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1、高二英语第二学期期中试题第I卷 共 分第一局部，英语知识运用共三节，总分值50分第一节 语音知识共5小题，每题1分，总分值5分ention A. sadness B. serious C. recite D. electavity A. disable B. engage C. grammar D. stadiumalcony A. concrete B. society C. niece D. preferenceis A. machine B. police C. mistake D. despiteope A. astronomer B. loneliness C. reason D.

2、seldom第二节语法和词汇知识共15小题；每题1分，总分值15分从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最正确选项。6.Afamous saying goes that reading is to the mind _ food is to the body.A. which B. how C. now that D. what 7.Miss Wang stood up in defense of the 10-year-old girl, saying that she was not the one_.A. blaming B. being blamed C. to blame

3、D. to being blamed8. In my opinion, it is wise for us to _ some money for emergency.A. set aside B. turn out C. pick up D. contribute to9. They had a wonderful holiday, _ the bad weather.A. in case of B. regardless of C. rather than D. despite10. _ such a difficult situation, I really had no idea wh

4、at to do.A. Facing B. Face C. To face D. Faced11. If you have anything to buy, please keep me _.A. to inform B. informing C. informed D. being informed12.Few salaries are _ as one reason why many workers are leaving Guangdong prorince for Beijing.A. attempted B. blamed C. distributed D. tended13.Aft

5、er receiving the order, the local government took immediate _ to stop the disease spreading.A. beliefs B. measures C. efforts D. views14. _ matters in these actities is that student should have a desire to communicate something.A. Who B. That C. What D. Which15. - Would you rather do the job this Fr

6、iday or next Monday? - _.A. Yes, of course B. The other is better C. Whats the matter D. Either will suit me16. Does it _ any difference for you whether he lends you a hand?A. matter B. relate C. make D. consider 17. It was the second year that I _ in a 27 company.A. have worked B. worked C. an work

7、ing D. had worked18. A housing security system is now in place in China _ there is still a lot to be done to control house prices.A. but B. since C. so D. during19. _ the price of oil going up, the economy of this country is slowing down.A. For B. Thanks to C. With D. Upon20. As is recently reported

8、, eating colorful fruits and vegetables can help us get _ from suffering heart diseases.A. protected B. to protect C. protecting D. to be protected第三节 完形填空共20小题；每题1.5分，总分值30分阅讯下面短文,从短文后所级各题的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最正确选项。The origin of language is not clear. No doubt it began very gradually. Animals

9、have a few cries that serve as signals, but even the highest apes have not been found able to _21_ words, even with professional instruction.The superior _22_ of man is a necessity for the mastering of speech. _23_ man became intelligent enough, we must suppose that he gradually _24_ the number of c

10、ries for different purposes. It was a great day _25_ he discovered that speech could be used for communication. There are those who think that _26_ language came before oral language. A man could draw a picture on the wall of his cave to show in _27_ direction he had gone, or what animal he hoped to

11、 _28_. Probably picture language and oral language _29_ side by side. I tend to think that _30_ has been the most important single factor in the development of man.Two important stages came not so long before the dawn of written history. The first was the taming of _31_; the _32_ was agriculture. Ag

12、riculture was a step in _33_ progress to which there was nothing comparable until our own machine age. Agriculture made _34_ a huge increase in the number of the human species in the _35_ where it could be successfully practised. These were, at first, only those in which nature fertilized (使肥沃) the

13、_36_ after each harvest. Agriculture _37_ with violent resistance from the pastoral nomads (游牧民), but the agricultural way of life became popular in the end because of the physical comforts it provided._38_ fundamental technical advance was writing, which, like spoken language, developed out of pict

14、ures, but as soon as it had reached a certain _39_, it was possible to keep records and transmit _40_ to people who were not present when the information was given.( )21.A. tell B. declare C. pronounce D. make ( )22.A. leg B. brain C. mind D. hand( )23.A. Before B. when C. During D. But ( )24.A. inc

15、reased B. produced C. pronounced D. invented( )25.A. since B. when C. while D. how( )26.A. picture B. spoken C. silent D. written( )27.A. which B. who C. that D. whose( )28.A. fire B. catch C. offer D. accept( )29.A. developed B. used C. got D. discovered( )30.A. voice B. language C. picture D. word

16、s( )31.A. animals B. trees C. land D. plants( )32.A. latter B. one C. other D. second( )33.A. mankind B. man C. human D. men( )34.A. certainly B. probably C. impossible D. possible( )35.A. cities B. countries C. regions D. lakes( )36.A. ground B. land C. field D. soil( )37.A. dealt B. agreed C. face

17、d D. met( )38.A. Other B. One C. Another D. The ( )39.A. area B. section C. step D. stage( )40.A. record B. information C. speech D. picture第二局部阅读理解共20小题。第第一节 阅读以下短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最正确选项。AYour computer has been playing music for years, one CD at a time, Now hundreds of songs can be stored in y

18、our PC if theyre in the MP3 format.What is it?MP3 compressed music into small computer files. You may download MP3 music several ways: Music can be downloaded form websites that have turned wide music libraries into MP3. Once MP3 music is on your PCs hard drive, you can play it through your computer

19、s speakers, copy it onto blank CDs or swap MP3 files with friends using email.How much?Software needed to play and turn MP3 music is often free. Compact portable. MP3 players start at around $ 40 and can hold hundreds of songs. A blank CD on which you can record music costs about a dollar.Advantages

20、MP3 turns your home PC into a jukebox (自动唱机). Small MP3 players are the size of deck of cards, making it easy to take hundreds of songs with you.DisadvantagesYou may find that some websites only allow you to listen but you cant download music. Others let you download music but cant be copied to MP3

21、players. And a growing number of new CDs make it impossible to copy songs to a computer.41.How can you get MP3 music? ( )A. By turning your home PC into a jukebox. B. By taking your own music or songs with you.C. By copying songs to a PC through the speakers. D. By downloading from websites, which h

22、ave turned music libraries into MP3.42. Which is NOT true according to the passage? ( )A. Software needed to play and turn MP3 music is often free.B. MP3 music can be “ burned onto blank CDs or be swapped with friends by email.C. MP3 music can be taken along while traveling.D. A growing number of ne

23、w CDs make it possible to copy songs to a computer.43.How much will you pay for a compact portable MP3 player? ( )A. Free. B. At least 10 dollars. C. About forty dollars. D. About a dollar.44.How many disadvantages of MP3 can we see from the passage? ( )A. 2. B.3. C.4. D.5.BCaptain Joseph Mackeys ai

24、rplane was flying over the ocean on its way to Great Britain when engine trouble started. He turned back and made a crash-landing at night in the deep snow of new found land. All the men in the plane were killed except Captain Mackey who was badly hurt.Captain Mackey waited all the next morning for

25、an airplane to come in search of him. In the afternoon, he set out to find help. He went about a mile but found that he was too weak to go on through the snow. Half walking and half crawling, he made his way back to the plane.The second day many planes passed above him, but none of the pilots saw hi

26、m. In his plane was a lot of aluminum powder (铝粉). He poured this on a huge stone to make the stone shine, but the wind blew it off.The third day, Captain Mackey heard a plane coming nearer and nearer, flying very low. It flew right over him and passed on. Then he gave up hope of being found. In a f

27、ew minutes the plane returned, and the pilot dipped one wing to get a clearer view. He hand seen the aluminum powder blown by the wind on the snow.The pilot came for a better look, and then he saw Captain Mackey waving his arms. Jim Allison, the pilot, was an old friend. Allison quickly climbed high

28、er hand sent a radio message. In a short time, a plane came and dropped a sleeping bag, food, medicine and tools for Captain Mackey. Later, two crappers arrived with a sled to rescue him.45.Captain Joseph Mackeys airplane was flying over the ocean on its way to England when suddenly _. ( )A. somethi

29、ng was wrong with the planes engine B. Captain Joseph Mackey operated by mistakeC. Joseph Mackey made a crash landing D. Joseph Mackey turned back46.Captain Joseph Mackey is the only man _. ( )A. that was badly hurt in the plane B. that was not hurt in the planeC. that was alive in the plane D. that

30、 was in the plane47.Captain Mackey did not go on through the snow _.( )A. because he wanted to wait for help B. because he was too weakC. because many planes passed above him D. because he wanted pour aluminum powder on a huge stone48. Captain Mackey poured aluminum powder on a huge stone in order t

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