北京大学附属中学河南分校学年高二英语上学期期中试题.docx

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北京大学附属中学河南分校学年高二英语上学期期中试题

2015-2016学年上学期期中考试试卷

高二英语

考试时间100分钟满分120分

第一节：

完形填空

SomeyearsagowhenIwasinmyfirstyearincollege,IheardSalomeBeysingforthefirsttime．Themomentwasexciting．Salome’s1 filledtheroomandbroughtthetheatertolife．Iwasso  2  thatIdecidedtowriteanarticleabouther．

I  3  SalomeBey,tellingherIwasfromEssencemagazine,andthatIwantedtomeethertotalkabouthercareer．She 4  andtoldmetocometoherstudionextTuesday．WhenI5,Iwasscaredoutofmymind．I  6  Iwaslying．Iwasnotawriteratallandhadn’tevenwrittenagrocerylist．

IinterviewedSalomeBeythenextTuesday．Isatthere7 ,takingnotesandaskingquestionsthatallbeganwith,“Canyoutellme…”Isoonrealizedthat  8   SalomeBeywasonething,butwritingastoryforanationalmagazinewasjustimpossible．The  9  wasalmostunbearable．Istruggledfordays  10  draftafterdraft．FinallyIputmymanuscript（手稿）intoalargeenvelopeanddroppeditintoamailbox．

Itdidn’ttakelong．Mymanuscript  11 ．Howstupidofme!

Ithought．HowcouldI  12  inaworldofprofessionalwriters?

KnowingIcouldn’t  13  therejectionletter,Ithrewtheunopenedenvelopeintoadrawer．Fiveyearslater,IwasmovingtoCalifornia．Whilecleaning  myapartment,I14theunopenedenvelope．ThistimeIopeneditandreadtheeditor’sletterin  15 .

DearMsProfit,

YourstoryonSalomeBeyisfantastic．Yetweneedsome  16  materials．Pleaseaddthoseandreturnthearticleimmediately．Wewouldliketo  17  yourstorysoon．

Shocked,ittookmealongtimeto  18 ．Fearofrejectioncostmedearly．Ilostatleastfivehundreddollarsandachanceofhavingmyarticleappearinamajormagazine．Moreimportantly,Ilostyearsofenjoyablewriting．Today,Ihavebecomeafull–timewriter．19myexperience,Ilearnedaveryimportantlesson:

Youcan’t  20  todoubtyourself．

01．A．joy  B．speechC．voice            D．smile

02．A．movedB．activeC．satisfied             D．proud 

03．A．visited       B．emailedC．interviewed  D．phoned

04．A．refused    B．agreedC．hesitated         D．paused

05．A．hungupB．showedupC．turnedupD．putup

06．A．replied          B．discovered         C．knew           D．explained

07．A．nervously    B．patiently            C．seriously        D．quietly

08．A．blaming       B．inviting           C．fooling         D．urging

09．A．hardship        B．pressure           C．comment            D．failure  

10．A．by          B．with                 C．on                     D．in

11．A．returned  B．disappeared C．spread                D．improved

12．A．compare       B．struggle             C．compete            D．survive

13．A．face    B．deliver         C．ignore              D．receive

14．A．tookout B．pickedup   C．foundoutD．cameacross

15．A．horror B．anxiety         C．disbelief        D．trouble

16．A．subjective       B．private   C．relevant          D．reliable

17．A．broadcast      B．create                 C．assess            D．publish 

18．A．recover     B．prepareC．escape              D．concentrate

19．A．Lookingupto  B．Lookingdownupon     

C．Lookingbackon       D．Lookinginto

20．A．affordB． attempt                C．expect             D．pretend

第二节:

阅读理解

A

Asicklittlegiftisbeingkeptalivethankstoherbestfriend--adogwhocarriesheroxygentankonhisback.Alida’sfaithfuldogcompanionMr.Gibbshasbeenspeciallytrainedtoshepherdthethree-year-old,whobreathesthroughatubemostofthetime.Hefollowshercloselyassheplaysinherfamily’sten-acrelandinLouisville,usestheslideorevenridesherbike.

Alidawasdiagnosed（诊断）withneuroendocrinehyperplasiaofinfancy（NEHI）whenshewasjusteightmonthsold.Herrareconditionhasjusteighthundreddocumentedsufferersthroughouttheworld,andcausesdiseasedpiecesofthelungstofilter（过滤）oxygenthroughextralayers（膜）ofcellsmakingithardoralmostimpossibletobreathe.

ForAlidaandherparents,itmeantthatevenawalkintheparkwasverydifficultbecauseoxygenequipmentwastooheavyfortheyoungstertobeabletocarryherself.Asparentstheywantedtodosomethingtohelptheirdaughtersurvivedespitehavingatubefollowingherallthetime.Thecouplefoundoutabout“servicedogs”fromaTVprogramandrealizedananimaltrainedtohelptheblindcouldbetrainedtohelpAlida.Theyfinallyfoundhelpintheshapeofgoldendoodle—aretriever（寻回犬）crossedwithapoodle-dogMr.Gibbs.Now--thankstotrainerAshleighKinsley—AlidaandMr.GibbslovenothingmorethanplayingandrunningaroundtogetherwiththedogactingasAlida’slifesaver.

21.WhatisMr.Gibbs?

A.Atraineddog.B.Apoliceman.C.Adoctor.D.Afirefighter.

22.WhendidthedoctorknowAliciacaughtthedisease?

A.Atherbirth.B.Attheageofeight.

C.Beforeshewasoneyearold.D.Whenshewasthreeyearsold.

23.Theunderlinedpart“thecouple”inparagraph3refersto________.

A.Alida’sclassmatesB.Alida’sparentsC.Alida’sdoctorsD.Alida’spets

24.HowdidAliciakeepalive?

A.Bytrainingherdog.B.Bystayingwithherparents.

C.Byplayingwithherfellows.D.Bybreathingthroughatube.

B

ThePealeswereafamousfamilyofAmericanartists.CharlesWillsonPealeisbestrememberedforhisportraitsofleadingfiguresoftheAmericanRevolution.HepaintedportraitsofFranklinandJeffersonandoveradozenofGeorgeWashington.Hislife-sizeportraitofhissonsRaphaelleandTitianwassorealisticthatGeorgeWashingtonreportedlyoncetippedhishattothefiguresinthepicture.

CharlesWillsonPealegaveuppaintinginhismiddleageanddevotedhislifetothePealemuseum,whichhefoundedinPhiladelphia.Theworld’sfirstpopularmuseumofartandnaturalsciencemainlycoveredpaintingsbyPealeandhisfamilyaswellasdisplaysofanimalsintheirnaturalsettings.Pealefoundtheanimalshimselfandfoundamethodtomaketheexhibitsmorelifelike.Themuseum’smostpopulardisplaywastheskeleton（骷髅）ofahuge,extinctelephant,whichPealeunearthedonaNewYorkfarmin1801.

ThreeofPeale’sseventeenchildrenwerealsofamousartists.PaphaellePealeoftenpaintedstilllivesofflowers,fruit,andcheese.HisbrotherRembrandtstudiedunderhisfatherandpaintedportraitsofmanynotedpeople,includingoneofGeorgeWashington.Anotherbrother,RubensPeale,paintedmostlylandscapesandportraits.

JamesPeale,thebrotherofCharlesWillsonPeale,specializedinminiatures（小画像）.HisdaughterSarahMiriamPealewasprobablythefirstprofessionalfemaleportraitpainterinAmerica.

25.TheauthormentionsinParagraph1thatWashingtontippedhishattothefiguresinthepaintingtoshowthat________.

A.CharlesWillsonPeale’spaintingwasverylifelike

B.WashingtonrespectedCharlesWillsonPeale’swork

C.WashingtonwasfriendlywithRaphaelleandTitianPeale

D.thepaintingofthetwobrotherswasverylarge

26.Theunderlinedword“unearthed”isclosestinmeaningto“______”.

A.showedB.dugupC.inventedD.lookedover

27.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthechildofCharlesWillsonPeale?

A.TitianPeale.B.RubensPeale.C.RaphaellePeale.D.SarahMiriamPeale.

28.Theauthor’sattitudetowardthePealesisingeneral_______.

A.puzzledB.excitedC.admiringD.disappointed

C

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HotelLocation

HotelIcariaBarcelonais330yardsfromBarcelona’sNovaIcariaBeach.ItislocatedintheOlympicPortarea,a10-minutewalkfromCiutadellaParkandBarcelonaZoo.CiutadellaMetroStationishalfamileaway,andisjust2stopsfromBarcelonaCathedralandthehistoricGothicQuarter.

HotelFacilities

General

Restaurant,24-HourFrontDesk,Non-SmokingRooms,Rooms/FacilitiesforDisabledGuests,FamilyRooms,LuggageStorage,SmokingArea.

Activities

Sauna,FitnessCentre,WellnessCentre,TableTennis,Hiking,Cycling,SteamBath,OutdoorSwimmingPool.

Services

MeetingFacilities,BusinessCentre,Laundry,DryCleaning,VIPRoomFacilities,IroningService,Fax/Photocopying,TicketService.

Internet

Wi-fiisavailableintheentirehotelandisfreeofcharge.

HotelPolicies

ThesearegeneralhotelpoliciesforHotelIcariaBarcelona.Astheymayvaryperroomtype,pleasealsochecktheroomdescription.

Checkin

14:

00-00:

00hours

Checkout

Until12:

00hours

Cancellation/Prepayment

Cancellationandprepaymentpoliciesvarybyroomtype.PleaseENTERTHEDATESOFYOURSTAYandchecktheconditionsofyourrequiredroom.

Childrenandextrabeds

Onechildunder2yearsstaysfreeofchargeinababycot（婴儿床）.

Allchildrenunder12yearsstayfreeofchargewhenusingexistingbedding.

Oneolderchildoradultischarged€34pernightandpersoninanextrabed.

Groups

Whenbookingmorethan5rooms,differentpoliciesandadditionalsupplementsmayapply.

Terms&Conditions

Yourreservationisabsolutelysecure.Allpersonaldataisencryptedandwillonlybeusedtoprocessyourbooking.Formoreinformation,readourPRIVACYSTATEMENT.Bwillnotchargeyouanyreservationfeesformakingthisbooking.

29.HotelIcariaBarcelonaallowsyoueasyaccesstothefollowingEXCEPT____.

A.thestadiumswhereyoucanhavesports

B.theseasidewhereyoucanrelaxyourself

C.theplaceswhereyoucantaketrainsorbuses

D.thebuildingwhereyoucanattendareligiousservice

30.Theunderlinedword“encrypted”inthelastsectionprobablymeans“______”.

A.analyzedB.storedC.collectedD.protected

31.Itcanbeinferredfromtheadvertisementthat_______.

A.smokingiscompletelyforbiddeninthehotel

B.everyroomfollowsthesamehotelpolicies

C.policiesmaybeinyourfavorif