广东省深圳市第三高级中学20112012学年高二英语下学期期中考试试题高中英语练习试题

1、1深圳市第三高级中学2011-2012学年度第二学期期中考试高二英语试题卷本试题分选择题和非选择题两部分，共8页，满分135分。考试用时120分钟一、语言知识及应用（共两节。满分45分）第一节完形填空(共15小题。每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从1-15各题所给出的A、B、C、D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Wehaveknownforalongtimethatflowersofdifferentplantsopenandcloseatdifferenttimesofday.Thisisso__1__thatthereseemstobenoneedtoaskthereasonforit.Yetnoone__2__understandswhyflowersopenandcloselikethisatparticulartimes.Theprocessisnotas__3__aswemightthink,asrecentexperimentshaveshown.Inonestudy,flowerswerekeptinconstant__4__.We。

2、mightexpectthattheflowers,withoutanyinformationaboutthetimeofday,didnotopenasthey__5__do.Asamatteroffact,they__6__toopenattheirusualtime.Thissuggeststhattheyhavesomemysterious(神秘的)wayofknowingthe__7__.Theirsenseoftimedoesnot__8__informationfromtheoutsideworld;itis,sotospeak,insidethem,akindof“innerclock”.This__9__maynotseemtobeveryimportant.However,itwaslaterfoundthatnotjustplantsbutalso__10__,includingman,havethis“innerclock”which__11__theworkingoftheirbodiesandinfluencestheiractivities.Men,the。

3、n,arealsoinfluencedbythismysterious__12__.Whetherwewishitornot,itaffectssuchthingsinourlifeasourneedforsleep,ourneedforfood.Inthepast,thisdidnotreally__13__becausepeoplelivedinnaturalcondition.Inthe__14__world,thingsaredifferent;nowtherearespacemen,airplanepilotsand,inordinarylife,alotofpeoplewhohavetoworkatnight.Itwouldbevery__15__,then,toknowmoreaboutthe“innerclock”.Suchthingsasflowersmighthelpusunderstandmoreaboutourselves.1.A.familiarB.strangeC.similarD.special[来2.A.partlyB.personallyC.reall。

4、yD.willingly3.A.complexB.simpleC.matureD.meaningful4.A.quietnessB.darknessC.lonelinessD.sadness5.A.finallyB.completelyC.physicallyD.normally6.A.refusedB.decidedC.continuedD.failed7.A.timeB.secretC.processD.study8.A.dealwithB.addtoC.giveawayD.dependon9.A.discoveryB.activityC.inventionD.method10.A.beastsB.animalsC.strangersD.humans11.A.controlsB.studiesC.measuresD.destroys12.A.worldB.flowerC.powerD.experiment[来13.A.happenB.existC.matterD.work14.A.ancientB.modernC.wonderfulD.peaceful215.A.hardB.exp。

5、ensiveC.convenientD.important第二节语法填空（共10小题。每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16-25的相应位置上。Afarmerandhissonweretakingtheirass(驴)toamarket.Theywantedtosellit.Theypassedagroupofgirls,16laughedathowfoolishthefarmerwastohaveanassand17(walk),sothefarmerputhisson18theass.Furtherdowntheroad,theypassedsomeoldpeoplewhoscoldedthefarmerforallowinghisyoungsontoride19saidthatheshouldberidinghimself.Furtheralongtheroad,theypassedsometravelerswhosaidthatifhewantedt。

6、oselltheassthetwoofthemshouldcarryhim20theasswouldbeexhaustedandworthless.Sothefarmerandhissonboundtheass’slegstoapoleandcarriedhim.Whentheyapproachedthetown,peopletherelaughedatthesightofthem.Thenoisewassoloud21theasswasfrightenedto22(die).Hekickedoutand23(fall)offabridgeintotheriveranddrowned.The24(embarrass)farmerandsonwenthomewithnothing,exceptthelessonthatyouwillachievenothingbytryingtoplease25.二、阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节阅读理解(共20小题。每小题2分,满分40分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给出的A、B、C、D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AItwasthesumm。

7、erof1965.DeLuca,then17,visitedPeterBuck,afamilyfriend.BuckaskedDeLucaabouthisplansforthefuture.“I’mgoingtocollege,butIneedawaytopayforit,”DeLucarecallssaying.“Bucksaid,‘Youshouldopenasandwichshop.’”Thatafternoon,theyagreedtobepartners.Andtheysetagoal:toopen32storesintenyears.Afterdoingsomeresearch,Buckwroteacheckfor$1000.DeLucarentedastorefront(店面)inConnecticut,andwhentheycouldn’tcovertheirstart-upcosts,Buckkickedinanother$1000.Butbusinessdidn’tgosmoothlyastheyexpected.DeLucasays,“Aftersixmonths。

8、,weweredoingpoorly,butwedidn’tknowhowbadly,becausewedidn’thaveanyfinancialcontrols.”AllheandBuckknewwasthattheirsaleswerelowerthantheircosts.DeLucawasmanagingthestoreandgoingtotheUniversityofBridgeportatthesametime.BuckwasworkingathisdayjobasanuclearphysicistinNewYork.They’dmeetMondayeveningsandbrainstormideasforkeepingthebusinessrunning.“Weconvincedourselvestoopenasecondstore.Wefiguredwecouldtellthepublic,‘Wearesosuccessful,weareopeningasecondstore.”Andtheydid—inthespringof1966.Still,itwasaloto。

9、flearningbytrialanderror.3Butthepartners’learn-as-you-goapproachturnedouttobetheirgreateststrength.EveryFriday,DeLucawoulddrivearoundandhand-deliverthecheckstopaytheirsuppliers.“Itprobablytookmetwoandahalfhoursanditwasn’tnecessary,butasaresult,thesuppliersgottoknowmeverywell,andthepersonalrelationshipsestablishedreallyhelpedout,”DeLucasays.Andhavingagoalwasalsoimportant.“Therearesomanyproblemsthatcangetyoudown.Youjusthavetokeepworkingtowardyourgoal,”DeLucaadds.DeLucaendedupfoundingSubwaySandwich。

10、,themultimillion-dollarrestaurantchain.26.DeLucaopenedthefirstsandwichshopinorderto____.A.supporthisfamilyB.payforhiscollegeeducationC.helphispartnerexpandbusinessD.dosomeresearch27.WhichofthefollowingistrueofBuck?A.Heputmoneyintothesandwichbusiness.B.Hewasaprofessorofbusinessadministration.C.HewasstudyingattheUniversityofBridgeport.D.HerentedastorefrontforDeLuca.28.Whatcanwelearnabouttheirfirstshop?A.Itstoodatanunfavorableplace.B.Itloweredthepricestopromotesales.C.Itmadenoprofitsduetopoormanagem。