2009年新人教版高二英语下册期末质量检测试题8

1、高二英语下册期末质量检测试题高二英语第I卷(共115分)第一部分听力理解I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，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。1How did the girls father look like? AHe had not much hair BHe wore a pair of glasses CHe wore a great deal of hair2What is broken? AA

2、 phone BA plate CA lamp3Where will they probably sit in the theater? ATo the left side and half way back BIn the center and close to the stage CTo the right side and near the stage4What does the man mean? AHe asked the woman to call an electrician BHe would call an electrician to replace the switch

3、CHe would replace the light switch himself5Where does the woman have to go? ATo her garden BTo the kindergarten CTo the hospital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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6和第7题。 6Where can

4、 their conversation take place? AAt a hotel BAt a restaurant CAt a shop7What relationship can be between the girl and the man? ASecretary and manager BEmployee and employer CWaitress and employer听第7段材料，回答第8和第9题。8What can we know from the text? AThe woman urges Mike to do homework BMike wont study at

5、 his own room CMike proves big enough to study by himself9How does Mike feel when hearing his mother say so? AWorried BHappy CBored听第8段材料，回答第10至第12题。10How are they going to travel to America? ABy plane BBy ship CBy car11Why would the girl rather sit by the window? ABecause she can get up and walk ar

6、ound BBecause she cant sit still for a long time CBecause she likes looking out of the window when the plane takes off and lands1 2Which of the following is TRUE? AThey can sleep on the trip BThe flight waitress can bring them things to eat and drink. CIt will take them at most ten hours to reach Am

7、erica听第9段材料，回答第13至第16题。13Who should be responsible for the little car accident? ADavid BDiana CThe other driver,14Was anybody hurt in the small accident? AYes BNo CSome15What can we know about Diana? AShe was hurt in a little accident BShe is getting married with David CShe hasnt talked to her frien

8、d for two months 16What can we know about David? AHe gave Diana a ring on her birthday BHe gave Diana a ring on his own birthday CDavid seldom goes out with Diana 听第10段材料，回答第17至第20题。17What does winter mean in much of the United States? AThe return of rain BThe return of snow CThe return of ice18What

9、 do you learn about snow? AFrozen water is snow BAll snow crystals have six sides in the same shapes CSnow is made up of snow crystals19What can we know about snow crystals AAll snow crystals have six sides BAll snow crystals grow in the same shapes CSnow crystals grow in one of three designs20Which

10、 of the following forms when the air temperature is about 15? APlatelike crystals BColumnar snow crystals CSnow crystals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分共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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21As is known to all， great scientific achievements may have positive effect on our life as we

11、ll as society A；a Bthe；a Cthe；D；22Im sorry to keep you waitingIll make shorter work of this 一 Im not in a hurry ALeave it alone BTake your time CNot at an DDo as you please23After he left college，he found a job as a reporter in a newspaper office and there ever since Aworked Bhas worked Chad worked

12、Dwas working24 here in time，he came all the way AGetting running BTo get to run CTo get running DGetting； to run25October 24，2007 the great achievement of Chinas space technologythe Chang e II satellite flying to the moon Asaw Bheard Cgot Dcovered26When mother came back from work, she was glad to fi

13、nd her 14-year-old son had the meat for supper Acut up Bcut off Ccut down Dcut in27Is it that the spaceship will be launched within this week? 一No，I dont think so Aprobably Bperhaps Clikely Dpossibly 28I hesitate to ask you will you lend me some money? Abut Band Cso Dhowever 29 is known to us all is

14、 that the old scientist，for life was hard in the past，still works very hard in his eighties AIt ； whom BWhat；whose CIt；whose DWhat； whom 30If parents never expect their children to be helpful at home，they are sure Anot Bnot to Cnot to be Dnot to be that 31She is usually very gentle，but sometimes she

15、 be very naughty Acan Bmay Cshall Dshould 32He spends，I think，a lot more time in reading English than I French Ado learn Bdo to learn Clearn Ddo learning 33Mother asked me to do my homework first， though unwillingly Aso did I BI didnt Cso I did Dneither l did34It takes an hour to get to the destinat

16、ion， possible traffic delays Ataken into Bprepared for C figuring out Dallowing for35Luckily，he reminded me of what l would have forgotten Aotherwise Bor Ctherefore Dthus第二节完形填空(共20小题。每小题15分满分30分) 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从3655各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Florence Chadwick was a great swimmerHowever,

17、 not all of her efforts 36 outIn addition to working hard，she had a37 for successkeep the goal in sightShe was the first woman to swim the English Channel in both 38At the age of 34，her goal was to become the first woman to swim the Catalina Island to the California coastHowever，in 1952，the sea was

18、like a(an) 39 bath and the fog was so thick that she could hardly see her support boatsWhen she looked ahead, Florence Chadwick saw nothing but a solid 40 of fogHer body was nearly frozen after swimming for 16 hoursSharks swam towards her 41 figure，only to be 42 away by the sound of gunshotsAgainst

19、the frigid grip of the sea，she 43 onhour after hourwhile millions watched on national television 44 Florence，in one of the boats，her mother and her trainer offered 45 They told her it wasnt much 46But all she could see was fogThey urged her not to quitShe never had47 thenWith only a half mile to go，

20、she asked to be 48 outStill thawing her chilled body several hours later，she told a reporter， “Look，I'm not49myself, but if I had seen50，I might have made it”It was not the cold water that defeated herIt was the fogShe was 51 to see her goal Two months later，she、52againThis time，53the same dense

21、 fog，she swam with her faith intact and her goal clearly 54 in her mindShe knew that somewhere behind that fog was land，and this time she made it! Florence Chadwick became the first woman to swim the Catalina Channel，and even beat the men's 55 by two hours ! 36Awent Bgave Cbroke Dworked 37Asecre

22、t Bplan Creason Dpath 38Aways Bdirections Cends Dmeans 39Awarm Bcool Cice Dcream 40Arock Bsquare Cball Dwall 41Athin Bstrong Clonely Dlong 42Adriven Bwashed Cblown Dwiped 43Akept Bstruggled Cmoved Dfloated 44ABeyond BBeside CAlongside DBehind 45Aencouragement Bmovement Cexcitement Dagreement 46Ahard

23、er Btougher Cnearer Dfarther47Abefore Bafter Cuntil Dby 48Apushed Bpulled Cput Dpicked 49Aexcusing Bblaming Cenjoying Dteaching50Aaim Bground Cobject Dland 51Aunnecessary Bunusual Cunable Duncertain52Adid Btried Cmanaged Dsucceeded53Ain case of Bin spite of Cin front of Din time of54Apictured Bremem

24、bered C recognized Ddesired55Atime Brate Crank Drecord第三部分阅读理解(共20小题每小题2分满分40分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A Frank Lloyd Wright probably is the greatest architect that the United States has ever produced He was very gifted and had a natural ability to design buildingsHis buildings

25、were not only beautiful，but also practical and usefulThey fit their purposes very well Wright's churches，for example，make people feel like thinking and prayingHis office buildings make people enjoy working，and his houses make people feel comfortable at homeHowever, Frank Lloyd Wrights beautiful，

26、practical and useful buildings are not the only reason that he is famousThere is another reason Frank Lloyd Wright is called the greatest American architect because he started an American style in architectureMost of the architecture in the United States before Wright was really European，not America

27、nWrights buildings do not look like old European buildings .They have their own styleWrights ideas about style are still used in the United States and in other parts of the world The most important idea in Frank Lloyd Wrights Style of Architecture is that a building must fit its purpose and the land

28、 around itHis houses are often called“grassland houses”because their lines are similar to the lines on the grasslandBoth the lines of the grassland and the lines of Wrights house are parallel(平行的)to the horizon(地平线)，Most European style houses，in contrast，have many vertical(垂直的)lines that form 90 ang

29、les(角)with the horizon56What does the passage mainly talk about? AThe influence of European architecture on American architecture BThe churches designed by the greatest architect Frank Wright CThe influence of architect Frank Wright on American architecture DFrank Wrights contribution to the improve

30、ment of environment57What do you know about American architecture before Wright's time? AIt hadnt formed its own style yet BIt was a model of modern style CMost of the houses were designed by Europeans DMost of the houses were practical but not good-looking58What is the most important idea in Wr

31、ights style of architecture? AArchitecture should present a variety of designs BA building must have a large grassland around it CArchitecture design should match natural surroundings DThe function of a house is the most important in design59Which of the following styles of architecture is TRUE of W

32、rights“grassland houses”? AThe houses appear to stand on the horizon BThe houses are built mainly on the grassland CThe houses have many lines that form a right angle with the horizon DThe houses are special in style with lines similar to those on the grasslandB Blogs(博客)are the place where young pe

33、ople go to share their souls，to vent(发泄)，and even to gossip(播弄是非) Many people enjoy the freedom in bloggingSome，however，find that putting ones life online can have a priceSome students in America got suspensions(暂停)because on their blogs they posted threatening words to their teachers Recent surveys

34、 found that nearly a fifth of teens who have access to the Web have their own blogsAnd 38 % of teens say they read other peoples blogsBy comparison, about a tenth of adults have their own blogs and a quarter say they read other peoples online journals(日记) With the development of the Internet，more an

35、d more people will be engaged in blogging In another survey，79of teens agreed that people at their age arent careful enough when giving out information about themselves onlineBesides，careless blogging can also affect blog viewersWhen you are angry or frustrated，your blog is the first place you turn

36、to. The words you post then may not be rational，which you may regret laterTo decrease the negative effect，change the permission setting and make such posts“private”so that only you can read them As long as you are careful with what you post，blogging is a great means of staying in touch with friends

37、and displaying(展示)ones creative works60Blogs are the place where people go online Ato have a chat Bto enjoy freedom of speech Cto express themselves freely Dto sell things they no longer use 61The fact that some American students got suspensions is used to show that Apeople should be careful with wh

38、at they write Bpeople should not put their life online CAmerican students are limited in blogging Danyone who has access to the Web has his blog62The underline word“rational”in the fifth paragraph probably means Astrange Bperfect Chelpful Dreasonable63The passage is mainly about Athe number of peopl

39、e who have blogs Bthe use people make of blogs Cadvantages and disadvantages of blogs Dthe authors suggestions about bloggingC There is an old saying: No one thinks hes a bad driverHere's the latest Times version：No one thinks he sends annoying e-mailsBut plenty of us do A Princeton University r

40、esearch found that 22 percent of Americans say e-mail has added to their work pressures and caused misunderstandingsHeres a guide on e-mail etiquette(礼节)to help you avoid being annoying Experts say there are three types of e-mails with different rules-close friends, office and public e-mails The clo

41、se friends e-mail You can send your lover，your closest friends and your brothers or sisters anything，from jokes to“You got to See this!”But keep in mind that not everyone shares your sense of humor and you may expose them to viruses The office email Dont add to peoples workloadKeep e-mails short and

42、 to the point Make the subject line factual and brief Write in clear，simple sentences Provide your name and phone number at the end The public e-mail Occasionally we have to send an e-mail to a group of people，If possible, write your public e-mails with a who，what，when，where structureFor example： Wh

43、o：All members of the soccer team What：Team photo When：Saturday，March 22，at noon Where：Playing field 2 Finally，before you hit“Send”，check the following： Is the e-mail a“flame? Never send an e-mail in angerIt could stay around forever and affect your professional and personal life for long Check the“T

44、o”fieldIs this really who you want to send the message to? Spellcheck the message. Does it have an error that can affect somebody badly?64The writer uses the old saying at the beginning of the passage to show that Amany people are good at driving Bnot everyone can be a good driver Cmany people can b

45、e good at sending nonannoying emails Dmany people think highly of themselves65According to the passage，which of the following you may not check before sending your message? AAddress BSpelling CFlameDMood66The writer may want to tell the readers that Amails online are often sent to wrong places Bdiff

46、erent e-mails should be written in different ways Csending office e-mails is sure to add to peoples workload Dthe public e-mail is usually sent to a large number of people67According to the writer， Ae-mails with some misspellings may hurt the receiver Bbefore sending an e-mail，the sender should ask

47、someone to check it Cjokes sent to a close friend online sometimes may be harmful Dabout 80of Americans like sending and receiving e-mailsD Which picture do you feel the most interesting? Ask as many people as you can to see which picture they prefer I have found that most people prefer Picture AThe

48、 shape of the bushes in Picture B is the same and they are the same distance from the edge of the pictureThe center of balance of the picture is right in the middle，and this equality seems to be boring This principle applies to abstract shapes as wellThe squares in Picture C are all the sameThere is

49、 no reason for us to look around the picture；if we have seen one square then we have seen them allIn Picture D the squares are different，each has individual characterWe look from one rectangle(矩形)to another comparing them and thinking about their relationship Picture D is a little more interestingWh

50、en we look at Picture C，our eyes dont move；when we look at Picture D，our eyes move as they look at each shape Try it and notice how your eyes moveShow Picture C and Picture D to a friend Position yourself so that you can see your friendseyesTell your friend to look at each drawing for a few moments，

51、while you try to guess which one they are looking at by the way their eyes move Every picture is made of shapes，spots，lines and spacesThe shapes may be people and roads and trees and skiesThey may not represent anything at allBut the arrangement in the picture will always be importantThe arrangement

52、 Can express so many different feelings，like music 68 seems to be boring according to the passage APicture A BPicture B CThe shape of the bushes DThe arrangement in Pictures A and D 69According to the author，when we look at Picture C， Aour eyes dont move Bwe think about the relationship between the squares Cwe guess what the shapes may be Dwe express the artists feelings 70The underlined word“individual”in Paragraph 3 p