浙江省宁波市20xx-20xx学年高二英语下学期期中试题

浙江省宁波市20xx-20xx学年高二英语下学期期中试题内容摘要：

appreciate life. A. Be inspired. B. Be helpful. C. Little do we know that it is not a hard task at all. D. So be proud that you have learnt a lesson on your own. E. To have a pleasant emotion around you, it is better to let go. F. If possible, express your gratefulness for something every day. G. Throw flowers at others if you wish flowers to be thrown at you. 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分 45分） 第一节 完形填空 （ 共 20小题；每小题 ，满分 30分 ） In our modern world, when something wears out, we throw it away and buy a new one. The 36 is that countries around the world have growing mountains of 37 because people are throwing out more rubbish than ever before. How did we 38 a throwaway society? First of all, it is now easier to 39 an object than to spend time and money to repair it. 40 modern manufacturing and technology, panies are able to produce products quickly and inexpensively. Products are plentiful and 41 . Another cause is our 42 of disposable (一次性的 ) products. As 43 people, we are always looking for 44 to save time and make our lives easier. Companies 45 thousands of different kinds of disposable products: paper plates, plastic cups, and tissues, to name a few. Our appetite(胃口 ) for new products also 46 to the problem. We are 47 buying new things. Advertisements persuade us that 48 is better and that we will be happier with the latest products. The result is that we 49 useful possessions to make room for new ones. All around the world, we can see the 50 of this throwaway lifestyle. Mountains of rubbish just keep getting bigger. To 51 the amount of rubbish and to protect the 52 , more governments are requiring people to recycle materials. 53 , this is not enough to solve our problem. Maybe there is another way out. We need to repair our possessions 54 throwing them away. We also need to rethink our attitudes about 55 . Repairing our possessions and changing our spending habits may be the best ways to reduce the amount of rubbish and take care of our environment. 36. A. key B. problem C. project D. reason 37. A. debt B. gifts C. products D. rubbish 38. A. bee B. change C. face D. observe 39. A. control B. hide C. replace D. withdraw 40. A. As to B. Except for C. Regardless of D. Thanks to 41. A. cheap B. funny C. powerful D. safe 42. A. division B. lack C. love D. prevention 43. A. brave B. busy C. kind D. sensitive 44. A. friends B. jobs C. places D. ways 45. A. donate B. preserve C. produce D. receive 46. A. adapts B. contributes C. responds D. returns 47. A. ashamed for B. addicted to C. tired of D. worried about 48. A. higher B. larger C. newer D. stronger 49. A. hold onto B. pay for C. pick up D. throw away 50. A. advantages B. consequences C. functions D. purposes 51. A. decrease B. measure C. record D. show 52. A. brands B. consumers C. environment D. technology 53. A. However B. Meanwhile C. Otherwise D. Therefore 54. A. in favor of B. instead of C. or rather D. other than 55. A. advertising B. collecting C. repairing D. spending 第二节 语法填空（共 10小题；每小题 ，满分 15分） 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（ 1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 Many families in the United States have a 56 (large) ine now than ever before, but people are finding 57 difficult to make ends meet anyway. 58 isn’t a dollar worth as much as it used to be? Economists say that the cost of living is the money that a family must pay 59 the necessities of life. For many years now, the cost of living has increased 60 (great), so the value of the dollar has decreased. No one fully understands why the cost of living keeps 61 (increase), but economists believe that workers and producers can make prices go up. As workers earn money, they have more money to spend, so they demand more goods. If there is a demand for certain goods, the prices of these goods go 62 . At the same time, if there’s a 63 (short) of goods, the prices also increase. Families need to know 64 happens to their money. They need to make their ine meet the cost of living, so many people plan a family budget. Budgeting 65 (help) you spend your money wisely as the cost of living increases. 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分 40分） 第一节 ：应用文写作（满分 15分） 学校图书馆需要购置一批新书， 现向学生征求意见。 假如你是李越，你认为学校图书馆最需要购置科普类图书（ popular science books）和文学类图书（ literary books）。 请你用英语给图书馆王老师写一封信，推荐这两类书，并分别说明推荐理由。 注意： 1. 词数 80左右； 2. 信的抬头与落款已给出（不计入词数）； Dear Mr. Wang, ___________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________。