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惠州市实验中学2011-2012学年高二上学期期中考试英语试卷考试时间120分钟分值135分I语言知识及应用(共两节,满分45分)第一节完形填空(共15题;每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1~15所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑Todaymanypeoplearestarvingtodeath.Recentlyamanwhowantedtounderstandtheconditionsofsuchpeopleconductedanexperiment.Heonlyateonemealadayforamonthbutcontinuedtoworkashenormallydid.Duringthefirstfivedayshewashungryathis 1mealtimebutafterhehaddrunkaglassofwaterhishungerwentaway.Inthemorningwhenheatehisonemealheatequicklyandhada 2 amount.Duringthenextfewdays 3 hewasnothungryduringthedayhequickly 4everyfoodstallatableonwhichfoodisputtobesoldandthesmelloffoodcaughthis 5 .Duringthethirdandthefourthweekshehadhungerpainsand 6 physicalstrength.He 7 hisonemealandateitslowlyenjoyingeverybite. 8 itheknewhewouldhavehardlyenoughenergytowork. This 9 changedhisattitudeaboutsomethings.Havingacupofteawasnotjustapastime.Italso 10 himstrength.Hemorefrequentlynoticedoverweightpeopleandpeoplewhothrew 11leftoverfood.Herealizedtheimportanceof 12 fortheveryhungryperson.Hecouldnolongereasily 13 byahungrybeggaronthestreet.Butmost 14 hecouldnowsympathize同情ina 15 waywiththehungrypeopleoftheworld.1.A.after B.formal C.regular D.frequent2.A.large B.small C.ordinary D.common3.A.if B.when C.asif D.although4.A.recognized B.noticed C.glanced D.digested5.A.eyes B.imagination C.attention D.interest6.A.needed B.lacked C.required D.wanted7.A.lookedforwardto B.devotedhimselfto C.lookeddownupon D.tookpridein8.A.With B.Without C.Ratherthan D.Exceptfor9.A.action B.movement C.experiment D.performance10.A.gained B.gave C.took D.left11.A.in B.up C.away D.about12.A.food B.meals C.money D.work13.A.come B.pass C.stand D.stop14.A.fortunately B.seriously C.necessary D.important15.A.great B.big C.small D.similar第二节语法填空(共10小题,每小题
1.5分,满分15分)阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空,并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16-25的相应位置上Thismorning16IfinishedmyhomeworkIwenttothePeople’sParktogetherwithmyclassmateMarytoflyakite.Wegotaverynicekiteanditwas17alovelydaythatweweresuretohavealotoffun.Ibegantofly18kite.OnceitwentupintotheskyIbegantorunveryfastinthehopethatitwouldgohigherandhigher.ThensuddenlyIfeltsomethingwrong.19lookupintotheskyIwas20disappointtofindthatthekitehadgot21break.Innotimethekiteandropefelloverme.Whatafool!Isatonthegrassfeelingrather22shameofwhatIhaddone.ThenMary23comfortmesaying“Nowyouknowwhatmakesakiteflyhigh.It’s24patientandskills!”25hearthisInoddedmyhead.II阅读(共两节,满分50分)第一节阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑AIntheUnitedStateswhenonebecomesrichhewantspeopletoknowit.Andevenifhedoesnotbecomeveryrichhewantspeopletothinkthatheis.Thatiswhat‘keepingupwiththeJoneses’isaboutItisthestoryofsomeonewhotriedtolookasrichashisneighbours.Theexpressionwasfirstusedin1913byayoungAmericancalledArthurMomand.Hetoldthisstoryabouthimself.Hebeganearning$125aweekattheageof
23.Thatwasalotofmoneyinthosedays.HegotmarriedandmovedwithhiswifetoaverywealthyneighbourhoodoutsideNewYorkCity.WhenhesawthatrichpeoplerodehorsesMomandwenthorsebackridingeveryday.WhenhesawthatrichpeoplehadservantsMomandandhiswifealsohiredaservantandgavebigpartiesfortheirnewneighbours.Itwaslikearacebutonecouldneverfinishthisracebecauseonewasalwaystryingtokeepup.TheraceendedforMomandandhiswifewhentheycouldnolongerpayfortheirnewwayoflife.TheymovedbacktoanapartmentinNewYorkCity.Momandlookedaroundhimandnoticedthatmanypeopledothingsjusttokeepupwithrichlife--styleoftheirneighbours.HesawthefunnysideofitandstartedtowriteaseriesofshortstoriesHecalledit‘KeepingupwiththeJoneses’because‘Jones’isaverycommonnameintheUnitedStates.’KeepingupwiththeJoneses’cametomeankeepingupwithrichlifestyleofthepeoplearoundyou.Momand’sseriesappearedindifferentnewspapersacrossthecountryforover28years.PeopleneverseemtogettiredofkeepingupwiththeJoneses.Andthereare‘Jonses’ineverycityoftheworld.ButonemustgettiredoftryingtokeepupwiththeJonesesbecausenomatterwhatonedoesMr.Jonesalwaysseemstobeahead.
26.SomepeoplewanttokeepupwiththeJonesesbecausethey______.A.wanttobeasrichastheirneighboursB.wantotherstoknowortothinkthattheyarerichC.don’twantotherstoknowtheyarerichD.wanttobehappy
27.Itcanbeinferredfromthestorythatrichpeopleliketo________.A.liveoutsideNewYorkCityB.liveinNewYorkCityC.liveinapartmentsD.havemanyneighbours
28.Theunderlinedwordneighbourhoodinthesecondparagraphmeans________.A.apersonwholivesnearanotherB.peoplelivinginanareaC.anareaneartheplacereferredtoD.anareainanothertownorcity
29.ArthurMomandusedthename‘Jones’inhisseriesofshortstoriesbecause’Jones’is________.A.animportantnameB.apopularnameintheUnitedStatesC.hisneighbour’snameD.notagoodname
30.AccordingtothewriteritistokeepupwiththeJoneses.A.correctB.interestingC.impossibleD.goodBO.HenrywasapennameusedbyanAmericanwriterofshortstories.HisrealnamewasWilliamSydneyPorter.HewasborninNorthCarolinain
1862.Asayoungboyhelivedanexcitinglife.Hedidnotgotoschoolforverylongbuthemanagedtoteachhimselfeverythingheneededtoknow.Whenhewasabout20yearsoldO.HenrywenttoTexaswherehetrieddifferentjobs.Hefirstworkedonanewspaperandthenhadajobinabankwhensomemoneywentmissingfromthebank.O.Henrywasbelievedtohavestolenit.Becauseofthathewassenttoprison.Duringthethreeyearsinprisonhelearnedtowriteshortstories.AfterhegotoutofprisonhewenttoNewYorkandcontinuedwriting.HewrotemostlyaboutNewYorkandthelifeofthepoorthere.Peoplelikedhisstoriesbecausesimpleasthetalesweretheywouldfinishwithasuddenchangeattheendtothereader’ssurprise.
31.InwhichorderdidO.Henrydothefollowingthingsa.LivedinNewYork.b.Workedinabank.c.TravelledtoTexas.d.Wasputinprison.e.HadanewspaperJob.f.Learnedtowritestories.A.e.c.f.b.d.aB.c.e.b.d.f.aC.e.b.d.c.a.f.D.c.b.e.d.af.
32.PeopleenjoyedreadingO.Henry’sstoriesbecauseA.theyhadsurpriseendingsB.theywereeasytounderstandC.theyshowedhisloveforthepoorD.theywereaboutNewYorkCity
33.O.Henrywenttoprisonbecause.A.peoplethoughthehadstolenmoneyfromthenewspaperB.hebrokethelawbynotusinghisownnameC.hewantedtowritestoriesaboutprisonersD.peoplethoughthehadtakenmoneythatwasnothis
34.WhatdoweknowaboutO.HenrybeforehebeganwritingA.Hewaswell-educated.B.Hewasnotseriousabouthiswork.C.Hewasdevotedtothepoor.D.Hewasverygoodatlearning.
35.WheredidO.HenrygetmostmaterialforhisshortstoriesA.Hislifeinsidetheprison.B.Thenewspaperarticleshewrote.C.ThecityandpeopleofNewYork.D.Hisexcitingearlylifeasaboy.CWhatmakesonepersonmoreintelligentthananotherWhatmakesonepersonageniuslikethebrilliantAlbertEinsteinandanotherpersonafoolArepeoplebornintelligentorstupidorisintelligencetheresultofwhereandhowyouliveTheseareveryoldquestionsandtheanswerstothemarestillnotclear.Weknowhoweverthatjustbeingbornwithagoodmindisnotenough.Insomewaysthemindislikealegoranarmmuscle.Itneedsexercise.Mentalexerciseisparticularlyimportantforyoungchildren.Manychildpsychologists心理学家thinkthatparentsshouldplaywiththeirchildrenmoreoftenandgivethemproblemstothinkabout.Thechildrenarethenmorelikelytogrowupbrightandintelligent.Ifontheotherhandchildrenareleftaloneagreatdealwithnothingtodotheyaremorelikelytobecomedullandunintelligent.Parentsshouldalsobecarefulwithwhattheysaytoyoungchildren.Accordingtosomepsychologistsifparentsarealwaystellingachildthatheorsheisafooloranidiotthenthechildismorelikelytokeepdoingsillyandfoolishthings.Soitisprobablybetterforparentstosayverypositivethingstotheirchildrensuchas“Thatwasaverycleverthingyoudid.”or“Youaresuchasmartchild.”
36.Thewords“intelligent”and“brilliant”inthefirstparagraphprobablymean_______while“dull”inthesecondparagraphmeans________.A.brightandsplendid;slowinthinkingandunderstandingB.prettyandhandsome;ordinary-lookingC.greatandimportant;commonD.hopefulandhelpful;careless
37.Accordingtothecontextwecanguessthatageniusis________whileanidiotis________.A.anormalperson;afunnypersonB.astrongperson;aweakpersonC.ahighlyintelligentperson;afoolishorweak-mindedpersonD.afamousperson;anordinaryperson
38.Aperson________ismorelikelytobecomeagenius.A.whoseparentsarecleverB.oftenthinkingaboutdifficultproblemsC.oftenhelpedbyhisparentsandteachersD.bornwithagoodbrainandputtingitintoactiveuse
39.Itisbetterforparents________.A.topraiseandencouragetheirchildrenmoreoftenB.tobehardontheirchildrenC.toleavetheirchildrenalonewithnothingtodoD.togivetheirchildrenasmuchhelpaspossible
40.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothearticleA.Parentsplayanimportantpartintheirchildren’sgrowth.B.Thelessyouuseyourmindthedulleryoumaybecome.C.Intelligenceisobviouslytheresultofwhereandhowyoulive.D.Whatmakesapersonbrightorstupidisstillunderdiscussion.DAcompanyadvertisedinthenewspaperforasalesposition.Detailsoftherequirementssalaryandbenefitsweregiven.Itwasalsoclearlystatedthatapplicantsneededtotakeanaptitudetest能力倾向测试andaninterview.Howeverlookingatthewholeadvertisementonecouldnotfindanycontactinformationofthecompany.Mostinterestedapplicantsthoughtthatitwasthecompany’sHRdepartment’scarelessnessoraprintingerror.Theythereforewaitedpatientlyforthenewspapertopublishanamendment订正.Butinsteadofwaitingforthenewspapertopublishthecompanydetailsanotherthreeapplicantstooktheinitiative主动性tofindoutthecompany’scontactinformationthemselves.TimdidasearchontheInternet.Bytypingthecompany’snameheeasilyobtainedalltheinformationincludingitscontactnumber.Lisacalledupthelocaltelephonenumbersearchserviceandfoundoutthecompany’sofficenumber.Shecalleduptheofficeandgottherequiredcontactinformation.Donnaputinagreatereffortinhersearch.Sherememberedseeingaposterbythesamecompanyinthecitysoshedroveallthewaydownandmadeafewroundstosearchforit.Shefinallyfoundittogetherwiththecompany’scontactinformation.Threedaysafterthatadvertisementwaspublishedinthenewspapermostinterestedapplicantswerestillwaitingeagerlyforanamendment.OntheotherhandtheapplicationlettersandresumesofTimLisaandDonnahadalreadyreachedthehandsofthecompany’sHRmanager.Theywerethencalledupforaninterview.Duringtheinterviewallwentwellandimmediatelytheywerehired.Thethreeofthemwerealittlesurprisedathowfastthingswenton.Theywereexpectingforanaptitudetestasstatedintheadvertisement.TheHRdirectoransweredthemsmiling“Ourtestishiddenintheadvertisementitself.Tobeagoodsalespersoninthisageheorshehastobebroad-mindedandveryimportantlydoesnotfollowrigid死板的stepsorrules.Youareallclever.Inashorttimeyou’vemanagedtofindwaysofcontactingus.Itshowsclearlythatyouhavepassedthetestwithflyingcolors!”Thefoolssitaroundwaitingfortheirchanceswhereasthewiseactivelytakeactionswithgreatinitiative.
41.Accordingtothepassagethecompanywantedtotesttheapplicants’______.A.salesskillsB.carefulnessC.attitudeD.initiative
42.WhosesearchskillistheeasiestofallA.Tim’s.B.Lisa’s.C.Donna’s.D.None.
43.WhatcanweinferfromthepassageA.TheHRmanagerofthecompanymadeamistake.B.Thecompanymeanttoomit遗漏itscontactinformation.C.TheHRmanagerofthecompanywasunfitforhis/herjob.D.Aprintingerroroccurredintheadvertisementinthenewspaper.
44.WhichofthestatementsisNOTcorrectaccordingtothepassageA.Manyapplicantsthoughtthecompanymadeamistake.B.Theadvertisementwasveryspecialtomanyapplicants.C.Whoeverfoundthecompany’scontactinformationdidn’tneedtohaveaninterview.D.Thecompanyneededbroad-mindedandcleversalespersons.
45.Thewriterwantstotellusthroughthispassagethat______.A.nocontactinformationseeninanadvertisementmightnotbethecompany’smistakeB.applicantsshouldbecarefulnottobefooledbythecompany’sadvertisementC.opportunityalwaysbelongstowhoeverisactiveandbroad-mindedD.therearemanysuccessfulchancestobefoundinthisage第二节信息匹配(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)请阅读下列应用文及相关信息,并按照要求匹配信息请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑以下是一些新闻报道的信息[A].Sciencemagazinepublishedthestudyaboutorangutans长臂无尾猩猩.ThescientistscollectedevidencefromyearsofobservationsinsixareasonBorneoandSumatra.Thescientistsfoundthattheanimalsdemonstratedatotaloftwenty-foursignsofculturalactivity.Severalactionsweredemonstratedinsomeorangutangroupsbutnotothers.[B].TheEnvironmentalInvestigationAgencyandTelapakreleasedthereport.TelapakisanenvironmentalgroupbasedinIndonesia.TheEnvironmentalInvestigationAgencyoperatesinseveralcountries.ThetwogroupssayIndonesiacontrolstenpercentoftheworldstropicalrainforests.[C].RichardSandoristhechairmanoftheC-C-X.Hepraisedthecompaniesformingthegroupfordemonstratingleadership.Hesaidtheybelievethatanactivewaytodealwithglobalwarninghelpseveryone.Thegroupsaiditsmemberswanttoreducecoststheymayfacefromfuturerulesongreenhousegasemissions.Tradingcreditsmayhelpbusinessesfindthemosteffectivemethodstoreducepollution.Membersalsohopetoimprovetheirpublicimageonenvironmentalissues.[D].Theirmostdetailedeffortinvolvedninety-ninekindsofbirdsinsectsandplantsinNorthAmericaandEurope.Theyfoundthattheterritorywheretheseplantsandanimalslivehasmovednorthbyanaverageofsixkilometerseverytenyears.InEuropesomebutterfliesnowliveasmuchasonehundredkilometerstothenorthbecauseofchangeslinkedtohighertemperatures.[E].Thenewreportsaysmanyareasexperiencedunusualweatherintwothousandandtwo.MostofAsiaforexamplewaswarmerthanusual.IndiahadunusuallyhightemperaturesinAprilandMay.Theextremelyhotweathercausedhundredsofdeaths.TherealsowereextremelydryconditionsacrossIndia.PartsofAfricaexperiencedunusualheavyrains.YetotherareasinAfricahadunusualdryweather.[F].Hydrogen氢isthemostcommonelementintheuniverse.Hydrogenisacolorlessgas.OnEarthitispresentinlargeamountsinnaturalgascoalplantsandwater.Byweighthydrogenproducesthehighestenergylevelsofanyknownfuel.Whenburnedinanenginehydrogenreleasesnoharmfulpollutionintotheenvironment.Whenpoweringafuelcelltheonlywasteiswater.Howeverhydrogenisdifficulttostore.Italsoburnseasily.请阅读以下与新闻信息,然后匹配与上面新闻相关的报道内容
46.AsevereoceanstormhitSouthKoreainAugust.Itsetanewnationalrecordforrainfall.IncentralEuropemorethanonehundredpeoplediedinfloodingcausedbyheavyrainfallinSeptember.Thefloodingalsoresultedinthousandsofmillionsofdollarsinpropertydamage.YetlargepartsofNorthandSouthAmericahadextremelydryweather.
47.OnememberoftheChicagoClimateExchangeisAmericanElectricPower.ItsthebiggestownerofelectricpowerproducersintheUnitedStates.CompanyofficialssaytheyhopetheircompanysmembershipwilldemonstratetheabilityoftheC-C-Xtogrow.
48.Forexamplemembersofsomegroupsmakeakissingnoisebytighteningtheirmouthsandsuckinginair.Somegroupsuseleavestocleanthemselvesorprotecttheirhandsfromsharpobjects.Thescientistsfoundthatsomeoftheanimalsusesticksastoolstoremoveinsectsfromholesintrees.Otherorangutansuseleavestocrushinsectsorgatherwater.
49.ProfessorsParmesanandYoheusedsimilarmethodstoexamineonehundredandseventy-twokindsofwildlife.Theyexaminedthetimingofeventsinthespringsuchastheappearanceofflowersandthereproductionofanimals.Theyfoundthattheseeventshappenedanaverageoftwodaysearlierthannormaleverytenyears.
50.Theysayillegaloperationstoremovetreesarecausinglargeareasofforesttodisappear.EnvironmentalInvestigationAgencydirectorDaveCurreysaystheillegaloperationsarecompletelyoutofcontrol.III写作共两节,满分40分第一节基础写作(共1小题,满分15分[写作内容]假如你是新华中学的学生李华某学生英文报正在招聘兼职的学生记者,你向应聘请根据以下要点给该报社写一封自荐信信的开头已经给出
1.写信目的:对兼职记者感兴趣,决定应聘
2.自身优势:知识面广英语水平高,写作能力强;
3.有过类似的经历(学校广播站记者);
4.性格外向,善于交际,乐意与他人合作
5.个人要求:希望能收到回复,并被聘用[写作要求]1.只能使用5个句子表达全部内容;2.信中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称3.信的开头和结尾已为你写好,不计入总数[评分标准]句子结构准确,信息内容完整,篇章结构连贯SirIamastudentfromXinhuaMiddleSchoolandIamgladtolearnthatyouneedafewmorepart-timeEnglishreporters.…第二节读写任务(共1小题,满分25分)阅读下面的短文,然后按照要求写一篇150左右的英语短文ItwastheendofmyfirstdayasawaitressinabusyNewYorkrestaurant.Mycaphadgoneawayandmyfeethurt.TheloadedplatesIcarriedseemedtobeheavierandheavier.TiredanddiscouragedIdidntseemabletodoanythingright.AsIwroteoutacheckforafamilywithseveralchildrenwhohadchangedtheirice-creamorderadozentimesIwasreadytoquit.Thenthefathersmiledatmeashehandedmemytip.“Welldone”hesaid“yourelookingafterusreallywell.”Suddenlymytirednessdisappeared.IsmiledbackandlaterwhenthemanageraskedmehowI’dlikemyfirstdayIsaid“Fine!”Thosefewwordsofpraisehadchangedeverything.Praiseislikesunshinetothehumanspirit;noflowercangrowwithoutit.Andyetmostofusareonlytooreadytoapplytoothersthecoldwindofcriticism;weareunwillingtogiveourfellowsthewarmsunshineofpraise.Why---whenonewordofpraisecanbringsuchbenefitInfacttogivepraisecoststhegivernothingbutamomentsthoughtandamomentseffortbutwillrewardboththegiverandtherecipient(接受者)withahappyday.Let’slearntogivepraisetopeoplearoundus.[写作内容]
1.以约30个词概括短文的要点;
2.然后以120个词就“ThePowerofPraise”为主题发表你的看法并包括如下要点1在你周围,人们对赞美的看法和做法;2你的观点如何?你怎么做?举例说明赞美的力量[写作要求]
1.可以使用自己的经历或听到的故事可以参照阅读材料的内容但不得直接引用原文中的句子;
2.标题已经给出[评分标准]概括准确、语言规范、内容合适、篇章连贯参考答案1-5CADBC 6-10BABCB 11-15CABDD 16after17such18the19Looking20disappointed21broken22ashamed23comforted24patience25Hearing26-30BACBC31-35BADDC36-40ACDAC41-45DABCC46-50ECADB基础写作SirIamastudentfromXinhuaMiddleSchoolandIamgladtolearnthatyouneedafewmorepart-timeEnglishreporters.InterestedinthejobIamwritingtoapplyforitbecauseIthinkIamquitefitforit.AsastudentIhavenotonlyawiderangeofknowledgebutalsoagoodcommandofEnglish.BesidesIamsogoodatwritingthatIhaveeverhadsuchasimilarexperienceasworkingasareporterformyschoolbroadcastingstation.AlsoIameasy-goingskilledatcommunicatingandalwayswillingtoworkwithotherscooperatively.IamlookingforwardtoyourtimelyreplyandhopethatIwillbeluckyenoughtotakethejob.读写任务Thewriteronceencouragedbythepraiseofacustomerwhenshewasabouttogiveupherjobrealizedthemagicofpraise.Butnotmanypeoplearereadytogivecredittoothers.Thisistruewiththepeoplearoundme.Thoughpeoplearepleasedtoreceivepraisetheyarenotaccustomedtoexpressingtheirappreciationofothers’effortandachievementintheirpresence.WeChineseareconsideredtobereservedinthisrespect.Inmyopinionweshouldnevergrudgegivingourpraiseandgratitudeinourdailylifesinceitwarmsusupandhelpsbuildourconfidenceandinterestinthingsthatweareengagedin.Icanwellremembertheencouragingsmileonmyteacher’sfacewhenImadesomeprogressandwaspraisedinclass.Howpowerfulthepraisewas!Mathusedtobemyworstsubjectbutwiththeteacher’sencouragementIchangedmyattitudeandbecameconfidentandnowIamdoingfineinthesubject.Sincepraisecanworkmagiclet’sgetreadytogiveitaswellasgetiteveryday.。