甘肃民乐一中2009-2010学年高二下学期期末考试英语

民乐一中2009---2010学年第二学期期终考试 高二英语试卷 第I卷

第一部分：英语知识运用(共三节，满分50分)

第一节语音知识(共5小题：每小题l分，满分5分)

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

例：have A．gave B．save C．hat D．made 答案是C。 1．through A．plough B．cough C．enough D．tough 2．umbrella A．pupil B．industry C．button D．butcher 3．noise A．purpose B．course C．choose D．practise 4．frequent A．recently B．pretend C．entire D．require 5．heard A．heart B．dear C．nearly D．early 第二节语法和词汇知识(共15小题；每小题l分，满分l5分)

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，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。 例：We Last night，but we went to the concert instead．

A．must have studied B．might study C．should have studied D．would study 答案是C。

6．We drank tea and made some small talk in kitchen. A．a；the B．the；a C．不填；the D．the；不填 7．-Have you finished the work?

-Not yet .I ______to do it just a moment ago

A．set up B．set off C．set out D．set down

8．Help has already come from them，but the aid is near what we expected． A．everywhere B．somewhere C．nowhere D．anywhere

9．It makes his life quite different he has received higher education abroad． A．that B．which C．what D．how

10．His story of the accident does not make any ．He is telling a lie． A．difference B．sense C．excuse D．point 11．．Any applicant form ______ properly will not be accepted by the company．

A．not to be filled B．not filled C．not being filled D．not having been filled 12．-Tom，you are smoking again? - ? It’s none of your business．

A．Why not B．what for C．So what D．How come

13．Subway Line 4， into use in September 2009，has made traveling in Beijing easier． A．having been put B．putting C．being put D．put 14．-The weather isn’t good enough for an outing，is it?

-To much dust．We can’t have at this time of the year．

A．a worse day B．a worst day C．a nicer day D．a best day

15．Jack was once a common name， ,I think, that is seldom chosen nowadays． A．it B．one C．who D．which

16．It is usually not quite cold in this area in March，but sometimes temperature ______ low. A．should B．must C．can D．shall 17.We were badly treated in the hospital.

Don’t worry.The president has promised to ______ your complaint at once.

A．look up B．look into C．look back on D．look forward to

18．After you have used the dictionary，please just put it back it belongs． A．to whom B．to which C．what D．where

19．Mrs．Brown is so about her housework that few servants Want to work for her． A．skillful B．neat C．particular D．special

20．Tell John not to leave the house unless he that the lights . A．will make sure，turn off B．makes sure，are turned off C．will make sure，will turn off D．makes sure，will be turned off 第三节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题l．5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(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。

To his parents’ disappointment, Andy was born with a disability. The two sides of his brain were not joined 21 to each other. The right side of his body could not 22 with the left. At age three, it was 23 for him to walk, speak or play. He could only 24 a few words and walk slowly 25 someone held each of his hands. Then came the 26 struggle. He attended an all-day health center 27 he was enrolled for every type of treatment imaginable. He struggled, sometimes 28 , to get stronger. Andy hated 29 when his parents would leave him there in the mornings. 30 , they believed that he would grow up to live a normal and healthy life. They believed it for themselves and for Andy.

It 31 . Today Andy is a successful 13-year-old high school student. His progress has been nothing short of extraordinary. He receives special help with a few things, but 32 his friends in all the activities he loves. Andy has 33 enormous difficulties to move from adversity(困境) to 34 .

Ask yourself, \ 35 in my struggles today? If I get up when I fall, what will that make possible tomorrow?\

\success\is the 36 of years of determination and continued learning. Victory is possible for 37 who decide it is their 38 . They’ll find the path 39___ their dream. However, they will accept hard times as the adversity that will foster their strength, growth and skills to attract the victory they 40 . 21. A. commonly B. normally C. particularly D. correctly 22.A. talk B.catch up C. communicate D. put up 23. A. easy B. impossible C. difficult D. slow 24. A. say B. tell C. speak D. repeat 25. A. while B. as C. if D. because 26. A.difficulty B. bitter C. pressure D. struggle 27. A. where B. that C. which D. when 28. A. in danger B. in tears C. in trouble D. in advance 29. A. that B. it C. the time D. them 30. A. Therefore B. Furthermore C. However D. Besides 31. A. paid off B. took off C. called off D. set off 32. A. joins B. attends C. takes part in D. participates in 33. A. managed B. overcome C. taken D. had 34. A. confidence B. power C. end D. victory 35. A. found B. put C. hidden D. grown 36. A. result B. reason C. cause D. effect 37. A. them B. those C. these D. such

38. A. measure B. duty C. attempt D. purpose 39. A. to B. of C. at D. towards 40. A. look B. search C. seek D.hunt

第二部分阅读理解(共25小题。第一节每小题2分，第二节每小题l分；满分45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。 A

Fifteen years ago, I entered the Boston Globe, which was a temple to me then . It wasn’t easy getting hired. I had to fight my way in to a dime-a-word job. But once you were there, I found , you were in .

Globe jobs were for life-guaranteed until retirement. For 15 years I had prospered there—moving from an ordinary reporter to foreign correspondent and finally to senior editor. I would have a lifetime of security if I struck with it.

Instead, I had made a decision to leave.

I entered my boss’s office. Would he rage? I wondered. He had a famous temper. “Matt, we have to have a talk, ” I began awkwardly. “I came to the Globe when I was twenty —four. Now I’m forty . There’s a lot I want to do in life. I’m resigning. ”

“To another paper? ” he asked.

I reached into my coat pocket, but didn’t say anything, not trusting myself just then.

I handed him a letter that explain everything. It said that I was leaving to start a new media company. That the Globe had taught me in a thousand ways. That we were at a rare turning point in history, I wanted to be directly engaged in the change.

“I am glad for you , ” he said , quite out of my expectation. “ I just came from a board of directors meeting and it was seventy-five percent discouraging news. Some of that we can do deal with. But much of it we can’t ,” he went on. “I wish you all the luck in the world, ”be concluded. “And if it doesn’t work out , remember ,your star is always high here.”

Then I went out of his office, walking through the newsroom for more good-byes. Everybody was saying congratulations. Everybody—even though I’d be risking all on an unfamiliar venture : all the financial security I had carefully built up.

Later, I had a final talk with Bill Taylor, chairman and publisher of the Boston Globe. He had turned the Globe into a billion-dollar property.

I’m resigning, Bill, ” I said. He listened while I gave him the story. He wasn’t looking angry of dismayed either. After a pause, he said, “Golly, I wish I were in your shoes.”

41. From the passage we know that the Globe is a famous . A．newspaper B．magazine C．temple D．church 42．If the writer stayed with the globe, . A．he would be able to realize his lifetime dreams B．he would let his long favourite dreams fade away C．he would never have to worry about his future life D．he would never be allowed to develop his ambitions 43．The writer wanted to resign because . A．he had serious trouble with his boss B．he got underpaid at his job for the Globe C．he wanted to work in the new media industry D．he had found a better paid job in a publishing house

44．By “I wish I were in your shoes. ”(in the last paragraph), Bill Taylor meant that . A．the writer was to fail B．the writer was stupid C．he would do the same if possible D．he would reject the writer’s request B

BEIJING — The rescue operations at a coal mine accident have ended with 105 miners dead．The State Council has organized an investigation team to probe (调查) into what caused the disaster in the city of Linfen, North China’s Shanxi Province．Preliminary investigations show the illegal mining of an unauthorized seam, and the number of miners who had been sent down the shaft far exceeded its capacity．

This mine was found to have long disregarded the rules to steal state coal, and did not have a list of miners employed to check the number of miners missing after the accident．

How did such a coal mine get all the necessary licenses for production? How did it pass the three safety inspections the local government organized last month?

In response to this disaster, the Shanxi governor promised to set up hotlines for people to report illegal coal mines and rewards as high as 100,000 yuan for tip-offs．

We appreciate the action this governor has taken to solving the coal mining problems, and we believe that the reporting scheme will help to stop the existence of illegal coal mines．

But at the same time we have reason to question how governments at various levels supervise these mines． The sad fact that such a mine with serious safety problems could pass three consecutive local government safety inspections in a month is enough to tell us how ineffective the safety inspections were．

What if these inspections were just a formality? What if the inspectors were bribed by the mine owners to turn a blind eye to the safety dangers? We can well imagine what would happen if reports about mine problems were handled by such officials．

So a thorough probe must find out who are responsible for the death of so many miners．A real safety inspection and management system must be established to guarantee that safety dangers will be removed． 45．What is NOT one of the causes of this coal mine accident? A．The workers didn’t operate properly．

B．The mine didn’t obey the rules to mine for coal．

C．A lot more miners than allowed were working under the mine． D．The safety inspections were ineffective．

46．According to the writer, who should be further investigated? A．Mine owners and miners．

B．Miners’ families and mine staff．

C．Government officials and safety inspectors． D．The Shanxi governor and miners． 47．What can we infer from the passage?

A．More than 105 miners died in the disaster．

B．Some other coal mines like this one exist in Shanxi province． C．Safety inspectors just turned a blind eye to hidden dangers． D．The three inspections were only a formality．

48．What does the underlined word “tip-offs” probably mean in Paragraph 4? A．Some warnings．

B．Some money for one’s service． C．Some secret information． D．Some pieces of advice．