山西省忻州市高二英语下学期联考试题（A卷）新人教版.doc

忻州市2011-2012学年高二下学期联考英语试题（a卷）第 卷 （选择题，共115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）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 will the woman do during the summer vacation?a. finish her new book.b. go to visit adam.c. go camping with the man.2. how does ted feel now?a. disappointed. b. worried. c. excited.3. what does the man think of his trip in korea? a. terrible. b. pleasant. c. short.4. what did the woman do? a. she played a football match. b. she watched a football match. c. she took her mother to the airport.5. whats the weather like now? a. rainy. b. cloudy. c. sunny.第二节：（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15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，你将有时间阅读各小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第六段材料，回答第6、7题。6. what do we know about the man? a. hes been in poor health. b. he doesnt feel well now. c. he became ill yesterday.7. how will the woman go to the center of the city? a. by car. b. by bus. c. by taxi. 听第七段材料，回答第8、9题。8. when is lucys birthday? a. next month. b. tomorrow. c. next week.9. what will the woman do? a. apologize to lucy. b. hold a birthday party. c. buy a dog for lucy. 听第八段材料，回答第10至12题。10. which room does the woman want? a. a single room with a park view. b. a double room with an ocean view. c. a double room with a park view.11. when is the woman leaving? a. on september 20th.b. on september 2nd. c. on september 12th.12. how many things in the form should the woman fill out? a. five.b. six.c. seven.听第九段材料，回答第13至16题。13. what is the woman doing? a. watching tv.b. reading a newspaper. c. surfing the internet.14. what did the man often do in the past? a. he drifted in rivers.b. he dived in the sea. c. he went fishing.15. what do we know about the woman? a. she never went boating throughout her childhood. b. she once saw a man chased by a shark. c. she grew up in an inland town. 16. what will the man do this summer? a. go camping with his family. b. go boating with some friends. c. go to visit the womans hometown.听第十段材料，回答第17至20题。17. what do we know about the album thriller? a. it was michael jacksons first album as an adult. b. its by far the biggest-selling album in the world. c. it was recorded in the year of 1983.18. when did michael jackson join in his family musical group? a. in 1963. b. in 1969. c. in 1972.19. which of the following songs was sung by michael jackson alone? a. ill be there. b. abc. c. ben20. what is quincy jones? a. a director. b. a bands lead singer. c. a producer and composer.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)从a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。21. how did your father deal with you？we were lucky to _ being punished.a. breakb. runc. stopd. escape22. there was such a long queue for coffee at the interval that we _ gave up.a. eventuallyb. unfortunately c. generouslyd. purposefully23. he hasnt slept at all for three days. _ he is worn out . a. there is no pointb. there is no need c. it is no wonderd. it is no way24. _ how to express the idea in english, he turned to the dictionary. a. does not knowb. not knowing c. knowing notd. not to know25. i do feel sorry about spoiling your plans. _ i know you didnt mean to. a. forget it.b. why not?c. no way! d. pardon me26. granny read newspaper every day in her sixties _ she could keep herself informed of the latest news. a. so thatb. in casec. even thoughd. as if27. sometimes drivers give him a tip, so that he has just enough money to _. a. live byb. live forc. live ond. live with28. no sooner had i come to the office _ the boss told me that i was fired.a. whenb. afterc. thand. before29. he always did well at school _ having to do parttime jobs every now and then.a. in spite ofb. instead ofc. in case ofd. in favor of30. much to my _, the student has come to realize the importance of honesty. a. horrorb. reliefc. sorrowd. curiosity31. we _ johns name on the race list yesterday but for his recent injury.a. will putb. will have putc. would putd. would have put32. you cant predict everything. often things dont _ as you expect.a. run outb. break outc. work outd. put out33. chinese people think a lot about food. in fact, i think that they are sometimes _ with it. a. modestb. conventionalc. abundantd. obsessed34. the great _ to living on a main road is the constant noise. a. hardshipb. procedurec. drawbackd. influence35. i _ many unnecessary words in my article, leaving it much shorter.a. shortenedb. cancelledc. leftd. replaced第二节：完形填空（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3655各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项。have you ever had to decide whether to go shopping or stay home and watch tv on a weekend? now you 36 do both at the same time. home shopping television networks have become a 37 for many people to shop without 38 having to leave their homes.some shoppers are 39 of department stores and supermarkets 40 the crowds, waiting in long lines, and sometimes having slight 41 of finding anything they want to buy. theyd rather sit quietly at home in front of the tv set and 42 a friendly announcer describe a product 43 a model shows it. and they can 44 around the clock, buying something 45 by making a phone call.department stores and even mail-under companies are 46 to join in the success of home shopping. large department stores are busy 47 their own tv channels to encourage tv shopping in the future. 48 can ask questions about products and place 49 , all through their tv sets.will shopping by television 50 take the place of shopping in stores? some industry managers think so. 51 many people find shopping at a 52 store a great enjoyment. and for many shoppers, it is still important to 53 or try on dresses they want to buy. thats 54 specialists say that in the future, home shopping will 55 together with store shopping but will never entirely replace it.36. a. mustb. shouldc. shalld. can37. a. programmeb. wayc. reasond. purpose38. a. everb. neverc. stilld. once39. a. proudb. fondc. tiredd. careful40. a. fightingb. strikingc. treatingd. stopping41. a. senseb. doubtc. hoped. feeling42. a. seeb. watchc. letd. notice43. a. untilb. sincec. ifd. while44. a. shopb. waitc. turnd. deliver45. a. suitablyb. cheaplyc. simplyd. hardly46. a. nervousb. luckyc. equald. eager47. a. putting upb. making upc. setting upd. looking up48. a. guestsb. assistantsc. managersd. customers49. a. ordersb. goodsc. booksd. answers50. a. lastlyb. finallyc. especiallyd. fortunately51. a. thenb. yetc. howeverd. therefore52. a. generalb. popularc. reald. true53. a. designb. makec. weard. touch54. a. howb. whyc. whatd. when55. a. existb. practise c. followd. appear第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，共20小题；每小题2.5分，满分50分）第一节：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。afor some people, the prospect of starting college, especially going away to school, is scary. its probably the first time that youll be totally responsible for your own schedule. what if you intend to go to college but just dont feel ready to start yet-for whatever reason-and you dont want to take on a full-time job after graduation? you might want to take a year off to pause and regroup. this practice is common in some countries, like the united kingdom, where its called a “gap year”.taking time off doesnt mean you should ignore the idea of applying to college. in fact, you may want to consider making your college plans before you become involved in other things, especially if youll be travelling. apply to schools and make your choice, then ask for a deferred admission. rachel took a year off and worked in new york city between college and medical school. she says that she had to be extremely well organized about planning for medical school so she didnt miss any of her deadlines. “not only did i have to apply to schools and make plans to take my mcat exams, i also had to make all my living arrangements and other plans for my year off!”even if you decide not to apply to college, it can be a great idea to take a year to do something you may not have an opportunity to do again. lots of volunteer organizations would welcome your time and energy and would provide you with a wonderful learning experience. if you take a year off you will learn some great life skills-like living on a tight budget! if you take a year off youll pay your way while you are traveling or doing volunteer work.56. whats the best title of the passage? a. taking time offb. disadvantages of a “gap year” c. plans after graduationd. how to apply to college57. going on a “gap year” means _. a. asking for a years leave to rest at home b. taking a year off to pause and regroup c. ignoring the idea of applying to college d. travelling around the world before going to college58. the author takes rachel for example in the second paragraph in order to show _. a. its not easy to take a year off b. its interesting to take a “gap year” c. what taking time off is like d. how to apply to schools59. which of the following is not the benefit of taking a year off? a. youll learn some great life skills. b. youll make full preparation for starting college. c. youll earn much money by taking on a full-time job. d. youll gain a wonderful learning experience by joining in a volunteer organization.bonce upon a time there was a wise man that used to go to the sea to do his writing. he had a habit of walking on the beach before he began his work. one day he was walking along the shore. as he looked down at the beach, he saw a human figure moving like a dancer. he smiled to himself at the thought that someone would dance on the beach. so he began to walk faster to catch up. as he got closer, he saw that it was a young man and the young man wasnt dancing, but instead he was reaching down to the shore, picking up something and throwing it into the ocean. as he got closer, he called out, “good morning! what are you doing?the young man paused, looked up and replied, “throwing starfishes(海星)in the ocean.”“i guess i should have asked, why are you throwing starfishes in the ocean?”“the sun is up and the tide is going out. and if i dont throw them in, theyll die”.“but, young man, dont you realize that there are miles and miles of beach and starfishes all along it. you cant possibly make a difference!”the young man listened politely. then he bent down, picked another starfish and threw it into the sea, and said, “it made a difference for that one.” there is something very special in each and every one of us. we have all been gifted with the ability to make a difference. and if we can know that gift, we will gain through the strength of our vision the power(力量)to shape the future.we must each find our starfish. and if we throw our starfish wisely and well, the world will be better. 60. the underlined words “something very special” refers to _. a. the gifts from friendsb. the strength of making decision c. our own starfishd. the ability to make a difference 61. from the last two paragraphs, we can learn that _. a. the wise man realized something new and important b. the wise man thought it was foolish of the young man to throw starfishes in the ocean c. the young man had the ability to make a difference d. it is necessary for us to save starfish on the beach 62. the writer told this story to show us _. a. how and where we can write a good article b. everyone can do something for the future c. wise men are sometimes stupid d. young men are in fact wiser than old peoplechow to be a winnersir steven redgravewinner of 5 olympic gold medals“in 1997 i was found to have developed diabetes（糖尿病）. believing my career was over, i felt extremely low. then one of the specialists said there was no reason why i should stop training and competing. that was it the encouragement i needed. i could still be a winner if i believed in myself. i am not saying that it isnt difficult sometimes. but i wanted to prove to myself that i wasnt finished yet. nothing is to stand in my way.”karen pickeringswimming world champion“i swim 4 hours a day, 6 days a week. i manage that sort of workload by putting it on top of my diary. this is the key to success you cant follow a career in any field without being well-organized. list what you believe you can achieve. trust yourself, write down your goals for the day, however small they are, and youll be a step closer to achieving them.”kirsten bestpoet & writer“when things are getting hard, a voice inside my head tells me that i cant achieve something. then, there are other distractions, such as family or hobbies. the key is to concentrate. when i feel tense, it helps a lot to repeat words such as calm, peace or focus, either out loud or silently in my mind. it makes me feel more in control and increases my confidence. this is a habit that can become second nature quite easily and is a powerful psychological tool”63. what does sir steven redgrave mainly talk about?a. difficulties influenced his careerb. specialists offered him medical advicec. training helped him defeat his diseased. he overcame the shadow of illness to win64. what does karen pickering put on top of her diary?a. her sports career b. her achievementsc. her daily happenings d. her training schedule65. what does the underlined word “distractions” probably refer to？a. ways that help one to focusb. words that help one to feel less tensec. activities that turn ones attention awayd. habits that make it hard for one to relax66. according to the passage, what do the three people have in common?a. self-confidence b. hard work c. devotion d. couraged“beautiful day, isnt it?” i remarked, in passingthen i turned back “i really owe you a debt of thanks,” i said softlyhis smile deepened, but he made no attempt to answera mexican woman and two men were standing nearbythe woman stepped forward and volunteered, “sir, but he doesnt speak englishdo you want me to tell him something?” in that moment i felt transformedthe young mans smile had made a big person of memy friendliness and good will toward all mankind stand ten feet tall“yes,” my reply was enthusiastic and sincere, “tell him i said, thank you!” “thank you?” the woman seemed slightly puzzledi gave her arm a friendly pat as i turned to leave “just tell him that,” i insisted. “hell understandi am sure!”.oh, what a smile can do! although i have never seen that young man again, i shall never forget the lesson he taught me that morningfrom that day on, i became smile-conscious, and i practice the art diligently anywhere and everywhere, with everybody67. why did the author leave the store angrily?a. he couldnt buy what he wanted. b. the clerk treated him unkindly.c. the clerk didnt speak english. d. the stores goods were too dear.68. by saying i felt the muscles in my own face happily responding(in para. 2), the author means _.a. he smiled back at the young manb. he did not want to smilec. he would thank the young mand. he was still in a bad mood69the author asked the woman to say “thank you!” to the young man because the young man _.a. had helped the author beforeb. taught the author how to smilec. taught the author a valuable lessond. was a kind employee of the store70in the passage, the author seems to suggest that we should _.a. be generous to strangersb. practice smiling every dayc. help people in troubled. smile at other people第二节： 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。emost students develop a fear of tests. it is mainly because they lack self-confidence. fortunately, overcoming your fear of tests is not difficult, as long as you follow the tips below: 71 those who think that they are not well-prepared are usually those who fear tests the most. as long as you know that you have studied well and for long enough, you will be successful. 72 as long as you have studied well, you will be more confident of your ability to succeed in the test. 73 this way, you know what to prepare for and you can gain confidence about how well you will do in the test.you should know that tests only measure your ability, not your intelligence. so, even if you think you will do badly in one test, be sure that there are other tests to come in which you can do better. 74 75 however, with the right attitude and preparation, you can overcome your fear of tests through the use of these tips.a. ask your teacher beforehand about the material that is going to be covered in the test.b. be confident of yourself.c. only if you overcome your fear can you achieve much in the tests.d. make sure that you are well-prepared.e. never be afraid of the coming test.f. as long as you think that there is another tomorrow, you can overcome your