湖南省长沙市第二十一中学高二英语上学期期中试题.doc

英语时量：120分钟 满分：150分 part one listening comprehension (30)section adirections: in this section, youll hear 6 conversations between two speakers. for each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by 3 choices. listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter (a,b or c) on the question booklet.you will hear the conversation twice.conversation 11. what do the two speakers need?a.a printer. b. some paper. c. an order form.2. how did the woman make the order? a. by phone. b. by email. c. through the internet.conversation 23. where does the man like to stock the batteries? a. in the car. b. in the fridge. c. in the briefcase.4. whats the benefit of stocking batteries like that? a. extending their life. b. saving money. c. keeping their size.conversation 35. whats wrong with the girl?a. she has a fever. b. she was hurt. c. she has a backache.6. whats the mans advice? a. having a rest here. b. letting her parents call the school next time. c. calling her parents at once.conversation 47. where does the conversation take place? a. in a store. b. in an exhibition. c. in a restaurant.8. what does the man not mention? a. jellyfish. b. lobsters. c. pigs brains.9. what can be inferred from the conversation? a. the woman doesnt like the recommended food. b. the man is showing the woman around. c. the woman is enjoying looking around.conversation 510. what does the woman want to buy? a. a fathers day gift. b. a mothers day gift. c. a birthday gift.11. how much does the black wallet cost?a. 40.95.b. 30.95.c. 25.99.12. why does the woman not want to buy the brown wallet? a. because its too expensive. b. because its not her favorite design. c. because its not made of good material.conversation 613. why was the woman so tired? a. because she shopped a lot. b. because she did a lot of housework. c. because she was looking for a new house.14. which room is the woman going to start with the redecoration? a. the bedroom. b. the living room. c. the bathroom.15. how did the man deal with his house decoration? a. by asking a friend for help. b. by hiring a designer. c. by doing it with his wife.section bdirections: in this section, youll hear a mini-talk. listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information youve got. fill in each blank with no more than 3 words.youll hear the mini-talk twice.fathers advice to his future son-in-law philiphow hard god and ihave workedwhat i prayedwhat she was or didmake her a(n) 16. _make her 17. _loving, giving, so good and 18._thats 19._ of that.make her like you.opinionated, emotional and hard-headedmake her 20. _.met you.part two language knowledgesection a (15)directions: beneath each of the following sentences there are 4 choices marked a, b, c and d. choose the one that best complete the sentences.21. it was so cold that he kept the fire _ all night. a. to burn b. burn c. burning d. burned22. _ the course very difficult, she decided to move to a lower level. a. find b. finding c. to find d. found23. i would appreciate _ if you come to say “goodbye” to me. a. you b. one c. that d. it24. the mother elephant is _ the baby elephant. a. one hundred times heavier than b. one hundred times what c. heavier one hundred times than d. as one hundred times heavy as25. it is no use _ him to give up smoking. he cant go without it. a. suggesting b. advising c. to suggest d. to advise26. he hurried to the booking office, only _ that all the tickets had been sold out. a. to tell b. to be told c. telling d. told27. it took mary quite a long time to _ a new dress at the store. a. pick up b. pick out c. work out d. take out28. would you mind _ your radio a little, please? a. to turn down b. to turn off c. turning down d. turning off29. i lived in a house _ by a lot of pine trees. a. surrounding b. to surround c. surrounded d. to be surrounded30. when i go out in the evening, i use the bike _ the car if i can. a. rather than b. regardless of c. in spite of d. other than31. my sister was against my suggestion while my mother was _ it. a. in favour of b. in memory of c. in honour of d. in search of32. the cds are now _! buy one and you get one completely free. a. for sale b. on sale c. at sale d. in sale33. simon made a big bamboo box _ the little sick bird till it could fly. a. keep b. kept c. keeping d. to keep34. large quantities of water _ for the winter. a. has stored b. has been stored c. have stored d. have been stored35. you cant _ him to do the job properly. he doesnt have any experience. a. rely on b. insist on c. believe on d. rely thatsection b （18）directions: for each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked a, b, c or d. fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.my friend michelle is blind, but youd never know it. she makes such good use of her other 36 , including her “sixth sense”, that she rarely(很少) gives the impression shes 37 anything.michelle looks after her children pretty much like the rest of us, except that she doesnt push too hard on them, which really benefit a lot from her relaxed attitude. she knows when to clean the house. she moves around so fast that often 38dont realize shes blind.i realized this the first time after my six-year-old daughter, kayla, went to play there. when kayla came home, she was very 39 about her day. she told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects. but she was especially excited about her finger-painting project.“mom, guess what?” said kayla, all smiles. i learned how to 40colors today! blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! and michelle 41 with us.to my great surprise, my child had learnt about color from a blind friend!then kayla continued, “michelle told me my 42showed joy, pride and a sense of accomplishment. she really43what i was doing!” kayla said she had never felt how good finger paints felt until michelle showed her how to paint without looking at her paper.i realized kayla didnt know that michelle was blind. it had just never come up in conversation.when i told her, she was 44for a moment. at first, she didnt believe me. “but mommy, michelle knew exactly what was in my picture!” kayla 45. and i knew my child was46 because michelle had listened to kayla describe her artwork. michelle had also heard kaylas pride in her work,we were silent for a minute. then kayla said slowly, “you know, mommy, michelle really did see my picture. she just used my 47.”indeed, she uses a special type of “vision” that all mothers have.36a. waysb. meansc. methodsd. senses37a. enjoyedb. foundc. missed d. lost38a. guestsb. familyc. childrend. friends39a. excited b. sadc. satisfiedd. enjoyed40a. paintb. drawc. created. mix41a. stayedb. painted c. talkedd. played42a. attitudeb. colorc. picture d. paper43a. touchedb. distinguishedc. saw d. understood44a. curiousb. quiet c. puzzledd. worried45a. criedb. insisted c. complainedd. informed46a. right b. wrongc. worriedd. uncertain47a. paperb. pensc. handsd. eyessection c （12）directions:complete the following passage by filling each blank with one word that best fits the context.there are a lot of exams, papers and projects to finish before the end of the year. so spring fever becomes a common and natural feeling at the end of a term. 48._, even when your child is feeling this way, 49._ is important to keep your child focused on those last few months of the school year so that their last term is just 50._ successful as the first.set 51._ time for homework and stick to it. give your child a motivator to get through the rest of the year. if your goal is high grades, tell him he can earn a special treat 52._ he brings home good grades on 53._ end of the year report card. the motivator 54._ be a special ice cream on the last day of school, an outing shes been asking for, 55._ a friend sleeping-over during the first week of holiday.part three readig comprehension （30）directions: read the following three passages. each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. for each of them there are four choices marked a, b, c or d. choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage. aa farmer grew some vegetables in his garden. one day his wife was ill and he had no money. he had to sell some cabbages and carrots in the market. the next morning he took two baskets of vegetables to town. but it was raining hard that afternoon and there were few people in the street. when his vegetables were sold out, it was dark. he bought some medicine and hurried to his village.on his way home he saw a person lying on the snow. he placed his baskets on the ground and was going to help the person to get up. at that time he found it was a dead man and there was much blood on his body. he was so afraid that he ran away quickly, without taking the baskets with him.the next afternoon the farmer was sent to the police station. having shown the baskets, an officer asked, “are these yours?” “yes, sir.” the farmer answered timidly(胆怯地). “have you killed the man?” “no, no, sir.” the farmer said in a hurry.” when did you see the dead man?” “about seven last evening.” “did you see who killed the man?” “no, sir.” the officer brought out a knife and asked, “have you seen it yet?” “no, sir.” the officer became angry and told the policemen to beat him up and send him into prison.that evening the officer went on trying .pointing to the knife, he asked again,” have you seen it yet?” “yes, sir.” the officer was happy and asked, “when and where?” “i saw it here this afternoon, sir.”56the farmer decided to sell the vegetables to .a. buy some food for his familyb. buy some medicine for his wifec. go to see a doctord. go to the cinema57the farmer didnt sell out his vegetables until the evening because _.a. they were too badb. they were very expensivec. it rained hard that morningd. few people liked to go out on such a bad day58as, the farmer decided to help the person to stand up.a. he wanted to get some money from him.b. the person was one of his friendsc. he thought the person would thank him.d. he thought the person had drunk too much59the farmer ran away quickly because .a. the policemen were coming towards him.b. his wife was waiting for him at homec. he was afraid to see a dead man.d. it was so late that he couldnt stay there any longer.60the officer tried the farmer to .a know who had killed the man.b. know if he had seen the dead manc .ask when he saw the dead mand.ask if he had seen the knifebthe following is a timetable in shanghai pudong international airportairlineflight numberdestinationdeparturegateair canada137beijing10:12 am24japanese airlines320tokyo10:30 am18british airways405paris11:00 am20pan american226london11:20 am12pan american12beijing11:43 am15air canada178tokyo12:32 am21caac289hong kong12:32 am14caac314moscow12:45 am18british airways230new york12:55 am2361a man wants to take flight 178 to tokyo which gate should he go to?a14 b28 c21 d1862lisa is at gate 23 where is she going?aparis bbeijing ctokyo dnew york63now its 11:40 mary is at gate 20 which airlines plane will she take?abritish airwaysbjapanese airlinescpan americandair canada64gate _ is the busiest among all these gatesa23 b18 c24 d1565which airlines flights cover the longest route(行程)?acaac bpan american cbritish airways dair canadacjack brown，an office worker，lives in washingtonhe inherited(继承) a million dollars when he was 23，but he wasnt happy at allwhen his college friends were looking for their jobs，he didnt have tojack decided to living a simple life like everyone elsehe gave $l0,000 of his money to a charity(慈善机构)to help poor children live a better lifetoday he is 36he still wears cheap shoes and clothes and drives a small car only，but he is very happyup to now jack has helped some children from poor countries all over the world，by sending them each$200 a monththe money was used for the childrens study, food, medicine and clothingjack receives a report each year on the childrens progress(进步)they can write to each otherbut usually the children do not speak englishwhen jack first heard about these children，he wanted to help them“it was nothing special,” he said“until i went to these countries and met the children i was helping，i didnt know anything about their life” once jack went to meet a little girl in africahe said that the meeting was very exciting“when i met heri felt very ,very happyhe said“ i saw that the money was used for a good causeit brought me happinessi want to do everything i can to go on helping those children.”66jack didnt need to look for a job _.abefore he went to college bafter he went to africacbecause he got one million dollars dbefore he received a report67jack has sent them each $200 a month to help some poor children _aonly in washington bonly in englandconly in africa daround the world68jack learned about the childrens progress by _.avisiting them each year bgetting a report every yearcstaying with them dtalking to them in english69the underlined(划线的)words “for a good cause ”means“_” in chinesea施舍b行善 c优惠d. 赏赐70whats the main idea of the story?ahelp others，and you will feel happyb. its necessary to write letters to poor childrenc. live a simple life，and you can give others helpd.enjoy life.part four writing（15）section adirections:read the following passage and fill in the blanks according to the information from the passage, using no more than three words for each blank.many people believe that classical music is not relevant to young people today. however, this issue (问题) frequently causes heated debate.some people say that classical music is associated only with old people.for example, if you look at the audience at a classical concert, the majority is over the age of fifty.others say it is more popular than we first imagine. many young people listen to classical music without realizing. it is often used in films and advertisements. for example，a famous piece of classical music was used as the theme music for the 1990 world cup. not many people could have given its name, but millions enjoyed it.also,some people point out that young people produce new music based on classical ideas: for example, it is said that rap(说唱)music was invented by a classical musician in 1912, but it is now used by young people in pop music.however, young people point to the fact that classical music has been outstripped(超越) by technology. to play a classical instrument, such as a violin, you need to study hard and practise for hours. nowadays, you dont need to get aching arms from practising. a teenager can write and make music using a computer program in the comfort of their own bedroom.a final point to keep in mind is that the term classical music is used to refer to a great variety of music, from jazz to pieces for large orchestras(管弦乐队).this makes it even more difficult to say whether classical music is relevant to young people.so, it may be only a minority of young people who play classical instruments, but when it comes to enjoying classical music, it depends on the piece of music. it may be more relevant to young people in the modern world than they realize!titleclassical musicintroductionthe issue of whether classical music is (71) to young people causes heated debate.opinionsevidence classical music is associated only with old people. (72)of the audience at a classical concert are over fifty. many young people dont (73)some music they listen to is classical. classical music is often found in films and advertisements. new music are produced (74)classical ideas. young people now (75) rap in popular music. (76) has put classical music at a disadvantage. a young man can write and make music on a computer (77) in his bedroom. “classical music”can refer to (78)music. classical music (79) from jazz to pieces for large orchestras.conclusionclassical music may still be (80) by young people today.section b （10） directions: read the following passage. answer the questions according to the information given in the passage and the required word limit. write your answers on your answer sheet.tv viewers may no longer be able to hear english abbreviations (缩写), like nba (national basketball associati