河南省三门峡市陕州中学高二英语下学期第二次精英对抗赛试题.doc

2015-2016学年下期高二第二次精英对抗赛英 语 试 卷时间：110分钟 分值：150分第卷（选择题 共70分）第一部分：听力（略）第二部分：阅读理解 （共两节，满分40分）第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的a、b、c、d 四个选项中选出最佳答案。 awedding took place in a birmingham hotel. the bride and her father arrived in a new black american sports car. her father looked nervous and uncomfortable in front of the cameras. the bride wore a silk wedding dress. she smiled nervously at the waiting photographers and went to a room on the first floor where she met her future husband for the very first time. carla germaine and greg cordell were the winners of a radio stations competition. the aim of the competition was to find two strangers prepared to marry without having met each other. miss germaine，23，is a model. mr. cordell，27，is a tv salesman. they were among the two hundred people who entered for a peculiar“experiment”organized by bmrb radio in birmingham，england. greg and carla were among eight finalists who were interviewed live on radio. they took a lie detector（测谎仪）test and the station also spoke to their friends and family about their personalities. the competition judges included an astrologer（占星家）who declared that they were suited. the couple celebrated their wedding with a wedding breakfast and a party for 100 guests in the evening，but not everyone shared their joy. miss germaines mother looked anxious throughout the wedding and mr. cordells parents are reported to be less than delighted. organizations，including the marriage guidance service relate，have criticized the marriage. as one person put it，“we have enough problems getting young people to take marriage seriously without this. marriage should always be about love. ” the couple are now on a caribbean honeymoon followed by journalists. their other prizes include a years free use of a wonderful apartment in the centre of birmingham，and a car. but will it last?21. how did the couples parents react to the wedding?a. the brides mother shared their joy. b. the brides father felt uncomfortable about the wedding. c. the bridegrooms parents were quite delighted. d. the bridegrooms parents were not that joyful. 22. some experts believe that _. a. marriage without the couples meeting each other first ends up in divorceb. young people nowadays are too careless about marriagec. taking a lie detector test can not solve all the marriage problemsd. most young people take marriage seriously except this couple23. one of the prizes for the couple is _. a. to spend their honeymoon wherever they like b. to use an apartment free for some timec. to have a wedding dress free d. to own an american sports car24. which of the following is the best title of the passage?a. two strangers and a wedding b. a wedding based on lovec. a short-lived marriage d. a well-matched couple bhow often one hears children wishing they were grown up, and old people wishing they were young again. each age has its pleasures and its pains, and the happiest person is the one who enjoys what each age gives him without wasting his time in useless regrets. childhood is a time when there are few responsibilities to make life difficult. if a child has good parents, he is fed, looked after and loved, whatever he may do. it is impossible that he will ever again in his life be given so much without having to do anything in return. in addition, life is always presenting new things to the child-things that have lost their interest for older people because they are too well-known. but a child has his parents, he is not so free to do what he wishes to do. he is continually being told not to do things or being punished for what he has done wrong. when the young man starts to earn his own living, he can no longer expect others to pay for his food, his clothes, and his room, but has to work if he wants to live comfortably. if he spends most of his time playing about in the way that he used to as a child, he will go hungry. and if he breaks the laws of society as he used to break the laws of his parents, he may go to prison. if, however, he works hard, keeps out of trouble and has good health, he can have the great happiness of building up for himself his own position in society. 25. according to the second paragraph, the writer thinks that _. a. life for a child is comparatively easy b. a child is always loved whatever he does c. if much is given to a child, he must do something in return d. only children are interested in life 26. which of the following statements is not true according to the passage? a. people are often satisfied with their life. b. life is less interesting for old people. c. adults are freer to do what they want to do. d. adults should no longer rely on others. 27. the main idea of the passage is _. a. life is not enjoyable since each age has some pains b. young men can have the greatest happiness if they work hard c. childhood is the most enjoyable time in ones life d. one is the happiest if he can make good use of each age in his life 28. the paragraph following this passage will most probably discuss _. a. examples of successful young men b. how to build up ones position in society c. joys and pains of old people d. what to do when one has problems in life cwelcome to my message board!subject: slimming down classics?mr.handsome2007-5-126: 34 amorion books, which decides there is a market in creating cut-down classics (经典著作), is slimming down some novels by such great writers as l. tolstoy, m. mitchell and c. bronte. now, each of them has been whittled down to about 400 pages by cutting 30 to 40 percent of original, with words, sentences, paragraphs and, in a few cases, chapters removed. the first six shortened editions, all priced at 6.99 and advertised as great reads “in half the time”, will go on sale next month, with plans for 50 to 100 more to follow. the publishing house believes that modern readers will welcome the shorter versions. mr.edwards2007-5-129: 40 amwell, im publisher of orion group. thanks for your attention, mr. handsome. i must say, the idea developed from a game of “shame” in my office. each of us was required to confess (承认) to the most embarrassing blanks in his or her reading. i admitted that i had never read anna karenina and tried but failed to get through gone with the wind several times. one of my colleagues acknowledged skipping (跳读) jane eyre. we realized that life is too short to read all the books you want to and we never were going to read these ones. as a leading publishing house, we are trying to make classics convenient for readers but its not as if were withdrawing the original versions. they are still there if you want to read them.ms. weir2007-5-1211:35 amim director of the online bookclub www.lovereading.co.uk mr. edwards, i think your shortened editions is a breath of fresh air. im guilty of never having read anna karenina, because its just so long. id much rather read two 300-page books than one 600-page book. i am looking forward to more shortened classics!mr.crockatt2007-5-124:38 pmim from the london independent bookshop corckatt & powell. in my opinion, the practice is completely ridiculous. how can you edit the classics? im afraid reading some of these books is hard work, and that is why you have to develop as a reader. if people dont have time to read anna karenina, then fine. but dont read a shortened version and kid yourself its the real thing. 29. in mr. edwards opinion, orion group is shortening classics to _. a. make them easier to read b. meet a large demand in the market c. increase the sales of literary books d. compete with their original versions 30. by describing the shortened classics as “a breath of fresh air”, ms. weir _. a. speaks highly of the cut-down classics b. shows her love for original classicsc. feels guilty of not reading the classics d. disapprove of shortening the classics31. mr. crockatt seems to imply that _. a. reading the classic works is a confusing attempt b. shortening the classics does harm to the original c. publishing the cut-down classics is a difficult job d. editing the classic works satisfies childrens needs d“soon，youre going to have to move out!” cried my neighbor upon seeing the largest tomato plant known to mankind，or at least known in my neighborhood.one tiny 9-inch plant，bought for $1.25 in the spring，has already taken over much of my rose bed, covering much of other plants, and is well on its way to the front door.roses require a good deal of care, and if it werent for the pleasure they give, it wouldnt be worth the work. as it is, i have a garden full of sweet-smelling roses for most of the year. bushes must be pruned(剪枝) in early spring, leaving ugly woody branches until the new growth appears a few weeks later. it was the space available(可用的) in the garden that led me into planting just one little tomato plant. a big mistake.soil conditions made just perfect for roses turn out to be even more perfect for tomatoes. the daily watering coupled with full sun and regular fertilizing（施肥） have turned the little plant into a tall bush. the cage i placed around it as the plant grew has long since disappeared under the thick leaves.now the task i face in harvesting the fruit is twofold: first, i have to find the red ones among the leaves, which means i almost have to stand on my head, and once found i have to reach down and under, pick the tomatoes and withdraw(缩回) my full fist without dropping the prize so dearly won. second, i found two full-blown white roses completely hidden as i picked tomatoes in june， but they were weak and the leaves already yellow for lack of light.here i am faced with a painful small decision: to tear up a wonderful and productive tomato plant that offers up between ten and twenty ripe sweet tomatoes each day or say goodbye to several expensive and treasured roses. like scarlett in gone with the wind， ill think about that tomorrow.32. what are the requirements for the healthy growth of roses ?a. a lot of care and the right soil. b. frequent pruning and fertilizing.c. tomato plants grown alongside. d. cages placed around the roots.33. the writer planted the tomato because _.a. it cost only $1.25 b. the soil was just right for itc. there was room for it in the garden d. the roses branches needed to be covered34. this year the writers roses were _.a. removed from the rose bed b. picked along with the tomatoesc. mostly damaged by too much sunlight d. largely hidden under the tomato plant35. by saying “the prize so dearly won” in paragraph 5, the writer wants to _.a. show the difficulty in picking the tomatoes b. show the hardship of growing the rosesc. express her liking for the roses d. express her care for the tomatoes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。 as the saying goes, you can not change the environment, but can change yourself. 36 .you can not change the past, but can be changed now. 37 winners will put setbacks and difficulties down to the imperfection of personal ability and experience, to emphasize the inherent factors, and they are willing to continuously improve and develop the right direction. however, the losers are always emphasizing external and uncontrollable factors that have created the position of their life. 38 they always complain, wait and give up!in many cases, it is a humble person who looks down upon his own. a priori condition, such as ones appearance and family, cant be changed, but at least the inner state and the spirit of the will are entirely under their own control. 39 there is nothing absolutely bad, but the mentality of the absolutely poor people. if even the state of mind will not be adjusted, how they deal with things more complicated than the mentality of it! 40 passion put to work and numbness to work are completely different. failure is seldom because we do not have the strength, but always because we are susceptible to all around us, and get used to going along with the lack of assertive, unstable attitude, and easily frustrated reason. as long as we change our attitude and face a number of disappointments in life bravely, we can feel the power of attitude, which decides the height of the final decision.a. only when we are the masters of our own, can we do everything well.b. they will blame on injustice of the opportunity and the environment.c. mentality is the final decision of life high.d. you cant change the facts, but can change attitudes.e. as long as we try our best, we can be successful.f. no matter what the situation, a persons attitude is very important.g. the difference between successful people and the losers lies in their mind.第三部分： 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（abc和d）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。he hated my name , whitney. my family never knew why. he wished for my name to be nicole, which was 41 it became my middle name. he was the first man i ever trusted ,42 my father, and he still is one of the few men i trust. he loves me43 i am his granddaughter.he has a disease that causes his 44 to drift. he doesnt remember his own wife half the time; i dont know why i 45 he will remember me when i see him.my dad and grandmother held his hands as they 46 him to see me for the first time in four months. his bones 47under the skin, and i could tell that his 48 no longer occupied his mouth. he didnt look like my grandfather; his face was that of a 49 . he looked like he might have when he was in world war ii , but alzheimers (老年痴呆症) was his50 now. they set him down. without a glance at me , my grandfather 51 his head for at least a half hour, almost as if he were ashamed. suddenly he 52 tracing (顺着轮廓描画) my palm, noticing every line and detail. his fingers fell through the spaces between53 like sand. i stood up,still holding his hand, and took him for a walk to try to 54 him a bit. when we returned, he didnt want to sit. he looked at me with a grandfathers 55 . his eyes played with mine, searching for memories we had 56 . he started to play with my hair, examining the faint color through his almost 57 eyes. i took his hand and spun myself around 58 we were dancing like we used to.all too soon, it was time to 59. he planted a million kisses on my cheeks as i felt tears welling up in my eyes. i was his little girl again, although he didnt remember my60 . thats okay. he didnt like it anyway. 41. a. which b. when c. how d. since 42. a. according to b apart from c. but for d. owing to 43. a. in a row b. after all c. in the end d. on good terms 44. a. mind b. eyes c. hands d. attention45. a. doubt b. hope c. know d. expect 46. a. walked b. called c. carried d. pushed47. a. felt sharp b.looked terrible c. stood out d. hurt badly48. a. speech b. smile c. tongue d. teeth 49. a.soldier b. stranger c. patient d.victim 50. a. war b. dream c.career d. story 51. a.turned b. raised c. hung d. scratched 52. a. stopped b. started c. remembered d.imagined 53. a. them b. those c. others d. mine 54. a. calm b.move c. amuse d.wake 55. a. bravery b.intelligence c.softness d.weakness 56.a.exchanged b. refreshed c. shared d.lost 57.a.blind b.tearful c.cold d.sleepy 58.a. so that b. as if c. until d.because 59.a. eat b. rest c.leave d.meet 60.a. appearance b.childhood c.birthday d.name第卷（共分）第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第二节（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。 first aid is of _61_ (important) in our life. there is no doubt _62_ it is necessary to know some knowledge of first aid as dangers lie everywhere and accidents happen from time to time.if a person has an accident, he needs medical care before a doctor can_63_(find) . but in the process of first aid, 64 the injured will be properly treated _65_(depend) on your knowledge of first aid . as _66_ famous journalist, yansong leads a very simple life. but he not only has a good nose _67_ news, but also has _68_(admire) professional first aid skills, because he thinks if we know _69_about first aid, perhaps a life can be saved. everybody should know some first aid in order to save other peoples lives. lets take delight in _70_(acquire) skills of first aid.第三部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节短文改错(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，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号()，并在其下面写出该加的词。修改：在错的词下划一横线，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。wh