梅县东山中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语.docx

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梅县东山中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语

梅县东山中学2011—2012学年高二上学期期中考试

英语试题

II.语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节完形填空（共15小题；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A、B、C和D选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

WhenIwas11,mygrandfatherbegantoteachmehowtodrive.Iwasafastlearner.At16,Iwasalreadya1driver.However,whenIpassedintoadulthood,Ibegantogetspeedingtickets.Forme,thisdidnotreflectone’s2asadriver.SoI3todriveasfastasIcould.

TheninSeptemberof2005,Ireceivedaletter4mypresencetodiscussmyfuture___5rights.AsIsatdown,amanbegantounfoldmyfile.Iwas6toseemyrecordwasfivepageslong.Themangavemetwo7.Icouldturninmy8andnotdriveforthreemonthsorcontinuedriving,butwithoutticketsforoneyear.Withtwokidsandabusypractice,Iwentwiththesecondchoice.

Afterthemeeting,Ihadlunchwithmyfriend,Nick.Henoticedthatmyeatinghabits___9mydrivinghabits.Nicktoldmethatmyattentionwas10paidtothedestinationandnottheprocessofgettingthere.Thecargivesfun,allowingmetogettomy__11muchfaster.However,afterreachingit,IwasnevertrulysatisfiedbecauseI12_themessagesandlessonsofthejourney.

Afterthetwo13,Ibegantotransformmyself.Inowenjoydriving,oftentakingthemostscenicroute.Ihavealsoslowedmy14down,enjoyingeachbiteasIgo.Learning15isreallyabiglessonforme.

1.A.luckyB.skilledC.carelessD.poor

2.A.interestB.beliefC.abilityD.character

3.A.stoppedB.wantedC.beganD.continued

4.A.requestingB.hopingC.suggestingD.planning

5.A.drivingB.swimmingC.divingD.living

6.A.disappointedB.depressedC.surprisedD.terrified

7.A.ticketsB.choicesC.lettersD.pages

8.A.licenseB.moneyC.evidenceD.file

9.A.affectedB.matchedC.suitedD.caused

10.A.totallyB.partlyC.slowlyD.slightly

11.A.destinationB.processC.placeD.journey

12.A.understoodB.lackedC.gainedD.ignored

13.A.surveysB.eventsC.debatesD.arguments

14.A.workingB.drivingC.walkingD.eating

15.A.honestyB.understandingC.patienceD.carelessness

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，在空格处填入一个适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。

Ihavemetmanyinterestingpeople.I'lltellyouaboutoneofthem.Manyyearsago,whenIworked16avolunteeratStanfordHospital,Igottoknowalittlegirl___17____（name）Lizawhowassufferingfromarareandseriousdisease.Heronlychanceof_18___（recover）appearedtobeabloodtransfusionfrom19___five-year-oldbrother,20_hadsurvivedthesamediseaseanddevelopedtheantibodiesneededtocombattheillness.Thedoctorexplainedthesituationtoherlittlebrother,andaskedtheboy__21hewouldbewillingtogivehisbloodtohissister.Isawhimhesitateforamomentbeforetakingadeepbreathandsaying,"Yes,I'lldoitifitwillsaveLiza."

Asthetransfusionprogressed,helayinabednexttohissister,22（smile）.__23_thenhisfacegrewpaleandhissmilefaded.Helookedatthedoctorandaskedwith24__tremblingvoice,"WillIstarttodierightaway?

"

Beingyoung,theboyhadmisunderstoodthedoctor.Hethoughthewasgoingtohavetogiveher25_hisblood.

III.阅读理解（共两节，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，从每题所给的A、B、C和D选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

IwasverydisappointednottobeabletogotothejazzconcertlastFriday.TheannouncementinthepapersaidthatyoucouldbuyticketsatthetheaterboxofficeinRichlandHillsanydaybetween10:

00and4:

00.SinceIworkfrom9o’clockto5:

30,theonlytimeIcouldgotothetheaterwasduringmy45-minutelunchbreak.Unfortunately,thetheaterisontheothersideofthetown,andthebusservicebetweenmyofficeandRichlandHillsisnotverygood.Butifyouarelucky,youcanmaketheroundtripin45minutes.LastMonday,Istoodatthebusstopforfifteenminuteswaitingforabus.BythetimeIsawonecomearoundthecorner,therewasnotenoughtimelefttomakethetrip—soIgaveupandwentbacktotheoffice.ThesamethinghappenedonTuesday,andagainonWednesday.OnThursday,myluckchanged.Igotonabusrightawayandarrivedatthetheatreinexactlytwentyminutes.WhenIgotthere,however,Ifoundalonglineofpeopleattheboxoffice.Iheardonemansayhehadbeenwaitinginlineforoveranhour.RealizingIwouldnothaveenoughtimetowaitinline,Icaughtthenextbusandheadedbackacrossthetown.ByFridayIrealizedmyonlyhopewastomakethetripbytaxi.Itwasexpensive,butIfeltitwouldbeworthhearingtheconcert.Thetripbytaxionlytook10minutes,butitfeltlikeanhourtome.WhenIgottothetheatre,Iwasrelievedtoseethatnobodywaswaitinginline.Thereason,Iquicklydiscovered,wasthattheyhadalreadysoldallthetickets.

26.Thewriterisprobably______.

A.aworkerB.acollegeteacher

C.abossofacompanyD.asecretary

27.Helearned______thattherewouldbeaconcertlastFriday.

A.fromhisfriendsB.fromoneofhiscolleagues

C.overtheradioD.fromthenewspaper

28.Hecouldgoandbuytheticket______.

A.anydaybeforeworkhoursB.bothbeforeandafterworkhours

C.onlyduringlunchtimeD.onSaturdayandSunday

29.Theword“relieved”inthelasttwosentencesmaybestbereplacedby“______”.

A.surprisedB.pleasedC.puzzledD.sorry

30.Thestoryisabout______.

A.agoodconcert

B.someoneenjoyingagoodconcert

C.someonetryingtobuyconcertticketsforhisfriends

D.someonefailingtobuytheconcertticket

B

Modernsciencesuggeststhatahealthylifestylemattersmuchtohowlongyoucanliveandhowwellyoulive.Herearesometipsforyoutoformahealthylifestyle.

Keepascientificdiet.Keepinmindthatsugarcanberemovedfromourdietcompletely.Overintakeofsugarisoneofthemainreasonsforgettingfat.Overintakeofproteinorfatandlowintakeoffibercanalsoleadtogettingfat.Weneedonlyafewgramsofproteineverydaytokeepourbodyinorder.Likeraintocrops,notthemorethebetter.

Bealwaysinagoodmood.Thereisarelationshipbetweenthemoodandhealth.Agoodmoodkeepsyouinhighspirits.ThankstotheInternet,wecanenjoyandlearnmuchwithoutgoingout.Takealookatsomeonlineshopsandpickupsomebargains,enjoymusicandmoviesandchatwithsomegoodfriends.Justkeephappy.

Enoughsleep.Twostudiesshowthereasonswhyteensandadultsdon’thaveenoughsleep.Withteens,amajorreasonismobilephoneuse;withadults,it’swork.Meanwhile,athirdstudyofyoungchildrenshowsthatalackofsleepinearlylifemayleadtoseriousproblemsinfuture.Everyoneneedsatleast8-hoursleeptorecoverfromtirednessandthehurtcausedbyhardworkinthedaytime.

Properexercise.Doexercisetokeepawayfromfatness.Becauseofthequickpaceofmodernlife,youdon’thavetimetodoexerciseeveryday,butatleastthreetimesaweekand45minuteseachtime.

31.Theauthorwrotethepassageto_______.

A.tellthereadershowtotakeproperexerciseeveryday

B.providesomeadviceonhowtoformahealthylifestyle

C.askpeopletocareabouttheirhealthratherthantheirwork

D.makesomesurveysamongthosewhohavehealthproblems

32.Whichofthefollowingcanleadtogettingfataccordingtothepassage?

A.lowintakeofprotein.B.lowintakeoffat.

C.overintakeoffiber.D.overintakeofsugar.

33.Themainreasonwhyteenagersdon’thaveenoughsleepisthatthey_______.

A.usemobilephonestoomuchB.havetoomuchhomework

C.eattoomuchsugareverydayD.don’thaveenoughexercise

34.Howmanyminutesdoyouneedtodoexerciseatleasteveryweek?

A.45minutes.B.90minutes.C.115minutes.D.135minutes.

35.Whatcanweconcludefromthepassage?

A.Wemusttakeinmuchsugarforourbody’sfunctioningwell.

B.TheInternetleadstomorehealthproblems.

C.Theleastsleeptimeneededforadultsislessthatthatofteens.

D.Weneedtodomanythingstoformahealthylifestyle.

C

Formanyyearsthere’sbeenadebateaboutrewardingourchildren.Doesitwork?

Isiteffective?

Somepeoplethinkweshouldestablishastandardwithourkidsandgivethemsomethingformeetingthisstandardasareward.Punishmentisgivenoutinmuchthesameway,butit’susedwhencertainstandardsofperformance,behavior,etc.havenotbeenmet.Kidswilloftenbecomemoredutifulwhenthreatenedwithpunishment,andworkharderwhenpromisedavaluablereward.Theproblemiswhathappenswhenyouaren’taround.

Todevelopresponsible,self-disciplinedkids,parentsneedtopromotecertainideas.Oneoftheseideasisthateveryonepitchesinandhelpsinyourfamily.Anotherideaisthattherecanbeenjoymentindoinganytaskifwechoosetomakeitso.Whenataskisforaworthycause（ourfamilycanenjoythehousemorebecauseIhelpedcleanit）,thismessagecanhaveabigimpact.

Thisishowwehelpourkidsdevelopasenseofresponsibility.Whenourchildrendevelopthisresponsibility,they’llbemoredisciplined,andthey’llcontroltheiremotionsbetter.Whenwegiverewardstoourkids,wereducethesenseofresponsibility.Wealsocreatechildrenwhomaytemporarilyperformtoacertainstandard,butwhoaren’tlikelytocontinuetheperformancewithoutthecarrothanginginfrontofthem.

“Rewardsandpunishmentcanchangebehaviorforawhile,buttheycannotchangethepersonwhoengagesinthebehavior,”saidAlfieKohn,authorofPunishedbyRewards.“Goodvalueshavetobegrownfromtheinsideout.”Parentscanhelpgivetheirchildrenasen