龍川一中2014-2015學(xué)年第二學(xué)期期中考試

高二英語試卷

本試卷滿分135分，考試時(shí)間：120分鐘

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2分，滿分30分）

Amanwaswalkingalongthestreetwhenhesawawomanstrugglingwithalargepackage

（包裹）.Itwashalfinandhalfoutofhercar.

Hewasa]kindofmansohewentuptothewomanandsaid,"Letmegiveyoua

handwiththatpackage.Itlooksvery2

"That'sverykindofyou,"thewomansaid."I'mhavingalotof3withit.Ithinkit's

stuck."

"Togetherwe'llsoonmoveit,"themansaid."I'llgetintothe4andtaketheother

end."

"Oh,that'svery5.Thankyousomuch/'thewomansaidgratefully.Hegotintothe

back6ofthecarandtookholdoftheotherendofthepackage.

"Right/'hesaid,"I'mready."Andhebegantopushwithallhis7.

Forseveralminutesthemanandthewomanstruggledwiththepackage.Soontheywere

bothredinfaceandoutof8.

"Let'spauseforaminute,"themansaid."You'reright.Itreallyis9

Theypausedforafew10towipetheperspirationfromtheirfacesandgettheir

breathback.

Thenthemansaid,"Let'stryagain.Areyou11?u

They12tooknoldofthepackageagain.

"One,two,three!"themansaid,andagainthey13theirstrugglewiththepackage.

Atlast,whentheywereboth14,themansaid,"I'msorry,butthepackagereally

seemstobe15stuck.Idon'tthinkthere'sanywaywecangetitoutofthecar."

"Getitoutofthecar!"thewomancried."Youfool!I'mtryingtogetitin!"

1.A.helpfulB.carefulC.usefulD.hopeful

2.A.bigB.smallC.heavyD.light

3.A.problemsB.troubleC.painD.worry

4.A.seatB.packageC.streetD.car

5.A.sensibleB.interestingC.possibleD.moving

6.A.carB.boxC.seatD.chair

7.A.powerB.strengthC.handsD.arms

8.A.mindB.airC.exerciseD.breath

9.A.stuckB.takenC.shakenD.broken

10.A.timesB.hoursC.momen:sD.days

11.A.alrightB.readyC.OKD.right

12.A.bothB.allC.eachD.every

13.A.stoppedB.keptC.pausedD.continued

14.A.interestedB.excitedC.exhaustedD.surprised

15.A.mostlyB.completelyC.nearlyD.greatly

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)?/p>

詞或使用括號(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16?25的相應(yīng)位置上。

PabloPicasso,bornin1881inSpain,isthegreatestwesternartistinthe20thcentury.At

theageof10hewasalready16excellentartist.Hehadhisfirst17(exhibit)whenhe

was16.From1902-1904hepaintedaseriesofpictureswherethemaincolorwasblue.These

picturesshowedpool；unhappypeople18wereknownasPicasso's"blueperiod”.From

1904-1906Picassopaintedmuch19(happy)picturesinthecolorpink.Thisperiodwas

knownasPicasso's"pinkperiod”.

WithanotherSpanishartist20(call)GeorgeBraque,Picassostartedamovement

calledCubism.HisfirstCubistpaintingswereallprinted21brownandgrey.22isagreed

thatPicasso'sgreatestCubistpaintingisGuernica,23waspaintedinMadridin1937.

Guernica,thenameofatown,24(destroy)duringthe1930swarinSpain.Inthispainting,

Picassoshowedhisfeelingsabout25hadhappenedtothetownduringthewar.

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)

A

Notlongagothemovie2012cameintoscreen.Thepeoplewerethreatenedbythosescenes

ofdestroyingflood,severeearthquake,terrifyinghurricaneandconstructionsrepresenting

humancivilizationbeingdestroyedandevenswallowedb/disaster.Luckily,theyarejustthe

director'simagination,butthepresentsituationisnotheadingapositivedirection,either.

TakemyownexperienceinAlaskaasanexample.OnceItookatriptotheglacier.Alongthe

waytherestoodsignpostsmarkingthesnowlinesofdifferentyears.Theystartedfromthefootof

themountain,butitwasatthetopwhenIfinallysawmeltingglaciers(融化的冰川).Myheart

achedseeingthebeautifulblueicemeltingateverysecond.

Sadbuttrue,theyaretheeffectsofglobalwarmingandtheresultofourhumanimpact.

Furthermore,eachyeartherisingsealevelwillkill56millionpeople,andthat'saboutthe

populationoftheentireItaly.Accordingtostudies,ifthetemperaturekeepsonrisinglikethis,by

theyear2050,someislancsandcoastalcitiesincludingNewYork,Shanghai,TokyoandSydney

willbedrownedinwater.

Ourfortuneisinourownhands.Itdependsonustoshapeourfuture,toreducefuture

humanimpactandfindwaystoformapeacefulrelationshipwithourenvironment.Therefore,

it'stimeforactionstobetakenrightnow.Contributealittletoenergysavingbyusingmore

efficientlightbulbsandlesshotwater.Letrecyclebecomeourhabitbythinkingtwicebefore

throwingsomethingaway.Letustakepublictransportationasourfirstchoicewhengoingtoa

certainplace.Itmightcostmoretimefornow,butit'stothebenefitofapermanentfuture.Take

careofeverytreeandgrassaroundusbywateringthemorsimplyjustavoiddestroyingthem.

Inaword,smalldropsofwatermakeabi2ocean.Theearthdoesnotbelongtous.Onthe

contrary,webelongtotheearth.Pleasebearinmindthattheearthisourhome.Itisour

responsibilitytobuildabrighterandbetterfutureofourplanetandpreventwhathappenedin

themovie2012frombecomingreality.

26.Whydoestheauthortalkaboutthemovie2012inthepassage?

A.TogiveexampleB.Toleadintothetopic

C.TomakepredictionD.Toprovidetheevidence

27.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenhetookatriptotheglacier?

A.WorriedB.PuzzledC.ScaredD.Bored

28.Itcanbeinferredfromthethirdparagraphthat.

A.56millionpeopleinItalyhavebeenkilledowingtotherisingsealevel

B.Someislandsandcoastalcitieswillbedrownedinwaterbytheyearof2050

C.Humanbeingwillbeindangerifwedon'ttakeactionstopreventtheglobalwarmirg

D.Itiscertainthatwhathappenedinthemovie2012willcomeintoreality

29.Accordingtothepassage,youareadvisedto.

A.driveourownprivatecarsinsteadoftakingbusestosomeplace

B.recycleeverythingthatisused

C.gotoseethemovie2012atonce

D.worktogethertotakegoodcareofourplanet

30.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying"smalldropsofwatermakeabigocean"?

A.Thinktwicebeforetakingaction,

B.It'sourdutytoprotecttheocean.

C.Everyonetogethercanmakeadifference.

D.It'simportanttosaveeverydropofwater.

B

Ifyouseesomeonedrowning,speedisveryimportant.Onceyougethimoutofthewater,if

heisn'tbreathing,youhavefourminutesbeforehisbrainiscompletelydestroyed.Supporthis

neck,tilt（使翹起）hisheadbackandpresshischin（下巴）upwards.Thisstopsthetcngue

blockingtheairwayinthethroatandissometimesenoughtogethimbreathingagain.Ifthat

doesn'twork,startmouth-to-mouthbreathing.Presshisnostrils（鼻孔）togetherwithyour

fingers.Openyourmouthandtakeadeepbreath.Blowintohislungsuntilhischestrises,then

removeyourmouthandwatchhischestfall.Repeattwelvetimesaminute.Keepdoinguntilhelp

arrives.

Tobringachildbacktolife,keepyourlipsaroundhismouthandnoseandgentlyblowinto

hismouth.Givethefirstfourbreathsasquicklyaspossibletofillthebloodwithoxygen.If,in

spiteofyourefforts,hestartsturningabluegreycolor,youcanfeelnopulse（脈搏）,then

pressingisthelastchanceofsavinghislife.

Witharmsstraight,rock（搖動(dòng)）forwards,pressingdownonthelowerhalfofthebreastbone.

Don'tbetoohardoryoumaybreakarib（刖J骨）.Checkhoweffectiveyouareseeingifhiscolor

improvesorhispulsebecomesindependenttoyourchestpressing.Ifthishappens,stopthe

pressing.Otherwisecontinueuntilrescuearrives.

31.Thispassageismainlyabout.

A.howtosavepeopleoutofthewaterB.howtogivefirstaidtopeoplewhoare

drowning

C.howtodomouth-to-TiouthbreathingD.howtosaveachildfromariver

32.Onceyougetadrowningmanoutofthewater,ifheisn'tbreathing,youmustfirst.

A.gethimbreathingagain

B.takehimtothenearesthospitalassoonaspossible

C.findsomeonetohelpyou

D.calltheFirstAidCentre

33.Inthelastparagraph,theword“rescue“means.

A.breathB.doctorC.helpD.pulse

34.Ifthedrowningboyhasnopulse,.

A.pressinghischinupwardsisenoughtogethimbreathingagain

B.blowingairintohismouthissuretosavehislife

C.pressinghisnostrilstogetherwithyourfingerscanwork

D.pressinghischestisthelastchanceofsavinghislife

35.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Ifamanfailstobreatheforfourminutes,hisbrainwillbecompletelydestroyed.

B.Ifyouseesomeonedrowning,youmustgivehimmouth-to-mouthbreathing.

C.Don/tstoppressinghischest,ifthedrowningmanstartsbreathingagain.

D.Whenpressing,youcandoitashardasyoucan.

C

ToomuchTV-watchingcanharmchildren'sabilitytolearnandevenreducetheirchancesof

gettingacollegedegree,newstudiessuggestinthelatestefforttoexaminetheeffectsof

televisiononchildren.

Oneofthestudieslookedatnearly400northernCaliforniathird-graders.ThosewithTVsin

theirbedroomsscoredabcuteightpointsloweronmathandlanguageartsteststhanchildren

withoutbedroomTVs.

Asecondstudy,lookingatnearly1,000grown-upsinNewZealand,foundlowereducation

levelsamong26-year-oldswhohadwatchedlotsofTVduringchildhood.Buttheresultsdon't

provethatTVisthecauseanddon'truleout（排除）thatalreadypoorlymotivatedyoungstersmay

watchlotsofTV.

TheirstudymeasuredtheTVhabitsof26-year-oldsbetweenages5and15.Thesewith

collegedegreeshadwatchedanaverageoflessthantwohoursofTVperweeknightduring

childhood,comparedwithanaverageofmorethan2hoursforthosewhohadnoeducation

beyondhighschool.

IntheCaliforniastudy,childrenwithTVsintheirroomsbutnocomputersathomescored

thelowest,whilethosewithnobedroomTVsbutwhohadhomecomputersscoredthehighest.

WhilethisstudydoesnotprovethatbedroomTVsetscausedthelowerscores,itaddsto

accumulating（積累）findingsthatchildrenshouldn'thaveTVsintheirbedrooms.

36.AccordingtotheCaliforniastudy,thelow-scoringgroupnight.

A.havewatchedalotofTVB.notbeinterestedinmath

C.beunabletogotocollegeD.havehadcomputersintheirbedrooms

37.Whatistheresearchers'understandingoftheNewZealandstudyresults?

A.Poorlymotivated26-year-oldswatchmoreTV.

B.HabitsofTVwatchingreducelearninginterest.

C.TVwatchingleadstolowereducationlevelsofthe15-year-olds.

D.TheconnectionbetweenTVandeducationlevelsisdifficulttoexplain.

38.Whatcanwelearnfrorrthelasttwoparagraphs?

A.Moretimeshouldbespentoncomputers.

B.ChildrenshouldbeforbiddenfromwatchingTV.

C.TVsetsshouldn'tbeallowedinchildren'sbedrooms.

D.Furtherstudiesonhigh-achievingstudentsshouldbedone.

39.Thepassageisprobablywrittenfor

A.teachersB.pa-entsC.TVsellersD.educationexperts.

40.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthistext?

A.ComputersorTelevisons

B.EffectsofTelevisiononChildren

C.StudiesonTVandCollegeEducation

D.TelevisionandChildren'sLearningHabits

D

Gettingsickoverseascanbescary.You'reinanunfamiliarplaceandoftendon'tspeakthe

language.Althougheachtripisdifferent,thereareuniversalthingsyoucandotokeepsafe.

Beprepared."Scheduleavisitwithadoctorwhospecializesintravelortheareayou're

visitingatleastfourweeksbeforeyourdeparture/saysWHOpublichealthexpertDr.Gilles

PoumeroLAtraveldoctorwillbeabletogiveyoutherequiredandrecommended

VQCC力at7o〃5（接利i疫苗）aswellasdiscussanymedicalissuesyoumaycomeacrossabroad.

Getinsurance."Inmanycountrieswhereyouhavelimitedaccesstohealthcare,good

healthcareisonlyfoundintheprivatesectorandcanbeveryexpensive/Dr.Poumerolsays.Plus,

inanemergency,returningtotheUnitedStatescancostmorethan$50,000.Askyourhealth

insurancecompanywhetheryourpolicyappliesoverseasandwhetheritwillcovertripstoa

foreignhospital.Ifnot,therearemanycompaniesthatoffershort-termtravelhealthinsurance

forareasonablefee.AlistcanbefoundontheUSStateDepartment'stravelwebsite.

Packwell.Dr.PoumerolalsosuggestsbringinganotefromyourdoctorinEnglishandthe

languageofthecountryyou'revisiting.Packinganemergencycontactlistisimportant.Contacts

shouldincludethelocalemba55yd史館），relativeswhoshouldbeinformedifyougetsickandyour

healthinsurancecompany.

Becare.Youhavetobeinchargeofyourhealth.Ifyou'rebeingtreatedabroad,question

themedicalstaffabouttheirsterilization（^l^）practices;injection（注射）equipmentshouldbe

putinboilingwaterforatleast30minutesorusedonlyonce.Alsobesurethatdoctorsand

nursesarewearingglovestopreventfluidtransfer.Limitingyouralcoholintakewillkeepyou

focusedonyoursafety.Ifyourcommonsenseisperfect,therestofyourbodyshouldfollow.

41.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Youmustreceivesomevaccinationsaftergoingabroad.

B.Alcoholintakewillkeepyoufocusedonyoursafety.

C.Youshouldemployatraveldoctorwhotravelswithyou.

D.It'saterriblethingtogetsickinastrangecountry.

42.Accordingtothepassage,youcanvisittheUSStateDepartment'stravelwebsitetofind.

A.whichcompaniesoffershort-termtravelhealthinsurance

B.howtogetbacktotheUnitedStateswhenyouill

C.whetheryourpolicyappliesoverseasornot

D.goodhealthcarewhichcovertrips

43.Dr.Poumerolsuggestsbringinganotethat.

A.recordsyourlifestoryabroad

B.showsallyourhealthandsafetyrequirements

C.waswritteninEnglishandthelocallanguage

D.wasboughtinthecountryyou'revisiting

44.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A.Healthcareprovidedabroadcanbeunreliable.

B.Youshouldn'teatmuchwhenyoustayabroad.

C.Injectionequipmentshouldbeusedonlyonce.

D.Youhavetotreatyourselfwhenyouareill.

45.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.Howtogetinsuranceabroad

B.Tipsforkeepingsafeoverseas

C.Getreadyforyourtrp

D.Avoiddangeroustravels

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。

以下是幾個(gè)國際節(jié)日的簡要介紹：

A.WharfedaleFestivalofPerformingArtsWestYorkshire,theUnitedKingdom

Youngpeopleareinvitedtocompeteinthisperformingartsfestivalwithclassescovering

speech,guitar,dance,poetryandshortstorywriting,andsoon.Thepreviousyear'swinners

areinvitedbacktoperformagainataspecialconcert.Withalongandwell-knownhistory

behindit,thiswell-attendedcompetitionisakindofforerunnerofpopulartelevisiontalent

contestssuchasPopIdol.

B.SydneyWriters"FestivalSydney,Australia

HeldatSydney'sWharf4/5,theannualSydneyWriters*Festivalisthebiggestliteraryeventof

itskindinAustraliaandoneofthebiggestbookfairsintheworld.Attractingamixofauthors,

poets,editors,publishersandbooklovers,thisisagreateventatwhichpeoplecanlook

throughthousandsoftitleswhileenjoyingworkshops,bookreadingsandseminars.

C.FlipsideFestivalSingapore

AspartoftheSingaporeArtsFestivalOutreachProgramme,Flipsideaimstoreachamuch

wideraudiencewiththreeweeksoflively,funstreetperformances.Flipsidepromisestobring

outtheadventuroussideofyouwithacombinationofphysicaltheatreandmindgamesas

wellasfreeoutdoorperformancessuchasmusicperformancesfromlocalsingers.

D.HayFestivalHayonWye,theUnitedKingdom

Thelittlemarkedtown,Hay,hasapopulationof1500andnofewerthan39bookshops.It

billsitselfastheworld'sfirstandmostdistinguishedbooktown,andis,therefore,aperfect

placeforaliteraryfestival.Thefestivalisacelebrationofgreatwriting.Thereareevents

includingfilmscreeningsandmusicalconcertsandthebookshopsremainopenthroughout.

E.BergenInternationalFestivalBergen,Norway

Foundedin1953,theBergenInternationalFestivalpresentsanimpressivecastofoutstanding

internationalartistsinthefieldsofmusic,ballet,operaandotherperformingarts.Morethan

120eventstakeplaceinlateMaytoearlyJune,whichisatimeofbeautifulspring

weather.ThemainfestivalvenueistheGriefHallwhilethesmallestandmostunusualisan

oldtrolleybuswithseatingforjust33people.

F.NuitsSonoresLyon,France

HeldeachMay,thisrelativelynewfestivalbringstogethersomeofthebiggestclubDJsfrom

aroundtheworld.Thefocusisonelectronicdancemusic,butitalsoembracesallmusical

formsrangingfromhiphoptojazz.Forthosethatwanttoseedaylighthoursafterahard

nightclubbing,thereisawidevarietyofculturaleventsduringthedayrangingfromspecial

festivalfoodprogrammerstofilms.

下面是幾個(gè)人物的簡要介紹，請(qǐng)匹配他們感興趣的節(jié)日。

46.Martin,afamouswriter,likestofindasmanychancesaspossibletoattendliteraryevents

aroundtheworld.Martinhopestomakefriendswitheditorsandbooklovers.

47.Kellyiscrazyaboutmusic,especiallyelectronicdancemusic.Shewouldliketogotoafestival

whereshecanenjoydifferentmusicalforms.Shealsohasastronginterestinfilms.

48.Asanoutgoinggirl,Victoriaisfondofperformingarts.Shehopestotakepartinsome

performingartsfestivalstochallengeandimproveherself,andasawaytoprepareforfuture

televisiontalentcontests.

49.SimonisinsearchofafestivalinNorthEuropewithalonghistorywherehecanappreciate

greatinternationalperformingarts,especiallyballetandopera.

50.Chrisisauniversitystudentwhomajorsinmusic.He'dliketowatchsomelocalstreetmusic

performances.Heisalsoveryinterestedinphysicaltheatreandmindgames.

IV寫作

第一節(jié)基礎(chǔ)寫作（共1小題，滿分25分）

母親節(jié)快到了。請(qǐng)你用英語寫一篇介紹你母親的簡短文章。

【寫作內(nèi)容】

□教齡近20年的小學(xué)音樂教師；

□二十二歲大學(xué)畢業(yè)選擇當(dāng)了老師；

□工作努力，待學(xué)生態(tài)度和藹，以身作則；

□深受學(xué)生尊敬愛戴；

□樂于幫助有困難的學(xué)生；

□我為母親自豪。

【寫作要求】

只能用5個(gè)句子表達(dá)全部內(nèi)容。

【評(píng)分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)】

句子結(jié)構(gòu)準(zhǔn)確，信息內(nèi)容完整，篇章連貫。

第二節(jié)讀寫任務(wù)（滿分25）

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。

Scientistsfindthathard-workingpeoplelivelongerthanaveragemenandwomen.Career

womenarehealthierthanhousewives.Evidenceshowsthatthejoblessareinpoorerhealththan

thejob-holders.Astudyshowsthatwhenevertheemploymentrateincreasesby1%,thedeath

ratedecreasescorrespondingly(相應(yīng)地)by2%.Allthiscomesdowntoonepoint:workishelpful

tohealth.

Whyisworkgoodforhealth?Itisbecauseworkkeepspeoplebusy,awayfromloneliness.

Researchesshowthatpeoplefeelunhappy,worriedandlonelywhentheyhavenothingtodo.

Instead,thehappiestarethosewhoarebusy.Workservesasabridgebetweenmanandreality.

Bywork,peoplecomeintocontactwitheachother.Bycollectiveactivities,theyfindfriendship

andwarmth.Thisishelpfultohealth.Thelossofworkmeansthelossofeverything.Itaffects

manspirituallyandmakeshimlikelytodisease.

Besides,workgivesoneasenseoffulfillmentandasenseofachievement.Workmakesone

feelhisvalueandstatusinsociety.Whenawriterfinisheshiswritingora