广东省阳东广雅中学20132014学年高二英语上学期诊断性测试试题(二)

1高二上学期诊断性测试（二）英语试题第一节单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）1.—CouldyoutakemyplaceandgotomeetProfessorSmithfromBritain?—_______________—Heisatallmanwearingshorthair.A.Whymethistime?B.Areyoufamiliarwithhim?C.HowcanIrecognizehim?D.Whatwouldyouliketotellme?2.ItwasclearthatLucywasunhappyaboutherwork.____,itcomesasnosurprisethatshehasdecidedtoleavethecompany.A.OntheotherhandB.AsaresultC.InadditionD.Afterall3.—Whattookyousolong?—Igotlost.Ihaveno____ofdirection.A.senseB.abilityC.knowledgeD.feeling4.TheUnitedNationcalledonthesecountriestosolvethisproblemina(n)____way,addingthatanynegativemeasurewouldcausebadeffects.A.immediateB.hostlyC.positiveD.enthusiastic5._____byRenChangxia’sdeeds,manyyounggirlswanttobeapolicewomaninthefuture.A.TobeinspiredB.HavinginspiredC.BeinginspiredD.Inspired6.Asiswellknown,manydeadlyaccidents_______carelessnessandirresponsibility.A.leadtoB.resultfromC.contributetoD.resultin7.Onlyafterababysealispushedintotheseabyitsmother_____toswim.A.howwillitlearnB.willitlearnhowC.itwilllearnhowD.anditlearnshow8.—Whatmadeyourskinlooksoterrible?—_______tothesunlightforalongtime.A.BecauseitwasexposedB.AfterbeingexposedC.BeingexposedD.Exposed9.____newcureforthisdiseasethatmedicalexpertshaverecentlydevelopedprovestobe______mosteffective,althoughitcannotcompletelykillalltheviruses.A.A;aB.The;/C./;theD.A;the10.Zhanglinwaslostincomputergamesduringhislastyearinhighschool,otherwisehe_____astudentatBeijingUniversity.A.wouldhavebeenB.canbeC.hasbeenD.hadbeen11.Theprimarypurposeisto_____thoseachievementsinbiologicalresearch_____thepublic.A.make;knownbyB.make;knowntoC.make;knowtoD.make;knowingby12.Hehadtotakethemedicinethreetimesaday,soastobe_____thepainintheleg.2A.farfromB.awayfromC.apartfromD.freefrom13.MarieCurieandherhusbandPierreCuriediscoveredradiumandpolonium,____theywontheNoblePrizeinPhysics.A.asB.whereC.forwhichD.onwhich14.—Thewaterwasleftrunningallnightlong.—Yes.ItseemedthatJohn___________.Hewasthelastonetoleavethelab.A.wastobeblamedB.wastoblameC.hadbeenblamedD.shouldbeblamed15.______youcomeacrosssomenewwords,don’trefertoyourdictionaryatoncebutguesstheirmeaningsaccordingtothecontext.A.EverytimeB.ThefirsttimeC.NowthatD.Ifonly第二节阅读理解（共15小题；每小题２分，满分3０分）ＡLinusPauling,theonlypersonwhohaswontwoundividedNobelPrizes,wasborninPortland,Oregon.HeattendedWashingtonHighSchoolbutbecauseofanunimportantdetailhedidnotreceivehisdiplomauntil1962,longafterhehadreceivedhisBachelor’sdegreeinchemicalengineeringfromOregonStateCollegein1922.Hehadchosentostudythismajorbecausehecouldgetagoodjobwithit.HewontheNobelPrizeforChemistryin1954“forhisresearchintothenatureofthechemicalbondanditsapplicationtotheexplanationofthestructureofcomplexsubstances”.Hisinterestinthe“behavior”ofmolecules(分子)ledhimfromphysicalchemistrytobiologicalchemistry,especiallyofthehumanbody.Hebeganwithproteinsandtheirmainparts,theaminoacids(氨基酸),whicharecalledthe“buildingblocksoflife”.In1950,heconstructedthefirstsatisfactorymodelofaproteinmolecule,adiscoveryveryimportanttotheunderstandingofthelivingcell.DuringWorldWarII,PaulingwasamemberoftheResearchBoardforNationalSecurity,forwhichhewasawardedthePresidentialMedalofMeritin1948.However,theuseoftheatomicbombneartheendofthewarturnedPaulinginanewdirection.Havinglongworkedonthestructureofmolecules,hetookanimmediateinterestinthedeadlyeffectsofnuclearfalloutonhumanmolecularstructures.Fromthenon,Paulingprotestedtheproductionofthehydrogenbombandsupportedthepreventionofthespreadofnuclearweapons.Throughhisefforts,ＴｈｅＮｕｃｌｅａｒ－Ｔｅｓｔ－ＢａｎＴｒｅａｔｙ,declaringallnuclearteststobeillegalexceptundergroundones,cameintoeffectonOctober10,1963,thesamedayLinusPaulingwasawardedtheNobelPrizeforPeace.16.Fromthefirstparagraph,welearnthatLinusPauling______________.A.didn’tstudyhardwhileinWashingtonHighSchoolB.istheonlyscientistwhohaswontwoNobelPrizesC.wasoncebadlytreatedinWashingtonHighSchoolD.chosetostudychemicalengineeringtoearnhisliving17.WhichofthefollowingthingsdidPaulingpaymuchattentiontoatfirst?A.The“behavior”ofmoleculesB.Physicalchemistry.C.Biologicalchemistry.D.Thehumanbody.318.DuringWorldWarII,LinusPauling___________.A.hadtostophisresearchbecauseofthewarB.madegreatcontributionstothesafetyofthecountryC.joinedthearmytofightforthesafetyofthecountryD.tookpartinresearchingnuclearbombs19.WhichofthefollowingislegalaccordingtoＴｈｅＮｕｃｌｅａｒ－Ｔｅｓｔ－ＢａｎＴｒｅａｔｙ?A.Theuseofnuclearweapons.B.Testinghydrogenbombontheground.C.Testingnuclearweaponsunderground.D.Theproductionofhydrogenbombs.ＢThereisnobestwaytolearnalanguage,justdifferentwaysthatsuitdifferentpeople.Somepeoplepreferto“pickup”thelanguagebyreadingbooksormagazines,watchingfilms,visitingthecountrywherethetargetlanguageisspoken,etc.Theyfocusonthemeaningsofwordsanddon’tworrytoomuchaboutthelanguageformsused.Thismethodoftensuitschildreniftheyfindthemselvesinaforeigncountryorwithforeignfriends.However,thisapproachdoesn’tsuiteveryoneifyouraimistobecomegoodatwriting.Probablythemostcommonwaytolearnalanguageisinaclassroomwithateacher.Theteachercanexplaindifficultwords,giveguidance,provideextramotivationandfeedbackonprogress.Unfor