广东省中山一中高二英语上学期期中考试试题.docx

1、广东省中山一中高二英语上学期期中考试试题中山一中20112012学年度高二期中考试英语试题时间：120分钟 总分：150分第一部分.根据中文意思填入单词或短语的适当形式, 要求用Book 5 中U1-U5 所学的单词或短语（1*15=15）1.This is similar to the “jet lag” you get from flying, but it seems you keep getting flashbacks from your _(早先的) time period.2.First well put you as an _(助手) to an experienced jou

2、rnalist.3.It was a dilemma because the footballer could have _(强烈要求) damages if we were wrong. 4.Often the illness or _(损伤) is not serious, but there are other times when giving first aid quickly can save lives.5.With this extra evidence John Snow was able to _(宣布) with certainty that polluted water

3、 carried the virus. 6.John Snow wanted to face the _(挑战) and solve the problem.7.Happily this was _(完成) without conflict when King James of Scotland became King of England and Wales as well.8.It is a pity that the industrial cities built in the nineteenth century do not _(吸引) visitors.9.He looked ar

4、ound the circle of _ (渴望的) faces10.Her work has _ (贡献)enormously to our understanding of this difficult subject.11.Can you give me a _(描述) of the thief？用短语的正确形式填空12.Exhausted, I _(溜进) bed and fell fast asleep.13.First aid is a temporary form of help given to someone who suddenly _(生病) or gets injure

5、d before a doctor can be found. 14.After consideration, I decided to _（接受） the job.15.She likes everything to be _(在适当的位置) before she started work.第二部分.完型填空（2*15=30）A young man who lived in London was in love with a beautiful girl. Soon she became his fiance(未婚妻). The man was very poor while the gir

6、l was rich. The young man wanted to give her a 16 on her birthday. He wanted to buy something 17 for her, but he had no 18 how to do it as he had very little 19 . The next morning he went to a shop. There were many fine things there: rings, gold watches, diamonds but all these things were 20 . There

7、 was one thing he could not take his eyes off. It was a beautiful vase. That would be a wonderful present for 21 . He had been looking at the vase for half an hour when the manager asked what had happened to him. The young man told him everything. The manager felt 22 for him and decided to help him.

8、 A brilliant idea 23 him. The manager pointed to the corner of the shop. To his great 24 , the young man saw a vase 25 into many pieces. The manager said, “I can help you. I shall order my servant to 26 it and take it to your fiance .When he enters the room, he will 27 it.”On the birthday of his fia

9、nce the young man was very 28 . Everything happened as he had 29 . The servant brought in the case, and as he entered the room, he dropped it. There was 30 on everybodys face. When the vase was unwrapped, the guests saw that each piece was packed separately.16. A.vase B.coat C.ring D. present17. A.i

10、mportant B.necessary C.separate D.beautiful18. A.way B.plan C.idea D.path19. A.time B.thought C.money D.change20. A.too expensive B.so cheap C.too big D.very beautiful21.A.a man B.the birthday C.a girl D.his fiance22. A.sorry B.sorrowful C.worried D.uneasy23. A.stuck B.came C.helped D.struck24. A.su

11、rprise B.excitement C.joy D.horror 25. A.burst B.broken C.got D.turned26. A.wrap B.send C.buy D.pick27. A.watch B.fall C.drop D.unwrap28. A.excited B.surprised C.calm D.busy29. A.planned B.told C.realized D.expected 30. A.expression B.anger C.horror D.fun第三部分.语法填空（1.5*10=15）People who have lost the

12、ability to understand or use words due to brain damage _31_(call ) aphasics(失语症患者). Such patients _32_ are mentioned here can be extremely good at something else. From the changing expressions on speakers faces and the tones of their voices, they can tell lies _33_ truths.Doctors studying the human

13、brain have even compared this power to that of a dog with an ability to find out the drugs _34_ ( hide ) in the baggage.Recently, scientists carried out tests to see 35 all that was said about aphasics was true. They studied a mixed group of people. Some were normal while _36_ were aphasics. It was

14、proved that the aphasics were far ahead of the normal people in recognizing false speeches - in most cases, the normal people were fooled by words, but the aphasics were not.Dr. Oliver Sacks mentioned a particular case in _37_ hospital. Some aphasics were watching the president _38_ ( give ) a speec

15、h on TV. Since the president had been an actor _39_ (early), making a good speech was no problem for him. But his way of speaking had the opposite effect on the patients. They didnt seem to believe him. Instead, they burst into laughter. The aphasics knew that the president did not mean a word of _4

16、0_ he was saying. 第四部分.阅读理解（2*20=40）AWe dont have beds in the space shuttle, but we do have sleeping bags. During the day, when we are working, we leave the bags tied to the wall, out of the way. At bedtime we untie them and take them wherever weve chosen to sleep.On most space shuttle flights every

17、one sleeps at the same time. No one has to stay awake to watch over the space plane: the shuttles computers and the enginers at the Control Office do that. If anything goes wrong. The computers ring a warning bell and the engineers call us on the radio. On the space shuttle, sleep-time doesnt mean n

18、ighttime. During each ninety-minute flight around the earth, the sun rises and shines through our windows for about fifty minutes: then it sets as our flight takes us around the dark side of the Earth. To keep the sun out of our eyes, we wear black sleep masks.It is surprisingly easy to get comforta

19、ble and fall asleep in space, and we sleep differently. Some sleep upside down, some sideways, some right side up. When its time to sleep, I take my bag, my sleep mask, and my tape player with earphones and float up to the flight platform. Then I get into the bag, and float into a sitting position j

20、ust above a seat, right next to a window. Before I pull the mask down over my eyes, I relax for a while, listening to music and watching the Earth go by under me.When Im in space I dont need as much sleep as I do on Earth Maybe thats because when I am weightless, I dont feel as tired. Or maybe its b

21、ecause Im excited to be in space and dont want to waste time sleeping.41. What do the shuttle people do with their sleeping bags while working?A. Keep them where they work.B. Leave them where they sleep.C. Place them on the beds.D. Fix them to the wall.42. During sleeping time, the job of watching o

22、ver the shuttle is done by A. the shuttles radioB. the shuttles warning bellC. people working in the shuttleD. engineers at the Control Office43. How often does the sun rise to people in the space shuttle?A. Every 140 minutes. B. Every 90 minutes.C. Every 50 minutes. D. Every 40 minutes.44. What do

23、we know about people sleeping in the space shuttle?A. They sleep while listening to music.B. They have difficulty falling asleep.C. They sleep in different positions.D. They go to sleep when it is dark.45. What does the passage mainly talk about?A. How to live in space B. How they sleep in spaceC. H

24、ow to fall asleep in space D. How the space shuttle functionsBJune came and the hay (干草) was almost ready for cutting. On Midsummers Eve, which was a Saturday, Mr. Jones went into Willington and got so drunk at the Red Lion that he did not come back until midday on Sunday. His men had milked the cow

25、s in the early morning and then had gone out chatting without bothering to feed the animals. When Mr. Jones got back, he immediately went to sleep on the living-room sofa with the News of the World over his face. When evening came, the animals were still not fed. At last, they could stand no longer.

26、 One of the cows broke into the door of the storehouse with her horns and all the animals began to help themselves to the grains. It was just then that Mr. Jones woke up. The next moment he and his four men were in the storehouse with whips(鞭子)in their hands, whipping in all directions. This was mor

27、e than the hungry animals would bear. Together though nothing of the kind had been planned beforehand, they jumped upon their makers. Mr. Jones and his men suddenly found themselves being struck with the horns and kicked from all sides. The situation was quite out of their control. They had never se

28、en these animals act like this before. This sudden rebellion of the creatures, which they were used to beating and whipping just as they chose, frightened them After only a moment or two, they gave up trying to defend themselves. A minute later all five of them were in full fright down the road with

29、 the animals running after them joyfully.46. The four men did not feed the cows becauseA. they had not cut the hay yet B. Mr. Jones wasnt at homeC. they did not have time to feed them D. the cows had fed themselves47. The cows broke into the storehouse because_.A. they did not like their masters B.

30、Mr. Jones forgot to lock the doorC. they were kept in the cow-house too long D. they were too hungry to wait for the feed48. What did the five men finally do with the cows?A. They chased and drove the cows away. B. They continued beating the cows.C. They gave up defense and ran away. D. They gave in

31、 and fed the cows.49. We can learn from the passage that_.A. the cows often ran out to look for foodB. the cows often had fights with their mastersC. Mr. Jones and his men often beat the cowsD. Mr. Jones and his men often forgot to feed the cows50. The underlined word fright in the last sentence is closes in meaning to_.A. fear B. surprise C. dash D. protectionCThe environment affects the way people interact. To examine this conclusion, two researchers d