陕西省西安市一中学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题Word版含答案.docx

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西安市第一中学2014—2015学年度第二学期期中考试

高二英语试题

第一部分英语知识运用（共三节，满分40分）

第一节语音知识（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出所给单词的正确读音，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

1.affairA.tastyB.annualC.shallowD.arrest

2.occupyA.approvalB.apologyC.donateD.comfort

3.frameworkA.conductorB.reformC.fortnightD.teamwork

4.angleA.tankB.agentC.scanD.envy

5.disabledA.adjustedB.graspedC.annoyedD.adjusted

第二节语法和词汇知识（共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）

从每小题所给A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

6.Aswithanything,______moreyoupractice,thebetteryoubecome.It’s______samewithwritinginEnglish.

A.a;aB.the;theC.不填；theD.the;不填

7.Hurryup!

Theblackclouds______thatitisgoingtorainsoon.

A.troubleB.adviseC.indicateD.appear

8.Iwalkeduptothetopofthehillwithmyfriends,______weenjoyedasplendid

viewofthelake.

A.whichB.thatC.whoD.where

9.ThenumberofprivatecarsinXi’anisincreasingdaybyday,soIthinkmorenewroadsneed______.

A.builtB.tobuildC.tobebuiltD.build

10.Disabledpeoplearenotchosentobedisabled._______,theyarenotwillingtolosehearingoreyesight.

A.InotherwordsB.Ontheotherhand

C.ForonethingD.Asamatteroffact

11.--WhatwereyoudoingwhenIcalledyouthistimeyesterday?

--Iwasoccupied______myhomework.

A.ofB.onC.withD.for

12.Educationexpensesaregoingup,somanyparents______somemoneyfortheirchildren’sfutureeducation.

A.setasideB.setoutC.setoffD.setabout

13.TheUSdeclaresithasthebestmedicaltechnologyintheworld,butquitealotofAmericanshaveno______tohealthcareservice.

A.accessB.entranceC.introductionD.devotion

14.--Iwouldliketotakeathree-daytripthisMay.

--______.Wearetoobusytoaffordit.

A.PardonmeB.Don’tmention

C.Don’tworryD.Outofthequestion

15.Mike,doyouthinkthesemathsproblemsarequitedifficult______?

A.workoutB.workingoutC.workedoutD.toworkout

16.______Iwanttotellyouis______Ihavedeeploveandrespectformyparents.

A.Which;whatB.What;thatC.What;whichD.that;what

17.Weareconfidentthattheenvironment______byourfurthereffortstoreducepollution.

A.isimprovedB.wasimprovedC.willbeimprovedD.hadbeenimproved

18.AllofasuddenIbecame_______thatIhadmadeaseriousmistake.

A.knownB.awareC.famousD.accustomed

19.--Look!

HerecomesthebusandIhavetogonow.Thankyouforcomingtoseemeoff.

--Goodbyeand______!

A.congratulationsB.cheerupC.allthebestD.goahead

20.Studentloansaresupposedtoprovidefinancialsupportforthestudentswhowould_____notbeabletogotocollege.

A.otherwiseB.meanwhileC.thereforeD.nevertheless

第三节完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

Therewasayoungmanwhowouldgotothebeacheveryday.Hejustsatonthedock（码头）,lookingoutoverthe21.

Oneday,anoldmancametohimandaskedwhathewas22.Theyoungman,pointingtoa23inthedistance,repliedthathewaswaitingforittocometohim.“Whatmakestheboatso24?

”theoldmanasked.“Can’tyou25whatit’scalled?

”askedtheyoungman.Theoldman26hishead.Sotheyoungmantoldhimitwascalled“Success”.Theoldmanthenasked,“Soyoucomehereeverydaywaitingfor27tocometoyou?

”Theyoungmananswered,“Yes.”Theoldmanwasvery28.Beforeleaving,hesaidtotheyoungman,“Youare29!

Youhavetogooutandmeetsuccess,notwaitingforitcometoyou!

”Afterthat,hewalkedaway.

Thenextmorning,thetwoman30againonthedock.Theoldmanwasaboutto31intothewaterwhentheyoungman32himbythearm.“Whatareyoudoing？

”askedtheyoungman.Theoldmantoldhimthathewasgoingouttomeetsuccess.Whenasked33hewantedtojointheoldman,theyoungmansaid,“You’re34.You’lldrownoutthere!

”Buttheoldmanjustsaid,“I’dratherdrowntryingto35successthansithereonthedockwaiting36foritcometome!

”Withthese37,hedivedintothewaterwithout38.

Ifyouwantto39,don’twaitforittocometoyou.40,tryingtogetitbyyourself.

21.A.boatB.seaC.dockD.road

22.A.hopingforB.thinkingaboutC.planningforD.lookingat

23.A.birdB.manC.boatD.river

24.A.greatB.specialC.worryingD.famous

25.A.understandB.seeC.guessD.remember

26.A.shookB.raisedC.turnedD.nodded

27.A.futureB.luckC.successD.hope

28.A.curiousB.surprisedC.pleasedD.interested

29.A.lateB.youngC.smartD.wrong

30.A.triedB.metC.arguedD.fought

31.A.fallB.diveC.walkD.sink

32.A.caughtB.beatC.hurtD.touched

33.A.howB.whenC.whetherD.why

34.A.terribleB.braveC.smartD.crazy

45.A.expectB.reachC.enjoyD.greet

36.A.uselesslyB.regularlyC.happilyD.hopefully

37.A.suggestionsB.thoughtsC.wordsD.tips

38.A.painB.patienceC.aimD.fear

39.A.swimB.succeedC.improveD.jump

40.InsteadB.MeanwhileC.HoweverD.So

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分）

阅读下面两篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

A

MiniBookExcerpts（节选）

Biography

WhenSalingerlearnedthatacarparkwastobebuiltontheland，themiddleagedwriterwasshockedandquicklyboughttheneighboringareatoprotectit…Thetownspeopleneverforgottherescueandcametohelptheirmostfamousneighbor.

J.D.Salinger:

ALifebyKennethSlawenski（RandomHouse，$27）

Mystery（疑案小说）

“You'reasmartboy.Benny'sdeathwasnoaccident,andyou'retheonlyonewhosawithappen.Doyouthinkthemurderershouldgetawaywithit?

”Theboywasstaringstubbornlyathislapagain.

AthoughtsuddenlyoccurredtoAnnika，“Didyou...Yourecognizedthemaninthecar,didn'tyou？

”

Theboyhesitated,twistinghisfingers，“Maybe，”hesaidquietly.

RedWolfbyLizaMarklund（AtriaBooks,$25.99）

ShortStories

Shewantstosaytohimwhatshehaslearned，noneofitinclass:

Somewomenarebornstupid,andsomewomenaretoosmartfortheirowngood.Somewomenareborntogive,andsomewomenonlyknowhowtotake.Somewomenlearnwhotheywanttobefromtheirmothers,somewhotheydon'twanttobe.Somemotherssuffersotheirdaughterswon't.Somemotherslovesotheirdaughterswon't.

YouAreFreebyDanzySenna（RiverheadBooks，$15）

Humor

Doyourkidsliketohavefun?

CometoFunTimes!

Doyouliketowatchyourkidshavingfun?

BringthemtoFunTimes!

FunTimes'“amusementcycling”isthemostfunyoucanhave,legally,intheUnitedStatesrightnow.WhyspendthousandsofdollarsflyingtoDisneyWorldwhenyoucanspendlessthanhalfofthatwithinaday'sdriveofmostcities?

Happy:

AndOtherBadThoughts

byLarryDoyle（Ecco，$14.99）

41．IfthereaderswanttoknowaboutthelifeofSalinger,theyshouldbuythebookpublishedby________.

A．EccoB．AtriaBooksC．RandomHouseD．RiverheadBooks

42．ThebookHappy:

AndOtherBadThoughtsisintendedfor________.

A．youngchildrenB．DisneyWorldworkers

C．middleschoolteachersD．parentswithyoungchildren

43．Whichbookdescribeswomenwithcharactersoftheirown?

A．Happy:

AndOtherBadThoughts

B．J.D.Salinger:

ALife

C．RedWolf

D．YouAreFree

B

ModerndayrobotsmaynotbeasentertainingasR2D2ortherobotfrom“LostinSpace”，butrobotsareveryimportanttospaceexplorationandarebeingusedinavarietyofdifferentwaysforseveralimportantreasons.

Robotsmakegreatexplorersonplanets,moons,andotherlandingareas.ApartfromtheEarth,justabouteverysurfaceinthesolarsystemisunsafeforhumanstoexplore.Theaironmostotherplanetsisinsufficientforhumanstobreathe,makingitnecessarytowearaspacesuitandoxygenequipment.Thetemperaturesonthesesurfacesaremuchtoohotormuchtoocoldforanyhumanstowithstand.Besides,therewouldbecomplicationswithradiation,weather,andalackofgravity.Robotshavemuchlesslimitationintheseareasandcansurvivemuchlongerundertheseconditions.

Robotsaredesignedforcollectingscientificdata.Robotsarealsoabletoperformmanytasksatonetimeandcanprocessinformationmuchquickerandmoreefficiently.Importantscientificprojectsfromdetectingminerals,analyzinggroundsamples,tofindingwaterareallperformedmuchquickerandaccuratelybyrobots.

Theuseofrobotshasmadethecostofspaceexplorationmuchlessexpensivethanitwouldcostforhumanstodothework.Inordertosuccessfullysendhumansintospacewewouldneedtobuildavehiclethatcannotonlycarryhumans,butalsoenoughfoodandwatertokeepthemaliveforthedurationofthetrip.Moreover,robotshavenoproblemsworkingforhoursonend.Robotsnevercomplain,theydon'trequirefoodorwater,andtheyneverneedabathroombreak.

Overthepast30yearsorsotherehavebeenmanydifferenttypesofrobotsusedsuccessfullyintheexplorationofspace.PerhapsthemostfamousandsuccessfulrobotsareSpiritandOpportunitywhohavebothbeenexploringthesurfaceofMars.TheyhavebothbeenverysuccessfulwithexperimentsonsoilandrocksandhaveevenfoundevidenceofwaterinMars'history.

44．Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A．Robotsareusedinspaceexploration

B．Thediscoveryofspaceexploration

C．Norobots,nospaceexploration

D．Thedevelopmentofrobots

45．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A．Manydifferenttypesofrobotshaveexploredthespacesuccessfully.

B．Theuseofrobotsinspaceexplorationcostsmorethantheuseofhumans.

C．ItisdangerousforhumantoexploreothersurfacesinthesolarsystemexcepttheEarth.

D．Both