高二下学期期中英语试题 含答案VII.docx

高二下学期期中英语试题 含答案VII.docx

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高二下学期期中英语试题含答案VII

高级中学2012－2013学年第二学期期中测试

高二英语

本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，共11页，满分135分。

考试用时120分钟。

注意事项：

1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号和考试科目涂写在答题卡上。

2．每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案，不能答在试卷上。

3．考试结束，监考人员将答题卡交回。

Ⅰ语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～15各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Whatexactlyisalie?

Isitanythingwesaywhichweknowisuntrue?

Orisitsomethingmorethanthat?

Forexample,supposea1wantstoborrowsomemoneyfromyou.Yousay,“IwishIcouldhelpyoubutI’mshortofmoneymyself.”Infactyouarenot2ofmoneybutyourfriendisinthehabitofnotpayinghisdebtsandyoudon’twantto3hisfeelingsbyremindinghimofthis.Isthis4alie?

ProfessorGeraldGullionoftheUniversityofSouthernCaliforniahasmadea5studyoflying.Accordingtohim,womenarebetterliarsthanmen,6whentellinga“whitelie”,suchasawomanatapartytellinganotherwomanthatshelikesher7whenshereallythinksitlooksawful.However,thisisonlyonesideofthe8.Otherresearcherssaythatmenaremore9totellmoreseriouslies,suchasmakingapromisewhichtheyhavenointentionoffulfilling.Thisisthekindofliepoliticiansandbusinessmenare10tobeparticularlyskilledat:

theliefromwhichtheliarshopestoprofitorgaininsomeway.

Researchhasalsobeendoneintothe11ofpeople’sbehaviorinanumberofsmall,12unimportantwayswhentheylie.Ithasbeenfoundthatiftheyaresittingdownatthetime,they13tomoveaboutintheirchairsmorethanusual.Tothetrainedobservertheyaresaying“IwishIweresomewhereelsenow”.Theyalsotendtotouch14partsofthefacemoreoften,inparticularthenose.Oneexplanationofthismaybethatlyingcausesaslightincreaseinbloodpressure.Thenoseisvery15tosuchchangesandtheincreasedpressuremakesititch（痒）.

1.A.classmateB.friendC.strangerD.relative

2.A.sureB.awareC.fondD.short

3.A.hurtB.affectC.acceptD.betray

4.A.simplyB.merelyC.reallyD.exactly

5.A.randomB.casualC.technicalD.scientific

6.A.particularlyB.apparentlyC.deliberatelyD.generally

7.A.behaviourB.performanceC.dressD.appearance

8.A.factB.storyC.truthD.reality

9.A.reasonableB.likelyC.ridiculousD.severe

10.A.relatedB.managedC.approvedD.supposed

11.A.advantagesB.benefitsC.changesD.chances

12.A.clearlyB.slightlyC.exremelyD.constantly

13.A.expectB.failC.happenD.tend

14.A.largeB.certainC.mainD.special

15.A.positiveB.negativeC.sensitiveD.objective

第二节语法填空（共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分）v

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16～25的相应位置上。

Onedayalltheemployeesofaveryfamouspanyreachedtheirofficeandallsawabigsignonthemaindoor16（say）:

“Yesterday,thepersonwhohasbeenhindering（阻碍）yourgrowthinthispanypassedaway.Weinvitedyoutojointhefuneralintheroom17hasbeenpreparedinthegym.”

Inthebeginning,theyallgotsadforthedeathofoneoftheircolleagues,18afterawhiletheystartedgettingcurious19（know）whowasthatpersonthathinderedthegrowthoftheircolleagues20thepanyitself.

Theexcitementinthegymwassuchthatsecurityagents21（order）tocontrolthecrowdwithintheroom.22morepeoplereachedthecoffin,themoretheexcitementheatedup.

Everyonethought,“Whoisthispersonthatwashinderingmyprogress?

”

Onebyonetheemployeesgotcloser23thecoffin,andwhentheylookedinsideittheysuddenlybecame24（speech）.Therewasamirrorinsidethecoffin:

everyonewholookedinsideitcouldseethemselves!

Therewasalsoasignnexttothemirrorthatread:

“Thereisonlyonepersonwhoisabletosetlimitsto25growthandITISYOU!

”

Ⅱ阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Iwasabright-eyedgirlheadingofftoHowardUniversity,aimingatalegalcareeranddreamingofsittingonaSupremeCourtbenchsomewhereinthefallof1985.Twenty-oneyearslater,Iamstillabright-eyeddreamerandonewithquiteadifferenttaletotell.

Mygrandma,anamazingwoman,graduatedfromcollegeattheageof65.Shewasthefirstinourfamilytoreachthatgoal.ButoneyearafterIstartedcollege,shedevelopedcancer.Imadethechoicetowithdrawfromcollegetocareforher.Itmeantthatschoolandmypersonaldreamwouldhavetowait.

ThenIgotmarriedwithanotherdream:

buildingmyfamilywithabinationofadoptandbiologicalchildren.In1999,weadoptedourfirstson.Tolayeyesonhimwasfantastic—andveryemotional.Ayearlatercameoursecondadoptedboy.ThenfollowedsonNo.3.In2003,Igavebirthtoanotherboy.

YoucanimaginehowfullyoccupiedIbecame,raisingfourboysundertheageof8.Ourhomewasapletezoo—ajoyouszoo.Notsurprising,Ineverdidmakeitbacktocollegefull-time.ButInevergaveuponthedreameither.Ihadonlyonechoice:

tofindaway.Thatmeanttakingasfewasoneclasseachsemester.

ThehardestpartwasfeelingguiltyaboutthetimeIspentawayfromtheboys.Theyoftenwantedmetostayhomewiththem.TherecertainlyweretimesIwantedtoquit,ButIknewIshouldsetanexampleforthemtofollowthroughtherestoftheirlives.

In2007,IgraduatedfromtheUniversityofNorthCarolina.Ittookmeover21yearstogetmycollegedegree！

Iamnotspecial,justsingle-minded.Italwaysstruckmethatwhenyou’relookingatabigchallengefromtheoutsideitlookshuge,butwhenyou’reinthemidstofit,itjustseemsnormal.Everythingyouwantwon’tarriveinyourlifeononeday.It’saprocess.Remember:

littlestepsadduptobigdreams.

26.WhentheauthorwenttoHowardUniversity,herdreamwastobe________.

A.awriterB.ateacherC.ajudgeD.adoctor

27.Whydidtheauthorquitschoolinhersecondyearofcollege?

A.Shewantedtostudybyherself.B.Shefellinloveandgotmarried.

C.Shesufferedfromaseriousillness.D.Shedecidedtolookafterhergrandma.

28.WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromParagraphs4and5?

A.Shewasbusyyethappywithherfamilylife.

B.Sheignoredherguiltyfeelingforhersons.

C.Shewantedtoremainafull-timehousewife.

D.Shewastooconfusedtomakeacorrectchoice.

29.Whatdoestheauthormostlywanttotellusinthelastparagraph?

A.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.B.Littlebylittle,onegoesfar.

C.Everycoinhastwosides.D.Wellbegun,halfdone.

30.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheauthor?

A.Caringanddetermined.B.Honestandresponsible.

C.Ambitiousandsensitive.D.Innocentandsingle-minded.

B

It’ssaidthatprofessionalfootballersintheUSAcanmakemillionsofdollarsthroughouttheircareers.Yetstatisticsshowthatmanyeventuallyrunoutofmoneyoncetheirplayingdaysareover.TheUniversityofPennsylvaniawantstochangethatandhelpteachAmericanfootballershowtorebuildtheirliveswhentheirsportscareersetoanend.

“Alltheirlifetheyhavefocusedonfootball.Decidingwhatesnextcanbedifficult.”SaysprofessorMorvaridTaheripour,theheadoftheathletes’project.“Somepeoplesayathletesdietwodeaths.Youkindofdiewhenyoustopplayingandyoudieinreallife.Sothey’vegottoebacktolifeandfigureout‘HowamIgoingtomakealivingat25formaybeanother40years?

”

ForTaheripour,thepartnershipwithprofessionalathletesisadreamtoetrue.“ItwastakingeverythingIloveaboutteachingandyetbeingabletoinfluencepeoplewhoareacplishedandhard-working,yetverymodest.”

Butevenwithhelp,figuringoutthenextchapterisn’teasy.Statisticsshowthat78percentofprofessionalfootballplayersarepenniless,divorcedorunemployedtwoyearsafterretiringfromtheirsport.Theprogramtriestohelpplayersdevelopaplanforlifeaftersportand220athleteshavetakenpartoverthepastsixyears.

DarwinWalkerisoneformerstudentwhoavoidedbeingastatistic.Today,herunsanumberofsuccessfulbusinessesandthanksfootballforhisacplishments.“TheconceptsIlearnedaboutleadershiphaveallefromplayingthegameoffootball,”saysWalker.“Theamountofstudy,amountofmitment,andtimethatyouhavetoputintoitisverymuchlikebeingasuccessfulbusinessperson.”

Shiftingtheskillslearnedonthefieldtotheworkplaceseemsnaturaltosome,butthenumbersshowthat’snotthecaseforeveryone.Taheripour’smessagetohisstudentsisaseriousone:

Thisisthetimetobuildforthefuture,hetellsthem,becausenomatterhowlongyourathleticcareerlasts,youaresomuchmorethanjustanathlete.

31.Bysaying“athletesdietwodeaths”,theauthormeans________.

A.athletessuffertoomanyfailuresintheirlife

B.athleteshaveasportslifeandareallife

C.beinganathletecontributeslittletolife

D.athletes’laterlifecanbeeasilyrebuilt

32.Whyisitdifficultforprofessionalathletestodecidewhatesnext?

A.Theymighthavenotthoughtofthisduringtheirplayingdays.

B.Theyhavenoideawhethertoleavethegameornot.

C.Theythinkasathletestheycanmakemoremoney.

D.They’renotwillingtoacceptanewcareer.

33.WhatdoesDarwinWalkermanagetoavoid?

A.Makinghissportscareeretoanend.B.Beingunsuccessfulinrebuildinghislife.

C.Goingthroughtheproblem.D.Makingadifference.

34.Whatdoesthelastparagraphimply?

A.Anathleteshouldthinkaboutmorethanhisathleticcareer.

B.Anathlete’ssportscareercouldn’tlastverylong.

C.Anathlete