廣東省揭陽一中2013-2014學(xué)年高二下學(xué)期期中學(xué)業(yè)水平測試英語試題I.語言知識(shí)及應(yīng)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第一節(jié)完形填空（共15小題；每小題30分）2分，滿分A、B、C和D項(xiàng)中，閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從16—30各題所給的選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。Wishingtoencourageheryoungson’sprogressonthepiano,amothertookherboytoaPaderewskiconcert.Aftertheywereseated,themother__1___afriendintheaudienceandwalkeddownthepassagetogreether.Seizingthe2toexplorethewondersoftheconcerthall,thelittleboyroseandeventuallyexploredhiswaythroughadoor___3__“NOADMITTANCE.”Whenthehouselightsdimmedandtheconcertwasabouttobegin,themotherreturnedtoherseatand__4____thatthechildwasmissing.Suddenly,thecurtainspartedandspotlightsfocusedontheimpressiveSteinwayonstage.In__5,themothersawherlittleboysittingatthekey-board,6__pickingoutTwinkle,TwinkleLittleStar.Atthatmoment,thegreatpianomastermadehis7,quicklymovedtothepiano,and__8intheboy’sear,“Don’tquit.Keepplaying.”Then9over,Paderewskireacheddownwithhislefthandandbeganfillinginabasspart.Soonhisrightarmreachedaroundtotheothersideofthechildandheaddedarunningobbligato(伴奏).Together,theoldmasterandtheyoungbeginnertransformedafrighteningsituationintoawonderfully10strongly11.experience.TheaudiencewasThat’sthewayitisinlife.Whatwecanaccomplishonourownishardly12.Wetryourbest,butthe13aren’texactlygracefulflowingmusic.ButwhenwetrustinthehandsofaGreaterPower,ourlife’swork14canbebeautiful.Nexttimeyousetoutto15greatachievements,listencarefully.YoucanhearthevoiceoftheMaster,whisperinginyourear,“Don’tquit.Keepplaying.”1.A.made2.A.factB.spottedC.accompaniedC.opportunityD.calledB.difficultyD.risk3.A.decoratedB.equippedC.packedD.markedD.offeredD.pleasureD.innocentlyD.openingD.whisperedD.handing4.A.discoveredB.acceptedC.told5.A.joyB.trustC.horrorC.generally6.A.quickly7.A.entrance8.A.shouted9.A.turningB.personallyB.disappearanceC.arrangementB.repeatedB.bendingC.promisedC.rising第1頁共10頁10.A.creativeB.effective11.A.addictedB.invitedC.annoyingC.attackedD.fearingD.attractedD.ordinaryD.purposesD.fortunatelyD.become12.A.abnormalB.remarkableC.unimportant13.A.goalsB.intentionsB.trulyC.results14.A.luckilyC.slightlyC.accomplish15.A.overcomeB.enjoy第二節(jié)：語法填空（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，按照句子結(jié)構(gòu)的語法性和上下文連貫的要求，在空格處填入一個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)脑~或使用括號(hào)中詞語的正確形式填空，并將答案填寫在答題卡標(biāo)號(hào)為31---40的相應(yīng)位置上。Thereisapopularbeliefamongparents16schoolsarenolongerinterestedinspelling.Noschoolin17Ihaveevertaughthaseverignoredspellingorconsidereditunimportantasabasicskill.Thereare,however,differentideasabouthowtoteachit,orhowmuchpriority(優(yōu)先)itmustbegivenovergenerallanguagedevelopmentandwritingability.Thegenerally___18____(acknowledge)problemishowtoencourageachildtoexpresshimselffreelyandconfidentlyinwritingOnceI(alarm)toreadonthebottomofasensitivepieceofwritingaboutapersonalexperience"Thisworkishorrible!Therearefartoomanyspellingerrorsandyourmayhavebeenasharpcriticismofthepupil'stechnicalabilitiesinwriting,butitwasalsoasad(reflect)ontheteacherwhohadomitted(忽視)toreadtheessay,19holdinghimback.20writingisterrible.".212223theremightbesomebeautifulexpressionsofthechild'sdeepfeelings.Theteacherwasnotwrongtodrawattentiontotheerrors,24ifhisprioritieshadcenteredonthechild'sideas,anexpressionofhisdisappointmentwiththepresentationwouldhavegiventhepupilmoremotivation___25___(seek)improvement.II.閱讀(共兩節(jié)，滿分50分)第一節(jié)：閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。ABarefootanddirty,thegirljustsatandwatchedthepeoplegoby.Shenevertriedtospeak.Manypeoplepassed,butneverdidonepersonstop.ThenextdayIdecidedtogobacktothepark,curioustoseeifthelittlegirlwouldstillbethere.Rightintheveryspotasshewasyesterday,shesatwiththesaddestlookinhereyes.TodayIwastomakemyownmoveandwalkovertothelittlegirl.Asweallknow,aparkfullofstrangepeopleisnotaplaceforyoungchildrentoplayalone.AsIbeganwalkingtowardsher,Icouldseethebackofthelittlegirl?sdressindicatedadeformity(畸形).Ismiledtoletherknowitwasokay,Iwastheretohelp,totalk.Isatdown第2頁共10頁besideherandopenedwithasimple“Hello”.Ismiledandsheshylysmiledback.Wetalkeduntildarknessfellandtheparkwascompletelyempty.Iaskedthegirlwhyshewassosad.Thelittlegirllookedatmeandwithasadfacesaid,“BecauseI?mdifferent.”Iimmediatelysaid“Thatyouare!”andsmiled.Thelittlegirlactedevensadder.Shesaid,“Iknow.”Shelookedatmeandsmiled.Slowlyshestoodtoherfeet,andsaid,“Really?”“Yes,dear,you?relikealittleguardianangelsenttowatchoverallthosepeoplewalkingby.”Shenoddedherhead“yes”andsmiled,andwiththatshespreadherwingsandsaidwithatwinkleinhereye,“Iam.I?myourguardianangel.”Iwasspeechless,sureIwasseeingthings.Shesaid,“Foronceyouthoughtofsomeoneotherthanyourself,myjobhereisdone.”ImmediatelyIstoodtomyfeetandsaid,“Wait,sowhydidnoonestoptohelpanangel!?”Shelookedatmeandsmiled,“You?retheonlyonewhocouldseeme,andyoubelieveitinyourheart.”…andshewasgone.Andwiththatmylifechangeddramatically.So,whenyouthinkyou?reallyouhave,remember,yourangelisalwayswatchingoveryou.Mineis!26.Peoplejustpassedbythegirlbecause_______.A.theypretendednottoseeherB.shepretendedtobepoorC.theyneverthoughtofhelpingherD.theyknewtheauthorwouldhelpher27.Whichwordcan?tbeusedtodescribetheauthor?A.Considerate.B.Patient.C.Helpful.D.Powerful28.Whywastheauthorspeechless?A.Hewasshocked.B.Hedidn?tmanagetohelpthegirl.C.Hethoughthewascheated.D.Hewasindespair.29.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Theauthorsmiledbecausehesawthegirlwasshy.B.Theauthorhadknownthatthegirlwasarealangel.C.Theauthorbelievedthatanangelwasalwayswatchinghim.第3頁共10頁D.Theauthordecidedtogobacktotheparkbecausehewassurethatthelittlegirlwouldbethere.30.Whatdoes“You?reallyouhave”mean?A.Youareugly.B.Youarealone.C.Youarestrong.D.YouarerichBAwomanrenewingherdriver?slicenseattheCountyClerk?sofficewasaskedtostateheroccupation.Shehesitated,uncertainhowtoclassifyherself.“WhatImeanis,”explainedtherecorder,“doyouhaveajob,orareyoujusta…”“OfcourseIhaveajob,”saidEmily.“I?mamother.”“Wedon?tlist?mother?asanoccupation…?housewife?coversit,”saidtherecorder.OnedayIfoundmyselfinthesamesituation.Theclerkwasobviouslyacareerwoman,confidentandpossessedofahighsoundingtitle.“Whatisyouroccupation?”sheasked.Thewordssimplypoppedout.“I?maResearchAssociateinthefieldofChildDevelopmentandHumanRelations.”Theclerkpaused,ballpointpenfrozeninmidair.Irepeatedthetitleslowly,andthenIstaredwithwonderasmystatementwaswritteninbold,blackinkontheofficialquestionnaire.“MightIask,”saidtheclerkwithnewinterest,“justwhatyoudointhisfield?”Coolly,withoutanytraceofpanicinmyvoice,Iheardmyselfreply,“Ihaveacontinuingprogramofresearch(whatmotherdoesn?t),inthelabandinthefield(normallyIwouldhavesaidindoorsandout).Ofcourse,thejobisoneofthemostdemandinginthehumanities(anymothercaretodisagree?),andIoftenwork14hoursaday(24ismorelikeit).Butthejobismorechallengingthanmostcareersandrewardsaremoreofasatisfactionratherthanjustmoney.”Therewasanincreasingnoteofrespectintheclerk?svoiceasshecompletedtheform,stoodup,andshowedmeout.AsIdroveintoourdriveway,buoyedup(依托)bymyglamorousnewcareer,Iwasgreetedbymylabassistants---aged13,7,and3.UpstairsIcouldhearournewexperimentalmodel(a6-month-oldbaby),inthechild-developmentprogram,testingoutanewvocalpattern．Ifeltproud!Ihadgoneontheofficialrecordsassomeonemoredistinguishedandindispensable(不可缺少的)tomankindthan“justanothermother.”Motherhood…Whatagloriouscareer!Especiallywhenthere?satitleonthedoor.31.Whatcanweinferfromtheconversationbetweenthewomanandtherecorderatthebeginningofthepassage?A.Thewomanfeltashamedtoadmitwhatherjobwas.B.Therecorderwasimpatientandrude.C.Theauthorwasupsetaboutthesituationthatmothersfaced.D.Motherhoodwasnotrecognizedandrespectedasajobbysociety.32.Howdidthefemaleclerkfeelatfirstwhentheauthortoldheroccupation?A.Curious.B.Puzzled.C.Indifferent.D.Interested.第4頁共10頁33.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhendescribingherjobtotheclerk?A.Calm.B.Panic-stricken.C.Confident.D.Proud.34.Whydidthewomanclerkshowmorerespectfortheauthor?A.Becausetheauthorcaredlittleaboutrewards.B.Becausesheadmiredtheauthor?sresearchworkinthelab.C.Becauseshethoughttheauthordidadmirablework.D.Becausethewriterdidsomethingshehadlittleknowledgeof.35.Whatistheauthor?spurposeofwritingthepassage?A.Toshowhowyoudescribeyourjobaffectsyourfeelingstowardit.B.Toarguethatmotherhoodisaworthycareeranddeservesrespect.C.ToshowthattheauthorhadagranderjobthanEmily.D.Toshowthatbeingamotherishardandboringwork.CThegreatwhitesharkisthelargestsharkandisprobablythemostwell-knownandfearedshark.Thegreatwhitesharkisgrayorbluishaboveandwhitebelow.ThelargestGreatWhitescanreachlengthsof22feetandweighupto5,000pounds.TheGreatWhitehasmassiveteeth,whicharepositionedinrows.WhentheGreatWhiteattacks,itbitesitspreyandshakesitsheadbackandforth.Theserratedteethactasasawandliterallytearthevictimapart.ActuallytheGreatWhiteSharkoftenswallowsmanyofitsownteethinanattack.GreatWhitesemployseveralhuntingskillsdependingontheprey.Mostofthetime,thesharkwillremainstillunderwaterbeforeattackingitspreyfromunderneath.Inthecaseofhuntingsomekindsofseals,theimpactofthesharkissopowerfulthatitknocksboththesharkandthesealclearoutofthewater.Withlargerpreysuchaselephantseals,thesharkwillsimplytakeahugebiteoutofitandwaitforittobleedtodeath.Whenhuntingdolphins,thesharkwillattackfromabove,toavoiddetectionfromthedolphin?secholocation.Interestingly,aGreatWhiteSharkhasneverbeenobservedgivingbirth.However,pregnantfemaleshavebeencaught.TheGreatWhiteSharkisknowntobeovoviviparous.Femalesgivebirthtoeightorninepupsthatarealreadyaboutfivefeetinlengthuponbirth,whichisdifferentfromotheregg-layinganimals.DespitethefearofGreatWhiteSharks,atleastinpartgeneratedbyStevenSpielberg?s1975movie,Jaws,GreatWhiteSharksdonottargethumansasprey.Mostattacksareattributedtomistakenidentity.Sharkscaneasilymistakehumansforseals.ManyhumaninjuriescausedbyGreatWhiteSharksarecasesoftest-biting.Ifasharkisunsureaboutafloatingobject,itoftengivesittestbitetodeterminewhatkindofobjectitis.Whilesuchbitesdolittledamagetobuoys(浮標(biāo))andotherobjects,theyobviouslycancauseseriousdamageonthehumanbody.36.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“ovoviviparous”mean?A.Itreferstoanimalsthatlayeggs.B.Itreferstoanimalsthatdonotlayeggs.C.Itreferstoanimalswhoseyoungdevelopineggswithinthemother?sbody.D.Itreferstoanimalswhoseyoungdevelopoutsidethemother?sbody37.Whichaspectisnotmentionedinthepassage?A.DietB.AppearanceC.ReproductionD.Hunting第5頁共10頁38.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.GreatWhiteSharkshaveteeththatactlikesaws.B.GreatWhiteSharksonlyliveupto40years.C.Mostsharkscanreachlengthsof22feet.D.Mostsharksaregrayorbluishbelowandwhiteabove.39.Whichofthefollowingcanbelearnedfromthepassage?A.Greatsharkswillattackdolphinsfromabovetoavoidthedolphinsfromfightingback.B.Greatsharkswillbleedtodeathiftheyareattackedbylargerpreysuchaselephantseals.C,Greatsharksattackhumanbeingsbecausehumansaremisidentified.D.Greatsharks?attackoftencausesseriousdamageonthehumanbeings.40.Whichcategorydoesthepassagemostprobablybelongto?A.NewsB.EntertainmentC.NatureD.PetsDMillionsofpeopledieofhungerinsouthernAfricaeveryyear,butwhenZambiawasofferedthousandsoftonsoffreemaizebytheUS,thegovernmentpolitelysaidno.“Wedon?tknowwhetherthefoodissafe,”saidZambia?scommerce,TradeandIndustryMinisterDipakPatel.HisworriesaresharedbycountriesaroundtheworldthatareintwomindsaboutAmerica?sgeneticallymodified（GM,轉(zhuǎn)基因的）crops．Justlastweek,EU（歐盟）membernationswerediscussingwhetherornottoimportGMsweetcornfromtheUS．Eversincepeoplestartedfarming,theyhavetriedtocrossbreed（雜strongerorbettertasting.Atonetime,onlyrelatedplantscouldbecrossedwitheachother．ButwhenGMtechniquesweredevelopedinthe1970s,scientistswereabletoputasinglegenefromalivingcreatureintoanunrelatedcreature.交）plantstomakethemThismeanstheycanmakecropsmoreproductiveandresistanttodiseasebyaddinggenesfromotherspecies．Theycanalsocreatefoodwithspecialcharacteristics,suchas“goldenrice”,whichisenrichedwithvitaminA.ButmanypeoplebelieveGMfoodsareahealthrisk.Atthemoment,theofficialargumentisthatGMfoods“arenotlikelytopresentrisksforhumanhealth”.Buttherearestillmanyquestionstobeansweredasthefoodsareproducedindifferentways.Someexpertsbelievethegeneticmaterialaddedtoplantscantransfertohumansandgivedamagetoourbodies.FurtherharmcouldbecausedbythegenesfromGMplantscrossbreedingwithnaturallyproducedcrops．PeopleinChinaarealsogettingworriedaboutGMfoods.Morethan70percentofthecountry?ssoybeanoilisproducedfromimportedGMsoybeans.Meanwhile,aninvestigationlastNovemberfoundthat12of60famousfoodssoldacrossthecountrywereGMproducts.ThegovernmenthasbeguntointroduceamarkingsystemforGMgoodssothatpeoplecanchoosewhetherornottoeatthem.41.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.HarmfulGMfoodsB.AdvantagesofGMfoods第6頁共10頁C.GMfoods,ahealthrisk?D.theTechniquesofGMfoods42.WhyhasZambiarefusedtheAmericanfreemaize?A.theydecidetofollowEUmember?sadviceB.theyareconcernedaboutthesafetyofGMfoodsC.theycarelittleabouttheproblemofstarvationD.theyaretooproudtoacceptfreeoffer43.Ithasbeenprovedthat_________.A.GMfoodsareharmfultopeople?shealthB.GMfoodisnobetterthannaturallyproducedfoodsC.onlyrelatedplanscouldbecrossedwitheachotherD.GMtechniquescanincreasetheproductionofcrops44.WhichofthefollowingstatementisTRUE?A.GMfoodsareahealthrisk.B.OnlyZambiaworriesaboutthesafetyofGMfoods.C.China?sgovernmenthasn?ttakenanyactionaboutGMfoods.D.SomeexpertsbelievehumanbodiescanabsorbgeneticmaterialfromGMfoods.45.What?stheauthor?sattitudetowardsGMfoods?A.Supportive.B.Neutral.C.Doubtful.D.Critical.第二節(jié)信息匹配(共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分)閱讀下列應(yīng)用文及相關(guān)信息，并按照要求匹配信息。首先請閱讀下列應(yīng)用文：ABMarineLife,FranceAmsterdamerThechancetoexperiencetheoceansoftheworld.Childrenwilllovetheobservatory,withwaterallaroundthemandbigfishswimmingabovetheirheads!Afterwardsyoueatataworld-famouslocalrestaurantbeforeboardingtheferryat9p.m.Sailoutintheeveningandenjoyover12hoursintheNetherlands,returningthefollowingnight.AfteragoodDutchbreakfastyoutravelbytraindirecttotheheartofthewonderfulcityofAmsterdam.Thesightseeingandplacestoshopwillmakethisadaytoremember.Weekendsonly.Notcheap,butagreatdayout!CDIrelandbyCarFrenchHypermarketDayTripWhetheryouwanttobuyorjustlook,you?lllovethistour.ThelargeDarneyshoppingcenterisashopper?sdream!Youwillfindagreatnumberoflocalgoodsonsale,andclothesandkitchengoodsareexcellentvalue.Freechildren?sentertainmentallday.Leaves10:00,backat19:00.OnceyouarriveinIrelandyou?requicklyonbeautifulcountryroads,withfriendlyvillageswhereyoucanstopforadeliciousbitetoeat.Thespecialpriceallowsyoutotakeyourcaranduptofivepeopleawayfor48hours,andtwonights?hotelaccommodationcanbearrangedforalittleextra.第7頁共10頁EFBelgiumbyHydrofoilSeaandMountainsinNorthernIrelandAfour-daytrip.FromEnglandyoucrosstoBelgiuminjust100minutesbyhydrofoil!Youareservedfoodanddrinksduringthecrossing,thencontinueyourjourneytoBrussels,oranotherbeautifulcity,onthefastBelgianrailwaynetwork.ExploretheNorthernIrelandcountryside,includingtheamazingMountainsofMourneandthesmallseasideholidaytownofNewcastle.TheyferryleavestheportinScotlandat7:30andarrivesbackat22:20.TransportinNorthernIrelandisbyair-conditionedcoach.以下是相關(guān)人物信息，請將相關(guān)的人物信息與他們想?yún)⒓拥穆糜纹ヅ淦饋怼?6.Rayandthreeofhisfriendswouldliketospendawholeweekenddrivingaroundinnicesceneryandenjoyingsomelocalfood.47.PhilandAdamwanttogoonacomfortabletripwhichtakesthemquicklytoaninterestingcity.Thentheywanttoenjoyatleasttwodaysofsightseeing.48.Mike,Kathyandtheirthreechildrendon?thavemuchmoney,buttheywantaspecialdayoutthisSaturday.Theymustbebackhomeby9p.m.49.KirstenisaDutchstudentwhoisstudyinginScotland.Shedoesn?tdrive,butwantsadaytriptoseesomebeautifulsceneryandspendalittletimebythesea.50.ClareandRobertwanttoenjoysomegoodfood,butwouldalsoliketogivetheirtwoyoungchildrenadaytoremember.Theydon?tmindiftheyspendalotofmoney.III.寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)第一節(jié)基礎(chǔ)寫作(共1小題，滿分15分)假如你是李華，上周六你們班召開了一個(gè)“中學(xué)生可不可以談戀愛”的主題班會(huì)，請根據(jù)下面的表格把主題班會(huì)的討論結(jié)果用英語寫出來。[寫作內(nèi)容]25％的學(xué)生贊同55％的學(xué)生反對20％的學(xué)生不發(fā)表意見愛一個(gè)人是每個(gè)學(xué)生的權(quán)利。分散學(xué)生精力和時(shí)間，影響學(xué)業(yè)。不懂喜歡和愛有什么區(qū)如果正確處理戀愛關(guān)系，會(huì)促進(jìn)父母不希望我們求學(xué)期間戀愛。別。學(xué)習(xí)進(jìn)步。戀愛的學(xué)生幾乎都是以失敗而結(jié)束。[寫作要求]1．只能使用5個(gè)句子表達(dá)全部內(nèi)容。2．文章的首句已給出，不計(jì)入句子數(shù)量的總數(shù)。[評分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)]句子結(jié)構(gòu)準(zhǔn)確，信息內(nèi)容完整，篇章結(jié)構(gòu)連貫。LastSaturday,ourclassheldadiscussionaboutthetopic”Canmiddleschoolstudentsbeinlove.”_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第二節(jié)讀寫任務(wù)(共l小題，滿分25分)閱讀下面的短文，然后按照要求寫一篇150詞左右的英語短文。Ifyouliketobreakthingswhenyouareunhappy,theNanjingZhonghuaMiddleSchoolistheschoolforyou.Thisterm,NanjingZhonghuaMiddleSchool第8頁共10頁willbuilda"stresswall"tohelpstudentswhofeelunhappybecauseofschoolworkorforotherreasons.TaoDehua,aleaderattheschoolsaidtheideaofastresswallstartedwhenfootprintswerefoundonsomenewlypaintedwallsandsomeschoolwindowswerebroken."Thesethingshappenbecausesomestudentsfeellotsofpressurefromtheirstudiesorbecausetheydon'tgetalongwellwithotherstudents.Whenunderstress,thebodygetreadytoeitherrunorfightandbecomesverynervous.Hittingthewallcanhelprelaxthebodyandtakeawaystress,"Taosaid."TestsandhomeworkmakemeSad,"saidLuYan,ajuniorgirl.“Ican'twaittohitthewall.Itwillhelpmealotwithmyproblems."Anothergirlstudentwhowouldn'tgivehernamesaidthatthewallwon'thelp.“Mainlybecauseitcan'ttalk,"shesaid."IneedtotalktosomeonewhenI'msad."【寫作內(nèi)容】1、以約30個(gè)詞概括這段短文內(nèi)容；2、然后以約120個(gè)詞就“Shouldthestresswallbebuilt"這個(gè)主題發(fā)表你的看法，并包括以下要點(diǎn)：(1)學(xué)生的壓力來源；(2)是否該建此墻；(3)提供一些其他有效的減壓方法。【寫作要求】l、可以參照閱讀材料但不得直接引用原文的句子；2、作文中不得出現(xiàn)真實(shí)的姓名和學(xué)校名稱。【評分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)】概括準(zhǔn)確，語言規(guī)范，內(nèi)容合適，篇章連貫。揭陽一中高二下學(xué)期英語期中考答案I.語言知識(shí)及應(yīng)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）完形填空1-5BCDAC6-10DADBA11-15DBCBC語法填空16.that17.which18.acknowledged19.without20.