2014-2015学年广东揭阳第一中学高二下第二次阶段考英语试卷（解析版）

One of my wonderful memories is about a Christmas. Unlike other gifts, it came without wrap.

On September 11th, 1958, Mum gave birth to Richard. After she brought him home from hospital, she put him in my lap, saying, “I promised you a gift, and here it is. “ What an honor! I turned four a month earlier and none of my friends had such a baby doll of their own. I played with it day and night. I sang to it. I told it stories. I told it over and over how much I loved it!

One morning, however, I found its bed empty. My doll was gone! I cried for it. Mum wept and told me that the poor little thing had been sent to a hospital. It had a fever. For several days, I heard Mum and Dad whispering such words as “hopeless”， “pitiful”， and “dying”， which sounded ominous.

“Christmas was coming. Don't expect any presents this year，” Dad said, pointing at the socks I hung in the living room. “If your baby brother lives, that'll be Christmas enough.” As he spoke, his eyes were filled with tears. I'd never seen him cry before.

The phone rang early on Christmas morning. Dad jumped out of bed to answer it. From my bedroom I heard him say, “What? He's all right？” He hung up and shouted upstairs. “The hospital said we can bring Richard home！”

“Thank God！”　 I heard Mum cry.

From the upstairs window, I watched my parents rush out to the car. I had never seen them so happy. And I was also full of joy. What a wonderful day! My baby doll would be home.　 I ran downstairs. My socks still hung there flat. But I knew they were not empty; they were filled with love!

1.What happened to the author on September 11th, 1958?

A. He got a baby brother.　　　　 　 B. He got a Christmas gift.

C. He became four years old.　　　　 D. He received a doll.

2.What does the underlined word “ominous” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

A. Impossible.　　　　　　　　　　 B. Boring.

C. Difficult.　　　　　　 　　　　　 D. Fearful.

3. The sock the author hung in the living room are probably used to ________.

A. decorate the room　　 　　　　 B. receive gifts

C. amuse his doll brother　　　　 D. wear on Christmas

4.Which word can best describe the feeling of the father when Christmas was coming?

A. Excitement.　　　　　　 B. Happiness.

C. Sadness.　　 　　　　 D. Disappointment.

5.What is the passage mainly about?

A.　 A sad Christmas day　　 　　 B. Life with a lovely baby

C. A special Christmas gift.　　 D. Memories of a happy family

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The Ministry of Health has called for more awareness from the public on the mental health of the young，as part of efforts to mark World Mental Health Day.

More than 15 percent of the Chinese youth have been found with mental problems，and about 30 million young people under 17 are suffering from depression，the Shanghai-­based Wenhui Daily reported.

The World Health Organization estimated that before 2020，the rate of children with mental problems will increase to 50 percent，and mental problems will become a major factor behind death and illness in the young worldwide.

Deng Xiaohong，the spokesperson for the Beijing Municipal Health Bureau，said rapid social change is one of the reasons behind the rising number of youngsters with psychological problems.

If these mental diseases are not addressed on time，occurrence of crime，drug­taking and other dangerous behavior are expected to rise.

Experts said mental disease could be caused by many factors，such as the inability to handle interpersonal relations well，unstable emotions and pressure from the overload of study. A number of experts have also said the one-­child policy is another reason leading to poor mental health in the young.

Children were said to be too “spoiled” and “selfish” in one-­child families. Schools in many cities were reported to roll out measures to help students maintain their mental well­-being. Yin Jingmiao，a teacher of the Beijing No. 105 Middle School，told China Daily that the school invites psychologists to provide counseling to students three times a month. “Students can be arranged to have 40-­minute counseling sessions，” Yin said. The school also gives lectures on mental health to senior grade students before they take the national college entrance exams，to help ease any anxiety arising from the tests.

1.What is the purpose of the passage?

A．To urge awareness on mental health of the young.

B．To give the details of the problems the Chinese youth are facing today.

C．To recommend that schools should invite more psychologists to help solve the mental problems among the youth.

D．To show us the causes of the mental problems among students.

2.The underlined word “addressed” in the fifth paragraph most probably means ________.

A．talked about　　　　　 B．dealt with

C．satisfied　　　　　 　 D．introduced

3.From the passage we can know that the causes of mental problems are mainly the following EXCEPT ________.

A．one-­child policy

B．lack of ability to handle interpersonal relations well

C．lack of special training in mental health

D．heavy burden from study

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

A．By 2020，about 50 percent of the students in China will have mental problems.

B．Mental problems mainly appear among the youth while they are seldom seen among adults.

C．China has the largest number of youngsters with psychological problems.

D．Many schools have realized the problem and taken measures.

5.We can infer that to bring down the occurrence of mental problems among the youth， _______.

A．Attention should be paid to the education of the only child

B．Psychology must be a necessary part of school

C．The government will cancel tests to ease the pressure on the students

D．Rapid social change plays the leading part in causing mental problems

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Have you seen Jurassic Park? In this film, scientists use DNA kept for tens of millions of years to clone dinosaurs. They find trouble, however, when they realize that the cloned creatures are smarter and more dangerous than expected. That’s nothing more than a fiction.

But could we really clone endangered animals?

To date, the most successful attempt to do so was the cloning of a gaur, a rare ox-like animal from southeast Asia. Scientists used a cow to bring the cloned baby gaur, named Noah. Two days after birth, however, Noah died from a common bacterial infection. Other endangered species that may be cloned include the African bongo antelope (邦戈羚羊), the Sumatran tiger, the cheetah (猎豹), and the giant panda. Next, could we really clone extinct animals?

In theory? Yes. To do this, you need a well-kept source of DNA from the extinct animals such as wool mammoth (毛象), Tasmanian tiger, or even dinosaur, and a closely related species, still living, which could serve as a surrogate mother.

In reality? Probably not. On the one hand, it’s not likely that extinct animals’ DNA could survive undamaged for such a long time. Cloning extinct animals as wool mammoth, Tasmanian tiger, or dinosaur is much more difficult due to the lack of properly well-preserved DNA. On the other hand, for example, a gaur can have a cow as a surrogate mother, definitely not a monkey. But what about an extinct animal as unique as the panda? What species could possibly serve as a surrogate mother?

Cloning presents many exciting possibilities. However, even if extinct animals are brought back, they could not survive in today’s world. Not only do most extinct animals have no habitat to live in, but the other plants and animals they depended on for food may also be gone as well.

1. It can be learned from the passage that ________.

A. scientists have cloned the African bongo antelope

B. both the cheetah and the giant panda live in Asia

C. the gaur lives in Asia and is endangered

D. the gaur is an extinct species

2.The underlined words “a surrogate mother” probably refer to a female who __________.

A. contributes its eggs to another female

B. gives birth to a baby for another female

C. gives birth to a baby of its own

D. cannot give birth to a baby

3.The difficulty in cloning an extinct species is the lack of ______.

A. both the well-preserved DNA and plants to live on

B. both the habitat to live in and the well-preserved DNA

C. both habitat to live in and plants to live on

D. both the well-preserved DNA and a surrogate mother

4. In the author’s opinion, it is possible that ______.

A. some extinct species may be cloned, but not survive　　

B. extinct species may be cloned and easily survive

C. a gaur can have a monkey as a surrogate mother

D. all the extinct species may be cloned

5.Which of the following statements is true according the passage?

A. Jurassic Park is a cloned animal.

B. The cloned creatures are the same as the real one.

C. We could clone extinct animals in reality.

D. We could clone extinct animals in theory.

难度: 中等查看答案及解析

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

Kid’s health: Four steps for fighting stress

Everybody gets stressed from time to time. __1.__　 Some ways of dealing with stress-like screaming or hitting someone –don’t solve (解决) much. But other ways, like talking to someone you trust, can lead you to solving your problem or at least feeling better.

Try taking these four steps the next time you are stressed:

(1)Get support. When you need help, reach out to the people who care about you. Talk to a trusted adult, such as a parent or other relatives. _2.__ They might have had similar problems, such as dealing with a test, or the death of a beloved pet.

(2) Don’t take it out on yourself. Sometimes when kids are stressed and upset they take it out on themselves. Oh, dear, that’s not a good idea. Remember that there are always people to help you. Don’t take it out on yourself. _3.__

(3) Try to solve the problem. After you’re calm and you have support from adults and friends, it’s time to get down to business. __ 4.__ Even if you can’t solve it all, you can solve a piece of it.

(4) Be positive. Most stress is temporary (暂时的). Remember stress does go away, especially when you figure out the problem and start working on solving it.

These steps aren’t magic, but they do work. And if you can stay positive as you make your way through a tough time, you’ll help yourself feel better even faster. __ 5.

A. Ask for a helping hand to get you through the tough situation.

B. Notice your friends’ feelings and find a way to help them.

C. Different people feel stress in different ways.

D. Ah, it feels so good when the stress is gone.

E. You need to figure out what the problem is.

F. And don’t forget about your friends.

G. Then, find a way to calm down.

难度: 中等查看答案及解析

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。

My father left for our native place on Thursday. In fact, he had never traveled by ____ before, so I just took this opportunity to let him ____ his first flight. In spite of being asked to book a ticket by train, I got him a ticket on Jet Airways. The moment I _____ over the ticket to him, he was surprised. The ____ was very apparent on his face as we waited for the time of the ____. Just like a schoolboy, he was ____ himself on that day, using the trolley (手推车) for his luggage and asking for a window seat. He was ____ enjoying himself and I, too, watching him experience all these things with ____. As he was about to go in for the security check-in, he walked up to me with tears in his eyes and ____ me. He became very ____ for what I had done meant a great deal to him. I told him there was no need to thank me.

Later, I looked back on my life. As a child, how many _____ had our parents made come true? Without ____ the financial situation, we asked for dresses, toys, outings, etc. They tried to ____ all our needs. Did we ever say thanks for all they had done for us? Today when it comes to our _______, we always think we should give them the best. But we tend to ____ that our parents have sacrificed a lot to see us happy, so it is our ____ to make sure their dreams are realized.

Old age is like a second childhood and just as we take care of our children, the same ____ needs to be given to our parents. I want to say sorry for making my father ____ so long for this small dream to be realized.

Just the fact that they are old does not mean that they will have to ____ everything and keep sacrificing. They have ____, too.

Take care of your parents. They are precious.

1.A. bus　　　 　　 B. train　　　　 　　 C. ship　　 　　 　 D. air

2.A. catch　 　 　　 B. miss　　　　 　 　 C. experience　　 D. change

3.A. gave　　　　 　 B. handed　　　　 　 C. took　　　　　　 D. put

4.A. pride　　 　　 B. excitement　　 C. admiration　　 D. ambition

5.A. appointment B. dream　　　　 　　 C. travel　　　　　 D. show

6.A. encouraging B. warning　　 　 　 C. teaching　　　　 D. preparing

7.A. thoroughly　　 B. slowly　　　　 　 C. immediately　　 D. suddenly

8.A. anger　　　　　 B. joy　　　　　　 　　 C. shyness　　　　 D. curiosity

9.A. helped　　　　 B. patted　　　　 C. thanked　　　　 D. praised

10.A. honest　　　　 B. childish　　　　 C. nervous　　　　 D. emotional

11.A. successes　　 B. purposes　　　　 C. things　　　　　 D. dreams

12.A. understanding　 B. describing C. solving　　 　 D. improving

13.A. avoid　　　　 B. meet　　　　　　 　 C. record　　　　 　 D. check

14.A. parents　　　 B. friends　　　　 C. children　　　 D. leaders

15.A. learn　　　　 B. express　　　　 C. promise　　　　 D. forget

16.A. ability　　 B. responsibility C. freedom　　 　 D. fortune

17.A. song　　　　　 B. advice　　　　　 C. attention　　 D. thing

18.A. struggle　　 B. wait　　　　　　 　 C. rest　　　　　　 D. stand

19.A. hand in　　　 B. pick up　　　　 　 C. pay off　　　　 D. give up

20.A. wishes　　　　 B. jobs　 　　　　　　 C. plans　　　　　 D. suggestions

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仔细阅读下面短文，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。

Our modern world is founded on science and on technology too, which is the ___1.___ (apply) of science to everyday affairs. Almost everything we do __2.___ (depend) on our modern devices such as automobiles, record players and TV sets, and these ___3.__ turn depend on scientific principles. Our future will depend on computers, robots, nuclear power and rockets ships, all of __4.___ only make sense if we understand science.

If a person does not understand __5.__ makes these things work, they might as well be magic. People without ___6.__ understanding of science live in a world that makes no sense. They might say, “So what? All I want to do is ___7.___ (make) a living, have a family and look at the scenery”. They may find this is not so easy. Surely, it will be ___8.____(increase) important, as the years pass, for people to understand science if they are going to be expected to help make ____9.__ (intelligence) decisions about how to use science to save the world and not to destroy it.

That is __10. __ it is important to study science even if one is not going to be a scientist.

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根据下列各句句意及首字母和英文提示，填上正确单词：

1.Just as the study i_________ (show), opinions about cloning vary from person to person.

2.After 3 years’ training, she still couldn’t o__________ (get) the driver’s license.

3.You will be sorry for not g________ (seize, catch) this good opportunity.

4.ccording to the school rule, cellphones are f__________ (not permit) in the classroom.

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用括号内所给单词的正确形式完成句子：

1.He can speak both English and _________ (Italy).

2.Nowadays people are well informed by means of the mass _________. (medium)

3.Something should be done to prevent _________ (retire) people from feeling lonely and useless.

4.They are of the same size, but they are _________ shaped. (differ )

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根据中文提示完成句子 （共7小题，满分7分）

1.His hard work ______ ______ (得到回报) and he got first place in the competition.

2.There are a good many parking lots ______ ______ （标明，画出）outside the museum.

3.People were disappointed at the news ______ ______ _______ of the miners couldn’t find the gold. （听到大多数矿工找不到金子的消息，人们很失望)

4.They ______ _______ ________ （保持、维持）the strange custom for centuries.

5.______ ______ _______ _____ ______（使他沮丧的是） was that he failed the driving test again.

6.I _____ ______ _____ ______ （反对他来）to my party as he still owes me an apology.

7.It ______ ________ ________ ______（我突然想起） that I had a similar experience before.

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短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分1分）(将答案写在答题纸上)

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。每处错误仅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）不计分。

I vivid remember the first time when I went to Hong Kong with my dad. When I saw the plane, I thought it was very big. But when there was a lot of passengers seating on the plane, it wasn’t very big any more. It could carry lots of people and luggages. That was so amazed! When the plane flew up into sky, my ears started to hurt. It hurt me very much that I wanted to cry. I said to myself, “Don’t cry. I can’t cry.” But I couldn’t hold back from my tears. “If you chewed a piece of gum, it will stop the harm,” Dad said. When I heard that my dad said, I chewed a piece of gum.

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据报道，在我国仍有很多山区的孩子因为家庭贫穷而上不起学。你们班就如何帮助这些孩子上学进行了讨论。假如你是李华，请你把你们的建议写成一封信寄给《学生周报》的编辑。

建议要点：

收集旧课本和衣服

呼吁更多人帮助他们

你的建议, 至少一条

要求：1. 100 词左右　　 2. 可适当发挥

Dear Editor,

I’m a senior high school student.

__________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

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We’ll really appreciate it if you can, through the English Weekly, increase public awareness of the poor children’s living conditions and call on more people to help them.

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

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