1、2011-2012学年湖北省孝感高中高二下学期期中考试英语试卷与答案（带解析） 单项选择 * When delivering a speech, you should adjust your language to the age of your _ audience. A target B entry C boundary D concept 答案： A We won three games and lost two. _, Id say it was a successful tournament. A In all B In particular C in need D All in a
2、ll 答案： D Lets _ the talking, Johnny said, And get back to work. A help out B cut down C cut out D test out 答案： C One day, when I was walking in the street, someone dropped a pie from a window above, and it _ missed landing on my head. A narrowly B sharply C nearly D vividly 答案： A Since Australia is
3、a multicultural and unique society, it is probably hard for Chinese students to _ it. A end up with B fit in with C put up with D come up with 答案： B While the government says there is a(n) _ supply of houses, prices of apartments have been going up these years. A parallel B absent C abundant D short
4、 答案： C But for his help, we wouldnt have succeeded. So we _ his timely aid. A distributed B contributed C acknowledged D admitted 答案： C The outbreak of this incident has given us much for thought, forcing us to _ seriously on the past and the future. A shape B reflect C urge D distribute 答案： B Other
5、 businesses, such as insurance companies, are more concerned with acquiring a central position so that they are _ to the urban population. A beneficial B relevant C independent D accessible 答案： D I always think it was such a(n) _ for me to have spent a day with kids in the Childrens Home. A certific
6、ate B assessment C privilege D arrangement 答案： C 完型填空 You must know the “ding dong ditch”. Person A rings Person Bs doorbell, and then quickly runs away or hides before Person B answers. Person B hurries to answer the door, only to find that no ones there. After the 1 thing is repeated several times
7、, this is called “ding dong ditch”. Sharon Mardis, a single mother of four, told ABC News that she 2 a “ding dong ditch” when she 3 to her door at 1:00 am last night. “My doorbell started ringing, 4 I came to the door,” Sharon told ABC News. “There was 5 at the door. I went back in the house. I got
8、ten or twenty 6 and the doorbell started ringing again. I came back to the door, still nobody at the door.” She got 7 and stepped outside, shouting, “Whos that What on earth are you going to do ” There was just 8 . But after Sharon returned to the house, she 9 something. Smoke! Sharon quickly 10 her
9、 kids and the family pets and ran out of the house. Only then did she 11 how bad the fire was. The 12 of the house fell down; the house was quickly 13 by flames. The smoke detectors(探测器 ) had never 14 : they were out of batteries. Good thing for the doorbell. The 15 is who had rung it. 16 found that
10、 the flames has fused(熔化 ) the wires of the doorbell together, causing it to ring. But 17 , the fire had nothing to do with the doorbell wiring at all. It had started in the bathroom, well down the hall. From there, the flames didnt spread to the nearby 18 , where the children and Sharon were sleepi
11、ng. 19 , they surprisingly reached the doorbell first, making it ring repeatedly, and 20 Sharon to avoid danger. Sharon believes it happened that way thanks to an angel. 【小题1】 A special B same C important D serious A experienced B followed C learned D practiced A fell B turned C responded D returned
12、 A though B but C because D and A somebody B nobody C something D nothing A miles B centimeters C feet D kilometers A tired B angry C worried D interested A cry B noise C silence D laugh A hit B touched C heard D smelled A gathered B settled C comforted D frightened A wonder B dream C realize D agre
13、e A paintings B roof C lights D floor A covered B separated C blocked D stopped A moved off B left off C taken off D gone off A fact B opinion C mistake D question A Nurses B Firefighters C Teachers D Doctors A fortunately B strangely C honestly D clearly A kitchen B hall C bathroom D bedroom A Inst
14、ead B Therefore C Thus D Then A ordering B encouraging C warning D advising 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 C 【小题 4】 D 【小题 5】 B 【小题 6】 C 【小题 7】 B 【小题 8】 C 【小题 9】 D 【小题 10】 A 【小题 11】 C 【小题 12】 B 【小题 13】 A 【小题 14】 D 【小题 15】 D 【小题 16】 B 【小题 17】 B 【小题 18】 D 【小题 19】 A 【小题 20】 C 阅读理解 Lets face it No one drin
15、ks diet soda for the taste People drink diet soda in the hope that it will help them lose weight or at least keep them from gaining it Yet it seems to have exactly the opposite effect, according to a new study Researchers from the University of Texas said those who drank two or more diet sodas a day
16、 had waist size increases that were six times greater than those who didnt drink diet soda What we saw was that the more diet sodas a person drank, the more weight they were likely to gain, said Sharon Fowler The study was based on data from 474 participants in a large, ongoing research project, whe
17、re the participants were followed for nearly l0 years While the findings are surprising, they also offer some explanations Nutrition expert, Melanie Rogers, who works with overweight patients in New York, has found that when patients are switched from regular to diet soda, they dont lose weight at a
18、ll We werent seeing weight loss necessarily, and that was confusing to us, said Rogers So why would diet soda cause weight gain No one knows for sure yet, but it could be that people think they can eat more if they drink diet soda, and so over-compensate for the missing calories A related study foun
19、d some sweeteners （甜味剂） raised blood sugar levels in some mice Data from this and other potential studies suggest that the promotion of diet sodas and artificial sweeteners may be risky, said Helen P Hazuda, professor at the University of Texass school of medicine They may be free of calories, but n
20、ot of consequences 【小题 1】 People drink diet soda to _ A enjoy its taste B achieve weight loss C stay in fashion D gain more energy 【小题 2】 The new study suggests that drinking diet soda _ A causes people to become heavier B helps people to be healthier C makes people much thinner D offers people more
21、 calories 【小题 3】 We can learn from the passage that _ A regular soda makes people lose more weight B diet soda does help reduce calories C diet soda drinkers tend to eat more food D most blood diseases come from diet soda 【小题 4】 The underlined word They in the last paragraph probably refers to _ A s
22、weeteners B diet soda drinkers and sweetener takers C sodas D diet sodas and artificial sweeteners 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 C 【小题 4】 D Driving to a friends house on a recent evening, I was attracted by the sight of the full moon rising just above my friends rooftops. I stopped to watch it for a
23、few moments, thinking about what a pity it was that most city people, myself included, usually miss sights like this because we spend most of our lives indoors. My friend had also seen it. He grew up living in a forest in Europe, and the moon meant a lot to him then. It had touched much of his life.
24、 I know the feeling. Last December I took my seven-year-old daughter to the mountainous jungle of northern India with some friends. We stayed in a forest rest-house with no electricity or running hot water. Our group had campfires outside every night, and indoors when it was too cold outside. The mo
25、on grew to its fullest during our trip. Between me and the high mountains lay three or four valleys. Not a light shone in them and not a sound could be heard. It was one of the quietest places I have ever known, a bottomless well of silence. And above me was the full moon, which struck me deeply. To
26、day our lives are filled with glass, metal, plastic and fibre-glass. We have televisions, cell phones, pagers, electricity, heaters and ovens and air-conditioners, cars, computers. Struggling through traffic that evening at the end of a tiring day, most of it spent indoors, I thought: before long, I
27、 would like to live in a small cottage. There I will grow vegetables and read books and walk in the mountains And perhaps write, but not in anger. I may become an old man there, and wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled and measure out my life in coffee spoons. But I will be able to walk outside on
28、 a cold silent night and touch the moon. 【小题 1】 The best title for the passage would be_. A The pleasures of modern life B Touched by the moon C A bottomless well of silence D Break away from modern life 【小题 2】 What impressed the writer most in the mountainous jungle of northern India A The nice moo
29、nlight B Complete silence. C No modern equipment D The high mountains 【小题 3】 Modern things (Paragraph 4) are mentioned mainly to_. A show that the writer likes city life very much B tell us that people greatly benefit from modern life C show that we can also enjoy nature at home through them D expla
30、in that people have less chances to enjoy nature 【小题 4】 The author wrote the passage to_. A advise modern people to learn to live B show the love for the moonlight C express the feeling of returning to nature D want to communicate longing for modern life 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 C There
31、 are some things humans can go without. We can lose a kidney or a lung, an arm or two and still live perfectly well. But some fish put us to shame. They can get by without stomachs. One such fish is the stout longtom. The group it belongs to carries a more appropriate name: the needlefish. All needl
32、efish lack stomachs. Their ancestors had them, but later they were lost. The stout longtom can reach 1.3 meters in length, and lives near the sea surface. Like all needlefish, it can jump out of the water to escape its enemies. Tropical fishermen are sometimes injured by needlefish. In 1977, a 10-ye
33、ar-old Hawaiian boy was killed when a needlefish jumped through his brain. The longtom eats smaller fish. It teeth are not good at cutting fish into pieces, so it swallows fish whole. Ryan Day from Australia and his colleagues wanted to know how the longtom digests its meaty meals without a stomach,
34、 so they ran some chemical tests about the fish. Days results show that the longtom can consume food without the help of a stomach. It uses a special material called trypsin that can break down proteins without acid although the approach is less efficient than using a stomach. Because its a meat-eat
35、ing animal, the longtom gets a lot of protein in its food, so it can afford this slightly less efficient system for absorbing it. Two plant-eating fish that Day studies actually had higher levels of trypsin in their body, as their food was low in protein. Day thinks that the longtom and its stomachl
36、ess relatives might actually have arrived at an energy-saving solution. He says that although the stomach is critical to many kinds of animal, the organ is “a fairly expensive organ to run”. This perhaps explains why some animals have got rid of theirs. 【小题 1】 What does the underlined phrase “get by
37、” mean A Recover. B Fight. C Hunt. D Live. 【小题 2】 Ryan Day ran the chemical tests in order to find out how the longtom _. A catches smaller fish in the water B digests the smaller fish in its body C can jump so high to escape its enemies D uses acid to break down the protein 【小题 3】 What plays a key
38、role in the longtoms digestion process A Trypsin. B Acid C The stomach. D Protein in its body. 【小题 4】 Ryan Days results show that _. A the longtom can make acid easily B the longtom often waste energy C the longtoms high-protein food helps its unique way of consuming food. D meat eating fish have hi
39、gher levels of trypsin in their bodies than plant-eating fish 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 C Here is some information about several famous local bakeries(面包房 ) in Indiana, the US. They serve as a social gathering place for locals. Maple Lane Bakery At 8260 S. State Rd. Claypool, IN. (574) 5
40、66-2917, it offers a variety of cooked pies, cookies, and bread. With 20 years experience Maple Lane Bakery has specialized in the making of pies. The menu includes peach pie $7.19, berry pie $ 7.70, apple pie $7.19 and banana pie $6.99. Feel free to place an order at least 24 hours in advance. Bett
41、ys cakes & Candy Shop At 816 E. Winona Avenue Warsaw, IN. (574) 269-1231, it specializes in cakes and offers cookies and candies. The chocolate cookies are sold at $ 8.99 a dozen. Bettys cakes & Candy Shop, started half a century ago, specializes in wedding cakes and birthday cakes. Buying a cake fr
42、om Bettys will not disappoint you as they are always excellent. Crepes Quality Bakery At 217S. Cavin Street Ligonier, IN.(260) 894-3024, this third generation bakery is located downtown Ligonier. It offers cookies and cupcakes, and specializes in rolls and bread. If you plan to buy cookies for the o
43、ffice or work area, you had better get there early as the building workers arrive just before 5:00 am waiting for the doors to open. Olympia Candy Kitchen At 136N. Main Street Goshen, IN. (574) 533-5040, it has been welcoming visitors for almost a century in its unchanged location in downtown Goshen
44、, Indiana. Its tradition began in 1912 when Greek Nicholas began making his own chocolates. Today this family-owned operation offers all kinds of candies and boxed candies. If you need an order, you should call ahead of time to see if they can meet your request. 【小题 1】 Which of the following pies is
45、 the most expensive A Berry pie. B Banana pie. C Apple pie. D Peach pie. 【小题 2】 If you want to order a birthday cake, you are advised to call _. A (574) 566-2917 B (574) 533-5040 C (260) 894-3024 D (574) 269-1231 【小题 3】 Which of the following bakeries has the shortest history A Olympia Candy Kitchen
46、 B Crepes Quality Bakery C Maple Lane Bakery D Bettys cakes & Candy Shop 【小题 4】 The author wrote this passage mainly to _. A warn customers to order bakeries in advance B make the bakeries better known to readers C tell readers some travel information D persuade more people to eat pies 答案： 【小题 1】 A
47、【小题 2】 D 【小题 3】 C 【小题 4】 B After my brother died in an accident, my mother was in deep sadness. I was only a four-year-old girl at the time, but I still understood the sudden shift in my moms attitude towards safety. Suddenly everything around us was potentially dangerous. Overnight, the world had g
48、one from a playground to a dangerous zone. I grew up with a lot of limits and rules. I couldnt walk home from school by myself, even though everyone I knew already did. I couldnt go to summer camp because what if something happened to me As I got older, the list of things of fear got longer. My whole life was divided into “things you should avoid”, and “things you needed to do in order to have a good, long life.” I became a natural worrier. I worry about things like getting
