广东省揭阳一中高二英语下学期期中学业水平测试试题(1)

广东省揭阳一中2013-2014学年高二英语下学期期中学业水平测试

试题

I. 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16—30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Wishing to encourage her young son’s progress on the piano, a mother took her boy to a Paderewski concert. After they were seated, the mother__1___a friend in the audience and walked down the passage to greet her.

Seizing the 2 to explore the wonders of the concert hall, the little boy rose and eventually explored his way through a door ___3__ “NO ADM ITTANCE.” When the house lights dimmed and the concert was about to begin, the mother returned to her seat and __4____ that the child was missing.

Suddenly, the curtains parted and spotlights focused on the impressive Steinway on stage. In __5 , the mother saw her little boy sitting at the key-board, 6 __ picking out Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.

At that moment, the great piano master made his 7 , quickly moved to the piano, and __8 in the boy’s ear, “Don’t quit. Keep playing.”

Then 9 over, Paderewski reached down with his left hand and began filling in a bass part. Soon his right arm reached around to the other side of the child and he added a running obbligato (伴奏). Together, the old master and the young beginner transformed a frightening situation into a wonderfully 10 experience. The audience was strongly 11 .

That’s the way it is in life. What we can accomplish on our own is hardly 12 . We try our best, but the 13 aren’t exactly graceful flowing music. But when we trust in the hands of a Greater Power, our life’s work 14 can be beautiful.

Next time you set out to 15 great achievements, listen carefully. You can hear the vo ice of the Master, whispering in your ear, “Don’t quit. Keep playing.”

1. A. made B. spotted C. accompanied D. called

2. A. fact B. difficulty C. opportunity D. risk

3. A. decorated B. equipped C. packed D. marked

4. A. discovered B. accepted C. told D. offered

5. A. joy B. trust C. horror D. pleasure

6. A. quickly B. personally C. generally D. innocently

7. A. entrance B. disappearance C. arrangement D. opening

8. A. shouted B. repeated C. promised D. whispered

9. A. turning B. bending C. rising D. handing

10. A. creative B. effective C. annoying D. fearing

11. A. addicted B. invited C. attacked D. attracted

12. A. abnormal B. remarkable C. unimportant D. ordinary

13. A. goals B. intentions C. results D. purposes

14. A. luckily B. truly C. slightly D.

fortunately

15. A. overcome B. enjoy C. accomplish D. become

第二节：语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的

词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为31---40的相应位置上。

There is a popular belief among parents 16 schools are no longer interested in spelling. No school in 17 I have ever taught has ever ignored spelling or considered it unimportant as a basic skill. There are, however, different ideas about how to teach it, or how much priority(优先) it must be given over general language development and writing ability. The generally ___18____ (acknowledge) problem is how to encourage a child to express himself freely and confidently in writing 19 holding him back.

Once I 20 (alarm) to read on the bottom of a sensitive piece of writing about a personal experience "This work is horrible! There are far too many spelling errors and your writing is terrible.". 21 may have been a sharp criticism

of the pupil's technical abilities in writing, but it was also a sad 22 (reflect) on the teacher who had omitted(忽视) to read the essay, 23 there might be some beautiful expressions of the child's deep feelings. The teacher was not wrong to draw attention to the errors, 24 if his priorities had centered

on the child's ideas, an expression of his disappointment with the presentation would have given the pupil more motivation ___25___ (seek) improvement.

II. 阅读(共两节，满分50分)

第一节：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项

涂黑。

A

Barefoot and dirty, the girl just sat and watched the people go by. She never tried to speak. Many people passed, but never did one person stop.

The next day I decided to go back to the park, curious to see if the little girl would still be there. Right in the very spot as she was yesterday, she sat with the saddest look in her eyes.

Today I was to make my own move and walk over to the little girl. As we all know, a park full of strange people is not a place for young children to play alone.

As I began walking towards her, I could see the back of th e little girl’s dress indicated a deformity(畸形). I smiled to let her know it was okay, I was there to help, to talk. I sat down beside her and opened with a simple “Hello”. I smiled and she shyly smiled back. We talked until darkness fell and the park was completely empty. I asked the girl why she was so sad. The little girl looked at me and with a sad face said, “Because I’m different.”

I immediately said “That you are!” and smiled. The little girl acted even sadder. She said, “I know.” She looked at me and smiled. Slowly she stood to her feet, and said, “Really?”

“Yes, dear, you’re like a little guardian angel sent to watch over all those people walking by.” She nodded her head “yes” and smiled, and with that she spread her wings and said with a tw inkle in her eye, “I am. I’m your guardian angel.”

I was speechless, sure I was seeing things. She said, “For once you thought of someone other than yourself, my job here is done.”

Immediately I stood to my feet and said, “Wait, so why did no one st op to help an angel!?” She looked at me and smiled, “You’re the only one who could see me, and you believe it in your heart.” …and she was gone.

And with that my life changed dramatically. So, when you think you’re all you have, remember, your angel is always watching over you. Mine is!

26. People just passed by the girl because _______.

A. they pretended not to see her

B. she pretended to be poor

C. they never thought of helping her

D. they knew the author would help her

27. Which word can’t be used to describe the author?

A. Considerate.

B. Patient.

C. Helpful.

D. Powerful

28. Why was the author speechless?

A. He was shocked.

B. He didn’t manage to help the girl.

C. He thought he was cheated.

D. He was in despair.

29. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. The author smiled because he saw the girl was shy.

B. The author had known that the girl was a real angel.

C. The author believed that an angel was always watching him.

D. The author decided to go back to the park because he was sure that the little

girl would be there.

30. What does “You’re all you have” mean?

A. You are ugly.

B. You are alone.

C. You are

strong. D. You are rich

B

A woman renewing her driver’s license at the County Clerk’s office was asked to state her occupation. She hesitated, uncertain how to classify herself.

“What I mean is,” explained the recorder, “do you have a job, o r are you just a …”

“Of course I have a job,” said Emily. “I’m a mother.”

“We don’t list ‘mother’ as an occupation… ‘housewife’ covers it,” said the recorder.

One day I found myself in the same situation. The clerk was obviously a career woman, confident and possessed of a high sounding title. “What is your occupation?” she asked.

The words simply popped out. “I’m a Research Associate in the field of Child Development and Human Relations.”

The clerk paused, ballpoint pen frozen in midair.

I repeated the title slowly, and then I stared with wonder as my statement was written in bold, black ink on the official questionnaire.

“Might I ask,” said the clerk with new interest, “just what you do in this field?”

Coolly, without any trace of panic in my voice, I heard myself reply, “I have a continuing program of research (what mother doesn’t), in the lab and in the field (normally I would have said indoors and out). Of course, the job is one of the most demanding in the humanities (any mother care to disagree?), and I often work 14 hours a day (24 is more like it). But the job is more challenging than most careers and rewards are more of a satisfaction rather than just money.”

There was an increasing note of respect in the clerk’s voice as she completed

the form, stood up, and showed me out.

As I drove into our driveway, buoyed up (依托) by my glamorous new career, I was greeted by my lab assistants---aged 13, 7, and 3.

Upstairs I could hear our new experimental model (a 6-month-old baby), in the child-development program, testing out a new vocal pattern．

I felt proud! I had gone on the official records as someone more distinguished and indispensable (不可缺少的) to mankind than “just another mother.”

Motherhood…What a glorious career! Especially when there’s a ti tle on the door.

31. What can we infer from the conversation between the woman and the recorder at

the beginning of the passage?

A. The woman felt ashamed to admit what her job was.

B. The recorder was impatient and rude.

C. The author was upset about the situation that mothers faced.

D. Motherhood was not recognized and respected as a job by society.

32. How did the female clerk feel at first when the author told her occupation?

A. Curious.

B. Puzzled.

C. Indifferent.

D. Interested.

33. How did the author feel when describing her job to the clerk?

A. Calm.

B. Panic-stricken.

C. Confident.

D. Proud.

34. Why did the woman clerk show more respect for the author?

A. Because the author cared little about rewards.

B. Because sh e admired the author’s research work in the lab.

C. Because she thought the author did admirable work.

D. Because the writer did something she had little knowledge of.

35. What is the author’s purpose of writing the passage?

A. To show how you describe your job affects your feelings toward it.

B. To argue that motherhood is a worthy career and deserves respect.

C. To show that the author had a grander job than Emily.

D. To show that being a mother is hard and boring work.

C

The great white shark is the largest shark and is probably the most well-known and feared shark. The great white shark is gray or bluish above and white below. The largest Great Whites can reach lengths of 22 feet and weigh up to 5,000 pounds. The Great White has massive teeth, which are positioned in rows. When the Great White attacks, it bites its prey and shakes its head back and forth. The serrated teeth act as a saw and literally tear the victim apart. Actually the Great White Shark often swallows many of its own teeth in an attack.

Great Whites employ several hunting skills depending on the prey. Most of the time, the shark will remain still underwater before attacking its prey from underneath. In the case of hunting some kinds of seals, the impact of the shark is so powerful that it knocks both the shark and the seal clear out of the water. With larger prey such as elephant seals, the shark will simply take a huge bite out of

it and wait for it to bleed to death. When hunting dolphins, the shark will attack from above, to avoid dete ction from the dolphin’s echolocation.

Interestingly, a Great White Shark has never been observed giving birth. However, pregnant females have been caught. The Great White Shark is known to be ovoviviparous. Females give birth to eight or nine pups that are already about five feet in length upon birth, which is different from other egg-laying animals.

Despite the fear of Great White Sharks, at least in part generated by Steven Spielberg’s 1975 movie, Jaws, Great White Sharks do not target humans as prey. Mo st attacks are attributed to mistaken identity. Sharks can easily mistake humans for seals. Many human injuries caused by Great White Sharks are cases of test-biting. If a shark is unsure about a floating object, it often gives it test bite to determine what kind of object it is. While such bites do little damage to buoys(浮标) and other objects, they obviously can cause serious damage on the human body.

36. What does the underlined word “ovoviviparous” mean?

A. It refers to animals that lay eggs.

B. It refers to animals that do not lay eggs.

C. It refers t o animals whose young develop in eggs within the mother’s body.

D. It refers to animals whose young develop outside the mother’s body

37. Which aspect is not mentioned in the passage?

A. Diet

B. Appearance

C. Reproduction

D. Hunting

38. Which of the following is true?

A. Great White Sharks have teeth that act like saws.

B. Great White Sharks only live up to 40 years.

C. Most sharks can reach lengths of 22 feet.

D. Most sharks are gray or bluish below and white above.

39. Which of the following can be learned from the passage?

A. Great sharks will attack dolphins from above to avoid the dolphins from

fighting back.

B. Great sharks will bleed to death if they are attacked by larger prey such as

elephant seals.

C, Great sharks attack human beings because humans are misidentified.

D. Great sharks’ attack often causes serious damage on the human beings.

40. Which category does the passage most probably belong to?

A. News

B. Entertainment

C. Nature

D. Pets

D

Millions of people die of hunger in southern Africa every year, but when Zambia was offered thousands of tons of free maize by the US, the government politely said no.

“We don’t know whether the food is safe,” said Zambia’s commerce, Trade and Industry Minister Dipak Patel.

His worries are shared by countries around the world that are in two minds about America’s genetically modified（GM,转基因的）crops．Just last week, EU（欧盟）

member nations were discussing whether or not to import GM sweet corn from the US． Ever since people started farming, they have tried to crossbreed（杂交）plants to make them stronger or better tasting. At one time, only related plants could be crossed with each other．

But when GM techniques were developed in the 1970s, scientists were able to put a single gene from a living creature into an unrelated creature.

This means they can make crops more productive and resistant to disease by adding genes from other species．They can also create food with special characteristics, such as “golden rice”, which is enriched with vitamin A. But many people believe GM foods are a health risk.

At the moment, the official argu ment is that GM foods “are not likely to present risks for human health”. But there are still many questions to be answered as the foods are produced in different ways.

Some experts believe the genetic material added to plants can transfer to humans and give damage to our bodies. Further harm could be caused by the genes from GM plants crossbreeding with naturally produced crops．

People in China are also getting worried about GM foods. More than 70 percent of the

country’s soybean oil is produced from imported GM soybeans. Meanwhile, an investigation last November found that 12 of 60 famous foods sold across the country were GM products. The government has begun to introduce a marking system for GM goods so that people can choose whether or not to eat them.

41. Which is the best title for the passage?

A. Harmful GM foods

B. Advantages of GM foods

C. GM foods, a health risk?

D. the Techniques of GM foods

42. Why has Zambia refused the American free maize?

A. they decide to follow EU member’s advice

B. they are concerned about the safety of GM foods

C. they care little about the problem of starvation

D. they are too proud to accept free offer

43. It has been proved that _________.

A. GM foods are harmful to people’s health

B. GM food is no better than naturally produced foods

C. only related plans could be crossed with each other

D. GM techniques can increase the production of crops

44. Which of the following statement is TRUE?

A. GM foods are a health risk.

B. Only Zambia worries about the safety of GM foods .

C. China’s government hasn’t taken any action about GM foods.

D. Some experts believe human bodies can absorb genetic material from GM

foods.

45. What’s the author’s attitude towards GM foods?

A. Supportive.

B. Neutral.

C. Doubtful.

D. Critical. 第二节信息匹配 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)

以下是相关人物信息，请将相关的人物信息与他们想参加的旅游匹配起来。

46. Ray and three of his friends would like to spend a whole weekend driving

around in nice scenery and enjoying some local food.

47. Phil and Adam want to go on a comfortable trip which takes them quickly to

an interesting city. Then they want to enjoy at least two days of

sightseeing.

48. Mike, Kathy and their three children don’t have much money, but they want

a special day out this Saturday. They must be back home by 9 p.m.

49. Kirsten is a Dutch student who is studying in Scotland. She doesn’t drive,

but wants a day trip to see some beautiful scenery and spend a little time

by the sea.

50. Clare and Robert want to enjoy some good food, but would also like to give

their two young children a day to remember. They don’t mind if they spend

a lot of money.

III. 写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节基础写作(共1小题，满分15分)

假如你是李华，上周六你们班召开了一个“中学生可不可以谈恋爱”的主题班会，请根据下面的表格把主题班会的讨论结果用英语写出来。

[写作内容]

[写作要求]

1．只能使用5个句子表达全部内容。

2．文章的首句已给出，不计入句子数量的总数。

[评分标准] 句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。

Last Saturday, our class held a discussion about the topic ”Can middle school students be in love.”_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ 第二节读写任务(共l小题，满分25分)

阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

If you like to break things when you are unhappy, the Nanjing Zhonghua Middle School is the school for you. This term, Nanjing Zhonghua Middle School will build a "stress wall" to help students who feel unhappy because of schoolwork or for other reasons.

Tao Dehua, a leader at the school said the idea of a stress wall started

when footprints were found on some newly painted walls and some school windows were broken.

"These things happen because some students feel lots of pressure from their studies or because they don't get along well with other students. When under stress, the body get ready to either run or fight and becomes very nervous.

Hitting the wall can help relax the body and take away stress," Tao said.

"Tests and homework make me Sad," said Lu Yan, a junior girl. “I can't wait to hit the wall. It will help me a lot with my problems."

Another girl student who wouldn't give her name said that the wall won't help. “Mainly because it can't talk," she said. "I need to talk to someone when I'm sad."

【写作内容】

1、以约30个词概括这段短文内容；

2、然后以约120个词就“Should the stress wall be built"这个主题发表你的看法，

并

包括以下要点：

(1) 学生的压力来源；

(2) 是否该建此墙；

(3) 提供一些其他有效的减压方法。

【写作要求】

l、可以参照阅读材料但不得直接引用原文的句子；

2、作文中不得出现真实的姓名和学校名称。

【评分标准】

概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。

揭阳一中高二下学期英语期中考答案

I.语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）

完形填空 1-5 BCDAC 6-10 DADBA 11-15 DBC BC

语法填空 16. that 17. which 18. acknowledged 19. without

20. was alarmed 21. It 22. reflection 23. where 24. but 25. to seek

II. 阅读 26-30 CDACB 31--35 DBACB 36-40 CAACC

41-45 CBDDB 46-50 CEDFA

III. 写作：

基础写作：

Last Saturday, our class held a discussion about the topic ”Can middle school

students be in love.”As is shown in the discussion, 25% of the students are in favor of it, thinking that loving one person is the right of every student. If dealt with properly, love can improve the study of each other. However, 55% of them are opposed to it for the reason that being in love with someone takes up time and energy, which has a negative effect on their studies. In addition, not only are parents unwilling to know their children are in love while studying at school, but also most students falling in love will end up in failure. The rest 20% of the students don’t voice their opinion because they still can’t understand the difference between like and love.

读写任务

In order to help students deal with stress（目的）, the Nanjing Zhonghua Middle School will build a “stress wall” for students to relax（谁做了什么事）. Some students think it helps while others say it is useless.（结果）

Nowadays, students are under great pressure, which mainly comes from their peers, parents as well as school work.（段首中心句，回应（1）学生的压力来源）. There is no doubt that as the competing for better academic work and future is getting fiercer and fiercer, students feel more and more pressure.

As far as I am concerned, building a stress wall, which the students can hit, is not appropriate（段首中心句，回应：(2)是否该建此墙）. For one thing, as the saying goes, violence is not the solution to problems, which means that even if students punch the wall heavily, the true stress in the bottom of their hearts can not be let out. For another, this may lead students to solve a problem with violence, causing more trouble.

People have different ways of relieving stress in order to live happy and healthy lives (段首中心句，回应：(3)提供一些其他有效的减压方法)。Some people prefer to engage in physical exercise by taking part in outdoor activities or playing sports, while some feel more relaxed listening to music or even after a good sleep. As for me, I find that the best way to reduce stress is to spend time with my family or friends. In addition, some interest clubs such as music, dance, are also good places that offer comfort to students.