内蒙古巴彦淖尔市第一中学2014-2015学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题（普通班）

中华资源库 www.ziyuanku.com 36. A. show 37. A. lovely

B. return B. fluent

C. check C. strange

D.post D.beautiful

38. A. Generally B. Sadly 39. A. pulled B. handed 40. A. jacket

C. Usually D. Thankfully C. threw

D. passed D. back D. eyes D.fingernail D. bored D. driven

B. trousers C. head

C. nose C. band-aid C. disappointed C. walked

41. A. ears B. mouth 42. A. blood B. paper 43. A. tired

B. scared

44. A. left B. flew 45. A. immediately

B. luckily

C. unwillingly D. bravely C. fork C. though C. anything

D. finger D. if D. something

46. A. chopstick B. spoon 47. A. so B. because 48. A. everything B. nothing 49. A. husband 50. A. always

B. child B. never

C. doctor D. son

C. still D. even

第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分） 第一节（包括三篇阅读理解，共15个小题，每小题2分，共计30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

“Mum, what does it mean when someone tells you that they have a skeleton (骨骼) in the closet (衣橱)？”Jessica asked. “A skeleton in the closet?” her mother paused thoughtfully, “Well, it’s something that you would rather not have anyone else know about. For example, if in the past, someone in Dad’s family had been arrested for stealing a horse, it would be ‘a skeleton in his family’s closet’. He really wouldn’t want any neighbor to know about it.”

“Why pick on my family?” Jessica’s father said with anger. “Your family history isn’t so good, you know. Wasn’t you great – great grandfather a prisoner who was transported to Australia for his crimes?” “Yes, but people these days say that you are not a real Australian unless your ancestors(祖先) arrived as prisoners.” “Gosh, sorry I asked. I think I understand now,” Jessica cut in before things grew worse.

After dinner, the house was very quiet. Jessica’s parents were still quite angry

中华资源库 www.ziyuanku.com with each other. Her mother was ironing clothes and every now and then she glared at her husband, who hid behind his newspaper pretending to read. When she finished, she gathered the freshly pressed clothes in her arms and walked to Jessica’s closet. Just as she opened the door and reached in to hang a skirt, a bony arm stuck out from the dark depths and a bundle of white bones fell to the floor. Jessica’s mother sank into a faint (晕倒), waking only when Jessica put a cold, wet cloth on her forehead. She looked up to see the worried faces of her husband and daughter.

“What happened? Where am I?” she asked. “You just destroyed the school’s skeleton, Mum,” explained Jessica. “I brought it home to help me with my health project. I meant to tell you, but it seemed that as soon as I mentioned skeletons and closets, it caused a problem between you and Dad.” Jessica looked in amazement as her parents began to laugh madly. “They’re both crazy,” she thought. 51．According to Jessica’s mother, “a skeleton in the closet” means________. A．a family honor B．a family secret

C．a family story D．a family treasure

52．What can we learn about some Australian’s ancestors from Paragraph 2? A．They were brought to Australia as prisoners. B．They were the earliest people living in Australia. C．They were involved in some crimes in Australia. D．They were not regarded as criminals in their days.

B

Popeye the Sailor first became a popular cartoon in the 1930s.The sailor in that cartoon ate lots of spinach to make him strong. People watched him, and they began to buy and eat a lot more spinach. Popeye helped sell 33 percent more spinach than before! Spinach became a necessary part of many people’s diets. Even some children

中华资源库 www.ziyuanku.com who hated the taste began to eat the vegetable. Many people thought that the iron in spinach made Popeye strong, but this is not true. Spinach does not have any more iron than any other green vegetable.

People only thought spinach had a lot of iron because the people who studied the food made a mistake. In the 1890s, a group of people studied what was inside vegetables. This group said that spinach had ten times more iron than it did. The group wrote the number wrong, and everyone accepted it.

Today, we know that the little iron there is in spinach cannot make a difference in how strong a person is. However, spinach does have something else which the body needs— folic acid.

It is interesting to point out that folic acid can help make a person strong. Maybe it was really the folic acid that made Popeye strong all along. 56. A good title for this reading passage is______. A. Popeye the Sailor

B. The Truth About Spinach D. Folic Acid Makes You Strong

C. A Mistake with Numbers

57. Why did many people eat spinach after they saw Popeye the Sailor? A. They thought spinach made them strong. B. They thought Popeye was funny. C. Spinach had a lot of iron. D. People liked folic acid.

58. A research group told people that spinach______. A. made Popeye strong B. was a green vegetable

C. had less iron than other green vegetables D. had more iron than other green vegetables

59. The reading passage says that perhaps Popeye got his strength from______. A. iron

B. folic acid

C. spinach B. a vegetable

D. a certain kind of spinach C

Homestay provides English language students with the opportunity to speak English outside the classroom and the experience of being part of a British home.

D. exercise

60. Folic acid is ______. A. something in food C. dangerous

中华资源库 www.ziyuanku.com What to Expect

The host will provide accommodation(住宿) and meals. Rooms will be cleaned and bedcovers changed at least once a week. You will be given the house key and the host is there to offer help and advice as well as to take an interest in your physical and mental health. Accommodation Zones

Take Zone1- 4 of the transport system for example. Homestays are located in London mainly in Zones2, 3 and 4. Most hosts do not live in the city centre as much of central London is commercial(商业的) and not residential(居住的). Zones3 and 4 often offer larger accommodation in a less crowned area. It is very convenient to travel in London by Underground. Meal Plans Available ? Continental Breakfast ? Breakfast and Dinner

? Breakfast, Packed Lunch and Dinner

It’s important to note that few English families still provide a traditional cooked breakfast. Your accommodation includes Continental Breakfast which normally consists of fruit juice, cereal（谷物类食品），bread and tea or coffee. Cheese, fruit and cold meat are not normally part of a Continental Breakfast in England. Dinners usually consist of meat or fish with vegetables followed by desert, fruit and coffee. Friends

If you wish to invite a friend over to visit, you must first ask your host’s permission. You have no right to entertain friends in a family home as some families feel it is an invasion of their privacy(隐私).

Self-Catering Accommodation in Private Homes

Accommodation on a room-only basis includes shared kitchen and bathroom facilities(设施) and often a main living room. This kind of accommodation offers an independent lifestyle and is more suitable for the long-stay student. However, it does not provide the same family atmosphere as an ordinary homestay and may not benefit those who need to practise English at home quite as much.