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2011—2012学年高二下学期英语期中考试
考试时间为120分钟。满分150分。
第一卷（三部分,共115分）
第一部分 听力 （共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分,满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. Which city is the man leaving for?
A. Paris B. Beijing C. London 2. Who is going to get the dog finally?
A.Sally B. Sally`s sister . C. The man 3. What does the man want to drink?
A. coffee B .hot tea. C. something cold 4. What is the relationship between the two speakers?
A. boss and the sale girl B. teacher and student C professor and his assistant
5. What`s the flat like?
A small but expensive B.small but comfortable C. large and expensive 第二节 （共15 小题；每小题1.5分,满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话前,你将有时间阅读各小题,每小题5秒钟；听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料,回答第6---8题。
6. What does the conversation take place?
A in a shop B. in a restaurant C. in a hotel 7. What colour hat does the man like? A. green B. brown C.black 8.how much does the hat cost?
A. $9.05 B. $7.95 C. $9.95 听第7段材料,回答第9---11题。 9. What time is it now?
A.10:10pm B. 10:30pm C. 9:50pm
10. How long will it take the woman to the train station?
A.less than fifteen minutes B.more than fifteen minutes C. .less than fify minutes 11. Why did the man invite the woman to the house?
A.They had a tea party B. They had a dinner party C. They had a dancing party 听第8段材料,回答第12至14题。
12. What does the man ask the woman to do this evening?
A.To listen to music B. To go to a party C. To have supper in his home 13. What did the woman think of the time
A. all right B.too late C.too early
14. What did the man suggest?
A.Going home after work B. Going to the happiness restaurant after work C.Leaving office ahead of the leaving time 听第9段材料,回答第15至第17题。 15. What is the woman going to do?
A. post a letter B.go to school C. telephone Bob 16.Which of the following places hasn`t been to? A. China B. Spain C. Italy 17. What is the nationality of bob`s mother? A.British B.German C. Japanese 听第10段材料,回答第18至第20题。
18.What did the librarian often ask the students do?
A To return French books B. To borrow books on French stories C To.take care of the books 19. When did the students borrow the books ?
A.six days ago B.two weeks ago C four days ago 20. Why did the students come again?
A. because they want to renew the books B. because a beautiful girl wanted to read it C.because he wrote a girl’s telephone number in it 第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节,满分30分）
从A、B、C、D 四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
第一节 单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分,满分10分）
21. ______ many times, he finally understood it.
A. Told B. Telling C. Having told D. Having been told
22. The system has been designed to give students quick and easy ______ to the digital resources of the library.
A. access B. passage C. way D. approach
23. It was ___ he came back from Africa ___ he met the girl he would like to marry . A. when ; then B.not ;until C.not until; that D.only ;when
24. After he had played on the football field one game daily for a week, his strength seemed to have ______..
A. put out B. got out C. gone out D. run out 25. He called another girl, ______ was more suitable for the position.
A. he believed B. who he believed C. he believed she D. whom he believed
26. I am sure David will be able to find the library—he has a pretty good _______ of direction.
A．idea B．feeling C．experience D．sense
27. The head office of the bank is in Beijing, but it has _________ all over the country.
A．companies B．branches C．organizations D．businesses 28. --- I’ll tell Mary about our changes tomorrow.
--- What? You ______ her yesterday.
A. ought to tell B. must have told C. might have told D. should have told 29.You have been sitting on my hat and now it is badly out of _______.
A. date B. shape C. order D. balance 30. The ______ on his face told me that he was angry.
A. impression B. sight C. appearance D. expression 第二节 完形填空（共20 小题；每小题1分,满分20分）
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
Most young people 31 some form of 32 activity. It may be walking, cycling, or swimming, or in winter, skating, or skiing. It may be a game of some kind—football, hockey, golf or tennis. It may be mountaineering.(登山运动)
Those who have a 33 for climbing high and difficult mountains are often 34 with astonishment. Why are men and women willing to 35 cold and hardship, and to take 36 on high mountains? This astonishment is caused, probably, by the 37 between mountaineering and other forms of activity 38 which men 39 their leisure (空闲的) time.
Mountaineering is a sport and not a game. There are no manmade rules, 40 there are for such games as golf and football. There are, 41 rules of a different kind which would be dangerous to ignore, but it is this freedom from manmade rules 42 makes mountaineering 43 to many people. Those who climb mountains are 44 to use their own methods.
If we compare mountaineering and other more familiar sports we might think that one big difference is that mountaineering is not a “team game” .We should be mistaken in this. There are ,it is true, no “matches” between “teams” of climbers but when climbers are on a rock face 45 by a rope 46 which their lives may depend, there is obviously teamwork.
The mountain climber knows that he may have to fight forces that are stronger and more powerful than man. He has to fight the forces of nature. His sport requires high mental and physical 47. A mountain climber continues to improve in skill year after year. A skier is probably past his best by the age of thirty, and most international tennis 48 are in their early twenties. 49 it is not unusual for men of fifty or sixty to climb the highest mountains in the Alps. They may take more time than younger men, but they probably climb with more skills and less waste of effort, and they certainly 50 equal enjoyment. 31. A. please B. play C. get D. enjoy 32. A. physical
B. mental
C. joy
D. pleasant 33. A. feeling B. thirst C. possession D. position
34. A. looked down
B. looked out
C. looked upon
D. looked round
35. A. suffer B. observe
C. enjoy D. stare at 36. A. danger B. pains C. risks D. efforts 37. A. difference B. distance C. similarity
D. relationship 38. A. into B. at C. for D. to 39. A. draw
B. spend C. devote
D. spare 40. A. as B. and C. or D. so
41. A. sometimes B. however C. of course D. therefore 42. A. which B. that
C. what D. whatever 43. A. satisfying B. tiresome C. terrifying
D. attractive 44. A. urged B. forced C. limited D. free 45. A. fixed B. hung C. linked D. winded 46. A. at
B. in
C. over
D. on 47. A. efforts B. spirits C. techniques D. qualities 48. A. athletes
B. observers
C. champions
D. sportsmen 49. A. But B. Therefore C. So D. Thus
50. A. experience B. give C. receive
D. want
第三部分 阅读理解 (共20小题；每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项,选出最佳选项,并用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
A
Computer programmer David Jones earned ￡35, 000 a year designing new computer games, yet he cannot find a bank prepared to let him have a check card. Instead, he has been told to wait another two years until he is 18.
He works for a small firm in Liverpool, where most young people of his age are finding jobs. David’s biggest headache is what to do with his money. Though he has high payment, he cannot drive a car, or get credit cards(信用卡).
David got his job four months ago, a year after leaving school with six O-levels(普通成绩) and working for a time in a computer shop. “I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs, ” he said.
“I suppose ￡35, 000 sounds a lot but I hope it will come to more than that this year.” He spends some of his money on records and clothes, and gives his mother ￡20 a week as he lives with his parents. But most of his spare time is spent working.
“Unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at school, ” he said. “But I had been studying it in books and magazines for four years in my spare time. I knew what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at school. Most people in this business are fairly young, anyway. I would like to earn a million and I suppose early retirement(退休) is a possibility. You never know when the market might disappear.”
51. Why is David so different from other young people of his age? A. He earns an extremely high payment B. He has got a job
C. He lives at home with his parentsD. He does not go out much 52. David’s greatest problem is that _______.
A. he can’t be treated as an adult by the bank B. he doesn’t make as many games as he wishes C. he doesn’t know what to buy with the money D. he is too young to drive a car 53. He was employed by the company because _______.
A. he had worked in a computer shop B. he had written some computer programs C. he is clever and works hard at his lessons D. he had learnt to use computers at school 54. He left school after taking six O-levels because _______.
A. he was afraid of getting too old to start computing B. he did not enjoy school
C. he wanted to work with computers
D. he wanted to earn a lot of money
55. Why does David think he might retire early?
A. He thinks computer games might not always sell so well
B. He wants to stop working when he is a millionaire C. One has to be young to write computer programs D. He thinks his firm might close down
B
When my father was getting ready for work, our house was ruled by knocks and words. He used to come downstairs to breakfast.
The morning paper lay beside his plate. He always read the “Deaths” first, and then he knocked once on the table. One of my sisters brought his bread, already buttered for him. Usually he said nothing, but once I heard him say, “I love you very much, Edith. I would love more if you buttered my bread on both sides. ” He read the paper all through breakfast.
Two knocks on the table meant “I am ready for my tea.” If a single knock followed that meant, “More bread, please.”
After breakfast he said, “Boots.” The paper was spread(展开) for him over the back of an arm-chair. Yesterday’s paper was put on the chair for his feet, and his boots were brought to him, freshly cleaned. He read standing at the same time putting on his boots. With one boot finished he said, “Bus.” At that point one of the girls went outside to the garden gate and waited there. Her job was to stop a bus when it came. It came early sometimes and it had to wait for my father. “Overcoat, hat.” One of my sisters had already brushed his overcoat. Now she held it open for him. Another girl came with his hat, nicely brushed. “Handkerchief, pipe(烟斗). ” They were brought and put, with his tobacco(烟草), into his pocket. He looked out of the window and said either “Walking stick” or “Umbrella”. It was handed to him. Ready now, he was still reading the paper. He didn’t put it down until he heard the shout “Bus coming!” Then he kissed my mother and went out. The girls breathed freely.
How lucky a man was to have a wife and five daughters at home! 56. When the father made the first knock, he meant _______.
A. he had begun to read the morning newspaper B. he was made to feel sad by the” Deaths” news
C. he would start to read the other parts of the paper D. his breakfast should begin 57. What does “Edith” mean?
A. A kind of bread. B. One of the writer’s sisters.
C. The writer.
D. The writer’s mother.
58. All the daughters were quite busy in the morning because _______.
A. their father never helped them
B. their father always gave different instructions at the same time C. each of them had to start and finish her job just on time D. they were not clever or quick enough to do their jobs
59 What was the father’s favorite?
A. Reading newspaper. B. Having bread buttered on both sides. C. Giving instructions. D. Being clean and tidy. 60. From the story we may see that _______.
A. the father was so lazy that he hardly did anything B. the father was the “centre” of the family
C. Every girl in the family was afraid to do wrong because they didn’t know clearly enough what
to do
D. The father was hated by all his daughters
C
Just a Little Smile
Mark was walking home from school one day when he saw the boy in front of him fall over and drop all of the books he was carrying, along with two sweaters, a basketball and a walkman. Mark stopped and helped the boy pick up these things. Since they were going the same way, he helped to carry some of his things. As they walked, Mark knew that the boy’s name was Bill, that he loved computer games, basketball and history, and that he was having lots of troubles with his other subjects and that he had just broken up with his girlfriend.
They arrived at Bill’s home first and Mark was invited(邀请) in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed happily with a few laughs and some small talk, and then Mark went home. They often saw each other at school, had lunch together once or twice, and then they both finished middle school. They ended up in the same high school where they sometimes saw and talked with each other over the years. At last just three weeks before they finished high school, Bill asked Mark if they could talk.
Bill asked Mark if he still remembered the day years ago when they had first met. “Did you ever think why I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill. “You see, I cleaned out my locker(锁柜) because I didn’t want to leave anything for anyone else. I had put away some of my mother’s sleeping pills and I was going home to kill myself. But after we spent some time together talking and laughing, I began to understand that if I killed myself, I would have missed that time and so many others that might follow. So you see, Mark, when you picked up those books that day, you did
a lot more. You saved my life.”
61. When Mark met him the first time, Bill was going _______.
A. to have a basketball game B. to his classroom C. to see Mark D. back home 62. From what Bill was carrying, we can know that he _______.
A. was a good student B. liked sports and music C. liked all the subjects in school D. was a good friend 63. Mark and Bill _______.
A. were in the same middle school and high school
B. were in the same middle school but not in the same high school C. often had lunch together at school
D. had known each other before they began to study in middle school 64. In this passage, the phrase “break up” means _______.
A. 相处很好 B. 和好如初 C. 关系破裂 D. 保持联系 65. When Mark helped Bill to pick up some of his things, he _______.
A. knew he could save Bill’s life
B. knew who Bill was and wanted to help him C. didn’t know why he was going to help him
D. didn’t know what he was doing was very important to Bill
D
London: The Edinburgh Festival, the biggest arts festival of its kind in the world, got under way in the Scotland capital on Sunday with a concert that included Hector Berlioz’s “To Deum”, under the direction of Christoph von Dohnanyi.
The festival, which runs until August 31 this year, includes as its high points Peter Stein’s staging of Wagner’s “Parsifal”, with Claudio Abbado directing the Gustav Mahler youth orchestra (管弦乐队). The concert programme includes American pianist Richard Goode, bass baritone Thomas Quash off and violinist Christian Tetzlaff. New to the programmers this year will be 25 late evening classical music concerts.
Earlier this month, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the largest show-case in the world for performance art, officially got under way with theatre, dance, poetry and music presentations(演出).
Many of the fringe artists, who can enter the fringe festival upon payment of a small fee, were inspired this year by the events of September 11.
Thousands of people flock to Edinburgh from around the world during the festival, which is over 50 years old. It aims to promote(促进) and encourage arts and to reflect international culture. It comprises(consists of) various dance, music, opera, and theatre presentations taking place across the city during the three-week run.
66. When did the Edinburgh Festival begin?
A. August 10. B. August 15. C. August 31.
D. September 11.
67. What did the Edinburgh Festival never have before?
A. Youth orchestra’s performances. B. Poetry and music presentations.
C. Late evening classical music concerts. D. American pianists and violinists.
68. The Edinburgh Festival _______.
A. is the only festival of its kind in the world
B. has lasted over 50 years
C. began with a concert directed by Richard Goode D. is actually a dance festival 69 The Scottish people hold the Edinburgh Festival _______.
A. to attract people across the world to their city B. to show their fringe arts only C. to attract famous artists to their city D. to promote and encourage art development 70. Many of the fringe artists can enter the fringe festival this year, but they _______. A. pay a small fee B. pay a lot of money C. are very rich D. own their own bands 第二卷 （共50分）
第四部分 写作 （共两节,满分50分）
第一节：完成句子(共10小题；每小题2分,满分20分)
阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的提示完成句子。
71 .I found it necessary to _____________________ (养成早起的好习惯). (accustom) 72.I am so hot today. I __________________ (想要)going swimming .(feel)
73. The chemical factory drained out _________________ (大量的) waste water.(deal) 74.She can`t see well __________ (尽管戴着) her glasses. (spite)
75. To her joy, her son ___________ (已经戒烟) (quit)
76 During his last lecture, the scientist______________ (觉得) easier to explain the theory to those with some background knowledge.(find)
77. ___________________ (每次我听到那首歌)，I feel happy. (hear) 78. __________ (提建议无用) — they never accept. (make)
79. If you want to succeed in business, _______________ (你就得冒险). (take)
80.Let`s put our heads together and __________ (对?作出决定)a plan of action.(decide) 第二节：书面表达（满分30分）
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