1、2012-2013学年广东汕头潮师高级中学高二下学期期中考试英语试卷与答案（带解析） 其他 A young man,while traveling through a desert， come across a spring of clear water. 【小题 1】 water was sweet.He filled his leather container so that he could bring some back to an elder 【小题 2】 had been his teacher. After a four-day journey, the young man_【小
2、题 3】 _(present)the water to the old man. His teacher took a deep drink, smiled 【小题 4】 (warm), and thanked his student very much for the sweet water.The young man went home 【小题 5】 a happy heart. After the student left, the teacher let 【小题 6】 student taste the water. He spit it out, 【小题 7】 (say) it wa
3、s awful. Apparently, it was no longer fresh because of the old leather container. He asked his teacher,” Sir, the water was awful. Why did you pretend to like 【小题 8】 ”W_w w.k*s*5 u.co m The teacher replied,” You tasted the water. I tasted the gift. The water was simply the container for an act of ki
4、ndness and love. Nothing could be 【小题 9】 (sweet).” We understand this lesson best 【小题 10】 we receive gifts of love from children. Whether it is a cheap pipe on a diamond necklace, the proper response is appreciation. We love the idea within the gift rather than the thing. 答案： 【小题 1】 The 【小题 2】 who 【
5、小题 3】 presented 【小题 4】 warmly 【小题 5】 with 【小题 6】 another 【小题 7】 saying 【小题 8】 it 【小题 9】 sweeter 【小题 10】 that 试题分析： 【小题 1】 The 这里 the特指前一句提及的小溪里的水，故使用 the water。 【小题 2】 who 本句是定语从句，先行词是 an elder，后面句子中缺少主语，故使用 who在句中做主语。 【小题 3】 presented 本文叙述的是过去发生的事情，基本时态是一般过去时。 【小题 4】 warmly 用副词 warmly修饰动词 smile。 【小
6、题 5】 with 介词 with表示伴随的状态。 【小题 6】 another 本句是指老师让另外一个学生品尝这个水。 Another另外一个。 【小题 7】 saying 本句中的动词 say与句子主语 he构成主动关系，所以使用现在分词的形式。 【小题 8】 it it指代上句提及的 the water。 【小题 9】 sweeter 这个水里含有很浓厚的爱意，所以没有什么比它更甜。使用比较级的形式。 【小题 10】 that 本句中的 that 引导是一个同位语从句，指代前面的 lesson内容。 考点：考查语法填空 点评：做这类题，不但要选择正确意义的词、词组及句型，还要根据具体语法
7、和语境，选择适当的时态、语态及使用正确的词形。 完型填空 I have always heard the saying, “Any guy can be a Dad, but it takes a real man to be a Father.” This has become qutie true in my life since the birth of my son, Joshua. Since the birth of my son things have changed a lot in my life, but the changes have been 1 ! My wife
8、and I have been through many 2 moments which have made both of us 3 . My son was born with some medical prombles that 4 his regular doctors. He was 5 several different medications, but he did not get any better. He had a bad breathing problem, and he could not keep his food down. My wife and I were
9、both told many times by people that Joshua looked life he was born early; he had not gained much 6 since he was born. As time progressed his regular doctor sent my wife and I to Louisville to a 7 by the name of Dr. Eld. He was astonished by my sons condition, too. Many different tests were 8 on Josh
10、ua. The time spents there was very 9 for my wife and I. But we did make it through with Gods 10 . Joshua is one year and one month old now and has gotten much better since then. His 11 has been amazing and he is up to 27 pounds now. I keep telling my wife, that if he keeps growing like this he might
11、 get a football 12 sooner or later. There is saying that has helped me 13 these troublesome times. “Problems will either make you or 14 you.” When you think the darkest hours are upon you, remember the 15 is just in sight. 【小题1】 A bad B good C happy D sad A exciting B interesting C challenging D amu
12、sing A stronger B healthier C harder D weaker A shook B trembled C shocked D quaked A taken on B put on C gone on D lived on A width B height C weight D sight A dentist B specialist C scientist D tourist A performed B laid C devoted D directed A slow B easy C hard D quick A luck B smile C love D hel
13、p A score B progress C efforts D fact A ticket B contact C contract D player A get on B get through C take on D look through A create B build C break D enjoy A future B help C dawn D dusk 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 C 【小题 5】 B 【小题 6】 C 【小题 7】 B 【小题 8】 A 【小题 9】 C 【小题 10】 D 【小题 11】 A 【小题 12】
14、 C 【小题 13】 B 【小题 14】 C 【小题 15】 C 试题分析：本文通过儿子出生后我们生活的变化，以及儿子经历了多次手术以后终于健康成长的故事，告诉我们对待未来要积极乐观向上，美好的黎明就在眼前等待着我们。 【小题 1】 B 形容词辨析。 A糟糕的 B好的 C开心的 D悲哀的；自从儿子出生我的生活发生了很大的变化，但是这些变化磨砺了我和我的妻子，对我们来说，这些变化都是很好的。 【小题 2】 C 形容词辨析。 A兴奋的 B有趣的 C 有挑战 性的，困难的 D快乐的；根据下文可知我的儿子生下来以后，情况很不好，多次接受手术，我们度过了很多艰难的时间。但是这些艰难时光让我们坚强起来。
15、【小题 3】 A 上下文串联。根据下文可知我的儿子生下来以后，情况很不好，多次接受手术，我们度过了很多艰难的时间。但是这些艰难时光让我们坚强起来。 【小题 4】 C 动词辨析。 A摇摆 B颤抖 C使 震惊 D摇晃；儿子出生时的情况让医生震惊，因为这些问题非常严重。 【小题 5】 B 短语辨析。 A雇佣，呈现，承担 B增加，进行，上演； C进行 D以 为生；儿子吃了多种药，但是情况仍然不见好转。 【 小题 6】 C 名词辨析。 A宽度 B高度 C重量 D视力；因为儿子早产，所以他的体重不足，所以经常生病。 【小题 7】 B 名词辨析。 A牙医 B专家 C科学家 D游客；医生让我们去找一位名叫 D
16、r. Eld的专家。 【小题 8】 A 动词辨析。 A进行 B放置，产卵 C花费 D指导；专家对我的儿子进行了多种不同的医学测试。 【小题 9】 C 形容词辨析。 A慢 B容易 C困难 D迅速；在那里度过的时间对妻子和我来说非常地艰难。 【小题 10】 D 名词辨析。 A运气 B微笑 C爱 D帮助；本题属于文化类，西方人总是想依靠上帝的帮助。 【小题 11】 A 名词辨析。 A分 数 B进步 C努力 D事实；指儿子在各项测试中的分数不段上升。体重也在上升。 【小题 12】 C 名词辨析。 A票 B联系 C合同 D运动员；如果儿子还像这样成长，可能会成为运动员，获得足球运动员的合同。 【小题 1
17、3】 B 短语辨析。 A进展 B经历，度过； C占据，从事于，开始做； D浏览；这个谚语帮助我度过了这么多艰难的时光。 【小题 14】 C 上下文串联。难题要么成就你，要么打败你。这里的 break是指击败； 【小题 15】 C 名词辨析。 A未来 B帮助 C黎明 D黄昏；当你在思考那些黑暗时光的时候，请记住黎明就在眼前。 考点：考查人生哲理 类完型 点评：本文通过儿子出生后我们生活的变化，告诉我们对待未来要积极乐观向上。本文要求考生具有扎实的英语词组、短语、习惯用法等英语搭配的知识，这对于理解文章的逻辑关系特别有利。文章的逻辑关系不外乎列举、原因、结果、让步、对照、补充、目的、条件等关系。解
18、题时应联系上下文寻找相关线索，如某一个词的原词、指代词、同义词、近义词、上义词、下义词和概括词等。但由于我们在做题时不可能总是重复地阅读文章，因此，在做完形填空时要培养一种捕捉并记忆相关信息的能力。 阅读理解 Mary Jean Price Walls graduated second in her class in 1950.She had high hopes when she applied to a local college,Southwest Missouri State College.But after sending off her application， she spen
19、t months waiting for a reply.It never came. Worse than simply being denied admission(拒绝接收 )， the school didnt reply to her at all.It wasnt a matter of her school records， but of her skin color： Wallsis African American， and in those days， that fact alone closed a lot of doors. “I was sad and I was h
20、urt,”Walls told ABC News.“I did not expect the skin color would affect my application.I thought I could go to university like other students.” Four years later， the government declared that all schools should not discriminate against(歧视 )African Americans but it was too late for Walls.Shed moved on
21、with her life, becoming a wife and a mother， and working as an elevator operator.She retired last year， at the age of 77. She stayed quiet about the unfairness shed faced in Missouri State.Her son， Terry，went through school records and found that shed been the first black student to ever apply to th
22、e college.Today,four percent of the Southwest Missouri State College body is African Americanincluding Terry. Although its too late for Missouri State to change the past， the school is awarding Walls with an honorary degree(荣誉学位 )from the school.While she knows its too late for herto change the cour
23、se of her own life with the degree， its a chance for her to show her family that Missouri State has changed in the last 60 years， and theres not a single door closed to them anymore. 【小题 1】 Walls couldnt enter the local college because_. A her examination performance is too bad B girls were not allo
24、wed to go to college C she was an AfricanAmerican student D her parents had no enough money to support her 【小题 2】 Before she was denied Walls thought that_. A her application would be accepted as others B it was hard to become a college student C it was impossible for her to be admitted D she could
25、be the best student in her college 【小题 3】 What can we know about Wallss son A He helped his mother get the honorary degree. B He is a good student who teachers like best. C He was admitted by the college once his mother applied to. D He wants to be a government official who can help his mother. 【小题
26、4】 What can we infer from the passage A Walls did not fight for her right to education. B The college did not receive Wallss application. C Walls got a good job after she received the degree. D The government gave Walls some money for the wrongs. 【小题 5】 Wallss honorary degree suggests that_. A she c
27、ould change her life with the degree B her dream of going to college has come true C she has been leading a happy life with her family D great changes have taken place in Missouri State 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 C 【小题 4】 A 【小题 5】 D 试题分析：本文讲述了 Mary Jean Price Walls所遭遇的种族歧视问题，以及在过去的几十年里美国的种族歧视所发生的变
28、化。 【小题 1】 C 细节题。根据第二段 2,3行 .It wasnt a matter of her school records，but of her skin color： Wallsis African American， and in those days， that fact alone closed a lot of doors.可知她被拒绝的原因是因为她的肤色，她是一个非洲裔的美国人，故 C正确。 【小题 2】 A 细节题。根据第二段最后一句 “I did not expect the skin color would affect my application.I thou
29、ght I could go to university like other students.”可知她原以为自己会和别的学生一样被大学录取。故 A正确。 【小题 3】 C 细节题。根据文章倒数第二段 Her son， Terry， went through school records and found that shed been the first black student to ever apply to the college.Today,four percent of the Southwest Missouri State College body is African A
30、mericanincluding Terry. 可知她的儿子被 the Southwest Missouri State College录取了。故 C正确。 【小题 4】 A 推断题。根据第三段 1,2行 our years later， the government declared that all schools should not discriminate against(歧视 )African Americans but it was too late for Walls.可知她接受了命运，并没有做出斗争。没有读大学，而是成了一个贫穷的普通人。故 A正确。 【小题 5】 D 细节题
31、。根据最后一段 While she knows its too late for herto change the course of her own life with the degree， its a chance for her to show her family that Missouri State has changed in the last 60 years着重说明在这 60年里，密苏里州所发生的巨大变化。 考点：考查故事类短文阅读 点评：本文讲述了 Mary Jean Price Walls所遭遇的种族歧视问题，以及在过去的几十年里美国的种族歧视所发生的变化。本文考查细节
32、题为主，细节题可以在文章中直接找到 与答案：有关的信息 或是其变体。搜查信息在阅读中非常重要它包括理解作者在叙述某事时使用的具体事实、数据、图表等细节信息。在一篇短文里大部分篇幅都属于这类围绕主体展开的细节。做这类题一般采用寻读法 即先读题，然后带着问题快速阅读短文，找出与问题有关的词语或句子，再对相关部分进行分析对比，找出答案：。 About half American teenagers do not get enough sleep on school nights.They get an average of sixty to ninety minutes less than expe
33、rts say they need. One reason for this is biology.Experts say teens are biologically programmed to go to sleep later and wake up later than other age groups.Yet many schools start classes as early as seven in the morning.As a result， many students go to class feeling like sixteenyearold Danny.He is
34、an active teen except in the morning.“Getting up in the morning is pretty terrible.Im just very out of it and tired.Through the first and second period I can hardly stay awake,” he said. Michael Breus is a psychologist.Teens， he says， need to sleep eight to nine hours or even nine to ten hours a nig
35、ht.He says sleepy teens can experience a form of depression(消沉 ) that could have big influence on their general well being.It can affect not just their ability in the classroom but also on the sports field and on the road.So what can schools do about sleepy students？ The psychologist says one thing
36、they can do is to start classes later in the morning.Studies show that students can improve by a full letter grade in their first and second period classes. Eric Peterson is the head of St.Georges School in the northeastern state of Rhode Island.He wanted to see if a thirtyminute delay(推迟 )would mak
37、e a difference.It did.He says visits to the health center by tired students decreased by half.Late arrivals to the first period fell by a third.And students reported that they were less sleepy during the day.Eric Peterson knows that changing start times is easier at a small school like his.But he is
38、 hopeful that other schools will find a way. 【小题 1】 Whats the best title for the passage A Later classes， fewer sleepy teens B Early birds have good food C Early to bed and early to rise D Fewer classes， more happiness 【小题 2】 The underlined word“this”in the second paragraph refers to_. A teenagers s
39、taying up B teenagers getting up late C teenagers not getting enough sleep D teenagers not studying seriously 【小题 3】 Michael Breus thinks that_. A teens should get up early B teens need enough sleep to be lively C depression is common in teens D the first period class should be cut off 【小题 4】 The la
40、st paragraph tells us_. A Eric Peterson visits the health center every day B its not easy for Eric Peterson to change start times C students in St.Georges School can get up later than before D students in St.Georges School arent late for school any more 【小题 5】 What can we infer from the passage A Da
41、nny is a lazy boy and always late for school. B Teens should go to bed early and get up early, too. C The psychologist has no idea how to solve the problem. D Enough sleep makes a healthy and active student. 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 B 【小题 4】 C 【小题 5】 D 试题分析：本文讲述了美国的学生缺少睡眠，导致在学校上午的课程中表现较差，说明了充足睡眠
42、的重要性。 【小题 1】 A 主旨大意题。根据文章第一段 About half American teenagers do not get enough sleep on school nights.They get an average of sixty to ninety minutes less than experts say they need.说明美国的学生缺少睡眠，导致上午前 2节课的效果很差。故 A正确。 【小题 2】 C 推理题。本句 One reason for this is biology.中的 this就是指第一段中 About half American teena
43、gers do not get enough sleep on school nights.They get an average of sixty to ninety minutes less than experts say they need.提及的年轻人的睡眠不够情况。故 C正确。 【小题 3】 B 细节题。根据第二段 6,7,8行 Michael Breus is a psychologist.Teens，he says， need to sleep eight to nine hours or even nine to ten hours a night.He says sleep
44、y teens can experience a form of depression(消沉 ) that could have big influence on their general well being.It can affect not just their ability in the classroom but also on the sports field and on the road可知缺少睡眠对年轻人有很大的影响，所以年轻人需要足够的睡眠让他们保持活跃。故 B正确。 【小题 4】 C 推理题。根据文章最后 3行 And students reported that t
45、hey were less sleepy during the day.Eric Peterson knows that changing start times is easier at a small school like his.But he is hopeful that other schools will find a way.可知在这个学校里学生起床要比别的地方稍微晚一点。故 C正确。 【小题 5】 D 推断题。根据文章 2,3段可知缺少睡眠会有很多问题，有了充足的睡眠可以让学生很健康积极向上。故 D正确。 考点：考查健康教育类短文阅读 点评：本文讲述了美国的学生缺少睡眠，导致
46、在学校上午的课程中表现较差，说明了充足睡眠的重要性。 文章基本上是考查细节题，对此类题型考生可以首先从问题中找到关键词，然后以此为线索，运用略读及查阅的技巧在文中迅速寻找这一细节，找到后再把这一部分内容仔细阅读一遍，仔细比较所给选项与文中细节的细微区别，在准确理解细节的前提下，最后确定最佳答案：。 She is quiet, soft-spoken and has a kind face and a strong heart. She is my mom, Lili. When I was nine, Lili quitted her job and started her own busin
47、ess. She said she didnt want to stay at home and work as a housewife: “Its a waste of life.” Lili became so busy that she spent less and less time with me. She didnt help me with my schoolwork. It was, in her words, “so that you can develop your independence”. We quarreled because she rarely showed
48、up at parents meetings. Like mother, like daughter. I have many things in common with Lili. I want everything to be under control. I want to be perfect and I dont expect other people to help me. I push myself hard to achieve my goals. After I started to go to high school, Lili and I were too busy to communicate much with each other. In biology class I began to be depressed. When the teacher showed us a picture of a butterfly, I was scared and screamed. I had a vision of thousands of butterflies flying toward me. That night I told Lili about it. The next morning, I saw that she had red eyes
