广东佛山第一中学1819学度高二上第二次段考英语.docx

1、广东佛山第一中学1819学度高二上第二次段考英语广东佛山第一中学18-19学度高二上第二次段考-英语 本试题分笔试和听力，其中笔试部分135分，听力15分，满分150分。考试用时：120分钟。第一部分：听力(共15分)第一节：短文填空（共6小题，每小题1.5分，满分9分） 请听下面一段短文，然后根据录音内容完成第1-6题。请把答案写在答卷上。短文读两遍。A blogger is a person who writes on an Internet website called the blog. The word “blog” is a short way of saying “web log

2、”, or “ 1 ”. Anyone can start a blog, and they can write about anything they like.There are millions of blogs on the Internet today. They provide news, information and ideas to the people who read them; and they contain 2 to other websites; and they provide a place for people to write their ideas an

3、d 3 the ideas of others.A research company has studied more than 3,000 web logs. It says that blogs are most popular with teenage girls. They use them to let their friends know what is happening in their lives. The study also says that more than 4 bloggers stopped writing after a year.However, some

4、people develop serious blogs to present 5 and other ideas. Some American companies are even beginning to use blogs to 6 .第二节：回答以下问题（共4小题，每小题1.5分，满分6分） 请听下面一段短文，然后回答第7-10题。请把答案写在答卷上。短文和问题读两遍。7. 8. 9. 10. 第二部分：语言知识及应用（共二节，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11-25各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最正确

5、选项，并将答题卡上相应题目的答案标号涂黑。A person may have an idea about himself that will prevent him from doing good work. He may have the belief that he is not capable of it. A child may think he is 11 because he doesnt understand how to make the most of his mental faculties（智力）. Older people may be mistaken that th

6、ey are incapable of learning new things because of their 12 .A person who believes that he is incapable will not make a real 13 because he feels that it would be useless. He wont go at a job with confidence necessary for 14 , and he wont work his hardest way, even though he may think he is doing so.

7、 He is therefore 15 to fail, and the failure will 16 his belief in his incompetence(无能).Richard Leeds, a famous doctor had a(n) 17 like this. When he was a small boy, he had a poor start in maths. His teacher told his parents he had no ability in maths in order that they would not 18 too much of him

8、. In this way, they two 19 the idea. He accepted their mistaken thinking of his ability, felt that it was useless to try and was very poor at maths, just as they expected.One day he worked at a problem which none of the other students 20 to solve. Richard 21 in solving the problem. This gave him con

9、fidence. He now 22 with interest, determination and purpose, and he soon became especially good at 23 . He not only proved that he could learn maths well, but luckily he learned 24 in his life from his own experience that if a person goes at a job with determination and purpose, he may 25 himself as

10、 well as others by his ability.11. A. clever B. shy C. useless D. stupid12. A. ability B. age C. knowledge D. brain13. A. decision B. success C. effort D. trouble14. A. work B. study C. improvement D. success15. A . truly B. really C. possibly D. likely16. A. lead to B. strengthen C. increase D. add

11、 to17. A. experience B. example C. thought D. story18. A. blame B. expect C. get D. win19. A. developed B. organized C. discovered D. found20. A. had been able B. could have been able C. ought to have been able D. should have been able21. A. gave B. succeeded C. believed D. failed22. A. lived B. wor

12、ked C. graduated D. played23. A. lessons B. medicine C. subjects D. maths24. A. early B. deeply C. late D. simply25. A. encourage B. disappoint C. astonish D. love第二节：语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）Jenny knew she should have told the headmaster the fact.The headmaster had gone out of the study for some re

13、ason, 26 (leave) Jenny alone. In his absence, Jenny looked to see what was on his desk.In the middle was a small piece of paper 27 which were written the words “English writing composition 1959: History Is a Series of Biographies”.An 28 (honesty) girl would have avoided looking at the title as soon

14、as she saw the paper. 29 Jenny didnt and she couldnt help reading it.When the headmaster returned, Jenny pretented 30 (look) out of the window.She 31 (tell) him what had happened then. Itd have been so easy to say, “I am sorry but I saw the title. Youll have to change it.” The chance passed and Jenn

15、y missed it. She sat the exam the next day and she 32 (win). She didnt mean 33 (cheat), but it was still cheating anyway.In the past 38 years, she never told anyone about it. She felt guilty 34 moment she thought of it. 35 it was, its become a good example of how a mistake can trap people in a more

16、serious moral corner. 第三部分：阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读以下短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最正确选项, 请将答案按题号涂到相应的答题卡题号上。 AWatching some children trying to catch butterflies one August afternoon, I was reminded of an incident in my own childhood. When I was a boy of 12 in South Carolina, something happe

17、ned to me that cured me forever of wanting to put any wild creature in a cage.We lived on the edge of a wood, and every evening at dusk the mockingbirds would come and rest in the trees and sing. There isnt a musical instrument made by man that can produce a more beautiful sound than the song of the

18、 mockingbird. I decided that I would catch a young bird and keep it in a cage and that in that case, I would have my own private musician.I finally succeeded in catching one and put it in a cage. At first, in its fright at being captured , the bird fluttered(拍翅) about the cage, but eventually it set

19、tled down in its new home. I felt pleased with myself and looked forward to some beautiful singing from my tiny musician.I had left the cage out on our back doorway and on the second day of the birds captivity(囚禁)， my new pets mother flew to the cage with food in her mouth. The baby bird ate everyth

20、ing she brought to it. I was pleased to see this. Certainly the mother knew better than I how to feed the baby.The following morning when I went to see how my captive was doing, I discovered it on the floor of the cage, dead. I was shocked! What had happened? I had taken excellent care of my little

21、bird , or so I thought.Arthur Wayne, the famous ornithologist, happened to be visiting my father at the time and, hearing me crying over the death of my bird, explained what had occurred. “A mother mockingbird, finding her young in a cage, will sometimes bring it poisonous berries(浆果). She thinks it

22、 better for her young to die than to live in captivity.”Never since then have I caught any living creature and put it in a cage. All living creatures have a right to live free.36. The boy caught a mockingbird because_.A. he liked its beautiful feather.B. he wanted a pet as his companionC. he wanted

23、it to sing for himD. he wanted to watch it dance37. The mockingbird died because _.A. it ate some poisonous food the boy gave it by mistakeB. it ate some poisonous food its mother gave himC. it was frightened to deathD. it refused to eat anything38. The “ornithologist” probably means _. A. a religio

24、us person B. a kind and sympathetic person C. a school master D. an expert in birds39. The most important lesson the boy learned from the accident is that _ . A. a bird put in a cage wont live long B. you have to be careful about the food you give to your young C. freedom is valuable to all living c

25、reatures D. you should keep a young bird away from its mother40. What can we infer according to the passage? A. The children trying to catch butterflies reminded the author to keep a mockingbird as a pet. B. The mockingbird sings better than any other bird. C. The mockingbirds mother had a better un

26、derstanding than the author. D. The author did not catch any living creature and put it in a cage after the accident.BOne of the qualities that most people admire in others is the willingness to admit ones mistakes. It is extremely hard sometimes to say a simple thing like “I was wrong about that,”

27、and it is even harder to say, “I was wrong, and you were right about that.” I had an experience recently with someone admitting to me that he had made a mistake fifteen years ago. He told me he had been the manager of the store. Then he talked of an incident and I began to remember the incident he w

28、as describing.I was about eight years old at the time, and I had gone into the store with my mother to do the weekly grocery shopping. On that particular day, I must have found my way to the food department where the incident took place.There must have been a special sale on eggs that day because th

29、ere was a big show of eggs in dozen and half-dozen cartons(纸箱). The cartons were put three or four feet high. I must have stopped in front of them to admire the show. Just then a woman came by pushing her grocery cart and knocked off the pile of cartons. For some reason, I decided it was up to me to

30、 put the cartons back together, so I went to work.The manager heard the noise and came rushing over to see what had happened. When he appeared I was on my knees checking some of the cartons to see if any of the eggs was broken, but to him it looked as though I was the person who was to blame. He sco

31、lded me loudly and wanted me to pay for those broken eggs. My face turned red and I tried to explain, but it did no good. Even though I quickly forgot the incident, the manager did not.41. How old was the author when he wrote this article?A. About 8 years old. B. About 18 years old. C. About 23 year

32、s old D. About 15 years old42. Who knocked off the pile of cartons?A. The author. B. The manager.C. A woman. D. The authors mother.43. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. The woman who knocked off the pile of cartons was seriously scolded by the manager.B. The author was loudly scolded by the manager.C. The cartons were put thre