云南省开远市第四中学高二英语上学期期中试题.doc

云南省开远市第四中学2013-2014学年高二英语上学期期中试题 说明：本试卷分为第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）及答卷卡三部分，第卷1至6页，第卷7至8页,答卷卡9至10页，共100分。考试时间100分钟。 第卷（选择题 共55分）注意事项：1答第卷前考生务必在答卷卡填上自己的班级、姓名。2每小题选出答案后，将答案选项填入答卷卡选择题答案栏上，答在其它位置无效。3考试结束，监考人员只须将答卷卡收回。第一部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节 单项选择（共20小题；每题1分，共20分） 从下列a、b、c、d四个选项中选出能填入空白处的正确答案。1. lets go to _ cinema. good idea. that ll take our mind off the problem for _ while, and it will do us good. a. the; the b. the; a c. a; the d. a; a2. i saw tom in the school just now. no, it _ him. he left for london last week. a. can be b. must be c. mustnt be d. cant be3. most of the students find _ difficult to learn english grammar well. a. this b. which c. what d. it 4. the boy_ is standing over there is my classmate. a. which b. whose c. who d. whom 5. mr. green is reading the poem _ by his son. a. to write b. written c. to be written d. writing6. what about having a picnic this sunday? _ a. go ahead, please! b. help yourself. c. sounds great! d. me too.7. we are planning to go camping _ it doesnt rain tomorrow. a. though b. if c. unless d. while8. _ do you have an english party? once a month. a. how old b. how often c. how far d. how long 9. the phone, as well as computers, _ an important part in our daily life.a. have played b. is playing c. are playing d. play 10. after a few weeks in hospital, the patient is _ getting over from his operation.a. actually b. gradually c. practically d. quietly11. the tiger, a once _ animal to humans, is now _ of disappearing on the earth. a. dangerous; danger b. dangerous; in danger c. in danger; dangerous d. danger; dangerous 12. whose advice do you think i should take? _. a. thats it b. you speak c. you get it d. its up to you 13. jack is often late for work, _ makes his leader very angry. a. it b. which c. he d. who14.the boy will never forget the days_they spent together in the school . a. during which b. when c. in which d. which 15. we know that eco-travel is a form of travel combining common tourism with learning, _ a way to find out what can be done to help animals, plants and people. _. a. as well as; i couldnt agree any more b. as far as; i disagree c. as soon as; i agree d. as long as; i dont agree 16. its a _ of time trying to persuade him to give up smoking. a. lack b. load c. waste d. question 17. the teacher did all he could _the poor students. a. help b. to help c. helping d. to be helped18. “please make _at home,” she said to me. a. yourself b. herself c. themselves d. yourselves 19. have you moved into the new house? not yet the rooms_. a. are being painted b. are painting c. are painted d. are being painting 20. we have been informed that the conference might be _. a. take away b. get out c. come out d. put off第二节 完型题空（共10小题；每小题1分，共10分） 阅读短文，根据短文内容从a、b、c、d四个选项中选出最佳选项。once, a king showed two men a large basket in the garden. he told them to fill it with water from a well. after they _21_ their work, he left them, saying, “when the sun is down, i will come and see your work.”at last，one of them said, “whats the use of doing this foolish work? we can _22_ fill the basket.” _23_ man answered, “that is none of your business.” the first man said. “you may do as you like, but i am not going to do anything _24_ .” he _25_ his bucket and went away. the other man said no word, and kept on carrying _26_. at last the well was almost _27_. as he poured the last bucket of water into the basket, he saw a bright thing in it. he picked it up. it was a beautiful gold ring. just then the king came. _28_ he saw the ring, he knew that he had found the kind of man he wanted. he told him to keep the ring for himself. “you _29_ so well in this little thing,” he said, “ _30_ now i know i can believe you with many things.” 21. a. finished b. did c. began d. had22. a. ever b. never c. easily d. no 23. a. the other b. another c. one d. a second 24. a.clever b.brave c.foolish d. true25. a. picked up b. put away c. took away d. threw away 26. a. water b. basket c. well d. work 27. a. full b. empty c. filled d. clean 28. a. while b. as soon as c. before d. since 29. a. have done b. will do c. do d. are doing 30. a. what b. why c. when d. that 第二部分 阅读理解（共25分）aoverall, gender（性别）differences in math tend to be small. statements like“boys do better than girls in math”should not be read as one that all boys perform better than all girls in math.in some recent studies almost no differences have been found. for example, in the national assessment of educational progress study, there were no great difference in the average scores of eighth and twelfth grade boys and girls. as a math teacher, i hope to do everything in my power to encourage girls to have more confidence in math. of course i want every girl and boy in my class to see that they can succeed in math .i do not allow boys monopolize（垄断）the answering of questions in my classroom. i call on girls and boys equally and i dont let any student get away by saying” i dont know” or by shrugging their shoulders. i will guide students to a solution. in one project i assign to my 8th grade algebra（几何）students, they have to research a mathematician and report to the class. i encourage as many students as possible, boys and girls, to research some of the famous female mathematicians. when the girls see how much women had to do to study mathematics years ago, it helps them to see how fortunate their opportunities are today. in this way i provide girls with positive math experiences. 根据短文内容，判断以下句子的正（t）误（f）。（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分） ( )31. the author agrees that boys learn math better than girls. ( )32. recent studies have found that boys have advantages in doing math.( )33. the author does her best to make girls learn math well. ( )34. the author calls on more girls than boys to answer questions. ( )35. researching women mathematicians teaches the girls a good lesson. b homeschooling is the education of children at home, typically by parents but sometimes by tutors, rather than in public or private school. as a matter of fact, most childhood education occurred within the family or community. homeschooling is a legal choice for parents in developed countries to provide their children with a learning environment at home. parents see many reasons for homeschool, including better test results, improved instruction, to help the public system with fewer kids, poor public school environment, religious reasons, improved character development, the expense of private education, and objection to what is taught locally in public school. homeschooling can also be a choice for families living in remote (遥远的) locations, living abroad, and to allow for more traveling. also many young athletes and actors are taught at home, where a coach (教练) or tutor is with the child for many years and then knows the child very well. in some places, an approved curriculum (课程) is required if children are to be home-schooled. in some cases a liberal arts (文科) education is provided. 根据短文内容，从a、b、d四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案（共3小题；每小题2分，满分6分） 36. home-schooled children are usually taught by _. a. teachers or neighbours b. parents or tutors c. coaches or tutors d. instructions or officials37. according to the text, some parents choose to homeschool their children because _. a. they are tired of taking their children to and from school b. their children are too naughty to go to a regular school c. they are not satisfied with what is taught at local public schools d. they have too many children to feed and educate 38. which of the following is true about home-schooling according to the text? a. home-schooling is still illegal in developed countries. b. athletes and actors can not be home-schooled. c. there is no curriculum for home-schooled children. d. some parents have to home-school their children when living abroadcthe widespread number of food scandals ( 丑闻) in china is making many people pause before they put their chopsticks in their mouth. they are wondering if the food they are eating is clean, healthy and nutritious or does it contain something harmful that will cause disease? most of the food we eat today is processed food( 加工食品). that means the foods we buy in stores and supermarkets, especially packaged foods, are prepared in factories. chemicals areadded to the foods in these factories to make them look better, taste better and last longer on the shelf. the chemicals are supposed to be harmless and there are laws that regulate which chemicals can and cannot be used. unfortunately, some producers do not obey the laws. a producer of steamed buns (馒头) in zhejiang province was recently discovered to be breaking the law. he was adding yellow dye (染色) and other banned (被禁止的) chemicals to the buns. he was also taking old buns and using them to make new buns. most of the buns were sold to schools and eaten by students. . . like you！ why did he do it? why did he break the law and endanger peoples health? the answer is simple: he wanted to make more money. it was a moral failing, and this is at the heart of the food scandals in china. too many people focus on making money and not on the effects their actions can have on others. 根据短文内容，从a、b、d四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案（共3小题；每小题2分，满分6分） 39.chemicals are added to the foods in the factories because they _. amake the foods look and taste betterbcontain something healthy cwill cause disease dare full of nutrients 40. according to the passage, which is not true? amost of the food we eat today is prepared in factories. blaws regulate which chemicals cant be used. cmany people in china worry about the food safety. dmost of the buns were eaten by students in zhejiang province. 41. what is the main reason of the food scandals in china? anone of the producers obeys the laws. bthe processed food is clean, healthy and nutritious. ctoo many people are trying to make more money. dthe chemicals are supposed to be harmless and can be used. d the building is shaking. a woman with a baby in her arms is trying to open the door, but fails. finding no way, she rushes into her bedroom and there they survive the earthquake. in a factory building, as the workshop floor swings under the terrible shaking, workers run for safety. some hide under the machines and survive , but others who try to run outside are killed by the falling ceilings. these scenes, played by actors and actresses, are from a film of science education making a split second decision shown in 1998 on china central tv in memory oftangshan earthquake. by studying actual cases in the earthquake areas and scientific experiments, experts find that buildings remain untouched for the first 12 seconds of an earthquake. in this short time, one has the best chance of surviving an earthquake by staying near the inside walls, in bedrooms and under beds, experts concluded in the film. “earthquakes seem to catch the lives of those who run,” said many survivors in the earthquake areas, describing how their friends were killed on the doorways or along the stair steps as they tried to get out of the building. their advice was proved in the film, “take a hiding-place where you are rather than run, unless you are sure you can reach a safe open place in ten seconds.” 根据短文内容，从a、b、d四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案（共4小题；每小题2分，满分8分） 42. what does the passage mainly talk about? a. a womans experience b.how to survive in an earthquake c. scientific experiments on earthquake. d. a film of science education. 43. the workers who tried to run outside the building died because . a.the factory building is shaking terribly b.they are making a film c.they dont have enough time to run outside d.they are too nervous 44. the passage suggests that you should _ when an earthquake happens. a.cry for help and run out b.not move and lie on the floor immediately. c.run down the steps as fast as you can d.hide in a safe place at once or run out in ten seconds 45. where can we probably find this passage? a.in a magazine. b.in a novel. c.in a history book. d.on a poster.第卷（非选择题，共45分）第一节 单词拼写根据下列句子结构和所给汉语的意思，写出这一单词的正确形式。（共10小题；每题1分，共10分）46. im just （好奇的）about what is happening over there.47. （失败）is the mother of success.48. he is （可能的）to come, but im not sure.49. in (总的来说)，men are usual taller than women.50. many people became （无家可归）because of the earthquake.51. people should be （满足）with what they have.52. (幸亏) to everyones hard work, we can finish the task on time.53. even a small success gives you a sense of （成就）.54. beijing is （闻名的）for its history.55. when in （罗马），do as the romans do.第二节 单句改错（共10小题，每题1分，共10分）仔细阅读下列句子，每句中均有一个错误，请找出并在横线上改正，请按下列情况改正：该句多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。该句缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。该句错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。56. he doesnt like his work very much because it is bored. 56. 57. australia is a big country covers a whole continent. 57. 58. she plays piano every day. 58. 59. only on this way can you solve the problem. 59. 60. each boy and each girl were given a chance to compete in the game. 60. 61. seeing from the spaceship, the earth is like a huge water globe. 61. 62. although he failed again