湖北省武汉市第二中学2016-2017学年高二第一学期期末考试英语试卷

after-class activities. “After finishing their work, they come here. They just like the idea of sitting next to a friend, and they may not even be talking to each other, but just that companionship is important,” she said.

32. When Ms. Russo’s daughter was young, she .

A. enjoyed watching movies very much

B.

had

few

relaxation

activities

C. often took part in sports

D. loved drinking coffee

33. According to Ms. Fisher, an advantage of the tween room at the Aldyn is that .

A. it gives kids more screen time

B. it offers a high-quality exercise studio C. it provides more entertainment activities D. it allows kids to spend more time with others

34. Compared with the Aldyn’s tween room, the Laureate’s .

A. focuses more on education

B. offers free college courses

C. aims to teach marketing skills D. can help kids get more exercise

35. What do the children think of the atmosphere of the Laureate’s tween room?

第二节(共5小题;每小题2分, 满分10分)

根据短文内容, 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Faces, like fingerprints, are unique. Did you ever wonder how it is possible for us to recognize people? 36 Yet a very young child, or even an animal, such as a pigeon, can learn to recognize faces. We all take this for granted.

37 When we talk about someone’s personality, we mean the ways in which he or she acts, speaks, thinks and feels that make that individual different from others.

Like the human face, human personality is very complex. But describing someone’s personality in words is somewhat easier than describing his face. 38 . But if you were asked to describe a “nice” person, you might begin to think about someone who was kind, considerate, friendly, warm, and so forth.

There are many words to describe how a person thinks, feels and acts. Gordon Allport, A. Too silent.

B. Rather cold. C. Quite busy.

D. Very pleasant.

an American psychologist, found nearly 18,000 English words characterizing differences in people’s behavior. 39 Bookworms, conservatives, military types — people are described with such terms.

People have always tried to type each other. Actors in early Greek drama wore masks to show the audience whether they played the villain’s or the hero’s role. In fact, the words “person” and “personality” come from the Latin “persona”, meaning “mask”. Today, most television and movie actors do not wear masks. 40

A. Experts say that actors differ in their behavioral and physical characteristics in acting.

B. Even a skilled writer probably could not describe all the features that make one face different from another.

C. If you were asked to describe what a “nice” face looked like, you probably would have a difficult time doing so.

D. People have difficulty in describing the features of fingerprints. E. We tell people apart by how they behave.

F. But we can easily tell the “good” guys from the “bad” guys, because the two types differ in appearance as well as in actions.

G. And many of us use this information as a basis for describing, or typing one’s personality.

第三部分 英语知识运用(共两节, 满分45分)

第一节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分, 满分30)

阅读下面短文, 从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Here’s a funny story. The new headmaster decided that he’d better first take a secret inspection before doing something about Class 5, which was the 41 class in Hill Valley High School. He didn’t need to be informed 42 the class was, for noises were leading the way. The door was shut inside. The lock it had was 43 , or rather knocked off, just leaving a 44 for the headmaster. Though the headmaster had 45 badly-behaved classes before, what appeared through the hole was still a 46 for him. It was a scene that was 47 seen in action films. 48 he knew what to do. He would go into the classroom, take hold of the shouting boy and 49 him. This would be an example to the others. He took a deep breath and then 50 open the classroom door. He had been prepared for the scene that there should be a shock of 51 , but few treated him as an important 52 , and some even paid little attention to his existence. “Silence!” he shouted at the top of his voice. This time it was really 53 . They stopped what they were doing and 54 him. Quickly he walked up to the 55 boy in the room, who he 56 had been playing an important part and also had been shouting at the others at the top of his voice. He seized the boy by the ear and 57 him to the front of the class. “I’m going to punish you as an example to the rest,” he said. Now go to my office and wait for me.” Then he turned to the class and 58 them about how to behave at school. To 59 his speech, he said , “ Does anyone have any questions?” One of the students put up her hand. “Yes, sir, I have. When can you free our 60 back to continue his class?” 41. A. busiest 42. A. where 43. A. moving 44. A. door 45. A. experienced 46. A. gift 47. A. seldom 48. A. But 49. A. praise 50. A. knocked 51. A. silence 52. A. teacher

B. best B. how B. missing B. way B. seen B. lesson B. rarely B. While B. punish B. tore B. sadness B. headmaster

C. worst C. what C. broken C. window C. looked C. chance C. probably C. And C. stop C. forced C. danger C. role

D. biggest D. when D. stolen D. hole D. felt D. shock D. usually D. So D. watch D. pulled D. paleness D. actor

53. A. using 54. A. stared at

B. working B. waited for

C. doing C. listened to B. ugly-looking

D. making D. glanced at C. good-looking D.

55. A. ordinary-looking oldest-looking 56. A. believed 57. A. drove 58. A. lectured 59. A. add up 60. A. deskmate

注意事项:

B. recognized B. pulled B. said B. make up B. brother

C. guessed C. sent C. spoke C. end up C. monitor

D. imagined D. carried D. showed D. come up D. teacher

用0.5毫米黑色笔迹的签字笔将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。

第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5, 满分15)

阅读下面材料, 在空白处填入适当的内容(一个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Maybe you never opened that account (账户), but someone else 61 —someone who used your name, your credit card number or your 62 (person) information to commit fraud (造假) without letting you know, 63 is actually a crime, pure and simple.

The biggest problem is 64 (probable) that you may not know that someone has taken away your identity 65 you notice that something is wrong: you may get bills for 66 credit card account you never opened, your credit report may include debts you never knew you had, 67 you may see charges on your bills that you didn’t sign for, and even don’t know anything about.

If your identity has really 68 (steal) like that, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) suggests that you should take at least two 69 (act) immediately.

First, contact the fraud departments of the major credit offices and ask them 70 copies of your credit reports.

Then, review your reports carefully to check your corrections and changes. 61.

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