学年广东省汕头市潮师高级中学高二上学期期中考试英语试题.docx

学年广东省汕头市潮师高级中学高二上学期期中考试英语试题.docx

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学年广东省汕头市潮师高级中学高二上学期期中考试英语试题

潮师高中2016--2017年度上学期高二英语期中考试卷

第一部分：

阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20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

Therewasoncealonelygirlwholongedsomuchforlove.Onedaywhileshewaswalkinginthewoodsshefoundtwostarvingsongbirds.Shetookthemhomeandputtheminasmallcage,caringthemwithlove.Luckily,thebirdsgrewstronglittlebylittle.Everymorningtheygreetedherwithawonderfulsong.Thegirlfeltgreatloveforthebirds.Onedaythegirlleftthedoortothecageopenaccidentally.Thelargerandstrongerofthetwobirdsflewfromthecage.Thegirlwassofrightenedthathewouldflyaway.Soasheflewclose,shegraspedhimwildly.Herheartfeltgladathersuccessincapturinghim.Suddenly,shefeltthebirdgoweak,sosheopenedherhandandstaredinhorroratthedeadbird.Itwasherdesperatelovethathadkilledhim.Shenoticedtheotherbirdmovingbackandforthontheedgeofthecage.Shecouldfeelhisstrongdesire—needingtoflyintotheclear,bluesky.Unwillingly,sheliftedhimfromthecageandthrewhimsoftlyintotheair.Theluckybirdcircledonce,twice,threetimes.Thegirlwatcheddelightedlyatthebird.Herheartwasnolongerconcernedwithherloss.Whatshewantedtoseewasthatthebirdcouldflyhappily.Suddenlythebirdflewcloserandlandedsoftlyonhershoulder.Itsangthesweetesttunethatshehadeverheard.Remember,thefastestwaytoloseloveistoholdonittootight;thebestwaytokeeploveistogiveitwings!

1.Afterthegirlfoundthetwobirds,she________.A.becamefrightenedatonceB.begantotreatthembadlyC.greetedthemhappilyD.fedthemandraisedthem2.Whydidthegirlgraspthestrongerbirdwildly?

A.BecausethegirldislikedthebirdanylongerB.Becausethebirdwantedtoflyalone.C.Becausethegirllovedthebirddeeply.D.Becausethebirdintendedtofindsomefood.3.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Catchwhatyoucancatchonyourwaytosuccess.B.Goingtoofarisasbadasnotgoingfarenough.

C.Abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush.D.Eastorwest,homeisbest.

B

Today,rollerskatingiseasyandfun.Butalongtimeago,itwasn'teasyatall.Before1750,theideaofskatingdidn'texist.ThatchangedbecauseofamannamedJosephMerlin.Merlin'sworkwasmakingmusicalinstruments.Inhissparetimehelikedtoplaytheviolin.JosephMerlinwasamanofideasanddreams.Peoplecalledhimadreamer.

　　OnedayMerlinreceivedaninvitationtoattendafancydressball.Hewasverypleasedandalittleexcited.Asthedayofthepartycamenear,Merlinbegantothinkhowtomakeagrandentranceattheparty.Hehadanidea.Hethoughthewouldgetalotofattentionifhecouldskateintotheroom.

　　Merlintrieddifferentwaystomakehimselfroll.Finally,hedecidedtoputtwowheelsundereachshoe.Thesewerethefirstrollerskates.Merlinwasveryproudofhisinventionanddreamedofarrivingatthepartyonwheelswhileplayingtheviolin.

　　OnthenightofthepartyMerlinrolledintotheroomplayinghisviolin.Everyonewasastonishedtoseehim.Therewasjustoneproblem.Merlinhadnowaytostophisrollerskates.Herolledonandon.Suddenly,heranintoahugemirrorthatwashangingonthewall.Downfellthemirror,breakingintopieces.NobodyforgotMerlin'sgrandentranceforalongtime!

4.Thetextismainlyabout_________.

　A.astrangeman

　B.anunusualparty

　C.howrollerskatingbegan

　D.howpeopleenjoyedthemselvesinthe18thcentury

5.PeoplethoughtMerlinwasadreamerbecausehe________.

　A.oftengaveotherssurprises　　　　B.wasagiftedmusician

　C.inventedtherollerskates　　　　D.wasfullofimagination

6.Whatisthemainpointthewriteristryingtomakeinthelastparagraph?

　A.Therollerskatesneededfurtherimprovement.

　B.ThepartygueststookMerlinforafool.

　C.Merlinsucceededbeyondexpectation.

　D.Merlingothimselfintotrouble.

C

Itgivesmegreatpleasuretodaytosayafewwordsinpraiseofamanwewillallmissverymuch.Tobehonest,Ican’timaginewewilldowithouthimwhenhe’sgone.

BillMastersalmostsingle–handedbuiltupoursalesforceintheHoustonareaanddevelopedthemarketpositionthatweenjoytoday.Inonlysixyears,hehasbroughtthefirmfromaverylowfifthpositionintheareasalestothepointwherewenowoutsellallbutoneofourcompetitors.Notonlyhavewegot37percentofthemarketunderBill’sleadership;weareincreasingoursharewitheachpassingmonth.

Asyouknow,thecompanyhasmovedBilltonorthernCaliforniatoworkhissalesmagicinoneofthiscompany’smostcompetitive（竞争的）areas.Butweknowthatifanyonecandoit,BillMasterscan,andIknowyoualljoinmeinwishinghimthebestofluckinhisnewwork.

7.Thespeechwasmade_______.

A.atawelcomemeeting

B.attheopeningofanewschoolterm

C.whensomebodywasleaving

D.whentheyhadanewmanager

8.HowlongdidMastersworkedthere?

A.37yearsB.lessthan5years

C.aboutsixyearsD.sincehebegantowork

9.WhenBillstartedtoworkinHoustonarea,hehad_______tohelphim.

A.manypeopleB.nobody

C.about37peopleD.veryfewpeople

10.Billincreasedthecompany’ssale_______.

A.by37percenteverymonthB.tothesecondlargestinthearea

C.tobethefifthlargestintheareaD.fivetimesasmuchasbefore

第二节（共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

HowtobeaGoodJournalist

Inordertobeagoodjournalist,whilecoveringastory,youshouldpayattentiontothreeduties.

●Toworkinateam

___1_Beingmodesttolearnfromexperiencedjournalistwillbenefityoualot.Don’tworryaboutphotos.___2___

●Togetanaccuratestory

Notonlydoyouneedtobecurious,butyoushouldhaveagoodnoseaswell.___3___.You’dbetterlistencarefullyfordetailedfacts,andasatrickofthetradebringrecordertogetfactsstraightifpermitted.Meanwhile,takenotes!

Ontheotherhand,payattentiontowhatyoushouldavoid.Youshouldn’tmissyourdeadline.___4___

●___5___

Stickingtoyourhonestyisblameless.However,protectingastoryfrombeingaccusedisalsoadutyofajournalist.Besmart,soastopreventyourstoryfromgettingintoadilemma.Ifyourpublishedstoryisprovedright,yougetareal“scoop”.

A.Youshouldshowyourenthusiasm.

B.Curiosityisanothergoodqualitytoajournalist

C.Neithershouldyouberudeortalktoomuch.

D.Listeningisalwaysofgreatsignificance.

E.Toprotectastoryfromaccusations

F.Aphotographerwillbeeagertoassistyou.

G.Cooperationisagoodqualityrequiredasajournalist.

第二部分：

英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节：

完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Ifeltgloomy（沮丧的）theotherday.Theweatherhadbeendarkandrainy,andIjustdidn'tfeelso16.

AsIwassittingatmydesk,I17itwasthebirthdayofadearlong-timefriend--asingle,middle-agedwomanwhohasdevotedthepast30yearstonursingandlovesher18.Knowingthatshedoesn'thavefamilyintown,I19togiveheracall.Sureenough,shewasonB-shift（轮上B班）,20toworklateintotheevening,andwouldn'thavemuchofabirthdaythisyear.Asalways,21,shesoundedcheerfulandwashappywhenI22.

AfterIhungup,Icouldn't23thefeelingthatshewouldreallyappreciatealittleattentiononherspecialday.24feelingalittlegloomymyself,Itriedtoputitoutofmy___25___,butasthedaypassedIcouldn'tshakethethought.I26gavein,andthateveningsetofftothehospitalwithacard,acheesecake,andsomeballoons.Myfriend'sgratefulsmileandjoyfulsurprise27meI'ddonetherightthingandwereagenerous28forthelittleeffortithadtaken.

WhenIgothome,IrealizedthatnotonlyhadIcheeredupa29friendonherbirthday,butmyowngloomyfeelingshadalso30.Makingherdayhadmademyown!

That’strue31wetakethetimeandmaketheefforttodosomethingforsomeoneelse.Itislikethelittlesaying,“Lovingkindnessistwiceblessed;itblesseshimwhogives,andhimwho_____32_____.”

Cheeringuppeopleontheirbirthdaysisn'ttheonlythingwecandotomaketheirday.Lifeconstantlypresentsuswith33totakeanextrastepordoakinddeedthatwillmakea34tosomeone.Andthe35thingisthataswedo,itchangesthingsforthebetterforustoo.

16.A．specialB．positiveC．nervousD．proud

17.A．explainedB．complainedC．rememberedD．informed

18.A．familyB．trainingC．workD．school

19.A．decidedB．continuedC．failedD．refused

20.A．surprisedB．disappointedC．boredD．prepared

21.A．thoughB．besidesC．thereforeD．otherwise

22.A．admittedB．calledC．succeededD．apologized

23.A．getonwithB．putupwithC．getridofD．takeholdof

24.A．AlmostB．EvenC．NeverD．Still

25.A．opinionB．imageC．mindD．expectation

26.A．luckilyB．finallyC．unhappilyD．hardly

27.A．convincedB．advisedC．promisedD．reminded

28.A．responseB．contributionC．rewardD．share

29.A．carelessB．lonelyC．weakD．curious

30.A．existedB．deepenedC．wastedD．disappeared

31.A．whenB．becauseC．thoughD．unless

32.A．triesB．receivesC．lovesD．cares

33.A．regretsB．dreamsC．choicesD．opportunities

34.A．differenceB．connectionC．discoveryD．decision

35.A．normalB．similarC．wonderfulD．practical

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

LiQingistakinguptheprizethat36__wonlastyear.Atfirsthewasnervousand37_________（certain）aboutthejourney.However，withWangPing’sguiding，LiQingwastransportedintothe