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In New York, Stevens had trouble writing stories. He discovered that he missed music.He also discovered that most of his stories he did write were about his home state of Michigan. So, Sufjan Stevens decided to make an album of songs about Michigan. Greetings from Michigan: The Great Lakes State was released three years ago. The album was a big success. Many young people and music critics liked it. Before long, Stevens announced that he wanted to make an album for every state. He called it his “fifty states project”. Stevens chose Illinois as his next state. He read many books about Illinois. He studied police documents and old newspapers. He talked to people who live in the state. The CD Illinois was released last year. Critics loved the album. It won many awards. Illinois became popular at colleges throughout the United States. People said the CD sounded different from anything else they had ever heard. Sufjan Stevens is keeping his next state a secret from reporters. People have said that he is writing about Oregon, Rhode Island, or Minnesota. However, no one but Stevens knows for sure. 68.Stevens plan to make an album about each state in order to __________. A.excite the music talent in ordinary Americans B.record an album of his own music C.let people know more about each state of US D.excite his talent for writing 69.What did Stevens do in preparation for making an album about a state? A.He played in several musical groups throughout US. B.He studied documents and talked to people there. C.He moved to New York City to study writing. D.He kept his next state a secret from reporters 70.Which of the following is NOT true about Sufjan Stevens? A.People are eager to know which state he will write about next. B.His album was a hit and enjoyed popularity in America. C.He loved music too dearly to tear himself away from it. D.His albums have covered all the states except three. 第二节(共5小题：每小题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。(E=AB, F=AC, G=AD) Most of us trade(交换) money for entertainment. 71 But if you think you can’t have a good time without spending lots of money, read on. You can find some new discoveries. Remember one sentence: the best things in nature are free. If you have the eyes to find fun around you, though you have no money, you can have a great time! 72 Walking through busy streets and see what everybody else is doing. You will probably see people from all over the world; you will certainly see people of every age, size, and shape, and you will get a free fashion show, too. Check the listings in your neighborhood newspaper. Local colleges or schools often welcome the public to hear an interesting speech or a good debate. 73 Be sure to check commercial(商业) advertisements in the newspapers, too. A flea market can provide hours of pleasant browsing(浏览). Perhaps you can find a free cooking or crafts demonstration in a department store. 74 It is always more pleasant not to have people in front of you in a museum or at a zoo. You may save some money, too, for these places often set aside one or two free admission(允许进入) days at slow times. Pretend that you are a tourist traveling in this city from time to time, and get to know your city all over again including the sights that people travel miles to see. 75 Just have a relaxed mind, and you will find entertainment no matter you have money or not. A. However, money is not highly valued everywhere. B. The film or concert series at the local public library probably will not cost you a penny. C. It seems that nowadays we can only use money to enjoy ourselves. D. Plan ahead for some activities. E. It won’t cost much ready money, either. F. With imagination and a spirit of adventure, you can easily find good entertainment at no cost at all. G. People may be the most interesting show in a large city. 第二卷(共45分) 第四部分: 写作(共三节，满分45分) 第一节单词拼写(共10小题, 每小题1分, 满分10分) 根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，在句子右边的横线上写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。(每空只写一个词) 76. The government has taken ____(措施)to prevent the spread of AIDS. 76_____ 77. The professor gave us an ______(令人印象深刻的)lecture. 77_____ 78. Her ____(迷惑的)look on her face suggested she didn’t understand what I said.78____ 79. It was Tom’s careless driving that _____(导致)for the accident. 79____ 80. It seems that some young people don’t have ______(耐心)with anything. 80____ 81. It is true that ____(大蒜)is good for you, but you can’t eat too much. 81_____ 82. _____(停车)is difficult in the centre of the city. 82_____ 83. He is sad to hear that one of his friends ____(淹死) in this river yesterday. 83_____ 84. The team members need to know what to do in an ____(紧急情况)。 84_____ 85. He has been _____(争论) with Mary about the plan for a long time. 85_____ 第二节短文改错(共10小题，每小题1分, 满分10分) 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处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词作斜线(\)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。 When my father bought me a computer as a birthday gift for me last year, I felt very exciting. What we all know, computers are getting more and more usefully now. Much information can be stored in them. We can also learn that has lately happened in the world on the internet. In the past, people have to do lots of work which was very dangerous. Now, but, computers can do it instead. When an exam is coming, I often did some exercises on my computer. Then it will correct it and tell me the right answers. In this way, it is very convenient for me to prepare the exam than before. The computer has become my real friend. 第三节 书面表达(满分25分) 假如你是李华，请代表全班同学给英语老师写一封信。内容要点如下： 1、课堂上您的微笑，给了我们信心(confidence)。 2、若您的课再生动、有趣些，我们会更喜欢您。 3、我们都很优秀，希望得到您更多的表扬。 4、请多给我们一些建议，少一些命令。 5、因为您工作一向很努力，所以，要学会休息，注意保重自己的身体。 注意：1、以第一人称写;2、词数：100左右;3、开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。 Dear teacher, As your student, I would like to Yours, Li Hua 河北正定中学11-12学年下学期高一第2次考试 英语答案 参考答案 听力：1-5 BCBAC 6-10 CACBB 11-15 ABABC 16-20 ACABC 单选 21-25 ABCAA 26-30 CDDBB 31-35 BDCAA 拼写 76. measures 77 impressive 78 puzzled 79 accounted 80 patience 81 garlic 82 parking 83 drowned 84 emergency 85 arguing 书面表达 Dear teacher, As your student, I would like to give you some suggestions on behalf of all my classmates. First, I want to say I love you. And I want to tell you that the smile on your face in English class gives us confidence. Then, we think we will love you more if you make your lessons more lively and more interesting. Also, we think that we are all excellent and hope to be more often praised by you. What’s more, We’d like you to give us some reasonable suggestions instead of orders. Finally, as you are always working very hard, it is quite important for you to learn to have a rest and take care of yourself! Best wishes to you! Yours, Li Hua (责任编辑：admin) |