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郑梁梅中学2012-2013学年高二下学期期初检测英语试题第i卷（选择题）一、单项选择1what a pity. considering his ability and experience, he _ better.a. need have doneb. must have donec. can have doned. might have done2the work he devoted his time to _ worth praising.a. was b. be c. being d. been4 as is known to us, the new minister will be _ in office by the queen.a. recognized b. understood c. confirmed d. permitted5my father told me a story that _ european woman helped him a lot when he was in america in _ 1970s.a. a; the b. an; / c. the; the d. an; the 6do you know _rome wasnt built in a day means? a. what the old saying thatb. that the old saying that c. that what the old sayingd. that what the old saying that7no sooner_ on my comfortable bed_ my telephone rang.a. had i lain, than b. i had lain, than c. had i lain, when d. did i lain , when8his reactions are no one can match him.aso thatbsuchcsuch thatdso9 in that train accident, _ who were killed was more than 2000.a. a number of people b. the number of peoplec. many people d. a large number people11soft a. tongue b. consider c. comb d. geography12 i think everyone has a role to play in making the planet a better place.yes, indeed. _.a. im with you on thatb. that couldnt be betterc. you have got somethingd. ill do my best13_ the keeper _ with a stick in hand, we escaped.finding; coming bfound; come cfinding; come dfound; coming14he has learned , no matter what happens and how bad seems today, life goes on and it will be better tomorrow.athat; itbit; thatcit; itdthat; that15_ in a red dress, she was easy to _ in the big crowd. a. being dressed; pick out b. dressed; pick out c. dressed; be picked out d. having dressed; pick out二、完型填空 阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的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。 a girl complained to her father about her hard life. she didnt know what she could do and wanted to _1_. she was tired of fighting and fighting. one problem had been settled, but _2_ appeared. her father, a cook, took her into the _3_. he poured water into three pots and boiled it. after the water came to a boil, he put some _4_ in the first pot, eggs in the second and coffee in the last. he waited for them for a few minutes _5_ any words. the girl closed her mouth and waited, impatient and _6_ by what her father was doing. after about 20 minutes, her father _7_ the stove, took out the carrots and put them in a bowl. he took the eggs and put them in another bowl. after that he _8_ the coffee into a cup. turning back to his _9_ , he asked, “sweetheart, what do you see?” “carrots, eggs and coffee,” she replied. her father asked her to _10 the carrots. she did and felt that the carrots were _11_. _12_ he asked her to take the eggs and break them. after peeling them, she felt the eggs were hard. last, her father asked her to smell the coffee. she asked, “what does this _13_, father?” he _14_ that each of the things had felt the same unfortunate fate. they were all boiled in _15_, but with a _16_ result. the strong and hard carrots became soft and weak after being boiled. the fragile eggs became _17_ after cooking. coffee grounds were very unique. they could change the water.“_18_ one are you?” asked her father. “when calamity（不幸的事） _19_ on your door, what will your _20_ be? are you carrots, eggs of coffee?”1. a. give in b. give up c. go on d. carry on2. a. the other b. the rest c. another d. the second3. a. kitchen b. storeroom c. backyard d. bedroom4. a. potatoes b. carrots c. tomatoes d. apples5. a. with b. over c. beyond d. without6. a. confused b. excited c. surprised d. relaxed7. a. turned on b. turned downc. turned off d. turned out8. a. put b. poured c. flew d. picked9. a. son b. pot c. kitchen d. daughter10. a. touch b. eat c. smell d. taste11. a. strong b. heavy c. light d. soft12. a. now that b. since then c. after that d. once again13. a. mean b. say c. refer d. think14. a. questioned b. explained c. required d. suggested15. a. water b. pot c. stove d. fire16. a. similar b. same c. different d. wonderful17. a. hard b. calm c. delicious d. broken18. a. what b. whichever c. whose d. which19. a. looks b. touches c. knocks d. waits20. a. reaction b. responsibility c. answer d. impression三、阅读理解asarah williams went to a boarding school. here is one of the letters she wrote to her parents from the school:wentworth girls schoolbeachsidejuly 20thdearest mom and dad,i m afraid i have some very bad news for you. i have been very naughty and the school principal is very angry with me. she is going to write to you. you must come and take me away from here. she does not want me in the school any longer.the trouble started last night when i was smoking in bed. this breaks the rules, of course. we are not supposed to smoke at all.as i was smoking, i heard footsteps coming towards the room. i did not want a teacher to catch me smoking, so i threw the cigarette away.unfortunately, the cigarette fell into the waste-paper basket, which caught fire.there was a curtain near the waste-paper basket which caught fire, too. soon the whole room was burning.the principal phoned for the fire department. the school is a long way from the town and by the time the fire department arrived, the whole school was in flames. many of the girls are in the hospital.the principal says that the fire was all my fault and you must pay for the damage. she will send you a bill for about a million dollars.im very sorry about this.much love,sarahp. s. none of the above is true, but i have failed my exams. i just want you to know how bad the things could have been!1sarah wrote home to .atell her parents about the fire bask for a lot of moneyctell her parents she had failed her exams dtell her parents she had to leave school2why did sarah tell her parents the story about the fire?ashe wanted to worry them. bshe wanted to make them laugh.cshe wanted to make them less angry at the real news.dshe wanted to warn them about what the principal was going to do.3the letter before the p. s. was _.amostly true bpartly true call true dcompletely untrue4sarah said the principal was angry because _.ashe had failed her exams bit was her fault that had caused the firecshe had not made the phone call in timedshe had been caught smoking in bedbits hard to believe that before 1985, people in britain didnt use mobile phones. that was the year when the first mobile phone company began operation in the uk, although in other parts of europe mobiles had been used for several years.early mobiles were much larger than they are today. some of them weighed about 5 kg and the owners had to pay several thousand pounds for them. by the beginning of the 1990s, companies in the uk had updated their mobile phones so they were more like the mobiles used all over europe. those phones weighed about 500g, and the batteries lasted longer，whereas before they had lasted for only one hours talk-time. nowadays, some of our mobiles weigh as little as 50g and have a talk-time of up to five hours and a battery life of up to 10 days. about 80% of uk adults now own a mobile phone, and there are now almost 50 million mobile phone users in the uk. nobody had ever expected mobile phones to become so popular. one huge surprise was the increase in the use of text messages. twenty years ago, people didnt hear of “texting”. now, over one billion text messages are sent every month in the uk. people are also using their mobile phones as music centers, as personal organizers and to surf the internet. mobile phones are developing all the time and people are predicting that soon nobody will want to leave his house without one in his pocket. mobile phones will no longer be just useful, but necessary for people in the uk.5. what is the main idea of the passage?a. mobile phones in the uk are getting smaller and lighter.b. mobile phones in the uk have more functions now. c. mobile phones in the uk are developing very slowly.d. the history development of mobile phones in the uk. 6. which of the following is not true according to the passage?a. mobile phones in the uk appeared earlier than in other parts of europe.b. in the uk some early mobile phones were about 100 times as heavy as those today.c. in the uk more than twelve billion text messages are sent every year.d. the british use mobiles to enjoy music, organize personal lives and surf the internet. 7. when was the first mobile phone company started in the uk?a. in 1985.b. before 1985.c. in 1990.d. in 1970.8. which word can replace the underlined “whereas” in the second paragraph?a. whenb. whilec. justd. till9. what does the last paragraph mainly tell us? a. mobile phones will be predicting daily life in the uk.b. mobile phones will be more popular in the uk.c. mobile phones will be necessary for people in the uk.d. mobile phones will develop quickly.cone day a mime(哑剧演员)is visiting the zoo and attempts to earn some money as a street performer. as soon as he starts to draw a crowd，a zookeeper drags him into his officethe zookeeper explains that the zoos most popular attraction，a gorilla(大猩猩)，has died suddenly and the keeper fears that attendance（出席人数） at the zoo will fall offhe offers the mime a job to dress up as the gorilla. the mime accepts the next morning the mime puts on the gorilla suit and enters the cage before the crowd comeshe soon discovers he can sleep all he wants，play and make fun of people and he draws bigger crowds than he ever did as a mimethe job he likes but loses however, with days going by，he begins to notice that the people are paying more attention to the lion in the cage next to hisnot wanting to lose the attention of his audience, he climbs to the top of his cage，crawls across a partition(隔墙)，and dangles(悬挂)from the top to the lions cage. the lion gets angry at this. the scene is a fuel to the crowd at the end of the day he is given a raise for being such a good attractionwell，this continues for some timethe crowds grow larger，and the mimes pay keeps going up.then one day when he is dangling over the lion he slips and fallsthe mime is terrified. he starts screaming， “help me!”，but the lion is quickthe mime soon finds himself flat on his back looking up at the angry lion and the lion says, “shut up you fool! do you want to get us both fired?”10the mime accepts the zookeepers offer because_ ahe has been out of work bhe doesnt like being a mime che likes performing at the zoo dhe is offered a higher pay there11how does the mime find the job dressing up as the gorilla? ahard and tiring bdangerous. ceasy and funny d. boring.12the mimes first contact with the lion is to_ a. find pleasure for himself b. get the lions attention cget his pay raised dwin back his audience13the underlined words “a fuel” in paragraph 3 can be replaced by _. a. frightening b common cexciting d. familiardjoey is loyal, encouraging and self-sacrificing, always putting others interests ahead of his own. he is a hard worker, who also loves to run and play. in short, hes an ideal friend and a heroic character.here is the thing: joey is a horse, who appears as the main character in steven spielbergs new film war horse.it is based on michael morpurgos 1982 novel, which also caused the same-titled tony awards winning play.the film follows the saga of joey, a racehorse thats trained for farm work under the loving care of albert (jeremy irvine )after alberts drunk father ted(peter mullan ) overpays for the animal at auction(拍卖会).then the world war i tears albert and joey apart. joey is sold into the war effort for the british and starts his episodic adventures in europe. splendidly staged, the battle plots in the film are visually astounding and impressive.and with spielbergs unique, top-notch direction and storytelling skills, war horse cannot escape its episodic nature, calling to mind another spielberg film about the horrors of war and its effects upon soldiers and civilianssaving private ryan.while that film shocked with horrific scenes of bleeding, it relied on a company of easily-described characters and a focused storyline to present heroic themes.like saving private ryan, war horse clings to a series of characters, not only albert, but also british officers, french civilians and german soldiers, who display courage in the face of danger. everyone who comes in contact with joey is either already in touch with their inner angel or is quickly moved to become more humane.although none of this covers the fact that weve seen this stuff elsewhere before, the lovely sentiment will steal your heart.and the emotional signature of spielberg can be felt as he establishes the relationship between the boy and the horse and the mood of the piece there will be tears. therefore, calling this beautiful, dramatically incomplete film “ saving private joey”, is entirely justifiable. 14in common with “ saving private ryan”, the film war horse _ .a. is full of terrifying scenes of bleeding and killing b. received the title of tony awards winning playc. covers a lot of charactersd. tells the story happening in the second world war15which statement is true according to the passage?a. war horse is based on the same-titled novel by steven spielberg.b. joey is a heroic character because he saved many peoples lives.c. albert sold joey into the war effort for europe.d. joey came to alberts care after ted paid a lot of money for it.16according to the passage, what does the underlined word astounding mean?a. astonishing b. confusing c. satisfying d. disappointing 17what is the best title for the passage?a. joey a heroic race horse b. albert and joeyc. saving private joey d. spielbergs joey第ii卷（非选择题）四、阅读填空短文填词 im writing to tell you my imagination about life in the future. no one can tell exactly what kind of life will be a_ of 1 _us2 _be m_ easier. im sure there will be more educational3_programs on the radio or tv. s