1、2013-2014学年江西省吉安市白鹭洲中学高二上学期期中考试英语试卷与答案（带解析） 其他 阅读下面的短文，根据短文后的要求答题 (请注意问题后的字数要求 )。 【 1】 Entering a study abroad program was a personal program for myself. College had not been fun up until that point. I was looking for excitement. After meeting a guy who loved to travel, he convinced me that studying
2、 abroad was one of the best decisions he had ever made and that I should try it. Immediately I visited my study abroad office and discovered many choices. I only spoke Spanish, but not fluently enough to feel comfortable in a program that was based in Spain or Mexico. This meant I needed a country t
3、hat spoke English. Finally I chose the University of Central London. 【 2】 Many people hesitate before studying abroad because they think they_. I went to college on loans(贷款 ), so a semester abroad would be no different. The additional expenses, such as food and travel, were the most expensive part
4、of the trip. Any student travelling abroad received part of a grant donated to our school. This took almost $ 2,000 off the cost of my trip. 【 3】 Looking back on my experience years later, I am grateful that I took the chance and studied in London. I made a number of friends in London with locals, w
5、ho are willing to help me anytime. I never felt unsafe because they would show me how to live in London, where to go and how to get anywhere I needed to go. 【 4】 My favorite memories in London is turn around my classwork. When studying abroad I took an English class that focused on British humor. Du
6、ring this class we watched British films and went to live performances. Before this class, I never understood British humor, and now I enjoy it more than American humor. My favorite class was art history. I cannot express to anyone how interesting it was to take art history in London. 【 5】 When peop
7、le ask me if I would study abroad again, I exclaim, “yes!” You will never learn any lessons or information like you do when travelling abroad to a foreign country. As a person you will grow independent from everything. You will learn how to make friends and survive alone on your own. You will also l
8、earn to respect and understand other cultures. 【小题 1】 What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 1 probably refer to (no more than 3 words) _ 【小题 2】 Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words. (no more than 5 words) _ 【小题 3】 What does the author think of his English local friends (no mo
9、re than 6 words) _ 【小题 4】 What did the author do during his English class (no more than 10 words) _ 【小题 5】 Whats the main idea of Paragraph 5 (no more than 10 words) _ 答案： 【小题 1】 studying abroad 【小题 2】 cannot afford it 【小题 3】 He thinks they are helpful 【小题 4】 He watched British films and went to liv
10、e performances 【小题 5】 What benefits a person can get from studying abroad 试题分析：文章主要介绍了作者出国留学的经历和感受。作者认为出国留学很有必要，出国留学可以让一个人学会独立，如何结交朋友，更好地理解外国文化等。主 要考查学生从文中提取有效信息的能力。 【小题 1】根据 “he convinced me that studying abroad was one of the best decisions he had ever made and that I should try it”可知， and连接了两个宾语从
11、句，他说服了作者应该尝试一下出国留学。故 it指代 studying abroad。故填 studying abroad。 【小题 2】根据 “I went to college on loans(贷款 )”可知，许多人担心 支付不起出国留学的费用，故填 cannot afford it。 【小题 3】根据第三段 “I made a number of friends in London with locals, who are willing to help me anytime.”可知，作者认为英国当地的朋友都很乐于助人。故填He thinks they are helpful.。 【小题
12、 4】根据第四段 “During this class we watched British films and went to live performances.”可知，在英文课上，作者看英国电影和参加现场表演，故填 He watched British films and went to live performances。 【小题 5】国家最后一段 “You will never learn any lessons or information like you do when travelling abroad to a foreign country.grow independen
13、t.how to make friends and survive alone.learn to respect and understand other cultures”可知，作者认为出国留学会给一个人带来非常多的好处。故填 What benefits a person can get from studying abroad。 考点：教育类短文阅读 单项选择 * Thank you for sending us _ fresh vegetables of many kinds. You have done us _ great service. A不填 ; a B the; a C不填
14、; 不填 D the; 不填 答案： A 试题分析：考查冠词。不定冠词 a/an表泛指，意为 “一个，某个 ”；大合唱 the表特指，意为 “这个，那个 ”。当名词有修饰语时，不用冠词；当是双方都知道的事物时，用定冠词 the。句意：谢谢你送给我们各种新鲜蔬菜。你帮了我们一个大忙。 send sb sth送给某人某物； fresh vegetables后有修饰语，不用冠词，排除 B、 D； do sb a service帮某人的忙，故选 A。 考点：考查冠词 Would you like to meet John at the airport _. He is the last person
15、I want to see. A Yes, Id like to B Id like to, but I have no time C Oh, no, not me D With pleasure 答案： C 试题分析：考查情景交际。句意： -你想去机场见约翰吗？ -不，不是我。他是我最不想见的人。 the last+名词，意为 “最不想 .”。 A、 B、 D与答语不符。故选 C。 考点：考查情景交际 He had planned to make a compromise, but _ he changed his mind at the last minute. A therefore B
16、 somehow C anyhow D otherwise 答案： B 试题分析：考查副词辨析。句意：他本来计划进行妥协，但是不知怎的，他在最后一分钟改变了主意。 A因此； B不知怎的； C无论如何； D否则。故选 B。 考点：考查副词辨析 I lost sight of Wang Ping when we reached _ looked like a large market. A where B that C what D which 答案： C 试题分析：考查名词性从句。句意：当我们到了看起来像一个大市场的地方时，我看不见王平了。 reached后是宾语从句，从句缺少主语，用 what
17、引导宾语从句。故选 C。 考点：考查名词性从句 Come and see me whenever _. A you are convenient B it is convenient for you C you will be convenient D it will be convenient for you 答案： B 试题分析：考查固定搭配。句意：无论何时，只要你方便，就可以过来看我。whenever引导让步状语从句，相当于 no matter when。时间状语从句不能用将来时，排除 C、 D； it is convenient for sb某人方便的时候。故选 B。 考点：考查固定搭
18、配 He found them at a table chess. A sat, to play B sitting, playing the C seated, playing D seat, play the 答案： C 试题分析：考查非谓语动词。句意：他发现他们正坐在一张桌子旁下棋呢。表示 “坐着 ”的状态，用 seated或 sitting， find sb doing/done发现某人怎么样；排除A、 D；棋类和球类前不加 the； play chess下棋，故选 C。 考点：考查非谓语动词 happened to be no one in the building when the
19、 fire broke out. A It B There C This D That 答案： B 试题分析：考查从句连接词。考查从句连接词句意：碰巧没有人在那栋大楼里，当火灾发生时。 happen to do sth碰巧做某事； there be表示 “有 .”。故选 B。 考点：考查从句连接词 Did you enjoy staying with your friend last week, Lily Yes. I _ with him for a long time. A havent stayed B didnt stay C hadnt stayed D wouldnt stay 答
20、案： C 试题分析：考查情景交际和时态。句意： -莉莉，上周和朋友待一起开心吗？ -是的。我都很久没他在一起了。根据问句中的 Did判断，是过去的事情， “过去的过去 ”用过去完成时，故选 C。 考点：考查情景交际和时态 Whats the matter with Della Well, her parents wouldnt allow her to go to the party but she still _. A hopes to B hopes so C hopes not D hopes for 答案： A 试题分析：考查情景交际和省略。句意： -Della怎么了？ -她的父母不让
21、她参加晚会，但她仍然希望（去）。 hope to do sth希望做某事，答语中 hopes后承前省略了 go to the party。 hope so希望如此，与句意不符； hope not希望不是 /不会，与 still不符。故选 A。 考点：考查情景交际和省略 , the sun was rising in the east. A Arriving there B We arriving there C Having arrived there D We arrived 答案： B 试题分析：考查独立主格结构。非谓语动词的逻辑主语一般与主句主语一致，当不一致时，非谓语要带上自己的主语，
22、这叫独立主格结构。 the sun不是arrive 的逻辑主语，因此， arrive 要加上自己的主语。句意：当我们到达那里时，太阳正在从东方升起。故选 B。 考点：考查独立主格结构 Across North China in the world, namely the Great Wall. A the longest wall runs B runs the longest wall C does run the longest D does the longest wall run 答案： B 试题分析：考查倒装。当表示地点的介词短语位于句首时，用全部倒装，即把句子的谓语动词提到主语之前
23、。句意：跨越中国整个北部的是世界上最长的城墙，即长城。 Across North China表示地点，位于句首，应该使用全部倒装， A未倒装； D是部分 倒装； C不完整。故选 B。 考点：考查倒装 Pity you missed the lecture on nuclear pollution. I _ it ,but I was busy preparing for a job interview. A attended B had attended C would attend D would have attended 答案： D 试题分析：考查情景交际和虚拟语气。句意： -你错过了关
24、于核污染的讲座真是遗憾。 -我本来打算参加的，但是我在忙着准备一个工作面试。根据句意可知，是对过去事情的虚拟，相当于 if I had been free, I would have attended。这里省略了 if条件从句，主句用 would have done。故选 D。 考点：考查情景交际和虚拟语气 The principal walked onto the platform and seated himself in a chair, _ for answering questions. A prepared B being prepared C prepared D prepari
25、ng 答案： C 试题分析：考查非谓语动词。 sb be prepared for sth/ to do sth准备做某事，相当于 be ready to do sth。句意：校长走上讲台坐在一张椅子上，准备回答问题。prepared是形容词化的过去分词，本句相当于 who was prepared for.。故选 C。 考点：考查非谓语动词 That truck nearly hit me; I _. A might be killed B may been killed C may be killed D might have been killed 答案： D 试题分析：考查虚拟语气。句
26、意：那辆卡车差点撞到我，我差点被撞死了。情态动词 +have done表推测， can/may/might have done可能已经做了某事； must have done一定已经做了某事； should have done本应该做某事；故选 D。 考点：考查虚拟语气 Before the war broke out, many people in safe places possessions they could not take with them. A threw away B put away C gave away D carried away 答案： B 试题分析：考查动词短语
27、辨析。句意：在战争爆发之前，许多人把他们带不走的财产收拾好，放在了安全的地方。 A扔掉，浪费； B收拾，整理； C赠送，丧失，泄露； D带走。故选 B。 考点：考查动词短语辨析 完型填空 One Sunday, a picture in the newspaper touched me. A young woman stood in front of a totally destroyed home. A little boy stood beside her with his head . Holding her skirt tightly was a tiny girl, eyes wid
28、e with and fear. With growing I noticed that their sizes of each family member closely ours. This would be a good opportunity to my children, so I explained their difficult to my seven-year-old twins and three-year-old Meghan. “We have so much, but these poor people now have nothing,” I said, “well
29、what we have with them.” I brought three large boxes and placed them on the living room floor. Meghan watched seriously the boys and I filled one box with canned food. While I our clothes, I encouraged the boys to go through their toys and some of their less favorite things. Meghan watched as the bo
30、ys piled up useless toys in the box. “Ill help you find something for the little girl,” I said to her. The boys placed the toys they had to donate into one of the boxes while I filled the third box with clothes. Meghan walked up with Lucy, her worn, faded, much-loved doll tightly to her chest. She i
31、n front of the box, pressed her little face into Lucys face, gave her a kiss, then, laid her gently on top of the other toys. “Oh, honey,” I said. “You to give away Lucy. You love her so much.” Meghan nodded, eyes shining with tears. “Lucy makes me happy, Mommy. shell make that little girl happy, to
32、o.” I stared at Meghan for a long moment, how I could teach the boys the lesson she had just taught me. Its easy to give what we dont want any more, but to let go of things we cherish, isn t it , the true spirit of giving is to give with your heart. 【小题1】 A off B up C down D round A smile B confusio
33、n C joy D anger A happiness B friendship C puzzle D interest A matched B equaled C compared D suited A help B complain C change D teach A experience B problem C situation D process A give B share C send D spare A as B since C though D because A came through B broke through C sorted through D got thr
34、ough A donate B leave C keep D sell A hopefully B anxiously C depressingly D quietly A separated B chosen C bought D confirmed A hugged B tied C grasped D caught A settled B regretted C paused D cried A precious B final C hearty D lovely A wouldnt like B ought not C had better not D dont have A Also
35、 B Yet C Maybe D Though A knowing B wondering C realizing D expecting A available B necessary C important D hard A However B Therefore C Otherwise D Moreover 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 A 【小题 5】 D 【小题 6】 C 【小题 7】 B 【小题 8】 A 【小题 9】 C 【小题 10】 A 【小题 11】 D 【小题 12】 B 【小题 13】 A 【小题 14】 C 【小题 15】
36、 B 【小题 16】 D 【小题 17】 C 【小题 18】 B 【小题 19】 D 【小题 20】 A 试题分析：在一个周日，报纸上的一张图片触动了作者。一位年轻的妇女站在一个被破坏了的房子前面。一个男孩站在她旁边低着头。紧紧抓住她的裙子的是一个小女孩，眼睛睁得大大的，眼神充满了困惑和恐惧。作者通过给图片上的一家捐赠物品来教孩子们学会帮助他人。 【小题 1】 A little boy stood beside her with his head .一个小男孩低着头站在她旁边，家园被毁，小男孩肯定不高兴，因此是低着头， A 离开； B 向上； C 向下；D周围，圆形。故选 C。 【小题 2】
37、eyes wide with and fear.眼睛睁得大大的，充满了疑惑和恐惧， A微笑；B困惑； C欢乐； D生气。故选 B。 【小题 3】 With growing I noticed that随着兴趣的增加，作者注意到 .， A开心；B友谊； C困惑； D兴趣。故选 D。 【小题 4】 I noticed that their sizes of each family member closely ours作者发现图片上的家庭成员和作者家的很像， A匹配； B相等； C比较； D适合，满足需要。故选 A。 【小题 5】 This would be a good opportunity
38、to my children,这是一个很好的教作者的孩子的机会， A帮助； B抱怨； C改变； D教。故选 D。 【小题 6】 so I explained their difficult to my seven-year-old twins and three-year-old Meghan 作者向她的七岁的双胞胎和三岁大的 Meghan 解释他们的困难处境，A经历； B问题； C情形； D进程。故选 C。 【小题 7】 “We have so much, but these poor people now have nothing,” I said, “well what we have
39、with them.”我们有很多东西而这些穷人却一无所有，我们要和他们分享我们的东西。 A给； B分享； C发送； D抽出。 share sth with sb和某人分享某物。故选 B。 【小题 8】 Meghan watched seriously the boys and I filled one box with canned food.在作者和两个双胞胎在往箱子里装罐头时， Meghan认真地看着。 A 当； B 自从；C尽管； D因为。故选 A。 【小题 9】 While I our clothes, I encouraged the boys to go through their
40、 toys在整理衣服时，作者鼓励孩子们整理他们的玩具， A安然度过，成功完成； B突破； C整理； D度过，使明白，电话接通（某人）。故选 C。 【小题 10】 some of their less favorite things捐赠一些他们不太喜欢的东西， A捐赠； B离开； C保持； D售卖。故选 A。 【小题 11】 Meghan watched as the boys piled up useless toys in the box.孩子们往箱子里装玩具时， Meghan静静地看着， A有希望地； B紧张地； C沮丧地； D安静地。故选 D。 【小题 12】 The boys plac
41、ed the toys they had to donate into one of the boxes男孩们把他们 挑选出来的玩具放进箱子里， A分离； B选择，挑选； C买； D证实。故选 B。 【小题 13】 Meghan walked up with Lucy, her worn, faded, much-loved doll tightly to her chest.Meghan和玩偶露西上楼，把她的破旧的、褪色的、她喜爱的玩偶紧紧抱在胸前， A拥抱； B系； C抓住，紧握； D抓住。故选 A。 【小题 14】 She in front of the box她停在箱子前面， A解决；
42、 B遗憾，后悔； C暂停，停留； D哭泣，喊叫。故选 C。 【小题 15】 pressed her little face into Lucys face, gave her a kiss, then, laid her gently on top of the other toysMeghan亲吻了玩偶，把它轻轻地放在其它玩具的上面， A宝贵的； B最后的； C衷心的； D可爱的。这里修饰的是 kiss，她把玩偶捐了出去，因此，是最后的一个吻，故选 B。 【小题 16】 “You to give away Lucy. You love her so much.”你不必把露西捐出来，你那么爱
43、它， A不想； B不应该； C最好不要； D不必。 ought not和 had better not后加动词原形，故选 D。 【小题 17】 shell make that little girl happy, too.露西可能也会让那个小女孩开心，A也； B然而； C可能； D尽管。故选 C。 【小题 18】 I stared at Meghan for a long moment, how I could teach the boys the lesson she had just taught me.作者等着 Meghan很长 时间，想知道应该如何教两个双胞胎这个 Meghan教给作者
44、的教训， A知道； B想知道； C 意识到； D期待。故选 B。 【小题 19】 Its easy to give what we dont want any more, but to let go of things we cherish我们不需要的东西，我们很容易就会舍弃，而珍惜的东西却难以舍的，easy和 hard相对应， A可使用的； B必需的； C重要的； D困难的。故选 D。 【小题 20】 , the true spirit of giving is to give with your heart.然而，捐赠的真正精神在于用心， A然而； B因此； C否则； D而且。故选 A。
45、考点：故事类短文阅读 阅读理解 Americans are buying more products and services than ever before through the Internet, and the popularity of online sales is likely to spread to other countries. Online sales now represent as much as one-tenth of all retail(零售 ) sales in the United States， which has led traditional s
46、tores to seek new ways to keep their customers loyal. Lynne Shaner used the Internet to buy everything she needed for her wedding and holiday gifts for her husband. Other than food, 90 percent of her purchases(购买的东西 ) were made on her home computer. “I find that, by being able to go online and opt f
47、or the things that I need to select and have them delivered to me right at my doorstep, Im free from all the driving, all the crowds, all the noise, and I usually get a better selection.” There are a lot of people like her. Experts say American online shopping hit records in both November and December. Fifty-seven percent of Americans have bought something electronically. Store owners worry that this growing amount of online sales will hurt their business. Cornell Uni
