山东省潍坊市重点中学高二英语下学期入学考试新人教版.doc

山东省潍坊市重点中学2013-2014学年高二英语下学期入学考试新人教版第i卷 （共105分）一、语法和词汇知识1. it is known to us _ it was not until 1938 _ the first color tv program began to be broadcast in the world.a. that, whichb. /, / c. that, thatd. which, that 2. the rescuing soldiers in the helicopters _ to land on that earthquakestricken area, but failed again and again.aattempted bmanaged csucceeded dpretended3 generally speaking，the more you study，the more questions you will think of _.ato ask basking cto be asked dasked4 i feel it is your husband rather than you that for the spoiled child. a. is to blame b. is going to blame c. is to be blamed d. should blame5. _ busy schoolwork, the children also have to take arts, music and sports classes in their free time. i wonder what they will become.a. rather than b. owing to c. except for d. apart from6 dont say any more; we all believe the facts rather than your words. what you have explained doesnt make _. a. meaning b. use c. fun d. sense 7.china recently tightened its waters controls near the huangyan island to prevent chinese fishing boats from _in the south china sea. a. attacking b. having attacked c. being attacked d. having been attacked8. _ of stealing his students ideas and publishing them, the professor has been fired by the university. a. accused b. accusing c. to accuse d. having accused9. after a long travel, he got home, hungrily and tiredly, then_.a. was ill b. fell ill c. got an ill d. felt ill10. _ all his homework, jim began to listen to classical music. a. finished b. finishingc. having finished d. being finished11. among the buildings destroyed in the flood _ some farmhouses, two shops and even a temple. a. was b. werec. being d. is12. we keep the students_of the current news by reading newspapers while there was no television. a. inform b. to inform c. informing d. informed13we love many kinds of music，such as light music and classical music，but we love pop music _.aapart from bon the one hand cin particular dother than14. shelly had prepared carefully for her biology examination so that she could be sure of passing it on her first_.a. intention b. attempt c. purpose d. desire 15. large quantities of solid fuel _consumed every day and too much carbon dioxide is sent into the air, which in turn _ the rise of temperature. a. is; causes b. are; results in c. is; leads to d. are; results from二、完形填空the first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know a new classmate. i _16 to look around when a gentle hand 17 my shoulder. i turned around to find a wrinkled, little 18 lady looking up at me with a smile. she said, “hi. my name is rose. im eighty-seven years old. can i give you a hug? ” i laughed and 19 responded, “of course you may!” and she gave me a giant(巨大的) squeeze. “why are you in college at such a young , innocent 20 ? ”i asked. “i always 21 having a college education and now im getting 22 !” she told me. later, we became close friends. every day we would leave class together and she 23 her wisdom and experience with me. over the 24 of the year, rose became a campus icon and she 25 made friends wherever she went. at the 26 of the semester(学期)we invited rose to speak at our football banquet(宴会). ill 27 forget what she taught us. when she was introduced, frustrated and a little embarrassed, she cleared her 28 and said, “we do not stop playing because we are old; we 29 old because we stop playing. there are only two secrets to staying 30 , being happy, and achieving success. you have to 31 and find humor every day. youve got to have a dream. when you 32 your dreams, you die. ” one week after graduation rose died 33 in her sleep. many college students attended her funeral in tribute to(悼念)the wonderful woman who taught 34 example that its never too 35 to be all you can possibly be. 16. a. lay down b. stood up c. fell off d. went out17. a. touched b. felt c. wounded d. clapped 18. a. beautiful b. young c. old d. kind-hearted19. a. sadly b. coldly c. absently d. enthusiastically 20. a. age b. speed c. point d. year21. a. talked about b. tried out c. looked forward d. dreamed of 22. a. those b. one c. that d. they23. a. learned b. told c. shared d. debated24. a. course b. path c. distance d. road25. a. easily b. rarely c. unwillingly d. strangely26. a. middle b. beginning c. end d. top27. a. ever b. never c. still d. already28. a. throat b. face c. nose d. eyes29. a. grow b. prove c. look d. stay30. a. rich b. healthy c. cheerful d. young31. a. eat b. cry c. laugh d. shout32. a. have b. lose c. get d. keep33. a. bitterly b. fortunately c. peacefully d. hopefully 34. a. to b. for c. in d. by35. a. early b. bad c. good d. late三、阅读理解a the peales were a famous family of american artists. charles willson peale is best remembered for his portraits of leading figures of the american revolution. he painted portraits of franklin and jefferson and over a dozen of george washington. his life-size portrait of his sons raphaelle and titian was so realistic that george washington reportedly once tipped his hat to the figures in the picture. charles willson peale gave up painting in his middle age and devoted his life to the peale museum, which he founded in philadelphia. the worlds first popular museum of art and natural science mainly covered paintings by peale and his family as well as displays of animals in their natural settings. peale found the animals himself and found a method to make the exhibits more lifelike. the museums most popular display was the skeleton (骷髅) of a huge, extinct elephant, which peale unearthed on a new york farm in 1801. three of peales seventeen children were also famous artists. paphaelle peale often painted still lives of flowers, fruit, and cheese. his brother rembrandt studied under his father and painted portraits of many noted people, including one of george washington. another brother, rubens peale, painted mostly landscapes and portraits. james peale, the brother of charles willson peale, specialized in miniatures (小画像). his daughter sarah miriam peale was probably the first professional female portrait painter in america.36. what is the main topic of the passage? a. the life of charles willson peale.b. portraits in the 18th century. c. the peale museum.d. a family of artists.37 the author mentions in paragraph 1 that washington tipped his hat to the figures in the painting to show that _. a. charles willson peales painting was very lifelike b. washington respected charles willson peales work c. washington was friendly with raphaelle and titian peale d. the painting of the two brothers was very large38. the underlined word “unearthed” is closest in meaning to“ _”. a. showed b. dug up c. invented d. looked over39. which of the following is not the child of charles willson peale? a. titian peale. b. rubens peale. c. raphaelle peale. d.sarah miriam peale.40. the authors attitude toward the peales is in general _.a. puzzled b. excited c. admiring d. disappointedbin 1989 an 8.2 earthquake almost flattened america, killing over 30,000 people in less than four minutes. a father rushed to the school where his son was supposed to be, only to discover that the building was as flat as a pancake.after the shock, he remembered the promise he had made to his son: “no matter what happened, ill always be there for you!” and tears began to fill his eyes. as he looked at the pile of ruins that once was the school, it looked hopeless, but he kept remembering his promise to his son.remembering his sons classroom would be in the back right corner of the building, he rushed there and started digging.other parents tried to pull him off the ruins, saying: “its too late! theyre all dead! you cant help!” he replied, “are you going to help me now?” the fire chief showed up and tried to pull him off the schools ruins saying, “fires are breaking out, explosions are happening everywhere. youre in danger. well take care of it. go home.” this loving, caring american father asked, “are you going to help me now?”the police came and said, “youre anxious and its over. go home. well handle it!” he replied, “are you going to help me now?” no one helped.courageously he went on alone. he dug for eight hours.12 hours.24 hours.36 hours.then, in the 38th hour, he heard his sons voice. he screamed his sons name, “armand!” he heard back, “dad! its me, dad! you promised no matter what happened, you would always be there for me! you did it, dad!” “whats going on in there? how is it?” the father asked.“there are 14 of us left out of 33, dad. ”“come out, boy!”“no, dad! let the other kids out first, because i know youll get me! no matter what happens, i know youll always be there for me!” 41. why did the father keep digging?a. because he promised his wife he would take care of their son.b. because others persuaded him to do so.c. because he promised his son that he would be with him whatever happened.d. because his son was his only child.42. many people came up and tried to persuade the father to stop digging except _.a. the police b. the fire chiefc. some kind parentsd. the medical officer43. which of the following best describes the son?a. calm, hopeful and strong-minded. b. careful, helpful and absent-minded.c. frightened, hopeless and thankful. d. cold-hearted, honest and faithful.44. what does the underlined word “they” in the fourth paragraph refer to?a. those parents b.the students c. the teachersd. the fire officers45. we can learn from the passage that _.a. sometimes all a person needs is a hand to hold and a heart to understandb. you cannot go on well in life until you forget your past failuresc. love can set us free from all fear and overcome the difficultiesd. we have enough happiness to make us sweet and enough sorrow to keep us humancafter her husband had gone to work, mrs richards send her children to school and went upstairs to her bedroom. she was too excited to do any housework that morning.in the evening she would go to a fancy dress party with her husband. she wanted to dress up as a ghost and as she had made her costume the night before, she was impatient to try it on. though the costume consisted only of a sheet, it was really splendid. after putting it on, she went downstairs to find out whether it would be comfortable to wear. just as mrs richards was entering the dining-room, there was a knock on the front door. she knew it must be the baker. she had told him to come straight in if ever she failed to open the door and to leave the bread on the table. not wanting to frighten the poor man, she quickly hid in the small store-room under the stair. she heard the front door opened and heavy footsteps in the hall. suddenly the door of the store-room was opened and in came a man. mrs richards realized it must be the man from the electricity board who had come to read the meter. she tried to explain the situation, saying “its only me.”but it was too late, the man let out a cry and jumped back several paces. when mrs richards walked towards him, he fled, losing the door heavily behind him.46. the reason for mrs richards excitement that day was that_.a. she had sent her children to school b. she was to attend an evening party c. she wouldnt do any housework that morning d. she had made a special costume the night before47. mrs richards went downstairs with the costume on so as to_.a. made sure that the costume fitted her wellb. frighten the person who was knocking on the door c. find out if she had finished the costume d. receive the bread and do some cooking48. the man who was knocking at the door was_.a. a baker b. a thief c. her husband d.an electricity man49. what did the man do after he knocked on the front door?a. he entered just as mrs richards had told him to.b. he did not do anything as mrs richards had expected him to.c. he stepped directly towards the meter.d. he went straight in so as to find mrs richards.50. the man _ and that made him cry out and run away.a. thought he must have met a ghost b. recognized mrs richards c. found out mrs richards was walking towards him d. thought that mrs richards must have recognized himdpeople have been talking about health for a long time because people know the importance of it. peoples understanding of health also becomes deeper with the progress in scientific research. recently the term health has come to have a wider meaning than it used to. it no longer means just the absence of illness. today, health means the well-being of your body, your mind and your relationship with other people. this new concept of health is closely related to another term-quality of life. quality of life is the degree of overall satisfaction that a person gets from life.why has the emphasis of health shifted from the absence of disease to a broader focus on the quality of a persons life? one reason for this has to do with the length and conditions of life that people can now expect. medical advances have made it possible for people today to live longer, healthier lives. imagine for a moment that you were born in the year 1900. you could have expected on average to live until about the age of 47. in contrast, if you were born in the year 1999, you could expect to live to the age of 75.51. _ leads to peoples deeper understanding of health.acommon knowledge bprogress in scientific researchcbetter conditions of living dquality of life52. according to the passage, to people of today, health means _.a. absence of illness b. a long life c .good conditions of living d. overall satisfaction with life53. the emphasis of health has shifted nowadays because _.a. people enjoy better conditions of living and they can live longerb. people pay more attention to their physical health, not their mental healthc. people have realized the importance of mental well-beingd. people are inspired by medical advances54. we can infer from the passage _.a. nowadays the emphasis of health has a broader focus because of improvements in the quality of foodb. the overall quality of peoples lives improved greatly in the 20th centuryc. those who never fall ill are the truly healthy peopled. those who were born before 1900 could not have lived until now55. this passage is mainly about _.a. different understandings of the term health b. improving the quality of life c. the importance of quality living d. peoples expectations of a long and healthy life第ii卷 （共45分）四、阅读表达 1 there are many tv programs on chinese food，but few are like a bite of china. directed by award-winning film maker chen xiaoqing, a bite of china is filled with not just mouthwatering images of various foods, but also the beautiful process of food-making. the program is sure to attract both experts and ordinary audiences.2 “we have some interesting shots of food-making, but how to create dishes is only one aspect of food culture. the program tries to bring something new by presenting more cultural elements related to dishes, such as eatting habits and the traditions of eating. ” said chen. one episode(剧集，部)，for example, centers on the staple foods. it explains why rice is the main food of the southern chinese diet, while wheat flour _.3 the show is not only about dishes. every episode will interview different people, who will tell stories about their adv