江苏金湖中学1819学度高二下学期期初考试英语.docx

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江苏金湖中学1819学度高二下学期期初考试英语

江苏金湖中学18-19学度高二下学期期初考试--英语

第一卷〔选择题〕

【一】单项选择

（）1.—Ididn’tdowellintheexam.Whataboutyou?

—Idid_____you.Maybeevenworse.

A.notbetterthan

B.notworsethan

C.aswellas

D.nobetterthan

（）2.--I’dliketoinviteyoutodinnerthisSaturday,Mr.Smith.

--________.

A.Oh,no.Let’snot

B.I’dratherstayathome

C.I’mverysorry,butIhaveotherplans

D.Oh,no.That’llbetoomuchtrouble

（）3.Theday—mybirthday—Ihadbeenlookingforwardto_______atlast.

A.comeB.comingC.hascomeD.came

（）4.____hehasbeenchosentoworkasateacherinthemountainvillage____himfeelveryproud.

A.That,makeB.Whether,makesC.That,makesD.Where,make

（）5.Hisbrightclotheswerenot______afuneral.

A.fit

B.appropriateof

C.appropriatefor

D.suit

（）6.---Ilikefootball.

---___mysisterandme.

A.SodoB.SoareC.SodidD.Soitiswith

（）7.___exceptions,therulemaystand.

A.AllowforB.Allowingfor

C.ToallowD.Toallowfor

（）8.Togettothetopofthemountain,wehadto_______.

A.gosomewalkingB.doalotofclimbing

C.walkingalongwayD.doingalotofclimbing

（）9.—Icameherebytaxiandthedriver________me50Yuan.

—Really?

You________bybus.

A.paid;shouldcomeB.cost;shouldhavecome

C.charged;oughttohavecomeD.spent;oughttocome

（）10.Keepinmind:

youreffortswill______.Don’tletoneortwofailuresovertheyeargetyoudown.

AtakeoffB.putoffC.paybackD.payoff

（）11.Ifyouneedhelp,forexample,moneyor_________,letmeknow,willyou?

A.anythingB.somethingC.everythingD.nothing

（）12.Becauseoftheriseofsealevel,someislandswilldisappear._____peopleofcertaincountrieswillhavetolookfornewplacestolive.

A.OtherwiseB.YetC.ThusD.Though

（）13.—Iquarreledwithmydeskmateyesterday.It’sallmyfault.

—Look,sheisjustoverthere.—goandsay“sorry”toher.

A.Youknowthedrill

B.Believeritornot

C.Tobeexact

D.Italldepends

（）14.Theywantedsomeonewith_____forthisjob,soasafreshmanIhad_______thatday.

A.experiences;unpleasantexperience

B.anexperience;anunpleasantexperience

C.experiences;anunpleasantexperience

D.experience;anunpleasantexperience

（）15.Whoeverhelpsthepoor,I’llbe______him/her.

A.inplaceofB.infavorof

C.incommonwithD.insearchof

【二】完型填空

AboutfiveyearsagoIbegantostudyatanewschool,whenmyfamilymovedtoIowa.Iwasjustalittle1,wonderingwhetherIcouldgetonwellwithmyclassmates.

Lucy,agirlinmy2,whoIthoughtwasn’treadytoaccepta3girl,didn’tlikemefromthestart.4,Iwasprettysureshehatedme.WhenIaskedheraquestion,Icould__5__shethoughtIwasatotalfool.

Myteachermadeus6nexttoeachotherforthelastterm.Lucywasnothappy.However,Ikept7ather,thoughsherolledhereyes,andIkepttellingherthatshewasbeautiful.

Finally,Lucyletme8toher,evenwhenherfriendswerearound.She___9___tellingmehowbeautifulIlooked.Istillrememberthe___10___timewhenshesmiledatmeandsaidthat,andIsmiledrightback,saying11toher.OnedayLucyinvitedmeovertoherhouse,andtalkedtomeallthetime12herotherfriends.ThatdayLucy,thegirlwhohadhatedme,calledmeherbestdeskmate.Afterthat,we13friendsforyears.

ImovedtoArizonalater,butIwillnever14Lucy.Istillremembersheconsideredmeher15atfirst.DuringthattimeitfeltlikeIwas16mytime,andlosingmydignity（尊严），butIstillsmiledatLucyevenwhenshe17me.I’mnotstupid;Ididn’tthinkshewas18indoingthosethings,butIstillputupwithit.Andfinallywebecamegreatfriends.

Notlongago,Ireadthe19ofAbrahamLincoln,“AmInotdestroyingmyenemieswhenImakefriendsofthem?

”Ismiled,thinkingofLucy.Itjust20mehowgreatafriendIusedtohave.

（）1.A.sadB.surprisedC.worriedD.eager

（）2.A.schoolB.classC.teamD.city

（）3.A.positiveB.successfulC.newD.common

（）4.A.UsuallyB.ActuallyC.FinallyD.Fortunately

（）5.A.describeB.proveC.tellD.accept

（）6.A.sitB.speakC.standD.live

（）7.A.shoutingB.laughingC.pointingD.smiling

（）8.A.writeB.replyC.talkD.listen

（）9.A.startedB.mindedC.consideredD.avoided

（）10.A.rareB.nextC.lastD.first

（）11.A.helloB.thanksC.sorryD.bye

（）12.A.accordingtoB.thanksto

C.exceptforD.insteadof

（）13.A.servedB.appearedC.seemedD.stayed

（）14.A.forgetB.leaveC.missD.teach

（）15.A.enemyB.heroC.friendD.leader

（）16.A.changingB.managingC.wastingD.enjoying

（）17.A.tookcareofB.tooktheplaceof

C.madefunofD.getawayfrom

（）18.A.rightB.proudC.interestedD.busy

（）19.A.booksB.wordsC.storiesD.experiences

（）20.A.taughtB.advisedC.warnedD.reminded

【三】阅读理解

A

TheInternationalSpaceStation，oneofthemostambitiousspaceprojectseverandakeylaunchingboardforexplorationofthesolarsystem，turnsl0yearsoldThursday.

OnNov.20，1998，thefirstpartofthespacestationwaslaunchedbytheRussiansfromKazakhstan.NASAfolloweduptwoweekslaterwithPieceNo2carriedupbyaspaceshuttle.

Thespacestationhasgrownintoagiantoutpost（前哨）355kmup，hometothreepeopleatanygiventime—soontobesix.

ThankstothenewlyarrivedshuttleEndeavour，thespacestationnowhasfivesleepstations，twobaths，twokitchensandtwomini—gyms.Altogether，thereareninerooms，threeofwhicharefullscalelabs.

TheUnitedStateshasfinancedthemainpartoftheproject，estimatedtocostsome100billiondollars.Fifteenothercountrieshavealsocontributed，includingRussia，Japan，Canada，BrazilantielevennationsbelongingtotheEuropeanSpaceAgency.

Thespacestationhastraveled2.1billionkm，orbitedEarthmorethan57，300times，hosted167peoplefrom15countries，andservedupmorethanl9，000meals

“TheISSisthelargesteverexperimentininternationaltechnologicalcooperation，”saidJohnLogsdon。

ahistorianattheNationalAirandSpaceMuseuminUS.

“Ithinkit’sanecessarysteppingstonetolong—termhumanactivitiesinnewAreasofoperations,”Logsdonsaid.Thestationis“offtheplanetandit’sthefirstStepoutward—notallendinitself，butastepalongtheway.”

（）1.Thepassageismainlyabout.

AtheconstructionoftheInternationalSpaceStation.

B.thehistoryoftheInternationalSpaceStation.

CthetenthanniversaryoftheInternationalSpaceStation.

D.thecountriesthathelpestablishtheInternationalSpaceStation.

（）2.PieceNo2oftheISSwasputintoorbitoil

A.Nov.6，1998B.Nov.24，1998

C.Dee.8，1998D.Dec.9，1998

（）3.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutEndeavouraccordingtothepassage?

A.Endeavourisanewlybuiltshuttle.

B.Endeavourispartofthespacestation，

C.Endeavourdidn’tgetclosetothespacestation.

D.Endeavourcarriedalotofequipmentfortheapacestation.

（）4.WhichofthefollowingcountryhasnotmadeacontributiontotheconstructionoftheInternationalspacestationaccordingtothepassage?

A.USA.B.Japan.C.Korea.D.Spain.

B

Readingtooneselfisamodernactivitywhichwasalmostunknowntothelearnedintheearlydaysofthehistory,whileduringthefifteenthcenturytheterm“reading”undoubtedlymeantreadingaloud.Onlyduringthenineteenthcenturydidsilentreadingbecomepopular.

Oneshouldbecareful,however,ofsupposingthatsilentreadingcameaboutsimplybecausereadingaloudisdistraction（分散注意力）toothers.Examinationofreasonsconnectedwiththehistoricaldevelopmentofsilentreadingshowsthatitbecametheusualmodeofreadingformostadultreadingtasksmainlybecausethetasksthemselveschangedincharacter.

Thelastcenturysawagradualincreaseinliteracy（读写能力）andthusinthenumberofreaders.Asreadersincreased,sothenumberoflistenersdropped,andthustherewassomereductionintheneedtoreadaloud.Asreadingforthebenefitoflistenersgrewlesscommon,socamethepopularityofreadingasaprivateactivityinsuchpublicplacesaslibraries,trainsandoffices,wherereadingaloudwoulddisturbotherreadersinaway.

Towardstheendofthecenturytherewasstillheatedargumentoverwhetherbooksshouldbeusedforinformationortreatedrespectfully,andoverwhetherthereadingofmaterialsuchasnewspaperswasinsomewaymentallyweakening.Indeedthisargumentremainswithusstillineducation.However,whateveritsadvantagesare,theoldsharedliteracyculturehadgoneandwasreplacedbytheprintedmassmediaontheonehandandbybooksandmagazinesforaspecializedreadershipontheother.

Bytheendofthecenturystudentswerebeingadvisedtohavesomenewideasofbooksandtouseskillsinreadingthemwhichwerenotproper,ifnotimpossible,fortheoralreader.Thesocial,cultural,andtechnologicaldevelopmentsinthecenturyhadgreatlychangedwhattheterm“reading”referredto.

（）1.Whywasreadingaloudcommonbeforethenineteenthcentury?

A.Becausesilentreadinghadnotbeendiscovered.

B.Becausetherewerefewplacesforprivatereading.

C.Becausefewpeoplecouldreadforthemselves.

D.Becausepeopledependedonreadingforenjoyment.

（）2.Thedevelopmentofsilentreadingduringthenineteenthcenturyshowed_______.

A.achangeinthepositionofliteratepeople

B.achangeinthenatureofreading

C.anincreaseinthenumberofbooks

D.anincreaseintheaverageageofreaders

（）3.Educationalistsarestillarguingabout__________.

A.theimportanceofsilentreading

B.theamountofinformationprovidedbybooksandnewspapers

C.theeffectsofreadingonhealth

D.thevalueofdifferenttypesofreadingmaterial

（）4.Whatisthewriterofthispassageattemptingtodo?

A.Toexplainhowpresentdayreadinghabitsdeveloped.

B.Tochangepeople’swaytoread.

C.Toshowhowreadingmethodshaveimproved.

D.Toencouragethegrowthofreading.

C

Thenecktielookssettofollowthetophatinbeinghandedovertothefashionmuseumbyofficeworkerswithinthenext50years,accordingtoresearch.

Nearlythreequarters（74%）thinkthetiewillnotsurvivewithinBritishfirmsbeyondthenexthalfacenturywiththepopularityoftheopen-collaredshirt.Itsdemiseisbeingblamedontheboomincreativebusinesses,suchasFacebookandGoogle,andonlinetradingcompanieswhereformaldresscodestendtobeavoidedinfavourofamorecasualapproach.

Onceconsideredanimportantpartofbusinessdress,thetiehasbecomeavictimofthespreadof“casualFridays”intootherweekdays,accordingtoresearchers.

Thepoll,byDealJ,whichhelpssmallandmediumenterprises,foundmorethanhalf（51%）thoughtthetiewoulddieoutinofficeswithinthenext20yearsandalmostaquarter（22%）believeditwouldlastlessthan10years.

Aspokesmanforthesite,whichhas20,000registeredmembers,said:

“Tieshavebeenaroundseeminglyforeverbutincreasingnumbersofofficeworkersaretellingthemtogetaway.”

“ThesuccessofbusinessessuchasFacebookandGoogle,whereeventheCEOturnsupwearingjeansandahoodie,alsoseemstohavehadacorrosive（侵蚀性）effectontheideaofdressingformallyforwork.”

“Manyofourmemberskeeptheirexpensestoaminimumbyworkingfromhomesotheyfeelnoneedtodressuptogotowork.Weknowthatwhentheymeetwithclients,theystillputonabusinesssuit,butatieisnolongerseenasanessentialpartofthesuited-and-bootedlook.”

“Instead,manybusinessmenandincreasingnumbersofexecutiveschooseasuitandshirtwithanopencollar.Th