河北省張家口市橋西區(qū)第一中學高二英語上學期期末試卷含解析

河北省張家口市橋西區(qū)第一中學高二英語上學期期末試卷含解析一、選擇題1.Gettinggoodsleepmaybeoneoftheanswersto

ahealthyweight．

A．maintain

B．havemaintained

C．bemaintained

D．maintaining參考答案：D2.Anarmyspokesmanstressedthatallthesoldiershadbeenordered____clearwarningsbeforefiringanyshots.

A.toissue

B.beingissued

C.tohaveissued

D.tobeissued參考答案：A略3.—DidyouhearaboutZhangLiliwhosavedthekidsfrombeingrunoverbyaschoolbus?—Yes.Whatdoyouthinkmostpeople_____iftheywereinasimilarsituation?A.willdo

B.willhavedone.

C.woulddo

D.wouldhavedone參考答案：C4.Whenitwashisturntodeliverhisspeech，________，hewalkedtowardsthemicrophone.A．nervouslyandembarrassinglyB．nervousandembarrassedlyC．nervouslyandembarrassingD．nervousandembarrassed參考答案：D略5._____alltheinventionshaveincommonis______theyhavesucceeded.A.What;what

B.That;what

C.What;that

D.That;that參考答案：C6.Peoplehavealwaysbeen______aboutexactlyhowlifeonearthbegan.A.curious

B.excited

C.anxious

D.cautious參考答案：A7.

Youshould____yourownknowledgetosolvetheseproblems.

A.drawout

B.drawin

C.drawon

D.drawup參考答案：C

8.—Howdidyou______theoldvaluablehouse?—Itusedtobe______myuncle.Heleftittomeinhiswill.A.takepossessionof;inpossessionofB.takethepossessionof;inthepossessionofC.takepossessionof;

inthepossessionofD.takethepossessionof;inpossessionof參考答案：C9._______theThaisalesmansawtheman,heknewthathewasMr.LiKeqiang,premierofthePeople’sRepublicofChina. A.Since

B.Meanwhile C.Everytime

D.Theinstant參考答案：D略10.Mostofmyfriendsshopatthestores

thegoodsareverycheap.A.which

B.what

C.why

D.where參考答案：D11.--ShallIgoovertohaveachatwithyouthisevening?--Niceofyou!Itis________greatcomforttokeepme________company,whenI’maloneathome.A.a;the B./;a C.a;/ D.the;/參考答案：C12.IfyouthinkthatRowanAtkinsonis

hisfamouscreation,thenyouareinfora

surprise.Whichiswrong?A.anythinglike

B.somethinglike

C.anythingof

D.nothingof參考答案：D13.---YouhavemadegreatprogressinyourEnglishstudy,haven’tyou?

---Yes,butmuch_____.A.remainstodo

B.isremainedtodoC.remainstobedone

D.isremainedtobedone參考答案：c略14.Thepolicefiledacomplaint________meofinappropriatebehaviorinapublicplace.

A.announcing

B.charging

C.blaming

D.accusing參考答案：D15.Wehaveathousandreasonstobelievethatthreeyearsofhardworkinseniorschoolforthosesparingnoeffortsinstudywilleventually________.A.pullthrough

B.getacross

C.comeabout

D.payoff參考答案：D16.---Areallthetitlesofthearticles_______inthecontents?

---Yes,all_______.A.listed,included

B.listing,includesC.listed,including

D.beinglisted,beingincluded參考答案：B略二、完型填空18.Lastweek,mygranddaughterstartedkindergarten.Asis1____.Iwishedhersuccess.Iwaslying.WhatIactuallywishforheris2____.Ibelieveinthepoweroffailure.Successis3____.Successisprovingthatyoucandosomethingthatyoualreadyknowyoucando,ordoingsomethingcorrectlythefirsttime,whichcan4____beaproblematicalvictory.First-timesuccessisusuallyafluke(僥幸).First-timefailure,5____.isexpected;itisthenaturalorderofthingsFailureishowwelearn.IhavebeentoldofanAfricanphrase6____agoodcookas“shewhohasbrokenmanypots”Ifyou'vespentenoughtimeinthe7____tohavebrokenalotofpots,probablyyouknowafairamountabout8____.1oncehadalatedinnerwithagroupofchefs,andtheyspenttime9____knifewoundsandbumscars.Theyknewhowmuchcredibility(信譽)their10____gavethem.Iearnmylivingbywritingadailynewspapercolumn.EachweekIam11____thatonecolumnisgoingtobetheworstcolumnoftheweek.Idon’tsetouttowriteit;Itrymybesteveryday.12____,everyweek,onecolumnisinferior(較差的)totheothers,sometimesextremelyso.Ihavelearnedto13____.thatcolumn,AsuccessfulcolumnusuallymeanthatIamtreading(踩踏)on14____ground,goingwiththetricksthatwork,ordressinguppopularideasinfancywords.Ofteninmyinferiorcolumns，Iamtryingto15____somethingI’veneverdonebefore,somethingI’mnotevensurecanbedone.Mygranddaughterisaperfectionist.Shewillfeelherfailures,andIwillwantto16____her.ButIwillalso,Ihope,17____herofwhatshelearned,andhowshecandowhateveritis18____nexttime.Iprobablywon’ttellherthatfailureisagoodthing,becausethat’snota(n)19____youcanlearnwhenyou’refive.IhopeIcantellher,though,thatit’snottheendoftheworld.Indeed,withluck,itisthe20____.1.A.usual B.conventional C.expected D.contradictory2.A.failure B.success C.sacrifice D.victory3.A.convincing B.demanding C.boring D.worthwhile4.A.seldom B_often Calways

D.never5.A.onpurpose B.atlength C.inturn D.bycontrast6.A.defining B.classifying C.describing D.viewing7.A.canteen B.kitchen C.dormitory D.corridor8.A.learning B.cooking C.gardening D.training9.A.competing B.counting C.displaying D.comparing10.A.endeavors B.failures C.wounds D.scars11.A.aware Bgrateful C.skeptical Dconfident12.A.Therefore

B.Moreover C.Still D.Otherwise13.A.update

B.review C.cherish D.adapt14.A.similar B.tentative C.accessible D.familiar15.A.takein B.getthrough C.commenton D.figureout16.A.amuse B.comfort C.reward D,tease17.A.remind B.suspect C.inform D.cheat18.A.worse B.acuter C.better D.luckier19.A.trick B.experience C.truth D.lesson20.A.beginning B.destination C,ending D.process參考答案：18.【答案】BACBD

CBBDB

ACCDB

BACDA三、閱讀理解18.BenefitsandProblemsofGeneticEngineeringPlantbreedingisthescienceofchangingthecharacteristicsofplantsinordertoproducedesiredones.Genesinaplantarewhatdeterminewhattypeofcharacteristicsitwillhave.Plantbreederstrytocreateaspecificoutcomeofplantsandpotentiallynewplantvarietiesbychangingthegenesoftheplantsthroughbreeding,whichismakingnewplantsfromparentsofdifferentvarietiesorspecies.Actually,plantbreedinghasbeenpracticedforthousandsofyears,sincenearthebeginningofhumancivilization.Itispracticedworldwidebyindividualssuchasgardenersandfarmersandbyprofessionalplantbreedersemployedbyorganizationssuchasgovernmentinstitutions,universities,crop-specificindustryassociationsorresearchcenters.Theyhavecrossbredplantstocreatethenewtypesofplantsthatare,forexample,bigger,stronger,ormoreattractive.Crossbreedingcantakesuchalongtime,however,anditisinaccurate.Now,wecanchangeexactsectionsofDeoxyribonucleicacid(DNA),sotheprocessismoreaccurateandfaster.Butpeopleallovertheworldarearguingaboutitsbenefitsanddisadvantages.Somepeopleusethetechnologytoproducedesiredcharacteristicsofplantsandanimals.Otherpeopleareconcernedthatthegeneticallyengineeredplantsmayharmtheenvironmentandworriedthattheymaybedangerousforpeopletoeat.Therearemanyreasonsforchangingplantsinthisway.Internationaldevelopmentagenciesbelievethatbreedingnewcropsisimportantforensuringfoodsecuritybydevelopingnewvarietiesthatarehigheryielding(高產的),diseaseresistant,droughttolerantorregionallyadaptedtodifferentenvironmentsandgrowingconditions.Forexample,somegeneticallyengineeredplantscanlivethroughfrostordraught.Asaresult,famerscanmakemoreprofitbecausefewerplantswilldie.Somegeneticallyengineeredplantsaremorenutritious.Theyhavelessfat,tastebetterorstayfresherthannon-geneticallyengineeredplants.Thiswillallowpeopletobuybetter-qualityfruitandvegetables.Somegeneticallyengineeredplantscanresistnaturalpestssuchasvirusesorinsects.Thisreducestheamountofchemicalneededtokillpests,whichishelpfultotheenvironment.However,geneticallyengineeredplantscancauseunexpectedproblems.Geneticallyengineeredplantsthatresistpestsmaypassonthatcharacteristictoawild.Thismaycausethewildplanttospreadfast,becausepestsarenotnaturallykillingit.Geneticallyengineeredplantscanalsoharmanimals.Atypeofcornhasbeendevelopedwhichkillsaspeciesofinsectthatdestroysit.Thepollen(花粉)fromthiscorn,however,canalsokillmonarchbutterflies—themostbeautifulofallbutterflies,whichdonotharmthecorn.Toensurethemostadaptedvarietiesareidentified,advocatesoforganicbreedingnowpromotetheuseofdirectselectionformanydesiredcharacteristics.Geneticengineeringisaverynewscienceandwehavealottolearnaboutthegooditcandoandthedamageitcancause.Themainconcernisthatnotenoughtestsarebeingdonetoensureitissafe.32.Accordingtothepassage,thepurposeofplantbreedingisto_______.A.beautifytheenvironment B.changethegenesofplantsC.producenewplantvarieties D.assessthevalueofthepractice33.Theauthorthinkscrossbreedinginaccuratebecause_______.A.thesectionsofDNAarechangedB.problemsaresometimescausedC.manpowerandresourcesarewastedD.animalsareproducedusingthetechnology34.Theauthor’sattitudetowardcrossbreedingis_______.A.doubtful B.disapprovingC.objective D.supportive35.Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthestructureofthepassage?Sp：Sub-point（次要點）

C：ConclusionI：Introduction

Cp：CentralPoint

P：PointA. B.C. D.參考答案：32.C

33.B

34.C

35.A這是一篇議論文。文章主要講了基因工程是一門非常新的科學，關于它能帶來的好處和它能造成的破壞，我們有很多東西要學習?！?2題詳解】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段Plantbreederstrytocreateaspecificoutcomeofplantsandpotentiallynewplantvarietiesbychangingthegenesoftheplantsthroughbreeding,whichismakingnewplantsfromparentsofdifferentvarietiesorspecies.（植物育種家試圖通過育種改變植物的基因來創(chuàng)造植物和潛在的新植物品種的特定結果，即從不同品種或物種的親本培育新植物）可知植物育種的目的是生產新的植物品種，故選C。【33題詳解】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第四段However,geneticallyengineeredplantscancauseunexpectedproblems.可知作者認為雜交是錯誤的，是因為有時會產生問題，故選B?！?4題詳解】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段Geneticengineeringisaverynewscienceandwehavealottolearnaboutthegooditcandoandthedamageitcancause.Themainconcernisthatnotenoughtestsarebeingdonetoensureitissafe.（基因工程是一門非常新的科學，關于它能帶來的好處和它能造成的破壞，我們有很多東西要學習。主要的問題是沒有進行足夠的測試來確保它是安全的。）由此推斷出，作者對雜交的態(tài)度是客觀的，故選C?！?5題詳解】推理判斷題。文章首段引出了基因工程這個話題，接下來從三個方面說明了基因工程益處，又從兩個方面闡述了基因工程的弊端，故選A。19.BRITAINisapopulartouristplace,buttoursofthecountryhaveprosandcons.GOODNEWSFreemuseums.Nochargeforoutstandingcollectionsofartandantiquities.Popmusic.BritainistheonlycountrytocompetewiththeUSonthisscore.Blackcabs.Londontaxidriversknowwheretheyaregoingevenifthereareneverenoughofthematweekendsornight.Choiceoffood.VisitorscanfindeverythingfromJapanesetoSwedishrestaurants.Fashion.NotonlydofashionjunkieslovedeeplyandrespecthighlybrandnamessuchasVivienneWestwood,AlexanderMcQueen;streetstylesarejustlyloved,too.BADNEWSPoorservice.“It’spartoftheimageoftheplace.Peoplecandineoutontherudenesstheyhaveexperienced,”saysProfessorTonySeaton,ofLutonUniversity’sInternationalTourismResearchCenter.Poorpublictransport.Trainsandbusesarepromisedtodisappoi