甘肃省嘉峪关市第一中学高二英语上学期期中试卷.doc

甘肃省嘉峪关市第一中学2014-2015学年高二英语上学期期中试卷第一部分: 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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。aafter the first world war, a small group of veterans (老兵) returned to their village in britain. most of them managed to get along fairly well, but onefrancis blustering, who had been wounded and who never recovered his strength was unable to work like others. in time he became very poor. yet he was too proud to accept anything from the people in the village. once, these veterans held a reunion dinner in the home of jules grandin, who had made a good deal of money. grandin produced a curiosity（珍玩）a large old gold coin. each man examined it with interest as it passed around the long table. all, however, had drunk wine freely and the room was full of noisy talk, so that the gold piece was soon forgotten. later, when grandin remembered it and asked for it, the coin was missing.one of them suggested everyone be searched, to which all agreed, except blustering. “you refuse, then?” asked grandin. blustering said with a red face, “yes, i cannot allow it.”one by one, the others turned out their pockets. when the coin failed to appear, attention was focused on poor blustering. under the pitying stares of his friends, he walked out and returned to his home.a few years later, grandin made his house repaired. a workman found the gold coin, buried in dirt between planks (木板) of the floor. hurrying to blusterings home, grandin apologized to him. “but why didnt you allow yourself be searched?”“because i was a thief,” blustering said brokenly. “for weeks we had not had enough to eat and my pockets were full of food that i had taken from the table to carry home to my wife and hungry children.”1francis blustering lived a poor life because _.a.he was badly wounded in the battleb.he was unable to work like ordinary peoplec.he was too proud to get on well with other peopled.he was waiting for his chance2the coin was missing because _.a. all the friends were drunk b. the room was too noisyc. they were too excited to pay attention to it d. blustering hid it in a secret place3when blustering turned red and refused to be searched, all people thought _.a. he was really a poor fellow b. he must have stolen the gold coinc. the coin must be hidden somewhere in the room d. poor blustering had hidden some food in his pockets4. what can we learn from the story?a. think twice before you make a judgment.b. blustering is a poor father and husband.c. blustering would rather live alone than be considered a thief.d. blustering is an example we should learn from.bthe role of a newspaper is to present and comment on the news. it is vital for keeping people well-informed on current affairs. in most western countries, journalists try to shape the ideas and opinions of their readers, since in western countries all newspapers are independent of the government. some newspaper owners support liberal ideas including economic policies that help poor people. other owners want policies such as lower taxes for rich people and less money to be given to poor people. you can almost judge the political ideas of a person in the west by looking at the newspaper he reads. all newspapers report national and international news. they give the facts but also provide opinions on controversial issues in the editorials and columns of opinion. the readers of the newspaper can also comment on these editorials or articles. there are many informative articles too as well as reviews of new films and books, etc. these are very important, for if a film or book gets good reviews it will often become more successful. all these articles require many journalists who are experts in different areas of life. all these articles come together and are checked by the chief editor of the newspaper. when he or she has made a decision on the articles, the newspaper is prepared for printing. all this work means that the journalists must work together as a team because there is a lot of pressure when you work in a newspaper office. there are constant deadlines and articles have to be fitted round advertisements, photographs and much, much more.5. what does the underlined word “be fitted” mean?a. be suitable b. be putc. be read d. be measured6. what articles comment on controversial issues?a. editorials and opinion columns. b. news stories.c. some of the informative articles. d. jokes and humour.7. which is true about the journalists in western countries?a. theres no time limit for their report articles.b. they have no right to influence the readers opinions.c. a newspaper can come out with just a journalist working individually.d. journalists must submit their articles before the due date.8. why are good reviews important to books?a. good reviews are excellent introduction to books.b. readers especially favour books with good reviews.c. good reviews can make readers feel relaxed and comfotable.d. good reviews can bring a large circulation of the books reviewed.cone of the most famous travelers in history was marco polo. at the age of 17, he left italy with his father and uncle. it took them more than three years to cross the mountains of asia. in the year 1275, they reached china. they stayed in china for almost 20 years and went to many places. they were very surprised at what they saw. china was a country far more advanced than italy or any other countries in europe.after he returned to italy, marco polo told many of his stories to a friend. his book, description of the world, became the most popular book in europe. people found it difficult to believe his stories of people, animals, places and things. they were so different from europe at that time. these are a few of marcos descriptions.in one area of china, there were black stones. people dug them out of the mountains. they burned very slowly. people used them to cook and keep their homes warm.the chinese people were also very clean. in every town, there were many public baths. everyone bathed at least three times a week. rich families built baths in their homes and bathed every day.china was one of the first countries to use paper money.on one of his trips in the south of china, marco polo saw a strange animal which lived along the rivers. it looked like a large piece of wood and was more than ten feet long. in the front, it had two small legs. its eyes were very large. its mouth was big enough to eat a man and its teeth were long.most people believed marco polos stories. but others told him that they did not believe his descriptions. he answered that he did not tell half of what he saw in his book.9according to the passage, marco polo _.acame to china in the fourteenth centuryblived in asia before he came to chinacleft china in about 1285dwas about 40 years old when he left china10the reason why marco polos book became the most popular book in europe may be_.ahis book was very cheap so most people could afford itbthe stories in the book were very interesting because european people never heard of themcmany people wanted to know whether the stories in the book were true or notdthe book was very easy to understand11the strange animal described in marco polos book_.ahad large eyes and lived in the mountainsbhad long legs and lived in the riverschad very big mouth and lived along the riversdhad very long teeth and lived in the forestsdpopeye the sailor first became a popular cartoon in the 1930s.the sailor in that cartoon ate lots of spinach to make him strong. people watched him, and they began to buy and eat a lot more spinach. popeye helped sell 33 percent more spinach than before! spinach became a necessary part of many peoples diets. even some children who hated the taste began to eat the vegetable.many people thought that the iron in spinach made popeye strong, but this is not true. spinach does not have any more iron than any other green vegetable.people only thought spinach had a lot of iron because the people who studied the food made a mistake. in the 1890s, a group of people studied what was inside vegetables. this group said that spinach had ten times more iron than it did. the group wrote the number wrong, and everyone accepted it.today, we know that the little iron there is in spinach cannot make a difference in how strong a person is. however, spinach does have something else which the body needsfolic acid.it is interesting to point out that folic acid can help make a person strong. maybe it was really the folic acid that made popeye strong all along. 12.a good title for this reading passage is_.a. popeye the sailorb. the truth about spinachc.a mistake with numbersv d. folic acid makes you strong13.why did many people eat spinach after they saw popeye the sailor?a. they thought spinach made them strong. b. they thought popeye was funny.c. spinach had a lot of iron. d. people liked folic acid.14.a research group told people that spinach_.a. made popeye strong b. was a green vegetablec.had less iron than other green vegetables d.had more iron than other green vegetables15.the reading passage says that perhaps popeye got his strength from_.a. ironb. folic acid c. spinach d. exercise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。we often focus on building relationships with others that we forget the essential first step: being friends of ourselves. 16_ how can we have good relationships with others if we dont even have good relationships with ourselves?the problem might be worse than we expect. maybe we dont like ourselves without realizing it. here is a simple checklist: is there anything you dont like about yourself from these lists? your past: maybe you have made mistakes in the past which you feel bad about. 17_ even if that happened in distant past, your subconscious mind still has a reason not to like yourself.your background: you might wish that you were born in different family, or that you have different background. 18_ they seem to get whatever they want effortlessly because of their background.your personal traits(特点): you might have some personality traits that you dont like. for example, you may be an introvert(内向) and you dont like it; you wish you were an extrovert.others might have better achievements than you, and no matter how hard you tried, it might seem impossible for you to match them.19_ is there anything that resonate(产生共鸣) with you? all these give reasons to you not to like yourself. that in turn makes it difficult for you to be a good friend to yourself.20_ here are some tips:forgive yourselfaccept things you cant changefocus on your strengthswrite your success storiesstop comparing yourself with othersalways be true to yourselfa. that is the crucial(关键) first step if we are to have good relationships with othersb.you might then think that its because you are not smart enough or dont have enough talentsc.you can do something to improve the relationships with othersd. fortunately, there are always things you can do to fix the situatione. you might be disappointed with yourself on why you make such mistakesf. sometimes you might not believe yourselfg. maybe you could not accept the fact that you are not as lucky as others第二部分 英语知识应用（共两节，满分45分）第二节: 完形填空 (共 20 小题; 每小题 1.5 分, 满分 30 分)阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(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。tom was crossing the road the other day when he saw a red car coming in the distance. he thought the car would _21_, as the lights had turned red. _21_, the car was going too _23_ and tom soon _24_ that it couldnt stop in time. he _25_ to move out of its _26_ but it was too late. tom was _27_ down by the red car and lay _28_ dead on the road. passers-by _29_ went to him and an ambulance（救护车）was _30_for. the driver of the red car didnt stop, _31_one of the men had written down the _32_ of the car, which he _33_ to the police who arrived at the site（现场）.at the same time, tom was taken to the _34_ and his parents were called for. they were very _35_ to hear of the accident and quickly rushed to his _36_. for three days tom was not able to feel or think and his parents were worried that he _37_ die. but on the fourth day tom _38_ and spoke softly. his parents were _39_. the police by then had _40_ the owner of the car and caught hold of him at last.21. a. start b. stop c. move d. break22. a. unfortunately b. obviously c. besides d. however23. a. fast b. slow c. far d. late24. a. understood b. realized c. knew d. recognized25. a. tried b. managed c. failed d. was able26. a. road b. path c. door d. way27. a. put b. knocked c. laid d. thrown28. a. almost b. already c. still d. obviously29. a. slowly b. calmly c. quickly d. carefully30.a. looked b. called c. sent d. asked31.a. but b. and c. or d. so32.a. type b. name c. number d. address33.a. took b. gave c. posted d. sent34.a. station b. school c. hospital d. home35.a. angry b. sad c. surprised d. disappointed36.a. head b. side c. body d. hospital3717.a. must b. might c. could d. should38.a. felt sick b. got up c. fell asleep d. woke up39.a. surprised b. calm c. glad d. puzzled40.a. noticed b. grasped c. heard d. followed第二卷第二部分 英语知识应用（共两节，满分45分）第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。millions _41_ words have been said about young people in the united states. there are reasons for this great interest in their ideas, feelings, and actions. today there are about eight million _42_ (america) in the colleges and universities. the young under twenty-five make up _43_ (near) half of the american population, many of _44_ will be in power in the u.s. naturally _45_ ideas are important to everyone in the country, and _46_ is necessary for the older people _47_ (understand) what they think and feel. college students today have strong opinions about right and _48_.they are deeply interested in making a _49_ (good)life for all the people, especially for those who have never _50_ (give) a fair chance before.2、只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。when tea and coffee was first introduced to europe in 18th century, people thought that they were harmfully. so the king of sweden decided to find out whether this was true or not. it happened that there had two brothers who were in prison at the time. the king ordered one of them drink tea every day and the other coffee. both of them live many years without any problem. at last the one who had drank tea every day died at the age of 83 and the others one lived even long. because of this, sweden is today one of the countries that many people enjoy drinking tea and coffee.第二节 书面表达（满分25