北大附中河南分校2015-2016年高二上学期英语期中试卷及答案

宇华教育集团2015-2016学年上学期期中考试试卷高二英语考试时间100分钟满分120分第一节：完形填空SomeyearsagowhenIwasinmyfirstyearincollege,IheardSalomeBeysingforthefirsttime．Themomentwasexciting．Salome’s1filledtheroomandbroughtthetheatertolife．Iwasso2thatIdecidedtowriteanarticleabouther．I3SalomeBey,tellingherIwasfromEssencemagazine,andthatIwantedtomeethertotalkabouthercareer．She4andtoldmetocometoherstudionextTuesday．WhenI5,Iwasscaredoutofmymind．I6Iwaslying．Iwasnotawriteratallandhadn’tevenwrittenagrocerylist．IinterviewedSalomeBeythenextTuesday．Isatthere7,takingnotesandaskingquestionsthatallbeganwith,“Canyoutellme…”Isoonrealizedthat8SalomeBeywasonething,butwritingastoryforanationalmagazinewasjustimpossible．The9wasalmostunbearable．Istruggledfordays10draftafterdraft．FinallyIputmymanuscript(手稿)intoalargeenvelopeanddroppeditintoamailbox．Itdidn’ttakelong．Mymanuscript11．Howstupidofme!Ithought．HowcouldI12inaworldofprofessionalwriters?KnowingIcouldn’t13therejectionletter,Ithrewtheunopenedenvelopeintoadrawer．Fiveyearslater,IwasmovingtoCalifornia．Whilecleaningmyapartment,I14theunopenedenvelope．ThistimeIopeneditandreadtheeditor’sletterin15.DearMsProfit,YourstoryonSalomeBeyisfantastic．Yetweneedsome16materials．Pleaseaddthoseandreturnthearticleimmediately．Wewouldliketo17yourstorysoon．Shocked,ittookmealongtimeto18．Fearofrejectioncostmedearly．Ilostatleastfivehundreddollarsandachanceofhavingmyarticleappearinamajormagazine．Moreimportantly,Ilostyearsofenjoyablewriting．Today,Ihavebecomeafull–timewriter．19myexperience,Ilearnedaveryimportantlesson:Youcan’t20todoubtyourself．01．A．joyB．speechC．voiceD．smile02．A．movedB．activeC．satisfiedD．proud03．A．visitedB．emailedC．interviewedD．phoned04．A．refusedB．agreedC．hesitatedD．paused05．A．hungupB．showedupC．turnedupD．putup06．A．repliedB．discoveredC．knewD．explained07．A．nervouslyB．patientlyC．seriouslyD．quietly08．A．blamingB．invitingC．foolingD．urging09．A．hardshipB．pressureC．commentD．failure[来源:Z*xx*k.Com]10．A．byB．withC．onD．in11．A．returnedB．disappearedC．spreadD．improved12．A．compareB．struggleC．competeD．survive13．A．faceB．deliverC．ignoreD．receive14．A．tookoutB．pickedupC．foundoutD．cameacross15．A．horrorB．anxietyC．disbeliefD．trouble16．A．subjectiveB．privateC．relevantD．reliable17．A．broadcastB．createC．assessD．publish18．A．recoverB．prepareC．escapeD．concentrate19．A．LookinguptoB．LookingdownuponC．LookingbackonD．Lookinginto20．A．affordB．attemptC．expectD．pretend第二节:阅读理解AAsicklittlegiftisbeingkeptalivethankstoherbestfriend--adogwhocarriesheroxygentankonhisback.Alida’sfaithfuldogcompanionMr.Gibbshasbeenspeciallytrainedtoshepherdthethree-year-old,whobreathesthroughatubemostofthetime.Hefollowshercloselyassheplaysinherfamily’sten-acrelandinLouisville,usestheslideorevenridesherbike.Alidawasdiagnosed（诊断）withneuroendocrinehyperplasiaofinfancy（NEHI）whenshewasjusteightmonthsold.Herrareconditionhasjusteighthundreddocumentedsufferersthroughouttheworld,andcausesdiseasedpiecesofthelungstofilter（过滤）oxygenthroughextralayers（膜）ofcellsmakingithardoralmostimpossibletobreathe.ForAlidaandherparents,itmeantthatevenawalkintheparkwasverydifficultbecauseoxygenequipmentwastooheavyfortheyoungstertobeabletocarryherself.Asparentstheywantedtodosomethingtohelptheirdaughtersurvivedespitehavingatubefollowingherallthetime.Thecouplefoundoutabout“servicedogs”fromaTVprogramandrealizedananimaltrainedtohelptheblindcouldbetrainedtohelpAlida.Theyfinallyfoundhelpintheshapeofgoldendoodle—aretriever（寻回犬）crossedwithapoodle-dogMr.Gibbs.Now--thankstotrainerAshleighKinsley—AlidaandMr.GibbslovenothingmorethanplayingandrunningaroundtogetherwiththedogactingasAlida’slifesaver.21.WhatisMr.Gibbs?A.Atraineddog.B.Apoliceman.C.Adoctor.D.Afirefighter.22.WhendidthedoctorknowAliciacaughtthedisease?A.Atherbirth.B.Attheageofeight.C.Beforeshewasoneyearold.D.Whenshewasthreeyearsold.23.Theunderlinedpart“thecouple”inparagraph3refersto________.A.Alida’sclassmatesB.Alida’sparentsC.Alida’sdoctorsD.Alida’spets24.HowdidAliciakeepalive?A.Bytrainingherdog.B.Bystayingwithherparents.新*课*标*第*一*网C.Byplayingwithherfellows.D.Bybreathingthroughatube.BThePealeswereafamousfamilyofAmericanartists.CharlesWillsonPealeisbestrememberedforhisportraitsofleadingfiguresoftheAmericanRevolution.HepaintedportraitsofFranklinandJeffersonandoveradozenofGeorgeWashington.Hislife-sizeportraitofhissonsRaphaelleandTitianwassorealisticthatGeorgeWashingtonreportedlyoncetippedhishattothefiguresinthepicture.CharlesWillsonPealegaveuppaintinginhismiddleageanddevotedhislifetothePealemuseum,whichhefoundedinPhiladelphia.Theworld’sfirstpopularmuseumofartandnaturalsciencemainlycoveredpaintingsbyPealeandhisfamilyaswellasdisplaysofanimalsintheirnaturalsettings.Pealefoundtheanimalshimselfandfoundamethodtomaketheexhibitsmorelifelike.Themuseum’smostpopulardisplaywastheskeleton(骷髅)ofahuge,extinctelephant,whichPealeunearthedonaNewYorkfarmin1801.ThreeofPeale’sseventeenchildrenwerealsofamousartists.PaphaellePealeoftenpaintedstilllivesofflowers,fruit,andcheese.HisbrotherRembrandtstudiedunderhisfatherandpaintedportraitsofmanynotedpeople,includingoneofGeorgeWashington.Anotherbrother,Rub