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2011-2012学年度第二学期期中考试高二英语试题本试卷分为第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分.共150分，考试时间120分钟.第卷（选择题）请涂写在答题卡上。考完后答题卡与第二卷一并交回。第i卷（共105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）请听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项。where are the speakers at the moment?a. on the playground. b. in the street.c. at home.when did the movie actually start? a. at 8:00. b. at 8:30 c. at 9:00what does the woman want to do? a. go to the post office. b. go straight home. c. go back to their office.how is the woman feeling right now?angry. b. excited. c. scared.what does the man suggest?a. selling the old mp3 player. b. having the old mp3 player repaired. c. buying a new mp3 player.第二节（共15小题；每小题1分满分15分）请听下面5段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。请听第6段材料，回答6、7题。what will the woman do tomorrow? a. hold a party. b. attend a party. c. leave for hong kong. what did the mans girlfriend tell him? a. he would eat too much at the party. b. his friends would wet his blanket.c. she didnt look forward to the party.请听第7段材料，回答8至9题。how does the woman feel about the rock concert? a. very interesting. b. too noisy. c. so tiring.9. what is the mans last suggestion? a. catching a movie. b. going to a play. c. playing tennis.请听第8段材料，回答10至12题。10. where did the man want a table at first? a. near the window. b. close to the stage. c. near the reception desk(接待处).11. when will the dance performance begin? a. at 6:30 pm. b. at 7:00 pm. c. at 7:30 pm.12. how many people will come for dinner?a. 4. b. 6. c. 10. 请听第9段材料，回答13至16题。13. why does the woman want to talk to the man? a. he misunderstood john. b. he couldnt find john. c. he couldnt keep his word.14. why does the man say that was over? a. he gave john a call. b. he left a message for john. c. he bought john a small gift.15. what will the man do? a. go to the womans house. b. have lunch with john tomorrow. c. buy two basketball game tickets.16. whats the probable relationship between the man and john？ a. classmates. b. colleagues. c. family. 请听第10段材料，回答17至20题。17. where did mr. jackson like to sit when he was flying? a. beside a wondow. b. in the midddle. c. next to the passage.18. what was mr.jackson happy to find when he got on the plane? a. that a notice was put in a window seat. b. that many of the seats were not occupied. c. that there was an empty seat he liked.19. which of the following is true according to the talk? a. mr jackson was the last passenger to board the plane. b. mr. jackson was surprised to see a sign in the seat. c. the plane mr. jackson took was heavily loaded with lugage.20. what did mr.jackson find out in the end? a. the soldier took the sign off the seat. b. the soldier took up the seat for his girlfriend. c. the girl getting on the plane was his friend. 第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分） 第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）21.women are no longer the “weaker sexthey are playing _ more and more important part in _ society. a. / ; the b. a ; / c. a ; the d. / ; /22. the book , _ are true stories about great scientists of the 20 th century, is well worth reading. a. what b. that c. in which d. of which23.- can you smell something burning in the kitchen, mummy? - oh, my god! i _ to turn off the gas. a. forgot b. forget c. had forgotten d. was forgetting24.in his interview with the reporter from cctv, liu xiang made _ clear that his target was to break the world record. a. himself b. this c. so d. it 25.- where did you first meet john？ - it was in a cinema _ a new film was being shown. a. that b. where c. when d. which26. whats the point of hiding the truth from your parents? they seem _ everything about our plan. a. to learn b. to have learned c. learning d. having learned27. the young man listed quite a few cases _ cheating seemed to be necessary and acceptable. a. when b. where c. that d. which 28. - would you mind if i turned on the radio and listened to some music? - _. in fact, i also like to listen to music in my car.no, you cant. b. yes, i do. c. no, go ahead. d. ok, no problem.29.- -without a password(密码)， you cannot get _ to the computer system. - no wonder it doesnt go to the next step. a. entrance b. permit c. access d. means30. we didnt know you were in trouble at that time,_ we would have given you a hand. a. while b. when c. therefore d. otherwise31. - what made alice so angry、 - _ in the rain for an hour. a. being kept waiting b. being kept to wait c. because of waiting d. she was kept waiting32. the old woman stood still with her eyes _ the picture. a. fixing in b. fixing on c. fixed in d. fixed upon33. seeing her father come back, _. a. tears ran down her cheeks b. her tears ran out c. her eyes were filled with tears d. she burst into crying34. true friendship is like sound health, _ the value is seldom known until it is lost. a. from which b. which c. of whick d. whose35. the local government took many effective measures to meet the requirement that all school-age children _ at school. a. should educate b. be educated c. being educated d. must be educated 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36-55各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项。when a person is curious (好奇) about something, it means he is interested in it and wishes to know something about it. there is 36 wrong with curiosity in itself. whether it is good or bad 37 on what people are curious about. curiosity 38 can be foolish or wrong. some people with nothing to do are 39 of curiosity about what their neighbors are doing. they have a strong wish to know what they are 40 home or taking outside, or why they have come home so 41 or late. to be interested in these things is silly because it is none of their 42 to know what their neighbors do or are doing. such curiosity is not only foolish but also 43 . for most probably, it may lead to a small talk 44 often brings harm, loss of honor or disrespect to others, and thus 45 their feelings. on the other hand, there is a 46 curiosity- the curiosity of wise men, who 47 at all the great things and try to find out all they 48 learn about them. columbus could 49 have found america if he had not been 50 . james walt would not have made the steam engine 51 his curiosity about the rising of the kettle lid. all the 52 in human history have been made as a 53 of curiosity, 54 the clever curiosity is never about unimportant things which have 55 or nothing to do with the happiness of the public. 36. a. anythingb. everythingc. nothingd. something37. a. keepsb. putsc. takesd. depends38. a. alwaysb. sometimesc. unusuallyd. seldom39. a. fullb. certainc. proudd. careful40. a. takingb. bringingc. goingd. coming41. a. quicklyb. hurriedlyc. early d. happily42. a. businessb. taskc. dutyd. work43. a. instructiveb. usefulc. harmful d. proper44. a. whob. whichc. whend. where45. a. hurtsb. injuresc. breaksd. destroys46. a. terribleb. suddenc. stranged. clever47. a. expectb. likec. wonderd. doubt48. a. needb. mustc. mayd. can49. a. neverb. certainlyc. surelyd. probably50. a. famousb. carefulc. curiousd. hard51. a. forb. withoutc. withd. in52. a. productsb. goodsc. discoveriesd. machines53. a. profitb. productc. fruitd. result54. a. butb. howeverc. sod. or55. a. littleb. fewc. somed. any 第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节：阅读理解（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。amy friend dr. dong had a wonderful chance to go to seattle to present a paper at a professional meeting. when he got back to beijing, he told me his experience. dr. dong enjoyed his first days very much. at the medical conference, he felt quite confident in his area of research and was able to perform well in his presentation. but after a few days, he began to feel uncomfortable. his medical english was fine, but the social communication skills were different. he got more and more worried that he was misunderstanding simple english greetings and table talk conventions(习俗). when someone greeted him with, “hi, hows it going?” he thought they had asked him “where are you going?” and answered with the name of the conference hall, only to get a surprised stare from them. at a western style dinner, a colleague asked, “so howre you enjoyin the states?” he thought he heard, “how are you enjoying your steak?” and answered that he was eating chicken, not beef. that time, they smiled, and patiently repeated the question, then both laughed at the error（错误）.by the end of the meetings, dr. dong felt a deep sense of “cultural stress” and was worn out from having to pay attention to so many new expressions and ways of dealing with things. he felt his handshake was not as firm as americans, found that people reacted unusually when he modestly（谦虚地） insisted his english was not good after they complimented(称赞) him, didnt know how to accept dinner invitations properly and therefore missed out on going to several lunches, and so on. eventually, he was so confused that he felt the full impact of “culture shock”.56. why did dr. dong travel to seattle?a. to improve his spoken english. b. to experience culture shock.c. to give lectures on his research. d. to attend a medical conference.57. which of the following best describes dr. dongs experience in seattle? a. comfortablevery uncomfortableuncomfortable. b. comfortablevery uncomfortablecomfortable. c. comfortableuncomfortable very uncomfortable. d. comfortableuncomfortable very comfortable.58. dr. dong felt a deep sense of “cultural stress” mainly because_. a. he was too modest b. he didnt understand cultural differences c. he lacked confidence d. he was not good at english listening59. when dr. dong gave his colleague(同事) an unexpected answer at a western style dinner, his collegue_. a. laughed at him b. stared at him c. told him about weatern table manners d. knew he didnt understand the questionbnow net fiction(小说),also called computer fiction ，is popular in more than 80 countries.to write computer fictions, the writers dont have to think about making any plot. like reporters, they just go to a lot of places and collect materials：what most women want, their ideas about life and love, their happiness and sufferings and emotions. all these materials are fed into the computer to be processed(处理) and classified(分类).then the writers just pick some materials from every part and fill in some details(细节) and a story is made up.the first computer fiction was edited by 13 editors and published in canada in 1976.it was a great success and 45 million copies were sold. seeing this new process as profittaking(赢利的) a big american publishing company bought over the majority of the 13 canadian editors and soon a series of computer fictions were published in the united states.all the computer fictions have very romantic(浪漫的) titles. the heroine(女主人公) is always about 20,while the hero is a 30 to 40 bachelor(单身的),handsome, with money and power. the hero and the heroine have a happy reunion(团聚) after all kinds of misunderstandings(误会).computer fictions are enjoyed by most women readers of the west. but people doubt if they have any literary value(文学价值).60. when writing computer fictions, the writers .a. think hard b. collect materials from many placesc. express what they want tod. describe womens sufferings and emotions61. how do computers write fictions?a. they classify the materials and make up a story according to the information put into them.b. they pick up some useful materials.c. they make up the story in details.d. they are no more than typists.62. computer fictions are all about .a. romantic people b. 20-year-old beautiful womenc. rich, strong and handsome young mend. the happy lives of heroines and heroes63. computer fictions are popular for the following possible reasons except that .a. readers like them b. they are easily soldc. people are curious about the stories written by computersd. people doubt if they have any literary valuecdear sir,i am interested in your advertisement in the “arkadia morning mail” for hostesses to be in charge of the welfare(福利),entertainment and guiding of british guests in your holiday centre in ruusulinna.i am now a third-year student of english and history in the university of gardenia but i am free from early june till late september. i have spent one year in london working in an english family and attending courses in english so i can speak this language fluently(流利地).my father has been a guide and i have often followed him and also myself acted as a guide to english-speaking groups. my studies and experience have made me familiar with many interesting places in my country. i am sociable, really interested in people and, at the same time, i am the one with common sense on whom people can depend.i put the address of the manager of the local tourist information office with the letter inside, who is ready to supply further information about me.if you are interested in my application(申请),i should be pleased with further information about these jobs, including the salary and general condition of employment.yours faithfully,polly cosmos64.what do you think the “arkadia morning mail” is?a. its a tv station.b. its a radio station.c. its a newspaper.d. its a company.65. by writing the second paragraph polly cosmos mainly tries to make the manager believe .a. she is a third-year student of english and historyb. she is able to speak english very wellc. she has attended courses in english in londond. she has no lessons from early june till late september66. the underlined word “sociable” here means“fond of ”.a. doing good deedsb. making tripsc. visiting the places of interestd. being with other people67. what she wants to know very much is .a. what job shell be given b. when she may go to workc. whether shell be employedd. whether the condition of employment is gooddrecently some american scientists have given a useful sincere piece of advice to people in industrialized nations that they would be much healthier if they ate more of the same kind of food eaten by humans living more than 10,000 years ago.the scientists say that the human body has changed very little since humans first appeared on the earth, but the way we live has changed greatly. our body has not been able to deal with these changes in life style and this has led to new kinds of sicknesses. these new sicknesses were not known in ancient times, so they are called “diseases of civilization”. many cancers and diseases of the blood system, including heart attacks and strokes ( 中风 ) are examples of such diseases.scientists noted that people in both the old stone age and the new stone age enjoyed very little alcohol or tobacco, probably none. ancient people also got a great deal of physical exercise, but a change in food is one of the main differences between life in ancient times and that of today.stone-age people hunted wild animals for their meat, which had much less fat than domestic or tame ones ( 家畜 ). they also ate a lot of fresh wild vegetables and fruits. they didnt have milk or any other dairy products, and they made very little use of grains. but today, we eat a large amount of these. we eat six times more salt than our remote ancestors. we eat more sugar. we eat twice as much fat but only one third as much protein and much less vitamin c.people today probably do not want to live the way people thousands of years ago did, but scientists say that we would be much healthier if we ate much the same way as remote ancestors did, cutting the amount of fatty, salty and sweet food.68. what is the main cause that people suffer from a lot of new sicknesses?a. ancient people did a great deal of physical exercise. b. people today have a lot of alcohol.c. people today have more tobacco. d. food today is quite different from that of ancient times.69. new kinds of sicknesses have been found because _.a. the human body has changed compared with humans who first appeared on the earthb. the way we live has changed a littlec. our body cant deal with the changes in life styled. the way we live today is proper for the human body70. according to some scientists, stone-age people were much healthier than people today because they ate a lot of _.a. milk and other dairy products b. salt and sugarc. wild animals, fresh wild vegetables and fruits d. grain foods第二节：（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。no fight can end, and no friendship can move on, until everyone says these little words. im sorry sometimes, though, they can be difficult to say. 71 it is not about winning.friendships arent like the super bowl, and there should never be a winner and a loser. when you start fighting with a friend, it may feel important that you “win” the fight by proving youre right and he is wrong, or by making him be the first to apologize. in reality, youll both lose if you let your fight ruin your friendship, and youll both win if you find a way to heal it.72 you may have heard the expression “his pride stood in the way”. it is usually used to describe a person who is so deter