常州高二期末考试.doc

江苏省常州高级中学
2010-2011年第二学期期末考试高一年级
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节, 满分35分）
第一节：单项选择（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21. The new movie, Pirates of the Caribbean 4 is well _______ and live up to the _______ which is established by the first 3 series.
A. receive ; expectation B. received ; reputation
C. received ; contribution D. accepted ; civilization
22. What surprised me was not the death of the world’s most-wanted man,Bin Laden, but______ he was killed.
A. in the way B. the way C. in the way that D. the way which
23. While ____________ driver’s licenses in China, new car drivers will have to fill out a body part donation form, which is ________ for some drivers-to-be.
A. applying for; disturbed B. apply for; disturbed
C. applying to; disturbing D. applying for; disturbing
24. _________________,Gao Xiaosong was sentenced to 6-month imprisonment–the most severe punishment about drunk driving–on June.1.
A. A public figure though is he B. Public figure though he is
C. Public figure he is though D. A public figure though he is
25. —The US government claim to build a low-carbon economy. But the fact is _________ ideal.
—It’s _____ wonder that there always are lots of protestants in streets.
A. free from ; not a B. free of ; not a
C. far from ; no D. far away ; no
26. As a super fan of Charles Dickens, the talented young woman ____________ reading all his _______.
A. is determined to; works B. is bent on ; works
C. focuses on ; work D. is used to; work
27. —I was warned to say nothing about the case on count unless _______.
—So you mean you will do everything _______ then.
A. to be asked ; as they told B. being asked ; as are told
C. was asked ; as telling D. asked ; as told
28. Avril Lavigne ________ to be a rock superstar because she _______________ rock music even in her childhood.
A. promised ; was drunk with B. expected ; was drunk in
C. wished ; was drunk for D.wanted ; was drinking with
29. It is ____________that the pork with the “lean-meat powder”（瘦肉精）has been widely _____________ all over the country.
A. terrified ; discriminated B. terrified ; negotiated
C. terrifying ; distinguished D. terrifying ; distributed
30. —Why does the media call “Lady GaGa” a legend?
—She is a big hit in the sales of her albums. In addition, _______ can match her unique taste in haircuts and clothes.
A. nothing B. none C. nobody D. no one
31. The millionaire __________ buy Picasso’s pictures among others’ because she has a(n) ________ for abstract style.
A. intends to ; fame B. tends to ; appetite
C. is intended to ; gift D. tended to ; desire
32. It is __________ acknowledged that most star couples will ________________ sonner or later.
A. universal ; break out B. universally ; break down
C. universally ; break up D. universal ; break off
33. “Never before ______________ so much importance to the prices of agricultural products,” said in the government work report by Premier Wen JiaBao.
A. the central government attached B. did the central government attach
C. the central government has attached D. has the central government attached
34. Shanghai has _________ the pace of becoming a world-class tourist destination.For example, the construction of Shanghai Disneyland, Disney’s first theme park on the Chinese mainland is ________.
A. accelerated; historic B. accused; historical
C. accumulated; historic D. increased; historical
35. ___________ the final of UEFA Champions League (欧冠) between Manchester United and FC Barcelona, I would not have stayed up after midnight.
A. Were there not B. Were not there C. Had there not been D. Had not there been
第二节 完型填空（共20小题, 满分20分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，
并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I didn’t cry when I learned I was the parent of a mentally handicapped（弱智的）child.
“Go ahead and cry,” the doctor __36__ kindly. But I couldn’t cry then nor during the months that followed.
We sent her to a kindergarten in our neighborhood at age seven. I worried that she was the “__37__” child among twenty five­year­olds.
__38__, positive things began to happen to Kristi in her school, and to her schoolmates, too. When talking big of their own accomplishments, Kristi’s classmates always took __39__ to praise her as well, “Kristi got all her spelling words right today.” No one would say that her spelling list was easier than anyone else’s.
During Kristi’s second year in school, she __40__ a very special challenge. The big public event of the term was a __41__ based on the final outcome of the year’s music and physical education activities. Kristi was __42__ in both. My husband and I felt __43__ about the day as well.
On the day of the program, Kristi __44__ to be sick. Desperately I wanted to keep her home. Why let Kristi fail in a gymnasium __45__ with parents, students and teachers？What a simple __46__！But I finally got her onto the school bus.
Just as I had forced my daughter to go to school, now I forced myself to go, too.Then I knew Kristi’s __47__. Her class was divided into relay teams. With her slow and clumsy reactions, she would surely __48__ her team.
But as Kristi’s turn to __49__ came, a change took place in her team. The tallest boy in the line stepped __50__ Kristi and placed his hands on her waist(腰). Two other boys stood a little ahead of her. The __51__ the player in front of Kristi stepped from the sack(bag), the two boys seized it and held it open while the tall boy __52__Kristi and dropped her neatly into the sack. A girl ahead took her hand and supported her until she gained her __53__. Then off Kristi hopped（跳跃）, smiling and proud.
At the cheers of the crowd, I slipped out to thank Heaven for the warm and considerate people making it possible for my __54__daughter to be like her fellow human beings. Then I finally __55__.
36．A. demanded B．requested C．advised D．joked
37．A. common B．different C．excellent D．casual
38．A. Thus B．Therefore C．Eventually D．However
39．A. pains B．time C．efforts D．measures
40．A. failed B．accepted C．faced D．took
41．A. competition B．conclusion C．conference D．ceremony
42．A. stupid B．slow C．serious D．unable
43．A. annoyed B．anxious C．guilty D．tough
44．A. wanted B．happened C．pretended D．proved
45．A. filled B．jammed C．covered D．burdened
46．A. approach B．method C．key D．solution
47．A. worry B．disaster C．choice D．error
48．A. hold on B．hold out C．hold over D．hold up
49．A. participate B．operate C．practise D．show
50．A. around B．off C．behind D．beside
51．A. interval B．moment C．time D．point
52．A. caught B．lifted C．protected D．hug
53．A. weight B．position C．speed D．balance
54．A. nervous B．slim C．disabled D．delicate
55．A. recovered B．cried C．prayed D．applauded
第三部分：阅 读
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。
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The wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton on April 29 has focused the world’s camera lenses（镜头）on the UK.
In Britain, there is a constant debate about the relevance of the royal family to modern British society. However, Windsor (the family name of the British Royal Family) and Middleton have been seen to represent a more modern, forward-looking nation.
Nigel Baker, the British ambassador to Bolivia, believes that the royal wedding is “about modern Britain”. “The estimated 2 billion spectators across the world will see that Britain is one of the most culturally and ethnically diverse nations in the world, home to 270 nationalities speaking 300 different languages, founded on tolerance and respect for difference,” wrote Baker on his blog.
According to Baker, the wedding could help viewers to see “why Britain is one of the most dynamic and creative countries in the world”: The television on which most people watched the event was invented by John Logie Baird, a Briton, and the World Wide Web that broadcast the event to millions more was invented by another Briton, Tim Berners-Lee.
The guests who attended the wedding ceremony gave more than a few clues as to the nature of modern Britain. David and Victoria Beckham represent Britain’s obsession（着迷）with football and celebrity.
Leaders from different religious backgrounds supported Baker’s comments on the multicultural nature of modern British society.
Before the wedding, David Elliott, arts director of the British Council China, agreed that the wedding would be a showcase for modern Britain: “I think, and hope, that it (modern British influence) would be values like openness, multiculturalism, creativity, sense of humor and the traditional British sense of fair play,” he said.
Furthermore, events such as the Olympics in London in 2012 may also increase people’s sense of Britishness.
According to a poll published in Daily Telegraph, more than a third of people in the UK admitted they felt “very British” when watching the Olympics.
56. What is the main point of the article?
A. To introduce Prince William’s wedding arrangements in detail.
B. To comment on the significance of the royal wedding.
C. To question the relevance of the royal family in modern British society.
D. To explain why the royal wedding is linked with the 2012 Olympics.
57. What can be concluded from the article?
A. Some say that the royal wedding is a reflection on modern Britain.
B Some think the royal wedding only shows Britain’s multiculturalism and sense of fair play.
C.About 2 billion people across the world will see the wedding ceremony online.
D. Britons are obsessed with football due to the influence of David Beckham.
58. Why is the inventor of the World Wide Web mentioned?
A. To inform readers about some well-known British inventors.
B. To point to the importance of the World Wide Web for the wedding.
C. In support of the idea that Britain is a nation of creative and original people.
D. To encourage people to watch the wedding on the Internet.
59. According to the article, both the 2012 Olympics and the royal wedding .
A. have increased the British sense of national identity
B. have promoted traditional British values
C. represent a more modern Britain
D. have encouraged the interest of Britons in Football
B
A study of art history might be a good way to learn more about a culture than is possible to learn in general history classes. Most typical history courses concentrate on politics, economics and war. But art history focuses on much more than this because art reflects not only the political values of a people, but also religious beliefs, emotions and psychology. In addition, information about the daily activities of our ancestors can be provided by art. In short, art expresses the essential qualities of a time and a place, and a study of it clearly offers us a deeper understanding than can be found in most history books.
In history books, objective information about the political life of a country is presented; that is, facts about politics are given, but opinions are not expressed. Art, on the other hand, is subjective: it reflects personal emotions and opinions. The great Spanish painter Francisco Goya was perhaps the first truly “political” artist. In his well-known painting The Third of May, 1808, he criticized the Spanish government for its abuse of power over people.
In the same way, art can reflect a culture’s religious beliefs. For hundreds of years in Europe, religious art had been almost the only type of art that existed. Churches and other religious buildings were filled with paintings that described people and stories from the Bible(圣经). Although most people couldn’t read, they could still understand the Bible stories in the pictures on church walls. By contrast, one of the main characteristics of art in the Middle East was（and still is）its absence of human and animal images. This reflects the Islamic belief that statues are not holy.
60. We learn from the first paragraph that _________.
A. history class concentrates on religious beliefs and emotion
B. history books focus on personal emotions and opinions
C. art history shows us something about emotions and beliefs
D. art history shows us nothing but the political values
61. It can be inferred from the text that _______.
A. history teachers must be quite subjective
B. artists paint people from the Bible to show their political beliefs
C. you can hardly find animal and human images in Islamic paintings
D. painters only painted Bible stories for centuries
62. Francisco Goya and his painting are used as an example to show________.
A. art is subjective, which is different from history books
B. Spanish government abused its power over people
C. in history books, facts about politics are given
D. Francisco Goya was the first “political” artist
C.
ON Aug. 9, 1945, my great-uncle was out fishing in the Pacific, far enough away from Nagasaki (长崎), Japan, that he missed the immediate impact of the atom bomb dropped by the Americans that day. My great-aunt was in their new house outside Nagasaki; the entire family had only a few days earlier fled the city because my great-uncle feared a repeat of the bombing of Hiroshima（广岛）.
I heard this story many times during my childhood. Back then, it made me feel that my great-uncle was a clever man. As an adult, I realized he was also very lucky, because cleverness alone cannot keep you safe.
For 36 hours after the earthquake and tsunami that severely destroyed the east coast of Japan on Friday, I was unable to get any word from my relatives who take care of and live in our family’s Buddhist temple in Iwaki City, south of Sendai, the biggest city near the center of the earthquake. I wondered if they too were lucky and smart.
I wanted to know, and I did not want to know. I dipped into the world of the Internet, with its videos of water flooding the farmland and heavily damaged ferries, and then quickly backed out because the images of the coastline do not match the Japan that I know.
All this has happened even though Japan is arguably better prepared than any other country when it comes to earthquakes and other natural disasters.
When I was a child growing up in California, my Japanese mother would ask me, “How do you know a tsunami is coming?”“When the ocean starts to disappear,” I would say.“