广东省汕头市潮南区胪溪中学2010-2011学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题

学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精2010—2011学年度上学期高二级期末考试英语试题（本试卷三大题,满分135分。考试用时120分钟。)I。语言知识及应用(共两节,满分45分）第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文,掌握其大意，然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 WhenIwasakid,mybrotherdroppedthebomb：”NoSantaClaus（FatherChristmas）！”IfledtoGrandmabecauseIknewshewouldtellmethetruth．Itoldhereverything．”No！"shesaid．”Ridiculous!Don’t1it．” Afterdinner,wewenttoGeneralStore．Grandmahandedmeten2．”Takeitandbuysomethingforwhoeverneedsit．I'llwaitinthecar．”I'doftengoneshoppingwithMother，butneverhadIshopped3．Formoments,Istoodthere,confused，4whattodowithit．IthoughtofeverybodyIknew．5IthoughtofBobbieDecker．Hismotheralwayswroteanote，tellingtheteacherthathehadacough．WeallknewthatBobbiewouldhavenocoughifhehadathickercoat．SoIdecidedtobuyBobbieone．”Isthisapresentforsomeone?”thesalesladyaskedmekindly．I6shyly．Shesmiled，handedittomeandwishedmeamerryChristmas．ThenGrandmahelpedmewrapthecoatinSantaClaus7andribbonsandwrite"ToBobbie，FromSantaClaus”onit．Thenshe8meovertoBobbie’shouse．GrandmaparkeddownthestreetfromBobbie'shouse．We9noiselesslyandhidinthe10byhisfrontwalk．”Allright,SantaClaus,"she11，”getgoing．”Irushedout,threwthepresentdownathisfrontdoor，12hisdoorbellandflewbacktothesafety．Togetherwe13breathlesslyinthedarknessforthefrontdoortoopen． FortyyearsIhaven’tforgottenthose14Ispentshivering（颤抖)inBobbie’sbushes．Thatnight，IrealizedthatthestoriesaboutSantaClausewerereallyridiculous．SantaClauswasalive，andwewereonhis15．1．A．remember B．believe C．understand D．consider2．A．bags B．keys C．coats D．dollars3．A．separately B．apart C．singly D．alone4．A．wondering B．worrying C．expecting D．looking5．A．Luckily B．Surprisingly C．Suddenly D．Firstly6．A．nodded B．smiled C．replied D．denied7．A．gift B．name C．paper D．needle8．A．sent B．drove C．walked D．guided9．A．stole B．struggled C．stepped D．searched10．A．cars． B．buildings C．stairs D．bushes11．A．sighed B．whispered C．called D．shouted12．A．knocked B．pushed C．pounded D．switched．13．A．rushed B．laughed C．paused D．waited14．A．nights B．feelings C．moments D．bills15．A．side B．team C．part D．staff第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1。5分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，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，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16—25的相应位置上。KeepingadiaryinEnglishisoneofthe___16____(effect)waystoimproveourEnglishwritingability.____17___（compare)withotherformsofwriting，itisshorterandtakes____18___time.ItcanhelpustodevelopthehabitofthinkinginEnglish____19____wepersistinthispractice，graduallywe’lllearnhowtoexpressourselvesinEnglish.InkeepingadiaryinEnglish，wecertainlyrunupagainstmany____20____。Inthefirstplace，_____21____oftenhappensthatwehavetroublefindingappropriatewordsandphrasestogiveexpressiontoourmind.Secondly，therearemanyidiomaticwaysofsayingthingsinChinese。AnditisextremelyhardforustoputthemintoEnglishproperly。AsfarasI___22____（concern),my____23___（suggest)isthatweshouldalwayshaveanotebookandaChinese—Englishdictionarywithineasyreach。Wheneversomethingbeatsus，wecanfirstputitdowninournotebookandthenconsultourdictionary.WecanalsoturntoourEnglishteacherforhelp,ifnecessary。Inshort,Ibelievethatitis____24___greatusetokeepadiaryinEnglishfor____25___developmentofourwritingskills.II.阅读（共两节，满分50分)第一节阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分,满分40分)阅读下面短文，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 Likeallothermotherswhohavesmallchildren,I,too，havetostealtime—frommyownchildrenathomeandfromthechildrenwhoknowmeastheirteacher-justtoputafewwordsdownonpaper。ManytimesI’vewantedtowriteformyself，forotherwomen，formyparents，formyhusband，andespeciallyformychildren.Iwouldhavelikedtoleavealegacy(遗产)ofwordsexplainingwhatithasmeanttohavetwins。Onereasonthatthereisnotagreatdealwrittenaboutbeingamotherofanewbabyisthatthereisseldomamomenttothinkofanythingelsebutthebaby'sneeds。 Withtwins,Ididnothaveasparehandtowritewith。 Beforemytwinswereborn，mydayswerelongandIhadnothingtowriteabout。Afterthetwins’birthIdidhavesomethingtowriteabout,butIfoundmyselffacingnotapenandpaperbutmilkbottles. Somenights,friendswouldvisit。Theywouldleaveat11p.m.，headingforbed,andforusthenightwasonlyjustbeginning。Withtwins,thereisreallynonight.Eachfeedinglastsalongtime.At1：00a。m.，eachofthemwouldbegincryingfromhunger。At4：00am,whenIfinallyputthemdown，Ifeltexhausted。 Twoyearshavepassedsincethenandwe’vemanagedtolivethroughitall.Mydaysarestillveryfullandevennowthereisn’toneeveningwhenIputthetwinsdownforthenightthatIdon'thaveabreak。Atlastalittletimeformyself。26。Whendidthewriterhavetimebutshedidn’tfeellikewritinganything？A.Beforethebirthofhertwins. B。Whenshefacedbottlesofmilk。C。Afterherfriendsvisitedherhome. D.Whenshehadtothinkaboutthebabies'needs.27.Whatdoesthewritermainlywriteabout？A.Herroleasawife。 B。Herworkasawriter.C。Herexperienceasamother. D。Herfeelingasawoman。28。Whydidthewritersaythenightwasjustbeginning(inthe4thparagraph)?A.Becauseherfriendsleftherhousetoolate.B.Becauseshestartedtotakecareofthetwinsevenatnight。C。Becauseherbabiesoftencriedandshewokeup。D.Becauseshecouldnotsleeptillfourinthemorning。29.Thispassageisprobablyfroma(n)______。A.blog B。newspaper C.guidebook D。advertisement30.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage？A。Thewriterwasunhappybecauseofnotimeforwriting.B.Thewritercaredherbabiesmorethanherowninterests。C.Thewriterhatedtobeamotheroftwins。D.Thewritercouldstealalittletimeatnight。BAchildwhohasoncebeenpleasedwithatalelikes，asarule，tohaveitretoldinalmostthesamewords，butthisshouldnotleadparentstotreatprintedfairystoriesasformaltexts.Itisalwaysmuchbettertotellastorythanreaditoutofabook，and，ifaparentcanproducewhat，intheactualsituationofthetimeandthechild,isanimprovementontheprintedtext,somuchthebetter。Achargemadeagainstfairytalesisthattheyharmthechildbyfrighteninghimormakinghimsadthinking.Toprovethelatter,onewouldhavetoshowinacontrolledexperimentthatchildrenwhohavereadfairystoriesweremoreoftensorryforcrueltythanthosewhohadnot。Astofears,thereare，Ithink，somecasesofchildrenbeingdangerouslyterrifiedbysomefairystory。Often，however,thisarises（出现）fromthechildhavingheardthestoryonce.Familiaritywiththestorybyrepetitionturnsthepainoffearintothepleasureofafearfacedandmastered。Therearealsopeoplewhoobjecttofairystoriesonthegroundsthattheyarenotobjectivelytrue,thatgiants,witches，two—headeddragons，magiccarpets，etc。donotexist；andthat,insteadofbeingfondofthestrangesideinfairytales，thechildshouldbetaughttolearntherealitybystudyinghistory.Ifindsuchpeople,Imustsaysopeculiar(奇怪的)thatIdonotknowhowtoarguewiththem.Iftheircaseweresound，theworldshouldbefullofmadmenattemptingtoflyfromNewYorktoPhiladelphiaonastickorcoveringatelephonewithkissesinthebeliefthatitwastheirbelovedgirl-friend。Nofairystoryeverdeclaredtobeadescriptionoftherealworldandnocleverchildhaseverbelievedthatitwas。31.Theauthorconsidersthatafairystoryismoreeffectivewhenitis_______.A。repeatedwithoutanychange B。treatedasajokeC.madesomechangesbytheparent D。setinthepresent32。Accordingtothepassage,greatfearcantakeplaceinachildwhenthestoryis_______.A。inarealisticsetting B.heardforthefirsttimeC。repeatedtoooften D。toldinadifferentway33。Theadvantageclaimed（提出)forrepeatingfairystoriestoyoungchildrenisthatit_______.A。makesthemlessfearful B。developstheirpowerofmemoryC.makesthembelievethereisnothingtobeafraidofD。encouragesthemnottohavestrangebeliefs34.Theauthor’smentionofsticksandtelephonesismeanttosuggestthat_______.A.fairystoriesarestillbeingmadeupB。thereissomemisunderstandingaboutfairytalesC。peopletrytomodernizeoldfairystoriesD。thereismoreconcernforchildren’sfearsnowadays35。Oneofthereasonswhysomepeoplearenotinfavoroffairytalesisthat_______.A。theyarefullofimagination B.theyjustmakeupthestorieswhicharefarfromthetruthC.theyarenotinterestingD。theymaketeachersofhistorydifficulttoteachCJune26，2000—theHumanGenome(基因组）Project,agreat＄3billion，15-yeartaskaimedatdrawingthegenetic（遗传的）mapofhumans，isnowmorethan90percentcompleted.Thescientificandmedicalcommunities（团体)areveryexcitedaboutthechancesgeneticresearchprovidesforgettingridofdiseasesandprolonging（延长）humanlife。Butthosecommunitiesandpolicy（政策)makersalsoarecarefulaboutthescientificdoortheyareopeningastheprojectuncoversthemysteriesoflife.Forthelastfewyears,thegeneticadvancesinthedevelopingfieldofbiotechnology（生物技术）haveprovidesmaterialforallkindsofwork，butthedevelopmentsofmodernscienceinunlockingthesecretsofthehumangeneticcode(密码)haveopenedaworldofpossibilitiesforhumanhealth,aswellasforthepopularimagination。WhileEuropeanandJapaneseresearchersaremakingrapidprogressindecoding（解码）humanDNA,theleadingorganizationforgeneticresearchisintheUnitedStates,whichbeganin1990,is“unlockingthecode”ofthehumanbodytolearnhowtodefeatfatal(致命的）diseases.Already，theHumanGenomeProjecthasbecomewidelyknownandpraisedforfindingthegenes(基因)connectedwithterriblediseasesasyet(迄今）,andmakingprogresstowardseparatingthegenesthatshowasignofbreastcancerorAIDS。Oncethesegenesarefoundandstudied,researcherscandevelopnewwaystoattackinfections（传染）,andgeneticdiseases。Medicalcompaniesareveryinterestedinmappingthehumangenome，astheyexpecttodevelopalotofnewdrugsfortheseillnesses。36.Whydidthescientistsworkhardatmappingthehumangenome？A。Becausethehumangenomecandestroymanyillnesses。B.Becausethehumangenome'scompletioncanhelpthemgetridofmanydiseases。C.Becausetheywantedtobebetterknownthanothers。D.Becausethehumangenomecanprovidealotofchancesofwork。37。Whichcountrystudiedthegenesmostrapidlyintheworld？A。Japan. B.Germany. C.TheUnitedStates。 D。China.38.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Ifthegenescanbefound，scientistscanstudymanynewwaystocureillnesses。B.Thescientistshavemadegreatprogressinconnectingthegeneswiththecancers。C.Manymedicalcompaniesshowgreatinterestindrawingthehumangenomemap.D.TheUnitedStatesbegantheGenesStudyearlyinthe19thcentury。39.TheauthorsuggeststhattheHumanGenomeProjectcancause_______.A.thepolicymakerstofeelveryworriedandcarefulB。thescientiststoworkharderC.manypeopletofindworkeasilyD.alotofcompaniestoproducemanynewdrugs40.Themainideaofthisarticleisabout_______。A.unlockinggeneticcode B.thegenes’discoveryC.thegreathumangenome D.thegenesandthescientistsDHaveyoueverheardthestoryofthefour-minutemile?Manyyearsago，peoplebelievedthatitwasimpossibleforahumanbeingtorunamileinlessthanfourminutesuntilRogerBanisterproveditwrongin1954。Whathappensifyouputananimalinapond?Anyanimal,bigorsmall，willswimitswaythrough.Whathappenswhensomeone,whodoesnotknowhowtoswim,fallsindeepwaters?Theydrown。Ifananimalwhohasnotlearnedswimmingcouldescapebyswimming,whynotyou?Becauseyoubelieveyouwilldrownwhiletheanimaldoesnot.Haveyoueverwonderedwhythelettersareorganizedinaparticularorderonhourkeyboard？Youmighthavethoughtitistoincreasethetypingspeed。Mostpeopleneverquestionit。Butthefactisthatthissystemwasdevelopedtoreducethetypingspeedatatimewhentypewriterpartswouldjamiftheoperatortypedtoofast.Thesethreecasesshowthepowerofourbeliefs。Thereisnoothermorepowerfuldirectingforceinhumanbehaviorthanbelief.Yourbeliefshavethepowertocreateandtodestroy.Abeliefdeliversadirectcommandtoyournervoussystem。Iusedasnakeinmyworkshopsforchildrentoshowthemhowunrealisticsomeoftheirbeliefsare.StudentsofaschoolinIndia,saidsnakeswereslippery，slimy(黏糊糊的）andpoisonous.Afterdoinganexerciseforchangingbeliefs,theyhandledmysnakeandfoundittobedryandclean.TheyalsorememberedthatonlythreetypesofpoisonoussnakesexistinIndia。Didthisstoryendthewayyouthought？Reviewyourbeliefsnowandfindoutwhichonesyouneedtochange。41.Intheauthor’sopinion，ifapersonindeepwaterdoesn’tknowhowtoswimhewilldrownbecause_________。A。heisafraidofwaterB.hedoesn’twanttoliveintheworldC.hehasn’tlearnedtoswimbeforeD.hebelieveshewilldrown42.Theauthorthinksthatthelettersareorganizedinaparticularorderonyourkeyboardinorderto_________。A.reduceone’stypingspeedB.satisfytheoperatorC。savemorespaceD。increaseone’stypingspeed43.Theauthor’sexperimentshowsthat__________。A.snakesinIndiaaren'tpoisonous B。snakescanbecaughteasilyC。snakesareslimyandpoisonous D。snakesaredryandclean44.Accordingtothepassage,weknowthat________.A。studentsfromIndiahaveunrealisticbeliefsonhowtoliveabetterlifeB.ananimalwhohasnotlearnedtoswimwilldrownifyouputitinapond.C.RogerBanisterwasthefirstpersonwhoranamileinlessthanfourminutes.D。mostpeopledon'tliketheorderthelettersarearrangedonyourkeyboard45.Themainideaofthispassageshouldbethat_______。A.beliefsmakeusseemstupid B。beliefsareverypowerfulC。changingyourbeliefsnowifnecessary D。peopleshouldalwaysbelieveinthemselves第二节信息匹配(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。首先请阅读下列餐馆的信息：A。PastaHouse–newItalianrestaurantlocatedintheheartofthecity。Simplebutdeliciousinexpensivemeals。Alsohasagoodrangeofvegetable—onlymeals.It’salwayscrowdedsobereadytoordertake—awayorshareatable。Open11a。m。tomidnight。B。ATasteofIndia–famousforitsspicycurriesandmanysouthernIndiandishesusingchilli。Youwillusuallybeabletofindatableduringtheweekbutifyou’replanningtogoontheweekendmakesureyoubookatableinadvance.Opennoontomidnight.C。ParisMatch–thisisthefinestFrenchrestaurantinthecity。Wonderfulfoodyoucanenjoyinluxurioussurrounding。Theperfectplacetohavearomanticmealorimpressabusinesspartner,butbepreparedforalargebill.Opennoonto2a.m。Bookingessential。D.MountainDiner–notfancybuttasty.ExcellentAsianandEuropeandishes。Countrysidelocationsurroundedbyforest.It'satleastanhour’sdrivefromthecitysoyoumightwanttostayatthenearbyMountainHotelovernight。Open7a。m。to10p.m.E.OwlCafé–open24hoursadaythecaféhasalargeselectionofsetbreakfast，lunchanddinnermealsforyoutochoosefrom，oryoucanenjoyoneoftheirmanydelicioussnacksanddessertsoveracupoffreshlymadecoffee.F.GreekBistro–alivelyrestaurantthatservesgreat-valueGreekfoodandhasliveGreekmusicplayedbyalocalband。Customersareencouragedtotakepartintheentertainmentsobereadyforanightofloudfunandlaughter。Open6p。m.to2a。m.以下是五个人的选择要求，请匹配每个人拟选择的地方：46.Bill–waslategettinguptodaysohasn’thadtimetomakebreakfast.Hewantstopickupsomethingtoeatbeforehegoestoworksohehasenoughenergytolastthroughtolunchtime.47.Julie–worksinthecityandwantstogetsomelunch.Shedoesn’twantanythingtoospecialsolongasitistastyandnottooexpensive。Julielikesallkindsoffoodbutbecausesheisonadietshewantstoavoidanythingcontainingmeat.48。Sally–hasfriendsvisitingherfromout—of-townandwantstotakethemtodinner.Shewantstotakethemsomewheretheycanenjoytheatmosphereandhavefun。Sheisauniversitystudentsodoesn’thavealotofmoneyanddoesn’tlikeherfoodtoohot。49.Albert–isabusinessmanwhowillmeetanimportantEuropeanclientforabusinessdinnernextweek.Wanttobookatableataquietrestaurantthatwillimpresshisguestwithbothitsfoodanditssurroundings。50。Robert–ismeetinghisfriendBenforlunchtoday（Tuesday)andwantstotakehimtoanicerestaurant.BothRobertandBenenjoygoodqualityspicyfood。Robertdoesn’tlikearrangingthingsinadvancesohehasn'tbookedatable。Ⅲ写作（共两节，满分40分)第一节基础写作(共1小题，满分15分） [写作内容] 你的英语老师要求你在班上用英文向同学们介绍你英语写作的方法和心得。请根据下表提供的中文提纲，选择相关的信息写一篇发言稿.学习方法学习效果背诵范文运用英语思维,进行模仿性写作多阅读英文文章吸取语言材料多听英文广播提高听力水平学习语法正确表达多写日记在做中学多练习口语提高口头技能参考他人的习作取长补短 ［写作要求］1.只能使用5个句子表达全部内容；2.文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称；3。开头与结尾已经给出。 [评分标准］ 句子结构准确,信息内容完整,篇章结构连贯。Ladiesandgentlemen,NowIwouldliketotellyouhowIlearnEnglishwriting。---——----——--—--—-——--——----—-—-----——--—---—-———----—--——-------————--——-—-—--——————-—-———----———-————-—--------—————-———-—--—--—-—---——-————-——————---—---—--------——--—---——----——————--——------—-—-——-—-———---—---——---—---------——-—--—-———---——-——————————————-——------—--—-—-——---—---——-—-——--——-—-———-—----—-—--—-—-—---———-—-—————-—-————-——--—-—-——-———-——--———--—----——————-——--—--——-—--—----—---—----———-—-—--—-——-----—-———-—-—--—-———--———---——--——---—--—--———-—--—--—---————-————--—-—-——-——---—---———--———--—---—--——-—————-----—----——-—-—-—-——----—————--That’sall。Thankyou.第二节读写任务（共1小题,满分25分) 阅读下面的短文,然后按要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。 “CanIseemybaby？”askedthehappynewmother。Thebundle(婴儿包)wasplacedinherarmsandwhenshemovedthefoldofclothtolookuponhistinyface,shegasped—thebabyhasbeenbornwithoutears。Time,however，provedthatthebaby’shearingwasperfectexcepthisappearance。 Onedaywhenherushedhomefromschoolandthrewhimselfintohismother’sarms，hecriedoutbitterly,“Aboy，abigboy…calledmeaf-…freak."Shesighed，knowingthathislifewastobeendlessofheartbreaks.Hegrewup,handsomeforhismisfortune。Afavoritewithhisfellowstudents,hemighthavebeenclasspresident,butforthat.Hedevelopedagiftforliteratureandmusic. Theboy’sfatherhadatalkwiththefamilydoctor.Couldnothingbedone？“Ibelievewecouldgraft（移植)onapairofouterears,iftheycouldbedonated（捐献)，"thedoctordecided。Sothesearchbeganforapersonwhowouldmakesuchasacrificeayoungman。Twoyearswentby.Then，“You'regoingtothehospital，son。MotherandIhavesomeonewhowilldonatetheearsyouneed。Butit’sasecret，"saidthefather。 Theoperationwasabrilliantsuccess.Histalentsblossomed(开花）intogenius。Schoolandcollegebecameaseriesofsuccesses。Laterhemarriedandenteredthediplomatic（外交）service。“ButImustknow!”heurgedhisfather.“Whogavesomuchforme？Icouldneverdoenoughforhim。” “Idonotbelieveryoucould,”saidthefather,“buttheagreementwasthatyouarenottoknow…。notyet.”Theyearskeptthesecret,butthedaydidcome…。oneofthedarkestdaysthateverpassthroughason.Hestoodwithhisfatheroverhismother'scasket(棺材).Slowlyandtenderly，thefath