2010年广东省中山市实验高级中学高二上学期期中考试英语卷.doc

1、2010年广东省中山市实验高级中学高二上学期期中考试英语卷 其他 阅读下面短文，根据上下文填入适当的词语，或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空，并将答案：填写在答题卡上标号为 36-45的相应位置。 Thirteen-year-old Andrew will never forget that Saturday. He was relaxing on his familys sofa with his sister, Susan. Suddenly the heater exploded. His sister, who was unhurt, managed to pull 26 away fr

2、om the fire 27 his mum dialed for an ambulance. 28 ambulance soon arrived and rushed him to Childrens Hospital 29 he was operated on immediately. Doctors told his mum there was little chance of Andrew being able to walk again. The damage to his body was so bad and the cuts in his legs so deep that t

3、he 30 (operate) took 11 hours. After a couple of weeks, he 31 (allow) to go home but had to spend the next six weeks in a wheelchair. 32 the help of his doctor, this brave young boy returned to school after only two and a half months. 33 (look) back on the accident, Andrew says he believes children

4、can do 34 they want 35 they put their mind to it. 答案 ： 【小题 1】 him 【小题 2】 when/as/while 【小题 3】 The 【小题 4】 where 【小题 5】 operation 【小题 6】 was allowed 【小题 7】 With 【小题 8】 Looking 【小题 9】 whatever/anything/what 【小题 10】 if 句子填空（共 10小题，每小题 1分，满分 10分） 根据句子意思，从所给的 15个词汇中选出合适的词或短语并用适当的形式填空。 challenge be strict

5、with predict a number of attract possess optimistic depend on crime uncertain treat consist of delight typical pollute 【小题 1】 Dont _ me as a child. Im already in my twenties. 【小题 2】 - Could you do me a favor - It _ what it is. 【小题 3】 I am _ about what to do next. Can you tell me about it 【小题 4】 - Wh

6、y does the lake smell terrible - Because large quantities of water _. 【小题 5】 We all hope that our teachers _ us so that we can learn more. 【小题 6】 To our _, our class won the game very easily. 【小题 7】 It is _ that we will have a much colder winter this year. 【小题 8】 Pollution of the environment is one

7、of the most _ we face today. 【小题 9】 The main function of advertisements is _ customers to buy the goods. 【小题 10】 It is simply a _ for us students to waste so much food and water. 答案： 【小题 1】 treat 【小题 2】 depends on 【小题 3】 uncertain 【小题 4】 has been polluted 【小题 5】 are strict with 【小题 6】 delight 【小题 7】

8、 predicted 【小题 8】 challenges 【小题 9】 to attract 【小题 10】 crime 完型填空 One day, when I was in high school, I saw a kid named Kyle walking home from school with all his books, I thought to myself, “ 11 would anyone bring home all his books for the weekend He must really be 12 .” As I was walking, I saw se

9、veral kids running toward him. They ran at him, 13 all his books out of his arms and he fell down in the dirt. His glasses went 14 and landed in the grass. My heart went out to him. So, I ran over to him. 15 I handed him his glasses, he looked at me and said, “Hey, thanks!” I helped him pick up his

10、books, and asked him where he lived. As it 16 , he lived near me. We talked all the way home. Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends. Kyle was the 17 student of our class, one of those guys that really found themselves during high school. Therefore he had the 18 to prepare a gradua

11、tion speech. On the graduation day, I could see that he was 19 . So, I patted him on the back and said, “Hey, big guy, youll be great!” He looked at me and smiled. He cleared his throat, and began. “Graduation is a time to 20 those who helped you make it through those 21 years. Your parents, your te

12、achers but mostly your friends, I am here to tell all of you that being a friend to someone is the best 22 you can give him.” I just looked at my friend with disbelief as he told the story of the first day we met. He had planned to 23 himself over the weekend and was carrying his books home. “Thankf

13、ully, nothing happened. My friend 24 me from doing the unspeakable.” Not until that moment did I realize that you should never underestimate(低估 ) the 25 of your actions. With one small gesture you can change a persons life. For better or for worse. 【小题1】 A How B When C Why D Where A stupid B clever

14、C wonderful D anxious A throwing B knocking C taking D snatching A lost B sending C broken D flying A While B As C Because D Once A passed by B came up C went on D turned out A top B hardest C favorite D luckiest A pride B honor C pleasure D chance A excited B nervous C proud D crazy A reward B reme

15、mber C thank D congratulate A happy B exciting C old D tough A chance B gift C help D favor A kill B enjoy C test D hurt A protected B freed C warned D saved A price B use C power D meaning 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 B 【小题 4】 D 【小题 5】 B 【小题 6】 D 【小题 7】 A 【小题 8】 B 【小题 9】 B 【小题 10】 C 【小题 11】 D 【小题 1

16、2】 B 【小题 13】 A 【小题 14】 D 【小题 15】 C 阅读理解 If you see someone drowning, speed is very important. Once you get him out of the water, if he isnt breathing, you have four minutes before his brain is completely destroyed. Support his neck, move his head back and press his chin upwards. This stops the tongu

17、e blocking the airway in the throat and is sometimes enough to get him breathing again. If that doesnt work, start mouth-to-mouth breathing. Press his nostrils (the two holes at the end of your nose, through which you breathe and smell things) together with your fingers. Open your mouth and take a d

18、eep breath. Blow into his lungs until his chest rises, then remove your mouth and watch his chest fall. Repeat twelve times a minute. Keep doing until professional help arrives. To bring a child back to life, keep your lips around his mouth and gently blow into his mouth. Give the first four breaths

19、 as quickly as possible to fill the blood with oxygen. If, in spite of your efforts, he starts turning a blue-grey colour, and you can feel no pulse, then pressing is the last chance of saving his life. With arms straight, rock forwards, pressing down on the lower half of the breastbone. Dont be too

20、 hard or you may break a rib. Check how effective you are by seeing if his colour improves or his pulse becomes independent to your chest pressing. If this happens, stop the pressing. Otherwise continue until rescue arrives. 【小题 1】 If you want to save someone drowning, you _. A have to pull off his

21、clothes first . B should try to get him out of water as quickly as possible. C should first make out who he is. D ought to throw a life coat to him first . 【小题 2】 Once a person stops breathing, it means _. A you have no more than 4 minutes to bring him to life again . B his brain is completely damag

22、ed . C he has passed away . D there is no way to save his life . 【小题 3】 To press his chin upwards is a way to _. A keep the tongue from blocking the airway in the throat . B prevent the tongue from stopping the airway in the throat . C wipe the tongue out of the throat . D see if he can possibly be

23、saved . 【小题 4】 If the drowning boy has no pulse,_. A press his chin upwards is enough to get him breathing . B blow air into his mouth is sure to save his life . C press his nostrils together with your fingers can work . D press is the last chance of saving his life . 【小题 5】 Which of the following s

24、tatement is true A Dont stop pressing his chest, if the drowning man starts breathing again. B If you see someone drowning, you must give him mouth-to-mouth breathing. C If a man does not breathe for four minutes, his brain will be completely destroyed. D When pressing, you can do it as hard as you

25、can. 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 D 【小题 5】 C Louis Pasteur Louis Pasteur, one of the worlds great scientists, was born in 1822, and died in 1895.While still a young boy, Louis Pasteur made his decision to become a scientist. He spent much of his life time studying the diseases of cattle, ch

26、ickens and other tame animals. His wife learned to help him with his work. Almost everyone knows that Pasteur is the man responsible for finding a way of preventing milk from spoiling (变质 ). Not many people know he was the first to imagine and to prove that air we breathe is full of germs (细菌 ). One

27、 of his greatest successes was finding a treatment for people and animals to prevent a disease called rabies (狂犬 病 ). Louis Pasteur won many honors and could have got large amount of money. But Pasteur preferred to live simply. The real happiness of this unusual man came from his work. Louis Pasteur

28、 did so well in his life that the French government took up his work and created the Institute Pasteur in the year 1888. 【小题 1】 According to the passage, which of the following statements is true A Pasteur was a scientist and doctor as well. B Pasteur lived for less than seventy years. C Everybody k

29、nows that Pasteur succeeded in finding a way of preventing milk from spoiling. D Pasteurs wife was of some help to him in his work. 【小题 2】 From the passage, we know that Pasteur lived a simple life. This is because _. A he earned little money. B he cared much about money. C what he really enjoyed wa

30、s a simple life. D of all mentioned above. 【小题 3】 Why were many honors given to Louis Pasteur A Because he was the greatest scientist in the world. B Because he spent much of his life time studying the diseases of people. C Because he lived simply. D Because he was a rare success as a scientist. 【小题

31、 4】 Pasteur could have got large amount of money if he had_. A cared much about it. B made more discoveries. C lived a better life. D achieved more successes. 【小题 5】 To Louis Pasteur the real happiness in his life was to _. A study B work C get large amount of money D raise tame animals 答案： 【小题 1】 D

32、 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 A 【小题 5】 B Pairs, Jan. 11- An armored (武装 ) car robbery last night ended in a wild gunbattle that two men dead and a hostage (人质 ) seriously wounded. The drama (刺激的事件 ) began when an armored car carrying the contents of safety（储备） boxes to a bank was struck by a large truck

33、, police said. The bank guards were helpless when the robbers jumped out of the truck and tied them. The robbers used heavy tools and explosives (爆炸品 ) to break the armored car. A passing police car turned to look into the accident as the men were removing the contents of the armored car. Police sai

34、d the three robbers fled on foot across a nearby highway. Stopping a private car driven by a teenaged girl, the three escaped for central Pairs with the police car in hot pursuit（追捕） . A plain clothes policeman saw the car as it drove through the street of Lat in Quarter. The policeman tried to stop

35、 the car, but the thieves started shooting at him, witness (目击者 ) said. The girl hostage tried to slip away. Just as she was crawling (爬出 ) away from the car, she was hit by a bullet. Police said she was out of danger at Central Hospital. The gunmen gave up the car and got into a shop, pouring fire

36、on more than 50 policemen that surrounded the building. After a wild gunbattle, police broke into the room. They only found two of the gunmen, both seriously wounded. The third thief was believed to have escaped with over $1.3 million in cash and jewellery. 【小题 1】 The passage is about _. A a gunbatt

37、le between the policeman and the government soldiers. B a bank robbery in Paris. C a group of gunmens robbery of armored car in the streets. D how a teenaged girl got seriously wounded. 【小题 2】 The robbers came and they _. A in a police car; stole the armed car. B in a truck; blasted (炸毁 ) the armore

38、d car. C in an armored truck; drove the money car away. D in an armored car; opened the armored car with heavy tools. 【小题 3】 The three robbers escaped on foot across a nearby highway because_. A a passing police car found them . B the explosives were too strong . C the contents of the armored car we

39、re too heavy . D the truck broke down . 【小题 4】 A plain clothes policeman is _. A not a policeman but a soldier . B not a policeman but a gunman . C a policeman but he doesnt wear a uniform . D a robber . 【小题 5】 After a wild gunbattle, _. A the robbers were shot dead. B the police got back what they

40、wanted. C the police failed to get back what they wanted. D 50 policemen were killed and the robbers were seriously wounded. 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 C 【小题 5】 C 信息匹配 阅读下列回函 : Reply letter A Thank you for your valuable suggestions. We have decided to show the Chinese character along with

41、 the Hanyu Pinyin for names of Chinese personages, places and specific things as from the next issue. Reply letter B Thank you for your suggestions. Next year will be the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. One of our staff reporters has just returned from Xinj

42、iang and written a long article about her trip. Next year, we will have even more coverage of Xinjiang. Reply letter C Other readers have asked us for similar information and we have so far answered them individually. In this issue, we will print an open reply. We discovered after making a survey th

43、at there are few books to be found on China printed in English. Most are published by the Foreign Languages Press and China International press, from where it is possible to buy books directly. Reply letter D A majority of Chinese tourists travel abroad in order to see different landscapes and vario

44、us cultures, to appreciate an exotic atmosphere and to get to know local customs. Some Chinese tourists nevertheless go to China towns, because they can eat Chinese food there. For those who dont know English or the native language of the country they visit, it is convenient to go shopping or find e

45、ntertainment in a Chinatown. Reply letter E We have taken on your suggestions to start a column on personalities. There are kinds of reports, such as movie stars, directors, businessmen, singers and so on. Our reports not only introduce their achievements, but also report their inner world. We hope

46、you will enjoy it. Reply letter F Thanks for your appreciation of our magazine. We have mailed your letter and your e-mail address to Tingting. Since both of her two letters were sent by ordinary mail and did not give her e-mail address or telephone number. We could not get in touch with her any oth

47、er way. 阅读下列信函 ,然后匹配相关信息 : Letter A I have just started reading your magazine regularly and enjoy the articles very much. I have one comment to make. Can you include the Chinese characters for the names of people, places, etc that you mention with the Hanyu Pinyin of Romanized phonetic system that y

48、ou use For example, what is “Emei” or “Qitaihe”or “Shaoxing” in Chinese Its also helpful for those of us who are learning Chinese. Letter B. It was interesting to read the magazine. I wonder if you could start a column which introduces the Chinese elites of art, business, sports, politics, especially directors, actors, anchors(主持人 )and singers. I believe readers will also appreciate a livelier style. Letter C I am a civil servant in Xinjiang, a region relatively underdeveloped in co