高二英语上册期中考试试题及答案

AsIheldmysisterintomyarms,SkippystoodrightbehindmeknowingthatIactuallyowedhimmylife55hesavedmysister’s.

36. A.pickingB.warming C.catching D.setting

37. A.bitterly B.hardly C.gently D.perfectly

38. A.challengedB.witnessedC.enjoyed D.hated

39. A.ceremonyB.traditionC.victory D.laughter

40. A.windy B.bright C.dark D.cloudy

41. A.quiet B.quality C.impression D.significance

42. A.relyon B.focusonC.insiston D.puton

43. A.letoutB.heldon C.participatedinD.tookplace

44. A.closeto B.outof C.into D.towards

45. A.able B.frightenedC.contentD.proud

46. A.evaluate B.worry C.scream D.escape

47. A.AccidentallyB.Normally C.Generally D.Somehow

48. A.spedup B.roseup C.brokedown D.woreout

49. A.moment B.contest C.comment D.technique

50. A.advancing B.breathing C.concluding D.dreaming

51. A.that B.none C.neither D.it

52. A.hit B.recognizedC.missedD.acknowledged

53. A.how B.what C.when D.why

54. A.actions B.emotions C.attitudes D.thoughts

55. A.if B.because C.asif D.sothat

第三部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)

A

Ok,Iadmitit:Emoticons(表情符号)arepopular.Somepeopleeventhinktheyarefun.Manyseemunabletogetthroughane-mailorInstantMessagechatsentencewithoutusingone.Somefeelthattheyaddfeelingandcharactertootherwisecolddigitalcommunications.

Some,however,suchaseditorandHollywoodscriptwriterJohnBlumenthal,blasttheuseofemotionsas“infantile(幼稚的)justlikethepeoplewhousethem”.Hebelievesthatwordsthemselvesshouldbeenough.“Ifyou’rebeingfunny,happyorsad,thatshouldbeapparentfromthecommentthatgoesbeforetheemoticons,”heargues.

IntheeyesofBlumenthal,theuseofemoticonsisagenderissue.“Mendon’tuseemoticonsverymuch.Maybenotatall.,”hesaid.“Teenagegirlsandwomenseemtousethemalot.Maybethere’sanemoticonsgene.”

It’saninterestingopinion,butitisnotsharedbyall.

InaninterviewwithTheNewYorkTimes,DacherKeltner,professorofpsychologyattheUniversityofCalifornia,saidthatemoticonsarepopularbecauseourbrainsareprogrammed“toseekoutrepresentationsofhumanity”.Hebelievesthattheyappealnotbecausetheyareshortcutsforthelazy,butbecausetheytapinto(输入)somethingbeyondlanguage.Theyreachtoourneedtobewithandcommunicatewithpeople.

Alloftheseargumentsmaybesomehowvalid(正确的).Eachoneofuswillchoosetocommunicateinourownway.Idonothavemuchtimeforemoticons.ItriedtouseoneonceandfeltlikeIwasstealingintoaprimaryschoolclassthatIhadnoplacebeingin.I’dratherletmywordsdothetalking.

Friends,however,sendmemessagesande-mailsfullofemoticons.Ihavenoproblemwiththis,Idon’tregardanyofmyfriendsaslazyorimmature.It’sjustaquestionofindividuality.

56.Accordingtothearticle,emoticonsarepopularbecause_________.

A.mostofthemlookfunny

B.theyareeasyforlazypeopletouse

C.theyaddfeelingandcharactertoacommunication

D.areadercannotunderstandamessagewithoutthem

57.WhichofthefollowingviewswouldJohnBlumenthalagreewith?

A.InstantMessagechattersarechildish.

B.It’senoughtouselanguageindigitalcommunication.

C.Menneveruseemoticons.

D.Thereisanemoticongeneineverybody.

58.Fromthetext,wecanconcludethattheauthor________.

A.feelshehasnodifficultyusingemoticons

B.thinksemoticonsdon’tsuithim

C.encouragehisfriendstouseemoticons

D.believesthatemoticonsaresuitableforeveryone

59.Whatisthemainpointofthearticle?

A.AdviceonlanguageusedovertheInternet.

B.Thehistoryofemoticons.

C.Argumentsovertheuseofemoticons.

D.Reasonsforthepopularityofemoticons.

B

“Dinningout”and“eatingout”arephrasespeopleuseinBritainwhentheyeatinarestaurantorpub(小酒馆).EatingoutismorepopularinBritaintodaythanithaseverbeen.In2006,forthefirsttimeever,Britishpeoplespentmoreeatingoutthancookingforthemselvesandeatingathome.ItseemsthatmanyBritishpeoplearebecomingincreasinglyinterestedinhowgoodtheirfoodtastes,andalsohowhealthyitis.

However,eatingoutcanalsobeexpensive.AsBritishpeopledonoteatouteverynightoftheweek,eatinginarestaurantisoftenseenasaspecialoccasion.Whengoingonafirstdateandwantingtoimpresshim/her,orifcelebratingananniversaryorabirthday,manypeopleliketogotoarestauranttoeat,andpeopleoftenalsoeatinarestaurantbeforegoingtothecinemaorthetheater.

Asinallcultures,therearemanyrulesofetiquette(礼仪)surroundingfoodandeating.Theknifeandforkshouldbeusedinthecorrectway!Itisalsoimpolitetohaveyourelbows(肘部)onthedinningtablewhenyouareeating.

AlmostallBritishcitieshaveavastrangeoffoodaswellastraditionalBritishfood,andallfromtheverycheaptotheveryexpensive---French,Italian,Indian,Chinese,Greek,Thai,Japanandmany,manymore.Infact,whenaskedwhichwastheirfavoritefood,moreBritishpeoplesaidanIndiancurry(咖喱菜肴)thananyotherdish!

Aswellasdininginarestaurant,whenpeoplearetootiredtocookafterworktheyoftengeta“take-away”.Thismeansthattheyorderfromatake-outrestaurantbytelephone,andthengotocollectitandtakeithometoeat.Manytake-outrestaurantsalsodeliverityourhouse.Whileyoucannormallyfindatake-outrestaurantforalmostanyfood,themostpopularareItalian,IndianandChineseandthenallofyouhavetodoistoopenthedoor,payandeat!

60.OnwhichofthefollowingoccasionsareBritishpeoplelikelytoeatinarestaurant?

A.Afterwatchingaplay.B.Beforewatchingamovie.

C.Whenthey’retootiredtowork.D.Whentheywanttohavenaturalfood.

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