甘肃兰州一中2013—2014学年度下学期期末考试

高二英语试题

说明：本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，满分100分，考试时间100分钟。答案写在答题卡上，交卷时只交答题卡。

一．单项选择（每题1分，共15分）

1. In the eyes of _____ local people, the young soldier is _____ second to none, for he managed to save _____ old lady at the risk of his life.

A. /; /; the B. the; the; the C. the; /; an D. /; a; an

2. By the time you have finished this book, your meal ____ cold.

A. gets B. has got C. will get D. is getting

3. The origin of Chinese culture ____ more than 5,000 years ago.

A. is dated back to B. dates back to C. is dated from D. dates back

4. Studying Wendy’s menu, I found that many of the items are similar to ____ of McDonald’s.

A. ones B. those C. any D. that

5. Nobody but doctors or nurses and those____ by Dr.Hu ____ to enter the patient’s room.

A. invited; is allowed B. are invited; are allowed

C. being invited; allowed D. invited; are allowed

6. It was the training ____ he had as a young man ____ made him such a good engineer.

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

7. As he works in a remote area, he visits his parents only ____.

A. occasionally B. anxiously C. practically D. urgently

8. All flights ____ because of the snowstorm, many passengers could do nothing but take the train.

A. had been canceled B. have been canceled

C. having been canceled D. being canceled

9. — Don’t worry, Mum. The doctor said it was only the flu.

—____! I’ll tell Dad there’s nothing serious.

A. What a relief B. Congratulations

C. How surprising D. I’m so sorry

10. The success of a government should be measured ______ the happiness of the people as well as the development of economy.

A. in face of B. in place of C. in terms of D. in honor of

11. Gorge came into the interview room and sat down at the desk, ____ to answer questions.

A. preparing B. prepared C. prepare D. to prepare

12. Without the ____ of my friends, how could my company have lived through the hard times.

A. admiration B. assistance C. admission D. achievement

13. Wind power is an ancient source of energy ____we may return in the near future.

A. on which B. by which C. to which D. from which

14. How long do you think ____ he publishes his new work?

A. will it be until B. it will be before C. will it be when D. it will be that

15. But for the fact that China ______ also affected by the global economic crisis, we ______ fewer unemployed workers now.

A. is; would have B. were; would have

C. was; would have had D. is; would have had

二．完形填空（每题1分，共20分）

Are you carrying too much on your back at school? Lots of kids at the same age as you are. Not only are students in China 16 from this problem, but kids in the United States are 17 fed up with heavy school bags.

Experts are starting to 18 that more and more young students are having back and neck problems as a result of school bags 19 too heavy for them. “It’s hard for me to get up the 20 with my bag because it’s so heavy,” said Rich Hammond, 21 11-year-old student in the US. Rich is among the students who have _22 backpacks with two straps(带子) to carry them, 23 a number of other students choose rolling backpacks. But even with rolling backpacks, 24 up stairs and buses with them is 25 a problem for kids. Many of them have hurt their knees, backs or necks because of heavy school bags.

But how much is too 26 ? Experts say students should carry 27 more than 10 to 15 percent of their own body weight. Scott Bautch, a Wisconsin 28 doctor, said kids under 4th grade should 29 with 10 percent. But it’s also important that older kids don’t go 30 15 percent, because their bones are still growing. Bautch explained that there are other injuries caused by backpacks. “Kids are 31 their balance and falling down with these backpacks,” he said.

Parents and teachers are starting to tell the kids to only take 32 library books they will be reading that night. Some teachers are using worksheets or 33 workbooks for students to take home. One of the best answers is, as some 34 themselves suggested, to have no homework 35 !

16. A. meeting B. facing C. experiencing D. suffering

17. A. already B. always C. yet D. also

18. A. explain B. say C. worry D. announce

19. A. being B. be C. are D. is

20. A. schools B. stairs C. houses D. homes

21. A. this B. that C. a D. an

22. A. special B. unusual C. common D. strange

23. A. when B. but C. then D. and

24. A. getting B. climbing C. going D. turning

25.A. only B. still C. even D. just

26.A. more B. very C. much D. many

27.A. no B. too C. any D. much

28.A. children B. student C. bag D. back

29.A. carry B. stay C. take D. bring

30.A. about B. under C. beyond D. before

31.A. keeping B. missing C. losing D. making

32.A. home B. class C. school D. city

33.A. valuable B. thin C. important D. interesting

34.A. reports B. teachers C. parents D. kids

35.A. at all B. after all C. in all D. for all

三．阅读理解(共20分，每题2分)

A

Los Angeles: Love for Mom is necessary, but buying flowers on her big day may not be.

A slump in flower sales since late last year was likely to continue through Mother’s Day, another example of Americans cutting back on spending due to recession fears, which is a period of reduced trade and business activity, and increasing food and gasoline prices.

“If you look at what has happened on Valentine’s Day and Christmas, the market for flowers has cooled,” said Eric Beder, an analyst at Brean Murray. “Growth has slowed in the past two quarters. Mother’s Day will probably be a slow quarter, too.”

US floral sales for Mother’s Day, celebrated yesterday, will fall thirteen percent this year to $2 billion, with consumers spending an average of $17.65, according to the National Federation estimates.

Mother’s Day, which accounts for a one-quarter of annual holiday purchases, according to the Society of American Florists, is traditionally the day when flowers are delivered to the doorsteps of many mothers.

But this year, the shop-owners are concerned. Gabriel Soto, who owns a flower shop beneath an office high-rise in the Los financial district, is expecting lower sales — and has ordered 30 percent fewer flowers than normal this Mother’s Day. Last month, Soto, who also operates website downtown-flowers.net, closed another store in a nearby building that was headquarters to a mortgage company. After workers lost their jobs due to the housing crisis, orders decreased.

36. The underlined word “slump” in Para. 2 probably means_______.

A. sharp decrease in price B. great fear for losing jobs

C. global worry of floral stores D. sudden fall by a large amount.

37. According to the author, Mother’s Day should be an occasion of_______ .

A. a large family get-together B. a big annual holiday purchase

C. a great love showed to mothers D. a celebration among Americans

38. This passage implies that Americans have ________ .

A. met financial problems recently

B. no longer bought flowers for mothers

C. delivered flowers to every house for mothers

D. cut back on spending because of having lost jobs

B

Many university accommodation offices have their own list of registered landlords (房东). Others also provide information on accommodation agencies and other housing organization. The advantage of using your university accommodation is that you can get support if you have a problem. The disadvantage is that they are unlikely to have enough registered landlords to house all their students.

Property papers: Loot and Renting

Loot is an important source (来源) of information about private housing for co-renters. The offers are from private landlords, agencies and individuals looking for other co-renters. They also have a website: www.loot.com. The advantage of using Loot is that there is some economical private housing. The disadvantage is that there is no quality control over the offers.

Renting is another useful paper. The offers in this paper are mainly from accommodation agencies. Their website is www. renting. couk.

Accommodation agencies

The majority of rented accommodation in London is probably advertised through accommodation agencies. The advantage of using accommodation agencies is that you will have access to a large number of accommodations. If you are lucky to find a good one, he/ she will listen to your requirements and can save your time in looking for the right accommodation. The disadvantage is that they will make a range of charges to potential renters.

Noticeboards

Around the universities you will find a number of noticeboards where offers of accommodation will be posted. These will either be from landlords or from students. Some universities will also have online noticeboards where students can advertise to other students. Advertisements from students can be an excellent way to find accommodation. However, advertisements from landlords can be problematic.

Word of mouth

Some of the best housing in London is never advertised but is passed on from one group of students to another by word of mouth. It might be that