50.Therearethreesectionsinthepassage.Whichonedoyouthinkisaboutwhyphonecardsaregood?

A.Section1B.Section2. C.Section3. D.none.

51.Whichstatementofthefollowingisrightbyinference(推断)?

A.Usingaphonecardwillcostyoulessmoneythanpayphonecall.

B.Phonecardsareeasiertocarry.

C.Ifathiefstealsyourphonecard,hecan’tuseitanymore.

D.Whenyoufinishyourcall,takeoutyourcardfirstandthenyouwillseehowmanycallsyoucanstillmake.

D

Inthe19thcentury,AmericansfromtheeasternstatesmovedoutwesttosettleintherichnewlandsalongthePacificCoast.Themostdifficultpartoftheirtripwascrossing“theGreatAmericanDesert”inthewesternpartoftheUnitedStatesbyhorseandwagon.

Thewesterndesertcanbeverydangerous.Thereislittlewaterandtherearefewtrees.Butthedesertalsohassceneryofgreatbeauty.Talltowersofredandyellowstonerisesharplyfromtheflat,sandyvalleyfloor.ThescenehasbeenphotographedmanytimesandappearsinmoviesandonTV.

InArizona,man-madedamsacrosstheColoradoRiverhavemadetwolargelakesinthemiddleofthedrydesertcountry.AtLakePowell,theredstonearchofRainbowBridgeriseshighabovethebluelake.

Therearefewroads.ManyareasofLakePowell’sshorecanonlybereachedbyboatoronfoot.ButhikersinthisemptydesertlandsometimesfindveryoldnativeAmericanpictures,paintedontherocks.

InDeathValley,California,thesummertemperaturerisesto130°F—165°F.Thereislessthaninchesofraineachyear.DeathValleyisthelowestplaceinAmerica---925metresbelowsealevel.Inthe1800s,manytravelersdiedwhentheytriedtocrossthiswaterlessvalleyintheterribleheat.

Althoughthedesertisdryandseemsempty,thereisplentyoflifeifyoulookclosely.Snakesandratshavelearnedhowtoliveinthedesertheat.Theyliveundergroundandcomeoutatnight,whenitiscool.Plantssuchascactineedverylittlewater.Whenitdoesraininthedesert(sometimesonlyonceortwiceayear),plantsgrowquickly,andflowersopeninasingleday.Forashorttime,thedesertiscoveredwithbrilliant(verybright)colours.

52.Inthe19thcentury,Americansmovedfromeasttowestbecausethey.

A.enjoyedthetrip B.wantedtomaketheirhomethere

C.wantedtofindnewgrasslandthere D.hadnowatertodrink

53.Fromthispassage.wecanconcludethat.

A.thewesterndesertisagoodplaceforpeopletolivein

B.thereislittlewaterbuttherearemanytreesinthedesert

C.thedesertisdangerousbutitisfullofbeauty

D.tillnow,peopleknowlittleaboutthedesert

54.Inthe1800s,manytravelersdiedinDeathValleybecauseof.

A.illness  B.hightemperature

C.coldweather  D.poisonouswater

55.Inthedesert,animalswilldie.

A.iftheymoveabout B.iftheycan’tmakeholesunderground

C.iftheycomeoutatnight D.iftheydrinkmuchwater

E

ThomasLagosgraduatedfromWittenburgUniversityinOhioinonlyoneyear.Hisfather,aGreekimmigrant(移民),said,“WhateverTommydo,he’llliketodofast.”

ThomasstudiedatShoweeHighSchool.Hetaughthimselftoread750wordsaminute.Whilehewasinhighschool,hetook ofthe36credits(学分)heneededtograduatefromuniversity.Hetookanother12creditsattheuniversitysimplytakingexaminationswithoutattendingthecourses.Theremainingcreditshetookbytheoldfashionedmethodofattendingclasses.

Hestudiedverywell,sohegraduatedwiththegreatesthonours.Nowattheageofnineteen,hehasenteredthegraduateschoolofMichiganUniversity.Heisstudyinglaw.

56.ThomasLagosis.

A.aGreek  B.anAmericaninGreece

C.animmigrant  D.anAmerican

57.Thomas’sfather.

A.speaksEnglishpoorly B.speaksEnglishperfectly

C.doesnotspeakEnglish D.isanEnglishman

58.ThenumberofcreditsThomastookbyattendinguniversitycourseswas.

A.36 B.  C.  D.12

59.ThomasenteredWittenburgUniversity.

A.attheageof19  B.inoneyear

C.withthegreatesthonours D.attheageof18

60.Thomas’scourse.

A.canhardlybetakeninanordinaryway B.isunworthy

C.isgoodforboystudentstotake D.shouldbewidelytaken

第二节根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项.选项中有两项多余选项.

----Canyouhelpme?

-----Sure,what’stheproblem?

-----___61

-----Well,howaboutSanFrancisco?Wewenttherelastyearandhadagreattime.

-----62

-----Well,thereisGoldenGateBridgeofcourse,andGoldenGatePark.It’sareallybigpark.YoucangoforlongwalksortakearestintheJapaneseTeaGarden.It’sbeautifulthere.

-----63

-----ThereisalsoaplacecalledFisherman’sWharf.That’sreallypopularwithtourists.Therearelotsofshops,cafesandrestaurants.AndfromthereyoucangoonaboattriptoAlcatraz.Youknow,it’sasmallbutverybeautifulisland.

-----64

-----No,youcan’tstayontheisland;therearen’tanyhotels.Youcanonlygofortheday.IthinkI’vestillgotabookaboutSanFrancisco.Icanlendittoyou.

-----65

A.Whatcanyoudothere?

B.Oh,great!Whatagreatplacetostayin!

C.Whatanidea!Whatisthebesttimetogothere?

D.Ican’tdecidewheretogofortheholiday-----anyideas?

E.Thanksalot.SanFrancisco,hereIcome!

F.Hmm,thatsoundsgood.

G.HowcanIgothere?

第三部分写作(共三节,满分55分)

第一节单词拼写(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)

根据下列句子及所给汉语注释,在句子右边的横线上写出空缺处各单词的正确形式.(每空只写一词)

66.Thepresidentvisitedtheourschool,(陪同)bysomeofficials.66._________

67.Ourschoolis(坐落在)atthefootofamountain.67._________

68.“Welcome(登机)”saidtheairhostess.68._________

69.Allthestudentsinmyclass________(成功)inpassingthefinalexam.69._________

70.Helefthisowncountryforsome___________(政治)reasons.70._________

71.Childrenshow__________(好奇)abouteverything.71._________

72.Tobehonest,itwilltakeaboutthreehoursifeverythinggoes______(顺利)72.__________

73.Mike,aforeign(商人),cametoourfactorylastweek.73.__________

74.Tomorrowwillbemymother’s(五十)birthday.74.

75.The(重大突破)infightingcancergiveshopetocancerpatients75.

allovertheworld.

第二节 短文改错(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15)

Whenwegotupinthemorningeveryday,westartourdaily  76.____________

routine:washingourfaces,brushingourteethandmaybetakeabath. 77.____________

Whenyoudothis,doyoueverthinkthatthereisenoughwaterornot? 78.____________

Onethirdsofthe4.4billionpeopleinthedevelopingworld  79.____________

hasnowaytocleandrinkingwater.Water-relateddiseaseskill  80.____________

10,000to20,000childreneverydayinthedevelopedworld.   81.____________

Whatcomestoourmindswhenwereadthesenumbers?   82.____________

Doyouthinkweareluckyornot?Inafact,theoutlookforthe  83.____________

future,evenforus,isnotverybright.

Soletusvalueourwaterasmuchaspossiblynotonlyfor   84.____________

ourselves,butalsotoourchildren.85.____________

第二节：书面表达(满分25分)

假定你是一名中学生，名叫王林，于2011年7月12日写信给21stCentury的编辑，反映目前滥养宠物的问题。你认为宠物过多，噪音扰民;污染环境;你周围许多人尤其是小孩都曾经被吓到或咬伤;甚至会导致某些疾病的传播。所以你希望得到媒体的关注和支持

注意：1、词数120左右

2、短文开头已给出，不计入总词数。

July12,2011

Deareditor,

I’msorrytooccupyyourprecioustime,butIreallywanttotellyousomethingaboutheproblemofsomepeoplekeepingtoomanypetsnowadays.

遵义四中2010---2011学年度第二学期期末考试试题

高二英语参考答案

单项填空：每题1分

1---5ADDBA6---!0DCACA11---15BBCDA16---20DCDCC

完形填空：每题1.5分

21—25DABCA26—30BDCDA31---35BCBDC36---40ABDAC

阅读理解：41—60每题2分;61—65每题1分

41—45ACBAD46---50BCBCC51---55BBCBB56---60DACDA

61---65DAFBE

第三部分：

单词拼写：每词1分

66.accompanied67.located68.aboard69.succeeded70.political

71.curiosity72.smoothly73.merchant74.fiftieth75.breakthrough

短文改错：每题1.5分

76got→get77.take→taking78.that→whether79thirds→third

80.has→have81.developed→developing82.√83.去掉a84.possibly→

possible85to→for

书面表达：30分

参考答案：

July12,2011

Deareditor,

I’msorrytooccupyyourprecioustime,butIreallywanttotellyousomethingabouttheproblemofsomepeoplekeepingtoomanypetsnowadays.

Iconsidertheproblemmoreandmoreseriousforthefollowingreasons.Firstofall,asisknowntopeople,petsmaketoomuchnoisethattroublesresidentsalot.What’smore,it’swidelyacceptedthatanimalwastespollutetheenvironmentwhichmakespeoplequiteuncomfortable.Manyownersliketakingtheirpetstopublicplaceswheretheymayfrightenchildrenorevensometimesbitepeople.Themostimportantisthatpetscanspreadsomediseasesandthishasattractedmuchattention.

Takingallthesefactorsintoconsideration,IsincerelyhopethatIcangethelpfromyouandexpectthemediatodosomethingforthis.

Yourstruly，

WangLin

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