广东省普宁侨中高二下学期期中考试试题（英语）

第一节：完形填空（共10小题;每小题2分，满分20分)       
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中
选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
Exercise is often said to be good for everyone．But a new study has shown that exercise could be _  21     especially for people past middle age．The study was done with mice．It showed that although mild exercise   22       a good effect on the muscles of young mice, it   23           the muscles of mice past middle age．
The three groups of mice in the experiment were _ 24        __in age at young, middle-aged, and elderly humans．The mice were__25     _on a thread-mill (踏车) 30 minutes a day for a five-week period．At the end of that time, the young mice’s leg muscles had increased almost 30 percent in weight, but those of the old mice were reduced by 25 percent．No  26            pattern showed for the middle-aged mice．
David Gershon, an expert who carried out the experiment, explained that the older mice’ muscles were probably already_ 27      _down and that exercise worsened the _ 28       _．An earlier study by Gershon showed that middle-aged mice benefited from exercise if they started exercising young and continued it．
It’s clear that because the tests were done on mice, drawing conclusions about humans is too early．But the studies do not totally _ 29       _the theory that exercise is good under any conditions．Let’s use the tests on mice as a _ 30         _ for other studies．
21．A．beneficial        B．friendly          C．tiring               D．unhealthy
22．A．made               B．took             C．had                 D．brought
23．A．harmed            B．helped         C．improved         D．reduced
24．A．aimed              B．connected     C．indicated          D．represented
25．A．directed           B．driven           C．hung               D．placed
26．A．clean               B．clear            C．proper             D．visible
27．A．breaking          B．failing           C．letting             D．slowing
28．A．body               B．condition               C．situation          D．state
29．A．appreciate        B．assist            C．promote           D．support
30．A．bridge             B．means             C．proposal          D．warning

第二节 语法填空（共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分）
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，并将答案填写在答题卡上标号为31~40的相应位置。
Gandhi, an Indian national hero, was honored  (31)          the father of the Indian nation. He has been respected and beloved  (32)            the Indians.
He was born in India in 1869. Following the local custom, he got married     (33)            the age of 13. In 1888 he sailed to England, where he studied law for three years and became a lawyer. On his return to India, he was sent to South Africa to work on a law case.
In South Africa he  (34)             (surprise) found the problem of racial discrimination was serious. There he formed an organization and started a magazine to fight  (35)          equal rights.
Gandhi returned to India in 1915, when India was  (36)            (control) by the British. He led the Indians to fight for an end to the British rule and        (37)            (depend) for his country. In the political movement many Indians  (38)            (include) Gandhi were put in prison. However, the struggles never stopped. The British government had to give  (39)           and India won its independence in 1947.  (40)           (fortunate)， Gandhi was shot by an Indian who opposed his views and died on January 30th, 1948.

第三部分 阅读（共两节，满分40分）
阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）      
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出
最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Two American scientists told the people in industrial nations（工业国） that they would be much healthier if they ate more of the same kind of foods eaten by humans living more than 10,000 years ago．
The scientists say that the human body has changed very little since human first appeared on earth, but the way we live has changed greatly．Our body has not been able to deal with these changes in life style and this has led to new kinds of sicknesses．These new sicknesses were not known in ancient times．So they are called “diseases of civilization （文明）”．Many cancers and diseases of the blood system, including heart attacks （心脏病）and strokes（中风）are examples of such diseases．
Scientists noted that early stone-age people used very little alcohol（酒精） or tobacco, probably none．Ancient people also got a great deal of physical exercise, but a change in food is one of the main differences between life in ancient times and life today．
Stone-age people hunted wild animals for their meat, which had much less fat than farm animals．They also ate a lot of fresh wild vegetables, and fruits．They did not use milk and other dairy products, and they made very little use of grains．But today, we eat a large amount of dairy products and grain foods．We eat six times more salt than stone-age people．We eat more sugar．We eat twice as much fat but only one third as much protein（蛋白质）and much less vitamin C．
People today probably do not want to live as people thousands of years ago did, but scientists say that we would be much healthier if we ate as those ancient people did, cutting the amount of fatty, salty and sweet foods．
1．The people in industrial nations would be much healthier if they ate              ．
A．more foods as humans living 10,000 years ago did
B．as humans living 10,000 years ago
C．more kinds of food eaten by people living over 10,000 years ago
D．more of the same kinds of foods eaten by people over 10,000 years ago．
2．New kinds of sicknesses have been found because                       ．
A．the human body has changed compared with human first appeared on earth
B．the way we live has changed a little
C．our body can’t deal with the changes in life style
D．the way we live today is proper for the human body
3．What is the main cause mentioned in the article why people suffer from a lot of new sicknesses?
A．Ancient people did a great deal of physical exercise
B．People today have a lot of alcohol    
C．People today have more tobacco
D．Food is quite different between life today and life in ancient times
4．Stone-age people were much healthier than people today because they ate a lot of         ．
A．milk and other dairy products     
B．grain foods and farm animals
C．salt and sugar                       
D．wild animals, fresh wild vegetables and fruits
5．From this article, we know that                        are not good to our health．
A．protein and vitamin                            
B．milk and grain foods
C．wild animals, vegetables and fruits
D．a huge amount of fatty, salty and sweet foods

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（视觉的）artists like painters want to teach is easy to make out but difficult to explain, because painters translate their experiences into shapes and colours, not words．They seem to feel that a certain selection of shapes and colours, 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 colours, or have felt the delight which they brought to the artist．
Most artists take their shapes and colours from the world of nature and from human bodies in motion and repose（动态和静态）, their choices indicate that these aspects of the world are worth looking at, that they contain beautiful sights．Contemporary（当代的）artists might say that they merely choose subjects that provide an interesting pattern that there is nothing more in it．Yet even they do choose entirely without reference to the character of their subjects．If one painter chooses to paint a gangrenous（坏疽性的）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．
1．It is hard to explain what a painter is saying, because                      ．
A．most painters do not express themselves well
B．a painter uses unusual words and phrases
C．a painter uses shapes and colours instead of words
D．many painters do not say anything
2．A painter chooses certain shapes and colours because he feels that they                 ．
A．have been used frequently in the past    B．are easy to work with
C．are worth showing to the public        D．will be most attractive to the public
3．The writer says that contemporary artists might say their choice of subject             ．
A．carries a message to the public             B．only provides interesting patterns
C．has no pattern or form                          D．teaches the public important truths
4．Compared with a painter of unpleasant subjects, a painter who draws a lake in moonlight is                 ．
A．having more meanings                       B．pointing out different things
C．more skilled                                         D．giving less information
5．Implied（暗示）but not stated:                                   ．
A．A painting is more easily understood than a symphony（交响乐）
B．Art is merely the arranging of shapes and colors
C．Every artist tries to say something to the public
D．One must look beyond shape and colour to find what the artist is saying

To master a language，one must be able to speak and understand the spoken language as well as to read and write．Lenin and his wife Krupskaya translated a long English book into Russian．But when they went to England in 1890, English people couldn’t understand what was said to them．These days more foreigners are coming to China and more and more Chinese are going out to foreign countries to work or study．So the spoken language is becoming more and more important．
Speaking, of course, can’t go without listening．If you want to pronounce a word correctly, first you must hear it correctly．The sounds of the Chinese and English language are not exactly the same．If you don’t listen carefully, you’ll find it difficult or even impossible to understand the native speakers．
Well, what about writing? Like speaking, it’s to exchange ideas．People generally use shorter words and shorter sentences in their writing．The important thing is to make your idea in your head and then to write it in clear lively language．
Chinese students read far too slowly．If you read fast, you understand better．If you read too slowly, by the time you have reached the end of a page you have forgotten what the beginning is about．When you meet with new words, don’t look them up in the dictionary．Guess the meaning from the context．You may not guess quite correctly the first time, but as new words come up again and again in different contexts, their meaning will become clearer and clearer．If you look up every word, you’ll never finish a book．
Students of a foreign language need a particular knowledge, the knowledge of the life, history and geography of the people whose language they’re studying．They should study these subjects in the foreign language, not only in translation．In this way one can kill two birds with one stone: learn a foreign language and get some knowledge of the foreign country at the same time．
1．How many points are there in the passage?          ．
A．Two               B．Three        C．Four                 D．Five
2．In his first point the writer told us       ．
A．how to speak English              
B．how to read and write
C．why spoken English is important   
D．why English people couldn’t understand Lenin
3．In his last point the writer advised us       ．
A．to kill two birds with one stone
B．to learn two languages at a time
C．to study all the subjects in a foreign language
D．to get some knowledge of the foreign country whose language you are studying．
4．In the fourth paragraph , the writer gave some advice on       ．
A．how to read faster                  
B．how to guess the meaning from the context
C．how to look up new words in the dictionary
D．how to grasp the general meaning of a passage
5．“To kill two birds with one stone” means       ．
A．to get some particular knowledge        B．to get more than what one pays
C．the stone is too big                   D．the birds are blind enough

第二节: 信息匹配 (共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分）
下面是一篇应用文及其应用场合的信息，请阅读下列应用文和相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。
The people below are all looking for a hotel in Scotland for their holidays. After the description of these people, there is information about six Scotland hotels A~F. Decide which hotel would be most suitable for the people mentioned in questions 56~60 and then mark the correct letter (A~F) on your answer sheet. There is one extra paragraph about one hotel which you don’t need to use.   
56．Two women friends who want to do several all-day hikes in the mountains during the spring. They like a place with traditional decorations and superb views
57．A woman with two children aged six and ten, who will spend July in Scotland. The children are interested in animals and plants and the mother enjoys fashions.
58．A handicapped lawyer who must use a wheelchair but drives her own car. She enjoys concerts, museums, fine architecture and swimming. She will spend the first two weeks of October in Scotland.
59．A writer, a teacher and their one-year-old daughter. They want to be in a quiet place during August. They enjoy good food, and like to take long walks (the baby rides in a back-pack).
60．An old couple, aged 65 and 68. They love mountain scenery and still take easy walks by the lakeside when they can. They hope to enjoy fresh air and some relaxing activities.
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A unique feature of the Royal is its fine collection of antique (年代久远并有价值的) furniture, china and glass. This friendly comfortable hotel, a favourite meeting place for the townspeople, is an excellent base for getting to know the Highlands — Lake Ness, Great Gien and Culloden Moor are all within easy reach.
E．Peebles.  Tontine Hotel
The Tontine had a fascinating beginning-it was built in 1808. This homely hotel has been extended to make it a really comfortable base for exploring the Tweed Valley and the attractive Lowland country.
F．North Berwick.  Marine Hotel
This fine hotel overlooks the famous West Links golf course and is close to several sandy beaches. The Marine has its own open-air swimming pool and putting green as well as tennis courts, squash courts and saunas. Edinburgh, well-know for its art festivals, is only some 24 miles away.

第四部分      写作（满分40分）
第一节          基础写作（共1小题；满分15分）
请按照下面6幅图片的提示和所给的主题句，使用5个规范的英语句子写一篇题为“Changes in Our Life” 的英语短文。
【写作要求】 
1. 标题：Changes in Our Life
2. 短文只能使用5个句子介绍包括以上六幅图片的全部内容，其中三个句子必须为复合句,可以适当增减细节，使内容连贯；
3. 将5个句子组织成连贯的短文。
4．文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。
【评分标准】 句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯

第二节：读写任务（共1小题；满分25分）
阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
[写作内容]          你要参加一场英语辩论赛，主题是 “青少年追捧流行音乐有必要吗？” 在参赛之前，你要查阅相关资料，并准备你的辩论发言，请认真阅读下面短文，然后完成以下任务。
1．以约30个词概括短文的要点；
2．以约120个词就  “青少年追捧流行音乐有必要吗？” 这个主题写一篇短文，短文包括下面要点。
1）．说明青少年追捧流行音乐的目的和表现方式。
2）．你如何看待这个问题？
[阅读材料]
There is a real joke．When some guys were talking heatedly about “F4”in the living room, the father came in and interrupted: “Which is more powerful, F-4 or F-16?” The boys burst into laughter．Obviously, the father took F4 for a type of fighter plane．He didn’t know that F4 is a pop group extremely popular among young people these two years．
Then what does the “F” in  F4 stand for? Fever or fortune? It is certainly not “failure” for sure! We look at the success and appeal of these 4 stars from the popular drama Meteor Garden 《流星花园》，who took the island by storm during their brief visit here．For sure, they look good．Each of them being 1．80 meters tall, they are all very popular throughout the world．
But what exactly is the appeal of these 4 young guys? Nobody can tell．Maybe some of young students are just following the fashion．Then why is Meteor Garden stopped from being shown on TV in China? Well, some young people just could not agree．In fact, students are not too young to tell black from white．And they must be clear that every coin has two sides．While they find interest in F4, they must be clear what bad that drama will do us．
[写作要求]
(1)、可以使用实例或其它论述方法支持你的论点, 也可以参照阅读材料的
内容,但不得直接引用原文中的句子；   
(2)、文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。
[评分标准]  概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。