四川省合江县白沙中学2014-2015学年高二下学期期中考试 英语试题

白沙中学白沙中学 20142015 学年度学年度(下下)高二期中考试高二期中考试 英语试卷英语试卷 （总分：（总分：135 分；考试时间：分；考试时间：120 分钟）分钟） I 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分语言知识及应用（共两节，满分 55 分）分） 第一节第一节 完形填空完形填空 (共共 20 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2 分，满分分，满分 40 分分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出可以填入空 白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 As I got up today, I smelt fresh coffee. I woke up to 1 a cup of it with some biscuits on my bedside table. This reminded me of 2 , the old school and college days, when mom used to wake me up by serving a 3 cup of coffee. The taste is still so 4 in my memories. A 5 thought hit me, “I was in bed, so who prepared this coffee for me? Is it a dream?“ I pinched(掐)myself, ouch. that hurt, which meant I was not 6 . I walked out of the room with the cup of coffee, 7 my roommate. I asked him whether he prepared that for me, and the answer was YES. I was relaxed 8 somehow my heart wanted him to say NO, because I wanted to be in a 9 that my mom prepared it for me. The whole 10 reminded me of mom and I 11 her at that moment. On my way to my office, I was thinking about those days when mom used to cook my 12 meal. I could not 13 any single day when I slept without food. But now, I no longer 14 the food mom cooked. This very thought 15 tears to my eyes and I decided to call up mom. I reached the office and gave her a call. The first thing she asked was, “Is everything all right?“ I was 16 . And I thought, “How the time has 17 .“ When I was with her, I used to call her after every hour when I was out with my friends. In those days she 18 asked me what was wrong, as she knew that it was my habit. My call at this point of the day to her meant that I was in 19 . Time has changed, she is still the same, and it is 20 who have changed. 1. A. drink B. find C. prepare D. cook 2. A. home B. comfort C. warmth D. kitchen 3. A. smelling B. cooking C. steaming D. pouring 4. A. deep B. heavy C. fresh D. recent 5. A. funny B. possible C. realistic D. sudden 6. A. thinking B. dreaming C. working D. reacting 7. A. in place of B. in favor of C. in search of D. in case of 8. A. and B. but C. or D. so 9. A. sense B. relief C. state D. Belief 10. A. scene B. incident C. care D. matter 11. A. hated B. expected C. missed D. questioned 12. A. last B. every C. tasty D. complete 13. A. check B. count C. remember D. cover 14. A. pack B. finish C. imagine D. enjoy 15. A. brought B. caused C. pushed D. raised 16. A. careless B. speechless C. rootless D. homeless 17. A. influenced B. passed C. flied D. changed 18. A. never B. still C. often D. almost 19. A. peace B. surprise C. trouble D. progress 20. A. my roommate B. she C. the situation D. I 第二节第二节:语法填空语法填空 (共共 10 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分分，满分 15 分分) 阅读下面材料，在空白处填人适当的内容(不多于 3 个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。 (请把答案写在答题纸相应题号上) Have you ever been annoyed with yourself when you forget something important? Maybe you think you have a bad memory. Do you know your memory can be 21 (develop)? Here are some ways for you to have 22 try. Be positive. Do not tell yourself your memory is bad，or your mind will believe it and you wont remember things 23 (easy ). If you think you can, then you can. Relax yourself. People are too nervous 24 (remember) things well. 25 (relax) will help you a lot. Take deep breaths，and you can remember things 26 difficulty. Think more. Things 27 you know may help you to remember something new. For example, when you remember the word “classroom“, think of the old words “class“ and “room”, it will help you remember quickly. Do more practice. Like your body, memory can be improved through exercise. The more times you practice, the 28 (much) easily you will memorize something. Eat 29 (health) food. Junk food is harmful to your health, but eating properly can improve your memory. It is reported that fish is good for 30 (improve) memory, so try to eat more fish from now on. 阅读阅读 (共两节，满分共两节，满分 40 分分) 第第 1 节节 阅读理解（共阅读理解（共 15 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2 分，满分分，满分 30 分）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。 A You may know the English letters A, B and C. But do you know there are people called ABC? You may like eating bananas. But did you know there is such a thing as a “banana person”? How strange! Are these people from “another earth”? No. They are just Chinese people like you and me. ABC means American-born Chinese. An ABC is a Chinese, but was born in the United States. Sometimes, people call an ABC a “banana person”. A banana is yellow outside and white inside. So, when a person is a banana, he or she is white inside-thinking like a Westerner and yellow outside-looking like a Chinese. Do you know why? Usually, ABCs know little about China or the Chinese language. Some of them dont speak Chinese. Also, they are not interested in Chinese politics. But if ABCs cannot speak Chinese, can we still call them Chinese people? Yes, of course. They are Chinese. They are overseas (海外的) Chinese. These people may be citizens (公民) of another country like the US, Canada or Singapore. But they have Chinese blood. Their parents, grandparents or even great-grandparents were from China. They all have black eyes and black hair. But they are not Chinese citizens. They are not people of the Peoples Republic of China. For example, we all know the famous scientist C. N. Yang (杨振宁). He got the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1957. Chinese people love him. But he is an American citizen. 31. “ABC” in this text stands for “_”. A. three English letters B. a kind of banana C. Chinese born in America D. Americans born in China 32. Chinese in Western countries are called “banana persons” because _. A. their bodies are white inside but yellow outside B. they think like Westerners but look like Chinese C. they were born in China but go to study in America D. they are Chinese who look like bananas 33. According to the text, which of the following is TRUE? A. ABCs know little about China or the Chinese language. B. All of ABCs can speak Chinese. C. ABCs are interested in Chinese politics. D. ABCs are Chinese who were born in China. 34. C. N. Yang is mentioned here to show that _. A. American Chinese are great B. we love American Chinese C. Chinese people can win Nobel Prizes D. American Chinese are not Chinese citizens 35. This text is mainly about _. A. different kinds of bananas B. overseas Chinese C. the Nobel Prize D. the life story of C. N. Yang B “Mom, I cant wait to own a fast Porsche (保时捷) ,” said sixteen-year-old Steve, as he drove our old family car home after he passed his driving test. “A Porsche is expensive,” I replied. “You will have to work hard to earn one.“ Over the next several years Steve tried his best to realize the goal. After high school he won a scholarship (奖学金) to study at a famous university and graduated with honors. Later he earned an MBA degree and got a job in a large company. Then he got married. One day in 2011 his dad and I visited them on invitation. After a round of hugs, Steve asked me to stand in front of the garage. He opened the door. “What a beautiful car!” I said in amazement. Steve smiled with tears of happiness in his eyes.“Mom, remember I once said I wanted to own fast Porsche? Let me take you for a ride and show you what this car can do. Ill take Dad later.“ We climbed onto the sports car, and then he started the car. We sped up along a wide road, shot up a long bridge and performed a fast turn before we headed for home. “Wow!That was an exciting ride!”I said, as I climbed out of the comfortable seat. “This car is better than all my expectations,” Steve said in happiness. Months later, during another visit, I was admiring his perfect Porsche in the garage when he said that he had decided to sell it. I was unprepared for it! Steve explained that he had discovered that wanting a Porsche was more fun than having one. 36. The sons doing well in school was mainly because of _. A. the aim to go abroad in the future B. the duty to support the family C. the goal of owning a fast Porsche D. the decision to live on his own 37. The son invited his parents to visit his family mainly because _. A. he wanted to show them his new car B. his family needed their help C. he hadnt seen them for a long time D. they needed a rest from hard work 38. When seeing her sons new car，the mother felt_. A. nervous B. amazed C. calm D. proud 39. According to the text, which of the following is NOT true? A. Steve drove an old car to pass the driving test. B. The parents didnt live with their son. C. Steve thought his Porsche was worth the price. D. With his parents help Steve bought the car. 40. Which of the following can be used as the title of the text? A. Wanting is more fun than having. B. Patience results in success. C. Actions speak louder than words. D. All good things come to an end. C Travel has become a part of our lives. And more and more of us have come to know the importance of travel through our own experiences. Travelling broadens our mind. We may get knowledge from hooks, but it is limited and is sometimes inapplicable to real life. To make up for this shortcoming, we should travel to see things which can not be found in books. To our surprise, the longer we travel, the more we will treasure our life. My travel to Xishuangbanna, a place of interest in Yunnan, is a good case in point. The journey made me enrich my knowledge, especially geographical learning. This trip provided me the chance to taste food cooked by people of Dai Minority, and try on their clothes that I otherwise could not have. By making friends with people there, I came to know that boys of this minority should be, at an early age, sent to a temple to receive the education of Buddhism(佛教). That is why we often notice many teenagers wearing the clothes of a monk in public. If it had not been for the travel to Banna, I would not have known a lot about some strange customs practiced in other parts of China. In view of my experience in Banna, I firmly believe that travel is one of the best ways to broaden our minds. It enriches our knowledge so that we come hack home with a broader mind. Judging from the above-mentioned facts, how can we ignore the advantages brought by travelling? 41. The word “ broaden” in the first passage means _. A. enlarge B. change C. reduce D. disturb 42. Which of the following is NOT true? A. Travel has become part of our life. B. Travelling gives us happiness. C. Travel gives us the knowledge we cant know in books. D. People havent realized the importance of travelling. 43. According to the passage, which is NOT the advantage of travelling? A. It gives us the chance of leaving our work. B. It broadens our mind. C. It expands our scope of knowledge. D. It gives us the chances of knowing the customs. 44. Why do many teenagers wear the clothes of a monk in public? A. Because monks are respected by all the teenagers. B. Because they should be sent to a temple to receive the education of Buddhism. C. Because their school life. mainly are in the temple. D. Because most of them will live in the temple for some time. 45. What is the writers attitude towards travelling? A. disappointed B. worried C. puzzled D. supportive 第二节（共第二节（共 5 小题，每小题小题，每小题 2 分，满分分，满分 10 分）分） 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。选项中有两项为多 余选项。注意：请将答案转涂到答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。 Richards father died when he was five. Later on he lost his mother. An old woman felt sorry for the poor boy and often helped him. Of course he had no money to go to school. He had to work for a rich farmer. The man paid him nothing except food and clothes. 46 He found some old books near the school and taught himself to read and write. 47 It connected the village and the town. One morning people found there was a big stone on it. It stopped them from going to town. They had to move it away, or they had to cross the mountain if they had something to do in the town. But the stone weighed thirty tons at least and the strongest young men couldnt do that. 48 Richard looked at it carefully for a while and said, “I have a way to move it away.” But few men believed him. 49 Night fell and people went home. Only the boy stayed there. To their surprise, the villagers found the stone was gone the next morning. They didnt know which spirit had moved it away. 50 “How could he?” the rich farmer called out. “Hes only fifteen! He couldnt move it at all!” “He dug a big hole beside the stone”, said the old woman, “And then he could easily push it into the hole!” Looking at each other, the farmers couldnt say a word. A. There seemed to be nothing strange in the village. B. The old woman said Richar