河南省驻马店市高二上学期期末测试英语试卷.doc

快乐学习，尽在苏州中学网校河南省驻马店市高二上学期期末测试英语试卷第一部分：听力（略）第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分） 第一节：单项填空 （共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分） 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。 21. How would you like your coffee? _. A. Its well done B. Very nice, thank you C. One cup. Thats enough D. The stronger, the better 22. How many of us _, say, a meeting that is not important to us would be interested in the discussion? A. attended B. attending C. to attend D. have attended 23. Coffee _ milk? Only milk, please, _ I used to like coffee. A. and; and B. and; but C. or; and D. or; but 24. Why are your group so happy? Our group _ theirs in the oral English competition. A. has won B. have gained C. has beaten D. have defeated 25. As is known to us all, _ life in _ modern world is easier in some ways than _ life our grandparents lived. A. the; a ; the B. a; the; the C. / ; the; the D. the; / ; the 26. Ugly papers sold on streets are another problem of pollution. Young readers should _ them. A. throw away B. keep away C. break off D. get rid of 27. Tom looked at Jenny, tears _ his eyes, and shouted out the words _ in his heart for years. A. filling; having hidden B. filled; hidden C. filling; hidden D. filled; hiding 28. Yao Ming has begun his new season in NBA. Yes, he couldnt have wished for a _ start to the new NBA year. He scored 19 points in 20 minutes in the opening game. A. better B. good C. nice D. best 29. Mr. Thompson, without _ timely help finishing the task would have been out of the question, fell sick last week. A. his B. him C. what D. whose 30. What do you think of the furniture on exhibition? Well, great! But I dont think much of _ you bought. A. the one B. it C. that D. which 31. I wonder why Mr. Green looks quiet in class. Im not sure, but he _ a small accident driving here. A. could have B. might have C. might have had D. must have had 32. About 170 people _ killed and dozens more _ still missing after a flood hit an Indonesian town last week. A. were; are B. have been; were C. are; are D. had been; were 33. _a car reaches the end of its life, it is taken apart and any part that can be reused is sold off. A. As B. With C. Once D. While 34. It is _ he often fails in exams _ makes his parents worried about him. A. what; that B. that; what C. that; that D. / ; that 35. The successful mission of the Shenzhou 5 manned spacecraft has made China the third nation to send a man into space, _ more than four decades after the Soviet Union and the United States. A. came B. comesC. coming D. to come 第二节：完形填空 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从3655题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。 Certainly dustmen prefer to be known as Reuse Collection and Disposal Officers（垃圾回收处理官员）. You may think that this is rather 36_ , and it is better to call a spade a spade. But dustmen can be as 37_ as people of any other occupation（职业）, though we must 38_ that their job is not a 39_ one in the world. We often take dustmen for granted. Perhaps because they usually come very early in the morning, before most people are 40_ . We are likely to forget their 41_ . Our dustbins are 42_ regularly, but we 43_ stop to think about the men who do this. However, it is one of the most important jobs in the world, and when there are no dustmen to 44_ the rubbish, the general 45_ soon becomes aware that something is wrong. Recently, the dustmen of England went on strike for higher wages. During the first few days it was regarded as a 46_ . But when the first two weeks had passed, and the dustbins were overflowing in nearly every backyard in the country, the joke did not seem so 47_ any more. 48_ the strike continued, people could not 49_ the hills of rubbish around their dustbins, and they looked for other places in which to 50_ it. Even Leicester Square, in the heart of West End of London, was 51_ high with plastic bags full of smelly rubbish. This was a（n） 52_ attraction that the people of London were not at all 53_ to see. Even when the strike was over, it took several weeks for the country to get cleaned up completely. Perhaps now the English people 54_ the work of their dustmen rather more 55_ and wont take them for granted any more. 36. A. clever B. silly C. interesting D. reasonable 37. A. sensitive B. careless C. hopeful D. shy 38. A. realize B. believe C. know D. admit 39. A. necessary B. difficult C. romantic D. heavy 40. A. awayB. up C. down D. in 41. A. existence B. presence C. absence D. performance 42. A. cleaned B. filled C. emptied D. burned 43. A. generally B. frequently C. sometimes D. seldom 44. A. take away B. take off C. take up D. take on 45. A. society B. citizen C. public D. community 46. A. trick B. joke C. trouble D. show 47. A. pleasing B. excited C. stupid D. funny 48. A. When B. While C. As D. Because 49. A. bear B. contain C. manage D. control 50. A. keep off B. give up C. take care of D. get rid of 51. A. crowded B. piled C. fixed D. put 52. A. business B. industrial C. tourist D. agricultural 53. A. disappointed B. serious C. nervous D. happy 54. A. like B. recognize C. find D. appreciate 55. A. highly B. eagerly C. differently D. entirely 第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案。 A Priscilla Ouchidas house turned out to be a horrible dream. When she and her engineer husband married a few years ago, they built a $100,000, threebedroom home in California. Tightly sealed to prevent air leak, the house was equipped with double paned（双层玻璃的） windows and several other energysaving qualities. Problems began as soon as the couple moved in, however, Priscillas eyes burned. Her throat was often dry. She suffered from headaches and could hardly sleep. It was as though she had suddenly developed a strange illness. Experts finally find the cause of her illness. The level of formaldehyde（甲醛）gas in her kitchen was twice the largest amount allowed by federal standards for chemical workers. The source of the gas? Her new kitchen cabinet and walltowall carpeting. The Ouchidas suffered the effects of indoor air pollution, which is not given enough attention partly because of the nations drive to save energy. The problem itself isnt new. The indoor environment was dirty long before energy saving came along, says Moschandreas, a pollution scientist at Geomet Technologies in Maryland. Energy saving has worsened the situation in some cases. The problem appears to be more troublesome in newly constructed homes rather than old ones. Back in the days when energy was cheap, home builders didnt worry much about unsealed cracks. Because of such leaks, the air in an average home was replaced by fresh outdoor air about once an hour. As a result, the pollutants caused by most households seldom built up to dangerous level. 56. It can be learned from the passage that the Ouchidas house_ . A. is well worth the money spent on its construction B. is almost faultless from the point of energy saving C. failed to meet energy saving standards D. was designed and constructed in a scientific way 57. What made the Ouchidas new house a horrible dream? A. Lack of fresh air. B. Poor quality of building materials. C. Gas leakage in the kitchen. D. The newly painted walls. 58. Why didnt people care about cracks in the past? A. Because indoor cleanness was not emphasized. B. Because energy used to be inexpensive. C. Because environmental protection was not taken into consideration. D. Because they had to build their houses in that way. 59. This passage is most probably taken from an article with the title _. A. Energy Saving B. House Building C. Air Pollution Indoors D. Traps in Building Construction B WASHINGTONLaura Straub is a very worried woman. Her job is to find families for French teenagers who expect to live with American families in the summer. Its not easy, even desperate. We have many children left to place: 40 out of 75, said Straub, who works for a Parisbased foreignexchange programme called LEC. When exchange programmes started 50 years ago, family life was more accommodating（接纳）. For one thing, more mothers stayed home. But now, increasing number of women work outside the home. Exchangestudent programmes have struggled in recent years to sign up host families for 30,000 teenagers who annually come from abroad to spend an academic（学术）year in the United States, as well as the thousands more who participate（参与） in the summer programmes. School systems in many parts of the US, unhappy about accepting nontaxpaying students, have also strictly limited the number of exchange students they accept. At the same time, the idea of hosting foreign students is becoming less exotic. In searching for host families, who usually receive no pay, exchange programmes are increasingly broadening their appeals（要求）to include everyone from young to retirees （退休者）. We are open to many different types of families, said Vickie Weiner, eastern regional director for ASSE, a 25yearold programme that sends about 30,000 teenagers on academicyear exchange programmes worldwide. For elderly people, exchange students keep us young they really do, said Jean Forster, who is hosting 16yearold Nina Porst from Denmark. 60. Vickie Weiner is the person who_ . A. works for a programme called LEC B. works for a programme called ASSE C. is 25 years old D. hosts foreign students 61. The underlined word exotic means _. A. difficult B. wonderful C. excitingD. accommodating 62. From the passage we can learn that at the beginning of the exchange programmes, _. A. all the families could host foreign students B. only young couples could host foreign students C. only those who were retired could host foreign students D. those who were not too old could host foreign students 63. Which of the following is the best title of this passage? A. US Struggle to Find Host Families B. Idea of Hosting Students Is Different C. Foreignexchange Program Is Going On D. Exchange Students Keeps Old People Young C You are standing under the most famous neon lights in the centre of London, waiting to cross the road. Suddenly the traffic stops. You hear the distant sounds of cheering, clapping and shouting. Then, like a multicolored train, 2, 000 people with wheels on their feet zoom past you. You have just witnessed the London Skate, a twice weekly rollerskate event that attracts people in their hundreds and thousands London. Skate is a completely free tour of the streets of London the only condition is that you go along on rollerskates. It lasts between two and three hours and by the end of it you have skated between 10 and 12 miles. The skate snakes sound the streets of London along several different routes. Many of the routes pass by tourist attractions such as Buckingham Palace and Big Ben. Marshals（交通协调员）go ahead of the group, stopping the traffic so that people can skate as safely as possible. Everyone is welcome to take part and people from the age of 4 to 63 years old join the fun. I love it very much, it is amazing. It feels just like a carnival （狂欢节）， said Celeste Beverage regular skater. Rollerskating is really taking off across Europe and America. It is a very good way to keep fit and can be practised anywhere there is a smooth surface. Many big cities in Western Europe and in the US now have a regular group skating event. The biggest skates take place in Paris and Munich and tens of thousands of fans show up on warm evenings. Rollerskating is taking over the world, said Julian Grenoble, a 25yearold ski shop employee from London. Grenoble went to the ParisRoller （Paris skate） regularly until he moved to Britain. Its so exciting to skate in Paris. Everyone skates so fast and puts in their best efforts! he said. The Paris Roller is well known because of the huge attendance, the presence of marshals and the police protection. Paris is a great city for rollerskating because of its long wide streets and smooth surfaces. Rollerskating is also becoming more popular in China among young people and children. Skating fans favorite places to practise in China are big squares. 64. We can infer from the passage that London Skate Event _. A. is probably supported by the city government B. attracts a great many tourists from all over the world C. usually causes a lot of traffic problems D. draws people of all ages into the sport 65. The underlined phrase taking off in the passage means_ . A. rising from the ground B. becoming popular C. setting out D. getting exciting 66. Paris is regarded as one of the most suitable places for rollerskating because _. A. a large number of roller players attend it B. the police protect the roller skaters C. the streets are safe, wide and smooth D. the event usually takes place on warm evenings 67. This article mainly talks about_ . A. places and streets for rollerskating B. rollerskating in big cities C. London Skate Event D. roller skaters in different countries D Im beginning to think whether my grandmother was right when she complains, as she frequently does, that children nowadays arent as wellbehaviored as they used to be. She recounts in detail how she used to be told to respect her elders and betters（上司）. She was taught to speak when she was spoken to and when she went out on her own, she was reminded to say please and thank you. Children in her days, she continues, were expected to be seen and not heard, but these days you are lucky if you ever hear parents telling their children to mind her manners. If you give her the chance she then takes out of her writing desk the old photograph album which she keeps there, and which she never tires of displaying. Of course when you look at pictures of her parents you feel sure that, with a father as strict looking as that, you too would have been seen and not heard. Beside him sits his wife, with their children around her; Granny and her elder brothers. It always occurs to me that perhaps those long, stiff, black clothes were so burdensome （heavy） to a little girl that she hadnt enough breath left to be talkative, let alone naughty. It must have been a dull and lonely life too, for she stayed mainly at home during her childhood, while her brothers were sent to school from an early age. However, my childhood was much freer than Grannys. I went to school with my brother. I played football with him and his friends. We all spoke a common language, and we got up to the same mischief （恶作剧）. I would have died if I had had to stay indoors, wearing tight, stiff clothes. 68. The writer thinks that her grandmother _. A. makes mistakes about the youth B. complains too much about her childhood C. received good education at school D. led an unhappy life when she was a child 69. When Granny was young, children were expected_ . A. to speak to the elders loudly B. to hear and not to see C. to be present quietly D. to stay still and study 70. This passage is mainly about_ . A. Grannys life story in the past B. Grannys complaints about the children C. womens life in different times D. children in the past and at present E Language learning begins with listening. Children are greatly different in the amount of listening they do before they start speaking, and later starters are often long listeners. Most children will obey instructions some time before they can speak, though the word obey is hardly accurate as a description of the eager and delighted cooperation usually shown by the child. Before they can speak, many children will also ask questions by gesture and by making questioning noises. Any attempt to study the development from the noises babies make to their first spoken words leads to considerable difficulties. It is agreed that they enjoy making noises, and during the first few months one or two noises sort themselves as particularly expressive as delight, pain, friendliness, and so on. But since these cant be said to show the babys intention to communicate, they can hardly be regarded as early forms of language. It is agreed, too, that from about three months they play with sounds for enjoyment, and that by six months they are able to add new words to their store. This selfimitation leads to deliberate imitation of sounds made or words spoken to them by other people. The problem then arises as to the point at which one can say that these imitations can be considered as speech. It is a problem we need to get our teeth into. The meaning of a word depends on what a particular person means by it in a particular situation and it is clear that what a child means by a word will change as he gains more experience of the word. Thus the use at seven months of mama as a greeting for his mother can not be dismissed as a meaningless simply because he also uses it at other times for his father, his dog, or anything else he likes. Playful and meaningless imitation of what other people say continues after the child has begun to speak for himself. I doubt, however, whether anything is gained when parents