山西省忻州市高二下学期期末联考英语卷

—Your hamburger is the best I’ve ever tasted, Ms. Black!
—Thanks, Harry. _____.

As we all know, surfing _____ Internet has now become _____ popular means of getting information.

Recently our class held a fierce _____ as to whether cameras should be installed in public areas.

It took a great deal of courage to admit that all his efforts had been ____.

—Have you ever ridden a horse ?
—No, but I _____ a camel when I visited Egypt last year.

_____ is no possibility that Bob can win the first prize in the match.

Writing has _____ much of my spare time, but it has given me a great deal of pleasure.

It is no use fishing for golden fish in this river; there are _____ left.

No sooner _____ back to the kitchen than the doorbell rang.

_____ in the iron cage of the zoo, the tiger got quite angry.

American President Obama, together with some members of his government, _____ going to visit China next month.

_____ she heard the news that she won a scholarship, she was very excited.

Water, which seems so simple and common, is _____ makes life possible.

—You _____ a meal this evening. I had dinner at a restaurant with Tom.
—Well, why didn’t you phone me and let me know?

Many people claim that they have seen UFO with their own eyes, _____ I personally doubt.

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。
No matter how many boos (嘘声) or abuses you get, they shouldn’t stop you from being the champion you are.
When I was in primary school, I was 36 asked by my teachers to sit at the 37 of the class because I was not clever. I was the butt (对象) of class jokes. I was all alone, friendless and 38. I hated school, but my dad would have none of it. He 39 telling me that I was a champion, if I 40 it.
A turnaround 41 one day when I remembered the spelling of the word “cognoscenti”, a word all the other “42” students had forgotten how to spell because they spent their free time 43 me. I raised my hand 44 I wasn’t asked to spell. I stood up and went to the front of the class, with 23 pairs of eyes 45 on me. My teacher grabbed her cane (藤条), ready to beat me if I’d 46. I spelt the word and became a(n) 47 champion. I represented and won for my school, five Spelling Bee championships.
Secondary school had its own share of 48. I was tall but wasn’t good at any 49. I loved basketball and lawn tennis. The first day I held a racket, I was disgraced (使丢脸) by my opponent (对手). He 50 six straight sets without sweat and there I was sweating 51 as if I’d run a marathon, while I hadn’t even made a single point.
My dad’s 52 kept playing in my ears, “Stanley, you’re a champion if you believe it.” I did. Finally, I was not only 53 at lawn tennis and basketball. I was an all-round athlete and 54 won both athletic and academic scholarships to college.
Now, staring at this old racket of defeat that once brought me 55, I can’t help but say to it, “You made me a champion when I believed.”

A．seldom B．never C．once D．always

A．back B．front C．outside D．middle

A．shocked B．satisfied C．depressed D．surprised

A．avoided B．preferred C．forgot D．kept

A．started B．imagined C．liked D．believed

A．came B．followed C．worked D．paid

A．poor B．bright C．dull D．active

A．picking out B．getting along with C．looking after D．making fun of

A．only if B．just as C．as if D．even though

A．fixed B．closed C．held D．called

A．delay B．fail C．fight D．offend

A．permanent B．frequent C．instant D．temporary

A．aims B．targets C．reasons D．challenges

A．sport B．subject C．action D．field

A．moved B．won C．missed D．found

A．slightly B．weakly C．heavily D．openly

A．songs B．voices C．whispers D．words

A．good B．angry C．strict D．serious

A．still B．even C．yet D．thus

A．pride B．joy C．shame D．happiness

Once a neighbour stole one of Washington’s horses. Washington went with a police officer to the neighbour’s farm to get the horse, but the neighbour refused to give the horse up; he claimed (声称) that it was his horse.
Washington placed both of his hands over the eyes of the horse and said to the neighbour, “If this is your horse, then you must tell us in which eyes he is blind.”
“In the right eye,” the neighbour said.
Washington took his hand from the right eye of the horse and showed the police officer that the horse was not blind in the right eye.
“Oh, I have made a mistake,” said the neighbor. “He is blind in the left eye.”
Washington then showed that the horse was not blind in the left eye, either.
“I have made another mistake,” said the neighbor.
“Yes,” said the police officer, “and you have also proved that the horse does not belong to you. You must return it to Mr. Washington.”
Why did Mr. Washington go to the neighbor’s farm with a police officer?

When Washington and the police officer reached the neighbor’s farm, the neighbor _____.

When Washington asked the neighbor to tell them in which eye the horse was blind, the neighbor _____.

From the passage, we know _____.

Spring is just around the corner and it’s a time to get outside and enjoy the great outdoors. Here is a selection of festivals around the country that are a great excuse to travel and get back in the spring sunshine.
Dana Point Festival of the Whales
Dana Point, California
March 7 to 8 and 14 to 15, 2010
Each year, over two sunny weekends in March the town of Dana Point, California celebrates the return of migratory California gray whales to this part of the Pacific Ocean. Festivities include whale-watching, an arts festival and educational hands-on activities for the entire family. Prices start at $29 per adult and $19 for children. For more information, visit:
www.dpfestivalofwhales.com
Chandler Ostrich Festival
Chandler, Arizona
March 13 to 15, 2010
Chandler is the center of ostrich ranching (鸵鸟经营) in the USA. You can see jockeys ride these feathered beasts around the ostrich track at Tumbleweed Park. General admission is $9 for adults, $8 for seniors, $7 for children aged 5 to 12 and kids 4 and under are free. For more information, visit:
www.ostrichfestival.com
Festival of Houses and Gardens
Charleston, South Carolina
March 19 to April 18, 2010
The Historic Charleston Foundation gives curious travelers the opportunity to explore gardens of some of the finest private residences in America. Each 3-hour tour (afternoons from 2 to 5 pm and evenings from 6 to 9 pm) lets you visit 8 to 10 properties dating from the American colonial period. Prices range from $25 to $45. For more information, visit:
www.historiccharleston.org
Tulip Time Festival
Holland, Michigan
May 1 to 9, 2010
You don’t need to travel to the Netherlands this spring to see and smell some of the world’s finest tulips (郁金香). The annual Tulip Time Festival, one of the largest flower festivals in the country, will kick off with fireworks on May 1. Admission fee ranges from $6 for the children’s area to $38 for theatre tickets. Tickets and more information are available at:
www.tuliptime.com
A couple with their 4-year-old son will go whale-watching. They have to pay _____.

The underlined word “jockeys” in the passage is closest in meaning to _____.

A group of travelers who want to have fun in mid-April will go to _____.

Which of the following is TRUE of Tulip Time Festival?

SYDNEY (AFP) — Thousands of people sat down to breakfast on the Sydney Harbor Bridge on Sunday after the bridge was closed to traffic and carpeted with grass for the first time for a giant picnic.
About 6,000 early riser were on the steel bridge from 6:30 am to take part in the two-hour event designed to show Sydney’s best food and outdoor lifestyle.
As music performers provided the background music, those who had won tickets to the picnic in a random lottery (随机抽奖) began to feast on fruit, pastries, muesli, yoghurt ...
“It’s amazing to see the bridge in this perspective (角度),” said Don Fuchs who lives near the bridge, which is used by about 100,000 cars daily.
“Usually you sit in the car, you cross it, and that’s it.”
“It was beautiful,” said Linda Curnow who attended the picnic with her family. “The grass was so thick that it was like being in your backyard.”
New South Wales state Premier Nathan said the event was set to become a mark of an annual Sydney’s month-long October food festival.
About 45,000 people applied for tickets to the breakfast for which people brought their own food but were able to taste samples from some of the state’s best producers.
Organizers used about 40 percent of the grass on Sydney parks. The bridge reopened at about 1:00 pm.
What made Linda Curnow feel as if she were in her own backyard?

Why was the event planned?

We learn from the passage that _____.

What would be the best title for the passage?

Throughout our childhood our parents taught us to say “thank you” and it has become a habit — something we say automatically (自动地), along with “please”. And because of this we have forgotten just how important gratitude is and how essential it is in leading fulfilled (感到满足的) lives.
Just for a minute, think of all the things you are grateful for, such as loving friends, good health, great holidays as well as everyday items such as a comfortable home, TV, and clean water. The list, in fact, could go on and on.
Now focus on events that have made you angry — it’s raining, the car won’t start, and a colleague (同事) makes you annoyed. You start to feel unhappy, and that is something that certainly does not make you feel good！
In fact, we have the ability to choose how we feel — it’s just our perception (认识) of how things are. But for most of us, it just doesn’t seem easy.
Let me give you an example: it’s a rainy day, and immediately most people will start to complain, telling everyone who will listen what a miserable day it is, with the result that they end up feeling miserable themselves. But look at it another way and despite wet clothes and hair, both will dry perfectly well and no lasting harm has been done. And in addition to this, because of rain, we not only live in a green and beautiful landscape, we are also able to grow a lot of fruit and vegetables.
There really is no obvious reason for feeling miserable — in fact there is a great deal to be grateful for. It all depends on what we think about things.
Realize what a difference having gratitude can make to your life. That’s why gratitude is so special — use it to feel good!
What do we usually do automatically according to the author?

By the example in the fifth paragraph, the author advises us to _____.

By writing the passage, the author mainly wants to tell us _____.

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。
In so many ways, cyberspace (网络空间) mirrors the real world. Some people ask for information, play games, and share hobby tips.  71  Still others look for friendship, or even love.
Unlike the real world, however, your knowledge about a person is limited to words on a computer screen. Identity (身份) and appearance mean very little in cyberspace.  72  So even the shyest person can become a chat-room star.
Usually, this “faceless” communication doesn’t create problems. Identity doesn’t really matter when you’re in a chat room discussing politics or hobbies. In fact, this emphasis on the ideas themselves makes the Internet a great place for exciting conversation (对话).  73
But some Internet users want more than just someone to chat with.  74  Is cyberspace a good place to find love? That answer depends on whom you ask.
 75  Others fail miserably.

E. Some of these relationships actually succeed.
F. Where else can so many people come together to chat?
G. Chatting online isn’t always reliable (可靠的).

短文改错（共l0小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
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：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），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. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第l1处起）不计分。
When I was young, I don’t know what friendship was. When I stayed with my friends, a warm feeling came out of the bottom from my heart. Now I have grown up and got many friend. And I have been tasted the pleasant feeling of friendship. When I am happy, they are also happy and share the happiness with them. When I make progress, they will be very exciting. Instead, when I’m in a difficult situation, they will offer help to me. So friendship is never an one-way ticket. If we want to get it, we must treat others good at first. We should always be ready help others, especially when they are in difficult situations.

假如你是你校学生会文艺部(the Department of Art)部长李华，请根据下面的内容提示给你校的外籍教师Mr. Robert Martin发—封电子邮件，邀请他参加学校即将举办的艺术节活动(School Art Festival)。要点包括：
时间：下周四至周五
地点：校礼堂
内容：①介绍艺术节内容（各班的唱歌比赛和其它文艺节目表演）；
②邀请Mr. Robert Martin参加艺术节，并担任评委；
③恳请光临，并希望尽早回复。
注意：1．词数100左右;  2．可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯； 
3．参考词汇：礼堂               auditorium            评委    judge。
Mr. Robert Martin,
___________________________________________________________________Yours sincerely,
Li Hua