[北京]2013-2014学年北京市西城区高二上学期期末考试英语试卷

Take your swimming suit because you __________ want to go swimming in the sea.

You should never judge a person ________ his looks.

Anyone _______ wants to learn something can sign up for the online courses.

Hearing the doctor announce their son was safe and sound, the couple sighed with ________.

He was seriously injured last week and that’s _______ he didn’t participate in the competition.

I don’t speak any French. I wish I _______ harder when I was at school.

________ in the traffic jam, she failed to catch the train, which mader her upset.

I have been advised to arrange for insurance _________ I need medical treatment.

As long as you are confident and determined, you will _______ whatever difficulties you face.

The factory has _____ workers due to the drop in sales, which will lead to an increase in unemployment.

Everyone is looking forward to seeing the plan ________ in the near future.

—You shouldn’t have shouted at your mother. It really hurt her.
—Exactly. I ________ crazy at the time.

All the preparations for the task _______, and we’re ready to start.

_______, women have changed history in terms of the contributions they have made.

_________ more customers, many companies prefer to spend a lot of money in advertising.

Last year, for a nationwide teacher conference, I was asked to make a presentation about my classroom. I immediately        to offer to the conference photo collections and mementos （纪念物）that would prove how meaningful teachers’ work was in the world of classroom.
So, for weeks, I looked        the drawers, boxes, and cupboard, hoping to find just the right prints that would tell of the spirit of my school and my community. All through September, I sought photos of lessons activties and accounts I had put away        in my house. I asked my colleagues to help me find images or objects that would        our most famous community members. By mid-October, I had made a list of them. But, I had also found something       , something much more dear, and very rare.
I found photos of Craig, a high school senior, who gave up two weeks one summer to help little kids draw pictures at a camp. I found notes from Calvin whom I had taught for almost six years, and remembered how he always made sure every classmate felt accepted. I found a resume written by Carrie who        herself without the help of parents, and who took night class, and never        one. I found a copy of Macbeth in Portuguese, which belonged to an exchange student who read it first in her own       , before reading it in ours. Thus she could be sure she wasn’t missing anything important in the       . I found all my students, the students who had made me laugh, the students who had        me with their courage and kindness, the students who had        me to question what I knew of the world outside my own world, the students who had inspired me to expect more from them and from myself.
There I was, standing at my filing cupboard reviewing        —not those I had taught, but the many I had learned.
I came to teaching,        most teachers do, hoping to touch the hearts and minds of my students. What I never expected was how        they would touch mine.
Today I walk through the door of my classroom ready to teach, but also        to learn from the young people who are excited to teach me about them —their insights and interests, problems and anxieties, hopes and expectations.
  

A．decided B．managed C．preferred D．remembered

A．at B．over C．for D．through

A．anywhere B．everywhere C．somewhere D．nowhere

A．recognize B．represent C．regard D．replace

A．unknown B．familiar C．unexpected D．funny

A．abandoned B．enjoyed C．relaxed D．supported

A．changed B．missed C．took D．forgot

A．language B．way C．voice D．mind

A．translation B．paper C．expression D．copy

A．trusted B．filled C．provided D．moved

A．ordered B．consulted C．recommended D．challenged

A．documents B．lessons C．essays D．classes

A．as B．since C．even if D．now that

A．carefully B．seriously C．powerfully D．slightly

A．nervous B．eager C．confident D．lucky

Four million children are caught up in the war in Syria. Thirteen-year-old Rabia is one of them. Tall and thin, she sits shaking in a yellow T-shirt at the Al Marj settlement, close to the Lebanese-Syrian border.

Home for Rabia was once a two-story house near Damascus. Now it is a tent shared with her nine family members.
Rabia’s face is covered with dirt, and she is tired and cold. She has just finished work, picking up potatoes that fell from a truck. Her typical day starts at 4 a.m., and she works a double shift that lasts about 16 hours, putting potatoes into bags. The only choice for her is that she can choose the first eight hours or the second eight hours. For this, she gets paid about $8 a day.
Working means Rabia misses school. Back in her village, she was the best in her class and good at everything. Her favorite subjects were Arabic literature and math. But, like many children now living in the settlements—there are no official refugee （难民）camps in Lebanon —that was Rabia’s old life. Life before war, before her family moved five times to escape the bombs, before leaving behind her bedroom, her toys and her friends without packing a bag, before “half the people I know”were dead.
The old life was full of laughter with her sister, Wala. But Wala, 14, got married two days ago to an 18-year-old Lebanese. Rabia is happy for her sister. Life in the settlement is tough— the children have nowhere to play, the bathing is poor and sexual abuse is out of control. You can’t blame parents —often confused, illiterate （不识字的）and poor—who want to marry off their daughters. They fear for their safety.
Increasing numbers of Rabia’s girlfriends are getting married. Once in rural Syria, a girl got married at 16. According to UNICEF, the age is now dropping to 12 or 13. It is no secret that Lebanese men want to marry Syrian refugee girls, who work hard and don’t ask for anything.
Where is the passage most likely to have been taken from?

The underlined word “shift”in Para. 3 probably refers to _____.

The writer's purpose for writing Para. 4 is to ________.

Why are so many young Syrian girls getting married?

Hawking's Five Easy Steps for Making Yourself a Genius
As we all know，Stephen Hawking writes the book A Brief History of Time that explains the origin of the universe. The book spent 147 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller List and has sold 10 million copies. He is，most agree，very smart.
In his recently published autobiography My Brief History，Hawking offers five life lessons on how to become a genius.
1)Don’t miss opportunities by being too cool
“We showed an air of complete boredom and the feeling that nothing was worth making an effort for. One result of my illness has been to change all that. When you are faced with the possibility of an early death, it makes you realize that life is worth living and that there are lots of things you want to do. ”Seize the moment，as Oxford types would say.
2)Keep it simple
When writing A Brief History of Time，he tried to make science understandable for the rest of us. “I was sure that nearly everyone is interested in how the universe operates，but most people cannot follow mathematical equations(数学公式). ”He has trouble with them，too. “This is partly because it is difficult for me to write them down，but mainly because I don't have an inborn feeling for equations. My aim in the book was to describe these mental images in words. It is such an easy book that everybody can understand it.” The moral：You don't have to be a genius to know everything.
3）Have fun
Hawking has a long history of being a joker，and he has placed lots of bets with other scientists on the nature of black holes. One was with Cal-Tech scientist John Preskill. After paying off his bet by giving Preskill a baseball encyclopedia，Hawking wrote，“but maybe I should have just given him the ashes. ”So lighten up! Geniuses like bad jokes too.
4) Always look for a silver lining (even if you are seriously ill)
Hawking's disease has slowly robbed him of the ability to walk，move his arms，even speak. But，Hawking says，“in some ways I guess my disability has been an assist：I haven't had to lecture or teach students, and I haven't had to sit in meetings. So I have been able to devote myself completely to research.”In other words，Hawking was given lemons，and he made Champagne.
5)Don’t work too hard at school
……
The passage tells us the facts about A Brief History of Time EXCEPT that ________.

According to the passage，which of the following statements is guiding you to be a genius?

Hawking shows his viewpoint by ____________.

The word I'm going to introduce to you today is — phubbing. Let's see the definition of this term：

phubbing n. the act of snubbing(冷落)someone in a social setting by looking at your cell phone instead of paying attention
As you can probably guess，phubbing is a blend of phone and snubbing. The term was coined by a 23—year—old Melbourne resident Alex Haigh. Obviously，he got fed up with how people are always checking Facebook or Twitter on their phones when they are supposed to be interacting with someone face to face. He wanted to put an end to this social phenomenon，therefore he came up with this catchy term.
And it did catch on. The word's earliest media mention dates back to June 2012，and in a little over a year's time，phubbing has already been picked up by almost all the mainstream media outlets one can think of.
Here is a typical example from the British newspaper The Independent. In the article titled The Rise of Phubbing，which was published on August 5，2013，Tom Chatfield writes，there's an uncomfortable truth at the heart of phubbing：other people are easier to handle when seen on screen. They're less likely to demand unreasonable efforts such as undivided attention or clean shirts.
While the term phubbing has undoubtedly taken off，some people question why it is called phubbing instead of phnubbing. Alex Haigh has not personally addressed the issue，but word has it that phubbing sounds more crispy and thus easier to remember.
Phubbing is indeed a universal problem that can no longer be ignored. So why do people keep phubbing each other if they know it's rude? Is there anything we can do to stop it? Or maybe we should just be more kind，because sometimes there are good excuses to phub.
I think there is plenty we can do to try and stop phubbing. For starters，we can join Alex Haigh in his Stop Phubbing campaign. Remind our friends and family that phubbing is not appreciated. We can also make or download some anti—phubbing posters to spread the word in public places. And don't forget that some phubbers simply do not realize the harmful effect their behavior has on others，so be brave enough to stop them，even if you are a total stranger.
This passage is mainly talking about _______.

The author’s attitude towards the act of phubbing can be described as ___________.

What can we infer from this passage?

The write suggests we should _________.

请根据括号中所给短语提示翻译下列句子。
她花了很长时间才适应新的环境。（adapt to）
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有那么多人在说话，我不能专注于广播里的音乐。（concentrate on）
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直到他爸爸退休他才接管了这家公司。（take charge of）
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毫无疑问，情商高的人能够与他人和谐相处。（get on well with）
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沉溺于游戏，很多青少年常常忽视保护视力的重要性。（tend to）
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公共图书馆供市民免费使用，这为大家提供了更多的阅读机会。（have access to）

请用方框中单词的适当形式完成下列句子，每词只用一次。

It is _________ to drive after drinking and the driver will take on the responsibility.
He committed a crime, so he was put in prison as a _________.
I wrote to the manager, but there was no _________ to my complaints.
The president’s speech was so ________ that all the people present were highly motivated.
Henry decided to _______ his life to helping the poor in the world.
After a long struggle, the clerk had to accept the requirements of his boss _________.
The school offers special training courses for the __________ children who show talents in art.

阅读下面短文和问题，根据短文内容和每小题后的具体要求，在答题纸相应题号后的横线上写下相关信息，完成对该问题的回答。答语要意思清楚，结构正确，书写工整。
When the Nintendo Wii went on sale, people around the country stood in line for hours to get one. The popular video-game system isn’t just for fun and games. People such as Billy Perry, 64, are using Wii games to recover from pain and injuries. Perry plays Wii boxing and he says the game is helping him regain strength and feeling in his left arm. It is actually helping him recover from a stroke he had last year. A stroke is the sudden loss of consciousness and voluntary movement caused by a blocked artery （受阻碍的动脉）in the brain.

Across the country, hospitals are having patients try their hands at the Nintendo Wii. Playing the games can improve a patient’s strength and coordination （协调能力）. It is especially useful for people who are trying to recover from strokes and broken bones. The Wii console （控制台）has a unique wireless controller. The controller requires players to move their bodies to play Wii games such as tennis, golf and baseball. Experts say the arm and hand movements Wii players make are similar to traditional exercises performed in physical therapy （treatment）.
Physical therapy is often painful. Some medical experts say playing games on the Wii takes patients’ attention away while giving them the exercise they need. Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington D.C., offers Wii games for soldiers injured in the war. Doctor Daugherty says the practice is great for young soldiers who are interested in video games. “They think it’s for entertainment, but we know it’s for therapy. ”she says. Some experts want more proof that the Nintendo Wii helps the injured recover. Researchers in Minneapolis are doing a study to measure patients’ functions before and after using a Wii.
按具体要求回答下面问题，在答题纸相应题号后的横线上写下相关信息。
What is the Nintendo Wii? （不多于4个词）
Who might be able to benefit most from Wii games? （不多于8个词）
Why isn’t playing Wii games so painful as physical therapy? （不多于6个词）
What is the main idea of the whole passage? （不多于7个词）

阅读下面短文，从各题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Your brain isn’t a muscle, but you can treat it like one
Many people focus on physical fitness, but few know that brain fitness is also something you can work on. In fact, you can exercise your brain as often as you do to your arms or legs —and the results can be positive and empowering.
To improve your brain, you can’t simply repeat the same exercises over and over. Just as lifting a two—pound weight will stop challenging you, so will repetitive exercises such as crosswords or Sudoku. Once you master easy exercises, you must move on to harder ones in order to push your brain —like your muscles —to a new level.

The science behind brain training
Scientists once believed that your mental abilities were fixed in adulthood. Since studies have shown just the opposite, millions of people around the world have adopted the new practice of brain training. The most popular of these brain training products is made by the San Francisco—based Lumosity. Lumosity's scientists with an experienced team of game designers have developed a fun，effective online brain training program that measures，tracks，and adapts to your progress，so you'll always be challenged.
Promising studies on the effects of brain training
In a 2013 Stanford study，a treatment group of 21 breast cancer survivors used 12 weeks of Lumosity training to work on processing speed，mental flexibility，and working memory tasks. On average，those who trained improved on tests of these abilities，compared to a group that did not train with Lumosity.
There is even some evidence suggesting that Lumosity may be beneficial to normal，healthy adults. In a 2011 study by Lumosity and San Francisco State University researchers. 13 people who trained over 5 weeks improved working memory scores by 10％and attention scores by 20％.
Brain training is designed to meet real-life needs
The design of brain training is targeted at real-life benefits instead of improving game scores. Better attention，for example，can mean greater focus in the classroom or at an important business meeting. With improved processing speed，you might react and adapt faster to the demands of a busy life. And a better memory could mean stronger，longer relationships with the people closest to you.
We can learn from the passage that _________.

Which skill may brain training not improve?

What can we infer from the passage?

What's the best title for the passage?

假如你是某中学校刊记者，上周一你班举行了一次题为“如何学好英语”的班会。同学们积极讨论并提出了一些好的学习方法。请你根据下面表格所提供的信息表述同学们的观点，并提出你学习英语的建议（至少两条）
注意：
1. 开头已给出。
2. 词数不少于60。

Last Monday, we held a heated discussion about how to learn English well. ______________                                                                
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