陕西省渭南市澄城县寺前中学高二英语下学期期中试题

陕西省渭南市澄城县寺前中学2014-2015学年高二英语下学期期中试
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注意事项：
1．本试卷由选择题和非选择题两大部分组成。

选择题包括第一部分和第二部分；非选择题为第三部分。

2. 全卷满分120分。

考试时间为120分钟。

第一部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节语法和词汇知识（共15小题, 每小题1分，满分15分）
从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

1. The government has decided that the publication of the report would be ________ to the public interest.
A．opposite B．similar C．contrary D．different
2. The thief turned the whole house ________ looking for money.
A．upside down B．out front C．side by side D．down to earth
3．Many students urged that the school reading-room ________ open during the vacation. A．kept B．be kept C．should keep D．was keep
4. _______ in the jungle, the explorer had little hope to find his way out.
A．Leaving B．To be left C．Having left D．Having been left
5. ______ surprised the family most was ________ the girl played basketball very well.
A. That; that
B. That; what
C. What; that
D.What; what
6．We didn't know you were in trouble at that time, ________ we would have given you a hand. A．therefore B．however C．otherwise D．though
7．We want to encourage students to ________ the running of the college.
A．join B．attend C．participate in D．participate
8．—Mr. Gordon asked me to remind you of the meeting this afternoon. Don't you forget it? —OK, I ________.
A．won't B．don't C．will D．do
9．—I'm sorry, I shouldn't have been so rude to you. —You ________ your temper, but that's OK.
A．have lost B．had lost C．did lose D．were losing
10．________ I can see, there is only one way to solve this problem.
A．As far as B．Even if C．As long as D．As soon as
11．—How can I wake up so early? —Set the alarm at 5：00 a．m., ________ you will make it. A．and B．but C．or D．so
12．It is clear that if we read English article every day，we________improve our English.
A．are bounded to B．are bound to C．bound D．bound to
13．12．________ the students in our school go to college in their teens.
A．A good many B．A great many of C．A great deal of D．A lot of
14．I am________your suggestion________we should spend more time on this project.
A．in favour of；which B．in honor of；that
C．in favour of；that D．in honor of；which
15．It suddenly ________ to me that we could use a computer to do the job.
A．took place B．happened C．came about D．occurred
第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

I was shopping in the supermarket when I heard the young voice.
“Mom, come here! There’s this lady here like my 16 !” The mother rushed to her son; then she turned to me to 17 . I smiled and told her: “It’s okay.” Then I talked to the boy, “Hi, I’m Darry Kramer. How are you?”
He 18 me from head to toe, and asked: “Are you a little 19 ? “Yes, I have a son,” I answered. “Why are you so little?” he asked.
“It’s the way I was 20 ,” I said. “Some people are little. Some are tall. I’m just not going to grow any bigger.” After I answered his other questions, I shook the boy’s hand, and left.
My life as a little person is filled with 21 like that. I enjoy talking to children and explaining why I look different from their parents.
It takes only one glance to see my 22 . I stand 114 cm tall. I was born a dwarf（侏儒）. 23 this, I did all the things other kids did when I was growing up.
I didn’t 24 how short I was until I started school. Some kids laughed at me. Then I began to
25 the first day of school each year. New students would always stare at me as I
26 to climb the school bus stairs.
But I learned to smile and 27 the fact that I was going to be 28 my whole life. I decided to make my uniqueness an advantage rather than a disadvantage. What I lacked in height, I 29 in personality.
I’m 47 now, and the stares ha ve not 30 as I've grown older. People are 31 when they see me driving. I try to keep a good attitude. When people are 32 , I remind myself: “Look what else I have—a great family, nice friends.”
It’s the children's questions that make my life 33 . I enjoy answering their questions. My 34 is that people will accept various peers（同龄人）, whatever size and shape they come in, and treat them with 35 .
16．A．weight B．size C．shape D．age
17．A．scold B．explain C．apologize D．respond
18．A．studied B．searched C．inspected D．checked
19．A．lady B．mommy C．person D．kid
20．A．raised B．taught C．treated D．born
21．A．excuses B．pains C．stares D．stories 22．A．shortcomings B．strangeness C．uniqueness D．shyness
23．A．Besides B．Despite C．Except D．Beyond
24．A．admit B．care C．fear D．realize
25．A．hate B．tolerate C．forget D．ignore 26．A．determined B．struggled C．managed D．learned
27．A．refuse B．enjoy C．consider D．accept
28．A．exposed B．pitied C．noticed D．avoided
29．A．made up for B．ended up with
C．caught up with D．made use of
30．A．increased B．decreased C．improved D．changed
31．A．scared B．satisfied C．amazed D．puzzled
32．A．rude B．curious C．regretful D．cruel
33．A．disappointing B．meaningless C．embarrassing D．special
34．A．promise B．suggestion C．hope D．advantage
35．A．respect B．courage C．pity D．pride
第二部分阅读理解（满分30分）
阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
A
One evening I went out and left my 17-year-old son and his girlfriend in charge of his 8-year-old brother and 4-year-old sister．I left with complete confidence that the older children would do a wonderful job of babysitting the younger children and the younger children would do a wonderful job of accompanying（陪伴）the older ones. Later, I discovered that I was completely wrong.
I had decided to return home earlier than planned so that my son and his girlfriend could go out. I called home with this happy news．But instead of hearing his cheerful, grateful voice on the other end of the line, all I heard was the sound of a telephone ringing.
It was, I should point out, after 10 p.m., when the two younger children should have been in bed, and when the two older children should have been answering the phone. “I’ll give him a lesson, ” I said．I decided they must be outside．Why they might be outside at 10: 30 on a winter night I had no idea, but it was the only explanation I could come up with.
Finally, in desperation（绝望）, I called his girlfriend’s house. His girlfriend answered．“Yes,” she said brightly, “He’s right here.”
He came on the phone．I was not my usual calm, patient．After all, one of the rules of survival for modern parent s is that you can’t trust modern teenagers．“Where are the children?” I said．He said they were with him．They had done nothing wrong．My son had taken the younger children over to his girlfriend’s house just for ice cream and cake．Well, it turns out that I s houldn’t have believed it．It was only part of the truth.
The following Saturday evening we were at my parents’ home, celebrating my birthday．My oldest son gave me the children’s gifts-- a series of lovely color photographs of my children, dressed in their best clothes, and wearing their most wonderful expressions. They are pictures to treasure a lifetime, all taken by the father of my son’s girlfriend.
36．The author went out and left her eldest son in charge of the younger children because .
A．she knew that his girlfriend was a good baby-sitter
B．she believed he could take good care of the younger ones with the help of his girlfriend C．the older children have always loved the younger ones
D．she could not find a baby-sitter on that winter night
37．Shortly after the author left home one evening, she discovered that .
A．her son had brought his girlfriend home
B．her son had left home with his girlfriend
C．she shouldn’t have completely trusted her son
D．she should have taken the children along with her
38．“It was only part of the truth.” implies that the children not only enjoyed ice-cream but also .
A．had their pictures taken B．received some gifts
C．had a birthday party D．showed off their best clothes
39．Which is the best title of this passage?
A．An Evening Out B．Modern Teenagers
C．Mother and Children D．A Precious Birthday Gift
B
My students often tell me that they don’t have “enough time” to do all their schoolwork. My reply is often a brief “You have as much time as the president.” I usually carry on a bit about there being twenty-four hours in the day for everyone, and suggest that “not enough time” is not an acceptable explanation of not getting something done.
Once in graduate school, I tried to prove to one of my professors by saying that I was working hard. His answer to me was, “That’s irrelevant (无关的). What’s important is the quality of your work.” Since then I have had time to think carefully about the “hard worker” dodge (诀窍), and I have come to some conclusions — all relevant to the problem of how much time we have.
If you analyze the matter, you can identify two parts of the problem: There is, of course, the matter of “time”, which we can think of as fixed. Then there is the problem of “work” during that time. Bu t, as my professor suggested, it’s not how hard one works but the quality of the product that’s important.
That led me to a new idea: the quality of the work. That concept is perhaps best explained by a sign I once saw on the wall in someone’s office: “Don’t work harder. Work smarter.” There is a lot of sense in that idea.
If you can’t get more time, and few of us can, the only solution is to improve the quality of the work. That means thinking of ways to get more out of the same time than we might otherwise get. That should lead us to an analysis of our work habits. Since “work” for students usually means “homework”, the expression “work habits” should be read as “study habits”.
Then, as a smart student, you will seek to improve those skills that you use in study, chiefly reading and writing. If you learn to read better and write better, there are big benefits that pay off in all your studies.
40. From the passage, we know that the author is probably ______ .
A. a poet
B. an educator
C. a novelist
D. an engineer
41. We can infer from the 2nd paragraph that we students still _____ .
A. have enough time
B. can meet the president
C. get everything done well
D. should accept the explanation
42. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The author’s students make good use of their time to do all their homework.
B. The author tried to tell the professor that he/she (author) had done a good job.
C. You can’t improve the quality of the work if you can’t get more time.
D. You’ll try to improve your skills in reading and writing if you’re a clever student.
43. What’s the passage mainly about?
A. Students don’t have enough time.
B. Don’t work harder; work smarter.
C. No one can get more time.
D. Read better and write better.
C
When Geoff Marcy was 14, his parents bought him a telescope. Every night, he would go onto the roof outside his window to see the wonders of the sky.
“What excited me most was whether there were planets in other solar systems w here life might exist,” he says. “I decided to try to find planets orbiting other stars like our Sun.”
And he did. “My fellow researcher, Paul Butler, and I found our first planet in 1995,” Dr. Marcy says. “We worked for ten years without finding anything!But we stuck with it and our patience paid off.”Since then, the two scientists have discovered 65 of the more than 100 planets found orbiting other stars. Dr. Marcy and Dr. Butler also spotted the first “family” of three planets. In June 2002 they announced another discovery: a Jupiter-like planet orbiting star 55Cancri.
At first, the two researchers found only planets that orbit close to stars. Recently, the scientists found planets farther out. The planet orbiting 55Cancri is a major breakthrough: it is the first sighting of a large gas planet about same distance from the star as Jupiter is from the Sun.
Why is this important? Scientists think that life on Earth may exist because of two special features in our solar system. The first is Jupiter. “Because it’s so big, Jupiter pulls comets and asteroids(小行星), or they all come and hit the Earth.” Dr. Marcy explains. “Without Jupiter, life on Earth would likely have been destroyed.”
A second feature is that Earth is a rocky planet where liquid water, which is necessary for life, can exist. Unlike gas planets, rocky planets like Earth have surfaces where water can gather in pools and seas, which may support life. A huge space exists between the Jupiter-like planet and two other planets that lie close to 55Cancri. Is there an Earth-like planet in the space, too small for us to notice? If so, says Dr. Marcy, “We would have two striking similarities to our solar system: a Jupiter-like planet and an Earth-like planet. And there may be life!”
44. What can we learn about Dr. Marcy from the passage?
A. He is fond of watching Jupiter.
B. He is from a scientist family.
C. He dislikes working with Paul Butler.
D. He is interested in finding life in outer space.
45. Which of the following is true of the recent discovery?
A. The planet is not as protective as Jupiter.
B. The planet is close to star 55Cancri.
C. The planet proves to be a gas planet.
D. The planet is as large as Jupiter.
46. Dr. Marcy and Dr. Butler began to find new planets in ____.
A. 1995
B. 1985
C.2002
D. 1981
47. Dr. Marcy thinks that life may exist in the 55Cancri system because ____.
A. he has found the system similar to the solar system.
B. he has discovered an Earth-like planet there.
C. he has discovered a rocky planet there.
D. he has found signs of life in the system
D
Americans won’t live without cars! Each year there is an increasing number of cars on roads and streets, as millions of new cars are produced．One of every six Americans work at putting together the parts of cars, driving trucks, building roads or filling cars with gas．
Most Americans find it hard to think what life would be without a car．However, some have realized the serious problem of air pollution by cars．The polluted air is poisonous and dangerous to health．One way to get rid of the polluted air is to design a new car that does not pollute．That’s what
several large car factories are trying to do．But to build the new car is easier said than done．Progress in this field has been slow．
Another way is to take place of the car engine by something else．Engineers are now working on some new cars．Many makers believe that it will take years to develop a practical model that pleases man．
To prevent the world from being polluted by cars, we’ll have to make some changes in the way many of us live．Americans, for example, have to cut down the number of their cars they are encouraged to travel and go to work by bike．Riding a bike is thought to help keep the air clean．But this change does not come easily．A large number of workers may find themselves with no jobs if a car factory closes down．And the problem of air pollution would become less important than that of unemployment．
48．Large car factories are trying to build a clean car, ．
A．which is clean itself B．which is used to clean streets
C．which does not pollute the air D．which is easier to make
49．If the number of cars is cut down, the most serious problem in American workers is ．A．to have no work to do B．to keep the air clean
C．to get a better life D．to go to work by bike
50．What is the conclusion of the writer?
A．Bicycling is the only way out．B．The number of ears must be cut down.
C．Cars bring us nothing but serious problems.
D．Cars bring us not only a better life but serious problems
第三部分写作（共三节，满分45分）
第一节单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
根据下列各句句意和空白之后的汉语提示词，在答题卡指定区域的横线上写出对应单词的正确形式，每空只写一词。

51．Hearing the gun，the enemies were horror-struck and____________(逃跑)in all directions. 52．The businessman___________(抛弃)his wife and went away with all their money.
53．One of the firemen went back in and____________(拖)my husband out through the flames. 54. Some old workers enjoy certain____________(特权)，such as company cars and private health care in our company.
55．It is hoped that education should be____________(有关的)to children’s needs.
56.In my opinion，these are____________(政治)rather than social matters.
57．I don’t understand why he refused to____________(承认)that he had been defeated.
58.In the second year students could pick from a series of__________(可选择的)courses.
59. We are strongly against____________(种族的)discrimination in areas such as employment. 60．4．The____________(大多数)of students were in favor of the suggestion that they go for a picnic the next day.
第二节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。

文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。

错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），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 fine last Sunday and all the students in our class go to the suburb of our city to plant tree. On arriving the planting place at 8 o’clock, the teacher asked every of us to plant 5 trees at least. Then we set out digging, planting and watering. All of us were working hardly to finish our task, afraid of falling behind. Among us, our monitor set a good example to us. Despite his illness, he accepted his task and finished it ahead of the time. Then he went on to help other without any rest. After work, he was wet all over. He looked pale and full of joy. Look at lines of the young trees, we smiled pleasantly.
第三节书面表达（满分25分）
假如你是某中学学生李华。

最近，你班同学正在参加21世纪英文报“大家谈”栏目的一个讨论。

本次话题为：“父母有没有必要陪读？
请你根据下表所列情况给报社写一封信，客观地介绍讨论的情况。

高二英语期中检测答题纸
题号
得分
单词拼写
51.______________ 52. ______________
53. ______________ 54. ______________
55. ______________ 56. ______________
57. ______________ 58. ______________
59. ______________ 60. ______________
短文改错
It was fine last Sunday and all the students in our class go to the suburb of our city to plant tree. On arriving the planting place at 8 o’clock, the teacher as ked every of us to plant 5 trees at least. Then we set out digging, planting and watering. All of us were working hardly to finish our task, afraid of
falling behind. Among us, our monitor set a good example to us. Despite his illness, he accepted his task and finished it ahead of the time. Then he went on to help other without any rest. After work, he was wet all over. He looked pale and full of joy. Look at lines of the young trees, we smiled pleasantly.
书面表达
_________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _____________
高二月考参考答案
单项选择：1-5 CABDC 6-10 CCACA 11-15 ABBCD
完形填空：16—20 BCABD 21—25 DCBDA 26-30 BDCAB 31-35 CADCA
阅读理解：36—39 BCAD 40--43 BADB 44-47 DCBA 48-50 CAD
单词拼写
51. fled 52.abandoned 53. dragged 54.privileges 55.relevant
56.political 57. acknowledge 58. optional 59.racial 60.majority
改错
It was fine last Sunday and all the students in our class go (went) to the suburb of our city to plant tree (trees). On arriving (添at)the planting place at 8 o’clock, the teacher asked every (each)of us to plant 5 trees at least. Then we set out (about) digging, planting and watering. All of us were working hardly (hard) to finish our task, afraid of falling behind. Among us, our monitor set a good example to us. Despite his illness, he accepted his task and finished it ahead of the (去掉the)time. Then he went on to help other (others) without any rest. After work, he was wet all over. He looked pale and (but) full of joy. Look (Looking) at lines of the young trees, we smiled pleasantly.
书面表达
One possible version
Dear editor,
I’m w riting to tell you about the discussion we recently had about whether our parents should accompany us studying at school.
We do have different opinions on this matter. Most of us (about 70%) think out parents should not accompany us studying at school since it make us fall into the habit of dependence, so that we won’t form the good habit of studying. What’s more, it is harmful for us to form the habit of controlling ourselves. At the same time it affects our parents’ work studies and rest.
While about 30% of my classmates think it necessary for our parents to accompany us studying at school. Accompanying us studying school can let us have more time to spare for our studies. Besides, we shall be healthier for their cooking. On the other hand our parents can help us set up our aim, urge us to finish our task, encourage us to overcome difficulties and get us into the good habit of studying.
Yours truly,
Li Hua。