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1、安师大附中 09- 10学年度第二学期期中考查高 二 英 语 试 题命题教师：顾江涛 校对：张连娣第一部分 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. How is the man traveling?A. By bus.B. By train.C. By plane.2. What day is it today?A. Thursday.B. Friday.C. Saturd

2、ay.3. What do we know about the professor?A. He was late on purpose.B. He was late because of a traffic jam.C. He was unwilling to give the lecture.4. Where are the speakers going?A. To the train station.B. To the bus stop.C. To the airport.5. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The man feels

3、 very confident about his success.B. The man has just built a new store.C. The woman is sure of the man.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，各个小题将给出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68题。6. Who is the man going to meet tomorrow

4、?A. Tommy.B. Tony.C. Timmy.7. What is the relationship between the man and the woman?A. Husband and wife.B. Close friends.C. New Friends.8. Where are the speakers going to have dinner?A. In a restaurant.B. In a shopping center.C. At home.听第7段材料，回答第911题。9. What does the man want to mail?A. Some tapes

5、 and food.B. Some tapes and books.C. Some books and food.10. How long does it take if it goes by ordinary mail?A. About ten days.B. About twenty days.C. About thirty days.11. How much does the man have to pay altogether?A. 30 yuan.B. 10 yuan.C. 25 yuan.听第8段材料，回答第1214题。12. Why does the man want to se

6、e the manager?A. Because he wants to promote computers.B. Because he wants to buy computers.C. Because the computers he bought cant work properly.13. Who is the man most likely?A. A salesman.B. Potential customer.C. Existing customer.14. Why does the woman feel sorry?A. Because the responsible manag

7、er is out now.B. Because the responsible manager is at the meeting now.C. Because the man told her that there was something wrong with two out of four computers he bought.听第9段材料，回答第1517题。15. What does the man think of his vacation?A. Exciting.B. Meaningful.C. Disappointing.16. How does the man spend

8、 his vacation?A. Saying at home.B. Visiting his friends.C. Taking a trip.17. What is the man probably going to do this afternoon?A. See a movie.B. Have a picnic.C. Go swimming.听第10段材料，回答第1820题。18. When did Stephen Hawking notice something was wrong with him?A. In 1942.B. In 1965.C. In 1962.19. What

9、do we know about Stephen Hawking?A. He didnt study hard when he was studying at Cambridge University.B. He remains single because he knows his disease is incurable.C. He began to realize there were many things worth doing in hospital.20. Which of the following can best explain what Stephen Hawking s

10、aid at the end of the monologue?A. Nothing is too difficult if you put your heart into it.B. A good beginning is half done.C. Time and tide wait for no man.第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节， 满分30分）第一节 单项选择 （共10题， 每小题1分， 满分10分）21.Can he take charge of the computer company? Im afraid its his ability.A. beyondB. withinC

11、. ofD. to22. What do you think of Tom Williams?He is one of kind of persons who can give you hand whenever youre in trouble.A. the; theB. a; aC. a; theD. the; a23. We will only discuss such problems something to do with our own interests.A. that haveB. as haveC. which hasD. as has24. My camera can b

12、e to take pictures in cloudy or sunny conditions.A. adaptedB. adjustedC. fitD. revised25. I planned to tell her a lie, but my mother so easily.A. went through itB. passed it throughC. saw it throughD. looked through it26. Every one of us in the hospital hoped that he after a few days treatment.A. pi

13、cked upB. made upC. took upD. looked up27. If only he quietly as the doctor instructed, he wouldnt suffer so much now.A. liesB. layC. should lieD. had lain28. We didnt find the Blacks the lecture. No one had told them about a lecture the following day.A. to attend; there to beB. attending; there bei

14、ngC. attended; there beD. attend; there was29. I dont think Maria will be disappointed at the news, but I will see her she is.A. as ifB. so thatC. in caseD. even though 30. How did you find your visit to the Olympic Park, Tom? .A. By taking a No 3 bus.B. I want there aloneC. Oh, wonderful indeedD. A

15、 boy showed me the way第二节 完形填空 （共20小题， 每小题1分， 满分20分）Nearly thirty years ago, I went rock climbing for the first time with a group in New Mexico. It sounded exciting and 31 ! Anyone who has ever climbed knows that you can easily 32 where there is no place to go, or so. It seems youre stuck. But 33 is

16、 not an option. You cannot just stand there and feel 34 for yourself. You cannot go back down, so you are 35 to become solution minded.I held on for dear life that day, on my first climb, 36 about three quarters of the way to the top. It seemed that there was no place to go, and 37 to put my hands o

17、r feet so that I could 38 upward. But after a few minutes had passed I realized that I had to do 39 . I began to look again for a(n) 40 . I then noticed a 41 sticking out, which I might be able to grab with my hands and 42 myself up to where I could have a small foothold. I called to the instructor

18、at the top and asked him if that rock would hold my 43 if I pulled myself up. I can 44 remember his answer, “I dont know. Why dont you try it and see?”In life we many times feel “stuck”. We wonder how we got into the 45 that we are presently in. It is in those times that we need to be careful about

19、how we define(定义)it. Have we failed, 46 is it just a setback?Setbacks, adversity(逆境), or being stuck is never an indication that you are a 47 unless you decide that those things define your life as a failure. For people looking for a(n) 48 to be a failure, there are always plenty to choose from. But

20、 if you want your life to be successful, setbacks, adversity and being stuck are 49 stepping-stones to your success. Success minded people 50 those kinds of things for what they really are. They know that for them, they are only temporary.31. A. amusingB. challengingC. boringD. surprising32. A. put

21、awayB. take upC. end upD. lead to33. A. searchingB. regrettingC. refusingD. quitting34. A. sorryB. freeC. amazedD. surprised35. A. unlikelyB. forcedC. askedD. bound36. A. shockedB. stuckC. sufferedD. struck37. A. nowhereB. somewhereC. anywhereD. wherever38. A. continueB. improveC. promoteD. enjoy39.

22、 A. everythingB. somethingC. anythingD. nothing40. A. attentionB. appreciationC. solutionD. expectation41. A. trackB. signC. treeD. rock42. A. turnB. pushC. pullD. build43. A. quantityB. feetC. weightD. burden44. A. stillB. neverC. hardlyD. ever45. A. destinationB. situationC. locationD. occasion46.

23、 A. howeverB. otherwiseC. orD. yet47. A. learnerB. failureC. thinkerD. winner48. A. signalB. excuseC. commentD. imagine49. A. easilyB. hardlyC. simplyD. nearly50. A. developB. deserveC. promiseD. accept第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AStruggling in the US?

24、Move to China!I graduated from the university with a degree of civil engineer. It is a good field but my heart was not in it. I wanted to be an actor or work in the entertainment industryliving a creative life. My choice of civil engineering was really a mistake but I realized too late. As soon as I

25、 graduated, I move straight to Los Angeles-the home of the film and television industry!For three years, I tried to get a job in that field. I often worked as an extra in movies and TV shows-standing in the background while actors are in the foreground. This was fun for a while, but I wanted a real

26、acting job, where I was speaking! Sadly, in Los Angeles, there is too much competition. Every race and age is represented: old, young, black, white, Asian, and thousands of blondish-red haired Midwestern types like me. Being an extra couldnt make enough money for me to live in LA. I had to do someth

27、ing else for money.After three years of trying, I gave up my dream of being an actor and started a different career. I then tried network-marketing, but in the end, that failed. Seven years after graduating from college, I was still in debt, still searching for a satisfactory life. I decided to go b

28、ack to civil engineering.However, I was starting to get very disappointed with my life. Why is life not like what I expected?I expected to have made a lot of money, gotten married, with a house and nice cars, kids, time freedom, etc. Millions of people lead lives with their dreams shelved, existing

29、but not really living. I want my life to be different, more satisfactory, more alive. America was not providing that for meIn addition, America was too expensive-always worrying about money was a headache. I wanted a life filled with adventure, romance, friendships, successes, and dreams realized.I

30、decided to move to China.51. How can we describe the writers attitude toward life?A. Practical.B. Passive.C. Disappointed.D. Positive.52. What does the underlined sentence mean?A. A lot of people are living but they are not enjoying their life.B. A lot of people are living with dreams though their l

31、ife is not that enjoyable.C. A lot of people give up their dreams and yet are living a good life.D. A lot of people dont have dreams, nor do they want to live either.53. What did the writer do before he finally decided to move to China?A. Engineerextramarketingengineer.B. Extramarketingengineer.C. E

32、ngineerextramarketing.D. Extraengineermarketing.BTrue love and kindness is needed in this world. It comes from appreciating the object, and rejoicing in the object, wanting the object to be happy and well, but holding it lightly, not tightly. And this goes for possessions too. You are in an extremel

33、y materialistic society in which the possession of more and bigger and better is held up as the total criteria(标准) for being happy.What we own is not the problem; its our attitude towards our possessions. If we have something and we enjoy it, thats fine. If we lose it, then thats OK. But if we lose

34、it and we are very attached to it in our heart, then thats not fine. It doesnt matter what the object is, because its not the object which is the problem. The problem is our own inner grasping mind that keeps us bound to the wheel, and keeps us suffering. If our mind was open and could just let thin

35、g flow naturally, there would be no pain. Do you understand? We need our everyday life to work on this, to really begin to see the greed of attachment in the mind and gradually begin to lessen and lessen it.There is a famous story of a coconut, which is said to be used in India to catch monkeys. Peo

36、ple take a coconut and make a little hole just big enough for a monkey to put its paw through. And inside the coconut, which is nailed to a tree, they have put something sweet. So the monkey comes along, sees the coconut, smells something nice inside, and he puts his hand in. he catches hold of the

37、sweet inside, so now he has a fist. But the hole is too small for the fist to get out. When the hunters come back, the monkey is caught. But of course, all the monkey has to do is let go. Nobodys holding the monkey except the monkeys grasping greedy mind. Nobody is holding us on the wheel; we are cl

38、inging to it ourselves. There are no chains.54. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?A. Clinging Causes the PainB. Dont Learn from the MonkeyC. Giving Up is HoldingD. Possessions are Pains55. According to the first paragraph, which of the following statements is true?A. The world

39、now is lacking in true love.B. Owning more means being happier in todays society.C. Todays society is very realistic.D. The society needs better criteria.56. According to the passage, the monkey is caught because .A. the hunter is cleverer than the monkeyB. the monkey wants to eat the sweetC. the ho

40、le is too small for the monkeys fistD. the monkey doesnt know giving up57. Why did the author tell the story of the monkey? A. Because he liked monkeys very much. B. Because the story is very interesting. C. Because he wants to explain the idea further. D. Because he wants to make the passage attrac

41、tive.CEven as Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda wrapped up a tired appearance before Congress，the head of the worlds largest automaker wasnt leaving his problems behind Toyota faces a criminal investigation by federal lawyers in New YorkThe company is now being investigatedIts US dealerships in difficulty now

42、are facing repairs to potentially millions of customer cars that have been recalledThe company is offering customers money back for rental cars and other expenses Its lawyers are busy preparing to cope with lawsuitsA new hearing will be conducted. And the cost to Toyotas reputation is only now start

43、ingDespite back-to-back hearings this week，left to be said were a better explanation for slow actions to deal with the faults and believable promises that the problems that led to sudden，unintended accelerations will be fixedToyoda said those changes were being made nearly around the clock，but durin

44、g three hours of often tense questions and answers he repeated that there was no link to the vehicles electronic systemsMany drivers making complaints against Toyota and the government say their acceleration problems had nothing to do with floor mat interference(油门踏板故障)or sticky gas pedals(刹车)Outsid

45、e experts have suggested electronic problems. House lawmakers expressed serious criticism on Toyoda，the grandson of the companys founder The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration(NHTSA)is seeking records on Toyotas recalls and is conducting its own review on whether electronics were behind

46、the car faultsNHTSA also continues to look into steering complaints from drivers of the popular Corolla model Toyota has recalled 85 million cars，more than 6 million of them in the United States It may be a while before car buyers believe that Toyota really makes safe cars Toyotas January sales alre

47、ady fell 16 percent even as most other automakers jumped back from last years bad resultsAnalyst Koji Endo of Advanced Research Japan in Tokyo said he expects February sales，due out next week，to be down 30 percent to 40Toyotas sales problem could continue beyond that It will take some time to feel t

48、he full effect of this，he said58The best title for this passage is AToyota is in trouble BToyota is under hearing CToyota is finished DToyota is still running59What is the purpose of the hearing? AAmerica hopes that Toyota apologizes to the US customers BAmerica wants to get Toyota out of the US mar

49、ket CAmerica wants to help Toyota out of difficulty DAmerica hopes that Toyota admits their cars have electronic system problem60Why does Toyota recall cars and offer customers money back for rental cars and other expenses? AIt tries to avoid the maximum damages to the company BIt is big company and

50、 has means to fix every problem CIts part of post service DIts a way to compete in auto market61The last sentence of this passage indicates . AAnalyst Koji Endo is fully confident about Toyota BToyota could meet a worse situation CToyota would get out of trouble sooner or later DToyota would build u

51、p a better reputation among its customersDSINGAPOREIt seems the financial crisis isnt all hopeless: one in four people are glad the worlds economy turned down like it did, because it helped them realize more in life, according to a global survey.Market research firm Synovate surveyed around 11400 pe

52、ople across the world and found more than half had permanently changed their attitudes toward money over the last 12 months. Another 47 percent, however, said they were looking forward to being able to spend freely again.“The psychology of global depression has changed the way many people do things,

53、” Jenny Chang, managing director in Taiwan (China), said in a statement. “They are making life-changing decisions based on the current global depression, such as postponing marriage, having children, moving house, changing jobs or pursuing higher education. Even in a relatively effect-free economy l

54、ike Taiwans.”A quarter of all respondents led by Malaysians said they were glad the world had an economic crisis as it has helped them realize whats really important in their lives.Nearly 60 percent said they would try their best to control their spending so that it doesnt go back to what it used to

55、 be before the downturn, and over two-thirds are more interested in increasing their savings than reducing their debt.The majority of respondentsover 80 percentbelieved their generation had a responsibility to leave their country better off for the younger generation, even if it involved dramaticall

56、y changing their lifestyles.With the relatively high unemployment in the US, Synovates US-based Claire Peerson Braverman said, Americans who had lost one or more incomes in the family, had to make some of the most difficult decisions concerning money each day.62. What information did Market research firm Synovate want to get by making the