1、辽宁省大连市普通高中学年高二上学期期末考试英语20132014学年第一学期期末考试试卷高二英语 注意事项：1. 请在答题纸上作答，在试卷上作答无效。2. 本试卷分第卷和第卷两部分，共120分，考试时间100分钟。第卷（共85分）第一部分：英语知识运用 (共两节，满分45分) 第一节 单项填空 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。 1Lee Min-Ho, _ handsome and cute actor in South Korea, plays _attractive role in the popular TV show Th
2、e Heirs.Aa; the Bthe; an Ca; an Da; /2It was such a(n) _ to hear that my parents were found safe and sound after the big earthquake.Aconsideration Brelief Caccount Dchallenge 3To be honest, the new film Gravity didnt _to me much; it was too boring.Aappeal Bbelong Crefer Doccur4Faced with fog and haz
3、e(雾霾), Chinese experts_ how to solve the problem recently, but it may take a long time.Adiscuss Bdiscussed Cwill discuss Dhave been discussing 5Ive always been very _ about giving my address and QQ number to strangers.Acurious Bconcerned Ccautious Dconfused6Reading books, _ takes readers to other wo
4、rlds, is a wonderful way to enjoy life.Athat Bwhat Cas Dwhich7What do you think of your new diet?Well, I have to admit that I find _ a real struggle to cut sugar out of my diet.Athat Bit Cthis Done8In recent years, many roads have been broadened in Dalian, _ it much faster for people to travel.Amaki
5、ng Bmade Cto make Dhaving made9-Putting on a happy face not only helps us make friends but also makes us feel better. -_.AId love to BIm with you on that CIts up to you DIts my pleasure10_there are many lovely children in the program, only Kimi and Angela are my favorites.AAs BIf CWhile DHowever11-I
6、m _ the project. How about you? -Hard to say. Ill have to think it over. Ain favor of Bin need of Cin honor of Din terms of 12-He is talking excitedly about Change-3 with his friends. -He _ the live broadcast of its successful landing on the moon last night.Amust have watched Bshould have watched Cm
7、ust watch Dshould watch 13When copying this document, be careful not to _ any words.Amake out Bwork out Cleave out Dfind out14I wish I _my time when I was young.Adidnt waste Bshouldnt waste Chadnt wasted Dwouldnt waste15-Im so thirsty. Do you mind if I have another tin of Coca-Cola? -_. I ve got a l
8、ot.AIm very sorry BYes, please CForget it DOf course not, go ahead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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。As a young boy my family was very poor. I would often help do something for the neighbors to 16 a little pocket money. One day I 17 at the door of an elder
9、ly woman and asked 18 she needed me to clean the yard. She asked why I was not in 19 and I showed her my worn 20 , which no longer kept me warm. She 21 me to work in the yard. When I finished, she looked at me and said, “I suppose you want to be 22 now.” She then 23 a jar filled with dollar bills an
10、d said, “Im glad youve done a 24 job today but that is not something you should be doing again. I want you to 25 new clothes and get back to school. I also want you to come back to 26 me with your report card, and I will 27 you when I see you have worked hard and got some good marks. Now 28 your lit
11、tle hands and take out as much 29 as you can.” I put my hands in the jar and grabbed (抓住) so much money that it was 30 for me to buy what I 31 needed. Later, I returned several times to see the woman and she did just as she 32 . She looked at my report card and gave me a handful of dollars and some
12、delicious food every time I 33 her that I had an “A”.I was twelve years old when I moved from that neighborhood. I will never forget the big 34 this wonderful lady made to my life with her 35 . This is something I hope to do myself in this lifetime over and over again.16AsaveBgiveCearnDchange17Aknoc
13、kedBturnedCworkedDlooked18AhowBwhenCwhy Dif19AschoolBtimeCtroubleDbed20AbagBcoatCcarpetDsofa21AallowedBforcedChelpedDstopped22ApunishedBtested CpraisedDpaid23Aset upBmade up Ctook outDput away24AboringBnewCgoodDterrible25AkeepBbuyCremoveDmake26AserveBforgiveCwelcomeDvisit27ArecognizeBrewardCundersta
14、ndDprotect28Aput upBshow upCreach outDturn out29AroomBmoney Cfood Dtime30AenoughBrareCsimpleDspecial31AslightlyBgraduallyCnaturallyDbadly32ApromisedBdiscoveredCknewDadmitted33AaskedBshowedCrequiredDwrote34AdecisionBprogress CmistakeDdifference35AcourageBhonestyCkindnessDhappiness第二部分 阅读理解 (共两节, 满分40
15、分) 第一节 (共15小题;每小题2分,满分30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。AA young woman was driving through the lonely countryside. It was dark and raining. Suddenly she saw an old woman by the side of the road, holding her hand out as if she wanted a lift.“I cant leave her out in this weather,” the woman said
16、 to herself, so she stopped the car and opened the door.“Do you want a lift?” she asked. The old woman nodded and climbed into the car. After a while, she said to the old woman, “Have you been waiting for a long time?” The old woman shook her head. “Strange,” thought the young woman. She tried again
17、. “Bad weather for the time of year,” she said. The old woman nodded. No matter what she said, the hitchhiker (搭便车的人) gave no answer except for a nod of the head or a shrug.Then the young woman noticed the hitchhikers hands which were large and hairy. Suddenly she realized that the hitchhiker was ac
18、tually a man! She stopped the car. “I cant see out of the rear screen (后视镜)” she said. “Would you mind clearing it for me?”The hitchhiker nodded and opened the door. As soon as the hitchhiker was out of the car, the terrified young woman raced off.When she got to the next village she pulled up. She
19、noticed that the hitchhiker had left his handbag behind. She picked it up and opened it. She gave a gasp inside the bag was a gun.36The young womans first intention to stop the car was that _.A“the old woman” asked her toBshe knew “the old woman”Cshe knocked “the old woman” downDshe wanted to help “
20、the old woman” out 37The young woman asked the hitchhiker to clear the rear screen because _.Athe hitchhiker was very helpfulBshe couldnt see out of the rear screenCthis was the way she thought of to get rid of himDthe rear screen was covered with dirt38The hitchhiker left the bag with a gun in the
21、car because _.Ahe wanted to give the young woman a warningBhe hadnt expected that he would be left behind Cit was his present for the young womanDhe wanted to kill the young woman with the gun39What might the man be?Aa policeman Ba soldier Ca robber Dan actor B Reading to dogs is an unusual way to h
22、elp children improve their literacy skills（读写能力）. With their shining brown eyes, wagging tails, and unconditional love, dogs can be the non-judgmental listeners for a beginning reader to gain confidence , according to Intermountain Therapy Animals (ITA) in Salt Lake City. The group says it is the fi
23、rst program in the country to use dogs to help develop literacy in children, with the introduction of Reading Education Assistance Dogs (READ). The Salt Lake City Public Library is sold on the idea. “Literacy specialists admit that children who read below the level of their fellow pupils are often a
24、fraid of reading aloud in a group, often have lower self-respect, and regard reading as a headache.” said Lisa Myton, manager of the childrens department of the blibrary. Last November the two groups started “Dog Day Afternoon” in the childrens department of the main library. About 25 children atten
25、ded each of the four Saturday-afternoon classes, reading for half an hour. Those who attended three of the four classes received a “pawgraphed” book at the last class. The program was so successful that the library plans to repeat it in April, according to Dana Thumpowsky, public relations manager.4
26、0What is mainly discussed in the text?AChildrens reading difficulties. BAdvantages of raising dogs.CService in a public library. DA special reading program.41Specialists use dogs to listen to children reading because they think _.Adogs are young childrens best friends Bchildren can play with dogs wh
27、ile readingCdogs can provide encouragement for shy children Dchildren and dogs understand each other42The underlined phrase “is sold on” in Paragraph 2 means “_”.Arefuses Baccepts Cignores Dexchanges CHarry Houdini was one of the greatest American entertainers in the theater this century. He was a m
28、an famous for his escapes from prison cells, from wooden boxes floating in rivers, from locked tanks (水箱) full of water. He appeared in theaters all over Europe and America. Crowds came to see the great Houdini and his “magic” tricks. Of course, his secret was not magic or supernatural power. It was
29、 simply strength. He had the ability to move his toes as well as he moved his fingers. He could move his body into almost any position he wanted. Houdini started working in the entertainment world when he was 17, in 1891. He and his brother Theo performed card tricks in clubs in New York. They calle
30、d themselves the Houdini Brothers. When Harry married in 1894, he and his wife Bess worked together as magician and assistant. But for a long time they were not very successful. Then Harry performed his first prison escape in Chicago in 1898. Harry persuaded a detective to let him try to escape from the prison, and he invited the local newspapermen to watch. It was the publicity (宣传) that started Harry Houdinis success. Harry had fingers trained to escape from han
