2009年新人教版高二英語上學(xué)期月考試卷

1、高二英語上學(xué)期月考試卷本試卷共12頁 滿分150分 考試時間 120分鐘 2008-12-16A卷（共85分）（注：此部分選擇題答案要涂在答題卡上，聽力17-20題答案要寫在答題卷上，否則無效）I聽力（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）第一節(jié)：聽下面5 段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，每段對話僅讀一遍。1. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In the office. B. In the street. C. In the railway station2. Why is t

2、he woman going to the post office?A. To buy some stamps B. To send letters C. To see her friend.3. What is the woman going to do? A. To buy some books B. To buy some bread. C To buy a bike.4. Why is the man going to Hong Kong?A. To take his holidays. B. To have a meeting. C. To see his grandparents.

3、5. What are the two speakers talking about?A. About the price B. About the cars. C. About the weather.第二節(jié): 請聽下面5段對話或獨白，選出最佳選項。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。請聽第6段段材料，回答第6至7題。6. Whats the relationship between the two speakers?A. Husband and wife. B.Friends. C.Brother and sisters.7. How will they go home?A. Bu taxi. B.On

4、 foot. C. By bus聽第7段材料，回答第8至9題。8. What will take place in the sports center?A. There will be a football match.B. There will be a concert.C. There will be a table tennis match.9. What can we know about the players?A. They are all excellent players.B. They all sing well.C. They all come from China.聽第8

5、段材料，回答第10至12題。10. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a hotel. B. At a restaurant. C. In the haspital.11. Whats the trouble with the man?A. He doesnt sing well. B. He cant sleep well at night.C.He cant talk with his neighbour.12. Why does the man make the call?A.To complain about t

6、he noise.B. To have a talk with the assistant manager.C. To give the manager some advice.請聽第9段段材料，回答第13和第16題13. Why does the woman want to treat her friends?A. Because she has passed her driving test.B. Because it is her 18th birthday. C. Because she won the first prize in the competition.14. When w

7、ill the two speakers go to the Mcdonalds?A. At 5:30 B. At 6:00 C. At 6:3015. How will the two speakers go the the Mcdonalds?A. By taxi B. By car C. By bike.16. What happened to the womans car?A. It was stolen. B. It was broken. C. It was sold out.請聽第10段材料，根據(jù)你所聽到的信息完成下列表格中第17至20題；每小題不超過三個單詞。（請將此部分答案寫

8、在答題卷上）Stamp collectingReasons for collectingLike the fun and 17_Find out about famous _18_The 1-cent stampThe post office in Guiana printed 1-cent stamps in the year _19_.In 1873, a schoolboy sold the last 1-cent stamp for a few dollars.In 1980, the same stamp was sold in New York for $ 20_II單選（共13小

9、題，每小題1分,滿分13分）21. _ is our belief that improvements in health care will lead to a stronger, more prosperous economy.A As B That C This D It22_ to do the work, I should do it some other way.A. If were IB. I wereC. Were ID. Was I 23.If it were not for the fact that you _ ill, I would ask you to do thi

10、s right now.A. wereB. had beenC. areD. be24. -Could you turn the TV down a little bit?-_.Is it disturbing you?A. Take it easy. B.Im sorry. C.Not a bit D.It depends25. If you _ my advice, you _ your failure now. You _ your victory.A. took . wouldnt cry over . would celebrateB. had taken . wouldnt hav

11、e cried over . would have celebratedC. had taken . arent crying over . are celebratingD. had taken . wouldnt be crying over . would be celebrating26. With my money _, I went back home.A. ran out of B. ran out C.runing out of D. running out27. Was it in the village _ we used to live in _ the accident

12、 happened?A. that; where B. which; that C. where; that D. which; where28. He lost his way in the forest, but he _ to get through it _.A. succeeded ,completely B.managed, eventually C. tried,quickly D.managed,automatically29. How I wish I_ to the lecture with my classmates the day before yesterday. B

13、ut I was ill at home then.A. went B. would go C. were to go D. had gone30.We would not allow her _ across the enemy line.A. to risk going B. risking to go C. to risk to go D. risk going31. _ the high price, demand for these cars is very high. A. Because of B. In spite of C. In case of D. due to32. -

14、Is it my age _the boss minds? -Im afraid not. He will consider _ necessary to have an experienced assistant. A. which ; it B. that ; it C. which ; that D. that ; that33.Helen always helps her mother even though going to school _ most of her day. A. puts up B. takes up C. saves up D. makes up III

15、0;完形填空（共20小題；每小題1. 5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。   On a warm Monday, Jenny Neilson bought a sandwich and parked her car under some trees. Rolling down the windows to  34  in fresh air, she settled back to enjoy her lunch. Suddenly she  3

16、5  a big bald（禿頂?shù)模﹎an running through the parking lot. Before she came to  36 what would happen, the man was there, shouting through her window, “Get out!”  Neilson  37. Pulling open her door, the man seized her  38  the neck and hair, and threw her out of the car onto

17、the ground. She screamed,  39 her purse and the keys. Two reporters of the local newspaper, Robert Bruce and Jeff Jackson, just outside their office building on a  40, heard the screams and began running . When they  41  Neilsons car, the attacker had jumped into the drivers seat

18、 and was  42 searching for the keys. Bruce opened the door, and he and Jackson dragged the man out. The attacker  43 back. But even in his cornered panic, he was no  44  for the two athletic men. Reggie Miller, a worker of the local newspaper, heard the screams, too. He rushed ba

19、ck to the office to  45 the police, and then ran back with some plastic ropes used to tie up newspapers. With his arms  46  tight behind him, the prisoner looked up and said  47 , “I hope you guys feel good about yourselves you just caught one of the most wanted men.” They 

20、48  him and waited for the police. Later, Bruce and Jackson were shocked to learn the man was the  49  carjacker （劫車者）and suspected murderer, whose  50 but with a full head of hair had been recently printed in their own newspaper. Neilson considers herself lucky  51 she suff

21、ered injuries. She believes the story might have had a  52 ending if those good people had not come to her aid. “Unfortunately,” she said, “many people would  53 have done what they did, and that s the real truth.”34. A. bring    B. let    C. gather&

22、#160;  D. send35. A. recognized   B. watched  C. noticed    D. met36. A. realize     B. understand C. imagine   D. conclude37. A. escaped    B. struggled  C. refused   D. obeyed38.

23、 A. by      B. around   C. with    D. on39. A. burying    B. forgetting   C. offering   D. grabbing40. A. trip     B. visit    C. break   D. holiday41. A. start

24、ed    B. stopped   C. entered   D. reached 42. A. carefully   B. madly    C. disappointedly D. patiently43. A. fought     B. turned    C. jumped   D. shouted44. A. match 

25、   B. target    C. equal   D. companion45. A. remind    B. phone   C. invite    D. beg46. A. rolled    B. folded   C. bent   D. tied47. A. angrily  &#

26、160; B. kindly    C. coldly    D. warmly48. A. caught    B. thanked   C. comforted   D. ignored 49. A. ordinary   B. professional C. honest   D. outstanding 50. A. picture    B. ba

27、ckground  C. character  D. story51. A. and     B. but    C. though   D. when 52. A. ridiculous    B. similar   C. strange   D. different53. A. sometimes   B. never   

28、0;C. often   D. foreverIV 閱讀理解（兩篇,共6小題，每題2分，滿分12分）AAs nanny(保姆), cook, cleaner, shopper, driver, and gardener, she has one of the most demanding jobs in Britain today. And paying someone else to do the chores(家務(wù)活) which take the average housewife 71 hours a week would cost 349. &

29、#160; At over 18,000 a year thats more than the earnings of 70 percent of the population, including train drivers, firemen, prison officers, and social worker. Looking after a baby less than a year old takes a housewife into a even higher pay league. According to a study, she earns 457 a week at nea

30、rly 24,000 a year, the same as teachers, engineers, and chemists.   Researchers put a price on each chore, then tried to find out how long the average person takes doing them. They found housewives spend an average 70.7 hours a week on housework with looking after the children (17.9hours)

31、and cooking and cleaning (12.9 hours each) the most time-consuming(費時).   A wife with a part-time job still works an average of 59 hours a week at home. Those in full-time employment put in longer hours at home than in the workplace. The good news is that these hours sharply as children ge

32、t older. While the average mother with child under one puts in 90 hours weekly, the figure drops to 80 hours from one to four and to 66 hours from five to ten.   Mother-of-four Karen Williams from London said, “Paying the housewives may not be practical, but the government should recognize

33、 the value of housework, perhaps through the tax. Running a house takes a lot of time and most husbands dont understand this. For example, my husband only puts a shelf up now and again. He never cleans the kitchen thats the real test.”54. Who earns most according to the text?   A. A social

34、 worker.                    B. A fireman.   C. A gardener.                       

35、; D. A teacher.55. We learn from the text that looking after children _.   A. takes more time than doing any other housework   B. means more duties than being a teacher   C. requires the mother to be well-educated   D. prevents the mother from working outside5

36、6. By mentioning her husband, Karen Williams wants to show that _.   A. housework is no easy job   B. her husband has no time to clean the kitchen   C. a housewife needs to be paid for cleaning   D. the kitchen is hard to cleanBA quarrel at home may result in

37、you falling ill. Dont laugh, its true. Family matters including living habits and even the way we speak have a big effect on our health, doctors say.Wang Xiaoyu, a Senior 2 girl from Xichang, Sichuan Province, fainted (暈倒) in class when she heard her classmates quarrel at the top of their voices. Qu

38、arrels between her parents also put the girl into a coma. It is because she is suffering from depression (抑郁癥), caused by bad relations at home, doctors explained.“We dont get sick or stay well by ourselves,” says Dr Robert Ferrer from the US. Ferrer shows that family forces may explain up to a quar

39、ter of health problems, in his recent research.The genes you get from your family may cause illness. If one of your parents has a heart attack, your risk of being affected may double. But effects on health are not only written in our DNA.Unrelated people who live under the same roof also get similar

40、 problems. Diet, lifestyle and environment affect our health, too.Ferrers research also found that if teenagers feel they are ignored or unimportant at home they are more likely to get sick.We may never fully understand all the effects that families have on our health. But just as individual (個別的) p

41、roblems can have effects on others, a small improvement can have big benefits, Ferrer said.57.Which of the following can best explain why Wang Xiaoyu fainted in class?A. Because her classmates often quarreled in class.B. Because her parents used to quarrel.C. Because of her depression caused by bad

42、family relations.D. Because her classmates shouted loudly at her.58.The underlined word “coma” in Paragraph2 probably means _.A. embarrassment B. faint C. tirednessD. sadness59. The best title for this passage is _.A. Family relations. B. The reasons why we get sick.C. Happy family makes you healthy

43、. D. A research about teenagers health.B卷（共65分）（注：此部分題的答案要寫在答題卷上，否則無效）V信息匹配（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）下面60-64題是關(guān)于一個企業(yè)管理者在關(guān)鍵時刻要做出抉擇的種種情形。后面A、B、C、D、E和F分別是六個商業(yè)巨頭（比爾·蓋茨等）面臨關(guān)鍵時刻所做抉擇的簡單介紹。閱讀完后，請選出每一情形和他們抉擇的相應(yīng)的最佳選項。選項中有一項是多余的。_ 60. You run a billboard advertising business you inherited(繼承) from your father, an

44、d you are looking to expand in new directions. What do you do?_ 61. You are a successful talk-show host, and have just achieved national recognition（認可）. You want more control over your show, and a greater share of its profits. What do you do?_ 62. You are still in college, but together with a frien

45、d you have established a software company that deals with major corporations. What do you do?_ 63. You are a successful business analyst(分析師), and come to think that the mail-order business model could be adapted to online book sales. What do you do?_ 64. You own several highly profitable waste-coll

46、ection routes. The government has recently issued the Solid Waste Disposal Act, increasing standards of hygiene(衛(wèi)生)in waste disposal. What do you do?A In 1968, H. Wayne Huizenga teamed with a partner to create a nationwide company for waste collection, a business traditionally made up of small, loca

47、l companies. The new company, Waste Management, Inc., became the foundation of his fortune.B While attending Harvard University in 1975, Bill Gates teamed with Paul Allen to develop a version of the BASIC programming language for the Altair 8800, the first personal computer. They licensed the softwa

48、re to the manufacturer of the Altair and formed Microsoft (originally Micro-soft) to develop versions of BASIC for other computer companies. Gates decided to drop out(退學(xué)) of Harvard in his junior year to devote his time to Microsoft.C In 1963, Ted Turner took over his family billboard-advertising bu

49、siness. In 1970 he bought a failing UHF(ultrahigh frequency) television station in Atlanta, Georgia, and by 1975 Turner had transformed it into the first “superstation”WTBS, by transmitting(傳送) low-cost sports and entertainment programs via satellite to cable systems throughout the country.D In 1986

50、, Oprah Winfrey formed Harpo Productions to produce her own show and other projects. With distribution rights（銷售權(quán)） to her shows, Winfrey used profits to expand her business activities. By 1998 Winfrey was worth $675 million.E Microsoft founder Bill Gates planned to give away almost all of his vast f

51、ortune, largely to the cause of global health. Having already the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with $ 24 billion to address global health issues, Gates said that eventually his entire fortune would be put towards the cause except “a few percent left for the kids.”F Amazon. com founder Jeff Be

52、zos grew interested in online retailing(零售業(yè)) in 1994 while working as a business analyst in New York City. After researching the success of different mail-order companies Bezos decided that books were the perfect product to see via the Internet. That year he left New York to establish his new compan

53、y in Seattle, chosen for its being near to major book wholesalers and the advanced high-tech industry. In July 1995 Amazon. com developed its Web site, and has since expanded to offer many other retail products in addition to books.VI短文填空。閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~，使短文語義完整。每空一詞。（共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分）It's f

54、ourteen years s_(65)_ I left the Philippines to live with my family in the USA. A month ago, while on summer vacation back in my motherland, I learned a lesson from mosquito (蚊子) bites. Right before leaving Kennedy Airport in New York, my grandma warned me (66)_ the behavior of the native mosquitoes

55、 around the visitors like me. She said, “There's an old sayingthe longer you stay away from the motherland, the sweeter your blood grows to the mosquitoes. ” Not believing it, I replied, “Grandma, that's just an old wives' tale!” Well, less than a week after my _(67)_(arrive) in Manila,

56、I was already carpeted with a blanket of mosquito bites. I took many measures to keep myself not _(68)_(bite) , but they all proved_(69)_( use). Late one night in my cousin's home, I couldn't bear t_(70)_ pain of the bites. Hoping to find some comfort, I woke up my cousin, who was sleeping _

57、(71)_(peace) in the bed next to mine. Unhappy for being interrupted she said, “There is nothing you can do. Go back to sleep. ” With a few turns, she slept again. Enviously (妒嫉地) _(72)_(watch) her sleep, I hoped a big mosquito would land on her face. However, the mosquitoes would just lightly dance

58、around her forehead and fly away quickly, never biting her. _(73)_(surprise), I ran to others' rooms, only to find they were all sleeping soundlessly as the same thing occurred again and again. From those bites, I came to accept my grandma's silly tale. From then on, I've always tried to

59、 keep an open mind about those strange old wives' tales _(74)_ they do have some truth to them. VII. 選詞填空（共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分）根據(jù)所提供的語境，從方框中選擇正確的短語填空完成句子，其中兩個為多余項。run out of apeal to be made up of exchange for let out feel likeby coincidence decide on be ashamed of take a risk at the risk of be accustomed to 75. Haiku is a Japanese form of poetry that _ 17 syllables.76. The girl _ a cry of joy when she saw the gift on her desk.77. The boy soon _ hard work and also got along well with the workmates.78. -I would li