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2007-2008 学年第一学期阶段性考试 高二英语试题 第I卷（三部分，共115分）第一部分：听力第一节；（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 caused the fire? A. A careless smoker. B.A broken wire line. C. Some unknown cause.2. What is the man? A. A cook. B. A salesman C. A waiter3. Who is in hospital? A. Sues mother. B. Peters mother C. Both of their mothers.4. When does the play start? A. At 9:00 B. At 7:00 C. At 7:305. What does the woman suggest?A. Taking a bus. B. Walking. C. Taking a taxi.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。 每段对话后有一小题，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。每段对话读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6-8题。6. What did the woman go to the mans office for?A. To ask for a job.B. To see her friend.C. To say goodbye to the man.7. Which place did the woman want to go?A. A large country.B. A nearer country.C.A new and different country.8. Why did the woman dislike working in the Middle East?A. She hated the weather there.B. It was far from home.C. Shed worked there for years.听第7段材料，回答第9-11题。 9. Where are the two speakers?A. In a book shop. B. In a restaurant.C. In a language center. 10. Which course is the man in?A. The third course. B. The fourth course. C. The fifth course.11. What does the man think of the classes? A. They are too large. B. They should be much larger. C. They are a bit small.听第8段材料，回答第12-13题。12. What is the woman telling her father about? A. Her visit to Greenwich Village. B. Her plan for holiday. C. Her sightseeing experience.13. When is the woman going to see a show? A. on her last night. B. Next week. C. Tomorrow.听第9段材料，回答第14-16题。14. How many houses could no longer be lived in after the storm? A. Fifteen. B. Seven. C. Twenty-two15. Why were some of the people taken to hospital? A. Because they had been killed. B. Because they were badly injured. C. Because they had received small injuries.16. Who was inside Mr. Libers house when it fell down? A. His wife and his children. B. Only one his children. C. Nobody.听第10段材料，回答第17-20题。17. When was the competition held? A. Last Friday afternoon. B. Last Sunday afternoon. C. Last Monday afternoon.18. Who won the competition? A. Allen Kninte. B. Alice Clarke. C. Alex Baker.19. How many geese did the winner eat? A. Half. B. One. C. Five.20. How did the winner feel after the competition? A. He felt sick. B. He did not feel very full. C. He felt very proud of himself.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小题；每小题1分，满分15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。21.The team_ four Europeans and two Americans. A. consists of B. made up C. makes up D. consist22Who are you going to have_ this letter for you. My secretary. A. type B. typed C. been typed D. to type23.Please _ any change of your address as soon as possible. A. inform us B. inform us of C. inform of us D. inform to us24.Ill take the driving test tomorrow! _ you should fail ? A. Why not B. How so C. What for D. What if25. Is three oclock_ for you? Im afraid I will be busy working in my office then. A. enough B. late C. comfortable D. convenient26.Many people hold the idea that the United States of America is one of the richest and most _ nations. A. general B. powerful C. extraordinary D. fantastic27.He expressed his hope _ he would visit Beijing again the next year, and this was the very hope _ he expressed as soon as he arrived in the city. A. that , that B. which, which C. that, which D. which , that28.Sorry, I cant go camping with you. I have to get ready for tomorrows examination. _.A. No problem B. Yes, you are right C. Good luck D. You are welcome29.Young people usually _ sport heroes, like David Beckham and Yao Ming, who are really amazing.A. live up to B. go up to C. look up to D. stand up to30. It was with great joy_ he received the news_ his lost son would soon return home.A. because; that B. that; that C. because; which D. that;/31. We should never give it up_ they might do or say about our plan.A. unless B. however C. whatever D. although32. _ by Yao Mings speech, the students are determined to study even harder.A. Deeply moved B. Having deeply movedC. To be deeply moved D. Moving deeply33. _ has finished the work ahead of time will be rewarded, though we dont know who it will be.A. Those who B. Anyone C. Whoever D. who34. The plan _ we should set up a factory in this town _ not so practical.A. which; are B. which; is C. that; is D. that; are35. If you look out of the window on the left of the bus, youll see that we are now _ the Tower of London.A. coming B. closing C. going D. approaching第二节；完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） Simon felt tired. He wanted to take a rest._36_ he walked leisurely (休闲地 )to his home the No. 4 _37_ of the City Park.When he got there, he _38_ his “home” occupied (被人占有了)。The invader(入侵者) was a businessman, who was reading _39_ with great interest. Simon was a _40_ man. It was not easy for him to get_41_ about such kind of things, for his home was_42_ occupied by others and he had already _43_ it. But he was really tired and there was _44_ of the mans leaving. “How can I get him_45_?”Simon thought hard. Then a good _46_ came to him. He went up to the businessman and sat_47_ him. He had no doubt that his dirty clothes and strange_48_ would drive the well-dressed man away. In fact his_49_ and smell could drive anybody away. However, _50_ didnt seem to care. Instead he was going on _51_ interestedly. Simon stuck his head over the newspapers, reading_52_ . That was too much for the rich man. He stood up, _53_ the papers to Simon and left, leaving the whole bench to Simon , _54_ was now lying comfortably on his “bed”, reading the papers and ready to go into beautiful_55_.36 A.However B. So C. In fact D. And37.A.tree B. bed C. home D. bench 38.A.knew B. thought C. found D. heard39.A.newspapers B. a book C. a magazine D. a poem40.A.narrow-minded B.broad-minded C. warm-hearted D. brave41. A. happy B. satisfied C. angry D. sad42.A. often B. never C. now D. all the time43.A. used to B. got used to C. found D. occupied44.A. A sign B. no reason C. no sign D. no need45.A. angry B. up C. away D. happy46.A. man B. way C. plan D. idea47.A. next to B. in front of C. behind D. on48.A. look B. sound C. smell D. taste49.A. face B. clothes C. sweet D. dirtiness50.A. Sophie B. people C. the businessman D. somebody51.A.reading B. sitting C. watching D. enjoying52.A.silently B. aloud C. carefully D. quickly53.A.threw B. gave C. showed D. offered54.A. he B. that C. who D. Sophie55.A.dreams B. bed C. home D. articles第三部分；阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分） A We have no idea about when men first began to use salt, but we do know that it has been used in many different ways throughout the history. For example, it is recorded in many history books that people who lived three thousand years ago ate salted fish. Thousands of years ago in Egypt, salt was used to preserve(保存) the dead. In some periods of history, a person who stole salt was thought to have broken the law. Take the 18th century for example, if a person was caught stealing salt, he would be thrown into prison. History also records that in the year 1853 in England, if a man took more than his share of salt, he would be thought to have broken the law and would be seriously punished: one of the offenders( 违法者 ) ears was cut off. Salt was an important item( 项目 ) on the dinner table of a king. It was always placed in front of the king when he sat down to eat. Important guests at he kings table were seated near the salt. Less important guests were given seats farther away from it.56.Thousands of years ago in Egypt salt was used_A. to punish people who had broken the lawB. to keep dead bodies from decay（腐烂）C. to keep fish aliveD. to make chemicals 57.In the 19th century, if a man took more than his share of salt, he would_.A. lose all his salt B. be thrown into prisonC. lose an ear D. lose his legs 58.When a king had his dinner, salt was placed_. A. in front of the important guestsB. far away from the kingC. in front of the kingD. nearer to the less important guests than to the important ones 59.Which is the main idea of this passage? A. Nobody knows when salt began to be used. B. The uses and importance of salt in history. C. Thousands of people were punished because of salt. D. Salt was important in history. B Though we dont see each other very much nor do we write to each other very much nor do we phone each other very much I always know that , at any time I could call, write or see you and everything would be exactly the same You would understand everything I am saying and everything that I am thinking Our friendship does not depend on being together It is deeper than that Our closeness is something inside of us that is always there ready to be shared with each other whenever the need arises It is such a comfortable and warm feeling to know that we have such a lifetime friendship. Poem by Susan Polis Schutz 60. The poems theme is _. A. about life B. about friendship C. about thinking D. about writing 61. It seemed that the author is _. A. truthful B. lonely C. single D. dependent 62. According to the writer, friendship can last by _. A. seeing each other often B. writing to each other often C. telephoning each other often D. your heart 63. The underlined word “it” refers to_. A. everything I am saying B. everything that I am thinking C. our friendship D. something inside of usC In the sea there are many islands. In its warm waters there are some little ones.We call them “coral islands”( 珊瑚礁 ) A coral island is very nice to look at. It looks like a ring of land with trees, grass and flowers on it. One part of the ring is open to the water. There is a little round lake inside the island. If you look into this lake, you will see beautiful coral. You may think they are flowers. If you look at a piece of coral, you will see many little holes in it. In each of these holes a very small sea animal has lived. These sea animals make the coral. They began to build under the water. Year after year, the coral grew higher and higher. At last it grew out of the water. Then the sea brought it small trees and something else. After some years, these things changed into earth. Sometimes the wind brought seeds to this earth. Sometimes birds flew over it and brought seeds to the island. The little seeds grew. After a few years there were plants all over the island. After a few more years there were more trees growing there. So you see, these islands were built little by little. The workers were very small. Do they not teach us a lesson? 64. In the sea_. A. there are coral islands in all places B. there are some coral islands C. the water is always warm D. we can see many flowers 65. There are_ in the holes of coral. A. flowers B. little corals C. grass D. sea animals 66.How did seeds of trees , grass and flowers come to the coral islands? A. The wind and birds brought them to the coral islands B. Only the wind brought them there C. People brought them there D. Fishes brought them there 67. From the story we learn that_. A. small workers cant do big things B. only big workers can do big things C. small workers can do big things if they work hard and work for a long time D. all small things can do big things D If you ask people to name the one person who had the greatest effect on the English language, youll get answers like “Shakespeare”, “Samuel Johnson” and “Webster”, but none of these men had any effect at all compared to a man who didnt even speak English William the Conqueror. Before 1066, in the land we now call Great Britain lived peoples belonging to two major language groups. In the west-central region lived the Welsh, who spoke a Celtic language, and in the north lives the Scots, whose language, though not the same as Welsh, was also Celtic. In the rest of the country lived the Saxons, actually a mixture of Angles, Saxons, and other Germanic and Nordic peoples, who spoke what we now call Anglo-Saxon(or old English), a Germanic language. If this state of affairs had lasted, English today would be close to German. But this state of affairs did not last. In 1066, the Normans led by William defeated the Saxons and began their rule over England. For about a century, French became the official language of England while Old English became the language of the peasants. As a result, English words of politics and the law come from French rather than German. In some cases, modern English even shows a distinction( 区别 ) between upper-class French and lower-class Anglo-Saxon in its words. We even have different words for some foods, meat in particular, depending on whether it is still out in the fields or at home ready to be cooked, which shows that fact that the Saxon peasants were doing the farming, while the upper-class Normans were doing most of the eating. When Americans visit Europe for the first time, they usually find Germany more “foreign” than France because the German they see on signs and advertisements seems much more different from English than French does. Few realize that the English language is actually Germanic in its beginning and that the French influences are all the result of one mans ambition. 64. The two major languages spoken in what is now called Great Britain before 1066 were_. A. Welsh and Scottish B. Nordic and Germanic C. Celtic and Old English D. Anglo-Saxon and Germanic 65. Which of the following groups of words are, by inference, rooted in French? A. President, lawyer, beef B. President, bread, water C. Bread, field, sheep D. Folk, field, cow 66. Why does France appear less foreign than Germany to Americans on their first visit to Europe? A. Because most advertisements in France appear in English. B. Because they know little of history of the English language. C. 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