高二英语试题

高二英语试题
第一部分：单项填空(共15小题,每题1分，共15分)
从A,B,C,D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1.—Haveyouseen____lady’shandbagonthecounter?Ileftithereamomentago.
—Whatcoloris____bag?Wefoundonereally.
A.the;a　　B.a;theC.a;aD.the;the
2.—Hi,Jack!Longtimenosee.Howareyou?
—Oh,Martin!I____you.I’mfine.Let’shaveadrink,shallwe?
A.don’trecognizeB.didn’trecognize　C.can’trecognizeD.haven’trecognize
3.—Wouldyoupleasetellmemoreaboutit?
—Sorry,Icanonlytellyou_____much.
A.that　　B.such　　C.veryD.too
4.Therainstormwarningisissued.Verystrongwindandheavyrainare____tomorrow.
A.hopedB.wishedC.expectedD.waited
5.Pleasewaitandsee____wewillmakeforyou____yourownmeasure.
A.how;withB.what;toC.which;forD.when;by
6.Mary'sgoingtostudyabroadnextyear,____,forsure,delightseveryone.
A.whoB.thatC.thisD.which
7.Therewasalotoffunatyesterday’sparty.You____havecome,butwhydidn’tyou?
A.mustB.shouldn’tC.needn’tD.oughtto
8.____withthenewmachine,asearchpartywentintothemountains____tofindgold.
A.Armed;hoping　B.Equipped;hoped　C.Fixing;tohopeD.Carrying;inthehope
9.Oneoftheboyswho____myfriends____verygoodatEnglish.
A.is;areB.is;isC.are;areD.are;is
10.—Don’teverbelateagain.
—_____.
A.Yes,Ido　　B.No,Idon’tC.No,Iwon’tD.Yes,Ipromise
11.Enteringthegarden,Ifoundit____with____leaves.
A.covering;fallen　　B.covered;fallingC.covering;fallingD.covered;fallen
12.Alltheuniversitieshavedutyto____theirstudents____ofthequickdevelopmentofthescientificworld.
A.make;knownB.have;understoodC.keep;informedD.find;involved
13.Surprisingly,themanalwaysinaworn-outsuitfinally____tobeamillionaire.
A.setoutB.turnedoutC.showedupD.converted
14.—Mum,Ineedanewschoolbag.
—Butdidn’tIbuyyou_____threemonthsago?
A.it　　B.thatC.oneD.another
15.Hereturnedhomeverylateyesterday,______earlythismorning.
A.orrather　　B.orelseC.ratherthanD.otherthan
第二部分完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出一个最佳选项。
Threeweeksago,PaulDaviswasgivenupfordead.Today,the24-year-oldtruckdriverisontheroadtogetting16,thankstothequick17firstaidofsixskilledcollegestudentnurses,whoweretravelingafewminutes18histruckandgottohim19itcrashed.
Thestudentnurseswereonthewaybackfromadayofmedical20atahospital.Whentheysawthe21,theyjumpedoutoftheircar.They22thatDaviswasalreadydead,buttheywouldn’tmoveonwithoutseeingfor23.Withthehelpofthreemen,theyliftedhimout.Hewasbleeding24andhisheartalmoststoppedbeating.Hewasobviously25.
Onegirlfoundanice-cream26onthegroundandmadeanairwaydownhisthroat.Anotherstudentheldhistonguedown.Thenathirdgirlfoundatoweland_27downwithitonDavisnecktoslowthebleeding,Afourthnursebroughtablanketand28Davistowarmhimup.Theykepthislegs29.“Wekepttalkingtohim,”MissTaylorsaid,“We20thatthelastthingyouloseisyour31.”
ThestudentnurseskeptDavis32untilhecouldbegottentoahospital.There,hewasbroughtoutof33.AdoctorsaidthatDaviswouldhavechokedandbledtodeathwithoutthe34ofthesixstudentnurses.Thatis35heisalivetoday.
16.A.wellB.worseC.buriedD.away
17.A.physicalB.scientificC.gentleD.before
18.A.earlierB.laterC.behindD.before
19.A.beforelongB.longbeforeC.longafterD.soonafter
20.A.trainingB.teamC.exerciseD.examination
21.A.driverB.accidentC.incidentD.car-racing
22.A.weretoldB.discoveredC.checkedD.reminded
23.A.himB.themC.himselfD.themselves
24.A.hardlyB.badlyC.sadlyD.slightly
25.A.diedB.deadC.dyingD.death
26.A.stickB.boxC.paperD.packet
27.A.pulledB.tookC.pressedD.lay
28.A.coveredB.removedC.dressedD.offered
29.A.risingB.risenC.raisingD.raised
30.A.foundoutB.suggestedC.thoughtD.learned
31.A.breathingB.seeingC.hearingD.smelling
32.A.talkingB.bleedingC.aliveD.lively
33.A.controlB.dangerC.carD.life
34.A.careB.cureC.talkD.study
35.A.becauseB.whyC.whatD.where
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）
A
Thefirstnewspaperswerewrittenbyhandandputuponwallsinpublicplace.TheearliestdailynewspaperwasstartedinRomein59BC.Inthe700’stheworld’sfirstprintednewspaperwaspublished.Europedidn’thavearegularlypublishednewspaperuntil1609,whenonewasstartedinGermany.
ThefirstregularlypublishednewspaperintheEnglishlanguagewasprintedinAmsterdamin1620.In1621,anEnglishnewspaperwasstartedinLondonandwaspublishedonceaweek.ThefirstdailyEnglishnewspaperwastheDailyCourant(每日新闻).ItcameoutinMarch1702.
In1690,BenjaminHarrisprintedthefirstAmericannewspaperinBoston.Butnotlongafteritwasfirstpublished,thegovernmentstoppedthepaper.In1704,JohnCampbellstartedTheBostonNewsletter(波斯顿新闻通讯),thefirstnewspaperpublishedintheAmericancolonies.By1760,thecolonieshadmorethanthirtydailynewspapers.Therearenowabout1,800dailypapersintheUnitedStates.
Today,asagroup,Englishlanguagenewspapershavethelargestcirculation(发行量)intheworld.ButthelargestcirculationforanewspaperisthatoftheJapanesenewspaperAsahiDhimbun(朝日新闻).Itsellsmorethanelevenmillioncopieseveryday.
36.Thefirstdailynewspapercameoutin_____.
A.59BCB.700’sC.1609D.1620
37.ThefirstregularpublishednewspaperinEuropewasprintedin_____.
A.EnglandB.GermanyC.FranceD.Sweden
38.ThefirstprintednewspaperinAmericacameoutin_____.
A.WashingtonB.NewYorkC.BostonD.NewOrleans
39.Todaythereareabout_____dailynewspaperprintedintheUnitedStates.
A.1621B.1704C.1760D.1800

B
Thevegetablebroccolihasanaturalsubstance(物质)thatmaypreventsomekindsofcancer.
Recently,Americanscientistsreportedthatnotallbroccoliisequalinfightingcancer.Thescientistsexamineddifferentkindsofbroccoliplants.Theyattemptedtoactivate(激活)anenzyme(酶)intheplantsthatmayprotectagainstsomecancers.
Thescientistsdiscoveredmajordifferencesamongthebroccolitested.Someplantshadverylittleofthecancer-fightingsubstance.Otherplantshadlargeamountsofthesubstance.TheJournaloftheAmericanSocietyforHorticulturalScience(园艺学)publishedthefindings.
Earlystudieshaveshownthatpeoplewhoeatvegetableslikebroccolihavelowerratesofcolon(结肠)andrectal(直肠)cancers.Broccoliplantsandyoungseedlings(苗)haveachemicalcalledglucoraphanin.Theyalsocontainaproductofthechemical,calledsulforaphane.Sulforaphanincausestheproductionofenzymesthatslowthegrowthofcancertumors(肿瘤)inlaboratoryanimals.
ScientistsatJohnsHopkinsUniversityinBaltimore,Marylanddiscoveredthecancerfightingagentinbroccolinineyearsago.JohnsHopkinnsscientistsjoinedwiththeUnitedStatesAgriculturalResearchServicetoorganizethenewstudy.Afewyearsago,theResearchService’sVegetableLaboratoryinCharleston,SouthCarolinagrewmorethanseventykindsofbroccoli.Thescientiststhenexaminedthechemicalseachplant.
Theyobservedextremedifferencesinglucoraphaninlevelsandtheactivityofenzymesinthebroccolitested.Somekindsofbroccolihadverysmallamountsofthechemical.However,othershadlevelsaboutthirtytimesgreater.
Scientistswanttolearnmoreaboutthedifferentlevelsofglucoraphaninandsulforaphaneinbroccoliplants.Theyhopenewkindsofbroccoliwiththegreaterlevelsoftheprotectivesubstances.Theysayeatingsuchimprovedbroccolimightresultinmoreeffective,naturaldefensesagainstcancer.
Americandoctorssayeatingfruitsandvegetables,includingbroccoli,isimportantforhealth.
TheNationalCancerInstitutesayspeopleshouldeatatleastfiveservings(份)offruitsandvegetableseveryday.
40.Thispassageistoreporttherecentfindingthat________.
A.eatingbroccolihelpspreventcancer
B.peoplewhoeatvegetableslikebroccoliareatlowerriskofgettingcancer
C.eatingsomekindsofbroccolidefendpeopleagainstsomecancers
D.notallbroccoliplantsareequallyvaluableasacancer-fightingvegetable
41.SomeAmericanscientistsaregoingonwiththeirstudyonbroccoliinorderto______.
A.discoverthekindofbroccolithathasthehighestlevelsofthecancer-fightingsubstance
B.findoutwhytheratesofsomecancersarelowamongbroccolieaters
C.developimprovedbroccolithatwillbeevenmoreeffectiveinfightingcancer
D.producemoreoftheprotectivesubstancesglucoraphaninandsulforaphane
42.ThescientistsmentionedinthepassagehavedoneallthefollowingEXCEPT_______.
A.eatingbroccolitotestitseffect
B.growingallkindsofbroccoli
C.feedingavarietyofbroccolitosomeanimalslikeratsandmice
D.lookingfortheprotectivesubstanceinbroccoli
43.InwhichstateisthefamousJohnHopkinsUniversitylocated?
A.Baltimore.B.Maryland.C.Charleston.D.SouthCarolina.
C
A57-year-oldwomanwashurtyesterdayby“ahugeblackcat”,asshewaswalkinghertwodogsnearBodminMoorintheWestCountry.Localpolicearelookingintoherstory,whichfollowsalotofsimilarreportsintheareainrecentmonths.Residents(居民)andvisitorstotheWestCountryhavebeenwarnedtokeepawayfromtheBodminarea.
MrsWilliams,thewifeofalocalfarmer,describedthecatas“justlikesomethingoutofthejungle.Itwasjet-blackalloverwithawhite-tippedtail.Ithadshortlegsbutwasverystrong.”Moredetailswerenotavailable,asthecreaturemovedtoofastandMrsWilliamsonlymanagedtotakeashortlookatit.TheincidenthappenedwhenMrsWilliamswastakingherdogsforawalk,asshealwaysdoesonSundaymorning.Suddenlysomethingstruckherreallyhardonthebackofthehead,causinghertofalltotheground,stunned.
“WhenIcameto,therewasahugeblackcatstaringdownatmewithitsglittering,greeneyes.Igotthefrightofmylife,Icantellyou,”saysMrsWilliams.“Itwasafrighteningexperience,”shetoldreporters,asshesippedacupofteatocalmherdown,stillvisiblyshaken.“Ifithadn’tbeenformyLabrador,itwouldhavesavagedmetodeath.Itwasaboutsixfeetlong,thesizeofalargeAlsatian(akindofdog).”MrsWilliams’descriptionmatchesthatofothereyewitnesses(目击者)inincidentsinvolvingstrangecreaturesinvariouspartsofthecountry.
Morepolicehavebeentryingtotrack(追踪)the“BeastofBodmin”,sinceitwasfirstspottedsomeyearsago,buttheyhavesofarcomeupwithnothingexceptforafewverylargeanimaltracksandatrailofdeadsheep.Claimsthatthecreaturewassightedinaschoolplaygroundrecentlyarebeinginvestigated(调查).“Ourpolicyistolookintoallreportsofthissort,howeverridiculous,”saidChiefConstable(警察局长)JohnWitmoor.
Investigationsarestillgoingonandlocalpolicehavebroughtinzoologiststohelpthemwiththehuntforthe“BeastofBodmin”.Meanwhile,localpeopleandvisitorstotheareahavebeenwarnednottowalkaloneonthemoor.Parentshavebeenadvisedtokeeptheirchildrenatasafedistancefromthearea.Motoristshavealsobeenaskedtokeepaneyeoutforanythingunusualandtoreportsightingstothepoliceimmediately.
44.Accordingtothetext,weknowthatLabradorrefersto________.
A.MrsWilliams’dogB.theblackcat
C.MrsWilliams’friendD.apoliceman
45.Inordertofindthecreature,thepolice_______.
A.havewarnedparentstokeepthechildrensafe
B.haveaskedexpertsforhelp
C.arelookingformoreeyewitnesses
D.areinterviewingvisitorstothearea
46.Fromthetextweknowthatthecreaturewasfirstseen________.
A.sometimelastyearB.afewdaysagoC.inrecentmonthsD.afewyearsago
D
Howwouldyoulikeaneasywaytoearn$2,500?Allyouhavetodoistositaroundandwaitforyourmeals.There’sacatch,however.Youhavetostayinachickencagewithastrangerforawholeweek.Therearenobooksortelevisionorradioforawholeweek.Therearenobooksortelevisionorradioforamusement.Youcan’tleaveuntiltheweekisup.Andacamerawillberecordingyoureverymove.
Twopeopleactuallytookthejob.TheideacamefromRobThompson,avideoartist.Hewantedtomakeafilmaboutthewayanimalsaretreated.Hisgoalwastoraisepeople’sawarenessofthelivingconditionsofanimalsthatareraisedforfood.Hedecidedtopay$5,000outofhisownsavingstotwopeoplewhowerewillingtolivelikechickensforaweek.
ToRob’ssurprise,quiteafewpeopleansweredhisadvertisement.HehadinterviewsandselectedEric,a24-year-oldrestaurantworker,andPam,a27-year-oldchemist.Theplanwasforthemtospendsevendaystogetherinachickencagethatwassixfeetlongandthreefeetwide.Acamerawouldrecordtheirexperience,whichwouldtakeplaceinanartmuseum.
Theweekwaslonganddifficult.Theysleptonahardwoodenfloor.Theycouldn’tstandupwithoutbangingtheirheads.Theyatemash(akindoffoodforanimals)anddrinkwaterfromagardenhose-pipe(软管).Theironlyprivacywasatoiletsurroundedbyacurtain.Therewerenosinks,mirrors,ortoothbrushesinthecage.Theironlyinspirationwasthetwoframedchecksthathungonthewalloutsidethecage.Visitorswhocameherewerewarned,“Donotfeedthehumans.”
Finallyitwasover,andPamandEriccameoutofthecage.Theyhadsurvivedtheweek,andtheyeachhada$2,500checkintheirhands.WhenRobThompsonopenedthecage,Ericcameout,changedintocleanclothes,andateachocolatebarrightaway.“It’sgreatformetobeabletostandup.”hesaid.Pamjustchangedherclothesandleft.Afteraweekofvisitorsandreporterswatchingher,shedidn’twanttotalktoanyone.
47.Theunderlinedword“catch”(inParagraph1)probablymeans_______.
A.unsolvedproblemB.surprisingwonder
C.unbelievableconditionD.hiddendifficulty
48.Whatmadeitthemostdifficultforthetwotostayinthecage?
A.Thattheyhadnothingforamusement.
B.Thattheycouldn’tliedowntosleepinthecage.
C.Thattheyhadtodoalmosteverythingunderothers’veryeyes.
D.Thattheydidn’thavemeattoeat.
49.Robofferedthemoneybecausehewantedto________.
A.seeiftherewereanypeoplewhowouldliketoliveinacage
B.showthepublichowmiserableanimals’livescouldbe
C.makemoremoneybypublishingtherecordvideotapes
D.improvehousingconditionsofworkingpeoplelikeEric
40.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?
A.AnEasyWaytoEarn$2,500B.DoNotFeedHumans
C.LivingLikeaChickenD.GettingAlongWellAnyway
E
Emailhasbroughttheartofletterwritingbacktolife,butsomeexpertsthinktheresultingspreadofbadEnglishdoesmoreharmthangood.
Emailisaformofcommunicationthatischanging,fortheworse,thewaywewriteanduselanguage,saysomecommunicationresearchers.Itisalsochangingthewayweinteract(交流)andbuildrelationship.Theseareafewoftherecentlyrecognizedfeaturesofemail,sayexperts,whichshouldcauseindividualsandorganizationstorethinkthewaytheyuseemail.
“Emailhasincreasedthespreadofcarelesswritinghabits,”saysNaomiBaron,aprofessoroflinguistics(语言学)atanAmericanuniversity.Shesaysthepoorspelling,grammar,punctuationandsentencestructureofemailsreflect(反映)agrowingunconcernaboutthewaywewrite.
Baronarguesthatweshouldn’tforgiveandforgetthepoorwritingoftenshowninemail.“Themoreweuseemailanditstastelesswriting,themoreitbecomesthenormalwayofwriting,”theprofessorsays.
Otherssaythatdespiteitspoorwriting,emailhasfinishedwhatseveralgenerationsofEnglishteacherscouldn’t:ithasmadewritingfashionableagain.
“Emailisacriticalnewcommunicationtechnology.”saysIanLancashire,aprofessorofEnglishatTorontoUniversity.“Itfillsthegapbetweenspokenlanguageandtheformalmethodsofwritingthatexistedbeforeemail.Itisthepurestformofwrittenspeech.”
Lancashiresaysemailhasthemysteriousabilitytogetpeoplewhoareusuallyscaredbywritingtogettheirthoughtsflowingeasilyontoablankscreen.Hesaysthisisbecauseofemail’sclosesimilaritytospeech.“It’slikeacircleoffourorfivepeoplearoundacampfire,”hesays.
Still,heacceptsthatthisnew-foundfreedomtoexpressthemselvesoftengetspeopleintotrouble.Emailssentinadayalmostexceed(超过)thenumberoflettersmailedinayear.Butmorepeoplearerecognizingthecontentofatypicalemailmessageisnotoftenexact.
51.FromwhatBaronsaysinthethirdparagraphwecanseethat________.
A.carelesspeopleuseemailmorethancarefulpeople
B.emailrequirespeopletochangetheirnativelanguage
C.professorsinuniversitiesdon’tneedtouseemail
D.peoplecommunicatebyemailfullofmistakes
52.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”(inParagraph4)referto?
A.Thepoorwriting.B.Email.
C.Thegoodwriting.D.Anewcommunicationtechnology.
53.InLancashire’sopinion,emailisawonderfultechnologybecause_______.
A.itcanbeusefulallovertheworld
B.itisthefastestwaytocommunicate
C.wecanexpressourselvesinafreeway
D.wecansavealotofpaper
54.Thispassagemainlyshowsusthat______.
A.peopleshouldstopusingemailtocommunicate
B.expertsholddifferentopinionsaboutemailwriting
C.Americansonlyuseemailtocommunicate
D.emailmakespeopleloseinterestinEnglish
55.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutemail?
A.Itischangingthewayofcommunication.B.ItisusedmorethanlettersintheUS.
C.Ithelpsuswritebetter.D.Itcausesustowritemore.

第四部分：作文（满分25分）
以吸烟有害健康为题写一篇短文，字数120左右，内容要求包括：
1.现状：中国吸烟者约占将近一半，吸烟者越来越年轻，甚至有少数中学生
也在抽烟。
2.原因：有的认为是时髦(akindoffashion)、有的认为是乐趣、有的认为
可以提神(refreshoneself)。
3.害处：吸烟有害健康，可导致多种疾病，是一种金钱的浪费，甚至会引起火
灾。
4.劝告不要吸烟。
答案：
一单项选择、1---5BBACB6---10DDADC11---15DCBCD
二完形填空、16~20ABCDA21~25BADBC26－30ACADD31~35CCBAB
三阅读理解、36---40ABCDD41~45CABAB46~50DDCBC51~55DACBC
四作文　　．作文答案省略