1、2013-2014学年辽宁省实验中学分校高二上学期期中考试英语试卷与答案（带解析） 其他 _【小题 1】 _ People use money to buy food, furniture, books, bicycles and hundreds of other things they need or want When they work, they usually get paid in money Most of the money today is made of metal or paper _【小题 2】 _ One of the first kinds of money wa
2、s shells Shells were not the only things used as money In China, cloth and knives were used In the Philippine Islands, rice was used as money for a long time Elephant tusks, monkey tails and salt were used as money in parts of Africa The first metal coins were made in China They were round and had a
3、 square hole in the centre _【小题 3】 _ Different countries have used different metals and designs for their money _【小题 4】 _ Sweden and Russia used copper （铜） to make their money Later some countries began to make coins of gold and silver But even gold and silver were inconvenient if you had to buy som
4、ething expensive Again the Chinese thought of a way to improve money _【小题 5】_The first paper money looked more like a note from one person to another than the paper money used today Money has had an interesting history from the days of shell money until today A The first coins in England were made o
5、f tin （锡） B But people used to use all kinds of things as money C No one knows for certain when people began to use money D People strung （串连） them together and carried them from place to place E. Money, as we know, is all made of paper F. They began to use paper money G. Today anyone will accept mo
6、ney in exchange for goods and services 答案： 【小题 1】 G 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 A 【小题 5】 F 试题分析：本文叙述了中国是最早的金属币的使用国家，讲述的是我国的圆形方孔钱即我国的 “铜钱 ”， 由于携带不方便所以金属货币被纸币所取代，就出现了最早的纸币，随后描述了纸币的特征，所以我们就开始使用纸币了。 【小题 1】根据 People use money to buy food, furniture, books, bicycles and hundreds of other things they need or
7、want.后面谈到人们的生活离不开钱，所以第一句应该填货币的重要性众所周知。故选 G。 【小题 2】根据整个第三自然段的核心意思是在很久以前人们使用各种各样形式的货币，而第二段讲述的是货币的形式主要是金属和纸币，与第三段的内容截然不同，所以我们要采用转折句来描述以前的货币形式种类多样。故选 B。 【小题 3】中国是最早的金属币的使用国家，讲述的是我国的圆形方孔钱即我国的 “铜钱 ”，紧接着描述的是把钱串起来使用，在古代称为 “一贯 ”，故选 D。 【小题 4】第 五段讲述的是不同的国家用不同的金属来设计和制造本国的货币，如瑞典和俄国用铜，那我们可以推测到本空要写英国最早使用锡。故选 A。 【小
8、题 5】最后一段讲述到由于携带不方便所以金属货币被纸币所取代，就出现了最早的纸币，随后描述了纸币的特征，所以我们选人们开始使用纸币。故选 F。 考点：考查信息匹配。 单项选择 * The president is talking on _ phone with astronauts in _ space. A不填； the B the; the C the; 不填 D不填；不填 答案： C 试题分析：考查冠词：句意：总统通过电话和太空的宇航员对话。 On the phone通过电话， in space在太空，选 C。 考点：考查冠词 _the Internet is of great help
9、, I dont think its a good idea to spend too much time on it. A If B While C Because D As 答案： B 试题分析：考查连词：本句的意思是：虽然网络对人的帮助很大 ,但是我并不认为在网络上花费太多时间是个好注意。句子含义的转折性 .只有 B有此含义 .while-当 .时候 ,虽然 .， if如果， because因为， as随着，因为，当 时候，选 B。 考点：考查连词 _ you may have, you should gather your courage to face the challenge.
10、A However a serious problem B What a serious problem C However serious a problem D What serious a problem 答案： C 试题分析：考查让步状语从句，句意：无论你面临多么严重的问题，你都应该鼓足勇气面对挑战。 However 引导让步状语从句的时候，是 however+adj+主谓，或 however+adj+冠词 +名词， whatever 是修饰名词的，选 C。 考点：考查让步状语从句 He made another wonderful discovery, _ of great impo
11、rtance to science. A which I think B which I think it C which I think is D I think which is 答案： C 试题分析：考查定语从句：句意：他又有了一个重大的发现，这我认为对科学是非常重要的。 I think 是插入语，可以忽略，剩余的就是一个很明显的 which指代前边整个句子（事实）引导的一个非限定性定语从句。 Which在定语从句中做主语， it是多余的，定语从句中系表结构， is 不能缺，还有插入语应该在which后面，选 C。 考点：考查定语从句 These kinds of shoes _ wel
12、l. A were not sold B wont be sold C are not sold D dont sell 答案： D 试题分析：考查主动表被动：句意 :这类鞋子卖得不好。，表示物品的本身属性，这时用主动语态表示被动意义，而不是强调卖鞋这个动作，选 D。 考点：考查主动表被动 In April, 2009, President Hu inspected the warships in Qingdao, _ the 60th anniversary of the founding of the PLA Navy. A marking B marked C having marked
13、 D being marked 答案： A 试题分析：考查现在分词做状语。句意：在 2009年四月份，胡锦涛检查了在青岛的战舰，这标志着中国人民解放军海军成立 60周年。这里是现在分词做结果状语， 选 A。 考点：考查现在分词做状语 He is constantly _ not to do that, but he still goes on doing it all the same. A telling B being told C told D to tell 答案： B 试题分析：考查时态语态：句意：他一直被告诉不要这么做，但是他还是这么做， constantly说明是持续的，一直都存
14、在的。和现在进行时连用，表示说话人的抱怨的语气，而且 he 和 tell是被动关系，选 B。 考点：考查时态语态 There were lots of people standing watching, yet no one of them _. A offered to help B offered helping C was offered to help D was offering help 答案： A 试题分析：考查词组：句意：有很多人站着看，但是没有人主动帮忙。 Offer to do sth主动提出做，因为 people和 offer是主动关系，用主动式，选 A。 考点：考查词组
15、 With so much homework _, I have to stay at home, giving up the idea of playing computer games with Peter. A to do B being done C done D doing 答案： A 试题分析：考查 with复合结构：句意：有许多作业要做，我只好呆在家里放弃了和皮特玩电脑游戏的想法。因为是有作业将要完成，用 with+宾语 +to do，这里用主动表示被动，选 A。 考点：考查 with复合结构 Mary_ her sister in appearance but not in c
16、haracter. A resembles B looks C seems D appears 答案： A 试题分析：考查动词辨析： A. resembles和 相像， B. looks看起来， C. seems似乎， D. appears出现，似乎，句意：玛丽在外表上和姐姐很像但是性格不像。look只有和 like一同使用时才表示 “像 ” ； seem和 appear是连系动词，不是及物动词，选 A。 考点：考查动词辨析 The report _ figures from six different cities in Europe _ six parts. A basing on； ma
17、ke up B based on； is made up of C according to； consist of D according to； make of 答案： B 试题分析：考查过去分词做定语和词组：句意为：以欧洲六个国家的数字为基础的报告由六个部分组成。 “以 为基础 ”为 be based on；这里用过去分词做定语，修饰 the report， “由 组成 ”为 consist of be made up of。选 B。 考点：考查过去分词做定语和词组 He asked whether we were _ women taking part in political act
18、ivities. A in place of B in face of C in favor of D in terms of 答案： C 试题分析：考查介词短语： A. in place of代替， B. in face of 面对， C. in favor of支持， D. in terms of就 而言，句意：他问我们是否赞同妇女参加政治活动。选 C。 考点：考查介词短语 How about your travel You can hardly imagine what difficulty we have had _ the vast desert. A exploring B exp
19、lored C to explore D explore 答案： A 试题分析：考查词组：句意： -你的旅行怎样？ -你很难想象我们探索广阔的沙漠是多么的不易。 实际上 we have had _ the vast desert.是修饰 the difficulty的定语从句，词组 Have difficulty (in) doing sth，在 .方面有困难， in可以省略，故选 A. 考点：考查词组 His sister left home in 1998, and _ since then. A hadnotbeenheard B hasnotbeenheardof C hadnothe
20、ardof D hasnotheardof 答案： B 试题分析：考查时态：句意：他的妹妹在 1998年离家，至今杳无音讯 ”。 And前用过去式表示她 1998年离家这一事实，而 and后用 has not been heard of表示从 1998到现在这一段时间的状态。现在完成时表示过去发生并且已经完成的动作对现在造成影响或后果，而且 his sister和 hear of是被动关系，选 B。 考点：考查时态 The policemans _ traffic directions made all the drivers quite _. A confused;confused B co
21、nfusing;confusing C confused;confusing D confusing;confused 答案： D 试题分析：考查形容词用法。过去分词转换的形容词通常形容人；现在分词转换的形容词通常形容事物； confusing 让人困惑的； confused 感到困惑的；句意：警方让人困惑的交通标志让所有的司机都感到很困惑。故 D正确。 考点：考查形容词 完型填空 I grew up poor-living with my wonderful mother. We had little money, but plenty of love and attention. I wa
22、s and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, he could still to have a dream. My dream was . By the time I was sixteen, I had started playing baseball. I could throw a ninety-mile-per-hour fastball and anything that moved on the football field. I was also : My high school coach
23、 was John, who not only believed in me, but also taught me to believe in myself. He me the difference between having a dream and remaining true to that dream. One particular _ with Coach John changed my life forever. A friend recommended me for a summer job. This meant a chance for money in my pocke
24、t-money for a new bike, new clothes and the of savings for a house for my mother. Then I realized I would have to up summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell John I wouldnt be playing. When I told John, he was as as I expected him to be. “You have your whole l
25、ife to work,” He said. “Your days are limited. You cant afford to waste them.” I stood before him with my head , trying to think of the to explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his in me. “How much are you going to make at this job ” He a
26、sked. “3.5 dollars an hour,” I replied. “Well,” he asked, “is $3.5 an hour the price of a dream ” That simple question made for me the difference between something right now and having a . I devoted myself to sports that summer and the year I was chosen by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play baseball, an
27、d was a $20,000 contract. My baseball scholarship got me through university and in 1984 I signed with Denver Broncos for $1.7 million and bought my mother the house of her dreams. 【小题1】 A happy B polite C shy D honest A live B afford C make D need A athletics B music C business D money A throw B pla
28、y C pass D hit A right B popular C lucky D wrong A how B why C when D whether A gave B taught C brought D asked A accident B matter C problem D experience A aim B idea C start D purpose A keep B end C give D pick A mad B puzzled C frightened D shameful A living B playing C working D learning A movin
29、g B nodding C shaking D hanging A answers B excuses C words D ways A sadness B regret C hopelessness D disappointment A direct B clear C straight D bare A wanting B changing C dreaming D living A wish B dream C score D desire A by B for C over D within A paid B got C offered D presented 答案： 【小题 1】 A
30、 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 D 【小题 5】 C 【小题 6】 A 【小题 7】 B 【小题 8】 D 【小题 9】 C 【小题 10】 C 【小题 11】 A 【小题 12】 B 【小题 13】 D 【小题 14】 C 【小题 15】 D 【小题 16】 B 【小题 17】 A 【小题 18】 B 【小题 19】 D 【小题 20】 C 试题分析：文章讲述一位棒球运动员的故事，告诉我们追求梦想和面对现实之间的区别。 【小题 1】考查形容词： A. happy快乐， B. polite礼貌， C. shy害羞， D. honest诚实，由上文 plenty of lov
31、e and attention 可以看出作者的生活是幸福的。选 A 【小题 2】考查动词： A. live生活， B. afford负担得起， C. make制作， D. need需要，此处可理解为 “有能力拥有 ”。选 B 【小题 3】考查名词： A. athletics运动员， B. music音乐， C. business生意， D. money钱，由下文打棒球可知。 athletics “体育 ;运动 ”。选 A。 【小题 4】考查动词： A. throw扔， B. play玩，比赛， C. pass通过， D. hit击打，本句意思是 “我能投出每小时 90 英里时速的快球，并能击中
32、球场上的任何东西 ”。选 D 【小题 5】考查形容词： A. right正确的， B. popular 受欢迎的， C. lucky幸运的，D. wrong错误的，由下文可知，没有这位教练，我就不能实现梦想。所以作者认为自己是幸运的。选 C。 【小题 6】考查疑问词： A. how怎么， B. why 为什么， C. when什么 D. whether是否，教练不但信任我，还教我怎么信任自己。选 A。 【小题 7】 . 考查动词： A. gave 给， B. taught教， C. brought 买， D. asked问，他教会我拥有梦想和实现梦想的区别。选 B。 【小题 8】 考查名词：
33、A. accident事件， B. matter事情，麻烦， C. problem 问题，D. experience经验，经历，指与这位教练的一次特殊的经历。选 D。 【小题 9】考查名词： A. aim目标， B. idea主意， C. start开始， D. purpose目的，买房子要花费许多钱，需要一段时间的积蓄。作者想把这次暑假打工作为积蓄的开始。选 C。 【小题 10】考查动词： A. keep保持， B. end 结束， C. give 给， D. pick挑选，keep up 振作起来 ; end up 结束， 终止 ; pick up 捡起。 Give up放弃，指我不得不放
34、弃夏季训练。选 C。 【小题 11】考查形容词： A. mad疯狂的，生气的， B. puzzled困惑的， C. frightened感到害怕的， D. shameful可耻的，教练对他要放弃夏季棒球训练感到生气。选 A。 【小题 12】考查动词： A. living生活， B. playing玩，打球， C. working工作，D. learning学习，本句意思 :你打棒球的时间是有限的。选 B。 【小题 13】考查动词： A. moving移动， B. nodding点头， C. shaking摇晃， D. hanging悬挂， with ones head hanging 是习惯用
35、法，表示 “低下头 ;垂着头 ”。选D。 【小题 14】考查名词： A. answers回答， B. excuses借口， C. words话语， D. ways方法， words 表示 “话语 ;言语 ”。 指我要想一些话来向他解释。选 C。 【小题 15】考查名词： A. sadness悲伤， B. regret遗憾， C. hopelessness无望，D. disappointment失望，作者认为因挣钱而面对教练对他的 失望是值得的。选 D。 【小题 16】考查形容词： A. direct 直接的， B. clear 清楚的， C. straight 直接的，D. bare秃的， m
36、ake sth.clear“弄清楚 ”。这个简单的问题让我明白 ，选 B。 【小题 17】考查动词： A. wanting想要， B. changing改变， C. dreaming梦想，D. living生活，指现在想要得到的东西和追求梦想的区别。选 A。 【小题 18】考查名词： A. wish希望， B. dream梦想， C. score得分， D. desire愿望，指现在想 要得到的东西和追求梦想的区别。选 B。 【小题 19】考查介词： A. by通过， B. for 为了， C. over越过， D. within在 里面，这里指：在一年之内我被 Pittsburgh Pira
37、tes选中，为这支球队打球。选 D。 【小题 20】考查动词： A. paid付钱， B. got得到， C. offered提供， D. presented呈现，递交，本句意思 :球队给我提供了一份价值 20 000 美元的合同。钱数后面有 contract，不能用 paid。选 C。 考点：考查故事类短文 阅读理解 European Work Experience Programme European Work Experience Programme (E.W.E.P.) is an independent British organization which began in 1991
38、 in the city of London. E.W.E.P. provides the opportunity for students from the 25 countries of the European Union and nationals（公民） from Norway, Iceland, Switzerland and Liechtenstein to live in England, to gain work experience, to practise their English and to get a better insight into the British
39、 social and cultural life. To apply you must fulfil（符合） the following requirements: Preferred age: 18 to 28 years old Be able to work in the UK for a period of at least two months. Must have a good knowledge of English. Due to work permit restrictions (限制 ), European Work Experience Programme Ltd (E
40、.W.E.P) will only select you if you are a European Union Member or national from Norway, Iceland, Switzerland and Liechtenstein. European Work Experience Programme Ltd will find you a suitable job and an accommodation. A representative of E.W.E.P. will be available during your stay to help you and y
41、ou will get a 24 hours help line service during your stay. The TOTAL fee（费用） for our services is 264.63 (394.35 Euros). Should you require any further information, please contact us: European Work Experience Programme Ltd Unit 1, Red Lion Court, Alexandra Road Hounslow, Middlesex, TW3 1JS United Kin
42、gdom Tel: 44 208 572 2993 Fax: 44 208 572 1114 E-mail: 【小题 1】 Whats the purpose of writing the text A To introduce a new programme in England B To attract more students to work in England C To describe the working conditions in England D To make clear the requirements for students working in Englan
43、d 【小题 2】 If you apply for the programme, you _. A must be 18 to 26 years old B be able to speak at least three languages C must be nationals from the countries mentioned in the text D should have some working experience in a foreign country 【小题 3】 You can get in touch with E. W. E. P. Ltd by the fol
44、lowing ways EXCEPT by_. A making a telephone call B sending the organization a fax C writing an e-mail to the organization D going there in person by air 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 D 试题分析：文章介绍一个欧洲工作经验的课程，里面包含课程的内容，申请人的要求和联系方式等信息。 【小题 1】写作意图题。由最后一段提供的联系方式以及从文章开头一段看出，这是一篇广告，因此其目的应该是吸引更多学生。故选 B。 【小题
45、2】细节理解题。根据文章中间部分的各项条件 Due to work permit restrictions (限制 ), European Work Experience Programme Ltd (E.W.E.P) will only select you if you are a European Union Member or national from Norway, Iceland, Switzerland and Liechtenstein. 可知如果要申请这个课程必须是文章提到的国家的人，可知 C项正确。 【小题 3】细节理解题。文章最后一段的联系方式 Tel: 44 208
46、572 2993， Fax: 44 208 572 1114， E-mail: 未提到 D项，故答案：为 D项。 考点：考查广告布告类短文 About ten men in every hundred suffer from color blindness in some way. Women are luckier, only about one in two hundred is affected in this matter. Perhaps, after all, it is safer to be driven by a woman! There are different form
47、s of color blindness. In some cases a man can not see deep red. He may think that red, orange and yellow are all shades of green. Sometimes a person cannot tell the difference between blue and green. In rare cases an unlucky man may see everything in shades of green - a strange world indeed. Color b
48、lindness in human beings is a strange thing to explain. In a single eye there are millions of very small things called “cones”. These help us to see in a bright light and to tell difference between colors. There are also millions of “rods” but these are used for seeing when it is nearly dark. They show us shape but no
