2009年新人教版高二英語上學期期中測試

1、高二英語上學期期中測試（）（測試時間：100分鐘 滿分：120分）第卷（三部分，共85分）第一部分 聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1分，滿分5分）聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的ABC三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一個小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。1How is the woman going to learn Chinese language?ABy attending evening classesBBy watching TV programsCBy going to English

2、 class2Where does this conversation take place?AAt a restaurant BShe is excitedCShe is satisfied3What is the woman's feeling towards her work?AShe is disappointedBShe is excitedCShe is satisfied4What will the man probably do?AGo to the beach with his friendsBSee the professor after classCGive a

3、speech in the professor's class5What does the woman mean?AShe regrets never taking a jobBShe is tired of the present life as a housewifeCShe wants to hire a cleaner to do the housework第二節(jié)聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳期選項，并標在試卷的相應位置 。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘，聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。

4、每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。聽第6段材料，回答第6至8題。6Where does this conversation take place?AAt an airport BOn a road C In a hotel7When will the woman have to check out tomorrow?AAt 12:00at noonBAt 2:00pmCAt 2:30pm8What does the man suggest the woman do?ALeave some time earlierBKeep her room cleanCLeave at 5:30聽第7段材料，回答第9至1

5、1題。9What does the woman invite the man to do?ATo go to sing Bto watch an operaCTo go to a concert10Why doesn't the man want to go?AHe is afraid of the masksBHe is busyCIt is not to his taste11How many times has the man been to an opera?ASometimes BSeldom CNever聽第8段材料，回答第12至14題。12What is the rela

6、tionship between the two speakers?AA passer-by and a policemanBA passer- by and a driverCA passenger and a taxi-driver13What is the man turn left?AIt is rush hourBIt is a one-way streetCThe street is too narrow14Why can't the man turn left?AIt is rush hourBIt is one-way streetCThe street is too

7、narrow聽第9段材料，回答第15至17題。15What was the couple's nationality in the story?ABritishBFrench CChinese16What happened to the couple's pet dog?AIt was well fed in the kitchenBIt was killed in the kitchenCIt had a meal with the old couple17How does the woman feel about what the man said?AIt is true

8、BIt is wrong to do soCIt is unbelievable聽第10段材料，回答第18至20題。18What can we see at the entrance hall?AColorful picturesBOld photosCItalian paintings19What is on show on the right upstairs?ABeautiful clothesBPictures of TV playsCPhotos of famous actors20Which of the following can we learn from the passag

9、e?AThere are some pictures of gardens painted in France in the Ford RoomBThe guide book to the museum costs￥175CThe museum was open at 5:30 this morning第二部分：英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）第一節(jié)：單項填空（共15小題，每小題1分，滿分15分）從A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。21- Would you do me a favor and give me a ride?-_ANo trouble BWith ple

10、asureCIts a pleasure DYes, thats right22_we think of the great changes in our motherland,_ we love herAMore; better BThe better; the moreCThe more; more DBetter; the greater23He left the room, _ never to come backAand determining Bdetermine CdeterminedDwas determined24When I arrived at the railway s

11、tation the manager _So we had only time for a few wordsAjust went away Bhad gone awayCwas just going away Dhas just gone away25_that the problem was more than he could deal with, he called the police for helpAHaving been realized BTo realizeCRealizing DHaving realized26_ the number of cars, only _ s

12、mall number of people have attended the meetingAJudging from; a BJudged form; aCJudging from; theDJudged from; the27From the_ look on his face, we know that the price of meat_Adisappointed; has been raised Bdisappointed; has been gone upCdisappointing; has gone up Ddisappointing; has risen28_the bad

13、 weather we enjoyed our holidayAAlthough BIn spite of CBecause of DAccording to29When did the Great Wall _?In the Qin DynastyAcome into beingBcome into useCcome into effect Dcome into power30-Do you know London at all?-No, this is the first time that I_ hereAwas Bcame Chave been Dhad been31Id like t

14、o settle down somewhere _ the weather is cool and everything is full of life all the year roundAwhichBthatCwhereDwhen32It must have rained last night, Ahasnt it Bdoesnt it Cdidnt it Dhadnt it 33He _ to save the endangered animals around the world, which was remembered by the peopleAgave his life Bbr

15、ought to life Ccame to life Ddevoted his life 34Is there anyone in your class _family is in the country?Awho Bthose Cof whom Dwhose35The speaker had to raise his voice by the listeners in the hallAto make himself heard Bmaking himself heardCto make himself hear Dmaking himself hear第二節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題；每小題

16、1分，滿分20分）閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從3655各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中選出最佳選項。It was already late when we set out for the next town, 36 according to the map was about fifteen miles away on the other side of the 37 There we felt 38 that we would find a bed 39 the nightDarkness fell soon after we left the village, but lucki

17、ly we met 40 as we drove fast along the narrow winding road that_41_ the hillsAs we climbed 42 , it became colder and rain began to fall, 43 it difficult at times to see the roadI asked John, my companion, to drive more 44 After we had traveled for about twenty miles, there was still no sign of the

18、town which was 45 on the mapWe were beginning to get 46 Then without warning, the car stoppedA quick 47 showed that we had run out of petrol（汽油）Although we had little food with us, we decided to 48 the night in the carOur meal was soon overI tried to go to sleep at once, 49 John, who was a 50 sleepe

19、r, got out of the car after a few minutes and went for a walk 51 the hillsSoon he came backFrom the top of the hill he had seen, in the valley below, the 52 of the town we were looking forWe at once unloaded（卸）all our luggage（行李）and with a great effort（努力）, 53 to push the car to the top of the hillT

20、hen we went back to the luggage, loaded the car again and set off down the hill 54 less than a quarter of an hour we were in the town, where we found a 55 quite easily36Awhich Bit Cwhere Dthat37Arivers Bhills Ctowns Dvillages38Asurprised Bafraid Cpleased Dsure39Aat Bin Cthrough Dfor40Aeverybody Bsom

21、ebody Cnobody Danybody41Agot to Barrived Cled to Dbelonged to42Ataller Bhigher Clower Dfaster43Agetting Bthinking Ccausing Dmaking44Acertainly Bcarefully Cslowly Dsurely45Amarked Bset Cbuilt Ddrawn46Aexcited Bworried Ccold Dwarm47Aattention Boperation Cexamination Dinformation48Aspend Blive Cspare D

22、stay49Asince Bthough Cso Dbut50Aquick Bfast Cpoor Dheavy51Aacross Bthrough Cdown Dup52Alights Bmap Cbus Dsituation53Aought Btried Csucceeded Dmanaged54AFor BIn CSince DAt55Apoliceman Bfriend Chotel Dcinema第三部分：閱讀理解（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C、D）中選出最佳選項AThe journey two naval officers ma

23、de some time ago to the very deepest point on the earth makes us realize how much of the world still remains to be exploredThe two men went down 7 miles to the bottoms of the Pacific Ocean inside a small steel ball called a “bathyscaphe” to find out if there are any ocean currents or signs of lifeAb

24、ove the ball there was a special tank full of petrol which was slowly emptied into the water to make the bathyscaphe heavy enough to complete its journeyIt was necessary to set out early, so that the bathyscaphe would come to the surface in daylight, and so be easily found by the mother ship which w

25、ould be waiting for itThe divers began preparations at dawn and soon afterwards, when all was ready, the steel ball disappeared under the surface of the waterThe divers felt as if they were going down steps as they passed through warm and cold layers of waterIn time, the temperature dropped to freez

26、ing point and the men shivered inside the ballThey kept in touch with the mother ship by telephone describing how they feltThen , at a depth of 3,000 feet, the telephone stopped working and they were quite cut off from the outside worldAll went well until some four hours later at 30,000 feet, the me

27、n were startled by a loud, cracking noise; even the smallest hole in the ball would have meant instant deathLuckily, though, it was only one of the outer windows that badly brokenSoon afterwards, the bathyscaphe touched the soft ocean floor raising a big cloud of “dust” made up of small, dead sea-cr

28、eaturesHere, powerful lights lit up the dark water and the men were surprised to see fish swimming just above them quite untroubled by the enormous pressureBut they didnt dare to leave the lights on for long, as the heat from the lights made the water boilQuite unexpectedly, the telephone began work

29、ing again and the faint but clear voices of the officers were heard on the mother ship 7 miles awayAfter a stay of thirty minutes the men began their journey up, arriving three hours later, cold and wet through, but none the worse for their experience56According to the passage, two naval officers ma

30、de a journey to the bottoms of the Pacific Ocean Ato experience the journey down into the deep oceanBto find out if there are any ocean currents or signs of lifeCto find out the exact temperature under the seaDto find out if fish can swim troubled by the enormous water pressure57In your opinion, the

31、 journey made by the two naval officers to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean was Ainteresting and funny Bmoving and interesting Cexciting and meaningful Ddangerous and meaningful58After they got to the bottom of the ocean , Athey could get in touch with the mother ship seven miles awayBthey were cut o

32、ff from the outside worldCone of the outer windows brokeDthey found the water boil59According to the passage the two naval officers stayed in the water about hours during the whole journeyA3 B4 C7 D8 60The best title of this passage should be AAn interesting journey to the ocean bottomBWhy making a

33、journey to the ocean bottomCThe difficulty and conditions of two naval officersDJourney to the bottom of the oceanBChoose Your VirginiaRock House MuseumRock House MuseumTake a journey through history with a visit to the exciting museum and historic sites of WythevilleThe Rock House Museum offers gli

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35、 Natural Bridge Inn & Conference Center, Indoor Heated Pool, largest Gift & Souvenir Shop in the EastInformation 800/533-1410Grand Caverns Grand Caverns is Americas Oldest ShowcaveBeautiful and massive formationsUnion troops visited the cavernsThomas Jefferson visited you should too! Open we

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39、 miles of clean beaches and a variety of family attractionsFine restaurants, various shopping areas, exciting nightlife, and special events are offered throughout the year800/822-322461What is the authors purpose in writing this passage?ATo attract tourists to VirginiaBTo encourage people to settle

40、in VirginiaCTo introduce historic sites in VirginiaDTo give people a general description of Virginia62What way is the News museum different from Rock House Museum?AIt is larger BIt is more excitingCVisitors can act in it DVisitors can see more in it63If you want to enjoy yourself in the evening, you

41、 may go to _AThe News museum BKenmore Plantation & GardensCGrand Caverns DVirginia Beach64Which of the following places is not open in the winter months?ANatural Bridge of VirginiaB Grand CavernsCVirginia BeachDKenmore Plantation & Gardens65Which of the following is NOT true about Virgi

42、nia Beach?ATourists can camp in the open airBTourists can enjoy some special events thereCTourists can not go there in their own carsDTourists can enjoy themselves on the clean beachCThe United States is one of the few countries in the world that has an official day on which fathers are honored by t

43、heir childrenOn the third Sunday in June, fathers all across the United States are given presents, treated to dinner or otherwise made to feel specialHowever, the idea for creating a day for children to honor their fathers began in Spokane, WashingtonA woman by the name of Sonora Smart Dodd thought

44、of the idea for Fathers Day while listening to a Mothers Day sermon in 1909Having been raised by her father, Henry Jackson Smart, after her mother died, Sonora wanted her father to know how special he was to herIt was her father that made all the parental sacrifices（犧牲） and was, in the eyes of his d

45、aughter, a selfless and loving manSonoras father was born in June, so she chose to hold the first Fathers Day celebration in Spikane, Washington on the 19th of June, 1910In 1924 President Calvin Coolidge declared the third Sunday in June as Fathers DayRoses are the Fathers Day flowers: red to be wor

46、n for a living father and white if the father has diedWhen children cant visit their fathers or take them out to dinner, they send a greeting cardTraditionally, fathers prefer greeting cards that are not too sentimental（傷感的）Most greeting cards are too special so fathers laugh when they open themSome

47、 give heartfelt thanks for being there whenever the child need Dad66The United States is special in Fathers Day because _Amany people celebrate the day Bonly America celebrates the dayCAmerica makes it an official day Dall men are honored in America67At first, Fathers Day was fixed on June 19th beca

48、use _ASonora honored her father on her fathers birthdayBSonoras birthday was June 19Cit was decided by the president at that timeDher mother died on June 1968How many years has passed before Fathers Day became an official day since the fathers day was celebrated?A4 B10 C14 D2469According to the pass

49、age, on Fathers Day, _Apeople will wear the same flowers to honor their fathersBonly daughters wear red flowers to honor their fathersCchildren must go home to honor their fathersDfathers are often honored in different ways70According to the passage, we can infer that Henry Jackson Smart _Awas very

50、kind to anyone Bdid a lot for his daughterCwas the first father honored in 1924 Dalways help others by giving money第卷（共35分）第四部分：書面表達（共三節(jié)，滿分35分）第一節(jié) 單詞拼寫（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）71According to the research of the Biology scientists, there are about 5,000 animal species are on the brink of _（滅絕）72Wearing dar

51、k glasses can _（保護） your eyes from the sun73Their football team _ （表現(xiàn)） very well in the match yesterday74They _（抗議） to the mayor that the taxes were too high75He took a book from the desk, _（假裝）to be reading76The quality of cars made in Japan is quite goodSo many countries i_ cars from Japan77The bo

52、y was c_ about the thing in the box, so he opened it immediately he got it78He threw a big stone in the water and d_ the smooth surface of the lake79The instructions on the box are very c_Only few persons can understand it80After studying in England for four years, he a_ for a degree of language第二節(jié) 閱讀表達（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）Two traveling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy familyThe family was rude and refused to let the angels stay in the mansions guest roomInstead, the angels were