2011高二水平测试题.doc

2011学年度广州市高中二年级学生学业水平测试英 语本试卷分四部分，共12页，满分150分。考试时间120分钟。注意事项：1答卷前，考生务必在答题卡上用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔填写自己的测试证号和姓名；填写考区考场室号、座位号，再用2B铅笔把对应的两个号码涂黑。2选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案；不能答在试卷上。3非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答。答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内的相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔、圆珠笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。4考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束时，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。I 听 力 (共两节，满分20分)第一节 听力理解 (4段共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)每段播放两遍。各段后有几个小题，各段播放前每小题有5秒钟的阅题时间。请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题，在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。听下面一段对话，回答第12题。1. What is the woman speakers job?A. English teacher.B. Maths teacher.C. History teacher.2. Where will Mike get the report details?A. On a web site.B. From his classmates.C. In the reading-room.听下面一段对话，回答第35题。3. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Holiday plans.B. Festival customs.C. Eating habits.4. At Russian Easter, how can a person get one year of good luck?A. By colouring their boiled eggs.B. By having the strongest egg.C. By playing with an egg.5. According to the conversation, what do eggs stand for?A. Sign of new life.B. More money.C. A longer life.听下面一段独白，回答第68题。6. What must people wear when walking in the mountains?A. Shorts and leather boots.B. Jeans and sport shoes.C. Leather boots and jeans.7. Which dangerous animal does the speaker mention?A. Koala.B. Snake.C. Lion.8. How do people probably feel when listening to the talk?A. Excited.B. Happy.C. Afraid.听下面一段对话，回答第910题。9. Why will the speakers go to the park?A. To go for a walk.B. To go to a party.C. To go shopping.10. How will the speakers get to the park?A. By bus.B. By car.C. On foot.第二节 听取信息 (共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分)听下面一段独白，请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入答题卡标号为1115的空格中。听录音前，你将有10秒钟的阅题时间。录音读两遍，你将有60秒钟的作答时间。Radio ProgrammeName 11 WorldPurposeTips on how to improve our environment and 12 too.TipsComputerShut down before bedtime and save around $ 13 a year.TransportDont let your parents drive you to school. Catch a bus or 14 instead.Bottled WaterFill your old bottle with boiled water. It tastes the same, but its cheaper and gives us 15 streets.II 语言知识及应用 (共两节，满分45分)第一节 完形填空 (共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1630各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。St. Petersburg is a great city to visit all year round. But it is 16 beautiful in the summer when you can walk all night long, because, although the sun 17 , it never gets dark. Its a city that couldnt be more 18 from Moscow.St. Petersburg was originally built as a 19 city, modeled on French and German cities, the opposite of Moscow which followed the 20 Russian design. Differences can be seen in the architecture, fashion and even 21 . In the 18th century, French was more 22 than Russian among rich people in St. Petersburg and many French words are still used by locals today. Just as was 23 by the citys original designers, St. Petersburg is Russias window to Europe.Life in Moscow is 24 than life in the more relaxed St. Petersburg. In Petersburg you never need to 25 . Its much smaller than Moscow so people like walking everywhere, even during the 26 dark winter.People in St. Petersburg are more 27 than Moscow locals too. There is an old joke about this difference. One day, a young man 28 his seat to an old lady on a crowded Moscow train. The old lady said, “You must be from St. Petersburg.” “Yes. How did you know?” replied the man 29 . The old lady said, “Moscow locals never give their seats.” The young man then said with a 30 , “And you must be from Moscow, granny, because you didnt say thanks when I gave you my seat.”16. A. finallyB. naturallyC. especiallyD. immediately17. A. setsB. climbsC. movesD. appears18. A. distantB. absentC. separateD. different19. A. typicalB. EuropeanC. AsianD. northern20. A. traditionalB. logicalC. hopefulD. worthy21. A. musicB. artC. languageD. history22. A. popularB. famousC. interestingD. beautiful23. A. forgottenB. supportedC. inventedD. planned24. A. happierB. faster C. slowerD. colder25. A. workB. walkC. thinkD. hurry26. A. longB. warmC. colourfulD. exciting27. A. hardworkingB. devotedC. braveD. polite28. A. sentB. offeredC. ledD. allowed29. A. in silenceB. in angerC. in surpriseD. in hope30. A. cryB. shoutC. smileD. look第二节语法填空 (共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为3l40的相应位置上。There was once a clever but mean（吝啬的）businessman. One day he lost a bag 31 (contain) a hundred pieces of gold. He was very 32 (happy) and so he put up posters all over town, offering ten gold coins as a reward, to anyone 33 would return it to him. 34 a few days, a farmer came to him with the bag. He had found 35 lying in his farm. The businessman counted the 100 gold coins then thanked the farmer for returning 36 bag to him.The farmer now wanted the reward 37 (promise) by the businessman. But the businessman said that he had already taken the ten coins, because originally there were a hundred and ten coins in the bag. The farmer now understood 38 mean the businessman was. He therefore 39 (go) to the judge.The judge at once understood that the businessman was dishonest. He said that 40 the found bag contained only one hundred coins, it wasnt the businessmans and it belonged to the farmer now.III 阅读理解 (共一节，20小题，每小题2分，满分40分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AZheng Taijun, a 30-year-old artist from Guangdong province, transforms simple falling leaves into works of art by cutting pictures of people and scenes into them.“Falling leaves are often a sign of sadness or death, but I want to recreate them into something hopeful the beginning of something new,” said Zheng.The idea of carving leaves came to Zheng when he was at a low point in life. In the autumn of 1999, he had travelled to a tourist spot to try and sell some of his paintings when he was robbed of everything he had. With no money to return home, the heart-broken artist sheltered from the rain under a tree. An old man approached him and asked what was wrong. On hearing Zhengs reply that he felt life had no more meaning, the old man started to laugh. He picked up a leaf and said, “It all depends on how you look at it. Take this yellow leaf for example. Some may see death, others may see beauty.”Zheng chose beauty and he spent the next few years perfecting his carving skills and travelling the country looking for ideas.In his technique which Zheng successfully patented last year leaves are kept slightly wet in water. He makes a simple outline on the leaf. Then comes the most difficult part using tiny knives, Zheng gently cuts away enough of the “flesh” of the leaf to leave behind an image.Each leaf may take up to seven days to make, and Zheng says he often breaks a few for every successfully completed work. But he also says thats the real charm of it to challenge himself.41. In which section of a newspaper will you most probably read this article?A. Art.B. News.C. Technology.D. Opinion.42. According to Zheng, what do falling leaves stand for?A. The end of life.B. A new starting point.C. Success after struggle.D. Unhappy experiences.43. The underlined word “it” in paragraph 4 refers to _.A. the leafB. lifeC. meaningD. death44. In what order did the following events happen to Zheng Taijun?a. He went to a tourist spot to sell his paintings.b. He met and talked with an old man.c. He patented his cutting technique.d. He was robbed of all his money.e. He travelled the country looking for ideas.A. d, b, e, a, c.B. a, c, d, b, e.C. d, b, e, c, a.D. a, d, b, e, c.BOf all the contrasts in cultures between the West and China, surely what we eat has to be one of the biggest. Its not so much that we eat different things, but more that we eat different parts of the same things.Take chicken for example. Chicken feet are much prized over in China, and once these are finished, the hungry Chinese will move on to the wings and then legs, and maybe then the breast meat. In the West, the order would be exactly the opposite, except that we would never get as far as the feet, as people find the thought of it quite strange.The same can be said for pork. The Chinese consider the feet to be delicious, but in the West, things are very different. I live on a small Scottish island with my Chinese wife, and our local butcher used to throw out his pig feet, until one day my wife mentioned she would like them. She now gets a bag full every week, and smiles all the way home about the fact that shes got she considers the best part for free.Whenever we go to the supermarket my wife is amazed that the meat without bones and fat is the most expensive. I explain that this is because western people dont see the purpose of paying for something they cant eat. But for her, these parts are the most delicious and she loves them. And happily for my wife, such bony and fat meat is also the cheapest. Thats why dinner at our house is a perfect match. Theres never any argument over who gets what, and nothing goes to waste.There are also western foods the Chinese consider terrible. Take blue cheese for example, which some people think smells like rotten eggs. When my wife first saw this in the UK, she felt sick at its smell, but finally I persuaded her to try it and now she loves it.Its these cultural differences that make the world full of fun.45. Whats the purpose of this passage?A. To share the authors marriage experience with the readers.B. To prove that east-west marriage is the best.C. To argue that eating habits can never be changed.D. To discuss the cultural differences in eating habits.46. According to the passage, in what order do westerners prefer to eat chicken?A. Breast legs wings.B. Legs wings feet.C. Breast wings legs.D. Wings legs breast.47. According to the passage, the authors wife _.A. often argues with the author about what to cookB. believes meat with fat should be the cheapestC. gets pigs feet for a very low priceD. is used to eating blue cheese now48. The author thinks the events mentioned are very _.A. interestingB. strangeC. annoyingD. boringCMonk High School has seen some amazing improvements in the past year. Students now miss fewer days and exam results have gone through the roof. But these successes are not the outcome of better teaching or stricter rules. Instead the school simply started its first lesson at 10am instead of 9am.The change was designed to match the school day with students body clocks. Teenagers are well-known night-owls, preferring to stay up late and sleep till lunchtime. By matching the school timetable with students biological rhythms, the school avoids teaching teenagers when their brains are still half asleep.In the modern world, our lives are largely controlled by time. Even without watches and calendars, our bodies still follow an inner clock called our body rhythms. Over each 24-hour period we experience physical and mental changes that prepare our brains and bodies for the tasks we face at different times of the day.The main controller of these rhythms is a tiny part of the brain located just above the eyes. This master clock gathers information about light and sends it to the rest of the body using electrical signals. These signals control body functions like heart beat and body temperature and more.Not surprisingly our physical and mental condition varies according to the time of the day. For example, body temperature is lowest at around 4.30am, and rises to its highest level at bout 7pm. Energy levels also rise throughout the day.These changes can affect how we perform various tasks, including athletic performance. As your body temperature and energy levels rise during the afternoon, physical performance tends to improve. Meanwhile, the ability to carry out complicated mental tasks, like decision-making, get worse the longer you have been awake.49. What caused the improvements at Monk High School?A. Stricter rules.B. Better teaching.C. Later lesson time.D. More teachers.50. The underlined word “night-owls” in Paragraph 2 refers to people who _.A. wake up at nightB. go to bed lateC. cant sleep easilyD. sleeps at lunchtime51. According to the passage, where is the main controller of a persons biological clock?A. The heart. B. The eyes.C. The body.D. The brain.52. According to the last paragraph, when would be the best time for a student to do an English examination?A. Morning.B. Noon.C. Afternoon.D. Evening.DIt is often said that if you dont have dreams in life you can never achieve success. To a certain extent, this is true. If you dont know where you want to go, you will never get there because theres nowhere to get to. But the other side to these bright dreams is they can be blinding. If youre blinded, you will end up in the same place: Nowhere.What you need is a balance between what is really achievable and the dreams that can give you direction but may also hold you as prisoners. Here are a few suggestions that may help you move along the path of success:Find out who you really are: Most dreams come to us at an early age. The trouble with these early dreams is that WE CHANGE. Without thinking about what you want regularly, you may be blindly following something you dont even want anymore. If youre feeling lost (or even if youre not), stop and ask yourself: What makes me happy?Dont make general goals: This is perhaps the easiest way one gets lost. Simply saying to yourself, “I want to be president” or “I want to be the next Steve Jobs” is too broad and has no plan attached. Have a clear set of goals mapped out in a weekly or monthly plan. And make sure all of those things you “could do today” are in fact done.Dont wait for something to happen to you: Simply having a strong dream will not make it come true. You create the world you live in so its up to you to take action. If youre serious about something, know it inside and out. What are the problems? What are the opportunities? And learn from others. Hearing others success stories will inspire you to action.You may feel that this is easier said than done, but once we understand ourselves and the road we want to take, we are already halfway to success.53. What is the authors opinion about dreams?A. They are the only way to achieve success.B. They usually cause people troubles.C. They are always changing.D. They should not be followed blindly.54. Why should people do if they want to succeed?A. Dont make detailed plans.B. Wait for something to happen to them.C. Find out who they are.D. Never change their goals.55. What is the authors intention in writing this article?A. To describe the experiences of the author.B. To tell people to give up their dreams.C. To help readers to achieve success.D. To warn readers about their dreams.56. The underlined expression “inside and out” in Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to _.A. practicallyB. completely C. nearlyD. finallyEXin Hua Cinema Now ShowingDolphin Tale This movie is based on the amazing true story of a brave dolphin and a group of strangers who work together to save her life. She is rescued and transported to the Animal Hospital, but her fight for survival has just begun. Suitable for people of all ages.Times: 10am; 1pm; 5.30pm (Mon-Sun)Super 8 In the summer of 1979, a group of friends in a small town witness a terrible train crash and soon realise that it was not an accident. Shortly after that, strange events begin to take place in town. A local policeman tries to uncover the truth and discovers something more terrifying than any of them could have imagined.Times: 4pm; 8pm; 10.30pm (Mon-Fri)Midnight in Paris This romantic comedy set in Paris is about a family that goes there because of business, and two young people who are engaged to be married. While there, they have experiences that change their lives. Its about a young mans great love for the city of Paris and its history.Times: 9.30am; 3.30pm (Sat-Sun)Cave of Forgotten Dreams A documentary that follows a group of explorers into an almost-unreachable cave in France. The cave is home to the most ancient paintings known to have been created by man. Its an unforgettable experience that provides a unique view of artwork dating back to over 30,000 years ago.Times: 11.20am; 6.30pm (Sun)Abduction An action movie about a young man who sets out to uncover the truth about his life after finding his baby photo on a missing persons website. Suddenly he realises that his parents are not his own and his life is a lie to hide something more mysterious and dangerous than he could have ever imagined.Times: 1pm; 5.30pm; 7.30pm; 10pm (Mon-Sun)57. Which movie is most suita