德陽(yáng)二診英語(yǔ)試題

1、2013年德陽(yáng)二診英 語(yǔ) 試 題（初稿）注意事項(xiàng)： 1本試卷分第卷（選擇題）和第卷（非選擇題）兩部分，共150分?？荚嚂r(shí)間120分鐘?？荚嚱Y(jié)束，將答題卡交回。 2155小題選出答案后，用2b鉛筆把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑；第二卷的答案也必須寫在答題卡上指定的位置，在試卷上作答無(wú)效。 第卷（選擇題，共90分）第一部分 英語(yǔ)知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié) 語(yǔ)法和詞匯知識(shí)（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分） 從a、b、c、d四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。1. how do you find this composition, sir?_. besid

2、es some spelling mistakes, the language is a bit boring.a. that all depends b. quite by chancec. i dont think much of it d. his partner showed it to me2. my wife _the night shift when my plane arrives. thats why no one is to meet me at the airport today. a. is workingb. will be working c. has been w

3、orkingd. will have worked3. the young man, _ several attempts to beat the world record in high jumping, decided to have another try. a. to make b. making c. made d. having made4. my brother has his own business thats also _ i expect to do after i graduate from university. a. what b. whenc. that d. w

4、hy5. the problem _ at tomorrows meeting is a very difficult one. a. to discuss b. to be discussedc. discussed d. being discussed6. i didnt attend the lecture yesterday.i_ , either, if my mother hadnt reminded me.a. didntb. hadntc. wouldntd. wouldnt have7. great as newton was, many of his ideas _ tod

5、ay and are being corrected by the work of scientists of our time. a. are challenging b. are challengedc. have challenged d. have been challenged8. progress so far has been very good. we are, _, confident that the work will be completed on time.a. however b. otherwise c. therefore d. besides 9. you w

6、ill be easily _ by the company if you are expert at the computer and you can drive a car as well.a. taken on b. taken in c. taken over d. taken up10. my desk-mate, beth comes from a tradition people dress up for particularly popular sporting events.a. when b. where c. how d. why第二節(jié) 完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5

7、分，滿分30分） 閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（a、b、c和d）中，選出可以填人空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該選項(xiàng)涂黑。alan and henry, both seriously ill, shared a hospital room. alan was allowed to sit up in his bed, which was next to the rooms only _11_. henry had to spend all his time flat on his _12_.the men _13_ for hours, about their wives, fa

8、milies, their homes and their jobs. and every afternoon when alan could sit up, he would _14_ the time by describing to his roommate all the things he could see. ducks and swans played on the water while children _15_ their model boats. lovers walked arm in arm among flowers. trees and skyline could

9、 be seen in the _16_. as he described all this, henry would close his eyes and imagine the _17_.one warm afternoon, alan represented a parade（游行）passing by. although henry could not _18_ the band, he could see it in his mind. _19_, a strange thought entered his head: why should he have all the pleas

10、ure of seeing everything _20_ i never got to see anything? it doesnt seem fair. henry felt _21_ at first. but as the days passed and he missed seeing more sight, his envy grew and soon let him down. he began to find himself unable to sleep. he should be _22_ that windowand that thought now _23_ his

11、life.late one night, as he lay staring at the _24_, alan began to coughhe was choking. henry watched in the dim room as the struggling man tried hard to _25_ for the button to call for help. _26_ from across the room, he never moved, never pushed his own button which would have brought the nurse run

12、ning. in less than five minutes, the coughing and choking _27_, along with the sound of breathing. now, there was only silencedeathly silence.as soon as it seemed _28_, henry asked if he could be moved next to the window. the nurse was happy to make the switch and after making sure he was comfortabl

13、e, she left him alone._29_, painfully, he struggled to take his first look. finally, he would have the _30_ of seeing it all himself. he looked out, but faced a black wall.11. a. door b. window c. desk d. toilet12. a. stomach b. side c. back d. face13. a. talked b. quarreled c. recalled d. thought14

14、. a. waste b. find c. have d. kill15. a. rode b. drove c. sailed d. made16. a. garden b. hospital c. street d. distance17. a. scene b. sightseeing c. event d. landscape18. a. feel b. hear c. watch d. notice19. a. unfortunately b. unusually c. unexpectedly d. unpleasantly20. a. while b. when c. as d.

15、 but21. a. pleased b. ashamed c. relaxed d. frightened22. a. on b. near c. from d. by23. a. took b. adjusted c. controlled d. risked 24. a. roof b. ceiling c. floor d. sky25. a. wait b. look c. reach d. hope26. a. helping b. crying c. caring d. listening27. a. stopped b. continued c. grew d. calmed2

16、8. a. normal b. usual c. proper d. complete29. a. quickly b. slowly c. comfortably d. luckily30. a. time b. humor c. wish d. joy第二部分 閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）第一節(jié)（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分） 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（a、b、c和d）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。aamong professional basketball players, jeremy lins background is not typical. he

17、graduated from harvard university, which sends few players to the nba, and he is the only chinese- american nba player. but when you watch him on the court, there is no doubt that he belongs there. he moves with speed and grace that demonstrate years of faithful practice, which is fueled by a love f

18、or basketball.lins enjoyment of basketball actually began in taiwan. when lins father moved to u.s., his interest in the sport only grew and he passed on this love of basketball to his son, introducing him to the game at the age of five. the young lin spent much of his youth playing basketball for f

19、un.in high school, lin dreamed of playing in the nba. when he applied for college, he was not offered a single sports scholarship. however, after his admission to harvard, he was offered a place on its college basketball team.during lins time at harvard, his basketball career began to take off. he s

20、cored 1,482 points, making him one of the highest scorers in ivy league history. when he graduated, no professional teams offered lin a contract, but he was invited to play in the nba summer league. he played well and ended up eagerly signing a contract with the golden state warriors. at first, play

21、ing in professional games filled lin with excitement. he treasured opportunities to meet players he had been watching on tv for years. but slowly, the excitement wore off and was replaced by anxiety. in a few very difficult months, he was cut by two teams before the new york knicks picked him up. bu

22、t he had the courage and determination to stick to his dream, so he put himself into hard training to get ready for his opportunity to come. then his moment arrived on february 4, 2012, on which his excellent performance made him famous overnight. after that, he led the knicks to their fifth straigh

23、t victory. the associated press called lin “the most surprising story in the nba”. knicks fans developed the nickname for him “l(fā)insanity”(林發(fā)瘋）. time magazine released its 2012 list of the 100 most influential people in the world, jeremy lin included.31. which of the following statements is true acco

24、rding to the passage?a. lin is the most outstanding player in nba.b. lin learned to play basketball when he was eight.c. before lin there was no chinese-american nba players.d. lin was excited for professional games and did a good job at the beginning.32. what does the underlined phrases “wore off”

25、probably mean? a. arose b. disappeared c. grew d. remained33. which is the right order for lins life?a. he became famous overnight.b. he graduated from harvard university.c. he was fired by the golden state warriors.d. he made an excellent performance on feb 4, 2012.e. he was invited to play in the

26、nba summer league.a. b, d, c, a, e b. d, b, c, e, a c. b, e, c, d, a d. a, e, d, c, b34. it can be inferred from the passage that _.a. lin got an easy entry into nba.b. lin didnt have a smooth road in nba.c. nba prefers graduates from harvard university.d. lin didnt show his basketball talents in ha

27、rvard university.bare you an optimist? do you look at your glass and see it as half full? do you believe that every cloud has a silver lining and that generally things turn out for the best? do you believe that if something is meant to be, it will be? if you reply “yes” to all of these questions, th

28、en you are an optimist. you probably are enthusiastic, cheerful and outgoing. you may well be successful at work and in love.but you may be misguided because things dont turn out for the best. you may believe that when one door closes another one opens (for example, you may fail to land a new job, a

29、nother chance will come around soon), wrong. when one door closes, another door slams in your face. thats bitter reality.now a book has been published which confirms what we pessimists (悲觀者）have suspected all along. its called the positive power of defensive pessimism. its author argues that defensi

30、ve pessimism can lead to positive results. defensive pessimism is a strategy used to manage fear, anxiety and worry. defensive pessimists prepare for things by setting low outcomes for themselves. they carefully consider everything that may go wrong and plan for ways to handle these problems. and th

31、is gives them a sense of control. lawrence sanno, a psychology professor, says, “whats interesting about defensive pessimists is that they tend to be very successful people, so their low opinion of the situations outcomes is not realistic. they use it to motivate themselves to perform better. ”so fa

32、r, so good. this is not rocket science. defensive pessimists prepare carefully and consider what might go wrong, whether at work, on a date or even in a sports game. it makes sense to have a back-up plan. there are many sayings in english urging caution. for example, “dont put all your eggs in one b

33、asket,” and “dont count your chickens until they hatch.” to have a confident and optimistic approach to lifes problems is good. but listen to what woody alien, the american comedian says, “confidence is what you have before you understand the problem.”there are pros and cons to being an optimist and

34、 a pessimist. dont feel bad if you see the glass half empty. you are a realist. but lighten up and hook up with someone who sees the same glass half full.35. what is the passage mainly about?a. the benefits of defensive pessimism.b. how to become successful in life.c. a book that has recently been p

35、ublished.d. the dangers of being too optimistic.36. the underlined sentence “this is not rocket science” in paragraph 4 means_.a. the cost is not so high b. there is no real proofc. its not a dangerous thing to do d. it is quite simple to understand37. the writer would probably describe himself as _

36、.a. a success b. a failurec. a realistd. a scientist38. which of the following english expressions would a defensive pessimist believe? a. whatever will be, will be.b. the glass is half full not half empty.c. every cloud has a silver lining.d. dont put all your eggs in one basket.cif you are an expe

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45、year c. have to receive training for about a monthd. get bonuses much more than your base salarydwould the world be more peaceful if women were in charge? a challenging new book by the harvard university psychologist steven pinker says that the answer is “yes”.in the better angels of our nature, pin

46、ker presents data showing that human violence, while still very much with us today, has been gradually declining. moreover, he says, “over the long sweep of history, women have been and will be a peaceful force. traditional war is a mans game: tribal women never band together to attack neighboring v

47、illages.” as mothers, women tend to maintain peaceful conditions in which to bring up their children.skeptics(懷疑者) immediately reply that women have not made war simply because they have rarely been in power. if they were empowered as leaders, the disorder of the world would force them to make the s

48、ame warlike decisions that men do. margaret thatcher, golda meir, and indira gandhi were powerful women; all of them led their countries to war.but it is also true that these women rose to leadership by playing according to the political rules of “a mans world.” it was their success consistent with(

49、與一致) male values that enabled their rise to leadership in the first place. in a world in which women were in the majority of leadership positions, they might behave differently in power.so we are left with the broader question: does gender(性別) really matter in leadership? in terms of traditional opi

50、nion, various psychological studies show that men tend towards the hard power of command, while women are cooperative and naturally understand the soft power of attraction and persuasion.the key choices about war and peace in our future will depend not on gender, but on how leaders combine hard and

51、soft power skills to produce smart policies. both men and women will make those decisions.43. which of the following does pinker agree?a. human violence has been increasing.b. men play a vital role in traditional war.c. women prefer to take care of their babies at home.d. women have not made war due

52、 to their powerlessness.44. the author mentions margaret thatcher, golda meir, and indira gandhi to say _ .a. they also made warb. they also acted as leadersc. they were all heroinesd. they were all women45. in terms of traditional opinion, _ .a. men prefer cooperationb. men are wiser than womenc. w

53、omen know well about soft powerd. women are excellent leaders.46. what does the writer intend to tell us?a. men tend to lead their countries to war.b. women are more likely to make smart policies than men.c. we had better choose women as our leaders if we want peace.d. war and peace depend on wise p

54、olicies made by men or women.ewhat would you think if someone proposed knocking down st pauls cathedral to widen the road? or pulling down big ben to make way for a car park? itd be ridiculous, right? but when it comes to devastation(毀滅) of the natural world, we arent so easily shocked. but we shoul

55、d be . or well be in a lot of trouble!nature is shrinking by the day. ancient forests are destroyed. wetlands are becoming dry. woodland is disappearing, and all in the name of progress. this is bad in itself, but its devastating for biodiversity.biodiversity refers to the variety of plants, animals and other living things which are all interconnected. the ecological services provided by biodi