发布时间 : 星期四 文章安徽省芜湖一中2013-2014学年高二英语下学期期中试题新人教版更新完毕开始阅读
42. A. practice B. work C. care D. travel 43. A. bike B. horse C. plane D. train
44. A. hotel B. station C. college D. hall 45. A. swiftly B. freely C. slowly D. happily
46. A. congratulated B. instructed C. sent D. prided
47. A. explained B. feared C. regretted D. admitted
48. A. safe B. full C. cheap D. tidy 49. A. corner B. yard C. farm D. city
50. A. receive B. invite C. see D. honor 51. A. bored B. depressed C. frightened D. surprised
52. A. knock B. glance C. stop D. recover
53. A. train B. ride C. follow D. buy 54. A. cried B. complained C. smiled D. replied
55. A. carry B. take C. turn D. put
56. A. see off B. call on C. pick out D. fetch back 57. A. pardon B. purpose C. situation D. condition
58. A. oil B. mud C. grass D. powder 59. A. position B. studio C. restaurant D. room
60. A. good B. famous C. rich D. powerful 四、阅读理解 (共15小题; 每小题2分, 满分30分)
A
On Christmas Day a young man, tall and slim with dark hair, was making his way south on Interstate 85 just below High Point, North Carolina, trying to hitch a ride.
For two years he hadn’t been home; his family had heard nothing from him. He and his mother had had a disagreement, and he set off across the country, going from town to town, from a job to another. He worked at filling stations and produce markets; he drove a taxi and picked crops; he was a helper in a nursing home. But now he was ready to go home.
Thirty miles to go, but a ride was hard to find. “Mom,” he said to himself, “I’m tired and hungry, but I’m coming home.” The cold wind blew and a few trucks passed by. Then from across the road, he heard a voice call his name. “Mike! Hey, Mike, come here!”
To his surprise there was his stepfather, waving, calling to him from his truck. Mike ran across the highway. “Get in, Son. We’re going home.” Mike put his bag in
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the back of the truck and embraced his stepfather. “Fred,” he said, “how did you happen to be here?”
“I came to pick you up,” Fred said to his own amazement. “Drove straight here.” “But how did you know I’d be here? I didn’t write. I didn’t call.”
“Your mother sent me here. Last night, she had a dream that you were coming home and that you were on Interstate 85 just below High Point. She asked me to come here to pick you up.”
The two men looked at each other without saying a word. Then Fred started the motor. “She’s waiting for you, Son.”
61. Why did the young man leave his family?
A. He wanted to find a job in another place. B. He didn’t want to depend on his parents. C. He had had a quarrel with his mother.
D. He wanted to learn how to make a living.
62. The underlined phrase “hitch a ride” in Paragraph 1 probably means “ ”. A. wait for somebody to pick one up B. ask the police to help one go home
C. wait for the bus to one’s destination D. get a free ride in other people’s cars
63. If the young man’s stepfather had not picked him up, he would have . A. suffered a lot B. found a hotel C. walked home D. taken a bus
64. We can learn from the passage that . A. Mike’s father had died of cancer. B. Mike had changed his jobs many times C. Mike was a college student D. Mike was very strong
B
It was a cold spring morning in early April. I rushed around the house getting ready for work. I asked my two little ones to get up so I could bring them to day care center. Still comfortable and warm in bed, they didn’t open their eyes. I had to pull them out of bed. I dressed them in their winter coats and carefully locked them in the car. I offered Lauren her bottle to calm her in the seat. Phillip, 5 years old and used to the routine, climbed into his seat as if preprogrammed like a little robot.
As I sped up and reached the top of a hill, I saw a black outline of one of these obstacles in my path. I tried to avoid hitting the obstacle. However, I suddenly found either side of the road had a pond.
“Oh, my God!” I cried out. I could feel the force of my car drag against the water as the vehicle began to float down the pond, deeper, deeper, and deeper. My fear of water and inability to swim caused me to panic. Powered by self-preservation, my instinct (本能) for survival took over. I regained my senses.
“Oh, don’t. Don’t be afraid, my babies!” I shouted as my children cried in fear. I reached back and unbuckled (解开) the kids from their car seats. I gathered them up into my arms as the water rose higher and higher in the vehicle and I had no choice but to try to escape.
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I didn’t remember details of anything else that happened until I found my son sitting on the edge of the road in front of me and my baby in my arms. Crying and getting a shock of what had just happened, I carried them both in my arms all the way to a farm house one mile down the road. Later, I called my husband to pick us up. Thankful to find us all safe, we stood embracing each other in that stranger’s kitchen.
That Monday morning was unlike any other one. I experienced a miracle that strengthened my faith, beliefs, and values about life and how precious it is. To all those willing to listen, believe in miracles, hold tight to your children, cherish your loved ones and value your time: you never know what each day brings. 65. What really happened to the author and her children that early morning?
A. Their car broke down. B. They were stuck in the snow. C. They fell into water. D. Their car hit a tree. 66. How did the author feel when the accident happened?
A. Fearful. B. Regretful. C. Doubtful. D. Shameful.
67. Where did all the family members gather together after the miracle? A. In their own house. B. In a stranger’s house. C. In the local hospital. D. On the bank of the pond. 68. Apart from firm belief, what was the author likely to express in the last paragraph? A. Life is not always a bed of roses. B. All good things come to an end. C. There is no time like the present. D. The morning sun never lasts a day.
C
I remember my dad teaching me the power of language at a very young age. Not only did my dad understand that specific (具体的) words affect our mental pictures, but he understood words are a powerful programming factor in lifelong success. One particularly interesting event occurred when I was eight. As a kid, I was always climbing trees near our lake house. So, it came as no surprise to my dad to find me at the top of a 30-foot tree, swinging back and forth. My little eight-year-old brain didn’t realize the tree could break or I could get hurt. I just thought it was fun to be up so high.
My older cousin, Tammy, was also in the same tree. She was hanging on a branch about ten feet below me. Tammy’s mother also noticed us at exactly the same time that my dad did. At that time a huge gust of wind came over the tree. I could hear the leaves start to rattle(嘎嘎响) and the tree begin to sway. I remember my dad’s voice over the wind yell, “Bart, hold on tightly.” So I did. Next I heard Tammy screaming at the top of her lungs, laying flat on the ground. She had fallen out of the tree.
I climbed down the tree to safety. My dad later told me why she fell and I did not. Apparently, Tammy’s mother was not as a clever student of language as my father. When Tammy’s mother felt the gust of wind, she yelled out, “Tammy, don’t fall!” And Tammy did fall.
My dad then explained to me that the mind has a very difficult time processing a negative image. In order for Tammy to process the command (命令) of not falling, her nine-year-old brain had to first imagine falling, then try to tell the brain not to do what it just imagined; whereas my eight-year-old brain immediately had an internal image of me hanging on tightly.
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This is why people who try to stop smoking struggle with the act of stopping smoking. They are running pictures all day of themselves smoking. Smokers are rarely taught to see themselves breathing fresh air and feeling great. The language itself becomes one barrier to success. 69. We learn from the passage that .
A. the author seldom played together with his cousin
B. the author was fully aware of the danger of climbing trees C. Tammy didn’t hear her mom’s voice clearly in the wind
D. the author and Tammy heard the warnings almost at the same time 70. Why didn’t he fall from the tree according to the author? A. He was experienced at climbing trees. B. His father gave him the correct command.
C. He was hanging on to a lower part of the tree. D. He realized the danger the moment the wind blew. 71. According to the author’s father, .
A. pictures usually impress our minds more deeply than words
B. negative images will stay in our minds longer than positive ones C. our minds accept positive messages more easily than negative ones D. human brains are less effective in processing imaginary pictures 72. It’s implied in the last paragraph that . A. one should try to stop smoking in a gradual way
B. stopping smoking is not possible without determination
C. language affects one’s chances of achieving success in life D. the language barrier to success is difficult to get over
D
October sixteenth is World Food Day. The campaign for this year by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is “The Right to Food”.
The United Nations says more than eight hundred fifty million people do not have enough food. Every year about five million children under the age of five die of nutrition-related causes.
To help children at risk, the international group Doctors Without Borders has started a worldwide call — the wide use of what is known as ready-to-use food to treat children having health problems. It also wants this kind of food added to children’s diets to prevent them from becoming malnourished (营养不良的).
Ready-to-use food is usually a sweet spread (酱) made with peanuts, dry milk, sugar, vegetable fat, and vitamins. The food does not have to be mixed with water. And families do not have to go to feeding centers.
Doctor Milton Tectonidis is a nutrition expert of Doctors Without Borders. He tells us that traditional methods of fighting hunger in children are not meeting their needs. Enriched flour or a mixture of corn and soy is commonly used to improve children’s diets. But he says this kind of food lacks enough calories and nutrients to prevent malnutrition.
Doctor Tectonidis says a research has shown that ready-to-use food is more effective in keeping children from becoming malnourished.
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