1、2014年春高二英语测试第二部分：英语语言知识运用（共二节，满分30分）第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，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。21. Mrs King was angry that Mike didnt attend school yesterday, to make matters worse, he made up a fantastic story for his _. A. desire B. absence C. ambition D. presence22. Now, as a concequence
2、 of a severe drought, many African people arent able to gain _ to food and water. A. access B. entry C. admission D. approval23. Apples CEO Steve Jobs announced he would _ for health reasons and another man would soon be selected to take his place. A. compete B. resign C. blame D. apologize24. His d
3、isappointment at the test results was obvious to me, so I hugged him and swept my hand through his hair to _ him. A. accompany B. favor C. comfort D. congratulate25. The health care reform bill was _ passed by a vote of 213212 on Sunday. They are now celebrating the success. A. absolutely B. typical
4、ly C. narrowly D. deliberately26. The right school is the one that best meets your personal needs and interests. You shouldnt choose a school based on someone elses _ of its fame. A. prediction B. argument C. explanation D. assessment27. A great number of people in the working class gain relatively
5、little _ from their work, because much of their work is ordinary and boring. A. satisfaction B. congratulation C. application D. invitation28. Time is limited. Lets _ the unimportant details and get to the point. OK. Ill make a long story short. A. cut out B. concentrate on C. fit in D. give out29.
6、Practice makes perfect. _ , you should read and speak English every day so that you can master it. A. In other words B. After all C. On the contrary D. By the way30. We should adopt _ methods to deal with some incidents. You know, anything could occur in that situation. I got it. Thank you for remin
7、ding me.Aflexible Btypical Cridiculous Dconcrete第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，共20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。I was a single mother and I have two daughters to bring up. I just moved to Chicago this year.Though I tried my best, what I 31 just made ends meet. I was always 32 of the last
8、 days of a month, during which many bills were waiting for me to pay. Now the 33 month was going to end. When I 34 the monthly bills, I saw I couldnt 35 what my girls wanted.I still remembered what I had 36 my daughters. For our first Christmas in a 37 state, far from the rest of our family, I wante
9、d to get my daughters, Tiffany and Jasmine, something 38 . “What do you want from Santa this year?”“Bicycles!” they replied at once. 39 they had their hopes set. But after I got the monthly bills, I 40 the money left was not enough for one bike. What could I do to get two? I turned the matter over i
10、n my 41 several times: Lord, would it be fair to my landlord to be 42 with the rent this month? Just this once?Over the next few 43 I always asked myself the same question when my daughters were deep in sleep. 44 the only voice I heard was my grandpas: “Diane, whatever you do, always pay your rent o
11、n time,” he 45 to say.I guessed I had my 46 . I slipped the rent check under the landlords door and called the girls in. The phone rang when I was about to break the bad 47 .“I want you to 48 something,” my landlord said. I heard the sound of paper breaking. “That was your December rent check,” he s
12、aid. “It is being 49 into a million pieces because you always pay your rent on time. Merry Christmas to you and the girls.”Grandpas kind 50 , a generous landlord and some unknown reasons had added up to a Christmas gift that my daughters and I will never forget.31. A. askedB. huntedC. earnedD. studi
13、ed32. A. afraidB. fondC. proudD. careful33. A. firstB. secondC. thirdD. last34. A. turned inB. went overC. put awayD. paid off35. A. rememberB. decideC. thinkD. afford 36. A. postedB. boughtC. promisedD. prepared37. A. smallB. beautifulC. richD. new 38. A. similarB. specialC. expensiveD. advanced39.
14、 A. ClearlyB. StrangelyC. FortunatelyD. Quietly40. A. hopedB. fearedC. foundD. admitted41. A. tableB. headC. bagD. hand42. A. busyB. angryC. lateD. calm43. A. weeksB. noonsC. monthsD. nights44. A. ButB. SoC. ThereforeD. Thus45. A. neededB. usedC. forgotD. wished46. A. fateB. orderC. powerD. answer47
15、. A. newsB. dreamC. habitD. promise48. A. feel sorry forB. look at C. listen toD. insist on49. A. separatedB. tornC. changedD. cut50. A. adviceB. helpC. faceD. smile第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AAlmost five years ago, I announce to my loved ones I was to
16、become a Mrs Naturally. I then began to wonder about the perfect wedding dress, hoping that it would fit me. Even at the age of 22, I had gone through my share of dieting.I am an emotional eater and I knew that at 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighing 180 pounds, I wasnt at my healthiest. My mother had
17、been doing Weight Watchers for some time and was rapidly seeing results. I took my mothers advice about Weight Watchers. She shared her books with me and explained the program: estimate your daily point target based on your weight and other factors, write down everything you eat and move! The longer
18、 I stuck to it, the more I noticed a difference in the way I enjoyed food. I soon began to like eating fruit and vegetables for snacks instead of chocolate bars and chips. My mother and I went on walks together and kept each other in check. Unsurprisingly, I lost twenty pounds soon and looked amazin
19、g in my wedding dress.I bought healthy food instead of ice creams and faithfully kept a food journal. I exercised on my Wii Fit and took evening walks. Since I had a hard time finding something healthy to eat, I bought a Weight Watchers cookbook and used it to prepare our meals. I used small plates
20、and bowls to trick myself into believing there was more food than the serving size.Now Im 28 and weigh 120 pounds, but I still need to lose some weight. I know the challenge is worthwhile. I must insist on it and tomorrow is another day.51. Whats the writers purpose in writing this passage?A. To tel
21、l us about Wii Fit.B. To advise us to keep healthy.C. To tell us how she lost weight.D. To advertise Weight Watchers.52. The underlined part in Paragraph 2 shows that the writer _.A. was on a dietB. looked fat C. was very tallD. was healthy53. The writer bought a Weight Watchers cookbook so that _.A
22、. She could enjoy what she really likedB. She could eat more food than the serving sizeC. She could make more delicious meals for her familyD. She could make sure what she ate was healthy54. What do you know after reading the passage?A. The writer has make a great effort to lose weight.B. The writer
23、 doesnt have strong will power.C. The writer doesnt believe she can look amazing.D. The writer doesnt know how to cook.BSelecting a proper summer camp for your child is not an easy task. You have to consider too many factors. Remember, you are sending your kid to a summer camp not just to have fun b
24、ut also to help him gain confidence. Therefore, you should try to select a summer camp for your kid so that after he returns from the camp, the first thing that he asks you is when you will send him again for camping. Let us see how you can pick the best summer camp for your child.Search the Interne
25、tIf you browse（浏览）the Internet, you will find a number of websites of summer camps where you can find all the detailed information about the camps, like the total cost of camping, the list of activities children can do in the camps and the additional facilities they provide. Dont forget to read the
26、comments of parents who have previously sent their children to those camps and pay attention to how they rate those camps._Some camp organizers prefer to place advertisements in newspapers. Some of the organizers even invite famous people to their camps to communicate with the kids. You should keep
27、an eye on the summer camp advertisements in newspapers so that you could pick a suitable one for your kid.Seek advice from your childs schoolteachersGo to you kids school and ask his teachers whether they can give you names of some of the summer camps they consider to be the best.Know the interest o
28、f your childWhilesearching, you will come across various types of camps which are organized according to the nature and interest of children like a music camp, a sports camp, etc. Therefore, it is very important to know what your child is interested in before deciding on a summer camp. 55. When it c
29、omes to choosing a camp, all of the following factors are mentioned EXCEPT _.A. advice from your childs schoolteachersB. the total cost of campingC. the organizers comments on the campD. the activities children can do in the camp56. Whats the best title for Paragraph 3?A. Visit the organizers of sum
30、mer camps.B. Search for advertisements in newspapers.C. Invite famous people to talk with your child.D. Place advertisements in newspapers. 57. We can know that in the writers opinion, _.A. people send their kid to a summer camp just to help him gain confidenceB. what other parents think about a cam
31、p on the Internet is not believableC. children usually dont want to go again after attending a summer campD. finding a proper summer camp for children is difficult58. According to the last paragraph, it is important for parents to _.A. consider the interest of their kidB. rethink if camping is neces
32、saryC. know everything about the campD. know the beauties of natureCScientists have created a“human-like robot”that can dance and do the housework. “Mahru” has been developed to imitate(模仿)humans and can move its lips, eyes and eyebrows. The machine can also move its upper and lower body freely and
33、automatically stop itself when walking. In addition, it has been programmed to give out two kinds of pleasant smells to match its emotions. The 1.5m tall robot was produced by researchers at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology(KIST)and is the first South Korean-developed machine of its kin
34、d. “Mahru will open the way for the commercial use of humanoid robots doing housework,” You Bum-Jae, leader of the development researchers team, said, “Mahru can dance while walking on its legs and is able to work in place of a human.” Through an advanced action capture system, Mahru can follow a va
35、riety of human movements and is able to move its hands freely enough to cope with any obstacles that may get in his way when walking. State-funded KIST showed the robot during a presentation at its headquarters in Seoul. People were treated to an entertaining show which saw the robot show off the fu
36、ll range of its skills, a series of dance moves. The research team added that they had designed another “Mahru”, this time with sensors allowing it to distinguish between faces and objects. The showing of “Mahru” came a week after researchers in Japan said they had created the “most human-like” robo
37、t in the world. A team at robotics department of Osaka University in Japan said that “robotgirl”, Replee R-l, looks, moves and interacts like a human, and has silicone (硅胶)skin that feels almost human to the touch. 59. “Mahru” made by KIST can do the following things EXCEPT _. A. express certain fee
38、lings through smellsB. move its body freely C. stop automatically when walkingD. dance with other human-like robots60. According to what You Bum-Jae said in Paragraph 3, his research team wants to _. A. show its scientific power B. explore the commercial use of “Mahru” C. help robots with doing hous
39、eworkD. make “Mahru” offer more fun61. According to the last paragraph, Reliee R-1 _. A. has skin feeling similar to humansB. looks like a boy C. is a new type of “Mahru”D. was made by KIST62. Which is the best title for this passage? A. A commercial robotB. A robot produced by Japan C. A human-like
40、 robotD. A dancing robotDA new United Nations report shows that fish farming may soon be the worlds most important provider of fish. The Food and Agriculture Organization says fish farming is growing at a rate of 6.6 percent a year.Fish farming now produces forty-six percent of the worlds supply of
41、fish. That represents a forty-three percent increase from 2006. The report also said fish farming earned more money in 2008 than traditional fisheries.In fish farming, fish are raised in tanks or small bodies of water called ponds. They are also raised in cages or nets in oceans, lakes and rivers. T
42、he report says increased fish farming has helped people around the world eat record amounts of fish. The FAO says each person ate an average of almost seventeen kilograms of fish last year.However, the FAO says the current yearly wild-fish harvest of ninety million tons shows no improvement. Decreas
43、ing numbers of fish and stronger catch limits have reduced the possibilities for catching wild fish. The FAO report says about thirty-two percent of world supplies are overfished. It says these supplies of fish need to be rebuilt at once.Some scientists have criticized fish farming. They say the net
44、s and cages permit fish diseases and pests to spread. Some fish farming critics doubt whether fish farming can keep growing at the current rate. But Wally Stevens of the trade group Global Aquaculture Alliance says the industry must continue developing to feed growing populations. Mr. Stevens says a
45、 one hundred percent increase in fish farming over ten years is necessary to keep providing for people at the current level. He notes that fish farming creates jobs and wealth, especially for people in coastal areas of China.63. We learn that since the year 2006, fish farming has been _.A. earning m
46、ore money than traditional fisheriesB. producing 46% of the worlds supply of fishC. growing at a rate of 6.6 percent each dayD. developing rapidly around the world64. According to Paragraph 3, thanks to fish farming, people around the world are able to _.A. eat much bigger fishB. eat much healthier fishC. eat more fish than beforeD. buy more kinds
