1、2013-2014学年河北省唐山一中高二下期末英语试卷与答案（带解析） 其他 There is distinction between reading for information and reading for understanding. _【小题 1】 _ The first sense is the one in which we read newspapers, magazines, or anything else. _【小题 2】 _ Such materials may increase our store of information, but they cannot im
2、prove our understanding. And clearly we dont have any difficulty in gaining the new information, for our understanding was equal to them before we started. Otherwise, we would have felt the shock of puzzlement. The second sense is the one in which we read something that at first we do not completely
3、 understand. Here the thing to be read is at the first sight better or higher than the reader. The writer is communicating something that can increase the readers understanding. _【小题 3】 _ Otherwise one person could never learn from another. Here “learning” means understanding more, not remembering m
4、ore information. What are the conditions in this kind of reading First, there is inequality in understanding. _【小题 4】 Besides, his book must convey something he possesses and his potential readers lack. Second, the reader must be able to overcome this inequality in some degree. And he should always
5、try to reach the same level of understanding with the writer. If the equality is approached, success of communication is achieved. _【小题 5】 It is the least demanding and requires the least amount of effort. Everyone who knows how to read can read for entertainment if he wants to. In fact, any book th
6、at can be read for understanding or information can probably be read for entertainment as well. A The writer should have a better communicating skill. B Such communication between unequals must be possible. C We can get access to the content of those materials easily. D The writer must be “superior”
7、 to the reader in understanding. E. Thus, we can employ the word “reading” in two distinct senses. F. Reading for entertainment is capable of increasing our understanding for information. G. Besides gaining information and understanding, theres another goal of readingentertainment. 答案： 【小题 1】 E 【小题
8、2】 C 【小题 3】 B 【小题 4】 D 【小题 5】 G 试题分析： 【小题 1】根据 There is distinction between reading for information and reading for understanding. _36_ 可知这里是因果关系，阅读有区别，因此应从两方面理解 故选 E。 【小题 2】根据 The first sense is the one in which we read newspapers, magazines, or anything else. _37_ Such materials may increase our s
9、tore of information, 可知这里想说我们很容易从报纸杂志这些材料中获取信息，故选 C。 【小题 3】根据 The writer is communicating something that can increase the readers understanding. _38_ Otherwise one person could never learn from another.可知这里想说作者与读者之间的不平等沟通会发生，故选 B。 【小题 4】根据 First, there is inequality in understanding. _39_ Besides, h
10、is book must convey something he possesses and his potential readers lack. 可知这里想说作者必须比读者在理解力上高一等 ，故选 D。 【小题 5】根据 _40_ It is the least demanding and requires the least amount of effort. Everyone who knows how to read can read for entertainment if he wants to. 可知这里想说阅读除了获取信息和理解之外还有娱乐的效果故选 G。 考点：考查说明文类
11、阅读 Once a farmers donkey (驴 ) fell into a deep well. The animal cried loudly for hours, but the farmer couldnt figure out what to do 【小题 1】 it. Finally, he decided that the animal was old and that the well needed to be covered anyway, so he 【小题2】 (think) the donkey wasnt worth saving. Then, he invit
12、ed some of his neighbors to come over and help 【小题 3】 . They all took a shovel (铁铲 ) and began to put dirt into the well. At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried 【小题 4】 (pitiful). Then, to everyones surprise, the donkey became quiet. A few shovel loads later, the fanner looked dow
13、n into the well and was astonished at 【小题 5】 he saw. Each shovel of dirt hit its back, but the donkey was doing something 【小题 6】(amaze). It was shaking the dirt off and taking a step up. 【小题 7】 the neighbors continued to put more dirt on top of the animal, it would shake the dirt off and take one mo
14、re step up. Pretty soon everyone was surprised as the donkey stepped up over the edge of 【小题8】 well and ran off happily! When life sometimes 【小题 9】 ( put) dirt on you, the best way of getting out of the well is to shake the dirt off and take a step up. Each of your troubles is a stepping stone. You
15、can get out of the deepest well just 【小题 10】 never giving up! 答案： 【小题 1】 with/for/about 【小题 2】 thought 【小题 3】 him 【小题 4】 pitifully 【小题 5】 what 【小题 6】 amazing 【小题 7】 As/When 【小题 8the 【小题 9】 puts 【小题 10】 by 试题分析： 【小题 1】表示如何做用 “what to do with /for/about something”。 【小题 2】通篇时态是过去时。 【小题 3】 “他请一些邻居们来帮助他。
16、 【小题 4】副词修饰动词。 【小题 5】这里含有一个宾语从句，关系词在从句中作宾语，所以填关系代词what。 【小题 6】表示某事令人惊叹，所以填 amazing。 【小题 7】这里含有一个状语从句，引导词在从句中作状语，表示时间，故用when。 【小题 8】特指这口井的边沿。 【小题 9】主语 life是单数名词，故动词也用单数。 【小题 10】通过做某事用 “by doing”。 考点：考查语法填空 完型填空 I went to India for a 2-week vacation to visit my relatives. We stopped on a red light, an
17、d as always, there were a lot of activities outside the cars near the . People walked in, between the cars newspaper, water and a number of kids looked for a bit of charity from the car owners. Its a familiar in most poor developing countries. While we were for the red light to turn green, I noticed
18、 a man outside a couple of in front of ours trying to sell bottles of water. Its unusual at first. He was a man in his 40s with relatively clothes. But he walked around in a strange way. He kind of his way around the spaces. He was blind. Carrying a couple of water bottles on one hand, he got to the
19、 outside of our car. Out of , my mum decided to buy one water bottle. As she gave the man the money, the light turned green. The car behind sounded loudly and , trying to get ahead of traffic. Seeing this, my mum kindly told the man to the change. However, with his sense of touch, he quickly went th
20、rough his shirt pocket and threw the money at my mums . It was the exact change. The cars behind us were really getting out of control, we decided to go on our way. I broke down and even when I got home. Heres a blind man, born in , trying to sell water bottles on the streets to make ends meet. He o
21、ur sympathy. Life hasnt been to him, yet hes giving it his best shot. I think that is what is all about facing life bravely. 【小题A signs B crossroads C stations D theatres 1】 A giving B buying C selling D throwing A scene B play C activity D street A watching B asking C waiting D changing A blocks B
22、crossings C turns D cars A everything B something C anything D nothing A expensive B fashionable C ragged D fastened A pushed B drove C cleared D felt A eventually B quickly C frequently D happily A curiosity B sympathy C thirsty D politeness A impatiently B casually C naturally D carefully A keep B
23、 return C borrow D count A poor B superior C limited D enlarged A hand B arm C face D lap A still B yet C so D but A smiled B shouted C complained D cried A pain B poverty C sadness D loneliness A refused B enjoyed C doubted D cheated A rich B unfair C kind D bad A kindness B courage C experience D
24、challenge 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 C 【小题 5】 D 【小题 6】 D 【小题 7】 C 【小题 8】 D 【小题 9】 A 【小题 10】 B 【小题 11】 A 【小题 12】 A 【小题 13】 B 【小题 14】 D 【小题 15】 C 【小题 16】 D 【小题 17】 B 【小题 18】 A 【小题 19】 C 【小题 20】 B 试题分析：本文主要讲了作者在印度的十字路口遇到一位盲人，他虽然贫穷在街头靠卖水为生，但是却能勇敢的面对生活。 【小题 1】考查名词。 根据 We stopped on a red light
25、,可知他们在十字路口停车。A. signs 标志 B. crossroads 十字路口 C. stations 车站 D. theatres 剧院，故选 B。 【小题 2】考查动词。根据 People walked in, between the cars newspaper, water可知人们在汽车之间卖报纸卖水。 A. giving 给 B. buying 买 C. selling 卖 D. throwing仍，故答案：选 C。 【小题 3】考查名词。根据 People walked in, between the cars newspaper, water and a number o
26、f kids looked for a bit of charity from the car owners.可知这是发展中国家常见的场景。 A. scene 场景 B. play 玩耍 C. activity活动 D. street街道，故答案：选 A。 【小题 4】考查动词。根据 While we were for the red light to turn green,可知这里想说我们在等待红灯变绿。 A. watching 看 B. asking 问 C. waiting 等待 D. changing改变，故选 C。 【小题 5】考查名词。根据 I noticed a man outs
27、ide a couple of in front of ours trying to sell bottles of water.可知有个人在我们前面的车旁卖瓶装水。 A. blocks 街区 B. crossings 十字路口 C. turns拐弯 D. cars汽车，故选 D。 【小题 6】考查代词。根据 Its unusual at first.可知一开始没有什么不寻常的地方。 A. everything 一切 B. something某事 C. anything 任何事 D. nothing没有事，故选 D。 【小题 7】考查形容词。根据 He was a man in his 40s
28、 with relatively clothes.可知这里意思是穿着有点破烂。 A. expensive 贵的 B. fashionable 流行的 C. ragged 破烂的 D. fastened系紧的，故选 C。 【小题 8】考查动词。根据 He kind of his way around the spaces. He was blind.这里是他摸索着前行； A. pushed 推 B. drove 开车 C. cleared 清除 D. felt感觉、摸索，故选 D。 【小题 9】考查副词。根据 Carrying a couple of water bottles on one h
29、and, he got to the outside of our car可知这里意思是盲人一只手拿着水最后走到我们车外。 A. eventually 最后 B. quickly 快速 C.frequently 经常 D. happily开心，故选 A。 【小题 10】考查名词。根据 Out of , my mum decided to buy one water bottle.，可知这里意思是我妈妈出于同情决定买瓶水。 A. curiosity 好奇 B. sympathy 同情 C. thirsty 口渴 D. politeness礼貌，答案：选 B。 【小题 11】 考查副词。根据 Th
30、e car behind sounded loudly and , trying to get ahead of traffic. The cars behind us were really getting out of control,可知这里意思是后面的车大声并不耐烦地按喇叭。 A. impatiently 不耐烦 B. casually 随便 C. naturally 自然 D. carefully认真 ，故答案：选 A。 【小题 12】考查动词。根据 Seeing this, my mum kindly told the man to the change.可知这里意思是妈妈好心地不
31、让这个盲人找零钱了。 A. keep 保持 B. return返回 C. borrow 借来 D. count数数，故答案：选 A。 【小题 13】考查形容词。根据 However, with his sense of touch, he quickly went through his shirt pocket可知这里意思是他凭借非凡的触觉在衬衣口袋里翻找。 A. poor穷的 B. superior 高级的，非凡的 C. limited有限的 D. enlarged扩大的，故答案：选 B。 【小题 14】考查名词。根据 and threw the money at my mums . It
32、 was the exact change.可知是因为妈妈坐在前排，所以是将钱扔到妈妈膝盖上。 A. hand手 B. arm胳膊 C. face 脸 D. lap膝盖，故答案：选 D。 【小题 15】考查副语。 根据 we decided to go on our way.可知我我们后面的车真的要失控了，因此我们决定开车。 A. still 仍然 B. yet 然而 C. so 因此 D. but 但是 ，故答案：选 C。 【小题 16】考查动词。根据 I broke down and even when I got home.可知这里意思是作者到家的时候崩溃甚至哭了。 A. smiled
33、微笑 B. shouted 喊叫 C. complained 抱怨 D. cried哭喊，答案：选 D。 【小题 17】考查名词。根据 Heres a blind man, born in , trying to sell water bottles on the streets to make ends meet.可知这个盲人出身贫寒。 A. pain 疼 B. poverty 穷 C. sadness 伤心 D. loneliness孤独，故答案：选 B. 【小题 18】考查动词。根据 He our sympathy.可知这里意思是他拒绝我们的同情。 A. refused 拒绝 B. en
34、joyed 享受 C. doubted 怀疑 D. cheated欺骗。故答案：选 A。 【小题 19】考查形容词。根据 Life hasnt been to him, yet hes giving it his best shot.可知这里想说人生对他并不友好但他以最好的一面展现给人生。 A. rich 富有的 B. unfair 不公平的 C. kind 善良的，友好的 D. bad坏的，故答案：选 C。 【小题 20】考查名词。根据 I think that is what is all about facing life bravely.可知这里意思是我想这就是勇气，勇敢地面对生活。
35、A. kindness善良 B. courage 勇气 C. experience经 D. challenge挑战，故答案：选 B。 考点：考查故事类短文 阅读理解 There has been an outpouring of love for a 23-year-old disabled woman whose dog was killed in front of her while a groomer(美容师 ) tried to trim(修剪 ) its claws. Calls and e-mails came from as far away as the Upper Penin
36、sula and Arizona as well as Oakland and Macomb counties, offering Laurie Crouch, who uses a wheelchair because of multiple sclerosis(硬化症 ), everything from dogs to money, such as that from Jason Daly of Roseville who said, “ I would like to buy her a new dog.” A story about the death of Crouchs pet,
37、 Gooch, was printed on the front page of Macomb Daily. Crouch said a man sat on the dog to trim its nails. Gooch died after one claw was trimmed. Crouch yelled at the groomer to stop when she saw Gooch was struggling to breathe, but she said she was ignored. “If I could have walked, I would have put
38、 my hands on her and pulled her off my dog and physically stopped her, but I cant do that.” Gooch was not a trained service animal, but naturally helped Crouch by picking up things for her. “This case is absolute animal abuse(虐待 ),” Larry Obrecht, division manager of the Oakland County Animal Shelte
39、r in Auburn Hills, said. People who read the story contacted Oakland Press to offer help. A message, from Rebecca Amett of Giggles N Wiggles Puppy Rescue, in Roseville, said, “We have puppies to donate and want to help the young woman who lost her service dog.” “When Gooch was with me, I was happy,”
40、 Crouch said, “I think I can be happy again but no animal can replace Gooch. Theres never going to be another Gooch out there but I think I will find a dog that can bring me joy again.” 【小题 1】 What does the passage mainly tell us A A disabled womans service dog. B A cruel groomer killed a disabled w
41、omans dog. C Peoples love for a disabled woman who lost her dog. D Disabled woman loves to have the dog as company. 【小题 2】 People called and emailed to . A offer help and care to Laurie Crouch. B give their angry voice to the groomer. C offer a cure for Crouchs disease. D tell Crouch how to punish t
42、he groomer. 【小题 3】 We can infer from the passage that . A Crouch refused to take another dog. B Crouch must be sad after losing her dog. C Crouch has accepted another dog from a stranger. D Crouch can live well without a dogs company. 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 B 试题分析：这篇文章主要讲了一位残疾年轻女士的宠物狗在美容店修剪爪子时
43、死亡，从许多爱心人士那里得到了帮助。 【小题 1】主旨题：根据 There has been an outpouring of love for a 23-year-old disabled woman whose dog was killed in front of her while a groomer(美容师 ) tried to trim(修剪 ) its claws. 可知残疾女士失去了心爱的宠物后，人们给予了许多的爱。 故选 C。 【小题 2】细节题：根据 Calls and e-mails came from as far away as the Upper Peninsula
44、and Arizona as well as Oakland and Macomb counties, offering Laurie Crouch, who uses a wheelchair because of multiple sclerosis(硬化症 ), everything from dogs to money,”可知从第二自然段，我们可以知道人们打来电 话发邮件给这位女士提供帮助，故选 A。 【小题 3】推理题：根据 “When Gooch was with me, I was happy,” Crouch said, “I think I can be happy agai
45、n but no animal can replace Gooch. Theres never going to be another Gooch out there but I think I will find a dog that can bring me joy again.”.可 知这位女士失去宠物后很伤心，故选 B。 考点：考查故事类阅读 Is the “Go to College” Message Overdone Even in a weak job market, the old college try isnt the answer for everyone. A brie
46、fing paper from the Brookings Institution warns that “we may have overdone the message” on college, senior fellow Isabel Sawhill said. “Weve been telling students and their families for years that college is the only way to succeed in the economy and of course theres a lot of truth to that,” Ms. Saw
47、hill said. “On average it does pay off But if you load up on a whole lot of student debt and then you dont graduate, that is a very bad situation.” One comment that people often repeat among the years of slow job growth has been the value of education for landing a job and advancing in a career. Apr
48、ils national unemployment rate stood at 7.5%, according to the Labor Department. The unemployment rate for high-school graduates over 25 years old who hadnt attended college was 7.4%, compared with 3.9% for those with a bachelors degree or more education. The difference is even bigger among those aged 1624. The jobless rate for those with only a high school diploma in that age group is about 20%. At the same time, recent research by Canadian economists warns that a college degree is no guarantee of promising employment. Ms. Sawhill pointed out that among the aspects that affect the value
