高二英语中考试题

2011-2012学年上期期中联考高二年级英语试题时间：120分钟 满分：150分第I卷（共两部分，共105分）第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）该部分分为第一、第二两节。注意：回答听力部分时，请先将答案标在试卷上。听力部分结束前，你将有两分钟的时间将你的答案转涂到客观题答题卡上。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 What does the woman mean?AThe rain is expected to last much longer.BSunny and warm days were forecast for those days.CThe next days wont be sunny and warm. 2When did the women have her breakfast?AAt 11:00.BAt 11:30.CAt 11:50. 3What dose the man say about his grandmother?AShe cant hear well.BShe loves him deeply.CShe has forgotten her children.4What do we know about the man?AHe wants both pieces of the cloth.BHe doesnt like either piece of cloth.CHe cant tell the two pieces of cloth apart.5Which of the following can best describe Tony?ADangerous.BBrave.CRude.第二节 （共15小题；每题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，每小题将给出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7题。6What is the documentary about?AHow people raise horses in ancient times.BHow people use horses for various purposes.CHow horse races are held in many countries.7When will the speakers go riding together?ATomorrow.BThis weekend.CNext weekend. 听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8What does the woman ask the man to show her?AHis passport.BHis business card. CHis ID card. 9Whats the date today?AOctober 21st. BOctober 24th. COctober 27th.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10How does Tom feel now?A. Annoyed.B. Sad. C. Upset.11Whats been broken by Tom?A. A vase. B. A window. C. A basketball.12What does the woman advise Tom to do?A. Apologize to Mr. Henry.B. Give Paul a call.C. Invite Mr. Henry to tea.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13What does the man want to confirm?AThe womans educational background.BThe womans work experience.CThe womans nationality.14Where does the woman work now?A. In New York. B. In Singapore. C. In San Francisco.15How much is the womans present salary?A$2,200.B$2,280. C$2,600.16What are the employees allowed to do for further education?AAttend college night courses at the weekend.BGo abroad to have further education every year.CTake up six hours a week to attend college courses.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17What actually made Liz determine to achieve her goal?A. Will power and determination.B. Scholarship.C. Love and respect for her parents.18How old was Liz when her mother died?A25 years old. B15 years old. C5 years old.19Why did Liz think she had only experienced a small part of society?AShe could hardly understand society.BShe had little experience of society life.CShe lived in the same environment too long.20Whats the talk mainly talk about?AHow Liz struggle to change her life.BHow Liz loved her drug-addicted parents.CWhat a hard time Liz had in her childhood.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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. The beauty of the tourist attraction left _deep impression on me and I want to visit it _second time next month.Aa；the Ba；a Cthe；the D/；the22. Although the journalists are _ about the case，the judge refuses to tell them anything about it.Aoptimistic Bcurious Cprofessional Dcautious23. The moment _Leo will never forget is _Mr. Green gave him a lot of valuable advice on how to improve his writing.Athat; when Bthat; that Cwhen; that Dwhen; where24. The boss instructed the maid to leave everything _; just as she found it.A. in return B. in place C. in turn D. in need 25. _many times，the determined man didnt give up and was finally offered a position in the firm.ABeing refused BRefusing CHaving been refused DTo be refused26. He is such a good salesman that he finally managed to make the customers _of the quality of the car.Ato convince Bconvincing Cconvince Dconvinced27. Maybe you think economics is really tough and you regret choosing it，but its _for me.Ahelpful Bplentiful Creasonable Denjoyable28. Did you hear that Jim quarreled with his wife?I didnt，and _about it.Anor dont I care Bnor do I careCI dont care neither DI dont care also29. The teacher stressed again that the students should not _any important details while retelling the story. A. bring out B. let out C. leave out D. make out30. It is widely believed that smoking _lung cancer?A. contributes to B. turns to C. objects to D. points to31. It took her a long time to _the skills she needed to become a famous player.A. acquire B. inquire C. require D. request32. Please remind me of the meeting again tomorrow _ I forget.A. though B. so that C. in case D. until33. As life pace continues to _, we are quickly losing the art of enjoyment.A. turn up B. speed up C. bring up D. make up34. Hello! This is Steven Smith speaking from China Software Company. May I speak to Mr. Johnson? _. I will put you through.A. Come in, pleaseB. I am glad to see you C. Hold on, pleaseD. Dont worry35. If you are in a warmer place and can get your skin _ to the sun for 20 minutes per day, you will need less vitamin D.A. exposing B. being exposed C. exposed D. been exposed 第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。On a cold winter day，I waited in line to see my hero，Jack Canfield，the author of The Success Principles. During his talk，Jack 36 his wallet，pulled out a hundreddollar bill，and said，“Who wants this？” 37 shot up in the audience；people leaned forward to see whom Jack would 38 . But I jumped up，ran up the 39 to the stage，and grabbed the bill. As I was launching myself in the air，thoughts 40 through my mindwas I about to be humiliated (羞辱) in front of 800 people？Would they 41 security guards and take me from the stage？ 42 my desire for bold action was louder than any 43 voice.As I got the bill from his hand，he said，“Thats it！We cant wait for the 44 to come to us. We must take action to 45 what we want！”After his talk，I managed to formally meet Jack and boldly asked for his 46 email address. Over the next months，I sent him emails 47 my vision and dreams with him. He kindly emailed back lots of encouragement. But my life got 48 with other things. I stopped emailing Jack.A year later，my dreams had worn away. I thought Jack would inspire me into action，like a giant 49 that would show me the way.I emailed him，and then againbut got no 50 . As I sat down at my computer to check my emails，I 51 woke up. What was I doing？I was waiting！Now I remembered the crowd，most likely 52 that hundreddollar bill，while they sat 53 to their chairs.Usually we all have a “Jack” for whom we waitwhether its a person，a place or a thing. We 54 _believe the gifts of life are just around the corner，and that everything will come in a(n) 55 way. So we dont try. We give up. But as Wayne Gretzky said：“Youll always miss 100% of the opportunities you dont take！” So I stopped waiting and started my writing career.Now what are you waiting for?36A. stretched out Breached forCstuck to Dhanded in37A. Cheers BShouts CHeads DHands38A. offer Bgreet Clike Dchoose39A. path Broad Csteps Droute40A. raced Bstarted Cappeared Dexisted41A. ask Bcall Cdemand Dorder42A. And BSo CBut DOr43A. careful Bdoubtful Cmeaningful Dhelpful44A. opportunities Btimes Cresults Daims45A. attract Baccept Crestore Dcreate46A. professional Bsecret Cpublic Dpersonal47A. disclosing Bdescribing Cpresenting Dsharing48A. quick Bbusy Cfull Dloose49A. arrow Bgate Cexit Dentrance50A. news Bnotice Cresponse Dreaction51A. gradually Bsuddenly Cimmediately Dslowly52A. desiring Bclaiming Cbegging Dworshiping53A. lost Bglued Copposed Ddevoted54A. sincerely Bhonestly Cfalsely Dcorrectly55A. difficult Bimpressive Cearly Dnatural第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节：（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A“Can I see my baby？” the happy new mother asked. When the bundle was in her arms and she moved the fold of cloth to look upon his tiny face, she gasped. The doctor turned quickly and looked out of the tall hospital window. The baby had been born without ears.Time proved that the babys hearing was perfect. It was only his appearance that was imperfect. When he rushed home from school one day and threw himself into his mothers arms, she sighed, knowing that his life was to be misfortunate. He cried out the tragedy, “A boy, a big boy. called me a freak (怪人) ”He grew up, handsome. A favorite with his fellow students, he might have been class president, but for that. He developed a gift, a talent for literature and music. “But you might communicate with other young people，” his mother blamed him, but felt a kindness in her heart.Two years went by. One day, his father said to the son, “Youre going to the hospital, son. Mother and I have someone who will donate the ears you need. But its a secret.” The operation was a brilliant success, and a new person emerged.Later he married and entered the diplomatic service. One day, he asked his father, “Who gave me the ears? Who gave me so much? I could never do enough for him or her.” “I do not believe you could，” said the father, “but the agreement was that you are not to know. not yet.”The years kept their secret, but the day did come. He stood with his father over his mothers casket. Slowly, tenderly, the father stretched forth a hand and raised the thick, reddish brown hair to reveal the mother had no outer ears.“Mother said she was glad she never let her hair be cut，” his father whispered gently, “and nobody ever thought Mother less beautiful, did they？”56Why did Mother gasp when she saw her newborn baby?A. Because her son had a tiny face.B. Because she saw her son crying.C. Because her son was born imperfect.D. Because her son was in her arms.57Who gave the son the ears?A. A doctor. B. His father. C. His mother. D. A stranger.58The underlined word “reveal” in the last but one paragraph means “_”A. see B. show C. find D. search59The best title for the passage would be _.A. Mothers hairB. An unforgettable memoryC. Who gave me the ears?D. Who is my best respectable person?BTens of thousands of theatre tickets will be given away to young people next year as part of a government campaign to inspire a lifelong love for theatre.The plan to offer free seats to people aged between 18 to 26 funded with 2.5 million of taxpayers money was announced yesterday by Andy Burnham, the Culture Secretary. It received a cautious welcome from some in the arts world，who expressed concern that the tickets may not reach the most underprivileged.The plan comes as West End theatres are enjoying record audiences, thanks largely to musicals teaming up with television talent shows. Attendances reached 13.6 million in 2007，up 10 percent on 2006, itself a record year. Total sales were up 18 percent on 2006 to almost 470 million.One theatre source criticized the Government s priorities(优先考虑的事) in funding free tickets when pensioners were struggling to buy food and fuel, saying: “I dont know why the Governments wasting money on this. The Young Vic, as The Times reported today，offers excellent performances at cheap prices.”There was praise for the Government s plan from Dominic Cooke of the Royal Court Theatre, who said: “I support any move to get young people into theatre, and especially one that aims to do it all over England, not just in London.”Ninety five publicly funded theatres could apply for funding under the two year plan. In return, they will offer free tickets on at least one day each week to 18 to 26 years old，first come, first served. It is likely to be on Mondays, traditionally a quiet night for the theatre.Mr. Burnham said: “A young person attending the theatre can find it an exciting experience, and be inspired to explore a new world. But sometimes people miss out on it because they fear its not for them. It s time to change this perception.”Jeremy Hunt, the Shadow Culture Secretary, said: “The real issue is not getting enthusiastic children into the theatre，but improving arts education so that more young people want to go in the first place. For too many children theatres are a no go area.”60Critics of the plan argued that_.A. the theatres would be overcrowdedB. it would be a waste of moneyC. pensioners wouldnt get free ticketsD. the government wouldnt be able to afford it61Which of the following is TRUE about the plan?A. Ninety five theatres have received funding.B. Everyone will get at least one free ticket.C. It may not benefit all the young people.D. Free tickets are offered once every day.62We can infer from the passage that in England_.A. many plays are not for young peopleB. many young people dont like theatreC. people know little about the planD. children used to receive good arts education63According to the passage, the issue to offer free tickets to young people seems _.A. controversial B. inspiring C. exciting D. unreasonableCWestern New Bridge Library AnnouncementShortened Library Hours for Spring BreakLibrary Hours have been shortened to 7 hours a day (900 a. m. 400 p. m. ) for Spring Break from March 24 to March 30.Coming EventsOn Monday, March 24, at 1030 a. m., Scott Sutton, a childrens writer, will tell stories to kids over seven. Suttons attractive style will surely inspire everyone present ！At 200 p. m., on March 25, a lecture will be delivered in Room 201, which focuses on the development of writing skill. Famous tutors from the district wont disappoint you.At 100 p. m. ，on March 26, the Georgetown Musicians will present an Irish Folk Concert, which will be entertaining for the entire family. Come for the music and stay to check out some relevant books for the rest of the week！On Thursday, March 27, at 200 p. m., the annual Childrens Gathering will take place in Room 201, the second floor. Pick up an invitation in the Children s Room and return your RSVP (回复)to reserve your seat at the table by 300 p.m. on Tuesday, March 25. Only children are allowed in the Gathering.At 1030 am. on Friday, March 28, Enzo Monfre of the hit kids science show, Enzoology, will bring Fossils Live! Surely Enzo will take the audience back in time, deep beneath the surface of the earth, to uncover the mysteries of killer dinosaurs, and more. Enzo recently appeared on the Ellen DeGeneres Show come and see him at the library！Please note: In case of emergency, please call the Help Desk at 926 3736 and follow the procedures outlined on the voice message. The call down service is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for emergencies. The Help Desk supplies service to you all the year round! For questions about all these, please contact_hld_wnbl._corg.Come for the great Fun; Stay for the relevant Books！ 64Tim wants to polish his writing, it is best for him to attend the related activity on_. A. MondayB. Tuesday C. Thursday D. Friday 65Which of the following descriptions about the annual Childrens Gathering is true? A. Tickets are a must in order to attend it. B. Only those who have received an invitation are admitted in the Gathering. C. You have to make a reply to the invitation to make sure you get a seat. D. Youd better apply in advance because there are not enough seats for everyone. 66Which of the following is NOT true according to the announcement? A. The children who are interested in the mysteries of killer dinosaurs can attend the Ellen DeGeneres Show on Friday. B. Children cant attend all the activities with their parents. C. Children can choose more than one of the activities. D. Children can borrow some relevant books for the activities. 67If there is an emergency, you should _. A. call the Help Desk B. contact hld wnbl. corg C. stay in the library and wait D. ring 926 3637DHave you ever noticed the color of the water in a river or stream after a heavy rainfall? What do you think caused this change in color? It is soil that has been washed into the river from the riverbank or from the nearby fields.Components of SoilSoil is made up of a number of layers (层) , each having its own distinctive color and texture. The upper layer is known as the litter. It acts like a blanket，limiting temperature changes and reducing water loss. The topsoil layer is made up of small particles of rock mixed with rotten plant and animal matter called humus (腐殖质), which is black and gives the topsoil its dark color. This layer is usually rich in nutrients, oxygen, and water. Below the topsoil is the subsoil, a layer that contains more stones mixed with only small amounts of organic matter. This layer is lighter in color because of the lack of