高二年级上学期期中考试完形与阅读题(部分原创)
皮肤暗沉-十大孝心少年
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“Fire! Fire!” The cry crept out on the still
night air, and the fire bells began to ring.
Fred was ___36___ by the alarm and the red
light streaming into his room. He
___37___
himself in a moment, almost, and tapped at the
door of his mother‟s
bedroom.
“It is
Mr. Barton‟s house, mother. Do let me go,” he said
in eager, excited tones.
Mrs. Liscom thought a
moment. He was ___38___, but she could trust him,
and she
knew how much his heart was in the
___39___.
“Yes, you may go,” she answered,
“but be careful, my boy. If you can help, do so;
but do nothing rashly.” Fred ___40___ to
follow her advice, and hurried to the fire.
Mr. and Mrs. Barton were not at home. The house
had been left in the charge of
the servants.
The fire ___41___ with fearful speed, for there
was a high wind, and it
was found impossible
to save the __42___. The servants ran about,
screaming, but
doing ___43___ to any purpose.
Fred found Tom outside, in safety. “Where
is Katy?” he asked. Tom, shaking with
___44___, seemed to have had no thought but of
his own escape. He said, “Katy is in
the
house!” “In what room?” asked Fred. “In that one,”
pointing to a window in the
upper story.
It was no time for ___45___, but for instant
action. The staircase was already on
fire;
there was but one way to ___46___ Katy, and that
full of danger. The second
floor might fall at
any moment, and Fred ___47___ it. But he trusted
in an arm
stronger than his own, and silently
sought help and guidance.
A ladder was
quickly brought, and placed ___48___ the house.
Fred climbed it,
___49___ by the hired man,
dashed in the sash(窗框) of the window, and pushed
his
way into the room ___50___ the poor child
lay nearly suffocated(窒息) with smoke.
He
roused(叫醒) her with some difficulty, ___51___ her
to the window, and
placed her upon the
sill(窗台). She was instantly grasped by strong
arms, and carried
down the ladder, Fred
following as ___52___ as possible. They had
scarcely reached
the ground ___53___a crash of
falling timbers(木头) told them that they had barely
escaped with their lives.
Tom Barton
never forgot the ___54___ of that night; and he
came to believe, and
to ___55___ the belief,
in after years, that true manliness is in harmony
with
gentleness, kindness, and self-denial.
36. A. wakened B. frightened C.
interrupted D. cheated
37. A. concerned
B. devoted C. dressed D. adjusted
38. A. smart B. cool C. academic
D. young
39. A. request B. air
C. way D. charge
40. A. longed
B. promised C. decided D. desired
41. A. started B. spread C.
developed D. increased
42. A. child
B. furniture C. host D. house
43. A. everything B. something C.
nothing D. anything
44. A. cold
B. terror C. surprise D. excitement
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45. A. correspondence B. description
C. words D. worries
46. A. reach
B. call C. locate D. search
47. A. knew B. ignored C.
doubted D. imagined
48. A. below B.
against C. inside D. near
49. A.
followed B. led C. supported D.
pushed
50. A. when B. so that
C. where D. as if
51. A. invited
B. attached C. linked D. carried
52. A carefully B. quickly
C. willingly D. freely
53. A. before
B. until C. after D. since
54. A.
wonder B. story C. lesson
D. accident
55. A. act upon B. refer to
C. rely on D. attend to
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A
Scientists have tried to come up with
biological explanations for the difference
between boys and girls. However, none were
believable enough to explain the general
picture. As one scientist points out, “There
are slight genetic differences between the
sexes at birth which may affect the subjects
boys and girls choose. But the difficulty is
that by the time children reach school age,
there are so many other effects that it is
almost impossible to tell whether girls are
worse at science and maths, or whether
they‟ve
been raised to think of these subjects as boys‟
„territory‟”.
Statistics show that in
mathematics, at least，girls are equal to boys. A
recent
report suggests that girls only stop
studying mathematics because of social attitudes.
One of the reports‟ authors says, “While it is
socially unacceptable for people not to
be
able to read and write, it is still acceptable for
women to say that they are
„hopeless‟ at
maths. Our research shows that, although girls get
marks which are as
good as the boys‟, they
have not been encouraged to do so.”
The
explanation for the difference, which is very
clear during the teenage years,
goes as far
back as early childhood experiences. From their
first days in nursery
school, girls are not
encouraged to work on their own or to complete
tasks, although
boys are. For example, boys
and not girls, are often asked to „help‟ with
repair work.
This encouragement leads to a way
of learning how to solve problems later on in
life.
Evidence shows that exceptional
mathematicians and scientists did not have
teachers
who supplied answers; they had to
find out for themselves.
A further report on
maths teaching shows that teachers seem to give
more
attention to boys than to girls. Most
teachers who took part in the study admitted that
they expect their male students to do better
at mathematics and science subjects than
their
female students. All of this tends to encourage
boys to work harder in these
subjects, gives
them confidence and makes them believe that they
can succeed.
Interestingly, both boys and
girls tend to regard such „male‟ subjects like
mathematics and science as difficult. Yet it
has been suggested that girls avoid
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mathematics courses, not because they
are difficult, but for social reasons.
Mathematics and science are mainly male
subjects，and therefore, as girls
become
teenagers, they are less likely to take them
up．Girls do not seem to want to be
in open
competition with boys. Neither do they want to do
better than boys because
they are afraid to
appear less female and so, less attractive．
56. According to scientific studies, ．
A. maths is not fit for girls to learn
B.
boys have a special sense of maths
C. girls
are poorer at maths because they are the weaker
sex
D. girls can learn maths as well as boys
if given enough encouragement
57. Those who
made extraordinary contributions in mathematics
and science ．
A. usually had good
teachers to help them
B. had the abilities to
solve problems by themselves
C. usually worked
harder than others
D. were encouraged to
repair things when young
58. What would be the
best title for the passage?
A. Why are girls
afraid of maths and science?
B. Are maths and
science really boys‟ subjects?
C. Maths and
science: difficult subjects for girls
D. Boys
are better at maths and science than girls
B
“I don‟t think kids can learn in fear,” says
Susan Bosak. Educator and author Susan
Bosak
remembers her own fearful school days and hopes to
make life better for
today‟s children.
In
biting weather, a young Susan Bosak would walk
around and around her north
Winnipeg school,
hoping to find a door she could enter without
being teased by the
students who hung around
outside. Inside, she learned to avoid the
washrooms. They
were the girl gang places. If
she made it through to a toilet stall, other girls
would
leer(不怀好意地看) over the wall, teasing
Bosak with offensive language or
attacking her
with wads of wet paper towels. “I remember living
in constant fear from
Grade 5 onward,” Bosak
said in an interview. “I was bullied in school and
I was
bullied to and from school. I remember
trying to find the most strategic path home.”
A target because she was smart but not
confident, Bosak says teachers must have
been
aware of her situation but accepted it then as
part of growing up. That‟s an
attitude Bosak,
who brings her latest book to the Canadian Safe
School Network
annual conference, wants
eliminated(消除). The book, Dream: A Tale of Wonder,
Wisdom and Wishes, is not an anti-bullying
description but a gorgeously illustrated
collection of poetic reflections on achieving
one‟s dreams at every stage of life, from
very
young to old age. Profit from 5,000 copies will go
toward anti-bullying programs
in Toronto
elementary schools.
“The whole idea is to make
bullying as socially unacceptable as drink-
driving, so
everyone stands up and says this
isn‟t okay. I couldn‟t learn in fear then and I
don‟t
think kids can learn in fear now,” she
said. Bosak says it‟s time to recognize the
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severe psychological damage caused by
bullying, which usually starts with verbal
assault(言语的冒犯) but frequently escalates to
physical violence.
In spite of anti-bullying
programs in schools across Canada, Bosak said she
still
hears children talking about behaviour
that impinges on their self-respect: everything
from gestures made with fingers behind a Grade
2 student‟s head to the “usual kicking
and
punching(拳打)”.
59. Bosak believes that .
A. today‟s children can avoid being bullied
B. children cannot learn when they are afraid
C. bullying has become unacceptable like
drink-driving
D. teachers cannot help students
when they get bullied at school
60. Teachers
did not help young Bosak because .
A.
they were totally irresponsible
B. they
regarded bullying as a necessary part of education
C. they didn‟t think bullying was worth their
extra attention
D. they believed there was no
bullying happening at school at all
61.
Bosak‟s book is mainly about .
A. the
teachers‟ careless behaviour
B. how to avoid
bullying at school
C. the possible dangers of
bullying
D. how desires and aims can be
achieved
62. The underlined expression
“impinges on” is closest in meaning to .
A. has much knowledge about B. has a harmful
effect on
C. has a heated discussion about
D. has an argument over
C
Do we like
winner?
Call it jealousy, but there‟s no doubt
that many of us have a problem with what we
consider to be unearned wealth. Lottery wins
seem to provoke(引起) heated
discussion at the
office and in the back of taxis. Do people enjoy
their winnings? Or
does their good fortune
have the capacity to make them extremely unhappy,
leaving
them directionless in luxury? There
have certainly been many winners who had their
lives turned upside down by a big win.
Relationships can break down under the strain
and friendships can come under pressure. The
newspapers love nothing more than
winners who
have wasted away all their money.
The
mental hazards of winning
From a mental well-being viewpoint, there are
clearly dangers. Researcher Charles
Master
says a big win can upset people in much the same
way as any other major,
life-changing event.
“It really can be disruptive. The first thing is
the shock, not
expecting this sudden win. It
is the speed and rate of change that tends to
cause people
trouble.”
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Research findings
The results of
Master‟s study of lottery winners are clear.
“There is no doubt there is a
very strong
initial(最初的) delight, then the evidence suggests
people don‟t enjoy the
money for the first
year or two.”
Do we deserve to win?
It‟s not clear why there is this gap before
lottery winners start to really enjoy
themselves. “We have proposed that, after the
joy wears off, in their subconscious
they
realise they don‟t deserve the money and it takes
a while for this
non-deservedness to wear
off,” says Master.
Physical dangers of
winning
However, there are some bad effects of
a win, notably in some winners‟ health.
“They
start to smoke more and drink more,” he says. “We
think that may be bad for
their health and
hold back their happiness for a while.”
________________________
Maggie Grantham,
a social psychologist, has some advice for winners
of large
amounts on a lottery: “Try and get a
holiday away from everything so you can try and
come to terms with what‟s happened,” she says.
“Friends and family will have their
own ideas
of what you should be doing. Don‟t rush into
anything. True friends are
always there for
you.”
63. Which one can be the best sub-title
of the last paragraph?
A. Advice to winners
B. Importance of getting a holiday
C. Help
from true friends D. Support from family
64.
We can infer from the passage it is very probable
that lottery winners .
A. are often
people who don‟t deserve to win
B. rarely
change their lives
C. are often on holiday
D. appreciate the money eventually
65.
Psychologists suggest that the winners should
.
A. get away from their usual environment
for a while
B. avoid life-changing events
if possible
C. hold back their happiness for a
period of time
D. share their winnings only
with true friends
D
Everyone said Linda
and Jane were like sisters. They were both petite
and merry
women, who could wear each other‟s
clothes—and frequently did. In fact, that was
how it came about that Jane knew Linda was up
to something in the first place.
Linda arrived
at Jane‟s house early one spring morning and said,
“May I borrow
your new blue outfit? I‟d like
the whole thing, suit, purse and hat.”
“Of
course,” Jane said. “It sounds like a special
occasion.”
“It is,” Linda admitted.
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Linda tried on the suit, decided
against the hat, which she thought as a trifle
matronly, and was ready to leave without
confiding why she wanted to be so dressed
up.
Jane said, “So you‟re not going to tell me
what this is all about?”
“I don‟t think so.”
“Well, you‟re over twenty-one,” Jane said
encouragingly. “Even if I didn‟t
approve of
whatever it is you‟re planning, I‟d have no right
to stop you.”
“No, but I‟ll bet you‟d give me
some good advice,” Linda laughed.
“Which you
usually take,” Jane reminded her. “Henry says
that‟s one of your best
qualities—to listen to
common sense.”
“Not this time,” Linda said
pleasantly. “You might try to change my mind.”
“I promise not to interfere,” Jane said
persuasively.
“All right, then,” Linda said.
“I want to wear it to my wedding.”
Jane looked
stunned. She asked, “But—but who? I mean whom?”
“His name is George Carter.”
“Why—I‟ve
never heard of him. How long have you known him?”
“Two weeks,” Linda said. “I‟ve known him two
weeks and I love him and we‟ve
decided to get
married and I don‟t want anyone‟s opinion of him
except my own.”
“But that‟s not like you.
Shouldn‟t Henry and I sort of—?”
“Look him
over for me first?” Linda said pleasantly. “No.
I‟m going to marry him
tomorrow, and when we
come back from a little trip he has planned for
us, I‟ll bring
him over and introduce him.”
“Where did you meet him?”
Linda smiled. “I
met him at a beauty shop.”
“Good heavens! Is
he a hairdresser?” Jane cried.
“No. He came in
to chat with the manager, who is a friend of his,
and he saw me
in a mirror, and he asked who I
was.”
“You mean, the manager brought him into
the booth and introduced him? That‟s
outrageous.”
“No. The manager said she
would ask me if I wanted to meet him. After he had
left, she brought in his card and told me what
a nice person he is, and when I went
home I
called him up.”
“___________________________________”
“I
know,” Linda said meekly. “It doesn‟t seem like
me, does it? But I‟d seen him
in the mirror,
too. And I don‟t have many opportunities to meet
interesting men. Well,
the next night he took
me to dinner and to a concert—and when we came
back to my
apartment he kissed me.”
“You‟re joking!”
“No, I‟m not. I lay awake
all night worrying for fear he‟d think I was—well,
not
nice. But the next day he called and told
me how much he‟d enjoyed it. Kissing me, I
mean.” Linda was beaming.
“I can‟t believe
it possible,” Jane said, “that you would allow …”
“You see,” Linda said firmly. “that‟s what I
told you you‟d do. But there isn‟t any
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use. We‟ve made up our minds.”
Jane
made one last attempt to find out something which
might stop this sudden
marriage.
“But—how
old is he?”
Linda blushed(脸红) then, scarlet
to the roots of her hair.
“That‟s the only
thing that bothers me,” Linda told her daughter.
“He‟s two years
younger than I am. He‟ll be 76
in April.”
66. Who is Linda going to marry?
A. George. B. Henry.
C. A
hairdresser. D. The manager.
67. What‟s
the relationship between Linda and Jane?
A.
Friends. B. Family. C. Colleagues.
68.
What‟s Jane‟s reaction to Linda‟s upcoming
marriage?
A. Excited. B. Supportive. C.
Surprised.
69. Which of the following can be
put in the blank?
A. Wow! That‟s great!
B. I simply can‟t believe it—
C. There is no
doubt about it.
D. You are definitely in
love—
答案
完形20‟： ACDAB; BDCBC; AABAC; DBACA
阅读2‟1:
DBB; BCDB; ADA; ABCB
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D. Roommates.
D. Angry.