广东省广州市华南师范大学附属中学2017-2018学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题（无答案）
高二英语试题
Unit 1-5, Book 5 (2017-11-18)
（全卷原始分总分为135分，统计时折算为100分）
第一卷（满分100分）
二、单项选择（共20题，每小题1分，满分20分）
21. The doctor found it hard to cure the child ______ the bad habit.
22. If the doctor is ______ this afternoon, I will take my little daughter to him for a thorough checkup.
A. accessible B. available C. convenient D. occupied
23. ______ you feel like smoking, remind yourself how much healthier and wealthier you are now.
A. Every time B. The first time C. Now that D. If only
24. Have you ever intended to be fully ______ in your work but found yourself distracted by e-mail?
A. attracted B. absorbed C. exposed D. devoted
25. ______ the injuries to his face, he broke both legs.
A. Except B. Except for C. Besides to D. Apart from
26. Before the Paralympics in Beijing, many special public facilities had been built ______ the disabled.
A. in the convenience of B. for the convenience of
C. at the convenience to D. for the convenience to
27. When I was having a holiday abroad, the thief ______ and stole all my money.
A. broke in B. broke into C. broke out D. broke up
28. ______ to sunlight for too much time will do a lot of harm to your skin.
A. Exposing B. Exposed C. Being exposed D. To be exposed
29. There are plenty of opportunities if you have the will and determination to ______.
A. keep your eye open B. keep an eye on
C. keep your eyes open D. have your eyes on
30. More than 40 police and experts have been conducting door-to-door ______ and searching the man’s home for clues.
A. researches B. experiments C. enquiries D. surverys
31. Because all the other classmates had known each other quite well, he found himself, the new comer of the class, ______ whenever there were some class activities.
A. stood out B. left out C. picked out D. crossed out
32. He was ______ of looking down upon the disabled person in public, but he turned a deaf ear to it.
A. condemned B. charged C. accused D. blamed
33. As soon as all the chairs are ______, we can let the people ______ outside enter.
A. in the place; waiting B. in place; waiting
C. in the place; waited D. in place; waited
34. I suggested anyone who would like to learn about the event ______ the report in yesterday’s newspaper, because the report has ______ the event thoroughly.
A. read, included B. reads, covered
C. reading, included D. read, covered
35. With many ______ of Bird Flu ______ in Asia, Asian countries are making joint efforts to fight against the deadly disease.
A. examples, reported B. cases, reporting
C. examples, reporting D. cases, reported
36. In the past, this work, ______ highly skilled, was usually done by men.
A. considering B. to consider C. being considered D. considered
37. Today, bird watches can log on to www.bird-line.co.uk or have news of the latest sightings ______ to their cellphones.
A. sent B. to send C. be sent D. texting
38. ______ in 1636, Harvard is one of the most famous universities in the world.
A. Being founded B. It was founded C. Founded D. Founding
39. Not until he went through real hardship ______ the love we have for our families is important.
A. had he realized B. did he realize
C. he realized D. he had realized
40. —Are you a volunteer now?
—No, but I ______. I worked for the City Sports Meeting last year.
A. used to B. used to be C. used to do D. was used to
三、完形填空（共20题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
On a hot summer day in late August, I sought shade and a cool drink at a waterfront café on a Greek island. Over a hundred degrees in 41 air. Crowded. Tempers （脾气） of both the tourists and waiters had 42 to meet the situation, making it a rather quarrelsome environment （环境）.
At the table next to mine sat an attractive, 43 couple, waiting for 44 . They held hands, whispered, kissed, and laughed. Suddenly they stood, picked up their 45 and stepped together 46 the edge of where they were sitting to place the table in the seawater. The man stepped 47 for the two chairs. He politely 48 his lady in the knee-deep water and then sat down himself. All people around laughed and cheered.
49 appeared. He paused for just a second, walked into the water to 50 the table and take their 51 , and then walked back to the 52 cheers of the rest of his 53 . Minutes later he returned carrying a bottle of wine and two glasses. Without pausing, he went 54 into the water to 55 the wine. The couple toasted （祝酒） each other, the waiter and the crowed.
And the crowd 56 by cheering and throwing flowers to them. Three other tables 57 to have lunch in the water. The place was now filled with laughter.
One doesn’t step into water in one’s best summer clothes. Why not?
Customers are not served 58 . Why not?
Sometimes one should consider 59 the line of convention （常规） and enjoy 60 to the fullest.
41. A. fresh B. cool C. still D. thin
42. A. managed B. expected C. attempted D. risen
43. A. lonely B. curious C. well-dressed D. bad-tempered
44. A. cheers B. service C. attention D. flowers
45. A. metal table B. empty bottle C. chairs D. bags
46. A. on B. off C. around D. along
47. A. outside B. forward C. down D. back
48. A. led B. seated C. watched D. received
49. A. The manager B. A friend C. A waiter D. The servant
50. A. set B. wash C. remove D. check
51. A. menu B. bill C. food D. order
52. A. loud B. anxious C. familiar D. final
53. A. tourists B. customers C. fellows D. assistants
54. A. at last B. in time C. once more D. as well
55. A. change B. drink C. sell D. serve
56. A. replied B. insisted C. agreed D. understood
57. A. prepared B. joined in C. settled up D. continued
58. A. with pleasure B. in the café C. in the sea D. with wine
59. A. following B. keeping C. limiting D. crossing
60. A. life B. wine C. lunch D. time
四、阅读理解（共20题，每小题2分，满分40分）
A
How frustrating is it when a pipe bursts, and you have to wait hours for a worker to come and replace or repair it? How about standing helplessly on the side of the road with a flat tire? Or when your little kid’s plastic train breaks apart?
Researchers at the CIDETEC Centre for Electrochemical Technologies in San Sebastian, Spain, may have just created a quick fix for all of these headaches. They created a polymer （聚合物） called “Terminator”, which can bind itself back together even after being sliced.
Natural polymers are everywhere. They make up the shells that protect small sea creatures such as lobsters and shrimps. They’re in the silk blouse your grandmother so loves and the DNA that makes you, well, you. In nature, many polymers heal themselves when broken or sliced. Think of your skin when you have a small cut-as the two sides of the cut bind back together, you can see a self-healing polymer in action.
Synthetic （合成的）, or man-made, polymers are just as common. Scientists started creating nylon and synthetic rubber to make up for the shortage of silk and rubber during World War II. PVC, polyester and many forms of plastic soon followed. As much as synthetic polymers imitate natural polymers, they’ve always lacked one important feature, the ability to heal themselves—until now.
“Terminator” is the first man-made self-healing polymer, the Spanish scientists report in the Sept. 13 issue of the journal Materials Horizon.
In the research lab, the researchers cut the polymer in half with a knife. Then they made the two halves touch each other and allowed them to stand at room-temperature, without applying any pressure. “Terminator” started self-healing within an hour. It was ninety-seven percent healed within two hours, and completely joined together after twenty-two hours. Once it had repaired itself, the scientists were able to pull it by hand, with no breaks or tears.
The researchers say this breakthrough will allow them to create stronger sealants （密封剂）, paints adhesives （黏合剂） and more. This could eventually lead to self-repairing pipes, bicycle tires and Barbie dolls, among a million other possibilities.
61. By asking a series of questions in Paragraph 1, the author mainly intends to show ______.
A. the difficulties of repairing household items
B. the unpleasant experiences in everyday life
63. What do we know about “Terminator”?
A. It is made up of two parts.
B. It heals itself completely in several hours.
C. It can repair itself under normal conditions.
D. It must be pulled apart soon after self-healing.
64. The last paragraph mainly discusses ______.
A. the safety of “Terminator”
B. the various uses of “Terminator”
C. the raw materials of “Terminator”
D. the characteristics of “Terminator”
65. What would be the best title for this passage?
A. Uses of synthetic polymers rediscovered
B. Natural polymers are not easy to imitate
C. First self-healing polymer created in Spanish lab