-1-本溪市第一中学2018届高二期中英语试题时间:100分钟第一部分:单项选择(共20小题,满分10分)1.IamsurprisedDaviddidn’tapplyforthejob.He____theadvisement.A.mustn’thaveseenB.couldnotseeC.shouldnothaveseenD.cannothaveseen2.Icouldseeaman_____onthefloor,____upwithrope.A.laid,andwastiedB.lying,tyingC.lying,tiedD.lied,tied3.HearrivedinNewOrleanswithoutapennyinhispocketonly_____thattherewerenoboatsforSouthAmerica.A.foundB.foundedC.totellD.tobetold4._________ofcarnival,youthinkofcrowds,costumes,andconfusion.A.TothinkB.ThinkingC.ThinkD.Youthink5.Manylawswerepassed,thefirstof_____thefourteenthcentury.A.themdatesfromB.themdatesbackstoC.whichdatedbacktoD.whichdatesbackto6.LiNing’sdesignswereattractive,andtheyhadmanyadvantages___theirbetter-knownrivals.A.overB.toC.thanD.with7.Astheleadercomesintothestadiumtorunthelastfewmetresofthe42-kilometersrace,thecrowd_____toshoutandcheer.A.raisestoitsfeetB.rosetotheirfeetC.risestoitsfeetD.risetoitsfoot8._____shedoesinthefuture,itcanneverbeasgoodastoday.A.HoweverB.WhateverC.NomatterhowD.What9.“Thedayiscoming________telegraphwireswillbelaidontohouseslikewater-2-orgas.”Bellwrotetohisfather.A.whenB.thatC.inwhichD.onthat10.______byagreaterdemandforgreenproducts,thefoodcompanyhassethigherstandardstoensurethequality.A.TodriveB.BeingdrivenC.DrivenD.Havingdriven11.Shetoldusthatshefirst____aclerkjobwhileshelookedforsomethingbetter.A.carriedoutB.tookupC.heldupD.lookedup12.________impressedtheaudiencemostwas_______themagicianLiuQianplayedinthisyear'sSpringGala.A.What;whatB.That;whatC.What;thatD.That;that13._______inmylifeimpressedmesodeeplyasmyfirstvisittothePalaceMuseum.A.AnythingB.NothingC.EverythingD.Something14.Studiesshowthatpeoplearemore______tosufferfrombackproblemsiftheyalwayssitbeforecomputerscreensforlonghours.A.likelyB.possibleC.probableD.sure15.Ifwe___theotherroad,wemighthavearrivedhereintimeforthemeeting.A.takeB.tookC.hadtakenD.havetaken16.ItwasTomandhisfriendsthat______fortheseriousaccidents.A.weretobeblamedB.wastobeblamedC.weretoblameD.wastoblame17.Doyouthinkall_______wastrue?A.whathesaidB.whichhesaidC.hesaidD.ashesaid18.Heleftschoolearly,andasanadolescent,_____tomakehisfortuneinSouthAmerica,___fromhishomeforNewArleans.A.determined,setoffB.determining,tosetoffC.todetermine,settingoffD.determined,settingoff19.________herhome,Maryhelpshermotherwithsomehousework.A.AssoonasshereturnsB.OnarrivingC.AftershegetsD.Immediatelyshereaches20.Icalledhimmanytimesyesterdayevening,butIcouldnotgetthrough.Hismother-3-____onthephoneallthetime.A.hasbeentalkingB.wastalkingC.hastalkedD.hadbeentalked第二部分:阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)AAfterthecomingofEuropeanstotheAmericas,Indianswereforcedtochangetheirwayoflife.YettheinfluenceofnativeAmericancultureisstillfeltthroughouttheUnitedStates.ManyofthefoodscommonlyeatenintheUnitedStatestodaywerefirstgrownbyAmericanIndians.Amongthesefoodsarecorn,wheatandsweetpotatoes,peanuts,pumpkins,tomatoes,andcertainbeansandberries.NativeAmericansalsodiscoveredwaystouseherbsandotherplantsasmedicines.NativeAmericaninventions,suchascanoes,ponchosandparkas(风雪衣),hammocks(吊床)andsnowshoesarestillinusetoday.OthermarksofIndianculturewereleftinAmericanplacenames.ThestateofAlaska,forexample,takesitsnamefromanativeAmericanwordmeaning“greatland”.Todaynearly1.5millionnativeAmericansliveintheUnitedStates.Somestillpreservethewaysoftheirancestors,speakingIndianlanguagesandkeepingalivetheirlegends,artforms,andcustoms.OthernativeAmericanskeepfewoftheoldways,butremainproudoftheirpeople’scontributionstoAmericanhistory.AmericanshavecometoappreciatethebeautyofIndiancrafts(工艺).ManyartistsfindinspirationintraditionalIndiandesigns.ManyIndianvalues,too,havebecomewidelyheld.Americanstodaybelievethattheland,airandwaterarepreciousresources(资源)thatmustbecarefullyprotected.Asonegovernmentofficialwroterecently:WehaveslowlycomebacktosomeofthetruthsthattheIndiansknewfromthebeginning.Peopleneedtolearnfromnature,tokeepaneartotheearth,andtorefilltheirspiritsinfrequentcontactwithanimalsandwildland.21.Whatdoes“nativeAmericans”refertointhepassage?-4-A.EuropeanssettlingintheAmericas.B.PeoplebornandlivinginAmerica.C.AmericanIndians.D.AncestorsofAmericans.22.WhatinfluencesAmericansmostaccordingtothepassage?A.AgricultureofnativeAmericans.B.AncientIndianmedicines.C.NativeAmericaninventions.D.Indianlanguages.23.Theunderlinedword“inspiration”(inParagraph5)means_______.A.confidenceB.creativeideasC.powerD.goodadvice24.WhichofthefollowingbestshowstheIndianvalues?A.AmericansshouldpreservethewaysofIndianancestors.B.NativeAmericansarestillmakingcontributionstoAmericanhistory.C.Theresourcesofferedbynatureshouldbecarefullyprotected.D.NativeAmericansknewthetruthslongbeforeAmericansdotoday.BElephantsarethelargestlandanimalsandtheyneedplentyoflivingspan.Theyhaveseasonalmigration(迁徙)routes.Ashumanpopulationsrise,elephantlandisbeingclearedforagricultureandotherkindsofdevelopment.Whenanimalsareeffectivelytrappedonsmallareasofland,itrestrictsthegenepoolandalsoresultsinashortageoffood.Whereelephantreserves(保护区)borderagriculturalareas,elephantsareoftenattractedtoleave