1、高二英语第一学期期中试题2013高二英语第一学期期中试题第I卷(共65分)第一部分:听力略第二部分:英语知识运用(共两节,满分35分) 第一节:语法和词汇知识(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)从A, B, C, D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21.The pilot asked all the passengers on board to remain _as the plane was making a landing. A. seat B. seating C. seated D. to be seating 22. After the adjus
2、tment of financial policies, many citizens put up posts, 90 percent _carried the message of approval. A. of which B. whom C. of them D. of whom 23. Soon after the terrible earthquake _from all over the world was sent to the people who lost their homes. A. expense B. relief C. attention D. sympathy 2
3、4. -Id like to go to the cinema with you, Dad. -Sorry, dear, but the film is _for adults only. A. allowed B. intended C. admitted D. set 25. I had just got up and was about to cook my breakfast _the telephone rang loudly, but it hung up _I could answer it. A. while; before B. when; until C. as; afte
4、r D. when; before 26. _into a famous university made his parents happy. A. Tom was admitted B. Tome being admitted C. If Tom was admitted D. Toms being admitted 27. Mr. Knight cannot be here, so his wife will accept the prize _.A. on his behalf B. on duty C. ahead of D. instead of 28. None of us exp
5、ected the chairman to _at the party. We though he was still in hospital. A. turn in B. turn over C. turn up D. turn down 29. He played a trick _Jane and he had to apologise _ treating her_a nice lunch. A. on; for; to B. in; by; to C. on; by; to D. on; by; with 30. While watching Titanic , most could
6、nt help crying when it came to the scene _Jack saved the life of the girl but dies in icy water himself. A. which B. as C. why D. where 31. It is said that _EL Nino , the 2009 Atlantic hurricane season has been the quietest in more than a decade. A. thanks to B. because C. due to D. as to 32. At pre
7、sent more and more people try to avoid public transportation delays by using their own cars, and this _creates further problems. A. in case B. once again C. in turn D. after all 33. “QQ Happy Farm” is a resource management game based on farms on the internet, _players act as owners of the farms. A.
8、which B. where C. in which D. that 34. The doctor said that the old lady was too weak to _the winter. A. live through B. go through C. get through D. pass through 35. One of the views says he was deeply _by “Not Lack of Cash” performed by Zhao Benshan and Xiao Shenyang. A. motivated B. impressed C.
9、expressed D. inspired 第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36-55各题所给的选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡是将该项涂黑When my son was 11 years old, he got a small job helping out with a traveling carnival in our town. He didnt come home at lunch time, phoning 36 to tell me he was fine and had found a few days work 37 ou
10、t at an exhibit. However, after he finished work he 38 for supper as usual.I asked him how he had 39 at lunch and he told me he had made some new 40 at the carnival, some young men who were twin brothers, and their mom and dad. They had _41_ him a few dollars and invited him for lunch 42 for helping
11、 them set up their exhibit and wanted him to 43 the next day to help with other chores(杂务).I was glad he had found new friends but a little 44 about the type of people who might be traveling in a carnival. “Oh, Mom, these are just 45 everyday people like anyone else. They 46 work at a carnival inste
12、ad of in a store or something”. “Come down tomorrow and 47 them yourself,” he said.So the next day I went to the carnival and to the exhibit he had 48 me to. The twin brothers 49 out to be Siamese(连体的) twins, joined at the chest. He hadnt thought this 50 was noteworthy enough to mention. When I brou
13、ght it to him, he said, “yes, I 51 that too. Do you know that their mom has to make all their clothes 52 its so difficult to find anything to fit them? Theyre also really good 53. Today, Joe, the one on the right, made me spaghetti (意大利面条) for lunch.”What others see first in a person is not what a c
14、hild considers 54. Where I saw Siamese twins, he saw people having difficulty buying clothes that fit, and young men who were good cooks. It was a 55 I have thought about many times over the years.36. A. instead B. even C. also D. besides37. A. leaving B. helping C. taking D. showing38. A. did up B.
15、 gave up C. took up D. turned up 39. A. sought B. managed C. worked D. acted40. A. clothes B. friends C. choices D. differences41. A. paid B. charged C. lent D. owed42. A. by chance B. in return C. by turns D. in advance43. A. return B. promise C. consider D. decide44. A. excited B. regretful C. wor
16、ried D. optimistic45. A. humorous B. obvious C. particular D. normal46. A. just B. never C. hardly D. always47. A. teach B. meet C. affect D. join 48. A. ordered B. directed C. forced D. persuaded49. A. worked B. left C. came D. turned50. A. expression B. change C. fact D. idea51. A. understood B. m
17、ade C. noticed D. formed52. A. before B. if C. after D. because53. A. cooks B. doctors C. artists D. singers54. A. necessary B. important C. impossible D. unlucky55. A. lesson B. festival C. task D. match第三部分:阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑 AOn August 15th, in the womens
18、 individual all-around final of gymnastics of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, Chusovitina is a shining star although she failed to win a medal eventually.When 33-year-old Oxana Chusovitina competes in her fifth Olympics (Beijing Olympics), she is twice the age of most of her competitors. In addition
19、, she has also competed in ten World Championships, three Asian Games and three Goodwill Games. Chusovitina holds the record for the most individual World Championships medals on a single event. She won an Olympic team gold medal as a 17-year-old in 1992. Since then she has won a record of eight wor
20、ld titles.Her long career owes something to fate. In 2002, when her son Alisher, now aged nine, was diagnosed with leukemia(白血病), she moved to Germany so that he could get the best possible treatment. To help in those difficult times she kept up her training. It has paid off. But saving Alishers lif
21、e is not her only motivation. As she recently told German media, “There is nothing in the world I enjoy more than gymnastics.”Chusovitina was born on June 19, 1975 in Uzbek USSR. She was formerly a citizen of, and a competitor for, the former Soviet Union (before 1993) and Uzbekistan (1993-2006). Sh
22、e has competed for Germany since 2006. By the year of 2008, Chusovitinas career in gymnastics had been twenty years.She is one of only a handful of women to return to high-level gymnastics and international competition after becoming a mother. Chusovitina is remarkable in her ability to remain compe
23、titive for so many years, often in the face of great difficulty, and has been considered as a role model and an inspiration by many people in the gymnastics community. 56. When she was 17 years old, Chusovitina won an Olympic team gold medal for _. A. the former Soviet Union B. Uzbekistan C. Germany
24、 D. Russia 57. Chusovitina might begin her career in gymnastics in _. A. 1975 B. 1988 C. 1992 D. 199258. Chusovitina left her homeland because _. A. she wanted to compete in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games B. she wanted to serve for Germany C. she wanted her son to get the best treatment D. she had t
25、o face great difficulty in her homeland59. According to the passage, Chusovitina is different from the other competitors in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games because_. A. she is the best competitor in the games B. she is much older than other gymnastics girls C. she won an Olympic team gold medal when
26、she was very young D. she competes in order to earn money60. According to the passage, which of the following words can best describe Chusovitina? A. Kind-hearted. B. Lovable. C. Tough-minded. D. Serious-minded. C A small piece of fish each day may keep the heart doctor away. Thats the finding of an
27、 extensive study of Dutch men in which deaths from heart disease were more than 50 percent lower among those who consumed(吃) at least an ounce of salt water fish per day than those who never ate fish.The Dutch research is one of three human studies that give strong scientific backing to the long-hel
28、d belief that eating fish can provide health benefits, particularly to the heart.Heart disease is the number-one killer in the United States, with more than 550, 000 deaths occurring from heart attacks each year. But researchers previously have noticed that the incidence (发生率)of heart disease is low
29、er in cultures that consume more fish than Americans do. There are fewer heart disease deaths, for example, among the Eskimos of Greenland, who consume about 14 ounces of fish a day, and among the Japanese, whose daily fish consumption averages more than 3 ounces.During the last two decades, 78% of
30、the men died from heart disease. The fewest deaths were among the group who regularly ate fish, even at levels far lower than those of the Japanese or Eskimos. This relationship was true regardless of other factors such as age, high blood pressure, or blood cholesterol (胆固醇) levels.61. Which of the
31、following is NOT true according to the passage?A. The Dutch research has proved that eating fish can help to prevent heart disease.B. There is a low incidence of heart disease in countries like Japan and Greenland.C. Among all the diseases heart disease is the most dangerous in America.D. Heart doctors wont call your house so long as you keep eating fish each day.62. The underlined phrase “this relationship” refers to the connection between _ and
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