湖北省四校11-12学年高二英语上学期期中测试

用心 爱心 专心 1 湖北省四校湖北省四校 11 1211 12 学年高二英语上学期期中测试学年高二英语上学期期中测试 祝考试顺利 注意事项 1 答卷前 考生务必将自己的姓名 准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卡上 2 选择题每小题选出答案后 用 2B 铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案号涂黑 如需改动 用橡皮擦干净 后 再选涂其他答案标号 答在试题卷上无效 3 非选择题用 0 5 毫米黑色的签字笔或黑色墨水钢笔直接答在答题卡上 答在试题卷上无效 4 考试结束 监考人员将本试题卷和答题卡一并收回 第一部分 听力 共两节 满分第一部分 听力 共两节 满分 30 分 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 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 你将有 10 秒钟来回答有关小题和阅读下 一小题 每段对话仅读一遍 1 What time is it now A 7 00 B 6 45 C 6 35 2 What does the woman mean A She can t go for the picnic B She has no interest in the picnic C She will go for the picnic as soon as she comes back 3 What do we know about the Lake A It s beautiful B It s badly polluted C There are many fish in it 4 Where is the book A On the newspaper B On the coffee table C Under the coffee table 5 What does the man want to do A See Tom by himself B See Tom with the woman C See Tom with Tom s sister 第二节 共 15 小题 每题 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 每小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间 每段对话或独白读两遍 听第 6 段材料 回答 6 7 题 6 What kind of offer has the woman accepted A Job B Study C Performance 7 What will the company pay for A Transportation and the phone bills B Transportation and the first month s living expenses C The phone bills and the apartment rent 听第 7 段材料 回答 8 10 题 8 What does the man do A A businessman B A reporter C A college teacher 9 Where do the man s coins come from 用心 爱心 专心 2 A Some collectors B His friends C His colleagues 10 What is the main purpose of the man collecting coins A For money B For interest C For fame 听第 8 段材料 回答 11 13 题 11 What does the man blame air pollution on A Cars B People C Factories 12 Why does the woman dislike the man driving to school A He misses much exercise B He makes traveling inconvenient C He spends too much money on his car 13 What is the probable relationship between the speakers A Teacher and student B Husband and wife C Boss and employee 听第 9 段材料 回答第 14 至 16 题 14 How is the woman s father now A He will be out of hospital soon B He has been out of hospital C He is still in danger 15 What was the accident A The woman s father s car and a bus crashed B The woman s father was knocked down by a bus C The bus that the woman s father took overturned 16 Who was to blame for the accident A The woman s father B A man on motorbike C The bus driver 听第 10 段材料 回答第 17 至 20 题 17 When will the discussion program It s My Opinion be broadcast A At 8 30 B At 10 30 C At 11 30 18 What songs will be broadcast on Radio Three A American B Brazilian C Italian 19 What part of the match will be commented on Radio Two A The first half B The second half C The whole match 20 What program will be broadcast at 10 00 on Radio Four A News B A discussion C An investigation 第二部分 词汇知识运用 共两节 满分第二部分 词汇知识运用 共两节 满分 40 分 分 第一节第一节多项选择 多项选择 共 10 小题 每题一分 满分 10 分 21 The conflicts between parents and children are usually about the where is the line between what the parents should control and what a child can do A affections B boundaries C depths D dimensions 22 The aim of our cooperation is to peacefully develop and use space resources for the of all mankind not just for the profit of certain countries A purpose B benefit C ambition D mainstream 23 The Sounds of Britain is a series of audio programs presenting a an picture 用心 爱心 专心 3 of Britain through different kinds of sound A abundant B elegant C vivid D fulfilling 24 The only way to spend New Year s Eve is either quietly with friends or in a family get together Otherwise when the evening ends and people pair off someone is to be left in tears A convenient B intended C bound D determined 25 The word ungelivable is based on Chinese which has become a big hit online very quickly It a message that Chinese can also serve as an addition to English vocabulary A acknowledges B conveys C declares D assesses 26 The forced marriage once very common in China the different attitudes towards marriage between parents and children A reflected B witnessed C obeyed D abolished 27 Usually the educated girls tend to be better paid in the workplace and more able to social economic and political decision making A fit in B settle in C participate in D enter in 28 The Singles Day falls on every November 11th and to my surprise China is the only country in the world that has a special day for singles to celebrate their lives A set off B set up C set aside D set down 29 To look after dogs is a little challenging but it is really worthwhile and rewarding A correctly B exactly C actively D properly 30 Despite the dangerous situation many Libyan people the government still chose to stay with the president Moammar Gadhafi and fought against the rebels A in favor of B in light of C in honor of D in the name of 第二节 完形填空第二节 完形填空 共 20 小题 每小题 1 5 分 满分 30 分 阅读下面短文 掌握其大意 从短文后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 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑 It was a cold winter s night when I stopped for gas on my way home from work I was tired and had a slight 31 I worked in a 32 doctor s office and this was one of those days when the unexpected happened making the schedule run 33 than usual It seemed I was going to be late 34 home and my husband being the 35 person would be ready to pronounce me late once again Maybe if I hurried I could still 36 it home I was heading inside to 37 for my gas when I noticed an older couple at the counter I heard them asking for 38 to the local hospital It was the same hospital that I had just 39 a few minutes ago The young man at the counter was trying to be 40 in explaining how to get there with two other people making 41 One of them was 42 trying to give them a whole different route back It was then that I walked over to the couple and said Would you like to follow me to the 43 A look of 44 crossed the woman s face 用心 爱心 专心 4 I m going right by there I said which wasn t a an 45 since I had just made up my mind to do 46 that I got in my car and began the journey back I was trying to watch to be sure they were right 47 me It took only fifteen minutes to get there as rush hour traffic was beginning to 48 I felt better than I had all day and my headache was nearly gone Later as I arrived home my husband 49 me So you aren t ever late any more I said Sometimes it s 50 to be late 31 A breakB coldC fever D headache 32 A foreignB commonC noisy D busy 33 A laterB earlier C easier D simpler 34 A gettingB cookingC calling D working 35 A toughB generousC punctual D rough 36 A getB takeC arrive D make 37 A payB chargeC waitD search 38 A opinionsB troubleC directionsD instructions 39 A reachedB visitedC calledD left 40 A skilledB helpfulC experiencedD active 41 A commentsB promisesC jokesD offers 42 A onlyB stillC evenD ever 43 A stationB officeC hospitalD hotel 44 A happinessB reliefC sadnessD peace 45 A lie B factC reasonD duty 46 A partlyB voluntarilyC exactlyD perfectly 47 A acrossB beforeC beside D behind 48 A go upB die downC take upD get through 49 A teasedB yelled C joked D laughed 50 A possibleB specialC good D safe 第三部分 阅读理解 共第三部分 阅读理解 共 20 小题 每小题小题 每小题 2 分 满分分 满分 40 分 分 阅读下列短文 从每题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳选项 A The story begins with fishing Once a boy and his father went fishing before bass a kind of special fish season opened They were fishing early in the evening catching other fish with worms Then the boy tied on a small silver lure 鱼饵 and put it into the lake Suddenly he felt that something very big pulling on the lure His father watched with admiration as the boy skillfully brought the fish beside the bank Finally he lifted the tired fish from the water It was the largest one he had ever seen but it was a bass the special fish The boy and his father looked at the big fish The father lit a match and looked at his watch It was 10 pm two hours before the bass season opened He looked at the fish then at the boy You ll have to put it back son he said 用心 爱心 专心 5 Dad cried the boy There will be other fish said his father Not as big as this one cried the boy He looked around the lake No other fishermen or boats were in sight in the moonlight He looked again at his father Even though no one had seen them nor could anyone ever know what time he had caught the fish the boy could tell from his father s voice that the decision couldn t be changed He threw the huge bass into the black water The big fish disappeared The boy thought that he would never again see such a big fish That was 34 years ago Today the boy is a successful architect in New York City He often takes his own son and daughters to fish at the same place And he was right He has never again caught such a large fish as the one he got that night long ago But he does see that same fish again and again every time he has an ethical decision to make For as his father had taught him ethics 伦理道德 are simple matters of right and wrong It is only the practice of ethics that is difficult 51 What happened when the big fish turned out to be a bass A The boy threw the bass back into the water willingly B The boy and his father discussed what to do with the big fish C The father lit a match in order to check the time D They worried other fishermen may discover what they had done 52 From the text we know that the father A disliked the huge fishB was firm and stubborn C didn t love his sonD always disagreed with his son 53 The successful architect went fishing with his children at the same place because A they might catch a big fish thereB he was taught a moral lesson there C it was a most popular fishing spotD their children enjoyed fishing there 54 What does the story imply A An ethical decision is always easy to make B It is easy to say something but difficult to do C It s hard to tell right from wrong sometimes D Fishing can help one to make right decisions B With its 190 million inhabitants Brazil has the largest population in Latin America and ranks fifth in the world However Brazil s population growth rate has dropped greatly and Brazilian women now have only 2 7 children on average This achievement really becomes the envy of many other Third World countries Brazil has become one of the developing world s great successes at reducing population growth but more by accident than design While countries such as India have made joint efforts to reduce birth rates Brazil has had a better result without really trying says George Martine at Harvard Martine puts it down to among other things soap operas TV series and installment 分期付款 plans introduced in the 1970s Both played an important 用心 爱心 专心 6 although indirect role in lowering the birth rate Brazil is one of the world s biggest producers of soap operas Globo Brazil s most popular television network shows three hours of soaps six nights a week while three others show at least one hour a night Most TV series are based on wealthy characters living the high life in big cities Although they have never really tried to work in a message towards the problems of reproduction 生育 they describe middle and upper class values not many children different attitudes towards sex women working says Martine They sent this image to all parts of Brazil and made people conscious of other patterns of behavior and other values which were put into a very attractive package Meanwhile the installment plans tried to encourage the poor to become consumers This led to an enormous change in consumption patterns and showed that consumption was in contradiction with unlimited reproduction says Martine 55 According to the passage many Third World countries A haven t attached much importance to birth control B would soon join Brazil in controlling their birth rate C neglected the role of TV plays in family planning D haven t yet found effective measures to control their population 56 The phrase puts it down to Line1 Para 3 is closest in meaning to A attributes it to B finds it a reason for C sums it up as D compares it to 57 Soap operas are useful in lowering Brazil s birth rate because A they have gradually changed people s way of life B people are drawn to their attractive package C they keep people sitting long hours watching TV D they popularize birth control measures 58 According to the last paragraph which statement is right A Family s consumption patterns are usually affected by reproduction patterns B The desire for consumption helps to reduce birth rate C A country s production is limited by its population growth D The increase in birth rate will promote consumption C Miami Beach is a top destination for vacationers from around the world not to mention a location for sea turtles laying eggs For years female sea turtles have returned to the beaches where they were born to build nests for their next generation As Miami Beach continues to develop wildlife officials and volunteers are making sure the beach remains a welcoming place for these endangered animals The sea turtle patrol 巡逻队 starts his day at sunrise The reason we need to get out at first light is to make sure we see the tracks before anybody else gets out here Bill Ahern says Something that weighs 350 pounds is going to leave evidence Bill Ahern directs the sea turtle program in Miami Dade county His team monitors and marks nests left by sea turtles who lay eggs in the sand and 用心 爱心 专心 7 then return to the sea The patrols also work with beach residents to keep track of new nests and possible threats to existing ones Nearly 65 000 turtles nested on Florida s Atlantic coast last year A tiny part comes to Miami Beach where they face many risks Tough laws have been passed to punish poachers 偷盗者 And bright lights from nearby buildings can confuse newly born turtles attracting them onto roads instead of into the ocean I recall in the mid 1960s me and my beach buddies policemen would pick up hatchlings from the road and put them back in the water he recalls To avoid that problem city officials have imposed limits on coastal lighting Although most sea turtles hatch 孵化 on their own coming out at night some have a harder time In the future the Sea Turtles Program hopes to do away with the hatchery Educating beach goers is a step in that direction Each week people are invited to see a release of newly born turtles recovered from nests The experience helps sunbathers understand the role of the beach in the turtle s life cycle Only a part of the newly hatched turtles will escape predators and man made dangers in their first year Their instincts 本能 are so sharp Ahern says I ll face a turtle to the west and then watch him he turns right around facing the ocean 59 What do Ahern and his sea turtle patrol do in the early morning A find tracks left by sea turtles B pick up the trash on the beach C collect eggs laid by sea turtles D exercise to lose weight 60 Many measures are taken to protect the turtles except A founding the sea turtle patrol B setting a limit to coastal lighting C educating beach goers D slowing down the development of Miami 61 From what Ahern said in the last paragraph we can infer sea turtles A have a habit of facing west in the ocean B have a natural tendency to be watched C easily lose their way on the land D have a strong ability to find where to go 62 What is the main idea of this passage A sea turtles are in battle for nursing grounds B sea turtles head for the beach for vacations C sea turtles are listed as endangered animals D sea turtles lay eggs on the Miami Beach D Plants grow faster if you talk to them and the effect is even better if you re a woman Researchers at Royal Horticultural Society carried out an experiment to find that the voice of a woman gardener makes plants grow faster The experiment lasted a month and by the end of the study scientists managed to discover that tomato plants grew up two inches taller when women gardeners talked to them instead of male Sarah Darwin was the one making the plants registered the best growth Her voice was the most inspiring for plants than those of nine other gardeners when 用心 爱心 专心 8 reading a passage from The Origin of Species The great great granddaughter of the famous botanist Charles Darwin found that her plant grew about two inches taller than the plant of the best male gardener Colin Crosbie Garden Superintendent at RHS said that the finding cannot yet be explained He assumes that women have a greater range of pitch and tone which might have a certain effect on the sound waves that reach the plant Sound waves are an environmental effect just like rain or light said Mr Grosbie The study began in April at RHS Garden Wisley in Survey Scientists started with open auditions for the people who were asked to record passages from John Wyndham s The Day of the Triffids Shakespeare s A Midsummer s Night Dream and Darwin s The Origin of Species Afterwards researchers selected a number of different voices and played them to 10 tomato plants during a period of a month Each plant had headphones connected to it Through the headphones the sound waves could hit the plants It was discovered that plants that listened to female voices on average grew taller by an inch in comparison to plants that heard male voices Miss Darwin said I think it is an honor to have a voice that can make tomatoes grow and especially fitting because for a number of years I have been studying wild tomatoes from the Galapagos Island at the Natural History Museum in London 63 What does the passage talks about A Plants enjoying men s voices than women s B A botanical experiment in a museum C Voice s influence on plant growing D Strange phenomenon at Royal Horticultural Society 64 What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 4 mean A Plants need sound as well as rain and light B Sound is basic for the plant to grow C Sound has a good effect as rain or light does D Plants can t live without sound rain or light 65 Sarah Darwin is most likely a an A botanist B gardener C astronomer D environmentalist 66 What can we learn from the passage A the experiment ended in May B Scientist can explain the findings clearly C plants enjoy listening to the passages from masterpieces D the find