广东省揭阳一中高二英语下学期第二次阶段考试试题.doc

广东省揭阳一中2012-2013学年高二英语下学期第二次阶段考试试题本试卷共10页，满分150分考试时间130分钟注意事项：1答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考号填写在答题卡上用2b铅笔将答题卡试卷类型（a）填涂在答题卡上，并在答题卡右上角的“试室号”和“座位号”栏填写试室号、座位号，将相应的试室号、座位号信息点涂黑2选择题每小题选出答案后，用2b铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案答在试题卷上无效3非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答卷上各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液不按以上要求作答的答案无效4考试结束后，将答卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分 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1-15各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。susannah was a shy but clever girl. she had worn 1 for as long as she could remember. and again, for as long as she could remember, some of her classmates had always made fun of her. the worst thing was that lewis 2 her “four eyes”. she acted like she didnt 3 but in fact susannah couldnt stand it.one day, the class went on a school outing to visit some famous 4 . the children were walking towards the caves when lewis 5 . while falling, he got 6 of susannah, who walked next to him, and both 7 down the hole.they landed in a dark cave. susannah and lewis shouted for 8 , but no one came. the next morning they still hadnt been found and lewis continued shouting for help, but no 9 and he started feeling 10 .it must have been noontime, because susannah 11 that the ray of light just landed on the floor in front of her. 12 , she took a piece of wood that had fallen into the cave, and, using her glasses as a magnifying glass, she focused the ray of light onto the 13 . now they had a torch. lewis watched with surprise and 14 and off they went to explore the cave.it took them some time, and they had to burn quite a few torches, but finally they found a way out. on top of hugs and cries of 15 , lewis gave susannah his heartfelt thanks.1. a. glassesb. necklacesc. earringsd. watches2. a. teased b. laughed c. warnedd. called3. a. care b. mind c. object d. offend4. a. villages b. hills c. caves d. parks5. a. wandered b. waved c. smiled d. slipped6. a. hold b. touch c. support d. place7. a. walked b. moved c. fell d. flew8. a. praise b. water c. food d. help9. a. feedback b. response c. reaction d. effect10. a. scared b. shocked c. disturbed d. annoyed11. a. doubted b. concluded c. admitted d. noticed12. a. slowly b. quickly c. unexpectedly d. obviously13. a. glass b. torch c. wood d. floor14. a. sorrow b. trouble c. excitement d. curiosity15. a. loss b. relief c. justice d. return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1625的相应位置上。today, im going to share a story with you. a king had a wise advisor 16_ best advice for the king was, “everything happens for the good”. one day the king went hunting and injured 17_ by shooting an arrow at his own foot. he asked the advisor what he thought about the accident. the advisor replied, “everything happens for the good”. this time the king was really angry and ordered 18 _(put) his advisor into prison. the king later went on a hunting trip 19 _ the advisor this time. the king was then captured by some cannibals（食人者）. he was taken to the cannibals camp 20_ he was to be the evening meal for the cannibals. before putting him into the cooking pot he 21_(inspect) thoroughly. the cannibals saw 22_ wound on the kings foot and decided to throw him back into the jungle. according to the cannibals tradition, they would not eat anything that was 23_ (perfect). the king suddenly realized 24_ his advisor said was true. the advisor also escaped death because if he 25_(not be) in prison, he would have followed the king on the hunting trip, and would have ended up in the cooking pot. 第二部分 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a、b、c和d项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 athe famous director of a big and expensive movie planned to film a beautiful sunset over the ocean, so that the audiences could see his hero and heroine in front of it at the end of the film as they said goodbye to each other for ever. he sent his camera crew out one evening to film the sunset for him.the next morning he said to the men, “have you provided me with that sunset?” “no, sir,” the men answered.the director was angry, “why not?” he asked. “well, sir,” one of the men answered, “we are on the east coast here, and the sun sets in the west. we can get you a sunrise over the sea, if necessary, but not a sunset.” “but i want a sunset!” the director shouted. “go to the airport, take the next flight to the west coast, and get one”but then a young secretary had an idea. “why dont you photograph a sunrise?” she suggested, “and then play it backwards? then itll look like a sunset.” “thats a good idea!” the director said. then he turned to the camera crew and said, “tomorrow morning i want you to get me a beautiful sunrise over the sea.”the camera crew went out early the next morning and filmed a bright sunrise over the beach in the middle of a beautiful bay. then at nine oclock they took it to the director. “here it is, sir.” they said, and gave it to him. he was very pleased.they all went into the studio. “all right,” the director explained, “now our hero and heroine are going to say goodbye. run the film backwards so that we can see the sunset behind them.”the “sunset” began, but after a quarter of minute, the director suddenly put his face in the hands and shouted to the camera crew to stop.the birds in the film were flying backwards, and the waves on the sea were going away from the beach.26. one evening, the director sent his camera crew out _.a. to watch a beautiful sunset b. to find an actor and an actressc. to film a scene on the sea d. to meet the audience27. why did the director want to send his crew to the west coast?a. because he changed his mind about getting a sunset.b. because he was angry with his crew.c. because it was his secretarys suggestion.d. because he wanted to get a scene of sunset.28. the director wanted to film a sunset over the ocean because_.a. it went well with the separation of the hero and heroineb. when they arrived at the beach it was already in the eveningc. it was more moving than a sunrised. the ocean looked more beautiful at sunset29. after the “sunset” began, the director suddenly put his face in his hands _.a. because he was moved to tearsb. as he saw everything in the film moving backwardsc. as the sunrise did not look as beautiful as he had imaginedd. because he was disappointed with the performance of the hero and heroine30. which of the following is not true?a. the crew had to follow the secretarys advice.b. if you want to see a sunrise, the east coast is the place to go to.c. the camera crew wasnt able to film the scene the first day.d. the director ordered his crew to stop filming the sunrise.bthe americans have been voted the worlds “funniest nationality” -the one “best at making people laugh” -in a global poll (民意调查), which also names the germans the “least funny” nationality and the british “not as funny as they think”.30,000 people across 15 countries were asked to name both the “funniest” and “least funny” nationality in a poll conducted by b, the worlds largest social network for meeting new people, with 119 million users worldwide.the americans were voted the funniest nationality, ahead of the spanish - the funniest europeans - in second, italians in third and british in seventh.the voting for the “least funny” nationality confirmed the view of americas mark twain that “a german joke is no laughing matter”. the germans won, ahead of the russians and turks. the stereotype of german humourlessness is believed to derive from their reputation for efficiency, punctuality and rationality(理性). examples of german jokes include: “yesterday, i met my friend horst at the hospital. hed swallowed a sponge. he says it doesnt hurt but hes always thirsty.”“when we meet someone new, one of the first things we notice is whether they make us laugh”, says lloyd price, badoos marketing director. “america is a worthy poll winner”, says price. “its the worlds only comedy superpower.”the british pride themselves on their humour but learn from the poll that theyre not as funny as they think. they placed just seventh of 15 - behind the brazilians, french and mexicans.31. according to the poll, which is the right order from the funniest nationality to the least funny one?a. spanish, americans, french, mexicans, britishb. americans, spanish, italians, brazilians, frenchc. british, mexicans, brazilians, spanish, americansd. italians, french, british, mexicans, brazilians32. which of the following statements is true?a. the poll was conducted among 119 million people by badoo. com.b. spanish are the funniest nationality in europe.c. that germans are named the “least funny” nationality is because of mark twain.d. some people think that british are funny while others think the opposite in the poll.33. which can be the substitute of the word “derive” in the fourth paragraph?a. acquire b. suffer c. translate d. accomplish34. what is the authors purpose of telling us a german joke?a. the author wants to show that germans are good at telling jokes.b. the author wants to confirm what mark twain said.c. the author wants to prove that germans are not funny at all.d. the author just wants to say that swallowing a sponge is no harm.35. it seems that the best title for this passage is _. a. the funniest nationalityb. a global poll conducted by badoo.comc. americans won the funniest nationalityd. americans voted “funniest nation”, germans “least funny”ca new generation addiction is quickly spreading all over the world. weboholism, a twentieth century disease, affects people from different ages. they surf the net, use e-mail and speak in chat rooms. they spend many hours on the computer, and it becomes a compulsive habit. they cannot stop, and it affects their lives. ten years ago, no one thought that using computers could become a compulsive behavior that could affect the social and physical life of computer users. this obsessive behavior has affected teenagers and college students. they are likely to log on computers and spend long hours at different websites. they become hooked on computers and gradually their social and school life is affected by this situation. they spend all free time surfing and dont concentrate on homework, so this addiction influences their grades and success at schools. because they can find everything on the websites, they hang out there. moreover, this addiction to websites influences their social life. they spend more time in front of computers than with their friends. the relation with their friends changes. the virtual life becomes more important than their real life. they have a new language that they speak in the chat rooms and it causes cultural changes in society. because of the change in their behavior, they begin to isolate themselves from the society and live with their virtual friends. they share their emotions and feelings with friends who they have never met in their life. although they feel confident on the computer, they are not confident with real life friends they have known all their life. it is a problem for the future. this addictive behavior is beginning to affect the whole world.36. the passage is about_. a. the cause of weboholism b. the advantage of weboholismc. the popularity of weboholism d. the influence of weboholism37. the underlined word obsessive in the second paragraph most probably meansa. attractive b. addictive c. professional d. potential38. we can learn from the passage that_. a. weboholism has the greatest effect on teenagers b. teenagers can hardly balance real and virtual life c. people are addicted to games on the internet d. virtual life is more vivid and attractive anyway39. which of the following is not true of weboholism?a. it contributes to the development of the web.b. the chat room language may change social culture. c. the problem will have a negative influence on our future. d. people addicted to the web often become inactive in real life.40. the authors attitude towards weboholism is that of being _.a. objective b. positive c. opposed d. acceptabledplants have family values, too; it seems, with new research suggesting they can recognize close relatives in order to work together.an ability to tell family from strangers is well known in animals, allowing them to cooperate and share resources, but plants may possess similar social skills, scientists believe.susan dudley and amanda file of mcmaster university in ontario, canada, report they have demonstrated for the first time that plants can recognize their kin.this suggests that plants, though lacking recognition and memory, are capable of complex social interactions.“plants have this kind of hidden but complicated social life，” dudley said.the study found plants from the same species of beach-dwelling wildflower grew aggressively alongside unrelated neighbors but were less competitive when they shared soil with their families.sea rocket, a north american species, showed stronger and healthier root growth when planted in pots with strangers than when raised with relatives from the same maternal(母系的) family, the study found.this is an example of kin selection, a behavior common in animals in which closely related individuals take a group approach to succeeding in their environment, the researchers said.kin selection also applies to competition, because if family members compete less with each other, the group will do better overall. “everywhere you look, plants are growing right up next to other plants，” dudley said，“ usually its a case of each plant for itself. but sometimes those plants are related, and there are benefits to not wasting resources on being competitive, and there is not really a cost to not being competitive as long as your neighbor is also not being competitive.”learning and memory appear to be important for kin recognition in animals, but this isnt an option for plants, she noted.some researchers speculate(猜测) that plants communicate through their roots, identifying themselves using tiny chemical signatures specific to each plants family.41. whats the main idea of the message?astudies find plants can recognize, communicate with relatives.bkin selection is important for plants.canimals can recognize and memorize their relatives.dcompetition asks plants to recognize their relatives.42. which of the following is not right about animals social skill?aanimals can recognize and memorize their relatives.banimals social skill is to cooperate and share resources.canimals social skill can recognize close relatives in order to work together.danimals social skill is no use at all.43. plants kin selection is to _. agrow well bcompete with other kinds of plants cstrengthen the relationship among siblings dfind which one is the best44. from the passage，we learn that _.asea rocket is a south american species bsea rocket grows aggressively alongside unrelated neighborscsea rocket grows aggressively alongside its siblingsdsea rocket is a kind of bush without flowers 45. how can the plants communicate with each other according to experts suppose?aplants communicate by using tiny chemical signatures specific to each plants family.bplants communicate with each other through their roots.cplants communicate with each other by their leaves.dplants communicate with each other with their flowers.第二节 信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）请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。首先请阅读下面6封信件或便条：adear mom,every time its your birthday, i remember all the great birthday parties you gave me when i was growing upi especially remember the one when i turned to 16, and the words you and dad said to menow i hope you enjoy the birthday party im holding for youbdear dan,its over! high school is now part of the pastbut consider what your graduation day really means, aside from the giftsits the beginning of a life filled with goals that only you can attainyouve made it through 4 important years, and were confident youll make it through anything else youll have to facecdear tom,im 16, but my grandmother treats me as if i were 5she uses a baby voice around me, which is really annoying, but im afraid to say anything because i dont want to make her feel badhow can i tell her my feelings, and let her know im growing up?ddear tina,i was almost unwilling to open your gift because it was so wonderfully wrappedthe paper was just lovely! i want to thank you for thinking of meim sure you spent hours making this lovely sweater, and its so soft that i feel as if youve sent me 100 hugsevery time i wear it ill think of youedear aunt pam,thank you so much for the cards and gifts you sent me for christmasi hope uncle mike and little john are wellnext week im going to my fathers for the holidayi wonder if you could come down and visit usi havent seen you for nearly t