[中学联盟]浙江省东阳市第二高级中学2014-2015学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题
2014 下期高二英语期中考试试卷
命题人 吴忠浩 审核人 赵维霞
一．单选填空（20分）
1．At the meeting the doctor discussed some different_____to the operation on the boy`s head.
A approaches B means C methods D ways
2. Jim is in a(n) ______ position, as his job is different from anyone else`s
A outstanding B regular C ordinary D unique
3.______ to nuclear radiation, even for a short time ,may do great harm to your body.
A Exposed B Being exposed C Having exposed D After being exposed
4. _____ good and sweet, this kind of pear was soon sold out in the market.
A Tasted B Tasting C Having been tasted D Being tasted
5.It’s the custom that the last person _____ the company should close all the doors and windows.
A leaved B leaves C to leave D leaving
6． Every possible means ____-been tried, and we find only _______ this means can we do it well.
A have ; in B have ; by C has ; in D has ; by
7. The room with the windows _______ north needs _______.
A facing ; cleaned B faces ; cleaning C faced ; to be cleaned D facing ; cleaning
8.---What are you considering?
---_______ my job .
A To change B Change C Changing D Changed
9.The professor ______ was his uncle.
A referring to B referred to C who referred to D he was referred
10. The park _______ life in the days of King Arthur is one of the main _______ of the city.
A modeled after ; attractions B is modeled after ; attractions
C to model after ; attraction D modeling after ;attraction
11.She is the only one among the _____writers who ___ stories for children .
A woman ; writes B women ; write C women ;writes D woman ;write
12. _______team wins on Saturday will go through to the national championships.
A No matter what B No matter which C Whatever D Whichever
13.---Do you know our city at all?
---No. This is the first time I________ here.
A was B have been C came D am coming
14.Jack’s mind wasn’t at _______ease when knowing that the experiment would end in _____ failure .
A a ; / B / ; a C a ; a D /; /
15.The way _____ he solved the problem was different from ____ we were used to .
A in which ; what B in which ; that C that ; as D that ;that
16.Playing on a frozen sports field sounds like a lot of fun . Isn’t it rather risky,______?
A though B also C either D too
17.There are five pairs _______ , but I’m at a loss which to buy .
A to be chosen B to choose from C to choose D for choosing
18.We are______ to make mistakes when learning foreign languages
A possible B probable C like D likely
19. There is still so much to discuss. We shall, , return to this topic in tomorrow’s class.
A. instead B. however C. therefore D. otherwise
20. I admit he has rich experience, I don’t think it wise to offer him the
important position.
A. While B. Before C. Unless D. Until
二．完形填空（20分）
There was a store a half hour’s walk from my apartment, and it was the cheapest place to buy food for us students studying abroad in France, 21 there was always a long checkout line. On a cold March day, I spent my time shopping, got what I needed and 22 the checkout.
23 , the lines that day were long. There were people everywhere. I was standing 24 . in line because I just wasn’t that 25 my French yet. Any time that I had to 26 with the natives, I got a little nervous.
When my 27 came, I began to put my things on the cashier desk, hoping that the cashier wouldn’t 28 me. With nervous energy, I was shaking back and 
forth, but I didn’t even notice I was continually 29 a security
alarm!
The entire store was watching me now. To my 30 , the store manager came to me a few moments later. She started to 31 me in French. Then she realized that I spoke no French. The next five minutes were spent 32 me: my backpack, my coat pockets, my jean pockets. And there were hands 33 . Everyone was looking, pointing, and 34 .[来源:学科网ZXXK]
I stood embarrassedly all the while; the 35 was still ringing out.
Then I 36 this had happened to me before in the States. New 37 always equal alarms. The clothes contain small sensors (传感器) that you are supposed to 38 before wearing. So I grabbed my shirt and turned it 39 . There was a “Remove Before Washing” tag in it. 40 I could say anything, the manager brought a pair of scissors and then cut off the tag.
I packed up my backpack, and marched out of the store with a strange mixture of embarrassment and pride.
21. A. when B. because C. so D. or
22. A. headed for B. looked for C. asked D. turned to
23. A. In fact B. Unexpectedly C. As usual D. Unluckily
24. A. hopefully B. thoughtfully C. fearfully D. nervously
25. A. interested in B. confident about C. afraid of D. strict with
26. A. stay B. play C. study D. communicate
27. A. turn B. time C. bill D. wait
28. A. find B. recognize C. speak to D. look at
29. A. setting up B. setting off C. making up D. making out
30. A. excitement B. surprise C. happiness D. sorrow
31. A. answer B. help C. question D.
understand
32. A. searching B. catching C. watching D. greeting
33. A. somewhere B. anywhere C. nowhere D. everywhere
34. A. smiling B. whispering C. worrying D. upsetting
35. A. phone B. bell C. alarm D. toy
36. A. explained B. complained C. remembered D. thought
37. A. trousers B. clothes C. backpacks D. pockets
38. A. remove B. check C. buy D. use
39. A. down B. inside C. off D. outward
40. A. After B. Before C. As D. When
三．阅读理解。（40分）
A
Making choices is necessary, but not always easy. Many of our expressions tell about this difficulty.
One of these expressions is “Hobson’s choice”. It is often used to describe a difficult choice. But that is not what it really means. Its real meaning is to have no choice at all. The Hobson in the expression was Thomas Hobson. Mr. Hobson owned many horses in Cambridge. Mr. Hobson often rented his horses to the students at Cambridge University. But he didn’t really trust them to take good care of the horses. So, he had a rule that prevented the students from riding his best horses. They could take the horse that was nearest the stable door. Or, they could not take any horse at all. Thus, a Hobson’s choice was really no choice.
Another expression for having no real choice is “between a rock and a hard place”. It is often used to describe a difficult situation with few choices —none of them is good. For example, your boss may ask you to work late. But you have plans to go to a movie with your friends. If you refuse to work, your boss may get angry. But if you do not go to the movies with your friends, they may get angry. So what do you do? You are “caught between a rock and a hard place”.
Another expression — “between the devil and the deep blue sea” — also gives you a choice between two equally dangerous things. Its meaning seems clear. You can choose the devil and his burning fires of hell. Or, you can choose to drown in the sea. Some experts in lexicology (词汇学) say the expression comes from the days of wooden ships. The “devil” is a word for a seam between two pieces of wood along the waterline of a ship. If the seam or crack between the two pieces of wood begins to leak (漏), then a sailor must fix it. The sailor ordered to make the repairs was in a dangerous situation. He was hung over the side of the ship, working “between the devil and the deep blue sea”.
There is still another expression that describes a situation with only bad choices — “on the horns of a dilemma” (左右为难). The dictionary says a dilemma is a situation in which you must make a decision between two equally balanced choices. When your dilemma has horns (角), making a choice becomes impossible. When you are “on the horns of a dilemma”, no matter which horn you choose, something bad will happen.[来源:Zxxk.Com]
41. We could learn from Mr. Hobson’s story that he .
A. wanted to teach the students a lesson B. liked 
to make things difficult for the students
C. didn’t permit the students to ride his best horses D. didn’t know the students were good at riding horses
42. If you are caught between the devil and the deep blue sea, you .
A. have no choice but to wait and see B. cannot escape being punished by the devil
C. will fall into the deep blue sea sooner or later D. find it extremely difficult to make right choices
43. The underlined word “seam” in Paragraph 4 refers to .
A. the line where two pieces of wood meet