河南省桐柏一高中高二寒假作业英语试卷

第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分） 
第一节：单项选择（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
1. A bird in the hand is _______ two in the bush.

2. — Do you know anything about that man?
— No. I know nothing about him _______ I read in the newspaper yesterday.

3. The train had not come yet and the man ______ his watch anxiously.

4. How can you _______ yourself promoted if you just stay here, doing nothing at all?

5. He wrote too carelessly, and I can’t ______ his handwriting.

6. — What will they ______ tonight in the theater?
— A tragedy.

7. After 15 years in the USA, Jane finally decided to ______ American citizenship.

8. The citizen built a statue____________the hero who devoted his life to the country.

9.  He urged that much of the poverty_________.

10._________to drugs, he ran out of all his money.

11.Word came________the president would be shown around our school.

12. But for your help, I_____________the exam.

13._________his size, I guessed that he was a basketball player.  

14. There is no doubt__________since he is always a punctual person.

15. It’s only by travelling or living in a country and getting to know its inhabitants and their language _________ one can find out _________ a country and its people are like.

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-35各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
“Don’t talk to Amy,” warned Lauren on the first day of the sixth grade. “Or everybody will make fun of you.”
Amy had many physical __16__ — lots of reasons for other kids to __17__ her. Her eyes were small. Her glasses were thick, and she had really ugly teeth.
Every day as we rode to and from school, the __18___would shout insults (辱骂) at Amy.
“God, what a strange face! __19___looking at me!”
For a while I __20___ my share of insults, just so I’d fit in. After all, I didn’t want the other kids to treat me the same way they treated Amy.
But I could see that the insults were almost making her look __21__, and there was always a __22___expression on her face. I began to__23___ her. Then I wanted to stand up __24___ her. I just didn’t know how to stop my __25__ until the night of our class roller-skating party.
Amy didn’t know __26____to skate, so I skated to her and __27___ pulled her away from the wall, and together we began the ___28___around the skating rink (溜冰场). I never said a word to her, and she never spoke to me. She just __29____, and she would laugh in excitement __30____ .
On the school bus the next morning there was a lot of talk about Amy and me skating together. But __31___ insulted her or me. And they didn’t for the rest of the ___32____. When the school year ended, my family moved away, and I never heard about Amy again.
She changed my __33___ . After becoming her friend, I no longer tried to ___34___ people by trying to act like them or dress like them. I __35___ myself.
16. A. differences     B. pains        C. conditions     D. advantages
17. A. be fond of      B. be proud of   C. make fun of         D.think highly of             
18.   A. adults        B. visitors        C. boys           D. kids
19. A. Try                   B. Continue     C. Remember     D. Stop
20. A. shouted        B. got           C. enjoyed         D. kept
21. A. stronger             B. angrier            C. uglier          D. kinder
22.   A. brave         B. sad           C. shocked              D. puzzled
23. A. blame             B. pity             C. encourage       D. change
24. A. in             B. with          C. on             D. for
25. A. schoolmates     B. teachers      C. roommates      D. students
26. A. why            B. when        C. how             D. where
27. A. quickly         B. slowly            C. proudly         D. curiously
28. A. talk                B. journey       C. performance          D. competition
29. A. apologized      B. complained    C. stood              D. smiled
30. A. now and then         B. at that moment C. by the way      D. in the end  
31. A. everybody       B. somebody    C. nobody             D. anybody
32. A. day             B. week         C. month          D. year
33. A. habit           B. plan          C. life                 D. position
34. A. help               B. impress        C. warn               D. disappoint
35. A. became           B. taught        C. comforted       D. Believed

第二部分阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分
A
Sam and Joe were astronauts. There was once a very dangerous trip and the more experienced astronauts knew there was only a small chance of coming back alive. Sam and Joe, however, thought it would be exciting though a little dangerous. “We’re the best men for the job,” they said to the boss. “There may be problems, but we can find the answers.” “They’re the last people I’d trust,” thought the boss. “But all the other astronauts have refused to go.”
Once they were in space, Joe had to go outside to make some repairs. When the repairs were done, he tried to get back inside the spaceship. But the door was locked. He knocked but there was no answer. He knocked again, louder this time, and again no answer came. Then he hit the door as hard as he could and finally a voice said, “Who’s there?” “It’s me! Who else could it be?” shouted Joe. Sam let him in all right but you can imagine that Joe never asked to go on a trip with Sam again!
36. Most of the astronauts were unwilling to go on a trip because _______.
A.there was little chance of being selected      B.they weren’t experienced enough
C. they thought they might get killed         D. it wasn’t exciting enough
37. Why were Sam and Joe chosen?
A. The boss wanted them to get more experience.
B. The boss trusted them more than anyone else.
C. They were the last people who wanted to go.
D. They were the only men who offered to go.
38 Joe didn’t want to work with Sam again probably because he thought Sam _______.  
A. was very slow and possibly deaf     B.didn’t know how to operate the door
C. was less experienced than he was   D. didn’t know how to do repairs
39. The writer tells this story to _______.
A. show the dangerous side of the astronauts’ life   B. make people laugh
C. show the funny side of the astronauts’ life     D. make people think

B
The fiddler crab (蟹) is a living clock. It indicates the time of day by the colour of its skin, which is dark by day and pale by night. The crab’s changing colour follows a regular twenty-four hour plan that exactly matches the daily rhythm of the sun.
Does the crab actually keep time, or does its skin simply answer to the sun’s rays, changing colour according to the amount of light which strikes it? To find out, biologists kept crabs in a dark room for two months. Even without daylight, the crab’s skin colour continued to change exactly on time.
This characteristic probably developed gradually in answer to the daily rising and setting of the sun, to help protect the crab from sunlight and enemies. After millions of years it has become completely controlled inside the living body of the crab.
The biologists noticed that once each day the colour of the fiddler crab is especially dark, and that each day this happens fifty minutes later than on the day before. From this they discovered that each crab follows not only the rhythm of the sun but also that of the tides (潮水). The crab’s period of greatest darkening is exactly the time of low tide on the beach where it was caught!
40. The crab’s changing colour _______.
A. tells the crab what time it is 
B. protects the crab from the sunlight and enemies
C. keeps the crab warm            
D. is of no real use
41. When the fiddler crabs were kept in the dark, they _______.
A. did not change colour          B. changed colour more quickly
C. changed colour more slowly     D. changed colour on the same timetable
42. The crab’s colour—changing ability was probably developed _______.
A. in the process of evolution (进化)   B. over millions of years
C. by the work of biologists          D. both A and B  
43. The best title for this selection would be _______.
A. The Sun and the Tides             B. Discoveries in Biology
C. A scientific Study                 D. A Living Clock

C
Hank Viscardi was born without legs. He had no legs but stumps(残肢) that could be fitted with a kind of special boots. People stared at him with cruel interest. Children laughed at him and called him ‘Ape Man’ because his arms practically dragged on the ground.
Hank went to school like other boys. His grades were good and he needed only eight years to finish his schooling instead of the usual twelve. After graduating from school, he worked his way through college. He swept floors, waited on table, or worked in one of the college offices. During all this busy life, he had been moving around on his stumps. But one day the doctor told him even the stumps were not going to last much longer. He would soon have to use a wheel chair.
Hank felt himself got cold all over. However, the doctor said there was a chance that he could be fitted with artificial legs(假腿). Finally a leg maker was found and the day came when Hank stood up before the mirror. For the first time he saw himself as he has always wanted to be--- a full five feet eight inches tall. By this time he was already 26 years old.
Hank had to learn to use his new legs. Again and again he marched the length of the room, and marched back again. There were times when he fell down on the floor, but he pulled himself up and went back to the endless marching. He went out on the street. He climbed stairs and learned to dance. He built a boat and learned to sail it.
When World War II came, he talked the Red Cross into giving him a job. He took the regular training. He marched and drilled along with the other soldiers. Few knew that he was legless. This was the true story of Hank Viscardi, a man without legs.
44. It can be inferred from the story that five feet eight inches tall is _______.
A. an average height for a fully grown person
B.too tall for an average person
C. too short for an average person               
D. none of the above
45. The sentence “he talked the Red Cross into giving him a job” implies that the Red Cross _______.
A. was only glad to give him a job
B. gave him a job because he was a good soldier
C.gave him a job after he talked to someone whom he knew in the organization  
D. was not willing to give him a job at first
46. When Hank marched and drilled along with the other soldiers, he _______.
A. did everything the other soldiers did
B. did most of the things the other soldiers did
C. did some of the things the other soldiers did  
D. took some special training
47. The writer suggests that Hank Viscardi _______.
A. had no friends           B. never saw himself as different from others
C. was very shy            D. was too proud to accept help from others

D
Theatre
City Varieties：
The Headrow, Leeds.
Tel. 430808  Oct 10-11 only A Night at the Varieties.
All the fun of an old music hall with Barry Cryer, Duggle Brown, 6 dancers, Mystina, Jon Barker, Anne Duval and the Tony Harrison Trio. Laugh again at the old jokes and listen to your favourite songs.
Performances: 8 pm nightly.
Admission: ￡5; under 16 or over 60: ￡4.
York Theatre Royal
Tel. 223568  St Leonard’s Place, York.
Sept 23-Oct 17 Groping for Words-a comedy by Sue Townsend. Best known for her Adrian Mole Diaries, Townsend now writes about an evening class which two men and a woman attend. A gentle comedy.
Admission: First night, Mon: ￡2; Tues-Fri:￡3.25-5.50; Sat:￡3.50-5.75.
Halifax Playhouse
Tel. 365998  King’s Cross Street, Halifax.
Oct 10-17 on Golden Pond by Ernest Thompson. This is a magical comedy bout real people. A beautiful produced, well-acted play for everyone. Don’t miss it.
Performances: 7:30pm.
Admission: ￡2. Mon: 2 seats for the price of one.  
Grand Theatre
Tel. 5022116  Restaurant and Cafe.  Oxford Street, Leeds.
Oct 1-17 The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13. Sue Townsend’s musical play, based on her best-selling book.
Performances: Evening 7:45. Oct 1-17, at 2:30 pm. No Monday performances.
Admission: Tues-Thurs: ￡2-5; Fri & Sat: ￡2-6.
48. Which theatre offers the cheapest seat?
A. Halifax Playhouse.  B. City Varieties.  C. Grand Theatre.   D. York Theatre Royal.
49. If you want to see a play with old jokes and songs, which phone number will you ring to book a seat?
A. 502116        B. 223568        C. 365998        D. 430808
50. We may learn from the text that Sue Townsend is _______.
A. a writer     B. an actress           C. a musician     D. a director

E
第51-55题是5个新闻标题，在其后有6段新闻材料（A、B、C、D、E和F），为每个标题选定最佳相应材料，选项中有一项是多余选项。
A. Liu Xiang teaches quake students hurdling
Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang Monday visited students in a primary school in Bei Chuan County, a hard-hit area in last year’s devastating May 12 earthquake, and showed them how to run hurdles. 
B. Experts: 3G still has a long way to go
While China’s three leading telecom operators are playing up the third generation（3G）telecom technologies, it is likely to take years for 3G services to become popular in China. 
C. China table tennis team swept all 5 golden medals
Yesterday China team swept all 5 golden medals at World Table Tennis Championships in Yokohama. Beside these 5  golds, China also gain all 5 silver medals and other 8 bronze medals.  The 2 rest bronzed medals are respectively won by Japan and China Hong Kong. 
D. Sleeping too much or too little increases your risk of Diabetes (糖尿病)
Middle-aged or old people who get too little sleep, or too much, are far more likely to develop diabetes, says scientists. A study has found that those who did not enjoy the optimum level of seven to eight hours sleep a night were two and a half times more likely to develop a blood sugar abnormality linked to type 2 diabetes. 
E. Obama seeks to block release of abuse (滥用) photos
US President Barack Obama declared Wednesday he would try to block the court-ordered release of photos showing US troops abusing prisoners, abruptly (突然) reversing (转换、互换) his position out of concern that the pictures would “further inflame anti-American opinion” and endanger US forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. 
F. Prospects of flu outbreak remain unclear
US public health expert Laurie A. Garrett said Wednesday that how serious the A（H1N1）influenza situation is going to develop remains unclear. A Washington state man with H1N1 influenza died last week, health officials said, the third U.S. sufferer to die as the new flu strain confirmed in more than 2,200 Americans appeared in Japan and Australia. 
以下是人物信息，请从上述A-F选项中匹配适合他们阅读的新闻：
______ 51. Liu Ming works as a chairman of a local Ping Pong club in Fo Shan. He shows great concern for sports news especially the news about Ping Pong. He has never missed a single Ping Pang match of China Ping Pang Team.  [
______ 52. Han Yiwei is a successful CEO of a big International Company in Guangzhou.  He usually flies to other countries for business, so he would like to equip himself with the most advanced communication appliances and know the news concerning the development in the communication area. 
______ 53. Han Lei is an 18-year-old girl, studying in a High School. She is a sports enthusiast and is good at tennis and jumping. Besides, she has a particular interest in those sports celebrities (名人). 
______ 54. Chen Lirong just retired from a state enterprise, living with her husband, who is retired too. They want to arrange their life without work in a better way and enjoy the life with a healthy body and high spirits. So she particularly pays more attention to their health. 
______ 55. Li Hongyu studies in China Foreign Affairs University, majoring in International Relationship, and especially he shows great concern for the relationship between America and the Middle East countries. 

第二卷
第一节单词拼写（共10 小题，每题1分，满分10分）
56. Don’t be___________(泄气).Failure is the mother of success
57.The year of 2008___________(目睹了) the great success of the Olympic Games in Beijing.
58.Martin Luther King led a struggle for political rights,_________(平等) and freedom..
59.Premier Wen Jiabao __________(强调 ) the importance of developing China’s education at the meeting .
60.There was a ____________(惊恐的) look on his face hearing the roar of the wind.
61.TV plays have a great e__________ on people’s daily life.
62. The film is b___________ on her true story.
63.There is no a_______ to the house from the main road.
64.He could’nt resist the v___________ of the strong  wind and had to be back to his lonely house.
65.I tried to p___________ him to give up playing computer games, but it’s no use.

第二节
1、短文改错
按下列情况改正所给短文中的错误，多一个词：把多余的词用斜线划掉；缺一词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），写出该加的词；错一个词：在错的词下面划一横线，写出改正后的词；文中共有十处错误。
Dear Mr. Brown ,
I am writing to thank you with your kind help . Before you came to teach us ,I had not interest in English .My pronunciation was terribly .I could only speak a few words .But one and a half year later , I now think English fun to learn .I got a lot from your encouraging words.I will always remembered what you said ,“If you try to ,you can be No 1 !”I hope you`ve had pleasant journey home and will come to china again sometimes in the future .I will write again and send you the photos we take together .

2、书面表达
根据下列图画中Tom骑自行车的经历，用英语写一篇短文。
要求：短文要写得连贯完整，可适当增加细节。词数：100左右。
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