北京市顺义区高二下学期期中考试试卷（英语）

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Sunlight and water can make plants ___________better.

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There is no electricity or water and even no textbooks____.

Don’t feel sorry for disabled or________ them, just accept them.

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Tony had prevented Claire _____harming herself through her own sense of failure.

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Tombe told me that the can___________ to dry out the leftover food.

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My tutor explained that I ________read lots of different texts that contain different opinions.

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He had opened the curtains that night _______the other women would see him and Claire.

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I looked down into the river and could see Old Tom _____ by the boat.

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This was the call _________announced there was about to be a whale hunt.

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Within a moment, its body _______ swiftly by the killer down into the depths of the sea.

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My ambition _____ for a firm that develops computer software when I grow up.

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After getting my visa I was very excited because I __________  of this day for so long.
A, have dreamed    B. dream      C. had dreamed            D. am dreaming    .

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To be honest, I doubt ___ I'm making any difference to these boys' lives at all.

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Larry persuaded her that the robot wouldn't harm her or allow her ______.

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She fell off a ladder and ______Tony was in the next room, he managed to catch her in time.

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He wanted to know what I thought, _____ confused me because I thought the author knew
more than I did.

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I think I had at least a billion test, __ one in which they cut out a piece of muscle from my leg.
A. including    B, include         C. includes        D. included

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第三部分：阅读理解（共13小题；每小题2分，共26分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，将正确答案的选项字母标号写在答题纸上相对应的题号后。
One day last winter we received our first huge snowfall. An hour later I decided to let my dog out. That was when I got the shock! My sidewalk was cleaned and my path too. I had no idea who did this good deed. I looked over to my neighbor's driveway where the husband stood,open-mouthed and surprised. His sidewalk was also cleared. I asked him who did it. He just shook his head and let me know that he had no idea.
A week later we had another snowfall and I promised to pay attention this time just in case we had another visit from our snow angel. It was a good plan, but I got busy inside and forgot to keep a look out. Sure enough when I remembered to look out the snow had once again been cleared away.
Now I became determined to find my guardian(保护人) of the snow. Some three weeks went by when the snow started to fall again. I went to get a book and sat at the window just as the snow tapered off and my reading was interrupted by the sound of a shovel(铲子). I got to my feet to look out and was so choked up that I just stood there. My snow angel was an eight-year-old boy who lived a few houses away from me.
A month after the snows, I called him over and asked him if he knew of anybody who shoveled for me. He said, " I guess it was someone who likes you." So without taking credit for his good deed, he turned and left,
37. When the author saw her sidewalk was cleaned, she felt _________________.
A. excited      B. surprised          C. discouraged           D. satisfied
38. The second time the author failed to check who cleaned the snow. because she___________.
A. was busy cooking inside                       B. was not at home then
C. was too busy to pay attention                D. stood too far to see anything         
39. From the boy's answer "I guess it was someone who likes you", we can infer that the boy_____.
A. wanted to keep the truth a secret          B, might be a relative of the author's
C. wanted to make a good impression        D. wanted to make friends with the author
40. What can we learn from the passage?
A. It snowed every week where the author lived.
B. The author intended to praise the boy.
C. The author didn't like to clean snow,
D. No one knew who helped clean the snow at last.

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41. If Wu Dong will take an LELTS exam, which advertisement will attract him?
A. English and Spanish Lessons.
B. Private Language Tuitions and Translations.     
C. Information Event about the Marriage Course,
D. Sight and Sound of a winner.
42. How can you get full information about Private Language Tuitions and Translations?
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C. By sending a fax.             D. By making a phone call.
43. The underlined word "Intermediate" in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to "_______".
A. Basic                B. Medium             C. Junior             D. Senior
44. According to the text, we can learn that ________________.
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B. HL Linguistic Connection is not suitable for beginners
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Kenya is the first country to try and protect elephants by text message. Mobile phone SIM cards inserted in the collars(项圈) of elephants automatically send a text message when they get too close to farms, allowing wildlife workers to drive them off rather than shoot them.
Hungry elephants cause big problem for farmers and villagers in some parts of Kenya looking for food and destroying homes and livelihoods in the process. Two years ago the Kenyan wildlife service had to shoot five elephants with regret and sadness who continued to destroy crops.
In an attempt to avoid such destructive actions the Save the Elephants charity installed a mobile phone SIM card in a collar that was placed on a huge bull elephant called Kimani. The conservationists( 自然环境保护者) then set up a virtual fence using a global positioning system.
Each time Kimani came near the fence, a text message was sent to workers. So far he has been prevented from going into farms fifteen times.
The project is expensive requiring five full time staff and a vehicle but it seems to be working successfully as Kimani hasn't come near a farm for four months. A similar system has now been carried out in another part of the country.
One of the biggest benefits of the project is that elephants seem to learn from one another.
Tracking and controlling one elephant can help a whole group change their habits.
The elephants can also be tracked using Google Earth software. This is also helping to prevent illegal hunting and killing as the workers know where to concentrate their resources to best protect the animals.
45. Which of the following is NOT a benefit of the project?
A. To extend elephants' habitat.       
B. To protect farms from being destroyed.
C. To make more elephants change their habits. 
D. To prevent elephants from being shot.
46. The fence mentioned in Paragraph 3 __________________________________ _.
A. can be seen by elephants          B. actually refers to the text message
C. has prevented Kimani for 50 times    D. doesn't exist in fact
47. According to the passage, the project ____________________.
A. costs just a little                       B. is carried out all by machine
C. seems to work out well                 D. is carried out across Kenya

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The UN Environment Programme says that rising temperature could mean the end for some
migrating animals.Migrating or mobile animals move through several environments as they travel away from the cold of winter to warmer areas. Birds may fly from one part of the world to another, perhaps stopping at feeding grounds(聚食场) on the way. Whales and turtles cover vast areas of ocean. The report says that changes in any one of the places which these animals use can cause serious harm."Obviously these animals have developed their traveling patterns over thousands of years. But climate change is almost certain to be extreme over the next 25 t0 50 years, and it is extremely
unlikely that these animals can change their habits fast enough," said the report author Dr. Robert Hepworth.
Hardest hit by rising temperatures are turtles. Scientists have found that at higher temperatures,turtles produce far more female eggs than male ones. In parts of Malaysia, turtle birthing sites are producing only females, the report says, It also provides evidence that some turtles are more likely to develop cancer as the waters get warmer.
With birds, the main problem is climate-related damage to important areas at either end of the travels or at resting places along the way. About one-fifth of migrating birds are now in danger because of climate-related changes including rising sea levels, land loss and more violent storms,the report concludes.Other animals picked out as particularly in danger include:
◆the North Atlantic Right Whale, whose main food( tiny shrimp ) is disturbed by the change in ocean flows
◆the White-beaked Dolphin, which is out-competed by other kinds of dolphins in warmer waters.
The report is not all bad news. Even with major climatic changes, protecting the environment can still help mobile animals to recover.
"We need governments to start taking action at the national and international level. The clock is running." said Dr Hepworth. And some animals are already adapting, with the report mentioning whales that are changing their feeding behavior, finding new feeding grounds and new foods to eat.
48. What does the text mainly talk about?
A. The effect of climate change on migrating animals,
B. How animals are adapting to changes in temperature.
C. The importance of saving migrating animals.
D. The need for government policies to prevent global warming.
49. Which of the following is mentioned as a consequence of rising temperatures?
A. More storms will affect the ability of whales to find their feeding grounds.
B. 20% of all birds are likely to die out because of land loss.
C. Migrating animals can adapt to the changes quickly.
D. Warmer oceans will increase the competition between different kinds of dolphins.

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第四部分：根据下面句子的意思，从方框中选择适当的单词或短语填在每句空白处。（共10个空；每空2分，共20分）。将答案写在后面答题纸上相对应的题号后。
hearing from,    dried up,    turned around,    upside down,    cut out embarrassed,   
is occupied with , out of breath,     was scared to death,     settle in
1. The plane turned over and flew ______.
2. I______ when I saw the horrible face.
3. He ran so quickly that when he arrived he was _______
4. She ________ taking care of her children and doing housework.
5. Later, people began to _______ the places where food and water were plentiful.
6. When you are asked to write a summary, you must ______ all unnecessary details.
7. I come to the river where we used to swim, but it has ________due to the drought.
8. She _______suddenly, knocking down the child following her closely.
9. I looked forward to _______ my parents in the near future.
10. _______by his unexpected question, I didn't know what to say.

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第五部分：根据中文句子的意思，完成下列英文句子（共10小题；每小题1分，共10分）。
将答案写在后面答题纸上相对应曲题号后。
11.换言之， 他必须放弃唱歌。
________, he must give up singing.
12．这个国家自然资源丰富。
This country ____natural resources
13．我在会上声明我不支持他。
I ____at the meeting that I did not support him,
14．他花了一些时间才适应新的工作。
It took him a while to ____the new job.
15．就他而言，这个结果是令人满意的。
As far as ____,the results is satisfying.
16．她们突然意识到人们在瞧着她们。
They suddenly _____people looking at them
17.许多报纸都反映了儿童们的看法。
Many newspapers ______of the children
18．夜晚不要大声唱歌，以免打扰邻居。
________your neighbors by singing loudly at night.
19．是托尼(Tony)检验出了实验的结果。
It was Tony who ________the result of the experiment
20.我知道你急于想了解我在这里的生活情况。
I know ____hear all about my life here.

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第七部分：完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，共15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从50-64各题所给的A. B. C.D四个选项中，选出
最佳选项。将正确答案的选项写在后面答题纸上相对应的题号后。
Bob was a great teacher and his students saw him as a teacher of life, not just a history teacher. When a new student first came to his class, he would _50_ he was suddenly a member of the new and exciting  _51_. The other students would help him and _52_ him to new ways of study: every student has a study _53_,a person who they would sit next to in class, _54_their understanding of the lessons with and study with after class; they would also take tests  together-everybody had someone to work with.
Bob liked to_55_ new ideas. After he had taken the job, he asked for _56_from the  principal to use this method that he had studied in university and had been found to be _57_. He wanted to try it on high school level students. The principal agreed. As it turned out, the grade  point average of the class _58_ to a full grade point. Students wanted to _59_after class and ask questions about the lessons every day. When he gave lessons, everybody listened carefully to what Bob taught, because he was excited about history and he made his lessons very exciting, too. When Bob became _60_, he shared the doctor's report with his students. He said that he had cancer and that it was probably _61_. He also said that he would work as long as he could
and would talk to anybody who wanted to talk about it. His   _62_ to talk about death made the subject part of his lesson. He talked about famous people who had _63_ full and rich lives and  how _64_ they had faced death. He said he would welcome whatever came next.
51. A. family            B. school          C. society         D. department
52.A.force              B. introduce        C. put            D. sort
53. A. assistant          B. competitor       C. partner         D. instructor
54. A. require           B. translate         C. appreciate       D. share
55.A, test              B, play             C. observe         D. show
56. A. apology          B. permission        C. forgiveness      D. supply
57. A. false             B. special           C. absurd           D. effective
58. A. went up          B. broke down       C. got about        D. came out
59.A.leave             B. stay             C. keep            D. move
60,A.healthy           B. interested         C. sick             D.crazy
61. A. understandable     B. unimaginable      C. unavoidable      D, incurable
62. A. willingness       B. curiosity          C. sadness           D. justice
63.A. stood            B. lived             C. spent           D. killed
64. A. specially         B. personally         C. peacefully       D. correctly

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第八部分：阅读与表达（共3小题，每小题2分，共6分）。
Making friends can be difficult, especially these days with so much peer pressure(同龄人之间的压力). If you want to develop a more pleasing personality and make friends, become  genuinely(真诚地) interested in other people. Show kindness. You may be wearing the latest  designer label clothes, the hottest brand shoes, and the coolest jewelry, but if you display sourness  and selfishness, you'll have a battle ahead of you to make good friends.Smile, smile and continue to smile. It costs nothing, enriches those who receive it, and  happens in a flash but the memory lasts forever, it creates happiness in the home and classroom. A smile can not be bought, begged or borrowed; it comes from the heart. If you want other people to   like you, make the other person feel important - and do it sincerely!Choose your friends carefully. If others try to persuade you to smoke, take illegal drugs, steal,gamble, fight etc. dare to say NO. Doing the wrong thing is the quickest way to lose friends,especially honest, good and upright friends.
Being mentally strong is not always easy, but let me assure you that the more you practice it,__________. Soon those who thought they were trendy will want to dress like you, talk like  you and be with you, because you have a personality which is different. People like being different!By being an individual with your own personality, you can achieve the very best experiences in   your life.
You may not ever have many friends, but let me tell you that it is better to have one good  friend than ten dishonest friends who will stab(伤害)you in the back at the very first opportunity  that arises.
根据短文内容回答问题。将答案写在后面答题纸上相对应的题号后。
26, What's the passage mainly about?( Please answer within 5 words)
_____________________________________________________________________________
27. List three ways the passage has told about the topic.
_____________________________________________________________________________  28. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4 with proper words.( Please answer within 5 words)

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九部分：阅读与选择（共5小题，每小题2分，共10分）。
根据短文内容，从方框中选择能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项是多余选项。
将字母标号写在后面答题纸上相对应的题号后.

E. Most Chinatowns are well known for their restaurants.
F. Small herb shops are common in most Chinatowns.
G. Many Chinatowns focus On commercial tourism, whereas others are actual living and working communities, 
Many Chinatowns have large red arch(拱门) entrances known as Paifangs. Some Paifangs are  made of wood or steel and may include elaborate(精心制作的) or simple designs. They are  sometimes accompanied by stone lion statues on both sides of the street that greet visitors.
29.____________ Usually these Paifangs were donated to a particular city as a gift by the Chinese  government.
30. __________For example, San Francisco's Chinatown has many historic restaurants,
including those established from the 1910s to the 1950s. Some of the restaurants have lasted for
generations while others have shut down in recent years. Some others have changed their menus.
31, _________Some Chinatowns such as those in Singapore have their local style of Chinese food.
In the Chinatowns in the Western countries, restaurant work may be the only career available to  poor newcomers. Most Chinatowns generally have many social and touristy restaurants. 32.____
Most Chinatowns celebrate Chinese Spring Festival with dragon and lion dances. The lion performance is typically conducted by two performers and may involve several stunts(特技表演)．
33. _______Some Chinatowns also hold a "Miss Chinatown" beauty pageant（选美大赛）every year,such as "Miss Chinatown San Francisco", “Miss Chinatown Hawaii", “Miss Chinatown Houston"and “Miss Chinatown Atlanta".

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第十部分：书面表达（共14分）将作文内容写在后面答题纸上相对应的题号后。
假如你是王东，你的美国朋友Peter通过e-mail向你诉说他没有朋友的苦恼。请你根据
以下要点提示，给他写一封不少于60词的e-mail，告诉他如何交友。
1. 自信乐观，待人礼貌；
2．培养幽默感；
3．关心他人，乐于分享。
注意：不少于60词，邮件的开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数。可适当增加细节，以使
行文连贯。
Dear Peter,
I'm glad to have received your e-mail…___________________________________
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I hope you can make more good friends and be a happy boy
Yours truly,
Wang Dong