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1、龙山中学 2010-2011 学年度第一学期期末考试高二英语本 试 卷 满 分 135分 。 考 试 用 时 120分 钟 。一 语 言 知 识 及 应 用 （ 共 两 节 ， 满 分45分 第 一 节 完 形 填 空 （ 共 15小 题 ； 每 小 题 2分 ， 满 分 30分 ）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 115 各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Its fourteen years since I left the Philippines to live with my family in the USA. A month ago, whi
2、le on summer vacation back in my motherland, I learned a lesson from mosquito bites. Right before _1_ Kennedy Airport in New York, my grandmother _2_ me of the behaviour of the native mosquitoes around the _3_ like me. She said. “Theres an old saying-the _4_ you stay away from the motherland, the sw
3、eeter your blood _5_ to the mosquitoes.” Not _6_ it, I replied, “ Grandma, thats just an old wives tale!”Well, less than a week after my arrival in Manila, I was already carpeted with a _7_ of mosquito bites. I took many measures to keep myself from being _8_, but they all proved useless.Late one ni
4、ght in my cousins home, I couldnt bear the _9_ of the bites. Hoping to find some comfort, I _10_ my cousin, who was sleeping peacefully in the bed next to mine. Unhappy for being _11_, she said, “ There is nothing you can do. Go back to sleep.” With a few turns, she slept again. Enviously(嫉妒地) watch
5、ing her sleep, I hoped a big mosquito would _12_ on her face. However, the mosquitoes would just lightly danced around her forehead and fly away quickly, never biting her. Amazed, I ran to others rooms, only to find they were all sleeping _13_ as the same thing occurred again and again.From those bi
6、tes, I came to _14_ my grandmas silly tale. From then on, Ive always tried to keep a(an) _15_ mind about those strange old wives tales because they do have truth to them.1. A. leaving B. passing C. visiting D. finding2. A. persuaded B. reminded C. warned D. informed3. A. students B. friends C. passe
7、ngers D. visitors4. A. earlier B. longer C. sooner D. later5. A. grows B. goes C. flows D. remains6. A. expecting B. understanding C. recognizing D. believing7. A. shade B. pile C. cloud D. blanket8. A. touched B. bitten C. defeated D. discovered9. A. noise B. hit C. pain D. effect10.A. woke up B. s
8、houted at C. looked at D. dropped on11. A. blamed B. interrupted C.moved D. frightened12. A. land B. fly C. fall D. wait13. A. joyfully B. anxiously C. soundlessly D. worriedly14. A. tell B. know C. remember D. accept15. A. open B. active C. clear D. honest第 二 节 语 法 填 空 （ 共 10小 题 ， 满 分 15分 ）阅读下面短文，按
9、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，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为 1625 的相应位置上。In the 1950s, a family that owned a farm near Beulah, Michigan kept a bull chained to an elm(榆树)。 The bull paced 16_ the tree, dragging the heavy iron chain, which led to a groove(槽) in the bark(树皮). The groove 17_(deep) over t
10、he years. Though for whatever reason, it did not kill the tree.18_ some years, the family took their bull away. They cut the chain, leaving the loop around the tree and one link 19_(hang) down.Then one year, agricultural catastrophe struck Michigan in 20_ form of Dutch elm disease. All the elms lini
11、ng the road leading to the farm became infected 21_ died. Everyone thought that the old elm would be the next. The farm owner considered 22_ (go) the safe thing: pulling it out and chopping it up into firewood before it died.23_ (amazing), the tree did not die. Nobody could understand 24_ it was sti
12、ll the only elm standing in the country. It is said that 25_ doesnt kill you will make you become stronger. Or, as a plant pathologist(病理学家) put it, “ Life breaks us all, but afterwards, many of us are strongest at the broken places.” 二 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
13、 40分 ）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 项中，选出最佳选项，并填写在答题卡上。AHe was just 12 years old when he died. But he brought courage and hope to people around the world.Nkosi Johnson, who died last June, is remembered today as an AIDS fighter. This young boy challenged his governments AIDS policies and millions of South
14、 Africans in the fight against the disease.Johnson was the longest survivor born HIV positive（艾滋病病毒携带者）.He survived with this deadly disease for 12 years before it claimed his life.At first, Johnson was expected to live for nine months when his foster mother, Gail Johnson took him in at the age of t
15、wo. She now runs Nkosis Haven across town from her house in Melville. The Haven is home to 20 children living with HIV or AIDS, and 11 of their mothers.Johnson attracted the worlds attention and stole the hearts of thousands of people across the world at the 13th International AIDS Conference in Durban in July 2000. He stood in front of a large audience including South Africa
