2012 汕尾高二统考 英语试卷

汕尾是2012年高中二年级学业水平测试英语试题Ⅰ语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分．满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意．然后从1-15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The ability to cry is a human form of expressing one’s feelings. Some people have 1 that human tears show that man lived in water in the 2 , but this does not 3 very likely. We cry from the moment we enter this 5 , for a number of reasons. Helpless babies cry to 5 their parents that they are ill, hungry or just a little uncomfortable. As they grow up, they will also 5 cry to attract attention and will often stop when they get it.The idea that 6 a good cry can do you 7 is a very good one and now it is scientifically 8 since recent research into tears has shown that they 9 a natural pain-killer. By 10 pain and sorrow, this pain killer helps you to feel 11 .12 , in our society we regard crying as something we shouldn’t often do. We often tell children, boys in particular, not to cry because some people still consider it a 13 of weakness in men. Our practice is 14 for them, for both their mind and their 15 .1. A. suggested B. proved C. shouted D. noticed2. A. time B. age C. future D. past3. A. become B. seem C. come D. turn4. A. space B. part C. area D. world5. A. ask B. call C. tell D. give6. A. setting B. having C. getting D. making7. A. okay B. fine C. good D. well8. A. doubtful B. exact C. wrong D. true9. A. contain B. cover C. take D. keep10. A. giving B. holding C. carrying D. fighting11. A. better B. sadder C. brighter D. heavier12. A. Cleverly B. Regrettably C. Luckily D. Honestly13. A. fault B. duty C. sign D. problem14. A. useful B. bad C. new D. warm15. A. brain B. heart C. head D. body第二节语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡上标号为16-25的相应位置上。

In China, foods are given special meanings. Therefore, a type of food can only be eaten byNoodles have association with 17 long life in Chinese culture. 18 are to Chinese what birthday cakes are to the Westerners. The elderly would have a bowl of Long Life Noodles in the 19 (expect) of a healthy life. Like many cultures, eating eggs sometimes 20 (hold) a special symbolic significance in China. After the birth of a child, parents may hold a Red Egg and Ginger Party, 21 hard-boiled eggs are served to announce the birth.Fish also play a large role in festive celebrations. The Chinese word for “fish”sounds 22___________ the words for both “wish”and “abundance.”As a result, on New Year’s Eve 23___________ is customary to serve fish for dinner, symbolizing the desire for accumulation of wealth and for prosperity 24 the coming year. Furthermore, the fish cannot be cut into slices. Instead the fish be served whole with the head and tail still 25 (attach), wishing a good beginning and ending of the coming year.Ⅱ阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

APeople don’t understand me. They call my Kitty, Pussycat, Cat-dear, and a lot of other funny names. People don’t seem to realize that I am only a cat! I am not kitty, or the sweet little Pussycat, or the big, fat cat, I am just a cat!The box is in bad order and this is ye another problem. If you insist on me having a little out-of-order box, I will use it, but I insist that it remain clean. That means I use it, you clean it. If you don’t keep my house clean and tidy, I will keep your house dirty, got it?Still another problem is about my food. I don’t want bones of a fish, I want fish itself, and you take the bones. If my food is not good enough, I will become ill at once, and that means it will take a lot of your money to treat me.So, you see, I am a cat, just a cat. I am not your toy. I will not stay off the furniture, or out of your bed in the middle of the night. I need my food full, my water filled, and the door open when I want it. This is simply the way I need to have m y life; this is what I do, and what I don’t do. This is me, and I am a cat!26. This is a talk to _________.A. KittyB. PussycatC. the cat’s ownerD. a big fat cat27. The cat just wants people to treat it as _________.A. a catB. a toyC. a masterD. a helper28. The cat thinks that its house _________.A. is small and not in orderB. should be cleaned by itselfC. needn’t be cleanedD. should not be used29. The cat wants its food good enough, or _________.A. it will take fish bonesB. it will fall ill at onceC. the owner will be illD. the owner will get money30. The cat does NOT like to _________.A. stay with the furnitureB. stay out of its owner’s bed at nightC. be treated as a catD. have food and water readyBIn the United States, many people once lived in large, two-and-three-storied（楼层）homes. Today, many American people would like to live in such houses but most can’t. They usually don’t have enough money to buy them or even to make the first payment. So many people have to rent from month to month. But some Americans really want to live in a house of their own. So they buy a house that lies in an area where houses are cheaper. It is better to live in a bad place of town, they think, than not to live in a house at all. Or they buy an old house and design it again. Then they fill it with old-style furniture. Sometimes they can make an old house look more beautiful than a new one.Usually it is not difficult for people to find an old house to buy, because many older people think that they don’t need a big house after their children leave house. So they sell their house and move into a comfortable room. But when people move into a house, they sometimes may have problems. Homeowners have to do their own job. For example, if the roof leaks（漏）, one can not ask the landlord to fix it. On the other hand, people can design their houses again in any way that they want without having to be afraid of being driven out of the house by the landlord.31. Today many Americans can’t have big houses bec ause they _________.A. don’t have enough moneyB. don’t think it easy to clean themC. like to live in small housesD. like to rent them from month to month32. Some people choose to live in a bad place in town because they _________.A. are fond of quieter placesB. hope to have a good viewC. can only afford cheaper housesD. are fond of country life33. Why do many old people sell their big houses?A. They think it difficult to fix big houses.B. They don’t need big houses after their childre n leave home.C. Big houses are far away from the town.D. There are too many problems with big houses.34. After people buy an old house, they _________.A. become home-buildersB. will fill it with expensive furnitureC. will sell it soonD. may have problems with it35. Which of the following is true?A. Americans prefer renting houses.B. Many Americans can afford to buy big houses.C. It’s not easy to find old houses to buy.D. An old house can be made to look beautiful.CWhen we were children, everything we saw was new, wonderful, exciting, and unbelievable. We were happy if it was raining or snowing, if it was hot or cold, if it was night or day. We just wanted to discover all the things that were around us.For us the only big difference was that we were awake or asleep. When we were awake, we wanted to extend the time just for playing with our friends or being with our pet a little more time.But we can’t stop time. Children grow and we become adults; and as adults, we no longer have enough time for little things-discovering a rainbow is not surprising, seeing a building with 50 floors is not amazing, and looking at a giraffe in the zoo is normal. A rainy day is a bad day because the traffic will be slow, and the first day of spring makes us think about allergies.The first day of the month is not the beginning of a new month; it's the time to think about bills. Going to the supermarket is an obligation; it is not just for the pleasure of walking down the aisles and looking for things and seeing the people around us.Life is a process in which everyone has many obligations, but if everyone tried to see life through the eyes of a child, I am sure that every day could better.36. Children are always happy just because _________.A. they live in places without bad weatherB. they take part in exciting game day and nightC. they want to find out the secret of everythingD. they are taken by their parents to wonderful places37. What does “the only big difference” in Paragraph 2 probably mean to children?A. They are not happy when they are awake.B. They are not happy when they are asleep.C. They may have more time for playing when asleep.D. They like to lengthen the time for playing when awake.38. Why are adults less interested in little things?A. Because they are very busy.B. Because they are less curious.C. Because they have bills to pay.D. Because they have things to buy.39. Why are adults less relaxed than children?A. Because they have obligations.B. Because they worry about traffic.C. Because they worry about allergies.D. Because they don’t have enough time.40. We can learn from the passage that _________.A. we don’t have to stop timeB. we don’t have to worry about the billsC. we should see life through the eyes of a childD. we should see life through the eyes of an adultDWomen still have an uneasy relationship with power and the traits（特质）necessary to be a leader. There is this internalized fear that if we are really powerful, we are going to be considered heartless or unpleasantly aggressive or forceful. We are still working at trying to overcome the fear that power and womanliness are mutually exclusive（互斥的）.In my case, I think I may have had an easier time dealing with this fear because my first taste of leadership came in a situation in which I was a happily ignorant outsider. It was in college, when I became president of the Cambridge Union debating society. Since I had grown up in Greece, I had never heard of the Cambridge Union or the Oxford Union and didn’t know about their place in English culture, so I wasn’t weighed down with the kinds of overwhelming notions that may have stopped British girls from even thinking about trying for such a position.The same thing happened when my first book, The Female Woman, came out. I was 23 and my U.S. publisher, Random House, flew me from London to New York. They handed me my schedule, an d my first interview was with Barbara Waiters on the Today show. This didn’t confuse and shock me since I had no idea who Barbara Waiters was, and had never heard of the Today show. So I was less nervous than if I had been on a local show in Athens that my family and classmates could have watched.In this way, it was a blessing that I started my career outside my home environment. It had its own problems in that I was laughed at for my accent and was demeaned （贬低）as someone who spoke in a funny way. But it also taught me that it is easier to overcome people’s judgments than to overcome our own serf-judgment, the fear we internalize.Aleksandra Solzhenitsyn said, “If you want to change the world, who do you begin with, yourself or others” I believe if we begin with ourselves and do the things that we need to do and become the best person we can be, we have a much better chance of changing the world for the better.41. According to the first paragraph, women leaders fear that they may be regarded as _________.A. considerateB. lacking in womanlinessC. unqualifiedD. lacking in leadership42. What was the author’s attitude towards “the kinds of overwhelming notions”?A. She was ignorant.B. She was unhappy.C. She wasn’t stressed.D. She wasn’t satisfied.43. What is said about Barbara Walters?A. She was the interviewer of the Today show.B. She was a famous woman leader in the U.S.C. She was a clerk working for Random House.D. She was the most faithful fan of the author.44. In what situation did the author find it easier to deal with fear?A. When she had her first book published.B. When she was in an unfamiliar culture.C. When she was with friends and family.D. When she got used to facing the public.45. The author suggested that it is more difficult to overcome _________.A. Prejudice against women leadersB. fear for the unpredictable futureC. others’ judgments on usD. our own internalized fear第二节信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）请阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按要求匹配信息。