广东省揭阳一中高二英语下学期期中试题

期中考试英语试题
第一部分听力理解（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
听下面2段独白。

听完独白后，请根据所听到的内容将答案填入下面文段的空格中。

每段独
白读两遍：
（1）
Aunt Judy was a single mother at the age of ____1____, working as ______2_____. When she knew she had ___________3_____________, she tried to find a good doctor. When she found she could n’t afford Dr. Michael Baker’s fees, she wrote a letter to him. She said she wanted to live because she wanted to look after her 3 children and she wanted to make her __________4___________ come true. Her letter didn’t show any self-pity. Luckily the doctor was moved and decided to perform _______5_______ on her free of charge. Finally Aunt Judy has travelled around the world and her 3 children are happily married.
(2)
Although Americans are broad-minded people, they can’t accept that a person _________6_________. It happened last week when I went to _________7________ at a large shopping center to buy a computer. When I asked if I could __________8_______, the salesman asked me to show my _________9_________. Then I told hem I didn’t have one. He was so surprised that he called the floor manager. Finally, the president of the store came and okeyed my check. He offered to _______________10_____________ but I refused because I didn’t drink. He was only too mad to push me out of the store.
第二部分完形填空（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

I was sitting in the surgical waiting area at the hospital waiting for the news of my wife’s operation. The small room was filled with other families and friends who were eagerly waiting to hear how their loved ones were doing.
There was a young boy sitting quietly in the 11 . He held a small box of 12 in one hand and tablet [写字板] in the other. So often he would place the tablet on his lap and draw something. As the hour passed I began to see the room almost 13 . And there was a strange silence.
“Daddy, when is Mommy going home?” the young boy asked, breaking the silence .
“Tomorrow,” his father replied. The boy picked up his crayons [蜡笔] and 14 some-thing on the tablet.
I 15 him as he moved his feet back and forth, looking up at the ceiling and then toward the sunshine-filled window. “When is tomorrow , Daddy?” he asked. His father 16 him over to sit by him. “Come, 17 here next to me,” he said with
a gentle tone in his voice.
18 his things, the little boy walked slowly to his father’s side from the corner.
The man 19 out and held his son by the shoulders.
“There are three days in life. Yesterday, today and tomorrow. One is over and done, one that we live in, the other we expect. We can’t live in yesterday, but
if we are happy enough today, we will be even happier tomorrow,” he said in an attempt to 20 the boy.
The little boy looked at him for a moment and said, “If Mommy is going home tomorrow, I’ll be happier. So, I want it to be tomorrow already, Daddy.”
Now listening to every word of this 21 carefully, I leaned forward to hear his response. It was 22 .
“Son, the one great thing about today is once it 23 , it is already almost tomorrow.”
I thought about how 24 it was. Even in my adult life, I still live waiting for what tomorrow may 25 . Now I know that it is already “almost tomorrow.”
11. A. chair B. corner C. distance D. shadow
12. A. gifts B. toys C. chalks D. crayons
13. A. dark B. full C. empty D. clean
14. A. wrote B. drew C. printed D. carved
15. A. followed B. found C. watched D. caught
16. A. knocked B. ordered C. called D. pulled
17. A. stand B. sit C. lie D. sleep
18. A. Gathering B. Forgetting C. Saving D. Choosing
19. A. got B. took C. set D. reached
20. A. frighten B. satisfy C. persuade D. warn
21. A. story B. argument C. conversation D. discussion
22. A. humorous B. silly C. positive D. perfect
23. A. ends B. starts C. passes D. lasts
24. A. meaningful B. important C. interesting D.fantastic
25. A. happen B. come C. bring D. need
第三部分语法填空（共10小题，每题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，根据上下文填入适当的词语，或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空,并将答案填写在答题卡上标号为26—35的相应位置。

Money really can’t buy happiness. According to a new survey, lawyers and __26__ well-paid white-collar workers were more likely to suffer from depression. A national survey of more than 7500 professionals has found that almost one __27__ ten reported moderate (中度) to severe depressive symptoms. The legal profession had the worst result, ___28__ almost 16 percent reporting symptoms of clinical depression (临床抑郁症). Next __29__(be) accountants and insurance underwriters, both on 10 percent. People in IT services, architecture and engineering also had depression rates above the average.
The survey conducted by Beyondblue, an organization ___30_____ (devote) to fighting depression, also showed that __31__ under 30 who had the __32__ (high) rates of depression were the most likely to “self-medicate” with drugs and alcohol. Dr. Nicole Highet, a psychologist, said the survey was first to reveal the extent of the problem. “We often associate depression with the most socially disadvantaged and people under ___33_____ (finance) pressure, __34__ here’s a whole different group.” Dr. Highet said, She said while it was difficult to know exactly __35__ made some groups more prone to depression, they were likely to be driven by work pressure.
第四部分阅读（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）
阅读下列三篇短文，从每题所给的四个选现（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A
TAIBEI－Increasing numbers of Taiwanese students are joining the island’s “China rush”, seeking education on the Chinese mainland．
According to official Chinese figures, the number of Taiwanese students admitted into college and postgraduate（研究生）programs on the mainland totaled 461 in 1996, 928 in 1997 and 839 in 1998．Although no latest official numbers were available,” Netbig. Com Said this number had risen between 30 to 50 percent annually in the past two years with well over 1000 entering mainland campuses last year.
The Internet site, based in the Chinese city of Shenzhen, provides education service and information on Chinese mainland college and universities. “Man y Taiwanese believe a Chinese education giving more knowledge about the people and culture in the mainland will increase their chances in the Chinese job market, Netbig. Com vice-president Ingrid Huang said．“I believe it will give me hands-on experience in the business field in the Chinese mainland and a better understanding of the Chinese mainland people,” said Lydia Chang, a 19-year-old majoring in journalism at Shih Shin University. Chang plans to go on to get a master’s degree in business administration in Shanghai, which she says offers the best environment for such studies.
A journalism graduate student, surnamed Lin, at the National Taiwan University said he would like to study law on the Chinese mainland since “there will be better career prospec ts now that more Taiwanese companies are going there”. “They hope the children could build up connections which could later become useful in their business operations,” said Yang Ching-yao, professor of the Chinese mainland studies. A Netbig. Com survey showed the campuses favored by Taiwan students included Beijing, Qinghua and Renmin universities in Beijing, and Jinan and Zhongshan universities in Guangzhou. The most popular studies were law, business and Chinese medicine.
At present, Chinese Taibei d oesn’t recognize diplomas earned in the Chinese mainland nor help with any inquiries about studying there. But recognizing the trend, education authorities are giving a final form to a policy accepting certificates （证书）from selected universities.
36．More Taiwanese students study on the Chinese mainland because ___________.
A．Taiwan will reunite with the mainland sooner or later
B．the fees asked for are lower than those of Taiwan
C．what they have learned on the mainland will bring them a bright future D．there are many famous universities for them to choose
37．Some business executives were sending their children to study in the Chinese mainland so that their children ___________.
A．could receive better education B．could learn more about the policy there
C．could do well in the business operations D．could make more friends there 38．The underlined word “it” in the third paragraph refers to __________.
A．Netbig. Com B． Chinese education on the mainland C．the Chinese job market D．the university
39．The author wrote the article to tell us ______________.
A．more Taiwanese students are studying on the mainland
B．the number of Taiwanese students going to universities on the mainland had been increasing year after year
C．education on the mainland is more attractive compared with that of Taiwan D．Taiwan and the mainland should cooperate with each other in every field. 40．Which is true according to the passage?
A．Chinese Taibei recognizes diplomas earned on the Chinese mainland
B．The number of Taiwanese students going to study on the mainland will surely be increasing in the next few years.
C．Chinese Taibei doesn’t help with any inquiries about Taiwanese studying in the mainland
D．Education of Taiwan is far behind the mainland.
B
In bringing up children, every parent watches eagerly the child's acquisition (学会) of each new skill: the first spoken words, the first independent steps, or the beginning of reading and writing. It is often tempting to hurry the child beyond his natural learning rate, but this can set up dangerous feelings of failure and states of worry in the child. This might happen at any stage. A baby might be forced to use a toilet too early, a young child might be encouraged to learn to read before he knows the meaning of the words he reads. On the other hand, though, if a child is left alone too much, or without any learning opportunities, he loses his natural enthusiasm for life and his desire to find out new things for himself.
Parents vary greatly in their degree of strictness towards their children. Some may be especially strict in money matters. Others are severe (严格的) over time of coming home at night or punctuality for meals. In general, the controls represent the needs of the parents and the values of the community as much as the child's own happiness.
As regards the development of moral standards in the growing child, consistency is very important in parental teaching. To forbid a thing one day and excuse it the next is no foundation for morality (道德). Also, parents should realize that "example is better than precept". If they are not sincere and do not practice what they preach (说教), their children may grow confused when they grow old enough to think for themselves, and realize they have been to some extent fooled.
A sudden awareness of a marked difference between their parents' principles and their morals can be a dangerous disappointment.
41. Eagerly watching the child's acquisition of new skills ___________.
A. should be avoided
B. is universal among parents
C. sets up dangerous states of worry in the child
D. will make the child lose interest in learning new things
42. In the process of children's learning new skills, parents ________.
A. should encourage them to read before they know the meaning of the words they
read
B. should expect a lot of the children
C. should achieve a balance between pushing them too hard and leaving them on
their own
D. should create as many learning opportunities as possible
43. The second paragraph mainly tells us that ___________.
A. parents should be strict with their children
B. parental controls reflect only the values of the community
C. parental restrictions vary, and are not always for the benefit of the children
alone
D. it's parents' and society's duty to control the children
44. The word "precept" in Paragraph 3 probably means "___________".
A. opinion
B. punishment
C. behavior
D. instruction
45. In terms of moral matters, parents should _________.
A. follow the rules themselves
B. be aware of the huge difference between adults and children
C. forbid their children to follow hook teachings
D. always ensure the security of their children
C
There are two basic ways to see growth: one as a product, the other as a process. People have generally viewed personal growth as an external (外在的) result or a product that can easily be identified and measured．The worker who gets a rise, the student whose grades improve, the foreigner who learns a new language—all these examples of people who have measurable results to show for their efforts．By contrast (对照) , the process of personal growth is much more difficult to determine, since it is a journey and not the specific signposts or landmarks along the way．The process is not the road itself, but the attitudes, feelings people have , and their caution or courage, as they meet with new experiences and unexpected difficulties．In this process, the journey never really ends；there are always new ways to experience the world, new ideas to try, new challenges to accept．In order to grow, to travel new roads, people need to have a willingness to take risks, to face the unknown, and to accept the possibility that they may “fail” at first．How we see ourselves as we try a new way of being is necessary for our ability to grow．Do we see ourselves as quick and curious? If so, we tend to take more chances and be more open to unfamiliar experiences．Do we think we’re shy and indecisive? Then our sense of fear can cause us to hesitate, to move slowly, and we think we are slow to adapt to change or that we’re not smart enough to deal with a new challenge．Then we are likely to take a more passive role or not try at all．
These feelings of insecurity (不安全) and self-doubt are both unavoidable and necessary if we are to change and grow．If we protect ourselves too much, then we stop growing．We become trapped inside a shell of our own making．
46．In the author’s eye, one who views personal growth as a process would ______．A．succeed in climbing up the social ladder B．grow up from his own achievements
C．face difficulties and take up challenges D．aim high and reach his goal each time
47．Which of the following can be viewed as the process of personal growing?
A．Our manager was always willing to accept new challenges．
B．Jane won the first prize in the speech competition．
C．Jerry picked up French during his stay in Paris．
D．Father’s salary rose from 5, 000 to 7,000．
48．For personal growth, the author is in favor of all the following EXCEPT _______．A．being curious about more changes B．being quick in self-adaptation C．having an open mind to new experiences D．staying away from failures and challenges
49．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A．It is not so easy to measure personal growth．
B．To try and fail on the new road facing the unknown is unavoidable．
C．There are only two ways to see a person’s growth．
D．If you are too shy to take any risks in life, you cannot grow up．50．The best title for this passage should be ______．
A．Facing New Challenges B．Growth—Product or Process
C．Two Basic Ways of Growth D．Overcoming Internal Fears
D
It came as something of a surprise when Diana, Princess of Wales, made a trip to Angola in 2004, to support the Red Cross's campaign for a total ban on all anti-personnel landmines(地雷). Within hours of arriving in Angola, television screens around the world were filled with images of her comforting victims injured in explosions caused by landmines. "I knew the statistics," she said. "But putting a face to those figures brought the reality home to me; like when I met Sandra, a 13- year-old girl who had lost her leg, and people like her."
The Princess concluded with a simple message: "We must stop landmines". And she used every opportunity during her visit to repeat this message.
But, back in London, her views were not shared by some members of the British government, which refused to support a ban on these weapons. Angry politicians launched an attack on the Princess in the press. They described her as "very ill-informed" and a "loose cannon (乱放炮的人).”
The Princess responded by brushing aside the criticisms: "This is a distraction we do not need. All I'm trying to do is help."
Opposition parties, the media and the public immediately voiced their support for the Princess. To make matters worse for the government, it soon emerged that the Princess's trip had been approved by the Foreign Office, and that she was in fact very well-informed about both the situation in Angola and the British government's policy regarding landmines. The result was a severe embarrassment for the government.
To try and limit the damage, the Foreign Secretary, Malcolm Rifkidnd, claimed that the Princess's views on landmines were not very different from government policy, and that it was "working towards" a worldwide ban. The Defence Secretary, Michael Portillo, claimed the matter was "a misinterpretation or misunderstanding."
For the Princess, the trip to this war-torn country was an excellent opportunity
to use her popularity to show the world how much destruction and suffering landmines can cause. She said that the experience had also given her the chance to get closer to people and their problems.
51. Princess Diana paid a visit to Angola in 2004________ .
A. to voice her support for a total ban of landmines
B. to clarify the British government's stand on landmines
C. to investigate the sufferings of landmine victims there
D. to establish her image as a friend of landmine victims
52. What did Diana mean when she said "... putting a face to those figures brought the reality home to me" (Line 5, Paragraph 1)?
A. She just couldn't bear to meet the landmine victims face to face.
B. The actual situation in Angola made her feel like going back home.
C. Meeting the landmine victims in person made her believe the statistics.
D. Seeing the pain of the victims made her realize the seriousness of the situation.
53. Some members of the British government criticized Diana because_________ .
A. she was ill-informed of the government's policy
B. they were actually opposed to banning landmines
C. she had not consulted the government before the visit
D. they believed that she had misinterpreted the situation in Angola
54. How did Diana respond to the criticisms?
A. She paid no attention to them.
B. She made more appearances on TV.
C. She met the 13-year-old girl as planned.
D. She rose to argue with her opponents.
55. What did Princess Diana think of her visit to Angola?
A. It had caused embarrassment to the British government.
B. It had brought her closer to the ordinary people.
C. It had greatly promoted her popularity.
D. It had affected her relations with the British government.
第二节信息匹配（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
下面是一篇有关书籍介绍的应用文，请阅读下列应用文和相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。

首先请阅读下列应用文：
A
I Am a Pencil
Sam Swope’s job was teaching writing to third-graders in New York City. His students were from 21 countries, speaking 11 languages, with different backgrounds. But there were a few things they had in common. Family troubles, for one. Money struggles. And poetry. Every single student, with the help of this creative teacher, came forth with awesome writing. Swope leaves the reader with the inspiring conviction (坚信) that deep within each of us lives a poet.
B
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Aron Ralston, 28, went hiking in a remote Utah canyon without telling anyone. An unexpected catastrophe (灾难) struck. With enough supplies only for a day, Ralston
knew his situation was full of danger. Sure enough, after five days he was in a fight against death. That was when he carried out a courageous plan — using a pocket knife to cut off his trapped arm. His amazing survival story rests at a place among the classics of the genre (体裁).
C
Our Brother’s Keeper
Author Jedwin Smith spent 30 years trying to repress (克制) all memories of his brother, Jeff, who was killed in Vietnam. But in Our Brother’s Keeper he tells what happens when the Internet brings him into contact with several his brother’s old Marine friends, including the guy who held Jeff in his arms as he died. First via e-mail, and then in person, Smith gets to know these men.
D
The All Americans
With his graduation from West Point, Henry Romanek sailed toward Omaha Beach on the eve of Dday. It was June 1944, and he was about to face the bloodiest battle of his life. Just yesterday, it seemed, he was a standout soldier on the Army team. Now, he was a leader of youngsters in battle, fighting, quite literally, for his country and the future of the free world. In this book, Lars Anderson retraces Romanek’s life and that of three other soldiers.
E
Copies in Seconds
With the push of a button, anyone can make copies of almost anything — unlike the old days, when papers had to be rewritten long-hand, carbon-copied out of fussy mimeograph machines (蜡纸油印机). In Copies in Seconds, David Owen showed how a shy engineer named Chester Carlson perfected his xerography machine （静电复印机） and shopped it around until finally hooking up with the Haloid Corporation. That partnership led to the Xerox copier and changed the face of work forever.
F
State of Grace
Back in the late 1950s and early 1960s, the Lynvets was just a foot-ball team in a sandy New York City neighborhood. But to most of its members —the author, Robert Timberg, included — the team was their only experience of a happy family, their only chance to rise above lousy everyday circumstances, their only shot at being heroes. The friendships these men formed sustained (维持) them throughout their lives.
请阅读以下求书者的信息，然后匹配他们所要寻找的书籍：
56. Tom is a teacher and interested in hiking and climbing very much. Now he is looking for a book about the hiking stories to help him in his following outdoor activities.
57. Kate is doing research into history. Recently, she becomes interested in the history about World War II. She now wants to find a book about the stories of the soldiers at that time.
58. Mark is studying science. Nowadays, he wants to reseach into the history of technological development. He first hopes to find a book about the development of
the copiers which have changed our world greatly.
59. Jack is researching into education in a college. He is especially interested in the teaching methods. He wants to find a book which can tell him something about how to teach students from different backgrounds.
60. John is an expert on military affairs. He wants to find some materials about the soldiers in Vietnam War to carry on his new research.
求书者书籍
56. Tom A. I Am a Pencil
57. Kate B. Between a Rock and a Hard Place
58. Mark C. Our Brother’s Keeper
59. Jack D. The All Americans
60. John E. Copies in Seconds
F. State of Grace
第五部分课文知识运用(每题1分，共20分)
根据中文解释和所给词语的适当形式填空，每空一词，每题1分。

61.The experience destroyed his trust and personal ___________________ (尊严).
62.We will prepare for our departure as soon as we get the ____________ (approve).
63.在你方便的时候请过来。

Please come _______________ __________________ ____________________.
64.With IT development rapidly, new _____________ (数字的) products come out one
after another.
65.别碰那些蛋糕，那是为客人准备的。

_____________ the cakes ___________. They’re for the guests.
66.他为自己被宣布成为智力竞赛冠军得主的事感到十分兴奋。

He was so excited __________ __________ _____________ the winner of the talent competition.
67.The house is ________________ (在……对面) the church, and you can’t miss it.
68.Bread made of this kind of flour is very ___________ (taste).
69.The two nations will cooperate on research and development of energy ___________
(conserve).
70.The jazz concert is held __________________ (每年) in July.
71.As a teacher, he often ________________ (调整)his teaching methods to the needs
of slower children, which makes him popular among them.
72.You can’t resist the _________________ (购买) of many unneeded things once you
are in a supermarket.
73.Have you made ___________________ (准备) for the coming examination?
74.His aunt recommended he _______________________ (代替)salt for sugar.
75.The color of his skin is ___________________ (无关) to whether he is a good
lawyer.
76.He got into a situation _______________ it is hard to decide what is right and
what is wrong. (定语从句关系词)
77.The sports shoes _______________________ (comfort) to wear are worth buying.
78.The army managed to keep the population of the ______________ (occupy) country
under control for a few months, and then trouble began to break out.
79.I have also tried to pass along its message to those I love and those who are
________ ________ ____________ (需要) encouragement.
80.It’s ________ _________ __________ (由他决定) to decide whether or not to go
on the trip.
第六部分读写任务（共25分）
A little boy invited his mother to attend his school’s first teacher-parent meeting. When she said she would go, he was disappointed as he had always been ashamed of his mother’s scar that covered nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy never wanted to talk about why or how she got the scar.
At the meeting, the people were impressed by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother in spite of the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed and hid himself from everyone. He did, however, overhear a conversation between his mother and his teacher.
The teacher asked carefully, “How did you get the scar on your face?” The mother repl ied, “When my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was too afraid to go in because the fire was out of control, but I went in. As I was running toward his bed, I saw a long piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked senseless but fortunately, a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She touched the burned side of her face. “This scar will be lasting, but to this day, I have never regretted what I did.” At this point, the little boy came out running toward his mother with tears of regret in his eyes.
【写作内容】
1．以约30个词概括上文的主要内容
2．以约120个词讲述一个关于你(或你的朋友)的父母对子女无私的爱的故事。

内容包括：（1）讲述一个体现父母无私的爱的故事；
（2）父母无私的爱对你（或你的朋友）带来的影响；
（3）你认为作为儿女要如何回报父母的爱。

【写作要求】
1. 作文中可使用自己的亲身经历或虚构故事，也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. 文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

【评分标准】
概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。

揭阳一中2011—2012学年高二级(91届)第二学期
期中考试英语试题答案：
一、听力：
1. 50.
2. a secretary
3. a (very serious) heart disease
4. little girl/childhood dream
5. the operation
6. does not drive
7. a discount house
8. pay on/by check
9. (driver’s) license 10. buy me a drink
二、完型填空：
11~15: BDCBC; 16~20: CBADB 21-25; CDBAC
三、语法填空：
26. other 27. in 28. with 29. were 30.devoted
31. those 32. highest 33. financial 34. but 35. what
四、阅读理解&信息匹配：
36～40：CCBAC 41～45：BCCDA
46～50：CADCB 51～55：ADBAB 56～60： BDEAC
五、课文知识运用：
61. dignity; 62. approval;
63. at your convenience(when it is convenient for you) 64. digital;
65. leave, alone; 66. to be declared; 67. opposite;
68. tasty; 69. conservation; 70. annually
71. adjusts; 72. purchase; 73. preparations;
74. (should) substitute; 75. irrelevant; 76. where;
77. comfortable; 78. occupied; 79. in need of; 80. up to him
六、读写任务：
A boy was ashamed of his mother’s scar on the face. Knowing by accident it was
caused when she tried to rescue him from a terrible fire at the risk of her life,
he was touched and regretful.
Children are said to be a gift from God for parents. Therefore, most parents are
grateful for this great gift and never hesitate to sacrifice for their children.
My friend, Tom, is disabled from birth, who can only move in a wheelchair. His parents
devote all their love to him though most of their friends and relatives try to
persuade them to give birth to one more child, which may at least ensure their happy
life in their late years. Considerable difficulties are involved in looking after
a disabled one, but Tom’s parents make every effort to ensure he can live as hap py
a life as any normal child. Their devotion and selfless love make Tom an active,
confident boy and a top student in school, the most promising one to be admitted
to Beijing University.
Tom’s story is but one of the moving stories between parents and c hildren. No one
can deny that parents are the ones who love us most and deserve our deepest love.
As children, we should always be thankful to their love and be ready to love them
in return.
用心爱心专心11。