广东省普宁市华侨中学学年高二英语教学质检考试试题.docx

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广东省普宁市华侨中学学年高二英语教学质检考试试题

普宁华侨中学2016年3月底教学质检考试

高二英语试题

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第I卷

第一部分：

阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；毎小题2分，满分30分）

阅读以下四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

A

FromthemodernLondonEyetothehistoricTowerofLondon,belowareLondon’smostvisitedtouristattractions.ManyofLondon’stopattractionsarefree,makingthemaffordableplacestolearnaboutsomeculture.Whetheryoupreferhistoryormodernart,you’llfinditatoneofthesemust-visitspots.

BritishMuseum

Theworld-famousBritishMuseumexhibitstheworksofmanfromprehistorictomoderntimes,fromaroundtheworld.ThemostinterestingandexcitingpartsincludetheRosettaStone,theParthenonsculpturesandthemummiesintheAncientEgyptcollection.Someexhibitionsrequiretickets.

NationalGallery

ThegreatestandmostbeautifulbuildingofTrafalgarSquare,London’sNationalGalleryisavastspacefilledwithWesternEuropeanpaintingsfromthe13thtothe19thcenturies.InthisimpressiveartgalleryyoucanfindworksbymasterssuchasVanGogh,daVinci,Botticelli,Constable,Renoir,TitianandStubbs.Someexhibitionsrequiretickets.

TateModern

SittingonthebanksoftheThamesistheTateModern,Britain’snationalmuseumofmodernandcontemporaryart.Itsuniqueshapeisduetoitbeingapowerstationbefore.Thegallery’srestaurantsofferwonderfulviewsacrossthecity.Someexhibitionsrequiretickets.

Coca-ColaLondonEye

TheCoca-ColaLondonEyeisamajorfeatureofLondon’sskyline.IthassomeofLondon’sbestviewsfromits32capsules,eachweighing10tonnesandholdingupto25people.Climbaboardforabreathtakingexperience,withanunforgettableviewofmorethan55ofLondon’smostfamouslandmarks--allinjust30minutes!

MadameTussauds

AtMadameTussauds,you’llcomeface-to-facewithsomeoftheworld’smostfamousfaces.FromShakespearetoLadyGagayou’llmeetinfluentialfiguresfromshowbusiness,sport,politicsandevenroyalty.StrikeaposewithUsainBolt,getclosetoOneDirectionorreceiveaonce-in-a-lifetimeaudiencewithHerMajestytheQueen.

1.WhatdotheBritishMuseumandtheNationalGalleryhaveincom

mon?

A.Bothhavechargeableexhibitions.

B.BothareonthebanksoftheThames.

C.Bothhavevastspacesandspecialshapes.

D.Bothexhibitmodernandcontemporaryart.

2.IfvisitorswanttogetabetterviewofLondon’sfamouslandmarks,theyshouldvisit______.

A.theTateModernB.theBritishMuseum

C.theNationalGalleryD.theCoca-ColaLondonEye

3.InMadameTussauds,visitorscan______.

A.enjoyShakespeare’sworksB.talktosomefamouspeople

C.watchLadyGaga’sperformanceD.seefiguresofmanyinfluentialpeople

B

DavidBeckhamwasbornin1975inLondon,ataplacecalledLeytonstone.Whenhewasayoungboy,hisgreatest passion wasinfootball.Heplayeditwheneverhehadthechance.Sometimeshewouldgoandwatchagamewithhisfriends.WhenDavidBeckhamwas12yearsold,hewontheBobbyCharltonSoccerSkillsaward（奖金）.Thiswasanimportantstepforwardforthisyoungboy,anditledhimtogoforavisittoafootballtrainingcampinSpain.AsaboyheplayedforschoolsofEssexandalsoforhiscountyteam.

In1991,hebecameatraineewithManchesterUnited.ThismeantthathecouldpracticefootballasmuchashewantedtoandplayforthehighlysuccessfulManchesterUnitedYouthCupteamandUnder-21team.InApril,1995heplayedhisfirstfootballleaguegameagainstLeedsUntied.During1995and1996,DavidbecamearegularmemberoftheteamandManchesterUnitedwoninbothfootballseasons,withDavidscoringmanygoals.

Hisgoalsmadehimahouseholdname.Inthefirstgameofthe1996-1997season,hescoredansurprisinggoalfrombeyondthehalfwayline;seeingthegoalkeeperalittlewayoutofhisgoal,Beckhambecamefamousovernight.Hecontinuedtoscoreastonishinggoals,especiallyfromfree-kicks.Thespeedofoneofhisshotswastimedat157kph.Healsohadtheabilitytomaketheballgofromlefttoright,orrighttoleft,wheneverhechose.Goalkeeperswereneversurewheretheballwasgoing,anditregularlyendedupinthegoal.

4.Whichwordcantaketheplaceoftheunderlinedword“passion”inParagraph1?

A.success          B.interestC.prize            D.skill

5.Theunusuall

ysurprisingwaythathescoredgoals______.

A.helpedhimtogainmanyprizesforEssex

B.kepthimplayingforLeedsUnited

C.offeredhimthechancetojointhenationalteam

D.madehimpopularandfamous

6.WhichofthefollowingshowstherightorderofwhatBeckhamexperienced?

a.Beckhamplayedhisfirst

footballleaguegame.

b.BeckhamwontheBobbyCharltonSoccerSkillsaward.

c.BeckhamplayedforManchesterUnitedYouthCupteam.

d.BeckhamwenttoSpaintojoinafootballtrainingcamp.

e.BeckhamplayedfortheschoolsofEssex.

A.e,d,a,c,bB.b,e,d,a,cC.e,b,a,d,cD.b,d,e,c,a

7.Thepassagemainlytalksabout______.

A.howBeckhambecameasuccessfulfootballplayer

B.whatabilitiesBeckhamhadtoscoresomanygoals

C.whenBeckhambecamefamousalloverBritain

D.whyBeckhamcouldwininfootballleaguegames

C

Inthefallof1985,Iwasabright-eyedgirlheadingofftoHowardUniversitytostudylaw,aimingatalegalcareeranddreamingofsittingonaSupremeCourtbenchsomewhere.Twenty-oneyearslaterIamstillabright-eyeddreamerandonewithquiteadifferenttaletotell.

Mygrandma,anamazingwoman,graduatedfromcollegeattheageof65.Shewasthefirstinourfamilytoreachthatgoal.ButoneyearafterIstartedcollege,shedevelopedcancer.Imadethechoicetowithdrawfromcollegetocareforher.Itmeantthatschoolandmypersonaldreamwouldhavetowait.

ThenIgotmarriedwithanotherdream:

buildingmyfamilywithacombinationofadoptandbiologicalchildren.In1999,weadoptedourfirstson.Tolayeyesonhimwasfantasticandveryemotional.Ayearlatercameoursecondadoptedboy.ThenfollowedsonNo.3.In2003,Igavebirthtoanotherboy.

YoucanimaginehowbusyIbecame,raisingfourboysundertheageof8.Ourhomewasacompletezoo--ajoyouszoo.Notsurprisingly,Ineverdidmakeitbacktocollegefull-time.ButInevergaveuponthedreameither.Ihadonlyonechoice:

tofindaway.Thatmeanttakingasfewasoneclasseachsemester.

ThehardestpartwasfeelingguiltyaboutthetimeIspentawayfromtheboys.Theyoftenwantedmetostayhomewiththem.TherecertainlyweretimesIwantedtoquit,butIknewIshouldsetanexampleforthemtofollowthrough

therestoftheirlives.

In2007,IgraduatedfromtheUniversityofNorthCarolina.Ittookmeover21yearstogetmycollegedegree!

Iamnotspecial,justsingle-minded.Italwaysstruckmethatwhenyou'relookingatabigchallengefromtheoutsideitlookshuge,butwhenyou'reinthemidstofit,itjustseemsnormal.Everythingyouwantwon'tarriveinyourlifeononeday.It'saprocess.Remember:

littlestepsadduptobigdreams.

8.WhentheauthorwenttoHowardUniversity,herdreamwastobe______.

A.awriterB.a

teacherC.ajudgeD.adoctor

9.Whydidtheauthorquitschoolinhersecondyearofcollege?

A.Shewantedtostudybyherself.B.Shefellinloveandgotmarried.

C.Shesufferedfromaseriousillness.D.Shedecidedtolookafterhergrandma.

10.WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromParagraphs4and5?

A.Shewasbusybuthappywithherfamilylife.

B.Sheignoredherguiltyfeelingforhersons.

C.Shewantedtoremainafull-timehousewife.

D.Shewastooconfusedtomakeacorrectchoice.

11.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheauthor?

A.Caringanddetermined.B.Honestandresponsible.

C.Braveandsensitive.D.Independentandsingle-minded.

D

Haveyoueverrunoutofcoffeeortea?

Foundnoeggsinthefridge?

Nobreadforthesandwichandthenearestshopistoofaraway?

Well,allthatcanchangeinthefuture.

Ifallgoeswell,theintelligentfuturekitchenwillsoonhelpsolveallyourproblems.Inthefuture,allkitchenunitswillbeconnectedtotheInternet.Theintelligentfuturekitchenwillgivewiseadviceonplanningyourmenufortheday.Worriedaboutyourweight?

—Itwilltellyoutherightdietandwhatisgoodforyourhealth.Itwillevenkeepinmindyourlikesanddislikes!

DesignedbytheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology,thissmartkitchenpromisestopayattentio

ntoallyourneeds.Thecomputer’ssystemwillhelpkeepan“eye”onthefridge.Ifthefridgeisempty,thekitchenwillautomaticallycallandplaceanorderatthelocalsupermarket.Soyoudon’thavetoworryaboutitatall.

Yougethomelate,anddon’tknowwhattomakefromthecollectionofingredients（原料）inyourfridge.Awhilebackyoumighthaveorderedatake-outbutnow,insteadofworryingabouteatingacollectionofthisandthat,you’reexcited.Youcanpullouteachvegetable,andpasseachoneinfrontofawebcameranexttoyourfridge.Afewmomentslater,ascreenonyourfridgewoulddisplayatastyrecipe.

Afterdinner,youtakeyourplatestoaboxnexttothesink.Youdon'thavetocleanthem,yourmachinedoes.Itproducesnewplateseverytimeyouneedtoeat.Laterintheevening,youphoneyourotherhalf,whoisonabusinesstriphalf-wayaroundtheworld.Asyoudrinkyourcupofhotcoffee,itmakesyourotherhalf’scupchangecolorontheothersideoftheworld,anotherspecialwaytokeepintouch.

12.Theproblemmentionedinthefirstparagraphwillbesolved______.

A.bytheintelligentkitchenitselfB.byfind