2013-2014学年度第一学期期末高二联考试题

英 语

第一部分语言知识及应用（共110分）

单项选择（共15题，每题1分，共15分）

--- Catherine, I have cleaned the room for you.

---Thanks. You _______ it. I could manage it myself.

A. needn’t do B. needn’t have done C. mustn’t do D. shouldn’t have done

His silence at the meeting suggested that he _______ to your plan.

A. hadn’t agreed B. didn’t agree C. wouldn’t agree D. not agree

-- What made your skin look so terrible?

--_______ to the sunlight for a long time.

A. Because it was exposed B. After being exposed C. Being exposed D. Exposed

Zhanglin was lost in computer games during his last year in high school, otherwise he _____ a student at Beijing University.

A. would have been B. can be C. has been D. had been

______ you come across some new words, don’t refer to your dictionary at once but guess their meanings according to the context.

A. Every time B. The first time C. Now that D. If only

With dinner _____, the lady went on ____ some sewing.

A. to prepare; to do B. preparing; doing C. prepared; to do D. to be prepared; doing

You can make yourself _____ in English pretty well if you keep on speaking the language.

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

___________, I have never seen anyone who’s as wise as John.

A. As long as I have traveled B. Now that I have traveled so much

C. .As I have traveled so much D. Much as I have traveled

_________ I will visit Brazil during the 2016 Olympic Games.

A. If I am possible B. If it possible C. If I possible D. If possible

Someone is ringing the doorbell. Go and see ______ .

A. who is he B. who he is C. who it is D. who is it

____ more attention, the trees could have grown better. A. Given B. To give C. Giving D. Having given

___ from space, the earth with water ___70％ of its surface looks like a "blue blanket". A. Seen; covered B. Being seen; covers C. Seeing; covering D. Seen; covering

The ___ look on his face showed that he hadn’t expected it .

A. astonished B. astonishing C. being astonished D. having astonished

_______ was known to them all that William had broken his promise ______ he would give each of them a gift.

A. As; Which B. What; that C. It; that D. It; which

Lily， ____ of the ______speech, started to read a novel.

A. tiring, bored B. tired, bored C. tired, boring D. tiring, boring

第二节. 完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

Suzie goes to her art class on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. She always looks forward to those days when she can do 16 things all afternoon. What Suzie likes best is the good feeling she gets when she has finished working on a piece of 17. And then when she takes it home to 18 her parents, she feels so proud of what she has made.

On Wednesday afternoons Suzie writes articles for the 19 newspaper. When she first moved to her new school, she wrote an article about how it feels to be a 20 student in a new school. Her second article in the newspaper was about a(n) 21 from her school who had just finished writing a book. Suzie 22 the teacher what it feels like to be a published author. And then she 23 what she found out with the rest of the school.

Another time she wrote an article about why she thought the school should have two short 24 a day instead of a long one. Lots of her friends thought that this would be a good idea too. Many teachers also 25 with Suzie’s suggestion.

Would you believe the principal (校长) of the school asked everyone to have a 26 about Suzie’s suggestion? The principal always thinks that students should help decide how the school should be 27 .

During the vote, each person in the school voted. At last, the school 28 that two short breaks would be better than one long break. And all of that happened because of Suzie’s suggestion in the school newspaper.

On the day the newspaper 29 out each month, the first thing Suzie does is to 30 where her article is in the newspaper. And each time at the beginning of her article are the words: By Suzie Jefferson.

A. sensitive B. creative C. positive D. instructive

A. cloth B. art C. article D. picture

A. show B. explain C. introduce D. reward

A. national B. local C. school D. educational

A. accustomed B. fresh C. strange D. regular

A. author B. artist C. student D. teacher

A. told B. asked C. examined D. obeyed

A. described B. recorded C. shared D. forgot

A. classes B. breaks C. activities D. sports

A. discussed B. argued C. disagreed D. agreed

A. vote B. choice C. question D. decision

A. performed B. run C. achieved D. established

A. imagined B. expected C. decided D. requested

A. puts B. takes C. gives D. comes

A. consider B. check C. read D. place

第三节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

Zengzi(曾子505---435BC), a Chinese philosopher and student of Confucius(孔子)，31 (believe) to be the author(作者) of Daxue. One day, as Zengzi’s wife set off(出发) for the market，her little son insisted on(坚持) going with her， 32 (make) a tearful scene(场面).

“Stay at home,”she said to the boy, “When I come back, I 33 (kill) the pig for you to eat.”

When she got back from the market, Zengzi was prepared to catch the pig and kill it. His wife stopped him, saying I was only kidding(开玩笑) to 34 when I said that.” “Children can’t be humored(幽默) 35 this way. ” he replied, “They have little 36 (understand). They learn from their parents and listen to 37 they say. To lie to him is to teach him to lie to 38.” Her son will not trust her any more 39 a mother lies to him. This is not the way to teach 40 child. With that, Zengzi went to kill the pig and then cooked it for his son.

第四节. 阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)

(A)

We humans love to scare ourselves. Newspapers and TV news are full of shock-horror stories about the killer flu virus(流感病毒)but are there things we can do to cut our risk of catching it?

Every year, people in Britain catch the flu virus and some of those who are already ill, or are very young, may die. It is very sad, but modern treatment means that many deaths can be avoided.

Experts tell us that the world is another flu epidemic(流行)and that the latest bird-flu virus would be the most likely cause. However, the chances of most of us catching bird flu and dying are very small indeed. Humans can catch the disease only after closely contacting with a sick bird. However, if someone who had normal flu was to come into contact with bird flu, this could be very dangerous. The bird flu virus could attach(附在)itself to the human flu virus, mutate and then start to spread from person to person.

Coughs and sneezes(打喷嚏)always have spread diseases, especially colds and flu, and they still do. If bird flu does begin to infect humans, it will spread through coughs and sneezes.

If you want to stay free of flu and someone coughs or sneezes at you, what should you do?

First, keep your hands away from your face and wash them and your face as soon as you can. If a cough or a sneeze spray misses your face and you accidentally touch a droplet with your hands and then touch your face, the flu or cold bug could creep into your system.

41. The chances of most people catching bird flu are very small because __________.

A. they are strong enough to resist the infection

B. only after closely contacting a sick bird can they be infected

C. bird flu does not happen very often in the world

D. only those who are ill can be infected

42. In the passage the underlined word “mutate” probably means“__________”.

A. differ B. produce C. increase D. change

43. If a man with common flu is infected with bird flu, __________.

A. there must be no cure for him B. the disease will spread among humans

C. he must feel cold D. he is likely to die

44. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A. Bird flu is the most dangerous disease.

B. Normal flu can be easily changed into Bird flu.

C. We don’t need to worry about flu virus.

D. The person who has normal flu and comes into contact with bird flu can easily get Bird flu.

45. The last paragraph of the passage tells us __________.

A. the reason why people with flu often cough B. coughs and sneezes are very dangerous

C. how to protect ourselves from being infected D. how to avoid coughs and sneezes

(B)

Did anyone find the names of “Great Britain”, “the United Kingdom”, “England” and “the British commonwealth” which have the same meaning? Strictly speaking, these names all refer to something different. None of them are exactly the same as any of the others.

The British isles refer to the main islands and several thousand small ones as well, which you can see on the map. Great Britain, or Britain, refers to the larger of the two main islands. But the word “Britain” is often used as a short form for the United Kingdom or you call it the UK.

Now as for England, it refers simply to the largest of the three countries on the island of Great Britain. The United Kingdom is the name of the state and the official name of the country, which many people popularly refer to England.

Finally, the Britain commonwealth is the usual name for what is left of the British Empire (帝国). This change shows the weakening of British Empire and the rising of the national liberation movements throughout the world today.

46. According to the passage, we know that _____________.

A. Great Britain has the same meaning as Britain B. all the names refer to England

C. the United Kingdom has the same meaning as Britain or England

D. all the names in the first paragraph have the same meaning

47. It is clear that the British isles refer to _____________.

A. Britain, England and the UK B. the two main isla