2006～2007学年度第一学期期中考试高中二年级英语试题

2006～2007学年度第一学期期中考试高中二年级英语试题LtD本考试题在11月8日前禁用2006～2007学年度第一学期期中考试高中二年级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。共100分考试时间100分钟第一卷(两部分，共65分)第一部分：英语知识运用第一节单项填空（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。1.Thestudentselectedhim_____chairmanoftheStudents’Unionfor_____secondtime.A.the,/B./,/C.a,theD./,a2.—Guesswhat!Icameacrossanoldfriendatthepartylastnight.—______I’msureyouhadawonderfultime.A.Soundsgood! B.Veryquitecommontoday.A.considered B.consideringC.tobeconsidered D.havingconsidered12.WhatdoyouthinkofTom’ssuggestion_______we_______somemoneyforthehungrypeopleinAfrica?A.which;willcollectB.which;shouldcollectC.that;shouldcollectD.that;willcollect13.Enginesaretomachines______heartsaretoanimals.A.that B.whatC.where D.which14.Themeetingwasofgreat_______.,andtheinformationhegaveuswasvery________.A.important;valueB.importance;valuableC.importance;valueD.important;valuable15.Iwonderifthisisthecomputeryouwant______.A.tohaverepairedB.tohaveitrepairedC.ittoberepairedD.torepairit第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16—各36题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。 Nowadaysahospitalalwaysmanagestokeepitsbedsfull.Thisisgoodandit’sbad.OnedayIwenttoseea(n)16friendatthehospital.Ifirstwenttothe17desk,whereIcouldgetapermittovisitthepatient.18Icouldaskwhatroommyfriendwasin,theladytookdownmyname,age,filledoutaformand19abell.IwasjustabouttotellherwhatIwascomingforwhentwomenarrivedwithawheelchair,20meinitandpushedmedownthehall.“I’mnotill,”Ishouted.“I’mjustlookingforafriend.”“Whenhecomes,”onemansaid,“we’ll21himuptoyourroom.”InaminuteI22myselfinasmallroom.Innotimethey23meandpulledsomeotherthings24me.Onemansaid,“Ifyouneedanything,pressthebutton.”“Iwantmyclothesback,”Ibegged.“Oh,you25believeinus,”a26_said,“Evenifthe27happens,wewill28yourwifegetseverything.”Theyleftandlockedthedoorbehindthem.Iwastryingtofigure(想)29toescapebythewindowwhenDr.Wardcameinwithseveralofhis30.“Thankheavensyou31came,”Isaid.“Ithurts32bad?”heasked.“Itdoesn’thurtatall.”Dr.Wardlooked33.“Ifyoudon’tfeelanypain,thatmeansit’smuchmore34thanweexpected.”Thenheturnedtohisstudents:“Thisisthetoughest(困难)kindofpatienttodealwithbecauseherefusesto35heisill.Sincehewon’ttelluswhereithurts,hewillneverbewellagainuntilwefindoutforourselvesbydoingexploratorysurgery(探究性手术).”16.A.ill B.original C.adventurous D.sick17.A.operation B.office C.information D.department18.A.Before B.After C.While D.When19.A.pressed B.struck C.rang D.took20.A.pushedB.placed C.hit D.invited21.A.put B.carry C.drive D.send22.A.left B.realized C.found D.locked23.A.examined B.undressed C.watched D.visited24.A.on B.from C.over D.to25.A.need B.dare C.will D.can26.A.noise B.voice C.sound D.boom27.A.accident B.hardest C.worst D.trouble28.A.wish B.makesure C.expect D.manage29.A.how B.what C.why D.where30.A.patients B.nurses C.friends D.students31.A.already B.still C.finally D.nearly32.A.that B.completely C.hardly D.almost33.A.excited B.worried C.satisfied D.surprised34.A.difficult B.terrible C.serious D.unpleasant35.A.say B.recognize C.agree D.admit第二部分：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、D)中，选出最佳选项。AGoingtosleepmayseemprettyboringcomparedwithallthefunthingsyoudowhileyouareawake.Butthere’salotgoingoninyourmindandbodywhileyouaresleeping.Sleep,infact,isasimportanttoyoursurvivalaseatinganddrinking.Sleepimprovesyourmood,makesyouabetterathlete,andhelpsyourememberandunderstandwhatyoulearnedduringtheday.Duringsleepyourtemperaturedrops.Yourheartrateslows.Downgoesthepressureofthebloodmovingthroughyourveins.Achemicalthatcontrolsgrowth(calledahormone)movesintoyourbloodstream.Scientiststhinkthatsleepbringsbackenergyandimprovesyourimmune(免疫)system.Weknowwhathappenswhilewe’reasleepbecausescientistsstudyvolunteerswhosleepinlaboratories.Thesleepersareconnectedwithmachinesthatmeasurebrainwaves,eyemovementsandmuscleactivities.Sleepislikeaschoolday:it’sdividedintodifferentperiods,orstages.Whenyouareawake,yourbrainwavesfirerapidly.Asyoubegintorelaxanddriftintothefirststageofsleep,yourbrainproducesslower-movingwavesandyouloseawarenessofyoursurroundings.Asyouslidetodeepersleep,yourbodyrepairsitselffromthenormalwearandtearofdailylife.Then,asyoubegintodriftbackuptoalightersleep,yourmindbecomesmorealert,andyourdreamsbegin.YouareinREMsleep.REMisthenamefortherapideyemovementthathappenswhileyouaredreaming.DuringREMsleep,youreyesmovebackandforthbehindyourlids,asthoughyouwerewatchingamovie.Duringotherstages,youmightmoveinbed,butduringREMsleepyou’restill.That’sprobablybecauseifyoucouldmove,yourbodywouldactoutyourdreams.Asyougetclosetomorning,youspendmoretimeinREMthanindeepsleep,soyoudreammore.ResearchersknowthatduringREMsleepthepartofthebrainthathandleslearningandthinkingisveryactive.Gettingtoolittlesleepcanaffectyourpersonality.Expertsrecommendthatchildrengetatleastninehourssleepanight.36.Whatdoestheword“recommend”inthelastparagraphmean?A.Suggest B.Ask. C.Wish. D.Order.37.Sleephasmanyadvantagesexcept______.A.improvingyourmood B.makingyoustrongC.helpingyoustudy D.practisingyoureyes38.Duringyoursleep,______.①yourbodyrepairsitselffromthenormalwearandtearofdailylife②yourbrainproducesslower-movingwaves③yourdreambegins④youloseawarenessofsurroundingsChoosetherightorder:A.①③②④ B.②④①③C.④①③② D.④③①②39.Supposethisisthecourseofyoursleep,inwhichpartofthecoursedoyouhavemoredreams?A.Lightsleep.B.Deepsleep.C.REMsleep.D.Thefirsttwostagesofsleep.40.WhichofthefollowingisNOTright?A.Hormonehassomethingtodowithyourgrowth.B.Youdon’tmovewhileyouareinREMsleep,dreaming.C.Theclosertomorning,themoredreamsyouhave.D.Thewholebrainisactive.BAncientpeoplemadeclaypotterybecausetheyneededitfortheirsurvival.Theyusedthepotstheymakeforcooking,storingfood,andcarryingthingsfromplacetoplace.Potterywassoimportanttoearlyculturesthatscientistsnowstudyittolearnmoreaboutancientcivilizations.Themoreadvancedthepotteryintermsofdecoration,materials,glazes,andmanufacture,themoreadvancedthecultureitself.TheartisanwhomakespotteryinNorthAmericatodayutilizeshisorherskillandimaginationtocreateitemsthatarebeautifulaswellasfunctional,transformingsomethingordinaryintosomethingspecialandunique.ThepotterusesoneoftheEarth’smostbasicmaterials,clay.Claycanbefoundalmostanywhere.Goodpotteryclaymustbefreefromallsmallstonesandotherhardmaterialsthatwouldmakethepottingprocessdifficult.MostNorthAmericanartisanpottersnowpurchasecommerciallyprocessedclay,butsomefindtheclaytheyneedrightintheearth,closetowheretheywork.Themostimportanttoolspottersusearetheirownhands;however,theyalsousewirelooptools,woodenmodelingtools,plainwire,andsponges.Plainwireisusedtocutawaythefinishedpotfromitsvaseonthepotter’swheel.Afterafinishedpotisdriedofallitsmoistureintheopenair,itplacedinakilnandfired.Thefirstfiringhardensthepottery,anditisthenreadytobeglazedandfiredagain.Forareaswheretheydonotwantanyglaze,suchasthebottomofthepot,artisanspaintonmeltedwaxthatwilllaterburnoffinthekiln.Theythenpourontheliquidglazeandletitrunovertheclaysurface,makinganykindofdecorativepatternthattheywant.41.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?A.Differentkindsofclay.B.Thetrainingofanartisan.C.Themakingofpottery.D.Craftsofancientcivilizations.42.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassageasawaythatancientpeopleusedpottery?A.Toholdfood. B.Towashclothes.C.Tocook. D.Totransportobjects.43.Accordingtothepassage,howdomostNorthAmericanpotterstodaygettheclaytheyneed?A.Theybuyit.B.Theymakeit.C.Theydigitfromtheearth.D.Theybarterforit.44.Accordingtotheauthor,whatdopottersusetoremovethepotfromthewheel?A.Meltedwax. B.Awireloop.C.Asponge. D.Plainwire.45.Theword“pattern”inthelastsentenceisclosestinmeaningtowhichofthefollowing?A.Model. B.Color. C.Puzzle. D.Design.CAyearago,IpaidnoattentiontoEnglishidioms,thoughmyteacheremphasizedtheimportanceagainandagain.Butsoon,theimportanceofEnglishidiomswasshowninan

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experience.Oneday,IhappenedtomeetanEnglishmanontheroad,andsoonwebegantotalk.AsIwastalkingabouthowIwasstudyingEnglish,theforeignerseemedtobeastonished.Gentlyshakinghisheadandshrugginghisshoulders,hesaid,“Youdon’tsay!”“Youdon’tsay!”Iwaspuzzled.Ithought,perhapsthisisnotanappropriatetopic.“Well,I’dbetterchangethetopic.”SoIsaidtohim,“Well,shallwetalkabouttheGreatWall?Bytheway,haveyoueverbeenthere?”“Certainly,everyonebackhomewilllaughatmeifIleaveChinawithoutseeingit.Itwasmagnificent.”HewasdeepinthoughtwhenIbegantotalklikeatouristguide.“TheGreatWallisoneofthewondersintheworld.Weareveryproudofit”SoonIwasinterrupted(orstoppedsuddenly)againbyhiswords：“Youdon’tsay!”Icouldn’thelpasking,“Whydoyouaskmenottotalkaboutit?”“Well,Ididn’trequestyoutodoso,”heanswered,greatlysurprised.Isaid,“Didn’tyousay‘youdon’tsay’?”Hearingthis,theEnglishmanlaughedtotears.Hebegantoexplain,“‘Youdon’tsay’actuallymeans‘really?’Itisanexpressionofsurprise.Perhapsyoudon’tpayattentiontoEnglishidioms.”OnlythendidIknowIhadmadeafoolofmyself.SincethenIhavebeenmorecarefulwithidiomaticexpressions.Remember:whattheEnglishteacherssaidisalwaysrighttousstudents.46.Ayearago,IpaidnoattentiontoEnglishidiomsbecause

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.A．Englishidiomswerenotimportant

B．IwasnotcarefulwithEnglishidioms

C．Myteacherdidn’temphasizetheimportanceofthem

D．Ihadnointerestinthem

47.Atfirst,onhearing“Youdon’tsay,”Ithoughttheforeignermeant

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A．hewasnotinterestedinthetopic

B．hewasonlyinterestedintheGreatWall

C．Ihadtalkedtoomuch

D．Ihadtostoptalking

48.Theunderlinedwordinthefirstparagraphprobablymeans

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A．interesting

B．important

C．terrible

D．unlucky

49.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A．TheEnglishmanleftChinawithoutseeingtheGreatWall.

B．TheEnglishmanwantedtoseetheGreatWallafterItalkedaboutit.

C．TheEnglishmanwantedmetoactashisguide.

D．TheEnglishmanvisitedtheGreatWallandthoughtitworthvisiting.

50.AftertheEnglishmanexplainedtheidiom,

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A．IthoughttheEnglishmanhadmademeafool

B．theEnglishmanbecamearealfool

C．Ifeltverysilly

D．Ibecamemorecarefulineverything第二卷(共三部分，满分35分)第一部分；单词拼写（共10分，每题1分）51.Therewasafriendlya________duringtheconversationofthetwoleaders.52.Iturntohimforhelp,andIthinknobodyelseismorer________thanhiminourclass.53.ThepoliceletthemangoaftertheyfoundoutthathisDNAdidnotm_______theDNAtheyhadgotfromthecrimescene.54.I’llneverforgether.Shei___________mesodeeplythatday.55.Childrenareusuallyc________abouteverythingaroundthem,alwaysaskingallkindsofquestions.56.Manystudentsarea_________tocomputergamessothattheycan’tputtheirmindtothestudies.57.ThemajorityofChinesepeoplelikeZhaoBenshan’ssketches(小品)，forhehasauniques________ofhisown.58.Asat___________journalist,hewashiredbyaleadingnewspaper.59.Helikestotakearestinthecools_________ofthebigtreeafterworkinginthefieldforsometime.60.Thoughheisonlyfive,heisabletor_______scoresofpoemsbyLiBai,DuFuandBaiJuyi.第二部分：介词，副词填空（共5分）61.Ascanbeseen,Lilyisabittallerincomparison_______Lucy.62.Intheabsence_____theseconditions,theoperationwon’tbeasuccess.63.Doyouhaveadvantages_______otherstudentsinstudyingEnglish?64.Jackfinallychangedhisattitude________histeacher.65.Armed______abigstick,heheadedforthewolf.66.Thetwosisterslooksomuchalike.Icanhardlytellthem_______.67._______theterribleweather,heisstillwaitingforTom.68.Thebuildingarepulled_______afterhavingstoodemptywithoutuseformanyyears.69.Thelightwentout.Heisreadingpoemsaloud_____thelightofthecandle.70.Theysaytheywouldliketocontributemore_____charity第三部分；写作(共两节，满分20分)第一节：短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾(√)；如有错误(每行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正：此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏子符号(∧)，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。注意：原行没有错的不要改。Ladiesandgentlemen,mayIpayyourattention,please?Now 71.______wearelookingforapassenger,Mr.Brown,heisfromAmerica. 72.______AndheisnowleavingBeijingtoAmericabyFlight2748.But 73.______weweretoldthatMrBrownhadlefthispassportasgood 74.______ashiswalletintheFriendshipHotelwherehehadstayed. 75.______Themanagerofthehotelhasjustcalledtellusabout 76.______it.Themanagerhadsenthissecretarytobringthepassportand 77.______thewalletthereandshewillarrivesoon.WillMrBrown 78.______pleasegotothegateofourairportandwaitforyour 79.______passportandwallet?Itwillarriveinabouttenminutes. 80.______That’sall.Thankyou.第二节：作文（共10分）假设你叫李明，你有一位英国网友名叫Tom，他听说过中国的故宫，但知之不多，于是给你发来了e-mail,请你向他介绍一下有关故宫的情况。请你根据下面提供的一些要点给他回一封100词左右的电子邮件：1.故宫(thePalaceMuseum)又叫紫禁城(theForbiddenCity)。它于1407年开始修建，20万人花了14年的时间，于1420年建成。2.它所有的宫殿一共有9999个房间。在中国，9这个数字传统地被认为是吉祥的。3.现在，每周星期二，故宫免费向中国学生开放。4.故宫有着中国历史上5000多年的珍宝(precioustreasure)。请他亲自来看一。DearTom,Bestwishes.Yours,LiMing高二英语期中考试答题纸第一卷1．[A][B][C][D]6．[A][B][C][D]11．[A][B][C][D]16．[A][B][C][D]21．[A][B][C][D]2．[A][B][C][D]7．[A][B][C][D]12．[A][B][C][D]17．[A][B][C][D]22．[A][B][C][D]3．[A][B][C][D]8．[A][B][C][D]13．[A][B][C][D]18．[A][B][C][D]23．[A][B][C][D]4．[A][B][C][D]9．[A][B][C][D]14．[A][B][C][D]19．[A][B][C][D]24．[A][B][C][D]5．[A][B][C][D]10．[A][B][C][D]15．[A][B][C][D]20．[A][B][C][D]25．[A][B][C][D]26．[A][B][C][D]31．[A][B][C][D]36．[A][B][C][D]41．[A][B][C][D]46．[A][B][C][D]27．[A][B][C][D]32．[A][B][C][D]37．[A][B][C][D]42．[A][B][C][D]47．[A][B][C][D]28．[A][B][C][D]33．[A][B][C][D]38．[A][B][C][D]43．[A][B][C][D]48．[A][B][C][D]29．[A][B][C][D]34．[A][B][C][D]39．[A][B][C][D]44．[A][B][C][D]49．[A][B][C][D]30．[A][B][C][D]35．[A][B][C][D]40．[A][B][C][D]45．[A][B][C][D]50．[A][B][C][D]第二卷第一部分：单词拼写51._______________52._____________53._____________54.______________55._______________56.