人教版高二英语第二学期期中试卷
一卷
I.阅读理解(每小题2分，满分30分)
A
Inthepast,manydisabledChinesepeopleledveryrestricted(受限制的)lives.Theyhadlittlechancetofindworkorsupportthemselves.Buttheirsituationhasimproveddramaticallyoverrecentdecades.
Inthepastfiveyears,thegovernmenthasbeensteppingupeffortstohelpemploydisabledpeople.Hugeinvestmentshavebeenmadeintraining,andmanydisabledpeoplehavefoundjobsandbecomefinanciallyindependent.
WhenWuZihewasgrowingup,shewaslikeaprisonerinherhome.Havingajobwassomethingshecouldonlydreamabout.Butnowsheisfamousforherart.Wuisworkingonalandscape.Shesaid,“Icanearn30or40yuanforpaintingslikethis,iftheyaresoldingroups.IfIsellthemseparately,Icangetabout100yuan.Itonlytakesmeonedaytofinishonepainting,soIcanearn1,000to2,000yuanamonth.”
WuZihepracticesknife-drawing,whichoriginatedinherhometownDunhua.Ifonehastheeyes,thebrainandhands,ittakesaboutayeartolearnthebasictechniques.
Dunhuagovernment’sofficialZhangChunhuasaid,“Wethinkitsuitsdisabledpeopleverywell.Sothegovernmentspent10millionyuantosetupthisknife-
paintingtrainingcenterforthem.”
Traininginthecenterisfree.Eventhematerialsareprovidedbythegovernment.Sincelastyear,thecenterhastrainedover200disabledpersonslikeWuZihe.Theyusuallyearn500to1,000yuanpermonth.Sometimestheymakeasmuchas5,000yuan.That’smuchhigherthanaveragesalariesinthearea.
Thisyear,thecityhassetupacentertoselltheseworks.Artfansfrommorethantencountriesandregionshaveboughtpaintings.
1.Howwaslifeforthedisabledpeopleinthepast?
A.Theyhadtostayathomeandhadlittlechancetofindjobs.
B.Accordingtothelaw,theyledveryrestrictedlives.
C.Withthehelpofthegovernment,theyledacomfortablelife.
D.Theyhadtolearntopainttoearnaliving.
2.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat________.
A.thedisabledhadtoearnalivingbyworking
B.allthedisabledhavefoundjobsandbecomefinanciallyindependenttheseyears
C.thedisabledpeople’slivingsituationhasimprovedgreatlyinrecentyears
D.moreandmoredisabledpeoplewilllearntopaint
3.Fromthelastparagraphwecanconcludethat____.
A.Dunhuahassetupacentertosellknife-drawingworks
B.perhapssomeofWuZihe’spaintingscouldbebroughtabroad
C.onlythedisabledpeople’spaintingscouldbesoldtoforeigners
D.peoplewholikeknife-drawingarthaveboughtthedisabledpeople’spaintings
4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?
A.AkindoffolkartinChina.
B.Knife-drawingwasfirstdevelopedinDunhua.
C.Aknife-paintingtrainingcenterinDunhua.
D.Chinahelpsthedisabledfindjobs.
B
5.Accordingtothepassage,winners.
A.dealwithproblemsratherthanblameothers
B.meetwithfewerdifficultiesintheirlives
C.haveresponsibleandablecolleagues
D.blamethemselvesratherthanothers
6.TheunderlinedwordremedyinParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto.
A.avoidB.acceptC.improveD.consider
7.Whenyourcolleaguebringsaboutaproblem,youshould&n
bsp;.
A.findabetterwaytohandletheproblem
B.blamehimforhislackofresponsibility
C.tellhimtofindthecauseoftheproblem
D.askamoreablecolleagueforhelp
8.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.AWinner’sOpportunity.B.AWinner’sSecret.
C.AWinner’sProblem.D.AWinner’sAchievement.
C
Whatwillpeopledieof100yearsfromnow?Ifyouthinkthatisasimplequestion,youhavenotbeenpayingattentiontotherevolutionthatistakingplaceinbio-technology(生物技术).Withthehelpofnewmedicine,thehumanbodywilllastaverylongtime.Deathwillcomemainlyfromaccidents,murderandwar.Today’sleadingkillers,suchasheartdisease,cancer,andagingitself,willbecomedistantmemories.
Indiscussionoftechnologicalchanges,theInternetgetsmostoftheattentionthesedays.Butthechangeinmedicinecanbetherealtechnologicaleventofourtimes.Howlongcanhumanslive?Humanbrainswereknowntodecidethefinaldeath.Cells(细胞)arethebasicunitsofalllivingthings,anduntilrecently,scientistsweresurethatthelifeofcellscouldnotgomuchbeyondl20yearsbecausethebasicmaterialsofcells,suchasthoseofbraincells,wouldnotlastforever.Buttheupperlimitswillbebrokenbynewmedicine.Sometimebetween2050and2100,medicinewillhaveadvancedtothepointatwhichevery10yearsorso,peoplewillbeabletotakemedicinetorepairtheirorgans(Themedicine,madeupofthebasicbuildingmaterialsoflife,willbuildnewbraincells,heartcells,andsoon—inmuchthesamewayourbodiesmakenewskincellstotaketheplaceofoldones.
Itisexcitingtoimagingthattheadvanceintechnologymaybechangingthemostbasicconditionofhumanexistence,butmanytechnicalproblemsstillmustbecleareduponthewaytothiswonderfulfuture.
9.Accordingtothepassage,humandeathISnowmainlycausedby.
A、diseasesandaging B、accidentsandwarC、accidentsandaging D、heartdiseaseandwar
10.Intheauthor’sopinion,today’smostimportantadvanceintechnologyliesin.
A、medicine B、theInternetC、braincells D、humanorgan
11.Humansmaylivelongerinthefuturebecause.
A、heartdiseasewillbefarawayfromus
B、humanbrainscandecidethefinaldeath
C、thebasicmaterialsofcellswilllastforever
D、humanorganscanberepairedbynewmedicine
12.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.
A、humanlifewillnotlastmorethan120yearsinthefuture
B、humanshavetotakemedicinetobuildnewskincellsnow
C、muchneedstobedonebeforehumanscanhavealongerlife
D、wehavealreadysolvedthetechnicalproblemsinbuildingnewcells
D
Amongallthemalignancies(恶性肿瘤),lungcanceristhebiggestkiller:morethan10,000Americansdieofthediseaseayear.Givingupsmokingisoneoftheobviouswaystoreducetherisk,butanotheranswermaylieinthekitchen.Accordingtoanewreport,evenheavysmokersmaybeprotectedfromdevelopinglungcancerbyasimpledietarymeasure:adailyportionofcarrots,spinachoranyothervegetableorfruitcontainingaformofvitaminAcalledcarotene(胡萝卜素).
Thefinding,publishedintheBritishmedicaljournalTheLancet,isapartofalong-rangeinvestigationofdietanddisease.Since
1957ateamofAmericanresearchershasmonitoredthedietaryhabitsandmedicalhistoriesof2,000middle-agedmenemployedbytheWesternElectricCo.inChicago.LedbyDrRichardShekelleofChicago’sRush-Presbyterian-St.Luke’sMedicalCenter,theresearchersrecentlybegantosortoutthelinksbetweenthesubjects’dietarypatternsandcancer.OtherstudiesofanimalsandhumanshavesuggestedthatvitaminAofferssomeprotectionagainstlungcancer.Theconnectionseemslogical,explainsShekelle,sincevitaminAisessentialforthegrowthoftheepithelial(上皮的)tissuethatlinestheairwaysofthelungs.
Buttheearlierresearchdidnotdistinguishbetweentwodifferentformsofthevitamin.PreformedvitaminAisfoundmainlyinliveranddairyproductslikemilk,cheese,butterandeggs.ButvitaminAisalsomadeinthebodyfromcarotene,whichisabundantinavarietyofvegetablesandfruits,includingcarrots,spinach,squash(南瓜),tomatoes,sweetpotatoesandapples.
IntheWesternElectricstudy,ShekelleandhiscolleaguesfoundfewconnectionsbetweentheincidenceoflungcancerandtheconsumptionoffoodscontainingpreformedvitaminA.Butwhentheyexaminedthedataoncaroteneintake,theydiscoveredasignificantrelationship.Amongthe488menwhohadthelowestlevelofcaroteneconsumption,therewerefourteencasesoflungcancer;inagroupofthesamesizethatatethemostcarotene,onlytwocasesdeveloped.Theapparentprotectiveeffectofcarotenehelpsevenlongtimesmokers,buttoalesserdegree.
Furtherstudieswillbenecessarybeforethelinksbetweenlungcancerandcarotenecanbefirmlyestablished.Inthemeantime,researcherswarnagainstlargenumbersofvitaminApills,becausethetabletscontainaformofthechemicalthatcanbeextremelypoisonousinhighdoses.Instead,theyadviseawell-balanceddietthatincludesfoodsrichincarotene.Forasmoker,halfacupofcarrotseverydaymightmakethedifferencebetweenlifeanddeath.
13.Whichofthefollowingmightbemosthelpfulforpeopletoavoidgettinglungcancer?
A.Eatingvegetablescontainingcaroteneeveryday.
B.Givingupsmokingrightnow.
C.Eatingmorefreshfruitseveryday.
D.Eatingasimpleeverydaydiet.
14.FromParagraph2wecanlearnthat________.
A.Shekellehasbeenresearchinglungcancersince1957
B.thelinksbetweendietandlungcancerwerediscoveredbyShekellehimself
C.Shekellegotthefindingaftermonitoring2,000menformanyyears
D.theresearchershaveinvestigatedtherelationshipbetweendietanddiseaseforhalfacentury
15.Theexaminationsongroupsofpeopleofthesamesizeshowedthat________.
A.fewpeoplegotlungcancerbecausemostofthemhaveawell-balanceddiet
B.theincidenceoflungcanceriscloselyrelatedtotheintakeofcarotene
C.theintakeofcarotenehaslittleprotectiveeffectonlongtimesmokers
D.theresultoftheearlierresearchisfalseandofnouse
II.完形填空(30分)
Inourdiscussionwithpeopleonhoweducationcanhelpthemsucceedinlife,awomanrememberedthefirstmeetingofanintroductory__16__courseabout20yearsago.Theprofessor__17__thelecturehall,placeduponhisdeskalargejarfilledwithdriedbeans(豆),andinvitedthestudentsto_18_howmanybeansthejarcontained.After__19__shoutsofwildlywrongguessestheprofessorsmiledathin,drysmile,announcedthe__20__answer,andwentonsaying,”Youhavejust__21__animportantlessonaboutscience.ThatisNever__22__yourownsenses.”&nb
sp;Twentyyearslater,the__23__couldguesswhattheprofessorhadinmind.He__24__himself,perhaps,asinvitinghisstudentstostartanexciting__25__intoanunknownworldinvisible(无形的)tothe26,whichcanbediscoveredonlythroughscientific27.Buttheseventeen-year-oldgirlcouldnotacceptoreven28theinvitation.Shewasjust29tounderstandtheworld.Andshe30thatherfirsthandexperiencecouldbethe31.Theprofessor,however,saidthatitwas32.Hewastakingawayheronly33forknowingandwasprovidingherwithnosubstitute.“Irememberfeelingsmalland34,”thewomensays,“andIdidtheonlythingIcoulddo.I35thecoursethatafternoon,andIhaven’tgonenearsciencesince.”
16.A.artB.scienceC.historyD.math
17.A.lookedatB.searchedforC.gotthroughD.marchedinto
18.A.countB.guessC.reportD.watch
19.A.warningB.turningawayC.givingD.listeningto
20.A.readyB.correctC.DifficultD.possible
21.A.preparedB.taughtC.TakenD.Learned
22.A.trustB.sharpenC.ShowD.lose
23.A.lecturerB.speakerC.WomanD.Scientist
24.A.describedB.respectedC.sawD.served
25.A.movementB.changeC.RushD.Voyage
26.A.eyeB.knowledgeC.LightD.professor
27.A.sensesB.spintC.MethodsD.model
28.A.makeB.presentC.RefuseD.hear
29.A.suggestingB.pretendingC.WaitingD.beginning
30.A.doubtedB.provedC.ExplainedD.believed
31.A.growthB.faithC.TruthD.strength
32.A.firmB.interestingC.wrongD.acceptable
33.A.taskB.toolC.successD.connection
34.A.cruelB.proudC.frightenedD.brave
35.A.droppedB.startedC.passedD.missed
III.任务型阅读(七选五，10分)
Manyschoolsrequireyearlyparentteacherconferencesforallstudents.___71__.Thelistbelowistohelpteacherspreparethemselvesfortheseoftendifficultconferences.
___72__.Whenyouhavestudentswhoarestrugglingineithertheiracademicsortheirbehavior,youshouldcommunicatewiththeirparentsusingnotesorphonecalls.
Cometotheconferencewell-prepared.Ifthestudentishavingahardtimewiththeirwork,showtheparentstheirgradesandsamplesoftheirwork.___73___.Ifthestudentismisbehaving,thenyoushouldmakedetailednotesoftheirbehaviorbeforetheconference.Bringthesenotestotheconferencesothatparentscanunderstandhowtheirchildrenarebehaving.
____74___.Forexample,youmightsaysomethingabou
ttheircreativity,theirhandwriting,theirsenseofhumor,ormakesomeothercomment.Insteadofrestatingtheproblemsyou’vealreadydiscussed,endwithacommentthatoffershopeforthefuture.Youcouldsaysomethinglike,“Thanksformeetingwithmetoday.IknowthatworkingtogetherwecanhelpJohnnysucceed.”
Someteachersmayhavetodealwithanangryparentatsomepoint.___75___.Muchangercanbeavoidediftheparentsareinformed.Don’tgetexcitedyourselfandmakesureyouavoidshouting.
A.Communicatingwithparentsbeforeaconferenceisnecessary.
B.Trytothinkofsomethingnicetosayaboutthestudentsthathaveproblems.
C.Attheendoftheconference,youshouldmakeaconclusion.
D.Aparentteacherconferencecanhaveahugeimpactonastudent’sworkandbehavior.
E.Remembertothanktheparentsforcomingtotheconferenceandworkingwithyou.
F.Rememberthatthebestwaytosolvethisistokeepparentsinformedeverystepoftheway.
G.Itiseasierforparentstounderstandtheproblemiftheycanactuallyseeexamplesoftheirchildren’swork.
二卷
IV.语法填空(10小题，每题1.5分，共15分)
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。(所填写词语不得多于三个单词)
Mahru-Z,arobotdevelopedbytheKoreaInstituteofScienceandTechnology,cancleanahome,putclothesinawashingmachineandevenheatfoodinamicrowave.It__1___(take)theinstitutetwoyearstodevelopMahru-Z,whichis4.3feettalland121poundsin__2___.Thenewrobothas__3___human-likebodyincludingarotating(旋转的)head,arms,legs__4___sixfingers.Themostspecialfeature(特点)ofMahru-Zis__5__abilitytoobserveobjects,recognizetasks,andcompletethem.
Mahru-Zcanalsoworkwithanearlierrobot__6__Mahru-M.Mahru-M__7__moveonwheels(轮子).BothMahru-MandMahru-Zcanbe__8___(remote)controlledbyacomputerserver.
YouBum-Jae,ascientistoftheKoreaInstituteofScienceandTechnology,claimedMahru-Zasthemostadvancedrobotintermsofcopyinghumanmovements.Apartfromdoingthehousework,itcanalso__9__(use)inconditionstoodifficultor__10__(danger)forhumans.Butproductionforcommercial(商业的)useissomewayaway.xkb1.com
Thescienceinstitutespendsabout3.5milliondollarseveryyearonrobotresearch.Itbeganreceivingstatefundsfortheprojectin2006.
答案：1._______2._______3._______4._______5._______6._______
7._______8._______9._______10._______
V.单句改错(满分10分)
1.Notonlythesungiveuslight,butalsogivesusheat.
2.Itwasnotuntilhefinishedhishomeworkwhenhewenthome.
3.ItisIwhoareyourEnglishteacher.
4.Ifyouweretohelpme,Iwilldoitbetter.
5.Oncepublishing,thebookwillbepopularwiththeteenagers.
6.Themoreattentionyoupaytoyourspelling,thelessmistakesyouwillmake.
7.You’dbetteradjustyourselftolivealoneafterthedivorce(离婚).
8.Pleaseinformmeanychangefromyouraddress.
9.Practiceistheonlywaytogetaheadofyourstudies.
10.Itissuggestedthatparentsspendmoretimewiththeirchildren.
VI.汉译英(前五个小题每个4分，最后一小题5分，满分25分)
据预测在今后五年内，房价将会下降。
答案
阅读理解
A：ACBDB:ACABC:AADCD:ADB
完形填空
16-20BDBDB21-25DACCD&n
bsp;26-30ACDDD31-35CCBCA
七选五DAGBF
语法填空
took2.weight3.a4.and5.its6.called7.can8.remotely9.beused10.dangerous
改错
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Notonly后加does
2.Itwasnotuntilhefinishedhishomeworkwhenhewenthome.
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ItisIwhoareyourEnglishteacher.
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Ifyouweretohelpme,Iwilldoitbetter.
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Oncepublishing,thebookwillbepopularwiththeteenagers.
published
Themoreattentionyoupaytoyourspelling,thelessmistakesyouwillmake.
fewer
You’dbetteradjustyourselftolivealoneafterthedivorce(离婚).
living
Pleaseinformmeanychangefromyouraddress.
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Practiceistheonlywaytogetaheadofyourstudies.
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10.Itissuggestedthatparentsspentmoretimewiththeirchildren.
spend
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