1、2010年河北省唐山一中高二上学期期中考试英语卷 其他 课文重点句式填空（每空 0.5分，共 10小题，满分 5分） 【小题 1】 Only if you put the sun there _ the movements of the other planets in the sky make _. 【小题 2】 Howerver, the southern part of Ireland was unwilling and _ away to _ its own government. 【小题 3】 I lost sight of Wang Ping when we reached _ l
2、ooked like a large market because of too many carriages flying by _ all directions. 【小题 4】 Meanwhile you have to prepare your next question _ _ what the person says. 【小题 5】 _ clothing using scissors if necessary unless it is _ to the burn. 答案： 【小题 1】 did/do； sense 【小题 2】 broke； form 【小题 3】 what； in
3、【小题 4】 depending； on 【小题 5】 Remove； stuck 单项选择 * Are there any books about writing on the shelf There are only a few, _. A if there B if any C if some D if ever 答案： B In America, turkey(火鸡 ) is served as the main course on special _. A occasions B situations C positions D Scenes 答案： A Some students
4、didnt get a brief summary _ in their essays. A include B included C including D includes 答案： B The teacher accused her _ not finishing her homework. A for B from C of D on 答案： C We should _ adjust ourselves to the development of our society. A strictly B hardly C occasionally D constantly 答案： D He p
5、ut forward his suggestion at the meeting that every means _ to save the crops before the storm came. A be tried B was tried C should try D tried 答案： A The project, _ in 2009, has expanded the citys cellphone network to cover one million users. A accomplished B being accomplished C to be accomplished
6、 D having accomplished 答案： A She was so _ in her job that she didnt hear anybody knocking at the door. A attracted B absorbed C drawn D focused 答案： B Are you getting a new apartment this year _ I cant afford to pay my bills. How can I buy a new apartment A Dont mention it. B You must be joking. C Ar
7、e you sure D Good idea! 答案： B Many problems concerning the improvement of our school remain _. A solving B solved C to solve D to be solved 答案： D At the foot of the mountain _, which caught my eye. A a beautiful wooden house lay B lay a beautiful wooden house C did lie a beautiful wooden house D did
8、 a beautiful wooden house lie 答案： B When _ what made him a popular person, he said it was his personality. A asking B asked C being asked D ask 答案： B _ their homework, these three students have to stay in the classroom for another thirty minutes. A Not finishing B Not finished C Having not finished
9、D Not having finished 答案： D Did you remember to give Jenny the money Yes. _ I saw her, Im sure. A As far as B In case C The instant D Now that 答案： C _ entered the classroom _ the bell rang. A We hardly had; before B Hardly had we; when C Hardly had we; than D Hardly did we; when 答案： B _, Nathan gave
10、 back the enormous amount of money he found. A To his sorrow B To his joy C To his surprise D To his credit 答案： D Most people are familiar with the idea that all matter in the universe _ atoms. A makes up B makes up of C consists in D consists of 答案： D After a few courses on painting, Helen said she
11、 would _ oil painting in her spare time. A look up B bring up C take up D put up 答案： C Everyone was silent as the organizer _ the result of the speech competition. A announced B pronounced C arranged D instructed 答案： A _ its low price, the advantage of this car lies in its good quality. A According
12、to B Different from C Apart from D Due to 答案： C 完型填空 After my 26 second-graders finished reciting the text, they settled back in their seats. But Duane was still 41 there. Duane was a bright and lovable student, 42 his mother, a single parent, had many problems such as drinking. 43 that he might hav
13、e had a bad night, I walked over to him to see what was wrong. As he looked up, I could see the 44 in his dark eyes. “Mrs. Brown, arent you going to open my present for you ” he asked 45 . “I put it on your desk.” Getting back his gift from my desk, he handed it to me. I noticed my gift 46 to be a m
14、atchbox. Duane told me that this was really a jewelry box 47 a matchbox. As I opened it, the 48 of two beer caps surprised me. Duane 49 me that they were two earrings. He had noticed that I 50 wore earrings and wanted me to have some pretty ones. I was 51 by Duanes creativity and thoughtfulness. 52
15、birth, one of my ears was slightly deformed (畸形的 ). Fearing that wearing earrings might 53 to the ear, I avoided wearing them. But how could I 54 to wear these precious earrings given by this 55 child As I placed the earrings on my ears, my 56 clapped(鼓掌 ), and Duane stood proudly beside me. Since t
16、hen, the matchbox remained on my desk. It 57 me of Duanes act of kindness and of the lessons he taught me. Although his 58 at home was bad, Duane continued to see the good in life. Although poor, he still wanted to 59 . Whenever I see Duanes gift on my desk, I feel encouraged. If I am having 60 reac
17、hing a student, Ill try to be like Duane and give that student a piece of my heart. 【小题1】 A sitting B crying C standing D speaking A unless B though C so D since A Wondering B Thinking C Finding D Pointing A courage B joy C hurt D determination A disappointedly B angrily C happily D shyly A happened
18、 B appeared C used D intended A as well as B more than C except for D rather than A shape B color C design D sight A persuaded B fooled C told D encouraged A only B often C once D never A frightened B touched C knocked D influenced A Since B Until C Before D Unless A do harm B draw attention C add w
19、eight D have an effect A refuse B offer C agree D wait A generous B brave C special D sad A hands B students C audiences D friends A convinced B reminded C proved D showed A performance B experience C situation D health A please B take C give D accept A chance B possibility C intention D difficulty
20、答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】 B 【小题 4】 C 【小题 5】 A 【小题 6】 B 【小题 7】 D 【小题 8】 D 【小题 9】 C 【小题 10】 D 【小题 11】 B 【小题 12】 A 【小题 13】 B 【小题 14】 A 【小题 15】 C 【小题 16】 B 【小题 17】 B 【小题 18】 C 【小题 19】 C 【小题 20】 D 阅读理解 The 92-year-old, thin, calm and proud lady, who is fully dressed each morning by eight oclock, even
21、though she is nearly blind, moved to a nursing home today. Her husband of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. After many hours of waiting patiently in the hall of the nursing home, she smiled sweetly when told her room was ready. As she walked slowly to the elevator, I provided
22、 a true description of her tiny room, including the old sheets that had been hung on her window. “I love it,” she said with the happiness of an eight-year-old having just been presented with a new puppy. “Mrs. Jones, you havent seen the roomjust wait.” “That doesnt matter,” she replied. “Happiness i
23、s something you decide ahead of time. Whether I like my room or not doesnt depend on how the furniture is arranged. Its how I arranged my mind. I have already decided to love it. Its a decision I make every morning when I wake up. Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open Ill focus on the new
24、day and all the happy memories Ive stored away.” She went on to explain, “Old age is like a bank account. You take what youve put in. So, my advice to you would be to put in a lot of happiness in the bank account of memories. Thank you for your part in filling my memory bank.” And with a smile, she
25、said, “All my memories are happy ones.” Mrs. Jones was always happy in the nursing home and she died at the age of 108. 【小题 1】 We can infer from the passage that the author_. A is one of Mrs. Jones children B is a relative of Mrs. Jones C works in the nursing home D is the owner of the nursing home
26、【小题 2】 The room in which the old lady will live_. A is very comfortable B is fairly big C isnt well equipped D is equipped with new furniture 【小题 3】 Mrs. Jones was very happy when told about her room because she_. A couldnt see what her room was like B thought the nursing home was her home C would h
27、ave to live in the nursing home D had already made up her mind to be happy 【小题 4】 Which of the following words can best describe Mrs. Jones A Proud. B Cheerful. C Determined D Honest 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 B The market is a concept. If you are growing tomatoes in your backyard for sal
28、e you are producing for the market. You might sell some to your neighbor and some to the local manager of the supermarket. But in either case, you are producing for the market. Your efforts are being directed by the market. If people stop buying tomatoes, you will stop producing them. If you take ca
29、re of a sick person to earn money, you are producing for the market. If your father is a steel worker or a truck driver or a doctor or a grocer, he is producing goods or service for the market. When you spend your income, you are buying things from the market. You may spend money in stores, supermar
30、kets, gas stations and restaurants. Still you are buying from the market. When the local grocer hires you to drive the delivery truck, he is buying your labor in the labor market. The market may be something abstract (抽象的 ). But for each person or business that is making and selling something, it is
31、 very concrete. If nobody buys your tomatoes, it wont be long before you get the message. The market is telling you something. It is telling you that you are using energies and resources in doing something the market doesnt want you to do. 【小题 1】 Which of the following would be the best title of the
32、 passage A Selling and Buying. B Everything you do is producing for the market. C What is the market D What the market can do for you. 【小题 2】 All of the following acts are producing for the market except_. A working in a bank B volunteering at a nursing home C driving a taxi D growing beans for sale
33、 【小题 3】 You are buying from the market when you_. A borrow a book from the library B drive to the seaside for a holiday C look after your children D dine at restaurant 【小题 4】 The word “concrete” in the last paragraph may most probably mean_. A serious B important C necessary D real 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题
34、2】 B 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 D Robert Frost was at heart a mean-spirited human being, not the kind of man one would expect to write poetry. He was born in San Francisco. Frost entered Dartmouth University in 1893, but dropped out, and switched to Harvard, which he attended for two years. He started a brief
35、teaching career, where he was inspired to become a poet by some of his students work. Frost stopped teaching and became a farmer. During this time he wrote numerous poems, and a couple of short stories. While he was a farmer he started to think seriously about becoming a famous poet. In almost all o
36、f his poems, Frost wrote in the first person. The first widely-read poem that he published was called My Butterfly. At first his audience was very small, but with his Collected Poems he became famous. Robert Frost received almost all the awards that there were for poetry. His poetry describes the fo
37、rces of nature, and the violence and deep emotional(情感的 ) needs of human beings, which reflect the experiences of his childhood. Robert Frost will always be known as one of the best poets in history. His way of putting emotion and violence into words is remarkable(非同寻常的 ). His talent for poetry is n
38、atural-born and he had discovered this when he started to farm. Even though he treated his wife and children terribly, he still became one of the best-known poets of his and our day. 【小题 1】 We can learn from the passage that _. A Robert Frost had been a famous writer before he started teaching B Rob
39、ert Frost wrote his poems mostly in the first person C Robert Frost was very famous at the beginning of his writing career D Robert Frost began to write poems when he was a teacher 【小题 2】 According to the passage, Robert Frost was famous for _. A his teaching career B his life experiences C showing
40、strong feeling in his poems D his interest in poems 【小题 3】 The last paragraph of the passage mainly tells us _. A why Robert Frost stopped farming B why Robert Frost was so famous C about his masterpieces(杰作 ) D about the way he treated his wife and children 【小题 4】 From the passage we know that _. A
41、 Robert Frosts most famous poem is My Butterfly B Robert Frost began to write when he was in college C Robert Frost gave up studying at Dartmouth University D his poetry showed the violence of war and his childhood 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 B 【小题 4】 C Many people like the feeling of the gentle wi
42、nd in spring. Many like to see the falling leaves dancing in the wind in autumn. But sometimes, when the wind becomes a storm, it can be very destructive (毁灭性的 ). A series of such storms struck the US last month and caused very serious damage and human pain. Every year, major storms cause many probl
43、ems around the world. There is nothing people can do to stop these powerful forces of nature. But new techniques are helping scientists to predict how, when, and where big storms will happen. The more exact scientists warnings are, the better people can prepare for the storms. Predictions are improv
44、ing. “Weve gotten better over the years, especially the last few years,” says Phil Klotzback, a scientist at an American university. How is a storm formed Even if scientists know where a storm will happen, winds can suddenly change, carrying the storm to a new direction. “For a hurricane to happen,
45、conditions have to be just right,” Klotzback says. First, the ocean water needs to be warm enough so that it evaporates and rises into the air. As it rises, the air containing drops of water cools and turns back into liquid. This process gives off heat. This produces energy like an engine that cause
46、s winds to increase. It drives the formation of a hurricane. If wind speeds reach 40 miles per hour, the system is called a “ tropical storm”, and it gets a name. At 75 miles per hour, it becomes a hurricane. Hurricanes that hit the US start when a thunderstorm forms off the coast Africa. Storms als
47、o develop over tropical waters in other parts of the world. On average, 60 or 70 storms form off Africa every year. About 10 of them get names. There are usually about six hurricanes. Two tend to be very big, with winds of 115 miles per hour or a bit higher. The hurricane season lasts from June to N
48、ovember. Ninety percent of all hurricanes hit in August, September and October. 【小题 1】 According to the text, hurricanes usually _. A form off the coast of Africa and America B hit parts of the world in summer and autumn C cause sea winds to rise and blow over the sea D strike the US but cause no damage 【小题 2】 The underlined word “ev
