1、2011-2012年广东广雅中学高二第一学期期中考试英语试卷与答案 其他 1. 只有愿意发挥想象，你才能读得进这本书。 _ if you are willing to use your imagination will you be able to become _ in this book. 2. 值得称赞的是，史密斯先生愿意无私帮助我们完成计划 . To his _, Mr. Smith _ offered to help us with the project. 3. 我们应该乐观向上，永远对生活保持一种积极的态度。 We should be _ and always keep a _
2、_towards life. 4. 她指责比尔对她说谎，但这无法让其他人相信。 She _ Bill of _ to her, but failed to _ others of it. 5. 这个公司为顾客提供各式服务。 This company _ a _ of services _ its customers. 6. 在某人受伤时，懂得急救知识能发挥重要的作用。 It is a _ of first aid _ can make a real _ when someone is hurt. 7. 只有专心工作才能进步。 One must concentrate _ his work in
3、 order to _ progress. 8. 出生于北京的一个工人家庭，她 5岁就开始打乒乓球。 _ into a workers family in Beijing, she began to play table tennis _ the age of five. 答案： 1. Only absorbed 2. credit selflessly/ unselfishly 3. optimistic positive attitude 4. accused lying convince 5. provides variety for 6. knowledge thatdifferenc
4、e 7. on make 8. Born at 【小题 1】考查固定短语。 Only if“只有 ”， be absorbed in“沉浸在 .；贯注于 .”。故填 Only absorbed 。 【小题 2】考查固定短语。 To ones credit“值得赞扬的是 ”； selfish“自私的 ”，反义词是 unselfish或 selfishless。修饰动词用副词。故填 credit selflessly/ unselfishly。 【小题 3】考查形容词。 optimistic乐观的； positive积极的； attitude态度。故填optimistic positive att
5、itude 。 【小题 4】考查固定句型。 be accused of sth.“被指控犯有 .”； lie to sb.“对某人说谎 ”； convince sb. of sth.“使某人信服 ”。 of后跟动名词 ， lie的动名词形式是lying。故填 accused lying convince 。 【小题 5】考查固定搭配。 provide sth. for sb.“为某人提供某物 ”； a variety of“多种多样的 ”。故填 provides variety For 。 【小题 6】考查强调句型。 It is.that是强调句型，本句强调的是 a knowledge of
6、first aid； a knowledge of.“.的知识 ”； make a difference“产生影响 ”。故填knowledge thatdifference 。 【小题 7】考查固定搭配。 Concentrate on.“集中精力于 .；全神贯注于 .”；make progress“进步 ”。故填 on.make。 【小题 8】考查非谓语动词。逻辑主语是 she， “出生在 .”是 be born in/at.，是动宾关系，应该用被动，表示完成； at the age of.“在 .岁时 ”。故填 Born at。 It was Johns quick action and k
7、nowledge of first aid that saved Ms Sladess life. He immediately asked _1_ for bandages, but when nobody could _2_, his father got some tea towels and tape from their house. John used these to treat _3_ to Ms Slades hands. He slowed the bleeding by _4_ until the police and _5_ arrived. 答案： 1.a numbe
8、r of nearby people 2. put their hands on any 3. the most severe injuries 4.applying pressure to the wounds 5. ambulance 1.a number of 是许多 ,修饰可数名词复数 ,nearby people附近的人 2. put their hands on 提供 ,any指 any bandages 3. the most severe injuries最严重的伤口 4.by后面加动名词做宾语 ,applying pressure to the wounds给伤口施压 , 5
9、. Ambulance救护车 Many people think teachers give pupils too _1_ homework. They say that it is _2_ (necessary) for children to work at home in their free time. _3_, they argue that most teachers do not properly plan the homework tasks they give to pupils. The results are _4_ pupils have to repeat tasks
10、 which they have already done at school. Recently in Greece many parents complained about the difficult homework _5_ (give) to their children. The parents said that most of the homework was useless, and they wanted to stop it. Spain and Turkey are two countries which _6_ (stop) homework recently. In
11、 Denmark, Germany and several other countries in Europe, teachers cannot set homework at weekends. In Holland, teachers allow pupils to stay at school to do their homework. The children are free to help one _7_. Similar arrangement also exists in some British schools. Most people agree that homework
12、 is not fair. A pupil who can do his homework in a quiet and comfortable room is in a much _8_ (good) position than a pupil who does his homework in a small, noisy room with the television _9_. Some parents are ready to help their children with their homework. But other parents even take _10_ intere
13、st at all in their childrens homework 答案： 1. much 2. unnecessary 3. Moreover 4. that 5. given 6. stopped 7. another 8. better 9. on 10. no 1. 考察不可数名词 ,homework是不可数名词 ,故用 much修饰 ,填 much 2. 考察形容词的反义词 ,这里的意思是不必要的 ,故填 unnecessary 3. 考察连接词的 用法 ,前文和下文是进一步解释的关系 ,故填 Moreover 4. 考察宾语从句的用法 ,由 that引导的从句做句子的宾语
14、,故填 that 5. 考察动词的过去分词 ,这里的 given做形容词修饰 homework表示被布置给学生的作业 ,故填 given 6. 考察动词的时态 ,这里的 stop是过去的动作 ,已结束 ,故填 stopped 7. 考察词组 one another意为互相 ,彼此 ,故填 another 8. 考察形容词比较级 ,后面的 than提示前面应该用比较级 ,故填 better 9. 考察固定词组 withon, 意为留 开着 ,故填 on 10. 考察词组 take no interest in,意为对 不感兴趣 ,故填 no 单项选择 * Reality is not the w
15、ay you wish things to be, nor the way they appear to be, _ the way they actually are. A as B or C but D and 答案： C The school rules state that no child shall be allowed out of the school during the day, _ accompanied by an adult. A once B when C if D unless 答案： D Now a lot of new technologies can _ p
16、roblems in industry. A be applied to solve B be applied to solving C apply to solve D apply to solving 答案： B _ entered the classroom _ the bell rang. A We hardly had, before B Hardly had we, when C Hardly had we, than D Hardly did we, when 答案： B So loudly _ that every one of the class could hear him
17、. A did he speak B did he spoke C spoke he D he spoke 答案： A -What do you think made her so upset -_ her hometown. A As she missed B Missed C Because of D Missing missing 答案： D Though _ to see us, the professor gave us a warm welcome. A surprising B was surprised C surprised D being surprised 答案： C T
18、he teacher stressed again that the students should not _ any important details while retelling the story. A bring out B let out C leave out D make out 答案： C The living room is clean and tidy, with a dinning table already _ for a meal to be cooked. A laid B laying C to lay D being laid 答案： A Doctor h
19、ave said that as many as 50% of patients dont take medicine _. A like directed B to be directed C as directed D so that directed 答案： C In April last year, thousands of holiday-makers in Europe remained _ abroad due to the volcanic ash cloud. A sticking B stuck C to be stuck D to have stuck 答案： B The
20、 purpose of the research had a more important meaning for them than_. A ours B those of ours C it had for ours D it did for us 答案： D After graduation she reached a point in her career she needed to decide what to do. A that B what C which D where 答案： D The seaside here draws a lot of tourists every
21、summer. Warm sunshine and soft sands make _ it is . A what B which C how D where 答案： A Could I speak to _ is in charge of International Sales, please A anyone B someone C whoever D no matter who 答案： C 完型填空 Which came first, the chicken or the egg This is one of lifes _1_ questions and people have be
22、en debating about it for thousands of years. Now scientists believe they have solved this _2_. Researchers from Sheffield and Warwick Universities in England discovered the answer _3_. They used a super computer to observe the shell-making process while a new shell was _4_. Then they found one prote
23、in called OC17 that is _5_ for forming eggshell. This is only found inside a chickens body, which is proof that the _6_ came first. The team was _7_ looking at how animals and birds make eggshells but suddenly made their surprising _8_. The big question now is where chickens came from. The _9_ is fr
24、om dinosaurs. The research team said eggshells are one of natures most _10_ creations. Professor John Harding from the team told reporters: “Understanding how chickens make eggshells is fascinating in itself, but it can also be _11_ in designing new materials.” Eggshells are very lightweight but inc
25、redibly strong. Even the most up-to-date materials _12_ by the worlds top engineers can not produce anything as _13_ as an eggshell. Professor Harding added that _14_ eggshells could help to cure bone diseases and design materials for the construction industry.“Nature has found wonderful ways that _
26、15_ for all kinds of problems in materials science and technology we can learn a lot from them.” he said. 【小题1】 A strangest B best C oldest D longest A puzzle B story C history D idea A on purpose B by chance C without hesitation D at work A breaking B changing C disappearing D forming A necessary B
27、 easy C kind D impossible A egg B eggshell C chicken D dinosaur A obviously B originally C thoughtfully D surprisingly A invention B mistake C statement D discovery A answer B research C key D egg A strange B ridiculous C funny D amazing A hopeful B helpful C respectful D colorful A bought B cut C d
28、esigned D carried A brilliant B ordinary C 1ight D strong A finding B watching C studying D making A happen B work C wait D look 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C oldest“古老的 ”。 【小题 1】 A
29、puzzle“难题，谜团 ”。 【小题 1】 B by chance“偶然 ”。符合题意。 【小题 1】 D shell-making process“蛋壳形成的过程 ”，故选 D。 【小题 1】 A necessary，是蛋壳形成必须的。 【小题 1】 C chicken“(小 )鸡 ”，蛋白质 OC17只存在鸡的体内，故先有鸡。 【小题 1】 B originally“最初，起初 ”，起初在观察蛋壳如何形成时， 【小题 1】 D discovery“发现 ”。 “突然发现了这个现象 ”。 【小题 1】 A“答案：是鸡来自恐龙 ”。 answer与 question对应。 【小题 1】 D根
30、据文意知，选 D，蛋壳是自然界最令人惊异的发明之一。 【小题 1】 B helpful“有帮助的 ”。蛋壳能帮助组织新物质。 【小题 1】 C designed“被 .设计 ”。 【小题 1】 A brilliant“灿烂的，光辉的 ”。形容蛋壳 的优点。 【小题 1】 C研究团队是在 “研究 ”蛋壳。 【小题 1】 B work for“ 为 .效力 ”。自然界蕴含解决各种问题的奇妙的的方法。 阅读理解 In America, drivers education is part of the regular high school curriculum. Every student in h
31、is or her second year of high school is required to take a class in drivers education. However, unlike other courses, it is not given during the regular school year. Instead it is a summer course. The course is divided up into two parts: class time for learning laws and regulations and driving time
32、to practice driving. Class time is not unlike any other class. The students have a text from which they study the basic laws they must know to pass the written driving test that is given to anyone wanting to get a drivers license. Driving time is a chance for the students to get behind the wheel (st
33、eering wheel) and practice starting steering, backing up, parking, switching lanes, turning corners, and all the other maneuvers (操作 ) required to drive a car. Each student is required to drive a total of six hours. The students are divided up into groups of four. The students and the instructor go
34、out driving for two hour blocks of time. Thus, each student gets half an hour driving time per outing. The instructor and “driver” sit in the front seats and the other three students sit in the back. Drivers Ed cars are unlike other cars in which they have two sets of brakes, one on the drivers side
35、 and one on the other side where the instructor sits. Thus, if the student driver should run into difficulties the instructor can take over. The car also has another special feature. On the top of the car is a sign that reads: STUDENT DRIVER. That lets nearby drivers know that they should use extra
36、caution because the student driver is a beginning driver, not very experienced and prone to driving slowly. After the student has passed the drivers education course and reached the appropriate age to drive (this age differs in every state but in most cases the person must be 16 years old), they can
37、 go to a designated state office to take their drivers test, which is made up of an eye examination, a written test, and a road test. The person must pass all three tests in order to be given a drivers license. If the person did well in his or her drivers education class, he or she will pass the tes
38、t with flying colors and get a drivers license. 【小题 1】 Which of the following is the best title for this passage A Driving Classes. B Driving Learning. C Driving Course. D Driving Experience. 【小题 2】 In America, the drivers course mentioned above _. A is considered as part of the advanced education B
39、 is given to any student wanting to get a drivers license C is carried on at the same time as other courses D is offered to all the students of Grade 2 in high schools 【小题 3】 To prevent accidents, a drivers Ed car _. A has a sign inside it B has two sets of brakes C is big enough to hold five person
40、s D cant run very fast 【小题 4】 Which of the following does not agree with the requirements for the students wanting to get their drivers license A They must be 16 years of age. B They should go to have their drivers test. C They must have their eyes examined. D They ought to do well in their drivers
41、course. 【小题 5】 In the last sentence, “with flying colors” means _. A happily B successfully C colorfully D quickly 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C主旨题：文章第一段就介绍了一种驾驶课程，后面也是围绕这个话题展开的。 【小题 1】 B 细节题：从文章第二段的句子： The students have a text from which they study the basic laws they mu
42、st know to pass the written driving test that is given to anyone wanting to get a drivers license.说明只要想拿驾照的学生都可以上这个课程。 【小题 1】 B 推理题：从第四段的句子： Drivers Ed cars are unlike other cars in which they have two sets of brakes, one on the drivers side and one on the other side where the instructor sits. Thus,
43、 if the student driver should run into difficulties the instructor can take over.说明有两套刹车可以防止事故。 【小题 1】 A 细节题：从最后一段的句子： this age differs in every state but in most cases the person must be 16 years old),说明大多数地方要求 16岁，不是所有的。 【小题 1】 B 从后面的 get a drivers license.说明是成功的通过了驾驶测试。 In Stockholm, the Swedish
44、Academy has chosen the British author Doris Lessing for the 2007 Nobel Prize in Literature. The selection of Doris Lessing for a Nobel was popular among the hundreds of journalists gathered for the announcement in Stockholm. Permanent Secretary of the Swedish Academy Horace Engdahl said with skeptic
45、ism, fire and visionary power Lessing has subjected a divided civilization to scrutiny. Doris Lessing was born in 1919 in Persia - modern-day Iran - to British parents, moving as a child with her family to southern Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, where she stayed in school only to the age of 14. A year afte
46、r moving to London, she published her first novel in 1950. The Grass is Singing examines unbridgeable racial conflict in colonial Africa through the eyes of a white farmers wife and her black servant. A member of the British Communist Party during the 1950s and a campaigner against nuclear arms and
47、South African apartheid, Lessing was for years banned from that country and from Rhodesia. Her literary breakthrough came in 1962 with publication of The Golden Notebook, seen by many, though not necessarily Lessing, as a pioneering work of modern feminism. A disjointed study of the mind of the main character, Anna Wulf, the novel explores her thoughts about Africa, politics and communism, relationships with men and sex, and Jungi
