-1-黄冈2010—2011学年第一学期期中备考高二年级英语试卷考试时间:60分钟总分:100分校区:_________姓名:__________分数:__________I听力略II.语言知识及应用(共两节,满分45分)第一节:完形填空(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21~35各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Itiscommonlybelievedthatschooliswherepeoplegotogeteducation.21,ithasbeensaidthattodaychildreninterrupttheireducationtogotoschool.The22betweenschoolingandeducationsuggestedbythisisimportant.Educationis23,comparedwithschooling.Educationknowsnoedges.Itcantakeplace24,whetherintheshoweroronthejob,whetherinakitchenoronatractor.Itincludesboththe25learningthattakesplaceinschoolsandthewholeuniverseoflearningoutofclass.26theexperienceofschoolingcanbeknowninadvance,educationquiteoftenproducessurprises.Achancetalkwitha27mayleadtoapersontodiscoverhow28heknowsofanothercountry.Peopleobtaineducationfrom29on.Education,then,isavery30andunlimitedterm.Itislifelongexperiencethatstartslong31thestartofschool,andonethatshouldbeanecessarypartofone’sentirelife.Schooling,ontheotherhand,isa32experience,whosestylechanges33fromonewaytothenext.Throughoutacountry,childrenarriveatschoolatthesametime,take34seats,usesimilartextbooks,dohomework,and35,andsoon.Schoolinghasusuallybeenlimitedbytheedgesofthesubjectsbeingtaught.21.A.ThenB.HoweverC.ThusD.Therefore22.A.differenceB.importanceC.useD.problem23.A.unexpectedB.endlessC.countlessD.simple-2-24.A.anywhereB.anywhereelseC.somewhereD.somewhereelse25.A.part-timeB.publicC.standardD.strict26.A.IfB.BecauseC.SoD.Though27.A.neighbourB.friendC.foreignerD.teacher28.A.wonderfulB.wellC.greatlyD.little29.A.babiesB.grown-upsC.womenD.men30.A.longB.broadC.narrowD.short31.A.thatB.whenC.afterD.before32.A.basicB.strictC.finalD.irregular33.A.unusuallyB.differentlyC.littleD.frequently34.A.largeB.newC.fixedD.small35.A.takeexamsB.holdexamsC.markpapersD.readpapers第二节:语法填空(共10小题,每小题1.5分,满分15分)阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空,并将答案填写在答题卡标号为36-45的相应位置上。AfriendofourswaswalkingdownadesertedMexicanbeachatsunsetwhenhenoticedthatalocalnativekeptbendingdown,36(pick)somethingupandthrowingitoutintothewater.Timeandagainhekeptthrowingthingsoutintotheocean.Asourfriendapproachedcloser,he37(notice)thatthemanwaspickingupstarfishthathadbeenwasheduponthebeachand,oneat38time,hethrewthembackintothewater.Ourfriend39(puzzle).Heapproachedthemanandsaid,“Goodevening,friend.Iwaswondering40youaredoing.”“I’mthrowingthesestarfishbackintotheocean.Yousee,it’slowtiderightnowandallofthesestarfishhavebeenwashedupontotheshore.IfIdon’tthrowthembackintothesea,theywilldieupherefromlack41oxygen.”“Iunderstand,’’myfriendreplied,“but42mustbethousandsofstarfishonthisbeach.Youcan’tpossiblygettoallofthem.Therearesimplytoomany.Yourealizethisis43(probable)happeningonhundredsofbeachesallupanddownthiscoast.Don’tyouseethatyou-3-can’tpossibly44adifference?”Thelocalnativesmiled,bentdownandpickedupyet45starfish,andashethrewitbackintothesea,hereplied,“Madeadifferencetothatone!”III.阅读理解(共8小题;每小题2.5分,满分20分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AItwasThanksgivingmorningandinthecrowdedkitchenofmysmallhome.IwasbusypreparingthetraditionalThanksgivingturkeywhenthedoorbellrang.Iopenedthefrontdoorandsawtwosmallchildreninragshuddlingtogetherinsidethestormdooronthetopstep.“Anyoldpapers,lady?”askedoneofthem.Iwasbusy.Iwantedtosay“no”untilIlookeddownattheirfeet.Theywerewearingthinlittlesandals,wetwithheavysnow.“ComeinandI’llmakeyouacupofhotcocoa.”Theywalkedoverandsatdownatthetable.Theirwetsandalsleftmarksuponthefloor.Iservedthemcocoaandbreadwithjamtofightagainstthecoldoutside.ThenIwentbacktothekitchenandstartedagainonmyhouseholdbudget.Thesilenceinthefrontroomstruckme.Ilookedin.Thegirlheldtheemptycupinherhands,lookingatit.Theboyaskedinaflatvoice.“Lady,areyourich?”“AmIrich?Mercy,no!”Ilookedatmyshabbyslipcovers(家具套).Thegirlputhercupbackinitssaucercarefullyandsaid,“Yourcupsmatchyoursaucers.”Hervoicewashungrywithaneedthatnoamountoffoodcouldsupply.Theyleftafterthat,holdingtheirbundlesofpapersagainstthewind.Theyhadn’tsaid“Thankyou.”Theydidn’tneedto.TheyhadremindedmethatIhadsomuchforwhichtobegrateful.Plainbluechinacupsandsaucerswereonlyworthfivepence.Buttheymatched.Itastedthepotatoesandstirredthemeatsoup.Potatoesandbrownmeatsoup,aroofoverourheads,mymanwithagoodsteadyjobthesematchedtoo.Imovedthechairsbackfromthefireandcleanedthelivingroom.Themuddyprintsofsmall-4-sandalswerestillwetuponmyfloor.Letthembeforawhile,Ithought,justincaseIshouldbegintoforgethowrichIam.46.Whydidthewriterletthechildrenin?A.Sheshowedgreatpityonthem.B.Shehadoldpaperstosell.C.Sheknewthemandwantedtomakethemacupofcocoa.D.ShewantedtoinvitethemtoherThanksgivingparty.47.Thegirlthoughtthewriterwasrichperhapsinthat.A.shesawthatthelady’sroomwascomfortableB.shesawthecupsmatchedthesaucersC.thewriter’sslipcoverswereverynewD.theboythoughtso48.Fromthepassage,wecaninferthatwhetheryouarerichdependson.A.howmuchmoneyyouhavehadB.howyoufeelaboutyourlifeC.howyouhavehelpedothersD.whatjobyouaredoing49.Thewriterleftthemuddyprintsofsmallsandalsonthefloorawhileto.A.showherhusbandthatsomeonehadcomeB.remindherthatshehadhelpedtwochildrenC