海珠区2012学年第二学期期末考试试题

高二英语

本试卷共12页，四大题，满分135分。考试用时120分钟。

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第一部分 语言知识应用 （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，然后从1-15各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最

佳选项

He was just 12 years old when he died. But he brought 1 and hope to people around the

world.

Nkosi Johnson, who died last June, is remembered today as an AIDS 2 . This young boy

challenged his government’s AIDS policies and 3 millions of South Africans in the fight against

the 4 disease.

Johnson was the longest survivor born HIV positive （携带者）. He 5 with thedisease for 12

years before it took his life.

At first, Johnson was 6 to live for nine months when his step-mother, Gail Johnson took

him in at the age of two. She now 7 Nkosi’s Haven across town from her house in Melville.The

Haven is home to 20 8 living with HIV or AIDS, and 11 of their mothers.

Johnson 9 the world’s attention and stole the hearts of thousands of people across the

world at the 13th International AIDS Conference in Durban in July 2000. He stood in front of a big

10 including South African President Thabo Mbeki. He told them that he wanted AZT, a drug

11 to treat AIDS patients, to be given to HIV-positive pregnant women to prevent the disease being

passed on to their 12 babies. He received a loud 13 at the end of his speech.

Johnson’s speech was broadcast 14 across the area. With views beyond his age and even a

sense of humor, Johnson soon became an international 15 of the fight against AIDS and HIV.

1. A. courage B. fame C. wealth D. solution

2. A. patient B. doctor C. worker D. fighter

3. A. assisted B. inspired C. praised D. educated

4. A. harmful B. deadly C. painful D. curable

5. A. moved B. stayed C. fought D.survived[来源:学_科_网Z_X_X_K]

6. A. suggested B. promised C.expected D. allowed

7. A. visits B. accepts C. possesses D.runs

8. A. children B. women C. survivors D. fighters

9. A. paid B. attracted C. addicted D. collected

10. A. family B. team C. audience D. person

11. A. used B. taken C. cured D. experimented

12. A.newborn B. unborn C. healthy D. lovely

13.A. encouragement B. approval C. voice D. cheer

14. A
. life B. lively C. live D. alive

15. A. sign B. expert C. reminder D. publisher

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的连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词，

或使用括号中的词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡上标号为16-25的相应位置。

I was sitting on a beach one summer day, watching two children, a boy and a girl, playing in the

sandby the water’s edge. They were hard 16 work building a sandcastle with gates,towers and

inside passages. Just 17 they had nearly finished their project, a big wave came along and knocked

it down, making it to a pile of wet sand.

I then expected the children to burst into tears, or to get discouraged by 18 had happened to all

their hard work. But to my great surprise, they ran up the shore 19 from the water, laughing and

holding hands, and sat down to build 20 castle.

It was the two children who had taught me 21 important lesson. All the things in our lives, all

the structures(结构) we spend so much time and energy 22 (create), are built on sand. Only our

23 (relate)to other peoplelast long. Sooner or later, the wave will come along and knock down

what we 24 (work) so hard to build up. When that happens, only the person 25 has somebody's

hand to hold will be able to laugh.

第二部分 阅读 （共两节；满分50分）

第一节： 阅读理解：(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)

阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题

卡上将该项涂黑。

A

I was raised on a farm in the Fraser Valley along with five sisters and one brother. When I was

15, I got addicted todrinking atweekends and then dropped out of school. By the time I was17, I

continued to drink heavily.I couldn't find a job to support myself. So, I had no other choice but to join

the army. I retired(退役) and went back home three yearslater, still a heavy drinker.

When I was 22, I met Sue whose father was also a heavy drinker, so my behavior didn't surprise

her. We were soon married and later had two daughters.

I started my first business when I was in my mid-twenties. A few years later, I bought a large

chicken farm. Even
wi
th this success, though, my drinking was always a problem. It affected my

marriage and family so much that I knew I had to make up my mind to stop drinking. So I tried great

efforts. But two years later, I began drinking again.

When I was in my mid-thirties, I sold both of my businesses, and bought the big house on the hill.

I was not at all happy, although I had everything that was supposed to make me happy. I sold our big

house on the hill and bought a largeland, where I built a new house. Our marriage was in big trouble,

and my finances would go down the drain. For the first time in many years, I had to go to work for

someone as an employee. I took a job as a heavy equipment operator in a road building camp.

My marriage still came apartwhen I was 38, and my kids had to go through our divorce(离婚). I

spent 6 months in giving up drinking on a school camp. Nearly a year later, I met my childhood

neighbor girl, June. We were married not long afterwards. My kids learned to trust me again and I

have two stepchildren that also love me.

Happy life continued about ten years. Everything was going so well when I felt there was

something wrong withmy body. I went to see adoctor, and themedical examination came out that I

hadALS. Record shows that people with ALS generally survive between two to five years after

symptoms（症状）appear. I've probably had the symptomsfor one-and-a-half years already, so I don't

know how much time I have left.…God knows…

26. Which of the following is the right order for the author’s experience?

a. He married June.

b. He married Sue.

c. He bought the big house on the hill.

d. Hebought a large chicken farm.

e. He succeeded in giving up drinking.

f. He tried but failed to get rid of drinking.

A. a, d, c, b, f, e B. b, c, d, a, f, e

C. b, d, f, c, e, a D. f,b, d, c, e , a

27. The underlined phrase “go down the drain”(in Paragraph4) is closest in meaning to “_____”.

A. be in a mess B. be totally wasted

C. be safe in one’s pocket D. be tough for a time

28. Whatcan we know about theauthor?

A. He began drinking at theage of 17.

B. He ended his army life at theage of 19.

C. He bought the big house on the hillwhen he was 25.

D. He was not happy, although he lived in thebig house at the age of 35.

29. Whatcan we infer about the author’s marriage?

A. His first wife didn’t know about his drinking before marriage.

B. His finance was the first thing that led to the failure of his first marriage.

C. His two kids didn’t trust him before he remarried.

D. He gave birth to two children in his 40s.

30. Whatis true according to the last paragraph?

A. The author is hopeless because he will be dead in a few years because of ALS.

B. The author has hope because the doctor concluded that he had 2-5 years left.

C. The author is uncertain whetherthe symptoms of ALS have appeared or not.

D. The author will ask God whether the disease is curable or not.

B

Runners in a relay race pass a stick in one direction. However, merchants passed silk, gold, fruit,

and glass along the Silk Road in more than one direction. They earned their living by traveling the

famous Silk Road.[来源:Zxxk.Com]

The Silk Road was not a simple trading network. It passed through thousands of citiesand towns.

It started from eastern China, across Central Asia and the Middle East, and ended in the

Mediterranean Sea. It was used from about 200 B.C.to about A.D.1300, when sea travel offered new

routes (路线).It was sometimes called the world’s longest highway. However, the Silk Road was made

up of many routes, not one smooth path. They passed through what are now 18 countries. The routes

crossed mountains and deserts and had many dangers of hot sun, deep snow and even battles. Only

experienced traders could return safe.

The Silk Road got its name from its most prized product. Silk could be used like money to pay

taxes or buy goods. But the traders carried more than just silk. Gold, silver, and glass from Eur
ope

were much found in the Middle East and Asia. Horses traded from other areas changed farming

practices in China. Indian merchants traded salt and other valuable goods. Chinese merchants traded

paper, which produced an immediate effect on the West. Apples traveled from central Asia to Rome.

The Chinese had learned to graft(嫁接) different trees together to make new kinds of fruit. They

passed this science on to others, including the Romans. The Romans used grafting to grow the apple.

Trading along the Silk Road led to world-wide
business 2,000 years before the World Wide Web.

The people along the Silk Road did not share just goods. They also shared their beliefs. The Silk

Road provided pathways for learning, diplomacy (外交), and religion.

31It’s probable that traders along the Silk Road needed .

A.to remember the entire trade route B.to know the making of products

C.to receive certain special training D.to deal with a lot of difficulties

32. The Silk Road became less important because .

A.it was made up of different routesB. silk trading became less popular

C.sea travel provided easier routes D.people needed fewer foreign goods.

33. All the following happened except that _________ by means of the Silk Road.

A. China traded paper to the west B. China sold horses to other areas

C. Rome bought apples from Asia D. Asia bought glass from Europe

34. New technologies could travel along the Silk Road because people_________.

A.learned from one another B.shared each other’s beliefs

C.traded goods along the route D.earned their living by traveling

35. What is the best ti