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海南省海南重点中学学年高二上学期期末试题英语

海南重点中学2014-2015学年度第一学期期末考试

高二英语试题

（注意：

将答案写在答题卡上。

写在本试卷上无效。

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第二部分：

阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）

第一节　（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

JohnMilton,themostlearnedpoet,isthegreatestwriteroftheseventeenthcenturyandoneofthegiantsofEnglishliteratureasawhole.HewasgreatlyinfluencedbytwohistoricalmovementsofRenaissanceandReformation.LikeSpenserandShakespeare,hewasalsooneoftheRenaissancegiantsnotonlyinEnglandbutalsointhewholeworld.AlmostalllaterpoetsinEnglishliteraturerespectedMiltonhighly.MiltontowersoverhisageasShakespearetowersovertheElizabethanage,andasChaucertowersoverthemedievalperiod.

JohnMiltonwasborninLondonin1608.HiseducationbeganatSt.Paul’sSchool,wherehewasveryhard-working,whereheshowedwonderfulgiftsasastudentoflanguagesmasteringGreek,Latin,HebrewandmanymodemEuropeanlanguages.HealsoreceivedverygoodhomeeducationundertheinfluenceofhisfatherwhowasaPuritan（清教徒）andaloverofmusicandliterature.HeattendedChrist’sCollege,CambridgeUniversity,wherehewasverypopularbecauseofhishandsomenessandtalent,whereheexplainedthetrueaimofknowledgeasmakingthespiritofman“reachoutfarandwide,untilitfillsthewholeworldandthespacefarbeyondwiththeexpansionofitsgreatness”,wherehegraduatedwithB.A.in1962andM.A.in1963.

1.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.JohnMiltonwasamostlearnedpoet.

B.JohnMiltonwasoneofthegiantsofEnglishliterature.

C.SpenserandShakespeareweretheRenaissancegiantsinEngland.

D.Spenser,ShakespeareandJohnMiltonhadthefriendlyrelationshipbetweenthem.

2.Theunderlinedword“towers”inthefirstparagraphmostprobablymeans“_________”.

A.likestovisittowersB.lookslikeatallbuilding

C.buildsatallbuildinglikeatowerD.isbetterthanothersinabilityandquality

3.WhatwasMilton’sopiniontothetrueaimofknowledge?

A.Tothinkaboutwhatwedon’tknow.

B.Toresearchthewholeworldandspace.

C.Tomakethespiritofmanreachoutfarandwidewiththeexpansionofthegreatnessofknowledge.

D.Tomakethecharacterofmanstrongandgreat.

B

Howcanyouhelpkidscopewithstress?

Properrestandgoodnutritioncanimprovecopingskills,socangoodparenting.Maketimeforyourkidseachday.Whethertheyneedtotalkwithyouorjustbeinthesameroomwithyou,makeyourselfavailable.

Evenaskidsgetolder,qualitytimeisimportant.It’sreallyhardforsomepeopletocomehomeafteratiringdayofwork,getdownonthefloor,andplaywiththeirkidsorjusttalktothemabouttheirday--especiallyifthey’vehadastressfuldaythemselves.Butexpressinginterestinyourkidsshowsthatthey’reimportanttoyou.

Helpyourchilddealwithstressbytalkingaboutwhatmaybecausingit.Together,youcancomeupwithafewsolutions.Forexample,heshouldcutbackonafter-schoolactivities,spendingmoretimetalkingwithhisparentsorteachers,developinganexerciseplanorkeepingajournal.

Youcanalsohelpbypredictingpotentiallystressfulsituationsandpreparingkidsforthem.Forexample,letachildknowaheadoftime,butnottoofaraheadoftime,thatadoctor’sappointmentiscomingupandtalkaboutwhatwillhappenthere.Keepinmind,though,thatyoungerkidsprobablywon’tneedtoomuchadvancepreparation.Toomuchinformationcancausemorestress.

Rememberthatsomelevelofstressisnormal.Letkidsknowthatit’sOKtofeelangry,scared,lonely,oranxiousandthatotherpeoplesharethosefeelings,too.

Whenkidscan’torwon’tdiscusstheseproblems,trytalkingaboutyourownconcerns.Thisshowsthatyou’rewillingtohandletoughtopicsandareavailabletotalkwithwhenthey’reready.Ifachildshowssymptomsthatconcernyouandisunwillingtotalk,consultacounselororothermentalhealthexperts.

Mostparentshavetheskillstocopewiththeirchildren’sstress.Thetimetoseekprofessionalattentioniswhenanychangeinbehaviorcontinuestoexist,whenstressiscausingseriousanxiety,orwhenthebehavioriscausingsignificantproblemsinfunctioningatschoolorathome.

4.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?

A.Tosharetheauthor’sideasonproperparenting.

B.Topersuadeparentstospendmoretimewiththeirkids.

C.Toadviseparentshowtohelptheirkidsdealwithstress.

D.Toseekdifferentwaystohelpsolvekids’problems.

5.Whydosomeparentsfeelitdifficulttosparequalitytimefortheirkids?

A.Theirkidsaregrowingsofast.B.Theyhavetoomuchhousework.

C.Theirkidsarelosinginterestinthem.D.Theyaretiredoutafterwork.

6.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.Normalpeoplesharethesamefeelings.

B.Itisnormalforkidstohavesomestress.

C.Kidsshouldgetridofthenegativefeelings.

D.Everybodyfeelsangry,scared,lonelyoranxious.

C

Ethanol（乙醇）:

CleanandCheapFuel

ManyAmericansconcernedaboutpollutionaredemandingcleanersuppliesofenergy.Thedemandhasresultedinincreasedresearchaboutethanolfuel.Ethanolisanalcoholthatcanbemixedwithgas.Itburnsupmostofthepollutantsingas.Itreplacessomeofthechemicalsthatareknowntocausecancer,anditcanbeproducedintheUnitedStates.

SomeexpertssaythatinthefutureethanolwillreplacesomeoftheoilimportedintoAmerica.TodayethanolislessthanonepercentoftotalAmericanfuelsupply.TheheadoftheNationalCornGrowersAssociation,KieveHard,saysethanolwillprovidetwenty-fivepercentofthefuelsupplyby2030.Theorganizationisinvolvedintheproductionofethanolbecauseitcanbemadefromcorn.

OnecompanyintheAmericanMidwestsaysitisstartingtoproduceethanolbecauseofdemandsfrompeopleandfromthegovernment.TheCongressapprovedtheCleanAirActin1990.Thecompanysaysthismeansthemarketforethanolwillexpand.Thecompanyisamajorproducerofcornstarchthatcanbeusedtomakeethanol.

AtTexasAandMUniversityProfessorMarkHolzappleproducesethanolfrommaterialsfoundinsolidwaste.Hehasdevelopedawaytoturnmaterialslikepaperintosimplesugar.Hethenusesyeasttoturnthesugarintoethanol.ProfessorHolzapplesaystwohundredlitersofethanolfuelcanbeproducedfromonetonofsolidwaste.

AprofessorattheUniversityofArkansas,JohnGeddie,isexploringanotherwaytomakeethanol.Heisusingacidsonpapermaterial.Hesaysalargefactorycouldproduceethanolfromwastepaperatacostaboutthesameasthecostofproducinggasoline.

Environmentalistssupporttheuseofethanolbecauseitturnssolidwasteintoausefulproduct.ProfessorHolzapplesayslawmakersinindustrialnationsneedtosupportthedevelopmentofthisclean,lessexpensivefuelofthefuture.

7.WhydoestheinterestinethanolfuelincreaseintheUnitedStatesaccordingtothepassage?

A.Ethanolproductsareknowntocausecancer.

B.Ethanolcanremovesomeharmfulpollutantsfromgas.

C.Theproductionofethanolisprotectedbylaw.

D.Ethanol-fueledautomobilesarecheaperthangas-fueledones.

8.Inthispassage,whatisthesignificanceoftheCleanAirActpassedbyAmericanCongressin1990?

A.Itwillincreasetheconsumers’demandforethanolasafuel.

B.Itmayincreasethecostofproducinggas.

C.Itreflectstheviewofthegovernmentonautomobilesproduction.

D.ItlimitstheethanolproductionofonecompanyintheAmericanMidwest.

9.Theauthormentionsallofthefollowingresourcesformakingethanolexcept____.

A.cornstarchB.naturalgasC.wastepaperD.solidwaste

10.WhatdoesProfessorMarkHolzapplethinkofthedevelopmentofethanolincountries?

A.Itneedsthecooperationofmanychemists.B.Itassociateswiththeuseofadvancedequipment.

C.Itwillimprovetheuseofheatfromexhaustgases.D.Itrequiresthesupportofthegovernment.

第二节　（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

（请将答案填写在第Ⅱ卷的相应位置）

Takinggoodnotesisatime-savingskillthatwillhelpyoutobecomeabetterstudentinseveralways.11Second,yournotesareexcellentmaterialstorefertowhenyouarestudyingforatest.Third,note-takingoffersvarietytoyourstudytimeandhelpsyoutoholdyourinterest.

Youwillwanttotakenotesduringclassroomdiscussionsandwhilereadingatextbookordoingresearchforareport.12Wheneverorhoweveryoutakenotes,keepinmindthatnote-takingisaselectiveprocess.13

Thefollowingmethodsmayworkbestforyou.

·Readthetextquicklytofindthemainfactsandideasinit.

·Carefullyreadthetextandwatchforwordsthatcanshowmainpointsandsupportingfacts.

·Writeyournotesinyourownwords.

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·Noteanyquestionsorideasyoumayhaveaboutwhatwassaidorwritten.

Asyoutakenotes,youmaywanttouseyourownshorthand.Whenyoudo,besurethatyouunderstandyoursymbolsandthatyouusethemallthetime.15

A.Usewords,notcompletesentences.

B.Therearethreepracticalnote-takingmethods.

C.Youmustwriteyournotesonseparatepaper.

D.Otherwise,youmaynotbeabletoreadyournoteslater.

E.Youwillalsowanttodevelopyourownmethodfortakingnotes.

F.Thatmeansyoumustfirstdecidewhatisimportantenoughtoincludeinyournotes.

G.First,thesimpleactofwritingsomethingdownmakesiteasierforyoutounderstandandrememberit.

第三部分：

英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节：

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从31—50各题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

TryItaDifferentWay

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