高二英语上册期末试题及答案

高二英语上册期末试题及答案

本试卷分第一卷和第二卷两部分.共150分.

第一卷选择题

第一部分：英语知识运用（共五节，满95分）

第一节语音知识（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项。

I.heardA.learnB.pearC.dearD.heart

2.explanationA.examinationB.exploreC.explainD.exploration

3.questionA.suggestionB.stationC.inventionD.operation

4.warmthA.smoothB.thereforeC.thirstD.brcathc

5.varietyA.seriesB.believeC.fieldD.diet

第二节单项诜择（共15小颍：每小撅1分，满分15分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的选项。

6.—rdliketotakeaweek^holiday.

一,We'retoobusy.

A.Don'tmentionitB.ForgetitC.Don'tworryD.Pardonme

7.ThatXiaoShenyangwaselectedmodelworkerofMayDaycausedenthusiastic

discussioninChina.

A.the;theB.a;anC.the;aD.a;the

8.seemstobeapossibilitythatweshallbeabletoaffordthecarweneed.

A.ItB.ThatC.ThereD.This

9.togooutalone,theretiredministerhadtogofbrawalkwithseveralpolicemen

followinghim.

A.WarningnulB.NulwarningC.WaniudnulD.Nulwarned

10.—Itisunderstandablefbrhimtomakesuchmistakes.

-Youareright,thatheisonlyanewhand.

A.beingconsideredB.consideringC.tobeconsideredD.considered

11.fbrthefactthatshegothitbyacarandbrokeherlegonherwaytoschool,shemighthave

passedtheexam.

A.HaditnotbeenB.lladiftitbeenC.WasitnotD.Wereitnot

12.WithallthemagazinesIneeded,1leftthepostoffice.

A.buyingB.tobuyC.boughtD.tobebought

13.againandagain,buthedidn'ttellmethetruth.

A.HavingbeenaskedB.Beingasked

C.HchadbeenaskedD.Thoughhewasasked

14.Withhisson,theoldmanfeltunhappy.

A.disappointedB.tobedisappointed

C.disappointingD.beingdisappointed

15.Doesthiscargiveyougoodfbryourmoney?

A.valueB.priceC.worthD.cost

16.一I'mnotcrazy.IreallydidseeaUFO.

—Well.We'llyourstory.

A.lookintoB.lookthroughC.lookoverD.lookup

17.We'vebeenlookingathousesbuthaven'tfoundwelikeyet.

A.itB.themC.thatD.one

18.—WhereisTom?

—Well,heyouhere.Otherwisehewouldcomedownrightnow.

A.didn'tknow;wereB.hasn'tknown;arc

C.doesn'tknow;areD.hadn'tknown;were

19.1didn'thearthephone.Iasleep.

A.mustbeB.musthavebeenC.shouldbeD.shouldhavebeen

20.,Ithink,andtheproblemcouldbesettled.

A.SolongasyoukeepupyourspiritsB.Abitmoreeffort

C.IfyoudoubtyourcflbrlsD.Makinggreatcflbrls

第三节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分3（）分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21〜40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选

出选项。

Thesimplestwaytosayitisthis:Ibelieveinmymother.My21beganwhenIwasjusta

kid.I_22_becomingadoctor.

Mymotherwasadomestic.Throughherwork,sheobsenedthat23peoplespentalotmore

timereadingthanthey_24_watchingtelevision.SheannouncedthatmybrotherandI_25_

watchtwotothreepre-selectedTVprogramsduringtheweek.Withourfreetime,wehadtoread

twobookseachfromtheDetroitPublicLibraryand26_herwrittenbookreports.Shewould

markthemupwithcheckmarksandhighlights.Yearslaterwcrealizedhermarkswerea_27_.

Mymotherwasilliterate.

WhenIenteredhighschoolIwasa(n)_28_,butnotfbrlong.Iwantedthefancyclothes.I

wantedto_29_theguys.IwentfrombeinganA-studenttoaB-studenttoaC-student.One

nightmymothercamehomefrom_30_hervariousjobsandIcomplainedaboutnothaving

enoughItalianknitshirts.Shesaid,“Okay,I'llgiveyouallthemoneyImakethisweekscrubbing

floorsandcleaningbathrooms,andyoucanbuy_31_foodandpaythebills.Witheverything

_32_,youcanhavealltheItalianknitshirtsyouwant."Iwasvery_33_withthat

arrangementbutonceIgot:hroughallocatingmoney,therewas_34_left.Irealizedtnymother

wasafinancialgeniustobeableto_35_ourheadsandanykindoffoodonthetable,_36_

buyclothes.Ialsorealizedthatimmediatesatisfactionwasn'tgoingtogetmeanywhere.Success

requiredintellectualpreparation.Iwentbacktomy37andbecameanA-studentagain,and

eventuallyI_38mydreamandIbecameadoctor.

Mystoryisreallymymother'sstory——awomanwith_39_formaleducationorpropertywho

usedherpositionasaparenttochangethelivesofmanypeoplearoundtheglobe.Thereisnojob

_40_thanparenting.ThisIbelieve.

21.A.beliefB.workC.educationD.promise

22.A.majoredinB.golusedtoC.dreamedofD.gottiredof

23.A.lazyB.easy-goingC.successfulD.reliable

24.A.spentB.paidC.tookD.did

25.A.couldunlyB.cuuldnolC.mustnutD.shouldoften

26.A.readtoB.presenttoC.teachD.explainto

27.A.jokeB.meansC.toolD.trick

28.A.studentB.studentC.studentD.student

29.A.getridofB.hangoutwithC.breakawayfromD.keepintouchwith

30.A.makingB.stoppingC.workingD.getting

31.A.yourbrotherB.yourselfC.yoursisterD.thefamily

32.A.leftoverB.paidofl'C.usedupD.carriedout

33.A.angryB.pleasedC.disappointedD.bored

34.A.anythingB.everythingC.somethingD.nothing

35.A.putanideaintoB.gaveanimpressionon

C.keeparoofoverD.haveeyesinthebackof

36.A.letaloneB.letoutC.letinD.leavealone

37.A.guysB.motherC.studiesD.play

38.A.madeB.fulfilledC.changedD.tried

39.A.littleB.muchC.fewD.high

40.A.moreinterestingB.lessimportant

C.morcimportantD.lcssinteresting

第四节：阅读理解（共2。小题：每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出选项

A

AFrenchmanwenttoasmallItaliantownandwasstayingwithhiswifeatthebesthotelthere.

Onenight,hewentoutfbrawalkalone.Itwaslateandthesmallstreetwasdarkandquiet.

Suddenlyhefeltsomeonebehindhim.HeturnedhisheadandsawanItalianyoungmanwho

quicklywalkedpasthim.ThemanwasnearlyoutofsightwhentheFrenchmansuddenlyfound

thathiswatchwasgone.HethoughtthatitmustbetheItalianwhohadtakenhiswatch.He

decidedtofollowhimandgetbackthewatch.

SoontheFrenchmancaughtupwiththeItalian.Neitherofthemunderstoodtheother'slanguage.

TheFrenchmanfrightenedtheItalianwithhisfist（拳头）andpointedattheItalian'swatch.Inthe

endtheItaliangaveuphiswatchtotheFrenchman.

Whenhereturnedtoihchotel,theFrcnuhiiiaiiloldhiswifev/halhadhappened.Hewasgrcally

surprisedwhenhiswifepointedtothewatchonthetabic.Nowherealizedthatbymistakehehad

robbedthewatchanditwastheItalian's.

41.TheFrenchmanwenttoasmallItaliantown.

A.aloneB.withhiswifeC.withhisfriendD.withanItalian

42.Onenighthewentoutfbralone.

A.arideB.awalkC.adrinkD.rest

43.Suddenlyhefoundhiswasgone.

A.watchB.moneyC.bookD.ring

44.TheItaliangaveuphiswatchtohimatlastbecause.

A.hehadstolenthewatchfromtheFrenchman.

B.heunderstoodwhattheFrenchmanwanted

C.hehadpickedupthewatchonhiswayfromwork

D.hewasafraidoftheFrenchman

B

Oneofthebest-knownAmericanwritersofchildreifsbooksisAlfredStrong,orDoctorStrong,as

heisbetterknowntoreaderseverywhere.Now,anartshowcalled“DoctorStrongFromThento

Now”istravellingaroundtheUnitedStates.ThepicturesanddrawingsshowthehistoryofDoctor

Strong.

DoctorStrongfirstbecamefamousalmostfiftyyearsagowhenhisfirstchildren'sbookwas

published.Sincethen,hehaswrittenforty-fivebooksthathavesoldmorethanonehundred

millioncopiesaroundtheworld.

DoctorStrong'sbooksareknownfbrtheireasyuseofwordsandcolorfiil,hand-drawnpictures.

Thesedrawingsbringlifetohisimaginarycreatures.TheCatintheHat,HortontheElephant,The

GrinchWhoStoicChristmas,andhundredsofothers.

TheSanDiegoMuseum,inCalifornia,organizedtheartshow.Itincludedaboutthreehundred

DoctorStrong'soriginal（最早的）drawingsandsomeofhiswritings.

MostofDoctorStrong'sbooks,althoughwritteninafunnyway,haveseriousmessages.For

example,inMeElligot'sPool,hedescribesthedangerofpollution.Hediscussesthearmsracein

TheButterBattleBook,writteninnineteeneighty-fbur.

DoulurStrungisalmostciglily-fburyearsuldnow.Hesayslieneverplannedtowrilcstoriesjust

forchildren.Hesayshewritesstoriesthatinterestpeopleofallages.Hesaysheuseseasywords

sothateveryone,evenachild,canunderstand.

45.AlfredStrongisafamousintheUnitedStates.

A.doctorB.artistC.writerD.reader

46.DoctorStrongfirstbecamefamousin.

A.hiseightieswhenanartshowwastravellingaroundtheUnitedStates

B.hisfiftieswhenhisdrawingsandwritingswerepublished

C.nineteeneighty-fburwhenhisbookMeEligot'sPoolwaspublished

D.histhirtieswhenhisfirstbookwaspublished

47.DoctorStrong'sbooksarcverypopularinAmericabecause.

A.theyarcstoriesaboutanimalssuchascats,elephantsandsoon

B.theyarewrittenineasywordswithcolourfulpictures

C.heorganizedtheartshowinCalifornia

D.theyarewritteninafunnyway

48.Hispurposeinwritingmanysuchbooksis.

A.toshowhisoriginalpicturesanddrawings

B.toorganizeaspecialartshowofhisown

C.tomakehisreaderslaughorsmilewhentheyreadhisbooks[

D.notonlytointerestpeoplebuttoexpose(uncover)someserioussocialproblems

C

WhenJohnsoncalledagain,themanagerreceivedhimverypolitely.**Thatisamostremarkable

oilyoubroughtus,MrJohnson,Mhesaid.Johnsonnoddedhissmooth,darkhead.Thatwas

somethingheknewverywell"I'veneverseenanythinglikeitJthemanageradmitted.Johnson

noddedagain."No?"hesaidpolitely.Thenheadded,“ButIthinkyouwill,sir.Averygreatdeal

ofil."Heappearedtothinkfbramoment."Ithinkyouwillfinditwillbeonsaleseven,perhaps,

eightyearsfromnow."Hesmiled.

Themanagerthoughtthatwasuncertain.Hesaid,“Itisbetterthanourfishoils.Iadmitthat."“So

Iamtold,sir,"agreedJohnson.

“Haveyouanyplanstoproduceityourself,MrJohnson?''

Johnsonsmiledagain."WouldIbeshowingilloyouifIhad?''

“Wcmightaddsomechemicalstooneofourownfishoils,“saidthemanager.

“Itwouldbeexpensivetodothat,evenifyoucould.Johnsonsaidgently.“Besides,”headded,44I

amtoldthatthisoilwillbemuchcheaperthanyourbestfishoils.Cheaperthananyvegetableoil,

infact.**

“Perhaps,“saidthemanager.tlWell,Isupposeyouwanttomakeanarrangement,MrJohnson,

Shallwediscussit?”

“Ofcourse,5,saidJohnson.uTherearetwowaysofdealingwithasituationofthissort.Theusual

oneistopreventitaltogetheroratleasttodelayitaslongaspossible.Thatis,ofcourse,thebest

way,“Themanagernodded.Heknewplentyaboutallthat.

“ButIamsosorryfbryou,because,yousee,thatisnotpossiblethistime."Themanagerhadhis

doubts,butallhesaidwasaninquiring(asking),"Oh?”

“Theotherway,“continuedJohnson,t4istoproduceyourselfbeforethetroublestarts.”

49.Themanagerthoughtofaddingchemicalstothefishoiltomakeit.

A.cheaperthanthenewoilB.morequickly

C.moreexpensiveD.asgoodasthenewoil

50.Johnson'snewoilwouldbe.

A.moreexpensivethanfishoil,butbetter

B.lessexpensive,andbetter

C.lessexpensive,butnotgood

D.moreexpensive,andnotsogood

51.Johnsonexpressedhisregretthatthemanager.

A.couldnotstopthenewoilbeingmade

B.wouldneverknowhowtomakeit

C.hadspentalotofmoneyonit

D.didn'tknowenoughaboutit

52.Johnsonshowedhisnewoiltothemanagerbecausehewanted.

A.toproduceithimself

B.topreventitbeingproduced

C.tobepaidnottoproduceit

D.themanagerlopioduucit

D

Alotofusloselife'stoughbattlesbystartingafrontal(iEfflM)attack—whenatouchofhuir.or

mightwellenableustowin.Considerthecaseofayoungfriendofmine,whohitatrafficjamon

hiswaytoworkshortlyafterreceivinganultimalum(最后通牒)aboutbeinglateonthejob.

AlthoughtherewasagoodreasonfbrSam'sabeinglate一seriousillnessathome—hedecided

thatthisby-now-tamiliarexcusewouldn'tworkanylonger.Uissupervisorwasprobablyalready

pacingupanddownpreparingadismissalspeech.

Yes,thebosswas,Samenteredtheofficeat9:35.Theplacewasasquietasalockerroom（更衣

室）；everyonewashardatwork.Sam'ssupervisorcameuptohim.Suddenly,Samforcedagrin

andstretchedouthishand.wHowdoyoudo!”hesaid.'TmSamMaynard.Tinapplyingfbrajob.

Which,Iunderstand,becameavailablejust35minutesago.Docstheearlybirdgettheworm?”

Theroomexplodedinlaughter.Thesupervisorelampedoffasmileandwalkedbacktohisoffice.

SamMaynardhadsavedhisjob—withtheonlytoolthatcouldwin,alaugh.

Humorisamosteflective,yetfrequentlyneglected（忽略）,meansofhandlingthediHlcult

situationsinourlives.Itcanbeusedfbrpatchingupdifferences,apologizing,saying“no"，

criticizing,gettingtheotherfellowtodowhatyouwantwithouthislosingface.Forsomejobs,it's

theonlytoolthatcansucceed.Itisawaytodiscusssubjectssosensitivethatseriousdialogmay

startaquarrel.Forexample,manybelievethatcomedians（直居加宙员）ontelevisionarcdoingmore

todayfbrracialandreligioustolerance（忍受力）thanpeopleinanyotherforum.

53.WhywasSamlateforhisjob?

A.Becausehewasill.

B.Becausehegotuplate.

C.Becausehewascaughtinatrafficjam.

D.Hewasbusyapplyingfbranewjob.

54.Themainideaofthispassageis.

A.SamMaynardsavedhisjobwithhumor

B.humorisimportantinourlives

C.earlybirdgetsthewomi

D.humorcansolveracialdiscriminations

55.Thephrase^clampedufT'inParagraph3means.

A.triedtoholdbackB.triedtosetC.chargedD.gaveout

56.Whichofthefollowingstatementscanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Manyloselife'sbattlesfortheyarelackinginasenseofhumor.

B.Itwasn'tthefirsttimethatSamcamelateforhiswork.

C.Samwassupposedtocometohisofficeat8:30.

D.Humoristhemostelectivewayofsolvingproblems.

E

Manyayoungpersontellsmehewantstobeawriter.Ialwaysencouragesuchpeople,butIalso

explainthatthere'sabigdifferencebetween“beingawriter''andwriting.Inmostcasesthese

individualsarcdreamingofwealthandfame,notthelonghoursaloneatatypewriter.^You'vegot

towanttowrite,“Isaytothem,“notwanttobeawriter.”

Therealityisthatwritingisalonely,privateandpoor-payailair.Foreverywriterkissedby

fortunetherearethousandsmorewhoselongingisneverrewarded.WhenIlefta20-yearcareerin

theU.S.CoastGuardtobecomeafreelancewriter,Ihadnohopeatall.WhatIdidhavewasa

friendwhofoundmemyroominaNewYorkapartmentbuilding.Itdidn'tevenmatterthatitwas

coldandhadnobathroom.Iimmediatelyboughtausedtypewriterandfeltlikeagreatwriter.

Afterayearorso,however,Istillhadn'tgotabreakandbegantodoubtmyself.Itwassohardto

sellastorythathardlymadeenoughtocat.ButIknewIwantedtowrite.Ihaddreamedaboutit

fbryears.Iwasn'tgoingtobeoneofthosepeoplewhodiewondering,"Whatif?”Iwouldkeep

puttingmydreamtothetest,eventhoughitmeantlivingwitliuncertaintyandfearoffailure.This

istheShadowlandofhope,andanyonewithadreammustlearntolivethere.

57.Thepassageismeantto.

A.warnyoungpeopleofthehardshipsthatasuccessfillwriterhastoexperience

B.adviseyoungpeopletogiveuptheirideaofbecomingaprofessionalwriter

C.showyoungpeopleit'sunrealisticfbrawritertogofbrwealthandfame

D.encourageyoungpeopletopursueawritingcareer.

58.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?

A.Greatwritersoftenfindtheirworkinterestingandrewarding.

B.Awriter'ssuccessdependsonluckratherthanoneffort.

C.Famouswritersusuallyliveinpovertyandloneliness.

D.Thechancesfbrawritertobecomesuccessfularcsmall.

59.Theunderlinedpartrefersto“those

A.whothinktoomuchofthedarksideoflife

B.whoregretgivinguptheircareerhalfvvay

C.whothinkalotwithoutmakingadecision

D.whoarefullofimaginationevenupondeath

60.“Shadowland''inthelastsentencerefersto.

A.thebeautifulwonderlandoneoftendreamsabout

B.thebrightfuturethatoneislookingfbrwardto

C.thestateofuncertaintybeforeone'sfinalgoalisreached

D.thewonderfulworldthatexistsonlyinone'simagination

第五节根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的选项。选项中有两项为多余

选项。（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

------Whatareyourhobbies,Mr.Wang?

------1playchess.61..

------Butthetroublewithphotographyisthatit'sanexpensivehobby,isn'tit?

------Yes,Iguessyouarcright.62..

------I'mfondoffishingandhiking.Insummer.Ilikeswimmingbest.

——63..

------Yes,butTmnotverygoodatit.64..

------Soitiswithme.65..

------Thatwouldbenice.Let'sfixitfornextweek.

——OK.

A.Whatdoyouliketodoinyoursparetime?

B.Ijustplayitfbrfiin..

C.Whataboutgoingswimmingfbrfunthisafternoon?

D.Shallwehaveagametogethersomeday?

E.Doyouplaytennis?

F.Howaboutthisaftemoon?

G.AndIlikelakingpiulurcs,luu.

兰炼一中2009-2010学年第一学期期末试卷

高二英语答题卡

第二卷非选择题

第二部分：写作（共三节，满分55分）

第一节：单词拼写（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

66.Tilrememberyourkindnessforeverandbeyour（一生的）friend.

67.Shoppingisnolongera（必需）.Ithasbecomeafonnofentertainment.

68.1calledonan（救护车）fbrmyneighbourandsenthertohospital

immediately.

69.Thechildhadfaintedfromtheheat,buthesoon.（恢复知觉）

70.OurEnglishteacher（强调）theimportanceoflearningEnglishwell.

71.InIraq,someAmericansoldiersdiedof（暴力）nowandthen.

72.Itis（难以置信的）thathelivedthroughbothWorldWars.

73.1willgiveittoher（一..就）Isawher.

74.We,ve（安排）youtoappearonth,nextshow.

75.Itis（荒谬的）ofyoutodoso.

第二节：短文改错（共IQ小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

此颍要求改正所给短攵的错误。对标有撅号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右劝横线

上划一个勾（Y）;如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：

该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划

掉。

该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（□工在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

该行错•个词：在错的词下划•横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改.

In1972,theUnitedNationsholdameetinginSweden76

toshareideasaboutwaystotakebettercarefbrthe77

earth.Atthesummit,peoplefrommorethanonehundreds78

countriesdiscussedsomeoftheimportantproblemsfaced79

ourplanet.Sincethen,severalEarthSummitshadbeenheld.80

In2002,theEarlhSuiimiilwasheldinJohannesburg.81

Oneofthemainthemewas^sustainabledevelopment”，or

高二英语上册期末试题及答案

二、单项填空（本节有10小题，每小题1分，共10分）

16.MomboughtmeMP3fbrmybirthdaypresentlastSunday.

A.theB.anC.aD.不填

17.―Howlonghaveyou?一5years.

A.marriedB.gotmarriedC.marriedD.beenmarried

18.Thesingerbecamefamousintheearly1980s,theclassicalmusicwasbetterthanpop

music.A.whichB.whenC.thatD.where

19.1don,tthinkpossibletomasteraforeignlanguagewithoutmuchmemorywork.

A.thatB.whichC.itD.this

20.Youcantakeasmanyasyoucanbecausetheyarefreeof.

A.fareB.chargeC.moneyD.pay

21.Tomwantedtoplayfbo:ballafterschool,butJacktoldhim.

A.nottoB.nottodoC.notdoitD.donot

22.Thegirldreamtofbecomingabirdandfreelyinthesky.

A.flyingB.flewC.toflyD.fly

23.Onlyinthiswayourgoals.

A.wecanreachB.canwearriveC.wecanarriveD.canwereach

24.Hewouldratherhislifethanbegtheenemy.

A.giveinB.giveoutC.giveoffD.giveup

25.—It'slate.Imustleavenow.-OK.L

A.ThankyouB.Don'thurryC.I'msorryforitD.Takecare.

三、完型填空（本题有15小题，每小题1分，共15分）

Somepeoplesayit'sthemostexcitingthingtheyhaveeverdoneintheirlives.Butother

peoplesayit'sdangerousar.d26.27isknown,Bungeejumpinghasbecomevery

28intheUSA,France,NewZealandandAustralianowadays.Everyyear,thousandsof

people2950metersormore------savedonlybya“Bungee”,arubbercord（绳子）thatstops

them30thegroundseriously.

Bungeejumping31in1979whentwostudentsfromOxfordUniversity,England,

jumpedfromtheGoldenGateBridgeinSanFrancisco,USA.32,bungeejumping

businesseshave33intheUSAandotherplaces,34insomecountriesitisnot35

bylaw,fbritistoodangerous.IntheUSA,bungeejumperspay$8（）ormoretofallthroughthe

air36nearly100kmanhour,riskingtheirlivesifthebungeecord37.

EmilyStead,abravewoman,isabungeejumperwhohassurvivedmanyjumps."It's38!”

Shesaysexcitedly."Ifirstv/entbungeejumpingfiveyearsago.Then,Ijumpedjust20meters.

My39jumpwas50meters-fromahot-airballoon.It'sthebest40Ihavedone.,,

26.A.usualB.safeC.sillyD.healthy

27.A.WhichB.AsC.ForD.What

28.A.practicalB.interestingC.enjoyableD.popular

29.A.floatB.diveC.runD.rush

30.A.feelingB.harmingC.hurtingD.hitting

31.A.brokeoutB.wentC.setoutD.began

32.A.FromnowonB.BythenC.SincethenD.Beforelong

33.A.appearedB.decreasedC.sharedD.happened

34.A.otherwiseB.althoughC.thereforeD.however

35.A.agreedB.allowedC.obeyedD.advised

36.A.onB.atC.byD.in

37.A.breaksB.jumpsC.shakesD.divides

38.A.suitableB.terribleC.greatD.dangerous

39.A.firstB.otherC.lateD.latest

40.A.sportB.activitiesC.accident1D.event

四、阅读理解(本题有两节，共16小题，每小题2分，共32分)

A

ValenciaisintheeastpartofSpain.Ithasaportonthesea,twomilesawayonthecoast.Itis

(hecapitalofaprovincethatisalsonamedValencia.

Thecityisamarketcenterforwhatisproducedbythelandaroundthecity.Mostofthe

city'smoneyismadefrumfanning.Ilisalsoabusybusinesscity,withships,railways,clothes

andmachinefactories.

Valenciahasanoldpartwithwhitebuildings,coloredroofsandnarrowstreets.Themodern

parthaslong,widestreetsandnewbuildings.Valenciaiswellknownforitsparksandgardens.Il

hasmanyoldchurchesandmuseums.Theuniversityin(hecenterofthecitywasbuiltinthe13th

century.

ThecityofValenciahasbeenknownsincethe2ndcentury.Inthe8thcenturyitwasthe

capitalofSpain.ThereisalsoanimportantcityinVenezuelanamedValencia.

41.Valenciaisthecapitalof.

A.SpainB.VenezuelaC.ValenciaD.Uganda

42.Valenciaisfamousforits.

A.farmproductsB.parksandgardens

C.clothesandmachinesD.shipsandrailways

43.WhichofthefollowingthingscannotbeseenintheokipartofValencia?

A.shopsB.factoriesC.whitebuildingsD.widestreets

44.ThereisacitynamedValenciain.

A.SpainandBritainB.VenezuelaandBritain

C.SpainandVenezuelaD.SpainandVietnam

B

Ihavealwaysbeeninterestedinmakingthings.WhenIwasachild,Ienjoyeddrawing,butI

alsolikedmakingthingsoutofclay（粘土）.IwonaprizefbroneofmypaintingswhenIwas

fourteen.ThatmaybewhyIwenttoartschoolfouryearslater.ButIstudiedpaintingatfirst,not

pottery（制陶）.IlikebeingapotterbecauseIliketoworkwi:hmyhandsandfeeltheclay.I'm

happyworkingbymyselfandbeingnearmyhome.Idon'tlikemass-produced（集体生产）things,

becausetheyaremadebymachines.Ithinkcrafts（手工艺）areveryimportantandcrafts-people

makethingscleverlywithhands.Theymakeourlivescolorful.WhenIleftschool,Igotsome

money.Ihopetobecomeafull-timecrafts-woman.Thiswork-placeissmall,butIwishtomove

toalargeronenextyear.

45.Fromthepassagewearesurethatthewriterisa.

A.studentB.teacherC.manD.woman

46.Thewritergotintoartschoolbecauseof.

A.likingtomakethingsB.enjoyingworkingnearherhome

C.aprizewonwhenthewriterwasyoungD.awishtobeapotter

47.Whenenteringartschool,thewriterwasabout.

A.14B.16C.18D.21

48.Thewriteristalkingaboutherworkplace.

A.unhappilyB.hopefullyC.seriouslyD.angrily

C.

Whydoplantsgrowinsomeplacesandnotinothers?Whydocssomelandhavesomuch

growingonit,whileotherlandhasalmostnoplantsgrowingonitatall?

Togrow,plantsneedseveralthings.Oneiswarmth.Inverycoldplacesalmostnothinggrows.

Plantsalsoneedwater.InverydrypartsoftheEarthonlyafewunusualplantscangrow.That's

whydrydesertseverywherearealmostnotcoveredbytreesorgrass.

Plantsmustalsohaveaplaceinwhichtoputdowntheirrootsandgrow.Theyfinditdifficult

togrowonhardland.Thetownisbuiltonhardland.Theplantsherehaveonlythesoilfound

betweenthecracksofthes:oncstogrowin.

Anotherthingplantsmusthavebeforetheycangrowisfood.

Whatwillhappenifwetrytomakethingsgrowonthesandybeach?Afewplants,suchas

beachgrass,willgrowinsand,butmostplantswon't.Eveniftheweatheriswarmenoughandwe

watertheplantseachday,manyofthemwilldiebecausethesandonthisbeachhasalmostno

foodfbrplants.

49.Accordingtothepassage,plantsneedthingstogrowwell.

A.twoB.threeC.fourD.five

50.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"cracks"meaninthetext?

A.缝隙B,表面C.夹层D.底部

51.Thereasonwhymostplantscan'tgrowonthesandybeachisthat.

A.thereisn'tenoughsunlightB.thereistoomuchwater

C.itistoocrowdedthereD.itha