1、2011 2012 学年山东省鲁北中学高二第一学期期中考试英语卷 其他 阅读下面短文，然后用英语简洁回答文后所给的五个问题。 Recent studies show that many young people in the United States never finish high school Some researchers say about fifteen to twenty percent of public school students do not complete their education But many other experts and policymake
2、rs believe that for the past twenty years， the dropout rate has been around thirty percent For Latino and black students， the numbers are even higher Researchers say almost half of them leave schoo1 At the same time， almost half the states let students leave school before the age of eighteen without
3、 letting their parents know Finding a good job without a high school education is _ A recent study found that almost half of all dropouts aged sixteen to twentyfour did not have a job The lack of high school education can also lead to other problems An estimated twothirds of prisoners in the United
4、States dropped out of hilgh schoo1 The main reason why many students drop out of school is that they are failing Many are bored with their classes or feel disconnected from their school and teachers Some students feel that educators place low expectations on them There have been efforts to increase
5、graduation rates through education reforms during the past twenty years Some communities are working on dropout prevention programs These include alternative (其他的 ) high schools to meet special needs In addition， experts suggest “early warning systems to help identify young school children at the ri
6、sk of dropping out of high schoo1 They say schools should also keep regular contact with parents， especially if their children are missing school often 【小题 1】 What is the best title of the passage (Please answer within 10 words ) 【小题 2】 Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following
7、one Many students feel tired of their classes or dont feel connected with their school and teachers 【小题 3】 Please fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence (Please answer within 10 words ) 【 小题 4】 What do you think is the most important reason for the hig
8、h dropout rate in the high school (Please answer within 30 words ) 【小题 5】 Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph into Chinese 答案： 【小题 1】 High Dropout Rate in Americas High School 【小题 1】 Many are bored with their classes or feel disconnected from their school and teachers 【小题 1】 very
9、 difficult more and more difficult more difficult than before not so easy as before 【小题 1】 They feel the educators and parents are disappointed with them Little by little they begin to feel tired of tlIeir classes 【小题 1】在过去的这二十年期间，一直努力通过教育改革提高毕业率。 单项选择 * I think its impolite to play _ trick on other
10、s just for _ fun A a： B； a C the； D a； a 答案： A You will _ your health if you work so hard， eat a little food and sleep badly A fail B improve C help D endanger 答案： D My brother， _ his classmates often made fun a few years ago， is now studying in England A of whom B who C about whom D whom 答案： A 一 Do
11、 you think I should apply for the job 一 Why not If you make an effort， the _ are that you11 be employed A results B hopes C wishes D chances 答案： D The surface of the table _ smooth enough A hasht felt B isnt feeling C doesnt feel D isnt felt 答案： C 一 Why didnt you try your best to get on the bus 一 I
12、tried to， but _ I could， it started moving A until B when C before D after 答案： C You seem to have a readymade answer _ I ask you a question A however B whatever C whichever D whenever 答案： D 一 You have made great progress in your studies of English， havent you 一 Yes， but much _ A remains to do B is r
13、emained to do C remains to be done D is remained to be done 答案： C _ to overcome the difficulty， he works day and night A Determined B Determining C To determine D To be determined 答案： A He is always _ not to do that； but he still goes on doing it all the same A telling B being told C told D to tell
14、答案： B At last， we found ourselves in a pleasant park _trees providing shade(荫凉 )and sat down to eat our picnic lunch A for B from C of D D. with 答案： D They _ to come to the meeting on time， but they were late again A meant B had meant C means D have meant 答案： B The difficulty which we had _ with the
15、 local people has now been removed A communication B to communicate C communicated D communicating 答案： D Her _ smile suggested that she was very _ with the answer- A satisfying； satisfied B satisfied； satisfying C satisfied ： satisfied D satisfying； satisfying 答案： C 一 Did he notice you enter the cla
16、ssroom 、 一 I dont think so He _ to the radio with his eyes shut A 1istened B was listening C has listened D had listened 答案： B 完型填空 After 21 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner. 36 woman was my mother, who has been a widow for 19 years, but my work had made 37 im
17、possible to visit her very often. That night I called to 38 her to go out for dinner.“Whats wrong Are you 39 ”she asked. “I thought that it would be 40 to spend some time with you. Just the two of us,”I answered. She thought about it 41 moment, and agreed. That Friday after work, 42 I drove to pick
18、her up, I was a bit nervous. When I arrived at her house, I 43 that, she, too, seemed to be 44 about our date. She had curled her hair and was wearing the dress that she had worn to 45 her last wedding anniversary. We went to a restaurant that, 46 not elegant, was very nice and cozy. When I read the
19、 menu, Mom sat there 47 at me. A nostalgic(怀旧的 )smile was 48 her lips. During the dinner, we had a(an) 49 conversationnothing special but catching up on( 了解 )recent events of each others life. A few days 50 , my mother died of a heart attack. It happened so suddenly that I didnt have a chance to do
20、51 for her. Sometime later, I received an envelope with a note 52 “You will never know what that night meant to me. Im looking forward to the 53 dinner. I love you, Son.” At that moment, I understood the importance of saying in time“I LOVE YOU”. Nothing in life is more important than your 54 . Give
21、them the time they deserve, because these things cannot be 55 till“some other time”. 【小题1】 A Another B This other C Other D Others A this B that C one D it A force B order C advise D invite A happy B good C well D bad A glad B pleasant C interesting D pleased A at the B for a C in a D for the A unti
22、l B after C as D since A noticed B observed C watched D heard A confused B calm C nervous D easy A congratulate B celebrate C memorize D honor A though B even C but D yet A glancing B staring C glaring D smiling A in B beyond C above D on A deep B curious C agreeable D short A later B after C before
23、 D ago A anything B everything C nothing D something A writing B saying C speaking D telling A first B second C last D next A mother B wife C family D work A put off B taken over C cut off D picked up 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1
24、】 A 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 阅读理解 Can you imagine traveling to work in a one man submarine Some scientists believe that some day one man submarines will be as many as automobiles are today A famous French driver says, “One day soon, men will wa
25、lk on the ocean floor as they do on the street!” Perhaps during your lifetime people will travel, and live in the sea If human beings want to live in the ocean, many human problems will need to be studied first. Some of these problems, similar to those of living in outer space, are pressure, lack of
26、 oxygen and weightlessness. Many questions are still unanswered For example, can our blood make itself fit for underwater surroundings What will happen to our muscle if we live in the water very long Scientists are looking for answers Perhaps in the future man will live in the sea, away from the cro
27、wded and noisy cities on land Then sea has plenty of space, not only for floating living buildings and parks, but also for storing supplies and for underwater travel Some scientists believe that ocean living will benefit man in more than physical ways. In the freedom and beauty of the deep sea, man
28、may find new sources of joy 【小题 1】 What can we do if we live in the ocean ( ) A We can have plenty of oxygen B We can be fit to live in the water very well C We neednt worry about things like weightlessness D We can travel and work in the sea 【小题 2】 Why do some people hope to leave cities to live in
29、 the sea Because_ ( ) A people think they can live crowdedly in the sea B people wish to go the quiet seafloor to travel for several days C people want to break away from the crowded and noisy cities where they live now D only in this way can people get rid of noise pollution 【小题 3】 In what ways cou
30、ld ocean living be helpful for man ( ) A People can swim freely as much as possible B People can be interested in the new pleasure there isnt anywhere else C The sea can supply people with enough foods and other things, so people neednt work D People can go boating and go to the park as often as pos
31、sible 【小题 4】 Which of the following is the similar problem as that of living in outer space ( ) A We are short of oxygen B We are not familiar with the underwater surrounding C We may die of weightlessness D We can finds new joys 【小题 5】 Which of the following statements is true according to the pass
32、age ( ) A The scientists have not solved the problem of weightlessness underwater B The scientists have solved the problem of weightlessness when man live in space C Some scientists believe that ocean living will benefit man in no more than physical ways D Sea has plenty of space only for floating l
33、iving buildings and parks 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】根据短文第一段描述，如果我们能住在海里面，那么我们就能在海中旅行和工作，故选 D。 【小题 1】根据倒数第二段 Perhaps in the future man will live in the sea, away from the crowded and noisy cities on land描述，可知选 C。 【小题 1】根据最后一段 In the freedom and beauty of the deep sea, man
34、 may find new sources of joy描述，可知选 B。 【小题 1】根据 Some of these problems, similar to those of living in outer space, are pressure, lack of oxygen and weightlessness.描述，可知选 A 【小题 1】根据 Many questions are still unanswered描述，可知选 A。 Can you believe your eyes A recent experiment suggests that the answer to t
35、hat question may depend on your age. Martin Doherty, a psychologist at the University of Stirling in Scotland, led the team of scientists. In this experiment, Doherty and his team tested the perception(观察力 ) of some people, using pictures of some orange circles. The researchers showed the same pictu
36、res to two groups of people. The first group included 151 children aged 4 to 10, and the second group included 24 adults aged 18 to 25. The first group of pictures showed two circles alone on a white background. One of the circles was larger than the other, and these people were asked to identify th
37、e larger one. Four-year-olds identified the correct circle 79 percent of the time. Adults identified the correct circle 95 percent of the time. Next, both groups were shown a picture where the orange circles, again of different sizes, were surrounded by gray circles. Heres where the trick lies in. I
38、n some of the pictures, the smaller orange circle was surrounded by even smaller gray circles making the orange circle appear larger than the other orange circle, which was the real larger one. And the larger orange circle was surrounded by even bigger gray circles so it appeared to be smaller than
39、the real smaller orange circle. When young children aged 4 to 6 looked at these tricky pictures, they werent fooledthey we re still able to find the bigger circle with roughly the same accuracy as before. Older children and adults, on the other hand, did not do as well. Older children often identifi
40、ed the smaller circle as the larger one, and adults got it wrong most of the time. As children get older, Doherty said, their brains may develop the ability to identify visual context. In other words, they will begin to process the whole picture at once: the tricky gray circles, as well as the orang
41、e circle in the middle. As a result, theyre more likely to fall for this kind of visual trick. 【小题 1】 Doherty and his team of scientists did an experiment to evaluate . A childrens and adults eye-sight B peoples ability to see accurately C childrens and adults brains D the influence of peoples age 【
42、小题 2】 When asked to find the larger circle， _. A children at 6 got it wrong 79 % of the time with no gray ones around B only adults over 18 got it right 95% of the time with gray ones around C children at 4 got it right about 79 % of the time with gray ones around D adults got it right most of the t
43、ime with gray ones around 【小题 3】 According to the passage, we can know that_. A a smaller orange circle appears bigger on a white background B an orange circle appears bigger than a gray one of the same size C a circle surrounded by other circles looks bigger than its real size D a circle surrounded
44、 by bigger ones looks smaller than its real size 【小题 4】 Visual context may work when children get older than_. A 4 B 6 C 10 D 18 【小题 5】 Why are younger children not fooled A Because they are smarter than older children and adults. B Because older people are influenced by their experience. C Because
45、peoples eyes become weaker as they grow older. D Because their brain can hardly notice related things together. 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】根据第二段 In this experiment, Doherty and his team tested the perception(观察力 ) of some people,描述 ,可知选 B 【小题 1】根据第三段 Four-year-olds identi
46、fied the correct circle 79 percent of the time. Ne xt, both groups were shown a picture where the orange circles, again of different sizes, were surrounded by gray circles. 描述，可知选 C 【小题 1】根据第三段 Four-year-olds identified the correct circle 79 percent of the time. Adults identified the correct circle
47、95 percent of the time.描述，可知选 D 【小题 1】根据 As children get older, Doherty said, their brains may develop the ability to identify visual context. In other words, they will begin to process the whole picture at once:及上文 When young children aged 4 to 6 looked at these tricky pictures, they werent fooledt
48、hey were still able to find the bigger circle with roughly the same accuracy as before.描述，可知选 B 【小题 1】根据 they were still able to find the bigger circle with roughly the same accuracy as before.描述，可知选 D Do American children still learn handwriting in school In the age of the keyboard, some people seem to think handwriting lessons are on the way out. 90% of te
