1、2012-2013学年广东省揭阳一中高二第一阶段考试英语试卷与答案（带解析） 完型填空 People often say that the Englishmans home is his castle. In this sense they mean that the home is very important and 21 . Most people in Britain live in houses 22 flats, and many people own their homes. This means that they can make them individual(个人的 );
2、 they can 23 them and change them in any way they 24 . In a crowded city the individual knows that he or she has a private space which is 25 for himself or herself and for invited friends. People usually like to 26 their space. Are you sitting now in your home or in a beach or a train If you are on
3、the beach you may have spread your 27 around you; on the train you may have 28 your coat or small bag on the seat beside you; in a library you may have one corner or chair which is your own. Once I was traveling on a 29 to London. I was in a section for four people and there was a table between us.
4、The man on the opposite side to me had his briefcase on the table. There was no 30 on my side of the table at all. I was made rather 31 . I thought he thought that he owned the 32 table. I took various papers out of my bag and put them on 33 ! When I did this he stiffened and his eyes nearly popped
5、out of his head. I had 34 his space ! A few minutes later I took my papers off his case in order to read them. He 35 moved his case to his side of the table. ( Of course , it is possible that he just wanted to be helpful to me ! 【小题1】 A helpful B personal C necessary D useful A rather than B as well
6、 as C as a result of D or rather A buy B leave C paint D offer A make B clear C like D prepare A only B already C ever D even A marked B decide C choose D keep A towels B sands C papers D flags A found B given C put D stored A plane B train C way D street A matter B weight C light D space A angry B
7、hurt C fearful D busy A right B only C small D whole A the table B his case C the seat D his side A invaded B shut C separated D shared A hesitatingly B immediately C slowly D calmly 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 C 【小题 4】 C 【小题 5】 A 【小题 6】 A 【小题 7】 A 【小题 8】 C 【小题 9】 B 【小题 10】 D 【小题 11】 A 【小题 12】 D 【小
8、题 13】 B 【小题 14】 A 【小题 15】 B 阅读理解 In many cultures white is often associated with something positive. A white-collar job, for instance, is the kind of job many people look for, working with your brain and not your hands. White has a clean and pure image. That is why doctors, dentists, and nurses usua
9、lly wear white uniforms. Babies are dressed in white at baptisms（洗礼） and brides wear white wedding gowns at weddings. White in these cases is the symbol of innocence or purity. Sometimes white is used in expressions that are not good. “Whitewash” is one such expression. At first, “whitewash” meant t
10、o paint over something with white paint to make it look better. However, it means something different today: to hide or to cover up mistakes or failures. A “white elephant” is another example of white used in a negative way. In ancient Thailand, a white elephant was regarded as a sacred animal, but
11、it was very expensive to keep. The kings of those days presented a white elephant to the people they wanted to ruin. Once they received this holy, royal animal as a gift, they were not allowed to sell or kill it. Today, a “white elephant” means something that is big, useless, and unwanted. In Americ
12、a, when people want to get rid of their furniture or clothes, they often have a “white elephant sale”. 【小题 1】 The text is mainly about_. A the meanings of white in English culture B the history of some English idioms C some interesting customs in English culture D some useful English words and expre
13、ssions 【小题 2】 Which expression has an historical background A White-wash. B White-collar. C White elephant. D White elephant sale. 【小题 3】 In which statement does “white” have a negative meaning A A boy is dressed in white at baptisms. B A bride wears a white wedding gown. C A man whitewashes his cri
14、me. D A girl finds a white collar job. 【小题 4】 From the text we can learn that _. A a white-elephant sale is useful to the poor B the white color is important in our daily life C a white-collar job used to be easy to get D expressions with white have different meanings 【小题 5】 The author develops the
15、text mainly by _. A analyzing its cause and effect B providing typical examples C comparing different ideas D following the time order 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 C 【小题 4】 D 【小题 5】 B The common cold is the worlds most widespread illness, which is plagues (瘟疫 ) that flesh receives. The most widespre
16、ad fallacy (谬误 ) of all is that colds are caused by cold. They are not. They are caused by viruses passing on from person to person. You catch a cold by coming into contact, directly or indirectly, with someone who already has one. If cold causes colds, it would be reasonable to expect the Eskimos t
17、o suffer from them forever. But they do not. And in isolated arctic regions explorers have reported being free from colds until coming into contact again with infected people from the outside world by way of packages and mail dropped from airplanes. During the First World War soldiers who spent long
18、 periods in the trenches (战壕 ) cold and wet, showed no increased tendency to catch colds. In the Second World War prisoners at the notorious Auschwitz concentration camp (奥斯维辛集中营 ), naked and starving, were astonished to find that they seldom had colds. At the Common Cold Research Unit in England, v
19、olunteers took part in experiments in which they gave themselves to the discomforts of being cold and wet for long stretches of time. After taking hot baths, they put on bathing suits, allowed themselves to be dipped with cold water, and then stood about dripping wet in drafty room. Some wore wet so
20、cks all day while others exercised in the rain until close to exhaustion. Not one of the volunteers came down with a cold unless a cold virus was actually dropped in his nose. If, then, cold and wet have nothing to do with catching colds, why are they more frequent in the winter Despite the most pai
21、ns-taking research, no one has yet found the answer. One explanation offered by scientists is that people tend to stay together indoors more in cold weather than at other times, and this makes it easier for cold viruses to be passed on. No one has yet found a cure for the cold. There are drugs and p
22、ain-killer pills such as aspirin, but all they do is relieve the symptoms. 【小题 1】 How many examples are offered by the writer to support his argument A 4 B 5 C 6 D 3 【小题 2】 Which of the following does not agree with the chosen passage A The Eskimos do not suffer from colds all the time. B Colds are
23、not caused by cold. C People suffer from colds just because they like to stay indoors. D A person may catch a cold by touching someone who already has one. 【小题 3】 Arctic explorers may catch colds when _. A they are working in the isolated arctic regions B they are writing reports in terribly cold we
24、ather C they are free from work in the isolated arctic regions D they are coming into touch again with the outside world 【小题 4】 Volunteers taking part in the experiments in the Common Cold Research Unit _. A suffered a lot B never caught colds C often caught colds D became very strong 【小题 5】 The pas
25、sage mainly discusses _. A the experiments on the common colds B the fallacy about the common cold C the reason and the way people catch colds D the continued spread of common colds 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 A 【小题 5】 C Charles Dickens (1812-1870), the great nineteenth century English nov
26、elist, was born near Portsmouth. His father ran heavily into debt and when he was twelve, he had to go and work in a factory for making boot polish. The only formal education he received was a two-year schooling at a school for poor children. In fact, he had to teach himself all he knew. He worked f
27、or a time as junior clerk in a lawyers office. After that, he worked as a reporter in the law courts, and later in parliament, for London newspapers. His career as a writer of fiction began in 1833 with short stories and essays in periodicals, and in 1837 his comic novel The Pickwick Papers made him
28、 the most popular author at his time in England. He was a great observer of people and their places because he was attracted by life and conditions in mid-nineteenth century London. He wrote 19 novels all his life and in many of them, Dickens gave a realistic picture of all classes of England societ
29、y, showing deep sympathy for the poor and unfortunate, exposing the injustice and inhumanity（不人道） of the bourgeoisie（布尔乔亚阶级） . Many of his novels like Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, Nicholas Nickleby, Great Expectations, A Tale of Two Cities and so on drew attention to the unsatisfactory social co
30、nditions that existed in England over a hundred years ago. Dickens criticized capitalist society from the point of view of bourgeois humanism. He wished to see improvement in the living conditions of the poor, but failed to find any effective means to achieve that end. 【小题 1】 Dickens only received a
31、 little formal education because_. A he wanted to teach himself B he wanted to work and made a lot of money C he was too poor to afford any more formal education D he wanted some working experiences to be a novelist 【小题 2】 According to Dickens, the society at his time in England was_. A just B poor
32、C comfortable D unsatisfying 【小题 3】 Which of the following novel made Dickens the most popular writer at his time in England A Oliver Twist B The Pickwick Papers C A Tale of Two Cities D Great Expectations 【小题 4】 According to the passage, which of the following about Dickens is true A He didnt go to
33、 school at all. B He only wrote about poor people and showed deep sympathy for them. C He began to write fictions when he was 21 years old. D He found some effective ways to improve the living conditions of the poor. 【小题 5】 It can be inferred from the passage that_. A Dickens had a miserable childho
34、od B Dickens tried many different jobs before he became a professional writer C Dickens wrote many novels but only some of them are popular D Dickens criticized capitalist society and helped to improve the living conditions of the poor 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 D 【小题 3】 B 【小题 4】 C 【小题 5】 A In the United S
35、tates, when one became rich, he wants people to know it. And even if he does not become very rich, he wants people to think that he is. That is what keeping up with the Joneses is about. It is the story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbours. The expression was first used in 1913 by
36、a young American called Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself. He began earning $ 125 a week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days. He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighbourhood outside New York City. When he saw that rich people rode horses, Moma
37、nd went horseback riding every day. When he saw that rich people had servants, Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbours. It was like a race, but one could never finish this race because one was always trying to keep up. The race ended for Momand and his
38、wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life. They moved back to an apartment in New York City. Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich lifestyle of their neighbours. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series of short
39、stories. He called it Keeping up with the Joneses because Jones is a very common name in the United States. “Keeping up with the Joneses”came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you. Momands series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years. People
40、never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses. And there are Jonses in every city of the world. But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what one does, Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead. 【小题 1】 Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because they
41、_. A want to be as rich as their neighbours B want others to know or to think that they are rich C dont want others to know they are rich D want to be happy 【小题 2】 It can be inferred from the story that rich people like to _. A live outside New York City B live in New York City C live in apartments
42、D have many neighbours 【小题 3】 The underlined word “neighbourhood” in the second paragraph means _. A a person who lives near another B people living in an area C an area near the place referred to D an area in another town or city 【小题 4】 Arthur Momand used the name Jones in his series of short stori
43、es because Jones is _. A an important name B a popular name in the United States C his neighbours name D not a good name 【小题 5】 According to the writer, keeping up with the Joneses is _. A correct B interesting C impossible D good 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 C 【小题 4】 B 【小题 5】 C 单词拼写 Born in Italy,
44、Galileo Galilei, was a Tuscan astronomer, philosopher, and physicist. He is closely associated with the 36 (science) revolution. For his great achievements, he has been referred to as the “father of modern astronomy”, as the “father of modern physics”, and as “father of science”. The work of Galileo
45、 37 (consider) to be a significant break from that of Aristotle. In addition, his conflict with the Roman Catholic Church is taken as 38 major early example of the conflict of authority and freedom of thought, particularly with science, 39 Western society. He was a man 40 experimentednever did he ta
46、ke anything for granted. Instead, he despised（蔑视） the prejudices and book learning of the Aristotelians and drew his 41 (conclude) fearlessly. He had been the first 42 (turn) a telescope to the sky, and he had seen there evidence enough to overthrow（推翻） Aristotle and Ptolemy together. Although Galil
47、eo found 43 difficult for him to make people 44 (convince) of his theories, he still stuck to his views. His observations showed the theory that the earth moves around the sun was right. It was only many years later 45 the world recognized his greatness. 答案： 【小题 1】 scientific 【小题 2】 is considered 【小
48、题 3】 a 【小题 4】 in 【小题 5】 who 【小题 6】 conclusion 【小题 7】 to turn 【小题 8】 it 【小题 9】 convince 【小题 10】 that 【小题 1】 scientific 后面有名词 revolution，说明这里应该用形容词的形式，故scientific正确。 【小题 2】 is considered 本句为被动语态。伽利略的工作被认为是天文学的重大突破。 【小题 3】 a 指作为一个例子，用不定冠词 a表示泛指。 【小题 4】 in in Western society在西方社会里。 【小题 5】 who 定语从句的关系代词，指代先行词 a man在句中做主语。 【小题 6】 conclusion draw a conclusion得出结论 .conclusion结论。 【小题 7】 to turn 当名词为序数词或者被序数词修饰时，用不定式做定语对其进行修饰。 【小题 8】 it it做为形式宾语，后面的不定式是真正的宾语。 【小题 9】 convinced convinced信任的； make people convinced是人们相信，convinced在句中做补语。 【小题 10】 that 本句是强调句型： it was/is 被强调成分 that/who其它成分。本题强调的是时间状语 only m
