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中大附中2013学年下学期期中考试高二英语科试卷 考生注意事项：本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，选择题部分用2b铅笔将答案涂在答题卡上，非选择题部分用黑色钢笔、签字笔在答题卷上作答。考试时间120分钟，全卷满分150分。第一部分：单项选择（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）1. it rained cats and dogs this morning. i am glad we took an umbrella.yeah, we would have got wet all over if we _.a. hadntb. haventc. didnt d. dont2. do you have anything more_, sir? no. you can have a rest or do something else.a. typing b. to be typed c. typed d. to type3. robert is said _abroad, but i dont know what country he studied in.a. to have studied b. to study c. to be study d. to have been studying4. i like reading poems, because poems can _ certain _.a. convey; emotion b. convey; emotions c. impress; emotions d.explain; emotions5. he didnt make _ clear when and where the meeting would be held.a. this b. that c. it d. these6. was it in the village _ we used to live in _ the accident happened?a. that; where b. which; that c. where; that d. which; where7. people who do not smoke have less _ of suffering from lung cancer than those who do so.a. potential b. cause c. hope d. choice8. the teacher glanced _ this student who was busy_ a picture.a. to; drawing b. at; draw c. at; drawing d. at; to draw9. when i got back home i saw a message pinned to the door, _ “sorry to miss you; will call later.” a. read b. reads c. to read d. reading10. _ feeling very tired because of riding his bike to work every day, my father refuses to buy a motorbike when he thinks about such a high price.a. due to b. in spite of c. although d. as a result of11. he is hard-working but i cant _ his bad habit of smoking.a. make up for b. get on with c. come up with d. put up with12. the cigarette end thrown away by a careless woodcutter _ the big forest fire.a. resulted from b. resulted in c. brought off d. brought up13. the athlete hurt his foot in the race. , he missed the champion.aconsequentlybunfortunatelycpotentiallydabsolutely14. i m sorry, but i didnt mean_ out your secret.but you know, letting out ones secret means_ one s feelings.a. to let; to hurt b. letting; hurting c. to let; hurting d. letting; to hurt15. id also like to _ you on your good work in these two years.a. congratulate b. celebrate c. wish d. hope16. they desired that they_ the right to vote.a. had b. have c. are d. were17. she had no idea how it _ that her husband met with trouble again.a. came about b. came across c. came out d. came up18. students are _ the telescopes to see stars clearly.a. adjusting to b. tending to c. adjusting d. tending19. the famous actress came onto the stage with her boyfriend _ her.a. accompanying with b. accompanying c. accompanied with d. accompanied20. einstein liked boses paper so much that he _ his own work and translated it into german.a. gave off b. turned down c. took over d. set aside第二部分：语言知识及应用(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21一35各题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。if you ask me when i became a mom, i can tell you that the day i became a mom was not the day my daughter was born, but seven years later when i did the best thing i could do for my daughter and myself. i 21 us from the home that wasnt really a home at all.that day, my daughter and i were sitting in our 22 home having a quiet dinner just as i had always wanted for her. we were talking about what she had done in school and suddenly her little hand 23 the full glass of milk by her plate. as i watched the white tablecloth and 24 painted white wall become dark brown, i looked at her small face. it was filled with 25 , knowing what the outcome of the event would have meant in her fathers 26 a week before. when i saw that look on her face and looked at the 27 running down the wall, i simply started 28 . i am sure she thought i was 29 , but then she must have realized that i was thinking, “its a good thing your 30 isnt here!” she started laughing with me, and we laughed until we 31 . these were tears of joy and 32 and were the first of many tears that we cried together. that was the day we knew that we were going to be okay.that was the day i really became a mom. i 33 that being a mom isnt only going to ballet, and attending every school concert. it isnt keeping a(n) 34 house and preparing perfect meals. it certainly isnt 35 that things are always normal when they are not. for me, being a mom started when i could laugh over spilt milk.21.a. protected22.a. new23.a. went over24.a. firmly25.a. pleasure26.a. absence27.a. jam28.a. laughing29.a. sad30.a. friend31.a. cried32.a. bravery33.a. questioned34.a. splendid35.a. describingb. removedb. oldb. picked upb. carelesslyb. fearb. patienceb. juiceb. shoutingb. excitedb. fatherb. faintedb. horrorb. discoveredb. messyb. pretendingc. separatedc. beautifulc. took onc. slowlyc. painc. presencec. milkc. scoldingc. sickc. grandmac. sleptc. surprisec. wonderedc. spotlessc. creatingd. preventedd. coldd. knocked overd. freshlyd. smiled. arrivald. waterd. prayingd. crazyd. brotherd. stoppedd. peaced.rememberedd. lifelessd. meaning第二节：语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填人一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为3645的相应位置上。violent terrorist case in yunnan kunming railway station（昆明火车站暴力恐怖事件）beijing chinese authorities say separatist terrorists carried out a violent and bloody attack at a train station late saturday night in kunming, the capital 36 southwest chinas yunnan province. the attack left at least 33 dead and more than 130 37 (injury). according to eyewitness accounts 38 (post) online and in state-run media, more than 10 attackers dressed 39 black and carrying long fruit knives randomly slashed(乱砍) 40 (travel) in the station. the carnage(屠杀) began inside, near 41 train stations ticket counters, and then spilled out onto the main square in front of the station. state media say four of the assailants (攻击者) were shot 42 (die) and one, a female, was taken into police station. 43 are still on the run. 44 authorities have given little detail so far, they say there is enough evidence 45 shows the attack was carried out by separatists from chinas western xinjiang region.第三部分：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，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项。abarack obama, lady gaga and steve jobs what do they have in common? they are, of course, all americans. and according to a survey by social networking site badoo. com, they all best illustrate the word “cool”.but just what does it mean to say someone is “cool”? most would answer that it is something to do with being independent-minded and not following the crowd.yale university art professor robert farris thompson says that the term “cool” goes back to 15th century west african philosophy.“cool” relates to ideas of grace under pressure.“in africa,” he writes, “coolness is a positive quality which combines calmness, silence, and life.”the modern idea of “cool” developed largely in the us in the period after world war.“post-war cool was in part an expression of war-weariness(厌战).it went against the strict social rules of the time,” write sociologists dick pountain and david robins incool rules: anatomy of an attitude.but it was the american actor james dean who became the symbol for “cool” in the hugely successful 1955 movierebel without a cause.dean plays a tough guy who disobeys his parents and the authorities.he always gets the girl, smokes cigarettes, wears a leather jacket and beats up bullies(欺凌弱小者).in the movie, dean showed what “cool” would mean to american young people for the next 60 years.today the focus of “cool” has changed to athletics stars.often in movies about schools, students gain popularity on the athletics field more than in the classroom.this can be seen quite clearly in movies likevarsity blues and john tucker must die.but many teenagers also think being smart is cool.chess and other thinking games have been becoming more popular in schools.“call it the harry potterization of americaa time when being smart is the new cool,” writes journalist joe sunnen.46. barack obama, lady gaga and steve jobs are mentioned in the first paragraph to _.a. introduce the topicb. draw our attentionc. tell us what they have in commond. tell us what is “cool”47. if you were considered “cool” in africa in the 15th century, you _.a. thought and acted differently from the majorityb. had a calm and quiet attitude towards lifec. didnt observe rules and authoritiesd. had all kinds of “bad” manners48. the heroes invarsity bluesandjohn tucker must dieare likely to be those who _.a. do very well in their studies b. are good at chess and other thinking gamesc. are very skilled at sportsd. have supernatural powers like harry potter49. which of the following is not true according to the article？a. it is generally considered “cool” to be independent-minded and not to follow the crowd. b. “cool” was used as early as the 15th century.c. disobeying ones parents and the authorities is considered “cool” among american young people nowadays.d. getting the first place in an exam can always be considered “cool”.50. what does the article mainly talk about?a. the kinds of people who are “cool”.b. the origin of the word “cool”.c. the changing meaning of the word “cool”.d. how to be a “cool” person.bwhether were 2 years old or 62, our reasons for lying are mostly the same: to get out of trouble, for personal gain and to make ourselves look better in the eyes of others. but a growing body of research is raising questions about how a childs lie is different from an adults lie, and how the way we deceive changes as we grow.“parents and teachers who catch their children lying should not be alarmed. their children are not going to turn out to be abnormal liars,” says dr. lee, a professor at the university of toronto and director of the institute of child study. he has spent the last 15 years studying how lying changes as kids get older, why some people lie more than others as well as which factors can reduce lying. the fact that children tell lies is a sign that they have reached a new developmental stage. dr. lee conducted a series of studies in which they bring children into a lab with hidden cameras. children and young adults aged 2 to 17 are likely to lie while being told not to look at a toy, which is put behind the childs back. whether or not the child takes a secret look is caught on tape.for young kids, the desire to cheat is big and 90% take a secret look in these experiments. when the test-giver returns to the room, the child is asked if he or she looked secretly. at age 2, about a quarter of children will lie and say they didnt. by 3, half of kids will lie, and by 4, that figure is 90%, studies show.researchers have found that its kids with better understanding abilities who lie more. thats because to lie you also have to keep the truth in mind, which includes many brain processes, such as combining several sources of information and faking that information. the ability to lieand lie successfullyis thought to be related to development of brain regions that allow so called “executive functioning”, or higher order thinking and reasoning abilities. kids who perform better on tests that involve executive functioning also lie more.51. whats the purpose of children telling lies? a. to help their friends out. b. to get rid of trouble. c. to get attention from others. d. to create a popular image.52. the underlined word “deceive” in paragraph 1 can be replaced by “ ”.a. tell lies b. handle troubles c. raise questions d. do research53. from the second paragraph we can know that .a. which factors can reduce lying b. why some lie more than othersc. it is normal for kids to tell lies d. how lying changes as kids grow54. it can be inferred from the passage that .a. childrens lies are the same as adults b. the better kids are, the more they lie c. the older kids are, the more they lie d. kids always keep the truth in their mind 55. what is not included in the passage?a. the reasons why kids tell lies. b. which kind of kids tells more lies.c. experiments about lying of young kids. d. what to do with lying children.cno one knows exactly how many disabled people there are in the world, but estimates suggest the figure is over 450 million. the number of disabled people in india alone is probably more than double the total population of canada. in the united kingdom, about one in ten people have some disability. disability is not just something that happens to other people: as we get older, many of us will become less mobile, hard of hearing or have failing eyesight. disablement can take many forms and occur at any time of life. some people are born with disabilities. many others become disabled as they get older. there are many progressive disabling diseases. the longer time goes on, the worse they become. some people are disabled in accidents. many others may have a period of disability in the form of a mental illness. all are affected by peoples attitude towards them. disabled people face many physical barriers. next time you go shopping or to work or visit friends, imagine how you would manage if you could not get up steps, or on to buses and trains. how would you cope if you could not see where you were going or could not hear the traffic? but there are other barriers: prejudice can be even harder to break down and ignorance inevitably represents by far the greatest barrier of all. it is almost impossible for the able-bodied to fully appreciate what the severely disabled go through, so it is important to draw attention to these barriers and show that it is the individual person and their ability, not their disability, which counts.56. the first paragraph points out that _. a. there are many disabled people in the world b. the number of disabled people in india is the greatest c. india has much more disabled people than canada d. it is impossible to get an exact figure of the worlds disabled people57. the key word in paragraph 4 is _. a. disability b. ignorance c. prejudice d. barriers58. the last word of the passage “counts” more probably means _. a. is most important b. is considered c. is included d. is numbered59. which of the following statement is not true according to the passage? a. even the able-bodied many lose some of their body functions when they get older b. there are about 10 percent disabled persons in the uk c. the whole society should pay due attention to the barriers faced by the disabled people d. there still exists prejudice against the disabled which results mainly from ignorance60. it can be concluded from the passage that _. a. we should try our best to prevent disablement b. both physical and mental barriers are hard to break down c. we must take a proper attitude towards the disabled d. the able-bodied people will never fully understand the disableddlife is difficult.this is a great truth because once we truly understand and accept it. then life is no longer difficult. most do not fully see this truth. instead they complain about their problems and difficulties as if lifeshould be easy. it seems to them that difficulties represent a special kind of suffering especially forcedupon them or else upon their families, their class, or even their nation.what makes life difficult is that the process of facing and solving problems is a painful one.problems,depending on their nature, cause us sadness, or loneliness or regret or anger or fear. these areuncomfortable feelings, often as painful as any kind of physical pain. and since life causes an endlessseries of problems, life is always difficult and is full of pain as well as joy.yet, it is in this whole process of solving problems that life has its meaning. problems are the serious test that tells us success from failure. when we desire to encourage the growth of human spirit, weencourage the human ability to solve problems, just as in school we set problems for our children tosolve. it is through the pain of meeting and working out problems that we learn. as benjamin franklin said, those things that hurt, instruct. it is for this reason that wise people learn not to fear but to welcome the pain of problems.61. from the passage, it can be inferred that _. a. everybody had problems b. we become stronger by meeting and solving the problems of life c. life is difficult because our problems bring us pain d. people like to complain about their problems62. the writer probably used just one short sentence in the first paragraph to _.a. save space b. persuade readers c. make readers laugh d. get readers attention63. the main idea of paragraph 3 is that _.a. most people feel life is easy b