浙江省临海市白云中学学年高二下学期第二次段考英语试题.docx

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浙江省临海市白云中学学年高二下学期第二次段考英语试题

浙江省临海市白云中学2013-2014学年高二下学期第二次段考英语试题

1.—Thisis______filmI’vetoldyouaboutseveraltimes.

—It’sgreat.I’veneverseen______moremovingone.

A.a;aB.the;/C.the;aD.a;the

2.ThereissomethingwrongwithTom’sTV.Heisgoingtogetit__________

A.fixB.fixingC.tofixD.fixed

3.Helookedhealthythoughhewas________________

A.inseventyB.inhisseventyC.atseventyD.inhisseventies

4.Thepopulationofthetown_______over8000and28%ofthepopulation______students.

A.is;areB.are;isC.is;isD.are;are

5.Afterworkingabroadforseveralyears,Ijustmovedbacktomycountryandtriedto_____here.

A.calmdownB.slowdownC.settledownD.quietdown

6.Therewerealotofpeopleinthereadingroom,mostof________wereburiedintoreading.

A.themB.whomC.thatD.which

7.LinTaoisgoodatallthesubjectsatschool,______English.

A.reallyB.mostlyC.especiallyD.exactly

8.HespeaksEnglish____anAmerican,soweallbelievethathehasstayedinAmericaformanyyears.

A.asgoodasB.worsethanC.asbadlyasD.aswellas

9.PractisingChineseKungfucannotonly______one’sstrength,butalsodevelopone’scharacter.

A.bringupB.takeupC.buildupD.pullup

10.—Doyoumindmyopeningthewindow?

—_____________________________.

A.Yes,goaheadB.No,ofcourse.　C.Yes,you’dbetternot.D.No,you’dbetternot.

二、完形填空（本题有15小题，每小题2分，共30分）

阅读下面的材料，掌握其大意，然后在11-25各题所给的A，Ｂ，Ｃ．Ｄ四个选项中，选出最佳选项

DennyCrookwasafamousphotographer.Hetraveledallovertheworld,takingpicturesformagazinesandnewspapers,andwonmanyprizes.

“I’lldoanythingtogetagoodphoto,”heoftensaid.“I’llgoanywhereatanytime,evenifitis11.”

Andhetoldthe12.Hehadphotosofearthquakes,forestfires,floodsandevenwars.Ifsomethinginterestinghappened,Dennywenttophotoit.

Hewasamarriedmanandhiswifeoftenaskedhimtotakeherwithhim,buthealways13.“I’lltravelformywork,notfor14,”hetoldher.“Youwon’tenjoyyourself,andIwon’thave

15tolookafteryou.Sometimesthere’snotevenanywhereto16,andIhavetosleepoutside.Ioftendon’thaveagood17orabathfordays.Youwon’tlikeit.”

“Denny,I’mnotachild,”hiswifedidn’t18.“Icanlookaftermyself.Pleasetakemewithyouthenexttimeyougooverseas.”

Dennydidnotsayanything,buthe19aboutit,andwhenhewasaskedtogotoAfricahesaidtohiswife,“YoucancometoAfricawithmeifyouwantto.I’vegottotakephotosofwild

20there.Itshouldbeinterestingandnottoouncomfortable.”

Hiswifewasvery21_,andatfirstshehadaveryenjoyabletime.

ThenDennywentoffto22somelionstophoto.Hiswifewentwithhim,butbeforelongtheybecameseparated.Shewalkeddownonepathwhilehewalkeddowntheother.

Suddenly,Dennyheardher23.Heranbackandsawherrunningtowardhim.Ahugelionwaschasingher.

QuicklyDennytookhiscameraoutofitscaseand24itathiswifeandthelion.

Thenheshouted,“25,woman!

Ican’tgetyoubothinthepicture!

”

11.A.dangerousB.naturalC.convenientD.impossible

12.A.lieB.reasonC.newsD.truth

13.A.allowedB.refusedC.failedD.joked

14.A.wealthB.prizeC.pleasureD.luck

15.A.moneyB.timeC.interestD.ability

16.A.meetB.workC.shopD.stay

17.A.mealB.picnicC.roomD.party

18.A.agreeB.understandC.replyD.complain

19.A.worriedB.forgotC.askedD.thought

20.A.landB.flowersC.animalsD.people

21.A.sadB.excitedC.surprisedD.amazed

22.A.findB.feedC.driveD.shoot

23.A.singingB.cryingC.laughingD.cheering

24.A.threwB.firedC.showedD.pointed

25.A.HurryupB.LookoutC.SlowdownD.Goahead

三、阅读理解（本大题有两节，共16小题，每小题2分，共32分）

第一节;阅读下列材料并做26-37题。

从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Mattandhiswifelivedinthecountry.Mattwasverystingyandneverwantedtospendapenny.Onedayafaircametothenearbytown.

“Let’sgotothefair,Matt,”hiswifesaid,“Wehaven’tbeenanywhereforalongtime.”

  Mattthoughtaboutthisforawhile.Heknewhewouldhavetospendmoneyatthefair.Atlasthesaid,“Allright,butI’mnotgoingtospendmuchmoney.We’lllookatthings,butwewon’tbuyanything.”

  Theywenttothefairandlookedatallthethingstobuy.Matt’swifewantedtobuyahatonlycosting$28,butwasrefused.Lateron,acombof$5attractedherattention,buthewouldnotletherspendanymoney.

  Then,inanearbyfield,theysawasmallairplane.

  “Funflight!

”thenoticesaid,“$10for10minutes.”

    Matthadneverbeeninanairplaneandhewantedtogoonafunflight.However,hedidn’twanttopayforhiswifeeither.“I’veonlygot$10,”hetoldthepilot.“Canmywifecomewithmeforfree?

”Thepilotwasn’tsellingmanytickets,sohesaid,“I’llmakeabargainwithyou.Ifyourwifedoesn’tscream,shecanhaveafreeflight.”

    Mattagreed,andgotintothesmallairplanewithhiswife.

    Thepilottookoffandmadehisairplanedoallkindsofthings.Atonemomentitwasflyingupsidedown.    

Whentheplanelanded,thepilotsaid,“O.K,yourwifedidn’tmakeasound.Shecanhaveherridefree.”

    “Thankyou,”Mattsaid,“itwasn’teasyforher,youknow,especiallywhenshefellout.”

26.Theunderlinedword“stingy”inPara.1hastheclosestmeaningwith_________.

A.nothonesttopeopleB.notkindtoothers

C.notwantingtospendmoneyD.notwantingtosavemoney

27.Howmuchdidtheyspendatthefair?

A.$5.B.$10.C.$28.D.$43.

28.WhatdidMatt’swifedowhenflying?

A.Shescreamedallthetime.B.Shedroppedofftheplane.

C.Shequarreledwithherhusband.D.Shelostallhermoney.

29.Thepassageisintendedto_________.

A.teachreadersalessonB.attractthetouristsC.describeanexperience　D.makereaderslaugh

B

Mostrecently,it’sverycommoninstudentswhoneedaparentpresentforjobinterviews.

Naturally,it’seasytoblamethestudentsinthesesituations,butthebiggerproblemisus.We—asparents—aresoeagertoprotectourkidsthatwefailtorealizethatthisinitselfisharmingthem.Asthemotheroftwoyoungsons,IhavetoremindmyselfallthetimethatthebiggestresponsibilityIhaveasaparentistohelpthemdeveloptheskillsneededtolivein,tolivewithoutme.So,I’llletthemfail.

I’llletthemfailbecauseaslongastheyaresafeandwarminsidetheircomfortzones,theywillnevergrow.Andfailure—alongwithloss,heartbreak,disappointment,etc.—willbepartofgrowthforthem.Callmetheanti-tigermom,butleavingthemaloneismywayofhelpingthembecomeequippedtofitinthisworldasweknowittoday.Fromterrorism（恐怖主义）andseeminglyendlessnaturaldisasters,toournationaldebtandbeyond,ifweexpectthenextgenerationtostanduptotheveryrealproblemsofourtime,weneedtostopfeedingthemandstartteachingthemhowtofish.

Mychildrenarefacedwithhardsituationsintheirownlifealmosteachday,buttheytrytonegotiate（协商）everythingnow.It’sasmallpricetohelpthemlearnaskillthey’llusefortherestoftheirlives,includingwhenIdon’tcomewiththemonjobinterviews. 

30.Accordingtotheauthor,whatishelpfultokids’development?

A.Protectingthem.B.Keepingthemsafe.　　C.Leavingthemalone.D.Blamingthem.

31.Theauthorbelievesexperiencingfailureinlifecanmakekids___________.

A.becomehealthierthanotherkidsB.growinthischallengingworld

C.developallsocialskillsD.escapefromnaturaldisasters

32.Ifthewriter’sboygoestoajobinterview,sheprobablywill___________.

A.gowithhimtoprotectherkidfromdifficulty

B.stayhomebutgivehimdirectionsovertelephone

C.waitoutsideandtalkwithotherparents

D.lethimgototheinterviewbyhimself

33.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthetext?

A.NeverhelpyourkidsB.Letyourkidsfail

C.GototheinterviewwithyourkidsD.Livewithoutparents

C

TheNationalDark-SkyWeek（NDSW）isaweekduringwhichpeopleallovertheUnitedStatesturnofftheirlightstoenjoythebeautyofthenightskywithoutlightpollution.ThisevenwasstartedbyJenniferBarlowofMidlothian,Virginiain2003,anditisbecomingmorepopulareachyear.IthasbeensupportedbytheInternationalDark-SkyAssociation,theAmericanAstronomicalSociety,andtheAstronomicalLeague.

ThisevenalwaysoccursinApril,duringtheweekofthenewmoonsothattheskycanbeasdarkaspossibleforthebestviewingconditions.

“Itismywishthatpeoplecouldseethenightskywithoutotherlightintheskyasourancestors（祖先）sawithundredsofyearsago,”explainsBarlow.

Sinceitonlylastsaweekandnoteveryoneinthecountrywilltakepartinit,howwilltheNationalDark-SkyWeekreducelightpollution?

ThemaingoalofNDSWistoincreaseawareness（意识）oftheharmfuleffectsoflightpollution.Itisnotpossibleforallofthelightpollutioninthispartoftheworldtodisappear.However,itispossibletomakeasmalldifferenceinthequalityofthenightsky.Anothergoalofthisevenistopromote（促进）theuseofbetterlightingsystemsthatdirectlighttowardthegroundinsteadofupintothesky.

JenniferBarlowstates,“Thenightskyisagiftofsuchbeautythatitshouldnotbepollutedbywastedlight.Inthisway,ourchildrenwillnotlosetouchwiththewonderofouruniverse.”

34.Thispassageismainlyabout______________.

A.betterlightingsystemsB.thebeautyofthenightsky

C.theharmoflightpollutionD.theNational