1、2013-2014学年山西省忻州市高二下学期期中联考英语试卷与答案（带解析） 其他 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Easy Ways to Keep Your Brain Sharp Everyone is forgetful, but as we age, we start to feel like our brains are slowing down a bit and that can be a very annoying thing. 【小题 1】 Read on for some techniques worth trying.
2、 1. 【小题 2】 . People who regularly made plans and looked forward to upcoming events had a 50 percent reduced chance of Alzheimers disease (早老性痴呆症 ), according to a recent study. 【小题 3】 . Something as simple as setting a goal to have a weekly coffee date with a friend will do. Theres evidence that peo
3、ple who have a purpose in life or who are working on long or short-term goals appear to do better. In other words, keep your brain looking forward. 2. Go for a walk. Mildly raised glucose (葡萄糖 ) levels can harm the area of the brain that helps you form memories and physical activity can help get blo
4、od glucose down to normal levels. In fact, exercise produces chemicals that are good for your brain. 【小题 4】 3. Learn something new. Take a Spanish class online, join a drawing club, or learn to play cards. A study found that mental stimulation (刺激 ) limits the weakening effects of aging on memory an
5、d the mind. But the best thing for your brain is when you learn something new and are physically active at the same time. 【小题 5】 or go dancing with your friends. A Focus on the future. B This can be especially harmful to the aged. C It should be something like learning gardening. D So take a few min
6、utes each day to do some reading. E. But dont worry if your schedule isnt filled with life-changing events. F. Luckily, research shows there is a lot you can do to avoid those moments. G. In other words, when you take care of your body, you take care of your brain. 答案： 【小题 1】 F 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 E 【小题
7、 4】 G 【小题 5】 C 试题分析： 【小题 1】根据 Everyone is forgetful, but as we age, we start to feel like our brains are slowing down a bit and that can be a very annoying thing. 以及 Read on for some techniques worth trying. 可知这里想说幸运的是，研究表明你可以做很多事，来避免这些， 故选 F。 【小题 2】根据 People who regularly made plans and looked forw
8、ard to upcoming events had a 50 percent reduced chance of Alzheimers disease (早老性痴呆症 ), according to a recent study.可知这里想说要致力于未来，故选 A。 【小题 3】根据 Something as simple as setting a goal to have a weekly coffee date with a friend will do. Theres evidence that people who have a purpose in life or who are
9、working on long or short-term goals appear to do better. In other words, keep your brain looking forward. 可知这里想说如果你的预定计划中没有充满改变生活的事情，不要担心，故选 E。 【小题 4】根据 In fact, exercise produces chemicals that are good for your brain. 可知这里想说换句话说，照顾好你的身体，也就照顾好了你的脑，故选 G。 【小题 5】根据 But the best thing for your brain is
10、 when you learn something new and are physically active at the same time. 可知这里想说例如像学习园艺这样的课程，故选 C。 考点：考查日常生活类阅读 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于 3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 David: Have you made up your mind 【小题 1】 to go for your holiday, Jane Jane: We 【小题 2】 (go) to Florida. David: Great! Florida has always been one of
11、 the worlds most popular tourist 【小题3】 (attract). Oh, by the way, how long are you going to stay there Jane: One week. David: Have you got any friends there Jane: No. I have always wanted to go, 【小题 4】 Ive been too busy to afford the time. Now Ive got a weeks holiday, and I can enjoy Christmas speci
12、al prices. My dream will come true. David: Lovely! I guess you will 【小题 5】 (certain) go to Disneyland. Jane: You are right. You have been there, right David: Yes, I went there last year. And Im looking forward 【小题 6】 going there a second time. Jane: Tell me something about it, will you David: The pa
13、rk, 【小题 7】 is often called a “Magic Kingdom”, 【小题 8】 (make) up of several main sections. They are named Main Street, Frontier Land, Fantasy Land, Tomorrow land and Adventure Land. There are so many things 【小题 9】 (see) in the park. Jane: It must have been 【小题 10】 unforgettable experience for you. Dav
14、id: Thats true. Im sure youll enjoy your visit. Jane: Thank you. I believe so. 答案： 【小题 1】 where 【小题 2】 are going/will going 【小题 3】 attractions 【小题 4】 but 【小题 5】 certainly 【小题 6】 to 【小题 7】 which 【小题 8】 is made 【小题 9】 to see 【小题 10】 an 试题分 析： 【小题 1】句意：你决定去哪里度假了吗？所以填 where。 【小题 2】表示将来，往往是指计划好或准备要做的事，用现
15、在进行时表示将来。 【小题 3】 one of后面接可数名词的复数形式，所以填 attractions。 【小题 4】表示转折关系，所以填 but。 【小题 5】用副词修饰动词。 【小题 6】 Look forward to是固定用法，意思是期待，期望。 【小题 7】这里含有一个非限制性定语从句，关系词 “指物 ”，所以填 which。 【小题 8】 Be made up of是固定用法，意思是由 组成，这里表示客观的事实，故用一般现在时，所以填 is made。 【小题 9】这里是不定式作定语，故填 to see。 【小题 10】这里表示泛指 “一次难忘的经历 ”，且 unforgettab
16、le的首字母的发音是元音，所以填 an。 考点：考查语法填空 完型填空 My friend Tom came across an accident when driving in darkness. His legs were so hurt that he couldnt move. What was was that he found himself unable to ask for helphis mobile phone went out of as a result of exhausted battery. Nothing could be done but in the col
17、d wilderness. It was 8 hours later that day broke and then the of the rescue team. It is almost that he could stand the horror in the darkness for so long. Even more surprising was his . “First of all I checked my conditions and found myself not in danger. As there was no to call for help, I leaned（
18、斜靠） back in my seat trying my best to keep the wound from . In this way I dozed（打盹） off.” His story put an end to my regret for the of an exploration that happened last year. A group of young men to explore a mountain cave and got lost. to find a way out in the dark cave they were frightened and ran
19、 anxiously without a sense of . Finally, they fell dead in fear and exhaustion. According to the team that found them, the place where they got lost was only about 10 meters away from the of the cave. If they stayed on the spot when they lost their way and tried to themselves, they would probably ha
20、ve sensed a faint light glowing(发出 ) not far away. Dont you think that you can compare it with itself When you meet with difficulties in life, you are lost in darkness. Focus that its unclear to you yet and you neednt put up struggle . It seems to be a negative attitude, a person who can do so must
21、have foresight as well as a great in the first place. 【小题1】 A hopeless B worse C more D best A service B way C control D work A cry B lie C wait D sleep A delay B success C team D arrival A untrue B unimaginable C possible D useless A plan B decision C explanation D excuse A physical B mental C work
22、ing D medical A method B way C tools D strength A rotting B spreading C bleeding D running A loss B failure C sadness D disappointment A had B managed C tried D planned A Willing B Unable C Determined D Deciding A hearing B sight C feeling D direction A rescue B village C local D brave A end B top C
23、 opening D side A save B help C stop D calm A adventure B work C life D mankind A really B immediately C carefully D hopefully A and B so C but D while A courage B imagination C thought D opinion 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 C 【小题 4】 D 【小题 5】 B 【小题 6】 C 【小题 7】 A 【小题 8】 B 【小题 9】 C 【小题 10】 B 【小题 11】 C
24、 【小题 12】 B 【小题 13】 D 【小题 14】 A 【小题 15】 C 【小题 16】 D 【小题 17】 C 【小题 18】 B 【小题 19】 C 【小题 20】 A 试题分析：本文通过一个人在黑暗中镇定等待救援的故事，告诉我们遇到困难，不要盲目的惊慌失措，耐心等待也是一种智慧。 【小题 1】考查形容词。 根据 was that he found himself unable to ask for help可知这里意思是更糟糕的是。 Hopeless绝望的； worse更糟的； more更多； best最好的，故选 B。 【小题 2】考查名词。根据 as a result of
25、exhausted battery. 可知手机无法服务。Service服务； way方法； control 控制； work工作，故选 A。 【小题 3】考查动词。根据 Nothing could be done but in the cold wilderness.可知这里意思是除了在野外等之外，没有其他事情可以做。 Cry 哭； lie 躺； wait 等；sleep睡觉，故选 C。 【小题 4】考查名词。根据 of the rescue team.可知是救援队的到达。 Delay延迟；success成功； team队； arrival到达，故选 D。 【小题 5】考查形容词。根据 tha
26、t he could stand the horror in the darkness for so long.可知这里意思是很难想象他能够在黑暗中忍受这么长时间。 Untrue不真实的； unimaginable难以想象的； possible 可能的； useless无用的，故选 B。 【小题 6】考查名词。根据 “First of all I checked my conditions and found myself not in danger. As there was no to call for help, I leaned（斜靠） back in my seat trying m
27、y best to keep the wound from . In this way I dozed（打盹） off.” 可知这里意思是更令人吃惊的是他的解释。 Plan计划； decision决定； explanation解释；excuse借口，故选 C。 【小题 7】考查形容词。根据 and found myself not in danger.可知这里意思是首先，我检查了一下我的身体状况。 Physical身体的； mental精神的； working工作的； medical医学的，故选 A。 【小题 8】考查名词。根据 As there was no to call for help
28、,可知这里意思是因为没有办法寻求帮助。 Method条理； way方法； tools工具； strength力量，故选B。 【小题 9】考查动词。根据 I leaned（斜靠） back in my seat trying my best to keep the wound from .可知这 里意思是我尽自己最大的努力阻止伤口流血。Rotting腐烂； spreading展开； bleeding流血； running跑，故选 C。 【小题 10】考查名词。根据 Finally, they fell dead in fear and exhaustion. According to the t
29、eam that found them, the place where they got lost was only about 10 meters away from the of the cave.可知去年的一次探 险是失败的。 Loss损失；failure失败； sadness悲伤； disappointment失望，故选 B。 【小题 11】考查动词。根据 to explore a mountain cave and got lost.可知一组年轻人尝试去一个山洞探险。 Had有； managed完成； tried试图； planned计划，故选 C。 【小题 12】考查动词。根据
30、they were frightened and ran anxiously without a sense of .可知这里意思是不能找到走出黑暗的路。 Willing愿意； Unable不能；Determined决定； Deciding下决心，故选 B。 【小题 13】考查名词。根据 Finally, they fell dead in fear and exhaustion.可知他们是没有方向的瞎跑。 Hearing听； sight视力； feeling感觉； direction方向，故选 D。 【小题 14】考查名词。根据 team that found them,可知是营救队。 Re
31、scue营救；village村庄； local本地居民； brave勇敢，故选 A。 【小题 15】考查名词 。 根据 If they stayed on the spot when they lost their way and tried to themselves, they would probably have sensed a faint light glowing(发出 ) not far away. 他们迷路的地点距离山洞口仅有 10米。 End结束； top顶部； opening口； side边，故选 C。 【小题 16】考查动词。根据 they were frightene
32、d and ran anxiously without a sense of .可知这里意思是如果他们努力使自己镇静。 Save解救； help帮助； stop停止；calm镇定，故选 D。 【小题 17】考查名词。根据 When you meet with difficulties in life, you are lost in darkness.可知这里填 life。 Adventure冒险； work工作； life 生命； mankind人类，故选 C。 【小题 18】考查副词。根据 Focus that its unclear to you yet and you neednt p
33、ut up struggle . It seems to be a negative attitude可知这里填立即。 Really真的；immediately立即； carefully仔细； hopefully有希望地，故选 B。 【小题 19】考查连词。根据 It seems to be a negative attitude, a person who can do so must have foresight as well as a great in the first place. 可知 这里是转折关系，故用 but，故选 C。 【小题 20】考查名词。根据 a person wh
34、o can do so must have foresight as well as a great in the first place. 可知这里填 courage。 Courage勇气； imagination想象；thought想法； opinion意见，故选 A。 考点：考查生活哲理类短文 阅读理解 Not many years ago, a wealthy and rather strange old man named Johnson lived alone in a village in the south of England. He had made a lot of mo
35、ney in trading with foreign countries. When he was seventy five, he gave $ 60,000 to the village school to buy land and equipment for a childrens ground. As a result of his kindness, he became famous. Many people came to visit him. Among them was a newspaperman. During their talk, Johnson remarked t
36、hat he was seventy-five and expected to live to be hundred. The newspaperman asked him how he managed to be healthy at seventy-five. Johnson had a sense of humor. He liked whisky and drank some each day. “I have an injection (注射 ) in my neck each evening,” he told the newspaperman, thinking of his e
37、vening glass of whisky. The newspaperman did not understand what Johnson meant. In his newspaper he reported that Johnson was seventy-five and had daily injection in his neck.Within a week Johnson received thousands of letters from all over Britain, asking him for the secret of his daily injection.
38、【小题 1】 Johnson became a rich man through _. A doing business B making whisky C cheating D buying and selling land 【小题 2】 The gift of money to the school suggests that Johnson _. A had many children in the school B was a strange old man C was very fond of children D was very kind 【小题 3】 Many people w
39、rote to Johnson to find out _. A what kind of whisky he had B how to live longer C how to become wealthy D where to have an injection 【小题 4】 When Johnson said he had an injection in his neck each evening, he really meant that _. A he neednt an injection in the neck B there was something wrong with h
40、is neck C he liked drinking a glass of whisky in the evening D a daily injection in the evening would make him sleep well 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 2】 D 【小题 3】 B 【小题 4】 C 试题分析：这篇文章主要讲了一位叫 Johnson的老 人，通过做生意成为一个富人。后来把钱捐给学校，他出名了，记者来采访他，问他如何保持健康。他喜欢喝一些酒，幽默地回答说，每天往脖子上注射液体。后来许多人写信来询问注射的什么液体。 【小题 1】细节题：根据 He had ma
41、de a lot of money in trading with foreign countries.可知 Johnson通过做生意成为一个富人， .故选 A。 【小题 2】细节题：根据 As a result of his kindness, he became famous. Many people came to visit him.可知 Johnson把钱捐给学校的善举表明他很善良，故选D。 【小题 3】细节题：根 In his newspaper he reported that Johnson was seventy-five and had daily injection in
42、 his neck.Within a week Johnson received thousands of letters from all over Britain, asking him for the secret of his daily injection. 可知许多人给 Johnson写信是想知道怎样可以长寿，故选 B。 【小题 4】细节题：根据 Johnson had a sense of humor. He liked whisky and drank some each day. “I have an injection (注射 ) in my neck each eveni
43、ng,” he told the newspaperman, thinking of his evening glass of whisky.故 选 C。 考点：考查故事类阅读 Grand Opening Bentwood Truck Museum Saturday, November 8, at 10:00 A. M. After eighteen months of hard work by more than 100 volunteers, the Bentwood Truck Museum is ready to open. The old factory had been sched
44、uled to be destroyed. When Roger Haygood heard about the plan to tear down the building, he bought it so that he could store his collection of old trucks there. Then he had the idea of turning the building into a truck museum. During the past year and a half, the old building has been transformed in
45、to a treasure chest of memories. Instead of a dark and dull house, the building has become a cheery, bright home for all kinds of trucks from the past. The museum now houses 68 trucks, and we hope to have even more soon. There is a 1959 school bus, a 1942 bakery truck, and a 1937 fire engine. Our ol
46、dest vehicle is a 1919 milk truck. Our newest vehicle is a 1966 tow truck. You can take a ride on a fire truck, a mail truck, or an ice-cream truck. Rides are $ 2.00, but you can get a ticket for a free ride at any grocery store in Bentwood. Help us celebrate our grand opening by bringing your famil
47、y and friends! There is something to interest everyone who attends. The Bentwood Truck Museum is a special piece of our history. To get to Bentwood Truck Museum, take Route 29 (Kingston Highway) to Palmer Street. Go south on Palmer Street for one block and take a left onto Norman Drive. You will see
48、 the museum building and the amusement park on your left. Parking is available across the street, on your right. 【小题 1】 Where is Bentwood Truck Museum A On Norman Drive. B On Palmer Street. C On Kingston Highway. D On Route 29. 【小题 2】 What is special about this museum A It is built on the ruins of a
49、n old building. B It offers visitors free rides to the museum. C It exhibits trucks dating back to about 100 years ago. D Its transformed from an old factory by volunteers. 【小题 3】 Whats the purpose of writing this passage A To introduce the old history of Bentwood Truck Museum. B To persuade readers to attend the opening o
