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高二英语下学期期中试题5

贵州省贞丰中学2014-2015学年度第二学期半期考试

高二年级英语试卷

满分：

120分考试时间：

100分钟

1、阅读理解

OnMay21,1999,someAmericanscientistswereworkingatthecomputerstolookforinformationtheyneeded.Suddenlytheysawalotofverybrightredspotscrossingthecomputers'screens.Atthesametimethecomputerswereworkingmuchslower.Tofindoutwhatwashappeningtheystoppedtheirworktochecksomepartsofthecomputers.Totheirhorror,theyfoundoutthatmostoftheirstoredinformationwasgotridof（除去）bycomputerviruses.Obviouslyallthesecomputershadbeeninfectedbycomputerviruses.It'ssaidthatthecomputervirusesweremadebytwoorthreePhilip

pineyoungmenfondofplayingtricks.Theyallhadexcellenteducation.Theycreatedthevirusesjusttoshowtheirintelligence.Thekindofcomputervirusesisnamed"ILoveYou"virus.Thisviruscanhideincomputersforlong.Whenthetimecomesitwillattackthecomputersbyloweringtheimportantfunctions,damagingtheirnormalprogramsorevengettingridofagreatdealofinformationwhichoperatorsofthecomputersoftenuseorstore,what'sworse,itstillcanreproduceitselfingreatquantitieswithinashorttime.

Wecometoknowthat"ILoveYou"virusoftenattackscomputersonMondaysandthatitisspreadingtomanycomputersintheworld.AmongthecountriesthatsufferedcomputerviruseslastyearareBritain,Australia,SwitzerlandandtheU.S..Thosewhomadethecomputerviruseshavebeenfoundoutslowlyandcarefully.Buttillnow,howtogetridoftheterriblevirusesremainsaproblem.

（）1.Whenthevirusesattackthecomputers,thecomputerswillwork______.

A.normallyB.slowerC.fasterD.well

（）2.TwoorthreePhilippineyoungmencreatedthecomputervirusesto______.

A.telltheworldthattheywereintelligent

B.testtheirability

C.damagethecomputers

D.playatrickonoperationsofthecomputers

（）3.Accordingtothepassage,computervirusesseemto___.

A.havebeeninnatureforyears

B.exitinanycomputers

C.bedifficulttogetridofatpresent

D.beabletobegotridofinthenearfuture

（）4.Themostseriousdamagecausedbythevirusesisthat___.

A.thecomputer'sfunctionsarelowered

B.thenormalprogramsaredamaged

C.hecomputersinfectedbythevirusescannolongerbeused

D.agreatdealoftheinformationstoredinthecomputersisgonet

ChristopherColumbussailedacrosstheAtlantica

ndreachedtheAmericancontinentinOctober,1492.However,thenameAmericahadnothingtodowithhim.TherewasanotherEuropeanexplorerwhoreachedthiscontinentseveralyearsafterColumbus.Thisman’snamewasAmerigoVespucci,andhecalledthislandaNewWorld.

AmerigoVespucciandColumbushadmanyincommon.LikeColumbus,VespucciwasanItalianwhosettledinSpain.LikeColumbus,VespuccimadeseveraltripstotheNewWorld,hisfirsttripbeingin1499.In1505,severallettersthoughttohavebeenwrittenbyVespucciwerepublished.Oneoftheseletterssaidthat“VespuccifoundanewcontinentwithmorepeopleandmoreanimalsthaninEurope,AsiaandAfrica”.Justatthattime,amannamedWaldseemullerwaswritingageographybook.Hesuggestedthatthecontinentbenamed“America”afterAmerigoVespucci.Hisideawasquicklyaccepted,andsothenamebegantobeused.

（）5.FromthepassageweknowthatChristopherColumbus_______.

A.namedthecontinent“America”

B.wasAmerigoVespucci’scompanion

C.wasanItalianwhosettledinSpain

D.reachedth

eNewWorldlaterthanAmerigoVespucci

（）6.Whichofthefollowing

isNOTtrue?

A.Vespuccihimselfdidn’tnamethecontinent“America”.

B.Columbusdidn’tcallthelandhereachedaNewWorld.

C.ColumbusandVespucciwerefromtwodifferentcountries.

D.IfVespuccihadn’treachedthiscontinent,thecontinentmighthavebeennamedaftersomeotherpersons.

（）7.Americagotitsname_______.

A.attheendofthe14thcentury

B.atthebeginningofthe16thcentury

C.atthebeginningofthe15thcentury

D.attheendofthe15thcentury

（）8.Whichistherightorderofhappeningsasmentionedinthepassage?

Columbus’reachingthecontinentinOctober,1492.

Columbus’sailingacrosstheAtlantic.

Thepublishingoftheletters.

Thecontinentsbeingnamed“America”afterAmerigo.

Vespucci’sfindinganewcontinentwithmorepeopleandmoreanimals.

Thewritingofageographybook.

SuHuaisstud

yingatCambridge,UK.Sh

ehasboughtabicycleandisworriedaboutsecurity（安全）.Herfriend,Kate,foundthisarticleandsentittoher.

Introduction

Alotofcrimeisagainstbicycles.About150,000bicyclesarestoleneveryyearandmostareneverfound．Youcanpreventthishappeningbyfollowingafewcarefulsteps.

BasicSecurity

Donotleaveyourbicycleinout-of-the-wayplaces.Alwayslockyourbicyclewhenyouleave.Secureittolamppostsortrees.Takeoffsmallerpartsandtakethemwithyou,forexamplelightsandsaddles（车座）.

Locks

Getagoodlock.Therearemanydifferenttypesintheshops.Buyonethathasbeentestedagainstattack.Askforarecommendationfromabikeshop.

Marking

Securitymarkingyourbikecanactadeterrenttoathief.Itcanalsohelpthepolicefindyourbicycle.Itshouldbeclearlywrittenandincludeyourpostcodeandyourhouseorflatnumber.Thiswillprovideasimplewaytoidentifyyourbicycle.

Registration

Thereareanumberofcompanieswhowillsecuritymarkyourbicycleforyou.Theywillthenputyourregistrationnumberandpersonaldetailsontheircomputerdatabase.Thenifyourbicycleisfounditwillbeeasytocontactyou.

Finally

Keeparecordofthebicycleyourself:

itsmake,modelandregistrationnumber.Youcaneventakeaphotographofit.Thiswillprovethebicyclebelongstoyou.

9.Whichpartofthetextgivesyouinformationonhowtolockupyourbicyclewhenyouleaveit?

A.Locks.B.Marking.C.Registration.D.BasicSecurit

10.Theunderlinedphrase“actasadeterrenttoathief”means______.

A.helpyourecognizeyourbikeB.stopsomeonestealingyourbicycle

C.helpthepolicefindyourbicycleD.stopyouworryingaboutyourbike

11.Thearticleadvisesyoutokeeparecordofyourbicycle_______.

A.inthebikeshopandyourcomputer

B.inthepolicestationandasecuritycompany

C.byyourselfandinasecuritycompany

D.inasecuritycompanyandyouruniversity

12.Themainpurposeofthisarticleis_________.

A.tosuggestwaysofkeepingyourbicyclesafe

B.totellyouwhattodoifyourbicycleisstolen

C.togiveyouadviceonwheretobuyagoodlock

D.tosaywhyyoushouldn’tkeepyourbicycleinaquietplace

BrianWalkerchewspens.Hebi

testhemsohardthathisbosshaswarnedhimtostoporbuyhisown.Katie’sweaknessismoreacceptable---sheisunabletowalkpastacakeshopwithoutovereating.SophiaCarterfindshercigarettehabitaheadache,whileAlice’sthumb-suckingdrivesherboyfriendcrazy.Fourpeoplewithverydifferenthabits,buttheyallshareacommonproblem---anxietydisorderor,inseriouscases,ObsessiveCompulsiveDisorder（OCD）.

Fromnail-bitingtotoomuchhand-washing,overeatingandinternetaddiction（上瘾）,OCDiswidespreadinalmosteveryworkplaceandcountlesshome.“Itisarelativelycommonformofanxiety,”saysDr.Mootee.“TbemainfeatureofOCDistherepetitionofunwantedobsessive（过度的）thoughtssuchasworriesthatdoorsareleftunlocked,gasorelectricalappliancesarelefton.”Inordertofightagainsttheanxietyanddistresscausedbytheseobsessions,anOCDsuffererperformssomeformofrepetitiveactsuchashand-washing,checkingdoorlocksandgasorelectricalappliances.

Dr.Mooteesaysthatrepetitivewashing,particularlyofthehands,isthemostcommontypeofOCD.Shehastreatedmanypatientswhowashtheirhandsupto30timesaday.ThetechniqueMooteeusestotreatpeoplewithOCDiscalledcognitive-behavioraltherapy（认知行为疗法）.“Itisbasedonthegeneralideathatpeoplehavetheabilitytochangethewaytheythinkandbehave,”saysMootee.

Butwhendoesahabitbecomeaproblem?

“It’spersonal,”saysMootee.“Everyonehassomethingunusual,butifyoucan’tputupwithit,thenit’saproblemandyouneedtodosomethingtochangeit.”Mooteesaysmanypeopleresistgoingfortreatmentbecausetheyfeartheyare“crazy”.Butaspeoplebecomemoreknowledgeableabouttheseproblemstheywillgoandgethelp.Theonlywaytocureistoconquer.

13.Accordingtothepassage,apersonsufferingfromOCD_______.

A.reduceshis/heranxietybytakingdrugsB.getsintounwantedhabitstorelievestress

C.hasunwantedthoughtsabouthabitsD.hasunwantedthoughtsbecauseofillness

14.Dr.Mootee’streatingtechniqueisbasedontheideathat____________.

A.everyonehassomethingdifferent

B.peoplecanputupwiththeirproblems

C.peopletendtorepeattheirobsessiveactions

D.peoplecanchangetheirwayofthinkingandaction

15.Bysaying“Theonlyway

tocureistoconquer.”Dr.MooteesuggeststhatanOCDsufferer____.

A.hastobeanextraordinaryperson

B.mustcurehisillnessbyhimself

C.shouldhavearightattitudetowardstheproblem

D.mustovercomemanyphysicalillnesses

第二节.补全短文

Takinggoodnotesisatime-savingskillthatwillhelpyoutobecomeabatterstudentinseveralways16Second,yournotesareexcellentmaterialstorefertowhenyouarestudyingforatest.Third,note-takingoffersvarietytoyourstudytimeandhelpsyoutoholdyourinterest.

Youwillwanttotakenotesduringclassroomdiscussionsandwhilereadingatextbookordoingresearchforareport.17Wheneverorhoweveryoutakenotes,keepinmindthatnote-ta

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