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广东省揭阳二中2010届高一下学期期末考试试题英 语本试卷共分四部分；满分150分。考试时间120分钟第一部分：听力（共两节，满分35分）第一节：（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。 听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题（每题5秒钟）； 听完后，各题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第一段对话，回答第13题。1.Who is speaking to Mrs. Smith?A. A Japanese.B. A GermanC. A Chinese.2.How long is Zhang Hua going to stay in San Francisco?A. A few days.B. Two days.C. Two weeks.3.Whats Zhang Huas room number at the hotel?A.462.B.264.C.624.听第二段对话，回答第46题。4.What does Susan have to do on Saturday morning?A. Walk the dog.B. Clean the house.C. Go to the doctors.5.Where does Susan have to go at 12:30?A. School.B. Julies homeC. The dentists.6.What will Susan do after she cooks dinner?A. Wash the dishes.B. Pick up her brother.C. Visit a friend.听第三段对话，回答第79题。7.How does Li Hua go to school in China?A. He takes a school bus. B. He rides the subway.C. He walks with a group of students.8.What is one of the first things Li Hua does when he arrives at school?A. He takes part in the morning reading.B. He does his morning exercises.C. He puts on his gym clothes.9.Where does Li Hua eat lunch at school?A. In his classroom.B. In the lunchroom.C. In a restaurant.听第四段独白，回答第1012题。10.When did Mrs. Smith go shopping?A. The day before her birthday.B. On her birthday.C. The day after her birthday.11.What did Mrs. Smith see in the old ladys handbag?A.A pound note.B. Ten pounds.C.A wad of pound notes.12.What did Mrs. Smith buy with the notes?A.A nice hatB.A pretty note.C.A beautiful handbag.听第五段对话，回答第1315题。13.How much money does the man want to deposit to start with?A. One thousand yuan.B. Two thousand yuan.C. Three thousand yuan.14.What does the man want to do in the bank?A. Post a letter.B .Open an account.C. Ask the interest rate.15.According to the conversation, what do you know about the “interest rate”?A. The interest rate is high for current accounts.B. The interest rate is low for time accounts.C. The interest rate varies with different kinds of accounts. 第二节：听取信息（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）请听下面一段独白，根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入答题卷上标号为1620的空格中。录音读两遍，听完后你将有80秒钟的作答时间。NameKudzuWhat it is A super-powered(16) Why it was brought to AmericaTo help protect the land from being swallowed by the (17) What farmers have to do Fight to keep it from killing other(18) What a sign it is A sign of labor (19) in the south Why it loves to live in the southern United StatesBecause it is (20) in the south.第二部分：语言知识及运用（共两节，满分35分）第一节：完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从2130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。Today, many people are starving to death. Recently, a man who wanted to understand the conditions of such people _21_ an experiment. He only ate one meal a day for a month but continued to work as he normally did.During the first five days he was _22 _ at his regular mealtime, but after he had drunk a glass of water, his hunger 23_ . In the morning, when he ate his one meal, he ate quickly and had a_24 _ amount. During the next few days, he was not hungry during the day, but when he _25 a food stall (a place on which food is put to be sold), the smell of food caught his 26 . During the third and the fourth weeks, he had hunger pains and lacked physical strength. He looked forward to this one meal and ate it slowly, enjoying every bite. Without it, he knew he would he would have hardly enough 27 to work.This experiment changed his attitude about some things. Having a cup of tea was not 28 a pastime. It also gave him strength. He more frequently noticed overweight people and people who threw away leftover food. He 29 the importance of food hungry person. He could no longer easily pass by a hungry beggar on the street. But most 30 , he could now sympathize(同情) in a similar way with the hungry people of the world.21. A. took alongB. carried out C. put on D. brought in 22. A. hungry B. angry C. happy D. excited23. A. came aboutB. broke out C. set off D. went away24. A. small B. ordinary C. large D. common25. A. noticed B. watched C. recognized D. glanced26. A. interest B. eyes C. imagination D. attention27. A. power B. spirit C. energy D. feeling28. A. just B. still C. yet D. exactly29. A. admitted B. realized C. remember D. valued30. A. seriously B. luckily C. necessary D. important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3140的相应位置上。My father woke me 31 early in summer morning when I was fourteen and announced: “ Get up. Youre going to with me to cut the grass.”The idea 32 my father actually thought I was big enough to help him in his business made me feel proud and 33 (excite). From sunup to sundown my father, my young brother and I worked in the large yards in a rich part of Atlanta, Georgia. By the end of the day I was tired out, 34 I felt good. I had put in a hard days labor and had earned $6.One day my father found some leaves Id missed and pull me aside. “Clear away these 35 , ”he said firmly , “ and dont make me have to tell you to do it again.” The message was clear. Today I value the importance of doing a job right the first time. It will never fail to impress the person you are working 36 .After two years my father told my brother and me that he felt that we were old enough to do lawns on our 37 . Every Saturday during our last two years of high school, we set out early in the morning with the same desire and drive we had gained while 38 (work) under our father.Taking care of lawns was not exciting or high-paying, but that didnt matter. It taught me that any job is a good job and that whatever I was paid was 39 than I had before.In every job Ive held-from dong lawns to 40 dishes-I have learned something that helped me in my next job. If you work hard enough, you can learn from any job you do.第三部分：阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节：阅读理解（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。ABritish newspapers are among the oldest and most famous in the world. But recently big changes have seen these traditional publications try to fit the modern world. After 221 years, The Times (泰晤士报) has changed its size to become much smaller. In fact, the paper has cut its size in half from a broadsheet to tabloid. In Britain the newspaper market is divided between the larger broadsheets and the smaller tabloids. These terms refer to the size of the papers pages, but there is also a clear difference in content. Broadsheets such as the Times, the Guardian (卫报) and Daily Telegraph (每日电讯报) are serious papers. They cover a broad range of political, economic and international issues. Their stories are also reasonably long and use quite formal language. Tabloids have far more stories about less serious issues such as celebrities（名人） love lives. Their stories are shorter and use more simple language. Tabloids often have bigger pictures. Britains best-selling newspaper, the Sun, is a tabloid and has a naked (裸体的) girl on page three every day.By changing to the size of a tabloid, the Times is following in the footsteps of a less famous broadsheet paper the Independent (独立报). It changed to tabloid last year and saw its sales increase greatly. Although both papers have switched to the smaller size, the content of the papers has remained the same. They are both still serious papers. The two papers claim that people find the smaller size easier to handle when they travel to work on the bus or the train in the morning. Instead of calling the new style of their paper tabloid, the paper says its new size is “compact” (紧凑型).41. In which year was The Times born?A. 1782 B. 1785 C. 1788 D. 178642. Which is the most correct statement?A. Broadsheets are larger in size while tabloids are smaller.B. Tabloids are less serious than broadsheets.C. Broadsheets contain more news than tabloids.D. They are different in size, content and the style of language.43. In which of the following newspapers would you find more news about the personal life of the famous soccer star Beckham?A. The Sun B. The Times C. The Independent D. The Guardian44. According to the passage, we can infer the main reason for The Times changing into the tabloid is that_.A. it wants to become convenient for people to carry.B. it wants to increase its circulation (发行量).C. it intends to copy what The Independent has done.D. it is unlikely to stay in business if it does not change.45. Which of the following statements is true according to the given information?A. There are more tabloids than broadsheets in Britain at present.B. After the change, there will be no differences between The Sun and The Times.C. Although The Times has cut its size, it remains a serious paper.D. All the papers will tend to have the same style in the future.BWhen I asked my daughter which item she would keep; the phone, the car, the cooker, the computer, the TV, or her boyfriend, she said“the phone”. Personally, I could do without the phone entirely, which makes me unusual. Because the telephone is changing our lives more than any other piece of technology. Point 1 The telephone creates the need to communicate, in the same way that more roads create more traffic. My daughter comes home from school at 4:00 pm and then spends an hour on the phone talking to the very people she has been at school with all day. If the phone did not exist, would she have anything to talk about? Point 2 The mobile phone means that we are never alone. “The mobile saved my life,”says Crystal Johnstone. She had an accident in her Volvo on the A45 between Otley and Skipton. Trapped inside, she managed to make the call that brought the ambulance(救护车) to her rescue. Point 3 The mobile removes our secret. It allows marketing manager of Haba Deutsch, Carl Nicolaisen, to ring his sales staff all round the world at and time of day to ask where they are , where they are going, and how their last meeting went. Point 4 The telephone separates us. Antonella Bramante in Rome says, “We worked in separate offices but I could see him through the window. It was easy to get his number. We were so nearbut we didnt meet for the first two weeks!” Point 5 The telephone allows us to reach out beyond our own lives. Today we can talk to several complete strangers simultaneously ( 同时地) on chat lines (at least my daughter does. I wouldnt know what to talk about). We can talk across the world. We can even talk to astronauts (if you know any) while theyre space-walking. And, with the phone line hooked up to the computer, we can access(存取) the Internet, the biggest library on Earth. 46.How do you understandPoint 1 The telephone creates the need to communicate,？ A. People dont communicate without telephone. B. People communicate because of the creating of the telephone. C. People communicate more since telephone has been created. D. People communicate more because of more traffic. 47.Which of the following best shows peoples attitude towards mobile phones? A. Mobile phones help people deal with the emergency. B. Mobile phones bring convenience as well little secret to people. C. Mobile phones are so important and should be encouraged. D. Mobile phones are part of peoples life. 48. Which points do you think support the idea that phones improve peoples life? a. Point 1. b. Point2. c. Point3. d. Point 4. e. Point 5. A. c, d B. a, e C. a, c D. b, e 49.It is possible to talk to several complete strangers simultaneously through . A. the TV screen B. a fax machine C. the phone line hooked up to the computer D. a microphone 50.The best heading for the passage is . A. phone Power B. Kinds of Phone C. how to Use Phones D. Advantage of Phones C Among rich countries, people in the United States work the longest hours. They work much longer than in Europe. This difference is quite surprising because productivity per hour worked is the same in the United States as it is in France, Spain and Germany, and it is growing at a similar speed. In most countries and at most times in history, as people have become richer they have chosen to work less. In other words they have decided to “spend” a part of their extra income on a fuller personal life. Over the last fifty years Europeans have continued this pattern, and hours of work have fallen sharply. But not in the United States. We do not fully know why this is. One reason may be greatly lower taxes in America, which increase the rewards to work. Another may be more satisfying work, or less satisfying personal lives.Longer hours do of course increase the GDP (国内生产总值). So the United States has produced more per worker than, say, France. The United States also has more of its people at work, while in France many more mothers and older workers have decided to stay at home. The overall result is that American GDP per head is 40% higher than in France, even though productivity per hour worked is the same.It is not clear which of the two situations is better. As we have seen, work has to be compared with other values like family life, which often get lost in interest. It is too early to explain the different trends（趋势）in happiness over time in different countries. But it is a disappointing idea that in the United States happiness has made no progress since 1975, while it has risen in Europe. Could this have anything to do with trends in the work-life balance?51.From the text we know that the author .A. believes that longer working hours is betterB. prefers shorter working hours to longer onesC. says nothing certain about which pattern is betterD. thinks neither of the patterns is good52.Which of the following countries has more of its people at work? A. Spain. B. France. C. Germany. D. America. 53.In the last paragraph, the underlined word “which” refers to _. A. family life B. situations C. other values D. trends54.What message can we get from the text? A. The GDP of Europe is higher than that of America.B. Two possible reasons are given for working longer hours in the US.C. People all over the world choose to work less when they are richer.D. Americans are happier than Europeans.55.Which of the following would be the best title for the text? A. Americans and Europeans B. Staying at HomeC. Work and Productivity D. Work and Happiness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，请阅读下列应用文：A. DiscoverNewsmagazine of science devoted to the wonders and stories of modern science, written for the educated general reader. Published by Disney Magazine Publishing CO., Discover tells many of the same stories professionals read in Scientific American. A truly delightful family science magazine, each issue brings to light new and newsworthy topics to make dinnertime and water-cooler conversations interesting.B. WORLD TRAVELThis weekly magazine can bring the world to your home. Have you ever wondered what the Chinese eat for breakfast? Did you know that the Sahara Desert is getting bigger every year? This fascinating magazine, full of color photographs, is your window on the world.C. Self Published by Conde Nast Publications Inc., Self is a handbook devoted to womens overall physical and mental health. Every issue contains usable articles such as “Style Lab”, in which wearable clothes are mixed and matched on non-models and the “Eat-Right Road Map”, with tips on how to eat properly.D. FOREIGN PARTSThe weekly magazine tells what you need to know if youre thinking of traveling. Helpful advice on what to pack and what to buy once youre there. Lots of colour photos to help you choose the best hotel, the cheapest flights and a special guide to different climates each week.E. WiredThis magazine is designed for leaders in the field of information engineering including top managers and professionals in the computer, business, design and education industries. Published by Conde Nast Publications Inc, Wired often carries articles on how technology changes peoples lives.F. EUROPE NEWSThe weekly magazine keeps you in touch with whats happening. Filled with facts and figures about almost everything you can think of, plus articles by our regular writers on the weeks most interesting new stories. Special back page sums up the news for the busy readers.请阅读以下读者的信息，然后匹配读者和他/她最适合的杂志：61. Bill travels a lot when he was younger. Now that he has stopped his work, he enjoys reading about foreign people, places and customs even if he has already visited that part of the world.62. Emi is a university student studying Italian and Politics. She doesnt have much time to read anything very detailed but she is looking for something with plenty of news and information.63. Ben serves as an assistant to the general manager of an American company in Los Angeles. He is very interested in management and the use of high technology.64. Up till now Brigitte has never traveled far so this year she has decided to go abroad for the first time. The travel agent suggests that she should read about various countries first before choos