江西赣州市十三县市高二上期中联考英语试卷

My darling daughter,
Recently I saw a diary of years. It was written when you were nine. I read your goals in the diary, and one little goal was really surprising for me. It was “to make Mom happy”.
I was so moved, and I would have told you that you made me happy every day of my life.  My first thoughts in the morning were of you. When I got home from work, I couldn’t wait to see you. I liked talking to you very much and I wanted to know what your day was like. You kept my spirit alive, my mind challenged and my body active. You were, and still are, the light of my life. Without you, my life would have been boring. You made me happy and you continue to do so.
You are a mother now, with a child of your own. I know you love her, so I think you should tell her how happy she makes you. Sometimes we forget to say the words that are in our hearts. These words can be very important to a child. They can change their world completely. They can create a beautiful world for them.
You are my joy in life, my little one. You always have been, and you always will be. Never forget that, and tell that to your child. Tell her that she is the most important thing in the world for you, because she makes things joyful in your life! I love you, my dearest daughter.
Mom
What can we learn from the first paragraph?

The mother ______ according to the text.

According to the third paragraph, the mother advised her daughter to ______ .

The text has most likely been taken from

Plastic surgery(整容手术) is not only popular in the US, but is also sweeping across Asia. It is reported that South Korea is now the world’s largest market for plastic surgery.
In order to change their looks, 20 percent of women aged between 19 and 49 in Seoul said they had gone under the knife. The growth of South Korea’s pop music industry increases the popularity. Many patients visit clinics (诊所)with photos of singers, asking doctors to copy their noses or eyes.
Joo Kwon, who founded one of the largest clinics in Seoul, recently opened a hotel to better serve customers. People will spend about US$I7,675 in a single visit. An increasing number of clients are non-Koreans, from China, Japan, the Middle East and even Africa. Leaders in South Korea say that this will help the Korean economy.
However, Mr. Kwon warned that young people should be careful when seeking such operations. “I think South Korea doesn’t understand the word “beauty”, because everyone looks pretty much the same. It is also related to low self-confidence. I think the situation will somewhat become better in future as the society becomes more different. But it will take quite a bit of time until we get there,” he told reporters.
Last year, a booklet was given out to Korean high school students by the government. There is a story that a local woman who was crazy about plastic surgery ended up with an ugly face.
What is the main cause of the increase in plastic surgery in South Korea?

What is Mr. Kwon’s attitude towards plastic surgery?

We can learn from the last paragraph that ____ .

What is the main idea of the text?

The historical documentary, Mr. Deng Goes to Washington, which was first shown in the capital on May 12, not only reveals the details of an attempted assassination(刺杀) of Deng, but is also the first time that animated (动画的) images of China’s leaders have appeared on the silver screen. The film tells the story of Deng’s nine-day visit to the US in 1979, only a month after China established diplomatic(外交的) relations with the US for the first time after the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949.
Lv Muzi, the film’s producer, said the film includes 12 animated sequences of Deng, drawn in French, American and Japanese styles, as well as China’s traditional shadow puppetry(皮影) style.
Hu Yuchen, who has drawn cartoons for leaders including former premier, Wen Jiabao, is the artist behind the animated images of Deng. Among the three versions of images he drew, director, Fu Hongxing, chose to use the version which was moderately realistic.
“Deng’s animated images are not static(静止的) in the film. When he’s at meetings, the images are more serious, and when he’s at a party, he’s portrayed in a more lively way,” said Zhu.
For the young animator, animation can tell the story of that period of history better to younger viewers. “At first glance, animation may seem simple, but in reality, we need to do a large amount of homework, like checking what dishes were served at a dinner or what paintings were displayed in a particular room.” Zhu said he and the team went through a lot of historical documents and reviewed video clips (录像片段) in the process of creation.
Fu said the film is in honor of Deng’s contribution to China as well as his influence on generations of Chinese people. Production was completed last year, which marked the l10th anniversary of Deng’s birth and also the 35thanniversary of Sino-US diplomatic relations.
Mr. Deng Goes to Washington uses all of the following styles EXCEPT_______ .

What does the underlined word in the fourth paragraph, “portrayed “, probably mean?

Which of the following is NOT true about the documentary?

Why was the documentary made ?

The popularity of farmers’ markets combined with concerns over food security is making the number of school leavers taking agriculture courses increase rapidly, according to a study.
Large numbers of 16- to 18-year-olds are going to study subjects such as agriculture, food and gamekeeping despite having no background in farming. Jeanette Dawson, principal of Bishop Burton College, said women were also taking up courses at an increasing rate.
She said it was related to a series of food scandals (丑闻)such as the discovery of horsemeat in frozen meals stocked by major supermarkets.
But the movement was also promoted by an increased awareness of the importance of local food and produce, she said. The number of students taking courses in “land-based subjects” has increased by a quarter in the last 12 months alone – from 5,138 to 6,482.
Mrs. Dawson said there were a lot of young people who weren’t from farming backgrounds. But there had been a growth in the number of them accessing agriculture programes with a view to a career in the industry. She said agriculture was an  “applied science, with the great outdoors as its laboratory”. And it was increasingly seen as an attractive job for school leavers.
“I never underestimate (低估) the ability of teenagers to pick up on it. The more it is in the media, the more it interests young people. Whenever I go in my local pub, it has on the blackboard where the sausages (香肠) are from. Everyone is interested in buying local food and knowing where their food is from.
The comments were made as Bishop Burton prepares to expand, with a ￡I3 million project to build a new campus in Lincolnshire. The site – due to open in September 20l5 – will be the college’s second in the county, in addition to one at nearby Riseholme.
What is making large numbers of students take agriculture courses?

The example of horsemeat in the third paragraph illustrates(证明) the necessity of_________ .

What does the writer mainly discuss in the passage?

（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
Surprising Ways in Which Your Friends Influence You
The company you keep says a lot about you. Friends have a big influence over how you feel, think and behave.  
1. Strong-willed friends increase self-control
If you struggle to resist temptation（诱惑), surrounding yourself with people who possess a high degree of self-discipline （自律）can help
   Whether you want to do exercise at the gym, or you’re considering reducing this month’s budget, spending time with a disciplined friend could help you maintain healthy habits.
2. More friendships, more problems
Too many social media connections can increase your stress level.       A report says that more Facebook friends mean more stress. Researchers linked a great number of social media connections to increased anxiety about people.
3.   
Close friends could be the secret to longevity(长寿). When older adults have close friends, they’re likely to live longer. Other studies have shown that having friends lowers the risk of disease by reducing blood pressure and heart rate. So while it may be tempting to think that friends are sometimes more trouble than they’re worth, clearly, having close friends can be one of the best things you can do for your health.
4. Friends can be either a good influence or a bad influence
Friends can greatly-influence your choices. A study has found that friends often provide one another with moral support to resist a temptation.     Researchers discovered that when it came to resisting temptations – like eating chocolate – sometimes friends were more likely to become partners in crime as they decided to indulge (放纵)together

E. The larger your social circle is, the more happiness you have.
F.When it comes to social Media, “the more the better” may not be the best approach.
G.However, friends also commonly work together to enjoy indulgences,

阅读下面短文，撑握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项
My friend Kenny and his family had just returned from Disney World. “I saw a sight I’ll ________  forget,” he said. “I want you to know about it.”
He and his family were ________ Cinderella’s(灰姑娘)castle. It was packed with kids and parents. Suddenly all the children rushed to one ________ .  If it had been a boat, the castle would have tipped over. Cinderella had  ________ .
Kenny said she was a beautiful young girl with each hair________, white skin, and a sweet smile. She stood in the garden of  ________ , each wanting to touch and to be touched.
For some reason Kenny   ________  and looked toward the other side of the castle. There was a boy who might be seven or eight years old. His ________  was hard to determine because of his height. Dwarfed(侏儒)in height, he stood ________   quietly, holding the hand of an older brother.
It was very  ________  that he wanted to be with the children. He  ________ to be in the middle of the kids reaching for Cinderella. But can’t you feel his  ________   of  being turned down? Fear of being laughed at again?
But Cinderella ________ the little boy. She immediately began walking in his direction. ________   but firmly inching through the crowd of children, she became ________  . She walked quickly across the floor, bent down and placed a  ________   on his face.
“I thought you would  ________   the story,” Kenny told me. I did. It________ me of the one you and I had heard of before. The names are ________ , but isn’t the story almost the same? In both cases a gift was given. In both cases love was ________   . In both cases the lovely one performed a gesture beyond words.

A．always B．never C．ever D．often

A．outside B．behind C．beside D．inside

A．step B．side C．wall D．stop

A．entered B．started C．left D．disappeared

A．in place B．in length C．in peace D．in advance

A．students B．kids C．parents D．girls

A．jumped B．whispered C．turned D．shook

A．name B．appearance C．mind D．age

A．watching B．thinking C．listening D．searching

A．strange B．stupid C．obvious D．humorous

A．failed B．longed C．regretted D．pretended

A．pleasure B．fear C．anger D．amusement

A．noticed B．protected C．supported D．saved

A．Rudely B．Politely C．Relaxedly D．Hardly

A．tired B．free C．busy D．astonished

A．gift B．hand C．kiss D．touch

A．catch B．follow C．appreciate D．inspire

A．warned B．informed C．cheated D．reminded

A．important B．different C．necessary D．unique

A．separated B．divided C．shared D．expanded

语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
In many countries,   ________is not unusual for families of different backgrounds to live together in the shared space. ________, in the United States, this idea may still be considered odd.
But this type of housing,   ________(call) co-housing, is gaining   ________ (popular) in the United States, too. Co-housing complexes (合租建筑群) are popping up across the country. For many people, this way of life is   ________  relief to the busy modern lifestyle. A co-housing community has ________(private) owned houses and shared land. There is often a “common house” with a kitchen and dining room, meeting room, and maybe a workshop of library or music room. About 25 co-housing communities ________ (build) in recent years, and 150 more are planned.
A co-housing complex is a place ________residents(居民) shop, cook, and eat together. Residents of a co-housing complex like its sense of shared community. Children have other kids to play ________  , which many families like. Other residents like the feeling of living in a “village”. Residents also say that they can live in co-housing for   ________ (little) money than they would pay for nearby apartments.

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（^），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Dear Jim,
Thank you for your last letter telling me your recently news. I'd like to tell you something about our school sports meeting. It was holding on October,20th, which was a fine day.
There were over 1,600 students and teachers attend it. Wang Lin, a student from my class won the 100-meter race. He finishes the race in 11.2 seconds and broke down the school record. They were all very excited. The sports meeting was great success. That was why we were all making every effort to our class honor. Although I was not one of the winner, I was proud of what we had done.
Looking forward to receiving your letter.
Yours,Li Pi

假如你是李华,你们班最近就校园安全问题组织了一个主题班会,请你用英语写一篇发言稿,
谈一谈你对这个主题的看法。短文应包括下面的内容:
1.加强学生安全意识的重要性;
2.在校内外活动中应注意哪些安全并举例。
3.谈谈你自己的看法。
注意:1.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;  2.词数120左右;  3.文章开头已给出,不计入总词数。
My dear classmates,
Recently our class has discussed about how to make our campus a safe place to stay on.