高二英语上学期期中试题55.docx

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高二英语上学期期中试题55

2016—2017学年度上学期期中考试

高二英语试题

满分：

150分；考试时间：

120分钟

第Ⅰ卷（共115分）

第一部分选择填空，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

（满分30分，每小题1.5分）

1.Theengineoftheshipwasoutoforderandthebadweather_______thehelplessnessofthecrew.

A.addedtoB.resultedfromC.turnedoutD.madeup

2.Amanisbeingquestionedinrelationtothe___________murderlastnight.

A.advisedB.attendedC.attemptedD.admitted

3.When______withtheUnitedStates,Chinahastoomuchpopulation.

A.comparedB.comparingC.tocompareD.havingcompared

4.Theheadmastersuggestedthestudents______toatthemeeting______aprize.

A.referred;gaveB.referring;giving

C.referring;tobegivenD.referred;begiven

5.Youcan’timaginewhatgreatdifficultywehaveeverhad________withtheproblems.

A.doneB.doingC.fordoingD.todo

6.AustralianEnglishdiffers_____pronunciation______BritishandAmericanEnglish.

A.in;fromB.from;inC.in;betweenD.from;between

7.Theword“variety”is______“kind”__________meaning.

A.similarto;inB.similarwith;in

C.similarwith;byD.similarto;by

8.Hewaswarned__________thedangershewouldhavetoface.

A.onB.towardsC.ofD.at

9.Frito-LayisthebiggestsnackmakerinAmericaownedbyPesiCoand_________overhalfoftheparentcompany’syearlyprofits.

A.dependsonB.holdsonC.allowsforD.accountsfor

10.Thelittlegirl_______tomewhenshetoldmethatshehad______theeggs______bythehenonthetable.They’renowheretobeseen.

A.lied;laid;laidB.lay;laid;liedC.lied;lay;lainD.lain;laid;lain

11.---Let’sgotothecinematonight,shallwe?

---Sorry,_______.I’mverytiredtoday.

A.I’mgrabbingabitetoeat.B.I’dliketo

C.I’mnotinthemoodforamovie.D.Let’smeetatthegateofthecinema.

12.Ona___coldnight,thelittlegirlwas___todeathinastreetcorner.

A.frozen;frozenB.freezing;freezingC.frozen;freezingD.freezing;frozen

13.Somestudentstake____forgrantedthattheycanlearnEnglishwellsolongas

theydomanyexercises.

A.thisB.thatC.itD.them

14.Hearingthestepsoftheirteacheronthefloor,thestudentspretended_______some

thingattentively.

A.havingreadB.readingC.toreadingD.tobereading

15.---Whydidyouleavethatposition?

---I____abetterpositionatIBM.

A.offerB.offeredC.amofferedD.wasoffered

16.Thewinnersaidthathehadowedhissuccesstomanypeoplehisparents_____.

A.afterallB.bychanceC.onpurposeD.inparticular

17.TheEveningParty,turningouttobe_______greatsuccess,cameto_______endaftermidnight.

A.a;anB./;anC./;/D.the;an

18.Alotofdirtyclothesrequire___soshewillnotgooutshoppingthisweekend.

A.cleanB.tocleanC.beingcleanedD.cleaning

19.Two___________diedinthefire.

A.scoresofpeopleB.scoreofpeople

C.scoresofpeoplesD.scoreofpeoples

20.Thebookwhichis_______100yuanisnotworth______.

A.cost;buyingB.worth;tobeboughtC.worth;buyingD.paid;buying

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

第一节（共15小题：

每小题2分，满分30分）

A

BryanForbes,whowasborninLondonon22July1926,madehisfirstscreenactingappearancein1918.

HelandedsupportingpartsinseveraloutstandingBritishfilms,includingAnInspectorCalls（1954）andTheColditzStory（1955）,butitwasnotlongbeforescreen-writinganddirectingattractedhimbehindthecamera.TogetherwithRichardAttenborough,hesetupBeaverFilmsin1959.Itsfirstfilm,TheAngrySilence（1960）,waswrittenbyForbesandAttenboroughplayedtheleadrole.

Hisdirectingcareerbeganin1961withWhistledowntheWind,featuringchildstarHayleyMills.Forbesdirectedmanymorefilmsinthe1960sandearly1970s.In1969hetookoverasheadofproductionandmanagingdirectorofEMI—MGMElstree,andthestudioachievedoutstandingsuccesses.Butitwasatorridtimeforthecompany.Troubledconstantlybyfinancialdifficultiesandstaffingissues,Forbesquittedin1971.HethendirectedTheStepfordWives,basedonthenovelbyIraLevin,andin1975InternationalVelvet,starringTatumO’Neal,in1978.

Forbes,whocounted

thelateQueenMotheramonghisfriends,continueddirecting,writingandactingthroughoutthe1980sandearly1990s.Healsofoundsuccessasan

authorwithanumberofnovels,thelatestofwhich,TheSoldier’sStory,waspublishedlastyear.

AfterForbespassedaway,filmcriticMarkKermodesaid,“OnceIhadfun—boyishpleasureoftellingBryanForbeshowmuchIlovedStepfordWives.Hewascharmingandmodest.Agreatloss.”

21.Havingplayedseveralsupportingroles,Forbesbeganto____________.

A.workasacameramanB.makealeadactor

C.buildhisowncompanyaloneD.writeanddirectfilms

22.WhichofthefollowingisthefirstfilmdirectedbyForbes?

A.AnInspectorCalls.B.TheColditzStory

C.WhistledowntheWindD.TheAngrySilence

23.Theunderlinedword“torrid”inParagraph3canbereplacedby_______.

A.suitableB.toughC.preciousD.steady

24.WhichofthefollowingcanbebestusedtodescribeForbes?

A.TalentedB.Well-educatedC.ProudD.Attractive

B

Oneofthemostpopularandenduringmythsaboutdepressionisthatdepressedpeoplearesadallthetime—andthatbyextension,peoplewhoarehappycan’tbeexperiencingdepression,eveniftheysaytheyare.Itisamistakenversionofdepression.Depressiondoesn’tmakeyousadallthetime.

WhenI’mhavingadepressivefeeling,I’mnotwalkingaroundinblackclothes,andweeping.Igooutwithfriends.Iplayjokes.Ikeepworking,andhavefriendlychatswiththepeopleIworkwith.Ireadbooks.Aboveall,Iexperiencemomentsofhappiness.YetIfeelastrangeconflictingpressure.Ontheonehand,IfeellikeIneedtoengageinasortofsadnessforpeopletounderstandthatIreallyamdepressedandthateachdayisastruggleforme.BecausethatwayIwillappearsuit

ablysad,andthus,depressed—andthenmaybepeoplewillrecognizethatI’mdepressedandperhapsthey’llevenoffersupportanda

ssistance.

Ontheotherhand,Ifeelanextr

emepressuretoperformjusttheopposite,becausesaddepressedpeopleareboringandnofun,asIamcontinuallyremindedeverytimeIspeakopenlyaboutdepressionorexpressfeelingsofsadnessandfrustration.I’mcaughtinatrapwhereifIdon’tperformsadness,I’mnotreallydepressed,butifIexpresssadnessatalltoanydegree,I’mannoyingandboringandshouldstopbeingsoself-centered.Depressioncanbecomeyourmaster,butyoucanslipoutfromunderitoccasionally.Andmanydepressedpeopledon’tactuallyspenditfaintingdramaticallyonthecouchandtalkingabouthowmiserabletheyare.

25.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Sadpeoplearealwaysdepressed.

B.Depressedpeoplearesadallthetime.

C.Happypeoplewillneverfeeldepres

sed.

D.Depressedpeopledonotalwaysfeelsad.

26.Whenfeelingdepressed,thewriterusuallyavoids________.

A.expressingsadfeelingsstraight

B.goingoutwithfriendsandrelatives

C.havingfriendlychatswithcolleagues

D.experiencingmomentsofhappiness

27.What’sthewriter’sattitudetobeingsadanddepressed?

A.PositiveB.NegativeC.IndifferentD.Cold

28.Inthepassage,thewriteradvisesdepressedpeopleto_______.

A.speakopenlyaboutdepression

B.hidethedepressionintheheartandneverexpressit

C.beoptimisticandbecomethemasterofdepression

D.lieonthecouchandtalkabouthowdepressedtheyare

C

Notsolongago,asailorsailingacrossthecoldwatersofthenorthernPacificOceanmighthavehadeverychanceofbeingconfrontedbyaseacow.Thiscowwouldhavemeasured10meterslong,andweighedbetwe

enfiveandtentones.Anditwouldspendmostofitsdaycruisingtheseas,eatinggrassgrowingunderwater.ThecowinquestionwasknownasSteller’sseacow,whichisnowextinct.

Today,manypeopleareunawarethatsuchanextraordinarycreatureonceexisted,ordon’tknowitsincrediblestory.Butscientistshavediscoveredmanyfundamentalfactsaboutthismysticalanimal.

Surprisingly,thefirstrecordedsightingofaSteller’sseacowdidn’thappenuntil1741,whenasailingexpeditionwasstuckonanuninhabitedisland,laternamedBeringIsland.Thesailorsurvivedbyhuntingandeatingthehugeseacow.Likeitsmodernrelatives,theseacowlivedinherds.Thatanditsslow-movingbehaviourm

adeiteasytobecaught.

ThosesailorsthatescapedBeringIslandspreadwordofthebounty（大量）ofmeattobefoundoffitsshores.Asaresult,moreandmoreexpeditionscametohunttheanimals.Onereportstatedthatoneseacowcouldfeed33menforamonth.

Incredibly,just27yearsaftertheislandandspecieshadbeendiscoveredbymodernman,thelastseacowwasreportedkilled.ThatmakestheSteller’sseacowoneofthefewtrulylargemammalsknowntohavebeendrivenextinctinthemodernage.

29.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbeusedtodescribetheSteller’sseacow?

A.HugeB.FierceC.AggressiveD.Mild

30.Theunderlinedword“That”referstothefactthat_________.

A.thesailorescapedBeringIsland

B.theseacowwasakindofsocialanimal

C.moreexpeditionscametohunttheseacow

D.oneseacowcouldfeed33menforamonth

31.InwhichyeardidtheSteller’sseacowbecomeextinct?

A.In1741B.In1768C.In1785D.In1876

32.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.WhydidexpeditionshunttheSteller’sseacow?

B.WhendidtheSteller’sseacowbecomeextinct?

C.HowdidtheSteller’sseacowbecomeextinct?

D.WhatdoweknowabouttheSteller’sseacow?

D

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