1、2011-2012学年江西省安福中学高二上学期期中考试英语卷 其他 阅读下面短文，并根据短文后的要求答题（请注意答题后的字数要求）。 1 What does a successful language learner do Language learning research shows that successful language learners are similar in many ways. 2 First of all , successful language learners are independent learners . They do not dep end on
2、 the book or the teacher . Instead of waiting for teachers to explain , they try to find the patterns and the rules for themselves . They are good guessers who look for clues and form their own conclusions. 3 Secondly , successful language learning is active learning . Therefore , successful learner
3、s do not wait for a chance to use the language but . They find people who speak the language and they ask these people to correct them when they make a mistake. They will try anything to communicate . They are not afraid to repeat what they hear or to say strange things . They are willing to make mi
4、stakes and try again. When communication is difficult , they can accept information that is inexact or incomplete . It is more important for them to learn to think in the language than to know the meaning of every word. 4 Finally ,successful language learners are learners with a purpose . They want
5、to learn the language because they are interested in the language. 5What kind of language learners are you If you are a successful language learner , you have probably been learning independently , actively and purposefully . On the other hand , if your language learning has been less than successfu
6、l , you might do well to try some of the techniques above. 【小题 1】 What is the main idea of the text (Please answer within 10 words) 【小题 2】 Comeplete the following statement with proper words (no more than 5 words) They make efforts of learning rather than wait for explanations from their teachers. 【
7、小题 3】 Please fill in the blank in Paragraph 3 with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence.(Please answer within 8 words) 【小题 4】 If you want to be a successful language learner , what should you do (Please answer within 8 words) 【 小题 5】 What does the word They in the third paragraph refer t
8、o (no more than 4 words) 答案： 单项选择 * Have you heard that 13 Chinese sailors were killed in Thailand on Oct 5 Yes , news came as shock to me . A the ; a B the ; the C a ; a D a ; the 答案： A If you are not satisfied with the price , we can still discuss it. A being offered B to offer C offering D offere
9、d 答案： D I hear that Tom cant afford his schooling this fall _, lets do something for him A If so B When necessary C When possible D If any 答案： A An earthquake of 9 magnitude struck off the coast of Japan on Friday,_ thousands of people dead and more missing A caused B causing C having caused D to ca
10、use 答案： B If my lawyer _ here last Friday, he _ me from telling the truth. A had been; would have prevented B had been; would prevent C were; would prevent D were; would have prevented 答案： A Mr. Black is an experienced engineer , and he will be employed to us in improving our equipment . A assist B
11、consider C provide D offer 答案： A Ho w much do you know about the 3D film technology A little. Not until _the hot movie Avatar _ some about it. A did I see; did I begin to learn B I saw; I began to learn C I saw; did I begin to learn D did I see; I began to learn 答案： C Mary is a(n) painter . So she i
12、s . She won a national award at the age of fifteen . A delighted B gifted C normal D accurate 答案： B Mr.Smith an imprtant part when he gave the lecture last Friday . A left out B picked out C let out D took out 答案： A Li Hua hopes that his English teacher will suggest a good way to have his English in
13、 a short period of time . A improved B improving C to improve D improve 答案： A Sorry , but I cant visit you tomorrow . Come whenever it is to your . A preference B pleasure C convenience D connection 答案： C What did you do last night a composition , I finished my physics homework . A Instead of B Apar
14、t from C In addition D Thanks to 答案： B An interesting suggestion on how to measure the temperature on the moon has been . A put on B put out C put down D put forward 答案： D As we all know , bad eating habits and a of exercise may lead to health problems . A lack B limit C need D demand 答案： A John, wh
15、at about going for a bicycle ride tomorrow _. I am looking forward to it A Up to you B Thats all right C No kidding D Sounds fantastic 答案： D 完型填空 IF and WHEN often had lunch together. Their conversation always 36 on the things they hoped to achieve and they loved to talk about them. This particular
16、Saturday when they met for lunch, WHEN 37 IF wasnt in a great mood（心情） . After they sat at the usual table 38 for them, WHEN asked IF, “You dont seem your usual 39 self(样子 ) ” IF replied,“Yesterday I saw a course I wanted to take. If only I 40 the time.” WHEN knew exactly how IF felt and said, “I to
17、o saw a 41 and I m going to register when I get 42 money.” WHEN then questioned IF, “What about the new job you were going to apply for ” IF answered, “I would have applied, but my 43 broke down. I couldnt type my resume(简历 ).” “Dont worry. Ive been thinking about looking for another job also, 44 Il
18、l wait and when the weather gets 45 I will look then. I hate this awful weather.” The man sitting nearby heard them talking about when this and if that. When he couldnt 46 it anymore, he went to them and said, “I think I know 47 you could solve your problems.” IF smiled and thought that even if he k
19、new the 48 they faced, there was no way he could help! 49 , IF asked the man for advice. The man said, “Your conversation reminds me of an old 50 : IF and WHEN were planted, and nothing 51 .” IF and WHEN both looked surprised and began to feel 52 of living their life for the “ifs” and “whens”. Final
20、ly they came to a(n) 53 : next time they met, there would be no “ifs” or “whens”; they would 54 talk about what they had 55 ! 【小题 1】 A. agreed 【小题 2】 A. sensed B. focused B. insisted C. relied C. declared D. took D. promised 【小题 3】 A. cleaned B. made B. bought D. reserved 【小题4】 A sensitive B honest
21、C cheerful D clumsy 【小题5】 A had B spent C seized D valued 【小题6】 A notice B job C course D chance 【小题7A lucky B pocket C enough D paper 】 【小题8】 A computer B fridge C camera D recorder 【小题9】 A or B but C for D so 【小题10】 A drier B colder C wilder D nicer 【小题 11】 A. take 【小题 12】 A. if B. decline B. wher
22、e C. support C. why D. watch D. how 【小题13】 A changes B expenses C challenges D possibilities 【小题14】 A Anxiously B Curiously C Surprisingly D Stubbornly 【小题15】 A saying B story C habit D fiction 【小题16】 A rose B grew C removed D remained 【小A tired B proud 题17】 C ashamed D aware 【小题18】 A ambition B con
23、clusion C description D agreement 【小题19】 A even B only C still D thus 【小题20】 A discussed B promised C arranged D achieved 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B 【小题
24、 1】 D 【小题 1】 B。考查动词在语境中的运用。根据语境 “他们的谈话总是以他们所希望取得的为中心 ”可知，此处用 center， center on“以 为中心 ”，符合语境。 【小题 1】 A。考查动词词义辨析。 sense 意为 “感觉，感官 ”； insist 意为 “坚持 ”；declare意为 “宣布，申明 ”； guess意为 “推测 ”。根据语境 “WHEN感觉到 IF心情不好 ”可知此处 A项正确。 【小题 1】 D。考查动词在语境中的运用。根据空格前的 “the usual table”可知，此处表示 “为他们预定好的桌子 ”。 reserve“预定，保留 ”，符合语
25、境。 clean“打扫 ”； make “做 ”； order “命令，订购 ”。 【小题 1】 C。考查形容词在语境 中的运用。 sensitive意为 “敏感的 ”； honest意为 “诚实的 ”； cheerful意为 “高兴的 ”； clumsy意为 “笨拙的 ”。根据上文中的 “IF wasnt in a great mood”可知，此处表示没有以前那样开心，故 cheerful符合语境。 【小题 1】 A。考查动词在语境中的应用。根据句意 “昨天我看到了我想学习的课程。要是我有时间就好了。 ”可知此处表示一种与现在事实相反的假设，要用虚拟语气，故用 had，表示 “有时间 ”。
26、【小题 1】 C。考查名词在具体语境中的应用。根据句中的信息词 too可知此处表示上文提到的 course，故 C项正确。 【小题 1】 C。考查形容词和名词在具体语境中的应用。根据上文中的 “Im going to register”可知，此处表示 “当我有足够的钱的时候我就去报名登记 ”，故enough符合语境。 【小题 1】 A。考查名词在具体语境中的应用。根据下文中的 “I couldnt type my resume”可知，此处表示电脑坏了，不能打印简历了，故用 computer。 【小题 1】 B。考查连词在具体语境中的应用。句意为：不着急。我也一直在考虑换工作，但是我将等到天气变
27、好的时候再看 。我讨厌这种糟糕的天气。根据语境可知此处用 but表示转折。 【小题 1】 D。考查形容词在具体语境中的应用。根据上文语境可知此处用nicer，表示 “天气变好点的时候 ”。 【小题 1】 A。考查动词词义辨析。句意为：当他再也无法忍受时，他对他们说“我知道你们该如何解决你们的问题 ”。此处用 take it表示 “接受 ”，符合语境。decline意为 “下降，衰落 ”； support意为 “支持 ”； watch意为 “观看 ”，均不符合题意。故选 A。 【小题 1】 D。考查疑问词在具体语境中的应用。根据上题解释可知此处用 how，表示 “如何解 决问题 ”。 【小题 1
28、】 C。考查名词在语境中的运用。 change意为 “改变 ”； expense意为 “开支，消费 ”； challenge意为 “挑战 ”； possibility意为 “可能性 ”。根据语境 “尽管他知道他们所面对的挑战，也没有可以帮助的方法 ”可知此处用 challenge。 【小题 1】 B。考查副词在具体语境中的应用。 anxiously “不安地，忧虑地 ”；curiously “好奇地 ”； surprisingly “惊讶地 ”； stubbornly “顽固地，倔强地 ”。根据上文语境可知此处表示 IF 很好奇，向这个男士 寻求建议。故 B项正确。 【小题 1】 A。考查名词
29、在具体语境中的应用。根据语境可知此处表示 “你们的对话使我想起了一个古老的谚语 ”，即 saying。 【小题 1】 B。考查动词词义辨析。句意：种下 “如果 ”和 “等到 ”，看不到收获 (光说不做，一无所获 )。 grow与 plant相对应，故 B项正确。 【小题 1】 C。考查形容词词义辨析。 tired 意为 “劳累的 ”； proud 意为 “自豪的 ”；ashamed意为 “难为情的 ”； aware意为 “意识到的 ”。 be ashamed of.“对 感到难为情 ”，是固定短语，符合语境。故选 C。 【小题 1】 D。考查名词在具体语境中的应用。 come to an ag
30、reement意为 “达成协议 ”，是固定短语，符合语境。故选 D。 【小题 1】 B。考查副词在具体语境中的应用。根据语境 “他们只谈他们已经取得的 ”可知，此处用 only。 【小题 1】 D。考查动词词义辨析。 discuss意为 “讨论 ”； promise意为 “允诺 ”；arrange意为 “安排 ”； accomplish意为 “完成，实现，达到 ”。根据语境可知 D项正确。 阅读理解 I had the meanest mother in the world. While other kids ate candy for breakfast, I had to have cer
31、eal, eggs and toast. Others had cakes and candy for lunch, while we had to eat a sandwich. As you can guess, my supper was different from the other kids. But at least I was not alone in my suffering. My sister and two brothers had the same mean mother as I did. My mother insisted on knowing where we
32、 were at all times. She had to know who our friends were and what we were doing. We had to wear clean clothes every day. Other kids always wore their clothes for days. We reached the height of disgrace(耻辱 ) because she made our clothes herself, just to save money. The worst is yet to come. We had to
33、 be in bed by 9:00 each night and up at 7:45 the next morning. So while my friends slept, my mother actually had the courage to break Child Labor Law. She made us work. I believed she lay awake all night thinking up mean things to do to us. Through the years, our friends report cards had beautiful c
34、olors on them, black for passing, red for failing. My mother, however, would only be satisfied with black marks. None of us was allowed the pleasure of being a dropout(退学者 ). She forced us to grow up into educated and honest adults. Using this as a background, Im now trying to bring up my three chil
35、dren. Im filled with pride when my children think I am mean because now I thank God every day for giving me the meanest mother in the world. 【小题 1】 From the passage we can learn that the writers mother was _. A not generous at all B very strict with her children C very mean with money matters D very
36、 cruel to her children 【小题 2】 Which of the following things did the writer hate to do most A Eating differently from other kids. B Wearing clean clothes made by mother . C Going to bed early and getting up early . D Letting mother know where they were . 【小题 3】 It can be inferred from the passage tha
37、t _. A the writer worked hard and usually got good grades in studies B mother was punished for breaking the Labor Law C all the other kids studied better than the writer D the writers family lived a miserable life 【小题 4】 Which of the following statements is Not true according to the passage A Mother
38、 practised economy in running her home . B The writer is very thankful for her mother . C The writer is strict with her children when bringing them up . D The wrier has a deep hatred for her mother . 【小题 5】 The passage was written in a way of _ tone. A humorous B hateful C ridiculous D critical 答案：
39、【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A It was the old ladys eightieth birthday. She was sure Myra wouldnt forget her mothers birthday, even if she was busy. After all, eighty was a special birthday. Perhaps Myra might come. Even if Myra did not come, she would send a present. The old lady was
40、sure of that. Two spots of colour brightened her cheeks. She was excited like a child. Mrs. Morrison had brought a card and a bunch of flowers when she came to do the breakfast. Mrs. Grant downstairs had made a cake. Johnnie, the little boy next door, was now up with her with a packet of sweets. “I
41、guess youll get lots and lots of presents, ” he said. “I did last week when I was six.” What would she like A pair of slippers, perhaps. A blue new cardigan(羊毛衫 ). Or a table lamp. Or a little clock, with clear black numbers. So many lovely things. She stood by the window, watching. The postman turn
42、ed round the corner on his bicycle. Her heart beat fast. Johnnie had seen him too and ran to the gate. “Granny, granny, ” Johnnie returned. “Ive got your post!” He gave her four envelopes. Three were from old friends. The fourth was in Myras writing. “No parcel(包裹 ), Johnnie ” “No, granny.” Almost r
43、eluctantly, she tore the fourth envelope open. Folded in the card was a check. Written on the card was a message: Happy BirthdayBuy yourself something nice with the check, Myra and Harold. The six-figure check fell to the floor like a bird with a broken wing. Slowly the old lady bent to pick it up.
44、Her present, her lovely present. With trembling fingers she tore it into little bits. 【小题 1】 As can be inferred from the passage, _. A the old lady lived alone in a flat away from her daughter B the friends sent the old lady many lovely presents by post C Myra was stopped by her husband from seeing
45、her mother D the neighbours cared little about the old lady in daily life 【小题 2】 The old lady expected her daughter most _. A to send her a present. B to send her a check. C to come back home to celebrate her birthday. D not to return home. 【小题 3】 The old lady felt _ when she saw no parcel came with
46、 her daughters card. A excited B happy C disappointed D impatient 【小题 4】 Which of the following might serve as the best title for the passage A The Present B The Check C The Birthday D The Daughter 【小题 5】 The reason why the old lady tore the check into small pieces was that _. A she was sure her dau
47、ghter would come, not the check B she didnt notice there were six figures on the check C she didnt think the check was large enough for a present D she would prefer a present with love from her daughter 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D The UK has a well-respected higher education sys
48、tem and some of the top universities and research institutions in the world. But to those who are new to it all， sometimes it can be confusing. October is usually the busiest month in the college calendar. Universities have something called Freshers Week for their newcomers. Its a great opportunity to make new friends， join lots of clubs and settle into university life. However， having just left the comfort of home and all your friends behind， the prospect(前景 ) o
