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红岭中学2023-2024学年度第一学期第二学段考试
高二英语试卷
(说明:本试卷考试时间为120分钟,满分为150分)
第一部分 单项选择(共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分)
从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1. Chaplin was not just a genius; he was among the most ________ figures in film history.
A. influential B. rewarding C. convincing D. substantial
2. The collection, sorting and ________of historical materials and cultural relics of the May Fourth Movement should be strengthened, President Xi said.
A. consideration B. conservation C. consequence D. comparison
3. With the number of confirmed cases rising, ________ the risks of infection remain high.
A. urgently B. vitally C. constantly D. apparently
4. You’d better give up smoking, for cigarette smoking ________ the risk of cancer.
A. multiplies B. decreases C. explodes D. restricts
5. Without our phones, we had a proper conversation for over two hours, without being ________by messages from other people.
A. disheartened B. occupied C. distracted D. tempted
6. Recent headlines have seen more and more teens ________ their parents’credit cards on games and other online activities.
A. maxing out B. missing out C. checking out D. putting out
7. Scientists make great efforts to______ the origin of humans, which is still mysterious.
A. take responsibility for B. ponder over
C. lay aside D. adapt to
8. —I have been considering canceling the project because it seems hard to go farther.
—But it’s too early to ________now. There’s still much hope.
A. pave the way B. throw in the towel
C. have a say D. take any chances
9. Don’t worry. You’ve left your mother ________. This hospital has the best nursing team in the city.
A. out of control B. in good hands C. behind the wheel D. against all odds
10. It’s only right that human beings should learn to live ________ nature because they coexist with each other.
A. in honour of B. in harmony with C. in contrast to D. in control of
11. As one of his ______ friends, I take it my responsibility ______ his positive changes in his behavior.
A. devoting; facilit