高三第一学期期中考试英语试卷2

西安市第八十五中学2006—2007学年度第一学期期中考试高2004级英语科试卷第一部分英语知识运用（共三节，满分50分）第一节语音知识（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。1.referA.teacherB.dollarC.nervousD.inventor2.benchA.chemistB.characterC.machineD.change3.adoptA.nothingB.oppositeC.momentD.movement4.sinkA.knowledgeB.countryC.learnedD.thinking5.standardA.poisonousB.starveC.warmD.bargain第二节语法词汇知识（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。6.Itwasnotuntildark____hefound____hethoughtwasthecorrectwaytosolvetheproblem.A.that;whatB.that;thatC.when;whatD.when;that7.—Doyoufeellike____thereorshallwetakeabus？—I'dliketowalk.Butsincethereisn'tmuchtimeleft,I'dratherwe____ataxi.A.walking;hiredB.towalk;hireC.towalk;hiredD.walking;hire8.Thediscoveryofthenewdrugis____topeoplesufferingfromheartproblems.A.ofverysignificanceB.greatsignificantC.ofgreatsignificanceD.greatsignificance9.Thejeepwas____inthemud.Itwouldn'tmoveon.A.stickedB.stuckC.struckD.stricken10.I'llspendtheevening____inyourroomwaitingforthethieftoarrive.A.lockingB.inlockingC.beinglockedD.locked11.Acomputerissousefulamachine____wecanuseeverywhere.A.thatB.whichC.asD.what12.I'mcertainDavid'stoldyouhisbusinesstroubles.____,it'snosecretthatheowesalotofmoneytothebank.A.HoweverB.AnywayC.ThereforeD.Though13.Ourgovernmenthaslaid____somehealthcareprojectsforthepeoplelaid____inthereform.A.down;offB.up;downC.off;downD.out;off14.Ihadbeenworkingsohardforseveralweeks,thatIdecidedto____andrelaxovertheweekend.A.takethethingeasyB.takethemeasyC.takeiteasyD.takeeasy15.IsoonfoundthattheworkIwasdoinghadalreadybeendonebysomeoneelse—____,Iwaswastingmytime.A.insomanywordsB.inwordsC.inotherwordsD.inanotherword16.Themaintaskfor____momentistoput____endtothewaronIraqassoonaspossible.A.a;anB.the;anC.a;theD.the;the17.IwassofamiliarwithhimthatIrecognizedhisvoice____Ipickedupthephone.A.whileB.afterC.incaseD.theminute18.Distancelearningisbeing____inseveralcountriestohelpchildreninremoteruralschoolsobtainhighereducation.A.attendedB.adoptedC.adaptedD.admitted19.Withalotofdifficultproblems____,themanfeltlikeacatonahotbrick.A.settlingB.settledC.tosettleD.beingsettled20.—Couldyougivemesomecoins,dad?Iwanttobuyanicecream.—Sorry,I'vegot____onme.A.noneB.nothingC.quiteafewD.noone第三节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文从短文后所给各题的四个选项A、B、C、D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。LasteveningIwaswatchingtheeveningnewsontelevision.Thenewswasaboutaprizeforscientific21;Iforgotwhatitwas.Theannouncer,whosenamewasRalphStory,saidsomethingthatcaughtmy22.Allgreatdiscoveries,hesaid,aremadebypeoplebetweentheagesoftwenty-fiveandthirty.23alittleoverthirtymyself,Iwantedtodisagreewithhim.24wantstothinkthatheispasttheageofmakinganydiscovery.ThenextdayIhappenedtobeinthepubliclibraryandspentseveralhourslookingupthe25offamouspeopleandtheirdiscoveries.Ralphwasright.FirstIlookedatsomeofthe26discoveries.Oneoftheearliestdiscoveries,thefamousexperimentthatprovedthatbodiesofdifferent27fallatthesamespeed,wasmadebyGalileowhenhewas26.MadamCuriestartedherresearchthat28toNobelPrizewhenshewas28.Einsteinwas26whenhepublishedhisworld-changingtheoryofrelativity.Well,29ofthat.YetI30ifthosebestyearsweretrueinother31.Thenhowaboutthefieldof32?Surelyitneededthewisdomofagetomakeagoodleader.Perhapsit33,butlookwhenthesepeople34theircareer.WinstonChurchillwaselectedtotheHouseofCommonsattheageof26.AbrahamLincoln35thelifeofacountrylawyerandwaselectedtothegovernmentatwhatage?Twenty-six.Butwhy36bestyearscomeafterthirty?Afterthirty,I37,mostpeopledonotwanttotakerisksortry38ways.ThenIthoughtofpeoplelikeShakespeareandPicasso.Theformerwaswritingwonderfulworksattheageoffifty,whilethelatterwas39tryingnewwaysofpaintingwhenhewasninety.Perhapsthereisstill40forme.21.A.inventionB.discoveryC.experimentD.progress22.A.mindB.ideaC.attentionD.thought23.A.AsB.BeingC.HoweverD.Beyond24.A.EverybodyB.SomebodyC.NobodyD.Whoever25.A.namesB.agesC.addressesD.education26.A.modernB.scientificC.lastD.oldest27.A.heightsB.sizesC.weightsD.things28.A.ledB.meantC.stuckD.referred29.A.plentyB.enoughC.muchD.none30.A.believedB.trustedC.wonderedD.asked31.A.fieldsB.countriesC.coursesD.ages32.A.agricultureB.politicsC.industryD.society33.A.isB.willC.hasD.does34.A.finishedB.wentC.startedD.failed35.A.devotedB.gaveupC.beganD.led36.A.don'tB.theC.canD.not37.A.believeB.knowC.guessD.agree38.A.otherB.newC.bestD.their39.A.alwaysB.stillC.seldomD.enjoying40.A.discoveryB.problemC.wishD.hope第二部分：阅读理解（共25小题。第一节每题2分，第二节每题1分；满分45分）第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AEveryonehasgottwopersonalities—theonethatisshowntotheworldandtheotherthatissecretandreal.Youdon'tshowyoursecretpersonalitywhenyou'reawakebecauseyoucancontrolyourbehaviour,butwhenyou'reasleep,yoursleepingpositionshowstherealyou.Inanormalnight,ofcourse,peoplefrequentlychangetheirposition.Theimportantpositionistheonethatyougotosleepin.Ifyougotosleeponyourback,you'reaveryopenperson.Younormallytrustpeopleandyouareeasilyinfluencedbyfashionornewideas.Youdon'tliketoupsetpeople,soyouneverexpressyourrealfeelings.You'requiteshyandyouaren'tveryconfident.Ifyousleeponyourstomach,youareara