第二部分 英语知识运用.doc(高二英语半期考卷)

第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

21．The two men discussed and came to ________ conclusion that the helicopter would take ________ place of a car some day. A．/; / B．a; the C．a; / D．/; the

22. President Xi Jingping demanded traditional Chinese classics _______ in textbooks when

visiting Beijing Normal University on the Eve of Teacher’s Day.

A. must be kept B. must keep C. is kept D. be kept 23. I was much impressed by the great changes and fast pace of life in Shanghai ________ I came to visit this fantastic city.

A．at the first time B．for the first time C．by the first time D．the first time 24. The transportation has improved a lot in our city, with two new roads ________ last year.

A．constructing B．to construct C．constructed D．construct

25. Smiling, more often than not, is a good way to avoid any possible _______ in our daily life.

A．explanation B．debate C．fault D．conflict

26. The football team, ________ 22 players and three coaches, was set up about 3 years ago.

A．consisting of B．made up C．making up of D．consisted of 27. — An ant has two stomachs — one for itself, one for others. — Really? Quite interesting. I ______ anything about it.

A. don’t know B. have known C. haven’t known D. didn’t know 28. Can you think of some cases______ drivers obviously knew the traffic rules but didn't obey them?

A．why B．where C．as D．which

29. Not until many years later________that many of his neighbors helped him

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when he suffered the loss of his parents at an early age.

A．he was informed B．he informed C．was he informed D．did he informed 30.Employees are______ their employer for better pay and benefits. A．pressing B．eager C．long D．worried

31.If we become more________in predicting earthquakes，we’ll reduce loss. A．exactly

B．correct C．accurate

D．conscious

32.Of course，we must work hard.________，we should learn to take good care of ourselves. A．Therefore

B．In a word C．As a result D．Meanwhile

33. After the Spring Festival, some factories cannot start production as planned ________ labour force.

A．for fear of B．for lack of C．in need of D．in search of

34. Into the dark apartment________，who was quite surprised when everyone shouted“happy birthday”．

A．did David walk B．walked David C．David did walk D．David walked 35 . — Can we get the computer before Wednesday?

— ______. If it is within 30 kilometers, we can make it, but if further away, it will be on Thursday. A. I don’t know for sure C. It’s up to you, sir

B. Well, that all depends D. There’s no rush

第二节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分,满分30分)

My dad has been driving a truck for almost his entire life. He's usually 36 all the weekdays and comes home only at weekends. Sometimes he stays 37 for two weeks at a time. 38 I don't get to see him as often as I wish, we remain very 39 .

My dad is the type of person who doesn't let you 40 up anything that you

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start. When I was eleven, my father bought me a piano. At first I was so 41 about it that I would spend hours and hours learning how to play. Then it got 42 .I was so tired of it that I asked if I could stop. Much as I tried, he 43 me to go on. Now I have been playing for almost five years. I love it and I'm glad I 44 my dad's advice.

My dad is 45 talented, for he has been playing the guitar for over 20 years. Under his influence, I also like 46 now. Sometimes my dad can be my biggest 47 . He makes me smile even when I lose in a talent show 48 sometimes he can be my biggest critic (批评家). He 49 ignore the small mistakes I make. He encourages me never to lose because he 50 thinks that all my efforts will 51 one day. My dad is generous. Every Thursday night, he 52 to read to the children at a children's club. When he reads, their 53 light up with curiosity about what will happen next. I feel 54 of having a person in my family who cares enough to volunteer to 55 . I love dad with all my heart. He’s a hero in my heart and the most wonderful person in the world. 36. A. on

B. out

C. with

D. in D. alone D. Even though

D. polite

37. A. away 38. A. In case 39. A. close 40. A. speed 41. A. crazy 42. A. rough

B. home

C. inside C. If only

B. As if

B. kind B. put

C. different

C take D. give

B anxious B. difficult B. promised

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C. nervous

D. familiar

D. disappointing

D. suggested

C. boring C. reminded

43. A. persuaded 44. A. received 45. A. musically

B. followed

C. challenged C. physically

D. listened D. exactly

B. typically

46. A. writing 47. A. supporter 48. A. however 49. A. ever 50. A.aim

B. composing B. director B. so

C. writing D. dancing D. journalist

C. announcer C. still C. often

D. and

D. even D. dream

D. pay off

B. never B. heart

C. strength

51. A. come true 52. A. offers 53. A. bodies 54. A. proud 55. A. help

B. take risks C. let out

B. likes B. faces

C. intends C. hands

D. agrees D. arms D. happy

D. drive

B. optimistic C. jealous

B. work

C. read

第三部分 阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)

A.

Death Valley is one of the most famous deserts in the United States, covering a wide area with its alkali sand. Almost 20 percent of this area is well below sea level, and Badwater, a salt water pool, is about 280 feet below sea level and the lowest point in the United States.

Long ago the Panamint Indians called this place “Tomesha”— the land of fire. Death Valley’s present name dates back to 1849, when a group of miners coming across from Nevada became lost in its unpleasantness and hugeness and their adventure turned out to be a sad story. Today Death Valley has been declared a National Monument(纪念碑) and is crossed by several well-marked roads where good services can be found easily. Luckily the change created by human settlement has hardly ruined the special beauty of this place.

Here nature created a lot of surprising, almost like the sights on the moon, ever-changing as the frequent wind moves the sand about, showing the most unusual colors. One of the most astonishing and variable parts of Death Valley is

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the Devil’ s Golf Course, where it seems hard for one to tell reality from terrible dreams. Sand sculptures(沙雕) stand on a frightening ground, as evening shadows move and lengthen.

56. _______ is the lowest place in the desert.

A. Tomesha B. Death Valley C. Bad water D. Nevada 57. The name of the valley comes from _______.

A. an Indian name B. a National Movement C. the local people D. the death of the miners

58. From the passage we can learn that _______.

A. people can find gas-stations, cafes and hotels in the desert B. it’s still not easy to travel across the desert C. no one had ever known the desert before the miners D. people have changed the natural sight of the desert 59. Devil Golf Course is famous for _______.

A. the frequent wind B. dream-like sights C. the colors of the sand D. the sand sculptures

60. From the passage we can see that the writer _______ the Death Valley. A. dislikes B. is fearful of C. appreciates D. is tired of

B.

Minor cuts and scrapes（擦伤）often happen. It would be an accidental cut from a kitchen knife, a scrape from a bicycle accident or a scratch from a walk in the woods even though you never risk being careless. The following are five steps for our family to handling minor cuts with simple first aid, but you must remember to go to see a doctor, if you don’t know how to treat a cut or scrape with first aid. Step 1: Wash the cut with cool water. Try to remove any dirt or debris（碎片）. Once it is washed, be sure to take a second look and wash again if the wound does not appear clean. At this point, you should be able to determine if the cut needs medical attention or if your home first aid kit(成套工具) can handle it.

Step 2: Once the injury is thoroughly clean, use a little alcohol on it. This will

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sting(刺痛) for a second or two, but this can destroy the germs that may cause diseases.

Step 3: If the cut is still bleeding, apply direct pressure until the bleeding stops. However, rush to the hospital if you cannot stop the bleeding with direct pressure for a few minutes.

Step 4: Once the bleeding has stopped, apply antibiotic(抗菌素的) ointment to cleaning and drying of the cut or scrape.

Step 5: Dress the wound with a bandage. Continue to apply fresh antibiotic ointment and bandages until it is healed.

Cuts and scrapes are easy to take care of with a well stocked first aid kit. This is not, of course, intended as medical advice. These are merely the steps our family has used many times with great success. Please seek suitable medical attention if a cut is deep, if you don’t feel you have cleaned the wound completely, or after you clean and dress the cut it shows any signs of infection. 61. What message can we learn from the first paragraph? A. It is hard to avoid cuts and scrapes in our daily life. B. Carelessness leads to most of the cuts and scrapes. C. The writer’s family hardly need any medical help.

D. Children should not be permitted to do dangerous sports. 62. Alcohol is used to treat cuts because ____. A. it can stop bleeding for a short while

B. it can clean the cuts better so that they will not get infected C. it can decide whether medical help is needed D. can make sure that the cuts can be healed quickly 63. The first aid used to treat cuts in the family ____.

A. makes people free of injuries B. depends on a well stocked first aid kit

C. is effective all the time is effective all the time D. is difficult to master at the beginning

64. Which of the following situations can we deal with at home with first aid? A. We don’t know how to give first aid to those injured. B. The cuts are hard to clean completely. C. The cuts are not infected.

D. The bleeding can’t be stopped within a few minutes.’

C

The artist Grandma Moses became famous for her simple, bright, cheerful paintings of American farm life．Her full name was Anna Mary Robertson Moses．But she was known to everyone as Grandma Moses because she did not

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begin to paint seriously until in her seventies．

Born on a farm in New York, Anna had little schooling．Her days were filled with farm chores．But she often found time to make pictures．Soon, however, she became too busy to draw or paint．At the age of 12, she went to work as a servant for a family nearby．She worked for other people for many years．Then, when she was 27, she married Thomas Moses, a farmer．And they began raising a family of their own．

Anna Moses could no longer do heavy farm work with age．Then, in her seventies, she began to paint in oils．Her pictures showed things she recalled from childhood-farm scenes, ice-skating, bringing home the Christmas tree．Later, she began to display her art at county fairs．Her pictures recorded a way of life that was quickly passing away．People everywhere loved these happy scenes, and soon her paintings were shown in art galleries．Grandma Moses became famous partially on account of her age, but mainly because her approach to art was modest and simple compared to many other painters of her time．Without formal training or even knowledge of Modernism, she relied on her own simple techniques to create her landscapes and scenes．She continued to paint almost until her death, on December 13, 1961 , at the age of 101．

The themes in her paintings provided the comfort of a rural life that many busy Americans treasured from their past．The threat of nuclear arms that appeared on television screens and in magazines had Americans starving for something more．Grandma Moses' art appealed to those who had lost hope for the future．Her classic paintings still appear on TV commercials, greeting cards, and magazine and book covers．

65．What can be inferred from the fact that Grandma Moses picked up a

paintbrush? A．She had no other ways to kill time． B．She had had a love for painting since her childhood． C．Her friend and family suggested it. D．She needed to make a living by selling her paintings． 66．The key reason for her success is ___ . A．her old age B．her lack of training C．her plain style D．her modern

knowledge

67．We can know from the passage that ______． A．her paintings expressed the reality of her old age B．her paintings raised people's hope for the future C．many Americans were interested in purchasing art works

D．people wanted to get comfort by remembering grandmas

D

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A new word has suddenly become wildly popular in China —\— which loosely translated means \references to the word \

It's being used to describe everything from the new People's Daily building, to expensive celebrity weddings full of bling, and the new gold-coloured iPhone. In Chinese \imply they come from a poor peasant background, and have made it rich quick — but don't quite have the manners, or sophistication to go along with it. It's like the term \Chinese Studies in Nottingham - but has even more negative meanings, suggesting a certain vulgarity(粗俗).

\

Dynasty 1,500 years ago,but it has always meant something rather different. During the communist revolution, from the 1920s to early 1950s, it was widely used to refer to landholders and gentry who would bully those beneath them.

This new usage of the term took off in September after a widely-shared joke about a rich, but unhappy man, who goes to a Buddhist monk for advice, expecting to be told to live a more simple life. The monk replies instead with the phrase: \

Chinese Internet users are highly creative in their use of language, and are constantly inventing, and re-inventing words as a way of getting past censorship(审查) rules. But in this case, its popularity seems to be down to the fact that it expresses China's changing society so well — many people sneer at those with wealth, but are secretly jealous.

68. What is the best title of the passage?

A. The new usage of Tuhao B. The long history of Tuhao

C. Tuhao, a new popular word in China D. Tuhao, a newly-invented Chinese word

69. Which of the following may NOT be considered “tuhao”?

A. A vulgar nouveau riche B. A Buddhist monk. C. A quick-rich peasant without proper manners D. A bully landholder 70. The last but one paragraph mainly tells us ______. A. how the word becomes popular again B. what the new usage of the word is

C. why the unhappy man went to the Buddhist monk D. what advice the monk gave the unhappy man

71. What does the underlined word in the last paragraph mean?

A. respect B. envy C. disbelieve D. laugh

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E

My students often tell me that they don’t have “enough time” to do all their schoolwork.

My reply is often a brief “You have as much time as the president.” I usually carry on a bit about there being twenty-four hours in the day for everyone, and suggest that “not enough time” is not an acceptable explanation of not getting something done.

Once in graduate school(研究院), I tried to prove to one of my professors by saying that I was working hard. His answer to me was, “That’s irrelevant(不相关的). What’s important is the quality of your work.” Since then I have. had time to think carefully about the “hard worker” dodge (诀窍) , and I have come to some conclusions—all relevant to the problem of how much time we have.

If you analyze the matter, you can identify two parts of the problem: There is, of course, the matter of “time”, which we can think of as fixed. Then there is the problem of “work” during that time. But, as my professor suggested, it’s not how hard one works but the quality of the product that’s important.

That led me to a new idea: the quality of the work. That concept is perhaps best explained by a sign I once saw on the wall in someone’s office: “Don’t work harder. Work smarter.” There is a lot of sense in that idea.

If you can’t get more time, and few of us can, the only solution is to improve the quality of the work. That means thinking of ways to get more out of the same time than we might otherwise get. That should lead us to an analysis of our work habits. Since “work” for students usually means “homework”, the expression “work habits” should be read as “study habits”.

Then, as a smart student, you will seek to improve those skills that you use in study, chiefly reading and writing. If you learn to read better and write better, there are big benefits that pay off in all your studies.

72. From the passage, we know that the author is probably _______ . A. a novelist B. a poet C. an educator an educator D. an engineer 73. We can infer from the second paragraph that we students still _______ . A. can meet the president B. can get everything done well C. have enough time D. should accept the explanation 74. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The author’s students make good use of their time to do all their homework. B. You’ll try to improve your skills in reading and writing if you’re a clever student.

C. The author tried to tell the professor that he/she (author) had done a good job.

D. You can’t improve the quality of the work if you can’t get more time.

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75. What’s the passage mainly about?

A. No one can get more time. B. Students don’t have enough time.

C. Don’t work harder; work smarter. D. Read better and write better. 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节 短文填词（共10小题；每小题1分；满分10分）

John Snow worked as a famous doctor in London . At the time he lived , cholear was the most 76_______(致命的) disease . Many people died every time there was an outbreak . John Snow determined to 77. f_______ the challenge to help those 78._______suffered from cholera . In order to find its cause , John Snow collected data on those who 79._______ill or died and where they lived . He got information on a map to find out 80._______ people died or did not die . And at the same time John Snow looked 81._______ the source of the water . He found cholera came from drinking polluted water . 82.__________ was certain that the polluted water carried the disease . To 83. s____________ the cholera from spreading , he suggested that the 84. s_____________ of all drinking water should be examined and new methods of 85._______（处理） the polluted water be found to make sure it was safe . Soon the disease began to slow down and finally “King Cholera” was defeated.

书面表达（满分25分）

假设你叫李华。暑假期间，你在当地的某报社担任实习小记者。最近，你的笔友Edward发来电子邮件，询问你担任实习小记者的经历和感受，请你给他回一封邮件。内容包括： 1. 介绍你担任小记者参与的活动： （1）经过激烈的选拔胜出； （2）参加了报社的培训活动； （3）学习采访、写作、编辑和摄影等方面的知识。 2. 谈谈你的一些感受和体会。 注意： 1. 词数：120词左右。开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数； 2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 3. 参考词汇：申请人 applicant

Dear Edward,

From your e-mail, I have learned that you are interested in _________________________

_______________________________________________________________

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____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

36-55 BADAD ACABA BADBB DABAC

56-75 A : CDABC B: ABBC C: BCB D: CBAD E: CCBC From your e-mail, I have learned that you are interested in my recent experience as a student journalist. Now let me tell you something about it.

I became a student journalist after severe competition against many other applicants. Then I attended a three-day training course given by the local newspaper, which equipped me with some basic knowledge about how to become a journalist. After that, I worked with some experienced journalists and editors for two weeks, during which I learned a lot about how to interview, write reports, edit and take photos, which are all parts of journalists’ daily tasks.

From my experience, I realize that to be a journalist, one must have a sharp mind and a good nose for the news. It is also important to know how to communicate with others.

This is what I can share with you. Can you tell me what is happening to you? Yours,

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Li Hua

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