1、2011-2012学年宁夏中卫中学高二下学期第二次统练英语试卷与答案（带解析） 其他 Money Matters Parents should help their children understand money.71 so you may start talking about money when your child shows an interest in buying things, candy or toys, for example. 1. The basic function of money Being explaining the basic function of m
2、oney by showing how people trade money for goods or services. It is important to show your child how money is traded for the thing he wants to have. If he wants to have a toy, give him the money and let him hand the money to the cashier（收银员） . 72 When your child grows a bit older and understands the
3、 basic function of money, you can start explaining more complex ways of using money. 2. Money lessons Approach money lessons with openness and honesty. 73 If you must say no to a childs request to spend money, explain, You have enough toy trucks for now. Or, if the request is for many different thin
4、gs, say “You have to make a choice between this toy and that toy.” 3. 74 Begin at the grocery store. Pick out similar brands of a producta name brand butter and a generic(无商标产品 ),for example. You can show your child how to make choices between different brands of a product so that you can save money
5、. 75 If he chooses the cheaper brand, allow him to make another purchase with the money saved. Later, you may explains how the more expensive choice leaves less money for other purchases. A Wise decision. B The value of money. C Permit the child to choose between them. D Tell your child why he can o
6、r cannot have certain things. E. Ask yourself what things that cost money are most important to you. F. Talk about how the money bought the thing after you leave the toy store. G. The best time to teach a child anything about money is when he shows an interest. 答案： 【小题 1】 G 【小题 2】 F 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】
7、A 【小题 5】 C 【小题 1】根据下一句 when your child shows an interest可知 G符合语境。 【小题 2】根据上一行 If he wants to have a toy 可知是让孩子自己去买东西。 【小题 3】根据下一行 If you must say no to a childs request to spend money可知本段讨论的如何给孩子 Money lessons。 【小题 4】本段内容是关于如何再不同的产品中做出明智的选择。 【小题 5】根据上一行内容可知是关 于让孩子选择购买的东西。 单项选择 * The boy was caught _
8、in the examinaton room and was later punished for that. A cheat B cheated C cheating D to cheat 答案： C We firmly believe that war never settles anything. It only _violence. A runs into B comes from C leads to D results from 答案： C Duffield White, _of Russian at Weslevan University, said that he was on
9、e of the youngest winners of the prize. A professor B a professor C the professor D one professor 答案： A _is well known, Taiwan is part of China. A As B That C Which D It 答案： A -You havent been to Beijing, have you -_. How I wish to go there! A Yes, I have B Yes, I havent C No,I have D No,I havent 答案
10、： D _the morning of the second day of the meeting, Dr. Smith read his paper. A At B In C On D From 答案： C The wider China opens its door to the outside world, the more people find _important and necessary to study foreign languages. A is B them C it D more 答案： C Not only Dick but also Jack and I_inte
11、rested in Chinese folk songs A am B is C have D are 答案： D _made both her parents angry. A Betty comes home lately at night B Betty coming home late at night C Betty came home late at night D Bettys coming home late at night 答案： D _, the players tried their best to win the game for their class. A Gre
12、atly encouraged B Having greatly encouraged C To be greatly encouraged D When encouraging 答案： A -Did you open the door -Yes. I remembered _it before you arrived. A opening B being opened C to open D to have opened 答案： A They were so late that they _had time to catch the train. A almost B hardly C ne
13、arly D simply 答案： B -Why cant I smoke here -At no time_in the meeting room. A is smoking permitted B smoking is permitted C smoking is it permitted D does smoking permit 答案： A Helen plays the piano well, _her favourite instrument is the violin. A so B yet C or D for 答案： B The young man, _two attemps
14、 to climb the high mountain, decided to have another try this year. A making B made C having made D has made 答案： C 完型填空 The Voice of America began during the World War II. When Germany was broadcasting a radio program to get international 36 , American officials believed they should 37 the German br
15、oadcast with words that they thought were the facts of world events. The first VOA news report began with words in 38 . “The 39 may be good or bad, but we shall tell you the truth.” Within a week, other VOA 40 were broadcasting in Italian, French and English. After the World War II ended in 1945, so
16、me Americans felt VOAs 41 had to be changed, 42 the Soviet Union became enemy of America. They wanted to 43 Soviet listeners. Then VOA began broadcasting in Russian. In the early years VOA began adding something new to its broadcast that was 44 “ Music USA”. Another new idea came along in 1959. VOA
17、knew that many listeners did not know 45 English to completely understand its 46 English broadcast. So VOA 47 a simpler kind of English, 48 uses about 1,500 words and is spoken 49 of course, it is special English. In the 50 of most VOA listeners, the most 51 program is the news report. News from aro
18、und the world 52 into the VOA news rooms in Washington 24 hours a day. It comes from VOA reporters in 53 cities and also from other 54 like BBC. VOA writers and editors use these materials to 55 news reports, which are being broadcast in 43 languages. 【小题1】 A business B culture C support D informati
19、on A reply B answer C join D interrupt A same B short C English D German A news B problems C effects D opinions A stations B news C announcers D officials A home B position C purpose D results A if B supposing C considering D in order that A reach B satisfy C attack D support A known B reported C ca
20、lled D printed A American B British C standard D enough A normal B fast C good D exact A invented B discovered C taught D stopped A it B who C which D that A pleasure B course C opinion D advice A pleasure B course C opinion D advice A difficult B important C various D common A flies B sends C deliv
21、ers D pasts A all B major C American D news A broadcasts B forms C newspapers D countries A broadcast B announce C translate D prepare 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 A 【小题 5】 C 【小题 6】 C 【小题 7】 C 【小题 8】 A 【小题 9】 C 【小题 10】 D 【小题 11】 A 【小题 12】 A 【小题 13】 C 【小题 14】 A 【小题 15】 C 【小题 16】 B 【小题 17】 A
22、【小题 18】 B 【小题 19】 A 【小题 20】 D 阅读理解 How much do you want to pay for a CD by your favorite singer Jay Chou Five Yuan for a pirated(盗版的 ) one, or more for a real one Wang Ye, 14, said she would like the real one although the pirated one is cheaper.” A real one is worth keeping for years.” said the girl
23、 from No.1 middle school in Wu Han, Anhui. “Real CDs always sound better to me.” What can we do People want to do more to help those like Wang to get real CDs. This week the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry asked many countries to act against piracy(盗版行为 ). In many places in Chi
24、na, the government is checking audio and video products. Pirated ones are broken into pieces. Piracy is in your daily life. Dont believe it A study by 21st Century Teens found that more than 75 percent of juniors had listened to pirated music. They say this is because pirated products are usually mu
25、ch cheaper than the real ones. Why are real CDs so expensive When a music company makes music, it needs to pay the song writers and singers. It costs a lot of money! This makes the price of the CDs go up. Piracy like stealing. People who make pirated copies of CDs take away the writers and singers w
26、ork without paying them. They even dont ask them if they can. So next time youd better keep your eyes brightened when you see cheap CDs. Remember youre helping someone to do something wrong if you buy them. How do you know whats real. Already made up your mind to buy real ones Well, you should get t
27、o know what real CDs look like. A real CD has the name and trademark(商标 ) of the music company on the cover. The companys address, telephone number and fax number are on it. If you open the CD box youll see the singers name and the album title. Most important of all, a real CD has a number from the
28、IFPI on it. But people who make pirated CDs only need the real CD and disks to copy them. Thats why some CDs are only five Yuan, but some many sell for 150 Yuan. 【小题 1】 Real CDs are more expensive because _. A it takes longer to make them B more people are needed to make them C a lot of money is pai
29、d to singers and writers. D better ways are used to make them 【小题 2】 Buying pirated CDs is just like _. A stealing B robbing C helping someone to do something wrong D helping someone 【小题 3】 From the passage we get to know that some pirated company are_. A moved away B doing something wrong C broken
30、D made smaller 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 B Kites have been around for a long time.The Chinese invented kites over 2000 years ago. A determined man named Mo Zi had an idea as he watched hawks(鹰 ) fly. He spent three years making a wooden hawk“kite”. It broke after one flight! Mo Zi and his Chinese
31、 friends did not give up. Soon they perfected the art of creating kites. Kites became part of many Chinese festivals. Pictures of kites were also on vases and in paintings. But kites were meant to fly in places other than China! Marco Polo visited China in the 13th century and brought kites back to
32、Europe with him. Europeans loved them, and the art of kiting“took off”! Many kites have stories behind them. One Chinese novel, called Journey to the West, was written around 1400 AD. In the story, a priest(僧侣 ) traveled with three students. One student was a monkey. The second student was a man wit
33、h pig ears. The third student was a former river monster. These characters often appear on Chinese kites. Another splendid Chinese kite is the dragon kite. A dragon kite is made of many round discs strung together. Often the dragon is bright red, with fat horns and white teeth. The dragon is the kin
34、g of beasts in Chinese myths. It represents goodness, even though it looks scary. Two kinds of kites have pictures of birds on them. One kite is called the phoenix(凤凰 ) bird kite. The phoenix bird symbolizes peace. Another kite shows the red-headed crane. The crane represents happiness, good fortune
35、, and a long life. Kites come in all shapes and sizes. Flat or bowed kites have a simple shape, such as a diamond or a rectangle(长方形 ). Delta(三角形 ) kites are triangular. Rokkaku kites are six sided and often bear a striking image. Sometimes these kites“flight”each other until one kite drops from the
36、 sky. The other kite then wins the“battle”. 【小题 1】 Who introduced Chinese kites to Europe A A foreigner from Europe. B Three students in Journey to the West. C The priest in Journey to the West. D A Chinese artist. 【小题 2】 Which of the following statements is TRUE A The novel Journey to the West main
37、ly talks about the art of kiting. B The characters in the novel Journey to the West are often painted on kites. C The dragon kite represents happiness, good fortune and a long life. D A phoenix bird is a main character in the novel Journey to the West. 【小题 3】 Which statement expresses an opinion rat
38、her than a fact A Kites became part of many Chinese festivals. B There are many different kinds of kites. C The dragon kite is the most splendid Chinese kite. D Kites were invented 2000 years ago. 【小题 4】 Which kind of kite is NOT used to fight“battles”in the air A Flat. B Delta. C Dragon. D Rokkaku.
39、 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】 C 【小题 4】 C It is difficult for doctors to help a person with a damaged brain. Without enough blood, the brain lives for only three to five minutes. More often the doctors cant fix the damage Sometimes they are afraid to try something to help because it is dangerous to w
40、ork on the brain. The doctors might make the person worse if he operates on the brain. Dr Robert White, a famous professor and doctor, thinks he knows a way to help. He thinks doctors should make the brain very cold. If it is very cold, the brain can live without blood for 30 minutes. This gives the
41、 doctor a longer time to do something for the brain Dr White tried his idea on 13 monkeys. First he taught them to do different jobs, then he operated on them. He made the monkeys blood go through a machine. The machine cooled the blood. Then the machine sent the blood back to the monkeys brains. Wh
42、en the brains temperature was 10 , Dr White stopped the blood to the brain. After 30 minutes he turned the blood back on. He warmed the blood again. After their operations the monkeys were like they had been before. They were healthy and busy. Each one could still do the jobs the doctor had taught t
43、hem 【小题 1】 The biggest difficulty in operating on the damaged brain is that_ A the time is too short for doctors B the patients are often too nervous C the damage is extremely hard to fix D the blood-cooling machine might break down 【小题 2】 The brain operation was made possible mainly by_ A taking th
44、e blood out of the brain B trying the operation on monkeys first C having the blood go through a machine D lowering the brains temperature 【小题 3】 With Dr. Whites new idea, the operation on the damaged brain_ A can last as long as 30 minutes B can keep the brains blood warm C can keep the patients br
45、ain healthy D can help monkeys do different jobs 【小题 4】 What is the right order of the steps in the operation a send the cooled blood back to the brain b stop the blood to the brain c have the blood cooled down d operate on the brain A a,b,c,d B c,a,b,d C c,b,d,a D b,c,d,a 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 2】 D 【小题
46、3】 A 【小题 4】 B There was a story many years ago of a school teacher- Mrs. Thompson. She told the children on the first day that she loved them all the same. But that was a lie. There in the front row was a little boy named Teddy Stoddard. He didnt play well with the other children and he always neede
47、d a bath. She did not like him. Then Mrs. Thompson got to know that Teddy was actually a very good boy before the death of his mother. Mrs. Thompson was ashamed of herself. She felt even worse when, like all her other students, Teddy brought her a Christmas present too. It was his mothers perfume(香水
48、 )。 Teddy said, “Mrs. Thompson, today you smell just like my Mom used to.” After the children left she cried for at least an hour. On that very day, she stopped teaching reading, writing and math. Instead, she began to teach children. Mrs. Thompson paid particular attention to Teddy. The boys mind seemed to come alive. The more she encouraged him, the faster he improved. By the end of the sixth grade, Teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class. Six years went by before she got
