风度中学2012-2013学年高二下学期期末英语试题

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Ⅰ 语言知识及应用(共两节，满分45分)

第一节　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，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I got out of the train station with my father. A woman came to him and said that her 1 had been stolen. She asked if he could 2 her some money to go back home. My father gave her what she asked for and told her not to 3 paying it back. I was shocked. How could my father be so 4 ? It was clear that she was telling a lie, staying at the station all day long 5 money.

“She was lying!” I shouted.“ 6 did you give her anything? ”

My father looked at me. He was a bit 7 . “And what would you like me to do?” he said. “Should I tell 8 that I am a college professor and I can see through her scam(诡计)?” I did not understand him at all, and then he told me something that I have 9 forgotten. “First, she would not do this 10 she did not need the money. Second, I made her day, because now she thinks that she is 11 than me. It is more important to her than the money, but I do not 12 this.”

A week later, we were at the same 13 , and the same woman came to my father with the same story. “Not this time,” my father told her. “In your business, you should learn to 14 people. Try another story 15 me next week.”

1. A. money B. bicycle C. phone D. child

2. A. borrow B. keep C. lend D. pay

3. A. give up B. worry about C. hurry up D. turn off

4. A. clever B. friendly C. strict D. silly

5. A. asking for B. dealing with C. fighting for D. picking out

6. A. What B. When C. Why D. How

7. A. angry B. happy C. sad D. shy

8. A. them B. her C. you D. me

9. A. seldom B. often C. never D. usually

10. A. unless B. until C. while D. if

11. A. smarter B. younger C. taller D. better

12. A. close B. mind C. enter D. hear

13. A. stop B. hospital C. station D. school

14. A. think for B. recognize C. know D. understand

15. A. of B. in C. on D. at

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。

People living in different countries made different kinds of words. Today there 16 (be) about fifteen hundred 17 (language) in the world. Each contains many thousands of words. A very large dictionary, for example, contains four 18 five hundred thousand words. But we do not need 19 these. To read short stories you need to know only about two thousand words. Before you leave school, you will have learned only one thousand or more.

The words 20 you know are called your vocabulary(词汇). You should try to make your vocabulary 21 (big). Read as many books as you can. There are a lot of books 22 (write) in easy English. You will enjoy them. When you meet 23 new word, look it 24 in your dictionary. Your dictionary is your most 25 (use) book.

II 阅读理解 (共两节，满分50分)

第一节 阅读理解（四篇，共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的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

In a cold winter, a couple had to move out of their big house because of bankruptcy（破产）. The husband worked day and night but with no care of his wife. So she thought, “He doesn’t love me any more; he just thinks about his work.”

One day, she wanted to take a shower, but her husband stopped her at the door. “Let me take it first, OK?” “Why not let me take it first?” she asked. “I’m tired, dear. You take it later, OK?” She was very sad.

Today, I was quite sad. She asked me why I was always taking the shower first, and I said I was tired. She was unhappy. I wasn’t as rich as before! We moved to the small house and it was very cold. I found that if one person took the shower first, the bathroom could get a little warmer. So I always rushed to the bathroom first. When she took the shower, the bathroom could get warmer, at least 1°C. I can’t give her more, but at least I can give her 1°C love.

26. The couple moved out of their house ________.

A. on a rainy day

B. in a cold winter

C. when the husband lost his work

D. when the wife saw her husband’s diary

27.The woman thought her husband didn’t love her because ________.

A. he didn’t buy her beautiful clothes

B. he didn’t have enough money

C. he always worked with no care of her

D. he had another woman

28. The woman’s eyes were full of tears because ________.

A. she felt sad by her husband’s words

B. the rainy day made her sad

C. her eyes were hurt by the computer

D. she was moved by her husband’s diary

29. The man wanted to take the shower first because ________.

A. he was tired and wanted to sleep earlier

B. he wanted to make the bathroom warmer

C. he wasn’t as strong as before

D. he couldn’t stand the cold winter

30. From the reading, we know that ________.

A. the man loved his wife very much

B. the woman didn’t love her husband any more

C. the man was very poor before

D. the woman had no job

B

Many people say that they are working too many hours. They don't have enough time to relax or to stay with their family.

Work hours are different from one country to another. In France, people spend about 1,646 hours a year at work. In Japan, however, people work about 2,159 hours a year.

Why do people work so many hours? Some people work extra hours because they want to make more money. However, many companies don't pay overtime. Their workers don't get more pay for more work. Some people think it's their duty to work more hours. Some are afraid of losing their jobs if they don't work more hours.

Many people say that their vacations are too short. In France, people get five weeks of paid vacation a year. In Germany, they get four to six weeks, and in the United States, two weeks. One study shows fewer than half of workers used all their vacation days. In Great Britain, there is a saying, "All work and no play makes Jack a dull (迟钝的) boy." If that is true, there must be a lot of dull people in the world.

31. A Japanese worker works __ more hours a year than a French one.

A. 513 B. 1,646 C. 2,159 D. 3,805

32. The word "extra" in Paragraph 3 means ".

A. 正常的 B. 额外的 C. 有用的 D. 少量的

33. People in ________ get only two weeks of paid vacation a year.

A. France B. Germany C. the United States D. Great Britain

34. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. No companies offer vacations to their workers.

B. Many people say they have enough time to relax.

C. Not all companies pay their workers for more work.

D. More than half of workers use all their vacation days.

35. What can we infer from the passage?

A. Many workers have to work long hours.

B. Many people have vacations long enough.

C. Work hours are the same around the world.

D. There are a lot of dull people in the world.

C

Lots of kids hate school, a new study found. Usually this kind of feeling doesn't last long. But what happens if you feel this way too much? School is a fact of life and getting a good education can help you build the kind of future life you want. So let's talk about school and what to do when you don't like it.

If you don't like school, the first step is to find out why. You might not like school because you don't have enough friends, or maybe you don't get along with your teacher. Sometimes it's a big problem with your classes and school-work. You may be getting farther and farther behind, and it may seem like you'll never catch up.

When you know why you don't like school, you can start taking steps to make things better. It's a good idea to talk to someone about your problems with school. Your mum, dad, teacher or school counselor(顾问) will be able to help you. Another good idea is to write down your feelings about school in a notebook. It's a great way to let out emotions(情绪). Remember, you don't have to share what you've written with others.

36. Lots of kids , according to the writer.

A. like school very much B. are good at reading and writing

C. don't like doing homework D. have the thought of hating school

37. What does the underlined word “it” refer to in the first paragraph?

A. A good education. B. School. C. Future life. D. Friendship.

38. If you don't like school, the first step is to .

A. find out the reasons B. go to see a doctor

C. ask your parents for help D. leave school for a short time

39. How many reasons why you don't like school are given by the writer?

A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.

40. When you start taking steps to make things better, one of the good ideas is to .

A. keep silent about your problems B. share what you’ve written with others

C. write down your feelings about school D. get along well with your classmates

D

I had the meanest mother in the world. While other kids ate candy for breakfast, I had to have cereal, eggs and toast. Others had cokes and candy for lunch, while we had to eat a sandwich. As you can guess, my supper was different than the other kids'. But at least I was not alone in my suffering. My sister and two brothers had the same mean mother as I did.

My mother insisted on knowing where we were at all times. She had to know who our friends were and what we were doing. We had to wear clean clothes every day. Other kids always wore their clothes for days. We reached the height of disgrace(丢脸) because she made our clothes herself, just to save money.

The worst is yet to come. We had to be in bed by 9：00 each night and up at 7：45 the next morning. So while my friends slept, my mother actually had the courage to brea