泰州市2007-2008期末考试试卷.doc

泰州市20072008学年度第二学期期末联考高二英语试题（考试时间：120分钟 总分：120分）命题人：许永新（姜堰中学）王向阳（黄桥中学） 审题人：朱洪斌（兴化中学）秦桂明 蒋 静(泰州市教研室) 第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21. Johnson is the very person I want to make _acquaintance of because both of us have _ appetite for classical music. A. an; theB. an; anC. ; anD. the; an22. _to a university in the UK, international students must display a strong ability in spoken and written English. A. Having been admittedB. To be admittedC. Being admittedD. Admitted23. Being able to speak a foreign language fluently is a great _ for those who are hunting for a satisfactory job. A. chanceB. importanceC. possibilityD. advantage24. Its of necessity to give deep thought _ and deal with the situation where more and more senior officials are continuously _their positions for their own profits. A. to; acquiringB. of; adoptingC. to; abusingD. of; abusing25. No agreement was reached as neither side would accept the conditions of_. A. anotherB. eitherC. the otherD. others26. -Yao got injured in the first playoff against Jazz. - Would it be at least in two weeks_ he could recover ? A. whenB. thatC. beforeD. since27. _, the unemployment problem may contribute to a great many social problems. A. Unless left settledB. Having been settledC. If not left unsettledD. Left settled 28. The committee are discussing the issue right now, which will _ have been solved by the end of next month. A. eagerlyB. graduallyC. immediatelyD. hopefully29. -How do you find Mr. Harris? -A kind-hearted man. But sometimes there are some things in him that are hard to _ and pride is one. A. put throughB. put up withC. put offD. put down30. This is the product our manager wants_ in a different way from the ones of a similar kind. A. to advertise itB. advertisingitC. advertisedD. being advertised31. The whole nation mourned for three minutes for all the soldiers who lost their lives _ their country. A. in favor ofB. in honor ofC. in memory ofD. in defense of32. Someone who makes a reservation in advance _ to the front first, please. A. comeB. comesC. to comeD. coming33. Recently the scientists have ruled out the assumption_ there may be living things existing on the moon. A. whichB. whatC. whetherD. that34. - _ earlier, we couldnt have missed the highlight of the movie. - But our car_.A. If we got there; was broken downB. Had we got there; broke downC. If we had got there; had broken downD. Did we get there; was breaking down35. -It is said that you are planning to buy a new apartment. -_ I cant even afford to pay the gas and telephone bills, let alone buy a newapartment. A. Not at all.B. Are you serious?C. Come on!D. No way!第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） 阅读下面短文，从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项并在答题卡上将其涂黑。Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are busy trying to earn money in order to 36 our high tuition. They dont 37 in the romantic ways that I read in books or I see on TV. 38 my father is very tired from the hard work, it is easy for him to lose his temper.One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I 39 sat down beside her and looked at her.“Mom, is there any love between you and Dad?” I asked in a very 40 voice.My mother stopped her work and raised her head 41 surprise in her eyes. She didnt answer 42 .I was very worried because I thought I had 43 her. I was in a great 44 when my mother said, “Susan, look at this 45 . Sometimes it appears, but most of time it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt strong. If 46 were a quilt, then love should be a thread. It can 47 be seen anywhere or anytime, but its really there.” I listened carefully but I couldnt 48 her until the following spring. At that time, my father got sick seriously. Every day in the morning and dusk, my mother 49 my father walk slowly along the country road. It seemed that they were the most 50 couple. The doctor said my father would 51 in two months, but two months later he still couldnt walk by himself.“Dad, how are you 52 now?” I asked him one day.“Susan, dont worry about me,” he said gently. “To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom.” 53 his eyes, I knew he loved my mother deeply.Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. But from this 54 , I understand that love is just a thread in a quilt. Love is 55 it, making life strong and warm. 36. A. payB. chargeC. getD. cost37. A. actB. doC. workD. quarrel38. A. AlthoughB. BeforeC. UnlessD. When39. A. occasionallyB. surprisinglyC. silentlyD. quickly40. A. sadB. lowC. disappointingD. loud41. A. byB. withC. in D. at42. A. clearlyB. quicklyC. immediatelyD. impatiently43. A. disturbedB. frightenedC. damagedD. hurt44. A. embarrassment B. troubleC. hurryD. surprise45. A. quiltB. threadC. needleD. finger46. A. parentsB. thingsC. lifeD. families47. A. alwaysB. sometimesC. oftenD. hardly 48. A. agreeB. trustC. understandD. admit49. A. supportedB. helpedC. followedD. got50. A. harmoniousB. sportyC. healthyD. wealthy51. A. dieB. runC. workD. recover52. A. thinkingB. walkingC. wonderingD. feeling53. A. ObservingB. RecognizingC. ReadingD. Realizing54. A. experience B. side C. accident D. essay55. A. on B. inside C. beyondD. over第三部分：阅读理解（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A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A At 100,000 rupees (18,355 yuan), the Peoples Car is being marketed as what can be affordable for the majority in the world. Designed and produced by Ratan Tata in India, the cut price car has an engine in the boot, four doors, an engine power of 600cc and uses a lot of plastics as well as steel in its body frame(车底架). Scientists say the project could revolutionize car prices globally. But they warn that such a sharp cut in prices could have damaging consequences. The traffic jams and pollution in overcrowded cities will worsen as a result of the rocketing number of vehicles. The Air Jordan XX3 will be the first shoe from Nike that has been made completely from sustainable material. Going green is just the latest change that the Air Jordan shoe has brought to the market. It reflects the growing universal concern for the environment. However, some scientists dont think highly of the changes. They say that a shoe made without glue(胶水) is a pretty small thing in the face of all the other things that contribute to global warming. This years Detroit motor show, held from January 13-27, is highlighting the car industrys newfound environment awareness. General Motors kicked off the show by introducing an ethanol-powered(乙醇动力)vehicle, the HX. Some scientists predict that the HX will offset(抵消)the high oil cost. Ethanol is by far the best opportunity to reduce oil consumption. General Motors also urged(催促) the White House to increase the number of ethanol filling stations in the US. Later this year, Japanese company Fujitsu will put on the market a laptop whose case is made partly from corn oil. This makes the case biodegradable（能进行生物降解的）. But scientists question whether the new case will make much difference, since the corn-based plastic is mixed with a petroleum-based material. Using corn reduces the amount of CO2 given off during production by 15 percent.56. The Peoples Car is _. A. cheapB. expensive C. environmentally friendly D. strongly built57. Which of the products is made completely from environmentally friendly material? A. The Peoples Car. B. The Air Jordan XX3. C. The HX car. D. The Fejitsu laptop. 58. According to scientists, which of the following opinions towards the new products is true? A. The Peoples Car will bring a revolution to car material. B. The Air Jordan shoe will contribute to global warming. C. The HX car has raised peoples environmental awareness. D. The Fujitsu laptop is not likely to make a significant difference to the environment.B Believe it or not, optical illusion（视觉错觉）cut highway accidents in some way. Japan is a case in point. It has reduced traffic accidents on some roads by nearly seventy-five percent, using a simple optical illusion. Bent strips, called chevrons (人字形)painted on the roads make drivers think that they are driving faster than they really are, and thus drivers slow down. Now the American Automobile Association Foundation for Traffic Safety in Washington D.C. is planning to repeat Japans success. Starting next year, the foundation will paint chevrons and other patterns of stripes(条纹) on selected roads around the country to test how well the patterns reduce highway accidents. Over speeding plays a major part in as much as one fifth of all fatal(致命的) traffic accidents, according to the foundation. To help reduce those accidents, the foundation will conduct its tests in areas where speed-related dangers are the greatest- curves, exit slopes, traffic circles, and bridges. Some studies suggested that straight, horizontal bars painted across roads initially cut the average speed of drivers in half. However, traffic often returns to full speed within months as drivers become used to seeing the painted bars. Chevrons, scientists say, not only give drivers the impression that they are driving faster than really are, but also make a lane appear to be narrower. The result is a longer-lasting reduction in highway speed and the number of the traffic accidents.59. The American Automobile Association Foundation for Traffic Safety plans to_.A. repeat the Japanese road patternsB. change the road signs across the countryC. try out the Japanese method in certain areasD. replace straight, horizontal bars with chevrons60. On roads painted with chevrons, drivers are likely to feel that _.A. they are driving in the wrong laneB. they should slow down their speedC. they are reaching the speed limitD. they should avoid speed-related danger61. Compared to horizontal bars, the advantage of chevrons is that _.A. it can keep drivers awakeB. it will look more attractiveC. it can cut road accidents in halfD. it will have a longer effect on drivers62. The passage mainly discusses _.A. a new way of highway speed controlB. a new type of optical illusionC. a new method of training driversD. a new pattern for painting highwayCDear Banks,Your shipment of twelve thousand “Smart” watches was received by our company this morning. However, we have to make a number of complaints concerning the serious delay in delivery and your failure to carry out our instructions.It was stressed from the beginning that the delivery date had to be less than six weeks. While we appreciate that delays in production are occasionally unavoidable, we must point out that the major reason why the order was placed with your company was that we were assured by you that your existing stocks ensure immediate shipment. Late delivery of the goods has caused us to disappoint several of our most valued customers, and is sure to have a negative effect on future orders.The second complaint concerns the difference in colour. Only half the watches in the delivery received are of the colours we ordered. Our Hong Kong agent assures us that she stressed to you the importance of following our instructions, since we consider there to be only a limited market in this country for watches of other colours. Any watches that are not of the specified colours will, of course, be returned to you.We are also somewhat concerned about the rather poor quality of the goods received, since it is obvious that the watches that finally arrived have been produced from inferior materials and have been made to be a lower standard than those in the sample. We have also found that a number of the watches do not appear to be functioning. We should like to point out that we feel this matter to be entirely your responsibility.As a result of the above problems, therefore, we feel that the most suitable course of action is to return to you unpaid any of the goods considered unsatisfactory, and to deduct(扣除) any costs from our final settlement. We shall also be forced to reconsider whether any further orders should be placed with your company.We look forward to your immediate reply. Yours sincerely, John Smith 63. Which statement below is NOT TRUE according to the passage?A. John Smith was hardly dissatisfied with the producer of the “Smart” watches.B. The quality of these “Smart ” watches disagreed with what John Smith expected.C. John Smith thought that the producer should be completely responsible for the matter.D. The producer will receive part of the watches it delivered to John Smith soon.64. The producer of the “Smart” watches was given the order because_.A. they produced the best watches of its kind in the worldB. they promised they could produce enough stocks quite quicklyC. the watches would be easy to make and the designs were already preparedD. they claimed the order would be easy since the watches were already in stock65. Receiving watches in the wrong colors is a problem because_.A. these watches will be difficult to sell B. people will not buy the watches at presentC. these watches will not be able to get into the limited marketD. the Hong Kong agent stressed the need to fulfill the order exactly66. The underlined sentence in the passage suggests that _.A. the company may stop trading with the watch producerB. the company will probably reduce the orders in the futureC. the writer is afraid their company might go out of business soonD. the company is probably willing to give the producer another chance D “Life is speeding up. Everyone is getting unwell.”This may sound like something someone would say today. But in fact, an unknown citizen who lived in Rome in AD 52 wrote it.We all love new inventions. They are exciting, amazing and can even change our lives. But have all these developments really improved the quality of our lives?Picture this: Youre rushing to finish your homework on the computer. Your mobile phones rings; a QQ message from your friend appears on the screen; the noise from the television is getting louder and louder. Suddenly the computer goes blank and you lose all your work. Now you have to stay up all night to get it done again. How calm and happy do you feel?Inventions have speeded up our lives so much that they often leave us feeling stressed and tired. Why do you think people who live far away from noisy cities, who havent telephones, no cars, not even any electricity often seen to be more delighted? Perhaps they lead simpler lives.One family in the UK went “back in time” to see what life was like without all the inventions we have today. The grandparents, with their daughters and grandsons Benjamin,10 and Tomas,7, spent nine weeks in a 1940s house. They had no washing machines, microwaves, computers or mobile phones. The grandmother, Lyn, said, “It was hard physically, but not mentally.” She believed life was less materialistic. “The more things you have, the more difficult life becomes.” she said. The boys said they fought less to fight over, such as their computers. Benjamin also noticed that his grandfather had changed from “a fashionable beer-drinking granny to one who cooked things for them.”Here are some simple tips to beat the stress often caused by our inventions!Dont be available all the time. Turn off your cell phones at certain times of the day. Dont check your e-mail every day.Dont reply to somebody as soon as they leave a text message just because they can. It may be fun at first, but it soon gets annoying. 67. The passage is mainly about_.A. improvements of our life with technology B. the leading roles modern technology plays in our daily lifeC .major changes which will be likely to happen to our everyday lifeD. problems with the development of modern technology68. In Paragraph four, the writer describes a picture to show that new inventions _. A. have sped up our lives B. may bring people some trouble C. have improved the quality of our lives D. may make people feel very happy69. Why did the family choose to spend some time in a 1940s house? A. Because they liked to live simple lives. B. Because they were troubled by the modern inventions. C. Because they were curious about how people lived without modern inventions. D. Because living in a different time would be a lot of fun for them.70. What do you think the underlined word available means? A. busy on line B. found easily by others C. troublesome D. free第II卷 非选择题（两部分，共35分）第四部分：任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。注意：每空限填1个单词Make the benefits most, reduce the drawbacks least Hosting the Olympic successfully is, perhaps, the greatest glory for a city. However, before transforming the dream into reality, the benefits and drawbacks of hosting the Olympics should be considered carefully. Hosting the Olympics surely would bring about muc