广东省惠州市2015-2016学年高二英语上学期期末学分认定考试试题

to ADHD children. However, we spend money on drugs rather than on green places.

The life of old people is measurably better when they have access to nature. The increasing concern for the growing population of old people is in quality rather than quantity of years. And study after study finds that a garden is the single most important thing in finding that quality. Even problems with crime and aggressive behavior are reduced when there is contact with the natural world.

We need the wild world. It is essential to our well-being, our health and our happiness. 12. Children lose chances to get close to nature for the following reasons except that_____. A. their parents encourage them to finding things instead of buying them B. there are lots of social security problems C. there are less open spaces than before

D. parents idea about what is best for children are influenced by some strange new ones 13. Which of the following statements is True according to the passage? A. Children living in better houses is more easily to be assessed for ADHD. B. Children probably spent less time in nature years ago. C. Climbing trees will certainly do good to the children.

D. Contact with nature can greatly help people with their physical condition. 14. What is the benefit that people can get when they contact with nature? A. Children with ADHD can be cured.

B. A garden nearby improves the quality of old people's life. C. Children's performance at school can be greatly improved. D. Problems of crime and violent behavior will be solved easily. 15. What is the passage mainly about?

A. Nature treats children with ADHD. B. Getting close to nature reduces crime. C. Access to nature improves people’s life. D. People should always live in the wild world. 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。 Recent research shows that listening to music improves our mental well-being and boosts our physical health in surprising and astonishing ways. ___16___. Here are some amazing scientifically-proven benefits of being hooked on music.

Music reduces depression

More than 350 million people suffer from depression around the world. A study by Hans Joachim Trappe in Germany demonstrated that music can benefit patients with depressive symptoms, depending on the type of music. ___17___, but techno and heavy metal brought people down even more. The next time you feel low, put on some classical or meditative music to lift your spirits.

___18___

Research shows that taking music lessons predicts higher academic performance and IQ in young children. In one study, 6-year-olds who took keyboard or singing lessons in small groups for 36 weeks had significantly larger increases in IQ and standardized educational test results than children who took either drama lessons or no lessons. ___19___.

Music keeps your brain healthy in old age

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A study with healthy older adults found that those with ten or more years of musical experience scored higher on cognitive tests than musicians with one to nine years of musical study. The non-musicians scored the lowest. Business magnate Warren Buffet stays sharp at age 84 by playing ukulele. ___20___.

A. To help them achieve academic excellence, encourage them to sing or play an instrument. B. Music raises IQ and academic performance.

C. It’s never too late to play an instrument to keep you on top of your game. D. Meditative(冥想的) sounds and classical music lifted people up. E. Music strengthens learning and memory.

F. Musical training can help raise our IQ and even keep us sharp in old age. G. Music can make you happy every day. 第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节， 满分45分）

第一节 完形填空（共20 小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C, 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。

Long ago, there were a mother and a son living a hard life in a small house. The mother worked ___21___ every day, but the family was always ___22___.

One day, her son ___23___ his friend's bag. \mother praised her son rather than ___25___ him. \

The next time, he stole a(an) ___27___. She praised him again and she put it on. His desire got ___28___ each day. He stole ___29___ and brought them to his mother. \beautiful!\

Then, because he was ___31___ by his mother, he started to steal even more ___32___ things. One day, the police ___33___ him. Before putting him in ___34___, he ___35___ the police to meet his mother.

\she saw her son. Her son ___36___. \the first bag, I could not have become a thief.\

She felt ___38___ as she looked at her son heading to prison. \time, I would have punished him ___39___.\he did.

21. A. carelessly B. diligently 22. A. weak 23. A. brought 24. A. think 25. A. loving 26. A. terrible 27. A. umbrella 28. A. smaller 29. A. shoes 30. A. kicked

B. wealthy B. got B. hear B. punishing B. ugly B. horse B. bigger B. glasses B. hugged

C. happily C. healthy C. stole C. dream C. calming C. great C. overcoat C. louder C. vases C. stared

D. sadly D. poor D. saw D. inform D. aiding D. old D. oil lamp D. brighter D. jewels D. stood

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31. A. encouraged B. educated 32. A. expensive 33. A. searched 34. A. danger 35. A. advised 36. A. replied 37. A. lesson 38. A. shocked 39. A. slightly 40. A. reminded

B. beautiful B. suspected B. hospital B. required B. requested B. admiration B. hopeless B. daily B. repeated

C. hated C. useful C. caught C. prison C. demanded C. doubted C. feeling C. satisfied C. regularly C. recalled 第II卷

D. forced D. colorful D. ignored D. shelter D. begged D. remembered D. determination D. homeless D. severely D. regretted

注意：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 45 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或括号内单词的正确形式。

Ye Gong was well-known ___41___ his fondness for dragons. Dragons ___42___ (paint) and carved on the walls of his house. There were dragons everywhere, up and down, front and back. In the heaven, there was ___43__ real dragon. The dragon was very happy ___44___ (hear) that Ye Gong was so fond of dragons. One day, the sky ___45___ (sudden) darkened, and then ___46__ (come) wind, thunder and rain. The real dragon flew to Ye Gong's home. It poked（伸出） its head into the window in the south and coiled（绕） its tail to the window in the north, ___47__ (rock) the whole house. At the sight of a real dragon, Ye Gong was ___48___ (frighten) out of his wits. He trembled all over and hurriedly hid ___49___ (he). So it turned out that ___50___ Ye Gong liked was painted and carved fake dragons but not real ones.

第三部分 读写综合（共四节 满分65）

第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

假定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：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(?)，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。

My family have just moved into a new house. That is not easy to get my room in order because I own over a thousand book. Because the room is rather small, and I have to put my books in the floor. They covers every inch of floor space and I actually have to walk on them to get in or out the room. Yesterday morning, my sister helps me to carry one of my old bookcases upstairs. Saw all those books on the floor, she got the big surprise. “This is the pretty carpet I have ever seen,” she said.

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第二节：单词拼写（共15小题， 每空1分，满分15分）

根据所给的相关提示填写单词，使句子意思完整。

51. The police asked Li Hua to d_________ what he had seen in the car accident.

52. As the river has been heavily p_________, it’s not suitable for people to swim in it any

longer.

53. The new teacher is kind and professional, which has left a good i__________ on his students. 54. At the end of the Christmas party, we took out our gifts and e__________ them with each other.

55. For the health of people, smoking in the public places has been b________ in China since 2011.

56. A great man is one who always sets higher goals for himself and __________（挑战）his own limits.

57. The smoke caused by burning garbage can __________（使中毒）human beings and animals. 58. I wonder if it’s convenient for you to __________（安排）a meeting with Mr. Curry today. 59. Serving tea to the guest is a ___________（典型的）way for the host to show hospitality in China.

60. The lady believes being __________（乐观的）about life is the secret of her longevity. 61. ___________(expose) to the sunlight for too long, her skin got sunburnt. 62. To be honest, your garden is the most ___________(delight) one I have ever seen. 63. The little fishing village is perhaps one of the most remote __________(settle) of the country.

64. When one’s ___________(concentrate) is slipping, he may have a hard time writing or reading.

65. From the ______________(disappoint) look on his face, we all knew it’s not good news. 第三节：完成句子 (共7小题，每空一分，满分15分)

66. 多年以后，我已经记不清老师的面容，但我还记得他是一个对学生很严格的人。

Many years later, I can’t remember my teacher’s appearance, but what I can’t forget is that he was always __________ ___________ his students. 67. 研究工作确实耗费很多时间和精力。

Research work really __________ __________ lots of time and energy. 68. 惠州市是全国文明城市之一，由四区三县组成。

Huizhou is one of the National Civilized Cities, __________ __________ four districts and three counties.

69. 由于他对公益活动充满热情，他很想在青年志愿者协会中申请一个职位。

With an extreme enthusiasm about the public service, he is eager to __________ __________ a position in the Youth Volunteers Association.

70. 大多数沉溺于网络或移动设备的人可能并不知道他们的行为会对身体造成很大的伤害。

It’s probably not known to those people who are __________ __________ online or mobile devices that what they are doing is greatly harmful to their health. 71. 节约能源是每个人的责任。一旦资源耗尽，世界将会陷入混乱。

Energy conservation is everyone’s responsibility. If the resources __________ __________, the world would be plunged into chaos. 72. 他是一位严谨的学者，从不在研究之前就下结论。

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