人教版高中英語(yǔ)選修七高二年級(jí)半月考試卷( 英語(yǔ) )

高二年級(jí)半月考試卷（英語(yǔ)）使用時(shí)間：2015年4月2日測(cè)試時(shí)間：90分鐘總分：120分第一部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿(mǎn)分40分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿(mǎn)分30分）AAwomanwholivedinacoma（昏迷）for42years,unendinglycaredforbyherfamily,diedWednesdayinherhomeinMiamiGardens,Fla.EdwardaO'Barawasa17-year-oldhighschoolstudentin1970whenshebecamesickfromherdiabetes（糖尿病）medicationandslippedintoadiabeticcoma.Justbeforeshelostconsciousness,Edwardaaskedhermother,KayeO'Bara,toneverleaveherside,andherfamilyneverdd.Edwarda'sfather,JoeO'Bara,andKayetookcareoftheirdaughter—readingtoher,playinghermusic,makingsureshewasturnedeverytwohours,bathed,giveninsulin（胰島素）andgivennourishmentthroughafeedingtube一untiltheirdeathsin1976and2008,respectively.Afterthat,Edwarda'ssisterColleenO'Baratookover.Herfamily'sunendingcareforherbecameastorytoldacrosstheworld.AndvisitorsfromacrosstheworldtraveledtotheMiamiGardenshomeeveryyear,sometimesappearingatthedoorsteponrandomdays,othertimesforEdwarda'syearlybirthdayparty,acheerfulaffairwithdecorations,balloonsandcake.Throughitall,Edwardaremainedinacoma.Buttoherfamilyandfollowerssheremainedalive.ColleenO'Baradescribedheras“thebestsisterinthewholewideworld."“Shetaughtmesomuch,especiallyaftershewasinthecoma,"ColleenO'Barasaid,“ShetaughtmesomuchaboutunconditionallovethatIcouldn'tsayIhaditbefore.ShetaughtmeaboutpatiencethatIdidn'thavebefore.Ilearnedsomuchfromtakingcareofmysister.It'slikeIgrewupovernight."InanannouncementofEdwarda'sdeathpostedThursdayonawebsite,ColleenO'Barawrote:“YesterdaywhiletakingcareofEdwardaInoticedherlookingdirectlyatmeandgavemethebiggestsmileIhadeverseen.ShethenclosedhereyesandjoinedmyMominHeaven."HowoldwasEdwardaO'Barawhenshedied?56.B.57.C.58.D.59.Edwarda'sparentsdideverythingbelowtotakecareofherEXCEPT.readingtoherB.playinghermusicC.takingawalkwithherD.turninghereverytwohoursWhat'sthemainideaofthepassage?Edwarda'sfamily'sselflesscareforherbecameastorytoldacrosstheworld.Edwardabecamesickfromherdiabetesmedicationandslippedintoadiabeticcoma.Edwardadiedafter42yearsofcomaandherfamilykepttheirpromisetotakegoodcareofher.Edwardasmiledwhenshedied.BWhenJosephineCooperwasgrowingup,shelearnedtheimportanceofcharityfromherparents.

Althoughtheymadeamodestlivingfortheirfamilyof10,theyinsistedonsharingwiththoselessfortunate.Halfacenturylater,Mrs.CooperbecameabelovedvolunteerattheSanDiegoFoodBank,whereshedevotedherselftohelpingothers.Sheorganizedandranadistributioncenterfromachurch,helpingitbecometheorganization'slargestemergencyfooddistributioncenterinSanDiego.Shewasoneof25outstandingseniorvolunteersinthenationselectedandinvitedtoWashingtonD.C.toreceivetheaward."Shewasthemainpersonwhohelpedusmakethatprogramgrow,"saidMikeDoody,formerdirectoroftheFoodBank."Shehadawayofgettingpeopletoworktogetherandtoworkhard.Shewasdeterminedandstubborn,butinagoodway.Shehadagoodheart."Peopleknewheras"Grandma"becauseofherselflessnessandherdevotiontohelpinghungrychildrenandfamilies."SheremindedpeopleoftheirGrandma."Doodysaid.Asawidowwithayoungchildin1979,Mrs.CooperwashelpedthroughadifficultfinancialtimewhentheFoodBankprovidedherwithgroceries."Shedevotedherlifetogivingback,"saidherdaughter,MonicaCooper.Itwasn'tunusualforalocalchurchtocallMrs.Coopertoaskhertoaidaneedyfamily."Shewouldgivepeoplefoodoutofhercupboard.Sometimeswewouldcookamealforafamilylivingoutoftheircar,"Coopersaid.AlthoughMrs.Cooperwashonoredtoreceivethenationalawardforhervolunteerwork,shesaidbeingabletohelpotherswasherreward.Shediedofliverdiseaseandkidneyfailure,aged93.Theunderlinedword"charity"inParagraph1refersto.offeringhelpB.donatingmoneyC.providingservicesD.showingsympathyTheSanDiegoFoodBankismeantto.distributefoodincaseofemergencyB.helphungrychildrenandfamiliesC.givebasicfirst-aidtreatmentD.trainsomeseniorvolunteersWhichofthefollowingistrueofMrs.Cooper?Shediedatanearlyage.C.Shewaskindanddevoted.Shediedatanearlyage.C.Shewaskindanddevoted.MrsCooper'sstorysuggeststhateveryoneneedsaGrandmanearbyC.asoundmindisinasoundbodySherefusedthenationalaward.D.Shewasnoteasytogetalongwith.childrenarewhattheirparentsareD.amother'sloveneverchangesCInformalconversationisanimportantpartofanybusinessrelationship.Beforeyoustartadiscussion,however,makesureyouunderstandwhichtopicsaresuitableandwhichareconsideredtaboo（禁忌）inaparticularculture.LatinAmericansenjoysharinginformationabouttheirlocalhistory,artandcustoms.Youmayexpectquestionsaboutyourfamily,andbesuretoshowpicturesofyourchildren.YoumayfeelfreetoasksimilarquestionsofyourLatinAmericanfriends.TheFrenchthinkofconversationasanartform,andtheyenjoythevalueoflivelydiscussionsaswellasdisagreements.Forthem,argumentscanbeinterestingandtheycancoverprettymuchoranytopic-aslongastheyoccurinarespectfulandintelligentmanner.IntheUnitedStates,businesspeopleliketodiscussawiderangeoftopics,includingopinionsaboutwork,family,hobbies,andpolitics.InJapan,China,andKorea,however,peoplearemuchmoreprivate.Theydonotsharemuchabouttheirthoughts,feelings,oremotionsbecausetheyfeelthatdoingsomighttakeawayfromtheharmoniousbusinessrelationshipthey'retryingtobuild.MiddleEasternersarealsoprivateabouttheirpersonallivesandfamilymatters.Itisconsideredrude,forexample,toaskabusinessmanfromSaudiArabiaabouthiswifeorchildren.Asageneralrule,it'sbestnottotalkaboutpoliticsorreligionwithyourbusinessfriends.Thiscangetyouintotrouble,evenintheUnitedStates,wherepeopleholddifferentreligiousviews.Inaddition,discussingone'ssalaryisusuallyconsideredunsuitable.Sportsistypicallyafriendlysubjectinmostpartsoftheworld,althoughbecarefulnottocriticizeanationalsport.Instead,befriendlyandpraiseyourhost'steam.Whichistypicallyafriendlytopicinmostplacesaccordingtotheauthor?Sports.B.Children.C.Personalfeelings.D.Families.WhyarepeoplefromAsiamoreprivateintheirconversationwithothers?Theydon'twanttotalkmuchwithothers.Theydon'twanttohavetheirgoodrelationshipwithothersharmedbyinformalconversation.Theyareafraidtoarguewiththeircolleagues.Theywanttokeeptheirfeelingstothemselves.Theauthorconsiderspoliticsandreligion.A.cheerfultopicsB.taboosC.rudetopicsD.topicsthatsometimescanbetalkedaboutWhatshouldn'tyoudowhentalkingaboutsportswithcolleaguesfromanothercountry?Praisingyourowncountry'ssports.Criticizingyourowncountry'ssports.Praisingthesportsofyourcolleagues'country.Criticizingthesportsofyourcolleagues'country.DAsmanyasonethousandyearsagointheSouthwest,theHopiandZuniIndiansofNorthAmericawerebuildingwithadobe-sunbakedbrickplastered（涂抹）withmud.Theirhomeslookedremarkablylikemodernapartmenthouses.Somewerefourstorieshighandcontainedquartersforperhapsonethousandpeople,alongwithstoreroomsforgrainandothergoods.Thesebuildingswereusuallyputupagainstcliffs,bothtomakeconstructioneasierandfordefenseagainstenemies.Theywerereallyvillagesinthemselves,aslaterSpanishexplorersmusthaverealizedsincetheycalledthem"pueblos",whichisSpanishfortown.Thepeopleofthepueblosraisedwhatarecalled"thethreesisters"-corn,beans,andsquash（南瓜）.Theycouldmakeexcellentpotteryandweavemarvelousbaskets,somesofinethattheycouldholdwater.TheSouthwesthasalwaysbeenadrycountry,wherewaterisscarce.TheHopiandZunibroughtwaterfromstreamstotheirfieldsandgardensthroughirrigation（灌溉）ditches（溝渠）.Waterwassoimportantthatitplayedamajorroleintheirreligion.Theydevelopedelaborate（精心制作的）ceremoniesandreligiousrituals（禮儀）tobringrain.Thewayoflifeoflesssettled

groupswassimplerandmorestronglyinfluencedbynature.SmalltribessuchastheShoshoneandUtewanderedthedryandmountainouslandsbetweentheRockyMountainsandthePacificOcean.Theygatheredseedsandhuntedsmallanimalssuchasrabbitsandsnakes.IntheFarNorththeancestorsoftoday'sInuithuntedseals,walruses（海象）,andthegreatwhales.Theylivedrightonthefrozenseasinshelterscalledigloos（冰屋）builtofblocksofpackedsnow.Whensummercame,theyfishedforsalmon（鮭）andhuntedthelordlycaribou（北美馴鹿）.TheCheyenne,Pawnee,andSiouxtribes,knownasthePlainsIndians,livedonthegrasslandsbetweentheRockyMountainsandtheMississippiRiver.Theyhuntedbison（野牛）commonlycalledthebuffalo.Itsmeatwasthechieffoodofthesetribes,anditshide（毛皮）wasusedtomaketheirclothingandthecoveringoftheirtentsandtipis（美國(guó)印第安人的圓錐形帳篷）.Whatdoesthetextmainlydiscuss?ThearchitectureofearlyAmericanIndianbuildings.ThemovementofAmericanIndiansacrossNorthAmerica.CeremoniesandritualsofAmericanIndians.ThewayoflifeofAmericanIndiantribesinearlyNorthAmerica.ItcanbeinferredfromthetextthatthebuildingsoftheHopiandZuniwere.A.verysmallB.highlyadvanceddifficulttodefendD.quicklyconstructedWhichofthefollowingistrue?TheSpanishexplorersdidn'tknowwhatthebuildingsreallywas,astheycalledit"pueblos".TheHopiandZunihadnoideaofhowtofarm.Thepeopleofthepueblosweregoodatweaving.Sincewaterwassoimportant,thepeopleofthepuebloswovebasketstocarrywater.Whatinformationcanyougetfromthetext?ThePlainsIndianslivedonbison.ThemajorityoftheAmericanIndianslivedinigloos.TheHopiandZunihadasmallerpopulation.ThelandsbetweentheRockyMountainsandtheMississippiRiverweredry.第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿(mǎn)分10分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。Here'sMaybeyouareanaveragestudent.Youprobablythinkyouwillneverbeatopstudent.Thisisnotnecessarilyso,however.Anyonecanbecomeabetterstudentifheorshewantsto.Here's1^Whenplanningyourweek,youshouldmakealistofthingsthatyouhavetodo.Aftermakingthislist,youshouldmakeascheduleofyourtime.Firstarrangeyourtimeforeating,sleeping,dressing,etc.Thendecideagood,regulartimeforstudying.17Aweeklyschedulemaynotsolveallyourproblems,butitwillforceyoutorealizewhatishappeningtoyourtime.Findagoodplacetostudy.Lookaroundthehouseforagoodstudyarea.Keepthisspace,whichmaybeadeskorsimplyacornerofyourroom,freeofeverythingbutstudymaterials.Nogames,radios,ortelevision.Whenyousitdowntostudy,concentrateonthesubject.Makegooduseofyourtimeinclass.18Listeningcarefullyinclassmeanslessworklater.Takingnoteswillhelpyourememberwhattheteachersays.Studyregularly?Whenyougethomefromschool,gooveryournotes.Previewtheimportantpointsthatyourteacherisgoingtodiscussthenextdayandreadthatmaterial.19Ifyoudothesethingsregularly,thematerialwillbecomemoremeaningful,andyou'llrememberitlonger.20Thepurposeofatestistoshowwhatyouhavelearnedaboutasubject.Theyhelpyourememberyournewknowledge.Theworldwon'tendifyoudon'tpassatest,sodon'tbeoverlyworried.Thereareothermethodsthatmighthelpyouwithyourstudy.Youwillprobablydiscovermanyothersafteryouhavetriedthese.Developagoodattitudetowardstests.Don'tforgettosetasideenoughtimeforentertainment.Takeadvantageofclasstimetolistentoeverythingtheteachersays.Noonecanbecomeatopstudentunlessheorsheworkshard.Planyourtimecarefully.Makefulluseofclasstimetotakenotesofwhattheteachersaysinclass.Thiswillhelpyouunderstandthenextclass.第二部分英語(yǔ)知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共50小題；滿(mǎn)分65分）第一節(jié)完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分30分）閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng),并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。Everycountryhasitsheroes.Theheroesarethepeoplethenationandespeciallytheyoungpeople21.Ifyougetalistoftheheroesofanation,itwilltellyouthepotentialofthatnation.Forexample,theyoungstersinChinanowadaystakeYangLiwei22eversincethelaunchofShenzhouV.IftodayinAmericayouaskthehighschoolstudentstolisttheirheroes,their23wouldprobablyfallintothreegroups.Thefirstgroupofheroeswouldbetherockstars-thepeople24withrockmusic.There'snodoubtthatsuchpeoplehavetalentbutoneoftenwondersifoneshould25_rockstarsasamodel.Therockstarstoooftenaremixedwithdrugsandtheirpersonallifeisnotallthat26.Therockstarsarerichandtheywearthe27fashionstyles.However,oneshouldputmoreinaherothansuchthings28__moneyandfineclothes.AsecondtypeofheroesfortheAmericanyoutharesportsstars29,youhaveapersonwhohasatalentinonearea-sports.However,toooftenthepersonallifeofthesportsstaris_30disordered.Toofrequentlydrugsanddrinkingareapartof31ofthesportsstars.AthirdgroupofheroesareTVormoviestars.Thesepeoplemayhavelotsof32talentandarequitehandsome.However,thepersonallifeoftoomanyactorsisquitesadand33beheldupasamodelforyoungpeople.Today,therockstars,thesportsmenandtheactorshave34becomethemodelsoftheyouthinAmerica.Really,doyouhearayoungpersonsaythathis35isadoctor,ateacherorascientist?Thesepeoplearenot36anddonotwearfashionableclothes.However,theyare_37peoplewhoworkhardtomaketheworldabetterplaceforeveryone.Whatisreallysadisthattheyoungtryto38theirheroes.Theyliketowearthesameclothesastheirs.IftheheroesoftodayfortheAmericanyouthare39onlytorockstars,sportsandactors,thefuturedoesnotlooktoo40.21.A.encourageB.admireC.satisfyD.hold22.A.onthetipoftheirtongueB.asamodelC.tobeadmiredD.tohearfrom23.A.choiceB.conclusionC.majorityD.suggestion24.A.interestedB.connectedC.excitedD.pleased25.A.getB.thinkC.makeD.see26.A.simpleB.mixedC.goodD.bad27.A.latestB.leastC.newestD.worst28.A.likeB.besidesC.withD.as29.A.ThereforeB.InsteadC.HoweverD.Again30.A.littleB.abitC.seldomD.any31.A.sportsB.lifeC.clothesD.talent32.A.teachingB.runningC.actingD.speech33.A.shouldnotB.shouldC.mustD.maynot34.A.bothB.eachoneC.allD.none35.A.dreamB.husbandC.wifeD.hero36.A.richB.poorC.healthyD.kind37.A.stupidB.talentedC.terribleD.weak38.A.persuadeB.praiseC.rememberD.follow39.A.enoughB.limitedC.powerfulD..great40.A.brightB.usualC.necessaryD.important第二節(jié)(共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分15分)閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容(不多于3個(gè)單詞)或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。CharlesDickensCharlesDickenswasborninLondon.Itwastwodaysafterhis13thbirthday41hestartedworkinafactory,experiencingrealpoverty.Hewasveryunhappy,42laterinlife,hewasabletowriteverywellaboutpoverty.Thereasonwasthathehadactuallyexperiencedit43(he).Asayoungman,Dickens44(work)fornewspapers.Hestartedwritingnovels45hisearlythirtiesandbecamesuccessfulalmostimmediately.OliverTwist,hissecondnovel,46broughtchildpovertytotheattentionofthepublic,waspublishedin1838andwas47(huge)successful.Becauseheoftenwroteabouttheproblemsofpoorpeople,thelivesof48poorwereimproved.Dickens'bookswerepopularinbothAmericaandEngland,andthenovelisttravelledrcountries,49(read)fromhisnovels.Heoftenbecameveryexcitedduringthesereadings.Itisbelievedthathehadaheartattackasaresultofhis50(excite)duringthereadingofthefinalpartofOliverTwist第三節(jié)完成句子（共10小題；每小題1分，滿(mǎn)分10分）用方框中所給短語(yǔ)的適當(dāng)形式填空：so±atlookbackatahugeamoiiiLtofinastonishment1inaf邸days'timeha^_?funasfarasZ'mconcerned^vorkas*-1ino±er在ordsbea±amedofMyschoollifeisover,butIoftenfindmyselfmysenioryearandthinkingaboutallthewonderfulthingsthathavehappened.Youshouldthewayyoutreatedyourmotheryesterday.Itseemedthatshewasverysad.Alargenumberofbigcompaniesspendmoneyonadvertisementseveryyear.Youonlyscored55inthefinalEnglishexam.,youfailed.ItseemsstrangetothinkthatI'llbewalkingoutoftheschoolgatesforever.ThewardenstaredatOliverTwistwhenheaskedformorefood.Hehasmadeuphismindtoavolunteer,helpingthechildreninpoverty.,seniorschoolstudentsshouldtakepartinallkindsofafter-schoolactivitiesintheirsparetime.WeworkingoncheerleadinginthelastOlympicGames.Hesavedthemoneyhecouldgoabroadforhisfurtherstudy.第五節(jié)用適當(dāng)?shù)倪B詞填空（共10小題；每小題1分，滿(mǎn)分10分）注意：同樣的連詞可能用于多處。Wouldyoupleasetellmethenearestpostofficeis?shecomesornotmakesnodif