广东省湛江一中2011-2012学年高二英语下学期期中试题

学而思网校学年度第二学期期中考试高二级英语科试卷考试时间：120分钟满分：150分I语言知识和运用（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)Havinglivedinthehouseforsolong,wefoundourkitchenlookedold.Wedecideditwastimeto1thekitchen,andmyhusbandandIwerediscussing2colors.Thechildren,sittingnearby,suddenlyallspoketogether:“Notthemeasuringstick.”“No,”I3them.“Notthemeasuringstick.”Themeasuringstickisn’ta(an)4stickbutthekitchensideofthedoorbetweenourkitchenanddiningroom.Alongtheedgewe’ve5eachchild’sgrowthbymakingamarkshowinghisorher6oneverybirthday.Overtheyearssomanycoloredpens,pencilsandmarkershavebeenused,thatnow,thiswhitedoorissomewhatlikeanabstractpainting.Namesanddatesshowdifferent7,andIcantellbythescript(手迹)whomeasuredwhom.Aneight-year-oldmeasuredherthree-year-oldsister,agrandchildmeasuredhergrandmother,andmyhusbandmeasuredme.Attheparties,whenthisdoor8backandforthfrequently,friendsstopto9thenamesanddates.Whenweaskiftheywouldliketobealwaysremembered,theyusuallysmile10andgobackrightupintoplace,11tobemeasured.Manyofthoselistedonthedoorarestill12;somehavestopped.Someremainwithusonlyin13.Whenmymothercametoseemyeldestdaughtergraduatefromuniversity,wemeasuredhertoo.Itwasherlastvisittoourhome.Wehaven’t14thenewkitchencolorplanyet,butonethingiscertain:whatevercolorwechoose,thebackofthekitchendoorwillalwaysremain15,withlotsofnamesanddatesinvariouscolors.1．A.restoreB.rebuildC.sellD.repaint2．A.comfortableB.possibleC.availableD.changeable3．A.promisedB.repeatedC.followedD.responded4．A.falseB.wonderfulC.actualD.obvious5．A.keptB.witnessedC.recordedD.accompanied6．A.ageB.weightC.nameD.height7．A.informationB.handwritingC.styleD.characteristic8．A.adjustsB.shutsC.opensD.swings9．A.copyB.readC.appreciateD.remove10．A.proudlyB.automaticallyC.shylyD.calmly11．A.readyB.voluntaryC.ableD.unwilling12．A.growingB.contributingC.studyingD.working13．A.sightB.designC.amazementD.memory14．A.concernedaboutB.approvedofC.decidedonD.reliedon学而思网校．A.freshB.oldC.whiteD.original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，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16~25的相应位置上。MyfriendVernonDavieskeptbirds.Onedayhephonedandtoldmehewasgoingawayforaweek.Heaskedmetofeed16birdsforhimandsaidthathewouldleavethekey17hisfrontdoorinmymailbox.18(fortunate),IforgotallaboutthebirdsuntilthenightbeforeVernonwasgoingtoreturn.Whatwasworse,19wasalreadydarkwhenIarrivedathishouse.IsoonfoundthatthekeyVernongavemecouldnotunlockeitherthefrontdoor20thebackdoor.Iwasgettingdesperate.Ikeptthinkingof21Vernonwouldsaywhenhecameback.Iwasjustgoingtogiveup22Inoticedthatonebedroomwindowwasslightlyopen.Ifoundabarrelandpushedinunderthewindow.Asthebarrelwasveryheavy,Imadealotofnoise.Butintheend,Imanagedtoclimb23andopenthewindow.IactuallyhadoneleginsidethebedroomwhenIsuddenlyrealizedthatsomeone24(shine)atorchupatme.Ilookeddownandsawapolicemanandanoldlady,oneofVernon’sneighbours.“Whatareyoudoingupthere?”saidthepoliceman.25(feel)likeacompletefool,Ireplied,“IwasjustgoingtofeedMrDavies’birds.”II阅读（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ABackinthefifteenthcentury,inatinyvillagenearNuremberg,livedafamilywitheighteenchildren．Inspiteofthehopelesscondition,twoofthechildren,AlbrechtDurerandAlbert,hadadream．Theybothwantedtopursuetheirtalentforart．Aftermanylongdiscussions,thetwoboysfinallyworkedoutanagreement．Theywouldtossacoin．Theloserwouldgodownintothenearbyminesand,withhisearnings,supporthisbrotherwhoattendedtheacademy．Then,whenthatbrotherwhowonthetosscompletedhisstudies,infouryears,hewouldsupporttheotherbrotherattheacademy．Tossingacoin,AlbrechtDurerwonandwentofftoNuremberg．Albertwentdownintothedangerousminesand,forthenextfouryears,supportedhisbrother,whoseworkattheacademywasalmostanimmediatesensation（轰动）．Bythetimehegraduated,hehadearnedconsiderablefeesforhisoutstandingworks．Whentheyoungartistreturnedtohisvillage,theDurerfamilyheldafestivedinnertocelebrateAlbrecht’striumphant（胜利的）homecoming．Albrechtdrankatoasttohisbelovedbrotherfortheyearsofsacrificethathadenabledhimtocompletehisdream．“Andnow,Albert,blessedbrotherofmine,nowitisyourturn．NowyoucangotoNurembergtolookforyourdream,andIwilltakecareofyou．”学而思网校“No．．．no．．．Itistoolateforme．Look．．．lookatwhatfouryearsinthemineshavedonetomyhands！Thebonesineveryfingerhavebeenbrokenatleastonce,andlatelyIhavebeensufferingfromarthritis（关节炎）sobadlyinmyrighthandthatIcannotevenholdaglasstoreturnyourtoast,muchlessdrawdelicatelineswithapenorabrush．”ToshowthankstoAlbertforallthathehadsacrificed,AlbrechtDurerpainstakinglydrewhisbrother’sinjuredhandswithpalmstogetherandthinfingersstretchedskyward．Hecalledhispowerfuldrawingsimply“Hands”,buttheentireworldalmostimmediatelyopenedtheirheartstohisgreatmasterpieceandrenamedit“ThePrayingHands”．Thenexttimeyouseeacopyofthattouchingcreation,letitbeyourreminder—nooneevermakesanysuccessalone！26．Whydidthetwobrothersworkouttheagreement？A．Theyweresocuriousastomakeajoke．B．Theirfamilycouldn’taffordtheacademy．C．Oneofthebrotherswassupposedtogointo