高二英语期中考试

上砂中学2015-2016年度高二年级第一学期期中考英语（试卷）班级：座号：姓名：（注：答案必须写在答题卡上，否则答案无效。）第Ⅰ卷第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）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。AAccordingto“EveningPeakNews”ofVoiceofChina,Chinesenetizens(网民)havesummeduptop10networkbuzzword(网络用语)of2014.Herearesomeofthem.RichandBitch(任性)Haveyounoticedthatsomanypeopleclaimedthemselves“richandbitch”infriendscircleandWeibo.Thebuzzwordoriginatesfromarealevent:InApril,Mr.Liuspent1760yuanonlinebuyingahealthcareproduct.Soonafter,hegotcallsfromastrangerwhopersuadedhimtobuyothermatchedmedicines.Inthefollowingfourmonths,Mr.Liusentatotalof540,000yuantotheswindler(骗子).Hesaidthathehadalreadyfoundhimselfcheated(被欺骗)whenhewasfooledoutof70,000yuan.“Ijustwantedtoseehowmuchcouldtheytakefromme!”It’ssobeautifulthatI’mtooscaredtoopenitThisisanotherjokeinwhichunsightly(难看的)thingsareintendedtobegood-looking.ThebuzzwordcomesfromasentenceofJolin’ssong“PragueSquare”(布拉格广场),whichwasextendedtodescribestrangething.Forexample,whenyouseeaveryshockingpicture,youcanusethissentencetoexpressthevisualorpsychologicalimpact.Itistobecherished(珍惜)OnMarch31,2014,MaYilirespondedtoWenZhang’scheatingonSinaWeibo.Itreadsasfollows:“Beinginloveiseasy,beingmarriedisnot.Itistobecherished.”SoonmanyInternetusersbegantomakesentenceswiththispattern.Forexample,“Eatingiseasy,losingweightisnot.Itistobecherished.”WhydidMr.Liupaythemoneyalthoughhehadfoundhimselfcheated?Hewantedtobuythemedicines.Hewantedtoseehowmuchcouldtheswindlertakeformhim.Hedidnotknowtheyareswindlers.Hehastoomuchmoney.Whenyouseeaterrifyingpicture,whichsentencecanyouusetoexpressyourfeeling?A.Richandbitch.B.Itistobecherished.C.It’ssobeautifulthatI’mtooscaredtoopenit.D.Noneoftheabove.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?Networkbuzzwordsallcomefromsongs.“Richandbitch”isoftenusedtodescribetherich.“Itistobecherished”wasfirstsaidbyWenZhang.Mr.Liuwastotallyfooledoutof70,000yuan.BRobertandPeterstudyinthesameuniversity.Theydoeverythingtogetherandhelpeachother.Butthey

oftenplayjokesoneachother.Theschoolyearwasoverlastmonthandtheydecidedtotravelthroughthe

countryinAmerica.Theydroveacarandcouldstopwherevertheywereinterestedinandstartedwhenevertheywanted.Ofcoursetheyenjoyedthemselves.Itwasveryhotonedayandtheywerebothhungryand

thirsty.Theystoppedinfrontofarestaurantbytheroad.Theycamein,satdownatatableandorderedsome

dishes.Robertlookedaroundandfoundtherewasasmallbowlonthetable.Hethoughttherewassomeice

creaminitandtookaspoonfulofitandputitintohismouth.Immediatelyheknewitwasmustard(芥末),butitwastoolate.Tearsrandownhisface,buthepretendednothinghadhappened.Theotheryoungman,seeinghisfriendcrying,asked,"Whatareyoucryingabout,Robert?"

"I'mthinkingofmyfatherwhowashanged(上吊)twentyyearsago,"heanswered.

AfterawhilePetermadethesamemistake.Tearsrandownhischeeks,too.Andhisfriendaskedhimwhy."Iwonderwhyyourfatherhadn'tbeenhangedbeforehegotmarried？”4.RobertandPeterwenttotravel____________.A.bybusB.onfootC.bycarD.byair5.Roberttookaspoonfulofmustardbecause___________.A.itwasfreeB.helikedmustardC.hethoughtitwasice-creamD.itwasdelicious6.Robertdidn’ttellPeterthetruereasonwhyhecriedbecause____________.A.hedidn’tknowhisfriendhatedmustardB.hewantedPetertomakethesamemistakeasheC.hethoughthisfriendknewwhatitwasD.hethoughthisfriendwasinterestedinit7.WhatdidPeter’slastwordsmean?A.Robert’sfatherwashangedbeforehegotmarried.B.HisfriendRobertshouldn’tbebornandhewouldn’tbecheated.C.Itwasfinetoplayajokeonafriend.D.HemustgiveRobertalesson.CRiceisanimportantpartofmanypeople'sdiets.ResearchersfromtheHarvardSchoolofPublicHealthhavepublishedareportaboutrice.Itshowsthateatingwhitericeincreasestheriskofdiabetes(糖尿病).However,eatingbrownrice(糙米)reducestheriskofthedisease.people'shealth.__17__First,theydamagethelandbykillingthehelpfulbacteriaandpestsaswellastheharmfulones.Chemicalsalsostayinthegroundandundergroundwaterforalongtime.Thisaffectscrops,animalsandhumans,sincechemicalsgetinsidethecropsandcannotjustbewashedoff.Thesechemicalsinthefoodsupplybuildupinpeople'sbodiesovertime.Manyofthesechemicalscanleadtocancerorotherillnesses.__18___Theymaylookbeautiful,butinsidethereisusuallymorewaterthanvitaminsandminerals.Withthesediscoveries,somefarmersandmanycustomersarebeginningtoturntoorganicfarming.__19___Theyfocusonkeepingtheirsoilrichandfreeofdisease.__20___Therefore,organicfarmersoftenpreferusingnaturalwastefromanimalsasfertilizer.Theyfeelthatthismakesthesoilintheirfieldsricherinmineralsandsomorefertile.Thisalsokeepstheair,soil,waterandcropsfreefromchemicals.A.Organicfarmingissimplyfarmingwithoutusinganychemicals.B.Whataresomeoftheproblemscausedbychemicalfertilizers?C.Farmersoftenchangethekindofcropineachfieldeveryfewyears.D.Farmerswelcomedchemicalsasagreatwaytostopcropdisease.E.What’smore,foodgrownwithchemicalsusuallygrowstoofasttobefullofnutrition.F.Ahealthysoilreducesdiseaseandhelpscropsgrowstrongandhealthy.G.Someorganicfarmerspreferplantinggrasstopreventwindfromcarryingawaythesoil.第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分55分）完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和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。Thestorygoesthatsometimeago,amanhadaverylovelylittledaughter.Onedaytheman21his3-year-olddaughterfor22arollofgoldwrappingpaper.Moneywastightandhebecame23whenthechildtriedtodecoratea24toputundertheChristmastree.25,thelittlegirlbroughtthegifttoher26Themanwas27byhisearlier28,buthisangerflaredagainwhenhefoundouttheboxwas29.Heyelledather,stating,"Don’tyouknow,whenyougivesomeoneapresent,thereis30tobesomethinginside?"Thelittlegirllooked31athimwithtearsinhereyesandcried,"Oh,Daddy,it’snotempty32.Iblewkissesintothebox.Theyareallforyou,Daddy."Thefatherwascrushed.He33hisarmsaroundhislittlegirl,andhebeggedforher34.Onlyashorttimelater,an35tookthelifeofthechild.Itisalsotoldthatherfatherkeptthatgoldboxbyhisbedformany36andwheneverhewasdiscouraged,hewouldtakeoutan37kissandremembertheloveofthechildwhohadputitthere.Inaveryrealsense,eachoneofus,ashumanbeings,hasbeengivenagoldcontainer38unconditionalloveandkisses...fromourchildren,familymembers,friendsandGod.Thereissimplynoother39,anyonecouldhold,more40thanthis.21.A.askedB.praisedC.beggedD.punished22.A.wastingB.stealingC.sellingD.holding23.A.gladB.angryC.sadD.upset24.A.roomB.hallC.boxD.ball25.A.NeverthelessB.ButC.ThereforeD.And26.A.fatherB.motherC.teacherD.sister27.A.puzzledB.surprisedC.scaredD.embarrassed28.A.overworkB.overreactionC.overcoatD.overpass29.A.emptyB.heavyC.fullD.wet30.A.happenedB.seemedC.supposedD.used31.A.downB.backC.upD.forward32.A.atallB.afterallC.aboveallD.inall33.A.putB.turnedC.handedD.gave34.A.kindnessB.forgivenessC.sadnessD.carelessness35.A.overcoatB.incidentC.accidentD.action36.A.daysB.monthsC.nightsD.years37.A.imaginaryB.kindC.gentleD.warm38.A.filledwithB.pleasedwithC.crowdedwithD.equippedwith39.A.worldB.feelingC.possessionD.love40.A.expensiveB.preciousC.comfortableD.interesting第II卷注意事项：用0.5毫米黑色笔迹的签字笔将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分55分）第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。ThefirstpersontoarrivewasTonyGarciafromColombia,closely41______________(follow)byJuliaSmithfromBritain.AfterImetthemandthenintroducedthem42__________eachother,Iwasverysurprised.TonyapproachedJulia,touchedhershoulderand43_____________(kiss)heronthecheek!Shesteppedback44____________(appear)surprisedandputupherhands,asifin45____________(defend).Iguessedthattherewasprobably46__________majormisunderstanding.ThenAkiraNagata47__________Japancameinsmiling,togetherwithGeorgeCookfromCanada.Asthey48_______________(introduce),GeorgereachedhishandouttotheJapanesestudent.Justatthatmoment,however,AkirabowedsohisnosetouchedGeorge's49____________(move)hand.Theybothapologized–another50____________(culture)mistake!第四部分写作（共两节满分35分）第一节单句改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改句子，请你修改你同桌写的以下句子，共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（﹨）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分51.Thisisthesteelplantwherewevisitedlastweek.52.Followingtheroadandyouwillfindthestore.53.ThisisallwhatDr.Smithsaidatthemeeting.54.Hepromisedtocomeandseeusafterthesupper.55.I’veheardhimbutIneverknowhim.56.WegotontheschoolbusandwhichtookusstraighttothePeople’sPark.57.He’llleaveBeijingtoParistomorrow.58.Hedevotedhislifehiscountry.59.Havingbeenillforalongtime,soshefellbehindherclassmates.60.TheymaygotoLondon,buttheywerenotcertain.第二节书面表达（共1小题，25分）假定你是李华,你的英国朋友Peter来信向你咨询如何才能学好中文.请你根据下列要点写回信.要点:1.参加中文学习班;2.看中文书刊、电视；3.学唱中文歌曲；4.交中国