52.According to the passage, the speed of the biggest two hurricanes reaches ____.

A.115 miles per hour                 B.110 miles per hour

C.75 miles per hour                  D.95 miles per hour

D

Expressions about water are almost as common as water itself. But many of the expressions using water have unpleasant meanings.

The expression “to be in hot water” is one of them. It is a very old expression. “Hot water” was used five hundred years ago to mean being in trouble. One story says it got that meaning from the custom of throwing extremely hot water down on enemies attacking a castle.

That no longer happens. But we still get in “hot water”. When we are in “hot water”, we are in trouble. It can be any kind of trouble---serious, and not so serious. A person who breaks a law can be in hot water with the police. A young boy can be in hot water with his mother, if he comes into the house with dirty shoes.

Being in “deep water” is almost the same as being in hot water. When you are in “deep water”, you are in a difficult position. Imagine a person who cannot swim being thrown into water over his head.

You are in deep water when you are facing a problem that you do not have the ability to solve. You can be in deep water, for example, if you invest(投资) in stocks(股票) without knowing anything about the stock market.

“To keep your head above water” is a colorful expression that means staying out of debt. A company seeks to keep its head above water during economic hard times. A man who loses his job tries to keep his head above water until he finds a new job.

“Water over the dam” is another expression about a past event. It is something that is finished. It cannot be changed. The expression comes from the idea that water which has flowed over a dam cannot be brought back again.

53. The passage mainly tells us _______ .

A. the importance of water in our life    B. some expressions about water

C. some sad stories about water         D. some lessons about daily life

54. When a friend is troubled by a mistake she has made, you might tell her to forget about it. You say “ _______”.

A. You are in hot water       B. You are in deep water

C. Keep your head above water     D. It is water over the dam

55.Two of the phrases “to be in hot water” “to be in deep water” mentioned in the passage have the same meaning of “ _______ ”.

A. to be in debt     B. to be in difficulty

C. to be useless    D. to be out of water

56. Which of the following expressions is a bit different from the others in meaning?

A. To be in hot water.                B. To be in deep water.

C. To keep your head above water.      D. Water over the dam.

E

Not all memories are sweet. Some people spend all their lives trying to forget bad experiences. Violence and traffic accidents can leave people with terrible physical and emotional scars. Often they relieve these experiences in nightmare(梦魇).

Now American researchers think they are close to developing a pill, which will help people forget bad memories. The pill is designed to be taken immediately after a frightening experience. They hope it might reduce, or possibly erase(抹去) the effect of painful memories.

In November, experts tested a drug on people in the US and France. The drug stops the body releasing chemicals that fix memories in the brain. So far the research has suggested that only the emotional effects of memories may be reduced, not that the memories are erased.

The research has caused a great deal of argument. Some think it is a bad idea, while others support it.

Supporters say it could lead to pills that prevent or treat soldiers’ troubling memories after war. They say that there are many people who suffer from terrible memories.

“Some memories can ruin people’s lives. They come back to you when you don’t want to have them in a daydream or nightmare. They usually come with very painful emotions,” said Roger Pitman, a professor of Psychiatry(精神病学) at Harvard Medical School. “This could relieve a lot of that suffering.”

But those who are against the research say that changing memories is very dangerous because memories give us our identity(特质). They also help us all avoid the mistakes of the past.

“All of us can think of bad events in our lives that were horrible at the time but make us who we are. I’m not sure we want to wipe those memories out,” said Rebecca Dresser, a medical ethicist(伦理学家).

57. The passage is mainly about_____.

A. a new medical invention

B. a new research on the pill

C. a way of erasing painful memories

D. an argument about the research on the pill

58. The drug tested on people can_____.

A. cause the brain to fix memories

B. stop people remembering bad experiences

C. prevent body producing certain chemicals

D. wipe out the emotional effects of memories

59. We can infer from the passage that_____.

A. people doubt the effects of the pills

B. the pill will stop people’s bad experiences

C. taking the pill will do harm to people’s health

D. the pill has been produced in America

60. Which of the following does Rebecca Dresser agree with?

A. Some memories can ruin people’s lives

B. People want to get rid of bad memories.

C. Experiencing bad events makes us different from others.

D. The pill will reduce people’s sufferings from bad memories.

第二节：根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

—Hello, darling. I have done all your shopping for you.

—My shopping?      61

—I saw the shopping list you left beside the telephone.

—Oh, dear.   62   It’s a list of the things I am not supposed to eat.

—      63

—Yes. I went to my doctor yesterday and he sent me to a local hospital for tests. ___64______

—I’m sorry, dear. __65______

—Well, no problem. I do appreciate what you did, and of course, you can eat all those things.

—That’s true! I sure can!

A.I meant to help.

B. How did you know what I wanted to buy?

C. You promised me a surprise.

D. That’s not a shopping list.

E. Because of your skin problem?

F. He called me today and gave me the list.

G. What’s wrong with you, dear?

第Ⅱ卷(非选择题，共三节，满分55分)

第一节  单词拼写(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)

根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，写出空缺处各项单词的正确形式(每空只写一词)

66. This novel has been __________(翻译) into English.

67. The girl was _______(雇佣) as a secretary in the company.

68. What’s your _______(看法) towards this problem?

69. She is __________(好奇) about space.

70. Please keep me ________(了解情况的) of what happens.

71. He lit a ________(香烟)，got up and went off.

72. Come whenever it is _________(方便的) to you.

73. It’s not very _________(可靠的) to judge a person only by his looks.

74. We need to buy some new _______(家具) in a few days.

75. Would you _________(推荐) a good dictionary to me?

第二节 短文改错(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)

I went to see the film after supper. On my way to the   76.________

cinema. I met an English woman, who lost her way.     77.________

I gave up the chance see the film and took her to her    78. ________

hotel. While go there, I told her about great changes    79. ________

that had been taken place here in the past few years    80. ________

and she had told me something about her country.    81. ________

Although I missed the film, but I still felt very happy, for   82._________

I had not only helped her out of trouble but practiced    83. _________

my spoken English. If I had not worked hard on      84. _________

English, I would not have been able to help him.     85. ________

第三节  书面表达：

开学初老师和家长都希望李华住校学习，他却喜欢每天回家，双方各持己见。假设你是李华，用英语给中学生英语报写一封100字左右的信，介绍这个情况并请求帮助和建议。

老师和家长的理由 李华的理由

1. 方便问问题

2. 晚自习时间更能保证

3. 培养独立生活的能力 1. 晚上有更多自习时间

2. 学习内容可以自由支配

……

注意: 1. 信的开头已为你写好。 2. 参考词语: 住校 board (v.)

Dear Sir,

I’m a student of Senior 2. I am writing to tell you ____________________________

第一学期高二英语期中考试试卷就为大家介绍到这里，希望对你有所帮助。

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