广东省东莞市南开实验学校高二英语下学期期初试题新人教版.doc

高二下学期期初考试英语试题本试卷共11页，四大题，满分135分。考试用时120分钟。i.语言知识应用 （共两节；满分45分）第一节: 完形填空 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-15各题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项。it was 4 oclock in the morning, when i received the phone call.“this is the emergency room calling and your son was just 1 in with severe burns on his face, neck and arms. weve called for a (n) 2 and are going to fly him to the burn unit in seattle.” seattle was 350 miles from his college, so we knew immediately this was 3 .the doctor described the accident, which caused the burns. at 6 am, our son and his friends decided to barbecue hamburgers. when they 4 the charcoal (木炭), it burst into flames because they had sprayed (喷洒) too much gasoline (petrol). the flames 5 my sons shirt tail and shot from his waist to his head. 6 , one of the boys was quick-minded, grasped my son, and rolled him on the grass. while it saved his life, it was not in 7 to save him from severe burns and the terrible scars (伤疤). so, he had to return to college with scars.when i was a child, my mother told my sister, who had a 10-inch, very 8 scar on her arm. “ann, if you ignore the scar, other people will ignore it. it doesnt mean they wont 9 it, but it means it will not matter to them if it doesnt matter to you.”i 10 this wisdom (智慧) on to my son. he took my advice to 11 and returned to school with his head held high glad he was alive.by the end of the six-month waiting period, he decided that the scars did not matter, so he made the 12 to give up any plastic surgery (外科手术).we all have “scars” that 13 people to keep away from us. and we spend a lot of time thinking that if only we looked differently, or dressed differently, people would like us better.but you see, people will only judge you by your looks, or your clothes, if you are judging yourself by these same 14 standards(标准). put your imperfections out of your 15 and concentrate (集中) on what you value within yourself, and your beauty will shine through.1abroughtbgivencturneddshown2adoctorbhospitalchelicopterdambulance3aseriousbterriblecdangerousdimportant4agotblitcburneddmoved5atookbheldccaughtdattracted6apersonallybtechnicallycsadlydfortunately 7ashapebplacecfactdtime8anervousbformalcobviousdamusing9aadmitbnotice chatedhide10apassedbkeptchandeddsent11alifebheartcconsiderationdpractice12amistakebsurveycdecisiondinstruction13ainvitebcausecallowdimpress14afalsebstrictcsimilardamusing15aheadbheartcsightdmind第二节 语法填空 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面句子，并按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填上一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填在答题卡标号为1625的相应位置上。16. he ran all the way to the station only _( find ) the train had left. 17. what can prevent us _( get ) married next year?18. the enemy was reported _( run ) away two days before. 19. visitors who are visiting the historical museum _( request ) not to touch the exhibits.20. that is the day _ youll never forget. 21. he will go to the hospital _( examine ) by the doctor.22.the house in which there are quite a lot pieces of furniture needs _ ( clean ) badly. 23. a chinese tv series with the theme of anti-japanese war during the second world war _( broadcast ) on dongguans television screens now, drawing great attention from viewers.24. i show the doctor the place _ i felt pain.25.the boy with whom we were playing yesterday evening is afraid of _( attack ) by the dog.ii. 阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节 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a、b、c和d项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。( a )you are watching a film in which two men are having a fight. they hit one another hard. at the start they only fight with their fists. but soon they begin hitting one another over the heads with chairs. and so it goes on until one of the men crashes through a window and falls thirty feet to the ground below. he is dead. of course he is not dead. with any luck he is not even hurt. why? because the men who fall out of high windows or jump from fast moving trains, who crash cars or even catch fire, are professionals. they do this for a living. these men are called stuntmen. that is to say, they perform tricks. there are two sides to their work. they actually do most of the things you see on the screen. for example, they fall from a high building. however, they do not fall on to hard ground but on to empty cardboard boxes covered with a mattress. again, when they hit one another with chairs, the chairs are made of soft plastic.but although their work depends on trick of this sort, it also requires a high degree of skill and training. often a stuntmans success depends on careful timing. for example, when he is “blown up” in a battle scene, he has to jump out of the way of the explosion just at the right moment. naturally stuntmen are well paid for their work, but they lead dangerous lives. they often get seriously injured, and sometimes killed. a norwegian stuntman, for example, skied over the edge of a cliff a thousand feet high. his parachute failed to open, and he was killed. 26. stuntmen are those who .a. often dress up as actors b. prefer to lead dangerous livesc. often perform seemingly dangerous actionsd. often fight each other for their lives27. stuntmen earn their living by .a. playing their dirty tricks b. selling their special skillsc. jumping out of high windowsd. jumping from fast moving trains28. when a stuntman falls from a high building, .a. he needs little protection b. he will be covered with a mattress c. his life is endangered d. his safety is generally all right29. which of the following is the main factor of a successful performance?a. strength. b. exactness. c. speed. d. carefulness.30. what can be inferred from the authors example of the norwegian stuntman?a. sometimes an accident can occur to a stuntman. b. the percentage of serious accidents is high. c. parachutes must be of good quality. d. the cliff is too high. ( b )country. after only a few short weeks, his father received a telegram reading that john had died while saving a fellow soldier. filled with sadness, the old man cried. on the coming christmas morning, a soldier called on him and gave him a picture of john. the following spring, the old man became ill and passed away. according to his will, all of his works of art would be auctioned (拍卖) on christmas day, when he had received the greatest gift of his life. the day soon arrived and art collectors from around the world gathered to buy some of the worlds greatest paintings. the auction began with a painting of the old mans son. “who will open the bidding (出价) with $100?” the auctioneer (拍卖人) asked. minutes passed, but no one spoke. finally, a neighbor of the old mans spoke. “can i take the painting for ten dollars? it is all i have, and he is a good man.”“will anyone go higher?”called the auctioneer. after more silence, the auctioneer said, “going once, going twice, gone.” the gavel(槌) fell. “now we can get on to the real treasures,” someone shouted angrily. but the auctioneer said that the auction was over. someone asked,“its over? we didnt come here for a picture of some old guys son. there are millions of dollars worth of art here!”the auctioneer replied, “its very simple. according to the will of the father, whoever takes the son . gets all.”31. why did they travel around the world?a. they wanted to visit some well-known artists.b. they had their own companies around the world.c. they wanted to visit all kinds of places of interest.d. they wanted to collect the worlds finest art.32. when did the old man die?a. the morning when the solider visited him.b. several months after john died.c. a few days after john served in the army.d. the day he received the news of johns death.33. the underlined words “the greatest gift” in paragraph 3 refer to _.a. a picture of john b. the painting john collectedc. the finest work of art d. the telegram about his son34. a neighbor of the old mans bought the painting of john _.a. because he knew the will of the old manb. to pick up the worlds greatest paintingsc. in honor of john, who was worth respectingd. because no one else was willing to buy it35. it can be inferred from the passage that _.a. the old man and the auctioneer were good friendsb. no art collectors wanted to buy mr. coopers collection of artc. john was a successful art collector and an excellent artistd. the old man, mr. cooper, loved his son very much( c )for a while, my neighborhood was taken ever by an army of joggers. they were there all the time: early morning, noon, and evening. there were little old ladies in gray sweats, young couples in adidas shoes, middle-aged men with red faces. “come on!” my friend alex encouraged me to join him as he jogged by my house every evening. “youll feel great.” well, i had nothing against feeling great and if alex could jog every day, anyone could. so i took up jogging seriously and gave it a good two months of my life, and not a day more. based on my experience, jogging is the most overvalued form of exercise around, and judging from the number of the people who left our neighborhood jogging army, im not alone in my opinion. first of all, jogging is very hard on the body. your legs and feet will have a real pounding ruining down a road for two or three miles. i developed foot, leg, and back problems. then i read about a nationally famous jogger who died of a heart attack while jogging, and i had something else to worry about. jogging doesnt kill hundreds of people, but if you have any physical weaknesses, jogging will surely bring them out, as they did with me. secondly, i got no enjoyment out of jogging. putting one foot in front of the other for forty-five minutes isnt my idea of fun. jogging is also a lonely pastime. some joggers say, “i love being out there with just my thoughts” well, my thoughts began to bore me, and most of them were on how much my legs hurt. and how could i enjoy something that brought me pain? and that wasnt just the first week: it was practically every day for two months. i never got past the pain level, and pain isnt fun. what a cruel way to do it! so many other exercises, including walking, lead to almost the same results painlessly, so why jog? i dont jog any more, and i dont think i ever will. im walking two miles three times a week at a fast pace, and that feels good. i cycle to work when the weather is good. im getting exercise, and im enjoying it at the same time. i could never say the same for jogging, and ive found a lot of better ways to stay in shape.36. from the first paragraph, we learn that in the writers neighborhood _.a. alex organized an army of joggersb. people jogged only during the daytimec. jogging became very populard. jogging provided a chance to get together37. the underlined word “them” (paragraph 3) most probably refers to _.a. heart attacks b. back problems c. famous joggers d. physical weaknesses38. what was the writers attitude towards jogging in the beginning?a. he felt it was worth a try. b. he was very fond of it.c. he was strongly against it. d. he thought it must be painful.39. why did the writer give up jogging two months later?a. he disliked doing exercise outside. b. he found it neither healthy nor interesting.c. he was afraid of having a heart attack.d. he was worried about being left alone.40. from the writers experience, we can conclude that .a. not everyone enjoys joggingb. he is the only person who hates joggingc. nothing other than jogging can help people keep fitd. jogging makes people feel greater than any other sport.( d ) astronauts aboard the space station celebrated a space first on wednesday by drinking water that had been recycled from their urine(尿), sweat and water got from air. they said cheers, clicked drinking bags and toasted nasa workers on the ground. the urine recycling system is needed for astronaut stations on the moon and mars. it also will save nasas money because it wont have to ship up as much water to the station by space shuttles or cargo rockets. besides, its important as the space station is about to expand from three people living on board to six. the recycling system had been brought up to the space station last november by space shuttles endeavour, but it couldnt be used until samples(样品) were tested back on earth. so when it came time to actually drink up, nasa made a big deal of it. the three-man crew stood holding their drinks and congratulated engineers in two nasa centres that worked on the system. “this is something that had been the stuff of science fiction,” american astronaut michael barratt said before taking a small mouthful. “the taste is worth trying.” the new system takes the combined urine of the crew from the toilet, moves it to a big tank, where the water is boiled off, and the vapor(水蒸气) is collected. the rest of the urine is thrown away. then the water vapor is mixed with water from air, and then it goes through filters (过滤器). when six crew members are aboard it can make about six gallons from urine in about six hours. “some people may find the idea of drinking recycled urine distasteful, but it is also done on earth, but with a lot longer time between urine and the tap,” said marybeth edeen, the space stations national lab manager. the technology nasa developed for this system has already been used for quick water purification after the 2004 asian tsunami.41. according to the text, the recycling system is important because _. a. it makes traveling to the moon for the average person possible b. with it nasa wont need to ship any water up the space station c. it can help meet the need for more water after the crew is expanded d. it protects the environment in space by reducing the amount of waste42. whats the right time order of the following events? a. the samples of the recycled water were tested on earth. b. astronauts celebrated the space first of making water from urine c. the recycling system was brought up to the space station. d. the technology for the system was used to quickly purify water. a. a, d, c, b b. a, c, b, d c. d, a, c, b d. d, c, a, b43. from para. 5 we can know _. a. the theory behind the recycling system b. the effect of the recycling system c. the process of recycling urine d. an opinion on recycling urine44. what did edeen say about recycled urine and the recycling system? a. the taste of recycled urine is not as good as that of common water. b. the recycling system has made a science fiction story come true. c. the idea of drinking recycled urine makes astronauts feel unpleasant. d. it takes a longer time on earth to make water from urine than in space.45. what is the best title for the passage? a. the research of nasa has made great progress. b. new technology is used in the space station. c. drink up: space station recycles urine to water. d. good news: water recycled from urine tastes good第二节信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）w_w w.k*s*5 u.co m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。a.pacha london the worlds most historic club is set in a building of the 1920s beautifully decorated in its original oak paneling and features an impressive glass ceiling. you can enjoy beauty, style and elegance when clubbing at londons most historic night club pacha and appreciate works of some famous musicians.b. amika london amika plays host to the new super elite(精英) who are seeking the latest fashion trends. a unique playground designed for fun. it is the final destination for major players and glitterati(上层人士) alike. it features table reservations & bookings, events and corporate bookings.c. seone club london seone is one of londons largest music clubs. situated in the north of london, seone consists of five rooms. it can be broken down into smaller spaces and can be used for parties as small as 100 people. seone club has attracted all kinds of promoters and event organizers, from corporate giants to dance promoters.d.koko club situated at 1a camden high street, central london, koko club represents a versatile(通用的), 21st-century club. its very adaptable so it can be used for anything-from small comedy to international music awards. a must visit!e.bar rumba www.barrumba.co.uklocated in londons west end, bar rumba is one of londons leading late night clubs. playing funk, jazz, afro-beat, latin, cuban, salsa, drum & bass, break beat. it has an amazing sound system for dance music. every night it delivers a different beat-from hip hop to latin dance, from grime to jazz.f. club colosseum situated in 1 nine elms lane. vauxall, london, club colosseum won the worlds best club award in 1999. now it features a new vip room, a spectacular riverside bar with a view all over london & the river thames. 下面是几位人员的情况简介，请匹配他们感兴趣的休闲场所。46. michael is a great painter and has just moved to london from america. on his arrival, michael was struck by the beautiful thames. he dreams of going to a famous night club where he can easily apprec