1、河北省涿州二中 2011-2012学年高二上学期期中考试英语试卷与答案 其他 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Floods are one of the most common disasters in the United States. However, all floods are not alike. Some floods develop slowly, sometime over a period of days. But flash floods can develop quickly, sometimes in just a
2、few minutes and without any signs of rain. 1 It carries rocks and mud and can sweep away most things in its path. Overland flooding occurs outside a river but still can be harmful. Flooding can also occur when a dam breaks, producing effects similar to flash floods. If a flood is likely to occur in
3、your area, you should: Listen to the radio for information. If there is any possibility of a flash flood, move immediately to higher ground. 2 If you have time to prepare, you should: Make your home safe by bringing in outdoor furniture. Move essential(必要的 ) items to an upper floor. 3 Do not touch a
4、ny electrical equipment if you are wet or standing in water. If you have to leave your home right away, remember these tips: Do not walk through moving water. 4 If you have to walk in water, walk where the water is not moving. Use a stick to check the firmness of the ground in front of you. 5 If flo
5、od water rises around your car, give up the car and move to higher ground if you can do so safely. Otherwise you and the car can be quickly swept away. The following are guidelines for the period following a flood: Listen to news reports to learn whether the communitys water supply is safe to drink.
6、 Stay away from downed power lines, and report them to the power company A Do not drive into flooded areas. B Do not wait for instructions to move. C Turn off all pieces of electrical equipment. D Floods can cause death and loss of treasures. E. Six inches of moving water can make you fall. F. Mud l
7、eft from flood water can contain chemicals. G .Flash floods often have a dangerous wall of roaring water. 答案： 【小题 1】 G 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 E 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】从后面的句子： It carries rocks and mud and can sweep away most things in its path. 可知洪水有一堵危险的水墙 。选 G 【小题 1】从前面的： move immediately to higher groun
8、d. 可知不要等着指令。选 B 【小题 1】从后面的句子： Do not touch any electrical equipment if you are wet or standing in water.可知是关掉所有的电器。选 C。 【小题 1】从前面的 Do not walk through moving water. 可知水里走是很危险的，六英寸的流动的水会让你跌倒。选 E 【小题 1】从后面的句子： If flood water rises around your car, give up the car and move to higher ground 可知是不要开车去洪水区。
9、选 A。 单项选择 * Have you got any particular plans for the coming holiday Yes. _, Im going to visit some homes for the old in the city. A If ever B If busy C if anything D if possible 答案： D 这题考查省略式， if possible，是 if it is possible，如果可能的话，句意是： -即将到来的假期你准备做什么？ -是，如果可能，我们到城里参观老人院。选 D。 They are now in great
10、need of help. So your support will certainly make a _. A deal B decision C point D difference 答案： D _ twice, the postman refused to deliver our letters unless we chained our dog. A Being bitten B Bitten C Having bitten D To be bitten 答案： B The medical team _ five doctors and ten nurses is to be sent
11、 to Wenchuan. A consisting of B is consisted of C consisted of D consists of 答案： A 这题考查现在分词作定语的用法：词组： consist of“由 组成 ”，用主动式，作定语也是现在分词，句意是：这个由五名医生十名护士组成的医疗队被派往汶川。选 A。 The Internet is widely used, which _ the development of English. A speeds up B takes over C makes sense D turns to 答案： A 这题考查词组辨析： sp
12、eeds up加速， takes over接管， makes sense有意义， turns to 求助于，句意是：网络正被广泛使用，这加快了英语的发展。选 A。 Tom received an invitation to dinner, and with his work _, he gladly accepted it. A finished B finishing C having finished D was finished 答案： A 这题考查 with+宾语 +过去分词，表示动作的完成的用法，句意是：汤姆收到晚宴的邀请，并且因为工作完成了，他就高兴的接受了。选 A。 Her mo
13、ther does not _ of her going to study in the United States alone. A admit B agree C prove D approve 答案： D The most successful retired athletes are those who can _ the life skills they learned in sports to another area of life. A contribute B employ C apply D arrange 答案： C I like getting up very earl
14、y in summer. The morning air is so good _. A to be breathed B to breathe C breathing D being breathed 答案： B Some researchers believe that there is no doubt _ a cure for AIDS will be found. A which B what C that D whether 答案： C _children whose parents had died in the earthquake _ sent to live with fa
15、milies in other cities. A A great number of; were B A great number of; was C The great number of; were D The great number of; was 答案： A Much to our _, John was finally persuaded to join in our travel to the South Pole. A delighted B delighting C delight D delights 答案： C 这题考查 much to ones relief“使某人宽
16、慰的是 ”，应该填名词：句意是：使我们很欣慰的是，约翰最后 被说服加入去南极的旅游。选 C。 -What did you do in the town last night -_ a concert, we also watched a football match at home. A Instead of B Apart from C In addition D Except 答案： B 这题考查词组辨析： apart from“除了 ”符合句意： -你昨晚在镇上做什么？ -除了听音乐会，我们还看了足球比赛。 In addition后面加 to就对了。 Except是 “排除 ”，选 B。
17、 Generally speaking, _ according to the directions, the drug has no side effect. A when taking B when taken C when to take D when to be taken 答案： B The computer was used in teaching. As a result, not only _, but students became more interested in the lessons. A saved was teachers energy B was teache
18、rs energy saved C teachers energy was saved D was saved teachers energy 答案： B 这题考查 not only在句首时，后面用部分倒装的用法，句意是：电脑被用在教学中，因此，不仅老师的精力省下来了，学生对功课更感兴趣了。选 B。 完型填空 完形填空（共 20小题；每小题 1.5分，满分 30分） Mr. Glen is a millionaire. Five years ago, after returning from abroad to his motherland, he 36 his small company.
19、Speaking of success, Glen often tells us a story about his extra expensive “school” fee. He always 37 his success to it. At that time, Glen, who already got a Ph.D. degree, 38 to return to the homeland, starting a company. Before leaving, he bought a Rolex watch with the 39 made through years of wor
20、k after school and the scholarships. At the airport he had to accept the 40 customs check. The watch on his wrist was also demanded to be taken down for 41. Glen knew that carrying the specific goods out had to pay the tax, and he worried about paying 42 for his watch. So when he was checked, he tol
21、d a lie that his watch was a 43 fake（假货） . When he was 44 of his “smarts”, immediately, in the presence of Glen, the officers hit the watch, 45 cost nearly 100,000, into pieces 46 hearing Glens words. Glen was 47 . Before he understood why, he was taken to the office to be examined 48 . For many tim
22、es of entry-exit 49 he knew that only those people in the “blacklist” would “enjoy” this special treatment. The officers looked over everything carefully in the box, and 50 him no matter what time of entry and exit he must accept the check and if 51 reusing and carrying fake goods, he would be 52 ac
23、cording to law! Suddenly, his face turned red, and he had nothing in mind after boarding the plane for long. After returning to the homeland, he often told the story to his family, and his employees, too. He said that this made a deep 53 on him, because the additional high “school” fee that he had e
24、ver paid made him realize the value of 54 , which he would remember as the 55 of his success forever. 【小题1】 A set up B took up C went up D picked up A honors B mentions C brings D owes A decided B refused C objected D asked A books B things C savings D pounds A ordinary B routine C regular D common
25、A look B check C test D experiment A one B it C them D these A precious B useful C worthless D valuable A afraid B proud C ashamed D hard A that B what C as D which A on B at C who D in A disappointed B delighted C amazed D satisfied A strictly B quietly C quickly D curiously A conditions B experien
26、ces C experiments D chances A stopped B hoped C warned D urged A came out B found out C sent out D set out A hit B blamed C praised D accuse A expression B idea C thought D impression A honesty B lies C goods D bravery A secret B lesson C choice D assessment 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【
27、小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 A 【要点综述】 文章叙述了一个百万富翁在年轻时通过一件事深刻 地认识到 了诚信的重要性，坚守诚信这一原则，他最终获得了成功。 【小题 1】 A 考查动词短语。 set up 意为 “建立；成立 ”； take up 意为 “拿起；开 始从事 ”； go up 意为 “上升；被兴建 ”； pick up 意为 “恢复
28、，拾起 ”。由下文starting a company 可知是 Glen 归国成立了一家公司。 【小题 1】 D 考查动词。 owe to 意为 “把 归功于 ”。 Glen 把自己的 成功归功于那次交了 “昂贵学费 ”的经历。 【小题 1】 A 考查语境。根据后面的 Before leaving 可知是他决定回国。 decide to do sth.决定做某事， refuse 及 object 都表示 “拒绝 ”。 【小题 1】 C 考查名词。买表要用钱，这里指放学后打工挣的积蓄和 奖学金得来 的钱，不一定是英镑 (pound)。所以要用 savings，意为 “储蓄，存款 ”。 【小题 1
29、】 B 考查形容词。根据上文 Glen 要回国，当然要经过机场例行的海关检 查。所以选 routine，意为：例行的；日常的，常规的。 ordinary 意为 “普通的 ”； regular 意为 “有规律的 ”； common 意为 “常见的 ”。 【小题 1】 B 考查名词。根据上文的 check 可知是要把手表摘下来检查的，因此用 inspection，意为 “检查 ”。 【小题 1】 B 考查代词。这里指代的是上文提到的 the tax，所以 用 it。而 one 泛指 可数名词单数； them 及 these 都是复数形式。 【小题 1】 C 考查形容词。既然是假货 (fake)，应
30、该是不值钱的，故选 worthless 意 为 “不值钱的 ”。而干扰项 priceless 则表示 “无价的， 极贵重的 ”。 useful 意 为“有用的 ”； valuable 意为 “贵重的 ”。 【小题 1】 B 考查形容词。根据下文的 his “smarts”可知 Glen 对自己的聪明感到自 豪，因为他以为这样就可以逃避税了，所以选 proud，意为 “自豪的 ”。 afraid 意 为 “害怕的 ”； ashamed 意为 “惭愧的 ”； hard 意为 “努力的 ”。 【小题 1】 D 考查语境。指的是指物的先行词 the watch，引导一个非限制性定语从句，所以用 whi
31、ch。 【小题 1】 A 考查介词。 “on 名词 /动名词 ” 为固定用法，意为 “一 就 ”。 on hearing his words“一听到他的话 ”。 【小题 1】 C 考查形容词。根据 “海关人员当着他的面把劳力士表砸碎 ”以及后 面 “还没明白怎么回事，就被带到了一间办公室 ”可知 Glen 很吃惊，因为这是 他所没有预料到的。 【小题 1】 A 考查副词。下文告 诉我们， “The officers looked over everything carefully in the box”，并且 Glen 因为这件事而上了黑名单 (blacklist)可知，海关对 他的检查应该是
32、严格的。【小题 1】 B 考查名词。这是他把这次海关检查和以往的出入境的海关检查进行 对比，再结合第二段的第一句话所说的 Glen 在国外读书并获得学位，可知他应 该有过很多次的出入境经历，所以选experience，意为 “经历 ”。 【小题 1】 C 考查语境。根据该官员仔细检查及后面的 according to law 可知，该 官员语气应该是严厉的，故选 warn 意为 “警告 ”。 stop 意为 “阻止 ”； hope意为 “希望 ”； urge 意为 “力劝 ”。 【小题 1】 B 考查动词短语。检查后发现的结果，就是 find out，所以这里表达的 意思是：如果他再次被发现使
33、用并携带假冒伪劣商品，将根据法律受到起诉。find out 符合 warn 和 according to law 的语境。 【小题 1】 D 考查动词。既然携带假冒伪劣商品是违法的事情，那么 according to law(根据法律 )，那一定是被起诉 (charged)了。 【小题 1】 D 考查名词。 make an impression on sb.给某人留下了印象，是一个固 定短语。 expression 意为 “表达，表示 ”； idea 意为 “想法 ”； thought 意为 “想 法，思想 ”。 句意为：他说那次经历给他留下了深刻的印象。 【小题 1】 A 考查名词。由语境可
34、知，由于撒谎，他付出了高昂的代价：名表被 砸坏，还受到了严格的检查和严厉的警告，由此 Glen 体会了诚信的价值，以此 为鉴，促使他取得成功。 【小题 1】 A 考查名词。前文告诉我们，正是由于诚实使他获 得了成功，由此可 知，这就是他将永远记住的成功的秘密。 lesson 意为 “教训 ”； choice 意为 “选 择 ”； test 意为 “测试 ”。 阅读理解 Science cant explain the power of pets, but many studies have shown that the company of pets can help lower blood
35、pressure and raise chances of recovering from a heart attack, reduce loneliness and spread all-round good cheer. Any owner will tell you how much joy a pet brings. For some, an animal provides more comfort than a husband/wife. A 2002 study by Karen Allen of the State University of New York measured
36、stress (紧张 ) levels and blood pressure in people -half of them pet owners -while they performed 5 minutes of mental arithmetic (算术 ) or held a hand in ice water. Subjects completed the tasks alone, with a husband/wife, a close friend or with a pet. People with pets did it best. Those tested with the
37、ir animal friends had smaller change in blood pressure and returned most quickly to baseline heart rates. With pets in the room, people also made fewer math mistakes than when doing in front of other companions. It seems people feel more relaxed (放松 )around pets, says Allen, who thinks it may be bec
38、ause pets dont judge. A study reported last fall suggests that having a pet dog not only raises your spirits but may also have an effect on your eating habits. Researchers at Northwestern Memorial Hospital spent a year studying 36 fat people and their equally fat dogs on diet-and-exercise programs;
39、a separate group of 56 people without pets were put on a diet program. On average, people lost about I1 pounds, or 5% of their body weight. Their dogs did even better, losing an average of 12 pounds, more than 15% of their body weight. Dog owners didnt lose any more weight than those without dogs bu
40、t, say researchers, got more exercise overall-mostly with their dogs - and found it worth doing. 【小题 1】 What does the text mainly discuss A What pets bring to their owners. B How pets help people calm down. C Peoples opinions of keeping pets. D Pets value in medical research. 【小题 2】 We learn from th
41、e text that a person with heart disease has a better chance of getting well if _. A he has a pet companion B he has less stress of work C he often does mental arithmetic D he is taken care of by his family 【小题 3】 According to Allen, why did the people do better with pets around when facing stressful
42、 tasks A They have lower blood pressure. B They become more patient. C They are less nervous. D They are in higher spirits. 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 C Most recently, its very common in students who need a parent present for job interviews Naturally, its easy to blame the students in these situat
43、ions, but the bigger problem is us Weas parentsare so eager to shelter our kids that we fail to realize that this in itself is harming them As the mother of two young sons, I have to remind myself constantly that the biggest responsibility I have as a parent is to help them develop the skills needed
44、 to live in, to live without me So, Ill let them fail Ill let them fail because as long as they are safe and warm inside their comfort zones, they will never grow And failure with loss, heartbreak, disappointment, etc will be part of growth for them Call me the anti-tiger mom, but leaving them alone
45、 is my way of helping them become equipped to fit in this world as we know it today From terrorism and seemingly endless natural disasters, to our national debt and beyond, if we expect the next generation to stand up to the very real problems of our time, we need to stop feeding them and start teac
46、hing them how to fish Its a small price to help them learn a skill theyll use for the rest of their lives, including when I dont accompany them on job interviews 【小题 1】 Why do parents accompany their kids on job interviews A Because they want to protect their kids from difficulties B Because they th
47、ink they can help them on the questions C Because their kids are too shy to attend interviews D Because their kids strongly request them to do so 【小题 2】 According to the author, what is beneficial to kids development A Sheltering them B Keeping them safe C Leaving them alone D Blaming them 【小题 3】 Wh
48、y does the author stress（强调） failure in kids life A To make them stronger than other kids B To help them grow in this tough world C To help them develop all social skills D To make them learn to compromise 【小题 4】 Which of the following might be the best title for the text A Never Shelter Your Kids B Let Your Kids Fail C Be Eager to Grow Up D Live Without Parents 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 B 【小题 4】 B Maple Lane Bakery At 8260 S. State Rd. Clay
