高二上学期期中考试英语试题(题一)

高二上学期期中考试英语试题（题一）

一

Married by arrangement at 13, Gandhi went to London to study law when he was 13. From 1893 to 1914 he worked for an Indian firm in South Africa. Gandhi was against the racial unfair treatment there. He accepted leadership of protest（抗议）campaigns and gradually developed his techniques of nonviolent resistance（反抗）known as Satyagraha .

Returning to India in January 1915, Gandhi soon became involved in labor organizing. The Jallianwala Bagh mass murder of Amritsar (1919), in which troops fired on and killed hundreds of nationalist demonstrators （示威者）, turned him to direct political protest. Within a year he was the important figure in the Indian National Congress. He launched on a policy of noncooperation with the British in 1920-22. Although total noncooperation was given up, Gandhi continued civil disobedience, organizing protest marches against unpopular British measures, such as the salt tax (1930), and refusing British goods.

Gandhi was repeatedly sent to prison by the British and used hunger strikes as part of his civil disobedience. His final imprisonment came in 1942-44, after he had demanded total withdrawal of the British (the "Quit India" movement) during World War II.

Gandhi also fought to improve the life of the lowest classes of society, the

…Untouchables?, whom he called harijans ("children of God"). He believed in manual labor and simple living; he spun thread and made cloth for his own clothes and insisted that his followers do so, too. He disagreed with those who wanted India to industrialize.

Gandhi was also tireless in trying to form closer ties between the Hindu majority and the numerous minorities of India, particularly the Muslims. He was killed in Delhi on January 30, 1948, by a Hindu murderer who mistakenly thought Gandhi's policy was evil .

56. We can infer from the passage that .

A. Gandhi had many children

B. Gandhi had a wonderful family life

C. Gandhi got married because his family wanted him to.

D. Gandhi was a good father

57. The underlined word “withdrawal” in Paragraph 4 most probably means .

A. removing

B. staying

C. making peace

D. fighting

58. According to the passage, we know that

A. Gandhi would like to build modern cities

B. Gandhi would like to give parties

C. Gandhi would like to build many factories

D. Gandhi would like to live in a village

59. Which of the following is true?

A. The murderer hated the Muslims very much

B. The writer thought well of the murderer.

C. Gandhi didn?t care about the poor

D. British measures were welcome in India

答案：56—59 CADA

二

A new study warns that about thirty percent of the world's people may not have enough water by the year 2025.

A private American organization called Population Action International did the new study. It says more than three-hundred-thirty-five-million people lack enough water now. The people live in twenty-eight countries. Most of the countries are in Africa or the Middle East.

P-A-I researcher Robert Engelman says by the year 2025, about three-thousand-million people may lack water. At least 18 more countries are expected to have severe water problems. The demand for water keeps increasing. Yet the amount of water on Earth stays the same.

Mr. Engelma n says the population in countries that lack water is growing faster than in other parts of the world. He says population growth in these countries will continue to increase.

The report says lack of water in the future may result in several problems. It may increase health problems. Lack of water often means

drinking waters not safe. Mr. Engelman says there are problems all over the world because of diseases, such as cholera, which are carried in water. Lack of water may also result in more international conflict. Countries may have to compete for water in the future. Some countries now get sixty percent of their fresh water from other countries. This is true of Egypt, the Netherlands, Cambodia, Syria, Sudan, and Iraq. And the report says lack of water would affect the ability of developing to improve their economies. This is because new industries often need a large amount of water when they are beginning.

The Population Action International study gives several solutions to the water problem. One way, it says, is to find ways to use water for more than one purpose. Another way is to teach people to be careful not to waste water. A third way is to use less water of agriculture.

The report also says long-term solutions to the water problem must include controls on population growth. It says countries cannot provide clean water unless they slow population growth by limiting the number of children people have.

60. are expected to have severe water problems by the year 2025

A. No countries

B. 18 countries

C. 28 countries

D. 46 countries

61. All the following are true except

A. Lack of water may cause conflict between countries

B. Egypt now has enough fresh water

C. There are solutions to the water problem

D. New industries need a lot of water

62. It can be inferred that

A. Lack of water may also result from international conflict

B. There is connection between providing clean water and slowing population growth

C. The ability of developing has nothing to do with lack of water.

D. It is not known whether diseases have something to do with lack of water

63. The best title of the passage would be

A. World Conflict

B. Diseases and Water

C. World Water Shortage

D. Population and Water

答案：60-63 DBBC

三

A teardrop-shaped island located in the Indian Ocean, Sri lanka is filled with cultural and natural treasures. Indians, Portuguese, Dutch and British have all left their marks here, making for a delightful mix of ancient cities, monuments and atmospheric colonial architecture. At the same time, palm-fringed beaches are never far away . It's clear to see why Marco Polo proclaimed Sri Lanka to be one of the best islands in the world.

The beach thing may be a cliché(陈腔滥调), but don't miss them. Then head to the hills to cool off amidst tea plantations and ancient cities. The island is filled with bird life, and even the occasional elephant . To top it all off, the people are friendly, the food is delicious and costs are low. Climatically the driest and best seasons are from December to March on the west and south coasts and in the Hill Country, and from May to September on the east coast. December to March is also the time when most foreign tourists come, the majority of them escaping the European winter.

Out of season travel has its advantages - it's less crowded, and many airfares and accommodation(膳宿)prices go right down. Nor does it rain all the time. Reefs may protect a beach area and make swimming quite available at places like Hikkaduwa, which during the seasonal wind can be quite pleasant.

July/August is the time of the Kandy Esala Perahera, the 10-day festival honouring the sacred tooth relic of the Buddha, and also the time for the Kataragama Festival in the South. In both towns accommodation just before, during and immediately after the festivals is very difficult to come by, and rates usually double or treble. Be sure to book rooms well in advance.

The country was also seriously damaged by the 2004 tsunami(海啸), which killed more than 30,000 Sri Lankans and wiped out many coastal

communities. While many tourists have been discouraged by the troubles, tourism is a healing force in this hard-hit country, and visitors will be sure to get a warm welcome.

64. From the passage we can conclude

A. it takes people a long time to go to beaches.

B. no European countries have left marks here

C. most foreign tourists come to this country because they want to run away from their home.

D. it is people and food here that attract tourists rather than ancient cities and animal life.

65. Tourism is thought

A. to be good to the hard-hit country.

B. to do harm to the country.

C. to have caused the damage

D. not to be thought well of in the country

66. The fourth paragraph suggests that

A. many more tourists make out of season travel

B. many hotels close down

C. there are fewer tourists

D. it rains all the time

67. The underlined word probably means .

A. low

B. high

C. safe

D. three times

答案：64-67 DACD

四

So long as teachers fail to pick out the difference between teaching and learning, they will continue to do for children that which only children can do for themselves. Teaching children to read is not passing reading on to them. It is certainly not endless hours spent in activities about reading. Douglas insists that “reading cannot be taught directly and schools should stop trying to do the impossible.”

Teaching and learning are two entirely different processes. They differ in kind and function(功能). The function of teaching is to create the conditions and the climate that will make it possible for children to come up with the most efficient way for teaching themselves to read. Teaching is also public activity: It can be seen and observed.

Learning to read involves all that each individual does to make sense of the world of printed language. Almost all of it is private, for learning is a job of the mind, and that process is not open to public scutiny

If teacher and learner roles are not interchangeable（可交换的）, what then can be done through teaching that will aid the child in the quest (探索) for knowledge? Smith has one rule for all teaching instructions. “Make learning to read easy, which means making reading a meaningful, enjoyable and frequent experienc e for children.”

When the roles of teacher and learner are seen for what they are, and

when both teacher and learner fulfill them appropri ately, then much of the pressure and feeling of failure for both is taken out. Learning to read is made easier when teachers create an environment where children are given the opportunity to solve the problem of leaning to read by reading.

68. The problem with the reading course as mentioned in the first paragraph is that ________.

A. it is one of the most difficult school courses

B. students spend endless hours in reading

C. reading tasks are assigned with little guidance

D. too much time is spent in teaching about reading

69. The teaching of reading will be successful if ________.

A. teachers can improve conditions at school for the students

B. teachers can enable students to develop their own way of reading

C. teachers can design the most efficient system for reading

D. teachers can make their teaching activities observable

70. The word “scrutiny” (Line 3, Para. 3) most probably means “________”.

A. request

B. examination

C. control

D. damage

71. According to the passage, learning to read will no longer be a difficult task when ________.

A. children become highly active

B. teacher and learner roles are interchangeable

C. teaching helps children in the search for knowledge

D. reading enriches children?s experience

答案：68-71 DBB A