高二年级上学期期中考试完形与阅读题（部分原创）
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请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。“Fire! Fire!” The cry crept out on the still night air, and the fire bel ls began to ring. Fred was ___36___ by the alarm and the red light streaming into his room. He ___37___ himlf in a moment, almost, and tapped at the door of his mother?s bedroom.
“It is Mr. Barton?s hou, mother. Do let me go,” he said in eager, excited tones. Mrs. Liscom thought a moment. He was ___38___, but she could trust him, and she knew how much his heart was in the ___39___.
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“Yes, you may go,” she answered, “but be careful, my boy. If you can help, do so;
不道德的交易b ut do nothing rashly.” Fred ___40___ to follow her advice, and hurried to the fire.
Mr. and Mrs. Barton were not at home. The hou had been left in the charge of the rvant
s. The fire ___41___ with fearful speed, for there was a high wind, and it was found impossible to save the __42___. The rvants ran about, screaming, but doing ___43___ to any purpo.
Fred found Tom outside, in safety. “Where is Katy?” he aske d. Tom, shaking with ___44___, emed to have had no thought but of his own escape. He said, “Katy is in the hou!” “In what room?” asked Fred. “In that one,” pointing to a window in the upper story.
It was no time for ___45___, but for instant action. The stairca was already on fire; there was but one way to ___46___ Katy, and that full of danger. The cond floor might fall at any moment, and Fred ___47___ it. But he trusted in an arm stronger than his own, and silently sought help and guidance.好听的古筝曲
A ladder was quickly brought, and placed ___48___ the hou. Fred climbed it, ___49___ by the hired man, dashed in the sash(窗框) of the window, and pushed his way into the room ___50___ the poor child lay nearly suffocated(窒息) with smoke.
He roud(叫醒) her with some difficulty, ___51___ her to the window, and placed her upon the sill(窗台). She was instantly grasped by strong arms, and carried down the ladder, Fred following as ___52___ as possible. They had scarcely reached the ground ___53___a crash of falling timbers(木头) told them that they had barely escaped with their lives.
Tom Barton never forgot the ___54___ of that night; and he came to believe, and to ___55___ the belief, in after years, that true manliness is in harmony with gentleness, kindness, and lf-denial.
36. A. wakened B. frightened C. interrupted D. cheated
37. A. concerned B. devoted C. dresd D. adjusted
38. A. smart B. cool C. academic D. young
39. A. request B. air C. way D. charge
猪小肚汤40. A. longed B. promid C. decided D. desired
41. A. started B. spread C. developed D. incread
基尾虾的做法42. A. child B. furniture C. host D. hou
43. A. everything B. something C. nothing D. anything
44. A. cold B. terror C. surpri D. excitement
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45. A. correspondence B. description C. words D. worries
46. A. reach B. call C. locate D. arch
47. A. knew B. ignored C. doubted D. imagined
48. A. below B. against C. inside D. near
阿拉贡王国49. A. followed B. led C. supported D. pushed
50. A. when B. so that C. where D. as if
51. A. invited B. attached C. linked D. carried
重装系统步骤52. A carefully B. quickly C. willingly D. freely
53. A. before B. until C. after D. since
吼吼鲸54. A. wonder B. story C. lesson D. accident
55. A. act upon B. refer to C. rely on D. attend to
阅读理解：
请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
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Scientists have tried to come up with biological explanations for the difference between boys and girls. However, none were believable enough to explain the general picture. As one scientist points out, “Ther e are slight genetic differences between the xes at birth
which may affect the subjects boys and girls choo. But the difficulty is that by the time children reach school age, there are so many other effects that it is almost impossible to tell whether girls are wor at science and maths, or whether they?ve been raid to think of the subjects as boys? …territory?”.
Statistics show that in mathematics, at least，girls are equal to boys. A recent report suggests that girls only stop studying mathematics becau of social attitudes. One of the reports? authors says, “While it is socially unacceptable for people not to be able to read and write, it is still acceptable for women to say that they are …hopeless? at maths. Our rearch shows that, although girls get marks which are as good as the boys?, they have not been encouraged to do so.”
The explanation for the difference, which is very clear during the teenage years, goes as far back as early childhood experiences. From their first days in nurry school, girls are not encouraged to work on their own or to complete tasks, although boys are. For example, boys and not girls, are often asked to …help? with repair work. This encourage
ment leads to a way of learning how to solve problems later on in life. Evidence shows that exceptional mathematicians and scientists did not have teachers who supplied answers; they had to find out for themlves.
