广东省汕头市2011-2012学年高二英语下学期教学质量测评试题新人教版

1、汕头市 20112012学年度普通高中教学质量监测高二级英语本试卷共三大部分，满分135分。考试用时 120分钟。注意事项：1答卷前， 考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考生号分别填写在答题卡上，用 2B铅笔将试卷类型 (A) 填涂在答题卡上，并在答题卡右上角的“试室号”和“座位号”栏填写试室号、座位号，将相应的试室号、座位号信息点涂黑。2 选择题 (4650 题除外 ) 每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案，答案不能答在试卷上。3 非选择题和 4650题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答题前必须先填好答题纸的密封线

2、内各项内容。答案必须写在答题纸上各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。4考生必须保持答题卡、答题纸的整洁，考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡、答题纸一并交回。第一部分英语知识应用( 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，从短文后所给各题的四个选项 (A、 B、 C、 D)中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。On my way back fromwork everyevening, there was a homeless manstan

3、ding at theexit of the freeway. He always1at every car, smiling, and sometimes almostdancing. It seemed that he was quite2with his life.Everyday Iwould remember togather some spare3,and putitasidetogivehim ifI saw him.Every timeIrolleddown my window and gave him thecoins,a feelingof 4would comeover

4、me, too.5 the red light would be on for a minuteand we wouldask each other aboutourday. His6would alwaysbe thesame, “ Imblessed( 幸福的 )! ” Itamazed me that he was so positiveeven in the situationofbeinghomeless,and it7 me of how blessed I was.Then one day I was calledintomy bosssofficeand was toldtha

5、t Iwas8 .For the rest of that day all I could9was “How am I going to provide for mykids, and what am I going to do?” On my way home, I was so10that I didntremember to look for my coins and get them11like I usually did. Yet therehe was as usual. He set his eyes on me while still smiling and waving at

6、 others.WhileI was12fortheredlighttoturn,he walkedovertomy car.He lookedat me with a concerned expression and said,“Today I will13you a dollar.”He thenreachedintohispocketand pickedout a dollarbill.I was touchedand burstinto tears.That day he taught me a valuable14 . No matter what material things a

7、retaken away from you, no one can take away your choice of being cheerful. Every time高二英语教学质量监测第 1 页( 共 8 页 )Imfacedwith15 in life, I will think of him and remember that Im blessed.1.A. lookedB. wavedC. pointedD. laughed2.A. happyB. curiousC. carefulD. anxious3.A. foodB. timeC. clothesD. change4.A.

8、joyB. fearC. trustD. anger5.A. SadlyB. OccasionallyC. StrangelyD. Interestingly6.A. answerB. hopeC. explanationD. advice7.A. warnedB. provedC. remindedD. informed8.A. firedB. invitedC. praisedD. elected9.A. make upB. look forC. take backD. think of10. A. excitedB. proudC. tiredD. sad11. A. readyB. c

9、leanC. openD. alone12. A. callingB. waitingC. leavingD. searching13. A. giveB. lendC. sendD. pay14. A. storyB. toolC. suggestionD. lesson15. A. chancesB. choicesC. businessesD. challenges第二节语法填空 ( 共 10小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15分 )仔细阅读下面短文，短文中有10个空格。请按照语境以及括号里所给的词完成短文。答案填写在答题卡标号为1625的对应位置。The Lantern Festiva

10、l falls on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month, usually inFebruary16in March. The 15thday is the first night of the year17sees a full moon. Sothe day is also called Yuan Xiao Festival in China.Therearemany differentbeliefsabout the originofthe LanternFestival.18ofthem islikethis: Buddhism ( 佛教 )firs

11、tenteredChinaduringthe Emperor Mingdi scontrol in the Eastern Han Dynasty. That was in the first century.19, it didnot have any great influence among the Chinese people. One day, Emperor Mingdi hada dream about a gold man in his palace. 20he was about to ask the mysteriousfigurewho he was,21 goldman

12、 suddenlyroseto thesky and22(disappear)inthewest. The nextday,Emperor Mingdisenta scholartoIndiatolook forsomethingto explain his dream. After travelling thousands of miles, the scholar finallyreturned,23(bring) back some scriptures. Emperor Mingdi ordered that atemple be built to house a statue of

13、Buddha and the scriptures. Followers believedthat Buddha was so24(power) that it could drive darkness away. So EmperorMingdiorderedpeopleto displaylightedlanternsduring25wastobecome theLantern Festival.第二部分阅读 ( 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 )高二英语教学质量监测第 2 页( 共 8 页 )阅读下列四篇短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A

14、、 B、C和 D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWhenJosephineCooper was growingup, she learnedthe importanceof charityfromher parents.Althoughthey made a modest livingfortheirfamilyof 10, theyinsistedon sharing with those less fortunate.Halfa centurylater,Mrs Cooper became a belovedvolunteerat the San Diego FoodBank

15、, where she devoted herself to helping others. She organized and ran adistribution center from a church, helping it become the organizations largestemergeney food distributioncenterin San Diego.She was one of 25 outstandingseniorv o lu n te e r sinth en a t io ns e le c t e da n din v it e dto Washi

16、ngton D.C. to receive the award.“She was the main person who helped us make thatprogram grow, ” saidMike Doody,former director of the FoodBank. “She had a way of getting people to worktogetherand to work hard. She was determined and stubborn, but in a good way. She had a goodheart. ” People knew her

17、 as “Grandma” because ofher selflessness and her devotionto helping hungry children and families.“She reminded people of their Grandma.”Doody said.As a widow witha young childin 1979,Mrs. Cooper was helpedthrougha difficultfinancial time when the Food Bank provided her with groceries.“She dedicated

18、herlife to giving back,” said her daughter, Monica Cooper. It wasnt unusual for alocal church to call Mrs Cooper to ask her to aid a needy family.“She would givepeople food out of her cupboard. Sometimeswe would cook a meal fora frailly livingout of their car,” Cooper said.Although Mrs Cooper was ho

19、nored to receive the national award for her volunteer work, she said being able to help others was her reward. She died of liver disease and kidney failure, aged 93.26.The under lined word “charity ” in Paragraph 1 refers to.A. offering helpB. donating moneyC. providing servicesD.showingsympathy27.T

20、he San Diego Food Bank is meant to.A. distribute food in case of emergency B. help hungry children and familiesC. give basic first-aid treatmentD. train some senior volunteers28.Which of the following is true of Mrs Cooper?A. She died at an early age.B. She refused the national award.C. She was kind

21、 and devoted.D. She was not easy to get along with.29.From what Monica Cooper said, we know that.A. she is in financial troubleB. she was finally rewardedC. she once misunderstood her motherD. she thinks highly of her mother高二英语教学质量监测第 3 页( 共 8 页 )30.Mrs Cooper s story suggests that.A. everyone need

22、s a Grandma nearbyB. childrenare what theirparentsareC. a sound mind is in a sound bodyD. a mother s love never changesBMike Henry has a two-hectarefarm inPalmer,Alaska.About a year and a halfago,his goat Millie was giving him a hard time. She didnt want to be milked. Instead,she kicked her back leg

23、s and stepped into the bucket that was supposed to catch hermilk. But there was no milk to catch. All Mike Henry got was tired hands from hisattempts to milk her. But he also got an idea. He designed a goat milking machinethat does not require any electricity or motors.The Henry Milkerisa hand-opera

24、tedvacuum pump. Itattachesa tube to the goat.After a little pumping, the milk begins to flow. The process uses a closed systemto keep hair and dirt out of the milk. The milk goes directly from the goat into abox that is then placed in the refrigerator to keep the milk cold.Milk Henry has sold his in

25、vention to hundreds of people, mainly small farmersjust like him. He at first considered spending more than one thousand dollars on anelectric milking machine. Butthat seemed likea lot of money to milk justone goat.So he began to develop a device of his own. He worked with parts that he bought froma

26、n auto supply store and a Wal-Mart store.He tried his invention on Millie. How did she react? She gave a little milk. Asthe months passed, he improved the device. Milking Millie became easy. The averagemilking time with the Henry Milker is ten minutes. Mike Henry says Millie now givesabout two liter

27、s in half that time.Mike Henry began to think other people who owned just a few goats might beinterestedin hisinvention.So he offeredone on eBay, an Internetmarketplace.Thefirst one sold for forty-five dollars. Today, he receives orders from as far awayas Australia and New Zealand with the regular p

28、rice being one hundred forty-ninedollars.31. Mike Henry s idea of inventing the Henry Milker came from _ .A. Henry s usual milking experiencesB. Henry s difficult time withMillieC. Henry s sense of saving electricityD.Henrysconversationwithsome farmers32. A closed system is used during the process i

29、n order to _ .A. cause the milk to flowB. keep the milk cleanC. make sure the milk is freshD. save the milking time33. According to the passage, who would love the improved invention by Mike Henry most?A. Farmers owning a large number of goats.高二英语教学质量监测第 4 页( 共 8 页 )B. People who are interested in

30、electric machines.C. Farmers with just a few goats wondering how to milk goats efficiently.D. People from as far away as Australia and New Zealand.34. What can we learn from the passage?A. Henry invented his electric milking machine.B. Henry s profits from his great invention are increasing.C. Henry

31、 gave his invention to small farmers like him for free.D. After offering his invention online, Henry found people took no interest init.35. What is the authors attitude in this passage?A. Defensive.B. Persuasive.C. Subjective.D.Objective.CThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently

32、 announced trendsin fruit and vegetable consumption(食用 ) among adults. Since 2000, the CDC has madeefforts with goals of getting 75% of Americans to eat two or more servings of fruita day and 50% of Americans to eat three or more servings of vegetables a day.Unfortunately, Americans arent meeting th

33、ese modest targets.Althougha diethigh infruitand vegetablescan reducethe riskofmany diseases,Americansjustaren tgettingenough.Infac t,since2000,theamount ofvegetablesAmericansareeatinghas stayedthesame and theamount offruitAmericansareeatinghas gone down. TheCDC also finds that only about a third of

34、 adults areeatingtheirexpectedservingsoffruit,and justover a quarterof adultsareeatingtheirexpectedservings of vegetables.So why aren tAmericansgettingtheirexpectedservingsof fruitand vegetables?It turns out that Americansmight be spoiledwhen itcomes totheirproduce.A nationalsurvey conducted by Frui

35、t2day reveals that nearly half of Americans leave fruit intheir fridges until it rots with people in Boston among the worst and those in NewYork and Los Angeles among the best. Sadly, most Americans admit to leaving fruitin the fridge for more than a week.There are many reasons why Americans dont ea

36、t their fruit or vegetables,includingtheinconvenienceofhavingtowash orpeelit.Fruit2dayoffersconsumersa surprising and convenient way to enjoy the goodness of fruit.“Withnoadded sugar,nat uraljuicesandtwofullservingsoffruit,ourFruit2day line has really captured the imaginations of health-conscious co

37、nsumerswho are activelylookingtogetmore fruitintheirdiets, ” saidHanno Holm,presidentand chiefexecutiveofficerofHero-Whi teWave. “Fruit2daymakes gettingmore fruitin one s diet easier for any daily snack routine.”36. For 4 million American adults, how many of them are eating two or more servings高二英语教

38、学质量监测第 5 页( 共 8 页 )of fruit a day?A. About 3 million.B. About 2 million.C. About 1.3 million.D. About1 million.37. We can learn from the first two paragraphs that _ .A. Americans have been eating fewer vegetables since 2000.B. most Americans eat less fruit to reduce the risk of diseases.C. over 25%

39、of adults are eating three or more daily servings of vegetables.D. most Americans prefer fruit to vegetables.38. In which city are people most likely to leave fruit in their fridge?A.In Boston.B.In NewYork.C.In Los Angeles.D.Not mentioned.39. With the help of Fruit2day, Americans can _ .A. easily ge

40、t rid of their bad eating habitsB. conveniently have more fruitin their dietsC. add sugar and natural juices to their diets D. find another excuse for noteating healthily40.Americans don t eat their fruit or vegetables because _ .A.they are relativelyforgetfulB.they are too busy with theirworkC. the

41、y don t think it convenient to eat themD. they prefer daily snacks withadded sugarDLizisn t happy. Her husband, Stephen, frequently changes jobs, and is unsureof what he wants to do. The new house theybought justa year ago seems likea prisonto Liz, and Stephen says he wants to go back to college, sh

42、e decides that its theend of her patiencewithhim.Now, sincethishappens quicklyin the film,it s kindof like she just gives up on her husband without much of a fight. Shes done, hestill loves her, but she quickly moves on to a much younger actor whos starringin a play she wrote. She sees him on stage,

43、 and thinks hes saying the words onlyto her. They are in a relationship. But soon after, she decides that hes not forher.Shes unhappy and feelsdead inside,and the onlyway tofixherselfisto takea year off and travel.Liz has three specific destinations in mind for her journey of self-discovery.First, i

44、ts Italy, where she can enjoy a lot of pasta(面食) and sees all thehistoricalsites.Next,shellheadtoIndiatospendtimewithheryoungboyfriend s favorite guru( 宗教导师 ). And then she will finish her year off with avisit to Bali where she will reunite with a wise man who told her on a previous tripthat she wou

45、ld have two marriages, lose her money, and then gain it back again.With no worries about money or work or responsibilities, she goes off, passingthroughthe livesof variousinterestingpeople whiletellinganyone willingto listenthat she s trying to find herself and get over the end of her marriage, whic

46、h she高二英语教学质量监测第 6 页( 共 8 页 )gave up and immediately turned to another man to get over, who she then gave up on fairly quickly for no apparent reason. So says the film. By the end of the movie,she believes that she has healed herself and discovered what she needed to find out. 41. What does Liz do?A

47、. She is a traveler. B. She is an actress. C. She is a writer.D. She is acollege student.42. Why did Liz leave Stephen so soon?A. He no longer loved her.B.Therewerealotoffightsbetween them.C. He didn t focus on her.D. She became impatient with him.43. How many times has Liz been to Bali according to

48、 the text?A. Only once.B. Twice.C. Three times.D. At least twice.44. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. Liz married the young actor who starred in a play she wrote.B. Money, work and responsibilities worried people.C. Travelling was one of the ways to heal people.D. Liz marri

49、ed the wise man in Bali.45. The text tells of _.A. a story in a playB. a story in a filmC. a love-story about Liz and StephenD.anexperienceinLiz stravelling第二节信息匹配 ( 共 5小题 ;每小题 2分 ,满分 10 分 )请阅读下面相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。然后在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。首先，请阅读下列新闻：A. Scientists ask: where are all the bees?Dave Hackenberg

50、, a Dade City beekeeper, is the first in the state to sound thealarm about the collapse of the national honeybee population; it has spread to24 states in every part of the country.B.Spain s burnt-out babysitter grandparents urged to strike Union tells Spanishgrandparents to down tools if they are tired of caring for their grandch