广东省汕头市潮南区高二英语上学期期末试题新人教版.doc

东山中学20122013年度高二年级第一学期期末考试英 语 i 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115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。it was 1996. and i was at the end of a two-week _1_ in malaysia from my teaching job in south korea. since my flight back to seoul wouldnt take off until 9 pm, i set off from the airport for a glance at the city. as the sun went down i searched for some last-minute_2_ for my friends and i prepared to go back. then quite _3_the light went out: it was a city-wide blackout (停电). i decided to look for a taxi _4_.i walked on to find a better position for hailing a taxi, but not a single taxi_5_. i pleaded for help from groups of_6_and was met with i-do-not-knows. i was starting to feel_7_.i found another heavily trafficked crossing and waited, thinking for sure that i would _ _8_my plane and wondering where i would sleep. i began to wave my arms and_9_at the traffic, “stop! help! please” vfinally, there was too much traffic so that the cars couldnt move. a taxi pulled up. i began to _10_loudly on the window, begging the driver to let me in. the driver turned to_11_with his passenger, who then opened the_12_. i got in, laid my head against the window and _13_. i was no longer concerned about the possibility of missing my flight. i only wanted to place myself in the_14_atmosphere of an international airport.fortunately when i arrived at the airport, i was told my _15_was delayed and i had to wait for it. 1. a. holiday b. course c. goal d. plan2. a.words b. wishes c.changes d. gifts3. a. suddenly b. usually c. finally d. really 4. a. exactly b. easily c. immediately d. particularly5. a. gathered b. followed c. admitted d. stopped6. a. friedns b. passengers c. passers-by d. guides7. a. puzzled b. surprised c. meaningless d. helpless8. a. catch b. find c. repair d. miss9. a. scream b. point c. stare d. laugh10. a. move b. knock c. draw d. perform 11. a. quarrel b. communicate c. compete d. meet12. a. mouth b. window c. door d. bag13. a. relaxed b. apologized c. complained d. agreed14. a. nervous b. silent c. warm d. active15. a. requirement b. flight c. dinner d. schedule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。in africa, when the antelope wakes up every morning, the first thing _16_comes into his minds is, “i must be able to run _17_(fast) than the fastest lion, _18_ i will be killed by a lion.” and at just the same time, the lion _19_ (wake) out of his dream, and the first thing _20_(flash) into his mind is, “i must be able to catch up with the slowest antelope; otherwise, i will starve to _21_(dead).” so almost at the same moment _22_the antelope and the lion jump to their feet, and start _23_(run) toward the rising sun.such is life - _24_ you are an antelope or a lion, you ought to dash forward without _25_ (hesitate) when the sun rises.ii 阅读理解 (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 during the summer holidays there will be a revised schedule of services for the students. changes for dining-room and library service hours and for bus schedules will be posted on the wall outside of the dining-hall. weekly film and concert schedules, which are being arranged will be posted each wednesday outside of the student club. in the summer holidays, buses going to the town center will leave the main hall every hour on the half hour during the day. the dining-room will serve three meals a day from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm during the week and two meals from noon to 7:00 pm on weekends. the library will continue its usual hours during the week, but have shorter hours on saturdays and sundays. the weekend hours are from noon to 5:00 pm. all students who want to use the library borrowing services must have a new summer card. this announcement will also appear in the next weeks student newspaper.26.the main purpose of this announcement is to _.a. tell students of important schedule changes b. tell students of new bus and library services c. show the excellent services for students d. ask students to renew their library cards27. at which of the following times will the bus leave the main hall?a. 8:00, 9:00, 10:00, 11:00 c. 8:30, 9:00, 9:30, 10:00b.8:30, 9:30, 10:30, 11:30 d. 8:00, 9:30, 11:00, 12:3028. times for films and concerts are not listed in this announcement because _.a. they are not to be announced c. the full list is not readyb. they are hard to arrange d. the full list is too long29. in the summer holidays, the library will have _.a. no special hours c. special hours on weekendsb. special hours on weekdays d. special hours both on weekdays and weekends30. we may infer that during the summer holidays _.a. the student newspaper will sell more copies b. there will be a concert or film once a week c. many students will stay in the universityd. no breakfast will be served on weekendsblondoners are great readers. they buy vast numbers of newspapers and magazines and of books - especially paperbacks（平装本）, which are still comparatively cheap in spite of ever-increasing rises in the costs of printing. they still continue to buy “proper” books, too, printed on good paper and bound（装订）between hard covers. there are many streets in london containing shops which specialize in book-selling. perhaps the best known of these is charring cross road in the very heart of london. here bookshops of all sorts and sizes are to be found, from the celebrated one which boasts of being “the biggest bookshop in the world” to the tiny, dusty little places which seem to have been left over from dickens time. some of these shops stock（贮存）, or will obtain, any kind of book, but many of them specialize in second-hand books, in art books, in foreign books, in books on philosophy, politics or any other of the myriad（无数的）subjects about which books may be written. one shop in this area specializes only in books about ballet!although it may be the most convenient place for londoners to buy books, charring cross road is not the cheapest. for the really cheap second-hand volumes, the collector must venture（敢于去）off the beaten track, to farringdon road, for example, in the east central district of london. here there is nothing so impressive as bookshops. instead, the booksellers come along each morning and pour out their sacks of books onto small barrows（流动集售货车） which line the gutters（贫民窟）. and the collectors, some professionals and some amateurs（业余爱好者）, have been waiting for them. in places like this one can still, occasionally, pick up for a few pence an old volume that may be worth many pounds.31. “londoners are great readers” means that _.a. londoners are great because they read a lot.b. there are a great number of readers in londonc. londoners are readers who read only great booksd. londoners read a lot32. charring cross road _.a. is in the suburbs of london c. contains various kinds of shops b. is famous for its bookshops d. is the busiest street in london33. if you want to buy really cheap second-hand books, you must _. a. venture in a most busy streetb. venture away from a busy streetc. take the risk of going to the beaten trackd. take the risk of wasting time to hunt them in less noticeable streets34. the book sellers on farringdon road _.a. keep fine bookshopsb. keep only small bookshopsc. sell books on hand-cartsd. sell the same books as the bookshops on charring cross road35. the best topic for this passage is _.a. bookshops in londonb. the biggest bookshop in the worldc. charring cross roadd. buying books in londonc “a rolling stone gathers no moss (苔藓),” but there is one living animal that does gather moss the three-toed sloth（树懒）of south america. this slowest-moving member of the animal kingdom is so inactive that moss actually gathers on its body and turns it green strange as it seems!most of the sloths life is spent motionless, hanging upside down from a limb（大树枝）. and that is the way its hair grows. long and coarse, the strands from receptacles for the damp jungle algae（藻类）turn the brown fur a mossy green. actually this moss helps the animal survive because it serves as a perfect camouflage against the leafy trees and hides the sloth from the jungles swift-moving hunters. the sloth would have little chance of survival on the ground. with long, curved claws hooded over the limb of a leafy tree, it spends the long hot hours during the day drowsing and eating. inch by inch, it strips the leafy limbs bare and crawls slowly down the trunk to find a new dining spot, but only at night.in addition to looking rather like a vegetable, the sloth is a strict vegetarian. running out of its favorite leaf is about the only thing that will make a sloth move. then its appetite（食欲）may even force the animal into swimming a stream to reach a succulent（肉质植物）. it will also force it into fighting to keep the tree all to itself. the sloth is lazy and prefers to be alone, but it will tolerate its own relatives!36. a suitable title for this passage might be _. a. wild animals b. animal kingdom c. moss growth d. the lazy animal37.the authors purpose in writing the passage is _. a. to help children to gain a better understanding of animal life b. to prove that the saying “a rolling stone gathers no moss” is wrong c. to introduce a particular animal to the common reader d. to discuss with professionals the laziness of some animals38.which of the following is not true about the sloth? a. the sloth does not eat any meat. b. for most of its time, the sloth remains motionless on the ground. c. to some degree, the sloth is protected by the moss growing on its body. d. the sloth has a brown fur of its own.39.according to the passage, the sloth will move about when_. a. it senses a coming danger. b. it is forced to swim in a hot day. c. it is short of its favorite food. d. it wants to keep the vegetable to itself.40.which of the following is not mentioned or implied by the author? a. the sloth has only three toes. b. the sloth lives in the damp jungle of south america. c. the sloth usually tries to find a new spot for food at night. d. the sloth will never fight with other animals.d in the future, when robots can be used both in homes and in other areas, they could improve the living standards of people. many people burn their energy on their day-to-day tasks like cooking, cleaning after work, etc. when robots can complete such jobs, people can spend more time with their family and friends. experts say that many major problems in the modern world are caused by miscommunication. when people have more time, they can talk freely to solve such issues and eventually create a happy society.robots can be used on certain jobs to avoid accidents caused by careless behavior of some people. when robots are used on such work, it does not risk any human life due to accidents at the workplace. human resources can be efficiently used by performing tasks which demand human skills like critical thinking and problem solving. robots can be used on low-end jobs like moving heavy things and heavy weight lifting.while some people talk about how robots can be useful to humans, others voice their concerns about reduction in human value and the creation of a lazy society due to heavy dependency on robots. when robots become cheaper to produce, employers may prefer to use more robots than humans. as the technology constantly improves the abilities of robots, it could weaken the value of humans. many people may rely on robots heavily. some may even develop the habit of using robots on tasks that they can easily do. this could create a lazy society.as an aging society, japan sees it a must to build robots that take care of elderly people at their home, because without them, the nations health care system cant cope. there will simply be too many elderly people to care for as the nation faces a decreasing birth rate, an aging population, and the loosening of family ties. however, many of japans elderly people would prefer human helpers rather than robots. above all, japan wants, if not “needs”, its immigration(移民) policy is anti-immigration.in conclusion, robots can be used on anything that can eventually improve humans living standards but we cant depend on them too much. robots can be used to help humans live in harmony and form a happy society.41. according to the first paragraph, when robots can be used in homes,_a. people will spend more time on their work.b. peoples living standards will be improve.c. there would be more misunderstandings between humans.d. people may communicate more with robots than human beings.42. compared with humans, robots are better at _ a. problem solving. b. communicating with others.c. working safely. d. critical thinking.43. some people worry that with more robots being used _ a. people will be unwilling to work hard.b. human resources wont be needed at the workplace.c. it will be harder to improve the abilities of robots. d. robots will be beyond our control.44. what can we infer from paragraph 4? a. the robots are well received by elderly people in japan.b. the japanese government encourages foreigners to move to japan.c. most japanese citizens are against robots in the home.d. japan will try to develop robots to be used in the home. 45. which statement is the authors opinion on robots? a. robots bring us more problems than benefits. b. the future of robots is worrying. c. robots can help us a lot but we need to use them properly. d. we should limit the development of robotic technology.第二节 信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）下面是几篇有关户外运动的信息, 请阅读下列资料和相关信息, 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, 请阅读下列有关户外活动的资料介绍:a. baja offers you exceptional scuba diving, snorkeling, and sportfishing. while it is the most water- based trip, it still offers you some amazing biking and hiking among the surrounding hills, not to mention delicious mexican foodb. immerse（沉浸）yourself in the natural and cultural abundance(丰富) of cape cod by alternating days of biking to the scenic cape cod rail trail with leisurely days spent on the whale watching, and cruising(游览) to nantucket island. youll also get to enjoy the regions finest fare.c. explore one of the most beautiful national parks in the united states! our death valley adventure offers you an array of spectacular points for the parks more than 3.3 million acres of dramatic desert scenery, rare desert wildlife, and unique historical and cultural sites. d. we also host social events and participate in community activities and charitable events. club activities are mostly in the redding, mt. lassen, and mt. shasta areas? but, we also put on out- of - town, multi - day events that involve travel to the coast, oregon, vancouver island, british, columbia, and utah.e. join thousands of runners on november 5th for the 5th anniversary of the original us half marathon, san francisco. meet us on historic muni pier for this flagship event across the golden gate bridge!f. on october 21, 1,700 of the worlds best athletes will race on the lava fields of kona, hawaii at the ford ironman world championship. ten of these athletes will be ceos that qualified at various ironman races around the world for the right to compete for the title of fittest ceo.请阅读以下运动爱好者的信息, 然后匹配参与者和他/ 她拟要参与的项目:46 beckham, a gentleman with wide interests, has been to a number of places of interest but never has he been to a real desert.47. rodecia, also a sports lover, is a disabled young man. but he spends his time watching, reading or talking about events of close competitions.48. bobage, who often goes in for world traveling and mountain climbing, is now planning to start out again.49. webster, a strongly- built young man, is interested in all kinds of sports. he is especially crazy about outdoor adventure and water sports.50. maria, a girl full of energy, is both a sports lover and a wildlife lover who has a special interest in the sea.参与者 项目46. beckham a. water lover paradise 47. rodecia b. cape cod48. bobage c. death valley49. webster d. club activities50. maria e. us half marathonf. ironman world championshipiii写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节 基础写作（共1小题，满分15分）【写作内容】 12月26日（上周六）john在汕头市少年宫参加了题为“save energy”的英语演讲比赛。请根据以下内容写一篇5句话短文。时间12月26日（上星期六）地点汕头市少年宫 （childrens palace）过程 演讲前查资料，认真准备 演讲过程中受到同学们的鼓舞和支持结果荣获第三名感受第一， 自信心很重要； 第二， 只有在不断使用英语的过程中，语言水平才能得到提高【写作要求】只能使用5个句子表达全部的内容。 【评分标准】句子结构准确； 信息内容完整； 篇章结构连贯。 第二节 读写任务（共1小题，满分25分）阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇 150词左右的英语短文。 for many years, scientists have warn