四川省梓潼中学高二上学期期中考试英语试题.docx

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四川省梓潼中学高二上学期期中考试英语试题

梓潼中学2014-2015学年秋高2016级半期考试

英语试题

完卷时间：

120分钟。

满分：

150分。

本试卷分为第I卷和第II卷两部分

第I卷（选择题，共86分）

Ⅰ.单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

1.Thedoctor______inawhiteuniformlooksmorelikeacook.

A.todressB.dressedC.dressingD.havingdressed

2.Tosatisfythevisitors,thezoowill______businesshoursuntil6:

00p.m.duringtheMayDayholiday.

    A.expandB.enlargeC.WidenD.extend

3.Ifyouwanttoknowwhatthismaterial______,youmustobserveitunderamicroscope.

A.involvesinB.makesup    C.consistsofD.addsto

4.When______forhisviewsabouthisteachingjob,Philipsaidhefounditveryinterestingandrewarding.

A.askedB.askingC.havingaskedD.tobeasked

5.Johnwaslateforclassagain.Heenteredtheclassroomsecretlyviathebackdoortoavoid______,butwithoutluck.

A.seeingB.tosee    C.SawD.beingseen

6.IwassofamiliarwithhimthatIrecognizedhisvoice______Ipickupthephone.

A.whileB.afterC.incaseD.themoment

7.Ourcompanyhasproduced______productsasitdidlastyearafterweintroducedthenewtechnology.

A.twofifthsasmanyB.twofifthsasmuch

    C.muchastwofifthsD.astwofifthsmany

8.Don’tfocusonyourappearance.Itistheexperienceyouhave______matters,notwhatyoulooklike.

    A.oneB.whatC.thatD.it

9.---Lookatthoseclouds!

---Don’tworry.______itrains,we’llstillhaveagreattime.

A.IfonlyB.AsthoughC.IncaseD.Evenif10.IwishtothankProfessorSmith,without______helpIwouldneverhavegotthisfar.

A.whoB.whomC.whoseD.his

Ⅱ.完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分,满分30分）

    阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从11-30各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Mygrandmotherwasalwaysencouragingmetoset11andworkhardtoachievethem.Shewouldtellmenottobeafollowerandnottoset12onwhatIcouldachieve.She13believedthatyoucouldachieve14youwantifyouworkhard.

Iwouldneverforgetthestorythatsheoncetoldme：

Afarmerwonthefirst15atthecountryfair（交易会）forhisradish（小萝卜）thatwastheexactshapeand16ofamilkbottle.

Manywere17abouthowthefarmerwasabletogrowthisradishthatwastheexactshapeofamilkbottle.

18onegentlemanwentuptothefarmerandaskedthequestion.Thefarmerreplied，“Itwas19.IgottheseedgrowingandthenIputitintothemilkbottle.Ithad20elsetogo.”

Youcanusethisstoryasananalogy（比喻）tolife－ourlivesare21bythekindofsurroundingsweplaceourselvesin,thepeoplewhoweallowtoinfluenceus,andthegoalswegiveourselves.

Ifweonly22andtakenoaction,thenwegetnofurther.Butifwe23carefully，setagoalandtakeaction,thenourlifetakesona24shape.

Goalsandactionscanhelpusaccomplishmoreinayearthanwhatsomepeoplewillaccomplishinalifetime.Toprovethis25，readthebiographiesof26peopleandyouwillseethatgoalsandactions27playedabigroleintheirsuccess.

RememberthewisdomofMaryKayAsh,whosaid，“Don'tlimityourself.Manypeoplelimitthemselvestowhattheythinktheycando.Youcango28yourmindletsyou.Whateveryoubelieve,remember,youcanachieve.”

29,don'tputyourselfinabottle;inotherwords,moveoutofwhatis30andsafeifyouwanttomoveforward.

11.A.goalsB.standardsC.limitsD.examples

12．A.rules.　B.limits　　　C.expectations　D.records

13．A.seldomB.naturallyC.partlyD.truly

14．A.nothingB.whateverC.whatD.something

15．A.remarkB.positionC.prizeD.award

16．A.sizeB.colourC.weightD.taste

17．A.anxiousB.curiousC.excitedD.wondering

18．A.GraduallyB.FinallyC.ImmediatelyD.Actually

19．A.strangeB.funnyC.secretD.easy

20．A.everywhereB.anywhereC.nowhereD.somewhere

21．A.improvedB.formedC.ShapedD.Controlled22．A.doubtB.refuseC.dreamD.change

23．A.struggleB.planC.continueD.insist

24．A.beautifulB.solidC.differentD.clear

25．A.proverbB.lessonC.evidenceD.point

26．A.successfulB.braveC.friendlyD.careful

27．A.infactB.partlyC.notatallD.asusual

28．A.asifB.incaseC.aslongasD.asfaras

29．A.InsummaryB.TostartwtihC.BesidesD.Tobehonest

30．A.valuableB.comfortableC.ordinaryD.boring

Ⅲ.阅读理解（共18小题；每小题2分，满分36分）

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

Parentsknowanightlybedtimeisnotalwayseasytoenforce.Butresearcherssaybedtimerulesmayimproveachild’sdevelopment.

Anewstudyfoundbetterresultsinfour-year-oldswhogotobedaroundthesametimeeverynightandsleepatleastelevenhours.Gettinglessthanthatwaslinkedtolowerabilitiesinlanguage,readingandearlymathskills.

ResearchersatSRIInternationalinCaliforniadidthestudy.Itinvolvedabouteightthousandpreschoolchildrenwhoseparentstookpartingovernmentresearchonearlychildhood.

Theparentsansweredquestionsbytelephoneatninemonthsandagainatfouryears.Theamountofsleepwasbasedontheirreportingofachild’susualbedtimeandwaketime.Thesewerenotindependentlyconfirmed.

SRIpolicyresearcherErikaGaylorsaysdoctorscaneasilytrytogetparentstosetregularbedtimes.Andatbedtimesheurges（力劝）parentstofollowroutines（惯例）likereadingbooksortellingstoriestotheirchildren.

Formostmeasuresofdevelopment,thestudyfoundthatanearlierbedtimewasalsoapredictorofhigherscores.

LastAugust,astudyinthejournalSleepMedicinesaidchildrenwhogotobedafternineo’clocktooklongertofallasleepandsleptless.Thestudyfoundthatchildrenalsogotlesssleepiftheydidnothavebedtimeroutines.

ThenewfindingswerepresentedthisweekinSanAntonio,Texas,atameetingoftheAssociatedProfessionalSleepSocieties.

31.Accordingtothetext,allthefollowingcanimproveachild’sdevelopmentEXCEPT______

A.goingtobedaboutthesametimeeveryevening.

B.parents’readingbooksatbedtime.

C.goingtobedafternineo’clock.

D.sleepingatleastelevenhours.

32.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Childrenwithregularbedtimecandevelopbetterintheirprimarystudy.

B.Childrengoingtobedafternineo’clockcanfallasleepmoreeasily.

C.Achildwhogoestobedearliercanstudybetter.

D.Thechildreninthisresearchgotobedaccordingtotheresearcher’sadvice.

33.What’sthemainideaofthetext?

A.Eightthousandchildrentookpartinagovernmentresearch.

B.Whenachildshouldgotobedandwakeup.

C.Howtomakeachildsleepbetter.

D.Bedtimerulescanhelpachilddevelopbetter.Growinguponatobaccofarm,Emma

B

Averywasusedtohardtimes.Whenshewasseven,herfamily’sfarmhouseburnedtotheground.Herfathermadeatemporaryshelter,whereeightpeoplehadtosleepintwobeds.AssoonasEmmaandherfourbrothersandtwosisterswerebigenough,theywereoutinthefields.

Emmawouldfindhercomfortinschool,evenasaCstudent,thankstooneteacher.Whenshemovedontomiddleschool,Emmawasfarbehindherclassmates.Shekeptherheaddown,tryingnottobenoticed,strugglingtocatchup,andfeelinglikeanoutsider.

Thenoneday,whenEmmawas16,ateachernamedMr.Pottschangedeverything.Lookinghisstudentsintheeye,Mr.Pottssaid,“BeingaCstudentdoesnotmeanyoudonothaveavaluablecontributiontomake.Someofyouhavetoworkinthefieldsintheeveninganddonothavetimetostudy.Butifyoudoyourbest,youhaveagifttogive.”

Theteacher’swordsmadeEmmabelieveshecoulddowell,andsheworkedharder.IntheendshewonascholarshiptoSt.Paul’sCollege,graduatedwithadegreeinelementaryeducationin1967,andgotajobinthepublic-schoolsystem.Then,atGeorgeWashingtonUniversity,shereceivedamaster’sineducationin1970,andafterwardsinthesameyearshemarriedRonSmothers.

Overthenextsixyears,EmmataughtinpublicschoolsinMiami.In1976,aftersaving$10,000,sheopenedherfirstrestaurantinLosAngeles.EventuallyEmmastoppedteaching,andherbusinessexpandedtosixrestaurants.

Ingratitude（感激）forwhatshehasbeenabletoachieve,Emmadonatesalot.Shehasnoideahowmuchmoneyshe’sgivenaway.Shesays,“ThoseIwanttohelparetheCstudentswhojustneedhelp,directionandconfidence.”

34.FromthetextwelearnthatEmma______.

A.wonascholarshiptoGeorgeWashingtonUniversity

B.wasunsuccessfulasabusinesswoman

C.wasthankfultoMr.Potts

D.dislikedteaching,andgaveupthejob

35.FromthesecondparagraphwecaninferthatEmmawas______.

A.unintelligentB.unconfidentC.hard-workingD.lazy

36.Whichisthecorrectorderofthefollowingevents?

a.EmmastudiedatGeorgeWashingtonUniversity.

b.Sheopenedherfirstrestaurant.

c.ShemarriedRonSmothers.

d.ShegraduatedfromSt.Paul’sCollege.

A.abcdB.adcbC.dcabD.dacb

37.Thetextmainlywantstotellus______.

A.confidenceisthefirststeptosuccess

B.memoryofthepastistheteacherofthefuture

C.somethingattempted,somethingdone

D.wherethereisawill,thereisaway.

C

Noonelikestomakemistakes.Butanewstudysaysorganizationslearnmorefromtheirfailuresthantheirsuccesses,andkeepthatknowledgelonger.

OneoftheresearcherswasVinitDesai,anassistantprofessorattheUniversityofColoradoDenverBusinessSchool.HeworkedwithPeterMadsenfromtheMarriottSchoolofManagementatBrighamYoungUniversityinUtah.

Theydidnotfindmuchlong-term“organizationallearning”fromsuccess.Itispossible,theysay.ButProfessorDesaisaystheyfoundthatknowledgegainedfromfailurelastsforyears.

Hesaysorganizationsshouldtreatfailures