2014届云南芒市高二上学期期中考试英语试卷（解析版）

—______ How can we get to the Five-star Hotel?

—Go straight ahead till you see the tall building at the end of the road.

—Thanks very much.

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Would you please keep silent? The weather report ________ and I want to listen.

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Not only his family but also he________ Chaplin’s movies.

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Only through a lot of practice ________ such skills and experience.

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It was at the railway station ________ we first met 16 years ago.

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Can you ______ your sister from that group of girls?

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It is no good ______ him. He doesn’t help himself.

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The picture ________ on the wall is painted by my nephew.

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I was _______ when I heard the _______ news!

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Some people fear that ________ air pollution may bring about changes in _______ weather around the world.

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The girl sat there quite silent and still with her eyes _______ on the wall.

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We’re talking about the piano and the pianist __________ were in the concert we attended last night.

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Though he was _______, he looked down upon those who had a lot of money.

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_______ of the students here _______ from the countryside.

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As a _______ rule, most flowers appear in spring.

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Mary was seven years old. Her parents recently moved to a new town, and so Mary was going to a 36school, which was a few kilometers from the house they lived in now. A school bus going around picked up 37every morning and brought them back to their38  every afternoon, and as both of Mary’s parents 39to go to work, she always went on this bus.

Mary’s parents always 40their alarm clock for seven o’clock so that none of them would be 41 . But one morning the alarm42  to go off, and it was not until a quarter past eight that Mary’s mother suddenly 43, looked at the clock and said, “What’s ever happened to that clock?” and then 44 into Mary’s room to wake her up.

“I’m sorry, dear,” she said, “ 45you’ll have to wash and dress very quickly, have an even46breakfast and then I’ll 47  you to school on my way to the office.”

“But how can you find the 48, Mum?” Mary said, “You’ve been to school only once.”

“Yes,” her mother answered, “but you’ve done the  49 several times now on the bus, so you can be my guide to get there, can’t you?”

“Oh, yes,” said Mary, “I suppose so.” She washed, and  50and had a quick breakfast, and then they set off. Mary told her mother to turn each time they came to a place she 51  .In this way she made her mother drive round most of the town 52they got to her school. When they arrived, her mother saw that it was not really very far from her house.

“Why ever did you make me go such a long way round, Mary, instead of the most 53way?” her mother asked her.

“Well, Mum,” answered Mary, “it was because I didn’t know 54else to get here. That’s the way our bus always goes to  55 the other children to school.

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Mark Twain was a great writer. He was from the USA. He was born in 1835. He was also a famous speaker. He was famous for his sense of humour. Many people liked to listen to him talk because he liked to tell some interesting stories to make people laugh all the time.

One day Mark Twain was going to a small town because of his writing. Before he was going to leave, one of his friends said to him that there were always a lot of mosquitoes（蚊子） in the town and told him that he’d better not go there. Mark Twain waved (摇动) his hand and said, “It doesn’t matter. The mosquitoes are no relatives of mine. I don’t think they will come to visit me.”

After he arrived at the town, Mark Twain stayed in a small hotel near the station. He went into his room, but when he was just about to have a rest, quite a few mosquitoes flew about him. The waiters felt very sorry about that. “I’m very sorry, Mr. Mark Twain. There are too many mosquitoes in our town.” One of them said to him.

　Mark Twain, however, made a joke, saying to the waiter, “The mosquitoes are very clever. They know my room number. They didn’t come into the wrong room.” What he said made all the people present laugh heartily.

　But that night Mark Twain slept well. Do you know why? That was because all the waiters in the hotel were driving the mosquitoes away for him during the whole night.

1.That day Mark Twain went to the town _____.

2.The waiters felt sorry because _____.

3.All the people present laughed heartily because _____.

4.From the story we know _____.

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Ten years ago I used to be very fit (健康的). I rode a bike to work and I got a lot of exercise at weekends. I used to play tennis a lot and go for long walks. In those days I didn’t earn very much. I had a job in an office. It wasn’t a very good job but I had a lot of time to do the things I enjoyed doing.

Then, about eight years ago, I got a much better job. The pay was better, but the hours were a lot longer. I bought a car and drove to work every day. I began to take people out to lunch. And I began to put on weight, too. I stopped playing tennis and going for long walks at weekends because I just didn’t have any time for things like that any more.

There’s a lot of stress (压力) in my job. Perhaps that’s why I started drinking more than I used to. For example, I used to have only half a glass of whisky when I got home, but then I started filling my glass to the top, and instead of having one glass, I would have several. I started smoking a lot, too. I never used to smoke at all.

Two months ago I had a heart attack. At first I just couldn’t believe it. Luckily it wasn’t very serious. The doctor advised me to stop smoking and to eat less. He also advised me to work less and get more exercise. But I just haven’t any time! My job takes everything out of me!

Sometimes I wonder if I should get another job. Perhaps I could do something like I used to do. But if I do that, I won’t earn as much. I have a family to support. I have to think of them, too. I just don’t know what I should do. What do you think?

1.Compared with ten years ago, what is worse for the author now?

2. According to the passage, when the author got the better job, which of the following is NOT true?

3.After the author had a heart attack, the doctor advised him _____.

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Science, as we think, was born when the Greek philosopher ( 哲学家 ) Thales ( about 640-546 B.C.) asked a difficult question: What makes up our universe?

No one had a ready answer, so Thales went on studying the earth around him, the sky and the stars. He saw so much water on earth and so much water falling from the sky as rain that he decided water must be the basic substance ( 物质 ) of the universe.

Other Greek thinkers became interested in this question. They suggested other answers. One said that because air lies around the earth, it must be air that makes up all things. Another said that fire, appearing in different forms, was the building block of the universe.

The Greek philosophers were feeling their way towards the ideas on which chemistry is based. Centuries later, scientists proved that the universe is made up of certain basic substances. But the list is much more complicated than the Greeks realized. We now know of 103 basic substances which we call “ elements ( 元素 )”.

1.Thales, the famous Greek philosopher, died when he was about _______________.

2.The meaning of the underlined word “complicated” in the last paragraph is “ ____________”.

3.After reading the passage, we can be sure that________________.

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It is really hard to say which is better than the other，city life or rural life.__66__

Living in a city，people have certain advantages. First，people enjoy various entertainments，both foreign and domestic. Second，there are more cultural activities in a city. Third，city people gain access to better information service and educational facilities.__67__The overcrowded population，traffic jam，housing problem，industrial pollution and other issues may result in depression，nervousness and diseases.

Life in the village and on the farm is very different from life in the city. Living in the country，people can enjoy living in pure nature.__68__But rural life may not be that perfect. People usually lack cultural activities. They are relatively ill informed.__69__And people miss some golden opportunities of making a fortune. Opportunities for bright young people are greater in cities，so the chances of their children being admitted to colleges are slim.

Obviously，whatever life they lead，people can never feel perfectly satisfied，for conveniences and inconveniences always coexist. People wish that they could enjoy the pleasures of both lives. With the rapid economic development，nowadays city people can relax themselves in the country during vacation.__70__

E．However，problems exist.

F．And country people have chances to experience city lifestyle when they come to cities.

G．City life is obviously much more comfortable.

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短语互译（每空1分，满分10分）

1. make sense ________

2.turn one’s back to  ________

3.on the contrary ________

4.be content with  ________

5.defend against ________

6.活跃起来    ________

7.对……挑剔 ________

8.丢脸     ________

9.对……好奇 ________

10.提前     ________

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此题要求改正所给句中的错误。每题只有一个错误，按下列情况改正：此句多一个词：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉，在该句右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线(＼)划掉。此句缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，在该句右边横线上写出该加的词。此句错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该句右边横线上写出改正后的词。注意：此题没有正确的题。

1.She was boring with her present work.

2.Although he failed again, he would not lose his heart.

3.General speaking, more men smoke than women do.

4.You are sure to have a fun in having a picnic at the weekend.

5.Neither he nor I has finished the experiment.

6.They suggest go out for a picnic on top of the hill.

7.His grandpa died three years before.

8.I think it is wrong for you to stare at others.

9.He convinced me the difficulty of the work.

10.He is very strict in his students.

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假如你叫李华，你的美国朋友Teddy即将到中国来旅游，他对中国的古文化遗址很感兴趣，尤其是对长城向往已久，请你给Teddy写一封120词左右的e-mail，向他简要介绍一下有关长城的情况：

1. 长城位于中国北部，全长约6,700公里，1987年被列入《世界遗产名录》；

2. 长城从秦朝开始修建，修建长城的最初目的是抵御外来敌人进攻。

3. 长城是古代劳动人民创造的奇迹，是人类历史上最伟大的工程之一。

参考词汇：世界遗产名录the World Heritage List；奇迹wonder

Dear Teddy,

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Wish you all the best. Hope to see you soon!

Yours,

Li Hua

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