吉林省松原油田高中高二下学期期初考试英语试卷

第一部分英语知识运用
单项选择（每小题1分，共15分）
--What did she say?   
---Oh, nothing ________. She only wanted me to give a hand.

My friend David was not used _______ by air, so he felt unwell(不舒服).

______ the workers’ working conditions, the boss will allow them to have a coffee break.

---Did the little boy manage _____ the suitcase upstairs?
---No, he didn’t. He isn’t strong enough even ______ it.

After some time in the dark cave, our eyes slowly _____ the dark.

His physical disability makes _____ rather difficult for him to find a good job.

His mother suggested he ______ to see the doctor, because his pale face suggested he ____ ill.

His wife, to whom he _____ for 20 years, died of cancer last Thursday.

What a pity! I missed meeting my boss at the airport because my car was ____in the traffic jam.

While shopping, people sometimes can’t help___into buying something they don’t really need.

We stopped on our way to London for _____.

---Sorry, I made a mistake again.   
---_____. Practice more and you’ll succeed.

_____ in the mountains for a week, the two students were finally saved by the local police.

They climbed to the top of the tower, _____ they could see _____ was happening in the distance.

Many people stood near the bus stop, nervously waiting ______.

第二节完形填空（每小题1.5分，共30分）
Passing Your Love On
Waiting for the airplane to take off, I was happy to get a seat by myself. Just then, an air hostess approached me and asked, “Would you mind  16  your seat? A couple would like to sit together.” The only  17  seat was next to a girl with her arms in casts（石膏绷带）, a black-and-blue face, and a sad  18 . “No way am I going to sit there,” I thought immediately. But a soft voice spoke, “She needs help.” Finally, I  19  to move to that seat.
The girl was named Kathy. She had been in a car accident and  20  was on her way for  21 .
When the snack and juice arrived, it did not take me long to  22  that Kathy would not be able to  23  herself. I considered  24  to feed her but hesitated, as it seemed too  25  to offer a service to a  26 . But then I realized that Kathy’s need was more  27  than my discomfort. I offered to help her eat, and  28  she was uncomfortable to accept, she  29  as I expected. We became closer and closer in a short period of time. By the end of the five-hour trip, my heart had  30 , and the time was really  31  spent than if I had just sat by myself.
I was very glad I had reached  32  my comfort zone to sit next to Kathy and feed her. Love  33  flows beyond human borders and removes the fears that keep us  34 . When we stretch to serve another, we grow to live  35  a larger and more rewarding world.
16. A. leaving                        B. changing                  C. taking               D. giving
17. A. comfortable               B. suitable                   C. available           D. favorable
18. A. heart                      B. expression                  C. action               D. thought
19. A. decided                     B. wanted                    C. regretted           D. promised
20. A. immediately               B. lately                         C. recently            D. now
21. A. treatment                  B. travel                         C. pleasure            D. business
22. A. know                        B. say                          C. realize             D. recognize
23. A. eat                            B. feed                        C. choose              D. support
24. A. offering                    B. needing                   C. stopping           D. trying
25. A. impolite                    B. far                          C. close                D. fast
26. A. girl                           B. neighbor                  C. passenger          D. stranger
27. A. unusual                 B. direct                    C. important       D. shameful
28. A. when                        B. although                  C. since                D. as
29. A. refused                        B. wondered                C. cried                D. did
30. A. warmed                    B. jumped                    C. broken             D. cheered
31. A. good                         B. worse                      C. better                  D. bad
32. A. below                      B. through                   C. across               D. beyond
33. A. seldom                         B. never                      C. hardly              D. sometimes
34. A. separate                    B. independent             C. silent         D. upset
35. A. of                                B. in                           C. at              D. for

第二部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
There have been many great inventions, things that changed the way we live. The first great invention was one that is still very important today－the wheel. This made it easier to carry heavy things and to travel long distances.
For hundreds of years after that there were few inventions that had as much influence as the wheel. Then in the early 1800’s the world started to change. There was little unknown land left in the world. People didn't have to explore much any more. They began to work instead to make life better. In the second half of the 19th century many great inventions were made. Among them were the camera, the electric light and the radio. These all became a big part of our life today. The first part of the 20th century saw more great inventions: the helicopter in 1909, movies with sound in 1926, the computer in 1928, and jet planes in 1930. This was also a time when a new material was first made. Nylon came out in 1935. It changed the kind of clothes people wear.
The middle part of the 20th century brought new ways to help people get over diseases. They worked very well. They made people healthier and let them live longer lives. By the 1960’s most people could expect to live to be at least 60. By this time most people had a very good life. Of course new inventions went on to be made. But man now had a desire to explore again. The world was known to man but the stars were not. Man began looking for ways to go into space. Russia made the first step. Then the USA took a step. And then China has made her steps into space.
In 1969 man took his biggest step away from earth. Americans first walked on the moon. This is certainly just a beginning though. New inventions will some day allow us to do things we have never dreamed of.
36. This passage talks mainly about _________.
A. why cars were very important             B. when electric light was invented
C. which country made the first step into space  D. how inventions influence people’s life
37. In 1800’s, people began to work to make_________.
A. explorations   B. life better       C. discoveries     D. a trip to space
38. Nylon came out nearly at the same time as _________.
A. radios        B. cameras          C. jet planes          D. movies
39. People can live longer lives because _________ to help people cure diseases have worked very well.
A. doctors         B. new ways              C. medicines                D. new hospitals
40. Man didn’t have a desire to explore a lot _________.
A. at the beginning of the 1800’s        B. in the 1960’s
C. since the 1900’s                    D. from the 1800’s to the 1960’s

B
How does a place become a World Heritage Site ( 世界遗产 ) ? It takes a lot of people to decide.
1 )  If a country wants one of its places to be on the World Heritage List, it has to ask UNESCO. The place must be important and special. UNESCO put the Great Wall on the list in 1987 because, it said, it was a great part of Chinese culture and beautifully made to go with the land. When a country asks, it must also make a plan for taking care of the place.
2 )  The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO talks about different places and decides whether to put them on the list. The committee meets every June. Many experts help the committee to decide.
3 )  After a new place goes on the list, UNESCO gives money to help keep it looking good. If a place is in serious danger, it may be put on the list of World Heritage Sites in Danger. UNESCO gives special care and help to those places.
4 )  Countries have to give UNESCO regular reports about places on the list. If UNESCO thinks a country isn’t taking good enough care of a place, the site will be taken off the list.
41.  The passage implies that ________.
A. becoming a world heritage site takes hard work.
B. a place with beautiful scenery is often on the World Heritage List.
C. a place which was taken good care of is often on the World Heritage List.
D. the Great Wall became a World Heritage Site for its history.
42.  If a place successfully becomes a World Heritage Site, the country ________.
A. can ask UNESCO for more money and help
B. should continue to take special care of it
C. won’t take trouble of caring for it
D. will try to put it on the List of World Heritage Sites in Danger
43.  The purpose of putting a place on the World Heritage List is ________.
A. to attract more tourists from other countries
B. to get more money and help from other countries
C. to have it taken better care of
D. to make it known to other countries

C
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Help Wanted
Babysitter—My home
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Lost
A black bag with a pencil-box and some books left in the reading room. Will the finder please come to Class 3, Grade 1?
Found
A green jacket was left on the sports ground yesterday afternoon ( April 15th). Will the owner please ring 656-6688?
44.  If you wanted to place an ad. , what number would you call?
A. 800-0739      B. 800-1932       C. 800-5224        D. 800-0667
45.  If you want to find a part-time job, you will look at________.
A. For Rent      B. For Sale       C. Help Wanted     D. Lost

D
Every artist knows in his heart that he is saying something to the public. Not only does he want to say it well, but he wants it to be something which has not been said before. He hopes the public will listen and understand ----he wants to teach them, and he wants them to learn from him.
What visual artists like painters want to teach is easy to make out but difficult to explain, because they translate their experiences into shapes and colors, not words. They seem to feel that a certain selection of shapes and colors, out of the countless billions possible, is exceptionally interesting for them and worth showing to us. Without their work we should never have noticed these particular shapes and colors, or have felt the delight which they brought to the artist.
Most artists take their shapes and colors from the world of nature and from human bodies in motion and response: their choices indicate that these aspects of the world are worth looking at, that they contain beautiful sights. Contemporary artists might say that they merely choose subjects that provide an interesting pattern, that there is noting more in it. Yet even they do not choose entirely without reference to the character of their subjects.
If one painter chooses to paint a decaying(腐烂的) leg and another a lake in moonlight, each of them is directing our attention to a certain aspect of the world. Each painter is telling us something, showing us something, emphasizing something—all of which means that, consciously or unconsciously, he is trying to teach us.
46. It is hard to understand a painting because_____
A. the artist wants to teach the others 
B. a painter uses shapes and colors instead of words.
C. the painter doesn’t express his idea well enough
D. the painting is meaningless
47. A painter uses certain shapes and colors because he feels that they ____.
A. haven’t been used before            B. are not worth showing to the public
C. are interesting to them                   D. haven’t been noticed by the public
48 Implied but not stated_____.
A. paintings are more easily understood than music.
B. to find what the artist is saying we must look beyond the shape and color
C. painting is only the arranging of shape and color
D. all artists are trying to teach something to the public
49. Why do what painters want to teach is easy to make out but difficult to explain?
A. Because painters cannot express themselves clearly in words.
B. Because painters change their into shapes and colors, not words.
C. Because people cannot understand painters’ words.
D. Because people are not interested in what painters want to tell us.  
50. Where do most artists take their shapes and colors?
A. From nature                                        B. From human bodies in motion and response.
C. From artists’ own imagination.                 D. Both A and B

非选择题部分（共45分）
单词拼写（共15小题，每题1分，共15分）
1. This material absorbs the sound, and doesn't r_________ it.
2. The gate is n_____________ than a car; we'll have to walk through.
3. Is this garment made of p________ wool, or of wool mixed with nylon(尼龙).
4. Hearing that the famous star was about to appear, the fans y__________ and cheered.
5. We hope to have an income of an average a_________ growth rate of 10%.
6. The escaped prisoner was _____________ (拉) out of the cave.
7. Gina's ____________ (语言) is so sharp that it will get her into trouble one day.
8. He told us some amusing _________ (轶事) of the President's childhood.
9. They had an ____________ (令人敬畏的) task ahead.
10. Human brains contain more than 100 million __________ (细胞) per cubic (立方) centimeter.

短文改错（共10小题，每题1分，共10分）
Dear Jerry,
I’m glad to know that you had an interest in Chinese           1._____
food. Here I’d like to tell you something about them. Chinese    2._____
food is famous with its wide variety. The food in one area        3._____
can be easy told from that in another . For example, Shanghai    4._____
food, a little bit sweet, differs from Sichuan food that are rather  5._____
hot. However, every kind of the Chinese food is worth trying,    6._____
because each has a delicious taste and good for health. Since     7._____
the restaurant in China usually serves special dish of different    8._____
areas, you can enjoy various Chinese foods whenever you        9._____
are. I’m looking forward to meeting you here so that I can tell    10._____
you more about Chinese food at table.
Best wishes.
Jin

书面表达（满分20分）
5月1日，高二（3）班的学生志愿者Li Yue和Zhang Hua去阳光敬老院(Sunshine Nursing Home)开展志愿者活动（送水果、打扫、聊天等）。假如你是校英语报的记者，请按下列要点用英语写一则100字左右的新闻报道。
时间、地点、人物、活动：
老人们的反应：
简要评论。
注意: 报道的标题和记者的姓名已给出（不记词数）。
Student Volunteers Brought Sunshine to the Elderly
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By Chen Jie, School Newspaper