1、江苏省海头高级中学高二年级英语期末模拟试题二第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 1. I believe his design is _ for its completely different from others. A. common B. reasonable C. practical D. original 2. While we may not be born with a natural talent, we can _ for it with hard work. A. break up B. take up C. bring up D. make up3.
2、 There _ nothing left in the fridge, Li Lei had to go to the supermarket to buy some food. A. is B. was C. were D. being4. -_ busy schoolwork, the children also have to take arts, music and sports classes in their classes. -I wonder what they will become. A. Rather than B. Owing to C. Except for D.
3、Apart from5. How is your project coming along? I _ on it. It will be completed in two weeks. A. worked B. have worked C. have been working D. had worked6. We make no restrictions on the kinds of films we show_ a films quality meets out standards, we include it. A. so that B. no matter how C. except
4、that D. as long as 7. Bob was fired the other day because he failed to _ the bosss expectations. A. look up to B. live up to C. keep up with D. come up with 8. We can not imagine what our world _ like without electric power. A. were B. will be C. would be D. is9. If you have got a suitable job, _you
5、rself to it and eventually youll succeed. A. do devote B. dont devote C. devoting D. not devoting 10.I have been working at learning English for a month but I havent improved it much._. Rome wasnt built in a day.A. Its up to you. B. Its a deal. C. It all depends. D. Take your time.第二节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题
6、1分，满分20分)请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Anthony Robles grew up in Mesa and started wrestling when he was a freshman in high school. He did an interview with Tara Hitchcock to talk about his 11 and his newly won title. Born with no right leg, Robles said when he first started wres
7、tling, his 12 were afraid they would hurt him. While some people might have 13 his decision to take on the sport, he said his family was a huge 14_ of support and encouragement. “They 15 me from a young age that I could do whatever I 16 my mind on, ” he said. While the physical aspects of the sport
8、might seem to be the most 17 part for many athletes, at one 18 in his college career Robles said he realized he needed to be mentally 19 . After finishing seventh in a national match in his junior year, not nearly as well as he had hoped, he knew he had to do 20 .“I took a 21 from wrestling for a li
9、ttle while,” he said. “ I was burnt out. I let all the 22 get to me. I decided to walk away all summer. I didnt wrestle. I just lifted weights. That really just helped me to mentally 23 to the sport - the sport that I love so much. Last week, Robles took part in his last college match. At the end of
10、 the match, he had 24 national champion, Matt McDonough, 7-1. Robles won the Championship.While some people have 25 the idea of going to the Olympics, the Arizona State University senior says his wrestling career is over. Hes ready for the next 26 in his life. Ive had a 27 time with wrestling. I lov
11、e the sport, but I think its time to move on. Ive done 28 I set out to do. I can finish on top. I really want to be able to 29 now and help other people achieve things in their lives that others might say are 30 ,” he said. 11. A. difficulty B. hobbyC. study D. career 12.A. friends B. relatives C. c
12、ompetitorsD. colleagues 13. A. questionedB. followedC. approved D. persuaded14.A. power B. cause C. source D. pleasure 15. A. forced B. taught C. correctedD. warned 16.A. designed B. prepared C. corrected D. focus17. A. obvious B. challenging C. interesting D. meaningful 18. A. point B. circle C. an
13、gle D. corned 19. A. clearer B. easier C. tougherD. better20. A. anything B. nothingC. everything D. something 21. A. breathe B. break C. departureD. throw 22. A. pressure B. emotion C. energy D. worry 23. A. get down B. get away C. get back D. get over 24. A. struck B. threatened C. defeated D. pro
14、tected 25. A. recognized B. suggestedC. suspectedD. explained26. A. contentB. passageC. paragraphD. chapter27. A. great B. naturalC. carefulD. traditional28. A. which B. that C. whereD. what 29. A. turn over B. turn around C. show off D. pay off30. A. disappointing B. ridiculous C. impossible D. imp
15、olite 第三部分：阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AEvery month, Editorial Director Sara Nelson and the editors at A look through hundreds of books to discover their favorite titles. Heres what they chose for the best of the season.FictionWeAreWaterPublished by Ha
16、rper CollinsWritten by Wally Lamb Another unputdownable（爱不释手的） doorstop of a novelthis one is about marriages and gayfrom the beloved author ofShes Come Undone.HelpfortheHauntedPublished by William MorrowWritten by John SearlesHelp for the Hauntedis John Searles masterful thriller about a family tha
17、t helps haunted souls.TatianaPublished by Simon & SchusterWritten by Martin Cruz SmithRemember Arkady Renko, the hero of Martin Cruz Smiths Gorky Park? Hes back in Tatiana, an espionage extravaganza set in a Kremlinized Soviet state.NonfictionCamelots CourtPublished by HarperWritten by Robert Dallek
18、Another Kennedy bookbut this one is erudite(博学的)and intelligent, published on the 50th anniversary of the assassination.Five Days at MemorialPublished by CrownWritten by Sheri FinkFive Days at Memorialis Pulitzer Prize winner Sheri Finks shocking look inside a hospital that barely weathered Hurrican
19、e Katrina.David and GoliathPublished by Little, Brown and CompanyMalcolm GladwellAbout why its sometimes better to be a loser than a winner. Enough said.31. What is the role of Editorial Director Sara Nelson and the editors at A? A. To read hundreds of books every week in advance. B. To pick out and
20、 recommend the best of the season. C. To introduce the most popular novels to readers. D. To study the difference between fiction and nonfiction.32. Which of the following is TRUE? A. William Morrow is the main character of the book Help for the Haunted.B. Camelots Court may get readers to understan
21、d Kennedy from a different angle.C. We Are Water is similar to Help for the Haunted which is about marriages and gay. D. Five Days at Memorial whose writer is a Pulitzer Prize winner is published by Harper.33. If you arent good at your academic performance and feel depressed recently, you can choose
22、 _ to read.A. Help for the Haunted B. TatianaC. Five Days at Memorial D. David and GoliathB A credit card that wont work unless its owners voice is heard may become an important weapon in the fight against economic fraud(欺诈). The card using a built-in voice-recognition chip requires users to give a
23、spoken password that it recognizes. The idea is to prevent thieves from using a stolen card to buy goods online. A model built by engineers in California packs a microphone, a loudspeaker, a battery and a voice-recognition chip into a standard-sized credit card. The card is the length and width of a
24、n ordinary credit card but about three times as thick. The company now plans to make it thinner. The voice card is based on an earlier Beep card technology designed to prevent fraud in online deals. The Beep card has no microphone, but has a built-in loudspeaker to utter an audible (听得见的) ID signal
25、by a computers microphone to an online server(服务器). By confirming that signal matches the information in the card, the server can make sure that the user is not simply keying in a credit card number but actually has the card in his hand. The ID code, which only the server knows, changes each time th
26、e card is used. This prevents fraudsters recording the beeps, noting the card details and then playing back the audible ID when they key in the details later. But this earlier Beep card technology cannot prevent illegal use of stolen cards. The new voice card can. The new voice card doesnt identify
27、itself by its ID until it has confirmed the real users spoken password. Thieves will be unable to use the card because even if they knew the password they would have to be able to copy the owners voice with a high degree of accuracy. The challenge for Beep card has been to develop voice-recognition
28、and audio circuitry(声音电路). The voice-recognition credit is powered by a mini battery. To extend batter life, the electronics have only to be switched on when the card is being used. Pressing a button on the cards surface allows one to hear a female voice saying, “Say your password.” If the voice-rec
29、ognition software proves that the password is real, it sends its ID, which the server then identifies, allowing the deal to continue. 34. Why is the voice credit an important innovation?A. It is cheap to make and buy. B. It can leave voice messages. C. It makes online shopping easy. D. It makes frau
30、d more difficult. 35.What is the problem with the model card? A. It is too large. B. It is too thick. C. It cant be used online. D. It has no loudspeaker. 36.Which of the following about the earlier card is TRUE? A. Its owner can change the ID code at will. B. Its user neednt key in the credit card
31、number. C. It can record its users spoken password. D. It can be used by someone who has stolen it. 37. What can we infer from the last paragraph? A. Further improvement should be made to extend battery life. B. Only female voice passwords can be recognized by the card.C. There are no limits to the
32、use of the card. D. Female customers will like using it. C Creative conservationist (环保者) Asher Jay is a designer, artist, writer, and activist who is trying to save the worlds most threatened wildlife with an unusual weapon: Art. “Today we need everyones involvement, not just core conservationists,
33、” says Jay. “ People with no previous interest in conservation tune in to my messages because they engage with my work aesthetically. It starts as an interest in art for arts sake and ends with making lifestyle changes.” The New York-based artist has become a visual voice for a range of environmenta
34、l causes. In Africa, screen savers glow with Jays graphics of a Poached rhino horn dripping with blood. Jays cartoons of elephants killed for their tusks have been shown in New Yorks Times Square, wild other works have spread worldwide on social media. “The right image can overcome language and cult
35、ural barriers, connecting with people on a non-verbal, emotional level,” she says. “It all starts with making an emotional impression on one person. Only then will someone change habits, speak out, or donate.” In recent years, much of Jays best known work has focused on the illegal ivory trade. In 2
36、012, she created a silk screen print, showing a stark image of an elephants head silhouetted in black, dripping with red blood, and accented by a tusk decorated with images of elephants families. “Every tusk costs a life,” said accompanying text. “Stop poaching.”“I wanted to visualize the scale and
37、brutality of the crisis and use art to tell the blood ivory story,” she says. Every year, 35,000 elephants are slaughtered; thats one every 15 minutes.”“Two-thirds of Africas elephants have been killed for tusks in the last 35 years. If this continues, experts predict elephants in the wild will be e
38、xtinct in less than ten years.” Much of Jays work around poaching aims simply to correct a widespread misunderstanding. “Many people think an elephants tusk or a rhinos horn simply falls off, like losing a tooth. My goal,” she says, “is to make them understand that elephants die painful deaths, beca
39、use they are alive and conscious as poachers cut out their tusks.”38. What does the underlined word, “poacher”, in the third paragraph probably mean? A. Broken optionally B. Incidentally decayed C. Taken illegally D. Repaired carelessly 39. What can we learn from the last paragraph? A. More and more
40、 people care about wild animals now. B. Wild animals will be extinct in less than ten years. C. Jay wants people to stop buying ivory products. D. Jays works show the pain of elephants that are poached.40. What is this passage mainly about? A. An artists animal work aims to stop animal slaughter. B.
41、 The risk of extinction for wild animals in Jays works. C. A new way to stop illegal trade designed by an artist. D. How people hunt and abuse wild animals. 41. What does Jay say about the effect of art? A. It is a visual voice for animal protection.B. It needs words to illustrate its meaning. C. It
42、 can help more money to be donated to people in need. D. It makes an emotional impression on people. DAfter my sixth voyage I was quite determined that I would never go to sea. One early spring day, however, I was brought to see the Caliph. He said, “Sindbad, I have chosen you to deliver a letter an
43、d a gift to the King of Serendib in return for his message of friendship.The Caliphs commandment fell upon me like a thunderbolt(晴天霹雳).“Your Majesty, I answered, I am ready to do all that your Majesty commands, but I have made a promise never again to leave Baghdad.I admit, said he, that you have in
44、deed had some extraordinary experiences, but I do not see why they should prevent you from doing as I wish. You have only to go straight to Serendib and give my message, and come back as you will.At last, I agreed. The Caliph was delighted and gave me a thousand sequins (gold coins) for the expenses
45、 of the voyage. Soon I sailed quickly and safely to Serendib after a nearly 30day voyage where I was well received, and brought into the presence of the king.I displayed the Caliphs gifts: a bed which cost a thousand sequins, and more beds of different fashion. The King received the assurance of the
46、 Caliphs friendliness with satisfaction. Since my task was accomplished, I was anxious to depart. The king dismissed me with many presents, and I left immediately on the end day of May. On the fifth day we suffered from pirates(海盗) who killed some of us and made the rest prisoners of whom I was one.
47、 On a distant island they sold us for slaves. I fell into the hands of a rich merchant.The merchant asked me to shoot elephants in the forest. When he left, he said, “When you have succeeded in killing one, come and tell me.So saying, he gave me a supply of food and returned to the town. I settled m
48、yself in the tree and kept watching. The next morning I saw a large group of elephants passing by. I shot one to death and run back to tell my master of my success, for which I was praised and regaled(宴请，款待) with good things. Then we went back to bury the elephant I had killed, in order that when it
49、 became a skeleton my master might return and keep its tusks safely.I hunted for two months. One morning as I watched the coming of the elephants which paused instead of passing the tree, trumpeting(嚎叫，吼叫) horribly. I was terrified. The largest of the animals brought me to the ground. I thought now
50、that my last hour was surely come; but the huge creature, picking me up gently enough; set me upon its back, then turned into the forest. After what seemed a long time to me, I was standing on a great hill where there was filled with bones and tusks of elephants which are more than I could carry awa
51、y in a lifetime.I run to my masters house, and was received by him with joyful surprise. He asked me what had happened to me and why I was still alive. I soon satisfied his curiosity, and the next day we went together to the Ivory Hill, and he was overjoyed to find as many tusks.He said, My brother,
52、 these wild elephants have killed numbers of our slaves every year. You alone have escaped; therefore you must be under the special protection of Heaven. You deserve your liberty, and I will give you a fortune.I only asked liberty to return to my own countryWell, he answered, the monsoon will soon b
53、ring the ivory ships here, and then I will send you on your way.So I stayed with him till the time of the monsoon. When the ships at last arrived, my master put on board for me a great store of supply, also lots of ivory, and said me goodbye. I left without feeling at ease upon the sea after what ha
54、d happened. I sold my ivory and bought many expensive presents. I joined a traveling team of merchants. Our journey was long and boring, but gradually, I did not to fear storms, or pirates, or any of the other dangers. When the fall wind came blowing, we reached Baghdad. I brought myself to the Cali
55、ph and told him everything about my experience. My story was written in letters of gold, and laid up among his treasures. I took my leave of him, well satisfied with the honors and rewards he gave me; and since that time I have rested from my labors, and given myself up wholly to my family and my fr
56、iends.42. According to the passage, we can infer that _.A. It was most probably Sindbads sixth journey in Europe B. It was most probably Sinbads last voyage on sea C. It was on the 4th day that Sindbad was caught by pirates D. It was on the sixth day thatSindbad freed from the pirates 43. How do you
57、 understand the sentence I soon satisfied his curiosity in paragraph 10?A. Sindbad was satisfied with his owner. B. Sindbad made his owner satisfied. C. Sinbad shared his story with his owner. D.Sindbads owner was satisfied with him.44.Which of following is TRUE when the owner gave Sindbad joyful su
58、rprise? _A. The owner was glad to see him alive back. B. Sibdbad came back too late after hunting.C. Sindbad came back with a dead elephant.D. The owner had already killed the elephants. 45. How long did Sindbad s last voyage last ? _A. About 30days B. About 150 days C. About 180 days D. About 120 d
59、ays V. 选词并用适当的形式填空 (10小题，每小题1分， 满分10分)deal with the consequences; run into; be crowded with; get ones start; participate in; in general; figure out; be limited to; queue up; be responsible for46. _, the children are healthier than the past, and have a good education.47. He told us that it was up to
60、ourselves to remain calm, and .48. Its difficult to _ why she said those things at the meeting.49. The teaching of history should not _ dates and figures. 50. We had to _ for an hour for the tickets51. Liu Qiangdong _ from a software store in Zhongguancun.52. Its high time we _ different school acti
61、vities to improve our health.53. Every weekend, the shops along the street _ women, hunting for bargains.54. It is I rather than you who _ for the accident.55. You will certainly many difficulties on the way to success, but never lose heart.VI.任务型阅读（10小题，每小题1分， 满分10分)请认真阅读下列短文：并根据听读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰
62、当的单词。注意：每空格1个单词。Water runs downhill from mountaintops to streams to rivers to oceans. But downhill running isnt the only way that water moves .A new study measures how water travels from country to country for human consumption. This flow isnt the type we usually think about. These scientists looked
63、 at the water used to grow and make the products which get shipped from nation to nation as imports or exports. They call this a flow of“virtual water”.We typically think of water as the liquid that flows from a tap. However, nearly all -92 percent-of the water used by people goes into growing crops
64、，according to water researcher Arjen Hoekstra at the university to Twente in the Netherlands. He and his team recently studied the hidden travels of virtual water used in products made from things like crops and meats .These products are shipped around the world.Virtue water is immense. For example,
65、 consider a sugary soft drink. Hoekstra and his team estimated that to produce one half-liter of the drink requires between 170 and 310 liters of water. Only a tiny amount of thatabout 1 percent is the water actually used in the soda. The vast majority of the water about 95is used to grow and proces
66、s the ingredients(原料). Another 4 percent goes into the packaging and labeling, said the scientists. In Hoekstras calculation, when one country produces a half-liter of soda and sells it abroad, it exports as much virtual water as would make a large refrigerator full of water.According to Heokstras n
67、ew report, dry countries like Israel and Kuwait, both in the Middle East, get the majority of their virtual water from other countries, through imported products. More surprisingly, a few wetter countries, like the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, also get the majority of their virtual water from
68、 other places. That means that most of the water used to grow or produce the products and food consumed in those countries came from other countries.In the United States, most of the virtual water used comes from American sources; only about 20 percent of the virtual water comes from outside nationa
69、l boundaries. In China, even less of the water associated with its products about 10 percent comes from foreign countries.Tracing the water trade, Hoekstra and his team turned up other surprising relationships. For instance, often a dry region sends virtual water to a wetter region. Dry areas in nor
70、thern China, for example, send virtual water to the southern part of that country, which is wetter. Title: Virtual waterGeneral introduction Water flows downhill, and also travels (56) _ by means of import-export trade. The water used in all the processes (57)_ in producing goods and food is called
71、virtual water.An example Producing one half-liter of a sugary soft drink requires much water, (58) _ from 170 to 310 liters. About 1 percent of the water is used in the soda, while about 95 percent is used for the (59) _ and processing of the ingredients. Another 4 percent is used to (60) _ and labe
72、l the drink. The water used to produce and export a half-liter of soda could (61) _ a large refrigerator.The(62)_ of Hoekstras new report Dry countries as well as some wet countries get most of their virtual water from foreign countries by (63) _ products. China and the U.S. get virtual water (64) _
73、 from their own sources. Dry regions surprisingly (65) _ to send virtual water to wetter regions.第五部分 书面表达（满分25分）假如你是李华，请根据下图反映的现象围绕“拒为低头族”(stop phubbing)这个话题写一篇150词左右的英语短文。(词汇来源:phubbing= phone(手机) + snubbing(snub冷落的进行时态)内容包括：1.你身边有“低头族”吗？他们的表现；2.“低头族”给学习和生活带来的影响；3.就如何“拒为低头族”提1-2点建议。要求：1.文章开头已给出，不计入总词数；2.可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事；3.文中不得出现真实姓名和学校名称。 Nowadays, many people are addicted to their phones. _ .