1、2013-2014学年广西桂林十八中高二上学期期中考试英语试卷与答案（带解析） 单项选择 * In communication, a smile is usually _ strong sign of a friendly and _ open attitude. A the; / B a; an C a; / D the; an 答案： C You did not let me drive. If we _in turn, you wouldnt be so tired now. A drive B drove C were driving D had driven 答案： D News r
2、eports say peace talk between the two countries_ with no agreement reached. A have broken down B have broken out C have broken in D have broken up zxxk 答案： A Little _ about her own safety, though she was in great danger herself. A did Rose care B Rose did care C Rose does care D does Rose care 答案： A
3、 At the foot of the mountains _. A lying a village B lies a village C lie a village D does a village lie 答案： B People are encouraged to speak openly， but careless words are _to hurt others feelings. A possible B probable C likely D sure 答案： C Nathalie suggested the problem worth paying attention _ a
4、t the meeting. A to be discussed B to been discussed C being discussed D be discussed 答案： D -Students should devote most of their time to studying rather than playing computer games. -_.No pains, no gains. A Extremely B Actually C Obviously D Exactly 答案： D - The weather forecast says itll be fine to
5、morrow. - _, what about going hiking A If possible B If necessary C If so D If not 答案： C I feel it is your husband who _ for the spoiled child. A is to blame B is going to blame C is to be blamed D should blame 答案： A Mr. Harris apologized for the children _ the lady _ what they had done. A to; to B
6、to; for C for; to D for; for 答案： B -What do you think has made Tom feel down - _ his seat in the election, I think. A As he lost B Lost C Losing D Because of losing 答案： C Have you got any _ to make A impressions B comments C reactions D opinions 答案： B In American there are more households(户主 ) with
7、pets than _ with children. A those B these C ones D that 答案： A The wild flowers looked like a soft orange blanket the desert. A covering B covered C cover D to cover 答案： A 完型填空 Recently， I flew to Las Vegas to attend a meeting. As we were about to arrive，the pilot announced with apology that there w
8、ould be a slight before setting down. High desert winds had the airport to close all but one runway. He said that we would be the city for a few minutes waiting to . We were also told to remain in our seats meanwhile（同时） with our seat belts fastened there might be a few bumps(颠簸 ) Well， that few min
9、utes turned into about fourfive minutes ， including a ride that would make a roller coaster(过山车 ) by comparison（比较起来） . The movement was so fierce(猛烈的 ) that several passengers felt and had to use airsickness（晕机） bags. As you might guess， thats not good thing to have happen in a(n) space because it
10、only to increase the discomfort of the situation. About twenty minutes into the adventure， the entire airplane became very . There was now a sense of anxiety and fear that could be noticed Every passenger simply held on for dear life except one. A was having a good time! With each bump of the_ _he w
11、ould let out a giggle(咯咯的笑 )of delight. As I observed this，I that he didnt know he was supposed to be afraid and worried about his .He neither thought about the past nor about the future .Those are what we grownups h ave learned from .He was the ride because had not yet been taught to fear it. Havin
12、g understood this， I took a deep breath and back into my seat， pretending（假装） I was on a roller coaster. I smiled for the rest of the flight. I even to giggle once or twice ,much to the chagrin(懊恼 )of the man sitting next to me holding the airsickness bag. 【小题1】 A mistake B delay(延期 ) C change D win
13、d A forced B warned C swept D reminded A watching B visiting C circling D crossing A arrive B enter C stop D land A if B though C because D while A light B pale C difficult D quick A sick B nervous C a ngry D afraid A empty B narrow C secret D open A happens B continues C fails D serves A quiet B ho
14、t C dirty D crowded A partly B gradually C shortly(立刻 ) D clearly A pilot B baby C guard D man A seats B passengers C flight D airplane A realized B hoped C agreed D insisted A health B safety C joy D wealth A teachers B books C experience D friends A learning B taking C missing D enjoying A sat B j
15、umped C went D rode A nearly B finally C really D suddenly A attempted B managed C wanted D decided 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 C 【小题 4】 D 【小题 5】 C 【小题 6】 B 【小题 7】 A 【小题 8】 B 【小题 9】 D 【小题 10】 A 【小题 11】 D 【小题 12】 B 【小题 13】 D 【小题 14】 A 【小题 15】 B 【小题 16】 C 【小题 17】 D 【小题 18】 A 【小题 19】 C 【小题 20】 B 试题分析：
16、本文记述了作者的一次经历。一次因开会去拉斯维加斯时，飞机因沙尘暴而延时降落，在不断延长的等待和飞机剧烈的颠簸中，成年人焦急、害怕，唯独不知恐惧的婴儿却在享受着过山车一样的颠簸。因此作者也深受启发，体验了一次孩子的享受。 【小题 1】 B名词辨析。 A. 错误； B . 延期； C .变化； D. 风。：根据 “High desert windsto close all but one runway ”可知因沙尘暴的缘故只剩下一条跑道让飞机降落，由此推断飞机应为延时降落，答案：选 B。 【小题 2】 A动词辨析。 A. 强迫； B . 警告； C . 清扫； D. 保留。：根据上下文可知由于沙漠
17、的大风机场不得不关闭了所有的飞机跑道，只剩下其中一个，force sb to do sth“强迫某人做某事 ”，其他选项均不符合语境，故答案：选 A，。 【小题 3】 C动词辨析。 A.观看； B访问； C. 转圈； D. 穿过。由情理推断飞机在等待降落的过程中应该是绕城市上空盘旋。故答案：选 C。 【小题 4】 D动词辨析。 A.到达； B .进入 ； C . 停止； D . 着陆。根据上文可知由于飞机跑道的关闭，作者乘坐的飞机必须在空中等待降落。 【小题 5】 C连词辨析。 A.如果； B . 虽然； C . 因为； D. 同时。根据语境可知there might be a few bum
18、ps(颠簸 )是乘务人员告诉乘客系紧安全带的原因，所以此处应是 because引导的原因状语从句，答案：选 C。 【小题 6】 B形容词辨析。 A.轻的； B .苍白的； C . 困难； D . 迅速。：固定短语 make sb pale by comparison “使 相形见绌 ”，此处用以强 调飞机在空中极不稳定，比过山车还要惊险，故答案：选 B。 【小题 7】 A形容词辨析。 A. 恶心的； B . 紧张的； C .生气的； D. 害怕的。：根据后面的 use airsickness（晕机） bags可知几名乘客在猛烈的颠簸下感到恶心，难受，所以答案：选 A。句意为： “象过山车一样的
19、巨烈颠簸使旅客恶心而不得不用呕吐袋。 【小题 8】 B形容词辨析。 A.空的； B .窄的； C . 秘密的； D. 开放的。空前的that指的是 using airsickness bags，也就是发生在飞机上狭小空间中的呕吐，因此选用 narrow“狭窄的 ”，后面的 space指的是座位处的空间。 【小题 9】 D动词辨析。 A. 发生； B .继续； C. 失败； D . 服务。根据上下文可知在晕机的情形下本来就很难受，在飞机上呕吐使得这种难受更加强烈，此处serve意为 “起 作用，用作 ” ，故答案：选 D。 【小题 10】 A形容词辨析。 A.安静； B .炎热； C . 肮脏；
20、 D.拥挤。根据下文对情形的描述 There was now a sense of anxiety and fear可以推测当时人们都很紧张、焦虑，在这种情形下飞机上的人一定是静悄悄的， 所以 答案：选 A。 【小题 11】 D副词辨析。 A.部分地； B .逐渐地； C . 立刻； D .清楚地。由上下文的讲述可以推测在当时的情形下人们的焦躁不安，应该是能够很明显的被感觉到，而且 Every passenger simply held on for dearlifeexcept one 也是重要提示，故答案：选 D。 【小题 12】 B名词辨析。 A. 飞行员； B .婴儿； C . 卫兵；
21、 D .男人。从后文中的 “he didnt know he was supposed to be afraid and worriedThose are what we grownups have learned ” 他不知道害怕和着急 ，那是我们成年人 ，可推测出应该是孩子，故答案：选 B。 【小题 13】 D名词辨析。 A. 座位； B . 旅客； C . 飞行； D .飞机。从上文可知作者主要讲述飞机在降落期间的颠簸让人们产生了焦躁感，由此推测应是飞机的每一次颠簸让孩子体验坐过山车一样的感受，因此孩子发出咯咯的笑声，所以选 D。 【小题 14】 A动词辨析。 A. 意识到； B . 希
22、望； C . 同意 ； D. 坚持 。根据语境可知看到孩子的这种 表现作者意识到在这种状况下孩子不知道他应该害怕和担心，其他选项不符合语境，故答案：选 A。 【小题 15】 B名词辨析。 A.健康； B . 安全； C . 快乐； D . 财富。由上文可知飞机的这种颠簸让人们担心自己的安全，所以推断此处应是为他自己的安全担心，故答案：选 B。 【小题 16】 C名词辨析。 A.教师； B . 书籍； C . 经历； D. 朋友。由情理可知成年人都是从孩子时代过来的，他们亲身经历过不知道什么是害怕和担心的时期，因此答案：选 C。 【小题 17】 D动词辨析。 A. 学习； B .带走； C .想
23、念； D .享受。从 上文 he would let out a giggle(咯咯的笑 )of delight.可知因为孩子不知道害怕，所以在飞机的颠簸中享受坐过山车般的快乐，答案：选 D。 【小题 18】 A动词辨析。 A.坐； B .跳； C . 去； D . 骑。 sat back into my seat意为坐回到座位上，其他选项不合语境，故答案：选 A。 【小题 19】 C副词辨析。 A.几乎； B .最后； C . 真正地； D . 突然。由下文可知作者从孩子的表现意识到了对害怕的无畏无惧会让人享受每一刻，由此推测他在座位上坐好，假装真地坐上了过山车，准备和孩子一样也去享受坐过山
24、车的快乐，其他选项均不合语境。 【小题 20】 B动词辨析。 A. 尝试； B. 管理； C . 想要； D . 决定。根据much to the chagrin(懊恼 )of the man可以推测作者应该是真的笑出了声，才让邻座的手拿呕吐袋的人感到懊恼， “做成了某事 ”用 managed to do，故答案：选 B。 考点：考查故事类短文。 阅读理解 Newspapers in Great Britain vary greatly in their ways of carrying the news. There are serious papers for those who want
25、 to know about important happenings everywhere, both at home and abroad. There are popular newspapers for those who prefer entertainment to information. The London newspaper that is best known outside Great Britain is probably the Times. It began in 1785, and is well accepted for believable news and
26、 serious opinions on the news. It calls itself an independent paper, which means that it does not give its support to a particular political party. Its leading articles give the opinions of the editors, not those of the owners of the paper. Letters to the editor are printed in the newspaper. These p
27、arts of the Times are always interesting. Most of the letters are serious subjects. But from time to time there will be long letters on the subject which is not at all serious, perhaps on a new fashion of dress, or the bad manners of the young people, compared with manners of thirty years ago. 【小题 1
28、】 If you want to get pleasure, please buy yourself . A a serious newspaper B foreign newspaper C any independent paper D a popular newspaper 【小题 2】 The Times is an independent paper because . A it supports no political parties zxxk B it is not controlled by the British Government C it gives special
29、support to all the political parties. D the editors opinions are not examined by the owners of the paper 【小题 3】 The underlined word “vary” in the passage probably means “ ”. A improve B compete with each other C are different D keep in touch with each other 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 C 试题分析：在英国有各种
30、各样的报纸，如果人们想了解国内外新闻则可以看一些像泰晤士报卫报等严肃性报纸； 而如果只是想放松娱乐，则可以看以娱乐性、生活性为主的大众化报纸。在本文中作者对英国的报纸做了简单的介绍。 【小题 1】 D由文章第一段 There are popular papers for those who prefer entertainment to information.判断大众化报纸是以娱乐性、生活性和社会新闻为主，由此可知 D为正确选项。 【小题 2】 A根据文章第二段 It calls itself an independent paper, which means that it does no
31、t give its support to a particular political party.可知独立的报纸指的是不支持任何政治党派，所以答案：选 A。 【小题 3】 C词义猜测题。下文介绍报纸的种类 There are serious papers和 There are serious papers，由此可知 vary指的是报纸的种类不同，所以答案：选 C。 考点：考查社会知识类短文阅读。 What makes a person a scientist？ Does he have ways or tools of learning that are different from th
32、ose of others？ The answer is “no”. It isnt the tools a scientist uses but how he uses these tools which make him a scientist. You will probably agree that knowing how to use a power is important to a carpenter(木匠 ).You will probably agree， too， that knowing how to investigate(调查 )， how to discover i
33、nformation，is important to everyone. The scientist， however， goes one step further； he must be sure that he has a reasonable answer to his questions and that his answer he gets to many questions is into a large set of ideas about how the world works. The scientists knowledge must be exact. Theres no
34、 room for half right or right just half the time. He must be as nearly right as the conditions permit. What works under one set of conditions at one time must work under the same conditions at other times. If the conditions are different， any changes the scientist observes in a demonstration(实证 )mus
35、t be explained by the changes in the conditions. This is one reason why investigations are important in science. Albert Einstein， who developed the Theory of Relativity， arrived at this theory through mathematics. The accuracy(正确性 )of his mathematics was later tested through investigation. Einsteins
36、 ideas were proved to be correct. A scientist uses many tools for measurements. Then the measurements are used to make mathematical calculations(计算 )that may test his investigations. 【小题 1】 What makes a scientist according to the passage？ A The tools he uses. B His ways of learning. C The way he use
37、s his tools. D The various tools he uses. 【小题 2】 “.knowing how to investigate， how to discover information， is important to everyone.” The writer says this to show_. A the importance of information B the difference between scientists and ordinary people C the importance of thinking D the difference
38、between carpenters and ordinary people 【小题 3】 A sound（合理的） scientific theory should be one that_. A works under one set of conditions at one time and also works under the same conditions at other times B doesnt allow any change even under different conditions C leave no room for improvement. D can b
39、e used for many purposes 【小题 4】 What is the main idea of the passage？ A Scientists are different from ordinary people. B The Theory of Relativity. C Exactness is the core(核心 )of science. D Exactness and way of using tools are the keys to making of a scientist. 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 D
40、 试题分析：是什么品质成就了一名科学家呢？是他学习的方式还是学习的工具使他与众不同呢？答案：是否定的。科学家之所以能成为科学家，不是因为他们使用的工具不同，而是因为他们使用工具的方式不同； 此外作为一名科学家，他们提供的理论必须是精确严密的。 【小题 1】 C细节理解题。由文章第一段 It isnt the tools a scientist uses but how he uses these tools which make him a scientist.可知一个人之所以能成为科 学家不在于他所使用的工具，而在于他如何使用这些工具。故正确答案：为 C。 【小题 2】 C推理判断题。根据句
41、中的 how可知如何去调查，如何去发现都需要运用人的思维能力，这些都是人们努力思考的结果，由此推断作者说这些话的目的是想说明思考的重要性，故 C为正确选项。 【小题 3】 A细节理解题。根据文章第二段 What works under one set of conditions at one time must work under the same conditions at other times.可知科学理论指 的是可以在一系列条件下面行得通的东西，必须在别的时候也可以在同样的条件下行得通，所以答案：选 A。 【小题 4】 D主旨大意题。文章开头以设问方式提出中心 What makes
42、a person a scientist？然后在两段中分别介绍科学家所应该具有的品质，即如何使用工具和知识的严谨精确，由此可知 D为正确选项。 考点：考查科学知识类短文阅读。 When the Farnsworth family moved to their new farm in 1919, eleven-year-old Philo was surprised to find it wired for electricity. This unusual circumstance contributed to his fate to become an important inventor
43、of the twentieth century. By thirteen, Farnsworth had become a self-taught electrical engineer. He was able to fix the farms generator（发电机） when none of the adults could. In 1922, he read an article about a new idea of John Baird, a Scottish scientist, who had been working with the cathode ray tube
44、(阴极射线管 ) for the transmission of electronic pictures and wanted to attempt it himself. Farnsworth studied everything he could find on the subject. Although many older engineers with money backers were already developing television, Farnsworth made a bold decision he was going to perfect a working mo
45、del of it before anybody else. In college, Farnsworth continued his research with cathode ray and vacuum tubes, but the death of his father, the only money maker in the family, forced him to give up this research and find a job. His first job was for George Everson, with whom Farnsworth discussed hi
46、s dream of television. While acknowledging the achievements of those who came before, Farnsworth thought that he could get closer. Everson agreed to risk $6,000 for the research. Backers came in 1927 to see the first American television, one year after Bairds. They were astonished to see the image o
47、f a single white line resolve itself on the screen before them, and agreed that this new invention was worth putting money into. In 1930, Farnsworth won a patent (专利权 ) for his all-electronic TV. By the time he died, he had earned over 300 American and foreign patents for electronic and mechanical d
48、evices. 【小题 1】 When Farnsworth was at a young age, he _ A had to drop out of school to help on the family farm B was sent to school to study electrical engineering C wanted to be the first person to invent the television D had shown a surprising ability in the electrical field 【小题 2】 What difficulty did Farnsworth meet when he first began his research on the television A His parents didnt support his work. B He didnt have enough knowledge
