广东省2009-2010学年度高二下学期期末考试试题（英语）

第二部分：语言知识及应用（共两节，满分35分）

第一节：完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，共20分）　

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21~35各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将其该项涂黑。

What is intelligence anyway? When I was in the army I   21        an intelligence test that all soldiers took, and, against an average of 100, scored 160.

I had an auto-repair man once, who, on these intelligence tests, could not possibly have scored more than 80. Yet, when anything went wrong with my car I hurried to him — and he always   22                it.

Well, then, suppose my auto-repair man designed questions for some intelligence tests. By every one of them I’d prove myself a   23          . In a world where I have to work with my hands， I’d do poorly.

Consider my auto-repair man again. He had a habit of telling   24          . One time he said, “Doc, a deaf-and-dumb man   25           some nails. Having entered a store, he put two fingers together on the counter and made         26          movements with the other hand. The clerk brought him a hammer. He shook his head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering. The clerk         27          him some nails. He picked out the right size and left. Well, Doc, the next man who came in was blind. He wanted scissors. How do you suppose he asked for them?” I lifted my right hand and made scissoring movements with my first two fingers. He burst out laughing and said, “Why, you fool, he used his   28        and asked for them. I’ve been   29           that on all my customers today, but I knew for sure I’d catch you.” “Why is that?” I asked.  “Because you are so goddamned educated, Doc. I knew you couldn’t be very   30           .”

And I have an uneasy feeling he had something there.

21. A. failed                        B. wrote                     C. received                          D. chose

22. A. fixed                        B. checked              C. drove                               D. changed

23. A. teacher                    B. doctor                    C. winner                       D. fool

24. A. lies                            B. jokes                       C. news                                D. tales

25. A. bought                     B. tested                    C. found                          D. needed

26. A. cutting                     B. hammering           C. waving                            D. circling

27. A. brought                    B. packed                            C. sent                                 D. sold

28. A. imagination            B. hand                       C. voice                                D. information

29. A. trying                        B. proving                  C. practising                       D. examining

30. A. clear                         B. silly                         C. slow                                 D. smart

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第二节：语法结构（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，根据上下文填入适当的词语，或使用括号中的词语的适当形式

填空，并将答案填在答题卷标号为31~40的相应位置上。

CHILDREN AND GAMES

As we all know, games play a very important role in the growth of children. Children should grow along with playing games;   31           , through playing, they can not only acquire knowledge, but also cultivate their abilities to get along with others.

However, most children are   32           ( face ) with a completely different situation. Most parents fear that games will prevent children from increasing new knowledge and   33            the children will fail in the future examinations. So, instead of   34           ( let ) the children   35            find and learn naturally from their surroundings, they force their children to take part in various kinds of classes, learning English, playing   36            piano or practising drawing, etc. What’s more, some parents put   37            the children’s toys which are very useful in developing children’s imagination and practical abilities.

38          is a piece of good advice to those parents:   39           you want to expect your child to be able to accomplish something, you must first of all develop his ability to adapt to the new surroundings. That cram education can lead to nothing   40          a failure in the children’s growth.

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第三部分： 阅读（共两节，满分40分）

第一节　阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41~55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。

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In 1901, H.G. Wells, an English writer, wrote a book describing a trip to the moon. When the explorers landed on the moon, they discovered that the moon was full of underground cities. They expressed their surprise to the “moon people” they met. In turn, the “moon people” expressed their surprise. “Why,” they asked, “are you traveling to outer space when you don’t even use your inner space?”

H.G. Wells could only imagine travel to the moon. In 1969, human beings really did land on the moon. People today know that there are no underground cities on the moon. However, the question that the “moon people” asked is still an interesting one. A growing number of scientists are seriously thinking about it.

Underground systems are already in place. Many cities have underground car parks. In some cities, such as Tokyo, Seoul and Montreal, there are large underground shopping areas. The “Chunnel”, a tunnel connecting England and France, is now complete.

But what about underground cities? Japan’s Taisei Corporation is designing a network of underground systems, called “Alice Cities”. The designers imagine using surface space for public parks and using underground space for flats, offices, shopping, and so on. A solar dome (太阳能穹顶) would cover the whole city.

Supporters of underground development say that building down rather than building up is a good way to use the earth’s space. The surface, they say, can be used for farms, parks, gardens, and wilderness. H.G. Wells’ “moon people” would agree. Would you?

1. The explorers in H. G. Wells’ story were surprised to find that the“moon people” ___________.

A. knew so much about the earth            B. understood their language

C. lived in so many underground cities    D. were ahead of them in space technology

2. What does the underlined word “it” (Paragraph 2) refer to?

A. Discovering the moon’s inner space.               B. Using the earth’s inner space.

C. Meeting the“moon people”again.                         D. Traveling to outer space.

3. What sort of underground systems are already here with us?

A. Offices, shopping areas, power stations.

B. Tunnels, car parks, shopping areas.

C. Gardens, car parks, power stations.

D. Tunnels, gardens, offices.

4. The word “wilderness” in the last paragraph means___________.

A. wildlife                                                                  B. poor districts

C. desert                                                         D. an area that is not allowed to build on

5. What would be the best title for the text?

A. Alice Cities — cities of the future

B. Space travel with H. G. Wells

C. Enjoy living underground

D. Building down, not up

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Most likely, you aren’t the family breadwinner. But doing a small job or getting a weekly allowance(零花钱) would put some money in your pocket. For kids and grown-ups alike, money is easy to spend. If you aren’t careful, it can be going in no time.

Being responsible with your money is an important skill to learn — and the sooner you start the better. Whether you are tracking your spending or saving for something special, creating a budget can help you deal with your expenses and plan for the future. All you need are paper and a pencil — and some self-control.

First, take a look at our sample monthly budget. Then, use a separate sheet of paper to plan your own. In the first two columns(栏), list your sources of income and how much you expect to earn from them. In the third and fourth columns, list what you expect to spend your money on and the amount.

The left-hand total should be more than or equal to the right-hand total. If it is, you have an effective budget.

Budgets are not complex, but sticking to them can be tough. When planning your budget, be realistic about your expenses. If you know that you drop $18 at a movie, don’t write $12 in that space simply because you wish you were spending less.

If you are eyeing a big purchase, such as a $150 skateboard, spend less and save more until you have the total amount. No matter how attractive it may be, avoid spending your savings. One day, you will thank yourself!

1. Who is the passage written for?

A. Children.      B. Parents.       C. Breadwinners.    D. Bank managers.

2. The purpose of making a budget is to help people _________.

A. learn to be realistic                B. increase their saving

C. manage their money well              D. test their power-control

3. What should people do when planning a budget?

A. Fill in the expenses as they really are.

B. Avoid spending money on expensive things.

C. Set aside a fixed amount of money as savings.

D. List income and expenses on two pieces of paper.

4. Which of the following budgets is effective?

A.

B.

C.

D.

5. The passage mainly tells us ________.

A. the importance of making a budget B. how to make a budget

C. how to form good habits     D. how to spend money

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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 — or of people very different from our own — 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(客观的) 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(主观的): it reflects 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 misuse of power over people. Over a hundred years later, symbolic images were used in Pablo Picasso’s Guernica to express the horror of war. Meanwhile, on another continent, the powerful paintings of Diego Rivera, Jose Clemente Orozco, and David Alfaro Siqueiros — as well as the works of Alfredo Ramos Martinez — depicted these Mexican artists’ deep anger and sadness about social problems.

In the same way, art can reflect a culture’s religious beliefs. For hundreds of years in Europe, religious art was almost the only type of art that existed. Churches and other religious buildings were filled with paintings that depicted people and stories from the Bible.  Although most people couldn’t read, they could still understand biblical 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 unholy(不圣洁的).

1. More can be learned about a culture from a study of art history than general history because art history ____________.

A. shows us the religious beliefs and emotions of a people in addition to political values

B. provides us with information about the daily activities of people in the past

C. gives us an insight into the essential qualities of a time and a place

D. all of the above

2. Art is subjective(主观的) in that _________.

A. a personal and emotional view of history is presented through it

B. it can easily rouse our anger or sadness about social problems

C. it will find a ready echo in our hearts

D. both B and C

3. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A. Unlike Francisco Goya, Pablo Picasso and several Mexican artists expressed their political opinions in their paintings.

B. History books often reveal the compilers’ political views.

C. Religious art remained in Europe for centuries the only type of art because most people regarded the Bible as the Holy Book.

D. In the Middle East even today you can hardly find any human and animal figures on palaces or other buildings.

4. The passage mainly discusses __________.

A. the difference between general history and art history

B. the making of art history

C. what we can learn from art

D. the influence of artists on art history

5. It may be concluded from this passage that __________.

A. Islamic artists have had to create architectural decoration with images of flowers or geometric forms

B. history teachers are more objective than artists

C. it is more difficult to study art history than general history

D. people and stories from the Bible were painted on churches and other buildings in order to popularize the Bible

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第二节　信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卷上将对应题号         的相应选项字母涂黑。

以下是儿童读物的信息：

You and Me, Baby

B. Ruff! Ruff! Where's Scruff?

C. The Giving Tree

D. Where the Wild Things Are

E. Goodnight Moon (Board book)

F. Guess How Much I Love You (Board book)

以下是购书者或小读者的信息。请匹配购书者或小读者的信息与他们对应的读物。

56. Mrs. Green is a nurse in a hospital in London. She has a lovely daughter. She often says to her "Hey, Baby! Look at you, looking at me, looking at you looking at me". She is going to send her daughter to Grade 1 this September and buy a book with 40 pages for her.

57. Joe enjoys reading picture books about animals. He often buys some new ones. Last Saturday he bought a new book. There is such a sentence on the first page: “In a heartwarming twist on the ‘I-can-do-anything-you-can-do-better’ theme, Little Nutbrown Hare goes through a series of declarations regarding the breadth of his love for Big Nutbrown Hare”.

58. Tong Tong is five years and two months old now. His father bought him a story book for his birthday on July 2. Now he is reading “But as the boy grew older he began to want more from the tree, and the tree gave and gave and gave. … ”.

59. Mr. Smith lives in New York City. He has a two-year-old grandson, who likes to listen to some stories about animals and read picture books with a hide-and-seek adventure and lots of pop-up surprises on every page!

60. Susan’s mother bought her a new book today. In this book, there are many good bedtime activities — a reappearing little mouse is particularly pesky. By the end of the little rabbit's goodnight poem, the story has quieted to a whisper, and the drawings have darkened with nightfall. As you turn the last page, you can expect a sleepy smile and at least a yawn or two.

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第四部分：写作（共两节，满分40分）

基础写作（共1小题；满分15分）

请根据以下的情景说明，使用5个规范的英语句子描述所给的全部信息内容。中国面积达9,600,000平方公里，气候因地而异。根据下列信息写一篇有关中国气候及农业的短文。

词汇：潮湿：humid

[写作要求] 只能使用5个句子表达全部内容

[评分标准] 句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。

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第二节  读写任务（共1小题；满分25分）            阅读下面的短文，然后根据

以下的任务和写作要求，写一篇150词以上的英语短文。

【写作内容】  本篇文章叙述的是 “假如我又回到了童年，我就会有各种各样的设想” 这样一个主题。请阅读下面这篇文章后，简明扼要地复述这篇文章的基本内容以及本篇文章的主旨大意；然后根据这篇文章所叙述的各种各样的情况，结合现实生活，用120词以上就“If I were a boy again, …”为标题，谈一谈假如你又回到了童年，你的设想又是什么呢？

If I were a boy again, I would practise my perseverance（毅力） more often, and never give up a thing because it was hard or inconvenient. If we want light, we must conquer(战胜) darkness. Perseverance can sometimes equal genius（天赋） in its results. If I were a boy again, I would school myself into a habit of attention; I would let nothing come between me and the subject in hand. I would remember that a good skater never tries to skate in two directions at once. The habit of attention would become part of our life if we began early enough. If I were to live my life over again, I would pay more attention to the cultivation（培养）of the memory. I would strengthen that skill by every possible way, and on every possible occasion. It takes a little hard work at first to remember things accurately; But memory soon helps itself, and gives very little trouble. It only needs early cultivation to become a power.

【写作要求】

1．作文中可使用自己的亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容,但不得直接引用原文中的句子；

2．文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

【评分标准】概括准确、语言规范、内容合适，篇章连贯。

If I were a boy again, …

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