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2014学年下学期期末联考试题高二英语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115各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Dancing is part of the human experience, like music and storytelling. These 1 were probably invented together. After all, dancing is a way to tell a story to music.Scientists say that animals dance, too, but their dancing is 2 . The “dances” of animals have a(n) 3 . They send messages to other animals about important physical 4 such as hunger or thirst. But when people dance, they express many different 5 love, joy, anger, and sadness. They also tell stories about people, places, life, or death. By dancing, people can share these feelings or 6 with others.All dances are good for you. For one thing, theyre good for you 7 . Dancing is good exercise. It makes you 8 your arms and legs, and it makes your heart work. Its an enjoyable way to keep 9 or to lose weight.Besides, dancing makes you feel better about yourself. It gives you a chance to express your feelings. If you are angry or upset about something, it makes those feelings 10 . Youll probably feel relaxed and happy afterwards, although you may also be 11 . And if you are a quiet or fearful kind of person, dancing can help you be more 12 . When you are dancing, you can 13 yourself and your fears. And finally, theres another important point about dancing. Its a(n) 14 activity. Some dances are for two people, and some are for 15 . But all kinds of dances give you a chance to meet new people or to do something enjoyable with friends.1. A. dancesB. artsC. songsD. stories2. A. strangeB. amazingC. typicalD. different3. A. purposeB. advantageC. characteristicD. attitude4. A. needsB. signsC. exercisesD. changes5. A. attitudesB. ideasC. feelingsD. opinions6. A. skillsB. livesC. valuesD. stories7. A. naturallyB. unexpectedlyC. sociallyD. physically8. A. protectB. useC. cureD. examine9. A. silentB. calmC. healthyD. awake10. A. developB. accumulateC. disappearD. grow11. A. tiredB. guiltyC. confusedD. fearful12. A. energeticB. impressiveC. cautiousD. open13. A. recognizeB. forgetC. understandD. measure14. A. popularB. socialC. formalD. attractive15. A. groupsB. classesC. acquaintancesD. strangers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1625的相应位置上。Air travel makes some people very nervous. The crowds, the noise and flying itself can cause 16 (ease). But there are classes people can take to help 17 defeat the fear of flying. And there is similar training 18 service dogs that suffer the same problem.Service dogs almost never leave the side of the people they care for. You will see them 19 (work) on buses, trains and other public transport systems. 20 the busy environment 21 (find) at an airport can trouble even the best trained working dog.People 22 disabilities depend on their dogs. They want the animals to 23 (safe) guide them through security areas. They also need the dogs to remain calmly on duty on the airplane, even 24 the flying is not smooth. This takes special training. The Air Hollywood K9 Flight School is one place 25 such help can be found.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。AKnown affectionately as Fong-fong, her Chinese name, Josephine Siao was born in Shanghai in 1947. Her family soon moved to Hong Kong, though her father tragically died when Josephine was only three years old. Aged only 7, she appeared in her first film, soon becoming a child and teenage star. The money she earned helped support her family. In the 1960s she appeared in more than 200 films! The films included Chinese operas, modern musicals, comedies, romances, dramas and action films. They were made in Hong Kong, like the majority of Chinese films in the late 20th century.Josephine grew tired of her hectic life at the end of the 60s and went to study in an American university. She lived with a family who knew little about her fame. She didnt turn her back on acting but made fewer and better quality films after she returned to her roots in the early 70s. She also wanted more control over her career, so she set up a film production company, which was quite successful. One of her most acclaimed roles was as a young Japanese girl dealing with the affects of war in Hiroshima 28(广岛二十八).Josephine made even fewer films in the 80s and 90s, though she received international acting awards in 1995 for her part in Summer Snow(女人四十), about a housewife looking after her ageing father-in-law. Bothered by hearing problems for most of her life, she became almost totally deaf in the 90s. She decided to give up acting and studied again. At the age of 51 she got her masters degree, became a child psychologist and formed a childrens charity. She wants to keep busy and give something back to Hong Kong. After entertaining Chinese for five decades, she is now helping their youth. If youre looking for a role model, look no further than Fong-fong.26. The underlined word tragically in the first paragraph could be replaced by _. A. suddenly B. quickly C. sadly D. fortunately27. Josephine Siao has made _. A. many different types of films. B. many of the same type of films. C. only a few films. D. 200 films per decade since the 1960s.28. Why did Siao go to America? A. She wanted to have a holiday there. B. She could support her family. C. She was too busy in Hong Kong and could not study. D. She wanted to learn about setting up a production company.29. How could you best describe Josephine Siaos career? A. She always made as many films as she could. B. She was never sure what she wanted to do. C. She couldnt find work as an actress and became a child psychologist. D. As she got older, she had more choice over what she did.30. Which sentence best describes the writers feelings towards Josephine Siao? A. She has been lucky in life. B. She is a wonderful example to live a life. C. She keeps changing her career. D. She should not work so hard.BWriting a good storyPlace: Find somewhere quiet and peaceful to write. This could be your bedroom, a park or a caf. It should be relaxing to let you think freely. Light music will help.Read, read, read: Good writers read about writers work. They dont copy but they do learn a lot from them.Characters: Before you start writing, know your characters well. Your main character should be someone readers care about and have something in common with. For example, although Harry Potter can do magic, hes still a youngster with problems, like most of his readers. A main character should have at least one flaw. A perfect character will soon get boring and is difficult to care about. Fights are more exciting if the hero could lose or even die.Most stories have a “bad guy”. They shouldnt be totally bad since thats not believable. Most people become bad because of something that happened to them in the past.Setting: Think about where and when your story is taking place, in the past, present or future. Most people write about places they know. If writing about the future, think carefully about how life will change. If writing about the past, find out what life was like then. Most people like reading about places they have never been to.Post: The plot is usually about trouble or a conflict that the main character has to face. The trouble or conflict can be with one or more other characters, or a situation, such as a plane crash.31. What kind of hero is recommended in the passage? One who _. A. never does anything wrong B. always does the wrong thing C. is attractive to readers D. has a boring personality32. According to the passage, what would be a good plot? A. The good guy goes on holiday. He has a good time, but nothing special happens. B. The bad guy fights with the hero. They both nearly die. The hero saves the bad guy and they become friends.C. The hero has an exam. He cheats and the bad guy helps him. The hero does well and they decide to cheat again.D. The bad guy takes the hero to Scotland. They fight and both nearly die. At the end they go missing and no one can find them.33. What is a good rule when writing? A. Write. Read. Rewrite. Read. Rewrite. B. Write without thinking. That is when you are most creative. C. Read lots of other stories. Copy the best bits from different stories to make your story better. D. Once you have an idea, try to write your story as quickly as possible. Dont waste time planning the details of the characters and setting.34. Where can you normally read this passage? A. In a newspaper. B. In a story-book. C. In a magazine. D. In a reference book.35. The writing style for this passage is _. A. narration writing B. expositive writing C. argumentative writing D. description writing CIt was once unheard-of to be a businessman in China. Nowadays, though, its quite common to become your own boss. Lets say you have an idea. Maybe you want to open an English school or sell Japanese comics. First, you need a business plan. It sets out what youll sell and how much everything will cost. Most businesses that fail didnt have this. If you need to borrow money at the start, banks will ask for a detailed plan.The best starting place for a business plan is the 4Ps: Product, Place, Price and Promotion. All these must be strong to be successful.Your product must have something unique. What makes it special compared to other similar products? If you want to start a noodle shop that has nothing new, dont expect people to show much interest. You can research your product. For food, let people try it for free. For toys, let a few children play with them to see if they like them.Theres no point having a product that people want to buy if your shop is in an empty mall. Think about which type of person is going to buy what you sell. Where do they usually go shopping? When looking at possible places, spend the day there. See how many people pass by. Also, are there other shops nearby selling similar products? If so, how can you be better than them?Work out how much it costs to make or provide your product. As a general rule, your price will be double the cost. After all, youre also paying for rent, staff and you need to eat too!How can you attract people to your shop? Advertising in newspapers and on TV is expensive. Perhaps you can get free advertising by getting a newspaper to write about your business.36. Which of the following is True in the past in China? A. Few people owned businesses. B. It wasnt common to be a boss. C. Businessmen were common. D. Businesses were the same as today.37. In the first paragraph, the underlined word this refers to a _. A. Japanese comic B. bank C. shop D. business plan38. What is an example of a unique product in your town? A. Noodle shops where you can order noodles to your own flavor. B. Taxis equipped with satellite system appear in front of you. C. A toy shop to buy different kinds of fationable and creative toys. D. A restaurant with waiters from Australia who can teach customers English.39. You are selling water bottles to students. It costs 4.5 yuan to make each one. How much should you charge the students for each bottle? A. Free. B. 4.5 yuan. C. 9 yuan. D. 45 yuan40. The purpose of writing this passage is to _. A. introduce different kinds of business B. give advice on starting your own business C. show how to get a good business D. suggest where to set up your businessDNo one knows exactly how many disabled people there are in the world，but estimates suggest the figure is over 450 million. The number of disabled people in India alone is probably more than double the total population of Canada. In the United Kingdom，about one in ten people have some disability. Disability is not just something that happens to other people：as we get older，many of us will become less mobile，hard of hearing or have failing eyesight. Disablement can take many forms and occur at any time of life. Some people are born with disabilities. Many others become disabled as they get older. There are many progressive(逐渐的) disabling diseases. The longer time goes on，the worse they become. Some people are disabled in accidents. Many others may have a period of disability in the form of a mental illness. All are affected by peoples attitude towards them. Disabled people face many physical barriers. Next time you go shopping or to work or visit friends，imagine how you would manage if you could not get up steps，or onto buses and trains. How would you cope if you could not see where you were going or could not hear the traffic? But there are other barriers: prejudice(偏见) can be even harder to break down and ignorance represents the greatest barrier of all. It is almost impossible for the able-bodied to fully appreciate what the severely disabled go through, so it is important to draw attention to these barriers and show that it is the individual person and their ability, not their disability, that counts. 41. The first paragraph mainly points out that _. A. there are many disabled people in the worldB. the number of disabled people in India is the greatestC. India has much more disabled people than CanadaD. it is impossible to get an exact figure of the worlds disabled people42. The key word in paragraph 4 is _. A. disability B. ignorance C. prejudice D. barriers43. The last word of the text “counts” most probably means _. A. is most important B. is considered C. is included D. is numbered44. Which of the following statements is NOT true? _. A. even the able-bodied may become disabled in some wayB. the disabled prefer to be ignored by the able-bodiedC. prejudice against the disabled should be removedD. The disabled make up about 10 percent in the UKs population45. It can be concluded from the passage that _. A. we should try our best to prevent disablementB. physical and metal barriers are equally hard to break downC. we should take a proper attitude towards the disabledD. all of us will be disabled at a certain time of our life第二节信息匹配 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)请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，请阅读下面外国姓氏人名由来的信息：A. BradleyA surname and places name may have been influenced by World War II General Omar Bradley. A top 200 name since 1948. Popular in England and Wales.Origin: Old English Gender: MaleMeaning: Geographic / WarB. LuciaCome from the Latin “lux” and the Old Roman name Lucius. Also the name of an island in the British West Indies. A good choice if looking for a modern foreign name.Origin: Italian MexicanGender: FemaleMeaning: Sky / ColorC. Liam Being short form of William, it is generally found in Ireland, but is currently popular in Scotland and England. Irish actor Liam Neeson, is a person who has the same name.Origin: Celtic(凯尔特人) IrishGender: Male Meaning: Color / Emotions / Religious / SpiritualD. OliviaWilliam Shakespeare is said to invent it in his play, Twelfth Night. The name was influenced during the 1970s by the Australian singer and actress Olivia Newton-John.Origin: Latin / EnglishGender: FemaleMeaning: Flowers / Plants / TreesE. ConnorCome from Conchobhar, the ancient Irish king of Ulster. Influenced by the surname of the character, John Connor in the three films based on The Terminator. Connor is the preferred spelling in Ireland.Origin: Celtic / IrishGender: MaleMeaning: LoveF. CarlyIt is popular because of Carly Simon, a two-time Grammy Award winning American musician and one of the top leaders of the early 1970s singer-songwriter movement. It is favoured because of its “y” spelling combined with the long “ee” sound.Origin: Old German / LatinGender: Female Meaning: Traits / Characteristics以下是想取英语名字人士的情况，请为他们选择合适的名字。46. Li Hua likes taking part in adventurous activities that seem to be a little dangerous, because he thinks they are exciting. And recently he finds he gets annoyed easily, so he wants to get an English name which is modern and reminds him to control his feelings when necessary.47. Liu Ming is an active boy and enjoys travelling. Last summer holiday, he travelled to Ireland and now he has great interest in the Irish culture and Irish history, so he wants to have an English name sounding like Irish.48. Jane, a popular singer, has just given birth to a girl. She hopes that her baby will play a part in music industry in her future. Now she wants to name her baby in honor of a famous musician and it should also be easily pronounced.49. Gao Meimei is a college student who is quite interested in gardening, especially planting flowers and trees. Besi