浙江省江山实验中学高二英语4月教学质量检测试题 (2).doc

2014学年第二学期高二年级英语学科4月份教学质量检测试卷一、单项填空（本题有20小题，每小题1分，共20分）请从a、b、c、d四个选项中选出可以填入空白的最佳答案。1 . _young(young) man as he is , he has managed to have _ knowledge of cultural differences of different countries.a. a; the b. a; a c. /; / d. /; a 2 ._ the necessary equipment, the seriously wounded man had to be sent to another hospital for the operation.a. lacking b. lacking of c. for lack of d. lacked in3 . -hes made _progress that his parents must be pleased with him. - _. and he also takes great pride in himself.a. so great; so he has b. such great; so has he c. so much; so he has d. so much; so has he. 4 . its only when he reached the tea-house that _it was the same place hed been in last year.a. he realized b. he did realize c. did he realize d. realized he5 . there are some health problems that, when _ in time, can become bigger ones later on.a. not treated b. not being treated c. not to be treated d. not having been treated6 ._in the mountain for a week, the students were finally saved by the local police . a. having lost b. lost c. being lost d. losing7 . -have the arrangements for the concert next saturday been all _?-not yet. we havent found a free hand.a. in store b. in trouble c. in turn d. in place8 .-have you got any particular plans for the coming holiday?-yes. _, im going to visit some homes for the old in the city.a. if ever b. if busy c. if so d. if possible9 . _from the moon, our earth, with water _about 70 percent of its surface, appears like a blue ball. a. seen; covered b. seeing; covering c. seen; covering d. seeing; covered10. -why didnt you come to meet me, bill?-sorry, dear. but i really forgot where i was _ to meet you.demanded b. supposed c. delighted d. squeezed11. would it _ for the city authorities to further restrict parking?a. make itb. make sensec. make outd. make up12. studying wendys menu, i found that many of the items are similar to _ of mcdonalds.a. thoseb. onesc. anyd. all13. how often do you refer to a dictionary when you are reading an english novel? well, it depends. _ it actually affects my understanding _ look the word up.a. only if; will ib. only if; i willc. unless; will id. unless; i will14. -its better for you to help others on the farm during the harvest time. -_. a. i dont knowb. i couldnt agree more c. im sorry d. i dont care 15. it is you as well as your wife that _ your sons bad performance at school.a. is to be blamed forb. are to be blamed forc. are to blame for d. is to blame for16. here is a list of names of the guests to be invited to the party. please dont_ any of them when typing. a. let outb. make out c. leave outd. put out17. everyone will go through lifes stages of ups and downs, _ selfrespect plays a key role in the maturity(成熟) of a person.a. when b. which c. as d. that18. though tom knew nothing about business, he succeeded _ other more well-informed managers failed. a. what b. how c. if d. where 19. _ cleaning the yard and making up the beds for the old, we also read newspapers for them and had chats with them. a. except forb. rather than c. apart from d. instead of20. -why is he feeling down today? -because the suggestion he _ has been turned down. a. put away b. put up c. put down d. put forward二. 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。some people are afraid of starting a casual conversation with a stranger because of a fear of not having anything interesting to say. fear of rejection (拒绝) is also a 21 for keeping silent. small talk in a conversation can 22 as a way of warming up and getting to 23 each other. most people, no matter 24 successful they are at work, will find the process of 25 small talk uncomfortable, even pointless(无意义的). 26 , you will have a pretty small world 27 you refuse to let others in. starting off with a casual comment or question will make others 28 , and even just greeting them with a simple “hello” will often be enough.once you have made the first 29 , there is no turning back. you need to keep things 30 before you can gracefully say goodbye. think about what you would like to 31 with a new friend and that is what you can ask the other person about. work, family, hobbies or interests are some 32 points of discussion. to keep the ball rolling, you can show that you are really 33 in what they are saying. once you find common 34 of interest, things will definitely 35 off from there.small talk can 36 out to be a pleasant experience. the conversation 37 be brief and casual without turning into a long and boring discussion. do not let yourself 38 the conversation. stop worrying about how big of a fool you may appear to be. you may 39 find out later on that you have the “ 40 ” of getting people to open up to you by engaging them in small talk.21.a. rightb. reasonc. resultd. sign22.a. takeb. usec. meand. serve23.a. knowb. learnc. recognized. help24.a. whatb. whetherc. whyd. how25.a. givingb. leavingc. makingd. forcing26.a. sob. insteadc. howeverd. besides27.a. unlessb. untilc. ifd. though28.a. comfortableb. upsetc. nervousd. satisfied29.a. tryb. planc. wishd. move30.a. changingb. risingc. improvingd. going31.a. knowb. sharec. dod. show32.a. privateb. presentc. importantd. general33.a. carefulb. surprisedc. interestedd. encouraged34.a. ideasb. experiencesc. pointsd. senses35.a. takeb. putc. getd. set36.a. comeb. turnc. findd. figure37.a. shouldb. canc. willd. may38.a. startb. completec. considerd. control39.a. stillb. evenc. everd. almost40.a. rightb. advantagec. talentd. habit三、阅读理解（本题有25小题 ，每小题2分，共50分）阅读下面短文，从每个小题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中选出最佳选项。afifty people died, over 11,000 were injured, and 100,000 houses were heavily damaged or destroyed in an earthquake that struck north chinas hebei province.the quake, measuring 6. 2 on the richter scale (里氏6 .2级) , hit the area 220km northwest of beijing at 11: 50 a. m. on january 10, 1998.scientists made a report of the recent quake. they said that the area of northwestern beijing, the joint of shanxi and hebei provinces and the inner mongolia (内蒙古) were most easily attacked by earthquakes measuring 6 to a bit over 7 on the richter scale.however, scientists did not see the recent earthquake earlier. clouds covered a large area in the northern part of north china before the earthquake and experts say that this prevented satellites from correctly watching the temperature at the correct altitude (纬度).experts say that in the last ten years, about 305 earthquakes have taken place in china with 9 measuring over 7 on the richter scale, 60 measuring over 6, and 236 measuring over 5.tens of thousands of people died or were injured. loss valued over 10 billion yuan.41. when the earthquake attacked the area, most people there were unlikely to _. a. sleep in bed b. work in the fields c. walk in the streets d. stay at home42. the report shows that about nine earthquakes in the past ten years are measured over _ on the richter scale. a. 7 b.5 c.9 d.643. it can be inferred from the report that the damage caused by the earthquakes could be much less heavy if _. a. all the people stayed outside b. the earthquake happened at midnight c. the people had been warned earlier d. the earthquake scale was lower than 6. 2 only44. which of the following can be reasonable except _.a. we can not stop earthquakes b. scientists are working hard at the researches on earthquakesc. we can do our best to have fewer damages than ever d. nothing can be done on earthquakesbare we getting more stupid? according to gerald crabtree, a scientist at stanford university in the us, we are. you may not want to hear this, but crabtree believes that human intelligence reached its peak more than 2,000 years ago and ever since then has been going downhill. “if an average greek from 1,000 bc were transported to modern times, he or she would be one of the brightest among us,” crabtree told the guardian.at the heart of crabtrees thinking is a simple idea. in the past, intelligence was critical for survival when our ancestors had to avoid dangerous animals and hunt for food. the difference of being smart or stupid is often life or death. however, after the spread of agriculture, when our ancestors began to live in dense farming communities, the need to keep their intelligence in peak condition gradually reduced.this is not hard to understand. most of the time, pressure is what keeps us going you need the pressure from your teachers to finish your homework; the pressure of looking pretty prompts(促使) you to lose weight when summer comes. and the same is also true of our intelligence if we think less, we become less smart.these mutations(变异) are harmful to our intelligence and they were all developed in the past 3,000 years. the other evidence that crabtree holds is in our genes. he found that among the 2,000 to 5,000 genes that we have that determine human intelligence , there are two or more mutations in each of us.however, crabtrees theory has been criticized by some who say that early humans may have better hunting and surviving abilities, but people today have developed a more diverse intelligence. for example, spearing a tiger doesnt necessarily require more brainpower than playing chess or writing a poem. moreover, the power of modern education means a lot more people have the opportunity to learn nowadays.“you wouldnt get stephen hawking 2,000 years ago. he just wouldnt exist,” thomas hills of the university of warwick, uk, told live science. “but now we have people of his intellectual capacity doing things and making insights(洞察力) that we would never have achieved in our environment of evolutionary adaptation.”45. what is crabtrees recent finding according to the article? a. the greeks from 1,000 bc could have been the smartest in human history.b. our ancient ancestors had no better surviving abilities than we do nowadays.c. humans have been getting steadily more intelligent since the invention of farming.d. mutations in genes that decide human intelligence have affected the development of intelligence.46. according to crabtree, ancient humans _.a. had much more genes that determine human intelligenceb. were forced to be smart due to natural selection pressuresc. relied more on group intelligence than individual intelligenced. developed a diverse intelligence to adapt to the hard realities47. some argue that crabtrees theory is false because they think _.a. people today are under much more pressure than early humansb. its ridiculous to compare a hunters and a poets intelligencec. modern education is far more advanced than ancient educationd. human intelligence nowadays is different from that of the distant past48. what is thomas hills attitude toward crabtrees theory?a. supportiveb. unfavorablec. worriedd. confused c when frida kahlos paintings were on show in london, a poet described her paintings as “ a ribbon （丝带）around a bomb”. such comments seem to suggest kahlo had a big influence on the art world of her time. sadly, she is actually a much bigger name today than she was during her time.born in 1907 in a village near mexico city , kahlo suffered from polio（小儿麻痹症）at the age of seven. her spine （脊柱）became bent as she grew older. then, in 1925, her back was broken in several places in a school-bus accident. throughout the rest of her life, the artist had many operations, but noting was able to cure the terrible pain in her back. however, the accident had an unexpected side effect. while lying in her bed recovering, kahlo taught herself to paint.in 1929, she got married to diego rivera, another famous mexican artist. riveras strong influences on kahlos style can be seen in her early works, but her later works from the 1940s, known today as her best works, show less influence from her husband.unfortunately, her works did not attract much attention in the 1930s and1940s, even in her home country. her first one-woman show in mexico was not held until 1953. for more than a decade after her death in 1954, kahlos works remained largely unnoticed by the world, but in the 1970s her works began to gain international fame at last. 49. what does the phrase “a much bigger name” in paragraph 1 most nearly mean?a. a far better artist b. a much more famous personc. a much stronger person d. a far more gifted artist50. the terrible pain kahlo suffered was caused by . a. back injuries b. her bent spine c. polio d. the operations she had51. kahlos style had become increasingly independent since the . a.1930s b. 1970s c. 1950s d. 1940s52. what is authors attitude toward kahlo? a. devotion b. encouragement c. worry d. sympathy deven at school there had been an unhealthy competition between george and richard. “ill be the first millionaire in coleford!” richard used to boast. “and youll be sorry that you knew me,” george would reply “because ill surely be the best lawyer in our town!” after graduation, george never became a lawyer and richard was anybody but a millionaire . instead, it happened that both men opened bookshops on opposite sides of coleford high street, while it was hard to make much money from books then, which made the competition between them worse. eventually, richard closed down his, dreaming of making a fortune elsewhere. now, with only one bookshop in the town, business was better for george. but sometimes he sat in his narrow old kitchen and gazed out of the dirty window, thinking about his former rival (竞争对手)。perhaps he missed him?george was very interested in old dictionaries, and he had recently found a collector in australia who was selling a rare first edition. when the parcel arrived, the book was in perfect condition and george was quite delighted. but while he was having lunch, george glanced at the photo in the newspaper that the book had been wrapped in. he was astonished the smiling face was older than he remembered but unmistakable! trembling, george started reading: “bookends company has bought ten bookstores from its competitors. the company, owned by multi-millionaire richard pike, is now the largest bookseller in this country.” 53. george and richard were at school. a. roommates b. good friends c. competitors d. booksellers 54. how did george feel about richard after his disappearance? a. he envied richards good fortune very much. b. he thought about richard from time to time. c. he felt unlucky with no more rival in the town. d. he was unhappy of richards disappearance. 55. george got information about richard from . a. a dictionary collector in australia b. one of richards competitors c. some rare edition of a dictionary d. the wrapping paper of a book 56. what happened to george and richard in the end? a. both george and richard became millionaires by selling books. b. both of them realized their original ambitions, which were the same. c. george established a successful business while richard was missing. d. richard became a millionaire while george had no great success. edo dogs understand us?be careful what you say around your dog. it might understand more than you think. a border collie named rico recognizes the names of about 200 objects, say researchers in germany. the dog also appears to be able to learn new words as easily as a 3-year-old child. its word-learning skills are as good as those of a parrot or chimpanzee(黑猩猩).in one experiment, the researchers took all 200 items that rico is supposed to know and divided them into 20 groups of 10 objects. then the owner told the dog to go and fetch one of the items and bring it back. in four tests, rico got 37 out of 40 commands right. as the dog couldnt see anyone to get clues, the scientists believe rico must understand the meanings of certain words.in another experiment, the scientists took one toy that rico had never seen before and put it in a room with seven toys whose names the dog already knew. the owner then told rico to fetch the object, using a word the dog had never heard before.the correct object was chosen in seven out of l0 tests, suggesting that the dog had worked out the answer by process of elimination(排除法). a month later, rico remembered half of the new names, which is even more impressive. rico is thought to be smarter than the average dog. for one thing, rico is a border collie, a breed (品种)known for its mental abilities. in addition, the 9-year-old dog has been trained to fetch toys by their names since the age of nine months.its hard to know if all dogs understand at least some of the words we say. even if they do, they cant talk back. still, it wouldnt hurt to sweet-talk your dog every now and then. you might just get a big, wet kiss in return!57. from paragraph 2 we know that _ .a. animals