高一第二学期期中英语试卷及答案

　　This 34 may not seem to be very important. However, it was later found that not just plants but also 35 , including man, have this “inner clock” which 36 the working of their bodies and influences their activities. Men, then, are also influenced by this mysterious 37 . Whether we wish it or not, it affects such things in our life as our need for sleep, our need for food.

　　In the past, this did not really 38 because people lived in natural condition. In the 39 world, things are different; now there are spacemen, airplane pilots and, in ordinary life, a lot of people who have to work at night. It would be very 40 , then, to know more about the “inner clock”. Such things as flowers might help us understand more about ourselves.

　　26. A. strange B. familiar C. similar D. special

　　27. A. really B. personally C. partly D. willingly

　　28. A. complex B. meaningful C. mature D. simple

　　29. A. quietness B. loneliness C. darkness D. sadness

　　30. A. finally B. completely C. normally D. physically

　　31. A. refused B. continued C. decided D. failed

　　32. A. secret B. time C. process D. study

　　33. A. deal with B. add to C. depend on D. give away

　　34. A. activity B. discovery C. invention D. method

　　35. A. animals B. beasts C. strangers D. humans

　　36. A. studies B. controls C. measures D. destroys

　　37. A. world B. flower C. power D. experiment

　　38. A. happen B. exist C. work D. matter

　　39. A. ancient B. wonderful C. modern D. peaceful

　　40. A. hard B. expensive C. convenient D. important

　　第三节：语法填空(共10小题;每题1.5分，满分15分)

　　阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

　　Life is difficult.

　　But life is no longer difficult once we truly understand and accept it.

　　Most do not fully see this truth. ___41___ they complain about their problems and difficulties as if life should be easy. It seems to them that difficulties represent __42___ special kind of suffering especially forced upon them or else upon their families, their class, or even their nation.

　　__43__ makes life difficult is that the process of facing and solving problems is __44__ (pain). Problems, 45___ (depend) on their nature, cause us sadness or loneliness or regret or anger or fear. These are __46___ (comfort) feelings, often as any kind of physical pain. And since life causes an endless series of problems, life is always difficult and is full of pain as well as joy.

　　Yet it is in this whole process of solving problems that life has its meaning. Problems are the serious test that tells success from __47__ (fail). When we desire to encourage the growth of the human spirit, we encourage the human ability to solve problems just as in school we set problems for our children __48__ (solve). It is through the pain of meeting and working out problems __49 __ we learn. As Benjamin Franklin said, “Those things that hurt , instruct.” It is __50___ this reason that wise people learn not to fear but to welcome the pain of problems.

　　Ⅲ.阅读(共两节，满分50分)

　　第一节 阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分，满分40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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　　(A)

　　Marie-Therese Khan was 35 years old and a successful travel agent when she suffered from a stroke(中风). She lost the use of every muscle in her body except her eyelids(眼皮).

　　After 10 months of limited communication with her family, Marie-Therese’s sister discovered she could communicate with her one letter at a time.

　　“When you go through the alphabet(字母表) and get to the right letter, Marie-Therese raises her eyes meaning ‘yes’ and for ‘no’ she closes her eyes,”close friend Sharon Simons said.

　　It was through this hard slow method that Marie-Therese finished the song lyrics of her CD called Waltzing With My Eyes.

　　“The CD expresses the feelings, hopes and frustrations of someone who is trapped within their own body,” Mrs. Simons said.

　　Mrs. Simons and a group of friends, including her two daughters Beth and Jess, got together and put Marie-Therese’s songs to music and recorded them.

　　The recording project was sponsored(赞助) by the Macquarie Lions Rotary Club and local song writers and musicians.

　　It’s taken almost two years to record the album, with each song having a special significance.

　　Spare My Children is Marie-Therese’s hope to be well again for the sake of her three sons. Stepping Stone is to her mum. I Still Miss You After All These years is about her dad. Is Love Enough raises that very question. Dance With Me expresses the longing for simple things and Waltzing With My Eyes expresses how she feels.

　　“It’s been a dream of Marie-Therese to have her writing turned into songs,”Mrs. Simons said.“She can do very little physically but has achieved something so great to have this CD after all her experiences with locked-in syndrome. She is such a lovely person. She’s moved so many people with her kindness.”

　　51. How did Marie-Therese Khan finish her CD?

　　A. By writing. B. By speaking. C. With her eyes. D. With her fingers.

　　52. Marie-Therese Khan finished her CD in order to ___________.

　　A. earn enough money to cure her disease B. express her thoughts and feelings

　　C. make herself a well-known woman D. prove disability is not terrible at all

　　53. In the course of recording her album, Marie-Therese Khan__________.

　　A. was supported and helped by many people B. intended to five up her plan several times

　　C. was so absorbed that she often forgot her pains D. found that music was the best cure for her

　　54. What do the underlined words refer to ?

　　A. Her unwillingness to speak with others. B. Being locked in a room.

　　C. Her unwillingness to move or communicate. D. Disability of moving and speaking by stroke.

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