项城二高周考高二英语试卷

项城二高高二周考英语试卷（重点班）出题人：刘慧勤审核人：张春元2013/5/7第一题单项选择（共计15分）21.---Wasn’titDrWangwhospoketoyoujustnow?A.Ididn’tknowhewasB.Yes,itwasC.No,hewasn’tD.Yes,hedid22.Inthatcase,thereisnothingyoucando______thanwait.A.moreB.otherC.betterD.any23.He______hispostbecausehehadbeenofferedabetterjob.A.resignedB.retiredC.dismissedD.fired24.Hiswife,towhomhe_______for20years,waschildless.A.hadmarriedB.marriedC.hasmarriedD.hadbeenmarried25.Why?Ihavenothingtoconfess________youwantmetosay?A.whatisitthatB.whatitisthatC.howisitthatD.howitisthat26.Wehadnothingtodo_______watchTV.A.buttoB.thentoC.butD.then27.Itwasatime______thekillerwhaleshelpedthewhalerscatchthebaleenwhales.A.whenB.thatC.thenD.which28.Afterthewar,anewschoolbuildingwasputup______therehadoncebeenatheatre.A.thatB.whereC.whichD.inwhich29.---You’veleftthelighton.----Oh,Ihave.________andturnitoff.A.I’llgoB.I’vegoneC.IgoD.I’mgoing30.YesterdayJanewalkedawayfromthediscussion.Otherwise,she_______somethingshewouldregretlater.A.hadsaidB.saidC.mightsayD.mighthavesaid31.---Lendmesomemoremoney,willyou?----Sorry,I’vegot_______athandmyself.YouknowtheMP3playercostmeallIhadjustnow.A.nothingB.noC.noneD.not32.Generallyspeaking,thosewhocanadjustthemselvesfaster_______thenewplacesandpeoplearemostlikelytosucceed.A.toB.withC.overD.by33.Whilethegovernmentsaysthereisa(n)_______supplyofgasandoil,pricesofapartmentshavebeengoinguptheseyears.A.quantityB.absentC.abundantD.short34.I’vetriedveryhardtoimprovemyEnglish.Butbynomeans________withmyprogress.A.theteacherisnotsatisfiedB.istheteachernotsatisfiedC.theteacherissatisfiedD.istheteachersatisfied35.Thereasonwhyhewaslatewas_______hehadtakenawrongbus.A.becauseB.whetherC.becauseofD.that第二题完形填空（共计30分）IwasonabusoneMarchevening.Thedriverdidn’t__36.___tostartthebussoonbecauseitwasnotyet___37.____.Amiddle-agedwomangoton.Tiredandsad,shetoldherstory___38.___,nottoanyoneinparticular.Onherwaytothestation,halfofher___39.____wasstolen.Theotherhalfwashiddenunderherblouse,soshe___40.____stillhadsomeleft.Afewminuteslater,shestoppedcrying,butstilllooked___41.____.Whenalltheseatsweretaken,thedriverstartedtheengine.Theconductorbegantocollectfares.Whenshecametoanoldmaninworn-outclothes,he___42.____thathehadspentallhismoneywhenhehadaccidentallygotonawrongbusandnowhewastryingtogohome.Onhearingthis,sheorderedtheoldmanto___43.____thebus.Theoldmanwasalmostintearsashe___44.____hertolethimtakethebushome.Thedrivertooktheconductor’ssideandrepeatedtheconductor’s___45.____.Thewomanwaswatchingtheincident.___46.___thedriverandtheconductorraisedtheirvoicesattheoldman,sheinterfered.“Stop___47.___him!Can’tyouseehe’sonlytryingtogethome?”“Hedoesn’thaveanymoney!”thedriver___48.____.“Well,that’sno__49.____tothrowhimoffthebus,”sheinsisted.Thenshereachedinsideherblouse,tookouther___50.____money,andhandedittotheconductor.“Here’shisfareandmine.Juststopgivinghima___51.___time.”Allheadsturnedtothewoman.“It’sonlymoney,”sheshrugged.Sherodetherestofthewayhome___52.___ahappysmile,withthemoneyshe’dlostearlier___53.____.Ontheroadoflife,thehelpofstrangerscan___54.____ourloadsandliftourspirits.Howmuchsweeterthe___55.___willbewhenwemakeitalittlesmootherforothers!36.A.tryB.careC.decideD.intend37.A.emptyB.fullC.crowdedD.ready38.A.tearfullyB.seriouslyC.carefullyD.calmly39.A.fareB.possessionC.moneyD.wealth40.A.strangelyB.happilyC.secretlyD.fortunately41.A.unsatisfiedB.weakC.unhappyD.excited42.A.explainedB.declaredC.admittedD.found43.A.getoffB.startC.getonD.stop44.A.beggedB.scoldedC.praisedD.thanked45.A.requestB.actionC.suggestionD.command46.A.UnlessB.AlthoughC.UntilD.When47.A.attackingB.botheringC.blamingD.wronging48.A.warnedB.whisperedC.shoutedD.repeated49.A.problemB.needC.matterD.reason50.A.spendingB.collectedC.remainingD.borrowed51.A.busyB.coldC.hardD.fearful52.A.givingB.wearingC.takingD.forcing53.A.forgottenB.usedC.earnedD.returned54.A.moveB.increaseC.lightenD.carry55.A.worldB.journeyC.smileD.friendship第三题阅读理解（共计40分）AInthe19thcenturyAmericansfromtheeasternstatesmovedoutwesttosettleintherichnewlandalongthePacificCoast.Themostdifficultpartoftheirtripwascrossingthe“GreatAmericanDesert”inthewesternpartoftheUnitedStates.Thewesterndesertcanbeverydangerous.Thereislittlewaterandtherearefewtrees.Butthedesertalsohassceneryofgreatbeauty.Talltowersofredandyellowstonerisesharplyfromtheflat,sandyvalleyfloor.AtLakePowell,theredstonearch(拱门)ofRainbowBridgeriseshighabovethebluelake.ManyareasofLakePowell’sshorecanonlybereachedbyboatoronfoot.ButhikerssometimesfindveryoldNativeAmericanpictures,paintedontherocks.InDeathValley,California,thesummertemperaturerisesto130-165degreesFahrenheit.Thereislessthantwoinchesofraineachyear.Inthe1800s,manytravelersdiedwhentheytriedtocrossthiswaterlessvalleyintheterribleheat.Althoughthedesertisdryandseemsempty,thereisplentyoflifeifyoulookclosely.Smallinsects,snakes,andratshavelearnedtoliveundergroundandcomeoutatnightwhenitiscool.Plantslikecacti(仙人掌)whichneedverylittlewaterlivehere.Whenitrains,suchplantsgrowquickly,andflowersopeninasingleday.Forashorttime,thedesertiscoveredwithbrilliantcolors.Moder