山西省巡镇中学高二英语上学期期末考试试题.doc

2014-2015年巡镇中学高二普高英语期末考试题本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。满分150分，考试用时120分钟。第i卷 （选择题，共100分）第一部分: 语言知识运用（共两节，满分50分）第一节 单项选择题（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）1.you _all those clothes!we have a washing machine to do that sort of thing.a. neednt have washed b.shoudnt have washed b. c.must not have washed d.cannot have washed2._cannot be a coincidence that four jewelry stores were robbed in one night.a. it b.that c.which d.what3.they lowered their voice_wake up the baby.a. in order to not b.so as not to c.in order that d.for fear of 4.when i was little,my mother used to sit by my bed,_me stories till i fell asleep.a. having told b.telling c.told d.to tell5._how others react to the book you have just read creates an added pleasure.a. hearing b.hear c.having heard d.to be hearing 6._sweet,the flowers attracted lots of visitors.a. smelling b.smell c.smelt d.having smelt7.how i regretted _hard at school,_led to the failure in my career!a. not to study;which b.not having studied;that c.not having studied;which d.not to study;that 8. the girl has a great interest in sport and _badminton classes twice a week over the last three years.a. took b.is taking c.takes d.has been taking 9. if we _the other road,we might have arrived here in time for the meeting.a. take b.had taken c.took d.have taken 10. -do you think george has passed the driving test? -no.if so,he_his car to our college yesterday.a.would drive b.drove c.would have driven d.had driven第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分） my grandmother was always encouraging me to set goals and work hard to achieve them. she would tell me not to be a follower and not to set 11 on what i could achieve. she 12 believed that there were no limits that you could 13 whatever you wanted. i would never forget the following story that she once told me： a farmer won first 14 at the country fair for his huge radish (小萝卜)that was the exact shape and 15 of a milk bottle. many were 16 as to how the farmer was able to grow this radish that was the exact shape of a milk bottle. 17 one gentleman went up to the farmer and asked the question. the farmer replied，“it was 18 . i got the seed growing and then i put it into the milk bottle. it had 19 else to go.” you can use this story as an analogy (比喻) to lifeour lives are 20 by the kind of surroundings we place ourselves in, the people that we allow to 21 us, and the goals we give ourselves. if we only 22 and take no action, then we get no further. but if we 23，set a goal and take action, then our life takes a 24 shape. goals and actions can help us accomplish more in a year than what some people will accomplish in a lifetime. to prove this 25 ，read the biographies of 26 people and you will see that goals and actions 27 played a big role in their success. remember the 28 of mary kay ash, who said，“dont limit yourself. ” many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. you can go 29 your mind lets you. whatever you believe, remember, you can achieve.” in summary, dont put yourself in a bottle; in other words, move out of what is 30 and secure if you want to move forward.11 a. expectationsb. rulesc. lines d.limits 12a.naturally b.truly c. tightly d. partly13a. winb. graspc. achieved.realize 14a. prizeb.remark c. positiond. award15a. lengthb.size c. weight d. height16a. doubtfulb. worried c. curious d.anxious 17a. immediatelyb. graduallyc. actually d.finally 18a. easyb.strange c. funny d. secret19a. everywhereb. nowhere c. somewhered. anywhere20a. formed b.shaped c. controlledd. improved21a. understand b. helpc. contactd. influence 22a.refuseb. dream c. doubt d. change23a. struggleb. insistc. plan d.continue 24a. differentb.beautiful c. solid d. clear25a. theory b. lessonc.evidence d.point 26a. braveb.successful c. friendlyd. careful27a. as usualb. above all c. in fact d.at all 28a. wisdomb.example c. statementd. speech29a. as ifb. in casec.as long as d.as far as 30a.valuable b.comfortable c. ordinary d. boring第二部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2.5份，满分50分）第一节 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（共15小题，每小题2.5份，满分37.5分）a a man and his son were once going with their donkey to market. as they were walking along by its side a countryman passed them and said: “you fools, what is a donkey for but to ride upon?” so the man put the boy on the donkey and they went on their way. but soon they passed a group of men, one of whom said: “see that lazy boy, he lets his father walk while he rides.”so the man ordered his boy to get off, and got on himself. but they hadnt gone far when they passed two women, one of whom said to the other: isnt that lazy man ashamed of making his pool little son walk while he rides? the man didnt know what to do. at last he took his boy up before him on the donkey. by this time they had come to the town, and the passers-by began to jeer and point at them.the man stopped and asked what they were laughing at.the men said: “arent you ashamed of yourself for overloading that poor donkey with you and your son?” the man and boy got off and tried to think what to do.they thought again and again and then they cut down a pole, tied the donkeys feet to it, and raised the pole and the donkey to their shoulders. they went along surrounded by the laughter of all who met them till they came to market bridge, when the donkey, getting one of his feet loose, kicked out and caused the boy to drop his end of the pole. in the struggle the donkey fell over the bridge, and his fore-feet(前足) were tied together，so it was drowned.31. what can we learn from the this text?a. the more you put in, the more you get out. b. you cant please everyone. c. human beings and animals are friends. d. you should respect others advice.32. why did the man put the put the boy back on the donkey?a. because the boy was too tired to walk.b. because he was worried about his sonc. because he didnt want to be criticized by others.d.because two men asked him to do so 33. what can we infer from the last paragraph?athe river under the bridge was very deep. b. if the donkeys forefeet were not tied, it might not have drowned. c. the boy fell over when the donkey struggled. d. the man told his son to drop his end of the pole.b whether were 2 years old or 62, our reasons for lying are mostly the same: to get out of trouble, for personal gain and to make ourselves look better in the eyes of others. but a growing body of research is raising questions about how a childs lie is different from an adults lie, and how the way we deceive changes as we grow. “parents and teachers who catch their children lying should not be alarmed. their children are not going to turn out to be abnormal liars,” says dr. lee, a professor at the university of toronto and director of the institute of child study. he has spent the last 15 years studying how lying changes as kids get older, why some people lie more than others as well as which factors can reduce lying. the fact that children tell lies is a sign that they have reached a new developmental stage. dr. lee conducted a series of studies in which they bring children into a lab with hidden cameras. children and young adults aged 2 to 17 are likely to lie while being told not to look at a toy, which is put behind the childs back. whether or not the child takes a secret look is caught on tape.for young kids, the desire to cheat is big and 90% take a secret look in these experiments. when the test-giver returns to the room, the child is asked if he or she looked secretly. at age 2, about a quarter of children will lie and say they didnt. by 3, half of kids will lie, and by 4, that figure is 90%, studies show. researchers have found that its kids with better understanding abilities who lie more. thats because to lie you also have to keep the truth in mind, which includes many brain processes, such as combining several sources of information and faking that information. the ability to lie and lie successfully is thought to be related to development of brain regions that allow so called “executive functioning”, or higher order thinking and reasoning abilities. kids who perform better on tests that involve executive functioning also lie more.34. whats the purpose of children telling lies?a. to help their friends out. b. to get attention from others. c.to get rid of trouble. d. to create a popular image.35. the underlined word “deceive” in paragraph 1 can be replaced by “_ ”.a.handle troubles b. tell lies c. raise questions d. do research36. from the second paragraph we can know that .a. which factors can reduce lying b. why some lie more than othersc.kids always keep the truth in their mind d. it is normal for kids to tell lies37. what is not included in the passage?a. the reasons why kids tell lies.b. which kind of kids tells more lies.c. what to do with lying children. d.experiments about lying of young kids.c housing price in china has always aroused heated discussion among property developers and ordinary chinese. to many property developers and local government officials, housing price in china is still low compared with many developed countries. however, the average housing price in the united states is only 8, 000 yuan per square metre, while in china, it is even higher than that in the united states. “this shows that there are some bubbles(泡沫)in chinese real estate(房地产)market, ”the international finance news reported. although the average price of residential houses in the united states, after changed to rmb, is about 8, 000 yuan per square metre, the houses in the us are not sold in terms of building area, as most chinese property developers do when they sell their houses. if the us property developers sell their houses according to the building area, then the housing price will be even lower than 8, 000 yuan per square metre. in most big chinese cities, such as beijing, shanghai and shenzhen, houses are sold at a price even higher than those in the us. the high housing price in large cities in china proves that chinese real estate market does have some bubbles. moreover, chinese houses cannot be compared with houses in the us in terms of building quality, environment and supporting facilities. furthermore, it should be noted that american peoples average income is several dozen times higher than that of chinese people. how can the chinese afford to buy a house which is even more expensive than that sold in the us? at the beginning of 2007, chinese government issued a set of policies that aimed to benefit the public. now in order to reduce the high housing prices, the government can regulate the real estate market by raising tax on property industry and controlling the release of loans and lands to property developers. meanwhile, the government should allow people to build more houses through various fund-raising channels, such as funds collected from buyers or raised by working units. by applying these multiple means, it is expected that the high housing prices can be lowered and chinese public can really benefit from the economic achievement. 38. when it comes to housing price in china, many _think it reasonable. a. property developers and local governmentsb.property developers and ordinary peoplec. ordinary people and the chinese governmentd. property developers and the chinese government39. how does the writer feel about the problem of high housing price in china?a. encouraged and confident. b. satisfied. c. concerned but optimistic. d.hopeless. 40. it can be learned from the passage that. a. housing price in china will drop considerably very soonb. a set of laws have been passed to improve chinese real estate marketc.the chinese government has not realized the importance of the problemd. regardless of housing price, chinese houses have poorer building quality than those in the us41. what is the passage mainly about?a.different opinions on the problem of high housing price in china. b.the problem of high housing price in china and possible solutions to it. c. a comparison in residential housing price between china and the us. d. the reaction of chinese government to the bubbles in real estate market. d in the netherlands，cycling isnt seen as an eco-friendly exercise; its part of everyday life, as its peoples top choice to school and work. “there are more bicycles than residents in the netherlands. in cities like amsterdam and the hague, up to 70 percent of all journeys are made by bike,” said bbc. so how did cycling become such a popular means of transportation in the european country? in the 1970s, the dutch government began to improve its cycling infrastructure（基础设施）due to both a social movement demanding safer cycling condition for children and the oil crisis in the middle east, when oil producing countries stopped their exports to western europe.to make cycling safer and more appealing, the dutch have built the widest cycling network in the world. the country has over 40，000 kilometers of bicycle lanes and paths，which are clearly marked. they have smooth surfaces，separate signs and lights for those on two wheels. the lanes are wide enough to allow side-by-side cycling and passing. in many cities the bike lanes are completely segregated（隔离的）from motorized traffic. and in many traffic situations cyclists are given priority（优先权）over drivers. sometimes，where space is limited and both must share, you can see signs showing an image of a cyclist with a car behind accompanied by the words “bike street：cars are guests”. as young people arent allowed to drive alone until they are 18, cycling offers dutch teenagers an alternative form of freedom. the government also makes cycling training lessons a compulsory part of the dutch school curriculum（课程） bike parking facilities are everywhere in the country. cyclists are accommodated in the way motorists are elsewhere. take groningen, a city in the northeastern part of the netherlands, for example. the citys central train station has underground parking for 10,000 bikes. for many dutch people, bikes are trusty friends for lifes adventures. in that kind of relationship it is longevity(长寿) that mattersthats why many dutch people ride older bikes. 42. what is the authors main purpose in writing the article?a. to describe how cyclists are supported in the netherlands.b.to explain why in holland cycling isnt eco-friendly.c. to inform us of important cycling rules in the netherlands.d. to describe laws passed by the dutch government related to cycling.43. in the 1970s, the dutch government started to improve the countrys cycling lanes and paths mainly _.a. to improve cycling safety on the roadb.to promote an environmentally-friendly lifestylec.to build the widest cycling network in the worldd.in response to the oil crisis in the middle easta.b, c b.a, d c. b, c, d d. a, c, d44. which of the following statements is true according to the article?a.dutch teenagers are not allowed to cycle alone until they are 18.b.cyclists have little priority over other vehicles in the netherlands.c.in the netherlands, all bike lanes are separated from motorized traffic.d.dutch students are required to learn to cycle at school. 45. the underlined word “accommodated” in the second-to-last paragraph probably means _.a.charged very little b.provided what they need c.offered a variety of choices d.given places to live. 第二节 七选五 （共5小题，每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。how to raise responsible kidskids arent born knowing how to be responsible. they must be taught. children who dont learn to be responsible for their actions grow up to become irresponsible adults and blame others for their shortcomings. 46. _assign daily chores47. _ young children can do things like pick up their toys, sort and load laundry, and recycle nonbreakable items. older kids can wash dishes, make up their beds, feed and water pets, clean the floor, and help with yard work.teach kids how to be responsible with moneykids who arent taught to be careful with money grow up to make bad financial decisions that can end in debt and poverty. 48. _ start by buying your child a piggy bank and giving him an allowance. encourage him to put 10 percent of every dollar he gets into his piggy bank to save, and teach him how to budget the rest.use logical consequences there are many times when a parent has a golden opportunity to allow the consequences of bad behavior to take effect; but due to their pity or their desire to “protect” the child, they deprive（剥夺）him of the consequences and punish him in their own way. 49. _ sometimes the consequences that follow their actions are enough to teach them to be more responsible for themselves and their things.model responsible behavior50. _ dont just tell children how to behave responsibly, show them. teaching children how to be responsible early in life will make them able to function in society as reliable adults.a. there is no need to punish children for anything bad they do.b. children learn from the behaviors and values of their parents.c. this is bad for their 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