湖南省沙市中学2013年（2012级）高二英语新生试卷（三）（无答案）牛津译林版

1 20122012 级暑期英语试卷 三 级暑期英语试卷 三 第二部分 英语知识运用 共两节 满分 30 分 第一节 单项填空 共 10 小题 每小题 1 分 满分 10 分 21 To reduce wasting the governments at all levels will the cost in official business reception A cut down B turn down C set down D settle down 22 In today s competitive market the quality of staff is to the company s success A contrary B fundamental C strict D grateful 23 Do you need any help Lucy Yes The job is I could do myself A less than B more than C no more than D not more than 24 What do you think of the movie the movie isn t interesting enough though lots of money has been spent on it A To be honest B That s to say C Generally speaking D I m not sure 25 It is high time for us to take measures to protect these old traditions and customs before they A die out B die away C die off D die down 26 She can t get down to work because she was deeply by the news of his death A affected B surprised C harmed D charged 27 As we all know all living things the sun for their growth A insist on B rely on C connect with D come on 28 After the foreign guests got with the Chinese traditional festivals they liked to live in China A familiar B satisfied C tired D popular 29 I d like to buy a house modern comfortable and in a quiet neighbourhood A in all B above all C after all D at all 30 The kind hearted lady is popular with her neighbors right Yes She is always ready to help others without expecting anything A in store B in return C in charge D in turn 第二节 完形填空 共 20 小题 每题 1 分 满分 20 分 阅读下面短文 从短文后各题所给的四个选项 A B C 和 D 中 选出可以填入空白处的 最佳选项 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑 Almost everyone wants to get smarter We struggle to improve our 31 intelligence and attention We drink cup after cup of coffee to help us 32 the day 33 a new study published in Current Directions in Psychological Science warns that there are 34 to how smart humans can get Each of our body parts develops in a certain way for a reason 35 we are not 3 meters tall 36 2 most people s hearts are not strong enough to send 37 up that high Scientists say that our thinking ability works in the same way A baby s brain size is limited by a series of 38 such as the size of the mother s pelvis 骨盆 If our brains developed to be bigger there could be more 39 during childbirth The study of Jews who have an average IQ much 40 than other Europeans showed they were more 41 to develop diseases of the 42 system This might be because of their increased brainpower If intelligence cannot be improved can we at least get better at 43 Not really say scientists They studied 44 like caffeine 咖啡因 that improve attention They found the drugs only helped people with serious 45 problems For those who did not have trouble paying attention the drugs could have the 46 effect Scientists say that this suggests there is a n 47 limit to how much people can or should concentrate Our memory is also a double edged sword People with extremely good memories could 48 having a difficult life because they cannot 49 bad things that happen to them Thomas Hills one of the authors of the paper said that 50 all the problems in trying to get smarter it s unlikely that there will ever be a super mind 31A ability B character C memory D emotion 32 A go through B put through C get through D carry through 33A Though B Therefore C However D Meanwhile 34 A standards B measures C ranges D limits 35 A At first B In addition C For example D Above all 36 A until B because C before D so that 37 A blood B information C breath D strength 38 A factors B reasons C aspects D effects 39 A chances B deaths C choices D lives 40 A smarter B better C lower D higher 41 A likely B possible C probable D sure 42 A physical B bodily C personal D nervous 43 A exercising B concentrating C memorizing D thinking 44 A poisons B drinks C plants D drugs 45 A attention B family C health D living 46 A same B opposite C different D similar 47 A lower B smaller C upper D higher 48 A end up B make up C start up D come up 49 A forget B remember C perform D share 50 A supposing B concerning C considering D regarding 第三部分 阅读理解 共 20 小题 每小题 2 分 满分 40 分 A It was an autumn morning shortly after my husband and I moved into our first house Our children were upstairs unpacking and I was looking out of the 3 window at my father moving around mysteriously on the front lawn What are you doing out there I called to him He looked up smiling I m making you a surprise I thought it could be just about anything When we were kids he always created something surprising for us Today however Dad would say no more and caught up in the business of our new life I eventually forgot about his surprise Until one gloomy day the next March when I glanced out of the window I saw a dot of blue across the yard I headed outside for a closer look They were crocuses 番红花 throughout the front lawn 一 blue yellow and my favorite pink with little faces moving up and down in the cold wind I remembered the things Dad secretly planted last autumn He knew how the darkness and dullness of winter always got me down What could have been more perfectly timely to my needs My father s crocuses bloomed 开花 each spring for the next five seasons always bringing the same assurance Hard times are almost over Hold on keep going and light is coming soon Then a spring came with only half the usual blooms and the next spring there were none I missed the crocuses so I would ask Dad to come over and plant new bulbs But I never did He died suddenly one October day My family were in deep sorrow leaning on our faith On a spring afternoon four years later I was driving back when I felt depressed It was Dad s birthday and I found myself thinking about him This was not unusual my family often talked about him remembering how he lived up to his faith Suddenly I slowed as I turned into our driveway I stopped and stared at the lawn There on the muddy grass with small piles of melting snow bravely waving in the wind was one pink crocus How could a flower bloom from a bulb more than 18 years ago one that hadn t bloomed in over a decade But there was the crocus Tears filled my eyes as I realized its significance Hold on keep going and light is coming soon The pink crocus bloomed for only a day but it built my faith for a lifetime 51According to the first three paragraphs we learn that A it kept bothering the author not knowing what the surprise was B the author was unpacking when her father was making the surprise C it was not the first time that the author s father had made a surprise D the author knew what the surprise was because she knew her father 52 Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage A The author usually felt depressed in the season of winter B The author s father planted the crocuses to lift her low spirits C The author often thought about her father after he died D The crocuses bloomed each spring before her father died 53 The author s father should be best described as A a part time worker who loved flowers B a kind hearted man who lived with faith 4 C a full time gardener with skillful hands D an ordinary man with doubts in his life 54 What can be the best title for the passage A Crocuses My Source of Faith B Crocuses Father s Surprise C A Pink Crocus My Memory D Crocuses in Blossom My Favorite B In many African countries the care of orphans has been mainly led by foreign donor organizations However Sister Florence has changed all that Using her own resources Sister Florence is leading the work of raising orphans from different backgrounds Sister Florence Wanjala s biggest motivation to start the orphan program was when she saw a little boy whose parents had died The boy was living with a cruel grandparent and he would visit the grave of his mother crying for support Sister Wanjala wanted to give a helping hand and give him hope From that time she started feeling the call to help a larger number of orphans She opened an office with a few friends and coordinated 协调 a program to help the orphans All the registrations were done in the office and the program so far has 8000 children Sister Wanjala said My dream is to help the orphan to live a holistic 完整 life and be a good Kenyan citizen to help this country Many people think that the way to support orphans is to put them in an institution 孤儿院 Others support them up to the age of eighteen but here we do it very differently For Sister Wanjala putting a child in an institution is normally her last choice She prefers the orphans to live in a foster 寄宿的 home She said I m so encouraged and happy to see the orphans succeeding When they come first or second in class it shows how the program has helped them and that s encouraging to me as I continue to coordinate the program Through her charity work more than 1000 orphans have been able to find a home Sister Wanjala as a mother takes care of her own family 55 What inspired Sister Wanjala to start the orphan program A Her preference for kids B Her own similar experience C A sad story about an orphan D Her successful charity work 56 Sister Wanjala opened an office mainly to A set up as many institutions as possible for orphans B start a program to offer orphans a foster family C provide school education for those orphans D raise more money for the homeless kids 57 What does the underlined sentence probably mean A She didn t want orphans to live in an institution B She preferred to put orphans into an institution C She had no choice but to put orphans in institutions D She sent orphans into an institution in the end 58 What can we learn from the text A Sister Wanjala finally adopted the little boy 5 B Sister Wanjala found foster homes for 8000 orphans C Sister Wanjala was too busy to care for her own family D Sister Wanjala was not alone in helping orphans C BANG the door caused a reverberation 回声 It was just standing there with Father standing on one side and I on the other side We were both in great anger Never set foot in this house again stormed Father With tears welling up in my eyes I rushed out of the flat and ran along the street The street lights were shining rather desolately 凄凉的 I wandered 徘徊 aimlessly A young father who held a child in his arms walked past me I felt as if I saw my childhood from another space happy and harmonious But now I don t know whether it is because I have grown up or because dad is getting old We differ in our ways of thinking He always forces his opinions and codes of behavior on me Whenever I do something wrong he never turns a blind eye to it We are just like two people coming from two different worlds It feels like there is an iron door between us that can never be opened I wandered the streets without a destination in mind My heart was frozen on this hot summer night As I walked on there were fewer and fewer people on the streets until I had only the street lights to keep me company 陪伴 When I finally reached the high rise apartment block in which I lived I saw that the light was still on In fact it was nothing Perhaps dad was throwing away some of his old stamps Perhaps he thought they were useless I never had the courage to tell him that I liked collecting stamps I can t stand his outrageous 蛮横的 words I can throw you away let alone these old papers All the lights were off except father s Dad was always like this Maybe he didn t know how to express himself After shouting at me he never showed any mercy or any moments of regret After an argument he has the habit of approaching in my sleep and then covering me with the quilt 被子 This was how he always was He has been a leader for so long that telling everyone else what to do has become his second nature The light was still on Am I wrong I whispered maybe With the key in hand I was as nervous as I had ever been At last I decided to open the door As soon as I opened the door tears ran down my cheeks I suddenly realized that the iron door that I had imagined between us did not exist at all Love it second to none 59 Decide which is the best order of the following according to what happened in the passage a I opened the door and entered the house b Sadly I ran out into the street c I reached the place where I lived and saw my house still brightly lit 6 d I thought of my father s kindness towards me e I walked about in the street without any aim A b e d c a B b e c d a C b e a c d D b e c a d 60 What made the writer think of his childhood A The sight of the desolate street lights B The sight of the empty street C The sight of a father with a child in his arms D The sight of light in his own house 61 Why do you think the father often shouts at his son A Perhaps the father is getting older and older B Perhaps the son has already grown up C Perhaps they never agree with each other D Perhaps the father has got used to doing that 62 What conclusion can you draw after reading the passage A The father is actually kind to his son B The father treats his son in an unfair way C The father is neither kind nor cruel to his son D The father is always finding fault with his son D When I was a baby I entertained you and made you laugh Whenever I was bad you d shake your finger at me and ask How could you but then you d give up and roll me over for a belly scratch and I believed that life could not be any more perfect My housetraining was a long process because you were terribly busy but we worked on that together We went for long walks runs in the park and car rides We stopped for ice cream I took long naps in the sun waiting for you to come home at the end of the day Gradually you began spending more time at work and on your career and more time searching for a human mate Eventually you fell in love She now your wife is not a dog person but I still welcomed her into our home I was happy because you were happy Then the human babies came along and I shared your excitement I was fascinated by their pinkness how they smelled and I wanted to mother them too Your wife was afraid I would bite them But nevertheless as they began to grow I became their friend Now you have a new job in another city and you and they will be moving to an apartment that does not allow pets You ve made the right decision for your family but there was a time when I was your only family I was excited about the car ride until we arrived at the dog pound It smelled of dogs and cats of fear of hopelessness You filled out the paperwork and said I know you will find a good home for her They shrugged and gave you a pained look The children were in tears as they waved me goodbye And How could you were the only three words that swept over my mind 7 Is it better to live with hope or without hope At first whenever anyone passed my pen 围栏 I rushed to the front hoping it was you that you had changed your mind and that this was all a bad dream My beloved master I will think of you and wait for you forever I hope you receive more faithfulness from your family than you showed to me 63 Who tells this story A A dog B A child C A dog s owner D A dog trainer 64 Why did the dog s owner take his dog to the pound A He had a newborn baby B His wife did not like the dog C He was moving into a new building D He thought the dog too troublesome 65 Which is true about the dog when it lived at the pound A It hoped to be adopted by another family B It continued to love its former owner C It did not trust humans any more D It was excited about the pound 66 What is the theme of the story A Be ready for changes B Never expect too much C Never complain about your life D Be faithful to those who love you E I came to study in the United States a year ago Yet I did not know the real American society until I was injured in a car accident because after the accident I had to see a doctor and go to court After the accident my roommate called a doctor for me I was very grateful and determined to repay him one day But the next day he asked me to pay him 200 for what he had done I was astonished He had good reason to charge me he said And if I wanted to collect money from the person who was responsible for my injury I d have to have a good lawyer And only a good doctor can help me get a good lawyer Now that he had helped me find a good doctor it was only fair that I should pay him But every day I went to see the doctor I had to wait about 50 minutes He would see two or three patients at the same time and often stop treating one so as to see another Yet he charged me 115 each time The final examination report consisted of ten lines and it cost me 215 My lawyer was all smiles the first time we met But after that he avoided seeing me at all He knew very well the other party was responsible for the accident yet he hardly did anything He simply waited to collect his money He was so irresponsible that I decided to dismiss him And he made me pay him 770 Now I had to act as my own lawyer Due to my inexperience I told the insurance company the date I was leaving America Knowing that they played for time and I left without getting a cent 67 The author s roommate offered to help him because A he felt sorry for the author 8 B he thought it was a chance to make some money C he knew the doctor was a very good one D he wanted the author to have a good lawyer 68 The word charge in the third paragraph means A ask as a price B accuse C be respo