广东省湛江第一中学高二英语下学期期末考试试题(1).doc

广东省湛江第一中学2013-2014学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题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1-15各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。the cultures of the east and the west really distinguish each other a lot. this is because the culture systems are two 1 systems on the whole.the 2 of the eastern cultures is mainly from two countries: china and india. both of the two cultures are gestated孕育 by 3 . in china, the mother river is the yellow river while the indian one is the hindu river. these two cultures were developed for several thousand years and formed their own 4 . then in dang dynasty of china, the chinese culture 5 went overseas to japan, 6 into the japanese society and shaped the japanese culture nowadays. though a bit different from the chinese one, it belongs to the same 7 . when the two mother rivers gave birth to the eastern culture, another famous culture was 8 on the mesopotamian plain美索不达米亚平原 - the mesopotamian civilization. this civilization later on developed into the cultures of the ancient greece and ancient rome. and these two are well-known as the 9 of the european culture. like the chinese culture, the european one also 10 waters. when the colonists of england 11 in america, their culture went with them over the atlantic ocean. so the american culture doesnt 12 from the european one a lot.at the same time, the difference of the language systems 13 _ the cultural differences. in the east, most languages belong to the pictographic language while the western languages are mostly based on the latin system, for example, the one im using to write this paper. other factors like human race difference counts as well. but whats more, as a result of the far distance and the steep险峻的areas between the east and west, the two cultures seldom 14 until recent centuries. so they grew up totally in their own ways with almost no 15 with the other.1. a. connectedb. separatec. ancientd. remote2. a. preservationb. developmentc. resourced. origin3. a. coastsb. lakesc. riversd. mountains4. a. stylesb. habitsc. waysd. means5. a. hurriedlyb. graduallyc. unfortunatelyd. suddenly6. a. madeb. crashedc. mixedd. applied7. a. cultureb. nationc. influenced. system8. a. brought upb. brought outc. brought aboutd. brought along 9. a. bottomb. keyc. based. basement10. a. crossedb. drunkc. swamd. dived11. a. touched down b. put downc. got downd. settled down12. a. evolveb. judgec. distinguishd. rise13. a. adds to b. results to c. turns tod. takes to14. a. approachedb. contacted c. involved d. communicated15. a. impact b. differencec. connection d. familiarity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，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16-25的相应位置上。several days ago， a 16 (shock) news broke out. a malaysian airplane (mh370) with 239 passengers just disappeared after its departure from the airport. almost two hours later， the plane just vanished into air，as if it never existed before.rumors about its 17 (disappear) have spread fast around the world. some people said that the plane was kidnapped by the space aliens，the so called ufo. 18 has never been proved or confirmed true. some people claim 19 the aircraft exploded in the midair before landing. this might be true to some extent，but we still need more confirmative proof.the people 20 care most about the passengers are the family members of the passengers. they 21 _(wait) anxiously and even getting desperate after waiting 22 (hope) for almost four days. 23 tortures them most is not the sad news of their beloved ones death， 24 the newsless. they could get no news from anywhere or anybody about the wreckage失事.this has been driving them into craziness day by day.we hope these people 25 board will soon be found well and safe， and with their family members they could get together and reunited.ii. 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。adaniel defoe (about 16601731) was an important novelist in the english literature. when he was young, he served as a soldier and had been to spain, italy, france and germany. at the same time, he went in for politics. he cared much about the development of capitalism(资本主义). he had written a lot of articles against it and he was put into prison twice for that. it was not until that he was nearly sixty that he began to write the famous novel “robinson crusoe”, which was published in may, 1709. it spread so rapidly that the story was known to every household very soon.“robinson crusoe” can be divided into three parts. the first part is about crusoes three voyages, the second part about his hunting, hiding in caves farming and his hard struggles against nature on a small island, the third about the things which happened after his return from the island. the second part is the body of the novel, in which robinsons characters are clearly shown. defoe wrote his novel in a simple style and his language is easy to understand. his novel writing set a milestone of the modern english novel. in his later part of life, he was in poor health and lived very poorly. he died on april 24, 1731.26. deniel defoe was _ and the writer of _.a. an englishman, “a tale of two cities”b. an american, “a million pound note”c. a french, “the lost necklace”d. an english, “robinson crusoe” 27. how old was he when he began to write his famous novel robinson crusoe?a. he was in his sixties. b. he was in his fifties.c. he was over 60. d. he was sixty.28. robinson crusoe can be divided into _ parts and the first is about _.a. three, his journeys by sea b. three, his characters c. two, his lonely life d. four, his fame29. “every household” in this passage means _.a. all members of a family b. all people c. every building d. persons living in the same house30.what was defoes contribution(贡献) to the english literature?a. he wrote a very interesting story. b. he made people happy while reading his story.c. he set a milestone of the modern english novel. d. he was active in politics and was against capitalism.bgrowing up, i wanted to be just like my mom. she was kind. people always seemed to feel comfortable in her presence. for years, she was a volunteer in our community. i loved going to the local nursing home with her where she taught a ceramic class.on one summer day, mama told me to get changed and meet her at the car.i had planned to spend the day at the lake with friends. why did she have to ruin everything? i imagined the cool lake water. irritated使烦燥，i climbed into the car and slammed the door shut. we sat in silence. i was too upset to make conversation.“tasha, would you like to know where we are going?” mama asked calmly.“no,” i said.“we are going to volunteer at a childrens shelter today. i have been there before and i think it would benefit you,” she explained.when we reached the shelter, mama rang the doorbell. moments later, we were greeted by a woman. she led us to the front room where all of the children were playing. i noticed a baby whose body was scarred with iron marks. i was told it was because she wouldnt stop crying. the majority of the children had noticeable physical scars. others hid their emotional wounds.as i took in my surroundings, i felt a gentle tug猛拉，牵引on my shirt. i looked down to see a little girl looking up at me. “hi. you want to play dolls with me?” she asked. i looked over at mama for reinforcement. she smiled and nodded. i turned back and said, “sure.” her tiny hand reached up and held mine, as if to comfort me. 31. the author admired her mom for _. a. her kindness to others b. her excellent teaching c. her quality of honesty d. her positive attitude to life32. according to paragraph 3, when she was asked to go out with her mom, the author was _. a. excited b. angry c. surprisedd. worried33. from the passage we learn most children in the shelter _. a. were often punished by staffb. werent allowed to go outside c. were once treated badlyd. all suffered from mental illness34. the underlined word “reinforcement” in the passage is closest in meaning to “_”. a. truthb. helpc. comfortd. support35. what lesson did the author learn from her experience? a. to value what you take for granted.b. to play with children is fun. c. to love others is to love yourself.d. to do as what your parents do.ctokyo, japan (ap) japan is very serious about robotics (机器人技术). if the droids are going to fit in, they probably need to learn the japanese custom of serving tea. fortunately, researchers at the university of tokyo are exploring just that. in a show this week, a humanoid（有人类特点的）with camera eyes made by kawada industries inc. poured tea from a bottle into a cup. then another robot on wheels delivered the cup of tea in an experimental room that has sensors embedded in the floor and sofa as well as cameras on the ceiling, to simulate（模仿）life with robot technology. “a human being may be faster, but youd have to say thank you,” said university of tokyo professor tomomasa sato. “thats the best part about a robot. you dont have to feel bad about asking it to do things.” sato believes japan, a rapidly aging society where more than a fifth of the population is 65 or older, will lead the world in designing robots to care for the elderly, sick and bedridden（卧床不起的）. already, monitoring technologies, such as sensors that automatically turn on lights when people enter a room, are becoming widespread in japan. the walking, childsize asimo from honda motor co. greets people at showrooms. nec corp. has developed a smaller companion robotonwheels called papero. a seal robot available since 2004 can entertain the elderly and others in need of fuzzy companionship. sato says his experimental room is raising awareness about privacy questions that may arise when electronic devices（设备）monitor a persons movements down to the smallest detail. on the bright side, the tea pouring humanoid has been programmed to do the dishes.36. what is the best title of this passage?a. “thank you” will never be needed in japanb. monitoring technologies are widespread in japanc. robot is designed to care for the elderly.d. robot technologies are widespread in japanese daily life.37. the underlined word “embedded” in the first paragraph probably means .a. fixed b. established c. settled d. rooted38. according to professor sato, .a. the robot serves tea much faster than a human beingb. the robot does anything like human beingsc. tea serving robot helps to form laziness of the aging societyd. tea serving robot doesnt need any reward for the service39. which of the following statements is not true?a. a robot can imitate people to complete complicated tasks.b. a robot has been programmed to clean the dishes.c. all the problems in the aging society can be solved by robots.d. the number of aging people is increasing rapidly in japan.40. we can infer from the passage that .a. people are afraid of being monitored by robots.b. the technology of robots has been highlighted in japan.c. robots can completely take the place of human beings.d. peoples privacy should be strictly protecteddmillions of americans return from long-distance trips by air, but their luggage doesnt always come home with them. airline identification tags（标签） can come loose, and the bags go who-knows-where. and passengers leave all kinds of things on planes.the airlines collect the items and, for 90 days, attempt to find their owners. they dont keep them, since theyre not in the warehouse business. and by law, they cannot sell the bags, because the airlines might be tempted to deliberately misplace luggage.so once insurance companies have paid for lost bags and their contents, and they no longer belong to passengers, a unique store in the little town of scottsboro, alabama, buys them. the “unclaimed baggage center,” is so popular that the building, which is set up like a department store, is the number-one tourist attraction in all of alabama. more than one million visitors stop in each year and take one of the stores shopping carts on a hunt for treasures.each day, clerks bring out 7,000 new items, and veteran（老练的）shoppers rush to paw over them. you can find everything from precious jewels to hockey sticks, best-selling novels, leather jackets, tape recorders, surfboards, even half -used tubes of toothpaste.the stores own laundry washes or cleans all the clothes found in luggage, then sells them. the unclaimed baggage center has found guns, illegal drugs and even a live rattlesnake.the store has a little museum where some of its most unusual acquisitions（获得物） have been preserved. they include highland bagpipes, a burial mask from an egyptian pharaohs tomb, and a medieval suit of armor.statistics indicate that less than one-half of one percent of luggage checked on u.s. carriers is permanently lost and available to the store.41. paragraph1 shows that many passengers lose their luggage because_.a. they are forgetfulb. they are in a hurryc. there is no lost and found office in many airportsd. the owners of some luggage cant be identified42. the reason why the airlines cannot sell the bags is that _.a. they have to find the owners b. they are likely to make a profit on the bags on purpose c. some bags are expensived. they have to keep the bags as long as possible43. the unclaimed baggage center is very popular because_.a. theres a large variety of goods.b. all the things there are very cheap. c. visitors may purchase something undervalued.d. visitors will enjoy some amusing activities there.44. what can we infer from the passage? a. a little museum will keep all the precious unclaimed baggage. b. the percentage of passengers who lose their baggage for ever is small. c. the things in the unclaimed baggage center are articles for daily use. d. people are not allowed to buy the illegal things in the store.45. what is the main purpose of the passage? a. to introduce how the unclaimed baggage in the airports is handled in america. b. to introduce an attractive place to tourists. c. to remind passengers of taking care of their baggage.d. to advise the airlines to find the owners of the unclaimed baggage.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。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。首先，请阅读以下杂志的封面信息及简介：请阅读以下人员信息，然后匹配人员与相关杂志：46. mr. jones likes military history very much. he knows well a lot of battles in world war two. now he wishes to know even more. he wants to learn about some other battles that happened in different parts of the world, so he wants to get a magazine to help him.47. mr. spencer has a very big family and they have different interests, so he wishes to subscribe a magazine that can satisfy all of his family members needs. for example, he is interested in politics and events, his wife cares about movies while his sons and daughters love music and fashion.48. mrs. baker is trying to subscribe a magazine for her son, aged 10, and her daughter, aged 8. she needs one that includes fun facts about human body and animals, stories, and illustrations designed to spark her childrens interest, educating while also entertaining.49. mrs. bates has a full-time job while she has to take care of her family. sometimes she finds it really difficult for her to get meals ready for them after she gets back from work. now she needs to find a magazine that could help her prepare some quick and easy food for her family.50. mr. barrow runs a small pub in downtown areas and every day he gets quite a lot of customers who come for beers. to offer better service to his customers, he wishes to know more about beer like new trends in beer. so he wants to find a magazine to do that.iii. 完成句子： 根据中文提示完成句子，每空一词 （共5小题；每空1分，满分15分）51. 乡村的生活十分无聊，我不久就感到厌烦了。the life in the country was so boring that i soon got _ _ _ it52. 如果只是把佛罗里达看作是旅游胜地，那你就错了。its a mistake to think offlorida only_ _ _its tourist attractions.53. 在地震中受损的房子需要修理。some buildings damaged in the earthquake are still _ _ _ repair.54. 在政府的帮组下，农民们开始着手改变这个局面。 with the help of the government, the peasants _ _ _ the situation. 55. 我们队在比赛中输了的消息令我们很沮丧。we _ _ _ by the news that our team was defeated in the game.iv. 写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节 基础写作（共1小题，满分15分）【写作内容】假如你叫李华，现正在美国加利福尼亚州上大学，你的一个朋友刘英写信向你了解美国加利福尼亚州的情况，请根据以下内容提示给他回信简介加利福尼亚州。地理方面面积42.4万平方千米，美国西部，西濒太平洋，美国面积第三大的州人口方面约38,000,000人；据说15000前印第安人首先进入；16世纪欧洲人开始进入；19世纪中世界各地的人带着发财梦进入；未来将还会有人因喜爱加州的气候和生活方式进入。语言方面58% 的人把英语作为母语来讲，42%的人讲其它语言。加利福尼亚州： california；太平洋：the pacific；印第安人：indians【写作内容】请根据以上内容给朋友写回信，内容包括：1、加里福尼亚的地理方面的信息;2、人口及其语言方面的信息;3、信的开头和结尾已经给出，不计入句子数。【写作要求】只能用5个句子表达全部内容。【评分标准】句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章连贯。dear liu ying, your letter reached me yesterday. you would like me to tell you something about california, so now i am writing to you._if you want to know more, you may go to /wiki/california/history. best wishes to you. yours ever, li h