级中学1617学年上学期高二期中考试英语试题附答案.docx

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级中学1617学年上学期高二期中考试英语试题附答案

英语期中考试

单选（20*1.5分）

1.Marycamein,_____byherdog.  

A.following    B.tofollow    C.followed    D.beingfollowed

2.Ifailedinthefinalexaminationlasttermandonlythen_____theimportanceofstudies.

A.Irealized    B.Ihadrealized    C.hadIrealized   D.didIrealize

3.Aninterestingsuggestiononhowtomeasurethetemperatureonthemoonhasbeen________

A.putonB.putdownC.putforwardD.putout

4.Doyouknowwholeftthecomputeronallnightlong?

ItseemsthatTomis_________.Heplayedcomputergamesyesterdayafternoon.

A.blamingB.toblameC.blamedD.tobeblamed

5.Asweallknow,aproperamountofexercise_________togoodhealth.

A.controlsB.offersC.contributesD.provides

6.TheAmericanteamwillplayamatchwithateamthat________FrenchandGermanplayers.

A.isconsistedofB.consistsofC.wasconsistedofD.consistedof

7.Theboxis________threeparts,eachofwhichcontainsvariousflowers.

A.dividedintoB.separatedfromC.dividedfromD.separatedin

8.—Whywereyoulateforthemeetingyesterday?

—Well，mycar________onthewaytothecompany.

A.brokeout  B.brokedownC.brokeup  D.brokethrough

9.NomatterhowItriedtoreadit,themessagedidn’t_________tome.

A.makeoutB.makesenseC.makeofD.makeup

10.Attheageof5,he_________English.

A.tookupB.tookdownC.tookoverD.tookin

11.Jackislateagain.Itis______ofhimtokeepotherswaiting

A.ordinaryB.normalC.commonD.typical

12.--Doestheideaofworkingabroad_________you.

--Yes.ButIhavenochance.

A.appealtoB.leadtoC.adapttoD.contributeto

13.Theywillstarttheirproject,_________athelpingthepoorchildreninthewestofChina.

A.aimsB.aimedC.toaimD.aim

14.Couldyougivemeahand?

Itseemedthatmystrengthhas____________

A.usedupB.runoutC.runoutofD.beengivenout

15.Itwouldn’tbe__________forustoattendaformalweddingwiththesportsclothes.

A.comfortableB.convenientC.appropriateD.available

16.Anyonewhoisin______ofweaponswithoutpermissionisconsideredlaw-breaking.

A.commandB.possessionC.chargeD.control

17.Lastsummer,hewenttothecountrysideandworkedtogetherwiththefarmers.Inthiswayhelearned________fromthem.

A.scoresofB.agreatdealC.agreatmanyD.muchmore

18.HadIbeenalittlemorecareful,I_________suchafoolishmistake

A.won’tmakeB.didn’tmakeC.hadn’tmadeD.wouldn’thavemade

19.Thetransportationhasimprovedalot,withtwonewroads________lastyear.

A.constructedB.constructingC.constructD.toconstruct

20.Doyouthinkwewillhavealongholidaynextmonth?

_________________

A.IbelievenotsoB.IbelievenotC.Idon’tbelieveD.Ibelieveso

阅读理解

A

CommunityEdClassesatWeirton

Aseriesoffourfreeorlow-costCommunityEducationclasseswillbeofferedinAprilontheWeirtoncampusofWestVirginiaNorthernCommunityCollege.

"ArtforPeopleWhoCan'tDraw"hasa$30tuition（学费）and$5materialsfeeandwillbeconductedfrom6:

00-8:

00p.m.onMondaysandWednesdays,April11,13,18,20and25,inRoom209-B.Thisclassisforpeoplewhowanttoexploreartproductionbuthavenoexperiencewithdrawing.Studentswillhavetheopportunitytomakeseveralpiecesofart.Theinstructor,MargaretPearson,says,"Ibelievethatartispossibleforeveryonesocome,havesomefunandsetyourinnerartistfree."

"AerobicsforSeniors"isafreeclassthatwillbeheldfrom6:

00-7:

30p.m,onTuesdaysandThursdays,April12,14,19,21,26and28,inRoom243.Senioraerobicsisaclassdesignedforoldermenandwomen.Thisisaclasswithanemphasisonstretchingandsimplemovementstomusic.Participantsshouldwearlooseorstretchyclothingandathleticshoesandbringabottleofwater.

"BasicGardening"hastuitionof$25andwillbetaughtfrom6:

00-8:

00p.m.onTuesdays,April12,19and26,inRoom115.Cometothiscourseifyouareaseasonedgardenerlookingfornewinformationandwanttoshareyourgardeningknowledge.Topicsincludespringpreparation,vegetableandfruitgardeningandgettingridofpestsorganically.Therewillbe"acoupleoffun,hands-onprojects",theinstructorAnnBailey,acertifiedmastergardener,said.

"IntroductiontoT'aiChi"willbeheldfrom9:

00-10:

00a.m.onFridays,April15,22and29,inRoom243.Costis$15.Participantswillexploretheworkout,defensivetechniquesandhealthbenefitsofT'aiChi.ThisformofChinesemartialartshasdevelopedthroughouttheyearsasawayofreducinganxietyandstress.Befreetomove:

weartennisshoesandcomfortableclothes.

Formoreinformation,callthecampusat304-723-2210.

21.Howmuchisthetuitionfor"BasicGardening"classes?

A.$5.              B.$15.             C.$25.           D.$30.

22.WhichofthefollowingclasseswillbeofferedonWednesdayinApril?

A."IntroductiontoT'aiChi"..         B."AerobicsforSeniors".

C."BasicGardening".                     D."ArtforPeopleWhoCan'tDraw"

23."AerobicsforSeniors"classesare_____________.

A.designedforolderpeople            B.fitforthosewithanxietyandstress

C.hands-onprojects                   D.taughtbyMargaretPearson

B

Whenyouareboredwithrunningatschool,besuretothinkofthe91-year-oldwoman

HarrietThompson,whonotonlyfinishedtheSanDiegoRockN’RollmarathononMay31st,2014,butalsobrokeSDRNRmarathon’srecords.Shewastheoldestrunnerinthismarathonaswellasthefastestinthe90-to-94year-oldgroup. 

Shefinishedthe26.2mileracein7hours7minutes42seconds,breakingtheearlierrecordof8hours53minutes8secondssetbyMavisLindgrenin1997.Whiletheseareherfirstrecords,Harriet,whoranatthespeedof16minutesand20secondsamile,isnostrangertothiscompetition.Shehastakenpartin15ofthelast16SanDiegoRockN’Rollmarathonsandonlymissedlastyear,becauseshehadacancer,whichshesuccessfullybeat. 

What’sevenmoreamazingisthatthegrandmotherwhoranthemarathonalongsideher55-yearoldsonBrenny,tookupthesportattheageof76!

Harrietsaysthatshenormallytrainswithagroup.Howeverthisyearshedecidedtorunalonebecauseshehadahardtimekeepingup,giventhatmostofthemareabout60-70yearsyounger. 

Harrietsayssherunstokeephealthyandraisemoneyforahospital,whichisclosetoherheart,thankstoherfamily’scancerhistory.Overtheyears,shehasraisedover$90,000forthehospital.Andsheisnotdoneyet!

Harrietsayssheplanstotrainharderandcomebackevenstronger,in2015!

24.HarrietbrokeSDRNRmarathon’s         recordsattheageof91. 

A.Two    B. Three    C.Four    D.Five 

25.WhydidHarrietnottakepartinthemarathonlastyear?

A.Shewastoooldtorun.B.Hersonsdidn’tletherrun 

C.Shehadabadillness.D.Nobodywouldliketorunwithher.

26.WhendidHarrietbegintotakepartinthemarathon?

A.In1997.      B.In 1999. C.In 2014.    D.In2015.

27.Whichofthefollowingmaybetrue?

A.Harriet’sfatherormotherhasn’thadacancer.

B.Harrietwillnolongerraisemoneyforthehospital.

C.Harrietwillnottakepartinthemarathonnextyear.

D.Harrietwilltakepartinthemarathonnextyear.

C

It’swronglyspreadthatcoldsarecausedbycold.Actually,theyarenot.Theyarecausedbyvirusespassingonfrompersontoperson.Youcatchacoldbycomingintocontact,directlyorindirectly,withsomeonewhoalreadyhasone.Ifcoldcausescolds,itwouldbereasonabletoexpecttheEskimostosufferfromthemforever.Buttheydonot.AndinisolatedArcticregionsexplorershavereportedbeingfreefromcoldsuntilcomingintocontactagainwithinfectedpeoplefromtheoutsideworldbywayofpackagesandmaildroppedfromairplanes.     

DuringtheFirstWorldWar,soldierswhospentlongperiodsinthetrenches（战壕）,coldandwet,showednoincreasedtendencytocatchcolds.IntheSecondWorldWar,prisonersatthenotoriousAuschwitzConcentrationCamp（奥斯维辛集中营）,nakedandstarving,wereastonishedtofindthattheyseldomhadcolds.

    AttheCommonColdResearchUnitinEngland,volunteerstookpartinexperimentsinwhichtheygavethemselvestothediscomfortsofbeingcoldandwetforlongstretchesoftime.Aftertakinghotbaths,theyputonbathingsuits,allowedthemselvestobewithcoldwater,andthenstoodaboutdrippingwetindrafty（通风的）room.Someworewetsocksalldaywhileothersexercisedintherainuntilclosetoexhaustion.Notoneofthevolunteerscamedownwithacoldunlessacoldviruswasactuallydroppedinhisnose.

    If,then,coldandwethavenothingtodowithcatchingcolds,whyaretheymorefrequentinthewinter?

Despitethemostpains-takingresearch,noonehasyetfoundtheanswer.Oneexplanationofferedbyscientistsisthatpeopletendtostaytogetherindoorsmoreincoldweatherthanatothertimes,andthismakesiteasierforcoldvirusestobepassedon.

Noonehasyetfoundacureforthecold.Therearedrugsandpainsuppressors（止痛片）suchasaspirin,butalltheydoistorelievethesymptoms. 

28.Thepassagemainlydiscusses________.

A.thecontinuedspreadofcommoncold.

B.theexperimentsonthecommoncold.

C.thereasonandthewaypeoplecatchcold. 

D.themistakenbeliefaboutthecommoncold.

29.Thewriteroffered_______examplestosupporthisargument.

  A.3       B.4       C.5       D.6

30.Arcticexplorersmaycatchcoldswhen________.

A.theyareallowedtobewithcoldwater.

B.theyarewritingreportsinterriblycoldweather.

C.theyareworkingintheisolatedArcticregions.

D.theyarecom