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湖南省株洲市第四中学高二英语综合测试题 (一)第一部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）第一节 单项填空 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项。1. i looked under _ bed and found _ book i lost last week.a. the; ab. the; thec ./ ; thed .the; /2. good morning, grand hotel. hello, id like to book a room for the nights of the 18th and 19th. _a. what can i do for you?b. just a minute, please.c. whats the matter?d. at your service.3. after a month, their food supplies _.a. gave outb. put outc. held upd. used up4. modern plastics can _ very high and very low temperatures.a. standb. holdc. carryd. support5. the president spoke at the business meeting for nearly an hour without _ his notes.a. bringing upb. referring toc. looking ford. trying on6. hurry up! alice and sue are waiting for you at the school gate . oh! i thought they _ without me.a. wentb. are goingc. have gone d. had gone7. im sorry, i shouldnt have been so rude to you. you _ your temper，but thats ok.a. have lost b. had lost c. did lose d. were losing8. _ production up by 60%, the company has had another excellent year.a. asb. forc. withd. through9. despite such a big difference in _ towards what one eats, there is no doubt that people in the west regard the chinese food as something special.a. point b. ideac. attitude d. sight10. we dont know if she _ home. if she _, ill tell you.a. comes; will comeb. will come; will comec. comes; comesd. will come; comes11. the manager, _ it clear to us that he didnt agree with us, left the meeting room.a. who has madeb. having madec. made d. making12. if he had told me his address last week, i _ him now.a. must visitb. could visitc. would have visitedd. should have visited13. paul _ to me that he sometimes felt jealous of my friendship with mary.a. admittedb. attemptedc. adjusted d. adopted14. _ felt funny watching myself on tv.a. oneb. thisc. itd. that15. your story is perfect; ive never heard before.a. the better oneb. the best onec. a better oned. a good one第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项。a person may have an idea about himself that will prevent him from doing good work. he may have the belief that he is not capable of it. a child may think he is 16 because he doesnt understand how to make the 17 of his mental faculties (本领). older people may be mistaken that they are incapable of learning new things because of their 18 . a person who believes that he is incapable will not make a real 19 because he feels that it would be useless. he wont go at a job with confidence necessary for 20 , and he wont work his hardest, even though he may think he is doing so. he is, 21 , likely to fail, and the failure will 22 his belief in his inability. alfred alder, a famous doctor, had a(n) 23 like this. when he was a small boy, he had a poor 24 in maths. his teacher told his parents he had no ability in maths in order that they would not 25 too much of him. in this way, they also 26 the idea. he accepted 27 mistaken thinking of his ability, felt that it was useless to 28 and was very poor at maths, 29 as they expected. one day he worked at a 30 which none of the other students had been able to solve. alder 31 in solving the problem. this gave him confidence. he now 32 with interest, determination and purpose, and he soon became especially good at 33 . he not only proved that he could learn maths well, but luckily he learned 34 in his life from his own experience that if a person goes at a job with determination and purpose, he may 35 himself as well as others by his ability.16. a. cleverb. shyc. uselessd. stupid17. a. biggestb. mostc. highestd. deepest18. a. abilityb. agec. braind. knowledge19. a. decisionb. choicec. effortd. trouble20. a. workb. studyc. improvementd. success21. a. trulyb. reallyc. howeverd. therefore22. a. lead to b. strengthenc. get tod. reduce 23. a. experienceb. examplec. thoughtd. story24. a. stateb. mindc. startd. ending25. a. blameb. expectc. getd. win26. a. developedb. organizedc. discoveredd. found27. a. his b. her c. itsd. their28. a. manageb. succeedc. tryd. act29. a. onlyb. almostc. justd. then30. a. problemb. matterc. topicd. subject31. a. gaveb. succeeded c. failedd. believed32. a. livedb. workedc. playedd. graduated33. a. lessons b. medicinec. subjectsd. maths34. a. earlyb. deeplyc. lated. simply35. a. encourageb. lovec. astonishd. disappoint第二部分 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 a beautiful, expensively dressed lady complained to her psychiatrist (精神病医师) that she felt that her whole life was empty; it had no meaning. so the psychiatrist called over the old lady who cleaned the office floors, and then said to the rich lady, “im going to ask mary to tell you how she found happiness. all i want you to do is to listen.” so the old lady put down her broom, sat on a chair and told her story, “well, my husband died of malaria (疟疾) and three months later my only son was killed by a car. i had nobody . i had nothing left. i couldnt sleep; i couldnt eat; i never smiled at anyone; i even thought of taking my own life. then one evening, a little kitten followed me home from work. somehow i felt sorry for that kitten. it was cold outside, so i decided to let the kitten in. i got it some milk, and it licked the plate clean. then it purred comfortably and rubbed against my legs, and for the first time in months, i smiled. then i stopped to think; if helping a little kitten could make me smile, maybe doing something for people could make me happy. so the next day, i baked some biscuits and took them to a neighbor who was sick in bed. every day i tried to do something nice for someone. it made me so happy to see them happy. today, i dont know of anybody who sleeps and eats better than i do. ive found happiness, by giving it to others.” when she heard that, the rich lady cried. she had everything that money could buy, but she had lost the things which money couldnt buy. 36. which of the following statements is wrong about the old lady?a. she felt empty after her husband and her son died.b. she never smiled at anybody.c. she felt happy by helping others.d. her feelings changed after she adopted a kitten.37. after reading the passage, what do you think of the psychiatrist?a. he was a good story-teller.b. he could do nothing to cure his patient.c. he was able to take full advantage of everything to do his work.d. he didnt know how to cure the rich lady.38. whats the best title of this passage?a. happiness comes from giving.b. happiness lies in the poor.c. the rich lady searches for happiness.d. money means everything.hundreds of thousands of beijing commuters (经常往返者) use the subway every day. and soon there may be more. thats because beijing subway commuters are now enjoying the lowest subway fare, in china. effective sunday, beijings subway system has reduced its ticket price by around 30%. a one-way ticket now costs only two yuan, versus the previous three yuan. the two yuan is a flat rate for an entire journey, no matter how long the journey is or how many transfers a passenger makes. officials say the new pricing system is also the cheapest among all the chinese subway systems. passengers are giving the price cut the thumbs up. one passenger said, “we love the new price. it only costs 2 yuan for the entire journey.” everybody is happy with the new ticketing system. but some are worried that the new fare system will put additional pressure on passenger volume, which is already quite high. another passenger said, “it was kind of crowded at the beginning of the day. but after switching at the inter-exchange, the crowds eased off a bit.” another passenger said, “the new price has really reduced our transportation costs. but we believe there could be more pressure for the citys transportation authority, since more and more people are expected to travel by subway.” the beijing subway department is assuring the public that the city will soon be adding more trains to handle the likely surge in subway commuters. thats because the departments main objective is to encourage more people to use the subway, and thereby to help ease road congestion（拥塞）and improve air quality, ahead of the olympics. 39. which of the following is not true about the new pricing system?a. it is the lowest subway fare in china.b. the new price is popular with passengers.c. it only costs 2 yuan to travel between two subway stations.d. it will encourage more people to travel by subway.40. what problem will the new pricing system bring?a. it will put additional pressure on the subway system.b. it will make fewer people travel on the road.c. it will make the subway department go bankrupt.d. it will make passenger volume increase and have a bad effect on air quality.41. the reason why the beijing subway department is encouraging more people to travel by subway is that _.a. the beijing subway department can earn more moneyb. passenger volume on the subway is quite low at presentc. the road congestion is serious and air quality needs improvingd. they are trying out the new subway system42. what is the best title of the passage?a. beijings subway system.b. two yuans subway price begins in beijing.c. the expectations of subway commuters.d. the subway helps ease road congestion.the four-leaf clover (三叶草), possibly because it is relatively rare, has been a symbol of good luck for centuries. according to tradition, one leaf brings fame; one brings wealth; another insures good health; and the fourth, a faithful lover. but all clover, even the one with three leaves, has special significance. most of it is good, although the even rarer five-leaf clover was regarded as a symbol of death by the druids of ancient britain. those same mysterious priests believed that carrying a four-leaf clover allowed them to see otherwise invisible witches and demons (魔鬼). according to an old story, when adam and eve were expelled (驱逐) from paradise, eve took along a souvenir in the form of a four-leaf clover. it remained with her as a reminder of her happy days in the garden of eden. for generations of people, finding one in their own garden brought the same kind of happiness. an old tradition says that a four-leaf clover stands for the arms of the cross, a powerful symbol even in pre-christian times. it is also significant that for many people, the four leaves describe the points of the compass. some cultures have believed that a four-leaf clover can prevent madness. it is possible to buy a four-leaf clover encased in plastic. but true believers say that, like all lucky charms, the best luck comes from one you have found by chance. president abraham lincoln carried a four-leaf clover most of his life. whether his success as a lawyer and then as a politician can be credited to his lucky charm isnt known. but some say that one of the few times when he did not have the clover in his pocket was when he went to the theater on april 14, 1864, when he was murdered. 43. from the first paragraph, we can infer that _.a. the clover with three leaves has no special meaning b. people wish to have a four-leaf clover c. the four-leaf clover is much rarer than the five-leaf clover d. priests could use the four-leaf clover to drive off witches and demons44. eve took along a four-leaf clover with her when she was expelled from paradise because _.a. adam gave it to her as a presentb. she believed the four-leaf clover could bring her good luckc. it could remind her of her happy days in the garden of edend. she wanted to plant it in her own garden45. from the passage, we can learn all the following except that _.a. a cross was a powerful symbol in pre-christian timesb. some cultures believed that a four-leaf clover could prevent people from going madc. buying a four-leaf clover encased in plastic can bring you the best luckd. people think a four-leaf clover you come across can bring you happiness46. the writer takes president abraham lincoln as an example in order to _.a. show abraham lincolns success as a lawyer and as a politician b. convince us that a four-leaf clover can really bring people good luck c. let us know abraham lincoln sometimes carried a four-leaf clover in his pocket d. show us the reason why abraham lincoln was murderedit is one of the most controversial issues of modern times. british scientists have been given permission to use animal eggs to create human stem cells, which could lead to breakthroughs in the treatment of genetic diseases. it is a process that tests the ethical (道德的) boundaries of cutting-edge scientific research. and now, british scientists have been given the green light to conduct research on hybrid embryos (胚胎). it means that researchers will be able to create human embryos like this one, a hybrid embryo, created by mixing cells from a mouse and a cow. it is visible only with the aid of a microscope. experts say this kind of research is important to the treatment of genetic diseases. they believe there are many benefits in using animal embryos. however, this research has raised ethical worries. the use of material from animals has caused public concern that such research will ultimately lead to genetically modified (改良的) babies, in spite of restrictions in place which mean eggs are only allowed to develop for a few days. meanwhile, the human fertilization and embryology authority is stressing that “this is not a total green light for cytoplasmic (细胞质的) hybrid research, but recognition that this area of research can, with caution and careful examination, be permitted”. for those with terrible diseases though, todays decision is very much welcomed.47. whats the benefit in using animal embryos?a. they can create modified babies.b. they have raised ethical worries.c. they can kill off mice.d. they are helpful in treating genetic diseases.48. according to the passage, we can infer that _.a. cytoplasmic hybrid research will be stopped b. cytoplasmic hybrid research will go on c. there will be a total green light for cytoplasmic hybrid research d. experts believe there are many benefits in using animal embryos 49. the underlined word “ultimately” in the fifth paragraph means “_”. a. fortunately b. immediatelyc. eventually d. usually50. which of the following can be the best title for the passage?a. scientists have known how to treat genetic diseases.b. uk scientists plan to create human cells using animal eggs.c. uk scientists have found hybrid embryos. d. using animal eggs to create human cells is improper.第三部分 任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入适当的词。in new york city in the nineteenth century, immigrants found that living conditions were not as wonderful as they had dreamed. often there were six families crowded into a house made for one family. thousands of children had to go to work. working conditions were even worse. immigrant men, women and children worked in factories for ten to twelve hours a day. they came to work even if they were tired or sick because if they didnt, they might be fired. when peter mcguire was 17, he began to work in a piano shop. he worked long hours with low pay. at night he went to meetings and classes in economics and social issues of the day. one of the main issues of concern was about labor conditions. workers were tired of long hours, low pay and uncertain jobs. they spoke of organizing themselves into a union of laborers to improve their working conditions. in the spring of 1872, peter mcguire and 100,000 workers went on strike and marched through the streets, demanding a decrease in the long working day. this event made peter realize that an organized labor movement was important for the f