廣東省澄海實驗高中學(xué)高二第二學(xué)期期末英語綜合測試題三

1、澄海實驗高中20102011學(xué)年度第二學(xué)期期末高二英語綜合測試題(三). 語言知識及應(yīng)用 (共兩節(jié)，滿分45分)第一節(jié) 完形填空 (共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分)閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從115各題所給的a、b、c和d項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。one day, when i was in high school, i saw a kid named kyle from my class walking home from school with all his books, i thought to myself, “_1_ would anyone bring

2、home all his books for the weekend? he must really be 2_.”as i was walking, i saw several kids running toward him. they ran at him, 3 all his books out of his arms and he fell down in the dirt, his glasses went 4 and landed in the grass.i ran over to him. 5 i handed him his glasses, he looked at me

3、and said, “hey, thanks!”i helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived. as it 6 , he lived near me. we talked all the way home. over the next four years, kyle and i became best friends.kyle was the top student of our class, one of those guys that really found themselves during high sch

4、ool. therefore he had the 7 to prepare a graduation speech. on the graduation day, i could see that he was 8 .so, i patted him on the back and said, “hey, big guy, youll be 9 !” he looked at me and smiled.he cleared his throat, and began. “graduation is a time to 10 those who helped you make it thro

5、ugh those tough years. your parents, your teachers but mostly your friends, i am here to tell all of you that being a friend to someone is the best 11 you can give him.”i just looked at my friend with 12 as he told the story of the first day we met. he had planned to kill himself over the weekend an

6、d was carrying his books home. “thankfully, nothing happened. my friend 13 me from doing the unspeakable.”not until that moment did i realize that you should never underestimate(低估) the 14 of your actions. with one small gesture you can 15 a persons life. for better or for worse. 1. a. howb. whenc.

7、whyd. where2. a. stupidb. cleverc. wonderfuld. anxious3. a. throwingb. knockingc. takingd. snatching4. a. lostb. sendingc. brokend. flying5. a. whileb. asc. becaused. once6. a. passed byb. came upc. went ond. turned out7. a. prideb. honorc. pleasured. chance8. a. excitedb. nervousc. proudd. crazy9.

8、a. greatb. famousc. praisedd. honored10. a. rewardb. rememberc. thankd. congratulate11. a. chanceb. giftc. helpd. favor12. a. wonderb. anxietyc. disbeliefd. pride13. a. protectedb. freedc. warnedd. saved14. a. priceb. usec. powerd. meaning15. a. destroyb. changec. saved. understand第二節(jié) 語法填空 (共10小題，每小

9、題1.5分，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，按照句子結(jié)構(gòu)的語法性和上下文連貫的要求，在空格處填入一個適當(dāng)?shù)脑~或使用括號中詞語的正確形式填空，并將答案填寫在答題卡標(biāo)號為1625的相應(yīng)位置上。until recently daydreaming was viewed as a waste of time. or it _16_（consider） an unhealthy escape from real life and its duties. but now some people are taking a fresh look at daydreaming. some think it may b

10、e a very _17_ （health） thing to do. some researchers are finding that daydreaming may be important to mental health. daydreaming, they tell us ,_18_（be） a good means of relaxation. but its benefits go beyond this. a number of psychologists have conducted experiments and have reached some   

11、;   19   （surprise） conclusions.dr. joan t. freyberg has concluded that daydreaming contributes to intellectual growth. it also improves       20       （concentrate）,attention span, and the ability _21_ (get) along with others. industr

12、ialist henry j. kaiser believed that much of his success was due to the positive use of daydreaming. florence nightingale dreamed of becoming a nurse. the young thomas edison pictured        22      as an inventor. for these notable persons, it appea

13、rs    23     their daydreams came true. dr. harry emerson fosdick offered this advice: “hold a picture of yourself in your minds eye, _24_will drew you toward success. picture yourself   25   (vivid) as defeated and that alone will make victory

14、impossible.ii. 閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）第一節(jié): 閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）閱讀短文，從每題所給的a、b、c、d四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號涂黑。a"s. h.e. is going to sing at the cctv annual spring festival evening party, is that true?" cried out peng weiye, a senior 2 girl in shanghai and die-hard s. h.e. fan. after checking it

15、 on the internet, peng quickly phoned friends to spread the news. for fans like her, s. h. e. s performance is perhaps the only part of the old fashioned evening to get excited about. the taiwanese band is made up of selina, hebe and ella. their name comes from the first letter of each of the singer

16、s' english names. last week s. h. e. announced they would perform in las vegas, us, over christmas and then in guangzhou on january 15. at their shanghai show on october 30, hundreds of parents waited outside the hongkou stadium. inside, thousands of teenagers sang, cried and shouted as the band

17、 performed. "i love their music, healthy image and everything related to them. thank god that, although my parents don't understand why i love them so much, they still bought me a ticket for that show," said peng about the shanghai performance. it is not just on the mainland that the t

18、hree girls have made audiences much excited. in the past year the band has passed through taiwan, hong kong and even singapore and malaysia. when the three high school girls entered a singing contest in taiwan in 2000, none of them ever dreamed of being a superstar. "we had never met before, an

19、d we didn't talk at all at the beginning," recalled ella. when asked about the secret of their success, she said, "our average looks and not-so-expensive clothes keep us close to our fans. we are happy to be the girls next door, your singing sisters." "it's really a magic

20、al journey, from day-dreaming high school girls to singers performing on the same stage as our idols(偶像). nothing but magical," she said.26. why was peng weiye, a senior 2 girl, so excited? a. s.h.e. band will get the old fashioned evening exciting. b. s. h.e. will perform in las vegas over chr

21、istmas. c. her parents bought her a ticket for s. h. e. is shanghai show. d. s. h.e. will perform on the cctv spring festival evening party.27. how did the taiwanese band get the name? a. their fans gave the name to them. b. their idols had a deep influence on them. c. a singing contest gave their i

22、dea of the band name. d. the first letters of selina, hebe and ella form the band name.28. what do you know about peng weiye? a. she stayed outside the hongkou stadium to listen to s. h. e. 's performance. b. she will watch the performance in guangzhou on january 15. c. she pays close attention

23、to everything about s. h. e. d. she was grateful that her parents understood and supported her.29. which is true about s. h. e. ? a. the secret to their success is their pretty faces and lovely clothes. b. they were close friends when they entered a singing contest. c. they caused a storm of excitem

24、ent in southeast asia. d. they have well prepared to perform with their idols.30. which do you think is not the reason for s. h. es popularity among their fans? a. their music and their healthy image. b. their success meets their fans day dream of becoming others idols. c. they can make audience muc

25、h excited d. their average looks and not-so-expensive clothes keep them close to their fans.bscientists have created a “ human-like robot” that can dance and do the housework.“ mahru” has been developed to imitate humans and can move its lips, eyebrows and pupils(瞳孔). the machine can also move its u

26、pper and lower body freely and automatically stop itself when walking.in addition, it has been programmed to give out two kinds of pleasant smells to match its emotions.the 1.5 tall robot was produced by researchers at the korea institute of science and technology (kist) and is the first south korea

27、n- developed machine of its kind.“ mahru will open the way for the commercial use of humanoid robots doing housework,” you bum-jae, leader of the development research team ,said. “ mahru can dance while walking on its legs and is able to work in place of a human.”through an advanced motion capture (

28、捕獲) system, “mahru” can follow a variety of human movements and move its hands freely enough to deal with any obstacles that may get in its way when walking.state-funded kist showed the robot during a presentation at its head office in seoul.people here were treated to an entertaining demonstration

29、which saw the robot show off the full range of its skills, most notably s series of dance moves.the research team added that they had designed another “ mahru”, this time with sensors(傳感器) allowing it to distinguish(分辨) between faces and objects.the showing of “ mahru” came a week after researcher i

30、n japan said they had created the “most human-like” robot in the world. a team at robotics department of osaka university in japan claimed that “ robogirl”, repliee r-1, “ looks, moves and interacts (相互作用) like a human, and has silicone(硅膠) skin that feels almost human to the touch.”31. “mahru” made

31、 by kist can do the following things except_a. dance with other human like robotsb. move its body freelyc. stop automatically when walkingd. express certain feelings through smells32. according to what you bum- jae said in paragraph 5, his research team wants to _.a. help robots with doing housework

32、b. show its scientific powerc. make mahru offer more fund. explore mahrus commercial use33. when mahru” meets something in its way, it will be likely to_.a. go around itb. turn back quicklyc. deal with it using its handsd. ask humans for help34. according to the last paragraph, repliee r-1 _.a. is a

33、nother mahru b. was made by kist c. has skin feeling similar to humans d. looks like a boy35. the passage is probably a _.a. news reportb. research report c. healthy reportd. entertainment report c nick santonastasso has one arm equipped with one finger. he has no legs. he also has no limitations(局限

34、).“ i know anythings possible ,” the 12-year-old told today s ann curry.he can play baseball and football, play the keyboard and drums, and play video games with his brothers.when nick was born, he suffered a disease only found in 11 other people. the santonastassos had three other children, and the

35、y decided to treat nick the same as others, with love but without excuse“ were supposed to be heroes to our children, but nick is a hero to us,” his father michael said. but heroes have heroes, too, and nicks is tiki barber, the former football superstar who retired last year and became a reporter f

36、or today. curry told nick that for his birthday, the show wanted to give him a new skateboard. the person who presented it to him was barber.“ youre an inspiration,” barber said. “ there are a lot of kids who might be at a disadvantage.you give them strength.” curry observed that most parents try to

37、 protect their kids from failure, but the santonastassos didnt do that with nick. “absolutely not, “nicks mother stacey said. “ if you do have a small failure, it just makes you stronger to succeed at the next stop.” “ it builds self-confidence in yourself to try it again,” nick added.recently, nick

38、 entered a drawing in a statewide contest in new jersey. his drawing was a tree with a spreading canopy (樹冠) and deep toots. above the tree were the words, “the roots of a family are” below the ground, the roots spelled out the final word for the message: “ love.”it won the contest. the judges didnt

39、 know nick physical condition. he won on merit (成績), the same way he does everything else in life.36. how did the santonastassos treat nick?a. they gave him much more careb. they treated him as a normal boyc. they made excuse for his failured. they protected him from failure.37. in the opinion of ba

40、rber, nick_.a. would learn a lot from his failure.b. would become a star in playing skateboard.c. set a good example to other disabled kidsd. proved a real hero to other heroes38. what message did nicks drawing express?a. love is the “root” of a family. b. each family has its own value among its mem

41、bers.c. trees without deep roots cant grow tall and strong d. roots are the most important of a tree.39. according to the passage, _ other people have the same disease as nicks.a. twob. threec. elevend. twelve40. what might be the most suitable title for the passage?a. nothing is impossibleb. keep t

42、rying forever c. the rootsd. nick and his skateboard dlocated in florence, oregon is “sea lion caves”, the only known western, coastal, mainland habitat of stellar sea lions. it is also the worlds largest sea cave in existence today and a perfect place to get up close and personal with nature. the s

43、ea caves are said to be the home of an estimated 200 sea lions and that at any given time visitors can expect to see at least 150 sea lions going about their daily business. the most immense(巨大的) of all sea lions, the stellar males are known to grow up to 12 feet in length and weight an incredulous

44、1,500 pounds. the females, on the other hand, tend to be a bit smaller and average 9 feet in length with an average weight of 700 pounds. they tend to breed and give birth during the spring and summer months. the breeding and birthing process takes place on the steep cliff ledges that surround the s

45、ea cave. therefore the best time to view this ritual is during those select months from the outside viewing platform. in addition to the sea lions, visitors can expect to catch a glimpse of the rare pigeon guillemont. these unusual sea birds tend to nest in seaweed along the cliff ledges in early ap

46、ril. and ever the graceful gray whales are expected to be seen. each year, travelling in pods, these sea creatures migrate around “ cape blance” on their way to and from their native alaska waters. as of 2010 “ sea lion caves” is open daily year round except for both thanksgiving and christmas day.

47、the ticket box office is open from 9:00 am until 5:30 pm. visitor have a choice of two different ticket options; platform view or cave view. and admission into the cave itself is $13.00 for adults and $ 8.00 for children ages 3 to 12. children under the age of 2 are admitted for free and there is a

48、discount ticket price available for senior citizens . it currently costs $3.50 per person to access the topside wildlife viewing platform. while on the platform visitor can pay an additional fee to use the on-site telescope or opt (選擇) to bring their own such equipment.41. the last paragraph is main

49、ly talking about the _ of the 2010 “sea lion caves”.a. admission and hours of operationb. wildlife and best viewing timesc. summer hot spots and activitiesd. additional information and fees42. which of the following statement about the “sea lion caves” is true?a. it is located in the center of flore

50、nce. b. its a good place for visitors to approach the nature.c. visitors may see 150 sea lions there at any time.d. its the world only habitat of stellar sea lions43. the passage suggests that stellar sea lions usually breed and give birth_.a. in the entrance to the sea caveb. on the smooth cliff ca

51、ve wallsc. in the warmer season monthsd. out of the vision of the tourists44. what does the underlined word “ migrate” in the fourth paragraph mean?a. chase one after anotherb. flash from time to timec. grow little by littled. move from place to place45. when you visit the sea lion caves of forence,

52、 oregon, you are likely to see _.a. the stellar males b. the stellar females c. a rare sea bird d. a great sharks e. beautiful gray whalesa. a, b, c, db. a, b, c, e c. a, b, d, e d. a, c ,d, e第二節(jié) 信息匹配（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）請根據(jù)下面需要志愿幫助的信息，找出能夠為他們提供幫助的援助者。a. suppose world cup will be held in bejing and man

53、y people from other countries will come to visit china. the taxi drivers in dongfeng taxi company think the way to show kindness is to be able to greet the foreigners in their languages. they need someone who can teach them languages and the best time is at night when they are not so busy.b. tim is

54、so addicted to on-line games that he cannot concentrate on his study like before. now he often misses school in order to play games, thus telling lies to his teachers and parents again and again, though he realizes what he does is wrong, he just cant stop it. how badly he needs someones help.c. mari

55、e, a 44-year-old single mother of three, has to walk two miles to the nearest supermarket twice a week because she doesnt know which bus to take. whats worse, since she does not know words, she can not write out a shopping list. also, she can only recognize items by sight, so if the product has a di

56、fferent label, she will not recognize it as the product she wants.d. “ help hand” organization will hold an event to help the starving children in africa. the even starts in august and those taking part in will go without food for 30 hours. in this way, it is expected that money will be raised for t

57、he poor children.e. “ green earth” cares a lot for the animals in danger. still many people in the world dont know much about the importance of animal protecting. this summer vacation a lot of events will be organized to call on people to live in harmony with our earth.f. a group of young children in a remot