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1、始兴- 高二下学期期中考试英语试题说明：1、本试卷共10页，分为两局部；第I局部为选择题，第II局部为非选择题。完成时间为120分钟。2、请你将选择题的答案在答题卡上作答；非选择题局部在答题卷9-10页上指定的位置作答。第I局部 选择题共四局部，总分值100分I听力测试共15小题；每题1分，总分值15分第一节：听力理解共10小题；每题1分，总分值10分根据各段播放内容及其相关小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最正确选项，在答题卡上将其涂黑。每段材料听两遍。听下面一段对话，答复第1-2题。1. Where does the conversation probably take plac

2、e?A. On the lake.B. On the river.C. On the sea.2. What will the two speakers do?A. Go swimming.B. Go fishing.C. Go boating.听下面一段对话，答复第3-5题。3. Whats the probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Teacher and student.B. Old school friends.C. Former colleagues.4. What do we know about the woman?

3、A. She is fond of her work.B. Shes tired of travelling.C. She is interested in law.5. Whats the man now?A. A salesman.B. A guide.C. A lawyer.听下面一段独白，答复第6-8题。6. Where did the speaker take a journey last year?A. In southwest Africa.B. In southeast Africa.C. In southwest Asia.7. How long was the speake

4、rs journey?A. Four and a half days.B. Five days.C. Five and a half days.8. What did the speaker think of her journey?A. It was hard and she would never go there again.B. It was happy and she made a lot of friends.C. It was hard but it raised her confidence.听下面一段对话，答复第9-10题。 9. What is the man prepar

5、ing for?A. His first day to work.B. A job interview.C. A party.10. What color of tie is the man going to wear at last? A. Orange.B. Red.C. Blue.第二节 听取信息共5小题；每题1分，总分值5分听下面一段独白，根据题目的要求，从所给的内容中获取必要的信息，填入答题卷标号为11-15的空格中。材料听两遍。Things for cyclists to considerDetails11. _Wear something that can be easily s

6、een.Distance and speedDont try to ride too far and too fast. Remember the joy of 12. _ is the ride itself; and you get close to the nature to see things that you cant 13. _ see by car or bus.WaterIf you plan to cycle in summer, take plenty of water, and drink at least one litre of water 14. _.Warm c

7、lothesIf the 15. _ is not warm enough, make sure that you take enough warm clothes to put on when you stop riding to avoid getting ill.II词汇与运用共30小题；每题0.5分，总分值15分A根据句子的意思，选出最正确选项，并在答题卡上将其涂黑。16. The new express railway is under _ and it will be completed in .A. constructionB. contributionC. conclusion

8、D. confusion17. When your flight is _, make your way to the departure lounge(登机处). A. toldB. announcedC. talkedD. stated18. Now in China the number of old people is increasing, and in the future China is becoming a country of _ citizens.A. juniorB. superC. seniorD. major 19. Can you hear the _ he dr

9、ew at the end of the meeting? A. paintingB. pictureC. conclusionD. conclude20. Why have all the nurses attended the meeting? The patients here are being _ by them. A. looked forB. helpedC. taken careD. attended21. Each worker has _ one dollar to the Red Cross, and all of them have made an important

10、contribution to the charity. A. introducedB. contributedC. completedD. exposed22. Now many young couple get married freely. They dont need a(n) _ marriage. A. arrangedB. ancientC. expensiveD. foreign23. The young man was taken to the police yesterday because he was _ robbing the shop. A. questionedB

11、. toldC. cheatedD. suspected24. All the tourism attractions have _ so many people from all over the world, which brings in about 10, 000, 000 yuan each year to the local people. A. interestedB. attractedC. releasedD. required25. Life in the countryside is _, which is _ with all the family. A. enjoya

12、ble; delightB. joyful; delighted C. enjoyable; delighted D. joyful; delight26. Two days of _ rain blocked the road to the city. A. assistantB. usualC. oftenD. constant27. Im very glad that even though my son has lost his game, he is now still _. A. optimisticB. sadC. angryD. amazed28. Many fish in t

13、he lake were _ by the polluted water from the factories nearby. A. poisonousB. poisonC. poisonedD. poisonless 29. Your left ankle looks so big. Why so? Did you get it _ when playing football yesterday? A. woundedB. injuryC. brokenD. swollen30. All his _ who work with him in the same company are all

14、ready to help others. A. classmatesB. colleagues C. crew D. officials31. Does his father work as an _ (编辑) with Shaoguan Daily? If so, thats great. A. editorB. engineerC. scholarshipD. cooker32. We experienced a _ (惊险、刺激) of surprised pleasure out of the mountain-climbing. A. confusionB. thrillyC. t

15、hrillD. thrilling33. Dont just say almost, nearly. , what we need is a(n) _ number. A. accurateB. appropriateC. wholeD. basic34. Can you tell me what the _of Dragon Boating Festival is? A. dayB. ceremonyC. riverD. activities 35. There are many special wildlife species in Australia because it has bee

16、n _ from other continents for so long. A. preventedB. protectedC. providedD. separatedB从每题所给的四个选项中选出一个与其他不属于同一个范畴的选出最正确选项，并在答题卡上将其涂黑。例如：A. teacher B. student C. classmate D. classroom答案：D。36. A. statueB. carriageC. assistantD. settle 37. A. availableB. enableC. possibleD. probable38. A. throatB. org

17、anC. ankleD. bloody39. A. yearlyB. seldomC. hardlyD. occasionally40. A. unfairB. unusualC. understandD. unbelievable41. A. occupyB. beautifyC. applyD. biology42. A. acquireB. requireC. questionnaireD. obtain43. A. foldB. legalC. suggestD. reject44. A. tissueB. deliberateC. mildD. slight45. A. pressu

18、reB. sureC. treasureD. measureIII完形填空共15小题；每题2分，总分值30分阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从4660各题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最正确选项，并在答题卡上将其涂黑。When a person is curious about something, it means he is interested in it and wishes to know more about it. There is nothing wrong with 46 in itself. Whether it is good or bad 47 on what pe

19、ople are curious about. Curiosity can be silly or wrong. Some persons with nothing to do are 48 of curiosity about what their neighbours are doing. They are 49 to know what they are eating or drinking, what they are 50 home or taking outside, or why they have come home so early or late. To be intere

20、sted in these things is 51 because they are not at all wrong. It is none of their 52 to know what their neighbours do or are doing. Such curiosity is something not only foolish but also 53 . For most probably, it 54 may to small talk which often brings harm, shame or disrespect to others, and thus 5

21、5 their feelings.On the other hand, there is a 56 curiosity - the curiosity of wise men, who 57 at all the great things and try to find out all they 58 about them. Columbus could never have found America if he had not been 59 . James Watt would not have made the steam engine without his curiosity ab

22、out the rising of the kettle lid. All the discoveries in human history have been made as a result of curiosity, But the curiosity is never about 60 things which have little or nothing to do with the happiness of the public.46. A. interestB. curiosity C. wish D. respect47. A. keeps B. puts C. takes D

23、. depends48. A. full B. fond C. proud D. eager49. A. permitted B. worried C. satisfied D. anxious50. A. taking B. bringing C. going D. thinking51. A. silly B. necessary C. possible D. funny 52. A. work B. housework C. duty D. business53. A. instructive B. useless C. harmful D. dreadful 54. A. refers

24、 B. leads C. causes D. follows 55. A. hurts B. effects C. shows D. oppresses56. A. terrible B. sudden C. strange D. noble 57. A. expect B. like C. wonder D. doubt 58. A. know B. study C. talk D. worry59. A. famous B. careful C. curious D. hard 60. A. unimportantB. unusualC. unfortunateD. impossibleI

25、V阅读理解共20小题；每题2分，总分值40分阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最正确选项，并在答题卡上将其涂黑。 AMany animals recognize their food because they see it. So do humans. When you see an apple or a piece of chocolate you know that these are things you can eat. You can also use other senses when you choose your food. You ma

26、y like it because it smells good or because it tastes good. You may dislike some types of food because they do not look, smell or taste very nice. Different animals use different senses to find and choose their food. A few animals depend on only one of their senses, while most animals use more than

27、one sense. Although there are many different types of food, some animals spend their lives eating only one type. The giant panda eats only one particular type of bamboo. Other animals eat only one type of food even when given the choice. A kind of white butterfly will stay on the leaves of a cabbage

28、, even though there are plenty of other vegetables in the garden. However, most animals have a more varied diet. The bear eats fruits and fish. The fox eats small animals, birds and fruits. The diet of these animals will be different depending on the season. Humans have a very varied diet. We often

29、eat food because we like it and not because it is good for us. In countries such as France and Britain, people eat foods with too much sugar. This makes them overweight, which is bad for their health. Eating too much red meat and animal products, such as butter, can also be bad for the health. Choos

30、ing the right food, therefore, has become an area of study in modern life.61. The word “varied underlined in the second paragraph probably means _.A. similarB. differentC. sameD. unusual62. From the text we can infer(推断) that humans and animals _.A. depend on one sense in choosing foodB. are not sat

31、isfied with their foodC. choose food in similar waysD. eat entirely different food63. Which of the following eats only one type of food?A. The white butterfly. B. The small bird. C. The bearD. The fox.64. Certain animals change their choice of food when _.A. the season changesB. the food color chang

32、esC. they move to different placesD. they are attracted by different smells65. We can learn from the last paragraph that _.A. food is chosen for a good reasonB. French and British food is goodC. some people have few choices of foodD. some people care little about healthy diet B Short and shy, Ben Sa

33、unders was the last kid in his class picked for any sports team. “Football, tennis Cricket anything with a round ball, I was useless,he says now with a laugh. But back then he was the object of jokes in school gym classes in Englands faraway Devonshire.It was a mountain bike he received for his 15th

34、 birthday that changed him. At first the teen went biking alone in a nearby forest. Then he began to cycle along with a runner friend. Gradually, Saunders set his mind building up his body, increasing his speed, strength and endurance. At age 18, he ran his first marathon.The following year, he met

35、John Ridgway, who became famous in the 1960s for rowing an open boat across the Atlantic Ocean. Saunders was hired as an instructor at Ridgways school of Adventure in Scotland, where he learned about the older mans cold-water exploits(成就). Intrigued, Saunders read all he could about Arctic explorers

36、 and North Pole expeditions, then decided that this would be his future.Journeys to the Pole arent the usual holidays for British country boys, and many people thought his dream as fantasy. “John Ridgway was one of the few who didnt say, You are completely crazy, Saunders says.In , after becoming a

37、skilled skier, Saunders started his first long-distance expedition toward the North Pole. He suffered frostbite(冻疮), had a closer encounter(遭遇) with a polar bear and pushed his body to the limit.Saunders has since become the youngest person to ski alone to the North Pole, and hes skied more of the A

38、rctic by himself than any other Briton. His old playmates would not believe the transformation.This October, Saunders, 27, heads south to explore from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole and back, an 1800-mile journey that has never been completed on skis.66. The turning point in Saunders life

39、 came when _A. he started to play ball gamesB. he got a mountain bike at age 15C. he ran his first marathon at age 18D. he started to receive Ridgways training67. We can learn from the text that Ridgway _.A. dismissed Saunders dream as fantasyB. built up his body together with SaundersC. hired Saund

40、ers for his cold-water experienceD. won his name for his voyage across the Atlantic68. What do we know about Saunders?A. He once worked at a school in Scotland.B. He followed Ridgway to explore the North Pole.C. He was chosen for the school sports team as a kid.D. He was the first Briton to ski alon

41、e to the North Pole.69. The underlined word “Intrigued in the third paragraph probably means_.A. excited B. convinced C. fascinated D. delighted 70. Saunders journey to the North Pole _.A. was accompanied by his old playmatesB. set a record in the North Pole expeditionC. was supported by other Arcti

42、c explorersD. made him well-known in the 1960s C Instead of hitting the beach, fourteen high school students traded swimming suits for lab coats last summer and turned their attention to scientific experiments. The High School Research Program offers high school students guidance with researchers in

43、 Texas A&Ms College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Jennifer Funkhouser, academic adviser for the Department of Rangeland Ecology and Management, directs this four-week summer program designed to increase understanding of research and its career potential(潜能。 Several considerations go into selecti

44、ng students, including grades, school involvement and interest in science and agriculture. And many students come from poorer school districts, Funkhouser says, “This is their chance to learn techniques and do experiments they never would have a chance to do in high school. Warner Ervin of Houston i

45、s interested in animal science and learned how to tell male from female mosquitoes(蚊子). His adviser, Craig Coates, studies the genes of mosquitoes that allow them to fight against malaria and yellow fever. Coates thought this experience would be fun and helpful to the high school students. The agricultural research at A&M differs from stereotypes. Its “molecular(分子)science on the cutting edge, Funkhouser says. The program broadened stud