考试时间120分钟，总分100分
一、单项选择(共30小题，每小题1分，共30分)
1.“Atfirst,Ididn’treallyunderstandthecoachwanted.”Yaosaid.
A.whatB.thatC.whichD.how
2.Heandtrainedinthisway.
A.hasbeenbroughtupB.hasbroughtupC.hasbeenbroughtinD.hasbroughtin
3.Thereissomedoubtheisthebestmanforthejob.
A.thatB.whichC.whetherD.why
4.Sheworkingnightsandittookherafewmonthstoit.
A.wasnotusedto;usedtoB.usedto;wasnotusedto
C.didnotusedto;getusedtoD.wasnotusedto;getusedto
5.Heusedtobefondnovels,butnowheiskeenplayingcomputergames.
A.for;onB.of;onC.in;forD.at;in
6.Hewasonceinlowspiritsandevenconsidered.
A.togoawayB.togoingawayC.goingawayD.havinggoneaway
7.I’mconcerned,hehadworkedinacarfactorybeforehebecameasoldier.
A.AslongasB.AsfarasC.SolongasD.Aswellas
8.WhenIgotoffthecrowdedbus,Ifoundmypocketandthediskinitwith
theimportantdocumentsgone.
A.pickedB.stolenC.missingD.lost
9.Meanwhile,Ifindmyselfatmysenioryear,andthinkingaboutallthewonderful
thingsthathavehappened..
A.islookingbackB.lookedbackC.lookbackD.lookingback
10.Thisis,formanyAmericanparents,itisimportantthattheirchildren,
particularlyboys,learnhowtocompetesuccessfully.
A.thoughB.unlessC.whenD.because
11.—Iamgoingtojointheminthegame.
—.
A.HavefunB.That’sveryniceofyouC.HaveapleasureD.Maybeyoulikeit
12.Youarelatefortheappointmentagain.Idon’twanttomakefriendswitha(n)man.
A.rudeB.punctualC.strictD.unpunctual
13.Nosoonerasleepsheheardaknockatthedoor.
A.shehadfallen;thanB.hadshefallen;than
C.shehadfallen;whenD.hadshefallen;when
14.Notuntilatleastthirtysecondshadpassed,abletospeak.
A.didthemanB.themandidC.wasthemanD.themanwas
15.Thebowlsneverneeded,astheboyscleanedthemwiththeirspoons,tryingto
eateverybitofsoup..
A.towashingB.washC.washingD.towash
16.Iwouldhavecalledherlastnight,butwasagreatpitythatIforgothertelephonenumber.
A.thereB.itC.thisD.which
17.Ther
e’sainourofficethatwhenit’ssomebody’sbirthday,theybringinacakeforusalltoshare.
A.relationshipB.balanceC.concernD.tradition
18.Howtomakewideuseofnaturalenergyistheproblemstilldiscussionpubliclyinthenewspaper.
A.under B.on C.at D.with
19.Herose,hiseyesstillonthepieceofpaper.
A.fastenB.fasteningC.fastenedD.fastens
20.LarryasksBillandPetertogoonapicnicwithhim,butofthemwantsto,becausetheyhaveworktodo.
A.eitherB.anyC.neitherD.none
21.Maryisreallygoodattakingnotesinclass.Shecanalmosteverywordherteachersays.
A.putoutB.putdownC.putawayD.puttogether
22.Thepartywillbeheldinthegarden,weather.
A.permittingB.topermitC.permittedD.permit
23.Iuseaclocktowakemeupbecauseatsixo'clockeachmorningthetraincomesbymyhouse.
A.couldn'tB.needn'tC.shouldn'tD.mustn't
24.Itisbynomeansclearthepresidentcandotoendthestrick.
A.howB.whichC.thatD.what
25.Filmhasamuchshorterhistory,especiallywhensuchartformsasmusicandpainting.
A.comparedtoB.comparingto
C.comparetoD.havingcomparedto
26.—MayIborrowyourcar?
—Sorry,itisatthemoment.
A.inuseB.outofuseC.ofuseD.ofnouse
27.ItwasalongtheMississippiRiverMarkTwainspentmuchofhischildhood.
A.howB.whichC.thatD.where.
28.regularexerciseisveryimportan,it’sneveragoodideatoexercisetoo
closetobedroom.
A.IfB.AsC.AlthoughD.Unless
29.Nomatterhow,itisnotnecessarilylifeless.
A.dryadesertmaybeB.adesertmaybedry
C.mayadesertbedryD.drymayadesertbe
30.Atthecenterofthegardentherestandsalittleboard“Keepoffthegrass.”
A.onwhichwritesB.itsays C.onwhichisread D.whichreads
二、完形填空(共20分;20小题,每题1分)
Bodylanguageisthequiet,secretandmostpowerfullanguageofall!Itspeaks_31___than
words.Accordingtospecialists,ourbodiessendoutmore32thanwerealize.Infact,non-verbal(非言语)communicationtakesupabout50%ofwhatwereally33.Andbodylanguageisparticularly_34whenweattempttocommunicateacrosscultures.Indeed,whatiscalledbodylanguageisso35,apartofusthatit'sactuallyoftenunnoticed.Andmisunderstandingsoccurasaresultofit.36,differentsocietiestreatthe37betweenpeopledifferently.NorthernEuropeansusuallydonotlikehaving38contact(接触)evenwithfriends,andcertainlynotwith39.PeoplefromLatinAmericancountries40，toucheachotherquitealot.Therefore,it'spossiblethatin41.ItmaylooklikeaLatinois_42___aNorwegianallovertheroom.TheLatino,tryingtoexpressfriendship,willkeepmoving43_.TheNorwegian,veryprobablyseeingthisaspushiness,willkeep__44__whichtheLatinowillinreturnregardas45.Clearly,agreatdealisgoingonwhenpeople46.Andonlyapartofitisinthewordsthemselves.Andwhenpartiesarefrom47cultures,there'sastrongpossibilityof48.Butwhateverthesituation,thebest49istoobeytheGoldenRule:treatothersasyouwouldliketobe_50.
31.A.louderB.straighterC.harderD.further
32.A.messagesB.invitationsC.feelingsD.sounds
33.A.meanB.receiveC.discoverD.hope
34.A.immediateB.misleadingC.ImportantD.difficult
35.A.wellB.farC.muchD.long
36.A.HoweverB.ThusC.ForexampleD.Inshort
37.A.tradeB.greetingsC.connectionD.distance
38.A.eyeB.verbalC.bodilyD.telephone
39.A.enemiesB.relativesC.neighborD.strangers
40A.inotherwordsB.byallmeansC.inasimilarwayD.ontheotherhand
41.A.troubleB.conversationC.SilenceD.experiment
42.A.disturbingB.helpingC.guidingD.following
43.A.awayB.fasterC.inD.closer
44.A.steppingforwardB.goingonC.backingawayD.comingout
45.A.weaknessB.carelessnessC.friendlinessD.coldness
46.A.thinB.travelC.laughD.talk
47.A.richB.EuropeanC.LatinoD.different
48.A.curiosityB.excitementC.misunderstandingD.nervousness
49.A.adviceB.time&nbs
p;C.resultD.chance
50.A.treatedB.noticedCrespectedD.pleased
第三部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)
A
Areyoulookingforsomenewandexcitingplacestotakeyourkidsto?Trysomeoftheseplaces:
.Visitartmuseums.Theyofferavarietyofactivitiestoexciteyourkids'interest.Manyofferworkshopsformakinghand-madepieces,travelingexhibits,booksignings(签名)bychildren'sfavoritewriters,andevenmusicalperformancesandotherarts.
.Headtoanaturalhistorymuseum.ThisiswherekidscandiscoverthepastfromDinosaur(恐龙)modelstorockcollectionsandpicturesofstarsinthesky.Also,askwhatkindofworkshopsandeducationalprogramsarepreparedforkidsandanyspecialeventsthatarecomingup.
.GotoaYoutheater.Lookforoneinyourareaofferingplaysforchildandfamilyvisitors.Pre-showplayshopsareconductedbyareaartistsandeducatorswherekidscandiscoverthesecretaboutperformingarts.Puppet(木偶)makingandstagemake-uparejustacoupleofthespecialofferingsyoumightfind.
.Tryhands-onscience.Visitoneofthemanyhands-onsciencemuseumsaroundthecountry.Thesescienceplay-landsaregreatfunforkidsandgrown-upsalike.They'llkeepyourchildmentallyandphysicallyactivethewholedaythroughwhilepushingbuttons,experimenting,andbuilding..Wheneveryoneistired,enjoyafunfamilyscienceshow,commonlyfoundinthesemuseums.
51.Ifachildisinterestedintheuniverse,heprobablywillvisit
A.anaturalhistorymuseumB.anartmuseum
C.aYoutheaterD.ahands-onsciencemuseum
52.WhatcankidsdoataYoutheater?
A.Watchpuppetmaking.B.Seedinosaurmodels.
C.Lookatrockcollections.D.Giveperformances.
53.Whatdoes"hands-onscience"meaninthelastparagraph?
A.LearningsciencebydoingthingsB.Sciencegamesdesignedbykids
C.Ashowofkids'scienceworkD.Readingsciencebooks.
54.Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?
A.Asciencetextbook.B.Atouristmap.
C.Amuseumguide.D.Anewsreport.
B
HoneyfromtheAfricanforestisnotonlyakindofnaturalsugar,itisalsodelicious.
Mostpeople,andmanyanimals,likeeatingit.However,theonlywayforthemtogetthathoneyistofindawildbees'nestandtakethehoneyfromit.Often,thesenestsarehighupintrees,anditisdifficulttofindthem.InpartsofAfrica,though,peopleandanimalslookingforhoneyhaveastrangeandunexpectedhelper-alittlebirdcalledahoneyguide.
Thehoneyguidedoesnotactuallylikehoney,butitdoeslikethewaxinthebeehives(蜂房).Thelittlebirdcannotreachthiswax,whichisdeepinsidethebees'nest.So,whenitfindsasuitablenest,itlooksforsomeonetohelpit.Thehoneyguidegivesaloudcrythatattractstheattentionofbothpassinganimalsandpeople.Onceithastheirattention,itfliesthroughtheforest,waitingfromtimetotimeforthecuriousanimalorpersonasitleadsthemtothenest.Whentheyfinallyarriveatthenest,thefollowerreachesintogetatthedelicioushoneyasthebirdpatientlywaitsandwatches.Someo
fthehoney,andthewax,alwaysfalltotheground,andthisiswhenthehoneyguidetakesitsshare.
Scientistsdonotknowwhythehoneyguidelikeseatingthewax,butitisverydeterminedinitseffortstogetit.Thebirdsseemtobeabletosmellwaxfromalongdistanceaway.Theywillquicklyarrivewheneverabeekeeperistakinghoneyfromhisbeehives,andwillevenenterchurcheswhenbeeswaxcandlesarebeinglit.
55.Whyisitdifficulttofindawildbees'nest?
A.It'ssmallinsize.B.It'shardtorecognize.
C.It'scoveredwithwax.D.It'shiddenintrees.
56.Whatdothewords"thefollower"inParagraph2referto?
A.Abee.B.Ahoneyseeker.C.Abird.D.Abeekeeper.
57.Thehoneyguideisspecialintheway.
A.itgoestochurchB.itgetsitsfood
C.itsingsintheforestD.itreachesintobees'nests
58.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.WildBeesB.WaxandHoney
C.BeekeepinginAfricaD.Honey-Lover'sHelper
C
Abouttwentyofushadbeenfortunateenoughtoreceiveinvitationstoafilm-studio(影棚)totakepartinacrowd-scene.Althoughour"act"wouldlastonlyforashorttime,wecouldseequiteanumberofinterestingthings.
Weallstoodatthefarendofthestudioasworkmenpreparedthescene,settinguptreesattheedgeofawindingpath.Verysoon,brightlightswereturnedonandthebigmovie-camerawaswheeledintoposition.Thedirectorshoutedsomethingtothecameraoperatorandthenwenttospeaktothetwofamousactorsnearby.Sinceitwashotinthestudio,itcameasasurprisetoustoseeoneoftheactorsputonaheavyovercoatandstartwalkingalongthepath.Abigfanbeganblowingtinywhitefeathersdownonhim,andsoonthetreeswerecoveredin"snow".Twomorefanswereturnedon,anda"strongwind"blewthroughthetrees.Thepicturelookedsorealthatitmadeusfeelcold.
Thenextscenewasacompletecontrast(对比).Thewayitwasfilmedwasquiteunusual.PicturestakenonanislandinthePacificwereshownonaglassscreen.Anactorandactressstoodinfrontofthescenesothattheylookedasiftheywereatthewater'sedgeonanisland.Byasimpletricklikethis,palmtrees,sandybeaches,andblue,clearskieshadbeenbroughtintothestudio!
Sinceitwasourturnnext,wewereleftwonderingwhatscenewouldbepreparedforus.Forafullthreeminutesinourliveswewouldbeexperiencingtheexcitementofbeingfilm”Stars”!
59.Whoistheauthor?
A.Acameraman.B.Afilmdirector.
C.AworkmanforscenesettingD.Acrowd-sceneactor
60.Whatmadetheauthorfeelcold?
A.Theheavysnowfall.B.Thefilmbeingshown.
C.Thelowtemperature.D.Theman-madescene.
61.Whatwouldhappeninthe"threeminutes"mentioned,inthelastparagraph?
A.Anewscenewouldbefilmed.B.Morestarsw
ouldactinthefilm.
C.Theauthorwouldleavethestudio.D.Thenextscenewouldbeprepared.
D
Grown-upsareoftensurprisedbyhowwelltheyremembersomethingtheylearnedaschildrenbuthaveneverpracticedeversince.Amanwhohasnothadachancetogoswimmingforyearscanstillswimaswellaseverwhenhegetsbackinthewater.Hecangetonabicycleaftermanyyearsandstillrideaway.Hecanplaycatchandhitaballaswellashisson.Amotherwhohasnotthoughtaboutthewordsforyearscanteachherdaughterthepoemthatbegins"Twinkle,twinkle,littlestar"orrememberthestoryofCinderellaorGoldilocksandtheThreeBears.
Oneexplanationisthelawofoverlearning,whichcanbestatedasfollows:Oncewehavelearnedsomething,additionallearningtrialsincreasethelengthoftimewewillrememberit.
Inchildhoodweusuallycontinuetopracticesuchskillsasswimming,bicycleriding,andplayingbaseballlongafterwehavelearnedthem.Wecontinuetolistentoandremindourselvesofwordssuchas"Twinkle,twinkle,littlestar"andchildhoodtalessuchasCinderellaandGoldilocks.Wenotonlylearnbutoverlearn.
Themultiplicationtables(乘法口诀表)areanexceptiontothegeneralrule.thatweforgetratherquicklythethingsthatwelearninschool,becausetheyareanotherofthethingsweoverlearninchildhood.
Thelawofoverlearningexplainswhycramming(突击学习)foranexamination,thoughitmayresultinapassinggrade,isnotasatisfactorywaytolearnacollegecourse.Bycramming,astudentmaylearnthesubjectwellenoughtogetbyontheexamination,butheislikelysoontoforgetalmosteverythinghelearned.Alittleoverlearning,ontheotherhand,isreallynecessaryforone'sfuturedevelopment.
62.What’sthemainideaofParagraph1?
A.Childrenhaveabettermemorythangrown-ups.
B.Peoplerememberwellwhattheylearnedinchildhood.
C.Poemreadingisagoodwaytolearnwords.“
D.Storiesforchildrenareeasytoremember.
63.Theauthorexplainsthelawofoverlearningby
A.presentingresearchfindingsB.settingdowngeneralrules
C.usingexamplesD.makingacomparison
64.Accordingtotheauthor,beingabletousemultiplicationtablesis
A.aresultofoverlearning
B.aspecialcaseofcramming
C.askilltodealwithmathproblems
D.abasicsteptowardsadvancedstudies
65.Whatistheauthor'sopiniononcramming?
A.Itleadstofailureincollegeexams.
B.It'spossibletoresultinpoormemory.
C.It'shelpfulonlyinalimitedway.
D.Itincreasesstudents'learninginterest.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Kids'health:Fourstepsforfightingstress
Everybodygetsstressedtimetotime.66.Somewaysofdealingwithstress---likescreamingorhittingsomeon---don'tsolve(解决)much.Butotherways,liketalkingtosomeoneyoutrust,canleadyoutosolvingyourproblemoratleastfeelingbetter.
Trytakingthesefoursteps.thenexttimeyouarestressed:
(1)Getsupport.Whenyouneedhelp,reachouttothepeoplewhocareaboutyou.Talkto
trustedadult,suchas“parentorotherrelatives.”67.Theymighthavehadsimilarproblems,suchasdealingwithatest,orthedeathofabelovedpet.
(2)Don'ttakeitoutonyourself.Sometimeswhenkidsarestressedandupsettheytakeitoutonthemselves.Oh,dear,
that'snotagoodidea.Rememberthattherearealwayspeopletohelpyou.Don'ttakeitoutonyourself.68.
(3)Trytosolvetheproblem.Afteryou'recalmandyouhavesupportfromadultsandfriends,it'stimetogetdowntobusiness.69___.Evenifyoucan'tsolveitall,youcansolveapieceofit.
(4)Bepositive.Moststressistemporary(暂时的).Rememberstressdoesgoaway,especiallywhenyoufigureouttheproblemandstartworkingonsolvingit.Thesestepsaren'tmagic,buttheydowork.Andifyoucanstaypositiveasyoumakeyourwaythroughatoughtime,you'llhelpyourselffeelbetterevenfaster.70.
A.Askforahelpinghandtogetyouthroughthetoughsituation.
B.Noticeyourfriends'feelingsandfindawaytohelpthem.
C.Differentpeoplefeelstressindifferentways
D.Ah,itfeelssogoodwhenthestressisgone.
E.Youneedtofigureoutwhattheproblemis.
F.Anddon'tforgetaboutyourfriends.
G.Then,findawaytocalmdown.
四、书面表达(满分10分)
假如你是中学生李华，给在英国的笔友Jack写信，告诉他你们学校为了丰富学生的课外生活开设了如下课程：篮球俱乐部，音乐俱乐部，读书俱乐部，写作俱乐部。你参加了其中一门课程的学习。信的内容必须包括：
高二英语第二学期期中考试1.你们学校开设了篮球俱乐部，音乐俱乐部，读书俱乐部，写作俱乐部
2.你加入了其中一个俱乐部
3.告诉他你加入的理由(至少两个)：你为什么想学这些内容，
期望从这门课程中学到什么
4.盼望收到他的回信，了解他的学校生活情况。
注意：字数不少于100字。
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