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陕西省渭南市澄城县寺前中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题Word版含答案doc
2015-2016高二英语试题
第一部分：
知识运用（共两节，45分）
第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，共15分）
从每题所给的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.Hegotsoangrythatheseizedthethiefby_______collarandhithimin_______face.
A.the,theB.a,aC.a,theD.the,a
2.__________Iamconcerned,theideaiswhollycrazy.
A.AslongasB.AsfarasC.AssoonasD.Aswellas
3.Itwasnotuntilmid-night__________hewentbackhomeaftertheexperiment.
A.whenB./C.thatD.before
4.Myideais__________weshouldgotohelphimoutatonce.
A.whatB.itC.whichD.that
5.It’ssaidthatwomenaremoreeasilytobe__________bythesalespromotions（促销活动）inbigstores.
A.reliedonB.takenadvantageofC.remindedofD.honoredfor
6.Menandadultsunder30aremore__________tohavedigitalmusicplayers.
A.probableB.possibleC.likelyD.possibly
7.__________hesaidattheconferenceastonishedeverybodypresent.
A.WhatB.ThatC.ItD.Which
8.Thepolicecamein__________thethiefattemptedtorushoutofthestore.
A.atthemomentB.themomentC.forthemomentD.atanymoment
9.—WheredidyouseeBobyesterday?
—Itwasinthestreet__________helived.
A.thatB.whatC.whichD.where
10.TheMongolianpeople__________tenpercentofthepopulationhere.
A.makeinB.makeofC.makeforD.makeup
11.Nosooner__________totheofficethanthebosstoldmethatIwasfired.
A.haveIcomeB.IhavecomeC.hadIcomeD.Icame
12.ThebookBeenThere,DoneThat_______arealstorywaswrittenbyaChineseAmericangraduate.
A.isbasedonB.basedonC.wasbasedonD.knownfor
13.—I’mafraidIdon’tquiteunderstand.
—Okay.Let’s_______itthisway,“thesooner,thebetter.”
A.makeB.meanC.putD.get
14.Itseemstome__________hecheatedintheEnglishcontest.
A.thatB.whatC.whetherD.which
15.Onlywhenhefailed__________.
A.heknewhismistakesB.washeknowingismistakes
C.hehasknownhismistakesD.didheknowhismistakes
第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
ManyAmericanpresidentsinthe19thcenturywereborninpoorfamilies.
They16theirchildhoodinlittlewoodenrooms.Theygotlittle17.WashingtonandLincoln,18,neverwentto19andtheytaught20.Lincoln21didjobsofaworker,shopkeeperandpostofficer22hisearlyyears.
Alarge23U.S.presidentshadexperiencesinthe24.Thetwobest25wereUlyssesGrantandDwightD.Eisenhower.GrantwasageneralintheAmericanCivilWarandEisenhowerwasaherointheSecondWorldWar.
ThejobsoftheU.S.presidentsaretiring.Hemust26aneyeon27important28happens29athomeandabroad.Everyday,alotof30waitsforhimtodo31hehastomakemanyimportant32.WhenFranklinRooseveltwasachild,hewasoncebroughttovisitPresidentTaft.Theoldpresidentsaidtohim,“Whenyou33,youshouldnotbe34.It’s35job.”
16.A.spentB.tookC.paidD.were
17.A.workB.jobC.educationD.praise
18.A.suchasB.asC.andsoonD.forexample
19.A.farmB.schoolC.workD.office
20.A.themB.themselvesC.theirparentsD.eachother
21.A.sometimesB.oftenC.seldomD.once
22.A.atB.inC.forD.since
23.A.numberofB.manyofC.dealofD.amountof
24.A.farmB.frontC.armyD.office
25.A.knowingB.knownC.toknowD.know
26.A.useB.keepC.lieD.protect
27.A.somethingB.anythingC.thingsD.nothing
28.A.whatB.thatC.itD.those
29.A.notonlyB.aswellasC.bothD.either
30.A.thingsB.workC.jobsD.countries
31.A.soB.butC.andD.then
32.A.decisionsB.mistakesC.problemsD.trades
33.A.growintoB.growupC.comeupD.goup
34.A.thepresidentB.apresidentC.presidentD.presidents
35.A.anecessaryB.atiringC.animportantD.aninteresting
第三部分：
阅读理解（共15题，满分30分）
A
InthewateraroundNewYorkCityisaverysmallislandcalledLibertyIsland.OnLibertyIslandthereisaveryspecialstatue（塑像）calledtheStatueofLiberty.Itisoneofthemostfamoussightsintheworld.
TheStatueofLibertywasagiftfromthepeopleofFrancetothepeopleoftheUnitedStates.ThestatuewasmadebyaFrenchmannamedFredericAugusteBartholdi.TheinnersupportsystemwasdesignedbyGustaveEiffel,thesamemanwhomadethefamousEiffelTowerinParis.
Liberty,ofcourse,meansfreedom,andtheStatueofLibertywasgiventotheUnitedStatestocelebratetheone－hundredthyearofU.S.independence（独立）fromEngland.ThestatuewasbuiltinFrance,takenapartpiecebypiece,andthenrebuiltintheUnitedStates.ItwasopenedforthepubliconOctober28,1886.
Asyoumightexpect,thestatueisverybig.Visitorscanrideanelevatorfromthegroundtothebottomofthestatue.Iftheywantto,theycanthenwalkupthe168stepstoreachtheheadofthestatuewheretheycanlookoutandenjoythebeautifulsightofthecityofNewYork.
36.Agoodtitleforthisselectionis__________.
A.FamousSightsintheWorldB.LibertyIsland
C.TheStatueofLibertyD.AGiftfromFrance
37.Theworld“sights”,inthefirstparagraphmeans__________.
A.asmallpresentorgift.B.akindofpostcard.
C.thepowerofseeing.D.somethingthatyoucansee.
38.Wemayconcludethattheelevatordoesnot__________
A.gofastenough.B.costalotofmoney.
C.gotothetop.D.bothAandB
39.Themanwhomadethepartofthestatuethatwecanseeontheoutsidewas________.
A.anunknownarchitect.B.Bartholdi.C.EiffelD.bothBandC.
B
Travelingwithoutamapindifferentcountries,Ifindoutaboutdifferent“styles”ofdirectionseverytimeIask“HowcanIgettothepostoffice?
”
ForeigntouristsareoftenconfusedinJapanbecausemoststreetstheredon’thavenamesigns;inJapan,peopleuselandmarksintheirdirectionsinsteadofstreetnames.Forexample,theJapanesewillsaytotravelers,“Gostraightdowntothecorner.Turnleftatthebighotelandgopastafruitmarket.Thepostofficeisacrossfromthebusstop.”
PeopleinLosAngeles,theUS,havenoideaofdistanceonthemap:
theymeasuredistancebytime,notmiles.“Howfarawayisthepostoffice?
”youask.“Oh,”theyanswer,“it’saboutfiveminutesfromhere.”Youdon’tunderstandcompletely,“Yes,buthowmanymilesawayisit,please?
”Tothisquestionyouwon’tgetananswer,becausemostprobablytheydon’tknowitthemselves.
PeopleinGreecesometimesdonoteventrytogivedirectionsbecausetouristsseldomunderstandtheGreeklanguage.Instead,aGreekwilloftensay,“Followme.”Thenhe’llleadyouthroughthestreetsofthecitytothepostoffice.
Sometimesapersondoesn’tknowtheanswertoyourquestion.Whathappensinthesituation?
ANewYorkermightsay,“Sorry,Ihavenoidea.”ButinYucatan,Mexico,nooneanswers“Idon’tknow.”Peopletherebelievethat“Idon’t”isimpolite.Theyusuallygiveananswer,butoftenawrongone.SoatouristcangetlostveryeasilyinYucatan!
However,onethingwillhelpyoueverywhereintheworld.It’sbodylanguage.
40.WhichoneofthefollowingsisprobablyanexampleofJapanesedirections?
A.“Gosouthtwomiles.Turnwestandthengoanothermile.”
B.“Turnrightatthehospitalandgopastaschool.Thelibraryisrightinfrontofyou.”
C.“Thepostofficeisaboutfiveminutesfromhere”
D.“ThepostofficeisatStreetKamira.”
41.PeopleinLosAngelesdon’tgivedirectionsinmilesbecause_________.
A.theyuselandmarksintheirdirectionsinsteadofdistance
B.theyprefertoleadyoutheway
C.theyoftenhavenoideaofdistancemeasuredbymiles
D.theyprefertousebodylanguage
42.Greeksgivedirectionsby__________.
A.usingstreetnamesB.usinglandmarks
C.leadingpeoplethewayD.givingpeopleawrongdirection
43.WhereisYucatan?
A.IntheUSA.B.InJapan.C.InGreece.D.InMexico.
C
Howmuchrainhasfallenontheearthinthepast?
Manhasnotalwayskeptweatherrecords.Becausescientistsneedawaytolearnaboutpastrainfall,theystudytreerings.Atree’strunkgrowsbiggereachyear.Beneathitsbark（树皮）,atreeaddsalayerofnewwoodeachyearitlives.Ifyoulookatatreestump,youcanseethelayers.Theyarecalledannualrings（年轮）Onsometrees,alloftheringsarehesamewidth.Buttheponderosapines（松）thatgrowintheAmericansouthwesthaveringsofdifferentwidth.Thesoilinthesouthwestisdry.Thepinesdependedonrainfallforwater.Inayearofgoodrainfall,theyformwiderings.Inadryyear,theyformnarrowones.
Scientistsdonothavetocutdownapinetostudyitsrings.Withaspecialtool,theycanremoveanarrowpieceofwoodfromthetrunkwithoutharmingthetree.Thentheylookatthewidthofeachringtoseehowmuchrainfellintheyearitformed.
Somepinesarehundredsofyearsoldandhavehundredsofrings.TheseringsformanannualrecordofpastrainfallintheSouthwest.
44.Thestorydoesnotsayso,butitmakesyouthinkthat_________.
A.atreegrowsfasterwhenithasalotofwater.
B.scientistscutdowntreestostudytreerings.
C.pinetreesformwideringseveryyear.
D.theponderosapinegrowsintheSouthwest
45.Atreerowsanewlayerofwood__________.
A.eachweekB.wheneveritrainsC.everyyearD.everyseason
46.Onthewhole,thisstoryisabout_________.
A.whytreetrunksgrowbigger.B.whyscientistsstudytreerings.
C.treesthatlivedhundredsofyearsago.
D.theponderosapinesintheAmericanSouthwest.
47.Whydidthescientistsstudythewidthofthetreerings?
A.Theywanttoknowhowbigthe
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