江苏金湖中学1819学度高二下学期期初考试英语.docx

1、江苏金湖中学1819学度高二下学期期初考试英语江苏金湖中学18-19学度高二下学期期初考试-英语第一卷选择题【一】单项选择()1.Ididntdowellintheexam.Whataboutyou?Idid_you.Maybeevenworse.A.notbetterthanB.notworsethanC.aswellasD.nobetterthan()2.-IdliketoinviteyoutodinnerthisSaturday,Mr.Smith.-_.A.Oh,no.LetsnotB.IdratherstayathomeC.Imverysorry,butIhaveotherplansD

2、.Oh,no.Thatllbetoomuchtrouble()3.ThedaymybirthdayIhadbeenlookingforwardto_atlast.A.comeB.comingC.hascomeD.came()4._hehasbeenchosentoworkasateacherinthemountainvillage_himfeelveryproud.A.That,makeB.Whether,makesC.That,makesD.Where,make()5.Hisbrightclotheswerenot_afuneral.A.fit B.appropriateof C.appro

3、priatefor D.suit()6.-Ilikefootball.-_mysisterandme.A.SodoB.SoareC.SodidD.Soitiswith()7._exceptions,therulemaystand.A.Allowfor B.AllowingforC.Toallow D.Toallowfor()8.Togettothetopofthemountain,wehadto_.A.gosomewalkingB.doalotofclimbingC.walkingalongwayD.doingalotofclimbing()9.Icameherebytaxiandthedri

4、ver_me50Yuan.Really?You_bybus.A.paid;shouldcome B.cost;shouldhavecomeC.charged;oughttohavecome D.spent;oughttocome()10.Keepinmind:youreffortswill_.Dontletoneortwofailuresovertheyeargetyoudown.AtakeoffB.putoffC.paybackD.payoff()11.Ifyouneedhelp,forexample,moneyor_,letmeknow,willyou?A.anythingB.someth

5、ingC.everythingD.nothing()12.Becauseoftheriseofsealevel,someislandswilldisappear._peopleofcertaincountrieswillhavetolookfornewplacestolive.A.Otherwise B.Yet C.Thus D.Though()13.Iquarreledwithmydeskmateyesterday.Itsallmyfault.Look,sheisjustoverthere.goandsay“sorry”toher.A.Youknowthedrill B.Believerit

6、ornotC.Tobeexact D.Italldepends()14.Theywantedsomeonewith_forthisjob,soasafreshmanIhad_thatday.A.experiences;unpleasantexperienceB.anexperience;anunpleasantexperienceC.experiences;anunpleasantexperienceD.experience;anunpleasantexperience()15.Whoeverhelpsthepoor,Illbe_him/her.A.inplaceofB.infavorofC.

7、incommonwithD.insearchof【二】完型填空AboutfiveyearsagoIbegantostudyatanewschool,whenmyfamilymovedtoIowa.Iwasjustalittle1,wonderingwhetherIcouldgetonwellwithmyclassmates.Lucy,agirlinmy2,whoIthoughtwasntreadytoaccepta3girl,didntlikemefromthestart.4,Iwasprettysureshehatedme.WhenIaskedheraquestion,Icould_5_sh

8、ethoughtIwasatotalfool.Myteachermadeus6nexttoeachotherforthelastterm.Lucywasnothappy.However,Ikept7ather,thoughsherolledhereyes,andIkepttellingherthatshewasbeautiful.Finally,Lucyletme8toher,evenwhenherfriendswerearound.She_9_tellingmehowbeautifulIlooked.Istillrememberthe_10_timewhenshesmiledatmeands

9、aidthat,andIsmiledrightback,saying11toher.OnedayLucyinvitedmeovertoherhouse,andtalkedtomeallthetime12herotherfriends.ThatdayLucy,thegirlwhohadhatedme,calledmeherbestdeskmate.Afterthat,we13friendsforyears.ImovedtoArizonalater,butIwillnever14Lucy.Istillremembersheconsideredmeher15atfirst.Duringthattim

10、eitfeltlikeIwas16mytime,andlosingmydignity(尊严)，butIstillsmiledatLucyevenwhenshe17me.Imnotstupid;Ididntthinkshewas18indoingthosethings,butIstillputupwithit.Andfinallywebecamegreatfriends.Notlongago,Ireadthe19ofAbrahamLincoln,“AmInotdestroyingmyenemieswhenImakefriendsofthem?”Ismiled,thinkingofLucy.Itj

11、ust20mehowgreatafriendIusedtohave.()1.A.sad B.surprisedC.worried D.eager()2.A.school B.classC.team D.city()3.A.positiveB.successful C.new D.common()4.A.UsuallyB.Actually C.FinallyD.Fortunately()5.A.describeB.prove C.tell D.accept()6.A.sitB.speak C.stand D.live()7.A.shoutingB.laughing C.pointing D.sm

12、iling()8.A.writeB.reply C.talk D.listen()9.A.startedB.minded C.considered D.avoided()10.A.rareB.next C.last D.first()11.A.helloB.thanks C.sorry D.bye()12.A.accordingtoB.thanksto C.exceptforD.insteadof()13.A.servedB.appeared C.seemed D.stayed()14.A.forgetB.leave C.miss D.teach()15.A.enemyB.hero C.fri

13、end D.leader()16.A.changingB.managing C.wasting D.enjoying()17.A.tookcareofB.tooktheplaceofC.madefunofD.getawayfrom()18.A.rightB.proud C.interested D.busy()19.A.booksB.words C.storiesD.experiences()20.A.taughtB.advisedC.warnedD.reminded【三】阅读理解ATheInternationalSpaceStation，oneofthemostambitiousspacep

14、rojectseverandakeylaunchingboardforexplorationofthesolarsystem，turnsl0yearsoldThursday.OnNov.20，1998，thefirstpartofthespacestationwaslaunchedbytheRussiansfromKazakhstan.NASAfolloweduptwoweekslaterwithPieceNo2carriedupbyaspaceshuttle.Thespacestationhasgrownintoagiantoutpost(前哨)355kmup，hometothreepeop

15、leatanygiventimesoontobesix.ThankstothenewlyarrivedshuttleEndeavour，thespacestationnowhasfivesleepstations，twobaths，twokitchensandtwominigyms.Altogether，thereareninerooms，threeofwhicharefullscalelabs.TheUnitedStateshasfinancedthemainpartoftheproject，estimatedtocostsome100billiondollars.Fifteenotherc

16、ountrieshavealsocontributed，includingRussia，Japan，Canada，BrazilantielevennationsbelongingtotheEuropeanSpaceAgency.Thespacestationhastraveled2.1billionkm，orbitedEarthmorethan57，300times，hosted167peoplefrom15countries，andservedupmorethanl9，000meals“TheISSisthelargesteverexperimentininternationaltechno

17、logicalcooperation，”saidJohnLogsdon。ahistorianattheNationalAirandSpaceMuseuminUS.“IthinkitsanecessarysteppingstonetolongtermhumanactivitiesinnewAreasofoperations,”Logsdonsaid.Thestationis“offtheplanetanditsthefirstStepoutwardnotallendinitself，butastepalongtheway.”()1.Thepassageismainlyabout.Athecons

18、tructionoftheInternationalSpaceStation.B.thehistoryoftheInternationalSpaceStation.CthetenthanniversaryoftheInternationalSpaceStation.D.thecountriesthathelpestablishtheInternationalSpaceStation.()2.PieceNo2oftheISSwasputintoorbitoilA.Nov.6，1998B.Nov.24，1998C.Dee.8，1998D.Dec.9，1998()3.Whichofthefollow

19、ingistrueaboutEndeavouraccordingtothepassage?A.Endeavourisanewlybuiltshuttle.B.Endeavourispartofthespacestation，C.Endeavourdidntgetclosetothespacestation.D.Endeavourcarriedalotofequipmentfortheapacestation.()4.WhichofthefollowingcountryhasnotmadeacontributiontotheconstructionoftheInternationalspaces

20、tationaccordingtothepassage?A.USA.B.Japan.C.Korea.D.Spain.BReadingtooneselfisamodernactivitywhichwasalmostunknowntothelearnedintheearlydaysofthehistory,whileduringthefifteenthcenturytheterm“reading”undoubtedlymeantreadingaloud.Onlyduringthenineteenthcenturydidsilentreadingbecomepopular.Oneshouldbeca

21、reful,however,ofsupposingthatsilentreadingcameaboutsimplybecausereadingaloudisdistraction(分散注意力)toothers.Examinationofreasonsconnectedwiththehistoricaldevelopmentofsilentreadingshowsthatitbecametheusualmodeofreadingformostadultreadingtasksmainlybecausethetasksthemselveschangedincharacter.Thelastcent

22、urysawagradualincreaseinliteracy(读写能力)andthusinthenumberofreaders.Asreadersincreased,sothenumberoflistenersdropped,andthustherewassomereductionintheneedtoreadaloud.Asreadingforthebenefitoflistenersgrewlesscommon,socamethepopularityofreadingasaprivateactivityinsuchpublicplacesaslibraries,trainsandoff

23、ices,wherereadingaloudwoulddisturbotherreadersinaway.Towardstheendofthecenturytherewasstillheatedargumentoverwhetherbooksshouldbeusedforinformationortreatedrespectfully,andoverwhetherthereadingofmaterialsuchasnewspaperswasinsomewaymentallyweakening.Indeedthisargumentremainswithusstillineducation.How

24、ever,whateveritsadvantagesare,theoldsharedliteracyculturehadgoneandwasreplacedbytheprintedmassmediaontheonehandandbybooksandmagazinesforaspecializedreadershipontheother.Bytheendofthecenturystudentswerebeingadvisedtohavesomenewideasofbooksandtouseskillsinreadingthemwhichwerenotproper,ifnotimpossible,

25、fortheoralreader.Thesocial,cultural,andtechnologicaldevelopmentsinthecenturyhadgreatlychangedwhattheterm“reading”referredto.()1.Whywasreadingaloudcommonbeforethenineteenthcentury?A.Becausesilentreadinghadnotbeendiscovered.B.Becausetherewerefewplacesforprivatereading.C.Becausefewpeoplecouldreadforthe

26、mselves.D.Becausepeopledependedonreadingforenjoyment.()2.Thedevelopmentofsilentreadingduringthenineteenthcenturyshowed_.A.achangeinthepositionofliteratepeopleB.achangeinthenatureofreadingC.anincreaseinthenumberofbooksD.anincreaseintheaverageageofreaders()3.Educationalistsarestillarguingabout_.A.thei

27、mportanceofsilentreadingB.theamountofinformationprovidedbybooksandnewspapersC.theeffectsofreadingonhealthD.thevalueofdifferenttypesofreadingmaterial()4.Whatisthewriterofthispassageattemptingtodo?A.Toexplainhowpresentdayreadinghabitsdeveloped.B.Tochangepeopleswaytoread.C.Toshowhowreadingmethodshaveim

28、proved.D.Toencouragethegrowthofreading.CThenecktielookssettofollowthetophatinbeinghandedovertothefashionmuseumbyofficeworkerswithinthenext50years,accordingtoresearch.Nearlythreequarters(74%)thinkthetiewillnotsurvivewithinBritishfirmsbeyondthenexthalfacenturywiththepopularityoftheopen-collaredshirt.I

29、tsdemiseisbeingblamedontheboomincreativebusinesses,suchasFacebookandGoogle,andonlinetradingcompanieswhereformaldresscodestendtobeavoidedinfavourofamorecasualapproach.Onceconsideredanimportantpartofbusinessdress,thetiehasbecomeavictimofthespreadof“casualFridays”intootherweekdays,accordingtoresearcher

30、s.Thepoll,byDealJ,whichhelpssmallandmediumenterprises,foundmorethanhalf(51%)thoughtthetiewoulddieoutinofficeswithinthenext20yearsandalmostaquarter(22%)believeditwouldlastlessthan10years.Aspokesmanforthesite,whichhas20,000registeredmembers,said:“Tieshavebeenaroundseeminglyforeverbutincreasingnumberso

31、fofficeworkersaretellingthemtogetaway.”“ThesuccessofbusinessessuchasFacebookandGoogle,whereeventheCEOturnsupwearingjeansandahoodie,alsoseemstohavehadacorrosive(侵蚀性)effectontheideaofdressingformallyforwork.”“Manyofourmemberskeeptheirexpensestoaminimumbyworkingfromhomesotheyfeelnoneedtodressuptogotowork.Weknowthatwhentheymeetwithclients,theystillputonabusinesssuit,butatieisnolongerseenasanessentialpartofthesuited-and-bootedlook.”“Instead,manybusinessmenandincreasingnumbersofexecutiveschooseasuitandshirtwithanopencollar.Th