2015—2016学年海南国科园实验学校高二上期中考试英语试题I.词汇①英汉互译（每小题1分，共15分）1.搬迁（v.）r_____________2.freezing_________3.坠毁（v.）c____________4.optimistic__________5.探索（v.）e_____________6.恩惠，善意的行为（n.）f___________7.方便的（adj.）c_________8.诗歌（n.）p___________9.心情m_____________10.definitely__________11.religion_____________12.single___________13.display_____________14.material___________15.有意识的；自觉的c________________②.在空白处填上适当的词possession1.date_______（始于，起源于）2.hold______（阻止）3.come____（梦想）变成现实4.___sure（肯定地）5.rely____（依靠）6.sth.run____（用完）7.in______time（马上）8.provide…_____sb.（为…提供9.get____（四处走动）10.switch______打开（电器）11.keep…___of（挡在外面）12.bebusy____（忙于做某事13.______accident（偶然地）14.give______(暴露)15.add…______（把。。。加到。。。上）Ⅱ.阅读理解：（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）ABodylanguageisaverypowerfultoolofacommunication,notonlybetweenpeoplebutintheanimalworldaswell.Inmanyinstances,weproduceidiomswhichareallunderstandablebyborrowingexamplesfromanimalcommunication.Forexample,weknowthatafrightenedcatwillarch（拱型）.Fromthisstarting-pointwemightheartheexpression.“Hegetsmybackup!”meaning“Hemakesmeangry.”Inthesamemanner,weknowthatmanyanimals,ifchallenged（挑战）byattackers,willnotturnandrunawaybecausethiswillencouragetheattackerstoattackthemmoreforcefully.Instead,theywillmovebackwardsslowlytogetoutofharm’sway,alwaysfacingtheirattacker.Wecallthisaction“backingoff”anditcanbeusedaswellwithhumansaswithanimals.Inthecaseofhumans,however,theback-offmaynotbephysicalbutoral,asinusingakindertoneofvoiceandgentlewordsinsteadoffightingagainsttheattackers.1.Whenacatarchesitsbackhighinarigidcurve,itshowsthatitis.A.angryB.pleasedC.frightenedD.defeated2.Inthearticle“backoff”means.A.toescapefromtheattackersB.togetawayquicklyC.tokeepouttheattackersD.toavoidtheattackersinwords3.Whichofthefollowingiswrongaccordingtothearticle?1A.Tolearnknowledge,humansmustlearnfromanimals.B.Bothhumansandanimalshavethebodylanguage.C.Bothhumansandanimalshavewaysofgettingoutofharm.D.“Faceyourattackers”meanstoencourageyourself.4.Whatismentioned（提到）inthisarticlebelongstostudyofEnglish.A.grammarB.idiomsC.expressionD.communicationBMarkTwainwasagreatwriter.HewasfromtheUSA.Hewasbornin1835.Hewasalsoafamousspeaker.Hewasfamousforhissenseofhumor.Manypeoplelikedtolistentohimtalkbecausehelikedtotellsomeinterestingstoriestomakepeoplelaughallthetime.OnedayMarkTwainwasgoingtoasmalltownbecauseofhiswriting.Beforehewasgoingtoleave,oneofhisfriendssaidtohimthattherewerealwaysalotofmosquitoes(蚊子)inthetownandtoldhimthathe’dbetternotgothere.MarkTwainwaved(摇动)hishandandsaid,“Itdoesn’tmatter.Themosquitoesarenorelativesofmine.Idon’tthinktheywillcometovisitme.”Afterhearrivedatthetown,MarkTwainstayedinasmallhotelnearthestation.Hewentintohisroom,butwhenhewasjustabouttohavearest,quiteafewmosquitoesflewabouthim.Thewaitersfeltverysorryaboutthat.“I’mverysorry,Mr.MarkTwain.Therearetoomanymosquitoesinourtown.”Oneofthemsaidtohim.MarkTwain,however,madeajoke,sayingtothewaiter,“Themosquitoesareveryclever.Theyknowmyroomnumber.Theydidn’tcomeintothewrongroom.”Whathesaidmadeallthepeoplepresentlaughheartily.ButthatnightMarkTwainsleptwell.Doyouknowwhy?Thatwasbecauseallthewaitersinthehotelweredrivingthemosq...
