福建省漳州三中2010-2011學(xué)年高二英語上學(xué)期期中考試新人教版

1、漳州三中2010-2011學(xué)年上學(xué)期英語期中考試卷 2010.11第一卷 選擇題（滿分115分） 第一部分：聽力（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）第一節(jié)：聽下面5段對話，每段對話后有一個小題，每個對話僅讀一遍。 1What do the speakers need to buy? AA fridge BA dinner table CA few chairs2Where are the speakers? AIn a restaurant BIn a hotel CIn a school3What does the woman mean? ACathy will be at the p

2、arty BCathy is too busy to come CCathy is going to be invited4Why does the woman plan to go to town? ATo pay her bills in the bank BTo buy books in a bookstore CTo get some money from the bank5What is the woman trying to do? AFinish some writing BPrint an article CFind a newspaper第二節(jié)(共15小題；每小題1分，滿分1

3、5分) 聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有幾個小題，每段對話讀兩遍。聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。6What is the man doing? AChanging seats on the plane BAsking for a window seat CTrying to find his seat 7What is the womans seat number? A6A B7A C8A聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。 8Why doesnt the woman take the green T-shirt? AIts too small BIts too dark CIts too expens

4、ive9What does the woman buy in the end? AA yellow T-shirt BA blue T-shirt CA pink T-shirt聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。10How long has the man been in London? AOne year BA few years CA couple of months11Why did the woman leave her hometown? ATo lead a city life BTo open a restaurant CTo find a job12Where did the

5、woman come from? ALondon BAirside CLancaster聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。13What is a daypack? AA box BA bag CA lock14What surprises the girl at school? AA lot of discussions in class BTeachers giving little homework CFew students asking questions in class15At what time of the school term does the conversation m

6、ost probably take place? AAt the end of it BIn the middle of it CAt the beginning of it16What do we know about the girl? AShe is new to the school BShe writes for the school newspaper CShe seldom asks questions in class聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。17What does Mr. Henry Stone do? AA bank clerk BA teacher CA wri

7、ter18What does Henry like doing at airports? AWatching people BTelling stories CReading magazines19What did Henry learn from the newspaper that day? AA valuable suitcase was missing BA man stole money from a bank CA woman ran away from home20Why was the woman at the airport? AShe was traveling on bu

8、siness BShe was seeing the man off CShe was leaving for Greece第二部分 英語知識運(yùn)用(共兩節(jié)，滿分45分)第一節(jié) 單項填空(共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分)21. Facing the _ situation , Tom looked _. A. puzzling; puzzling B. puzzling; puzzledC. puzzled; puzzled D. puzzled; puzzling 22. My colleague, Lily, worked in the USA for a year as a visit

9、ing professorIts no _that her spoken English is so beautiful,A.problemB.matter C.wonder D.question23.-Do you know Robert .G. Edwards ,this years Nobel Prize winner in physiology(生理學(xué)) or medicine, has affected peoples lives greatly? -Little about the British biologist. A.have we knownB.we have known

10、C.we knew D.had we known24. Tom felt that he himself , rather than the girls, for the failure of the football match.A.were to blame B.was to be blamed C.were to be blamed D.was to blame25. - In your point of view ,why do Chinese students often do a lot but achieve little? -Amercian students improve

11、themselves by taking part in activities _we devote ourselves to our thick books,endless homework and exams.A. where B. while C.if D. until 26. -Who would you most want to meet if you were given the chance?-I would meet Kobe Bryant, who _me deeply with his basketball skills .A.has impressedB.has attr

12、acted C.has surprised D.has pleased27. Dina, for months to find a job as a waitress, finally took a position at a local advertising agency.A. struggling B. struggled C. having struggled D. to struggle28. Only when I left my parents for Italy _ how much I loved them. A. I had realized B. did I realiz

13、e C. had I realized D. I realized 29. Her health under the pressure of work and she had to stay in hospital for a month. Abroke up Bbroke away C. broke down Dbroke out30.There was such a long queue for visiting Saudi Arabia Pavilion that we finally_ .A. take up B. picked up C. put up D. gave up31. -

14、Do you think he _experience?-No,I dont think so. A.short of; B. lacks of C. lacks D. is short for32. As we know, the problem _ at the meeting at the coming weekend is very important to us. A. to discuss B. discussed C. discuss D. to be discussed33. Most students are _ about the coming mid-exam becau

15、se theyve had a good preparation.A. constant B. optimistic C. instant D. previous34. writing the article, Mrs. Curie even forgot her dinner. A.Absorbed in B.Having absorbed by C. Absorbing at D.To absorb in35. I am going to be a volunteer at the Asian Games to be held in Guangzhou this November_! Me

16、, too來源:高考資源網(wǎng)A. Thats it B.Congratulations C.No problem D.Thats great 第二節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）KS*5U.C#O%MBritish newspapers are among the oldest and most famous in the world. But recently big changes have 36 these traditional publications try to 37 the modern world. After 216 years, The Times h

17、as halved its 38 to become much smaller. In fact, the paper has 39 its size in half from a broadsheet to tabloid（小型報紙）. In Britain the newspaper market is 40 between the larger broadsheets and the smaller tabloids. These terms 41 the size of the papers pages but there is also a clear 42 in content.

18、Broadsheets such as The Times, the Guardian and Daily Telegraph are 43 papers. They 44 a broad range of political, economic and international issues. Their stories are also reasonably 45 and use quite formal language. Tabloids have 46 more stories about less serious issues such as celebrities love l

19、ives. Their stories are shorter and use more 47 language. Tabloids often have bigger pictures. Britains 48 newspaper, the Sun, is a tabloid and has a naked page on page three every day. 49 changing to the size of a tabloid, The Times is following in the footsteps of a less 50 broadsheet paper, the I

20、ndependent. It changed to tabloid last year and saw its sales increase 51 . Although both papers have 52 to the smaller size, the content of the papers has 53 the same. They are both still serious papers. The two papers 54 that people should find the smaller size easier to handle 55 they travel to w

21、ork on the bus or the train in the morning. The times says its new size is compact, not tabloid. 36. A. found B. known C. seen D. proved 37. A. match B. make C. change D. fit 38. A. length B. thickness C. width D. size 39. A. printed B. cut C. addedD. enlarged 40. A. divided B. separatedC. arranged

22、D. marked 41. A. turn into B. think aboutC. refer toD. connect with 42. A. meaning B. difference C. markD. sign 43. A. usefulB. easy C. serious D. long 44. A. sell B. include C. take D. cover 45. A. short B. long C. small D. large 46. A. fewB. little C. farD. any 47. A. difficult B. simple C. easy D

23、. good 48. A. best-sellingB. good-looking C. slow-movingD. ugly-looking 49. A. with B. At C. In D. By 50. A. famous B. nice C. usualD. necessary51. A. slowly B. usually C. little D. greatly 52. A. planned B. made C. changed D. intended 53. A. become B. remained C. left D. found 54. A. agree B. hope

24、C. expect D. insist 55. A. whenB. where C. howD. why 第三部分：閱讀理解（共20小題，每小題2分，滿分40分） A Widely acknowledged (承認(rèn)) as the largest industrial and economic center in southwestern China, Chongqing city is a popular destination for travelers with its hilly slopes, rivers, night views and spicy (辛辣的) food. Mea

25、ning double celebration in Chinese, the city was built in the 11th century B.C. during the Zhou Dynasty. The city was founded in 1997. Up to then, it was a city of Sichuan Province. Now, Chongqing is the biggest city in China in terms of area and population. Known as one of Chinas Three Furnaces, Ch

26、ongqing is unbearably hot during the summer. The surrounding mountains seem to trap the heat. It is pleasant to visit the city in other seasons. Also known as Fog City in addition to the Furnace, Chongqing is covered with a thick layer of fog for an average of 68 days a year, usually in spring and a

27、utumn. The fog gives the place an air of mystery. Spreading across a number of low hills (with an average height of 400 meters), surrounded by mountains, and stretching across the Yangtze River, Chongqing is a natural wonder. But it is to cruise(巡游) down Chinas longest river, the Yangtze, passing th

28、rough the famous Three Gorges(三峽) that most tourists come to Chongqing. There is no better place to start a Three Gorges river tour. Chongqings hot spicy food is famous. The well-known dish is the hotpot, which is a boiling pot that you can put various uncooked food items into. The meal always takes

29、 a long time, so it is good to eat it in the company of others.56. Which of the following aspects of Chongqing is mentioned in the passage? A. The modern development. B. The kindness of its people. C. Traditional customs. D. The climate.57. According to the passage, the hills in Chongqing _. A. make

30、 the weather more pleasant in summer B. can be found nearly everywhere C. are very high and foggy D. play a part in causing the fog58. From the passage, we can learn that Chongqing _. A. is the transportation city of southwestern China B. is a good place to start a Three Gorges river tourC. was buil

31、t up about 20 centuries ago D. has three months foggy weather every year59. Whats the main topic of the passage? A. Chongqing is an ideal tourist attraction. B. Great changes in Chongqing. C. Ordinary peoples life in Chongqing. D. The natural surroundings of Chongqing.60. The underlined wordsFurnace

32、sin first paragraph means_ . A. 天堂 B. 火爐 C. 火鍋 D. 霧都BInside China DailyChina, Japan ink fishery accordThe New China -Japan Fishery Agreement will be put into effect starting June this year, Chinese vice - minister of agriculture, Qi Jingfa told a press conference yesterday in Beijing. Page 2 Offshor

33、e funeralThe remains of more than 500 dead will be scattered at sea this spring near the mouth of Yangtze River in Shanghai. To save space Shanghai officials discouraged land burials. Page 3 The only wise choiceCo -operation with the mainland for a peaceful reunification should be the only wise choi

34、ce for the newly elected Taiwan leader. Page 4 Interest in activity such as fairs, galleries and exhibitions has caused the art market to take shape in China. Page 9Two sides of a story. The governments efforts to cut the homework burden of primary and middle school students have drawn mixed reactio

35、ns. Page 10Blind, but not out. Yang Jia, an English professor at the Chinese Academy of Science meets the challenges brought by the sudden loss of her eyesight and continues to make it in her work. Page 1161. The above section may possibly appear on _ of China Daily. A. Page 5 B. the Front Page C. P

36、age 9 D. the last page62. From the text we can learn that _ . A. no one will be buried in the ground after they die in ShanghaiB. Chinese fishermen can go fishing freely in Japan soon C. a blind professor can work better D. more and more people have begun to do art business 63. When looking through

37、this issue of China Daily, you are to find _ . A. how Taiwans new leader was made B. that people think differently of reducing pupils burdenC. sad stories about students with heavy burden in primary and middle schools D. interesting stories of art fairs, galleries and exhibitions of different shapes

38、 in China 64. If you are interested in art market, you will probably refer to . A. Page 2 B. Page 3 C. Page 9 D. Page 11 65. The underline word make it in Page 11 means . A. succeed B. fail C. see D. walk C Whatever our differences as human beings are, were more like the rest of the animal world tha

39、n we realize. It is said that we share 40 percent of our genetic structure with the simple worm. But that fact has helped Sir John Sulston win the 2002 Nobel Prize for Medicine. Sir John is the founder of the Sanger Institute in Cambridge, which was set up in 1992 to get further understanding of the

40、 human genome(基因). To help them do this, they turned to the worm. The nematode(線蟲類的)worm is one of the earliest creatures on earth. It is less than one millimeter long, completely transparent(透明的)and spends its entire life digging holes through sand. But it still has lots to say about human life, an

41、d what can be done to make it better. What the worm told Sir John and his colleagues was that each of the cells in the human body is programmed like a computer. They grow, develop and die according to a set of instructions that are coded in our genetic make-up. Many of the diseases that humans suffe

42、r from happen when these instructions go wrong or are not obeyed. When the cell refuses to die but carries on growing instead, this leads to cancer. Heart attacks and diseases like AIDS cause more cell deaths than normal, increasing the damage they do to the body. Sir John was the first scientist to

43、 prove the existence of programmed cell death. 66. Sir John Sulston got a Nobel Prize for Medicine because he has_. A. found that human beings are similar to the worm B. got the fact we share 40 percent of our genetic structure with the simple worm C. found the computer which controls each of the ce

44、lls in the human body D. proved that cell death is programmed67. People might be seriously ill if the cells in their body_. A. grow without being instructed B. die regularly C. fail to follow peoples instructions D. develop in the human body68. The underlined word they refers to_. A. cell deaths B.

45、diseases C. instructions D. cells69. What is the subject discussed in the text？ A. The theory of programmed cell deaths. B. A great scientistSir John Sulston. C. The programmed human life. D. The genetic structure. 70. Which of the following is true? A. Most of us realize that we human beings are li

46、ke the rest of the world. B. Sanger Institute was set up by Sir John Sulston. C. When the cell dies, it leads to cancer. D. Sir John alone discovered that each of the cells in the human body is programmed like a computer. D Some people are pessimistic(悲觀的) when they think about the future. They say

47、that，a hundred years from now, we will have used most of the earths resources. We will have polluted our seas badly, and be unable to eat fish from them. We will have made the air so dirty that we will need to wear masks. The worlds population will have doubled, and we will have used all the country

48、side for housing; there will be no farmland left. Other people believe that Man adapts very easily. They have a different idea of the future. How, in their views, will people be living in a hundred years time？來源:高考資源網(wǎng)KS5U.COM One architect believes that Man will move off the land. He suggests that t

49、he city of the future will be a huge, pyramid-shaped building, which will be floating on the surface of the sea. About 5,000 families will be living there, and the building will contain shops and schools as well as homes. By living on the sea, we will give the farmers more land to grow crops. As for

50、 oil, people will no longer need it: we will be heating our homes with power from the sun. And we will not be short of minerals, because there are plenty under our oceans. At the moment, we do not have the technology to get them out. But, in a hundred years time, the optimists say, the new sea citie

51、s will be using these resources. What will be in the shops in the year 3000? What will people be wearing? How will people be traveling?來源:高考資源網(wǎng) Scientists who make predictions about the future suggest that, by the year 3000, shops will no longer exist. Computers will have replaced them; and people will order goods from home. People will be wearing very light, thin clothes. By this time, scientists will have invented a fabr