1、高二英語期中沖刺（一）本試卷分第卷（選擇題）和第二卷（非選擇題）兩部分，滿分120分，考試時間120分鐘。第一卷將正確的選項填涂在答題卡的相應位置上，第卷直接做在答案專頁上。第卷（選擇題，共85分）第二部分：英語知識運用（共兩節, 滿分35分）第一節：單項填空（共15小題，每小題1分，滿分15分）21. Excuse me, Sir. This is the seat reserved for women and children.-_ I sit here? There are no women or children on this bus, anyway.A. What about B.

2、 What if C. How come D. How shall22. _nice and delicious,the roast turkey in this shop are always sold out soon. A.Tasting B.Tasted C.Being tasted D. To taste23. Word_me when I wanted to express my thanks to him for having saved my son from the burning house. A.failed B.left C.discouraged D.disappoi

3、nted24. At the back yard, we found him _ on a bench, with his eyes _ on his neighbors garden of roses. A. seated; fixing B. sitting; fixing C. seated; fixed D. sitting; being fixed25. _, the idea of having to work under a woman was more than he could stand.A. Wanting the job very much B. Although wa

4、nting the job very muchC. Though he wanted the job very much D. He wanted the job badly26. The young man stepped into the office,_down and began to fill in the forms. A.sitting B.to sit C.sat D.having sat27. Great changes have taken place in that school. It is no longer _ it was two months ago, _ it

5、 was nothing but a construction site.A. what; when B. that; which C. what; which D. which; that28. I'm afraid we won't be able to go much farther, for the gas _.A. has run out B. is using up C. is used up D. is running out29. Ten years ago the population of our village was that of theirs.A.

6、as twice large as B. twice as large as C. twice as much as D. as twice much as 30It is common sense that _ for a long time in the sun might seriously damage your skinAexposedBbeing exposed CexposingDto expose31After the party, most guests left, with only two of them _ in the host family, _ him clean

7、ing upAremaining, helpedBremaining, helping Cremained, helpedDremained, helped32-Sally likes to hang out with some girls who care nothing about their school work -_. Sally is not a girl who is too concerned about her grades.ALike mother like daughter BA bird in hand is worth more than two in the bus

8、hCAll work no play makes Jack a dull boy DBirds of a feather flock together33The fog was so heavy that I had much difficulty in_the traffic signs. A.letting out B.taking out C.picking out D.making out34If you want to see a doctor, youd better make an appointment with him. This is a common _ in the U

9、SA.A. dutyB. practiceC. attitudeD. rule35Which of the following sentence has the same meanings as “Not everything that is best for nature is good for people.” ? AEverything that is best for nature is not good for people.BNothing that is best for nature is good for people.CNothing that is best for na

10、ture is not good for people.DEverything that is not best for nature is good for people.第二節 完形填空 (共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分)請認真閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。I know a woman who always found an excuse to love. I met her working at the most difficult job of my life - as a helper in an after-sc

11、hool daycare center. I was completely 36. for the work; I had no training and my temperament（性格） seemed to be particularly unsuited to the 37 . I reminded 38 . that I was hired to watch the children, play with them and lead arts and crafts - not fix all of their problems, of which there were many. A

12、nd my 39 .help was Mrs. Tucker, a 73-year-old retired social worker who worked with me. All that stood 40 .the kids and disaster was me and a 73-year-old woman. And I wasn't that strong a defense! But I soon learned that Mrs. Tucker was a 41 with these children."Some children just need more

13、 42 " she always said. A case in point was Timmy. Timmy received special help at school because of his 43 problems. He was developmentally delayed. He often fought with other children and was a compulsive hair-puller. I could never get close to Timmy - he did not trust anyone. Anyone, that is,

14、44 .Mrs. Tucker. He 45 to her. He genuinely loved her because, I came to believe, she loved him. One day a 46 broke out between Timmy and one of the other children. After separating them, Mrs. Tucker directed Timmy to sit in a chair. He 47 , "I HATE YOU, Mrs. Tucker! You're a 48. old lady!

15、I hate you!""I know you 49 me right now, Timmy," she said firmly, "but I'm sure not going to let you pull the other children's 50 ." After a while Timmy had calmed down and Mrs. Tucker called him over. His cheeks were still 51 and bore dried tear streaks(痕跡). I could

16、 not hear their conversation, but I saw Timmy put his arms around her neck.When I walked by I heard him say, "I'm sorry I called you a mean old lady, Mrs. Tucker." I knew he 52. it. A little later Mrs. Tucker said to me, "Timmy just needs more love than other children." On an

17、other 53 I heard Timmy's mother say, "You work 54 . with him, Mrs. Tucker. He doesn't respond to anybody like he does to you." Maybe so, but sometimes "magic" is just 55. word for "love."36. A. ready B. fit C. prepared D. unprepared37. A. situation B. position C

18、 .honor D. case38. A. him B. them C. myself D. ourselves39. A. best B. only C. very D. usual 40. A. over B. between C. before D. behind41. A. master B. monster C. mother D. professor42. A. time B. strength C. conflict D. love43. A. mental B. emotional C. physical D. adolescent44. A. beside B. except

19、 C. besides D. except for45. A. responded B. reacted C. replied D. respected46. A. debate B. battle C. fight D. war47. A. claimed B. declared C. informed D. screamed48. A. kind B. mean C. greedy D. funny49. A. misunderstand B. love C. trust D. hate50. A. arm B. hair C. leg D. clothes51. A. dirty B.

20、cute C. clean D.angry52. A. liked B. pretended C. got D. meant53. A. aspect B. hand C. side D. occasion54. A. hard B. out C. magic D. wonder55. A. a B. another C. the other D. the 第三部分：閱讀理解（共15小題，每題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。AWith petroleum reserve（石油儲量）decreasing, the s

21、earch is on to replace gas with a cleaner, greener alternativeThough much eco-talk has centered on biofuels from corn and soybeans, the biofuel that looks more likely lo replace petroleum comes from a most unlikely source: algaeAlgae（藻類）, like corn, soybeans, and other crops, grow through photosynth

22、esis（光合作用）and can be processed into fuel oilHowever, they yield 30 times more energy than land crops such as soybeans, according to the USDepartment of EnergyMany algae species also can grow in saltwater and polluted waterwhile corn and soy require, arable land and fresh water that will be in short

23、supply as the world's population balloons"If you replaced all the diesel（柴油）in the US with soy biodiesel, it would take half the land mass of the U.S. to grow those soybeans," says Matt Caspari, chief executive of Aurora Biofuels, a Berkeley, Calif-based private firm that specializes i

24、n algae oil technologyOn the other hand, the Energy Department says that if algae fuel replaced all the petroleum fuel in the United States, it would require l5,000 square miles, which is a few thousand miles larger that Maryland（12,407squaree miles）, the 42nd state in land areaAnother bonus: Becaus

25、e algae can be grown just about anywhere in a closed space, they're being tested at several power plants across the nation as a carbon absorberSmokestack emissions （煙囪排放物）can be pumped directly into the ponds, feeding the algae while keeping greenhouse gases out of the atmosphereAlthough process

26、ing technology for algae fuelalso known as "oilgae" in some environmentalist circles is improving, it's still years away from reaching your local gas pump "it's just a question of cost, because no large-scale facilities have been built yet," Caspari says56The underlined w

27、ord "yield" in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by "_"Acontrol Bgive in Cgrow Dproduce57Compared with corn and soybeans, algae_Amay pollute water and soil Bprovide much less energyCcan grow in poor conditions Dneed more special care58According to Paragraph 3, one of the advantages of

28、producing algae fuel is that _Ait can be used more widely Bit is more easy to produceCit needs much less land Dit costs much less money59What do we learn about algae from Paragraph 4?APeople can grow algae anywhere BAlgae help protect the environment.CFish can get more oxygen from algae. DAlgae prod

29、uct less wasteBBirds that are half-asleepwith one brain hemisphere (半球) alert and the other sleepingcontrol which side of the brain remains awake, according to a new study of sleeping ducks. Earlier studies have documented half-brain sleep in a wide range of birds. The brain hemispheres take turns s

30、inking into the sleep stage characterized by slow brain waves. The eye controlled by the sleeping hemisphere keeps shut, while the wakeful hemispheres eye stays open and alert. Birds also can sleep with both hemispheres resting at once. Decades of studies of bird groups led researchers to predict ex

31、tra alertness in the end-of-the-row sleepers which tend to be attacked more easily. Sure enough, the end birds tended to watch carefully on the side away from their companions. Ducks in the inner spots showed no preference for gaze direction. Also, birds napping at the end of the line depend on sing

32、le-hemisphere sleep, rather than total relaxation, more often than inner ducks did. Turning 16 birds through the positions in a four-duck row, the researchers found that compared with 12 percent for birds in internal spots, outer birds half-asleep during some 32 percent of napping time. “We believe

33、this is the first evidence for an animal behaviorally controlling sleep and wakefulness at the same time in different regions of the brain,” the researchers say. The results provide the best evidence for a long-standing assumption that single-hemisphere sleep evolved as creatures scanned for enemies

34、. The preference for opening an eye on the lookout side could be widespread, he predicts. Hes seen it in a pair of birds napping side-by-side in the zoo and in a single pet bird sleeping by a mirror. The mirror-side eye closed as if the reflection were a companion and the other eye stayed open. Usef

35、ul as half-sleeping might be, its only been found in birds and such water animals as dolphins, whales, and seals. Perhaps keeping one side of the brain awake allows a sleeping animal to surface occasionally to avoid drowning. Studies of birds may offer unique insights into sleep. Jerome M. Siegel of

36、 the UCLA says he wonders if birds half-brain sleep “is just the tip of the iceberg.” He supposes that more examples may turn up when we take a closer look at other species.60.According to the passage, birds often half sleep because _.A. their brain hemispheres take turns to restB. they have to watc

37、h out for possible attacksC. the two halves of their brain are differently structuredD. they have to constantly keep an eye on their companions61. What is implied about the example of a birds sleeping in front of a mirror?A. An imagined companion gives the bird a sense of security.B. Birds prefer to

38、 sleep in pairs for the sake of their security.C. The phenomenon of birds napping in pairs is widespread.D. A single pet bird enjoys seeing its own reflection in the mirror.62. While sleeping, some water animals tend to keep half awake in order to _.A. alert themselves to the approaching enemyB. eme

39、rge from water now and then to breatheC. be sensitive to the ever-changing environmentD. avoid being swept away by rapid currents63. By saying “just the tip of the iceberg”, Siegel suggests that _.A. half-brain sleep has something to do with icy weatherB. the mystery of half-brain sleep is close to

40、being solvedC. most birds living in cold regions tend to be half sleepersD. half-brain sleep may exist among other speciesCWashington, November 1, 2012 (CNN) - After years of planning and months of campaigning, the most expensive presidential race in history comes down to a final five-day whirlwind(

41、旋風) of speeches and television ads in the eight states still up for grabs.President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney plan to hold virtually nonstop events between now and the Tuesday election considered too close to call.The focus is on battleground states worth 95 of the 270 elect

42、oral votes needed to win. Both sides are trying to close the deal with a decreasing number of uncommitted voters, while making sure supporters actually cast ballots.That means a game of campaign chess that started Thursday, with appearances by the candidates and their assistants as well as advertisi

43、ng dollars allocated to the places considered most vital to success.Concluding a race expected to cost more than $6 billion overall, Obama and Romney and their running mates will hit all the battleground states - Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Ohio, New Hampshire, Nevada, Virginia and Wisconsin. The campa

44、igns also are unloading a blast of television ads and mailings that threaten to overwhelm voters already saturated with politicking. Perhaps no one said it better than 4-year-old Abigael Evans of Fort Collins, Colorado, who - according to NPR - cried after listening to more election coverage on the

45、radio and told her mother: "I'm tired of Broncobama and Mitt Romney."64The underlined phrase “too close to call” probably means .Aa game that one side is obviously winning.Ba tie in which neither side seems likely to winCso close that you need not use a telephoneDa visit close to ones

46、home state65What is the focus of the last -5 day campaigns for both presidential candidates?ATo make sure that their supporters understand their policies.BTo collect enough money for campaign ads. CTo paint their rival as black as possible.DTo win over the voters who have not decide which candidate

47、to vote for.66The public generally feel about these last-days election efforts.AexcitedBdisappointed Cannoyed DrelievedDLoneliness has been linked to depression（抑郁）and other health problems. Now, a study says it can also spread. A friend of a lonely person was fifty-two percent more likely to develo

48、p feelings of loneliness. And a friend of that friend was twenty-five percent more likely to do the same. Earlier findings showed that happiness, obesity(肥胖) and the ability to stop smoking can also spread like infections within social groups. The findings all come from a major health study in the A

49、merican town of Framingham, Massachusetts. The study began in 1948 to investigate the causes of heart disease. Since then, more tests have been added, including measures of loneliness and depression. The new findings involved more than five thousand people in the second generation of the Framingham

50、Heart Study. The researchers examined friendship histories and reports of loneliness. The results established a pattern that spread as people reported fewer close friends. For example, loneliness can affect relationships between next-door neighbors. The loneliness spreads as neighbors who were close

51、 friends now spend less time together. The study also found that loneliness spreads more easily among women than men.The average person is said to experience feelings of loneliness about forty-eight days a year. The study found that having a lonely friend can add about seventeen days. But every addi

52、tional friend can decrease loneliness by two and a half days.Lonely people become less and less trusting of others. This makes it more and more difficult for them to make friends and more likely that society will reject（排斥）them. John Cacioppo at the University of Chicago led the study. He says it is

53、 important to recognize and deal with loneliness. He says people who have been pushed to the edges of society should receive help to repair their social networks. 67. As an average person, if you make 2 more friends, how many days a year might you suffer from loneliness?A. 48 days. B. 43 days. C. 65

54、 days. D. 17 days.68. What can we infer from the passage about lonely people?A. They can overcome loneliness themselves.B. They will decrease loneliness day by day.C. They need help to get back to normal social life.D. They can help others to repair their social networks.69. Whats the best way to he

55、lp lonely people according to this passage?A. Bring them together. B. Make friends with them. C. Help them stop smoking. D. Help them loose weight.70. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?A. Loneliness and social net work B. Social Networks and friendshipC. Loneliness and dietD. Help A Lonely Person 第II卷 （非選擇題，共35分）第一節 任務型讀寫（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）閱讀下面短文，根據所讀內容在表格中的空白處填入恰當的單詞。注意：每空格只填一個單詞。Advertisers tend to think big and perhaps this is why theyre always coming in for criticism. Their critics seem to offend them because they have a talent for self-promotion and