1、2013-2014学年度下学期期末考试高二英语试题【新课标】第二部分：知识运用（共两节, 满分45分）第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21-Excuse me, can you tell me how I can get to the nearest hospital, please? -Mm, let me thinkOh, yes! Its past _post office , next to _bankAa; a Ba; the Cthe; a Dthe; the22As a stu
2、dent in Senior Three, I must work hard_, I should take exercise to strengthen my bodyAOtherwise BMeanwhile CTherefore DThus23- Hello, SallyHows everything going?- _AThe same to youBI cant agree more CThats rightDSurviving24-Hey! Any idea about learning abroad? -You _google the College Board to learn
3、 the names of college you _ be interested inAmay; needBcan; mightCwill; should Dshall; must25With the victory at the French Open, Li Na has reached NO4 in the world,_ the previous Asian recordAequaled Bequaling Cto have equaled Dhaving equaled26Your meaning didnt really _, JohnI didnt _Aget through;
4、 make it Bget in; catch it Cget away; help it Dget across; get it27I will visit Austria _ the invitation of my friend this summer vacationAby Bfor Cto Dat28I know “time is knowledge”, but I never seem to have enough of _So I am working hard to save themAboth Beither Cneither Dnone29Mary said that on
5、ce _ him you would like him and make friends with himAmeetBto meetCmeetingDmet30How long do you think it will be _ the computer company puts forward a new product?Abefore Bsince Cuntil Dthat31The big fire in Shanghai, believed to _ due to the burning of construction materials, caused 58 deaths and d
6、estroyed all the belongings of the people thereAhave occurred Boccur Chave been occurring Dbe occurring32On the surface of the water_, which spoiled the beautiful scenery of the park Asome dead leaves did float Bdid float some dead leaves Cfloated some dead leaves Ddid some dead leaves float33-The w
7、ind is always blowing here-How I wish it _ todayAwont blow Bdidnt blow Cdoesnt blow Disnt blowing34Willpower is a kind of quality, _ is _ it takes to do anything wellAwhat; whichBwhat; whatCwhich; whichDwhich; what35A scientific report has found that snow and ice on Africas highest mountain Kilimanj
8、aro _rapidly and could vanish within 20 years Ahas been melted Bwill melt Cis melting Dwas being melted第二节:完型填空：（共20小题，每小题15分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。When a rather dirty, poorly dressed person kneels at your feet and puts out his hands to beg _36_a few coins, do you hurry on, no
9、t _37_ what to do, or do you feel sad and hurriedly _38_ some money? What should our attitude_39_ beggars be? There can be no question that the world is full of terribly sad storiesIt _40_ be terrible to have no idea where our next meal is going to come fromIt seems _41_ not to give some money to be
10、ggars_42_, most of the worlds great religions order us to be open-hearted and _43_what we have with those less lucky than ourselvesBut has the world changed? Maybe what was morally right in the old days, _44_ one knew exactly who in the village had suffered misfortune and needed help, is no longer t
11、he best ideaQuite a few people will not give to beggarsLet us look at their _45_First, some believe that many city beggars dress up _46_ to look pitiable and actually make a good _47_ from beggingGiving to beggars only encourages this sort of evil（恶行）_48_, there is the worry that the money you give
12、will be spent on beer, wine or drugsThirdly, there is the opinion_49_there is no real excuse for beggingOne might be poor, but that is no reason for losing ones sense of _50_ and self-dependenceRelated to this is the opinion that the problem should be handled by the government _51_ordinary peopleSom
13、e people think beggars should go to the local government department and _52_ helpIt is hard to come to any final conclusion: there are various _53_and we must _54_ them differentlyA few coins can save a life in some situations, and even if the money is wasted, that does not take away the moral goodn
14、ess of the_55_36Ato Bwith Cat Dfor37Aknowing Bexpecting Cdemanding Dsettling38Aput away Bhand over Ctake in Dget out39Aat Bin Cover Dtowards40Amust Bcan Cneed Dmight41Awarm-hearted Bgenerous Ccruel Dconsiderate42AStrangely BHonestly CCertainly DSurprisingly43Agive Bdonate Cshare Dcontribute44Awhy Bw
15、hen Cwhat Dhow45Aarguments Bquarrels Csayings Dtalks46Aon show Bon purpose Cfor fun Dby accident47Amoney Bcomfort Cliving Ddecision48ASecondly BSurely CPossibly DThen49Awhat Bwhether Cthat Dwhich50Agoodness Bpride Csecurity Dresponsibility51Arather than Bor rather Cother than Dbut also52Aproduce Bre
16、ceive Cearn Doffer53Acases Bevents Cconditions Dstates54Ago with Bcommunicate with Cdeal with Dmeet with55Agiver Breceiver Cvillager Dgovernment第三部分：阅读理解（共两节， 40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项AThe other day I heard a few local musicians talking: “I hate all the terr
17、ible pianos in this townI hate that rubbish they play on the radioThey cant even understand a bit of music” “Im never playing in that club againToo many drunks and nobody listens to us” But, one younger musician said, “There are a few clubs that book my band a few nights a month, and Im trying to fi
18、nd other places to playIm also looking to book a few summer festivals this year” Ive heard that you are the average of the five people whom you spend the most time with, or to put it another way, you are who your friends are Attitudes are importantWhether theyre positive or negative, theyre rubbing
19、off on youIf youre around people who complain about lack of work and about other musicians, or blame （责怪） others, and you play the role of victim （受害者）, chances are you will start to as wellSo its time to take a look at the people you call “friends” This is an easy exercise: Make a list of the peopl
20、e who you hang out with, and simply stop spending time with the negative people on your listSet a new standard （标准） for yourself and dont become friends with people who fall below that standard Keep successful people around you and your own chances for success will be much betterAsk them how they do
21、 itAsk if they will help you get the work youre looking for, or maybe give you some advice to help you on your career path56Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?AA friend in need is a friend indeed BHow to make friendship last for everCYou are who your friends are DFriends
22、 are the most important in ones success57The underlined sentence “theyre rubbing off on you” in Paragraph 6 means _Atheyll push you ahead Btheyll influence you Ctheyll cover your shortcomings Dtheyll help you achieve your goal58The musicians words at the beginning are written mainly to show _Athe mu
23、sicians living conditions are quite poor Bpeople have poor taste in musicCpeople have different attitudes towards the same thing Dyoung people have greater chances of succeeding59By taking the exercise mentioned in Paragraph 7, you can _Aimprove a lot in making more friends Bcome to the right way of
24、 making friends Cdevelop a better relationship with your friends Darrange the time with your friends properlyBLearning how to be patient with people can be challenging for someAfter all, not everybody is gifted with great patienceThe good news is that it is something that can be learned and eventual
25、ly perfectedWhen the customer before you takes ages to pay for his or her groceries, you tap your foot impatiently and cough every now and then; but no, the customer is still not hurrying upIt takes all of your power not to make a sceneHowever, if you picture that customer to be someone you like （sa
26、y your partner）, then you will find yourself not getting too annoyed, right? So the next time you find yourself losing patience with somebody, simply visualize that person to be someone you really, really like and your patience will extend its lifeThe second step on how to be patient with people inv
27、olves whistlingWhen you whistle a happy tune, you instantly cheer upYou can sing your favorite song if you cant whistle - it really doesnt make a differenceWhats important here is that you have done something that makes you feel goodAnd when you feel good, you are more likely to be patient with the
28、people around youNext, when youre stressed, its almost impossible to learn how to be patient with peopleIf you know youre going to be in a situation where your patience will be tested, meditate or get yourself a massage（按摩） firstDont dive into anything unless youve managed to clear yourself off nega
29、tive emotionsRemember: the more stressed you are, the faster youll lose your temperThe less stress you have in your life, the longer your patience60what does the underlined phrase in paragraph 2 mean?Aquarrel publicly Bmake something appear Cdrive away Dfeel happy61Which of the following can best su
30、mmarize the topic of paragraph2?AWe should love everyone around us BShow your impatience when your customers arent in a hurryCThink of others fondly DTo be patient is really difficult occasionally62When you realized that your patience is being examined, you should_Ait is possible to control it Blet
31、it known by whoever you are facingC do whatever you like and dont care what others say Dlearn to relax yourself in a possible way 63Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the text?AWe have to learn to be patient with others because it can benefit usBWhen you are under pressure, i
32、t is unavoidable to be impatientCDoing something that you like may make you feel good when you are impatientDPatience is a quality that can be improvedCScientists have not come close to understanding all the different kinds of life on the planet, but US researcher Craig Venter is already working on
33、creating the first artificial lifeVenter and his researchers made a breakthrough this AugustThey successfully moved the DNA of one type of bacteria（细菌） to a yeast（酵母） cell, changed it, then put it into another bacterial cell“Bacteria have systems that protect them from foreign DNA,” Venter explained
34、 to the BBCIn the experiment, the team managed to block this systemThe experiment was performed on a simple type of bacteria called Mycoplasma mycoidesThe team took the bacterias genes and put them into a yeast cellPutting the DNA in a yeast cell allowed the team to change the genes-in this case, ta
35、king out a gene that was not necessary for the bacteria to liveThey then put the gene into a host bacteria cellThe cell went on to divide normally, producing new healthy bacteriaIn January, the team created artificial genes of a new type of bacteriaTheir next goal is to put the artificial DNA into a
36、 host cell to create a new species, according to a report in Science magazineMany scientists think its good news to have this artificial life, but others are worried that the technology to create new organisms might end up in the wrong hands, with dangerous results64Craig Venter and his team are wor
37、king to _Acreate a new animal Bclone a new species Cproduce the first artificial bacteria Ddevelop a new system65Which of the following is the right order of the experiment?aA gene was removed and put into a host bacteria cellbThe genes were put into a yeast cellcThe cell produced new healthy bacter
38、iadThe genes were changedeSome genes were taken out of Mycoplasma mycoidesAd-e-a-c-bBe-b-d-a-c Ca-d-e-c-bDb-e-d-c-a66According to the passage, complex artificial bacteria, which will follow the first simple man-made bacteria, are intended to _Acure deadly diseases Bprepare the Earth for natural disa
39、stersCprove that the technology can work Dimprove the earths environment67We can learn from the passage that _AVenter and his team are the only scientists trying to create artificial lifeBThe experiment was based on research into different kinds of life on EarthCA new type of bacteria was created in
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46、age?ATo introduce a bookBTo introduce a websiteCTo introduce a working knowledge DTo encourage careful reading第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，共10分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填放空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 71 For example，too many tourists can crowd public places that are also enjoyed by the inhabitants of the countryIf tourists
47、create too much traffic，the inhabitants become annoyed and unhappyThey begin to dislike tourists and to treat them impolitelyThey forget how much tourism can help the countrys economyIt is important to think about the people of a destination country and how tourism affects them 72 Tourism should als
48、o advance the wealth and happiness of local inhabitants 73 If tourism grows too quickly，people must leave other jobs to work in the tourism industryThis means that other parts of the countrys economy can suffer 74 Businesses can also lose moneyIt costs a great deal of money to build large hotels，air
49、ports， first-class roads，and other support facilities needed by tourist attractionsFor example，a major international class tourism hotel can cost as much as 50 thousand dollars per room to buildIf this room is not used most of the time，the owners of the hotel will lose moneyBuilding a hotel is just
50、a beginningThere must be many other support facilities as well，including roads to get to the hotel，electricity，sewers（下水道）to handle waste，and water 75 If they are not used because there are not enough tourists，jobs and money are lostAIt is extremely important to develop tourismBToo much tourism can
51、be a problemCWithout proper planning, tourism can cause problemsDAll of these support facilities cost moneyEPlanning is of great importance to tourismFTourism should help a country keep the customs and beauty that attract touristsGOn the other hand, if there is not enough tourism, people can lose jo
52、bs第II卷 非选择题（共35分）第四部分: 写作（共两节, 满分35分）第一节：短文改错 （共10分,每小题1分,满分10分） 该文中共有十处错误,每句中最多有两处,错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（）, 并在此符号下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线（ ）划掉。修改： 在错的词下划一横线, 并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 2、只允许修改十处, 多者（从第11处起） 不计分。The water we drink and use was running shortWe all have to learn what to
53、stop wasting waterOne of the steps that we should take are to find ways ofreusing itToday in the most large cities, fresh water is used only once and then it runs in waste systemBut that is possible to pipe the used water to a purifying factory, there the used water can be treated with chemical mate
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