吉林省長市高二英語下學(xué)期期中試題

1、吉林省長市高二英語下學(xué)期期中試題本試卷分第I卷和第n卷兩部分。第I卷為選擇題，第n卷為非選擇題。第I卷（選擇題70分）、閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，計(jì)40分）AThezebrabelongstothehorsefamily.Oneofnature'sgreatmysteriesiswhythezebrahasstripes.Onetheoryisthatthestripeshelpthezebracooldown.Onhot泊至儂daystheblackstripesgetalothotterthanthewhiteareaofthezebraandundertheblackst

2、ripestherearespeciallayersoffatforprotection.Hotairthenrisesofftheblackstripes,forcingcolderairdownaroundthewhiteareas,coolingthezebradown.This,however,isjustatheory.Thestripescanalsoconfusepredators（食肉動(dòng)物）whenzebrasstaywithotheranimalsingreatnumbers.Zebrashaveexcellenthearingandeyesightandcanrunatas

3、peedofupto35milesperhour（56kilometersperhour）.Theyalsohaveapowerfulkickthatcancauseseriousinjurytoapredator,likealion,oranAfricanwilddog.Usuallytheleadmaleoftheherdstaysatthebackofthegrouptodefendagainstpredatorsifnecessary,whilethefemalesandyoungstersrunfromdanger.Zebrasareherbivoresandfeedmostlyon

4、grasses,althoughtheyalsomighteattheleavesandstems（莖）ofbushesabit.Theyeatgrassesformanyhourseachday,usingtheirstrongteeth.Spendingsomuchtimechewingwearsthezebra'steethdown,sotheirteethkeepgrowingalltheirlives.Asthedryseasonarrivesandthegrassesdieback,zebraherdstraveltofindmorefoodandwaterholesfor

5、drinking.Mostzebrashavenospecificterritories.Theytravelfromplacetoplace,neverstayinginoneareaverylong.1. Whatcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraph?A. Therearedifferentopinionsaboutwhythezebrahasstripes.B. Theblackstripeshelpthezebralivethroughcolddays.C. Thezebracaneasilybeattackedbypredators.D. Thezeb

6、raalwaystravelswithotheranimals.2. Accordingtothepassage,herbivoresare.A. animalsthathavespecificterritoriesB. animalsthatonlyeatplantsC. animalsthatkillandeatotheranimalsD. animalsthatliveingroups3. Thezebrahasstrongteethalltheirlivesbecausetheirteeth.A. onlychewsoftgrassesB. areusedalldayC. arealw

7、aysgrowingD.arekeptclean4. WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutzebrasisTRUE?A. Theyhavepooreyesightandhearing.B. Theirstripescanconfusepredators.C. Theycanrun56milesperhour.D. Theyusuallystayinoneareaalltheirlives.5. WhichofthefollowingTVprogramsmightthepassagebeadaptedfor?A.Hobbies&LeisureB.Every

8、dayTipsC.DigitalStadiumD.DiscoveriesBIma21-year-oldboy，andthisismystory.AmonthafterIgraduatedfromhighschoolin2004，Iwascominghomefromswimpracticeandwasinvolvedinacaraccident.IwassoseriouslyinjuredthatIwasinacoma（昏迷）forovertwomonthsatPrinceGeorgesHospital.IdiedeighttimesduringmycomaandIcouldnttalkorco

9、mmunicatewhenIwokeup.Walkingwasnevergoingtohappenagainduetoalltheextremeinjuries.Justlikemybody，mydreamswereshattered（破滅）ButIwasnotgoingtoletmyinjuriesstopmefromlivingmydream.After14operationsand36bloodtransfusions，Ihadtolearnhowtotalk，eat，walk，shower，andliveindependentlyagain.WhenIwasoutofhospital，

10、Istillhadtogotooutpatienttherapy（門診治療）inWaldorf，Maryland.Afterspendingafewmonthsinawheelchair，Itookbabystepstowalkonmyown.Itwasamiracle（奇跡）thatIcouldwalkagain，butIwantedtoprovethatIcouldnotonlywalk，butrun.Whenitcametrue，Iwantedtogetbackinthepoolagain.Afterafewlungtests，Iwasabletogointhepoolalittlebi

11、teachweek.Afterafewmonthsofswimtraining，IbeganmyfreshmanyearatSt.MarysCollegeofMarylandandbecameaproudmemberoftheswimteam.Bytellingmystory，Iwanttomakeapositiveinfluenceontheworld.Iamjusttryingtoliveeachdaytothefullestandinspireotherpeopletonevergiveupontheirdreamsnomatterhowbadasituationis.Iremember

12、whenIwasstillinmyhospitalbed，Iwouldhavemymomanddadpushmearoundinmywheelchairtotheotherroomstoseetheotherpatientsandtalktothemandtheirfamilies.Iwantedtoletthemknowthateverythingwasgoingtobeokay.Somehow，thingswouldworkoutforthebest.6 Whenthecaraccidenthappened，theauthor.Awasahighschoolstudent8 hadfini

13、shedhishighschooleducationCwasacollegestudentDwasreturninghomefromaswimcompetition9 Itcanbeinferredthattheauthorafterhewokeupfromhiscoma.Awasoutofhospital10 wasinsurpriseCfacedphysicalandmentalchallengesDwasworriedabouthislung11 Whatcanwelearnfromtheauthorsrecovery?AAttitudeiseverything.12 Actionssp

14、eaklouderthanwords.CEverythinghappensforareason.DAgoodbeginningishalfdone.13 hatproceduredidtheauthorfollowtofullrecovery?aranbreceivedmembershipoftheswimteamctrainedforswimdbabywalkedelearnttoliveallbyhimselfAd，a，c，b，eBe，d，a，c，bCd，a，b，c，eDe，d，a，b，c14 Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttoshowinthelastparagr

15、aph?AHispurposeofsharinghisstory.8 Hispainfulexperiences.CHisinfluenceonothers.DHisgreatachievements.Solarenergyforyourhomeiscoming.Itcanhelpyouasasinglehomeowner.Itcanhelpthewholecountryaswell.Whetherornotsolarenergycansaveyourmoneydependsonmanythings.Whereyouliveisonefactorandthetypeofhomeyouhavei

16、sanother.Thingslikeinsulation（絕緣材料）,presentenergycosts,andthetypeofsystemyoubuyareaddedfactors.Usingsolarenergycanhelpsaveourpreciousfuel.Asyouknow,oursuppliesofoilandgasareverylimited.Thereisjustnotenoughonhandtomeetallourfutureenergyneeds.SoonerorlaterMotherNaturewillsaythatsall.Theonlywaywecandel

17、ayhearingthosewordsisbystartingtosaveenergynowandbyusingothersources,likethesun.s running out of energy for another t offer as many problems as礦物燃料 ） adds to already highWewonthavetoworryaboutthesunseveralbillionyearsorso.Besides,thesundoesnotherenergysources.Forexample,fossilfuel（pollutionlevels.Wi

18、thsolarenergy,wewillstillneedsourcesofenergy,butwewontneedasmuch.Thatmeanswecancutdownonourpollutionproblems.Withallthesegoodpoints,whydontweusemoresolarpower?Therearemanyreasonsforthis.Thebiggestreasonismoney.Untilnow,itwasjustnotpracticalforahomeownertoputinasolarunit.Therewerecheapersourcesofener

19、gy.Allthatischangingnow.Solarcostsarestartingtoequalthecostsofoilandelectricity.Expertssaythatgas,oilandelectricitypriceswillcontinuetorise.Thedemandforelectricityisincreasingrapidly.Butnewpowerplantswillusemoregas,oilorcoal.Alreadyinsomeplacesthesupplyofelectricityisbeingrationed（限量供應(yīng)）.Solarenergyi

20、snowinitsinfancy（初期）.Itcouldsoongrowtobecomeamajorpartofournationsenergysupply.11. Whatsthispassagemainlyabout?A.Somethingaboutsolarenergyandpollution.B.Solarenergy.C.Energyandpollution.D.Energyandmoney.12. Solarenergycanhelpus.A.escapepunishmentfromnatureB.becomehomeownersC.getridofpresentenergyD.s

21、aveourpreciousfuel13. Thesunisanendlesssourceofenergy,anditwillnotrunoutofenergyforA.severalmillionyearsB.severalhundredyearsC.severalbillionyearsD.severalthousandyears14. WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A. Energyfromcoalwouldnotpolluteourlivingenvironment.B. Energyfromnaturalgaswouldnotpolluteo

22、urlivingenvironment.C. Energyfromthesunwouldnotpolluteourlivingenvironment.D. Energyfromoilwouldnotpolluteourlivingenvironment.15. Solarenergyisnowinitsinfancy,.A. butinthefutureitwillbecomeanimportantpartofournationsenergysupplyB. sowewillbuildmorepowerplantsC. andthesupplyofelectricitywillberation

23、edthroughoutthecountryD.sowedon'tneeditD根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng).選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng).Stressfulsituationsaresometimesunavoidable.Eachofusperceives（理解）challengesinourownwayandreactiontothemalsovaries.Howstressfulourlifeisdependsnotonlyonus.16Andthisissomethingwecannotchange.Whatifwedonottrytochangeothers,

24、butrathertryandchangeourattitudetostressandtensionthatweoftenexperienceatwork?StretchinganddoingashortworkoutStretchingreleasesmuscletensionthataccumulatesinyourback,shoulders,andneckduringtheday.Evenwhenyourdayisextremelybusy,doyourbestandsetasideatleast5-10minutestodosomeexercise.Thereareplentyofe

25、xercisesyoucanpractisethatdonotrequireanyspecialequipment:.yoga,orsimplesquats（蹲起）-youcanpickanykindofworkouttoyourliking.17Workingoutisbeneficialforbothyourbodyandmind.Drinkacupofherbaltea18Someofthem,suchaschamomile（甘菊）andpeppermint（薄荷）,areapowerfultoolhelpingtofightstressandanxiety.NASAscientists

26、haverecentlycarriedoutresearchintotheeffectofherbsandfoundoutthatpeppermintscentdecreasestirednessby20%andreducesfrustrationby25%,Makeasmarterchoiceand,whileatwork,drinkherbalteainsteadofcoffee.Takeastroll（漫步）Onceyoufindyourselfinadifferentsurroundingsyouwillfeelmuchbetter.19Orderyourfavoritedrinkan

27、ddistractyourselfbywatchingpeoplegoby.Ifyourofficeislocatedinanenvironmentallycleanplace,forexample,nearacitypark.Youcanthenrefreshyourselfandrelaxabitbeforeyoudivebackintoyourworkingroutine.20Callsomeonewhoyouknowcanunderstandandsupportyouwhenyoufeelstressed.Astudyshowsthatcommunicationwithclosepeo

28、ple,suchasyourfriendsorparents,producesoxytocininyourbodythehormonethatisneededtosuccessfullyfighttensionandstress.A. Drinkingherbalteacaneffectivelyrelievetension.B. HaveachatC. Physicalactivitywillboostyourenergyleveldadhelpyoucalmdown.D. Herbsworkmiracles.E. Otherpeopleinfluenceitaswell.E.Ifyouro

29、fficeissituatedinabusycitycenter,thenyoucanspendyourlunchbreakmasidewalkcafe.G.Findhelp二、完型填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，計(jì)3O分）Inthepast,scientistshaveproducedexactgeneticcopiesofsheepandafewotheranimals.They21theseclonesfromasinglecellofanadultanimal.Recently,aprivategroupofscientistshasannounced22tomakeanexactc

30、opyofahumanbeing.DoctorZavos,anAmericanmemberoftheteam,saysheand23willsoonbegintoclonehumansandtheyhopetoproducetheworld'sforstcloned24withinthenexttwoyears.DoctorZavossaysthenew25groupplanstoofferhumancloningtowomenunabletobecome26andproducechildren.The27wouldbesimilartothatusedtocloneanimals.I

31、twould28clearinggeneticmaterialfromawoman'segg.Doctorsthenwould29geneticmaterialfromthewoman'shusbandintotheegg30puttingitinthewomen'suterus（子宮）.DoctorZavossayshis31planstodoitsworkinacountryneartheMediterraneanSea,buthedidnot32thecountry.HesaysanItalianreproductiveexpert,SeverinoAntinor

32、i,is33theteam.DoctorAntinorihasmade34effortstohelpmanyolderwomenbecomepregnant.Heisknownfor35pregnanciesinwomenasoldassixty.Manymedicalexpertsandothergroups36theideaofcloninghumans.Severaldoctorscriticizedthe37byDoctorZavos.Theysaydoctorsdonotknowifcloninghumansis38orsafe.Theysayitwouldbeirresponsib

33、leto39tocloneahumanbeing.Thatisbecausethe40ofsuccessaretoosmall21. A.boughtB.createdC.discoveredD.found22. A.plansB.resultsC.successesD.agreements23. A.anotherB.othersC.theotherD.theothers24. A.plantB.animalC.birdD.baby25. A.internationalB.nationalC.AmericanD.Italian26. A.successfulB.bornC.pregnantD

34、.fertile27. A.imaginationB.technologyC.storyD.symbol28. A.involveB.startC.makeD.borrow29. A.translateB.placeC.takeD.make30. A.afterB.whileC.beforeD.on31. A.countryB.groupC.universityD.company32. A.callB.foundC.nameD.consider33. A.managingB.runningC.controllingD.leading34. A.highB.totalC.greatD.wide3

35、5. A.successfulB.beautifulC.thankfulD.sorrowful36. A.takeupB.objecttoC.putupD.bringdown37. A.announcementB.programC.subjectD.idea38. A.carefulB.interestingC.unableD.possible39A.manageB.refuseC.attemptD.hope40.A.factsB.resultsC.sizesD.chancesandtherisksaretoogreat.第II卷（非選擇題50分）第一節(jié).單詞拼寫（共10小題，每題1分，計(jì)10

36、分）41I'dliketocome,too,ifyouhaveno（反對(duì)）.42 Healwaysmanagedto（得至U）whathewanted.43 Myunclehtwoworkerstohelphiminharvestlastautumn.44 Thereisevery（表明）ofachangeintheweather.45 ObamawaseasthefortyfourpresidentoftheUnitedStates.46 IwasinhalfthewaywhenitsuddenlyotomethatIhadleftmynotebookhome.47 We（抓?。゜y

37、asuddenimpulsetorun.48 Iwasoneofthe（申請(qǐng)人）forthejob.49 Thebooksinthelibraryarecaccordingtosubject.50 Theinteriordecorationofthehouseis（折中）betweenChineseandforeignstyles.第二節(jié).語法填空（10分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容（一個(gè)單詞）或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。DrivenbyasweetAmericandream,mynephewteamedupwithaKoreantoillegallycrosstheBearingStr

38、aittoAmerica.51（escape）frombeingpunished,theyhidthemselvesinasmallferrywithoutsleepingfortwodays.Thehardshipofthiscrossingwasbeyondhis52（expect）.Atfirst,hemadealivingbymeansofraisingcattle.Helivedinadistrictwhere53majorityoftheresidentswerefromItalyandDenmark.Here,differentblocksweremarkedoutfromthe54（race）angle.55（Apparent）itwasunfairandneededreforming.Butwithnowhereels