【章节通关套卷】2014高中英语 人教版选修七：Unit 2 Robot 单元提升测试卷（B卷，提高篇）
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人 教版选修七：Unit 2 Robots单元基础测试卷（B卷）
测试时间：90分钟 满分 120分
班级______ 姓名________ 分数_______
I.单项选择题（15小题，15分）
1. (福建师大附中2013-2014学年第一学期期中)______ providing enjoyment, music provides one with the opportunity to escape the daily pressures of life.
A. other than B. Rather than C. Except for D. Apart from
2. (福建师大附中2013-2014学年第一学期期中)---The lights were left on all night long.
---Yes. It seems that Mike is ______. He was the last one who left the classroom yesterday evening.
A. Blaming B. blamed C. to blame D. to be blamed
3.( 康杰中学2013—2014学年度第一学期第二次月考) In communication, a smile is usually________ strong sign of a friendly and ________ open attitude.
A. the; / B. a; an C. a; / D. the; an
4. I would appreciate ______ if the goods could be delivered as soon as possible．
A．you B．that C．it D．Myself
5. 湖北省恩施高中2011级高三年级第三次质量检测If you waste too much time seeking recognition or approval from others, then you won’t have time to ______ all that you desire.
A. accumulate B. absorb C. appreciate D. accomplish
6. 贵州省遵义四中2015届高二期期中考试英语试卷With everything needed________，she declared that the party began.
A．in the place B．taking place C．out of place D．in place
7. 江苏省盐城中学2013高二年级上学期第一次课堂检测 In order to continue to learn by ourselves after leaving school, we must________learn how to study in the school now.
A. after all B. in all C. above all D. first of all
8. 2013-2014学年上学期第二次月考Experts at the conference agreed that such a product with environmentally friendly technology is ______．
A. worth being promoted B. worthy promoting
C. worthy of promoting D. worthy of being promoted
9. 安庆市第九中学2013-2014学年高二上学期期中Many Chinese universities provide scholarships for students their study.
A. in favour of B. in honour of C. in face of D. in need of
10. 怀化市怀化三中2013-2014学年高一上学期期中 I think you look great as you are. You shouldn’t be _________ about your weight.
A. excited B. confused C. frightened D. embarrassed
11. 福建省东山县第二中学2014届高三上学期期中The author of the article believes that it is the test system, ____ teachers, that is responsible for the heavy burden of the middle school students nowadays．
A. or rather B. rather than C. other than D. more than
12. 山东省桓台第二中学2014届高三上学期期中—It's a good idea. But who is going to ________ the plan?
—I think Tom and Greg will.
A．set aside B．carry out C．take in D. get through
13. 安庆市第九中学2013-2014学年高二上学期期中Ladex doesn’t feel like abroad. Her parents are old.
A. studying B. study C. studied D. to study
14. 东山县第二中学2013-2014学年高二上学期期中Entering the garden，I found it ______ with ______ leaves.
A．covering；fallen B．covered；falling
C．covering；falling D．covered；fallen
15. 贵州省遵义四中2015届高二期期中考试英语试卷—I hope the result of the exams had not been told to us.
—________，why did you come here to see our teacher?
A．If what B．If so C．If only D．If not
II. 完形填空（20小题，30分）
温州市十校联合体2013-2014学年高二上学期期末
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。
This morning I was in an unfamiliar town to cheer myself up. I had stopped at a gas station to get some gas 16 I left to go home. I was not in a good 17 . I have very impractical ideas and therefore have 18 mild depression (沮丧)on occasions.
I walked up to the entrance of the building to 19 my gas and stopped to read a bulletin(小报)on the door 20 , “Please help me attend the Special Olympics this year by donating(捐款).” As I walked 21 , I saw a lovely young girl with Down Syndrome(唐氏症). She spoke to me very 22 and asked if I could donate to her cause. I politely 23 and told her that I didn’t have cash on me at that time. Although secretly I knew I 24 easily get cash from the ATM. I just wasn’t in the mood. So after paying for my gas, I 25 out of the gas station and the girl waved me goodbye.
26 I was walking back to my car, the girl’s words rang in my ears and I was 27 by guilt. I knew I was able to 28 . And although I was in a bad mood before, 29 seemed to disappear. I wasn’t upset anymore. 30 I thought about before stepping into my car was that lovely girl who deserved to have her moment to 31 . My next action was obvious. I walked back into the 32 and headed towards the ATM. I 33 the $20 dollar bill and handed it straight to her.
She was wild with 34 . She looked at me and gave me a huge smile and thanked me again and again. I accepted her 35 and walked out of the building smiling wider than I had in a very long time.
16. A. since B. after C. before D. once
17. A. mood B. place C. mind D. town
18. A. content with B. suffered from C. focused on D. carried on
19. A. pay for B. pay off C.?build up???? D. settle down
20. A. writing B. wrote C. said D. saying
21. A. outside B. inside C. away D. around
22. A. sadly B. considerately C. kindly D. curiously
23. A. apologized B. behaved C. regretted D. convinced
24. A. might B. would C. could D. should
25. A. approached B. moved off C. cut off D. advanced
26. A. Because B. Since C. As D. Though
27. A. inspiring???? B. crowded C.?struck???? D. struggling
28. A. donate B. confirm C. pay D. behave
29. A. nothing B. everything C. anything D. something
30. A. How B. That C. Why D. What
31. A. comment B. shine C. show D. represent
32. A. bulletin B. police station C. gas station D. girl
33. A. handed out B. picked out C. gave out D. pulled out
34. A. joy B. gesture C. confidence D. kindness
35. A. smile B. honor C. comment D. Thanks
III. 阅读理解（20小题，40分）
A
(包头33中2013-2014高二期中)
The Donkey Mobile Library
It is a bright morning in the Ethiopian countryside. Yohannes walks beside a pair of donkeys that are pulling a two-wheeled cart. They arrive at the agricultural town of Awassa where Yohannes
opens the sides of the cart to display, not the usual vegetables or tools, but children’s books. This is the Donkey Mobile Library, the first of its kind in Ethiopia and one of only a few in the world.
?? Yohannes was born in Ethiopia, North Africa, but trained to be a librarian in the USA and returned to Ethiopia years ago. The cart is full of picture books donated by American libraries, teachers and school children.
?? Yohannes arranges small painted benches in the shade of the trees, and suddenly Ethiopian children come shouting and racing down every road and path. It’s mobile library day! They circle the bookshelves with great excitement. Until the Donkey Mobile Library began its regular two-monthly visits, many of these children had never seen a book.
?? “Without books, education is very dull, like food without salt. You can survive but you can’t really come alive,” says Yohannes. “The ability to read is the basis for greater productivity, better health and longer life. Even though the children lack material goods, with books they can imagine a world of possibilities.”
?? Yohannes first worked in the children’s section of the main library in America. Surrounded by books he had never seen before, he realized how joyful and imaginative children’s literature is. He says, “I always thought of Ethiopia. But how could I bring children’s books to my home country when it had almost no libraries to keep the books in?”
?? He contacted Jane Kurtz, a writer born in America but brought up in Ethiopia, and together they created the Donkey Mobile Library. The children say that the Library has given them ideas about what they might do in the future. A child called Dareje wants to be a scientist and find a cure for life-threatening diseases. An eleven-year-old girl, Fikerte, wants to do research about the moon and discover new facts about outer space. Tamrat, aged 10, comes every time.
?? “What brings you back here time and time again?” the librarian asks him.
?? “The stories,” Tamrat replies instantly.?
36.?How do the children feel when they see the Donkey Mobile Library?
?? A. Curious.????? B. Surprised.??????? C. Interested.??????? D. Excited.
37. We can conclude from the passage that _______.????
? ?A. Ethiopian children have no idea about their future
? ?B. Yohannes and Kurtz share similar life experiences
?? C. donkey carts in Awassa usually carry vegetables and tools
? ?D. most books in the Donkey Mobile Library were bought in America
38. According to the passage, the Donkey Mobile Library ________ .
?? A. visits the countryside every day B. benefits Ethiopian children a lot?
? ?C. was created by Yohannes himself D. was the first of its kind in the world
39. Where is the passage most likely to have been taken from?
? ?A. A news report.?? ?B. A book review.???? C. A historical story.?? ????????D. An advertisement.
A. No Pains, No Gains
B. Pain and Actions
C. The Value of Fear
D. The Reason Why People Fear
B
康杰中学2013—2014学年度第一学期第二次月考
William Butler Yeats, a most famous Irish writer, was born in Dublin on June 13, 1865. His childhood lacked the harmony（和睦）that was typical of a happy family. Later, Yeats shocked his family by saying that he remembered “little of childhood but its pain”. In fact, he inherited（继承）excellent taste in art from his family—both his father and his brother were painters. But he finally settled on literature, particularly drama（戏剧）and poetry.
Yeats had strong faith in the coming of new artistic movements. He set himself the fresh task in founding an Irish national theatre in the late 1890s. His early theatrical experiments, however, were not received favorably at beginning. He didn’t lose heart, and finally enjoyed success in his poetical drama.
Compared with his dramatic works, Yeats’s poems attract much admiring notice. The subject matter includes love, nature, history, time and aging. Though Yeats generally relied on very traditional forms, he brought modern sensibility to them. As his literary life progressed, his poetry grew finer and richer, which led him to worldwide recognition.
He had not enjoyed a major public life since winning the Nobel Price in 1923. Yet, he continued writing almost to the end of his life. Had Yeats stopped writing at age 40, he would probably now be valued as a minor poet, for there is no other example in literary history of a poet who produces his greatest works between the ages of 50 and 75. After Yeats’ death in 1939, W. H. Auden wrote, among others, the following lines:
Earth, receive an honored guest:
William Yeats is laid to rest.
Let the Irish vessel（船）lie
Emptied of its poetry.
40. Which of the following can describe Yeats’s family?
A. It filled Yeats’s childhood with laughter B. It was shocked by Yeats’s choice
C. It was a typically wealthy family D. It had an artistic atmosphere
41. According to the passage, what do we know about Yeats’s life?
A. Yeats founded the first Irish theater
B. Yeats stuck to modern forms in his poetry
C. Yeats began to produce his best works from the 1910s
D. Yeats was not favored by the public until the 1923 Noble Prize
42. What kind of feeling is expressed in W. H. Auden’s lines?
A. Envy B. Sympathy C. Emptiness D. Admiration
43. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Yeats’s literary achievements B. Yeats’s historical influence
C. Yeats’s artistic ambition D. Yeats’s national honor
C
唐山市2013—2014学年度高一年级第一学期期末
Halloween is a big holiday in the US and the UK. On the evening of October 31，children dress up in costumes (化妆服).They go from door to door and say, “Trick or Treat!” The person that answers the door usually gives them candy (糖果). If someone doesn’t give the trick-or-treaters candy when they come to the door, the kids may run around that person’s yard and cover the trees and everything else in sight with toilet paper. If you don’t want to get tricked, it’s best to have some candy on hand.
Not surprisingly, many kids get a punishment of their own on Halloween night. As most of us know, eating too much candy make your stomach hurt. “Aww!” is almost as common as “trick or treat” on Halloween.
Over the years, many adults have also joined in the Halloween fun. Even if they don’t go trick-or-treating with their children, it is normal for them to dress up in costumes and go to Halloween parties. Also, both young and old enjoy making pumpkin lanterns, which is also a tradition of Halloween.
Halloween might not be serious now, but like most holidays, it started as a religious (宗教 的）event. The day after Halloween is All Saints’ Day, which was the time to remember the saints (圣人)throughout history. Christians also celebrated All Soul’s Day on November 2. This was the time when people helped the dead relatives find their way to heaven. Today, Halloween may be about costumes and candy, but don’t forget to take time to remember those who have passed away.
44.Why does the person answering the door give the kids candy?
A. They dislike being played a trick on.
B. They want to show their kindness.
C. They usually have some candy on hand.
D. The kids will ask for candy again and again.
45. What does the third paragraph mainly tell us?
A. Adults also enjoy Halloween.
B. Children can enjoy the holiday.
C. Adults go trick-or-treating with children.
D. Adults enjoy making pumpkin lanterns.
46. What does the writer try to tell us in the last paragraph?
A. People should not forget friends and relatives.
B. People should lead their dead relatives to heaven.
C. Besides having fun, people should also remember those who are dead.
D. Besides Halloween, people should also celebrate All Soul’s Day.
D
温州市十校联合体2013-2014学年高二上学期期末
One day in spring four men were riding on horseback along a country road. These men were lawyers, and they were going to the next town to attend court.?
There had been a rain, and the ground was very soft. Water was dripping from the trees, and the grass was wet. The four lawyers rode along, one behind another, for the pathway was narrow, and the mud on each side of it was deep. They rode slowly, and talked and laughed and were very cheerful. As they were passing through a group of small trees, they heard a great?fluttering（振抖）over their heads and a weak sound made by small birds in the grass by the roadside.
“Stith! Stith! Stith!” came from the leafy branches above them.
“Cheep! cheep! cheep!” came from the wet grass.
“What is the matter here?” asked the first lawyer, whose name was Speed. “Oh, it’s only some old robins(知更鸟)!”said the second lawyer, whose name was Hardin. “The storm has blown two of the little ones out of the nest. They are too young to fly, and the mother bird is worried about them.”
“What a pity! They’ll die down there in the grass,” said the third lawyer.
“Oh, well! They’re nothing but birds,” said Mr. Hardin. “Why should we bother?”
“Yes, why should we?” said Mr. Speed.
The three men, as they passed, looked down and saw the little birds fluttering in the cold, wet grass. They saw the mother robin flying about, and crying to her mate. Then they rode on, talking and laughing as before. In a few minutes they had forgotten about the birds. But the fourth lawyer, whose name was Abraham Lincoln, stopped. He got down from his horse and very gently took the little ones up in his big warm hands. They did not seem frightened, but cried softly, as if they knew they were safe.
“Never mind, my little fellows,” said Mr. Lincoln “I will put you in your own cozy little bed.”
Then he looked up to find the nest from which they had fallen. It was high, much higher than he could reach.
But Mr. Lincoln could climb. He had climbed many a tree when he was a boy. He put the birds softly, one by one, into their warm little home. Two other baby birds were there that had not fallen out. All cuddled（依偎）down together and were very happy.
Soon the three lawyers who had ridden ahead stopped at a spring to give their horses water.
“Where is Lincoln?” asked one.
All were surprised to find that he was not with them.
“Do you remember those birds?” said Mr. Speed. “Very likely he has stopped to take care of them.”
In a few minutes Mr. Lincoln joined them. His shoes were covered with mud; he had torn his coat on the thorny tree.
“Hello, Abraham!” said Mr. Hardin. “Where have you been?”
“I stopped a minute to give those birds to their mother,” he answered.
“Well, we always thought you were a hero,” said Mr. Speed. “Now we know it.”
Then all three of them laughed heartily. They thought it so foolish that a strong man should take so much trouble just for some worthless young birds.
“Gentlemen,” said Mr. Lincoln, “I could not have slept tonight, if I had left those helpless little robins to die in the wet grass.”
Abraham Lincoln afterwards became very famous as a lawyer and statesman. He was elected president. Next to Washington he was the greatest.
47. The reading passage is a story mainly about______.
A. four lawyers B. wildlife in danger
C. some little birds D. Abraham Lincoln
48. We know from the passage that the little birds in the grass were ________.
A. frightened B. disappointed C. injured D. bored
49. It can be inferred that “stith” was the sound made by ________.
A. the blowing wind B. the little birds out of the nest
C. the mother bird D. the little birds in the nest
50. Why didn’t the other three lawyers help the little birds in the grass?
A. Because they were in a hurry to attend court.
B. Because they didn’t think it worthwhile.
C. Because it would put them to much trouble.
D. Because they had forgotten about the birds.
51. What can we learn form the passage?
A. The habitat of wild life is being endangered.
B. Environmental protection is still a challenge.
C. Birds care more about their fellows than man.
D. Abraham Lincoln was a kind-hearted great man.
E
万州二中2013—2014学年度上期中期考试高二
In 1961, scientists set up gigantic, sensitive instruments to collect radio waves from the far reaches of space, hoping to discover in them some mathematical pattern indicating that the waves were sent out by other intelligent being. The first attempt failed, but someday the experiment may succeed.
What reason is there to think that we may actually detect intelligent life in outer space? To begin with, modern theories of the development of stars suggest that almost every star has some sort of family of planets. So any star like our own sun (and there are billions of such stars in the universe) is likely to have a planet situated at such a distance that it would receive about the same amount of radiation as the earth.
Furthermore, such a planet would probably have the same general composition as our planet; so, allowing a billion years or two or three, there would be a very good chance for life to develop, if current theories of the origin of life are correct.
But intelligent life? Life that has reached the stage of being able to send radio waves out into space in a deliberate pattern? Our own planet may have been in existence for five billion years and may have had life for two billion, but it is only in the last fifty years that intelligent life capable of sending radio waves into space has lived on earth. From this it might seem that even if there were no technical problems involved, the chance of receiving signals from any particular earth type planet would be extremely small.
This does not mean that intelligent life at our level does not exist somewhere. There are such an unimaginable number of stars that, even at such miserable possibility, it seems certain that there are millions of intelligent life forms scattered through space. The only trouble is, none may be within easy distances of us. Perhaps none ever will be. Perhaps the distances that separate us from our fellow “creatures” of this universe will forever remain too great to be conquered. And yet it is conceivable that someday we may come across one of them or frighteningly, one of them may come across us. What would they be like, these outside-the-earth creatures?
52. What point is the author making by stating that almost every star has some sort of family of planets?
A. Sooner or later intelligent being will be found on one of the stars.
B. There must be one or two of the planets on which there are no intelligent beings.
C. There are sufficient planets for there to be one that enjoys the same conditions as the earth does.
D. One or two billion years later intelligent being will generate on those planets.
53. What is the main topic of this passage?
A. Some probable intelligent life forms on other planets.
B. Various stages undergone by the intelligent life on other planets.
C. Grounds for probable existence of intelligent life on other planets.
D. The possibility of intelligent life existing on our planet.
54. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. An encounter is probable between people from the earth and intelligent being from another planet.
B. Though the first attempt failed, scientists did discover the radio waves sent out by other intelligent beings.
C. Other intelligent beings were able to send out radio waves into space well before the last fifty years.
D. It is certain that there are millions of intelligent beings scattered in space but only too far away.
55. According to the author, what is the difference between “we may come across one of them” and “one of them may come across us”?
A. The earth would be dangerously disadvantaged if it is sought after by possibly much more developed creatures.
B. It would prove that there are too many outside the earth creatures if “One of them comes across us”.
C. The history of the development of the earth would be proved to be shorter than that of “them” if “they” comes across us.
D. It would prove that the distance in between is not so great as we think if “we come across one of them” someday.
IV. 阅读新题型（5小题， 10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
(包头33中2013-2014高二期中)
The Winner’s Guide to Success
How do successful people think? What helps them to make success? To find out the answers, an American scholar recently visited some of the most successful people in America. 71
Be responsible for yourself
Sometimes you may want to blame others for your failure to get ahead. 72 You’re saying, “You have more control over my life than I do.”
Live life “on purpose”
Almost all successful people live life “on purpose”— they are doing what they believe they should and want to do. When you live your life on purpose, you’ll try your best to do your job or study as well as you can. You love what you do and you can find pleasure in what you do.
Write a plan
It is very difficult trying to get what you want without a good plan. 73 A good plan is like a map to you. Without this “map”, you may waste your time, money and also your energy; while with the “map” you’ll enjoy the “trip” and get what you want in the shortest possible time.
Be willing to pay the price
Nothing great is easy to get. So you must be ready to work hard — even harder than you have ever done. If you are not willing to pay the price, you won’t get anything valuable.
Never give up
74 When you are doing something, you must tell yourself again and again: Giving up is worse than failure because failure can be the mother of success, but giving up means the death of hope.
75
Once an American writer was writing a novel. He could not have a good ending for his book until one night when he had a very good idea. He was so excited that he made a phone call to one of his best friends. “I’ve got a perfect idea,” he said, “I’ll put it down later and show it to you.” But he never did, because he died that night. His book was left without a perfect ending. So remember, do what you can right away. Never delay at all.
A. It is just like trying to drive through strange roads to a city far away.
B. It seems to us that everyone knows this. But it is easier said than done.
C. Some people achieve success much later in life because they fail to realize earlier the importance of hard work.
D. In fact, when you say someone or something outside of yourself is stopping you from making success, you’re giving away your own power.
E. Someone else’s opinion of you doesn’t have to become your reality.
F. Don’t delay
G. Here are some keys to success that they give.
V. 书面表达（25分）
假如你是李华，你很喜欢读科幻小说。请你根据以下表格中的提示，向你的外国朋友Mark介绍一位你最喜欢的科幻小说家。
人物
C·S·路易斯（C·S·Lewis），英国最著名的作家和学者之一
童年
1898年11月29日生于爱尔兰，从小爱好动物，爱写动物故事，父亲的藏书满足了他的阅读欲望
主要生平
在牛津大学开始学者生涯；1917年自愿加入军队参加一战；1956年与一名美国作家结婚；1963年11月22日在英格兰逝世。
作品
创作颇丰，代表作《纳尼亚传奇》（The Chronicles of Narnia），被译作40多种语言，售出上百万本，并被改编成电影。
参考答案：
I.单项选择题
1—15 DCCCD BDDAD CBADB
II. 完形填空
CABAD BCACB CCABD BCDAD
III. 阅读理解
36-39DCBA 40-43D C D A 44-46ADC 47-51DACBD 52-55CCDA
IV. 阅读新题型
GDBAF
V. 书面表达
【参考范文】
参考范文：
C·S·Lewis, one of the most famous British novelists and scholars, was born on 29 November, 1898 in Ireland. As a boy, Lewis had a great deal of affection for animals, and often wrote his own animal stories. Lewis’ father’s house was filled with books, which met Lewis desire of reading.
Lewis began his academic career at Oxford. In 1917, he volunteered to join the British Army during World War I. Lewis married an American writer in 1956. On 22 November, 1963, his life ended in England.
He produced many famous works as well as fictional novels, the most popular of which is The Chronicles of Narnia, which has been translated into more than 40 languages and has sold millions of copies. The book has also been adapted into films.
测试时间：90分钟 满分 120分
班级______ 姓名________ 分数_______
I.单项选择题（15小题，15分）
1. (福建师大附中2013-2014学年第一学期期中)______ providing enjoyment, music provides one with the opportunity to escape the daily pressures of life.
A. other than B. Rather than C. Except for D. Apart from
2. (福建师大附中2013-2014学年第一学期期中)---The lights were left on all night long.
---Yes. It seems that Mike is ______. He was the last one who left the classroom yesterday evening.
A. Blaming B. blamed C. to blame D. to be blamed
3.( 康杰中学2013—2014学年度第一学期第二次月考) In communication, a smile is usually________ strong sign of a friendly and ________ open attitude.
A. the; / B. a; an C. a; / D. the; an
4. I would appreciate ______ if the goods could be delivered as soon as possible．
A．you B．that C．it D．Myself
5. 湖北省恩施高中2011级高三年级第三次质量检测If you waste too much time seeking recognition or approval from others, then you won’t have time to ______ all that you desire.
A. accumulate B. absorb C. appreciate D. accomplish
6. 贵州省遵义四中2015届高二期期中考试英语试卷With everything needed________，she declared that the party began.
A．in the place B．taking place C．out of place D．in place
7. 江苏省盐城中学2013高二年级上学期第一次课堂检测 In order to continue to learn by ourselves after leaving school, we must________learn how to study in the school now.
A. after all B. in all C. above all D. first of all
8. 2013-2014学年上学期第二次月考Experts at the conference agreed that such a product with environmentally friendly technology is ______．
A. worth being promoted B. worthy promoting
C. worthy of promoting D. worthy of being promoted
9. 安庆市第九中学2013-2014学年高二上学期期中Many Chinese universities provide scholarships for students their study.
A. in favour of B. in honour of C. in face of D. in need of
10. 怀化市怀化三中2013-2014学年高一上学期期中 I think you look great as you are. You shouldn’t be _________ about your weight.
A. excited B. confused C. frightened D. embarrassed
11. 福建省东山县第二中学2014届高三上学期期中The author of the article believes that it is the test system, ____ teachers, that is responsible for the heavy burden of the middle school students nowadays．
A. or rather B. rather than C. other than D. more than
12. 山东省桓台第二中学2014届高三上学期期中—It's a good idea. But who is going to ________ the plan?
—I think Tom and Greg will.
A．set aside B．carry out C．take in D. get through
13. 安庆市第九中学2013-2014学年高二上学期期中Ladex doesn’t feel like abroad. Her parents are old.
A. studying B. study C. studied D. to study
14. 东山县第二中学2013-2014学年高二上学期期中Entering the garden，I found it ______ with ______ leaves.
A．covering；fallen B．covered；falling
C．covering；falling D．covered；fallen
15. 贵州省遵义四中2015届高二期期中考试英语试卷—I hope the result of the exams had not been told to us.
—________，why did you come here to see our teacher?
A．If what B．If so C．If only D．If not
II. 完形填空（20小题，30分）
温州市十校联合体2013-2014学年高二上学期期末
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。
This morning I was in an unfamiliar town to cheer myself up. I had stopped at a gas station to get some gas 16 I left to go home. I was not in a good 17 . I have very impractical ideas and therefore have 18 mild depression (沮丧)on occasions.
I walked up to the entrance of the building to 19 my gas and stopped to read a bulletin(小报)on the door 20 , “Please help me attend the Special Olympics this year by donating(捐款).” As I walked 21 , I saw a lovely young girl with Down Syndrome(唐氏症). She spoke to me very 22 and asked if I could donate to her cause. I politely 23 and told her that I didn’t have cash on me at that time. Although secretly I knew I 24 easily get cash from the ATM. I just wasn’t in the mood. So after paying for my gas, I 25 out of the gas station and the girl waved me goodbye.
26 I was walking back to my car, the girl’s words rang in my ears and I was 27 by guilt. I knew I was able to 28 . And although I was in a bad mood before, 29 seemed to disappear. I wasn’t upset anymore. 30 I thought about before stepping into my car was that lovely girl who deserved to have her moment to 31 . My next action was obvious. I walked back into the 32 and headed towards the ATM. I 33 the $20 dollar bill and handed it straight to her.
She was wild with 34 . She looked at me and gave me a huge smile and thanked me again and again. I accepted her 35 and walked out of the building smiling wider than I had in a very long time.
16. A. since B. after C. before D. once
17. A. mood B. place C. mind D. town
18. A. content with B. suffered from C. focused on D. carried on
19. A. pay for B. pay off C.?build up???? D. settle down
20. A. writing B. wrote C. said D. saying
21. A. outside B. inside C. away D. around
22. A. sadly B. considerately C. kindly D. curiously
23. A. apologized B. behaved C. regretted D. convinced
24. A. might B. would C. could D. should
25. A. approached B. moved off C. cut off D. advanced
26. A. Because B. Since C. As D. Though
27. A. inspiring???? B. crowded C.?struck???? D. struggling
28. A. donate B. confirm C. pay D. behave
29. A. nothing B. everything C. anything D. something
30. A. How B. That C. Why D. What
31. A. comment B. shine C. show D. represent
32. A. bulletin B. police station C. gas station D. girl
33. A. handed out B. picked out C. gave out D. pulled out
34. A. joy B. gesture C. confidence D. kindness
35. A. smile B. honor C. comment D. Thanks
III. 阅读理解（20小题，40分）
A
(包头33中2013-2014高二期中)
The Donkey Mobile Library
It is a bright morning in the Ethiopian countryside. Yohannes walks beside a pair of donkeys that are pulling a two-wheeled cart. They arrive at the agricultural town of Awassa where Yohannes
opens the sides of the cart to display, not the usual vegetables or tools, but children’s books. This is the Donkey Mobile Library, the first of its kind in Ethiopia and one of only a few in the world.
?? Yohannes was born in Ethiopia, North Africa, but trained to be a librarian in the USA and returned to Ethiopia years ago. The cart is full of picture books donated by American libraries, teachers and school children.
?? Yohannes arranges small painted benches in the shade of the trees, and suddenly Ethiopian children come shouting and racing down every road and path. It’s mobile library day! They circle the bookshelves with great excitement. Until the Donkey Mobile Library began its regular two-monthly visits, many of these children had never seen a book.
?? “Without books, education is very dull, like food without salt. You can survive but you can’t really come alive,” says Yohannes. “The ability to read is the basis for greater productivity, better health and longer life. Even though the children lack material goods, with books they can imagine a world of possibilities.”
?? Yohannes first worked in the children’s section of the main library in America. Surrounded by books he had never seen before, he realized how joyful and imaginative children’s literature is. He says, “I always thought of Ethiopia. But how could I bring children’s books to my home country when it had almost no libraries to keep the books in?”
?? He contacted Jane Kurtz, a writer born in America but brought up in Ethiopia, and together they created the Donkey Mobile Library. The children say that the Library has given them ideas about what they might do in the future. A child called Dareje wants to be a scientist and find a cure for life-threatening diseases. An eleven-year-old girl, Fikerte, wants to do research about the moon and discover new facts about outer space. Tamrat, aged 10, comes every time.
?? “What brings you back here time and time again?” the librarian asks him.
?? “The stories,” Tamrat replies instantly.?
36.?How do the children feel when they see the Donkey Mobile Library?
?? A. Curious.????? B. Surprised.??????? C. Interested.??????? D. Excited.
37. We can conclude from the passage that _______.????
? ?A. Ethiopian children have no idea about their future
? ?B. Yohannes and Kurtz share similar life experiences
?? C. donkey carts in Awassa usually carry vegetables and tools
? ?D. most books in the Donkey Mobile Library were bought in America
38. According to the passage, the Donkey Mobile Library ________ .
?? A. visits the countryside every day B. benefits Ethiopian children a lot?
? ?C. was created by Yohannes himself D. was the first of its kind in the world
39. Where is the passage most likely to have been taken from?
? ?A. A news report.?? ?B. A book review.???? C. A historical story.?? ????????D. An advertisement.
A. No Pains, No Gains
B. Pain and Actions
C. The Value of Fear
D. The Reason Why People Fear
B
康杰中学2013—2014学年度第一学期第二次月考
William Butler Yeats, a most famous Irish writer, was born in Dublin on June 13, 1865. His childhood lacked the harmony（和睦）that was typical of a happy family. Later, Yeats shocked his family by saying that he remembered “little of childhood but its pain”. In fact, he inherited（继承）excellent taste in art from his family—both his father and his brother were painters. But he finally settled on literature, particularly drama（戏剧）and poetry.
Yeats had strong faith in the coming of new artistic movements. He set himself the fresh task in founding an Irish national theatre in the late 1890s. His early theatrical experiments, however, were not received favorably at beginning. He didn’t lose heart, and finally enjoyed success in his poetical drama.
Compared with his dramatic works, Yeats’s poems attract much admiring notice. The subject matter includes love, nature, history, time and aging. Though Yeats generally relied on very traditional forms, he brought modern sensibility to them. As his literary life progressed, his poetry grew finer and richer, which led him to worldwide recognition.
He had not enjoyed a major public life since winning the Nobel Price in 1923. Yet, he continued writing almost to the end of his life. Had Yeats stopped writing at age 40, he would probably now be valued as a minor poet, for there is no other example in literary history of a poet who produces his greatest works between the ages of 50 and 75. After Yeats’ death in 1939, W. H. Auden wrote, among others, the following lines:
Earth, receive an honored guest:
William Yeats is laid to rest.
Let the Irish vessel（船）lie
Emptied of its poetry.
40. Which of the following can describe Yeats’s family?
A. It filled Yeats’s childhood with laughter B. It was shocked by Yeats’s choice
C. It was a typically wealthy family D. It had an artistic atmosphere
41. According to the passage, what do we know about Yeats’s life?
A. Yeats founded the first Irish theater
B. Yeats stuck to modern forms in his poetry
C. Yeats began to produce his best works from the 1910s
D. Yeats was not favored by the public until the 1923 Noble Prize
42. What kind of feeling is expressed in W. H. Auden’s lines?
A. Envy B. Sympathy C. Emptiness D. Admiration
43. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Yeats’s literary achievements B. Yeats’s historical influence
C. Yeats’s artistic ambition D. Yeats’s national honor
C
唐山市2013—2014学年度高一年级第一学期期末
Halloween is a big holiday in the US and the UK. On the evening of October 31，children dress up in costumes (化妆服).They go from door to door and say, “Trick or Treat!” The person that answers the door usually gives them candy (糖果). If someone doesn’t give the trick-or-treaters candy when they come to the door, the kids may run around that person’s yard and cover the trees and everything else in sight with toilet paper. If you don’t want to get tricked, it’s best to have some candy on hand.
Not surprisingly, many kids get a punishment of their own on Halloween night. As most of us know, eating too much candy make your stomach hurt. “Aww!” is almost as common as “trick or treat” on Halloween.
Over the years, many adults have also joined in the Halloween fun. Even if they don’t go trick-or-treating with their children, it is normal for them to dress up in costumes and go to Halloween parties. Also, both young and old enjoy making pumpkin lanterns, which is also a tradition of Halloween.
Halloween might not be serious now, but like most holidays, it started as a religious (宗教 的）event. The day after Halloween is All Saints’ Day, which was the time to remember the saints (圣人)throughout history. Christians also celebrated All Soul’s Day on November 2. This was the time when people helped the dead relatives find their way to heaven. Today, Halloween may be about costumes and candy, but don’t forget to take time to remember those who have passed away.
44.Why does the person answering the door give the kids candy?
A. They dislike being played a trick on.
B. They want to show their kindness.
C. They usually have some candy on hand.
D. The kids will ask for candy again and again.
45. What does the third paragraph mainly tell us?
A. Adults also enjoy Halloween.
B. Children can enjoy the holiday.
C. Adults go trick-or-treating with children.
D. Adults enjoy making pumpkin lanterns.
46. What does the writer try to tell us in the last paragraph?
A. People should not forget friends and relatives.
B. People should lead their dead relatives to heaven.
C. Besides having fun, people should also remember those who are dead.
D. Besides Halloween, people should also celebrate All Soul’s Day.
D
温州市十校联合体2013-2014学年高二上学期期末
One day in spring four men were riding on horseback along a country road. These men were lawyers, and they were going to the next town to attend court.?
There had been a rain, and the ground was very soft. Water was dripping from the trees, and the grass was wet. The four lawyers rode along, one behind another, for the pathway was narrow, and the mud on each side of it was deep. They rode slowly, and talked and laughed and were very cheerful. As they were passing through a group of small trees, they heard a great?fluttering（振抖）over their heads and a weak sound made by small birds in the grass by the roadside.
“Stith! Stith! Stith!” came from the leafy branches above them.
“Cheep! cheep! cheep!” came from the wet grass.
“What is the matter here?” asked the first lawyer, whose name was Speed. “Oh, it’s only some old robins(知更鸟)!”said the second lawyer, whose name was Hardin. “The storm has blown two of the little ones out of the nest. They are too young to fly, and the mother bird is worried about them.”
“What a pity! They’ll die down there in the grass,” said the third lawyer.
“Oh, well! They’re nothing but birds,” said Mr. Hardin. “Why should we bother?”
“Yes, why should we?” said Mr. Speed.
The three men, as they passed, looked down and saw the little birds fluttering in the cold, wet grass. They saw the mother robin flying about, and crying to her mate. Then they rode on, talking and laughing as before. In a few minutes they had forgotten about the birds. But the fourth lawyer, whose name was Abraham Lincoln, stopped. He got down from his horse and very gently took the little ones up in his big warm hands. They did not seem frightened, but cried softly, as if they knew they were safe.
“Never mind, my little fellows,” said Mr. Lincoln “I will put you in your own cozy little bed.”
Then he looked up to find the nest from which they had fallen. It was high, much higher than he could reach.
But Mr. Lincoln could climb. He had climbed many a tree when he was a boy. He put the birds softly, one by one, into their warm little home. Two other baby birds were there that had not fallen out. All cuddled（依偎）down together and were very happy.
Soon the three lawyers who had ridden ahead stopped at a spring to give their horses water.
“Where is Lincoln?” asked one.
All were surprised to find that he was not with them.
“Do you remember those birds?” said Mr. Speed. “Very likely he has stopped to take care of them.”
In a few minutes Mr. Lincoln joined them. His shoes were covered with mud; he had torn his coat on the thorny tree.
“Hello, Abraham!” said Mr. Hardin. “Where have you been?”
“I stopped a minute to give those birds to their mother,” he answered.
“Well, we always thought you were a hero,” said Mr. Speed. “Now we know it.”
Then all three of them laughed heartily. They thought it so foolish that a strong man should take so much trouble just for some worthless young birds.
“Gentlemen,” said Mr. Lincoln, “I could not have slept tonight, if I had left those helpless little robins to die in the wet grass.”
Abraham Lincoln afterwards became very famous as a lawyer and statesman. He was elected president. Next to Washington he was the greatest.
47. The reading passage is a story mainly about______.
A. four lawyers B. wildlife in danger
C. some little birds D. Abraham Lincoln
48. We know from the passage that the little birds in the grass were ________.
A. frightened B. disappointed C. injured D. bored
49. It can be inferred that “stith” was the sound made by ________.
A. the blowing wind B. the little birds out of the nest
C. the mother bird D. the little birds in the nest
50. Why didn’t the other three lawyers help the little birds in the grass?
A. Because they were in a hurry to attend court.
B. Because they didn’t think it worthwhile.
C. Because it would put them to much trouble.
D. Because they had forgotten about the birds.
51. What can we learn form the passage?
A. The habitat of wild life is being endangered.
B. Environmental protection is still a challenge.
C. Birds care more about their fellows than man.
D. Abraham Lincoln was a kind-hearted great man.
E
万州二中2013—2014学年度上期中期考试高二
In 1961, scientists set up gigantic, sensitive instruments to collect radio waves from the far reaches of space, hoping to discover in them some mathematical pattern indicating that the waves were sent out by other intelligent being. The first attempt failed, but someday the experiment may succeed.
What reason is there to think that we may actually detect intelligent life in outer space? To begin with, modern theories of the development of stars suggest that almost every star has some sort of family of planets. So any star like our own sun (and there are billions of such stars in the universe) is likely to have a planet situated at such a distance that it would receive about the same amount of radiation as the earth.
Furthermore, such a planet would probably have the same general composition as our planet; so, allowing a billion years or two or three, there would be a very good chance for life to develop, if current theories of the origin of life are correct.
But intelligent life? Life that has reached the stage of being able to send radio waves out into space in a deliberate pattern? Our own planet may have been in existence for five billion years and may have had life for two billion, but it is only in the last fifty years that intelligent life capable of sending radio waves into space has lived on earth. From this it might seem that even if there were no technical problems involved, the chance of receiving signals from any particular earth type planet would be extremely small.
This does not mean that intelligent life at our level does not exist somewhere. There are such an unimaginable number of stars that, even at such miserable possibility, it seems certain that there are millions of intelligent life forms scattered through space. The only trouble is, none may be within easy distances of us. Perhaps none ever will be. Perhaps the distances that separate us from our fellow “creatures” of this universe will forever remain too great to be conquered. And yet it is conceivable that someday we may come across one of them or frighteningly, one of them may come across us. What would they be like, these outside-the-earth creatures?
52. What point is the author making by stating that almost every star has some sort of family of planets?
A. Sooner or later intelligent being will be found on one of the stars.
B. There must be one or two of the planets on which there are no intelligent beings.
C. There are sufficient planets for there to be one that enjoys the same conditions as the earth does.
D. One or two billion years later intelligent being will generate on those planets.
53. What is the main topic of this passage?
A. Some probable intelligent life forms on other planets.
B. Various stages undergone by the intelligent life on other planets.
C. Grounds for probable existence of intelligent life on other planets.
D. The possibility of intelligent life existing on our planet.
54. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. An encounter is probable between people from the earth and intelligent being from another planet.
B. Though the first attempt failed, scientists did discover the radio waves sent out by other intelligent beings.
C. Other intelligent beings were able to send out radio waves into space well before the last fifty years.
D. It is certain that there are millions of intelligent beings scattered in space but only too far away.
55. According to the author, what is the difference between “we may come across one of them” and “one of them may come across us”?
A. The earth would be dangerously disadvantaged if it is sought after by possibly much more developed creatures.
B. It would prove that there are too many outside the earth creatures if “One of them comes across us”.
C. The history of the development of the earth would be proved to be shorter than that of “them” if “they” comes across us.
D. It would prove that the distance in between is not so great as we think if “we come across one of them” someday.
IV. 阅读新题型（5小题， 10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
(包头33中2013-2014高二期中)
The Winner’s Guide to Success
How do successful people think? What helps them to make success? To find out the answers, an American scholar recently visited some of the most successful people in America. 71
Be responsible for yourself
Sometimes you may want to blame others for your failure to get ahead. 72 You’re saying, “You have more control over my life than I do.”
Live life “on purpose”
Almost all successful people live life “on purpose”— they are doing what they believe they should and want to do. When you live your life on purpose, you’ll try your best to do your job or study as well as you can. You love what you do and you can find pleasure in what you do.
Write a plan
It is very difficult trying to get what you want without a good plan. 73 A good plan is like a map to you. Without this “map”, you may waste your time, money and also your energy; while with the “map” you’ll enjoy the “trip” and get what you want in the shortest possible time.
Be willing to pay the price
Nothing great is easy to get. So you must be ready to work hard — even harder than you have ever done. If you are not willing to pay the price, you won’t get anything valuable.
Never give up
74 When you are doing something, you must tell yourself again and again: Giving up is worse than failure because failure can be the mother of success, but giving up means the death of hope.
75
Once an American writer was writing a novel. He could not have a good ending for his book until one night when he had a very good idea. He was so excited that he made a phone call to one of his best friends. “I’ve got a perfect idea,” he said, “I’ll put it down later and show it to you.” But he never did, because he died that night. His book was left without a perfect ending. So remember, do what you can right away. Never delay at all.
A. It is just like trying to drive through strange roads to a city far away.
B. It seems to us that everyone knows this. But it is easier said than done.
C. Some people achieve success much later in life because they fail to realize earlier the importance of hard work.
D. In fact, when you say someone or something outside of yourself is stopping you from making success, you’re giving away your own power.
E. Someone else’s opinion of you doesn’t have to become your reality.
F. Don’t delay
G. Here are some keys to success that they give.
V. 书面表达（25分）
假如你是李华，你很喜欢读科幻小说。请你根据以下表格中的提示，向你的外国朋友Mark介绍一位你最喜欢的科幻小说家。
人物
C·S·路易斯（C·S·Lewis），英国最著名的作家和学者之一
童年
1898年11月29日生于爱尔兰，从小爱好动物，爱写动物故事，父亲的藏书满足了他的阅读欲望
主要生平
在牛津大学开始学者生涯；1917年自愿加入军队参加一战；1956年与一名美国作家结婚；1963年11月22日在英格兰逝世。
作品
创作颇丰，代表作《纳尼亚传奇》（The Chronicles of Narnia），被译作40多种语言，售出上百万本，并被改编成电影。
参考答案：
I.单项选择题
1—15 DCCCD BDDAD CBADB
II. 完形填空
CABAD BCACB CCABD BCDAD
III. 阅读理解
36-39DCBA 40-43D C D A 44-46ADC 47-51DACBD 52-55CCDA
IV. 阅读新题型
GDBAF
V. 书面表达
【参考范文】
参考范文：
C·S·Lewis, one of the most famous British novelists and scholars, was born on 29 November, 1898 in Ireland. As a boy, Lewis had a great deal of affection for animals, and often wrote his own animal stories. Lewis’ father’s house was filled with books, which met Lewis desire of reading.
Lewis began his academic career at Oxford. In 1917, he volunteered to join the British Army during World War I. Lewis married an American writer in 1956. On 22 November, 1963, his life ended in England.
He produced many famous works as well as fictional novels, the most popular of which is The Chronicles of Narnia, which has been translated into more than 40 languages and has sold millions of copies. The book has also been adapted into films.