英语山西省吕梁高级实验中学学年高二下学期期中考试试题.docx

1、英语山西省吕梁高级实验中学学年高二下学期期中考试试题高二年级下学期期中考试英语试题 （满分150分，考试时间120分钟） 2016.4.18第一部分 阅读理解（共两节， 满分60分）第一节 （共15小题； 每小题3分，满分45分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A As a child, I was really afraid of the dark and of getting lost. These fears were very real and caused me some uncomfortable moments. Ma

2、ybe it was the strange way things looked and sounded in my own room at night that scared me so much. There was never complete darkness, but always a streetlight or passing car lights, which made clothes on the back of a chair take on the shape of a wild animal. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw the

3、 curtains seem to move when there was no wind. A very low sound in the floor would seem a hundred times louder than in the day. My imagination (想象) would run wild, and my heart would beat fast. I would lie very still so that the “enemy” would not discover me. Another of my childhood fears was that I

4、 would get lost, especially on the way home from school. Every morning I got on the school bus right near my home. That was no problem. After school, though, when all the buses were lined up along the street, I was afraid that I would get in the wrong one and be taken to some other strange places. O

5、n school or family trips to a park or a museum, I wouldnt let the leaders out of my sight. Perhaps one of the worst fears of all I had as a child was that of not being liked or accepted by others. Being popular was so important to me then, and the fear of not being liked was a serious one. One of th

6、e processes growing up is being able to realize and overcome our fears. Understanding the things that scared us as children helps us achieve greater success later in life. 1. The author had _ kind(s) of fears when she was a child. Athree Btwo Cone Dnone2. _ would scare the author at night. AWild ani

7、mals and enemies BMoving curtains CA very low sound in the floor DWild imagination 3. When she went to some other places, she would _. Awalk away without others Bfollow others closely Ctake a bus by herself Dmake sure not to take a wrong bus 4. Which of the following would be possibly true when she

8、was a child AShe was always the leader of the others. BShe always got poor grades. CShe thought being popular among people was important. DShe was not liked by others at all. B Have you got any wonderful plans for your coming summer vacation? Here are some wonderful films for you to kill time. Away

9、We Go With a baby on his way, a young couple, Burt and Verona, look at their lives and are puzzled about what they really want. So they hit the road and seek a place to call home. On their journey, they visit a handful of characters and learned a lot. Its about taking the scenic route in life, prepa

10、ring for the hope and excitement and fear of new beginnings, while never forgetting to look out of the window. Orphan Esther, a bright and well-behaved child, however, is not as innocent as she appears. Soon after being taken home, the peace of her adoptive family is completely changed You want a go

11、od horror film about a child from hell Then you got one! Do not, in any cases, take children to see it. 500 Days of Summer Tom is in love with Summer from the moment he sees her. Can he accept that she simply likes him for now, not for forever The movie is about Tom wrestling with that reality. Tom

12、remembers his love, Summer, as a series of joys and bafflements (疑惑). But Summer is just herself and he cannot have her. Here is a rare movie that begins by telling us how it will end and is about how the hero has no idea why. 2012 The director Roland Emmerich successfully dresses an old story with

13、an old Mayan prediction, which is believed by many to happen in the coming 2012 and as a result, attracts millions of people into the cinema. Its just an entertaining Hollywood blockbuster （大片）with plenty of jokes, instead of a description of what the end of the world is really like. Dont take it to

14、o seriously! 5. This passage aims to . Aintroduce films for a film corporation Brecommend several films for fun Cadvertise several films for a website Dmake comments on films for a cinema6. If you want to kill time with your nine-year-old little brother in the cinema, which of the following film sho

15、uld you avoid A2012 B500 Days of Summer COrphan DAway We Go.7. Who is a film director in Hollywood? AEsther. BTom and Summer. CBurt and Verona. DRoland Emmerich.8. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage AOrphan is a comedy about Esther adopted by a kind family. B500 Days

16、of Summer is a romance with a happy ending. CAway We Go shows beautiful scenery on the young couples journey. DThe ancient Mayan prediction is going to happen in 2012. CTu Youyou, 84, honored with the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on Oct 5, 2015. She was the first Chinese citizen to win a No

17、bel Prize in science for her work in helping to create an anti-malaria(疟疾) medicine. In 1967, Communist leader Mao Zedong decided there was an urgent national need to find a cure for malaria. At the time, malaria spread by mosquitoes was killing Chinese soldiers fighting Americans in the jungles of

18、northern Vietnam. A secret research unit was formed to find a cure for the illness. Two years later, Tu Youyou was instructed to become the new head of Mission 523. Researchers in Mission523 pored over ancient books to find historical methods of fighting malaria. When she started her search for an a

19、nti-malarial drug, over 240,000 compounds(化合物) around the world had already been tested, without any success. Finally, the team found a brief reference to one substance, sweet wormwood（青蒿）, which had been used to treat malaria in China around 400 AD. The team isolated one active compound in wormwood

20、, artemisinin（青蒿素）, which appeared to battle malaria-friendly parasites（寄生虫）. The team then tested extracts（提取物）of the compound but nothing was effective until Tu Youyou returned to the original ancient text. After another careful reading, she improved the drug recipe one final time, heating the ext

21、ract without allowing it to reach boiling point. After the drug showed promising results in mice and monkeys, Tu volunteered to be the first human recipient of the new drug. “As the head of the research group, I had the responsibility.” she explained.9. When did Ms. Tu start her malaria research? A.

22、 When she was 84 years old B. After she entered “Mission 523”. C. In 1967 D. When malaria become serious among ordinary Chinese people. 10. What can we learn about the discovery of anti-malaria drug? A. The process of testing extracts of the compound is very smooth. B. No one had ever done any resea

23、rch on it before Tu and her team. C. The idea of using wormwood to treat malaria was from ancient Chinese text D. Heating the extract until it reaches boiling point is necessary.11. The underlined phrases “pore over” in paragraph 3 most probably means _. A. think about B. pay attention to C. search

24、for D. go over12. Which of the following words can best describe Tu Youyou? A. Responsible B. Traditional C. Stubborn D. Lucky D Having learned much about the War of Resistance against Japan, Mao Jingxin didnt like the Japanese when she was a child. “I thought they were cruel and rude,” said the 18-

25、year-old girl from Hebei Province. But she began to change her mind after she met some Japanese teenagers in a history museum six years ago. These fashionable high school students looked seriously at the history displays and talked to Mao in a friendly way. “I found that they are not bad as I though

26、t,” she said. Like Mao, many Chinese teenagers are caught up in this confusion. A survey by 21st Century Teens shows about 51 per cent of Chinese teenagers say they dislike Japan. But most of them still want to have a Japanese friend. Also, Japan lies third on their list of Asian countries that they

27、 want to visit, following Singapore and South Korea. Teens did a survey just before the 60th anniversary of the victory day of the War of Resistance against Japan, which fell on September 3. The survey aimed to encourage understanding and communication between young Chinese and Japanese. Teens also

28、wanted to understand Chinese teenagers attitudes towards Japan, and how much they actually know about the country. As Teens found, more than 60 per cent of Chinese teenagers learn about Japan through the media or books. Only 16 per cent have ever met a Japanese person.“Most of my friends hate Japan

29、for what it did to China during World War II. But people should not live in hatred. I think the best way to figure it out is to have contact with the Japanese people myself,” Zhang Yuyuan, a Senior 2 girl, told us in the survey. “Japan has done wrong to Asian countries including China and it has cau

30、sed pain to everyone,” said Hikaru, a 17-year-old girl in Kawasaki (川崎市). Having visited China four times and learned much, she understands the importance of communication between the two peoples. She plans to join in an exchange programme with Chinese youth. “Welcome to Japan, my Chinese friends!”

31、She says it with a smile.13. Most teenagers hate Japanese because _. A. the Japanese were cruel during the war B. the Japanese they meet are cruel C. the Japanese dont want to communicate with Chinese people D. they look too fashionable14. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the s

32、urvey? A. Many teenagers have met a Japanese. B. South Korea is the most popular Asian tourist places for Chinese teenagers. C. More than half of the teenagers in the survey dont like the Japanese. D. Most Chinese teenagers learn about Japan through exchange activities.15. The passage is written to _. A. give a brief introduction