东莞市2009-2010高二上学期期末英语考试

D. How to Protect Your Children and Yourself from Dog Attacks

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Did you ever wonder how a Mercedes Benz got its name? It is actually named after a man who is sometimes known as the father of the motorcar, a German called Karl Benz. However, it was first called Daimler Benz, the name Daimler being that of another German man — Gottleib Daimler.

It was Daimler who actually built the first successful petrol-driven internal combustion engine, but it would be Karl Benz who managed to use it to invent a practical automobile. When Daimler was working for Nikolaus Otto, a German designer of gas engines, he experimented with the idea of using petrol instead of gas to power the engines. In 1885, Daimler managed to fit his very first petrol engine to a large bicycle. This was to be the forerunner to the modern motorcycle. He went on to design a kind of car, which was in fact named Mercedes, after the daughter of his financial backer.

Karl Benz, in the meantime, was trying desperately to design a practical motorcar. He faced many problems including serious financial difficulties. He even got into trouble with the local police as his engine tests were considered noisy and believed to frighten the horses. Not discouraged, he continued to pursue his dream and at last in 1893, he was ready to sell his first four-wheeled motorcar. He began to have some success and soon other companies, like Renault and Lavassor were in competition with him.

About this time, an American called Ransom Eli Olds introduced the first factory-made car. A few years later, Henry Ford would make history with his mass produced Ford Model T, which would sell 15 million over the new twenty years. Karl Benz hated doing the same as he did not trust the use of machines. Another thing he didn’t like was producing faster cars for racing; something the other rival companies were doing. However, he eventually had to give in. He designed a racing monster called the Blitzen Benz, which again brought respect and admiration to the name Benz.

Daimler died in 1900. Twenty-six years later, the two companies Daimler and Benz combined into a successful company, which still exists today and manufactures the well-respected Mercedes Benz.

56. Who was the father of Mercedes Benz according to the passage? A. Karl Benz B. Mercedes

C. Henry Ford D. Karl Benz and Gottleib Daimler

57. The underlined word “backer” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to “_______”. A. sponsor B. inventor C. producer D. designer

58. It can be inferred from the passage that Mercedes Benz has been around for over _______.

A. 100 years B. 120 years C. 80 years D. 110 years 59. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Daimler had a lot of trouble designing a practical motorcar for lack of money. B. The first factory-made car was introduced by an American called Henry Ford.

C. Henry Ford didn’t like the idea of making faster cars for racing with

machines.

D. Karl Benz used a petrol-driven internal combustion engine to invent a

practical automobile.

60. The passage is mainly about ______.

A. the relationship between Benz and Daimler B. the history of Mercedes Benz C. the invention of the motorcar

D. the competition between car factories

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, 并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。

首先，请阅读下列电影信息： A. Post Grad

After graduating from college, Ryden hopes to work at a publishing house and find a beautiful apartment. But her college nemesis steals her perfect job, which forces her to move back to her home. Stuck with her eccentric family and many rejected job applications, Ryden starts to feel like she's going nowhere. It may be time for her to make a new plan...

B. A Perfect Getaway

Cliff and Cydney are on their honeymoon trip in Hawaii. Hiking the wild, secluded trails, they believe they've found paradise. Hearing of the horrifying murder of another newly-wed couple on the islands, they decide to join up with two other couples. But things begin to go terrifyingly wrong. Everyone begins to look like a threat and nobody knows whom to trust….

C. My One and Only

A mother who walks out on her unfaithful husband sets out with her two sons on a road trip across America to find a new rich partner. One of her sons is bookish while the other is womanish. The journey across America and the weird and wonderful characters they meet make this an exceedingly engaging 'Road Movie'.

D. Moon

It is the near future. Sam is completing a three-year contract to mine Helium-3 on the moon. It is a lonely job, but thankfully, he will be reunited with his family soon. Suddenly he becomes ill, leading to an almost fatal accident. While recovering from his illness at the base, Sam meets a younger clone of himself, fulfilling the same three-year contract there….

E. Big Fan

Paul, a hardcore New York Giants fan living with his mother, often calls in to local sports-radio station, where he cheers for his beloved team. One night, Paul and his friend Sal spot Giants star linebacker Quantrell at a gas station. They impulsively follow him to a club. Excited at their hero, Paul cautiously decides to approach him, but things do not go as planned.

F. It Might Get Loud

The film tells the personal stories of three generations of electric guitar virtuosos and reveals how each developed his unique sound and style of playing his favorite instrument. Concentrating on the artist's musical rebellion, traveling with him to influential locations and provoking rare discussion as to how and why he writes and plays.

请阅读以下观众的信息, 然后匹配观众与适合他/她们的电影:

56. John is a teenage sports fan. Not only does he like to play football, but also watches sports games on TV whenever he is free. He is also fond of films related to sport stars.

57. Tom is a modern American high school student crazy about science fiction thriller film. He gets the news that a film which is mainly about the story of an astronaut is on in the local cinema. He looks forward to seeing it.

58. Alice and Simon are going to get married next month. They like to see thrillers which are packed with shocks, chills and twists. They are very excited to be invited to see such a film tonight.

59. Jane and George are an old Australian couple who have just retired. Films about life and marriage appeal to them very much. To their great joy, a latest film about a woman’s story will be shown in their neighborhood.

60. Smith, a college graduate who used to have a lot of dreams for his future, goes to the job market, only to find most of his plans too higher expectations. Wandering through the street, he catches sight of an ad about a film, the heroine of which has a similar experience to his.

IV 写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节 句子考查（66~68每小题2分, 69~71每小题3分, 满分15分） 根据下列各个句子的要求，完成、改写或翻译句子。 66. Everybody says that he is a fair judge. （改写） ______ ______ ______ ______ he is a fair judge.

67. _______ _______ _______ _______(和其他男孩相比), he is tall enough. 68. I found that it was difficult to learn a second language well. （改写） I found ______ ______ ______ ______ a second language well.

69. Jill and Eric ____________________________________ (所有的钱都被偷

了) while they were on holiday.

70. Mr. Brown is said to have left for Italy last week. (改写为it开头的句子)

71. 比赛刚开始天就下雨了。 (用倒装句翻译)

第二节 读写任务(共l小题，满分25分) Three Umbrellas

Sally was a college student in London. She wanted to buy her mother a nice and useful birthday present, but not too expensive.

One day after a quick and simple lunch, she went shopping. Having looked for half an hour, she came across a shop selling umbrellas at a good price. So she decided to take one.

She thought, “Mom can carry it when she is wearing clothes of any color.” Then she bought a lovely black umbrella and took it to school with her until her class finished.

On her way home in the train that evening she felt hungry, so she went to the buffet car. She left the black umbrella above her seat. But when she got back, she found it was gone!

Sally burst into tears. The other passengers felt very sorry for her and asked what was wrong. When she explained the black umbrella she had bought for her mother had disappeared, and that she had to get off at the next station, the three other passengers asked her for her mother’s address so that they could send the umbrella to her in case someone returned it after Sally got off the train.

The next week, Sally got a letter from her mother saying “Thank you very much for your lovely presents, but why did you send me three black umbrellas?”

[写作内容]

1. 以约30个词概括短文的要点;

2. 然后以约120个词写一篇短文，并包括如下要点: (1) 所读故事对你的启发;

(2) 记叙一个与该故事中Sally或陌生人的行为相类似的故事; (3) 你对亲人的感恩或对他人善心的感激。 [写作要求]

1. 在作文中可以使用自己亲身的经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容但不得直接引用原文中的句子；

2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。 3. 标题自定。 [评分标准]

概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。