潮州高级中学高二英语上学期期中考试题.doc

潮州高级中学高二英语上学期期中考试题2006. 11.第一部分 听力（共两节，满分32.5分） 第一节 听对话或独白（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，从题钟所给的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，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第1段材料，回答第13题。1. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. On a boat B. On a train. C. In a taxi.2. What do we know about the woman?A .She is a native of London. B. She is a tourist. C. She doesnt believe the man.3. Whats the womans response to the traffic jam.A. She is worried B. She is patient C. She is excited.听第2段材料，回答第46题。4. What does the man think of the party?A. A complete failure. B. Just so so. C. Fairly well. 5. What do you think of jelly?A. Impolite. B. Funny. C. Warm-hearted.6. When did jelly leave the mans home?A. I oclock a.m. the next day. B. 3 oclock p.m. C. 3 oclock p.m. the next day.听第3段材料，回答第79题。7. How many laws are mentioned in the text?A. Three. B. Four. C. Five.8. Who does the speaker give advice to?A. Travellers to the country. B. Women who take along children. C. Children under 16 years old.9. Which is not the way to do with the waste material?A. Throw it away everywhere. B. Take it home. C. Put it in a litter bin. 听第4段材料，回答第1012题。10. why is the man worried？AHe fell ill. B. He lost something. C. He was lost.11. What do we know about the case?A. Its large and black. B. Its small and old. C. Its small and black.12. What will the woman do?A. She will buy a new case for the man. B. She will ask the police for help. C. She will try to help the man find the case.听第5段材料，回答第1315题。13. How many books has Jane Yolen written?A. Over200. B. More than 150. C. 200.14. For which book did Yolen win the Caldecott Medal?A. The Perfect Wizard. B. Owl Moon. C. Thumbelina.15. How many language have Andersons stories been translated into?A. 200. B. Over 150. C. More than 100. 第二节 听取信息（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分） 听下面一段独白。 请根据题目要求，从所给的内容中获取必要的信息，填入答题卡标号为1620的空格中。录音读两遍。你有90秒钟的作答时间。(请将该部分答案写在答题纸上)Mobile telephone (Cellphone)AdvantagesVery useful (16)Disadvantages(17) to buyeasy to (18) and costly to get it (19) not as a (20)The microwave does harm to peoples health.第二部分 英语知识应用（共两节，满分37.5分）第一节 语法填空（共10小题，每题1.5分，共15分） 仔细阅读下面短文，短文中有10个空格。请按照语境以及括号里的具体要求完成语法填空、词形变化等。答案填写在答题卡标号2130的对应位置。(请将该部分答案写在答题纸上) Some years ago, SARS broke out in the mainland of China, causing some people to be killed or nearly got close to (21)_(die). The situation was so severe that there was no time (22)_(debate) who is to blame. The most important thing for the government to do is to find out the cause of this (23)_(dead) disease. They invited all the most experts in this field to discuss and quite a few suggestions were (24)_ (put) forward. Some of the top experts picked out those suggestions and tested them to see whether they were (25)_(avail). Doctor Zhong Nanshan chose one patient who was seriously ill and had little hope of (26)_(pick) up and had the new medicine (27)_(test) on him. To his great joy, this patient recovered! He made his way to his office and telephoned to the top official, (28)_(tell) him this exciting news. For (29)_(convenient), he moved to live in his office. His method (30) _(do) make sense. Not soon after that, the other hospital also controlled this terrible disease and kicked it out finally.第二节 完形填空（共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）Mr White with his wife 31 now living at a small Italian hotel, 32 they had stayed in Italy for months on holiday. One night he went out for a walk 33 . It was late. The small street was dark and 34 . Suddenly he heard 35 behind him. He 36 his head and saw a middle-aged man with wild hair, who quickly walked 37 him. The man was nearly out of sight when Mr White suddenly found that his watch 38 . He thought it was the 39 man who had taken his watch, so he ran quickly after him and soon caught up with him. As he knew 40 Italian, Mr White had to ask the man 41 the watch in another way. He showed the man his strong arms and 42 to his watch pocket. The man thought a while and gave 43 watch to Mr White.Mr. White returned home and told his wife 44 had happened. He was greatly surprised when Mrs. White pointed to the watch on the table. Now he found it was 45 that had taken the Italians watch.31AisBwasCareDwere32AwhereBwhichCthatDwho33AseparateBlonelyCaloneDloneliness34AnoisyBcrowdedCsilentDquiet35AvoiceBsoundCfeetDsteps36AroseBmovedCturnedDput37ApastBpassedCthroughDover38Ahad lostBgoneCwas missingDhad gone39AveryBproperCsameDjust40AmuchBnoCenoughDlittle of41Ato lendBto tellCto returnDreturn42ApointedBlistenedCshoutedDspoke43AhisBthe otherCtheDanother44AwhatBthatCwhyDhow45Ahe himselfBhimChimselfDherself第三部分 阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节 阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下列三篇短文，从每题所给的四个选现（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThe market is a concept. If you are growing tomatoes in your backyard for sale you are producing for the market. You might sell some to your neighbor and some to the local manager of the supermarket. But in either case, you are producing for the market. Your efforts are being directed by the market. If people stop buying tomatoes, you will stop producing them.If you take care of a sick person to earn money, you are producing for the market. If your father is a steel worker or a truck driver or a doctor or a grocer, he is producing goods or service for the market.When you spend your income, you are buying things from the market. You may spend money in stores, supermarkets, gas station and restaurants. Still you are buying from the market. When the local grocer hires you to drive the delivery truck, he is buying your labor in the labor market.The market may be something abstract（抽象的）. But for each person or business who is making and selling something, it is very concrete. If nobody buys your tomatoes, it wont be long before you get the message. The market is telling you something. It is telling you that you are using energies and resources in doing something the market doesnt want you to do.46Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?ASelling and Buying.BEverything you do is producing for the market.CWhat is the market?DWhat the market can do for you.47All of the following acts are producing for the market except .Aworking in a bankBattending a night schoolCprinting a bookDgrowing beans for sale48You are buying from the market when you .Aborrow a book from the libraryBdrive to the seaside for a holidayClook after your childrenDdine at restaurant49The word “concrete” in the last paragraph may most probably mean .AseriousBimportantCnecessaryDreal50In what way is the market very concrete for each person or business who is making and selling something?AIt tells you what to produceBIt provides you with everything you needCIt tells you how to grow tomatoesDIt helps you save moneyBHow often one hears children wishing they were grown-ups, and, old people wishing they were young again. Each age has its pleasures and its pains, and the happiest person is the one who enjoys what each age gives him without wasting his time in useless regrets.Childhood is a time when there are few responsibilities to make life difficult. If a child has good parents, he is fed, looked after and loved, whatever he may do. It is impossible that he will ever again in his life be given so much without having to do anything in return. Whats more, life is always giving new things to the childthings that have lost their interest for older people because they are too well known. But a child has his pains: he is not so free to do what he wishes to do; he is repeatedly being told not to do something, or being punished for what he has wrongly done.When a young man starts to earn his own living, he can no longer expect others to pay for his food, his clothes, and his room, but has to work if he wants to live comfortably. If he spends most of his time playing about in the way that he used to as a child, he will go hungry. And if he breaks the laws of society as he used to break the laws of his parents, he may go to prison. If, however, he works hard, keeps out of trouble and has good health, he can have the great happiness of building up for himself his own position in society.51According to Paragraph 2, the writer thinks that .Alife for a child is fairly easyBa child is always loved whatever he doesCif much is given to a child, he must do something in returnDonly children are interested in life52The main idea of the passage is that .Alife is not enjoyable since each age has some painsByoung men can have the greatest happiness if they work hardCchildhood is the most enjoyable time in ones lifeDone is the happiest if he can make good use of each age in his life53The paragraph following this passage will most probably discuss .Aexamples of successful young menBhow to build up ones position in societyCjoys and pains of old peopleDwhat to do when one has problems in lifeCIn the United States today, a large group of people want a college education. However, everyone is not able to attend a four-year college. Many four-year colleges are already too crowed. To give more people a chance to get a college education, some cities and towns have built junior colleges.The junior college offers a two-year courses of study in a wide range（范围）of subjects. It prepares some young people to go on to a four-year college. It trains others for jobs in business, government, or industry.Because junior colleges are built in cities, they can serve many people who live in a large community. Many students can not afford to go to a four-year college. But they can save enough to go to a junior college. The entrance fee at a junior college is low. Students can also save money by living at home.A junior college admits some high school graduates who would not be accepted at other schools. The four-year college turns down students whose high school grades are low. The junior college will often admit a student who might do well in taking a two-year course.One of the goals of our country is to educate as many people as possible. The junior college is a school meant to serve many people. It puts a college education within the reach of a great number of people. Without these schools, many people would not be able to continue their education past high school.54The main idea of paragraph One is that junior colleges .Aoffer two-year coursesBare as good as four-year collegesCare badly neededDare too crowed55According to the passage, junior colleges .Aadmit those whose high school grades are not very lowBcan admit more students than four-year collegesCoffer very limited subjectsDonly train students for jobs in business56It is known the passage that .Aall high school graduates can go to collegesBjunior colleges are built in cities while four-year colleges are in the countryCjunior colleges are replacing four-year collegeDjunior college help to make college education popularDIf you planning to study in the United States, you need to consider several factors （因素）. Everyone has different opinions about where is the best place to live in. Also, the best places to live in are not always home to the best schools. Whats more, many schools specialize in different areas of study. They Massachusetts Institute of Technology, for example, is a great school for computer science. And if you want to study oceanography, your interests may be better served by attending school in a place which is near the ocean.Now I will tell you about which states I believe are the best to live in. California is a nice state. Northern California especially has very good weather. As for me, I enjoyed the time I spent in Massachusetts, Virginia and Mary land. These states have a lot of history and culture. The weather is not so perfect as that in California, but is still quite nice. My favourite of America is the Midwest. Middle America, I think, is home to the true American sense of values. Besides, there are many good universities, too.Also you need to think about your likes and dislikes and then research the different areas. You like sunshine and hate snow? Then you probably wont like the Midwest or even the Northeast. Open space, nature, peace and quiet? Then youd better stay away from Americas larger cities. Are you interested in government? Then Washington D.C. is the only place for you. Whatever you decide, put some thought into it. 57. From the first paragraph we can infer that in the USA .A. all colleges and universities lie in big cities B. all colleges and universities lie in beautiful places C. famous colleges and universities lie in nice places D. famous colleges and universities may not lie in nice places 58. should be considered first if you want to study in the USA.A. The climateB. The sceneryC. The study conditionD. The living condition 59. The writer likes Middle America best because .A. he feels the real character of the nation here B. the weather is fine here C. the life is full of excitement D. he likes sunshine and hates snow 60. The passage mainly .A. tells us something about American universities.B. gives us some advice on studying in America C. lets us know about America D. describes the scenery of America 第二节 信息匹配（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分） 下面是一篇报纸上的文章，请将标有AE的段落插入文章中标号为6165的适合位置，使这篇文章意义完整，结构连贯。 (请将该部分答案写在答题纸上) When you enter a supermarket, you see shelves full of food. You walk between the shelves. You carry a shopping basket and put your food in it. You probably hear soft, low music as you walk between the shelves. _61 . Maybe you go to the meat department first. There is some meat on sale, and you want to find it. The manager of the supermarket knows where customers enter the meat department. 62 . Maybe you will buy some of the expensive meat instead of the meat on sale. The department selling milk and milk products such as butter and milk powder is called the dairy department. 63 . One store has three different jars of low fat milk. One says “1 percent fat” on the jar. The second says “99 percent fat free.” The third says “LOW FAT” in big letters and “1 %” in small letters. As you can see, all the milk has the same amount of fat. The milk is all the same, 64 . Maybe the customers will buy the milk that costs the most. 65 . The expensive meat says “Buy me!” as you walk by. The expensive jar says “Buy me! I have less fat.”A. However, in this store the three jars of milk cost three different amounts of money.B. If you hear fast music, you walk quickly. The supermarket plays slow music, and you walk slowly and have more time to buy things.C. Most of the food in the supermarket is very pleasing. It all says “Buy me!” to the customers.D. The cheaper meat is at the other end of the meat department, away from where the customers enter. You have to walk by all the expensive meat before you find the cheaper meat.E. Many customers like milk that has only a little butterfat in it.第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节 基础写作（共1小题，满分15分）(请将该部分答案写在答题纸上) 66请根据以下的情景说明和写作要求，使用5个规范的英语句子描述全部所给的信息内容。情景说明 你校的英语周刊邀你根据下列提示写一篇浅显易懂的短文，说明英语的重要性。1英语在世界上被广泛使用；2通过英语，我们可以向世界介绍我们的国家，也可以学习先进国家的科技，更好地为祖国服务；3学习英语也是一件有趣的事情。写作要求 1必须使用5个句子介绍全部所给的内容；2将5个句子组织成连贯的短文；3可适当增加情节，使表达连贯。第