辽宁省大连市2009-2010学年高二下学期期末考试试题（英语）

Every day the boy, together with his classmates,_______to go to the sports ground and______football, _________themselves.

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The importance of saving gas_______be stressed too much. Automobiles use up some 70 billion gallons of gas a year.

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He was reading a very interesting story, completely_______himself in the story.

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It was Tom and his friends that________for the serious accidents.

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Do you think everything _______was true?

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They often _______their friends at weekends and they always have a good time.

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________her home, Mary helps her mother with some housework.

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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，掌握大意，然后从36－55各小题所给四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A couple of years ago, a minister(牧师) in an American church got fed up with listening to the people in his church complaining. They were complaining about little   36 : the service(礼拜仪式) was too long, the service was too short; they didn’t like the choice of   37    they had to sing in church. He felt all this complaining was   38   everyone feel negative. So, he   39    to do something about it.

He gave the people in his church a(n)  40  : try to stop complaining for 21   41  .And not just about the church, about everything! He   42    gave each person in the church a purple bracelet(手镯) to wear on their wrists. The bracelet was to   43    them not to complain.  44   , after three weeks of not complaining, people said they felt happier. They  45    that the less they complained, the happier their lives became.

Complaining seems to be part of our human nature. Life,  46  , is full of difficulties. It is   47   to feel disappointed, irritated and unhappy at times. The real problem,  48  , comes when we take those negative inner feeelings and   49  them out loud. Somehow, it makes everything   50  . The more we complain, the worse we feel; the worse we feel, the more we complain. And it   51  everyone around us, too. It can become a virus of negativity.

Doctors say that complaining is aslo  52  for your health. They say that people who aren’t complainers are healthier, happier, have more friends and are more successful than people who complain all the time. So,  53   something ticks you off, like a rainy day or a bad meal, try  54  your tongue instead of complaining. It will be your contribution to   55   a world without complaints.

36. A.advantages            B.places                C.things              D. opinions

37. A.songs               B.activities             C.words              D.speeches

38. A.causing              B.making              C.forcing             D.getting

39. A.expected             B.suggested            C.wished              D.decided

40. A.challenge            B.gift                 C.suggestion           D.explanation

41. A.hours               B.days                C.weeks              D.months

42. A.even               B.only                C.ever               D.also

43. A.hope               B.warn                C.remind             D.persuade

44. A.Surprisingly         B.Fortunately          C.Finally             D.Clearly

45. A.described            B.imagined            C.discovered           D.understood

46. A.above all            B.after all             C.as a result           D.first of all

47. A.important           B.strange              C.possible             D.natural

48. A.besides             B.instead              C.however            D.otherwise

49. A.express             B.perform             C. give               D.hand

50. A.better               B.worse               C.satisfying           D.puzzling

51. A.benefits             B.improves            C.attracts             D.affects

52. A.bad                B.good                C.necessary            D.fantastic

53. A.although            B.now that             C.even if              D.next time

54. A.taking              B.holding             C.opening             D.using

55. A.changing            B.damaging            C.building            D.declaring

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第三部分:阅读理解(共20小题,每题2分,共40分)

第一节：（共15小题,每题2分,共30分）

阅读下面四篇短文，从四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Recently, a professor of philosophy in the United States has written a book called Money and the Meaning of Life. He has discovered that how we deal with money in our day-to-day life has more meaning than we usually think. One of the exercises he asked his students to do is to keep record of every penny they spend for a week. From the way they spend their money, they can see what they really value in life.

He says our relation with others often becomes clearly defined when money enters the picture. You might have wonderful friendship with somebody and you think that you are a very good friend. But you will know him only when you ask him to lend you some money. If he does, it brings something to the relationship that seems stronger than ever before. Or it can suddenly weaken the relationship if he doesn’t. This person may say that he has a certain feeling, but if it is not carried out in the money world, there is something less real about it.

Since money is so important to us, we consider those who possess a lot of it to be very important. The author interviewed some millionaires in researching his book.

Question: What is the most surprising thing you have discovered abotrt being rich, because you are a self-made man?

Answer: The most surprising thing is how people give me so much respect. I am nothing. I do not know much. All I am is rich.

People just have an idea of making more and more money, but what is it for? How much do I need for any given purposes in my life? In his book, the professor uncovered an important need in modern society: to bring back the idea that money is an instrument rather than the end. Money plays an important role in the material world, but expecting money to bring happiness may be missing the meaning of life.

56. The author seems to believe that asking your friend to lend you some money_______.

A. is a good way to test your friendship     B. will do harm to your friendship

C. will strengthen your friendship           D. is a good way to break off your friendship

57. What can we learn about the millionaire from his answer in the interview?

A. He does not feel that he is well educated.

B. He does not think that he is a very important person.

C. He doesn’t think that being rich is worth so much attention.

D. He does not consider himself to be very successful

58. What does the American professor of philosophy want to explain in his book?

A. Money is an end.         B. Money is a means.

C. Money is everything.      D. Money is unimportant.

59. Which of the following might the author disagree with?

A. Money is important in modern society.

B. The meaning of life does not completely lie in money.

C. Wealth will surely bring the owner happiness.

D. Happiness is not necessarily the result of wealth.

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B

After the coming of Europeans to the Americas, Indians were forced to change their way of life.Yet the influence of native American culture is still felt throughout the United States.

Many of the foods commonly eaten in the United States today were first grown by American Indians. Among these foods are corn, wheat and sweet potatoes, peanuts, pumpkins, tomatoes, and certain beans and berries. Native Americans also discovered ways to use herbs and other plants as medicines.

Native American inventions, such as canoes, ponchos and parkas(风雪衣), hammocks (吊床) and snowshoes are still in use today. Other marks of Indian culture were left in American place names. The state of Alaska, for example, takes its name from a native American word meaning “great land”.

Today nearly 1.5 million native Americans live in the United States. Some still preserve the ways of their ancestors, speaking Indian languages and keeping alive their legends,art forms, and customs. Other native Americans keep few of the old ways, but remain proud of their  people’s contributions to American history.Americans have come to appreciate the beauty of Indian crafts(工艺). Many artists find inspiration in traditional Indian designs. Many Indian values, too, have become widely held.Americans today believe that the land, air and water are precious resources (资源) that must be carefully protected. As one government official wrote recently:

We have slowly come back to some of the truths that the Indians knew from the beginning. People need to learn from nature, to keep an ear to the earth, and to refill their spirits in frequent contact with animals and wild land.

60. What does “native Americans” refer to in the passage?

A. Europeans settling in the Americas.             B. People born and living in America.

C. American Indians.                           D. Ancestors of Americans.

61. What influences Americans most according to the passage?

A. Agriculture of native Americans.                    B. Ancient Indian medicines.

C. Native American inventions.                D. Indian languages.

62.The underlined word “inspiration” (in Paragraph 5) means_______.

A. confidence    B. creative ideas     C. power      D. good advice

63.Which of the following best shows the Indian values?

A. Americans should preserve the ways of Indian ancestors.

B. Native Americans are still making contributions to American history.

C. The resources offered by nature should be carefully protected.

D. Native Americans knew the truths long before Americans do today.

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C

Elephants are the largest land animals and they need plenty of living span. They have seasonal migration(迁徙) routes. As human populations rise, elephant land is being cleared for agriculture and other kinds of development.

When animals are effectively trapped on small areas of land, it restricts the gene pool and also results in a shortage of food. Where elephant reserves (保护区 ) border agricultural areas, elephants are often attracted to leave parks to attack crops and barns. Only the strongest walls will stop an adult elephant, so farmers have great difficulty protecting their fields.

In India, elephants don’t only attack for food. Some even have developed a taste for rice beer. In Assam, elephant-human conflict has resulted in the death of more than 150 people and 200 elephants in two years.

Poverty leads to the killing of elephants for meat. If people don’t have enough food and their governments cannot afford to enforce poaching(偷猎) bans, it’s not difficult to predict the outcome.

Ivory comes from elephant tusks, which can grow to be 3 metres long. Both male and female African elephants have large tusks.

Most new ivory comes from Africa and is sold as a high status material in Asian countries such as Thailand, mainland China and Japan. It can fetch $150 a pound and is carved to make decorations, chopsticks and ink stamps(印章). The conservation priority(重点) here is to change public attitudes.

In some countries in southern Africa, where conservation efforts have been successful, there is not enough room for a growing elephant population and animals have to be killed. A CITES meeting in November 2002 ruled that Botswana, Namibia and South Africa may sell stock-piled（库存的） ivory, starting in 2004.

Many conservationists are convinced that this will fuel the demand for ivory and lead to more illegal poaching, they say it is almost impossible to tell legal from poached ivory. The governments argue that the sales will be used to fund conservation work.

64. Which of the following isn’t the result of smaller elephant land?

A. Seasonal migration.                        B. Elephant-human conflict.

C. Restricting the gene pool.                          D. Shortage of food.

65. The most important thing to protect elephants is _______.

A. to build strongest walls

B. to sell stock-piled ivory instead of illegal ivory

C. to enforce poaching bans

D. to change people’s ideas

66. What does the underlined word “this” in the last paragraph refer to?

A. The killing of dephants for meat.

B. The ban of the trade in African elephant ivory.

C. The selling of stock-piled ivory.

D. The sales to fund conservation work.

67. According to the passage, we can infer that_______.

A. farmers have trouble protecting their field since no walls can stop an adult elephant.

B. if the government could help solve poverty, there would be less killing of elephants.

C. only male elephants in Africa have tusks as long as 3 meters.

D. since there is not enough room for a growing elephant population, there is no need to ban poaching all over Africa.

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D

It is the season for long lines and frayed (紧张的) nerves. Here’s how to deal.

Lighten up

Do youreslf a favor and ship(运送) your presents. Nearly every U.S. airline charges a fee to check a bag, so shipping gifts is now cheaper and more convenient than carrying them in your luggage.

Weigh your options

Now knowing what you’re going to pay for your luggage is annoying. So calculate your overweight-luggage fees at home. You can find the fees out in advance by visiting new site Luggage Limits, which provides the latest information on more than 90 airlines.

Leave amateurs（不熟练者） in the dust

Trust us and get to the airport an extra half-hour early. The check-in and security lines are filled with inexperienced fliers, and it’s a hard walking. Plus, if you decide to cut it close, you may not get onto the flight at all. To reduce costs, airlines have reduced on flights and routes. The remaining flights are more likely to be oversold, especially on busy travel days. Fliers who check in early are the least likely to get bumped from oversold flights.

Take it public

The rates for renting a car at the airport have more than doubled over the past year because rental lot inventories(地产) have increased dramatically. True, renting at the airport is convenient, but it’s just not worth it anymore. Unless you really need a car, take public transportation, hop a cab, or beg a friend to pick you up at the airport instead.

Say no to bumper cars

Tell the people picking you up to avoid parking their car. They can hang out in their car for free while waiting to get a call from you when you land. Many airports, including JFK and LAX, now feature this sensible choice.

68.Airlines have reduced flights to_________.

A. deal with crisis                         B. reduce the time for leave

C. lower the cost                          D. provide more job chances

69. We can learn from the passage that____      .

A. taking a taxi at the airport is expensive

B. taxis stay at the airport free of charge

C. cars can park at the airport for free

D. JFK encourages people to take a taxi

70. What’s the best title for the passage?

A. 5 Ways to Survey a Holiday Flight.             B. Good Seasons for Flight

C. Cars at the Airport                     D. How to Board a Flight

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第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白出的最佳选项。选项中有两项多余选项。

Children have gentle minds. To find the best way to teach children to share and care is easy. Kids are naturally attracted to animals.   71   Also we can show them the cow eating grass on a farm.

Making them have a look at the animals that are dying out and rare pictures from newspapers is another exciting way to make them love animals. The effects of pollution are difficult for them to understand.     72   There are great pictures of animals like cute rabbits and gorillas.

73    Tell them they are our friends, so we can’t hurt them.Take them to the conservation park and show them a monkey or a rare bird. Show them the types of penguins. Teach your children that animals can feel pain but cannot express themselves like us.    74    If you have pets at home, let them accompany your children deal with them well.

One could call an ambulance for injured dogs or nurse a sick animal back to health. Taking a nature walk is liked by kids and also the best way to get along with the family. Kids love to see some newborn dogs and the mother nursing them.     75     .

E.e could teach them to be kind to ants and show them how they carry food to save for the rainy day.

F.rents should protect the environment first.

G.erefore one could tell them that the environment should be(kept ) clean.

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第二卷(非选择题共35分)

注意：将答案写在答题纸上。写在本试卷上无效。

第四部分：写作(共两节，满分35分)

第一节：短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^）。并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不记分。

Dear Mary,

We’ve been pen friend for a year now. It’s a fun, isn’t it? This year I’m starting my college

life.I’m real excited. Everything will be different with things in high school. I’ll have more

classes, and each of the classes are going to be in a different classroom. In the dormitory I will have a locker which I can keep my textbooks, notebooks, coats and other things. This is my favorite thing about going college. Two students will have to share a locker. I will like my friend Kim to be my locker partner. We’re thinking of put our favorite pictures on the locker door. Please to send me a new picture of yourself! OK?

Well, write soon. Bye.

Best wishes.

Cindy

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第二节书面表达（满分25分）

假设你是李华。你的美国朋友Jack上周刚来中国，下周末要参加一个中国朋友的婚礼。他发e-mail来，想了解中国社交礼节。请你用英语回复，要包括一下内容：

见面时候的问候方式。

对赞美的回答方式。

餐桌礼仪。

Dear Jack,

Glad to receive your e-mail and you’re welcome to China. The following are some Chinese social customs.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

I hope my suggestions will help you a lot and that you’ll enjoy yourself at your friend’s wedding party.

Yours,

Li hua

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