2011-2012学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题(A)
http://www.newdu.com 2024/11/02 04:11:28 新东方 佚名 参加讨论
2011-2012学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题(A) Ⅰ听力(共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分) 请听第一段对话，回答第1-3题。 1. What does the woman like doing? A. Going to the rock and roll concert. B. Going to the cinema. C. Going to the gallery. 2. What does the man like doing? A. Painting, watching football games. B. Playing the guitar, talking to the woman. C. Both A and B. 3. What will the two speakers do? A. They’re going to have a chat. B. They’re going to the museum. C. They’re going to the cinema. 请听第二段对话，回答第4-6题。 4. Whom may the man buy a mobile phone for? A. His sister’s daughter. B. His own daughter. C. His brother’s son. 5. What kind of mobile phone does the man buy? A. A Motorola B. A Nokia C. A Siemens 6. How much does the man pay for the mobile phone? A. 990 dollars B. 850 dollars C. 900 dollars 请听第三段对话，回答第7-8题。 7. Why did the man decide to go to the library? A. He should return the books. B. He wanted to do some studying. C. One of his classes finished early. 8. After getting the books, what did the man do? A. He put them in his book-bag. B. He took notes on them. C. He checked them out. 请听第四段独白，回答第9-10题。 9. Why didn’t people cook in the distant past? A. Because they didn’t know how to do. B. Because they found no fire at that time. C. Because they didn’t like smoke. 10. What did people do when fires broke out? A. They moved to the riverside. B. They ran away from the forest. C. They stayed in their caves. Ⅱ 语言知识及应用(共两节，满分45分) 第一节 完形填空(共15小题;每小题2分.满分30分) 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意.然后从11—25各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 There are about fifteen hundred languages in the world. But only a few of them are very __11 . English is one of these. Many, many people use it, not only in England and the U. S. A., but in other parts of the world. About 200, 000, 000 speak it as their own language. It is difficult to say how many people are learning it as a __12 language. Many millions are trying to do so. Is it easy or difficult to learn English? Different people may have different __13 . Have you ever __14 ads of this kind in the newspapers or magazines? “Learn English in six month, or your __15__ back ...” “Easy and funny? Our records and tapes __16__ you master your English in a month. From the first day your __17__ will be excellent. Just send...” Of course, it never __18__ quite like this. The only language that seems easy to learn is the mother tongue. We should remember that we all learned our own language well when we were __19__. If we could learn English in the same way, it would not seem so difficult. __20__ what a small child does. He listens to what people say. He tries what he hears. When he is using the language, talking in it, and __21__ in it all the time, just imagine how much __22__ that gets! So it is hard to say that learning English is easy, because a good command of English __23__ upon a lot of practice. And practice needs great effort and __24__ much time. Good teachers, records, tapes, books, and dictionaries will __25 . But they cannot do the student’s work for him. 11. A. difficult B. easy C. necessary D. important 12. A. native B. mother C. useful D. foreign 13. A. questions B. answers C. ideas D. problems 14. A. noticed B. watched C. found D. known 15. A. money B. time C. knowledge D. English 16. A. make B. allow C. let D. help 17. A. spelling B. pronunciation C. English D. grammar 18. A. seemed B. know C. happened D. felt 19. A. students B. grown-ups C. babies D. children 20. A. Imagine B. Think of C. Do D. Mind 21. A. using B. practicing C. trying D. thinking 22. A. time B. practice C. language D. money 23. A. has B. tries C. depends D. takes 24. A. uses B. has C. gets D. costs 25. A. help B. work C. do D. master 第二节语法填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为26--35的相应位置上。 A motto is a sentence or a phrase ___26__ can inspire us especially when we are __27__ (face) with difficulties. Many of us have our mottoes, such as “Where there is a will, there is a way.” Or “Nothing is difficult if you put your heart into it.”, and so on. My motto is “God helps those who help ___28__.” Sometimes I am lazy and don’t want to make efforts ___29___(work) hard, ___30___ the moment I think of my motto I will get energetic again and devote myself to what I am doing. I write my motto ___31___ I can see it easily. Every time I fail in my exam and begin to lose heart, the sight of my motto inspires me with much ___32___(confident). My motto also makes me become ___33___ independent person. That is to say, I won’t rely on others easily. My friends, what is your motto? If you still haven’t got a motto, please choose ___34__ because a motto can have a great effect ___35___ you. Ⅲ 阅读(共两节，满分50分) 第一节：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和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A As prices and building costs keep rising, the “do-it-yourself” (DIY) trend in the US continues to grow. “We need furniture for our living room”, says John Rose, “and we just didn’t have enough money to buy it. So we decided to try to making a few tables and chairs.” John got married six months ago, and like many young people these days, they are struggling to make a home at a time when the cost of living is very high. The Roses took a 2-week course for $ 280 at a night school. Now they make all their furniture and repairs around the house. Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife died. He has a full-time job at home as well as in a shoe-making factory. Last month, he received a car repair bill for $420. “I was deeply upset about it. Now I’ve finished a car repair course, I should be able to fix the car by myself.” John and Jim are not unusual people. Most families in the country are doing everything they can do to save money so they can fight the high cost of living. If you want to become a DIY, you can go to DIY classes. And for those who didn’t have time to take a course, there are books that tell you how you can do things yourself. 36. It can be inferred that many newly married people _________________. A. find it hard to pay for what they need B. seldom go to a department store to buy things C. have to learn how to make their own furniture D. must take some courses to better their life 37. John and his wife went to evening classes to learn how to______________. A. make furniture B. improve the quality of life C. make or repair things D. save money and time 38. What does the sentence “He has a full time job at home” mean? A. Jim makes shoes in his home B. Jim needs to do housework and looks after his children C. Jim does some extra work at home D. Jim runs a shoe-making factory at home 39. Jim decided to become a DIY when ________. A. he had to raise the children all by himself B. he becomes an unusual person C. the car repair class wasn’t helpful D. his car repairs cost very much 40. According to the text, many US citizens want to become DIYs mainly in order to ________. A. improve themselves B. save money C. attract government’s attention D. show their anger B Danielle Steel, America’s sweetheart, is one of the hardest working women in the book business. Unlike other productive authors who write one book at a time, she can work on up to five. Her research before writing takes at least three years. Once she has fully studied her subjects, ready to divide into a book, she can spend twenty hours nonstop at her desk. Danielle Steel comes from New York and was sent to France for her education. After graduation, he worked in the public relations and advertising, industries. Later she started a job as a writer which she was best fit for. Her achievements are unbelievable: 390 million copies of books in print, nearly fifty New York Times best-selling novels, and a series of “Max and Martha” picture books for children to help them. Deal with the real-life problem of death, new babies and new schools. Her l998 book about the death of her was shot to the top of the New York Times best-selling list as soon as it came out. Twenty-eight of her books have been made into film. She is listed in the Guinness Books of World Records for one of her books being the Times best-seller for 381 weeks straight. Not content with a big house, a loving family, and a view of the Golden Gate Bridge, Danielle Steel considers her readers to be the most important resource and has kept in touch with them by e-mail. While she is often compared to the heroines(女主人公) of her own invention. Her life is undoubtedly much quieter. But if she does have anything in common with them, it is her strength of will and her inimitable style. There is only one Danielle Steel. 41. Danielle Steel is different from other writers in that . A. she is one of the most popular American women writers B. she often does some research before writing a book C. she can write several books at the same time D. she can keep writing for quite a long time without a break 42. Children who have read “Max and Martha” picture books may know . A. how to deal with affairs at school B. what to do if Max and Martha die C. how to solve the difficult problems in their writing classes D. what to do when new babies are born into their families 43. One of Danielle Steel’ achievements is that . A. one of her books became a best-seller in 1998 B. her picture books attracted a lot of young men C. some TV plays were based on her books D. she wrote the Guinness Book of World Records 44. We can learn from the passage that Danielle Steel . A. lives an exciting life B. is pleased with her achievements C. writes about quiet women D. values her readers a lot 45. What does the underlined word “inimitable” mean? A. hardworking B. attractive C. unique D. strange C What will people die of 100 years from now? If you think that is a simple question, you have not been paying attention to the revolution that is taking place in bio-technology(生物技术). With the help of new medicine, the human body will last a very long time. Death will come mainly from accidents, murder and war. Today’s leading killers, such as heart disease, cancer, and aging itself, will become distant memories. In discussion of technological changes, the Internet gets most of the attention these days. But the change in medicine can be the real technological event of our times. How long can humans live? Human brains were known to decide the final death. Cells are the basic units of all living things, and until recently, scientists were sure that the life of cells could not go much beyond l20 years because the basic materials of cells, such as those of brain cells, would not last forever. But the upper limits will be broken by new medicine. Sometime between 2050 and 2100, medicine will have advanced to the point at which every 10 years or so, people will be able to take medicine to repair their organs. The medicine, made up of the basic building materials of life, will build new brain cells, heart cells, and so on — in much the same way our bodies make new skin cells to take the place of old ones. It is exciting to imaging that the advance in technology may be changing the most basic condition of human existence, but many technical problems still must be cleared up on the way to this wonderful future. 46. According to the passage, human death is now mainly caused by . A. accidents and war B. diseases and aging C. accidents and aging D. heart disease and war 47. In the author’s opinion, today’s most important advance in technology lies in . A. the Internet B. medicine C. brain cells D. human organ 48. Humans may live longer in the future because . A. heart disease will be far away from us B. human brains can decide the final death C. human organs can be repaired by new medicine D. the basic materials of cells will last forever 49. How long can humans live in the future according to the passage? A. More than 120 years. B. Over 100 years. C. About 150 years. D. The passage doesn’t tell us. 50. We can learn from the passage that . A. human life will not last more than 120 years in the future B. humans have to take medicine to build new skin cells now C. we have already solved the technical problems in building new cells D. much needs to be done before humans can have a longer life D Unless action is taken immediately, there is a good chance that all the oceans of the world will be dead by the year 2010. How can this possibly happen? We have already seen that people allow all sorts of waste products to flow into the sea. It is almost impossible to measure how much waste water and industrial waste end up in our oceans, but we can find out how much oil is poured into them legally and illegally. It is illegal to pour oil into the sea close to the shore, but when a ship is many miles out to sea there are no such rules. Scientists have different ideas as to the amount of oil put into the sea, but the lowest figure for oil poured in European waters alone is nearly 200 000 tons every year. Some people say the figure could be ten times as high. It is not only our coasts that suffer from oil pollution. Among other things, many shell fish (creatures which live in water), and have a hard shell — oysters and mussels, for example — now have high amounts of poisonous substances. Next time you have shell fish to eat, how can you be sure that they are free from oil pollution? You cannot see the effects and you cannot taste them, either. It is really quite a problem. 51. This passage is mainly about_________________. A. pollution in the oceans B. oil pollution in the waters C. the amounts of poison in shell fish D. the amounts of oil in the sea 52. According to the passage, what is the main cause of oil pollution? A. Oil ships which meet and strike each other. B. Oil poured at sea when the oil tanks are cleaned out. C. Oil from waste water and industrial waste. D. Oil coming out of the bottom of the sea. 53. Which of the following is illegal according to the passage? A. Pouring oil into the sea from land, especially when there is no other choice. B. Pouring oil at seaside. C. Allowing waste materials to flow into the waters. D. Going fishing when the water is polluted by oil. 54. According to the passage, which one is true? A. The amount of oil put into the sea is nearly 2000 000 tons in the globe. B. Every year, the figure for oil poured in the ocean is 1000 000 tons in Europe. C. Some people think the figure for oil poured is estimated too low. D. The highest amount of oil put into the oceans reaches 1000 000 tons in globe. 55. Which of the following statements is WRONG according to the passage? A. The water body of the earth will be dead by the year 2010 without any effective measure. B. All the Oceans in the world are polluted by oil. C. It's possible that all the creatures in the sea will die out if no action is taken. D.Some kinds of the living things in waters have been poisoned and we must be careful of them 第二节 信息匹配(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分) 阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。以下是演讲会的资料： A. Are you interested in “Dream of the Red Mansion”(Hong Lou Meng)? Listen to a lecture on this classical novel. Venue: National Museum of Chinese Modern Literature (Beijing). Time: 9:30 A.m. Price: free Tel: 010 – 84615522 B. “Jiaguwen” is among the oldest pictographic characters in the world.How much do you know about it? Get all the answers at this free lecture. Venue: Dongcheng District Library (Beijing) Time: 9:00 A.m. Price: free Tel: 010 – 64013356 (责任编辑：admin) |