1、2013-2014学年云南省昆明三中滇池中学高二上学期期中考试英语试卷与答案（带解析） 其他 Dear Sir, I have to travel every day from So UK Road to the airport. Two buses travel along this route: No.49 and No.16. However, by the time No.16 reaches So UK Road, it is always full. 【小题 1】 The timetable states that there are buses from So UK Road t
2、o the airport every ten minutes. 【小题 2】 The instructions state that if there are empty seats on a bus, the bus must stop at every stop where people are waiting. 【小题 3】 The instructions state that no bus may carry more than 40 seated passengers and 20 standing passengers. Yesterday, I was the first t
3、o get off the bus when it reached the airport. 【小题 4】 There were 129 of them. Clearly printed on the back of every bus is a sign that says “Maximum speed: 50mph.” 【小题 5】 Saturday morning a No. 49 bus traveled the distance in ten minutes, at an average speed of 60 mph. At times it must have done at l
4、east 80 or even 90 mph. It is obvious that our bus companies have neither respect for the instructions nor consideration for their passengers. Can nothing be done about this A I counted the other passengers as they got off. B Is there anything we can do to change this C The problem is that we have t
5、o pay more for our trip. D The distance from So UK Road to the airport is 10 miles. E. This leaves No.49 which sometimes has empty seats on it. F. If this is so, why do I have to wait half an hour for a bus nearly every day G. Why is it that half-empty buses go straight past me when I am standing at
6、 the bus stop 答案： 【小题 1】 E 【小题 2】 F 【小题 3】 G 【小题 4】 A 【小题 5】 D 试题分析：这篇文章是一个乘客给公共汽车公司的投诉信。 【小题 1】考查句意理解和上下文，根据上文， by the time No.16 reaches So UK Road, it is always full.可知：这使得 49路经常有空位就开走了，答案：是 E 【小题 2】考查句意理解和上下文，根据上文， The timetable states that there are buses from So UK Road to the airport every te
7、n minutes.可知：如果这样为什么我要每天等半个小时公共汽车呢？答案：是 F 【小题 3】考查句意理解和上下文，根据上文， The instructions state that if there are empty seats on a bus, the bus must stop at every stop where people are waiting.可知：我站在公共汽车站的时候为什么只坐了一半的公共汽车要从我身边开走呢？答案：是 G 【小题 4】考查句意理解和上下文，根据下文， There were 129 of them.可知：当我下车的时候，我数了其他乘客。答案：是 A
8、【小题 5】考查句意理解和上下文，根据下文， Saturday morning a No. 49 bus traveled the distance in ten minutes, at an average speed of 60 mph.可知：从 So UK Road到机场的距离是 10英里。答案：是 D 考点：考查信息匹配 单项选择 * - Why not go and have dinner in a restaurant - _. Its too expensive. A Why not B I agree C Im afraid not D Im sure 答案： C 试题分析：考
9、查交际用语： A. Why not为什么不，好啊， B. I agree 同意， C. Im afraid not恐怕不能， D. Im sure我确定。句意： -为什么不在饭店吃饭？ -恐怕不能。太贵了。选 C。 考点：考查交际用语 The computer system _ suddenly while he was searching for information on the Internet. A broke down B broke out C broke up D broke in 答案： A 试题分析：考查动词短语语意的区别。句意为： “正当他在网上查信息的时候，电脑系统突然
10、瘫痪了。 ”break down： (机器或车辆 )出故障、坏掉。 break out： (战争、打斗等不愉快事件 )突然开始。 break up：结束；解散，散开；变得虚弱、垮掉。 break in：强行进入；破门而入。选 A。 考点：考查动词短语辨 析 straight on and youll see a church. You wont miss it. A When going B Going C If you go D Go 答案： D 试题分析：考查固定句型：祈使句 +and/or+陈述句 ,祈使句表示条件，陈述句表示结果。这句话的意思是： 直着向前周，你会看到一个教堂，你不会错
11、过的。选 D。 考点：考查固定句型 My chest when I take a deep breath, doctor. A hurts B wounds C harms D injures 答案： A 试题分析：考查动词辨析：句意：医生我深呼吸的时候胸口疼。这里的 hurt是不及物动词，意思是 “疼痛 ”， harm是指伤害人的身体或情感， wound刀枪伤，injure意外伤害。选 A。 考点：考查动词辨析 _ , his face as white as a sheet of paper. A A boy rushing in B In a boy rushed C Rushed a
12、boy in D In rushed a boy 答案： D 试题分析：考查倒装句，因为方位词（副词） in， out ， off， up， down， away等词在句子开头。而且句子的主语是名词的时候，句子用完全倒装，谓语动词放在主语前面。正常的语序是： A boy rushed in .句意：一个男孩跑进来，脸象纸一样白。选 D。 考点：考查倒装句 Enough of it! Nobody here thinks what you are saying should make any A value B sense C fun D use 答案： B 试题分析：考查名词： A. valu
13、e价值， B. sense感觉， C.fun有趣的事情， D. use使用，句意：够了，这里没人觉得你讲的话有任何意义； make sense 固定搭配，指有意义；选 B。 考点：考查名词辨析 Come and see me whenever _. A you are convenient B you will be convenient C it is convenient to you D it will be convenient to you 答案： C 试题分析：考查形容词 convenient的用法。 Convenient(方便的，便利的 )其主语不能是人，只能是 it。 It i
14、s convenient to sb对某人来说 it 是便利的。句意：在你方便的任何时候请过来看我。故 C正确。 考点：考查特殊形容词的用法 As soon as she entered her own room, she caught sight of the gift by her father. A being bought B buying C was bought D bought 答案： D 试题分析 ：考查过去分词作定语：句意：她一进入房间就看到了父亲给她买的礼物。 The gift和 buy是动宾关系，用过去分词做定语，选 D。 考点：考查过去分词作定语 I feel it i
15、s your husband who _ for the spoiled child. A is to blame B is going to blame C is to be blamed D should blame 答案： A 试题分析：考查 blame用法。固定词组 be to blame该受责备。该短语使用主动形式表示被动含义。句意：我认为是你的丈夫而表示你该受责备。故 A正确。 考点：考查 blame的用法 General speaking, graduate from wellknown university is more likely to find a good job.
16、A /, the B a, a C the, a D a, / 答案： B 试题分析：考查冠词：句意：一般来说，来自一所著名大学的大学毕业生更有可能找到好的工作。两个空都是类指或说泛指，表明一个来自一所著名大学的毕业生。选 B。 考点：考查冠词 完型填空 Several months ago I was involved in a car accident. That moment my views on life. All my life I had been waiting I could get my drivers and my first car. When I got my lic
17、ense and my dad brought the car to the house, I felt very . From that day on, the most thing in my life was that car. Every day I would get home and what else I could do to make it better. My car was my and joy and when I had fixed it up into “perfect” condition, I finally began to it. Every time I
18、got into my car I felt the greatest, nothing could stop me, but one day I was that just like any other person, I could be broken. One night, though it was too outside to see clearly, I was in the with my friends. I felt unstoppable while driving, soon enough I was shown that I wasnt. While driving d
19、own a main street I felt I was the car. It was flying. When I what was happening, the only thing I could do was protect my friends from being hurt badly. After the accident I dont remember much, but I do remember the I was in, not only physical but also the thought that the lives of others were for
20、a few seconds and I may have dropped them. The memory of that day will never me. I learned that material things should be the most important things in your life. I also learned that I need to appreciate the things and people around me. 【小题1】 A formed B changed C replaced D moved A until B after C wh
21、en D since A test B guide C advice D license A finally B happily C actually D immediately A interested B surprised C excited D embarrassed A difficult B comfortable C successful D important A notice B watch C see D find A pride B memory C task D inspiration A repair B check C drive D clean A though
22、B as if C even though D despite A shown B decided C thought D appeared A cold B wet C dark D fine A office B house C school D car A so B because C but D before A taking advantage of B losing control of C making use of D putting an end to A expected B realized C accepted D wondered A situation B surp
23、rise C hospital D pain A in my hands B within my reach C beyond my imagination D at my mercy A impress B leave C trouble D interrupt A always B sometimes C never D mainly 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 A 【小题 5】 C 【小题 6】 D 【小题 7】 C 【小题 8】 A 【小题 9】 C 【小题 10】 B 【小题 11】 A 【小题 12】 C 【小题 13】 D 【小题
24、14】 C 【小题 15】 B 【小题 16】 B 【小题 17】 D 【小题 18】 A 【小题 19】 B 【小题 20】 C 试题分析：作者讲述了自己经历的一场交通事故对他的一生造成了改变，他懂得了物质不是生命中最重要的事情。也学会感激周围的人和事。 【小题 1】考查动词： A. formed形成， B. changed改变， C. replaced代替， D. moved感动， change改变。那一刻改变了我的生活观。选 B。 【小 题 2】考查连词 :A. until直到， B. after在 后面， C. when当 时候， D. since自从， until直到。我所有的生活都
25、在等待直到我获得我的驾照和第一辆小汽车。选 A。 【小题 3】考查名词： A. test检测， B. guide指导， C. advice建议， D. license执照， drivers license驾照，我获得我的驾照和第一辆小汽车。选 D。 【小题 4】考查副词： A. finally最后， B. happily快乐地， C. actually实际地， D. immediately立刻， finally最终。当我最终获得我的驾照，我爸爸买了小汽车到房子的时候。选 A。 【小题 5】考查形容词： A. interested有趣的， B. surprised惊讶的， C. excited兴
26、奋的， D. embarrassed尴尬的，从前面的 When I 34 got my license and my dad brought the car to the house, 可知是 excited激动的。我感到非常激动。选 C。 【小题 6】考查形容词： A. difficult困难的， B. comfortable舒服的， C. successful成功的， D. important重要的， important重要的。从那天开始，我生命中最重要的事是那辆小汽车。选 D。 【小题 7】考查动词： A. notice注意到， B. watch观看， C. see看见， D. find
27、发现， see看。每天，我回家并看我能做其它什么事情让它变得更好。选 C。 【小题 8】考查名词： A. pride骄傲， B. memory记忆， C. task任务， D. inspiration激励， pride骄傲。我的车是我的骄傲和喜悦。选 A。 【小题 9】考查动词 ： A. repair修理， B. check检查， C. drive开车， D. clean清洁， drive驾驶。最终我开始驾驶它。选 C。 【小题 10】考查连词： A. though虽然， B. as if好像， C. even though 即使， D. despite虽然（介词）， as if好像。好像什么
28、都不能阻止我。选 B。 【小题 11】考查动词： A. shown展示， B. decided决定， C. thought想， D. appeared出现，似乎，但是一天，表明（ show）了我只是像每一个其他人。选A。 【小题 12】考查形容词： A. cold冷， B. wet潮湿， C. dark黑暗， D. fine好的，dark黑暗的。一天晚上，尽管外面太黑了而看不清。选 C。 【小题 13】考查名词： A. office办公室， B. house房子， C. school学校， D. car汽车，根据上下文可知为 car“小汽车 ”。我和我的朋友在汽车里。选 D。 【小题 14】考
29、查连词： A. so因此， B. because因为， C. but但是， D. before在 前面，当我开车的时候，我觉得自己是不可阻挡的但是很快我就发现不是，表示转折含义 。选 C。 【小题 15】考查词组： A. taking advantage of 因为， B. losing control of失控， C. making use of利用 D. putting an end to结束，从下文的 It was flying.我感到我汽车失控了。选 B。 【小题 16】考查动词： A. expected 期望， B. realized 意识到， C. accepted 接受，D. w
30、ondered想知道，当我意识到发生了什么的时候。选 B。 【小题 17】考查名词： A. situation形势， B. surprise惊讶， C. hospital医院， D. pain疼痛，从下文的 not only physical but also the thought但我的确记得我疼的地方。选 D。 【小题 18】考查词组： A. in my hands在我手里面， B. within my reach在我能够得着的地方， C. beyond my imagination 超出我的想象， D. at my mercy由我支配，在我手中。在几秒钟内，别人的生命都在我手中。选 A.
31、 【小题 19】考查动词： A. impress给 留下印象， B. leave离开， C. trouble困难，D. interrupt打断，那天的记忆将永远不会离开我。选 B。 【小题 20】考查副词： A. always总是， B. sometimes有时， C. never从不， D. mainly主要，我懂得，物质将再也不是我生命中最重要的事情。 考点：考查故事类短文 阅读理解 People say teenagers are no good. They make too much noise in shopping malls; they drive carelessly up a
32、nd down Americas main streets. And at least some of the time those things are true. But we shouldnt forget that there are hard moments in the life of a teenager too. I watched such a moment not long ago at a womans funeral which happened in a church. A teenage grandson stepped forward. Softly he beg
33、an:“I want to share a few values that Nana taught me. She never failed to see light in any situation. When our family dog would attack her, what would Nana say Oh, what beautiful markings that dog has.” That was Nana. “She was a strong woman who often lived in the shadow of my grandpa, who was a suc
34、cessful businessman in this city. But she was the one behind the scenes who provided the strength and support for Grandpas career,” he said, with a voice now trembling. “That was Nanas way.” Finally, in a voice breaking free of sorrow, he looked up and said, “Nana taught me courage. She put up a fig
35、ht to the end, when she died peacefully, which is how she lived her life. That was Nanas way, and I hope I can carry on in the same manner.” There are no hearts as sensitive as those of teenagers, because everything is happening to them for the first time. The trouble with teenagers is that they hav
36、ent learned to be controlled. When that boy rose to speak about the woman who had been his dearest friend, his honest voice dragged each of us out into the open where we could no longer hide. I was moved and learned a lot. 【小题 1】 According to the first paragraph, _. A peopledontthinkhighlyoftheteena
37、gers B youngpeoplearelivingahardlife C peopleshouldntforgetyoungpeople D youngpeopleshouldkeepquietbeforethepublic 【小题 2】 From the boys speech, we know his grandmother _. A hadgreatinfluenceovertheboywhenshewasalive B likeddogsverymucheveniftheyoftenattackedher C couldseeeverythingaroundherthoughshe
38、wasold D wasaweakwomanlivingintheshadowofhisgrandpa 【小题 3】 We can infer from the passage that the boy _. A wasfilledwithsadnessandgaveupfinishinghistalk B wasalwaysverygoodatexpressinghimself C practicedalotinordertogiveamovingspeech D hadgreatdifficultyinacceptingthelossofNana 【小题 4】 The writer wan
39、ted to tell the readers _. A theyoungpeopleweretooweaktofacecertainfacts B theyoungpeoplehavelearnedtocontrolthemselves C theadultscouldlearnsomethingvaluablefromtheyoung D theadultsshouldteachtheyounghowtodealwiththedeath 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 C 试题分析：文章介绍人们对年轻人评价不高，但是在一场葬礼上一个孩子的话，却让
40、作者改变了对年轻人的看法，甚至学习到有价值的东西。 【小题 1】细节题。由文章第一段的第一句 People say teenagers are no good. They make too much noise in shopping malls; they drive 可知人们对年轻人评价不高。选 A。 【小题 2】推理判断题。根据题干，可把范围锁定在第三至六段。从孩子所说的话，可判断出奶奶对其有极大的影响。选 A. 【小题 3】推理判断题。从孩子的哭诉中 Finally, in a voice breaking free of sorrow, he looked up and said,可
41、知，奶奶的去世他 很难受 ,所以很难接受。选 D。 【小题 4】推理判断题。从最后一段的句子 his honest voice dragged each of us out into the open where we could no longer hide. I was moved and learned a lot.可知成年人也从孩子身上学到了有价值的东西。选 C。 考点：考查人生百味类短文 Jean-Michael Lourdis was a promising young pianist. But when the young man played, it seemed to him
42、, as if his hands were iron. He worried so much about his playing that he became oversensitive (过度敏感的 ) to the comments of his playing. Unfortunately, in those days, a critic(批评家 ) was not considered a critic, unless he found something wrong. This attitude of the critics would often leave the young
43、man ready to give up his dream and return home. He was invited to play in Helsinki. The rich, the famous, the leaders of State were all there. Jean-Michael had one of those days when everything went wrong. That night as he played, he felt as if it were the worst concert of his young life. The next d
44、ay, in the newspapers, some of the comments were so unkind. The young musician was painful. That day, as he sat in his hotel room in total despair(绝望 ), there came a knocking at his door. He had a visitor.The famous Finnish composer(作曲家 ) Jean Sibelius had come by to congratulate the young pianist o
45、n his performance. Jean-Michael asked how he thought of that and began to quote some of the newspaper critics. “ Hands of iron. No imagination. Little skill. No joy. Dont you hear what they say ” he asked. Jean Sibelius looked at young Jean-Michael and said, “Remember, son, there is no city in the w
46、orld where they have erected a statue(雕像 ) for a critic.” 【小题 1】 According to the passage, Jean-Michael Lourdis _. A was a bad pianist B cared too much about what the critics had said C refused to play in Helsinki D was praised highly by the critics 【小题 2】 A critic in those days usually _. A found f
47、ault with musicians performances B said kind and encouraging words to musicians C helped musicians become famous D asked more people to go to concerts 【小题 3】 The young musician was painful because _. A he was very strict with himself B he didnt trust himself C some of the comments were so unkind D h
48、e felt lonely in his hotel room 【小题 4】 Jean Sibelius came to visit the young musician because _. A he wanted to tell the young man the critics were right B he wanted to tell the young man not to lose his temper at that time C he wanted to tell the young man his performance was great D he wanted to tell the young man to respect the critics opinion 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 C 【小题 4】 C 试题分析：文章介绍了一个很有前途的年轻钢琴家，但是他太在乎评论家的说法，在一次表演后评论很不友好， 所以这个年轻的音乐家很痛苦，这时 Jean Sibelius 却来祝贺这个年轻人的精彩的表演。并告诉他不要太在乎评论家的说法。 【小题 1】
