广东汕头普通高中教学质量检测高二下学期期末英语试卷

If you have decided to study abroad, you might be looking for effective ways to prepare your language skills before you depart. Some students attend ESL (English as a Second Language) classes at local schools while others practice with   1  conversational partner. However, for those in situations   2  these two options are not available, studying ESL online might be the next alternative.
During the past decade, many websites have sprung up on the Internet,   3  (provide) ESL activities to help people practice the major language skills  4  grammar, reading, and vocabulary. Perhaps the  5  (great) interests for students are websites that focus on listening and speaking skills. In the past, listening to audio online was a very slow process, but since high-speed connections appeared, things  6  (change) greatly. A simple Internet search using the term “ESL” will bring up thousands of relevant websites out there, but not all the sites are the same. 7  you want to find a site that is suitable for you, you should look among those that combine good contents with a user-friendly interface and style.
Finally, no matter which site you end up visiting, you should set some goals  8  your study.   9  might include the number of vocabulary you want to learn, specific grammar structures you want to review,  10  even how many minutes you want to read aloud from a newspaper in English.

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Using All Your Strength
A young boy was walking with his father along a country road. When they came across a large tree branch   11  the pathway, the boy asked, “Do you think I could   12  it?”
His father answered, “If you use all your strength, I am sure you can.”
The boy tried   13  to lift, pull and push the branch, but it wouldn’t budge.  14 , he said, “Dad, you were wrong. I can’t do it alone.”
“Try again,” his dad said.
This time, as the boy struggled, his father   15    him. Together they pushed the   16  
aside.
“Son, the first time you didn’t use all your strength,” his father said. “You didn’t ask me to help.”
This is a valuable   17 . There are many things we can’t do alone, but that doesn’t mean we can’t get them done. We are   18      by resources that can be mobilized (调动) to help us
  19  our goals including family, friends and faith.
Sometimes we   20  to ask for help because of   21  or stubbornness. Sometimes we think it is a sign of   22  to admit we need a hand. Sometimes we don’t even   23      
asking for help. Whatever the reason is, it is a waste.
It’s   24  that we learn to use all our strength. This includes inner resources such as discipline, courage, and even love. It also includes   25  resources. Just as we should be willing to help others, we should be willing to ask others for help.
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A．falling B．stopping C．blocking D．cutting

A．lift B．move C．carry D．throw

A．mightily B．carefully C．hardly D．painfully

A．Excited B．Surprised C．Discouraged D．Unexpected

A．taught B．joined C．pushed D．praised

A．stone B．branch C．road D．tree

A．job B．way C．lesson D．resource

A．hidden B．cheated C．covered D．surrounded

A．set B．change C．achieve D．discover

A．try B．fail C．manage D．stop

A．pride B．mood C．pity D．strength

B．slightness C．kindness D．weakness

A．use up B．refer to C．think about D．carry out

A．important B．likely C．possible D．acceptable

A．another B．outer C．natural D．further

I began working in journalism(新闻工作) when I was eight. It was my mother’s idea. She wanted me to “make something” of myself, and decided I had better start young if I was to have any chance of keeping up with the competition.
With my load of magazines I headed toward Belleville Avenue. The crowds were there. There were two gas stations on the corner of Belleville and Union. For several hours I made myself highly visible, making sure everyone could see me and the heavy black letters on the bag that said THE SATURDAY EVENING POST. When it was suppertime, I walked back home.
“ How many did you sell, my boy?” my mother asked.
“ None.”
“ Where did you go?”
“ The corner of Belleville and Union Avenues.”
“ What did you do?”
“ Stood on the corner waiting for somebody to buy a Saturday Evening Post.”
“ You just stood there?”
“ Didn’t sell a single one.”
“ My God, Russell!”
Uncle Allen put in, “ Well, I’ve decided to take the Post.” I handed him a copy and he paid me a nickel(五分镍币). It was the first nickel I earned.
Afterwards my mother taught me how to be a salesman. I would have to ring doorbells, address adults with self-confidence(自信), and persuade them by saying that no one, no matter how poor, could afford to be without the Saturday Evening Post in the home.
One day, I told my mother I’d changed my mind. I didn’t want to make a success in the magazine business.
“ If you think you can change your mind like this,” she replied, “ you’ll become a good-for-nothing.” She insisted that, as soon as school was over, I should start ringing doorbells, selling magazines. Whenever I said no, she would scold me.
My mother and I had fought this battle almost as long as I could remember. My mother, dissatisfied with my father’s plain workman’s life, determined that I would not grow up like him and his people. But never did she expect that, forty years later, such a successful journalist as me would go back to her husband’s people for true life and love.
Why did the boy start his job young?

From the dialogue between the boy and his mother, we learn that the mother was _______.

What did the mother do when the boy wanted to give up?

What does the underlined phrase “this battle”(last paragraph) refer to?

What is the text mainly about?

Young adult filmmakers all hope to show their works in international festivals like Sundance and Toronto. But what about really young filmmakers who aren’t in film school yet and aren’t, strictly speaking, even adults?
They are at the heart of Wingspan Arts Kids Film Festival, tomorrow, in a setting any director might envy: Lincoln Center. Complete with “red carpet” interviews and various awards, the festival has much in common with events for more experienced moviemakers, except for the age of the participants: about 8 to 18.
“What’s really exciting is that it’s film for kids by kids,” said Cori Gardner, managing director of Wingspan Arts, a nonprofit organization offering youth arts programs in the New York area. This year the festival will include films not only from Wingspan but also from other city organizations and one from a middle school in Arlington, Virginia. “We want to make this a national event,” Ms. Gardner added.
The nine shorts to be shown range from a Claymation biography of B. B. King to a science fiction adventure set in the year 3005. “A lot of the material is really mature,” Ms. Gardner said, talking about films by the New York City branch of Global Action Project, a media arts and leadership-training group. “The Choice is about the history of a family and Master Anti-Smoker is about the dangers of secondhand smoke. Dream of the Invisibles describes young immigrants’(移民) feelings of both belonging and not belonging in their adopted country.”
The festival will end with an open reception at which other films will be shown. These include a music video and a full-length film whose title is Pressures.
Wingspan Arts Kids Film Festival ______.

Which of the following is true of Wingspan Arts?

The underlined word “shorts” in Paragraph 4 refers to ______.

Movies to be shown in the festival ______.

At the end of this film festival, there will be ______.

A．various awards

B．“red carpet” interviews

C．an open reception

D．a concert at Lincoln Center

Unless we spend money to spot and prevent asteroids now，one might crash into Earth and destroy life as we know it，say some scientists.
Asteroids are bigger versions of the meteoroids(流星)that race across the night sky. Most orbit the sun far from Earth and don't threaten us. But there are also thousands whose orbits put them on a collision course with Earth.
Buy $ 50 million worth of new telescopes right now. Then spend $ 10 million a year for the next 25 years to locate most of the space rocks. By the time we spot a fatal one，the scientists say，we'll have a way to change its course.
Some scientists favor pushing asteroids off course with nuclear weapons. But the cost wouldn't be cheap. Is it worth it? Two things experts consider when judging any risk are: 1) How likely the event is; and 2) How bad the consequences if the event occurs. Experts think an asteroid big enough to destroy lots of life might strike Earth once every 500,000 years. Sounds pretty rare-but if one did fall，it would be the end of the world. “If we don't take care of these big asteroids，they'll take care of us,” says one scientist. “It's that simple.”
The cure，though，might be worse than the disease. Do we really want fleets of nuclear weapons sitting around on Earth? “The world has less to fear from doomsday(毁灭性的) rocks than from a great nuclear fleet set against them，” said a New York Times article.
What does the passage say about asteroids and meteoroids?

A．They are heavenly bodies different in composition.

B．They are heavenly bodies similar in nature.

C．There are more asteroids than meteoroids.

D．Asteroids are more mysterious than meteoroids.

What do scientists say about the collision of an asteroid with Earth?

What do people think of the suggestion of using nuclear weapons to alter the course of asteroids?

We can conclude from the passage that ________ .

Which of the following best describes the author's tone in this passage?

In the 1960s, medical researchers Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe developed a checklist of stressful events. They appreciated the tricky point that any major change can be stressful. Bad events like “serious illness of a family member” were high on the list, but so were some helpful life changing events like marriage.
When you take the Holmes Rahe you must remember that the score does not show how you deal with stress -- it only shows how much you have to deal with. And we now know that the way you deal with these events dramatically affects your chances of staying healthy. By the early 1970s, hundreds of similar studies had followed Holmes and Rahe. And millions of Americans who work and live under stress worried over the reports. Somehow the research got boiled down to a memorable message. Women’s magazines ran titles like “Stress causes illness.”
If you want to stay physically and mentally healthy, the articles said, avoid stressful events. But such simplistic advice is impossible to follow. Even if stressful events are dangerous, many -- like the death of loved one--are impossible to avoid. Moreover, any warning to avoid all stressful events is a prescription for staying away from chances as well as trouble. Since any change can be stressful, a person who wanted to be completely free of stress would never marry, have a child, take a new job or move. The idea that all stress makes you sick also takes no notice of a lot of what we know about people. It supposes we're all vulnerable and not active in the face of the difficult situation. But what about human ability and creativity? Many come through periods of stress with more physical and mental strength than they had before. We also know that a long time without change or challenge can lead to boredom and physical and mental pressure.
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The score of the Holmes Rahe test shows ____ .

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. Which of the following expressions has the meaning most close to the underlined phrase “got boiled down to” in paragraph two ?

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. The studies on stress in the early 1970s led to ____ .

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Why is “such simplistic advice ”(Line 2, Para.3) impossible to follow?

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. According to the passage people who have experienced ups and downs may become ____.

阅读下列应用文及相关信息, 并按照要求匹配信息。选项中有一项是多余的。把选项的编号填写在答题纸对应位置上。
以下是咨询和服务部门的信息：

A．Career Services (Room 113) The staff of the Career Services center advise students on career choices and applications of for higher education. They also help students and graduates apply their academic and life experiences to achieving career fulfillment, provide them with the services and resources necessary to make better informed career decisions and help them develop the skills necessary to progress their career plans. Opening Hours: Monday through Friday: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Phone: (412) 396-6644 Fax: (412) 396-6644

B．The Accommodation Office ( Room 114) The Accommodation Office is the place to find every thing concerning accommodation during your studying at this university. It offers a free advisory service and a wide range of handbooks and checklists covering the full range of housing available. In addition to this, the office also offers other services, such as the allocation of places in local residences and the provision of information regarding privately owned accommodation. Opening Hours: Monday through Friday: 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm Phone : (412) 396-6754 Fax: (412) 396-6752

C．Medical Center (Room 115) The staff of the Medical Center aim to provide convenient and comprehensive medical care to students and staff of the university. The center is well equipped and the staff here are trained to deal with a broad range of medical problems. Both female and male doctors as well as nursing staff are available for consultation. Also, all kinds of medicines are sold here and are cheaper for students than other drugstores. Opening Hours: 24 hours from Monday to Sunday Phone : (412) 396-6649 Fax: (412) 396-6648

D．The Sports Office (Room 207)

Sport and recreation play an important role in the lives of students. The university has lots of indoor and outdoor sports facilities and all students are encouraged to participate in some form of sport and recreation. This office can provide information about sporting and activities to keep you fit.
Opening Hours: Monday through Friday: 7:00am - 10:00pm
Phone : (412) 396-6877  Fax: (412) 396-6876
E. Food Service (Room 127)
Tasty, nutritious meals and a wide variety of snacks are available from the cafeterias on campus. Maybe you are not familiar with different cafeterias here and find it difficult to get a good meal. Don’t worry! The Food Service can provide you with specific information on the food available here and offers meal plans based on your individual needs.
Opening Hours: Monday through Friday: 2:30pm - 5:30pm
Phone: (412) 396-6899  Fax: (412) 396-6890
F. Library (Room 215)
There are various books and reference materials in every subject here including literature, art and math. Besides books, there are also photo-copying, video, audio-visual and computing facilities. Our collection is big and our main task is to help you solve problems on making use of the library.
Opening Hours: Monday through Friday: 8:30am - 5:30pm
Phone: (412) 396-6312  Fax: (412) 396-6706
以下是大学生的信息，请匹配大学生与他们要选择的服务部门：
1. Richard is a foreign student majoring in medicine. He can adjust himself to the weather but he is having a lot of difficulties in getting used to the diet at the college cafeterias.
2. John is fond of sports. He plays football every day.  Unfortunately, he injured his leg while he was playing this morning. He urgently needs some medical help.
3. Lucy is new student from Washington, and she often arrives at the college late since she lives far away from the university, so she desperately needs to find a new place to live in.
4. Alice is going to leave university next year. She is preparing her papers and has to do a lot of research. She would like to find books on literature and learn how to use the audio-visual facilities.
5. Rosemary studies in the department of computer science. She is really interested in this field, so she plans to be engaged in this booming industry after her graduation, but before she makes a final decision, she wants to consult experienced teachers.

假设有一批澳大利亚学生到广东香城游学，你是项目的负责人，在出发前你简要向学生们介绍这次安排。请写一个简要的发言稿，主要内容如下：

【写作要求】
只能使用5个句子表达全部的内容，开头和结尾已经为你写好，不计入总句数。
【评分标准】
句子结构的准确性，信息内容的完整性和连贯性。文章的开头和结尾已给出。
Attention please, everyone:
Now I would like to tell you the arrangements for the journey.                       
                                                                               
That’s all. Thank you.

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。
Shanghai bans Chinese Internet slang terms
The language police in Shanghai, China’s largest city, plan to ban those and other Chinese Internet slang terms (网络语言) from classrooms, official documents, and publications produced in the city, newspapers reported Friday. “On the Web, Internet slang is convenient and satisfying, but the mainstream media have a responsibility to guide proper and legal language usage,” the Shanghai Morning Post quoted city official Xia Xiurong as saying. With the increasing number of young people who use computer, chatting on line and sending messages become more and more popular. They invent, abbreviate and borrow a lot of words, such as “MM”, meaning girl, “PK” or player killer, for one’s competitor, “Konglong” or dinosaur for an unattractive woman. Several government departments of city have been given the right to carry on the regulation by monitoring the official documents, news broadcasts and textbooks in Shanghai. The results of their supervision(监督) are expected to be made known to the public regularly. Yet many young people say the nation’s language needs to change with time and Internet slang can be a source of new vocabulary.
【写作内容】
你准备向某英语报社的栏目投稿，主题是“网络语言该不该禁止”。为此，在你查阅相关资料后完成下的任务。
1. 以约30个词概括短文的内容；
2. 以约120个词就“网络语言该不该禁止”这个主题发表你的看法，至少包含以下的内容要点；
(1)你认为网络语言为什么能在一定范围内流行；
(2)你认为网络语言的运用有什么弊端；
(3)你有何建议？
【写作要求】
(1)你可以使用实例或者其他论述方法支持你的论点，也可参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子。