高中英语牛津上海版高中二年级第一学期期末巩固提升卷三有答案.docx

1、高中英语牛津上海版高中二年级第一学期期末巩固提升卷三有答案高二上学期期末巩固提升练习（三）Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the o

2、ther blanks,use one word that best fits each blank.(A)A boy plays away from home and fights with others. Hes defeated, gets hurt and suffers shame. If he is strong-willed, he would clench (咬紧) his teeth, making a firm fist from (25) _ (weep) in front of others. But as soon as he returns home he woul

3、d burst out crying at the first sight of his close relatives. He would be all tears pouring out his sufferings.The same is true for a strong-willed grown-up. No matter what harm he suffers he would do his best (26) _ (conceal) his feelings, trying not to let others know how he feels. He would swallo

4、w his bitter tears and show a smiling face at others (27) _ _ he didnt care a bit. But however strong-willed he is, most probably he would cry as soon as he meets his close relative who loves him and to (28) _ he can pour out his heart unreservedly. Not only would he weep but hed cry his eyes out (2

5、9) _ grief.If somebody weeps in your face the person never of the type doing this in front of others, youd better sit by and let him cry to (30) _ hearts content, for it shows you are regarded as his dearest or (31) _ (reliable) one.Its much better to have someone crying in your face than be met exc

6、lusively by (32) _ smiling face. Anyone can smile at you, but very few will weep in your face, because the latter is much harder for one to do than the former.(B)Some of young soldiers who had recently joined the army were being trained in modern ways of fighting. One of the lessons they should take

7、 was (33) _ an unarmed man could trick an armed enemy, take his weapon away and have him (34) _ (arrest). First one of their two instructors took a knife away from the other, using only his bare hands, and then he took a gun away from him in the same way. After the lesson, and before they went on to

8、 train the young soldiers to do these things themselves, the two instructors asked them a number of questions to see how well they had understood what (35) _ (show). One of the questions was this, “Well, you now know (36) _ an unarmed man can do against a man with a gun. Imagine that you (37) _ (gua

9、rd) a bridge at eight one night, and that you have a gun. Suddenly you see an unarmed enemy soldier (38) _ (come) towards you, and what will you do?”The young soldier who (39) _ _ answer this question thought carefully for a few seconds (40) _ he answered, and then said, “Well after what I have just

10、 seen, I think that the first thing I would do would be to get rid of my gun as quickly as I could so that the unarmed enemy soldier couldnt take it from me and kill me with it!”Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note t

11、hat there is one word more than you need. A. countless B. exhaustedC. comparison D. essentialE. estimatesF. distinctiveG. relatively H. clearedI. unfortunatelyJ. recycledK. restricts Rain forests, found in Earths temperate and tropical (热带的) zones, are some of the most biologically varied ecosystems

12、 on the planet. All rain forests share certain _41_ features, including a closed canopy, the dense vegetation of the top branches that forms a roof above the forest floor, a damp and warm climate, and _42_ constant temperatures throughout the year. Most of the forests insect and animal life grows we

13、ll in the canopys leafy and sunlit environment. The forests groundcover, by comparison, is small. Less than 2 percent of the suns light makes its way through the canopy and the darkness below. This darkness, along with the poor quality of the soils, _43_ plant growth. Rain forests are a(n) _44_ part

14、 of Earths total ecology. Huge amounts of water are absorbed into tree roots and _45_ into the atmosphere from the tree leaves through a process called transpiration (蒸发). Tree roots also fix the soil in place and slow the runoff of rains into rivers and oceans. Through the process of photosynthesis

15、 (光合作用), rain forests absorb more carbon dioxide and give off more oxygen than any other ecosystem. The rain forests are _46_ shrinking at a rapid rate as a result of the profitable ventures of farming, logging, and mining. When tropical rain forests are _47_ in order to raise cattle and crops, the

16、nutrient-poor soils are quickly _48_. When farmers move on to new areas, heavy rains and baking sun leave the land fruitless and lifeless. Logging and mining cause similar damage to the land and destroy the territory of _49_ millions of birds, insects and animals. By some _50_, an area of tropical r

17、ain forest the size of the state of Delaware disappears in this way every month. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. Archaeologis

18、ts are scientists who search for clues that help form a clearer picture of the lives people led in the past. Archaeology is a modern science, but it has been _51_ for centuries. More than 2,400 years ago, the Greek historian Herodotus described the Egyptian pyramids and other monuments. He may have

19、been the first writer to consider that remains and _52_ could provide information for _53_ generations. For more than a thousand years, however, such _54_ were observers rather than researchers. In the 1700s, scientists and adventurers from a variety of countries traveled _55_ to explore ancient sit

20、es. Digs that are still _56_ began in 1709 at Herculaneum, an Italian city buried in ash during the explosion of Mount Vesuvius in A. D. 79. The Danish scholar Carsten Niebuhr visited the ruins of Persepolis in the Middle East in 1765 to study cuneiform writing (楔形文字). _57_, archaeology didnt become

21、 a widely recognized science and schools didnt recognize the subject as a scholarly pursuit until the 19th century. The term itself was _58_ in 1837. It comes from a Latin word meaning “the study of antiquities (古物).” One of the first archaeologists to use a scientific approach to the discipline was

22、 Heinrich Schliemann of Germany, who in the late 1800s _59_ the ancient civilization of the city of Troy. Today, archaeologists uncover the past in many different _60_, including deserts and jungles, at sites called digs. Ancient sources, folk tales, and landscape features can suggest where archaeol

23、ogists should look. Surveys of the land help them choose sites _61_ to provide artifacts, the objects that will unlock the story of a particular people their daily lives, their beliefs, and their ties to other cultures. A site, however, does not have to be old to be interesting to an archaeologist.

24、Some prefer to study more _62_ settlements. One scientist, for instance, studies coal mining camps in California by examining the garbage that miners _63_. Archaeologists may work for universities, museums or governments, and some of them are involved in educating the public about _64_ ancient sites

25、. Artifact hunters who are _65_ history rob these places and sell what they find for a few dollars to immoral dealers in antiquities. 51.A. adventuringB. changingC. diggingD. evolving52.A. booksB. historyC. ruinsD. science53.A. lostB. laterC. olderD. several54.A. inventorsB. scholarsC. visitorsD. wr

26、iters55.A. extensivelyB. nationwideC. regularlyD. together56.A. in progressB. in good conditionC. on displayD. out of control57.A. BesidesB. HoweverC. InsteadD. Meanwhile58.A. coinedB. consideredC. recognizedD. used59.A. createdB. developedC. establishedD. investigated60.A. countriesB. fieldsC. loca

27、tions D. ways61. A. certainB. likelyC. readyD. necessary62.A. honorableB. peacefulC. ruralD. recent63.A. gave awayB. gave offC. left behind D. left out64.A. choosing B. examiningC. studyingD. protecting65.A. aware of B. fed up withC. ignorant ofD. familiar withSection BDirections: Read the following

28、 three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)When my old dog developed major health problems

29、, I knew that watching him fail would be painful, but I wasnt prepared for the powerful lessons hed offer in the last year of his life.Chance was 14 when the problems started. First, he developed a cancer that left him whistling for breath. Then came cataracts (白内障) in both eyes, arthritis (关节炎) in

30、his legs, and a series of ministrokes (小中风) that threw off his balance. Any one of these misfortunes would have left me begging for relief, but Chance became calmer as the disabilities piled up. When leg pain left him frozen on the floor, unable to rise for a quick pat as I came home, he didnt compl

31、ain. He just lay there patiently, signaling me with his hammering tail, each movement spelling out the value of waiting for the things you want. When his cataracts made steering impossible after dark, hed stand calmly until I could guide him inside, proving how easy it is to find happiness if you let go of your pride and insecurities and learn to lean on those who love you. When ministrokes had him walk unsteadily like a drunk, he taught the value of persistence. For days after each attack, hed fall as he moved about. Yet a