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高二上学期段考英语试题
2019-2020年高二上学期段考英语试题
I.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A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项。
Afterseatingmyselfinmyroomandturningonmyputer,InoticedaPost-itnotestucktomymonitor(显示器).Itread,“Don’t1yourputer.Youstayedupuntilmidnightdoingyourhomeworklastnight.—Mom.”I2thenoteintothewastebasket.“Whydotheycare?
”Ithought.“They’reneverhereanyway.”
Rightafterhighschoolstarted,Ialmost3contactwithmyparents.Withalltheirbusinesstrips,theyaskedtheneighborstowatchoverme.Ofcourse,theneighborsdidn’tdosucha(n)4job,astheyhadkidsoftheirowntoworryabout.Theonlymeansof5betweenmeandmyparentswasthroughPost-itnotes.
Afterspendingabouteighthoursawayfromhome,Iusuallycamehometofindthehouse6empty.Itmademesad.Iwouldehomefromschooltobeweledby7,totalktonooneandtobewatchedoverbymyneighbors.ThatwaswhenIstartedjoiningmoreclubsandstayingafterschoolmoreoften8Ididn’thavetofeelsolonely.Luckily,atschool,myfriendswerethereforme.Theywerealltheretogivemea9ortalkwithmewhenIwantedtotalk.Ifelt10whenIwasatschool.Yet,somethingwasstill11—myparents.
NowIrealizethatnobodycan12myparents.Iwishthattheywouldbethereathome,13metoebackfromschool.Therearetoomanythingsmyparentsdon’tknowaboutme.Iwishthattheyactuallyhadan14tounderstandme.Iwantthemtounderstandthatthey’remyparentsandI’mtheirkidandI15them.
1.A.gothroughB.dependonC.putupD.turnon
2.A.showedB.threwC.ledD.pulled
3.A.lostB.builtC.wantedD.regained
4.A.freeB.easyC.carelessD.good
5.A.municationB.behaviorC.changeD.love
6.A.suddenlyB.almostC.pletelyD.necessarily
7.A.everybodyB.anybodyC.somebodyD.nobody
8.A.thoughB.ifC.orD.so
9.A.handB.wishC.suggestionD.reason
10.A.friendlyB.noisyC.usefulD.great
11.A.disappointingB.missingC.hatefulD.possible
12.A.lookforwardtoB.thinkhighlyof
C.taketheplaceofD.lookdownupon
13.A.referringtoB.turningtoC.lookingatD.waitingfor
14.A.excuseB.chanceC.taskD.place
15.A.supportB.followC.hateD.need
II.语法填空(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
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。
Manypeopleliketoreadthe(16)________(late)newspaper,butfewpeopleknowthereason(17)________itisproducedsoquickly.
Themostimportantmanmaybe(18)________chiefeditorwhodecides(19)________todo.Everymorningthereareanumberofjournalists(20)________(send)toreporttheevents.Sometimestheyneedafacetofaceinterviewwithpeople(21)________dotelephoneinterviews.Meanwhile,thepictureeditorssend(22)________(photograph)totakethephotosthattheyneed.Laterintheday,theypassthestoriesandthedevelopedphotoson(23)________thechiefeditor.Thechiefeditorwillchoosethemostimportantnewsforthefrontpage.(24)________editorsreadthestories,makesomenecessarychangesandwriteheadlinesforthem.Onlywhenalltheprocessesarefinished,willthenewspapers(25)________(print)anddeliveredtodifferentplaces.
III.阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
A
AsIwalkedalongthecitystreets,Ipassedayoungmanwhowassearchingthroughasmallblockoflandthatcontainedamixofleavesandrubbish.Iwassomewhatpuzzledwhysomeonelikehimwouldbesearchingthroughrubbish.Findingthisalittleodd,Iaskedhim,“Whatareyousearchingfor?
”Herepliedverysimplythathewaslookingforbillsofmoney.
Aftertalkingwithhimforalittlelonger,Ifoundoutthathehadbeehomelessjustthreemonthsagoaftergettinglaidofffromhisjob.Sincethen,hehadbeenworkingpart-timejobsinadoctor’sofficeandinafoodbanktoearnsomemoney.Buthemadesolittlethathelostheart.Themanseemedfairlytalented,althoughalittledirty.
IofferhimafreshlybakedpeanutcakethatIhadbakedthatday.Hiseyeslitup,andheeagerlyjumpedatmyoffer.Heimmediatelytookthecakewithhisdirtyhandsandquicklybeganeatingthetreatonthespot.
Itoldhimthatourthoughtcreatesourreality,andsuggestedthathenotgiveupandthinkinapositiveway.Ialsosaidthathewasyoungandeverythingwaspossible.Ashechewsthecake,whatIsaidseemedtohaveaneffectonhim,andhetoldmethathewouldcheerupandtrytofindagoodjob.
Mysensetoldmethathemightbegintoseethingsalittledifferentlyfromthenon.Whilewalkingaway,Iwasthinkingofamaneatingacakepackedwithpotential(潜能)ofraisinghisconfidence.Andsoitis!
26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“odd”inParagraph1mean?
A.Important.B.Strange.C.Interesting.D.Pleasant.
27.FromParagraph2weknowthattheman_____.
A.didhisjobverywellB.hadnofriendsorfamily
C.wasn’tlivingagoodlifeD.wasnotwell-educated
28.Thewriter’sdescriptioninParagraph3showsthat_______.
A.themanwasextremelyhungry
B.themanhadnevereatenapeanutcakebefore
C.thewriteroftenhelpedhomelesspeople
D.thewriterfelthappytohavehelpedtheman
29.Thewriterhopedthat______.
A.therewouldbenohomelesspeople
B.themanwouldpassonthekindness
C.hewouldbemuchrichertohelpothers
D.themanwouldhavepositiveattitudetowardlife
30.Thewriterheldaconversationwiththemanmainlyto_______.
A.teachhimalessonhelearntfromothers
B.sharehislifeexperiencewithhim
C.trytomakefriendswithhim
D.encouragehimtocheerup
B
Hundredsofyearsago,aRomanarmycamenorthfromEnglandtomakewaronScotland.TheScots,abravepeople,lovetheircountry.TheyfoughthardtodrivetheenemyoutofScotland.ButthereweretoomanyoftheRomans.ItlookedasiftheRomanswouldwin.
Onenight,theleaderoftheScotsmarchedhissoldierstothetopofahill.“Wewillrestheretonight,mymen,”hesaid,“Tomorrowwewillfightonemorebattle①.Wemustwin,orwewilldie.”
Theywereallverytired.Sotheyatetheirsupperquicklyandfellasleep.Therewerefourguardsonduty,buttheywereverytired,too,andonebyone,theyfellasleep.
TheRomanswerenotasleep.Quicklytheygatheredatthefootofthehill.Slowlytheywentupthehill.ClosertheycametothesleepingScots.Theywerealmostatthetop.Afewminutesmorethewarwouldbeover.Suddenly,oneofthemputhisfootonathistle(蓟).HecriedoutandhissuddencrywoketheScots.Inaminutetheywereontheirfeetandreadyforabattle.Thefightingwashard,butitdidnotlastlong.TheScotswipedouttheRomansandsavedScotland②.
Thethistleisnotabeautifulplant.Ithassharpneedlesalloverit.Fewpeoplelikedit.ButthepeopleofScotlandlikeditsomuchthattheymadeittheirnationalflower.
31.Hundredsofyearsago,theRomans____.
A.camefromthenorththroughEnglandtomakewaronScotland
B.cametothenorthScotlandfromEnglandtomakewaronScotland
C.camefromthenorthofEnglandtofighttheScots
D.cametothenorthfromthesouthofBritaintofighttheScots
32.AtfirstitlookedasiftheRomanswouldwinbecause_________.
A.theScotswerenotbraveB.theRomanarmywassostrong
C.theScotsdidnothaveagoodleader
D.theRomanhadthesupportfromtheScottish
33.AttheshoutofaRomansoldier,alltheScotswhowereasleepatthehill____.
A.begantofighttheRomanshard
B.stoodupwithoutputtingontheirshoesandbegantofight
C.wokeandroseimmediately,readytofight
D.puttheirfeetintotheirshoesatonceandwerereadytofight
34.Theresultofthewaristhat____.
A.theRomanskilledalltheScotsB.theScotsweredefeated
C.theScotsweredrivenoutofScotlandD.theScotsdefeatedtheRomans
35.TheScotsmadethistletheirnationalflowerbecausethistle____.
A.islovely,thoughnotbeautifulB.gavethemhappiness
C.isakindofusefulplantD.helpedtheScotsinwipingouttheRomans
C
MarieCurie,borninSklodovka,Polandin1876,ledahardlifeasagirl.Herparents,bothteachers,hadsmallsalariesandwerequitepoor,especiallyafterhermotherstoppedteachingtoraisefivechildrenandtakecareofherpoorhealth.Marie'smothersufferedfromtuberculosis(肺结核)anddiedofitwhenMariewasten.
WhenMariewassmall,sheshowedgreatinterestinscience.Shelovedtostudyandhopedtobeeascientistwhenshegrewup.Herparentsencouragedherinterestinscience.Excellentasshewasinherstudies,shecouldn'tgoonwiththeadvancededucationsheneededbecausePolandwasthenruledbyRussiaandwomenwerenotpermittedtogotocollege.
Inordertocontinuehereducation,shesmoothedawaymanydifficultiesandenteredParisUniversity.shelivedasimplelifeandstudiedhard,soshegraduatedwiththehighestgradesinherclass.
Aftergraduation,shewasengagedinscientificresearchinParisUniversity.ThereshemetPierreCurie,whomshemarriedlater.Pierrejoinedherinherresearchintoanunknownphenomenonradiation,whichacertainscientisthaddeclaredtheuranium(铀)gaveoff.TheCuriesspentseveralyearstryingtheirbesttofindtheelementthatproducedradiation.Finallytheysucceededin1902.
MarieCuriewontwoNobelPrizes,oneforphysicsin1906,togetherwithherhusbandandanotherscientistwhohadalsocontributedtotheresearch,theotherforchemistryherselfin1911.MarieCuriewasascientistofgreatachievement,andthefirstwomanevertobehonouredintheNobelPrizehistory.
36.WhenMariewasyoung