西藏日喀则地区第一高级中学高二12月英语试题

一、阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
A
A Chinese couple tried to name their baby “@”, saying the character best represents their love for the child, according to an official trying to standardize the national language. The unusual name stands out especially in Mandarin. which has no alphabet(字母表) and instead uses tens of thousands of multi-stroke （多笔画的）characters to represent words. “The whole world uses it to write emails, and translated into Chinese it mean she A. None ‘love him’”, the father explaine d, according to the deputy chief of the State Language Commission Li Yuming.
While the @ symbol is familiar to Chinese email users, they often use the English word “at” to sound it out. With a drawn-out “t”, this sounds something like “ai ta”, or “love him”, to Mandarin speakers. Li says the name is an extreme example of people's increasingly adventurous approach to Mandarin, as commercialization and the Internet break down conventions（习俗）.
Another couple tried to give their child a name that in English sounds like “King Osrina”.
Li did not say if officials accepted the“@”name. But earlier this year the government announced a ban on names using Arabic numerals and foreign languages. Sixty million Chinese face the problem that their names use ancient characters so uncommon that computers cannot recognize them and even fluent speakers are left scratching their heads, said Li, according to a transcript on the government website. One of them is the former Premier Zhu Rongji, whose name has a rare “rong” character that gives newspaper editors headaches.
1. Why did the Chinese couple try to name their baby“@”？
A. Because they wanted their baby to have a special narne．
B. Because they wanted their baby to haw an international name.
C. Because the @ symbol is familiar to email users all over the world.
D. Because die@symbol sounds something like “ai ta”,which means “love him” in Chinese.
2. It can be inferred that .
A. Li Yuming is in favor of the baby's name
B. many Chinese people use Arabic numerals in their names
C. a majority of the Chinese people are having longer names
D. there is lit tle possibility for the“@” name to be officially accepted
3. The underlined part in the passage probably means“”.
A. even native speakers find it hard to accept these strange names
B. even native speakers can't find these characters in their computers
C. even those who are expert at Chinese can't recognize these characters
D. even those who are expert at Chinese find it hard to accept these names
4. The former Premier Zhu Rongji is mentioned in the passage because______.
A. people often mispronounce his name.
B. there is an uncommon character in his name.
C. he often made newspaper editors annoyed during his term in office.
D. he once stressed the importance of standardizing Chinese characters.
5. The passage is mainly about_________.
A. how Chinese parents name their babies.
B. the importance of standardizing Chinese characters.
C. a ban on names using Arabic numerals and foreign languages.
D. the problems caused by uncommon characters used in Chinese names.
B
We all need a vacation, whether with the entire family or your significant other. Unfortunately, many of us will not be able to follow through with vacation plans. But now, there is an alternative that is catching on (流行起来)rather quickly and it is called a “Staycation”. A staycation is just what it sounds like, a vacation but you stay at home. It might not sound interesting, but you can turn it into a fun and relaxing getaway.
Tell family and friends your plans. In their eyes you are truly on vacation and they only need to contact you in case of an emergency.
Go outside; don't let the kids sleep all day. Go out and birdwatch, go fishing, explore the parks and nature, take in all you can of the outside world. You can even have a relaxing day at the beach, soak in some sun, and let the kids go swimming.
Go on a picnic; have the kids fly kites. Bring some bubbles, and have a nice day with the wind blowing in your hair. Watch as the kids run and play and enjoy the beautiful outdoors.
Camping is another fun way to have a staycation. If you have a camping ground in your area, you can go camping for a day or two and show the kids how it is to live right in the heart of Mother Nature.
Just remember, it really doesn't matter where you decide to go, whether home or away. As long as you
during all the long stressful work hours. Time is the most important thing you can give to your husband, wife and kids, enjoying every moment together, and you will have lasting memories in your hearts.
6. What is mainly talked about in the passage?
A. The popularity of a staycation.
B. The importance of a vacation.
C. Where to spend your vacation this year.
D. How to plan a staycation.
7. You should tell family and friends your plans so that .
A. they will fully support you
B. they will take care of your house
C. they will only contact you only when necessary
D. they can help you make preparations
8. Which of the following is NOT a good way to have a good staycation?
A. To sleep at home all day.
B. To go out to watch birds.
C. To go to the parks.
D. To relax on the beach.
9. What is the most important thing of taking a staycation?
A. Spending quality time with your family.
B. Letting your kids learn about nature.
C. Giving your family relaxing time.
D. Getting away from stressful work hours.
10. The underlined word "bonds" in the last paragraph can be best replaced by " ".
A. friendship
B. health
C. ties
D. circles
C
Why do men die earlier than women? The latest research makes it known that the reason could be that men’s hearts go into rapid decline when they reach middle age.
The largest study of the effects of ageing on the heart has found that women's longevity may be linked to the fact that their hearts do not lose their pumping power with age.
“We have found that the power of the male heart falls by 20--25 percent between 18 and 70 years of age,” said the head of the study, David Goldspink of Liverpool John Moores University in the UK.
“Within the heart there are millions of cells that enable it to beat. Between the age of 20 and 70,
one-third of those cells die and are not repl aced in men,”said Goldspink. “This is part of the ageing process.”
What surprises scientists is that the female heart sees very little loss of these cells. A healthy 70-year-old woman’s heart could perform almost as well as a 20-year-old one’s.
“This gender difference might just explain why women live longer than men,” said Goldspink.
They studied more than 250 healthy men and women between the ages of 18 and 80, focusing on healthy persons to remove the confusing influence of disease.
The team has yet to find why ageing takes a greater loss on the male heart, said Goldspink.
The good news is that men can improve the health of their heart with regular exercise. Goldspink stressed that women also need regular exercise to prevent their leg muscles becoming smaller and weaker as they age.
11. The underlined word“longevity” in the second paragraph probably refers to ______.
A. health
B. long life
C. ageing
D. effect
12. According to the text, the UK scientists have known that______________.
A. women have more cells than men when they are born
B. women can replace the cells that enable the heart to beat
C. the female heart loses few of the cells with age
D. women never lose their pumping power with age
13. The text mainly talks about ______.
A. men’s heart cells
B. women’s ageing process、
C. the gender difference
D. hearts and long life
14. If you want to live longer, you should__________.
A. enable your heart to beat much faster
B. find out the reason for ageing
C. exercise regularly to keep your heart healthy
D. prevent your cells from being lost
15. We can know from the passage that__________.
A. the reason why ageing takes a greater loss on the male heart has been found out
B. scientists are on the way to finding out why the male heart loses more of the cells
C. the team has done something to prevent the male from suffering the greater loss
D. women over 70 could lose more heart cells than those at the age of 20
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
Last month, students from one hundred and three universities in eighty-eight countries took part in an international computer programming contest. The Battle of the Brains took place in Harbin, China. 16 Jerry Cain, coach of Stanford University Team, California, says “One of the programming problems was trying to figure out how to break a chocolate bar into a certain number of pieces of a certain number of sizes and to do it as quickly as possible. 17 ”
The students first listed the problems in order of difficulty. 18 They designed ways to test their solutions. And they wrote the needed software systems. Even the winning team from Shanghai Jiaotong University in China was not able to solve all the problems within the given limit. Stanford’s team solved five problems and finished in fourteenth place. Stanford was one of twenty-one American universities that took part in the contest this year.
19 . It began in 1970 at Texas A and M University. The contest quickly became popular in the United States and Canada. It developed and grew as more and more schools took part in local and area contests.
The first final competition was held in 1977 at the Association for Computer Machinery Computer Science Conference. Today, a network of universities holds area competitions that send the winners to the world finals, now organized by IBM. Contest spokesman Dong Heintzman says the world champions receive prizes and scholarships.
___20 .
A. The competitors show great interest in IBM.
B. Then they figured out the requirements of each.
C. And that’s probably the simplest of all of them.
D. This competition is an opportunity to be recognized by famous universities from the world.
E. Three-person teams from each school had five hours to solve eleven real world problems.
F. The official name of the Battle of Brains is the ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest.
G. They are also guaranteed an offer of employment with IBM.
二完形填空（每小题1分，满分15分）
Mr White with his wife 21 ,now living at a small Italian hotel, 22 they had stayed in Italy for months on holiday. One night he went out for a walk 23 . It was late. The small street was dark and 24 .
Suddenly he heard
soon caught up with him. As he knew
21. A. is B. was C .are D. were
22. A. where B. which C. that D. who
23. A. separate B. lonely C. alone D. loneliness
24. A. noisy B. crowded C. silent D. quiet
25. A. voice B. sound C. feet D. steps
26. A. rose B. moved C. turned D. put
27. A. past B. passed C. through D. over
28. A. had lost B. gone C. was missing D. had gone
29. A. very B. proper C. same D. just
30. A. much B. no C. enough D. little of
31. A. to lend B. to tell C. to return D. return
32. A. pointed B. listened C. shouted D. spoke
33. A. their B. the other C. the D. another
34. A. what B. that C. why D. how
35. A. he B. him C. himself D. herself
三完成句（每小题1分，满分10分）
根据所给首字母，汉语提示或语境写出符合句意的单词或词组，每空一词。

36. Highly intelligent men who major in science and technology are_____ _____ ______(称作) science geeks(理工男)
37. We’d better _____ _____ _____ _____, or we will not catch the early bus.
38. There is no doubt that all the teaching staff are ______________(称职的) for their jobs.
39. Strawberries don’t taste nice if they’ve been___________(冻住).
40. Our school library is in great need of v__________ who can offer to clean the desks without being paid.
41. C_________ this new house with the old one, you will know for sure which is better.
42. This is a famous school with every class in it c____________ of about 50 lovely students.
43. You can’t imagine what difficulty I had p___________(陈述) my idea to the boss.
44. I thought he l____________ to me, but on the contrary, he told me the truth.
45. Mark Twain went to the south of America, hoping to_____ ______ ______.(发财).
四、语法填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Suddenly all the lights on that crowded underground train went out. Then it stopped in that dark tunnel. We waited. We expected the lights to come on again. (46)_________ nothing happened.
Then I began to smell(47)________. People around me the began to cry out in fear. “The train is on fire!”they cried. The woman(48)_________ (stand) next to me(49)_______(sudden) fell on the floor. I realized she was overcome by the smoke. Then I saw flames appearing. “If something does not happen soon,” I said to (50)_____, “I (51)________(burn)alive!” But as I stood there in the dark in that crowded burning train, I could see no way to escape. So I cried, “God, if it is not my time to die, please help me!” I heard a noise. It was on my right side. I at once began to push my way forward to (53)_______ that noise came from. (52)______ two hours I kept walking in that dark train tunnel. At last I saw (54)_______ light in the distance. “Thank God!” I cried. “God must have a purpose for saving my life. He must want me to help (55)________ people experience what he could do for them.” I decided.
五短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
文中共有10处错误，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线( \ )划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

It was raining hardly outside, that made it difficult for me to go home for lunch. Just as I was wondering what I should eat at noon, I saw a familiar figure passed by our classroom. I rushed out and it was my mother, who is already in the fifties, that brought me lunch, in spite the heavy rain. In china, many parents make great sacrifices for our children. But what had the children done in return? All too often, most children just take it for granted that their parents should serve for them unconditionally. My dear mum or dad, thank you very much for bringing me up. How shall I do for you?
六书面表达（满分15分）
假如你是中学生李华，你收到正在学习汉语的美国笔友Peter的电子邮件，说他在汉语学习中遇到了困难，感到非常着急。

请根据以下要点给他回信并提出建议，帮他来解决这方面的困难。

1.不要担忧，要有信心。

2.给自己更多练习汉语的机会。

3.让自己浸泡在汉语的环境当中。

要求：
1.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

2．词数：100词左右。

3邮件的开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Peter,
I have received your letter.
______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________
Yours truly,
Li Hua
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阅读理解
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完形填空
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书面表达范文：
I’m sorry to hear that you are going through a hard time learning Chinese. Now I’m writing to give you some suggestions.
To begin with, don’t be anxious and trust yourself. Chinese is one of the most complex languages in the world, so it’s normal for a beginner to have some trouble. Besides, grab every opportunity to practice using the language. The more you practice, the more fluent you will be in it. Above all, involve yourself in a Chinese environment. Make sure that you are surrounded by books and TV programs in Chinese, and by friends speaking Chinese, which is essential to the learning of any language.
Looking forward to your improvement soon.。