揭阳一中90届高二期中考试英语试题及答案文档格式.docx

1、第一部分：听力（每空1分，共15分） 听下面两段材料，根据你所听到的内容完成下列的短文。 1 Boys and girls, the announcement for today. Our Student Union is going to _1_ about intercultural communication at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, _2_. The speaker, Professor Green from the UK, has a great fame in the _3_. His lecture will help us _4_. You can a

2、sk questions after the lecture. Do come _5_. Thats all. Thank you. 2 Mr. James didnt feel well and he went to see his doctor. He told the doctor that he had got _6_ problems for about _7_ and sometimes he had _8_. Mr. James didnt have any _9_ problems and he was _ 10 _ pretty well with his wife. But

3、 he worked hard. Lately he had had to work _11_hours a day. And he also worried about his work a lot. The doctor advised him to relax or _12_ but Mr. James thought it would be hard for him to _13_at his age. Finally the doctor told Mr. James to _14_, otherwise he would _15_.第二部分：（共45分）第一节：完形填空（每小题2分

4、，共30分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。 A newspaper is a publication devoted chiefly to presenting and commenting on the news. Newspapers _16_ us with an excellent means of keeping people well _17_ on current events. They also play a vital role in _18_ public opinion. Newspapers have cert

5、ain _19_ over the other major news media-television, radio, and newsmagazines. For example, newspapers can _20_ more news and in much greater detail than television and radio newscasts. Newsmagazines_21_chief national and international events. But newspapers report local as well as national and inte

6、rnational news. _22_ a daily newspaper requires great _23_ and efficiency. Reporters, editors, and photographers work under the _24_ pressure of deadlines. A large daily also employs many other workers, including advertising salespeople, artists, librarians, printing-press operators, and truck drive

7、rs. Everything to be published in a newspaper, whether it comes over news service wires or is written in-house, _25_ through the hands of subeditors or copyreaders. The stories are all put in the paper. The paper is _26_. The newspapers are delivered by lorry, plane or rail. They are taken all over

8、the country. The papers _27_ early in the morning and people buy them. Not all papers _28_ every day. Some are weekly with a Sunday edition. Local newspapers report the news of different parts of the country. Working on a daily paper is always busy. But people _29_ on weekly papers do not have to wo

9、rk in such a hurry. Sometimes journalists need to _30_ all over the world to report news.16. A. provide B. offer C. supply D. give 17. A. known B. informed C. prepared D. made 18. A. constructing B. building C. shaping D. making 19. A. features B. shortcomings C. disadvantages D. advantages 20. A. i

10、nclude B. cover C. conclude D. find 21. A. focus on B. lie in C. depend on D. consist of 22. A. Creating B. Making C. Inventing D. Producing 23. A. space B. electricity C. speed D. money 24. A. punctual B. forever C. timely D. constant 25. A. goes B. reads C. gets D. looks 26. A. designed B. printed

11、 C. made D. drawn 27. A. arrive B. go C. come D. reach 28. A. come out B. come up C. come on D. come back 29. A. printing B. writing C. covering D. working 30. A. travel B. walk C. tour D. run第二节：语法填空（每空1.5分，共15分） John Snow was a well-known physician in London in the 19th century. _31_ famous was he

12、 that he even attended Queen Victoria to ease the _32_ （bear） of her babies. However, he decided to defeat cholera, a deadly disease at that time when he saw thousands of people _33_（expose） to it died every time there was _34_ outbreak. In 1854 when cholera broke out, he began to gather information

13、 and marked on a map _35_ all the dead people had lived. He found many people who _36_（drink） the dirty water form the pump died. So he decided that the polluted water carried cholera. He found a woman and her daughter who had the water _37_（deliver） from the pump every day died of cholera after dri

14、nking the water. _38_ this extra evidence John Snow announced that the polluted water was _39_（blame）. He suggested the source of all water supplies _40_（examine） and new methods of dealing with water be found. Finally, “King Cholera” was defeated.第三部分：（共50分） 第一节：阅读理解（每小题2分，共40分） A. Not all heroes a

15、re to be found in the army. Actually, many of them have been found in almost every field. Early in last century, a group of physicians were trying to discover the cause of the disease called yellow fever. At that time it was one of the worst diseases known. Thousands of people were dying of yellow f

16、ever every year. It had been suggested that the disease was caused by the bite of a certain mosquito. That is, it was thought that a certain kind of mosquito would bite a person who was ill with yellow fever and then, flying elsewhere, bite another person and give him the disease. To prove whether o

17、r not this was true, one of the physicians, Dr James Carroll allowed such mosquito to bite himself after it had bitten a patient with yellow fever. He knew that the bite of this mosquito might cause his death. Dr James became ill, but recovered from the disease in the end. The risk this hero took, h

18、owever, helped to save the lives of millions of people. 41. According to the passage, _. A. yellow fever is still a disease difficult to get rid of to this day B. a lot of people have died of yellow fever every year now C. yellow fever is no longer a disease which leads to death now D. people no lon

19、ger suffer from yellow fever now 42. From the passage, we can know _. A. a certain kind of mosquito can carry yellow fever to people B. all kinds of mosquitoes can carry yellow fever to people C. a mosquito can carry all kinds of diseases to people D. a mosquito can kill thousands of people 43. Afte

20、r the experiment, _. A. Dr James died because of the bite from the mosquito B. Dr James escaped the death C. Dr James suffered a lot and later died D. Dr James died, but he saved a lot of people 44. It can be inferred from the passage that _. A. yellow fever is possibly carried by a mosquito B. yell

21、ow fever is indeed carried by a mosquito C. the experiment made by Dr James took many years D. Dr James was the first person to discover yellow fever 45. The best title for this passage is _. A. A Famous Doctor B. An Unexpected death C. A Brave Doctor D. A Successful Scientific ExperimentB The Briti

22、sh usually expect one or two snowfalls each year but the amount of snow rarely affects everyday life. However, this week Britain has had the worst snow it has seen in around 18 years. Some places had more than 30cm in a day. The bad weather caused severe disruption. More than 3000 schools had to clo

23、se as teachers and pupils were unable to get to school. School children werent too unhappy about it though as they headed out to play the snow, building snowmen, having snowball fights, sledging and some even snowboarding and skiing. In London, bus services were withdrawn for a day and tubes and tra

24、ins were cancelled. Major motorways in the country had to close. Many people were unable to get to work and it is thought the cost of this lost labor is around &1 billion （10 billion yuan） to businesses and the economy. Anyone who wanted to leave the country had problems too. Runways were closed at

25、all the UKs major airports because of the amount of snow. Hundreds of flights were cancelled leaving some passengers stranded at airports. So why is the UK so ill-prepared for snow? The mayor of London, Boris Johnson, explained that there arent enough snow Cploughs（铲雪机）and gritters（撒沙机）and it doesnt

26、 make sense to buy such equipment when it snows so infrequently. The south-east of England was the hardest hit at the beginning of the week but the snow is now moving northwards where the chaos continues. More ice and snow is forecast throughout the week and the advice from travel and weather organi

27、zations is to stay indoors unless you really need to venture out! 46. Which of the following facts is FALSE according to the passage? A. More than 3000 schools had to close for the heavy snow. B. Major motorways in the country had to close for the bad weather. C. Runways were closed at all the UKs m

28、ajor airports for the amount of snow. D. The government organized to clear the snow away with snow-ploughs and gritters. 47. What does the underlined phrase venture out probably mean in last paragraph? A. go out B. search out C. take no risks D. stay indoors 48. What can we learn from the passage? A

29、. School children seemed happy to head out to play in the snow though schools had to close. B. The cost of the lost labor reached around 10 billion yuan to businesses and the economy. C. Hundreds of flights couldnt land because the runways were closed at major British airports. D. Tubes and trains i

30、n London were cancelled, but drivers were still driving in main motorways. 49. What can we infer from the passage? A. The heavy snow is what the British have been expecting for 18 years. B. The heavy snow has been a very rare heavy one in the UK for 18 years. C. The heavy snow doesnt please school c

31、hildren at all. D. The government isnt ill-prepared for snow. 50. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage? A. Harsh Winters Visit Britain B. Heavy Snow Hits the UK C. Bad Weather Causes Chaos Just in London D. Heavy Snow Causes Disruption Only in MotorwaysC We dont know how di

32、fferent our future will be in the future. We can only try to imagine it. At first we think about human relationship. In the year 2050, we will use computers almost every day. We will be making new friends through the Internet-even our husbands or wives will be met in this way. It will be much faster and easier for us. On the other hand, our relationships with people wont be as important as they are today-we will feel a little lonely. Comp