广东省湛江市第一中学学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题.docx

广东省湛江市第一中学学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题.docx

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广东省湛江市第一中学学年高二上学期期末考广东省湛江市第一中学学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题试英语试题广东省湛江市第一中学2014-2015学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题考试时间：

120分钟满分：

150分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115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。

Wecanoftenseethatwhenpeopleareverytired,theywillfallasleepalmostanywhere.Wecanseethereisalotof1onthebusortrainonthewayhomefromworkintheevenings.Amanwillbe2thenewspaper,andsecondslateritseemsasifheistryingto3it.Orhewillfallasleepontheshoulderofthestranger4nexttohim.AnotherplacewhereunplannedshortSleepgoesonisinthe5hallwhereastudentwillstartsnoring（打鼾）so6thattheprofessorhastoaskanotherstudentto7thesleeperawake.Amoreembarrassing（尴尬）situationoccurswhenastudentstartsfallingintosleepandthe8oftheheadpushesthearmoffthe9,andthemovementcarriestherestofthebodyalong.Thestudentwakesuponthefloorwithno10ofgettingthere.Theworsttimetofallasleepiswhen11.Policereportsarefullof12thatoccurwhenpeoplefallintosleepandgoofftheroad.Ifthedriversare13,theyarenotseriouslyhurt.Onewomanscar,forexample,wentintotheriver.Shewokeupinfourfeetof14andthoughtitwasraining.Whenpeoplearereally15，nothingwillstopthemfromfallingasleep-nomatterwheretheyare.1.A.dreamingB.sleepingC.sittingD.standing2.A.buyingB.foldingC.deliveringD.reading3.A.openB.findC.eatD.finish4.A.lyingB.sittingC.waitingD.talking5.A.lectureB.diningC.musicD.meeting6.A.bravelyB.loudlyC.happilyD.carelessly7.A.shakeB.leaveC.keepD.watch8.A.sizeB.weightC.shapeD.form9.A.chairB.shoulderC.deskD.book10.A.reasonB.memoryC.questionD.purpose11.A.thinkingB.workingC.walkingD.driving12.A.changesB.accidentsC.ideasD.events13.A.luckyB.awakeC.calmD.strong14.A.dustB.grassC.waterD.bush15.A.boredB.tiredC.lonelyD.lazy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1625的相应位置上。

II.阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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。

AMoststudents,whenaskedabouttheiridealgraduationgift,wouldprobablyreply,“Acar”,or“Moneyforadepositonahouse”.CaiKaiyuan,21,madeadifferentchoice.Asagraduationgifttohimself,hedecidedtoworkasavolunteerteacherinaremotevillageinTibet.Cai,aseniormajoringinelectricalengineeringatHunanRailwayProfessionalTechnologyCollege,originallyplannedtocyclefromSichuantoTibet.Duringhisjourney,Caisideaforadifferentgraduationgifttohimselfbegantotakeshape.“Ididnotknowbeforehandwhatthejourneywouldmeantome.Ijustwanttogainauniqueexperienceandhavepleasureinappreciatingtheviewthere,”hesaid.Itturnedoutcyclingonaplateau（高原）wasextremelychallenging.Andithaskeptchanginghisoutlookonlife.Caisfingersevenbecamefrostbittenwhilecyclingupa5008-meter-highmountain,wheretemperaturesoftendroppedto-18.Atnight,theicecoveredtheroadandhefelloffhisbikethreetimes.Thelackofoxygenmadehimfeeldizzyandweak.“Atthemostseriousmoment,Ifeltthatmylifewasontheline,”saidCai.However,healsogainedsomethingunexpected.AtYaan,acityinSichuan,hemetagroupoftouristswhoarealsouniversitystudents.AgirlcalledWuLingtoldhimthatsheplannedtoworkasateacherinaprimaryschoolinTibetafterherjourney.Hewasimpressedbytheideaasshelookedslimandweak.Itwasnotuntilhereachedafamily-runhotelinShigatsethatCaisspiritsbegantorise.Thehotelmanagerstwodaughtersenjoyedtalkingwithhim.Thekidsaskedabouthisexperiencesonhistrip,andshowedhimthebeautifullocallakes.“Theytoldmethattheyalwayslikedtotalktoguests,astheywantedtoimprovetheirMandarin（国语）,”hesaid,“TheirparentsandmanylocalscanonlyspeakTibetan.”Caiwastouchedbythegirlsstory.TheirsituationistoughandthelocalpeoplehavelittlechancetolearnMandarinbecausetheschoolsareshortofteachers.“Iwanttodosomethingtoimprovethesituationforkidslikethem,”saidCai.Hisparentsfinallygavetheiragreementandhisteachersalsosupportedhim.26.Accordingtothepassage,CaiKaiyuansgraduationgifttohimselfis_.A.tohavemoneyforadepositonahouseB.totravelbycyclingfromSichuantoTibetC.toworkasavolunteerteacherinTibetanschoolD.toownanewcarandmarryaslendergirl27.WhatwordscanbeusedtodescribeCaisjourneytoTibet?

A.challengingbutrewardingB.uniqueandpleasantC.relaxingbutunexpectedD.freezingcoldandboring28.Theunderlinedphrase“ontheline”inthethirdparagraphmeans“_”.A.inadilemmaB.indangerC.makingaphonecallD.verypainful29.WhichofthefollowingsisNOTthereasonforCaitomakehisdecision?

A.HisparentsandteacherspersuadedhimtogotoTibet.B.HemetWuLingandwasimpressedbyherplan.C.HewasmovedbythekidsdesiretoimprovetheirMandarin.D.Alackofteachersmakesthelocalpeoplehavelittlechancetolearn.30.Themainideaofthispassageisto_.A.encourageustobeateacherinTibetB.introduceadangerousjourneytousC.giveadviceonhowtotraveltoTibetD.tellusaboutanunusualgraduationgiftBIwasinterestedtoreadanewspaperarticleaboutanewconceptinoldpeopleshomesinFrance.Theideaissimple,butrevolutionarycombiningaresidentialhomefortheelderlywithanurseryschoolinthesamebuilding.Thechildrenandtheresidentseatlunchtogetherandshareactivities.Intheafternoons,theresidentsenjoyreadingortellingstoriestothechildren,andifachildisfeelingsadortired,thereisalwaysakindlap（膝盖）tositonandacuddle（拥抱）.Therearetripsoutandbirthdaypartiestoo.Theadvantagesarealotforeveryoneconcerned.Thechildrenarehappybecausetheygetalotmoreindividualattention,andrespondwellbecausesomeonehastimeforthem.Theyseeillnessanddeathandlearntoacceptthem.Theresidentsarehappybecausetheyfeelusefulandneeded.Theyaremoreactiveandmoreinterestedinlifewhenthechildrenarearoundandtheytakemoreinterestintheirappearancetoo.Nowadaysthereislessandlesscontactbetweentheoldandtheyoung.Therearemanyreasonsforthis,includingthebreakdownoftheextendedfamily,workingparentswithnotimetocareforageing（变老的）relations,familiesthathavemovedaway,andsmallerflatswithnoroomforgrandparents.Buttheresultisthesameincreasingnumbersofchildrenwithoutgrandparentsandoldpeoplewhohavenocontactwithchildren.Andtherearemoreandmoreoldpeoplewhoarelonelyandfeeluseless,alongwithmoreandmorefamilieswithyoungchildrenwhodesperatelyneedmoresupport.Itsamajorprobleminmanysocieties.Thatswhyintergenerationalprogrammes,designedtobringtheoldandtheyoungtogether,aregrowinginpopularityallovertheworld.Thereareexamplesofsuccessfulattemptsallovertheworld.UsingyoungpeopletoteachITskillstoolderpeopleisoneobviousexample.Usingoldpeopleasvolunteerassistantsinschoolsisanother,perhapsreadingwithchildrenwhoneedextraattention.31.Anurseryschoolisaplacewhere_.A.futurenursesaretrainedB.childrenaretakencareofC.theelderlyliveD.theoldjoininactivities32.Whichistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thenewconceptbenefitsboththeelderlyandthechildren.B.Anumberofassistantsareemployedtotakecareofthechildren.C.Thechildrenbecomestrongeraftergettingmoreindividualattention.D.Thechildrenlearnthatsickpeoplewilldiesoon.33.WhatismainlytalkedaboutinParagraph3?

A.Thereasonwhytheoldandtheyoungareseparated.B.Onereasonwhychildrendontlivewiththeirgrandparents.C.Theproblemthattheoldandtheyoungareseparated.D.Thesupportchildrenneed.34.Whatdoesthe“intergenerationalprogrammes”inParagraph4referto?

A.Lettingthechildrenandtheresidentseattogether.B.Combiningelderlyhomeswithnurseryschools.C.AskingyoungpeopletoteachITskillstoolderpeople.D.Usingoldpeopleasvolunteerassistantsinschools.35.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.OldpeopleshomesinFranceB.ChildrensnewhappylifeC.ASolutiontotheelderlyproblemD.BuildingbridgesoflifetotheoldandtheyoungCThefirstpeoplewhogavenamestohurricaneswerethosewhoknewthembestthepeopleofPuertoRico.ThesmallislandofPuertoRicoisintheWestIndies,offthecoastofFlorida.ThisiswhereallthehurricanesbeginthatstriketheeastcoastoftheUnitedStates.OftentheypassnearPuertoRicoorcrossitontheirwaynorth.ThepeopleofPuertoRicoexpectsomeoftheseunwelcomevisitorseveryyear.EachoneisnamedaftertheSaintsDayonwhichitarrives.Givinggirlsnamestohurricanesisafairlynewidea.Itallbeganwithastorycalled“Storm”,writtenbyGeorgeStewartin1941.Initaweathermanamusedhimselfbynamingstormsaftergirlsheknew.WeathermenoftheU.S.ArmyandNavyusedthesamesystemduringWorldWar.TheywerestudyingweatherconditionsoverthePacificOcean.OneoftheirdutieswastowarnAmericanshipsandplaneswhenastormwascoming.Whenevertheyspottedone,theygaveitagirlsname.ThefirstoneoftheyearwasgivenanamebeginningwithA.ThesecondonegotanamebeginningwithB.TheyusedallthelettersfromAtoW.WhenthenewspapersandradiofollowthetravelsofahurricanenamedHazelanddescribethedamageshedoes,girlsnamedHazelareprobablyinforalittleteasingbytheirfriends.Tokeepoutoftrouble,theWeatherBureau（气象局）says:

“Anyresemblance（相似）betweenhurricanenamesandthenamesofparticulargirlsispurelyaccidental（偶然的）.”Andreallyitis.OnlytwoofthenamesmayhavebeenpickedwithoneofwhichOrpha,itisreported,wastakenfromoneofthegirlsworkinginaWeatherBureauoffice.Somewomenbecomeangrybecause