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广东省汕头市高二英语下学期期末考试试题新人教版
汕头市2012~2013学年度普通高中教学质量监测
高二级英语
本试卷分三部分,共8页,满分135分。
考试用时120分钟。
注意事项:
1.答卷前,考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考生号分别填写在答题卡上,用2B铅笔将试卷类型(A)填涂在答题卡上,并在答题卡右上角的“试室号”和“座位号”栏填写试室号、座位号,将相应的试室号、座位号信息点涂黑。
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第一部分英语知识应用(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)
Mybrother-in-lawopenedthebottomdrawerofmysister'sbureau(衣柜)andliftedoutawrappedpackage.Initwasareallybeautifulsilk1.Thepricetagwithanastronomicalfigure(天文数字)onitwasstillattached.
"Jane2thisthefirsttimewewenttoNewYork,atleast8or9yearsago.Sheseldomworeit.Shewassavingitfora(n)3occasion,"mybrother-in-lawsaid.
Togetherwiththeother4hegavethatdresstothemortician(殡葬业者).Thenhesaidtome,"Don'teversaveanythingforaspecial5.Everydayyou're6isaspecialoccasion."
Irememberedthosewordsthroughthefuneralformysister'sunexpected7andthedaysthatfollowed.NowIamspending8timewithmyfamilyandfriends;I'mnot"saving"anything."Someday"and"oneofthesedays"are9frommyvocabulary.Ifit'sworthseeingorhearingordoing,Iwanttoseeandhearanddoitnow.
It'sthoselittlethingsleft10thatwouldmakemeangryifIknewthatmyhourswerelimited.AngrybecauseI11seeinggoodfriendswhom!
wasgoingtogetintouchwithsomeday.AngrybecauseIhadn'twrittencertainlettersthatIintendedtowriteoneofthesedays.12andsorrythatIdidn'ttellmyhusbandanddaughteroftenenoughhowmuchI13lovethem.
I'mtryingveryhardnottoputoff,holdback,or14anythingthatwouldaddlaughterandbrightnesstoour15.AndeverymorningwhenIopenmyeyes,Itellmyselfthateveryday,everyminute,everybreathtruly,isagiftfromGod.
1.A.capB.dressC.bagD.scarf
2.A.woreB.savedC.purchasedD.discovered
3.A.proudB.excitedC.differentD.special
4.A.sadnessB.suggestionsC.permissionD.clothes
5.A.occasionB.personC.partyD.experience
6.A.awakeB.aloneC.aliveD.aware
7.A.wishB.questionC.faultD.death
8.A.noB.moreC.lessD.little
9.A.protectedB.borrowedC.removedD.chosen
10.A.unfoldedB.unacceptedC.unlimitedD.undone
11.A.putoffB.lookforwardtoC.sticktoD.insiston
12.A.PainfulB.ThoughtfulC.DiscouragedD.Annoyed
13.A.trulyB.apparentlyC.simplyD.gradually
14.A.spareB.spendC.loseD.forget
15.A.worksB.livesC.friendshipD.imagination
第二节:
语法填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
AsIwalkedalongthecitystreets,Ipassedayoungmansearchingthroughasmallblockoflandthatcontainedamixofleavesandrubbish.Iwassomewhatpuzzled16someonelikehimwouldbesearchingthroughrubbish.17(find)thisalittleconfusing,Iaskedhim,"whatareyousearchingfor?
"herepliedverysimplythathe18(look)formoney.
Afteraconversationwithhim,Ifoundout19(late)thathehadbecomehomelessaftergettinglaidofffromhisjob.Sincethen,hehadbeenworking20part-timejobsinadoctor'sofficeandinafoodbanktoearnsomemoney.Buthemadesolittlethathelostheart.Themanseemedfairlytalented,21hewasalittledirty.
Itoldhimthatourthoughtscreateour22(real),andIsuggestedthathenotgiveupandthinkinapositiveway.Duringthewholetalk,Istressedthathewasyoungand23anythingwaspossible.Althoughhedidn'trespondonthespot,24sensetoldmethatwhatIsaidseemedtohave25impactonhim.
第二部分:
阅读(共两小节,满分50分)
第一节:
阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
A
Coffeeisunderthreatfromclimatechange,accordingtoastudywhichfoundthatpopularArabicacouldfaceextinctionwithindecades.
Risingglobaltemperaturesandgradualchangesinseasonalconditionscouldmake99.7percentofArabica-growingareasunsuitablefortheplantby2080,accordingtoanewstudybyresearchersfromKewGardens.
IdentifyingnewplaceswhereArabicacouldbegrownawayfromitsnaturalhomeinthemountainsofSouthSudancouldbetheonlywayofpreventingtheextinctionofthespecies,researcherssaid.
Arabicaisoneoftheonlytwospeciesofbeansusedtomakecoffeeandisbyfarthemostpopular,accountingfor70percentoftheglobalmarketincludingalmostallfreshcoffeesoldintheUSandEurope.
AdifferentbeanknownasRobusta,nativetoVietnam,isusedinfreeze-driedcoffeeandiscommonlydrunkinGreeceandTurkey,butitshighcaffeine(咖啡因)contentmakesitmuchlesspleasanttomostdrinkers.
Thenewstudy,publishedinthePLOSONEjournal,usedcomputermodelingtopredictthesurvivalprospectofArabicaforthefirsttime.
AaronDavis,headofcoffeeresearchattheRoyalBotanicGardens,said:
"Arabicacanonlyexistataveryspecificpacewithaveryspecificnumberofothervariables(变量)."Globalwarminghappenssofastthatthefarmerswouldhavetomovetheirplantations(种植园)everydecadetosurvive,headded.
Theresearcherssaidtheirpredictionwere"conservative"becausetheydidn'ttakeintoconsiderationthewidespreadforestdestructiontakingplaceintheforestswherethebeansaregrown,orotherfactorssuchasadropinthenumberofbirdswhichspreadseeds.Evenifthebeansdonotdisappearcompletelyfromthewild,climatechangeishighlylikelytohaveagreateffectonproductionandthetasteofcoffeebeansinfuturedecades,theyadded.
26.Accordingtothestudy,mostpartofArabica-growingareaswillbeunsuitablefortheplantwithin________.
A.about3decadesB.about7decadesC.about10decadesD.about15decades
27.Arabicaisnativeto____________.
A.VietnamB.theUSAC.GreeceD.SouthSudan
28.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat____________.
A.themajorityofpeopledrinkcoffeemadebyRobusta
B.Robustamakesuphalfoftheglobalcoffeemarket
C.allfreshcoffeeismadebyArabica
D.Arabicaisnothighincaffeine
29.ClimatechangemayaffectArabicainthefollowingwaysEXCEPT____________.
A.thecolorofcoffeebeansB.itssurvivalC.itsoutputD.thetasteofcoffeebeans
30.Inthelastparagraph,theauthorsuggeststhat__________.
A.Arabicawon'tdisappearcompletelyfromthewild
B.Arabicacoulddieoutlaterthantheprediction
C.Arabicacoulddieoutearlierthantheprediction
D.deforestationintheforestsmakesnodifferencetothegrowthofArabica
B
Canyouthinkyourwaytowealthandsuccess?
NapoleonHillbelievedthatifyouthinktherightthoughtsyoucan.In1937,aftermanyyearsofresearchingfinancialsuccessandobservingpeoplewhohadbecomerich,hepublishedthebookThinkandGrowRich.EventhoughitwaspublishedinthemiddleoftheGreatDepression,itwasimmediatelysuccessful.
Itisoneofthemostpopularnon-fictionbookseverwritten.Forbessaysithassoldseventymillioncopiessinceitfirstappeared,andcontinuestosellcopiestoday.NapoleonHillwroteatleasttenotherbooksaboutsuccessbeforehisdeathin1970.ButnoneofthemcameclosetosellingasmanycopiesasThinkandGrowRich.
SmarterComicshasreleasedanillustratedversionofthebook.FrancoArdaisthecompany'sfounderandpublisher.Heusedtoworkasaninvestmentbanker.Hestartedthecompanythreeyearsagowithhisownmoney.Hewantedtocreatepicturebooksthatincreaseunderstanding.Hisversionsprovidemuchoftheinformationthatisinfull-lengthbooksbutinaformeasytounderstandforteenagers.
FrancoArdasaysreaderswillunderstandandremembermoreaboutgainingsuccessiftheyreadthecomic(连环漫画)bookstyle---first,it'seasiertoread;second,it'salsoeasiertoremember.Becauseonceyouseesomethingvisually,yourbraincanabsorbitmuchquickerandthenyoucankeepitmuchlonger."Hefirstreadthebookwhenhewasateenager.Heowesmuchofhisfinancialsuccesstothebookandittaughthimtochangethewayhethinksaboutmoneyandsuccess.
FrancoArdasaysNapoleonHillfoundthatyoumustwritedownwhatyouwanttoachieve,howandwhenyouwanttoachieveitandwhatyouarewillingtosacrificeforit.
NapoleonHillsaidyoumustreadthatstatementoutloudeverymorningwhenyouwakeupandeveryeveningbeforeyougotosleep.
Healsosaysthebookprovesthatwealthisalifelongpursuitachievedbybelievinginthevalueofpersonalideas.Itsaysanyonecanachievetheirdreamsbyrefusingtobestoppedbytemporaryproblems.
31.WhatisthebookpublishedbyFrancoArdamainlyfeatured?
A.ithasmorenicepicturesthantheories.
B.Ittellsreaderstowritedownwhattheyread.
C.Itiseasierforustoreadandrememberthecontent.
D.Itrequiresreaderstoreadthebookloudeverymorning.
32.HowhasNapoleonHill'sbookinfluencedFrancoArda?
A.Hehasgainedmanydifferentopinionsaboutlife.
B.Hehasformedahabitofsacrificingsomethingforhisdream.
C.Hehasrefusedtobestoppedbytemporaryproblems.
D.Hehashadagoodattitudetowardsmoneyandsuccess.
33.FrancoArda'snewlypublishedbookismainlyintendedfor________.
A.womenB.teenagersC.adultsD.businessmen
34.Fromthepassage,wecanconcludethatthebookThinkandGrowRich_________.
A.isthemostpopularbooksinceitwaspublished
B.hasguidedsomanypeoplehowtheycanbepopular
C.hasinspiredsomanypeopletoachievefameandfortune
D.becomesmorepopularnowadaysthanwhenitwaspublished
35.Whatisthepurposeoftheauthor'swritingthispassage?
A.ToreportthesaleofNapoleonHill'sbook.
B.Tointroducethepresenteconomicsituation.
C.ToadvertiseFrancoArda'snewlypub