佛山一中高二英语下学期期末试题.docx

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佛山一中高二英语下学期期末试题

佛山一中2012学年下学期期末考高二级英语科试题

I语言知识及应用（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1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Once,longago,therewasamanwhotraveledfromPersiatoIndiaonfoot.Hehad1beentoIndiabefore.Whenhearrivedatavillage,hehappeneduponafruitstand.Inthatvillage,fruitwasquiteexpensivebecauseofthelackofwater.Themanwaslookingaroundatthefruitswhenhe__2__abigbasketofsomeveryred,verylongfruit.Itwasthecheapestfruitintheshop,notexpensiveatall.__3__themanwalkeduptothecounterandasked:

“How__4__perkilo?

”Andtheshopkeepersaid:

“Tworupees.”TworupeesinIndiais__5__.Themanthoughttohimself:

“Whata__6__!

”Soheboughtawholekilogramofthefruitandbegantoeatit.Butafterhetriedafewpieces,hescreamed:

“Oh,myGod!

”Hiseyeswatered,hismouthburned,andhisfaceturned__7__.Hecoughedandchokedandgaspedforbreath.Butdespitehis__8__,hecontinuedtostuffthefruitsintohismouth!

Onlookers__9__theirheadsandlaughed.Onemanyelled:

“You’recrazy,man!

Thosearechilies!

Peopleusethemasacondiment（佐料）.Youdon’tjusteatthembythehandfullikethat;they’renotfruit!

”Butthemanreplied:

“No,Ican’t__10__!

Ipaidmoneyforthem,andnowI’lleatthem.It’smymoney!

”.

Youprobablythinkthismanwaspretty__11__,right?

Nevertheless,Ibetyouorsomeoneyouknowmakesthesamemistakeonadailybasis.Peopleinvestmoney,timeandeffortintoarelationship,businessorjob.Evenwhenexperiencetellsthemthatit’snot__12__,andtheyknowthere’slittlehopeofimprovement,theystill__13__becausetheydon’twanttowastetheinitialinvestment.Butthisisillogical.Itisnodifferentthanbeingthemanwhocontinuedeatingchiliesbecausehedidn’twanttowastethemoneyhe’dpaidforthem.

Losingsomethingisdifficult,butitisimportantto__14__thelossandmoveon.__15__you’lljustkeepburningyourmouthonhotchilies.

1.A.oftenB.neverC.sometimesD.seldom

2.A.noticedB.watchedC.recognizedD.selected

3.A.YetB.SoC.StillD.Besides

4.A.largeB.longC.manyD.much

5.A.somethingB.nothingC.anythingD.everything

6.A.bargainB.tradeC.businessD.regret

7.A.paleB.redC.purpleD.yellow

8.A.fearB.warningC.confusionD.pain

9.A.shookB.raisedC.loweredD.nodded

10.A.believeB.stopC.agreeD.confuse

11.A.impoliteB.humorousC.awkwardD.stupid

12.A.changingB.workingC.leavingD.helping

13.A.refuseB.worryC.ignoreD.continue

14.A.rememberB.improveC.recognizeD.protect

15.A.AlsoB.HoweverC.ThusD.Otherwise

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

或者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。

Whohelpedyou?

CharlesPlumbwasajetpilotonanaircraftcarrier.Onedaywhenhewascarryingoutamission,hewasshotdown.Theonlything__16__couldsavehimwashisparachute.Helandedontheground__17__（live）,buthewascapturedandspent6years__18__aprisonerofwar.

Manyyearslater,heranintoasailor__19__wasworkingonthesameaircraftcarrier.Plumblearnedthat__20__washewhohadpackedhisparachuteatthattime.ThismeetingmadePlumb__21__（sleep）thatnight.Thoughhemighthaveseenthemanmanytimes,heneverevensaid“goodmorning”tohim.Plumb,now__22__（realize）thathehadignoredthatsailor,feltsorryforhimselfandfor__23__hehaddone.Actually,inourlives,manypeoplehavehelpedusgo__24__thehardtimesandhelpedusget__25__wearetoday.

II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）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

 Awomanrenewingherdriver’slicenseattheCountyClerk’sofficewasaskedtostateheroccupation.Shehesitated,uncertainhowtoclassifyherself.

“WhatImeanis,”explainedtherecorder,“doyouhaveajob,orareyoujusta…”

“OfcourseIhaveajob,”saidEmily.“I’mamother.”

“Wedon’tlist‘mother’asanoccupation…‘housewife’coversit,”saidtherecorder.

OnedayIfoundmyselfinthesamesituation.Theclerkwasobviouslyacareerwoman,confidentandpossessedofahighsoundingtitle．“Whatisyouroccupation?

”sheasked.

Thewordssimplypoppedout.“I’maResearchAssociateinthefieldofChildDevelopmentandHumanRelations.”

Theclerkpaused,ballpointpenfrozeninmidair.

Irepeatedthetitleslowly,andthenIstaredwithwonderasmystatementwaswritteninbold,blackinkontheofficialquestionnaire.

“MightIask,”saidtheclerkwithnewinterest,“Justwhatyoudointhisfield?

”

Coolly,withoutanytraceofpanicinmyvoice,Iheardmyselfreply,“Ihaveacontinuingprogramofresearch（whatmotherdoesn’t）,inthelabandinthefield（normallyIwouldhavesaidindoorsandout）.Ofcourse,thejobisoneofthemostdemandinginthehumanities（anymothercaretodisagree?

）,andIoftenwork14hoursaday（24ismorelikeit）.Butthejobismorechallengingthanmostcareersandrewardsaremoreofasatisfactionratherthanjustmoney.”

Therewasanincreasingnoteofrespectintheclerk’svoiceasshecompletedtheform,stoodup,andshowedmeout.

AsIdroveintoourdriveway,buoyedup（依托）bymyglamorousnewcareer,Iwasgreetedbymylabassistants---ages13,7,and3.

UpstairsIcouldhearournewexperimentalmodel（a6montholdbaby）,inthechild-developmentprogram,testingoutanewvocalpattern．

Ifeltproud!

Ihadgoneontheofficialrecordsassomeonemoredistinguishedandindispensable（不可缺少的）tomankindthan“justanothermother.”

Motherhood…Whatagloriouscareer!

Especiallywhenthere’satitleonthedoor.

26.Whatcanweinferfromtheconversationbetweenthewomanandtherecorderatthebeginningofthepassage?

A.Thewomanfeltashamedtoadmitwhatherjobwas.

B.Therecorderwasimpatientandrude.

C.Theauthorwasupsetaboutthesituationthatmothersfaced.

D.Motherhoodwasnotrecognizedandrespectedasajobbysociety.

27.Howdidthefemaleclerkfeelatfirstwhentheauthortoldheroccupation?

A.curiousB.puzzledC.indifferentD.interested

28.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhendescribingherjobtotheclerk?

A.calmB.panic-strickenC.confidentD.cool

29.Whydidthewomanclerkshowmorerespectfortheauthor?

A.Becausetheauthorcaredlittleaboutrewards.

B.Becausesheadmiredtheauthor’sresearchworkinthelab.

C.Becauseshethoughttheauthordidadmirablework.

D.Becausethewriterdidsomethingshehadlittleknowledgeof.

30.Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingthepassage?

A.Toshowhowyoudescribeyourjobaffectsyourfeelingstowardit.

B.Toarguethatmotherhoodisaworthycareeranddeservesrespect.

C.ToshowthattheauthorhadagranderjobthanEmily.

D.Toshowthatbeingamotherishardandboringwork.

B

 LIPITOR

ABOUTLIPITOR

·Lipitorisaprescriptionmedicine.Alongwithdietandexercise，itlowers“bad”cholesterol（胆固醇）inyourblood.Itcanalsoraise“good”cholesterol.

·Lipitorcanlowertheriskofheartattackinpatientswithseveralcommonriskfactors,includingfamilyhistoryofearlyheartdisease,highbloodpressure,ageandsmoking.

WHOISLIPITORFOR?

WhocantakeLIPITOR：

·Peoplewhocannotlowertheircholesterolenoughwithdietandexercise.Adultsandchildrenover10

WhoshouldNOTtakeLIPITOR?

·Womenwhoarepregnant,maybepregnant,ormaybecomepregnant.Lipitormayharmyourunbornbaby.Womenwhoarebreastfeeding.Lipitorcanpassintoyourbreastmilkandmayharmyourbaby.

·Peoplewithliverproblems.

POSSIBLESIDEEFFECTSOFLIPITOR

Serioussideeffectsinasmallnumberofpeople：

·Muscleproblemsthatcanleadtokidneyproblems，includingkidneyfailure.

·Liverproblems.Yourdoctormaydobloodteststocheckyourliverbeforeyoustart.Callyourdoctorrightawayifyouhave.

·Unexplainedmusclepainorweakness，especiallyifyouhaveafeverorfeelverytired.

·Swellingoftheface,lips,tongue,and/orthroatthatmaycausedifficultyinbreathingorswallowing.

·Stomachpain.

·SomecommonsideeffectsofLIPITORare：

Musclepain,Upsetstomach,Changesinsomebloodtests

HOWTOTAKELIPITOR：

·TakeLipitorasprescribedbyyourdoctor.

·TrytoeathearthealthyfoodswhileyoutakeLipitor.

·TakeLipitoratanytimeofday,withorwithoutfood.·Ifyoumissadose,takeitassoonasyouremember.Butifithasbeenmorethan12hourssinceyourmisseddose，wait.Takethenextdoseatyourregulartime.

·Donotchangeorstopyourdosebeforetalkingtoyourdoctor.

·Donotstartnewmedicinesbeforetalkingtoyourdoctor.

31.WhatisamajorfunctionofLipitor?

A.Tohelpquitsmoking.B.Tocontrolbloodpressure.

C.Toimproveunhealthydiet.D.Tolower“bad”cholesterol.

32.TakingLipitorishelpfulfor__________.

A.breastfeedingwomenB.womenwhoarepregnant

C.adultshavingheartdiseaseD.teenagerswithliverproblems

33.Ifithasbeenover12hourssinceyoumissedadose,youshould________.

A.changetheamountofyournextdoseB.eatmorewhentakingyournextdose

C.haveadoseassoonasyourememberD.takethenextdoseatyourregulartime

34.WhichofthefollowingisacommonsideeffectoftakingLipitor?

A.Faceswelling.B.Upsetstomach.

C.Kidneyfailure.D.Muscleweakness.

35.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?

A.Toteachpatientswaysforquickrecovery.

B.Topresentareportonascientificresearch.

C.Toshowtheimportanceofagoodlifestyle.

D.Togiveinformationaboutakindofmedicine.

C

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