英语中山市高二年级学年度第一学期期末统一考试.docx

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英语中山市高二年级学年度第一学期期末统一考试

中山市高二级2013—2014学年度第一学期期末统一考试

英语科试卷

本试卷共10页，三大题，满分135分。

考试用时120分钟。

注意事项：

1．答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考生号、试室号、座位号填写在答题卡的卷头上。

2．选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。

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考试结束后，将答题卡交回。

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。

Somepeoplewilldojustaboutanythingtosavemoney.AndIamoneofthem.Myfamily’slastvacationwasagood1toproveit.Itwasmysix-year-oldson’swinterbreakfromschool,andwewere2homefromFortLauderdaleafteraweek-longtrip.Theflightwas3,andDelta,theairline,offeredus$400perpersonincreditstogiveupourseatsandleavethenextday.IhadmeetingsinNewYork,soIhadto4.Butthatdidn'tmeanmyhusbandandmysoncouldn'tstay.Itookmynine-month-oldandtookoffforhome.

Thenextday,myhusbandandsonwereofferedmore5totakeanevenlaterflight.Yes,Iencouraged—okay,ordered—themtowaititoutatthe6,to"earn"moreDeltaDollars.Ourtotaltake:

$1,600.Notbad,huh?

NowsomepeoplemaythinkI'mabadmotherandnotsuchagreatwifeeither.Butasabig-timebargainhunter,Iknowthevalueofa7.Andthesedays,agooddealissomethingfewofuscanaffordto8.

I'vemadelivinglookingforthebestdealsand9theworsttricks.IhavebeentheconsumerreporterofNBC'sTodayshowforoveradecade.Sofar,IfeelproudthatIhavewrittenacoupleof10includingonetitledTricksoftheTrade:

AConsumerSurvivalGuide.AndIreallydowhatI11in.

Itellyouthisbecausethereisno12ingettingyourmoney’sworth.Honestly,I’malso13whenitcomestoshoes,clothesformychildren,andexpensiverestaurants.ButIwouldn'thesitatetospendonagoodhaircut.Itkeepsitsshapelonger,andit'sthefirstthingpeople14.AndIwillalsospendonaclassicpieceoffurniture.15lasts.

1.A．sampleB．excuseC．situationD．example

2.A．leavingB．headingC．gettingD．arriving

3.A．overbookedB．overcrowdedC．overworkedD．overpowered

4.A．getonB．getoverC．getbackD．getaway

5.A．seatsB．creditsC．bargainD．value

6.A．flightB．officeC．schoolD．airport

7.A．dollarB．timeC．familyD．work

8.A．passupB．passdownC．passalongD．passon

9.A．expandingB．expectingC．exposingD．explaining

10.A．dictionariesB．newspapersC．novelsD．books

11.A．believeB．putC．giveD．come

12.A．harmB．shameC．doubtD．shock

13.A．generousB．tightfistedC．joyfulD．patient

14.A．noticeB．realizeC.knowD．understand

15.A．SatisfactoryB．QuantityC．AbilityD．Quality

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。

IntheWesterncountries,especiallyinAmerica,somesocialcustomshavelastedtilltoday.Forexample,LadiesFirst,thatistosay,womeninthesecountries16（respect）inmanyways.

IntheUSA,17inEurope,youwillseemenusuallyopendoorsforwomen,andwomengenerallywalkaheadofmenintoaroomorrestaurant,18themenhavetobeaheadoftheladiestochoosethetable,toopenthedoorofacarortogiveotherservices.Onthestreet,menalmostalwayswalkorcrossthestreetonthesideoftheladies19isclosertothetraffic.Butifamanwalkswithtwoladies,heshouldwalkbetween20.

Ifthehostorhostesscomestofetchtheirguestfordinnerinacar,theguestshouldsitatthefrontseatandleavethebackseatfree,asthehostorhostessisalso21driver.Whenthehostshowstheguesttothesittingroom,mostmen22（seat）intheroomwillstandupiftheguestisalady.Generallyspeaking,youngeronesareintroducedtoolderonesfirst.Theladiesinthesittingroomwillnotstandup23thenewcomerisamanorawoman.

Thoughtodayitisthefactthatthecustomisfollowedby24（few）peoplethaninthepast,especiallyamongtheyoungpeople,womenofallagesstillwanttokeepthecustom.Anyhow,25isbelievedthatwomenarestillrespectedinmanywaysintheWesterncountries.

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

Itwasonceunheard-oftobeabusinessmaninChina.Nowadays,though,it’squitecommontobecomeyourownboss.Let’ssayyouhaveanidea.MaybeyouwanttoopenanEnglishschoolorsellJapanesecomics.First,youneedabusinessplan.Itsetsoutwhatyou’llsellandhowmucheverythingwillcost.Mostbusinessesthatfaildidn’thavethis.Ifyouneedtoborrowmoneyatthestart,bankswillaskforadetailedplan.

Thebeststartingplaceforabusinessplanisthe4Ps:

product,place,priceandpromotion.Allthesemustbestrongtobesuccessful.

□Product

Yourproductmusthavesomethingunique.Whatmakesitspecialcomparedtoothersimilarproducts?

Ifyouwanttostartanoodleshopthathasnothingnew,don’texpectpeopletoshowmuchinterest.Youcanresearchyourproduct.Forfood,letpeopletryitforfree.Fortoys,letafewchildrenplaywiththemtoseeiftheylikethem.

□Place

There’snopointhavingaproductthatpeoplewanttobuyifyourshopisinanemptymall.Thinkaboutwhichtypeofpersonisgoingtobuywhatyousell.Wheredotheyusuallygoshopping?

Whenlookingatpossibleplaces,spendthedaythere.Seehowmanypeoplepassby.Also,arethereothershopsnearbysellingsimilarproducts?

Ifso,howcanyoubebetterthanthem?

□Price

Workouthowmuchitcoststomakeorprovideyourproduct.Asageneralrule,yourpricewillbedoublethecost.Afterall,you’realsopayingforrent,staffandyouneedtoeattoo!

□Promotion

Howcanyouattractpeopletoyourshop?

AdvertisinginnewspapersandonTVisexpensive.Perhapsyoucangetfreeadvertisingbygettinganewspapertowriteaboutyourbusiness.

26.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Howtostartabusiness.

B.Startingabusinesssoon.

C.Startingyourownbusiness.

D.Preparationsforstartingabusiness.

27.Accordingtotheauthor,thereasonwhymostbusinessesfailisduetolackof________.

A.abusinessplanB.ashopC.moneyD.successfulbusinessmen

28.Ifyouwanttostartanoodleshop,youshould________.

A.expectpeopletoshowmuchinterest

B.researchyournoodles

C.letpeopletryitatalowprice

D.letchildrenhaveatry

29.Whatdoes“Ifso”inParagraph4referto?

A.Thereareshopssellingthegoodslikeyours.

B.Manypeoplepassby.

C.Youshouldthinkaboutwhichtypeofpersonisgoingtobuywhatyousell.

D.Youshouldspendthedayonpossibleplaces.

30.Youaresellingtoystochildren.Itcosts5yuantomakeeachone.Howmuchshouldyouchargethechildrenforeachtoy?

A.15yuan.B.5yuan.C.10yuan.D.50yuan.

B

Youprobablyhearitallthetime—peopletellingyouto“learnEnglish”.ButdoesthismeanchildreninEnglish-speakingcountriesdon’tneedtobotherlearninganewlanguage?

Notatall.Infact,anevenlargernumberofyoungpeoplewillsoonbetaughtforeignlanguages,thankstothementaladvantagesofbilingualism.

Psychologistsoncethoughtthatgrowingupbilingualmightleadtoverbaldelays－alateorabsentdevelopmentoftalking.ButUSmagazineScientificAmericanhasrevealedthatthisisnottrue,andreportedthatchildrenwhospeakmorethanonelanguage“showgreatermentalflexibility,asuperiorgraspofabstractconceptsandabetterworkingmemory.”AstheNewYorkTimesputit,“beingbilingual,itturnsout,makesyousmarter.”

InEurope,learningforeignlanguagesisincreasinglypopular.AEuropeanreportshowsthatfrom2005-2010,thepercentageofEuropeanstudentslearningaforeignlanguagerosefrom67.5percentto79.2percent.MostEuropeankidsstartlearninganotherlanguageatage6.InBelgium,itstartsat3.NewreformsbeingintroducedintheUKwillmeanallchildrencouldbetaughtaforeignlanguage,suchasMandarinorGreek,fromtheageof7.ThemostpopularforeignlanguageforEuropeankidswasEnglish,followedbyGermanandFrench.

Incomparison,Americansdon’tgiveafigforlearningforeignlanguages.Comparedto50percentofEuropeanadultswhoarebilingual,only9percentofadultsintheUSarefluentinmorethanonelanguage,accordingtoa2011report.Americanstudentsareoftennotexposedtoasecondlanguageuntilhighschool.

However,recentstatisticsshowdemandisgrowingintheUSforpeopletobecomemorebilingual.AccordingtoaUSATodaychartreleasedinJuly,21percentofUSchildrenspeakanotherlanguageathome.Anumberofinstitutionsinthecountryarealsopushingforeignlanguagesinschools.ThreeschooldistrictsinDelawarewilllaunchChineseandSpanishprogramsnextyear.MorepeoplearelearningChinese,FrenchandSpanish.

31.Psychologistusedtobelievethatchildrenwhogrowupbilingual________.

A.aremoreflexiblementally

B.areslowinthedevelopmentoftalking

C.haveapoorerworkingmemory

D.aresmarterinunderstandingabstractconcept

32.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.

A.AmericansaremoreinterestedinlearninganotherlanguagethanEuropeans

B.Britishkidsbegantolearnforeignlanguagesattheearliestage

C.21%ofUSchildrenstudyaforeignlanguageintheschool

D.notallschoolsinAmericaareteachingforeignlanguages

33.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“giveafigfor”inParagraph4mean?

A.attachimportanceto

B.havetalentfor

C.investmoneyin

D.havedemandfor

34.WhicharethemostpopularforeignlanguagesintheUS?

A.MandarinandGreek.

B.English,GermanandFrench.

C.Chinese,FrenchandSpanish.

D.Chinese,German