广东省韶关南雄市黄坑中学高二下学期期末考试英语试题

本试卷共三大题，满分150分。考试用时120分钟。

Ⅰ语言知识及应用(共两节，满分50分)

第一节完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

Almost every family buys at least one copy of a newspaper every day. Some people subscribe (订阅) to as many as two or three different newspapers. But why do people read newspapers？Five hundred years ago, 1 of important happenings—battles lost and won, kings or rulers overthrown or killed——took months and even years to 2 from one country to another. The news 3 by word of mouth and was never 4 . Today we can read in our newspaper of important events that occur (happen) in faraway countries on the same day they happen.

Besides 5 news from all over the world, newspapers also give us a lot of other usual information. There are weather reports, radio, television and film guides, book reviews, stories and of course advertisements. There are all kinds of advertisements. The 6 ones are 7 by large companies to 8 attention to their products. They 9 the newspapers thousands of dollars for the advertising space, but it is 10 the money, for news of their products goes into almost every home in the country. For those who 11 newspapers, advertisements are also very 12 . Money earned from advertisements 13 it possible for them to sell their 14 at a low price and still make a profit.

Newspapers often have information on gardening, cooker and fashion(时装), and a small but very 15 section on jokes and cartoons.

()1. A．news B．information C．passage D．message

()2. A．reach B．receive C．broadcast D．travel

()3. A．passed B．came C．told D．heard

()4. A．exact B．real C．true D．accurate

()5. A．supplying B．making C．asking D．depending

()6. A．richer B．busier C．better D．bigger

()7. A．taken in B．moved in C．put in D．turned in

()8. A．pay B．receive C．bring D．give

()9. A．spend B．pay C．cost D．take

()10. A．worth B．worthy C．valuable D．costing

()11. A．print B．sell C．produce D．deliver

()12. A．expensive B．important C．necessarily D．valuable

()13. A．makes B．regards C．thinks D．considers

()14. A．products B．goods C．advertisements D．newspapers

()15. A．famous B．proper C．popular D．regular

第二节语法填空(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20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，在空格处填人一个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。

Zhou Yang’s first assignment was at the office of China Daily. At the first time Hu Xin, his new boss, sent him with an 16____(experience)reporter and a 17____(photograph) to

cover the story. Before going out to work, he told him to be 18____(curiosity)and must have a “nose”for the story and listen to the speakers 19____(careful) in order to grasp the 20____(detail) facts. He also advised him 21____ (prepare)the next question depending on 22____ the person says, use a small recorder to get all the facts straight, if 23____ (permit)by the24____ (interview), and finally judge whether the interviewed person is lying or 25____.

Ⅱ阅读(共两节，满分50分)

第—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。

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What is home-stay? Literally it is a home for you to stay when you are not home. To be specific, home-stay provides foreign language students with the opportunity to speak native language outside the classroom and the experience of being part of a local home. Here is what you will experience in our British Home-stay Program.

What to Expect

The host will provide accommodation and meals. Rooms will be cleaned and bedcovers changed at least once a week. You will be given the house key and the host is there to offer help and advice as well as to take an interest in your physical and mental health.

Accommodation Zones

Meal Plans Available

◆Continental Breakfast

◆Breakfast and Dinner

◆Breakfast, Packed Lunch and Dinner

It's important to note that few English families still provide a traditional cooked breakfast. Your accommodation includes Continental Breakfast which normally consists of fruit juice, cereal(谷物类食品), bread and tea or coffee. Cheese, fruit and cold meat are not normally part of a Continental Breakfast in England. Dinners usually consist of meat or fish with vegetables followed by desert, fruit and coffee.

Friends

If you wish to invite a friend over to visit, you must first ask your host's permission. You have no right to entertain friends in a family home as some families feel it is an invasion of their privacy.

Self-Catering Accommodation in Private Homes

Accommodation on a room-only basis includes shared kitchen and bathroom facilities and often a main living room. This kind of accommodation offers an independent lifestyle and is more suitable for the long-stay student. However, it does not provide the same family atmosphere as an ordinary home-stay and may not benefit those who need to practice English at home quite as much.

()26.The passage is probably written for .

A．hosts willing to receive foreign students

B．foreigners hoping to build British culture

C．travelers planning to visit families in London

D．English learners applying to live in English homes