1、2013-2014学年四川省绵阳市南山中学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，并根据短文后的要求答题（请注意问题后的字数要求）。 1Perhaps you are an average student with average intelligence. However, you can receive better grades if you want. Yes, even students with average intelligence can be top students without additional work. Heres how: 2Plan
2、 your time carefully. Make a list of your weekly tasks. Then make a schedule of your time. Be sure to set aside enough time to complete your normal reading and work assignments. Of course, studying shouldnt occupy all of the free time on the schedule. 3Make good use of your time in class. Listening
3、to what the teacher says in class means less work later. Take notes to help you remember what the teacher says. 4Skim before you read. Look over a passage quickly before you begin to read it more carefully. As you preview the material, you get some idea of the content and how it is organized. Later
4、when you begin to read, you will recognize less important material and you may skip some of these portions. Skimming helps double your reading speed and improve your comprehension as well. 5 .Go over your notes as soon as you can after class. Review important points mentioned in class as well as poi
5、nts you remain confused. If you know what the teacher will discuss the next day, skim and read that material, too. If you review your notes and textbook regularly, the material will become more meaningful and you will remember it longer. Regular review leads to improved performance on tests. 6Develo
6、p a good attitude towards tests.The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject. The world wont end if you dont pass a test, so dont worry excessively （过分地） about a single test. 7There are other techniques that might help you with your studying. Improving your studying habits
7、will improve your grades. 【小题 1】 Whats the best title of the passage (no more than 8 words) 【小题 2】 Please translate the underlined sentence in paragraph one into Chinese. . 【小 题 3】 Please fill in the blank in the fifth paragraph with proper words. (no more than 4 words) 【小题 4】 According to the passa
8、ge, how can an average student improve his/her grades (no more than 6 words) 【小题 5】 What does the word “it” (line 4, paragraph 5) probably refer to (no more than 3 words) 答案： 【小题 1】 How to Be a Top Student/How to Be Top Students 【小题 2】 average一般的，普通的，平均的； without additional work没有进行额外的练习；故翻译为：甚至连普通学
9、生，在不进行额外训练的情况下，也能成为优秀的学生。（注 : average intelligence 也可译为 “普通智商 ”； additional work 也可译为 “额外作业 ”）。 【小题 3】 Review regularly 【小题 4】 By improving his/her studying habits 【小题 5】 The material 试题分析：文章主要介绍了提高成绩的一些方法。即使是普通生，也能通过努力成为优等生。 【小题 1】根据 “even students with average intelligence can be top students.Here
10、s how:”可知，即使是智力一般的学生，也能成为尖子生。接下来就是如何成为尖子生。文章主要讲的是怎样成为尖子生。故题目为 How to Be a Top Student/How to Be Top Students。 【小题 2】甚至连普通学生，在不进行额外训练的情况下，都能成为优秀学生。（注 : average intelligence 也可译为 “普通智商 ”； additional work 也可译为 “额外作业 ”） 【小题 3】根据 “Go over your notes.Review important points.Regular review leads to improve
11、d performance on tests.”可知 ，本段讲的是复习回顾的重要性，复习疑难点和重点内容。这些建议都是祈使句，需要把 Regular review进行同义转换成 Review regularly。故填 Review regularly。 【小题 4】根据最后一句 “Improving your studying habits will improve your grades.”可知，改善学习习惯也能提高成绩。故填 By improving his/her studying habits。 【小题 5】根据 “the material will become more meani
12、ngful and you will remember it longer”可知， it指代的是 the material。故填 The material。 考点：建议类类短文阅读 单项选择 * _ number of people, who have access to private cars, is on_ increase in recent years. A A ; the B A; an C The ; the D The ; / 答案： C 试题分析：考查冠词的用法。 anumber of 许多，大量； the number of.的数量。句意：近年来，拥有私家车的人的数量在上升
13、。根据句意可知，这里指 “.的数量 ”，排除 A、 B； on the increase增长，提高。故选 C。 考点：考查冠词 The growing speed of a plant is influenced by a number of factors, _ are beyond our control. A most of them B most of which C most of what D most of that 答案： B 试题分析：考查非限制性定语从句。根据逗号可知，是非限制性定语从句，what不用于定语从句，排除 C； that不能用于介词后，排除 D； most of
14、 them不能引导从句，排除 A。如果逗号后有 and，说明是两个并列分句，则选择 A。故选 B。 考点：考查非限制性定语从句 -I wonder why everybody looks at me strangely when I cross the road. -In this city, you have to wait for a walk _ to cross the road. A signal B symbol C mark D status 答案： A 试题分析：考查情景交际和名词辨析。句意： -我想知道当我过马路时，为什么每个人都奇怪地看着我。 -在这座城市，你得等到行走的信
15、号出现了才能穿过马路。 A信号； B象征； C标记； D地位，状态。故选 A。 考点：考查情景交际和名词辨析 Would you please keep silent The weather report _ and I want to listen. A is broadcast B is being broadcast C has been broadcast D had been broadcast 答案： B 试题分析：考查时态和被动语态。句意：请安静一点好吗？天气预报正在播出，我想听一听。 weather report和 broadcast是动宾关系，需要用被动语态；根据句意可知，是
16、正在进行的事情，因此用现在进行时，故选 B。 考点：考查时态和被动语态 -Look at those clouds! -Dont worry. _it rains, well still have a great time. A What if B As if C Only if D Even if 答案： D 试题分析：考查情景交际。句意： -看那些云！ -不要担心。即使下雨，我们也会玩得很开心。 A假如 .将会怎样； B似乎； C只有； D即使。故选 D。 考点：考查情景交际 Its known to us that Callum _ the local accent after talk
17、ing with the native speakers. A put up B picked up C made up D set up 答案： B 试题分析：考查动词短语辨析。句意：众所周知， Callum在和当地人交谈过之后，学会了当地的口音。 A举起，进行，留宿； B学会（语言），车接某人，捡起； C组成，编造，化妆，弥补； D建立。故选 B。 考点：考查动词短语辨析 A mistake _ have been made on our bill. We didnt order any fish today. A should B would C could D must 答案： D 试
18、题分析：考查情态动词。句意：我们的账单一定是出错了，我们没有要鱼。Should have done本应该； could have done本可以； must have done一定是。故选D。 考点：考查情态动词 As you wander through the streets, you see thousands of masks but you have no idea_ the faces behind them look like. A which B what C that D how 答案： B 试题分析：考查同位语从句。 idea后跟同位语从句，从句中的 look like缺少
19、宾语， which 指 “哪个 ”， that 无意义； how 作状语。名词性从句中，作主语、宾语、表语，用 what。故选 B。 考点：考查同位语从句 _ to carry out the plan in time, they will make careful preparations. A Determine B Determined C Having been determined D Being determined 答案： B 试题分析：考查非谓语动词。 determined下定决心的，是过去分词化了的形容词，常用于短语 be determined to do sth决心做某事。
20、 they是逻辑主语， be determined to do sth表示状态，而非被动，排除 C、 D。动词原形不能单独使用，排除 A。故选 B。 考点：考查非谓语动词 I never thought of it before, _ all that my parents had done for me for granted. A taken B to take C taking D Took 答案： C 试题分析：考查固定搭配和非谓语动词。 take sth for granted想当然，认为 .理所当然。句意：我以前从未意识到，我 (竟然不知道感激 )把父母对我的付出当作是理所当然的事
21、情。 I与 take是主谓关系，排除 A； took不能单独使用，排除D；现在分词表示伴随状况。故选 C。 考点：考查固定搭 配和非谓语动词 完型填空 The True Story of Treasure Island It was always thought that Treasure Island was the product of Robert Louis Stevensons imagination. _, recent research has found the true story of this exciting work. Stevenson, a Scotsman, h
22、ad lived _ for many years. In 1881 he returned to Scotland for a . With him were his American wife Fanny and his son _. Each morning Stevenson would take them out for a long over the hills. They had been _ _ this for several days before the weather suddenly took a turn for the worse. Kept indoors by
23、 the heavy rain, Lloyd felt the days _. To keep the boy happy, Robert asked the boy to do some _. One morning , the boy came to Robert with a beautiful map of an island. Robert _ that the boy had drawn a large cross in the middle of _ . Whats that he asked. Thats the _ _ treasure, said the boy. Robe
24、rt suddenly _ _something of an adventure story in the boys _ _ . While the rain was pouring, Robert sat down by the fire to write a story. He would make the _ _ a twelve-year-old boy, just like Lloyd. But who would be the pirate(海盗 ) Robert had a good friend named Henley, who walked around with the
25、_ _ of a wooden leg. Robert had always wanted to _ such a man in a story. _ _ Long John Silver, the pirate with a wooden leg, was _ _. So, thanks to a_ _ September in Scotland, a friend with a wooden leg, and the imagination of a twelve-year-old boy, we have one of greatest _ _ stories in the Englis
26、h language. 【小题1】 A However B Therefore C Besides D Finally A alone B next door C at home D abroad A meeting B story C holiday D job A Lloyd B Robert C Henley D John A talk B rest C walk D game A attempting B missing C planning D enjoying A quiet B dull C busy D cold A cleaning B writing C drawing D
27、 exercising A doubted B noticed C decided D recognized A the sea B the house C Scotland D the island A forgotten B buried C discovered D unexpected A saw B drew C made D learned A book B reply C picture D mind A star B hero C writer D child A help B problem C use D burden A praise B produce C includ
28、e D accept A Yet B Also C But D Thus A injured B born C hired D written A rainy B sunny C cool D windy A news B love C humorous D adventure 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 2】 D 【小题 3】 C 【小题 4】 A 【小题 5】 C 【小题 6】 D 【小题 7】 B 【小题 8】 C 【小题 9】 B 【小题 10】 D 【小题 11】 B 【小题 12】 A 【小题 13】 C 【小题 14】 B 【小题 15】 A 【小题 16】 C 【小题 1
29、7】 D 【小题 18】 B 【小题 19】 A 【小题 20】 D 试题分析：文章讲述了一个冒险故事是如何产生的。罗伯特是苏格兰人， 1881年，他带着妻子和孩子回苏格兰度假。在一个下雨的一天，罗伯特让儿子在家画画，儿子画了一个埋藏宝藏的海岛。这引发了罗伯特的创作灵感，创 作了一个寻宝的冒险故事。 【小题 1】根据 “ Stevensons imagination.recent research has found”可知，宝岛是罗伯特想象出来的，但是最近的研究证实了它的存在。这里是转折关系。故选A。 【小题 2】根据 “Stevenson, a Scotsman,.In 1881 he re
30、turned to Scotland”可知，苏格兰人罗伯特一直住在国外。 A单独； B隔壁； C在国内； D在国外。故选 D。 【小题 3】根据 “Each morning Stevenson would take them out for a long over the hills.”可知，他们上午有时间散步，不可能是去苏格兰工作。 A会议； B故事；C假期； D工作。故选 C。 【小题 4】根据 “Lloyd felt the days _”可知，罗伯特的儿子叫 Lloyd。故选 A。 【小题 5】根据 “over the hills”可知，是在山间散步， take sb out for
31、a walk带某人外出散步， A谈话； B休息； C散步； D游戏。故选 C。 【小题 6】在天气变坏之前，他们一家人很享受散步的时光。 A企图； B错过；C计划； D享受。故选 D。 【小题 7】下雨天被困在家里， Lloyd感到无聊。 A安静的； B无聊的； C繁忙的； D寒冷的。故选 B。 【小题 8】根据下面的 “with a beautiful map of an island”可知，罗伯特让儿子画画。 A打扫； B写作； C画画； D锻炼。故选 C。 【小题 9】罗伯特注意到地图上的一个叉子。 A怀疑； B注意到； C决定； D认出。故选 B。 【小题 10】根据 “a beaut
32、iful map of an island”可知，罗伯特看到的是儿子的画的岛。故选 D。 【小题 11】儿子标记 的是被埋藏的宝藏。 A忘记； B埋藏； C发现； D预料之外。故选 B。 【小题 12】 Robert suddenly _ _something of an adventure story罗伯特突然看到了一个冒险故事， A看到； B画； C制作； D学习。故选 A。 【小题 13】 in the boys _ _从儿子的画里看到了一个冒险故事。 A书； B回复；C图画； D大脑。故选 C。 【小题 14】 He would make the a twelve-year-old b
33、oy, just like Lloyd.他把主人公定为一个像他儿子一样的 12岁的男孩。 A明星； B主人公； C作家； D孩子。故选 B。 【小题 15】 who walked around with the _ _ of a wooden leg靠一根木制的腿行走，A帮助； B问题； C作用； D负担。 with the help of.在 .的帮助下。故选 A。 【小题 16】 Robert had always wanted to _ such a man in a story.罗伯特一直想在故事里添加一个这样的人。 A表扬； B生产； C包括； D接受。故 选 C。 【小题 17】
34、_ _ Long John Silver, the pirate with a wooden leg,因此，有一条木腿的海盗就诞生了。 A然而； B也； C但是； D因此。故选 D。 【小题 18】罗伯特以儿子朋友为创作原型，设计了一个海盗。 A 受伤； B 出生；C雇佣； D写作。故选 B。 【小题 19】 thanks to a_ _ September in Scotland,多亏了苏格兰一个下雨的九月， A下雨的，多雨的； B晴朗的； C凉爽的； D多风的。根据前文可知，罗伯特的儿子是在下雨的时候创作的画 ，给了爸爸灵感。故选 A。 【小题 20】根据 “an adventure st
35、ory in the boys _ _”可知，罗伯特想创作一个冒险故事。 A消息； B爱； C幽默的； D冒险的。故选 D。 考点：故事类短文阅读 阅读理解 You are probably busy preparing for the College Entrance Examination at the moment， but do you have a plan for the three months after？ Perhaps youre thinking of traveling. If so， take a look at these three destinations on
36、 The New York Times. Pingyao， Shanxi Province， China The town has remained traditional, banning cars within its 10-meter-tall Ming Dynasty walls and preserving the traditional architecture of courtyard houses and 19th century bank buildings. But the city is becoming known for more than its history.
37、Its yearly photography festival， which takes place in late summer, has attracted enthusiasts and professionals from across the globe for a decade. London， The UK There is never a bad time to go to London.But this year may be better than most： the 2012 Summer Olymipic Games provide the greatest appea
38、l to the whole world, and youll have an unforgettable astonishing experience in London. Besides,travelers can also enjoy special art exhibitions about the Olympics. The Danube(多瑙河 ) The blue Danube threads its way through four capitals(Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest and Belgrade)and touches 10 countri
39、es, passing by majestic scenery, great wine regions， castles and ruins dating back centuries. What better way to see all these treasures than from the water 【小题 1】 Which of the following doesnt belong to the features of Pingyao A Traditional architecture. B 19th century bank buildings. C Various car
40、s. D Photography festival. 【小题 2】 London of this year is more attractive than most years because_. A Olympics are going on here B you can experience a completely different culture C Londons National Portrait Gallery is open to the public D you can attend art exhibitions this year 【小题 3】 From the las
41、t paragraph,we know that the Danube_. A runs through four countries B provides a good way to enjoy beautiful scenery and ancient castles and ruins. C is the most valuable river in Europe D originates in Viena, Austria 【小题 4】 The underlined word“majestic”is closest to _ in meaning. A magnificent B si
42、gnificant C sensitive D unattractive 【小题 5】 Which column do you suppose this passage belongs to A Society B Economy C Tourism D Entertainment 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 B 【小题 4】 A 【小题 5】 C 试题分析：文章向面临高考的学生推荐了摘自纽约时报的三个旅游目的地，分别是平遥古城、伦敦和多瑙河。 【小题 1】根据 “banning cars within its 10-meter-tall Ming Dynasty
43、 walls”可知， 10米高的明长城以内是禁止车辆入内的。故选 C。 【小题 2】根据 “But this year may be better than most： the 2012 Summer Olymipic Games.”可知，今年的不同之处是举行奥运会。故选 A。 【小题 3】根据 “passing by majestic scenery, great wine regions， castles and ruins”可知，沿多瑙河可以欣赏到美景、城堡和遗迹等。故选 B。 【小题 4】 majestic 宏伟的，壮丽的； magnificent 壮丽的； significant 有
44、意义的；sensitive敏感的； unattractive没有吸引力的。文章介绍了三个景点，值得去旅游的地方，不 可能是不好的风景，再根据 “to see all these treasures”可知，majestic是一个积极词汇。故选 A。 【小题 5】文章介绍的是三个旅游景点，应该属于 “旅游 ”这个栏目。 A社会； B经济； C旅游； D娱乐。故选 C。 考点：旅游广告类短文阅读 What will people die of 100 years from now If you think that is a simple question, you have not been pa
45、ying attention to the revolution that is taking place in bio-technology(生物技术 ). With the help of new medicine, the human body will last a very long time. Death will come mainly from accidents, murder and war. Todays leading killers, such as heart disease, cancer, and aging itself, will become distan
46、t memories. In discussion of technological changes, the Internet gets most of the attention these days. But the change in medicine can be the real technological event of our times. How long can humans live Human brains were known to decide the final death. Cells(细胞 ) are the basic units of all livin
47、g things, and until recently, scientists were sure that the life of cells could not go much beyond l20 years because the basic materials of cells, such as those of brain cells, would not last forever. But the upper limits will be broken by new medicine. Sometime between 2050 and 2100, medicine will
48、have advanced to the point at which every 10 years or so, people will be able to take medicine to repair their organs ( The medicine, made up of the basic building materials of life, will build new brain cells, heart cells, and so onin much the same way our bodies make new skin cells to take the place of old ones.) It is exciting to imagine that the advance in technology may be changing the most basic condition of human exi
