湖州一中2008学年第二学期期中考试高二英语试卷.doc

湖州一中2008学年第二学期期中考试高二英语试卷第I卷 客观题部分（共100分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节（共5小题，每小题1分，满分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. What does the woman ask the man to do?A. Wash his hands. B. Give her the fork. C. Have dinner together. 2. How will the woman leave?A. By car. B. By bus. C. By taxi.3. Where is the coffee shop?A. Next to the post office. B. Behind the supermarket. C. Opposite the post office. 4. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. At a coffee shop. B. At a furniture shop. C. At the womans house. 5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A coat. B. Shopping online. C. Clothes shops. 第二节（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题后所给的A、 B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，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至8题。6. How long have the speakers been waiting?A. About a quarter. B. About half an hour. C. About an hour. 7. What is the relationship between the man and Jinnee?A. Colleagues. B. Neighbour. C. An engaged couple. 8. How does the woman find Jinnee?A. Disrespectful. B. Beautiful. C. Great. 听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9. What is the man?A. A senior reporter. B. A teacher. C. A student. 10. Where was the woman born?A. In Chicago. B. In Indian. C. In Michigan. 11. What did the woman do when she was 21?A. She started to study physics. B. She started to teach maths. C. She started to teach physics. 听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12. What is the matter with the woman?A. She has a cold. B. She has a cough. C. She has the problem of hearing. 13. What may cause the womans problem according to the doctor?A. A fever. B. Overwork. C. Sleeplessness. 14. Why did the woman take aspirin?A. Her legs hurt. B. Her harms hurt. C. Her knees hurt. 听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15. Why is the woman going to Boston?A. To study. B. To do business. C. To have a holiday. 16. What do we know about the Boston Bay in Boston?A. It is the cheapest hotel. B. It doesnt have a restaurant. C. It is the newest and biggest hotel. 17. What does the man suggest the woman do?A. Call the hotel herself. B. Read the guidebook herself. C. Search for the information on the Internet. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. What was the boy doing when he crossed the street?A. Singing a song. B. Listening to music. C. Reading his textbook. 19. What happened to the boy at last?A. He was saved by the car driver. B. He was hit by the car and died. C. He was sent to hospital and saved. 20. Where did the speaker get the result of the accident?A. From the police. B. From her teacher. C. From the newspaper. 第二部分：（满分80分）一、单项选择：（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）21. - Im afraid I cant get on well in tomorrows interview. - _! Youve prepared for it for quite a few days and surely you will make it.A. Good luckB. Cheer upC. Dont mention it D. Never mind22. Your performance in the diving test didnt reach the required standard _, you failed. A. in the end B. after all C. in other words D. at the same time23. The news reporter hurried to the airport, only _ the film star had left. A. to tell B. to be told C. telling D. told24. The examinations are around the corner. Some fans in my class are persuaded to _ basketball to focus on their studies. A. quit to play B. stop to play C. quit playing D. be quitted playing25. It s the ability to do the job _ matters not where you come from or what you are.A. one B. that C. what D. it 26. _ food has been sent to the disaster area to help the people who lost their homes.A. A large amount of B. A large number ofC. A great many D. A great many of27. Houston Rockets center Yao Ming of China would not play for the rest of the NBA basketball season _ his foot injury on Tuesday.A. due to B. as to C. according to D. in addition to28. I havent seen _ Maggie since I came here.A. as lovely a girl as B. so a lovely girl asC. girl as lovely as D. a as lovely girl as 29. With so many difficult problems _, the newly-elected president, Obama, is to have a hard time.A. settledB. settlingC. to settleD. being settled30. _ around the Water Cube, we were then taken to see the Beijing National Stadium, known as the Birds Nest. A. Having shownB. To be shown C. Having been shownD. To show31. When we finally_ to get home after the tiring long journey we could hardly move a step farther.A. tried B. succeeded C. managed D. attempted 32 Only after leaving home _ the true meaning of the proverb, “East or west, home is best.”A. he understoodB. he did understand C. did he understandD. had he understood33. - Whats the cost of your shirts here, sir? - It depends on which fashion you want to buy, and the price _ from 100 dollars to 500 dollars.A increases B ranges C. reaches D. looks 34. Lucy cut down her daily spending in order to _ the financial storm.A. prevent B. survive C. keep D. quit 35. Medicine should not be kept where it is _ to children.A. easy B high C. accessible D. acceptable 36. Please tell me how the accident_. I am still in the dark. A. came by B. came out C. came to D. came about37. Id appreciate _ if you would show me how to operate the new camera. A. it B. you C. that D .this 38. On seeing the wonderful sculpture，everyone present_ a cry of surpriseA. let out B. give away C. put forward D. make up39. A good teacher always leaves his students enough time to think and voice their opinions in class, _ he may not complete his teaching task.A. in caseB. even ifC. as long asD. as if40. - I wonder if I could possibly use your car for tonight? - _. Im not using it anyhow.A. Sure, go ahead B. I dont know C. Yes, indeed D. I dont care 二、完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）On a cold November afternoon, my mother and I were walking home from a pizza store. We were dressed warmly and _41_ with the rented video we had been dying for watch, I was feeling a little _42_, as I was carrying our shopping bags of snacks and the _43_.They were so heavy that I decided to _44_ some things. So I started to walk towards the garbage can _45_ I noticed a poor man walking his bike out of the restaurant in front of us. He _46_ a paper bag with his dirty hand. He headed over to another nearby garbage can and started _47_ it.I suddenly felt very _48_ because I was about to do away with a new drink just _49_ it was heavy. I knew this man would take all he could _50_, so I walked up to him and _51_ the drink and some snacks to him. The man looked up _52_ and took what I gave him. A huge smile spread _53_ his face and this caused me to feel indescribable _54_. I felt like I _55_ be happier with myself, but then he said, “This is my sons lucky day!”With that, he _56_ me happily and started off on his bike. I even heard him _57_ a song as he rode away. I got a warm feeling inside and I knew I had done something good, for the man and his family. I now understand what is _58_ by the saying “Giving is getting”.Since then, every time I have the _59_ to do something nice, the image of the mans happiness caused by my small gift appears in my mind. This is the _60_ of charity.41. A. equipped B. covered C. done D. offered42. A. upset B. happy C. tired D. excited43. A. video B. books C. pizza D. clothes44. A. send off B. throw away C. put away D send out45. A. after B. when C. before D. while46. A. owned B. presented C. held D. sought47. A. going into B. finding out C. looking through D. working out48. A. stupid B. guilty C. disappointed D. happy49. A. since B. until C. because D. when50. A. get B. search C. hear D. see51. A. dropped B. kept C. turned D. handed52. A. sadly B. coldly C. thankfully D. patiently53. A. in B. across C. by D. through54. A. regret B. satisfaction C. failure D. curiosity55. A. couldnt B. shouldnt C. neednt D. mustnt56. A. smiled B. told C. saw D. thanked57. A. whistling B. whispering C. listening D. making58. A. referred B. said C. meant D. spoken59. A. time B. chance C. idea D. effort60. A. power B. effect C. result D. mystery 三、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A 、B 、C、D)中选出最佳选项。AGrowing numbers of people are becoming addicted to text messaging, a German doctor warned recently.Psychotherapist(采用精神疗法的医生) Andreas Herter estimated that there were some 380,000 sufferers in Germany. Herter based his prediction on the growing number of manic mobile phone users among patients arriving at his Hanover clinic for addiction treatment.“Text message addiction is a real and serious illness because it causes mental and financial damage,” said Herter. “The problem leads to depression and personality disorders, not to mention skyrocketing phone bills.”For example, a teenage boy spent 8,900 euros (US$11,000) texting people he didnt even know and a married couple could only communicate by text message, even when they were sitting side by side.61. The passage is mainly to tell us _.A. why people like text messaging B. text messaging has many advantagesC. overusing text message does great harmD. text messaging does no good62. Herter thinks text message addiction is _.A. acceptableB. easy to deal withC. unreasonableD. worrying 63. The examples given in the last paragraph are used to show _.A. text message addiction is a serious disease B. they care about nothing else but text messageC. sending text message is their only hobby D. they are very richBRobots are smart. With their computer brains, they help people work in dangerous places or do difficult jobs. Some robots do regular jobs. Bobby, the mail carrier, brings mail to a large office building in Washington, D.C. He is one of 250 mail carriers in the United States.Mr. Leachim, who weighs two hundred pounds and is six feet tall, has some advantages as a teacher. One is that he does not forget details. He knows each childs name, the parents names and what each child knows and needs to know. In addition, he knows each childs pets and hobbies. Mr. Leachim does not make mistakes. Each child goes and tells him his or her name, then dials an identification (身份证明) number. His computer brain puts the childs voice and number together. He identifies the child with no mistakes. Then he starts the lesson.Another advantage is that Mr. Leachim is flexible. If the children need more time to do their lessons they can move switches. In this way they can repeat Mr. Leachims lesson over and over again. When the children do a good job he tells them something interesting about their hobbies. At the end of the lesson the children switch Mr. Leachim off.64. The first paragraph of the passage tells us _.A. human beings are not as smart as robotsB. robots will take the place of man to rule the earthC. we can only use robots to do some regular jobsD. robots can help people in many different ways65. Mr. Leachims _ makes him a good teacher.A. knowledgeB. appearanceC. advantageD. energy66. What is the most important thing Mr. Leachim can do in his lessons?A. To meet the needs of each student. B. To talk to the students in different languages. C. To keep everyones interest in his lessons.D To introduce more hobbies to the children.67. The word “flexible” in the last paragraph means _.A. not strictB. not hardC. suitableD. changeable68. Which of the following statements may be true according to the passage?A. There are 250 robot teachers in the United States.B. Mr. Leachim is run and controlled by electricity.C. Bobby works in a large office building in Washington D.C.D. The lessons taught by Mr.Leachim are given on a TV set.C FAIREMONT HOTEL Five waiters and ten waitresses;-Aged under 22-At least high school graduates-Good-looking; men at least 1.72 meters tall and women at least 1.65-Those knowing foreign languages favored-Paid 1600-2200 dollars per month One secretary:-Aged under 30- Females favored- Good at writing and skilled at computers If interested, call 465-4768 or write to : Mr Jack Hundris Room 0825, Fairemont Hotel 567 Wood Street, San Marers,78003 Fax: 6954828WILSON BOOKSTOREAccountant (会计):- Aged between 25 and 40- With an experience of at least two years-With a degree and an accountant certificate- Paid 3000-4000 dollars monthly- With a practical knowledge of computer. Computer salesclerk:-Aged 25 or less. - Basic education of 12 years or more.- Good at computer.-Paid 1800-2200 dollars monthly.Tel: 447-4398Fax: 3485269Want to find a job? Now read the following advertisement.69. If you dont know how to use a computer, you can just apply for the position as _.A. a secretary B. a waiter or waitress C. an accountantD. a salesclerk70. If you want to get the position of accountant in Wilson Bookstore, you have to satisfy the following conditions except _.A. being a woman B. knowing well how to use a computerC. having been an accountantD. having an accountant certificate71. If you want to try for a job in Fairemont Hotel, you _.A. have to be a woman and know foreign languages B. should be a university graduateC. have to be taller than 1.72 metersD. should be younger than 30 years of ageDEach year on December 10, the worlds attention turns to Sweden for the announcement of the Nobel Prize winners. The Nobel Prizes, six prizes given to groups or individuals who really stand out in their fields, was founded by a Swedish inventor, Alfred Nobel.Alfred Nobel was the man who invented dynamite (炸药), a powerful explosive. During his life, Nobel made a lot of money from his invention, and he decided that he wanted to use his money to help scientists, artists, and people who worked to help others around the world. When he died, his will said that the money would be placed in a bank, and the interest the money earned would be given out as five annual cash prizes.The prizes set up by Nobel were first handed out in 1901, and include physics, medicine, chemistry, literature, and peace. Later, in 1968 the bank of Sweden added a prize in economics to celebrate the banks 300th year of business.Each person who receives a Nobel Prize is given a cash prize, a medal, and a certificate. The prize money for each category is currently worth about a million dollars, and the aim of the prize is to allow the winner to carry on working or researching without having to worry about raising money.The prizes can be given to either individuals or groups. Prize winners include Albert Einstein (physics, 1921), Kenzaburo Oe (literature, 1994), Kim Dae Jung (peace, 2001), the United Nations (peace, 2001), and Nelson Mandela (peace, 1993).The prize winner that has own the most times is the International Committee of the Red Cross. This organization has received three Nobel Peace Prizes (in 1917, 1944, and 1963), and the founder, Jean Henri Dunant, was awarded the first Nobel Peace Prize, in 1901.72. What is the best title for this passage?A. The History of the Nobel Prize B. The Nobel Peace Prize C. How to Win a Nobel Prize D. Famous International Prizes73. How many categories of Nobel Prize did Alfred Nobel found?A. one B. five C. six D. the article doesnt say.74. How did Alfred Nobel become rich?A. by winning a Nobel Prize B. through his inventionsC. through the interest on his savings D. by receiving money from the Bank of Sweden 75. What statement about the Nobel Prizes is NOT true?A. They are given out every year. B. They cant be given to the same winner more than once.C. They are worth about a million dollars each.D. They are given to both individuals and groups.76. Who or what was the first Nobel Peace Prize winner?A. Alfred Nobel B. Albert Einstein C. Jean Henri Dunant D. the International Committee of the Red CrossEInternet shopping is a new way of shopping. Nowadays, you can shop for just about anything from your armchair. All you need is a computer which is linked to the Internet. Shopping on the Internet is becoming increasingly popular. In the United States, people spent over US $2.5 billion on Internet shopping in 1998. This figure is expected to reach US$ 11 billion by the year 2004.People can shop for a variety of products on the Internet. Physical products include items such as