广大附中高二上学期期中考试 1.docx

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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.ThedoctorsuggestedTomwithaseriousdiseaseandthathetohospitalatonce.

A.beinfected;besentB.wasinfected,besent

C.shouldbeinfected;wassentD.beinfected;wassent

2.Thoughmoney,hisparentsmanagedtosendhertoschool.

A.lackedB.lackingofC.lackingD.lackedin

3.Nosoonerasleepsheslidintobed.

A.shehadfallen…whenB.hadshefallen…when

C.shehadfallen…thanD.hadshefallen…than

4.Iwasabouttoplaygamesmymotherbrokein.

A.whileB.whenC.asD.thetime

5.nodoubtthathecanwinthecompetitionsincehehasspentsomuchtimeonit.

A.ItisB.ThereisC.ThatisD.Asis

6.Thetheoryintheconferenceisextremelydifficulttounderstand.

A.putsforwardB.whichputforwardC.puttingforwardD.putforward

7.Frommyperspective,itisyourclassmatewhoforthebrokenwindow.

A.istoblameB.isgoingtoblameC.istobeblamedD.shouldblame

8.Allelectroniccomputersfiveunitsalthoughtheyareofdifferentkinds.

A.aremadefromB.areconsistedofC.consistofD.makeup

9.Istaredatthemovingmodelofthewastemachine,byitsefficiency.

A.absorbedB.absorbingC.beingabsorbedD.toabsorb

10.Worriedaboutthetime,mymothermadealistofthefoodshewantedtobuyinthemarket.

A.availableB.enjoyableC.originalD.essential

答案：

DACBCADBBA

二、完形填空

答案：

BDACBACDBDABDCC

三、语法填空

Ayoungman,whiletravelingthroughadesert,cameacrossariver,waterwasclear.Waterwassweet.Hefilledhisleathercontainersothathecouldbringsomebacktoanelder32hadbeenhisteacher.Afterafour-dayjourney,theyoungman33（present）thewatertotheoldman.Histeachertookadeepdrink,smiled34（warm）,andthankedhisstudentverymuchforthesweetwater.Theyoungmanwenthome35ahappyheart.

Afterthestudentleft,theteacherlet36studenttastethewater.Hespititout,37（say）itwasawful.Apparently,itwasnolongerfreshbecauseoftheoldleathercontainer.Heaskedhisteacher,"Sir,thewaterwasawful.Whydidyoupretendtolike38?

"

Theteacherreplied,"Youtastedthewater.Itastedthegirl.Thewaterwassimplythecontainerforanactofkindnessandlove.Nothingcouldbe39（sweet）."

Weunderstandthislessonbestwhenwereceivegiftsoflovefromchildren.40itisacheappipeoradiamondnecklace,theproperresponseisappreciation.Welovetheideawithinthegiftratherthanthething.

答案：

whose,The,presented,warmly,with,another,saying,it,sweeter,whether

四、阅读理解

A略

B

Likeallanimalspecies,plantspeciesmustspreadtheiroffspringtosuitableareaswheretheycangrowandpassontheirparents’genes.Younganimalsgenerallyspreadbywalkingorflying.Becauseplantsdon’thavethatability,theymustsomehowhitchhike（搭车）.Someplantseedsscatterbyblowinginthewindorfloatingonwater.Manyotherplantspecies,though,trickananimalintocarryingtheirseeds.Howdotheydothis?

Theyenclosetheseedswithinatastyfruitandadvertisethefruit’sripenessbyitscolourorsmell.Thehungryanimalcollectsandswallowsthefruit,walksorfliesoff,andlaterspitsouttheseedssomewherefarfromitsparenttree.Seedscantherebybecarriedforthousandsofmiles.Itmaysurpriseyoutolearnthatplantseedscanresistdigestion.Infact,someseedsactuallyrequirepassagethroughananimal’sbodybeforetheycangrow.

Wildstrawberriesofferagoodexampleofhitchhikingtactics.Whenstrawberryseedsarestillyoungandnotyetreadytobeplanted,thesurroundingfruitisgreen,sourandhard.Whentheseedsfinallymature,theberriesturnred,sweet,andtender.Thechangeintheberries’colourservesasasignaltobirdswhichtheneatthestrawberries,flyoff,andeventuallyspitouttheseeds.

Naturally,strawberryplantsdidn’tsetoutwithaconsciousintentionofattractingbirdsonlywhentheirseedswerereadytobedispersed.Nordidbirdssetoutwiththeintentofplantingstrawberries.Rather,strawberryplantsevolvedthroughnaturalselection.Thesweeterandredderthefinalstrawberry,themorebirdsspreaditsripeseeds;thegreenerandmoresourtheyoungstrawberry,thefewerbirdsdestroyedtheseedsbyeatingberriesbeforetheseedswereready.

46．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“dispersed”inthethirdparagraphmean?

A．spreadB．eatenC．bornD．planted

47．Forplants,whichofthefollowingisNOTawayofspreadingtheiroffspringtosuitableareas?

A．Hitchhiking.B．Blowinginthewind.

C．Floatingonwater.D．Trackingananimal.

48．Whichstrategydoestheexampleofwildstrawberriesdescribe?

A．Theconsciousintentofattractingbirds.B．Spreadingbywalking.

C．Spreadingbyflying.D．Thestrategyoftakingalift.

49．Whydoestheauthordescribehowstrawberryseedsarespread?

A．Toshowplantsaregoodatadaptingtotheenvironment..

B．Toshowstrawberry’sspecialway.

C．Toshowtheplanthasdifferentwaysofspreadingseeds.

D．Toshowthemysteryofplant.

50．What’sthepassagemainlyabout?

A．Howanimalsdisperseoffspring.B．Howplantsdispersetheiroffspring.

C．Plantevolution.D．Plants’hitchhikingonanimals.

答案：

ADDCB

C

Birthdaysofteninvolvesurprises.Butthisyear'ssurpriseonthebirthdayofthegreatBritishplaywrightWilliamShakespeareissurelyoneofthemostdramatic.

OnApril22,onedaybeforehis441stbirthdayanniversary,expertsdiscoveredthatoneofthemostrecognizableportraitsofWilliamShakespeareisafake.ThismeansthatwenolongerhaveagoodideaofwhatShakespearelookedlike."It'sverypossiblethatmanypicturesofShakespearemightbeunreliablebecausemanyofthemarecopiesofthisone,"saidanexpertfromBritain'sNationalPortraitGallery.

　ThediscoverycomesafterfourmonthsoftestingusingX-rays,ultravioletlight,microphotographyandpaintsamples.Theexpertsfromthegallerysaytheimage—commonlyknownasthe"Flowerportrait"—wasactuallypaintedinthe1800s,abouttwocenturiesafterShakespeare'sdeath.Theartexpertswhoworkatthegallerysaytheyalsousedmodernchemistrytechnologytocheckthepaintonthepicture.Thesechecksfoundtracesofpaintdatingfromabout1814.Shakespearediedin1616,andthedatethatappearsontheportraitis1609.

　"Wenowthinktheportraitdatesbacktoaround1818to1840.ThiswaswhentherewasarenewedinterestinShakespeare'splays,"TarnyaCooper,thegallery'scurator（馆长）,toldtheAssociatedPresident.

　　Thefakepicturehasoftenbeenusedasacoverforcollectionsofhisplays.ItiscalledtheFlowerportraitbecauseoneofitsowners,DesmondFlower,gaveittotheRoyalShakespeareCompany.

　　"Therehavealwaysbeenquestionsaboutthepainting,"saidDavidHowells,curatorfortheRoyalShakespeareCompany."Nowweknowthetruth,wecanputtheimageinitsproperplaceinthehistoryofShakespeareanportraiture."

TwootherimagesofShakespeare,arealsobeingstudiedaspartoftheinvestigation（调查）andtheresultswillcomeoutlaterthismonth._________________

46.WhatmakesthebirthdayofShakespearedramaticthisyear?

A．Itwasfoundthathepaintedaportraitin1814insteadofin1609.

B．TheFlowerportraithasbeenfoundtobeafake.

C．ThreeportraitsofShakespearearebeingtestedtoidentifyarealone.

D．ItwasfoundthattherewasarenewedinterestinShakespeare'splaysaround1818to1840.

47.WhichstatementisTrueaccordingtothepassage?

A．PortraitsofShakespeareareallunreliable.

B．"Flowerportrait"wasaportraitofShakespearegiventoDesmondFlower.

C．1814mightbewhentheportraitwasdrawn.

D．TheFlowerportraitisnotoftenusedasacoverforShakespeare'splay.

48.Howmanymethodswereusedtotesttheportrait?

A．Notmentioned.

B．Two

C．Three

D．Atleastfour.

49.Thebesttitleforthispassageis_________.

A．Birthdaysofteninvolvesurprises　

B．Thesurpriseonthe441stbirthdayofShakespeare

C．OneportraitofShakespeareisafake

D．HowcanweknowShakespeare'sappearance?

50.Whichisthebestsentencetofillintheblankinthelastparagraph?

A．Soonwe'llknowwhichportraitisreliable.

B．MaybewecannotfindarealportraitofShakespeare.

C．Ifthetwoportraitsarefoundtobefalse,theywilltestmore.

D．FornowwhatShakespearereallylookedlikewillremainamystery.

答案：

BCDBD

　D

Onereactiontoalltheconcernabouttropicaldeforestationisablankstarethatasksthequestion,"SinceIdon'tlivethere,whatdoesithavetodowithme?

"

　Theansweristhatyourwayoflife,whereveryouliveintheworld,istiedtothetropics（热带）inmanyways.Ifyouliveinahouse,washyourhair,eatfruitsandvegetables,drinksoda,ordriveacar,youcanbecertainthatyouareaffectedbythelossoftropicalforests.

　Biologically,wearelosingtherichestregionsonearthwhen,eachminute,apieceoftropicalforest,thesizeoftencityblocks,disappears.Asmanyasfivemillionspeciesofplants,animals,andinsects（40to50percentofalllivingthings）livethere,andarebeinglostfasterthantheycanbefoundanddescribed.Theirlossisimmeasurable.

　　Takerubberforexample.Formanyuses,onlynaturalrubberfromtreeswilldo.Syntheticsarenotgoodenough.Todayoverhalftheworld'scommercialrubberisproducedinMalaysiaandIndonesia,whiletheAmazon'srubberindustryproducesmuchoftheworld'sfourmilliontons.Andrubberisanimportantmaterialinmakinggloves,balloons,footwearandmanysportinggoods.Thousandsofothertropicalplantsarevaluablefortheirindustrialuse.

　　Manyscientistsstronglybelievethatdeforestationcontributestothegreenhouseeffect--orheatingoftheearthfromincreasedcarbondioxide