广东省梅州市丰顺中学10-11学年高二学业水平考试（英语）.doc

1、20102011学年高二下学期期末英语考题（广东省梅州市丰顺县丰顺中学）本试卷共三部分，共10页。满分135分，考试时间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、试室号和座位号填写在答题卡上，并填写好答题卷密封线内的有关项目。用2B铅笔将答题卡试卷类型（B）涂黑。在答题卷右上角的“座位号”列表内填写座位号。不按要求填涂的，答卷无效。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选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试卷上。3非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相

2、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和答题卷的整洁。考试结束后，将试卷、答题卷和答题卡一并交回。一、 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：完形填空（共15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、和项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该题涂黑。Kevin is a boy who might be described as “slow”. He didnt learn his ABCs as fast as other kids. But Kevin was

3、_1_with people, for his bright smile and big heart won him plenty of friends.My friend Randy decided they needed a_2_team for boys.Kevin_3_up and practiced hard. But he simply shot baskets. Or more correctly, he threw the ball at the basket. He had a _4_spot near the free throw line(罚球线). He threw a

4、nd threw, and it _5_went in.The team did well but they never won a game that season except the night when it snowed and the opposing team never_6_. At the end of the_7_lot(签)of playing against the best team.Game day arrived. The game went as_8_.Near the end of the last quarter, Kevins team stood nea

5、rly 30 points behind. It was then that one of the boys called timeout. ”Coach Randy, ” he said, ”this is our_9_game and Kevin has never made a basket. I think we should let him make a basket.” The team agreed. Kevin wan _10_to stand at his special place near the free throw line and wait. When the ba

6、ll was_11_to him, he shot and missed. A moment later, Kevin got the ball again, but shot and missed again.Slowly the other team seemed to_12_what was going on. Both teams circled the boy by their time and all the other players were shouting, “Kevin! Kevin!” Soon everyone in the _13_joined in.Kevin a

7、ttempted again and again, and one of his shots took a crazy bounce on the basket. Everyone held their_14_.The ball dropped in. Nobody remained _15_. Everyone stood and cheered as if one boy had won a world champion.That day, an undefeated team kept their perfect record. But everybody won because eve

8、rybody had participated in a crazy conspiracy(密谋) of kindness.1. A. patient B. familiar C. popular D. careful 2. A. basketball B. football C. swimming D. climbing3. A. got B. signed C. went D. set4. A. strange B. special C. wrong D. safe5. A. randomly B. automatically C. possibly D. occasionally6. A

9、. showed up B. took up C. started off D. gave in7. A. favorite B. difficult C. unfortunate D. important8. A. reported B. designed C. arranged D. expected9. A. first B. last C. excellent D. poor10. A. forbidden B. wished C. trained D. instructed11. A. passed B. kicked C. carried D. shot12. A. give up

10、 B. bring about C. figure out D. believe in13. A. school B. gym C. town D. team 14. A. hands B. breath C. places D. ground15. A. seated B. excited C. amazed D. puzzled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，在空格处填入一个恰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卷标号为16-25的相应位置上。The style of western art

11、 has changed many times, while Chinese art has changed less often. Art is influenced by the customs and _16_ (believe) of people. During the Middle Ages, the main aim of painters was to represent religious themes. Artists were interested in creating a feeling of respect and love_17_God. In the Renai

12、ssance , people focused more on humans and less on religion. Artists_18_ (try) to paint people and nature as they really were. Masaccio used perspective in his paintings, which made people_19_ (convince) they were looking through a hole in the wall at a real scene. In the late 19th century, Europe,

13、_20_used to be a mostly agricultural society, changed a great deal into a mostly industrial_21_. The impressionists were the first_22_ (paint) outdoors. They had to paint_23_ (quick) and their paintings were not as detailed as those of_24_(early) painters. Today people accept impressionists painting

14、s_25_the beginning of modern art. Some modern art is abstract while some is realistic.二、阅读（共两节，25题，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，从媒体所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该题涂黑。A Rachael lives in Wisconsin and has lived there all her life. She is just an average girl; at first when you are around her,

15、she seems to be very shy. If you get to know her, shell start to open up but always keep things to herself.Sports are something that keeps her going, a way to release stress. Usually, you will see Rachael out with friends or just sitting down reading a good book. She takes pride in the fact that she

16、 can read a whole book in one day, and that she still doesnt consider herself a bookworm.Some people call Rachael strange because of things she does. Shes learned to disregard what other people think because she just doesnt care any more. She likes to surround herself with people like her so it make

17、s he feel like she is the less strange one in most situations.Rachael wants to be two completely different people in her life. A communication journalist for one, she has always wanted to be that person. The second possible career would be lawyer. Its a huge goal, and one day youll see her doing som

18、ething she loves.Influenced by her parents, Rachael enjoys listening to all kinds of music. Rarely, if ever, do you see her without some sort of music. Every morning you can see Rachael in her bathroom getting ready for school with her player at maximum volume(音量).Her parents always get mad at her a

19、bout that, but she cant hear them anyway over the music. They dont know that she uses their surround sound stereo when they arent at home!26. Rachael likes to be with people like her because_.A. she only wants to make friends with the people like herB. many people think she is strange and dont like

20、to be with herC. she knows there are many other people who are also strangeD. it makes her feel like she is not so strange as people think27. The underlined word “disregard” in the third paragraph probably means “_”.A. ignore B. realize C. accept D. mind28. Rachaels parents dont like their children

21、to _.A. be late for schoolB. use their surround sound stereoC. listen to the music in the bathroomD. play music to loudly29. It can be inferred from the passage that_.A. Rachael likes to be different from othersB. Rachael never reads books carefullyC. Rachael will be a lawyer in the futureD. Rachael

22、s parents also like music30. The passage mentions the following about Rachael EXCEPT her_.A. hobby B. personality C. ideal jobs D. appearance BAsk someone what they have done to help the environment recently and they will almost certainly mention recycling. Recycling in the home is very important of

23、 course. However, being forced to recycle often means we already have more material than we need. We are dealing with the results of that over-consumption in the greenest way possible, but it would be far better if we did not need to bring so much material home in the first place.The total amount of

24、 packaging increased by 12% between 1999 and 2005. It now makes up a third of a typical households waste in the UK. In many supermarkets nowadays food items are packaged twice with plastic and cardboard.Too much packaging is doing serious damage to the environment. The UK, for example, is running ou

25、t of it for carrying this unnecessary waste. If such packaging is burnt, it gives off greenhouse gases which go on to cause the greenhouse effect. Recycling helps, but the process itself uses energy. The solution is not to produce such items in the first place. Food waste is a serious problem, too.

26、Too many supermarkets encourage customers to buy more than they need. However, a few of them are coming round to the idea that this cannot continue, encouraging customers to reuse their plastic bags, for example.But this is not just about supermarkets. It is about all of us. We have learned to assoc

27、iate packaging with quality. We have learned to think that something unpackaged is of poor quality. This is especially true of food. But is also applies to a wide range of consumer products, which often have far more packaging than necessary.There are signs of hope. As more of us recycle, we are beg

28、inning to realise just how much unnecessary material are collecting. We need to face the wastefulness of our consumer culture, but we have a mountain to climb.31. What does the underlined phrase “over-consumption” refer to?A. Using too much packaging. B. Recycling too many wastes. C. Making more pro

29、ducts than necessary.D. Having more material than is needed.32. The author uses figures in Paragraph 2 to show _. A. the tendency of cutting household waste B. the increase of packaging recyclingC. the rapid growth of super marketsD. the fact of packaging overuse33. According to the text, recycling

30、_.A. helps control the greenhouse effectB. means burning packaging for energy C. is the solution to gas shortage D. leads to a waste of land34. What can be inferred from Paragraph 4? A. Unpackaged products are of bad quality. B. Supermarkets care more about packaging. C. It is improper to judge qual

31、ity by packaging. D. Other products are better packaged than food.35. What can we learn from the last paragraph? A. Fighting wastefulness is difficult.B. Needless material is mostly recycled. C. People like collecting recyclable waste. D. The author is proud of their consumer culture.CStatistically,

32、 air travel is by far the safest way to travel, and you can make flying even safer, just by following these simple rules. As your chances of being involved in an air accident are practically nil（不存在）, many of these tips concern what you should and shouldnt do to make your journey safer when you are

33、airborne（升空的）.Fly on non-stop routesMost accidents occur during the takeoff, climb, descent and landing phases of a flight, so flying non-stop reduces your exposure to these complex procedures. Choose larger aircraft. Although small aircraft have very good safety records, those with more than 30 pas

34、senger seats are designed to comply（遵守）with much stricter regulations and are tested more regularly to make sure they still comply. Also, in t he unlikely event of a serious accident, larger aircraft provide a better opportunity for passenger survival. Pay attention to the pre-flight safety briefing

35、The information may seem repetitious（重复的）, but its worth listening to the flight attendants. And even if youve flown before, it doesnt mean you know everything about the aircraft youre on, such as the location of the closest emergency exit. Store things safelyNever put very heavy articles in the ove

36、rhead storage bins. They may fall out when someone opens the bin and cause injury. Also, the bin may not be able to hold heavier objects during turbulence（气流）. Keep our seat belt fastened while you are seatedCabin crew always tell you this, but its important. You would be seriously injured if the pl

37、ane hits unexpected turbulence. Always fasten your seat belt if you are told to. The general rule of flying is this: If you are told to do something, do it first and ask questions later. Let the flight attendant pour your hot drinksFlight attendants are trained to handle hot drinks like coffee or te

38、a in a crowded aisle on a moving aircraft, so allow them to pour the drink and hand it to you. Never ask to take a coffee pot from one of them. 36. Whom is the passage meant for?A. Pilots. B. Flight attendants. C. Passengers. D. Airlines.37. The underlined word “those” in the second tip refers to”_”

39、 .A. smaller planes B. passengers C. larger aircrafts D. safety records38. What does the author really mean by saying “Cabin crew always tells you this, but its important.” In the 5th tip?A. Many people dont pay enough attention to fastening their seat belt.B. All passengers are glad to accept the c

40、rews advice.C. The crew are very responsible.D. There is no need to remind people to fasten their seat belt.39. Which of the following is not true according to the passage?A. Larger planes have more safety checks and are safer.B. Take-offs are safer on non-stop flights than landings.C. Every aircraf

41、t is different, so the safety procedures may be different.D. Seat belts should be worn to protect against turbulence.40. The best title of the passage should be”_”.A. The safest way to travel B. Air safety tipsC. Non-stop routes D. How to fly a planeDMuch meaning can be conveyed, clearly, with our e

42、yes, so it is often said that eyes can speak.Do you have such kind of experience? In a bus you may look at a stranger, but not too long. And if he is sensing that he is being stared at, he may feel uncomfortable.The same is in daily life. If you are looked at for more than necessary, you will look a

43、t yourself up and down to see if there is anything wrong with you. If nothing goes wrong, you will feel angry toward others stare at you that way. Eyes do speak, right?Looking too long at someone may seem to be rude and aggressive. But things are different when it comes to stare at the opposite sex.

44、 If a man glances at a woman for more than 10 seconds and refuses to avert his gaze, his intentions are obvious. That is, he wishes to attract her attention, to make her understand that he is admiring her.However, the normal eye contact for two people engaged in conversation is that the speaker will

45、 only look at the listener from time to time; in order to make sure that the listener does pay attention to hat the former is speaking, to tell him that he is attentive. If a speaker looks at you continuously when speaking, as if he tries to dominate you, you will feel disconcerted. A poor liar usua

46、lly expose s himself by looking too long at the victim, since he believes the false ides that to look straight in the eye is a sign of honest communication.In fact, continuous eye contact is confined to lovers only, who will enjoy looking at each other tenderly for a long time, to show affection tha

47、t words cannot express. Evidently, eye contact should be done according to the relationship between two people and specific situation. 41. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. It is always very rude and aggressive to look at others for a long time.B. Ones feelings can be shown

48、through their eyes.C. If a stranger looks at you for some time, he must be attracted at you.D. If you are stared at by a stranger, you must look very awkward.42. How can we tell if someone possibly lying?A. If he looks at you directly in the eye for too long.B. If he looks at you occasionally.C. If

49、he looks honest.D. If he looks attentive.43. What is suggested if you ate talking to others?A. Youd better look at the listener all the time.B. You are advised to try to dominate the listeners.C. You are supposed to look at the listeners from time to time.D. You should not make eye contact with list

50、eners.44. If two persons exchange eye contact gently for long, what is probably their relationship?A. Father and son. B. Strangers. C. Lovers. D. Teacher and student.45. Where can we read this passage?A. In a textbook. . B. In a science journal. C. In a magazine. D. In a psychology report.第二节：信息匹配（共

51、5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）请阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请将答案填写在标号为46-50的相应位置上。A. BAIDU () is a daily miracle to millions of people. It is one of the most popular search engines on the web, a challenging competitor to Google! Type words, names of pictures or videos into the space given and in a second it can comp up

52、 with hundreds of related resources. Baidu leads to the entrance to the entrance to vast information.B. In 1993, “the father of NetEase” ( )Ding Lei wanted to make Internet-surfing easy for Chinese. At that time, most websites are run in English and only few in Chinese at a low speed but high price.

53、 To enable Chinese people remember this new website name, instead of English letter, he chose Arabia Number-“”, which provides users with the largest e-mail and network hard disk.C. YAHOO( ) was the first wonder of the web. It started in January 1994 by two students, but before the end of the year,

54、it had become famous as Yahoo we know today.D. Taobao(), which deals with companies online trading services, is one of the largest Internet companies where people buy and sell goods and services worldwide. It has opened up a global marker=place where the online service allows sellers or buyers to ba

55、rgain.E. Gamedom() started out as a fun world, offering a variety of games which suits people in different ages. It also does some business like selling popular computer games. Software. Or download hot music at a certain price.F. To meet the wordwide common belief-saving energy, news provided in el

56、ectronic form is becoming necessary. News center () can update the latest news daily and store old news. Pictures, comments, videos are offered as well.46. Zhang Lin is always proud of being a Chinese and he never buys anything made in foreign countries. The net world set up by Chinese certainly is

57、his favorite choice. Can you guess what will be his “e-mail address”?47. Everybody knows that “Rome is not built in one day”, but what surprised Sam is that a famous website is setup by two students and become world=known within one year. Which web will he really admired most?48. Li Lei has got an a

58、ssignment from his teacher to write an essay. Hed like to surf the Internet to search for rich information. A search engine with fast speed and various resources will be of great help to him. Which web will he refer to?49. Safeguard TianJun is lying in bed because of his brave fighting against sever

59、al robbers. Being bored of reading books or sleeping, he borrowed a laptop to play computer games to relax himself and kill time. Which website suits his taste?50. As a busy white-collar girl, Susan hardly has much time to go window shopping. But it no longer upsets her because during her working br

60、eak, she can search for different goods online and even bargain. Where can she do this?三、写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节：基础写作（共1小题，满分15分） 写作内容 假如你是新华中学的学生李华。某学生英文报正在招聘兼职的学生记者，你向应聘。请根据以下要点给该报社写一封自荐信。信的开头已经给出。写信目的 对兼职记者感兴趣，决定应聘。 自身优势 知识面广, 英语水平高，写作能力强； 有过类似的经历（学校广播站记者）； 性格外向，善于交际，乐意与他人合作。 个人要求 希望能收到回复，并被聘用。 写作要求 1只能

61、使用5个句子表达全部内容； 2文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。 评分标准 句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。 Dear Sir, I am a student from Xinhua Middle School and I am glad to learn that you need a few more part-time English reporters. _Yours sincerely, Li Hua 第二节：读写任务（共1小题，满分25分）The significant words found on an old key If I rest, I will rustwoul

62、d be an excellent motto for those who are tired of their slightest bit of idleness(懒散). Those who would attain the heights reached and kept by great men must keep their abilities polished by constant use, so that they may unlock the doors of knowledge, the gates that guard the entrance to the profes

63、sions, to science, art, literature, or agriculture - every department of human efforts. Industry(勤奋)keeps bright the key that opens the treasury of achievement.If Hugh Miller, after working hard all day in a mine, had devoted his evenings to rest and relaxation, he would never have become a famous g

64、eologist. The outstanding mathematician, Edmund Stone, would never have published a mathematical dictionary, never have found the key to the science of mathematics, if he had given his spare moments to idleness. Had the little Scottish boy, Ferguson, allowed his busy brain to go to sleep while he te

65、nded sheep on the hillside instead of calculating the positions of the stars by a string of beads, he would never have become a famous astronomer.写作内容1. 以约30个词概括以上短文的内容要点；2. 以约120个词就“业精于勤荒于嬉”这一主题进行议论，内容包括：（1）文章对你的启示；（2）描述你自己或他人通过勤奋取得成功的事例。写作要求1.可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子。2.作文中不能出现真实姓名

66、和学校名称。 评分标准概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，语篇连贯。参考答案一、 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：完形填空（共15题；每小题2分，满分30分）1-5: CABBD 6-10: ACDBD 11-15: ACBBA第二节：语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）16. beliefs 17.for 18.tried 19. convinced 20. which 21. one 22.to paint 23. quickly 24. earlier 25. as 二、阅读（共两节，25题，满分50分）第一节“阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）26-30

67、: DADDD 31-35: DDACA 36-40: CCABB 41-45: BACCC 46-50: BCAED 部分阅读理解题目解析31. 解析：词义猜测题。根据文中的We are dealing with the results of that over-consumption in the greenest way possible, but it would be far better if we did not need to bring so much material home in the first place. 可知划线部分意义应为“过度消费”，所以D项意义正确。答案

68、:D32. 解析：作者用意猜测题。根据作者在文中使用的数字可知，作者使用数字的目的是为了让读者清楚地理解过度包装的现实问题，所以D项正确。答案:D33. 解析：细节理解题。根据If such packaging is burnt, it gives off greenhouse gases which go on to cause the greenhouse effect. Recycling helps, but the process itself uses energy. 可知A项正确。答案:A34. 解析：推理判断题。第四段讲述了人们对于包装不好的物品的固有认识，即：人们普遍认为包装

69、不好的物品质量肯定差，所以C项应为正确答案。答案:35. 解析：推理判断题。文章讲述了人们对于过度包装的危害的认识及人们应有的积极态度，所以最后一段给我们带来了希望，但是最后一句we have a mountain to climb. 提示我们事情不会一蹴而就，所以A项正确。答案:A三、写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节：基础写作（共1小题，满分15分）Possible version: Dear Sir, I am a student from Xinhua Middle School and I am glad to learn that you need a few more part-t

70、ime English reporters. Interested in the job, I am writing to apply for it because I think I am quite fit for it. As a student, I have not only a wide range of knowledge but also a good command of English. Besides, I am so good at writing that I have ever had such a similar experience as working as

71、a reporter for my school broadcasting station. Also I am easy-going, skilled at communicating and always willing to work with others cooperatively. I am looking forward to your timely reply and hope that I will be lucky enough to take the job. Yours sincerely, Li Hua第二节：读写任务（共1小题，满分25分）Possible vers

72、ion:Just as a key may rust when rests, so will people become less able to make achievement if they idle. Several examples are provided in this text to further explain the idea.From the passage, I learn that without hard work, the scientists would not have made their discoveries and contributed so mu

73、ch to the development of society. Therefore, we should keep ourselves working hard rather than waste our time in meaningless things.As we all know, even the most industrious person adopts it with advantage to serve as a remind that, if one allows his faculties to rest, like the iron in the unused ke

74、y, they will soon show signs of rust and, ultimately, cannot do the work required of them. Those who would attain the heights reached and kept by great men must keep their faculties polished by constant use, so that they may unlock the doors of knowledge, the gate that guard the entrances to the professions, to science, art, literature, agriculture-every department of human endeavor.Industry keeps bright the key that opens the treasury of achievemet tesoon天星om权天星om权T 天星版权tesoontesoontesoon天星w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.m