广东省深圳市坪山高级中学东校区2023-2024学年高二下学期第一次阶段考英语试卷

深圳高级中学(集团)东校区2023-2024学年第二学期高二阶段考 英语 试卷共8页, 卷面满分130分。考试用时120分钟。 一、基础知识(共15小题; 每小题1分, 共15分) 单项选择。请从所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选择可以填入空格处的最佳选项。 1. The skies above London were ablaze with a(n)__________ firework display. A. urgent B. practical C. contrary D. spectacular 2. The college entrance exam will be__________ until July this year, and senior three students will be better prepared. A. delayed B. drowned C. drilled D. delivered 3. Water can absorb and give off a lot of heat without big changes in temperature, thus creating a(n)__________environment. A. steely B. modest C. stable D. desperate 4. The benefits, doctors believed, __________ the often toxic side effects that came with chemotherapy drugs. A. slipped B. justified C. frosted D. collapsed 5. __________, it’s estimated that about 60 percent of domestic rice consumption in China__________ crops generated from Yuan Longping’s hybrid strains. A. Presently, consisted B. Apparently, made up C. Specifically, is composed D. Currently, is comprised of 6 The ocean park__________ quite a few changes in its entertainment facilities over the years and we have never had__________ time in the park. A. has witnessed; a more pleasant B. has occurred; the most pleasant C. has highlighted; the most pleasant D. has taken place; a more pleasant 7. Observing the fierce grizzly bear, I was__________ with panic, rooted to the ground for a while. A. freezing B. froze C. frozen D. being frozen 8. Miss Smith__________ at the handle, trembling and limping up the stairs. All of a sudden, she fell on her back. Fortunately, a kind-hearted passer-by__________. A. wrapped; helped her to her feet B. grabbed; took her breath away C. wrapped; took her breath away D. grabbed; helped her to her feet 9. Peter immersed himself in learning day in and day out. As__________, he was admitted into a key university eventually. A. astonished B. anticipated C. advertised D. arisen 10. How time flies! It is 10 years__________ he graduated from university and s