[山西]2013-2014学年山西省忻州市高二第一学期期末联考英语试卷

We shouldn’t take_____ for granted that our parents will take care of us forever.

Faced with_____ challenges, you should believe that your courage is what makes_____ difference.

Despite the great difficulty we had _____ out the plan, it paid off in the end.

---What do you think of the film?
---Cool! Never before _____ a better one.

I’m glad you’ve made great progress so far. Keep it up______ you must be successful.

---It_____ for a whole week. I think it’ll stop soon.
---Hard say. We’re getting into the rainy season now.

The reason ______ Tom came to attend the meeting was ______ he was an expert in this field.

When you arrive at your job in the morning, let the first thing you say_____ everyone’s day

China's first moon rover, Yutu, or Jade Rabbit touched the lunar surface at 9:14 a.m.on December 14,2013,  ________deep trace on the loose lunar soil.

---Excuse me, is this seat______?
---yes. Go ahead.

--The mistake_____, I had been more careful.
---But you weren’t at that time.

David, _____ I have been sharing a dorm for more than two years, is quite a funny guy.

Success belongs to those who work hard. I firmly believe that, _____my own efforts, I can make it.

Please lock the door;______, bring the umbrella to me. It looks as if it is going to rain.

---As a result of the injury, he gave up the games.
---_____ He missed the chance to win a gold.

Our teacher asks us to keep a diary in English. I enjoy doing so because I           keeping a diary in English is one of the effective ways to       our English writing ability.
Compared with        forms of writing, it is shorter and        less time. It can help us to        the habit of thinking in English.          we persist in (坚持) this practice, gradually we’ll learn how to express ourselves in English. In keeping a diary in English,          can use the important phrases and sentences we’ve         in or out of English classes to describe our         , and this way we can master and use freely        we’ve learned, which will do good          us in English learning. But       we certainly run up against many difficulties. In the first place, it often happens that we have        finding proper words and phrases to give expression to our mind. Secondly, there         many idiomatic(惯用的) ways of saying things in Chinese. And it is extremely hard for us to put them        English properly.
As far as I am concerned, my suggestion is that we           always have a notebook and a Chinese-English dictionary within easy reach. Whenever          beats （难倒）us, we can first put it down in our notebook and then look it up in our dictionary. We can also turn to our English teacher for           , if necessary.
In short, I believe that it is of           use to keep a diary in English for the development of our           skills.

A．think B．stand C．practice D．finish

A．get B．gain C．improve D．prove

A．other B．the others C．another D．others

A．spends B．takes C．pays D．spares

A．pick B．make C．give D．develop

A．Before B．If C．After D．While

A．they B．he C．she D．we

A．learned B．forgotten C．thought D．listened

A．eyes B．feelings C．texts D．books

A．that B．which C．what D．when

A．to B．across C．between D．along

A．at a time B．at one time C．all the time D．at times

A．chance B．time C．trouble D．choice

A．is B．has C．are D．have

A．of B．into C．at D．on

A．can B．shall C．should D．may

A．nothing B．anybody C．somebody D．something

A．money B．dictionary C．question D．help

A．great B．much C．very D．more

A．speaking B．writing C．listening D．reading

A driver stopped his car on a street side to have a rest. As he lay down in the seat and closed his eyes, a person came up and knocked at the window to ask the time. The driver opened his eyes and looked at his watch: “It’s 8:05,” he said. Then he went to sleep again. But soon he was waken up again because a second person was knocking at the window. “Sir, do you know the time?” he asked. The driver looked at his watch again, and told him it was half past eight.
In this way, the driver thought he could not have a good rest, so he wrote a short note and stuck it on the window for all to see. It said, “I don’t know the time.”
Again, he lay down in the seat for his sleep. A few minutes later, a third person came and began to knock at the window, “Hey, sir,” he said, “It’s a quarter to nine.”
Where did the driver sleep?

How long had the driver been there when the third person called him?

Why did the driver write a note and stick it on the window?

There are many differences between America and China. The biggest difference is traffic rules. In America there are too much more cars than in China. But there are much fewer traffic jams and accidents in America than in China. We hardly see traffic police in the street, but all cars obey strictly traffic rules, and people hardly find that a car does not obey traffic rules in the street.
About American traffic rules, there are many better terms, such as:
1. Stop line: There are stop lines in all crossing without traffic light (some have two stop lines and others have four stop lines). All cars must stop while meeting the stop line.
2. Traffic light: There is traffic light in the crossing of the road. Cars may almost turn every direction. The traffic light can give signal step by step including u-turn. There is a kind of middle lane of turning left. When a car wants to turn left in the road, he may enter into the middle lane of turning left and give a signal of turning left. When he thinks being safe, he may turn left. In many conditions the order of passing is also given very specifically. If people want to change lane or turn, they must look behind and think being safe. Only so, they may do it.
3. Specific item: Such as parking, there are three kinds of lines (their colors are white, blue or red) in the roadside. Every line may park different kinds of cars. There are many streets in some residential areas (住宅区), and there is a kind of rule that any car cannot park at any time or any period time. In every parking, there are some special positions for invalid (伤残的) people.
4. About the priority of passenger and car: At any case, passengers have the priority to cars. And only after passengers have passed the road and got the top of sidestep, cars may go ahead.
In general, traffic rules of America are very specific, convenient, safe and humanizing.
Which of the following is NOT the reason why we can hardly see traffic police in the street in America?

Why is there a middle lane of turning left on the road?

Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

What’s the best title for the passage?

An English saying goes: “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” That means we should relax after a day’s hard work or we’ll be unhealthy.
Many students know that if they want to get ideal jobs with good salaries, they must do well in high school so they can enter good universities. Therefore, they spend all day studying without time to relax.
However, not all students can go to top universities even if they work very hard. Students are pressurized by parents and teachers who are just concerned about their studies and exam scores while ignoring their hobbies and individual differences. As a result, students are forces to work harder and harder. Furthermore, there is pressure coming from students themselves. They realize they have a slim chance of getting into a top university as competition is fierce. So, they put a lot of stress on themselves and stay in a nervous state day after day. If they keep it up,   they’ll suffer illnesses; both psychological and physical.
What students need is relaxation. This doesn’t mean that they should give up their ambitions and stop studying hard. It means “work while you work, play while you play”. If you can do this, you will improve your health greatly. You’ll feel yourself suddenly fresh, just like recovering from a terrible illness. You’ll find that your studies are not a burden(负担) anymore.
The underlined part in the first paragraph might mean all the following EXCEPT______.

What trouble have both the parents and teachers brought to the students?

What causes the student’ pressure from themselves?

What is the passage mainly about?

No one knows why we sleep, but it’s certain that we need to. People who are prevented from sleeping begin to suffer obvious effects after a few days—they think less clearly, and they fall asleep during the working hours; some may have hallucinations(幻觉).
There are no rules about sleep. Generally speaking, grown-ups sleep about 7 and a half hours each night and probably more than 60 per cent get between seven and eight hours. But perhaps eight per cent are quite happy with 5 hours or less, and four per cent or so find that they want ten hours or more. If you feel all right, you’re probably getting enough sleep. The important thing is not to worry how much other people get—their needs may be different. Exercise doesn’t seem to increase the need for sleep—office workers, for example, sleep for about as long as people doing physically active work.
Children sleep more than grown-ups—perhaps 14 to 18 hours soon after birth, going down to grown-up levels by early teenage. Sleep patterns also tend(倾向) to be different in the elderly, who may sleep less at night than they did when younger, find sleep getting more broken, and often make it a rule to sleep during the daytime.
According to the passage, some people are unable to think clearly because ___________ .

Which of the following is TRUE?

Whether you have got enough sleep is judged by__________.

According to the passage, a boy of 14 years old sleeps__________.

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,写在答题纸相应的位置。选项中有两项为多余选项。
How to improve your perseverance(毅力)
If you’re familiar with the story of the hare (野兔) and the tortoise（乌龟）, you know that the tortoise proved that perseverance is much more important than speed.           , but fewer people have the patience and perseverance of the tortoise. Here are some tips that can help you to improve your perseverance.
●Set goals and write them down.
If you don’t know what you want to accomplish, it’s hard to persevere(坚持) until you do.        , instead of making many projects that may upset you
●        , and cross each step off the list as you complete it.
If you want to master the ability to cook German dishes, you’ll need to read cookbooks, study the recipes（食谱）, buy ingredients（食料） and practice making the dishes. Write down all these steps and remove each step as you go.
●Make a list of the rewards related to any project to encourage yourself to persevere.
When you want to lose 40 pounds, it may seem like a difficult goal.         . You can lower your blood sugar or fit into your favorite pair of jeans（牛仔裤）. Keep those rewards in mind to encourage yourself to stick to your diet and exercise program.
●Imagine your success.
Take time each day to sit back, relax and picture the life you’ll lead once you’ve reached your goal.          . Read them over several times a day to encourage yourself to keep going.

E. But there are big rewards for doing so
F. Choose one or two goals that are most important to you and work toward those
G. Or you can write out a paragraph or two about how reaching your goal will change your life

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧）,并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处,多者（从第l1处起）不计分。
My mother always bought gifts to me for my birthdays. With my fifteen birthday around the corner, she asked me I wanted. For the first time, I realize how lucky I was to have been born in such a fortunate family. I was satisfying and there was nothing more I needed. That was because I told my mother that instead of get an expensive gift, I’d love to use the money to help others. At the first , she felt surprised. When she realized I was seriously, she offered me 500 yuan. I bought some toys and went to the orphanage(孤儿院) in our city. I handed out the toys to the child and had a good time with them.

假定你是李华，准备参加学校举办的主题为“健康成长”的英语作文比赛。请按要求写一篇短文，主要内容包括：
1. 乐观的人生态度；
2. 努力学习；
3. 参加体育锻炼。
生词：态度attitude
注意：1.词数100左右; 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯; 3.已给出开首句。
We all want to grow up happily and healthily, and for this goal