广东省清远市学年度高二第二学期期末考试英语试题.docx

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广东省清远市学年度高二第二学期期末考试英语试题

广东省清远市2013-2014学年度高二第二学期期末考试英语试题

高二英语试卷（考试时间：

2014年7月9日9:

00-11:

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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。

Examanxietyissomethingthatalmosteverypersonexperiencesduringhisorherstudentlife.Littleanxietyactuallyhelpsone1andworkhardfortheexams.However,ifstudentsspendalltheirtimeinfeeling2,alotofvaluablestudytimewouldbelost.

Inthiscompetitiveworld,3causealotofnervousnessinstudents.Forsome,examanxietyencouragesthemtoworkhard,whileforothersitmaybetherootcauseforpoorperformance,leadingtoacademic4andlackofconfidence.Infact,somestudentsareanxiousbynatureandeasilygetnervouswhentheyfacea（n）5situation.Theywillthink6eveniftheyhavepreparedwell.Theyfearthattheymay7whattheyhavestudied,andwhenitistoomuch,their8islikelytocometrue.

Oneofthemostimportantmethodsof9examanxietyistopreparewellinadvance.Studyingregularlyforafewhourseverydayhelpsincreasethe10ofstudents.Ifstudentsarenotabletohandleanxietyornervousness,theycouldtalktotheirteachers,parents,friendsorinstructors.11shouldalsoavoidgivingpressuretotheirkidstodowell.Creatingapeacefuland12atmosphereathomecanbegreatlyhelpful.

To13andsleepproperlyisalsoimportant.Studentstendtoavoidsleepandstarvethemselvesduetoanxiety,butitis14totheiracademicperformanceandhealth.It’sbetterthatstudentsshouldplantheirtimewellandtakeproperbreaksbetweenstudies.Theyshouldalwaysremembertosetasidesometimefortheir15sincesomeentertainmenthelpsthemrelaxandconcentrate.

1．A．concentrateB．relaxC．succeedD．experience

2．A．curiousB．confidentC．anxiousD．calm

3．A．plansB．breaksC．jobsD．exams

4．A．failureB．achievementC．preparationD．performance

5．A．peacefulB．stressfulC．naturalD．avoidable

6．A．positivelyB．confidentlyC．intentionallyD．negatively

7．A．rememberB．forgetC．confuseD．lose

8．A．fearB．dreamC．expectationD．competition

9．A．increasingB．feelingC．avoidingD．creating

10．A．relaxationB．pressureC．nervousnessD．confidence

11．A．TeachersB．ParentsC．FriendsD．Instructors

12．A．relaxingB．excitingC．depressingD．worrying

13．A．learnB．playC．restD．eat

14．A．helpfulB．harmfulC．importantD．nice

15．A．studiesB．habitsC．hobbiesD．meals

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。

Whenanimportantholidaycomes,Iusuallythinkofwhatgiftstobuyorprepareformyfamilymembers.Itistheactitselfratherthanthethingyoubuy16matters.Eitherasmallpresent,atextmessageoraphonecallcanmeanalottothereceivers.17,Ihadnevergotanythingfrommyson,whoisauniversitystudent.Parentsneverforgettocelebratetheirchildren’sbirthday,buttheirchildrenseemtobevery18（forget）.Theyseldomdosomethinginreturn.

Lifeisunpredictable,andyouneverknowwhatwillhappentomorrow.Whenmysoncamebackduringthesummervacation,mywifeandI,asusual,19（meet）himatthestation.Onarrivinghome,much20mysurprise,mysontookoutawristwatchandgaveittome,21（say）itwasabirthdaygiftforme.Itisaveryfashionablewatch,22showsnotonlyhours,minutesandsecondsbutdaysaswell.YoucanimaginehowsurprisedandexcitedIwasatthatmoment.

Somepeoplesaychildrengettoomuchcareandlovefromtheirparentsandjusttakethem

forgranted.23isnaturalforpeopletohavesuchconcernsandworries,butthingsmaynot

turnoutasbadlyas24（expect）.Weneedtolookmoreatthepositivesideoflife,asafamous

writeroncesaid,“Lifeis25bestclassroomonecanneverget.”

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

Thedaywhenthejobswerehandedoutwasoneofthemostexcitingmomentsforallthechildrenintheclass.Ittookplaceduringthefirstweekoftheterm.Everykidwasgivenajobforwhichtheywouldberesponsiblefortherestofthatschoolyear.

Somejobsweremoreinterestingthanothers,andthechildrenwereeagertobegivenoneofthebestones.Whengivingthemout,theteachertookintoaccountwhichpupilshadbeenmostresponsibleduringthepreviousyear.DuringthepreviousyearRitahadcarriedouttheteacher’sinstructionsperfectly.AllthechildrenknewRitawouldbegiventhebestjob.

Buttherewasabigsurprise.Eachchildreceivedanormaljob.ButRita’sjobwasverydifferent.Shewasgivenalittleboxcontainingsomesandandoneant.Thoughtheteacherinsistedthatthisantwasveryspecial,Ritafeltdisappointed.Mostofherclassmatesfeltsorryforher.EvenherfatherbecameveryangrywiththeteacherandheencouragedRitatopaynoattentiontothisinsignificantpet.However,Ritapreferredtoshowtheteacherhererrorbydoingsomethingspecialwiththatjoboflittleinterest.

Ritastartedinvestigatingallaboutherlittleantandgavetheantthebestfood,anditgrewquiteabitbigger.

Oneday,aman,wholookedveryimportant,cameintotheirclassroomanddeclared,“Yourclasshasbeenchosentoaccompanyme,thissummer,onajourneytothetropicalrainforest,wherewewillinvestigateallkindsofinsects.Amongalltheschoolsofthisregion,yourclasshasbestcaredforthelittleant.”

Thatdaytheschoolwasfilledwithjoyandcelebration.EveryonethankedRitaforhavingbeensopatientandresponsible.Andmanychildrenlearntthattobegiventhemostimportanttaskyouhavetoknowhowtoberesponsibleeveninwhatarethesmallesttasks.

26.Whatdidtheteacherbaseherdecisiononwhengivingoutjobstothechildren?

A.Theirabilityofmanagingtheiraccountsduringthepreviousyear.

B.Theircharactersandinterests.

C.Theirclassperformanceduringthepreviousyear.

D.Theirworkingperformanceduringthepreviousyear.

27.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence“Buttherewasabigsurprise.”mean?

A.Themostresponsiblestudentgotthejobofleastinterest.

B.Eachchildgotanimportantjob.

C.Eachchildgotaninterestingjob.

D.Theperfectstudentgotthejobofeveryone’spreference．

28.WhatisRita’sattitudetoherfather’ssuggestion?

A.Acceptive.B.Negative.C.Uncertain.D.Totallypositive.

29.Wecaninferthatthemanwhomadethedeclarationisa_________.

A.principalB.hunterC.directorD.biologist

30.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ResponsibilityAndIntelligenceBringGoodLuck

B.NeverComplainAboutLife

C.SmallTasksCanLeadToFortunes

D.MenAreBestKnownByTheirFriends

B

Asksomeonewhattheyhavedonetohelptheenvironmentrecentlyandtheywillalmostcertainlymentionrecycling.Recyclinginthehomeisveryimportant,ofcourse.However,beingforcedtorecycleoftenmeanswealreadyhavemorematerialthanweneed.Wearedealingwiththeresultsofthatover-consumptioninthegreenestwaypossible,butitwouldbefarbetterifwedidnotneedtobringsomuchmaterialhomeinthefirstplace.

Thetotalamountofpackaginghasincreasedby12%between1999and2005.Itnowmakesupathirdofatypicalhousehold'swasteintheUK.Inmanysupermarketsnowadaysfooditemsarepackagedtwicewithplasticandcardboard.

Toomuchpackagingisdoingseriousdamagetotheenvironment.TheUK,forexample,isrunningoutofitforburyingthisunnecessarywaste.Ifsuchpackagingisburnt,itgivesoffgreenhousegaseswhichgoontocausethegreenhouseeffect.Recyclinghelps,buttheprocessitselfusesenergy.Thesolutionisnottoproducesuchitemsinthefirstplace.Foodwasteisaseriousproblem,too.Toomanysupermarketsencouragecustomerstobuymorethantheyneed.However,fewofthemarecomingroundtotheideathatthiscannotcontinue,encouragingcustomerstoreusetheirplasticbags,forexample.

Butthisisnotjustaboutsupermarkets.Itisaboutallofus.Wehavelearnedtoassociatepackagingwithquality.Wehavelearnedtothinkthatsomethingunpackagedisofpoorquality.Thisisespeciallytrueoffood.Butitisalsoappliedtoawiderangeofconsumerproducts,whichoftenhavefarmorepackagingthannecessary.

Therearesignsofhope.Asmoreofusrecycle,wearebeginningtorealizejusthowmuchunnecessarymaterialsarecollected.Weneedtofacethewastefulnessofourconsumerculture,butwehaveamountaintoclimb.

31.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"over-consumption"referto?

A.Usingtoomuchpackaging.B.Recyclingtoomanywastes.

C.Havingmorematerialthanisneeded.D.Makingmoreproductsthannecessary.

32.TheauthorusesfiguresinParagraph2toshow_______.

A.thetendencyofcuttinghouseholdwasteB.theincreaseofpackagingrecycling

C.thefactofpackagingoveruseD.therapidgrowthofsupermarkets

33.Accordingtothetext,recycling_________.

A.meansburningpackagingforenergyB.helpscontrolthegreenhouseeffect

C.isthesolutiontogasshortageD.leadstoawasteofland

34.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?

A.Unpackagedproductsareofbadquality.

B.Supermarketscaremoreaboutpackaging.

C.Otherproductsarebetterpackagedthanfood.

D.Itisimpropertojudgequalitybypackaging.

35.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?

A.Needlessmaterialismostlyrecycled.

B.Fightingwastefulnessisdifficult.

C.Peoplelikecollectingrecyclablewastes.

D.Theauthorisproudoftheirconsumerculture.

C

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