江苏省盐城市2014-2015学年高二下学期期末考试-英语.doc

2014/2015学年度第二学期高二年级期终考试英 语 试 题第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21. Ava and Jack are my lovely pet dogs, and I love _ when we play games together. A. that B. it C. them D. one 22. KFC has accused three Chinese companies of their comments about the origins of the chicken, including the _ that KFC chicken comes from chickens with eight legs.A. command B. claim C. commitment D. credit23. “Duang” is so new a buzz word _ does not even exist in the Chinese dictionary though it has already spread online in China.A. which B. that C. what D. as 24. With tight disease control, the risk of MERS _ among Chinese remains low, although the outbreak in South Korea has been rapidly worsening. A. infecting B. having infected C. infected D. being infected25. When it was difficult for actor Michael Doresey to get anyone to hire him, he decided to _ a part in a soap opera as a woman. A. try out for B. live up to C. stand up for D. have power over26. The documentary film “Under the Dome” released by the famous journalist Chai Jing reminds us that its high time the Chinese government _ air pollution in China.A. addresses B. addressed C. will address D. address27. If your password is not _, you cant withdraw money from your account. A. valid B. vivid C. reasonable D. reliable28. According to the new rules on tobacco use in Beijing which came into force on June 1, all indoor public places and many outdoor public places in Beijing _ be 100-percent smoke-free. A. will B. shall C. should D. can29. Why did you break up with your boyfriend?We were not quite _ each other in terms of lifestyles.A. in tune with B. in love with C. in touch with D. in conflict with30. Why do you waste precious time dreaming, _ waking life is so much better?A. while B. when C. how D. because31. Dont worry. As the evidence begins to _, the truth will come out.A. accumulate B. acknowledge C. accommodate D. accelerate32. What I can tell you is that your decisions are more aggressive than I was _ prepared to accept. A. firmly B. personally C. originally D. truly33. “_ at the last moment, I might have died.” said Wu Jianqiang, who was the first person to call the police after the ship sank on Monday.A. My wife didnt let go of my hands B. My wife hadnt let go of my handsC. Did my wife not let go of my hands D. Had my wife not let go of my hands34. As we know, attitude is altitude. Our attitude is _ has changed everything in our life. A. it is what that B. what is it that C. what it is that D. it is that what35. I have been working hard at my English in the past two months, but I think I make little progress in it. _, Emma! Your English will soon be perfect. A. I cant help it B. Make it C. Hang in there D. You really have me there第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Ann and the children and I moved from our rural home in Virginia so that I could retrain for a new career. It meant 36 our best friend behind, Zachary, a six-year-old black dog. This was for his good; he would be miserably penned up in suburban Birmingham 37 we were away from home every day. We all agreed that he should remain free and 38 the countryside. We found friends of friends, far across the county, over a 39 , beyond the highway. They would be glad to give him a new home. He 40 beside me as I drove him there. And I left him tearfully, watching him on his new front porch, disappearing in the 41 of the rear view mirror (后视镜) as I drove away from him forever. A year later, in our new home, we got a call from the people who bought our farmhouse and Ann 42 the phone. “Theres a strange black dog 43 up here a couple days ago. Hes right 44 and his paws dont look so good. He just seems sort of 45 and confused. The neighbors down the road 46 hes your old dog. ”“Its Zachary and he found his way home. Hes looking for us. Fred, you have to go get him.” Ann said through tears of joy and 47 . The next day, driven by forces 48 reason, my daughter and I drove ten hours to our old farmhouse.And it was Zach for sure, though 49 of him than we had left, and he was confused when he first saw us. But as he 50 us, he responded to all of the commands he once obeyed, as if we had never been 51 .It was 52 that his travels had taken him months. And yet he had persisted, driven by the need to find his pack, his neck-huggers and playmates; his family. It was not enough to get these things from the family of strangers who treated him 53 enough, but were not his. To find his true home must have been a driving 54 in his mind from that first week with his new family. He waited and waited, 55 knowing one day that I was not coming back for him and he would have to make the trip back to us on his own. 36. A. hidingB. leavingC. puttingD. staying37. A. ifB. unlessC. whileD. though38. A. exploreB. visitC. inspectD. search39. A. forestB. lakeC. seaD. mountain40. A. trembledB. chewedC. relaxedD. spat41. A. caseB. chargeC. courseD. distance42. A. madeB. usedC. tookD. recorded43. A. showingB. comingC. queuingD. winding44. A. activeB. thinC. healthyD. sharp45. A. cheerfulB. lostC. angryD. embarrassed46. A. foreseeB. acknowledgeC. thinkD. evaluate47. A. delightB. surpriseC. envyD. regret48. A. beyondB. withC. byD. within49. A. lessB. moreC. fewerD. better50. A. realizedB. recognizedC. seizedD. hugged51. A. tightB. greedyC. apartD. invisible 52. A. impossibleB. necessaryC. naturalD. obvious53. A. badlyB. wellC. roughlyD. seriously54. A. preferenceB. rewardC. needD. string55. A. graduallyB. uncomfortablyC. deliberatelyD. eventually第三部分 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ATEACH DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN IN QUITO IN ECUADORTeach in nice and beautiful Ecuador（厄瓜多尔）! The government school we work with has about 200 pupils aged from 5 to 14 years old. The children come from many different economic backgrounds and family situations. Some of the children are supported by the upper-class employers of their parents; others cannot attend school every day as they sell something in the streets for parts of the week.This school really needs volunteers and youll be greatly appreciated. Youll work with disadvantaged children who will benefit greatly from your help! You will be able to teach English and many other subjectsIT, sports, music, art, drama, anything you have a good knowledge in! Please let us know if you have a special interest and we will do our best to tailor-make (定制) your project!SUMMARY FACTFILEPrice: From 775, excluding flightsDuration: From 2 weeks to 6 months subject to visa requirementsStart Dates: All year roundyou choose your start and finish datesRequirements: At least aged 17, no qualifications necessary, but youll have to be enthusiastic. Youll need to know a little Spanish to do this project, but if you have no knowledge of Spanish at all, you can combine your project with 1-week intensive (强化的) Spanish course in Quito before starting your project.WAHT YOULL GAIN FROM DOING THIS PROJECT: An exciting, never-to-be-forgotten adventure in the fascinating culture of Ecuador The great satisfaction of helping disadvantaged children and adults and knowing that you made a difference to them New skills, more confidence, a greater understanding of a different culture, invaluable personal and professional development An entry on your CV that makes you stand head and shoulders above others in the job market And best of all.an unforgettable experience!56. Which of the following correctly describes the pupils in Quito? A. They are all weak at learning. B. They are all disabled children. C. They are all from rich families. D. They are all from poor families.57.Amembertobeadmittedintotheprojectshould_.A.knowEnglishandSpanishwell B.havecollegecertificatesC.beover17withenthusiasm D.affordaholidayofoneyear58. This passage is written with the purpose of _.A.providinginformationonthejobmarket B.tellingthereaderswheretocampC.callinginsomevoluntaryteachers D.introducinghowtojoinatailor-madeprofessionBA U.S. dad quit his job, giving up a massive salary, after his 10-year-old daughter gave him a 22-point list outlining all the events he missed so far during the year. As the CEO of the $2 trillion global investment fund PIMCO, Mohamed El-Erian shocked the finance industry when he quit in January. El-Erian said it was about a year ago when he was repeatedly asking his daughter to brush her teeth, but she wasnt listening. When he asked her why, she responded with a list of 22 milestones he had missed: like the first day of school and the first soccer game of the season.“And the school year wasnt yet over,” El-Erian wrote. “I felt awful and got defensive: I had a good excuse for each missed event! Travel, important meetings, and urgent phone call, sudden to-dos. But it dawned on me that I was missing an infinitely more important point. My work-life balance had gotten out of whack, and the imbalance was hurting my very special relationship with my daughter. I was not making enough time for her.” El-Erian explained he was struggling with the same thing so many parents dowork-life balance. Dads who are quitting their profit-making jobs to improve work-life balance is a subject that is getting more traction as some high-profile executive have recently written about their experiences. Last month, former MongoDB CEO Max Schireson wrote a blog post forTimeabout his decision to step down from the companys top job. He wrote that he struggled to make time for his three children because he was flying around half a million kilometres a year for work. “I was not with my kids when our puppy was hit by a car, or when my son had an emergency surgery,” Schireson wrote. On an overnight flight to Texas he woke up in Arizona to discover the plane made an emergency landing and some traumatized crew members had to be replaced. He decided it was time to address his work-life balance. Quitting is something El-Erian and Schireson were financially able to do, but El-Erian recognizes most people dont have this luxury. He hopes companies will pay attention to improving work-life balance for their employees. El-Erian now manages “a portfolio of part-time jobs” that dont require as much travel. He alternates mornings with his wife taking their daughter to school and he often picks her up from school. “So far, its been the right decision for me,” he wrote. “Im so grateful that this is providing me greater opportunity to experience key moments in my daughters life before theyre all too quickly gone.”59. El-Erian resigned from PIMCO mainly because _.A.hisdaughterhasbeenmissinghimbadlyB.hewasgettingboredwiththeendlessflightsC.hehopedtogethisdaughtertolistentoherD.hewantedtoexperiencehisdaughtersmilestones60.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“mostpeopledonthavethisluxury”probablymean?A.Mostpeopledontliketheirjobs.B.Mostpeoplehavetoworkforfinancialsecurity.C.Notalldadshavea10-year-olddaughter.D.Notalldadsfacetheproblemofwork-lifebalance.61. What do we know about El-Erians life now? A. He now takes part-time jobs, which dont involve any business travels. B. He spends most of his day with his daughter. C. He manages to take his responsibilities as a father. D. He is now living an easy and relaxed life because he neednt go to work.62. What can be inferred from the passage? A. Its never too late to see children grow up healthily. B. Many working parents can balance their career and family life well. C. CEOs are occupied with work and have no time for their family. D. Parents love can not be replaced by money or jobs.CRecently, a small group of birdwatchers spent three weeks around Mount Vernon. They were busy counting wild birds on Mount Vernons wetlands, south of Washington, D.C. They began in the middle of December and worked until the beginning of January, 2015.The birdwatchers were among 70,000 volunteers who collected information for the National Audubon Society, a U.S. conservation group. They counted birds in more than 2,400 areas in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean Sea and other parts of the Americas.The Audubon Societys first “Christmas Bird Count” took place 115 years ago in 1900. At that time, a man named Frank Chapman suggested a new Christmas tradition that people count birds instead of shooting them around the holiday.Harry Glasgow has taken part in the Christmas Bird Count for the past 10 years. This year, he was one of the volunteer birdwatchers at Mount Vernon.“I think its a tremendous use of a lot of unofficial talent around the nation to keep track of birds. Birds are one of the surest indicators of the health of ecology.”Last year, the bird count recorded over 66 million birds of 2,403 different species.Gary Langham is chief scientist with the National Audubon Society.“The Audubon climate report says that half the birds in North America 314 out of 588 species are seriously threatened by climate change. The impacts sort of cut across all birds, all sizes, all kinds, all places.”Information from the bird counts has shown that birds are staying farther north during the winter months because of warmer weather. Birdwatcher Jaime Reidy has noted the difference close to Washington, in the state of Virginia.“You get to see them at odd times of the year, a little earlier, staying a little later.”Gary Langham says other conditions are affecting bird populations.“You can imagine the birds that live along the beach or along the rocky shore line as sea levels are rising around the world. That is impacting them, you know.”David Yarnold is president of the Audubon Society. In his words, “Christmas Bird Count data is becoming important not only in documenting current climate change, but in predicting the future effects of climate change on North American bird populations. If we know what to expect, we can start taking actions now to do something about it.”63. For what reason did the birdwatchers count wild birds around Mount Vernon?A. To find out what affects birds migration and populations. B. To collect information for the new Christmas tradition. C. To compare the birds in Washington with those in other places. D. To raise peoples awareness of protecting wild birds. 64. The underlined word “odd” in the passage is closest in meaning to _. A. strangeB. fixedC. urgentD. irregular 65. What does the last but one paragraphindicate? A. Global warming has a direct influence on the sea levels. B. Wild birds prefer to live along the beach and the rocky shore line. C. The rising sea levels worldwide are responsible for fewer birds. D. Its a common phenomenon to see sea levels rising around the world. 66. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. Americans always have a habit of shooting birds during Christmas. B. Some birds neednt migrate to the south to survive the winter in the USA now. C. The volunteers of the National Audubon Society come from the United States, Canada.D. Its important to watch birds for they are the surest indicators of the health of the ecology.DDearest Clare,As I write this, I am sitting at my desk in the back bedroom looking out at your studio across the backyard full of blue evening snow, everything is smooth and crusty with ice, and it is very still. Its one of those winter evenings when the coldness of every single thing seems to slow down time, like the narrow center of an hourglass which time itself flows through, but slowly, slowly. I had a sudden urge, tonight, here in the house by myself to write you a letter. I suddenly wanted to leave something, for after. I think that time is short, now. I feel as though all my reserves, of energy, of pleasure, of duration, are thin, small. I dont feel capable of continuing very much longer. I know you know.If you are reading this, I am probably dead. But you know: you know that if I could have stayed, if I could have gone on, that I would have seized every second: whatever it was, this death, you know that it came and took me, like a child carried away by goblins (妖精).Clare, I want to tell you, again, I love you. But I hate to think of you waiting. I know that you have been waiting for me all your life, always uncertain of how long this patch of waiting would be. Ten minutes, ten days. A month. What an uncertain husband I have been, Clare, like a sailor. Please, Clare. When I am dead, stop waiting and be free. Of meput me deep inside you and then go out in the world and live. Love the world and yourself in it, move through it as though the world is your natural element. After my mom died she ate my father up completely. She would have hated it. Every minute of his life since then has been marked by her absence, every action has lacked dimension because she is not there to measure agai