高考英语阶段测试卷(二)

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第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）

第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸 （卡） 上将该项涂黑。

21. On February 27， 2011， Premier Wen Jiabao held an online chat with Internet users across country and overseas， third time the leader had participated in the events.

A. the； theB. a； aC. /； theD. /； a

22. It is said that to classic music may be helpful in improving teenagers taste.

A. exposedB. having exposedC. being exposedD. exposing

23. Most students attitudes towards fashion are reported nowadays in a recent survey.

A. changingB. to be changingC. having changedD. to be changed

24. English can be difficult to learn， it is a very useful tool for communication.

A. SinceB. WhileC. UnlessD. If

25. A performer who for a commercial performance uses a published work created by others doesnt need from， but shall pay amount of money to the copyright（版权） owner.

A. permissionB. allowanceC. permitD. patent（专利）

26. Recently， to maintain national balance， the Chinese government has a policy of encouraging college graduates to take positions in rural areas.

A. adaptedB. admiredC. adoptedD. admitted.

27. Generally， to a university in the USA， foreign students need to prove their strong ability in using English.

A. admittingB. admittedC. to be admittedD. being admitted

28. It is the protection for the living trees that really matters， how many trees are planted each year.

A. other thanB. or ratherC. rather thanD. more than

29. ―Frank， Ive learned about your plan. May I make some suggestions？

―.

A. Just for funB. Go right aheadC. With pleasureD. Take it easy

30. ―Hi， Peter， how are you？

―Sorry， I am Jack. You me twin brother and me.

A. would mix upB. mixed upC. had mixed upD. mix up

31. I would appreciate you can help me give out the papers.

A. itB. ifC. it whetherD. it if

32. The research project has been for only three weeks， so its too early to evaluate it.

A. under wayB. in the wayC. on the wayD. by the way

33. As some effective measures had been taken， the number of traffic accidents in this city last year.

A. increasedB. decreasedC. expandedD. spread

34. I would like a job which pays more， but I enjoy the work Im doing at the moment.

A. in other wordsB. on the other handC. for one thingD. as a matter of fact

35. ―Im sorry to hear that some villagers got disabled in the earthquake.

―Thats too bad， but .

A. all is well that ends wellB. the darkest hour is nearest the dawn

C. where there is life， there is hopeD. it is good to have friends in trouble

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸（卡）上将该项涂黑。

It was my first day as a newcomer to the school. Past “newcomer” experiences had been difficult， so I was very 36 to fit in. Being introduced to the class， I bravely 37 a smile and took my seat， expecting to be shunned（躲过不顺）.

Lunchtime was a pleasant surprise when the girls all 38 around my table. Their chatter was friendly， so I began to relax. It wasnt long 39 the class nerd（老古板） was pointed out to me： Mary Lou. 40 she called herself Mary Louise， a neat young girl with dark eyes， brown skin， a firm 41 and oldfashioned clothing. The girls whispers and giggles got louder and louder. Mary Lou directly walked past our table， chin held high with iron 42. She ate alone.

After school， the girls invited me to 43 them in front of the school. For what， I didnt yet know. Oh， how I wish I had gone home， but I had a lesson to 44.

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Then， Mary Lou came down the school steps. The taunting （辱骂）began. I paused， then joined right in. My momentum（气势）began to 45 as I approached her. Nasty， mean remarks fell unabated from my lips. No one could 46 Id never done this before. The other girls stepped back and became my cheerleaders. I pulled the strap of her backpack and then pushed her. The strap broke， Mary Lou fell and I moved 47. Everyone was laughing and patting me.

I was not proud. Something inside me 48. If youve ever picked a wing off a butterfly， you know 49 I felt.

Mary Lou got up， gathered her books and―without a tear or a word―50 she went. She held her head high with blood running down from her knee. I watched her limp away down the street.

I noticed a man standing beside his car. His brown skin， dark hair and handsome features told me this was her father. 51 of Mary Lous proud spirit， he remained 52 and watched the lonely girl walk toward him. Only his 53―shining with both grief and pride―followed. As I passed， he looked at me 54 with burning tears that spoke to my shame .He didnt speak a word.

No scolding from a teacher or preaching from a parent could continue as much as that hurt in my heart from the day a fathers eyes taught me kindness and 55 and dignity. I never again hurt someone for my own gain.

36. A. sadB. anxiousC. afraidD. pleased

37. A. put onB. put upC. put offD. put away

38. A. circledB. surroundedC. crowdedD. marched

39. A. thatB. untilC. beforeD. when

40. A. StrangelyB. ActuallyC. GenerallyD. Normally

41. A. lookB. heartC. mindD. soul

42. A. determinationB. prideC. happinessD. loneliness

43. A. join inB. attendC. participateD. join

44. A. obtainB. takeC. receiveD. learn

45..A. break upB. pick upC. take upD. set up

46. A. talkB. speakC. sayD. tell

47. A. backwardB. forwardC. onD. aside

48. A. injuredB. hurtC. harmedD. damaged

49. A. whatB. howC. whetherD. that

50. A. offB. outC. inD. up

51. A. RespectfulB. DoubtfulC. AshamedD. Reliable

52. A. peacefulB. sensitiveC. stillD. favorable

53. A. eyesB. faceC. lookD. expression

54. A. in silenceB. in terrorC. in surpriseD. in wonder

55. A. forceB. powerC. energyD. strength

第三部分阅读理解 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸（卡）上将该项涂黑。

A

John has been among the beneficiaries of the family strengthening programme in Rwanda since 2005. He is the representative of all the young people who receive assistance from the programme. Like all the other beneficiaries， he receives a monthly package of food， containing beans， rice， corn flour， sorghum， fish， oil， salt， sugar and boxes of milk. In January 2006， he was given a small startup grant for an incomegenerating activity. He sells various foodstuffs in a market not very far from SOS Childrens Village Kigali. John is proud of this activity and he enjoys having a business.

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A painful past

John had an active life： a job， a salary and many friends. One day， all this disappeared because he found out that he was HIVpositive.

“After finding out about my situation， it was not easy at all. When I was told that I was HIVpositive， I thought it was a joke， I didnt believe it. I spent several weeks feeling sorry for myself， asking myself what happened to me. I cried a lot. I didnt want to accept that I was infected. I could not imagine that I would stay alive for more than a week，” John recalled.

“When the news of my illness reached my office， I was dismissed outright. I found myself alone without friends or a job， and I realized that there was a problem. I began to accept the hard reality that it was necessary to fight to survive. I had no money， no savings and could not imagine that I would overcome this situation.”

Johns girlfriend left him， and he found himself alone with a sixmonthold baby. “It was even more difficult as I did not know how to take care of a baby，” John remembers. “I did not know how to calm her cries during the night. I used to walk with my baby all day long to find something to eat…but this was not easy because I couldnt walk every day due to my illness.”

A new life full of projects

Thanks to the support of the SOS Childrens Villages family strengthening programme， John is feeling much better. The programme provides John with antiretroviral（ARV） medications， and he visits the hospital regularly for checkups. His daughter also receives assistance. John feels better and better and has made several ambitious plans for the future. “One of my first projects is to enlarge my business by buying more goods. I would like to open a boutique（小商店） in a more popular place，” he said， smiling. “I would also like to get married， but I dont know if it will be easy. All in all， I keep my fingers crossed！”

56. Where does John receive help according to the first paragraph？

A. From a lot of young people.B. From a food market.

C. From SOS Childrens VillageD. From a business

57. How does John feel when told he was HIVpositive？

A. He found it hard to accept the fact.

B. He was brave enough to overcome the situation.

C. He cried hard for several months.

D. He was too weak to take any walk.

58. What does the last sentence mean？

A. I will save a lot of money with my own hands.

B. I will pray for a good wife.

C. I hope things will turn out well.

D. I wish my fingers to be flexible.

B

Have you ever picked a job based on the fact that you were good at it but later found it made you feel very uncomfortable over time？ When you select your career， theres a whole lot more to it than assessing your skills and matching them with a particular position. If you ignore your personality， it will hurt you longterm regardless of your skills or the jobs pay. There are several areas of your personality that you need to consider to help you find a good job. Here are a few of those main areas：

1） Do you prefer working alone or with other people？

There are isolating（使孤立）jobs that will drive an outgoing person crazy and also interactive jobs that will make a shy person uneasy. Most people are not extremes in either direction but do have a tendency that they prefer. There are also positions that are sometimes a combination of the two， which may be best for someone in the middle who adapts easily to either situation.

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2） How do you handle change？

Most jobs these days have some elements of change to them， but some are more than others. If you need stability in your life， you may need a job where the changes dont happen so often. Other people would be bored of the same daily routine.

3） Do you enjoy working with computers？

I do see this as a kind of personality characteristic. There are people who are happy to spend more than 40 hours a week on a computer， while there are others who need a lot of human interaction throughout the day. Again， these are extremes and youll likely find a lot of positions somewhere in the middle as well.

4） What type of work environment do you enjoy？

This can range from being in a large building with a lot of people you wont know immediately to a smaller setting where youll get to know almost all the people there fairly quickly.

5）How do you like to get paid？

Some people are motivated by the pay they get， while others feel too stressed to be like that. The variety of payment designs in the sales industry is a typical example for this.

Anyway， these are a great starting point for you. Ive seen it over and over again with people that they make more money over time when they do something they love. It may take you a little longer， but making a move to do what you have a passion for can change the course of your life for the better.

59. What is unnecessary in your job hunting？

A. Assessing your skills.B. Going to different areas.

C. Matching your skills with a position.D. taking your personality into consideration.

60. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？

A. Isolating jobs usually drive people mad.

B. Interactive jobs make people shy easily.

C. Extreme people tend to work with others.

D. Almost everyone has a tendency in jobs.

61. What is the missing word about a job search in the following chart？

A. Design.B. Changes.C. Cooperation.D. Hobbies.

62. What is the best title for this passage？

A. Lifestyles and Job PayB. Jobs and Environment

C. Job Skills and AbilitiesD. Personalities and Jobs

C

FOR this column I decided to try a simple experiment ask a dozen friends if they would like more money.

After receiving a predictably unanimous（意见一致的） “Yes！”， there followed the more challenging question. Would having a more padded bank account make them a better person？ Each friend had their own ideas but most seemed to think that being poor was more likely to make someone a “worse” person.

So what do the experts think？ Sociologists at the University of Minnesota conducted a series of experiments with two groups of people. One group was persuaded to think of money by completing word puzzles about wealth， using a computer screensaver showing piles of cash and other subtle（精巧的） means. The second group， the “control” group， was not made to think about money （at least， no more than usual）.

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Then the real experiments began. Participants had to talk to and help each other in various tasks. Those in the money group spent less time helping others， took longer to ask for help if they needed it and even put their chairs further away when talking to others.

With the tasks completed， participants were asked if they would like to donate some of their payment for the days work. Those in the money group gave less， showing you dont have to be rich to be a miser（吝啬鬼） just thinking about money can tighten up the purse strings.

So why does money make us less likely to help each other？ Sociologists suggest that as we start to use money， the need to rely on family and friends lessens. Thus we all become more selfsufficient. I dont know about you， but all this leads me to reflect on modern Chinese society.

The Chinese are wellknown for their tightknit families. Children often live with their parents until they marry and grandparents are more likely to stay with the family instead of in an old persons home. Under the onechild policy， cousins step in to become “brothers” and “sisters” to the young.

Now everyones busy getting rich， and those in the emerging middleclass are sensibly investing in insurance and pensions to look after themselves when they get old. Inevitably（不可避免地）， the strong social ties that exist within China will loosen. The friendly street chatter and the clatter of chess pieces will die down as people stay indoors with the television， financially secure but distant from their neighbors.

I cant help but feel that once the community spirit is lost theres no amount of money that can buy it back. But the headlong rush to wealth and individualism will continue and only when its too late will people look back and realize what theyve lost.

63. Why do the persons in the emerging middleclass spend their money in insurance and pensions？

A. Because they dont want to look after themselves when they are old.

B. Because they want to depend on themselves when they get old.

C. Because they have so much money that they cant spend it elsewhere.

D. Because they want to leave it to their children.

64. What can we infer from this passage？

A. The people are becoming richer， while the relationship between them is getting worse .

B. The richer the people are， the more readily they will help others.

C. People often envy those who have more money， so they cant get on well with each other.

D. People with little money treat others badly， just because they are too poor.

65. In which country is the situation probably talked about in this passage？

A. America.B. Canada.C. China.D. England.

66. The best title for this passage would be .

A. Will the experiment be successful？

B. Will money buy back the community spirit？

C. Will you like to help others？

D. Will money make you a better person？

D

Dior was born in Normandy in 1905， and his familys original plans for him included a career in the diplomatic service， but by the time he was twentythree， with his parents money， he opened a small art gallery in Paris. By 1931， the money had been used up. Diors friends in the art gallery asked him to draw and he took his first step at designing and drawing. His first job was with Lucien Lelong from whom Dior learned his craft（手艺）.

In February， 1947， Dior started the New Look in his first major Paris collection. He was backed by a famous textile producer， Boussac， who looked after the dollars， while Dior looked after the fashions. Dior knew nothing about cutting and sewing， but he was good at fashion design.

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The New Look started an entirely different look to costume， with a tiny waist， a rounded shoulder and a shapely bust（胸围）， usually with a lowcut neckline and a long， full skirt. To women who had lived through the war years， the femaleness of the New look was a great success， for people were tired of tile extremely plain， wartime restrictive fashions.

It is said that dresses by Dior were “constructed like buildings，” but young people were attracted to his design， and all over the western world， manufacturers plunged（投入） into the production of his new style. Diors revolutionary designs lighted up a whole cycle of fashion， rounded， gentle， feminine， a delight in elegance. A New Look House of Dior opened in 1948， followed by one in London. Considered as King of Couture（womens clothing） for years， the Dior empire grew until it covered every country in the western world， and included furs， hosiery， jewelry， perfumes， mens wear and on and on. More than 1，000 people worked at the Paris headquarters then.

His sudden death in 1957 when he was 54 years old did not stop the growth of the House of Dior. Even now， so many years after his death， his name is closely connected with fashion throughout the world， and indeed is one of the most recognized names in the world. His first， great New Look， with its long skirts was an expression of freedom in the late 1940s.

67. Which of the following designs is close to Diors？

68. According to the passage， in Diors life， he did NOT .

A. make creative fashion designs

B. work in a diplomatic service

C. learn craft as his first job

D. open a New Look House

69. We can infer from the passage that .

A. Dior and his supporter had different interests in business

B. Diors New Look had little influence on people then

C. Dior is only a brand of womens fashion

D. Diors fashion was not accepted at first

70. What is probably the best title for the passage？ .

A. The History of the New Look

B. The Growth of the Dior Empire

C. An Expression of Freedom―Dior

D. The Founder of the New Look―Dior

第Ⅱ卷（非选择题 两部分 共35分）

第四部分任务型阅读（共10个小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。

注意：每空只填一个单词。请将答案写在答题纸（卡）上相应题号的横线上。

Everyone has periods in their lives when everything seems very hard， when theres nobody to talk to and the mood is just getting worse and worse. But why sit and think how pathetic you are？ There are some things that may help you lift up your mood. If it fails you， at least while doing these things you wont have time to think of your problems. You win anyway！

The first thing you should try is socializing and thinking positively. Its very hard， because usually when we feel depressed we lock ourselves at home and try to think about all the bad character issues we have. But if youll try to force yourself and call a friend for a cup of coffee， the chances for changing your mood into better are very good. Just try to avoid bad thoughts. Instead， try to think only about the bright side of your life. Dont forget： We are what we think we are.

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You should also try doing something only for yourself， something totally selfish. This could be something you wanted for a long time： maybe a short trip， a coat， a ring or anything that could lift up your mood. This doesnt have to be costly. The point of all this is being good to yourself. Besides giving presents to yourself， buying things to others may be a perfect way to feel happy. Think of your friends， family， relatives or even local charities，choose one person and give him a gift. Making another person feel happy will make you feel good in your heart and mind.

Try to concentrate on the present and future to make your life better in every possible way. Most bad moods and mental attitudes are the result of something that happened to us in the past. It is vital to your mind， soul， body and your life on the whole that you stay in the present with all your thoughts and feelings.

If you have too much time―volunteer it. We usually think that the problems we have are huge， although if youll try to go to hospital， youll see that there are a lot of people who have more severe problems. Moreover， youll see that people are still working， smiling， and laughing. This kind of work will definitely help you understand that your problems are very small and maybe even funny.

Dont forget to be creative！ Creating doesnt include only painting or playing an instrument， it also includes cooking， sewing， writing， photographing and many other activities. While concentrating on creating you will forget how you have been feeling.

All you have to do is to take control of your emotions and make them positive instead of letting them control you. Making yourself feel better isnt that hard. its hard only to start doing something that would lift up your mood.

Title： Lift up your mood

71 that everyone can meet with in their livesEverything seems very hard and there is nobody to talk to and the mood is just getting worse and worse.

72 to lifting up

your moodSocialize and think in a 73 way.Calling a friend for a cup of coffee

74bad thoughts

75 from giving presents to yourself， buy others some gifts Having a short trip， buying a coat or something else

Choosing one person 76 your friends， family， relatives or even local charities and give him a gift

Concentrate on the present and futureSomething bad in the past often 77 in bad moods， so try to forget the past .

Spend your spare time doing 78 work. By seeing and helping people in 79， we can understand our problems better.

Dont forget to be creativeCreating things like painting， cooking and writing.

Conclusion You have to control your emotions and make them positive instead of being 80by them.

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第五部分书面表达（满分25分）

81.贫穷地区的教育一直是我们国家主要关心的问题。下面两幅图片展现了西部一些农村学校学生上课和吃饭的情景。请根据你对这两幅照片的理解并用英语写一篇短文。你的短文应包含以下内容：

1. 简单描述照片内容，如情景、人物、动作等等；

2. 结合现状谈谈你的感想；

3. 谈谈如何改善贫穷地区的教育。

注意：

词数150左右。开头已经写好，不计入总词数。

1. 作文中不得提及考生所在学校和本人姓名。

2. The education in poor areas in our country has always been a primary problem.