巴中市高級中學2014年秋高二年級期中測試一、單項填空 （共15小題，15分）1. _ well prepared you are , you still need a lot of luck in mountain climbing. A. However B. Whatever C. No matter D. Although2.-Congrtulations,Mary!I heard you won the first prize at the speech contest.- ,I wasnt there. A. Its very kind of you. B .There must be another Mary. C .Well! I treat you to lunch. D. Thats all right .3. I dont want to be bothered ,so dont phone me its something important. A. whether B. if C, until D. unless4. As she is looking forward to_ from me, please remember _this letter on your way to school. A. hear; post B. hearing; to post C. be heard; posting D. be hearing；to posting 5. _ H1N1 flu from spreading, our government has taken some effective measures.A. Prevent B. Preventing C. Prevented D. To prevent6. _ ill in bed for nearly a month, he had a hard time _ the exam.A. Being, to pass B. As he is, to pass C. He was, passing D. Having been, passing7. - What did the professor tell you to do? - I had to write a _ report.A. three-thousand wordsB. three thousands wordC. three-thousand-wordD. three-thousand-words8. _ you work harder than before, you will pass this module exam. A. As soon as B. As long as C. As ifD. Even if9. Remember, a recent photo should be _ your application form. A. addicted to B. appealed to C. attached to D. belonged to10.-This is my treat this time and next is yours. Hows that? -Ok. _ A. It doesnt matter. B. It depends. C. No way. D. Its a deal11._, I have never seen anyone who is as capable as John. A.As long as I have B .Now that I have travelled so much C. Much as I have travelled D. As I have travelled so much12.In order to help people to see the performance at the same time, they gave a_ broadcast. A. living B .alive C. live D. lively13.About _of the workers in that factory are young people. A. second-thirds B. two-threes C. two-thirds D. two-third14.In the last few years thousands of films _all over the world. A. have produced B. have been produced C. are producing D. are being produced15. Do you know when the next book will_? A. publish B. come out C. published D. come about二、完形填空 （共30分，1.5分每題）(A)Not all advertising is about selling products and services for a profit(盈利）. 16 contemporary advertisements mainly aim to make contributions to 17 . There are public advertisements which 18 citizens to participate in improving their neighborhood, protecting the environment, and helping other people. Over the last decade, the government has worked hard at using advertisements to educate the 19 on fighting AIDS, saving water, helping the poor, giving up smoking, etc. These advertisements have helped to increase public knowledge, 20 has made our society a better place for everyone.16. A. Some B. No C. All D. Few17. A. market B. society C. wealth D. education18. A. order B. help C. encourage D. allow19. A. students B. government C. neighborhood D. public20. A. it B. what C. that D. which (B)It was my ninth time standing in front of a Nashville manager to sing a few songs and try for a record deal. The first eight times didnt lead to 21 . Music was my favorite, but I didnt have the right 22 . My hair was out of date; I wasnt pretty; I was a little old and too heavy.Ive always been a 23 . Most of the people I knew growing up in small villages of Illinois struggled just like me. If you werent a pig farmer or corn farmer, the 24you could hope for was to learn a(n) 25 that could take you out of there.Thats 26 I learned to sing songs. Now I was in the middle of the second song. I glanced up at the manager, who was sitting behind his desk. He didnt appear 27 at all. I was nervous. About one minute later, I saw him write something down. From where I stood, I could 28 see him write the letter N, 29 by the letter O.“Thats it,” I thought. “He is passing on me.” He folded the paper while I went on with my third and last song.I was sure the guy 30 me and could not 31 to get out of there. As we said good-bye, he said, “ I want you to have this.” He gave me the 32 . I didnt understand.Though my hands were 33 , I found the courage to read the note. It didnt say “NO”. It said “NOW”.My dream of becoming a singer was starting to 34 . I still had to write, sing and record an album, of course. But my whole life 35 . 21. A. success22. A. time23. A. singer24.A. largest 25. A. expression26. A. how 27. A. interested28. A. hardly29. A. followed30. A. forgot 31. A. wait32. A. warning33. A. waving34. A. turn up35.A. closedB. surprise C. disappointmentD. sadnessB. clothesC. lookD. voiceB. strugglerC. winnerD. dancerB. bestC. widestD. worstB. experienceC. skillD. songB. whereC. whenD. whyB. rudeC. beautifulD. carelessB. impossiblyC. clearlyD. carefullyB. covered C. caughtD. ledB. dislikedC. forgaveD. pleasedB. helpC. refuseD. stopB. signC. paperD. bookB. moving C. burningD. shaking B. come trueC. run awayD. come backB. roseC. appearedD. changed三、閱讀理解 （共20小題，40分） (A)If you see someone drowning, speed is very important. Once you get him out of the water, if he isnt breathing, you have four minutes before his brain is completely destroyed. Support his neck, move his head back and press his chin upwards. This stops the tongue blocking the airway in the throat and is sometimes enough to get him breathing again. If that doesnt work, start mouth-to-mouth breathing. Press his nostrils (the two holes at the end of your nose, through which you breathe and smell things) together with your fingers. Open your mouth and take a deep breath. Blow into his lungs until his chest rises, then remove your mouth and watch his chest fall. Repeat twelve times a minute. Keep doing until professional help arrives. To bring a child back to life, keep your lips around his mouth and gently blow into his mouth. Give the first four breaths as quickly as possible to fill the blood with oxygen. If, in spite of your efforts, he starts turning a blue-grey colour, and you can feel no pulse, then pressing is the last chance of saving his life. With arms straight, rock forwards, pressing down on the lower half of the breastbone. Dont be too hard or you may break a rib. Check how effective you are by seeing if his colour improves or his pulse becomes independent to your chest pressing. If this happens, stop the pressing. Otherwise continue until rescue arrives.（ ）36 .If you want to save someone drowning, you _.A. have to pull off his clothes first .B. should try to get him out of water as quickly as possible.C. should first make out who he is.D. ought to throw a life coat to him first .（ ）37. Once a person stops breathing, it means _.A. you have no more than 4 minutes to bring him to life again .B. his brain is completely damaged .C. he has passed away .D. there is no way to save his life .（ ）38 .To press his chin upwards is a way to _. A. keep the tongue from blocking the airway in the throat . B. prevent the tongue from stopping the airway in the throat . C. wipe the tongue out of the throat . D. see if he can possibly be saved .（ ）39.If the drowning boy has no pulse,_.A. press his chin upwards is enough to get him breathing .B. blow air into his mouth is sure to save his life .C. press his nostrils together with your fingers can work .D. press is the last chance of saving his life .（ ）40. Which of the following statement is true?A. Dont stop pressing his chest, if the drowning man starts breathing again.B. If you see someone drowning, you must give him mouth-to-mouth breathing.C. If a man does not breathe for four minutes, his brain will be completely destroyed.D. When pressing, you can do it as hard as you can.B The most important holiday in spring， especially for Christians （基督徒）， is Easter. This Christian holiday is not on the same date every year， but its always on a Sunday. It can be any Sunday between March 22 and April 25. Many people celebrate Easter by buying new clothes. Children celebrate by hunting for colored eggs that their parents have hidden around the house. People also give Easter baskets filled with candy and other goodies to one another to celebrate the day. But the holiday is more than new clothes and good things to eat. On Easter， many people go to church to celebrate Jesus resurrection （復活） from the dead. Most people color them. Some people hide them. Others just eat them. But no matter what one does with Easter eggs， they are an important Easter tradition throughout the Western world. People from many different cultures celebrate Easter. In both America and Belgium， children look for Easter eggs hidden on lawns and in bushes. In America， children believe the eggs are hidden by the Easter bunny （復活節兔子）。 But in Belgium， the hidden eggs are supposed to have fallen from church bells. In Bulgaria， red Easter eggs are lucky in churches； Bulgarian families also hit these Easter eggs together to see whose is the strongest. The winner looks forward to good fortune that year. Still dozens of other Easter traditions exist. In parts of Austria， for example， children sing from door to door and are rewarded with colorful eggs. 41. Easter comes _. A. on the same date every year B. on Sunday on March 22 C. on Sunday on April 25 D. on a Sunday between March 22 and April 25 42. To celebrate Easter， people _. A. go shopping， hide colored eggs and children hunt for them B. give Easter baskets filled candy and goodies to one another C. buy new clothes， hide colored eggs and children look for them around the house D. both B and C 43. For Christians the more important thing to do on Easter is_. A. buying new clothes B. going to church to celebrate Jesus resurrection C. eating delicious food and paint color eggs D. exchange beautiful gifts each other 44. People from different cultures have different ideas about Easter egg， _. A. In both American and Belgium， children hunt for Easter eggs hidden in rooms and in bushes B. In American， children believe the eggs are hidden by the Easter bunny C. In Belgium， the hidden eggs are thought to have fallen from doorbells D. In America， the hidden eggs are supposed to have fallen from doorbells 45. In some places of Austria， children sing from door to door for_. A. blesses B. Easter eggs C. candy and goodie D. Easter bunny C It was a winter morning， just a couple of weeks before Christmas 2005. While most people were warming up their cars， Trevor， my husband， had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work. On arrival， he parked his bike outside the back door as he usually does. After putting in 10 hours of labor， he returned to find his bike gone. The bike， a black Kona 18 speed， was our only transport. Trevor used it to get to work， putting in 60-hour weeks to support his young family. And the bike was also used to get groceries （食品雜貨）， saving us from having to walk along long distances from where we live. I was so sad that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story. Shortly after that， several people in our area offered to help. One wonderful stranger even bought a bike， then called my husband to pick it up. Once again my husband had a way to get to and from his job. It really is an honor that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before. People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another， but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so. This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it strengthened our faith in humanity （人性） as a whole. And it has influenced us to be more mindful of ways we， too， can share with others. No matter how big or how small， an act of kindness shows that someone cares. And the results can be everlasting. 46. Why was the bike so important to the couple？ A. They used it for work and daily life. B. It was their only possession （財產）。 C. It was a nice Kona 18 speed. D. The mans job was bike racing. 47. We can infer from the passage that _. A. the couple worked 60 hours a week B. people were busy before Christmas C. the stranger brought over the bike D. life was hard for the young family 48.How did people get to know the couples problem？ A. From a stranger. B. From a newspaper. C. From TV news D. From radio broadcasts. 49. What do the couple learn from their experience？ A. Strangers are usually of little help. B. One should take care of their bike. C. News reports make people famous. D. An act of kindness can mean a lot. 50. From this story， we can see humanity is _. A. selfish B. commercial C. kind D. cold-hearted D There is a wonderful story about a young girl who had no family and no one to love her. One day， feeling very sad and lonely， she was walking through a grassland when she noticed a small butterfly caught in a thorn （荊棘） bush. The young girl carefully released the Butterfly. Instead of flying away， the little butterfly changed into a beautiful fairy. The young girl rubbed her eyes in disbelief. “For your wonderful kindness，” the good fairy said to the girl， “I will give you any wish you would like.” The little girl thought for a moment and then replied， “I want to be happy.” The fairy leaned toward her and whispered in her ear. Then the fairy disappeared. As the little girl grew up， there was no one in the land as happy as she. Everyone asked her secret of happiness .She would only smile and answer， “The secret of my happiness is that I listened to a good fairy when I was a little girl.” When she was very old and on her deathbed， the neighbors all gathered around her， that her unbelievable secret of happiness would die with her. “Tell us， please，” they begged， “Tell us what the good fairy said.” The lovely old woman simply smiled and said， “She told me that everyone， no matter how secure they seemed， no matter how old or young， how rich or poor， had need of me.” 51,. _ the girl felt sad and lonely. A. There were many friends but B. There was nobody to love her so C. There was nothing to do D. Seeing the butterfly was caught 52. Noticing the butterfly was caught by the thorn， the orphan girl _. A. helped the butterfly escaped from the thorn B. felt sorrow，but she didnt go up to help it C. fell down on it too D. failed to help it release from the thorn 53. The butterfly _ after was saved by the little girl. A. flied away B. still died C. changed into a fairy D. was more beautiful than before 54. The only thing that the little girl wanted was_. A. to be rich B. to have her own parents C. to have a lot of friends D. happiness 55. The neighbors all gathered around the old happy woman when she was dying， because _. A. they loved this woman deeply and they didnt wanted her to die B. the woman had lots of money to be shared as soon as she died C. they wanted to know the secret of her lifetime happiness D. they wanted to pray for her after her death 四:根據對話內容,從對話后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項,選項中有兩項是多余的(10分，2分每空）Woman: Would you like something to drink?_56_Man: Yes, please .Can I have some tea?Woman: 57_Man: I want a cup of tea .Woman: Oh, I see 58_Man: No.Woman: _59_Man: Here you are.Woman: _60_A. Thank you.B. Do you want anything in it?C. Do you have beer?D. I beg your pardon?E. We have tea and soft drinks.F. Two dollars, please.G. You can buy some at the stores.五任務型閱讀。（10分，2分每題）Millionaire at 14Farrah Gray, a self-made millionaire by age 14, recognizes theres more to richness than money alone.Not too many people become entrepreneurs, published authors, producers and philanthropists in their lifetime. But dont tell that to Farrah Gray.Grays rise in the business world is an unlikely story. Growing up poor on Chicagos Southside, Gray said he used to dream he would one day look from his office onto the streets of Manhattan. He dreamed of giving speeches that would inspire millions and making enough money to ensure that his mother didnt have to work two jobs.It didnt take Gray very long to _. At age 14, Gray became a self-made millionaire when his company, Farr-Ou