高中二年级（上）期中复习测试题第一部分听力（共两节，满分３０分）(略)第二部分英语知识使用（共两节，满分４５分）第一节单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出能够填入空白处的最佳选项。

21. — Can I look at the menu for a few more minutes before I decide?—Of course. ____, sir.A. Enjoy yourselfB. Make yourself at homeC. Take your timeD. It doesn’t matter22. The manager has ____ a car to pick the invited scientist up at the airport.A. arrangedB. arranged forC. arranged withD. arranged by23. Whenever he was asked why he was late for work, he would answer carelessly, always ___ the same thing.A. sayingB. saidC. to sayD. having said24. We regret to inform you that there are no tickets ____ for Friday’s performance.A. availableB. spareC. convenientD. affordable25. After a five-hour drive, they reached ___ they thought was the place they’d been dreaming of.A. thatB. whereC. whichD. what26. When ___ in court, the man didn’t admit having taken the old lady’s necklace.A. questioningB. having questionedC. being questionedD. to be questioned27. — Why have you ___ Mr Johnson as the best person for this position?—Because he is responsible and careful.A. put onB. put downC. put forwardD. put out28. All the senior leaders are members of the same family. _____, I’m likely to have to move if I want to get promoted.A. ThoughB. MeanwhileC. ThereforeD. However29. So important ___ it to get on well with people around that I have decided to learn some communication skills.A. I have foundB. have I foundC. I was feelingD. was I feeling30. It’s no ____ arguing with Bill about joining us in the experiment because he will never change his mind.A. useB. needC. wayD. doubt31. You’d better behave yourself when staying at his home, for his mother is a(n) _____ woman who seldom smiles.A. cautiousB. positiveC. enthusiasticD. severe32. — Why was Fred forced to leave school?—Because he was _____ of cheating in the English exam.A. blamedB. accusedC. chargedD. caught33. I’m sorry that what I said just now has hurt you, but I didn’t do it ______.A. deliberatelyB. actuallyC. carelesslyD. especially34. — Did you catch _____ sight of a tall TV tower in the distance just now?—Yes, and now it’s out of ____ sight.A. /; theB. /; /C. the; theD. a; a35. Facing lots of temptations, the scientist still ____ his experiment of great value to his country’s development.A. devoted toB. depended onC. concentrated onD. referred to第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）On October 31st, 2003, young surfer, Bethany Hamilton suffered a big loss. It was Halloween morning in Hawaii and a(n) 36 day for surfing. Bethany went surfing with her best friend. She was catching great waves and 37 her life changed in a second. She got 38 by a 14-foot tiger shark, which bit her just 4 inches 39 her left shoulder and took the rest of her arm off! She never 40 that to happen to her on a sunny Halloween!Bethany was 41 on being a professional surfer before her accident in the waves. She 42 surfing at an early age and her whole family were surfers. Bethany only 43 14 on February 8th, 2004, so it was a young age to have something 44 bad happen to someone.Bethany Hamilton, 45 , showed that she was a true hero by saving her life. Her life was 46 when the tiger shark bit her arm completely off and her 47 helped her get to safety and she was successful. She 48 overcame the loss of her left arm and within a month she rose to the 49 of going surfing in the ocean 50 !She is now a role model to many people for what she has done. She turned a 51 into a positive, which many people can’t do! She remained positive and 52 to go forward with her dream. She is 53 a survivor hero and is keeping her surfing career alive as well. She 54 to surfing with only one arm, and that is amazing! 55 , millions of people are inspired to try to find something good in something that only seems bad.36. A. unlucky B. perfect C. mild D. normal37. A. immediately B. naturallyC. sadlyD. suddenly38. A. trapped B. surroundedC. defeatedD. attacked39. A. nearby B. below C. above D. within40. A. expected B. planned C. hoped D. forgot41. A. depending B. insisting C. planning D. calling42. A. gave up B. took up C. set up D. kept up43. A. grew B. became C. turned D. announced44. A. too B. enough C. much D. that45. A. therefore B. however C. instead D. indeed46. A. in peace B. at riskC. out of controlD. beyond reach47. A. friends B. relatives C. instincts D. parents48. A. almost B. never C. hardly D. also49. A. challenge B. chance C. danger D. fate50. A. in time B. more or lessC. once againD. at least51. A. negative B. weaknessC. misfortuneD. disability52. A. began B. stopped C. prepared D. continued53. A. originally B. obviouslyC. unexpectedlyD. finally54. A. devotes B. looks forwardC. triesD. goes back55. A. In all B. At that momentC. As a resultD. From now on第三部分阅读理解（共２０小题；每小题２分，满分４０分）ＡThere are many different types of fire ants, and they are found all throughout the Southeastern and Southwestern United States. The most common and aggressive kind is the red imported fire ant, which is reddish-brown. Their nests can be found on lawns, in parks, on playgrounds and in fields. Some red imported fire ants create nests in the walls of buildings.A person who gets stung by a fire ant will feel a sharp pain and burning. If a person steps on a fire ant mound (土堆), he or she will get a lot of stings, because the ants have been disturbed where they all live together. Each sting will turn into an itchy blister (水泡) over the next day.The best way to avoid getting stung by fire ants is to keep your shoes on when you are playing near fire ant mounds. If you meet one, don’t poke at it or try to play with it. However, if you think that you have been stung by a fire ant, tell an adult immediately. That’s because the area of the sting will swell up quite a bit, and a doctor may want to have a look to make sure you do not have breathing problems or chest or throat tightness —an allergic（过敏的）reaction which is similar to one from a bee sting can sometimes happen. If these symptoms appear, the person needs medical attention right away.But more often, you can follow these steps after a fire ant bite：☆Wash the area with soap and water.☆Apply some ice to the area.☆Check with the doctor if you have redness, swelling, or itching.56. Why do fire ants attack people?A. It is in their nature to attack people.B. They do so quite by accident.C. Human beings are their natural enemy.D. They do so to protect themselves.57. For whom is the passage written?A. Travellers.B. Farmers.C. Children.D. Ant researchers.58. To avoid being stung, you are advised _______.A. not to go to places where fire ants liveB. not to disturb fire ants in any wayC. to have an adult with you when going outD. to take soap and water with you when going out59. From the passage, we can learn that ___________.A. the United States is the only place where fire ants existB. some stung people by a bee will not have chest or throat tightnessC. sometimes the sting of a fire ant will cause serious problemsD. a stung person will always have an allergic reaction without immediate treatmentＢEver wonder why some people never seem to get sick but others get stuck in bed? Scientists say it might have something to do with special immune cells that are more like jail cells, because they put the flu virus behind bars.As reported in the journal ＮａｔｕｒｅＭｅｄｉｃｉｎｅ, researchers at Washington University in St. Louis discovered that these jail cells, formally known as macrophages (巨噬细胞), rely on a gene called CCL5 to stay alive even after a virus gets inside them.When the flu virus infects our normal cells, they have to commit suicide to prevent the virus from spreading. But as Holtzman’s team reported, the gene CCL5 blocks this process in macrophages. As a result, macrophages can pick up viruses, hold them inside their membranes (细胞膜), and help clear them from our bodies —without making themselves dead.To figure out how CCL5 works, the researchers created mice without the gene and compared them to mice that had it. “We find that the mice that were missing it were dying from the viral infection whereas the mice that had it did perfectly fine,” says Holtzman.In a follow-up laboratory study, they compared human cells that had CCL5 to others that did not have CCL5 and saw the same thing. Without CCL5, the cells died. Holtzman suspects that because we all have different gene combinations, those of us who have more of this gene may be less likely to get sick.60. Which description of immune cells is TRUE?A. Immune cells are kinds of normal cells.B. Immune cells are CCL5.C. Immune cells are formally known as macrophages.D. Immune cells can pick up viruses and kill them.61. When infected, normal cells ________________.A. can’t prevent the virus from spreadingB. have to commit suicide to prevent the virus from spreadingC. can put the flu virus behind barsD. can prevent the virus from spreading without making themselves dead62. From the last two paragraphs, we know that _______.A. both mice and human cells that didn’t have the gene CCL5 died from the viral infectionB. the mice have more of the gene CCL5 than human beingsC. each person has a different gene CCL5, so some people never seem to get sickD. if you have more of the gene CCL5, you’ll never get sick63. According to the passage, who gets the flu easily?A. A person who often gets stuck in bed.B. A person who has more of the gene CCL5.C. A person who has more jail cells.D. A person who has less of the gene CCL5 than normal.ＣWhen the Farnsworth family moved to their new farm in 1919, eleven-year-old Philo was surprised to find it wired for electricity. This unusual circumstance contributed to his fate — to become an important inventor of the twentieth century.By thirteen, Farnsworth had become a self-taught electrical engineer. He was able to fix the farm’s generator（发电机）when none of the adults could. In 1922, he read an article about a new idea of John Baird, a Scottish scientist, who had been working with the cathode ray tube (阴极射线管) for the transmission of electronic pictures and wanted to attempt it himself.Farnsworth studied everything he could find on the subject. Although many older engineers with money backers were already developing television, Farnsworth made a bold decision — he was going to perfect a working model of it before anybody else.In college, Farnsworth continued his research with cathode ray and vacuum tubes, but the death of his father, the only money maker in the family, forced him to give up this research and find a job. His first job was for George Everson, with whom Farnsworth discussed his dream of television. While acknowledging the achievements of those who came before, Farnsworth thought that he could get closer. Everson agreed to risk $6,000 for the research.Backers came in 1927 to see the first American television, one year after Baird’s. They were astonished to see the image of a single white line resolve itself on the screen before them, and agreed that this new invention was worth putting money into.In 1930, Farnsworth won a patent (专利权) for his all-electronic TV. By the time he died, he had earned over 300 American and foreign patents for electronic and mechanical devices.64. When Farnsworth was at a young age, he _______.A. had to drop out of school to help on the family farmB. was sent to school to study electrical engineeringC. wanted to be the first person to invent the televisionD. had shown a surprising ability in the electrical field65. What difficulty did Farnsworth meet when he first began his research on the television?A. His parents didn’t support his work.B. He didn’t have enough knowledge in this field.C. He didn’t have enough money for his research.D. No one was interested in this research.66. How old was Philo Farnsworth when he invented the first American television?A. 11.B. 13.C. 19.D. 22.67. Why did Philo Farnsworth work for George Everson?A. Because he had to support his family.B. Because George had supported his research.C. Because George was the richest person he knew.D. Because he could find more supporters there.68. From the passage, we can learn that Farnsworth is ______.A. the first person who worked for the transmission of electronic picturesB. an inventor who improved on somebody else’s ideaC. an inventor who always came up with an original ideaD. a person who earned over 300 American patents for electronic devicesＤYour youngest son or daughter has just graduated from high school, and soon he or she will trade his or her bedroom in your home for a college residence hall. You’re starting to worry about the coming silence in your home and are wondering how you will fill the hours that you previously spent with your son or daughter attending his or her school and sporting events.Take heart —the empty nest “is often worse in anticipation (预料) than in day-to-day practice”, says psychologist Bert Hayslip Jr.Hayslip, who has studied retirement adjustment (调整) and other aging problems, such as aging sleeplessness, for many years, points out that, more often than not, children who leave do not completely cut off contact with their parents. He advises parents to think of it as a series of life events, instead of a sudden change. He also says an empty nest can cause bigger problems to surface “if a couple hasn’t looked after their marriage while raising their children”. According to Hayslip, some couples may find they no longer have anything in common once the children are out of the house.Thinking of an empty nest as the loss of children makes the adjustment more difficult. “With the empty-nest syndrome (综合症), parents actually need to deal with the loss of the parenting control over children, not with having really lost their children,”Hayslip says. “They just have to find a new way to get along with their children.”“Relating to their college-age children in this new way will come easily to parents as the months pass. As with many things, the passage of time heals the pain of loss,” Hayslip says.69. What does the “empty nest” mean?A. Children’s cutting off contact with their parents.B. Children’s not liking spending time with their parents.C. Children’s growing up and leaving home.D. Children’s not accepting parents’ care and love.70. What does the underlined word “it” in the third paragraph refer to?A. Retirement adjustment.B. Aging problem.C. Sleeplessness.D. The reality of empty nest.71. Why do many parents find it hard to adjust to the empty-nest life？A. Because they think they have actually lost their children.B. Because they often disagree with their children on many things.C. Because their children completely cut off contact with them.D. Because these parents don’t have anything in common.72. According to Hayslip, what parents actually lose in an “empty nest” is _______.A. their children’s love for themB. their control over childrenC. their interest in lifeD. their contact with childrenＥIt is almost a reflex action among Americans to say “God bless you” when someone sneezes. The custom, perceived as a wish for luck, goes back to America’s European roots. In most parts of Europe, there is an old belief that a sneeze can expel the soul from the body. Because of this, the blessing serves as a verbal charm to protect the sneezer from death. Another belief is that if someone sneezes three times without receiving a “bless you”from someone, the fairies could come and take him away.Sometimes, however, the blessing isn’t completely necessary. A corollary (具有推断性质的) belief holds that if two people sneeze at the same time, both will enjoy good luck.A solitary sneeze is considered a lucky omen (征兆) in many parts of the world. The Maori people of New Zealand believe it is symbolic of the act of creation. According to their creation myth, the first human received the breath of life when the great God Tiki sneezed. In parts of Africa, sneezing is considered a sign that the body has been taken over by good spirits. And most Native American tribes believed that a sneeze was a sign that the brain was being cleared of evil.This superstition may also have arisen from a serious disease that was attacking the early Romans and the main symptom was sneezing. This disease was so serious that people often died as a result, and the Romans believed that the more often the individual was blessed, the lower the chances of death.Also, “God bless you”was a frequently used form of well-wishing at the time. It was considered a wish for good health. Since sneezing was a symptom of the bubonic plague (淋巴腺鼠疫) in the Middle Ages in Europe, the custom of blessing people after they sneeze persisted and has been handed down until today. For the Hebrews, Greeks, Indians, and Chinese, breath was a sign of the soul’s existence, and any loss of the breath, especially in a sneeze, was exceedingly bad luck.73. From the passage, we can learn that .A. to say “God bless you” is necessary when a person sneezesB. sneezing has different meanings in different areasC. sneezing is considered a lucky omen in the worldD. a sneeze means exceedingly bad luck for most Native American tribes74. Why do Americans usually say “God bless you” when someone sneezes?A. Because it is a reflex action.B. Because it is a custom which goes back to America’s European roots.C. Because it is an old belief.D. Because it is a verbal charm to protect the sneezer.75. What is the best title of the passage?A. Sneezing and “God bless you”.B. Sneezing：bad luck.C. Sneezing：a verbal charm.D. Sneezing：charms and symbols.第四部分写作（共两节，满分３５分）第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）In the morning of April 29, 2007, from 10：00 to 11：00, hundreds of76. ______millions students from primary, middle schools and universities all77. ______over China join in a national student sports program. Eleven78. _______million students in Jiangsu took an active part in this program.79. _______The Ministry of Education calls on student to exercise for an hour80. _______every day, in the hope of that they will have good health to work81. _______fifty years and enjoy the whole life.Personally, I think this a good idea for senior 3 students to take daily82. _______exercise. Although it takes an hour a day for exercise, but it is well worth 83. _______it. Take exercise helps us build up our body and keep a clear mind.84. _______Therefore, we can work more efficient. 85. _______第二节书面表达（满分25分）仔细观察下图，请以“Project Hope”为题写一篇短文。