高二英語第一學期期中考試卷

高二英語第一學期期中考試卷（平行班）命題:高二英語備課組審題: 吳小凰 第一部分：聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）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，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽完每段對話的后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。1.Whatdoweknowabouttheprofessor?A.Hewaslateonpurpose.B.Hewaslatebecauseofatrafficjam.C.Hewasunwillingtogivethelecture.2.Whatdoesthemanmean?A.Hewroteitlastterm.B.Heneverdoesworkearly.C.He’llfinishitinafewminutes.3.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?A.Hemighthavesomedisease.B.Heneedstostayhealthy.C.Heistiredoftomatoes.4.WhycouldEdisoninventsomanythings?A.Helikeddoingexperimentsatanearlyage.B.Hewasagoodpupilwhenhewasyoung.C.Hismotherhelpedhim.5.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?A.Youngbabieshavelanguageproblems.B.Seven–month–oldbabiescanlearnlanguageruleswell.C.Anewdiscoverywillhelpchildrenwiththeirlanguageproblems.第二節(jié)聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A，B，C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各個小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。聽下面一段材料，回答第6至7題。6.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?A.Teacherandstudent.B.Fatheranddaughter.C.Classmates.7.Whydoesthegirlgotothechemistrylab?A.Todotheexperiment.B.Toturnofftheelectricity.C.Totakecareofeverythinginthelab.聽下面一段材料，回答第8至10題。8.WhywillthewomangotoLondon?A.Tospendhersummerholiday.B.Toattendaconference.C.Togivelectures.9.Whatfielddoesthewomanworkin?A.Medicalcare.B.Physics.C.Finance.10.WhatmightbetheproblemifthewomancouldnotgotoLondon?A.Herarticleisnotgoodenough.B.Shedoesn’thaveenoughtime.C.Shedoesn’thaveenoughmoney.聽下面一段材料，回答第11至13題。11.Wheredidthemanfindtheadvertisement?A.Inthenewspaper.B.OntheInternet.C.OnTV.12.Whatdoweknowaboutthecourses?A.Theyaresixmonthslong.B.Thecoursebookisfree.C.Thereareabout15studentsintheclass.13.Howwillthemanmostprobablygototheschool?A.Onfoot.B.Bysubway.C.Bybus.聽下面一段材料，回答第14至16題。14.Whatwillthemandotomorrowmorning?A.Visitthenationallab.B.MeetMrCooper.C.MeetBillLyons.15.HowwillthemanspendhisSaturday?A.Dosomepaperwork.B.TakesomerestC.Meetsomevisitors.16.Whoisthewoman?A.Theman’swife.B.Theman’scolleague.C.Theman’ssecretary.Ihelpedhimpickuphisbooks,andaskedhimwherehelived.Asit42,helivednearme.Wetalkedallthewayhome.Overthenextfouryears,KyleandIbecamebestfriends.Kylewasthe43__studentofourclass,oneofthoseguysthatreallyfoundthemselvesduringhighschool.Thereforehehadthe44topreparea45speech.Onthegraduationday,Icouldseethathewas46.So,Ipattedhimonthebackandsaid,“Hey,bigguy,you’llbe47!”Helookedatmeandsmiled.Heclearedhisthroat,andbegan.“Graduationisatimeto48thosewhohelpedyoumakeitthroughthose49years.Yourparents,yourteachers…butmostlyyourfriends,Iamheretotellallofyouthatbeingafriendtosomeoneisthebest50youcangivehim.”Ijustlookedatmyfriendwith51ashetoldthestoryofthefirstdaywemet.Hehadplannedto52himselfovertheweekendandwascarryinghisbookshome.“Thankfully,nothinghappened.Myfriend53mefromdoingtheunspeakable.”NotuntilthatmomentdidIrealizethatyoushouldneverunderestimate(低估)the54ofyouractions.Withonesmallgestureyoucan55a36.A.HowB.WhenC.WhyD.Where37.A.stupidB.cleverC.wonderfulD.anxious38.A.throwingB.knockingC.takingD.snatching39.A.lostB.sendingC.brokenD.flying40.A.heartB.headC.handsD.thought41.A.WhileB.AsC.BecauseD.Once42.A.passedbyB.cameupC.wentonD.turnedout43.A.topB.hardestC.favoriteD.luckiest44.A.prideB.honorC.pleasureD.chance45.A.classB.schoolC.graduationD.college46.A.excitedB.nervousC.proudD.crazy47.A.greatB.famousC.praisedD.honored48.A.rewardB.rememberC.thankD.congratulate49.A.happyB.excitingC.oldD.tough50.A.chanceB.giftC.helpD.favor51.A.wonderB.anxietyC.prideD.disbelief52.A.killB.enjoyC.testD.hurt53.A.protectedB.freedC.warnedD.saved54.A.priceB.useC.powerD.meaning55.A.changeB.destroyC.saveD.understand第三部分：閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。ASometimesteensneedtohavesometimeawayfromtheirfamilies.Theymaywanttomoveoutofthefamilyhomeforawhile.Manyparentswillsaynotothisdemand.Butexpertssayitmightbeagoodideatoletyourteenslivewithafriendorrelative.“ItwasthebreakIneedatthetime,”saidRichantLerner.Heistalkingaboutthetimehespentlivingwithgrandmotherwhenhewas15.“ItallowedmetobeadifferentpersonthanIwaswithmyparents,”Lernersaid.HenowheadstheInstitute(學會)forChildren,YouthandFamiliesatMichiganStateUniversity.Expertssayteenslivingawayfromtheirfamiliescantestnewwaysofthinkingandgettingalongwithpeople.Theymayseenewsolutionstoproblems.Thisisdifferentfromrunningaway,theexpertsstress(強調(diào)).Runawaysareoftenfeeingseriousproblems.Someteenswhowantsometimeawayfromfamilyattendastructuredsummerprogram.Othersliveforawhilewitharelativeorwiththefamilyofafriend.Ifthereisaconflict(沖突)athome,havingateenliveelsewherecanbenefitotherfamilymembers.Itgiveseveryonespacetodevelopbetterrelationships.JosephKettteacheshistoryattheUniversityofVirginiainCharlottesville.Hesayslivingathomeuntilthelateyearshasbecomethenorm(準則)onlyinrecenttimes.“Inthe17thcentury,childrenwereoftensenttoliveinotherpeople’shomeswhentheywereabout10or11,”hesaid.56.Whenchildrenseriouslydisagreewiththeirparents,expertssuggestthatparentsshould________.A.punishthemB.letthemliveforawhileawayfromtheirfamiliesC.sendforadoctorD.keeptheminthehouse57.Theunderlinedword“structured”means“_________”.A.builtB.playedC.organizedD.drunk58.Inthe17thcentury,___________.A.teensneverlefttheirfamiliesB.teensnevermadefriendswitheachotherC.teensneverwenttoschoolD.teensoftenlefttheirparents59.Nowadayslivingawayandrunningawayfromhome_________.A.neverhappenB.oftenworryparentsandteachersC.areverypopularD.areacceptedbypeopleBWhenapersonpassesthroughthecustoms(海關(guān))betweentwocountries,hewouldbequestionedbyacustomsinspector(檢查員).Ifapersonbringsingoodsofgreatvalue,theinspectormayaskhimtopaytaxesonthem.Somepeopletrytohidethevaluablestheyhavewiththemsothattheywillnothavetopaythesetaxes.Butcustomsinspectorsarehardtofool.InspectorJosephKoehlerhasworkedfortheUSCustomsServiceforyears.OnedayagroupofpassengersarrivedonaflightfromBelgium.Koehlertookspecialnoticeofoneofthewomenamongthem.Atfirsthedidnotknowwhatmadehimpickheroutofthem―thewoman’sbaggagewasmadeofapurseandtwosuitcases.SheshowednosignoffearwhenKoehleropenedthem.YetKoehlercouldnotridhimselfofthefeelingthatsomethingwaswrong.Suddenlyheknewwhatitwas.Thewomanwastootall.Thiswoman’sheightdidn’tseemrightsomehow.Thenitwasfoundthatthebottompartsofhershoeswerefilledwithsomething.Theinspectoropenedthem.Ahandfulofdiamondsfelloutonthefloor.Morejewelswerefoundunderafalsebottominoneofhersuitcases.Theirtotalweightwas3,387carats.Itwasoneofthelargestdiamondhauls(繳獲)evermadebytheUSCustoms.60.Fromthepassage,wecanknowthatJosephKoehler_____.A.onlyaskedthewomenpassengerstopaytaxesonthevaluablegoodsB.hadworkedforalmostoneyearintheUScustomsC.openedeverypassengers’packagewhentheypassedthecustomsD.foundafalsebottominoneofthewoman’ssuitcases61. Theunderlinedword“it”inParagraph4refersto“_____”.A.thetaxthewomanshouldpayB.thereasontopickthewomanoutC.thewoman’sbaggageD.theinspector’sduty62.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthat_____.A.thewomanwasfondofmakingjokesB.thejewelswereofhighqualityC.KoehlermadegreatcontributionstoUSCustomsD.USCustomsareingreatneedofinspectorslikeKoehler63. WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Koehlerwasattractedbythewoman’sbeauty.B.Thewomanmadesomechangestoherbaggage.C.Thejobofacustomsinspectorisdangerous.D.ThejewelsweredamagedbytheUSCustoms.CNetLibraryisalibrarythatlendsoutdigital（數(shù)字化的）books.Ittreatsadigitalbooklikeapaperbackcopy.Itchargeslibrariesperbookpercopyandgivespublishersacutofthetotalincome.Fromtheconsumer’s（消費者）pointofview,thismeansthatifmorethan,say,fivepeoplewantthelatestDanielleSteelromancenovel,otherpeoplewhorequestthatbookwillgetamessagesayingthetitleisunavailable.It’samodelmanypublishersseemtohaveembraced.Morethan350gavethecompanyrightstohandouttheirdigitalworks,andMcGraw-HillCorporationandHoughtonMifflinCorporationhaveputmoneyinthecompany.TheCaliforniapubliclibrariesandabout1,800othersacrosstheUSaretryingouttheNetLibraryservice.SomelibrarianscriticizetheNewLibrarymodel.StanfordKellerandsomeotherlibrariansargueforthee-bookvisionsetforthbyEBrary.EBraryisstartingaservicethatletsususersreadbooksforfree.Butitwillchargeabout25centsapagewhenapersontriestoprintoutmaterialorcopyandpasteitintoadifferentfileortriestodownloadacopyontoacomputer.ChristopherWarnock,chiefexecutiveofEBrary,believesmostconsumerswon’twanttobuyentirebooks,onlythepartsthatinterestthem.“There’snotreallyalotofgoodinowninganelectronicfileandhavingtostoreitandmanageit.Itdoesn’tmakesense,”hesaid.64.HowdopublishersgetmoneyfromtheNetLibrary?A.TheygetmoneyfromsellingtheirbookstotheNetLibrary.B.TheysharethemoneywiththeNetLibrary.C.Theygetmoneybycuttingthecostofthebooks.D.Theygetthemoneyfromthereaders.65.Theunderlinedword“embraced”inthe3rdparagraphmeans_________.A.takensomethingwillingly B.heldsomethingtightlyC.dislikedsomethingbadly D.triedoutsomethinghard66.Fromthe2ndparagraphwecanseeconsumers_________.A.don’tcareiftheyarechargedmoney B.enjoytheserviceoftheNetLibraryC.don’tlikeotherpeopleborrowingbooks D.complainaboutthelimitednumberofthenewbooks67.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmean？A.NetLibraryisnotagoodwayfortheconsumers.B.Thereisnoneedforconsumerstohaveawholebook.C.EBraryisnotagoodlibraryfortheconsumers. D.It’sreasonabletochargetheconsumersmoneyforcopyingsomepages.DSportisverypopularinEngland．InotherwordslotsofEnglishpeopleliketheideaofsport．AlotwatchsportonTV．Butthenumberwhotakepartin（參加）sportisquitesmall．OnthewholeEnglishpeopleprefertobefatratherthanthin．ThemostpopularsportinEnglandisfootball．FootballisplayedonSaturdayafternooninmosttownsandthesupporters（球迷）ofacertainteamwilltravelfromoneendofthecountrytotheothertoseetheirteamplay．Therearefourdivisions（級別）ofthefootballleague．Notsurprisinglythebestteamsareinthefirstdivision．Butthebestsupportersareofteninthefourthdivision．Youhavetobeagoodsupportertowatchthefourthdivisionfootball!ManyothersportsarealsoplayedinEngland,suchasgolf,inwhichyoutrytoknockaballintoahole;basketball,inwhichyoutrytogotaballthroughanet（籃筐）;tennis,inwhichyoutrytohitaballsothatyouropponent（對手）cannothitit．Asyousee,iftheballhadnotbeeninvented,therewouldhavebeennosport．Actually（其實）,thatisnotquitetrue．Athletics（田徑）isn’tplayedwithaball;norhorseracing（賽馬）．Perhapsthatiswhytheyarenotsopopularasfootball!68．________isthemostpopularsportinEngland．A．Basketball B．Football C．Golf D．Tennis69．Youhavetobeagoodsupportertowatch______divisionfootball． A．thefirstB．thesecond C．thethird D．thefourth70．WhydomanyEnglishpeoplenottakepartinsport?A．Theywouldliketobefat．B．TheylikewatchingsportonTV．C．Theyaretoobusy． D．Theyprefertobethin．71．WhyareEnglishpeopleinterestedinsport?A．Theyhavetheirfootballteam．B．ThesportgamesareplayedonSaturdayafternoon．C．Theyliketheideaofsport．D．Theylikethefamousplayers．EDothisandyou’llbewelcomeanywhere.Whyreadthisbooktofindouthowtowinfriends?Whynotstudythetechniqueofthegreatestwinneroffriendstheworldhaseverknown?Whoishe?Youmaymeethimcomingdownthestreet.Whenyougetwithintenfeetofhim,hewillbegintowagitstail.Ifyoustopandpathim,he’lljumpoutofhisskintoshowyouhowmuchhelikesyou.Andyouknowthisshowoflove.Thereisnosecretmotives(動機):hedoesn’twanttosellyouanyrealestate（房產(chǎn)），andhedoesn’twanttobeyourhusbandorwife.Didyoueverstoptothinkthatadogistheonlyanimalthatdoesn’thavetoworkforaliving?Ahenhastolayeggs;acowhastogivemilk;andacanaryhastosing.Butadogmakesalivingbygivingyounothingbutlove.WhenIwasfiveyearsold,myfatherboughtalittleyellow-hairedyoungdogforfiftycents.Hewasthelightandjoyofmychildhood.Everyafternoonaroundfourthirty,hewouldsitinthefrontyardwithhisbeautifuleyesstaringattheroad,andassoonasheheardmyvoiceorsawmethroughthebush,hewasofflikeashot,racingbreathlesslyupthehilltogreetmewithleapsofjoyandbarksofcheer.Tippywasmygoodcompanion(同伴)forfiveyears.ThenonenightIshallneverforgetithewaskilledwithintenfeetofmyhead,killedbylightning.Tippy’sdeathwastheterribleeventofmychildhood.Youneverreadabookonpsychology（心理學）,Tippy.Youdidn’tneedto.Youknowthatonecanmakemorefriendsinmonthsbyreallyinterestedinotherpeoplethanonecanintwoyearsbytryingtogetotherpeopleinterestedinhim.Letmerepeatthat.Youcanmakemorefriendsintwomonthsbybecominginterestedinotherpeoplethanyoucanintwoyearsbytryingtogetotherpeopleinterestedinyou.72.Whenthewriterwrites“thegreatestwinneroffriendstheworldhaseverknown”,herefersto____________.A.himselfB.TippyC.apetdogD.apsychologybook73.ThewritertakesTippyasagoodexampleto____________.A.explainhowtowinlovefromothersB.showhowhelikedhisfriendC.tellthereaderswhytheyshouldreadthebookD.showushowapetdogshouldbehave74.Accordingtothewriter,tobewelcomeanywhere,youmust______.A.knowmuchaboutothers’feelingsB.doeverythingwithoutsecretmotivesC.satisfytheneedsofdifferentpeopleD.showcareandloveforothers75.Generallyspeaking,inwhatmanneristhepassagewritten?A.LightB.SeriousC.SadD.Disappointed第二卷（共35分）第四部分：寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）Completethefollowingsentences.(Onegap,Oneword)10分1.She__________（瞥）athimshylyandthenloweredhereyes,sayingnothingatall.2.Nomatterwhopointsoutour_________(缺點),weshouldcorrectthem.3.Whenevermysistersmeet,theyalwaysendupq_________.4.Marymadeana_________withthelawyeratsix.5.Withoutamoment’s________(hesitate),shejumpedintothecoldriverfollowingthechild.6.Nooneknowshowthisworldcameinto________(exist).7.HewenttoWashington,_________(leave)thechildrenbehindwiththeirmother.8.Weonlysuggestoradvise____________________(而不是)giveorders.9.Theywouldgoswimmingtogetherwhentheywerechildren.They____________goswimmingtogetherintheirchildhood.10.“Iwasdrivingcarefullywhenmycarhitthetree.”hetoldthepolice.Hetoldthepolicethathe_____________________carefullywhenhiscarhitthetree.11.They__________us$150,000________thehouse.Shallwebuyit?這房子他們要賣給我們15萬美元。12.Heofferedto________________afterwork,_______reallysurprisedme.提議下班后來接我，這真使我大吃一驚。第二節(jié)寫作25分為了更好地舉辦2008年泉州農(nóng)運會(Farmer’sSportsMeet)，有關(guān)部門現(xiàn)向全社會招聘志愿者。要求：1、具有為農(nóng)運服務(wù)的熱情，為全國各地運動員,裁判員及客人做好服務(wù)；2、掌握豐富的文化知識，了解泉州的風土人情,既是服務(wù)人員，也是文化的使者；3、具有流利的表達能力,能講英語,漢語和泉州方言,能做好溝通工作。假如你叫李華，請根據(jù)以上要求，寫一封想作農(nóng)運會的志愿者申請信。要求：字跡工整，100詞左右。開頭已寫好，不計入總詞數(shù)。DearSirorMadam:Thankyoufortakingyourtimetoreadmyletter.Asthecomingofthe2008QuanzhouFarmer’sSport’sMeet,I’dlikeverymuchtobeavolunteer.___