广东省肇庆市2014-2015学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题

肇庆市中小学教学质量评估2014—2015学年第二学期统一检测试题

高二英语

本试卷共8页，满分135分．考试用时120分钟.

注意事项：

1. 答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔，将自己所在县（市、区）、姓名、试室

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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30分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A 、B 、C 和 D ）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

A girl became a volunteer in the activities of Deathbed Care, which meant visiting and taking care of a patient suffering from an incurable disease with days numbered.

The girl was assigned to look after an old man suffering from cancer whose children lived abroad. Their living conditions were not satisfactory while the old man had a lot of savings. She was expected to comfort him and keep up his spirits.

Every Saturday the girl came on time to keep him company, telling him stories. When he was having an intravenous drip (静脉滴注), she would help massage his arms. The doctor found the patient much improved mentally. The old man began to involve himself actively in the medical treatment and he seldom shouted at others.

But something that happened made the doctor uneasy and puzzled. Each time the girl left, the old man would give her some money. The doctor did nothing to interfere, unwilling to offend the old man. A month later the old man showed evident signs of decline after suffering coma (昏迷) a few times.

When rescued from the latest coma, the old man told the doctor his last wish, ―I have deep sympathy for the girl. Will you be kind enough to help her finish her studies？‖

But the doctor knew that her family was well off and she had no difficulty pursuing her studies. Sometimes she even came to the hospital in her father’s car.

When the girl came at the weekend after the death of the old man, the doctor told her the bad news. She was very sad and burst into tears. Then she handed $ 500 to the doctor, saying, ―T he old man had all along thought I came to do the job because of poverty. He gave me money so that I could continue my schooling.‖Now he got the answer to the puzzle. In the last period of his life, the old man found it a real pleasure to be able to help a girl badly in need.

1. If you’re a volunteer in the activities of Deathbed Care, what kind of people do you have to attend to? A．Patients with a lot of money. B．Patients suffering from cancer.

C．Patients without many days left. D．Patients living alone.

2. What can we learn from the passage?

A．The doctor told the old man the truth.

B．The old man’s children were wealthy.

C．The girl’s father encouraged her to accept the money.

D．The girl didn’t accompany the old man when he died.

3. What is the real reason resulting in the old man’s mental improvement?

A．The girl’s love and great care. B．The pleasure of helping people in need.

C．The doctor’s medical treatment D．His children’s progress in life.

B

We know the famous ones--the Thomas Edisons and the Alexander Graham Bells --but what about the less famous inventors? What about the people who invented the traffic light and the windshield wiper (雨刮器) ? Shouldn't we know who they are?

Joan Mclean thinks so. In fact, Mclean, a professor of physics at Mountain University in Range, feels so strongly about this matter that she's developed a course on the topic. In addition to learning "who" invented "what" , however, Mclean also likes her students to learn the answers to the "why" and "how" questions. According to Mclean, "When students learn the answers to these questions, they are better prepared to recognize opportunities for inventing and more motivated to give inventing a try. "

Her students agree. One young man with a patent for an unbreakable umbrella is walking proof of McLean's statement. "If I had not heard the story of the windshield wiper's invention," said Tommy Lee, a senior physics major. "I never would have dreamed of turning my bad experience during a rain storm into something so constructive." Lee is currently negotiating to sell his patent to an umbrella producer.

So, just what is the story behind the windshield wiper? Well, Mary Anderson came up with the idea in 1902 after a visit to New York City. The day was cold and stormy, but Anderson still wanted to see the sights, so she jumped aboard a streetcar. Noticing that the driver was struggling to see through the snow covering the windshield, she found herself wondering why there couldn't be a built-in device for cleaning the window. Still wondering about this when she returned home to Birmingham, Alabama, Anderson started drafting out solutions. One of her ideas, a lever (操作杆) on the inside of a vehicle that would control an arm on the outside, became the first windshield wiper.

Today we benefit from countless inventions and innovations. It's hard to imagine driving without Garrett A. Morgan's traffic light. It's equally impossible to picture a world without Katherine J. Blodgett's innovation that makes glass invisible. Can you picture life without clear windows and eyeglasses?

4. By mentioning "traffic light" and "windshield wiper", the author indicates that countless inventions are_______.

A. beneficial, because their inventors are famous

B. beneficial, though their inventors are less famous

C. not useful, because their inventors are less famous

D. not useful, though their inventors are famous

5. Professor Joan McLean's course aims to _____.

A. add color and variety to students' campus life

B. inform students of the windshield wiper's invention

C. carry out the requirements by Mountain University

D. prepare students to try their own invention

6. Tommy Lee's invention of the unbreakable umbrella was .

A. not eventually accepted by the umbrella producer

B. inspired by the story behind the windshield wiper

C. due to his dream of being caught in a rainstorm

D. not related to Professor Joan McLean’s lectures

7. Which of the following can best serve as the title of this passage?

A. How to Help Students to Sell Their Inventions to Producers?

B. How to Design a Built —in Device for Cleaning the Window?

C. Shouldn’t We Know Who Invented the Windshield Wiper?

D. Shouldn’t We Devel op Invention Courses in Universities?

C

Disease, poverty, hate, love－Charles Dickens’ stories opened his readers eyes to the most important themes of his age. Two hundred years on, his stories still speak volumes across the world, proving that Dickens’ legacy（遗产）was far greater than just ―great-literature‖.

February 7 marks the 200th anniversary of the writer’s birthday. To mark this date, BBC writer Alex Hudson listed six things Dickens gave the modern world. Let’s take a look at two of them.

A White Christmas

Dickens is described as ―the man who invented Christmas‖ —not the religious festival, but the cultural aspects that we associate with the festive season today.

In the early 19th century, Christmas was barely worth mentioning, according to critic and writer Leigh Hunt. The committee which ran the Conservative Party even held ordinary business meetings on Christmas Day—unthinkable in the West nowadays, when everyone but the most necessary workers takes at least three days off.

Many people believe that Dickens’ popular descriptions of the festive period becam e a blueprint for generations to come. In his classic novel, A Christmas Carol, he not only put forward the idea of snow at Christmas, but also painted a picture of glowing warmth－―home enjoyments, affections and hopes‖.

In his biography of Dickens, Peter Ackroyd wrote: ―Dickens can be said to have almost single-handedly created the modern idea of Christmas.‖

―Dickens‖ poverty(贫穷)

Dickens was one of the first to take an honest look at the underclass and the poor of Victorian London. He helped popularize the term “red tape”to describe situations where people in power use needless amounts of bureaucracy(官僚作风) in a way that particularly hurts the weaker and poorer members of society.

―Dickensian‖ has now become a powerful word for describing an unacceptable level of poverty. In 2009, when the president of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers in the UK wanted to talk about poverty in some areas of Britain, she did not use words li ke ―terrible‖ or ―horrific‖, but rather described it as ―life mirroring the times of Dickens‖.

8. The article is mainly about____________

A. a brief introduction to Charles Dickens

B. Charles Dickens’ influence on the world

C. the characters in Charles Dic kens’ stories

D. Charles Dickens’ achievements in literature

9. Why is Dickens called ―the man who invented Christmas‖?

A. Because he created both religious and culture festival.

B. Because all his novels have something to do with Christmas.

C. Because one of his novels helped to shape Christmas celebrations.

D. Because he was the first man to have proposed celebrating Christmas.

10. According to the article, the phrase “red tape” refers to _______.

A. rules or procedures that are required to accomplish a task

B. a situation in which poor members of society are hurt.

C. conflict between people in power and weaker people

D. pointlessly time-consuming official procedures

11. We can learn from the passage that______.

A. Dickensian is widely used to describe the Christmas

B. Charles Dickens’ novels reflect the true life at his age

C. Every person can take three days off for Christmas

D. The theme of Charles Dickens’ stories is about poverty

D

Hybrid cars （混合动力车）are cars that run on petrol and electricity. They have a small standard petrol engine and a battery electric motor to provide electric power.

There are some differences between different models of hybrid cars, but the general principle is that the car runs on petrol, and the electric motor kicks in when additional power is required, for example, when going uphill or accelerating. In some hybrid cars the petrol engine turns itself off when not needed, for example when the car has stopped at traffic light, keeping only the electric engine running.

Conventional cars have large engines to deal with driving uphill and accelerating. Hybrid cars have much smaller petrol engines, improved by electric motors when needed, so they use less petrol. Another way t hat fuel consumption is cut by a system of ―regenerative (再生的) braking‖. The electric motor is used to slow down the car, rather than conventional brakes. The energy produced by slowing the car is changed into electrical power, which is automatically stored in the battery. In effect, the battery recharges when you brake. In conventional cars the energy produced when braking is wasted.

In 1928 Ferdinand Porsche built an experimental hybrid car. The first mass-produced hybrid car, the Toyota Prius, came out in Japan at the end of 1997. However, hybrid cars became available in the USA only in 1999. As they use less fuel, hybrid cars are cheaper to run. There are also many voices in place to encourage people to buy them. In some countries, hybrid car owners pay a lower rate of tax, and don’t have to pay on certain roads. In some cities, hybrid cars are allowed to park for free.

12. Hybrid cars consume less energy than conventional cars because hybrid cars .

A. have large engines to deal with accelerating

B. have conventional brakes to slow down the car

C. have electric power to assist when needed

D. have no energy consumption when stopping

13. In regenerative braking, .

A. energy wasted in conventional cars is stored in the battery

B. the conventional brakes are used to slow down the car

C. the battery charges itself when the car is accelerating

D. the petrol engine is usually turned off automatically

14. From the last paragraph we can learn that Hybrid cars .

A. were first available in the USA

B. will gain more popularity

C. free their owners from tax

D. are free to park anywhere in the city

15. The main purpose of this text is to .

A. show how hybrid cars slow down

B. encourage people to buy hybrid cars

C. inform people of a kind of energy-saving cars

D. explain why hybrid cars use less energy

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。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Using social media positively

Social media is so common in our society that almost everyone is connected to some form of it, whether it is Twitter, Facebook or even Pinterest. We are in a fast-paced, technologically evolving society and we are addicted to social media. 16

So how does one ensure a p ositive online reputation? It’s simple:

Keep it clean. 17 Party photos with alcohol are an absolute no-no. Would you want to have your boss see these photos? Make sure to post contents that you feel positively reflect you, your creativity and your skills.

18 You have a private Twitter account so you can post anything you want? This is decidedly

not the case. Privacy settings make it harder to see your full account, but it’s not impossible. Under no circumstance should you rely on privacy settings as a way to protect inappropriate contents.

19 Keep it classy(优等的)! Discover your brand, or what you want people to think of you. Proper spelling and grammar is always a plus, but it may not be your brand. Think about what you want people to think of you and go with it.

Follow these simple rules and you’re on your wa y to building, or restoring an online reputation. Using social media positively doesn’t mean you can't have fun and use it to express yourself; however, you want to ensure that you’re OK with anyone seeing everything you post. 20

Like it or not, your social networks reflect you--- make sure you look like the shining star that you truly are.

A. Ensure you’re professional.

B. In fact, we long for social media.

C. Social media is common now.

D. Don’t trust privacy settings.

E. Be entirely sure about wh at you’re posting.

F. Once you click post, there’s no looking back.

G. Make sure your post is written personally.

第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分55分）

第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A noted American psychologist on ce remarked that childhood is a magical period in one’s life. Indeed it is, for during 21 one experiences a step-by-step transformation not only in 22 capacity, but also in physical and verbal skills. Each step 23 an increase in the difficul ty of a child’s conceptual and learning abilities. During the 24 stages of childhood, from infancy(婴儿期) to about five, the child learns 25 skills including using the toilet, bathing and dressing himself 26 . At this stage, he also learns to be very observant, curious, imaginative and 27 . His ability to remember things also 28 at this stage. He remembers details that an adult may have difficulty in remembering.

29 , he learns elementary skills in problem-solving. At school, particular in 30 classes, the child is especially creative. 31 a piece of paper and some colored pencils, he draws a variety of 32 from his surroundings as well as from his family circle. It is not 33 to see a child draw a monster to represent an abusive father, and a(n) 34 to represent a loving and caring mother.

As he graduates to the later stages of childhood bordering on the 35 years, the child learns the 36 of human relations and socialization by interacting with his 37 —his friends and schoolmates. He also learns to 38 with new life situations, including dates and part-time work. Given a tight schedule of schoolwork, the child learns to 39 his own schedules of work and play; the more 40 and less serious ones manage to take time out of their busy schedules of assignments, reports and tests and examinations to go with their friends on relaxation entertainment.

21. A. adolescence B. adulthood C. childhood D. infancy

22. A. spiritual B. mental C. practical D. magical

23. A. signs B. presents C. prevents D. signals

24. A. early B. secure C. pure D. late

25. A. difficult B. simple C. useful D. helpful

26. A. willingly B. independently C. confidently D. excitedly

27. A. acute B. smart C. creative D. innocent

28. A. develops B. increases C. reduces D. strengthens

29. A. Undoubtedly B. Otherwise C. Unexpectedly D. Gradually

30. A. music B. art C. chemistry D. biology

31. A. Sent B. Given C. Drafted D. Shown

32. A. pictures B. buildings C. reflections D. images

33. A. surprising B. exciting C. thrilling D. miserable

34. A. beauty B. actress C. angel D. witches

35. A. infancy B. teenage C. adulthood D. aged

36. A. competence B. commitment C. complexity D. competition

37. A. teachers B. relatives C. parents D. peers

38. A. agree B. experiment C. withdraw D. concern

39. A. assume B. accumulate C. prepare D. delete

40. A. practical B. cautious C. enthusiastic D. stubborn

第II卷

注意事项：用0.5 毫米黑色笔迹的签字笔将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。

第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分55分）

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Viennese-born composer Frederick Loewe, 41 we remember from his classical musicals including ―My Fair Lady‖ and ―Camelot‖, was not always famous. He studied piano with the great masters of Europe and achieved huge success as a 42 (music) and composer in his early years. But after he immigrated to the United States, he failed as a pianist. For a while he tried other 43 (type) of work including gold mining and boxing. 44 he never gave up his dream and continued to play the piano and write music.

During those difficult years, he could not always afford 45 (make) payments on his piano. One day, bent over the keyboard, he could hear nothing but the music that he played with such rare 46 (inspire). When he finished and looked up, he was astonished to find that he had 47 audience of three moving men who 48 (seat) on the floor.

They said nothing and made no movement toward the piano. Instead, they dug into their pockets, pooled together enough money for the payment, placed 49 on the piano and walked out, empty handed. 50 (move) by the beauty of his music, these men recognized excellence and responded to it.

第三部分写作（共两节；满分40分）

第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

假如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处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧）并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。

修改：在错的词下面划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

There is a belief that good habits result from resisting temptation．Enough examples can be found to

illustrating the point of view．To begin with, eating more fruit and vegetables and less meat is a wonderful

healthy habit．Of course, you would have to refuse a variety of delicious snack and junk food. Also,

excellent habit of reading classic literature in a regular basis is another case in point．But you would