1、河南省周口市扶沟县高级中学2014-2015学年高二上学期开学考试英语试题第I卷第二部分： 阅读理解 （共两节， 满分40分） ARead a lot, I mean a lot! You have to increase your ability for reading. Many students are in the habit of reading only when their exams are approaching while some others read only what they are taught or things that must be read becau
2、se it is in their curriculum. But listen to me now, I am telling you from my own experience that it is a very bad habit and it is not enough to improve your intelligence.You have to learn and get ready to become versatile in your reading. The fact that you are studying medicine in school does not me
3、an that you should not know one or two things on politics.Many people have complained to me that they find it hard to read stuffs like novels but I just shake my head in pity for them because it is obvious they have failed to realize the truth in that wise saying by Margaret Fuller that “today a REA
4、DER, tomorrow a LEADER!” When you read, you get to “see” so many places and it will be as if you have visited those places in real life. This is because reading will improve your imagination and creativity and understanding. You also get experience from learning about how people dealt with their var
5、ious problems thereby saving you from going through the pains and difficulties they must have gone through!Reading will also help you in improving your vocabulary because you will certainly start coming across so many new words which you will try as much as possible to get accustomed to with the hel
6、p of the dictionary! The good thing about increasing your vocabulary is that it will also improve your thinking ability. After all, we think in words and the more words you know, the easier it will become for you to express yourself or your thoughts.And when you read, make sure you read so wide beca
7、use the more you read, the more you know and the more you know the more intelligent you can become.21. According to the author, what should students do in terms of reading?A. They needn t read unless the exams come.B. They should read books about intelligence.C. They must read about politics when th
8、eir major is medicine.D. They should read as wide as possible.22. The underlined word “versatile” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _.A. interested B. many-sidedC. contentD. confident23. What is the best title for the passage?A. Increase your ability for readingB. Read wide and improve your vo
9、cabularyC. Reading improves your intelligenceD. Reading makes you a leader tomorrow24. What is the benefit of knowing more words?A. You will get used to referring to the dictionary when meeting with new words.B. You will have less difficulty expressing your opinions.C. Vocabulary will improve your c
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18、family vacation with leg work CPilling a cat can be a terrible” experience. Cats dont want something pushed down their throats, and theyll fight with all their strength to prevent it. In fact, its amazing how powerful their small bodies can be.The easiest way of pilling a cat is to press the pill in
19、to powder. Then mix the powder with a small amount of wet food. If your cat usually eats dry food, she will probably view the wet food as a treat and eat it up.If your cat wont eat the wet food that contains the pill or if she is too ill to eat, you can get a “pill gun”. There are some basic instruc
20、tions. Getting your cats mouth to open is going to be the most difficult part. First, be sure the pill is in a handy place. Then you can put your cat on a bookshelf with her bottom in a corner or you can put her on your lap firmly tied. Have your cat facing to the right if youre right-handed. With y
21、our left hand, hold your cat at the cheekbones, putting your palm (手掌) at the top of her head. Keeping your finger off the trigger (扳机), with your right hand, insert the pill gun until the pill is positioned over the tongue and open throat. Be sure to give your cat a treat directly after giving the
22、pill.If you dont feel comfortable using a pill gun, you can try giving the pill by hand. Push your cats head backwards just far enough so that her nose is pointing towards the ceiling. At this point, most cats will slightly open their mouths. With the little finger or ring finger of the hand holding
23、 the pill, open the bottom jaw a little more. You may need to hold her top jaw with your other hand while doing this. Aim straight and lightly throw the pill or drop it. Most cats will then swallow the pill.29. Pilling a cat can be a terrible experience because cats _.A. are amazingly powerful and d
24、angerous B. may fight with all their strength against pillsC. refuse something pressed down their throats D. are difficult to treat once theyve got ill30. Which of the following statements is true according to the second paragraph?A. Wet food with medicine is usually a treat to cats.B. Cats used to
25、dry food must reject wet food.C. The easiest pilling is to press the pill into powder.D. Cats are most likely interested in something new.31. Using a “pill gun”, you had better hold your cat _ if youre left-handed.A. facing to the right B. with your right hand C. at the head D. on your lap firmly32.
26、 A cat probably opens its mouth naturally when _.A. its nose is straight upwardsB. it is touched by fingersC. its head is turning aroundD. it is served with its favorite pills DWhat will power your house in the future？Nuclear，wind，or solar power？According to scientists at the Massachusetts Institute
27、 of Technology (MIT) in the US，it might be leaves but artificial (人造的) ones.Natural leaves are able to change sunlight and water into energy. It is known as photosynthesis (光合作用)Now researchers have found a way to imitate this seemingly simple process.The artificial leaf developed by Daniel Nocera a
28、nd his colleagues at MIT can be seen as a special silicon chip with catalysts (催化剂)Similar to natural leaves，it can split water into hydrogen and oxygen when put into a bucket of water. The hydrogen and oxygen gases are then stored in a fuel cell，which uses those two materials to produce electricity
29、，located either on top of a house or beside the house.Though the leaf is only about the shape of a poker card，scientists claimed that it is promising to be an inexpensive source of electricity in developing countries. “One can imagine villages in India and Africa not long from now purchasing an affo
30、rdable basic power system based on this technology,” said Nocera at a conference of the American Chemical Society.The artificial leaf is not a new idea. The first artificial leaf was invented in 1997 but was too expensive and unstable for practical use. The new leaf，by contrast，is made of cheap mate
31、rials，easy to use and highly stable. In laboratory studies，Nocera showed that an artificial leaf prototype (原型) could operate continuously for at least 45 hours without a drop in activity.The wonderful improvements come from Noceras recent discovery of several powerful，new and inexpensive catalysts.
32、 These catalysts make the energy transformation inside the leaf more efficient with water and sunlight. Right now，the new leaf is about 10 times more efficient at carrying out photosynthesis than a natural one. Besides，the device can run in whatever water is available；that is，it doesnt need pure wat
33、er. This is important for some countries that dont have access to pure water.With the goal to “make each home its own power station” and “give energy to the poor”，scientists believe that the new technology could be widely used in developing countries，especially in India and rural China.33. Which of
34、the following orders correctly shows how the artificial leaf is used to produce electricity?aartificial leaves split water into hydrogen and oxygenbthe hydrogen and oxygen gases are stored in a fuel cellcthe artificial leaves are put in waterdthe fuel cell uses hydrogen and oxygen to produce electri
35、cityA. c，a，b，d Bc，b，a，d Cb，c，a，d Dc，a，d，b34. The purpose of the scientists at MIT in developing the new artificial leaf is to_. Abuild up more power stations in the worldBprovide cheaper energy for developing countriesCoffer people in developing countries access to pure waterDgain a deeper understan
36、ding of the photosynthesis process35The main idea of this passage is _.Aan introduction to the history of artificial leaves Ba mixture of water power and solar energyCgiving energy to the poor Dan invention copying photosynthesis第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）Although problems are a part of our lives, it certa
37、inly doesnt mean that we let them rule our lives forever. One day or the other, youll have to stand up and say problem, I dont want you in my life. 36 Problems with friends, parents, girlfriends, husbands, and children the list goes on. Apart from these, the inner conflicts within ourselves work, to
38、o. These keep adding to our problems. Problems come in different shapes and colors and feelings.But good news is that all problems can be dealt with. Now read on to know how to solve your problems.Talk, it really helps. What most of us think is that our problem can be understood only by us and that
39、no talking is going to help. 37 Talking helps you move on and let go.Write your problems. 38 When you write down your problems, you are setting free all the tension from your system. You can try throwing away the paper on which you wrote your problems. By doing this, imagine yourself throwing away t
40、he problems from your life.Dont lose faith and hope. No matter what you lose in life, dont lose faith and hope. Even if you lose all your money, family you should still have faith. 39 Your problems arent the worst. No matter what problem you get in life, therere another one million people whose prob
41、lems are huger than yours. 40 Your problems might just seem big and worse, but in reality they can be removed.Go about and solve your problems because every problem, however big or small, always has a way out.A. But the truth is that when you talk about it, youre setting free the negative energies t
42、hat have been gathering within you. B. When we have a problem, a pressing, critical, urgent, life-threatening problem, how do we try and solve it?C. Tell yourself when they can deal with them, why cant I?D. Of course, weve been fighting problems ever since we were born.E. We can often overcome the p
43、roblem and achieve the goal by making a direct attack.F. Having a personal diary can also be of huge help if you dont want a real person to talk with.G. With faith and hope, you can rebuild everything that you lose.第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） Wallet Back This is a story about
44、 a learning experience that had a big effect on the way I live my lifeThe _41 _in the story did not give me tests or even grade me on my workI was taught by one of the most effective_ 42_ of teaching，one that only people with lots of love can do “My wallet! Where is it?” were my first words _43_ I f
45、ound my wallet was missingI _44_ my memory for a few good seconds, then realized that I had left my precious wallet in the librarys public _45_ ! Because the library was now _46_, I had to wait until the next morning to look for itWhen I got there the next day, all I found was a clean restroomThis w
46、as the first time I could remember ever_ 47_ to see a clean restroomAs I walked out，I looked at myself in the mirror and shook my head at the _48_ fool in front of meI politely _49_ the librarian at the front desk and asked her if a wallet had been found in the restroom yesterday“No”That was thatI w
47、alked off with a sense of _50_I _51_ what I would do if I had found a wallet with sixty dollars，a phone card and other irreplaceable _52_ thingsFinally，I _53_ accepted the fact that my wallet was gone A week later，I received a _54_ in the mailIt was my wallet! And most _55_ ，nothing was missing! But
48、 there was a letter folded up in one of the wallet pocket that had not been there beforeI slowly unfolded the letter，which _56_ something like thisWhen we continue to help people around，we will live in a larger and more rewarding worldThis person didnt even leave a return addressSo I couldnt _57 _ w
49、hoever it wasBut from that day on，I _58_ myself that l will follow this _59_ and help others and make them as _60_as I was when I opened that parcel!41A1eaderBwriterCteacher Dscholar42AaidsBsystemsCmaterials Dmethods43AonceBwhenCbefore Dsince44Asearched BimprovedCdeveloped Drecorded45AcanteenBlounge
50、 CrestroomDshowroom46AclosedBdesertedCcrowdedDoccupied47Ahoping Bhating CrefusingDpreferring48AgratefulBcuriousCforgetfulDnervous49AapproachedBinterviewed CidentifiedDreminded50AsafetyBforgiveness CsatisfactionDdisappointment51AdescribedBwondered CdiscoveredDexpressed52ApersonalBstrange CsurprisingD
51、reasonable53AgladlyBnaturally CwillinglyDpainfully54A1etterBnote CpackageDsuitcase55AsincerelyBamazingly ChonestlyDobviously56AreadBprinted CexplainedDwrote57AoweBthank CadmireDinspire58AsupportedBsuggested CimprovedDpromised59AplanBcourse CregulationDexample60Ashocked Bcautious CdelightedDoptimisti
52、c 第II卷第二节 语法填空 （共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分）Susan Im so glad to see you, David. 61 has been such a long time. How are you?David Im fine, and you?Susan Im just wonderful. God, time goes by so quickly! Are you going to the air quality conference in Chicago?David I am. And Im really glad to see you. Just last n
53、ight I found your name in the conference materials, but it didnt come to my 62 that we would meet on the plane.Susan Im afraid I havent had time to look at 63 conference materials very carefully. I had no idea you were coming, but I am certainly glad to see you. I was feeling very nervous about goin
54、g there 64 friends.David I can imagine. My English has gotten not so fluent since I returned from the States, 65_ Im rather nervous myself. But I saw that you 66 _ (give) the most important talk at the conference.Susan 67 (frank) speaking, Im scared to death about it.David Im just giving a talk in o
55、ne of the workshop sections, and I hope I wont make all of you _68 (disappoint).Susan But your English is much 69 (good) than mine.David But youre now the Director of the Air Quality Institute, so you 70 know the technical terms.Susan Maybe. But I still cant understand totally a lot of technical ter
56、ms in my field. 第四部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）第一节 短文改错 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分) There are many different signs in the public. They tell you what to do or what not to do in a place. Do you know what they exact mean? For example, if you go to see a film, you should enter the cinema at the ENTRANCE and leave for th
57、e EXIT. You will either find NO SMOKING signs in many cinemas. If you visit a museum, dont take some photos inside the halls. You are not allowed. You will find NO PHOTOS signs in many museum. When you drive a car, dont park in a street without a NO PARKING sign. Making sure you understood the signs and you wont get into any trouble.第二节 书面表达(满分25分)假如你叫李华，是一位中学生。学了Healthy Eating后，你想用英语给21th Century报社写一封信，反映你对当今学生饮食的看法：1越越多的学生喜欢吃西式快餐，结果摄入大量的糖和脂肪；2对中餐和西式快餐哪种更健康有不同看法；3你认为中式更健康，说出你的理由。注意：词数为100左右。 英语参考答案
