浙江省桐乡高级中学2009-2010学年度高二上学期期中考试.doc

1、浙江省桐乡高级中学 2009-2010学年度高二上学期期中考试 其他 III.完形填空：（本题有 20小题；每小题 1分，满分 20分） A soldier was coming home after the war. He 41 his parents from San Francisco. He told them that he was going home but he had a 42 hed like to bring home. “Sure,” they replied, “wed love to 43 him.” “There is something you should k

2、now.” The son 44 , “He was hurt pretty badly in the fighting so that he 45 an arm and a leg. He has 46 else to go, and I want him to live with us.” “Im sorry to hear that, son. Maybe we can 47 him somewhere to live.” “No, Mom and Dad, I want him to live with us.” “Son”, said the father, “you dont kn

3、ow what youre 48 . He would be a 49 burden on us. We have our own lives to live. I think you should just come home and 50 about this guy. Hell find a way to live on his 51 .” At that point, the son 52 the phone. The parents heard nothing 53 from him. A few days later, 54 , they received a call from

4、the San Francisco police. Their son had died after falling from a building. The police 55 it was suicide(自杀 ). The 56 parents flew to San Francisco and were taken to the body of their son. They 57 him, but to their horror they also discovered their son had only one arm and one leg. We find it 58 to

5、love those who are good-looking or fun to have around, but we dont like people who make us feel 59 . We would rather stay away from people who arent as healthy, beautiful, or smart 60 we are. 41. A. asked B. called C. wrote to D. shouted 42. A. friend B. classmate C. officer D. soldier 43. A. accept

6、 B. have C. meet D. welcome 44. A. said B. added C. stopped D. answered 45. A. missed B. wounded C. hurt D. lost 46. A. anywhere B. somewhere C. nowhere D. everywhere 47. A. find B. leave C. ask D. provide 48. A. making for B. using for C. asking for D. leaving for 49. A. expensive B. cheap C. soft

7、D. terrible 50. A. talk B. forget C. think D. care 51. A. life B. own C. himself D. style 52. A. hung up B. called up C. picked up D. broke up 53. A. new B. less C. terrible D. more 54. A. therefore B. however C. then D. otherwise 55. A. believed B. reported C. told D. replied 56. A. excited B. hear

8、tbroken C. silent D. surprised 57. A. covered B. found C. thought D. recognized 58. A. hard B. easy C. simple D. nice 59. A. grateful B. powerful C. uncomfortable D. careful 60. A. than B. so C. as D. like 答案： BACBD CACDB BADBA BDBCC 单项选择 * John said he would pay _ second visit to China _ next year.

9、 A the; / B the; the C a; the D a; / 答案： C The girl looked at me with a _expression. Maybe the problem was quite _. A puzzling; puzzling B puzzling; puzzled C puzzled; puzzled D puzzled; puzzling 答案： D -You _ part in the party in time. -Sorry I was delayed by the accident. A are supposed to take B h

10、ave supposed to take C are supposed to have taken D supposed to take 答案： C Not until the war was over _ to school. A that the children could go B the children couldnt go C could the children go D the children could go 答案： C If you dont go to that school, _. A neither shall I B nor do I C so do I D n

11、either do I 答案： A He suggested the doctor_ to work there. A be sent B was sent C should send D would be sent 答案： A Professor Jordan gave us _ lecture this afternoon and most of us were confused. A a more confusing B more confusing a C a most confusing D the most confusing 答案： C It is no good _. You

12、should give _. A to smoke, it up B smoking, it up C smoking, up it D to smoke, up it 答案： B - Do you _ any difficulty _ the subject - Yes. Its too hard for me. A take; to understand B have; in understanding C take; understanding D have; to understand 答案： B -Would you mind my sitting here for a moment

13、 -_. A Yes, please. B Yes, of course. C No, not at all. D Surely. 答案： C _ in the mountains for a week, the two students were finally saved by the local police. A Having lost B Being lost C Lost D Losing 答案： C Its very dangerous to be _ to the SARS virus without any protection. A disclosed B uncover

14、C affected D exposed 答案： D He always brings me a pretty gift _ he comes to visit me. A by the time B sometimes C every time D at times 答案： C - Where was I - You _you didnt like your fathers job. A had said B said C were saying D had been saying 答案： C _ the matter a secret , Jim told his father all t

15、hat had happened . A More than keep B Rather than keep C Rather than keeping D Without having been kept 答案： B Could you drive me to the supermarket at noon if _ A its convenient of you B you are convenient C its convenient to you D you will be convenient 答案： C People who are _ drugs cant go without

16、them for a few hours , can they A addicted to B engaged in C satisfied with D related to 答案： A We are kept _ of what is happening in the world by reading newspapers and watching television . A reminded B informed C remembered D told 答案： B Its said that the team _ twelve top European players . A cons

17、ists of B is consisted of C made up of D is made of 答案： A She explained it again to make herself _ by the audiences. A misunderstand B misunderstood C misunderstanding D to misunderstand 答案： B 阅读理解 Wu You, a 14yearold Chinese Australian, used her diary to record what she had experienced in Guangzhou

18、 during this years Spring Festival travel period. She, like tens of thousands of passengers stranded (滞留 ) at the Guangzhou Railway Station, had a Spring Festival she could never forget. But different from most people, she put down what she saw and heard in her diary, which was published in Australi

19、a. Born in Sydney, Australia, Wu Yous grandfather and parents are professional painters, and she started to write diaries with pictures when she was only ten years old. She never expected to become famous because of her diary describing her life in Guangzhou. “We originally planned to stay for half

20、a month in Guangzhou when we arrived in January,” said Huang Qin, Wus mother. But the snowstorm caused the breakdown of traffic and kept the family there. “This is her first Spring Festival in China and probably the most special one,” said Huang. “We watched TV news programs every day and prayed for

21、 the snowstorm to be over soon so that stranded passengers could go home as soon as possible.” Then Wu You started writing diaries about the snowstorm and the stranded passengers, along with the traditional customs in Guangzhou as well as local attractions such as the flower fair. “In her diary she

22、just wrote down what she heard and saw every day, and with her pencil she added some illustration to every diary. When we went back to Australia, people saw the diaries and asked to publish them on a local newspaper,” said Huang, “because they thought the diaries are very heart warming.” All of Wu Y

23、ous diaries were written in English, and translated into Chinese by her mother. Through her diary, the girl shows her care to the Chinese people. In one diary, she wrote, “I really hope the warmth from peoples love can melt the cold snow and ice.” 72. Wu You wrote diaries during her stay in Guangzho

24、u because she _ . A. has the habit of keeping a diary B. wished to make her name known C. needed a means to kill time D. experienced so many interesting things 73. We can infer from the story that Wu You _ during the Spring Festival. A. did nothing besides watching TV and writing diaries B. helped c

25、lear away the snow and ice C. helped other stranded passengers in difficulty D. had activities to get a taste of the local culture 74. The underlined word “illustration” in the last paragraph refers to _. A. photos B. drawings C. translations D. tips 75. Her diary is believed worth publishing mainly

26、 because it tells about the _. A. wonderful places in Guangzhou covered in ice and snow B. interesting ways of locals observing the Spring Festival C. severe disaster caused by the snowstorm D. moving stories of the passengers being helped 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 2】 D 【小题 3】 B 【小题 4】 D It was Monday. Mrs.

27、Smiths dog was hungry, but there was not any meat in the house. Considering that there was no better way. Mrs. Smith took a piece of paper, and wrote the following words on it: “Give my dog half a pound of meat.” Then she gave the paper to her dog and said gently: “Take this to the butcher (*person

28、whose job is selling meat). and hes going to give you your lunch today.” Holding the piece of paper in its mouth, the dog ran to the butchers. It gave the paper to the butcher. The butcher read it carefully, recognized that it was really the ladys handwriting and soon did it as he was asked to. The

29、dog was very happy, and ate the meat up at once. At noon, the dog came to the shop again. It gave the butcher a piece of paper again. After reading it， he gave it half a pound of meat once more. The next day, the dog came again exactly at noon. And as usual, it brought a piece of paper in the mouth.

30、 This time, the butcher did not take a look at paper, and gave the dog its meat, for he had regarded the dog as one of his customers (*people who buy sth. from a shop). But, the dog came again at four oclock. And the same thing happened once again. To the butchers more surprise, it came for the thir

31、d time at six oclock, and brought with it a third piece of paper. The butcher felt a bit puzzled. He said to himself, “This is a small dog. Why does Mrs. Smith give it so much meat to eat today ” Looking at the piece of paper, he found that there were not any words on it! 68.Mrs Smith treated her li

32、ttle dog quite_. A. cruelly B. fairly C. kindly D. friendly 69.It seemed that the dog knew well that the paper Mrs Smith gave it_. A. might do it much harm B. could do it much good C. would help the butcher D. was worth many pounds 70.The butcher did not give any meat to the dog _. A. before he felt

33、 sure that the words were really written by Mrs. Smith B. when he found that the words on the paper were not clear C. because he had sold out all the meat in his shop D. until he was paid enough by Mrs. Smith 71.From its experience, the dog found that _. A. only the paper with Mrs. Smiths words in i

34、t could bring it meat B. the butcher would give the meat to it whenever he saw it C. Mrs Smith would pay for the meat it got from the butcher D. a piece of paper could bring it half a pound of meat 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 D The financial climate, the job market, family tensions, Obama

35、moving into the Lincoln bedroom. Even the climates getting in on the list. Yup, change is everywhere in 2009. If youre not careful, all kinds of strange things might happen in your otherwise ordered life, so its best to work at avoiding change whenever it rears its head.(抬头 ) Here are 5 ways to do j

36、ust that: 1. Ignore any opportunities. How many times have you taken a chance, only for things to go wrong How many times have you seized an opportunity only for it to slip between your fingers Theres always another screw-up（皱脸） waiting for you, so its better to stay right where you are. Where you a

37、re right now is a known quantity - its safe, warm and comfortable. Doesnt that sound better than going out there, screwing up and looking stupid 2. Set your expectations low. If youre one of the people out there looking to make a change in 2009 rather than having change made for you, youd better set

38、 your expectations low. 3. Keep on running and dont look back. The best thing to do is to set things out so that you can do everything. Its good to be busy and running around after everyone else will mean that everyones happy and theres no room for change to happen. Its a win-win! 4. Recognize that

39、most changes are too big. Face it; there are some tasks youre just not up to. Landing that exciting new job, getting a promotion, taking on the big project or building a relationship that really works -these are all big challenges and you dont want to bite off more than you can chew. 5. Ignore that

40、little voice inside You might sometimes hear a little voice in your head that tells you youre not happy or that something has to change. This little trouble maker can speak up at any time and throw the Spanner of Confusion in the works, and it has only one thing on its mind -to take you out of your

41、comfort zone and make you change. Imagine if everyone went around listening to what they really wanted and acted on it - chaos. No, best to ignore it and carry on with what youre doing. 64 The purpose of writing this passage is _. A to attract the readers interest in change in 2009 B to introduce wa

42、ys to avoid change in 2009 C to discuss whether people should change in 2009 D to tell the readers the news of American New President- Obama 65 Supposing you are safe, warm and comfortable now, you should _. A set your expectations low B keep on running and dont look back C ignore any opportunities

43、D ignore that little voice inside 66 The underlined sentence “You dont want to bite off more than you can chew” implies_. A you are too small to eat too much food. B you have big challenges to fight. C you are afraid of challenging some difficult tasks. D there are some big challenges you cant fight

44、. 67 The best way of dealing with that little voice inside is _. A to change something at once B to have a chat with the speaker C to ignore it and go on with what you are doing D to discuss it with the trouble maker 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 C IV. 阅读理解：（第一节 15小题，每小题 2分；第二节 5小题，每小题 2分；满分

45、 40分） Stress - learning to relax During the course of our growing, sometimes everything seems to go wrong at once. Maybe you have got behind with school work, quarreled with a friend, lost something you really liked and youre in trouble at home too. As more things happen we get more stressed, which

46、means we get too tired and cant think properly, which means more things go wrong! What happens when you feel stressed When you get worried or stressed out about something it affects your body in a number of ways. Your heart beats faster. Muscles tense. Your stomach feels tight or you feel sick. Your

47、 breathing gets faster. You sweat more. It is hard to get to sleep, or you wake up feeling like you didnt really sleep because you still feel tired. What can you do if you feel stressed -Relaxation There are different things you can do to relax. Exercise is great and it can help you sleep if you are

48、 doing some as part of your day. If youre not sure what to do, look up Exercise on this site for some ideas. Exercise to move about (dancing, running, jumping, walking and bike riding) is very good, but if you are not an active person then here are some ideas for you. Exercise to do if you are a couch potato(电视迷 ) or a computer freak（电脑迷） or a bookworm . While you are sitting you can still exercise. Look at the diagrams.