陕西省西安市第一中学2014-2015学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题

本试卷分为第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。满分100分。

第I卷 （选择题 共70分）

第一部分 英语知识运用(共三节,满分40分)

语音知识(共5小题；每小题1分,满分5分)

从A、B、C、D四个选项中,找出与所给单词读音相同的选项并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。、

1. fragile A. librarian B. fragrant C. abnormal D. bathe

2. possess A. scholar B. potential C. cottage D. compass

3. tease A. abuse B. database C. sense D. practise

4. ashamed A. escaped B. amazed C. founded D. glanced

5. blank A. mental B. appendix C. trend D. anxiety

第二节 语法和词汇知识(共15小题,每小题1分,满分15分)

从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

6.There was nothing special about ____ film—it was only _______.

A. a;usual B.a;average C.the;usual D.the;average

7. Although money is important, not many people ______the idea that money

brings happiness.

A.refuse to B.devote to C.subscribe to D.contribute to

8. As we all know, it was ___ that resulted in the terrible car accident.

A. because of her carelessness B. her being careless

C. because she was careless D. she was so careless

9. At times, he felt ____ difficult to _______ himself to getting up early.

A. it; adopt B. that; attempt C. that; advocate D. it; accustom

10. — We ________ of gas. I’m afraid we can’t go much further.

— I know there’s a gas station ahead. Will it last until we get there?

A. run out B. have run out C. are running out D. had run out

11.When she woke up, she realized that the things she had dreamt about could

not ______ have happened.

A. possibly B. likely C. hardly D. usually

12. It doesn’t make ______to buy that expensive coat when these cheaper ones

are just as good.

A. decision B. promise C. sense D. difference

13. My dictionary has disappeared. Who do you think ______ have taken it?

A. should B. must C. could D. would

14. Mr. Wang is ill, so we must ____ a new teacher to the school to take his place.

A. appoint B. appreciate C. assist D. approach

15. He suggested we ____ the plan later, which suggested he ____ against it.

A. discussed; was B. would discuss; should be

C. discuss; was D. should discuss; should be

16. Look at the trouble I am in now! If only I _____ your advice !

A. followed B. would follow C. had followed D. should follow

17. 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

18. Jody had all these feelings _____ she had no way to express herself.

A. as if B. even if C. except D. as long as

19. Reportedly, the number of students _______ to computer games _____ been

on the increase in recent years, which is a major concern for many people.

A. devoted; has B. related; have C. connected; have D. addicted; has

20. Sarah pretended to be cheerful,_________ nothing about the argument.

A. said B. to say C. saying D. to be saying

第三节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A,B,C,D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的

最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

In the past, man did not have to think about the protection of his environment. There were few people on the earth, and natural resources seemed to be 21 .

Today things are 22 , the world has become too 23 . We are using up our natural resources too quickly and at the same time we are 24 our environment with dangerous chemicals . If we continue to do this, human life on the earth 25 survive.

Everyone 26 today that if too many fishes are taken from the sea, there will soon be 27 left. Yet, with modern fishing methods, more and more fishes are caught. We know that if too many trees are cut down, 28 will disappear and nothing will grow on the earth. Yet we 29 to use bigger and more 30 machines to cut down more and more trees.

We realize that if rivers are polluted with waste products from factories, fish will die. 31 , in most countries wastes are 32 put into rivers or into the sea, and there are 33 laws to stop this.

We know, too, that if the 34 of the world continues to rise at the present rate, in a few years there will not be enough 35 . What can we do to solve these problems?

If we eat more vegetables and less 36 , there will be more food available for everyone. Land that is used to grow crops 37 five times more people than land where animals are kept.

Our natural resources will 38 longer if we learn to recycle them.

The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth 39 .

Finally, if we educate people to think about all the problems, we shall have a better and cleaner 40 in the future.

21. A. beautiful22. A. common23. A. crowded24. A. protecting25. A. must not26. A. wonders27. A. nothing28. A. mountains29. A. continue30. A. friendly31. A. Thus32. A. still33. A. many34. A. production35. A. rooms36. A. fruit37. A. feeds 38. A. use39. A. control40. A. nature

B. endlessB. the sameB. smallB. savingB. will notB. realizesB. anythingB. the seaB. haveB. absoluteB. HoweverB. evenB. muchB. pollution B. vegetablesB. meatB. increasesB. stayB. bornB. sea

C. unusualC. changeableC. dirty C. pollutingC. shall notC. considersC. noneC. animalsC. oughtC. comfortableC. GenerallyC. alsoC. littleC. populationC. foodC. fish C. suppliesC. keepC. planC. planet

D. valuableD. differentD. busyD. fightingD. could notD. discoversD. somethingD. forestsD. go ontoD. powerfulD. ThereforeD. certainlyD. fewD. developmentD. placesD. grainD. helpsD. lastD. payD. forest



第二部分 阅读理解 （共两节，满分30分）

第一节 （共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）

阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

A

In the animal kingdom, weakness can bring about aggression in other animals. This sometimes happens with humans as well. But I have found that my weakness brings out the kindness in people. I see it every day when people hold doors for me, pour cream into my coffee, or help me to put on my coat. And I have discovered that it makes them happy.

From my wheelchair experience, I see the best in people, but sometimes I feel sad because those who appear independent miss the kindness I see daily. They don‘t get to see this soft side of others. Often, we try every way possible to avoid showing our weakness, which includes a lot of pretending. But only when we stop pretending we‘re brave or strong do we allow people to show the kindness that‘s in them.

Last month, when I was driving home on a busy highway, I began to feel unwell and drove more slowly than usual. People behind me began to get impatient and angry, with some speeding up alongside me, horning (按喇叭) or even shouting at me. At the moment I decided to do something I had never done in twenty-four years of driving. I put on the car flashlights and drove on at a really low speed.

No more angry shouts and no more horns!

When I put on my flashlights, I was saying to other drivers, ―I have a problem here. I am weak and doing the best I can. And everyone understood. Several times, I saw drivers who wanted to pass. They couldn’t get around me because of the stream of passing traffic. But instead of getting impatient and angry, they waited, knowing the driver in front of them was in some way weak.

Sometimes situations call for us to act strong and brave even when we don‘t feel that way. But those are few and far between. More often, it would be better if we don‘t pretend we feel strong when we feel weak or pretend that we are brave when we are scared.

41. The author feels sad sometimes because ______.

A. he has a soft heart B. he relies much on others

C. some people pretend to be kind D. some people fail to see the kindness in others

42. What did the other drivers do when they saw the flashlights?

A. They speed up to pass. B. They waited with patience.

C. They tried their best to help. D. They put on their flashlights too.

43. In this passage, the author advises us to ______.

A. handle problems by ourselves B. accept help from others

C. admit our weakness D. show our bravery

44. What is the passage mainly about?

A. A Wheelchair Experience. B. Weakness and Kindness.

C. Weakness and Strength D. A Driving Experience

B

No poem should ever be discussed or “analyzed”, until it has been read aloud by someone, teacher or student. Better still, perhaps, is the practice of reading it twice, once at the beginning of the discussion and once at the end, so the sound of the poem is the last thing one hears of it.

All discussions of poetry are, in fact, preparations for reading it aloud, and the reading of the poem is, finally, the most telling “interpretation” of it, suggesting tone, rhythm, and meaning all at once. Hearing a poet read the work in his or her own voice, on records or on film, is obviously a special reward. But even those aids to teaching cannot replace the student and teacher reading it or, best of all, reciting it.

I have come to think, in fact, that time spent reading a poem aloud is much more important than “analyzing” it, if there isn’t time for both. I think one of our goals as teachers of English is to have students love poetry. Poetry is “ a criticism(批判) of life”, and “a heightening(提升) of life”. It is “an approach to the truth of feeling”, and it “can save your life”. It also deserves a place in the teaching of language and literature more central than it presently occupies.

I am not saying that every English teacher must teach poetry. Those who don’t like it should not be forced to put that dislike on anyone else. But those who do teach poetry must