(新课标-北京专用)2014届高考英语一轮复习方案-阶段评估检测-(2)(含解析).doc

阶段评估检测(二)

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第一部分　英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节　单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。
1．They got up very early that morning ________ they wouldn't miss the first bus.
A．in case B．as if C．so that D．even though
2．Yi Siling was the first Chinese athlete ________ the gold medal in the London Olympic Games.
A．winning B．to win C．wins D．won
3．Mr Black must be worried about something. You can ________ it from the look on his face.
A．reason B．recognize C．read D．realize
4．With this equipment, you can ________underwater beauty and a new world of adventure!
A．experiment B．explore C．expose D．expand
5．Only ticket­holders were ________ to the stadium for the concert given by Jay Chou, so many of his fans were turned away.
A．allowed B．permitted C．agreed D．admitted
6．The guards should ________ the houses as they were being built.
A．watch over B．look over C．go over D．think over
7．As is reported that the computer department was a ________ failure and soon closed.
A．financial B．typical C．physical D．mental
8．Disney, ________money was now no problem, started a new film company.
A．for whose B．for whom C．for which D．to which
9．—Jenny took the 8：00 bus to Guangzhou this morning.
—Really? She ________ the 9：00 train. It's much more comfortable and safer to travel by train.
A．could have taken B．should take
C．must have taken D．can take
10．He realized that she was crying ________ what he said.
A．because B．because of C．as D．since
11．Jennifer is always absent from school, ________ I suppose is why she is criticized now and then.
A．which B．who C．that D．what
12．—What can I do for you, sir?
—I'd like to see the manager ________ of sales department.
A．in the charge B．under charge C．in charge D．is in charge
13．Put everything ________to you in your bag, not others.
A．belongs B．belonged C．belonging D．to belong
14．If you stand on ________ high floor, you'll get ________ better view.
A．/; the B．/; a C．the; a D．the; the
15．Great attention must be paid ________ welfare, especially in the poor area.
A．develop B．to develop C．to developing D．developing
第二节　完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5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。
He was driving home one cold evening on a country road when he saw an old lady, stranded on the side of the road. He stopped to give her a __16__. “Why don't you wait in the car where it is warm, Madam? It won't take me long.” He said, “__17__，my name is Joe.”
She had a flat tire. Joe crawled under the car and changed the tire. But he got dirty and his hands hurt. She couldn't thank him __18__ and asked him how much she __19__ him. He told her that if she really wanted to __20__ him back, the next time she saw someone in __21__ of help, she could give that person the __22__ he needed, and Joe added, “And think of me.”
She drove off with gratefulness. A few miles __23__ the road the lady saw a small __24__. She went in. The waitress who was nearly eight months pregnant, __25__ her with a sweet smile. The old lady __26__ how someone like her who seemed so poor could be so genuinely happy and how she could __27__ her enthusiasm in her work in such inconvenient conditions. Then Joe's words __28__ her. After the lady finished her meal, the waitress went to get her __29__ from a hundred­dollar bill. __30__， the lady stepped right out of the door.
When the waitress came back, she noticed a note on the table, __31__ “I'm helping you because someone once helped me. If you really want to pay me back, here is __32__ you can do—Do not let the chain of love __33__ with you.”
The waitress went home that night with the __34__ tip and what the lady had written. With the baby __35__ next month, she and her husband needed money. She knew how worried her husband was and as he lay sleeping next to her, she whispered, “Everything's going to be all right. I love you, Joe.”
16．A.surprise B．hand C．sympathy D．glance
17．A.Just in case B．As you wish C．For one thing D．By the way
18．A.enough B．right C．straight D．extra
19．A.charged B．provided C．owed D．offered
20．A.pay B．bring C．put D．hold
21．A.honor B．favor C．need D．possession
22．A.guidance B．assistance C．acquaintance D．consequence
23．A.down B．off C．beside D．beyond
24．A.bank B．grocery C．gas station D．restaurant
25．A.introduced B．greeted C．identified D．spotted
26．A.thought B．suspected C．wondered D．questioned
27．A.taste B．measure C．remain D．maintain
28．A.struck B．moved C．obtained D．reminded
29．A.tip B．change C．order D．service
30．A.Moreover B．Otherwise C．However D．Eventually
31．A.writing B．showing C．going D．saying
32．A.how B．which C．what D．whether
33．A.combine B．end C．disagree D．deal
34．A.honest B．generous C．modest D．graceful
35．A.due B．ready C．born D．likely
第二部分　阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
A
When we see other people being given presents, we tend to want one ourselves. Birthdays allow people in most cultures a chance to receive gifts on their own special day once a year. At Christmas, on the other hand, some people who are not given presents may feel left out. It is a tricky issue for religious minorities in most Christian countries.
The Netherlands (Holland) provides an interesting example of how people can respond to others' luck. In a weekly lottery, about a third of the Dutch population waits for the one­in­430，000 draw of a winning postcode. All ticket­owners in the lucky area get a cash payment of about 10，000 ($13，000) and one of them receives a car as well. It is like a local Christmas: everyone in the postcode knows that some neighbors have won. A recent study found that the neighbors of winners are more likely to buy a new car within the next six months and might decorate the outside of their house, even though they did not buy a ticket.
Few children get Christmas presents which are worth 10，000 in value. Nevertheless, for a kid, Christmas is equal in value to a Wall Street trader's bonus. The competitive attitude can be almost as strong and obvious. American Jews are a case in point. The festival of lights, Hanukkah, is a relatively minor Jewish holiday, celebrated not long before Christmas. It is sometimes called “Jewish Christmas”， and the holiday season in families with a mixed religious background has been named “Chrismukkah”. Ran Abramitzky, Liran Einav and Oren Righi of Stanford University studied the behavior of Jewish parents in America and found that families with children under 18 celebrate Hanukkah more seriously. The fewer Jews there are in a given county, the more they spend on holiday­related products.
Austrians and Germans with a Turkish background are another example. There is no Muslim holiday close to Christmas. The competitive pressure has instead led some to behave like atheists people who believe God doesn't exist): they simply celebrate Christmas without its religious meaning. According to EthnOpinion, a Vienna­based market­research institute, almost one in seven Austrians with a Turkish background observes the holiday. “The overall approach is very practical，” says a German­Turkish author and psychologist, Deniz Baspinar. “Even the Christmas tree in Turkish homes is no longer the ironic statement it once was.”

36．It can be inferred from the passage that ________．
A．there are a total of 430，000 postcodes in Holland
B．the Dutch postcode lottery is held every other week
C．about 1/2 of the Dutch buy postcode lottery tickets
D．the biggest lottery winner gets a car instead of cash
37．The author takes the Dutch postcode lottery as an example to ________．
A．illustrate what competitive pressure is
B．appeal to readers to join postcode lottery
C．show the right way to respond to others' luck
D．tell readers every day in Holland is Christmas
38．What can we know about American Jews?
A．They call Christmas Hanukkah.
B．They celebrate the festival of lights.
C．They have mixed religious backgrounds.
D．They spend little on products on holidays.
39．How does the author develop the passage?
A．By giving examples. B．By quoting wise words.
C．By making comparisons. D．By making assumptions.
B
I still clearly remember that day. I was on the side of the road for close to four hours with my big Jeep. I put signs in the windows that said, “NEED A JACK(千斤顶)．”
Right as I was about to give up, a truck stopped and a man got off. He sized up the situation and went back to take a jack. After about two hours, we finished the job with sweats. We were both dirty. His wife produced a large water jug for us to wash our hands in.
I tried to put $20 in the man's hand, but he wouldn't take it, so instead I went up and gave it to his wife as quietly as I could. I thanked them up one side and down the other. I asked the little girl, their daughter, where they lived, thinking maybe I'd send them a gift. She said they lived in Mexico. They were in Oregon now so Mommy and Daddy could pick cherries for the next few weeks. After that, they were going to pick peaches, and then go back home.
After I said my goodbyes and started walking back to the Jeep, the girl called out and asked if I'd had lunch. When I told her no, she ran up and handed me a tamale(玉米粽子). I thanked them again and walked back to my car. When I opened the tamale, what did I find inside? My $20 bill! I ran to the van and the guy rolled down his window. He saw the $20 in my hand, started shaking his head smiling, and with what looked like great concentration said in English: “Today you, tomorrow me.” Then he rolled up his window and drove away, with his daughter waving to me from the back.
This family, working on a seasonal basis where time is money, took a couple of hours to help a stranger while others passed by quietly.
Since then I've helped many people like the Mexican family. I didn't accept money. But every time I was able to help, I felt as if I was putting something in the bank.
40．From the passage we know that ________．
A．the Mexican man couldn't speak English
B．the author's car broke down on the road
C．the Mexican family came to Oregon for a visit
D．$20 was a small amount for the Mexican family
41．Why did the author give the money quietly to the man's wife?
A．Because the man had refused to accept it.
B．Because the man's wife needn't wash her hands.
C．Because the author thought the Mexican family was poor.
D．Because the author thought the man's wife would take it.
42．The Mexican man helped the author because he tended to think that ________．
A．it was completely wrong for others to pass by quietly
B．it was quite easy to help the author mend the Jeep
C．it was possible that everyone might get into trouble
D．the author was a polite stranger and deserved the help
43．What can we infer from the passage?
A．The Mexican family lived a richer life than the author.
B．The Mexican family did seasonal work in Oregon each year.
C．The author was inspired to help others by the Mexican family.
D．What made the writer moved was the tamale given by the girl.
C
Running like the wind, roaring like thunder, tigers have long been feared and respected as a king of the animal world. But last week a report said that there are no more than 30 wild tigers left in South China.
This was the conclusion of a team of scientists from China's State Forestry Administration and the World Nature Fund.
The South China tiger, also known as the Chinese tiger, is native to southern China. In the 1950's, there were over 4，000 tigers found in mountain forests in the country. But due to the destruction of their natural habitat and uncontrolled hunting, it has been pushed on to the list of the world's top ten most endangered species.
Sixty­six of the big cats can be found in the cages of a dozen zoos around China. But they are nothing like their wild cousins. They have lost their natural skills such as hunting and killing. If they were set free they could not look after themselves.
“Breeding has damaged the quality of the species，” said Pei Enle, deputy director of the Shanghai Zoo.
To reintroduce the species into the wild, the country started a programme to send five to ten young tigers to South Africa. Four of them have already arrived. Progress has been made as two elder tigers have recovered some of their instincts(本能)and can hunt wild animals by themselves at the African base.
“South Africans are very experienced in reintroducing big animals to the wild. The country has very good natural conditions for the tigers to learn in，” said Lu Jun, office director of the National Wildlife Research and Development Center. “We tried in Fujian Province, but it was not successful as there was not a complete eco­chain(生物链) and there was a lack of space.”The tigers should return to China when the reservations in Fujian are ready.
44．What is the main reason for the South China tiger becoming one of the world's top ten most endangered species?
A．Because it has lost its natural instincts.
B．Because there is not a complete eco­chain.
C．Because there is no space for it.
D．Because uncontrolled hunting has destroyed its natural living conditions.
45．How is the programme of sending several tigers to South Africa getting on?
A．Its effect still remains to be seen.
B．Two tigers can already compete with their wild cousins.
C．Some of the tigers are already on the road to recovering their natural skills.
D．The tigers should be able to recover their instincts completely.
46．By saying “But they are nothing like their wild cousins”， the writer means that ________．
A．they are no longer feared by other wild animals
B．they don't know how to hunt or kill
C．a complete change has resulted in the species because of breeding
D．to reintroduce them into the wild has become an urgent task
D
Many facts suggest that children are overweight and the situation is getting worse, according to the doctors. I feel there are a number of reasons for this.
Some people blame the fact that we are surrounded by shops selling unhealthy, fatty foods, such as fried chicken and ice cream, at low prices. This has turned out a whole generation of grown­ups who seldom cook a meal for themselves. If there were fewer of these restaurants, then probably children would buy less take­away food.
There is another argument that blames parents for allowing their children to become overweight. I agree with this, because good eating habits begin early in life, long before children start to visit fast food shops. If children are given fried chicken and chocolate rather than healthy food, or are always allowed to choose what they eat, they will go for sweet and salty foods every time, and this will carry on throughout their lives.
There is a third reason for this situation. Children these days take very little exercise. They do not walk to school. When they get home, they sit in front of the television or their computers and play computer