高二英语选修六英语试题期末试题.doc

2012-2013学年第一学期期末考试 高二级英语选修六英语试题 本卷满分120分 考试时间120分钟第一部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分40分)第1节 : 单选(共20个小题；满分20分) 一 语音知识(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项。1. fat A. nation B. natural C. hate D. ashamed2. treat A. season B. ahead C. ear D. break3. breathe A. wealth B. although C. thin D. mathematics4. ocean A. other B. often C. only D. occur5. conclusion A. lose B. student C. suggestion D. Pleasure二 单项填空(15分) 从ABcD四个选项中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项。6Sorry, Dad, I forgot to water the flowers _You can do it after lunch if you like AMe，too BThats right CDont mention it DNever mind7Are there any students in the classroom now? _，only a few，Im afraidAIf there are BIf some CIf any DIf many8Its a shame that I was too busy to watch the film last night If I_timeI would have gone to watch it AHad Bhad had Chave Dwould have9_much progress you have made, you should be modest ANo matter BHow CWhatever DHowever10The experiment the students of science devoted themselves to _ at last. A. succeed B. succeeding C. have succeeded D. Succeeded11.King has no_ sense of life so he often makes stupid mistakes, making others laugh Aordinary Busual Cgood Dcommon12He will surely finish the job on time_ hes left to do it in his own way Aso that Bso long as Cin case Dfor fear that13 Im told that the job is open to everyone _heir previous experienceSo its a chance for a green hand like you Aapart from Bdue to Cin case of Din spite of14 Recently quite a lot of experts have suggested that another law on wildlife protection_as soon as possible Amust be passed Bbe passed Cwas passed Dbeing passed15Not until I shouted at the top of my voice_ his head Adid he turn Bhe turned Cdidnt he turn Dhad he turned16After a long times hard work and no rest，he_ eventuallyAbroke upBbroke downCbroke away Dbroke into17 I feel_is your husband who is to blame for the spoiled child Athat Bit Cthis Dhe18As_，the 2008 Beijing Olympics was a great success AexpectedBexperienced Cexperimented DExplained19.- Jim failed again in the maths examination. - Dont scold him too much. _ , he has tried his best. A. After all B. Above all C. At all D. In all20._has just come in? Oh，its M rGreen，our headmasterAWho is thatBWho that isCWho is itDWho is it that第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从2140各题所给的四个选项(ABC和D)中，选出最佳选项。 Scientists find that hard-working people live longer than average men and womenCareer women are_21_ than housewivesEvidence shows that _22 are in poorer health than the job-holdersA study shows that _23 the unemployment rate increases by 1%，the death rate in-creases correspondingly by 2%All this comes down to one point：Work is helpful to health Why is work good for health? It is because work_ 24people busy, _25 loneliness and solitude. Researches show that people feel unhappy，_26 and lonely when they have nothing to doInstead，the happiest are those who are_ 27 Many high achievers who love their careers feel that they are happiest when they are working hard . Work serves as_ 28 between man and realityBy work，people_ 29 each otherBy collective activity，they find friendship and warmthThis is helpful to healthThe loss of work _30 the loss of everythingIt affects man spiritually and_ 31 him liable to disease_ 32 ，work gives one a sense of fulfillment and a sense of_ 33 Work makes one feel hisvalue and status in societyWhen_ 34 finishes his writing or a doctor successfully_ 35 a patient or a teacher sees his students_ 36 ，they are happy_ 37 From the above we can_ 38 to the conclusion that the more you work,_ 39 and healthier you will beLet us work hard，study well and_ 40 a happy and healthy life21Aricher Bhealthier Cweaker DWorse22 Athe old Bthe busy Cthe joblessDthe hard-working23AwheneverBwhether Cthough DSince24 Akeeps Bforces Cneeds DRequire25 Ain charge ofBin lack ofCin touch withD away from26 AinterestedBjoyful Cconcerned DWorried27 Abusy Bfree C lazy DDull28 Aa guard Ba gapCa channelDa bridge29 Acome across Bcome into contact with Clook down uponDwatch over30Ameans Bstands Chelps Dmatches31Aforces Borders Cfinds DMakes32 ABesides BThen CHowever DYet33 Adisappointment BachievementCregretDApology34 Aa workerBa farmer Ca writer Da manager35Amakes friends with Bhas a talk Coperates on Ddeals with36ARaise BGrow CRise Dincrease37Ain a word Bwithout a word Cat a word Dbeyond words38Acome Breach Carrive Ddraw39Athe lonelier Bthe weaker Cthe stronger Dthe happier40Alead Bmake Cearn Dshare第二部分：阅读理解(共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(ABC和D)中，选出最佳选项。 A I first went to Harrow in the summer term. The school had the biggest swimming pool I had ever seen. It was a good joke to come up behind a naked boy, and push him into the pool. I made quite a habit of this with boys of my own size or less.One day I saw a boy wrapped in a towel on the side of the pool. He was no bigger than I was, so I thought him a fair game. Coming secretly behind, I pushed him in, holding on to his towel so that it would not get wet, I was surprised to see an angry face come out from the water, and a being of great strength masking its way by face strokes (猛力地划)to the shore. I fled, but in vain. He overtook me, seized me violently, and threw me into the deepest part of the pool. I soon climbed out on the other side, and found myself surrounded by a crowd of younger boys.” Do you know what you have done?” they said, “Its Amery; he is in Grade Six. He is champion at gym; he has got his football honor.” I was frightened and felt ashamed. How could I tell his position when be was wrapped in a bath towel and so small.” He didnt seem pleased at all, so I added in a most brilliant word,” My father, who is a great man, is also small.” At this be laughed, and after some general words about my rude behavior and how I had better be careful in the future, signified the incident was closed.41. The writer thought Amery” a fair game” because the boy . A. looked like an animal B. was fond of games C. was of similar size D. was good at sports42. The writer felt” ashamed” because . A. he was laughed at by other boys B. Amery turned out to be in the same grade C. he pushed Amery hard and hurt him D. he played a joke on an outstanding athlete43. By saying “My father, who is a great man, is also small”, the writer . A. tried to please Amery B. challenged Amery C. threatened Amery D .admired his father44. Which of the following is TRUE? A. The writer could run faster than Amery. B. The writer liked playing on boys of all sizes. C. Amery was a student in Grade Four. D. Amery forgave the writer for his rude behavior. B HuntingThe days of the hunter are almost over in India. This is partly because there is practically nothing left to kill, and partly because some steps have been taken, mainly by banning tiger-shooting, to protect those animals which still survive.Some people say that Man is naturally a hunter. I disagree with this view. Surely out earliest forefathers, who at first possessed no weapons, spent their time digging for roots, and were no doubt themselves often hunted by meat-eating animals.I believe the main reason why the modern hunter kills is that he thinks people will admire his courage in overpowering dangerous animals. Of course, there are some who truly believe that the killing is not really the important thing, and that the chief pleasure lies in the joy of the hunt and the beauties of the wild countryside. There are also those for whom hunting in fact offers a chance to prove themselves and risk death by design; these men go out after dangerous animals like tigers, even if they say they only do it to rid the countryside of a threat. I can respect reasons like these, but they are clearly different from the need to strengthen your high opinion of yourself.The greatest big-game hunters expressed in their writings something of these finer motives(动机).One of them wrote.“You must properly respect what you are after and shoot it cleanly and on the animals own territory(领地)。You must fix forever in your mind all the wonders of that particular day. This is better than letting him grow a few years older to be attacked and wounded by his own son and eventually eaten, half alive, by other animals, Hunting is not a cruel and senseless killing not if you respect the thing you kill, not if you kill to enrich your memories, not if you kill to feed your people.”I can understand such beliefs, and can compare these hunters with those who hunted lions with spears(矛) and bravely caught them by the tail. But this is very different from many tigershoots I have seen, in which modern weapons were used. The socalled hunters fired from tall trees or from the backs of trained elephants. Such methods made tigers seem no more dangerous than rabbits.45. There is no more hunting in India now partly because_.A. it is dangerous to hunt there B. hunting is already out of dateC. hunters want to protect animals D .there are few animals left to hunt46. The author thinks modern hunters kill mainly_.A. to make the countryside safe B. to earn peoples admirationC. to gain power and influence D. to improve their health47. What do we learn about the big-game hunters?A. They hunt old animals B. They mistreat animalsC. They hunt for food D. They hunt for money48. What is the authors view on the tiger-shoots he has seen?A. Modern hunters lack the courage to hunt face-to-faceB. Modern hunters should use more advanced weaponsC. Modern hunters like to hunt rabbits instead of tigersD. Modern hunters should put their safety first C Early one morning, more than a hundred years ago, an American inventor called Elias Howe finally fell asleep. He had been working all night on the design of a sewing machine but he had run into a very difficult problem: It seemed impossible to get the thread to run smoothly around the needle.Though he was tired, Howe slept badly. He turned and turned. Then he had a dream. He dreamt that he had been caught by terrible savages whose king wanted to kill him and eat him unless he could build a perfect sewing machine. When he tried to do so, Howe ran into the same problem as before. The thread kept getting caught around the needle. The king flew into the cage and ordered his soldiers to kill Howe. They came up towards him with their spears raised. But suddenly the inventor noticed something. There was a hole in the tip of each spear. The inventor awoke from the dream, realizing that he had just found the answer to the problem. Instead of trying to get the thread to run around the needle, he should make it run through a small hole in the center of the needle. This was the simple idea that finally made Howe design and build the first really practiced sewing machine. Elias Howe was not the only one in finding the answer to his problem in this way.Thomas Edison, the inventor of the electric light, said his best ideas came into him in dreams. So did the great physicist Albert Einstein. Charlotte Bronte also drew in her dreams in writing Jane Eyre. To know the value of dreams, you have to understand what happens when you are asleep. Even then, a part of your mind is still working. This unconscious(无意识的), but still active part understands your experiences and goes to work on the problems you have had during the day. It stores all sorts of information that you may have forgotten or never have really noticed. It is only when you fall asleep that this part of the brain can send messages to the part you use when you are awake. However, the unconscious part acts in a special way. It uses strange images which the conscious part may not understand at first. This is why dreams are sometimes called “secret messages to ourselves”.49. According to the passage, Elias Howe was_.A. the first person we know of who solved problems in his sleepB. much more hard-working than other inventorsC. the first person to design a sewing machine that really workedD. the only person at the time who knew the value of dreams50. The problem Howe was trying to solve was_.A. what kind of thread to useB. how to design a needle which would not breakC. where to put the needleD. how to prevent the thread from getting caught around the needle51. Thomas Edison is spoken of because_.A. he also tried to invent a sewing machineB. he got some of his ideas from dreamsC. he was one of Howes best friendsD. he also had difficulty in falling asleep52. Dreams are sometimes called” secret messages to ourselves” because_.A. strange images are used to communicate ideasB. images which have no meaning are usedC. we can never understand the real meaningD. only specially trained people can understand them DIn 1977, a dead author of detective stories saved the life of a 19-month-old baby in a most unusual way. The author was Agatha Christie, one of the most successful writers of detective stories in the world. In June 1977, a baby girl became seriously ill in Qatar, near Saudi Arabia. Doctors were unable to find out the cause of her illness with confidence, so she was sent to Hammersmith Hospital in London. She was then only semi-conscious and on the Dangerously Ill list. A team of doctors hurried to examine the baby only to discover that they, too, were confused by the very unusual symptoms (症状). While they were discussing the babys case, a nurse asked to speak to them. Excuse me, said Nurse Marsha Maitlan, but I think the baby is suffering from thallium (铊) poisoning. What makes you think that? Dr. Brown asked. Thallium poisoning is extremely rare. A few days ago, I was reading a novel called A Pale Horse by Agatha Christie, Nurse Maitlan explained. In the book, somebody uses thallium poison, and all the symptoms are described. Theyre exactly the same as the babys. Youre very thoughtful and you may be right, another doctor said. Well carry out some tests and find out whether its thallium or not. Tests showed that the baby had indeed been poisoned by thallium, a rare metallic substance used in making special glass. Once they knew the cause of the illness, the doctors were able to give the baby the correct treatment. She soon recovered and was sent back to Qatar. Later it was reported that the poison might have come from an insecticide (杀虫剂) used in Qatar. 53. The one who first suggested the correct cause of the babys illness was _. A. a doctor in Qatar B. Nurse Maitlan C. Dr. Brown D. Agatha Christie 54. The baby was sent to London because _. A. she was born there B. the hospitals in Qatar were full at that time C. she was the daughter of a doctor in London D. the Qatar doctors were not sure whether they could cure her 55. As far as we can tell from the passage, Agatha Christie _. A. had never met this baby B. had spent a long time studying the babys case C. visited the baby in the hospital at Hammersmith D. gave Nurse Maitlan some advice on the phone 56. It seems likely from the passage that the babys illness had something to do with _. A. a dangerous pair of glasses B. the water in Qatar C. a harmful substance used to kill insects D. a dead writer EThe man from the west stopped and drew back his arm. Youre not Jimmy Wells, he said in a quick and angry way, Twenty years is a long time, but not long enough to change a man nose from a Roman to pug. It sometimes changes a good man into a bad one,” said the tall man, youve been under arrest for ten minutes. Silky Bob. Chicago thinks you may have dropped over our way and phones us she wants to have a word with you. Going quietly, are you? Thats sensible. Now before we go to the station heres a note I was asked to hand you. You may read it here at the window. Its from Patrolman Wells.? The man from the West opened the little piece of paper handed him. His hand was steady when he began to read, but it trembled a little by the time he抎 finished. The note was rather short. Bob: I was at the right place on time. When you struck the match to light your cigar I saw it was the face wanted in Chicago. Somehow I couldnt do it myself, so I went around and got a plain clothes man (便衣) to do the job. 57. The man from the West must have broken the law _. A. in Chicago B. in New York C. in his hometown D. somewhere else 58. The man from the West recognized the tall man not to be the one he had been waiting for because the tall man _. A. had a differe