福州八中2012年高二下学期期中考试英语试题(2)

35. — Mr. President , do you plan to educate your two daughters to be officials?
   — To tell you the truth, 1 hope they can do whatever__________ their interests.
A. fits   B. matches    C. suits      D. needs
36. We stayed in a quiet hotel, _____________.
  A. next to it was a thick wood B. next to which was a thick wood
C. next to it there was a thick wood D. next to which a thick wood was
37.—Why does Jack keep himself in the room all day?
   —He            to be writing a book these days.
A. has thought B. is thinking C. is thought D. thinks
38. There is nearly five thousand dollars ________ of goods in the shop.
A. worth       B. price       C. value       D. prize
39. Sarah, hurry up. I’m afraid you won’t have time to ________ before the party.
A. get changed    B. get change
  C. get changing     D. get to change
40. — Is online education going to take the place of the traditional schools?
   —      . Schools are here to stay, because they are much more than just book learning.
  A. Forget it B. I doubt it C. That’s it D. Take it easy
III. 完形填空  (共20小题；每小题1分，共20分)
    When I was a teenager I volunteered to work at the water station at a 10,000m race. My job was to 41_ water to the runners, I remember being so 42__to see all the different kinds of people who passed by and grabbed a cup of water. Some ran past, some walked past and a few wheeled past. I saw so many types of people doing it. I thought maybe I could do it too! So the next year I 43____ up for the race.
    That first 10,000m race was quite an 44___. I jogged, I walked, I jogged and I walked. 45____ , I didn’t know if I could finish. Then came a defining(起决定性作用的) 46____ .
    At one point near the end, a 70-year-old man ran past me, very, very fast, and I felt 47____ because I was 15 years old, younger than him but I couldn’t even keep up with him. I felt 48_____ for a second.
    But then I 49____ something. He was running his race and I was running mine. He had 50_____ abilities, experience, training and goals for himself. I had mine. Remember my 51___ was only to finish.
    After a minute, it 52 _____me that this was a lesson I could draw from. I learned something about myself in that moment. I turned my embarrassment into 53____ .
    I  54____ that I would not give up running races. In fact, I would run even more races and I would learn how to train and prepare 55____ and one day I would be one of those 70-year-old persons who were still running. As I crossed the __56____ line, I was proud of my accomplishment .
   In life we all have those moments when we 57____ ourselves with others. It’s only 58____ . Don’t allow those moments to 59____ you. Turn them into motivation and let them inspire you. With the proper preparation and training, you can improve your result to 60____ anything you want in life.
41. A. bring out B. pass out  C. take out D. pick out
42. A. excited B. worried   C. concerned   D. anxious
43. A gave   B. made    C. signed    D. dressed
44. A. improvement  B. encouragement  C. interest   D. experience
45. A. At times    B. In time    C. In all   D. After all
46. A. victory   B. decision   C. moment      D. conclusion
47. A. embarrassed  B. annoyed   C. moved    D. thrilled
48. A. relaxed   B. defeated    C. puzzled   D. inspired
49. A. realized    B. lost    C. noticed    D. remembered
50. A. necessary   B. evident    C. common    D. different
51. A. motto   B. plan    C. goal    D. direction
52. A. worried  B. hit    C. reached   D. hurt
53. A. attraction    B. devotion     C. inspiration   D. expectation
54. A. hoped   B. promised    C. decided   D. suggested
55. A. slightly B. hardly    C. clearly      D. properly
56. A. starting   B. finishing C. waiting    D. serving
57. A. introduce  B. relate   C. present    D. compare
58. A. important    B. natural   C. strange   D. ridiculous
59. A. weaken   B. wound   C. amuse    D. cheer
60. A. reserve  B. deliver   C. achieve    D. abandon
IV阅读理解：40分(共20小题；每小题2分，共40分)
A
A man may usually be known by the books he reads as well as by the company he keeps. One should always live in the best company, whether it be of books or of men.
A good book may be among the best of friends. It is the most patient and cheerful of companions. It always receives us with the same kindness; amusing and instructing us in youth, and comforting us in age.
Men often discover their similarity to each other by the common love they have for a book just as two persons sometimes discover a friend by the admiration which both entertain for a third. There is an old proverb, “Love me, love my dog.” But there is more wisdom in this: “Love me, love my book.” The book is a truer and higher bond（纽带）of union. Men can think, feel, and sympathize（同情）with each other through their favorite author. They live in him together, and he in them.
A good book is often the best container of a life preserving the best that life could think out; for the world of a man’s life is, for the most part, but the world of his thoughts. Thus the best books are treasuries of good words, the golden thoughts, which become our steady companions and comforters.
Books are by far the most lasting products of human effort. Temples and statues decay（腐朽）, but good books survive. Time is of no account with great thoughts, which are as fresh today as when they first passed through their author’s minds, ages ago.
The great and good do not die, even in this world. Preserved in books, their spirits walk abroad. The book is a living voice. It is an intellect（智者）to which one still listens.
61. The writer introduces the topic of the passage by           .   
A. describing life experience of great writers  B. telling his own story of reading good books C. presenting the best thoughts in good books
D. comparing good books to good friends in life
62. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. Readers feel sympathy for the author.
B. Readers live together with the author.
C. Readers and the author share the same feelings.
D. Readers are the author’s companions and comforters.
63. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. We can learn about the great and good through books.
B. The most important part of a man’s life is his treasures.
C. Good books help us to know about their authors’ friends.
D. Books are often regarded as best containers in our life.
64. The passage mainly tells us that           .