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化州市实验中学2013-2014学年度第一学期高二期中考试英语试题 第一节 单项选择（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）1. for breakfast he only drinks juice from fresh fruit _ on his own farm. a. grown b. being grown c. to be grown d. to grow 2. when the wounded soldier woke up, he found _by doctors and nurses.a. it to surround b. himself surrounded c. to be surroundedd. himself surrounding3. when _, he didnt want to tell us _ he had done to the old blind man. a. being asked, that what b. asking, all that c. asked, all that d. to be asked, all which4. the _ girl sat in the corner _.a. frightening; cried b. frightening; crying c. frightened; crying d. frightened; to cry5. not only _ polluted but _ crowded. a. was the city; were the streets b. the city was; were the streets c. was the city; the streets were d. the city was; the streets were6in the north of our town _，which dates back to the ming dynasty.aan old temple standsban old temple does standcdoes an old temple standdstands an old temple7the chief editor demanded that the article _immediately.amust be submitted bwould be submittedcsubmits dbe submitted8. thousands of foreigners were to the shanghai world expo the day it opened. a. attendedb. attainedc. attractedd. attached9you are supposed to report it to your headmaster _，otherwise he will be angry.aif it was necessary bif necessarycif necessarily dif you are necessary10_reading the novel, mary even forgot her dinner. a. absorbed in b. absorbing of c. having absorbed by d. to absorb in 11. tom kept quiet about the accident _ lose his job. a. so not as to b. so as to not c. so as not tod. not so as to12the orange looks dry，but you may be able to _ a few drops.abreak outbgive out csqueeze out dleave out13i think she hurt my feelings _rather than by accident as she claimed.aaccurately bdeliberately cbravely droughly14 we regret to inform you that there are no tickets _ for fridays performance. a. available b. sparec. convenientd. affordable15 the man was about to tell the policeman the secret _ someone shot him death.aas buntil cwhile dwhen第二节 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16一30各题所给的a、b、c和d项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。these days, my husband and i have found a new hobby apartment hunting. we are 16 _ a second-hand apartment because wed like to have a place of our own. actually, weve been devoting all our spare time 17 _the city, visiting various apartments. and the real estate (房地产)ads, which used to be 18 _ paper in our eyes, have suddenly become so precious.after our honeymoon, the idea of having our own home was only 19_. we are tired of the traffic 20_ every night while we sleep in a rented house. we need our own 21 _ ，not big or luxurious (奢侈的)，but certainly neat and comfortable.however, buying a home is no 22 _ task. since neither my husband nor i have many 23_ we are looking at buying a second-hand apartment because it is cheaper. also, we want to live in a place that is in a clean yet 24 _location.during the first weekend of may, we 25 _ set out to look for our future home. however, the first day turned out to be a 26 _first, we looked at an apartment that was conveniently located near a bus line that could take me directly to work. the inner structure of the building was good. without a second thought, my husband paid the real estate agent (中介）5,000 yuan as a down 27 _but we overlooked one important aspect of the neighborhood the location. when we went back for a second look, we found that the area was full of noise and confusion with all the traffic and passers-by. and we were too 28_ to get our money back, so we lost a large sum of money. however, this 29 _ has brought my husband and me closer together. now we are both more determined than ever to find the 30_ apartment that will suit our needs.i6. a. looking through b. looking intoc. looking ford. looking at17. a. searchingb. inspectingc. touringd. witnessing18. a. pricelessb. valuelessc. valuabled. unreasonable19. a. impossibleb. naturalc. difficultd. sensitive20. a. signalb. noisec. jamd. accident21 a. familyb. accommodationc. lifed. home22. a. simpleb. attractivec. satisfiedd. tough23. a. possessionsb. savingsc. neighborsd. cheques24. a. consistentb. constantc, convenientd. conventional25. a. voluntarilyb. happilyc. unwillinglyd. deliberately26. a. nightmareb. imaginationc. taled. impression27. a. offerb. paymentc. charged. reward28. a. embarrassing b. stubbornc. shyd. late29.a. bargainb. purchasec. experienced. way30. a. cheapb. rightc. brilliantd. designed第三节 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，在空格处填入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3140的相应位置上alfred nobel became a millionaire and changed the ways of mining, construction, and warfare as the inventor of dynamite(炸药). 31 april 12, 1888, alfreds brother ludwig died of heart attack. 32 major french newspaper mistook his brother for him and carried an article 33 (announce) the death of alfred nobel. “the merchant(商人) of death is dead.” the article read. “dr. alfred nobel, 34_ became rich 35 finding ways to kill more people faster than ever before, died yesterday.” nobel was upset to find out not that he had died, but that, when his time was up, he would 36 (think) of only as one who profited from death and 37_(destroy)to make sure that he would be remembered with love and respect, nobel arranged in his will(遗嘱) go give largest part of 38_ money to establish the nobel prize, awarded to people who made great 39 (contribute) to the causes of peace, literature, and the science. so basically, nobel had to die before he realized 40 his life was really about.第四节 阅读（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。 awhen i was six, dad brought home a dog one day, who was called “brownie”. my brothers and i all loved brownie and did different things with her. one of us would walk her, another would feed her, then there were baths, playing catch and many other games. brownie, in return, loved each and every one of us. one thing that most touched my heart was that she would go to whoever was sick and just be with them. we always felt better when she was around.one day, as i was getting her food, she chewed up（咬破）one of dads shoes, which had to be thrown away in the end. i knew dad would be mad and i had to let her know what she did was wrong. when i looked at her and said, “bad girl,” she looked down at the ground and then went and hid. i saw a tear in her eyes.brownie turned out to be more than just our family pet. she went everywhere with us. people would stop and ask if they could pet her. of course shed let anyone pet her. she was just the most lovable dog. there were many times when wed be out walking and a small child would come over and pull on her hair. she never barked（吠）or tried to get away. funny thing is she would smile. this frightened people because they thought she was showing her teeth. far from the truth, she loved everyone.now many years have passed since brownie died of old age. i still miss days when she was with us. 41. what would brownie do when someone was ill in the family?a. look at them sadly. b. keep them company.c. play games with them. d. touch them gently.42. we can infer from paragraph 2 that brownie _.a. would eat anything when hungry b. felt sorry for her mistake c. loved playing hide-and-seek d. disliked the authors dad 43. why does the author say that brownie was more than just a family pet?a. she was treated as a member of the family. b. she played games with anyone she liked.c. she was loved by everybody she met. d. she went everywhere with the family.44. some people got frightened by brownie when she _.a. smiled b. barked c. rushed to them d. tried to be funny 45. which of the following best describes brownie?a. shy b. polite c. brave d. caring b once there was a man who likes to eat mangoes. one day he decided to get the sweetest mango from the very top of the tree. mangoes which are exposed to the sun the most are the sweetest.so he climbed up to the top, where the branches were thin. he managed to pick up a few sweet reddish fruits, but, in an attempt to climb down, he slipped and started falling towards the ground. fortunately, he caught the branch as he was falling and remained helplessly hanging on the tree. then he started to call nearby villagers for help. they immediately came with a ladder（梯子）and sticks, but could do little to help him. then after some time one calm and thoughtful person arrived - a well-known sage （智者）who lived in a simple hut nearby. people were very curious to see what he would do, as he was famous in solving many peoples problems in the area and sometimes very complex ones.he was silent for a minute and then picked up a stone and threw it at the hanging man. everybody was surprised. the hanging mango lover started to shout: what are you doing?! are you crazy? do you want me to break my neck?” the sage was silent. then he took another stone and threw it at the man. the man was very angry: “if i could just come down, i would show you!”thats what everybody wanted - that he came down. but how? now everybody was nervous, as to what would happen next! some wanted to chastise the sage, but they didnt. the sage picked another stone and threw it again at the man, even more forcefully. now the man on the tree was enraged and developed a great determination to come down and take revenge.（复仇）he then used all his skill and strength and somehow reached the branches which were safe to start going down. and he made it! everybody was amazed.however, the rescued man found the sage gone. he stood there, realizing that the man really save him because he induced（引诱）him to try his best and save himself. “i should be thankful and not angry.” 46from the story we know that the sweetest mango must be the one . aon the very top of the a treebhidden in the middle of a treecon the tree for the longest timedexposed to sunlight less often47what happened after he had picked a few sweet reddish mangoes?ahe slipped and fell to the ground suddenly.bhe was climbing down quickly but carefully.che remained hanging helplessly on the tree.dhe shouted loudly for help but no one helped.48how did the man feel when the sage hit him with a stone?ahe was nervous.bhe kept silent.che felt surprised.dhe was angry.49what do you think motivated the man to climb down? acourage.brevenge.ccarefulness.dassistance.50what does the story imply?aanger saves ones life.bwisdom does count.cskill and strength count.danger is the biggest enemy. c when joan gave birth to the first boy in her family in three generations, she and her husband were overjoyed. so were her parents. joan expected her elder sister, sally, to be just as delighted as them. joan had always admired sally-the beauty and the star of the family-and felt happy about her achievements. but since the babys arrival, the sisters have become distant. joan feels hurt for sally seems completely uninterested in her baby. sally, who has no children, claims that her younger sister acts as if no one ever had a baby before. neither sally nor joan understands that the real cause of the current coldness is that their family roles have suddenly changed to the opposite. finally joan seems to be better than her elder sister-and sally doesnt like it! their distance may be temporary, but it shows that childhood competition dont fade easily as ages grow. it can remain powerful in relationships throughout life. in a study of the university of cincinnati, 65 men and women between ages 25 and 93 were asked how they felt about their brothers and sisters. nearly 75 percent admitted having hidden competitive feelings. in a few cases, these emotions were so strong as to have affected their entire lives. many adult brothers and sisters are close, supportive-yet still tend to compete. two brothers i know turn into killers when on opposite sides of a tennis net. off the court, they are the best of friends. my own younger sister cant wait to tell me when ive put on weight. however, shes a terrible cook and that pleases me; i tease her when she comes to dinner. happily, despite these small failings, we have been an important resource for each other. in between the very competitive and the generally supportive children lie those who say that no friendship should survive. some brothers and sisters stay at arms length, hut never give up competition completely. why do these puzzling, unproductive, often painful relationships continue to exist?51. when joans son was born, sally .a. felt very happy b. was undelighted c. moved away d. admired her a lot 52. what happens to childrens desire to compete with their brothers and sisters? a. it sometimes will disappear when they grow up. b. it will never disappear throughout life. c. it will improve their relationships when they grow up. d. it will never harm their relationships when they grow up.53. what can we learn about the two brothers? a. they wanted to kill each other. b. they played tennis against others. c. they were enemies in their daily life. d. they were very good friends.54. why does the authors sister often tell her when shes put on weight? a. because she wants the author to go on a diet. b. because she wants the author to stop calling her a bad cook. c. because she wants to make fun of the authors weight. d. because she wants to be honest with the author.55. the underlined sentence means that although some brothers and sisters . a. live near each other, they still have competitions b. live away from each other, they stop their competitions c. live together, they often think of ending their competitions d. live within a big family, they often try to end their competitions das computers become all the more popular in china, chinese people are increasingly depending on computer keyboards to input chinese characters. but if they use the computer too much, they may end up forgetting the exact strokes (笔画) of each chinese character when writing on paper. experts suggest people, especially students, write by hand more.do you write by hand more or type more? in beijing, students start using a computer as early as primary school. and computer dependence is more wide spread among university students. almost all their assignment and essays are typed on a computer.all the students interviewed say they usually use a computer.its faster and easier to correct if using a computer. and thats why computers are being applied more and more often to modern education. but when people are taking stock in computers increasingly, problem appear.“when im writing with a pen, i find i often cant remember how to write a character, though i feel im familiar with it.”“im not in the mood to write when faced with a pen and paper.”many students dont feel this is something to worry about. now that its more convenient and efficient to write on a computer, why bother to handwrite?many education think differently. shi liwei, the headmaster of a famous primary school in the capital said, “ chinese characters enjoy both practical and aesthetic (审美的) value. but those characters typed with computer keyboards only maintain their practical value. all the artistic beauty of the characters is lost. and handwriting contains the writers emotion. through ones handwriting, people can get to know ones thinking and personality. beautiful writing will give people a better first impression of them.”to encourage students to handwrite more, many primary schools in beijing have made writing classes compulsory （必修的）and in universities, some professors are asking students to turn in their homework and essays written by hand.56. which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage? a. the importance of handwriting and typing b. to type or to handwrite c. writing by computer will replace writing by hand d. practical and aesthetic value of chinese characters57. the students interviewed prefer to write using a computer mainly because_. a. they are usually asked to e-mail their homework and essays b. they can correct the mistakes they make quickly and conveniently c. they find it not easy to remember how to write a character d. computers have become a trend and fashion in china58. which of the following statement is not true of the advantage of handwriting? a. handwriting contains the writers emotions. b. the writers thinking and personality are shown in his or her handwriting. c. handwriting can impress people well and build ones self-confidence d. chinese characters enjoy both practical and aesthetic value59. the underlined expression “taking stock in” in paragraph 4 probably means_ a. getting bored with b. getting dependent on c. becoming crazy about d. getting curious about60. we can learn from the passage that _ a. more and more students will give up writing on a c