高二上学期期末考试
第二部分
英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 单项填空（共30题；每小题1分，满分30分）
请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。 21. In 1979,the Walkman, a ______ pocket-sized cassette tape player, was introduced and became popular. A. adjustable
B. obtainable
C. acceptable
D. portable
22. Satellites make TV ______ to people living far away from cities, and satellite dishes can often be seen ______ throughout the countryside and remote areas. A. accessible; distributed C. alternative; distributed
B. available; distributing D. all-round; to distribute
23. Regular public broadcasting followed shortly afterwards, first ______ on 1l May 1928 in New York and on 20August 1929 in London. A. beginning
B. began
C. to begin
D. was begun
24. When ______ later what the call was about, your friend always answers, “Oh, nothing really.” A. asking
B. asked
C. having asked
D. having been asked
25. Phones and text messages focus on building relationships, ______, as a matter of fact, are often quite shallow, with many people. A. what
B. that
C. which
D. where
26. The Amish, generally having a higher degree of mental health than most people, have very calm and stable lives ______ they value community and living in peace above all else, especially new technology. A. now that
B. in that
C. on that
D. because that
27. When ______ in a book or simply trying to rest, you will find the phone always seems to be ringing, ______ whatever peace you might have. A. absorbed; destroy C. absorb; to destroy
B. absorb; destroyed D. absorbed; destroying
28. It has been a long time ______ I left my home town in Florida. A. since
B. when
C. before
D. that
29. The New York Times has a wide ______ in that town and that people each read a copy in the subway is a common occurrence.
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A. consumption
B. assumption
C. circulation
D. distinction
30. Not only ______ aspirin ______ vital for reducing fever and helping stop pain, but there are also other things that aspirin can help with. A. does; prove
B. is; proving
C. do; prove
D. has; proved
31. It was Lawrence Craven, a doctor from the USA, ______ introduced the idea in 1953 ______ aspirin had the potential reducing the risk of heart attacks. A. which; that
B. that; when
C. that; that
D. which; when
32. Some people have also used acupuncture to treat ______ to cigarettes, drugs, alcohol and overeating. A. applications
B. addictions
C. devotions
D. appreciations
33. There are twelve different pulses, six on each wrist, and every one of them is ______ a major body organ or function of an organ. A. in contrast with
B. in common with
C. in agreement with
D. in connection with
34. The main drawbacks of the Internet I will address today are ______ it has too much information ______ has not been evaluated for accuracy, and ______ it is transforming the way people spend their time. A. that; that; that
B. /; that; that
C. that; /; /
D. /; that; /
35. Some people are ______ about the effects of the Internet, claiming that surfing the Internet is a waste of time. A. curious
B. skeptical
C. specific
D. explicit
36. The number of road accidents and the deaths ______ those accidents has increased over the past year. A. arising from
B. rising from
C. arisen from
D. arousing from
37. However, a recent survey ______ in the USA shows that 80 percent of Internet users employ it mainly to ______ answers to questions. A. conducting; search
B. having been conducted; search for D. being conducted; search of
C. conducted; search for
38. Enthusiastic fans would rather they ______ the super star at the airport tomorrow morning. A. should meet
B. met
C. would meet
D. were to meet
39. One great weakness of the Internet, ______, is that it is difficult to know whether the information is true and accurate. A. still
B. nevertheless
C. yet
D. though
40. The huge amount of false information on the Internet becomes ______ a problem every day.
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A. more of
B. much of
C. much more
D. much
41. Today I went to a conference, ______ two students had a debate about the strengths and weaknesses of the Internet. A. when
B. where
C. of which
D. which
42. They ______ their success if they had abandoned their dreams. A. would have achieved
B. would achieve
C. wouldn’t have achieved
D. wouldn’t achieve
43. ______ the situation, a wealthy American businessman, Charles Yerkes, tried to improve the system by buying many of the different lines and setting up the Underground Group. A. Seeing
B. Seen
C. Having seen
D. Having been seen
44. Between 1918 and 1938, many new stations were constructed, the most famous of ______ was designed by an architect named Charles Holden. A. which
B. that
C. what
D. them
45. ---Can’t you ______ a bit? I don’t want to miss a single minute of the concert. ---Don’t worry. We’ll get there in time. A. sweep up
B. make up
C. take up
D. speed up
46. ---Mum, my mobile phone is ______.
---Could you have left it in the locker room of the gym? A. nowhere to find
B. anywhere to find D. anywhere to be found
C. nowhere to be found
47. Most museums have just for looking. But today some of them have things for you to touch. The signs say, “______!” A. Be touching
B. To touch
C. Do touch
D. No touch
48. ---You could have asked Mrs. Zhang for advice, for she is an expert at it. ---Yes, a whole day ______. A. will be wasted
B. would be wasted
C. had been wasted
D. was wasted
49. ---The manager of the factory wants to improve production a great deal, but he doesn’t spend much on technology.
---I am afraid he won’t realize his dream. You know ______. A. two heads are better than one
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B. you can’t eat your cake and have it
C. enough is as good as a feast
D. empty vessels make the greatest sound
50. ---I put him down for a well-educated man. ---______?
---I mean that he’s a well educated man. A. I beg your pardon C. What’s that
B. Speak louder, will you D. Will you repeat word for word
第二节 完型填空（共15题；每小题1分，满分15分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
At the age of 9, Jordan Romero dreamed of climbing the Seven Summits. And he started at once, 51 this dream before his 16th birthday.
In the past 100 years, there have been 52 than 200 climbers who have 53 stood on all seven peaks. It is an extremely 54 and dangerous challenge. With his 55 for adventure and the support of his parents, Jordan and his family began training hard. The skills needed to climb a mountain 56 a lot of hard work and endless training. For most 9-year-olds,just finishing an hour of homework is near 57 . But Jordan had a dream.
Before his tenth birthday, Jordan and his family summited Mt Kilimanjaro -his 58 peak. At eleven he knocked down four 59 summits, two of them being some of the most technical and dangerous in the world. And at the age of 13, Jordan summited the world’s highest mountain, Qomolangma! He summited Vinson Massif, the peak of Antarctica, in December 2011, being the youngest 60 in the world to complete the Seven Summits.
Jordan says he climbs to show kids his age that 61 is possible, and to encourage youth to get active. In his own words, “I am hoping to change things by doing what I do. I hope to do motivational speaking and encourage kids to set 62 in life.”
The thresholds（界限）we create of what we as humans can do, are little more than lines in sand, which can easily be 63 through determination of will. The only 64 preventing us from climbing our own personal mountains or crossing our limitless seas are entirely self-created and self-restricting.
If a little boy can dream of Qomolangma, and then stand on the top of the world screaming “I DID IT”, why can’t you make your dream big and 65 it?
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51. A. keeping 52. A. more
B. making B. fewer
C. achieving C. no more
D. completing D. less D. toughly D. easy D. pessimism D. refresh D. hard D. first D. the other D. player D. something D. limits D. blown away D. barriers D. take
53. A. surprisingly 54. A. terrifying
B. successfully B. high
C. undoubtedly C. difficult
55. A. enthusiasm 56. A. replace
B. motivation B. require
C. imagination C. request C. possible C. third C. more C. climber C. anything
57. A. impossible 58. A. second 59. A. another 60. A. inventor 61. A. nothing 62. A. goals
B. necessary B. last
B. others B. finder
B. everything B. time
C. boundary C. got away C. difficulty C. follow
63. A. flown away 64. A. ways 65. A. seek 5:14:56 PM 第三部分
B. put away B. paths B. pursue
阅读理解（共10题；每小题2分，满分20分）
请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
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A smart home, or smart house, is a home that includes advanced automation systems to provide the inhabitants with complicated monitoring and control over the building’s functions. For example, a smart home may control lighting, temperature, multimedia security, window and door operation, as well as many other functions.
Smart homes use home automation technologies to provide home owners with “intelligent” feedback and information by monitoring many aspects of a home. For example, a smart home’s refrigerator may be able to catalogue its contents, suggest menus, recommend healthy alternatives, and order replacements as food is used up. A smart home might even take care of the cat and the plants.
Many new homes are being built with the additional wiring and controls which are required to run advance home automation systems. Adding home automation technologies to a house to make it a smart home is obviously
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2017-2018学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题（有答案）
