许昌市五校2013-2014学年高二下学期第一次联考

英语试题

（考试时间：120分钟 满分150分）

第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分65分）从题中所给的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。

第一节：单项填空（共25小题，每题1分，满分25分）

1. I find English easy______

A. learnt B. to be learnt C. to learn D. learning

2. In the course of apply for a job, good health is at least ___ important, if not more important than good knowledge.

A. as B. more C. less D. so

3. They both entered the bedroom softly, where the boy___ with a toy in his arm.

A. slept B. has slept C. was sleeping D. had slept

4. I can’t find ____ with the new restaurant; the food is very good and the service is quite excellent.

A. mistake B. wrong C. error D. fault

5. You ____ plant too many trees, for they are so important.

A. should B. can’t C. mustn’t D. shouldn’t

6. I really hate___ when you speak with your mouth full; It’s bad manners.

A. that B. this C. one D. it

7._____ with care, one tin will last for six weeks.

A. Use B. Using C. Used D. To use

8. On Sara’s arrival at the airport. Her husband, ___ and waiting in the hall, stood up and came toward her.

A .having seated B. seating C. to sear D. seated

9. It’s hard for Jennifer to see what problem she has ____ in the company； simply because she is a girl?

A. getting promoting B. getting promoted

C. got promoted D. get promoted

10. ---By the way, what should we do with the dishes when we finish eating?

----Just____ them on the table

A. leave B. to leave C. leaving D. left

11. I t was ___ that I found it really worthy of the reputation that Guilin’s natural beauty is next to none.

A. not until I visited Guilin B. not until I did visit Guilin

C. until I visited Guilin D. until did I visit Guilin

12.___ child____ he is, he knows a lot.

A .a; as B. \; although C. a; although D. \; as

13. If it ___ tomorrow, we would put off the sports meeting

A. should rain B. were rain C. had rain D. would rain

14. The injured man died in hospital; His family thought the doctors _____the operation earlier.

A. could perform B. should perform

C. should have performed D. must have performed

15. To make himself ____ he spoke clearly and slowly.

A. understand B. understood C. understanding D. to understand

16. ____ will become of the baby birds if you kill their mother without mercy?

A. How B. which C. What D. Where

17. --- Where did you see her?

--- It was in the park___ we went boating.

A. during which B. where C. that D. what

18. ---Mike, I want you to join in the fun at the party.

---____ you know how sensitive I am to noise

A. Oh, come on B. How awful C. sounds good D. I bet

19. She ____ the piano for four years when she was young

A. has played B. played C. had played D. were playing

20. Up to yesterday, the villagers___ for the child, but they still had no idea where the child is.

A. were searching B. have been searching

C. searched D. had been searching

21. At the table sat the father chatting happily with someone on the phone, his child quietly___ something on a piece of paper beside him.

A. drew B. drawn C. drawing D. to draw

22. When they arrived at the theater, the play ___ for five minutes.

A. had been on B. had begun C. has begun D. has been on

23. He has lot of money but he ____ care about 5 cents.

A. can B. should C. would D. may

24. On the wall still___ but the loved one in it has been gone for years.

A. hangs the painting B. the painting is hanged

C. the painting hangs D. is hanged the painting

25. Everyone ___ wear school uniform on Monday.

A. may B. will C. need D. shall

第二节 完形填空（共20题，每小题2分，满分40分）

In a land far away, once upon a time there was great poverty（贫困）.And only the rich could manage without great 26 . Three of those rich men and their servants were 27 together on a road when they came to a very 28 village.

The first could not stand seeing the poverty, 29 he took all the gold and jewels from his wagons（四轮载重马车）and shared 30 out among the villagers. He wished them all the best of luck, and he left.

The second rich man, seeing the 31 situation, stopped for a short time and gave 32 all his food and drink, since he 33 see that money would be of little 34 to them. He made sure that they each 35 their fair share and would have enough food to 36 for some time. Then, he left.

The third rich man, on seeing such poverty 37 and went straight through the 38 without stopping. The two other rich men saw this from a distance and commented with each other 39 the third rich man lacked sympathy. It was 40 that they themselves had been there to offer help.

However，three days later, they 41 the third rich man, who was coming in the opposite direction. He was 42 travelling quickly, but his wagons, 43 the gold and valuables they had been 44 ，were now full of farming tools and bags of 45 .He was rushing back to help them out of poverty.

26.A. loss B. expectations C. success D. problems

27.A.standing B. travelling C. gathering D. running

28. A. faraway B. poor C. different D. ancient

29. A. unless B. because C. so D. if

30. A. them B. anything C. nothing D. those

31. A. curious B. worrying C. dangerous D. puzzling

32. A.the villagers B. his servants C. the others D. the rest

33. A. could B. might C. should D. must

34. A. interest B. concern C. use D. attraction

35. A. returned B. gained C. offered D. received

36 .A. remain B. last C. supply D. share

37. A. turned back B. set out C. showed off D.speeded up

38. A. village B. land. C. field D. road

39. A. whether B. how C. where D. when

40. A. good B. certain C. true D. strange

41. A. welcomed B. met C. accepted D. persuaded

42 .A. still B. already C .always D. indeed

43. A. except for B. instead of C. apart from D. along with

44. A. loading B. treasuring C.carrying D. earning

45. A. food B. jewels C. money D. seeds

第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题中所给的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。（共15小题，每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

A

After finishing high school, Judy looked for a job at a store. Judy wanted to work as an assistant. The manager of the store received Judy. "We don't have any openings for assistants now. But we have one job. Would you like to be a store detective?"

Judy was very surprised,“ But I'm only five feet two inches tall. And I only weigh 105 pounds.” The manager laughed. “You're just right for the job. You don't look like a detective. You look like a customer. That's what we want.” He went on to explain," If you see a customer steal something, wait until he is outside the store. Then stop him. We'll call the police.”

Judy decided to accept the job as a store detective. Each day she walked around the store, watching customers. She remembered the manager's words "Most shoplifters（扒手）are well-dressed. Many shoplifters are rich.”

The manager turned out right. One day Judy saw someone who looked like a businessman standing at the jewelry counter（柜台）. The assistant showed the man gold watches from Japan. After that, the assistant turned to another customer. Right then, the business-man put two watches on his arm. He wore a coat so no one could find him out. He put two more watches on

himself before the assistant turned back. “I don't like these watches,”said the businessman.

The man walked as quickly as possible out of the front door. Judy followed him outside and then shouted, “Stop! I saw you steal four watches.” The man began to run. Judy ran after him. She cried out, "Stop that thief！”A policeman at the corner seized the man and later, a police car took the thief away.

The manager of the store was proud of Judy. He said,“Good work, Judy. You are an excellent detective，”

46.What did Judy want to work as at the store?

A. An assistant. B. A detective.

C. The manager. D. A cleaner.

47. Why did the manager want Judy to be a store detective?

A. Because she looked like a detective.

B. Because she looked like a customer.

C. Because she is tall and strong.

D. Because she once worked as a detective.

48.It seemed to the manager that＿.

A. most thieves are poor-dressed and not rich

B. all thieves are well-dressed and rich

C. most thieves wear good clothes and have much money

D. all thieves are poor-dressed and not rich

49 .How many watches did the shoplifter steal?

A.2 B.3 C.4 D.5

B

Exercise may hold the key to youth, according to a study published recently which showed people who keep fit are up to nine years biologically younger than those who do not.

The findings are the first to show in humans how keeping fit affects the ageing process.

The study of 2，401 twins found that a sedentary（惯于久坐的）lifestyle raises the risk of a range of problems from heart disease to cancer and appears to play a key role in the aging process.

It all appears to boil down to the length of structures called telomeres---which protect, the DNA on the chromosomes（染色体）,the researchers from King's College London wrote in the Archives of Internal Medicine.

Many studies have shown telomeres(端粒酶) get shorter over time, suggesting the cells are ageing or dying. The study, which obtained a DNA sample from their volunteers, found people who exercised more each week had longer telomeres.

Exercise lowers the risk of a range of