安徽省无为县开城中学2011-2012学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题

1、II精诚凝聚7=成就梦想 鑼点亮心灯/(AvA)照亮人生 .鑼开城中学 2011-2012 学年度第二学期髙二期末英语测试卷第一部分：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 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题， 选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后， 读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. When is the woma n going to wake her son up?A. At 7:15.B. At 7:45.2. When will the man go on holiday?A. I n June.B. I n July

2、.C. I n August.3. How did the woma n come to the city?A. On foot.B. By bus.C. In her car.4. What does the woma n mean?A. The girls got along well with each other.B. Itunderstandable that girls don get along.C. The girls lacked the courage to fight.5. What the man advice for the woma n?A. Lose weight

3、.B. Save mon ey.C. Tie a belt.第二节(共 15 小题，每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分)听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有2 至 4 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，各小题将给出5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第 6 至第 8 题。6. Where are the speakers?A. In a classroom.7. What does the woma n mainly want to talk

4、 to the man about?A.His scores on the final exam.B. The difficulties he has with his studies.C. His poor academic performa nee.8. What will happe n to the man if he does not improve?A. He will get a B.B. He will get a grade lower than a B.C. He will fail the course.听下面一段对话，回答第 9 至第 11 题。9. What does

5、 the woma n thi nk of the movies no wadays?A. Most of them are amaz ing.B. They have the same plot.C. The actors are silly.从题中所给的A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳你都有10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅C. At 7:50.B. I n an office.C. At home.精诚凝聚=A_A=成就梦想 鑼点亮心灯/(AvA)照亮人生 .鑼10. What the probable relatio nship betwee n the speakers?A. Husb

6、a nd and wife.B. Brother and sister.C. Frie nds.11. Why do people like to go to the movies accord ing to the woma n?A. To kill time.B. To find roma nee.II精诚凝聚7=成就梦想 鑼点亮心灯/()照亮人生 C. To forget about their troubles in real life. 听下面一段对话，回答第 12 至第 14 题。12. What does the woma n think of mak ing friends o

7、n li ne?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. - -inda didn invite us to the party.-_ ? I don care.A. For whatB. So whatC. What onD. What up22. Betwee n the two parts of the concert is an in terval,the audie nee can buy ice-creamA. whe nB. whereC.

8、thatD. which23. As he reachedback door, Jack sawstra nge sight.A. the ; /B. a; theC. /; aD. the ; a24. Mom used only half of the mon ey, the rest of which_ saved for other purposes.A. isB.areC. wasD. were25. We should discuss the pla nbefore we work it out.A. in gen eral26. - Why didn B. in detailt

9、you come to the party?C. on timeD. on purposeA. It sin teresting.B. ItsdaC. Itmea nin gless.13.Why does the man spe nd so much time on li ne?A. To find real frien ds. B. To improve his En glish.C. To kill time.14.What is his attitude toward the woma n advice?A. He will stick to his own idea.B. He ac

10、cepts what the woma n said.C. He agrees to think it over.听下面一段对话，回答第 15 至 17 题。15.What are the speakers discuss ing?A. A birthday party.B. A wedd ing.C. A formal dinner.16.What do we know about the woma n?A. Her n ame at birth was Sally Dani els.B. She didn thi nk much of the food.C. She is good at

11、dancing.17.What were her pare nts speeches like accord ing to the man?A. Emotio nal.B. Polite.听下面一段独白，回答第 18 至 20 题。18.Which word can best describe India economy?A. Promis ing.B. Discourag ing.19.What does the speaker think of the populati on in In dia?A. It a burden for the economy.B. It helpful fo

12、r the economy.C. It aging quickly in recent years.20. Which is NOT me ntioned as a problem in In dia?A. Un employme nt.B. Poverty.C. Serious.C. Over-developed.C. Education.精诚凝聚=A_A=成就梦想 鑼点亮心灯/(AvA)照亮人生 .鑼-had meant_, but something unexpected happened.A. soB. thatC. notD. to27. In that school, En gli

13、sh is compulsory for all stude nts, but French and Russia are_.A. specialB. opti onalC. regi onalD. origi nal28. Who would you rather_ your graduati on ceremony tomorrow, your pare nts or frien ds?All of them.A. will have atte ndedB. have atte ndedC. atte ndedD. to atte nd29.If you_smoke, please go

14、outside because this is a non-smok ing office.A. mustB. shouldC. canD. may30. Last mon th, the Japa nese gover nment expressed their tha nks for the aid they _ fromChi na.A. receiveB. had receivedC. have receivedD. are receivi ng31.Scientists say it may be five years_it is possible to test this medi

15、cine on human patientsA. sinceB. un tilC. beforeD. whe n32. We all felt a sense of_whe n we saw so many overseas Chin ese coming back safe andsound from Libya.A. securityB. reliefC. emerge ncyD. achieveme nt33. It s really difficult to_what he is trying to express.A. leave outB. break outC. put outD

16、. make out34. I get the bicycle for_.My friend gave it to me whe n she bought a new one.A. everyth ingB. someth ingC. nothingD. anything35. To be successful, you must be smart, con fide nt, and,_ hon est.A. thereforeB. above allC. howeverD. after all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，从短文后各题所给的

17、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。A couple of years ago, I went to a lady s house to buy some vitamins. Upon entering the house, I36_ that there was an electronic keyboard on a stand, leaning 37 the wall. Being a pianomusic lover and 38, I asked, if the woma n played. She no dded and added

18、 that she had bee n39less ons at age 54! I told her that it was very 40 that she was pursuing（追求） herpassion （热情）to play the piano.Then she asked me 41questi on.I have bee n play ing for 8 years now,” I an swered.“ The n you must play a song for me before youleave, simply smiled. At the end of the d

19、eal of thevitam ins, she then showed me to an old upright piano in the liv ing room, I thought 46 and decided to play DavidLantz passi on for 47 ,a nd it was my soul-search ing song.I played the song to the best of my ability, and with 48_ into it as possible.She loved it. 49 the door, I heard a wea

20、k voice calli ng out,“ Young man!I tur ned around. And there was an old lady 50 one little step at a time withthe help of ano ther woma n. “ wan ted to come out to _51 you for the beautifulsong that you played. I have bee n very sick, and it42 thought she was jok ing and I43 me of our musical “ 44 _

21、 ” . She45 asked me to play a song for her.s “ Return to the Heart ” , since she had so muchmy emotio nsI was about to step out ofzI?II精诚凝聚7=成就梦想 鑼点亮心灯/()照亮人生 very hard for me to 52 my bed, but your music made me feel good” shesahdaWithetturned around and walked 53 back to her room.I was deeply 54 b

22、y her appreciati on and felt a deeper un dersta nding for theson g.Itservedits purpose beautifully, retur ning to one 55 for peace and joy.36.A. observedB. watchedC. no ticedD. caught37.A. onB. atC. overD. aga inst38.A. playerB. teacherC. composerD. starter39.A. givi ngB. atte ndingC. teach ingD. re

23、viewi ng40.A. in terest ingB. won derfulC. movedD. impressive41.A. ano therB. a differe ntC. the sameD. other42.A. advisedB. orderedC. dema ndedD. requested43.A. warnedB. remin dedC. askedD. required44.A. courseB. taskC. discussi onD. deal45.A. andB. butC. as a resultD. what s more46.A. for the mome

24、 ntB. at the mome ntC. for a mome ntD. at a mome nt47.A. musicB.songsC. the pia noD. vitami ns48.A. dropp ingB. falli ngC.pouri ngD.running49.A. Si neeB. AsC.WhileD.Because50.A. tak ingB. makingC. havi ngD. givi ng51.A. tha nkB. praiseC. admireD. owe52.A. get onB. get upC. get offD. get dow n53.A. q

25、uietlyB. calmlyC. happilyD. slowly54.A.shockedB. touchedC. delightedD. disturbed55.A. worldB. heartC. brainsD. dreams第三部分 阅读理解 洪 20 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 40 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。APierre is a 25-year-old penguin at the Califor nia Academy of Scie nces. Due to his old age, he was

26、 going bald, whichmade him feel too cold to swim in the pool. Therefore, biologists at the academy had a wetsuit created for this penguin to helphim get back in the swim ming pool.Unlike marine mammals, which have a layer of fat to keep them warm, penguins depend on their waterproof feathers.Without

27、 them, Pierre was unwilling to jump into the swimming pool and ended up trembling on the side of the pool while his 19peers played in the water.He was cold; he would shake, said Pam Schaller, a senior biologist. Schaller first tried a heat lamp to keep Pierre warm.Then she got another idea: if wetsu

28、its keep humans warm in the cold Pacific, why not make one for Pierre?Schaller designed the suit, whic h covered Pierre s body and had small openings for his flippers.“would walk beh ind him and look at where there were any gaps, and cut and refit and cut and refit until it looked likeit was extreme

29、ly suitable, ” she said.One concern was that the other penguins would reject Pierre in his new suit, but in fact, they accepted his new look. Heswam freely and got along with others well, although he was the only penguin with a black stomach.Schaller couldn t say for sure whether the wetsuit allowed

30、 Pierre itecover his fine feathers,精诚凝聚=A_A=成就梦想 鑼点亮心灯/（AvA）照亮人生 .鑼but “ertainly we were able to keep him comfortable during a period of time that would have been very diffic ult for him to staycomfortable .”Pierre will take off his suit after his new feathers grow back.56.Pierre felt too cold to sw

31、im in the pool because of_ .A. not havi ng a layer of blubberB.havi ng few feathers dueto old ageC. havi ng no wetsuitD.others penguins reject ing him57.The idea of making a wetsuit for Pierre came from_.A. total inven ti onB.waterproof feathersC. the use of wetsuit on huma nsD.the use of heat lamp5

32、8.Schaller followed Pierre in order to see_ .A. whether other penguins would reject himB. if any where of wetsuit n eeded to be cut and refitC. if the wetsuit kept warmD. whether the wetsuit would keep the feathers from recoveri ng59.The best title of the passage is_ .A. Wetsuit for An Old Pen gui n

33、B. Old Pen gui n Getti ng BaldC. Un willi ng to SwimD. Strange Look of PierreBDr. Gle nn Tisma n, a cancer specialist, knew his young n eighbor, Ray Batema n, had an unu sual mind. But he had noidea at the time that 12 - year -old Ray had the ability to become his part ner in can cer research.Ray pa

34、rents remembered that at age four, Ray surprised them by fixing a broken vacuum cleaner （吸尘器）.When hewas ten, he speedily constructed the family color television from a kit. Later, he succeeded in assembling （组装）acomplex stereo system after two experts had failed todo the job.Whe n Ray was ten, he c

35、onvinced his pare nts to buy him a computer. I n a short time, Ray was able to do amazingthings with the computer. Ray shared his enthusiasm for computers with Dr. Tisman, who used a computer for his research.The two discussed computers and medicine frequently. Amazingly, Ray understood the biology

36、and chemistry related to Dr.Tisman nsedical research without any previous in struct ion.Ray the n worked with Dr. Tisma n after school. He helped con duct research with the equipme nt and kept it i n work ingorder. The purpose of the research was to test the effective ness of mixing an old cancer dr

37、ug with certain vitamins. Rayanalyzed patient test results by computer, while Dr. Tisma n han dled all patie nt con tact. Together, they came up with solidresearch that helped adva nee can cer treatme nt.In 1988, 14 - year - old Ray went with Dr. Tisma n to a meeti ng of the America n Federati on fo

38、r Clinical Research（ AFCR , where Ray presented their initial research findings. Using terminology （术 语） beyond the grasp of most kids hisage, Ray told the scientists how the new drug mixture caused fewer and milder side effects for can cer patie nts.A year later, Ray returned to the meeting to upda

39、te the findings of his and Dr. Tisman research. By the n, he hadbecome well - known for his devoti on to finding cures for sick patie nts. Stories about him appeared in hun dred of newspapers around the world. He appeared on televisi on n ewscasts and talk shows.Ray continued to spe nd most free hou

40、rs work ing with Dr. Tisma n. The two bega n study ing the effects of vitami ns onbabies in side the womb （子宫）.However, Ray main in terest rema ined can cer treatme nt, and he continues his researchtoday.60.Accord ing to the passage, Ray_ .精诚凝聚=A_A=成就梦想 鑼点亮心灯/（AvA）照亮人生 .鑼A. is a boy of many giftsB.

41、is very helpful to his pare ntsC. lear ned fast un der Dr. Tisma n in struct ionD. stopped work ing with Dr. Tisma n after his success61.What do we kn ow about Dr. Tisma n?A. He succeeded in finding cures for cancer.B. He made a new discovery in cancer treatme nt.C. He convin ced Ray to become a par

42、t ner of him.D. He taught Ray kno wledge related to his research.62.What made Ray first known to the medical world?A. His prese ntati on at AFCR.B. His great skills in computer.C. His devotio n to cancer research.D. His appeara nee on televisi on n ewscasts.63.Dr. Tisma nsresearch is aimed at_ .A. p

43、rovidi ng differe nt cancer treatme ntsB. prov ing the effects of vitam ins on babiesC. finding the side effects of a cancer drugD. testi ng the effective ness of a new drug mixtureCWhat should you think about when trying to find your career? You are probably better at some school subjects tha nothe

44、rs. These may show stre ngths that you can use in your work. A boy who is good at mathematics can use that in anengineering career. A girl who spells well and likes English may be good at office work. So it is importa nt to know the subjectsyou do well in at school. On the other hand, you may not ha

45、ve any especially strong subjects but your records show a generalsatisfactory sta ndard. Although not all subjects can be used directly in a job, they may have in direct value. A knowledge ofhistory is not required for most jobs but if history is one of your good subjects you will have learned to re

46、member facts anddetails. This is an ability that can be useful in many jobs.Your school may have taught you skills, such as typ ing or tech ni cal draw ing, which you can use in your work. You maybe good at metalwork or cookery and look for a job where you can improve these skills. If you have had a

47、 part-time job onSaturdays or in the summer, think what you gained from it. If nothing else, you may have learned how to get to work on time,to follow in struct ions and to get on with older workers. You may have lear ned to give correct cha nge in a shop, for example.Just as importa nt, you may bec

48、ome in terested in a particular in dustry or career you see from the in side in a part-time job.Facing your weak points is also part of knowing yourself. You may be all thumbs when you handle tools; perhaps youare a poor speller or cannot add up a column of figures. It is better to face any weak nes

49、s tha n to prete nd they do not exist.Your school record, for in sta nee, may not be too good, yet it is an important part of your background. You should not beapologetic（认错的） about it but i nstead recog nize that you will have a cha nee of a fresh start at work.64.What is the passage mainly about?A

50、. The importa nee of work ing hard at school.B. Choosing a career according to one s strengths.精诚凝聚=A_A=成就梦想 鑼点亮心灯/(AvA)照亮人生 .鑼C. How to face one s weakness.D. The value of school work.65.The writer thinks that a stude nt have a part-time job is probably_.A. a good way to find out his weak pointsB.

51、one of the best ways of earning extra moneyC. of great use for his work in the futureD. a waste of time he could have spe nt on study66.From the passage we learn that if a student s school performanee is not good, he_ .A. should pay more atte nti on to lear ning skills and develop ing abilitiesB. wi

52、ll be regretful about his bad resultsC. may also do well in his future workD. should restart his study in school67.The underlined phrase“ be all thumbs ”(in Para 3) probably means“_ ”.A. be clumsy at doing thingsB. be skillful in doing thingsC. be not interested in certain thingsD. be easily bored i

53、n doing thing sDFor thousa nds of years, the most importa nt two buildi ngs in any British village have bee n the church and the pub.Traditi on ally, the church and the pub are at the heart of any village or tow n, where the people gather together to socializeand excha nge n ews.As a result, British

54、 pubs are ofte n old and well preserved. Many of them have become historic sites. The most famousexample is the pub in the city of Nott in gham called “ TheOld Trip to Jerusalem ” , which dates back to the year 1189 ADand is probably the oldest pub in Eihgnd.However, British pubs are not just for ki

55、ngs and quee ns; they welcome people from all classesand parts of society. On a cold night, the pub s Iandlord or Iandlady can always find a warm place foryou by the fire. There is always honest and hearty food and plenty of drink available at an affordable price.That how things used to be. Things a

56、re beginning to change. It is said that the credit crun ch(信贷紧缩)is caus ing 39British pubs a week to go out of bus in ess. People do not have eno ugh spare money to spe nd on beer. Recen tly, the UKgover nment banned smok ing in all pubs, and that may also have affected the nu mber of customers goin

57、g to pubs.This decline is happening despite the fact that in 2005 the UK government started to allow pubs to stay ope n after 1l pm.Previously, with 1l pm as clos ing time, customers would have to drink quite quickly, meaning they sometimes got more drunktha n they would if allowed to drink slowly.

58、The British habit of drinking a lot very quickly is known as“ bingedrinkiterm ” , and it causeshealth problems for people and problems with viole nt crime for com mun ities.In order to save their bus in esses, pubs are trying to cha nge with the market. British pubs now offer someth ing forevery one

59、. A lot of pubs used to be “ Work in gMe ns Clubs mea ning that women could not usually enter. Today, however,women can freely enter 99% of pubs without experie ncing any problems. Perhaps things are cha nging for the better after all.68.The passage mainly tells us someth ing about_ .A. the past and

60、 prese nt of British pubsB. the decli ne of British pubsC. the long history of British pubsD. the importa nee of British pubs69.Which may not be the cause of the decli ne of British pubs?精诚凝聚=A_A=成就梦想 鑼点亮心灯/（AvA）照亮人生 .鑼B. The prese nt clos ing time.D. Having no spare mon ey.70.We can infer from the