1、2013-2014学年四川成都南片区六校联考高二上学期期中考试英语试卷与答案（带解析） 其他 阅读下面短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题（请注意问题后的词数要求）。 My name is Clara. I still remember that chilly December day, sitting in science class. I had finished a worksheet early and picked up a TIME for Kids magazine. A piece of news caught my eye: NASA (美国宇航局 ) was holding
2、an essay contest to name its Mars rover (火星探测器 ). Before I even knew anything else about it, a single word flooded my 11-year-old mind, Curiosity. I couldnt wait for the bell to ring so I could get started on my essay. That afternoon, I raced home, sat down at the computer, and typed until my finger
3、s ached. “Curiosity is an everlasting flame that burns in everyones mind” Five months later, my mom received a phone call, and immediately, a wide smile spread across her face. On August 5, 2012, at 10: 31pm, the rover named Curiosity touched down safely on the surface of Mars, and I was honored to
4、have a front-row seat in NASA. Curiosity is such an important part of who I am. I have always been fascinated by the stars, the planets, the sky and the universe. I remember as a little girl, my grandmother and I would sit together in the backyard for hours. She would tell me stories and point out t
5、he stars. Grandma lived in China, thousands of miles away from my home in Kansas, but the stars kept us together even when we were apart. They were always there, yet there was so much I didnt know about them. Thats what I love so much about space. People often ask me why we go to faraway places like
6、 Mars. My answer is simple because were curious. We human beings do not just hole up in one place. We are constantly wondering and trying to find out whats over the hill and beyond the horizon. 【小题 1】 How did the author get the news about the essay contest (within 7 words) 【小题 2】 In which year was t
7、he author born according to the passage (within 2 words) 【小题 3】 Why did author have a front-row seat in NASA (within 10 words) 【小题 4】 What does the author remember about the time spent with Grandma (within 15 words) 【小题 5】 What does the underlined phrase “hole up” in the last paragraph probably mean
8、 (1 word) 答案： 【小题 1】 By reading a TIME for Kids magazine. / From a TIME for Kids magazine. 【小题 2】 In 2000. 【小题 3】 Because she won the essay contest held by NASA. / Because she named the Mars rover “Curiosity”. 【小题 4】 She sat together with grandma listening to her stories about stars. / Her grandma t
9、old her stories about stars. / They sat together talking about stars. 【小题 5】 stay / remain / live 试题分析：文章讲述了给火星探测器命名的故事。作者想到的名字 “好奇 ”得到了认可，并受到 NASA的邀请，观看 “好奇号 ”的发射。 【小题 1】根据第 一段 “I had finished a worksheet early and picked up a TIME for Kids magazine.”可知，作者是从 TIME for Kids magazine上了解到的。故填 By readin
10、g a TIME for Kids magazine. / From a TIME for Kids magazine.。 【小题 2】根据 “that chilly December day, my 11-year-old mind, Five months later, On August 5, 2012”可知，作者发现那篇征文是在 2011年 12月，那时，他 11岁，因此是 2000年出生的。故填 In 2000.。 【小题 3】根据 “a single word flooded my 11-year-old mind, Curiosity.I was honored to have
11、a front-row seat in NASA”可知，作者把火星探测器命名为“Curiosity”，得到了 NASA的邀请。故填 Because she won the essay contest held by NASA. / Because she named the Mars rover “Curiosity”.。 【小题 4】根据倒数第二段 “my grandmother and I would sit together in the backyard for hours. She would tell me stories and point out the stars”可知，作者
12、记得和外婆一起坐在后院，听外婆讲有关星星的故事。故填 She sat together with grandma listening to her stories about stars. / Her grandma told her stories about stars. / They sat together talking about stars.。 【小题 5】 We human beings do not just hole up in one place.我们人类不只是待在一个地方。故填 stay / remain / live。 考点：探索类短文阅读 单项选择 * Rememb
13、er to take a breath of _ fresh air and have some exercise each day. It will make _ difference. A /； a B the； a C /； the D a； the 答案： A 试题分析：考查冠词。不可数名词前不加冠词，不定冠词 a/an修饰可数名词，表泛指，意为 “一个，某个 ”；定冠词 the表特指，意为 “这个，那个 ”。 air不可数， breathe fresh air呼吸新鲜空气； make a dofference产生影响，是固定搭配。故选 A。 考点：考查冠词 Dressed in a
14、red coat, he is like a girl rather than a boy. _ I didnt recognize him. No wonder B. No way C. No doubt D. No problem 答案： A 试题分析：考查情景交际。句意： -穿着一件红色衣服，他更像一个女孩。 -难怪我没有认出他来。 A难怪； B没门； C毫无疑问； D没问题。故选 A。 考点：考查情景交际 Change-2 did many experiments, _ I think are of much help for knowing space. A which B what
15、 C when D where 答案： A 试题分析：考查定语从句。 “嫦娥二号 ”做了许多试验，我认为这些试验对人们了解太空很有帮助。 I think是插入语，可忽略，定语从句缺少主语，排除 C、 D；what不引导定语从句。故选 A。 考点：考查定语从句 Could I have the small table by the window Sorry, sir. It _ in advance. A booked B will be booked C had booked D has been booked 答案： D 试题分析：在具体语境中考查时态。句意： -我能坐窗户旁边的那张小桌子吗
16、？-对不起，先生。已经有人提前预定了。对话是现在的情况，排除 A、 C；根据句意可知，有人提前预定了，不用将来时，故选 D。 考点：在具体语境中考查时态 So far as I am concerned, he is a determined man and on no account _ die easily. A he says B he does say C says he D does he say 答案： D 试题分析：考查倒装。含有否定含义的短语放句首时，用部分倒装。 on no account绝不，类似的还有 in no case, under no circumstance等。
17、本句放句首了，应该使用部分倒装， A、 B未倒装， C是全部倒装；故选 D。 考点：考查倒装 There are several people who have called _ the advertisement we placed in yesterdays newspaper. A in favour of B in response to C in honour of D in return for 答案： B 试题分析：考查介词短语辨析。有一些人打来电话，作为对我们登在昨天报纸上的广告的回应。 A支持； B回应 .； C为纪念 .； D作为 .的回报。故选B。 考点：考查介词短语辨析
18、 Dont take _ for granted that he will agree with you on the subject. A this B that C it D Which 答案： C 试题分析：考查 it作形式宾语。 take sth for granted认为 .理所当然。本句的宾语是 that 引导的从句，从句过长，需要使用 it 作形式宾语，把 that 从句放后面。故选 C。 考点：考查 it作形式宾语 In this country it is required that anyone who wants to settle here _ to pass this
19、 kind of test. A has B must have C have D will have 答案： C 试题分析：考查虚拟语气。 require/request/order/command等表示命令、要求的词，后面的从句一律使用虚拟语气，即 should+动词原形， should常省略。 that从句的主语虽然是单数，但根据 should+动词原形可知，省略 should后保留have。故选 C。 考点：考查虚拟语气 You will find the game is not so difficult to play _ you understand its rules. A un
20、til B since C before D once 答案： D 试题分析：考查状语从句。句意：一旦理解了比赛规则，你就会发现这个比赛并不难。 A直到； B自从； C在 .之前； D一旦。选 A的话，意为 “直到理解了规则才发现它很难 ”，不符合题意。故选 D。 考点：考查状语从句 The building, _ in the shape of an egg, is now just for tourists. A designing B designed C to be designed D having designed 答案： B 试题分析：考查非谓语动词。 Building与 des
21、ign是动宾关系，即 design the building，是动宾关系时，作定语应该用过去分词， designed相当于 which isdesigned。排除 A、 D；根据句意可知，这栋大楼已经建好，故不用不定式，排除 C。故选 B。 考点：考查非谓语动词 完型填空 In 1970, at the age of 35, my father was diagnosed with Parkinsons disease. There was not much done at that time and my father had to rely on the medication and tr
22、eatment that were at that time. But one thing was , my father was not a quitter. He was a teacher who children with special educational needs in Chicago Public High School. Every day we would hear about “his kids”. These “kids” did not usually my sister and I. One day, my father arrived at his schoo
23、l and walked up the for his first period. He was having a very day because the disease was really taking everything out of him. He once and bruised (擦伤 ) his knee but he still kept going. did he know that someone was watching. As the day his steps began to get a little lighter. At the end of the day
24、, he was about to leave a young girl entered his office. He had met her in the hallway but she was not one of his . He asked what he could do for her and she said, “I just wanted to thank you for my life.” He looked at her and couldnt what he had done. She then went on . “When I got up this morning,
25、 I felt as if I was at the end of my and ready to kill myself. But when I saw you trying to go up the stairs and then you fell, I felt and the feeling of sadness just kept getting . And now you are walking as as ever. Its really true that everything will get better as the days go on.” 【小题1】 A inform
26、ation B research C knowledge D experience A favorable B believable C reasonable D available A obvious B special C natural D strange A abandoned B followed C taught D attended A stories B jokes C songs D humors A connect B change C mean D defeat A mountains B stairs C ladders D streets A normal B ple
27、asant C simple D difficult A fell B stood C happened D appeared A Few B Little C Seldom D Never A arrived B progressed C broke D stopped A until B before C when D while A students B friends C teachers D workers A losing B giving C passing D saving A write down B figure out C cut off D put up A respo
28、nding B admitting C explaining D complaining A rope B wall C road D work A sorry B bad C lucky D proud A lower B weaker C higher D stronger A carefully B quickly C lightly D slowly 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 D 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 C 【小题 5】 A 【小题 6】 C 【小题 7】 B 【小题 8】 D 【小题 9】 A 【小题 10】 D 【小题 11】 B 【小题 12】 C 【小题
29、13】 A 【小题 14】 D 【小题 15】 B 【小题 16】 C 【小题 17】 A 【小题 18】 B 【小题 19】 D 【小题 20】 C 试题分析：文章讲述的是一个父亲的故事。作者的父亲的了帕金森病，当时的医疗条件有限，只能依靠药物来治疗。作者的爸爸是芝加哥一所公立高中的老师，有一天他来到学校，上楼摔倒的一幕被一个想要自杀的女孩看到了。作者爸爸的坚强给了那个女孩以力量，她很感激作者的爸爸。 【小题 1】 There was not much done at that time and my father had to rely on the medication and trea
30、tment当时没有太多关于帕金森病的研究，作者的爸爸不得不依赖药物和治疗。 A信息； B研究； C知识； D经历，经验。故选 B。 【小题 2】 the medication and treatment that were at that time当时仅有的医疗条件，A赞同的，有利的； B可信的； C合理的； D可获得的，可得到的。故选 D。 【小题 3】 But one thing was , my father was not a quitter.有一件事是明 显的，作者的爸爸不是一个轻言放弃的人。 A明显的； B特殊的； C自然的； D奇怪的。故选 A。 【小题 4】 He was a
31、teacher who children with special educational needs作者的爸爸教一些有特殊教育需要的孩子， A放弃，抛弃； B跟随； C教书； D参加，上学。故选 C。 【小题 5】 Every day we would hear about “his kids”.每天都能听到关于 “他的孩子 ”的故事， A故事； B玩笑； C歌曲； D幽默。故选 A。 【小题 6】 These “kids” did not usually my sister and I.这些 “孩子 ”不总是意味着作者和妹妹， A连接； B改变； C意味着； D打败。故选 C。 【小题 7
32、】 my father arrived at his school and walked up the for his first period爸爸到达学校，走上楼梯开始他的第一阶段，根据最后一段 “go up the stairs”可知，应填 stairs， A山； B楼梯； C梯子； D街道。故选 B。 【小题 8】 He was having a very day because the disease was really taking everything out of him.他的病把一切都夺走了，爸爸的一天过得很艰难， A正常的； B令人愉快的； C简单的； D困难的。故选 D。
33、 【小题 9】 He once and bruised (擦伤 ) his knee爸爸摔倒擦伤了膝盖， A摔倒； B站立； C发生； D出现。故选 A。 【小题 10】 did he know that someone was watching.他从来不知道有一个人一直在看着他， A少的； B少的，小的； C很少； D从不。故选 D。 【小题 11】 As the day his steps began to get a little lighter.随着一天时间的过去，他的脚步变轻了， A到达； B进展，发展； C打破； D停止。根据下一句的 At the end of the day可知
34、，这里不是一天的结束，不用 stopped。故选 B。 【小题 12】 he was about to leave a young girl entered his office当一个年轻女孩进来时，爸爸正要离开， be about to do sth when.正要做某事时，另外一件事发生了。故选 C。 【小题 13】 He had met her in the hallway but she was not one of his .爸爸半路上遇见过这个女孩，但她不是爸爸的学生， A学生； B朋友； C老师； D工人。故选A。 【小题 14】 she said, “I just wanted
35、 to thank you for my life.”她说： “我只是想谢谢你救了我的命 ”， A失去； B给； C通过； D拯救。故选 D。 【小题 15】 He looked at her and couldnt what he had done.爸爸看着她，不理解自己曾经为她做过什么事情， A写下； B计算出，弄明白，理解； C切除，切断，中断； D进行，住宿，搭建，张贴。故选 B。 【小题 16】 She then went on . “When I got up她接着解释。 “当我起床时， .”。A回应； B承认； C解释； D抱怨。故选 C。 【小题 17】 I felt as i
36、f I was at the end of my and ready to kill myself.她感觉自己的生命已经到了尽头，准备 自杀， at the end of ones rope某人生命的尽头， A绳子；B墙壁； C道路； D工作。故选 A。 【小题 18】 and then you fell, I felt 她看到作者的爸爸摔倒，心里肯定不会是开心，根据后面的 “the feeling of sadness”可知，作者很难过， A遗憾的，抱歉的；B糟糕的； C幸运的； D自豪的。故选 B。 【小题 19】 the feeling of sadness just kept gett
37、ing 难过的感觉一直在增强， A更低的； B更虚弱的； C更高的； D更强的。故 选 D。 【小题 20】根据 everything will get better as the days go on可知，一切都会好起来。 And now you are walking as as ever.作者爸爸的脚步像以前一样轻快。 A小心地； B快速地； C轻轻地，轻松地； D慢慢地。故选 C。 考点：人物故事类短文阅读 阅读理解 I am a psychologist. I first met Timothy, a quiet, overweight eleven-year-old boy, wh
38、en his mother brought him to me to discuss his declining grades. A few minutes with Timothy were enough to confirm that his self-esteem(自尊 ) and general happiness were falling right along with them. I asked about Timothys typical day. He awoke every morning at six thirty so he could reach his school
39、 by eight and arrived home around four thirty each afternoon. He then had a quick snack, followed by either a piano lesson or a lesson with his math tutor. He finished dinner at 7 pm, and then he sat down to do homework for two to three hours. Quickly doing the math in my head, I found that Timothy
40、spent an average of thirteen hours a day at a writing desk. What if Timothy spent thirteen hours a day at a sewing machine instead of a desk We would immediately be shocked, because that would be called children being horribly mistreated. Timothy was far from being mistreated, but the mountain of ho
41、mework he faced daily resulted in a similar consequence he was being robbed of his childhood. In fact, Timothy had no time to do anything he truly enjoyed, such as playing video games, watching movies, or playing board games with his friends. Play, however, is a crucial part of healthy child develop
42、ment. It affects childrens creativity, their social skills, and even their brain development. The absence of play, physical exercise, and free-from social interaction takes a serious toll on many children. It can also cause significant health problems like childhood obesity, sleep problems and depre
43、ssion. Experts in the field recommend the minutes children spend on their homework should be no more than ten times the number of their grade level. As a fifth-grader, Timothy should have no more than fifty minutes a day of homework (instead of three times that amount). Having an extra two hours an
44、evening to play, relax, or see a friend would soundly benefit any childs life quality. 【小题 1】 What does the underlined word “them” in the first paragraph probably refer to A Timothys parents. B Timothys grades. C Psychologists. D The students. 【小题 2】 What did the writer think of Timothy after learni
45、ng about his typical day A Timothy was very hard-working. B Timothy was being mistreated. C Timothy had a heavy burden. D Timothy was enjoying his childhood. 【小题 3】 Which of the following statements best describes the writers opinion A Children should be allowed enough time to play. B Playing board
46、games works better than playing video games. C The more they play, the more creative children will become. D The depression caused by homework makes children unwilling to play. 【小题 4】 According to the passage, how long should a third-grader spend a day doing homework A About ten minutes. B No more t
47、han twenty minutes. C No more than thirty minutes. D About fifty minutes. 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 C 试题分 析：文章关注的是孩子沉重的作业负担，除了大量的作业，还有各种补习班。学习占用了孩子大量的时间，以至于玩耍的时间太少，这不利于孩子的身心发展。 【小题 1】根据 “to discuss his declining grades. A few minutes with Timothy were enough to confirm that his self-este
48、em(自尊 ) and general happiness were falling right along with them.”可知，和 Timothy聊了几分钟，作者就了解到了 Timothy的自尊和开心随着成绩一起下降。故选 B。 【小题 2】根据第一段 “He awoke every morning at six thirty so he could reach his school by eight and arrived home around four thirty each afternoon. He then had a quick snack, followed by either a piano lesson or a lesson with his math tutor. He finished dinner at 7 pm, and then he sat down to do homework for two to three hours. Quickly doing the math in my head, I found that Timothy spent an average of thirteen hours a
