高二上册英语期中考试试卷一、完形填空1. 完形填空The young seal couldn’t have been more than two days old, and yet he was all alone. Sometimes he would swim1, but he always came back. At first we thought it was2that he kept swimming back to us, until we noticed that he obviou sly had been3, and had nowhere else to go. We call him “Curious George”.Without his mother’s milk, George appeared very4with his eyes closed. I jumped into the water and swam up to him,5we were less than two feet away. My heart went out to George and I just hope that he had the 6to interact with me. Suddenly, he7his eyes and immediately he jumped up between my arms, putting his head against my chest. It was a8moment. But I knew that George wouldn’t9without some help.We10the local conservation volunteers. They were11that in the absence of his mother, he had developed a12relationship with us. They promised they would bring him to an area with13people living there and keep an eye on him. Even though it hurt to see him14, we knew that he was in better hands.The next day we15the conservation volunteers and asked how George was doing.16the volunteers informed us that he was too close to humans, we realized that was probably our17! They decided to bring him to a small islandwildlife preserve with a lot of seals in the area, where they could better 18him.A week later, we called again, and were informed that George was19in the water swimming with other seals. George was20. And he will always swim in my heart.（1）A . awayB . aroundC . aheadD . aside（2）A . entertainingB . amazingC . amusingD . charming（3）A . abandonedB . hurtC . ignoredD . avoided（4）A . nervousB . sadC . weakD . slow（5）A . now thatB . so thatC . as ifD . even if（6）A . energyB . abilityC . timeD . chance（7）A . turnedB . openedC . narrowedD . raised（8）A . anxiousB . quietC . magicalD . important（9）A . goB . growC . surviveD . swim（10）A . put up withB . come up withC . got along withD . got in touch with（11）A . confusedB . concernedC . contentedD . concluded（12）A . closeB . healthyC . seriousD . lasting（13）A . niceB . fewC . enoughD . young （14）A . fightB . cryC . leaveD . suffer（15）A . calledB . visitedC . foundD . invited （16）A . BeforeB . WhenC . UnlessD . Until（17）A . failureB . fortuneC . forceD . fault（18）A . examineB . observeC . instructD . control（19）A . followedB . treatedC . protectedD . seen（20）A . freeB . differentC . quickD . alive二、阅读理解2. 阅读理解Eco-CruisesIt covers the areas from Lakes Entrance through to Lake King.Duration: 3 hours, 30 km course around the amazing Gippsland Lakes.Departs: 1 p.m. every day except Wednesday, from the Cunningham Quay.Food: Included in your ticket price is freshly made scones and cream-maderight on board as we cruise.Passengers are very welcome to bring a picnic lunch on board with them.Aim: Our aim is for you to enjoy the wonderful sights of the beautiful Gippsland Lakes.Wild native animals are protected by lawWe may see dolphins and seals in the Gippsland Lakes system during the summer/autumn months, but more so during the winter/spring seasons: during these times we exercise great care not to disturb them.However, these are intelligent creatures and on many occasions they will interact with us. During this time, we show them respect they deserve and appreciate the opportunity to see these wonderful animals at play.As a bonus, the amazing bird life is always there and changes through the seasons.We will do our best during the cruise to locate the animals for you to experience, but, of course, they don’t always co-operate and are sometimes beyond our view. Therefore, unfortunately, we cannot guarantee sightings.How to bookPhone 0413 666 638 for prices and bookings.Don’t forget to ask about our family ticket special.Seniors and group discounts also available.（1）What is the average speed of the cruise?A . 5 km/hB . 10 km/hC . 15 km/hD . 20 km/h（2）Which of the following sentence is TRUE?A . The cruise leaves the harbor at l p.m. every day.B . The ready-made food is served on board.C . The passengers are not allowed to take food on board.D . We need to avoid bothering the dolphins.（3）What can be inferred from the passage?A . Seldom do you have the opportunity to play with the wild animals.B . When allowed, you can approach the wild animals, doing whatever you like with them.C . You will enjoy bird sightings during the cruise.D . We can promise you to watch all the wild animals.3. 阅读理解“Do you have any idea how hard it is to be a kid?!” My 7-year-old once asked me. My initial reaction to her complaint was eye-rolling, along with thinking, “Being a kid is hard? Are you kidding me?” as I mentally counted all the hard things that her grown-up mama did.However, as I thought about it a bit more, I realized how silly my reaction had been. Yes, as we adults look back on our childhood, being a kid seems carefree and easy and full of fun. Coloring at school! Playing games! Riding bikes! How could that be hard? So I asked my daughter why being a kid was so hard.“Well, because you don’t have your own phone, and you can’t eat in the living room,” she said.I asked if anything else was hard about being a kid. “Someone else is the boss of you,” she replied.I thought some more. What else is hard about being a kid? Well,sometimes, we don’t really take kids seriously.There are times when I’ve responded to my children’s tears with “It’s not bad,” or “You don’t need to be upset about that.” Because I believe that a cancelled playdate or a lost toy is no big deal. But for my little ones, it is.We don’t intentionally ignore these opportunities for co nnection, but sometimes, in busy moments of parenting, we respond unskillfully. We don’t put ourselves in our children’s shoes, and we miss an opportunity to practice compassion.Compassion means “to feel with” or “to suffer with” another person. It means seeing something the way they do, and experiencing it with them.Here’s what I’ve learned about being a more compassionate parent, and I hope other parents can do the same thing.（1）What was the author’s attitude towards “being a kid is hard” in the first place?A . DisagreeingB . AgreeingC . ShockedD . Worried（2）The author seemed to .A . do hard things at schoolB . have a happy childhoodC . feel bored in childhoodD . love drawing at school（3）The author’s daughter complained about .A . attending schoolB . boring toysC . lacking freedomD . terrible meals（4）According to the author, parents should .A . do the same things as their childrenB . share their stories with their childrenC . give more attention to their childrenD . balance the time spent onwork and the family4. 阅读理解Jennifer Fish, a weather forecaster may soon be replaced by something truly fishier---the shark.Research by a British biology student suggests that sharks could be used to predict storms.Laura Smith, 24, is close to completing her study on shark’s ability to sense pressure.If her studies prove the theory, scientists may be able to monitor the behaviour of sharks to predict bad weather.Miss Smith had previously studied the behaviour of lemon sharks in the Bahamas.She then used their close relatives, lesser spotted dogfish , for further research at Aberdeen University.Her work---thought to be the first of its kind to test the pressure theory---resulted from the observation that juvenile blacktip sharks off Florida moved into deeper water ahead of a violent storm in 2001.Miss Smith said: “I’ve always been crazy about traveling and diving and this led me to an interest in sharks.”“I was delighted t o have been able to research in the area for my degree.I know there’s so much more we need to understand---but it certainly opens the way to more research.”It has been discovered that a shark senses pressure using hair cells in itsbalance system.At the Bimini Shark Lab in the Bahamas, Miss Smith fixed hi-tech sensors to sharks to record pressure and temperature, while also tracking them using GPS technology.In Aberdeen, she was able to study the effects of tidal and temperature changes on dogfish---none of which were harmed. She also used a special lab which can mimic oceanic pressure changes caused by weather fronts.She is due to complete her study and graduate later this year. She says she will be looking for a job which will give her the chance to enrich her experience of shark research.（1）The passage is most probably taken from .A . a short-story collectionB . a personal diaryC . a research paperD . a popular science magazine（2）What do we learn from the first four paragraphs of the passage?A . Jennifer Fish is not fit for her job.B . Sharks’ behaviour can be controlled.C . Sharks may be used to predict bad weather.D . Laura Smith will become a weather forecaster.（3）Laura Smith conducted her research by .A . monitoring sharks’ reaction to weather changesB . measuring the air pressure of weather frontsC . recording sharks’ body temperatureD . removing hair cells from a shark’s balance system（4）What is the passage mainly about?A . A popular way of forecasting weather.B . Biologists, interest in thesecrets of sharks.C . A new research effort in predicting storms.D . Laura Smith’s devotion to scientific research.5. 阅读理解This could be Micah Fitz, first spring without football practices. The 14-year-old has been playing since he was 3, but b ecause he’s home-schooled, he can’t try out for the local team at Patriot High School in Prince William County, Virginia.“I can’t play this half of the year and my friends are going to be playing five or six times a week,” he said. “They’re going to be g etting better and stronger playing with kids that are good.”Micah and his family---along with many other home-schooling families across Virginia---are hoping the Virginia General Assemble will approve a bill this year that would allow kids like him to try out for sports on public school athletic teams. The bill, called the “Tebow bill”, is named after football player Tim Tebow, who was home-schooled but was allowed to play on a high school team before going to the University of Florida, where he led his team to two national championships.Many major statewide education organizations said the bill wouldn’t be fair to public school students. Ken Tilley, the executive director of the Virginia High School League, said the bill would violate two of the league’s most long-standing standards for qualification: enrollment and academic standing.Home-school advocates argue that they are required by the law todocument academic progress. But many opponents say students always have the option of attending public high school. That might be what Sydney Bowman, a 12-year-old from Luchetts, will do to keep wrestling, although she would prefer to continue to be taught at home. In her case, girls’ wrestling teams are rare enough that there aren’t many options other than p ublic school.But Micah’ mom, Terri Fits, a former public school teacher, said that although they support the local schools and love to cheer on the teams, they like the flexibility of home-schooling.（1）What kind of feeling is expressed in Paragraph 2?A . Sympathy.B . Disappointment.C . Embarrassment.D . Satisfaction.（2）If the bill is passed in Virginia, .A . home-schoolers will be able to compete in public school sport eventsB . public high schools will accept home-schooled studentsC . home-schoolers will have to reach higher academic standardsD . children will have the right to be taught at home（3）What was Ken Tilley’s attitude towards the bill?A . He doubted it.B . He was against it.C . He was curious about it.D . He paid little attention to it.（4）Sydney Bows most likely to .A . give up team sportsB . stop taking part in wrestlingC . go to a public high schoolD . report her academic progress三、单词拼写6. It is d________to think that so many young kids are being abused by cold-blooded adults in the kindergarten nationwide.7. E________with knowledge and skills, he headed for the job interview with confidence.8. When the shop assistant tried hard to c________me of the good quality and fashionable style of a new coat, I couldn’t help being persuaded int o buying it.9. Students have to o________plenty of difficulties and fears to gain remarkable achievements in their academic performance.10. Her success in the mid-term exam a________all of us, for she never seemed to be attentive and devoted in class.11. Instead of phrases such as “Good job” or “Nice work, teachers should consider________ that describe the content and encourage children to continue to improve.12. Mr. Zhang is always on time for his class, so today I can’t think of any possible________ for his absence.13. Nowadays, the public have already realized that the role of a father is________ important for a child in the process of growing up.14. Much to my________, I have missed the chance to go abroad for further education.15. Several decades ago, China, as a country s________ for independence, won considerable respect throughout the world.四、语法填空16. 语法填空My hometown, Chongqing, is the biggest industrial and commercial center in southwestern China. It is known as “mountain city” for its________ landscape and rivers flowing through the city. The scenery here never fails to attract tourists throughout the world. For example, you can make a voyage of ________ along the Three Gorges,________high cliffs stand face to face on either side of the Yangtze River. Additionally, you will also be________ with the night view of the city, including millions of lights and their reflections on the river. Ever since 1997, its rapid economic growth has brought about a sharp increase in the________ of industrial products, such as iron, cars and computers.Thanks________the hot and humid climate, people have developed a preference for the spicy hotpot. When the night comes, occasions are not rare when the citizens________ by the ________ in Sichuan Opera,________art form with a long history. People here are straight-forward , enthusiastic and humorous. But________, you’ll sometimes fail to understand their creative jokes because of the local dialect and accent.五、任务型阅读17. 任务型阅读Four smart ways to help build your children’s vocabulary“Johnny next door can name his colors, but Gloria can hardly even say her own name. What am I doing wrong?”________But the good news is that children really are born to absorb the language around them. The following are some ways to help build your child’s vocabulary.Never use baby talkYoung children understand so much more than they can initially repeat.________Of course you are not going to start speaking to a baby in difficul t English, but it’s important to speak to them the way that you’d speak to anybody else. Even if your child can’t or doesn’t use the same vocabulary when he talks, it is helping his language development.Follow your child’s lead________Trying to turn her attention away from the clown so that you can point out the word for “elephant”, is not only frustrating, but also it’s probably not doing much good. Instead of driving the conversation, you’ll be more successful in making words “stick”, if you look at w hat your child is paying attention to.Encourage any kind of reading.Even young kids who haven’t yet learned to read will memorize books that they’ve often heard. So go ahead and have your child “fill in” words as you’re reading together.________For olde r children who are already readers, it’s important to let them choose their own reading material.________At two years of age, some kids may only use about 30 words while others may be able to use 300 words. But there’s very little evidence that those children with 30 words at age two will have worse outcomes by the time they are five or six years of age.A. So don’t talk down to them.B. Correct pronunciation gently.C. Don’t panic if your child is slow to talk.D. It will help with their vocabulary development.E. That sort of comparison can lead to a lot of parental anxiety.F. Let’s say you’re taking a trip to the circus with your young daughter.G. The best thing that parents can do is really just talk to their children all the time.六、短文改错18. 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。