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1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家【绝密启用前 A】东莞市南开实验学校2010-2011学年度第一学期高二年级英语期中考试试卷考试时间：2010.年11月17日 命题人： 满分：150分本试卷共10页，四大题，满分150分。考试用时120分钟。I 听力 （共两节，满分15分）第一节 听力理解（共2段，共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）每段播放两遍。各段后有几个小题，各段播放前每小题有5秒钟的阅读时间。请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题，在5秒钟内从题中所给的、项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。听第一段对话，回答3题。1. Where had the man lived for three

2、months?A. In a student house. B. In his own house. C. With a family.2. What is the mans problem?A. The student house is too noisy. B. The computer room is busy. C. The course is too difficult.3. Which of the following words can best describe the woman?A. Curious. B. Forgetful. C. Helpful.听第二段对话，回答4

3、- 6题。4. Where is the woman now?A. In America. B. In Australia C. In China.5. How will the woman find a part-time job?A. She will try that in her friends company. B. The mans friends will help her. C. The university will offer their help.第二节： 听取信息（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 听下面一段独白，请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入答题

4、卡标号为711 的空格中。录音读两遍。你将有60秒钟的作答时间。The VOA Special English “ _6_ Report The scientists view of the United NationsFrozen _7_ in the Arctic that is melting could be increasing the rate of global warming.Something about the ArcticIt includes the Arctic Ocean and the northern parts of the continents of Eur

5、ope, _8_ and North America.Something about permafrost（永久冻结带）It is _9_ that stays frozen all year. Scientists estimate that _10_ percent of the worlds carbon is stored under the frozen soil.II.语言知识应用 （共两节；满分45分）第一节: 完形填空 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从11-25各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Dad loved child

6、ren. And he always wanted a _11_ family. Eventually, he got what he wanted with twelve children in the family. Without fail, he would show us off to visitors.Once, Dad _12_ presented the first three children in the family, Ann, Mary and Ernestine, to some visitors. Then he picked up a fourth child,

7、and said, And this is our _13_ model, complete with all the improvements. And dont think that this is all; we are _14_ the 1983 model some time next month.But what he _15_ most was taking us out for a drive. On one occasion a man in a village we were passing through shouted _16_ that he had seen ele

8、ven people in our car, not _17_ Mum and Dad. _18_, Dad called out over his shoulder, You _19_ the second baby up from the front here, Mister.Another time, Dad told us this joke, though we were not sure then whether he was telling us the _20_. Mum, who was a psychologist (心理学家), once went to give a l

9、ecture and left Dad in charge of the _21_. When Mum returned, she asked him if everything had been OK. He said everything was fine _22_ one of the children had been taught a lesson because he had been _23_. When he pointed at the child that had been _24_, Mum looked at him calmly and said, Thats not

10、 one of ours, dear. He _25_ next door.来源:高考资源网11. A. richB. lovelyC. closeD. large12. A. surprisinglyB. nervouslyC. kindlyD. proudly13. A. dearestB. smallestC. latestD. youngest14. A. orderingB. sellingC. expectingD. improving15. A. hatedB. enjoyedC. caredD. hoped16. A. crazilyB. excitedlyC. curious

11、lyD. directly17. A. countingB. namingC. showingD. reaching18. A. ImmediatelyB. CarefullyC. AngrilyD. Easily19. A. sawB. missedC. forgetD. left20. A. truthB. storyC. adventureD. accident21. A. lectureB. houseC. officeD. activity22. A. even ifB. apart fromC. so thatD. except that23. A. troublesomeB. c

12、arelessC. activeD. quiet24. A. foundB. caughtC. punishedD. wounded25. A. goes toB. belongs toC. worksD. plays第二节 语法填空 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面句子，并按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填在答题卡标号为2635的相应位置上。26. The building _ ( build ) last year is the dormitory of our school.27. He was determined

13、 _ ( find ) out why.28. I saw him _ ( beat ) by a big man.29. They wished that they _ ( not say ) it to us yesterday.30. When _ ( heat ) , water changes into vapour.31. Never _ ( I , hear ) of such a thing before.32. Meanwhile you have to prepare the next question _ ( depend ) on what the person say

14、s.33. If I were you, I _ ( buy ) it.34. _ ( see ) from space, the earth is blue.35. Only then _ ( I , understand ) what he meant.阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（ A ）Mary Allen was my best friendlike the sister I had ever had. We did everything toget

15、her: piano lessons, movies, swimming, and horseback riding.When I was 13, my family moved away. Mary and I kept in touch through letters(there was no email, even no telephone at that time), and we saw each other on special occasionslike my wedding and Marys. Soon we were busy with children and movin

16、g to new homes, and we wrote less often. One day a card that I sent came back stamped “Address Unknown”. I had no idea how to find Mary. I thought I had lost touch with my best friend for ever.Nevertheless, over the years，I thought of Mary often. I wanted to share with her stories of my children and

17、 then grandchildren. And I needed to share my sorrow when my brother and mother died. There was an empty place in my heart that only a friend like Mary could fill.One day I was reading the newspaper when I noticed a photo of a young woman who looked a lot like Mary and whose last name was WagmanMary

18、s married name. “There must be thousands of Wagman，”I thought, but I wrote to her anyway.She called as soon as she got the letter. “Mrs.Tobin！” she said excitedly. “Mary Allen Wagman is my mother.” I was wild with joy when hearing this!Minutes later, I heard a voice that I recognized immediately, ev

19、en after 40 years. We laughed and cried and caught up on each others life.Now the empty place in my heart is filled. And there is one thing that Mary and I know for sure: we wont lose each other again!36According to the passage，Mrs.Tobin lost touch with her friend Mary when_.Aher family moved awayBs

20、he got married and started her new marriage lifeCshe had her childrenDthe card she had sent to Mary returned to her37How did Mrs.Tobin happen to get in touch with her old friend again?A. She published an open letter to her old friend in a newspaper.BShe wrote to a young woman looking quite like her

21、old friend.CShe looked through the newspaper and found her old friends address.DShe received a phone call from her old friends daughter.38Mrs.Tobin wanted to find Mary again because she_.A. liked her best of all, even best of her own childrenBhad an empty place in her heart that nobody could fillCwa

22、nted to tell her many things about her family lifeDwas very lonely when her children formed their own families39. The underlined phrase “caught up on each others life” in Paragraph 6 means_.Acomparing their lives together eventuallyBwanting to know each others life very muchCtalking about each other

23、s life eagerlyDtelling each other anything but their lives40. We can infer from the passage that Mrs. Tobins idea on the relationship between best friends is that best friends are_.A. just like brothers and sistersB. exactly like husband and wifeC. much like parents and childrenD. much like teachers

24、 and students ( B )The first newspapers were written by hand and put up on walls in public place. The earliest daily newspaper was started in Rome in 59 BC. In the 700s the worlds first printed newspaper was published. Europe didnt have a regularly published newspaper until 1609, when one was starte

25、d in Germany. The first regularly published newspaper in the English language was printed in Amsterdam in 1620. In 1621, an English newspaper was started in London and was published once a week. The first daily English newspaper was the Daily Courant (每日新闻). It came out in March 1702. In 1690, Benja

26、min Harris printed the first American newspaper in Boston. But not long after it was first published, the government stopped the paper. In 1704, John Campbell started The Boston Newsletter (波士顿新闻通讯), the first newspaper published in the American colonies. By 1760, the colonies had more than thirty d

27、aily newspapers. There are now about 1,800 daily papers in the United States. Today, as a group, English language newspapers have the largest circulation (发行量) in the world. But the largest circulation for a newspaper is that of the Japanese newspaper Asahi Dhimbun (朝日新闻).It sells more than 11 milli

28、on copies every day.41. The first daily newspaper came out in _. A. 59 BC B. 700s C. 1609 D. 162042. The first regular published newspaper in Europe was printed in _. A. England B. Germany C. France D. Sweden43. The first printed newspaper in America came out in _. A. Washington B. New York C. Bosto

29、n D. New Orleans44. Today there are about _ daily newspaper printed in the United States.A. 1621 B. 1704 C. 1760 D. 180045. Which is NOT true according to the passage? A. The first regularly published newspaper in the English language was printed in Amsterdam. B. English language newspaper sells mor

30、e than 11 million copies every day.C. Europe didnt have a regularly published newspaper in 1608.D. The first daily English newspaper came out in March 1702.( C )For centuries, the bodys blood has been linked closely with the emotionsPeople who show no human emotions or feelings, are said to be cold-

31、blooded killerFor example, the police are searching for a cold-blooded killerHe seems to kill for no reason, and no emotion, as if taking someones life as nothingCold can affect other parts of the bodyThe expression “get cold feet” has nothing to do with cold or your feetThe expression means being a

32、fraid to do something you have decided to doFor example, you agree to be president of an organizationBut then you learn that all the other officers have resigned, and all the work of the organization will be your responsibilityYou are likely to get cold feet about being president when you understand

33、 the situation.The expression “give someone the cold shoulder” probably comes from the physical act of turning your back toward someone, instead of speaking to him face to faceYou may give a cold shoulder to a friend who has not kept a promise he made to youOr, to someone who has lied about you to o

34、thersA cold fish is not a fishIt is a personBut it is a person who is unfriendly, unemotional and shows no love or warmthA cold fish does not offer much of himself to anyoneSomeone who is a cold fish could be cold-heartedNow a cold-hearted person is someone who has no sympathySeveral popular songs i

35、n recent years were about cold-hearted men or cold-hearted women who, without feelings, broke the hearts of their loversOut in the cold means not getting something that everybody else gotA person might say that everybody but him got a pay raise-he was left out in the coldAnd it is not a pleasant pla

36、ce to be46There are _ expressions related to cold that are mentioned in the passageA3 B4 C6 D747When you refuse to speak to a man and treat him in a distant way, you may express by “_” AI give him the cold shoulder BI think he is a cold-blooded manCI think he is a cold fish DIm likely to get cold fe

37、et48 If Sue shows absolutely no reaction to those awful pictures of starving children in Africa, you will say _Ashe is a cold-blooded killer Bshe gets cold feetCshe is a cold fish Dshe is out in the cold49We can use the expression “_” to describe a man who abandons or hurts his lover without mercyAc

38、old-blooded Bcold shoulder Ccold feet Dcold-hearted50The topic of this passage is about _Athe relationship between cold and our bodyBsome expressions about friendshipCsome expressions connected with coldDhow cold weather comes into being( D )In Western countries people have been using the installmen

39、t (分期付款) plan since the first half of the twentieth century. Today, a large number of families in Great Britain buy furniture, household goods and cars by installments. In the U. S., the figure is much higher than in Great Britain, and people there spend over 10 percent of their income on the instal

40、lment plan. The price of an article bought on installments is always higher than the price that would be paid by cash. There is a charge for interest. The buyer pays one quarter or one third of the price as a down payment when the goods are delivered to him. He then makes regular payments, weekly or

41、 monthly, until the full price is paid up. The legal ownership of the goods remains with the seller until the final payment has been made. Installment buying has advantages and disadvantages. It can help couples with small incomes to furnish their homes and start housekeeping. It increases the deman

42、d for goods, and in this way helps business and employment. There is, however, the danger that when business is bad, installment buying may end suddenly, making business much worse. This may result in a great increase in unemployment. If the people on the installment plan lose their jobs, they will

43、probably not be able to make their payments. If great numbers of people are not able to pay their installment debts there is a possibility that businessmen cannot collect their debts and will therefore lose money. If businessmen lose money or fail to make a satisfactory profit, it becomes more likel

44、y to have a depression. This is why, in some countries, the government controls the installment plan by fixing the amount of the down payment and installments to discourage people from buying more than they can pay for on the installment plan. 51. Which of the following is NOT true about the install

45、ment plan?A. A lot of British families use the installment plan. B. More than 10 percent American families buy things on installments. C. Americans depend more on installment than British people do. D. Americans spend one tenth of their income on installment buying. 52. Goods bought on installments

46、are more expensive than goods bought by cash because _. A. the buyer has to pay extra money as interestB. the delivery of the goods charges extra money C. the buyer has to pay a down paymentD. the service offered by installment plan charged extra money53. What will happen to a buyer if he fails to m

47、ake the full payment for an item bought on installments?A. He might lose his job. B. He will stop owning the item he has bought. C. He will have to sell what he has bought. 来源:KD. He will go into debt. 54. The advantage of installment buying might include all the following EXCEPT that _. A. purchasi

48、ng power is strengthenedB. employment might be increasedC. people develop a good habit of saving moneyD. young couples are able to furnish their homes55. In some countries, the governments control the installment plan to _. A. increase employmentB. avoid depressionsC. ensure that businesses make goo

49、d profits来源:高考资源网D. ensure that people can pay for what they buy第二节：信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）下面是一篇应用文及其应用场合的信息，请阅读下列应用文和相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。A：Norman SCD1885 DictionaryThe electronic dictionary is programmed with over 200,000 words. It uses ClariSpeech techology to actually speak words and phrases,making it

50、easy to pronounce new vocabulary.B: Norman Merriam Webster BES-1850 DictionaryThis handy translator provides you with 5,000,000 total translation to and from Spanish and English! This dictionary is specially designed for all levels of language skill from beginner to advanced.C: Brand V7 Dictionary /

51、 TranslatorThis special model features （以为特征）the largest and most complete Russian-English dictionary. Advanced English speech, accent correction function and specialized terms database will help you communicate. Business organizer will allow you to stay in touch with the world through all kinds of

52、advanced features.D:Seiko WP1500 Rogets III Thesaurus DictionaryIt is the nearest word finder. It is also great for cross word puzzles. It will show you the time, day and date of local time zone and the same for over 100 cities throughout the world by simply entering the first letter of the name of

53、the city.E: Ectaco KD-800 Dictionary / TranslatorThis advanced talking handheld translator features the following dictionaries: the general English-Korean dictionary for 215,905 entries (词条); popular Korean-English dictionary for 183,279 entries, and the dictionary of Chinese traditional characters

54、for 7,744 entries.F: The Lingo Traveler 18It is a great value as well as an International translator. Draw on over 96,000 words and 8,000 useful phrases. Equipped with a powerful databank, the Lingo Traveler 16 allows you to store all of your appointments, telephone numbers, and addresses.请阅读以下有关学生的

55、信息，然后为他们选择要购买的电子词典：56._John is a student in a university now. He often travels around the world and he likes making all kinds of friends. But sometimes he cant remember his friends telephone numbers so he is always worried about this.57._ Belly is an American girl who studies in a foreign language s

56、chool. Belles native language is English but her major is Spanish. Yesterday she asked her mother to buy her an electronic dictionary to improve her Spanish.58._Lily, a clever girl, comes from the United States. She loves Chinese culture very much. She is also a girl who loves Korean movies in her s

57、pare time as many Chinese girls. She says she is not sure about some of the Korean words and phrases.59._Ray is a middle school student who is funny and humorous. In his spare time he likes to play crossword puzzle games. He likes traveling around the world very much, but he often makes mistakes abo

58、ut the time in another country.60._Tom is a university student. Not only can he speak English, but also he can speak Russian. But sometimes people cant understand him because he often speaks with strong accent. He wishes a translator could help him a lot. 写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节 基础写作: 补全句子：根据汉语提示补全下列句子，每空一

59、词 ， 每空一分，满分20分。61. Who _ _ ( 提出 ) a theory about black holes?62. On my way to station my car _ _ ( 损坏了 ).63. How many countries does the UK _ _ ( 组成 ).64. _ _ ( 为何不 ) sit down and eat a little.65. England can be _ _ ( 分成 ) three main areas.66. Im _ _ to ( 期待 ) my first assignment now.67. I will buy

60、a DVD set _ _ ( 如果有必要 ).68. Many art lovers _ _ ( 宁愿 ) visit the small art gallery than other in New York.69. He _ _ ( interest / 感兴趣 ) in two theories explaining how cholera killed people.70. It will _ _ ( 对某人有吸引力 ) those who love Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings.第二节：读写任务（共1小题，满分20分）阅

61、读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150左右的英语短文。 By sense of responsibility (责任感), we mean the realization of ones task, duty or obligation (n.义务, 职责). As a teacher, one should be responsible (adj.有责任的) to his students. As a student, one should recognize his or her duty.Duty calls for the students to study hard. It is n

62、o easy task. I have to pick up my courage, face the difficulties and accept the challenge. I must be responsible for everything I do.Now my heart is heavy with the burden of sense of responsibility. The pressure leads to my care and worry, but I should be thankful for it. This sense of responsibilit

63、y urges (vt.催促,力劝)me to go on. I must make steady progress in study. My ability and attitude toward life and study concerns not only the school, but also my own future. To have a good position in society, to repay my parents and teachers for their kindness, I must study hard. Relying on my own effor

64、ts, I want to be my best self.写作内容(1) 以约30个词概括短文的要点；(2) 然后以约120个词就“责任心”的主题发表看法，并包括如下要点： 责任心的重要性是什么？ 你认为该如何做一个有责任心的中学生？写作要求(1) 可以使用实例或其它论述方法支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子；(2) 标题自定。评分标准 概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。东莞市南开实验学校2010-2011学年度第一学期高二年级英语期中考试试卷答题卷 听力 10分 完形填空30分 阅读理解40分 信息匹配10分1ABCD11ABCD36ABCD56ABC

65、DEF2ABCD12ABCD37ABCD57ABCDEF3ABCD13ABCD38ABCD58ABCDEF4ABCD14ABCD39ABCD59ABCDEF5ABCD15ABCD40ABCD60ABCDEF16ABCD41ABCD17ABCD42ABCD18ABCD43ABCD19ABCD44ABCD20ABCD45 ABCD21ABCD46 ABCD22ABCD47 ABCD23ABCD48 ABCD24ABCD49 ABCD25ABCD50 ABCD51 ABCD52 ABCD53 ABCD54 ABCD55 ABCD第二节： 听取信息（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）6._ 7._ 8.

66、_ 9._10._第二节：语法填空 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）26_ 27_ 28_ 29_ 30_ 31_ 32_ 33_ 34_ 35_第一节 补全句子：根据汉语提示补全下列句子，每空一词，每空一分，满分20分。61 _ _ 62 _ _ 63 _ _ 64 _ _65 _ _ 66 _ _ 67 _ _ 68 _ _ 69 _ _ 70 _ _第二节 读写任务（共1小题，满分20分）-东莞市南开实验学校2010-2011学年度第一学期高二年级英语期中考试试卷答案I 听力 （共两节，满分15分）第二节 听力理解（共2段，共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）16 CBCAB 第

67、二节： 听取信息（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 6. Environment 7. soil 8. Asia 9. land 10. 14 / fourteenII.语言知识应用 （共两节；满分45分）第一节: 完形填空 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)11-15 D D C C B 16-20 B A A B A 21-25 第三节 语法填空 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）26.built 27.to find 28.beaten 29.hadnt said 30.heated 31.have I heard 32.depending 33.would / should

68、 buy 34.Seen 35.did I understand ( 注：此题没有半对。).阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）3640 D B B B A 4145 A B C D B4650 C A C D C 51-55 B A B C B第二节：信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）5660 ：F B E D C 写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节 基础写作: 补全句子：根据汉语提示补全下列句子，每空一词 ， 每空一分，满分20分。61.put forward(s) 62.broke down 63.consist of 64.Why n

69、ot 65.divided into 66.looking forward 67.if necessary 68.would rather 69.got / was interested 70.appeal to第二节：读写任务（共1小题，满分20分）The writer values responsibility as duty or obligation. Responsibility encourages him to overcome the difficulties in his life and study. Meanwhile, he makes every effort to

70、be responsible for everything he does.Responsibility is essential to ones life. It not only represents ones noble quality, but enables one to be steady-going. Being responsible, you will gain many precious things, such as true love. Without responsibility, however, you will be an annoyance and cant

71、do anything successfully. Whats more, people will lose belief in you if you are irresponsible.As students, we ought to be responsible for whatever we do. Above all, we should study hard to repay the love and care of our parents and teachers with great achievements. Besides, we must have a strong sense of responsibility to keep our country rich and powerful in the eyes of the world.In short, only when we are responsible will we be respected and loved by others.w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.m- 16 - 版权所有高考资源网