答题时间：100分钟 满分：120分 命题人：高二英语组 校对人：高二英语组

第I卷

第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

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I grew up in a small town. My father raised chickens and ran a construction company. I was barely 10 years old when my dad gave me the responsibility (责任) of feeding the chickens and cleaning up the stable. He believed it was important for me to have those jobs to learn responsibility. Then, when I was 22, I found a job in Natchbill at a country music club called the Natchbill Palace, I washed dishes and cooked from 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm and then went on stage and sang until 2:00 in the morning. It wasn’t long before I became known as a singing cook. I had been rejected so many times by record companies that it was hard not to be discouraged. One night, a woman executive (董事) from a company named Warner Brothers Records came to hear me sing. When the show was over, we sat down and talked and after she left, I said to myself it was one more rejection. A few weeks later, my manager received a phone call—Warner Brothers wanted to sign me to a record deal. Soon after, I released my first record in June 1986. It sold over 2 million copies. My best efforts had gone into every job I’ve ever held. It was the sense of responsibility that made me feel like a man. Knowing that I had done my best filled me with pride. I still feel that way today, even though I have become a well-known singer.

1. Why was the writer once known as the singing cook?

A. Because he was a cook at a country-music club.

B. Because he sang for guests while he worked as a cook.

C. Because he often sang while cooking.

D. Because he liked singing better than cooking.

2. Who first recognized his talents and helped make his career successful?

A. Warner Brothers. B. His manager.

C. His father. D. A businesswoman.

3. What made the writer proud of himself?

A. His ability to live independently.

B. His sense of responsibility in whatever he did.

C. His courage in the face of rejections.

D. His hard work in his early days.

B

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4. Which hotel gives a promise?

A. Baymont Inn Ft . Lauderdale.

B. Beach Plaza Hotel.

C. Baymont Inn Hotel.

D. Fort Lauderdale Plaza Hotel.

5. In which hotel parking is the cheapest?

A. Baymont Inn Ft . Lauderdale.

B. Beach Plaza Hotel.

C. Baymont Inn Hotel.

D. Fort Lauderdale Plaza Hotel.

6. If you ______ , you will probably go to Beach Plaza Hotel.

A. enjoy seeing films without leaving your hotel room

B. are fond of swimming in heated water

C. want to eat food cooked by yourself in the hotel

D. are a cigarette smoker

7. Which of the following is NOT true to the ads?

A. All of the three hotels provide television with cable.

B. You can keep your money in the room safe in Fort Lauderdale Plaza Hotel.

C. In Beach Plaza Hotel a 24-hour maid is available.

D. While staying in Fort Lauderdale Plaza Hotel, you can surf the Internet.

C

The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn’t know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned around to find a wrinkled, little old lady beaming up at me with a smile that lit up her entire being.

She said, “Hi, girl! My name is Rose. I’m 87 years old. Can I give you a hug?”

I laughed and enthusiastically（热情地）responded, “Of course you may!” And she gave me a giant squeeze.

“Why are you in college at such a young, innocent age?” I asked. She jokingly replied, “I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, have a couple of children, and then retire and travel!”

“No seriously,” I said. I was curious what may have motivated her to be taking on this challenge at her age.

“I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting one!” she told me.

Over the course of the year, Rose became a campus icon and she easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she reveled（陶醉） in the attention bestowed（赋予） upon her from the other students. She was living it up.

At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet. I’ll never forget what she taught us.

“We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. There are only two secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor everyday. You’ve got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die!” she said.

“There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don’t do one productive thing, you will turn 20 years older. If I am 87 years old, and stay in bed for a year, and never do anything, I will turn 88. Anybody can grow older. But every minute counts for young men,” she added.

“The idea is to grow up by always finding the opportunity in change. Have no regrets. The elderly usually don’t have regrets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do. The only people who fear death are those with regrets.”

She concluded her speech by courageously singing “The Song of Rose”. She challenged each of us to study the lyrics（歌词）and live them out in our daily lives.

At the year’s end, Rose finished the college degree she had begun all those years ago. One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep.

8. Rose made herself known to the author in a ______ manner.

A. serious B. cold C. humorous D. crazy

9. From the information provided in the passage, we know ______.

A. Rose finished the college degree within a year

B. Rose did realize her dream of meeting a rich husband and getting married through college education

C. Rose enjoyed her campus life very much

D. Rose grew so old that she stopped playing

10. Rose delivered the speech ______.

A. at the graduation

B. which she prepared carefully

C. ended with “The Song of Rose”

D. to challenge all the other speakers

11. According to her speech, ______.

A. whenever you have a dream, you succeed

B. all people don’t grow up while growing older

C. Rose usually regretted having done something

D. a nine-year-old is as old as a 87-year-old if he doesn’t do anything

D

??? Your teacher of mathematics must have taught you how to find the center of a circle.It is not easy to learn and it takes some time to do so. Here you will be introduced a simple method which can be learned within a few minutes.

??? Put a corner of a square piece of paper upon the circumference (圆周) of a circle (see Picture 1), then mark points A and B where the two sides of the piece of paper meet the circle. You may be sure that points A and B are the two ends of the diameter (直径). Draw a straight line through the two points A and B. Then do the same thing a second time in a different place to get another diameter (see Picture 2) .You may find the center at once. The two lines cross at a point and this point is just the center of the circle.

??? How about trying to see if it is easy to learn and remember?

??????????????

12. Straight line AB is sure to run_________.

A. along the corner of the piece of paper

B. through the center of the circle

C. along one of the sides of the piece of paper

D. through the corner of the piece of paper

13. After you have done the same thing a second time in another place you will get_____.

A. another center of the circle.

B. another circumference

C. another corner of the piece of paper.

D. another diameter of the circle.

14. Which are most probably needed to find the center of a given circle?

A.A ruler and a pair of compasses(圆规).

B.A pair of compasses, a ruler and a square piece of paper.

C.A ruler and a square piece of paper.

D.A pair of compasses and a square piece of paper.

15. Decide which order is right to find the center of a given circle.

a. Bring a square piece of paper.

b. Draw a straight line through the two points.

c. Mark the two points where the paper meets the circle.

d. Mark the point where the two diameters meet.

e. Repeat the same action another time in a different place.

f. Put the corner of the square piece of paper upon.

A. f,a,b,c,d,e??? B. a,d,b,c,f,e??? C. a,b,f,e,c,d ??? D. a,f,c,b,e,d

第二节 信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。( E = AB; F = AC；G=AD )

The sea has always interested man. From it he can get food, minerals, and treasure. 16 But he could not go far beneath its surface.

?____17____?However, he is not a fish. He must breathe air, so he can’t stay under the water’s surface for any length of time. To explore deep water, man faces even more dangers and problems.

A diver who wants to stay under water for more than a few minutes must breathe air or a special mixture of gases.?____18____?He can carry a tank of air on his back and breathe through a nose and a mouthpiece. Water weighs 800 times as much as air. Tons of water pushes against a diver deep in the sea.