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扎兰屯一中2014-2015年度下学期高二期末考试（英语试卷）时间：100分钟 满分：120分 第一卷第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40）第一节：（共15题，每小题2 分，满分30分）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。a perhaps youthinkyou could easilyaddto your happiness with more money. strange as it may seem, if youre unsatisfied, the issue is not a lack of means to meet your desires but a lack of desiresnot that you cannot satisfy your tastes but that you dont have enough tastes. real riches consist of well-developed and hearty capacities (能力) to enjoy life. most people are already swamped(淹没) with things. theyeat, wear, go and talk too much. they live in too big a house with too many rooms, yet their house of life is a hut. your house of life ought to be a mansion (豪宅) , a royal palace. every new taste, everyadditional interest, every fresh enthusiasm adds a room. here are several rooms your house of life should have. art should be a desire for you to develop simply because the world is full of beautiful things. if you onlyunderstood how to enjoy them and feed your spirit on them, they would make you as happy as to find plenty of ham and eggs when youre hungry. literature, classic literature, is a beautiful, richly furnished room where you might find many an hour of rest and refreshment. to gain that love would go toward making you a rich person, for a rich person is not someone who has a library but who likes a library. music like mozarts and bachs shouldnt be absent. real riches are of the spirit. and when youve brought that spirit up to where classical music feeds it and makes you a little drunk, you have increased your thrills and bettered them. and life is a matter of thrills. sports, without which you remain poor, mean a lot in life. no matter who you are, you would be more human, and your house of life would be better supported against the had days, if you could, anddid, play a bit. whatever rooms you mightaddto your house of life, the secret of enjoying life is to keep adding.1. the author intends to tell us that_. a. true happiness lies in achieving wealth by fair means b. big houses are peoples most valued possessions c. big houses can in a sense bring richness of life d. true happiness comes from spiritual riches2. the underlined sentence in the second paragraph probably implies that_. a. however materially rich, they never seem to be satisfied b. however materially rich, they remain spiritually poor c. though their house is big, they prefer a simple life d. though their house is big, it seems to be a cage3. it can be learned from the passage that _. a. more money brings more happiness b. art is needed to make your house beautiful c. literature can enrich your spiritual life d. sports contribute mainly to your physical fitness4. what would be the best title for the passage? a. house of life b. secret of wealth c. rest and refreshmentd. interest and enthusiasmb why do americans struggle with watching their weight, while the french, who consume rich food, continue to stay thin? now a research by cornell university suggests how life style and decisions about eating may affect weight. researchers concluded that the french tend to stop eating when they feel full. however, americans tend to stop when their plate is empty or their favorite tv show is over. according to dr. joseph mercola, a health expert, the french see eating as an important part of their life style. they enjoy food and therefore spend a fairly long time at the table, while americans see eating as something to be squeezed between the other daily activities. mercola believes americans lose the ability to sense when they are actually full. so they keep eating long after the french would have stopped. in addition, he points out that americans drive to huge supermarkets to buy canned and frozen foods for the week. the french, instead, tend to shop daily, walking to small shops and farmers markets where they have a choice of fresh fruits, vegetables, and eggs as well as high-quality meats for each meal.after a visit to the united states, mireille guiliano, author of french women dont get fat, decided to write about the importance of knowing when to stop rather than suggesting how to avoid food. today she continues to stay slim and rarely goes to the gym. in spite of all these differences, evidence shows that recent life style changes may be affecting french eating habits. today the rate of obesity or extreme overweight among adults is only 6%. however, as american fast food gains acceptance and the young reject older traditions, the obesity rate among french children has reached 17% and is growing.5. in what way are the french different from americans according to dr. joseph mercola?a. they go shopping at supermarkets more frequently.b. they squeeze eating between the other daily activities.c. they regard eating as a key part of their lifestyles.d. they usually eat too much canned and frozen food.6. this text is mainly the relationship between _.a. americans and the french b. life style and obesityc. children and adults d. fast food and overweight7. the text is mainly developed _.a. by contrastb. by space c. by process d. by classification8. where does this text probably come from?a. a tv interview b. a food advertisement c. a health report d. a book reviewc san francisco is a great city. its lively and friendly, and has many things to do. below youll find some ideas about activities and programs in san francisco for the summer.the san francisco school: summer program there are camps for pre-kindergarten (学前班) through middle school at the san francisco school. with programs like “fearless writing”, “making a green world: re-making clothing” and so much more (check which programs are for which ages). this is a great place for children to have fun in the summer. registration (登记) starts in the spring. san francisco art institute community education children to elders are welcome to sign up for all sorts of art classes all year round, such as adult continuing education, pre-college programs, and a young artist program. check website for schedules, class types, age groups and more or call 415-749-4500.san francisco university high school: summer program this is a great program preparing kids for college. academic (学术的) classes in the morning and social classes such as drama, sports, music in the afternoon. there are also other activities such as a field day, an evening party, a talent show and much more. 30-35 sixth grade children are selected each summer, so you have to fill out an application form. see more about it on its website. rudolf steiner college summer programs rudolf steiner has summer programs for teachers who want to take courses such as teaching grade courses 1-8, high school teacher education program, working with pre-school children, languages, arts and more. registration is at the beginning of april. 9. what can we learn about summer programs in the san francisco school?a. it usually begins in the spring.b. it doesnt offer academics classes.c. it is for children from pre-kindergarten.d. it has programs about environmental protection.10. the advantage of programs of san francisco art institute community education is that _.a. it is free for childrenb. children of different ages can take partc. schedules can be found on its websited. children can attend art classes at any season11. which of the following is best for jim if he wants to go to college next year? a. the summer program in the san francisco school. b. san francisco art institute community education.c. the summer programs in rudolf steiner college. d. the summer program in san francisco university high school. 12. for whom does rudolf steiner college hold summer programs? a. teachers. b. children from pre-kindergarten.c. students from high school. d. college students. dtravis is the manager of g&g where he is responsible for forty employees (雇员)and profits (利润) of over $2 millionperyear. hes never late to work. he does not get upset on thejob. when one ofhisemployees started crying after a customer screamed at her, travis took her away. your workinguniformis your shelter, he told her. nothing anyone says will ever hurt you. you will always be as strong as you want to be. travis picked up that lecture in one ofhisg&g training courses, an education program that began on his first day and continues throughout an employees occupation. the training has, travis says, changed his life. g&g has taught him how to live, how to focus, how to get to work on time, and how tomasterhis emotions (情绪). most importantly, it taught him willpower. at the center of that education is an extreme focus on an all-important habit; willpower. dozens of cases show that willpower is the singlemostimportant habit for apersons success.and the best way to strengthen willpower is to make it into a habit. sometimes it looks like people with greatself-control arent working hardbut thats because theyve made it automatic, angela duckworth, one of the university of pennsylvania researchers said. their willpower occurs without them having to think about it.the company spent millions of dollars developing programs of study to train employees on self-control. managers wrote workbooks that serve as guides to how to make willpower a habit in workers lives. those courses arc, in part, why g&g has grownfroma sleepycompanyinto a large one with more than seventeen thousand stores and profits of more than $10 billion a year.13. we loam from paragraph 2 that employees in g&g must .a. learn to give lecturesb. attend education programsc. design a workinguniformd. develop a common hobby14. willpower will become a habit when employees can .a. focus on the profits b. benefit from thejobc. protect themselves well d. control their feelingwell15. what can we inferfromthe passage?a. g&g has grown into a largecompany.b. g&g will spend half its profits training employees.c. g&g may become more successful in the future.d. g&g has to produce more workbooks for managers.第二节：（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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. (注意：答题卡中没有的e,f,g,三项分别用以下形式代替：e=a+b ； f=a+c ； g=a+d ；即e涂a和b；f涂a和c; g涂a和d。) tips for cooking on a tight schedulefrom my experience, there are three main reasons why people dont cook more often:ability, money, and time. _16_money is a topic ill save for another day. so today i want to give you some wisdom about how to make the most of the time you spend in the kitchen. here are three tips forgreatcooking on a tight schedule:1.think ahead. the moments when ithinkcooking is a pain are when im already hungry and there is nothing ready toeat. so think ahead of the coming week. when will you have time to cook? do you have the right materials already?_17_2.make your time worth it. when you do find time to cook a meal, make the most of it and save yourself time later on. are you making one loaf of bread? _18_ it takes around the same amount of time to make more of something. so save yourself the effort for a future meal.3._19_ thismaysurprise you, but one of the best tools for makingcooking worth your time is experimentation. it gives you the chance tohitupon new ideas and recipes that can workwellwith your appetite and schedule. the more you learn and the more you try, the more ability you have to take control of yourfoodand your schedule.hopefully that gives you a good start. _20_ and dontleta busy schedule discourage youfrommaking somegreatchanges in the way youeatand live!a. try new things.b. ability is easily improved.c. make three or four instead.d. understand yourfoodbetter.e. cooking is a burden for many people.f. letcooking and living simply be a joy rather than a burden.g. a little time planning ahead can save a lot of work later on.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：完形填空（共20题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项。 it was already half past seven and i was running late again for the dinner appointment with my wife, eleanor. we had 21 to meet at the restaurant at seven oclock. i felt a little uneasy, but to my 22 i had a good excuse: a business meeting had 23 and id wasted no time getting to the dinner.when i arrived at the 24 i apologized and told eleanor i didnt mean to be late. she screamed, “you never mean to.” well, i 25 tell she was angry. “im sorry but it was not 26 .” i said. then i told her about the business meeting 27 my explanation seemed to make things worse, which started to drive 28 mad aswell.several weeks later, when i 29 the situation to my friend ken hardy, he smiled, “you30 a classic mistake. youre stuck 31 your own way of thinking. you didnt 32 to be late. but thats not the point. what is 33 in your communication is how your lateness affected eleanor.” he pointed out that i focused on the intention 34 eleanor focused on the result. thus, 35 of us felt misunderstood and crazy.thinking more about kens words, i 36 recognized the root cause of such disagreement. its the result of the action that really 37 i should have started the conversation by expressing 38 my actions affected eleanor and 39 the discussions about my intention for later, much later and even never.later on, after talking to eleanor and really 40 her experience of the results of my lateness, ive managed to be on time a lot more frequently.21. a. started b. agreed c. continued d. managed22. a. relief b. surprise c. regretd. sorrow23. a. broken out b. closed down c. faded away d. run over24. a. house b. room c. restaurant d. supermarket25. a. could b. must c. will d. might26. a. movable b. comfortable c. acceptable d. avoidable27. a. however b. therefore c. moreverd. otherwise28. a. her b. him c. me d. them29. a. spread b.wrote c.translated d.described30. a. knew b. made c. found d. took31. a. in b. beyond c. for d. against32. a. need b. prove c. pretend d. intend33. a. funny b. important c. possible d. simple34. a. while b. after c. until d. unless35. a. all b. none c. both d. neither36. a. usually b. merely c. hardlyd. gradually37. a. inspires b. matters c. improves d. challenges38. a. how b. why c. when d. what39. a. compared b. reportedc. finished d. saved40. a. showingb. satisfying c. understanding d. destroying 第二卷 第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第二节（共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。last year, my brother and i went tomiamifor a vacation. some of my friends who had been there before said-41-was a wonderfulholidaydestination. before we went, we had planned for months. when the day came, we were ready.after our plane landed, we went to the hotel. we had made our reservation six months _42_（early）, but the man at the front desk said there had been a mistake. we _43_（tell）that our rooms hadnt been reserved for that week, _44_ for the week after. i didnt understand _45_ this would happen and my credit card had already been charged_46_ the reservation. whats worse, the hotel had been fully booked. when we were wondering what to do, themanager came out. she was _47_（surprise）helpful. she apologized for the mistake and gave us a spare vip room on _48_ top floor. we had never stayed in such an amazing room, and we werent charged extra.thenextday, mybrotherand i went to the beach _49_ we watched some people playvolleyball. we got a little _50_（sunburn），but thedayhad been so relaxing that we didnt mind.第三部分：写作（共两节，满分35 分）第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均限一词。 2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。 i was taking a train to londons victoria station. i had noticed that the carriage was noise a