湖北省荆门市高二上学期期末考试试卷（英语）

Young men should constantly _________their own state of mind so as to adapt to the circumstances in which fierce competition is going on .

If you don’t resist smoking heavily like that , you will have to suffer the _______sooner or later .

Since Shanghai won the right to host the World Expo, over half a million people have volunteered to ___________in all the Shanghai Expo projects .

The American Foundation for the Blind has been trying to figure out how to make public libraries __________to blind readers .

. The government is cautious because they are afraid that a new policy on taxation would ______the political balance of the country.

In the middle of the night, there suddenly came a loud thunder, _____ the alarms of the cars parking below us.

. The news of the mayor’s coming to our school for a visit was ______ on the radio yesterday.

“If you’re walking down the right path and you’re willing to keep walking,_____ you’ll make progress”, said the president Obama.

. This special school accepts all disabled students, ______ educational level and background.

People try to avoid transportation delays by using their own cars, and this ______ creates further problems.

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
People often fall ill because of me. However they can hardly blame me: it is largely their own 31 . A tired person may get caught, especially when he goes to crowded places with polluted air. A sudden change in 32  is another factor. In hot summer, people 33  the air-conditioner upon returning home. They will catch a cold easily.
My latest victim is an energetic student. After school, he played football hard for two hours. Though 34  , he still went to the cinema. Then he got back home and took a cold shower immediately.
I seized this golden chance to  35  him. He reacted, trying to  36  me, but I was already  37 deep in his throat. He kept sneezing(打喷嚏) and his nose was running.  38  he put on some warm clothes, it didn’t  39 , for there were too many of us. Besides, his sore throat kept 40 him, and he developed a cough to force me and my family out, but  41   .
The next day he couldn’t go to  42  .He had lost his appetite and was not as   43  as before. His mother made him drink orange juice every few hours for more vitamin C, which would help his  44  .
For two days he was  45  by his mother. As he rested more, his defense strengthened and I began to feel the  46 . I knew I had to   47 him before long. But I am not the one who gives up easily, and I made every effort to fight back.  48 , it was my turn to feel  49  now, for his defense system was starting an all-out attack against me. I became weaker and finally my time was  50   .
Do you know who I am?
31. A. fault                   B. conclusion                C. responsibility           D. business
32. A. season                B. temperature                     C. condition                  D. place
33. A. turn up              B. adapt to                    C. apply to                   D. turn on
34. A. tired                  B. hungry                     C. late                          D. excited      
35. A. bother                B. attack                       C. injure                       D. destroy
36. A. look out for        B. take hold of                     C. put up with             D. get rid of  
37. A. repeating            B. rebuilding                C. reproducing                     D. replacing
38. A. Although       B. Unless                       C. Since               D. Whether
39. A. spread           B. use                           C. work                        D. react
40. A. upsetting        B. influencing                 C. reminding                D. frightening
41. A. failed            B. escaped                  C. won                         D. succeeded
42. A. hospital                B. school                        C. bed                          D. work
43. A. afraid            B. smart                         C. ambitious                 D. active
44. A. study             B. development           C. recovery                   D. growth
45. A. affected                B. rescued                  C. nursed                     D. protected
46. A. pressure            B. loss                           C. pain                         D. movement
47. A. accept            B. leave                      C. avoid                       D. beat
48. A. Unfortunately  B. Unwillingly        C. Unusually                  D. Uncertainly
49. A. awful            B. ashamed                     C. painful                            D. puzzled
50. A. over              B. in                              C. around                            D. on     

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In this age of Internet chat, videogames and reality television, there is no shortage of mindless activities to keep a child occupied. Yet, despite the competition, my 8-year-old daughter Rebecca wants to spend her free time writing short stories. She wants to enter one of her stories into a writing contest, a competition she won last year.
As a writer I know about winning contests, and about losing them. I know what it is like to work hard on a story only to receive a rejection slip (退稿条) from the publisher. I also know the pressures of trying to live up to a reputation created by previous victories. What if she doesn’t win the contest again? That’s the strange thing about being a parent. So many of our own past scars and ruined hopes can surface.
A revelation (启示) came last week when I asked her, “Don’t you want to win again?”
“No”, she replied, “I just want to tell the story of an angel going to first grade.”
I had just spent weeks correcting her stories as she spontaneously (自发地) told them. Telling myself that I was merely an experienced writer guiding the young writer across the hall, I offered suggestions for characters, conflicts and endings for her tales. The story about a fearful angel starting first grade was quickly “guided” by me into the tale of a little girl with a wild imagination taking her first music lesson. I had turned her contest into my contest without even realizing it.
Staying back and giving kids space to grow is not as easy as it looks. Because I know very little about farm animals who use tools or angels who go to first grade, I had to accept the fact that I was co-opting (借用) my daughter’s experience.
While stepping back was difficult for me, it was certainly a good first step that I will quickly follow with more steps, putting myself far enough away to give her room but close enough to help if asked. All the while I will be reminding myself that children need room to experiment, grow and find their own voices.
1. What do we learn form the first paragraph?
A. Now too many entertainments take up too much time.
B. Children do find lots of fun in many mindless activities.
C. Rebecca is much too occupied to enjoy her free time.
D. Rebecca draws on a lot of online materials for her writing.
2. What did the author say about her own writing experience?
A. She was constantly under pressure of writing more.
B. Most of her stories had been rejected by publishers.
C. She did not quite live up to her reputation as a writer.
D. Her way to success was full of pains and frustrations.
3. Why did Rebecca want to enter this year’s writing contest?
A. She had won a prize in the previous contest.
B. She wanted to share her stories with readers.
C. She was sure of winning with her mother’s help.
D. She believed she possessed real talent for writing.
4. What’s the author’s advice for parents?
A. Children should be given every chance to voice their opinions.
B. Parents should keep an eye on the activities their kids engage in.
C. Children should be allowed freedom to grow through experience.
D. A writing career, though attractive, is not for every child to pursue.

“Yes, madam, your husband ran into some trouble,” he replied. “They were caught in a heavy storm.” .Storms often cause trouble. When I was a baby, Dad had to spend long weeks at sea as a fisherman. One day, I suddenly began to cry loudly. No matter how Mom comforted me, I just kept crying. Mom felt uneasy. A feeling told her that something bad would happen. Then a word hit her----“Mayday”. Mom called the Coast Guard, asking the man on duty about my Dad and his ship.
Father and his crew radioed for help when water started pouring in his ship. We flew out there about an hour ago and dropped them a pump. “Take it easy. He will be back soon.” “What if the pump doesn’t work?” Mom questioned. “You should do another fly-over.” The man tried to comfort Mom, “He must be all right now, Mrs Hemingway, or we would have heard a radio signal from him.” “You haven’t got a Mayday?” “No, but we will let you know if we hear the radio signal.” Mom hung up.
I remained crying. Mom called the Coast Guard again. Finally, they said they would send out a rescue plane.
At midnight the phone rang. It was the Coast Guard. They had found my father and all his crew floating in sea 15miles off Jamaica. Dad’s ship had sunk, but fortunately all were safe.
“The pump they dropped didn’t work fast enough,” Dad said. “I radioed a Mayday, but I couldn’t get through.”
Dad didn’t get through to the Coast Guard because of the storm, but he got through to us. Really, there is something that can’t be seen but exists, as is said but can’t be explained, between us, the families. 
55. The underlined word “Mayday” in the first paragraph probably means “_________”.
A. a radio program                                        B. the signal for help   
C. the holiday in May                                           D. a sign of feeling sick
56. Why did the man on duty say the author’s father would return soon?
A. The pump they dropped was of high quality.
B. The author’s father called him and told him so.
C. The plane waited until the pump worked.
D. He thought no news was good news.
57. We can infer from the text that _________.
A. the man on duty in the Coast Guard was careless
B. the plane failed to find the ship which was in danger
C. the author’s father was in charge of the ship
D. the pump saved the author’s father finally
58. What may be the explanation for the author’s (as a baby) crying?
A. He might feel hungry in the evening
B. He might see something terrible in the room.
C. He might be afraid when left alone in room
D. He might have a feeling of uneasiness.

A couple of years ago I took the family on a winter vacation to New York City to experience the holiday atmospheres. The longest lines that week weren’t in the Empire State Building, at the Statue of Liberty Ferry or any of the Big Apple’s other landmarks (地标) , but at Fifth Avenue and 58th Street, where people crowded into FAO Schwarz.
It was not until I got inside that it became clear how only one toy store could provide everything else that Manhattan offers between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Far more than a shopping experience, the hour we spent wandering along the aisles(通道) at FAO Schwarz was more like visiting a museum of everything that children care for very much. And for me — and all of the other bright-eyed grownups — it was a trip down my memory lane to the toys we knew as kinds.
America’s most unique toy stores are found from coast to coast, in big cities and also in small towns. Let’s have a look at some others.
The Dinosaur Farm in South Pasadena, Calif.: Former rock musician Dave Plenn opened the shop in 1994, a year after “Jurassic Park” brought the creatures back into the spotlight again. But he says his wife ---who was then working for the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles— rather than the big movie proved the inspiration for the dinosaur store.
Mild Zone: A more traditional specialty store, which sells model cars like Matchbox, Hot Wheels and Johnny Lightning. “It’s such an addicting (上瘾的) hobby,” says Burke, who admits that he originally created the store as a means to feed his own toy car collection. “Once you buy your first, you can never stop.” The store has around 30,000 cars. Mile Zone’s customers are from kinds with a wish for speedy toys to grown-ups who view the model cars as time travel back to their youth.
59. The author wrote the first paragraph mainly to show _________.
A. the poor traffic condition in New York      B. the nice holiday atmosphere in New York
C. the popularity of toy stores in New York   D. the charming landmarks in New York
60. Walking into FAO Schwarz gave the author a chance to ___________.
A. recall his life of childhood  B. visit a most special museum
C. study the history of Manhattan   D. learn the way of producing toys
61. Dave Plenn was inspired to open the Dinosaur Farm by ________.
A. his wife       B. “Jurassic Park”  C. his research on nature       D .rock music
62. We can infer from the passage that ______.
A. dinosaur toy stores are more popular than traditional ones
B. some unique toys have been displayed in local museums
C. some popular toy stores have become new landmarks
D. customers of toy stores are more than children

If you are a recent social science graduate who has had to listen to jokes about unemployment from your computer major classmates, you may have had the last laugh. There are many advantages for the social science major because this high-tech" Information Age" demands people who are flexible  and who have good communication skills.
There are many social science majors in large companies who fill important positions. For example, a number of research studies found that social science majors had achieved greater managerial success than those who had technical training or pre-professional courses. Studies show that social science majors are most suited for change, which is the leading feature  of the kind of high-speed, high-pressure, high-tech world we now live in.
Social science majors are not only experiencing success in their long-term company jobs, but they are also finding jobs more easily. A study showed that many companies had filled a large percentage of their entry-level positions with social science graduates. The study also showed that the most sought-after quality in a person who was looking for a job was communication skills, noted as "very important" by 92 percent of the companies. Social science majors have these skills, often without knowing how important they are. It is probably due to these skills that they have been offered a wide variety of positions.
Finally, although some social science majors may still find it more difficult than their technically trained classmates to land the first job, recent graduates report that they don't regret their choice of study.
63. By saying that" you may have had the last laugh" in the first paragraph, the author means that you may have ________.
A. shared the jokes with computer majors   B. found jobs more easily than computer majors
C. earned as much as computer majors               D. stopped joking about computer majors
64. Compared with graduates of other subjects, social science graduates _______.
A. are ready to change when situations change.   B. are better able to deal with difficulties
C. are equally good at computer skills                D. are likely to give others pressure
65. The underlined word “land” in the last paragraph probably means ______.
A. keep for some time                          B. successfully get
C. apply immediately                        D. lose regretfully
66. According to the text, what has made it easy for social science graduates to find jobs?
A. Willingness to take low-paid jobs.                 B. Skills in expressing themselves.
C. Readiness to gain high-tech knowledge.         D. Part-time work experience.

Odland remembers like it was yesterday working in an expensive French restaurant in Denver. The ice cream he was serving fell onto the white dress of a rich and important woman.
Thirty years have passed, but Odland can’t get the memory out of his mind, nor the woman’s kind reaction. She was shocked, regained calmness and, in a kind voice, told the young Odland. “It’s OK. It wasn’t your fault.” When she left the restaurant, she also left the future Fortune 500 CEO with a life lesson: You can tell a lot about a person by the way he or she treats the waiter.
Odland isn’t the only CEO to have made this discovery. Rather, it seems to be one of those few laws of the land that every CEO learns on the way up. It’s hard to get a dozen CEO’s to agree about anything, but most agree with the Waiter Rule. They say how others treat the CEO says nothing. But how others treat the waiter is like a window into the soul.
Watch out for anyone who pulls out the power card to say something like, “I could but this place and fire you,” or “I know the owner and I could have you fired.” Those who say such things have shown more about their character than about their wealth and power.
The CEO who came up with it, or at least first wrote it down, is Raytheon CEO Bill Swanson. He wrote a best-selling book called Swanson’s Unwritten Rules of Management. “A person who is nice to you but rude to the waiter, or to others, is not a nice person,” Swanson says. “I will never offer a job to the person who is sweet to the boss but turns rude to someone cleaning the tables.”
67. What happened after Odland dropped the ice cream onto the woman’s dress?
A. He was fired.                        B. He was blamed.                     
C. The woman comforted him.            D. The woman left the restaurant at once.
68. Odland learned one of his life lessons from ____.
A. his experience as a waiter.             B. the advice given by the CEOs
C. an article in Fortune                  D. an interesting best-selling book
69. According to the text, most CEOs have the same opinion about ____.
A. Fortune 500 companies                 B. the Management Rules
C. Swanson’s book                        D. the Waiter Rule
70. From the text we can learn that ____.
A. one should be nicer to important people 
B. CEOs often show their power before others
C. one should respect others no matter who they are
D. CEOs often have meals in expensive restaurants

第四部分：书面表达（共两节，满分40分）
第一节：完成句子（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。
71._______________(非常有可能)they failed to grasp the key points of what I said just now .(likely)
72. Our company insisted on__________ (签订一份协议) them in case there was a sudden change when cooperating. (agreement)
73. Water, which seems so simple and common, is ______________(使生命成为可能的东西.（what）
74. Martin Luther King.Jr _______________(以……而闻名)a freedom fighter for equal rights of black people in America . (know)
75. ____________（惊讶于）the beautiful scenery at the Copacabana Beach , he decided to come again the following year . (amaze)
76. How he regretted what he had wasted before, for it is impossible for lost time ____________.(弥补回来)  (make )
77. It is believed that he __________________(可能参与了)in planning the monument, or in helping transport and pull up the stones. (hand)
78.________(如果你要寻求帮助)when you are in trouble, please contact us and we are always here waiting for you.  (should)
79.The world is changing fast, and we are said __________________(正生活在) the “Information Age”, a time of new discoveries and great changes. (live)
80. Only if you show mercy yourself______________________(你可以希望得到) mercy. (hope)

第二节 短文写作（满分25分）
高中生在成长的过程中会碰到一些烦恼。你班就这一话题正积极筹备召开一次主题班会。请你依据下表进行必要的思考，并用英语准备一篇到会发言的材料。词数120左右。

注意：1．开头已写好，不记入词数。
2．语言通顺，结构严谨，针对问号处给出自己的观点。
Good morning boys and girls,
We high school students do have some growing pains, but we can get rid of them correctly and wisely. ____________________________________________________________________
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That’s all, thank you .