1、陕西省长安一高2011级第二次质量检测英 语 试 题注:6-10题填涂在答题卡上71-75题的相应位置61-65题填涂在答题卡上76-80题的相应位置第一部分 英语知识运用(共四节,满分55分)第一节 语音知识(共5小题,每小题1分,满分5分)从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中,找出所给单词的正确读音,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑第二节 情景对话(共5小题,每小题1分,满分5分) 根据对话情景和内容,从对话后所给的选项中选出能填入每一空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑选项中有两个为多余选项-Mary, do you want to see the pictures of my holida
2、y in Italy?- 6 -Ah, it was greatThe food was great The wine was great! But the traffic was terrible! -7 -Those Italians are crazy drivers! I don t want to think about it!-OK, OK8 -Yes, so here s a picture of the Tower of Pisa -How nice!-It was raining that day, but it was still wonderfulWe climbed t
3、o the top!-9 -That s a photo of the Amo RiverThat s the Ponte Vecchio , the old bridge-10 - It was very interestingThere were beautiful old buildings in the city, and lots of wonderful museums- Thats niceAAnd what s this?BWhy was it so bad?CYes, it was wonderfulDWhat was Florence like?ELet s return
4、to the good partsFSure, what was your holiday like?GWell, did you like your hotel there?第三节单项填空(共15小题;每小题l分,满分l5分) 从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。11-Nancy,you speak perfect Chinese ! -_AI totally agree with you BYou must be jokingCWorse than you do DThanks for your praise12_the carrots bef
5、ore you put them into the pot and then boil them for about ten minutesACut down BCut up CCut off DCut in13_the present economic crisis go on, the society would face a more troublesome situationAWould BShould CMight DCould14The milk isnt fit for drinking! You see, it hasnt been _with the date when it
6、 was producedAcovered Bsigned Cmarked Drecorded15.He found this kind of cellphone both good and cheap, so he decided to buy_Athis Bthat Cit Done16She studied hard and later became a well-known artist,_ her mother had expectedAthat was what Bwhat was that Cwhich was what Dwhich was that17Lhasa, now t
7、he capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region, is an ancient town_ over 1,300 years agoAto build Bhaving built Cbeing built Dbuilt18It is in this very village,_ the millionaire was born 48 years ago, that he will build his first school of Hope Project,_ has inspired everyone to help himAwhere, which Bth
8、at, that Cthat, which Dwhere, that19In our hometown, about 1,500 meters east of my house,_ an old temple_ back to the 17th centuryAstands; dating Bis standing; datedCstanding; dated Dstand; dating20To tell you the truth, your design is quite out of_ and is not to the taste of the marketAshape Border
9、 Csight Ddate21I remember seeing the young man before, but his name_ me for the momentAescapes Breminds Cforgets Dignores22Many female soldiers cried_ they left their drill camps in Beijing after the National Day last yearAwhile Bsince Cas Duntil23London is the only city in the world_ taking a taxi
10、is an interesting experience for touristsAthat Bwhich Cwhere Dwhen24Many a passenger_ complaining the delay of the flight, for the majority of them _businessmen who_ short of timeAis; are; are Bare; are; are Care; is; are Dis ;I s; is25-Must I hand in the book report at the end of the class? -No, yo
11、u_You can hand it in tomorrowAneednt Bmustnt Cwont Dshouldnt第四节完形填空(共20小题;每小题l5分,满分30分) 阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。I am the owner of a bar,which opens from night to midnightI 26 it during the whole dayI seem to live only27 The bright sunlight makes me nervous and the28
12、 streets drive me mad and make me puzzledTo me,my bar is my29 heart,the moonlight is my running blood,and the30 are my open eyesThat was a31 night,like yesterday,today and tomorrowA flock of people sat around,32 themselves with various beverages,alcoholic drinks or soft drinksI was_33_the scene-they
13、 could enjoy themselves in my bar and34 all the disappointing and 35 matters of the day in my bar,even for such a short moment36_it was nearly 12 oclock,a man in black opened the door and37 The mans eyes were as black as his long 38 ,and as deep as the dim light of the nightHe sat39 me and did not s
14、ay a wordAfter several bottles of whisky,he was fully40 and began to break the silenceHe said he had missed the last train of the subway41 he thought it was so good that he found himself42 for not going back to his apartment,which reminds him of his 43 and shortage of love“Probably”,I spoke to him,
15、“all of us are in shortage of love nowWe are always afraid of giving too much to others and getting back too little-it has44 the balance of the mindWe are all becoming more and more45 now,arent we?”He stared at me for a while and we both smiled26Aleave Bclose Cvisit Drecognize27Ain the sun Bin the d
16、ark Cat night Din the morning28Aquiet Bnarrow Cstrange Dcrowed29Abeating Blonging Cbroken Dwarm30Alights Bdrinks Cglasses Dcups31Aspecial Bnormal Chistorial Dbeautiful32Aexpressing Bentertaining Cserving Dmentioning33Adelighted with Baddicted to Csurprised at Dlost in34Agive away Bmake out Cforget a
17、bout Dpick out35Aencouraged Bpleasing Cdiscouraging Ddiscouraged36AOnce BWhenever CBecause DWhen37Abroke in Bstepped out Cstood up Dcame in38Ahair Btrousers Covercoat Dblouse39Aopposite Bbehind Cbefore Dbeyond40Afull Bgraceful Cnervous Ddrunk41AOtherwise BAltuough CBut DTherefore42Aa chance Ban excu
18、se Ca progress Dan idea43Adisability Bloneliness Cdisease Dfortune44Akept Bbroken Cdestroyed Dreduced45Aselfish Bactive Chelpful Denthusiastic第二部分 阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分) 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题爷上将该项涂黑。(A) It was an early September day, cool and bright and just right for running, and
19、 I was in the first few miles of a l0-mile race over a course with a few high hillsStill, I felt energetic, despite the hillsIt was going to be a fine run Just ahead of me was Peggy Mimno, a teacher from Mount Kiseo, New YorkShe too was running easily, moving along at my speedThe pace felt comfortab
20、le, so I decided to stay where I was; why pay attention to pace when she was setting such a nice one? Id overtake(追上) her later on when she was tired So I ran behind herThe course headed north for miles, wandered west for a hilly mile, then turned south again along a winding roadThe race was getting
21、 harderWe had four miles left and already it was beginning to be real work Peggy overtook a young runnerShe seemed to know him, for they exchanged a few cheerful words as she passed himTheir exchange worried meYou dont chat during a race unless you feel good, and Peggy plainly was Still, I was close
22、 enough to overtake her if she was tired, so I didnt give up hope completelyWe were getting nearer to a long, punishing hill now and it would be the testWe were a mile from the finishing line, so whatever happened on the hill would almost determine who crossed it first As I moved up the hill, my att
23、ention wandered for a few minutesWhen I looked up, Peggy was moving away-first five yards, then ten, then moreFinally it was clear that there was no help of catching herShe beat me soundly There is an important lesson in that raceWomen are thought to be weaker, slower and not nearly as skilled in sp
24、ortsYet as Peggy Mimno so clearly showed, the similarities between men and women runners are more important than differencesI have run with a number of women, and I can say it is often hard work46What did the writer think of the race in the beginning?AIt would be hard workBIt would be an easy raceCI
25、t would be a test of his strengthDIt would be a good learning experience47What worried the writer when Peggy greeted the young runner?APeggy overtook the young runnerBPeggy was running energeticallyCPeggy was laughing as the writerDPeggy paid no attention to the writer48By saying a long, punishing h
26、ill (paragraph 5 ), the writer implies that _ APeggy would fail to reach the hilltopBmen are more skilled at climbing hillsCovertaking Peggy would be easyDclimbing the hill would be a demanding task49What lesson does the writer learn from the race?AWomen are as good as men in sportsBWomen are better
27、 at climbing hillsCHe should have more training in a cross-country raceDHe should set a quicker pace at the beginning of a race(B)Australia a huge island continent that lies to the south of AsiaAustraliamore than two hundred years old, a nation that is still growingIts big cities lie on the southeas
28、t coast, this is where most Australians liveAustralians prefer to own their own houses, though some live in apartmentsAustralians are a suburban peopleThe suburbs surround the cities for many miles, and so efficient transport is of great importanceAs the economy grows, so do its industries- a higher
29、 level of production, a wider range of productsThe Australian works hard, but he likes his leisureThe climate makes outdoor activities the most popularCanberra, the capital of Australia, is a planned modem city located inlandAustralia is governed by a parliamentary democracyThe representatives of ot
30、her countries have their embassies hereAustralia wants to strengthen relations with her neighborsAustralia is a strange land, a land of vast expanses- fertile valleys, snow fields and deserts- also a land with unique animal, many that can not be found on any other continent in the world todayMuch of
31、 the continent is dry, but man has utilized the land, made it productive, with its tools, with its technologyThis is the driest continent of all, and water is a precious possession, more precious than all other natural resourcesLarge dams are built to collect the water, there to irrigate the fields
32、of pastures and cropsBut Australia is changingThe land of wool and wheat is now a land of large-scale industry and miningThe costs of developing the new mineral discoveries are enormous, but the rewards are great tooAustralia a young and developing nationAustralia a nation that wants to communicate
33、with its neighbors50Australia is an island located _ of Asia and its big cities lie _ of the coastAto the south; on the southeastBto the north; on the southwestCto the east; on the northeastDto the east; on the southwest51We can infer from the passage that the Australian likes outdoor activities for
34、 the _ climateAdull and wet Bfine and shiny Cgloomy and rainy Dwet and cold52_ is the most precious source in AustraliaAMineral resourceBAnimalCDesertDWater53Which of the following statements about Australia is wrong?AAustralians are a suburban peopleBAustralia is governed by a parliamentary democra
35、cyCAustralia prefers to live in the downtown of big citiesDWool and wheat used to be the main products of Australia(C)People can be addicted to(沉溺于) different things egalcohol, drug, certain foods, or even televisionPeople who have such an addiction are compulsive(强迫的): they have a very powerful psy
36、chological need that they feel they must satisfyAccording to psychologists, many people are compulsive spendersThey feel that they must spend moneyThis compulsion, like most others, is impossible to explain reasonablyFor compulsive spenders who buy on credit(以赊欠方式), charge accounts are even more exc
37、iting than moneyIn other words, compulsive spenders feel that with credit, they can do anythingTheir pleasure in spending large amounts is actually greater than the pleasure that they get from the things they buy There is even a special psychology of bargain huntingTo save money, of course, most peo
38、ple look for sales, low prices, and discountsCompulsive bargain hunters, however, often buy things that they dont need just because they are cheapThey want to believe that they are helping their budgets(预算), but they are really playing an exciting gameWhen they can buy something for less than other
39、people, they feel that they are winningMost people, experts claim, have two reasons for their behavior: a good reason for the things that they do and the real reasonIt is not only scientists, of course, who understand the psychology of spending habits, but also business peopleStores, companies, and
40、advertisers use psychology to increase businessThey consider peoples needs for love, power, or influence, their basic values, their beliefs and opinions, and so on in their advertising and sales methods Psychologists often use a method called “behavior therapy(疗法)” to help individuals solve their pe
41、rsonal problemsIn the same way, they can help people who feel that they have problems with money54According to the psychologists, a compulsive spender is one who spends large amounts of money _Aand takes great pleasure from what he or she buysBin order to satisfy his or her basic needs in lifeCjust
42、to meet his or her strong psychological needDand feels he or she is cheated55Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text? APeople spend money for exactly the same reason that they need to buy thingsBBusiness people and advertisers can use the psychology of peoples spending habits
43、 to increase salesCBusiness people understand the psychology of compulsive buying better than scientists doDCompulsive bargain hunters do not have problems with money56What is the text mainly about?AThe psychology of money-spending habitsBThe habits of compulsive spendersCA special psychology of bargain huntingDThe use of the psychology of spending habits in business57From the text we may safely conclude that compulsive spenders or compulsive bargain hunters _Aare really unreasonable Bneed special treatmentCare really beyond drugs Dcan never get any help to solve their prob