1、2010-2011学年度安徽省蚌埠二中高二下学期期中考试英语卷 单项选择 * First impressions are the most lasting. After all, you never get _ second chance to make _ first impression. A a; the B the; the C a; a D the; a 答案： C -You speak very good French! -Thanks. I _ French in Sichuan University for four years. A studied B study C was
2、 studying D had studied 答案： A Every evening after dinner, if not _ from work, I will spend some time walking my dogs. A being tired B tiring C tired D to be tired 答案： C With the governments aid, those _ by the earthquake have moved to the new settlements. A affect B being affected C affected D were
3、affected 答案： C _ the project in time, the staff were working at weekends. A Completing B Having completed C To have completed D To complete 答案： D Being a parent is not always easy, and being the parent of a child with special needs often carries with _ extra stress. A it B them C one D him 答案： A No
4、child likes being _ at home while others go out to enjoy themselves. A left out B left aside C left alone D left off 答案： C In life, you will _ many unexpected things. If not so, what is the meaning of life A come about B come across C come into D come from 答案： B The WTO urged that all the countries
5、_ measures to prevent swine flu spreading. A take B must take C are to take D took 答案： A Frank put the medicine in a top drawer to make sure it would not be _ to the kids. A accessible B relative C acceptable D sensitive 答案： A Nowadays people sometimes separate their waste to make it easier for it _
6、. A reusing B to reuse C to be reused D reused 答案： C Life is like a long race _ we compete with others to go beyond ourselves. A why B what C that D where 答案： D You must be _ that what you are doing is quite illegal. A aware B confident C awful D magnificent 答案： A She is organized, friendly to peopl
7、e, hard-working and clever. _, I cant speak too highly of her. A In other words B In a word C As a result D In addition 答案： B Before liberation the laboring people had no _ to education. A access B approach C entrance D admission 答案： A 完型填空 完形填空（共 20小题，满分 30分） 阅读下面段文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（ A、 B、 C和 D）中，选出可以
8、填入空白处的最佳选项。 A man and his wife arrived in Boston by train. After getting off the train, they walked without an _36_ into the outer office of Harvards president. So they were stopped by his secretary and kept _37_. For hours, the secretary took no notice of them, _38_ that the couple would finally be
9、come disappointed and _39_. But they didnt. The secretary finally decided to disturb the president, though _40_. A few minutes later, the president walked towards the couple with a _41_ face. The lady told him, “We had a son that _42_ at Harvard for one year. He loved Harvard. He was _43_ here. But
10、about a year ago, he was accidentally killed. My husband and I would like to _44_ a memorial to him, somewhere on campus.” The president wasnt moved. Instead, he was _45_. “Madam,” he said, “ we cant put up a statue for every person who studied at Harvard and died. If we did, this place would look l
11、ike a _46_.” “Oh, no,” the lady _47_ quickly. We dont want to put up a statue. We would like to give a _48_ to Harvard.” The president rolled his eyes and _49_ at the couple and then exclaimed, “ A building! Do you have any _50_ how much a building costs We have spent over $ 7,500,000 on the campus
12、building at Harvard.” For a moment the lady was silent. The president was _51_ , because he could get rid of them now. Then the lady turned to her husband and said quietly, “Is that all it costs to start a _52_ Why dont we just start our own ” Her husband nodded. _53_ their offer was turned down, Mr
13、. and Mrs. Stanford traveled to California where they founded Stanford University _54_ after them, a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer _55_ about. 【小题1】 A choice B decision C acquaintance D appointment A waiting B standing C sitting D talking A hoping B finding C realizing D imagining A go do
14、wn B go out C go away D go around A hopelessly B carefully C unexpectedly D unwillingly A funny B cold C sad D pleasant A visited B studied C served D attended A brave B proud C happy D clever A set up B set down C set off D set about A excited B shocked C ashamed D satisfied A cemetery B garden C m
15、useum D park A expressed B refused C admitted D explained A yard B playground C square D building A shouted B glanced C called D laughed A idea B thought C opinion D suggestion A astonished B interested C pleased D bored A university B business C club D department A While B Since C Though D Once A l
16、ooked B taken C followed D named A knew B heard C cared D talked 答案： 【小题 1】 D【小题 1】 A【小题 1】 A【小题 1】 C【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B【小题 1】 B【小题 1】 C【小题 1】 A【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A【小题 1】 D【小题 1】 D【小题 1】 B【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C【小题 1】 A【小题 1】 B【小题 1】 D【小题 1】 C 阅读理解 Everyone knows the smart black-and-white dog that sits on top
17、of a red doghouse with his best friend-a bird called Woodstock. Created by the American cartoonist Charles Schulz in 1950, the clever dog is loved by generations of kids and adults. He speaks more than 20 languages and appears daily in 26,000 newspapers around the world. When Snoopy first appeared,
18、he was not different form other pet dogs. But two years later, he had begun to speak with simple words and sounds. By 1957 he could walk on two legs and was going to school with his master, Charlie Brown, who failed in just about everything. Later he learned to use the typewriter. Snoopy has done lo
19、ts of jobs. He has been a bow-tie wearing lawyer, a tennis player, an Olympic figure skater, a world famous grocery checkout clerk, a pilot and even the first astronaut on the moon. However, Snoopy has always dreamed of being a famous writer. The beginning of his story is always, “It was a dark and
20、stormy night” Unfortunately for him no one has ever wanted to publish the story. In love, Snoopy is as much of a failure as Charlie Brown is at baseball. He easily falls in love but always has his heart broken. He eats to forget, but it never works. Snoopy is an insightful, feel-good and sometimes s
21、ad dog. If you think a little about words, you might find them full of life lessons. Among his most famous lines are “To live is to dance, to dance is to live.” And “Yesterday I was a dog. Today Im a dog. Tomorrow Ill probably still be a dog. Sigh! Theres so little hope for advancement”. 【小题 1】 Snoo
22、py has done all the following jobs except _. A a lawyer B a player C a clerk D a writer 【小题 2】 From the passage, we can learn that _. A Snoopy is always a sad dog B Snoopy can not speak in the beginning C Snoopy often dreams of true love D Snoopy is a real smart pet dog 【小题 3】 It can be inferred tha
23、t Snoopy _. A has many bird friends and relatives B is a well-known writer and clerk C has been unfortunate since it was born D is very popular in the whole world 【小题 4】 The word “advancement” in the last paragraph probably means_. A success B progress C growth D popularity 答案：【小题 1】 D【小题 1】 B【小题 1】
24、 D【小题 1】 B A few years ago I had an “aha!” moment regarding handwriting. I had in my hand a sheet of paper with handwritten instructions on it for some sort of editorial task. It occurred at first that I did not recognize the handwriting, and then I realized whose it must be. I finally became aware
25、of the fact that I had been working with this colleague for at least a year, maybe two, and yet I did not recognize her handwriting at that point. It was a very important event in the computerization of life-a sign that the informal, friendly communication of people working together in an office had
26、 changed from notes in pen to instant messages and emails. There was a time when our workdays were filled with little letters and we recognized one anothers handwriting the way we know voices or faces. As a child, visiting my fathers office, I was pleased to recognize, in little notes on the desk of
27、 his staff, the same handwriting I would see at home in the notes he would leave on the fridge-except that those notes were signed “dad” instead of “RFW. All this has been on my mind because of the talk about The rise and Fall of Handwriting, a book by Florey. She shows in her book a deep concern ab
28、out the fall of handwriting and the failure of schools to teach children to write well, but many others argue that people in a digital age cant be expected to learn to hold a pen. I dont buy it. I dont want to see anyone cut off from expressive, personal associations that a pen still promotes better
29、 than a digital keyboard does. For many a biographer, part of really getting to know their subjects is learning to read their handwriting. What some people advocate is teaching one of the many attractive handwritings based on the handwriting of 16th-century Italy. That may sound impossibly grand-as
30、if they want kids to learn to draw by copying classical paintings. However, they have worked in many school systems. 【小题 1】 Why was the author surprised at not recognizing his colleagues handwriting A He had worked with his colleague long enough. B His colleagues handwriting was so beautiful. C His
31、colleagues handwriting was so terrible. D He still had a lot of work to do. 【小题 2】 People working together in an office used to _. A talk more about handwriting B take more notes on workdays C know better one anothers handwriting D communicate better with one another 【小题 3】 According to the author,
32、handwritten notes _. A are harder to teach in schools B attract more attention C are used only between friends D carry more message 【小题 4】 We can learn from the passage that the author _. A thinks it impossible to teach handwriting B does not want to lose handwriting C does not agree with Florey D p
33、uts the blame on the computer 答案：【小题 1】 A【小题 1】 C【小题 1】 D【小题 1】 B Members of the working class have blue-collar jobs. They are construction workers, truck drivers, mechanican, steel workers, electricians, and the like. What makes this class differ from the lower class is, first, longer periods of em
34、ploymentand therefore, more fixed incomesand , second, employment in skilled or semi-skilled occupations, not unskilled ones. Although unemployment hits all levels of the American economy, including those of skilled and semi-skilled workers, it is most common at the bottom of the class structure and
35、 increasingly less common at each level upward. They consider themselves to be respectable and hard-working and they look down upon members of the “low” class, whom they often consider to be lazy, dishonest, and too ready to exploit public assistance. Most people in the working class have at least h
36、igh school education. Many have some experience of college(especially community college), though few are college graduates. Unionization has helped the working class, but a rapidly changing economy and frequent periods of high unemployment make it difficult for most of its members to be able to incr
37、ease their savings greatly. Purchasing a house for people in this class is extremely difficult, although a certain percentage may receive houses from their parents. (Home-owning rises with social class.) A greater number of the members of the working class take relatively little satisfaction in thei
38、r jobs, because much of their work is ordinary and boring. As a result, many seek their main satisfaction in recreational activities. Many members of this class would like to earn enough money to leave their jobs and start their own businesses, though few make it. Many place their expectations on th
39、eir children, hoping that they at least will rise in the ladder of success. 【小题 1】 Which of the following is true about the working class A They are often offered jobs with high incomes. B They are employed as skilled and semi-skilled workers. C They are often considered lazy and dishonest. D They a
40、re often exploited by the public. 【小题 2】 The word “hit” in paragraph one roughly means_. A have bad effects on B break up C beat D strike with a blow 【小题 3】 Most people in the working class _. A have at least some experience of college B receive houses from their parents C buy houses by themselves D
41、 have difficulty increasing their savings greatly 【小题 4】 Many members from the working class are not satisfied with their jobs because _. A they are not interested in their jobs. B they could not earn much money C they are not their own bosses D they could not rise in the ladder of success 答案：【小题 1】
42、 B【小题 1】 A【小题 1】 D【小题 1】 A What time is it Most people are pretty accurate in their answer. And if you dont know for sure, its very likely that you can find out. There may be a watch on your wrist; there may be a clock on the wall, desk, or computer screen; or maybe youre riding in a car that has a
43、clock in the dashboard(仪表板 ). Even if you dont have a timepiece of some sort nearby, your body keeps its own beat. Humans have an internal clock that regulates(调节 ) the beating of our heart, the pace of our breathing, the discharge(排出 ) of chemicals within our bloodstream, and many other bodily func
44、tions. Time is something from which we cant escape. Even if we ignore it, its still going by, ticking away, second by second, minute by minute, hour by hour. So the main issue in using your time well is, “Whos in charge ” We can allow time to slip by and let it be our enemy. Or we can take control o
45、f it and make it our ally. By taking control of how you spend your time, youll increase your chances of becoming a more successful student. Perhaps more importantly, the better you are at managing the time you devote to your studies, the more time you will have to spend on your outside interests. Th
46、e aim of time management is not to schedule every moment so we become slaves of a timetable that governs every waking moment of the day. Instead, the aim is to permit us to make informed choices as to how we use our time. Rather than letting the day go by, largely without our awareness, what we are
47、going to discuss next can make us better able to control time for our own purposes. 【小题 1】 The underlined word “ally” in Para.3 most likely means somebody or something that is _. A your supporter and helps you B under your control and obeys you C under your influence and follows you D your slave and
48、 serves you 【小题 2】 The author intends to tell you that time _. A could be managed by the internal clock of human bodies B should be well managed for our own interest C should be saved for outside interests D could be regulated by a timepiece such as a clock or a watch 【小题 3】 In the next part, the author would most probably discuss with you _. A ho
