1、Unit 2（测试时间：60分钟 满分：100分）.用适当的介词填空（每个1分，共5分）1_ her credit, Emma passed such a difficult examination.2Under no condition will the Chinese allow Taiwan to break away _ China.3The team consisting _ six boys and three girls succeed in passing the Volley.4 We have made all the arrangements
2、 _ the conference.5. Who can take the place_ Mr. Green in the company?【答案】1.To 2. from3. of 4. for 5.of. 根据汉语提示完成句子（每个1分，共10分）1. _ _ _(真遗憾) that you missed the famous experts lecture about the history of the United Kingdom.2. Actually, my sister and I _ _ _(长得不像), but many people around u
3、s are often confused by our appearance.3. You had better not waste time on computer games and TV programs if you are going to _ _ _ _(使每天都有价值). 4. Although, nationwide, the two colleges _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _(不像中国一些大学那么大), they have trained and brought up many excellent graduates for our society.5.
4、 My heart was full of thrill when I learned that plastics _ _ _ _ _ _(已经取代了木头) in many ways and are widely used all over the world.6. He found that there was no any possibility for him _ _ _ _ _ _ _(摆脱这个坏习惯) because he had been addicted to it.7. _ _ _ _(让我极为高兴的是), I came across Mr. Smith in the coun
5、tryside who was doing some research in rice-growing.8. Undoubtedly, they were so absorbed in their business that they _ _ _ _ _(遗漏了几个重要细节).9. Neither side is to blame for it, because discussions between the two sides _ _ _(已经破裂) and they are dissatisfied with each other.10. _ _ _(值得称赞的是), the famous
6、 writer has contributed himself to creating detective stories.用所给动词的正确形式填空（每个0.5分，共10分）1The TV advertisements have _ (influence) my attitude towards drinking and driving.2I have to find a _ (convenience) location for the shelves.3The beauty of the countryside is beyond _(describe)4He felt an immedia
7、te _ (attract) for her, for she was very attractive.5We have made all the _ (arrange) for the conference.6Several firms were _ (unite) to form one company.7It's _ (legal) to read people's private letters without permission.8It is a _ (thrill) news to hear of your being appointed as CEO of yo
8、ur company.9It was much more _ (enjoy) than I had expected.10The last five years has been a _ (consist) improvement in the country's economy.11Who can take _ place of Mr. Green in the company?12The team _ (consist) of six boys and three girls succeed in passing the Volley.13. It is a pity _ we c
9、ant find the guy who did it.14. Since they couldnt fit in with each other, some broke away _ the team.15. What about dividing ourselves _ four groups?16. _(bring) up in an educated family, he knows a lot about it.17. The guests came in, but she remained _(stand) at the desk reading.18He remained _ (
10、wait) for the bus for about twenty minutes.19He had all his money _ (steal) on the crowded bus.20Mr. Green made _ clear to finish the task on time.【答案】1influenced2.convenient3.description4.attraction5arrangements6.united7.illegal8.thrilling9enjoyable10.consistent11.the12.consisting13. that 14.
11、 from 15. Into 16. Brought 17.To18waiting19.stolen20.it.完形填空（每个1.5分，共30分）【辽宁省辽河油田第二中学2017-2018高二英语期中考试试卷】My father was a professional music teacher. He _21_ teaching Hawaiian and Spanish guitar, as well as the accordion (手风琴). My mother was a _22_ piano player and, in fact, the wh
12、ole family was very _23_. I was the only one who had not been involved, yet, in _24_ to play a musical instrument.And, as a lot of _25_ do, I was enrolled(注册) in _26_ lessons even though I had no interest at all in learning how to play it. So it _27_ . Lesson after lesson I stood but rebelling
13、(反对) at the _28_ it took to practiceId rather have been outside playing with my friends. Finally, I just _29_ practicing and my piano teacher told my parents that I was _30_ . Greatno more piano lessons.Now, I was free from practicing piano, but my parents _31_ desired that I learn a musical instrum
14、ent. The long and short of it was this: I wasnt _32_ at this time, nor did I want to learn an instrument that they _33_ for me. I guess I was a bit headstrong but, at the same time, I _34_ what I wasnt interested in.The musical story doesnt end here. _35_ goes on where I decided what I wanted to lea
15、rn, to play and that ended up being the drums. I _36_ playing the drums and went on to play in several _37_ for many years after that.If you are not _38_ to do something no matter how much someone else wants you to do it, you wont do it. _39_ , at the very least, you will certainly not put your hear
16、t and soul into it and will surely _40_ . We all make choices sooner or later but those choices cannot be forced on you with any success.21. A. specialized in B. stuck to C. stood for D. depended on22. A. limited B. determined C. skill
17、ed D. devoted23. A. thankful B. musical C. peaceful D. practical24. A. pretending B. managing C. promising D. learning25. A. schools B. relatives C. families D. hospitals
18、26. A. piano B. drum C. accordion D. guitar27. A. remained B. followed C. changed D. started28. A. money B. time C. chance D. patience29. A. quit B. denied C
19、. risked D. kept30. A. fearless B. helpless C. hopeless D. useless31. A. also B. still C. never D. even32. A. surprised B. worried C. excited D. interested33. A. picked &
20、nbsp; B. bought C. repaired D. invented34. A. thought B. explained C. forgot D. knew35. A. He B. I C. It D. She36. A. finished B. loved C. minded D. av
21、oided37. A. bands B. classes C. stadiums D. squares38. A. suitable B. necessary C. anxious D. ready39. A. Besides B. However C. Or D. Instead40. A. happen B. fail
22、 C. appear D. exist【答案】21. A 22. C 23. B 24. D 25. C 26. A 27. D 28. B 29. A 30. C 31. B 32. D 33. A 34. D
23、 35. C 36. B 37. A 38. D 39. C 40. B【解析】【分析】【22题详解】考查形容词辨析。A. limited有限的；B. determined意志坚定的；C. skilled技巧纯属的；D. devoted专心的；根据下文可知作者家是一个音乐氛围很浓厚的家庭，母亲在钢琴方面技巧纯熟。故C项正确。 学#￥科网【23题详解】考查形容词辨析及上下文串联。A. thankful感激的；B. musical音乐的；C. p
24、eaceful和平的；D. practical实际的，实用的；父亲是一个职业的音乐教师，母亲擅长钢琴，作者家是一个音乐氛围很浓厚的家庭。故B项正确。【24题详解】考查动词辨析及上下文串联。A. pretending假装；B. managing管理，设法做到；C. promising承诺；D. learning学习；根据第二段中作者报名注册参加音乐培训，可知作者也开始学习演奏一种乐器。故D项正确。【25题详解】考查名词辨析及上下文串联。A. schools学校；B. relatives亲戚；C. families家人；D. hospitals医院；和家人一样，尽管作者对钢琴没什么兴趣，作者也报名
25、参加了钢琴课。故C项正确。【26题详解】考查上下文串联。根据下文“Finally, I just _9_ practicing and my piano”可知作者报名参加的是钢琴课。故A项正确。【27题详解】告诉作者的父母亲作者学习钢琴没有希望了。故A项正确。【30题详解】考查形容词辨析。A. fearless无畏的；B. helpless无助的；C. hopeless没有希望的；D. useless无用的；最终作者放弃了钢琴课，老师告诉作者的父母亲我学习钢琴没有希望了。故C项正确。【31题详解】考查副词辨析。A. also也；B. still仍然；C. never从未；D. even甚至；现
26、在我摆脱了钢琴课，但是作者的父母亲仍然想要作者学习一个乐器。根据句意可知应该使用still。故B项正确。【32题详解】考查形容词辨析。A. surprised惊讶的；B. worried担忧的；C. excited兴奋的，激动的；D. interested感兴趣的；这次作者一点兴趣也没有，也不想学他们帮自己选择的任何乐器。故D项正确。【33题详解】考查动词辨析。A. picked选择；捡起；B. bought购买；C. repaired维修；D. invented发明；这次作者一点兴趣也没有，也不想学他们帮自己选择的任何乐器。故A项正确。【34题详解】考查动词辨析。A. thought考虑；B
27、. explained解释；C. forgot忘记；D. knew知道；作者猜想自己有点顽固但是同时也知道自己不感兴趣的事情是什么。根据句意可知D项正确。【35题详解】考查代词。本句中代词it指代前句中的the musical story。句意：音乐故事并没有就此结束，它一直继续到作者决定我想要学习敲鼓。ABD三项都指人，不能指物，故C项正确。【36题详解】考查动词辨析。A. finished完成；B. loved喜爱；C. minded介意；D. avoided避免；后来作者喜欢上敲鼓了，继续在好几个乐队里敲了好几年鼓。根据句意可知B项正确。【37题详解】【40题详解】考查动词辨析。A. h
28、appen发生； B. fail失败；C. appear出现，似乎；D. exist存在；句意：如果你不愿意做某件事情，无论别人多么想要你做，你都不会去做的，或者你没有真正用心去做，那你一定会失败。根据句意可知B项正确。 学#￥科网【点睛】本文小题5考查了上下文串联，根据文章第一段内容可知他的家人都是做音乐的，所以他也像家人一样，报名参加了钢琴课。这就需要考生能够突破句子的束缚，捕捉上下文中的篇章信息，每篇完形填空都围绕一个主题展开，其结构严谨，上下文互为映衬，前后照应，所以解题时考生不要只局限在句子层面上，而要从段落或整篇文章入手，整体把握文章的内容，结合上下文，寻找答案的线索。
29、 提醒：考生在答题时，不要急于求成。而要充分利用上下文信息词，在继续阅读中寻找和斟酌答案。 充分利用文章的上下文和前后句，找到对选择有提示作用的词或句。这些词有时可能是同义词或反义词。例.阅读理解（每个2分，共20分）【武汉二中20172018年度上学期期中考试高二英语】 A “Cleverness is a gift while kindness is a choice. Gifts are easytheyre given after all. Choices can be hard.”Jeff BezosI got the idea to st
30、art Amazon 16 years ago. I came across the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2,300 percent per year. Id never seen or heard of anything that grew that fast, and the idea of building an online bookstore with millions of titles was very exciting to me. I had just turned 30 years old, and Id
31、been married for a year. I told my wife MacKenzie that I wanted to quit my job and go to do this crazy thing that probably wouldnt work since most start-ups dont, and I wasnt sure what to expect. MacKenzie told me I should go for it. As a young boy, Id been a garage inventor. Id always wanted to be
32、an inventor, and she wanted me to follow my passion.I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a bunch of very smart people, and I had a brilliant boss that I much admired. I went to my boss and told him I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet. He took me on a long wal
33、k in Central Park, listened carefully to me, and finally said, “That sounds like a really good idea, but it would be an even better idea for someone who didnt already have a good job.” That logic made some sense to me, and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decision
34、. Seen in that light, it really was a difficult choice, but finally, I decided I had to give it a shot. I didnt think Id regret trying and failing. And I suspected I would always be haunted by a decision not to try at all.After much consideration, I took the less safe path to follow my passion, and
35、Im proud of that choice. For all of us, in the end, we are our choices.1. What inspired the author with the idea of building an online bookstore?A. His dream of being an inventor.B. The support of his wife.C. Millions of exciting titles.D. The greatly increasing usage of the Internet.2. Which
36、of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined sentence?A. He would be very excited if he tried it out.B. The idea of not trying would keep coming to his mind and disturb him.C. He would be always having a doubt if he didnt try.D. The decision not to try the online bookstore would terrify
37、him.3. We can know from the passage that .A. the boss thought the idea was suitable for the authorB. the author might not regret if he failed the ideaC. the author wanted someone else to try the ideaD. the author might go back to his boss if he failed4. Which of the
38、 following would be the best title for the passage?A. Cleverness and KindnessB. The Starting of AmazonC. We Are What We ChooseD. Following My Passion【答案】1.D2.B3.B4.C【名师点睛】英语阅读理解中人物传记是一个主要类型，它主要涉及某人的生平事迹、趣闻铁事、生活背景、个性特征、成长和奋斗历程等。特点是以时间先后或事件的发展为主线，脉络清楚，可读性较强。因此，阅读这类文章的英语阅读理解技巧是应该抓住时间线索来获取有关信息，即主人翁在某个时间
39、做过什么。然后通过分析推理、综合归纳的方法进行解题。本篇人物传记的线索是：主人公发现了商机主人公最终把想法付诸行动并不畏惧失败和困难。由此容易得出本文的主旨内容。考点：考查人物传记阅读BKenyon Scudder once told me a story about his friend, Michael. Michael happened to be on a train sitting next to a young man who seemed worried. Finally the young man told the friend that he was a convict (罪
40、犯) returning home from a prison for away. What he did had brought shame on his family, and they had neither visited him nor written to him. He hoped, however, that this was only because they were too poor to travel and too busy to write.When he was set free he had written to tell them he wanted to g
41、o home. To make matters easy for them, however, he had asked them to put up a signal (信号) for him when the train passed their little form. If the family had forgiven (原谅) him, they were to put up a white ribbon (丝带) in the big apple tree near the railway. If they didnt want him back, they were to do
42、 nothing, and he would stay on the train, and go far away.As the train neared his hometown, his suspense became so great that he was afraid to look out of the window. He asked Michael to watch for the big apple tree. They changed seats. In a minute, Michael put his hand on the young convicts shoulde
43、r. “There it is,” he said, his eyes filled with sudden tears. “Its all right. The whole tree is white with ribbons.” Z#xxk5. For which of the following reasons might the young man be worried?A. His family might not allow him to go home.B. His family would not remember him.C. His family hadnt w
44、ritten to him frequently.D. His family hadnt visited him for a long time.6. The word “suspense” underlined in the last paragraph can best be replaced by .A. pain B. frightC. worry D. happiness7. Why was Michael asked to watch for the apple tree?A. The y
45、oung convict was afraid that he was refused by his family.B. The young convicts seat was far from the window.C. The young convict was afraid of seeing a white ribbon in the tree.D. The young man was sure that his family would accept him.【答案】5. A 6. C 7. Aof the window. 可知这句
46、话的意思是随着火车临近他的家乡，他的担心加剧，所以他不敢看向窗外，选C。7. 推理判断题。这个年轻的罪犯由于害怕家人的拒绝，所以他让Michael向窗外的苹果树望去，选A。C【江苏省南通中学2017-2018 学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题】Do you like spicy food?Whats your opinion on spicy food? Some people cannot handle even the smallest amount of chili-red pepper-in their dinner while others cant get enough of it.
47、Scientists have long been puzzled by why some people love chili while others loathe it. Plenty of research has been done on the subject, dating as far back as the 1970s. Previous results showed that a love of chili is related to childhood experiences, and cultural influences affect our taste buds to
48、o. But the latest study has found that a persons love of spicy food may be linked to his or her personality more than anything else, CBC News reported.We have always assumed that liking drives intake-we eat what we like and we like what we eat. But no one has actually directly bothered to connect th
49、ese personality traits with intake of chili peppers, said Professor John Hayes from Pennsylvania State University, who led the study.But before you look at the study, you should first know that “spicy” is not a taste, unlike sour, sweet, bitter and salty. It is, in fact, a burning sensation that you feel on the surface of your tongue. This got scientists thinking that maybe a love of spicy food is brought about by peoples longing for thrill, something they usually get from watching action movies or