高二上学期期末考试
英语
注意事项：
1、 本试卷分第一卷和第二卷两部分。满分150分。考试时间120分钟。
2、 考卷包括试卷，答题卷和答题卡。
请把第一卷的答案涂写在答题卡和答题卷的相应位置上。
第一卷
一、故事复述（共1小题，满分10分）
你将听到一段故事，故事播两遍。听完故事后用自己的话复述故事。:注意：复述的内容涵盖尽可能多的原文信息点， 将所复述的内容写到答题卷上，字数约100词。 故事梗概提示 ：一位保险柜惯犯决定金盆洗手，在紧急关头却选择挺身而出，救出了朋友的孩子。
关键词提示 ： safe 保险柜； Jimmy； Mr. Adams； change； shut；
二、单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
1. The man killing the housekeeper was trying to find himself a lawyer. A．accusing of B．accused of C．accusing for D．accused for 2. The pilot asked all the passengers on board to remain ________ as the plane was making a
landing. A．seating B．seated C．seat D．to be seating 3. It is human beings rather than pigs that are for the disastrous flu circling the
globe, which was once called the swine flu. A．to be blamed B．to have blamed C．blaming D．to blame 4. I can’t persuade him playing computer games. He is to them. A．into; used B．into; accustomed C．out of; addicted D．out of; stuck
5. It doesn’t _________ to buy that expensive coat when these cheaper ones are just as good as
that ones. A. make a difference B. make out C. make sense D. make up 6. Every _________ space on the wall was covered in pictures. A. available B. valuable C. ordinary D. comfortable 7. It was a long time before the Americans completely _________ from the shadow of the
September 11th attack launched by the terrorists. A. healed B. improved C. cured D. treated 8. The plan _________ just because people were unwilling to cooperate. A. broke down B. took down C. turned down D. put down 9. -- Do you like living here? -- Yes, but I’m still ____ to the new time zone. A. adopting B. acting C. clarifying D. adjusting
10. The speaker is giving a rather ____ speech, as I can judge from the ____ look on the listeners. A. inspiring; inspiring B. inspired; inspired C. inspiring; inspired D. inspired; inspiring 11. Only after spending several nights working on the math problem to wonder
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whether the problem was wrongly set. A．had he begun B．he began C．did he begin D．began he 12. When _______ into the warm room, ice soon changes into water.
A. heating and taking B. heated, and taking C. heating or taken D. heated or taken
13. If the American government the expert’s suggestion, the world economy ____ in such
a mess now. A．followed; would not be B．had followed; would not have been C．were to follow; would not be D．had followed; would not be 14. That was all ______ could do in such a poor financial situation. A. one B. the C. a D. it
15. I don’t think he will make a superstar like Cristiano Ronaldo. He just lacks it takes to be a professional soccer player. A．Which B．that C．what D．who 三、完形填空（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、和D四个选项中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项。
On a cold winter day, I waited in line to see my hero, Jack Canfield, the author of The Success Principles. During his talk, Jack 16 his wallet, pulled out a hundred-dollar bill, and said, “Who wants this?” 17 shot up in the audience; people leaned forward to see whom Jack would choose. But I jumped up, ran up the 18 to the stage, and grabbed the bill. As I was launching myself in the air, thoughts raced through my mind — was I about to be humiliated (羞辱) in front of 800 people? Would they 19 security guards and take me from the stage? 20 my desire for brave action was louder than any doubtful voice. As I got the bill from his hand, he said, “That’s it! We can’t wait for the 21 to come to us. We must take action to 22 what we want!” After his talk, I managed to formally meet Jack and bravely asked for his 23 email address. Over the next months, I sent him emails 24 my vision and dreams with him. He kindly emailed back lots of encouragement. But my life got busy with other things. I stopped e-mailing Jack. A year later, my dreams had worn away. I thought Jack would inspire me into action, like a giant 25 that would show me the way. I emailed him, and then again — but got no 26 . As I sat down at my computer to check my emails, I 27 woke up. What was I doing? I was waiting! Now I remembered the crowd, most likely 28 that hundred-dollar bill, while they sat stuck to their chairs. Usually we all have a “Jack” for whom we wait — whether it’s a person, a place or a thing. We 29 believe the gifts of life are just around the corner, and that everything will come in a(n) 30 way. So we don’t try. We give up. But as Wayne Gretzky said: “You’ll always miss 100% of the opportunities you don’t take!” So I stopped waiting and started my writing career. Now what are you waiting for? 16. A. stretched out B. reached for C. stuck to D. handed in 17. A. Cheers B. Shouts C. Heads D. Hands
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18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. A. path A. ask A. And
A. opportunities A. attract A. professional A. speaking A. hand A. news A. gradually A. desiring A. sincerely B. road B. call B. So B. times B. accept B. secret B. describing B. gate B. notice B. suddenly B. claiming B. honestly C. steps C. demand C. But C. results C. repair C. public C. presenting C. exit C. response C. immediately C. begging C. falsely D. route D. order D. Or D. aims D. create D. personal D. sharing D. entrance D. reaction D. slowly D. valuing D. correctly
30. A. difficult B. impressive C. early D. natural 四、阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分；满分40分）
A
Reducing the amount of sleep students get at night has a direct impact on their performance at school during the day. According to classroom teachers, elementary and middle school students who stay up late exhibit more learning and attention problems. This has been shown by Brown Medical School and Bradley Hospital research.
In the study, teachers were not told the amount of sleep students received when completing weekly performance reports, yet they rated the students who had received eight hours or less as having the most trouble recalling all the material, learning new lessons and completing high-quality work. Teachers also reported that these students had more difficulty paying attention. The experiment is the first to ask teachers to report on the effects of sleep deficiency on children. Just staying up late can cause increased academic difficulty and attention problems for otherwise healthy, well-functioning kids, said Garharn Forlone, the study's leading author. So the results provide professionals and parents with a clear message: when a child is having learning and attention problems, the issue of sleep has to be taken into consideration. \sleep, and try to improve sleep patterns in kids' struggling academically, then we aren't doing our job,\important as getting them to school on time\
31. What were teachers instructed to do in the experiment? A. To monitor students' sleep patterns. B. To help students concentrate in class.
C. To record students' weekly performance. D. To ask students to complete a sleep report.
32. The underlined word “deficiency” here means ______. A. shortage B. problem C. trouble D. weakness 33. What problem arises in class due to students lack of sleep? A. Poorer health. B. Being less attentive. C. Loss of motivation. D. improper behavior.
34. According to this passage, parents should ______.
A. make sure their children are always punctual for school B. ensure that their children grow up in a healthy environment
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高二上学期期末考试
