高二英语第一学期期中练习题（测试时间：90分钟）姓名班级考号成绩第一题：单项填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）从每题所给的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。1.--Wouldyoumindmysittinghereforamoment?--______.A.Yes,please.B.Yes,ofcourse.C.No,notatall.D.Surely.2.Itseemedtohimthatbeingelected_______chairmanoftheconferencewasquite____excitingexperience.A./,theB./,anC.a,anD.the,the3.Don'tgoveryfar.Stay_____shoutingdistance.A.overB.offC.withinD.at4.Idon'tthinktheseblackclothes______herage.Iguessredonesmaybebetter.A.matchB.fitC.connectD.equal5.Theteacherfinishedherlastlesson_____herdeadlydisease.A.althoughB.evenifC.asD.despite6.If,Iwillcallatyourhousethiscomingweekend.A.you’reconvenientB.it’sconvenienttoyouC.itwillbeconvenienttoyouD.youwillfeelconvenient7.---Ifyou______thistask,youmustbereadytosufferfromhardship.A.applyB.experienceC.undertakeD.command8.Thisfilmis_______afilm.Itisalsoagoodmaterialforeducation.A.notmorethanB.lessthanC.morethanD.nomorethan9.LiuXiang_______asasportsstar,andisadmiredbymanyyoungpeople.A.standsupB.standsoutC.sticksoutD.picksout10.Theprojectistobe_______tillwegetenoughmoney.A.calledupB.sentforC.pulleddownD.setaside11.----Howshallwesolvetheproblem?----Well,I______askingMr.Smithforadvice.A.provideB.recommendC.introduceD.offer12.Wehadagoodmanyanxiousmoments,buteverything_____allrightintheend.A.turneddownB.turnedupC.turnedoutD.turnedinto9/9\n13.Theyoungmanactedstrangelyduringtheinterview.Hemadeabad_______ontheemployer.A.impressionB.expressionC.experienceD.opinion14.Asisknowntous,Chinaisstillacountry______thethirdworld.A.belongstoB.belongedtoC.belongingtoD.tobelongto15._____ourcountryhasplentyofoil,theirshasnone.A.WhileB.WhenC.BeforeD.Where16.______________willcometoseeyou?A.WhomdoyousupposeB.WhodoyousupposeC.DoyousupposewhomD.Whoyousuppose17.Thelongspeech______bythatoldprofessorseemed_______andendless.Hefeltso_____thathenearlyfellasleep.A.gave,disappointed,boringB.given,disappointed,boredC.giving,disappointing,boringD.given,disappointing,bored18.----Stopeatingthecake!----I_______it.Ittastes______.A.justtasted,goodB.justtasted,wellC.amjusttasting,niceD.wasjusteating,nicely19.______alotofdifficultproblems______,thenewly–electedpresidentishavingahardtime.A.Asfor,settledB.Besides,settlingC.With,tosettleD.Becauseof,beingsettled20.----Whatmadethestudentsoupset?----__________togotothemovie.A.HavingnotbeenallowedB.NothavingallowedC.BecauseofnothavingallowedD.Nothavingbeenallowed第二题：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Ididverybadlyatschool.MyheadmasterthoughtIwas21andwhenIwas14hesaid,“You’renevergoingtobe22butafailure.”Afterfiveyearsof23jobs,Ifellinlovewithaverynicemiddle-classgirl.Itwasthebest24thatcouldhavehappenedtome.I25Iwanted-todosomethingpositive(积极地)withmylifebecauseIwantedtoproveto26thatwhatpeoplesaidaboutmewas27.Especiallyhermother,whohadsaidtome,“Let’s28it,you’vefailedateverythingyou’veeverdone.”SoItriedhardwithmy29andwenttocollege.Myfirstnovel(小说)30whileIwasatcollege.AftercollegeItaughtduringthe31inhighschoolsandattendedeveningclassesat9/9\nLondonUniversity,whereIgota32inhistory.Ibecamealectureratacollegeandwasthinkingof33thatjobtowritefulltime34Iwasofferedapart-timejobatLeedsUniversity.Ibegantofeelproudofmyself—35wasaworking-classboywho’d36schoolearly,nowteachingattheuniversityMywritingcareer(职业)tookoffwhenIdiscoveredmyownstyle.NowI’mrichand37,havebeenonTV,andmetlotsoffilmstars.38whatdoesitmean?I39wishallthepeoplethathaveputmedownhad40:“Ibelieveinyou.You’llsucceed.”21.A.brightB.uselessC.simpleD.hopeful22.A.anythingB.somethingC.everythingD.nothing23.A.lowB.poorC.goodD.useful24A.supportB.happinessC.surpriseD.thing25.A.admittedB.decidedC.plannedD.told26.A.meB.themC.herD.it27.A.wrongB.rightC.stupidD.faulty28.A.seeB.knowC.understandD.face29.A.experimentB.practiceC.writingD.composition30.A.cameonB.cameinC.cameoutD'.cameback31.A.dayB.nightC.monthD.year32.A.graduationB.passC.degreeD.success33.A.givinginB.givingbackC.givingoutD.givingup34.A.whileB.ifC.whenD.or35.A.thereB.hereC.itD.that36.A.leftB.attendedC.changedD.graduated37.A.tiredB.calmC.nervousD.famous38.A.AndB.ButC.HoweverD.Well39.A.justB.exactlyC.soD.very40.A.praisedB.saidC.answeredD.advised三、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AAwomanwhosesportscarwasstolenwithherdoginitputupnoticesallovertheareathatmadeitcleargettingbackherpetwasmoreimportantthanhercar.“Whoeverdidthiscankeepmycar.PleaseletBenjermancomehome,”thenoticesaid.Itisnotknownifthethiefshowedanypity,butalmost30hoursafterthe1p.m.theftFriday,KimberlyAtkinsofDoverandBenjerman,a12-year-oldblackretriever(猎犬)，werereunitedafterpolicelocatedtheminBarrington.“He’shungry,he’sdirty,buthe’sveryhappytobehome,”Atkinssaid.9/9\nThecarwasfoundatabout5p.m.SaturdayoffRoute125inaswampyareafrequentedbyoff-the-roadcarsanddirtbikes.However,policecouldn’tcontrolBenjerman,andtheyhadtocallAtkinstocomegethim.AtkinssaidthethiefcaredforBenjermanalittlebyprovidinghimwithsomedrycatfood.ShebelievesBenjermanendedupdrinkingsomemuddywaterinthearea.Shesaidtheyhavebeentogetherfornearly11yearsaftershetookhimbackfromasocietyshelter(收容所)inDallas,Texas.BeforeBenjermanwasfound,AtkinsandseveralfriendsputupnoticesalloverthecityandinSomersworth.Theyalsocontacted(联系)animalsheltersthroughoutsouthernNewHampshireandMassachusetts.Thenoticestatedtherewasareward,andalsothatthedogneededmedication.Anycallercouldremainanonymous(匿名的).Atkinshadparkedthecaroutsideahardwarestorewiththekeysinsideandgoneintorentacarpetcleaner.“Itwas10minutesandIcameoutandmycarwasgonealongwithBenjermaninbroaddaylight,”Atkinssaid.ThecarthiefthrewAtkins’walletandotherpersonalitemsoutofthecarbeforeescapingfromthescene.41.Whatisthetitleofthepassage?A.ACarWithADogWasStolenB.LuckyDogWasReturnedToHisOwnerC.StealingCars:AMostImportantSocialProblemD.WomanWantsDogBackMoreThanStolenCar42.Whichofthefollowingisincorrectorderaccordingtothepassage?a.Noticeswereputupsayingtherewasareward.b.AtkinssawBenjermanagain.c.PolicefoundAtkins’car.d.AtkinstookBenjermanbackfromasocietyshelter.e.Atkinshiredacarpetcleanerinahardwarestore.A.d,e,a,b,cB.d,e,a,c,bC.e,a,d,b,cD.e,a,c,d,b43.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Thedogwastreatedextremelybadlybythethief.B.Carstolenaccidentshappenfrequentlynowadays.C.Thedogwasfoundbecauseofthereward.D.Thethiefstolethecareasily.44.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.BenjermanwassentbackimmediatelyafterAtkinsputupthenotices.B.AtkinsandherfriendsmadeagreatefforttolookforBenjerman.9/9\nC.Thethiefgavethedogbackbutkeptthesportscar.D.Thedogwasbackat1p.m.onaFriday.BIntheUnitedStates,itisimportanttobeontime,orpunctual,foranappointment,aclass,ameeting,etc.However,thismaynotbetrueinallcountries.AnAmericanprofessordiscoveredthisdifferencewhileteachingaclassinaBrazilianuniversity.Thetwo-hourclasswasscheduled（制定）tobeginat10a.m.andendat12a.m.Onthefirstday,whentheprofessorarrivedontime,noonewasintheclassroom.Manystudentscameafter10a.m.Severalarrivedafter10:30a.m.Twostudentscameafter11a.m.Althoughallthestudentsgreetedtheprofessorastheyarrived,fewapologizedfortheirlateness.Werethesestudentsbeingrude?Hedecidedtostudythestudents’behavior.TheprofessortalkedtoAmericanandBrazilianstudentsaboutlatenessinbothaninformalandaformalsituation:lunchwithafriendandinauniversityclass,respectively.Hegavethemanexampleandaskedthemhowtheywouldreact.Iftheyhadalunchappointmentwithafriend,theaverageAmericanstudentdefined(定义)latenessas19minutesaftertheagreedtime.Ontheotherhand,theaverageBrazilianstudentfeltthefriendwaslateafter33minutes.InanAmericanuniversity,studentsareexpectedtoarriveattheappointedhour.Incontrast,inBrazil,neithertheteachernorthestudentsalwaysarriveattheappointedhour.ClassesnotonlybeginatthescheduledtimeintheUnitedStates,buttheyalsoendatthescheduledtime.IntheBrazilianclass,onlyafewstudentslefttheclassatnoon;manyremainedpast12:30todiscusstheclassandaskmorequestions.WhilearrivinglatemaynotbeveryimportantinBrazil,neitherisstayinglate.Theexplanationforthesedifferencesisn’tsimple.PeoplefromBrazilianandNorthAmericancultureshavedifferentfeelingsaboutlateness.InBrazil,thestudentsbelievethatapersonwhousuallyarriveslateisprobablymoresuccessfulthanapersonwhoisalwaysontime.Infact,Braziliansexpectapersonwithhighsocialpositiontoarrivelate,whileintheUnitedStateslatenessisusuallyconsideredtobedisrespectfulandunacceptable.Asaresult,ifaBrazilianislateforanappointmentwithaNorthAmerican,theAmericanmaymisreadthereasonforthelatenessandbecomeangry.Asaresultofhisstudy,theprofessorlearnedthattheBrazilianstudentswerenotbeingdisrespectfultohim.Instead,theyweresimplybehavingintheappropriate（合适的）wayforaBrazilianstudentinBrazil.Intheend,theprofessorwasabletochangehisownbehaviorsothathecouldfeelcomfortableinthenewculture.45.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Latenessisawayofdisrespect.B.Itisimportanttobeontimeforclass.C.Theimportanceofbeingontimediffersamongcultures.D.Peopleshouldlearntheimportanceoftimewhentheyarechildren.9/9\n46.WhydidtheprofessorstudytheBrazilianstudents’behavior?A.Tomakethestudentspolite.B.Tomakethestudentscometoclassontime.C.Tounderstandwhythestudentscamelate.D.Tochangehisownbehavior.47.Whichofthefollowingisrightaccordingtothepassage?A.MostNorthAmericansthinkapersonwhoislateisdisrespectful.B.FewAmericanstudentsleaveimmediatelyaftertheclassisfinished.C.InaBrazilianclass,thestudentsleaveimmediatelyaftertheclassisfinished.D.Asaresultofthestudy,theprofessorchangedtheBrazilianstudents’behavior.48.Whatdoyouthinkwillhappenaccordingtothepassage?A.AnAmericanhostwillfeelunhappyifaguestarrivesattheparty20minuteslate.B.AnAmericanstudentwillthinkheismoresuccessfulifheislateforclass.C.ABrazilianguestwillsaysorrytothehostifheis20minuteslate.D.ABrazilianteacherwillgoonwithhisclassaftertheendingtime.CLearningLaterinLifeIt’softensaidthatwelearnthingsatthewrongtime.Universitystudentsfrequently（经常）dotheminimum（很少的）amountofworkbecausethey’recrazyforagoodsociallifeinstead.Childrenoftenscreambeforetheirpianopracticebecauseit’ssoboring,havetobegivengoldstarsandmedalstobepersuadedtoswim,orhavetobebribed（给予奖励）totakeexams.Butwhenyou’reolder?Ah,nowthat’sadifferentstory.Overtheyears,I’vedonemyshareofadultlearning.At30IwenttoacollegeanddidcoursesinHistoryandEnglish.Itwasanamazingexperience.Forstarters,Iwaspaying,sotherewasnoreasontobelate—Iwastheonefrowning(皱眉)anddrummingmyfingersiftheteacherwasdelayed,nottheotherwayround.Indeed,ifIcouldpersuadehimtolinger,itwasaprize,notatrouble.Iwasn’tfrightenedtoaskquestionsandhomeworkwasapleasurenotapain.WhenIpassed,Ihadpassedformeandmealone,notmyparentsormyteachers.ThesatisfactionIgotwasentirelypersonal.Somepeoplefeargoingbacktoschoolbecausetheyworrythattheirbrainshavegotshow.Butthejoyisthat,althoughsomepartshavebeendull（迟钝的）sometimes,yourbrainhaslearntallkindsofotherthingssinceyouwereyoung.It’slearnttothinkindependentlyandflexibly（灵活的）andismuchbetteratrelatingonethingtoanother.Whatyouloseinthedulldepartment,yougaininthematurity(成熟)department.Insomeways,ageisapositiveplus.Forinstance,whenyou’reolder,yougetmoreself-controlled.Experiencehastoldyouthat,ifyou’recalmandsimplydosomethingcarefullyagainandagain,atlastyou’llgetthehangofit.Theconfidenceyouhaveinotherareas—frombeingabletodriveacar,perhaps—meansthatifyoucan’t,say,buildachairimmediately,youdon’t,likeachild,wanttodestroyyourfirstpitifulattempts（尝试）.Maturitytellsyouthat9/9\nyouwill,withapplication,eventuallygetthere.49.Whatsurprisedthewriterwhenshedidherfirstadultlearningcourse?A.Shegotonbetterwithhertutor.B.Shewasabletolearnmorequickly.C.Shehadamorerelaxedattitudetoit.D.Shefoundlearningmoreenjoyable.50.Thewritersaysthatwhenyoulearnlaterinlife,youwillfind_____.A.itboringtotakelessonsB.ithardtorememberthingseasilyC.ithardtogiveallyourattentiontostudyD.itdifferenttolearnfromwhenyouwereyounger51.Accordingtothewriter,what’stheadvantageofadultlearners?A.Theyareabletoorganizethemselvesbetterthanyoungerpeople.B.Theyarelessworriedaboutsucceedingthanyoungerpeople.C.Theypaymoreattentiontodetailsthanyoungerpeople.D.Theyhavemorepatiencethanyoungerpeople.52.Whatisthewriter’smainpurposeinthearticle?A.Toemphasizethepleasuresofadultlearning.B.Topointouthoweasyadultlearningcanbe.C.Toexplainherreasonsfordoingadultlearning.D.Todescribetheteachingmethodsusedinadultlearning.53.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordlingerinparagraph2probablymean?A.Goback.B.Delaygoing.C.Teachthemmore.D.Endclassesontime.D●Wesincerelyhopeyouhadagreatholidayandlookforwardtoyourstoriesoverthesummer.●Signingupmeeting——Tues10thSept(week2)inJCR,DevonshireHouse.●Thisterm’stripsarenowlisted,butfulldetailswon’tbeupforafewdays.ChecktheS.U.BulletinBoardforregular（定期的）postings.●ComeandfindusattheFreshersSquasheachweek(Wed7pm).●SpecialmeetingforclubmonitorsattheS.U.Office.●Regularoutdoornewsfeedsnowonline.Includesdetailsaboutregularmeetings.●WecongratulateMaryandJakeAshtonontheirmarriageoverthesummer.Jake,asyoumayknowisalongservingmemberoftheExpeditionSocietyandwenowhopehestillhastheenergytojoinusonthoselongjourneys!●DaveJamesissellingagoretexjacket.Emailhimformoreinfo.54.Youcanfindthemembersregularlymeeting______.A.atJCRDevonshireHouseB.atFreshersSquashC.theS.U.OfficeD.online55.Whatcanwegetfromtheposter?A.Ifyouwanttobuyagoretexjacket,gotohimdirectly.B.Peoplecangetfullinformationaboutthisterm’strips.9/9\nC.Thisposterisputupjustafterthesummervocation.D.Peoplecanhavemeetingsonline.56.Theaboveposteris______.A.anoticeofupcomingeventsfornewmembersB.informationformembersoftheExpeditionClubonlyC.anadvertisementforeventsandobjectsrelatedtoaclubD.informationconnectedwithanyonewithsomeinterestintheclubEThesmallestkidsonEartharemuchsmallerthanyouoryourbabybrotherorsister.They’reevensmallerthanthehairsonyourhead.Thesetinyfellowsaresosmallthat20billionofthemcanfitintoajar,withlotsofroomtospare.“Wemadeawholecommunityofthem,”sayschemistJamesTourofRiceUniversityinTexas.“WecallthemNanoputians.”AlsoknownasNanoKids,theNanoPutiansaren’trealpeople.Theyareactuallytinymolecules(分子)madetolookalittlebitlikepeople.TourinventedtheNanoputiansasawaytoteachkidsaboutnanoscience,thestudyofextremelysmallthings.Nanoscienceandnanotechnologyhavebeengettingmoreandmoreattentionlatelythroughoutthescientificworld.Researchersareusingnanotechnologytodevelopsuper-fastcomputers,newmedicines,amazingmaterials,andmuch,muchmore.They’relookingtonanotechnologytohelpsolvesomeoftheworld’smostserioushealth,environmental,andenergyproblems.Nanosciencereferstothestudyofthingsthataresmallerthanabout100or200nanometers.Theexactsizeislessimportantthanthepossibleapplicationsofworkingwithsuchtinythings,Toursays.“Nanoscienceisthestudyanddevelopmentofthesmallsothatitwillaffectthelarge,”hesays.Oneofthebasicgoalsofnanotechnologyresearchistocontrolindividualatoms.Carbon,hydrogen,oxygen,andothertypesofatomsarethebuildingblocksoftheuniverse.Theymakeupplanets,rocks,people,trees,CDs—allthestuffoutthere.Mostthingsthatpeoplebuildcometogetherina“top-down”way,Toursays.Ifyouwanttomakeatable,forinstance,youcutdownabigtree,makewoodenboards,andhammerthemtogether.Nature,ontheotherhand,buildsthingsfromthebottomup.Whenatomsjointogether,theymakemolecules.Eachmoleculehasacertainshape,andamolecule’sstructuredetermineswhatitcando.Moleculescanthemcometogethertomakeacell—oratree.Eventhoughnanotechnologyisonthecuttingedgeofscientificresearch,studyingsuchsmallthingscanbechallenging.Itcanalsobefunandexciting.Tourandhiscoworkersturnedthesemolecularstructuresintocartoonfiguresandmadeananimatedsciencevideoaboutthelittlepeople,setittomusic,andstartedshowingittokids9/9\ninschoolwhiletalkingabouthowexcitingresearchonsmallthingscanbe.LearningabouttheNanoKidshasopenedupaworldofpossibilityforrealkidswhoordinarilywouldrathernotstudybiology,chemistry,orphysics,Toursays.Whenyoulookcloselyenough,thereallysmallcanbereallycool.57.WhatdoesTourmeanwhenhesays,“Mostthingsthatpeoplebuildcometogetherina‘top-down’way.”?A.Peoplewillbreakupbigthingstomakesmallthings.B.Weusuallyobservethingsfromthetoptothebottom.C.Wewillfindsomethingnewifweobservesomethingupsidedown.D.Somedayinthefuture,wewillbuildhousesfromthetoptothebottom.58.WhatisthepurposeofinventionofNanoPutians?A.Tokeepupwiththedevelopmentofthenanotechnology.B.Toarousetheattentionofthescientificworld.C.Toteachstudentsthestudyofnanoscience.D.Toclonetwosimilarkids.59.Whichofthefollowingiswrongaccordingtothepassage?A.Kidswillbeveryinterestedinwatchingcartoonsciencevideo.B.Nanotechnologyistobuildthingsina“top-down”way.C.Wecanusenanotechnologytocontrolindividualatoms.D.Nanotechnologywillhaveagreateffectonourlife.60.Ifthispassageistakenfromanewspaper,whichsectionisthepassageprobablyfrom?A.Entertainment.B.Economy.C.EducationD.Science.第四题，根据下列各句句意义及所给单词的首字母写出该单词的正确形式(每题一分)：1.WhentravelinginParis,thetouristsweresoi_____________bytheworldfamousbuildingsthere.2.Thoseoldphotosr________meofthedaysinChina.3.Thejobt_______outtobeharderthanwethought.4.Weares___________withwhatyouhavedone,youdidagoodjob.5.Yourhatdoesn’tmatchyourclothes.Itlooksu_______.6.Newspapercankeepuswelli_________aboutwhatishappeningallovertheworld.7.Babiesarealwaysc________abouttheworldaroundthem.8.Thestudentsofthisschoolared___________ofgoingtostudyinQinghuaUniversitysomeday.9.Youshouldpaya________toyourteacherinclass.10.Don’tbea__________tocomputergames.Itisawasteoftime.9/9
