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浙江省臺(tái)州市書(shū)生中學(xué)2014-2015學(xué)年高二英語(yǔ)下學(xué)期起始考試題1. - im sorry for breaking the cup. - oh, _ -ive got plenty.a. forget it b. my pleasure c. help yourself d. pardon me 2. unless extra money_, the theatre will close.a. was found b. finds c. is found d. found 3. toady there are more airplanes _ more people than ever before in the skies.a. carry b. carrying c. carried d. to be carrying 4. exactly _ the potato was introduced into europe is uncertain, but it was probably around 1565. a. whether b. why c. when d. how 5. - whos that at the door? - _ is the milkman.a. he b. it c. this d. that 6. _ the nurses want a pay increase, they want reduced hours as well.a. not do only b. do not only c. only not do d. not only do 7. raymonds parents wanted him to have _ possible education.a. good b. better c. best d. the best 8. i think mrs. stark could be _ between 50 and 60 years of age. a. anywhere b. anybody c. anyhow d. anything 9. september 30 is the day _ which you must pay your bill.a. by b. for c. with d. in 10. although you _ find bargains in london, its not generally a cheap place to shop. a. should b. need c. must d. can 11. caroline doesnt have a gift for music, but she _ it with hard work. a. goes back on b. takes away from c. makes up for d. catches up with 12. the reports went missing in 2012 and nobody _ them since.a. sees b. saw c. has seen d. had seen 13. _ me tomorrow and ill let you know the lab result.a. calling b. call c. to call d. having called 14. henry was away from home for quiet a bit and _ saw his family.a. frequently b. seldom c. always d. usually 15. - what did you do last weekend? - nothing _. a. much b. else c. ever d. yet joe is proud and _, never admitting he is wrong and always looking for someone else to blame.a. strict b. sympathetic c. stubborn d. sensitivelast week a tennis ball hit me on the head, but i tried to _ the pain, believing that it would go away sooner or later.a. share b. realize c. ignore d. cause“every time you eat a sweet, drink green tea.” this is _ my mother used to tell me. a. what b. how c. that d. whetherwhile staying in the village, james unselfishly shared whatever he had with the villagers without asking for anything _ . a. in return b. in common c. in turn d. in placefacing up to your problem _ running away from them is the best approach to working things out. a. more than b. rather than c. along with d.or ratherii完形填空：（20分）joe simpson and simon yates were the first people to climb the west face of the siula grande in the andes mountains. they reached the top _21 _, but on their way back conditions were very _22_. joe fell and broke his leg. they both knew that if simon _23_ alone, he would probably get back _24_. but simon decided to risk his _25_ and try to lower joe down the mountain on a rope（繩）.as they _26_ down, the weather got worse. then another _27_ occurred. they couldnt see or hear each other and, _28_, simon lowered his friend over the edge of a precipice（峭壁）. it was _29_ for joe to climb back or for simon to pull him up. joes _30_ was pulling simon slowly towards the precipice. _31_, after more than an hour in the dark and the icy cold, simon had to _32_. in tears, he cut the rope. joe _33_ into a large crevasse（裂縫）in the ice below. he had no food or water and he was in terrible pain. he couldnt walk, but he _34_ to get out of the crevasse and started to _35_ towards their camp, nearly ten kilometers _36_.simon had _37_ the camp at the foot of the mountain. he thought that joe must be _38_, but he didnt want to leave _39_. three days later, in the middle of the night, he heard joes voice. he couldnt _40_ it. joe was there, a few meters from their tent, still alive.21. a. hurriedly b. carefully .c. successfully d. early 22. a. difficult b. similar c. special d. normal 23. a. climbed b. worked c. rested . d. continued 24. a. unwillingly b. safely c. slowly d. regretfully 25. a. fortune b. time c. health d. life26. a. lay b. settled c. went d. looked27. a. damage b. storm c. change d. trouble 28. a. by mistake b. by chance c. by chance d. by luck29. a. unnecessary b. practical c. important d. impossible 30. a. height b. weight c. strength .d. equipment31. a. finally b. patiently .c. surely d. quickly32. a. stand back b. take a rest c. make a decision . d. hold on33. a. jumped b. fell c. escaped d. backed34. a. managed b. planned c. waited d. hoped 35. a. run b. skate c. move d. march36. a. around b. away c. above d. along 37. a. headed for b. travelled c. left for d. returned to38. a. dead b. hurt c. weak d. late39. a. secretly b. tiredly .c. immediately d. anxiously40. a. find b. believe c. make d. acceptiii閱讀理解：（34分）ametro pocket guidemetrorail(地鐵)each passenger needs a farecard to enter and go out. up to two children under ago five may travel free with a paying customer.farecard machine are in every station, bring small bills because there are no change machines in the station and farecard machine only provide up to $ 5 in change.get one of unlimited metrorail rides with a one day pass. buy it from a farecard machine in metro stations. use it after 9:30 a.m. until closing on weekdays, and all day on weekends and holidays.hours of service open: 5 a.m monfri 7a.m. satsun. close: midnight sunthur. 3a.m. frisat. nights last train time vary. to avoid (避免) missing the last train, please check the last train time posted in the station.senior citizens and disabled customers can get free guide on how to use proper metrobus and metrorail services by calling 202-962-1100travel tips(提示)avoid riding during weekday rush periods （高峰期）before 9:30 a.m. and between 4 and 6 p.m.if you lose something on a bus or train or in a station, please call lost & found at 202-962-1195.41. what should you know about farecard machines? a. they start selling tickets at 9:30 a.m. b. they are connected to change machines. c. they offer special service to the elderly. d. they make change for no more than $5. 42. at what time does metrorail stop service on saturday? a. at midnight b. at 3 a.m. c. at 5 a.m. d. at 7 p.m.43. what is good about a smartrip card?a. it is convenient for old people b. it saves money for its usersc. it can be bought at any time d. it is sold on the internet.44. which number should you call if you lose something on the metro?a. 202-962-1195 b.202-962-1100 c.202-673-7000 d.202-673-8000bsince the first earth day in 1970, americans have gotten a lot “greener” toward the environment（環(huán)境）. “we didnt know at that time there even was an environment, let alone that there was a problem with it,” says bruce anderson, president of earth day usa.but what began as nothing important in public affairs has grown into a social movement. business people, political leaders, university professors, and especially millions of grass-roots americans are taking part in the movement. “the understanding has increased many, many times,” says gaylord nelson, the former governor from wisconsin, who thought up the first earth day. according to us government reports, emissions（排放）from cars and trucks have dropped from 10.3 million tons a year to 5.5 tons .the number of cities producing co beyond the standard has been reduced from 40 to 9 .although serious problems still remain and need to be dealt with , the world is a safer and healthier place .a kind of “green thinking ” has become part of practices .great improvement has been achieved .in 1988 there were only 600 recycling（回收利用）programs; today in 1995 there are about 6,600 .advanced lights ,motors , and building designs have helped save a lot of energy and therefore prevented pollution .twenty five years ago , there were hardly any education programs for environment .today , its hard to find a public school , university , or law school that does not have such a kind of program .” until we do that, nothing else will change! ” say bruce anderson.45 according to anderson, before 1970, americans had little idea about _a. the social movement b. recycling techniquesc. environmental problems d. the importance of earth day 46 where does the support for environmental protection mainly come from?a. the grass roots level b. the business circle c. government officials d. university professors 47. what have americans achieved in environmental protection?a. they have cut car emissions to the lowest b. they have settled their environmental problems c. they have lowered their co levels in forty cities.d. they have reduced pollution through effective measures.48. what is especially important for environmental protection according to the last paragraph?a. education b. planning c. green living d. co reduction cwealth starts with a goal saving a dollar at a time. call it the piggy bank strategy(策略). there are lessons in that time-honored coin-saving container. any huge task seems easier when reduced to baby steps. i f you wished to climb a 12,000-foot mountain, and could do it a day at a time, you would only have to climb 33 feet daily to reach the top in a year. if you want to take a really nice trip in 10 years for a special occasion, to collect the $15,000 cost, you have to save $3.93 a day. if you drop that into a piggy bank and then once a year put $1,434 in a savings account at 1% interest rate after-tax, you will have your trip money. when i was a child, my parents gave me a piggy bank to teach me that, if i wanted something, i should save money to buy it. we associate piggy banks with children, but in many countries, the little containers are also popular with adults. europeans see a piggy bank as a sign of good fortune and wealth. around the world, many believe a gift of a piggy bank on new years day brings good luck and financial success. ah, but you have to put something in it. why is a pig used as a symbol of saving? why not an elephant bank, which is bigger and holds more coins? in the middle ages, before modern banking and credit instruments, people saved money at home, a few coins at a time dropped into a jar or dish. potters(制陶工) made these inexpensive containers from an orange-colored clay(黏土) called “pygg,” and folks saved coins in pygg jars. the middle english word for pig was “pigge”. while the saxons pronounced pygg, referring to the clay, as “pug”, eventually the two words changed into the same pronunciation, sounding the “i” as in pig or piggy. as the word became less associated with the orange clay and more with the animal, a clever potter fashioned a pygg jar in the shape of a pig, delighting children and adults. the piggy bank was born. originally you had to break the bank to get to the money, bringing in a sense of seriousness into savings. while piggy banks teach children the wisdom of saving, adults often need to relearn childhood lessons. think about the things in life that require large amounts of money- college education, weddings, cars, medical care, starting a business, buying a home, and fun stuff like great trips. so when you have money, take off the top 10%, put it aside, save and invest wisely. 49. what is the piggy bank strategy? a. paying 1% income tax at a time. b. setting a goal before making a travel plan. c. aiming high even when doing small things. d. putting aside a little money regularly for future use.why did the writers parents give him a piggy bank as a gift?a. to delight him with the latest fashion. b. to encourage him to climb mountains.c. to help him form the habit of saving. d. to teach him english pronunciation.51. what does then underlined word “something”(paragraph 3) most probably refer to?a. money b. gifts c. financial success d. good luck52. the piggy bank originally was _. a. a potters instrument b. a cheap clay container c. an animal-shaped dish d. a pig-like toy for children53. the last paragraph talks about _. a. the seriousness of educating children b. the enjoyment of taking a great trip c. the importance of managing money d. the difficulty of starting a businessdpassenger pigeons (旅鴿)once flew over much of the united states in unbelievable numbers. written accounts from the 18th and 19th centuries described flocks (群)so large that they the sky for hours.it was calculated that when it population reached its highest point ,they were more than 3 billion passenger pigeonsa number equal to 24 to 40 percent of the total bird population in the united states, making it perhaps the most abundant(豐富的) bird in the world. even as late as 1870 when their numbers had already become smaller, a flock believed to be 1 mile wide and 320 miles (about 515 kilometers) long was seen near cincinnati. sadly the abundance of passenger pigeons may have been their undoing. where the birds were most abundant, people believed there was an ever-lasting supply and killed them by the thousands, commercial hunters attracted them to small clearings（小空地） with grain, waited until pigeons had settled to feed, then threw large nets over them, taking hundreds at a time. the birds were shipped to large cities and sold in restaurants. by the closing decades of the 19th century ,the hardwood forests where passenger pigeons nested had been damaged by americans need for wood, which scattered (驅(qū)散) the flocks and forced the birds to go farther north, where cold temperatures and storms contributed to their decline. soon the great flocks were gone, never to be seen again. in 1897, the state of michigan passed a law prohibiting（禁止） the killing of passenger pigeons but by then, no sizable（可觀的） flocks had been seen in the state for 10 years. the last confirmed wide pigeon in the united states was shot by a boy in pike county, ohio, in 1900. for a time , a few birds survived under human care. the last of them, known affectionately(親切地) as martha, died at the cincinnati zoological garden on september 1, 1914.54. in the 18th and early 19teh centuries, passenger pigeons_. a. were the biggest bird in the world b. lived mainly in the south of americac. did great harm to the natural environment d. were the largest bird population in the us55. the underlined word “ undoing” probably refers to the pigeons _.a. escape b. ruin c. liberation d. evolution56. what was the main reason for people to kill passenger pigeons?a. to seek pleasure. b. to save other birds. c. to make money. d. to protect crops.57. what can we infer about the law passed in michigan?a. it was ignored by the public. b. it was declared too late.c. it was unfair. d. it was strict.iv. 寫(xiě)作（共三節(jié)，滿(mǎn)分36分）第一節(jié) 單詞拼寫(xiě)（共6題；每題1分，滿(mǎn)分6分）根據(jù)下列各句句意和空白之后的漢語(yǔ)提示詞，在答題卡指定區(qū)域的橫線上寫(xiě)出對(duì)應(yīng)單詞的正確、完整形式，每空只寫(xiě)一詞。58. the first few weeks of this _（春天）were unusually cold.59. take the lift to the _（第十）floor, and you will find the gym.60. we can eat out if you like, but i would _（更喜歡）to stay in.61. keep in mind that it is a shame to _（浪費(fèi)）food.62. it was _（勇敢的）of mary to quit her job and start her own business.63. men and women must be treated _（平等地）in education and employment.第二節(jié) 短文改錯(cuò)（共10小題；每小題1分，滿(mǎn)分10分）注意：1.每處錯(cuò)誤及修改均僅限一詞； 2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。 my father took me out camping for the first time when i was seven. he wanted teach me about animals, insects and trees. my uncles all come along with bows and arrows for hunting. one evening