河北省唐山市开滦二中高二英语上学期期中试题（无答案）新人教版.doc

20112012学年度高二年级期中考试英语试卷 注意事项：本试卷分第i卷（选择题）和第ii卷（非选择题）两部分。第i卷1至10页。第ii卷11至12页。共150分。考试时间120分钟。1. 答第i卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目用铅笔涂在答题卡上。每小题选出答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需要改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在试卷上。2. 第ii卷答案一律写在试卷上。交卷时只交答题卡和第ii卷。第i卷（共105分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）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，并标在试卷的相应的位置。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 bill now?a. at the office. b. away on vacation. c. at home in bed.2. who is the woman probably talking to?a. a taxi driver at the gas station.b. a clerk at the airport information desk.c. a pilot at work.3. what is the man going to do this evening?a. do his homework.b. see a film.c. do the housework.4. when will the woman leave chicago?a. at 9 am. b. at 12 pm.c. at 4 pm.5. what does the man want for breakfast?a. eggs and fruit. b. eggs and milk.c. bread and cheese.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，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。每段对话读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至第7题。6. where did the man want his stand（货摊）to be? a. near the toilets. b. near the entrance.c. near the conference room.7. what has happened to the mans brochures(宣传手册) and order forms? a. some of them have been destroyed. b. some of them have been thrown away. c. some of them have disappeared.听第7段材料，回答第8至第9题。8. why is the woman unable to go to washington? a. she has missed her train. b. there are no tickets left to washington. c. she has lost her money and her train ticket.9. where did the woman go first?a. the station.b. the bank.c. the gym.听第8段材料，回答第10至第12题。10. why are there many reports about violence in american newspapers?a. lots of violence happens every day.b. people are interested in reading exciting news.c. people keep hitting each other in america.11. what does the woman think of the people she has met?a. they are boring. b. they are violent.c. they are kind.12. what do we know from the conversation?a. the woman likes shows about fighting. b. the man dreams of living in the old west.c. shows about the old west are popular with many people.听第9段材料，回答第13至第16题。13. what color is the scarf? a. white.b. red.c. brown.14. how much did the woman pay?a. $80.b. $160.c. $40.15. which website does the woman recommend(建议) for buying books?a. dangdang.b. taobao.c. amazon.16. what is the woman cautious about?a. choosing appropriate websites.b. paying for purchases online.c. the products delivery.听第10段材料，回答第17至第20题。17. how many people were confirmed dead in the earthquake?a. 24.b. 75.c. 300.18. who pulled the woman out from the crumbled(倒塌的) building?a. an emergency team. b. police. c. specialist teams from the u.s.19. why was the city shut down wednesday?a. the water supplies were cut off. b. aftershocks continued to strike the city.c. police would arrest someone.20. what was the condition of the hotel grand chancellor?a. two corners sank into the ground. b. the front part bent.c. one part caught fire.第二部分：英语知识运用第一节：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，在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21. _ most efficient way to understand thousands of new words is to gain _ good knowledge of basic word information.a. a; ab. the; /c. a; /d. the; the22. he has no other interests _his work.a. far from b. away fromc. apart from d. except that23. the flight will be announced soon. _， please remain seated.a. however b. meanwhilec. although d. yet24. the soldier was _of running away when the enemy attacked.a. scolded b. chargedc. accused d. punished25. what should we pay more attention to if we go north in winter, mum?nothing much. take warm clothes _ the weather is cold.a. as long as b. now thatc. if d. in case26. dont worry. ive _ a car to pick up the guests at the station at 6 oclock.a. arranged for b. looked forc. prepared for d. searched for27. have you got any particular plans for the coming holiday? yes. _, im going to visit some homes for the old in the city. a. if everb. if busyc. if anythingd. if possible28. the town hall _ in the 1800s was the most distinguished building at that time.a. to be completed b. having been completedc. completed d. being completed29. the painting is so valuable that it is difficult to calculate _ its price would be.a. thatb. whichc. whatd. /30. today, well discuss a number of cases _ beginners of english fail to use the language properly.a. whichb. asc. whyd. where31. why did john ask me about the problem?_， he tried to find a better way to settle it.a. not to be satisfied b. not satisfied c. not being satisfied d. dont satisfy32. claire had her luggage _ an hour before her plane left. a. checkb. checkingc. checkedd. to check33. i dont think i can walk any further._. lets stop here for a rest.aneither i can bneither can ici dont think so di think so34. so difficult _ it to live in an english-speaking country that i determined to learn english well. a. i have feltb. i feltc. have i feltd. did i feel35. how often do you eat out?_， but usually once a week.ahave no idea bit dependscas usual dgenerally speaking第二节 完型填空（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。when my daughter kelsey was a child, she loved to join me in the garden. to 36 chaos (混乱)in my own garden beds, i provided her with a space of her own, so kelseys corner was born. there she was 37 to dig and plant as she wished. over time, that small piece of land grew into a favorite place in the 38 . as she approached high school, kelsey took her 39 off the garden. i didnt 40 this change. it seemed acceptable that something as boring as working in the dirt gave way to the mystery of a(n) 41 social life, so i began to take care of the space. even so, i knew it always would be kelseys corner. now my daughter is eighteen and is in the 42 weeks of her high school career. our mailbox is filled with college admission materials, 43 me that the world has come for this young lady and that she will soon answer its 44 . kelsey is looking forward to her wonderful college life 45 her mother and i are anxious about the coming life 46 our daughter around. kelseys corner seems extremely deserted in this early spring 47 kelseys leaving. one morning, when i 48 past kelseys corner, i noticed some green seedlings had 49 at the foot of some dead stalks (秆). its 50 that life is a cycle. kelseys leaving is 51 one point on the cycle. now the life wheel will roll with kelsey as she 52 into her adult life. let her live as she will and let her 53 when she can, and whether she comes alone or in 54 , she will be welcomed home. ill take care of kelseys corner faithfully. it will also cycle annually, rolling on towards a 55 stage of our lives, one that promises a rich harvest.36. a. defend b. avoid c. cover d. tolerate37. a. willing b. sorry c. free d. sure38. a. garden b. family c. corner d. area39. a. emotion b. awareness c. mind d. expectation40. a. wonder b. support c. realize d. resist41. a. attractive b. peacefulc. complex d. changeable42. a. latest b. last c. beginning d. former43. a. introducing b. reminding c. promising d. ordering44. a. letter b. cry c. notice d. call45. a. since b. while c. because d. unless46. a. beyond b. except c. without d. besides47. a. in spite of b. in case of c. because of d. instead of 48. a. imagined b. wanderedc. performedd. examined49. a. existed b. plantedc. appeared d. exposed50. a. doubtful b. informalc. probable d. true 51. a. only b. rarely c. always d. seldom52. a. looks b. moves c. breaks d. pulls53. a. recover b. return c. compete d. join54. a. time b. person c. need d. company55. a. strange b. proper c. different d. common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中，选出最佳答案。ado you have bright ideas? ideas or inventions that change society or, at least, make life easier for somebody? perhaps we all do sometimes, but we dont often make the idea a reality. recently, in britain, there was a competition called british designers for tomorrow. the competition encourages young people to carry out their bright ideas. there were two groups in the contest: group one was for schoolchildren under 16; group two was for schoolchildren over 16, and there were eleven prize-winners altogether. neil hunt, one of the prize-winners, was called “sunshine superman”. its important when people study the weather to be able to record sunshine accurately. we need to know how many hours of sunshine we have and how strong it is. most sunshine recorders only record direct sunlight. neils is more accurate and this is very important for research into the way of using solar power.you can do so much with animated cartoon. look at simon wests idea for animated road signs. he uses pictures which appear to move as you go nearer to or farther from them. this isnt a new idea. but it is new to use these pictures on road signs. “we found that people were more likely to see moving signs,” said simon. so now, you can really see rocks falling, trains moving, horses running or a car falling over the edge of a cliff. quite a warning!the ideas in the competition were so inventive that we are surprised that british industry doesnt ask more schoolchildren for suggestions. perhaps this will be the start of “pupil power!”56. the writer seems to be encouraging the british industry to_.a. help schoolchildren in their studiesb. take better care of schoolchildrenc. stop asking schoolchildren for suggestionsd. pay more attention to schoolchildrens inventive power57. neil hunts design would finally lead to the improvement of the way of_.a. recording direct sunshineb. knowing how strong sunlight isc. using the energy of the sund. recording the hours of sunshine58. whats the use of simon wests animated road signs?a. to add to the beauty of a city.b. to warn people on the roads of the danger ahead.c. to help make a car trip more exciting.d. to warn people to be careful while working.59. the writer thinks that people seldom_.a. make their life easierb. turn their bright ideas into realityc. have bright ideasd. think of inventing somethingbcan dogs and cats live in perfect harmony in the same home? people who are thinking about adopting a dog as a friend for their cat are worried that they will fight. a recent research has found a new recipe of success. according to the study, if the cat is adopted before the dog, and if they are introduced when still young (less than 6 months for cats, a year for dogs), it is highly probable that the two pets will get along swimmingly. two-thirds of the homes interviewed reported a positive relationship between their cat and dog.however, it wasnt all sweetness and light. there was a reported coldness between the cat and dog in 25% of the homes, while aggression(侵略，攻击性) and fighting were observed in 10% of the homes. one reason for this is probably that some of their body signals were just opposite. for example, when a cat turns its head away , it signals aggression , while a dog doing the same signals submission(屈服，顺从).in homes with cats and dogs living peacefully, researchers observed a surprising behavior. they are learning how to talk each others language. it is a surprise that cats can learn how to talk dog, and dogs can learn how to talk cat.whats interesting is that both cats and dogs have appeared to develop their intelligence. they can learn how to read each others body signals, suggesting that the two may have more in common than we previously suspected. once familiar with each others presence and body language, cats and dogs can play together, greet each other nose to nose, and enjoy sleeping together on the sofa. they can easily share the same water bowl and in some cases groom (梳理) each other.the significance of the research on cats and dogs may go beyond pets to people who dont get along, including neighbors, colleagues at work, and even world superpowers. if cats and dogs can learn to get along, surely people have a good chance.60. the underlined word “swimmingly” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _. a. early b. sweetly c. quickly d. smoothly61. some cats and dogs may fight when _. a. they are cold to each other b. they look away from each other c. they misunderstood each others signals d. they are introduced at an early age62. what is found surprising about cats and dogs? a. they eat and sleep each other. b. they observe each others behaviors. c. they learn to speak each others language. d. they know something from each others voices.63. it is suggested in paragraph 4 that cats and dogs _. a. have common interests b. are less different than was thought c. have a common body language d. are less intelligent than was expectedcits time to be water efficient! as populations increase across australia and the rest of the world, demand for water will also increase. if we dont reduce each individuals demand for water (both directly and through embodied water) the water situation will become dire(可怕的). it is obvious that we cannot increase demands for water much more without detrimental(有害的) effects to the environment, society and the economy. its all too easy to blame someone else for the water situation“if 70% of water is used for agriculture then thats what we should target”but its not that easy. we all depend on the food and resources that agriculture provides, and while there are definitely opportunities to increase water efficiency on the farm, the solution will take more than that. we each share responsibility for the sustainable（持久的）management of our water resources, which means using less water at home, in the workplace, at school, on holidays, on the farm, .everyone, everywhere, every time. its time to become water efficient! this involves reassessing our relationship with water, and learning to use it more sparingly（节约地）. on the most basic level, it requires a behavioral change, and assigning a value to water that truly reflects its worth. we can also unlock economic benefits of being water efficient. there are many real world examples given in the case studies on this website. everybody has a responsibility to save water, if future generations are to enjoy a similar standard of living to the one we enjoy now. in fact, many of the impacts associated with water use are likely to have an effect on our own lives! .au has been designed to help you respond to the challenge to become water efficient. it acts as a central repository for relevant information and further advice, so that you can actually achieve significant savings. it also showcases those companies with products that will assist you in your goal. 64. can you infer where this passage is from? a. a newspaper. b. tv program.c. radio broadcast. d. the internet. 65. what can we do to save water? a. find more water resources.b. unlock economic benefits of being water efficient. c. use less water everywhere, every time d. realize the importance of saving water.66. what is not the reason to save water? a. there are more and more people in the world.b. the water resources are limited. c. agriculture needs more water.d. the water is very important for us.67. what is the main idea of this passage? a. water is very important for the human. b. everybody has a responsibility to save water. c. its time to be water efficient. d. lets save water for our future generations.dpeople say teenagers are no good. they make too much noise in shopping malls; they drive carelessly up and down americas main streets. and at least some of the time those things are true. but we shouldnt forget that there are hard moments in the life of a teenager too.i watched such a moment not long ago at a womans funeral which happened in a church. a teenage grandson stepped forward. softly he began: “i want to share a few values that nana taught me. she never failed to see light in any situation. when our family dog would attack her, what would nana say? oh, what beautiful markings that dog has. that was nana.“she was a strong woman who often lived in the shadow of my grandpa, who was a successful businessman in this city. but she was the one behind the scenes who provided the strength and support for grandpas career,” he said, with a voice now trembling. “that was nanas way.”finally, in a voice breaking free of sorrow, he looked up and said, “nana taught me courage. she put up a fight to the end, when she died peacefully, which is how she lived her life. that was nanas way, and i hope i can carry on in the same manner.”there are no hearts as sensitive as those of teenagers, because everything is happening to them for the first time. the trouble with teenagers is that they havent learned to be controlled. when that boy rose to speak about the woman who had been his dearest friend, his honest voice dragged each of us out into the open where we could no longer