江苏省苏州中学第二学期高二年级英语期中考试题

1、江苏省苏州中学20002001学年度第二学期高二年级英语期中考试题一、听力测试：(20%)WhydidntJackgetthebook?aBecausehedidntwanttoborrowthebook.bBecausetherewasntsuchabookinthelibrary.cBecausehewastoobusytogotothelibrary.WhydoesntMiaerspeakChineseaswellasKate?aBecauseMariedoesntstudyashardasKate?bBecauseKatehasmorechancestopractisespeaking

2、Chinese.cBecauseMarieisntascleverasKate.Whatsthehighesttemperaturetoday?aTwelvebelowzerobTenbelowzerocFourteenbelowzero.Whatsthecallersphonenumber?a3884675b3384675c3844675Whereisthedialoguemostprobablytakingplace?aInNanjing.bInaplane.conatrain.WhoisJack?aHeisamanwhousuallykeepshisword.bHeismanwhosom

3、etimesplaysatrickonJane.cHeismanwhoisnotveryhonest.HowdidJanefeelwhensheheardwhatJackhadsaid?aShefeltangry.bShefeltupset.cShefeltquitereasonableWhatistheproblemwiththecustomer?aShedoesntknowwhatkindofshoestobuyforhergrandson.bShehardlyknowswhatcolortochooseforhergrandson.cShecantdecidewhatsizeshoess

4、heshouldbuyforhergrandson.Whatcanweseefromthedialogue?aTheshoesareveryexpensive.bTheshopassistantisveryhelpful.cThewomanwillwastealotofmoney.Whatdoesthewomanseemtocareaboutmost?aColourbSizecPrice.WhatdidtheBrownsthinkoftheirtriptoVenesuela?aGoodbTiringcExpensiveWhatdidnttheBrownslikeinVenesuela?aGol

5、dandjewelry.bPeopleinthehotels.cWeather.WhatisnotworthbuyinginVenesuela?aGoldbJewelrycClothingWhatcanwelearnfromthedialogue?aItseemsthatthetalkersarenotlikelytogoontriptoVenesuela.bItseemsthatthetalkersareplanningatriptoVenesuela.cItseemsthatthetalkersfindtheinformationfromtheBrownsverydisappointing

6、.Whichgradewasthegirlin?aGradeOnebGradeTwocGradeThree.Whydidthegirlcry?aBecauseshehadnochancetowashthebowls.bBecauseshecouldntwasthebowlsclean.cBecauseshebrokeabowlwhiledoingthewashing.Whatdidthegirlsbrothertellhertodoatlast?aThegirlsbrothertoldhertowashmorebowls.bThegirlsbrothertoldhernottofeelsorr

7、yaboutis.cThegirlsbrothertoldhernevertowashowalnsy.morebWhydidthegirllookattheboy?aBecauseshethoughtsheknewhim.bBecauseshethoughttheboyneededtobuyahalfticket.cBecauseshethoughttheboywashonest.Whydidthegirllettheboyspeakfirst?aBecausethemotherwasbad.bBecausetheboyswordswerenotright.cBecausetheboywoul

8、dtellthetruth.Whatdidthemotherhavetodoatlast?aShehadtobuyahalfticketfortheboy.bShehadtosaysorrytothegirl.cShehadtogetoffthebus.二、单项填空：(20%)Youmustthesnakesinthelonggrass.alookoutblookouttoclookdowntodlookoutforThepolicerecognizedthethiefheturnedupinthecrows.aimmediatelybatoncecsoondsothatHavetheyret

9、urnedfromthebeach?Imnotsure.T_h_e_y.amusthavebmayreturnccanthavedmighthaveTheboywantedtoridehisbicycleinthestreet,buthismothertoldhimanottobnottodocnotdoitddonottoDoyouthinkitsgoingtorainovertheweekend?aIdontbelievebIdontbelieveitcIbelievenotsodIbelievenotIlostmywatchlastweek.Iobduyli_k_e_t.aitbaone

10、ctheonedanotheroneThisistheoneofmystudentswhototheStates.ahavebeenbhasgonechasbeendhavegoneonlyonethousanddollars,Icanbuildabridgeacrosstheriver.aGivemebGivenmecGivingdGivenMustwecleanthelabafterclass?Yes,.ayoumustbyouneedtocyouneeddyouhavetoIwishhetheEnglishtestlastmonth.apassedbhadpassedccouldpass

11、dwasabletoMyniecehasanAmericancomputerengineerfortwoyears.abeenmarriedinbmarriedwithcmarrieddmarriedtoThehurricaneistohitthesmalltowntonight.apossiblebprobableclikelydperhapsWhatstheproblemsellingtoomanycarsinChina?Theroadconditionsare.ofgoodb.withbadc.aboutbadd.withgoodToolargeapopulationwillbeofth

12、eprogressotfheworldifpeoplepayattentiontoin.a.theendfewb.theendlittlec.anendmuchd.anendlittleInspace,itappearsastronautsthatthewhiteandbrightsunhangsinthedarkestsky.a.outertob.thetoc.theouteford./forStudentsherearealwaysadvisedtoomanymathsandphysicsproblems.a.workingonb.toworkatc.workingoutd.toworkw

13、ithHundredsofpeople.Choosethewronganswer:searchedfortherunawaypandaamongthehillssearchedtherunawaypandainthehillssearchedthehillsfortherunawaypandawenttolookfortherunawaypandainthehillsItstoolate.Youhavefedthegoldfishtoomuchfood.a.shouldwithb.shouldntonc.shouldntwithd.shouldonThisistheScienceMuseumI

14、_t_alkedtoyoulastweek.a.inwhichb.ofwhichc.thatd.whereReadingnovelsandpoemswhatIdoeveryevening.a.areb.wasc.havebeend.hasbeen三、完形填空：(20%)Severaldaysago,ImetastrangerinthestreetwhostoppedandaskedmedirectionsI.offeredto(41)himthewaytohisdestUn的地nbUtgomysurprise,he(42)refusedmyoffer.Iaskedhim(43).Finally

15、hetoldmethathewasafraidI(44)askhimformoneyifIhelpedinthis(45).Money!Ifelldeep(46)thought.Isitmoney(47)comesbetweenusnow?Moneyhasno(48).Itcannotbe(49)tobegoodorbad.The(50)liesinwhatat态度dew&havetowardsit.Atpresent,wehaveamoreplentifumlaterial(51)thaneverbefore,butwerebecomingmoreandmore(52).Why?Inmyop

16、inion,thekeyisthechangeinpeoples(53)values.Theywronglybelievethatmaking(54)shouldbetheironlyaiminlife_,(55)theythinkupallsortsofwaystheycanto(56)thisaim.Theyareafraidofbeingcheatedandfooled.Ifeveryoneacts(57)this,whatwilloursocietybelike?Needlesstosamyo,neyisbecomingmoreandmoreimportanitnour(58),but

17、itshouldnotbethe“b-eallandend-all”oflife.Ifaperson(59)caresformoney,(60)willbelonelyand空V虚iH(andevengoast歧途)(41)atellbpointcshowdgive42)ahardlybnearlycsadlydcoldly43)awhybreasoncexcusedquestion44)acouldbwouldcshoulddneednt45)adirectionbmeanscwaydattempt46)abybinsidectodinto47)awhichbthatcwhatdit48)a

18、usebpricecshapedlife49)ajudgedbcomparedcdescribeddimpressed50)aproblembjudgecquestiondreality51)aatmospherebachievementclifedthings52)awarm-heartedbtiredcwisedcold-blooded53)agoodbpersonalctruedprivate54)afamebvaluechonestydmoney55)asobyetcordfor56)acarrybbringcdodrealize57)aalikebasclikedfollowing5

19、8)asocietybbusinesscsciencedtrade59)aalsobonceconlydever60)ashebonechedyou四、阅读理解：(20%)(A)Milan,thesecondlargestcityofItaly,haswonan不:受dSSilT的J)lewc(rldrecord.Ofthe54bigcitiesstudiedbytheWorldHealthOrganizationandtheUnitedNations,Milanwasconsideredtohavetheworstairpollution.Accordingtothesetwo10-year

20、studies,thelevelofairpollutioninMilanistwiceashighthelevelsinParisandBeijingandthreetimesthoseinTokyoandLondon,andfourtimesthatiNewYork.ThereasonforMilanbsadpollutiona,ccordingtoexpertsisthatthecityissituateidnavalleythatholdsbackthepoisonousgases.ThoughMilanhastakensomemeasurestolowerthelevelofpoll

21、ution,thesituationisstillworrying.Peoplejoketoeachother,“IfyouretravellingtoMilan,besuretobringyourgas(防毒面具).”WhichofthefollowingcorrectlyshowsthelevelofairpollutioninMilan?WhyistheairpollutioninMilansoserious?aBecausethecityliesinaplacewhereitisdifficultforpollutedairtomoveaway.bBecausetoomanycarsa

22、rebeingdriveninthecity.cBecausethecityliesinaplacewheretherearesomemountainsnearit.dBecauseMilanhastakensomeworryingmeasures.(B)Todiscoverwhetherbeescanseecolors,thefollowingexperimentissetup.Atableisputagarden,andonthetableisapieceofbluecardboardwitha溏TOoP)ofnsyrupA(terashorttime,beescometothesyrup

23、.Thebeesthenflyto蜂窝)LrahdvgiVethesyruptootherbeesinthehive.Thentheyreturntothefeeding-placewhichtheyhavediscovered.Afterwhile,thebluecardboardwiththesyruponitistakenaway.Insteadofthiscard,abluecardnowputontheleftsideofthefirstfeeding-placeandaredcardtoitsright.Thesenewcardsnosyruponthem.Thus,theblue

24、cardisontheleft,theredcardontheright,andthereisnowherethefirstbluefeeding-cardusedtobe.Verysoonbeesarriveagain,andflystraighttotbluecard.Nonegototheredcard.Todotheexperiment,altogetherhowmanycardsdoyouneedtoprepare?aTwo,oneblueandonred.bThree,twoblueandonered.cThree,oneblueandtwored.dFour,twoblueand

25、twored.IffigureIbelowshowsthetabletopduringstep1oftheexperiment,whichpictureinfigure2represent代表)step2?(bluecardwithsyrupQbluectrd0redwrdQ)Duringstep2oftheexperiment,thebeescometo.a.theorigina原来的)bluecardwithsyruponitbthenewbluecardwithnosyruponittheemptyspacewheretheoriginalbluecardwas.thenewblueca

26、rdwithsyruponit.Theexperimenthasprovedthatbees.a.cannotseecolorsb.canseecolorsc.cannotseeblued.cannotseered(C)In19thcenturyEnglandpeoplelikedtogototheseaside.Inltahdoieseswdoayrse,longbathingdresses,andmenworebathingsuitsW.omendidnotwalkaboutonthebeachintheirbathingdresses.Theyhiredabathingmachine.A

27、bathingmachinewasusedforchangingin,andfortakingthebatherdowntothesea.Itcost2pencetohireamachine3侍者nattendant(Whenshehadpaid,thebatherclimbedupthebackstepsandgotintothebathingmachine.Thenshechangedintoherbathingdress.Whenshehadchanged,themachinewaspulleddowntothesea.Thebathingmachinestoppedinthewater

28、andthebatherwentdownthefrontstepsintothewater.Ifshedidnotwanttogetintothesea,theattendantpulledherin.A19thcenturyEnglishladybathingintheseawouldwouldwearsomethinglike.Whousedthebathingmachine?aWomenbathers.bBothmenandwomenbathers.cBatherswhocouldntswim.dBatherswhocouldntwalk.Abathingmachinewasmainly

29、usedfor.agivingthebatherapleasurerideonthebeachbgivingthebathersomeexercisebeforegettingintothewatercprotectingthebatherfromcatchingcoldfromtheseawinddprotectingthebatherfrombeingseeninabathingdressoutofwaterInthe19thcenturypeoplewhousedthebathingmachineusuallydidthefollowingthingsWhichistherightord

30、erfordoingthem?aChangingintobathingclothes.bGettingoutofthebathingmachine.cPaying2pence.dGettingintothebathingmachine.eBeingtakendownthebeach.fGettingintothewater.a.edabfcb.cdaebfc.cdeabfd.daebfc(D)Whenyouwatchamovieinthecinema,youmaywonderhow“themovingpicture”ismadeandwherethevoices,noisesandmusicc

31、omefrom.Nowhereistheanswer.Inmoderntimes,themiddlepartofcinemafilmhaslotsofsmallphotographs,eachoneofwhichisdifferentfromtheonebeforeit.Eachphotographisbroughtinfrontofastronglightthereitstopsforaverysmallpartofasecond.Thisphotograph,therefore,appearsonthescrandweseeit.Thenthelightiscoveredandthenex

32、tphotographismovedtothepositioninfroofthestronglight.Meanwhile,themetalcoverturnsawayfromthelight.Thus,thesecondphotographisshownonthescreen.Thisisdoneagainandagain,twenty-fourtimesasecond,andwethinkwearewatchingamovingpictureonthescreen.Butnothingonthescreenactuallymoves,“Themovingpicture”isinfactm

33、adeofalotofbits.Weseeabout86,400differentpictureseveryhour,butnoneofthemmoves.Thevoices,noisesandmusicarerecordedonthesideofthecinemafilm.Therecordlookslikemarksofstrangeshapes.Thesideofthefilmpassesinfrontofanotherlight,andtheraylightwhichpassthroughchangeasthemarkschange.Thesemarkshavebeenmadefrom

34、thevoicesandothersoundsofthepeopleand事eVehtSn(frontofthecinemacamera.Whenthefilmisbeingmade,Themarksmaybeconsideredas“printedsounds.”Whenafilmisshown,eachphotographappearsonthescreenfor.aOnetwenty-thirdofasecondbOnetwenty-fourthofasecondcapatofaseconddOnetwenty-fifthofasecondWeseepicturesmovingonthe

35、screenbecause.aweseeabout86,400differentpictureseveryhourbeachpictureisalittledifferentfromtheonebeforeitcphotographschangequicklydbothbandcAcinemafilmismadeupof.asmallphotographsandastronglightbsmallphotographsandastronglightcalotofbitsdvoices,noisesandmusicInthesentence“Thenthelighticoveandyoutell

36、bywhatthelightiscovered?athecreenbmarksofstrangeshapescametalcoverdthesoundrecordThesoundrecord.asoundsstrangeblooksasirregularmarkscismadeupofmarksprintedinthemiddleofafilmdismadewhilethefilmisbeingshownonthescreen(E)Beforemanknewhowtowrite,clevermancouldpassontheirknowonlytothosewhowereabletoheart

37、hemspeak.Theselistenerscouldrepeatwhattheyheardbymemoryonly.Whatevertheyfailedtorememberwaslost.Writingchangedallofthis.Writtenknowledgelivesonlongerafterthelifetimeofthewriter.Todaywecanmakeuseofalltheinformationandknowledgethahasbeengatheredforthousandsofyears.Whenpeoplefirstlearnedtowrite,theybeg

38、antorecothestoriestheyhadalwaysknownandliked.Amongthesewasaspecialkindofstorycalleda“fable”.Afableisashortstorythatt道德的的)alieora)n.(Infablesanimalsusuallytalkandactlikepeople.Beforewritingappeared,listenerspassedonwhattheyheardby.areadingbmemorycdoingsomedrillsdrecorderAccordingtothispassage,whichof

39、thefollowingiswrong?aAnimalscantalkandactlikepeople.bAfterawriterdies,hiswrittenknowledgeremains.cNowalloftheinformationandknowledgecanbemadeuseof.dApieceofinformationissomethingtoldofwritten.Thispassagemainlytellsus.ahowtogatherinformationandknowledgebwhatstoriesarecwhatafableisdhowknowledgeispasse

40、donAfableisstory.aalongbaninterestingcameaningfuldanexcitingFromthispassageweknowthat.apeopleknewnothingaboutpassingontheirknowledgebeforewritingappearedbwritinghelpedpeopletopassoninformationandknowledgecaspeoplefirstlearnedtowrite,theybegantorecordwhattheyhadseendonlywrittenstoriescouldbepassedon五、单词拼写：(10%)Thetwocountrie