甘肃省民乐一中2009-2010学年高二下学期期末考试(英语)

民乐一中2014—2015学年高二期中考试英语试卷第I卷〔选择题〕第一局部：单项填空〔共20小题，每一小题1分，总分为20分〕从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最优选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1. — Did you forget about my birthday?—__________I’ve booked a table at Michel’s restaurant for this evening.A. What then?B. I’m afraid so.C. How could I?D. For sure.2.You cannot accept an opinion _______ to you unless it is based on facts.A. offeringB. to offerC. having offeredD. offered3.Not once _______ to Michael that he could one day become a top student in his class.A. occurred itB. it did occurC. it occurredD. did it occur4. According to the driver’s explanation, it was not his carelessness but the bad road conditions that————for the accident.A. was to blameB. was to be blamedC. were to be blamedD. were to blame5. One of our rules is that every student ———wear school uniform while at school.A. mightB. couldC. shallD. will6. You must learn to consult your feelings and your reason _______ you reach any decision.A. althoughB. beforeC. becauseD. unless7. It was not until I came here———— I realized this place was famous for not only its beauty but also its weather.A. whoB. thatC. whereD. before8. Once Peng Liyuan wears______ stylish suit to visit the foreign countries with president Xi, her clothing later becomes popular among_____ middle-aged.A. a; theB. the; aC. the; theD. a; a9. Everything was placed exactly——— he wanted it for the graduation ceremony.A. whileB. whenC. whereD. though10. After school we went to the reading-room to do some reading, only to be told that it——————.A. was decoratedB. had decoratedC. had been decoratingD. was being decorated11. It’s surprisin g that your brother———Russian so quickly—he hasn’t lived there very long.A. picked upB. looked upC. put upD. made up12. Sarah made————to the airport just in time to catch her plane this morning.A. herselfB. thisC. thatD. it13．The machine is so advanced that it will start _______ you press the button.A. roughlyB. instantlyC. deliberatelyD. constantly14. There will be a war if the peace talks between the two countries ___.A. break awayB. break downC. break intoD. break out15. I’m pleased to see the problem ___ so quickly.A. settledB. having been settledC. be settledD. settle16. The new teacher made a good ___ on the students by her rich knowledge and humorous talk.A. feelingB. effectC. impressionD. sense17. --How often do you eat out?--___, but usually once a week.A. I have no ideaB. It dependsC. As usualD. Generally speaking18. It ___ to chat online all day long. You’d better do something else.A. makes no senseB. makes no differenceC. makes senseD. makes difference19. It is reported that the Group of Eight (G8)___ the eight richest countries in the world.A.is consisted ofB. consists ofC. is made upD. consists in20. After the long journey, the three of them went back home, ___.A. hungry and tiredlyB. hungry and tiredC. hungrily and tiredlyD. hungrily and tired第二局部完型填空〔共20小题，每一小题1.5分,总分为30分〕阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从第36题至第55小题所给的A/B/C/D四个选项中，选出最优选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

2010-2023历年甘肃民乐第一中学高二上月考英语试卷（带解析）第1卷一.参考题库(共20题)1.He found________ almost impossible to express what he wanted to say.A．thatB．thisC．itD．one2.Reducing the amount of sleep affects students’ performance at school. An American study asked schoolteachers to look at the effects of sleep restriction(限制） on children between six and twelve years of age. The teachers found that children who stayed up late had trouble thinking clearly and had more learning problems.【小题1】 Doctor Fallone now works at the Forest Institute of Professional Psychology in Springfield, Missouri. He presented the results last month at a science reporter conference in Washington, D. C.. The publication Sleep also reported the findings.The teachers were asked to complete weekly performance reports on seventy-four schoolchildren. The study lasted three weeks. During that period, Doctor Fallone and his team controlled the amount of sleep the children received.【小题2】 During another week, every child was kept awake later than normal. Each night, the youngest boys and girls had less than eight hours of sleep. The older ones were limited to six and a half hours. During the final week of the study, each child received no less than ten hours of sleep a night.The teachers were not told about how much sleep the students received. The study found that students who received eight hours or less had the most difficult remembering old information. 【小题3】The study did not find that sleep restriction caused hyperactivity(极度活跃) in the children. 【小题4】 .Doctor Fallone said that the results provided experts and parents with a clear message:【小题5】A．The sleeping time that the students have can be changed easily.B．They also had trouble learning new information, completing difficult work and following directions.C．During one week, the children went to bed and awoke at their usual time. D．The teacher should restrict the amount of the sleep of the students.E. Gahan Fallone did the study at the Brown Medical School and Bradley Hospital in the state of Rhode Island.F. The teachers reported that students were, in fact, a little less active at school when they got less sleep.G. When a child has learning problems, the issue of sleep must be considered among the possible causes.3.-What are you going to do next weekend?-_______-,if time permits ,I may go to Beijing with my friends.A．Don’t mention itB．It doesn’tC．Forget itD．It depends4.Before driving into the city, you are required to get your car_______。

甘肃省民乐县第一中学2016-2017学年高二英语10月月考试题（本试卷满分150分，共分两部分：第一部分为选择题部分85分，第二部分为非选择题部分65分）第一卷一．单项选择（每题1分，共15分）1．First impressions are the most lasting. After all, you never get __ second chance to make __ first impression.A. a; theB. the; theC. a; aD. the; a2. —I didn’t know this was a one-way street, officer.—________A. That’s all right.B.I don’t believe you.C. How dare you say that?D. Sorry, but that’s no excuse.3. The pilot asked all the passengers on board to remain ___ as the plane was making a landing.A. seatB. seatingC. seatedD. to be seating4. Sarah, hurry up. I’m afraid you can’t have time to _____ before the party.A. get changedB. get changeC. get changingD. get to change5. ______ is know to all, china will be an________ and powerful country in 20 or 30 year’ time.A. That, advancingB. This ,advancedC. As, advancedD. It, advanced6. I have had my bike ___ ,and I'm going to have somebody ___ my radio tomorrow.A. repair; to repairB. repairing; to be repairedC. repaired; repairD. to repair; repairing7. ___ the room, the nurse found the tape-recorder ___.A. Entering; stealin gB. Entering; goneC. To have entered; being stolenD. Having entered; to be stolen8. With a lot of difficulties ___ ,they went to the seashore and had a good rest.A. settledB. settlingC. to settleD. being settled9. Out_____, with a stick in his hand.A. did he rushB. rushed heC. he rushedD. he did rush10. Hardly ______ the house when he was caught.A．the thief had entered B．entered the thiefC．had the thief entered D．was the thief entering11. Only after liberation __________ to be treated as human beings.A. did they beginB. they had begunC. they did beginD. had they begun12. Children who are not active or diet is high in fat will gain weight quickly.A. whatB. whoseC. whichD. that13. In this lecture, I can only give you a purely view of how we can live life tothe full and make some suggestions about the future.A. privateB. personalC. uniqueD. different14. It is illegal for a public official to ask people for gifts or money favorsto them.A. in preference toB. in place ofC. in agreement withD. in exchange for15. When I went in , they were ____ in a heated discussion .A .absorbB .absorbedC .absorbingD .being absorbed二．完形填空(共20题，每小题1.5分，满分30分)Dad was not only my best friend, but my compass (指南针). While he was alive, he 16 me with his actions and advice. He taught me one important 17 : “Believe in yoursel f. If there was one phrase my dad 18 liked to hear, it was “I can’t.” He never got to finish high school and 19 two jobs to support his large family, 20 he never complained. Through education and years of hard work, my dad became an excellent journalist. When I was in high school, I had a 21 time with math. He tried to help me, but I 22 struggled. So my math teacher suggested I meet with him at 7:00 each morning before school for 23 help. I told Dad, “That’s 24 ! I’m tired! I can’t do that!” He re plied, “You’re doing it. I’ll send you to school.” Every morning at 6:45, we’d leave the 25 . Despite (尽管) working 12 hours every day, Dad never once 26 driving me to school.After months of 27 , I was facing the final exam. I was so 28 . On the day of t he final, my dad hugged me and said, “Luke, 29 yourself. You can do it.” His wordsmade me realize I needed to trust in my 30 and in the hours of work I’d 31 . When I got my 32 proudly, the first person I called was my father. He cried, “Yes! You deserved it!” Even now, whenever I 33 that a task is too much for me, I think back to that exam. No matter how 34 something is, if you’re willing to work, you can succeed. I’m forever 35 to Dad for that lesson.16. A. understood B. forgave C. guided D. impressed17. A. history B. lesson C. skill D. language18. A. always B. almost C. ever D. never19. A. took B. lost C. left D. finished20. A. so B. or C. but D. and21. A. good B. free C. terrible D. short22. A. still B. nearly C. hardly D. probably23. A. real B .practical C. immediate D. extra24. A. wonderful B. crazy C. expensive D. necessary25. A. house B. school C. office D. farm26. A. suggested B. risked C. enjoyed D. missed27. A. meeting B. testing C. learning D. interviewing28. A. excited B. nervous C. happy D. shocked29. A. stand for B. hold back C. believe in D. look after30. A. teacher B. luck C. time D. ability31. A. wasted B. ignored C. picked up D. put in32. A. answer B. grade C. pay D. gift33. A. hope B. forget C. worry D. promise34. A. different B. important C. hard D. interesting35. A. grateful B. sorry C. polite D. useful三．阅读理解（每小题2分，共30分）AI was waiting for a phone call from my agent. He had left a message the night before, telling me that my show was to be cancelled. I called him several times, but each time his secretary told me that he was in a meeting and that he would call me later. So I waited,but there was still no call. Three hours passing by, I became more and more impatient. I was certain that my agent didn’t care about my work, and he didn’t care about me. I was overcome with that thought. I started to shout at the phone, “Let me wait, will you? Who do you think you are?”At that time I didn’t realize my wife was looking on. Without showing her surprise, she rushed in, seized the phone, tore off the wires, and shouted at the phone, “Yeah! Who do you think you are? Bad telephone! Bad telephone!” And she swept it into the wastebasket.I stood watching her, speechless. What on earth…?She stepped to the doorway and shouted at the rest of the house, “Now hear this! All objects in this room –if you do anything to upset my husband, out you go!”Then she turned to me, kissed me and said calmly, “Honey, you just have to learn how to take control.” With that, she left the room.After watching a crazy woman rushing in and out, shouting at everything in sight, I noticed that something in my mood(情绪) had changed. I was laughing. How would I have trouble with that phone? Her antics helped me realize I had been driven crazy by small things. Twenty minutes later my agent did call. I was able to listen to him and talk to him calmly.36. Why did the author shout at the telephone?A. He was mad at the telephone.B. He was angry with his agent.C. He was anxious about his wifeD. He was impatient with the secretary.37. What did the author’s wife do after she heard his shouting?A. She said nothingB. She shouted at him.C. She called the agentD. She threw the phone away38. What made the author laugh?A. His own behavior.B. His wife’s suggestionC. His changeable feelingsD. His wife’s sweet kiss.39. What does the underlined word “antics” refer to?A. Smart wordsB. Unusual actionsC. Surprising LooksD. Anxious feelingsBEveryone needs friends. There is an old saying, “Friends are God’s way of taking care of us.” But how do you find real friendship and keep it?The American writer Sally Seamans tells young students some smart ways to find friends.Sally says f inding friendship is just like planting a tree. You plant the seed and take care of it to make it grow.First, you should choose a friend. What makes a good friend? It is not because a person has money or good looks. A good friend should be kind and patient. For example, if you have a bad day, a good friend should listen to your complaints and do his or her best to help. To make a friend, you cannot be too shy. You should make each other happy and share your lives.But things cannot always he happy. Even the best friends have fights. What should you do when you have a fight with your friend? You have to talk to him or her. When there is no one around, have an honest talk. If he or she doesn’t want to talk, you could write a letter.There are three steps to being friends again:Tell him or her how you are feeling; say what your friend has done wrong, and explain why you did this or that. Remember that friendship is the most important thing in your life.40. Sally wants to tell students the ways to ____.A.get happyB.plant treesC. find friendsD.keep fit41. What makes good friends? A good friend should ______.A. be lovely and coolB.have lots of moneyC. be kind and patientD. have good looks42. According to the text, you can _____ your friend after a fight.A. write a letter toB. never say a word toC. have dinner withD. buy a present for43. What is the best title of the text?A.Teenagers and friendshipB.The care and keeping of friendsC.The trouble of growing upD.The good friends around youCMany years ago, my dad was facing a serious heart condition. He was unable to do a steady job. He fell suddenly ill and had to be admitted to the hospital.He wanted to do something to keep himself busy, so he decided to volunteer at the localchildren’s hospital. My dad loved kids. It was the perfect job for him. He ended up working with the seriously ill children. He would talk, play, and do arts with them.One of his kids was a girl with a rare disease that paralyzed（瘫痪）her from the neck down. She couldn’t do anything, and she was very depressed. My d ad decided to try to help her. He started visiting her in her room, bringing paints, brushes and paper. He stood the paper up, put the paintbrush in his mouth and began to paint. He didn’t use his hands at all. All the while he would tell her, “See, you can do anything you set your mind to.” At the end of the day, she began to paint using her mouth, and she and my dad became friends. Soon after, the little girl was sent home because the doctors felt there was nothing else they could do for her. My dad al so left the children’s hospital for a little while because he became ill. Some time later after my dad had recovered and returned to work, in came the little girl who had been paralyzed and only this time she was walking. She ran straight over to my dad and hugged him really tight. She gave him a picture she had done using her hands. At the bottom it read: “Thank you for helping me walk.”My dad would cry every time he told us this story and so would we. He would say sometimes love is more powerful than doctor, and my dad —who died just a few months after the little girl gave the picture — loved every single child in that hospital.44. The author’s father worked at the local hospital to __________.A. realize his childhood dreamB. ease his serious heart conditionC. earn money to pay for treatmentD.keep himself occupied and happy45. How did the author’s father help the paralyzed little girl?A. He helped her practice walking.B. He visited her and made a toy for her.C. He showed her she could still do things.D. He painted special pictures for her.46. According to paragraph 4, the paralyzed girl __________.A. g radually recovered and walkedB. eventually became a unique painterC. was sent home and never seen againD. sent him a picture painted with her mouthDOne day a lawyer’s wife fell ill, and he went to get a doctor. The doctor willingly came to see the woman and to do what he could for her, but before he went into the house, he made a short stop. He knew that the lawyer was famous for not paying his bills, even if they were due(正当的).He therefore said to the man. “But if I save your wife, I am afraid you may not pay me.”“Sir,”replied the lawyer. “Here I have＄500,whether you cure my wife or you kill her. I'll give you all this.”The doctor was reassured(使安心) and went into the house. When he reached the woman's bedside, it soon became clear to him that he could do little. She was seriously ill, and though he prescribed(开药方) her medicine, she soon died.He told the lawyer he was very sorry, and then asked for the money which he had promised. “Did you kill my wife? “Asked the lawyer. “Of course I didn't,” said the doctor. “Well! Did you cure my wife?” asked the man. “I'm afraid that was impossible,” replied the doctor. “Well, then sinc e you neither killed my wife nor cured her, I have nothing to pay you.”47. One day a lawyer’s wife fell ill, and the lawyer_____A. cured his wifeB. got a doctor for herC. got some medicine for her illnessD. pay＄500 to the doctor48. Before entering the lawyer’s house the doctor stopp ed for a while, because_____ .A. the doctor wanted to ask something about his wife's illnessB. the doctor thought it impossible to save the womanC. the doctor was afraid that the lawyer would refuse to pay himD. the lawyer was too poor to pay his bills49. Because the lawy er’s wife was seriously ill, the doctor_____A. couldn’t do much and didn't save her lifeB. tried his best and saved her at lastC. had to do everything he could for herD. had to spend a lot of time to cure her50. From the story, we know_____.A. the lawyer was very cleverB. how the lawyer's wife diedC. the doctor was stupid enough to be fooledD. the lawyer was dishonest and that he fooled the doctor四．七选五（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）请将第51-55题答案填涂在答题卡第71-75题位置！We are all called upon to make a speech at some point in life, but most of us don’tdo a very good job. 51 .So, you have to give a speech—and you are terrified. You get nervous, you forget whatyou want to say, you stumble(结结巴巴) over words, you talk too long, and you bore your audience. Later you think, “Thank Goodness, it’s over. I’m just not good at public speaking. I hope I never have to do that again.”Cheer up! 52 . Here are some simple steps to take the pain out of speech making.Ask yourself the purpose of your speech. What is the occasion? Why are you speaking? Then, gather as many facts as you can on your subject. Spend plenty of your time doing your research. Then spend plenty of your time organizing your material so that your speech is clear and easy to follow. 53 . Don’t talk over their heads, and don’t talk down to them. Treat your audience with respect. They will appreciate your thoughtfulness.Just remember: Be prepared. Know your subject, your audience, and the occasion. Be brief.54 . And be yourself. Let your personality come through so that you make person-to-person contact with your audience.If you follow these simple steps, you will see that you don’t have to be afraid of public speaking. In fact, you may find the experience so enjoyable that you volunteer to make more speeches! You’re not convinced yet? 55 .A. It doesn’t have to be that bad.B. Take several deep breaths before your speech.C. This article gives some advice on how to give a good speech.D. Say what you have to say and then stop.E. Don’t say what you aren’t familiar with.F. Never forget your audience.G. Give it a try and see what happens.高二英语（平行班）参考答案单项选择 1-5 ADCAC 6-10 CBACC 11-15 ABBDB完型16-20 CBDAC 21-25 CBDBA 26-30 DCBCD 31-35 DBCCA阅读理解 36-39 DDAB 40-43 CCAB 44-46 DCA 47-50 BCAD七选五 51-55 CAFDG单词拼写56.suspected 57.blame 58.instructed 59.clarify 60.countryside 61.statues 62.constantly 63.fastened 64.deadline 65.guilty语法填空:66. when 67. to look 68. less 69. eastern 70. It71. which/that 72. for 73. had talked 74.an 75. her短文改错：visit—visited interested—interesting got后to去掉 village—villagesus前的about改为with how后面加to take—took after—Afterbut—and at—in作文Life in the futureIn the future , man’s life will be very different from that of today.First, because of the discovery of new energy, the environmental pollution will be under control. people can fly anywhere in a hovering carriage driven by computer, which is environmentally friendly, quick and safe. All the waste will be recy cled and turned into several grades of useful material. Second, people’s daily life will change greatly, too. Not only do robots work in factories in place of workers, but they will also do all your housework for you. You can put you r mobile phone around your wrist and can see the caller while speaking. You can also travel in space for a holiday by capsule in your spare time. On the whole you can do whatever you like as long as it’s not bad to others.。

民乐一中2009—--2010学年第二学期期终考试高二英语试卷第I卷第一部分：英语知识运用（共三节，满分50分）第一节语音知识（共5小题:每小题l分，满分5分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

例：have A．gave B．save C．hat D．made 答案是C。

1．through A．plough B．cough C．enough D．tough 2．umbrella A．pupil B．industry C．button D．butcher3．noise A．purpose B．course C．choose D．practise 4．frequent A．recently B．pretend C．entire D．require 5．heard A．heart B．dear C．nearly D．early 第二节语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题l分,满分l5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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

例:We Last night，but we went to the concert instead．A．must have studied B．might study C．should have studied D．would study答案是C。

6．We drank tea and made some small talk in kitchen.A．a；the B．the；a C．不填;the D．the；不填7．-Have you finished the work?-Not yet 。

I ______to do it just a moment agoA．set up B．set off C．set out D．set down 8．Help has already come from them，but the aid is near what we expected．A．everywhere B．somewhere C．nowhere D．anywhere 9．It makes his life quite different he has received higher education abroad．A．that B．which C．what D．how 10．His story of the accident does not make any ．He is telling a lie．A．difference B．sense C．excuse D．point 11．．Any applicant form ______ properly will not be accepted by the company．A．not to be filled B．not filled C．not being filled D．not having been filled12．—Tom，you are smoking again？—? It's none of your business．A．Why not B．what for C．So what D．How come13．Subway Line 4，into use in September 2009，has made traveling in Beijing easier．A．having been put B．putting C．being put D．put14．—The weather isn't good enough for an outing，is it？—To much dust．We can't have at this time of the year．A．a worse day B．a worst day C．a nicer day D．a best day 15．Jack was once a common name，,I think, that is seldom chosen nowadays．A．it B．one C．who D．which16．It is usually not quite cold in this area in March,but sometimes temperature ______ low。

民乐一中2015-2016学年第二学期高二（4）部4月模拟英语试卷（一）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40分)阅读下列列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。

并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑．AA mystery surrounds my grandmother’s collection of salt cellars (盐瓶). No one in the family seems to know when she started collecting them, or exactly how many she had.My grandmother died just over two years ago. At 91, she had spent 30 years without her right leg, which was removed due to cancer the year I was born. She was a poet, an artist, a food lover and a salt cellar collector. The funny thing about the salts, as she called them —I never once heard her say salt cellar — was that although everybody knew they were her hobby and everyone was always searching for them at yard sales or in stores, nobody seemed to know what they meant to her and they just wanted to make her happy. Grandma kept her salts in a dark wooden corner display case in the living room. Since her death the case has remained exactly as she left it. Grandpa tries his best to preserve his memories of her just as they are.Now I am collecting, too. Collecting memories about my grandmother’s hobby, a way she spent her time. And as I hold one of them in my hand, I picture her holding it in her hand on the day she got it. She is smiling. My mother and her two sisters all have small collections, but my mother admits that she was more interested in finding salts to send to Grandma.Grandma once wrote a poem titled “When April Comes”. The poem contains the line, “When April comes and I am not around, rememb er me when daffodils are found.”Now, Grandpa is working on a poem with the line, “April came and you were not around”.But she was, somehow. She was there in the memories left behind by her possessions.1. In writing the text, the author expressed .A. her sadness at losing her grandmaB. her desire to collect more salt cellarsC. her love for her grandmaD. her curiosity about her grandma’s possessions2. The underlined part “her possessions” in the last paragraph refers to ____.A. Grandma’s experienceB. Grandma’s hobbyC. Grandma’s talentD. Grandma’s strong will3. It can be inferred from the text that the author’s family .A. are very proud of their interesting family historyB. value the wonderful poems Grandma wroteC. are much influenced by Grandma’s interestD. know much about grandparents’ love4. What would be the best title for the text?A. Grandma’s Salt Cellar CollectionB. The Mystery of Grandma’s Salt CellarsC. Grandparents’ Lifelong De votionD. A Family’s Collection HistoryBAsk a teacher to name the most annoying invention of recent years and they will often mention the mobile phone. Disturbed by the problems they create, many head teachers have ordered that pupils should keep their phones switched off at school. Others have told pupils to leave them at home.However, education researchers at The University of Nottingham believe it is time that phone bans were reassessed, because mobile phones can be a powerful learning aid, they say. Dr Elizabeth Hartnell-Young and her colleagues have reached this conclusion after studying the consequences of allowing pupils in five secondary schools to use either their own mobile phones or the new generation of ‘smartphones’ in lessons.During the nine-month experiment, 14- to 16-year-old pupils used the phones for a wide range of educational purposes, including creating short movies, setting homework reminders, recording a teacher reading a poem, and timing experiments with the phones’ stopwatches. T he smartphones, which could be connected to the Internet, also allowed pupils to access revision websites, log into the school email system, or transfer (转存) electronic files between school and home.The research involved 331 pupils in schools in Cambridgeshire, West Berkshire and Nottingham. “At the start of the study, even pupils were often surprised at the thought that mobile phones could be used for learning,” Dr Hartnell-Young said. “After their hands-on experience, almost all pupils said they had enjo yed the project and felt more inspired.”Some teachers found that pupils who lacked confidence gained most from the project. However, they recognised that greater use of mobile phones in schools could cause problems.5. We can infer from the first paragraph that .A. teachers are strongly against students owning mobile phonesB. mobile phones should be developed to meet students’ needsC. students are free to use their mobile phones at schoolD. mobile phones are usually forbidden to be used at school6. When the students first used mobile phones for learning, they .A. all enjoyed the project very muchB. didn’t know what they were used forC. didn’t fully realize the learning functions of mobile phonesD. were surprised that they were allowed to use mobile phones in schools7. Who benefited most from the project?A. Older pupils.B. Pupils who were not confident.C. Younger pupils.D. Pupils who were confident.8. The purpose of the text is to tell us that .A. mobile phones can actually help students learnB. mobile phones begin to be widely used in schoolsC. too much use of mobile phones in schools can cause problemsD. the mobile phone is considered the most annoying invention of recent yearsCA patent is the tool that can be used to prevent people from making, selling, offering to sell or importing the patented items without permission. According to the patent law, any person who“invents any new and useful process, machine, or composition (成分) of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof, may obtain a patent.”The law has described the limits of the field of subject matter that can be patented, and thus it has been held that the laws of nature, physical phenomena, and abstract ideas are not patentable subject matter. A patent cannot be obtained upon just an idea or suggestion.In order for an invention to be patentable it must be new as described in the patent law, which also provides that an invention cannot be patented if: “(a) th e invention was known or used by others in this country, or patented or described in a printed publication in this or a foreign country before the invention by the applicant for patent,” or “(b) the invention was patented or described in a printed publication in this or a foreign country or in public use or on sale in this country more than one year before the application for patent in America.”Moreover, even if the subject matter sought to be patented is not exactly shown by the previous art, and involves one or more differences over the most nearly similar thing already known, a patent may still be refused. The subject matter sought to be patented must be fully different from what has been used or described before in the area of technology related to the invention. For example, the substitutions of one color for another, or changes in size, are not patentable.9. We can learn from the text that a patent .A. is a legal limit to the spread of most new inventionsB. is a permit for using a new invention by the inventorC. proves necessary when people want to invent somethingD. serves as an effective tool to protect inventors’ rights10. Which of the following can not be patented according to the patent law?A. A new computing tool.B. A new packaging for a product.C. A new economic theory.D. A new waste treatment method.11. We can infer from the text that .A. it’s not easy to put new inventions into productionB. a patent will not be applicable in some countriesC. there are strict criteria for applying for a patentD. the patent law differs greatly between countries12. The author writes this text in order to tell us .A. what can or can’t be patented under the patent lawB. how to avoid failing to get a patent for a new inventionC. there are few inventions that can be patentedD. how to bring the patent law into forceDWomen facing breast cancer (乳腺癌) report that their cats rank among the most important supporters, alongside parents and siblings (兄弟姐妹) they rely on to help them through their treatment.Fish, a breast cancer survivor, relied on the companionship of her two cats, Phoebe and Jack, during her treatments. “They were the perfect companions when I needed them most,” Fish says. “They gave silent strength.” Fish is far from the only breast cancer survivor to show the power of her cat. A recent Purina Cat Chow national survey of breast cancer survivors with cats points out this important relationship.Dr. Karen Sueda, at the American College of Ve terinary Behaviorists, says, “Whether pet owners are fighting diseases such as breast cancer or going through a rough period in life such as job loss or some stress, their cats often display intuitive (直觉的) behavior of knowing when they need extra support.”Hearing countless stories from breast cancer patients and survivors of how they have been emotionally supported by their cats, Purina Cat Chow honors this exceptional relationship and is doing its part to help the fight against breast cancer. This year, in a partnership with Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Purina Cat Chow will donate more than $200,000 to the cause and invites consumers to help us raise awareness of breast cancer.Susan G. Komen for the Cure is the world’s largest network of breast cancer survivors and activists fighting to find the cures. The organization has invested(投资) $1.3 billion in ending breast cancer, becoming the world’s largest source of non-profit funds (资金) devoted to the fight against breast cancer.13. To many women with breast cancer, cats can .A. bring strength and support to themB. teach them how to relaxC. know about what they think aboutD. help the patients to be optimistic14. According to the text, Purina Cat Chow .A. often collects ca ncer patients’ informationB. hopes to find more breast cancer patientsC. will help spread the knowledge about breast cancerD. aims to find the best treatment for breast cancer15. What is Purina Cat Chow’s attitude towards the role of the cat duri ng breast cancer treatment?A. Unconcerned.B. Supportive.C. Doubtful.D. Surprised.第二节（共5小题：每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

2016—2017学年第一学期高二年级期终考试英语试卷本试卷分第I卷〔选择题〕和第II卷〔非选择题〕两局部，共150分，考试时间120分钟第I卷第一局部英语知识运用〔共两节，总分为45分〕第一节语法和词汇知识〔共10小题；每一小题1.5分，共15分〕从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最优选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1.The party was ____ success. We sang danced until it came to _____ end at midnight.A. a; anB. a; theC. the; anD. /; an2. Little _______ about his own health though he was very ill.A. he caredB. he caresC. does he careD. did he care3. — Where did you get to know her?— It was on the farm _______ we worked.A. thatB. thereC. whereD. which4. ________more attention, the trees would have grown better.A. GivenB. Being givenC. Having givenD. Give5. It was such a ___________ job that I really felt ___________.A. tiring; tiringB. tired; tiredC. tiring; tiredD. tired; tiring6. I won’t go to the party unless _______.A. I invitedB. invitedC. being invitedD. am invited7. The library needs ___________, but it will have to wait until Saturday.A. cleaningB. be cleanedC. cleanD. being cleaned8.If we had been more careful, we ______ much better results now.A. gotB. had gotC. would be gettingD. would have got9. We’ll have to finish the job, ___________.A. long it takes howeverB. long however it takesC. however long it takesD. it takes however long10. --- my brother fell off his bike and hurt leg. ---_____________.A. That’s too bad.B. He is too careless.C. He should be careful.D. I am sorry to hear that.第二节完形填空(共20小题；每一小题l .5分，共30分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最优选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

民乐一中 2014---2015学年第一学期高二年级期终考试第Ⅰ卷（共两部分，共85分）第一部分：英语知识运用(满分45分)第一节：单项选择（共15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。

1. The players from the whole country are expected to bring us honor in this summer game.A. selectingB. to selectC. selectedD. having selected2. If I had found a good job, I more money.A. saveB. would have savedC. savedD. should save3. from his bed when his mother wanted to beat him.A. Jumped down the boyB. Down the boy jumpedC. The boy jumping downD. Down jumped the boy4. ---I’ll be away on a business trip. Would you mind looking after my cat?---Not at all..A. I’d be happy toB. I’d rather notC. .I’d like itD.I have no time5. I won’t go so far as to say that he is dishonest, even though I might him of it.A. suspectB. supplyC. inspireD. stare6. John rushed out in a hurry,the door .A. leaving; unlockingB. leaving; unlockedC. left; unlockedD. to leave; unlocking7. The little girl’s excellent performance made a deep on the audience present.A. impressionB. sightC. appearanceD. expression8. full preparations, we decided to put off the meeting till next week.A. Having not madeB. We did not makeC. We had not madeD. Not having made9. While we are developing agriculture and industry, we must prevent the earth ______.A. from pollutingB. pollutedC. being pollutedD. polluting10. It rained heavily in the south, _______serious flooding in several provinces.A. causedB. causingC. to causeD. having caused11. It was a time_______ the killer whales helped the whalers catch the baleen whales.A. whenB. thatC. thenD. which12. We all have made ________ clear that we are strongly against smoking in the office.A. thisB. thatC. itD. one13. --- Have you got any plans for the coming holidays ?--- Yes. _________ , I am going to visit some homes for the old in the city.A. If everB. If busyC. If anythingD. If possible14. ---Did you make sense of what I said at the meeting?---No. Your meaning didn’t _______.Would you like to explain it a second time?A. get inB. get acrossC. get overD. get through15. As a child , Jack studied in a village school, _______was named after his grandfather.A. whatB. thatC. whichD. where第二节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，然后从16—35各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。

民乐一中2013-2014学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题命题人：王春天李长盛第I卷（选择题，共105分）第一部分：听力（共两节，每小题1.5分，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段材料。

每段材料后面有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置上。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1．What’s the woman probably?A. A librarian.B. A saleswoman.C. A secretary.2．What can we learn from the conversation?A. Hot water is running out in the woman’s house.B. There’s something wrong with the woman’s tap.C. The man won’t send anyone up.3．What does woman mean?A. It’s the clerk who s hould make the copies.B. The man should make the copies himself.C. She will show the man how to make the copies.4．How much does a TV of 1,500yuan in the shop cost now on the Internet?A. 1, 000 yuan.B. 750 yuan.C. 500 yuan.5．How is the man leaving here?A. By bus.B. By train.C. By plane.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段材料。

民乐一中 2015---2016学年第二学期高二年级第一次月考英语试卷本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分. 共150分，用时120分钟.第Ⅰ卷（共两部分，共85分）第一部分：英语知识运用 (满分45分)第一节：单项选择（共15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。

1. The fact that she was foreign made difficult for her to get a job in that country.A. soB. muchC. thatD. it2．John invited about 40 people to his wedding, most of _____ are family members.A. whomB. themC. thatD. which3. My brother's plans are very __________ ； he wants to master English, French and Spanish before he is sixteen.A. practicalB. ambit iousC. valuableD. abundant4．After getting lost in a storm, a member of the navy team ________ four days later.A. rescuedB. was rescuedC. has rescuedD. had been rescued5. Let’s go to cinema----that’ll take your mind off the problem for whi le.A. the; aB. the; theC. a; theD. a ; a6. They talked for about an hour of things and friends _____ they remembered in the school.A. whichB. whomC. whoD. that7. His father got very __________ when he made a mistake again.A. annoyingB. annoyedC. be annoyingD. being annoyed8. The final score of the basketball match was 93:94. We were only __________ beaten.A. narrowlyB. slightlyC. nearlyD. lightly9．He is __________ know the result of the examination and even can't eat or sleep well for that.A. leading toB. addicted toC. dying toD. accustomed to10．Will you take part in the sports meeting __________ next month?A. to holdB. being heldC. to be heldD. held11．Many countries are now setting up national parks ________ animals and plants can be protected.A. whenB. whichC. whoseD. where12．—How far can you run without stopping?—________. I've never tried.A．Don't mention it B．I have no ideaC．That's all right D．Go ahead13．You should try to __________ new circumstances as quickly as you can.A. adapt forB. adjust atC. adopt toD. adapt to14．Generally speaking, how much you're paid __________ how important you are to the company you are working for.A. reflectsB. recordsC. recognizesD. returns15．__________，the pay isn't attractive enough, though the job itself is quite interesting.A. To be honestB. On the contraryC. In particularD. Generally speaking第二节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，然后从16—35各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。

甘肃高二高中英语期末考试班级:___________ 姓名：___________ 分数：___________一、阅读理解1.The writer Margaret Mitchell is best known for writing Gone with the Wind, first published in 1936. Her book and the movie based on it, tell a story of love and survival during the American Civil War. Visitors to the Margaret Mitchell House in Atlanta, Georgia, can go where she lived when she started composing the story and learn more about her life.Our first stop at the Margaret Mitchell House is an exhibit area telling about the writer’s life. She was born in Atlanta in 1900. She started writing stories when she was a child. She started working as a reporter for the Atlanta Journal newspaper in 1922. One photograph of Ms. Mitchell, called Peggy, shows her talking to a group of young college boys. She was only about one and a half meters tall. The young men tower over her, but she seems very happy and sure of herself. The tour guide explains: “Now in this picture Peggy is interviewing some boys from Georgia Tech, asking them such questions as ‘Would you really marry a woman who works?’ And today it’d be ‘Would you marry one who doesn’t?’ ”The Margaret Mitchell House is a building that once contained several apartments. Now we enter the first floor apartment where Ms. Mitchell lived with her husband, John Marsh. They made fun of the small apartment by callin g it “The Dump ” .Around 1926, Margaret Mitchell had stopped working as a reporter and was at home healing after an injury. Her husband brought her books to read from the library. She read so many books that he bought her a typewriter and said it was time for her to write her own book. Our guide says Gone with the Wind became a huge success. Margaret Mitchell received the Pulitzer Prize for the book. In 1939 the film version was released. It won ten Academy Awards, including Best Picture.【1】The book Gone with the Wind was _________.A．first published on a newspaper B．awarded ten Academy AwardsC．written in “The Dump”D．adapted from a movie【2】The underlined phrase “tower over” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to_________.A．be very pleased with B．show great respect forC．be much taller than D．show little interest in【3】Why did Ms. Mitchell stop working as a reporter according to the passage?A．Because she was rich enough.B．Because she was injured then.C．Because her husband didn’t like it.D．Because she wanted to write books.【4】Which is the best title for the passage?A．Gone with the Wind: A Huge Success.B．Margaret Mitchell: A Great Female Writer.C．An Introduction of the Margaret Mitchell House.D．A Trip to Know Margaret Mitchell.2.People who have lost the ability to understand or use words due to brain damage are called aphasics（失语症患者）.Such patients can be extremely good at something else.From the changing expressions on speakers' faces and the tones of their voices,they can tell lies from truths.Doctors studying the human brain have given a number of examples of this amazing power of aphasics.Some have even compared this power to that of a dog with an ability to find out the drugs hidden in the baggage. Recently,scientists carried out tests to see if all that was said about aphasics was true.They studied a mixed group of people.Some were normal;others were aphasics.It was proved that the aphasics were far ahead of the normal people in recognizing false speeches—in most cases,the normal people were fooled by words,but the aphasics were not.Some years ago,Dr.Oliver Sacks wrote in his book about his experiences with aphasics.He mentioned a particular case in a hospital.Some aphasics were watching the president giving a speech on TV.Since the president had been an actor earlier,making a good speech was no problem for him.He was trying to put his feelings into every word of his speech.But his way of speaking had the opposite effect on the patients.They didn't seem to believe him.Instead,they burst into laughter.The aphasics knew that the president did not mean a word of what he was saying.He was lying!Many doctors see aphasics as people who are not completely normal because they lack the ability to understand words.However,according to Dr.Sacks,they are more gifted than normal people.Normal people may get carried away by words.Aphasics seem to understand human expressions better,though they cannot understand words. 【1】What is so surprising about aphasics?A．They can fool other people.B．They can tell whether people are lying.C．They can understand language better.D．They can find out the hidden drugs.【2】How did the scientists study aphasics?A．By asking them to watch TV together.B．By organizing them into acting groups.C．By comparing them with normal people.D．By giving them chances to speak on TV.【3】What do we learn from this text?A．What ones says reflects how one feels.B．Aphasics have richer feelings than others.C．Normal people often tell lies in their speeches.D．People poor at one thing can be good at another.3.Do you want to get home from work knowing you have made a real difference in someone’s life?If yes, don’t care about sex or age! Come and join us, then you’ll make it!Position: Volunteer Social Care Assistant(No Pay with Free Meals)Place: ManchesterHours: Part TimeWe are now looking for volunteers to support people with learning disabilities to live active lives! Only 4 days left. Don’t miss the chance of lending your warm hands to help others!Role:You will provide people with learning disabilities with all aspects of their daily lives. You will help them to develop new skills. You will help them to protect their rights and their safety. But your primary concern is to let them know they are valued.Skills and Experience Required:You will have the right values and great listening skills. You will be honest and patient. You will have the ability to drive a car and to communicate in fluent written and spoken English since you’ll have to help those p eople with different learning disabilities. Previous care-related experience will be a great advantage for you.【1】What does the underlined part mean?A．You’ll make others’ lives more meaningful with this jobB．You’ll arrive home just in time from this j obC．You’ll earn a good salary from this jobD．You’ll succeed in getting this job【2】The volunteers’ primary responsibility is to help people with learning disabilities______.A．to get some financial supportB．to properly protect themselvesC．to learn some new living skillsD．to realize their own importance【3】Which of the following can first be chosen as a volunteer?A．The one who can drive a carB．The one who has done similar work beforeC．The one who has patience to listen to othersD．The one who can use English to communicate二、其他Like it or not, there will be difficult times in our lives. You might lose your job, fail in your exams or have an illness. 【1】 Here are some ways not to lose hope during difficult times.1.1Have faith.【2】 No matter how bad the situation is, things will turn out to be good in the end. Several years ago I failed to get my master’s degree. It was a really bad experience.【3】 It was of much better quality than my previous university. Experiences like this strengthen my belief that having faith is important during difficult times.2.Be around supportive people.Going through difficult times is hard, and going through them alone is even harder. You need a group of positive people who can support you.【4】If you don’t, my suggestion is to start looking for one. Don’t wait until you need it, because it will be too late by then. You need the community before difficult times come.3.Help others.An additional benefit of being in a good community is that it encourages you to think about other people. It pushes you to help others and, therefore, think about other people.【5】As a result, your situation won’t look as bad as it would be otherwise. Often the situation looks worse than it really is because we give too much attention. Shifting（移开）some of your attention away will put the situation in a better view.A．Your community helps a lot.B．Whatever it is, it’s important not to lose hope.C．However, I changed my attitude towards failure.D．In this way you shift your focus away from yourself.E.But I got a scholarship at an overseas university later.F.You must believe that things will work out well eventually.G.You should become part of a community that cares for one another.三、其他It happened in a holiday when I was 18 years old. I 【1】 (be) to fly to Brussels. I set my alarm【2】 (get) up early. There was one problem: I had never used an alarm before. I was uncertain whether the button on the top had to be up or down. I got little sleep as I worried about it all night.I【3】 (obvious) had made the wrong【4】 (choose) because the next morning I woke only a short while before sunrise. I panicked and grabbed my belongings. I didn’t even have time to shower【5】set off to the airport.Now I had less than an hour before my flighty left. Not【6】 (have) much experience on buses, I【7】(make) extremely angry by the bus driver【8】pulled over and waited every few streets. I had to do something, so I went to him and informed him that I was late for my flight and so we needed to move on. He stared【9】me, but he continued his route at the same pace. When I finally got to the airport, I rushed to find where I had to check in. But I still missed my flight. The lady at the desk felt so sorry for me【10】she offered to change the flight at no extra cost.四、短文改错假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改句子，请你修改你同桌写的以下句子。

甘肃高二高中英语期末考试班级:___________ 姓名：___________ 分数：___________一、阅读理解1.As a Fulbright（富布莱特法案基金）scholar at Yale, I wanted very much to get some individual help from some famous professors, but their office-hours were only once a week and there were always students waiting outside. At first, I was too polite to get their help. Then I realized that Chinese politeness does not work in this society. I needed to be aggressive to get what I wanted. I also noticed that Chinese students or Asian students were very polite in class while American students often interrupted the professor, asking questions and dominating the discussion. The Chinese students were not as aggressive as American students.I was impressed by the role of the professor in the class. The professor didn’t act as an authority, giving final conclusions, but as a researcher looking for answers to questions together with the students. One linguistic feature of his interacting with his students was that he used many modal verbs-far more than I did in Beiwai. When answering questions, he usually said: “this is my personal opinion and it could be wrong. It would be a good idea if you could read the book I mentioned the other day.” Or,“ You may find the book I recommended helpful.” Or,“You could be right, but you might find this point of view also interesting.” When making co mments on students’ performances, the professor usually said:” It might have been much clearer if you had taken in some of the ideas we discussed earlier this semester.”In China, authorities are always supposed to give wise decisions and correct directions. Therefore students always expect the professor to give an answer to the question. I still remember how annoyed they were when foreign teachers did not provide such an answer. Their expectations from authorities are much higher than those of American students. Once the Chinese students got the answer, they were sure about it. That is why they make far more certain statement than American students. That is why Chinese students find it difficult to use modal verbs because the function of modal verbs is to provide room for negotiation and different ideas.【1】The American professors use many modal verbs because they want to______.A．argue with their studentsB．be more sure about their answersC．express their ideas more clearlyD．develop their students’ own way of thinking【2】Which of the following statements best expresses the author’s idea?A．Chinese professors can always give correct answer to the question.B．American professors are not responsible since they don’t give students answers.C．American education produces aggressive students.D．Education in China is not helpful in developing students’ creativity.【3】Which of the following methods did the author mainly employ in developing the article?A．Comparison and contrast.B．Cause and effect.C．Giving examples.D．Description.【4】What is the author’s attitude towards education in U.S.?A．Positive B．NegativeC．Neutral D．Unsure2.So long as teachers fail to distinguish between teaching and learning, they will continue to undertake to do for what only children can do for themselves. Teaching children to read is not passing reading on to them. It is certainly not endless hours spent in activities about reading. Douglas insists that "reading cannot be taught directly and schools should stop trying to do the impossible."Teaching and learning are two entirely different processes. They differ in kind and function. The function of teaching is to create the conditions and the climate that will make it possible for children to devise the mostefficient system for teaching themselves to read. Teaching is also a public activity: It can be seen and observed. Learning to read involves all that each individual does not make sense of the world of printed language. Almost all of it is private, for learning is an occupation of the mind, and that process is not open to public scrutiny. If teacher and learner roles are not interchangeable, what then can be done through teaching will aid the childin knowledge. Smith has one principal rule for all teaching instructions. "Make learning to read easy, which means making reading a meaningful, enjoyable and frequent experience for children."When the roles of teacher and learner are seen for what they are, and when both teacher and learner fulfill them appropriately, then much of the pressure and feeling of failure for both is eliminated. Learning to read is made easier when teachers create an environment where children are given the opportunity to solve the problemof learning to read by reading.【1】The problem with the reading course as mentioned in the first paragraph is that____.A．it is one of the most difficult school coursesB．students spend endless hours in readingC．reading tasks are assigned with little guidanceD．too much time is spent in teaching of reading【2】The word "scrutiny"（Para.3） most probably means____.A．inquiry B．observationC．control D．suspect【3】The main idea of the passage is that ____.A．teachers should do as little as possible in helping students learn to readB．teachers should encourage students to read as widely as possibleC．reading ability is something acquired rather than taughtD．reading is more complicated than generally believed3.Being sociable looks like a good way to add years to your life. Relationships with family, friends, neighbors, even pets, will all help, but the biggest longevity (长寿) seems to come from marriage. The effect was first noticed in 1858 by William Farr, who wrote that widows and widowers (鳏夫) were at a much higher risk of dying than the married people. Studies since then suggest that marriage could add as much as seven years to a man’s life and two to a woman’s. The effect can be seen in all causes of death, w hether illness, accident or self-harm.Even if the chances are all against you, marriage can more than compensate you. Linda Waite of the University of Chicago has found that a married older man with heart disease can expect to live nearly four years longer than an unmarried man with a healthy heart. Similarly, a married man who smokes more than a pack a day is likely to live as long as a divorced man who doesn’t smoke. There’s a flip side, however, as partners are more likely to become ill or die in the co uple of years following their husband or wife’s death, and caring for your husband or wife with mental disorder can leave you with some of the same severe problems. Even so, the chances favor marriage. In a 30-year study of more than 10,000 people, Nicholas Christakis of Harvard Medical School describes how all kinds of social networks have similar effects.So how does it work? The effects are complicated, affected by socio-economic factors, health-service provision, emotional support and other more physiological mechanisms(生理机制). For example, social contact can promote development of the brain and immune system, leading to better health and less chance of depression later in life. People in supportive relationships may handle stress better. Then there are the psychological benefits of a supportive partner.A life partner, children and good friends are all recommended if you aim to live to 100. The overall social network is still being mapped out, but Christakis says: "People are inter-connected, so their health is inter-connected." 【1】It can be inferred from the context that the "flip side" (Para. 2) refers to _________.A．the disadvantages of being marriedB．the emotional problems arising from marriageC．the responsibility of taking care of one's familyD．the consequence of a broken marriage【2】What does the author say about social networks?A．They have effects similar to those of a marriage.B．They help develop people's community spirit.C．They provide timely support for those in need.D．They help relieve people of their life's burdens.【3】What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A．It's important that we develop a social network when young.B．To stay healthy, one should have a proper social network.C．Getting a divorce means risking a reduced life span.D．We should share our social networks with each other.二、其他Unless you think you're the smartest, who doesn't want to be smarter? Of course I want to be smarter too. So Itry to find out who's the real smart guy that maybe I can learn from.【1】▲ They probably do social media. Not always, but probably.【2】. They also use this to ensure they can feed their brains with things they otherwise wouldn't have come across.▲【3】 They never bother their head about the problem of "work-life balance" and somehow manage to seem 100% engaged in what they're doing, on all fronts simultaneously(同时)，even though you know they're taking appropriate steps behind the scenes to make sure their lives are well balanced.▲ They know they are the smartest in the room, but they don't spend much time talking about that.【4】 That is, they challenge themselves to make everyone else in the room the smartest person too.▲ They never, ever, under any circumstances, make you look stupid, even though it would be easy to do so.They've learned through bitter experience that the only thing that happens when you make someone look bad is that you look bad yourself.▲ If they are managers, they will make every effort to get people more connected and more popular than them in their teams.【5】 They 're not threatened because they know that smartness is synergistic.(相互促进的）A．It is not only a chance to listen.B．They know it is an advantage to them.C．They take it as a personal challenge instead.D．They will be smiling even when things go wrong.E. Now I've got an answer about whether someone's smart.F. They also ensure their smart people look smarter than them.G. They deal with home, work and personal interests perfectly.三、完形填空Volunteering abroad comes with a bit of a social stigma(耻辱). From my______, this couldn’t be further from the truth. Volunteering isn't so expensive that it's only a ______ for the well-off. I spent 10 weeks volunteering in Arizona with America Conservation Experience(ACE), helping ______ America's natural beauty.The ______ was arranged through BUNAC, a work and volunteer organization. ________ it cost me around$1,000-- a sum which I ______ mostly by working part-time.The self-indulgent(放纵自己的) image is ______ to overseas volunteer projects. However, the work can be_______ . I spent my time maintaining trails, building fences and carrying out projects in some of the national monuments of America. Summer temperatures in Arizona stay well above 35℃, ______ pleasant if you're carrying 50kg of concrete for 10 hours at a time. And then there was the wildlife to deal with, which______ my strength of character and made my ________ of the English household spider disappear.________ do most people volunteer for? Probably they want to ________ things to the world. But in reality, you________ just as much as the local communities and ecosystems you're helping.Spending 10 weeks in America's most beautiful national parks and forests was______. I gained a fardeeper________of the local environment than the average tourist,______ ex-national park rangers(护林者) who knew______ of the area's history and ecosystem. But best of all, my 10 weeks were spent volunteering with young people from a mix of______--from Belgians to South Koreans. When I left Arizona, I returned homehaving made a lifelong _______with people from around the world.【1】A．aspect B．experience C．impression D．observation 【2】A．choice B．dream C．habit D．destination 【3】A．explore B．develop C．preserve D．find【4】A．trip B．fund C．organization D．conference 【5】A．In other words B．As a result C．In all D．On average 【6】A．awarded B．sponsored C．invested D．covered 【7】A．similar B．equal C．relevant D．close【8】A．easy-going B．hard-going C．interesting D．instructive 【9】A．still B．never C．yet D．even【10】A．enriched B．challenged C．improved D．affected 【11】A．fear B．curiosity C．frustration D．dislike 【12】A．Why B．How C．Who D．What 【13】A．take out B．give back C．make up D．bring in 【14】A．succeed B．remember C．learn D．benefit 【15】A．unreal B．unbearable C．unbelievable D．unforgettable 【16】A．meaning B．appreciation C．understanding D．commitment 【17】A．interviewing B．meeting C．inviting D．recording 【18】A．perfectly B．partly C．naturally D．vividly【19】A．origins B．platform C．cultures D．schools 【20】A．campaign B．promises C．contest D．bond四、其他【1】— Have you heard that the international company is advertising for employees?— Of course, and I heard that there were more than 2,000 _______________ (申请人)【2】It's said that a red sky at night is an i ___________（暗示）for fine weather the next day.【3】I was impressed by his s__________ manner of speaking.【4】With our practical experience a__________, I’d like to work part-time to relieve financial difficulties.【5】I can’t conclude what it was that d__________ her from her colleagues?【6】What _________(标准) are used for assessing a student’s ability?【7】The policeman has no difficulty i_________the bodies as those of two suspected drug dealers.【8】He had such an e_____________memory that he could recite the whole passage without any mistake after he read it only once.【9】He acknowledged the sense of__________(背叛) of Patrick.【10】He is clearly s________ to all the other candidates in this election.五、其他Overhead bridges are found in many parts of big cities, especially in places【1】 traffic is very heavy and crossing the road is dangerous. The purpose of these bridges【2】(be) to enable pedestrians to cross roads【3】(safe). Overhead bridges are used in very much the【4】way as Zebra crossings. They are more efficient although【5】(little) convenient because people have to climb up a long flight of steps. This is【6】(convenient) especially to older people. When pedestrians use an overhead bridge, they do not hold up traffic. However, when they cross a busy road using a zebra crossing, traffic is held up. This is why the government has built many overhead bridges【7】(help) pedestrians and to keep traffic moving at the same time. For their own safety, pedestrians should be encouraged to use them instead of【8】 (risk) their lives by dashing across the road. Old people, however, may find it a little difficult climbing up and down the steps, but it is still much safer than walking across the road with all the danger of moving traffic. Overhead bridges serve a very useful purpose. Pedestrians, both old and young, should make【9】 a habit to use them. This will prevent unnecessary accidents and【10】(lose) of life.六、短文改错假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。

第二学期第二学段考试英语试题第Ⅰ卷（共三部分，共115分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1．5分，满分7．5分）听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1.What do we know about the man ? A. He isn’t worried about anything at all.B. He wants to find someone else to talk to.C. He doesn’t want the woman to know what concerns him.2.How does the man feel now ?A. Sad and shocked.B. Excited and happy.C. Worried and angry.3.What does the woman want the man to do in the end ?A. Stop surfing the Internet as soon as possible.B. Go to Lucy’s birthday party with her.C. Choose a birthday gift for Lucycarefully.4.What did the woman do three hours ago ?A. She called the apartment manager.B. She broke the tap.C. She checkedthe tap.5.Where does the woman live now ?A. In a remote cottage.B. In a quiet neigeborhood.C. In an expersiveapartment.第二节（共15小题；每小题1．5分，满分22．5分）听下面5段对话或独白。

英语试题命题人：王春天李长盛第I卷（选择题，共105分）第一部分：听力（共两节，每小题1.5分，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段材料。

每段材料后面有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置上。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1．What’s the woman probably?A. A librarian.B. A saleswoman.C. A secretary.2．What can we learn from the conversation?A. Hot water is running out in the woman’s house.B. There’s something wrong with the woman’s tap.C. The man won’t send anyone up.3．What does woman mean?A. It’s the clerk who should make the copies.B. The man should make the copies himself.C. She will show the man how to make the copies.4．How much does a TV of 1,500yuan in the shop cost now on the Internet?A. 1, 000 yuan.B. 750 yuan.C. 500 yuan.5．How is the man leaving here?A. By bus.B. By train.C. By plane.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段材料。

每段材料后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置上。

甘肃省民乐县第一中学高二英语期末考前检测一．单项选择（每小题1分，满分15分）1．___ successful launch of Tiangong-1 on September 29th marked ____ significant step in our country's plan to build a space station．A．The, a B．/, a ' C．A, the D．/, the2.When it____ shopping, women and men have totally different attitudes, according to a study titled Men Buy, Women Shop．A．comes to B．goes to C．focuses on D．speaks of3．_____the 18 passers-by in FuShan, Guangdong Province showed no concern to the victim of a traffic accident, a two-year-old girl ___was run over by two drivers caused a deep and wide reflection of conscience．A．What, who B．That, who C．As, that D．When, whom4.Clapham, a fashionable area in south London, gets its name form two old words,_______is in use any more．A．both of them B．both of which C．neither of them D．neither of which 5.Many places are flooded by heavy rainfalls, so they can't walk_____ they like these days．A．when B．whenever C．where D．wherever6．—They suggest the number of cars should be limited to stop air pollution．—_____, the idea is not practical．A．Sounds good as it B．As it sounds goodC．As good it sounds D．Good as it sounds7.The old lady _____ thank the man enough for coming to her aid, who pulled up to fix her car．A．shouldn't B．wouldn't C．needn't D．couldn't8.By now over 400 million Harry Potter books ____．They ___ well every time each of them comes out.A．have sold, are sold B．have been sold, sellC．had been sold, sold D．had sold, sell9.How long do you think ____ the computer company launches a new model?A．it will be before B．will it be until C．will it be when D．it will be that 10．—Why are they taking all the equipment away?—_______, they are packing up to leave．A．The job was done B．The job has been done C．With the job done D．With the job doing11.It was not until she got home_____Jennifer realized she lost her keysA.whenB.thatC.whereD.before12.A 2008 federal law requires that all schools______online safety education programmes but still a number of teachers in the USA______ill-prepared to educate students on it．A．offer, are B．offered, is C．should offer, is D, be offered, are 13．—Could you bring me an English newspaper?—Certainly, sir．I'll bring ___ as soon as possible．A．one B．it C．that D．this14.Experts at the conference agreed that such a product with environmentally friendly technology is______.A．worth being promoted B．worthy of being promotedC．worthy of promoting D．worthy to promote15.In the eye of Steve Jobs, he ____ the later remarkable success if he _____fired from Apple．A．wouldn't have achieved, hadn't been B．wouldn't achieve, weren'tC．won't achieve, isn't D．couldn't haw achieved, wasn't 二.完型填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）In 1989 an 8.2 earthquake almost flattened America, killing over 30,000 people in less than four minutes. In the middle of complete damage and disorder, a father rushed to the school where his son was supposed to be, ___1__ that the building was ___2___.After the unforgettable shock, he ___3___ the promise he had made to his son: "No matter ___4___, I'll always be there for you!" And tears began to ___5___ his eyes. As he looked at the pile of ruins, it looked hopeless, but he kept remembering his ___6___ to his son. He rushed there and started ___7___ the ruins.As he was digging, other helpless parents arrived, ___8___: "It's too late! They're all dead! ___9___, face reality, there's nothing you can do!" To each parent he responded with ___10___: "Are you going to help me now?" No one helped. And then he continued to dig for his son, stone by stone.Courageously he went on alone because he needed to know ___11___: "Is my boy ___12____ or is he dead?" He dug for eight hours...12 hours...24 hours (36)hours...then, in ___13____ hour, he pulled back a large stone and heard his son's __14____. He screamed his son's name, "ARMAND!" He heard back, "Dad!?! It's me,Dad! I told the other kids not to worry. I told them that if you were alive, you __15____ me and __16____ you saved me, they'd be saved. You promised, 'No matter what happens, I'll always be there for you!' You did it, Dad!""What's going on there? " the father asked."There are 14 of us __17____ __18____ 33, Dad. We're scared, hungry, thirsty and thankful you're here. When the building collapsed, it made __19____, and it saved us.""Come out, boy!""No, Dad! Let the other kids out first, __20____ I know you'll get me! No matter what happens, I know you'll always be there for me!"1. A. only discovering B. only to discover C. only realizing D.only to realize2. A. as flat as a pancake B. as high as a mountainC. as strong as an oxD. as weak as a kitten3. A. memorized B. forgot C. kept D. remembered4. A. what B. what happen C. which D. who5. A. fill B. fill in C. come D. burst6. A. picture B. promise C. present D. encourage7. A. digging B. digging through C. digging out D. digging into8. A. to say B. said C. and saying D. saying9. A. Come out B. Come again C. Come on D. Come off10. A. one word B. one sound C. one row D. one line11. A. for himself B. of himself C. by himself D. to himself12. A. live B. living C. alive D. lively13. A. 38 B. the 38 C. 38th D. the 38th14. A. sound B. voice C. noise D. tone15. A. will save B. would save C. save D. would have saved16. A. when B. because C. even if D. though17. A. remained B. missing C. left D. gone18. A. for B. behind C. out of D. over19. A. a promise B. space C. room D. a triangle20. A. because B. though C. when D.even though 三．语法填空（15分）She looks like any other schoolgirl, fresh-faced and full of life. Sarah Thomas is looking forward to the challenge of her new A-level course. But unlike her school friends, 16-year-old Sarah is not spending half-term ____61____ (rest). Instead, she is earning ₤6,500 a day as ____62____ model in New York.Sarah ____63____ (tell) that she could be Britain’s new supermodel, earning a million dollars in the next year. Her father Peter, 44, wants her to give up school to model full-time. But Sarah, ____64____ has taken part in shows along with top models, wants ____65____ (prove) that she has brains as well as beauty. She is determined to carry on with her ____66____(educate).She has turned down several ____67____ (invitation) to star at shows in order to concentrate on her studies. After school she plans to take a year off to model full-time before going to university to get a degree ____68____ engineering or architecture.Sarah says, “My dad thinks I should take the offer now. But at that moment, school ____69____ (come) first. I don’t want to get too absorbed in modeling. It is____70____ (certain) fun but the lifestyle is a little unreal. I don’t want to have nothing else to fall back on when I can’t model any more.”四．单词拼写（每小题1分，满分10分）1..John Snow________(怀疑）that the second theory was correct.2.For ______(方便），it is divided roughly into three zones.3.I have to remind myself________(不断地）that I am really in AD 3008.4.Not only am I interested in photography,but I took an amateur course atuniversity to ______(更新）my skills.5.First aid is a _________(临时的）form of help given to someone who suddenlyfalls ill or gets injured before a doctor can be found.6.Some paintings of modern art are so ______(现实的）that they look likephotographs.7.List poems have a _____(灵活的）line length and repeated phrases.8.Those are _______(反对）to this view .9.It was more difficult for smoking couples to become _______(怀孕的）。

甘肃高二高中英语期末考试班级:___________ 姓名：___________ 分数：___________一、阅读理解1.A Guide to the UniversityFoodThe TWU Cafeteria is open 7am to 8pm. It serves snacks, drinks, ice cream bars and meals. You can pay with cash or your ID cards. You can add meal money to your ID cards at the Front Desk. Even if you do not buy your food in the cafeteria, you can use the tables to eat your lunch, to have meetings and to study.If you are on campus in the evening or late at night, you can buy snacks, fast food, and drinks in the Lower Cafélocated in the bottom level of the Gouglas Centre. This area is often used for entertainment such as concerts, games or TV watching.RelaxationThe Globe, located in the bottom level of McMillan Hall, is available for relaxing, studying, cooking, and eating. Monthly activities are held here for all international students. Hours are 10 am to 10 pm, closed on Sundays. HealthLocated on the top floor of Douglas Hall, the Wellness Centre is committed to physical, emotional and social health. A doctor and nurse is available if you have health questions or need immediate medical help or personal advice. The cost of this is included in your medical insurance. Hours are Monday to Friday, 9am to noon and1;00 to 4;30pm.Academic SupportAll students have access to the Writing Centre on the upper floor of Douglas Hall. Here, qualified volunteers will work with you on written work, grammar, vocabulary, and other academic skills. You can sign up for an appointment on the sign-up sheet outside the door two 30 –minute appointments per week maximum. This service is free.TransportationThe TWU Express is a shuttle service. The shuttle transports students between campus and the shopping centre, leaving from the Mattson Centre. Operation hours are between 8am and 3pm. Saturdays only. Round trip fare is $1.【1】What can you do in the TWU Cafeteria?A．Do homework and watch TVB．Buy drinks and enjoy concertsC．have meals and meet with friendsD．Add money to your ID and play chess【2】Where and when can you cook your own food?A．The McMillan Hall , SundayB．The Lower Café, SundayC．The TWU Cafeteria , FridayD．The Globe, Friday【3】The Guide tells us that the Wellness Centre .A．is open six days a week B．gives advice on mental healthC．trains students in medical care D．offers services free of charge2.Whenever we see a button, we are eager to press it because we know something will happen. This is true in most cases, for example on a doorbell and on the “on/off” button on the TV. But some buttons are actually fake, like the “close” button on a lift.Many people are in the habit of pressing the “close” button because they don’t have the patience to wait for thelift doors to shut. But lifts’ “close” buttons are a complete scam(骗局), at least in the US-the doors will not close any faster no matter how hard you press.It started in the 1990s when the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed in the US, making sure that all lifts stayed open long enough so that people with disabilities could enter. Only US firefighters and repairmen can use the buttons to speed up the door-closing process if they have a code or special keys.But to normal lift riders, the buttons aren’t completely useless. According to psychologists, fake buttons can actually make you feel better by offering you a sense of control.“Perceived (能够感知的)control is very important. It reduces stress and increases well-being,” Ellen J. Langer, a psychology professor, said, “having a lack of control is associated with depression.”Experts have revealed that a lot of buttons that don’t do anything exist in our lives for t his same purpose. For example, many offices in the US have fake thermostats(温度调节器) because people tend to feel better when they think they can control the temperature in their workspace.But psychologists found it interesting that even when people are awar e of these little “white lies”, they still continue to push fake buttons because as long as the doors eventually close, it is considered to be worth the effort.“That habit is here to stay,” John Kounios, a psychology professor, said. “Even though I have r eal doubts about the traffic light buttons, I always press them. After all, I’ve got nothing else to do while waiting. So why not press the button in the hope that this one will work?”【1】What was the author’s main purpose in writing the article?A．To analyze the functions of fake buttonsB．To describe some different kinds of fake buttonsC．To explain the advantages and disadvantages of fake buttonsD．To explore people’s different habits when it comes to pushing buttons【2】In America, the “close” buttons on lifts .A．are fake for the convenience of disabled peopleB．work only when people press them hard for a whileC．were specially designed to give people a sense of controlD．cannot speed up the process of closing the door in any case【3】The underlined part “for this same purpose” in Paragraph 6 refers to .A．making people more patientB．giving people perceived controlC．helping people to build up confidenceD．making people with depression feel better【4】According to John Kounios, people who press fake buttons .A．should give up this habitB．probably do so to kill timeC．consider what they do to be meaninglessD．don’t know that what they press is fake3.The Diet Zone: A Dangerous PlaceDiet Coke, diet Pepsi, diet pills, no-fat diet, vegetable diet… We are surrounded by the word “diet” everywhere we look and listen. We have so easily been attracted by the promise and potential of diet products that we have stopped thinking about what diet products are doing to us. We are paying for products that harm us psychologically and physically.Diet products significantly weaken us psychologically. On one level, we are not allowing our brain to admit that our weight problems lie not in actually losing the weight, but in controlling the consumption of fatty, high-calorie, unhealthy foods. Diet products allow us to jump over the thinking stage and go straight for the scale(秤)instead. All we have to do is to swallow or recognize the word “diet” in food labels.On another level, diet products have greater psychological effects. Every time we have a zero-calorie drink, we are telling ourselves without our awareness that we don't have to work to get results. Diet products make people believe that gain comes without pain, and that life can be without resistance and struggle.The danger of diet products lies not only in the psychological effects they have on us, but also in the physical harm that they cause. Diet foods can indirectly harm our bodies because consuming them instead of healthy foods means we are preventing our bodies from having basic nutrients. Diet foods and diet pills contain zero calorie only because the diet industry has created chemicals to produce these wonder products. Diet productsmay not be nutritional, and the chemicals that go into diet products are potentially dangerous.Now that we are aware of the effects that diet products have on us, it is time to seriously think about buying them. Losing weight lies in the power of minds, not in the power of chemicals. Once we realize this, we will be much better able to resist diet products, and therefore prevent the psychological and physical harm that comes from using them.【1】From Paragraph 1, we learn that .A．diet products fail to bring out people's potentialB．people have difficulty in choosing diet productsC．diet products are misleading peopleD．people are fed up with diet products【2】One psychological effect of diet products is that people tend to .A．try out a variety of diet foodsB．hesitate before they enjoy diet foodsC．pay attention to their own eating habitsD．watch their weight rather than their diet【3】In Paragraph 3, “gain comes without pain” probably means .A．losing weight is effortlessB．it costs a lot to lose weightC．diet products bring no painD．diet products are free from calories【4】Diet products indirectly harm people physically because such products .A．are over-consumedB．lack basic nutrientsC．are short of chemicalsD．provide too much energy4.In ancient Egypt, the pharaoh(法老) treated the poor message runner like a prince when he arrived at the palace, if he brought good news. However, if the exhausted runner had the misfortune to bring the pharaoh unhappy news, his head was cut off.Shades of that spirit spread over today’s conversations. Once a friend and I packed up some peanut butter and sandwiches for an outing. As we walked light-heartedly out the door, picnic basket in hand, a smiling neighbor looked up at the sky and said, ”Oh boy, bad day for a picnic. The weatherman says it’s going to rain.”I wanted to strike him on the face with the peanut butter and sandwiches. Not for his stupid weather report, for his while! Several months ago I was racing to catch a bus. As I breathlessly put my handful of cash across the Greyhound counter, the sales agent said with a broad smile ,”Oh that bus left five minutes ago.” Dreams of head-cutting!It’s not the news that makes someone angry. It’s the unsympathetic attitude with which it’s delivered. Everyone must give bad news from time to time, and winning professionals do it with the proper attitude. A doctor advising a patient that she needs an operation does it in a caring way. A boss informing an em ployee he didn’t get the job takes on a sympathetic tone. Big winners know, when delivering any bad news, they should share the feeling of the receiver.Unfortunately, many people are not aware of this. When you’re tired from a long flight, has a hotel cle rk cheerfully said that your room isn’t ready yet? When you had your heart set on the toast beef, has your waiter mainly told you that he just served the last piece? It makes you as traveler or diner want to land your fist right on their unsympathetic faces.Had my neighbor told me of the upcoming rainstorm with sympathy, I would have appreciated his warming .Had the Greyhound salesclerk sympathetically informed me that my bus had already left, I probably would have said, ”Oh, that’s all right. I’ll catch the next one.” Big winners, when they bear bad news ,deliver bombs with the emotion the bombarded(被轰炸的)person is sure to have.【1】In Paragraph 1, the writer tells the story of the pharaoh to .A．make a comparison B．introduce a topicC．describe a scene D．offer an argument【2】In the writer’s opinion, his neighbor was .A．friendly B．warm-heartedC．not considerate D．not helpful【3】From “Dreams of head-cutting!” in Paragraph 3, we learn that the writer .A．was mad at the sales agentB．was reminded of the cruel pharaohC．wished that the sales agent would have had dreamsD．dreamed of cutting the sales agent’s head that night【4】What is the main idea of the text?A．Delivering bad news properly is important in communicationB．Helping others sincerely is the key to business successC．Receiving bad news requires great courageD．Learning ancient traditions can be useful二、其他Everyone can benefit a lot from reading books. The following is about the various benefits of reading books. 【1】Whenever you read something, you learn information that you otherwise wouldn’t have known. It can be a fact about history or a theory you didn’t know existed. If you want to learn new words, reading books is a great way to enlarge your vocabulary.【2】Similar to solving puzzles, reading books allows your mind to practice its processing skills. Going without books for too long will turn your mind into a whirl(混乱).One of the primary benefits of reading books is its ability to develop your critical thinking skills.【3】Wherever you are faced with a similar problem in real life, your mind is able to put its mystery-solving skills to a test.One of the real benefits of reading books is that the information in it can be accessed over and over again. For example, reading a cookbook allows you the luxury of reviewing the procedures whenever you need to.【4】Don’t even think about writing the information d own because you may lose the paper you wrote down on sooner or later.These are just some of the wonderful benefits of reading books.【5】If you can’t even go outside, you can download free e-books on line and read them on your computer. That way, you can set how advantageous reading can be for yourself.A．Reading books keeps your mind activeB．You can improve your memory by readingC．Reading books provides you with new knowledgeD．Following a recipe from a cooking show will be difficultE. Reading mystery novels, for example, sharpens your mindF. Reading keeps your mind in good conditionG. Why don’t you drop by the bookstore or library and pick a book up三、完形填空I work as a volunteer for an organization that helps the poor in Haiti. Recently I took my son Barrett there for a week, hoping to______him.Before setting out, I told Barrett this trip would be tiring and______. For the first two days, he said almost nothing.I worried the trip was too______for a 17-year-old. Then, on Day three, as we were______over high rocky mountains, he turned to me and grinned(咧嘴笑), “Pretty hard.”After that there was no turning back. A five-year-old girl, wearing a dress several sizes______large and broken shoes, followed Barrett around, mesmerized(着迷). He couldn’t stop______. Later he said______. “I wish I could speak French.” I was______-this from a boy who hated and______French classes throughout school.Usually silent, he______Gaby, our host, and kept asking questions about the country and its people. He blossomed(活泼起来).____, the moment that really took______breath away occurred in a village deep in the mountains. I was______a woman villager for an article. 135 centimeters tall, she was small in figure but strong in______. Through determination, she had learned to read and write, and______to become part of the leadership of the______. Learning her story, Barrett was as______as I by this tiny woman’s achievements. His eyes were wet and there was a______of love and respect on his face. He had finally understood the importance of my work.When leaving for home, Barrett even offered to stay______as a volunteer. My insides suddenly felt struck.This______achieved all I’d expected. Soon he will celebrate his 18th birthday. He’ll be a man.【1】A．comfort B．please C．attract D．educate【2】A．rough B．dangerous C．troublesome D．violent【3】A．little B．much C．fast D．slow【4】A．moving B．running C．climbing D．looking【5】A．too B．very C．even D．so【6】A．joking B．crying C．shouting D．smiling【7】A．patiently B．regretfully C．lightly D．cheerfully【8】A．ashamed B．disappointed C．determined D．surprised【9】A．took up B．went in for C．fought against D．called off【10】A．befriended B．disregarded C．avoided D．recognized【11】A．Thus B．Even C．Meanwhile D．However【12】A．our B．his C．my D．her【13】A．asking B．interviewing C．arranging D．describing【14】A．brain B．wish C．will D．health【15】A．appeared B．struggled C．hesitated D．failed 【16】A．village B．city C．organization D．state 【17】A．pleased B．bored C．touched D．puzzled 【18】A．combination B．composition C．connection D．satisfaction 【19】A．in B．behind C．out D．away 【20】A．interview B．flight C．article D．trip四、其他Facebook CEO Zuckerberg just had a baby girl named Max, and to honor the occasion, he’s giving away the majority of his wealth. In the letter【1】(write) by Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, to【2】(they) new baby girl, he announced the birth of his first child and the【3】(create) of the Chan Zuckerberg Fund,【4】will focus on curing disease, connecting people and【5】(build) strong communities.“For your generation to live in【6】better world, ther e is so much more our generation can do,” Zuckerberg wrote. “Today your mother and Iare committing to spend our lives doing our small part to help solve these challenges.” The couple【7】(donate) nearly all of their Facebook stock to the cause. “We will g ive 99% of our Facebook shares-currently about $45 billion-to advance this【8】(value) mission,” he wrote. “We know this is a small contribution compared【9】all the resources and talents already working on these issues. But we want to do【10】we can, work ing along with many others.”五、短文改错假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文，文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。

民乐一中2013-----2014学年第一学期期中考试高二英语试卷第I卷〔选择题，共85分〕第一局部：听力〔共两节，每一小题1.5分，总分为30分〕第一节〔共5小题；每一小题1.5分，总分为7.5分〕听下面5段材料。

每段材料后面有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最优选项，并标在试卷的相应位置上。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. Where does the conversation most probably take place?A. In a school.B. In the street.C. In the hospital.2. When will the speakers arrive at the cinema?A. 7:00 pm.B. 7:30 pm.C. 8:00 pm.3. Where does the man want to go now?A. To the library.B. To the seaside.C. To a summer school.4. How long has the man been working in the company?A. About 14 years.B. About 20 years.C. About 34 years.5. Where is the conversation probably taking place?A. In a bank.B. At a concert.C. Outside a theater.第二节〔共15小题；每一小题1.5分，总分为22.5分〕听下面5段材料。

每段材料后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最优选项，并标在试卷的相应位置上。

听每段材料前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每一小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。

冠夺市安全阳光实验学校民乐一中2009---2010学年第二学期期终考试高二英语试卷第I卷第一部分：英语知识运用(共三节，满分50分)第一节语音知识(共5小题：每小题l分，满分5分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

例：have A．gave B．save C．hat D．made 答案是C。

1．through A．plough B．cough C．enough D．tough 2．umbrella A．pupil B．industry C．button D．butcher 3．noise A．purpose B．course C．choose D．practise 4．frequent A．recently B．pretend C．entire D．require 5．heard A．heart B．dear C．nearly D．early 第二节语法和词汇知识(共15小题；每小题l分，满分l5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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

例：We Last night，but we went to the concert instead．A．must have studied B．might study C．should have studied D．would study答案是C。

6．We drank tea and made some small talk in kitchen.A．a；the B．the；a C．不填；the D．the；不填7．-Have you finished the work?-Not yet .I ______to do it just a moment agoA．set up B．set off C．set out D．set down8．Help has already come from them，but the aid is near what we expected．A．everywhere B．somewhere C．nowhere D．anywhere9．It makes his life quite different he has received higher education abroad．A．that B．which C．what D．how10．His story of the accident does not make any ．He is telling a lie．A．difference B．sense C．excuse D．point 11．．Any applicant form ______ properly will not be accepted by the company．A．not to be filled B．not filled C．not being filled D．not having been filled12．-Tom，you are smoking again?- ? It’s none of your business．A．Why not B．what for C．So what D．How come 13．Subway Line 4， into use in September 2009，has made travelingin Beijing easier．A．having been put B．putting C．being put D．put14．-The weather isn’t good enough for an outing，is it?-To much dust．We can’t have at this time of the year．A．a worse day B．a worst day C．a nicer day D．a best day 15．Jack was once a common name， ,I think, that is seldom chosen nowadays．A．it B．one C．who D．which16．It is usually not quite cold in this area in March，but sometimes temperature ______ low.A．should B．must C．can D．shall17.We were badly treated in the hospital.Don’t worry.The president has promised to ______ your complaint at once.A．look up B．look into C．look back on D．look forward to 18．After you have used the dictionary，please just put it back it belongs．A．to whom B．to which C．what D．where 19．Mrs．Brown is so about her housework that few servants Want to work for her．A．skillful B．neat C．particular D．special20．Tell John not to leave the house unless he that the lights .A．will make sure，turn off B．makes sure，are turned off C．will make sure，will turn off D．makes sure，will be turned off第三节完形填空(共20小题；每小题l．5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。