2009-2010学年度高一下学期期末广州市七区联考试题(英语)1.doc

1、2009-2010 学年第二学期期末教学质量监测高一英语II语言知识及应用（共两节，满分 35 分）第一节 完形填空（共 10 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 20 分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后 1625 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。The purpose of a letter of application is to help you to “sell” yourself. It should state 16 the job you want, and should tell what your abilities are

2、 and what you have 17 . It should be simple, personal and brief without leaving out any necessary fact.In writing a letter of application, keep in 18 that the things a possible employer is most 19 to want to know about are your achievements and your aims. The opening paragraph is perhaps the most im

3、portant part. If the first few sentences fail to draw the readers attention, the rest of the letter may not be read at all. Try to key your opening remarks to the needs or interests of your employer. For example, instead of beginning with “I saw your 20 in todays paper,” you might say “I have made a

4、 careful study of your advertising during the past six months” or “I have made a survey in my neighborhood to find out how many housewives use your product and why they like it.”Be clear about the kind of job for which you are now 21 . College graduates looking for their first positions often ask “W

5、hat can I 22 in a letter? Employers want experience, which, naturally, no 23 has.” The answer is that everything you have ever done is experience.It is important to write a good strong closing for your letter. 24 a specific request for an interview or give the possible employer something definite(明确

6、的) to do or expect. An excellent idea is to enclose(内附 ) a stamped self-addressed envelope with your letter. That makes it 25 for a possible employer to get in touch with you.16. A. clearly B. carefully C. obviously D. easily17. A. found B. done C. known D. heard18. A. brain B. sight C. order D. min

7、d19. A. probable B. possible C. likely D. able20. A. advertisement B. report C. article D. introduction21. A. losing B. applying C. preparing D. fitting22. A. give B. supply C. mean D. provide23. A. worker B. owner C. beginner D. manager24. A. Make B. Ask C. State D. Get25. A. happier B. easier C. c

8、heaper D. safer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，在空格处填人一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为 2635 的相应位置上。It was a bright spring afternoon when Freda told Tim she wouldnt need him any more. Tim had just finished his four-hour workmoving up and down the stairs of her three-s

9、torey house, 26 (clean) the floor and washing the dishes. She was wearing jeans and a sweater. Her husbands pay would 27 （reduce）by 30%. And they were trying to live as if itd already happened. Tim felt sorry for her, but he also felt a sense of 28 (lose).Tim had been cleaning Fredas house for five

10、years and had developed 29 unexpected relationship with the family. It was not just that Tim had become an expert 30 scraping(刮掉) dirt stuck to their 31 (wood) floor, or that he had learned exactly 32 to place toys on the girls beds. It was more than that, 33 he felt hed become a part of their life.

11、Now he was fired, but the strange thing was 34 he still wanted to keep scraping away the dirt and dust for the family. He left Fredas house that day, wondering about the nature of his relationship with the hosts. “Who am I to 35 ? Actually, they are my employers, but I am only an employee. ”III. 阅读理

12、解 (共 20 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 40 分)阅读下列短文，从 3655 题中所给的四个选项（A、B、 C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A：Today, we talk to an up-and-coming (有前途的) erhu player, Lee Hang, from Hong Kong. Hell play with the Hong Kong Orchestra (管弦乐队) next Sunday in a special concert by young Chinese musicians. Interviewer: Thank you for

13、talking to us, Lee. You must be very excited.Lee: Yes, I am. This is the first time that Ive played with such a famous orchestra and in front of so many people. Theyre expecting about 4,000 people.Interviewer: Does that scare you?Lee: To be honest, yes. I havent slept much in the last few days. But

14、my teacher told me I wouldnt take it seriously enough if I wasnt scared. That helped a lot.Interviewer: Tell me about why you started playing the erhu.Lee: My parents took me to piano and violin lessons. I quite liked them but they had to force me to go sometimes. One night, I saw a documentary abou

15、t Yo Yo Ma, the famous Chinese American cello(大提琴) player. He talked about his love of Chinese instruments and we should follow our interests. I always enjoyed listening to Chinese instruments like the erhu and guzheng. That inspired me to learn the erhu. My parents were glad that I was playing some

16、thing I actually liked.Interviewer: What do your friends think of you playing a Chinese instrument?Lee: Well, a lot of my classmates think playing things like the erhu isnt cool. I dont care. It makes me happy. I got a letter from Yo Yo, saying how much he admired me and that hed like to meet me nex

17、t time when hes in Hong Kong. They thought that was pretty cool!Interviewer: And what does the future hold for you?Lee: Id like to study music in a university in China then hopefully play in orchestras. My ambition is to bring the beautiful sound of the erhu to all the corners of the world.Interview

18、er: Well, if anyone can, its you. Thanks for talking to me, Lee. Good luck.Lee: Thanks.36. What will Lee Hang do next Sunday? A. He will have an interview. B. He will talk to a newspaper reporter. C. He will play a Chinese musical instrument at a concert. D. He will study in a university in China. 3

19、7. Lee _ because of the concert.A. hasnt been sleeping well B. hasnt been sleeping C. will meet 4000 people D. has been afraid of his teacher 38. Lee started playing the erhu _ a film about Yo Yo Ma.A. before seeing B. while seeing C. after seeing D. to copy 39. Lee likes playing the erhu _ the pian

20、o and violin. A. less than B. as much as C. more than D. because his parents like 40. Lees friends thought _ was great.A. getting a letter from a famous musician B. writing a letter to a famous musicianC. playing Chinese musical instruments D. seeing Yo Yo Ma in Hong KongB： When other nine-year-old

21、kids were playing games, she was working at a petrol station. When other teens were studying or going out, she struggled to find a place to sleep on the street. But she overcame these terrible setbacks to win a highly competitive scholarship and gain entry to Harvard University. And her amazing stor

22、y has inspired a movie, “Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story”, shown in late April.Liz Murray, a 22-year-old American girl, has been writing a real-life story of willpower and determination. Liz grew up in the shadow of two drug-addicted(吸毒 ) parents. There was never enough food or warm clothe

23、s in the house. Liz was the only member of the family who had a job. Her mother had AIDS and died when Liz was just 15 years old. The effect of that became a turning point in her life. Connecting the environment in which she had grown up with how her mother had died, she decided to do something abou

24、t it.Liz went back to school. She threw herself into her studies, never telling her teachers that she was homeless. At night, she lived on the streets. “What drove me to live on had something to do with understanding，by understanding that there was a whole other way of being. I had only experienced

25、a small part of the society,” she wrote in her book Breaking Night.She admitted that she used envy to drive herself on. She used the benefits that come easily to others, such as a safe living environment, to encourage herself that “next to nothing could hold me down”. She finished high school in jus

26、t two years and won a full scholarship to study at Harvard University. But Liz decided to leave her top university a couple of months earlier this year in order to take care of her father, who has also developed AIDS. “I love my parents so much. They are drug addicts. But I never forget that they lo

27、ve me all the time.”Liz wants moviegoers to come away with the idea that changing your life is “as simple as making a decision”.41. Her mother died when Liz was _.A. 9 years old B. 15 years old C. 22 years old D. studying in high school42. In which order did the following things happen to Liz?a. Her

28、 mother died of AIDS. b. She worked at a petrol station. c. She got admitted into Harvard.d. The movie about her life was put on. e. She had trouble finding a place to sleep.A. b, a, e, c, d B. a, b, c, e, d C. e, d, b, a, c D. b, e, a, d, c43. The main idea of the passage is _.A. how Liz managed to

29、 enter Harvard University B. what a hard time Liz had in her childhoodC. why Liz loved her parents so much D. how Liz struggled to change her life44. What actually made her go towards her goal?A. Envy and competition. B. Willpower and determination.C. Decisions and understanding. D. Love and respect

30、 for her parents.45. When she wrote “What drove me to live on.I had only experienced a small part of the society”, she meant that _.A. she had little experience of social life B. she could hardly understand the societyC. she would do something for her own life D. she needed to travel more around the

31、 worldC： In 1999, twelve percent of public elementary schools in the United States required students to wear uniforms. Just three years later, the amount was almost double that.A study of six big-city Ohio public schools showed students who were required to wear uniforms had improved graduation, beh

32、avior and attendance rates. Academic performance was unchanged.Some high schools in Texas have also joined in the movement. Yet studies find mixed results from requiring uniforms. And some schools have turned away from such policies.Supporters believe dressing the same creates a better learning envi

33、ronment and safer schools. The school district in Long Beach, California, was the first in the country to require uniforms in all elementary and middle schools. The example helped build national interest in uniforms as a way to deal with school violence and improve learning.Findings in Long Beach su

34、ggested that the policy resulted in fewer behavior problems and better attendance. But researcher Viktoria, who has looked at those findings, says they were based only on opinions about the effects of uniforms.She says other steps taken at the same time to improve schools in Long Beach and statewide

35、 could have influenced the findings. The district increased punishments for misbehavior. And California passed a law to reduce class sizes.In Florida, for example, researcher Sharon found that uniforms seemed to improve behavior and reduce violence. In Texas, Eloise found fewer discipline problems a

36、mong students required to wear uniforms, but no effect on attendance. Sociologist David has studied school uniform policies since1998. He collected the reports in the book. In his own study, he found that reading and mathematics performance dropped after a school in Pennsylvania(宾夕法尼亚州 ) required un

37、iforms. Political and community pressures may persuade schools to go to uniforms to improve learning. But David and others believe there is not enough evidence of a direct relationship. In fact, he says requiring uniforms may even increase discipline problems. 46. Which was/ were the first in the U.

38、S. to require uniforms in all elementary and middle schools?A. Six big-city Ohio public schools. B. The school district in Long Beach, California.C. Some Middle and high schools in Texas. D. Some elementary and middle schools in Florida. 47. Which of the following researchers are NOT supporters of s

39、chool uniform policies?A. Viktoria and Sharon. B. Sharon and David. C. Eloise and Sharon. D. Viktoria and David.48. The underlined word “misbehavior” in the sixth paragraph probably means _.A. serious crime B. bad performance C. absence for class D. action against wearing uniforms 49. What can we in

40、fer from the passage?A. More work is needed to get better information about uniforms effect.B. The number of schools requiring uniforms in the U.S. will become less sharply. C. Wearing uniforms has little to do with behavior and learning.D. Politicians and communities wont vote for uniform policies.

41、 50. Whats the main idea of this passage?A. More and more students are required to wear uniforms in the U.S.B. Wearing uniforms contributes to good academic performance. C. Researchers in the U.S. argue for school uniform policies. D. Evidence for school uniform polices in the U.S. is seen as weak.

42、D：Inside China DailyChina, Japan ink fishery agreement The New China-Japan Fishery Agreement will be put into effect starting June this year. Chinese vice-minister of agriculture, Qi Jingfa told a press conference yesterday in Beijing. -Page 2 Offshore funeral(葬礼)The remains of more than 500 dead wi

43、ll be scattered at sea this spring near the mouth of Yangtze River inShanghai. To save space Shanghai officials discouraged land burials. Page 3The only wise choiceCo-operation with the mainland for a peaceful reunification (统一) should be the only wise choice for thenewly elected Taiwan leader. -Pag

44、e 4 The Art Market Interest in activities such as fairs, galleries and exhibitions has caused the art market to take shape in China. -Page 9 Two sides of a story The governments efforts to cut the homework burden of primary and middle school students have drawnmixed reactions. -Page 10Blind, but not

45、 out.Yang Jia, an English professor at the Chinese Academy of Science meets the challenges brought by the sudden loss of her eyesight and continues to make it in her work. -Page 1151. The above section may possibly appear on _ of China Daily.A. Page 5 B. the Front Page C. Page 9 D. the last page 52.

46、 From the text we can know that _.A. a blind professor can work better B. Chinese fishermen can go fishing freely in Japan soonC. no one will be buried in the ground after they die in Shanghai D. more and more people have begun to do art business 53. When you look through this issue of China Daily,

47、you are sure to find _.A. how Taiwans new leader was made B. that people think differently of reducing pupils burden C. sad stories about students with heavy burden in primary and middle schoolsD. interesting stories of art fairs, galleries and exhibitions of different shapes in China 54. Which of t

48、he following has the closest meaning to the underlined word “scattered” according to the text?A. covered a wide area B. searched for in a wide areaC. suddenly moved apart in different directions D. thrown over an area so that objets land apart from each other55. If someone feels upset for the sudden

49、 trouble and want to encourage himself, what wouldyou suggest he should read in China Daily?A. Blind, but not out. B. Two sides of a story C. The only wise choice D. Offshore funeral第 II 卷 （共 55 分）IV. 完成句子（共三节；满分 30 分） 第一节 单词：根据中文提示或单词首字母提示，填入恰当的单词，使句子完整。 （共 10 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）56. She won a prize again yesterday. Its _ (难以置信的) how lucky shes been.