1、2013-2014学年高二年级下学期高二英语备考中原名校期中联考试题 2014.4.15第二节： 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分， 满分30分） I will never forget the year I was about twelve years old. My mother told us that we would not be _1_ Christmas gifts because there was not enough money. I felt sad and thought, “What would I say when the other kids asked wh
2、at Id 2 ?” Just when I started to 3 that there would not be a Christmas that year, three women 4 at our house with gifts for all of us. For me they brought a doll. I felt such a sense of 5 that I would no longer have to be embarrassed when I returned to school. I wasnt 6 . Somebody had thought 7 of
3、me to bring me a gift. Years later, when I stood in the kitchen of my new house, thinking how I wanted to make my 8 Christmas there special and memorable, I 9 remembered the womens visit. I decided that I wanted to create that same feeling of 10 for as many children as I could possibly reach. So I 1
4、1 a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help. We gathered about 125 orphans (孤儿) at the Christmas party. For every child, we wrapped colorful packages filled with toys, clothes, and school supplies, 12 with a childs name. We wanted all of them to know they were 13 . Before I called out
5、 their names and handed them their gifts, I 14 them that they couldnt open their presents 15 every child had come forward. Finally the 16 they had been waiting for came as I called out, “One, two, three. Open your presents!” As the children opened their packages, their faces beamed and their bright
6、smiles 17 up the room. The 18 in the room was obvious, and 19 wasnt just about toys. It was a feeling the feeling I knew 20 that Christmas so long ago when the women came to visit. I wasnt forgotten. Somebody thought of me. I matter. 1. A. sending B. making C. receiving D. exchanging 2. A. got B. pr
7、epared C. found D. expected3. A. doubt B. hope C. accept D. suggest 4. A. broke in B. turned up C. settled down D. showed off 5. A. achievement B. loss C. relief D. justice6. A. blamed B. forgotten C. loved D. affected 7. A. enough B. little C. poorly D. highly8. A. present B. recent C. first D. pre
8、vious9. A. hardly B. occasionally C. regularly D. instantly 10. A. importance B. independence C. strength D. safety11. A. kept up with B. came up with C. caught up with D. put up with 12. A. none B. few C. each D. some13. A. fine B. normal C. helpful D. special 14. A. convinced B. guaranteed C. remi
9、nded D. promised15. A. until B. after C. when D. since16. A. chance B. gift C. reward D. moment 17. A. took B. lit C. burned D. cheered18. A. atmosphere B. sympathy C. joy D. calmness19. A. such B. it C. something D. everybody20. A. from B. till C. for D. by第二部分：阅读理解（每小题分，满分40分） A.When you are littl
10、e, the whole world feels like a big playground. I was living in Conyers, Georgia the summer it all happened. I was a second grader, but my best friend Stephanie was only in the first grade. Both of our parents were at work and most of the time they let us go our own way. It was a hot afternoon and w
11、e decided to have an adventure in Stephanies basement. As I opened the basement door, before us lay the biggest room, full of amazing things like guns, dolls, and old clothes. I ran downstairs, and spotted red steel can. It was paint. I looked beyond it and there lay even more paint in bright colors
12、 like purple, orange, blue and green. “Stephanie, I just found us a project for the day. Get some paintbrushes. We are fixing to paint.” She screamed with excitement as I told her of my secret plans and immediately we got to work. We gathered all the brushes we could find and moved all of our materi
13、als to my yard. There on the road in front of my house, we painted bit stripes (条纹) of colors across the pavement (人行道). Stripe by stripe, our colors turned into a beautiful rainbow. It was fantastic!The sun was starting to sink. I saw a car in the distance and jumped up as I recognized the car. It
14、was my mother. I couldnt wait to show her my masterpiece. The car pulled slowly into the driveway and from the look on my mothers face, I could tell that I was in deep trouble. My mother shut the car door and walked towards me. Her eyes glaring, she shouted, “What in the world were you thinking? I u
15、nderstood when you made castles out of leaves, and climbed the neighbors trees, but this! Come inside right now!” I stood there glaring hack at her for a minute, angry because she had insulted (侮辱) my art. “Now go clean it up!” Mother and I began cleaning the road. Tears ran down my cheeks as I saw
16、my beautiful rainbow turn into black cement. Though years have now passed, I still wonder where my rainbow has gone. I wonder if, maybe when I get older, I can find my rainbow and never have to brush it away. I guess we all need sort of rainbow to brighten our lives from time to time and to keep our
17、 hopes and dreams colorful. 21. What did the writer want to do when his mother came home? A. To introduce Stephanie to her. B. To show his artwork to her C. To put the materials back in the yard. D. To prevent her from seeing his painting. 22. In his mothers eyes, the writer_.A. was a born artist B.
18、 worked very hardC. was a problem solver D. always caused trouble 23. The underlined word “rainbow” in the last paragraph refers to _. A. something imaginative and fun B. the stripes on the pavement C. the rainbow in the sky D. important lessons learned in childhood 24. It can be learned from the pa
19、ssage that parents should _.A. encourage children to paint B. protect rather than destroy childrens dreams C. discover the hidden talent in children D. value friendship among childrenB. Below is a housing guide for students going to London. University accommodation (住所) officesMany university accomm
20、odation offices have their own list of registered landlords (房东). Others also provide information on accommodation agencies and other housing organization. The advantage of using your university accommodation is that you can get support if you have a problem. The disadvantage is that they are unlike
21、ly to have enough registered landlords to houses all their students. Property papers: Loot and RentingLoot is an important source (来源) of information about private housing for co-renters. The offers are from private landlords, agencies and individuals looking for other co-renters. They also have a w
22、ebsite: . The advantage of using Loot is that there are some excellent bargains. The disadvantage is that there is no quality control over the offers. Renting is another useful paper. The offers in this paper are mainly from accommodation agencies. Their website is at www. renting.co.uk.Accommodatio
23、n agenciesThe majority of rented accommodation in London is probably advertised through accommodation agencies. The advantage of using accommodation agencies is that you will have access to a large number of accommodations. A good agent will listen to your requirements and can save you time in looki
24、ng for the right accommodation. The disadvantage is that they will make a range of charges to potential renters. Noticeboards Around the universities you will find a number of noticeboards where offers of accommodation will be posted. These will either be from landlords or from students. Some univer
25、sities will also have online noticeboards where students can advertise to other students. Advertisements from students can be an excellent way to find accommodation. However, advertisements from landlords can be problematic. Word of mouth Some of the best housing in London is never advertised but is
26、 passed on from one group of students to another by word of mouth. It might be that you can find out about good offers from final year students. However, dont suppose that just because you have found out about housing from a friend it is necessarily going to be better than that found through any oth
27、er source. Family Faced with the very high rents charged in London, some students and their parents will consider buying as an alternative. In some cases this might be a good choice. 25. What is the advantage of using Loot? A. It has more offers from accommodation agencies than Renting. B. It gives
28、you personal information about other co-renters. C. There are some good bargains. D. Their website is designed mainly for students.26. A good agent can help you _. A. know more people B. get the right accommodation quickly C. find cheap accommodationD.get free information about most accommodations 2
29、7. The information passed on by word of mouth is important because_. A. it is better than that found through any other sourceB. the landlords have little valuable information C. the final year students always offer better information D. it helps you find some of the best housing never advertised 28.
30、 For students going to London for the first time, which of the following provides the most reliable information? A. Loot and Renting. B. University accommodation offices C.Noticeboards. D. Family. CIn the kitchen of my mothers houses there has always been a wooden stand（木架）with a small notepad（记事本）a
31、nd a hole for a pencil.Im looking for paper on which to note down the name of a book I am recommending to my mother. Over forty years since my earliest memories of the kitchen pad and pencil, five houses later, the current paper and pencil look the same as they always did. Surely it cant be the same
32、 pencil? The pad is more modern, but the wooden stand is definitely the original one.“Im just amazed you still have the same stand for holding the pad and pencil after all these year.” I say to her, walking back into the living-room with a sheet of paper and the pencil. “You still use a pencil. Cant
33、 you afford a pen?”My mother replies a little sharply. “It works perfectly well. Ive always kept the stand in the kitchen. I never knew when I might want to note down an idea, and I was always in the kitchen in these days.”Immediately I can picture her, hair wild, blue housecoat covered in flour, a
34、wooden spoon in one hand, the pencil in the other, her mouth moving silently. My mother smiles and says, “One day I was cooking and watching baby Pauline, and I had a brilliant thought, but the stand was empty. One of the children must have taken the paper. So I just picked up the breadboard and wro
35、te it all down on the back. It turned out to be a real breakthrough for solving the mathematical problem I was working on.”This storywhich happened before I was bornreminds me how extraordinary my mother was, and is also a gifted mathematician. I feel embarrassed that I complain about not having eno
36、ugh child-free time to work. Later, when my mother is in the bathroom, I go into her kitchen and turn over the breadboards. Sure enough, on the back of the smallest one, are some penciled marks I recognize as mathematics. Those symbols have traveled unaffected through fifty years, rooted in the soil
37、 of a cheap wooden breadboard, invisible（看不到的）exhibits at every meal.29Why has the authors mother always kept the notepad and pencil in the kitchen?ATo leave messages. BTo write down a flash of inspiration CTo note down maths problems. DTo list her everyday tasks.30. What is the authors original opi
38、nion about the wooden stand?A. It has great value for the family.B. It should be passed on to the next generation.C. It brings her back to her lonely childhood.D . It needs to be replaced by a better one 31. The author feels embarrassed for . A. not making good use of time as her mother did.B. givin
39、g her mother a lot of trouble.C. blaming her mother wronglyD. not making any breakthrough in her field.32. What can be inferred from the last paragraph? A . The marks on the breadboard have disappeared.B. The family members like traveling.C. The author had little time to play when young.D. The mothe
40、r is successful in her career.DTo err is human. To blame the other guy is even more human.Common sense is not all that common.Why tell the truth when you can come up with a good excuse?These three popular misquotes(戏谑的引语)are meant to be jokes, and yet they tell us a lot about human nature .To err, o
41、r to make mistakes, is indeed a part of being human, but it seems that most people dont want to accept the responsibility for the problem. Perhaps it is the natural thing to do .The original quote about human nature went like this:” To err is human, to forgive, divine(神圣的).”This saying mirrors an de
42、al people should be forgiving of others mistakes. Instead, we tend to do the opposite find someone else to pass the blame on to. However, taking responsibility for something that went wrong is a making of great maturity.Common sense is what we call clear thought. Having common sense means having a g
43、ood general plan that will make things work well, and it also means staying with the plan. Common sense tells you that you take an umbrella out into a rainstorm, but you leave the umbrella home when you hear a weather forecast for sunshineCommon sense does not seem to be common for large organizatio
44、ns, because there are so many things going on that one person cannot be in charge of everything. People say that in a large company,”the right hand does not know what the left hand is doing.”And what is wrong with a society that thinks that making up a good excuse is like creating a work of art? One
45、 of the common problems with making excuses is that people, especially young people. get the idea that its okay not to be totally honest all the time. There is a corollary(直接推论)to that: if good excuse is “good”even if it isnt honest, then where is the place of the truth?33. According to tile passage
46、, which of following seems the most human?A. To search for truth B. To criticize others for ones own error C. To make fun of othersmistakesD. To achieve ones ideal34According to the author, what is a sign of a mans maturity?ADoing things his own way.BMaking as few mistakes as possibleCBearing respon
47、sibility for his mistakes. DThinking seriously about his wrongdoing.35. What would be the best title for his passage?A. Truth or Excuse B. To Blame or to ForgiveC. A Mark of Maturity D. A Mirror of Human Nature 第二节（共5小题；每 小题2分，共10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。“Three Apples” changed the
48、world. The first one seduced (引诱) Eve. The second one awakened Newton. 36 Here are some famous words from Steve Jobs to share. On CharacterIm the only person I know thats lost a quarter of a billion dollars in one year. 37 On good designThats been one of my mottoes focus and simplicity. Simple can b
49、e harder than complex You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But its worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains.On his outlook 38 Going to bed at night saying weve done something wonderful, thats what matters to me. On your working lifeYour wo
50、rk is to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. 39 If you havent found it, keep looking. Dont settle.On the importance of deathNo one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven dont want to die to get there. 40 No one h
51、as ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is lifes change agent. It clears ou t the old to make way for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared awa
52、y. A. Its very character-building.B.This is not a one-man show.C. The third one was in the hands of Steve Jobs D. And yet death is the destination we all share.E. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. F. Being the richest man in the cemetery (墓地) doesnt matter to meG. Its really
53、hard to design products by focusing on groups.第三部分：语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）Last week, our class was 41 duty in the cafeteria for student self-management. On the first day, I 42 (shock) to see so much leftover food thrown away by students. What a waste! Being concerned about it, my classmates and I
54、had a 43 (heat) discussion on how 44 (solve) the problem. Lots of good ideas came up, such as holding class meetings, putting up wall newspapers and charging a fine for wasting food. Finally, we all agreed that wall newspaper would be 45 (good) choice.The next day, we put our idea into reality. Towa
55、rds lunch time, we put up a wall newspaper outside the school cafeteria, 46 (call) on students not to waste food. Many students gathered around to read and 47 (express) their support. To my great delight, there were changes soon. In the cafeteria, I found the trays returned after lunch all empty 48
56、any leftover. Food 49 (save) and the dining hall was cleaner. Seeing this, I felt relieved and proud of 50 we had done. 第二节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请您修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语文错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅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（），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜钱（）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
57、. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2只充许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。I am writing this letter to express my regret that I cant go to the Great Wall with you next weekend. Its really pity. I feel sorry for them and want you to know that happened. Yesterday, my father, worked in the United States now, informed me that he would be
58、 back to home tomorrow. I was very happy when I heard the news. Father and I had not seen each other for two years, but I am really looking forward to this meeting. I sincere hope that you can be able to think in my position and accept my apology. I would appreciate your allowing me to make another
59、dates to go to the Great Wall.Once again, I am sorry for any inconvenience I have caused.第三节 书面表达（满分25分）某外资公司正在招聘外语兼职翻译。假如你叫李华，你是一名大学在校生，想去应聘，故写一封求职信进行自我介绍。内容要点如下：中学时，喜欢英语，成绩很好，经常受到老师表扬；中学毕业后，利用业余时间自学英语，坚持每天收听英语广播，每天看15页英语书，并练习英语口语；经过几年的努力学习，已经取得了很大的进步，现在能和外宾流利地用英语交谈；若能被录用，相信一定能把工作做好。注意：字迹工整，要点齐全，10
60、0词左右。2013-2014学年高二年级下学期高二英语备考中原名校联考试题答案完形填空每题1.5分共30分）1-20CACBC、 BACDA ， BCDCA， DBCBA阅读理解（每题2分共40分）21-24BDAB，25-28，29-32BDAD，33-35BCD，36-40CAFED语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）1.on 2.was shocked 3.heated 4.to solve 5.the best 6.calling 7.expressed 8.without 9.was saved 10.what 书面表达：pity前加a；them改为it；that改为w
61、hat；worked改为working；to去掉；had改为have；but改为so；sincere改为sincerely；can改为will；dates改为date。One possible version:Dear Sir, I am a college student whose name is Li Hua. So happy am I to get the news that your company needs an English part-time translator in yesterdays newspaper. Please allow me to introduce
62、myself as follows. When I was in middle school, I liked English very much. I was good at English. I was often praised by my English teacher because I did well in English. Since I graduated from middle school, I have been teaching myself English in my spare time. I have kept on listening to English b
63、roadcast and reading English books for 15 pages each day. I have kept on practici ng spoken English as well. After several years of hard study, I have made great progress. Now I can talk to foreigners in English freely. I am sure I can do my work well if I am taken on. I would appreciate it if you could give me a chance to have an interview.
