1、2013-2014学年河北省石家庄市第一中学高二上学期期中考试英语试卷与答案（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项。 Autumn blues Let the sunshine in falling leaves, withering flowers, cold winds, faint sunshine. 【小题 1】 Spirits can be low. People who suffer from the “autumn blues” often are extremely exhausted, lack energy, ne
2、ed more sleep, feel increased appetite and gain weight. “The exact cause of this condition, often called seasonal depression or seasonal affective disorder(SAD), is not known yet,” says Chen Jue, associate professor at Shanghai Mental Health Center. “But recent studies indicate that weather change i
3、s influential and strongly suggest that this condition is caused by changes in the availability of sunlight.” One theory is that with the decreased exposure to sunlight, the biological clock that regulates mood, sleep and hormones is delayed, running more slowly in winter. 【小题 2】 Another theory is t
4、hat brain chemicals that transmit information between nerves may be altered in individuals with SAD. It is believed that exposure to light can correct these imbalances. “ 【小题 3】 Remember, spring always lives in your heart,” Chen says. Here are some tips to deal with autumn depression. Go outdoors an
5、d get some sunlight. More around. Fresh air and exercise improve the respiratory system and blood circulation and regulate the nervous system. Thus exercise is calming and relieves ones mood. Relax at work. Stretch, breathe deeply. Take a tea break. Think of your next vacation. 【小题 4】 Chocolate and
6、sugar raise the spirits. Look at bright colors, such as red and orange. Color therapy improves mood. Listen to your favorite music. You can dance to it, or just lie on a cozy couch, reading a novel. 【小题 5】 Blooming plants are cheering. Call friends or family when you feel lonely or depressed. Recall
7、 some happy memories. A Exposure to light may reset the biological clock. B Decorate your room and work space with flowers. C It is a sad season, but you can try to make it happy. D That is the way you can use to lighten yourself. E. Keep a chocolate bar in your pocket. F. For many people late autum
8、n can be a season of gloom and depression. G. Autumn always gives us a beautiful scene. 答案： 【小题 1】 F 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 C 【小题 4】 E 【小题 5】 B 试题分析：文章大意：文章提到了 autumn blues这一现象，并提出了一些处理的方法。 【小题 1】 F 根据第二行 People who suffer from the “autumn blues” often are extremely exhausted可知，文章主要讲的是 the autumn blues，所以选
9、择 F。 【小题 2】 A根据上一句 the biological clock 可知，所以 A句比较确当。 【小题 3】 C根据下面的建议，可知此处为总结性语言，改变 the autumn blues的建议。 故 C正确。 【小题 4】 E 根据后一句 Chocolate and sugar raise the spirits.中 提及到 chocolate，故选 E。 【小题 5】 B 根据后一句 Blooming plants are cheering.可知，故这里选 B。 考点：考查说明文阅读 单项选择 * They have just bought a fancy new car fo
10、r $ 75,000. _. They already have two cars and they cost them a pretty penny. A It was nothing B Thats Ok C Beats me D All right 答案： C 试题分析：考查交际用语。 A不足挂齿； B可以； C绝对不会； D在任何时候。句意： 你会让你的孩子在晚上独行吗？ 绝对不会！故 C正确。 考点：考查交际用语 When _, the new railway will run for 250 miles. A to complete B completed C being comp
11、leted D to be completed 答案： B 试题分析：考查非谓语动词。句中的逻辑主语 the new railway与 complete之间为被动关系，故用过去分词作状语。句意：当新铁路完成的时候，铁路的运行长度将达 250里。故 B正确。 考点：考查非谓语动词 It was really noisy in the workshop. Not until _ at the top of my voice _ to look at me. A did I shout; he turned B had I shouted; had he turned C did I shout;
12、did he turn D had I shouted; he turns 答案： A 试题分析：考查倒装结构。本题考查 not until直到 引导的部分倒装句。句意：在车间真的太吵了。直到我喊出最高声，他才转身看我。故 A正确。 考点：考查倒装结构 _ the warning message, more visitors might have been trapped in the flood. A Apart from B Regardless of C Other than D But for 答案： D 试题分析：考查短语辨析。 A除了； B不管，不顾； C而不是； D要不是。句意：
13、要不是警告信息，更多的游客也许会被困在洪水里。故 D正确。 考点：考查短语辨析 _ to sunlight for too much time will do harm to ones skin. A After exposed B If exposing C Having exposed D Being exposed 答案： D 试题分析：考查非谓语动词。句中考查动名词短语作主语， be exposed to暴露在 . 。句意：在阳光下暴露太长的时间将对一个人的皮肤有害。故 D正确。 考点：考查非谓语动词 Its a difficult skill to master, but _, it
14、 will benefit you for the rest of your life. A once obtained B when to obtain C after obtaining D while obtaining 答案： A 试题分析：考查非谓语动词。句中的 a difficult skill与 obtain之间为被动关系，故用过去分词。句意：它是个很难掌握的技巧，但一旦被掌握，将对你的余生有好处。故 A正确。 考点：考查非谓语动词 My grandmother has kept the photo _ she can see it every day for a couple
15、of decades. A which B when C that D where 答案： D 试题分析：考查状语从句。句中 where引导的地点状语从句，表示 “在 地方 ”。句意：我奶奶总把照片放在她每天能看到的地方几十年了。故 D正确。 考点：考查状语从句 Bob is in a hopeless situation, _ we will keep a very close eye on. A which B where C that D when 答案： A 试题分析：考查定语从句。句中 which引导非限定性定语从句，指代的前面一句话。句意： Bob处于无望的境地，我们将密切关注这件
16、事情。故 A正确。 考点：考查定语从句 In the past decades, sea ice _ in the Arctic as a result of global warming. A had melted B has been melting C melted D is melting 答案： B 试题分析：考查时态。根据时间状语 in the past decades在过去的几十年，说明一直到现在，并有可能继续持续下去，故用现在完成进行时。句意：在过去的几十年，由于全球变暖的原因，北极圈的海洋冰块一直在融合。故 B正确。 考点：考查时态 I know you dont like
17、her, but try not to make it so _. A curious B obvious C various D previous 答案： B 试题分析：考查形容词。 A好奇的； B显然的； C不同的； D宝贵的。句意：我知道你不喜欢她，但尽量不要显示得那么明显。故 B正确。 考点：考查形容词 Schools in the north tend to be better equipped, _ those in the south are relatively poor. A as B unless C when D while 答案： D 试题分析：考查连词。 A因为； B
18、除非； C当 时候； D然而。句意：北方的学校趋向于更好的装备，而那些南方的学校相对差点。故 D正确。 考点：考查连词 Excuse me, can you spare me a few minutes Sorry, I havent _ time to talk to you just now. I have to leave early to catch _ 4:30 train. A /; / B the; the C a; the D the; / 答案： B 试题分析：考查冠词。第一空 the time特指上文提及到上文中的 a few minutes；第二空是特指的 4点 30的火
19、车。句意： 打搅了，你能为我抽出几分钟吗？ 对不起，我现在没有时间跟你交谈。我不得不早点离开赶上 4点 30的火车。故 B正确。 考点：考查冠词 There is never enough time to do everything, _ there is always enough time to do the most important thing. A and B but C or D so 答案： B 试题分析：考查连词。根据句意，前后句之间为转折关系。句意：没有足够的时间来做一切，但总是有足够的时间来做最重要的事情。故 B正确。 考点：考查连词 Look how happy you
20、 are! Yeah, I feel honored _ into their society. A to welcome B welcoming C to be welcomed D welcomed 答案： C 试题分析：考查非谓语动词。句中考查短语 feel honored to do 感到荣幸做某事。在根据句意可知是我受到欢迎，故用被动语态。句意： 看你是多么的高兴啊！ 嗯，受他们社团的欢迎我感到很荣幸。故 C正确。 考点：考查非谓语动词 When you are speaking on the phone, you must convey the impression that th
21、is is an important conversation to you, _ you are treating with great significance. A one B the one C that D it 答案： A 试题分析：考查代词。句中 one代指前面的 an important conversation，属于泛指，后省略关系词 that。句意：当你在电话通话的时候，你必须传达这是一个非常重要的谈话这样的印象，一个你正在高度重视的谈话。故 A正确。 考点：考查代词 完型填空 Recently, we went on a vacation for a week that
22、involved visiting four different ports in the sunny and warm climate of the Caribbean. There were of laughter, fun and great food. Its a thing when you go away that each day of the vacation also to the end and a return to work. It was twelve years since we went on a vacation, so this vacation was vi
23、ewed with of a great break away from my daily routine. And we werent . But there was something very different about this vacation compared to those when we worked in a corporative environment. The main was that when we returned, when the vacation was rapidly drawing to a close, we didnt have the sam
24、e feeling of stress, anxiety and fear. In this recent vacation, it wasnt that we enjoyed the various fun and new activities, the break away from routine, the pleasure of touring different countries and cultures, the to do what we wanted when we wanted or the leisurely of each day that was significan
25、t. What was significant was that we didnt fear the last day of vacation. You see, we know that we were what we love to do not what we had to do. The feelings experienced in the last couple of days of vacation were viewed with the same joy as the very first days. In the previous times, the last days
26、of vacation were terrible. We experience an increasing of stress we knew that a return to our field of employment was “work” and not that we loved and thoroughly enjoyed. The is this: If you do what you love, it doesnt matter that a vacation has to end. If you love what you do you will not yourself
27、wishing for even a few more days of vacation, or wishing that you could enjoying this vacation for much, much longer. A love of what you do you back like a magnet. 【小题1】 A moments B possibilities C situations D ways A discouraging B bitter C wonderful D funny A come up B count down C give out D die
28、away A expectation B attempt C opinion D demand A satisfied B tired C disappointed D optimistic A advantage B problem C difference D drawback A approaching B relieving C bearing D overcoming A necessarily B thoroughly C relaxingly D smoothly A opportunity B desire C possibility D right A pattern B p
29、ace C lifestyle D atmosphere A yet B still C also D even A returning to B submitting to C turning to D heading for A number B knowledge C sense D awareness A although B and C because D if A anything B everything C nothing D something A lesson B idea C point D solution A in the least B for a moment C
30、 after all D at the moment A let B find C make D catch A maintain B risk C keep D stop A draws B holds C pushes D welcomes 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 2】 D 【小题 3】 B 【小题 4】 A 【小题 5】 C 【小题 6】 C 【小题 7】 A 【小题 8】 B 【小题 9】 A 【小题 10】 B 【小题 11】 D 【小题 12】 A 【小题 13】 C 【小题 14】 C 【小题 15】 D 【小题 16】 C 【小题 17】 A 【小题 18】 B 【小
31、题 19】 C 【小题 20】 A 试题分析：文章大意：外出旅行时人们在行程即将结束时往往会产生恐惧感，其原因是他们又要重新回到自己不喜欢的工作岗位上。但如果所从事的是自己很喜欢的工作，那么人们会不会还有这种恐惧感呢？ 【小题 1】 A名词辨析。那是有欢笑、快乐和美食的时光，所以用 moments。possibility可能性； situation形势，情况； way方法，手段。 【小题 2】 D上下文连串。作者认为外出度假本来是一件令人愉快的事情，但人们往往由于对度假结束以后重新走上工作岗位的恐惧而不能充分享受这种快乐，这是一件很奇怪的事情。 funny在 这一语境中的含义为 “奇怪的，难以
32、解释的 ”。 【小题 3】 B动词短语辨析。 count down倒计时。人们在度假的同时在倒数距离假期结束，重新上班的天数。本句旨在表明人们对假期结束后重新上班所表现出的恐惧感。 【小题 4】 A名词辨析。 expectation期望。因此，这次度假被视为脱离我日常工作的一种期盼。 【小题 5】 C上下文连串。由下文内容可知，作者对最近的这次旅行感到很满意，没有失望之情。 【小题 6】 C上下文连串。根据上文的 something very different判断，此处应使用 difference(差异，区别 )。 【小题 7】 A动词辨析。当假期结束回来的时候，我们没有以往那种走近压抑和恐
33、惧的感觉。 approach(时间或空间上的 )接近，靠近。 【小题 8】 B。副词辨析。 thoroughly在文中的含义为 “彻底地，完全地 ”。 【小题 9】 A 名词辨析。做我们想要做的事情的机会。 opportunity机会。 【小题 10】 B。上下文连串。根据上文的 leisurely(悠闲的，慢悠悠的 )判断，此处所传达的信息为 “每天悠闲的生活节奏 ”。 【小题 11】 D副词辨析。重要的是，甚至在假期的最后一天，我们也没有感到恐惧。 even含义为 “甚至 ”。 【小题 12】 A 短语辨析。结束旅行后重新回到 ，所以用 return to。 submit to屈服于； t
34、urn to求助于； head for朝 前进。 【小题 13】 C名词辨析。我们越来越感到压抑。 a sense of是固定短语，含义为“ 感觉 ” 【小题 14】 C 连词辨析。根据上下文判断，空格后面陈述的是原因。 【小题 15】 D上下文连串。根据所处语境判断，此处是说 “而不是我们所喜欢并且能得到充分享受的事情 ”，所以用 something。 【小题 16】 C 名词辨析。文章接下来对全文进 行总结。 point在这一语境下的含义为 “关键 ”。 【小题 17】 A 短语辨析。如果做自己喜欢的事，假期结束一点儿关系也没有。in the least用于否定句中表示强调，含义为 “一点
35、儿也不 ”。 【小题 18】 B 动词辨析。如果喜欢自己所做的事，你就不会发现自己在不知不觉地期望假期能多几天。 find oneself doing sth.是固定搭配，用于表达 “发现自己不知不觉地在做某事 ”。 【小题 19】 C 上下文连串。本句根据下文的 for much， much longer进行判断。keep doing sth.继续 或持续做某事。 【小题 20】 A 上下文连串。根据下文的 like a magnet(像磁铁一样 )判断，此空应使用 draw，像磁铁一样把你吸引过来。 考点：考查议论文 阅读理解 Cold weather has a great effect
36、, on how our minds and our bodies work. Maybe that is why there are so many expressions that use the word “cold”. For centuries, the bodys blood has been linked closely with the emotions. People who show no human emotions or feelings, for example, are said to be cold-blooded. Cold-blood people act i
37、n a merciless way. They may do brutal things to others, and not by accident. For example, a newspaper says the police are searching for a cold-blooded killer. The killer murdered someone, not in self-defense. He seemed to kill with no emotion. Cold can affect other parts of the body, the feet, for e
38、xample. Heavy socks can warm your feet, if your feet are really cold. But there is an expression - to get cold feet- that has nothing to do with cold or your feet. The expression means being afraid to do something you decided to do. For example, you agree to be president of an organization. But then
39、 you learn that all the other officers have resigned. All the work of the organization will be your responsibility. You are likely to get cold feet about being president when you understand the situation. Cold can also affect your shoulder. You “give someone the cold shoulder” when you refuse to spe
40、ak to them. You treat them in a distant, cold way. The expression probably come from the physical act of turning your back toward someone, instead of speaking to him face-to- face. You may give a cold shoulder to a friend who has not kept a promise he made to you or to someone who has lied about you
41、 to others. “A cold fish” is not a fish. It is a person. But it is a person who is unfriendly, unemotional and show no love or warmth. A cold fish does not offer much of himself to anyone. “Out in the cold” is and expression often heard. It means not getting something that everybody else got. A pers
42、on might say that everybody but him got a pay raise. He was left our in the cold. And it is not a pleasant place to be. 【小题 1】 The text is intended to tell us that _. A cold weather has a great effect on human bodies B “cold” is a word closely linked with human emotions C many English expressions co
43、ntain the word “cold” D the word “cold” has many different meanings in English 【小题 2】 The underline word “brutal” in paragraph 1 most probably means _. A merciless B illegal C impolite D extreme 【小题 3】 Which phrase can best describe a person who is unwilling to offer anything to others A Cold-bloode
44、d. B To get cold shoulder. C A cold fish. D A cold shoulder. 【小题 4】 If the teacher gives all the boys except Tom a pen as a prize, you can say he _. A is given the cold shoulder B is punished by a cold fish C has got cold feet D is left out in the cold 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 C 【小题 4】 D 试题分析：文章
45、大意：本文选自 VOA Special English，介绍了英语中一些含有cold这个单词的习惯用语。 【小题 1】 B主旨大意题。本题考查考生对文章主旨大意地把握，文章重点解释了很多含有 cold的习语，故选 B。 A、 C选项都很片面。 【小题 2】 A猜测词义题。根据前文 Cold-blooded people act in merciless ways可知 brutal意为 “残忍的，野蛮的 ”。故 A正确。 【小题 3】 C词义理解题。仔细阅读文章中与所给四个词组相关的地方，特别是文章倒数第二段的 A cold fish does not offer much of himself
46、 to anyone。 故 C正确。 【小题 4】 D词义理解题。本题同样是考查考生对文中所介绍的含有 cold的几个短语的理解，从文章最后一段可知。 be left out in the cold：被冷落；被排斥。故 D正确。 考点：考查文化类阅读 Most kinds of rose plants come from Asia. But roses are also native to other areas including northwest Africa, Europe and the United States. In 1986, Congress chose the rose
47、as Americas national flower. Technically, Congress and President Ronald Reagan declared it the “national floral emblem.” Whatever the name, the decision did not smell sweet to supporters of others popular flowers. Some people say roses are difficult to grow. But you have a good chance of success if
48、you start with a few suggestions from experts. You should plant your roses where they can get sunshine for about six hours on bright days. You can buy roses form a garden center or by mail order. You can buy potted roses, also known as container roses, or bare-root plants. Each kind has its fans. Some gardeners say potted roses are easier to plant. They say the roots develop better. But Jeffrey Dinslage, an expert, pint out that bare-root ro
