2009年新人教版高二英语第二学期期末考试试卷

1、高二英语第二学期期末考试试题高 二 英 语 试 题本试卷分第一卷(选择题)和第二卷(非选择题)两部分。考试时间120分钟。第一卷（三部分，共115分）第一部分:听力(共两节,满分30分)第一节：(共5小题；每小题15分，满分75分)听下面五段对话。每段对话后有1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。1. How much did the woman pay in total? A. 5.5 yuan. B. 7.5 yuan C. 11 yuan2. Which progr

2、am is the man going to watch? A. Show your voice. B. Love me, love my dog. C. Focus on the west.3. Where does the conversation most probably take place? A. In a classroom. B. In an office. C. On the phone.4. What does the woman want to do? A. She wants to fix supper. B. She wants to stay at home. C.

3、 She wants to go out.5. What are the two speakers doing? A. Planning to see each other again. B. Enjoying meeting each other. C. Saying goodbye to each other.第二节：(共15小题；每小题15分，满分225分) 听下面五段对话或独白。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

4、遍。 听第六段材料，回答第6至第7题。6. What date is it today ? A. Sept. 9. B. Sept. 10. C. Sept. 1l.7. Who is Miss Peng? A. The woman' s teacher. B. The man' s teacher. C. The woman' s friend.听第七段材料，回答第8至10题。8. When does the conversation take place? A. On Sunday. B. On Monday. C. On Friday.9. What's

5、the probable relationship between the two speakers? A. Classmates. B. Friends. C. Workmates.10. How did the man travel? A. By bus. B. By car. C. By train.听第八段材料，回答第11至13题。11. What' s the probable relationship between the two speakers? A. Friends. B. Classmates. C. Brother and sister.12. What can

6、 we learn from the conversation? A. Jack is better at math than Jane. B. Jane got the worst score in the last exam. C. Jack got the best score in the last exam.13. Which subject is the man weak in?A. Math. B. English. C. Chinese.听第九段材料，回答第14至17题。14. What's the probable relationship between the t

7、wo speakers? A, House agent and customer. B. Husba.nd and wife. C. Mother and son.15. What are the two speakers doing? A. Comparing two houses. B. Discussing the surroundings. C. Talking about the busy Streets.16. What kind of house does the woman like? A. A house with a large garden. B. A house clo

8、se to town. C. A large one.17. What can we know from the conversation? A. They would like to choose No. 6 Station Road. B. Six is the woman' s lucky number. C. The woman is eager to live in a new house. 听第十段材料，回答第18至20题。18. Who probably visited the exhibition? A. Chinese students planning to go

9、abroad. B. English teachers. C. Foreign students in China.19. Which countries do Chinese students usually go for education? A. Britain and New Zealand.B. Britain and Russia. C. America and New Zealand.20. How many Chinese students are there in Britain? A. 16,000. B. 60,000. C. 30.000.第二部分:英语知识运用(共两节

10、,满分45分)第一节:单项选择(共15小题; 每小题1分, 满分15分)21.-Look！Ive bought_ new pen. -What _ beautiful pen ！It in particular seems nice. A. the, a B. / , a C. a , a D. a , a22. I agree with most of what you said, but I dont agree with _. A. everything B. anything C. something D. nothing23. The boys is impolite to othe

11、rs and this hurts himself.A. in turn B. at turns C. by turns D. in turns24. The heavy box _ there three days ago by me is still there.A. lain B. lying C. lied D. laid25. In order to make our city green, .A. we must plant more trees.B. many more trees need to plant.C. our city needs more trees. D. it

12、 is necessary to have planted more trees.26. He demanded that the books _ to the school library at once.A. be return B. should be returnedC. should return D. return27. -I posted the letter a week ago.-Then they the letter by now. It usually takes four days.A. can have received B. must receiveC. shou

13、ld receive D. ought to have received28. Sending short messages by mobile phones has become a _ way to send Festival greetings in recent years. A. welcome B. popular C. general D. simple29. I would have come sooner but I _ that they were waiting.A. havent known B. hadnt known C. dont know D. didnt kn

14、ow30. Xiao Li is said _ abroad, but I dont know what country he studied in.A. to study B. to be studying C. to have studied D. to be studied31. -Are you coming to the English evening? -Im not sure. I _ go to the concert instead. A. must B. would C. should D. might32. -_ Miss Green changed her mind t

15、o take part in the movement? -After she listened to the speech by Mr. Brown. A. When was that B. When was it C. When was it that D. When was that it33. John was depressed that he did not get the job, but he will _ it. A. get from B. get down C. get over D. get off34. When I entered the hall, I found

16、 my sister on the sofa.A. seating B. seated C. sitting herself D. seated herself35. The way he thought of _ the work was very good. A. to do B. doing C. having done D. being done第二节：完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从3655各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，填在答题卡上。My sister and I grew up in a little vi

17、llage in EnglandOur father was a struggling 36 , but I always knew he was 37 . He never criticized us, but used 38 to bring out our best. He'd say,“If you pour water on flowers, they flourish. If you don't give them water, they die.” I 39 as a child I said something 40 about somebody, and my

18、 father said, “ 41 time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it's a reflection of yourself.” He explained that if I looked for the best 42 people, I would get the best 43 . From then on I've always tried to 44 the principle in my life and later in running my company.Dad's al

19、so always been very 45 . At 15, I started a magazine. It was 46 a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a 47 stay in school or leave to work on my magazine.I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway me from my decision, 48 any good father wouldWhen he realized I had made up m

20、y mind, he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad 49 me to go into law. And I've 50 regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist, 51 I didn't pursue my 52 . You know what you want. Go fulfill it.”As 53 turned out, my little publication went on to become a national 54 for young people in the U.K.

21、My wife and I have two children, and I'd like to think we are bringing them up in the same way dad 55 me.36Abiologist Bmanager Clawyer Dgardener37Astrict Bhonest Cspecial Dlearned38Apraise Bcourage Cpower Dwarmth39Athink Bimagine Cremember Dguess40Aunnecessary Bunkind Cunimportant Dunusual41AAno

22、ther BSome CAny DOther42Aon Bin Cat Dabout43Ain case Bby turns Cby chance Din return44Arevise Bset Creview Dfollow45Aunderstanding Bexperienced Cserious Ddemanding46A. taking up B. making up Cpicking up Dkeeping up47Asuggestion Bdecision Cnotice Dchoice48Aand Bas Ceven if Das if49Ahelped Ballowed Cp

23、ersuaded Dsuggested50A. always Bnever Cseldom Dalmost51Arather Bbut Cfor Dtherefore52Apromise Btask Cbelief Ddream53Awhich Bhe Cit Dthat54Anewspaper Bmagazine Cprogram Dproject55Acontrolled Bcomforted Creminded Draised第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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，

24、并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AOne of the most popular American singers of the twentieth century was Elvis Presley. He made the rock"n" roll music popular all over the world. He sold millions of records and made many successful films, and he helped change the direction of popular music in the l960s. E1vis P

25、resley was born in a poor family in 1935. His parents were simple country people who often took him to church, where he learned to sing, and he never forgot the kind of songs that he used to sing in church as a child. When he was young, Elvis moved from Toledo to Memphis in Tennessee, where he atten

26、ded high school, but he was not a good student. His only real interest was singing. He began to sing in the style(风格) that is called "Country and western". In 1955 he recorded some songs for his mother's birthday. The people at the recording studio 1iked his singing and his music, whic

27、h was country and western music, but it also sounded a little 1ike the music which black people used to sing in the American South. It was called "blues". Shortly after that, Elvis met Tom Parker, who became his manager and arranged(安排) concerts for him across the United States and new rec

28、ordings as well. Soon Elvis became famous around the country. Later Elvis went to Hollywood and began to appear in films such as Love Me Tender and King Creole. But Elvis found it difficult to live with success. Like many other famous people, he began to take drugs and his health started to suffer.

29、When he died at an early age of 42 in 1977, many millions of his fans were shocked, "The King Is Dead!" the newspaper said. But today his memory and his music live on and will always be remembered as the King of Rock"n"roll. 56. From the passage, we can see _. A. the church songs

30、 didn't help Elvis develop his own styleB. Elvis forgot his church music at a 1ater ageC. Elvis didn't get any help from his parentsD. the church songs helped Elvis development in his singing57. What caused Elvis' death? _. A. His singing too much. B. His taking the drugsC. His parents&#

31、39; death. D. Tom Parker's help. 58. What was Elvis' music style like most? _. A. Only country and western. B. 0nly country and bluesC. Both western and church musicD. Not only country and western but also a bit "blues". 59. Which is the right order of Elvis' life? _. a. Elvis

32、learned to sing at church. b. Elvis gave concerts all across Americac. Elvis recorded some songs for his mother's birthday d. Tom Parker became his managere. Elvis went to high school in Memphis f. Elvis was born in Toledo. A. f; a; e; c; d; b B. f; a; c; e; d; bC. f; e; a; d; b; c D. f; e; a; c

33、; d; bBBeijing-China is going green. In order to reduce air pollution and oil shortages, carmakers have announced their plans to develop hybrid vehicles for the Chinese market.The first China made Toyotas hybrid car Prius hit the road last week. Lets have a look at the new car.Any vehicle is a hybri

34、d when it combines two or more sources of power. Hybrid cars use an electric motor with rechargeable batteries and a gasoline engine.A hybrid car has a smaller gasoline engine and an electric motor than a traditional car. The gasoline engine provides 99 per cent of the power when the car is cruising

35、.The electric motor provides extra power for running up hills or when extra acceleration is needed.Step into a Prius, and turn on the power. The first thing you notice is that it is quieter than a traditional car. At this point, the cars gasoline engine is dormant. The electric motor will provide po

36、wer until the car reaches about 24km/h.If you stay at low speed, you are effectively driving an electric car, with no gasoline being used, and no exhaust gas given off.An onboard computer cides when to use the gasoline engine, when to go electric, and when to use a combination of the two. If you go

37、over 24km/h,when you step on the pedal, you are telling the computer how fast you want to go.The electric motor recharges automatically when braking. And when driving at certain speeds, the gasoline engine not only powers the car but also recharges the batteries. When you use the brake, the electric

38、 motor acts like a generator to produce electricity to recharge the batteries will last for around 200,000 miles.60.When the hybrid car is cruising, _.A. only the gasoline engine provides powerB. only the electric motor provides powerC. there is no need to provide powerD. both the gasoline engine an

39、d the electric motor provide power 61.The underlined word “dormant” means _.A. inactive B. out of order C. working D. non-stop62. Which of the following statements is FALSE according to the text ?A. The hybrid car is friendly environmental.B. The hybrid car is able to get itself charged.C. The hybri

40、d car has been made in mass.D. The hybrid car can decide which power to use.63. The best title of the text is _.A. Two -powered cars B. Greener motors for ChinaC. Cars of saving oil D. Safer motors at presentC There are two kinds of memory: short-term and long-term. Information in long-term memory c

41、an be remembered at a later time when it is needed. The information may be kept for days or weeks. However, information in short-term memory is kept for only a few seconds, usually by repeating the information over and over. The following experiment shows how short-term memory has been studied.Henni

42、ng studied how students who are learning English as a second language remember vocabulary. The subjects in his experiment were 75 college students. They represented all levels of ability in English: beginning, intermediate (中等), and native speaking students.To begin, the subjects listened to a recor

43、ding of a native speaker reading a paragraph in English. Following the recording, the subjects took a 15-question test to see which words they remembered. Each question had four choices. The subjects had to circle the word they had heard in the recording, some of the questions had four choices that

44、sound alike. For example, weather, whether, wither, and wetter are four words that sound alike. Some of the questions had four choices that have the same meaning. Method, way, manner, and system would be four words with the same meaning. Finally the subjects took a language proficiency test.Henning

45、found that students with a lower proficiency in English made more of their mistakes on words that sound alike; students with a higher proficiency made more of their mistakes on words that have the same meaning. Henning's results suggest that beginning students hold the sound of words in their sh

46、ort-term memory, and advanced students hold the meaning of words in their short-term memory.64. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. Information in short-term memory is different from that in long-term memory.B. Long-term memory can be achieved only by training.C. It

47、 is easier to test short-term memory than long, term memory.D. Henning gave a separate test on vocabulary to his students.65. From Henning's result we can see that _.A. beginners have difficulty distinguishing the pronunciation of wordsB. advanced students always remember words by their meaningC

48、. it is difficult to remember words that sound alikeD. it is difficult to remember words that have the same meaning66. The word "subject" in the passage means _.A. memory B. the theme of listening materialC. a branch of knowledge studied D. the student experimented on67. The passage center

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