2010年广东省东莞市五校联考高二上学期期中考试英语卷.doc

1、2010年广东省东莞市五校联考高二上学期期中考试英语卷 其他 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。 Rivers are one of our most important natural resources. Many of the worlds great _【小题 1】 _ are located on rivers, and almost _【小题 2】 _ country has at least one river flowing through it t

2、hat plays _【小题 3】 _ important part in the lives of its people. Since the beginning of history, people _【小题 4】 _ (use) rivers for transportation. The longest one in the United States is the Mississippi, and the lifeline of Egypt is the Nile. _【小题 5】 _ transportation, rivers give water to drink, water

3、 for crops, and chances for fun and recreation for the people _【小题 6】 _ live along their banks. However, large cities and industries that are located on rivers often make problems. As the cities grow _【小题 7】 _ size and industries increase in number, the water in the rivers becomes _【小题 8】 _ (pollute

4、) with chemicals and other materials. People are learning the _【小题 9】 _ (important) of doing more to keep their rivers clean _【小题 10】 _ they want to enjoy the benefits of this natural resource. 答案： 【小题 1】 cities 【小题 2】 every/each 【小题 3】 an 【小题 4】 have used/ have been using 【小题 5】 Besides 【小题 6】 who/

5、 that 【小题 7】 in 【小题 8】 polluted 【小题 9】 importance 【小题 10】 if / because 完型填空 A bar manager was so sure that he himself was the strongest man. Thus he made a bet and declared he would offer $1000 if 1 could beat him. The 2 was that the landlord would squeeze（压榨） a lemon until all the 3 ran out into a

6、beer glass, then hand the lemon to the customer. Anyone who could squeeze even one more _ 4 out of the lemon would win the money. Over the years many people had tried this, truck drivers, weightlifters, karate masters, and _ 5 had failed. Then one day a geeky little fellow with heavy black rimmed gl

7、asses 6 the bar and asked if he could try the challenge. After the laughter had quieted down the landlord said that it was only fair that the man should be given a 7 at the bet, so he picked up a lemon and started squeezing. Once he had done, he handed the 8 to the little man. Immediately, the littl

8、e man promptly squeezed out 4 more drops of juice onto the bar! Everyone looked at the little man in 9 as the landlord handed over the prize and asked What do you do for a living that has given you such 10 Are you a lumberjack, weightlifter No. the man replied, I work for the IRS.( 美国国税局 ) 【小题1】 A a

9、nyone B someone C every one D no one A fact B trap C challenge D match A flesh B juice C seeds D peel A water B lemon C beer glass D drop A none B neither C either D all A rushed into B came into C put into D looked into A then B likely C fair D chance A container B money C remains D other A tears B

10、 amazement C trouble D time A strength B bravery C skill D bet 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 B 【小题 4】 D 【小题 5】 D 【小题 6】 B 【小题 7】 D 【小题 8】 C 【小题 9】 B 【小题 10】 A 阅读理解 The easy way out isnt always easiest. I learned that lesson when I decided to treat Doug, my husband of one month, to a special meal. I g

11、lanced through my cookbook and chose a menu which included homemade bread. Knowing the bread would take time, I started on it as soon as Doug left for work. As I was not experienced in cooking, I thought if a dozen was good, two dozen would be better, so I doubled everything. As Doug loved oranges,

12、I also opened a can of orange and poured it all into the bowl. Soon there was a sticky dough (面团 ) covered with ugly yellowish marks . Realizing I had been defeated, I put the dough in the rubbish bin outside so I wouldnt have to face Doug laughing at my work. I went on preparing the rest of the mea

13、l and, when Doug got home, we sat down to Cornish chicken with rice. He tried to enjoy the meal but seemed disturbed. Twice he got up and went outside, saying he thought he heard a noise. The third time he left, I went to the windows to see what he was doing. Looking out, I saw Doug standing about t

14、hree feet from the rubbish bin, holding the lid up with a stick and looking into the container. When I came out of the house, he dropped the stick and explained that there was something alive in our rubbish bin. Picking up the stick again, he held the lid up enough for me to see. I felt cold. But I

15、stepped closer and looked harder. Without doubt it was my work. The hot sun had caused the dough to double in size and the fermenting yeast (酵母 ) made the surface shake and sigh as though it were breathing . I had to admit what the living thing was and why it was there. I dont know who was more emba

16、rrassed by the whole thing- Doug or me. 【小题 1】 The writers purpose in writing this story is _. A to tell an interesting experience B to show the easiest way out of a difficulty C to describe the trouble facing a newly married woman D to explain the difficulty of learning to cook from books 【小题 2】 Wh

17、y did the womans attempt at making the bread turn out to be unsuccessful A The canned orange had gone bad. B She didnt use the right kind of flour. C The cookbook was hard to understand. D She did not follow the directions closely. 【小题 3】 Why did the woman put the dough in the rubbish bin A She didn

18、t see the use of keeping it B She meant to joke with her husband. C She didnt want her husband to see it. D She hoped it would soon dry in the sun. 【小题 4】 What made the dough in the bin look frightening A The rising and falling movement. B The strange-looking marks. C Its shape. D Its size. 【小题 5】 W

19、hen Doug went out the third time, the woman looked out of the window because she was_. A surprised at his being interested in the bin B afraid that he would discover her secret C unhappy that he didnt enjoy the meal D curious to know what disturbed him 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 2】 D 【小题 3】 C 【小题 4】 A 【小题 5】

20、D Doctors say anger can be an extremely damaging emotion, unless you learn how to deal with it. They warn that anger can lead to heart disease, stomach problems, headaches, emotional problems and even cancer. Anger is a normal emotion that we all feel from time to time. Some people express anger ope

21、nly in a calm reasonable way. Some burst with anger, and scream and yell (大叫 ). But others keep their anger inside. They can not or will not express it. This is called repressing anger. For years many doctors thought that repressing anger was more dangerous to a persons health than expressing it. Th

22、ey said that when a person is angry, the brain releases the same hormones . They speed the heart rate, raise blood pressure, or sugar into the blood, etc. In general the person feels excited and ready to act. Some doctors say that both repressing and expressing anger can be dangerous. They believe t

23、hat those who express anger violently may be more likely to develop heart disease, and they believe that those who keep their anger inside may face a greater danger of high blood pressure. Doctors say the solution is learning how to deal with anger. They say the first step is to admit that you are a

24、ngry and to recognize the real cause of the anger, then decide if the cause is serious enough to get angry about. If it is, they say, Do not express your anger while angry. Wait until your anger has cooled down and you are able to express yourself calmly and reasonably. Doctors say that a good way t

25、o deal with anger is to find humor in the situation that has made you angry. They said that laughter is much healthier than anger. 【小题 1】 Damaging emotion means that _. A the emotion is harmless B the emotion is harmful C the feeling is very strong D the feeling is hard 【小题 2】 Which of the following

26、 statement is right A Were you angry, you would be cancered. B Once you are angry, you must be cancered. C Angry as you are often, you cant be cancered. D Anger may cause you to suffer from a cancer. 【小题 3】 Expressing anger violently _ repressing it according to some scientists. A is not as danger a

27、s B is more harmful than C is no better than D is much better than 【小题 4】 According to the author, youd better _ A never be angry B cool down your anger before you express it C laugh and laugh when you get angry D admit you are wrong when you are angry 【小题 5】 What is the passage mainly about A The t

28、ypes of anger. B How to release anger. C Causes of anger. D The damage to health caused by being angry. 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 D 【小题 3】 C 【小题 4】 B 【小题 5】 D The food we eat seems to have a great effect on our health. Although science has made big steps in making food more fit to eat, it has, at the same

29、 time, made many foods unfit to eat. Some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of human illness is related to food and forty percent of cancer is related to food as well. That food is related to illness is not a new discovery. In 1945, some researchers realized that things commonly used to

30、 keep colour in meats and other food additives（添加剂）caused cancer. Yet, these additives remain in our food, and it is difficult to know which things on the wrappings（包装） of foods are helpful or harmful. The additives which we eat are not all so direct. Farmers often give penicillin to their animals,

31、and because of this, penicillin has been found in the milk of cows. Sometimes similar things are supplied to animals not for their health, but just to make a profit. The farmers are simply trying to fatten the animals in order to get a higher price on the market. Although some countries have tried t

32、o control such things, the practice continues. 【小题 1】 According to this passage, we can know . A perhaps most of human illness is caused by what we eat B perhaps most kinds of cancer are related to what people eat C cancer was discovered in 1945 D science has made food unfit to eat 【小题 2】 Things tha

33、t are used to keep colours in meats are . A harmful B useless C helpless D dangerous 【小题 3】 All the additives . A are bright and colourless B are not bright and colourful C have indirect effects on our health D have direct effects on our health 【小题 4】 People use additives . A to make food more unfit

34、 to eat B to improve the colour and taste of the food C to change colour of the food D to take off the diseases of the food 【小题 5】 Which of the following is not true A Some wrappings of food are harmful. B Farmers try to make more money on the market by fattening their animals. C “The practice conti

35、nues” means “things are still going on like that”. D We neednt take care of what we eat. 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 C 【小题 4】 B 【小题 5】 D 信息匹配 阅读下列材料，从所给的六个选项（ A、 B、 C、 D、 E和 F）中，选出符合各小题要求的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有一项是多余选项。 阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。 以下是学习英浯的方法： A. Practice speaking as often as you can - ev

36、en speaking to yourself is good practice. Try recording yourself whenever you can. B. It helps if you can learn with someone else. If you can persuade a friend or family member to study with you, it will make you keep working. Agree times to meet and set goals for the week. And test each other regul

37、arly. C. Practice improvising (即兴的 ) ways of getting your meaning across, even if you dont know the exact words or phrases. Think of things you might want to say whenever you have time. An example is the use of tenses. Use facial expressions, hand movements, anything to get your meaning across. D. G

38、uesswork is important in learning a new language. When listening to recorded material, you arent expected to understand everything the first round. If you play the same piece several times, you will most probably understand something new each time. Learn to make maximum (最大限度 ) use of all the clues

39、(提示 ) you can pick up. E. A wide vocabulary is the key to successful language learning, but dont try to learn too much vocabulary at once. F. If you are the person on the bus, street or restaurant asking how you can improve your English, you are on the right track. The only way to improve your speak

40、ing is by speaking. Dont worry about a bad accent or forgetting words or not being understood. 以下是学习者在学习英语中所碰到的闲难。请匹配这些困难与他们所对应的学习方法。 【小题 1】 Jack Andersons vocabulary is very small. He is very anxious to improve his English. Therefore, he wants to enlarge his vocabulary in a short time and tries his

41、 best to memorize new words as many as possible at a time. 【小题 2】 Margret Lillians pronunciation is poor. And she doesnt know how to improve her pronunciation. She is very worried and doesnt know what to do. 【小题 3】 Alice Fingelhamm has difficulty in understanding the meaning of the English text. So

42、she looks up the new words in the dictionary in order to understand everything. However, she made little progress in English. 【小题 4】 Although Peter Florian wants to communicate with people on the bus when he is on the way home, he is afraid of being laughed at because of his poor accent. 【小题 5】 Lynn

43、e Nagata cant express herself clearly in English because she sometimes forgets some key words and doesnt know the tenses exactly. 答案： 【小题 1】 E 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 F 【小题 5】 C 书面表达 基础写作 (共 1小题，满分 15分 ) 写作内容：校学生会为了帮助大家学好电脑，特邀广州大学计算机系王平教授在 3月 3日星期六下午 2点来校做讲座，请根据下面所给的情景说明，写一份书面的通知，通知日期是 2月 28号。 写作要求

44、：请使用 5个规范的英语句子描述全部所给的信息内容，注意行文的连贯性。 (文章开头及格式已给出 . 这部分要抄写到答案：卷上 ) 1） 事宜：关于计算机的用途以及如何利用 internet网络进行学习的讲座 ; 2） 讲座人：广州大学计算机系王平教授； 3） 地点：图书馆三楼； 4） 要求：参加者准备一些自己在电脑学习中过程中遇到的问题 ,让王教授会后回答。 5） 参加对象：电脑爱好者；不要迟到。 Notice To help students learn more about computers, _ _. The Students Union Feb.28th 答案： Notice To

45、help students learn more about computers, we have invited Professor Wang Ping from the Computer Department of Zhongshan University to give us a lecture on Saturday, the third of March. Professor Wang will talk about the use of computer and how to learn through the internet. The lecture begins at 2:0

46、0 pm on the third floor of the Library Building. Please bring your questions in computer learning, which will be answered by Professor Wang after the lecture. Any computer-lover is welcome to attend the lecture and required to arrive on time. The Students Union Feb.28th 阅读下面短文，然后按照要求写一篇 150词左右的英语短文。

47、 I will never forget the lesson which Mr. Li gave us. One day Mr. Li was speaking to us in our school meeting room. He began his speech by holding up a ￥ 100 bill. He asked, Who would like this ￥ 100 bill Most of us put up our hands quickly. Then he said, I am going to give this ￥ 100 to one of you,

48、 but first let me do this. He then made the bill into a ball and said; Who wants it now We raised our hands again. But he said,“Wait a moment.”He then dropped it on the floor and stepped on it. After that, he picked up the dirty bill and said, Who still wants it Many hands were still up. My friends, he said, you have learned a valuable lesson today. No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not go down in value. It w