高二英语5月份联考试题

2011-2012学年度第二学期高二级5月份联考

英语科试题

（本月考试卷由四大部分组成，分为选择题和非选择题。考试范围：新人教版第七册至第八册第1—3单元共8个单元；考试时间120分钟；分值135分）

注意事项：

1.答题前，学生务必将自己的姓名、班级、座号用钢笔或墨水笔写在答题卷上。 2.每小题选出的答案后，请写在答题卷对应题目的位置上，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净。答案不能答在试卷上。

3.考试结束，学生可只交答题卷。

第一部分：语言知识与应用（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。

My teacher Miss Benson was the kindest creature on the earth. I was going to marry her when I grew up— 1 she would wait. I couldn’t bear to miss one precious moment of her presence by leaving the classroom. I always raised my hands when she called for volunteers to gather 2 and bring them to her desk. That was the best chore of all. It made 3 getting near enough to her. I would arrange and rearrange the papers until they were in perfect order.

I started begging my mother to put extra fruit in my lunch. I was never brave enough to hand it to Miss Benson directly, though. Each day the fruit was put unobserved on her desk. And the 4 was always the same. She would come in and sit down. ―How nice!‖ She would pick the fruit up, then 5 the room. ―What thoughtful little child brought me this?‖ No one claimed the honor, let alone me. ―Can it be that I have a secret admirer?‖ she would ask. I would feel the red rising in my face, and I would sigh with 6 when Miss Benson put the fruit away and started the lesson.

One morning, the class was excited. The next day was Miss Benson’s birthday. My heart beat fast---I could give her something 7 . That afternoon was spent searching for wild flowers. I found several kinds.

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The next morning I hung back as others presented their gifts. Finally I went to the desk and gave the flowers to Miss Benson. She was pleased, and held it to 8 cheek for a moment.

The next Monday, Miss Benson was not in class. Then I was 9 to go to the headmaster’s office. When I arrived, I saw my mother. On a table were my flowers.

―Do you know 10 Miss Benson is today?‖ the headmaster asked. ― 11 , sir,‖ I answered.

―Miss Benson,‖ he said. ―is in the hospital, and you sent her there!‖ I sat, stricken, in my chair.

―Do you know what you gave her?‖ he continued. I 12 , ―some flowers.‖ ―They were poisonous!‖ He was angry. ―How did you protect 13 when you picked them?‖

―I didn’t know they were poisonous.‖ I cried.

I begged my mother to take me to the hospital. Miss Benson was in bed when we arrived. ―I didn’t 14 to make you sick…‖ I said. Miss Benson smiled, ―You wanted to give me something special, didn’t you?‖ I was filled with happiness. She was not mad at me. ―And I’ll tell you a secret,‖ she continued. ―When I am married, if I have a 15 , I would like him to grow up just like you.‖ 1. A. since 2. A. papers

B. when

C. if

D. before D. seats D. difficult D. reason D. look around D. regard D. luckily D. its D. forbidden D. why D. Thank you D. nodded D. the leaves D. mean D. teacher

B. classmates

C. blackboards C. possible C. courage C. look into C. refusal C. her

3. A. necessary B. important 4. A. response B. question 5. A. look at 6. A. regret 7. A. secretly 8. A. my

9. A. asked 10. A. where 12. A. lied 14. A. adapt 15. A. husband

B. look for B. relief B. openly B. our

C. immediately C. begged C. when C. Sorry C. ignored C. yourself C. bear C. father

B. pulled B. what

11. A. Of course B. No

B. shouted B. stick B. son

13. A. your mother B. Miss Benson

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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标号为16—25的相应位置上。

Fire has been used for many thousands of years. People of very ancient times probably first saw fire 16 trees were struck by lightening. This would cause the trees to burn. 17 (late), people found that the sun shining on 18 mirror could make enough heat to cause a fire. Matches (火柴) for starting fire 19 (invent) less than 200 years ago.

Fire has helped people 20 many ways. It has given them steam power, let them take metals from rocks, 21 allowed them to make hard bricks from soft clay. Most of the tools people use, the foods they eat, and the houses in 22 they live are in the world because of fire.

However, we must remember fire has also harmed people. Huge fires have burned down parts of cities, 23 (kill) thousands of people and ruining buildings. Now we know fire is also harmful, 24 fire prevention is important. People must learn the rules and have to be able to protect 25 against a fire that strikes suddenly. They must stop fire from harming themselves and their loved ones.

第三部分：阅读（满分40分）

第一节 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）

A Our families had known each other in China, we’d even taken the same boat to America. After our arrival in San Francisco, Norman and I both attended Baywood, a top private high school. At Baywood I remained a shy outsider（局外人）. However, Norman was very popular: He played football and was elected class president. But it didn’t stop us becoming study buddies（伙伴）.

One day in the eleventh grade, Norman asked me, ―What schools are you applying to?‖

―Berkeley, if I’m lucky,‖ I said.

He looked up from his maths problem. ―Berkeley is just across the bay. Don't you want to experience something new for once? I’m applying to schools back East,‖ he said.

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―You should, too.

―But what about my parents?‖ I told him that I didn’t forget that it was my parents who had brought me here and who had struggled so much for me. I never thought I wanted to leave them. How could I make them unhappy?

Norman seemed to have expected my response. He smiled. ―We’re not so different, you know. Our parents might be kind of different, but they want us to succeed and be happy.‖

―You’re so American,‖ I said. ―You’re not even worried about leaving your parents to go to school back East.‖

―That’s not what being American means,‖ he insisted. ―Well, what does it mean, then?‖ I demanded.

―It means, Angela,‖ he said gently, ―that our parents brought us here so we could have the freedom to figure out what to do with our lives for ourselves. If I can decide to go to school back East, so can you.

26. When studying at Baywood, Angela _______. A. worked harder than Norman

B. seldom talked with Norman

C. was better at her studies than Norman

D. was not as active as Norman

27. Angela applied to Berkeley in order to _______. A. have time to stay with her parents

B. help her parents with their farms

C. get used to the new college life easily D. save some money for her parents 28. Norman thought that his choice would _______. A. bring him a promising future

B. win his parents’ support

C. perhaps make his parents unhappy D. change Angela’s attitude towards him 29. According to Norman, being American means _______. A. playing by rules

B. trying to do things as told by elders D. desiring exciting experiences B. in a public junior school D. in a famous university B You hear a lot about global warming, but how do scientists take the Earth's temperature? ―Great question!‖ scientist might praise you.

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C. doing things independently A. in different high schools C. in a private high school

30. After Norman and I arrived in America, they studied ______.