清远市2013-2014学年度第二学期期末教学质量检测

高二英语试卷 (考试时间：2014年7月9日9:00-11:00)

I．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1～15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Exam anxiety is something that almost every person experiences during his or her student life. Little anxiety actually helps one 1 and work hard for the exams. However, if students spend all their time in feeling 2 , a lot of valuable study time would be lost.

In this competitive world, 3 cause a lot of nervousness in students. For some, exam anxiety encourages them to work hard, while for others it may be the root cause for poor performance, leading to academic 4 and lack of confidence. In fact, some students are anxious by nature and easily get nervous when they face a(n) 5 situation. They will think 6 even if they have prepared well. They fear that they may 7 what they have studied, and when it is too much, their 8 is likely to come true.

One of the most important methods of 9 exam anxiety is to prepare well in advance. Studying regularly for a few hours every day helps increase the 10 of students. If students are not able to handle anxiety or nervousness, they could talk to their teachers, parents, friends or instructors. 11 should also avoid giving pressure to their kids to do well. Creating a peaceful and 12 atmosphere at home can be greatly helpful.

To 13 and sleep properly is also important. Students tend to avoid sleep and starve themselves due to anxiety, but it is 14 to their academic performance and health. It’s better that students should plan their time well and take proper breaks between studies. They should always remember to set aside some time for their 15 since some entertainment helps them relax and concentrate.

1． A．concentrate B．relax C．succeed D．experience

2． A．curious B．confident C．anxious D．calm

3． A．plans B．breaks C．jobs D．exams

4． A．failure B．achievement C．preparation D．performance

5． A．peaceful B．stressful C．natural D．avoidable

6． A．positively B．confidently C．intentionally D．negatively

7． A．remember B．forget C．confuse D．lose

8． A．fear B．dream C．expectation D．competition

9． A．increasing B．feeling C．avoiding D．creating

10．A．relaxation B．pressure C．nervousness D．confidence

11．A．Teachers B．Parents C．Friends D．Instructors

12．A．relaxing B．exciting C．depressing D．worrying

13．A．learn B．play C．rest D．eat

14．A．helpful B．harmful C．important D．nice

15．A．studies B．habits C．hobbies D．meals

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，在空格处填入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16-25的相应位置上。

When an important holiday comes, I usually think of what gifts to buy or prepare for my family members. It is the act itself rather than the thing you buy 16 matters. Either a small present, a text message or a phone call can mean a lot to the receivers. 17 , I had never got anything from my son, who is a university student. Parents never forget to celebrate their children’s birthday, but their children seem to be very 18 (forget).They seldom do something in return.

Life is unpredictable, and you never know what will happen tomorrow. When my son came back during the summer vacation, my wife and I, as usual, 19 (meet) him at the station. On arriving home, much 20 my surprise, my son took out a wrist watch and gave it to me, 21 (say) it was a birthday gift for me. It is a very fashionable watch, 22 shows not only hours, minutes and seconds but days as well. You can imagine how surprised and excited I was at that moment.

Some people say children get too much care and love from their parents and just take them

for granted. 23 is natural for people to have such concerns and worries, but things may not

turn out as badly as 24 (expect).We need to look more at the positive side of life, as a famous

writer once said, “Life is 25 best classroom one can never get.”

II． 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A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

The day when the jobs were handed out was one of the most exciting moments for all the children in the class. It took place during the first week of the term. Every kid was given a job for which they would be responsible for the rest of that school year.

Some jobs were more interesting than others, and the children were eager to be given one of the best ones. When giving them out, the teacher took into account which pupils had been most responsible during the previous year. During the previous year Rita had carried out the teacher’s instructions perfectly. All the children knew Rita would be given the best job.

But there was a big surprise. Each child received a normal job. But Rita’s job was very different. She was given a little box containing some sand and one ant. Though the teacher insisted that this ant was very special, Rita felt disappointed. Most of her classmates felt sorry for her. Even her father became very angry with the teacher and he encouraged Rita to pay no attention to this insignificant pet. However, Rita preferred to show the teacher her error by doing something special with that job of little interest.

Rita started investigating all about her little ant and gave the ant the best food, and it grew quite a bit bigger.

One day, a man, who looked very important, came into their classroom and declared, “Your class has been chosen to accompany me, this summer, on a journey to the tropical rainforest, where we will investigate all kinds of insects. Among all the schools of this region, your class has best cared for the little ant.”

That day the school was filled with joy and celebration. Everyone thanked Rita for having been so patient and responsible. And many children learnt that to be given the most important task you have to know how to be responsible even in what are the smallest tasks.

26. What did the teacher base her decision on when giving out jobs to the children?

A. Their ability of managing their accounts during the previous year.

B. Their characters and interests.

C. Their class performance during the previous year.

D. Their working performance during the previous year.

27. What does the underlined sentence “But there was a big surprise.” mean?

A. The most responsible student got the job of least interest.

B. Each child got an important job.

C. Each child got an interesting job.

D. The perfect student got the job of everyone’s preference．

28. What is Rita’s attitude to her father’s suggestion?

A. Acceptive. B. Negative. C. Uncertain. D. Totally positive.

29. We can infer that the man who made the declaration is a _________.

A. principal B. hunter C. director D. biologist

30. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. Responsibility And Intelligence Bring Good Luck

B. Never Complain About Life

C. Small Tasks Can Lead To Fortunes

D. Men Are Best Known By Their Friends

B

Ask someone what they have done to help the environment recently and they will almost certainly mention recycling. Recycling in the home is very important, of course. However, being forced to recycle often means we already have more material than we need. We are dealing with the results of that over-consumption in the greenest way possible, but it would be far better if we did not need to bring so much material home in the first place.

The total amount of packaging has increased by 12% between 1999 and 2005. It now makes up a third of a typical household's waste in the UK. In many supermarkets nowadays food items are packaged twice with plastic and cardboard.

Too much packaging is doing serious damage to the environment. The UK, for example, is running out of it for burying this unnecessary waste. If such packaging is burnt, it gives off greenhouse gases which go on to cause the greenhouse effect. Recycling helps, but the process itself uses energy. The solution is not to produce such items in the first place. Food waste is a serious problem, too. Too many supermarkets encourage customers to buy more than they need. However, few of them are coming round to the idea that this cannot continue, encouraging customers to reuse their plastic bags, for example.

But this is not just about supermarkets. It is about all of us. We have learned to associate packaging with quality. We have learned to think that something unpackaged is of poor quality. This is especially true of food. But it is also applied to a wide range of consumer products, which often have far more packaging than necessary.

There are signs of hope. As more of us recycle, we are beginning to realize just how much unnecessary materials are collected. We need to face the wastefulness of our consumer culture, but we have a mountain to climb.

31. What does the underlined phrase "over-consumption" refer to?

A. Using too much packaging. B. Recycling too many wastes.

C. Having more material than is needed. D. Making more products than necessary.

32. The author uses figures in Paragraph 2 to show_______.

A. the tendency of cutting household waste B. the increase of packaging recycling

C. the fact of packaging overuse D. the rapid growth of supermarkets

33. According to the text, recycling_________.

A. means burning packaging for energy B. helps control the greenhouse effect

C. is the solution to gas shortage D. leads to a waste of land

34. What can be inferred from Paragraph 4?

A. Unpackaged products are of bad quality.

B. Supermarkets care more about packaging.

C. Other products are better packaged than food.

D. It is improper to judge quality by packaging.

35. What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A. Needless material is mostly recycled.

B. Fighting wastefulness is difficult.

C. People like collecting recyclable wastes.

D. The author is proud of their consumer culture.

C

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