北京四中高一-上学期期中考试英语试题

1、北京四中20082009学年上学期期中考试高二英语试卷（试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟）第I卷第一部分听力测试（共20小题，每小题1分，共20分）第一节听下面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。每段对话你将听一遍。1. Wherearethetwospeakers?A.Attheentrancetothepark.B.Inamuseum.C.Inazoo.2. WhatwillMarydo?A. FindthebooksCharliewants.B. UseC

2、harlie'scardtoborrowsomebookshewants.C. UseherowncardtoborrowsomebooksforCharlie.3. Wheredoesthetalkprobablytakeplace?A.Inalibrary.B.Inarestaurant.C.Inahospital.4. Whatistheladygoingtodonow?A. Gotothehotelwiththeman.B. Gotothebank.C. Havelunchwithherfriend.5. Whatisthetotalcostforbothtickets?A.5

3、0yuan.B.70yuan.C.75yuan.第二节听下面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至7题。6. WhoisMarkprobably?A.Susan'shusband.B.Theman'sbrother.C.Thewomanshusband.7. Whenwilltheyprobablyhavedinnertogether?A.OnSaturdaymor

4、ning.B.OnSaturdayevening.evening.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. Whydoestheladycometotheman?A. Shejustdropsinonhim.B. Shewantstosay“Hello"tohim.C. Shewantstointerviewhimonsomething.9. Whatisthemanprobablyexpertat?A.Forestry.B.Newsreports.C.OnSundayC.Edition.10. Whatisthelady?A.Areporterofanewspaper.B. Acolu

5、mnist.C. Acolumnistaswellasareporterofanewspaper.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. Whatistheboydoingnow?A.Reading.B.WatchingTV.12. What'sthemotherdoingnow?A.WatchingTV.B.Cooking.13. Whatcanweinferfromthedialogue?A.Theboyisuntidy.B.Theboyisnaughty.diligent.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14. Whatdoestheladyhavetodofirsttofi

6、ndtheschoollibrary?A.Walkforward.B.Walkback.C.Doinghishomework.C.Doingsomecleaning.C.TheboyisC.Takeabus.15. Whichofthefollowingcanshowthecorrectpositionoftheschoollibrary?PeachingBuilding一"一一JLibrary（草评ITeachingBuilding|A.、一一,b.TeachingBuildi礴_LibraiyC.16. Howfaristheschoollibraryfromthetwospea

7、kers?A. 200metersaway.B. Notmorethan200metersaway.C. Morethan200metersaway.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Whenistheannouncementmade?A. Beforetheplanetakesoff.B. Whiletheplaneisflyinginthesky.C. Whentheplaneislanding.18. Whomakestheannouncement?C.Anannouncer.C.Seven.C.MakeA.Astewardess（空姐）.B.Thepilot.19. Howm

8、anythingsdoestheannouncementtellthepassengers?A.Five.B.Six.20. Whatshouldapassengerdoifhewantstohaveacupofcoffee?A.Gotoaskastewardessforhelp.B.Pushthecallbutton.ithimself.第二部分语言知识一、单项填空（共20小题，每小题1分，共20分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。21. Fourdollarsapair?Ithinkit'sabittoomuch.Ifyoubuythreepairs,th

9、epriceforeachwillto$3.5.A.comedownB.takedownC.turnoverD.goover22. Jamesfinishedhislunchinhurrysomeofthefoodwasalloverthetable.A.so;thatB.sucha:thatC.soa;/D.such;/23. Thestrangegrassneverseenbeforeistobeanewplant.A.likelyB.possiblyC.probablyD.particularly24. -I'vetakensomeoneelse'sgreensweate

10、rbymistake.-ItHarry's.Healwayswearsgreen.A.hastobeB.willbeC.mustn'tbeD.couldbe25. Mybrotherisverytall.Thelittlebedwon'tforhim.A.prepareB.matchC.fitD.do26. Whatsortofhousedoyouwanttohave?Somethingbig?一Well,itbebig-that'snotimportant.A.mustn'tB.needn'tC.can'tD.won't27.

11、TomlookedatJenny,tearshiseyes,andshoutedoutthewordsinhisheartforyears.A.filling;havingbeenhiddenB.filled;hiddenC.filling;hiddenD.filled;hiding28. -Mycarstartedupatlast.Youshouldhaveitrepairedit'sworkingnow.A.aslongasB.asthoughC.eventhoughD.incase29. ForalltheseyearsIhavebeenworkingforothers.I

12、9;mhopingI'llmyownbusinesssomeday.A.turnupB.fixupC.setupD.makeup30.moreaboutuniversitycourses,call(920)746-3798.A.TofindoutB.FindingoutC.FindoutD.Havingfoundout31. Everytimehecameacrossanewwordwhenreadingnovels,hewilladictionary.A.searchB.lookupC.consultD.turnon32. ,Ididbreakherheartbutitwasnotw

13、hatImeantto.A.Generallyspeaking,B.TobehonestC.TomakemattersworseD.Tostartwith33. WhyisJohnnyalwayslateforthemeeting?Itseemsthathehasnooftimeatall.A.needB.demandC.requirementD.sense34. LauraWascaughtinthesupermarketthemakeupintoherbag.A.puttingB.toputC.beingputD.put35. HesuddenlysawSuetheroom.Hepushe

14、dhiswaythecrowdofpeopletogettoher.A.across;acrossB.over;throughC.over;intoD.across;through36. Hefeltsomethingterribleabouttohappenheenteredthedarkroom.B.instantC.theinstantD.whileA.instantly37. Theexplosion,thenewspapershowed,claimedmorethan100deaths.A.whichB.thatC.whereD.as38. DoyoufeellikeanIMAXmo

15、vietodayoronSunday?IpreferSunday.Butsincetherewillbemanypeoplearound,I'dratherittoday.A.watching;watchB.watch;watchingC.seeing;seeD.see;seeing39. IsuggestyouRose'sexampleandstartdoingregularexercise.A.copyB.followC.takeD.accept40. Whatweshoulddoaftergraduationistoseeourteacherstothankthemthe

16、irunselfishcontributionourfuture.A.to,forB.for,toC.to,toD.for,for二、完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，共20分）阅读下面短文，从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案。Iwasasingleparentoffoursmallchildren,workingatalow-paidjob.Moneywasalwaystight,butwehada41overourheads,foodonthetable,clothesonourbacks,andifnotalot,always42.Notknowingwewerepoor,mykids

17、justthoughtIwas43.I'vealwaysbeengladaboutthat.ItwasChristmastime,andalthoughtherewasn't44foralotofgifts,weplannedtocelebratewithafamilyparty.Butthebig45forthekidswasthefunofChristmas46Theyplannedweeksaheadoftime,asking47whattheywantedforChristmas.Fortunately,Ihadsaved$120for48tosharebyallfiv

18、eofus.Thebig49arrived.Igaveeachkidatwenty-dollarbilland50themtolookforgiftsofaboutfourdollarseach.Theneveryonescattered.Wehadtwohourstoshop;thenwewould51backatthe“Santa'sWorkshop".Drivinghome,everyonewasinhighChristmasspirits,52myyoungerdaughter,Ginger,whowasunusually53.Shehadonlyonesmall,f

19、iatbagwithafewcandiesfifty-centcandies!Iwassoangry,butIdidn'tsayanything54wegothome.Icalledherintomybedroomandclosedthedoor,55tobeangryagain.Thisiswhatshetoldme.“Iwaslooking56thinkingofwhattobuy,andI57toreadthelittlecardsonthe'GivingTrees.'Onewasforalittlegirl,fouryearsold,andallshe58for

20、Christmaswasadoll.SoItookthecardoffthetreeand59thedollforher.Wehavesomuchandshedoesn'thaveanything.Ineverfeltso60asIdidthatday.41.A.roofB.hatC.skyD.star42.,A.littleB.lessC.enoughD.more43.A.busyB.seriousC.strictD.kind44.,A.effortB.roomC.timeD.money45.A.improvementB.problemC.surpriseD.excitement46

21、.A.shoppingB.travellingC.partiesD.greetings47.A.theotherB.eachotherC.onebyoneD.everyother48.A.toysB.clothesC.presentsD.bills49.A.dayB.chanceC.chequeD.tree50.A.forcedB.remindedC.invitedD.begged51.A.drawB.stayC.moveD.meet52.A.includingB.besidesC.exceptD.regarding53.A.quietB.excitedC.happyD.ashamed54.A

22、.sinceB.afterC.whileD.until55.A.waitingB.readyC.hopingD.afraid56.A.outB.overC.forwardD.around57.A.forgotB.stoppedC.failedD.hated58.A.wantedB.didC.gotD.played59.A.madeB.searchedC.boughtD.fetched60.A.angryB.richC.patientD.bitter第三部分阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，共40分）阅读卜列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案。AWespentadayinthecount

23、ry,pickingwildflowers.Withthecarfullofflowersweweregoinghome.Onourwaybackmywifenoticedacupboardoutsideafurnitureshop.Itwastallandnarrow."Buyit,"mywifesaidatonce."Wellcarryithomeontheroofrack.I'vealwayswantedonelikethat.”WhatcouldIdo?TenminuteslaterIwas£20poorer;andthecupboard

24、wastiedontheroofrack.Itwassixfeetlongandeighteeninchessquare,quiteheavytoo.InthegatheringdarknessIdroveslowly.Otherdriversseemedunusuallypolitethatevening.Thepoliceevenstoppedtraffictoletusthrough.Carryingfurniturewasagoodidea.Afteratimemywifesaid,“There'salonglineofcarsbehind.Whydon'ttheyov

25、ertake,Iwonder?”Infactapolicecardidovertake.Thetwoofficersinsidelookedatusseriouslyastheypassed.Butthen,withgreatkindness,theyledusthroughtherush-hourtraffic.Thepolicecarstoppedatourvillagechurch.Oneoftheofficerscametome.“Right,sir,"hesaid."Doyouneedanymorehelp?"Iwasabitpuzzled."

26、Thanks,officer,"Isaid."Youhavebeenverykind.Ilivejustontheroad.”Hewasstaringatourcar,firstattheflowers,thenatthecupboard."Well,well,“hesaid,laughing."It'sacupboardyou'vegotthere!Wethoughtitwassomethingelse.”Mywifebegantolaugh.Thetruthhitmelikeastonebetweentheeyes.Ismiledat

27、theofficer."Yes,it'sacupboard,butthanksagain."IdrovehomeasfastasIcould.61. Infactthehusbandthecupboard.A.wouldlikeverymuchtobuyB.badlywantedC.wasgladtohaveboughtD.wouldrathernotbuy62. Otherdriversthoughttheywere.A. carryingacupboardtothechurchB. sendingflowerstothechurchC. carryingnoth

28、ingbutapieceoffurnitureD. goingtoattendafuneral(葬礼)atthechurchB.ingreatsorrowD.carryingfurnitureB.Hefeltembarrassedaboutit.D.Hewaspuzzledatit.63. ThepolicewillbemorepolitetothosewhoareA.drivingingatheringdarknessC.drivingwithwildflowersinthecar64. Whatdidthehusbandthinkofthismatter?A.Itwasverystrang

29、e.C.Hetookgreatprideinit.BItissometimessaidthattheEnglisharepolitepeople.Thiscanmakelifedifficultforforeigners.SupposeaforeignboyasksanEnglishgirltogooutwithhimandshesays,“IfIfinishmywork,I'llmeetyouinthecafeat7o'clock.”Isshesaying"yes"or"no"tohisinvitation?Ingrammaticalt

30、erms,sheisusingtheconditionalstructure.Byusingtheconditional,speakersofEnglishcanavoidgivinga"yes"or"no"answertoaquestion.Itenablespeopletobediplomatic.Ifthegirldoesn'twanttogooutwiththeboy,shewon'tturnupatthecafe.Shewilllethimunderstandsheisstillworking.Ifshewantstogoout

31、withhim,butdoesn'twanttoappeartooeasytocatch,shehasachievedthatwithherreply.Butinthiscase,assheusesthefirstconditionalwhichshowsprobability,sheisquitelikelytoturnupatthecafe.Beingpolitecanmakelifeverydifficult.Theconditionalisoftenusedbypeopleinthenewspoliticians,forexample-whowishtoavoidspeakin

32、gouttheirideas.Thisisveryimportantiftheyareontheirwaytodiscussanagreement.Noonewantstogiveawayhisorherpointsbeforeheorshestarts.Agovernmentspokesmanmightsaytoagroupofworkers,“Ifwecouldpayyoumore,wewould."Theuseoftheconditionalheremakesroomforargumentalthoughthespeakerisusingthesecondconditional

33、form,whichshowsimprobability.Soitisunlikelytheworkerswillgettheirrise."If"isasmallword,whichappearsoftenintheEnglishlanguage.Itcanshowpoliteness,reportedspeechandconditionalssuchasthefirst-probabilityifIcancometoyourparty,Iwill;thesecondimprobabilityifIsawyoutomorrow,I'dgiveyouthebook;

34、andthethird-impossibility(meaningitistoolatetochangesomethingthathashappened)ifyouhadtoldme,Iwouldhavehelpedyou.65. Theusingoftheconditionalcanmakeaspeech.A.clearerB.quickerC.morepoliteD.moreexciting66. Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A. Languageusedinthenewsshouldmakeroomto

35、argue.B. Englishpeopleneverspeakouttheirideasinpublic.C. UsuallyEnglishgirlsarenoteasytocatch.D. Theword"if"canshowdifferentmeanings.67. Inthepassage,“Ifwecouldpayyoumore,wewould."probablymeansA. theworkers'problemsarenotdifficultB. thespokesmandoesn'tgiveanypromiseC. theworke

36、rswillmakemoremoneyD. thespokesmankeepshisword68. ThepassageismainlytalkingaboutA.theconditionalincommunicationB.howtoinviteagirlinBritainC.BritishpeopleandtheirlifeD.somelanguagepointsCATrainFloatingonAirAtrainthatfloatsonair?It'snotmagic-it'smagnets（磁）.Andit'sclosetoreality.InVirginiaU

37、SAthefallof2002,atrainwithnowheelstraveledonairandcarriedcollegestudentsacrosstheircampus.InJapan,awhisper-quietrailwayenginehoveredandracedat350milesperhourusingmagnetsandelectricityasthepower.AndinChina,amagnettrainlinelinkedShanghaiwithnearbyPudongAirport.Thesetrainsusemagneticlevitation（悬浮）techn

38、ology,“maglev“forshort.Theyusethesamerulesasthemagnetsyoupickupathomeorschool:oppositepolesofmagnetsattracteachother,andlikepolesrepeleachother.Howdoesitwork?Powerfulmagnetsonthebottomofthetrainrepelmagnetsonthetrack,whichisactuallyjustamagnet-filledguidingway.Withamagneticfieldofsufficientforce,the

39、trainwillgohoveringonair,whichseemedimpossibletousinthepast.Whenanelectricalcurrentissentthroughthetrack,thetrainmoves.Turnthecurrentbackwardsandthetrainslowsdown.Maglevdoesn'trelyonthefriction（摩擦力）ofwheelsontrack,soitcanclimbamuchsteeperhillthanatraditionaltrain.Anditcantraveleasilyinsnowandice

40、,somethingthatcouldbringnormaltrainstoascreamingstop.69. Thispassageisabout.A.maglevB.magnetsC.levitationD.electricity70. Whichofthefollowingisarepellingaction?AbcdA.B.C.D.71. Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A. Amagnet-filledguidingwayisformedinsideamaglevtrain.B. Insteadofelectricity,magnetsareusedasthep

41、owerofamaglev.C. Maglevtrainscanclimbhillswiththehelpofmagnetwheels.D. Electriccurrentsdecidethemovementsofamaglevtrain.72. Whatisthedifferencebetweenamaglevtrainandanordinarytrain?A. Amaglevtraincanclimbmountainswithoutpowerwhileanordinaryonecan't.B. Amaglevtraincantravelincollegecampuswhileano

42、rdinary,trainisnotallowed.C. Travellingwithoutatrack,amaglevtrainissaferandsmootherthananordinaryone.D. Floatingonatrack,amaglevtrainisfaster,quieterthananordinaryrailwaytrain.DSincewearesocialbeings,thequalityofourlivesdependsinlargemeasureonourinterpersonalrelationships.Onestrengthofthehumancondit

43、ionsisourpossibilitytogiveandreceivesupportfromoneanotherunderstressfulconditions.Socialsupportmakesupoftheexchangeofresourcesamongpeoplebasedontheirinterpersonalties.Thoseofuswithstrongsupportsystemsappearbetterabletodealwithmajorlifechangesanddailyproblems.Peoplewithstrongsocialtieslivelongerandha

44、vebetterhealththanthosewithoutsuchties.Studiesovertypesofillnesses,fromdepressiontoheartdisease,showthatthepresenceofsocialsupporthelpspeopledefendthemselvesagainstillness,andtheabsenceofsuchsupportmakespoorhealthmorelikely.Socialsupportcushionsstressinanumberofways.First,friends,relativesandco-work

45、ersmayletusknowthattheyvalueus.Ourself-respectisstrengthenedwhenwefeelacceptedbyothersinspiteofourfaultsanddifficulties.Second,otherpeopleoftenprovideuswithinformationalsupport.Theyhelpustodefineandunderstandourproblemsandfindsolutionstothem.Third,wetypicallyfindsocialcompanionshipsupportive.Takingp

46、artinfree-timeactivitieswithothershelpsustomeetoursocialneedswhileatthesametimedistracting（转移注意力）usfromourworriesandtroubles.Finally,otherpeoplemaygiveusinstrumentalsupportmoneyaid,materialresources,andneededservices-toreducestressbyhelpingusresolveanddealwithourproblems.73. Interpersonalrelationshi

47、psareimportantbecausetheycan.A.makepeoplelivemoreeasilyB.smoothawaydailyproblemsC.dealwithlifechangesD.curetypesofillnesses74. Theresearchesshowthatpeople'sphysicalandmentalhealth.A. liesinthesocialmedicalcaresystemswhichsupportthemB. hasmuchtodowiththeamountofsupporttheygetfromothersC. dependso

48、ntheirabilitytodealwithdailyworriesandtroublesD. isrelatedtotheircouragefordealingwithmajorlifechanges75. Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedwordacushions"?A.takesplaceofB.makesupofC.lessenstheeffectofD.getsridof76. Helpingasickneighborwithsomerepairworkinspare,timeisanexampleo

49、f.A.instrumentalsupportB.informationalsupportC.socialcompanionshipD.thestrengtheningofself-respect77. Whatisthesubjectdiscussedinthetext?A.Interpersonalrelationships.B.Kindsofsocialsupport.C.Waystodealwithstress.D.Effectsofstressfulconditions.Ad.lWestHighSchoolBakeSaleComeandsupportourbandandbuysome

50、deliciousbakedgoods!Friday;September20th,2:004:00p.m.InthehallbytheofficeafterschoolCookies:25centseachor5for$1Brownies:50centseachor3for$1.25Cakebytheslice:$1Wholecakes:$8ProceedsgotowardsendingourbandtoNationals.Ad.2SHIPPINGANDHANDLINGCHARGESUPSorU.S.ParcelPostarethestandardmethodsforcontinentalU.

51、S.shipments.ORDERTOTALGROUNDEXPEDITEDGROUND912workingdays45workingdays$0.00to$30.00$4.50$5.50$30.01to$60.00$7.25$8.25$60.01to$100.00$9.50$10.50$100.01to$200.00$11.50$12.50Add$7.00toGroundRatesfor3Days.78. Howmuchmoneycanyousaveifyoubuy3brownies?A.50cents.B.1.25dollars.C.75cents.D.25cents.79. Whichof

52、thefollowinggivesyouthemostforyourmoneyif.youbuythebakedgoods?A.4cookies.B.5cookies.C.2brownies.D.Onesliceofcake.80. Ifyouwishtoreceiveanordertotaling$90.00within3days,howmuchwouldtheshippingcost?A.$10.50B.$15.00C.$16.50D.$26.50第n卷第四部分选词填空（共5小题，每小题2分，共10分）根据句意挑选最恰当的词，并将其适当形式填入横线上。predict,simple,surv

53、ival,perform,decrease,hesitate,benefit81. Maryprayedeverynightthatherhusbandwouldthewar.82. Shewonagoldmedalforherfineinthecontest.83. Heconsideredthatthechangewouldbetoherhealth.84. Paulwasabouttostarttospeakbut,searchingforjusttherightwords.85. Thelawshavebeentoshortentheprocessofdivorce.第五部分阅读理解（

54、共6小题，每小题2.5分，共15分）AHannah'sGoldHannahTeterlookslikeatypicalteenager,notsomeoneyouwouldexpecttoseeinaluxurioushotel.Butthat'sexactlywhereshewas,transformedfromasmall-towngirlwithbigdreamstoagold-medalsnowboardergettingthebig-time"star"treatment.Eversinceherincredibleperformanceinthe

55、2006WinterOlympicGamesinTorino,Italy,Hannahhasbeenshoweredwithattention.She'sdonecountlessinterviews,appearingonshowslikeJimmyKimmelandDavidLetterman.It'salongwayfromBelmont,Vermont,withitspopulationof421people.“Igrewupinatinytownandasmallschool,Iwasjustthishometowngirl,”saidHannah,duringabr

56、eakattheWorldCongressofSport,amajorconferenceaboutthebusinessofsportsbeingheldinNewYorkCity.Whileherlifehasdefinitelychangedinthelastfewweeks,onethingremainsthesame-herpositiveattitude.“ThefunnythingisthatIstillfeellikeanordinarysnowboardgirl.Peopleaskme,'Sohasyourheadgottenanybigger?'butIdo

57、n'tfeellikeit'sgottenanybigger.Istillfeelnormal.”What'sthebiggestlessonthatHannahhaslearnedthroughherunbelievablesuccess?”IgrewupinVermont,"Hannahsaid."Ihavethatkindofbackgroundwherelife'saboutsnowboarding,butit'ssomuchmorethanthat.Thisisanopportunitytogetoutthereandmay

58、bemakeachangeintheworld.”Anditlookslikesheisdoingjustthat.Sheisstartingasugarbrandnamed“HannaHsGold,“andtheprofitswillgotoWorldVision,aninternationalcharitythathelpseveryonefromorphansinAsiatoAIDSvictimsinAfrica."Peoplecomeuptomeandthey'reexcitedaboutwhatI'vedone,“Hannahsaid."Andthatmakesmeexcited,becauseIlovewhatIdo.”86. Findinthepassageawordclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedworda