广东深圳高级中学高二英语下学期期中试题

1、高级中学2011-2012第二学期期中测试高二英语本试卷共12页，三大题，满分150分，考试用时120分钟。（注：附加题15分，不计入总分。）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、试室号、座位号填写在答题卡上，用2B铅笔将试卷类型（A）、考试科目用铅笔涂写在答题卡相应上。2、选择题每小题选出答案后，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，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试题卷上。3、非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡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

2、液，不按以上要求作答的答案无效。4、考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。I.语言知识及应用（共两节，满分50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ABC和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Mrs.WilliamsbecameafostergrandparenttoMarywhenshewasnineyearsold.AtfirstMarywas1.ShewasafraidbecauseMrs.Williamswasastranger.ButshecametoseeMaryeveryday.Gradually,shebegant

3、o2Mrs.William.AtlastMaryletMrs.Williamsdothingsforher.Shecameatlunchtimeandfedher.Onedayshe3herthespoonandguidedittoher4.Shetoldhershemustlearntofeedherself.“Mostofthe5endeduponusinsteadofinMary'smouth."Mrs.Williamsremembers."Butitwasa6forMary.Marylearnedtofeedherselfinafewmonths.”Then

4、Marywasreadyformoretreatment.ThankstoMrs.Williams,aftershehadlearnedtodoonesimplething,shecouldlearntodoothersimplethings.Mrs.Williamswas7tohelpwithMary's8.Tobecomefostergrandparents,peoplemustbeatleastsixty-fiveyearsoldandod9.Theymustbewillingtogivetheir10todisabledchildren.Theysays,“Weallarevo

5、lunteers,sotheyarenotpaid.Mrs.Williams11formostfostergrandparentswhenshe12childrenbenefitbecausewehelpthemlivemoreusefullives.Andwebenefitbecauseweknowthechildren13usandloveus.Forany14thereisnogreater15thanthat!”1.A.sorryB.gladC.surprisedD.shy2.A.knowB.realizeC.recognizeD.trust3.A.awardedB.handedC.r

6、eturnedD.hit4.A.noseB.eyeC.mouthD.ear5.A.supperB.dinnerC.lunchD.breakfast6.A.jobB.startC.inventionD.help7.A.trainedB.forcedC.afraidD.tired8.A.treatmentB.medicineC.foodD.drink9.A.wealthB.healthC.positionD.heart10. A.moneyB.lifeC.houseD.time11. A.tellsB.speaksC.announcesD.informs12.A.poorB.sickC.disab

7、ledD.unhealthy13. A.helpB.needC.treatD.touch14. A.placeB.personC.timeD.chance15.A.progressB.responsibilityC.happinessD.work第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20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。Noonecangetaheadinlifeallbythemselves.Everyoneneedshelp16someotherperson

8、atonetimeoranother.Thephrase,"It'snotwhatyouknow,it'swhoyouknow,“holdstruenowmorethan17.Thebeautifulthingaboutnetworking（建立关系网）isthatitworksbothways;itis18giveandtakerelationship.Ifyouhelpsomebody,theywillhavenotroublerepayingthefavor.Ifyouhavenevernetworkedbefore,networkingcanatfirstse

9、emscary19overtimeyouwillsoonbenetworkinglikeaprofessional.1.Getoutthere.20peoplehavenoideawhoyouare,thenyouwillhaveanincrediblyhardtimebuildingrelationships.2. Trust.Agreatwaytobuildtrustistotry21（connect）withthepersononapersonallevelaswellonabusinesslevel.3. Diversify（多样化）.Havingadiversenetwork22（e

10、nlarge）yourchancesofknowing“connectors,"thosepeoplewhocanputyouintouchwithpeoplewhoyouwouldneverhaveotherwisemet.4. Maintain.Yournetworkingeffortswillbe23（use）unlessyoumaintaintherelationships.Maintainingrelationshipsiseasy:makeaphonecall,sendathankyounote,sendaninterestingarticle,putsomeone

11、9;slinkonyourwebsite,remembertheirbirthdayetc.5. Giveback.Noonelikestoconstantlygive,give,give,withoutreceiving24inreturn.Networkingissoeffectiveduetothepremise（前提）,whatcanwedoforeachother.6. Don'tworryifyoulosetouch.Losingtouch25acontactisbynomeanstheendoftherelationship.Simplysendanemail,orcal

12、lthem,andsaythatyouwanttorekindletherelationship.n.阅读（共两节，满分60分）第一节阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2.5分，满分50分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的AB、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AInthekitchenofmymother'shousestherehasalwaysbeenawoodenstandwithasmallnotepadandaholeforapencil.I'mlookingforpaperonwhichtonotedownthenameofabookIamrecommendi

13、ngtomymother.Overfortyyearssincemyearliestmemoriesofthekitchenpadandpencil,fivehouseslater,thecurrentpaperandpencillookthesameastheyalwaysdid.Surelyitcan'tbethesamepencil.Thepadismoremodern,butthewoodenstandisdefinitelytheoriginalone."I'mjustamazedyoustillhavethesamestandforholdingthepa

14、dandpencilafteralltheseyears."Isaytoher,walkingbackintotheliving-roomwithasheetofpaperandthepencil."Youstilluseapencil.Can'tyouaffordapen?"Mymotherrepliesalittlesharply."Itworksperfectlywell;I'vealwayskeptthestandinthekitchen.IneverknewwhenImightwanttonotedownanidea,andIw

15、asalwaysinthekitcheninthesedays."ImmediatelyIcanpictureher,hairwild,bluehousecoatcoveredinflour,awoodenspooninonehand,thepencilintheother,hermouthmovingsilently.Mymothersmilesandsays,"OnedayIwascookingandwatchingbabyPauline,andIhadabrilliantthought,butthestandwasempty.Oneofthechildrenmusth

16、avetakenthepaper.SoIjustpickedupthebreadboardandwroteitalldownontheback.ItturnedouttobearealbreakthroughforsolvingthemathematicalproblemIwasworkingon."Thisstory,whichhappenedbeforeIwasborn,remindsmehowextraordinarymymotherwas,andisalsoagiftedmathematician.IfeelembarrassedthatIcomplainaboutnotha

17、vingenoughchild-freetimetowork.Later,whenmymotherisinthebathroom,Igointoherkitchenandturnoverthebreadboards.Sureenough,onthebackofthesmallestone,aresomepenciledmarksIrecognizeasmathematics.Thosesymbolshavetraveledunaffectedthroughfiftyyears,rootedinthesoilofacheapwoodenbreadboard,invisibleexhibitsat

18、everymeal.26. Whyhastheauthor'smotheralwayskeptthenotepadandpencilinthekitchen?A.Toleavemessages.B.Tolisthereverydaytasks.C.Tonotedownmathproblems.D.Towritedownaflashofinspiration.27. Whatistheauthor'soriginalopinionaboutthewoodenstand?A. Ithasgreatvalueforthefamily.B. Itneedstobereplaced.C.

19、 Itbringsherbacktoherlonelychildhood.D. Itshouldbepassedontothenextgeneration.28. Theauthorfeelsembarrassedfor.A. blaminghermotherwronglyB. givinghermotheralotoftroubleC. notmakinggooduseoftimeashermotherdidD. notmakinganybreakthroughinherfield29. Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A. Themotheris

20、successfulinhercareer.B. Thefamilymembersliketraveling.C. Theauthorhadlittletimetoplaywhenyoung.D. Themarksonthebreadboardhavedisappeared.30. Intheauthor'smind,hermotherisA.strangeinbehaviorB.keenonherresearchC.fondofcollectingoldthingsD.carelessaboutherappearancesnotalottheycandoBParentsshoulds

21、topblamingthemselvesbecausethereaboutit.Imeantheteenagerproblem.Whateveryoudoorhoweveryouchoosetodealwithit,atcertaintimesawonderful,reasonableandhelpfulchildwillturnintoaterribleanimal.upwheneveranyoneenteredI'veseenfriendsdealwithitinallkindsofdifferentways.Onestrictmotherinsistedthatherson,ri

22、ghtfromachild,shouldstandtheroom,opendoorsandshakehandslikeagentleman.IsawhimlastweekwhenIcalledround.Sprawling（伸开四肢）himselfonthesofainfulllength,hemadenoattempttoturnofftheloudTVhewaswatchingasIwalkedin,andhisgreetingtodowithhimthesedays,wasnomorethanaquickglanceatme.Hismotherwasashamed."Idon&

23、#39;tknowwhatshesaid."He'sforgottenallthemannerswetaughthim.Hehasn'tforgottenthem.He'sjustdecidedthathe'snotgoingtousethem.Sheconfessed（坦白）thatshewouldliketocomeupbehindhimandthrowhimdownfromthesofaontothefloor.Anothergoodfriendofminelethertwodaughtersclimballoverthefurniture,re

24、achacrossthetable,stareatmeandsay,"Idon'tlikeyourdress;it'sugly.”Oneofthedaughtershasrecentlybeendrivenoutofschool.Theotherhaslefthome.“Wheredidwegowrong?”herparentsarenowverysad.Probablynowheremuch.Atleast,nomorethantherestofthatunfortunaterace,parents.31. Thistextismostprobablywritten

25、by.A. aspecialistinteenagerstudiesB. aheadmasterofamiddleschoolC. aparentwithteenagechildrenD. adoctorformentalhealthproblems32. Theunderlinedword"it"inthesecondparagraphrefersto.A. thewaythatparentsoftenblamethemselvesB. thechangefromgoodtobadthat'sseeninachildC. theopinionthatachildh

26、asofhisparentsD. theadvicethatparentswanttheirchildrentofollow33. Theboyonthesofawouldmostprobablybedescribedas.A.lazyB.quietC.impoliteD.unusual34. Fromthesecondexamplewecaninferthattheparentsofthetwodaughters.A. paynoattentiontothemB. aretoobusytolookafterthemC. havecometohatethemD. feelhelplesstod

27、omuchaboutthem35. Whatistheauthor'sopinionaboutthesuddenchangeinteenagechildren?A.Parentshavenochoicebuttotrytoacceptit.B. Parentsshouldpaystillmoreattentiontothechange.C. Parentsshouldworkmorecloselywithschoolteachers.D. Parentsareatfaultforthechangeintheirchildren.CJaneAusten,afamousEnglishwri

28、ter,wasbornatSteventon,Hampshire,onDecember16,1775,anddiedonJuly18,1817.Shebeganwritingearlyinlife,althoughtheprejudicesofhertimesforcedhertohaveherbookspublishedanonymously（匿名地）.ButJaneAustenisperhapsthebestknownandbestlovedofBath'smanyfamouslocalpeopleandvisitors.Shepaidtwolongvisitshereduring

29、thelastfiveyearsoftheeighteenthcenturyandfrom1801to1806,Bathwasherhome.Herdeepknowledgeofthecityisfullyseenintwoofhernovels,NorthangerAbbeyandPersuasion,whicharelargelysetinBath.ThecityisstillverymuchasJaneAustenknewit,keepinginitsstreetsandpublicbuildingsthewell-orderedworldthatshedescribedsowellin

30、hernovels.NowthepleasureoflearningJaneAusten'sBathcanbeenhanced（增强）byvisitingtheJaneAustenCentreinGayStreet.Here,inaGeorgiantownhouseintheheartofthecity,youcanfindoutmoreaboutBathinJaneAusten'stimeandtheimportanceofBathinherlifeandwork.TheCentrehasbeensetupwiththehelpandguidanceofmembersofth

31、eJaneAustenSociety.AfteryourvisittotheCentre,youcanlookroundtheattractiveshop,whichoffersahugecollectionofJaneAustenrelatedbooks,cardsandmanyspeciallydesignedgifts.JaneAustenquizzesareofferedtokeepthechildrenbusy.YoucanalsohavewalkingtoursofJaneAusten'sBath,whichisagreatwaytofindoutmoreaboutJane

32、AustenanddiscoverthewonderfulGeorgianCityofBath.Thetourlastsaboutoneandahalfhours.TheexperiencedguideswilltakeyoutotheplaceswhereJanelived,walkedandshopped.36. JaneAustenpaidtwolongvisitstoBath.A.inherearlytwentiesB.inherearlyteensC.inherlatetwentiesD.inherlateteens37. WhatcanwelearnaboutBathfromthe

33、passage?A. BathhasgreatlychangedsinceJaneAusten'sdeath.B. ThecityhaschangedasmuchasJaneAustenknewit.C. BathremainsalmostthesameasinJaneAusten'stime.D. NochangeshavetakenplaceinBathsinceJaneAusten'stime.38.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrong?A. JaneAustenpublishedherbookswithoutusinghert

34、ruename.B. NorthangerAbbeyandPersuasionaremostlyaboutstoriesthathappenedinBath.C.SteventonwasJaneAusten'sbirthplace.D.JaneAustenCentrehasbeensetupbythegovernment39. Theauthorwritesthispassageinorderto.A. askreaderstobuyAusten'sbooksB. attractreaderstovisitthecityofBathC. tellreadersaboutJane

35、Austen'sexperienceD. giveabriefintroductiontotheJaneAustenSociety40. Ittakesyouaboutoneandahalfhours.A. togettotheJaneAustenCentreinGayStreetB. tobuyJaneAustenrelatedbooks,cardsandgiftsC. totakearoundthecityofBathonfootD. tofindaguidetotakeyoutotheCentreDTheflag,themostcommonsymbolofanationinthe

36、modernworld,isalsooneofthemostancient.Withaclearsymbolicmeaning,theflaginthetraditionalformisstillusedtodaytomarkbuildings,shipsandothervehiclesrelatedtoacountry.Thenationalflagasweknowittodayisinnowayaprimitiveartifact.Itis,rather,theproductofthousandsofyears'development.Historiansbelievethatit

37、hadtwomajorancestors,ofwhichtheearlierservedtoshowwinddirection.Earlyhumanbeingsusedveryfragilehousesandboats.Oftenstrongwindswouldtearroofsfromhousesorcausehighwavesthatendangeredtravelers.People'sfoodsuppliesweresimilarlyvulnerable.Evenaftertheyhadlearnedhowtoplantgrains,theystillneededhelpfro

38、mnaturetoensuregoodharvests.Thereforetheyfearedanddependedonthepowerofthewind,whichcouldbringwarmthfromonedirectionandcoldfromanother.Usingasimplepieceofclothtiedtothetopofaposttotellthedirectionofthewindwasmoredependablethanearliermethods,suchaswatchingtherisingofsmokefromafire.Theconnectionofthefl

39、agwithheavenlypowerwasthereforereasonable.Earlyhumansocietiesbegantofixlongpiecesofclothtothetopsoftotems（图腾）beforecarryingthemintobattle.Theybelievedthatthepowerofthewindwouldbeaddedtothegoodwishesofthegodsandancestorsrepresentedbythetotemsthemselves.Theseflagsdevelopedveryslowlyintomodernflags.The

40、firstknownflagofanationorarulerwasunmarked.ThekingofChinaaround1000B.C.wasknowntohaveawhiteflagcarriedaheadofhim.ThispracticemighthavebeenlearnedfromEgyptiansevenfurtherinthepast,butitwasfromChinathatitspreadovertraderoutesthroughIndia,thenacrossArablands,andfinallytoEurope,whereitmetupwiththeothera

41、ncestorofthenationalflag.41. ThebesttitleforthepassagewouldbeA.DevelopmentoftheNationalFlagC.TypesofFlags42. TheunderlinedwordavulnerableA.impossibletomakesureofC. easytobedamaged8. PoweroftheNationalFlagD.UsesofFlags“inParagraph3means9. likelytobeprotectedD. difficulttofind43. Theearliestflagswerec

42、onnectedwithheavenlypowerbecauseA. theycouldtellwinddirectionB. theycouldbringgoodlucktofightersC. theywerehandeddownbytheancestorsD. theywerebelievedtostandfornaturalforces44. Whatdoestheauthorknowofthefirstnationalflag?A. HeknowswhenitwassenttoEurope.B. HebelievesitwasmadeinEgypt.C. Hethinksitcame

43、fromChina.D. Hedoubtswhereitstarted.45. Whatwilltheauthormostprobablytalkaboutnext?A. TheroleofChinainthespreadofthenationalflag.B. Thesecondancestorofthenationalflag.C. TheuseofmodernflagsinEurope.D. Theimportanceofmodernflags.第二节信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请将答案填涂在答题卡标号为4650的相应位置上。

44、首先，请阅读以下书籍信息:SpeaAMERICANASurwiivaJ哈LltvIXMMJHM9f-iindlih#IttakesauniqueapproachtoteachingcultureandEnglishtogether.Itiseasytoreadandcombineshumorandusefulexpressionsinonebook.PracticalEnglishUsageItisbyfaroneofthemostcompletelanguageusagereferencebooksonthemarkettoday.Itaddressessomeofthemostcommon

45、mistakesinEnglishandprovidesclearexamplestodemonstrateandexplaintheseerrors.!1riiMViW4iNH：IODA)SvmnlMHWUiltlEnglishVocaMarylorBeginningfSLLtarmhiRsday.withMorrieFThisbookcanbeusedasareferencetexttoenhancingone'svocabularyforoverallcomprehensionand/ordifferentacademictestsliketheGMATorTOEFL.Itpre

46、sentswordsbythemeratherthanthrowingvocabularyatstudentsinaveryunorganizedandrandomway.Itdoesajobofintroducingandhelpingstudentspracticevocabularyatabasiclevel.goodItisanamazingstoryaboutastudentandhisformerteacherandtherelationshiptheydevelopinthefaceofdeath.Aperfectbookforreadinginclasses.Often,stu

47、dentsthinkthatstudyingfortheTOEFLissimplyamatteroflearningmoregrammar.However,thisbookhelpsstudentslearntest-takingstrategiesthathelpareaderstayfocusedontheskillstheyreallyneed.请阅读以下人员信息，然后匹配人员与书籍:46. TongZhixiaplanstodohermaster'sinUSAaftershegraduatesfromBeijingUniversitynextyear.Nowshehastopa

48、ssaseriousoftestslikeTOEFL.Whatworrieshernowisthatshehasn'trememberedenoughEnglishwordsforthesetests.Nowsheneedsabooktohelpherremembermoreofthem.47. PatrickispreparingtotaketheTOEFLtestsohecanenterauniversityinCanada.HeisdoingwellinEnglishbutdidn'tgetsatisfactoryresultsinthelastseveralmodelt

49、ests.Histeacheradvisedhimtolearnsomekindofskillsforthetestandhe'slookingforabooktohelphimself.48. Jessica,fromFrance,ismovingtoUSAwithherboyfriendJacquesandtheywillprobablystaythereforthecoming5years.Shespeaksthelanguageofthatcountrywellbutisstillconsideringbuyingabookfromwhichshewishestolearnmo

50、reaboutthelanguageandcultureinthatcountry.49. AsanEnglishteacher,MissJenkinsalwaystriestomakeherclassesinteresting.Sheisconsideringusingabookinherreadingclasseswithsuccess,soshe'snowtryingtofindsuchabook.Shehopesthebooktellsstoriesthatherstudentswilllike.50. LinFengenteredtheseniorhighschoollast

51、September.HeknowsthatvocabularyisimportantforhislearningEnglishandheisworkingveryhardonit.However,hefindsmostbooksofvocabularysoboringbecauseinthesebookswordsarealwaysgiveninalphabeticalorder.Hewishestofindadifferentone.m.写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节基础写作（共1小题，满分15分）根据下面表格中的要点写一篇有关美国残疾女作家海伦凯勒（HelenKeller）的短文为英语墙

52、报撰稿。1880年出生于美国19个月因病丧失视力、听力及语言能力7岁时遇上女老师MissSullivan,在其帮助下学会了读、写和讲话。24岁时以优异成绩毕业于Radcliffe学院著作TheStoryofMyLife,LetUsHaveFaithetc.贡献倾注毕生精力为全世界的盲人和聋哑人服务【写作要求】只能使用5个句子表达全部的内容。【评分标准】句子结构准确；信息内容完整；篇章结构连贯。（请将作文写在答题卡上相应位置）第二节读写任务（共1小题，满分25分）阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。Beingpassionate,honest,responsible,det

53、ermined,hard-working,andsoon,agoodstudentisalwayslisteningandlearning.Personallyspeaking,Istronglybelievethathonestyisofutmostimportanceamongdozensofgoodqualities.Thereisproverbthatgoes“Honestyisthebestpolicy”,anditseemsastrueasitwaswhenfirstcoined.Themostimportantelementinhumanrelationships,whether

54、businessorpersonal,istrust.Hereisoneofmysecrets.Ionceliedtomyparentsbecauseofmypoorscores.Havingknowntherealfactfromteachers,theypraisedandencouragedme,showingtheirdeeplove.Laterdays,myconscienceswallowedme,growingasItoldliesinanefforttoconcealmyoriginaldeceit.Igaveitup,andchosetobefrank.Wow!Itisbet

55、tertosticktothetruth!Fromthenon,Ihavekeptthefollowinginmyminds:Ifitisnottrue,don'tsayit.Ifitisnotright,don'tdoit.Honestyisnotonlythebestpolicy,butalsoaprinciple,whichisabsolutelyessentialforthegoodandhappylivingoflife.【写作内容】1 .以约30个词概括短文大意；2 .以约为120词就“Whatqualityisthemostimportantforastudent

56、?"这个主题写一篇英语短文，并包括如下要点：a.你认为作为一名学生什么品质最重要？b.结合实例说明你的理由。c.简短的结论。【写作要求】1 .作文中可使用自己的亲身经历或虚构的故事，可以参照阅读材料的结构和内容，也可以使用材料中的词汇，但不得直接引用原文中的句子；2 .标题自拟。【评分标准】句子结构准确；信息内容完整；篇章结构连贯。（请将作文写在答题卡上相应位置）附加题（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）Asyouclimbintothehillcountry,theroadsgetdustierandrougher,andfewercarscanbeseen.Phonxayison

57、eofthepoorestdistrictsofLaos,andmanyofitsvillagesareonlyaccessiblebyfootpath.Ourdestinationthishotmorningisaconcretewatertankthatcanbefoundjustofftheroad.AUKorganizationhelpedtobuilditsixyearsago,andinthenearbyvillageofThapho,wherecleandrinkingwaterisscarce,ithasmadeabigdifference.Thetankfeedssixtap

58、swhichinturngivewatertoover800people-ithasimprovedthingsforalmosteveryfamily,fromschoolchildrentogrannies.Butlately,weweretold,thecleanwatersupplyhascomeunderpressurefromnewarrivals,peoplewhohavecomedownfromthehillareas,andthereareconcernsthattherewillnotbeenoughcleanwatertogoround.TherearealsoseriousworriesaboutresourcesinLaos.TheChinesearebuildinga400kmrailwaylink,whichcouldtransformthelandlockedcountry.About150,000Chineseworkerswillbeinvolved.What