江苏省南京六中度高二下学期期末考试(英语)

1、2009/2010学年第二学期期末考试试卷 高二英语 本卷总分120分考试时间120分钟 第1卷（85分） 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分） 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 does the woma n expect Mr Brow n to be back? A. At 3:00.B. At 3:30.C. At 4:00. 2. Who probably is t

2、he man? A. The woma ns n eighbour. B. The woma ns husba nd. C. A policema n. 3. Where does the con versati on probably take place? A. In a compa ny.B. In a hospital. C. In a hotel. 4. What can we infer about the man? A. He will win the new game show. B. He will play a new game with the woman. C. He

3、has bee n well prepared for the game show. 5. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. A pet.B. A toy.C. A pla nt. 第二节：（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，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。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小 题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料.回答第67题。 6. How will the spe

4、akers see a movie? A. By borrow ing one from a friend. B. By going to the cin ema. C. By ren ti ng one. 7. Why does the woman suggest watchingIndiana Jones ?. A. It has much action. B. It can make the man laugh. C. It can wake the man up for work. 听第7段材料，回答第810题。 8. What will the speakers have for d

5、inner? A. Chin ese food. B. Fast food. C. Japanese food, 9. What will the speakers do after dinner? A. Go to the cin ema. B. Go dancing. C. Go bowli ng. 10. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. A pla n. B. The meal. C. A musical. 听第8段材料，回答第1113题。 11. Where did the speakers meet before? A.

6、At a con cert. B. At a party. C. At a compa ny. 12. When will the speakers go to the con cert? A. On Thursday. B. On Friday. C. On Saturday. 13. How will the speakers go to the con cert? A. Together by car. B. Separately by bus. C. Separately by car. 听第9段材料，回答第1416题。 14. What do we know about Marc?

7、A. He eats little meat. B. He is a heavy smoker. C. He exercises every day. 15. What is wrong with Tim? A. He smokes a lot. B. He does nt work hard. C. He puts on too much weight. 16. What is the probable relati on ship betwee n the man and Tim? A. Father and son. B. Colleagues. C. Teacher and stude

8、 nt. （煨菜）？ 听第1 0段材料，回答第17-20题 17. What does the speaker think of making the vegetable stew A. Its difficult. B. Its in teresti ng. C. Its time-c onsuming（耗时） 18. What should be put after the onion? A. Wine.B. Pepper.C. Salt. 19. Where are the vegetables from? A. The n earby farm. B. The local market

9、. C. The speakers garde n. 20. How long should the vegetable strew be cooked in the saucepan A. 3 hours.B. 2 hours.C. 1 hour （炖锅）？ 第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分） 第一节：语法和词汇知识（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选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 21. He told me about the A. amaz ing; surpris ing C. amaz ing; surprised

10、news in a voice. B. amazed; surprised D. amazed; surpris ing A. a little did he hear B. little did he hear C. little heard he D. a little heard he 23. How about going camp ing with us this weeke nd? A. Is that right?B. I like to, but I have no time. C. What are you pla nning? D. What for? 24. How ma

11、ny chapters does the book have? Itthree chapters. A. con sists withB. con sists of C. in cludi ngD. is contained 25. Mr. White, along with his assista nts,on the project day and ni ght to meet the deadline（最后期限）. A. work B. worki ng C. is worki ng D. are worki ng 26. To her an ger, whe n she sat dow

12、 n, she found a piece of paper on her desk Stupid Sarah got a D! A. that say ingB. on which writte nC. that was readD. say ing 27. -the top leader, all of the other officers en tered the hall. A. To follow B. FollowedC. Followi ngD. Follows 28. - You look tired. Yeah, I since 4 o clock. A. had playe

13、d B. have bee n play ing C. am play ing D. have bee n played 29. After his brother left school, he got employed in a construction compa ny, and there ever since. A. worked B. has worked C. had worked D. was worked 22. His mother had talked to him for many minutes while he was watching TV, but 30. fr

14、om the table, he made a suggesti on that wesome money for those who suffered a great loss in the terrible earthquakes. A. Upon rising; raisedB. On rais ing; raised C. Upon rising; raiseD. On rais ing; rise 31. can you expect to get a pay rise. A. With hard workB. Although work hard C. Only with hard

15、 workD. Now that he works hard 32. This store has such high prices. 1 agree. Never againhere. A. I will shop B. I do shop C. will I shop D. shop I do 33. Her spoke n En glish is better tha nin her class. A. anyone B. anyone else C. anyone else D. anyone else 34. The n ewspaper says that the n ewly r

16、eleased album wasand has become the best-seller of the mon th. A. well received B. well made C. well known D. well done 35. Mr. Rochester was mad with Jane, for she n ever an swered whe n. A. speak ingB. spoke n toC. spoke n D. speak ing to 第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中

17、，选出最佳选 项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 The Blind Boy A bli nd boy sat on the steps of a buildi ng with a hat（ 帽子）by his feet. He held up a _36which said:I am bli nd, please help.” There were on ly_37_w _in the hat. A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his _ 38 _ and dropped them into the hat. He _39 took t

18、he sig n, turned it around and wrote some words. He 40 the sig n 41every one who walked by would see the new words. Soon the hat began to 42 . A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy. That after noon the man who had 43 the sig n came to see 44 thi ngs were. The boy 45 his footsteps and

19、asked, “ Were you the one who cha nged my sig n this morning? What did you write?” The man said, I only wrote the truth. I said what you said in a different way, 46. ” What he had written was: “ Today is a（n） 47 day and I cannot see it.” Do you think the first sig n and the sec ond sig n were say in

20、g the same thing? 48 both sig ns told people the boy was bli nd. But the first sig n simply said the boy was bli nd. The sec ond sig n told people they were so _49_ that they were not bli nd. Should we be surprised that the sec ond sig n was more _50 ? Be tha nkful for what you have. 51 life gives y

21、ou 100 reas ons to cry, show life that you have 1000 reas ons to _52_ . Face your past without regret. _ 53_ your prese nt with con fide nee （自信）.Prepare for the _54_ without fear. Keep the faith and _55_ the fear. 36. A. cover B. sig n C. board D. note 37. A. cashes B. treasures C. pennies D. coins

22、 38. A. pocket B. can C. backpack D. case 39. A. still B. then C. already D. yet 40. A. put on B. put out C. put off D. put back 41. A. in case B. now that C. so that D.as though 42. A. mix up B.show up C. fill up D. make up 43. A. cha nged B. prepared C. supported D. reached 44. A. what B. why C. w

23、here D. how 45. A. realized B. recog ni zed C. felt D. discovered 46. A. though B. but C. yet D. still 47. A. average B. successful C. harm onious D. beautiful 48. A. After all B. In the long term C. Of course D. As a matter of fact 49. A. happy B. disappo in ted C. lucky D. stra nge 50. A. effectiv

24、e B. brave C. surpris ing D. scie ntific 51. A. Once B. When C. While D. Because 52. A. smile B. exist C. survive D. prove 53. A. Look into B. Search for C. Deal with C. future 55. A. preserveB. chargeC. run 第三部分：阅读理解（共 15小题，每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。 A It was Mothers Day ， bu

25、t the young mother was a little unhappy， because she was 800 miles away from her parents . In the morning she phoned her mother to wish her a happy Mothers Day， and her mother told her about the beautiful lilacs（丁香）in the garde n Later that day , when she told her husband about the lilacs, he said ,

26、 “know where we can find all that you want . Get the children and come on . So they went , driving down the country 54. A. tomorrow B. adve nture D. Depe nd on D. sun rise D. drop roads . There on a small hill , they saw a lot of beautiful purple（紫色的）lilacs . The young woman ran quickly to enjoy the

27、 flowers. Carefully , she picked a few here and a few there. On their way home there was a smile on her face When they were pass ing a nursing home a chair . She had no childre n with her old woman , put the flowers in her hands and again . She smiled happily , too . When the young mother came back

28、to her car Why did you give our flowers to her? “dont know her , their mother said all of you , and I still have my mother （养老院）,the young woman saw an old granny sitting in .They stopped the car and the young woma n walked to the ,and smiled at her . The old granny thanked her again ,her children a

29、sked her, Who is that old granny ? But its Mothers Day , and she has no children .Just thi nk how much those flowers mea nt to her .I have 56. The young woman was a little unhappy on Mothers Day because A. she did nt have a prese ntB C. she did nt kn ow it was Mothers Day D 57. The young woman had .

30、 A. one childB .she was a long way from her mother .she wan ted to see her father no child a boy and a girl C. more tha n one child 58. The young woma n gave the flowers to the old granny because A. she was her mother B C. her mother asked her to do so D 59. Which of the followi ng is NOT true A. Th

31、e young woma n was kind C. The young woma n was frien dly .she did nt like those flowers .she wan ted the old granny to be happy ? ,too 来 B . The young woma n was un dersta nding D . The young woma n was surprised . B My grandfather came from Hungary and was the only one in his family who settled do

32、wn in the Un ited States. The rest of his family rema ined in Europe. When World War I broke out, he seemed to have become ano ther man, dow nhearted. Such obvious cha nge was not born out of concern for his welfare（ 福禾U）, but out of fear: if his only son, my uncle, had to go to war, it would be cou

33、sin fighting against cousin. One day in 1918, my Uncle Milt on received his draft no tice. My gran dpare nts were very upset. But my mother, at the age of 10, felt on top of the world about her soldier brother going off to war. Realizing how he was regarded by his little sister and all of her friend

34、s, my uncle bought them all servicepi ns, which meant that they had a loved one in the service. All the littlegirls were delighted. Themome nt camewhe n myuncle and the other soldiers, without any training but all in uni forms, boarded the train. The band played and the crowd cheered. Although no on

35、e no ticed. I sure my gra ndmother had a tear in her eye for the only son. The train slowly pulled out, but not about a thousa nd yards whe n it sudde nly paused. Every one stared in won der as the train slowly retur ned to the stati on. There was a dead sile nee before the doors ope ned and the men

36、 started to step out. Some one shouted, The war is over! ” For a mome nt, no body moved, but the n the people heard some one bark （喊） orders at the soldiers. The men lined up in two lin es, walked dow n the steps, and with the band play ing, marched dow n the street, as retur ning heroes, to be welc

37、omed home. My mother said it was a great day, but she was just a little disappo in ted that it did nlast a tiny bit Ion ger. 60. What the gran dfather was most worried about was. A. the spread of the world warB. the safety of his two cous ins C. a drop in his livi ng sta ndards D. his relatives kill

38、i ng each other 61. The underlined phrasedraft notice” means ”. A. order for army serviceB. train ticket for Europe C. letter of rejectio nD. n ote of warni ng 62. What did the service pins ”（in Para. 2） sta nd for in the eyes of the little girls? A. Stre ngth.B. Courage.C. Victory.D. Honor. 63. Whi

39、ch of the followi ng stateme nts is True accord ing to the passage? A. The gra ndfather felt dow nhearted because he was afraid of receivi ng a draft no tice. B. The train was traveling fast to the front when the news came that the war was over. C. Few soldiers on the train had trai ning in adva nee

40、（预先） D. Most people in cludi ng the mother were disappo in ted that the war did nlast a bit Ion ger. C Pers onal computers and the Internet give people new choices about how to spe nd their time. Some may use this freedom to share less time with certa in friends or family members, but new tech no lo

41、gy will also let them stay in closer touch with those they care most about. I know this from personal experienee. E-mail makes it easy to work at home, which is where I now spe nd most weeke nds and evenin gs. My work ing hours aren t necessarily much shorter than they once were but I spend fewer of

42、 them at the office. This lets me share more time with my young daughter than I might have if she d been born before electronic mail becam a practical tool. The Internet also makes it easy to share thoughts with a group of frien ds. Say you do someth ing fun -see a great movie perhaps-and there are

43、four or five friends who might want to hear about it. If you call each one, you may tire of telli ng the story. With E-mail, you just write one note about your experie nee, at your convenien ce, and address it to all the friends you think might be in terested. They can read your message when they ha

44、ve time, and read only as much as they want to. They can reply at their convenience, and you can read what they have to say at your convenience. E-mail is also an in expe nsive way stay in close touch with people who live far away. More tha n a few pare nts use E-mail to keep in touch, even daily to

45、uch, with their children off at college. We just have to keep in mind that computers and the Internet offeranother way of staying in touch. They don t take the place of any of the old ways. 64. The purpose of this passage is to. A. explain how to use the Internet B. describe the writer s joy of keep

46、 ing up with the latest tech no logy C. tell the merits（价值）and usefu In ess of the Internet D. in troduce the reader to basic kno wledge about pers onal computers and the Internet 65. According to the writer, E-mail has an obvious advantage over the telephone because the former （前者） helps one. A. re

47、ach a group of people at a time convenien tly B. keep one s com muni cati on as pers onal as possible C. pass on much more information than the later D. get in touch with one s friends faster than the later 66. The best title for this passage is. A. Computer: New Tech no logical Adva nces B. I ntern

48、et: New Tool to Main tai n Good Frie ndship C. Computers Have Made Life Easier D. Intern et: a Convenient Tool for Communi cati on D When former America n Preside nt Bill Cli nton travelled to South Korea to visit Preside nt Kim Young Sam, he repeatedly referred to the Korea n preside nts wife as Mr

49、s. Kim. By mistake, Preside nt Cli nton that Korea ns have the same naming customs as the Japa nese. Cli nton had not bee n told that, in Korea, wives keep their family n ames. Preside nt Kim Young Sams wife was n amed Sohn Myong Suk. Therefore, she should be addressed 称谓）as Mrs. Sohn. Preside nt Cl

50、i nton arrived in Korea directly after leavi ng Japa n and had not cha nged his culture gears. His failure to follow Korean customs gave the impression that Korea was not as important to him as Japan. In additi on to Korea ns, some Asia n husba nds and wives do not share the same family n ames. This

51、 practice often puzzles English-speaking teachers when talking with a pupil parents. They become puzzled about the stude nts correct last n ame. Placi ng the family n ame first is com mon among a nu mber of Asia n cultures. Mexica n naming customs are differe nt as well. When a woma n marries, she k

52、eeps her family n ame and adds her husba nds n ame after the word de （of）. This affects how they fill in forms in the Un ited States. When requested to fill in a middle n ame, they gen erally write the fathers family n ame. But Mexica ns are addressed by the family n ame of the mother. This ofte n c

53、auses puzzleme nt. Here are a few ways to deal with such difficult situations: don t always think that a married woman us husba nds last n ame. Remember that in many Asia n cultures, the order of first and last n ames is reversed. Ask which n ame a pers on would prefer to use. If the n ame is diffic

54、ult to pronounce, admit it, and ask the pers on to help you say it correctly. 67. The story of Bill Cli nton is used to. A. improve US-Korea n relati onsB. in troduce the topic of the text C. describe his visit to KoreaD. tell us how to address a pers on 68. The word gears in paragraph 2 is closest

55、in meaning to. A. acti on pla nsB.naming customs C. travel mapsD.thinking patter ns 69. When a woma n marries in Korea, she. A. con ti nues to use her family nameB.uses her husba ndsgive nn ame C. shares her husba nds familyn ameD.adds her husba ndsgive nn ame to hers 70. To address a married woma n

56、 properly, youd better. A. use her middle n ameB. use her husba nds first n ame C. ask her which n ame she likesD. cha nge the order of her n ames 第卷(35分) 第四部分：任务型阅读(每小题1分，满分10分) 请认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。 注意：每空格1个单词。 请认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后图表中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。 Third-generation mobile phones, k

57、nown as 3G , are the next big step for the telecom industry. Data speed in 3G n etworks is much quicker tha n that in prese nt tech no logy. This means users can have high-speed Internet access and enjoy video and CD-quality music on their pho nes. “ Mobile data is not a dream; it not an opti on(可选择

58、)but a requireme nt, said Len Lauer, head of a US com muni catio ns compa ny. Sprint PCS, at a 3G conference in Ban gkok( 曼谷)earlier this mon th. With 3G, you can forget about text messages telling you yesterday s news; a 3G phone can receive video programs, updated four times a day .Internet access

59、 will also be much quicker, making it easier to surf the Web on your phone tha n on your computer at home. Face-to-face video calls Don t worry about gett ing lost. 3G phones offer map services so you can find a new restaura nt just by press ing a few keys on your han dset. However, the most impress

60、ive (印象深刻的)part of 3G tech no logy is video calli ng. With live two-way video com muni cati on, you can have face-to-face talks with friends and family on your mobile pho ne. Many Europea n coun tries have already laun ched the service .In May 2000 the US Government issued (发放) five license (执照)to r