湖北省武汉市部分重点中学（五校）高二英语上学期期中统考试题牛津版.doc

武汉市部分重点中学（五校）2011-2012学年高二上学期期中统考英语试题第一部分：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abc三个选项中选出最佳选项并标在试卷的相应位置。1. why did the woman have to go home?a. to get her cheque. b. to get some cash. c. to fetch her id card.2. what does the man suggest the woman to do?a. take the course this term. b. register for the course next term. c. get permission to take the course.3. what does the woman mean?a. she likes to share books with the man.b. she agrees to talk with the man frequently.c. she wants to borrow some books from the man.4. when is the pop show?a. at 8:30. b. at 8: 20. c. at 7:30. 5. what are the speakers mainly talking about? a. a course. b. a teacher. c. a paper.第二节 （共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从提中所给的abc三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. what does the man do?a. a worker. b. a student. c. a repairman. 7. what does the man plan to do in six months? a. find a part-time job. b. buy a motorcycle. c. pay off his loan.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题. 8. what places did the speakers visit? a. two different families. b. the selbies. c. the tylers. 9. what did the man enjoy about his visit? a. the dinner and the gift. b. the gift and the atmosphere. c. the dinner and the atmosphere. 10. what do we know about the woman? a. she is a foreign student.b. she will move into a new flat.c. she is familiar with the customs in this country.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. how did the woman get the job information? a. her friend told her.b. she saw it on the internet.c. she read it in the newspaper.12. what do we know about the womans job?a. it offers her a meal and travel allowance.b. the working time is in the afternoon.c. the salary is high.13. what does the woman say about her job?a. it is very interesting. b. it will give her useful experience. c. it will help her with her study.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14. what did the woman lose?a. her credit cards. b. her cheque. c. her passport.15. where does the woman keep her money?a. in her purse. b. in her pocket. c. in her handbag.16. what is the man probably?a. a policeman. b. a salesman. c. a bus company clerk.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. where did the story happen?a. on the street. b. in a parking lot. c. in a supermarket.18. how did the speaker attract the womans attention?a. by saying hello to her. b. by speaking in a loud voice. c. by putting his hand on her shoulder.19. what do we know about the speaker after the woman turned around?a. he was frightened away.b. he was hit and fell down.c. he robbed the woman.20. how did the woman feel about the speaker afterwards?a. sorry. b. angry. c. thankful.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10小题；每小题l分，满分l0分)21. the successful launch of the tiangong-1 space module has left a deep _ on us.a. inspiration b. challenge c. impression d. importance22. with the situation worsening in libya, the _ of the conflict in libya remains to be seen.a. movement b. settlement c. department d. statement23. the students are encouraged not to _ any important details while retelling the story.a. leave alone b. leave out c. leave behind d. leave aside24. the government knows what to _ to control the gpi with the purpose of ensuring peoples living level. a. speed up b. turn up c. pick up d. take up25. the evidence _ me in my opinion that they are lying. a. confirms b. controls c. contains d. confuses 26. the police reported that the man being _ of shooting two school children was caught on friday. a. suspected b. respected c. doubted d. inspected27. the direction of the wind was _ changing when the sandstorm happened. a. roughly b. particularly c. firmly d. constantly28. he knew not only much about pictures and fine furniture, but also was _ about gardening. a. positive b. admirable c. enthusiastic d. active29. we are rather _ about the sympathy they claimed to have for the poor. a. skeptical b. curious c. cautious d. anxious30. the ceremony has been put off _ the bad weather. a. in spite of b. instead of c. because of d. in case of第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题l5分，满分30分) the first time i remember noticing the crossing guard was when he waved to me as i drove my son to school. he 31 me with a puzzleall because he waved to me like someone does 32 seeing a close friend. a big, 33 smile accompanied(伴随) his wave. for the next few days i tried to 34 his face to see if i knew him. i didnt. perhaps he had 35 me for someone else. by the time i contented myself with the 36 that he and i were strangers, we were greeting each other warmly every morning like old friends. then one day the 37 was solved. as i 38 the school he was standing in the middle of the road 39 his stop sign. i was in the line behind four cars. 40 the kids had reached the safety of the sidewalk, he lowered his sign and let the cars 41 . to the first he waved and 42 just the same way he had done to me over the last few days. the kids already had the window down and were happily waving their reply. the second car got the same 43 from the crossing guard, and the driver, a stiff- looking (表情刻板的) businessman, gave a brief,（简洁的） almost 44 wave back. each following car of kids on their way to school 45 more heartily. every morning i continued to watch the man with 46 . so far i havent seen anyone 47 to wave back. i find it interesting that one person can make such a 48 to so many peoples lives by doing one simple thing like waving and smiling warmly. his 49 armed the start of my day. with a friendly wave and smiling face he had changed the 50 of the whole neighborhood.31. a. hitb. disappointed c. presentedd. bored32. a. onb. fromc. during d. about33. a. false b. shy c. apologetic d. bright34. a. research b. study c. recognized. explore35. a. praised b. blamed c. mistakend. respected36. a. conclusion b. description c. evaluationd. introduction37. a. argumentb. disagreement c. mysteryd. task38. a. visitedb. approached c. passedd. left39. a. drawing backb. putting on c. handing ind. holding out40. a. onceb. before c. unlessd. while41. a.inb. through c. out d. down42.a. criedb. cheered c. smiledd. gestured43.a. ideab. reply c. noticed. greeting44.a. a. awkwardb. angry c. elegant d. patient45.a. cameb. responded c. hurried d. appeared46. a. surpriseb. frustration c. interestd. doubt47. a. failb. try c. wishd. bother48. a. offerb. sacrifice c. promise d. difference49. a. effectivenessb. cheerfulnessc. carefulnessd. seriousness50. a. trendsb. observationsc. regulationsd. feelings第三部分 阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)awhen i was going home to india last year, i called up my mother to ask if she wanted anything from china. when india had not opened up its markets to the world, i carried suitcase loads of dark glasses and jeans. thankfully, we can get all these in india now. still, her answer surprised me “green tea.” as long as i can remember she didnt even drink indian tea. i dutifully（尽职尽责地） bought a big packet of longjing and headed home to hear the story. my mother and her brother, both regularly newspaper readers, believed that chinese green tea was the wonder drug for all illnesses. at the turn of the century, china was not really familiar to the average indian. it was a strange country. how things change! and how soon! now every town of any size seems to have a “china market”. and everyone is talking about china. the government of india had planned to send a team to china to see how things are done. a minister once said that india must open the doors for more foreign investment (投资) and such a step would “ work wonders as it did for china.” but its a two-way-street. i just heard about a thousand shenzhen office workers who have gone to bangalore to train in software. meanwhile, all the indian it majors are setting up a strong presence in china. no wonder that trade, which was only in the millions just ten years ago, is expected to hit about us15 billion for last year and us20 billion by 2008, a goal set by both governments. no wonder, my colleague（同事）wrote some weeks ago about this being the sino-indian (中印) century as the two countries started on january 1 the sino-indian friendship year. but what is still a wonder to me is my mother drinking chinese tea.51. why did the mother ask for chinese green tea? a. she was tired of indian tea.b. she had a son working in china.c. she believed it had a curing effect.d. she was fond of chinese products.52. what does the author mean by “its a two-way-street” in paragraph 10? a. china and india have different traffic rules.b. tea trade works wonders in both india and china.c. chinese products are popular in both india and china.d. the exchanges between india and china benefit both.53. what do we know about the india it industry? a. it will move its head office to shenzhen.b. it is seeking further development in china.c. it has attracted an investment of us $ 15 billion.d. it caught up with the us it industry in 2008.54. in the text the author expresses _. a. his concern for his mothers health.b. his support for drinking chinese green tea.c. his surprise at chinas recent development.d. his wonder at the growth of indias it industry. ba new generation addiction（着迷，迷恋） is quickly spreading all over the world. weboholism, a twentieth century disease, affects people from different ages. they surf the net, use e-mail and speak in chat rooms. they spend many hours on the computer, and it becomes a compulsive (强迫的，难以抑制的)habit. they cannot stop, and it affects their lives.ten years ago, no one thought that using computers could become compulsive behavior that could affect the social and physical life of computer users. this obsessional behavior has affected teenagers and collage students. they are likely to log on computers and spend long hours at different websites.they become hooked on computer and gradually their social and school life is affected by this situation. they spend all free time surfing and dont concentrate on homework, so this addiction influences their grades and success at school. because they can find everything on websites, they hang out there. moreover, this addiction to websites influences their social life.they spend more time in front of computers than with their friends. the relation with their friends changes. the virtual (虚拟的）life becomes more important than their real life. they have a new language that they speak in chat rooms and it causes cultural changes in society.because of the change in their behavior, they begin to isolate themselves from society and live with their virtual friends. they share their emotions and feelings with friends who they have never met in their life. although they feel confident of the computer, they are not confident with real live friends they have known all their life. it is a problem for the future. this addictive behavior is beginning to affect all the world.55.the main idea of the passage is about _.a. the cause of weboholism.b. the advantage of weboholismc. the popularity of weboholismd. the influence of weboholism56. the underlined word “weboholism” in the second paragraph most probably means_. a. attractive b. addictive c. professional d. potential57. we can infer from the passage that _. a. weboholism has the greatest effect on teenagers.b. students can hardly balance real and virtual life.c. people are addicted to games on the internet.d. virtual life is more vivid and attractive anyway.58. which of the following is not true of weboholism a. it contributes to the development of the web.b. the chat room language may change social culture.c. the problem will be getting more and more serious later.d. people addicted to the web often become inactive in real life.cthe surprising experiment i am about to describe proves that air is all around you and that it pressed down upon you. air pressure is a powerful force. when you swim underwater, you can feel water pushing on your body. the air all around you does the same. however, your body is so used to it that you do not notice this. the pressure is caused by a layer of air called the atmosphere. this layer surrounds the earth, extending to about five kilometers above the earths surface. the following experiment is an easy one that you can do it at home. but make sure that you are supervised because you will need to use matches. now for the experiment!what you need: a hard-boiled egg without the shell a bottle with a neck slightly smaller than the egg a piece of paper a matchmethod:check that the egg will sit firmly on the neck of the bottle.tear the paper into stripes and put the stripes into the bottle.light the paper by dropping a burning match into the bottle.quickly sit the egg on the neck of the bottle.result: astonishingly, the egg will be sucked into the bottle. your friends will be amazed when you show them the experiment. but be careful when you handle the matches.why it happened as the paper burns, it needs oxygen and uses up the oxygen (air) in the bottle. the egg acts as a seal in the neck of the bottle, so no more air can get inside. this reduces the air pressure inside the bottle. the air pressure must equalize, so more air from outside must enter the bottle. the outside air pressed against the egg and then the egg is pushed into the bottle! this proves that air is all around and that it is pressing down on us.59. why is there the need to take care when you are doing the experiment? a. the bottle could break.b. you need to light the paper with a match.c. the egg needs to be shelled.d. the egg has to be perfectly placed on the neck of the bottle.60. in the experiment, the burning inside the bottle can_. a. equalize the air pressure inside the bottle.b. make a seal in the neck of the bottle.c. finish up the oxygen inside the bottle.d. produce more oxygen inside the bottle.61. how did the egg get into the bottle? a. the oxygen inside the bottle sucked the egg in.b. it became soft without the shell.c. the neck of the bottle was wide enough.d. the outside air pressure forced it into the bottle.62. the experiment is carried to prove_. a. water pushes on your body when you swim underwater.b. the earth is surrounded by a layer of air called the atmosphere.c. the pressure of air around us has a powerful force.d. the air pressure is not equalized around us.d there are now about 376 million people who speak english as their first language, and also about 376 million people who have learnt it in addition to their mother tongue. it is said that one million people learning english now and about 80% of the information on the internet is in english. is this a good thing or a bad thing? should we celebrate the fact that more and more of us can communicate, using a common language, across countries and cultures? or should we worry about the dangers of “monoculturalism”, a world in which we all speak the same language, eat the same food and listen to the same music? does it matter if an increasing number of people speaking the same language? not necessarily. i have never agreed that if only we all understood each other better, there would be fewer wars. ask the people of india, where many of them speak at least some english, and pakistan, the same situation with india if we all speak english, will we then all start eating mcdonalds burgers? surely not. if english becomes more dominant (占优势的), will it kill other languages? i doubt it. when i travel in africa and asia, i am always surprised by how many people can speak not only their own languages but often one or more other related languages, as well as english and perhaps french or german as well. when we discussed this on talking point a couple of years ago, we received a wonderfully poetic有诗意的）e-mail from a listener in ireland. “the english language is a beautiful language. maybe its like a rose,” he said. “but who would ever want his garden just full of roses?” well, i love roses and i think they make a beautiful addition to any garden. but the way i see it, just by planting a few roses, you dont necessarily need to pull out everything else. if more and more people want to plant english roses, that will be fine.63. by saying “ask the people of indiaand pakistan” (in paragraph 3), the author is trying to show that_. a. speaking the same language doesnt necessarily bring peace.b. wars can destroy the relationship between two countries.c. english doesnt kill other languagesd. english is widely used in the world64. what does “rose” in the last paragraph stand for? a. the world. b. a kind of flower. c. a language. d. the earth.65. the author would probably agree that_. a. its very hard to plant many kinds of flowers in a garden.b. its all right for people from other countries to learn english.c. more and more people like to plant roses in their gardens.d. english is easier to learn than other languages.66. this passage is mainly a