云南省武定一中2010-2011学年高二上学期期中考试（英语）

1、高二下学期英语期中考试题第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分） 听力部分, 该部份分为第一、第二两节，注意, 回答听力部分时, 请先将答案标在试卷上。听力部分结束前，你将有两分钟的时间将你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。例：How much is the shirt?A. £ 19.15. B. £ 9. 15. C. £ 9. 18.答案

2、是B1. How does the woman feel? A. Surprised B. Upset C. Worried2 What does the woman mean? A. She cant hear. B. She cant get down to work. C. She doesnt like her work.3 What are the speakers going to do at the weekend?A. Pack a lunch. B. Work in the park. C. Have a picnic.4 How long will the woman ke

3、ep the book? A. One week. B. About two weeks. C. Three weeks.5 Why does the man come here?A. To return a book. B. To borrow a book. C. To renew a book第二节 （共15小题；每题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面对话或独白。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段对话，回

4、答6-7题6. What will the speakers probably do this weekend?A. Go skiing. B. Go swimming. C. Go skating.7. How long will the weather last like this?A. Two months. B. Three months. C. Four months.听第7段对话，回答8-10题8. Where is the man going tomorrow morning ? A. To the Science Museum. B. To Palace Museum. C.

5、To the Ocean Park9. What did the man do yesterday afternoon? A. He went fishing in the park. B. He went to the museum. C. He showed the visitors around the city 10. What does the woman think of restaurants in the city?A. The service is not good. B. The food is great. C. The food is too expensive.听第8

6、段对话，回答11-13题1711. What does the woman plan to do on May Day?A. Provide some service for the passengers. B. Pick up waste plastic bags. C. Go on a trip.12. Where will the speakers meet on May Day?A. At the railway station. B. Outside the school gate C. At the womans house.13. Whats the possible relat

7、ionship between the speakers?A. Classmates. B. Teacher and student. C. Workmates.听第9段对话，回答14-16题14. Where are the speakers?A. In Toms office B. On the farm C. At Kates home15. What has been built on the beach?A. A huge tower. B. A modern factory C. A new farm16. What does the man like to do tonight?

8、A. Go to the theatre. B. Walk down the beach. C. Go to the farm .听第10段对话，回答17-20题17. Where does Herrera live now? A. In Chicago. B. In Atlanta. C. In San Francisco.18. What is the speaker? A. A doctor. B. An office manager. C. An artist.19. How often do the speaker and Herrera talk on the phone? A.

9、Twice a month. B. Every three days. C. Once a week.20. Which of the following is not mentioned? A. Sending e-mails. B. Writing to each other. C. Chatting on the Internet.二单项选择（每题一分，共15分）。21. -Could I borrow your bike today, Mike? -_ I'm not using it today.A. With pleasure B. You shouldntC. No wa

10、y! D. Go ahead!22. Id prefer to go to_ shoe shop at the corner of the street because there is_ wide variety of patens to choose from.A. the/a B. the/theC. a/the D. a/a23. Just as Professor Scotti often _it, success is ninety-nine percent mental attitude.A. gets B. makesC. puts D. means24. My TV is o

11、ut of order. Can you tell me what is the_ news about Iraq War?A. lately B. latestC. later D. latter25. It is very_ that the factory will have to close because of the economic crisis.A. probably B. likelyC. possibly D. obviously26. The theory_ by Einstein turned out to be true, but at that time few p

12、eople could accept it.A. put off B. put togetherC. put aside D. put forward27. -I called Mr White this morning, but no one answered.-Tom told me that Mr White_ to travel abroad yesterday.A. was setting out B. set outC. would set out D. had set out28. -Im sorry. I_ at you the other day.-Forget it. I

13、was a bit out of control myself.A. shouldnt shout B. shouldnt have shoutedC. mustnt shout D. mustnt have shouted29. _ in 1636, Harvard is one of the most famous universities in the United States.A. Founded B. FoundingC. Being founded D. It was founded30. Liza_ well not want to go on the trip- -she h

14、ates traveling.A. will B. canC. must D. may31.-Id like to go to the new zoo.-Youd better not. Otherwise, youll be disappointed because many species of animals_ be transported there.A. are about to B. have yet toC. have got to D. are likely to32. -Hi, Torry, can I use your computer for a while this a

15、fternoon?-Sorry, _.A. Its repaired B. It has been repairedC. Its being repaired D. It had been repaired33. -It is demanded that the letter_ by the end of this week, dad!-Ill do it immediately.A. should mail B. was mailedC. be mailed D. mailed34. -Jane, I will be away for a moment. _ anyone call, tel

16、l him Im not home.-I will.A. Should B. MightC. Could D. Would35. I ran to the station only_ that I had missed the train.A. Both C and D B. foundC. to finding D. to be told三完型填空（每空1.5分，共30分）Once upon a time a washerman(洗衣工) had two donkeys（毛驴）. Lets say Donkey-A and Donkey-B. Donkey A felt it was ver

17、y 36 and could do better than the other. It always tried to 37 more load(担子) and walk fast in front of the washerman.Innocent(无辜的) Donkey-B was 38, so it would walk normally, regardless of the washermans 39. After a period of time, the washerman started urging Donkey-B to be like Donkey-A.Donkey-B,

18、unable to walk fast, got continuous 40 from the washerman. It cried and said personally to Donkey-A, “Dear friend, only we two are here, why do we have to 41 with each other? We can carry 42 load at normal speed.That made Donkey-A more energetic and it told the washerman that it could carry more loa

19、d and 43 faster.The washerman started 44 Donkey-B to make it run faster. During the following days, Donkey-A carried more load and started running even faster.But it was hard for Donkey-B to 45 that way. The washerman was disappointed, 46 he punished Donkey-B terrible, and finally it fell down 47.Th

20、en the load of Donkey-B was also being 48 by Donkey-A, and still it had to run fast. Finally due to great tiredness it got tired and started feeling the 49.But the washerman 50 more from Donkey-A. It tried its best, but couldnt 51 his owners expectations. The washerman got angry with Donkey-A also a

21、nd started 52 it to take more load. But it couldnt come to the owners 53. Finally the day came when due to frustration(失望) the washerman killed Donkey-A and began 54 some other donkeys.Think all colleagues(同事)are just the same and that everyone is 55. Dont feel happy when your colleague is under pre

22、ssure.36.A. energeticB. friendlyC. dangerousD. gentle37.A. learnB. payC. carryD. give38.A. wiseB. worriedC. proudD. normal39.A. hateB. presenceC. preferenceD. application40.A. punishmentB. informationC. comfortD. encouragement41.A. work B. liveC. competeD. fix42.A. largeB. heavyC. extraD. equal43.A.

23、 growB. runC. driveD. fall44.A. kickingB. killingC. catchingD. bathing45.A. cryB. breathC. actD. say46.A. ifB. becauseC. butD. so47.A. loudlyB. hopelesslyC. gladlyD. carelessly48.A. movedB. soldC. takenD. bought49.A. lossB. painC. angerD. heat50.A. expectedB. sufferedC. gotD. heard51.A. be aware ofB

24、. put up withC. live up toD. stay away from52.A. beggingB. forcingC. remindingD. advising53.A. challengeB. deadlineC. expectationD. chances54.A. catchingB. caring forC. raisingD. searching for55.A. capableB. successfulC. satisfiedD. welcome四阅读理解（每题2分，共40分） AAs one comes to some crossroads, he or she

25、 sees a sign which says that drivers have to stop when they come to the main road ahead. At other crossroads, drivers have to go slow, but they do not actually have to stop unless, of course, there is something coming along the main road; and at still others, they do not have either to stop or to go

26、 slow, because they are themselves on the main road. Mr Williams, who was always a very careful driver, was driving home from work one evening when he came to a crossroad. It had a “SLOW” sign. He slowed down when he came to the main road, looked both ways to see that nothing was coming, and then dr

27、ove across without stopping completely. At once he heard a police whistle (口哨声), so he pulled into the side of the road and stopped. A policeman walked over to him with a notebook and a pen in his hand and said, “You didn't stop at that crossing.” “But the sign there doesn't say STOP.” answe

28、red Mr Williams, “It just says SLOW, and I did go slow.” The policeman looked around him, and a look of surprise came over his face. Then he put his notebook and pen away, scratched (抓) his head and said, “Well，I'm in the wrong street！”56. Mr Williams was driving _ one evening. A. to a party B.

29、to his office C. home after work D. to work from home57. When he was stopped by a policeman, he _. A. was driving at a high speed B. was driving onto the cross road C. was going to stop his car D. was driving slowly 58. Though slowly, Mr Williams continued driving at the crossing because_ . A. he di

30、dn't see any “STOP” sign there B. he paid no attention to the traffic rules C. he was careless D. he was eager to get home59. Looking round Mr Williams, the policeman was surprised because_ . A. he met a mad man B. he realized that he himself was mistaken C. Mr Williams dared to speak to him lik

31、e that D. Mr Williams would not apologize to himBThe United States is one of the greatest fruit-growing countries in the world.Fine red apples come from Washington and New York. Golden oranges come from Southern California and Florida. Fruit grows in all parts of America. The kind of fruit that is g

32、rown depends on the weather in each place.Orange trees cannot be grown where temperatures drop below freezing. Southern California and Florida are far away from each other, but their weather is much the same. They do not often have freezing temperatures.In Washington, apple trees are planted near th

33、e Atlantic Ocean. In New York, they grow near the Great Lakes. Apple trees are often planted near water. Water temperature changes more slowly than land temperature. Near water the temperature does not drop so fast. There is less change of frost（霜冻）in later spring or early autumn. Frost can kill app

34、les.America has many kinds of weather. It has many kinds of soil. Because of this, we grow and eat more fruit than any other country in the world.60. How fast does water temperature change?A. Water temperature does not change so fast as land temperature does.B. Water and land temperatures change alm

35、ost at the same speed. C. Water temperature changes faster than land temperature.D. Water temperature seldom changes.61. The main idea of the whole story is that _.A. orange trees usually grow where it is cold B. different fruits grow in different weatherC. the cold cannot kill oranges and applesD.

36、apple trees cannot live through cold winter62. Which of the following does this story lead you to believe?A. The fruit we buy comes from many places in the country.B. Orange trees are often planted near water.C. The soil is about the same in all the states of the country.D. Frost is good for growing

37、 apple trees.C There is no end of exciting things to do and see during your visit to Sweden at any time of year as temperatures in winter are typically warmer than they are in many U.S cities. Here there are a number of ways to explore and experience this country.BoatingBoating is so popular in Swed

38、en that it is a recreational activity than a fundamental part of life. Surrounded by waters from the 24,000 islands of the Stockholm Archipelago and the calm and peaceful grace of the Gata Canal and the impressive open-sea coastline around Gothenburg and the west coast, Sweden is one of the finest b

39、oating destinations imaginable. Swedens waters are pure and clear and its fishing is surprising.GolfingSweden has in recent years become one of the most passionate golfing countries in the world. Over three hundred courses（球场） now spread all over the world. Over countryside, including Bojorkliden, t

40、he northernmost golf course on the planet. In the land of the Midnight Sun, you can tee off (开球)any time you like.TennisTennis has long been a sport in which Swedes have done extremely well, and opportunities to play and watch outstanding tennis here. Lovers of the sport should make a stop at Bastad

41、, the good place of Swedish tennis.SkiingStretching alone the northwestern border of Sweden is a string of breathtaking mountains, many of which offer special high-mountain skiing conditions. There are venues here for all tastes and skill levels, from the warmth of the small resorts around Salen to

42、the great snowboarding competition held each year at Riksgransen, 200 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle(北极圈). Midnight sun skiing is also available mid-May through mid-June.63.The word passionate in paragraph 3 probably means_.A. very famousB. having or showing strong feelings of enthusiasm (热情)

43、 for sthC. crazyD. very beautiful and attracts thousands of visitors64.Which of the following descriptions is not wrong about the passage?A. Sometimes it is extremely cold in Sweden in winterB. Boating is an important part of Swedish lifeC. People prefer tennis to golfD. Skiing in Sweden is not avai

44、lable because of too many mountains65.What kind of activity is not mentioned according to the passage?A. skiing B. skatingC. boating D. tennis66. What can be the best title of this article?A. Sweden, a paradise for travelling B. People like travelling in SwedenC. Activities in Sweden D. Destination

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