F. If so, you can skip the crowds and the endless lines at your destination G. Popular restaurants will always have a long wait at usual dinnertime.
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
God’s Coffee
A group of class friends, highly established（有成就）in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon 21 into complaints（抱怨）about stress in work and life.
Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and 22 with a large pot of coffee and a couple of 23 — porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some 24 looking, some expensive, some delicate — telling them to 25 themselves to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee 26 , the professor said “If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were 27 , leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is 28 for you to choose only the best for yourselves, that is the 29 of your problems and stress. Be assured that the cup itself 30 no quality to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases it 31 hides what we drink. What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you 32 went for the best cups. And then you began 33 each other’s cups. Now consider this: Life is the 34 ; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and 35 life, and the type of cup we have does not define nor 36 the quality of life we live. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we 37 to enjoy the coffee God has 38 for us. God brews（煮）the coffee, not the cups…Enjoy your coffee!”
The happiest people don’t have the best of everything. They just 39 the best of everything.
Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak 40 . Leave the rest to God. 21. A. devoted 22. A. fetched 23. A. pans 24. A. clean
B. exchanged C. turned B. returned
C. brought
D. thought D. took D. cups D. fine
B. bottles C. bowls B. plain
C. ugly
25. A. help 26. A. in thought 27. A. taken up 28. A. wise
B. devote C. take B. in cup B. given away
C. in hand C. cut out
D. pick D. in mouthful D. left away D. normal D. resource
B. important C. necessary
29. A. explanation B. reason C. cause
30. A. adapts B. reduces C. adjusts D. adds 31. A. even B. ever 32. A. bravely
B. intentionally
C. never
D. still
C. cheerfully D. carefully
D. looking D. wine D. make D. change D. try D. bought D. make D. loudly
33. A. exchanging B. guiding C. glancing
34. A. tea B. water C. coffee 35. A. include 36. A. worsen
B. contain C. live B. beat
C. rise C. wish
37. A. succeed B. fail
38. A. sold B. gave C. provided 39. A. keep 40. A. kindly
B. say C. do B. clearly
C. secretly
第II卷 共40分
第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
根据句意在每句话的空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 41. When I hear ________ idiom that I don’t understand, I can ask my host family for help. 42. Jane, the disabled runner, is proud _______ (break) a record by running two laps.
43. Then Old Tom was off and back to the hunt ________ the other killers were still attacking the whale.
44. Though the manager is very busy, he still sets __________ an hour to read every day. 45. We ran down to the shore in time to see an enormous animal ______(throw) itself out of the
water.
46. There has been no rain for such a long time that the water in the pond has dried _______. 47. Tom hurried to the lecture hall, only ____________ (tell) the president’s speech had been canceled.
48. I had wanted to clean out the basement in his _______ (absent), but unfortunately I didn’t have
time.
49. It seemed the sea lion didn’t mind __________ (photograph) with the tourists after all. 50. The first thing I became aware _______ was all the vivid colours surrounding me. 51. I know you _________(die) to hear all about my life here, so I’ve included some photos. 52. Mike’s coffee shop on Baker Street, _____ used to be poorly run, is now a successful business. 53. I am too ________ (occupation) with my own essay for this seminar to help you with yours. 54. We should learn to share and try to help those most in _________.
55. We were delayed at the airport. ___________ we would have been here by lunch time.
第三部分：写作（共两节，满分25分
第一节 短文改错 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
请修改下面的短文。短文中共有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。
Early this morning we were waiting eager at the school gate for two American guest, who were from a university in New York．All of them were going to give us a lecture．At half past seven，Mr. Jackson，along his assistant，arrived．As soon as their car stopped，we all went up and say hello to them．Then followed our headmaster，they came to the lecture room there they gave us a lecture on “American Culture” or another one on “American Senior High School”．They spoke slowly and clearly，so we could understand most of the lectures．The lectures had interested us a lot and after that we had free talk with them． 第二节 书面表达（满分15分）
中美中学生交流项目安排一批美国中学生来你校一周体验中国文化，在网上挑选适合住宿的家庭（host family）。假如你是李华，愿意接受一位美国学生入住你家，请用英语给项目美方负责人写一封邮件。说明你的家庭和住宿条件，你本人的优势以及你帮助美国中学生体验中国文化的打算。
要求：1.父母赞成；有单独房间；2. 本人开朗，英语好；3. 带他去旅游，教他做中国菜； 注意：1．可适当增加细节，已使行文连贯；2．词数：100左右；3. 开头和结尾已给出不计
入总词数； Dear Sir,
I am writing to request the valuable chance to be one of the host families for the American students. Looking forward to your reply.
Sincerely yours, Lihua
2014-2015学年度第二学期 模块测试
高二英语 答案
1-5 BCDAA 6-10 CDBCA 11-15 DDABC 16-20 FACDG 21-25 CBDBA 26-30 CADCD 31-35 ABACB 36-40 DBCDA
41. an; 42, to have broken; 43. where; 44. aside; 45, throwing; 46. up; 47. to be told; 48. absence; 49. being photographed; 50. of; 51. are dying; 52. which; 53. occupied; 54. need; 55. Otherwise 改错：
Early this morning we were waiting eager at the school gate for two American guest, who eagerly guests were from a university in New York．All of them were going to give us a lecture．At half past Both
seven，Mr. Jackson，along∧ his assistant，arrived．As soon as their car stopped，we all went with
up and say hello to them．Then followed our headmaster，they came to the lecture room there said following where they gave us a lecture on “American Culture” or another one on “American Senior High and
School”．They spoke slowly and clearly，so we could understand most of the lectures．The
lectures had interested us a lot and after that we had ∧free talk with them．
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书面表达 One possible version: Dear Sir,
I am writing to request the valuable chance to be one of the host families for the American students.
My parents are in favor of my idea that I host an American student. We live in a beautiful community. Luckily, we have extra room for guests so that they can have private living space, I am a student of Xinhua High School, open-minded and enthusiastic. What’s more, I’m quite good