2015~2016学年北京东城区高二上学期期末英语试卷
东城区2015—2016学年度第一学期期末教学统一检测
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高二英语
知识运用(共20分)
二、单项填空（共10分，每小题1分）
从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
15. Although it was hard at first, Jane came to enjoy ______ as a fashion designer.
A. work
B. working校园建设
C. to work
D. worked
16. It is well known that _______ air and water are harmful to people's health.
A. pollute
B. polluting
C. to pollute
D. polluted
17. When I opened the door, I found the ground _______ by fallen leaves.
A. having covered
B. to cover
C. covered
D. cover
18.Only when I reached the cafe, ______ it was the same place I had been in last year.
A. did I realized
B. I realized
C. I did realize
D. realized I
19. ______ tired, I clod my eyes and imagined lying on a beach in the sunshine.
A. Feel
B. To feel
C. Feeling
D. Felt
20. It's necessary to be prepared for a job interview. ______ the answers ready will be of great help.
A. Having
B. Had
C. Have
D. Have had
21. Mr. Reed made up his mind to devote all his savings to _______ some schools for poor areas.
A. t up
B. having t up
C. have t up
D. tting up
22. I had never expected to get the job. I was really amazed when I _______ it.
A. offered
B. was offering
C. was offered
D. had offered
危机公关处理23. The news that Helen won the first prize ______ her family and friends.
A. challenged
B. supported
C. defeated
D. delighted
24. The teacher along with her students ______ the palace Muum when we came across her.
A. were visiting
B. was visiting
C. has visited
D. have visited
五、完形填空（共10分，每小题1分）
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从每题A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
In the animal kingdom, weakness can bring about attack in other animals. This sometimes happens with __25__ also. But I have found that my weakness brings out the __26__ in people. I e it every day when people hold doors for me, pour cream into my coffee, or __27__ me to put on my coat. And I have __28__ that it makes them happy.可乐用英语怎么说
From my wheelchair experience, I e the best __29__ people. Last month, when I was driving home on a busy highway, I began to feel unwell and __30__ more slowly than usu
al. People behind me began to get __31__, with some speeding up alongside me, horning (按喇叭) or even shouting at me. At the moment I __32__ to do something I had never done in twenty fore years of driving. I put on the car flashlights and drove on at a really __33__ speed.
No more angry shouts and no more horns!
When I turned on my flashlights, I was saying to other drivers, "I have a(n) __34__ here. I
am weak and doing the best I can." And everyone __35__. Several times, I saw drivers who wanted to pass. They couldn't get around me becau of the __36__ of passing traffic. But instead of getting impatient and angry, they __37__, knowing the driver in front of them was in some way weak.
Sometimes situations call for us to act strong and brave even __38__ we don't feel that way. But tho are and far between. More often, it would be better if we don't pretend we feel strong when we feel __39__, which can bring out the best in humans.
25.A. humans B. plants C. animals D. incts
26.A. coldness B. respect C. cruelty D. kindness
27.A．ask B．help C．order D．allow
28.A．argued B．promid C．doubted D．discovered
29.A．in B．for C．to D．from
30.A. cycled B. rode C. drove D. followed
31.A. energetic B. careful C. unfair D. impatientdefine
nearer32.A．planned B．decided C．agreed D．forgot
33.A．low B．different C．variable D．top
34.A．chance B．accident C．problem D．danger
35.A．removed B．stopped C．regretted D．understood
36.A．direction B．stream C．light D．size
37.A．waited B．struggled C．cornered D．raced
38.A．although B．becau C．when D．since
39.A．healthy B．weak C．confident D．mistaken
四、阅读理解（共14小题，每小题2分，共28分）
第一节：阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从每题A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。
A
Have you dreamed of building your own machine? Do you wish you could invent something new? Here we look at a few British inventions of recent times.
Adaptive glass
Do you wear glass? If so, can you imagine life without them? In 1985, Joshua Silver, a
professor at Oxford University, asked himlf, "Can I invent a pair of glass that could be changed by the wearer?" He designed two plastic lens (透镜) that are filled with a special liquid. Using syringes (注射器) you change the liquid between the lens until you can e clearly. The glass are not beautiful but they are easy to u and cheap to make.
The wind-up radio
When you switch your TV on tonight, think about all tho people without electricity. Thinking about this, Trevor Baylis came up with the idea of designing a radio that could be powered by hand. In common with Joshua Silver he wanted his invention to be cheap and easy to u. He wanted even the poorest people in developing countries, who don't have electricity and cannot afford batteries, to u it. The radio has a generator(发电机)which is powered by turning a
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