高中英语必修2阶段测试同步训练试题.docx

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高中英语必修2阶段测试同步训练试题

高中英语必修2阶段测试同步训练试题2019.10

1,Doyouwanttoliveanother100yearsormore?

Doyouwanttolivenevertodie?

Someexpertssay,itwillbenotadreamoneday.Moderntechnologywillmakeitcometrue.Manwilllivemoreyearsbeyondwhatisnowseenasthenaturallimitofthehumanlife.

“Ithinkweareknockingatthedoorofimmortality,saidMichael,aprofessorandauthoroftwobooksonhumanlifeexpectancy.“Ithinkby2075wewillseeitandit’snolongeradream.Human’slifeexpectancymayhavenotlimit.”

AtthemeetinginSanFrancisco,DonaldLouria,aprofessoratNewJerseyMedicalSchoolsaidadvancesinusinggenesaswellasothertechnologymakeitlikelythathumanswillliveinthefuturebeyondwhathasbeenpossibleinthepast.“Thereisagreatpushsothatpeoplecanlivefrom120to180years,”hesaid.“Somehavesuggestedthatthereisnolimitandthatpeoplecouldliveto300or500years.”

However,manyscientistsaredoubtfulaboutitandsaythehumanbodyisjustnotdesignedtolastmorethanabout120years.Evenwithhealthierlifestylesandlessdisease,theysayfailureofthebrainandotherpartsofthebodywillfinallyleadallhumanstodeath.

Scientistsalsoholddifferentopinionsonwhatkindoflifemanmightlive.“Ifyoupass120,youknow;couldyoubehealthyenoughtohavegoodqualityoflife?

It’sabigquestion.”saidLeonardPoon,directoroftheuniversitycenter.“Atpresentpeoplewhocouldgettothatpointarenotingoodhealthatall.”

1.Theunderlinedwordinthesecondparagraphprobablymeans_____.

A.dyingslowlyB.livinglonger

C.livingforeverD.dyingquickly

2.Donald’sattitudeisthat______.

A.humanbeingsmayneverdieinthefuture

B.itisnotcertainhowlonghumanscanlive

C.thehumanbodycanlastabout120years

D.itispossibleformantolivelongerinthefuture

3.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthistext?

A.Livinglongerornot

B.Scienceandlongliving

C.Nolimitforhumanlife

D.Healthylifestyleandliving

4.Inthelastsentence“gettothatpoint”means____.

A.getthatideaB.getto120yearsold

C.knowhowtoliveforeverD.havegoodqualityoflife

2,AnAnnouncement

Itwasasmalltownwhichlaybythecoast.Mostpeopletherelivedbycatchingfish.ThehurricanesoftenstrucktheareafromJulytoOctober.Someofthepeoplediedontheseawhentheirboatswereblownoverbythehighwinds.Sotheypaidmuchattentiontotheweatherforecasts.Theywereafraidtomeetwiththehurricaneswhentheywerecatchingfishonthesea.Eachofthefamilieshadaradioandpeoplealwaystookthemwiththemselvesandlistenedtothematanytime.

ItwasSeptember.Ahurricaneattackedthetownonenight.Plentyoftreeswerepushedoverandalltheelectricandtelephonelineswerebroken.Peoplecouldn’twatchTV,orcalltheirfriends,orgotowork.Totheiranger,theycouldn’tlistentotheweatherforecaststheTownRadioStationbroadcast.Thefoodandfreshwaterwouldsoonbeshortandthepatientscouldn’tbegivenmedicalcare-nomedicinecouldbecarriedthere.Peopledidn’tknowwhatwouldhappenandtheylookedanxious.

Onthefourthdaytheyreadanannouncement（通告）ontheTownWeekly.Itwaswritten,“Recentlywehavetostoptheweatherforecastbecauseofthebadweather.Weusuallygettheforecastsfromtheairport.Buttheroadsareallblockedbythefallentreesandstones.Whetherornotwe’llbeabletobroadcasttheweatherforecasttomorrowdependsontheweather！

”

1.Thepeopleinthetownoftentookradioswiththemselvesbecause______.

A.theyfeltlonelywhencatchingfishontheseaandlistenedtotheweatherforecasts

B.theywereinterestedintheweatherforecasts

C.theycouldn’twatchTVonthesea

D.theyhopedtolistentosomegoodnews

2.Thewriterwritesthepassagemainlyto______.

A.desrcibetheimportanceofweatherforecast

B.giveanewsreport

C.describeabadeffectofnaturaldisasters

D.towarnpeopletobecarefulagainsthurricane

3.Readtheannouncement,thepeoplewere______.

A.encouragedB.happyC.excitedD.disappointed

3,“Earthquake!

”Thewordflashedinmybrain.Aroaringsoundfilledmyears.Itriedtoslidebeneathmydesk.Thedeskdidawildtapdance,slippingandslidingtowardsthecentreoftheroom.Itwistedmybodyandgrabbedatthewindowsillbehindme,somehowkickingfreeofmydancingchair.Itriedtostand.Mylegsskatedawayasifonabuckingescalator.

Myfingersshook,graspedandheldthewindowsilltightly.Somewherethroughtheroarsoundedtheterrifiedscreamofsomewoundedanimal.Ilookedbehindmeandtriedtosteadymygazeontheotherkidsbutthescenewasadizzynightmare.Someoftheclassweresittinginthemiddleoftheroom,surroundedbychairsanddesks.Onegirlwasscreaming.Aboywastryingtoclawhiswayacrossthefloortothedoorinacrazyoverarmcrawl.

Mygripfrozemetothewindowsill.

Icriedaloud,“I’mgoingtodie.I’mgoingtodie.Saveme,I’mnotreadytodie,I’mnotready!

”

Ihunchedforwardonmykneesandpressedmyfaceagainstmyclenchedfingers.Ilookedatthebacksofmyfingersandstupidlynoticedthefragilepalehairsgrowingoutofthepores.Thefingerswouldsoonceasetoexist.Somehowtheimpendinghorrorofmydeathwastooterribletoevencryabout.

Suddenly,Ibecameawarethattherockinghadceased.PerhapsIwasn’tgoingtodie.

1.Theroaringsoundwasmadeby______.

A.awoundedanimalB.peoplescreaming

C.childrenrunningD.anearthquake

2.Whenthenarratorclencheshisfingersheis______.

A.afraidB.angryC.injuredD.impatient

3.Paragraphtwodescribesthe______.

A.injuriessufferedbythenarratorB.effectsofabadnightmare

C.disorderintheclassroomD.narrator’sfearofdeath

4.Attheendofthepassagethereisafeelingof______.

A.panicB.hopeC.sorrowD.excitement

4,WhennewspapersandradiodescribethedamagecausedbyahurricanenamedHazel,girlsnamedHazelareprobablyteasedbytheirfriends.Tokeepoutoftrouble,theWeatherBureausays,“Anyresemblancebetweenhurricanenamesandthenamesofparticulargirlsispurelyaccidental.”

Somewomenbecameangrybecausehurricanesaregiventheirnames,butmanyotherwomenareproudtoseetheirnamesmakeheadlines.Theydon’tevencarethattheyarethenamesofdestructivestorms.Becausemorewomenseemtolikeitthandislikeit,theWeatherBureauhasdecidedtocontinueusinggirl’snamesforhurricanes.

Insomewaysahurricaneislikeaperson.Afteritisborn,itgrowsanddevelops,thenbecomesoldanddies.Eachhurricanehasacharacterofitsown.Eachfollowsitsownpaththroughtheworld,andpeoplerememberitlongafteritgone.Soitisnaturaltogivehurricanes’names,andtotalkaboutthemalmostiftheywerealive.

1.WhathappenstogirlsnamedHazelaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theysufferfromhurricanes.

B.TheWeatherBureaulookforthem.

C.Othersoftenmakefunofthem.

D.Theycan’tfindboyfriend.

2.Theunderlinedword“resemblance”probablymeans______.

A.troubleB.differenceC.samenessD.success

3.Accordingtothepassage,whichismorereasonable?

A.Somewomenfeelunhappybecausehurricanesaregiventheirnames.

B.AlotofwomencomplainoftheWeatherBureau.

C.Manywomenwanttobeknown.

D.Allthehurricanesarecausedbywomen.

4.PublicopinionsmaketheWeatherBureau______.

A.considerthedisagreementofsomewomen

B.goonnaminghurricanesafterwomen

C.namehurricanesaftermen

D.lookforanewmethodtonamehurricanes

5.Itisnaturaltogivehurricanenamesbecause______.

A.theybecomeoldanddie

B.allofthemshouldberemembered

C.eachhurricanehasitsowndaytocome

D.eachhurricanehasitsowncharacter

5,Geologistshavebeenstudyingvolcanoesforalongtime.Thoughtheyhavelearnedagreatdeal,theystillhavenotdiscoveredthecauseofvolcanicaction.Theyknowthattheinsideoftheearthisveryhot,buttheyarenotsureexactlywhatcausesthegreatheat.Somegeologistshavethoughtthattheheatiscausedbythegreatpressureoftheearth’souterlayers.Ortheheatmaybeleftfromthetimewhentheearthwasformed.Duringthelastsixtyyearsscientistshavelearnedaboutradium,uranium,thorium,andotherradioactiveelements.Manyscientistsnowbelievethatmuchoftheheatinsidetheearthisproducedbyradioactiveelements.

Whateverthecauseoftheheatmaybe,wedoknowthattheearthgetshotterthefartherdownwedig.Indeepminesandoilwellsthetemperaturesriseabout1°Fforevery50feet.Atthisrateofthetemperature40milesbelowtheearth’ssurfaceshouldbeover4000°.Thisismuchhotterthannecessarytomeltrock.However,thepressureoftherockabovekeepsmostmaterialsfrommeltingattheirusualmeltingpoints.Geologistsbelievethattherockdeepintheearthmaybeplastic,orputtylike（油灰状的）.Inotherwords,therockyieldsslowlytopressurebutisnotliquid.Butifsomechangeintheearth’scrustreleasesthepressure,therockmelts.Thenthehot,liquidrockcanmoveuptowardthesurface.

1.Thecauseforthegreatheatinsideoftheearthis______.

A.greatpressureoftheearth’souterlayers

B.theheatleftfromthetimewhentheearthwasformed

C.radioactiveelementsgivingoutheat

D.notsure

2.Accordingtothepassage,______preventsmostrockfrommeltingatitsusualmeltingpoints.

A.thepressureoftherockitself

B.thepressureoftherockabove

C.thepressureoftheearth’souterlayers

D.theheatgivenoutbysomeradioactiveelements

3.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Thefartherdown,thehottertheearthgets.

B.Therockdeepintheearthisliquid.

C.Whenthepressurereleasesfromtheearth’scrust,therockmelts.

D.Ro