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2023—2024学年度第一学期期中考试 高二英语 本卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。共8页, 满分共130分。考试时间120分钟。 注意事项： 1.答卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名、就读学校等用黑色钢笔或签字笔写在答题卡上。 2.选择题部分全部使用铅笔涂答，非选择题部分全部使用黑色钢笔或签字笔答题，不按要求不给分。选择题部分每小题选出答案后, 用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目 的答案标号涂黑。如需改动, 用橡皮擦干净后, 再选涂其它答案标号。不能答在试卷上。 3.考试结束后, 监考员只收答题卡。 一、单项选择(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分) 从A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 1. Helen Reed______ a position at the university as a teacher of creative writing. A. sets up B. takes up C. puts up D. makes up 2. These young children______ their training, hoping to become table tennis champions. A. search for B. leave for C. switch on D. insist on 3. Athletes from Asian countries are excited about coming to Hangzhou, ______ the 19th Asian Games is held. A. where B. why C. which D. when 4. I tried to ______ my partner to study hard but he didn’t listen to me. A. persuade B. warn C. commit D. approve 5. Today, it’s quite convenient for people to ______ each other by smartphone. A. put up with B. catch up with C. lose in touch with D. keep in touch with 6. Professor Lee______ a lecture on Looking into the Future at the library at this time tomorrow. A. will give B. would give C. will be giving D. has given 7. Before ______ for the theme park, David had adopted travel tips and drawn routes. A. working out B. setting out C. getting out D. turning out 8. How could a man ______ his parents after he got married and had his own family? A. put off B. take off C. live off D. get off 9. Cycling around in the countryside at weekends ______ to relax us from days of hard work. A. helps B. helped C. has helped D. will help 10. “I am glad you ______what I have done,” said he very comfortably. A. disapprove of B. approve of C. hear of D. dream of 11. To _____barriers, we often use a smile to apologize, to ask for help or to start a conversation. A. turn out B. turn down C. break out D. break down 12. The government bans __________ in the public to promote a healthy living environment. A. smoke B. to be smoked C. to smoke D. smoking 13. Lucy, a membe