高二期中英语试卷.docx

茂名市第四中学2015—2016学年度第一学期
高二英语期中试卷
第二部分阅读理解（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  和 D ）中，选出最佳选项，并在题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
The UK has a well-respected higher education system and some of the top universities and research institutions in the world. But to those who are new to it all, sometimes it can be confusing.
October is usually the busiest month in the college calendar. Universities have something called Freshers’ Week for their newcomers. It’s a great opportunity to make new friends, join lots of clubs and settle into university life．
However, having just left the comfort of home and all your friends behind, the prospect（前景）of meeting lots of strangers in big halls can be nerve-wracking（令人头痛的）. Where do you start? Who should you make friends with? Which clubs should you join?
Luckily, there will be thousands of others in the same boat as you worrying about starting their university social life on the right foot. So just take it all in slowly. Don’t rush into anything that you’ll regret for the next three years.
Here is some top advice from past students on how to survive Freshers’ Week：
●Learn rules. Make sure you know British social etiquette（礼节）. Have a few wine glasses and snacks handy for your housemates and friends.
●Be kind. Sometimes cups of tea or even slices of toast can give you a head start in making friends.
●Be sociable. The more active you are, the more likely you’ll be to meet new people than those who never leave their room.
●Bring a doorstop. Keep your door open when you’re in and that sends positive messages to your neighbors that you’re friendly.
So with a bit of clever planning and effort, Freshers’ Week can give you a great start to your university life and soon you’ll be passing on your experience to next year’s new recruits．
1．Which of the following statements is FALSE according to the passage？
A．October is generally the busiest month for universities．
B．It’s a good idea to have a doorstop.
C．A bit of planning can make Freshers’ Week easier.
D．The first week of your every year at university is called Freshers’ Week．　　
2．The underlined word “recruits” in the last paragraph refers to ________．
A．courses B．freshers C．neighbors D．challenges
3．Why does the author suggest having wine glasses and snacks handy？
A．To pass the busy university life．
B．To help make friends with other freshers．
C．To show yourself a drinker as others．
D．To pass the time in a happy way．
4．We can infer from the 4th paragraph that ________．
A．the newcomers usually miss the days living at home
B．most of the students in the UK spend three years in universities
C．many freshers are worried about how to fit university life
D．all the new students will make new friends and join certain clubs
B
In the fall of 1985, I was a bright­eyed girl heading off to Howard University, aiming at a legal career and dreaming of sitting on a Supreme Court bench somewhere. Twenty­one years later I am still a bright­eyed dreamer and one with quite a different tale to tell.
My grandma, an amazing woman, graduated from college at the age of 65.She was the first in our family to reach that goal.But one year after I started college, she developed cancer.I made the choice to withdraw from college to care for her.It meant that school and my personal dream would have to wait.
Then I got married with another dream: building my family with a combination of adopted and biological children.In 1999, we adopted our first son.To lay eyes on him was fantastic—and very emotional.A year later came our second adopted boy.Then followed son No.3.In 2003, I gave birth to another boy.
You can imagine how fully occupied I became, raising four boys under the age of 8！Our home was a complete zoo—a joyous zoo.Not surprising, I never did make it back to college full­time.But I never gave up on the dream either.I had only one choice: to find a way.That meant taking as few as one class each semester.
The hardest part was feeling guilty about the time I spent away from the boys.They often wanted me to stay home with them.There certainly were times I wanted to quit, but I knew I should set an example for them to follow through the rest of their lives.
In 2007, I graduated from the University of North Carolina.It took me over 21 years to get my college degree!
I am not special, just single­minded.It always struck me that when you're looking at a big challenge from the outside it looks huge, but when you're in the midst of it, it just seems normal.Everything you want won't arrive in your life on one day. It's a process.Remember: little steps add up to big dreams.
5．When the author went to Howard University, her dream was to be ________.
A．a writer　　　　　　　　 B．a teacher
C．a judge D．a doctor
6．Why did the author quit school in her second year of college?
A．She wanted to study by herself.
B．She fell in love and got married.
C．She suffered from a serious illness.
D．She decided to look after her grandma.
7．What can we learn about the author from Paragraphs 4 and 5?
A．She was busy yet happy with her family life.
B．She ignored her guilty feeling for her sons.
C．She wanted to remain a full­time housewife.
D．She was too confused to make a correct choice.
8．What does the author mostly want to tell us in the last paragraph?
A．Failure is the mother of success.
B．Little by little, one goes far.
C．Every coin has two sides.
D．Well begun, half done.
C
“Children who eat less salt and drink fewer sugar-sweetened soft drinks may significantly lower their risks of obesity,” researchers recently reported in the journal Hypertension.
“Sugar-sweetened soft drinks are a significant source of calorie intake in children,” said Feng J. He, a researcher at St George’s University of London, England. “It has been shown that sugar-sweetened soft drink consumption is related to obesity in young people.” They wanted to know whether there is a link between salt intake and sugar-sweetened soft drink consumption.
Dr He and colleagues analyzed data from a 1997 national survey of more than 2,000 people between 4 and 18 in Britain. “We found that children eating a lower-salt diet drank less fluid,” said He. “From our research, we estimated that 1 gram of salt cut from their daily diet would reduce fluid intake by 100 grams per day.”
The researchers also found that children eating a lower-salt diet drank fewer sugar-sweetened soft drinks. From their research, they predicted that reducing salt intake by 1 gram each day would reduce sugar-sweetened soft drink consumption by 27 grams per day, after. “If children aged 4 to 18 cut their salt intake by half, there would be a decrease of about two sugar-sweetened soft drinks per week per child, so each child would decrease calorie intake by almost 250 kilocalories per week,” Dr He said.
In previous studies, researchers found that a low-salt diet lowers blood pressure in children, and prevents the development of high blood pressure later in life. “Both high blood pressure and obesity increase the risk of having strokes and heart attacks,” Dr He said.
Dr He recommends that parents check labels and choose low-salt food products. “Small reductions in the salt content of 10 to 20 percent cannot be detected by the human salt taste receptors (感受器) and do not cause any technological or safety problems,” Dr. He said.
9.According to the passage, obesity is directly linked to ______
A.high-salt foods B.sugar-sweetened soft drinks
C.high blood pressure D.strokes and heart attacks
10.Compared with previous studies, the recent one found that ______.
A.a lower-salt diet may mean less sugar-sweetened soft drink consumption
B.a low-salt diet keeps children out of high blood pressure
C.children face the risk of having strokes and heart attacks
D.low-salt food products do not do harm to people’s health
11.Which of the following statements would Dr He agree to?
A.The less salt people eat, the healthier people become
B.Children should reduce fluid intake in their daily life
C.No high-salt food products will be available in shops
D.A low-salt diet may prevent both high blood pressure and obesity
12.After reading the passage, who should take effective action?
A.Children B.Parents
C.Doctors D.Researchers
D
We have met the enemy, and he is ours. We bought him at a pet shop. When monkey-pox, a disease usually found in the African rain forest, suddenly turns up in children in the American Midwest, it’s hard not to wonder if the disease that comes from foreign animals is homing in on human beings. “Most of the infections (感染) we think of as human infections started in other animals,” says Stephen Morse, director of the Center for Public Health Preparedness at Columbia University.
It’s not just that we’re going to where the animals are; we’re also bringing them closer to us. Popular foreign pets have brought a whole new disease to this country. A strange illness killed Isaksen’s pets, and she now thinks that keeping foreign pets is a bad idea. “I don’t think it’s fair to have them as pets when we have such a limited knowledge of them,” says Isaksen.
“Laws allowing these animals to be brought in from deep forest areas without stricter control need changing,” says Peter Schantz. Monkey-pox may be the wake-up call. Researchers believe infected animals may infect their owners. We know very little about these new diseases. A new bug (病毒) may be kind at first. But it may develop into something harmful (有害的). Monkey-pox doesn’t look a major infectious disease. But it is not impossible to pass the disease from person to person.
13. We learn from Paragraph 1 that the pet sold at the shop may _________.
A. come from Columbia B. prevent us from being infected
C. enjoy being with children D. suffer from monkey-pox
14. Why did Isaksen advise people not to have foreign pets?
A. They attack human beings.
B. We need to study native animals.
C. They can’t live out of the rain forest.
D. We do not know much about them yet.
15. What does the phrase “the wake-up call” in Paragraph 3 most probably mean?
A. a new disease B. a clear warning
C. a dangerous animal D. a morning call
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
A great life doesn’t happen by accident. It is the result of allocating (分配) your time, energy ,thoughts ,and hard work towards what you want your life to be . Stop setting yourself up for stress and failure, and start setting up your life to support success and ease. It is the result of using what you get in a creative and thoughtful way, instead of just what comes next .___16___.
S---Simplify. A great life is the result of simplifying your life. People often misinterpret what simplify means. It’s not a way to remove work from your life .__17__ . In order to create a great life , you will have to make room for it in yours first.
E---Effort. A great life is the result of your best effort. Creating it requires that you make some adjustments. It may mean re-evaluating how you spend your time ,or choosing to spend your money in a different way. Life will reward your best effort.
C---Create priorities.(首要事情).A great life is the result of creating priorities .It’s easy to spend your days just responding to the next thing that gets your attention, instead of intentionally using the time ,energy and money you have in a way that’s important to you .__18__.
R---Remove distractions. A great life is the result of removing distractions. __19__. Removing distractions can be a difficult concept to many people ,since they haven’t really considered that there is another way to live. Find ways to free up your mental energy for things that are more important to you.
T---Thoughts. ___10___.Your belief in the outcome will directly determine how successful you are. Motivated people have specific goals and look for ways to achieve them. Believing there is a solution to the same old problems you encounter year after year is vitally important to creating a life that you love.
A. When you focus on simplifying your life ,you free up energy and time for the work that youenjoy and the purpose for which you are here.
B. A great life is the result of having reserves ---reserves of things ,time, space ,energy andmoney.
C. Today ,right now , is the right day to start to take a step in the direction of your heart’sdesires.
D. Up to 75% of your mental energy can be tied up in things that stop your concentrating.
E. Now please use “secrets” to fit your own needs and style ,and start creating your own greatlife today.
F. A great life is the result of controlling your thoughts so that you accept and allow for the possibility that it actually can happen to you !
G. Focus on removing the obstacles that get in the way of you making sure you are honoringyour priorities.

第II卷
第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 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。
One afternoon I was sitting at my favorite table in a restaurant, waiting for the food I had ordered to arrive. Suddenly I 21 that a man sitting at a table near the window kept glancing in my direction, 22 he knew me. The man had a newspaper 23 in front of him, which he was 24 to read, but I could 25 that he was keeping an eye on me. When the waiter brought my 26 ，the man was clearly puzzled by the 27 way in which the waiter and I 28 each other. He seemed even more puzzled as 29 went on and it became 30 that all the waiters in the restaurant knew me. Finally he got up and went into the 31 . When he came out, he paid his bill and 32 without another glance in my direction.
　　I called the owner of the restaurant and asked what the man had 33 . “Well,” he said，“that man was a detective. He 34 you here because he thought you were the man he 35 .” “What?” I said, showing my 36 . The owner continued, “He came into the kitchen and showed me a photo of the wanted man. I 37 say he looked very much like you! Of course, since we know you, we told him that he had made a 38 .” “Well, it’s really 39 I came to a restaurant where I’m known, ” I said.“ 40 , I might have been in trouble.”
21. A. knew B. understood C. noticed D. recognized
22. A. since B. even if C. though D. as if
23. A. flat B. open C. cut D. fixed
24. A. hoping B. thinking C. pretending D. continuing
25. A. see B. find C. guess D. learn
26. A. menu B. bill C. paper D. food
27. A. direct B. familiar C. strange D. funny
28. A. chatted with B. looked at C. laughed at D. talked about
29. A. the waiter B. time C .I D. the dinner
30. A. true