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天津市五校高二上学期期中联考英语
天津市五校09-10学年高二上学期期中联考
英语试卷
本试卷分第I卷(选择题)、第II卷(非选择题)和第III卷听力三部分,共120分,考试时间100分钟。
考试结束后请将试卷第9--10页上交。
第I卷(共65分)
第一部分:
英语知识运用(共两节,满分35分)
第一节:
单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1.--Shallwegotothebookshopatonce?
--________.I’mfreenow.
A.It'sapleasureB.That'snothing
C.That'sallrightD.It'suptoyou
2.--What___doyoufocusonwhenchoosingamobilephoneforpersonaluse?
--Itsfunctionandstand-bytime.
A.marksB.signsC.symbolsD.features
3.Thereareplentyofjobs_______inthewesternpartofthecountry.
A.presentB.available
C.preciousD.convenient
4.Canyou_______yourvisitafewdayslonger?
A.expandB.spreadC.stretchD.extend
5.Tomwassowildaboutcomputergamesthathewouldstayonlinefortenhours________aday.
A.intheendB.inparticularC.inallD.onpurpose
6.Theconstructionofthetwonewrailwaylines________bynow.
A.hasbeencompletedB.havebeencompleted
C.hascompletedD.havecompleted
7.Withtheboy_________theway,wehadnodifficulty_______thehouse.
A.leads;findB.leading;finding
C.led;foundD.tolead;tofind
8.Thefridgeis________foroneyear.Itmeansthatthecompanythatmakesitpromisestorepairorreplaceitifitbreakswithinayear.
A.satisfiedB.guaranteedC.recognizedD.proved
9.Oilpriceshaverisenby32percentsincethestartoftheyear,________arecordof$57.65abarrelonApril4.
A.tohavereachedB.reaching
C.toreachD.tobereaching
10.________you’vetriedit,youcan’timaginehowpleasantitis.
A.UnlessB.BecauseC.SinceD.When
11.People_________hobbiesbecausetheseactivitiescanofferenjoyment,friendship,knowledgeandrelaxation.
A.takeupB.dressupC.makeupD.putup
12.Afastfoodrestaurantistheplace__________,justasthenamesuggests,eatingisperformedquickly.
A.whichB.whereC.thereD.what
13.----Hey!
LookwhatIhavegotforourparty,abottleofwine!
----You________it.Westillhavetwointhecupboard.
A.needn’tbuyB.mustn’tbuy
C.couldn’thaveboughtD.needn’thavebought
14.----Didyouwatchthebasketballmatchyesterday?
----Yes,Idid.Youknowmybrother________inthematch.
A.isplayingB.wasplayingC.hasplayedD.hadplayed
15.Theshopassistantpromisedmethatthematerial________andwhathesaid________tobetrue.
A.wouldbedriedeasily;wasprovedB.willbedriedeasy;wasproved
C.driedeasily;provedD.driedeasy;proved
第二节:
完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从16~35各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
InanationalspellingcontestinAmerica,an11–year–oldgirlwasaskedtospellacertainword.Butwithher16voicethejudgeswerenotsureifshespelledthewordwiththeletterAorE.Theytalkeditoverand17decidedtosimplyaskherwhatshehadsaid.Bynow,thegirlknewshehad18theword.Butinsteadoflying,shetoldthetruththatshehadsaidthe19letter–soshelostthecontest.
Asthegirlwalkedoffthe20,theentireaudiencestoodtotheirfeetclappingtoapplaudher21.Later,dozensofnewspaperreporterswroteaboutthis11–year–oldgirl’shonesty,evenwhenit22herthecontest.Butthefactisthatshe23thebiggestcontestthatday:
thecontestofher24.
Probablythebiggesttestofourcharacterandhonestyiswhatwewoulddoifweknewwewouldneverget25.Thisyounggirlcouldeasilyhave26andnobodywouldhaveknowitbutherself.Butthat’sjustit:
Shewouldknowshedidwrong.It’sbeensaid,“Ifyou27,youmakeyourselfcheap.”Thisyounggirlwasstrongandsmartenoughtoprizeherown28andcharactermorethantheprizefromaspelling29.Herrespectforherselfwasmoreimportantthanany30othersmightgiveherforwinningacontest.Sheknewshewouldhavetolivewithherselfandthe31shemadeinthatmomentwillhavelong–lastinginfluence.
It’ssotruethatthechoicesyoumaketoday32whatyouaretomorrow.Ourchildrenwill33ourbehaviormuchmorethanouradvice.Soifwewantthemto34tobehonest,wemustshowthemthewaybybeinghonestourselves.Remember,ourkidsare35whatwedoandhowweliveevenwhenwedon’tthinktheyseeorknow.
16.A.highB.sweetC.toughD.soft
17.A.finallyB.kindlyC.secretlyD.totally
18.A.forgottenB.mispronouncedC.misspelledD.lost
19.A.correctB.wrongC.differentD.same
20.A.stageB.studioC.testD.classroom
21.A.braveryB.honestyC.courageD.cleverness
22.A.cancelledB.costC.offeredD.wasted
23.A.achievedB.brokeC.wonD.defeated
24.A.reputationB.knowledgeC.lifeD.character
25.A.paidB.awardedC.caughtD.reported
26.A.escapedB.liedC.changedD.answered
27.A.acceptB.fightC.cheatD.insist
28.A.conscienceB.feelingC.diligenceD.carelessness
29.A.contestB.championC.judgeD.expert
30.A.senseB.prideC.respectD.idea
31.A.planB.conclusionC.discoveryD.choice
32.A.makeB.changeC.keepD.create
33.A.giveB.takeC.followD.set
34.A.growupB.bringupC.takeupD.comeup
35.A.recordingB.inspectingC.correctingD.watching
第二部分:
阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
A
QueenofGymnastics—SvetlanaKhorkina
AstheRussia’smostsuccessfulgymnast,sheistallandgraceful—SvetlanaKhorkinaismorethanachampion,sheisastar.
KhorkinawasbornonJanuary19,1979,inBelgorod.Shewasintroducedtogymnasticsbyhermotherwhenshewasonlyfouryearsold.Whenaskedhowtostarthergymnasticscareer,shesmiled,“Asachild,Iwasveryparticularaboutmyfood.Mymotherhopedthatifsheputmeintogymnastics,Iwouldstarteatingbreakfast,afterhavingspentalotofenergyinthegym.”
Hercoachwantedhertotraininrhythmicgymnasticsbecauseofbodytype,butKhorkinainsistedonlearningartisticgymnastics.BorisPilkinwastheonlycoachthroughoutherentirecareer.Thenherheight,normallyconsideredanegativeingymnastics,becameapositive.
Forthepasttenyears,KhorkinaalsodidmuchfortheRussiangymnasticteam.Manytimesshehadtotakepartincompetitionswithwounds,andshemanagedtowin!
PleaseremembertheperiodwhenKhorkinabravelyenteredtheworldofshowbusiness,andhadevenmorecouragetoentertheworldoftheater.Shewassuccessfulthere!
Shewassupposedtoquitgymnasticsafterbecomingafamousperson,butshedidnot!
“Youshouldperformforus!
”saidhercoachandfansastheyunderstoodthattherewerenosuchstronggymnastsasKhorkinaintheRussianteam.
In2004,Khorkina,25yearsold,announcedthatshewouldretireaftertheAthensOlympics.Shewantedtoendhergymnasticscareerwithagoldmedal,soshewenttoAthens.Buttheresultdisappointedher,shegainedonlyasilveronindividualall-aroundandabronzeonteam.“Actually,IfeelI’mcapableofcompetingstill,butIbelieveit’stimeformetofinish.Asanyotherwomandoes,I’dliketohaveafamily.I’dliketohavekids.I’dliketobeloved.”Khorkinasaid.Sheisanartistinasportthatdoesn’trewardartistryanymore,oldinasportthatworshipsyouth.Soit’stimeforhertoleave.
OnAugust19,2004,sheplayedtheartistonefinaltime.EvenOlympicbossJacquesRoggestoppedby.Askedtonamehisfavoritegymnast,hereplied,“Khorkina.She’sarealwoman.”
36.WhydidhermotherhaveKhorkinaattemptgymnasticsveryyoung?
A.Tomakeaworldfamousgymnast.
B.Tocontinuehercareer.
C.Tomakehereatmorefood.
D.Toservehermotherland.
37.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutKhorkina’sbodytype?
A.Itwasperfectforgymnastics.
B.Itwasadisadvantagebutsheturneditintoanadvantage.
C.Itwasusuallythoughtunsuitableforgymnastics.
D.Itwasdifficulttoachievegreatlywithsuchabodytype.
38.Khorkinatriedallofthefollowingcareersexcept_______.
A.sportsB.showbusiness
C.theworldoftheatreD.teachinggymnastics
39.WhichofthefollowingcandescribeKhorkina’sfeelingattheAthensOlympics?
A.Disappointed.B.Sorrowful.
C.Successful.D.Surprised.
40.TheauthormentionedJacquesRoggeinorderto_______.
A.showKhorkina’simportanceB.proveKhorkina’sgreatpity
C.stressKhorkina’sgreatnessD.comfortKhorkina’sfailure
B
“IfthereisonethingI’msureabout,itisthatinahundredyearsfromnowwewillstillbereadingnewspapers.Itisnotthatnewspapersareanecessity.Evennowsomepeoplegetmostoftheirnewsfromtelevisionorradio.ManybuyapaperonlyonSaturdayorSunday.Butformostpeoplereadinganewspaperhasbecomeahabitpasseddownfromgenerationtogeneration.
Thenatureofwhatisnewsmaychange.Whatbasicallymakesnewsiswhataffectsourlives—thebigpoliticalstories,thecoverageofthewars,earthquakesandotherdisasters,willcontinuemuchthesame.Ithinktherewillbemorecoverageofscientificresearch,though.It’salreadyhappeninginareasthatmaydirectlyaffectourlives,likegeneticengineering.Inthefuture,Ithinktherewillbemorecoverageofscientificexplanationsofwhywefeelaswedo—aswedevelopabetterunderstandingofhowthebrainoperatesandwhatourfeelingsreallyare.
It’squitepossiblethatinthenextcenturynewspaperswillbetransmitted(传送)electronicallyfromFleetStreetandprintedoutinourownhome.Infact,I’mprettysurehowitwillhappeninthefuture.Youwillprobablybeabletochoosefromamenu,makingupyourownnewspaperbypickingoutthethingsyouwanttoread—sportsandinternationalnews,etc.
Ithinkpeoplehavegotitwrongwhentheytalk