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1、高二英语考试高二英语考试 作者： 日期： 新青一中2013-2014学年度第二学期期末考试高二英语试题班级: _ 姓名: _ 考号: _第一部分：阅读理解 (共20小题；每小题2分，满分28分)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。 ( A To be a good teacher, you need some of the gifts of a good actor; you must be able to hold the attention and interest of your audience; you must be a c

2、lear speaker, with a good, strong, pleasing voice which is fully under your control; and you must be able to act what you are teaching, in order to make its meaning clear. Watch a good teacher, and you will see that he does not sit still before his class:he stands the whole time he is teaching; he w

3、alks about, using his arms, hands and fingers to help him in his explanations, and his face to express feelings. Listen to him, and you will hear the loudness, the quality and the musical note of his voice always changing according to what he is talking about. The fact that a good teacher has some o

4、f the gifts of a good actor doesnt mean that he will indeed be able to act well on the stage, for there are very important differences between the teachers work and the actors. The actor has to speak words which he has learnt by heart; he has to repeat exactly the same words each time he plays a cer

5、tain part, even his movements and the ways in which he uses his voice are usually fixed beforehand. What he has to do is to make all these carefully learnt words and actions seem natural on the stage. A good teacher works in quite a different way. His audience takes an active part in his play：they a

6、sk and answer questions, they obey orders, and if they dont understand something, they say so. The teacher therefore has to meet the needs of his audience, which is his class. He cannot learn his part by heart, but must invent it as he goes along. I have known many teachers who were fine actors in c

7、lass but were unable to take part in a stage-play because they could not keep strictly to what another had written.56. What is the text about? A. How to become a good teacher. B. What a good teacher should do outside the classroom. C. What teachers and actors could learn from each other? D. The simi

8、larities (相似处) and differences between a teachers work and an actors.57. The word “audience” in the fourth paragraph means _. A. students B. people who watch a play C. people who not on the stage D. people who listen to something58. A good teacher _. A. knows how to hold the interest of his students

9、B. must have a good voice C. knows how to act on the stage D. stands or sits still while teaching59. In what way is a teachers work different from an actors? A. The teacher must learn everything by heart. B. He knows how to control his voice better than an actor. C. He has to deal with unexpected si

10、tuations. D. He has to use more facial expressions.60. The main difference between students in class and a theatre audience is that _. A. students can move around in the classroom B. students must keep silent while theatre audience neednt C. no memory work is needed for the students D. the students

11、must take part in their teachers plays（ B ） 475 Riverside DriveNew York N.Y. 10027Jan.15, 2011Dear John, Im sorry you didnt get the part you tried out for in that play. I know how much you wanted to be in the play. Now you feel that maybe acting isnt the right future for you. I think youre wrong. Yo

12、ure a good actor. Do you remember when you played Caesar in your summer theatre groups play? You were excellent . People clapped(鼓掌)every time you walked on stage（舞台). Even the other actors loved you.All actors have to get used to being turned down for a job. Its part of an actors life. Even famouse

13、 actors dont get every part they want. I think you should give acting another chance. You love it so much, and youre good at it. Dont be discouraged because you lose one part in the play. Wait a bit, and try for another one. After all , you can always give up some other time.Love,Jane61.Jane wrote t

14、his letter because_.A.she wanted John to get a part in the play he was trying out forB.she wanted to tell John that he shouldnt give up acting.C.she wanted to tell John how to become an actor.D.she was unhappy with John.62.Jane talks about other actors to show Jon that _.A.they are as bad as he is B

15、.acting is a hard lifeC.they sometimes get turned down for parts they want D.they are lucky enough63.What does Jane think of John?A.He is a good actor, and some day he will be successful.B.He is too easily dicouraged to become a good actor.C.He is a better actor than the person who has got the part.

16、D.He is as unlucky as the other actors.64.The person who wrote this letter probably _.A.is an actress. B.cares about JohnC.wants to be an actress some day D.envies at Johns success. C In Asia, there are many places for people to go to teach English. Most of the teachers are young and sociable, and t

17、here are a lot of parties there. Korea is usually the place most people go to, because they have the most benefits and highest salaries by working only twenty hours a week. 71 Only if you stay there for a long time will you save some money. China is a new rising star and lots of people are going the

18、re. 72 You can save a sizable amount and complete all your loans back home. Besides, Chinese people are enterprising and you can learn a lot from them. In China, Taiwan is a good place to go, especially for females who want to earn much, but there are not many adult classes offered. The Middle East

19、offers very high salaries for teachers, all of which is tax free. 73 Most of the people who tend to teach there are older and more conservative, so they dont expect a party scene. Italy and Spain are two beautiful countries where you can try your fortune. 74 Tourism is another industry in these coun

20、tries, where English knowledge is useful. Moreover, by teaching in Europe you have the chance to travel every weekend to a new country and visit a new culture besides a good salary. 75 A. Europe has a lot to offer.B. It is a great way for people to see a new place.C. Teaching English overseas is a r

21、eally rewarding experience.D. Like Japan, the pay is quite good, but the cost of living is much cheaper.E. Japan is also a good choice, but the cost of living eats up a lot of your money.F. However, you must be a certified teacher with years of experience if you want to teach there.G. Fashion indust

22、ry in Milan would love to hire well-known English-speaking people to work with international models and designers. 第二节：完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)When Alice started to cycle home from Jennys house, she wasnt nervous. She was certainly not afraid of the dark. _1_, it was only a 15-minute ride home. Bu

23、t halfway there, she began to wish that she hadnt been so _2_.As she rounded a sharp bend, it suddenly _3_ cold - very cold. Alices breath became puffs of white cloud and her legs were so cold that it became hard to ride.With her heart beating fast, she struggled so hard to move _4_ that she didnt h

24、ear the car which suddenly appeared beside her. She stopped by the road. The big black car also _5_. Slowly, the passenger-window began to slide down. Alice held her breath. In the soft light inside the car, something _6_. Then, the light brightened and Alice was staring at a sweet, grey-haired old

25、lady. Hello, dear, said the old lady. I need _7_. Im afraid Im lost. I need to find the nearest airport. I must be there in the next five minutes. Airport? You _8_ are lost, Alice said. You need to go back five kilometers _9_ you reach the T-junction. Turn left and _10_ for about another 10 kilomete

26、rs to the main highway. From there, just follow the _11_ to the airport. But Im afraid theres no _12_ youll get there in five minutes!Thank you very much, dear, replied the old lady. Dont worry - Ill _13_ in time.The _14_ moved up and the car started off. A little way ahead, it _15_ and with headlig

27、hts flashing, it drove past Alice. But then, something _16_ happened. The car began changing. First, its color _17_from black to silvery-grey. Then, the wheels began disappearing, but the car continued to move forward, _18_ just above the ground. As the car _19_ into the dark sky, the big red tail-l

28、ights grew larger and larger and glowed more and more brightly. With a faint whistling _20_, the car was gone in seconds, leaving Alice shaking her head in disbelief.( ) 1. A However B Besides C Therefore D Otherwise( ) 2. A brave B excited C curious D stubborn( ) 3. A fell B seemed C proved D grew(

29、 ) 4. A aside B around C forward D backward( ) 5. A arrived B stopped C stayed D started( ) 6. A gathered B existed C dropped D moved( ) 7. A help B gas C rest D water( ) 8. A necessarily B normally C basically D certainly( ) 9. A if B until C unless D as( ) 10. A drive B walk C follow D march( ) 11

30、. A address B signs C notices D guidance( ) 12. A doubt B room C time D way( ) 13. A have it B get it C make it D finish it( ) 14. A door B window C headlight D wheel( ) 15. A passed B rushed C turned D continued( ) 16. A strange B sensitive C imaginable D horrible( ) 17. A developed B appeared C sp

31、read D faded( ) 18. A rolling B floating C drawing D flashing( ) 19. A pointed B returned C broke D rose( ) 20. A tune B voice C sound D tone第三节；语法填空题（15分）31 is possible that we simply do not stay in one place for a true friendship to develop. However, there can be no disagreement on the need for each of us 32 (think) carefully about the kind of friendships we want