湖北省宜昌市三峡高中09-10学年高二下学期期末考试(英语).doc

湖北省宜昌市三峡高中09-10学年高二下学期期末考试英语第一部分: 听力 (共两节,满分30分)做题时,先将答案划在试卷上.录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. What does the woman worry about?A. Their train ticketsB. Traffic jamsC. Driving speed2. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A bookB. A movieC. A TV program3. How does the man sound?A. HappyB. ShockedC. Disappointed4. How will the man travel to London?A. By coachB. By trainC. By car5. Which room will the woman stay in?A. No. 6B. No. 23C. No. 33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,从题中所给的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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话, 回答第6至第7小题。6. Why does the man dislike the first job?A. The salary is bad.B. It is to sell clothes and stuff.C. The employees should work on weekends.7. What will the man probably do next?A. Make a phone callB. Get a drivers licenseC. Read childrens book听下面一段对话, 回答第8至第10小题。8. What day is it today for Merry Kitty World?A. It is the last dayB. It is an open dayC. It is the 10th anniversary9. Where are the speakers now?A. At the entranceB. At the ticket officeC. At the centre of the World10. What will the man do in Merry Kitty World?A. Sell balloons. B. Ride on the Space Rocket.C. Watch a movie with his daughters.听下面一段对话, 回答第11至第13小题。11. What does the woman prefer doing?A. Asking the man to go shopping. B. Asking the man to post letters.C. Going shopping herself.12. Where is the letter?A. In the mailboxB. In the mans walletC. In the shopping basket13. What do we know about the man?A. Hes cleverB. Hes orderlyC. Hes forgetful听下面一段对话, 回答第14至第16小题。14. Why are the womans grades poor now?A. She is always disturbed when studying. B. She has to work full time.C. She doesnt study hard.15. What does the man suggest the woman do?A. Find a babysitter.B. Find a job in the library. C. Put her children in the kindergarten.16. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Teacher and studentB. ColleaguesC. Classmates听下面一段对话, 回答第17至第20小题。17. Where will the listeners meet at 8:00 a.m. next Saturday?A. At the libraryB. At the school hallC. At the swimming pool18. What do we know about the swimming pool?A. The food is expensive around it. B. You cant buy anything around it.C. There is only a small shop around it.19. What are the listeners forbidden to do by the pool?A. Run aroundB. ShoutC. Walk20. What can we learn from what the speaker said?A. You can go home if you miss the coach.B. You should not swim when you are sick.C. You can wear casual clothes to the competition.第二部分: 词汇知识运用 (共两节，满分40分)第一节: 多项选择 (共10小题;每小题1分，满分10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. Nowadays, a growing group of dieters are trying extreme calorie _ for a long life by eating less food. A. reservationB. restriction C. distinction D. discrimination22. After working all the day, he was so tired that he was in no _ to go to the party with us.A. awarenessB. moodC. senseD. emotion23. Government should adopt laws that would ban advertising and other types of _ of tobacco products. A. deliveryB. spreadC. promotionD. discount 24. In this country, the quality of food product is _ according to the highest international standard.A. gradedB. confirmedC. markedD. ranged25. The reason why George is looking for another job is that hes _ his managers complaints. A. put up withB. come up withC. kept up withD. fed up with26. When John was arrested for drunken driving, he expected to lose his driving license, but he was _ with a fine.A. let throughB. let downC. let offD. let out27. The design of this architecture has to _ all ages and social groups, which should be made clear to whoever is to design it. A. fit in with B. stand for C. go for D. appeal to 28. Polar explorers have to be extremely _ to bear the climate and other hardships. A. toughB. roughC. difficultD. brave 29. As is often pointed out, knowledge is a two-edged weapon which can be used _ for good or evil.A. similarlyB. widelyC. equallyD. properly30. His remark was considered to be quite _, because it deepened the gap between two parties and caused more conflicts.A. out of placeB. out of mindC. out of questionD. out of order第二节: 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满30分)阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C、D)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。At the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, the sports of canoe (划船) racing was added to the list of international competition. The 31 team in the four-man canoe race was the United States team. One member of that team was a young man named Bill Havens. As the time for the Olympics 32 , it became clear that Bills wife would give birth to their first child at about the 33 that the U.S. team would be competing in the Pairs games. In 1924 there were no planes form Paris to the United States, only 34 ships. Bill found himself in a dilemma (左右为难的困境). Bills wife insisted that he go to Paris. 35 , competing in the Olympics was a lifelong dream. But Bill felt 36 and, after much soul-searching, decided to remain home, where he could 37 his wife when the child arrived. He considered being at her 38 his highest priority (优先考虑的事), even higher than going to Paris to fulfill his 39 . The team won the gold medal in Paris. And Bills wife was 40 in giving birth to their child. 41 , Bill could have competed in the event and returned home 42 to be with he when she gave birth.People said, “What a shame!” But Bill said he had no 43 . For the rest of his life, he 44 he had made the better decision.Bill Havens knew what was most important to him. Not everybody 45 that out. Not everybody has the strength to say no to something he or she truly 46 in order to say yes to something that truly 47 . Peace begins to 48 our lives when we learn to say yes to the things that really matter. Twenty eight years later, Bill 49 a telegram. It was from Finland, where the 1952 Olympics were being held. The telegram read, “Dad, I won. Im bringing home the gold medal you 50 while waiting for me to be born.” 31. A. newB. favoriteC. specialD. weak32. A. arrivedB. passedC. nearedD. ended33. A. momentB. opportunityC. timeD. promise34. A. fastB. oldC. smallD. slow35. A. In allB. After allC. As a resultD. As usual36. A. honoredB. worriedC. conflictedD. delighted37. A. persuadeB. accompanyC. supportD. satisfy38. A. placeB. sideC. doorD. mercy39. A. dutyB. promiseC. dreamD. demand40. A. favoringB. successfulC. safeD. late41. A. In additionB. For exampleC. In factD. At last42. A. on timeB. in timeC. on purposeD. in need43. A. judgmentsB. excuseC. choicesD. regrets44. A. believedB. wishedC. wonderedD. proved45. A. putsB. takesC. figuresD. gives46. A. trustsB. wantsC. understandsD. respects47. A. mattersB. happensC. appearsD. continues48. A. turn intoB. look intoC. settle on D. rely on49. A. discoveredB. wroteC. sent D. received50. A. graspedB. offeredC. tookD. lost第三部分: 阅读理解 (共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AHOUSTON (Reuters) Houston tops a U.S. magazines annual fattest cities list for the fourth time in five years, with four other Texas cities in the top 25.Fast food restaurants Houston has twice the national average number are partly to blame for the dishonor, Mens Fitness editor-in-chief Neal Boulton said.“Americans work long hours, dont take vacations, and when theyre faced with the worst food choices, they indulge (沉溺于) in those,” he said.High humidity, poor air quality and some of the nations longest commute (每天去上班的路程) times also helped Texas most populous city unseat Detroit, the 2003 heavy weight champion, the magazine said.Houston Mayor Bill White, who has worked with a major food company to develop healthy food products and the citys public schools to improve lunch menus, called the report “mostly ungrounded and nonsense.”“On the other hand, it calls attention to real issues the mayor is trying to deal with,” his spokesman, Frank Michel, said.The magazine said it looked at factors such as the number and types of restaurants, park space, air quality, weather and the number of health clubs.Philadelphia, Detroit, Memphis, Tennessee, and Chicago followed Houston on the seventh edition of the fat list. Texas cities Dallas, San Antonio, Fort Worth and El Paso were in the top 14, which Boulton said was no surprise.“Its pure big indulgence, just living big, and thats part of the culture,” said Boulton.Seattle ranked as the fittest city. Austin and Arlington, a Dallas-Fort Worth suburb, were the only Texas cities on the fit list. Austin was 19th and Arlington 22nd out of 25.51. What decides the magazines annual fattest list?A. The size of fat population.B. The number of fast food restaurants.C. The economic growth rate of the state.D. Things related to unhealthy ways of life.52. Which city topped 2003 fattest cities list?A. Houston. B. Dallas. C. Detroit. D. Philadelphia.53. By saying “living big” (in Paragraph 9), Boulton means people _.A. are growing fatter B. are living wastefullyC. eat too many fatty foods D. are spending too much time working54. Which of the following is best supported by the text?A. Texas has the most fat cities in the U.S.B. Bill White is happy with the newspaper report.C. People in Texas are the most hardworking in the U.S.D. Most school children in Houston have weight problems.BThe first people who gave names to hurricanes were those who knew them best the people of Puerto Rico. The small island of Puerto Rico is in the West Indies, off the coast of Florida. This is where all the hurricanes begin that strike the east coast of the United States. Often they pass near Puerto Rico or cross it on their way north. The people of Puerto Rico expect some of these unwelcome visitors every year. Each one is named after the Saints Day on which it arrives. Two of the most destructive storms were the Santo Ana in 1840 and the San Ciriaco in 1899.Giving girls names to hurricanes is a fairly new idea. It all began with a story called “Storm”, written by George Stewart in 1941. In it a weatherman amused himself by naming storms after girls he knew. He named one Maria. The story describes how she Maria grew and developed, and how she changed the lives of people when she struck the United States.Weathermen of the U.S. Army and Navy used the same system during World War. They were studying weather conditions over the Pacific Ocean. One of their duties was to warn American ships and planes when a storm was coming. Whenever they spotted one, they gave it a girls name. The first one of the year was given a name beginning with A. The second one got a name beginning with B. They used all the letters from A to W, and still the storms kept coming. They had to use three lists from A to W to have enough names to go around. This was the first list of hurricane names that followed the alphabet. It served as a model for the system the Weather Bureau (局) introduced in 1942.Before 1950 the Weather Bureau had no special system for naming hurricanes. When a hurricane was born down in the West Indies, the Weather Bureau simply collected information about it. It reported how fast the storm was moving and where it would go next. Weather reports warned people in the path of the hurricane, so that they could do whatever was necessary to protect themselves.This system worked out fine as long as weather reports talked about only one hurricane at a time. But one week in September 1950 there were three hurricanes at the same time. The things began to get confused. Some people got the hurricanes mixed up and didnt know which was which. This convinced the Weather Bureau that it needed a code for naming the storms in order to avoid confusion in the future.55. Hurricanes were first named after the _.A. date on which they occurredB. place where they beganC. amount of destruction they didD. particular feature they have56. The practice of giving girls names to hurricanes was started by _.A. a radio operator B. an author C. a sailor D. local people57. The purpose for which weathermen of the army and navy began using girls names for hurricanes was _.A. to keep information from the enemy B. to follow the standard method of the United StatesC. not given in the articleD. to remember a certain girl58. The Weather Bureau began naming hurricanes because it would help them _.A. collect information more rapidlyB. warn people more efficientlyC. make use of military (军事的) recordsD. remember themCMore than three years after moving from Australia to this remote part of England, we are still learning how things are done here.Not too long after we arrived and unpacked, we were invited for “a drink on Sunday morning” by a retired couple nearby. We got there about noon, to find the living-room crowded lots of chat and discussions, and in all a very jolly occasion.Trouble was, there was no food no self-respecting Australian would regard a tray of crisps as food. In Sydney, when you are invited for a drink any time after midday on a Sunday, you know you will be fed as well as watered and you plan accordingly. Meaning the hardworked little woman makes no plans to cook lunch because you are eating out.By one-fifteen my stomach was sending up “please explain” to me. Even the crisps had gone. There was nothing we could do except wait, and wonder if the hostess was going to perform some magic and feed us fashionably late. Then, as quickly as if word had spread that there was free beer at the local pub, the room emptied. By one-forty-five there were only a few guests left, so we decided to go home. Tinned soup for lunch that day because the little woman was not really interested in real cooking for us.A few weeks ago we were invited out for “supper” and the hostess suggested 8:15. Ah, we thought greedily, “this is going to be the real thing.”We dressed with some care I putting on a dark suit and arrived on time. My wife looked pretty good, I thought, a little black dress and so on. But when we walked in I had a terrible feeling we had got the night wrong because the hostess was dressed in a daytime kind of way and the husband was in jeans and an open-neck shirt. But no, we were greeted and shown into the sitting-room.After a drink I looked around and saw that this was indeed a superior cottage because it had a (more or less) separate dining-room. But there were no signs of a table-setting. Not again! I thought. Were we meant to eat before we came? I decided that in future my wife and I would always carry a chocolate bar. About 9:28 our hostess went out of the room, saying something about food. Ten minutes later she returned and asked us to follow. We were led out to the kitchen. There on the table were country style plates and a huge bowl of soup, rough bread and all the makings of a simple meal. And that is what it was. In other words we had not read the signals right when we were invited for “supper”. If they want you to come to dinner, they say so, and you know that means dark suits and so on. If they mean supper, they say it, and you get fed in the kitchen.59. When the author and his wife were invited out for “a drink on Sunday morning”, they thought _.A. they would be the only people thereB. they would be given lunch as wellC. they would be taken to a restaurant for lunchD. they would be asked to take some food with them60. The “party” had been going on for about an hour and three quarters when _.A. the hostess decided to feed her guestsB. everyone had tinned soup for lunchC. most of the guests went to lunch at the pubD. the author realized he would go home hungry61. When invited out for “supper” a few weeks later, the writer _.A. expected to be served a proper dinnerB. arrived on the wrong eveningC. interpreted the invitation correctly this timeD. realized there was no dining-room in the cottage62. As the evening went on, the writer became aware that _.A. no one used their dining-rooms in the countrysideB. he should have had a meal before going outC. “supper” meant a simple, informal mealD. he should, in future, eat only chocolate in the eveningDLast year, a report by a committee of education experts said that a lot of American students cannot write well. The report noted the concerns of business leaders and teachers. The experts said that more students should have to pass a writing test before they can finish high school. They pointed out that major college entrance tests are changing now to include a writing part.Educators know that teaching students to write well is not easy. One problem is the amount of time needed to read through large amounts of work. So some companies have developed computer programs. These can grade student writing much more quickly than a person can. Writing tests can also cost less to carry out by computer than paper-and-pencil. These computer systems are known as e-readers. They use artificial (人工的) intelligence to think in a way like teachers. In the state of Indiana, computer grading of a statewide writing test began with a test of the system itself. For two years, both a computer and humans graded the student writing. Officials say there was almost no difference between the computer