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广东省汕头市潮师高级中学2014-2015学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题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，并将答案写在答案卷上。when dave was eighteen, he bought a secondhand car for 200 so that he could travel to and from work more _1_ than by bus. it worked quite well for a few years, but then it got so old, and it was costing him so much in repairs that he decided that he had better _2_ it.he asked among his friends to see if anyone was particularly _3_ to buy a cheap car, but they all knew that it was falling to pieces, so none of them had any desire to buy it. daves friend sam saw that he was _4_ when they met one evening, and said, “whats up, dave?” dave told him, and sam answered, “well, what about advertising it in the paper? you may _5_ more for it that way than the cost of the advertisement!” thinking that sams _6_ was sensible(合理的), he put an advertisement in an evening paper, which read “for sale: small car, uses very little petrol, only two owners. bargain at 50.”for two days after the advertisement first appeared, there was no _7_. but then on saturday evening he had an enquiry. a man rang up and said he would like to _8_ him about the car. “all right,” dave said, feeling happy. he asked the man whether ten oclock the next morning would be _9_ or not. “fine,” the man said, “and ill _10_ my wife. we intend to go for a ride in it to _11_ it.”the next morning, at a quarter to ten, dave parked the car in the square outside his front door, _12_ to wait there for the people who had _13_ his advertisement. even dave had to _14_ that the car really looked like a wreck(残骸). then, soon after he had got the car as clean as it could be, a police car stopped just behind him and a policeman got out. he looked at daves car and then said, “have you reported this _15_ to us yet, sir?”1.a. hopefullyb. safelyc. easilyd. properly2.a. keepb. sellc. repaird. throw3.a. ashamedb. luckyc. anxiousd. happy4.a. upsetb. delightedc. calmd. astonished5.a. learnb. missc. findd. get6a. adviceb. messagec. requestd. description7a. doubtb. helpc. replyd. trouble8.a. tellb. agree c. seed. call9.a. exactb. latec. earlyd. suitable10.a. followb. bringc. meetd. introduce11.a. recognizeb. testc. admired. gain12.a. happeningb. turningc. meaningd. failing13.a. answeredb. insertedc. caredd. placed14.a. admitb. showc. disagreed. forget15.a. bargainb. salec. resultd. accident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,并将答案填写在答案卷上。everyone has his own attitude 16 getting old. the night before her eighth birthday, i found my daughter lizzy sat on her bed _17_ (weep). “i love being seven,” she cried. “i dont want to be eight!” i held her in my arms and explained that 18 was going to be even better to be eight than being seven. i told her how much i loved her and 19 a wonderful birthday she was going to have. eventually she was comforted. its always strange _20_ (tell) that you are a year older, even when you arent very old. now im in my early 60s, and i dont always recognize the face in the mirror, _21_ something has changed the way that i think. the process of aging _22_ (increasing) interests and amazes me, annoys and irritates me, and sometimes still makes me _23_(frighten), too, but much, much less than it used to. there is _24_ ongoing sadness at the absence of the friends and family members_25_ have died before me.ii阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节:阅读理解 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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，并将答案写在答案卷上。 adriving to a friends house on a recent evening, i was attracted by the sight of the full moon rising just above my friends roof-tops. i stopped to watch it for a few moments, thinking about what a pity it was that most city dwellers, myself included, usually miss sights like this because we spend most of our lives indoors.my friend had also seen it. he grew up living in a forest in europe, and the moon meant a lot to him then. it had touched much of his life.i know the feeling. last december i took my seven-year-old daughter to the mountainous jungle of northern india with some friends. we stayed in a forest rest-house with no electricity or running hot water. our group had campfires outside every night, and indoors when it was too cold outside. the moon grew to its fullest during our trip. between me and the high mountains lay three or four valleys. not a light shone in them and not a sound could be heard. it was one of the quietest places i have ever known, a bottomless well of silence. and above me was the full moon, which struck me deeply.today our lives are filled with glass, metal, plastic and fibre-glass. we have televisions, cell phones, papers, electricity, heaters and ovens and air-conditioners, cars, computers.struggling through traffic that evening at the end of a tiring day, most of which was spent indoors, i thought that before long i would like to live in a small cottage. there i will grow vegetables and read books and walk in the mountains, and perhaps write, but not in anger. i may become an old man there, and wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled and measure out my life in coffee spoons. but i will be able to walk outside on a cold silent night and touch the moon.26.the best title for the passage would be _.a. touched by the moon. b. the pleasures of modern life c. a bottomless well of silence d. break away from modern life27. the writer felt sorry for himself because _. a. there was too much pollution b. he failed to see the fullest moon c. he didnt adapt to modern inventions d. there were too many accidents on the road28. what impressed the writer most in the mountainous jungle of northern india? a. no modern equipment b. complete silence. c. the nice moonlight. d. the high mountains29. modern things (paragragh 4) are mentioned mainly to _ a. show that the writer likes city life very much b. tell us that people greatly benefit from modern life c. explain that people have less chances to enjoy nature d. show that we can also enjoy nature at home through them 30. the author wrote the passage to _. a. express the feeling of returning to nature b. show the love for the moonlight c. advise modern people to learn to live d. want to communicate longing for modern lifebit is said that a person has about 6,000 thoughts every day, yet, of the 6,000 thoughts you have today, ninety percent of these are the same as the 6,000 you had yesterday and the day before, leaving little room for new thoughts. no wonder life can seem tedious at times. unless you start to think differently, you are to continue to create and repeat the same old reality every day. is it not time to change your thoughts, enliven your dreams and let reality catch up?most of our thoughts and actions are habits, and we go thought the same motions each day, with little change in our behaviors or outlook. what would happen if you challenged these habits or customs? what if you were to step out of your comfort zone and explore new ideas or new ways or doing things? would your life not change as a result?thought is a form of energy. does this energy keep you forward or hold you back? you have a choice about the thoughts you think. how many times in the past have you chosen to disregard your positive thoughts and focus on your negative(消极的) thoughts? at this moment, if you were to be at ease and to focus on your positive thoughts while discounting your negative thoughts, how would your life change?to realize your dreams, pay attention to what is happening around you. be curious. notice how your thoughts about yourself, your thoughts about others and your thoughts about what others may be thinking of you influence and what you are able to achieve. start to think, see and experience things, people, places and events in new ways. recognize what happens when you begin to think differently about yourself and what you are capable of achieving.31. thoughts per minute you had are the same as yesterday and the day before.aabout 40 bover 5,400 cabout 4 dover 10032. the author thinks our life changes very little because awe have too many new ideasbwe have only a few new ideascwe never have new ideasdwe change our ideas from time to time33. the best title for the passage would be athe power of thoughtbthink before you take actionscnew world comes from new ideasdnever think of yourself only34. the underlined word “tedious” may share the same meaning with “ ”.astupid bcolorful cstrange dboring35. what is the authors purpose in writing the passage?ato tell people some facts of our thoughts.bto encourage us to change our habit of thinking.cto tell us why we have no new ideas.dto remind us of the influence from other.cwhat is time? is it a thing to be saved or spent or wasted, like money? or is it something we have no control over, like the weather? is time the same all over the world? thats an easy question, you say. wherever you go, a minute is 60 seconds, an hour is 60 minutes, a day is 24 hours, and so forth. well, maybe. but in america, time is more than that. americans see time as a valuable resource. maybe thats why they are fond of the expression, time is money.to americans, punctuality is a way of showing respect for other peoples time. being more than 10 minutes late to an appointment usually calls for an apology, and maybe an explanation. people who are running late often call ahead to let others know of the delay. of course, the less formal the situation, the less important it is to be exactly on time. at informal get-togethers, for example, people often arrive as much as 30 minutes past the appointed time. but they usually dont try that at work.american lifestyles show how much people respect the time of others. when people plan an event, they often set the time days or weeks in advance. once the time is fixed, it takes almost an emergency to change it. if people want to come to your house for a friendly visit, they will usually call first to make sure it is suitable. only very close friends will just drop by unannounced. also, people hesitate to call others late at night for fear they might be in bed. the time may vary, but most folks think twice about calling after 10:00 p.m.36.why are the americans fond of the expression “ time is money.”?abecause they cant control time.bbecause they is the same all over the world.cbecause they consider time as a thing like money.dbecause they consider time as a valuable resource.37. in america, if you are more than 10 minutes late to an appointment, ait doesnt matterbit is necessary for you to make an apologycyou neednt say anything about your delaydyou neednt call ahead to let others know you will be late.38.what does the last paragraph mainly discuss? athe reasons why americans value time.bthe ways to show their respect to the time of others.cbeing on time is highly valued in the usa.dnever drop in on others unless you are their close friends.39. we can infer that .ayou mustnt be on time when you attend an informal get-together.byou cant change the time of an appointment once you fix it.camericans never call up others after 10 p.m.damericans think highly of punctuality at work.40.the main idea of the passage is .athat americans value punctualitybthat in the usa time is limited and valuable.cthe americans attitude towards time.dthe americans control over time.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。首先请阅读下列某实习编辑从一组读者来信中整理出来的关键备忘信息。 bhobbies: reading, singing and travelingpurpose: learning about ideas of teaching professionals in the worldahobbies: reading, listening to music and watching birdspurpose: asking for spare copies of textbooks,teaching materials or journalsdhobbies: reading and exchanging fancy gifts and ideas about local customs and conventionspurpose: exchanging ideas on teaching methodschobbies: role-playing, listening to music and collecting nice thingspurpose: communicating with new friends among english teachers from the uk and the usaehobbies: listen to western pop music, exchanging gifts and collecting thingspurpose: making friends with both fellow teachers and students of english around the worldfhobbies: swimming, cycling and raising cats and dogspurpose: finding pen friends all over the world and communicating in english以下信函为上面关键备忘信息的来源。为有效管理资料，请将关键备忘信息与信函原件匹配起来。dear editor,i am a secondary school teacher of english. i would like to have pen friends all over the world for my students. they are aged 15-19 and good at swimming, cycling and raising cats and dogs. if students in your country are interested in corresponding with turkish students in english, please tell them to write to my address, so that i can distribute their letters to my students who are willing to have friends and are in need of practice. ms. imbat 81030, istanbulturkey41.dear editor,i am interested in corresponding with other tefl teachers and researchers about issues of professional development. i would like to share ideas with fellow teachers from english-speaking countries throughout the world. my hobbies are reading, listening to music and watching birds. since i live in a rather isolated area, i would appreciate any spare copies of textbooks, teaching materials or journals that other teachers would be able to send me.ms. juliana sirait21214, kisaranindonesia42.dear editor,i am a 33-year-old secondary school teacher of english in hungary. i would like to make new friends among english teachers mainly from england, the usa, switzerland, and scandinavia. i am interested in role-playing and team work. i would also like to correspond with colleagues all over the world with the same hobbies as mine: collecting nice things, listening to music, reading and traveling.mariann nyari6724, szeged, tavasz 1/bhungary43.dear editor,i am a 23-year-old peace corps volunteer teaching secondary english in equatorial guinea. this is my first experience teaching formally, so i would like to know some of the ideas of all you professionals out there in the world. letters do not have to be all business. when school day ends, i would enjoy hearing from you. i enjoy reading, singing, traveling and so on. kury w. cobhamap box 456equatorial guinea44.dear editor,im a 30-year-old teacher of english at a middle school. id be happy to make friends with both fellow teachers and students of english around the world. i also wish to find pen friends for my students between 13 and 20 years old. my interests are letter writing, listening to western pop music, exchanging gifts, and collecting stamps, maps, picture postcards and coins.mr. s. thevachandra47/1, kalm unaisir lanka45.iii基础知识（共三节，满分30分）第一节单词拼写（根据题中所给的汉语意思，补充完整句子。）（共10分，每题1分）46. the class of (组成)56 members.47. we are (乐观的) that the mainland and taiwan will unify in the near future.48. the people in iraq lived a hard life, because it was (不断地) hit by war.49.we also can (获得；取得)knowledge during playing.50.he tried to kill himself by taking . (毒药) 51. please (告知；通知) me of any changes of time and place.52. the flowers died for (缺乏)of water.53. george was a (有天赋的) student in science and technology.54. obama (宣布) that he would run for president a second time.55. she was very much （高兴的；快乐的）with the result of the exam.第二 节短语填空（从下列短语中选出一个合适的并用其适当形式填入每个句子中，使其意思完整。）（共10分，每题1分） depend on leave out take up be to blame make senselose sight of sweep up accuse of put forward expose to56. this word is wrongly spelt. you have a letter.57. she her husband having broken his words.58. mary is fallen leaves in the yard.59. reading most of his free time.60. we shouldnt feelings, but have faith in the facts.61. they some new ideas on the subject.62. i watched it for two or three minutes before i eventually it.63. it is not the child but his parents for it .64. it doesnt to buy that expensive coat when these cheaper ones are just as good.65. you shouldnt the soldiers the unnecessary risks.第三节句子翻译（根据所给中文意思的提示，补全句子。）（共10分，每题2分）66他躺在地板上，双手被捆着。 he lay on the ground, two hands .67当你讲话时，你应该让别人听懂。 when you talk, you should yourself .68由于他沉迷于读书，他没有注意我的到来。 reading, he didnt notice my coming.69这个人被提醒了好几次，他还是忘记了参加会议。 though severed times, the man still forgot to attend the meeting.70我在最后期限的前几天完成了工作。i finished the work several days the deadline. . 写作(共两节，满分20分)第一节:基础写作(共1小题，满分15分)【写作内容】请根据以下表格，介绍你喜欢的报纸21世纪报（21century）。报纸名称及使用语言21st century 英文报纸出版