湖北省武汉市部分重点学校高二英语下学期期末统考试题牛津版.doc

武汉市部分重点学校2011-2012学年高二下学期期末统考英语试题第一部分：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abc三个选项中选出最佳选项并标在试卷的相应位置.1. what might prevent the woman buying the table? a. its quality. b. the price. c. its design.2. who planted the trees? a. the woman. b. henry. c. someone else.3. what happened to the woman? a. she got fired today. b. she got promoted last week.c. she was fooled by the man.4. what will the woman probably do? a. watch the ball game with the man.b. ask the man to go to the other room.c. watch the evening news by herself.5. how long is the day on mars? a. less than 24 hours.b. 24 hours and 37 minutes.c. 37 hours.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，从提中所给的abc三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。6. what do we know about the womans document? a. its about 30000 words long.b. its written in english.c. its a textbook.7. which language is the most difficult according to the man? a. arabic. b. spanish. c. english.8. what does the woman decide to do? a. translate the document herself.b. hire the man to do the translation.c. look for another translator.听第7段材料，回答第9至10题。9. why does the woman call the man? a. to place an ad in the newspaper.b. to ask about something for sale.c. to find out about a tv program.10. when will the speakers meet this afternoon? a. at 2:00. b. at 3:00. c. at 4:00.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. why was the man disappointed? a. china lost the match. b. china did not play well.c. china won too easily.12. what did the woman enjoy most about the match?a. the passion of the sport. b. the skill of the players.c. the close score of the game.13. what did the man say that surprised the woman?a. china cant win the matches.b. china will definitely lose the good teams.c. china should hope for a bronze medal.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. where does the conversation take place? a. in the womans. b. in the hospital. c. in an office.15. what was the purpose of the meeting? a. to find out why the womans recent work was poor.b. to ask about the womans family.c. to fire the woman.16. what happened to the womans mother? a. she was seriously sick.b. she had a car accident.c. she died of stomach cancer.17. what was mr. travers attitude to the woman in the end? a. he was angry. b. he was critical. c. he was kind.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. where was brandon last seen? a. in the frozen foods section.b. in the sporting goods section.c. in the toys section.19. what is brandon wearing? a .white shirt and a red baseball cap.b. blue jeans and a black baseball cap.c. a dark shirt and blue jeans.20. what should guests do if they see the boy? a. call the security department. b. take him to the pizza hut.c. take him to the security desk.第二部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节 单项填空(共10小题；每小题l分，满分l0分)第一部分: 多项选择: 共10小题, 每小题1分共10分.21.not having a good of english can be a serious obstacle to achieving your goals. a.demandb. appreciationc. experienced. command22. as for hungry, you wont get much from those who never went through ita.kindnessb. sympathyc. adviced. regret23. january 8th saw events taking place in the u.s city of memphis to what would have been elvis presleys 75th birthday.a.markb. strikec. deliverd. receive24. out of sympathy for the earthquake victims in yushu, the kind-hearted lady her clothes and bedding to them. a.put awayb. set asidec. gave awayd. send out25. since all the shelves in the library are open, the books are easily to the readers.a.visibleb. accessible c. availabled. acceptable26. jennie was particularly to personal criticism; thus, youd better talk with her cautiously.a.ridiculousb. opposed c. unconditionald. sensitive27. everyone must work to live, but many people are lucky enough to make more money than they need. what should they do with this extra income?a.eventuallyb. naturallyc. evidentlyd. immediately28. we have a high regard for mr. smith because he always tries to his principlesa.look forward to b. live up toc. catch up withd. live up with29. -i hear that a modern church is to be built near our school.-im afraid that it doesnt the surroundings.a. come up withb. get along with c. fit in withd. keep up with30.his sacrifices for the country were never officially , which made all of us feel discouraged.a. appealedb. acknowledgedc. recommendedd. evaluated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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）选出可以填入空白的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。a man was exploring caves by the seashore when he found a bag with a bunch of hardened clay balls. it was like someone had 31 the balls and left them out in the sun to bake. they didnt look like much, but they 32 the man, so he took the bag out of the cave with him. as he walked along the beach, he 33 the clay balls one at a time out into the ocean as far as he could. he thought little about it 34 he dropped one of the clay balls and it cracked open (裂开) on a rock. inside was a beautiful, precious stone! 35 , the man started breaking open the 36 balls. each contained a similar treasure. he found thousands of dollars 37 of jewels in the 20 or so leftover ones. then it 38 him. hed been on the beach a long time, throwing maybe 50 or 60 of the balls, with their hidden treasure, into the 39. instead of thousands of dollars in treasure, he 40 have taken home tens of thousands but he had just thrown it away! its like that 41 people. we look at someone, maybe even ourselves, but we 42 see the clay shell. it doesnt look like much from the 43 . it isnt always beautiful and shining, so we 44 it. we see that person as less important than someone more 45 or stylish or well-known or wealthy. but we havent taken the time to find the treasure 46 inside that person. there is a treasure in each and every one of us. if we take the time to get to know that person and ask god to show us that person the 47 he sees them, then the clay begins to 48 and the brilliant jewel begins to shine forth. may we not come to the 49 of our lives and find out that weve thrown away a 50 in friendships because the gems were hidden in balls of clay! may we see the people in our world as god sees them.31. a. invented b. rolled c. handled d. bounced32. a. confused b. encouraged c. interested d. relaxed33. a. dipped b. pushed c. kicked d. threw34. a. until b. when c. since d. though35. a. frightened b. determined c. excited d. disappointed36. a. shining b. floating c. surviving d. remaining37. a. worth b. value c. cost d. wealth38. a. shocked b. rejected c. struck d. delighted39. a. caves b. waves c. seashore d. storms40. a. might b. must c. could d. should41. a. with b. towards c. about d. between42. a. hardly b. actually c. simply d. luckily43. a. distance b. outside c. weight d. pattern44. a. removed b. suspected c. ignored d. reserved45. a. beautiful b. cautious c. positive d. grateful46. a. lost b. hidden c. divided d. mixed47. a. moment b. point c. degree d. way48. a. come off b. break away c. take over d. fall down49. a. sight b. best c. middle d. end50. a. relation b. position c. fortune d. memory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，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。aif a new idea in america becomes a law, people who suffer from obesity (肥胖症）could suffer financially too. the proposal (建议) aims to encourage people to be healthy.the us state of arizona wants to charge overweight citizens $ 50 (325 yuan) annually if they fail to follow their doctors advice. people with children or who are overweight because they suffer from a medical condition would be exempt(被豁免的). if the idea is approved by congress, smokers and diabetics who fail to stick to a healthy lifestyle will also have to pay.medicaid, the organization which provides healthcare to the poor in the usa, costs the government $ 339 bn (2.2 trillion yuan) a year. monica coury, assistant director at arizonas medicaid program, said that this proposal would ask people to give something back.she said that arizona would take a carrot and stick approach to the problem. as well as penalizing(惩罚) people who go against their doctors wishes, incentives (奖励) would be offered for following advice, possibly a keep-fit video. arizonas senator kyrsten sinema has not backed the plans, saying that there isnt a system to decide whether someone is or isnt following medical advice. other critics claim that people dont need the government to look after them; if they want to be fat and smoke, the “nanny state” shouldnt try to stop them. wes benedict of the libertarian party said: “if you want to save the state money, cut medicaid across the board, but dont single out overweight people and smokers.”51. the state of arizona wants to charge people who _. a. are fat parents b. are fat and obedientc. are fat due to a medical condition.d. are fat and dont follow their doctors advice.52. people who are _ and dont adopt a healthy life will not be charged if the proposal becomes law? a. overweight b. hiv carriers c. diabetes d. smokers53. what does “a carrot and stick approach” mean? a. a kind of healthy dietb. a kind of unhealthy diet.c. a policy of offering a combination or rewards and punishment.d. a policy of offering a combination of rewards and prizes.54. what did wes benedict think of the proposal? a. biased. b. just and fair.c. influential. d. not practical.b middle class workers aged 50 and above are being forced to delay their retirement until they are “at least 70”, with many blaming their children, a report revealed yesterday.the report, from the investment firm heartwood, said the delay is “not driven by a love of their job, but by concerns of their ability to find their retirement”. it is not the soaring cost of living which is triggering (引起)the delay. many blame the fact that they are constantly having to bail out their grown-up children at an age when they presumed they would be financially independent. asked bout the reason for the delay, one in five middle class workers said they “needed to keep working in order to support their children”. many grown-up children need help to get on to the property ladder, while others ask their parents to clear their university debts.more than 40 percent said they plan to remain in work “for an average of five years longer that they had originally planned”. around one in five said they will delay their retirement until they are aged 70 or above. many are planning to “ semi-retire” , which means they will stop working full-time to switch to part-time work. simon lough, chief executive of heartwood, said longer periods of semi-retirement are “increasingly becoming the norm” among wealthier people in their 50s and 60s.he added: “in many cases, they are being faced with greater demands being placed on their pension pots, rises in the cost of living and unexpected financial commitments, such as supporting their children for longer than they had originally anticipated.(预料)”.it comes as a separate report, from the pension giant scottish widows, found one in four women is saving “nothing at all” for their retirement, compared to 17 percent of men. this leaves many forced to rely on the state pension, which is just 102.15 pounds a week if they are eligible (合格的)for the full amount. to make matters worse, the age when a woman can claim her state pension is being increased. it used to be 60 but it will reach 66 in 2020, and will continue to rise in the future.55. according to the report from the investment firm heartwood, the major reason that so many middle class workers are delaying their retirement age is_. a. the rising in the cost of livingb. their love for their jobsc. supporting their grown-up children.d. the pension reduce.56. we can infer from the third paragraph that the average retirement age in britain is about _. a. 70 b. 65 c. 60 d. 6657. the underlined word “semi-retire” in paragraph 3 most probably means _. a. work full-time b. work on weekendsc. work part-time d. work day and night58. what can we learn from this passage? a. many parents are blaming their children for their retirement dreams are crushed because of their inability to get a job.b. more than 40 percent of the british people are planning to delay their retirement until they are 70 or above.c. the women in scotland will have to claim their state pension in an earlier age in the future.d. the semi-retirement is only popular among a small number of wealthier people in their 50s and 60s.cshower every day? rinse (漂洗) after brushing teeth? these “healthy” habits could be very bad for you. could your daily routine be ruining your health? we all know that smoking, drinking and bingeing (狂饮，狂吃) on junk food are behaviors to avoid if we want to keep fitbut an increasing amount of research is emerging to suggest other seemingly good habits could also be bad for us. here are some daily sins, and what we can do about them.daily sin 1: shower every daythe modern overemphasis on personal hygiene (卫生，保健) could do harm to our skin, according to dr. nick lowe, consultant doctor at the cranley clinic in london. he says, “using hot water combined with harsh soaps can strip the skin of its oils, resulting in dryness, crashing and even infection.”if the prospect of skipping a daily shower horrifies you, at least make sure you wash with cooler water, he says. if you have a tendency towards dry skin, use a soap-free shower gel or watery cream.daily sin 2: sleeping eight hours a daythe notion of getting eight hours of solid sleep each night is a “modern convention” that could leave you feeling more tired, says professor jim horne, of lough borough universitys sleep research centre. “a short four to 15-minute power nap can be as effective as an extra hour at night.” he adds, “this modern notion that waking in the middle of the night is a bad thing can actually be destructive to the quality of our sleep. for instance we wake at 3 a.m. and lie there becoming anxious about not sleeping, whereas we should simply get up and occupy our minds with something distracting but relaxingsuch as doing a jigsaw (拼图) or reading a bookuntil our bodies tell us were ready to sleep again.”daily sin 3 : rinsing after brushing teethfight the urge to rinse after cleaning your teeth, says dentist dr. phil stemmer, from the fresh breath centre in london. “rinsing washes away the protective fluoride (氟化物) coating left by the toothpaste, which would otherwise add hours of protection.” and whatever you do dont clean your teeth straight after eating, he says. “the best routine is to brush your teeth before meals, and then freshen up after using an alcohol-free mouthwash.”59. which can be a proper title of the passage? a. several bad habits in our daily life.b. several bad habits about taking showers.c. dos and donts.d. sleeping too much is a sin.60. what is a good way of taking showers according to the passage? a. take a hot water shower every day.b. use harsh soaps when taking showers in order to get rid of the oil on your skin.c. use cooler water if you take showers very frequently.d. always avoid soap when taking showers.61. which of the following statements on sleeping is right according to the passage? a. getting 8 hours of sound sleep is quite necessary for a fresh work day.b. a half-hour snap is as effective as an extra hour at night.c. it is a very bad habit to wake in the middle of night and read a book.d. getting 8 hours of sleep actually will make you feel less fresh than 7 hours of sleep do.62. we should not rinse immediately after brushing teeth because_. a. the mouthwash will react with something left by the toothpaste.b. the mouthwash will take away something left by the toothpaste.c. the mouthwash will left a coat of fluoride on the teeth.d. the mouthwash will be useless if the teeth have already be brushed.dprevious unknown newsmakers from egypt and japan joined pop stars and politicians on time magazines list of 100 most influential people in the world released on thursday. the list includes pop culture giants such as justin bieber and oprah winfrey plus the lesser known takeshi kanno, a japanese doctor who refused to leave behind victims of the march 11 earthquake and tsunami.“weve always, always tried to tell stories through people. we discovered it was a fantastic way to get people to think about whats going on all over the world,” said time deputy managing editor michael elliott. south korean pop star rain won the peoples choice vote for the third straight year. time editors chose the names on the list except for the peoples choice, selected by online voters. “he has very determined fans,” elliott said. the complete list can be seen on .world leaders such as british prime minister david cameron, french president nicolas sarkozy, german chancellor angela merkel and brazilian president dilma rousseff populate the list for how they have wielded (利用，使用) power. “the first time i met david cameron, i knew we were political soul mates,” actor and former california governor arnold schwarzenegger