学年辽宁省大连市普兰店第二中学高二上学期期中阶段考试英语试题.docx

学年辽宁省大连市普兰店第二中学高二上学期期中阶段考试英语试题.docx

《学年辽宁省大连市普兰店第二中学高二上学期期中阶段考试英语试题.docx》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《学年辽宁省大连市普兰店第二中学高二上学期期中阶段考试英语试题.docx（14页珍藏版）》请在冰点文库上搜索。

学年辽宁省大连市普兰店第二中学高二上学期期中阶段考试英语试题

2017-2018学年辽宁省大连市普兰店第二中学

高二上学期期中考试英语试题

题号

一

二

三

四

五

总分

得分

评卷人

得分

一、单项选择本大题共16道小题。

1.–Itseemsimpossibleforyoutocoverthatlongdistance!

–Innoway_______giveup.

A.IshallB.mightIC.shallID.Iwill

2.HestudiesEnglishveryhard_______hemightbeselectedasoneofthevolunteerinterpretersfortheOlympics.

A.inordertoB.soastoC.inorderthatD.aslongas

3.OurEnglishteacher_________inourschoolfor40yearsandshedoesnotwanttoleave.

A.hasbeenworkingB.worksC.workedD.isworking

4.Tocreatethesethings,we_________beginbyrememberingthatweareallinthisboattogether.

A.mustB.mayC.canD.will

5.Inthepicture,youcanseethebrideandthegroom,_______aresmilingtothephotographer.

A.whoB.whomC.bothofthemD.bothofwhom

6.Eddiefeelsthathe_______outofhisjobinordertomakewayforayoungerman.

A.forcedB.wasforcedC.hadbeenforcedD.hasforced

7.________thecost,thecouplesenttheirtwodaughterstothebestprivateschools.

A.DespiteB.UnlessC.IfD.Despitethefactthat

8.Amongtheyoungpeople,thereisagrowingtendency______moneymorehighlythanthequalityoflife.

A.regardingB.toregardingC.toregardD.regarded

9.Theemployeeshurriedtofinishtheirwork________theirbosscameinunexpectedly.

A.aslongasB.inorderthatC.althoughD.incase

10.Pleasemakesureyoualwaysputyourmedicines_______childrencan’treachthem.

A.whenB.whereC.unlessD.sothat

11.Theleaderoftheorganization_______toinvestigatethecauseoftheaccidentbeforetheydecidedtohaveameeting.

A.promisedB.wouldpromiseC.hadpromisedD.haspromised

12.Myclassmatesaskedme________possibletoimprovetheirEnglishinhalfayear.

A.thatitwouldbeB.whetheritwouldbe

C.ifthatwouldbeD.whetherwoulditbe

13.ManyyoungpeopleinChinanowthinkfastfood,_______expertsregardasunhealthy,isfashionableandtasty.

A.whoB.thatC.whichD.ofwhich

14.Itissaidthat_______regularlyisgoodforus,forwecanknowwhetherwearehealthyornot.

A.examinedB.examiningC.beingexaminedD.havingexamined

15.LiHuawasdyingtolookforwardtoseeinghisbestfriendWangGangcomeback____USA.

A.aboutB.fromC.behindD.over

16.After______church,thefamilywouldgohomefordinner.

A.attendingB.attendedC.toattendD.beingattended

评卷人

得分

一、完型填空本大题共1道小题。

17.

InAmericancrimemovies,policemensearchcrimescenesforanythingthatmightbelongtoacriminal--bitsoffingernail,bloodorhair--inordertofindoutwhotheyare.Whattheyhopetofindisthekeytotheiridentity--theirDNA.

DNAisthe____50___thatcontainsaperson’sgeneticmakeup.Everyperson,exceptforidenticaltwins,hasuniqueDNAinformation.Thatiswhywecanuseittoidentifysomeone.

Thereisno___51___thatDNAevidenceisbecomingaverypowerfultoolforlawenforcement（实施）officers.IntheUS,all50statesandthefederalgovernmentkeepDNAdatabasesofsomecriminalsaftertheyhavebeenconvicted（宣告有罪）.Wheneveracrimehappens,thepolicecollectDNAevidencefromthecrimesceneand____52____thiswithsamplestheyalreadyhaveinthecriminaldatabase.Iftheymatchanysuspectinthedatabase,thenthey’vecaughttheir____53____.Eveniftheydon’t,theDNAsamplecanstillbeusedto____54___theperson’ssex,height,hairandeyecolorandothercharacteristics.Thishelpspolicetocreateaphysicalprofileofthecriminal.

Somepeoplefeelthatthedatabaseshouldbemade___55__tocontaineveryone’sDNAandhelptosolvemanymorecrimes.Thiswouldalsoavoidmistakeswhensomeoneiswronglyconvictedofacrime.DNAdoesn’tmake____56____.

___57___,otherpeopleareworriedthatitwouldviolate（侵犯）their___58___.Someone’sDNAcanbeusedtogatherinformationsuchastheperson’sfamilyandethnic（种族的）background,whetherheorshehasagenemutation（突变）orcertain___59___diseases,andotherpersonalissues.Peopleareafraidthatthisinformationmightbeused___60__.Theymayfearthatemployersmightreaditandtreatthem___61___.Peoplemayalsobeafraidthatpersonaldatamightgetintothehandsofinsurancefirmsorloancompanies.___62__,iftheyknewfromyourDNAthatyouhadageneticriskofaseriousdisease,theymightbeableto__63__yourlifeinsurance,aloanorevenajob.

____64__,theuseofDNAevidencewillcontinuetohelpthepolicesolvecrimes.However,socialandethnicalconcernsaboutDNAwillalsoremainatopicofdebate.

A.chemicalB.materialC.subjectD.ingredient

A.good B.pointC.doubtD.use

A.storeB.recordC.studyD.compare

A.eyesB.criminalC.interestD.attention

A.determineB.researchC.showD.reveal

A.narrowerB.widerC.longerD.bigger

A.choicesB.decisionsC.experimentsD.mistakes

A.HoweverB.MoreoverC.WhileD.Because

A.rightB.secretC.privacyD.interest

A.seriousB.geneticC.incurableD.unknown

A.inappropriatelyB.definitelyC.strangelyD.carelessly

A.equallyB.differentlyC.fairlyD.rudely

A.InconclusionB.BycontrastC.ForexampleD.Suchas

A.stopB.offerC.takeawayD.refuse

A.ActuallyB.ClearlyC.FearlesslyD.Generally

评卷人

得分

二、阅读理解本大题共4道小题。

18.

Helosthisarmsinanaccidentthatclaimedhisfather’slife--whowasthemainsourceofsupportforthefamily.Sincethen,hehashadtodependonthearmsofhisyoungerbrother.Forthesakeoftakingcareofhim,hisyoungerbrotherbecamehisshadow,neverleavinghimaloneforyears.Exceptforwritingwithhistoes,hewascompletelyunabletodoanythinginhislife.

Onelatenight,hesufferedfromdiarrhea（腹泻）andhadtowakeuphisyoungerbrother.Hisyoungerbrotheraccompaniedhimintothetoiletandthenwentbacktodormtowait.Butbeingsotired,hisyoungerbrotherfellasleep,leavinghimonthetoiletfortwohourstilltheteacherondutydiscoveredhim.Asthetwobrothersgrewuptogether,theyhadtheirshareofproblemsandtheywouldoftenquarrel.Thenoneday,hisyoungerbrotherwantedtoliveseparatefromhim,livinghisownlife,asmanynormalpeopledo.Sohewasheart-brokenanddidn’tknowwhattodo.

Asimilarmisfortunehappenedtoagirl,too.Onenighthermother,whosufferedfromchronicmentalillness,disappeared.Soherfatherwentoutlookingforhermother,leavingheraloneathome.Shetriedtopreparemealsforherparents,onlytooverturn（弄翻）thekerosenelightonthestove,resultinginafirewhichtookherhandsaway.

Thoughhereldersister,whowasstudyinginanothercity,showedherwillingnesstotakecareofher,shewasdeterminedtobecompletelyindependent.Atschool,shealwaysstudiedhard.Mostofallshelearnedtobeself-dependent.Onceshewrotethefollowinginhercomposition:

“Iamlucky.ThoughIlostmyarms,Istillhavelegs;Iamlucky.”Thoughmywingsarebroken,myheartcanstillfly.”

Oneday,theboyandthegirlwerebothinvitedtoappearonatelevisioninterviewprogram.TheboytoldtheTVhostabouthisuncertainfutureatbeingleftonhisown,whereasthegirlwasfullofenthusiasmforherlife.Theybothwereaskedtowritesomethingonapieceofpaperwiththeirtoes.Theboywrote:

Myyoungerbrother’sarmsaremyarms;whilethegirlwrote:

Brokenwings,flyingheart.

Theyhadbothenduredthesamemisfortune,buttheirdifferentattitudesdeterminedthenatureoftheirlives.Itistruethatlifeisunpredictable.Disasterscanstrikeatanytime.Howyouhandlemisfortunewhenconfrontedwithitactuallyisthetruetestofyourcharacter.Ifyouchooseonlytocomplainandescapefromthemisfortune,itwillalwaysfollowyouwhereveryougo.Butifyoudecidetobestrong,thehardshipwillturnouttobefortuneonwhichnewhopeswillarise.

65.Inthefirstparagraph,whathappenedintheaccident

A.Theboywasn’tbadlyinjured.

B.Theboy’sfatherescapedbeinghurt.

C.Theboy’sfatherwaskilled.

D.Theboy’syoungerbrotherwasslightlywounded.

66.Thegirlrefusedhereldersister’shelp,because_________.

A.shewasluckyandstillhadtwolegs

B.shewantedtobeself-dependentratherthanrelyonothers

C.shedidn’twanttomovetoanothercity

D.sheenjoyedlivingseparatefromothers

67.Whenthegirlwrotethewords:

Brokenwings,flyingheart,shereallymeant__________.

A.thoughshelostarms,shestillhadlegs

B.hereldersister’swillingnesstotakecareofhercouldhelpherflywithwings

C.ifonehadwings,hisorherheartcouldfly

D.facedwiththemisfortune,youshouldbestrong,andyou’llmakeit

19.

Ascientistturnsouttobeabletoseethefuturebyofferingeachofsomefour-year-oldsapieceofcandyandwatchinghowheorshedealswithit.Somechildrenreacheagerlyforthetreattheysee.Somelastafewminutesbeforetheygivein.Butothersaredeterminedtowaituntilthelastmoment.

Bythetimethechildrenreachhighschool,somethingremarkablehashappened.Asurveyfoundthatthosewhoasfour-year-oldshadenoughself-controltoholdoutgenerallygrewuptobemorepopular,adventurous,confidentanddependable.Thechildrenwhogaveintotemptation（诱惑）earlyweremorelikelytobelonely,easilyfrustratedandinflexible（固守己见的）.

Actually,theabilitytodelayrewardisasignofemotionalintelligencewhichdoesn’tshowuponanIQtest.

Thehardwareofthebrainandthesoftwareofthemindhavelongbeenscientists’concerns.Butbraintheorycan’texplainwhatwewonderaboutmost,likethequestionwhysomepeopleremainupbeatinthefaceoftroublesthatwouldsinkalessresist