英语卷·届甘肃省天水一中高二级第二学期期末考试试题

1、.天水一中20102011学年度第二学期期末考试试题英 语命题人：李 健说明：本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。答案写在答题卡上，交卷时只交答题卡。第I卷 （选择题）第一部分 英语知识运用（共三节，满分50分）第一节:语音知识（共 5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）从A, B, C, D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。1cushionAbushBstatusCpuzzleDcurious2blankAassistBdecadeCpatentDwander3worthyAhealthBclot

2、hingCbirthplaceDwealthy4spareA. fearB.earnC.pearD.beard5treasureApossessionBtelevisionCAsianDprecious第二节:语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从A, B, C, D四个选项中，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。6.-Can you come on Monday or Tuesday? -Im afraid _ day is possible. A. either B. neither C. some D. any7. How about taking _

3、short rest? I want to make _ call A a；a Ba；the Cthe；the D the；a 8 .The doctor thought _would be good for you to have a holiday.A. this B. that C. it D. one9 .We give dogs time, space and love we can spare, and _, dogs give us their all.A in all B in fact C in short D in return10. This magazine is ve

4、ry with young people, who like its content and style. A.popular B.familiar C.similarD.particular11. _ he referred to in his article was unknown to the general reader. A. That B. What C. Whether D. Where12. Try_ she might, Sue couldnt get the door open.A. if B. as C. sine D. when13.My teacher inspire

5、d _ a summer course to improve my writing skills.A. for me taking B. me taking C. for me to take D. me to take 14. She went to the bookstore and bought A. dozen books B. dozens books C. dozen of books D. dozens of books15. Wilma became the first American woman to win three Olympic gold medals in tra

6、ck, _ made her mother very happy. A. it B.that C.which D.this 16. Todays children are raised in a way that is totally different from how their parents were_. A. brought up B. brought on C.taken on D. taken up17. The traffic rule says young children under the age of four and less than 40 pounds must

7、be in a child safety seat. A. being weighed B. to weigh C. weighed D. weighing18. At the foot of the mountain, . A. a village lie B. lies a village C. does a village lie D .lying a village19. How was your recent visit to Qingdao? It was great. We visited some friends, and spent the_ days at the seas

8、ide. A. few last sunny B. last few sunny C. last sunny few D. few sunny last 20. The shopkeeper did not want to sell for _ he thought was not enough. A. whereB. how C. what D. which 第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题15分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项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。People do not analyze every proble

9、m they meet. Sometimes they try to remember a solution from the last time they had a 21 problem. They often accept the opinion or ideas of other people. Other times they begin to act without 22 ；they try to find a solution by trial and error. 23 .，when all of these methods 24 ，the person with a prob

10、lem has to start analyzing. There are six 25 in analyzing a problem. 26 the person must recognize that there is a problem. For example, Sams bicycle is broken, and he cannot ride it to class as he usually does. Sam must see that there is a problem with his bicycle.Next the person must 27 the problem

11、. Before Sam can repair his bicycle, he must know why it does not work. For example, he must determine the parts that are wrong.Now the person must look for 28 that will make the problem clearer and lead to possible solutions. For example, suppose Sam 29 that his bike does not work because there is

12、some thing wrong with the brakes(刹车). 30 , he can look in his bicycle repair book and read about brakes, 31 his friends at the bike shop, or look at his brakes carefully.After studying the problem, the person should have 32 suggestions for a possible solution. Take Sam as an example 33 ，his suggesti

13、ons might be: tighten or loosen the brakes; buy new brakes and change the old ones.In the end, one 34 seems to be the solution to the problem. Sometimes the _35_ idea comes quite 36 because the thinker suddenly sees something new or sees something in a 37 way. Sam, for example, suddenly sees there i

14、s a piece of chewing gum（口香糖）stuck to a brake. He 38 finds the solution to his problem ：he must_39_the brake.Finally the solution is tested .Sam finds that his bicycle 40 perfectly. In short he has solved the problem.21AfunnyBusualCsimilarDcommon22ApracticeBthinkingCunderstandingDhelp23ABesidesBInst

15、eadCOtherwiseDHowever24AfailBworkCchangeDdevelop25AchancesBconditionsCstepsDtroubles26AFirstBUsuallyCIn caseDMost importantly27AdemandBfindCdescribeDface28AimaginationBdutyC. programDinformation29AhopesBarguesCdecidesDsuggests30AIn other wordsBOnce in a while CBy chanceD. At this time31Aapply forBtu

16、rn toCagree withD look after32AextraBenoughCseveralDcountless33AsuddenlyBagainCeitherDalone34AsuggestionBconclusionCdecisionDdiscovery35AnextBclearCfinalDnew36AunexpectedlyBlateCclearlyDoften37AsimpleBdifferentCquickDsudden38AfortunatelyBeasilyCclearlyDimmediately39AcleanBseparateCloosenDremove40Aar

17、isesBworksCtakesDdeclares第二部分 阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）第一节 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThere is one thing that everyone wants more than anything else .Some people try to get it by making money .They think that when they have enough money to buy such things as houses ,arms ,and cars

18、 ,they will have the one thing that everyone wants .Other people believe that if they know enough, they will find this thing .They study all their lives in search of it .Still others think that if they have power, they will find this thing .They keep telling themselves: When I am a boss, I will no l

19、onger have to search for this thing.What is it that everyone wants more than anything else? What is it that all of us keep working and searching for each day? It is happiness.Happiness is a strange thing .It does not mean the same to all men .What will make one man happy may not make another man hap

20、py .Some men say that happiness comes from helping others ,other men say that happiness comes from making life more pleasant for everyone .What do you mean when you say“That makes me happy.”Read what different people have said about happiness .Perhaps you will learn something that will bring you pea

21、ce of mind ,comfort ,money or may bring you what you search for happiness.41. The main idea of this passage is that A. happiness means the same to everyone B. happiness is the thing that everyone wants to getC. money makes one happy, so does helping others D. not all people are searching for happine

22、ss42. The first sentence in the second paragraph means A. other people think if they know a lot they will be able to get enough money and that will make them happyB. other people think it true that knowledge will bring them enough moneyC. other people hold the opinion that the less they know, the ha

23、ppier they are D. other people hold the opinion that if they become knowledgeable enough they will feel happy43.“What will make one man happy may not make another man happy ”this sentence means A. when one man feels happy, another man will feel sad B. when one man feels happy, another man will feel

24、happy, tooC. different people hold different opinions about happiness D. different people have the same opinion about happiness 44. Which of the following is NOT true according to this passage?A. Anyone who owns lots of money will feel happy B. Not all the people in the world would help others C. Wh

25、at makes one happy may make another sad D. All the people in the world work and search for happiness.BThe Great Fire of London started in the very early hours of 2 September 1666. In four days it destroyed more than three-quarters of the old city, where most of the houses were wooden and close toget

26、her. One hundred thousand people became homeless,but only a few lost their lives.The fire started on Sunday morning in the house of the Kings baker(面包师)in Pudding Lane. The baker, with his wife and family, was able to get out through a window in the roof. A strong wind blew the fire from the bakery(

27、面包房)into a small hotel next door. Then it spread quickly into Thames Street. That was the beginning.By eight oclock three hundred houses were on fire. On Monday nearly a kilometer of the city was burning along the River Thames. Tuesday was the worst day. The fire destroyed many well-known buildings,

28、 old St Pauls and the Guildhall among them.Samuel Pepys, the famous writer, wrote about the fire. People threw their things into the river. Many poor people stayed in their houses until the last moment. Birds fell out of the air because of the heat.The fire stopped only when the King finally ordered

29、 people to destroy hundreds of buildings in the path of the fire. With nothing left to burn, the fire became weak and finally died out.After the fire,Christopher Wren,the architect(建筑师), wanted a city with wider streets and fine new houses of stone. In fact, the streets are still narrow; but he did

30、build more than fifty churches, among them new St Pauls.The fire caused great pain and loss, but after it London was a better place: a city for the future and not just of the past.45.The fire began in. A. a hotel B. the palace C. Pudding LaneD. Thames Street46.The underlined word family in the secon

31、d paragraph means. A. homeB. children C. wife and husbandD. wife and children47.How was the fire put out according to the text? A. The king and his soldiers came to help. B. All the wooden houses in the city were destroyed. C. People managed to get enough water from the river. D. Houses standing in

32、the direction of the fire were pulled down.48.Which of the following were reasons for the rapid spread of the big fire? (a)There was a strong wind. (b)The streets were very narrow. (c)Many houses were made of wood. (d)There was not enough water in the city. (e)People did not discover the fire earlie

33、r. A. (a)and(b) B.(a),(b)and(c) C.(a),(b),(c)and(d) D.(a),(b),(c)(d)and(e)CThere is an English saying that “Laughter is the best medicine.” Until recently, few people took the saying seriously. Now however, doctors have begun to look into laughter and the effects it has on the human body. They have

34、found that laughter can really improve peoples health.Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body. People watched funny films while doctors checked their hearts, blood pressure, breathing and muscles. It was found that laughter has the same effects as physical exercise. It in

35、creases blood pressure, makes the heart beat quicker and makes people breathe deeper; it also works on several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach, and even the feet. If laughter exercises the body, it must be beneficial.Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be able to reduce the ef

36、fects of pain on the body. In one experiment doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programs. The group that tolerated（忍耐）the pain for the longest time was the group which listened to a funny program. The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it he

37、lps to produce a kind of chemical in the brain which diminishes both stress(压力) and pain.As a result of these discoveries, some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinics（诊所）, in which they help to improve their patients condition by encouraging them to laugh. They have found that even i

38、f their patients do not really feel like laughing, making them smile is enough to produce beneficial effects similar to those caused by laughter.49According to the passage, the following statements are true except .ALaughter is good for health BLaughter can make you become old quicklyCLaughter helps

39、 to reduce pain. DLaughter, just like physical exercise, is good for our body.50The underlined word “diminishes” in the third paragraph means “ ”.Aenjoys Bpermits Cincreases Dreduces51According to the author, we should .Alaugh as much as possible Bwatch more funny filmsCavoid smiling all the time Ds

40、pend more time in laughter clinics52The best title for this passage may be .ABoth laughter and physical exercise are good for healthBLaughter clinics help patients improve their conditionCLaughter can reduce the effects of pain DLaughter is the best medicine. D Before a new type of airplane goes int

41、o service, every part of it is tested again and again. But there are two tests that are more important than all the others. The first is called the tank(贮水池) test. A modem airplane must fly very high in the sky. Air must be pumped into the plane so that the passengers can breathe. The metal structur

42、e (结构)of the plane has to be very strong for this reason. When the plane is filled with air, the air presses against the skin of the plane inside. The pressure (压力) on a small window is like a huge foot that is trying to get out. If a small part of the plane were to fail, the plane would explode (爆炸

43、)in the sky. To test the structure of the plane, the plane is lowered into a huge tank or container of water. Then it is filled with air. The pressure inside the plane is greater than it ever will be when it is high up in the air. Finally, there is an explosion. This does not cause so much damage in

44、side the water tank as it would anywhere else. Engineers can discover which part of the plane has broken. Then that part is made stronger. The most dangerous test happens when the new plane is going through test flights in the air. The pilot must find out exactly what happens when the engines (发动机)

45、are all shut off at once. The plane begins to fall like a stone. It is the pilots job to find out how he can get control of the plane again. These two tests are examples of how planes are made safe before they ever carry passengers.53. By doing the tank test, the engineers can find out _.A. the amou

46、nt of air in the plane B. the strength of the plane structure C. the pressure inside and outside the plane D. the power of the airplane engines54. What will happen to the plane under the tank test?A. It will be broken. B. It will be made stronger. C. It will be filled with water. D. It will be teste

47、d by pilots,55. According to the text, why are test flights most dangerous?A. The plane may explode in the air. B. The pilot may lose control of the plane. C. The engines may be damaged. D. Too much air may get into the plane.56. What might be the most suitable title for the text? A. Two Important T

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