江西省九江一中08-09学年高二英语上学期期中考试

1 九江一中九江一中 2008 20092008 2009 学年度上学期期中考试试卷高学年度上学期期中考试试卷高 二二 英英 语语 本试卷分为第 卷 选择题 和第 卷 非选择题 两部分 第一部分 听力 共两节 满分 30 分 第一节 共 5 小题 每小题 1 5 分 满分 7 5 分 听下面五段对话 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 1 What does the woman mean A She ll repair the man s bike B She ll change the tyre for the man C She ll lend the man her pump 2 Why is the man free to help the woman A Because he has asked Michael to help him B Because he has already listened to the lecture C Because he is not interested in the lecture at all 3 What will the man do A Pay a visit to some European friends B Have a business trip to a few European countries C Go sightseeing in a few European countries 4 What can you learn about the man from the conversation A He is very hard working B He is as dull as Jack C He doesn t want to attend the party 5 What is the woman probably doing A Spending a holiday in the town B Trying to find a new job C Doing a business trip 第二节 共 15 小题 每小题 1 5 分 满分 22 5 分 听第六段材料 回答第 6 7 小题 6 What is the man going to do A Have a sound sleep B Leave for a holiday C Go away on a business trip 7 What does the woman ask the man to do at last A Have a good rest B Write her a letter C Give her a phone call 听第七段材料 回答第 8 10 小题 8 Where is the new sports center A On Hill Road B On Mill Street C On Station Road 9 What sport did the man do last week A Swimming B Basketball C Table tennis 10 When will the speakers go to the sports center A On Friday B On Thursday C On Wednesday 听第八段材料 回答第 11 13 小题 11 What are the two speakers interested in the Science Museum 2 A Many new types of computers B Some modern medical equipment C A show about space and satellites 12 When will the two speakers meet A At 8 00 am this Saturday B At 9 00 am this Sunday C At 8 00 am this Sunday 13 How will the two speakers go to the museum A By taxi B By bus C By bike 听第九段材料 回答第 14 16 小题 14 Where is the rented room A On the second floor B On the first floor C On the third floor 15 What will the woman offer the man for charging him 45 pounds a week A Only a room B A room and breakfast C A room and 3 meals 16 When will the breakfast be served during weekdays A Between 8 00 and 8 30 B Between 9 30 and 10 00 C Between 7 00 and 8 00 听第十段材料 回答第 17 20 小题 17 What does this story tell us about Mrs White A She was found stealing in a bookstore B She admitted having stolen something C She said she was wrongly accused of stealing 18 What was said to have been stolen A A Christmas card B A handbag C A book 19 What happened to Mrs White after she was taken back to the store A She was questioned by the police B She was shut in a small room for 20 minutes C She was insulted 侮辱 by the shoppers around her 20 What was the attitude 态度 of the department store in this case A They regretted having wrongly accused her of stealing B They still insisted that she may have been stealing C They agreed to pay her 3 000 damages 第二部分 英语知识运用 共两节 满分 45 分 第一节 单项填空 共 15 分 每小题 1 分 满分 15 分 21 do you think of the film tonight Better than A How expected B What expected C How expcting D What to be expected 22 Eating too much fat can heart disease and cause high blood pressure 3 A result from B contribute to C devote to D refer to 23 he used traditional materials Gaudi was a modern architect A Despite B In spite of C Although D Since 24 Come and see me whenever A you are convenient B you ll be convenient C it ll be convenient for you D it is convenient 25 the bike be repaired by him No I d rather he it repaired A Will has B Shall had C Should have D Can has 26 Guess what I have got A for my term paper Great You read widely and put a lot of work into it A must B should C must have D should have 27 Do you have anything in mind you d like for supper Well is okay with me A that anything B which everything C what nothing D whether something 28 most of these languages are now threatened and may disappear is a serious matter to the people in Britain A The B Why C That D 不填 29 Was Mr Jones sent into prison No was telling a lie A Those who told you that B Anyone told you that C No matter who told you that D Whoever told you that 30 This problem may lead to more serious ones if unsolved A making B left C remained D keeping 31 Waiter Wait a minute sir That s 80 dollars altogether A how much did we eat B Would you please charge me C May I have the bill please D Would you take the money 32 Have you seen Audi car I parked it here two hours ago but now it s gone Is it black one A young man has just driven a black car away A an a B the the C the a D an the 33 Fined 100 You know you 100km an hour don t you No officer I can t have been This car doesn t do 80 A are driving B have driven C had driven D were driving 34 This is the best way I could think of the students the rules 4 A to stop breaking B stopping breaking C stop to break D stopped from breaking 35 Why did Alice cry She couldn t stand like that before the whole class A making fun of B being made fun of C to make fun of D being made fun 第二节 完形填空 共 20 小题 每小题 1 5 分 满分 30 分 Dae Jang Geum 大长今 is a hot new Korean TV series Because of this series my personal status 地位 and living standard have been greatly 36 My girlfriend used to cook every evening Well now she does nothing but 37 in front of the TV when she s not 38 and orders me You go and make some instant noodles Come and watch the play and just imagine we are enjoying Korean 39 She once swore 发誓 to 40 all Korean dishes in Dae Jang Geum So she ordered me to 41 the TV and record any details of Jang Geum s cooking But when she presented her version of Korean food it was like the dog meal You can 42 get things done if you find the right tool my girlfriend blamed her terrible kitchen performances on 43 So I decided to 44 her a new kitchen knife In a store she became unusually 45 when making her selection She finally picked one that was 46 Jang Geum s To prove that her slow knife skill was because of the blunt 钝的 knife she 47 her cutting As a result she hurt her fingers three times Fortunately the knife was not 48 the salesman boasted 吹嘘 My girlfriend is a fan of Jang Geum s Korean 49 Not only did she talk about the dress every day she also threatened to change my tie into a butterfly knot 蝴蝶结 like the one on Jang Geum s dress Finally I lost my patience and took her to a maternity 孕妇装 shop where I recommended one suit to her Do you think it looks like a n 50 dress Coincidently 巧合地 her parents just happened to be shopping at the time They were 51 when they saw what we were doing The Dae Jang Geum series 52 encouraging the youth to realize their ambition 雄心 抱负 However it fails to realize my girlfriend s 53 being engaged in her work or study she simply sits on the sofa every night staring at 54 a bag of chips in her hand This situation has 55 even though the series is now over 36 A increased B degradedC risenD raised 37 A standB layC seatD sit 38 A at workB at tableC on leaveD on business 39 A fruitsB vegetablesC dishesD cakes 40 A eatB learnC cookD perform 41 A stand forB go byC pass byD stand by 42 A easilyB hardlyC difficultlyD carefully 43 A her forkB her spoonC her knifeD her 5 pan 44 A buyB borrowC lendD fetch 45 A carelessB angryC patientD modest 谦虚 46 A better thanB the closest shape of C sharper thanD taken from 47 A speeded upB slowed downC brought downD improved 48 A as fast asB as dull asC as slow asD as sharp as 49 A diet styleB dish flavorC dressing styleD cooking style 50 A Chinese B Korean C English D American 51 A quite encouragedB pretty satisfiedC very pleasedD pretty shocked 52 A shoots atB aims atC directs atD works at 53 A In spite ofB Because ofC Instead ofD In case of 54 A me B herself C the TV D nothing 55 A changed littleB turned a lotC developed a little D improved a lot 第三部分 阅读理解 共 20 小题 每小题 2 分 满分 40 分 A A Television in the United States is free To pay for programs there are many advertisements Often these advertisements are short plays with actors The following television advertisement is like many others that Americans see daily We see a man and his wife at the breakfast table They have been married for a long time They are not speaking to each other They haven t spoken to each other at the breakfast table for years The husband is reading his newspaper We can t see his face The wife looks very bored as she pours a cup of coffee for him Today she is using a new kind of coffee for the first time The husband picks up his cup He isn t very interested He tastes his coffee Suddenly he puts down his newspaper Something is different Can it be the coffee He takes another taste It s wonderful He smiles He looks at his wife and says in amazement Doris when did you cut your hair Doris is pleased She answers Two months ago Doris asks Herbie when did your hair begin to turn gray He replies A long time ago Doris says Oh very handsome Now they aren t bored any more Breakfast is different Has a new kind of coffee changed their lives 56 In the television advertisement Doris looks bored because 6 A she doesn t like the breakfast that morning B she has been married to Herbie for a long time C Her husband doesn t care much for her D Herbie isn t interested in the breakfast she cooks 57 The TV advertisement wants to tell the viewers A to have an immediate try at the new coffee B to have a good laugh at the good couple C that a nice breakfast must go with nice coffee D that advertisements can certainly increase goods production 58 What does the author mean by saying the last sentence A What kind of coffee can change people s lives B How can a new kind of coffee change people s lives C Nice coffee can change one s life D A new kind of coffee costs quite a lot 59 This text is mainly about A who pays for TV programs in the United States B what a TV advertisement is usually like in the USA C why long married couples dislike speaking to each other D what made Herbie and Doris not bored any more B B Lifeguard sportscaster movie star governor president there wasn t much Ronald Reagan didn t do in life The world was a vast opportunity for him Lou Cannon wrote in his biography 传记 of the former US president who died on June 5 2004 aged 93 Reagan s final years saw him fight a losing battle against Alzheimer s disease 老年痴呆症 But his positive attitude toward life has given hope to many people Born in 1911 to a poor family in a small town in Illinois his father was a failed salesman who drank too much It was in these difficult times though that Reagan developed the powerful optimism 乐观 that would serve him so well He always believed better times lying ahead and this was reflected in his high school yearbook entry Life is one grand sweet song so start the music he wrote As a teenager Reagan spent summers working as a lifeguard at a local beach saving 77 lives in seven years He graduated from college in 1932 with a degree in economics and sociology But America was still in the middle of the Great Depression and jobs were hard to find Reagan finally found work as a radio sports announcer and this road led him to Hollywood in 1937 During the 20 year film career he never became a leading star As in his lifeguard days Reagan loved to play the hero and only took the role of a bad guy once in more than 50 films A talented speaker who was always able to connect with his audience Reagan 7 became involved in politics in the 1950s This popular touch led to him being elected the governor of California in 1967 All the while Reagan was in California he had his eye on the White House In 1980 aged 69 he became the oldest man ever elected president He held office from 1981 to 1989 the first president to serve two complete terms after World War When he left aged 77 he held the highest popularity rate of any retiring president in US history He remained positive even when he discovered he had an illness that would destroy him I will leave with the greatest love for this country of ours and eternal 永恒的 optimism 乐观 for its future he wrote 60 Reagan can be best described as a man with A firmness B humour C optimism D talent 61 What didn t Reagan do in his life time A Playing the role of a bad guy B Being a leading star of the film C Saving people s lives D Working as a radio sports announcer 62 Which is the correct order of events described in the passage a Reagan fought a losing battle against Alzheimer s disease b Reagan became an actor c Reagan worked as a lifeguard d Reagan graduated from college e Reagan was elected the governor of California A a c d e b B e c d b a C b a c d e D c d b e a 63 When the writer of Reagan s biography says The world was a vast opportunity for him he really means that A Reagan achieved much in his whole life B Reagan could have done much better C Reagan did much for America and the world D Reagan was a very lucky man C C What Is a Boy Between the innocence of babyhood and the seriousness of manhood we find a delightful creature called a boy Boys come in different sizes weights and colors but all boys have the same belief to enjoy every second of every minute of every hour of every day and to fill the air with noise until the adult males send them off to bed at night Boys are found everywhere on top of under inside of climbing on swinging from running around or jumping to Mothers spoil them little girls hate them older sisters and brothers love them and God protects them A boy is TRUTH with dirt on its face BEAUTY with a cut on its finger WISDOM with chocolate in its hair and the HOPE of the future with a snake in its pocket 8 When you are busy a boy is a trouble maker and a noise When you want him to make a good impression his brain turns to jelly or else he becomes a wild creature destroying the world and himself with it A boy is a mixture he has the stomach of a horse the digestion 消化 of stones and sand the energy of an atomic bomb the curiosity of a cat the imagination of a superman the shyness of a sweet girl the brave nature of a bull the violence of a firecracker 鞭炮 but when you ask him to make something hehe hashas fivefive thumbsthumbs onon eacheach hand hand He likes ice cream knives saws Christmas comic books woods water in its natural habitat large animals Dad trains Saturday mornings and fire engines He is not much for Sunday schools company schools books without pictures music lessons neckties barbers girls overcoats adults or bedtime Nobody else is so early to rise or so late to supper Nobody else gets so much fun out of trees dogs and breezes Nobody else can put into one pocket a rusty knife a half eaten apple a three feet rope six cents and some unknown things A boy is a magical creature he is your headache but when you come home at night with only destroyed pieces of your hopes and dreams he can mend them like new with two magic words Hi Dad 64 The whole passage is in a tone 语气 of A humor and love B anger and disappointment C hope and expectation D confidence and imagination 65 What s the meaning of the underlined sentence A He has altogether five fingers B He is slow foolish and clumsy C He becomes clever and smart D He cuts his hand with a knife 66 According to the writer boys appreciate everything in the following except A ice cream B comic books C Saturday morningsD Sunday schools 67 What does the writer feel about boys A He feels curious about their noise B He is tired of these creatures C He is amazed by their naughtiness D He feels unsafe staying with them D D The information below is taken from a dictionary page jaguarjaguar n a type of large yellow colored cat with black markings found in the southwestern region of the U S and in Central and South America jargonjargon 1 n speech that doesn t make sense 2 n an unknown language that seems strange or impossible to understand 3 n a language made up of two or more other languages His jargon 9 was a mixture of French and English 4 n the special vocabulary of a field or profession Her report on computers was filled with jargon jauntjaunt 1 n a trip taken for fun 2 v to go on a brief pleasant trip We jaunted to the country last Saturday javelinjavelin 1 n a spear 矛 most commonly used as weapon or in hunting 2 n a light metal or wooden spear that is thrown in track and field sport events 3 n the event in which a javelin is thrown 4 v to strike as with a javelin jazzjazz 1 n a type of music that originated in New Orleans and is characterized by rhythmic beats 2 n popular dance music influenced by jazz 3 n empty talk 4 ad of or like jazz a jazz band jazz records JennetJennet n a small Spanish horse jestjest 1 n thing said or done to cause amusement joke 2 idiom inin jest jest as a joke in fun not seriously 3 v make jokes 68 Which meaning of the word javelin is used in the sentence below At the competition Jack drew his arm back and threw the javelin 50 yards A Definition 定义 1 B Definition 2 C Definition 3 D Definition 4 69 Which meaning of the word jargon is used in the sentence below Doctors often speak in medical jargon A Definition 1 B Definition 2 C Definition 3 D Definition 4 70 What does the word jazz mean in the following sentence Don t give me that jazz for I am a practical person A rhythmic beats B a type of music C a kind of dance D meaningless talk 71 Which word is needed to fill in the following sentence His reply was taken half seriously half in A javelin B jest C jaunt D jargon E E Language is a major problem for the European Union EU The agreement or treaty 条约 which created the organization that eventually became the EU the Treaty of Rome stated that each country s language must be treated equally The original six countries had only three languages between them French German and Dutch Flemish However there are now 15 countries in the EU with a total of 12 languages EU documents must be translated into all these languages and at official meetings the speeches must be translated into all the languages 10 by interpreters All this translating is very expensive and time consuming 费时的 it is said that nearly half of all employees of the EU are engaged in translating documents and speeches and nearly hal