深圳市布吉高级中学2015-2016学年第一学期期中考试高二英语试题带答案

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1、深圳市布吉高级中学2015-2016学年第一学期期中考试高二英语第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）。AAlthoughEnglishisnotasoldasChinese,itisspokenbymanypeoplearoundtheworldeveryday.Englishspeakersarealwayscreating(创造)newwords,andweareoftenabletoknowwheremostwordscomefro

2、m.Sometimes,however,noonemayreallyknowwhereawordcomesfrom.Didyoueverthinkaboutwhyhamburgers(汉堡包)arecalledhamburgers,especiallywhentheyarenotmadewithham(火腿)?Aboutahundredyearsago,somemenwenttoAmericafromEurope.TheycamefromabigcityinGermanycalledHamburg.TheydidnotspeakgoodEnglish,buttheyateg

3、oodfood.WhensomeAmericanssawthemeatingroundpiecesofbeef,theyaskedtheGermanswhatitwas.TheGermansdidnotunderstandthequestionandanswered,“WecomefromHamburg.”OneoftheseAmericansownedarestaurant,andhadanidea.HecookedsomeroundpiecesofbeeflikethosewhichthemenfromHamburgate.Thenheputeachbetweentwo

4、piecesofbreadandstartedsellingthem.Suchbreadcametobecalled“hamburgers”.Today“hamburgers”aresoldinmanycountriesaroundtheworld.Whetherthisstoryistrueornot,itcertainlyisinteresting.Knowingwhyanywordhasacertainmeaningisinteresting.too.Thisreason,formostEnglishwords,canbefoundinanylargeEnglishd

5、ictionary.1.Accordingtothewriter,Englishis______.A.asoldasChineseB.olderthanGermanC.notsooldasChineseD.verydifficulttolearn2.Hamburgis________.A.akindoffoodB.aroundpieceofbeefC.thenameofavillageD.acityinGermany3.Accordingtothestory,________.A.fewAmericanslikehamburgersB.hamburgersaremadewi

6、thbeefC.hamburgersaremadewithhamD.hamburgerswerefirstsoldaboutacenturyago4.Accordingtothewriter,whichofthefollowingcanoftenbefoundinanylargeEnglishdictionary?A.ThereasonwhyEnglishisspokenaroundtheworldB.WherethoseGermanscamefromC.ThereasonwhyawordhasacertainmeaningD.Whereallthenewwordscome

7、from5.Accordingtothestory,theword“hamburger”comesfrom________.A.ChinabecauseithasalonghistoryB.EnglandbecauseGermansdon’tspeakgoodEnglishC.theroundpiecesofbeefwhichthosepeoplefromHamburgwereeatingD.Englishspeakersbecausetheyalwayscreatenewwords10BPhilipwasanin