广大附中高二上学期期中考试 1.docx

1、广大附中高二上学期期中考试 1 广大附中2013-2014学年高二英语上学期期中考试一、单项选择 1.The doctor suggested Tom with a serious disease and that he to hospital at once.A.be infected; be sent B. was infected, be sentC. should be infected; was sent D. be infected; was sent2. Though money, his parents managed to send her to school. A. lac

2、ked B. lacking of C. lacking D. lacked in3. No sooner asleep she slid into bed. A. she had fallenwhen B. had she fallenwhen C. she had fallenthan D. had she fallenthan4. I was about to play games my mother broke in. A. while B. when C. as D. the time5. no doubt that he can win the competition since

3、he has spent so much time on it. A. It is B. There is C. That is D. As is6. The theory in the conference is extremely difficult to understand. A.puts forward B. which put forward C. putting forward D. put forward7. From my perspective, it is your classmate who for the broken window. A. is to blame B

4、. is going to blame C. is to be blamed D. should blame8. All electronic computers five units although they are of different kinds. A. are made from B. are consisted of C. consist of D. make up9. I stared at the moving model of the waste machine, by its efficiency. A. absorbed B. absorbing C. being a

5、bsorbed D. to absorb10. Worried about the time , my mother made a list of the food she wanted to buy in the market. A. available B. enjoyable C. original D. essential答案： DACBC ADBBA二、完形填空答案： BDACB ACDBD ABDCC三、语法填空A young man, while traveling through a desert, came across a river, water was clear. W

6、ater was sweet. He filled his leather container so that he could bring some back to an elder 32 had been his teacher. After a four-day journey, the young man 33 ( present ) the water to the old man. His teacher took a deep drink, smiled 34 ( warm ), and thanked his student very much for the sweet wa

7、ter. The young man went home 35 a happy heart.After the student left, the teacher let 36 student taste the water. He spit it out, 37 (say) it was awful. Apparently, it was no longer fresh because of the old leather container. He asked his teacher, Sir, the water was awful. Why did you pretend to lik

8、e 38 ?The teacher replied, You tasted the water. I tasted the girl. The water was simply the container for an act of kindness and love. Nothing could be 39 (sweet). We understand this lesson best when we receive gifts of love from children. 40 it is a cheap pipe or a diamond necklace, the proper res

9、ponse is appreciation. We love the idea within the gift rather than the thing.答案： whose, The, presented, warmly, with, another, saying, it, sweeter, whether四、阅读理解 A略 BLike all animal species, plant species must spread their offspring to suitable areas where they can grow and pass on their parents ge

10、nes. Young animals generally spread by walking or flying. Because plants dont have that ability, they must somehow hitchhike(搭车). Some plant seeds scatter by blowing in the wind or floating on water. Many other plant species, though, trick an animal into carrying their seeds. How do they do this? Th

11、ey enclose the seeds within a tasty fruit and advertise the fruits ripeness by its colour or smell. The hungry animal collects and swallows the fruit, walks or flies off, and later spits out the seeds somewhere far from its parent tree. Seeds can thereby be carried for thousands of miles. It may sur

12、prise you to learn that plant seeds can resist digestion. In fact, some seeds actually require passage through an animals body before they can grow.Wild strawberries offer a good example of hitchhiking tactics. When strawberry seeds are still young and not yet ready to be planted, the surrounding fr

13、uit is green, sour and hard. When the seeds finally mature, the berries turn red, sweet, and tender. The change in the berries colour serves as a signal to birds which then eat the strawberries, fly off, and eventually spit out the seeds.Naturally, strawberry plants didnt set out with a conscious in

14、tention of attracting birds only when their seeds were ready to be dispersed. Nor did birds set out with the intent of planting strawberries. Rather, strawberry plants evolved through natural selection. The sweeter and redder the final strawberry, the more birds spread its ripe seeds; the greener an

15、d more sour the young strawberry, the fewer birds destroyed the seeds by eating berries before the seeds were ready.46What does the underlined word “dispersed” in the third paragraph mean?Aspread Beaten Cborn Dplanted47For plants, which of the following is NOT a way of spreading their offspring to s

16、uitable areas?AHitchhiking. BBlowing in the wind. CFloating on water. DTracking an animal.48Which strategy does the example of wild strawberries describe?AThe conscious intent of attracting birds. BSpreading by walking.CSpreading by flying. DThe strategy of taking a lift.49Why does the author descri

17、be how strawberry seeds are spread?ATo show plants are good at adapting to the environment. .BTo show strawberrys special way.CTo show the plant has different ways of spreading seeds.DTo show the mystery of plant.50Whats the passage mainly about?AHow animals disperse offspring. BHow plants disperse

18、their offspring.CPlant evolution. DPlants hitchhiking on animals.答案： ADDCBCBirthdays often involve surprises. But this years surprise on the birthday of the great British playwright William Shakespeare is surely one of the most dramatic.On April 22, one day before his 441st birthday anniversary, exp

19、erts discovered that one of the most recognizable portraits of William Shakespeare is a fake. This means that we no longer have a good idea of what Shakespeare looked like. Its very possible that many pictures of Shakespeare might be unreliable because many of them are copies of this one, said an ex

20、pert from Britains National Portrait Gallery. The discovery comes after four months of testing using X-rays, ultraviolet light, microphotography and paint samples. The experts from the gallery say the image commonly known as the Flower portrait was actually painted in the 1800s, about two centuries

21、after Shakespeares death. The art experts who work at the gallery say they also used modern chemistry technology to check the paint on the picture. These checks found traces of paint dating from about 1814. Shakespeare died in 1616, and the date that appears on the portrait is 1609.We now think the

22、portrait dates back to around 1818 to 1840. This was when there was a renewed interest in Shakespeares plays, Tarnya Cooper, the gallerys curator (馆长), told the Associated President.The fake picture has often been used as a cover for collections of his plays. It is called the Flower portrait because

23、 one of its owners, Desmond Flower, gave it to the Royal Shakespeare Company.There have always been questions about the painting, said David Howells, curator for the Royal Shakespeare Company. Now we know the truth, we can put the image in its proper place in the history of Shakespearean portraiture

24、.Two other images of Shakespeare, are also being studied as part of the investigation (调查) and the results will come out later this month._46. What makes the birthday of Shakespeare dramatic this year? AIt was found that he painted a portrait in 1814 instead of in 1609.BThe Flower portrait has been

25、found to be a fake.CThree portraits of Shakespeare are being tested to identify a real one.DIt was found that there was a renewed interest in Shakespeares plays around 1818 to 1840.47. Which statement is True according to the passage?APortraits of Shakespeare are all unreliable.BFlower portrait was

26、a portrait of Shakespeare given to Desmond Flower.C1814 might be when the portrait was drawn.DThe Flower portrait is not often used as a cover for Shakespeares play.48.How many methods were used to test the portrait? ANot mentioned.BTwoCThreeDAt least four.49.The best title for this passage is _. AB

27、irthdays often involve surprisesBThe surprise on the 441st birthday of ShakespeareCOne portrait of Shakespeare is a fakeDHow can we know Shakespeares appearance?50.Which is the best sentence to fill in the blank in the last paragraph? ASoon well know which portrait is reliable.BMaybe we cannot find

28、a real portrait of Shakespeare.CIf the two portraits are found to be false, they will test more.DFor now what Shakespeare really looked like will remain a mystery.答案：BCDBD DOne reaction to all the concern about tropical deforestation is a blank stare that asks the question, Since I dont live there,

29、what does it have to do with me?The answer is that your way of life, wherever you live in the world, is tied to the tropics（热带） in many ways. If you live in a house, wash your hair, eat fruits and vegetables, drink soda, or drive a car, you can be certain that you are affected by the loss of tropica

30、l forests.Biologically, we are losing the richest regions on earth when, each minute, a piece of tropical forest, the size of ten city blocks ,disappears. As many as five million species of plants, animals, and insects (40 to 50 percent of all living things) live there, and are being lost faster tha

31、n they can be found and described. Their loss is immeasurable.Take rubber for example. For many uses, only natural rubber from trees will do. Synthetics are not good enough. Today over half the worlds commercial rubber is produced in Malaysia and Indonesia, while the Amazons rubber industry produces

32、 much of the worlds four million tons. And rubber is an important material in making gloves, balloons, footwear and many sporting goods. Thousands of other tropical plants are valuable for their industrial use.Many scientists strongly believe that deforestation contributes to the greenhouse effect - or heating of the earth from increased carbon dioxide