1、2013-2014学年江西省南昌市高二上学期期中形成性测试英语试卷与答案（带解析） 其他 阅读下面短文并回答问题 ,然后将答案：写到答题卡相应的位置上 (请注意问题后的词数要求 ) 。 1 Today , millions of people want to learn or improve their English but it is difficult to find the best method. Is it better to study in Britain or America or to study in your own country 2The advantages of
2、 going to Britain seem obvious. Firstly, you will be able to listen to the language all the time you are in the country. You will be surrounded completely by the language wherever you go. Another advantage is that you have to speak the language if you are with other people. In Italy, it is always po
3、ssible, in the class, to speak Italian if you want to and the learning is slower. 3 On the other hand, _ staying at home to study. You dont have to make big changes to your life. As well as this, it is also a lot cheaper than going to Britain but it is never possible to achieve the results of living
4、 in the UK. If you have a good teacher in Italy ,I think you can learn in a more concentrated way than being in Britain without going to a school. 4 So, in conclusion ,I think that if you have enough time and enough money, the best choice is to spend some time in the UK. This is simply not possible
5、for most people, so being here in Italy is the only viable(可行的 )option. The most important thing to do in this situation is to maximise your opportunities to speak only English in class and to try to use English whenever possible outside the class. 【小题 1】 What is the text mainly about (no more than
6、6 words) _ 【小题 2】 Complete the following statement with proper words. All the people and everything around are related with _,and youll have more opportunities 【小题 3】 Fill in the blank in paragraph 3 with proper words. (no more than 5 words) _ 【小题 4】 What suggestion does the author give to those who
7、 learn English in their own country (no more than 15 words) _ 【小题 5】 What does the underlined word “it”(line 2,paragraph3) probably refer to (5 words) _ 答案： 【小题 1】 The best way to learn English. 【小题 2】 English /the language 【小题 3】 there are also advantages of 【小题 4】 Speaking only English in class an
8、d trying to use English whenever possible outside the class. 【小题 5】 Staying at home to study 试题分析：如今越来越多的人想提高英语水平，但是却很难找到最佳学习方法。在本文中作者针对出国学习英语和在国内学习英语各自的优势做了总结介绍，最后作者认为对于大多数人来说，呆在本土学习是比较可行的选择 ，但是要利用一切能利用的时间去练习英语。 【小题 1】信息归纳题。本篇文章开头提出问题 Is it better to study in Britain or America or to study in your
9、own country 然后分段论述了出国学习的好处和在国内学习的好处，最后一段作者作出总结，认为在国内学习是比较可行的选择，由此可知文章中心是关于学习方法的，所以答案：填 The best way to learn English. 【小题 2】信息转换题。根据文章第二段 You will be surrounded completely by the language wherever you go. 可以判断填 English /the language。 【小题 3】信息归纳题。文章第三段介绍了在国内学习的好处，比如省钱，而且也不用去适应新环境，所以答案：填 there are als
10、o advantages of 。 【小题 4】信息转换题。根据文章末段 The most important thing is to maximise your opportunities to speak only English in class and to try to use English . 可知作者给的建议是要充分利用课上机会去练习英语，所以答案：为 Speaking only English in class and trying to use English whenever possible outside the class. 【小题 5】信息判断题。 根据上下文可知
11、此段介绍在国内学习英语的好处，由此可知 it 指的是在国内学习英语， 所以答案：填 staying at home to study. 考点：考查 任务型阅读。 单项选择 * _the guidance of my teacher,1 won the first prize in the English Speech Contest. A With B After C Under D In 答案： C I cant believe what he says because he is _ changing his mind. . A regularly B steadily C suddenl
12、y D constantly 答案： D Linda had her luggage_ an hour before her plane left. A check B checking C to check D checked 答案： D Could you drive me to the bookstore 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 In my opinion, its the flying b
13、irds rather than the pilot that_for the air crash. A are to blame B is to blame C is to be blamed D are to be blamed 答案： A The teacher didnt like _composition written by the new student because it didnt make _ sense. A the;a B the;/ C a; t he D a; 答案： B _ I see the photo,1 will always think of Mr Li
14、, who once was very strict with us. A Now that B Even though C The first time D Every time 答案： D The lemon looks dry, but you may be able to _a few drops. A leave out B apply for C squeeze out D sweep up 答案： C They landed safely on the island in the Pacific. Everything went on better than_. A expect
15、ing B expected C to expect D expectation 答案： B Not until he received the invitation _to attend the summit held in New York. A did he decide B he had decided C had he decided D he decided 答案： A 完型填空 Graduation day is a major accomplishment for anyone in high school. After your whole life in classroom
16、s, though, what will be next For some people, graduation is the time they ever want to see a again. For others, it is the next step in their education. And the few that are not either way yet will most likely either go on to college or go into the military. There are always a few people in every cla
17、ss that dont know what to do, if you make a good choice, you will not be one of them. Some of those people that decide that they never want to a classroom again will most likely some sort of simple jobs. Others will either find a way aside from school to better themselves, through travel or giving b
18、ack to the community. High school graduates that already have their futures 0ut are pretty rare. They are the who have been preparing for college from the first day that they high school. They most likely applied early to the schools that they were interested and have already dedicated themselves to
19、 the career they want. Most of them will become doctors, lawyers, and business people, etc. The last group of people is the biggest. It is the students who _ know that they want to do something but have no idea what. Some of them will _ the military and proudly serve our country. Others will go on t
20、0 , take basic courses, and then decide what they want to major in. There will be some students even to a technical school to learn a specific that they can contribute to the workforce. is a stepping stone that can lead you on to better things if you will let it. 【小题1】 A costing B spending C taking
21、D paying A last B first C only D special A classmate B teacher C classroom D blackboard A worried B afraid C glad D sure A learning B graduating C training D cooking A but B and C or D then A notice B look C watch D see A set up B turn up C take up D look up A either B neither C both D all A decided
22、 B chosen C planned D realized A parents B students C teachers D friends A retumed B reached C went D entered A in B on C for D with A who B that C what D where A even B ever C only D very A join B take C need D attend A factory B office C shop D college A working on B going on C keeping on D tuming
23、 on A ability B talk C skill D job A Imagination B Education C Learning D Graduation 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】 A 【小题 7】 D 【小题 8】 C 【小题 9】 A 【小题 10】 C 【小题 11】 B 【小题 12】 D 【小题 13】 A 【小题 14】 B 【小题 15】 C 【小题 16】 A 【小题 17】 D 【小题 18】 B 【小题 19】 C 【小题 20】 D 试题分析：高中毕业意味着学业的终止呢？还
24、是另一个学习阶段的起点呢？对于一些面临毕业的学生们来说，他们还很茫然，没有毕业后的打算。然而有些人却已经明确了目标：他们的下一站是大学。不管如何打算，毕业不是终点，它只是人生路上的一块踏脚石。 【小题 1】 B动词辨析。 A. 花钱； B. 度过时间； C. 花时间； D. 付款。根据词的用法可知 cost和 pay后跟表示钱的名词，所以排除 A、 D选项，而 B、 C选项后可跟表示时间的名词，而 take的主语一般是事情，而 spend的主语是人，而且强调 “度过时间 ”，由此判断 B选项正确。 【小题 2】 A形容词辨析。 A.最后的； B.首先的； C.唯一的 ； D.特别的。根据下文叙
25、述可知在多年的学习之后，一些学生再也不想踏进教室，所以 A选项正确。 【小题 3】 C名词辨析。 A.同学； B. 教师； C . 教室； D. 黑板。根据下文 they never want to 37 a classroom again可知 C选项正确。句意：他们再也不想看到教室。 【小题 4】 D形容词辨析。 A. 担忧的 ； B. 害怕的； C. 高兴的； D. 确定的。由下文 either go on to college or go into the military.可知这些人不确定自己以后做什么，所以选 D。 【小题 5】 B动词辨析。 A. 学习； B. 毕业； C. 训练；
26、 D. 做饭。文章介绍临近毕业的学生状况，故选 B。 【小题 6】 A连词辨析。 A. 但是； B. 和 ； C. 或 ； D. 然后。上句提到临近毕业还有一些不知道毕业 后做什么的学生，而下句讲只要你做出选择，你就不会成为他们中的一员，由此可知前后是转折关系，选 A。 【小题 7】 D动词辨析。 A.注意 ； B. 看 ； C. 观看 ； D. 看见。根据上文 they ever want to see a 33 again可知 D选项正确，他们不想再看到教室。 【小题 8】 C动词短语辨析。 A. 建立； B. 调高； C. 从事 ； D.查阅。从动词搭配可知 take up a job
27、“从事某项工作 ”，所以 C选项正确，句意：那些决定再也不想看到教室的学生很可能就从事一些简单的工作。 【小题 9 】 A连词辨析。 A. 或者，任意一个； B.（ 两者）都不； C. 两者）都；D. （三者以上）都。从句意可知前后是两种选择，再根据句中 either判断此处是 either .or 连接两个选择对象，所以答案：选 A。 【小题 10】 C动词辨析。 A. 决定； B.选择； C. 计划； D. 实现。从下文 who have been preparing for college 可以判断此处是指那些有打算有计划的学生们，plan sth out“精心筹划，安排 ”，所以答案：
28、选 C。 【小题 11】 B名词辨析。 A. 父母； B. 学生； C.教师； D. 朋友。文章内容介绍的是临近毕业的学生们的各种情况，所以 B 选项内容符合语境，故答案：填 B。 【小题 12】 D动词辨析。 A. 返回； B. 到达； C.去； D.进入。由词义及搭配可知D选项正确。句意：他们是在踏入高中的第一天就知道自己是在为上大学做准备的那些学生们。 【小题 13】 A 介词辨析。 A. 在里面； B.在上面； C.为了； D. 带有。固定短语：be interested in“对。感兴趣 ”，所以答案：选 A。 【小题 14】 B引导词辨析。 A. 谁； B.无词义； C. 什么；
29、D. 哪儿。从 结构可知此处是定语从句，从句中缺少 want的宾语，而且先行词是 career，所以选关系代词 that，答案：选 B。 【小题 15】 C副词辨析。 A.甚至； B.曾经； C. 只，仅仅； D. 很。根据下文 but have no idea what.可知这些学生知道毕业后得做点什么，但是不知道具体去做什么，所以 C选项符合语境，句意：他们仅仅知道他们得去做些事情，但是不知道要做什么。 【小题 16】 A动词辨析。 A. 加入 ； B.拿走 ； C. 需要； D. 参加。根据 the military and proudly serve our country可知这些学生
30、去参军、为国效力，所以答案：选 A。 【小题 17】 D名词辨析。 A. 工厂 ； B. 办公室； C. 商店； D. 大学。根据下文take basic courses, and want to major in. 他们学基础课程，然后再决定他们主修的专业，由此推断这些人是继续上大学，所以答案：选 D。 【小题 18 】 B动词短语辨析。 A. 继续工作 ； B. 继续 ； C. 坚持； D. 打开。从词语搭配判断四个选项中只有短语 go on 后可以跟 to do，构成固定短语 go on to do sth “继续做（不同的事情） ”，所以答案：选 B。 【小题 19】 C名词辨析。 A
31、. 能力 ； B. 交谈； C. 技能； D.职业。根据前面 a technical school 可知这些学生去学习一些专门的技术，因此 C选项正确。 【小题 20】 D名词辨析。 A. 信息； B. 教育； C. 学习 ； D. 毕业。整篇文章讲述毕业生的状态，由此可知此处填 D选项 “毕业 ”，与文章开头 Graduation day is a major . 相呼应。 考点：考查社会教育类短文。 阅读理解 Youre rushing to get out of the door for a meeting, but you just cant seem to find your car
32、 keys. Or youve got tickets booked for a Caribbean cruise(坐船旅行 ) , but your passport disappeared. Or maybe youve just come back from a grocery store tour and realizedHey, did I le ave my baby in the checkout line Ok, youve probably never gone to the extremes of our last example (we hope), but most o
33、f us experience slip - ups like these on a daily basis. No matter how smart you may be, it doesnt mean your brain wont turn to Swiss cheese every so often, and no amount of e-mail reminders can help you remember where you left your TV remote or lucky penny. But now, there is a new pair of eyeglasses
34、 that can help to find all those little things you know must be around somewhere : Lets call it Vision 2.0. The new glasses, which are being developed in a Japanese lab under the code name Smart Goggles,are similar to a Google search engine for your eyes. The high - tech glasses come with a camera t
35、hat records everything you see on a daily basis, and boast built - in object recognition software that allows them to keep track of whatever comes across their field of vision. If youve got a collection of art sculptures that the camera cant recognize immediately, no problem : Just say the name of e
36、ach item, and the glasses will memorize them right away. The Smart Goggles superb tracking abilities mean that whenever youre looking for your keys, your overdue library book, or yes, even your baby, all you have to do is to say the word and the Goggles camera will show you the last time your desire
37、d object appeared on screen, telling exactly where youll be able to find it. Though the glasses are still too big for general use, the research team in Japan believes that theyll be able to make the modem glasses smaller to the size of normal glasses in the near future, making them the perfect new a
38、ccessory for yourself or any other absent - minded Professor you know. With these intelligent designs, youll never lose anything again. Except maybe your glasses. 【小题 1】 The best title for the passage should be _. A A Habit of Forgetting Small Things B Usage of New High - Tech Glasses C How to Find
39、Little Things Easily D Glasses Will Help Find Your Things 【小题 2】 Which of the following is a slip - up according to the passage A You cant find your watch before going to work. B You cant work out a math problem in given time. C You dont know how to deal with a naughty boy. D You dont know how to ge
40、t to a hospital. 【小题 3】 Which of the following statement is true about Smart Goggles A Theyre a search engine used on the Internet. B Theyre a camera with recognition software. C Theyre software used in computers. D Theyre sunglasses protecting our eyes. 【小题 4】 Where are the new glasses being develo
41、ped A In China. B In America. C In Japan. D In France. 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 B 【小题 4】 C 试题分析：你是不是有时候急急忙忙出门去开会，却找不到车钥匙？或者已经预定好了去加勒比海的海上旅行，但是护照却不翼而飞？在生活中，我们每个人都会遇到诸如此类的情况，然而现在有了 Smart Goggles的帮助，人们很容易就能找到遗忘在周围的物品了，在本文中作者对这种新型眼镜做了详细的介绍。 【小题 1】 D主旨大意题。文章开头列举了一些人们健忘的情况，引出这种新型眼镜，然后再对这种眼镜进行了详细的介绍，由此
42、可知文章中心就是介绍这种能帮助人们找到遗忘在周围物品的眼镜，因此 D选项内容能反映文章中心，所以答案：选 D。 【小题 2】 A推理判断题。文章开头讲述了一些人们忘记事情的情况，然后指出 most of us experience slip - ups like these on a daily basis.由此推断文章第一段列举的那些事情都属于 slip-up“疏漏，差错 ”，故 A选项正确。 【小题 3】 B细节理解题。根 据文章第四段对新型眼镜的介绍 The high - tech glasses come with a camera that records everything yo
43、u see on a daily basis, and boast built - in object recognition software可知这种眼镜实质上是装有可以识别物品软件的照相机，所以 B为正确选项。 【小题 4】 C细节理解题。根据文章第四段 The new glasses, which are being developed in a Japanese lab可知这种眼镜是在日本研制出的，所以 C选项正确。 考点：考查生活知识类短文阅读。 In the United States, when one becomes rich, he wants people to know
44、it. And even if he does not become very rich, he wants people to think that he is. That is what keeping up with the Joneses is about. It is the story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbors. The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand. He told this st
45、ory about himself. He began eaming $ 125 a week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days.He got married and moved with his wife to a verywealthy neighborhood outside New York City. When he saw that rich people rode horses, Momand went horseback riding every day. When he saw that rich
46、people had servants, Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbors. It was like a race, but one could never finish his race because one was always trying to keep up. The race ended for Momand and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life
47、. They moved back to an apartment in New York City. Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich lifestyle of their neighbors. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series of short stories. He called it Keeping up with the Joneses because Jones is a very common name in the United States. Keeping up with the Joneses came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you. Momands series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 ye
