學必求其心得，業(yè)必貴于專精學必求其心得，業(yè)必貴于專精學必求其心得，業(yè)必貴于專精遼寧省大連市第三中學2013—2014學年高二下學期期中考試英語試題Wateristhemostcommonsubstance（物質(zhì)）foundontheearth,butlessthan1％oftheearth'swaterissuitablefordrinking。Morethan1,000，000,000peoplearoundtheworldsurviveonjustover1galonofwateraday.Probablymorethan3,000，000，000peoplemaysufferfromnothavingenoughwaterbytheyear2025。Youareconsideredluckyifyouliveinacountrywhereyoucandrinkwateroutofyourkitchentaporbathroomtap。Peopleinsomecountrieshavetopayfordrinkingwaterathome.Socleanwaterisoneofourmostvaluabenaturalresources(資）.Infact，peolewaste(浪費)somuchcleanwatertoday.Infactorieslotsofwateriswasted。Athomemanypeoplearenottakingshowersbutstillbaths,andmanyarebrushingtheirteethwiththetapturnedon。Childrenarenolongertaughthowtosavewater….Youcansavecleanwaterinmanyways。Forexample，ifyoukeepgoldfish,thetankwaterexcellentforgradenplants.Andwhenyouwashamilkbottle,pourthewateronyourhouseplants。Puttingabrickorawaterintoyourtoilettankmanyhelpuselesswater，savingmanygallonsoveralongtime.Usingrainwaterisanothersimplewaytosavecleanwater。Youcanuserainwatertowashyourhandsaftergardening,flushthetoilet，andwashyourcar，yourpet,yourdrivewaywhentheyaredirty。Forthesamereason,peopleinMalaysiaareencourageedtouserainwater.Ifonehasahousewithasmallgarden,hewouldbuyahugeplastictanktokeeprainwaterfortheirdailylife。21。Wecanlearnfromthepassage______。A.whenmancan’tlivewithoutwaterB。wherethereisnowaterresourceC。howimportantitistosavewaterD。whythereislesswaterontheearth22。Accordingtothepassage,oneofthewaystosavewateris_______.A。tostopkeepinggoldfishB.topaymuchfordrinkingwaterC.toeducatethosewhowastewater D.touseitinacleverway23。Theunderlinedword“flush"inParagraph4means“_______”.A.pourwateroversomethingB。cleansomethingwithwaterC.makesomehtingwetwithwaterD。getwateroutofsomeghing24.Peopleareecouragedtouserainwater_______.A.sothatcleanwatercanbekeptforotherusesB。sothatiscanmakeourlifeeasierC.becauseisitfreeandeasytogetD。becausethereisnoclaenwaterleftforthemBVitaminsarestoredinfoodsweeat.Thekidsareudnergreatneedofvitaminsforgrowth.Astheyusetheirenergyinplaying,theyneedlotsofvitamins。Childrenusuallychoosecertainfoodsabovetheothersandoftendonoteatthosewithimportantnutrients(營養(yǎng)）。Sothoughthefoodtheyareeatingisnutritious,itmaynotalwaysprovideallthenutrientsthechildneeds。Onenutrientcannotbalancetheshortage(缺乏）ofanother。Foodslikegrains，vegetables，fruitsandmeatsshouldbeeatendaily,becausedifferentfoodsinthechild’sdietcanbalanceagainsttakingtoomuchortoolittleofanynutrient.Kidsgrowslowerintheirchildhoodthanwhentheywerebabiesorwhentheydevelopintoadults。Energyoutputishigh，withhardpalyperidsthatincludeplentyofrunning，jumping,andtestingofnewphysicalskills。Sotheyneedalotofvitamins.HerearesomeimportantvitaminsandtheirfunctionsVitaminDinmilkhelpsyourbones。VitaminAincarrotshelpsyouseeatnight。VitaminCinorangeshelpsyourbodyhealifyougetacut.Bvitaminsinleafyvegetableshelpsyourbodymakeprotein（蛋白質(zhì)).Thechildren,whoaresufferingfromasicknesscalledcysticfibrosis，losevitaminA，DandE.Thesearemainbody-buildingvitamins.Therefore，vitaminsupplements（添補劑)maybenecessary。Bloodtestswilltelllyouwhetherachildneedsvitaminsupplements.Ifbabiesoverninemonthsofagearereceivingwholecow’smilk,they’llneedadailyvitaminCsupplementtilltheirdietprovideenoughvitaminC.VitaminDisaddedtoallmilkssobabiesdrinkingthemneednoextravitaminD。ChildrenaregreatlyinneedofvitaminC。Ifyouare18yearsofageoryounger,youshouldget115millgramsofvitaminCperday。Thoseover19shouldget120milligramsperday。25.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_______.A.itisnecessaryforkidstoeatdifferentfoodsforallnutrientsB.itisnecessaryforonetoexerciseifheneedsmorevitaminsC。isitunnecesssayforbabiestotakeavitaminDsupplementD.itisunnecessaryforelderlypeopletotakeinanyvitamins.26。Whendokidshavetotakeavitaminsupplement?A.Whentheyarenotfullofenergy.B.Whentheyeatonlysomefoods.C.WhentheysufferfromvariousillnessesD.Whentheydon’thavenormalfood.27。Whatisitexpeciallynecessaryforhighschoolstudentstohavedaily?A..MilkB。Orange. C。Carrots. D.Vegetables。28。Thepropertitleforthepassageis_______。A.Dietsofallnutrients B。Vitaminsforchildren C.Balanceofdailydiets D.FunctionsofvitaminsCFriendsplayaveryimportantpartineveryone’slife。Friendshipusuallydevelopsduringchildhood.Newfriendsaremadewhenyouprogressthroughschool.Thosefriendsthatyoumakeasastudentcanusuallylastlong.Friendsinfluenceyourdevelopment,maturity（成熟）andsenseofresponsibility(責任).Afamiliarexpressionis“Youcantellalotaboutapersonbyknowingwhohisfriendsare.”Friendshipisbasedoncommoninterests.Ifyoulikesports,mostofyourfriendsarelikelytobeathletic(體格健壯的).Ifyouenjoyreadingandshopping，mostofyourfriendsdothesame.Somepeoplecallyoutheirfriendforthewrongreasons。Thesepeoplearenotreallyfriends。Theyaresuperficial（表面的)only“friends”ontheoutside,nottheinsidewhereitcounts。Superficialfriendsonlywanttobeyourfriendsifitistotheiradvantage.Truefriendsaretherewhetheryouarerichorpoor。Itiseasytohavemanyso—called“friends”ifyouarerich.Bythistimeyoushouldbeabletoseparateyourfriendsintotherealorthe“phoney”。Truefriendsaremostspecial。Theyarealsodifficulttofind。Youcanconsideryourselfveryluckyifyouhaveonetruefriend.Thisfriendiseagertohelpyouwhenevernecessary.Atruefriendissomeoneyoucantalktoaboutanysubjectorproblem.Youandyourtruefriendhavegoodunderstandingofeachother。Truefriendssupportyou，takeyoursideandbuildupyourconfidence.29。Thefirstparagraphtellsus______。A.howtomakeatruefriendB.weshouldmakefriendsinourchildhood.C.friendsplayaveryimportantpartyinourlifeD。whatisfriendshipbasedon30.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A。Thefriendshipdevelopingduringyourschooldayswillbewithyouforalongtime.B。Whatyouvalueaboveanythingisthefriendshipdevelopingduringchildhood。C。Onlythroughyourfriends’influencewillyoutaketheresponsibilityforyourtask.D。Ifyouhavenomusicinyou,noneofyourfriendswillbeamusiclover。31.“So—called”friendsreferto_______.A.fair-weatherfriendsB.thosewhowanttobenefitfromyouC。thefriendswhoareonthesurfaceonlyD。alloftheabove32。WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Truefriendshipistoodifficulttofind.B。Youshouldtelltruefriendsfromphoneys.C。Youcanshareyourjoysandsorrowswithatruefriend.D。Atruefriendwillstandbyyouwhateverhappens.DDoyouknowofanyonewhousesthetruthtodeceive(欺騙)?Whensomeonetellsyousomethingthatistrue，butleavesoutimportantinformationthatshouldbeincluded,hecangiveyouafalsepicture.Forexample，someonemightsay,“Ijustwonahundreddollarsonthelottery（彩票).Itwasgreat。Itookthatdollarticketbacktothestoreandturneditinforonehundreddollars！”Thisguyisawinner,right？Maybe，maybenot.Wethendiscoverthathebought$200worthoftickets,andonlyonewasawinner。He’sreallyabigloser！Hedidn'tsayanythingthatwasfalse,butheleftoutimportantinformationonpurpose。That’scalledahalf—truth.Halftruthsarenottechnicallylies,buttheyarejustasdishonest.Somepoliticiansoftenusethistrick。Let'ssaythatduringGovernorSmith'slastterm，herstatelostonemillionjobsandgainedthreemillionjobs。Thensheseeksanotherterm。Oneofheropponentssays，“DuringGovernorSmith’sterm,thestatelostonemillionjobs！"That’strue.However，anhoneststatementwouldhavebeen,“DuringGovernorSmith’sterm,thestatehadanetgainoftwomillionjobs.’'Advertiserswillsometimesusehalf-truths.It’sagainstthelawtomakefalsestatementssotheytrytomisleadyouwiththetruth。Anadvertisementmightsay，“NineoutoftendoctorsadvisedtheirpatientstotakeYuckyPillstocuretoothache.”ItfailstomentionthattheyonlyaskedtendoctorsandnineofthemworkfortheYuckyCompany。Thiskindofdeceptionhappenstoooften。It'sasadfactoflifeLiesarelies，andsometimesthetruthcanlieaswell。33.Wemayinferthattheauthorbelievespeopleshould________.A。buylotteryticketsifpossibleB。makeuseofhalf-truthsC。nottrusttheYuckyCompanyD.becarefulaboutwhattheyaretold34。Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A。Usinghalftruthsisagainstthelaw.B.Technically，halftruthsareinfactlies。C。GovernorSmithdidagoodjobduringherlastterm。D.YuckyPillsisaverygoodmedicinefortoothache.35.Whichofthefollowingbestexpressesthemainideaofthepassage?A。Sometimesthetruthcanlieaswell.B.He’sreallyabigloser！C。Advertiserswillsometimesusehalftruths.D。It'sagainstthelawtomakefalsestatements.第二部分：英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第一節(jié)、完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36~55各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。Agroupofclassfriends,highlyestablishedintheircareers，gottogethertovisittheirolduniversityprofessor。Conversationsoon36intocomplaintsaboutstressinworkandlife。Offeringhisguestscoffee，theprofessorwenttothe37andreturnedwithalargepotofcoffeeandacoupleof38—porcelain，plastic,glass，crystal，some39looking，someexpensive，somedelicate—tellingthemto40themselvestothecoffee.Whenallthestudentshadacupofcoffeein41,theprofessorsaid“Ifyounoticed,allthenicelookingexpensivecupsweretakenup,42behindtheplainandcheapones。Whileitis43foryoutochooseonlythebestforyourselves，thatisthe44ofyourproblemsandstress。Beassuredthatthecupitself45noqualitytothecoffee.Inmostcasesitisjustmoreexpensiveandinsomecasesevenhideswhatwedrink.46allofyoureallywantedwascoffee，notthecup，butyouconsciouslywent47thebestcups。Andthenyoubegan48eachother’scups.NowconsiderthisLifeisthe49；thejobs，moneyandpositioninsocietyarethecups。Theyarejusttoolstoholdandcontainlife，andthetypeofcupwehavedoesnotdefinenor50thequalityoflifewe51.Sometimes,byconcentratingonlyonthecup，we52toenjoythecoffeeGodhas53forus.Godbrewsthecoffee,notthecups…Enjoyyourcoffee!”Thehappiestpeopledon'thavethebestofeverything.Theyjust54thebestofeverything。Livesimply。Lovegenerously。Caredeeply.Speakkindly。Leavethe55toGod。36.A。devotedB。exchangedC.turned D.thought37。A。sitting-roomB。living-roomC.kitchen D.bedroom38.A.pans B.cups C.bowlsD.aprons39.A。clean B。plain C.ugly D。fine40。A。help B。devote C。take D.pick41。A.hand B。stomach C。eyeD。mouth42。A。leaving B。running C.hidingD.piling43。A。wise B。important C。necessaryD。normal44.A.reason B.energyC.sourceD。resource45.A。likes B.reducesC.reliesD。adds46。A。What B。As C。That D.Which47.A.into B.for C。by D.on48.A。looking B.guiding C。eyeingD.exchanging49.A.tea B.water C。coffeeD.wine50。A。worsen B.beat C.riseD。change51.A。live B.dislike C.makeD。use52。A.succeed B。fail C.wishD.try53。A.sold B。gave C。providedD.bought54。A。keep B。say C。do D.make55.A.cupsB.argumentCthinkingD.。rest第二節(jié)語法填空(共10小題,每題1.5分，滿分15分)Therewasaboywhowasexcellentathisstudyexceptforhispoorhandwriting.Onedayhemadeup____56_____mindtoimproveit。Withthestrongwill，hemadeuseofoldnewspaperstowriteontoreducehisfamily'sburden。__57______timewenton，hefoundthatlittleprogresswasmade____58______hehadpractisedalot,whichmadehimquiteupset。_____59_______（disappoint），heturnedtohisteacherforhelp。Afterhearinghisstory，theteacher___60________(advise)himtousethebestpaperratherthantheoldnewspapers.Muchtohispuzzleaswellasdelight，byfollowinghisteacher’s_____61_____（suggest),hedidmakeit.Theteacherthenexplainedtohim,“thekey____62_______yoursuccessisthatyoucouldn’ttakeitseriouslywithsomanyoldnewspapers。____63_____youwroteitwellornotdidn’tmatteratall。Instead，whileusingthepaper，youtreasureitbecauseitcostsyoumuch.Therefore,youdevoteyourselfto____64_____（practise)soasnottowastethebestpaperandthemoney.“Sodoyoutreasureeverydaybyleading___65_____meaningfullifeordoyouregardyourdailylifejustas“theoldnewspapers“?第三部分七選五(共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白出的最佳選項。選項中有兩項多余選項。Childrenhavegentleminds.Tofindthebestwaytoteachchildrentoshareandcareiseasy。Kidsarenaturallyattractedtoanimals。71Alsowecanshowthemthecoweatinggrassonafarm。Makingthemhavealookattheanimalsthataredyingoutandrarepicturesfromnewspapersisanotherexcitingwaytomakethemloveanimals.Theeffectsofpollutionaredifficultforthemtounderstand.72Therearegreatpicturesofanimalslikecuterabbitsandgorillas。73Tellthemtheyareourfriends，sowecan'thurtthem。Takethemtotheconservationparkandshowthemamonkeyorararebird.Showthemthetypesofpenguins.Teachyourchildrenthatanimalscanfeelpainbutcannotexpressthemselveslikeus。74Ifyouhavepetsathome，letthemaccompanyyourchildrendealwiththemwell。Onecouldcallanambulanceforinjureddogsornurseasickanimalbacktohealth.Takinganaturewalkislikedbykidsandalsothebestwaytogetalongwiththefamily。Kidslovetoseesomenewborndogsandthemothernursingthem.75。Emotionsarewellunderstoodbychildrenandtheymayhavethesamefeeling。Childrenalllikesmallanimals,buttheydon’tconsiderthemastheirfriends.Teachthemnevertothrowstonestohitanimals。Thiscanmakechildrenknowhowtocareothers.Onecouldteachthemtobekindtoantsandshowthemhowtheycarryfoodtosavefortherainyday。Parentsshouldprotecttheenvironmentfirst.Thereforeonecouldtellthemthattheenvironmentshouldbe（kept）clean.第四部分：寫作第一節(jié):短文改錯(共10小題,每小題1分，滿分10分)假如英語課上老師要求同學們交換修改作文,請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，要求你在錯誤的地方增加、刪除、或修改某個單詞.增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧）,并在其下面寫上該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉.修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫上修改后的詞。注意：1。每次錯誤以及修改均限一詞；2.只允許修改10處,多者從第十一處起不計分EarlythismorningwewerewaitingeagerattheschoolgatefortwoAmericanguests．TheywerefromanuniversityinNewYork．Alloft