江苏省连云港市灌南高级中学2011-2012学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题.doc

1、高考资源网（ ），您身边的高考专家高二上学期期中考试英语试题第一部分：听力(共两节，满分20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答题卡上。 第一节(共5小题；每小题1分，满分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. When can the man see Professor Brown? A. On Monday. B. On Wednesday. C. On Friday.2.

2、Where does the dialogue take place? A. In a shop B. In a hospital. C. At home.3. What is the man? A. A waiter. B. A shop assistant. C. A clerk4. Where is the man most probably going? A. To the office. B. To his home. C. To a supermarket.5. Whats Marys address? A. 1664 Garden Street. B. 1646 Guard St

3、reet. C. 1646 Garden Street.第二节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分) 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，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。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。6. What did the man say to his father? A. That he didnt like the farm. B. That his farm was a poor one. C. That he didnt want to

4、be a farmer like his father.7. How did his father feel? A. Terrible. B. Unhappy. C. Very surprised.8. What is the man going to do now?A. Work or leave later. B. Say sorry to his father. C. Tell his father he likes the farm.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9. What are the two speakers talking about? A. The photograph

5、s. B. The plays. C. The films.10. What does the man find difficult for him to follow? A. The story. B. The language. C. The plot.11. What made the man amused? A. The dialogue of the local picture. B. The unique story of the foreign picture. C. The ending and the plot of the local picture.听第8段材料，回答第1

6、2至14题。12. What time is it now? A. Nearly 10:00 a.m. B. 10:00 a.m. C. After 10:00 a.m.13. What does the man want to have? A. Cigarette. B. Coffee. C. Water.14. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. At a doctors. B. At an office. C. At the womans home.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15. What is the rela

7、tionship of the two speakers? A. Salesgirl and customer. B. Lovers. C. Strangers.16. What is the nationality of the man? A. America. B. Britain. C. Strangers.17. Where are the womans parents living now according to the talk? A. In Beijing. B. In Washington. C. In New York.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. Where

8、 did the woman find the precious stone? A. In a small river. B. In a forest. C. In a mountain.19. What did the wise woman share with the other traveler? A. Her water. B. Her precious stone. C. Her food.20. From the story, what can we learn about the traveler? A. The traveler was self-confident. B. T

9、he traveler was wise. C. The traveler was greedy.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）第一节：单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、 B、 C 、D 、四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21. - Have you heard of the fire in Southeast Asia? - Yes, it was caused by _ nature not by _ man. A. /, the B. the, / C. /, / D. the, the22. Mr Lin

10、first spoke for about three minutes, and then Mr Qian took the _ for another three minutes. A. floor B. chance C. voice D. speech23. The factory has decided to cut back _ the production _ 10% next year. A. upon, of B. on, by C. of, by D. for, to24. Project Hope is _ to helping those children in poor

11、 areas to get educated. A. under way B. in the way C. on the way D. all the way25. Tom is out of job and cannot earn much money per month, and _. A. so did his brother B. neither did his brother C. so it is with his brother D. nor did his brother26. While reading, readers can _ quite well without kn

12、owing the exact meaning of each word. A. get over B. get along C. get in D. get out27. - Have we _ water? - Yes, _. Wed better get some. A. run out of, we have run it out B. run out of, our water has run out C. run out of, our water has been run out D. run out, our water has run out28. The old coupl

13、e decided to _ a boy and a girl though they had three children of their own. A. adapt B. bring C. adopt D. receive29. George didnt pass the final exam. He _, while his parents blamed the failure _ the teacher. A. was blamed, in B. was blamed, with C. was to blame, for D. was to blame, on30. In 2011,

14、 the number of students in the school reached 5, 000, which was _ it was fifteen years ago. A. about three times that B. more than three times whatC. three times larger than that D. three times as larger as what31. _the right decisions _ with the future is the key to our economic growth. A. Making,

15、concerned B. Make, concerningC. To make, concerned D. Making, concerning32. With the governments aid, those _ by the earthquake have moved to the new settlements. A. who affected B. affecting C. affected D. were affected33. Leonardo da Vinci is said_ birds kept in cages in order to have the pleasure

16、 of setting them free. A. to be buying B. to have bought C. to buy D. to buying34. As the light turned green, he stood for a moment, not _, and asked himself what he was going to do. A. moved B. moving C. to move D. being moved35. The teacher said with a smile that the students _ in their exercise-b

17、ooks could go home then. A. handed B. handing C. having handed D. who had handed第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A young boy loved football with all his heart. But being half the size of the other boys, thishopeful athlete 36 the bench and hardly played.

18、 This young man was still the 37 of the class when he entered high school. He decided to try his best at every 38 , and perhaps he could play later. All through high school he 39 neither a practice nor a game, but 40 a bench-warmer all four years. When the young went to 41 , the coach kept him on th

19、e list 42 he always put his heart and soul to every practice, and at the same time, 43 the other members with the spirit they badly needed. But during his four years at college, he never 44 to play in the game. In the last football match, the game was not going 45 .When the team was ten points 46 ,

20、the silent young man came to the coach and said, “ Coach, please let me 47 . Believe me.” The coach pretended not to hear him. There was no 48 he wanted the worst player in this close playoff(快结束的) game. But the young man 49 , and finally the coach, feeling sorry for him, 50 . “All right,” he said,

21、“ You can go in.” Soon, the coach, the players and everyone in the 51 couldnt believe their eyes. This little 52 man, who had never played before, was doing everything right. The opposing team couldnt 53 him. He ran, he passed, and he blocked like a star. The 54 was (were) soon tied. In the closing

22、seconds of the game, he intercepted (拦截)a 55 and ran all the way for the winning touchdown. The fans applauded and his teammates raised him onto their shoulders. Such cheering he never heard.36. A. stood by B. carried up C. sat on D. moved away37. A. smartest B. bravest C. biggest D. smallest38. A.

23、risk B. practice C. step D. match39. A. hated B. missed C. joined D. watched40. A. forgot B. earned C. remained D. displayed41. A. his hometown B. his coach C. school D. college42. A. before B. though C. because D. when43. A. charged B. applied C. changed D. provided44. A. persuaded B. managed C. pr

24、omised D. wanted45. A. well B. badly C. any more D. anyway46. A. later B. above C. over D. behind47. A. play B. go C. stay D. think48. A. idea B. doubt C. need D. way49. A. won B. tolerated C. insisted D. scared50. A. took in B. broke in C. gave in D. sent in51. A. stands B. families C. corners D. q

25、ueue52. A. unknown B. puzzled C. boring D. polite53. A. accept B. believe C. stop D. defeat54. A. ball B. score C. judges D. fans55. A. fly B. pass C. jump D. pause第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。(A)Where Is God?A couple had two little boys, aged 8 and

26、10, who were excessively mischievous. They were always getting into trouble. And their parents knew that. If any mischief (恶作剧) occurred in their town, their sons were probably involved. The boys mother heard that a clergyman (牧师) in town had been successful in disciplining (管教) children, so she ask

27、ed if he would speak with her boys. The clergyman agreed, but asked to see them individually. So the mother sent her 8-year-old first in the morning, with the older boy to see the clergyman in the afternoon. The clergyman, a huge man with a booming voice, seated the younger boy down and asked him st

28、rictly， Where is God?” The boys mouth dropped open, but he made no response, sitting there with his mouth hanging open, wide-eyed. So the clergyman repeated the question in an even sterner tone, Where is God!? Again the boy made no attempt to answer. So the clergyman raised his voice even more and s

29、hook his finger in the boys face and cried, WHERE IS GOD!?The boy screamed and ran away from the room, ran directly home and rushed into his closet, slamming the door behind him. When his older brother found him in the closet, he asked, What happened?The younger brother, gasping for breath, replied,

30、 We are in BIG trouble this time, brother. God is missing and they think WE did it!56. The underlined sentence in paragraph 1 means _.A. their sons probably played a part in it B. their sons were probably hurtC. their sons were probably beaten D. their sons were happy57. The clergyman promised to _.

31、 A. frighten the children B. talk to the two children one by oneC. blame and criticize the children D. beat the children58. By “where is God”, the clergyman wanted to tell the child _. A. God is missing B. he was angry, for the child had stolen GodC. he should behave himself D. to find God59. At las

32、t, when the younger child rushed home, he was_. A. happyB. frightenedC. illD. angry (B) A car drew up outside the Swan Hotel and a young man got outPausing only for an instant to see that he had come to the right place，he went into the hotel and rang the bell on the counter of the bar MrsCrump，the l

33、andlady，who was busy in the kitchen at the time，hurried out，wiping her handsThe young man raised his hat “Excuse me，”he said“Im looking for my uncle，MrWhiteI believe he is staying here” “He was staying here”MrsCrump corrected him“But Im afraid that he went back to London yesterday” “Oh，dear，”said th

34、e young man，looking disappointed“I understood that he was going to stay here until the end of the monthAt least that is what his servant told me when I rang up his house” “Quite right，”said Mrs，Cramp“He intended to stay here the whole of July，as he always does But yesterday he got a telegram to say

35、that his relative was illSo he caught the train back to London immediately” “I wish he had let me know,” The young man said“I wrote him a letter saying that I was comingIve had all this trouble for nothingWell，since he isnt here，theres no point in waiting” He thanked MrsGrump and went outMrsGrump we

36、nt to the window and watched him drive offWhen his car was out of sight，she called out：“You can come out now, MrWhite. Hes gone” MrWhite came out of the kitchen，where he had been waiting “Many thanks，MrsGrump，”he said，laughing，“you did that very wellThese nephews of mine never gave me any peaceThat

37、young man is the worst of them allAs you see，when he needs money, he even follows me into the countryWell，perhaps next time he wont warn me by writing a letter!”60The young man said “Oh，dear” to express his Adisappointment Bsadness Csurprise Danger61This story is about a man Awho was very much loved

38、 by his nephews Bwho liked travelling abroadCwho was too mean to his nephewDwho was not willing to meet his nephew62When his nephew came to the hotel，MrWhite Atook the train back to London Bleft to visit a sick relative Cwent to pick up a telegram D hid himself in the kitchen63MrWhite didnt like his

39、 nephews because Athey always follow him around Bthey frequently disturb their relativesCthey wont write to him often Dthey usually visit him in hotels(C) Family activities Schools out and its time to get the family active.DivingThis is a great way to make swimming even more fun. Highboard diving ne

40、eds muscle control. Lessons begin at the poolside, where you will learn some basic skills before moving on to the boards . Try a saltwater pool, on warmer days, and enjoy the fresh air, high boards and water games.Suitable for: 13+Cost: The first lesson, which lasts one hour, is usually free if you

41、decide to carry on. 10/20 an hour.Contact: Find your local swimming pool at www. britishswimming.org; 015 096 18700SailingSailing is great for building confidence and provides a mental and physical challenge from the beginning. It can be done alone, and picking up the basics is easy.Suitable for: 8+

42、Cost: FreeContact: Royal Yachting Association; 084 534 50400; www.rya.org.ukSurfingBalance, coordination (协调) and patience are required to learn the art of surfing, but the excitement of jumping to your feet on the board for the first time and riding a wave into the shore is an excellent experience.

43、Suitable for: 8+Cost: 30 an hourContact: , 016 378 50737GymnasticsGymnastics improves flexibility(灵活性), strength, and teaches self-discipline. Although Olympic-level gymnastics take years of practice to master (掌握), more simple moves are easy to learn in a day and can be practiced at home.Suitable f

44、or: 4+Cost: 6 an hourContact: British Gymnastics; 084 512 97129; www.british-gymnastics.org64. If you are a child of seven, you should choose _ . A. Diving B. Sailing C. Surfing D. Gymnastics65. If you have a 10-hour course in diving, you should pay at least _ . A. 100 B. 200 C. 90 D. 3066. If you w

45、ant to increase your confidence, you can call _ . A. 084 512 97129 B. 015 096 18700 C. 016 378 50737 D. 084 534 5040067. According to the passage, we know that _ . A. it is very difficult to learn sailing B. surfing offers you the excitement of riding a wave C. strength is needed to do highboard div

46、ing D. it is impossible to practice gymnastics at home (D)Geniuses (天才) amaze us, impress us and make us all a little jealous. How do they differ from the average person? Scientists are working hard to figure out that answer. Tune in to the National Geographic Channel to find out about the discoveri

47、es theyre making in the series My Brilliant Brain.When Marc Yu was only two years old, he began to play the piano. After a year, he started learning pieces by Beethoven. Now hes a world-famous concert pianist at age eight. He learns newer and more difficult pieces with ease and can identify any note

48、 he hears. He seems to be specially designed for music. In Born Genius, National Geographic looks at the science behind child prodigies (神童) to explain why some children seem to be born without limits.Genius didnt come naturally to Tommy McHugh. His came only after he nearly died from bleeding in hi

49、s brain. After recovering, McHughs head was filled with new thoughts and pictures. So, he began to express them in the form of poetry and art. Now, hes a seemingly unstoppable creative machine. Sufferers of autism and brain injury have shown that great mental ability can sometimes come from damage o

50、r disease. Accidental Genius explores this puzzling relationship.Can normal people be trained to be geniuses? Susan Polger has shown no signs of extraordinary intelligence. Yet, during her childhood, she studied thousands of chess patterns and learned to recognize them immediately. As a result, she

51、was able to beat skilled adult players by age 10 and can now play up to five games at the same time without even seeing the boards. Make Me a Genius examines what it takes to turn an ordinary brain into that of a genius.If becoming a genius were easy, wed all be one. Yet, there is much more to super

52、 intelligence than simply being born lucky. Learn more about amazing brains this month on National Geographics My Brilliant Brain.68. The author takes Marc Yu as an example to show that a child prodigy is . A. a person who learns something easily B. a child who is eager to learn new things C. a stud

53、ent who practices an instrument a lot D. a kid who works hard to do well in school69. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A. New things about the brain are still being discovered. B. People without natural abilities can learn to do things well. C. Some people naturally have

54、more active brains. D. People are usually smarter when they recover from brain injury.70. From the passage, we know that . A. scientists completely understand the brain B. people can only be born as geniuses C. theres no such thing as a true genius D. there are many factors in being a genius第四部分：任务型

55、阅读(共10小题；每小题l分，满分l0分) 请认真阅读下列短文,并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填1个单词。请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。There are some very good things about open education. This way of teaching allows the students to develop their own interests in many subjects. Open education allows students to be responsible for their own

56、 education. Some students do badly in traditional classrooms . The open classroom may allow them to enjoy learning. Some students will be happier in an open education school. They will not have to worry about grades or rules. But many students will not do well in an open education. For some students

57、, there are too few rules. These students will do little in school. They will not make good use of open education. Because open education is so different from traditional education, these students may have a problem of getting used to making so many choices. For many students it is important to have

58、 some rules in the classroom. They worry about the rules even when there are no rules. Even a few rules will help this kind of students. The last point about open education is that some traditional teachers do not like it. Many teachers do not believe in open education. Teachers who want to have an

59、open education may have many problems at their school.You now know what open education is. Some of its good points and bad points have been explained. You may have your own opinion about open education. The writer thinks that open education is a good idea, but only in theory. In actual fact, it may

60、not work very well in a real class or school. The writer believes that most students, but of course not all students, want some structure in their classes. They want and need to have some rules. In some cases, they must be made to study some subjects. Many students are pleased to find subjects they

61、have to study interesting. They would not study those subjects if they didnt have to.Title : Open EducationDefinitionOpen education is a way of teaching which allows students tolearn what they are _72_ in without many rules._71_Open education enables students to realize they are learning for_73_, no

62、t for others.In open classrooms many students dont need to be _74_ about grades or rules.Some students find _75_happiness in open classrooms compared with traditional classrooms.DisadvantagesMany students cant make good use of open education, because open education is so 76 from traditional educatio

63、n.There are so many choices for students to _77_that they cant use open education properly.Some teachers are not in _78_ of such way of teaching.The writers attitudes to open educationOpen education is just theoretical （理论上的）but not _79_ in a real class or school.The _80_ of students want some struc

64、ture in their classes. 第五部分：书面表达(满分25分)假设你是李华。你家附近有一家工厂。它常向河里排放废物，同时放出有毒气体。这导致了饮用水的不安全。也对人们的健康造成很坏影响。看到这些，你不能忍受。你想请他们削减产量，同时，阻止他们排放污水和毒气。但你的父亲是这家工厂的厂长，这样会使他失去工作。另外，他已经为此向人们道歉，而且给了人们一些钱。你想原谅他，但又觉得他这样做是不对的。你不知道怎么办才好。于是你给专栏主持人Annie写信，向她诉说你的烦恼，并请她给你一些建议。字数120字以上。Dear Annie,_Your sincerely ,Li HuKeys:一、听力：五、任务型阅读：欢迎广大教师踊跃来稿，稿酬丰厚。