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高二英语下期中试题11练习
高二英语下期中试题1
(1)练习
(考试时间:
120分钟 满分:
150分 )
第II卷(共110分)
I.Listeningcomprehension
SectionAShortconversations
Directions:
InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandquestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.
1.A.Inabookstore.B.Inagrocery.
C.Inastationeryshop.D.Inashoppingmall
2.A.Dinerandwaitress.B.Librarianandreader.
C.Ticketsellerandcustomer.D.Teacherandstudent.
3.A.SheisnothungryB.Shewantstodineout.
C.Shedoesn’tlikecooking.D.Shefeelsawfultoday.
4.A.Thepostcardhasbeenlost.B.Themanwillgotothepostoffice.
C.Thelocalpostofficeisclosed.D.Thewomanisexpectingapostcard.
5.A.ToabankB.ToMacao.
C.Toatravelagency.D.Toagymnasium.
6.A.Therewillbetoomanypeopleattheparty.
B.Hefeelssorrythatthewomanisnotcoming.
C.Itmakespeoplehappiertohavemoreparties.
D.Thewomancanbringherbrothertotheparty.
7.A.Themanisextremelyfondoftraveling.
B.Thewomanhastakenmanypicturesatthecontest.
C.Themanadmiresthewoman’stalentinwriting.
D.Thewomanisanexperiencedphotographer.
8.A.Thenewdressisforwarmweather.B.Thenewdressmakesherlookcool.
C.Shedoesn’tlikecoldweatheratall.D.Sheboughtthedresswhenitwaswarm.
9.A.Anicehair-style.B.Anoldphoto.
C.Awonderfulwedding.D.Anunforgettablefriend.
10.A.Shecouldhardlyfindthetruth.B.Shedoesn’tagreewiththeman.
C.Sheisgoodatfindingaplacetostay.D.ShehadnotravelexperienceinRussia.
SectionBPassages
Directions:
InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwice,thequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.
Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
11.A.Thejeepwasreturnedtohisfriend.
B.Thejeepwasshotbyavillager.
C.Thejeepmadethroughadifficulttriptothedestination.
D.Thejeepwentwrongandhadtobestopped.
12.A.Anoldvillagercalledarepairmantosolvetheproblem.
B.Themanhadtocallhisfriendovertosolvetheproblem.
C.Somebananaswereusedtocovertheholeonthetankjacket.
D.Thevillagershelpedtodragthecartotherepairplace.
13.A.Bananasaremuchmoreusefulthanotherfruits.
B.Manythingscanbeusefulinunexpectedfields.
C.Bananasshouldbeusedalotinthecarindustry.
D.Apersonshouldalwayslendgoodcarstofriends.
Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
14.A.100.B.200.C.300.D.500.
15.A.Tolengthenthelimitofworkinghoursofthepilots.
B.Tostrictlypunishthepilotswhofallasleepwhenflying.
C.Toshortenthepilots’nightflyingtime.
D.Tofindnewwaystofixmechanicalproblems.
16.A.Poorcooperationbetweenthepilotandtheco-pilot.
B.Automaticflightadoptedbymostplanes.
C.Pilotexhaustionduringtheflights.
D.Naturalthreatsincludingstormsandfogs.
Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation
17.A.Becausehedidn’thavehernumber.
B.Becausehethoughtitwasunnecessary.
C.Becausehewishedhisluggagewouldbefoundsoon.
D.Becausehehadtoattendabusinessmeeting.
18.A.Hisflightnumberandarrivaltime.B.Thecauseoftheflight’slatearrival.
C.Thenumberofhisluggagecheck.D.Thedescriptionofhisluggage.
19.A.Ontheplaneticket.B.Attheinformationdesk.
C.Atthecheck-incounter.D.Fromtherecordofhisflight.
20.A.Missingluggageisunlikelytobefound.
B.Thereareimportantdocumentsinhisluggage.
C.Itispossibleforthemantogethisluggagetoday.
D.Themanthinksitisdifficulttofindhisbaggage.
Ⅱ.Grammarandvocabulary
SectionA
Directions:
Afterreadingthepassagesbelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.
Yourcomfortzoneisbasicallyallofthesituationinwhichyoufeelconfidentand“athome”;forexample,doingthejobyou’vedoneforalongtime,(21)________(socialize)withagroupofpeopleyouknowwellorlivinginaplaceyou(22)________(live)allyourlife.
Steppingoutofyourcomfortzone,forexample,startinganewjob,goingtoapartywhereyoudon’tknowanyoneormovingtoanotherpartofthecountry,canbefrightening,but(23)________youdoso,yourconfidencegrows.
Confidentpeoplealsohavecomfortzones,butthedifferencebetweenthemandpeople(lack)(24)________confidenceis(25)________theyarewillingtotakerisksandtrynewthings(26)__________________theirfears.
Confidencecomesfromtakingaction,notfrominaction;eachtimeyousucceedindoingsomething(27)________youfear,yourcomfortzonewillexpand.Ifyoudrive,thinkofyourfirstdrivinglesson–probablyyou(28)________(terrify)atthethoughtofdriving100meters–butasyougraduallyimprovedyourskills,yourconfidencegrewandnowyoucouldprobablydrive100miles(29)________worrying.
Ifyoulackconfidence,youmayfindyourself(30)________(stick)inasituationyouareunhappywith–suchasbeinginarelationshipthatisnolongerworking,spendinghourstravellingtoworkonthebusortrainbecauseyoufearlearningtodrive,ordoingajobyoudislikeorfindfulfilling---becauseyouaretooafraidtotakethefirststeptowardschangingyourlife.
SectionB
Directions:
Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.
A.similarB.insecurityC.declineD.damagingE.uncertaintyF.primary
G.sympathyH.purposefullyI.continuouslyJ.discouragingK.questioned
Itisafamiliarscenethesedays:
employeestakingnewlylaid-offco-workersoutforadrinkforcomfort.Butwhichsidedeserves31more,thejoblessorthestillemployed?
OnMarch6,researchersataconferenceattheUniversityofCambridgehearddatasuggestingit'sthelatter:
comparedwithpeoplewhoarestraight-uplaidoff,thosewhokeeptheirjobbutunderaconstantthreatoflosingitsufferagreat32_inmentalwell-being.
BrendanBurchell,aCambridgesociologist,presentedhisanalysisbasedonvarioussurveysconductedacrossEurope.Thedatasuggestthatemployedpeoplewhofeelinsecureintheirjobsshow33levelsofanxietyanddepressionasthosewhoareunemployed.Althoughanewlyjoblessperson’smentalhealthmay“bottomout”afteraboutsixmonths,andthenevenbegintoimprove,thementalstateofpeoplewhoare34worriedaboutlosingtheirjob“justcontinuestogetworseandworse”,Burchellsays.
Evolutionarypsychologistssupportthistheorybyarguingthathumanbeingsfeelmorestressduringtimesof35becausetheysenseanimmediatebutinvisiblethreat.Patientshavebeenknowntoexperiencehigherlevelsofanxiety,forexample,whilewaitingforexaminationresultsthanknowingwhattheyaresufferingfrom—eveniftheresultiscancer.It'sbettertogetthebadnewsandstartdoingsomethingaboutitratherthanwaitwithanxiety.Whenthe36___continues,peoplestayinanonstop“fightorflight”response,whichleadsto37stress.
Butnoteveryemployeeininsecureindustrieshassucha38view,Burchellsays.Ingeneral,womengetonbetter.Whilereportinghigherlevelsofanxietythanmenwhendirectly__39,womenscoredlowerinstressontheGHQ12,evenwhentheyhadajobtheyfeltinsecureaboutlosing.AsBurchellexplains,“Forwomen,moststudiesshowthatanyjob—itdoesn'tmatterwhetheritissecureorinsecure—givespsychologicalimprovementoverunemployment.”Burchellsupposesthatthedifferenceinmenisthattheytendtofeelpressurenotonlytobeemployed,butalsotobethe40breadwinner,andthatmoreofaman’sself-worthdependsonhisjob.
III.ReadingComprehension
SectionA
Directions:
ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagestherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.
Ascomputertechnologyhasimproved,today’sonlineenvironmentshavebecomemorecomplexandrealistic.Onewebsitethathas41oversixmillionInternetusersisSecondLife.SecondLifeisathree-dimensional(3-D)onlineworldwherepeoplework,shop,sellandtradeitems,meetothers,gotoconcertsandmuchmore.Users,whoarecalled“residents,”createtheirowncharacters,or“avatars,”Theyusetheiravatarsto42SecondLife’svirtualworld.
Justlikeanycountry,SecondLifehasitsown43.Usingacreditcard,userscanbuy“LindenDollars,”theofficialcurrencyofSecondLife.WithLindendollars,theycan44landorevenanentireislandwheretheycanbuildanddecoratetheirownhouse.Landistreatedasavaluablecommodity(商品)inSecondLife.Residentscanchoosetorentorselltheirlandtootherusers,andtheycanearnrealmoneyfromthese45_.
Whenresidentswanttobe46,theycanusetheiravatarstointeractwithothers.Therearegames,shoppingmalls,clubs,andmanykindsofstores47toresidents.Withsomanyopportunitiesforinterestingthingstodoandsee,it’seasytoseewhysomanyusersdevotesomuchtimetothesite.
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