北京市高二年级期中考试英语试卷_2

北京市高二年级期中考试英语试卷 (本试卷包括两卷,满分 120 分) 第 一 卷 （一卷所选择的答案请填图或写在在答题卡的相应位置） 第一部分: 听力理解（共三节，20 题，每题 1 分，满分 20 分） 第一节听下面 5 段对话，选出最佳选项，每段对话听两遍。 1. What does the woman want to do now? A. Buy some envelopes. B. Buy some stamps C. Mail some letters 2. What happened to the man? A. He lost his keys. B. He was locked in an apartment. C. He quarreled with the manager 3. Whats the weather like today? A. Windy B. Rainy C. Snowy 4. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. On the playground. B. In the classroom. C. In the reading room. 5. What does the man want to buy? A. 15 planes. B. 50 buses. C. 50 computers. 第二节（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，共 10 分） 请听下面四段对话或独白，选出最佳选项，每段对话听两遍。 听第 6 段材料，回答第 6 至 7 题。 6. Whats the mans major? A. American history B. European history C. English literature 7. Where is the woman from? A. The USA B. Britain C. Canada 听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 9 题 8. What does the man want to do? A. Dance with the woman. B. Learn to dance. C. Teach the woman to dance. 9. How does the woman like the music? A. Its noisy. B. Its terrible C. its nice 听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。 B. To rent a furnished room for himself. C. To rent several rooms for his friends. 11. What sort of house is it? A. A house with no storeys.（楼层） B. A house with two storeys. C. A house with three storeys. 12. How does the woman describe the area? A. Its a place that is very convenient. B. Its an area where there are some Chinese people. C. Its an area where there are people from different places. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 15 题。 13. What is the characteristic of learners of special English? A. They want to have an up-to-date knowledge of English. B. They learn English to find well-paid jobs. C. They know clearly what they want to learn. 14. Who needs ESP courses most? A. Professionals. B. College students. C. Beginners. 15. What are the most popular ESP courses in Britain? A. Courses for doctors. B. Courses for businessmen. C. Courses for lawyers. 第三节（共 5 小题；每小题 1 分共 5 分） 听第 10 段材料，根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入相应题号的空格中，每段对话听两遍。 第二部分：单项选择(共 15 小题,每小题 1 分,满分 15 分) ( )21. His parents had to work at night, _ him at home alone. A. left B. forgot C. leaving D. dropped ( )22.I m sorry. I _ at you the other day. -Forget it. I was a bit out of control myself. A. shouldnt shout B. shouldnt have shouted C. mustnt shout D. mustnt have shouted ( )23. It was in New Zealand _ Elizabeth first met Mr. Smith. A. that B. how C. which D. when ( )24. How about _ Christmas evening party. - I should say it was _ success. A. a, a B. the, a C. a, / D. the , / ( )25. There must be something wrong with your car. You have to have it _. A. repair B. repairing C. repaired D. to repair ( )26. When the baby _ her mother, she stopped _ at once. A. saw; to cry B. looked; crying C. saw; crying D. watched; cry ( )27. Did you notice the boy _? .A. took the candy and run B. taking the candy and run C. taking the candy and running D. when taking the candy and run. ( )28. The weather turned out to be very good. _ was more than we could expect. A. what B. which C. that D. it ( )29._ their neighbour was a drummer, they wouldnt have moved into the building. A. They had known B. Had they known C. Did they know D. They knew ( )30. The wild flowers looked like a soft orange blanket _the desert A. covering B. covered C. cover D. to cover ( )31. Analyse your problems and _ a plan to improve your grade. A. draw up B. turn up C. set up D. take up ( )32. However, new research into EQ_ that success is not simply the result of a high IQ. A. describes B. predicts C. recognizes D. suggests ( )33.After living in France for a year, I felt much more _ about my French. A. patient B. independent C. confident D. intelligent ( )34. I know _ about him except that he works in a car factory. In other words, he is not familiar to me. A. everything B. anything C. nothing D. something ( )35. If you are interested in _ you are reading, you are sure to concentrate on it. A. that B. which C.不填 D. what 第二部分完型填空（共 20 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 15 分） Once upon a time, a rich man wanted to make a trip to another town. He tried not only to take things to sell but also to take money to _36_ things with. He _37_ to take ten servants with him. They would _38_ the things to sell and the food to _39_ on their trip. Before they started, a little boy ran up to _40_ and asked to _41_ with them. The rich man said to the little boy, “Well, _42_ may go with us. _43_ you are the smallest, the thinnest and the weakest of all my _44_, you cant carry a _45_ load(担子). You must _46_ the lightest one to carry. ” The boy thanked his master and chose the biggest load to carry. That was bread. “You are _47_.” said his master. “That is the biggest and the heaviest one.” The boy said _48_ and lifted the load gladly. On the trip they walked for days and at last they got to the town. All the servants were tired _49_the little servant. Do you know _50_? Most of the bread was eaten during the trip and a little was left when they arrived at the town. 36.A.eat B.buy C.change D.get 37.A.decided B.liked C.hoped D.tried 38.A.take B.bring C.carry D.borrow 39.A.cook B.eat C.buy D.drink 40.A.them B.the servants(仆人) C.the road D.the rich man 41.A.stop B.stay C.go D.talk 42.A.you B.he C.I D.they 43.A.Since B.If C.Because D.But 44.A. family B.guests C.servants D.things 45.A.heavy B.light C.small D.difficult 46.A.eat B.choose C.pick up D.understand 47.A.brave B.right C.clever D.foolish 48.A.sorry B.nothing C.angrily D.good-bye 49.A.besides B.of C.except D.with 50.A.who B.him C.that D.why 第三部分 阅读理解， 选择最佳答案 (共 20 小题, 每小题 2 分,满分 40 分) ( A ) Going to a friends house is very exciting. You may spend time with a friend and get to see where he lives. So remember to be polite. When to arrive The fist thing to remember is that when a friend invites you over, you need to arrive on time. If your friend tells you to come “around 3:00”, that means you can turn up a little bit after 3:00. But usually it is a good idea to arrive at the right time. What to bring Often it is also nice to bring something to your friends house. This could be a box of chocolates for you two to share, or maybe a movie that you can watch together. You can also bring some flowers. A little gift is a nice way to show your friend that you are excited to be at his house. How to greet When you visit your friends house, you may also meet his parents. You should tell them who you are and they may tell you their names. As a child, I went to visit my friend Paul. I called his parents by their first names John and Mary. But now I know it is more polite to call them Mr. or Mrs. Smith. This will show them more respect and then they may tell you to call them by their first names. Another way to show respect is to call them Madam or Sir. It is a cool thing to visit a friends house. Be polite to your friend and your friends parents, and you will be invited again! 51. If you are told to get to your friends house around 5:00 p.m., it is polite to arrive at _p.m. A. 5:02 B. 4:50 C. 4:30 D. 5:30 52. When the writer was a child, he called his friends father _. A. Smith B. John C. Mary D. Paul 53. The passage mainly tells us _ A. when to arrive at your friends house B. how to greet people C. what to bring to your friend D. how to be a good visitor 54. The passage may be from _ A. a notice on a wall B. a letter to a friend C. an article in a magazine D. a news story in a paper ( B ) In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business. But he was not a good artist. So he invented a very simple camera. He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his garden. That was the first photo. The next important date in the history of photography(摄影术) was in 1837. That year, Daguere, another Frenchman, took a picture of his reading room. He used a new kind of camera in a different way. In his picture you could see everything very clearly, even the smallest thing. This kind of photo was called a Daguerreotype. Soon, other people began to use Daguerres way. Travelers brought back wonderful photos from all around the world. People took pictures of famous buildings, cities and mountains. In about 1840, photography was developed. Then photographers could take picture of people and moving things. That was not simple. The photographers had to carry a lot of films and other machines. But this did not stop them, for example, some in the United States worked so hard. Mathew Brady was a famous American photographer. He took many pictures of great people. The pictures were unusual because they were very lifelike(栩栩如生). Photographers also became one kind of art by the end of the 19th century. Some photos were not just copies of the real world. They showed peoples feelings, like other kinds of art. 55. The first photo taken by Niepce was a picture of _. A. his business B. his house C. his garden D. his window 56. The Daguerreotype was _ A. a Frenchman B. a kind of picture C. a kind of camera D. a photographer 57. Mathew Brady_. A. was very lifelike B. was famous for his unusual pictures C. was quite strong D. took many pictures of moving people 58. This passage tells us_. A. how photograph was developed B. how to show your ideas and feelings in pictures C. how to take pictures in the world D. how to use different cameras ( C ) I was in line waiting to pay. In line there were two people before me. A little boy was buying some rather strange clothes. He chatted with anyone who was interested in the clothes and soon we learnt that he was going to a kindergarten party. He had done a great job of putting together interesting costumes. I noticed that the little boy was paying mostly with change(零钱). It seemed that he had robbed his pig bank to do this shopping. However, the cashier told him he was short after counting all the money. The boy thought for a moment and said, “Please keep the shirt and I will come back with more money.” It was clear that he had already used all the money he had and he was 8.00 short. The lady in front of me said, “Well, I could pay half of that”. I told the boy that I could pay the other half. We dug into our handbags. However, both of us only had ten dollar bills and we needed the cashier to get the change for us. Other shoppers began digging into their pockets to find some change. It was amazing and touching as all these strangers seemed to react with the same mind. All wanted to be of help. Within minutes the cashier said, “I have too much money.” The cashier didnt need our ten-dollar bills. Then the lady in front of me, who had been the first to offer help, said, “Wait! I didnt even get a chance to give anything!” I smiled at her and said, “You did your share, because it was your idea and you started all this.” The little boy smiled and thanked us. We wished him the best and he left. I was left with a good feeling. I had seen the love and goodness of others all around me. The woman in front of me smiled and said, “It sure feels good to give, doesnt it?” I smiled back and said,“Yes!” 59. What is this passage mainly about? A. Love and goodness. B. Culture and tradition. C. Friendship and honesty D. Communication and understanding 60. Why did the writer and the woman both feel glad? A. Because the boy had saved some money. B. Because they both didnt need to give anything. C. Because the cashier didnt look down on the boy. D. Because all the shoppers around were willing to help the boy. 61. What does the underlined word “touching” most probably mean? A. 令人感动的 B. 令人难过的 C. 令人失望的 D. 令人害怕的 62. Whats the correct order of the following events? a. The cashier got enough money for the boys shirt. b. The cashier counted the boys money. c. The shoppers looked for some change in their pockets. d. The boy went to the line to pay. A. b, a, c, d B. b, c, a, d C. d, b, c, a D. d, c, a, b ( D ) While carrying your heavy schoolbag on the way to school or home, does it make you lose your interest in knowledge? Dont worry and you may soon be able to say goodbye to your heavy schoolbag. Instead of burying your face in textbooks, newspapers, magazines and novels, you could find that the e-book reader fits all in one. An e-book reader is a new invention, which can hold thousands of texts and display them as real text printed on a paper page. Sony and IRex Technologies are among the first to produce and sell e-book readers. The new device(装置) is expected to hit stores in a few months. In the same way that the iPod had changed the way people enjoy music, e-book readers could change the way that books are both bought and read. The size of an e-book reader is as the same as that of real books. Its screen is different from that of a computer. It is as thin as piece of paper. The words in the e-books screen look exactly the same as words on real pages. But you can do more with an e-book reader than you can with an ordinary book. The reader can change the size of the words and connect with the Internet to download new books. The e-book reader is also expected to have a function that lets you play MP3 music while you are reading. Book publishers have begun to produce books that can be bought and download to the new e-book devices. One of the publishers has already changed more than 3,000 of different kinds of books into the digital format(格式) and there are already large numbers of books and stories on the devices. 63. Which of the following can be used to read e-books? A. An MP3 player B. A radio. C. An e-book reader. D. A computer. 64. Which of the following is Not TRUE according to the passage? A. An e-book reader will make us enjoy wonderful music while reading. B. An e-book readers screen is much thinner than that of a computers. C. An e-book reader can connect with the Internet and download information. D. The words on the e-book reader look different from those on real pages. 65. Whats the writers purpose of writing this passage? A. The writer tries to tell us something about e-book readers. B. The writer wants to describe what the future textbooks look like. C. The writer is introducing different ways of reading books. D. The writer is showing some new kinds of schoolbags to us. 66. Whats the advantage of the new invention according to the passage? A. The e-book readers are much cheaper than ordinary books. B. Our schoolbags will become much lighter than they were. C. We can use e-book readers to download information from ordinary books. D. The e-book readers allow us to send information into the Internet directly. （ E ） The meaning of the word “Volunteer” may be a little different in different countries, but it usually means “one who offers his or her services.” There are many different ways in which people can volunteer, such as taking care of sick people, working in homes for homeless children, and picking up garbage from beaches and parks. Volunteers may work within their own countries or in other countries. They are often people with a strong wish to help those who are less fortunate than themselves. Volunteers dont expect any kind of pay. At the root of volunteering is the idea that one person may have the ability to offer services that can help other people. Tracy, a good friend of mine, however, recently came back from India with a new idea of what being a volunteer means. She worked for two and a half weeks in one of Mother Teresas homes in Calcutta. The following is her story. “I first heard about Mother Teresa in my high school, we watched a video about her work in India and all over the world. I was so moved by her spirit to help others and her endless love for every human being that after I graduated from high school, I too wanted to try her kind of work. So with two friends I flew to Calcutta for a few weeks.” “I was asked to work in a home for sick people. I helped wash clothes and sheets, and pass out lunch. I also fed the people who were too weak to feed themselves and tried to cheer them up. I felt it was better to share with them than to think that I have helped them. To be honest, I dont think I was helping very much. It was then that I realized that I had not really come to help, but to learn about and experience another culture that helped improve my own understanding of life and the world.” 67According to the passage, a volunteer refers to a person who _ Ais willing to help those in need without pay. Bcan afford to travel to different places. Chas a strong wish to be successful. Dhas made a big fortune in life. 68