广州市越秀区学年高二下学期期末水平调研测试英语试题.docx

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广州市越秀区学年高二下学期期末水平调研测试英语试题

广州市越秀区2013-2014学年高二下学期期末水平调研测试

英语试题

Ⅰ.语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节　完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～15各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

LastsummerIwasavolunteeratashelterforthehomeless,aplaceforhomelesspeopletosleepatnight.Iwasn'tworkingthatsummerandwas__1__onlytwoclassesinsummerschool,soIhadsomefreetime.

Threenightsaweek,I__2__inthekitchenoftheshelteralongwithfourothervolunteers.Weplannedand__3__for45peoplehotmealswithvegetables,chicken,fishandfruit.Thehomelesspeople__4__thisgoodfoodbecausemanyofthemusuallydidn'teatwell.

I__5__thisvolunteerwork,making__6__withthefourvolunteersinthekitchen.Onewasaveryniceelderlyhousewife,oneamovieactor,anotherayoungteacher,andtheotheracollegestudent,likeme.

Italkedtoalotofthehomelesspeopleattheshelter.Theirlifestories__7__mewithsympathy.Someofthemhad__8__withalcoholordrugswhileothersonlyhadbad__9__.Onewomanworkedforalmost30yearsforasmallcompany,andthenshelostherjob.Shewantedtolookfora__10__job,butcouldn'tfindone,forshewastoo__11__.Shecoulddonothingbutsellherfurniture—sofas,chairs,andtablessothatshecouldpayforherfood.Thewoman__12__onjobhunting,butshe__13__couldn'tfindone.Shehadnomoneyforher__14__andhadtosleepinhercar.Thenshehadtosellhercar.Alone,__15__，andhomeless,shefinallycametotheshelter.　　　　　　　　　　　

1.A.studyingB．planningC．holdingD．taking

2．A.helpedB．raisedC．appearedD．washed

3．A.orderedB．boughtC．cookedD．accomplished

4．A.appealedB．requiredC．collectedD．requested

5．A.wantedB．hadC．ownedD．enjoyed

6．A.decisionsB．wishesC．friendsD．amateurs

7．A.struckB．filledC．depositedD．provided

8．A.habitsB．hardshipsC．difficultiesD．problems

9．A.luckB．painC．experienceD．loss

10．A.challengingB．delicateC．skilledD．new

11．A.oldB．poorC．sickD．dishonest

12．A.wentB．movedC．cameD．worked

13．A.partlyB．stillC．almostD．extremely

14．A.blockB．cottageC．buildingD．flat

15．A.afraidB．unbearableC．dullD．awkward

第二节　语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在标号为16～25的相应位置上。

BEIJING—WorldrenownedOxfordandCambridgehavecometoChina__16__（attract）toprankpostgraduatestudentsincooperationwiththeChinaScholarshipCouncil.

Oxfordmadeitsfirst__17__（appear）attheChinaScholarshipCouncil'sannualInternationalGraduateScholarshipFair,__18__openedonSaturdayinBeijing.TheschoolwantstoencourageexcellentChinesestudentstoconsider__19__Oxfordcanofferfor__20__academicandprofessionalcareers.

“Thestudentscamewellpreparedwithspecificquestionsandwereseriousaboutthechance，”saidSherwood,directorofgraduateadmissionsandfundingatOxford,whowillmake__21__twostopsforthefairinWuhanandShanghai.

TheUniversityofCambridge__22__（attend）thefairsinceitsfirstsessionin2009,andstressesthatitwouldcontinuetoinvesttotrainstudentstobeproblemsolvers.

__23__CambridgeandOxfordpresentatthefairincompetitionfor__24__bestandbrightest,OsterfieldandSherwoodagreethatthetwouniversitiesusuallyhavemoreinterestincooperation__25__competition,exceptintheirtraditionalannualboatrace.

II.阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节　阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Itwasthesummerof1965.Deluca,then17,visitedPeterBuck,afamilyfriend.BuckaskedDelucaabouthisplanforthefuture.“I'mgoingtocollege,butIneedawaytopayforit，”Delucarecallssaying.“Bucksaid,‘youshouldopenasandwichshop.’”

Thatafternoon,theyagreedtobepartners.Andtheysetagoal:

toopen32storesintenyears.Afterdoingsomeresearch,Buckwroteacheckfor$1,000.Delucarentedastorefront（店面）inConnecticut,andwhentheycouldn'tcovertheirstartupcosts,Buckkickedinanother$1,000.

Butbusinessdidn'tgosmoothlyastheyexpected.Delucasays,“Aftersixmonths,weweredoingpoorly,butwedidn'tknowhowbadly,becausewedidn'thaveanyfinancialcontrols.”AllheandBuckknewwasthattheirsaleswerelowerthantheircosts.

DelucawasmanagingthestoreandtotheUniversityofBridgeportatthesametime.BuckwasworkingathisdayjobasanuclearphysicistinNewYork.They'dmeetMondayeveningsandbrainstormideasforkeepingthebusinessrunning.“Weconvincedourselvestoopenasecondstore.Wefiguredwecouldtellthepublic,‘Wearesosuccessful;weareopeningasecondstore.’”Andtheydid—inthespringof1966.Still,itwasalotoflearningbytrialanderror.

Butthepartners'learnasyougoapproachturnedouttobetheirgreateststrength.EveryFriday,Delucawoulddrivearoundandhanddeliverthecheckstopaytheirsupplies.“Itprobablytookmetwoandahalfhoursanditwasn'tnecessarybutasaresult,thesuppliersgottoknowmeverywell,andthepersonalrelationshipsestablishedreallyhelpedout，”Delucasays.

Andhavingagoalwasalsoimportant.“Therearesomanyproblemsthatcangetyoudown.Youjusthavetokeepworkingtowardyourgoal，”Delucaadds.

DelucaendedupfoundingSubwaysSandwich,themultimilliondollarrestaurantchain.

26．Delucaopenedthefirstsandwichshopinorderto________.

A．supporthisfamilyB．payforhiscollegeeducation

C．helphispartnerexpandbusinessD．dosomeresearch

27．WhichofthefollowingistrueofBuck?

A．Heputmoneyintothesandwichbusiness.B.Hewasaprofessorofbusinessadministration.

C．HewasstudyingattheUniversityofBridgeport.D．HerentedastorefrontforDeluca.

28．Whatcanwelearnabouttheirfirstshop?

A．Itstoodatanunfavorableplace.B．Itloweredthepricestopoormanagement.

C．Itmadenoprofitsduetopoormanagement.D．Itlackedcontroloverthequalityofsandwich.

29．Theydecidedtoopenasecondstorebecausethey________.

A．hadenoughmoneytodoit

B．hadsucceededintheirbusiness

C．wishedtomeettheincreasingdemandofcustomers

D．wantedtomakebelieve（假装）thattheyweresuccessful

30．Whatcontributesmosttotheirsuccessaccordingtotheauthor?

A．Learningbytrialanderror.B．Makingfriendswithsupplies.

C．Findingagoodpartner.D．Openingchainstores.

B

Iheardmanyparentscomplainingthattheirteenagechildrenarerebelling.Iwishitwereso.Atyourageyououghttobegrowingawayfromyourparents.Youshouldbelearningtostandonyourowntwofeet.Buttakeagoodlookatthepresentrebellion.Itseemsthatteenagersaretakingthesamewayofshowingthattheydisagreewiththeirparents.Insteadofstrikingoutboldlyontheirown,mostofthemareclutching（紧握）atoneanother'shandsforreassurance.

Theyclaimtheywanttodressastheyplease.Buttheyallwearthesameclothes.Theysetoffinnewdirectionsinmusic.Butsomehowtheyallenduphuddled（聚在一起）roundlisteningtothesamerecord.Theirreasonforthinkingoractinginthusandsuchawayisthatthecrowdisdoingit.Theyhavecomeoutoftheircocoon（蚕茧）intoalarger_cocoon.

Ithasbecomeharderandharderforateenagertostandupagainstthepopularitywaveandtogohisorherownway.Industryhasfirmlycarvedoutateenagemarket.Thesedayseveryteenagercanlearnfromtheadvertisementswhatateenagershouldhaveandbe.Andmanyoftoday'sparentshavecometoawardhighmarksforthepopularityoftheirchildren.Allthisaddsuptoagreatbarrierfortheteenagerwhowantstofindhisorherownpath.

Butthebarrierisworthclimbingover.Thepathisworthfollowing.Youmaywanttolistentoclassicalmusicinsteadofgoingtoaparty.Youmaywanttocollectrockswheneveryoneelseiscollectingrecords.Youmayhavesomethoughtsthatyoudon'tcaretoshareatoncewithyourclassmates.Well,gotoit.Findyourself.Beyourself.Popularitywillcome—withthepeoplewhorespectyouforwhoyouare.Thatistheonlykindofpopularitythatreallycounts.

31．Inthispassage,theauthorwantstotell________.

A．teenagerstotrytopursuetheirrealselves

B．readerstotrytobepopularwithpeoplearound

C．parentstotrytocontrolandguidetheirchildren

D．peopletotrytounderstandandrespecteachother

32．Theauthordisapprovesofrebellingteenagers________.

A．growingawayfromtheirparentsB．followingthepopularitytrend

C．walkinganewwayontheirownD．turningtotheirfriendsforhelp

33．Thephrase“largercocoon”attheendofthesecondparagraphrefersto________.

A．thedistractiveandvariablesocietyB．thedazzlingmusicworld

C．theparentalcareandloveD．thepopularitywaveinthesociety

34．Whatdoestheauthorthinkofadvertisements?

A．Convincing.B．Instructive.C．Influential.D．Authoritative.

35．Accordingtotheauthor,whatmighthappenwhenateenagerstandsupagainstthepopularitywaveandfollowshis/herownpath?

A．He/Shefallsbehindthetime.B．He/Shelosesgoodfriends.

C．He/Shefacesallkindsofcriticism.D．He/Shegainsvaluablepopularity.

C

Beautyhasalwaysbeenregardedassomethingpraiseworthy.Almosteveryonethinksattractivepeoplearehappierandhealthier，havebettermarriagesandhavemorerespectableoccupations.Personalconsultantsgivethembetteradviceforfindingjobs.Evenjudgesaresofteronattractivedefendants（被告）．Butintheexecutivecircle，beautycanbecomealiability.

Whileattractivenessisapositivefactorforamanonhiswayuptheexecutiveladder，itisharmfultoawoman.

Handsomemaleexecutiveswerethoughtashavingmoreintegritythanplainermen；effortandabilitywerethoughttoaccountfortheirsuccess.

Attractivefemaleexecutiveswereconsideredtohavelessintegritythanunattractiveones；theirsuccesswasattributednot