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民乐一中20142015学年第一学期高二（特部）期中考试英语试卷 第i卷（选择题）第一部分：单项填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）从每题所给的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。1. life is like _ ocean; only _ strong-willed can reach the other shore.a. an; the b. the; a c. the; / d. /; a 2. to make members of a team perform better, the trainer first of all has to know their _ and weakness.a. strengths b. benefits c. techniques d. values 3. shed lived in london and manchester, but she liked _ and moved to cambridge. a. none b. either c. neither d. both 4. the aim of education is to teach young people to think for themselves and not follow others_ a. unwillingly b. blindly c. closely d. carefully5. shakespeares writing is still popular today. it has really _ the test of time. a. failed b. taken c. conducted d. stood 6. how could you_ such a fantastic job when you have been out of work for months? a. turn off b. turn in c. turn down d. turn to 7. is this your necklace, mary? i _ it when i was cleaning the bathroom this morning. a. dealt with b. came across c. looked after d. went for 8. you will never gain success _ you are fully devoted to your work. a. when b. because c. after d. unless 9. it was sad to me that they, so poor themselves, _ bring me food. a. should b. might c. would d. could 10. give me a chance, _ ill give you a wonderful surprise.a. if b. or c. and d. while11. children, when _ by their parents, are allowed to enter the stadium. a. to be accompanied b. to accompany c. accompanying d. accompanied 12. _ your own needs and styles of communication is as important as learning to convey your affection and emotionsa. understanding b. to be understood c. being understood d. having understood13. all we need _ a small piece of land _ we can plant various kinds of fruit trees. a. are; which b. is; which c. are; where d. is; where 14. its not doing the things we like, but liking the things we have to do _ makes life happy.a. which b. that c. what d. who 15. it was the middle of the night_ my father woke me up and told me to watch the football game. a. that b. which c. as d. when 16. only when you can find peace in your heart _ good relationships with others. a. you will keep b. will you keep c. you kept d. did you keep17. if mr. dewey _ present, he would have offered any possible assistance to the people there. a. were b. had been c. should be d. was 18. _ no modern telecommunications, we would have to wait for weeks to get news fromabroad the world. a. had there been b. if there are c. were there d. if there have been19. when it comes to _ in public, no one can match him. a. speak b. being spoken c. speaking d. spoken 20. could i use this dictionary? _. its a spare one. a. youd better not. b. you are welcome c. good idea. d. just go ahead. 第二部分 完型填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分,满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从第21题至第40小题所给的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。i had worried myself sick over simons mother coming to see me. i was a new 21_ , and i gave an honest account of the students work. in simons case, the grades were awfully low. he couldnt read his own handwriting. 22_ he was a bright student. he discussed adult subjects with nearly adult comprehension. his work in no way reflected his 23 . so when simons mother entered the room, my palms(手掌心) were sweating. i was completely 24 for her kisses on both my cheeks. “i came to thank you,” she said, surprising me beyond speech. _ 25 me, simon had become a different person. he talked of how he 26 me, he had began to make friends, and for the first time in his twelve years, he had 27 spent an afternoon at a friends house. she wanted to tell me how grateful she was for the 28 i had nurtured(培养) in her son. she kissed me again and left. i sat, stunned (惊呆), for about half an hour, 29 what had just happened. how did i make such a life-changing difference to that boy without 30 knowing it? what i finally came to 31 was one day, several months before, when some students were 32 reports in the front of the class, jeanne spoke _33 , and to encourage her to raise her voice, i had said, “speak up. simon is the expert on this. he is the 34 one you have to convince, and he cant hear you in the 35 of the room.” that was it. from that day on, simon had sat up straighter, paid more attention, 36 _ more, and became happy. and it was all because he 37 to be the last kid in the last row. the boy who most needed 38 was the one who took the last seat that day.it taught me the most 39 lesson over the years of my teaching career, and im thankful that it came 40 and positively. a small kindness can indeed make a difference. 21. a. cleaner b. reporter c. monitor d. teacher 22. a. or b. and c. but d. so 23. a. courage b. abilities c. feelings d. dream 24. a. desperate b. responsible c. unprepared d. unsuitable 25. a. because of b. in spite of c. apart from d.as for 26. a. loved b. envied c. pleased d. criticized 27. a. gradually b. constantly c. recently d. obviously 28. a. self-respect b. self-doubt c. self-pity d. self-defence 29. a. imagining b. observing c. wondering d. regretting 30. a. also b. even c. always d. still 31. a. expect b. remember c. believe d. accept 32. a. writing b. reviewing c. editing d. giving 33. a. quietly b. repeatedly c. quickly d. firmly 34. a. lucky b. lonely c. only d. likely 35. a. entrance b. middle c. front d. back 36. a. slept b. smiled c. shouted d. quarreled 37. a. intended b. pretended c. refused d. happened 38. a. change b. praise c. thanks d. visits 39. a. difficult b. painful c. valuable d. enjoyable 40. a. early b. slowly c. frequently d. occasionally第三部分 阅读理解 （共20小题；每小题2分，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，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项(a、b、c和d)中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。asince many of you are planning to study at a college or university in this country, you may be curious to know what you usually do in a typical week, how you can get along with your fellow students, and so on. these are the questions i want to discuss with you today.first, lets talk about what your weekly schedule will look like. no matter what your major may be, you can expect to spend between four and six hours a week for each class attending lectures. lectures are usually in very large rooms because some courses such as introduction to sociology or economics often have as many as two or three hundred students, especially at large universities. in lectures, its very important for you to take notes on what the professor says because the information on a lecture is often different from the information in your textbooks. also, you can expect to have exam questions based on the lectures. so it isnt enough to just read your textbooks; you have to attend lectures as well. in a typical week, you will also have a couple of hours of discussion for every class you take. the discussion section is a small group meeting usually with fewer than thirty students where you can ask questions about the lectures, the reading, and the homework. in large universities, graduate students, called teaching assistants, usually direct discussion sections.if your major is chemistry, or physics, or another science, youll also have to spend several hours a week in the lab, or laboratory, doing experiments. this means that science majors spend more time in the classroom than non science majors do. on the other hand, people who major in subjects like literature or history usually have to read and write more than science majors do.41. we can learn from the passage that university professors .a. spend about 5 hours on lectures each weekb. must join the students in the discussion sectionsc. require the students to read beyond the textbooksd. prefer to use textbooks in their lectures42. a discussion section does not include .a. talking over what the students have read about the coursesb. working under the guidance of university professorsc. discussing the problems related to the students homeworkd. raising questions about what a professor has said in a lecture43. according to the author, science majors .a. read and write less than non science majorsb. have to work harder than non science majorsc. spend less time on their studies than non science majorsd. consider experiments more important than discussions44. the main purpose of this text is .a. to persuade the students to attend lecturesb. to encourage the students to take part in discussionsc. to advise the students to choose proper majors d. to help the students to learn about university life.battend the next forum!for the last twelve years cpsb has had the pleasure of hosting a learning event we call a forum. we started offering programs in sarasota in february in 1991 and our first forum was held in 1992 as a small group meeting. being from the northern usa, this was a particularly good time to go south for the warmth of our friendships with dr. treffinger and dr .noller and to keep away from the cold winter.the forum is the only chance to learn about various topics of the creativity and innovation（革新）and from those who have rich experience and interest in the field .the theme of the 2004 forum includes searching for a few new methods ,sharing lessons from experience, and learning and exchanging ideas on cutting-edge research. space is limited ,so early registration（登记，注册） is welcome.meeting the innovation challengefebruary 6 and 7,2004 the lido holiday innsarasota ,florida$ 750 (registration includes some meals and materials)interested in becoming qualified to use the view assessment （评估）of problem solving style? the two days just before our forum provides you just that chance. for more information on view see pages 24-25.view qualification coursefebruary 4and 5,2004 the lido holiday innsarasota ,florida$ 650 (registration includes lunch and course materialsspecial offer: if you would like to attend the view qualification course and the forum, you can register for both events for $ 1050.45. if you register both the view qualification course and the forum at the same time, you will save .a. $100b. $350c. $400 d. $30046. “space is limited, so early registration is welcome” means _ .a. youll lose the good chance if you dont register soonb. space is limited, so you cant register nowc. space is too limited for you to registerd. youll be given a special offer if you register now47. the main purpose of this advertisement is to .a. promise everyone can pay less money to attend the forumb. encourage more people to attend the forum in time c. call on the people in the north of the usa to go south for holidaysd. introduce some new activities and topics of the forumcgeorge gershwin, born in 1898, was one of americas greatest composers. he published his first song when he was eighteen years old. during the next twenty years he wrote more than five hundred songs. many of gershwins songs were first written for musical plays performed in theatres in new york city. these plays were a popular form of entertainment in the 1920s and 1930s. many of his songs have remained popular as ever. over the years they have been sung and played in every possible wayfrom jazz to country. in the 1920s, there was a debate in the united states about jazz music. could jazz, some people asked, be considered serious music? in 1924, jazz musician and orchestra leader paul whiteman decided to organize a special concert to show that jazz was serious music. gershwin agreed to compose something for the concert before he realized he had just a few weeks to do it. and in that short time, he composed a piece for piano and orchestra which he called rhapsody in blue. gershwin himself played the piano at the concert. the audience were thrilled when they heard his music. it made him world-famous and showed that jazz music could be both serious and popular. in 1928, gershwin went to paris. he applied to study composition(作曲)with the well-known musician nadia boulanger, but she rejected him. she was afraid that classical study would ruin his jazz-influenced style. while there, gershwin wrote an american in paris. when it was first performed, critics(评论家)were divided over the music. some called it happy and full of life, to others it was silly and boring. but it quickly became popular in europe and the united states. it still remains one of his most famous works. george gershwin died in 1937, just days after doctors learned he had brain cancer. he was only thirty-nine years old. newspapers all over the world reported his death on their front pages. people mourned the loss of the man and all the music he might have still written. 48. many of gershwins musical works were.a. written about new yorkers b. composed for paul whitemanc. played mainly in the countryside d. performed in various ways49. what do we know about the concert organized by whiteman?a. it attracted more people to theatres. b. it proved jazz could be serious music.c. it made gershwin leader of the orchestra. d. it caused a debate among jazz musicians.50. what did gershwin do during his stay in paris?a. he created one of his best works. b. he studied with nadia boulanger.c. he argued with french critics. d. he changed his music style.51. what do we learn from the last paragraph?a. many of gershwins works were lost. b. the death of gershwin was widely reported.c.a concert was held in memory of gershwin. d. brain cancer research started after gershwins death.dit is quite reasonable to blame traffic jams, the cost of gas and the great speed of modern life, but manners on the road are becoming horrible. everybody knows that the nicest men would become fierce tigers behind the wheel. it is all right to have a tiger in a cage, but to have one in the drivers seat is another matter altogether.road politeness is not only good manners, but good sense too. it takes the most cool-headed drivers great patience to give up the desire to beat back when forced to face rude driving. on the other hand, a little politeness goes a long way towards reducing the possibility of quarrelling and fighting. a friendly nod or a wave of thanks in answer to an act of politeness helps to create an atmosphere of good will and becomes so necessary in modern traffic conditions. but such behaviors of politeness are by no means enough. many drivers nowadays dont even seem able to recognize politeness when they see it.however, misplaced politeness can also be dangerous. typical examples are the driver who waves a child crossing the street at a wrong place into the path of oncoming cars that may be not able to stop in time. the same goes for encouraging old ladies to cross the road wherever and whenever they want to. an experienced driver, whose manners are faultless, told me it would help if drivers learnt to correctly join in traffic stream without causing total blockages that give rise to unpleasant feelings. unfortunately, modern drivers cant