1、英语山东省淄博市学年高二下学期期末考试2014-2015学年第二学期学分认定考试第 I 卷第二部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分40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、D）中选出最佳选项。 AMany years ago, Norman Cousins was diagnosed as terminally ill. He was given six months to live. His chance for recovery was 1 in 10000.He could see that the worry, depression
2、and anger in his life contributed to his disease. He wondered, If illness can be caused by negativity（消极）, can wellness be created by positivity?He decided to make an experiment of himself. Laughter was one of the most positive activities he knew. He rented all the funny movies he could find - Keato
3、n, Chaplin, Fields, the Marx Brothers. He read funny stories. Laughing for 10 solid minutes, he found, relieved the pain for several hours so he could sleep. Surprisingly, he fully recovered from his illness and lived another 20 happy, and healthy years. He owed his recovery to the love of his famil
4、y and friends, and laughter.Laughter is essential to our health. If were not well, laughter helps us get well; if we are well, laughter helps us stay that way. Scientific studies have shown that laughter has a positive effect on the body, the mind and the emotions.Use whatever makes you laugh - movi
5、es, records, books, cartoons, jokes, and so on. The people around you may think you are strange, but sooner or later theyll join in even if they dont know what youre laughing about.Some diseases may be contagious, _ none is as contagious（有感染力的）as the cure.laughter.21. Cousins decided to try to laugh
6、 a lot _.A. in order to be happy B. in order to cure his disease C. because he could not live for long D. because his disease couldnt be cured22. Which of the following is TRUE about his illness?A. There was little possibility to cure his disease.B. He had been happy before he was ill. C. His diseas
7、e resulted from his hard work.D. His disease made him sleepy all the time.23. From Cousins story, we can know that _.A. doctors believed that his disease could be cured by laughterB. he was quite sure that positivity could cure his diseaseC. laughing regularly contributed to his diseaseD. his life w
8、as changed after he was ill24. The text mainly tells us _.A. how to be happy B. laughter is good for our healthC. about Cousins miserable life D. funny stories make our life different25. The underlined word “relieved in the 2nd paragraph means _.A. suffered B. experienced C. reduced D. survived BThe
9、re once was a little boy who wanted to meet God. He knew it was a long trip to where God lived, so he packed his suitcase with bread and a six-pack of beer and started on his journey.When he had gone about three blocks, he met an old woman. She was sitting in the park just staring at some pigeons. T
10、he boy sat down next to her and opened his suitcase. He was about to take a drink from his root beer when he noticed that the old lady looked hungry ,so he offered her a chunk(一大块)of bread. She gratefully accepted it and smiled at him. Her smile was so pretty that the boy wanted to see it again, so
11、he offered her some beer. Once again she smiled at him. The boy was delighted!They sat there all afternoon eating and smiling, but they never said a word. As it began to grow dark, the boy realized how sad he was and he got up to leave. He turned around, ran back to the old woman and gave her a hug(
12、紧抱). She gave him her biggest smile ever.When the boy opened the door to his own house a short time later, his mother was surprised by the look of joy on his face. She asked him, “What did you do today that made you so happy?” He replied, “I had lunch with God. You know what? Shes got the most beaut
13、iful smile Ive ever seen!”Meanwhile, the old woman, also radiant (容光焕发) with joy, returned to her home. Her son was astonished by the look of joy on her face and he asked,“Mother, what did you do today that made you so happy?”She replied,“I ate bread in the park with God. You know. Hes much younger
14、than I expected.”26.What did the boy know before his journey?A. He had little chance to meet God.B. It would be long before he met God.C. He would run into many difficulties on the road.D. God would greet him with the most beautiful smile.27.The little boy gave the old woman some beer because _.A. t
15、he old woman still felt hungry B. the old woman paid him for itC. he didnt like the drink with strong smell D. he wanted to see the smile again28.The old woman was happiest when _.A. the boy offered her breadB. the boy offered her some beerC. the boy turned back and gave her a hugD. she was looking
16、at the pigeons in the park29.The boys mother was surprised to see her son was very _ when the door opened.A. sad B. pleased C. brave D. disappointed30.What was God like in the eyes of the old woman?A. He should be old enough.B. He couldnt be very talkative.C. He must be kind to the young.D. He must
17、be happy all the time. CThere are a number of special days of the year that are celebrated in different countries. The origins of most of the days are unknown. They were certainly not created by individual people. Other days, however, especially those celebrated in western countries, often owe their
18、 origins to a particular person. One of the most popular of these, even though it is fairly recent, is Mothers Day. Mothers have always been highly regarded in all cultures. The ancient Romans had a festival called Hilaria, during which children took presents to the temple of the “Mother of the Gods
19、”. The Christian Church adopted this idea and called it Mothering Sunday. However, over the years this custom was gradually forgotten and almost disappeared by the end of the 19th century. Born in 1864 in Virginia, USA, Anna Jarvis was a school teacher and believed children should show thanks to the
20、ir mothers for all their love and care. Encouraged by a friend, she wrote to thousands of important peoplepoliticians, churchmen, doctors, city officialsand asked them to support her idea: a special day of the year for thanking mothers.In 1910 the Governor of West Virginia introduced Mothers Day int
21、o the state. The date chosen was May 10the second Sunday in May, which is still observed in America today. This date was chosen because May 10 was the date on which in 1908 Anna Jarviss mother had died. In 1914 President Woodrow Wilson made May 10 the official date for Mothers Day throughout the Uni
22、ted States.Soon there was a Mothers Day International Association and the custom began to be adopted in many countries of the world.Anna Jarvis, a sad and disillusioned woman, died in 1948. The custom she had worked so hard to establish and which had become almost universal had lost its original pur
23、pose. It had been taken over by business. As with Christmas, the giving of presents and the sending of cards had become a multi-million-dollar industry. 31. The story is about _.A. Mothering Sunday for ChristmasB. the origin of a special day for mothersC. President Wilson and Anna JarvisD. how peopl
24、e celebrate Mothers Day32. Hilaria was a festival in _.A. ancient Rome B. America C. China D. the Christian Church33. Anna Jarvis wanted to _.A. thank her mother for her careB. introduce a celebration for mothersC. meet thousands of important peopleD. make her pupils celebrate her on Mothers Day34.
25、May 10 became the date for Mothers Day because _.A. May is in the American springB. it was the second Sunday in May in 1910C. President Wilson liked the dateD. this was the date that Anna Jarviss mother died35. Unfortunately, Anna Jarvis was not happy with Mothers Day when she died because _.A. her
26、mother was not there to see itB. she had never been a mother herself though she wanted toC. people were too interested in making it a businessD. no one gave any presents or cards to their mothers第二节 （共5小题，每小题2分，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。_36_ One of the best things you can possi
27、bly do is to start your own club. Its great fun especially if you are the sort of person who feels theres never anything to do during the school holidays.The first thing you need to come up with is an idea for your club._37_ Pets, clothes, pop music or dancing groups, sports, making things? The list
28、 is endless.Next you need some friends to be in your club with you. _38_ All you need is three or four other persons who are interested in the same thing as you._39_You should all sit down somewhere together with lots of pieces of paper and write down every name you can think up. Thatll keep you bus
29、y for ages.At your first meeting you should make up a rule book. And the first rule should be no grown-ups or little/big brothers or sisters! The best clubs are always secret!Now you have just about everything you need, except membership cards. These are very important and again you can spend a lot
30、of time making them. _40_ Why not leave some space for a photo of yourself? That will make the membership card really look like it.So there you are, get clubbing! Once you get started youll think of loads of more interesting things to do!A. Thats easy.B. Enjoy your own club!C. What are you intereste
31、d in?D. Invite a designer to join you.E. Some vacation is drawing near.F. Use a bright thick pen to make a special design.G. Then you need to pick a name for your club.第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分60分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 In a class I teach adults, I recently did something unpardonable (不可饶恕的) I gave the class homework! The 41 was to go to someone you love within the next week and tell them you love them. It has to be someone you have never said those words to before or at least havent 42 those words with for a long time. Now that do
