高二年级上学期期末考试第一节单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)1.Belowthetopsoiloftheearthisthesubsoil,________layerthatcontainsstonesmixedwithasmallamountof________organicmatter.A.a;theB.the;theC.不填;不填D.a;不填2.________bloodifyoucanandmanyliveswillbesaved.A.GivingB.GiveC.GivenD.Togive3.—Ishetheteacheryouoftenreferto?—Right,justtheonefrom________youknowIhavelearntalot.A.whomB.himC.thatD.who4.Hisplaywaspopularandeverytime________aboutit,heowedhissuccesstothesupportofhisfriends.A.talkingB.talkedC.totalkD.whentalking5.Ifyouaskmanydifferentquestions,youwill________alltheinformationyouneedtoknow.A.quitB.acquireC.convinceD.advocate6.—Youaren'tangryathisdisgracefuljoke?—No,________it.I'veneverlaughedsomuchinmylife.A.morethanB.apartfromC.insteadofD.farfromXkB1.com7.Themostimportantwordinthesentencehasbeen________,soitdoesn'tmakeanysense.A.madeoutB.pickedupC.leftoutD.heldup8.—Whenwilltheexpertcomeandgivethelectureonintellectualproperty?—Notuntilourprogram________bytheauthorities.A.approvesB.hasbeenapprovedC.istoapproveD.willbeapproved。9.I'lljoinyoulaterthereareafewthingsIneedto________inmyofficefirst.A.attendtoB.applyforC.appealtoD.layoff10.Ihavebeenpersuadedthattheprintmediaareusuallymore________andmorereliablethantelevision.A.accurateB.ridiculousC.urgentD.shallow11.—WhencanIuseyourcomputer?—Never!________shouldyoutouchit.A.AtnotimeB.InnotimeC.AtanytimeD.Atonetime12.—Howdoyoulikethesetofpopularsciencebooks?—Wonderful!It________manyproblemsweareinterestedinexploring.A.refersB.consultsC.coversD.writes13.Wecouldhardlybelievewhatshesaysbecausesheis________changinghermind.A.regularlyB.steadilyC.eventuallyD.constantly14.WasitbecauseoftheheavysnowstorminEurope________theflighthadtobeputoff?A.whichB.soC.whyD.that15.________youhavepickedup,youmustgiveitbackto________itbelongsto.A.Whatever;whoeverB.What;whoeverC.Nomatterwhat;nomatterwhoD.Whatever;nomatterwho第二节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)Iusedtobeashygirlwhoneverjoinedinanyactivities.When__16__invitedme,Ialways__17__andsaid,“Iamonlyasmallpotato.Idon'twanttobethecenterof__18__.”EveninclasswhentheteacherquestionedusInever__19__myhandbecauseI__20__thatothersmightlaughatmeifImadeamistake.ButeverythingchangedafterIjoinedmyclassdebating(辩论)team.Ididn'twanttojoinatfirst,forIwasafraidtotalkinfrontofabig__21__.However,mygoodfriendtriedto__22__metogo.Shesaid,“Ithinkyoushouldbreakoutofyourshyness,otherwiseitwillbehardforyouto__23__inthissociety.”Shewasright.IwasalwayssoshythatImissedmany__24__.Infact,Iusedtohaveabeautiful__25__thatonedayIwouldbecomeanewsbroadcaster,butIknewitwasunlikelybecauseofmyshyness.IthoughtforalongtimeandthenIdecidedtohaveago.How__26__Iwas!IfeltIhadmadethefirststepin__27__mycowardice(胆怯).I__28__lateatnighttoprepareforthecomingdebate.ButthefirstdebatewasnotwhatIhad__29__.Iwasso__30__whenIwenttomyseat.Idarednotlookattheaudienceand__31__.IshooklikealeafbecauseIfeltasifallthepeoplewere__32__me.IwassonervousthatInearlyforgotwhatIhadtosay.Mythreeteammateshadthesame__33__.Wefailedinthefirstdebate.Butourteachersandclassmatesdidn'tblameus.Theysaid,“Youdidverywell,__34__thisisyourfirsttime.”Inthesecondcompetition,I__35__myattentiononthesubjectofthedebate.Ioperatedwellwithmyteammembersandwesucceeded!Wewonthewarmestapplausefromtheaudienceandthejudges!16.A.anyoneB.everyoneC.someoneD.nobody17.A.refusedB.disagreedC.quarreledD.argued18.A.laughB.attentionC.jokeD.trick19.A.roseB.liftedC.raisedD.took20.A.frightenedB.thoughtC.believedD.worried21.A.numberB.crowdC.teamD.scene22.A.persuadeB.adviseC.suggestD.welcome23.A.struggleB.existC.stayD.survive24.A.debatesB.opportunitiesC.friendsD.competitions25.A.futureB.intentionC.dreamD.purpose26.A.excitedB.nervousC.shyD.afraid27.A.changingB.fightingC.controllingD.conquering28.A.stayedupB.turnedupC.spentupD.wokeup29.A.wantedB.hopedC.expectedD.dreamed30.A.shyB.nervousC.excitedD.glad31.A.studentsB.teachersC.friendsD.judges32.A.staringatB.laughingatC.listeningtoD.talkingabout33.A.thingB.conditionC.problemD.matter34.A.firstofallB.afterallC.aboveallD.atall35.A.paidB.drewC.caughtD.focused第三部分:阅读理解(共20小题,满分40分)AChancesIreallylovemyjobbecauseIenjoyworkingwithsmallchildrenandlikethechallengesandawardsfromthejob.Ialsothinkmyworkisimportant.TherewasatimewhenIthoughtIwouldneverhavethatsortofcareer(职业).Iwasn'tanexcellentstudentbecauseIdidn'tdomuchschoolwork.InmyfinaltermIstartedthinkingwhatImightdoandfoundIdidn'thavemuchtooffer.IjustacceptedthatIwasn'tthetypetohaveacareer.Ithenfoundmyselfajob,lookingaftertwolittlegirls.Itwasn'ttoobadatfirst.ButtheproblemsbeganwhenIagreedtolivein,sothatIwouldbethereifmybosshadtogooutforbusinessintheevening.WeagreedthatifIhadtoworkextrahoursoneweek,she'dgivemetimeoffthenext.Butunfortunately,itdidn'toftenworkout.Iwasgettingextremelytiredandfedup,becauseIhadtoomanylatenightsandearlymorningswiththechildren.OneSunday,Iwasintheparkwiththechildren,andmetMeganwhousedtogotoschoolwithme.Itoldheraboutmysituation.ShesuggestedthatIshoulddoacourseandgetaqualification(资格证书)ifIwantedtoworkwithchildren.Ididn'tthinkIwouldbeacceptedbecauseIdidn'ttakemanyexamsinschool.Sheper