广东省江门市普通高中高二英语调研测试试题.docx

1、广东省江门市普通高中高二英语调研测试试题2014年普通高中高二调研测试英 语本试卷共10页，71小题，满分135分，考试时间120分钟。注意事项：答题前，考生务必把自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡相应的位置上。做选择题时，必须用2B铅笔把答题卷上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。非选择题必须使用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔，将答案写在答题卡规定的位置上。所有题目必须在答题卡上指定位置作答，不按以上要求作答的答案无效。5. 考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将答题卡交回。第一节：单项选择（共10小题，每题1分，满分10分）1. Quite a lot of peo

2、ple _the tradition of making pancakes on Shrove Tuesday. A. catch up B. keep up C. blow up D. date back2. -I prefer shutting myself in and enjoying We Chat all day on Sundays. -That s _I dont agree. You should have a more active life. A. where B. how C. when D. what3. The news _ Lincoln was murdered

3、 filled the American peoples hearts with deep sorrow. A.which B.when C.that D.how4. I took a risk to carry out the project, but it _ in the end. A. paid for B. paid out C. paid back D. paid off5. The fax machine, _ accidentally, has increased the speed of delivering documents and brought great conve

4、nience to the business world.A. was invented B. being invented C. invented D. had been invented6. Mr. Smith, _ of the _ speech，started to read a novelAtired；boring Btiring；bored Ctired；bored Dtiring；boring 7. Because of my poor English Im afraid I cant make myself _ Aunderstand Bunderstood Cundersta

5、nding D to understand8. Since they were told of the disturbing news, all the staff in the company _.A. has cast down B. has been cast down C. was cast down D. were cast down9. Regardless _ what I said to him, he refused to follow my advice.A. to B. at C. in D. of10. Yesterday I tried to call you sev

6、eral times but I couldnt _ to you.A. get through B. ring up C. call up D. go through第二节：完形填空，选出最佳答案（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）Once upon a time a big monk and a little monk were traveling together. They came to the bank of a river and found the 11 was damaged. They had to wade across the river. There was a p

7、retty lady who was stuck at the damaged bridge and couldnt cross the river. The big monk 12 to carry her across the river on his back. The lady 13 . The little monk was 14 by the move of the big monk. But he kept quiet. The big monk carried the lady across the river and the small monk followed 15 .

8、When they crossed the river, the big monk let the lady down and they 16 ways with her. All along the way for several miles, the little monk was very unhappy with the 17 of the big monk. But he still kept quiet. Finally, at a rest point many hours later, the little monk could not stand it any further

9、, he burst out 18 at the big monk. “How can you touch a female, especially when she is very pretty?” The big monk looked 19 and said, “I had put down the pretty lady at the river bank many hours ago, how come you are 20 carrying her along in mind?” This very old Chinese story 21 the thinking of many

10、 people today. We 22 many unpleasant things in our life, which irritate us and make us 23 . But like the little monk, we are not willing to let them go away. We keep on carrying the baggage of the “pretty lady” with us.We should let go of the pretty lady immediately after crossing the river, after t

11、he 24 event is over. This will immediately 25 all our agonies. There is no need to be further hurt by the unpleasant event after it is over. It is just all that simple.11. A. river B. road C. bridge D. bank12. A. offered B. persuaded C. chose D. invited A. refused B. ignored C. approved D. believed1

12、4. A. interested B. dissatisfied C. moved D. excited A. pleasantly B. quickly C. gradually D. unhappilyA. parted B. shared C. divided D. discoveredA. burden B. act C. opinion D. hopeA. helpfully B. angrily C. strongly D. slowlyA. tired B. bored C. surprised D. convincedA. just B. ever C. even D. sti

13、llA. reflects B. considers C. agrees D. needsA. receive B. encounter C. stop D. decideA. happy B. enthusiastic C. angry D. confusedA. happy B. pretty C. easy D. unpleasantA. remove B. disappear C. meet D. allow第三节：阅读理解，选出最佳答案（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）(A)In his lowest days when few people bought his records

14、, Taiwan singer Steve Chou lived alone in Canada and did little. One day, he passed by a local CD store and heard a song that greatly attracted him.“My heart tells me that music is the thing I truly want to do, not for fame or money,” Chou said. Thats how we luckily have such a music genius, who has

15、 since then composed lots of hits for the pop music charts (排行榜). “Sometimes we need to get close to nature to look deeply into our souls and see what we really want to follow,” he said.Recently he has made public his latest work Lovers Genesis. In this album he explores human relationships in the I

16、nternet age. “Technology itself is a good thing, but it depends on how youre going to use it,” is Chous advice to teenagers. Chou often gets his music ideas from trips. He has traveled to many places around the world and believes that learning a countrys language is the fastest way of experiencing t

17、he culture behind it. Chou has worked hard on learning English to push forward his music career. He has flown to the UK to attend months-long English training schools three times. There he lives with local families and practices daily conversations. “So I could easily read the English instructions o

18、n recording machines and communicate with the local music producers,” said Chou, “The music reviews of the US or British singers that I appreciate could help me learn and grow with them.”26. Which of the following about Steve Chou is the correct order?a. He made public his work Lovers Genesis. b. He

19、 passed by a local CD store and heard a song that greatly attracted him.c. He composed lots of hits for the pop music charts.d. Few people bought his records.A. a-b-c-d B. d-b-c-a C. a-c-b-d D. d-a-c-b27. Why has Chou flown to the UK to learn English?A. Because he wants to live in the UK.B. Because

20、his record company asks him to. C. Because he wants to sell his album in the UK.D. Because he thinks it will be helpful for his music career.28. Steve Chou may agree with the following except that _.A. taking trips gives him some ideas of musicB. what we really want to follow is the most importantC.

21、 music is a thing that can bring him fame and moneyD. in International age, technology itself is not a bad thing29. What is Steve Chou like according to the passage?A. Active and hard-working. B. Proud and confident.C. Kind and helpful. D. Calm and disappointed.30. According to the passage, how many

22、 foreign cultures have inspired Steve Chou in music?A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four（B）When we talk about intelligence, we do not mean the ability to get good scores in certain kinds of tests or even the ability to do well in school. By intelligence we mean a way of living and behaving, especially in

23、a new or anxious situation. If we want to test intelligence, we need to find out how a person acts instead of how much he knows what to do.For example, when in a new situation, an intelligent person thinks about the situation, not about himself or what might happen to him. He tries to find out all h

24、e can, and then he acts immediately and tries to do something about it. He probably isnt sure how it will all work out, but at least he tries. And, if he cant make things work out right, he doesnt feel ashamed that he fails; he just tries to learn from his mistakes. An intelligent person, even if he

25、 is very young, has a special outlook(人生观) on life , special feeling about life, and knows how he fits into it.If you look at children, youll see great difference between what we call “bright” children and “not bright” children. They are actually two different kinds of people, not just the same kind

26、 with different amounts of intelligence. For example, the bright child really wants to find out more about life- he tries to get in touch with everything around him. But the unintelligent child keeps more to himself and his own dream-world; he seems to have a wall between him and life in general.31.

27、According to this passage, intelligence is the ability _.A. to behave immediately B. to deal with lifeC. to do well in school D. to know what to do32. In a new situation, an intelligent person _. A. knows more about what might happen to him B. is sure of the result he will get C. concentrates on the

28、 situation D. cares more about himself33. According to the passage the biggest difference between “bright” children and “ not “bright” children lies in _. A. the amount of intelligence B. the different situations they face C. the different attitudes to life D. the background of life34. Whats the mai

29、n idea of the passage? A. Whats real meaning of intelligence? B. Whats the “bright” childrens behavior? C. Whats a special outlook on life? D. How to live and behave in a new situation?35. In the next part of the passage, the author might continue to talk about _. A. how to determine what intelligen

30、ce is B. how education should be changed C. how to judge whether a person is intelligent D. how an unintelligent person should be taught（C）In Mountain View, Calif, nondescript white SUVs winding through the streets might appear ordinary, but a closer look inside shows that humans are not doing the d

31、riving - the car is.A product of Googles highly secretive research and development unit, Google X lab, Googles self-driving cars are now being tested on city streets. The cars themselves have to figure out how to share the road with pedestrians, cyclists and other vehicles. On Tuesday, a few journalists - including CNETs Sumi Das - were able to take a test-ride.“Its driving itself. But after about five minutes, everyone is like, Is