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广东省汕头市潮师高级中学2013-2014学年高二英语下学期期中试题新人教版一.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。the moment happened 30 yours ago but it was still fresh in my memory. i was a college freshman and had 1 up most of the night before laughing and talking with friends. now just before my first 2 of the day my eyelids were feeling heavier and heavier and my head was drifting down to my desk to make my textbook a 3 . a few minutes nap（小睡）time before class couldnt 4 , i thought.boom! i lifted my head suddenly and my eyes opened wider than saucers. i looked around with my 5 beating wildly trying to find the cause of the 6 . my young professor was looking at me with a boyish（孩子气的）smile on his face. he had deliberately dropped the textbooks he was carrying onto his desk. “good morning!”, he said still 7 . “i am glad to see everyone isawake. now lets get started. ”for the next hour i wasnt sleepy at all. it wasnt from the 8 of my professors textbook alarm clock either. it was instead from thefascinating discussion he led. with knowledge and good 9 he made the material come alive. his insight was full of both wisdom and loving-kindness. and the enthusiasm and joy that he 10 with were contagious（有感染力的）. i 11 the classroom not only wide awake, but a little smarter and a little better as well. i learned something far more important than not 12 in class that day too. i learned that if you are going to do something in this life，do it well，do it with 13 . what a wonderful place this would be if all of us did our work joyously and well. dont sleepwalk（梦游）your way through 14 then. wake up! let your love fill your work. life is too 15 not to live it well. 1a. tookb. dividedc. stayedd. put2a. classb. testc. taskd. lecture3a. platformb. pillowc. carpet d. wall4a. benefitb. helpc. lastd. hurt5a. heartb. mindc. thoughtd. head6a. troubleb. noisec. failured. incident7a. smilingb. talkingc. complainingd. shouting8a. soundb. shockc. interruptiond. blow9a. gestureb. sensec. humord. design10a. taughtb. spread c. combinedd. started11a. decoratedb. filledc. leftd. entered12a. discussingb. speakingc. cheatingd. sleeping13a. joyb. speedc. aimd. determination14a. workb. lifec. journeyd. college15a. hardb. complexc. shortd. simple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。life gets noisier every day and very few people can be free from noise of some sort or another. it doesnt matter 16 you live in the middle of a modern city, or a faraway village the chances 17 you will be disturbed by jet airplanes, transistor radios, oil-powered engines, etc, are almost everywhere. we seem 18 (get) used to noise, too. some people feel quite lonely 19 background music while they are working.scientific tests have shown that total silence can be very 20 (frighten) experience for human beings. 21 , some people enjoy listening to pop music which is very loud, and this can do harm to 22 eardrums (耳鼓). the noise level in some disco is far above the usual safety level for heavy industrial areas.one recent report about noise and concentration 23 (suggest) that although a lot of people say that any noise disturbs their concentration, 24 really affects their ability to concentrate is a change in the level of noise. it goes on to say that a background noise, 25 doesnt change too much (music, for example), may even help people to concentrate.二阅读（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，并将答案写在答案卷上。awhen my family moved to america from a small village in guangdong, china, we brought not only our luggage, but also our village rules, customs and culture. one of the rules is that young people should always respect elders. unluckily, this rule led to my very first embarrassment in the united states. i had a part-time job as a waiter in a chinese restaurant. one time, when i was serving food to a middle-aged couple, the wife asked me how the food could be served so quickly. i told her that i had made sure they got their food quickly because i always respect the elderly. as soon as i said that, her face showed great displeasure. my manager, who happened to hear what i said, took me aside and gave me a long lecture about how sensitive(敏感) americans are and how they dislike the description “old”. i then walked back to the table and apologized to the wife. after the couple heard my reason, they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences, so they laughed and were no longer angry. in my village in china, people are proud of being old. not so many people live to be seventy or eighty, and people who reach such an age have the most knowledge and experience. young people always respect older people because they know they can learn from their rich experience.however, in the united states, people think “growing old” is a problem since “old” shows that a person is going to retire or that the body is not working well. here many people try to keep themselves away from growing old by doing exercises or jogging, and women put on makeup, hoping to look young. when i told the couple in the restaurant that i respect the elderly, they got angry because this caused them to feel they had failed to stay young. i had told them something they didnt want to hear. after that, i changed the way i had been with older people. it is not that i dont respect them any more; i still respect them, but now i dont show my feelings through words. 26jack brought the couple their food very fast because_.athe manager asked him to do so bhe respected the elderlycthe couple wanted him to do so dhe wanted more pay27when jack called the couple “elderly”, they became_.anervousbsatisfiedcunhappydexcited28in jacks hometown,_.apeople dislike being called “old”bpeople are proud of being oldcmany people reach the age of seventy or eighty dthe elderly are the first to get food in restaurants29after this experience, jack_.alost his job in the restaurantbmade friends with the couplecno longer respected the elderly dchanged his way with older people30which of the following is true?athe more jack explained, the angrier the couple got.bjack wanted to show his feelings through words after his experience.cthe manager went back to the table and apologized to the couple.dfrom this experience, jack learned more about american culture.bmy parents influenced us with the concepts of family, faith and love for ones motherland when l was youngeven though we struggled to make ends meet, they stressed how fortunate we were to live in a great country with limitless opportunitiesi got my first real job when l was tenmy dad, benjamin, injured his back working in a cardboard - box factory and was retrained as a hairstylisthe rented space in a little mall and gave his shop the fancy name of mrbens coiffurethe owner of the shopping center gave dad a discount on his rent for cleaning the parking lot three nights a week, which meant getting up at 3 a.m. to pick up rubbish. dad used a little machine that looked like a lawn mowermom and i emptied rubbish cans and picked up rubbish by handit took two to three hours to clean the lotid s1eep in the car on the way home. i did this for two years, but the lessons i learned have lasted a lifetime, i acquired discipline(自制力) and a strong work morality(道德), and learned at an early age the importance of balancing lifes competing interests-in my case, school, homework and a jobthis really helped during my senior year of high school, when l worked 40 hours a week flipping hamburgers at a fastfood joint while taking a full load of college-prepared coursesthe hard work paid offi attended the usmilitary academy and went on to receive graduate degree in law and business from harvardlater, i joined a big los angeles law firm and was elected to the california state committeein these jobs and in everything else ive done, i have never forgotten those nights in the parking lotthe experience taught me that there is dignity in all work and that if people are working to provide for themselves and their families, that is something we should honor31according to the text, the author thinks .ahe is lucky to have many chances to get a jobbit is difficult to find a job to make ends meetchis parents are full of complaint about their lifedit is not acceptable to live in such bad conditions32 in order to get a discount on rent, .ahis father had to work as a hairstylistbhis father had to work in a cardboard - box factorycthey had to clean the-parking lot three nights a weekdhis father had to pick up litter by hand three hours a day33which of the following is not true of the author?ahe got the graduate degrees from harvardbhe took a college - prep courses at high schoolche took a part-time job during his senior yeardhe regretted having worked in the parking lot34what does the underlined sentence the hard work paid off mean?athe author got a high pay by working hardbthe author complained of the hard workcthe effort which he made had no effectdthe hard work was worthwhile for the author35we can learn from the text that _ ait is unimaginable for a child to help his familybit is honored to work for ones family as a membercit is unnecessary to keep work rules-of behaviordthe harder the work is, the more interest one showscrobots industry is developing so rapidly that there is no denying that we may one day find ourselves surrounded by robots.the humanoid (human like) robots with two legs such as honda motor co. ltds asimo would likely have an easier time climbing up stairs inside homes than a robot that moves on wheels, developers say. but it will be some time before such devices make their way into peoples homes. “they may look smart, but they are still quite stupid,” shimoyama said. “i dont think they will ever be as smart as humans.” while safety is an obvious concern, robots also need to be sensitive to peoples needs. researchers at fujitsu frontech ltd and fujitsu laboratories responsible for developing “enon”, a guide and patrol (巡逻) robot designed for use in shopping malls and corporate facilities (公共场所), are working on this. enon, which has a humanoid upper body but no legs, is equipped with a touch screen on its chest and space in its stomach to carry loads weighting up to 10 kg. in guide mode, it will check a newcomer and approach the person with a nod and a greeting: “are you a visitor? hello.” visitors requiring directions can point to icons (图标) displayed on enons chest screen. if the restroom icon is pressed, the screen will display a map that shows the way. the robot will then face and point in the direction of the restroom, although it wont actually walk the visitor there. enon is now in use at four locations in japan, including a shopping mall near tokyo. the main goal is to make it more helpful for the elderly. “people who work in the transportation sector often ask whether we can build a robot that will find elderly people who look lost in train stations, and ask them if they are all right,” said toshihido marita, director of fujitsu laboratories ltds autonomous system laboratory. “actually that is hard to do, very hard,” he said. 36. the advantage of honda motor co. ltds asimo is that _.a. it can do any housework for us b. it can talk with patients or old peoplec. it can climb up stairs as humans d. it can walk smoothly with its wheels37. according to shimoyama, robots _.a. can be made to do everything humans do b. will be made as smart as humans in the futurec. will remain as stupid as befored. can never compete with humans in intelligence38. most important of all, a robot should be made _ at present.a. safe and elegant b. safe and functional c. elegant and cheap d. sensitive and cheap39. which of the following statements about “enon” is not true?a. it can be used as a guide in hospitals. b. it can help shoppers carry goods selected.c. it can be used to welcome guests in restaurants.d. it can be used to stop thieves in malls.40. enon is mainly designed to help _.a. old people b. mall owners c. tourists or newcomers d. shoppersdmy grandfather came from hungary and was the only one in his family who settled down in the united states. the rest of his family remained in europe. when world war i broke out, he seemed to have become another man, downhearted. such obvious change was not born out of concern for his welfare, but out of fear: if his only son, my uncle, had to go to war, it would be cousin fighting against cousin. one day in 1918, my uncle milton received his draft notice. my grandparents were very upset. but my mother, at the age of 10, felt on top of the world about her soldier brother going off to war. realizing how he was regarded by his little sister and all of her friends, my uncle bought them all service pins, which meant that they had a loved one in the service. all the little girls were delighted. the moment came when my uncle and the other soldiers, without any training but all in uniforms, boarded the train. the band played and the crowd cheered. although no one noticed. im sure my grandmother had a tear in her eye for the only son. the train slowly pulled out, but not about a thousand yards when it suddenly paused. everyone stared in wonder as the train slowly returned to the station. there was a dead silence before the doors opened and the men started to step out. someone shouted, “the war is over!” for a moment, nobody moved, but then the people heard someone bark orders at the soldiers. the men lined up in two lines, walked down the steps, and with the band playing, marched down the street, as returning heroes, to be welcomed home. my mother said it was a great day, but she was just a little disappointed that it didnt last a tiny bit longer.41. what the grandfather was most worried about was _. a. the spread of the world warb. the safety of his two cousins c. a drop in his living standardsd. his relatives killing each other 42. the underlined phrase “draft notice” means “_”. a. order for army service b. train ticket for europe c. letter of rejection d. note of warning43. what did the “service pins” （in para. 2） stand for in the eyes of the little girls? a. strength.b. courage.c. victory.d. honor.44. which of the following words can best describe the ending of the story? a. disappointing. b. unexpected. c. uncertain. d. inspiring. 45. which of the following statements is true according to the passage?a. the grandfather felt downhearted because he was afraid of receiving a draft notice.b. the train was traveling fast to the front when the news came that the war was over.c. none of the soldiers who got on the train for the front line had been trained in advance.d. most people including the mother were disappointed that the war didnt last a bit longer.第二节:信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。首先，请阅读下列新闻。a. liu xiang teaches quake students hurdlingchinese hurdler liu xiang monday visited students in a primary school in bei chuan county, a hard-hit area in last years devastating may 12 earthquake, and showed them how to run hurdles. b. experts: 3g still has a long way to gowhile chinas three leading telecom operators are playing up the third generation（3g）telecom technologies, it is likely to take years for 3g services to become popular in china. c. china table tennis team swept all 5 golden medalsyesterday china team swept all 5 golden medals at world table tennis championships in yokohama. besides these 5golds, china also gained all 5 silver medals and other 8 bronze medals. the 2 rest bronzed medals are respectively won by japan and china hong kong. d. sleeping too much or too little increases your risk of diabetesmiddle-aged or old people who get too little sleep, or too much, are far more likely to develop diabetes, says scientists. a study has found that those who did not enjoy the optimum level of seven to eight hours sleep a night were two and a half times more likely to develop a blood sugar abnormality linked to type 2 diabetes. e. obama seeks to block release of abuse photosus president barack obama declared wednesday he would try to block the court-ordered release of photos showing us troops abusing prisoners, abruptly reversing his position out of concern that the pictures would “further inflame anti-american opinion” and endanger us forces in iraq and afghanistan. f. prospects of flu outbreak remain unclearus public health expert laurie a. garrett said wednesday that how serious the h1n1 influenza situation is going to develop remains unclear. a washington state man with h1n1 influenza died last week, health officials said, the third u. s. sufferer to die as the new flu strain confirmed in more than 2,200 americans appeared in japan and australia. 以下是人物信息，请从上述a-f选项中匹配适合他们阅读的新闻：46. liu ming works as a chairma