四川省合江县白沙中学学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题.docx

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四川省合江县白沙中学学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题

白沙中学2014—2015学年度（下）高二期中考试

英语试卷

（总分：

135分；考试时间：

120分钟）

I语言知识及应用（共两节，满分55分）

第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）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。

AsIgotuptoday,Ismeltfreshcoffee.Iwokeupto1acupofitwithsomebiscuitsonmybedsidetable.Thisremindedmeof2,theoldschoolandcollegedays,whenmomusedtowakemeupbyservinga3cupofcoffee.Thetasteisstillso4inmymemories.

A5thoughthitme,"Iwasinbed,sowhopreparedthiscoffeeforme?

Isitadream?

"

Ipinched（掐）myself,ouch...thathurt,whichmeantIwasnot6.Iwalkedoutoftheroomwiththecupofcoffee,7myroommate.Iaskedhimwhetherhepreparedthatforme,andtheanswerwasYES.

Iwasrelaxed8somehowmyheartwantedhimtosayNO,becauseIwantedtobeina9thatmymomprepareditforme.Thewhole10remindedmeofmomandI11heratthatmoment.

Onmywaytomyoffice,Iwasthinkingaboutthosedayswhenmomusedtocookmy12meal.Icouldnot13anysingledaywhenIsleptwithoutfood.Butnow,Inolonger14thefoodmomcooked.

Thisverythought15tearstomyeyesandIdecidedtocallupmom.Ireachedtheofficeandgaveheracall.

Thefirstthingsheaskedwas,"Iseverythingallright?

"Iwas16.AndIthought,"Howthetimehas17."

WhenIwaswithher,IusedtocallheraftereveryhourwhenIwasoutwithmyfriends.Inthosedaysshe18askedmewhatwaswrong,assheknewthatitwasmyhabit.MycallatthispointofthedaytohermeantthatIwasin19.

Timehaschanged,sheisstillthesame,anditis20whohavechanged.

1.A.drinkB.findC.prepareD.cook

2.A.homeB.comfortC.warmthD.kitchen

3.A.smellingB.cookingC.steamingD.pouring

4.A.deepB.heavyC.freshD.recent

5.A.funnyB.possibleC.realisticD.sudden

6.A.thinkingB.dreamingC.workingD.reacting

7.A.inplaceofB.infavorofC.insearchofD.incaseof

8.A.andB.butC.orD.so

9.A.senseB.reliefC.stateD.Belief

10.A.sceneB.incidentC.careD.matter

11.A.hatedB.expectedC.missedD.questioned

12.A.lastB.everyC.tastyD.complete

13.A.checkB.countC.rememberD.cover

14.A.packB.finishC.imagineD.enjoy

15.A.broughtB.causedC.pushedD.raised

16.A.carelessB.speechlessC.rootlessD.homeless

17.A.influencedB.passedC.fliedD.changed

18.A.neverB.stillC.oftenD.almost

19.A.peaceB.surpriseC.troubleD.progress

20.A.myroommateB.sheC.thesituationD.I

第二节:

语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面材料，在空白处填人适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

（请把答案写在答题纸相应题号上）

Haveyoueverbeenannoyedwithyourselfwhenyouforgetsomethingimportant?

Maybeyouthinkyouhaveabadmemory.Doyouknowyourmemorycanbe21（develop）?

Herearesomewaysforyoutohave22try.

Bepositive.Donottellyourselfyourmemoryisbad，oryourmindwillbelieveitandyouwon’trememberthings23（easy）.Ifyouthinkyoucan,thenyoucan.

Relaxyourself.Peoplearetoonervous24（remember）thingswell.25

（relax）willhelpyoualot.Takedeepbreaths，andyoucanrememberthings26

difficulty.

Thinkmore.Things27youknowmayhelpyoutoremembersomethingnew.Forexample,whenyouremembertheword"classroom",thinkoftheoldwords"class"and“room”,itwillhelpyourememberquickly.

Domorepractice.Likeyourbody,memorycanbeimprovedthroughexercise.

Themoretimesyoupractice,the28（much）easilyyouwillmemorizesomething.

Eat29（health）food.Junkfoodisharmfultoyourhealth,buteatingproperlycanimproveyourmemory.Itisreportedthatfishisgoodfor30（improve）memory,sotrytoeatmorefishfromnowon.

Ⅱ阅读（共两节，满分40分）

第1节阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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。

A

YoumayknowtheEnglishlettersA,BandC.ButdoyouknowtherearepeoplecalledABC?

Youmaylikeeatingbananas.Butdidyouknowthereissuchathingasa“bananaperson”?

Howstrange!

Arethesepeoplefrom“anotherearth”?

No.TheyarejustChinesepeoplelikeyouandme.

ABCmeansAmerican-bornChinese.AnABCisaChinese,butwasbornintheUnitedStates.Sometimes,peoplecallanABCa“bananaperson”.Abananaisyellowoutsideandwhiteinside.So,whenapersonisabanana,heorsheiswhiteinside-thinkinglikeaWesternerandyellowoutside-lookinglikeaChinese.

Doyouknowwhy?

Usually,ABCsknowlittleaboutChinaortheChineselanguage.Someofthemdon’tspeakChinese.Also,theyarenotinterestedinChinesepolitics.

ButifABCscannotspeakChinese,canwestillcallthemChinesepeople?

Yes,ofcourse.TheyareChinese.Theyareoverseas（海外的）Chinese.Thesepeoplemaybecitizens（公民）ofanothercountryliketheUS,CanadaorSingapore.ButtheyhaveChineseblood.Theirparents,grandparentsorevengreat-grandparentswerefromChina.Theyallhaveblackeyesandblackhair.ButtheyarenotChinesecitizens.TheyarenotpeopleofthePeople’sRepublicofChina.Forexample,weallknowthefamousscientistC.N.Yang（杨振宁）.HegottheNobelPrizeforPhysicsin1957.Chinesepeoplelovehim.ButheisanAmericancitizen.

31.“ABC”inthistextstandsfor“_______”.

A.threeEnglishlettersB.akindofbanana

C.ChineseborninAmericaD.AmericansborninChina

32.ChineseinWesterncountriesarecalled“bananapersons”because__________.

A.theirbodiesarewhiteinsidebutyellowoutside

B.theythinklikeWesternersbutlooklikeChinese

C.theywereborninChinabutgotostudyinAmerica

D.theyareChinesewholooklikebananas

33.Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.ABCsknowlittleaboutChinaortheChineselanguage.

B.AllofABCscanspeakChinese.

C.ABCsareinterestedinChinesepolitics.

D.ABCsareChinesewhowereborninChina.

34.C.N.Yangismentionedheretoshowthat________.

A.AmericanChinesearegreat

B.weloveAmericanChinese

C.ChinesepeoplecanwinNobelPrizes

D.AmericanChinesearenotChinesecitizens

35.Thistextismainlyabout_________.

A.differentkindsofbananasB.overseasChinese

C.theNobelPrizeD.thelifestoryofC.N.Yang

B

“Mom,Ican’twaittoownafastPorsche（保时捷）,”saidsixteen-year-oldSteve,ashedroveouroldfamilycarhomeafterhepassedhisdrivingtest.“APorscheisexpensive,”Ireplied.“Youwillhavetoworkhardtoearnone."

OverthenextseveralyearsStevetriedhisbesttorealizethegoal.Afterhighschoolhewonascholarship（奖学金）tostudyatafamousuniversityandgraduatedwithhonors.LaterheearnedanMBAdegreeandgotajobinalargecompany.Thenhegotmarried.

Onedayin2011hisdadandIvisitedthemoninvitation.Afteraroundofhugs,Steveaskedmetostandinfrontofthegarage.Heopenedthedoor.

“Whatabeautifulcar!

”Isaidinamazement.Stevesmiledwithtearsofhappinessinhiseyes.“Mom,rememberIoncesaidIwantedtoownfastPorsche?

Letmetakeyouforarideandshowyouwhatthiscarcando.I’lltakeDadlater."Weclimbedontothesportscar,andthenhestartedthecar.Wespedupalongawideroad,shotupalongbridgeandperformedafastturnbeforeweheadedforhome.

“Wow!

Thatwasanexcitingride!

”Isaid,asIclimbedoutofthecomfortableseat."Thiscarisbetterthanallmyexpectations,”Stevesaidinhappiness.

Monthslater,duringanothervisit,IwasadmiringhisperfectPorscheinthegaragewhenhesaidthathehaddecidedtosellit.Iwasunpreparedforit!

SteveexplainedthathehaddiscoveredthatwantingaPorschewasmorefunthanhavingone.

36.Theson’sdoingwellinschoolwasmainlybecauseof_______.

A.theaimtogoabroadinthefutureB.thedutytosupportthefamily

C.thegoalofowningafastPorscheD.thedecisiontoliveonhisown

37.Thesoninvitedhisparentstovisithisfamilymainlybecause______.

A.hewantedtoshowthemhisnewcarB.hisfamilyneededtheirhelp

C.hehadn’tseenthemforalongtimeD.theyneededarestfromhardwork

38.Whenseeingherson’snewcar，themotherfelt________.

A.nervousB.amazedC.calmD.proud

39.Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Stevedroveanoldcartopassthedrivingtest.

B.Theparentsdidn’tlivewiththeirson.

C.StevethoughthisPorschewasworththeprice.

D.Withhisparents’helpSteveboughtthecar.

40.Whichofthefollowingcanbeusedasthetitleofthetext?

A.Wantingismorefunthanhaving.B.Patienceresultsinsuccess.

C.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.D.Allgoodthingscometoanend.

C

Travelhasbecomeapartofourlives.Andmoreandmoreofushavecometoknowtheimportanceoftravelthroughourownexperiences.Travellingbroadensourmind.Wemaygetknowledgefromhooks,butitislimitedandissometimesinapplicabletoreallife.Tomakeupforthisshortcoming,weshouldtraveltoseethingswhichcannotbefoundinbooks.Tooursurprise,thelongerwetravel,themorewewilltreasureourlife.

MytraveltoXishuangbanna,aplaceofinterestinYunnan,isagoodcaseinpoint.Thejourneymademeenrichmyknowledge,especiallygeographicallearning.ThistripprovidedmethechancetotastefoodcookedbypeopleofDaiMinority,andtryontheirclothesthatIotherwisecouldnothave.Bymakingfriendswithpeoplethere,Icametoknowthatboysofthisminorityshouldbe,atanearlyage,senttoatempletoreceivetheeducationofBuddhism（佛教）.Thatiswhyweoftennoticemanyteenagerswearingtheclothesofamonkinpublic.IfithadnotbeenforthetraveltoBanna,IwouldnothaveknownalotaboutsomestrangecustomspracticedinotherpartsofChina.

InviewofmyexperienceinBanna,I