高二英语第二套

People in the United States honor their parents with two special days: Mother’s Day, on the second Sunday in May, and Father’s Day, on the third Sunday in June. These days are set aside to show love and respect for parents. They raise their children and educate them to be responsible citizens. They give love and care. These two days offer an opportunity to think about the changing roles of mothers and fathers. More mothers now work outside the home. More fathers must help with child-care.
These two special days are celebrated in many different ways. On Mother’s Day people wear carnations. A red one symbolizes a living mother .A white one shows that the mother is dead. Many people attend religious services to honor parents .It is also a day when people whose parents are dead visit the cemetery（公墓）. On these days families get together at home, as well as in restaurants. They often have outdoor barbecues for Father’s Day. These are days of fun and good feelings and memories.
Another tradition is to give cards and gifts. Children make them in school. Many people make their own presents. These are valued more than the ones bought in stores. It is not the value of the gift that is important, but it is “the thought that counts”. Greeting card stores, florists, candy makers, bakeries and telephone companies do a lot of business during these holidays.
Which is NOT a reason for children to show love and respect for parents?

What do you know from the passage?

Which do you think is right about “carnation”?

The purpose of keeping fit is to avoid illness, avoid the mental and physical fatigue（疲劳）, and above all to feel more pleasure in being alive. Research has shown the value of a balanced diet, fresh air, sunshine, enough rest and some forms of regular exercise for everyone. If everyone followed this plan, the number of people visiting the doctor and going to hospital would be reduced.
Unfortunately, although most people acknowledge the importance of physical fitness, not enough of us put this into practice. We spend too much time watching others from the comfort of an armchair or a seat in the stand at a sports stadium.
One reason why people who are physically fit to live longer is that they do not put the heart under excessive strain（过度劳累）and so they reduce the risk of heart and blood vessel（血管）diseases. They also avoid suffering weakened muscles, which are the cause of a great deal of trouble.
All in all, sensible exercise, suited to each person and properly undertaken on the advice of a doctor, is the best insurance of meeting these requirements.
Why do people want to keep fit?

Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

What does the passage mainly talk about?

When women sit together to watch a movie on TV, they usually talk simultaneously（同时的）about a variety of subjects, including children, men, careers and what' s happening in their lives. When groups of men and women watch a movie together, the men usually end up telling the women to shut up. Men can either talk or watch the screen -- they can' t do both -- and they don' t understand that women can. Besides, women consider that the point of all getting together is to have a good time and develop relationships -- not just to sit there like couch potatoes staring at the screen.
During the ad breaks, a man often asks a woman to explain the plot and tell him where the relationship between the characters is going. He is unable, unlike women, to read the subtle body language signals that reveal how the characters are feeling emotionally. Since women originally spent their days with the other women and children in the group,  they developed the ability to communicate successfully in order to maintain relationships. For a woman, speech continues to have such a clear purpose: to build relationships and make friends. For men, to talk is to relate the facts.
Men see the telephone as a communication tool for sending facts and information to other people, but a woman sees it as a means of bonding. A woman can spend two weeks on vacation with her girlfriend and, when she returns home, telephone the same girlfriend and talk for another two hours.
There is no convincing evidence that social conditioning, the fact that girls' mothers talked them more, is the reason why girls talk more than boys. Psychiatrist Dr Michael Lewis, author of Social Behaviour and Language Acquisition, conducted experiments that found mothers talked  to and looked at, baby girls more often than baby boys. Scientific evidence shows parents respond to the brain bias of their children. Since a girl’s brain is better organized to send and receive speech，we therefore talk to them more. Consequently, mothers who try to talk to their sons are usually pointed to receive only short grunts in reply.
After a vacation with her girlfriend, a woman would talk to her again on the phone for hours in order to .

What does the author want to tell us most?

Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

When you grow up, could you imagine your parents choosing your husband or wife for you? Besides, can you imagine not setting eyes on him or her until your wedding day? This situation is common in India, the Middle East and many parts of Africa. Marriage customs around the world often differ from our own. We don’t realize that people in other places often get married in very different ways—and with different motives.
In many countries, marriage is a practical matter. A marriage provides a safe and stable home for the husband and wife. It also joins two families, which benefits the couple’s parents and makes them happy. Marriage also brings children, making sure the couple will be taken care of in old age. Because marriage is important for the whole family, some cultures don’t let young people choose whom to marry.
Just as there are many different reasons for marriage, there are also many different wedding rituals. Every culture has its own ways of bringing good luck to the happy couple. In a typical Western wedding, the bride seeks good luck by wearing “something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue.” Something old represents the past. Something new represents success in the future. Something borrowed reminds the bride she can get help from her friends and family. And something blue reminds her to be true to her husband.
In Poland, one wedding tradition is not only lucky, but also very practical. The wedding guests pin money to the bride’s dress while she is dancing. The money is meant to bring luck and to help the young couple build their new life. In Bermuda, the young couple plant a tree in the yard of their new home. Once they move in, they take good care of the tree and make it grow. The planting of the tree is a good metaphor（比喻） for marriage. A truly good marriage is something that grows with care.
Which of the following statements does NOT support the idea “marriage is a practical matter”?

The underlined word “ritual” means .

What can be the subject of this passage?

We all know that if we want to keep our body in good shape we have to do physical exercise regularly as well as be careful with what we eat. What we tend to forget is that this goes for our eyes as well. Medical science confirms that a diet rich in carotenoids (类胡萝卜素) can help maintain good vision(维持好视力) and prevent against a number of eye diseases. Here's some advice about how to choose the right diet to keep your eyes healthy.
— Eat orange food. Fruits and vegetables with orange flesh are rich in carotenoids. In addition to carrots，oranges，pumpkins and sweet potatoes are also available. All of these contain high levels of carotenoids，which help to maintain good vision.
— Include dark green vegetables，such as spinach (菠菜) and broccoli (西兰花) in your diet, to act as natural sunglasses. Recent scientific studies have shown that these vegetables can help block (阻挡) the damaging UV radiation(紫外线辐射)from the sun's rays.
— Prevent some eye diseases with orange juice, yellow corn, whole milk, nuts and leafy vegetables. These foods are good sources of vitamins A, C, D and E. All of these are  necessary to good eye health.
— Increase your intake of omega¬3 with some sea fish, and some other seafood. Omega-3 helps build cell walls and is especially beneficial to keeping eyes healthy .It also helps regulate the eye's internal pressure and helps the eye dry up excess fluid.
We can learn from the first paragraph that healthy food           .

Which of the following can help block the damaging UV radiation from the sun's rays？

The purpose of the text is to tell people how to           .

I was said to be the worst student in my class, and my family thought I was hopeless. I had to        grade six. at that time a new teacher, Miss Sadia, came to our school.
One day after class, she        that I was staying alone during the lunch break. She came to me and began to talk to me. It was just a             conversation. After that day, she gave me particular      and it made me feel special(特别). I started to work hard because she gave me the feeling that          believed me , and my        started to improve(提高) in her subject.
Months later, she moved into a house near my        . We would walk home together after school. Her constant (不断的 ) support helped me,        in my studies, as I knew she would        my grades both in her subject and the other subjects. I finally       second in my class.
Then, after grade six, she started to slowly drift away（疏远）       still kept a constant(不断的) check on me. By the time I was in grade seven, we        spoke, but by then I had become the           in my class. When I left my school, I was        with her, as she never answered the        when I called her.
Then I graduated and went to a good university. One fine day, our paths（路）       again. I met her at a wedding. I could not        asking her, "Why did you stop talking to me?"
"You are a clever boy. I wanted you to be a tree          on your own roots, not depending on (依靠)others. Now here you are and I feel       of you. You are your inspiration and do not need to       a shoulder," she said. I could not say anything, but I smiled. I’ll always thank her .

A．jump B．attend C．copy D．repeat

A．heard B．noticed C．learned D．sensed

A．stupid B．useless C．normal D．secret

A．attention B．attraction C．explanation D．examination

A．everyone B．someone C．anyone D．nobody

A．words B．objects C．classes D．grades

A．home B．school C．hotel D．company

A．generally B．actually C．especially D．usually

A．change B．look C．improve D．check

A．received B．came C．caught D．held

A．but B．as C．or D．so

A．ever B．often C．once D．hardly

A．oldest B．strongest C．best D．cleverest

A．out of touch B．in common C．out of reach D．in touch

A．road B．schoolyard C．phone D．machine

A．separated B．formed C．added D．crossed

A．finish B．help C．prevent D．keep

A．standing B．flying C．growing D．sitting

A．sad B．proud C．good D．ashamed

A．give up B．get on C．look for D．take up

Last week, I watched a movie. I noticed an actress     has very good eyesight playing the part of a blind lady. She played it so well that if you saw her____the first time, you would think that _____ was blind. It seemed that this actress  _____(spend) her time putting a little more effort into her career so that she could play the part that the other actresses could not.
Have you ever seen people digging a well before? They don’t just stop_____they see a little drop of water. They put in a little more effort to ensure that they get plenty of water.
A popular saying goes that it is only an average mind that would do the same thing all the time but expect_______result. All you need to do is put a little more effort so that you can expect a_____(whole) different result.
You have two options in life either to focus on what’s lost ______to fight for what’s left. Fighting for what’s left is all about___ (forget) the past, putting on your armor of courage and ____(brave) and putting in that extra effort. Be better than the best you can be.

七选五(满分10分)
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。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Health is the most important thing in the world. Nothing is more important than health. If one takes away our money, houses, cars, or even our clothes, we can still survive. __That is why we always try to eat in a healthy way and exercise often.
How can we keep healthy? In order to eat healthily, I usually avoid eating food high in fat, like French fries or cookies, which are junk foods.__ Besides, I only eat a little meat.
___ Taking exercise every day helps us build a strong body. Regular exercise is an important part of keeping me healthy.
What’s more, I think friends are important part of one’s health.___ I always feel better when I am with friends than I am alone. When I am with my friends, I always laugh. Laughing is also an important part of health. It is good to stay with my friends.
By eating properly and exercising regularly, I can keep my body at a proper weight and keep healthy. By spending time with my friends, I can keep my mind as well as my body happy. These things sound easy to do, but not many people can manage them._

E.On the other hand, doing exercise is very important.
F.There are some people who like staying alone, but they keep healthy.
G.Many studies show that people with a narrow range of social contacts often get sick.

短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌系的以下作文。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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），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.每处错误及修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
My soccer coach retired in last week. I wanted to do anything special for him at his retirement party. My mum makes the better biscuits in the world, so I decide to ask her for help. Mum taught me some basic step of baking. I insisted on doing most of the baking myself. I thought the biscuits were really well. My only mistake was that I dropped some on the floor after I was packing them up.
At a party, my coach, with a biscuit in his mouth, asked surprisingly who made them and joked, “I might have to retire again next year just get some more of these biscuits.”
My favorite picture at the party is of my coach and me enjoy the biscuits with happy laughter!

书面表达（满分25分）
电脑在我们生活中越来越重要,一些学生认为电脑有很多好处,而一些学生认为电脑有很多弊端.请结合下表内容,写篇文章并发表自己的看法。
注意: 1.词数100左右, 开头已为你写好(不仅计入总次数)
2. 应适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。

 
Nowadays, computers play an important part in our lives, and they are very popular with students. Some students think_____________________________________________
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