高二年级英语期中考试试卷(一)

1高二年级英语期中考试试卷第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21.TheModernArtExhibitionintheCityMuseumhasbeencancelled.-Oh,no!______.A.It’sapityB.Itdoesn’tmatterC.IknewitalreadyD.It’snotinterestingatall22.Thechildreninhisfamilyalllookvery_____.A.likeB.likelyC.alikeD.liking23.withherson’sprogressinhisstudies,Mrs.BrownpromisedhimanewCDthenextday.A.SatisfyingB.TosatisfyC.SatisfiedD.Shewassatisfied24.SometimesIreallywonderhowIcouldmakefriendswithamanwhohaslittle_____withme.A.incommonB.insurpriseC.incaseD.inall25.—Doyoumeanitincrease_____50%?---Yes,ithasincreased_____4,500from3000bytoday.A.by;byB.to;byC.to;toD.by;to26.Thefact____hefailedintheexamisnottheone_____hetoldme.A.which;thatB.that;whichC./;whichD.that;what27.Theboywassoabouttheshowbythepandasinthezoothathestayedtherethewholeafternoon.A.nervousB.eagerC.anxiousD.curious28.Hesaidtohisyoungersister,Youmaycomewithme.Hetoldhisyoungersisterthat_____withhim.A.youmaycomeB.youmightcomeC.shemightcomeD.shemightgo29.Ittakesalongtimetopreparethedishbutitissodeliciousthatit'sworththe______.A.effortB.courageC.adventureD.consequence30.Ilike______intheautumnwhentheweatherisclearandbright.A.thisB.thatC.itD.one31.Youcanfind_____inhim.Butheisstillagoodman.A.mistakesB.errorsC.faultsD.wrong32.Itwasinthevillageheoncelivedhegothisjunioreducation.A.that;whereB.where;thatC.which;whereD.where;which33.Ittookhimtenyearsto_____hisdebts.A.paybackB.payoutC.payforD.payoff34.After_____up,hewenttoschoolwithoutbreakfast.A.gettingB.getC.gotD.hegetting35.Withrush-hourtrafficandheavysnow,mostofmycolleagueswerelateforworkthismorning.A.a;/B.the;theC./;/D./;a2第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ThefamousscientistAlbertEinsteindiedin1955.His36nowisinthecentralstateofKansasoftheU.S.Itbelongstoaretired37doctor,ThomasHarvey.38didthishappen?Andwhy?Inthe1950s,AlbertEinsteinandThomasHarvey39eachotherwhentheybothlivedinPrinceton,NewJersey.EinsteinwasworkingatPrincetonUniversity40DoctorHarveywasworkingatPrincetonHospital.WhenEinsteindied,DoctorHarveywas41toexaminehisbody.Itwasthenthathestartedtostudy42hasbecomealongtimeexaminationofEinstein’sbrain.Hisgoalwasto43somephysicalevidenceofthescientist’sgenius(才华).DoctorHarvey,44,didnottellEinstein’sfamilythathe45thegreatman’sbrain.Itwasonlylater46thefamilylearnedofDoctorHarvey’swork.Theydidnot47theideaatfirst.AfterDoctorHarveyexplainedhisideatothem,theyagreedto48himtostudythebrainDoctorHarveythenasked49scientiststohelp.Theycutthebrain50threepieces.Theymarkedeachpiecebeforeplacingitincontainers51chemicalformaldehyde(甲醛)toprotectit.DoctorHarveyhasbeen52Einstein’sbrainsincethen.Hehascarrieditwithhimashemovedfromplacetoplace.Hehasalsolentpartsofthebraintootherscientists53study.Onlyoneresearcherhasfoundsomething54.AdoctorattheUniversityofCaliforniafoundthattheleftpartofEinstein’sbrainhasmorecertaincells(细胞)than55.Suchcellsareknowntofeedbrain.Shethismaymeanthatthecellscouldaffectintelligence.36.A.bodyB.heartC.brainD.head37.A.actualB.chemicalC.naturalD.medical38.A.WhatB.HowC.WhoD.Which39.A.realizedB.recognizedC.learnedD.knew40.A.asB.becauseC.whileD.since41.A.calledonB.calledatC.sentupD.sentoff42.A.whichB.howC.thatD.what43.A.inventB.discoverC.proveD.examine44.Ａ.perhapsB.thereforeC.thusD.however45.A.boughtB.soldC.keptD.made46.A.thatB.whenC.beforeD.after47.A.hearofB.likeC.suggestD.offer48.ApromiseB.letC.haveD.permit49.A.othertwoB.twootherC.moretwoD.twoanother50.A.offB.byC.intoD.about51.A.forB.aboutC.ofD.with52.A.learningB.studyingC.searchingD.selling53.A.forB.onC.intoD.about54.A.easyB.difficultC.particularD.common55.A.everB.enoughC.usualD.normal3第三节：阅读理解（共20小题，满分40分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AFormanyyears,noonecouldcommunicatewithpeoplewhohadbeenbornwithouthearing.Thesedeafpeoplewerenotabletouseaspokenlanguage.But,beginninginthe1700s,thedeafweretaughtaspeciallanguage.Usingthislanguage,theycouldsharethoughtsandideaswithothers.Thelanguagetheyusedwasalanguagewithoutsound.Itwasasignlanguage.Howdidthissignlanguagework?Thedeafweretaughttomakecertainmovementsusingtheirhands,facesandbodies.Thesemovementsstoodforthingsandideas.Peoplemightmovetheirforefingersacrosstheirlips.Thismeant“youarenottellingthetruth.”Theymighttaptheirchins(下巴)withthreefingers.Thismeant“myuncle”.Thedeafwerealsotaughttouseafingeralphabet.Theyusedtheirfingerstomakethelettersofthealphabet.Inthisway,theyspelledoutwords.Somedeafpeoplecouldspelloutwordsataspeedof130wordsperminute.Signlanguageandfingerspellingarenotusedasmuchastheyoncewere.Today,thedeafaretaughttounderstandothersbywatchingtheirlips.Theyarealsotaughthowtospeak.56.Signlanguageis_____.A.notusedasmuchtodayasitoncewasB.usedasmuchtodayasitoncewasC.nolongerusedintheschoolsD.neverusedasmuchastoday57.Thedeaf“talked”tootherpeople_____.A.bymovingtheirhands,facesandbodiesB.byshoutingandsingingC.withoutusinganylettersD.withoutusinganylanguage58.Fromthetextwelearnthat_____.A.deafpeoplemakesignstoearnalivingB.thereisstillnowaytocommunicatewiththedeafC.signlangu