河南省郑州四中高二英语下学期中考试 新人教版会员独享.docx

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河南省郑州四中高二英语下学期中考试新人教版会员独享

州四中2009-2010学年下期高二年级期中考试英语试卷

试卷说明：

考试时间为100分钟，满分120分，试卷分第I卷和第II卷，考试结束后，只交答题卡和第II卷。

第I卷

第一部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1.Itisreportedthatasmallshipranintoarockatsea,_____alltenpeopleonboard.

A.killingB.tokillC.killedD.kills

2.We’dliketogooutforamealonThursdayevening—doesthat______withyourplans?

A.settleinB.fitinC.breakinD.takein

3.SheisnowtraininghardforthenextOlympicsinLondon,desiringthatshe__winanothergoldmedalforhernationbeforesheleavesthesportsfieldforever.

A.willB.mustC.shouldD.would

4.Thejewelryshopisreportedinthelocalnewspaper___lastnight.

A.tohaverobbedB.havingbeenrobbed

C.toberobbedD.tohavebeenrobbed

5.Jenny,yourpaintingsarewonderful.I_____youlearnedtopaint.

A.hadn’tknownB.didn’tknowC.won’tknowD.haven’tknown

6.Idon’twant_____likeI’mspeakingillofanybody,butthemanager’splanisunfair.

A.tosoundB.tobesoundedlikeC.soundingD.tohavesounded

7.—Whendidtheycomebacklastnight?

—Itwasmidnight____allofusweresleeping.

A.thatB.whenC.whichD.inwhich

8.AsChristmasdrawsnear,theyfeelmoreandmoreuneasywiththeirstoredmoney____.

A.toberunoutB.torunoutofC.beingrunoutD.runningout

9.Withabasketonherback,thelittlegirliswalkingalongthestreamwithgreengrassandredflowers____onbothsides.

A.togrowB.grownC.growingD.beinggrown

10.Guncontrolisasubject_____Americanshavearguedforalongtime.

A.ofwhichB.withwhichC.aboutwhichD.intowhich

11.___fromthemotherlandforaboutacentury,HongKongreturnedtoChinain1997.

A.BeingseparatedB.HavingseparatedC.HavingbeenseparatedD.tobeseparated

12._____inanatmosphereofsimplylivingwaswhatherparentswishedfor.

A.ThegirltobeeducatedB.Thegirleducated

C.Thegirl’sbeingeducatedD.Thegirlwaseducated

13.Youshouldnotshowany___forthestudentswhogetcaughtcheatinginexaminations.

A.sympathyB.assessmentC.guiltD.comment

14.Forthesakeofsafety,I’mnot___goingoutforapicniconsucharainyday.

A.inmemoryofB.infavorofC.inhonorofD.inneedof

15.EinsteinlikedBose’spapersomuchthathe___hisownworkandtranslateditintoGerman.

A.gaveoffB.turneddownC.tookoverD.setaside

第二节完形填空（共20小题，每题1.5分，共30分）

阅读下面短文，撑握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

OnthefirstdayofmyschoollifeintheUSA,Ishowedagreatinterestinmymarketingclass.Myteacher,MrsTolman,suggestedI16anationalmarketingclubcalledDECAattractingmanystudentswithtalentandinterestin17.SoIdid.

Thefirst18wastoraisemoneyformarketingcompetitionslaterintheyearbysellingcandles.MrsTolmansaidthemoneywasdueinaweekandthat40percentofthe19wouldgointomypersonalaccount.

Atthebeginning,Itriedtosellsomecandlestomyhostmom.ShesaidthatifIcouldshow

20anddoawonderfulsalespresentation,shewouldcertainlybuysome.Istartedmy21withafirmhandshake.ThenIintroducedallthedifferentkindsofcandlesandthespecialsalesIcouldofferand22herthatourcandleswerethebestchoiceforgiftsandhomedecorations.Finallysheboughtthreecandles.

Greatly23Idecidedtosellmycandlesaroundtheneighborhood.

OnSaturdaymorning,withgreatcourage,Iknockedatthedoorofmyfirstpotential24.“I’mastudentatSkylineHighSchoolandweare25moneyforDECA,I’mtryingtosell…”

“Nottoday,sorry,”theman26meandshutthedoor.

Embarrassed,Iwalkedawayandencouragedmyselfthe27thingthatmighthappenwasbeingrefusedlikethatagain.Icouldn’tevencounthowmanytimesIwas28withreasonslike“Nottoday”,“Idon’thaveany29moneyrightnow”or“Ijustboughtsome”.30,Ihadtocontinuewiththeday.31,awomankindlyboughtnearly$60worthofcandles.Icouldn’tevenhidemy32andsaid,“Thankyouverymuch”toherwithabow.

Aftera33hardwork,Iturnedin$408worthofsalesofcandles,whichgaveme$163inmyownaccount.Iwas34tofindoutIwasthesecondhighestsellerinallclasses.

Itwasmyfirsttimeworkingasasalesperson.Thisexperienceletmeknowthat35difficultieswasonlywastingtimeandabarrierinmywaytosuccess.

16.A.holdB.joinC.buildD.set

17.A.businessB.EnglishC.mathD.sports

18.A.chanceB.wayC.challengeD.choice

19.A.incomeB.candlesC.businessD.expense

20.A.abilityB.confidenceC.aimD.expectation

21.A.presentationB.businessC.dealD.interest

22.A.toldB.convincedC.explainedD.requested

23.A.puzzledB.delightedC.shockedD.encouraged

24.A.buyerB.sellerC.businessmanD.shopkeeper

25.A.lendingB.raisingC.returningD.borrowing

26.A.greetedB.botheredC.hurtD.interrupted

27.A.worstB.uneasyC.unluckiestD.unhappiest

28.A.allowedB.permittedC.refusedD.demanded

29.A.moreB.extraC.littleD.left

30.A.HoweverB.SoC.ThereforeD.But

31.A.AndB.SecondlyC.FirstlyD.Finally

32.A.angerB.embarrassmentC.happinessD.sadness

33.A.week’sB.hour’sC.year’sD.month’s

34.A.luckyB.surprisedC.calmD.confused

35.A.overcomingB.dealingwithC.acceptingD.worryingabout

第二部分阅读理解（共20小题;每小题2分，满分40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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Whereisthatnoisecomingfrom?

Notsure?

Trylivingwithyoureyesclosedforafewyears.Blindpeoplearebetteratlocatingsoundsthanpeoplewhocansee,anewstudysays,withoutthebenefitsofvisiontheearsseemtoworkmuchbetter.

Previousstudieshaveshownthatblindpeoplearebetterthanothersatreachingoutandtouchingthesourcesofsoundsthatarecloseby.ResearchersfromtheUniversityofMontrealwantedtoseeifblindpeoplewerealsobetteratlocatingsoundsthatarefaraway.Twenty-threeblindpeopleparticipatedinthestudy.Allhadbeensightlessforatleast20years.Fourteenofthemhadlosttheirvisionbeforeage11.Therestwentblindafterage16.Theexperimentalsoincluded10peoplewhocouldseebutwerewearingblind-folds.

Inonetask,volunteershadtopickthedirectionofasoundcomingfromabout3metresaway.Whenthesoundwasinfrontofthemorslightlyoffcenterinfront,bothgroupsperformedequallywell.

Whensoundscamefromthesideortheback,however,theblindgroupperformedmuchbetterthantheblindfoldedgroup.Theparticipantswhohadbeenblindsincechildhooddidslightlybetterthanthosewholosttheirsightlater.

Recognizingthelocationsofdistantsoundscanbeamatteroflife-or-deathforblindpeople,saytheresearchers.Crossingthestreet,forinstance,ismuchharderwhenyoucan’tseethecarscoming.

Still,theresearchersweresurprisedbyhowwelltheblindparticipantsdid,especiallythosewhowentblindafterage16.Inanotherexperiment,thescientistsalsofoundthatpartsofthebrainthatnormallydealwithvisualinformationbecameactiveinlocatingsoundinthepeoplewhowereblindbyage11.Thesebrainpartsdidn’tshowsound-locationactivityintheothergroupofblindpeopleorinthesightedpeople.Thescientistsnowwanttolearnmoreabouttheworkingofbrainsof“late-onset”blindpeople.

36.Therecentstudyshowsblindpeoplearebetterattelling________________.

A.Thesourcesofloudsounds.         B.thelocationsofdistantsounds

C.thedirectionofsharpsounds        D.thedistanceofasoundinfrontofthem

37.Whichwouldbeapropertitleforthepassage?

A.AResearchonBlindPeople        B.WhereisThatNoiseComingfrom?

C.HearingBetterintheDark         D.WhatIfLivingWithoutYourEyes?

38.Ifpeoplewereaskedtotellthedirectionofasoundfromtheside,whowouldperformbest?

A.Thosewhoareblind.              B.Thosewhohavegoneblindsincechildren.

C.Thosewhowentblindatage16.     D.Thosewhoareblindfolded.

39.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Whethertobeabletolocatethesoundscanbeofvitalimportancefortheblind.

B.Allthevolunteersintheexperimentaresightless.

C.Alltheparticipantsdidequallywellwhenpickingsoundsfromwhateverdirection.

D.Thelaterpeoplebecomeblind,thebettertheycanperformintellingthedirectionofsounds.

40.Whatdoweknowaboutthatpartsofbraindealingwithvisualinformationareactiveinlocatingsounds?

A.Thishappensinalmostallthetesters.

B.Thisonlyoccursinthepeoplewhowereblindafterage16.

C.Itremainsnothingnewtothescientistsanymore.

D.Itremainsamysterywhyitisso.

B

Fewlawsaresoeffectivethatyoucanseeresultsjustdaysaftertheytakeeffect.Butintheninedayssincethefederalcigarettetaxmorethandoubled---to$1.01perpack---smokershavejammedtelephone“quitlines”acrossthecountryseekingtokickthehabit.

Thisisnotasurprisetopublichealthadvocates.They’vestudiedtheeffectofstatetaxincreasesforyears,findingthatsmokers,especiallyteens,arepricesensitive.Norisitashocktotheindustry,whichfiercelyfightseverytaxincrease.

Theonlywonderisthatsomanystatesinsistonclosingtheirearstothemessage.Tobaccotaxesimprovepublichealth,theyraisemoneyandmostparticularly,theydeterpeoplefromtakingupthehabitasteens,whichiswhennearlyallsmokersareaddicted.Yettherateoftaxationvarieswidely.

InManhattan,forinstance,whichhasthehighesttaxinthenation,apackofMarlboroLightKings