广东省深圳市宝安区高二英语下学期期中试题.docx

1、广东省深圳市宝安区高二英语下学期期中试题20162017学年第二学期期中考试高二英语第一部分：课堂基础（共三题，满分40分）一、 单词填空。（每词1分，共15分）1. It can be b_(有益) to share your feelings with someone you trust.2. Im so a_(恼火) with her that I havent talked to her for a week.3. His purpose was to make a p_(利润) by improving the companys performance.4. The testing

2、and a_(批准) of new drugs will be sped up according to this new law.5. She remarried last year, d_(渴望) a child with her new husband.6. The company employs 18 s_(员工).7. Cannes hosts the a_(年度的) film festival.8. W_(目击者) to the crash say they saw an explosion just before the disaster.9. We will offer you

3、 free a_(住宿)-all you pay for is breakfast and dinner.10. Of course its not true! What an a_(荒唐的) idea.11. Jennifer impressed the interviewers with her excellent a_(学业的) performance at school.12. When she knew that the old man was in fact a millionaire, there was a d_(显著的) change in her attitude.13.

4、Spain was listed among one of the most popular holiday d_(目的地).14. The plane crash o_(发生) when the pilot shut down the wrong engine.15. China is a vast country a_(丰盛) in natural resources.二、 按汉语提示用适当的短语完成句子。(每题1分，共15分)1. 对于和你组队的人要多加小心。他可以帮助你成就你的公司，也可以毁灭你的公司。Be careful who you _ _ _. It can make or b

5、reak your company. 2. 如果我是你的话，我一定去申请这个职位。我认为你大有希望。I should _ _ the post if I were you. I think you stand a good chance. 3. 对于无家可归的人而言，私人医疗纯粹是天方夜谭。 For the homeless, private medical care is simply _ _ _ _.4. 恐怕你见不到那位大夫，因为他今天下午的预约已经排满了。Im afraid that you wont be able to see the doctor for he _ fully _

6、 _ appointments this afternoon. 5. 儿童很容易适应环境的变化。A child can easily _ _ changes in its environment. 6. 这是一个日复一日生活在压力中的人。This is a guy who lives and breathes pressure _ _ _ _ _.7. 给我们写封短信，能收到你的信总是让人很高兴。Drop us a line, its always great to _ _ you. 8. 我希望能生活在一个和平的社区，不用在晚上独自出门时吓得要死。 Id like to be able to

7、 live in a peaceful neighborhood without _ _ _ _ when going out alone at night.9. 意识到这个重要的问题是她, 而不是她的父母。 It was she rather than her parents that _ _ _ the important problem.10. 有证据表明共计13人参与策划了这起谋杀。There was evidence that thirteen people _ _ had taken part in planning the murder. 11. 我不打扰你了，你在这儿可以仔细考

8、虑考虑这事儿。Ill _ you _ here so you can think it over. 12. 换而言之，我们的习惯决定了我们成为什么样的人。_ _ _, our habits make us who we are. 13. 他们总是想法子戏弄她，拿她的衣着开玩笑，并模仿她说话。 They would try every means to tease her, including _ _ _ her dress and imitating her speech.14. 这是个好想法，且与我们的计划相符。 Its a good idea, and it _ _ with our pl

9、ans. 15. 他借助旁边的一根柱子来支撑自己的身体。He supported himself _ _ _ a nearby post. 三、语法：选择最佳的答案。(每题1分，共10分)1. We will try every means we can think of _ you out of the trouble. A. to help B. help C. helping D. having helped2. _ is no reason for dismissing her.A. Because she was a few minutes late B. Due to a few

10、minutes lateC. The fact that she was a few minutes late D. Being a few minutes late3. The local hospital is reported _ 25 years ago when Dr Smith became its first director. A. being set up B. to have been set up C. to set up D. having set up4._ is reported in the newspapers, talks between the two co

11、untries are making progress. A. It B. As C. That D. What5. I finally got a chance to visit the village _ I used to live, _ I had been dreaming of for years. A. that, which B. where, that C. in which, what D. where, which6. _, he was sad about _ finish the task on schedule. A. Having injured in the a

12、ccident, his being not able to B. Injured in the accident, his being not able toC. Being injured in the accident, his not being able toD. Having been injured in the accident, his not being able to7. Last Sunday he made a promise _ he was free he would take me to Qingdao.A. if B. that C. that if D. t

13、hat whether8. He picked up the reference book, only _ that he pages he needed had been torn off. A. finding B. found C. to find D. did find9. My cellphone, _ I couldnt contact my parents, was taken away by my teacher for the reason _ I had used it in my English class.A. which, why B. with which, tha

14、t C. without which, why D. without which, that10. The present production is six times _ it was 5 years ago.A. that B. which C. what D. of which第二部分：能力提升（共六题，满分110分）一、 阅读理解（每题2分，共20分）AChoose Your One-Day-Tours!Tour A - Bath & Stonehenge: including entrance fees to the ancient Roman bathrooms and Ston

15、ehenge -37 until 26 March and 39 thereafter.Visit the city with over 2,000 years of history and Bath Abbey, the Royal Crescent and the Costume Museum, Stonehenge is one of the worlds most famous prehistoric monuments dating back over 5,000 years.Tour B - Oxford & Stratford: including entrance fees t

16、o the University St Marys Church Tower and Anne Hathaways -32 until 12 March and 36 thereafterOxford: Includes a guided tour of Englands oldest university city and colleges. Look over the city of dreaming spires(尖顶）from St Marys Church Tower. Stratford: Includes a guided tour exploring much of the S

17、hakespeare wonder.Tour C - Windsor Castle &Hampton Court: including entrance fees to Hampton Court Palace -34 until 11 March and 37 thereafter.Includes a guided tour of Windsor and Hampton Court, Henry VIIIs favorite palace. Free time to visit Windsor Castle (entrance fees not included). With 500 ye

18、ars of history, Hampton Court was once the home of four Kings and one Queen. Now this former royal palace is open to the public as a major tourist attraction. Visit the palace and its various historic gardens, which include the famous maze(迷宫)where it is easy to get lost!Tour D - Cambridge: includin

19、g entrance fees to the Tower of Saint Mary the Great -33 until 18 March and 37 thereafter.Includes a guided tour of Cambridge, the famous university town, and the gardens of the 18th century.11. Which tour will you choose if you want to see Englands oldest university city?A. Tour A B. Tour B C. Tour

20、 C D. Tour D12. Which of the following tours charges the lowest fee on 17 March?A. Windsor Castle & Hampton Court B. Oxford & StratfordC. Bath & Stonehenge D. Cambridge13. Why is Hampton Court a major tourist attraction?A. It used to be the home of royal families B. It used to be a well-known mazeC.

21、 It is the oldest palace in Britain D. It is a world-famous castleBMy color television has given me nothing but a headache. I was able to buy it a little over a year ago because I had my relatives give me money for my birthday instead of clothes that wouldnt fit. I let a salesclerk fool me into buyi

22、ng a discontinued model. I realized this a day later, when I saw newspaper advertisements for the set at seventy-five dollars less than I had paid. The set worked so beautifully when I first got it home that I would keep it on until stations signed off for the night. Fortunately, I didnt get any cha

23、nnels showing all-night movies or I would never have gotten to bed.Then I started developing a problem with the set that involved static(静电) noise. For some reason, when certain shows switched into a commercial, a loud noise would sound for a few seconds. Gradually, this noise began to appear during

24、 a show, and to get rid of it, I had to change to another channel and then change it back. Sometimes this technique would not work, and I had to pick up the set and shake it to remove the sound. I actually began to build up my arm muscles shaking my set.When neither of these methods removed the stat

25、ic noise, I would sit helplessly and wait for the noise to go away. At last I ended up hitting the set with my first, and it stopped working altogether. My trip to the repair shop cost me $62, and the set is working well now, but I keep expecting more trouble.14. Why did the author say he was fooled

26、 into buying the TV set?A. He got an older model than he had expected. B. He couldnt return it when it was broken.C. He could have bought it at a lower price. D. He failed to find any movie shows on it.15. Which of the following can best replace the phrase “signed off” in paragraph 1?A. ended all th

27、eir programs B. provided fewer channels C. changed to commercials D. showed all-night movies16. How does the author sound when telling the story?A. Curious B. Anxious C. Cautious D. HumorousC Bad news sells. If it bleeds, it leads. No news is good news, and good news is no news. Those are the classi

28、c rules for the evening broadcasts and the morning papers. But now that information is being spread and monitored(监控) in different ways, researchers are discovering new rules. By tracking peoples e-mails and online posts, scientists have found that good news can spread faster and farther than disast

29、ers and sob stories.“The if it bleeds rule works for mass media,” says Jonah Berger, a scholar at the University of Pennsylvania. “They want your eyeballs and dont care how youre feeling. But when you share a story with your friends, you care a lot more how they react. You dont want them to think of

30、 you as a Debbie Downer.”Researchers analyzing word-of-mouth communicatione-mails, Web posts and reviews, face-to-face conversationsfound that it tended to be more positive than negative, but that didnt necessarily mean people preferred positive news. Was positive news shared more often simply becau

31、se people experienced more good things than bad things? To test for that possibility, Dr. Berger looked at how people spread a particular set of news stories: thousands of articles on The New York Times website. He and a Penn colleague analyzed the “most e-mailed” list for six months. One of his first findings was that articles in the s