湖北省稳派教育高二英语下学期5月摸底考试试题.doc

稳派教育新课改2012年5月高二年级摸底考试（湖北卷）英语考查内容：必修1-5 选修6-8祝考试顺利注意事项： 1. 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。用2b铅笔将答题卡上试卷类型b后的方框涂黑。2. 选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用2b铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。答在试题卷、草稿纸上无效。3. 完成句子和短文写作题用0. 5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将答案直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。答在试题卷、草稿纸上无效。4. 考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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. where is the chemists?a. next to the post office.b. next to a supermarket.c. opposite the post office.2. what is the mans job?a. a repairman.b. a manager.c. a salesman.3. how will ken go to the party?a. by himself.b. with other friends.c. with the two speakers.4. what are the two speakers going to do this evening?a. travel on a ship. b. walk along the beach. c. drive out to have a swim. 5. why isnt the woman going to the movies? a. she has seen it already. b. she hasnt got a ticket.c. she has to see the doctor. 第二节（共15小题：每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面2段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从每题所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. what is the man most probably doing while talking?a. going to a party. b. cleaning the car. c. watching a football match.7. how often does the man wash his car every month?a. only twice. b. about four times. c. about eight times.听第7段材料，回答第8至10 题。8. why does the man buy that newspaper every day?a. it always has a lot of interesting stories.b. it provides a lot of useful information. c. it covers business news from all over the world.9. which section has detailed reports of important stories?a. news section. b. sports section. c. world affairs.10. what kind of newspaper does the woman nearly always buy?a. a local evening paper.b. a national newspaper.c. an international newspaper.听第8段材料，回答1113题。11. how is the spare room?a. nice and big. b. big and bright. c. bright but small12. how much does the man have to pay for one month?a. 300 dollars. b. 320 dollars. c. 620 dollars.13. where does the conversation take place?a. in jacks apartment. b. in peters room. c. on the telephone.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。 14. when did the woman return from canada?a. on october 29th. b. on december 19th. c. on december 29th. 15. why did the woman enjoy staying with the whites?a. she enjoyed cooking with them. b. she could talk to them in english.c. she could eat western food every day.16. what did the woman like about the canadian classes?a. the students had a lot of freedom.b. the teachers were very kind. c. there were lots of activities in class. 听第10段材料，回答1720题。17. why does the bus maker hold the contest?a. to choose the most environmentally friendly school.b. to find the friendliest school in america.c. to promote colorful school life.18. what are the listeners invited to do? a. to organize a recycling program. b. to contribute a 500-word essay. c. to help a bus company win a bus.19. what are students advised to do to make a green school?a. to plant flowers in empty classrooms. b. to cycle to school. c. to grow more plants.20. what will the winning school receive besides some money?a. a school bus. b. some school materials. c. a green bus trip.第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分40分）第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21. little did those aboard titanic know that a century later theyd still be a(n) _ of dinner conversation.a. panic b. adventure c. topic d. assumption 22. there is _ about possible power failure on monday as a major storm packing heavy rain and wind moves through the northeast.a. anger b. sympathy c. complaint d. concern23. president barack obama is _ sudan and south sudan to stop all military actions against each other and start peace talks.a. demanding b. directing c. consulting d. urging24. i looked the word up in the dictionary to _ my memory of its exact meaning.a. refresh b. relieve c. convince d. clear25. he has spent little time on his lessons this term, so he is _ to fail the exam.a. reminded b. warned c. bound d. indicated26. we tried to _ our point that drugs are more than physically harmful, but he just wouldnt listen.a. get across b. get ahead c. get around d. get over27. scientists say they are not sure why sick fish are _ from the gulf of mexico, or if the bp oil leak from two years ago has anything to do with it.a. breaking up b. picking up c. ending up d. turning up28. we need to make not slight but _ changes to the way in which we treat our environment.a. available b. fundamental c. potential d. alternative29. calmly and _, she poured petrol over her car and set it on fire.a. occasionally b. properly c. deliberately d. roughly30. according to the embarrassed situation here, im afraid that your arrival at present is not quite _.a. in practiceb. in demandc. in placed. in turn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，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（a,b,c,d）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。it suddenly occurred to me that the best things in life are free!sunshine is free .none of the human beings in the world can _31_ without sunshine. however, who has ever _32_ a coin for the sunshine he or she enjoys?air is also free. a person needs _33_ supply of air to keep alive. but is there anybody who pays for the air thats so _34_?free is blood relationship .since a body comes to the world it is under special _35_ of its parents - so great and selfless that _36_ of the parents would say , i wont care for you _37_ im paid . the parents love wont _38_ with the childs growing up, nor fail with their own _39_ - it remains the same _40_ they live.also free is friendship .your friend, who keeps you _41_ when you are lonely, helps you stand up when you fall, comforts you when you are _42_, is the one who never asks for _43_. does he or she demand any reward for the _44_?love is indeed free. admiration arises despite oneself; _45_ grows beyond ones control. willingness to go through thick and thin, and enthusiasm to help each other overcome crisis-all these are deep comfort and most solid support to _46_ in life. they are great, yet they cant be bought by money._47_ is also free. either a prince who lives in luxury or a tramp dressed in rags can have an aim in life if he will. it can be a great one or an ordinary one, a _48_ one or modest one. _49_, so long as theres a will, theres a way; you are always hopeful. its also true of faith, hope and will, as well as dream. dont sigh any more to the heaven, which is just and _50_. everyone is fairly treated-the most valuable things are given free of charge.31a.lookb.speakc.succeedd.survive32.a.paid b.chargedc.gainedd.saved33.a.fixedb.limitedc.endlessd.useless34.a.vital b.common c.random d.abundant 35.a.controlb.carec.influenced.condition36.a.allb.anyc.eitherd.none37.a.ifb.oncec.unlessd.because38.a.gob.last c.strengthend.weaken39.a.agingb.developing c.growthd.death40.a.as far asb.as long asc.as ifd.in that41.a.enterpriseb.firmc.companyd.companion42.a.frustratedb.amazedc.excitedd.exhausted43.a.pensionb.paymentc.awardd.credit44.a.offerb.purchasec.lossd.suffering45.a.situationb.effectc.affectiond.atmosphere46.a.apply to b.appeal toc.call ond.depend on47.a.sourceb.targetc.destinationd.admission48.a.practical b.plain c.splendid d.suitable49.a.meanwhileb.somehowc.anywhered.anyhow50.a.ambitious b.generousc.gratefuld.essential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。athe other day as i wandered through my parents house, the same house i grew up in, i had a sudden scary realization. when my parents bought the house, they were only two years older than i am now. i tried to imagine myself in two years, ready to settle down and buy the house id still be living in almost 30 years later.it seemed ridiculous. on a practical level, there is no way i could afford to buy a house anytime soon. more importantly, i wouldnt want to. im not sure where ill be living in two years, or what kind of job ill have. and i dont think ill be ready to settle down and stay in one place. so this is probably the generation gap that divides my friends and me from our parents. when our parents were our age, theyd got their education, chosen a career and were starting to settle into responsible adult lives.my friends and i “generation y” still arent sure what we want to do with our lives. whatever we end up doing, we want to make sure were happy doing it. wed rather take risks first, try out different jobs and move from one city to another until we find our favorite. wed rather spend our money on travel than put it in a savings account.this casual attitude toward responsibility has caused some critics to call my generation “selfish”, “arrogant”, “impatient”, and “overprotected”. some of these complaints have a point. as children we were encouraged to succeed in school, but also to have fun. we grew up in a world full of technological innovation: cellphones, the internet and video games etc.our parents seemed to rise vertically (垂直地) start from the bottom of the ladder and slowly making their way to the top, on the same track, often for the same company. that doesnt apply to my generation.because of that, it may take us longer than our parents to arrive at responsible stable adulthood. but thats not necessarily a bad thing. in our desire to find satisfaction, we will work harder, struggle for ways to keep life interesting and gain a broader set of experiences and knowledge than our parents generation did. 51. what is the theme of the passage?a. an imagination of future life.b. a comparison between lifestyles of generations.c. the sudden realization of growing up.d. the confusion of generation y.52. walking through his parents house, the author _.a. realized the problem facing “generation y”b. was frightened and puzzled about his futurec. wondered why his parents had settled so earlyd. started to think about his own life53. the main gap between “generation y” and their parents lies in _.a. their attitudes to adulthood responsibilityb. their attitudes to buying a housec. their attitudes to technologyd. their efforts to make their way to the top54. the author seems to agree that _.a. pleasure and comfort is above everything else in lifeb. its absolutely ridiculous to call his generation “selfish”c. its all right to experience more before settling downd. one can be more successful working for the same companybwhen was the last time you sent someone a letter by regular mail? thanks to the speed and ease of using the internet, sending e-mailrather than mailing letters using the postal system (now often called “snail mail”)is the preferred means of communication for many people.in a survey of 2,000 young people conducted by the e-mail provider msn hotmail, around half said they send thank-you notes by e-mail, not post. besides sending more personal e-mail, young people entering the working world today find themselves sending and replying to hundreds of business e-mails every week.however, many of these same young people seem not to realize some basic rules when it comes to sending e-mail at work. most of the people who responded to the survey said they didnt check their spelling or punctuation before hitting send. even more surprising was that one in twenty of the people surveyed said they sometimes end e-mails to their boss with the words love and kisses! while this is fine for personal messages to friends and loved ones, it is normally considered inappropriate workplace etiquette.the main reason for this use of informal language in workplace e-mail is that a lot of young people have always communicated with others on the internetespecially using e-mailin a relaxed and friendly manner. for many, online communication outside of work involves talking with others in chat rooms, posting on message boards, and sending e-mail to friendsall for fun.another reason is that some young people now entering the workforce are unfamiliar with how to write formal correspondence, because they have never had to write a formal letter before. they have had no training in how to write a basis business letter, and dont know the style and language that should, and should not, be used. this need for training has led to various kinds of books and websites being written, which are intended to make people familiar with appropriate business e-mail etiquette and style.with more business correspondence now being conducted using the internet than ever before, it is important for people to realize the difference in language use between personal and business communicationespecially when using e-mail. so the next time you send an e-mail at the office, remember youre not just online, youre at work.55. what is the main idea of the article?a. it is more convenient to send an e-mail than to mail a letter.b. many people do not know how to use e-mail.c. young people should learn how to write formal business e-mails.d. writing business e-mails is similar to writing personal messages.56. about 100 people surveyed by msn admitted _.a. sending thank-you notes by e-mailb. sending and replying to business e-mails every weekc. not checking their spelling in e-mailsd. not ending their emails properly57. which is not a reason for the popularity of informal language in business e-mails?a. young people usually talk in chat rooms or msn for fun.b. young people are used to being casual.c. young people do not care about manners.d. young people do not receive enough training in writing formal letters.58. why is it important to communicate appropriately in e-mail at work?a. because regular mail is too slow.b. because more business people are communicating in e-mail.c. because people are more familiar with e-mail than snail mail.d. because people are more aware of the differences in language use. cthe latest evidence shows that being bilingual (能说两种语言的) does not necessarily make people smarter but it probably does make you better at certain skills.researcher ellen bialystok says that bilingual people are often better at controlling their attention - a function called the executive control system（执行控制系统）. according to her, its quite possibly the most important cognitive（认知）system we have because its where all of your decisions about what to attend to, what to ignore, what to process are made.ms. bialystok is a psychology professor at york university in toronto, canada. she says the best method to measure the executive control system is called the stroop test. a person is shown words in different colors. the person has to ignore the word but say the color. the problem is that the words are all names of colors.so you would have the word“blue” written in red, but you have to say red. but blue is so noticeable, its just lighting up all these circuits(线路) in your brain, and you really want to say blue. so you need a mechanism（机制）to override that so that you can say red. thats the executive control system, she explains.her work shows that bilingual people continually practice this function. they have to, because both languages are active in their brain at the same time. they need to control one to be able to speak in the other.this mental exercise might help in other ways, too. researchers say bilingual children are better able to separate a word from its meaning, and more likely to have friends from different cultures. bilingual adults are often four to five years later than others in developing alzheimers disease（老年痴呆症）.59. what can be inferred from the text about learning a foreign language?a. it makes us cleverer.b. it limits our mind.c. it can help us prevent and cure diseases.d. it gives us more advantages than a means of communication.60. what do the underlined words “override that” refer to?a. ignore the word b. cut off the circuitsc. break away from the system d. light up your brain61. the executive control system _.a. is the most important language system b. is in charge of our attentionc. helps us make all kinds of decisions d. controls our language skills62. which of the following is probably true?a. the stroop test is used to test our sense of color.b. a person speaking more than one language is more likely to ignore others. c. a person speaking more than one language is more likely to pass the stroop test.d. a person speaking only one language has fewer friends. dpeople visit other countries for many reasons. some travel on business; others travel to visit interesting places that are only found in other countries.wherever you go, and for whatever reason, it is important to be safe. a tourist can attract a lot of attention from local people. while the majority of people you will meet when traveling are sure to be friendly and welcoming, there are dangerstheft being the most common. just as in your home country, do not expect everyone you meet to be friendly and helpful. it is important to prepare for your