广东省肇庆市2013-2014学年高二第一期末质量检测英语试题

本试卷共8页，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，将自己所在县（市、区）、姓名、试室号、座位号填写在答题卷上对应位置，再用2B铅笔将准考证号涂黑．

2. 选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卷上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案，答案不能写在试卷或草稿纸上．

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I、语言知识及运用 （共两节，满分45分）

第一节：完型填空（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。

Valentine’s Day is a popular festival of love and romance. There are 1 legends associated with the festival along with the belief that birds began to mate from this day. Historians trace (追踪)its 2 to an ancient Roman festival. It is said that in ancient Rome, people 3 a holiday on February 14th to honor Juno—the Queen of Roman Gods and Goddesses. On the following day, February 15th，the festival of Lupercalia was celebrated to honor the Roman God of Agriculture.

An interesting 4 was followed on the festival of Lupercalia to bring together young boys and girls who otherwise were strictly 5 . On the eve of the festival, names of young Roman girls were written on a slip of paper and placed into jars. Each young man 6 a girl's name from the jar and was paired with the girl during the festival. Sometimes the 7 lasted for a year until next year's celebration. Quite often，the couple would fall in love with each other and 8 marry. The custom lasted for a long time until people felt that it was un-Christian and that mates should be chosen by sight, not 9 .

The pairing of young boys and girls set the mood of the Valentine's Day Festival as we know today. But it was 10 due to the efforts and daring of a priest St Valentine that the festival got its 11 and clearer meaning. The story goes that Emperor Claudius II of Rome found it 12 to get soldiers and felt the reason why men did not join the 13 was that they did not wish to leave their wives and families. As a result, Claudius cancelled all marriages and engagements in Rome. St Valentine challenged Claudius's 14 order and secretly married couples. When his disobedience was 15 ，Valentine was put to death on February 14, around 270 AD. After his death Valentine was named a saint.

1．A. acceptable

B. familiar

C. various

D. unrelated



2．A. possibility

B. development

C. event

D. origin



3．A. studied

B. observed

C. handled

D. discussed



4．A. movement

B. celebration

C. competition

D. custom



5．A. respected

B. educated

C. separated

D. organized



6．A. spoke out

B. brought out

C. pulled out

D. drew out



7．A. pairing

B. dating

C. playing

D. celebrating



8．A. fortunately

B. occasionally

C. finally

D. surprisingly



9．A. order

B. risk

C. name

D. luck



10．A. usually

B. actually

C. really

D. factually



11．A. history

B. story

C. fame

D. name



12．A. strange

B. slow

C. awful

D. tough



13．A. war

B. party

C. army

D. game



14．A. unfinished

B. unjustified

C. unrecognized

D. unconcerned



15．A. discovered

B. attacked

C. memorized

D. promised





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所给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的相应位置上。

American Idol is a TV show and annual American singing competition, which began its first season on June 11, 2002. It is based on the British show Pop Idol, in which thousands of young singers, aged 16-28, audition（试演）for the chance 16 (choose) as the new singing idol. The program seeks to discover the 17 (good) young singer in the country through 18 series of nationwide auditions.

Auditions 19 (hold) in key cities around the country, with judges removing some contestants(选手), 20 there are only 30 left. These 30 compete, on air, and the viewing public votes for 21 three favorites each week, over the course of the next three weeks. Those nine contestants, along 22 one “wild card” chosen by judges, continue on to the next stage of the competition, 23 takes place over several weeks. The outcome of the latter stages of this competition is wholly determined by public voting. There are three judges assessing the contestants’

24 (perform) in order to facilitate(推动) the voting.

Of these ten, two winners are chosen to appear in a live half-hour telecast（电视广播）the following evening to compete 25 a top-dollar record deal.

II、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）

阅读下面几篇短文，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

Imagine someone has crossed the seas joining five continents by swimming. It is a major success for anyone. But it is an even greater success for Philippe Croizon, who has no arms, and no legs! His achievements show that we can all achieve great things—no matter who we are.

Philippe Croizon was 26 years old when he had an accident. The doctors had to remove both of his arms and legs. “When they cut off my last leg I wanted to die. I suffered great depression and my spirit was as low as you can get. But you have to choose—and I chose to live!” said Croizon.

While he was recovering in hospital, Croizon saw a television programme about a woman who had been swimming across the English Channel. After watching the programme Croizon decided to do it. He began to exercise every day to make him strong and it took him two years to prepare.

Finally in 2010, Croizon was ready. He entered the cold, grey sea of the English Channel. He was now 42 years old. It took him from early morning until night to swim the distance. He felt a lot of pain. But he had become the first person without arms and legs to swim between France and England. Croizon had achieved his dream, but he did not stop there. He looked for a new goal.

Early in 2012 he planned to swim across the seas that join five major continents. During the next few months he swam between the four continents of Australia, Asia, Africa and Europe and finally in the cold waters of the Bering Strait between the continents of Asia and the Americas.

“We want to show people something. If disabled people have courage and a lot of training they can do the same things as those who are not disabled,” said Croizon.

According to the passage, Philippe Croizon _____.

A. was born with disability

B. suffered a lot from the accident

C. chose to live because of a TV programme

D. was fond of swimming since he was young

What do we know about Philippe Croizon’s swimming across the English Channel?

A. It took him two years to finish it. B. He was the first person to achieve it.

C. It was easy for him to finish the swim. D. He spent a lot of time preparing for it.sj.fjjy.org

Philippe Croizon’s crossing the seas joining five continents______.

A. lasted a month B. ended in the Bering Strait

C. happened when he was 42 years old D. was inspired by a television programme

Which of the following can best describe Philippe Croizon’s story?

A. Hope for the best, prepare for the worst. B. Where there’s a will, there’s a way.

C. Actions speak louder than words. D. The finest diamond must be cut.

What’s the best title for the passage?

A. Hope in the corner B. A disabled man’s dream

C. Challenges to Philippe Croizon D. Philippe Croizon’s amazing swim

B

The relationship between humans and animals has always been complex. Some cultures have developed entire belief systems around favored animals. Even in cultures with less formal belief systems, connections between people and animals still lead to commonly accepted opinions about animals.

These belief systems usually develop around the animals that interact (互动) with humans most frequently. Therefore, it should not be surprising that so many stories surround the most common of animals: rats. Rats live side by side with humans all over the world and regularly interact with people. Human-rat coexistence may be common all around the world, but different cultures respond to that closeness in different ways.

In the United States and Europe, one typical attitude is that the rat is a pest. This could be due to the common belief that rats spread disease. Actually, they don’t, at least not directly, but many people don’t know that. The Pied Piper of Hamlin, a well-known children’s story, is one example of how rats have been described in Western literature: in that story, rats cause such a problem that a town has to hire a piper to call them all away.

In many Latin American countries, the rat is described in a very different way. The story of the tooth fairy (a fairy believed by children to leave money while they sleep in exchange for a tooth that has come out) is common all over the world, but in Latin America, the “fairy” is a rat! Rats do have very strong teeth, which could explain the association. Clearly, this shows another attitude toward rats that is much more positive.

Yet another attitude toward the rat can be seen in the Chinese Zodiac (生肖). The Rat is one of the animals of the Zodiac. Like the other zodiac animals, the Rat is neither entirely good nor entirely bad. It’s described as clever and friendly, but also tricky and not entirely honest. That may be the most accurate description of the rat so far. Whether you like rats or not, it’s hard to deny their reputation for cleverness.

As many people are discovering these days, rats can even make excellent pets, so long as you remember to close the cage carefully!

What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. A trend of keeping rats as pets. B. How different cultures look at rats.

C. How humans get along with animals. D. Favored animals in different cultures.

32. The rats in The Pied Piper of Hamlin appear______.

A. unpleasant B. honest C. smart D. unusual

33. The tooth fairy in Latin America mentioned in Paragraph4 is to show______.

A. the tooth fairy is lovely

B. rats look very frightening

C. rats are welcome in Latin American countries

D. the story of the tooth fairy is common all over the world

34. According to the author, rats______.A. don’t spread disease B. should be treated as pests

C. are fairly de