1、2011-2012学年广东省梅县东山中学高二上学期期中考试英语卷 其他 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用 括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案：填写在答题卷标号为 1625 的相应位置上。 I have met many interesting people. Ill tell you about one of them. Many years ago, when I worked 16 a volunteer at Stanford Hospital, I got to know a little girl _17_ (name) Liza
2、who was suffering from a rare and serious disease. Her only chance of _18_ (recover) appeared to be a blood transfusion from 19_ five-year-old brother, 20_ had survived the same disease and developed the antibodies needed to combat the illness. The doctor explained the situation to her little brothe
3、r, and asked the boy _21 he would be willing to give his blood to his sister. I saw him hesitate for a moment before taking a deep breath and saying, Yes, Ill do it if it will save Liza. As the transfusion progressed, he lay in a bed next to his sister, 22 (smile). _23_ then his face grew pale and h
4、is smile faded. He looked at the doctor and asked with 24_ trembling voice, Will I start to die right away Being young, the boy had misunderstood the doctor. He thought he was going to have to give her 25_ his blood. 答案： 课文和新概念填空（共 10题；每小题 1分，共 10分） John Snow was a famous doctor in London - so 1 , i
5、ndeed, that he 2 Queen Victoria as her personal physician. But he became inspired when he thought about helping ordinary people 3 to cholera. This was the 4 disease of its day. Neither its cause nor its cure was understood. So many thousands of terrified people died every time there was an outbreak.
6、 John Snow wanted to face the 5 and solve this problem. He knew that cholera would never be controlled until its cause was found. At last firemen have put out a big forest fire in California. Since then, they have been trying to find out how the fire began. Forest fires are often caused by broken gl
7、ass or by cigarette ends which people carelessly throw away. Yesterday the firemen 6 the ground carefully, but were not able to find any broken glass. They were also quite sure that a cigarette end did not start the fire. This morning, however, a fireman 7 discovered the cause. He noticed the 8 of a
8、 snake which was wound round the electric wires of a 16,000-volt power line. In this way, he was able to solve the mystery. The 9 was simple but very unusual. A bird had 10 the snake from the ground and then dropped it on to the wires. The snake then wound itself round the wires. When it did so, it
9、sent sparks down to the ground and these immediately started a fire. 答案： 1. expert 2. attended 3. exposed 4. deadly 5. challenge 6. examined 7. accidentally 8. remains 9. explanation 10. snatched up 完成句子（共 10小题，每小题 1分，满分 10分） 1 The zoo _(吸引 ) many visitors every day, especially children. 2 Have they
10、 _(宣布 ) when the race will begin 3 He was a_ in the book and didnt hear the bell at all. 4 You must pay for the book_ _(提前 ). 5 The world is _ _（分成） seven continents. 6 You can _ _(遗漏 ) the parts of the story that are not interesting. 7 I learn that the medical team_ _(由 组成 ) ten doctors and twenty
11、nurses. 8. John Snow proved that the water _ _ _ (应负责任 ) for cholera. 9 The teacher _(invite) to the concert arrived on time. 10 John received an invitation to dinner, and with his work _(finish), he gladly accepted it. 答案： 1. attracts 2.announced 3. absorbed 4. in advance 5. divided into 6. leave o
12、ut 7. consists of 8. was to blame 9. invited 10. finished 完型填空 When I was 11, my grandfather began to teach me how to drive. I was a fast learner. At 16, I was already a 1 driver. However, when I passed into adulthood, I began to get speeding tickets. For me, this did not reflect ones 2 as a driver.
13、 So I 3 to drive as fast as I could. Then in September of 2005, I received a letter 4 my presence to discuss my future _5 rights. As I sat down, a man began to unfold my file. I was 6 to see my record was five pages long. The man gave me two 7 . I could turn in my 8 and not drive for three months or
14、 continue driving, but without tickets for one year. With two kids and a busy practice, I went with the second choice. After the meeting, I had lunch with my friend, Nick. He noticed that my eating habits _9 my driving habits. Nick told me that my attention was 10 paid to the destination and not the
15、 process of getting there. The car gives fun, allowing me to get to my _11 much faster. However, after reaching it, I was never truly satisfied becaus e I 12_ the messages and lessons of the journey. After the two 13 , I began to transform myself. I now enjoy driving, often taking the most scenic ro
16、ute. I have also slowed my 14 down, enjoying each bite as I go. Learning 15 is really a big lesson for me. 1. A. lucky B. skilled C. careless D. poor 2. A. interest B. belief C. ability D. character 3. A. stopped B. wanted C. began D. continued 4. A. requesting B. hoping C. suggesting D. planning 5.
17、 A. driving B. swimming C. diving D. living 6. A. disappointed B. depressed C. surprised D. terrified 7. A. tickets B. choices C. letters D. pages 8. A. license B. money C. evidence D. file 9. A. affected B. matched C. suited D. caused 10. A. totally B. partly C. slowly D. slightly 11. A. destinatio
18、n B. process C. place D. journey 12. A. understood B. lacked C. gained D. ignored 13. A. surveys B. events C. debates D. arguments 14. A. working B. driving C. walking D. eating 15. A. honesty B. understanding C. patience D. carelessness 答案： 阅读理解 People from East Asia tend to have more difficulty th
19、an those from Europe in distinguishing facial expressions-and a new report published online in Current Biology explains why Rachael Jack, University of Glasgow researcher, said that rather than scanning evenly across a face as Westerners do, Easterners fix their attention on the eyes “We show that E
20、asterners and Westerners look at different face features to read facial expressions,” Jack said “Westerners look at the eyes and the mouth in equal measure, whereas Easterners favor the eyes and ignore the mouth ” The researchers studied cultural differences in the recognition of facial expressions
21、by recording the eye movements of 13 Western Caucasian and 13 East Asian people while they observed pictures of expressive faces and put them into categories: happy, sad, surprised, fearful, disgusted, angry, or neutral They compared how accurately participants read those facial expressions using th
22、eir particular eye movement strategies It turned out that Easterners focused much greater attention on the eyes and made significantly more errors than Westerners did “The cultural difference in eye movements that they show is probably a reflection of cultural difference in facial expressions,” Jack
23、 said “Our data suggest that whereas Westerners use the whole face to convey emotion, Easterners use the eyes more and mouth less ” In short, the data show that facial expressions are not universal signals of human emotion From here on, examining how cultural factors have diversified these basic soc
24、ial skills will help our understanding of human emotion Otherwise, when it comes to communicating emotions across cultures, Easterners and Westerners will find themselves lost in translation 【小题 1】 The discovery shows that Westerners _. A pay equal attention to the eyes and the mouth B consider faci
25、al expressions universally reliable C observe the eyes and the mouth in different ways D have more difficulty in recognizing facial expressions 【小题 2】 What were the people asked to do in the study A To make a face at each other B To get their faces impressive C To classify some face pictures D To ob
26、serve the researchers faces 【小题 3】 What does the underlined word they in Paragraph 5 refer to A The participants in the study B The researchers of the study C The errors made during the study D The data collected from the study 【小题 4】 In comparison with Westerners, Easterners are likely to _. A do t
27、ranslation more successfully B study the mouth more frequently C examine the eyes more attentively D read facial expressions more correctly 【小题 5】 What can be the best title for the passage A The Eye as the Window to the Soul B Cultural Differences in Reading Emotions C Effective Methods to Develop
28、Social Skills D How to Increase Cross-cultural Understanding 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B For many years theres been a debate about rewarding our children. Does it work Is it effective Some people think we should establish a standard with our kids and give them something for meet
29、ing this standard as a reward. Punishment is given out in much the same way, but its used when certain standards of performance, behavior, etc. have not been met. Kids will often become more dutiful when threatened with punishment, and work harder when promised a valuable reward. The problem is what
30、 happens when you arent around. To develop responsible, self-disciplined kids, parents need to promote certain ideas. One of these ideas is that everyone pitches in and helps in your family. Another idea is that there can be enjoyment in doing any task if we choose to make it so. When a task is for
31、a worthy cause ( our family can enjoy the house more because I helped clean it), this message can have a big impact. This is how we help our kids develop a sense of responsibility. When our children develop this responsibility, theyll be more disciplined, and theyll control their emotions better. Wh
32、en we give rewards to our kids, we reduce the sense of responsibility. We also create children who may temporarily perform to a certain standard, but who arent likely to continue the performance without the carrot hanging in front of them. “Rewards and punishment can change behavior for a while, but
33、 they cannot change the person who engages in the behavior,” said Alfie Kohn, author of Punished by Rewards. “Good values have to be grown from the inside out.” Parents can help give their children a sense of shared responsibility and discipline which can last a life time. The real rewards that your
34、 children receive will be their readiness for the complex and demanding world that waits for thema world that rewards those who have learned the secrets of discipline responsibility. So keep those shiny rewarding to yourself, and let your kids find their own rewards. 【小题 1】 According to the passage,
35、 when children are threatened with punishment, _. A they may lose interest in their work B they may appear to be well-behaved C they may change to another person D the results will be worse than usual 【小题 2】 What can we know from Paragraph 3 A Parents should promote certain ideas to help children de
36、velop. B Children should be responsible for their discipline. C Children should help build a good family atmosphere. D No children will adapt to society without their parents help 【小题 3】 The underlined part “the carrot” in Paragraph 4 probably refers to _. A rewards B aims C apologies D doubts 【小题 4
37、】 According to the passage, Alfie Kohn would agree that parents should _. A never pay attention to the way their children do things B show their children how to behave by example C never punish their children D help their children establish good values 【小题 5】 Whats the best title for the passage A D
38、o you often reward your children B Should parents reward their children C When should parents reward their children D What can parents reward their children with 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】根据 Kids will often become more dutiful（忠实的，守本分的） B when threatened with punishment,
39、可知选 B他们可以表现得很乖。 【小题 1】根据该段第一句 To develop responsible, self-disciplined kids, parents need to promote certain ideas.可知选 A。 【小题 1】根据 but who arent likely to continue the performance without the carrot hanging in front of them.可知此处 carrot，代表的是奖品，奖励，故选 A。 【小题 1】根据 Parents can help give their children a
40、sense of shared responsibility and discipline which can last a life time.可知选 D。 【小题 1】 So keep those shiny rewarding to yourself, and let your kids find their own rewards. 可知本文探讨的是家长要不要给孩子奖励的问题，故选 B，家长应该奖励他们的孩子吗？ Modern science suggests that a healthy lifestyle matters much to how long you can live
41、and how well you live. Here are some tips for you to form a healthy lifestyle. Keep a scientific diet. Keep in mind that sugar can be removed from our diet completely. Over intake of sugar is one of the main reasons for getting fat. Over intake of protein or fat and low intake of fiber can also lead
42、 to getting fat. We need only a few grams of protein every day to keep our body in order. Like rain to crops, not the more the better. Be always in a good mood. There is a relationship between the mood and health. A good mood keeps you in high spirits. Thanks to the Internet, we can enjoy and learn
43、much without going out. Take a look at some online shops and pick up some bargains, enjoy music and movies and chat with some good friends. Just keep happy. Enough sleep. Two studies show the reasons why teens and adults dont have enough sleep. With teens, a major reason is mobile phone use; with ad
44、ults, its work. Meanwhile, a third study of young children shows that a lack of sleep in early life may lead to serious problems in future. Everyone needs at least 8-hour sleep to recover from tiredness and the hurt caused by hard work in the daytime. Proper exercise. Do exercise to keep away from f
45、atness. Because of the quick pace of modern life, you dont have time to do exercise every day, but at least three times a week and 45 minutes each time. 【小题 1】 The author wrote the passage to _. A tell the readers how to take proper exercise every day B provide some advice on how to form a healthy l
46、ifestyle C ask people to care about their health rather than their work D make some surveys among those who have health problems 【小题 2】 Which of the following can lead to getting fat according to the passage A low intake of protein. B low intake of fat. C over intake of fiber. D over intake of sugar
47、. 【小题 3】 The main reason why teenagers dont have enough sleep is that they _. A use mobile phones too much B have too much homework C eat too much sugar every day D dont have enough exercise 【小题 4】 How many minutes do you need to do exercise at least every week A 45 minutes. B 90 minutes. C 115 minu
48、tes. D 135 minutes. 【小题 5】 What can we conclude from the passage A We must take in much sugar for our bodys functioning well. B The Internet leads to more health problems. C The least sleep time needed for adults is less that that of teens. D We need to do many things to form a healthy lifestyle. 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】主旨题：从第一段的句子 :Here are some tips for you to form a healthy lifestyle.可知作者是给我们一些健康生活方式的建议。选 B 【小题 1】细节题：从第二段的句子： Over intake of sugar is one of the main reasons for getting fat可知吃太多糖会发胖。选 D
