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2014-2015学年度西北大学附中高二期末试题
英语试题
第一部分：阅读理解
第一节（毎小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
On May 3, 2002, archaeologists in England found a grave of a man dating back to around 2300 BC. Buried with him were the tools of a hunter or warrior. There was a bone pin that may have been from a piece of clothing such as a leather coat. He carried a copper knife on his breast. The most amazing find was two gold earrings. That would have made him a man of distinction. Only a few centimeters from his head were two pots made of clay, tools and materials to make arrows, a bow and a dozen arrows for hunting and a second, smaller copper knife. Next to them lay a cushion stone, upon which the man could work metal.
His grave is the richest of any found from that period, because this man was buried with two gold earrings which are the oldest gold ever found in Britain (dated to 2470 BC). Besides, he was buried three miles from Stonehenge. Archaeologists tend to believe he was a member of a powerful class who might have organized the construction of Stonehenge.
Stonehenge was begun around 3000 BC. In about 2300 BC the huge stone circles were built. The biggest stone weighed approximately 20 tons. But the smaller blue stones, still weighing 4 tons on average, came from west Wales. It is not yet known how these were conveyed over a distance of 380 km. It is also a mystery how early man was able to construct Stonehenge without the use of modern construction machines and lorries.
He is an example of people who brought culture and new techniques from the European mainland to Britain. In terms of technical development people were going from the Stone Age to the Bronze Age and then to the Iron Age.
1. Which are not included in the things that are found in the grave of a man'?
A. Tools, a bone pin, a bow and a cushion stone
B. A copper knife and two gold earrings.
C. Two pots, arrows and materials to make arrows.
D. some chicken and grains.
2. The man buried in the grave might be ______ at that time.
A. A poor man B. a kind-hearted man
C. a rich man D. an ordinary man
3. Why is the man buried in the grave called the "king of Stonehenge" ?
A. He was buried three miles from Stonehenge.
B. He had the oldest gold ever found in Britain.
C. He might be a member of a powerful class who might have organized the construction of Stonehenge.
D. All of the above.
4. What does the third paragraph mainly talk about?
A. How Stonehenge was built.
B. Building Stonehenge was hard.
C. Stonehenge was made of big stones.
D. It is a mystery how Stonehenge was built.
5. We can infer that _______ .
A. how Stonehenge was built
B. the King of Stonehenge was from France
C. Stonehenge was built through several ages
D. Stonehenge was built because of war
B
THREATS TOOUR NATIONAL TREASURES
J: journalist X: Prof Xu
J: People have always had interests in the past. Professor Xu, what are the most important dangers to our archaeological treasures?
X: They get damaged or lost. It's a matter of education. People fail to take the right steps when something is found. Fortunately, the government has helped spreading the basic knowledge among the population, telling what is to be done when an archaeological find is made.
J: What does that knowledge consist of?
X: Well, when something is found, construction work must be stopped and the police should be told about the find. That is to make sure that no further damage will be done.
J: Does it still happen that people do not report things they find?
X: Yes, indeed. They doubt whether it is necessary to do so. It sometimes happens that a find is not very valuable. They are afraid that they would make scientists come for nothing.
J: Are there other reasons why people don't report their finds?
X: Oh, yes. People are afraid that archaeologists may take a real interest in the site and spend many weeks or months digging around at it. That would result in farmers missing the right opportunity to plant crops or construction work to be stopped for a long time. They don't realize that they should not weigh their own business interests against our national history.
J: If it is so important to dig things up and collect them, then why are archaeologists worried that other people dig up artifacts and give them to museums or add them to their own private archaeological collections?
X: Archaeology is a professional discipline. Years of training and experience are needed. It is not just about finding things and digging them up. The field work must be done very carefully. Of every find there needs to be a written record, to which a photograph must be added. The records must also state exactly what was found, where it was found and when. The outdoor work is followed by work in the lab, cleaning, restoring and identifying each artifact. Finally, when all is done, an analysis must be written and published in a magazine or a book.
J: Are there any other dangers, natural disasters perhaps?
X: Unfortunately there are treasure hunters: people search for valuable objects, especially jewellery and gold. They are the worst. History does not need to fear nature very much. What has been buried has often been buried well. It is often human digging that causes the loss of valuable materials. It may seem a contradiction, but leaving things as they are would often be the best way of keeping things for the generations to come.
6. The interview is probably a conversation between
A. Mr Xu and his wife B. a student and a teacher
C. a teacher and a newspaper reporter D. a professor and a farmer
7. According to Professor Xu, there are ______ why people do not report finds.
A. no reasons B. certain threats
C. few dangers D. several reasons
8. The reason why some people do not inform the police about archaeological finds is that ______ .
A. they are afraid of the police
B. the government has failed to inform the public
C. they think working archaeologists will cause trouble
D. they don't have the years of training and experience that are needed
9. For most artifacts ______ can quite easily see whether they are valuable or not.
A. farmers B. the police C. construction workers D. local experts
10. In the opinion of Professor Xu, the greatest danger to our archaeological treasures are ______ .
A. natural disasters B. farmers and construction workers
C. scientists D. treasure hunters
C
Madame Curie ,the youngest of five children ,was born in Warsaw , Poland in 1867. Marie Curie's maiden name was Manya. Her parents were teachers, and she learned the importance of education at an early age. No higher education was offered to women in Poland at that time, so Manya
took a job as a governess (女家庭教师). She sent part of her income to
Paris to help pay for her older sister's medical studies. Her sister qualified as a doctor and married a fellow doctor in 1891. Manya went to join them in Paris, changing her name to Marie.
She entered the Sorbonne (now the Universities of Paris) and studied physics and mathematics, graduating at the top of her class. For the research she wanted to do, she was introduced to another young scientist, Pierre Curie. Later they fell in love with each other. After their marriage, they worked
together on radioactivity.
After she was rewarded the Nobel Prize, fame troubled Marie Curie
and also her husband, because science was their world and in this world of
science fame and honor to persons had no value. One day when a writer fora newspaper tried to ask Marie about herself and her thoughts and her
beliefs, she answered him, “In science we must be interested in things, not inpersons.” Much of the real character and spirit of this unusual woman was
found in these few words, which she was later often to repeat. One evening, at a big party, a friend asked if she would like to meet the King of Greece ,who was also a guest. She answered in her simple manner, “I don't see the value of it.” Then, seeing that she had hurt the feelings of her friend, she
quickly added, “But …but…of course, I shall do whatever you please. Just as you please.”

11.What did Marie Curie once do to help pay for her older sister's medical
studies?
A. She was a teacher.                   B. She was a doctor.
C. She was a governess.                D. She was a waitress.

12.What was valuable to Marie Curie?
A. science and research.               B .fame and honor.
C .character and spirit.               D. persons and things.
13.The writer for a newspaper was interested in____.
A. things       B. Marie Curie          C. Marie's husband          D. persons

14.What do you think might have happened between Marie Curie and the
King of Greece?
A. The King was angry with Marie Curie.
B. For the sake of her friend Marie Curie met the King of Greece.
C. The King of Greece wrote a letter to invite Marie Curie to meet him.
D. Marie Curie held another party for the King.

15. How is the last paragraph developed?

A. By time order B. By space order C. By example D. By listing

第二节 （毎小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Tara’s last-minute win
More than 7,000 people saw an exciting third and last round of the women’s Big Air contest at the Winter X Games at Mount Snow, Vermont Tara Dakides , a regular winner of top events, won with the very last jump of the competition.
After the first two jumps, Barrett Christy was in first place, with Tara in tenth position. 16 Christy jumped well, and Tara knew that her third and last jump had to be good .She jumped perfectly, a 540。 turn, and the scores came up quickly on the board. 17.
“In the first two rounds I jumped badly,” Said Tara.” But in the third round, when I heard the people shouting ‘Tara! Tara! I relaxed .I jumped well, much better than before.”
18”I practice this jump regularly and I know I could do it .So I went down the hill fast, a lot more quickly than the first two times , and it worked! I don’t like waiting until the last jump to win, but it’s OK, and I won. 19”
Tara’s going to the next big snowboarding event at Mammoth Mountain, California. Maybe she’ll win again , and more easily next time, but Christy will be there too. 20
A. Who will be the winner next time?
B. When will their next competition be?
C. Christy jumped much higher than Tara.
D. They told everyone that Tara was the winner.
E. It wasn’t easy, but in these competitions you never win easily.
F. In the last round , Tara watched nervously as Christy did her final jump.
G. She said the most important thing in the last jump was that she was more confident.
第二部分：语言知识运用
第一节 完型填空（每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
Once upon a time, there was a large mountainside, where an eagle’s nest rested. The eagle’s 21 contained four large eagle eggs. One day an earthquake rocked the mountain, 22 one of the eggs to roll down the mountain 23 a chicken farm, which was in the valley below. The chickens knew that they must 24 and care for the eagle’s egg, so an old hen 25 to hatch (孵) and raise the large egg.
One day, the egg hatched and a beautiful 26 was born. Sadly, however, the eagle was raised to be a(n) 27 . Soon, the eagle believed he was 28 more than a chicken. The eagle 29 his home and family, but his spirit cried out for more. While playing a game on the farm one day, the eagle looked at the skies above and 30 a group of eagles soaring in the skies. “Oh,” the eagle cried, “I wish I could soar 31 those birds.” The chickens shouted with laughter, “You cannot soar like those birds. You are a chicken and chickens do not 32 .”
The eagle 33 staring at his real family up above , 34 that he could be with them high in the sky. Each time the eagle wanted to let his 35 be known, he was told it couldn’t be done. That is 36 the eagle learned to believe. Slowly, the eagle 37 his dreaming and continued to live his life like a chicken. 38 , after a long life as a chicken, the eagle 39 .
You will become what you believe you are; so if you ever dream of becoming an eagle, 40 your dreams, not the words of a chicken.
21. A. home
B. nest
C. family
D. hotel
22. A. guiding
B. blowing
C. inviting
D. causing
23. A. on
B. over
C. to
D. past
24. A. protect
B. punish
C. introduce
D. share
25. A. offered
B. regretted
C. tried
D. turned
26. A. egg
B. hen
C. eagle
D. chicken
27. A. chicken
B. eagle
C. hero
D. fool
28. A. something
B. nothing
C. anything
D. everything
29. A. loved
B. hated
C. disliked
D. appreciated
30. A. heard
B. recognized
C. respected
D. noticed
31. A. like
B. over
C. for
D. against
32.A.dance
B. soar
C. sing
D. swim
33.A.approached
B. avoided
C. continued
D. considered
34. A. promising
B. proving
C. dreaming
D. believing
35.A. suggestion
B. advantage
C. discovery
D. dream
36. A. why
B. what
C. how
D. when
37. A. went
B. enjoyed
C. stopped
D. began
38. A. Happily
B. Finally
C. Quickly
D. Probably
39. A. gave up
B. broke down
C. died out
D. passed away
40. A. stick
B. have
C. follow
D. remember

第二节（每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的词（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Today, we know while a person is asleep, the brain is very active.
41.________(understand) more about sleep, scientists study brain waves. By doing this they have learned that there are five stages of sleep. Stage one sleep, during 42._______ a person wakes up easily, is very light. As we move into stage two , our eyes stop 43._______(move) and our brain waves move more slowly .During stages three and four (often called “deep sleep”).44._____ is very hard to awaken a person. During this time, the body repairs 45.______(it).In children and young adults, the body makes a chemical 46.______(use) for growing. In the next stage—REM (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep—we