高二下第二次阶段性考试

1、兼善中学高二下第二次阶段性考试英语试题特别说明： 本卷总分150分，考试时间120分钟。第I卷（三部分，共115分）第一部分：听力（共三节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5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. What do the mans parents want him to be?A. A teacher. B. An engineer. C. A doctor. 2. What will the weather b

2、e like in the evening?A. Snowy. B. Clear. C. Rainy.3. Who is the man?A. A doctor. B. A teacher. C. An engineer.4. How did the man feel about the film?A. He liked the last part of it. B. He didnt like it at all. C. He liked it very much. 5. What will the woman do next?A. Talk to a police officer. B.

3、Tell the man what happened in detail. C. Wait for the man to call back.第二节（共12小题； 每小题1.5分）听下面4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钟，听完后，各个小题将给出5钟的作答时间。 每段对话或独白读两遍。请听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. When will the movie start?A. At three oclock. B. At eight oclock. C

4、. At ten oclock.7. How will the woman go to the cinema? A. By bus. B. By taxi. C. In the mans car. 请听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. What did the speakers just do?A. They met Sandy. B. They went to a museum. C. They had a job interview. 9. What happened to Sandy? A. He lost his job. B. He didnt get the job he wan

5、ted. C. He missed going to the museum.10. Why doesnt the woman want Sandy to get the job in the larger company?A. It is not a good job. B. She wants to apply for the job. C. Its too far away.请听第8段材料，回答第11至14题。11. What do we know about the coffee shop?A. It is American-style. B. It is open around the

6、 clock.C. It provides home-made bread.12. What does the man want to have?A. Steak. B. Potatoes. C. Chickens. 13. Where are the speakers?A. In America. B. In Japan. C. In China.14. What time is it now?A. 6:00 a.m. B. 12:00 a.m. C. 6:00 p.m.请听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15. What holiday in the west does the man c

7、ompare the Spring Festival to?A. Thanksgiving Day. B. Christmas. C. Easter.16. On which day of the first month of the lunar calendar does the festival end officially?A. The fifth. B. The seventh. C. The fifteenth.17. Why did people use to set off firecrackers(鞭炮)?A. To welcome the coming of spring.B

8、. To create a festive atmosphere.C. To drive away the bad spirits.第三节：听取信息（共3小题；每小题1.5分，满分4.5分）听第10段材料。将第18到20三个小题的信息补充完整，每小题只填一个单词或数字。听材料前，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。本段材料读两遍。 A Weekend ScheduleTimeActivitiesFriday morningA visit to one of the 18 _in the neighborhoodFriday afternoon at 3:

9、00Games arranged for you to get to know your fellow newcomersFriday evening at 19 A film free to all studentsSaturdayA day 20 to the historical city of BathSundayFree to spend the whole day the way you like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)21.I have to say your suggestion is wonderful

10、. But there is now no money_for this project to be started.A. usefulB. reliableC. availableD. general22.A new basketball team is _ and it contains ten players whose ages_ between 10 and 16.A. found; cover B. formed; rangeC. built; changeD. created; consist23 . _ along the river, we heard someone _ f

11、or help.A. Walking; shoutingB. Walking; shoutC. Walked; having shoutedD. Walk; shouted24.We all suggested that the plan _, but the boss insisted that his thought _ right.A. put off; was B. should put off; wasC. be put off; was D. should be put off; is25.Well, Tom, I have nothing secret to tell you.

12、_ you want me to say?A. What is it thatB. What it is thatC. How is it that D. How it is that26 . -More and more girls are getting interested in football. - Thats true. _, some of them are mad about it.A. That is B. In other wordsC. As a matter of fact D. For example27.Written in a hurry, _. How can

13、it be satisfactory?A. they found many mistakes in the reportB. Sam made lots of mistakes in the reportC. there are plenty of mistakes in the reportD. the report is full of mistakes28.The boy the teacher considered _ failed in the final exam, _ surprised them very much.A. to be the best; whichB. as t

14、he best student; thatC. to have been studying well; it D. such as a good student; which29. -Could you do me a favor and take the box up to the sixth floor? - _. No problem at all.A. With pleasure B. My pleasure C. For pleasure D. At your please30. Mr. Bush is on time for everything. How _ it be that

15、 he was late for the opening ceremony?A. canB. shouldC. mayD. must31. Shall we go out for a walk? Sorry. This is not the right _ to invite me. I am too tired to walk.A. moment B. situation C. place D. chance32.The moment she came back from work, she _ to clean the kitchen thoroughly.A. set aboutB. s

16、et outC. set offD. set up33. Judy is going to marry the sailor she _ in Rome last year. A. had met B. met C. has met D. would meet34.In China, there is always _ flow of people to areas of _ country where more jobs can be found. A. a; the B. the ; a C. the; the D. a; a35. -_do you think of your compu

17、ter after it was fixed? -I feel it wants _again. A. What; being repaired B. How; to repair C. What; to be repaired D. How; repairing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各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。 It was the last day of the final examination in a large eastern university. On the steps o

18、f one building, a group of students were talking about the exam that was going to begin in a few 36 . On their faces was confidence（信心）.This was their 37 examthen on to graduation（毕业）and jobs. Some talked of jobs they already had, others talked of jobs they 38 get. With the certainty of four years o

19、f college, they felt 39 and able to take control（控制）of the world. The coming exam, they knew, would be a（n） 40 task, as the professor had said they could bring 41 books or notes they wanted, requesting only that they did not 42 each other during the test. 43 they entered the classroom. The professor

20、 passed out the papers. And smiles 44 on the students faces as they found there were only five questions. Three hours had passed 45 the professor began to collect papers. The students no longer looked confident. On their faces was a frightened expression. Papers in hand, no one spoke as the professo

21、r faced the class. He looked at the 46 faces before him, and then asked: “How many completed all five questions?” 47 a hand was raised. “How many answered four?” Still no hand. “Three? Two?” The students moved restlessly in their seats. “One, then? Certainly somebody finished 48 .” But the class rem

22、ained silent. The professor put down the papers. “That is exactly what I 49 ,” he said. “I just want you to know that, although you have completed four years of study, there are 50 many things about the 51 you dont know. These questions you could not answer are relatively common（普遍）in everyday 52 .”

23、 Then, smiling, he added, “You will all 53 this course, but remembereven though you are now college graduates, your education had just 54 .” The years have weakened the name of the professor, but not the 55 he taught. 36. A. seconds B. minutes C. hours D. days37. A. only B. first C. very D. last38.

24、A. would B. must C. had to D. used to39. A. glad B. ready C. sorry D. nice40. A. interesting B. necessary C. easy D. unusual41. A. no B. either C. any D. some42. A. listen to B. look at C. care for D. talk to43. A. Hardly B. Happily C. Quickly D. Carefully44. A. appeared B. changed C. failed D. stop

25、ped45. A. then B. as C. before D. after46. A. pleased B. worried C. surprised D. moved47. A. Not B. Once C. Only D. Even48. A. all B. none C. one D. it49. A. wondered B. enjoyed C. hated D. expected50. A. even B. already C. so D. still51. A. exam B. subject C. question D. college52. A. job B. class

26、C. practice D. study53. A. pass B. fail C. take D. start54. A. begun B. completed C. failed D. succeeded55. A. subject B. things C. words D. lessons第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，40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。 A"I'm here to give you the letter, sir," Anna Pavlova said. "Thank you,

27、" replied the headmaster. She walked over to his desk. Looking up, he found her quite nervous, "Oh, little Pavlova, you aren't a new students, are you?" he asked. Anna held her head high, which still made her look far younger than her fifteen years. "I've been at this bal

28、let school for almost five years," she said proudly. The headmaster liked the way she talked. A pair of red ballet shoes set all alone on the table caught her eye. "That is Taglioni's shoes, I'm very sorry that there's nobody who can wear it today. Her feet were small and perfe

29、ct," he said. Toglioni! The greatest dancer of all the time! The name sent an unusual feeling through her. He looked at her shining eyes, then he asked," How would you like to try it on?" As in a dream, she pulled on the red shoes. She, little Anna Pavlova, was going to be a great dan

30、cer. She had known this in her heart since she was a little girl, dancing as soon as she could walk, always dancing. Dancing was Anna's life. One day, she would show the beauty of ballet to all the world. And this was the dream for which she worked so hard and lived her life. After graduation fr

31、om the ballet school, she soon became the best dancer in Russia. But her greatest contribution to ballet came later, when she began to dance outside of Russia. Her great dancing took her all over the world and produced a love of ballet everywhere she went.56. Anna went to see the headmaster in order

32、 to _. A. talk to the headmaster B. get a chance to learn well C. send him a letter D. try on Taglioni's shoes57. The headmaster felt pleased when he found Anna _. A. was a new student B. was proud of being a fifth-year student C. looked much younger than her real age D. had been at this ballet

33、school almost fifteen years58. After Anna put on the read shoes, the headmaster said something that _ Anna. A. troubled B. frightened C. disappointed D. inspired59. Anna became a successful ballet dancer because _. A. she was lucky enough to try on Taglioni's shoes B. Taglioni's red shoes fi

34、tted her foot nicely C. she was a dancer by birth D. she not only had got perfect feet but also worked hardB The city of London installed the worlds first traffic light at one of its busy crossroads in 1868. It was a lantern that turned. The lantern burned gas to produce its red and green signals. U

35、nfortunately, on January 2, 1869, this light exploded and injured the police officer who was operating it.In the first decade of the 20th century, Ford Motor Company began producing large numbers of automobiles. With this production, the traffic situation went from bad to put a full-time police offi

36、cer at every busy crossroad. While controlling traffic at one of these crossroads in Detroit, Michigan, William Potts solved this problem. He used some wire and electrical controls to adapt railroad signals to create a simple traffic light with red, yellow, and green lights. This first working light

37、, on the corner of Woodward and Michigan Avenues in Detroit, was installed in 1920. By the end of that year, the city had 14 other lights like this one.In the same decade, Garrett Morgan invented the first electric automatic traffic light. Traffic on streets at this time was heavy, with cars, horses

38、, and pedestrians all sharing the same road. This was a problem, but what was it that motivated Morgan to work on his new invention? Morgan witnessed a terrible accident between a car and a horse and wondered how to prevent this from happening again.60. We may conclude that William Potts was a _. A.

39、 bad driver B. Ford Motor Company worker C. truck company manager D. police officer61. By the end of 1920, the city of Detroit had . A. 13 B. 14 C. 15 D. 1662.What motivated Morgan to work on his new invention? A .A police officer operated each signal. B. The early signals had only red and yellow li

40、ghts. C. A terrible accident happened between a car and a horse. D. No one noticed the traffic signals.63 .The underlined word “witnessed” means _. A. paid money for B. saw C. invented D. planned CEllis Island is located in New York. Harbor Ellis Island is open daily year-round from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p

41、. m. , with extended hours during summer. It is closed December 25. There is no admission charge to Ellis Island; donations(捐款)are gratefully(充满感激)accepted.At Your FingertipsPark information (212)363-7620Emergencies (212)363-3260Ferry(渡船) boat information (212)269-5755Lost and found (212)363-7620Din

42、ing, gifts, & audio tour (212)344-0996TransportationStatue of Liberty and Ellis Island Ferry: Boats leave from Battery Park, Manhattan, and from Liberty State Park, New Jersey. They run about every 30 to 45 minutes beginning at 9:15 a. m. (ferry schedule subject to change)Hours: May vary; call t

43、he number belowClosed: December 25Ferry fees:(Includes Liberty and Ellis Islands) adults, $7; senior citizens, $6; children(age 3 to 17), $3. (group rates are available for 25 or more adults)Ticket & schedule information: (212)269-575564. In summer, visitors will have _ to visit Ellis Island. A.

44、 no enough time B. a longer time C. a shorter time D. a wonderful time65. Which number would you call if your friend were suddenly ill? A. (212)344-0996 B. (212)363-7620 C. (212)363-3260 D. (212)269-575566. Which of the following is not true? A. People can visit Ellis Island free of charge. B. The b

45、oats departure time from Battery Park is at 9:15 a.m. all the year round. C. Ferry fees for children are cheaper than for adults. D. Ferry fees for group visitors can be reduced.67. We may infer from the passage that _. A. visitors prefer to go to Ellis Island by boat B. there are more visitors in w

46、inter C. Ellis Island is open every day D. Boat is the only transportation to Ellis IslandDWant a glance of the future of health care? Take a look at the way the various networks of people about patient care are being connected to one another, and how this new connectivity is being exploited to deli

47、ver medicine to the patient - no matter where he or she may be.Online doctors offering advice based on normal symptoms（症状）are the most obvious example. Increasingly, however, remote diagnosis（远程诊断）will be based on real physiological data（生理数据）from the actual patient. A group from the University of K

48、entucky has shown that by using personal data assistance plus a mobile phone ,it is perfectly practical to send a patients important signs over the telephone. With this kind of equipment, the cry asking whether there was a doctor in the house could well be a thing of the past.Other medical technolog

49、y groups are working on applying telemedicine to rural （countryside） care. And at least one team wants to use telemedicine as a tool for disaster need - especially after earthquakes. On the whole, the trend is towards providing global access to medical data and experts opinions.But there is one prob

50、lem. Bandwidth（宽带） is the limiting factor for sending complex （复 杂 ）medical pictures around the world,CU photos being one of the biggest bandwidth users. Communication satellites say be able to deal with the short - term needs during disasters such as earthquakes or wars. But medicine is looking tow

51、ards both the second - generation Internet and third generation mobile phones for the future of remote medical service.Doctors have met to discuss computer - based tools for medical diagnosis, training and telemedicine. With the falling price of broadband communications, the new technologies should

52、start a new time when telemedicine and the sharing of medical information, expertsopinions and diagnosis are common.68. The writer chiefly talks about _ . A. the use of telemedicine B. the on -lined doctors C. medical care and treatment D. communication improvement69. Which of the following statemen

53、ts is true according to the text? A. Patients dont need doctors in hospitals any more. B. It is impossible to send a patients signs over the telephone. C. Many teams use telemedicine dealing with disasters now. D. Broadband communications will become cheaper in the future.70. The“problem”in the fourth paragraph refers to the fact that _ . A. bandwidth isnt big enough to send complex medical pictures B. the second - generation of Internet has not become popular yet C. communication satellites c