1、2009-2010学年福建省 “四地六校 ”高二下学期第一次联考英语试题 其他 I arrived at my mothers home for our Monday family dinner. The smells of food flew over from the kitchen. Mother was pulling out quilt(被子 )after quilt from the boxes, proudly showing me their beauties. She was preparing for a quilt show at the Elmhurst Church.
2、 When we began to fold and put them back into the boxes, I noticed something at the bottom of one box. I pulled it out. “What is this ” I asked. “Oh ” Mom said, “Thats Mamas quilt.” I spread the quilt. It looked as if a group of school children had pieced it together; irregular designs, childish pic
3、tures, a crooked line on the right. “Grandmother made this ” I said, surprised. My grandmother was a master at making quilts. This certainly didnt look like any of the quilts she had made. “Yes, right before she died. I brought it home with me last year and made some changes,” she said. “Im still wo
4、rking on it. See, this is what Ive done so far.” I looked at it more closely. She had made straight a crooked line. At the center of the quilt, she had stitched(缝 ) a piece of cloth with these words: “My mother made many quilts. She didnt get all lines straight. But I think this is beautiful. I want
5、 to see it finished. Her last quilt.” “Ooh, this is so nice, Mom,” I said. It occurred to me that by completing my grandmothers quilt, my mother was honoring her own mother. I realized, too, that I held in my hands a family treasure. It started with the loving hands of one woman, and continued with
6、the loving hands of another. 72. Why did the author go to mothers home A. To see her mothers quilts. B. To help prepare for a show. C. To get together for the family dinner. D. To discuss her grandmothers life. 73. The author was surprised because _. A. the quilt looked very strange. B. her grandmot
7、her liked the quilt. C. the quilt was the best she had seen. D. her mother had made some changes 74. The underlined word “crooked” in the passage most probably means _ . A. unfinished B. broken C. bent D. unusual 75. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage A. Quilt Show B. Mot
8、hers Home C. A Monday Dinner D. Grandmothers Quilt 答案： -75 CACD 单项选择 * They desired that they_ the right to vote. A had B have C are D were 答案： B When he heard the little girls cry, he immediately came to _. A her help B her assistance C his assistance D Both A and B 答案： B Einstein liked Boses paper
9、 so much that he _ his own work and translated it into German. A gave off B turned down C took over D set aside 答案： D The sentence wants _ once more. A explaining B to explain C being explained D explained 答案： A -Why are you so anxious -It isnt your problem _. A on purpose B in all C on time D after
10、 all 答案： D The two sportsmen congratulated each other _ winning the match by shaking hands. A with B on C in D to 答案： B He began to take political science _ only when he left school. A strictly B truly C carefully D seriously 答案： D Yesterday I went to see him, _ that he had gone abroad two days befo
11、re. A only to learn B to learn only C only learned D only learning 答案： A What are you reading, Tom - Im not really reading, just _ the pages. A turning off B turning around C turning over D turning up 答案： C -Sorry, sir! Your flight has taken off five minutes earlier. -_. I wasnt informed of that at
12、all. A You must take charge of it. B Wait for your punishment. C Id like a refund, please. D I wont agree with that. 答案： C The bank is reported in the local newspaper_ in broad daylight yesterday. A being robbed B having been robbed C to have been robbed D robbed 答案： C The girl seems to have a(n) _
13、for drawing. A skill B talent C authority D expert 答案： B The children found it hard to_to their new school. A suit B fit C match D adapt 答案： D The majority of the local people got benefit from the medical reform which they are in _ of. A honor B danger C favor D memory 答案： C _ to sunlight for too mu
14、ch time will do harm to ones skin. A Exposed B Having exposed C Being exposed D After being exposed 答案： C 完型填空 （共 20小题；每小题 1.5分，满分 30分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（ A、 B、 C、和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑 Once upon a time there lived an old man in a nice cottage with a large garden. The old man was seen 3
15、6 his flowers all the time. They were so well-tended that every passer-by could not but 37 for a glance. One day a young man went by the garden. He gazed at the splendid garden, 38 in admiration at the beauty of these sceneries. Then, suddenly he 39 the old gardener was blind. 40 , the young man ask
16、ed, “Why are you busy tending these flowers every day which you cant 41 in fact ” The old man smiled and answered that “ I can tell you 42 reasons. First I was a 43 when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, although I cant see these flowers, yet I can 44 them. Third， I can smell sweetnes
17、s of them. As to the last one, thats 45 . “Me But you dont know me,” responded the young man 46 . “Yeah, its 47 that I dont know you. But I know everyone knows flowers and would never 48 them down. I know the beauty of my garden will get many people into a good 49 . In the meantime, it also 50 a cha
18、nce to me to have a word with you here and to enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.” The old mans 51 astonished me. The blind man grows flowers and 52 them as a link of minds so as to make 53 enjoy the sunshine in spring. Isnt it one kind of happiness？ I believe every flower has 54 with
19、 which they can see the kindness of the mans heart. The blind man grows flowers in his heart. Though 55 to see the beauty of blossoming, he surely can hear the voice of it, I suppose. （ ） 36. A. loving B. watering C. tending D. planting （ ） 37. A. stop B. stay C. live D. run （ ） 38. A. kept B. dropp
20、ed C. fallen D. lost （ ） 39. A. realized B. noticed C. felt D. thought （ ） 40. A. Excited B. Frightened C. Shocked D. Satisfied （ ） 41. A. feel B. see C.hear D.eat （ ） 42. A. one B. two C. three D. four （ ） 43. A. gardener B. teacher C. farmer D. painter ( ) 44. A. taste B. plant C. touch D. appreci
21、ate ( ) 45. A. it B. me C. them D. you ( ) 46. A. with pleasure B. in surprise C. with hope D. in anger ( ) 47. A. true B. possible C. a pity D. a shame ( ) 48. A. put B. turn C. get D. knock ( ) 49. A. mind B. life C. future D. mood ( ) 50. A. introduces B. offers C. stands D. leaves ( ) 51. A. wor
22、ds B. behavior C. story D. attitudes ( ) 52. A. treats B. acts C. works D. serves ( ) 53. A. anybody B. somebody C. everybody D. nobody ( ) 54. A. ears B. soul C. eyes D. heart ( ) 55. A. refusing B. trying C. pretending D. failing 答案： -40 CADBC 41-45 BDACD 46-50 BABDB 51-55 ADCCD 阅读理解 Opening week
23、specials at Munchies Food Hall. At the corner of Green and Brown Streets in the city Monday 7th of January until Sunday.13rd of January 2008 10 discount on all orders above 20.00 D. attend the lucky draw at Munchies Food Hall 答案： -71 ADA C In the future your automobile will run on water instead of g
24、as! You will be able to buy a supercomputer that fits in your pocket! You might even drive a flying car! For each prediction that has come true today, several others have missed by a mile. Many of these predictions didnt consider how people would want to use the technology, or if people really neede
25、d it in their lives or not. Lets look at some predictions from the not-too-distant past. Robot Helpers Wheres the robot in my kitchen Nowhere, of course. And hes probably not coming anytime soon. Robots do exist today, but mostly in factories and other manufacturing environments. Back in the 1950s,
26、however, people said that by now personal robots would be in most peoples homes. So why hasnt it happened Probably because robots are still too expensive and clumsy. And maybe the idea of robots cooking our dinners and washing our clothes is just too weird. At home we seem to be doing fine without t
27、hem. Telephones of Tomorrow In 1964 an American company introduced the video telephone. They said by the year 2000 most people would have a video phone in their homes. But of course the idea hasnt caught on yet. Why The technology worked fine, but it overlooked something obvious: peoples desire for
28、privacy. Would you want to have a video phone conversation with someone after you just step out of the shower Probably not-it could be embarrassing! Just because a technology available doesnt always mean people will want to use it. And finally, how about that crazy prediction of the flying car Its n
29、ot so crazy anymore! But a flying car remains one of the most fascinating technology ideas to capture our imagination. Keep watching the news, or perhaps the sky outside your window, to see what the future will bring. 64. The whole passage is mainly about _. A. predictions that have come true. B. pr
30、edictions that havent come true. C. why predictions dont come true easily. D. what technology will bring about. 65. The author of this passage wont believe that _. A. predictions neednt consider peoples practical use of technology. B. the future isnt always easy to guess. C. not all past predictions
31、 have come true. D. many of the hightech things our parents thought wed be using by now simply never appeared. 66. The underlined word “weird” probably means _. A. wonderful B. stupid C. practical D. strange 67. What does the author think of the flying car A. It is too difficult to imagine. B. It is
32、 too crazy an idea. C. It is likely to be made. D. It is often reported in the news. 答案： -67 BADC The sea has always interested man. From it he can get food, minerals, and treasure. For thousands of years, he could sail on it. But he could not go far beneath its surface. Man wants to explore deep in
33、to the sea. However, he is not a fish. He must breathe air, so he cant stay under the waters surface for any length of time. To explore deep water, man faces even more dangers and problems. A diver who wants to stay under water for more than a few minutes must breathe air or a special mixture of gas
34、es. He can wear a diving suit and have air pumped to him from above. He can carry a tank of air on his back and breathe through a hose(软管 ) and a mouthpiece. Water weighs 800 times as much as air. Tons of water pushes against a diver deep in the sea. His body is under great pressure. When a diver is
35、 under great pressure, his blood takes in some of the gases he breathes. As he rises to surface, the water pressure becomes less. If the diver rises too quickly, the gases in his blood form bubbles(气泡 ). The diver is then suffering from the bends(潜函病 ). The bends can cause a diver to double up in pa
36、in. They can even kill him. 60. On the whole, this text is about _. A. special mixtures of gases in deep sea. B. the problems a diver faces in deep sea. C. air pressure under the surface of sea water. D. a kind of illness that man suffers in the sea. 61. The text does not say so, but it makes you th
37、ink that _. A. deep-sea divers should be in good health. B. divers explore the deep sea only for treasure. C. there is a special mixture of gases under the sea. D. diving under the water too quickly causes a kind of illness. 62. Why does a diver get the bends A. The air in his blood is used up. B. H
38、is diving suit weighs too much. C. He comes to the surface too quickly. D. He tries to do exercise under the sea. 63. From the text we can learn that _. A. man cannot stay under water for more than a few minutes. B. the sea began to interest man in the last few years. C. all divers will get the bend
39、s sooner or later. D. the bends may kill a diver. 答案： -63 BACD Many people cannot forget the beautiful thousand hand dance performed by disabled people during the 2005 CCTV Spring Gala(晚会 ). Many of these dancers cannot hear or speak, but their performances are wonderful. The leading dancer is a bea
40、utiful young woman, Tai Lihua, who was born healthy but lose her hearing when she was two years old because of a fever. Not long after that, she also became mute and, from then on, her world was silent. She did not realize this at first, but when she was five, she played a game about sounds with her
41、 school friends and discovered she was different. She felt very sad. Her father went to many places looking for treatments for her disabilities, but nothing worked. When she was seven years old, Tai Lihua went to a school for deaf and mute children, where she did very well in her studies. Her teache
42、r said she used her brain more than other children and was very good at expressing her feelings through movements. Then when she was fifteen, she started learning to dance. At first, she found it difficult but she didnt give up. She spent a lot of time practicing and became a brilliant dancer. In th
43、e last few years, she has performed in many countries and is much admired by foreign audience. Dancing has changed her life and brought her world wide success and fame. 56. Which of the following is expressed in the passage A. Where there is life, there is hope. B. No one is too old to learn. C. Whe
44、re there is a will, there is a way. D. The early bird catches the worm. 57. Tai Lihua discovered that she was different from other children when she was _. A .two B. five C. seven D. fifteen 58. We can learn from the passage that _. A. Tai Lihua was born healthy. B. Tai Lihua isnt successful now. C.
45、 Tai Lihuas parents didnt take good care of her. D. Tai Lihua had a natural ability to dance very well. 59. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage A. A disabled girl. B. A dancer in a silent world. C. A beautiful dancer. D .Dance performance in the CCTV Spring Festival Gala.
46、答案： -59 CBAB 单词拼写 短文填空：（每小题 1分，共 10分） 阅读下面短文，根据以下提示： 1）汉语提示； 2）首字母提示； 3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该单词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意思准确、拼写正确 Here is an _(奇闻 )about a killer whale called Old Tom. 76._ As a whaler， I w_ it during an annual whales migration . 77._ Old Tom came to the s_(海滨 ) to inform us of a ba
47、leen 78._ whale nearby. Without _we jumped into the boat following 79_ Old Tom. Using a _(望远镜 ) we saw some killers were 80._ hunting a baleen whale through t_. We killed the whale 81._ at last. Its body was d_ swiftly by killers down into 82._ the _ of the sea. We started turning our boat around to
48、 83._ go home and, in the _ , Old Tom and the others were 84._ having a good feed on its _ and tongue. 85._ 答案： .anecdote 77.witnessed 78.shore 79.pausing 80. telescope 81.teamwork 82.dragged 83.depths 84.meantime/meanwhile 85.lips 书面表达 书面表达（满分25分） 假定你是一名中学生，名叫王林，于2010年 3月 28日写信给 21st Century的编辑，反映目前滥养宠物的问题。你认为宠物过多，噪音扰民；污染环境；你周围许多人尤其是小孩都曾经被吓到或咬伤；甚至会导致某些疾病的传播。所以你希望得到媒体
