1、2010年江苏省淮安市淮阴区高二下学期期末考试英语卷 其他 请认真阅读下列短文，根据所读内容在文后 71 80的空格里填上适当的单词。（每空 1词） A great life doesnt happen by accident A great life is the result of arranging wisely Your time， energy， thoughts， and hard work towards what you want your life to be A great life is the result of using what you get in a crea
2、tive and thoughtful way，instead of just what comes next Make these”secrets”to fit your own needs and style，and start creating your own great life today! Simplify People dont interpret what simplify means in a correct way Its not a way to remove work from your life When you focus on simplifying your
3、life， you free up energy and time for the work that you enjoy and the purpose for which you are here Effort Creating a great life requires that you make some adjustments It may mean re evaluating how you spend your time， or choosing to spend your money in a different way It may mean looking for new
4、ways to spend your energy Life will reward your best effort Create priorities Its easy to spend your days just responding to the next thing that gets your attention， instead of intentionally using the time， energy and money you have in a way thats important to you Focus on getting rid of the obstacl
5、es that get in the way of you making sure you are honoring your priorities Reserves A great life is the result of having reserves-reserves of things， time，space， energy， money Reserves are important because they reduce the fear of consequences， and that allows you to make decisions that are based on
6、 what you really want instead of what the fear decides for you Eliminate distractions Look around at someones life you admire Ask them how they did it Find ways to free up your mental energy for things that are more important to you Thoughts A great life is the result of controlling your thoughts so
7、 that you accept and allow for the possibility that it actually can happen to you! People who have specific goals look for ways to achieve them Believing there is a solution to the same old problems you meet with year after year is really important to creating a life that you love Start Theres the o
8、ld saying everyones familiar with”a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step ”Theres no better time to start than today Today， right now， is the right day to start to take a step in the direction of your hearts desires Its what you do TODAY that will make a difference in your life tomor
9、row A brief introduction A great life doesnt happen by 71 _ A great life 72 _ from arranging wisely your time energy，thoughts and hard work towards what you want your life to be A great life is the result of suing what you get in a creative and thoughtful way 73_ than just what comes next Seven 74 _
10、to a great life When you focus on simplifyin g your life you 75_ energy and time to the work that you enjoy and the purpose for which you are here It is 76_ that you should make some adjustments in order to create a great life Focus on 77_ the obstacles that get in the way of you making sure you are
11、 honoring your priorities Reserves are important because they reduce the fear of consequences and that allows you to make decisions 78_ on what you really want instead of what the fear decides for you Fin ways to devote yourself to things that are more important to you Believing there is a solution
12、to the same old problems you 79_ into year after year is really important to creating a life that you love The old saying “ a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step” is familiar 80_ us all Its what you do TODAY that will make a difference in your life tomorrow 答案： 71. accident/chance
13、72. results/arises 73. rather 74. secrets 75. devote/dedicate 76. required 77. removing 78. based 79. run 80. to 单项选择 * “A Red， Red Rose”， _romantic poem， is written by Robert Bums， quite a few of whose works are involved in _ nature A a， the B the， the C a， D the， 答案： C _ different China is from th
14、e one _ it was 60 years ago A What a： that B How； that C What a； which D How； which 答案： B Hi George， can I use your lorry for a while tonight 一 Sorry _ A It， s repaired B It has been repaired C It， s under repair D Its under being repaired 答案： C Most parents take strong views against computer games
15、which children areto and appeal to the closing of all net bars for such games A addicted B accustomed C available D sensitive 答案： A With the development of the central and western China， more and more modem cities have in what was a wasteland ten years ago A built-up B sprung up C grown up D risen u
16、p 答案： B his work these days， he hasht _ when to pay a visit to his parents A Bent On： decided on B Worried about； turned on C Faced with； taken on D Devoting to； focused on 答案： A that it has been No 1 hit on the pop charts over the past month A Simons newly released album is very wellreceived B SO w
17、ell received Simons newly released album is C Well received is Simons newly released album D So well received is Simons newly released album 答案： D _enough thought to who the readers of the book would be， the publisher made a wrong decision and suffered a heavy financial loss A Not giving B Not being
18、 given C Having not given D Not having given 答案： D After the 5-hour long journey， all the tourists wereand desperate to have a good rest A turned out B given out C let out D worn out 答案： D The little girl _ go out at night and often imagined _ a monster following her A dared not； there being B dare
19、not； there being C did not dare； there to be D didnt dare to； there be 答案： A Our voyage to Iceland cost a lot of money 一 Did it well that doesnt matter you enjoy yourselves A unless B in case C as long as D so far as 答案： C 一 When did you buy this still life picture 一 It was in 1999 I traveled in Par
20、is A since B that C when D before 答案： C A love marriage， however， doesresult in much sharing of interests and responsibilities A not really B not necessarily C not exactly D not actually 答案： B What do you think of your stepmother There are some things that are not easy to_ _， but on the whole she is
21、 a good mother A come up with B put up with C break up with D get along with 答案： B 一 Youve made great progress in your survey, havent you Yes ， but some problems among the youngsters still remain A settled B settling C to settle D to be settled 答案： D 完型填空 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
22、在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 In the dining room of my grandfathers house stood a massive grandfather clock. Meals in that dining room were a 36 for four generations to become one. The table was always 37 with food from wonderful family recipes（食谱） all containing 38 as the main ingredient（成分） . And always that grandf
23、ather clock stood like a trusted old family 39 , sharing our happiness. As I was a child, the old clock 40 me. I watched and listened to it during meals. I 41 how at different times of the day, that clock would strike with a wonderful 42 . Year after year, the clock struck a part of my 43 , a part o
24、f my heart. Even more wonderful to me was what my grandfather did each day. He 44 wound that clock with a special and magic key, which 45 the clock ticking and striking. He never let that clock wind down and 46 . When we grandkids got a little older, he showed us how to 47 the clock. Several days af
25、ter my grandfather died, I entered the dining room, with tears flowing 48 . The clock stood desertedly 49 , seeming smaller and not as magnificent as before. I couldnt 50 to look at it. Years later, my grandmother gave me the clock and the key. The old house was quiet. I opened the clock door with m
26、y shaking hand. Then 51 , reverently（虔诚地） , I entered the key and wound the clock. It sprang to 52 . Tick tock , tick tock, life and chimes were 53 into the dining room, into house and into my 54 . In the movement of the hands of the clock, my grandfather 55 again. 【小题1】 A party B time C place D sit
27、uation A filled B cleared C spread D left A wine B surprise C fish D love A friend B guard C doctor D lawyer A disappointed B encouraged C interested D comforted A questioned B remembered C doubted D wondered A sound B hammer C voice D beat A studies B opinions C memories D brains A strangely B care
28、fully C eagerly D usually A got B kept C prevented D found A break B fall C stop D move A wind B repair C read D clean A unexpectedly B gently C difficultly D freely A ticking B moving C noisy D quiet A help B bear C hope D insist A slowly B quickly C unwillingly D naturally A feet B hands C sense D
29、 life A breathed B blown C taken D sent A study B bedroom C heart D mind A died B lived C smiled D sang 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 A 【小题 5】 C 【小题 6】 D 【小题 7】 A 【小题 8】 C 【小题 9】 B 【小题 10】 B 【小题 11】 C 【小题 12】 A 【小题 13】 D 【小题 14】 D 【小题 15】 B 【小题 16】 A 【小题 17】 D 【小题 18】 A 【小题 19】 C 【小题 20】 B 阅
30、读理解 We find that bright children are seldom held back by mixed-ability teaching. On the contrary, both their knowledge and experience are enriched. We feel that there are many disadvantages in streaming(按能力分班 ) pupils. It does not consider the fact that children develop at different rates. It can ha
31、ve had effect on both the bright and the not-so-bright children. After all, it can be quite discouraging to be the bottom of the top grade. Besides, it is rather unreal to grade people just according to their intellectual(智力 ) ability. This is only one aspect of their total personality. We care much
32、 about the development of all the pupils abilities to the full, not just their study ability. We also value personal qualities and social skills, and we find that mixed-ability teaching does good to these aspects of learning. In our classrooms, we work in various ways. The pupils often work in group
33、s; this gives them the chance to learn to work together, to share, and to develop leadership skills. They also learn how to deal with personal problems as well as learning how to think, to make decisions, to analyze(分析 ) an devaluate(评价 ) and to communicate effectively. The pupils learn from each ot
34、her as well as from the teachers. Sometimes the pupils work in pairs; sometimes they work on individual(个人 ) tasks, and they can do this at their own speed. They also have some formal class teaching when this is proper. We encourage our pupils to use the library, and we teach them the skills they ne
35、ed in order to do this well. An advanced pupil can do advanced work and it does not matter what age the child is. We expect our pupils to do their best, not their least, and we give them every encouragement to achieve this goal. 【小题 1】 By “held back” in the first paragraph, the writer means “_”. A m
36、ade to remain in the same class B forced to study in the lower class C drawn away form their studies D prevented from advancing 【小题 2】 The writers purpose of writing this passage is to _. A argue for teaching bright and not-so-bright pupils in the same class B advise pair work and group work for cla
37、ssroom activity C offer advice on the proper use of the library D tell us the importance of proper formal classroom teaching 【小题 3】 What would be the best title for the text A Pair work. B Group work. C Mixed-ability teaching D Individual tasks. 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 C Eat, drink and be merry
38、. Thats what Spring Festival is all about. But there are millions of people, too, who love to let happiness go up in smoke. Offering cigarettes to guests is a traditional Chinese way of showing respect to them. A cup of tea and cigarettes are perhaps the most common way of welcoming a guest in China
39、, especially during festive occasions. No wonder, 40 percent of the people surveyed(调查 ) recently said they would smoke at least twice the usual number of cigarettes during the Spring Festival because of all those gatherings and parties. Only 20 percent of the respondents said they would refuse a ci
40、garette when offered one. Why cant the others do the same Because they could be seen as being rude, said more than half in the respondents. 15 percent feared they could be taken as “someone who cannot get along well with others”. The Think-tank Research Centre for Health Development and sohu. com su
41、rvey shows 61 percent Chinese think offering a cigarette is useful for socialising, and 52 percent have offered cigarettes to others. The study surveyed 3,800 people, and 64 percent of them were men. One-third of those surveyed were smokers, out of which 57 percent said they couldnt give up smoking
42、because of the offering-and-accepting culture. “People have accepted offering cigarettes as an effective way of making friends,” research centre director Wu Yiqun says. China has more than 350 million smokers, catering to the tobacco market that is worth 500 billion yuan. “The survey shows we still
43、have a lot of work to do,” Wu says. “It is time to let people know that offering a cigarette is a bad habit and it should be given up immediately.” 【小题 1】 The passage is written with the purpose of _. A telling us a custom about the Chinese Spring Festival B introducing a way to make friends with Ch
44、inese C stopping smoking during the Chinese Spring Festival D telling us that offering cigarettes is a bad habit 【小题 2】 The third paragraph mainly tells us _. A. the fact that smokers are greatly increasing during the festival B. the reason why refusing cigarettes is acceptable C. the fact that many
45、 people have to smoke more cigarettes during the festival D. it is rude to attend parties without smoking cigarettes 【小题 3】 Which of the following may NOT be the reason that makes many people fail to refuse the offered cigarettes A Its impolite to refuse. B Smoking is harmful for non-smokers. C They
46、 want to be friendly D Its a kind of social habit. 【小题 4】 The writer mentions the 500 billion yuan tobacco market because _. A the tobacco market is not developing smoothly B the writer thinks that smoking wastes a lot of money C smoking is helpful to the tobacco market D the tobacco market attracts
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