广东省顺德区容山中学学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题+Word版含答案Word格式.docx

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阅读下列句子，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

1.Please________usofthenewsassoonasyouknow.

A.surroundB.adjustC.negotiateD.inform

2.Theboygavemehis_________tousehispictureinthenewspaper.

A.approvalB.fluencyC.theftD.globe

3.Hehadanemptyegg-basketonhisarm,andhishatwasoldand__________.

A.stainlessB.wornC.originalD.poisonous

4.Forsecurityreasons,you’renot________totakenotes,andallmaterialsmustremainhere.

A.assessedB.investedC.permittedD.rescued

5.Don’topentheemail!

It’sdefinitelya_________toyourinformationsecurity.

A.deadlineB.threatC.faithD.routine

6.Youshould_______yourselfwithapencilandarubberfortheexam.

A.seekB.abuseC.declineD.equip

7.Theboysfelttiredsotheypetoutthefireand__________intotheirtent.

A.appreciatedB.creptC.paintedD.leaped

8.Ihadjustlost$50andIfeltvery__________.

A.wickedB.wonderfulC.upsetD.comfortable

9.JasperWhiteisoneofthose_________peoplewhobelievesinancientmyths.

A.complainB.containC.rareD.notice

10.I_________whatwasthatnoise.

A.wonderedB.robbedC.donatedD.faded

11.Sheansweredallmyquestionswithherusual__________.

A.honestyB.ancestorC.epidemicD.issue

12.Itwasrainingheavilyandtheyfoundthatastreamhad___________inthefield.

A.hangedB.pretendedC.formedD.assisted

13.Hesufferedaof10,000dollarsonthebusinessduringthefire.

A.horrorB.harmonyC.lossD.loaf

14.Achild’svocabularythroughreading.

A.splitsB.spillsC.slipsD.expands

15.They______________theirtaskaheadofschedule.

A.accomplishedB.accompaniedC.acknowledgedD.applauded

16.Allthisinformationcanbe______________inasimplediagram.

A.constructedB.conveyedC.convincedD.compensate

17.Idon’tquitebelieveyou.Whatyousayis________true.

A.preciselyB.preciouslyC.partlyD.purely

18.Heavysmokingmakeshim_______aftermuchcough.

A.breathlessB.tastelessC.uncertainD.unbelievable

19.Havingnochildrenoftheirown,theydecidedto_________anorphan（孤儿）astheirsonordaughter.

A.advocateB.allocateC.adoreD.adopt

20.Unlesswecangetmore_____________,we'

llhavetoclosethestore.

A.figureB.financeC.fairyD.fragile

第二部分：

阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；

每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Therearealotofproductsouttherethatmakeyourlifeeasier.Some,however,arealittlesillierthanothers—somuchthattheyseemlikejokeproducts.Hereareafewproductsthatsoundcrazy,butactuallyrule.

SleepPhones

It’shardtoimaginesomethingsillierthanamusic-playingheadbandyouwearwhileyousleep,buttheyexist—andarequitepopular.SleepPhoneswon’tgiveyouthehighestqualitysoundintheworld,butifyouprefertofallasleeptomusic,they’refarmorecomfortablethannormalheadphones.Whilethey’reabitexpensive,theymightbeperfectforyou.There’salsoawirelessversionifyouprefer.

LockLaces（鞋带）

There’resomegreatwaystotieyourshoesbetter,butifyoulongforthelacelessshoesofyourchildhooddays,LockLacesareaprettygoodchoice.They’rebasicallyelastic（有弹性的）lacesthatremovetheneedtotieyourshoes.Sure,peoplewillmakefunofyou,butyoucanmakefunofthemaftertheytripovertheirownuntiedlaces.Oryoucanmakeyourownslip-onshoeswithelastictubing.

2D-Glasses

Hate3D-movies,buthavetogotoone?

Thedifferencebetween2D-glassesand3D-glassesliesintheirlenses（镜片）.Eachlensof2D-glassesblocksthesamepicture,soeacheyegetsthesamepicture,whileeachlensof3D-glassesblocksadifferentpicture,soeacheyegetsadifferentpicturewhichthebraininterpretsas3D.Nowyouhaveapairofglassesthatcansaveyoufromtheheadachecausedbywearing3D-glasseswhicharepopularinourmovietheaters.Youcanbuythemormakeapairforyourself.

21.WhatdoweknowaboutSleepPhones?

A.Therearetwoversions.B.They’recomfortablebutunhealthy.

C.Theygiveyouthebestqualitysound.D.They’recheaperthanotherheadphones.

22.WhatistheadvantageofLockLaces?

A.Theyarestrongandlasting.B.Theyhelpyouwalkcomfortably.

C.Theyarestylishandeco-friendly.D.Theysaveyoufromtyingyourshoes.

23.Comparedwith3D-glasses,2D-glasses_____.

A.arecheaperandthinnerB.won’tgiveyouaheadache

C.letyouseeadifferentpictureD.aremorepopularinmovietheaters

B

AnnaliseEmerickisgettingreadytoplayashowinNashville,Tennessee.Itissomethingshedoesmostnightsincoffeehouses,barsandothersmallspacesacrosstheU.S.Buttonight,Ms.EmerickwillplayforafewpeopleinKristinaShulz’shome.

Ms.Shulzhasbeenholdingsuchperformancesinherhomeforaboutfouryears.Asmanyas30peoplehaveattendedpastshows.Thecrowdisusuallyamixoffamily,friendsandneighbors.Butsomestrangersmightshowup,too.Theperformancesarelistedonhouseconcertwebsites.“We’vedonerock,we’vehadblues,pop,folk,we’llhaveanythinghere,”saidMs.Shulz.

HouseconcertshavebecomeanimportantpartofAnnaliseEmerick’searnings.“Icanplayinabarfor100dollars,butifIplayinahouseconcert,thereare50peoplethereandtheyallpay$20,I’mhavingagreatnight.Andthey’reallbuyingCDs.It’samazing,”shesaid.

Ms.Emericksayshouseconcertaudiencestendtomakemoresupportivefans.Theyfollowhercareer,buyhernewrecords,andgotohershowswhensheisintown.“There’sjustatotallyuniqueexperienceasopposedtoplayinginacoffeeshoporabarorsomethinglikethatwherepeopleareusuallythere,butyoudon’talwaysknowifthey’rethereforyou.”

CharlieDahanteachesmusicmanagementcoursesatMiddleTennesseeStateUniversity.HeusedtoorganizeshowsforartistslikeAnnaliseEmerick.“Thedownsidefortheartistsisthatmosthouseconcertsdon’tpayguarantees.Soyouhavenoideahowmuchmoneyyou’regoingtomake.Infact,mosthouseconcertsbylawarenotallowedtochargeadmission（入场费）.Mostofthemcanonlydoasuggesteddonation,”saidMr.Dahan.

24.WhatcanwelearnabouttheperformancesinMs.Shulz’shome?

A.Therehasbeenanaudienceof30eachtime.

B.Differentkindsofmusichavebeenplayed.

C.Theyhavebroughtherextraearnings.

D.Theyarenotavailabletostrangers.

25.Accordingtothetext,AnnaliseEmerick_____.

A.hasplayedinMs.Shulz’shomeforfouryears

B.cansellmoreCDsinacoffeehousethaninabar

C.preferstoplayinsomehomesinsteadofinabar

D.hasdonatedallherearningstohelpthoseinneed

26.InCharlieDahan’sopinion,houseconcerts_____.

A.canbefinanciallyriskyforartists

B.canhelpartistsproducemoreinfluentialworks

C.arethebestwayforsingerstobecomepopular

D.aregreatlyencouragedinmostpartsofAmerica

27.Whatdoestheauthormainlytellusinthetext?

A.Houseconcertswillreplacecoffeehouseshows.

B.Manyartistsliketoperforminanopen-airconcert.

C.AnnaliseEmerickisonherwaytobeasuperstar.

D.Musicshowsinprivatehomesenjoypopularity.

C

Windbreaksarebarriersformedbytreesandotherplants.Farmersplantthesebarriersaroundtheirfields,whichhelppreventthelossofsoilandstopthewindfromblowingsoilaway.Theyalsokeepthewindfromdamagingordestroyingcrops.Besides,extratreesandplantscanbecutdownandusedorsoldforwood.

Windbreakscanbehighlyvaluableforprotectinggraincrops.Forexample,inpartsofWestAfricagrainharvestsweretwentypercenthigherinfieldsprotectedbywindbreakscomparedtofieldswithoutthem.

Buthereissomethinginterestingaboutwindbreaks.Theyseemtoworkbestwhentheyallowsomewindtopassthroughthebarrieroftreesorplantsaroundthefield.Ifnot,thenthemovementoftheairclosetothegroundwillliftthesoil.Thenthesoilwillbeblownaway.Forthisreason,awindbreakworksbestifitcontainsonly60to80percentofthetreesandplantsthatwouldbeneededtomakeasolidline.Aneasyruletorememberisthatwindbreakscanprotectareasupto10timestheheightofthetallesttreesinthewindbreak.

Thereshouldbeatleasttwolinesineachwindbreak.Onelineshouldbelargetrees.Thesecondline,rightnexttoit,canbeshortertreesorotherplantswithleaves.Locallygrowntreesandplantsareconsideredthebestchoicesforwindbreaks.Treesreducethedamagingeffectsofwindandrain.Theirrootshelpprotectsoilfrombeingwashedaway.Andtreescanprovideanimalsoutdoorswithshadefromthesun.

28.TheadvantagesofbuildingawindbreakareasfollowsEXCEPT_____________.

A.keepingthewindfromdestroyinggraincrops

B.increasingtheproductionofgrainharvests

C.providinghumanswithshadefromthesun

D.reducingthedamagingeffectsofwindandrain

29.Theauthorthinkswindbreaksareinterestingbecause______.

A.themovementofairliftsthesoilB.windbreakscanstopthewindgettingthrough

C.largetreesarelinedwithshortonesD.windbreaksallowsomewindtopassthrough

30.Ifthetreesgrowtoaheightof30feet,theareasthewindbreakscanprotectare_______.

A.100squarefeetB.300squarefeetC.240squarefeetD.150squarefeet

31.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?

A.Extratreesandplantscanbecutdownforwood.

B.Theenvironmentisgoingfrombadtoworse

C.Treesandplantsfrom