高二年级英语第一学期期中考试试题.doc

高二年级英语第一学期期中考试试题 本试题满分150分，答题时间120分钟一。 听力测试（30分）第一节 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。听完每段对话后，你有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 Which sign should it be? A. No Smoking. B. No Photos. C. Be Careful.2. When will the man leave? A. At 5:00. B. At 6:00. C. At 6:30.3. What will they do first? A. Fix a bookshelf. B. Search for a pen. C. Write a letter.4. What can we learn from this conversation? A. The man is a stranger but the woman isnt. B Neither of them is a stranger. C. Both of them are strangers.5. What did the woman want the man to do? A. To come within 30 minutes. B. To check the pipes. C. To tell her the leak.第二节听下面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。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题听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8题。6. Where does the conversation most probably take place? A. At a restaurant. B. On a train. C. In a bus.7. Where will they most probably go? A. To the cinema. B. To the mans home. C. To the womans home.8. Why cant they see the conductor?A. Because there is no conductor. B. Because there are too many people.C. Because they dont know who the conductor is.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9. What product or service is the clerk trying to sell? A. A free trip to Hawaii. B. A match in a local club. C. A membership to a sports club.10. Why does the man turn down the offer? A. He doesnt need the service being provided. B. He has his own sports club around the house. C. He never buys things over the phone.11. Which statement is true about the “do not call” list according to the conversation? A. The man might be called by another clerk in the coming weeks. B. The man requested that his name be added to the companys phone list. C. The company will stop phoning him upon his request immediately听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12. Whats the relationship between the two speakers? A. Friends. B. Strangers C. Classmates.13. How long will the man stay here? A. 7 days. B. 2 weeks. C. 1 month.14. What does the man like about China? A. High mountains. B. Long rivers. C. High mountains, long rivers and people.听第9段材料，回答第15至16题。15. What does Li Mei suggest the woman do in her letter? A. Stay in bed and keep warm. B. Drink a lot of water and go to hospital. C. Both A and B.16. What will Li Mei do on Saturday afternoon? A. Go to hospital for an X-ray. B. Pay a visit to the woman. C. Have dinner with the woman.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Why are London taxi drivers very efficient? A. Because they have a driving license. B. Because they have received special training. C. Because the traffic conditions in London are good.18. How long does the training period last? A. Two to four months. B. At least half a year. C. Two years or more.19. Why does the speaker think the driving test is a terrible experience? A. The learner has to go through several tough tests. B. The learner usually fails several times before he passes it. C. The driving test usually lasts two months.20. Why do learner drivers have to keep their present jobs? A. They dont want their present bosses to know what theyre doing. B. They want to earn money from both jobs. C. They cannot earn money as taxi drivers yet.二、单项选择（15分）21. His mother wanted to discourage him _ his cousin. A. to argue with B. argue with C. from arguing with D. argued with 22. He felt guilty about _ basketball as you are.A. being as gifting at B. being so gifted forC. not being as gifted at D. not being so gifted for23. The young plants need _. A. taking care of B. to be taking care of C. to take care of D. being taken care of24. I regret _ you that you didnt pass the driving test. A. to tell B. telling C. having been told D. being told25. When I opened the door, I found my father sitting in his armchair, completely _ a magazine. A. absorbing in B. absorbed in C. absorbing to D. absorbed to26. Large amount of food _ wasted at the dinning table in some school. A. is B. are C. has D. have27. Over one thousand people visited the exhibition _ those who were present at the opening ceremony on he first day. A. except B. except for C. beside D. in addition to28. We are _ water, we had better store more. A. running out B. running out of C run out D. run out of 29. _ the airport, Jacky Chen was surrounded by reporters. A. As soon as arriving B. Upon he arrived at C. On arriving D. Upon arrival at30. What if _ yesterday? A. he come B. did he come C. he came D. he comes31. The flood in that area has _ many thousands fo deaths. Which is wrong? A. resulted in B. led to C. caused D. resulted from32. Please go on trying .I, sure the efforts you are _ will pay off. A. making B. doing C. giving D. sparing33. At 7:30 Ill drive over to _ you _. Please get ready at that time. A. pick; on B. pick; out C. pick; up D. pick; off34. Is this the watch you wish _? A. to have repaired B. to repair it C. to have it repaired D. will be repaired 35. _ many times, but he still couldnt understand it.A. Having been told B. Though he had been told C. He was told D. Having told三完型填空There are some places on our earth where hot water and steam come up from under the ground .One of the places is a large island in _36_ Pacific Ocean. It is North Island in New Zealand.The earth _37_ which we live is a big ball of very hot rock. It is hot inside and cold _38_.If not so, no one could live here. It is soft inside and hard outside, which is _39_ of rocks. It has a shell( 壳) just _40_ an egg. There are some cracks (裂缝 ) _41_ the shell of the earth in some places. In New Zealand this part of the shell seems to have more cracks _42_ in other places on the earth. There are places where the ground is _43_ hot that it burns your feet. In some places, hot water shoots into the air from _44_ to time. And in other places, you can _45_ the water boiling and the _46_ coming up from pools of hot water. _47_ you put some eggs in the hot water, _48_ will be done in a few minutes.In those places people make _49_ of the heat that comes from inside the earth. Some of _50_ cook food in the hot pools. They put food into a container and place it in the water. _51_ a while the food will be ready to _52_.Many people bring the hot water from below the earth into their homes. They do this by putting a long _53_ into the ground. In this way they get hot water and steam for cooking and washing, and for heating their homes.For most of us, the heat under our feet is too far away to use. The people who get heat from inside the earth are _54_ . They dont have to _55_ for the hear they use.36. A. a B. / C. the D. one 37. A. of B. over C. with D. on38. A. out B. outside C. in D. inside39. A. made B. changed C. turned D. produced 40. A. as B. of C. like D. up41. A. on B. in C. under D. above42. A. that B. than C. as D. which43. A. very B. too C. so D. terrible44. A. place B. time C. wind D. pools45. A. see B. hear C. touch D. taste46. A. animals B. air C. smoke D. steam47. A. When B. Although C. If D. But48. A. it B. they C. he D. she 49. A. fun B. use C. it D. food50. A. them B. which C. us D. the places51. A. During B. For C. After D. Before52. A. have B. do C. eat D. get53. A. table B. wire C. tap D. pipe54. A. rich B. poor C. foreigners D. lucky55. A. look B. wait C. pay D. care 四阅读理解ADeserts are found where there is little rainfall or where rain for a whole year falls in only a few weeks time. Ten inches of rain may be enough for many plants to survive (存活) if the rain is spread throughout the year. If it falls within one or two months and the rest of the year is dry, those plants may die and a desert may form.Sand begins as tiny pieces of rock that get smaller and smaller as wind and weather wear them down. Sand dunes (沙丘 ) are formed as winds move the sand across the desert. Bit by bit, the dunes grow over the years, always moving with he winds and changing he shape. Most of hem are only a few feet tall, but they can grow to be several hundred feet high.There is, however, much more to a desert than sand. In the deserts of the southwestern United States, cliffs ( 悬崖) and deep valleys were formed from thick mud that once lay beneath a sea more than millions of years ago. Over centuries, the water dried up. Wind, sand, rain, hear and cold all wore away at the remaining rocks. The faces of the desert mountains are always changing - very, very slowly - as these forces of nature continue to work on the rock.Most deserts have a surprising variety of life. There are plants, animals and insects that have adapted to life in the desert. During the heat of the day, a visitor may see very few signs of living things, but as the air begins to cool in the evening, the desert comes to life. As the sun begins to rise again in the sky, the desert once again becomes quiet and lonely.56. Many plants may survive in deserts when _. A. the rain is spread out in a year B. the rain falls only in a few weeks C. there is little rain in a year D. it is dry all the year round57. Sand dunes are formed when _. A. sand piles up gradually B. there is plenty of rain in a year C. the sea has dried up over the years D. pieces of rock get smaller58. The underlined sentence in the third paragraph probably means that in a desert there is _. A. too much sand B. more sand than before C. nothing except sand D. something else besides sand 59. It can be learned from the text that in a desert _. A. There is no rainfall throughout the year B. life exists in rough conditions C. all sand dunes are a few feet high D. rocks are worn away only by wind and heatBWhen I was in the third grade ,I was picked to be the princess(公主)in the school play. For weeks my mother had helped me practice my lines. But once on stage, every word disappeared form my head. Then my teacher told me she had written a narrators(解说员)part for the play, and asked me to change roles. Though I didnt tell me mother what had happened that day, she sensed my unhappiness and asked if I wanted to take a walk in the yard.It was a lovely spring day. We could see dandelions(蒲公英)popping through the grass in bunches ,as if a painter had touched our landscape with bits of gold. I watched my mother carelessly bend down by one of the bunches. “I think I am going to dig up all these weeds.” she said.“Form now on, well have only roses in this garden.” “But I like dandelions,” I protested.“All flowers are beautiful-even dandelions!”My mother looked at me seriously.“Yes , every flower gives pleasure in its own way, doesnt it?” she asked thoughtfully. I nodded. “and that is true of people ,too.” She added. When I realized that she had guessed my pain , I started to cry and told her the truth. “But you will be a beautiful narrator ,” she said , reminding me of how much I loved to read stories aloud to her .Over the next few weeks, with her continuous encouragement, I learned to take pride in the role. The day finally came. A few minutes before the play, my teacher came over to me . “Your mother asked me to give this to you .” she said , handing me a dandelion . After the play, I took home the flower , laughing that I was perhaps the only person who would keep such a weed .60What was the season when the story happened?A. Summer. B. Autumn. C. Winter. D. Spring.61. The girl did not play the role of the princess mainly because_.A. she felt nervous on the stage B. she lost her interest in that roleC. she preferred the role of the narrator D. she had difficulty memorizing her words 62. Why did the mother suggest a walk in the garden ?A. To remove the dandelions. B. To enjoy the garden sceneC. To have a talk with her daughter D. To help her daughter with the play. 63. What is the main idea of the story?A. Everybody can find his or her own way to successB. Everybody has his or her own value in the worldC. Everybody should learn to play different roles. D. Everybody has some unforgettable memory.CGetting paid to talk about the World Cup is a great job. Im not a football commentator(评论员)，though just an English teacher in Japan.I come to Japan tow years ago, and didnt think I would stay, but Japan has that effect on you . People often end up living here longer than they planned. I think its best to teach in a bigger city where there are other foreigners to mix with, rather than a small town where English teachers often complain of feeling like a goldfish in a bowl. Many people choose to live in Tokyo, of course, which is good for the nightlife factor. But Id say that for general quality of living, cities of neither too large nor too small, like Sapporo where I live, are better choices. I teach English privately , which means Im my own boss . If you want to devote yourself to private teaching, its well worth doing a TEEL course first , because your lessons will be much better for it . The problem with private teaching is finding students ; it took me a year to build up a full schedule(日程表)of private lessons, so I started out teaching in schools part-time .Most of my foreign friends here work full-time for big English conversation schools. The salary is fine to live on, but whether you can save money depends on how much going out and traveling you do here.The schools are reluctant to take time offeven teachers with tickets for the England Argentina game had trouble getting the day off.64. From the passage we know in Japan the writer likes to live in _.A. Tokyo B. a small C. a city of middle size D. a big city65. According to the writer, one had better _ first to do private teaching better.A. take a TEFL course B. decide his or her own lessonsC. find students D. build up a full schedule 66. The underlined sentence in the second paragraph implies that _.A. there are many foreigners in Japan B. Japan is good for nightlife C. they can teach English privately in JapanD. Japan has something more attractive than expected67. The underlined word “reluctant” in the passage may probably mean_A. kind B. unwilling C. free D. carelessD As skies are filled with millions of migrating(迁徙)birds, European scientists say the seasonal wonder appears to be strange: The fatter the bird, the better it flies.The results of their study led to a theory opposite to a central one of aerodynamics(空气动力学),which say that the power needed to fly increased with weight.For birds, obviously, the cost of flying with heavy fat is much smaller than we used to think,. Researchers found that red knot wading birds double their normal body weight of 100 grams before making their twice-a-year nonstop flight between the British Isles and the Russian Arctic. Distance: 5,000 kilometers.Another study in the magazine Nature measured the advantage of flying in an aerodynamic group which allows birds to save energy by flying smoothly and quietly in the lead birds air stream.Flying in groups, their heart rates were 14.5 percent lower than flying alone, according to Henri, a French scientist. The findings help explain how birds complete difficult migrations. Researchers had thought that thinner, stronger birds would have the best chance to survive.The first study suggests that building up fat to be burnt as fuel during the migration is worth more than the energy it bakes to carry the additional weight.In the study, researchers said their team studied the birds flown at different body weights during 28 simulated(模拟的)flights. They forced a small amount of special water into the birds bodies so that they could measure the amount of energy burnt during the flight.1. A red knot wading bird of 100 grams will probably weigh _ before making its nonstop migrating flight.A. 50 grams B. 100 grams C. 150 grams D. 200 grams2. During their migrating flight, red knot wading birds can save energy by flying _.A. separately B. alone C. in groups D. in pairs3. A _ red knot wading bird has a better chance to survive during its migrating flight.A. stronger B. weaker C. thinner D. fatter4. The best title for this passage may probably be _.A. Birds Thin Down For Journey B. Birds Fatten Up For JourneyC. How Birds Build Up Fat For Journey D. How Birds Burn Energy For JourneyEHave you ever received a gift that was so clearly n