高二英语升级考试试题

高二年级升级考试英语试题2014．6 本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分，共150分，考试时间120分钟。

第I卷选择题(共100分)第一部分阅读理解（共20个，每小题3分，满分60分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，AHow to Become ClevererOnce a boy came to ask a fisherman how to become cleverer, because his mother always called him “foolish boy”.“That’s easy,” answered the fisherman. “I know one way to make you become cleverer.”“Really?”“Of course. It is said a fish head is good for brain. If you eat one, you’ll become cleverer indeed. Pay only three pounds for one fish head.” The boy paid him three pounds and the fisherman cut off a fish head and handed it to him.A raw fish head is not good—not even for a hungry boy to eat but the boy ate it up in two gulps.“Do you feel anything?” asked the fisherman.“Not in my head,” said the boy.The boy lay on the ground and thought. “One whole fish costs only two pounds. I had paid him three pounds for the fish head. Why could not I have the whole fish for soup, a head for brain and one pound left over?” He jumped up and shouted at the fisherman. “You thief! You are fooling me!” The fisherman laughed, saying, “The fish head works now, you see.”1. The boy ate up the raw fish head only in two gulps, because he __________.A. enjoy itB. wanted to taste itC. took it as a good medicineD. was a foolish boy2. The boy came to the fisherman in order to __________.A. buy a fish headB. ask the fisherman a questionC. buy a whole fishD. A and C3. The boy paid three pounds. He should have had __________.A. a whole fishB. a fish head and one pound backC. a whole fish and one pound backD. a whole fish, a fish head and one pound back4. __________ helped the boy become cleverer.A. A good mealB. The raw fish headC. NothingD. What had happened.BWe often hear people talking about a generation gap (代沟). The name is new, but the idea is old. Young people and their parents don’t understand each other. The world has always kept changing. During the second century after Christ a wise man said, “Bury me on my face because in a little while everything will be turned upside down.”There has always been a gap between generations, but more people talk about it now. Old Mr. Ellis thinks he understands what has happened.“When I was a boy, I thought the world was a beautiful place. My life was very pleasant. But when I was older, I learned about people who were treated badly, people who did not have enough to eat. I wanted to help them, and I married a girl who wanted to help them, too. We went to meetings and talked a lot, but it did not seem to make much difference. ”“Our children grew up in a wo rld at war. They did not know when the fighting would stop. They wanted their children to have nice clothes and toys. They did not want to think about the future. They thought nothing could be done about it.”“Now I have grandchildren, and they have the ir own ideas. They are trying tomake the world better. They are trying to help other people. They’re making people listen to them. I am proud of their generation.”5. Which generation did NOT want to do anything to make the world a better one?A. Mr. Ell is’ generationB. His children’s generationC. His grandchildren’s generationD. None of the above.6. Which generation is/was more efficient in making the world better one?A. Mr. Ellis’ generation.B. His children’s genera tion.C. His grandchildren’s generation.D. None of the above.7. What is the writer’s attitude towards the generation gap?A. Unacceptable.B. Awful .C. Common.D. FunnyCIf English means endless new words, difficult grammar and sometimes st range pronunciation, you are wrong. Haven’t you noticed that you have become smarter since you started to learn a language?According to a new study by a British university, learning a second language can lead to an increase in your brain power. Researchers found that learning other languages changes great matter. This is the area of the brain which processes information. It is similar to the way that exercise builds muscles.The study also found the effect is greater when the younger people learn a second language. A team led by Dr. Andrea Michele, from University College London, took a group of Britons who only spoke English. They were compared with a group of “early bilinguals” who had learned a second language before the age of five, as well as a number of later learners.Scans showed that grey matter density (密度) in the brain was greater in bilinguals than in people without a second language. But the longer a person waited before mastering a new language, the smaller the difference.“Our findings s uggest that the structure of the brain is changed by the experience of learning a second language,” said the scientists.It means that the change itself increases the ability to learn.Professor Dylan Vaughan Jones of the University of Wales, has researched the link between bilingualism and maths skills. “Having two languages gives you two windows on the world and makes the brain more flexible (灵活的),” he said. “You are actually going beyond language and have a better understanding of different ideas.”The findings were matched in a study of native Italian speakers who had learned English as a second language between the ages of two and thirty-four. Reading, writing, and comprehension were all tested. The results showed that the younger they started to le arn, the better. “Studying a language means you get an entrance to another world,” explained the scientists.8. The main subject talked about in this passage is ________.A. science on learning a second languageB. man’s ability of learning a second lang uageC. that language can help brain powerD. language learning and maths study9. The underlined word “bilingual” probably means _______.A. a researcher on language learningB. a second language learnerC. a person who can speak two languagesD. an active language learner10. We may know from the scientific findings that ________.A. the earlier you start to learn a second language, the higher the grey matter density isB. there is no difference between a later second language learner and one who does not know a second languageC. the experience of learning a second language has bad effect on people’s brainD. the ability of learning a second language is changing all the time11. In the last two paragraphs, the author wants to tell us that _________.A. learning a second language is the same as studying mathsB. early learning of a second language helps you a great deal in studying other subjectsC. Italian is the best choice for you as a second languageD. you’d better choose the ages between 2 and 34 to learn a second languageDHere is a question I have often asked at dinner parties:You're on an island with only one other person, your best friend. He's dying of cancer. In his final days, he tells you, "I have 100,000 dollars in a bank back home. When I die, make sure my son goes to medical school." Then he dies. But his son is a no-good playboy who has no interest in going to medical school and will waste that money away in a very short time. But your son is entering college, and he is willing to become a doctor. Which one do you give the money to for medical school?I've asked this question of everyone from the president of a famous university to an ordinary young soldier, and it has never failed to get a discussion going. Everyone has an opinion, most of them different, but all of them correct. Sometimes this one topic lasts the whole evening.12. Which of the following is TRUE to the passage?A. Only the clever people can answer the question rightly.B. Some people refuse to answer such a silly question.C. Everyone at the dinner party seems to be interested in the question.D. Most of the people have the same answer.13. What the writer often says at dinner parties is _______.A. not a true storyB. a true storyC. a strange storyD. just a joke14. Why does the writer often ask people such a question? Because ______.A. he wants to find the answer for a researchB. he is interested in such a questionC. he likes to make fun of people at partiesD. he wants to offer people a topic in which everyone could say something15. Which of the following decisions is most likely NOT correct?A. You give the money to your friend's son.B. You give the money to your son for medical school.C. You keep the money for your future medical care.D. You keep the money for your friend第二节、根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项多余选项。