1、2013-2014学年浙江江山实验中学高二 10月第一次阶段性测试英语卷(带解析) 其他 Directions: Read the following passage and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need. A. Illegal hunting has caused a decrease in the number of sea turtles. B. Most turtles are eaten by
2、Mexicans and Mexican Americans. C. A campaign to protect sea turtles. D. Many people kill and eat turtles in a religious observance. E. Government should prevent sea turtle being hunted to increase the number of the species. F. A letter was written to Pope to save endangered sea turtles. 【小题 1】 _ En
3、vironmental groups in the United States are leading a campaign to save thousands of endangered sea turtles. They have asked Pope John Paul the Second to ban turtle meat during the Christian religious observance known as Lent. Christians observe Lent in preparation for the holiday of Easter. 【小题 2】 _
4、 Environmental groups say illegal turtle hunting is one of the major threats to endangered sea turtles in southern California and Mexico. It has been illegal to harvest and eat sea turtle meat in Mexico for more than ten years. However, demand for sea turtle meat is widespread in both Southern Calif
5、ornia and Mexico. Biologists believe that illegal hunting is one of the main reasons for the sharp drop in sea turtle populations during the past thirty years. 【小题 3】 _ The week before Easter Sunday is an especially deadly time for the turtles. As many as 5,000 turtles are killed during this time ea
6、ch year. Many Mexicans and Mexican Americans eat turtle meat during the days before Easter. Many people do not eat meat during this holy time in order to obey the rules of Lent. Because sea turtles swim, many people consider them to be fish. Fish is permitted during Lent. 【小题 4】 _ The Sea Turtle Con
7、servation Network is a union of fishermen, environmental activists and researchers. They sent a letter to Pope John Paul, urging the Roman Catholic Church leader to officially declare that sea turtle flesh is meat, not fish or seafood. They say thousands of these endangered animals would be saved if
8、 people did not eat them during this religious period. The letter also asked members of the Catholic Church to obey laws banning the capture of turtles in Mexico and the United States. 【小题 5】 _ About 35,000 endangered sea turtles are killed illegally near the coasts of Baja, California each year. St
9、udies have shown a sharp drop in the numbers of females. They travel from as far away as Japan to lay their eggs on local beaches. Environmental activists say hunting sea turtles for their meat is the main barrier to the recovery of the species. They have urged the governments of the United States a
10、nd Mexico to improve enforcement of the ban on sea turtle harvesting. 答 案: 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 F 【小题 5】 E 单句填空: 【小题 1】 Dr Yuan_ his life. However, he doesnt care about being famous. 【小题 2】 Why not study at medical college like Lin Qiaozhi and _ her good work 【小题 3】 She spent years _ an
11、d recording chimps daily activities 【小题 4】 She has argued that wild animals should_ and not used for entertainment or advertisements. 答案: 【小题 1】 is quite satisfied with 【小题 2】 carry on 【小题 3】 observing 【小题 4】 be left in the wild 【小题 1】 is quite satisfied with 考查 be satisfied with 短语的应用。下文出现doest 故用一
12、般一现在时。 【小题 2】 carry on 考查固定短语,并且与时态与 study 保持一致。 【小题 3】 observing 考查 spend time doing something 故应为 doing形式。 【小题 4】 be left in the wild 考查 argue that 从句应用虚拟语气。且与动词之间是被动关系。 考点:短语应用。 课文内容填空: By chance I_【小题 1】 _ an article about a doctor called Lin Qiaozhi, a specialist in womens diseases. She lived f
13、rom 1901 to 1983. _【小题 2】 _ she had been very busy in her chosen career, traveling abroad to study _【小题 3】_ writing books and articles. One of them _【小题 4】 _. I looked carefully at the text and realized that it _【小题 5】 _women in the countryside. Perhaps if they had an emergency they could not_【小题 6】
14、_. 答案: 【小题 1】 came cross 【小题 2】 I t seemed that 【小题 3】 as well as 【小题 4】 caught my eye 【小题 5】 was intended for 【小题 6】 reach a doctor 单项选择 * I went to her home and found her living conditions were_ than mine. A bad off B badly off C worse off D bader off 答案: C 试题分析:固定词组与比较。 本题在考查短语 badly off ,穷困。但又因为
15、后面有 than ,表示出现比较级, badly 的比较是 worse ,故选 C项。 考点 固定短语与比较级 What do you think made him put into prison _ stealing the valuables. A Because he was accused of B accused of C Being accused of D Because of being accused of 答案: C 试题分析: 动名词做主语。题意为是什么让他入狱的。他被控偷窃。上文是就主语进行提问的,故下文回答的内容也必须是能够做主语的内容,故 doing 做主语。符合题
16、意。 考 点 动名词。 With more forests being destroyed, huge quantities of good earth _ each year. A is washing away B is being washed away C are washing away D are being washed away 答案: D 试题分析:主谓一致与动词的语态。做此类题目需要注意 quantities of 即可修饰可数名词也可修饰不可数名数,而谓语动词与 quantities保持 一致即复数,如果是 a quantity of 谓语动词由为单数形式。根据题意谓语动
17、词应用复数形式,排除AB两项。而 earth 与 wash away 之间是被动关系,所以选择 D项。 考点 主谓一致与动词的语态。 _ in a poor family, he cant afford to go to school. A Being born B Born C Having born D To be born 答案: A 试题分析:非谓语动词。过分词做原因状语,此类题目的入手点,先看主语与此动词的关系,再来判断用主动形式还是被动形式。因为他出生在贫穷的家庭,所以他支付不起上学的费用。 考点 非谓语动词 According to my father, movies, such
18、 as the one you talked about yesterday, _ not worth seeing. A are B do C is D does 答案: A 试题分析: 主谓一致。先从句子结构入手,主语是 movies ,故谓语动 词应为单数形式,又考查 be worth doing ,值得做某事。根据我父亲的话, 象昨天你刚谈论的电影不值得一看。 考点 主谓一致与固定搭配。 The president spoke at the business meeting for nearly an hour without _ his notes. A bringing up B
19、referring to C looking for D trying on 答案: B 试题分析:动词短语辨析。 A 带来 B查阅参考 C寻找 D尝试。句意是总统在一小时的发言中没有看他的笔记。根据句意先 B项 考点 动词短语辨析 E-mail, as well as the telephone, _ an important part in daily communication. A is playing B have played C are playing D play 答案: A 试题分析:主谓一致与时态。 A as well as B ,谓语动词看 A,故排除其它所有选项。电子邮
20、件与电话在日常生活中扮演重要的角色。 考点 主 谓一致 - “_either you or he to go there ” -“_is.” A Are; Both B Are; Neither C Is; Neither D Is; Each 答案: B 试题分析:主谓一致。 Either A or B 谓语动词就近一致。第二个空,因为后面是 is ,故排除 A,且表示否定,故选 B项。 考点 主谓一致。 Can you imagine what difficulty people had this year _ against the severe natural disasters A
21、fighting B to fight C fought D Fight 答案: B 试题分析: 固定短语在特殊疑问句中的应用。此题难度很大,首先考查 have difficulty in doing sth,然后做 imagine的定语从句。不仅考查固定搭配,并且考固定搭配与从句的连用,综合运用能力。 考点 固定搭配 Many a student _ failed in the biology exam, and Tom is the only one of them who _ decided to give up the course. A have; has B have; have
22、C has; have D has; has 答案: B 试题分析: 主谓一致。 Many a +单数名词 谓语动词用单数,不止一个。 Who 引导定语从句,看先行词,如果先行词是 one of+ 名数复数,则定语从句谓语动词用复数形式。;如果先行词是 the only one of+名词复数,定从的谓语动词则用单数形式。本句话意思为,不止一个学 生生物考试不及格, Tom 是唯一一个决定放弃这门课的学生。 考点 主谓一致 完型填空 June was lying by the Olympic size swimming pool in her new swimsuit. She was rea
23、lly hot and dived into water. else was in the pool. The refreshing water cooled her body immediately, which her to continue doing some laps there. Now having swum in the past several years and being a bit out of , June began to tire . “Ah, no pains, no gains,” June thought to herself. June to swim,
24、realizing her head was . Breathing became difficult. Her vision wasnt so . She saw the lifeguard and a couple of others around the pool. No sense in anyone. She continued. She found in the middle of the pool. Deciding not to make a scene, she continued to swim. , she made it to the other side of the
25、 pool. Nausea (恶心 ), weakness and exhaustion (精疲力竭 ) it difficult for June to get out of the pool. she stood, her body slowly shook back and forth, Losing her . Realizing she needed help but to even say anything, she the pool side and stood there. Several minutes later she had enough energy to only
26、her body up out of the pool. Sitting at the side of the pool with her feet in the water she felt that someone was at her. It was the lifeguard. June was just able to her hand, telling him she was okay. Have you ever found yourself in a where youre in trouble and you dont ask for help There is nothin
27、g in asking for help. June could have drowned. However, we all have the tendency, as June did. 【小题1】 A someone B No one C Anyone D Everyone A advised B encouraged C allowed D forced A mind B time C shape D fashion A hardly B easily C falsely D unexpectedly A remained B stopped C happened D continued
28、 A hurting B hurt C suffering D suffered A sure B clean C clear D poor A bothering B interrupting C attracting D helping A one B it C her D herself A Lastly B Finally C Suddenly D Surprisingly A found B let C made D felt A Since B As C Until D Unless A life B courage C chance D balance A unable B re
29、ady C proud D afraid A lay on B came across C leaned against D fought with A pull B push C raised D rise A laughing B staring C glimpsing D shrugging A hold B lend C move D wave A condition B atmosphere C situation D environment A difficult B different C useful D wrong 答案: 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】 C
30、 【小题 4】 B 【小题 5】 D 【小题 6】 A 【小题 7】 C 【小题 8】 A 【小题 9】 D 【小题 10】 B 【小题 11】 C 【小题 12】 B 【小题 13】 D 【小题 14】 A 【小题 15】 C 【小题 16】 A 【小题 17】 B 【小题 18】 D 【小题 19】 C 【小题 20】 D 阅读理解 British researchers have found that childrens IQ predicts their probability of becoming vegetarians (素食者 ) as young adults. Recent
31、 studies suggest that vegetarianism may be associated with lower cholesterol (胆固醇 ), reduced risk of overweight and heart disease. “We know from other studies that brighter children tend to behave in a healthier fashion as adultstheyre less lik ely to smoke, less likely to be overweight, less likely
32、 to have high blood pressure and more likely to take exercise.” lead author Catharine Gale said, “This study provides further evidence that people with a high IQ tend to have a healthier lifestyle.” In the study, Gales team collected data on nearly 8,200 men and women aged 30, whose IQ had been test
33、ed when they were 10 years of age. “Children who scored higher on IQ tests at age 10 were more likely than those who got lower scores to report that they were vegetarian at the age of 30.”Gale said. The researchers found that 4.5 percent of participants were vegetarians. Of these, 2.5 percent were v
34、egan, and 33.6 percent said they were vegetarian but also ate fish or chicken. There was no difference in IQ score between strict vegetarians and those who said they were vegetarian but also ate fish or chicken, the researchers added. One expert said the findings werent the whole answer, however. “W
35、e dont know the beliefs or attitudes of the parents of the children, nor do we know if there was a particular event that led these children to becoming vegetarian in their teens or adulthood.” said Lona Sandon, and assistant professor at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.
36、 【小题 1】 From the article, we know that _. A brighter children are likely to become vegetarians when they are ten. B people with a higher IQ will not be overweight C brighter children are likely to have a healthier lifestyle D overweight may cause high blood pressure 【小题 2】 What does the underlined w
37、ord “vegan” in the sixth paragraph mean A Someone who only eats vegetables. B Someone who chooses not to eat meat or fish. C Someone who likes eating meat and fish. D Someone who likes eating vegetables. 【小题 3】 This study left some unanswered questions EXCEPT “_” A Did the vegetarian children grow u
38、p in a family with a vegetarian parent B Did the children eat a primarily vegetarian diet at the age of 10 C Were meatless meals regularly served in the participants families D Did the vegetarian children really have a high IQ 【小题 4】 The main idea of the passage is that _. A the low IQ children will
39、 be unhealthier when they grow up B being vegetarians can reduce the risk of overweight and heart disease C IQ is important to vegetarians D high IQ children are more likely to become vegetarian when they grow up 答案: 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 D That year, in the local school, there was a new
40、 math teacher, as well as some new pupils. One of the new kids was the stupidest child that anyone had ever seen. It made no difference how quickly or how slowly they tried explaining numbers to him; he would always end up saying something enormously stupid. Like two plus two was five, seven times t
41、hree was twenty-seven, or a triangle had thirty corners. Before this boy arrived, math lessons had been the most boring of all. Now they were great fun. Encouraged by the new teacher, the children would listen to the pieces of nonsense spouted by the new kid, and they would have to correct his mista
42、kes. Whenever the new teacher asked questions, the stupid kid would stand up but made the wrong answers, the other students all wanted to be the first to find his mistakes, and then think up the most original ways to explain them. To do this they used all kinds of stuff: sweets, playing cards, orang
43、es, paper planes, etc. It didnt seem like any of this bothered the new kid. However, little Lewis was sure that it was bound to make him feel sad inside. Lewis was sure he would see him crying. So, one day, he decided to follow the new kid home after school. On leaving school, the new kid walked a f
44、ew minutes to a local park, and there he waited for a while, until someone came along to meet him. It was the new teacher! The teacher gave the new kid a hug, and off they went, hand in hand. Following from a distance, Lewis could hear they were talking about math. 【小题 1】 The math lessons became int
45、eresting because of the new teachers _. A creativity B imagination C responsibility D curiosity 【小题 2】 The passage implies that the stupidest child _. A was in great need of the math teachers help after class B was by no means slow in math C had no gift for math and was slow to learn it D disliked b
46、oth the new math teacher and his lessons 【小题 3】 According to the passage, Lewis followed the stupid kid in order to _. A learn about where he lived B find out if he felt upset C say something to comfort him D make friends with him 【小题 4】 What does the underlined word “this” in the third paragraph re
47、fer to A To find the new kids mistakes. B To think up the most original ways to explain. C To use all kinds of stuff. D To follow him home after school. 答案: 【小题 1】 A 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】 B 【小题 4】 C Six Chinese surveillance ships have entered waters near islands claimed by both China and Japan. China said
48、 the ships were carrying out law enforcement to demonstrate its jurisdiction(管辖权 ) over the islands, known as Diaoyu in China and Senkaku in Japan. At least two of the vessels left after the Japanese coast guard issued a warning, Japanese officials say. The move came after Japan sealed a deal to buy three of the islands from their private Japanese owner. Japa