云南省會澤縣茚旺高級中學-學高二英語上學期期末考試試題

PAGEPAGE16云南省會澤縣茚旺高級中學2011-2012學年高二英語上學期期末考試試題考生注意：本試卷分第Ⅰ卷（選擇題）和第Ⅱ卷（非選擇題）兩部分，共86個小題，考試時間120分鐘。第Ⅰ卷（選擇題，共115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1.5分，滿分7.5分)聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C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)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。Whatcanweknowaboutvitamins?[A]Theyarepresentsfromsomeone.[B]Theyareofferedfreenow.[C]Theyareonsalenow.2.Howisthemangettingtowork?[A]Bybike[B]Bybus[C]Bycar3.Whydoesthemanwanttokeepthedoorshut?[A]Heisill.[B]Hewanttoopenithimself.[C]Theairinsideisfreshenough.4.WhatdoknowaboutAlexander?[A]Hehaslosthisticket.[B]Heisexpectingaticket.[C]Hewentouttobuyaticket.5.WhatisCharles?[A]Ateacher[B]Astudent[C]Awriter第二節(jié)(共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分)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。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。聽第6段材料，回答第6至8題。6.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?[A]Shopping[B]Buyingacar[C]Orderingataxi7.Whatisthewholeprice?[A]Fifteendollars.[B]Sixteendoallars.[C]Fiftydollars.8.Whendoesthewomanwanttoleave?[A]Eightinthemorning.[B]Seveninthemorning.[C]Nineinthemorning.聽第7段材料，回答第9至11題。9.WhoshotAbrahamLincoln?[A]Ayoungmanof24-year-oldfromtheNorth.[B]Ayoungmanof25-year-oldfromtheSorth.[C]Aslaveownerof26-year-oldfromtheSorth.10.WhendidLincolndie?[A]OntheeveningofApril14,1865.[B]OnthenightofApril15,1865.[C]OnthemorningofApril15,1865.11.WheredidLincolndie?[A]Inthehospital.[B]Onthewaytothehospital.[C]Atthetheatre.聽第8段材料，回答第12至14題。12.Whatkindofconcertdidthespeakersjustgoto?[A]Ajazzconcert.[B]Apopmusicconcert.[C]Aclassicalmusicconcert.13.Whatwillthespeakersprobablydofirstaftertheconversation?[A]Gototheconcertagain.[B]Havecoffee.[C]Seeafilm.14.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?[A]Thespeakerslikeclassicalmusic[B]Thespeakerswillseeamovietogether[C]Thewomanleftduringthecourseoftheconcert.聽第9段材料，回答第15至17題。15.WhatkindofMP3playerdoesthewomanwanttohave?[A]Itmusthaveaverylargescreen.[B]Itmustholdasmanysongsaspossible.[C]ItmustplaymusicfromboththeCDplayersandtheInternet.16.WhatdoweknowabouttheMP3playerthemanrecommends?[A]Itsbattery-chargerisfixedinside.[B]Itcanstore1,000songsatthemost.[C]Itsbuilt-insoundsystemsoundswonderful.17.HowlongcanthementionedMP3playerbecontinuouslyplayedoncechargedup?[A]4hours[B]14hours[C]40hours聽下面一段獨白，回答第18至20題。18.Whatdoesthespeakerthinkoftraveling?[A]Unnecessary.[B]Important.[C]Useless.19.Howmanykindsoftravelingarethereaccordingtothespeaker?[A]Four[B]Three[C]Two20.Whichplacebelowhasthespeakerbeento?[A]HangzhouandSuzhou.[B]HangzhouandLondon.[C]ShandongandTianjin.第二部分英語知識運用(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.Thefatherwantedhisdaughter_____thepianobythefamousmusician.A.toteachB.teachesC.taughtD.teach22.—HowdidyoufindyourvisittoQingdao,Joanna?—.A.Oh,wonderfulindeed B.IwenttherealoneC.Firstbytrainandthenbyship D.Aguideshowedmetheway23.______goodservice,thisrestaurantoffersdifferentkindsoftraditionalChinesedishes.A.InspiteofB.ApartfromC.ButforD.Regardlessof24.Igotthisbicyclefor________,myfriendgaveittomewhenheboughtanewone.A.everythingB.somethingC.anythingD.nothingHadyoulistenedtothedoctor,you______allrightnow.A.areB.wereC.wouldbeD.wouldhavebeenThedoctorrecommendedthatyou______swimaftereatingalargemeal.A.wouldn’tB.couldn’tC.needn’tD.shouldn’t27.Duringthewar,ourarmyoftenusedletterswithfeatherattachedto______urgentmessages.A.translateB.measureC.transformD.deliver28._____wegotoaconcert,butmuchmoreoftentothetheatre.A.ParticularlyB.DeliberatelyC.OccasionallyD.Slightly29.HenryClayFrick,richNewYorkerdiedin1919,leavinghishouse,furnitureandartcollectionto_____Americanpeople.A.the,/B.a,theC.a,/D.the,the30.Aconventionalartistofthisperiodwasnotinterestedinshowingnatureandpeople_____theyreallywere.A.whatB.whereC.whichD.as31.Theschoolrulesstatethatnochildshallbeallowedoutoftheschoolduringtheday,______accompaniedbyanadult.A.unlessB.whenC.ifD.once32.It’s_____youdealwithdifficulties_____shows_____youarereallylike.A.what,that,whatB.how,that,whatC.how,what,thatD.how,which,what33.Theaimoftheprojectistoencouragestudentsto_____newideasonnetworks.A.figureoutB.letoutC.tryoutD.makeout34.IhavetoseethedoctorbecauseI_____alotlately.A.havebeencoughingB.hadcoughedC.coughedD.cough 35.Mothersholdingjobsoutsidethehomeshouldhave_______schedulestomakeiteasiertocarefortheirchildren.A.specificB.flexibleC.smoothD.concrete第二節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36～55各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中選出最佳選項。“I'mtoooldandit'stoolate,”whichplayedoverandoverinmymind.Iwas36andexhaustedafterendingmymarriageandmylawcareeratthesametime.37myambitiontobecomeawriter,I38myabilitytosucceedasone.HadIwastedyearsgoing39thewronggoals?Iwasatalowpoint40thevoiceontheradiobegan41thestoryofGrandmaMoses.AnnMaryMoseslefthomeatthirteen,boretenchildrenandworkedhardtoraisethefivewho42.Strugglingtomakealivingonpoorfarms,shemanagedto43abitofbeautyforherselfbyembroidering(繡花Atseventy-eight,herfingersbecame44awkwardtoholdaneedle.45giveintoaging,shewentouttoanemptyroomandbeganto46.Forthefirsttwoyears,thesepaintingswereeithergivenawayorsold47alittlemoney.Butattheageofseventy-nine,shewas“discovered”bythe48worldandtherestis49.Shewentontoproducemorethantwothousandpaintings,50herbookillustrations(插圖)foritwastheNightbeforeChristmaswerecompletedi51Ilistenedtotheradio,my52changed.IfGrandmaMoses53beginanewcareerandsucceedaftereighty,mylifestillhad54afterthirty.Beforetheprogramended,IrushedtomycomputertoworkonthenovelI'dnearly55.Itwaspublishedeightmonthslater.第三部分：閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）（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和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將改選項涂黑。A“Mum,whatdoesitmeanwhensomeonetellsyouthattheyhaveaskeleton（骨骼）inthecloset（衣櫥）?”Jessicaasked.“Askeletoninthecloset?”hermotherpausedthoughtfully.“Well,it’ssomethingthatyouwouldrathernothaveanyoneelseknowabout.Forexample,ifinthepast,someoneinDad’sfamilyhadbeenarrestedforstealingahorse,itwouldbe‘a(chǎn)skeletoninhisfamily’scloset’.Hereallywouldn’twantanyneighbortoknowaboutit.”“Whypickonmyfamily?”Jessica’sfathersaidwithanger.“Yourfamilyhistoryisn’tsogood,youknow.Wasn’tyourgreat-great-grandfatheraprisonerwhowastransportedtoAustraliaforhiscrimes?”“Yes,butpeoplethesedayssaythatyouarenotarealAustralianunlessyourancestorsarrivedasprisoners.”“Gosh,sorryIasked.IthinkIunderstandnow,”Jessicacutinbeforethingsgrewworse.Afterdinner,thehousewasveryquiet.Jessica’sparentswerestillquiteangrywitheachother.Hermotherwasironingclothesandeverynowandthensheglaredatherhusband,whohidbehindhisnewspaperpretendingtoread.Whenshefinished,shegatheredthefreshlypressedclothesinherarmsandwalkedtoJessica’scloset.Justassheopenedthedoorandreachedintohangaskirt,abonyarmstuckoutfromthedarkdepthsandabundleofwhitebonesfelltothefloor.Jessica’smothersankinafaint（暈倒）,wakingonlywhenJessicaputacold,wetclothonherforehead.Shelookeduptoseetheworriedfacesofherhusbandanddaughter.“Whathappened?WhereamI?”sheasked.“Youjustdestroyedtheschool’sskeleton,Mum,”explainedJessica.“Ibroughtithometohelpmewithmyhealthproject.Imeanttotellyou,butitseemedthatassoonasImentionedskeletonsandclosets,itcausedaproblembetweenyouandDad.”Jessicalookedinamazementasherparentsbegantolaughmadly.“They’rebothcrazy,”shethought.56. AccordingtoJessica’smother,“askeletoninthecloset”means______. A.afamilyhonor B.afamilysecretC.afamilystory D.afamilytreasure57. WhatcanwelearnaboutsomeAustralians’ancestorsformParagraph2? A.TheywerebroughttoAustraliaasprisoners. B.TheyweretheearliestpeoplelivinginAustralia. C.TheywereinvolvedinsomecrimesinAustralia. D.Theywerenotregardedascriminalsintheirdays.58. WhydidJessicabringaskeletonhome? A.Shewascuriousaboutit. B.Sheplannedtokeepitforfun. C.Sheneededitforherschooltask. D.Sheintendedtoscareherparents.59. Jessica’sparentslaughedmadlyattheendofthestoryprobablybecause______. A.theywerecrazyB.theywereoverexcited C.theyrealizedtheirmisunderstandingD.theyboththoughttheyhadwonthequarrelBAAAGH!TheGeneration90siscoming!Wearingearphones,usingcomplexNetlanguageandconstantlytextmessagingfriends,theGen-90sfollowingtheGen-80sbegintomaketheirworlddebut（初次登臺）.Eachgenerationoragegrouphasitsownsymbolsandlifestyle.ReadonandjudgeforyourselvesifyoufittheGen-90sprofile（概況，簡介）.

EarphonesTheselittledevicesseemtogrowontheheadsoftheGen-90s．TheymightleadtoMP3,MP4orMP101players,givingtheseyoungpeopleaplugged-in，coolandperhapsself-addictedlook,ofcourse,lifeisnotalwaysmusictotheears.

MartianlanguageTheyhavecreatedtheirowncode-likeonlinelanguage．It’samixtureofEnglish,JapaneseandChinesethatperhapsonlyMartianscanunderstand.Thisisanimaginativegeneration,thoughtheyneedtobecarefultokeepitoutoftheirtermpapers.

Self-Portrait（肖像）Saying“cheese”totheirowndigitalcamerasisroutineforthisgeneration．Alittlebitofnarcissism（自戀）neverhurtsanyone．Ithelpsthemreflectalittleontheirownlives．Butbeawareoftherisksofpostingprivatephotosonline.

Text-messaging

Theycantypetheirmobilephonesasfastastheycanspeak.Thisisagenerationthatrespectsefficiency.However,oralcommunicationisimportantandwillnevergooutofstyle.60.Whoaretheintendedreadersofthepassage?

A.Teenagers

B.Educators

C.Socialists

D.Parents61.Accordingtothepassage,ifyoubelongtotheGen-90s,youwill____________.A.justappreciateyourselfandignoreothers’strengths.B.makeyourpresentationandhaveyourownsymbolsandlifestyle.C.havethesamesymbolsandlifestyleoftheGen-80s.D.likemusicanddanceverymuch.62.Accordingtothetext,thewriterwillchoose______asagoodexampletotheGen-90.

A.LiHualikesmusicandalwayswearingipod

B.ZhangChaoisnotonlyanimaginativeboybutdoeverythingefficiently

C.Lilyisashygirlandshedoesn’tlikemakingfriends

D.Fangfanglikesbeingtakenphotosofandoftenpostingthemonline63.Accordingtothispassage,whichisFALSE?A.Notallteensarecautiousaboutpostingphotos.

B.Theytypetheirmobilephonessofastthatitcancatchthespeedofspeaking.C.TheGen-90shaveapreferenceforsomemusicplayers,andevenregardthemasa

necessarypartoflife.

D.Theydon’tusethecoolandcomplexonlinelanguageinformalwriting.64.Themainideaofthepassageisabout________.

A.theGen-90s’happylife

B.thedifferencebetweentheGen-80sandtheGen-90s

C.theGen-90s’uniquelifestyleandsomepracticalwarnings

D.thesimilaritiesbetweentheGen-80sandtheGen-90sCMillionsofpeopleareusingcellphonestoday.Inmanyplacesitisactuallyconsideredunusualnottouseone.Inmanycountries,cellphonesareverypopularwithyoungpeople.Theyfindthatthephonesaremorethanameansofcommunication-havingamobilephoneshowsthattheyarecoolandconnected.Theexplosionsaroundtheworldinmobilephoneusemakesomehealthprofessionalsworried.Somedoctorsareconcernedthatinthefuturemanypeoplemaysufferhealthproblemsfromtheuseofmobilephones.InEngland,therehasbeenaseriousdebateaboutthisissue.Mobilephonecompaniesareworriedaboutthenegativepublicityofsuchideas.Theysaythatthereisnoproofthatmobilephonesarebadforyourhealth.Ontheotherhand,whydosomemedicalstudiesshowchangesinthebraincellsofsomepeoplewhousemobilephones?Signsofchangeintheissuesofthebrainandheadcanbedetectedwithmodernscanning(掃描)equipment.Inonecase,atravelingsalesmanhadtoretireatayoungagebecauseofseriousmemoryloss,Hecouldn’trememberevensimpletasks.Hewouldoftenforgetthenameofhisownson.Thismanusedtotalkonhismobilephoneforaboutsixhoursaday,everydayofhisworkingweek,foracoupleofyears.Hisfamilydoctorblamedhismobilephoneuse,buthisemployer’sdoctordidn’tagree.Whatisitthatmakesmobilephonespotentiallyharmful?Theanswerisradiation.High-techmachinescandetectverysmallamountsofradiationfrommobilephones.Mobilephonecompaniesagreethatthereissomeradiation,buttheysaytheamountistoosmalltoworryabout.Asthediscussionabouttheirsafetycontinues,itappearsthatit’sbesttousemobilephoneslessoften.Useyourregularphoneifyouwanttotalkforalongtime.Useyourmobilephoneonlywhenyoureallyneedit.Mobilephonescanbeveryusefulandconvenient,especiallyinemergencies.Inthefuture,mobilephonesmayhaveawarninglabelthatsaystheyarebadforyourhealth.Sofornow,it’swisenottouseyourmobilephonetoooften.65.Theworld“detected”inparagraph3couldbebestreplacedby.A.discoveredB.removedC.curedD.caused66.Thesalesmanretiredyoungbecause.A.hedislikedusingmobilehonesB.hecouldn’tremembersimpletasksC.hewastiredoftalkingonhismobilephoneD.hisemployer’sdoctorpersuadedhimto67.Onthesafetyissueofmobilephones,themanufacturingcompanies.A.denytheexistenceofmobilephoneradiationB.developnewtechnologytoreducemobilephoneradiation.C.holdthattheamountofradiationistoosmalltoworryaboutD.trytoprovethatmobilephonesarenotharmfultohealthDWhenyoufirstmeetadisabledperson,whatisyourfirstreaction?Curiosity?Sympathy?Ifyouexperienceanyoftheseemotions,youarenotalone．Chancesarethatyoudon’tregularlyassociatewithsomeonewhoisdisabled．Herearefourpointstokeepinmindifyoushouldhappentomeetadisabledperson.DisabledpeoplecanleadactivelivesWithfewexceptions,adisabilitydoesnotpreventsomeonefromworking,raisingafamily,ortakingpartinsocialactivities．Manysportsandrecreationprogramshavebeenadaptedtoapersonwithadisability．Insteadofconcentratingonthedisability,lookatthepersonthesamewayyouwouldlookatanynormalperson.It’sallrighttoaskquestionsManypeopleareafraidofoffendingsomeonebyaskingabouttheirdisability．Whenmeetingthemforthefirsttime,it’snaturaltobecuriousaboutwhoheorsheis,andwherethey’refrom．Askingquestionsisusuallyacceptable,aslongasyouusecommonsense．Don’t,forexample,askablindpersonhowhefeedsandbatheshimself.OfferhelpwhennecessaryYouseeawomaninawheelchairhavingtroubleenteringabuilding．It’susuallyappropriatetolendahandifsomeoneishavingobviousdifficulty,butkeepinmindthatnoteveryonewillbewillingtoacceptyourhelp．Unlessthewomaninthewheelchairisindanger,youdoyourpart.RememberthatweallhaveobstaclestoovercomeNomatterwhoweare,eachofushasaweaknessorchallengetoface．Likeyou,adisabledpersonwouldmuchratherbeacceptedforwhotheyare,ratherthanbepitied．Manyfriendshavesaidtome,“Ioftenforgetthatyouareblind.”Tome,thatisthetopcompliment.68.Whyareyoucuriouswhenyoufirstseedisabledpeople?

A.Theycan’tlivenormally. B.Youseldomdealwiththem.

C.Youlookdownuponthem．

D.Theylookquitedifferent.69.Whatshouldyoudoifyoufindadisabledpersoncanmanageit?

A.Youhadbetterlendhimorherahand.

B.Youpretendthatyouhaven’tseenhimorher.

C.Youshouldencouragehimorhertotry.

D.Youhadbetterleavehimorheralone.70.Fromthispassagewelearnthat_______.A.theauthorisblindhimself B.adisabledpersonneedspityingC.noteveryonehasaweakness D.somepeoplehavenodifficulty第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

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Thisdatewastheoldmid-winterfestivalinpre-Christmastimes,aroundthetimeofthelongestnightandtheshortestday.Christmasinthe21stcenturyhasmanytraditions:Christmastrees,cardsandpresents.Shopscanmakeabout60percentoftheiryear’sincomeinthethreemonthsbeforeChristmas,somostshopsgetreadyforitinOctober.

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Thefirsttimethishappenedwasin1867whenMacy’sfamousshopinNewYork,stayedopenuntilmidnightonChristmasEve.

Bymid-December,almosteveryshopandstreethasaChristmastree.

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Inthenortherncountries,winteriscoldanddarkandmosttreesaredecoratedwithlightsandcoloredglassballsgivepeoplehopethatspringwillcome.

FatherChristmasisknownacrosstheworldwithhiswhitehair,redcoatandbigbagoftoys.YoungchildrenaretoldthathelivesinthenorthofFinlandandmakestoysforthem.

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OnChristmasDayatraditionalmealiseaten,usuallyaturkeyandarich,spicycake.SomepeoplehateChristmas.

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Theyloveseeingfamilyandfriends;theyalsolovethetraditions.Loveitorhateit,Christmasisatimetolookbackovertheoldyearandforwardtothenewone.A.

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