广东省汕头市金山中学2010-2011学年高二上学期期末考试-英语.doc

金山中学2010-2011学年第一学期期末考试试卷 高二英语 命题： 注意事项：1、 本试卷分第一卷和第二卷两部分。满分150分。考试时间120分钟。2、考卷包括试卷，答题卷和答题卡。请把第一卷的答案涂写在答题卡和答题卷的相应位置上。第一卷一、故事复述（共1小题，满分10分）你将听到一段故事，故事播两遍。听完故事后用自己的话复述故事。:注意：复述的内容涵盖尽可能多的原文信息点， 将所复述的内容写到答题卷上，字数约100词。故事梗概提示 ：一位保险柜惯犯决定金盆洗手，在紧急关头却选择挺身而出，救出了朋友的孩子。 关键词提示 ： safe 保险柜； Jimmy； Mr. Adams； change； shut；二、单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）1. The man killing the housekeeper was trying to find himself a lawyer. Aaccusing of Baccused of Caccusing for Daccused for2. The pilot asked all the passengers on board to remain _ as the plane was making a landing.Aseating Bseated Cseat Dto be seating3. It is human beings rather than pigs that are for the disastrous flu circling the globe, which was once called the swine flu.Ato be blamed Bto have blamed Cblaming Dto blame4. I cant persuade him playing computer games. He is to them.Ainto; used Binto; accustomed Cout of; addicted Dout of; stuck5. It doesnt _ to buy that expensive coat when these cheaper ones are just as good as that ones.A. make a differenceB. make outC. make senseD. make up6. Every _ space on the wall was covered in pictures.A. availableB. valuableC. ordinaryD. comfortable7. It was a long time before the Americans completely _ from the shadow of the September 11th attack launched by the terrorists.A. healedB. improvedC. curedD. treated8. The plan _ just because people were unwilling to cooperate.A. broke downB. took downC. turned downD. put down9. - Do you like living here? - Yes, but Im still _ to the new time zone. A. adoptingB. actingC. clarifyingD. adjusting10. The speaker is giving a rather _ speech, as I can judge from the _ look on the listeners.A. inspiring; inspiringB. inspired; inspiredC. inspiring; inspiredD. inspired; inspiring11. Only after spending several nights working on the math problem to wonder whether the problem was wrongly set.Ahad he begun Bhe began Cdid he begin Dbegan he 12. When _ into the warm room, ice soon changes into water. A. heating and takingB. heated, and taking C. heating or takenD. heated or taken13. If the American government the experts suggestion, the world economy _ in such a mess now.Afollowed; would not be Bhad followed; would not have been Cwere to follow; would not be Dhad followed; would not be14. That was all _ could do in such a poor financial situation.A. oneB. theC. a D. it15. I dont think he will make a superstar like Cristiano Ronaldo. He just lacks it takes to be a professional soccer player.AWhich Bthat Cwhat Dwho三、完形填空（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、和D四个选项中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项。On a cold winter day, I waited in line to see my hero, Jack Canfield, the author of The Success Principles.During his talk, Jack 16 his wallet, pulled out a hundred-dollar bill, and said, “Who wants this?” 17 shot up in the audience; people leaned forward to see whom Jack would choose. But I jumped up, ran up the 18 to the stage, and grabbed the bill. As I was launching myself in the air, thoughts raced through my mind was I about to be humiliated (羞辱) in front of 800 people? Would they 19 security guards and take me from the stage? 20 my desire for brave action was louder than any doubtful voice.As I got the bill from his hand, he said, “Thats it! We cant wait for the 21 to come to us. We must take action to 22 what we want!”After his talk, I managed to formally meet Jack and bravely asked for his 23 email address. Over the next months, I sent him emails 24 my vision and dreams with him. He kindly emailed back lots of encouragement. But my life got busy with other things. I stopped e-mailing Jack.A year later, my dreams had worn away. I thought Jack would inspire me into action, like a giant 25 that would show me the way.I emailed him, and then again but got no 26 . As I sat down at my computer to check my emails, I 27 woke up. What was I doing? I was waiting! Now I remembered the crowd, most likely 28 that hundred-dollar bill, while they sat stuck to their chairs.Usually we all have a “Jack” for whom we wait whether its a person, a place or a thing. We 29 believe the gifts of life are just around the corner, and that everything will come in a(n) 30 way. So we dont try. We give up. But as Wayne Gretzky said: “Youll always miss 100% of the opportunities you dont take!” So I stopped waiting and started my writing career.Now what are you waiting for?16. A. stretched outB. reached forC. stuck toD. handed in17. A. CheersB. ShoutsC. HeadsD. Hands18. A. pathB. roadC. stepsD. route19. A. askB. callC. demandD. order20. A. AndB. SoC. ButD. Or21. A. opportunitiesB. timesC. resultsD. aims22. A. attract B. acceptC. repairD. create23. A. professionalB. secretC. publicD. personal24. A. speakingB. describingC. presentingD. sharing25. A. handB. gateC. exitD. entrance26. A. newsB. noticeC. responseD. reaction27. A. graduallyB. suddenlyC. immediatelyD. slowly28. A. desiringB. claimingC. beggingD. valuing29. A. sincerelyB. honestlyC. falselyD. correctly30. A. difficultB. impressiveC. earlyD. natural四、阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分；满分40分）AReducing the amount of sleep students get at night has a direct impact on their performance at school during the day. According to classroom teachers, elementary and middle school students who stay up late exhibit more learning and attention problems. This has been shown by Brown Medical School and Bradley Hospital research. In the study, teachers were not told the amount of sleep students received when completing weekly performance reports, yet they rated the students who had received eight hours or less as having the most trouble recalling all the material, learning new lessons and completing high-quality work. Teachers also reported that these students had more difficulty paying attention. The experiment is the first to ask teachers to report on the effects of sleep deficiency on children. Just staying up late can cause increased academic difficulty and attention problems for otherwise healthy, well-functioning kids, said Garharn Forlone, the studys leading author. So the results provide professionals and parents with a clear message: when a child is having learning and attention problems, the issue of sleep has to be taken into consideration. If we dont ask about sleep, and try to improve sleep patterns in kids struggling academically, then we arent doing our job, Forlone said. For parents, he said, the message is simple: getting kids to bed on time is as important as getting them to school on time.31. What were teachers instructed to do in the experiment? A. To monitor students sleep patterns.B. To help students concentrate in class. C. To record students weekly performance.D. To ask students to complete a sleep report.32. The underlined word “deficiency” here means _. A. shortageB. problemC. troubleD. weakness33. What problem arises in class due to students lack of sleep? A. Poorer health.B. Being less attentive.C. Loss of motivation. D. improper behavior.34. According to this passage, parents should _. A. make sure their children are always punctual for school B. ensure that their children grow up in a healthy environment C. help their children accomplish high-quality work D. see to it that their children have enough sleep35. This passage is mainly about _. A. the importance of the students sleepB. the importance of the way to sleep C. the importance of the teachers sleepD. the importance of being at school on timeB“The first and best of victories for a man is to conquer himself; to be conquered by himself is, of all things, the most shameful,” says Plato. Self-control is at the root of all the advantages. Let a man give in to his impulses (冲动) and feelings, and from that moment he gives up his moral freedom.A single angry word has lost many friends. When Socrates found in himself any temper or anger, he would check it by speaking low in order to control himself. If you are conscious of being angry, keep your mouth shut so that you can hold back rising anger. Many a person has dropped dead in great anger. Fits of anger bring fits of disease. “Whoever the gods would destroy they first make them mad.” “Keep cool,” says Webster, “anger is not argument.” “Be calm in arguing,” says George Herbert, “for fierceness (狂怒) makes error a fault.”To be angry with a weak man is to prove that you are not strong yourself. “Anger,” says Pythagoras, “begins with foolishness and ends with regret.” You must measure the strength of a man by the power of the feelings he conquers, not by the power of those which conquer him. Self-control is mans last and greatest victory. If a man lacks self-control he seems to lack everything. Without it he can have no patience, no power to govern himself; he can have no self-confidence, for he will always be controlled by his strongest feeling. If he lacks self-control, the very backbone and nerve of character are lacking too. 36. Whats the main idea of the passage?A. Self- control is important for a man.B. We should learn to be strong.C. A man who keeps cool wont lose any game.D. The great heroes in history knew how to control themselves.37. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean?A. If you are mad, the gods will kill you.B. If you lose your temper first, gods will kill you first.C. If you cant control yourself, you will be crazy.D. If the gods want to kill you, they will make you mad first.38. Which of the following is NOT true, according to passage?A. The first and best of victories for a man is to conquer himself.B. You will make a small mistake serious if you dont keep cool.C. You must measure a mans strength by the power of the feelings which conquer him.D. Anger begins with foolishness and ends with regret. 39. Which of the following cant help you avoid anger, according to the passage?A. Being calm in arguing. B. Checking your temper or anger by speaking low.C. Keeping your mouth shut. D. Trying to make the other angry first.40. The passage is most likely to be found in _?A. A scientific journal.B. A health magazineC. A news report.D. An encyclopediaCCompost is used by farmers around the world to make their soil richer and to get better quality crops. But what exactly is compost?Compost is formed by plant or animal wastes that are mixed together so that they break down into simpler elements. Plants are full of gases from the air, such as carbon, hydrogen and oxygen, as well as many minerals from the soil. After the end of a harvest, farmers often take the unused parts of their crops and combine them in large piles called “compost piles”. Animal waste is sometimes added to the piles as well, and water is always added, to help the piles begin to decay, or break down. Insects, worms and bacteria work together with oxygen to change the materials into a mixture rich in nutrients. After the compost is well-decayed, it can be spread over fields to enrich the soil with nutrients good for the crops.Farmers must be careful of several things when creating good compost. Water is necessary, but if there is too much the compost will be no good. In addition, the compost piles must not be too hot or too cold; 30 - 37C is the best temperature. Farmers often cool the piles by turning them over, a process which also helps the decaying process by adding more oxygen to the compost. A thin layer of soil over the piles is also very necessary in some areas, to prevent rats or other small animals from eating the compost.41. Compost can enrich the soil because _.A. it is made up of a mixture of plantsB. it brings useful materials back to the plantsC. it is made by being attacked by bacteriaD. animal waste is added to it42. The main purpose of the passage is _.A. to show how plants can growB. to tell us the way to make compostC. to tell us to protect the environmentD. to tell us an environmentally friendly way to enrich the soil43. We can infer from the passage that _.A. compost is not easy to makeB. compost can make soil richC. compost is a kind of organic fertilizerD. compost can prevent pollution44. Which of the following statements is not true?A. When we make compost, we should turn over the compost pile often.B. Compost supplies food not only to plants but also to many animals.C. Turning over the compost pile will make the organism in it grow well.D. When we make compost, we should control the water amount.45. Which is the best title for the passage?A. A way to better soil.B. A kind of fertilizer.C. How to make compost.D. What can make soil rich.DReduce, reuse, and recycle. This familiar environmentalist slogan tells us how to reduce the amount of rubbish that ends up in landfills and waterways. The concept is being used to deal with one possibly dangerous form of waste electronic junk (电子垃圾), such as old computers, cell phones, and televisions. But this process for managing e-waste may be used in an unscrupulous way more often than not used, a recent report suggests. “A lot of these materials are being sent to developing nations under the excuse of reuse to bridge the digital divide,” said Richard Gutierrez, a policy researcher. One of the problems is that no one proves whether these old machines work before they hit the seaways. Because of this, the report says, e-waste is a growing problem in Lagos, Nigeria, and elsewhere in the developing world. Much of the waste ends up being thrown away along rivers and roads. Often its picked apart by poor people, who may face dangerous exposure to poisonous chemicals in the equipment. Businessmen also pay workers a little money to get back materials such as gold and copper. This low-tech recovery process could expose workers and the local environment to many dangerous materials used to build electronics. According to Gutierrez, this shadow economy exists because the excuse of recycling and reusing electronics gives businessmen “a green passport” to ship waste around the globe. “Developing nations must take upon some of the responsibility themselves,” Gutierrez said. But, he added, “A greater portion of this responsibility should fall on the exporting state.” China, for example, has become a dumping place for large amounts of e-waste. The nation is beginning to take action to stop the flow of dangerous materials across its borders. The Chinese government, after many years of denial (否认), is finally beginning to take the lead. 46. The passage mainly tells us that _.A. developing countries are facing serious environmental problemsB. e-waste is sent to developing countries under the excuse of reuseC. developing countries are making full use of e-wasteD. e-waste is a growing problem in developed countries47. What does the third paragraph mainly discuss?A. A lot of e-waste is dumped in developing countries.B. Poor people break up e-waste to collect some valuable materials. C. The problem of e-waste is growing in developing countriesD. Old computers and TVs still work before they are sent abroad.48. The underlined word “unscrupulous” in Paragraph 1 probably means “_”.A. immoral B. wrong C. proud D. unsafe49. From what Gutierrez said we can learn that _.A. developing countries should be responsible for this problemB. exporting countries should be mainly responsible for this problemC. neither rich nor poor countries should be blamed for this problemD. poor countries should be blamed for this problem50. Which of the following statement is true?A. It is not clear whether the old machines can still work before they are shipped oversea.B. Workers may get very rich by picking up gold and copper in the old machine.C. China is a leading country to produce large amount of e-waste.D. Businessmen from developed countries have a green passport to ship e-waste to the developing world.五、信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）（如选E，涂AB；如选F，涂CD）阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息首先，请阅读下列的应用文：The Blue Mercury Hotel has a variety of different hotel rooms for different kinds of people. Book 7 days in advance and you will pay at special rates. The categories are as follows.A. Ruby No 1: With a balcony. One single bed and a computer, Internet accessible Max: One person Price: Regular Rate - $490 (per person / per night) With no special rate all year round.B. Sapphire No 2: With a balcony. Two double beds (all standard rooms) Max: Four people来 Price: Regular Rate - $220 (per person / per night) Special Rate - $190 (per person / per night)C. Emerald No 1: With a balcony. Two double beds or one king-size bed (all standard rooms) Max: Four people Price: Regular Rate - $290 (per person/per night) Special Rate - $220 (per person/per night)D. Ruby No 2: With a balcony. One bedroom suite with one king-size bed Max: Two people Price: Regular Rate - $580 (per person / per night) Special Rate - $400 (per person / per night):E. Emerald No 3: With a balcony. Two-bedroom suite on the top floor of the oceanarium with two king-size beds Max: Four people Price: Regular Rate - $900 (per person / per night) Special Rate - $760 (per person / per night)F. Sa