湖北省孝感高中2010-2011学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题.doc

1、孝感高中20102011学年度上学期期末考试高二英语命题人：鲍燕第一部分 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.What are the two speakers talking about? A.Inviting friends to dinner.B.The work of their friends.C.The plan for the weekend.2.W

2、hat will the man do ? A.Go home in Alices car.B.Wait for Alice to take him home.C.Ask someone else to take him home.3.Why does the man decide to go to Hainan Island? A.Because it is better than Hawaii.B.Because the food there is better.C.Because the food there is cheap and good.4.What will the man b

3、e doing at 10:30 tomorrow evening? A.Seeing a film.B.Sleeping in bed.C.Eating in a restaurant.5.Whats wrong with the car? A.Its out of gas.B.Its full of water.C.It cans be started.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几个小题，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

4、小题给出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.What is the probable relationship between the two speakers? A.Mother and son.B.Teacher and student.C.Classmates.7.How long do the students stay in school every day? A.Five hours.B.Seven hours.C.Nine hours.听第7段材料，回答第8-10题。8.How many people will the man prepare

5、 breakfast for? A.Ten.B.Thirty.C.Thirteen.9.What time will the breakfast be ready? A.At 9:00.B.At 7:00.C.At 7:30.10.Who will drive the guests to the bus stop? A.The man.B.The woman.C.The mans brother.听第8段材料，回答第11-13题。11.What gave Mr Black the idea of traveling by bike? A.An accident.B.A website.C.A

6、trip to Spain.12.What does Mr Black do? A.Hes a teacher.B.He writes geography books.C.He sells bikes.13.What will Mr Black do next summer? A.Travel the country again.B.Travel around the world.C.Ask more people to join him.听第9段材料，回答第14-17题。14.Who did Mrs Black quarrel with last night? A.The man.B.Her

7、 husband.C.Her son.15.What does Mrs Black want her son to do? A.To go to China for further education.B.To work in her snack bar for a few years.C.To settle down in China.16.How long does Mrs Blacks son have to stay in China? A.Two years.B.Three years.C.Four years.17.What does the man advise Mrs Blac

8、k to do? A.Open a snack bar in China.B.Go and see her son in China.C.Stay in her homeland.听第10段材料，回答第18-20题。18.What was the county like? A.It was small and poor.B.It had a population of 90,000.C.Education was in a good state.19.How many students were there in the first school? A.Five.B.Fifteen.C.Fif

9、ty.20.Which of the following subjects was NOT taught in the old schools? A.Spelling.B.Math.C.Drawing.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。21.At the end of each year, the HR department _ each members performance in the past year. If it is not good, the employ

10、ee perhaps will be fired. A.praisesB.evaluatesC.puzzlesD.suggests22.According to the _ passed by the court, half of his possessions shall belong to his wife. A.banB.consequenceC.judgmentD.punishment23.Do you have those moments when you go out somewhere but are so bored that you _ need something to d

11、o? A.faithfullyB.illegallyC.desperatelyD.constantly24.The course book is a little too difficult, but we can _ it to suit the needs of the students. A.adoptB.adaptC.operateD.abolish25.China has decided to spend 600 million yuan building 190 special schools to make education _ to more disabled childre

12、n. A.similarB.concreteC.accessibleD.ambitious26.In a few big cities some companies are adopting _ working hours so that their staff will not be caught in a traffic jam in the rush hour. A.steadyB.permanentC.automaticD.flexible 27.The housing prices in big cities have not gone down sharply with the n

13、ew housing policy, so people just feel that the houses are _ cheap now. A.relativelyB.absolutelyC.obviouslyD.eventually28.I have _ Newsweek, which is one of my favorite magazines, for many years. A.glanced throughB.met with C.put up withD.subscribed to 29.The Sino-U.S. relations, although they have

14、experienced twists and turns（曲折）in the past, _ have moved forward. A.in returnB.in other wordsC.on the wholeD.on the other hand 30.Though these dresses are low in quality, they may _ women who dont want to spend much on clothes. A.refer to B.devote to C.apply to D.appeal to 第二节：完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四

15、个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Recently, I experienced a wonderful lesson in how little things still mean a lot. My home is on the Big Island of Hawaii. About a month ago, when I 31 my car and was about to drive off, I 32 at the roadside. A piece of paper 33 my eye. I picked it up and read it 34 . Ins

16、tantly, I was grateful that I had done that. The form turned out to be a receipt from the State Motor Vehicle Division, documenting the owners 35 of their Vehicles Registration fees. Quickly, I put myself in their shoes and 36 : no one would throw this away, especially 37 it was current. I also look

17、ed over the form for contact or any personal 38 , perhaps a license tag or telephone number. But that seemed 39 .The form had been blown by the wind, so 40 would I find the owners? Had it been lying there for a few minutes or a week? So I checked the date and 41 the names of the owners, who must 42

18、in our town, I believed that the best and easiest step to take was to put the form in a(n) 43 addressed to the couple and mail it by post. Further, I imagined that if I had posted the receipt to a wrong 44 ,how frantic（慌乱的）Id be. But it was much 45 to attempt to return it than to leave them angry, u

19、pest, etc. over the 46 , so I did as I thought.My hunch（预感）was right. On the weekend, a happy couple 47 my house and brought me a big gift. They said they had panicked（恐慌）and 48 the receipt madly everywhere before giving up. Without it they would have to 49 another $8,000. It felt great to know Id h

20、elped someone avoid a major trouble by doing 50 which at first glance seemed minor.31.A.foundB.startedC.boughtD.parked32.A.lay downB.flew downC.glanced downD.jumped down33.A.caughtB.blockedC.keptD.covered34.A.suddenlyB.gladlyC.formallyD.carefully35.A.applicationB.paymentC.permissionD.achievement36.A

21、.decidedB.plannedC.calculatedD.thought37.A.ifB.becauseC.whenD.though38.A.opinionsB.newsC.dataD.matters39.A.possibleB.importantC.usefulD.unlikely40.A.whyB.howC.whatD.which41.A.notedB.recalledC.calledD.changed42.A.waitB.liveC.stopD.study43.A.bagB.pocketC.envelopeD.dustbin44.A.placeB.countryC.wayD.stat

22、ion45.A.sadderB.betterC.worseD.faster46.A.luckB.painC.mistakeD.loss47.A.called atB.toured aroundC.ran towardsD.returned to 48.A.took awayB.searched forC.looked atD.asked about49.A.earnB.saveC.borrowD.spend50.A.anythingB.nothingC.somethingD.everything第三部分：阅读理解AMore and more governments all over the w

23、orld are increasingly having swimming incorporated（包含）into their national school courses. This trend is formed by many factors.One factor is the understanding that swimming is an important life skill, much like writing or cooking. A person without swimming skills risks losing his life in a situation

24、 where the ship he is traveling in happens to sink and he has to swim to the shore. Of course, not everyone chooses to travel in vessels（船只）.But sometimes travel in vessels is inevitable, such as in a city where the only way to cross from one part to another is by boat. There is also the risk of a b

25、us falling off a bridge into a river, where the only way to save ones life is by swimming.Another factor in the decision to incorporate swimming skills into school courses is that swimming is a good way of exercising. Now many countries in the developed world are struggling with the problem of peopl

26、e being overweight, and any activity that can help in fighting this problem should be encouraged.The third factor is that swimming is a great activity because once a person gets a feel of it, they tend to get hooked on to it. So it is not a “painful”form of exercise, but something one does for fun,

27、while at the same time keeping fit.The decision to incorporate swimming into school courses is also influenced by the understanding that activities like swimming are best learned when a person is young , and that between 8 and 12 years is a good time to learn it. Of course, it is even better for a c

28、hild to learn swimming at an earlier age, though swimming is not encouraged for children under the age of 4.51.According to the author , more and more governments_. A.are encouraging teachers to swim with their childrenB.are requiring students to swim after schoolC.are encouraging schools to attach

29、more importance to swimmingD.are planning to test their students on swimming52.The underlined word “inevitable”in Paragraph 2 probably means “_”. A.not being solvedB.dangerous or worryingC.interesting or meaningfulD.sure to happen53.How many factors that influenced the decision to make swimming a sc

30、hool course are mentioned in the passage? A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Five.54.What is the best age for a child to learn swim according to the passage? A.At the age of 3.B.Between 4 and 8.C.Between 8 and 12.D.After the age of 14. BIn the United States, when one becomes rich, he wants people to know it. An

31、d even if he does not become very rich, he wants people to think that he is. That is what “keeping up with the Joneses” is about. It is the story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbours. The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand. He told this story

32、 about himself. He began earning $125 a week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days. He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighbourhood outside New York City. When he saw that rich people rode horses, Momand went horseback riding every day. When he saw that rich

33、people had servants, Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbours.It was like a race, but one could never finish his race because one was always trying to keep up. The race ended for Momand and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way if life

34、. They moved back to an apartment in New York City.Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich lifestyle of their neighbours. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series of short stories. He called it “Keeping up with the Joneses” because “

35、Jones” is a very common name in the United States. “Keeping up with the Joneses” came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you. Momands series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years.People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses. A

36、nd there are “Joneses” in every city of the world. But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what one does, Mr Jones always seems to be ahead.55.Some people want to keep up with the Joneses bacause they _. A.want to be as rich as their neigboursB.want others to k

37、now or to think that they are richC.dont want others to know they are richD.want to be happy56.It can be inferred from the story that rich people like to _. A.live outside New York CityB.live in New York city C.live in apartmentsD.have many neighbours57.Arthur Momand used the name “Jones” in his ser

38、ies of short stories because “Jones” is _. A.an important nameB.a popular name in the United StatesC.his neighbours nameD.not a good name58.According to the writer, it is _ to keep up with the Joneses. A.correctB.interestingC.impossibleD.goodCReal Christmas trees on farms would not exist if people s

39、topped buying them. Just one acre of growing Christmas trees produces the daily oxygen requirements for at least eighteen people.Christmas tree farms protect water supplies, stabilize soil, and help protect wildlife. The forests of North America spread over roughly the same area of land as they did

40、a century ago and in the past ten years have in fact expanded by almost ten million acres. Furthermore, to guarantee a steady supply, one to three new seedlings are planted for every tree they harvest.With global warming being such a major concern, developing woodlands is an essential part of the fi

41、ght. While potted trees are a better alternative than artificial, they require a certain amount of care. Bur it would be a better choice than a plastic tree which will remain under the ground for centuries once its discarded.On average, it takes a Christmas tree five to sixteen years to become matur

42、e. Before the Christmas tree industry appeared, people used to cut trees from forests, sometimes unlawfully, and usually with no concern for the possible harm to the forest. But today, Christmas tree growers plant as many as fifty million trees per year.Several districts have recycling programs that

43、 turn Christmas trees into mulch（覆盖物）.For a small fee, the Boy Scouts will deal with it. Fake Christmas trees cant be recycled, while real Christmas trees support life. We shouldnt add more pollution to our earth.If you know a needy family in need of a Christmas tree, buy them a real one. Give a liv

44、e Christmas tree to someone this Christmas and what you do will help protect the environment.59.The underlined word “discarded”(in Paragraph3) can be replaced by _. A.plantedB.movedC.transportedD.deserted60.According to the passage, real Christmas trees _. A.cant be recycledB.need much careC.will st

45、ay under the groundD.make the global warming worse61.We may infer from the passage that the Boy Scouts will _. A.buy artificial Christmas treesB.sell real Christmas treesC.make artificial Christmas treesD.recycle real Christmas trees62.The purpose of the passage is to call on people to _. A.plant re

46、al Christmas treesB.stop cutting down Christmas treesC.stop buying fake Christmas treesD.deal with plastic Christmas treesDEmily Elizabeth Dickinson was born on December 10,1830 in the quiet community of Amherst, Massachusetts, the second daughter of Edward and Emily Norcross Dickinson. Emily, Austi

47、n (her elder brother) and her younger sister Lavinia were raised in a quiet, reserved family headed by their authoritative father Edward. Throughout Emilys life, her mother was not “emotionally accessible”, the absence of which might have caused some of Emilys strange behaviors. The Dickinson family

48、 was famous in Amherst. Unlike her father, Emily did not enjoy the popularity and excitement of public life in Amherst, and she began to withdraw. Emily did not fit in with her fathers religion in Amherst, and her father began to monitor the books she read because of their potential to draw her away

49、 from the faith.Emily had a good education and attended the Amherst Academy. Although Emily never married, she had several important relationships with a select few. In her early twenties, Emily began to write poetry seriously. Fortunately, Emily met two very influential men that would be sources of

50、 inspiration and guidance: Charles Wadsworth and Thomas Wentworth Higginson. Charles Wadsworth, aged 41, had a powerful effect on Emilys life and her poetry. On her trip to Philadelphia, Emily met Wadsworth, who was to become her “dearest earthly friend”. Wadsworth, like Dickinson, was a solitary（喜欢

51、独处的）,romantic person that Emily could trust in when writing her poetry. Most importantly, it is widely believed that Emily had a great love for Wadsworth even though he was married. On April 15,1862 she met Thomas Wentworth Higginson, a famous literary man and sent four poems to ask for his advice a

52、bout publication. Although Higginson advised Dickinson against publishing her poetry, he did see the creative talent in her poetry. As a result, only seven of her poems were published in her lifetime. On May 15,1886 Emily took her last breath at 56, leaving behind nearly 2,000 poems. 63.According to

53、 Paragraph 1 , Emily Dickinson_. A.had at least three sistersB.was the second child in the familyC.was born in a rich familyD.had an authoritative mother64.Who might be reaponsible for Emilys strange behaviors according to the passage? A.Edward Dickinson.B.Emily Norcross Dickinson.C.Austin Dickinson

54、.D.Lavinia Dickinson65.Why did Emily probably regard Wadsworth as her best friend? A.Because Wadsworth guided Emily how to write poems.B.Because Wadsworth was more influential than Higginson.C.Because Wadsworth was the first poet Emily met on her trip.D.Because Emily and Wadsworth had much in common

55、.66.It can be inferred from the passage that _. A.Emily died from anger by not publishing her poemsB.the rest of Emilys poems were of little valueC.most of Emilys poems werent widely circulated before her death D.Higginson was jealous of Emilys creative talentERobots that can make their own decision

56、s have so far been limited to science fiction movies, but a child-sized figure with big eyes and a white face is trying hard to turn fiction into reality. Its name is iCub and scientists are hoping it will learn how to adapt its behavior to changing situations, offering new ideas into the developmen

57、t of human consciousness.Six types of iCub exist in laboratories across Europe, where scientists are painstakingly improving their electronic brains to make them able to learn, just like human children. “Our goal is to make them really understand something that is very human: the ability to co-work

58、with humans, to understand what somebody else wants them to do, to be able to follow humans and work with them ,” said research director, Peter Ford Dominey.iCub is about one meter high, with a clear body and arms and legs made up of complicated electronic circuits（电路）.It has a white face with a nos

59、e and big round eyes that can see and follow moving objects. “Shall we play the old game or play a new one ?” iCub asked Dominey during a recent experiment at a laboratory in Lyon in southeastern France. Its voice was robotic, unsurprisingly, though it did have the tone of a person asking a question

60、. The “game” consisted of one person picking up a box, revealing a toy that was placed underneath . Then another person picked up the toy, before putting it down again. Finally, the first person put the box back down on top of the toy. Having watched two humans perform this action, iCub was able to

61、join in the fun. “The purpose of the experiment is to demonstrate that it can change roles. It can play the role of either the first person in the interaction（互动）or the second,” said Dominey, who receives European Unions economic support for his work on iCub.While such simple entertaining activities

62、 may seem disappointing to fans of C-3PO, the robot in Star Wars movies who says with much pride that he is fluent in more than six million forms of communication, they are at the cutting edge（前沿）of robotics and of clear interest to science. “These robots will be a huge tool for the philosophy of th

63、e mind,” said Dominey, whose research mainly focuses on building computer models for different brain functions.67.What is implied in the first paragraph?_ A.Robots abilities in science fiction films are limited.B.Robots with human consciousness havent been developed.C.iCub can change situations acco

64、rding to its will.D.iCub will be able to make its own decisions.68.iCub is supposed to be able to _. A.sound like a human beingB.change humans decisionsC.do what humans ask it to do D.work in place of humans69.The recent experiment is aimed at showing that iCub can _. A.play games with humansB.have

65、fun in a game C.pick up and put down a toyD.adjust its roles in the interaction70.What does “they”refer to in the last paragraph? A.Star Wars movies.B.Fans of C-3PO.C.Entertaining activities.D.Research into robots.第四部分：书面表达第一节：完成句子71._（一旦吸烟上瘾）, you will have to make a great effort to give it up.(add

66、ict)72._（这是怎么发生的）that he was put into prison?(come)73._（由于偏见）that people with HIV sometimes lose their friends.(due)74.With _（一名导游带领）us,we visited the famous castle.(conduct)75.So far large quantities of water _（被污染）because of the chemical factory.(pollute)76.We have been told that under no circumst

67、ances _（我们可以使用电话）in the office for personal use.(use)77.We missed the early bus in the morning; otherwise we _（能够到达）here before lunch time.(arrive)78._（用完了）all their money , they had little chance of surviving.(run)79.It was reported in the local newspaper that the accident _（导致）the death of 40 pass

68、engers.(result)80.China has long been a leader in the field of genetic research _（旨在提高）agriculture.(aim)第二节：短文写作Dear Mr Zhang, My name is Li Hua and Im a senior high school student. Nowadays Im busy preparing for lots of examinations. I work very hard, but I still cannot get good grades in exams. I

69、am getting tired of this kind of boring life. Some of my classmates have dropped out of school and making fortune in big cities. They say going to college is uesless. I really want to give up. I need your help. Best wishes Yours Li Hua上面是李华写给某英语报编辑张明的一封信。请根据来信的内容，以张明的名义给李华写一封回信，要点包括：1 感谢他对自己的信任；2 帮他

70、分析原因；3提出自己的建议。注意：词数120左右，信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数Dear Li Hua, I received your letter yesterday._Good luck Yours, Zhang Ming答 案1-5ACCBC6-10BBCBC11-15BAACB16-20CABBC21-25BCCBC26-30DADCD31-35BCADB36-40DACDB41-45ABCAB46-50DABDC51-54CDCB55-58BABC59-62DBDC63-66BBDC67-70BCDC71.Once (youre) addicted to smoking72.H

71、ow did it come about73.It is due to prejudice74.a guide conducting75.have been polluted76.can we use the telephone(s)77.could have arrived78.Having run out of 79.resulted in 80.aimed at improving参考范文Dear Li Hua, I received your letter yesterday. Thank you for trusting me. After reading your letter,

72、I know you are in a dilemma. You are a hardworking student but your achievements are not as good as you expected. You even want to drop out of school. As we all know, going to college is every senior high school students dream. You should keep on working to realize your dream. I also know some of yo

73、ur classmates have given up their schooling, but I dont think their choice is wise. In my opinion, what you should do is to analyze the reason why you cannot get a good result in exams. You can also ask your teachers for help. Im sure you can catch up with your calssmates. Persevering means victory. Good luck Yours, Zhang Ming