高二级英语科上期终考试题本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分,满分150分。考试用时120分钟。第一部分:听力(共两节,满分32.5分)略第二部分:单项选择:(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)21.Afterthemeeting,I________towriteareportonournextterm’swork.A.setaboutB.madeoffwithC.setoutD.setoff22.______ofthetruthofthereport,hetoldhiscolleaguesaboutit.A.ConvincedB.ConvincingC.ToconvinceD.Havingconvinced23.Thestudentsofthemusicschoolstudy________.A.musicbutalsosomeothersubjectsB.someothersubjectsaswellasmusicC.nosubjectsbutmusicD.neithermusicnorsomeothersubjects24.---Theboysaidhecouldlifttheheavystone.---______isnodoubtaboutthat.A.ThereB.ItC.ThisD.What25.ThatwassoseriousamatterthatIhadnochoicebut_______thepolice.A.calledinB.callinginC.callinD.tocallin26.Theinformationyougiveintheapplicationformistoo________.Youshouldfocusonsomethingspecialaboutyourself.A.commonB.originalC.ordinaryD.general27.Withmoreforestsbeingdestroyed,hugequantitiesofgoodearth______eachyear.A.isbeingwashingawayB.isbeingwashedawayC.arewashingawayD.arebeingwashedaway28.______iceontheroad,Itoldthedrivertoslowdown.A.TherewasB.TheretobeC.TherebeingD.Being29.She_______goawaywhenheroldfriendcametoseeher.A.wasgoingtoB.wouldC.wasabouttoD.wasto30.Ittookhertenyearsto______herpublishingbusiness.A.takeupB.putupC.buildupD.bringup31.Whenheleft,he______adarkshirt.A.hadonB.putonC.inD.wasdressing32.Lastyearthenumberofdeathincreasedby2%-5%_______theyearbeforelast.A.comparingtoB.comparingwithC.tocomparewithD.comparedwith33.That’sanunpleasantthingtosayaboutyourfatherafter_____he’sdoneforyou.A.somethingB.anythingC.allD.that34.ThewinneroftheGrandSlamssaidthathehadowedhissuccesstomanypeople,hisparents________.A.afterallB.bychanceC.onpurposeD.inparticular35.Ihavealwaysbeenhonestandstraightforward,anditdoesn’tmatter______I’mtalkingto.A.whoisitB.whoitisC.itiswhoD.itiswhom第三部分:完形填空(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。WhowontheWorldCup1998footballgame?WhathappenedattheUnitedNations?Howdidthecriticslikethenewplay?36aneventtakesplace,newspapersareonthestreetsgivingthedetails.Whereveranythinghappensintheworld,reportersareonthespottogatherthenews.Newspapershaveonebasic37,togetthenewsasquicklyaspossiblefromitssource,fromthosewhomakeittothosewhowantto38it.Radio,telegraph,television,and39inventionsbroughtcompetitionfornewspapers.Sodidthedevelopmentofmagazinesandothermeansofcommunication.40,thiscompetitionmerelyspurredthenewspaperson.Theyquicklymakeuseofthenewerandfastermeansofcommunicationtoimprovethe41andthustheefficiencyoftheirownoperations.Todaymorenewspapersare42andreadthaneverbefore.Competitionalsolednewspaperstobranchoutintomanyotherfields.Besideskeepingreaders43ofthelatestnews,today'snewspaperseducateandinfluencereadersaboutpoliticsandotherimportantandseriousmatters.Newspapersinfluencereaders'economicchoices44advertising.Mostnewspapersdependonadvertisingfortheirvery45.Newspapersaresoldatapricethat46evenasmallfractionofthecostofproduction.Themain47ofincomeformostnewspapersiscommercialadvertising.Thesuccessinsellingadvertisingdependsonanewspaper'svaluetoadvertisers.This48intermsofcirculation.Howmanypeoplereadthenewspaper?Circulationdependssomewhatontheworkofthecirculationdepartmentandontheservicesorentertainment49inanewspaper'spages.Butforthemostpart,circulationdependsonanewspaper'svaluetoreadersassourceofinformation50thecommunity,city,country,state,nationandworldandevenouterspace.36.A.JustwhenB.WhileC.SoonafterD.Before37.A.reasonB.causeC.problemD.purpose38.A.makeB.publishC.knowD.write39.A.anotherB.otherC.oneanotherD.theother40.A.HoweverB.AndC.ThereforeD.So41.A.valueB.ratioC.rateD.speed42.A.spreadB.passedC.printedD.completed43.A.informB.beinformedC.tobeinformedD.informed44.A.onB.throughC.withD.of45.A.formsB.existenceC.contentsD.purpose46.A.triestocoverB.managestocoverC.failstocoverD.succeedsin47.A.sourceB.originC.courseD.finance48.A.measuresB.measuredC.ismeasuredD.wasmeasured49.A.offeringB.offeredC.whichofferedD.tobeoffered50.A.byB.withC.atD.about第四部分:阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,共40分)第一节:阅读下列短文,然后从各题所给的四个选项(A,B,C,D)中,选出最佳选项。ARoomdoctorsandmedicalgroupsaroundtheworldlastweekendreactedwithstrongoppositiontothenewsthatanItalianspecialistisonthebriskofcloningthefirsthumanbaby.Dr.SeverinoAntinori,whoisheadofahospitalinRome,hasbeenreferredtoinanArabnewspaperclaimingthatoneofhisparentsiseightweekspregnant(怀孕)withaclonedbaby.Antinorirefusedtocommentonthereports,butinMarch2001hesaidhehopedtoproduceaclonedembryo(胎儿)forimplantationwithtwoyears.Sofarsevendifferentkindsofanimalshavealreadysuccessfullybeencloned,includingsheep,catsandmostrecentlyrabbits.Doctorsshowedtheirdoubtandwerestronglyopposedalthoughtheyadmittedthathumancloningwouldfinallycometrueunlesstherewasaworldwidebanonthepractice.ProfessorRudolfJaenischoftheWhiteheadInstituteforBiomedicalResearchattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologysaid,“Ifinditastonishingthatpeopledothiswheretheresultcanbeforetoldthatitwillnotbeanormalbaby.Itisusinghumansasguineapigs(试验品).Itmakespeoplefeelsick.”ButRonaldGreen,directoroftheEthicsInstituteatDarmouthCollegeintheUSA,saiditisunlikelythataneight-week-oldpreg