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高二英语试题
2014-2015年巡镇中学高二普高英语期末考试题
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。
满分150分,考试用时120分钟。
第I卷(选择题,共100分)
第一部分:
语言知识运用(共两节,满分50分)
第一节单项选择题(共10小题,每小题1分,共10分)
1.You_____allthoseclothes!
wehaveawashingmachinetodothatsortofthing.
A.needn’thavewashedB.shoudn’thavewashed
B.C.mustnothavewashedD.cannothavewashed
2.__cannotbeacoincidencethatfourjewelrystoreswererobbedinonenight.
A.ItB.ThatC.WhichD.What
3.Theyloweredtheirvoice_____wakeupthebaby.
A.inordertonotB.soasnottoC.inorderthatD.forfearof
4.WhenIwaslittle,mymotherusedtositbymybed,___mestoriestillIfellasleep.
A.havingtoldB.tellingC.toldD.totell
5.____howothersreacttothebookyouhavejustreadcreatesanaddedpleasure.
A.HearingB.HearC.HavingheardD.Tobehearing
6._____sweet,theflowersattractedlotsofvisitors.
A.SmellingB.SmellC.SmeltD.Havingsmelt
7.HowIregretted____hardatschool,____ledtothefailureinmycareer!
A.nottostudy;whichB.nothavingstudied;that
C.nothavingstudied;whichD.nottostudy;that
8.Thegirlhasagreatinterestinsportand____badmintonclassestwiceaweekoverthelastthreeyears.
A.tookB.istakingC.takesD.hasbeentaking
9.Ifwe____theotherroad,wemighthavearrivedhereintimeforthemeeting.
A.takeB.hadtakenC.tookD.havetaken
10.-----DoyouthinkGeorgehaspassedthedrivingtest?
------No.Ifso,he______hiscartoourcollegeyesterday.
A.woulddriveB.droveC.wouldhavedrivenD.haddriven
第二节:
完形填空(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
Mygrandmotherwasalwaysencouragingmetosetgoalsandworkhardtoachievethem.Shewouldtellmenottobeafollowerandnottoset11onwhatIcouldachieve.She12believedthattherewerenolimitsthatyoucould13whateveryouwanted.
Iwouldneverforgetthefollowingstorythatsheoncetoldme:
Afarmerwonfirst14atthecountryfairforhishugeradish(小萝卜)thatwastheexactshapeand15ofamilkbottle.
Manywere16astohowthefarmerwasabletogrowthisradishthatwastheexactshapeofamilkbottle.
17onegentlemanwentuptothefarmerandaskedthequestion.Thefarmerreplied,“Itwas18.IgottheseedgrowingandthenIputitintothemilkbottle.Ithad19elsetogo.”
Youcanusethisstoryasananalogy(比喻)tolife-ourlivesare20bythekindofsurroundingsweplaceourselvesin,thepeoplethatweallowto21us,andthegoalswegiveourselves.
Ifweonly22andtakenoaction,thenwegetnofurther.Butifwe23,setagoalandtakeaction,thenourlifetakesa24shape.
Goalsandactionscanhelpusaccomplishmoreinayearthanwhatsomepeoplewillaccomplishinalifetime.Toprovethis25,readthebiographiesof26peopleandyouwillseethatgoalsandactions27playedabigroleintheirsuccess.
Rememberthe28ofMaryKayAsh,whosaid,“Don'tlimityourself.”Manypeoplelimitthemselvestowhattheythinktheycando.Youcango29yourmindletsyou.Whateveryoubelieve,remember,youcanachieve.”
Insummary,don'tputyourselfinabottle;inotherwords,moveoutofwhatis30andsecureifyouwanttomoveforward.
11.A.expectationsB.rulesC.LinesD.limits
12.A.naturallyB.trulyC.tightlyD.partly
13.A.winB.graspC.achieveD.realize
14.A.prizeB.remarkC.positionD.award
15.A.lengthB.sizeC.weightD.height
16.A.doubtfulB.worriedC.curiousD.anxious
17.A.ImmediatelyB.GraduallyC.ActuallyD.Finally
18.A.easyB.strangeC.funnyD.secret
19.A.everywhereB.nowhereC.somewhereD.anywhere
20.A.formedB.shapedC.controlledD.improved
21.A.understandB.helpC.contactD.influence
22.A.refuseB.dreamC.doubtD.change
23.A.struggleB.insistC.planD.continue
24.A.differentB.beautifulC.solidD.clear
25.A.theoryB.lessonC.evidenceD.point
26.A.braveB.successfulC.friendlyD.careful
27.A.asusualB.aboveallC.infactD.atall
28.A.wisdomB.exampleC.statementD.speech
29.A.asifB.incaseC.aslongasD.asfaras
30.A.valuableB.comfortableC.ordinaryD.Boring
第二部分阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2.5份,满分50分)
第一节阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
(共15小题,每小题2.5份,满分37.5分))
A
Amanandhissonwereoncegoingwiththeirdonkeytomarket.Astheywerewalkingalongbyitssideacountrymanpassedthemandsaid:
“Youfools,whatisadonkeyforbuttorideupon?
”
Sothemanputtheboyonthedonkeyandtheywentontheirway. Butsoontheypassedagroupofmen,oneofwhomsaid:
“Seethatlazyboy,heletshisfatherwalkwhileherides.”
Sothemanorderedhisboytogetoff,andgotonhimself.Buttheyhadn'tgonefarwhentheypassedtwowomen,oneofwhomsaidtotheother:
"Isn’tthatlazymanashamedofmakinghispoollittlesonwalkwhileherides?
"
Themandidn'tknowwhattodo.Atlasthetookhisboyupbeforehimonthedonkey.Bythistimetheyhadcometothetown,andthepassers-bybegantojeerandpointatthem. Themanstoppedandaskedwhattheywerelaughingat. Themensaid:
“Aren'tyouashamedofyourselfforoverloadingthatpoordonkeywithyouandyourson?
”
Themanandboygotoffandtriedtothinkwhattodo. Theythoughtagainandagainandthentheycutdownapole,tiedthedonkey'sfeettoit,andraisedthepoleandthedonkeytotheirshoulders. TheywentalongsurroundedbythelaughterofallwhometthemtilltheycametoMarketBridge,whenthedonkey,gettingoneofhisfeetloose,kickedoutandcausedtheboytodrophisendofthepole. Inthestrugglethedonkeyfelloverthebridge,andhisfore-feet(前足)weretiedtogether,soitwasdrowned.
31.Whatcanwelearnfromthethistext?
A.Themoreyouputin,themoreyougetout.
B.Youcan’tpleaseeveryone.
C.Humanbeingsandanimalsarefriends.
D.Youshouldrespectothers’advice.
32.Whydidthemanputtheputtheboybackonthedonkey?
A.Becausetheboywastootiredtowalk.
B.Becausehewasworriedabouthisson
C.Becausehedidn’twanttobecriticizedbyothers.
D.Becausetwomenaskedhimtodoso
33.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?
A.Theriverunderthebridgewasverydeep.
B.ifthedonkey’sforefeetwerenottied,itmightnothavedrowned.
C.Theboyfelloverwhenthedonkeystruggled.
D.themantoldhissontodrophisendofthepole.
B
Whetherwe’re2yearsoldor62,ourreasonsforlyingaremostlythesame:
togetoutoftrouble,forpersonalgainandtomakeourselveslookbetterintheeyesofothers.Butagrowingbodyofresearchisraisingquestionsabouthowachild’slieisdifferentfromanadult’slie,andhowthewaywedeceivechangesaswegrow.
“Parentsandteacherswhocatchtheirchildrenlyingshouldnotbealarmed.Theirchildrenarenotgoingtoturnouttobeabnormalliars,”saysDr.Lee,aprofessorattheUniversityofTorontoanddirectoroftheInstituteofChildStudy.Hehasspentthelast15yearsstudyinghowlyingchangesaskidsgetolder,whysomepeopleliemorethanothersaswellaswhichfactorscanreducelying.Thefactthatchildrentellliesisasignthattheyhavereachedanewdevelopmentalstage.Dr.Leeconductedaseriesofstudiesinwhichtheybringchildrenintoalabwithhiddencameras.Childrenandyoungadultsaged2to17arelikelytoliewhilebeingtoldnottolookatatoy,whichisputbehindthechild’sback.Whetherornotthechildtakesasecretlookiscaughtontape.
Foryoungkids,thedesiretocheatisbigand90%takeasecretlookintheseexperiments.Whenthetest-giverreturnstotheroom,thechildisaskedifheorshelookedsecretly.Atage2,aboutaquarterofchildrenwilllieandsaytheydidn’t.By3,halfofkidswilllie,andby4,thatfigureis90%,studiesshow.
Researchershavefoundthatit’skidswithbetterunderstandingabilitieswholiemore.That’sbecausetolieyoualsohavetokeepthetruthinmind,whichincludesmanybrainprocesses,suchascombiningseveralsourcesofinformationandfakingthatinformation.Theabilitytolie—andliesuccessfully—isthoughttoberelatedtodevelopmentofbrainregionsthatallowsocalled“executivefunctioning”,orhigherorderthinkingandreasoningabilities.Kidswhoperformbetteronteststhatinvolveexecutivefunctioningalsoliemore.
34.What’sthepurposeofchildrentellinglies?
A.Tohelptheirfriendsout.B.Togetattentionfromothers.
C.Togetridoftrouble.D.Tocreateapopularimage.
35.Theunderlinedword“deceive”inParagraph1canbereplacedby“______”.
A.handletroublesB.tellliesC.raisequestionsD.doresearch
36.Fromthesecondparagraphwecanknowthat.
A.whichfactorscanreducelying
B.whysomeliemorethanothers
C.kidsalwayskeepthetruthintheirmind
D.itisnormalforkidstotelllies
37.WhatisNOTincludedinthepassage?
A.Thereasonswhykidstelllies.B.Whichkindofkidstellsmorelies.
C.Whattodowithlyingchildren.D.Experimentsaboutlyingofyoungkids.
C
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