1、2010年陕西省西安市铁一中高二下学期期中考试英语 其他 I had an interesting experience playing ping-pong last year. I was playing against a【小题 1】 opponent(对手 ). The score was 20 to 17 in her 【小题 2】 . I won the next three points which made the score 20 to 20. I 【小题 3】 my paddle on the table and thanked my opponent and began t
2、o walk away. She called me 【小题 4】 and said we had to continue until one of us 【小题 5】 . “Look,”I said, “if we【小题 6】 , one of two events will take place, either you or I will win.If you win, I will begin to【小题 7】 my skill. If I win, you will be unhappy. Isnt it better to know that we both played 【小题 8
3、】 , that we enjoyed the competition, and that we played an even(相等 ) score ” This was a【小题 9】 ending for my opponent and for the persons watching this contest. It made 【小题 10】 to me to leave with a tie(不分胜负 ) game, an impasse(僵局 ): no winner, no【小题 11】 .高考资源网 So, my friends, here is the problem 【小题
4、12】 me. Our present technology makes it possible for nations to 【小题 13】 other nations for retaliatory(报复 ) strikes. In such a nuclear time, there【小题 14】 be no winners, only losers. Under these conditions, the only choice to【小题 15】 global destruction is glogal impasse. This would be a 【小题 16】 “tie ga
5、me” where no nation wins and no nation loses. An impasse reached through compromise(妥协 ). This is because compromise becomes the only means of【小题 17】 . We cannot destroy this beautiful planet by holding on to 【小题 18】 understanding of victory. The 【小题 19】 victory is in achieving a desirable impasse.
6、No one wins, 【小题 20】 no one loses either.高考资源网 【小题21】 A tiring B poor C fine D brave A favor B side C lead D place A threw B placed C stuck D dropped A up B over C on D back A lost B won C gave up D tired out A perform B stop C continue D leave A doubt B hate C practise D desert A hard B fair C poor
7、ly D well A close B surprising C satisfying D reasonable A progress B room C sense D time A loser B fighter C success D player A encouraging B frightening C shocking D troubling A destroy B attack C seize D rule A may B should C can D must A escape B flee C accept D avoid A different B small C huge
8、D familiar A surviving B living C staying D pleasing A an old B an unusual C the same D a complete A great B only C same D equal A where B but C as D since 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 B 【小题 4】 D 【小题 5】 B 【小题 6】 C 【小题 7】 A 【小题 8】 D 【小题 9】 B 【小题 10】 C 【小题 11】 A 【小题 12】 D 【小题 13】 A 【小题 14】 A 【小题 15】 D
9、 【小题 16】 C 【小题 17】 A 【小题 18】 A 【小题 19】 B 【小题 20】 B 单项选择 * Tom will succeed _ your property after your death,but I dont think he is success. A in, / B at , a C to , a D from, a 答案： C What do you think of seven oclock outside the cinema this evening 高考资源网 That _ me fine. A fits B meets C satisfies D s
10、uits高考资源网 答案： D Hes got himself into a dangerous situation _ he is likely to lose control over the plane. A where B which C while D why高考资源网 答案： A What surprised me was not what he said but _ he said it. A the way B in the way that C in the way D the way which高考资源网 答案： A Sorry to hurt you. _. You di
11、dnt mean to, did you A Forget it B No problem C All right D Dont say so. 答案： A Whenever you enter the reading room, you can find all the students _ at their desks, with their attention _ on the books, except Tom.高考资源网 A sitting, fixing B to sit, fixed C seating, fixing D seated, fixed高考资源网 答案： D Tom
12、 joined a dancing group but didnt seem to , so he left.高考资源网 A show off B go up C fit in D come over 答案： C The little boy was found in his room the next day. A dead B die C death D died高考资源网 答案： A Your brother be hungry now.-he had lunch only two hours ago!高考资源网 A wouldnt B cant C mustnt D neednt高考资
13、源网 答案： B AIDS is said the biggest health to people in that area over the past few years. A that is B to be C that it has been D to have been 答案： D With a lot of problems _, the newly elected headmaster is having a hard time. A settled B settling C to settle D being settled 答案： C Soon after getting o
14、ff his horse, the man appeared at the second storey windows, _ he could see nothing but trees. A from which B from where C in where D which 答案： B Tom was very angry about _ to Marys birthday party. A not inviting B being not invited C not being invited D not to be invited 答案： C You can come here to
15、ask me _ if you have any questions. A at one time B at your time C at any time D all the time 答案： C Having a trip abroad is certainly good for the old couple, but it remains _ whether they will enjoy it. A to see B to be seen C seeing D see 答案： B 阅读理解 In 1909 an English newspaper offered 1,000 to th
16、e first man to fly across the English Channel in an aeroplane. Today, modern jets cross it in minutes. But at that time it still seemed a good distance. The race to win the money soon became a race between two men. Both were very colourful. One was Louis Bleriot. He owned a factory in France that ma
17、de motor car lamps. He was already well known as a pilot because he had had accidents several times. Some people laughed at him. One man said, “He may not be the first to fly across the Channel but he will certainly be the first to die in an accident!” But Bleriot was really a good and brave pilot.
18、He also had many good ideas about aeroplane design. The other man was Hubert Latham. He was half French and half English. He took up flying when his doctors told him he had only a year to live. “Oh, well,” he said, “if I m going to die soon, I think I shall have a dangerous and interesting life now.
19、” Latham was the first to try the flight across the Channel. Ten kilometres from the French coast, his plane had some trouble. It fell down into the water and began to sink under the water. A boat reached Latham just in time. He was sitting calmly on the wing and was coolly lighting a cigarette. Ble
20、riot took off six days later. He flew into some very bad weather and very low cloud. He somehow got to the English side and landed in a farmers field. When he did so, a customs (海关 ) officer rushed up to his plane. Planes have changed since then, but customs officers have not. “Have you anything to
21、declare(报关 ) ” The officer demanded. 【小题 1】 Bleriot was well known as a pilot because _ . A he was unusually brave高考资源网 B he was quite rich C he had many good ideas about aeroplane design高考资源网 D he had had a few accidents 【小题 2】 Why did Hubert Latham want to fly across the Channel 高考资源网 A He thought
22、 he could manage it easily. B He wanted to be the first one to cross the Channel.高考资源网 C He knew he only had a year to live. D He had always been interested in flying. 【小题 3】 Which of the following is NOT true A Latham became a pilot on the doctors advice.高考资源网 B He was told he could live another ye
23、ar. C His plane had some trouble. D He was saved by a boat when his plane was sinking.高考资源网 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 A I found out one time that doing a favor for someone could get you into a lot of trouble. I was in the eighth grade at the time, and we were having a final test. During the test,
24、 the girl sitting next to me whispered something, but I didnt understand. So I leaned over her way and found out that she was trying to ask me if I had an extra pen. She showed me that hers was out of ink and would not write. I happened to have an extra one, so I took it out of my pocket and put it
25、on her desk. Later, after the test papers had been turned in, the teacher asked me to stay in the room when all the other students were dismissed(解散 ). As soon as we were alone she began to talk to me about what it meant to grow up; she talked about how important it was to stand on your own two feet
26、 and be responsible for your own acts. For a long time, she talked about honesty and emphasized the fact that when people do something dishonest, they are really cheating themselves. She made me promise that I would think seriously about all the things she had said, and then she told me I could leav
27、e. I walked out of the room wondering why she had chosen to talk to me about all those things.高考资源网 Later on, I found out that she thought I had cheated in the test. When she saw me lean over to talk to the girl next to me, it looked as if I was copying answers from the girls test paper. I tried to
28、explain about the pen, but all she could say was it seemed very very strange to her that I hadnt talked of anything about the pen the day she talked to me right after the test. Even if I tried to explain that I was just doing the girl a favor by letting her use my pen, I am sure she continued to bel
29、ieve that I had cheated in the test.高考资源网 【小题 1】 The girl wanted to borrow a pen, because _ .高考资源网 A she had not brought a pen with her B she had lost her own on her way to school C there was something wrong with her pen D her own had been taken away by someone 【小题 2】 The teacher saw all this, so sh
30、e asked the boy _ .高考资源网 A to go on writing his paper B to stop whispering C to leave the room immediately D to stay behind after the exam高考资源网 【小题 3】 The thing(s) emphasized in her talk was(were) _ .高考资源网 A honesty B sense of duty C seriousness D all of the above高考资源网 【小题 4】 The boy knew everything
31、 _ . A the moment he was asked to stay behind B when the teacher started talking about honesty C only some time later D when he was walking out of the room高考资源网 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 D 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 C In Denmark, parents are allowed to set up a new school if they are dissatisfied with the school in
32、the area where they are living. Although these schools have to follow the national courses, they are allowed a lot of choice in deciding what to teach. Some of these new schools are called “small schools” because usually the number of pupils in them is only sixty, but a school has to have at least t
33、wenty-seven pupils. Cooleenbridge School in Ireland, is a small school similar to the ones in Denmark, it was set up by parents who came from Holland, Germany, Czechoslovakia, England and other parts of Ireland. They came because they wanted to live in the countryside and to grow their own food. In
34、June 1986, they decided to start a school. They managed to get an old, disused primary-school building and started with twenty-four children aged from four to twelve. The teachers say, “The important thing in school is doing, not sitting.” And so the courses includes yoga(瑜伽 ), cooking, knitting(编织
35、), kite-making, music, fishing, drama(戏剧 ) and environmental river studies, as well as reading, writing, maths and science. 【小题 1】 What are the rules for setting up a new school in Denmark A Parents are allowed to set up their own school. B The school has to follow the national courses.高考资源网 C The s
36、chool has to have at least 27 pupils. D All of the above. 【小题 2】 The writer tells about the Cooleenbridge School in Ireland because .高考资源网 A it was set up by parents who are not people of Denmark B it was taken as an example of this kind of “small school” C there were only twenty-four children D the
37、 pupils there were aged from 4 to 12 【小题 3】 What makes this kind of school special A It is set up by parents not by government.高考资源网 B It is free to decide what to teach. C The number of pupils in it is only sixty.高考资源网 D It has to have at least 27 pupils. 【小题 4】 “The important thing in school is do
38、ing, not sitting.” What the teachers say actually means .高考资源网 A What we should do is teaching in the classroom, not sitting in the office.高考资源 网 B Children should do more homework at home, not just sit in class to listen to the teachers. C Children should learn by themselves not rely on teachers. D
39、 Children should learn through practice not just from books.高考资源网 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 D Grandma Moses is among the most famous twentieth-century painters of the United States, yet she did not start painting until she was in her late seventies. As she once said of herself: “I would
40、never sit back in a rocking chair, waiting for someone to help me.” No one could have had a more productive old age.高考资源网 She was born Anna Mary Robertson on a farm in New York State, one of five boys and five girls. At twelve she left home and was in domestic(家庭的 ) service until, at twenty-seven, s
41、he married Thomas Moses, the hired hand of one of her employers. They farmed most of their lives, first in Virginia and then in New York State, at Eagle Bridge. She had ten children, of whom five survived; her husband died in 1927.高考资源网 Grandma Moses painted a little as a child and made embroidery(刺
42、绣 ) pictures as a hobby, but only changed to oils in old age because her hands had become too stiff(硬的 ) to sew and she wanted to keep busy and pass the time. Her pictures were first sold at a local market and were soon noticed by a businessman who bought everything she painted. Three of the picture
43、s exhibited in the Museum of Modern Art, and in 1940 she had her first exhibition in New York. Between the 1930s and her death she produced some 2,000 pictures: detailed and lively portrayals(描绘 ) of the country life she had known for so long, with a wonderful sense of colour and form. “I think real
44、ly hard till I think of something really pretty, and then I paint it.” she said.高考资源网 【小题 1】 According to the passage, Grandma Moses began to paint because she wanted to . A make herself beautiful B keep active高考资源网 C earn more money D become famous高考资源网 【小题 2】 The underlined word “survived” means .
45、高考资源网 A graduated from college B examined the condition of the house C lived longer than the other children D gave up themselves to the police 【小题 3】 From Grandma Moses description of herself in the first paragraph, it can be inferred that she was . A independent B pretty C rich D nervous高考资源网 【小题 4
46、】 Which of the following would be the best title for the passage 高考资源网 A Grandma Moses: Her Life and Pictures. B The Children of Grandma Moses. C Grandma Moses: Her Best Exhibition. D Grandma Moses and Other Older Artists. 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 A 单词拼写 单词拼写（共 10个单词，每词 1分，共 10分） 【小题 1】
47、 To be frank, everyone should respect _ (残疾 )people, 【小题 2】 She accepted the criticism with quiet _ (尊严 ) 【小题 3】 I guess that the _(关系 ) between the two doctors is from bad to worse. 【小题 4】 As we all know, sunshine is _(利益 )to all plants and animals. 【小题 5】 Just now, the headmaster _ (推荐 ) you to go
48、 abroad for further study. 【小题 6】 The students in our school have the _(特权 ) of entering the cinema before 7:00 oclock. 【小题 7】 The organization has (分发 )food and blankets to the earthquake victims. 【小题 8】 If you are late for cshool,you should make _ (道歉 ) to your teacher. 【小题 9】 The agreement came into effect on (二月 )5, 1998, opening up a huge telecommunications market globally, 【小题 10】 In his (九十多岁 ), he
