2022年江蘇省高二下學(xué)期期中限時英語練習(xí)卷二

2021-2022學(xué)年江蘇省高二下學(xué)期期中限時英語練習(xí)卷二一、語法填空Diabetesisamedicalconditioninwhichthehumanbodydoesnotproduceenoughinsulin(胰島素),a___1___(chemistry)thatcontrolshowweuseglucose.Glucose(葡萄糖)isakindofsugar___2___(use)bythebodytoprovideenergyforcells.Ourcellsneedinsulintouseglucose.Asinsulinisalsoneededtocontrolthelevelofglucoseinthebody,apatientmayattimeshavetoomuchortoolittleglucoseinhisorherblood.___3__situationscancauseotherhealthproblems.Diabetescanbepasseddownthroughfamilygenerationsor___4___(cause)byanillnessorbeingoverweight.Peoplewhohavethisdiseasemayfeelthirstyand_5__(tire)allthetime.Theymayalso__6___(loss)weightandhavetogotothetoiletveryoften.Peoplewithdiabetesmayalsohaveheartdisease,highbloodpressureandstrokes,allof___7__areoftencausedbythedisease.Whilediabetescannotbecured,sometreatmentscanbevery___8__(effect).Diabeticscantakeinsulinshotstomakeupfortheinsulintheirbodiesdonotproduce.Astrictdietandproperexercisecanalsohelp.Peoplewithdiabetesshouldtrytoeatlesshigh-energyfood___9___rice,bread,potatoesshouldbelimited,andsweetslikechocolatesshouldbeavoided.Diabeticsshouldalsoquitsmokinganddrinking.Inaddition,diabeticsshouldtalktotheirdoctorsfirsttoseewhatexerciseissuitablefortheirconditionand____10____(watch)theirglucoselevelswhentheyexercise.二、七選五Youdon’tneedtobeaworld-classmountaineertostandoutinajobinterview.Here’smyadviceonhowtonailthemostcommoninterviewquestion.Mostpeoplearesoeagertoshowoffwhatthey’vebeeninvolvedin.Don’tworry,andtherewillbetimeforthat.Theinterviewerhasreviewedyourresumeandwillaskyouplentyaboutyourexpertise.“Tellmeaboutyourself”isaquestionyou’recertaintobeaskedatanyjobinterview.__1___However,sharingsomethingthatshowswhoyoureallyarebeyondapieceofpaperisagoodidea.Itwillallowtheinterviewertoknowsomethingaboutyourlifeoutsideofwork.Everyonehassomethinginterestingtoshareaboutthemselves.I’veheardpeopletalkabouteverythingfrombeingaworld-classsushicheftoanicecarver.__2_Suchasyouparticipateincompetitivesports,you'reanaccomplished(技藝高超的)pianistandyou’rewritingyourfirstdetectivenovel.Iftheinformationshowcasesauniqueaspectofyourself,andespeciallyifyoucanlinkittowhatyoucanbringtoyournextjob,thengoforit.Anotherwaytothinkaboutthequestionis:“Whatgetsyouupeverymorning?”Thepersonalsowantstoknowwhatyoursenseofpassionandpurposeis.ThatvolunteerworkonafarmcooperativeinSouthAmerica,forexample,showsyouhaveaglobalperspective.___3__Itdoesn’tmatterhowbigorsmalltheaccomplishmentis,aslongasitshowsyou’restrugglingtoimproveyourself.Whenpeoplearemotivatedbycontributingtosomethingbiggerthanthemselves,theygetmoresatisfaction.__4__Relax,beyourselfandtellthetruth.Don'tapproachtheinterviewlikeyou’retryingoutforBroadway.It’smorethanobviouswhensomeoneistryingtomemorizetheirlinesand“playthepart”.Also,ifyouoverstatewhatyou'vedoneorfullyinventastoryaboutyourself,you'llbeexposed.__5___A.Takearisktogetpersonal.B.Showinghonestyisoneofthemostimportantthings.C.Runningyourfirst10kilometersshowsyoulikeachallenge.D.Andtheneverythingyousayaboutyourselfwillbequestioned.E.It'salsoimportanttotellitinawaythatmakesyoumemorable.F.Toomanypeoplerespondtoitbygivingarecitaloftheirresume.G."Tellmeaboutyourself"isaninvitationforyoutosharebriefinformation.三、完形填空Thereisaseven-year-oldgirlnamedLizainthesouthernU.S.stateofAlabama.Justlikemanyotheryounggirls,shealsodevelopedaninterestin1money.So,sheputasmall2whereshesoldacolddrinkmadefrom 3juice,waterandsugar.Thisiscalledalemonadestand(貨攤).Atfirst,thelemonadestandwassomethingtodofor4.Lizasoldthedrinksfor25centsaglass.Butthenthestandbecamemuchmore5,becauseLizahasahealthproblemthatwill6anoperation.She7alotbecausepartofherbraindidnotgrowcorrectly.IfLiza’sbrainproblemisnottreated,doctorssayshecouldsufferamoreseriousbraininjury,likea8.Lizahasgoodhealth9,whichwillhelppayforsomeofthetreatment.Now,10justbeingawayto11moneyforfunthings,themoneyfromthelemonadestandwillhelppayfortherestofthetreatment.Andsomepeoplevisitto12moneythatwillhelpLizawithhermedicaltreatment.Sellingcolddrinksforlessthanadollarwillnot13raisemuchmoney.ButLizathinksrunningthelemonadestandmakesherfeellikesheis14.“It’s15thanjustbegging,”shesaid.1.A.wasting B.saving C.making D.distributing2.A.carriage B.basket C.antique D.table3.A.orange B.carrot C.lemon D.vegetable4.A.fun B.emergency C.passers-by D.tourists5.A.accessible B.characteristic C.important D.unbelievable6.A.acknowledge B.require C.abandon D.reject7.A.suffers B.survives C.benefits D.corresponds8.A.stomachache B.heartattack C.stroke D.toothache9.A.condition B.record C.motivation D.insurance0.A.insteadof B.regardlessof C.infavourof D.inspiteof11.A.undertake B.raise C.circulate D.govern12.A.withdraw B.donate C.convey D.earn13.A.desperately B.gradually C.approximately D.actually14.A.responding B.consuming C.transforming D.helping15.A.better B.worse C.poorer D.wealthier四、閱讀理解At

the

age

of

twelve

years,

the

human

body

is

at

its

most

vigorous.

It

has

yet

to

reach

its

full

size

and

strength,

and

its

owner

his

or

her

full

intelligence;

but

at

this

age

the

likelihood

of

death

is

least.

Earlier,

we

were

infants

and

young

children,

and

consequently

more

Vulnerable（易受傷害的）;

later,

we

shall

undergo

a

progressive

loss

of

our

vigor

and

resistance

which,

though

unnoticeable

at

first,

will

finally

become

so

steep

that

we

can

live

no

longer,

howeverwell

we

look

after

ourselves,

and

however

well

society,

and

our

doctors,

look

after

us.This

decline

in

vigor

with

the

passing

of

time

is

called

ageing.

It

is

one

of

the

most

unpleasant

discoveries

which

we

all

make

that

we

must

decline

in

this

way,

that

if

we

escape

wars,

accidents

and

disease

we

shall

eventually

"die

of

old

age",

and

that

this

happens

at

a

rate

which

differs

little

from

person

to

person,

so

that

there

are

heavy

odds

in

favor

of

our

dying

between

the

ages

of

sixty-five

and

eighty.

Some

of

us

will

die

sooner,

a

few

will

live

longer—on

into

a

ninth

or

tenth

decade.

But

the

chances

are

against

it,

and

there

is

a

virtual

limit

on

how

long

we

can

hope

to

remain

alive,

however

lucky

and

robust

we

are.Normal

people

tend

to

forget

this

process

unless

and

until

they

are

reminded

of

it.

We

areso

familiar

with

the

fact

that

man

ages,

that

people

have

for

years

assumed

that

the

process

of

losing

vigor

with

time,

of

becoming

more

likely

to

die

the

older

we

get,

was

something

self-evident,

like

the

cooling

of

a

hot

kettle

or

the

wearing-out

of

a

pair

of

shoes.

They

have

also

assumed

that

all

animals,

and

probably

other

organisms

such

as

trees,

or

even

the

universe

itself,

must

in

the

nature

of

things

"wear

out".Most

animals

we

commonly

observe

do

in

fact

age

as

we

do,

if

given

the

chance

to

live

long

enough;

and

mechanical

systems

like

a

wound

watch,

or

the

sun,

do

in

fact

an

out

of

energy

in

accordance

with

the

second

law

of

thermodynamics

(whether

the

whole

universe

air

ourselves—well

enough,

at

least,

to

overcome

all

but

the

most

insdoes

so

is

a

moot

point

at

present).

But

these

are

not

analogous（類似的）to

what

happens

when

man

ages.

A

run-down

watch

is

still

a

watch

and

can

be

rewound.

An

old

watch,

by

contrast,

becomes

so

worn

and

unreliable

that

it

eventually

is

not

worth

mending.

But

a

watch

could

never

repair

itself—it

does

not

consist

of

living

parts,

only

of

metal,

which

wears

away

by

friction.

We

could,at

one

time,

reptantly

fatal

illnesses

and

accidents.

Between

twelveand

eighty

years

we

gradually

lose

this

power;

an

illness

which

at

twelve

would

knock

us

over,at

eighty

can

knock

us

out,

and

into

our

grave.

If

we

could

stay

as

vigorous

as

we

are

at

twelve,

it

would

take

about

700

years

for

half

of

us

to

die,

and

another

700

for

the

survivors

to

be

reduced

by

half

again.1

Which

of

the

following

statements

is

INCORRECT?A.

Our

first

twelve

years

represent

the

peak

of

human

development.B.

People

usually

are

unhappy

when

reminded

of

ageing.C.

Normally

only

a

few

of

us

can

live

to

the

eighties

and

nineties.D.

People

are

usually

less

likely

to

die

at

twelve

years

old.2The

word

"it"

in

the

last

sentence

of

Paragraph

Two

refers

toA.

remaining

alive

until

65.B.

remaining

alive

after

80.C.

dying

before

65

or

after

80.D.

dying

between

65

and

80.3What

is

ageing?A.

It

is

usually

a

phenomenon

of

dying

at

an

old

age.B.

It

is

a

fact

that

people

cannot

live

any

longer.C.

It

is

a

gradual

loss

of

vigor

and

resistance.D.

It

is

a

phase

when

people

are

easily

attacked

by

illness.4What

do

the

examples

of

watch

show?A.

Normally

people

are

quite

familiar

with

the

ageing

process.B.

All

animals

and

other

organisms

undergo

the

ageing

process.C.

The

law

of

thermodynamics

functions

in

the

ageing

process.D.

Human's

ageing

process

is

different

from

that

of

mechanisms.五、續(xù)寫Smallboatsloadedwithvariousgoodsspedtothegreatlinerasshewasenteringtheharbour.Beforeshehadanchored,themenfromtheboatshadclimbedonboardandthedecksweresooncoveredwithallkindsofbeautifulthingstheytriedtosell.Itwasdifficultnottobeattracted.Manyofthetouristsonboardhadbegunbargainingwiththetradesmen,butIdecidednottobuyanythinguntilIhadgotoff.IhadnosoonergotofftheshipthanIwasassailed(糾纏)byamanwhowantedtosellmeadiamondring.Ihadnointentionofbuyingone,butIcouldnotdenythefactthatIwasimpressedbythesizeofthediamonds.Someofthemwereasbigasmarbles(小玻璃球).Themantriedhisbesttoprovethatthediamondswerereal.Aswewerewalkingpastashop,heheldadiamondfirmlyagainstthewindowandmadeadeepimpressionintheglass.Ittookmeoverhalfanhourtogetridofhim.Thenextmantoapproachmewassellingexpensivepensandwatches.Iexaminedoneofthepensclosely.Itcertainlylookedauthentic.Atthebaseofthegoldcap,thewords‘madeintheU.S.A.’hadbeenneatlycarved.Themansaidthatthepenwasworth￡50,butasaspecialfavour,hewouldletmehaveitfor￡30.IshookmyheadandheldupfivefingersshowingthatIwaswillingtopay￡5.Gesticulating(打手勢)wildly,themanactedasifhefoundmyofferextremelyunfair,buthefinallyreducedthepriceto￡10.Shruggingmyshoulders,Ibegantowalkawaywhen,amomentlater,heranaftermeandpushedthepenintomyhands.Thoughhekeptthrowinguphisarmsindespair,hereadilyacceptedthe￡5Igavehim.Ifeltespeciallypleasedwithmywonderfulbargain.注意：1.續(xù)寫的短文詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右；2.續(xù)寫部分分為2段,每段的開頭語已經(jīng)為你寫好；3.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。AfterIgothome,mydaughterLilyfoundthepeninmyluggagebyaccident.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________NomatterhowhardItried,itwasimpossibletofillthisbeautifulpenwithink______________________________________________________________________________________________________六、書面表達(dá)假如你是李華，學(xué)校最近要組織一次英語演講比賽，主題為“垃圾分類益處多”，請你根據(jù)此話題寫一篇演講稿。要點(diǎn)如下：1.你的觀點(diǎn)；2.你的建議。注意：1.詞數(shù)80左右2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。參考詞匯：垃圾分類garbageclassification____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________高二下英語期中限時練習(xí)卷二一、語法填空Diabetesisamedicalconditioninwhichthehumanbodydoesnotproduceenoughinsulin(胰島素),a___1___(chemistry)thatcontrolshowweuseglucose.Glucose(葡萄糖)isakindofsugar___2___(use)bythebodytoprovideenergyforcells.Ourcellsneedinsulintouseglucose.Asinsulinisalsoneededtocontrolthelevelofglucoseinthebody,apatientmayattimeshavetoomuchortoolittleglucoseinhisorherblood.___3__situationscancauseotherhealthproblems.Diabetescanbepasseddownthroughfamilygenerationsor___4___(cause)byanillnessorbeingoverweight.Peoplewhohavethisdiseasemayfeelthirstyand_5__(tire)allthetime.Theymayalso__6___(loss)weightandhavetogotothetoiletveryoften.Peoplewithdiabetesmayalsohaveheartdisease,highbloodpressureandstrokes,allof___7__areoftencausedbythedisease.Whilediabetescannotbecured,sometreatmentscanbevery___8__(effect).Diabeticscantakeinsulinshotstomakeupfortheinsulintheirbodiesdonotproduce.Astrictdietandproperexercisecanalsohelp.Peoplewithdiabetesshouldtrytoeatlesshigh-energyfood___9___rice,bread,potatoesshouldbelimited,andsweetslikechocolatesshouldbeavoided.Diabeticsshouldalsoquitsmokinganddrinking.Inaddition,diabeticsshouldtalktotheirdoctorsfirsttoseewhatexerciseissuitablefortheirconditionand____10____(watch)theirglucoselevelswhentheyexercise.【答案】1.chemical2.used3.Both4.caused5.tired6.lose7.which8.effective9.like10.watch二、七選五Youdon’tneedtobeaworld-classmountaineertostandoutinajobinterview.Here’smyadviceonhowtonailthemostcommoninterviewquestion.Mostpeoplearesoeagertoshowoffwhatthey’vebeeninvolvedin.Don’tworry,andtherewillbetimeforthat.Theinterviewerhasreviewedyourresumeandwillaskyouplentyaboutyourexpertise.“Tellmeaboutyourself”isaquestionyou’recertaintobeaskedatanyjobinterview.__1___However,sharingsomethingthatshowswhoyoureallyarebeyondapieceofpaperisagoodidea.Itwillallowtheinterviewertoknowsomethingaboutyourlifeoutsideofwork.Everyonehassomethinginterestingtoshareaboutthemselves.I’veheardpeopletalkabouteverythingfrombeingaworld-classsushicheftoanicecarver.__2_Suchasyouparticipateincompetitivesports,you'reanaccomplished(技藝高超的)pianistandyou’rewritingyourfirstdetectivenovel.Iftheinformationshowcasesauniqueaspectofyourself,andespeciallyifyoucanlinkittowhatyoucanbringtoyournextjob,thengoforit.Anotherwaytothinkaboutthequestionis:“Whatgetsyouupeverymorning?”Thepersonalsowantstoknowwhatyoursenseofpassionandpurposeis.ThatvolunteerworkonafarmcooperativeinSouthAmerica,forexample,showsyouhaveaglobalperspective.___3__Itdoesn’tmatterhowbigorsmalltheaccomplishmentis,aslongasitshowsyou’restrugglingtoimproveyourself.Whenpeoplearemotivatedbycontributingtosomethingbiggerthanthemselves,theygetmoresatisfaction.__4__Relax,beyourselfandtellthetruth.Don'tapproachtheinterviewlikeyou’retryingoutforBroadway.It’smorethanobviouswhensomeoneistryingtomemorizetheirlinesand“playthepart”.Also,ifyouoverstatewhatyou'vedoneorfullyinventastoryaboutyourself,you'llbeexposed.__5___A.Takearisktogetpersonal.B.Showinghonestyisoneofthemostimportantthings.C.Runningyourfirst10kilometersshowsyoulikeachallenge.D.Andtheneverythingyousayaboutyourselfwillbequestioned.E.It'salsoimportanttotellitinawaythatmakesyoumemorable.F.Toomanypeoplerespondtoitbygivingarecitaloftheirresume.G."Tellmeaboutyourself"isaninvitationforyoutosharebriefinformation.【答案】FECBD三、完形填空Thereisaseven-year-oldgirlnamedLizainthesouthernU.S.stateofAlabama.Justlikemanyotheryounggirls,shealsodevelopedaninterestin1money.So,sheputasmall2whereshesoldacolddrinkmadefrom 3juice,waterandsugar.Thisiscalledalemonadestand(貨攤).Atfirst,thelemonadestandwassomethingtodofor4.Lizasoldthedrinksfor25centsaglass.Butthenthestandbecamemuchmore5,becauseLizahasahealthproblemthatwill6anoperation.She7alotbecausepartofherbraindidnotgrowcorrectly.IfLiza’sbrainproblemisnottreated,doctorssayshecouldsufferamoreseriousbraininjury,likea8.Lizahasgoodhealth9,whichwillhelppayforsomeofthetreatment.Now,10justbeingawayto11moneyforfunthings,themoneyfromthelemonadestandwillhelppayfortherestofthetreatment.Andsomepeoplevisitto12moneythatwillhelpLizawithhermedicaltreatment.Sellingcolddrinksforlessthanadollarwillnot13raisemuchmoney.ButLizathinksrunningthelemonadestandmakesherfeellikesheis14.“It’s15thanjustbegging,”shesaid.1.A.wasting B.saving C.making D.distributing2.A.carriage B.basket C.antique D.table3.A.orange B.carrot C.lemon D.vegetable4.A.fun B.emergency C.passers-by D.tourists5.A.accessible B.characteristic C.important D.unbelievable6.A.acknowledge B.require C.abandon D.reject7.A.suffers B.survives C.benefits D.corresponds8.A.stomachache B.heartattack C.stroke D.toothache9.A.condition B.record C.motivation D.insurance0.A.insteadof B.regardlessof C.infavourof D.inspiteof11.A.undertake B.raise C.circulate D.govern12.A.withdraw B.donate C.convey D.earn13.A.desperately B.gradually C.approximately D.actually14.A.responding B.consuming C.transforming D.helping15.A.better B.worse C.poorer D.wealthier【答案】BADBDBDAADABDCA四、閱讀理解At

the

age

of

twelve

years,

the

human

body

is

at

its

most

vigorous.

It

has

yet

to

reach

its

full

size

and

strength,

and

its

owner

his

or

her

full

intelligence;

but

at

this

age

the

likelihood

of

death

is

least.

Earlier,

we

were

infants

and

young

children,

and

consequently

more

Vulnerable（易受傷害的）;

later,

we

shall

undergo

a

progressive

loss

of

our

vigor

and

resistance

which,

though

unnoticeable

at

first,

will

finally

become

so

steep

that

we

can

live

no

longer,

howeverwell

we

look

after

ourselves,

and

however

well

society,

and

our

doctors,

look

after

us.This

decline

in

vigor

with

the

passing

of

time

is

called

ageing.

It

is

one

of

the

most

unpleasant

discoveries

which

we

all

make

that

we

must

decline

in

this

way,

that

if

we

escape

wars,

accidents

and

disease

we

shall

eventually

"die

of

old

age",

and

that

this

happens

at

a

rate

which

differs

little

from

person

to

person,

so

that

there

are

heavy

odds

in

favor

of

our

dying

between

the

ages

of

sixty-five

and

eighty.

Some

of

us

will

die

sooner,

a

few

will

live

longer—on

into

a

ninth

or

tenth

decade.

But

the

chances

are

against

it,

and

there

is

a

virtual

limit

on

how

long

we

can

hope

to

remain

alive,

however

lucky

and

robust

we

are.Normal

people

tend

to

forget

this

process

unless

and

until

they

are

reminded

of

it.

We

areso

familiar

with

the

fact

that

man

ages,

that

people

have

for

years

assumed

that

the

process

of

losing

vigor

with

time,

of

becoming

more

likely

to

die

the

older

we

get,

was

something

self-evident,

like

the

cooling

of

a

hot

kettle

or

the

wearing-out

of

a

pair

of

shoes.

They

have

also

assumed

that

all

animals,

and

probably

other

organisms

such

as

trees,

or

even

the

universe

itself,

must

in

the

nature

of

things

"wear

out".Most

animals

we

commonly

observe

do

in

fact

age

as

we

do,

if

given

the

chance

to

live

long

enough;

and

mechanical

systems

like

a

wound

watch,

or

the

sun,

do

in

fact

an

out

of

energy

in

accordance

with

the

second

law

of

thermodynamics

(whether

the

whole

universe

air

ourselves—well

enough,

at

least,

to

overcome

all

but

the

most

insdoes

so

is

a

moot

point

at

present).

But

these

are

not

analogous（類似的）to

what

happens

when

man

ages.

A

run-down

watch

is

still

a

watch

and

can

be

rewound.

An

old

watch,

by

contrast,

becomes

so

worn

and

unreliable

that

it

eventually

is

not

worth

mending.

But

a

watch

could

never

repair

itself—it

does

not

consist

of

living

parts,

only

of

metal,

which

wears

away

by

friction.

We

could,at

one

time,

reptantly

fatal

illnesses

and

accidents.

Between

twelveand

eighty

years

we

gradually

lose

this

power;

an

illness

which

at

twelve

would

knock

us

over,at

eighty

can

knock

us

out,

and

into

our

grave.

If

we

could

stay

as

vigorous

as

we

are

at

twelve,

it

would

take

about

700

years

for

half

of

us

to

die,

and

another

700

for

the

survivors

to

be

reduced

by

half

again.1

Which

of

the

following

statements

is

INCORRECT?A.

Our

first

twelve

years

represent

the

peak

of

human

development.B.

People

usually

are

unhappy

when

reminded

of

ageing.C.

Normally

only

a

few

of

us

can

live

to

the

eighties

and

nineties.D.

People

are

usually

less

likely

to

die

at

twelve

years

old.2The

word

"it"

in

the

last

sentence

of

Paragraph

Two

refers

toA.

remaining

alive

until

65.B.

remaining

alive

after

80.C.

dying

before

65

or

after

80.D.

dying

between

65

and

80.3What

is

ageing?A.

It

is

usually

a

phenomenon

of

dying

at

an

old

age.B.

It

is

a

fact

that

people

cannot

live

any

longer.C.

It

is

a

gradual

loss

of

vigor

and

resistance.D.

It

is

a

phase

when

people

are

easily

attacked

by

illness.4What

do

the

examples

of

watch

show?A.

Normally

people

are

quite

familiar

with

the

ageing

process.B.

All

animals

and

other

organisms

undergo

the

ageing

process.C.

The

law

of

thermodynamics

functions

in

the

ageing

process.D.

Human's

ageing

process

is

different

from

that

of

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