绝密★启用前 试卷类型： B

珠海市2012~2013学年度第二学期期末高二学生学业质量监测

英语试卷

（本试卷共三大题，满分135分；考试用时120分钟）

注意事项：1. 答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名、考生号、试室号和座位号填写在答题卡上，并用2B铅笔将试卷类型B后面的方框涂黑。

2. 选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的选项信息点涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它选项，答案不能答在试卷上。

3. 非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上，如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液或涂改带。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。

4. 考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将答题卷和答题卡一并交回。

Ⅰ. 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）

完形填空（共15小题，每小题２分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A businessman had been on a long flight between meetings. After a while, a calm voice said, “We shall not be serving the drinks at this time as we are expecting a little turbulence(漩涡). Please be 1 your seat belt is fastened.”

As the businessman looked around in the aircraft, it became obvious that many passengers were becoming a bit 2 . Later, the voice said, “We are so sorry that we are unable 3 the meal at this time. The turbulence is still ahead of us.”

Lightning 4 the darkening skies, and within moments that great plane was like a _ 5 moving around on an ocean. One moment the airplane was 6 on terrific currents of air; the next, it dropped as if it were about to crash. All the passengers were upset and scared. Some were praying. The future seemed terrible and many were wondering if they would 7 it through the storm.

Then, he suddenly saw a little girl. Obviously the storm meant 8 to her. She was reading a book and everything within her small world was 9 and orderly. Sometimes she closed her eyes, then she would 10 again; then she would straighten her legs, but worry and fear were not in her 11 . All the adults were scared half to __12___, but the great child wasn’t afraid at all.

The businessman could hardly believe his eyes. When the plane finally 13 its destination, he asked why she had not been afraid. The child replied, “Because my Daddy’s the pilot, and he’s flying the plane to take me home.”

There are many kinds of storms that 14 us physically, mentally and financially. And many storms can easily and quickly darken our skies and 15 out planes into uncontrollable movement.

Let us remember:
Our Father is the pilot. He is in control and taking us home. So don’t worry!

1. A. quick B. sure C. true D. worried

2. A. excited B. curious C. happy D. nervous

3. A. to serve B. to take C. to finish D. to produce

4. A. broke out B. lit up C. came across D. gave off

5. A. bird B. boat C. plane D. person

6. A. lifted B. squeezed C. knocked D. dropped

7. A. make B. get C. carry D. finish

8. A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing

9. A. funny B. easy C. moving D. calm

10. A. lie B. read C. play D. smile

11. A. book B. world C. story D. body

12. A. death B. cry C. smile D. madness

13. A. came B. arrived C. got D. reached

14. A. wound B. warn C. trouble D. kill

15. A. reduce B. throw C. make D. destroy

第二节 语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16~25的相应位置上。

Laugh and the world laughs with you. Even better, you might live longer, an American researcher reports.

“Adults who have ___16___ sense of humor live longer than those who don’t find life funny, and the survival edge is ___17___ (particular) large for people ___18___ cancer,” says Richard Smith of the Columbia University of Science and Technology.

He ___19___ (present) his study of about 54,000 Americans, ___20___ he had followed for seven years, at the American Psychosomatic Society meeting last Monday.

At the start, patients filled out questionnaires on how easily they found humor in real-life situations ___21___ how important a ___22___ (humor) idea was.

The study showed next the greater role humor played in their lives, the greater their chances were in ___23___（survive）the seven years. Adults scoring in the top one-quarter for humor appreciation were 35% more likely to be alive ___24___ those in the botto
m quarter. In a smaller group of 2,015 people who had a cancer diagnosis(诊断) at the start, the study found ___25___ important that a great sense of humor cut the chances of dying by about 70%.

Ⅱ. 阅读（共两节，满分50分）

阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

（A）

For their nick-of-time acts, Toby, a 2-year-old dog, and Winnie, a cute cat, were named Dog and Cat of the Year by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

As Amy Paul choked(哽住) on a piece of apple at her home, her dog jumped up, landing hard on her chest and forcing the piece in her throat out. When the Keesling family of Indiana was about to be killed by carbon monoxide, their cat clawed at the wife Cathy’s hair until she woke up and called for help.

No one could explain their timely heroics.

Both pets were rescued by their owners in infancy-----Toby as a 4-week-old thrown into a garbage bin to die, and Winnie as a week-old orphan hiding under a barn, so helpless that Cathy’s husband, Eric, had to feed her milk with an eyedropper.

As the Keeslings recalled it, a gas-driven pump being used broke down, spreading carbon monoxide through the house. By the time Winnie went to rescue, the couple’s 14-year-old son was already unconscious. “Winnie jumped on the bed and was clawing at me, with a kind of angry sound,” Cathy Keesling said. The state police responding to her 911 call said the family was only minutes from death, judging by the amount of poisonous gas in the house.

Amy Paul’s husband was at his job when she took a midday break from making jewelry and bit into an apple. “Normally I peel them, but I read in Good Housekeeping Magazine that the skin has all the nutrients, so I ate the skin, and that’s what caused me to choke,” she recalled. “I couldn’t breathe and I was in panic when Toby jumped on me. He never does that, but he did, and saved my life.”

Both Toby and Winnie accompanied their owners to the awards luncheon.

What would be the suitable title for the passage?

A. Great Honors for Cat and Dog

B. Dog and Cat Honored for Saving Their Masters

C. Unforgettable Experiences

D. So Smart Animals Are

Winnie saved the lives of its owner’s whole family in an accident by __________.

A. jumping onto it
s owner B. calling for help

C. making some strange noises D. clawing at Cathy’s hair

Which of the following has the similar meaning to the underlined word “infancy” in Paragraph 4?

A. babyhood B. Youth C. Middle age D. agedness

29. What caused the carbon monoxide spreading through the house?

A. A pump breaking down. B. A driver breaking into the house.

C. The burning gas. D. The poisonous gas.

30. Why did Amy Paul choke on a piece of apple?

A. She was too young to care for herself.

B. She had a big bite.

C. She didn’t peel the skin as usual.

D. The apple was too hard.

（B）

One day, Mary asked her mother, “Mum, what do people mean by saying they have a skeleton(骨架）in the closet(衣橱)?” Her mother paused thoughtfully and said, “Well, it’s something that you would rather not have anyone else know about. For example, if in the past, someone in Dad’s family had been arrested for stealing a horse, it would be a skeleton in his family’s closet. He really wouldn’t want any neighbor to know about it.”

“Why pick my family?” Mary’s father said with anger. “Your family history isn’t so good, you know. Wasn’t your great-great-grandfather a prisoner who was transported to Australia for his crimes?” “Yes, but people these days say that you are not a real Australia
n unless your ancestors arrived as prisoners.” “Gosh, sorry I asked. I think I understand now.” Mary cut in before things grew worse.

After dinner, the house was quiet. Mary’s parents were quite angry with each other. Her mother was ironing clothes and every now and then she glared at her husband, who hid behind his newspaper pretending to read. When she finished, she gathered the freshly pressed clothes in her arms and walked to Mary’s closet. Just as she opened the door and reached in to hang a skirt, a bony arm stuck out from the dark depths and a bundle of white bones fell to the floor. Mary’s mother sank into a faint(晕倒), waking only when Mary put a cold, wet cloth on her forehead. She looked up to see the worried faces of her husband and daughter.

“What happened? Where am I?” she asked. “You just destroyed the school’s skeleton, Mum,” explained Mary. “I brought it home to help me with my health project. I meant to tell you, but it seemed that as soon as I mentioned skeletons and closets, it caused a problem between you and Dad.” Mary looked in amazement as her parents began to laugh madly. “They’re crazy,” she thought.

31. According to Mary’s mother, “a skeleton in a closet” means _______.

A. a family honor B.
a family wealth

C. a family story D. a family secret

What can we learn about some Australians’ ancestors from Paragraph 2?

They were brought to Australia as prisoners.

B. They were the earliest people living in Australia.

C. They were involved in some crime
s in Australia.

D. They were not regarded as criminals in their days.

Mary’s mother fell down into a faint because she was_________.

A. knocked B. terrified C. injured D. surprised

Why did Mary bring a skeleton home?

A. She was curious abou