福建省莆田市高二英语下学期期中试题(4).doc

福建省莆田市2016-2017学年高二英语下学期期中试题完形填空阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项。a long time ago, there was an emperor(皇帝). one day he told his horseman that if he could ride on his horse and 21 as much land area as he liked, he would give him the area of land he had covered. 22 enough, the horseman quickly jumped onto his horse and 23 as fast as possible to cover as much land area as he could. he 24 riding and riding, whipping the horse to go as fast as possible. even when he was 25 or tired, he did not stop 26 he wanted to cover as much area as possible. when he at last covered a large amount of land, he was exhausted and was 27 . then he asked himself, “why did i 28 myself so hard to cover so much land area? now i am dying and i only 29 a very small area to 30 myself.” the above story is 31 to the journey of our 32 . we push ourselves very hard every day to make more 33 , to gain power or recognition. we neglect(疏忽，忘记) our 34 , time with our family and to appreciate(欣赏) the surrounding 35 and the things we love to do. one day 36 we look back, we will 37 that we dont really need that much, 38 then we cannot turn back time for what we have 39 . life is not about making money. life is definitely(肯定地) not about work! work is only 40 to keep us living so as to enjoy the beauty and pleasures of life.21. a. use b. cover c. work d. get22. a. good b. strange c. sure d. interesting23. a. rode b. ran c. expanded d. struggled24. a. kept on b. asked forc. gave up d. succeeded in25. a. sad b. excitedc. confused d. hungry26. a. but b. so c. because d. if27. a. sleeping b. arguingc. dying d. smiling28. a. push b. make c. destroy d. prove29. a. need b. have c. find d. show30. a. live b. bury c. support d. sleep31. a. useful b. certain c. similard. special32. a. future b. pastc. historyd. life33. a. friends b. progressc. discoveriesd. money34. a. health b. career c. honor d. freedom35. a. things b. condition c. peopled. beauty 36. a. before b. when c. unless d. since37. a. realize b. regret c. apologize d. explain38. a. or b. until c. however d. but39. a. saved b. missed c. reduced d. won40. a. possible b. probable c. necessary d. suitable阅读理解 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c或d）中，选出最佳选项aa young man went to a town and worked there. he did not have a wife and a servant did the work in his house. the young man liked laughing a lot. he nailed the servants shoes to the floor on monday, and then laughed, because he put his feet in them and fell down. the servant was not angry, but smiled. then the young man put brushes in his bed on tuesday. the servant got into bed and hit the brushes with his feet. he was afraid. the young man laughed loudly again. again the servant was not angry, but smiled. then on wednesday the young man said to his servant, “youre a nice, kind man. i am not going to be unkind to you again.” the servant smiled and said, “and im not going to put any more mud from the street in your coffee.” 41. the young man went to a town _. a. to studyb. to work c. to see his relatived. to spend his holiday 42. he played a joke on the servant because _. a. he hated him b. he was not satisfied with the food the servant prepared for him c. he wanted to get pleasure d. he liked to show off himself 43. when the young man played a joke on him, the servant was not angry but smiled because _. a. he liked the young man s action b. making the young man laugh is his job c. he was afraid to be fired d. he thought he shouldnt be angry with a child 44. what did the servant do in return to the young man? a. he stole something from the house. b. he gave a smile to the young man. c. he had a fight with him. d. he put mud into the young mans coffee. bas a boy, sanders was much influenced(影响) by books about the sea, but by the age of fifteen he had decided to become a doctor rather than a sailor. his father was a doctor. so he was often with the doctors and got along very well with them. when he was fourteen, he was already hanging around the hospital where he was supposed to be helping to clean the medicine bottles, but was actually trying to listen to the doctors conversations with patients in the next room. during the war sanders served in the army as a surgeon(外科医生). “that was the happiest time of my life. i was dealing with real sufferers and on the whole making a success of my job.” in rhodes he taught the country people simple facts about medicine. he saw himself as a life-saver. he had proved his skill to himself and had a firm belief that he could serve those who lived simply, and were dependent upon him. thus, while in a position to tell them what to do he could feel he was serving them. after the war, he married and set up a practice deep in the english countryside, working under an old doctor who hated the sight of blood. this gave the younger man plenty of opportunity(机会) to go on working as a life-saver. 45. when he was a small boy, books about the sea had made sanders want to be _. a. a surgeon b. an army manc. a sailor d. a life-saver 46. at the age of 14, sanders _. a. worked as a doctor by cleaning the medicine bottlesb. met some doctors who were very friendly to himc. was interested in talking with patientsd. remained together with the doctors47. his experience in the army proved that _. a. he was good at medical operations on the woundedb. he succeeded in teaching people how to save their lives themselvesc. a doctor was the happiest mand. his wish of being a life-saver could hardly come true cin 1933 an unknown american called clarence nash went to see the film-maker walter disney. he had an unusual voice and he wanted to work in disneys cartoon film for children. when walter disney heard nashs voice, he said, “stop! thats our duck!” the duck was the now-famous donald duck, who first appeared in 1934 in the film, the wise little hen. donald lived in an old houseboat and worn his sailor jacket and hat. later that year he became a star after an eight minute mickey mouse film. the cinema audiences liked him because he was lazy and greedy, and because he lost his temper very easily. and they loved his voice when he became angry with mickeys eight nephews. soon donald was more popular than mickey mouse himself, probably because he wasnt a goody-goody, like mickey. in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s, donald and his friends mickey, goofy and pluto made hundreds of disney cartoons. he also made educational film about the place of the usa in the world, and safety in the home. then in 1966 donald duck and his voice disappearedthere were no more new cartoons. clarence nash died in february, 1985. but todays children can still see the old cartoons on the television and hear that famous voice. 48. who made donald duck cartoons? a. mickey mouse.b. clarence nash. c. walter disney.d. pluto. 49. when did the first donald duck film appear? a. in 1933 b. in 1934c. in 1966 d. in 1965 50. who was clarence nash? a. a cartoonist. b. a writer. c. a film maker. d. the man who made the voice for donald duck. 51. where do todays children see donald duck cartoons? a. in new cartoons. b. at the cinema. c. on television.d. in the theatre. das we all know, it was thomas jefferson who wrote the declaration of the independence. he wrote it in two weeks, and after a few changes, it was accepted by the congress. as a result, he became famous. born in virginia, thomas jefferson, a brilliant student at school and almost talented lawyer later, was much interested in politics. jefferson was elected governor of virginia in 1779, and he was sent to france as the representative of the american government in 1784. sixteen years later, at the age of 57, he was elected president after washington and adams. far from a handsome man, he was tall with long arms and big hands. jefferson, who was an amusing talker in conversation but a poor speaker, was generally good-natured. jefferson was regarded as a defender of freedom on america. as a president, he protected the right of free speech. interestingly enough, in his eight years as president, jefferson never vetoed a bill which congress had passed. he did a lot in organizing the new university of virginia. thomas jefferson died on july the fourth, 1826, the 50th anniversary of american independence. 52. from the passage we can infer that america won its independence in _. a. 1786 b. 1776c. 1842 d. 1800 53. how old was thomas jefferson when he became governor of virginia? a. he was 26. b. he was in his forties. c. he was 36. d. we dont know. 54. which of the following statements is true? a. jefferson was not only very talented but also very handsome. b. jefferson was not an easy person to get along with. c. jefferson was an amusing talker, but not good at speaking in public. d. not being politically-minded, jefferson never vetoed a bill passed by the congress. 55. jefferson died when he was _. a.72 b. 73 c. 83 d. 92 第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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。选项中有两项为多余选项。what personal qualities are desirable in a teacher？i think the following would be generally accepted. firstly，the teachers personality should be lively and attractive. this does not rule out people who are plainlooking，or even ugly，because many such people have great personal charm. _56_. secondly，it is not merely desirable but essential for a teacher to have a capacity for sympathy，a capacity to understand the minds and feelings of children. _57_not of what is wrong，but of the weaknesses and immaturity of children，which cause them to make mistakes. thirdly，i hold it essential for a teacher to be both intellectually and morally honest. this means that he will be aware of his intellectual strengths and limitations，and will have thought about and decided upon the moral principles by which his life shall be guided. _58_. that is part of the technique of teaching，which demands that every now and then a teacher should be able to put on an actto enliven(使生动)a lesson，correct a fault，or award praise. a teacher must be capable of infinite patience. _59_，for we are none of us born like that. finally，i think a teacher should have the kind of mind which always wants to go on learning. _60_；there is always something more to learn about. there are three principal objects of study：the subjects which the teacher is teaching；the methods by which the subjects can best be taught to the particular pupils in the classes he is teaching；most importantly，the children，young people，or adults to whom the subjects are to be taught. athis，i may say，is largely a matter of selfdiscipline and selftrainingbclosely related to this is the capacity to be tolerantc. teaching is a job at which one will never be perfectdchildren，especially young children，live in a world that is rather larger than lifeethere is no contradiction (自相矛盾)in my going on to say that a teacher should be a bit of an actorfbut it does rule out such types as the overexcitable，sad，cold，and frustratedgthere are two fundamental principles of british education today第卷语法填空，阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。last week i went to visit my former neighbor，mr.yang.he and i used to _ next to each other for many years. about half a year ago，an o_ came that the old building，with many other _(相似的) ones，should be pulled down to make r_ for a main street.so we had to move apart. mr.yang has _(定居) in the suburbs near a beautiful park. his apartment is much l_ than before.the only problem is that it _ quite a long time to get to the downtown area._，mr.yang doesnt seem to worry about the long_(距离)he says that a new subway line will be built in a fewyears，_ means life will certainly be more convenient in the future.短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号()，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。2只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。good morning，everyone，its great honor for me to speak here. my names li xiaojun，born of a harmonious family. my father and mother are all high school teachers. influenced by them，i read widely during my early age，but ive developed a great interest in arts and sports. im easygoing，get along well with my classmates. it is this personality which helps me win over all my classmates friendships，and also help me overcome many difficulties both in academic and personal life. being admitted in your university has always been a beautiful dream for me. i dream constantly that i, along with mine classmates，will study happy with the help of the respectable professors；i dream that i will swim freely in the sea，enjoying the waves of knowledge. i hope all my dream will come true in the near future. thank you. 书面表达假设你是李华，你的笔友jack来信告诉你他想和几个同学开一家网上书店，想征求你的意见。请根据以下要点给jack写一封回信。1好处：可以学会理财及与人沟通，自己看书更方便等；2劣势：占用比较多的时间，经验不足，市场把握不好等；3提出建议。注意：1.词数120左右；2可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3开头语与结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。dear jack，i was very happy to receive your letter telling me about your plan of opening an online bookstore with some classmates.best wishes!yours，li hua参考答案第二节：完形填空36-40 bcaad 41-45 ccaab 46-50 cddad 51-55 badbc阅读理解 1. bccd 2. cda 3. cbda 4. bccc第二节 答案71. f72. b73. e74. a75. c1.live 2.order 3.similar 4.room 5.settled6.larger 7.takes 8.however 9.distance 10.whichgood morning，everyone