河北省枣强中学2011-2012学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题.doc

1、2011-2012学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题第一卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到题卡上。第一节（共5小题；每小题1,5分，满分75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. When will Susan arrive?A. At 4:30.B. At 4:45.C. At 5:20.2. Why cant the woman go to see t

2、he film today?A. Because she is not feeling well. B. Because she doesnt like the film. C. Because she has another plan.3. How much is the jacket?A. 600 US dollars. B. 100 Hong Kong dollars.C. 600 Hong Kong dollars.4. What does the man have for this meal? A. Soup, noodles and iced coffee. B. A sandwi

3、ch, noodles and hot coffee.C. Soup, noodles and hot coffee. 5. Who is Mr. Smith?A. A friend of the girls fathers. B. The girls brother. C. The girls father.第二节 （共15小题；每题15分，满分225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，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第

4、6段材料，回答第6至8题。6. Where does the conversation take place?A. At a post office.B. At a bakers shop.C. At a restaurant.7. When was the parcel posted?A. Two days ago.B. Two weeks ago.C. Two months ago.8. What do we know about the man?A. He lives at 128 Devon Street. B. He is very angry about the service.

5、C. He sent his mother a parcel.听第7段材料，回答第9到11题。9. What do we know about No. 6 Station Road?A. It has the mans lucky number. B. It has four bedrooms. C. It has a garage.10. What is good about No.4 Candy Street?A. It is in a quieter place. B. It has bigger rooms. C. It is closer to shops.11. Which one

6、 have they decided on?A. The one with a big garden. B. The one next to the station. C. The one closer to town.听第8段材料，回答第12到14题。12. What is the man planning to do with his friends?A. Watch a football game. B. Go for a drive and have a picnic. C. Have dinner and see a movie.13. Why does the woman hesi

7、tate to go with them?A. Because she has to study for an exam. B. Because she has to attend a party.C. Because she doesnt have enough money.14. When does the woman want to be back?A. By 11:30 p.m.B. By 10:30 p.m.C. By 6:00 p.m.听第9段材料，回答第15到17题。15. Why didnt the man want to go dancing?A. Because he th

8、ought it was dull. B. Because he didnt like dancing. C. Because he was very tired 16. What did the man suggest?A. Walking on the bridge B. Inviting friends to watch the bridge. C. Inviting some friends to play bridge.17. When will Janet come around?A. At about 8 a.m. B. At about 4 p.m. C. At about 8

9、 p.m 听第10段材料，回答第18到20题。18. Who is speaking?A. The radio host. B. The singer. C. The director.19. When are tickets available to the winning people?A. Before Saturday night. B. Before Thursday morning. C. Before Wednesday morning.20. Through which phone number can people find the speaker?A. 683-3019.

10、B. 693-3019. C. 693-3091.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节, 满分45分）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，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。21. He wrote song, which turned out to be rather popular with young.A. a; theB. a; aC. the; aD. the; the22. Last Saturday evening we went to a concert that was _ by ZhouZhou.A. con

11、ducted B performed C. appreciated D. evaluated23. _ are to receive more money when the new programme starts. A. The disable B. The disabled C. Disability D. Disabled24. I dreamt about _ a good chance for further education abroad. A. there is B. there being C. there to be D. there will be25. He stood

12、 near the bus stop, nervously waiting _.A. to pick up B. picking up C. to be picked up D. being picked up26. The accident happened on such an evening with strong winds _ by heavy rain.A. appear B happened C. accompanied D. mixed27. They desired that they _ the right to attended the meeting.A. had B

13、have C. are D. were28. They had to _the building project because of the sand storm.A. stop from B start C. prevent from D. abandon29. A live program on TV is calling on people to _ money or some other things to the people who have suffered from the flood in Henan Province. A. donate B lend C put D.

14、pay30. She is usually _ to be one of our best artists. A. regard B. acknowledged C. received D attended 31. _ I can see, there is only one possible way to keep away from the danger. A. As long as B. As far as C. Just as D. Even if 32. It is said that many people in the poor area have no _ to the Int

15、ernet. A. approach B. passages C entrance D. access33. Mr. Li, as well as his two sons, _ going to travel to China in the coming next summer holiday. A. are B. is C. were D. was34. She had deeply _for the victims and donated a lot of money to them. A. thought B. respect C. regret D. sympathy35. Grea

16、t changes have taken place in the city _. A. in that she grew up B. she grew up C. in which she grew up D. which she grew up第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题15分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从3655各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。Family time is one of the most important times in a childs lifeMy family and I 36 a lot of t

17、ime together，including every 37 Even when my father is 38 on business，my mother，my sister，and I sit down at the table to eat and 39 our dayWe dont watch television but have 40 togetherAs a teenager， 41 with my parents is not the most fun thing I do but I feel it is necessaryI learn from them 42 we t

18、alk, whether it is about my dads job or my mothers day.I did a little research on the “family table” 43 Statistics show that only 50% of 44 sit down to dinner together each nightThats a 45 ，because researchers 46 that kids who have these regular family dinners have 47 behavior，grades，and a larger vo

19、cabularyThey are also less 48 to smoke，drink，do drugs，or have eating disorders Time with their parents makes kids more 49 and gives them a sense of 50 and safetyPlus，they learn better mannersNow with many singleparent families or homes 51 both parents work，making time together has become harderThere

20、 have been many recent studies showing kids are“ 52 ”than they used to beI think its primarily parents 53 Only good things 54 taking 15 minutes away from television and five minutes from video games to have this time with your familyBy spending 20 minutes with 55 ，I believe this idea of “wild kids”

21、would decrease greatly36AspendBpassCtakeDcost37AmorningBdinnerCweekendDparty38AawayBlonelyCbackDalone39AwelcomeB memorizeCdiscussDremember40AsnacksBmealCsportsDfun41Aputting upBgetting upCkeeping upDhanging out42Aevery timeBbeforeCsome timeDsince43AplanBmannerCideaDproject44AparentsBsistersCbrothers

22、Dfamilies2,4,645AwonderBshameCmiracleDworry46AsupposeBclaim CassumeD doubt47AhigherBworseClowerDbetter48AunlikelyBprobablyClikelyDimpossibly49AstubbornBnervousCnaughtyDstable50AbelongingBanxiety ChonorDachievement51AwhoseBwhereCthatDwhich52AsmarterBquickerCwilder Dslower53AdutyBfaultCpowerDburden54A

23、come outBcontribute toCcome fromDresult in55Athe otherBanother oneCthe restDeach other第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（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和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThe passengers on the subway who caught a glimpse of me may have thought I was strangeIn particular a gentleman sitting oppo

24、site me was always staring at me, looking at the cheese bread on the floor in front of me and then staring back at meA passenger probably dropped it by mistake and got off at a previous stop, but the gentleman might not think so“Next stop, StPatrick Station” my stop was quickly coming upI had few mi

25、nutes to either take the cheese bread, which nobody else was claiming, or left it thereIn those few minutes I felt my pride getting in the way“What would others on the subway think of me if I took the cheese bread? Would they think that I was poor and hungry? Would they think that I was stealing?” T

26、he ignorant(无知的) thing to do was say “yes” to any of those self-imposed questionsActually, they were just my own thoughtsThough I would leave the subway, walk a block to my office, get settled at my desk, and sit comfortably in my office for the whole day, I couldnt get rid of the enormous sense of

27、guilt and regretMy thoughts once pushed me towards pride and ignorance, but finally I had to admit I was wrongThis missing cheese bread could be a gift for a homeless person who suffered from cold and hungerSo why not overcome a little bit of my pride and pass along so much kindness?Just as the door

28、s opened at my stop, I grabbed the cheese bread and left the subwayIt felt awesome, but I didnt care if people were looking at me or what they were thinkingInstead of going directly to my office as usual, I walked a few more blocks up to Queens park, where I often saw a homeless man sitting outsideI

29、 always wanted to give him something, but only today I walked toward him, who wrapped himself in a sleeping bagI was full of satisfaction, and so did the homeless man, I thought56The gentleman kept staring at the author because _Ahe wanted to talk to the author Bthe author appeared too nervousCthe a

30、uthor was going to get off Dhe might think the author dropped the bread57The underlined word “self-imposed” in paragraph 2 probably means “_”Aeasily obtained（获得） Bdeliberately（故意的） createdCstrongly supportedDcompletely unaccepted58Why did the author grab the cheese bread when he got off?AHe noticed

31、that no one was looking at himBHe didnt want to see the cheese bread to go to tasteCHe valued kindness more than his own prideDHe remembered a homeless man at that very momentBOne night when my wife was preparing dinner, our little son took a piece of paper to her which read: For washing the car.$5.

32、00For making my own bed this week.$1.00Going to the provision shop.$0.50Playing with little sister .$0.25Taking out the rubbish.$1.00Getting a good report card.$5.00And for sweeping the common corridor.$2.00Total . .$14.75His mother looked at him standing there expecting payment. I could see a thous

33、and memories flashed through her mind. So she picked up the pen and turning the paper over, this is what she wrote:For 9 months I carried you, growing inside me.No ChargeFor the nights I sat up with you, doctored and prayed for you.No ChargeFor the toys, food and clothes and wiping your nose.No Char

34、geWhen you add it all up, the full cost of my love.No ChargeWell, when he finished reading, he had great big tears in his eyes. He looked at his mother and said, “Mummy, I love you.” Then he took the pen and in great big letters wrote on the “bill” “All paid.”.41. Whats the best title for this passa

35、ge?A. Part-time Job B. Mothers Love, No Charge C. Payment for House Work. D. Greedy Mother 42. The writer wrote the passage in order to _.A. show that children should be paid for their houseworkB. show that children should not be paid for their houseworkC. show a clever way of teaching childrenD. te

36、ll children how to spend their spare time43. How do you think of the mother in the passage?A. Clever. B. Greedy. C. Cold-hearted. D. Selfish.44. From the last passage we know that _.A. the boy got all the money he wantedB. the mother was unwilling to give the money to the boyC. the boy realized that

37、 it was not right to ask for money for the houseworkD. the mother was angry with what the boy saidCStay warm and be a nicer personAN old English saying goes: Cold hands, warm heart. It is generally used to describe how a cool outlook often disguises (伪装) a kind heart. However, Yale University resear

38、chers seem to disapprove of the old saying. They found how physically warm you are has a direct relation to how nice you are to people.To test the theory the scientists carried out two studies involving a total of 94 undergraduates.For the first they gave half the unwitting (不知情的) participants a gla

39、ss of hot or cold coffee and then asked what they thought of a stranger after a brief meeting.They found that holding a hot cup of coffee led people to judge the stranger to be a warmer person, in terms of generosity and kindness, compared to a group of people who held a cup of iced coffee.In the se

40、cond study the researchers had people, who thought they were evaluating a product, hold either hot pads (护垫) or cold pads. Then they give the participants a choice of reward for participating in the study: either a gift for a friend, or a reward for themselves.The study found that people who held th

41、e hot pad were more likely to choose the gift for a friend, and people who held the cold pack were more likely to choose the reward for themselves.It appears that the effect of physical temperature is not just on how we see others, it affects our own behavior as well, said Professor John Bargh, a ps

42、ychologist who carried out the study.Physical warmth can make us see others as warmer people, but also causes us to be warmer more generous and trusting as well.The researchers believe the effect relates to childhood when emotional warmth given by a parent was often accompanied by the physical warmt

43、h of being held or hugged.63. The article was written mainly to tell us that _. A. scientists must use data to back up their findingsB. if people are physically warm, they will probably be nice to others.C. what kind of person you are determines your attitude towards othersD. peoples appearances wil

44、l disguise what they think in their minds 64. How will the physical warmth cause the participants to be towards others? A. Generous, curious and merciful. B. Generous, trusting and loyal.C. Trusting, friendly and generous. D. Kind, thoughtful and selfish.65. The Yale researchers tested the theory by

45、 _. A. asking participants to evaluate certain products B. conducting a survey among 94 undergraduatesC. asking participants what they thought of a stranger after a brief meetingD. finding out participants reactions to others when holding either hot or cold things 66. What can we conclude from the p

46、assage?A. Physical temperature plays a role in both how we see others and how we behave.B. The participants holding the hot pads preferred to choose the reward for themselves.C. We shouldnt judge people just by their cool outlook. D. How emotionally warm you are directly relates to your childhood ex

47、periences. DLast Friday my brother and I were driving home together after doing some shopping and gave our attention to an interesting conversation. Because of this distraction (分心)my brother took a wrong turn.Unfortunately, the wrong turn took us towards a bridge and we had no way to turn back. Unw

48、illingly, my brother paid the bridge fee and drove on. He was clearly frustrated by the mistake and the needless waste of $4.We eventually reached an exit and, as we took it, my brother noticed a young fellow pulled over to the side of the road. He came out of his car and tried to phone someone. I w

49、as busy trying to figure out which way we would go next but my brother pulled over and asked the guy if he needed any help. And he did. He had a flat tire and needed a tool to get it off.My brother gave him a wrench, and then began to help him change the flat. The young man said that this had been a

50、 bad week for him: earlier he had gotten into a minor car accident, and now this flat on his way home from work. But he called us “a breath of fresh air” and kept thanking us because he really would have been stuck if we hadnt come along.After we finished the job he thanked us again and pulled out $

51、20 from his pocket and tried to give it to us. “No,” I said. “We were never supposed to even get on that bridge, we took a wrong turn. But now we know why we did. It was to help you. Thank you for turning our mistake into an opportunity to serve.” What I loved most was that my brother was able to se

52、e a chance to help. His reaction in the situation is a lesson for everyone and we felt so good the rest of the day. 67.We can learn from the text that the writers brother _.A. didnt know the roads well B. was a warm-hearted young manC. made the turn to help the young man D. regretted making a wrong

53、turn all the way home68.What did the young man mean by calling the writer and his brother “a breath of fresh air” ?A. He had been in the hot sun waiting for help for so long. B. His cars air conditioner was broken.C. They calmed him down by offering him a cold drink.D. They changed his bad luck and

54、the bad mood he was in.69. Which of the following sentences best describes the writers experience? A. Its no use crying over spilt milk. B. God helps those who help themselves. C. Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it. D. If you light a lamp for somebody, it will also bri

55、ghten your path.70. When did the author and his brother notice the young man who had a flat tire?A. Before they arrived at a bridge. B. When they were passing through an exit.C. When the young man stopped them for help. D. After they came back to the right road.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出

56、能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑（E=AB，F=AC，G=AD）。选项中有两项为多余选项。Hollywood movies are regularly filled with sex and violence. They can be exciting films but sometimes all you want is a little light-hearted entertainment. Have you heard of Bollywood? All singing, all dancing and unrealistic, it is the perfect

57、 alternative to normal Hollywood movies. Bollywood is the Indian film industry, based in Mumbai, formerly known as Bombay. 71 Yet Bollywood is the largest producer of films in the world. This year the Indian Filmgare Awards, Bollywoods Oscars, turn 50 years old. The typical Bollywood movie usually h

58、as the following ingredients: a cup of romance, a tea-spoon of comedy, a dash of international sight-seeing, served with a huge slice of singing and dancing. There will also be one brave hero, one beautiful heroine and one baddie. 72Bollywood films are full of ideal things and free of daily worries.

59、 73 The actors change clothes and locations within a single song. But the audience dont mind. To Indian movie lovers, especially the poor, such films are a gateway to heaven and the stars are their gods. The films take them to a magical world away from their everyday troubles. The films tell them th

60、e impossible is possible and that true love conquers all. 74 Behind the beautiful scenes, Bollywood still emphasizes traditional family values. In most films, if two lovers want to break an arranged marriage, they cant just run away. They must win over their parents. Bollywood is a decent refreshing

61、 replacement for those over-stimulating Hollywood films. 75 They will take you to a brighter, cheerier and more colorful world, where its still cool to dance around a tree and sing a love song.ABollywood has gradually won its reputation on the world stage.BThere is never any mention of politics, pov

62、erty or war.CMost Chinese school kids have probably never seen an Indian film.DBollywood films are mostly comic romances with light-hearted incidental music.E. Bollywood pays great attention to traditional values.FThe result is a fun-filled musical.GSo if youre tired of all that Hollywood actions, c

63、heck out the following Bollywood films.第二卷注意：将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。第三部分 写作（共两节 满分35分）第一节 短文改错 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）以下短文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线 （） 划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1每处错误及其修改均限一词。 2只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Once there lived a boy was ve

64、ry fond of reading. But he was so poor to buy any books. So he had to borrow them from a rich man lived far away. The boy always tried hard to finish read the books and returned them to the owner within the giving time. So the rich man was ready lending him any of the books he wanted them. In this w

65、ay he read a lot and late became a well-known writer of his time. However, the rich mans son who didnt like to study remained a man with a little knowledge. 第二节 书面表达 （满分25分）新学期开始之后，你校的英语报社开设了一个栏目“Volunteers stories”, 为学生志愿者提供了一个交流的平台。请你根据以下要求写一篇短文，记叙你在寒假里参加的志愿者活动并谈谈自己的感受。（1） 到幸福敬老院（Happy Nursing Hom

66、e）帮助老人打扫卫生；（2） 给十个孩子义务教英语；（3） 在一个图书馆里帮助整理图书；（4） 自己的感受。要求：100字左右高二期中英语答案短文改错:书面表达:My story as a volunteerDuring the winter vocation, I did some voluntary work as a volunteer.First of all, I went to the Happy Nursing Home, helping the old people do some cleaning. Secondly, what impressed me deeply was

67、 that I taught ten children English. The children were active and began to show interest in learning English, which satisfied me. Lastly, I helped in a bookstore, arranging books and magazines. These activities broadened my outlook and helped me understand the true meaning of being a volunteer. Im convinced that this experience will have a great effect on my future work and life.