中大附中2013学年下学期期中考试

高二英语科试卷 命题人：殷庆国

考生注意事项：

⒈本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，选择题部分用2B铅笔将答案涂在答题卡上，非选择题部分用黑色钢笔、签字笔在答题卷上作答。

⒉考试时间120分钟，全卷满分150分。

第一部分：单项选择（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）

1. —It rained cats and dogs this morning. I am glad we took an umbrella.

—Yeah, we would have got wet all over if we ________.

A. hadn’t B. haven’t C. didn’t D. don’t

2. —Do you have anything more______, Sir?

—No. You can have a rest or do something else.

A. typing B. to be typed C. typed D. to type

3. Robert is said _______abroad, but I don’t know what country he studied in.

A. to have studied B. to study C. to be study D. to have been studying

4. I like reading poems, because poems can ______ certain _______.

A. convey; emotion B. convey; emotions

C. impress; emotions D.explain; emotions

5. He didn’t make ______ clear when and where the meeting would be held.

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

6. Was it in the village ______ we used to live in _________ the accident happened?

A. that; where B. which; that C. where; that D. which; where

People who do not smoke have less ____________ of suffering from lung cancer than those who do so.

A. potential B. cause C. hope D. choice

8. The teacher glanced _________ this student who was busy________ a picture.

A. to; drawing B. at; draw

C. at; drawing D. at; to draw

9. When I got back home I saw a message pinned to the door, ______ “Sorry to miss you; will call later.”

A. read B. reads C. to read D. reading

10. ______ feeling very tired because of riding his bike to work every day, my father refuses to buy a motorbike when he thinks about such a high price.

A. Due to B. In spite of

C. Although D. As a result of

11. He is hard-working but I can’t ________ his bad habit of smoking.

A. make up for B. get on with

C. come up with D. put up with

12. The cigarette end thrown away by a careless woodcutter _______ the big forest fire.

A. resulted from B. resulted in

C. brought off D. brought up

13. The athlete hurt his foot in the race. , he missed the champion.

A．Consequently B．Unfortunately C．Potentially D．Absolutely

14. —I' m sorry, but I didn’t mean__________ out your secret.

—But you know, letting out one's secret means________ one' s feelings.

A. to let; to hurt B. letting; hurting C. to let; hurting D. letting; to hurt

15. I'd also like to _____ you on your good work in these two years.

A. congratulate B. celebrate C. wish D. hope

16. They desired that they_______ the right to vote.

A. had B. have C. are D. were

17. She had no idea how it ________ that her husband met with trouble again.

A. came about B. came across C. came out D. came up

18. Students are ________ the telescopes to see stars clearly.

A. adjusting to B. tending to C. adjusting D. tending

19. The famous actress came onto the stage with her boyfriend ________ her.

A. accompanying with B. accompanying

C. accompanied with D. accompanied

20. Einstein liked Bose’s paper so much that he ________ his own work and translated it into German.

A. gave off　　 B. turned down C. took over D. set aside

第二部分：语言知识及应用(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21一35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

If you ask me when I became a mom, I can tell you that the day I became a mom was not the day my daughter was born, but seven years later when I did the best thing I could do for my daughter and myself. I 21 us from the home that wasn’t really a home at all.

That day, my daughter and I were sitting in our 22 home having a quiet dinner just as I had always wanted for her. We were talking about what she had done in school and suddenly her little hand 23 the full glass of milk by her plate. As I watched the white tablecloth and 24 painted white wall become dark brown, I looked at her small face. It was filled with 25 , knowing what the outcome of the event would have meant in her father’s 26 a week before. When I saw that look on her face and looked at the 27 running down the wall, I simply started 28 . I am sure she thought I was 29 , but then she must have realized that I was thinking, “It’s a good thing your 30 isn’t here!” She started laughing with me, and we laughed until we 31 . These were tears of joy and 32 and were the first of many tears that we cried together. That was the day we knew that we were going to be okay.

That was the day I really became a mom. I 33 that being a mom isn’t only going to ballet, and attending every school concert. It isn’t keeping a(n) 34 house and preparing perfect meals. It certainly isn’t 35 that things are always normal when they are not. For me, being a mom started when I could laugh over spilt milk.

21. A. protected

22. A. new

23. A. went over

24. A. firmly

25. A. pleasure

26. A. absence

27. A. jam

28. A. laughing

29. A. sad

30. A. friend

31. A. cried

32. A. bravery

33. A. questioned

34. A. splendid

35. A. describing

B. removed

B. old

B. picked up

B. carelessly

B. fear

B. patience

B. juice

B. shouting

B. excited

B. father

B. fainted

B. horror

B. discovered

B. messy

B. pretending

C. separated

C. beautiful

C. took on

C. slowly

C. pain

C. presence

C. milk

C. scolding

C. sick

C. grandma

C. slept

C. surprise

C. wondered

C. spotless

C. creating

D. prevented

D. cold

D. knocked over D. freshly

D. smile

D. arrival

D. water

D. praying

D. crazy

D. brother

D. stopped

D. peace

D.remembered D. lifeless

D. meaning





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，在空格处填人一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为36—45的相应位置上。

Violent terrorist case in Yunnan Kunming Railway Station

（昆明火车站暴力恐怖事件）

BEIJING — Chinese authorities say separatist terrorists carried out a violent and bloody attack at a train station late Saturday night in Kunming, the capital 36 southwest China's Yunnan Province. The attack left at least 33 dead and more than 130 37 (injury). According to eyewitness accounts 38 (post) online and in state-run media, more than 10 attackers dressed 39 black and carrying long fruit knives randomly slashed(乱砍) 40 (travel) in the station. The carnage(屠杀) began inside, near 41 train station's ticket counters, and then spilled out onto the main square in front of the station. State media say four of the assailants (攻击者) were shot 42 (die) and one, a female, was taken into police station. 43 are still on the run. 44 authorities have given little detail so far, they say there is enough evidence 45 shows the attack was carried out by separatists from China's western Xinjiang region.

第三部分：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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

Barack Obama, Lady Gaga and Steve Jobs — what do they have in common? They are, of course, all Americans. And according to a survey by social networking site badoo. com, they all best illustrate the word “cool”.

But just what does it mean to say someone is “cool”? Most would answer that it is something to do with being independent-minded and not following the crowd.

Yale University art professor Robert Farris Thompson says that the term “cool” goes back to 15th century West African philosophy.??“Cool” relates to ideas of grace under pressure.

“In Africa,” he writes, “coolness is a positive quality which combines calmness, silence, and life.”

The modern idea of “cool” developed largely in the US in the period after World WarⅡ.??“Post-war ‘cool’ was in part an expression of war-weariness(厌战)…...it went against the strict social rules of the time,” write sociologists Dick Pountain and David Robins in?Cool Rules: Anatomy of an Attitude.

But it was the American actor James Dean who became the symbol for “cool” in the hugely successful 1955 movie?Rebel without a Cause.??Dean plays a tough guy who disobeys his parents and the authorities.??He always gets the girl, smokes cigarettes, wears a leather jacket and beats up bullies(欺凌弱小者).??In the movie, Dean showed what “cool” would mean to American young people for the next 60 years.

Today the focus of “cool” has changed to athletics stars.??Often in movies about schools, students gain popularity on the athletics field more than in the classroom.??This can be seen quite clearly in movies like?Varsity Blues and John Tucker Must Die.

But many teenagers also think being smart is cool.??Chess and other thinking games have been becoming more popular in schools.

“Call it the Harry Potterization of America—a time when being smart is the new cool,” writes journalist Joe Sunnen.

46. Barack Obama, Lady Gaga and Steve Jobs are mentioned in the first paragraph to _____.

A. introduce the topic B. draw our attention

C. tell us what they have in common D. tell us what is “cool”

47. If you were considered “cool” in Africa in the 15th century, you ________.

A. thought and acted differently from the majority

B. had a calm and quiet attitude towards life

C. didn’t observe rules and authorities

D. had all kinds of “bad” manners

48. The heroes in?Varsity Blues?and?John Tucker Must Die?are likely to be those who _____.

A. do very well in their studies B. are good at chess and other thinking games

C. are very skilled at sports D. have supernatural powers like Harry Potter

49. Which of the following is NOT true according to the article？

A. It is generally considered “cool” to be independent-minded and not to follow the crowd.B. “Cool” was used as early as the 15th century.

C. Disobeying one’s parents and the authorities is considered “cool” among American young people nowadays.

D. Getting the first place in an exam can always be considered “cool”.

50. What does the article mainly talk about?

A. The kinds of peopl