1、20102011 学年度广东省澄海实验高中高二下期末英语综合测试卷与答案（三） 完型填空 One day, when I was in high school, I saw a kid named Kyle from my class walking home from school with all his books, I thought to myself, “_1_ would anyone bring home all his books for the weekend He must really be 2_.”As I was walking, I saw several kid
2、s running toward him. They ran at him, 3 all his books out of his arms and he fell down in the dirt, His glasses went 4 and landed in the grass. I ran over to him. 5 I handed him his glasses, he looked at me and said, “Hey, thanks!” I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived. As it
3、 6 , he lived near me. We talked all the way home. Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends. Kyle was the top student of our class, one of those guys that really found themselves during high school. Therefore he had the 7 to prepare a graduation speech. On the graduation day, I could
4、 see that he was 8 .So, I patted him on the back and said, “Hey, big guy, youll be 9 !” He looked at me and smiled. He cleared his throat, and began. “Graduation is a time to 10 those who helped you make it through those tough years. Your parents, your teachers but mostly your friends, I am here to
5、tell all of you that being a friend to someone is the best 11 you can give him.” I just looked at my friend with 12 as he told the story of the first day we met. He had planned to kill himself over the weekend and was carrying his books home. “Thankfully, nothing happened. My friend 13 me from doing
6、 the unspeakable.” Not until that moment did I realize that you should never underestimate(低估 ) the 14 of your actions. With one small gesture you can 15 a persons life. For better or for worse. 【小题1】 A How B When C Why D Where 【小题2】 A stupid B clever C wonderful D anxious 【小A throwing B knocking 题3
7、】 C taking D snatching 【小题4】 A lost B sending C broken D flying 【小题5】 A While B As C Because D Once 【小题6】 A passed by B came up C went on D turned out 【小题7】 A pride B honor C pleasure D chance 【小题8】 A excited B nervous C proud D crazy 【小题9】 A great B famous C praised D honored 【小题10】 A reward B reme
8、mber C thank D congratulate 【小题11】 A chance B gift C help D favor 【小题12】 A wonder B anxiety C disbelief D pride 【小题13】 A protected B freed C warned D saved 【小题14】 A price B use C power D meaning 【小题15】 A destroy B change C save D understand 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D 【
9、小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B 阅读理解 S. H.E. is going to sing at the CCTV annual Spring Festival Evening Party, is that true cried out Peng Weiye, a Senior 2 girl in Shanghai and die-hard S. H.E. fan. After checking it on the Internet, Peng quickly pho
10、ned friends to spread the news. For fans like her, S. H. E. s performance is perhaps the only part of the old fashioned evening to get excited about. The Taiwanese band is made up of Selina, Hebe and Ella. Their name comes from the first letter of each of the singers English names. Last week S. H. E
11、. announced they would perform in Las Vegas, US, over Christmas and then in Guangzhou on January 15. At their Shanghai show on October 30, hundreds of parents waited outside the Hongkou Stadium. Inside, thousands of teenagers sang, cried and shouted as the band performed. I love their music, healthy
12、 image and everything related to them. Thank God that, although my parents dont understand why I love them so much, they still bought me a ticket for that show, said Peng about the Shanghai performance. It is not just on the mainland that the three girls have made audiences much excited. In the past
13、 year the band has passed through Taiwan, Hong Kong and even Singapore and Malaysia. When the three high school girls entered a singing contest in Taiwan in 2000, none of them ever dreamed of being a superstar. We had never met before, and we didnt talk at all at the beginning, recalled Ella. When a
14、sked about the secret of their success, she said, Our average looks and not-so-expensive clothes keep us close to our fans. We are happy to be the girls next door, your singing sisters. Its really a magical journey, from day-dreaming high school girls to singers performing on the same stage as our i
15、dols(偶像 ). Nothing but magical, she said. 【小题 1】 Why was Peng Weiye, a Senior 2 girl, so excited A S.H.E. band will get the old fashioned evening exciting. B S. H.E. will perform in Las Vegas over Christmas. C Her parents bought her a ticket for S. H. E. Is Shanghai show. D S. H.E. will perform on t
16、he CCTV Spring Festival Evening Party. 【小题 2】 How did the Taiwanese band get the name A Their fans gave the name to them. BTheiridolshadadeepinfluenceonthem. C A singing contest gave their idea of the band name. D The first letters of Selina, Hebe and Ella form the band name. 【小题 3】 What do you know
17、 about Peng Weiye A She stayed outside the Hongkou Stadium to listen to S. H. E. s performance. B She will watch the performance in Guangzhou on January 15. C She pays close attention to everything about S. H. E. D She was grateful that her parents understood and supported her. 【小题 4】 Which is true
18、about S. H. E. A The secret to their success is their pretty faces and lovely clothes. B They were close friends when they entered a singing contest. C They caused a storm of excitement in Southeast Asia. D They have well prepared to perform with their idols. 【小题 5】 Which do you think is NOT the rea
19、son for S. H. Es popularity among their fans A Their music and their healthy image. B Their success meets their fans day dream of becoming others idols. C They can make audience much excited D Their average looks and not-so-expensive clothes keep them close to their fans. 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1
20、】 C 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B Scientists have created a “ human-like robot” that can dance and do the housework. “ Mahru” has been developed to imitate humans and can move its lips, eyebrows and pupils(瞳孔 ). The machine can also move its upper and lower body freely and automatically stop itself when walking
21、. In addition, it has been programmed to give out two kinds of pleasant smells to match its emotions. The 1.5 tall robot was produced by researchers at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) and is the first South Korean- developed machine of its kind. “Mahru will open the way for the
22、commercial use of humanoid robots doing housework,” You Bum-Jae, leader of the development research team ,said. “Mahru can dance while walking on its legs and is able to work in place of a human.” Through an advanced motion capture (捕获 ) system, “Mahru” can follow a variety of human movements and mo
23、ve its hands freely enough to deal with any obstacles that may get in its way when walking. State-funded KIST showed the robot during a presentation at its head office in Seoul. People here were treated to an entertaining demonstration which saw the robot show off the full range of its skills, most
24、notably s series of dance moves. The research team added that they had designed another “ Mahru”, this time with sensors(传感器 ) allowing it to distinguish(分辨 ) between faces and objects. The showing of “ Mahru” came a week after researcher in Japan said they had created the “most human-like” robot in
25、 the world. A team at robotics department of Osaka University in Japan claimed that “ robogirl”, Repliee R-1, “ looks, moves and interacts (相互作用 ) like a human, and has silicone(硅胶 ) skin that feels almost human to the touch.” 【小题 1】 “Mahru” made by KIST can do the following things EXCEPT_ A dance w
26、ith other human like robots B move its body freely C stop automatically when walking D express certain feelings through smells 【小题 2】 According to what You Bum- Jae said in Paragraph 5, his research team wants to _. A help robots with doing housework B show its scientific power C make Mahru offer mo
27、re fun D explore Mahrus commercial use 【小题 3】 When Mahru” meets something in its way, it will be likely to_. A go around it B turn back quickly C deal with it using its hands D ask humans for help 【小题 4】 According to the last paragraph, Repliee R-1 _. A is another Mahru B was made by KIST C has skin
28、 feeling similar to humans D looks like a boy 【小题 5】 The passage is probably a _. A news report B research report C healthy report D entertainment report 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A Nick Santonastasso has one arm equipped with one finger. He has no legs. He also has no limitatio
29、ns(局限 ). “ I know anythings possible ,” the 12-year-old told TODAY s Ann Curry. He can play baseball and football, play the keyboard and drums, and play video games with his brothers. When Nick was born, he suffered a disease only found in 11 other people. The Santonastassos had three other children
30、, and they decided to treat Nick the same as others, with love but without excuse “ Were supposed to be heroes to our children, but Nick is a hero to us,” his father Michael said. But heroes have heroes, too, and Nicks is Tiki Barber, the former football superstar who retired last year and became a
31、reporter for TODAY. Curry told Nick that for his birthday, the show wanted to give him a new skateboard. The person who presented it to him was Barber. “ Youre an inspiration,” Barber said. “ There are a lot of kids who might be at a disadvantage. You give them strength.” Curry observed that most pa
32、rents try to protect their kids from failure, but the Santonastassos didnt do that with Nick. “Absolutely not, “Nicks mother Stacey said. “ If you do have a small failure, it just makes you stronger to succeed at the next stop.” “ It builds self-confidence in yourself to try it again,” Nick added. R
33、ecently, Nick entered a drawing in a statewide contest in New Jersey. His drawing was a tree with a spreading canopy (树冠 ) and deep toots. Above the tree were the words, “The roots of a family are” Below the ground, the roots spelled out the final word for the message: “ Love.” It won the contest. T
34、he judges didnt know Nick physical condition. He won on merit (成绩 ), the same way he does everything else in life. 【小题 1】 How did the Santonastassos treat Nick A They gave him much more care B They treated him as a normal boy C They made excuse for his failure D They protected him from failure. 【小题
35、2】 In the opinion of Barber, Nick_. A would learn a lot from his failure. B would become a star in playing skateboard. C set a good example to other disabled kids D proved a real hero to other heroes 【小题 3】 What message did Nicks drawing express A Love is the “root” of a family. B Each family has it
36、s own value among its members. C Trees without deep roots cant grow tall and strong D Roots are the most important of a tree. 【小题 4】 According to the passage, _ other people have the same disease as Nicks. A two B three C eleven D twelve 【小题 5】 What might be the most suitable title for the passage A
37、 Nothing Is Impossible B Keep Trying Forever C The roots D Nick and his Skateboard 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A Located in Florence, Oregon is “Sea Lion Caves”, the only known western, coastal, mainland habitat of Stellar Sea Lions. It is also the worlds largest sea cave in exist
38、ence today and a perfect place to get up close and personal with nature. The sea caves are said to be the home of an estimated 200 sea lions and that at any given time visitors can expect to see at least 150 sea lions going about their daily business. The most immense(巨大的 ) of all sea lions, the Ste
39、llar males are known to grow up to 12 feet in length and weight an incredulous 1,500 pounds. The females, on the other hand, tend to be a bit smaller and average 9 feet in length with an average weight of 700 pounds. They tend to breed and give birth during the spring and summer months. The breeding
40、 and birthing process takes place on the steep cliff ledges that surround the sea cave. Therefore the best time to view this ritual is during those select months from the outside viewing platform. In addition to the sea lions, visitors can expect to catch a glimpse of the rare Pigeon Guillemont. The
41、se unusual sea birds tend to nest in seaweed along the cliff ledges in early April. And ever the graceful Gray Whales are expected to be seen. Each year, travelling in pods, these sea creatures migrate around “ Cape Blance” on their way to and from their native Alaska waters. As of 2010 “ Sea Lion C
42、aves” is open daily year round except for both Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. The ticket box office is open from 9:00 am until 5:30 pm. Visitor have a choice of two different ticket options; platform view or cave view. And admission into the cave itself is $13.00 for adults and $ 8.00 for children
43、ages 3 to 12. Children under the age of 2 are admitted for free and there is a discount ticket price available for senior citizens . It currently costs $3.50 per person to access the topside wildlife viewing platform. While on the platform visitor can pay an additional fee to use the on-site telesco
44、pe or opt (选择 ) to bring their own such equipment. 【小题 1】 The last paragraph is mainly talking about the _ of the 2010 “Sea Lion Caves”. A admission and hours of operation B wildlife and best viewing times C summer hot spots and activities D additional information and fees 【小题 2】 Which of the follow
45、ing statement about the “Sea Lion Caves” is true A It is located in the center of Florence. B Its a good place for visitors to approach the nature. C Visitors may see 150 sea lions there at any time. D Its the world only habitat of Stellar Sea Lions 【小题 3】 The passage suggests that Stellar Sea Lions
46、 usually breed and give birth_. A in the entrance to the sea cave B on the smooth cliff cave walls C in the warmer season months D out of the vision of the tourists 【小题 4】 What does the underlined word “ migrate” in the fourth paragraph mean A Chase one after another B Flash from time to time C Grow
47、 little by little D Move from place to place 【小题 5】 When you visit the Sea Lion Caves of Forence, Oregon, you are likely to see _. a. the Stellar males b. the Stellar females c. a rare sea bird d. a Great Sharks e. beautiful Gray Whales A a, b, c, d B a, b, c, e C a, b, d, e D a, c ,d, 答案： 【小题 1】 A
48、【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B 阅读填空 Until recently daydreaming was viewed as a waste of time. Or it _【小题 1】_（ consider） an unhealthy escape from real life and its duties. But now some people are taking a fresh look at daydreaming. Some think it may be a very _【小题 2】 _ （ health） thing to do. Some researchers are finding that daydreaming may be important to mental health. Daydreaming, they tell us ,_ 【小题 3】 _（ be） a good means of relaxation. But its benefits go beyond this. A number of psychologists have conducted experiment
