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高二下英语第二次大考（满分135分）第一部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(a、b、c和d)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将选项涂黑。awashington sightseeing guide white house-public tours of the white house have been offered since thomas jefferson was president, but you cant just drop in. visits to the white house are in high demand, and you must make your request through your member of congress（国会）up to six months, and no fewer than 21 days, before your visit. be sure to check the white house tour-info web site to make sure about the personal identification youll need. and before the day of your visit, call 202-456-7041 to confirm the tour schedule. lincolns cottage-lincolns cottage, the hilltop home where president lincoln lived during part of the civil war, is simply furnished but features lighting effects and actors recordings that reveal lincolns thoughts on slavery and the war. in the library you can actually see the ghost lines of where the library shelves would have been, says cottage director erin carlson mast. we havent re-created the bookshelves because that was such an amazing moment of discovery for us that we wanted to preserve that so people can have that moment of discovery themselves. library of congress-the library of congress is housed in three buildings: the thomas jefferson building, james madison memorial building and the john adams building. although trying to see all of it in one day is possible, its probably best to do a little thinking ahead and figure out which areas youd really like to explore (i. e. when your feet start to hurt, you wont feel so bad about not catching everything). the most popular visitor destination is the thomas jefferson building, but there are things worth seeing-murals(壁画),sculptures, performances-elsewhere in the complex.1. which is true about the white house? a. it is a new tourist attraction. b. it is open only to members of congress. c. a reservation （预订）for a visit is required. d. you should call 202-456-7041 during your visit.2. in lincolns cottage, you can . a. see actors giving performances b. see the bookshelves in the study c. hear the recorded voice of lincoln d. learn about lincolns opinions on slavery3. the paragraph about the library of congress implies that . a. there is so much to see there b. there are so many visitors there c. you neednt spend so much time there d. you should drive there instead of walkingb mothers day is coming up. maybe your gift is wrapped and your dinner plans booked for mom, step-mom, grandmother-whoever the person is who fed, cared for, taught and loved you. but there are other people who said their most special mothers day memories rarely dealt with beautifully wrapped objects, but rather, the ways people showed they cared. mothers day 2012 was the last one jannet walsh was able to celebrate with her mother, margaret, who had a stroke (中风) in 2009. in her last few years, walsh always shot photos and videos of their visits together, and with walshs west highland white terrier, andrew. my mother had a dog just like him, so i would tell her it was her dog, and she would hold onto his leash, even in bed up to the last few weeks before she passed away, walsh said. as mothers day approached, walsh wanted a way to remember her mother and best friend. she decided to build the memories she captured during those last few years into a video memorial-images of her mother with andrew or quiet moments at her gravesite. i thought it good to tell the story with few words, just show my mother as she was happy, and loved till the end, walsh said. mothers day was not a light-hearted subject for wendy bowers in the past. her mom had walked out when she was 18, and bowers had tried for years to become pregnant without success. she had almost convinced herself she wasnt meant to be a parent. but three years after she gave up on having a baby, bowers discovered that she was pregnant. six weeks earlier than expected, little nathan arrived. that first year, nathan, only 10 months old, was sick with a stomach bug. bowers said she spent the day holding him between loads of laundry. i would not have been anywhere else in the world that day, she said. i wouldnt trade that first mothers day for anything, and im pretty sure mothers day will always be a reminder to me of just how lucky i am to even be a mom. 4. what does the underlined word andrew refer to? a. walshs child. b. walshs mother. c. walshs dog. d. walshs mothers dog.5. the purpose of what walsh did for her mother before mothers day was to . a. bring her mother what she wanted b. show she would be loved till the end c. celebrate her last mothers day d. remember her and share her story6. how does bowers feel about what happened on her first mothers day as a mother? a. it was worth it. b. it was unlucky. c. it was unexpected. d. it was unbearable.7. what is the text mainly about? a. painful memories of mothers day. b. plans for mothers day. c. tips for a special mothers day. d. special ideas for mothers day. c like people, plants experience stress. and also, like people, the response to that stress can determine success. bad environmental conditions, such as drought, flood, heat and other stresses, affect yields(产量 ) more than crop pests and diseases. we are trying to find a way to equip plants with the ability to tolerate environmental stress and maintain high yields, said stephen howell, a professor of genetics and cell biology. plant cells produce proteins （蛋白质) and ship them to different parts of the cell. under normal conditions, these proteins are folded into their normal, healthy structures as they are produced. when a plant is under stress, its cells produce poorly folded or unfolded proteins. then a built-in system senses this and sets off an alarm in the cell, said howell. in response to the alarm, another protein (ire1) starts working and creates a different process which activates (激活) the stress response genes whose products bring about defensive measures that help the plant survive. as it turns out, responses that are activated under stress conditions actually inhibit the growth of plants, said howell. this allows them to preserve their energy to survive the stress conditions. for plants in the wild, this response is a help for survival, he said. in production of agriculture crops, however, this response reduces yields. you dont want crop plants to stop growing, howell said. you want them to continue to grow and produce even though they are under stress. with the new understanding of this stress response, the next step may be to silence the alarm system, said howell. what may be important is to disable some of these stress responses. that may make the plant more productive under stress conditions. 8. according to the text, an alarm in the plant cells is caused by a. the folded proteins b. the changed proteins c. the defensive measures d. the stress response genes9. the energy preserved in the plants under stress conditions . a. helps the plants to survive b. helps to maintain high yields c. keeps the plants growing d. helps to produce proteins10. the underlined word inhibit in paragraph 5 can be replaced by _. . a. prevent b. start c. continue d. promote11. how does howell intend to make crop plants maintain high yields under stress conditions? a. by making crop plants keep more energy. b. by making crop plants stop growing. c. by making the alarm system stop working. d. by making the alarm system respond quickly.d one of the queens closest relatives and oldest friends was allowed to give a deep description into the family life of the royals. although there have been hundreds of other books declaring to offer a quick look behind the palace doors, this is the first written by someone who is closely related to the royal family and has shared their livesnot only throughout the queens reign (统治) but also through that of her father, king george vi. the final curtsey was written by her majestys cousin and childhood playmate the honorable margaret rhodes. it tells in details the story of mrs. rhodess relationship with the royal family over eight decades. the book, with delightfully informal and never-before-seen pictures, has been written with the full knowledge of the queen, who has read and approved parts of it. born in 1925, the honorable margaret rhodes has led an extraordinary life. she was the childhood playmate of her cousin, the queen; a wartime m16 spy; and she was a lady-in- waiting (宫女) to her aunt, the queen elizabeth, the queen mother, from 1991 until the latters death in 2002. at the queens 80th birthday in april 2006, margaret gave an interview to the bbc which she proved that, in her own opinion and despite several false reports, the queen would not abdicate(退位). in this charming autobiography (自传)，she told how she was offered a house to live in the royal farm in windsor great park unexpectedly. one day when she and the queen were out riding outside, she suddenly returned and said, “could you bear to live in the suburb?” “i think it should be ok.” therefore mrs. rhodes is now still living there. 12. compared with other books about the royal family, the biggest advantage of the final curtsey is that _.a.its author is very famous .its author knows the queen well c.it presents reader a very different queen d.it has pictures that have never been seen13.when mrs. rhodes was offered to live in the royal farm, she was _.a. unhappy b. surprised c. sad d. disappointed 14.we can learn from paragraph 3 that mrs. rhodes _.a.has lived quite a long life b.was so famous that bbc interviewed herc.has a close relationship with the royal familyd.has been very busy and kept on changing jobs 15.the passage is mainly about_. a. a book about royal family b. the queens life c. the life of margaret rhodes d. the queens abdication第二节(共5小题：每小题2分，满分l0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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。(如选e，请在答题卡上同时涂黑ab，同理可知：f=cd，g=ac)when the morning sun looks in through your bedroom window, do you jumpout of bed? 16 an adequate amount of sleep can make the difference between a great day and a terrible one!a good nights sleep doesnt just happen. you need to prepare for it. 17 first, go to bed at the same time every day, and get up at the same time. if you havent gotten a good nights sleep, dont oversleep the next morning. get up at your regular time. sleeping late for just a couples of days can change your body clock to a different cycle. you dont want that if you have a set daily schedule.also, avoid big meals at night. 18 your stomach works hard to digest those fatty foods, and that may keep you up.your body produces a chemical called melatonin (褪黑色素) that helps you sleep. light affects the amount of melatonin your body makes. 19 so at night turn off your tv and computer. also, dont read from a backlit (背光) electronic equipment like an ipad. some scientists think that the light from those stops your body from making melatonin. so turn those screens off at least an hour before bedtime.maybe you cant sleep or you wake up in the middle of the night. 20 get up and do something relaxing elsewhere. then go back to bed when you feel sleepy again. if you worry a lot, make a list of things you need to do the next day. do that an hour before bed. that way you get your worrying out of the way before you go to bed.after a good nights sleep, youll be able to face a new day.a. dont just lie in bed.b. you can have three meals a day.c. or do you roll over and complain?d. various experts have given tips to help.e. your tv and computers might affect your sleep.f. it produces more in the evening and less in the daytime.g. eating heavy, rich foods within two hours of bedtime can keep you awake.第二部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节：完型填空 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从3150各题所给出的a、b、c、d四个选项中选出最佳选项。（共15小题，每题2分，满分30分）times were tough in our household. my husband was out of work and there was no sign of anything （21） for him. in addition to going to nursing school full-time, i was working three part-time jobs （22） to put food on the table for our family of five.after a rather （23） meal one night, i answered the ringing phone. with no （24）, a voice asked,“do you need food? come to my place and i can help you.” directions followed and he hung up the phone. no in-depth conversation or queries as to our（25）situation. it was up to us to decide whether we（26）a voice on the telephone.i was desperate. with （27） food in the cabinet and no prospect of a job for my husband, i had to take a （28）, swallow my pride, and accept the strange offer. was there a （29） ? when i uneasily got to a ranch home as （30） ,i found there was no car in the garage. （31）, lined up in orderly rows were tables filled with varieties of food. a craggy（轮廓分明有皱纹的）gentleman （32）me, not much different than our phone conversation! “look around. if you see what you want,（33） yourself.”he handed me paper bags and turned to another new arrival, passing along the same（34）.this couldnt be real!i guiltily filled the paper sacks with what（35）needed and gratefully thanked the elderly man. “be here next week. youll （36） of the food by then” was his reply.then i learned the thing. widowed and retired, he wanted to do something （37）in his golden years to fill his time. daily, he drove his pickup truck and begged for（38） items and canned goods from local grocery stores and （39）folks like us who had fallen on hard times.i never knew what our weekly menus would be （40） i had “shopped” in the garage, but i knew, with our bellies full, we could focus on paying necessary bills.21a. worrying b. boring c. confusing d. promising22a. just b. even c. ever d. also23a. delicious b. necessary c. simple d. ordinary24a. information b. communication c. introduction d. instruction25a. physical b. financial c. educational d. social26a. trusted b. accepted c. recognized d. satisfied27a. certainly b. originally c. actually d. barely28a. chance b. step c. decision d. measure29a. future b. possibility c. trap d. kindness30a. appointed b. directed c. guided d. requested31a. therefore b. besides c. instead d. however32a. discovered b. greeted c. reminded d. examined33a. help b. enjoy c. behave d. seat34a. welcome b. supply c. assistance d. message35a. mostly b. eventually c. absolutely d. accidentally36a. leave out b. drop out c. run out d. get out37a. interesting b. worthwhile c. mysterious d. astonishing38a. usable b. additional c. acceptable d. valuable39a. recalled b. sought c. identified d. inspected40a. although b. since c. before d. until第二节: 语法填空按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的 词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。（共10题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）some kids may assume that college is very much like their strict high school. but _41_ (actual) there are lots of freedom at college: theres much more latitude (回旋余地，自由) in _42_ (choose) courses to take, _43_ students can focus primarily on subjects that interest them. their schedule will vary widely, too. some days they may have no _44_ (course) until noon. most courses may only meet three times a week. these are interesting details that not every youngster is aware of.in _45_ (add), students will meet many, many new friends. theyll be in a community，_46_ almost everyone is roughly the same age. colleges _47_ (type) feature scores of clubs, sports, and others activities and thus students arent likely to be bored. instead of being out in the working world，theyll be among new friends, _48_ (take) many courses that interest them and enjoying a rich _49_ (society) life.another compelling(有强烈吸引力的) point is financial. according to the estimated figures, those who have received a college education will make to ones earning power. obviously a good job today requires _50_ least a college education.第三部分 词汇、改错与写作（共50分）第一节：词汇基础（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）根据下列各句句意及所给单词的首字母或汉语提示，写出该单词的正确形式。51. may i have your attention please? i have an _ to make. (通告，声明) 52. most of the time im just _ that ive got a job. （感谢的）53. we have earned the_ from the government to build a new science lab. (批准) 54. he once taught in a remote village as a volunteer, which was _ only on foot. (可进入的) 55. any _ form not filled properly will not be accepted by the company. (申请人) 56. it is e_ that he was fooled from the beginning. 57. it isstrongly r_that students