山东省临沭县2012-2013学年高二4月阶段（期中）质量检测英语试题 WORD版无答案.doc

1、高二4月阶段（期中）质量检测英语试题考试时间：100分钟 试卷满分：120分第卷（共75分）第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）第一节：语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）1. Some groups still have difficulties _ access _ social services.A. gain; inB. gaining; toC. to gain; toD. gaining；of2. Sorry _ on your foot!It doesnt matter.A. to step B. steppingC. to have stepped D.

2、 for stepping3. Apart from being good at teamwork, he is tall, strong and athletic. _, he is the best choice for the coming basketball match.A. All in all B. In additionC. After all D. By the way4. PE will be part of the high school graduation examinations._, you will have to be strong and healthy t

3、o graduate.A. After all B. As a matter of factC. In other words D. Whats more5. It is bad manners for you to make _ fun of the disabled; you should know they are in _ great need of our understanding.A. a; a B. a; 不填C. 不填; a D. 不填；不填6. The rule says that the last _ the office should remember _ the wi

4、ndows.A. to leave; to close B. leaving; to closeC. leaving; closing D. to leave; closing7. Im not surprised that he became a writer. Even as a child he had a _ imagination.A. clear B. cautiousC. funny D. vivid8. They _ drinking although they are drivers, which is very dangerous both to them and the

5、passengers.A. give up B. devote themselves toC. quit D. abandon themselves to9. We were scared _ when the earthquake broke out，but our teacher managed to make us calm down.A. to die B. to deathC. of being dead D. of dying10. Look, the absent-minded student is holding the book _.He is much too carele

6、ss.A. up and down B. from side to sideC. side by side D. upside down11. Id like to apply for the position of assistant manager, sir. What experience do you have that is relevant _ this position?A. of B. withC. about D. to12. The police are investigating the company，three of_workers have already been

7、 arrested.A. that B. whichC. whose D. what13. Being able to communicate with native speakers built my self-confidence, _ encouraged me to continue in my English study.A. whichB. thatC. itD. what 14. Do you mind_alone at home?A. Tom leavingB. Tom having leftC. Toms being leftD. Tom to be left15. If y

8、ou have trouble in communicating with others, its bound _ your study.A. to affectingB. affectingC. in affectingD. to affect第二节：完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） 阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Most people are very happy to have their first cars, which can open up a new world of

9、freedom and allow you to go wherever you want, whenever you want. Getting a car did 16 this for me, and it also brought my best friend and me 17 . But then it tore us apart.My best friend lives three minutes from my 18 . Since her 19 is in late summer, seven months behind mine, I basically became he

10、r 20 when I turned 16 in December.And so I 21 her up for school and took her home. We made ice-cream 22 , went shopping and to the moviesall in my car. I would drive to her house just to sit on her bed, read magazines and have a good laugh. I went to her house so 23 that she gave me a(n) 24 to her h

11、ouse.A week after I got my license，she was with me 25 I had my first accident. She was there and 26 me and we kept it a 27 , since I didnt want people to 28 . From then on, through thick and thin (共患难), it was just me, my car and my best friend. High school is a time of 29 , but I couldnt 30 for a l

12、ong time 31 we became so distant after being so close. My friend waited three months after her birthday to get her dream car：a green 2004 Beetle. With its 32 , the passenger seat of my car became 33 . Our car trips became less frequent 34 I didnt even drive down her street.Its funny how a car can ch

13、ange a relationship so much. I had wanted her to get a car, but once she did, I 35 it. I wanted her friendship back, even if it couldnt be the same.16. A. some B. all C. any D. none17. A. happier B. luckier C. closer D. farther18. A. school B. home C. neighbor D. car19. A. birthday B. holiday C. cou

14、rse D. job20. A. guide B. follower C. driver D. partner21. A. woke B. hurried C. called D. picked 22. A. parties B. trips C. plans D. classes23. A. hardly B. happily C. often D. seldom24. A. key B. help C. invitation D. lock25. A. while B. but C. after D. when 26. A. comforted B. blamed C. saved D.

15、advised27. A. gift B. secret C. pride D. joke28. A. help B. see C. know D. laugh29. A. change B. disappointmentC. friendship D. excitement30. A. believe B. answer C. imagine D. understand 31. A. how B. where C. when D. what32. A. dream B. arrival C. return D. beauty33. A. broken B. crowded C. empty

16、D. different34. A. however B. until C. as D. before 35. A. lost B. received C. enjoyed D. regretted第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A,B,C和D）中，选出最佳选项。ATwelve years ago, a young traveler named Rhett Butler from San Francisco, California, visited the Sabah rainforest on Malaysian Borneo. I

17、n one area of the rainforest, he watched a bird flying through the trees. The beautiful sight left quite an impression on him. But weeks later, back home, Rhett Butler got the news that trees had been cut down in the area he visited.That experience led Rhett Butler to begin writing a book about rain

18、forests and threats to their existence. But he did not publish the book. Instead, in 1999, he used his research for the book to create a website. The site is Mongabay.Com. His purpose was to inform the public about tropical rainforests. But the subject quickly developed. As a former businessman, he

19、became a respected writer of science and environmental stories.The popularity of Mongabay.Com attracted advertisers. Small ads on the site pay for its operations. Mongabay.Com has grown and led to other sites. For example, there is a site for children which is called kids. Mongabay.Com. Another one,

20、 WildMadangascar. org, is all about the island nation that Rhett Butler calls his favorite place.To keep his website going, he travels around the world on several major trips each year. His working tools are a laptop computer, cameras and sometimes diving equipment. He often calls on experts for inf

21、ormation. For example, he interviewed Alison Jolly, a top experts on lemurs(狐猴). He interviewed Rodney Jackson, a biologist who established the Snow Leopard Conservancy.Stories like these have made Mongabay a favorite place on the Internet for researchers, students and teachers. In April, Time.Com n

22、amed it one of the fifteen top climate and environment websites in the world.36. Whats the main idea of the passage? A. How Rhett Butler made his website popular. B. Rainforest on Malaysian Borneo. C. How Rhett Butler protected rare animals. D. Rhett Butler and his website.37. Rhett Butler didnt pub

23、lish his book about rainforests because _. A. he wanted to use the information to create a website B. he didnt want to become a writer C. the book was not about rainforest protection D. making websites earns more money than writing books38. Which of the followings is NOT true about the Mongabay.Com?

24、 A. It was set up in 1999. B. Rhett Butler made a lot of money from it. C. At least two related websites grew from it. D. It attracted many advertisers.39. To keep his website going, Rhett Butler _. A. kept visiting the rainforest B. raised rare snow leopards C. traveled around and interviewed exper

25、ts D. made a great number of advertisements40. We can learn from the passage that _. A. Mongabay. Com was loved by researchers as well as students B. kids. Mongabay.Com. has many stories written by kids C. Wild Madagascar.org is better known than Mongabay. Com D. Rodney Jackson was once a businessma

26、nBAll over the world, and for many different reasons, there are millions of people who rarely or never eat meat. These people are called vegetarians. To people who eat meat, being a vegetarian may seem like a very strange thing. But they wont eat meat for several different reasons.First, vegetarians

27、 have an enormous health advantage. One of the major health problems in modern societies is not too little protein but too much food, especially in the form of animal fats. Medical evidence suggests that animal fats, including butter, lead to the development of cholesterol(胆固醇) in the human body. Hi

28、gh amount of cholesterol seem to be part of the cause of heart disease. Most vegetarians have low level of cholesterol. High amounts of animal fats also seem to lead to certain kinds of cancer, and vegetarians are typically less vulnerable to these cancers than people who eat a lot of meat. Overall,

29、 studies comparing the health of vegetarians and meat-eaters show that the meat-eaters are twice as likely to die of heart disease as vegetarians are.Better health is one reason that people choose to become vegetarians. Another reason is religion. Some religions forbid the eating of meat. The larges

30、t of these is the Hindu religion, which has about 600 million believers in the world. Although not all Hindus are vegetarian, many are, and there are many believers of other religions such Buddhism and even some Christian religions that also do not eat meat.Many vegetarians do not eat meat simply be

31、cause they do not like the taste of it. They have no religious or philosophical reasons; they just do not like meat. Another important reason that vegetarians give for not eating meat is the health advantages that were given above. Lastly, there are many people who do not eat meat because they just

32、do not like the idea of killing animals for food. They believe that life, all life, is valuable and that we do not have to destroy life to feed ourselves when there are other good sources of food.41. According to the passage, people choose to be vegetarians for the following reasons EXCEPT_.A. they

33、want to stay healthyB. they are too kind to like the idea of killing animalsC. they should not eat meat due to their religious beliefD. they live in areas where meat supply is not adequate42. Which of the following is true according to Paragraph 2?A. There are twice as many meat-eaters as vegetarian

34、s who die of cancer.B. Heart disease and cancer are caused by large amounts of protein.C. Vegetarians enjoy a more healthy life than the meat eaters.D. There are less health problems in modern society due to advanced medical care.43. Which is true about the vegetarians?A. Vegetarians never eat meat

35、for whatever reasonsB. There are more vegetarians than meat-eaters in the world.C. Vegetarians cannot eat meat because of their health problems.D. Some vegetarians cannot get used to eating meat because of the taste.44. What does “vulnerable” mean in Paragraph 2?A. Having strong ability to resist di

36、sease and harms.B. Having weak ability to resist (抵抗) diseases and harms.C. Having low level of cholesterol.D. Having high level of cholesterol.45. It can be inferred from the passage that _.A. being a vegetarian may be a very strange thingB. all vegetarians have reasons for their not eating meatC.

37、vegetarians eat meat on some special occasionsD. most vegetarians believe that life without meat is happy.CIn 1977, a dead author of detective stories saved the life of a nineteen-month-old baby in a most unusual way. The author was Agatha Christie, a gentle married lady and one of the most successf

38、ul writers of detective stories in the world. In June 1977 , a baby girl became seriously ill in Qatar (卡塔尔) , near Sandi Arabia(沙特阿拉伯) . Doctors were unable to find out the cause of her illness, so she was flown to London and sent to Hammersmith Hospital. A team of doctors hurried to examine the ba

39、by only to discover that they, too, were puzzled by the very unusual signs of illness. While they were having a discussion about the babys illness, a nurse asked to speak to them. “Excuse me,” said Nurse Marsha Maitland, “but I think the baby is suffering from thallium poisoning(铊中毒) .”“What makes y

40、ou think that?” Dr. Brown asked. “Thallium poisoning is very rare.”“A few days ago, I was reading a novel called A Pale Horse by Agatha Christie,” Nurse Maitland explained. “In the book, somebody uses thallium poison, and all the signs are exactly the same as the babys.”“You are very careful and you

41、 may be right,” another doctor said. “well carry out some tests and find out whether it s thallium(铊) or not.”Tests showed that the baby had indeed been poisoned by thallium. Once they knew the cause of the illness, the doctors were able to give the baby the correct treatment. She soon recovered and

42、 was sent back to Qatar. Later on it was proved that the poison might have come from an insecticide(杀虫剂) used in Qatar. 46. Who first suggested the correct cause of the babys illness?A. A doctor in Qatar. B. Agatha Christie.C. Dr. Brown. D. Nurse Maitland. 47. Why was the baby sent to London?A. She

43、was a British girl whose parents were working in Qatar. B. The Qatar doctors were not sure they could cure her.C. She was the daughter of a doctor in one of the places. D. The hospitals in Qatar were full at that time.48. As far as we can tell from the passage, Agatha Christie_. A. had spent a long

44、time as a police officerB. visited the baby in the hospital at HammersmithC. had never even met this babyD. gave Nurse Maitland some advice on the phone49. Nurse Maitland spoke to the doctors _.A. to suggest a possible reason for the patients illnessB. because she could see that the doctors had made

45、 a mistakeC. when she heard them discussing the possibility of thallium poisonD. after she had read about a horse which had been poisoned50. What did the doctor think of the suggestion which Nurse Maitland made?A. They were very quick to agree with her. B. They thought it was a possibility worth con

46、sidering.C. They said that she was wrong because thallium poisoning is very rare. D. They were unhappy over her interruption.DFor years and years people have been saying that the rail ways are dead. “We can do without railways”, people say as if motorcars and planes have made the railways unnecessar

47、y. We all keep hearing that trains are slow, that they lose money, and that theyre dying. But this is far from the truth. In these days of expensive oil, the railways have become highly competitive with motorcars and planes. If you want to carry people or goods from place to place, they are cheaper

48、than planes. And they have much in common with planes. A plane goes in a straight line and so does a railway. What is more, it takes you from the heart of a city into the heart of another. It doesnt leave you as a plane does, miles and miles from the city center. It doesnt hold you up as a car does,

49、 in endless traffic jams. And a single train can carry goods which no plane or motorcar could ever do.Far from being dead, the railways are very much alive. Modern railway lines give you a smooth, untroubled journey. Where else can you eat well, sleep in comfort, feel safe and enjoy the scene while

50、you are traveling at speed at the same time? And we are only at the beginning，for we have just entered the age of superfast trains(超速列车). Trains are traveling at 150 miles an hour and more. Soon we will be wondering why we spent so much on motorways we cant use because we have not enough money to bu

51、y the oil and planes we cant fly in for the same reason.51. The writers idea seems to be that _.A. we can do without railwaysB. trains have much in common with motorcars and planesC. motorcars and planes are not as good as trainsD. trains are as good as motorcars and planes52. Some people think the

52、railways are unnecessary for many reasons except that _.A. planes and motorcars have taken the place of trainsB. oil is expensive today C. trains are slowD. always lose money53. The writer thinks that the railways, far from being dead, are very much alive because _.A. we can have a smooth and untrou

53、bled journeyB. well not have enough money to fly in planesC. we can now travel in super-fast trainsD. all the above54. Which of the following is not true according to the writer?A. It is cheaper to travel by train than by plane.B. The railway station is usually at the center of a city.C. When you ge

54、t off the plane you will find yourself right in the city center.D. No motorcar or plane can carry as many goods as a train does.55. The best title for this passage may be _.A. Oh, Super-fast TrainsB. Which is the Best: Train, Motorcar or PlaneC. Trains Are More Competitive than Motorcars or PlanesD.

55、 Not the End, but the Beginning第卷（共45分）答案请写在答题纸上第三部分 书面表达（共两节，满分45分）第一节 阅读表达（共5小题；每小题3分满分15分）阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题（请注意问题后的字数要求）。1 When I was born, my mother immediately made learning a necessary and fun part of my life. Everything we did was a positive learning interaction, whether we were baking cook

56、ies or spending the day at the library. I never watched TV, not because I was not allowed to, but because it was more fun writing stories with my mom.2 When I finally entered a school classroom at age five, I was excited, but terrified. That first day of kindergarten I quietly sat at my desk during

57、snack time and opened my Miss Piggy lunch box. Inside the box I found a note from my mother written on a napkin(餐巾). The note said that she loved me, that she was proud of me and that I was the best kindergartner in the world! Because of that napkin note I made it through my first day of kindergarte

58、n and many more school days to follow.3 There have been many since the first one. There were napkin notes in elementary school when I was struggling with my math, telling me to “Hang in there, kiddo! You can do it! Dont forget what a great writer you are!” There were napkin notes in junior high scho

59、ol when I was the “new girl” with frizzy hair and pimples telling me to “Be friendly. Dont be scared. Anyone would be lucky to have you as her best friend!” In high school, when my basketball team was the first team in our schools history to play in a state championship, there were napkin notes tell

60、ing me, “There is no I in team. You have gotten this far because you know how to share. ” And there were even napkin notes sent to me in college and graduate school, far away from my mothers physical touch. Mothers encouragement, support and teaching are always with me, echoed in years of love, comm

61、itment and napkin notes. 56. Why did the writer never watch TV? (within 10 words)57. When did the mother begin to leave the writer napkin notes? (within 8 words)58. Please fill in the blank in Paragraph 3. (within 2 words)59. What does the underlined phrase “hang in” in Paragraph 3 means? Please explain it in English (within 5 words)60. Who has had great influence over the writer according to the passage? (within 2 words)第二节 写作（满分30分）近几年，某些地方经常有残疾人沿街乞讨。有人对他们表示同情，会送他们钱或食物；有人认为他们是骗子，不值得帮助。请根据以上描述，用英语写一篇短文，发表自己对此事的看法。内容需包含以下要点：1. 描述现象；2.你自己的观点。可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。字数：120字左右。