广东省龙川一中11-12学年高二上学期期末考试题英语

学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精龙川一中2011-2012学年度高二第一学期期末试题英语本试卷共8页,三大题,满分135分，考试用时120分钟.Ⅰ语言知识及应用(共两节.满分35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1~15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.SeveralyearsagoIstudiedinauniversityinthebiggestcityinourcountry.It’sbeautifulbutit’shotin__1__。SoIusuallyreturnedtomyhometownwhenmy__2__began.Itisnotbig,butit’scoolandquiet。Icould__3__inthedaytimeandhaveagoodsleepatnight。OnedayIhadsome__4__tosolve。ButIdidn’ttakethedictionarieshome。MyfathertoldmeCharlie,oneofmy__5__，hadagoodlibrary.Iwenttohishouseatonce。Wedidn’tseeeachotherafterI__6__middleschool.Atfirsthedidn'trecognizeme.He__7__meupanddown.Andthenhecalledout，“Oh,高考资源网!It’syou，Fred!”Ofcoursewewere__8__tomeeteachotheragainandtalkedalotaboutourschoolmatesand__9__。Lateronheshowedmearoundhislibrary。Itwasn’tbigbuttherewerealotofnicebooksinit。AndthedictionariesI__10__wereinthemtoo.AtlastIsaid，“Canyou__11__somedictionariestome，please?”“I’msorryIdon'tlendanybooksto__12__，”saidtheyoungman.“AreyouafraidI'll__13__them?”“No，I’mnot。I’mafraidyouwon't__14__themtome.Look!Allthebooksarenot__15__，butborrowed!”A.spring B。summer C。autumn D。winterA。birthday B。Saturday C。Sunday D。holidayA.study B.play C.rest D.runA.words B。sentences C。problems D。storiesA。brothers B.sisters C。aunts D。classmatesA.finished B.heard C。saw D。metA.lifted B。carried C.looked D。pulledA。angry B.happy C.worried D.sadA.doctors B。teachers C.workers D。driversA。lookedfor B.read C。wrote D。lookedatA.borrow B.give C。pass D.lendA.other B.theother C。others D.anotherA.lose B。sell C.throw D。knowA。pay B.return C.use D.lookafterA。made B.picked C.won D。bought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16～25的相应位置上。Nooneknowswhatwouldhappeninthefutureforsure。16weoftenthinkofthefutureandwonderwhattheworldwouldbelike17ahundredyears'time.Thinkofspace.Perhaps18permanentstationonthemoonwillhavebeensetup.Perhapspeoplewillbeabletovisitthemoonastourists.Cheaprocketsforspacetravelwillhavebeendeveloped,19（permit）longjourneysthroughoutthesolarsystem。20thattimecomes,peoplewillbetakingholidaysinspace21visitingotherplanets,suchastheMarsColonyandtheVenusExplorationOutpost。Scientistsofthefuturewillalmostcertainlyfindotherwaystomakelifelast22（long）.23probablywillfindcuresformostdiseases.Hospitalswillprobablyhave”bodybanks"24cangiveyoualmostanynewpartyouneed25(keep)onliving。Peopleofthefuturemaylivetobealotolderthan100years。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.AItwasadarkandcoldnight。Thecardriverdidn’thaveevenonepassengerallday.Whenhewentbytherailwaystation，hesawayoungmancomingoutwithtwobagsinhishands.Sohequicklyopenedthedoorofthecarandasked，“Wheredoyouwanttogo，sir?"“TotheStarHotel，”theyoungmananswered。Whenthecardriverheardthat,hedidn'tfeelhappy。Theyoungmanwouldgivehimonlythreedollarsbecausethehotelwasnotfarfromtherailwaystation.Butsuddenly，hehadanidea.Hetookthepassengerthroughmanystreetsofthebigcity。Afteralongtime,thecarfinallyarrivedatthehotel。“Youshouldpaymefifteendollars，"thecardriversaidtotheyoungman.“What!Fifteendollars?DoyouthinkI’mafool？OnlylastweekItookacarfromtherailwaystationtothissamehotelandIonlygavethedriverthirteendollars。IknowhowmuchIhavetopayforthetrip。Iwon’tpayyouonedollarmorethanIpaidtotheothercardriverlastweek.”26。Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Theyoungmanwentpasttherailwaystation.B。Theyoungmanwasworkingintherailwaystation.C。Theyoungmanhadjustgotoffatrain.D。Theyoungmanwaswaitingforhisfriendthere。27.Whatdoyouthinkofthecardriver?A.Hewasaniceandcleverman. B.Hewasgoodatdriving.C。Hewasadishonestperson. D。Helikedtoworkveryhard.28。Thedriverfeltvery____whenhesawtheyoungmancomingoutoftherailwaystation。A。sorryB.happyC。proudD。worried29.Fromthepassageweknowthattheyoungman__________。A。didn’twanttostayinthiscity。B.hadbeentothehotelseveraltimes.C.knewclearlyhowfaritwasfromthestationtothehotel。D。mustbeastrangeranddidn'tknowthecityverywell。30。Thedrivertookthepassengerthroughmanystreetssoasto_________.A。maketheyoungmanhappyB。getmorethantwentydollars。C。lettheyoungmanthinkitwasveryfarfromthestationtothehotel。D.lettheyoungmanhaveagoodlookatthecity。BOnesummermyfriendandIdecidedtogotoItalyforaholidayandwedecidedtotraveltherewithoutgoingthroughatravelagency。Youknow，youwouldbesubmerged（淹没)incrowdsoftouristsandloselotsofopportunitiestogetfamiliarwiththecountrymoreclosely.WestartedtothinkoverourtripandmanagedtocomeupwithafreetourofItaly.Thetripwasnotverylongbutitwasstillveryimpressive.Welookforwardtogoingthereagain！Ofcourse，wespentlotsoftimearrangingthetrip，butitwaswellworthit！OfcourseIwasafraidthatsomethingwouldgowrongandIwasespeciallyanxiousaboutmyvisa,buteverythingwentquitesmoothlyintheend。Themostdifficultpartwasgettingavisawithoutaninvitation.IntheItalianconsulate（领事馆)，onemusthandinsomeofficialpaperprovingthatonehasahotelbookedforoneselfinordertogetthevisa.Thenwehadtosolvetheticketproblem.Airlinesoftensellcheapticketsandweboughtoursfarinadvance.Thenextstepwastobookahotel.WefinallybookedahotelaboutthirtykmawayfromtheheartofRomeanditwastheperfectchoiceforourtrip.EverydaywetookatrainthatcarriedustotheheartofRome。Ourbighouse,whichwassurroundedbytheforest，wasararegirlforthefreshairandabsolutesilence，beautifulviews，hospitable(好客的)hosts,comfortablelivingconditionsdelightedustonoend.Besidesthis,wewereveryluckythatourmistresswasRussian.Shegaveusalotofadvicethatwasofgreatuse.Shetolduswhattransporttochooseandwherethebestplacestogo.Don'tbeafraidtoarrangeyourtripbyyourself。It’snotdifficult!TheonlythingI'llsayrightnowisthatwereallyenjoyedtravelingbyourselves。Wewalkedwithamapandaguide—booktowhereverwewantedandweevenmetsomeofourfellowcountrymenonthewayjusttwoorthreetimes.So，ifyou’realsoplanninga”single”trip，don’tforgettotakeaRussian—ItalianphrasebookaspeopleinItalyprefertospeakintheirnativetongue。31。WhydoestheauthorwanttogotoItalyagain? A.Hehadagreattimethere.B.Italyhasalotofattractions.C.Hisfriendinvitedhimthere。D.Hedidn'tstayinItalylongenough.32.WhatdoestheauthorthinkwasthehardestinpreparingforhisItaliantrip?A.BuyingcheapairlineticketstoItalybeforethetravelingB.GettingavisawithoutaninvitationfromtheItalianconsulate。C。BookingacomfortablehotelonhisowninRome.D。Solvingtheticketproblemfarinadvance。33.InthefourthparagraphtheauthormainlyexplainsA.thereasonwhyhechosetoliveinthecenterofRomeB。thereasonwhythehotelhebookedwastherightchoiceC.whattransporttheychosetotravelintheirItaliantripD.thereasonwhythemistressgavethemsomeadvice34.WhichofthefollowingquestionshasNOTbeenansweredinthepassage？A。WhydidtheauthordecidetogotoItalyforaholidayforthefirsttime?B.Whydidtheauthordecidenottofollowatravelagency？C。Howdidtheauthorprepareforhistrip?D。Whattoolsdidtheauthoruseforhistraveling?35。FromthetextwecanknowtheauthorA。enjoystravelingeverywhereintheworldB.likesbeingaccompaniedbytourguidesC.advisesustoarrangetripsbyourselvesD。metwithalotofhiscountrymeninItalyCIfEnglishmeansendlessnewwords，difficultgrammarandsometimesstrangepronunciation,youarewrong.Haven’tyounoticedthatyouhavebecomesmartersinceyoustartedtolearnalanguage？AccordingtoanewstudybyaBritishuniversity，learningasecondlanguagecanleadtoanincreaseinyourbrainpower。Researchersfoundthatlearningotherlanguageschangesgreymatter.Thisistheareaofthebrainwhichprocessesinformation。Itissimilartothewaythatexercisebuildsmuscles。Thestudyalsofoundtheyoungerpeoplelearnasecondlanguage,thegreatertheeffectis。AteamledbyDrAndreaMechelli,fromUniversityCollegeLondon,tookagroupofBritonswhoonlyspokeEnglish。Theywerecomparedwithagroupof“earlybilinguals”whohadlearntasecondlanguagebeforetheageoffive，aswellasanumberoflaterlearners.Scansshowedthatgreymatterdensity（密度）inthebrainwasgreaterinbilingualsthaninpeoplewithoutasecondlanguage。Butthelongerapersonwaitedbeforemasteringanewlanguage,thesmallerthedifference.“Ourfindingssuggestthatthestructureofthebrainischangedbytheexperienceoflearningasecondlanguage，”saidthescientists.Itmeansthatthechangeitselfincreasestheabilitytolearn.ProfessorDylanVaughanJonesoftheUniversityofWales，hasresearchedthelinkbetweenbilingualismandmathsskills.“Havingtwolanguagesgivesyoutwowindowsontheworldandmakesthebrainmoreflexible(灵活的),”hesaid.“Youareactuallygoingbeyondlanguageandhaveabetterunderstandingofdifferentideas.”ThefindingswerematchedinastudyofnativeItalianspeakerswhohadlearnedEnglishasasecondlanguagebetweentheagesoftwoand34。Reading,writing,andcomprehensionwerealltested.Theresultsshowedthattheyoungertheystartedtolearn，thebetter。“Studyingalanguagemeansyougetanentrancetoanotherworld,"explainedthescientists。36.Themainsubjecttalkedaboutinthispassageis_____________。A.scienceonlearningasecondlanguageB。languagecanhelpbrainpowerC.man'sabilityoflearningasecondlanguageD。languagelearningandmathsstudy37.Inthesecondparagraph,thewritermentions“exercise”inorderto_____________.A。makepeoplebelievelanguagelearninghelpsgreymatterworkwellB.provethatoneneedsmorepracticewhenhe（she)islearningalanguageC。toshowtheimportanceofusingthelanguagewhenyoulearnthelanguageD。saylanguageisalsoakindofphysicallabor38.Theunderlinedword“bilingual”probablymeans_____________。A。aresearcheronlanguagelearningB.anEnglishnativespeakerC.anactivelanguagelearnerD。apersonwhocanspeaktwolanguages39.Wemayknowfromthescientificfindingsthat_____________.A.theabilityoflearningasecondlanguageischangingallthetimeB.thereisnodifferencebetweenalatersecondlanguagelearnerandonewhodoesn’tknowasecondlanguageC.theexperienceoflearningasecondlanguagehasbadeffectonpeople’sbrainD。theearlieryoustarttolearnasecondlanguagethehigherthegreymatterdensityis40。Inthelasttwoparagraphs，theauthorwantstotellusthat_____________。A.earlylearningofasecondlanguagehelpsyouagreatdealinstudyothersubjectsB。learningasecondlanguageisthesameasstudyingmathsC.ItalianisthebestchoiceforyouasasecondlanguageD.you’dbetterchoosetheagesbetween2and34tolearnasecondlanguageDModernsciencesuggeststhatahealthylifestylemattersmuchtohowlongyoucanliveandhowwellyoulive。Herearesometipsforyoutoformahealthylifestyle。Keepascientificdiet.Keepinmindthatsugarcanberemovedfromourdietcompletely.Overintakeofsugarisoneofthemainreasonsforgettingfat。Overintakeofproteinorfatandlowintakeoffibercanalsoleadtogettingfat。Weneedonlyafewgramsofproteineverydaytokeepourbodyinorder。Likeraintocrops，notthemorethebetter.Bealwaysinagoodmood.Thereisarelationshipbetweenthemoodandhealth.Agoodmoodkeepsyouinhighspirits.ThankstotheInternet,wecanenjoyandlearnmuchwithoutgoingout.Takealookatsomeonlineshopsandpickupsomebargains,enjoymusicandmoviesandchatwithsomegoodfriends。Justkeephappy。Enoughsleep。Twostudiesshowthereasonswhyteensandadultsdon'thaveenoughsleep。Withteens，amajorreasonismobilephoneuse；withadults，it’swork.Meanwhile，athirdstudyofyoungchildrenshowsthatalackofsleepinearlylifemayleadtoseriousproblemsinfuture。Everyoneneedsatleast8-hoursleeptorecoverfromtirednessandthehurtcausedbyhardworkinthedaytime。Properexercise.Doexercisetokeepawayfromfatness。Becauseoftheq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