2014-2015学年江苏宿迁马陵中学高二下期中英语试卷（解析版）

As is widely acknowledged, a great number of traffic accidents ____ numerous deaths and countless property loss all over the world very year.

A. subscriber to　　　 B. contribute to

C. result from　　　　 D. aim at

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It was not until I failed in the test ______ I realized I had wasted too much time instead of preparing for it fully.

A. did　　 B. before　　 C. that　　 D. where

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I was watching the news on TV ________ the power went off.

A．when　　　　　 B．as　　 C．while　　　　　 D．until

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He is disappointed. He appears ____ what has happened to his competition.

A. knowing　　　　 B. to know

C. having known D. to have known

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They kept trying, and their efforts finally _____. They got enough money to _____ their debt.

A. are paid off; pay back　　　 B. paid off; pay off

C. are paid for; pay back　　　 D. paid back; pay off

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Not only________ vital for reducing fever and helping stop pain, but there are also other things that aspirin can help with.

A.　 aspirin has proved　　 B. did aspirin prove

C. has aspirin proved　 D. aspirin proved

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_______ , sound and video can now be stored on a PC, on the Internet, or using some form of portable storage. Which one of the following is not suitable?

A. As digital technology developing

B. As digital technology develops

C. With digital technology developing

D. With the development of digital technology

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I am looking forward to the time ______ I can work as a volunteer for the Youth Olympics .

A. what　　　　　　 B. when　　　　　　　 C. which　　　　　　　 D. that

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Marie witnessed everything but it is amazing that she______ have said nothing about the murder.

A. should　　　 B. may　　 C. must 　　 D. can

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—Can I buy a Friday’s air ticket for Washington?

—I hate to say this, but there are no tickets ______ for Friday’s flight.

A. precious　　 B. vacant

C. available　　 D. accessible

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She _____ the book sometime in the past as there is no way she could have answered the questions so accurately.

A. ought to read　　　　 B. must have read

C. must read　　 D. should have read

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My mom sang this song to me when I was 5 years old. It ______in my heart ever since.

A. had remained　　 B. is remained

C. has remained　　 D. has been remained

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-Why didn’t you go to the dance last night?

--If I 　　　　　　　 tired, I would have.

A. were not　　　　　　　 B. hadn’t

C. haven’t been　　　 D. hadn’t been

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______ sweet , the flowers attract millions of visitors to the place of interest every year.

A. Tasting　　 B. Tasted

C. To be tasted　　 D. Having tasted

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－I got sick and tired of hotels and hotel food after the trip to Mexico.

－I can imagine. _________________.

A. Don’t meet trouble half-way

B. All’s well that ends well

C. Honesty is the best policy

D. East or west, home is the best

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During a recent business trip there were no trains to the airport and many people were stranded（滞留）and had to buy new tickets for flights and also arrange hotels for the night. I was traveling alone and like everyone else I had to 　　　　 in very long queues.(队伍)

I had queued for about 30-40 minutes and was looking around 　 　　　　 　 I saw a lady with a small child in her arms near the back of the queue. I knew she had at least 　　　　 30-40 minutes to wait just to 　　　　 　 my position and maybe 10 more minutes from there as I was quite close to the 　 　　　　 of the queue. I could also see that she was quite 　　　　 　 and the child was heavy and asleep on her shoulder.

I 　 　　　　 until I caught her attention. Once I got her attention I 　 　　　　 her forward and asked the people who were 　 　　　　 me if they minded if I 　　　　 　 positions in the queue with this lady. So I let the lady into my position and went to the back of the queue myself.

At first she said 　 　　　　 　 as I know she was very surprised by this gesture, but when she got to the front of the queue and had 　　　　 　 her hotel she looked back and found me in the queue. Her 　 　　　　 　 of relief and gratitude made the rest of my 　 　　　　 　 very easy indeed as I felt very good for the little 　 　　　　 I had made.

What touched me too was that other people in the 　 　　　　　　　 close to me had seen what I did and 　 　　　　 it was a nice thing to do. I hope I inspired in them the idea to do 　 　　　　 　 things for others.

But I know I made that lady’s day just a tiny bit 　 　　　　 　 and allowed her to get her child to a bed sooner and that was 　　　　 　 enough for me.

1.A. hide B. stand C. sit D. search

2.A. if B. after C. until D. when

3.A. more B. other C. another D. the other

4.A. reach B. change C. lose D. need

5.A. back B. front C. middle D. right

6.A. angry B. excited C. disappointed D. tired

7.A. looked backB. looked down C. looked in D. looked up

8.A. placed B. watched C. waved D. put

9.A. before B. behind C. over D. beneath

10.A. occupiedB. exchanged C. supported D. improved

11.A. anythingB. something C. nothing D. everything

12.A. enteredB. signed C. left D. booked

13.A. words B. mind C. look D. means

14.A. weekendB. action C. life D. wait

15.A. light B. gesture C. measure D. progress

16.A. queue B. shop C. restaurant D. hotel

17.A. advisedB. complained C. praised D. objected

18.A. familiar B. strange　　　　　 C. different D. similar

19.A. harder B. longer C. easier D. shorter

20.A. other thanB. more than C. rather than D. less than

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While the kickoff date is October 15, many of the theaters start releasing their free tickets by Oct.1 or in waves during the month of October for performance dates throughout the month. Ticket seekers are limited to two tickets for one performance.

Find your city on the Free Night of Theater Website and check the listings for performances, their dates and their ticket giveaway times and locations.

1.What is new about this year’s Museum Day?

A. People must buy tickets for visiting a museum.

B. Two museums offer free admission.

C. People will get free tickets online.

D. People can visit museums online and get a small gift.

2.Which of the following shows the similarity between Museum Day and Free Night of Theater?

A. They take place once a year.

B. The same number of free tickets is given away.

C. The tickets can be used in any U.S. city.

D. They last for the same length of time.

3. The main purpose of the passage is to___________.

A. give guidance on how to have some fun

B. help people who are very poor

C. introduce ways to save money

D. provide information about free things to do

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Each time I see a balloon(气球), my mind flies back to a memory of when I was a six-year-old girl. It was a rainy Sunday and my father had recently died. I asked my mom if Dad had gone to heaven. "Yes, honey. Of course." she said.

"Can we write him a letter?"

She paused, the longest pause of my short life, and answered, "Yes."

My heart jumped. "How? Does the mailman go there?" I asked.

"No, but I have an idea." Mom drove to a party store and returned with a red balloon. I asked her what it was for.

"Just wait, honey. You'll see." Mom told me to write my letter. Eagerly, I got my favorite pen, and poured out my six-year-old heart in the form of blue ink. I wrote about my day, what I learned at school, how Mom was doing, and even about what happened in a story I had read. For a few minutes it was as if Dad were still alive. I gave the letter to Mom. She read it over, and a smile crossed her face.

She made a hole in the corner of the letter where she looped the balloon string. We went outside and she gave me the balloon. It was still raining.

"Okay, on the count of three, let go. One, two, three."

The balloon, carrying my letter, darted upward against the rain. We watched until it was swallowed by the mass of clouds.

Later I realized, like the balloon, that Dad had never let his sickness get him down. He was strong. No matter what he suffered, he'd persevere, dart up, and finally transcend this cold world and his sick body. He rose into sky and became something beautiful. I watched until the balloon disappeared into the gray and white and I prayed that his strength was hereditary. I prayed to be a balloon.

1.What would be the best title for the passage?

A．An unforgettable experience

B． A great father

C．Fly to paradise

D． The strong red balloon

2.When the girl asked her mother if they could write to her father, her mother _________.

A．believed it easy to do so

B．thought her a creative girl

C　 felt it hard to answer

D．found it easy to lie

3.When the girl was told that she could send a letter to her father, she _________.

A．jumped with joy

B．became excited

C．started writing immediately

D. was worried that it couldn't be delivered

4.In the eyes of the author, what was the rain like?

A．An incurable disease.

B．An unforgettable memory.

C. The failures her father experienced

D． The hard time her father had.

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If there is one thing I am sure about, it is that in a hundred years from now we will still be reading newspapers. It is not that newspapers are a necessity. Even now some people get most of their news from television or radio. Many buy a paper only on Saturday or Sunday. But for most people reading a newspaper has become a habit passed down from generation to generation.

The nature of what is news may change. What basically makes news is what affects our lives－the big political stories，the coverage of the wars，earthquakes and　 other disasters，will continue much the same.I think there will be more coverage of scientific research, though.It's already happening in areas that may directly affect our lives, like genetic(基因)engineering. In the future，I think there will be more coverage of scientific explanations of why we feel as we do－as we develop a better understanding of how the brain operates and what our feelings really are.

It's quite possible that in the next century newspapers will be transmitted(传送)electronically from Fleet Street and printed out in our own home. In fact, I am pretty sure that it will happen in the future. You will probably be able to choose from a menu，making up your own newspaper by picking out the things you want to read－sports and international news，etc.

I think people have got it wrong when they talk about competition between the different media(媒体)．They actually feed off each other. Some people once foresaw that television would kill off newspapers，but that hasn't happened. What is read on the printed page lasts longer than pictures on a screen of sound in the air. And as for the Internet，it is never really pleasant to read something just on a screen.

1.What will probably be on in the newspaper made by yourself?

A．Sports and international news.

B．A menu of important news.

C．The most important news.

D．What you are interested in.

2.From the text，we can infer that________.

A．newspapers will win the competition among the different media

B.　 some media will die out

C．television will take the place of newspapers

D. newspapers will stay with us together with other media

3.The underlined phrase “feed off” in the last paragraph means________.

A． compete with　　　　 B．depend on

C．fight with　　　　 D．kill of

4.What is the best title for the text?

A．The Best Way to Get News

B. The Future of Newspapers

C．Make Your Own Newspaper

D. The Changes of Media

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For some minutes, all was quiet in the street. Then, from across the street, someone came walking at a slow pace.

It looked like a man of middle height, dressed in a big raincoat, a soft hat and rubber soled boots or shoes, and making little sound while walking: at most a soft, sliding sound. No one was in sight. It was a street with two rows of about fifty small houses, and there were three lamps on either side. The lamp nearest the child’s house could be seen clearly, but the others were almost hidden by the smoky air. A car passed the end of the street and its lights showed faintly, but clearly enough the wrinkled skin of a woman’s small face. The car disappeared as the woman, wrapped up in her coat, reached the doorway of the child’s house.

She put a key into the lock quickly, pushed the door open and stepped inside, then close the door without looking round. She began to breathe hard.

She leaned against the door for a moment, then straightened up as if with an effort, and walked towards the door of the front room, the passage leading to the kitchen, and the narrow staircase. She hesitated outside the door, and then went up the stairs, quickly but with hardly a sound. There was enough light from the narrow hall to show the four doors leading off a small landing. She pushed each door open in turn and shone a torch inside, and the light fell upon beds, walls, furniture, a bathroom band basin, a mirror which flashed brightness back; but this was not what the woman was looking for. She turned away and went downstairs and hesitated again at the foot of the stairs, then turned towards the kitchen. Clearly there was nothing there, or in the small wash-room, that she wanted. Two rooms remained; the front room and a smaller one next to it. She opened the front room door. After a moment, she saw the child’s bed and the child.

1.The lights of the car passing the end of the street showed that _______.

A. a woman was walking by herself up the street

B. a man was walking up the street

C. a man was driving by himself up the street

D. a woman was driving the car

2.When she got into the house, the woman ______.

A. went upstairs at once　　　　　　　　 B. seemed tired

C. started breathing again　　　　　　　 D. felt excited

3.What the woman was looking for was _______.

A. furniture　　 B. a bathroom-basin

C. a room　　　　 D. a child

4.From the description above we can see that the woman was _______.

A. old and earnest　　　　　　　　　 　 B.　 energetic and cold

C. young and powerful　　　　　　　　　 D.　 weak and hopeless

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If you took the strengths of others and compared them to your weaknesses, would this make you feel good? The funny thing is that this is what most of us do at one time or another—and some of us do it pretty often. It's a sure-fire recipe for a drop in self-confidence and for unhappiness. So how can we stop comparing ourselves with others? Here are some tips I've found useful.

Awareness.

Most often we do these social comparisons without realizing we're doing it. It's a natural act, I suppose. So the solution is to become aware. If you focus on these thoughts for a few days, it will become much easier with practice, and soon it'll be hard not to notice.

Stop yourself.

Once you realize you're making these comparisons, stop yourself. Don't feel bad—just admit the thought, and gently change the focus.

Count your blessings.

Focus on what you do have, and on what you are already blessed with. Count what you have, not what you don't have. Think about how lucky you are to have what you have, to have the people in your life who care about you. If you always want what others have, you will never have enough. You will always want more. That's an endless cycle, and it will never lead to happiness. Instead, learn to realize that what you have is already enough.

Focus on your strengths.

Instead of looking at your weaknesses, ask yourself what your strengths are. Be proud of them. Work on using them to your best advantage.

No one is perfect—we all know that. But we seem to feel bad when we don't reach perfection. You aren't perfect and you never will be. Keep trying to improve, but don't think you'll ever be the "perfect person". If you realize that imperfection is what makes you who you are, you are already perfect.

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A car needs gas to run and your body also needs food to work for you. Eating the right kind of food is very important. It can keep your body strong, so you should take care of what you eat.

There are four main food groups altogether. The dairy products group has food like milk. The other three groups are the meat and fish group, the fruit and vegetable group, and the bread and rice group. Each meal should have at least one food from all the four main groups. With all these food together you will be given enough energy during the day.

It is easy to get into bad eating habits. You may eat your breakfast in a hurry to get to school on time. Or you may not have time for a good lunch. It may seem easy to finish your supper with fish and chips all the time. But you will find yourself tired during these days and you can not think quickly.

Watching what you eat will help keep your body healthy and strong. It is also good to take some exercise. It will help you eat more if you take a walk or play games in the open air. Having a good eating habit with some exercise is the key to your health.

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1.概括上文中的内容，该部分词数大约30；

2.然后以约150个词就“健康与饮食”这个主题发表你的看法，至少包含以下内容要点：

（1）有些同学没有良好的饮食习惯，如不吃早餐，吃快餐，暴饮暴事；

（2）提倡吃主食，进餐要规律；

（3）你对此有什么看法，为什么？

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你可以使用实例或其他论述方法支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不是直接引用阅读材料中的句子。

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