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第二学期期中高二试题

曹妃甸区第一中学2013-2014学年第二学期期中考试

高二英语试卷（6-14班）

第I卷

第一部分英语知识运用（满分30分）

1.Itreally__________（惹恼）mewhenIsawpeopledroppinglitter.

2.MsGreenwillbeinchargeduringmy_____________（缺席）.

3.Althoughsomemaythinkthecinemais___________（吵闹的）,Sallylikesthere.

4.Mymotherwas__________（担心的，害怕的）whenIfellover.

5.Wehadan_________（可怕的）earthquakeherelastyear.

6.Idon’tthinkthechairis_________（结实的）enoughtostandon.

7.Don’tletchildrenplaywiththe__________（锋利的）knife.It’sdangerous.

8.Hewastheonly____________（目击者）oftheaccidentwhowouldgiveimportantinformation.

9.Heloosenedhisbeltfor_____________（舒服）aftersuchalongjourney.

10.ThePacificOceanis____________（丰富的）inrarespeciesofplantsandanimals.

11.Itis______________（荒谬的）tobelievethatthenumber13bringsbadluck.

12.Weall_______________（渴望）peaceandhappiness.

13.He___________（捐赠）lotsofmoneytoahospital.

14.Iranallthewaytoschool,____________（否则）I’dhavebeenlate.

15.Heiswell___________（意识到的）oftheimportanceoflearningaforeignlanguage.

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。

A

“Cool”isawordwithmanymeanings.Itsoldmeaningisusedtoexpressatemperaturethatisalittlebitcold.Astheworldhaschanged,thewordhashadmanydifferentmeanings.

“Cool”canbeusedtoexpressfeelingsofinterestinalmostanything.Whenyouseeafamouscarinthestreet,maybeyouwillsay,“It’scool.”Youmaythink,“He’ssocool,”whenyouseeyourfavoritefootballer.

Weallmaximize（扩大）themeaningof“cool”.Youcanuseitinsteadofmanywordssuchas“new”or“surprising”.Here’saninterestingstorywecanusetoshowthewaythewordisused.Ateacheraskedherstudentstowriteaboutthewaterfalltheyhadvisited.Ononestudent’spaperwasjustonesentence:

“It’ssocool!

”Maybehethoughtitwasthebestwaytoshowwhathesawandfelt.

Butthestoryalsoshowsascarcity（缺乏）ofwords.Without“cool”,somepeoplehavenowordstoshowthesamemeaning.Canyouthinkofmanyotherwordsthatmakeyourlifeascolorfulastheword“cool”？

Ican.AndIthinktheyarealsoverycool.

16.Weknowthattheword“cool”hashad________.

A.onlyonemeaningB.nomeanings

C.manydifferentmeaningsD.thesamemeaning

17.Ifyouare_______something,youmaysay,“It’scool.”

A.interestedinB.angryaboutC.afraidofD.unhappywith

18.Thewritertakesanexampletoshowheis________thewaythewordisused.

A.pleasedwithB.strangetoC.worriedaboutD.carefulwith

19.Inthepassage,thewritersuggeststhattheword“cool”________.

A.canbeusedinsteadofmanywords

B.usuallymeanssomethinginteresting

C.canmakeyourlifecolorful

D.maynotbesocoolwhenitisusedtoooften

B

Aspricesandbuildingcostskeeprising,the“do-it-yourself”（DIY）trend（趋势）intheU.S.continuestogrow.“Weneededfurnitureforourlivingroom,”saysJohnRoss,“andwejustdidn'thaveenoughmoneytobuyit.Sowedecidedtotrymakingafewtablesandchairs.”Johngotmarriedsixmonthsago,andlikemanyyoungpeoplethesedays,theyarestrugglingtomakeahomeatatimewhenthecostoflivingisveryhigh.TheRossestooka2-weekcoursefor$280atanightschool.Nowtheybuildalltheirfurnitureandmakerepairsaroundthehouse.JimHatfieldhasthreeboysandhiswifedied.Hehasafull-timejobathomeaswellasinashoemakingfactory.Lastmonth,hereceivedacarrepairbillfor$420.“Iwasdeeplyupsetaboutit.NowI'vefinishedacarrepaircourse,Ishouldbeabletofixthecarbymyself.”JohnandJimarenotunusualpeople.Mostfamiliesinthecountryaredoingeverythingtheycantosavemoney,sotheycanfightthehighcostofliving.Ifyouwanttobecomea“do-it-yourselfer”,orDIYer,youcangotoDIYclasses.Andforthosewhodon'thavetimetotakeacourse,therearebooksthattellyouhowyoucandothingsyourself.

20.Wecanlearnfromthetextthatmanynewlymarriedpeople_____.

A.findithardtopayforwhattheyneed

B.havetolearntomaketheirownfurniture

C.takeDIYcoursesrunbythegovernment

D.seldomgotoadepartmentstoretobuythings

21.Johnandhiswifewenttoeveningclassestolearnhowto_____.

A.runaDIYshopB.makeorrepairthings

C.savetimeandmoneyD.improvethequalityoflife

22.WhenthewritersaysthatJimhasafull-timejobathome,hemeansJim_____.

A.makesshoesinhishome

B.doesextraworkatnight

C.doeshisowncarandhomerepairs

D.keepshouseandlooksafterhischildren

23.JimHatfielddecidedtobecomeado-it-yourselferwhen_____.

A.hiscarrepairscosttoomuch

B.thecarrepairclasswasnothelpful

C.hecouldnopossibledotwojobs

D.hehadtoraisethechildrenallbyhimself

C

Doyoufindgettingupinthemorningsodifficultthatit’spainful?

Thismightbecalledlaziness,butDr.Kleitmanhasanewexplanation.Hehasprovedthateveryonehasadailyenergycycle.

Duringthehourswhenyoulabourthroughyourwork,youmaysaythatyou’re“hot”.That’strue.Thetimeofdaywhenyoufeelmostenergeticiswhenyourcycleofbodytemperatureisatitspeak.Forsomepeoplethatpeakcomesduringtheforenoon.Forothersitcomesintheafternoonorevening.Noonehasdiscoveredwhythisisso,butitleadstosuchfamiliarmonologues（自言自语）as“Getup,John!

You’llbelateforworkagain!

”ThepossibleexplanationtothetroubleisthatJohnisathistemperature-and-energypeakintheevening.Muchfamilyquarrellingendswhenhusbandsandwivesrealizewhattheseenergycyclesmean,andwhichcycleeachmemberofthefamilyhas.

Youcan’tchangeyourenergycycle,butyoucanmakeyourlifefititbetter.Habitcanhelp,Dr.Kleitmanbelieves.Maybeyou’resleepyintheeveningbutfeelyoumuststayuplateanyway.Counteract（打乱）yourcycletosomeextentbyhabituallystayinguplaterthanyouwantto.Ifyourenergyislowinthemorningbutyouhaveanimportantjobtodoearlyintheday,risebeforeyourusualhour.Thiswon’tchangeyourcycle,butyou’llgetupsteamandworkbetteratyourlowpoint.

Getofftoaslowstartwhichsavesyourenergy.Getupwithayawn（呵欠）andstretch.Sitontheedgeofthebedaminutebeforeputtingyourfeetonthefloor.Avoidthetroublesomesearchforcleanclothesbylayingthemoutthenightbefore.Wheneverpossible,doroutineworkintheafternoonandsavetasksrequiringmoreenergyforyoursharperhours.

24.Whichofthefollowingcausesfamilyquarrels?

A.Notknowingeachother’senergycycle.

B.Familiarmonologues.

C.Achangeinafamilymember’senergycycle.

D.Attemptstocontroltheenergyofotherfamilymembers

25.Ifyouwanttoworkbetteratyourlowpointinthemorning,youshould.

A.changeyourenergycycleB.overcomeyourlaziness

C.getupearlierthanusualD.gotobedearlier

26.Youareadvisedtorisewithayawnandstretchbecauseitwill.

A.helptokeepyourenergyfortheday’swork

B.helpyoutocontrolyourtemperearlyintheday

C.enableyoutogetyourenergyonyourroutinework

D.keepyourenergycycleundercontrolallday

27.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.ChangeYourHabitsB.SaveYourEnergy

C.DailyEnergyCycleD.Temperature-and-EnergyPeak

D

Today,airtravelisfarsaferthandrivingacaronabusymotorway,butthereisthedangerthatgrowseveryyear.Fromthemomenttheairplanetakesofftothemomentitlands,everymovementiswatchedonradarscreens.

Airtrafficcontrollerstellthepilotexactlywhentoturn,whentoclimb,andwhentocomedown.Airtrafficcontrollersaroundabusyairportmayhandle1,000planeseveryday.Anyplanethatfliesnearanairportcomesundertheordersofthecontrollersthere.Evenasmallmistakeontheirpartmaycauseadisaster.

Recently,suchadisasteralmosthappened.Twolargeplaneswereflyingtowardstheairport.Onewascarrying69passengersfromToronto.Theotherwascarrying176passengersfromChicago.Anairtrafficcontrollernoticedonhisradarscreenthatthetwoplanesweretooclosetoeachother.Hewantedtoorderonetoturntotherighttoclimb,buthemadeamistake.Heorderedthewrongplanetodothis.So,insteadofturningawayfromeachother,thetwoplanesturnedtowardseachother.15secondslater,oneplaneflewdirectlyinfrontoftheotherplane.Theyavoidedeachotherbythesmallestpartofasecond.Thedistancebetweenthemwaslessthanthelengthofalargeswimmingpool.Thisisanexampleofthedangerthatgrowseveryyear.

28.Whatisthefunctionoftheradarinflying?

A.Itdirectsthebusymotorway.

B.Itsendsmessagestothepilotwhenitfindssomethingunusual.

C.Itcontrolsthedirectionoftheplane.

D.Itobserveseverymovementoftheplane.

29.Whydoestheauthormentionthenearaccidentofthetwolargeplanesinthis

passage?

A.Toshowamistakeofanairtrafficcontroller.

B.Toprovethatairtravelismoredangerousthanothermeansoftransport.

C.Togiveanexampleoftheincreasingdangerofairtravel.

D.Totellpeoplethatplanesshouldn’tgettooclosetoeachother.

30.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsairtravel?

A.Theauthorissatisfiedwiththesafetyofairtravel.

B.Theauthorisalittleworriedaboutthesafetyofairtravel.

C.Theauthordoesn’tthinkairtravelissafe.

D.Theauthorpreferstotravelbycar.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

（注意：

选E涂AB；F涂AC；G涂AD）

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