天全中学高二上期期中考试(英语).doc

天全中学高2011级20122013 学年度上期半期考试英 语 试 卷命题人：杨靖 审题人：黄天华试卷说明：1. 本试题分第 I 卷和第 II 卷两部分，考试时间120分钟，总分150分。2. 信息匹配题和第II卷的答案须写在答题卷上，不得使用铅笔、涂改液。第卷 客观题第一节 单项填空（共10小题，每小题1分；满分10分）1. Nowadays in China, _ computer has also become _ popular and necessary means of work and study. A. a; the B. /; a C. the; a D. the; the2. If you go to the West Lake in Hangzhou, you will find it more attractive than commonly_.A. supposing B. to suppose C. supposed D. being supposed3. _ environmental damage is done, it takes many years for the ecosystem to recover.A. Even if B. If only C. While D. Once4. She has a gift for creating an atmosphere for her students _ allows them to communicate freely with each other.A. which B. where C. what D. who 5. - Will you go out for a walk? - _. A. Not at all B. Thanks C. NoD. It all depends6. She likes her sister best because they look alike each other and _ of them have very dark hair and dark eyes. A. everyone B. both C. either D. all7. Not once _ his girl friend Mary since they said “Good-bye” to each other in 2002.A. he has met B. has he met C. he had met D. had he met8. . What do you think of the suggestion he put forward at yesterdays meeting. It is _ being considered, I think. A. worthy B. worth C. worthy of D. worth of9. Had he studied harder, he _ in a universitys classroom now. A. would be sitting B. would have sat C. could have sat D. can be sitting10. Its important for the figures regularly.A. to have updated B. to have been updated C. to update D. to be updated第二节 完形填空（每小题1.5分，共30分）Every year, almost 2 million Americans are injured while theyre 11 work. Every day, 240 are killed on the job. The 12 job is cutting down trees. Being a policeman is safer than many jobs, including driving a truck, collecting garbage and 13 airplanes. One of the safest jobs is being a librarian. The government inspects(检查) most factories and offices. 14 have to 15 fines if their factories or offices are unsafe. In California, employers often go to prison if one of their workers is 16 because a factory didnt 17 safety measures. But President Bush cut down the number of government inspectors 18 15 percent. Many people say working is less safe 19 . For women workers, the greatest danger so far is murder. Forty-two percent of all 20 who die at work were killed. Many of them work 21 clerks in stores 22 they are by themselves at night. Experts say they can protect themselves by putting the cash desk in full 23 of the street. The numbers of deaths and accidents at work dont take into 24 people who become sick from 25 that they are exposed to at work. Doctors dont know 26 some chemicals cause illness. There are no government rules for many new chemicals. Inspectors say employers 27 their backs on safety problems because they dont want to pay the bill for fixing them. They also say some workers dont want to complain about dangers because they may 28 their jobs. The government should force business to improve safety. Theres no 29 for workers dying or 30 in an accident that could have been prevented.11. A. in12. A. safest13. A. flying14. A. Officers15. A. give16. A. saved17. A. use18. A. to19. A. as a result20. A. adults21. A. for22. A. which23. A. view24. A. thought25. A. machines26. A. because27. A. give28. A. lose29. A. need30. A. injuringB. atB. most dangerousB. makingB. WorkersB. offerB. hitB. makeB. byB. thoughB. youthsB. asB. thatB. lookB. mindB. chemicalsB. whenB. turnB. missB. reasonB. being injuredC. onC. easiestC. drivingC. EmployersC. payC. shotC. obeyC. fromC. at lastC. menC. likeC. whereC. sceneC. thinkingC. airC. ifC. showC. give upC. timeC. be injuringD. duringD. most tiringD. ridingD. EmployeesD. buyD. killedD. takeD. atD. thereforeD. womenD. toD. whyD. sceneryD. considerationD. workD. even ifD. refuseD. saveD. excuseD. be injured第三节 阅读理解（共五节，满分40分）A The word “sport” first meant something that people did in their free time. Later it often meant hunting wild animals and birds. About a hundred years ago the word was first used for organized games. This is the usual meaning of the word today. People spend a lot of their time playing football, basketball, tennis and many other sports. Such people play because they want to. A few people are paid for the sport they play. These people are called professional sportsmen. They may be sportsmen for only a few years, but during that time the best ones can earn a lot of money. For example, a professional footballer in England earns more than 30, 000 dollars a year. The stars earn a lot more. International golf and tennis champions can make more than 500, 000 dollars a year. Of course, only a few sportsmen can earn as much money as that. Perhaps the most surprising thing about sportsmen and money is that the stars can earn more money from advertising than from sports. An advertisement for sports equipment does not simply say “Buy our things”. It says “Buy the same shirt and shoes as”. Famous sportsmen can even advertise things like watches and food. They allow the companies to use their names or a photograph of them and they are paid for this. Sport is no longer just something for peoples spare time. 31. From the passage we can learn that _. A. people spend too much money on sportsB. the development of sports is slower than any other activityC. most people enjoy sports because they can earn moneyD. nowadays sport is not merely a pastime for people32. Nowadays, the word “sport” means _. A. what people do in their spare time B. hunting wild animals and birdsC. organized games D. something people are paid to do33. People play sports for _. A. fun B. different purposesC. money D. keeping fit34. What surprises people most is that _. A. the stars get more money from advertising B. the word “sport” meant hunting animalsC. professional sportsmen are paid for what they doD. only a few sportsmen can earn $ 500, 000 a yearBTo support the recent Earth Day, a small group of HELP University College students from the Greens Club, a nature society, did their bit for the hard situation of an unlikely mistreated group: sharks (鲨鱼). Nearly 100 million sharks are killed every year for their fins (鳍)，which are made into shark fin soup that is referred to as the delicacy.Some members of the club spent one month gathering research materials for a show. “I thought I already knew how sharks were treatedI never thought it could be so cruel,” admitted Hui zhi, who helped set up the “shark murder” TV corner for the club and was one of the first to watch the video materials. “Its very beneficial to anyone who watches it”, said Clarence meanwhile. “And watching it probably does a lot to get people to stop eating shark fin soup and stop the demand for it.” He is right. Watching the poor sharks killed at the hands of human is not different from watching ones beloved household pet killed unmercifully(无情地) just for something God gives them, like fins, or fur. “Young people can influence their parents thinking. We wanted to screen Shark Tale to show the human side of sharks, the human side that every animal has.” added Ee Ling, who founded the Greens Club three years ago. Fortunately, there is the good sense of young hearts and minds like Ee Ling and friends who are able to see and value the soul in natural things before they become exploited (不正当地利用) for our own pleasure. 35. Why are so many sharks killed every year? A. People hunted them for their fins. B. Because they are dangerous to fishermen. C. Because people want to screen “Shark Tale”. D. Because they are not like our beloved pets. 36. Form the passage we can infer that_. A. shark fin soup is the best delicacy in the world. B people dont like sharksC. people who watched the video materials about sharks would stop eating shark soup at once D. many people arent able to see and value the soul in natural things37. How does the writer feel about the present situation? A. depressed B. angry C. sad but hopeful D. disappointedCFor more than twenty years scientists have been searching for signs of life on other planets. Most of these searches have been done over the radio. The hope is that someone in outer space may be trying to get in touch with us. Scientists also have sent radio and television messages on spaceships traveling through space, on the chance that someone may be receptive to such messages.Scientists are using powerful radio telescopes to listen to signals from about 1, 000 stars, all within 100 light years of earth. In addition, they will scan（扫视）the entire sky to “listen” for radio messages from more distant stars. Using a computer, they will be able to monitor more than eight channels at one time. Scientists are looking for any signal they stands out from the background noise.Of the 200 billion stars in the Milky Way galaxy（银河星系）, scientists find that five percent are like our sun. Perhaps half of them have a planet like earth. Such a planet would be a reasonable distance from the star for temperatures to be right for the evolution（进化）of life. Based on the inhabitable（可居住的）planets in our galaxy, most scientists agree that chances are likely that one or more of these planets support some life.However, many scientists wonder whether intelligent（有智力的）life exists on other planets. Some believe that twenty years of searching without any intelligible messages shows that no one is out there. They say that the evolution of intelligence comparable to ours is unlikely.Other scientists believe that our search hasnt been long enough to rule out the possibility that intelligent life exists in our galaxy. Although our sun family is only about five billion years old, our galaxy is about 20 billion years old. In that time, some scientists think it is likely that civilization（文明）much more advanced than ours have developed. Perhaps these civilizations send us no signals; perhaps we have not recognized the signals they have sent us. If we hope to find intelligent life, these scientists believe that we have to keep looking.38According to the passage, how many planets in our galaxy might be inhabitable?A. 5 billionB. 10 billion. C. 15 billion.D. 200 billion39The first paragraph in this passage is mainly about _ .A. how scientists are looking for signs of life on other planetsB. why scientists are looking for signs of life on other planetsC. where scientists are looking for signs of life on other planetsD. when scientists are looking for signs of life on other planets40The underlined word “monitor” in the passage means“ _ ”.A. find B. follow C. checkD. form41Which of these statements is true based on the information in the passage?A. The earth is one of the oldest planets in our galaxy.B. Most scientists believe that there is intelligent life on other planets.C. Scientists are trying different ways to find signs of life on other planets.D. Scientists dont believe that there might be life on other planets.DIt was Thanksgiving morning and in the crowded kitchen of my small home I was busy preparing the traditional Thanksgiving turkey when the doorbell rang. I opened the front door and saw two small children in rags huddling together inside the storm door on the top step.“Any old papers, lady?” asked one of them.I was busy. I wanted to say “no” until I looked down at their feet. They were wearing thin little sandals, wet with heavy snow.“Come in and Ill make you a cup of hot cocoa.”They walked over and sat down at the table. Their wet sandals left marks upon the floor. I served them cocoa and bread with jam to fight against the cold outside. Then I went back to the kitchen and started again on my household budget.The silence in the front room struck me. I looked in. The girl held the empty cup in her hands, looking at it. The boy asked in a flat voice, “Lady, are you rich?”I looked at my shabby slipcovers. The girl put her cup back in its saucer carefully and said, “Your cups match your saucers.” Her voice was hungry with a need that no amount of food could supply. They left after that, holding their bundles of papers against the wind. They hadnt said “Thank you.” They didnt need to. They had reminded me that I had so much for which to be grateful. Plain blue china cups and saucers were only worth five pence. But they matched.I tasted the potatoes and stirred the meat soup. Potatoes and brown meat soup, a roof over our heads, my man with a good steady jobthese matched, too.I moved the chairs back from the fire and cleaned the living room. The muddy prints of small sandals were still wet upon my floor. Let them be for a while, I thought, just in case I should begin to forget how rich I am. 42. Two children came to the writers front door because _.A. it was Thanksgiving Day B. they were beggars C. they wanted old papers D. they wanted a cup of cocoa43. Why did the writer let the children in?A. She showed great pity on them B. She wanted to invite them to her Thanksgiving feastC . She had old papers to sell D. She wanted them to see how rich she was44. The girl thought the writer was rich perhaps because _.A. she saw that the ladys room was comfortable B. she saw the cups matched the saucersC. the writers slipcovers were very new D. the writer was preparing a big meal while she was too hungry.45. From the passage, we can infer that whether you are rich depends on _.A. how much money you have had B. how you feel about your lifeC. how you have helped others D. what job your husband is doing46. The writer left the muddy prints of small sandals on the floor for a while to _.A. show her husband that someone had come B. remind her that she had helped two childrenC. remind her that she was very rich in the neighborhood D. remind her how life should be ESome English words are made up of the same part and have different beginnings and different endings, such as import, export, report and transport. All these words, you can see, have the same “port”, which come from the Latin word, meaning “to carry” or “to move” from one place to another. And according to the bit at the beginning, which we call the prefix the meaning changes. “Import” means “to carry in” or “to bring into a country”, “export”, “ex” means “out of”, so this word means “to carry out of the country”, “re” means “back”, so the “report” means “to tell somebody, to bring back information to somebody”, “transport”, “trans” means “across” and it means “to carry across one place to another”. Lets look at the following words: supporter, reporter, importer and exporter. You can see that in this case these words are nouns which are made up of the verbs plus a suffix, thus meaning a person who completes the verb. So supporter means somebody who supports. A reporter is somebody who reports. Importer is somebody who imports and exporter is somebody who exports, and so on. 47. In the first sentence the word “part” means _. A. different beginnings and different endings B. the same part that has several meaningsC. the root of the word D. the same root that has different meanings48. By adding a prefix or a suffix to a root, we can get a word which has _. A. the meaning of a Latin word B. a different meaningC. the meaning of “in” or “out of” D. a lot of meanings49. We can get a noun _. A. just by adding “er” to verbs B. by changing a prefixC. only by adding “er” to a root D. by adding a suffix to a verb50. According to the passage, if we talk about a man of refinement, you may guess that he must be. A. a man having good manners and education B. a person who should be educatedC. somebody having bad manners D. a person punished by somebody else第四节 补全对话（每小题2分，共10分）(M = Marco E = Ellen)M: What a fine day today! 51 E: That sounds like a good idea. 52 M: Lets go to the Green Hill. E: Shall we take the bus there?M: 53 Its not very far. E: That will be OK. Ill ride my new bike my father bought me for my birthday last month. M: 54 E: Lets ask Mary and Jack to go with us. They planned to go last Sunday but it rained. M: Good! Im sure they will be happy to. E: Have you got any idea what we are doing there?M: 55 E: That will be fine. A. We can go there by bike. B. Why not take a bus?C. Why not ask someone else to join us?D. Where to go?E. Who else would you like to go together with?F. How about going on a trip?G. We can just lie on the grass having a good rest.第卷 主观题第五节 阅读表达（共10分，每题2分）All over the world mothers and fathers teach their children manners. Other children may have manners that are not like yours. There are all kinds of