1、山西省大同一中 09-10学年度高二下学期期中考试（英语） 单项选择 * 二、单项选择 (每小题 1分，共 15分 ) It is very strange that as many businessmen_were present should have agreed to the stupid plan. A that B which C who D as 答案： D The magazines are not allowed out of the reading room in our school. A taking B to be taken C being taken D to t
2、ake 答案： B Look, thats Tomthe lost boy! Its really_great comfort to see him safe again. He is sure to bring_comfort to his worried mother. A a; a B the; the C a; / D the; / 答案： C Rose was wild_joy at the result of the examination. A to B with C by D for 答案： B _to know the result of rescue, the relati
3、ves of the miners gathered at the door of the boss. A Interested B Curious C Dying D Attracted 答案： C _seemed to be no possibility for him to turn up at the meeting. A It B He C There D This 答案： C No decision_about any future appointment until all the candidates have been interviewed. A will be made
4、B is made C is being made D has been made 答案： A _unemployment and crime are high, it can be assumed that the latter is due to the former. A Before B Where C Unless D Until 答案： B This is the first time we_a film in the cinema together as a family. A see B had seen C saw D have seen 答案： D We tried to
5、find a table for seven, but they were all_. A given away B kept away C taken up D used up 答案： C John and I will celebrate our fortieth wedding anniversary next month. Oh, _! A cheer up B well done C go ahead D congratulations 答案： D When we visited my old family house, memory came_ back. A flooding B
6、 to flood C flood D flooded 答案： A The plastic bottle, _top cut off, is used to grow a flower in. A whose B of which C its D which 答案： C Had it not been for the fact that she was_ with her work, she would have attended the concert A occupied B absorbed C devoted D concentrated 答案： A In this school, m
7、ost students prefer taking pains in their studies to_with a better education. A equip B be equipped C equipping D being equipped 答案： B 完型填空 三、完形填空（每小题 1分，共 20分） In the clinic, I asked if Michael could be retested, so the specialist tested him again. To my 36 , it was the same score. Later that eveni
8、ng, I 37 told Frank what I had learned that day. After talking it over, we agreed that we knew our 38 much better than an IQ test. We 39 that Michaels score must have been a 40 and we should treat him 41 as usual. We moved to Indiana in 1962, and Michael studied at Concordia High School in the same
9、year. He got 42 grades in the school, especially 43 biology and chemistry, which was a great comfort. Michael 44 Indiana University in 1965 as a premedical student. Soon afterwards, his teacher permitted him to take more courses than 45 . In 1968, he was accepted by the School of medicine, Yale Univ
10、ersity. On graduation day in 1972, Frank and I 46 the ceremony at Yale. After the ceremony, we told Michael about the 47 IQ score he got when he was six. Since that day, Michael sometimes would look at us and say 48 . “My dear mom and dad never told me that I couldnt be a doctor, not until after I g
11、raduated from medical school! ” It is his special way of thanking us for the 49 we had in him. Interestingly, Michael then 50 another IQ test. We went to the same clinic where he had 51 the test eighteen years before. This time Michael scored 126, an increase of 36 points. A result like that was sup
12、posed to be 52 . Children often do as 53 as what adults, particularly parents and teachers, 54 of them. That is, tell a child he is “ 55 ”, and he may play the role of a foolish child. 36. A. joy B. surprise C. dislike D. disappointment 37. A. tearfully B. fearfully C. cheerfully D. hopefully 38. A.
13、 student B. son C. friend D. doctor 39. A. argued B. realized C. decided D. understood 40. A. joke B. mistake C. warning D. wonder 41. A. specially B. strictly C. naturally D. carefully 42. A. poor B. good C. average D. standard 43. A. in B. about C. of D. for 44. A. visited B. chose C. passed D. en
14、tered 45. A. allowed B. described C. required D. offered 46. A. missed B. held C. delayed D. attended 47. A. high B. same C. low D. different 48. A. curiously B. eagerly C. calmly D. jokingly 49. A. faith B. interest C. pride D. delight 50. A. looked for B. asked for C. waited for D. prepared for 51
15、. A. received B. accepted C. organized D. discussed 52. A. imperfect B. impossible C. uncertain D. unsatisfactory 53. A. honestly B. much C. well D. bravely 54. A. hear B. learn C. expect D. speak 55. A. wise B. rude C. shy D. stupid 答案： 3640 DABCB 4145 CBADC 4650 DCDA B 5155 ABCCD 阅读理解 四、阅读理解 (每小题
16、2分，共 30分 ) A You might think that “global warming” means nothing more than a rise in the worlds temperature. But, rising sea levels caused by it have resulted in the first evacuation(撤离 ) of an island nationthe citizens of Tuva lu will have to have their homeland. During the 20th century, sea level
17、rose 8-12 inches. As a result, Tuvalu has experienced lowland flooding of salt water which has polluted the countrys drinking water. Paani Laupepa, a Tuvaluan government official, reported to the Earth Policy Institute that the nation suffered an unusually high number of fierce storms in the past te
18、n years. Many scientists connect higher surface water temperatures resulting from global warming to greater and more damaging storms. Laupepa expressed dissatisfaction with the United States for refusing to sign the Kyoto Protocol, an international agreement calling for industrialized nations to red
19、uce their greenhouse gas emissions(导致温室效应的气体排放 ), which are a main cause of global warming. “By refusing to sign the agreement, the US has effectively taken away the freedom of future generations of Tuvaluans to live where their forefathers have lived for thousands of years,” Laupepa told the BBC. T
20、uvalu has asked Australia and New Zealand to allow the gradual move of its people to both countries. Tuvalu is not the only country that is vulnerable(易受影响的 ) to rising sea levels. Maumoon Gayoon, president of the Maldives, told the United Nations that global warming has made his country of 311,000
21、an “endangered nation”. 56. The text is mainly abou_ . A. rapid changes in earths temperature B. bad effects of global warming C. moving of a country to a new place D. reasons for lowland flooding 57. According to scientists, the DIRECT cause of more and fiercer storms is_. A. greenhouse gas emissio
22、ns in industrialized nations B. higher surface water temperatures of the sea C. continuous global warming D. rising sea levels 58. Laupepa was not satisfied with the United States because it did not_. A. agree to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions B. sign an agreement with Tuvalu C. allow Tuvaluans
23、 to move to the US D. believe the problems facing Tuvalu were real 答案： 5658 BBA B We have two daughters: Kristen is seven years old and Kelly is four. Last Sunday evening, we invited some people home for dinner. I dressed them nicely for the party, and told them that their job was to join Mommy in a
24、nswering the door when the bell rang. Mommy would introduce them to the guests, and then they would take the guests coats upstairs and put them on the bed in the second bedroom. The guests arrived. I introduced my two daughters to each of them. The adults were nice and kind and said how lucky we wer
25、e to have such good kids. Each of the guests made a particular fuss over Kelly, the younger one, admiring her dress, her hair and her smile. They said she was a remarkable girl to be carrying coats upstairs at her age. I thought to myself that we adults usually make a big “to do” over the younger on
26、e because shes the one who seems more easily hurt. We do it with the best of intentions. But we seldom think of how it might affect the other child. I was a little worried that Kristen would feel she was being outshined. I was about to serve dinner when I realized that she had been missing for twent
27、y minutes. I ran upstairs and found her in the bedroom, crying. I said, “What are you doing, my dear ” She turned to me with a sad expression and said, “Mommy, why dont people like me the way they like my sister ” Is it because Im not pretty Is that why they dont say nice things about me as much I t
28、ried to explain to her, kissing and hugging her to make her feel better. Now, whenever I visit a friends home, I make it a point to speak to the elder child first. 59. The underlined expression “make a big to do over” (Paragraph 4) means “_” . A. show much concern about B. have a special effect on C
29、. list jobs to be done for D. do good things for 60. The guests praised Kelly for carrying coats upstairs because of her_. A. beautiful hair B. pretty clothes C. lovely smile D. young age 61. Kristen felt sad and cried because_. A. the guests gave her more coats to carry B. she didnt look as pretty
30、as Kelly C. the guests praised her sister more than her D. her mother didnt introduce her to the guests 62. We can conclude from the passage that_. A. parents should pay more attention to the elder children B. the younger children are usually more easily hurt C. people usually like the younger child
31、ren more D. adults should treat children equally 答案： 59-62 ADCD C Handshaking, though a European practice, is often seen in big cities of China. Nobody knows exactly when the practice started in Europe. It is said that long long ago in Europe when people met, they showed their unarmed hands to each
32、other as a sign of goodwill. As time went on and trade in cities grew rapidly, people in cities began to clap each others hands to make a deal or to reach an agreement, This practice was later changed into shaking hands among friends on meeting or leaving each other. “Lets shake (hands) on it” somet
33、imes means agreement reached. Do the Europeans shake hands wherever they go and with whomever they meet No. Sometimes the Chinese abroad reach out their hands too often to be polite. It is really very impolite to give your hand when the other party, especially when it is a woman, shows little intere
34、st in shaking hands with you and when the meeting does not mean anything to him or her. Even if, for politeness, he holds out his unwilling hand in answer to your uninvited hand, just touch it slightly. There is generally a misunderstanding among the Chinese that westerners are usually open and stra
35、ightforward, while the Chinese are rather reserved (保守的 ) in manner. But in fact some people in western countries are more reserved than some Chinese today. So it is a good idea to shake hands with a westerner only when he shows interest in further relations with you. 63. The first paragraph mainly
36、tells us_ A. where handshaking was first practised. B. how handshaking came about. C. about the relationship between handshaking and trade. D. about the practice of handshaking both in Europe and in China. 64. According to the text, which of the following statements is true A. Westerners are more re
37、served than the Chinese. B. Westerners are unwilling to shake hands. C. We should make a judgement before shaking hands. D. We shouldnt shake hands with European women. 65. The main purpose of the text is_. A. to tell us some differences between the East and the West B. to offer us some important fa
38、cts about handshaking C. to introduce us to some different customs in the West. D. to give us some advice before we travel abroad 答案： 63-65 BCB D In modern society there is a great deal of argument about competition. Some value it highly, believing that it is responsible for social progress and pros
39、perity. Others say that competition is bad; that it sets one person against another; that it leads to unfriendly relationship between people. I have taught many children who held the belief that their self-worth relied on how well they performed at tennis and other skills. For them, playing well and
40、 winning are often life-and-death affairs. In their single-minded pursuit(追求 ) of success, the development of many other human qualities is sadly forgotten. However, while some seem to be lost in the desire to succeed, others take an opposite attitude. In a culture which values only the winner and p
41、ays no attention to the ordinary players, they strongly blame competition. Among the most vocal are youngsters who have suffered under competitive pressures from their parents or society. Teaching these young people, I often observe in them a desire to fail. They seem to seek failure by not trying t
42、o win or achieve success. By not trying, they always have an excuse: “I may have lost, but it doesnt matter because I really didnt try. ” What is not usually admitted by themselves is the belief that if they had really tried and lost, that would mean a lot. Such a loss would be a measure of their wo
43、rth. Clearly, this belief is the same as that of the true competitors who try to prove themselves. Both are based on the mistaken belief that ones self-respect relies on how well one performs in comparison with others. Both are afraid of not being valued. Only as this basic and often troublesome fea
44、r begins to dissolve(缓解 ) can we discover a new meaning in competition. 66. What does this passage mainly talk about A. Competition helps to set up self-respect B. Opinions about competition are different among people. C. Competition is harmful to personal quality development. D. Failures are necess
45、ary experiences in competition 67. Why do some people favor competition according to the passage A. It pushes society forward B. It builds up a sense of duty. C. It improves personal abilities. D. It encourages individual efforts. 68. The underlined phrase “the most vocal” in Paragraph 3 means_. A.
46、those who try their best to win B. those who value competition most highly C. those who are against competition most strongly D. those who rely on others most for success 69. What is the similar belief of the true competitors and those with a “desire to fail” A. Ones worth lies in his performance co
47、mpared with others B. Ones success in competition needs great efforts. C. Ones achievement is determined by his particular skills D. Ones success is based on how hard he has tried. 70. Which point of view may the author agree to A. Every effort should be paid back. B. Competition should be encourage
48、d. C. Winning should be a life-and-death matter. D. Fear of failure should be removed in competition. 答案： 6670 BACAD 短文改错 第 II卷 主观卷（共 25分） 五、短文改错（每小题 1分，共 10分） 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文，文中共有 10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 增加：在缺词处加一个漏 字符号 ( )，并在其下面写出该加的词；删除：把多余的词用斜线 ()划掉；修改：在错的词下面画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意： 1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 2、只允许修改 10处，多者从第 11处起不计分。 I first met Li Meng at a friend birthday party five years ago. Then I invited Li Meng over in my place. We listen to my CDs together and soon became good friends. Three years ago, Li Mengs par
