2013-2014学年度上学期省五校协作体高二期中考试

英语试题 第I卷

第一部分 听力（略）

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节：单项选择（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

21. Could you drive me to the supermarket after supper if _________________?

A. it is convenient of you B. you are convenient

C. it is convenient to you　 D. you will be convenient

22. _______ his earnings as a football coach, he also owns and runs a chain of sports shops.

A. Except B. Beside C. Apart from D. In addition

23. Enough of it! Nobody here thinks what you are saying should make any ___________.

A. value B. use C. fun D. sense.

24. John Snow found that the polluted water was _________ for the outbreak of cholera.

A. to blame B. blaming C. blamed D. to be blamed

25. After recovering from his illness, he was advised to ________ gardening as a hobby.

A. take away B. take off C. take on D. take up

26. You have to listen for detailed facts. ________ you have to prepare the next question depending on what the person says.

A. However B. Meanwhile C. Therefore D. Otherwise

27. When you rewrite the paragraph，I advise you to ________ the last sentence as it is rather misleading.

A．point out B．make out C．leave out D．put out

28. It is strange that the well-behaved gentleman _______ be so rude.

A. should B. need C. might D. would

29．—Do you know Mary very well?

—Yes.We became good friends ________ we met at a meeting.

A．by the time B．the first time C．until D．as long as

30. The UK, ____ Great Britain and Northern Ireland, is a country famous ____ its history.

A. consisted of, for B. consisting of, as

C. consisting of, for D. consisted of, as

31. Though _____ money, his parents managed to send him to university.

A. lacking B. lack C. lacked in D. lacking of

32. He is quite ________ of the risk, but he has no choice but to go ahead.

A．sure　　　B．ashamed C．fond D．aware

33. The two presidents agree with each other on the whole, but much remains ______ at the following meeting.

A. to discuss B. discussing C. to be discussed D. discussed

34. Down __________ and hurt his leg.

A. fell the boy B. fell he C. did he fall D. did the boy fell

35. Not until ________to do my homework ________ how much time I had wasted playing computer games.

A. I began; I realized B. I began; did I realize

C. did I begin; I realized D. did I begin; did I realize

第二节 完形填空（共20小题, 每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个
选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I ran into a stranger as he passed by. “I am so sorry!” was my reply. Then he said,“ Excuse me too… I wasn’t even watching for you.” We were very 36 , this stranger and I. Then we went on our 37 ways after saying goodbye.

But at home, a 38 story is told. Later, in the 39 , as I cooked our meal, my daughter crept up to me, very still. When I turned, I nearly 40 her down. “Get out of the way!” I 41 with a frown(皱眉). She left, 42 her little heart broken.

That night, as I 43 awake in bed, God’s quiet 44 spoke to me and said, “While

45 with a stranger, you are 46 and polite, but with those you love, you are quick and excited… Go look right now on the kitchen floor, you will find some 47 there by the door. Those are the flowers she brought for you. She picked them herself- pink, yellow, and blue. She stood there quietly, not to 48 your surprise, and you never saw the tears in her eyes.”

By this time, I felt sad and small and now my own tears had begun to fall. I quietly went and knelt by her bed,“Wake up, sweetheart, wake up,” I said,“Are these the flowers you picked for me? She smiled, “I found them, out by the tree. I wrapped them in a napkin, just for you. I knew you would like them. 49 the blue.” I said,” I am so sorry that I missed them today… And I shouldn’t have fussed at you that way.”

And she whispered, “Mommy, that is okay… I still love you 50 .” I hugged her and said, “ I love you too… And I love my flowers, especially the blue.”

Are you 51 that: If you die tomorrow, the 52 that you are working for could easily replace you in a matter of days. But the family you leave 53 will feel the loss for the rest of their lives. And come to think of it, we 54 ourselves more to our work than into our families- an unwise 55 indeed.

36. A. practical B. political C. polite D. personal

37. A. same B. separate C. alone D. different

38. A. different B. similar C. cool D. same

39. A. living room B. bedroom C. toilet D. kitchen

40. A. knocked B. put C. fell D. settled

41. A. cried B. shouted C. spoke D. said

42. A. with B. by C. on D. beyond

43. A. lied B. lay C. laid D. lying

44. A. noise B. scream C. sound D. voice

45. A. dealt B. deal C. dealing D. to deal

46. A. calm B. excited C. thrilled D. frightened

47. A. grass B. flowers C. glass D. water

48. A. hurt B. spoil C. harm D. damage

49. A. especially B. special C. especial D. specially

50. A. somehow B. anyhow C. somewhat D. anyway

51. A. know B. certain C. aware D. sure

52. A. house B. shop C. family D. company

53. A. behind B. off C. out D. away

54. A. lose B. absorb C. occupy D. devote

55. A. answer B. choice C. way D. goal

第三部分、阅读理解（每小题2分，共计40分）

第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

When asked why he or she wears clothes, some people will probably answer "to keep warm and to cover my body". These are the basic reasons why clothes are worn, but people also want to look attractive and appear successful to others.

If people only wore clothes for warmth and to cover their bodies, most clothes would be simple and cheap. In most Western countries, however, clothes are sometimes very expensive. The main reason for this is not the cost of the cloth or the cost of making the clothes. The clothes are expensive because of fashion.

Successful businessmen, for example, often wear very expensive suits, shirts and ties. Sometimes they pay thousands of dollars for a suit and hundreds of dollars for a tie. It’s just a suit and a tie but they pay these prices because of the famous name of the designer. A suit costing much less would be just as warm and would cover the wearer's body just as well.

Fashion is always changing, which means those who want to be fashionable have to buy new clothes every few months, even if last month's clothes have only been worn once or twice. Some people have wardrobes full of clothes that have hardly been worn but are no longer in fashion. Being fashionable, therefore, can be a very expensive pastime!

56. What do people basically wear clothes for?

A. Looking attractive to others. B. Following the fashion.

C. Appearing successful to others. D. Keeping warm and covering bodies.

57. We can learn from the passage that _______.

A. expensive clothes are not any warmer than cheap ones

B. fashion is not always changing

C. expensive clothes are warmer

D. fashion designers like expensive clothes

58. What does the underlined word “wardrobes” in Paragraph 4 mean?

A. Fashionable clothes shops. B. The clothes that some people have.

C. Cupboards for storing clothes. D. Shelves used for keeping books.

59. What is the passage mainly about?

A. Suits and ties. B. Clothes and fashion.

C. Beauty and success. D. Cost and pastime.

B

Grown-ups are often surprised by how well they remember something they learned as children but have never practiced ever since. A man who has not had a chance to go swimming for years can still swim as well as ever when he gets back in the water. He can get on a bicycle after many years and still ride away. He can play catch and hit a ball as well as his son. A mother who has not thought about the words for years can teach her daughter the poem that begins "Twinkle, twinkle, little star" or remember the story of Cinderella or Goldilocks and the Three Bears.

One explanation is the law of overlearning , which can be stated as follows: Once we have learned something, additional learning trials(尝试)increase the length of time we will remember it.

In childhood we usually continue to practice such skills as swimming, bicycle riding, and playing baseball long after we have learned them. We continue to listen to and remind ourselves of words such as "Twinkle, twinkle, little star" and childhood tales such as Cinderella and Goldilocks. We not only learn but overlearn.

The multiplication tables(乘法口诀表)are an exception to the general rule that we forget rather quickly the things that we learn in school, because they are another of the things we overlearn in childhood.

The law of overlearning explains why cramming(突击学习)for an examination, though it may result in a passing grade, is not a satisfactory way to learn a college course. By cramming, a student may learn the subject well enough to get by on the examination, but he is likely soon to forget almost everything he learned. A little overlearning, on the other hand, is really necessary for one's future development.

60. What is the main idea of paragraph I?

A. People remember well what they learned in childhood.

B. Children have a better memory than grown-ups.

C. Poem reading is a good way to learn words.

D. Stories for children arc easy to remember.

61. The author explains the law of overlearning by_________.

A. presenting research findings

B. selling down general rules

C. making a comparison

D. using examples

62. A