高二英语试题

I got divorced (离婚) last year. In the hope of finding a whole 16 life, I went to a small town and 17 a teaching job in a school there. There was one little boy whom I 18 very much in my class. He was very 19 every day and always seemed to have a 20 on his face. He stuttered (口吃) when he spoke, but it never seemed to make him less happy. He would talk to me every single day, and by 21 time with him, I almost forgot my sad 22 and became much happier.

One morning, when I was talking to a couple who were 23 the school store, he stopped by and said hello to all of us. The couple 24 told me that he came almost every day but 25 had money to buy anything.

I decided I would get him something just as a surprise, 26 I picked out a pencil, a pencil sharpener, and a small notebook. He came again when it was playtime. I gave him what I had 27 for him.

I cannot describe the 28 on his face when I gave him just the 29 little things that cost exactly $1.00. Then 30 a stutter in the world, he said excitedly, “Thank you so much!” He then just kept 31 , “Thank you, thank you.” He gave me a big hug before going off to 32 .

I know I was moved, just seeing someone 33 something that much. As he walked off, he 34 his new things to another of the 35 walking to the classroom. I have to say that I have never spent one dollar that meant so much to me. 16. A. rich B. safe C. interesting D. new 17. A. held B. found C. wanted D. caught 18. A. respected B. envied C. liked D. enjoyed 19. A. happy B. lazy C. shy D. lonely 20. A. pain B. scar C. smile D. wish

21. A. killing B. wasting C. sharing D. spending 22. A. experience B. idea C. job D. childhood 23. A. opening B. running C. visiting D. cleaning 24. A. firstly B. finally C. later D. suddenly 25. A. never B. sometimes C. usually D. ever 26. A. if B. but C. since D. so 27. A. made B. bought C. borrowed D. taken 28. A. look B. color C. feel D. mood 29. A. five B. two C. three D. four 30. A. through B. without C. beside D. by 31. A. singing B. screaming C. writing D. repeating 32. A. work B. home C. class D. school 33. A. favor B. appreciate C. dislike D. admire 34. A. sent B. lent C. showed D. sold 35. A. teachers B. girls C. couples D. kids

III. 阅读理解 (reading comprehension)

A

Happiness is for everyone. You don’t need to care about those people who have

beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools or those who have nice cars and a lot of money and so on. Why? Because those who have big houses many often feel lonely and those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads at their free time.

In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble at school, your friends will help you; when you study hard at your lessons, your parents are always taking good care of your life and your health; when you get success, your friends will say congratulations to you; when you do something wrong, people around you will help you to correct it. And when you do something good to others, you will feel happy, too. All these are your happiness. If you notice a bit of them, you can see that happiness is always around you.

Happiness is not the same as money. It is a feeling of your heart. When you are poor, you can also say you are very happy, because you have something else that can’t be bought with money. When you meet with difficulties, you can say loudly you are very happy, because you have more chances to challenge yourself. So you cannot always say you are poor and you have bad luck. As the saying goes, life is like a revolving（旋转的） door. When it closes, it also opens. If you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person.

36. Those who have big houses may often feel .

A. happy B. lonely C. free D. excited 37. When you fall down in a PE class, both your teacher and your classmates

will .

A. laugh at you B. play jokes on you C. quarrel with you D. help you up 38. What will your friends say to you when you make great progress?

A. Oh, so do I. B. Congratulations! C. Good luck! D. It’s just so-so. 39. Which idea is NOT RIGHT according to the passage?

A. People who have cars would never like to walk in the open air. B. You can get help from others when you make mistakes.

C. You can still be a happy person even if you have little money.

D. Happiness is always around you though difficulties come towards you. 40. Which of the following is this passage about?

A. Bad luck. B. Good luck. C. Happiness. D. Life.

B

Less TV Reduce Kids Weight

PALO AITO, California—“ Switching off the television may help prevent children from getting fatter—even if they do not change their diet or increase the amount they exercise,” US researchers said last week.

A study of 192 third and fourth grades, generally aged eight and nine, found that children who cut the number of hours spent watching television gained nearly two pounds （0.91 kg ） less over a one-year period than those who did not change their television diet.

“The findings are important because they show that weight loss can only be the result of a reduction in television viewing and not any other activity,” said Thomas Robinson, a pediatrician （儿科专家）at Stanford University.

“ American children spend an average of more than four hours per day watching television and videos or playing games, and rates of childhood being very fat have doubt over the past 20 years,” Robinson said.

In the study, presented this week to the Pediatric Academic Societies’ annual meeting in San Francisco, the researchers persuaded about 100 of the students to reduce their television viewing by one-quarter to one-third.

Children watching fewer hours of television showed a significantly smaller increase in waist size and had less body fat than other students who continue their normal television viewing, even though neither group ate a special diet nor took part in any extra exercise.

“One explanation for the weight loss could be the children unstuck to the television may simply have been moving around and burning off calories,” Robinson said.

“Another reason might be due to eating fewer meals in front of the television. Some studies have suggested that eating in front of the TV encourages people to eat more,” Robinson added.

41. The author tries to tell us in the first two paragraphs that ____.

A. children will get fatter if they eat too much. B. children will get thinner if they eat less.

C. children will get fatter if they spend less time watching TV. D. children will get fatter if they spend more time watching TV.

42. According to the passage, the time American children usually spend on watching TV ____.

A. is more than four hours a day. B. is less than four hours a day.

C. doubled in the last twenty years. D. is more than on any other activities. 43. The time children spend on TV viewing every day is suggested to be about ___.

A. six hours B. eight hours C. three hours D. one hour 44. Which of the following is right ?

A. Children usually eat fewer while watching TV. B. Children usually eat more while watching TV.

C. Children eat the same amount of meals while watching TV. D. Children usually eat nothing while watching TV.

45. Why can watching TV increase kids’ weight according to the passage ?

A. They usually eat more while watching TV. B. They burn off fewer calories.

C. They change their diet while watching TV. D. Both A and B

C

A young man was playing poker with six of his friends. He did not have much money left, so he just threw a quarter in the pot. But he noticed he might have the worst hand. This young man did not even glance at any of the other six players. When the opportunity arose to change all of his cards, he refused and kept his seemingly worthless hand.

When the time came to throw in more bets, this young man put in another quarter. Three of the other six noticed that he never changed his cards, and they thought he had a great hand, so they immediately gave up while the remaining three called and threw in some of their money. The young man then decided to put all his money in the pot. This frightened the last three and they gave up, too. This young man had ten times the amount he began with when the game was over. But to his friends’ surprise, the cards he threw on the table showed the lowest hand. After a brief pause, the young man said, “I knew I was going to win because the cards don’t matter in poker. What matters is the trick of leading your opponent (对手) to believe you have an unbeatable hand.”

This is not to say we should bluff (虚张声势) our way through life. We should use what we have to be the best we can be. In life, no one is dealt a perfect hand. Sometimes we are not in a good situation. Use all your talents and never focus on what another person has if you want to win. Your life is in your hands. 46. According to the passage, why did the young man keep his bad hand? A. Because he thought his opponents had worse hands. B. Because he had no chance to change his cards. C. Because he thought his hand was the best. D. Because he wanted to confuse his opponents.

47. What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean? A. You can live a very good life by working hard. B. You can decide your own fate.

C. No one can beat you if you are smart enough. D. You can choose the kind of life you want to live. 48. We can learn from the passage that ______.

A. the young man’s friends were all richer than him B. the young man was not sure if he would win at first C. there were altogether six people playing cards

D. all the young man’s friends thought he had a good hand

49. In the passage, “the hand” stands for “______” of a person at a certain time. A. the goal B. the fame C. the situation D. the health 50. The story tells us that ______. A. he who laughs last laughs best

B. lying is a necessary tool for becoming successful C. we should use what we have to be the best we can be D. we have to lie if we want to win when playing cards