高二英语上册期中水平检测考试试题1

宜昌一中2011年秋季学期高二年级期中考试

英语试题

命题人：董冬、蒋伟审题人：朱学恒

第一部分：听力（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。

1.Whatdoesthemanwantthewomantodo?

A.Goshoppingwithhim.

B.TeachhimsomeFrench.

C.Helphimgetthephotos.

2.Whyisthewomanunsatisfiedwiththefish?

A.Ittastesterrible.

B.Itisservedtoolate.

C.It'snotwhatsheordered.

3.Whatisthewomandoing?

A.Searchingforanapartment.

B.Huntingforajob.

C.Planningatrip.

4.Whywon'tthemanattendthelecture?

A.Itwon'tbeopentoeveryone.

B.Therearen'tenoughseats.

C.Hehasn'tgotaticketyet.

5.Whatdoesthemanimply?

A.Heisplanningtolookforajob.

B.Hedoesn'twanttogiveuphisjob.

C.Helooksforwardtostoppinghisjob.

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儿个小题，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、7题。

6.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Inthetheatre.

B.Attheentrancetothetheatre.

C.Attheboxofficeofthetheatre.

7.Whyisthewoman'sdogallowedinthetheatre?

A.Itisveryclever.

B.Shehasgotaticketforit.

C.Therearefewpeoplethere.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Howisthewomannow?

A.Sheiswell.B.Sheisbadlyill.C.Sheisbadly

burnt.

9.WhatdoweknowaboutAlice?

A.Sheforgottoturnoffthelight.

B.Shesetfireonthewoman'sroom.

C.Shefellasleepwiththecandleburning.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatarethespeakersmainlyarguingabout?

A.Whentheyhadatalkaboutusingthecar.

B.Whoshouldhavethecartoday.

C.Whethertheboyshouldkeephispromise.

11.Howdoesthewomansuggesttheboygotocollege?

A.Bycar.B.Onfoot.C.Bybus.

12.Whatdoweknowabouttheboy?

A.HeisgoingtotakeanexamnextWednesday.

B.HewillattendalectureinBirmingham.

C.HebrokeAlan'scar.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whatiswomandoing?

A.Promotingaproduct.

B.Introducingacollection.

C.Recordingaradiobroadcast.

14.Whatdoesthemansayaboutthecollection?

A.Hewillmakecupboardswiththem.

B.Hehasgotmorethan1,000inall.

C.Heisplanningtosellallofthem.

15.Whatdoesthecollectionlooklike?

A.Theyarebigandbeautiful.

B.Theylookdifferentinshape.

C.Theycomeinmanydifferentsizes.

16.Whydoesthemancollectthesestrangethings?

A.Theycanpleasehim.

B.Theycantreathisillness.

C.Theyareworthafortune.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whereisthespeakernow?

A.Onahill.B.Inaforest.C.Besidealake.

18.Whatisthepurposeofgivingthetalk?

A.Todescribesomeplantsandanimals.

B.Topersuadethelistenerstogoonatour.

C.Tomakethelistenersfamiliarwiththearea.

19.WhatdoweknowaboutSummitLake?

A.Peoplecancatchfishandtakephotosthere.

B.Thereisawoodenbridgeonit.

C.Itissurroundedwithhills.

20.Whatismentionedasapartofthetrip?

A.Walkingthroughafield.

B.Boatingacrossastream

C.Climbinguprocks.

第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分40分）

第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10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。

21.Operationswhichleftpatientsandinneedoflongperiodsof

recoverytimenowleave

themfeelingrelaxedandcomfortable.

A.exhaustedB.astonishedC.injuredD.

deserted

22.Thestrongertheis,themorequicklyapersonwilllearna

foreignlanguage.That'stosay,it'suptowhetherhehasaninterest

intheforeignlanguage.

A.occasionB.competitionC.motivationD.

inspiration

23.Doctorsareoftencaughtinabecausetheyhavetodecide

whethertheyshouldtelltheir

patientsthetruthornot.

A.puzzleB.conflictC.dilemmaD.

confusion

24.Franklin'sabilitytolearnfromobservationsandexperience

greatlytohissuccessin

publiclife.

A.contributedB.owedC.attachedD.

related

25.Throughoutlastyearandthiswehavecontinuedourreformand

openingup,althoughatamorepace.

A.admirableB.cautiousC.nervousD.

aware

26.I'mnotsureexactlyhowmuchmoneyyou'llreceive,butitwill

coveryourmajorexpenses.

A.firmlyB.roughlyC.relativelyD.

urgently

27.Mynewjobmetravelingalloverthecountry,whichmeansI

won'tbeabletospendmuchtimewithmyfamily.

A.promisesB.causesC.takesD.

involves

28.Ourgovernmentthemeasureputforwardbysomeexpertsat

themeetinganddecidedtocarrythemoutatoncetopreventfurther

airpollutioninthisarea.

A.agreedB.approvedC.absorbedD.

applied

29.Someadvertisements,liketheenvironmentalprotection

advertisement,ourconscienceorourdesiretobeworthy

citizens.

A.adapttoB.belongtoC.appealtoD.

adjustto

30.AfterheretiredfromcollageasanEnglishteacher,Mr.Smith

paintingforawhile,butsoonlostinterest.

A.savedupB.keptupC.drewupD.

tookup

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）

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。

OnawarmMonday,JennyNeilsonboughtasandwichandparkedher

carundersometrees.Rollingdownthewindowsto31infreshair,

shesettledbacktoenjoyherlunch.Suddenlyshe32abigbaldman

runningthroughtheparkinglot.Beforeshecameto33whatwould

happen,themanwasthere,shoutingthroughherwindow,"Getout!”

Neilson34.

Pullingopenherdoor,themanseizedherbythe35andhair,and

threwheroutofthecarontotheground.Shescreamed,36herpurse

andthekeys.

Tworeportersofthelocalnewspaper,RobertBruceandJeffJackson,

justoutsidetheirofficebuildingona37,heardthescreamsandbegan

running.

Whenthey38Neilson'scar,theattackerhadjumpedintothe

driver'sseatandwas39searchingforthekeys.Bruceopenedthe

door,andheandJacksondraggedthemanout.Theattacker40back.

Buteveninhiscorneredpanic,hewasno41forthetwoathleticmen.

ReggieMiller,aworkerofthelocalnewspaper,heardthescreams,

too.Herushedbacktotheofficeto42thepolice,andthenranback

withsomeplasticropes—usedtotieupnewspapers.

Withhisarms43tightlybehindhim,theprisonerlookedupand

said44,“Ihopeyouguysfeelgoodaboutyourselves—youjust

caughtoneofthemostwantedmen.^^They45himandwaitedforthe

police.

Later,BruceandJacksonwereshockedtolearnthemanwasthe

46robberandsuspectedmurderer,whose47—butwithafullhead

ofhair—hadbeenrecentlyprintedintheirownnewspaper.

Neilsonconsidersherselflucky48shesufferedinjuries.She

believesthestorymighthavehada49endingifthosegoodpeople

hadnotcometoheraid."Unfortunately,“shesaid,“manypeoplewould

50havedonewhattheydid,andthat'stherealtruth.”

31.A.bringB.gatherC.letD.send

32.A.recognizedB.watchedC.metD.noticed

33.A.realizeB.understandC.imagineD.

conclude

34.A.escapedB.struggledC.obeyedD.

refused

35.A.neckB.faceC.throatD.

shoulder

36.A.buryingB.forgettingC.grabbingD.

offering

37.A.tripB.visitC.holidayD.break

38.A.startedB.reachedC.enteredD.stopped

39.A.carefullyB.patientlyC.disappointedlyD.

madly

40.A.jumpedB.turnedC.foughtD.shouted

41.A.targetB.matchC.equalD.

companion

42.A.remindB.inviteC.phoneD.

beg

43.A.rolledB.tiedC.bentD.folded

44.A.angrilyB.kindlyC.warmlyD.coldly

45.A.caughtB.ignoredC.comfortedD.

thanked

46.A.professionalB.ordinaryC.honestD.

outstanding

47.A.characterB.backgroundC.pictureD.story

48.A.thoughB.andC.butD.when

49.A.ridiculousB.differentC.strangeD.

similar

50.A.neverB.sometimesC.oftenD.

forever

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，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和

D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Itrulyfeelthatmymotherledmehere,toMorzaine,andtomy

futureashappywifeandbusinesswoman.WhenMumdiedinOctober

2007,Iwasacook.InDecemberthatyear,whileIwasworkingfora

wedding,apearlnecklaceMumhadleftmedisappeared.Iwasdistraught

（忧心如焚的）.Somedayslater,Iwastoldthataguywhowasworking

withusthatdaycouldprobablyhavemadeafortunesellingthenecklace

hefound.Luckily,hereturnedit.HearinghowI'dnursedMumforsix

monthsbeforeherdeath,hesaid,“Christmasisgoingtobehard—why

notgoouttotheAlpsforacoupleofweeks?”

IcometoMorzaine,asmall,friendlyvillageintheAlpsand

immediatelyfellinlovewithit.Whatwassupposedtobeastopgap（权

宜之计）tripturnedintoanewlife.IkepttravelingbetweenLondonand

hereandfeltlighterthanIhadinmonths.InDecember2008,1washired

asahotelmanagerandmovedherefulltime.

Amonthlater,ImetPaul,whowastravelinghere.Wefellinlove.In

thebeginning,Ididn'twanttodiscussmarriage,becausethesadnessof

losingMumstillfeltgreat.Paulunderstoodthatandneverpushedme.

But,bysummer,wegotmarried.Ayearlater,weusedhissavings,and

themoneyfromthesaleofMum'shouse,tobuildourownhotel.

Wewanttogiveourguestsahomelyfeel,soeachroomisthemed

aroundmemoriesfromourlives.Therearealsostylestoremindmeof

Mom—atinychairwhichusedtobeinherbedroomissetinoneroom.

WearehavingawonderfullifeandMumfeelsnaturallypartofit,

becausethere'snowaywewouldbehereifitwasn'tforthenecklaceshe

gaveme.Iknowshe'shereinspirit,keepinganeyeonus.

51.What'stheauthor'sattitudetohermother?

A.SadB.ComplainingC.ConcernedD.Thankful

52.Atfirst,theauthorwenttoMorzaineinorderto.

A.beginanewlife.B.findanew

jobasahotelmanager

C.relaxandrecoverfromsadnessD.forgethermother

53.Whydidn'ttheauthorwanttodiscussmarriageinthebeginning?

A.Becauseshewasstillinlowspiritbecauseofhermother'sdeath.

B.Becauseshedidn'thaveenoughmoneytogetmarried.

C.Becauseherboyfrienddidn'twanttopushher.

D.Becauseshelosthermotherjustoneyear.

54.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.MydearMotherB.Alovestory

C.HowdidIbeginmyhotel?D.Mother'snecklacebringinga

happylife

B

Therearetwotypesofpeopleintheworld.Althoughtheyhave

equaldegreeofhealthandwealthandothercomfortsoflife,onebecomes

happy,theotherbecomesunhappy.Thisarisesfromthedifferentwaysin

whichtheyconsiderthings,persons,eventsandtheresultingeffectsupon

theirminds.

Peoplewhoaretobehappyfixtheirattentionontheconvenienceof

things,thepleasantpartsofconversation,thewell-prepareddishes,the

goodnessofthewine,thefineweather.Theyenjoyallthecheerfulthings.

Thosewhoaretobeunhappythinkandspeakonlyoftheoppositethings.

Therefore,theyarecontinuallydissatisfied.Bytheirremarks,theysour

thepleasureofsociety,hurtmanypeople,andmakethemselves

disagreeable（讨厌的）everywhere.Ifthisturnofmindwasfoundedin

nature,suchunhappypersonswouldbethemoretobepitied.The

intentionofcriticizingandbeingdislikedisperhapstakenupbyimitation.

Itgrowsintoahabit,unknowntoitspossessors（拥有人）.Thehabitmay

bestrong,butitmaybecuredwhenthosewhohaveitareconvincedof

itsbadeffectsontheirinterestsandtastes.Ihopethislittlewarningmay

beofservicetothem,andhelpthemchangethishabit.

Althoughinfactitischieflyanactoftheimagination,ithasserious

resultsinlifesinceitbringsondeepsorrowandbadluck.Thosepeople

hurtmanyothers;nobodylovesthem,andnoonetreatsthemwithmore

thanthemostcommonpolitenessandrespect.Thisfrequentlyputsthem

inbadtemperanddrawsthemintoarguments.Iftheyaimatgettingsome

advantagesinsocialpositionorfortune,nobodywishesthemsuccess.

Norwillanyonestartasteporspeakawordtofavortheirhopes.Ifthey

bringonthemselvespublicobjections,noonewilldefendorexcusethem,

andmanywilljointocriticizetheirwrongdoings.Theseshouldchange

thisbadhabitandbepleasedwithwhatispleasing,withoutworrying

needlesslyaboutthemselvesandothers.Iftheydonot,itwillbegoodfor

otherstoavoidanycontactwiththem.Otherwise,itcanbedisagreeable

andsometimesveryinconvenient,especiallywhenonebecomesmixed

upintheirquarrels.

55.Theunderlinedphrase“sourthepleasureofsociety“inParagraph2

properlymeans.

A.haveagoodtastetothepleasureofsociety

B.enjoythepleasureofthesociety

C.aren'tcontentwiththepleasureofsociety

D.enjoythepleasureofsociety

56.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat.

A.peoplecangetridofthehabitofunhappiness

B.suchunhappypeoplearedangeroustosociallife

C.weshouldpityallsuchunhappypeople

D.unhappypeoplecannotunderstandhappypersons

57.Ifsuchunhappypersonsinsistonkeepingthehabit,theauthor

suggeststhatpeopleshould.

A.shownorespectandpolitenesstothem

B.preventanycommunicationwiththem

C.persuadethemtorecognizethebadeffects

D.quarrelwiththemuntiltheyrealizethemistakes

58.Inthispassage,thewritermainly.

A.describestwotypesofpeople

B.laughsattheunhappypeople

C.tellspeoplehowtobehappyinlife

D.suggestswaystohelptheunhappypeople

C

Arecentstudyofancientandmodernelephantshascomeupwith

theunexpectedconclusionthattheAfricanelephantisdividedintotwo

distinct（不同的）species.

ThediscoverywasmadebyresearchersatYorkandHarvard

Universitywhentheywereexaminingthegeneticrelationshipbetween

theancientwoollymammothandmastodonmodernelephants—the

Asianelephant,Africanforestelephant,andAfricansavannaelephant.

OncetheyobtainedDNAsequences（序列）fromtwofossils（化石），

mammothsandmastodons,theteamcomparedthemwithDNAfrom

modernelephants.Theyfoundtotheiramazementthatmodernforestand

savannaelephantsareasdistinctfromeachotherasAsianelephantsand

mammoths.

ThescientistsuseddetailedgeneticanalysistoprovethattheAfrican

savannaelephantandtheAfricanforestelephanthavebeendistinct

speciesforseveralmillionyears.Thedivergenceofthetwospeciestook

placearoundthetimeofthedivergenceofAsianelephantsandwoolly

mammoths.Thisresultamazedallthescientists.

Therehaslongbeendebateinthescientificcommunitythatthetwo

mightbeseparatespecies,butthisisthemostconvincingscientific

evidencesofarthattheyareindeeddifferentspecies.

Previously,manynaturalistsbelievedthatAfricansavannaelephants

andAfricanforestelephantsweretwopopulationsofthesamespecies,

despitetheelephants5significantsizedifferences.Thesavannaelephant

hasanaverageshoulderheightof3.5meterswhiletheforestelephanthas

anaverageshoulderheightof2.5meters.Thesavannaelephantweighs

betweensixandseventons,roughlydoubletheweightoftheforest

elephant.Butthefactthattheylooksodifferentdoesnotnecessarily

meantheyaredifferentspecies.Howevertheprooflayintheanalysisof

theDNA.

AlfredRoca,assistantprofessorintheDepartmentofAnimal

SciencesattheUniversityofIllinois,said,“Wenowhavetotreatthe

forestandsavannaelephantsastwodifferentunitsforconservation

purposes.Since1950,allAfricanelephantshavebeenconservedasone

species.Nowthatweknowtheforestandsavannaelephantsaretwovery

distinctiveanimals,theforestelephantshouldbecomeabiggerpriority

（优先）forconservationpurposes.^^

59.Oneofthefossilsstudiedbytheresearchersisthatof.

A.theAsianelephantB.theforestelephant

C.thesavannaelephantD.themastodonelephant

60.Theunderlinedword“divergence“inParagraph4means"

A.evolutionB.separationC.exhibitionD.

examination

61.WhatareAlfredRoca'swordsmainlyabout?

A.ThewaytodivideAfricanelephantsintotwounits.

B.ThepurposeofstudyingAfricanelephants.

C.TheconservationofAfricanelephants.

D.ThereasonforthedistinctionofAfricanelephants.

62.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Naturalist5BeliefsaboutElephants

B.AmazingExperimentsaboutElephants

C.AnUnexpectedFindingaboutElephants

D.ALongScientificDebateaboutElephants

D

Increasingly,Americansarebecomingtheirowndoctors,bygoing

onlinetodiagnosetheirsymptoms,orderhomehealthtestsormedical

devices,orevenself-treattheirillnesseswithdrugsfromInternet

pharmacies（药店）.Someavoiddoctorsbecauseofthehighcostof

medicalcare,especiallyiftheylackhealthinsurance.Ortheymaystay

awaybecausetheyfinditembarrassingtodiscusstheirweight,alcohol

consumptionorcouchpotatohabits.Patientsmayalsofearwhatthey

mightlearnabouttheirhealth,ortheydistrustphysiciansbecauseof

negativeexperiencesinthepast.Butplayingdoctorcanalsobeadeadly

game.

Everyday,morethansixmillionAmericansturntotheInternetfor

medicalanswers-mostofthemaren'tnearlyskepticalenoughofwhat

theyfind.A2002surveybythePewInternet&AmericanLifeProject

foundthat72percentofthosesurveyedbelieveallormostofwhatthey

readonhealthwebsites.Theyshouldn't.Lookup“headache”,andthe

chancesoffindingreliableandcompleteinformation,freefroma

motivationforcommercialgain,areonlyoneinten,reportsanApril2005

BrownMedicalSchoolstudy.Ofthe169websitestheresearchersrated,

only16scoredas“highquality”.Recentstudiesfoundfaultyfactsabout

allsortsofotherdisorders,causingoneresearchteamtowarnthatalarge

amountofincomplete,inaccurateandevendangerousinformationexists

ontheInternet.

Theproblemismostpeopledon'tknowthesafewaytosurftheWeb.

“TheyuseasearchenginelikeGoogle,get18trillionchoicesandstart

clicking.Butthat'srisky,becausealmostanybodycanputupasitethat

looksauthoritative（权威的）,soit'dhardtoknowifwhatyou'rereading

isreasonableornot,“saysDr.SarahBassfromtheNationalCancer

Institute.

63.Accordingtothetext,anincreasingnumberofAmerican.

A.aresufferingfrommentaldisorders

B.areskepticalaboutsurfingmedicalwebsites

C.liketoplaydeadlygameswithdoctors

D.turntoInternetpharmaciesforhelp

64.SomeAmericansstayawayfromdoctorsbecausethey.

A.areafraidtofacethetruthoftheirhealth

B.prefertobediagnosedonlinebydoctors

C.findmedicaldeviceseasytooperate

D.areafraidtomisusetheirhealthinsurance

65.AccordingtothestudyofBrownMedicalSchool,.

A.morethan6millionAmericansdistrustdoctors

B.about1/10ofthewebsitessurveyedareofhighquality

C.only1/10ofmedicalwebsitesaimtomakeaprofit

D.72%ofhealthwebsitesofferincompleteandfaultyfacts

66.Whichofthefollowingistheauthor'smainargument?

A.It'sdangeroustobeyourowndoctor.

B.It'sembarrassingtodiscussyourbadhabits.

C.It'sreasonabletoputupamedicalwebsite.

D.It'scheaptoself-treatyourownillness.

E

Feelingblueabouttheworld?”Cheerup."sayssciencewriterMatt

Ridley."Theworldhasneverbeenabetterplacetolivein,anditwill

keepongettingbetterbothforhumansandfornature.^^

Ridleycallshimselfarationaloptimist—rational,becausehe's

carefullyweighedtheevidence;optimistic,becausethatevidenceshows

humanprogresstobebothunavoidableandgood.Andthisiswhathe's

setouttoprovefromauniquepointofviewinhismostrecentbook,The

RationalOptimist.Heviewsmankindasgrandenterprisethat,onthe

whole,hasdonelittlebutprogressfor100,000years.Hebackshis

findingswithhardfactsgatheredthroughyearsofresearch.

Here'showheexplainshisviews.

1)Shoppingfuelsinvention

Itisreportedthattherearemorethantenbilliondifferentproducers

forsaleinLondonalone.Evenallowingforthemanypeoplewhostill

liveinpoverty,ourowngenerationhasaccesstomorenutritiousfood,

moreconvenienttransport,biggerhouses,bettercars,and,ofcourse,

morepoundsanddollarsthananywholivedbeforeus.Thiswillcontinue

aslongasweusethesethingstomakeotherthings.Themorewe

specializeandexchange,thebetteroffwe'llbe.

2)Brilliantadvances

Onereasonwearericher,healthier,taller,cleverer,longer-livedand

freerthaneverbeforeisthatthefourmostbasichumanneeds—food,

clothing,fuelandshelter—havegrownalotcheaper.Takeone

example.In1800acandleprovidingonehour'slightcostsixhours'work.

Inthe1880sthesamelightfromanoillamptook15minutes?workto

payfor.In1950itwaseightseconds.Todayit'shalfsecond.

3）Let'snotkillourselvesforclimatechange

Mitigating（减轻）climatechangecouldprovejustasdamagingto

humanwelfareasclimatechangeitself.Achildthatdiesfromindoor

smokeinavillage,wheretheuseoffossil-fuel（化石燃*“）electricityis

forbiddenbywell-meaningmembersofgreenpoliticalmovementstrying

tosavetheworld,isjustasgreatatragedyasachildthatdiesinaflood

causedbyclimatechange.Ifclimatechangeprovestobemild,but

cuttingcarboncausesrealpain,wemaywellfindthatwehavestoppeda

nose-bleedbyputtingatourniquet（止血带）aroundournecks.

67.WhatisthethemeofRidley'smostrecentbook?

A.Weaknessofhumannature.B.Optimismabout

humanprogress.

C.Importanceofpracticalthinking.D.Concernabout

climatechange.

68.HowdoesRidleylookatshopping?

A.Itencouragesthecreationofthings.B.Itresultsin

shortageofgoods.

C.Itdemandsmorefossilfuels.D.Itcausesa

povertyproblem.

69.Thecandleandlampexampleisusedtoshowthat.

A.oillampsg