安徽滁州中学高二第二学期期中考试英语试卷及答案

1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上滁州中学20102011学年第二学期期中考试高二英语试卷（分值：150分 考试时间：120分钟）第I卷 选择题（共115分）第一部分：听力（共两节， 满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5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 can we know about the man?A. He did not see John.B. He had a traffic accident.C

2、. He arrived home at 6 oclock.2. How many bills has the man got? A.5. B. 8 C. 203. When did Jimmy call the woman speaker? A. 20 minutes ago B. 15 minutes ago C. 10 minutes ago4. Where does the conversation take place? A. In a restaurant B. In a bookstore. C. In a workshop.5. What does the woman lose

3、 probably? A. Her car. B. Her files. C. Her keys.第二节 （共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5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。请听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6.How does the woman know about the man? A.Someone has phoned her about him. B.He has kep

4、t in touch with her for 3 days. C.She lives not far from his home.7.Where have the jewels been found according to the woman? A.In the mans car. B. Under the mans bed. C.Inside the mans g;loves听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8.When did the man phone the woman last time? A.About 10 minutes ago. B. About 15 minutes ago

5、. C.About half an hour ago.9.Why is the man worried? A.His bags are too heavy to carry. B.He may be late for his flight. C.The bus is crowded with people.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. Bus routes B. Traffic jams C.City transport.11. What does the man think they s

6、hould do? A. Build more roads. B. Improve transport service. C.Charge people to use their cars12.What can we learn from the conversation? A. The man often has traffic accidents. B. the bus routes in the city go straight. C. The woman supports public transport.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Why is the man so i

7、mpatient with the woman? A. He doesnt believe what the woman says. B. The woman talks the same thing to him every day.C. he woman says a few words rudely to him.14. Why does the man think he must smoke? A. He kills pains with smoking. B. His habit has formed since his childhood. C. He thinks his wor

8、k and school are stressful.15. What does the woman suggest the man do in order to quit smoking? A. Go to see a doctor. B. Rethink their engagement. C. Take a short vacation.16. What does the man believe? A. What the doctor says is ridiculous. B. The woman doesnt really love him. C. He cant quit smok

9、ing on his own.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What can we know about Charlie? A.His mother is a doctor. B. He has got married. C. He works in Beijing now.18. Where did the speaker first meet Charlie? A. In Beijing B. In Toronto C. In Quebec.19. What does the speaker like in common with Charlie? A. Reading En

10、glish stories. B. Learning accounting. C. Playing tennis and chess.20. Which of the following places is NOT mentioned in the talk? A. The Palace Museum. B. The Temple of Heaven C. The Grand Bell Temple.第二部分：英语知识运用第一节 单项填空(共15小题, 每小题1分，满分15分) 21.What_pity that you couldnt be there to receive_ prize!

11、A. a；a B. the；a C. a; the D. the; the 22. His efforts to raise money for his program were_because no one showed any intention to take a cent out of their pockets. A. in place B. in sight C. in effect D. in vain23. Last night Mr. Crook didnt come back at the usual time._, he met some friends and stay

12、ed out until midnight. A. Meanwhile B. However C. Instead D. Yet24. I always take something to read when I go to the doctors_ I have to wait. A. in case B. so that C. in order D. as if25. He would like to be _ from time to time how they were getting on. A. well informing B.well informed C. well bein

13、g informed D.being informing well26. Shakespeare is _a great playwright. A. known to B.known as C.known of D.known by27. I would love _to the party last night but I had to work extra hours to finish a report. A. to have gone B.having gone C.going D. to go28. There is no reason why you shouldnt tell

14、them_that you are going. A. in order B. in secret C. in conflict D. in advance29. He _most of his fortune to the poor. A. gave up B.gave away C.gave out D.gave off30. By the time this letter reaches you, I _the country. A. will leave B.will be leaving C.will have left D.would have left31. The course

15、 normally attracts 20 students per year, _ up to half will be from abroad. A. in which B. for whom C. with which D. for whom32. He is a good leader who always thinks more of the public than of himself, _we should follow the example of. A. which B.one C. the one D. whoever33. The meal over, the manag

16、er went back to the meeting room to _their discussion. A. put away B. take down C. look over D. carry on34.- I dont suppose the police know who did it. - Well, surprisinly the do. A man has been arrested and _ now. A. has been questioned B. is being questioned C. is questioning D. has questioned35._

17、twice, the postman refused to deliver our letters unless we chained our dog. A.Being bitten B. To be bitten C.Having bitten D.Having been bitten第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）· When Nancy Lublin got $ 5,000 from her great-grandfather, she never once considered taking a vacation or paying off stud

18、ent loans.    36 , the 24-year-old New York University law student began thinking about the clothing   37  faced by most of today's low-income women: "If she goes for a job interview   38 dressed, she won't get the job," Lublin says. "But wit

19、hout a job, she can't   39 proper clothing." A few weeks later, Lublin 40 Dress for Success and began searching for clothing and volunteers. She asked women to give away    41  business clothes that were   42  in good condition. She asked th

20、e members of diet centers to give away clothes that no longer fit. At first Lublin  43  the clothes in her one-bedroom apartment, but finally she found   44  in Greenwich Village church basement, which now   45  as the organization's main office. Today, wh

21、en women arrive at the office for help with job-hunting, they   46 a dress, shoes, a bag, stockings and jewelry, and self-confidence as well. Some are trying to enter the work  47  after being on welfare for years. 48   Dress for Success fitted its first person who got help

22、a year ago, more than 1,000 women have received dresses and many have won   49  . Yarit Polanco was recently   50 as a law-firm office manager. "Thanks to Dress for Success, I made a good impression and was accepted," she says. Donations are now 51  in, includ

23、ing jewelry and 6,000 pairs of trousers and $ 40,000 worth of handbags. Broadcast journalists have given suits. And Lublin is opening Dress for Success   52 in other cities. "Many women have clothes    53  around that they'll never wear again," says a volu

24、nteer. "Nancy's   54  is simple and practical and the  55  has proved so important to those women who are in great need of it."36AAnyway BInstead C.Fortunately DMeanwhile37Acondition Bdirection Cdesign Dplan38Apoorly Bwell Cbetter Dworse39Amake Bfind Cwear Daff

25、ord40Areached Bcalled Cfounded Dvisited41Aused Bneeded Cnew Dtorn42Ayet Balready Calmost Dstill43Ahid Bstored Cdiscovered Dhanged44Aspace Bemployers Cwork Doffice45Aregards Bserves Clooks Dlies46Abuy Bsell Creceive Dwatch47Aoffice Bvictory Cwealth Dforce48AWhen BOnce CAlthough DSince49Ajobs Bshoes C

26、business Dprizes50Afired Bhired Cinterviewed Dconsidered51Agiving Bpouring Cshowing Dsending52Aschools Btrades Craces Dbranches53Alying Bappearing Ccollecting Dcoming54Apromise Bbelief Cidea Dopinion55Ahelp Bwork Cshop Dmoney第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）· AMy first performance in front of an aud

27、ience was coming up soon. I tried as hard as I could to remain calm, but my heart was racing. I stared down at my sweat-covered, shaking hands. I looked up again at the audience, realizing that these were real people. They were not just my mum and dad, who would say, “Good job!” even if I messed up

28、the entire piece. What if I had the wrong music? What if I played the wrong notes? As it turned out, I was never able to answer these questions because the spotlight (聚光灯) was waiting for me. I grasped my hands tightly together, drying off the sweat. Slowly I walked to the mud-brown piano in the cen

29、ter of the room. It contained 88 demanding keys, which were waiting impatiently to be played. I swallowed the golf-ball-sized lump (隆起部分) in my throat and sat down. Slowly, I opened the music. Next, I rested my still shaking hands on the ivory (象牙色的) keys. As my fingers played across the keys, I was

30、 becoming more unsure of my preparation for this moment. But the memory of my years of training came flooding back. I knew that I had practiced this piece so many times that I could play it backwards if requested. Although at one point I accidentally played two keys instead of the intended one, I co

31、ntinued to move my fingers automatically (自动地). My eyes burned holes into (were fixed on) the pages in front of me. There was no way that I was going to lose my concentration. To keep this to myself, I leaned forward and focused carefully on the music. When I came to the end of the page, a warning w

32、ent off inside my head: DONT MAKE A MISTAKE WHEN YOU TURN THE PAGE! Needless to say, I obeyed myself with all my heart and mind. And, proud of my “page-turning” feat (技艺), I finished the rest of the piece without making a single mistake. After the final note died away, a celebration went into action

33、 inside my head. I had finished. I had mastered the impossible.56. The author was nervous before the performance because _. A. her mother and father werent present B. the strong spotlight was shining onto the stage C. she hadnt mastered the entire piece D. she had never performed in public before57.

34、 The underlined phrase “mess up” in Paragraph 3 probably means _. A. put into disorderB. forget aboutC. stop halfwayD. do well in58. The author _. A. didnt make any mistake in the performance B. felt better at the beginning of the performance C. paid all attention to nothing but her performance D. l

35、ost her concentration sometimes during the performance59. What did the author feel about her performance? A. She thought it was comfortable and successful. B. She thought it was very difficult but successful. C. She thought she had never made a mistake during the performance.D. She thought she playe

36、d through the piece carefully but light-heartedly. BTreat with RespectThe speed with which Man is changing the face of Earth has outstripped（超过）all the mighty processes of nature put together. In his haste to supply himself with increasing quantities of Earths treasures he risks destroying one he gr

37、eatly needs, his natural surroundings. Some countries set aside unspoiled areas of natural beauty. Canada has the largest system of national parks in the world, 29 in all covering about 13 million hectares, preserving the different landscapes and the plant and animal life.Other countries are restori

38、ng areas which have been reduced to waste land by mining. At Broken Hill in Australia drifting sand from rock crushing turned the area into a desert swept by sand storms. This is now being irrigated, fertilized and planted with grass and trees. In Great Britain quarries and gravel pits(深坑) are being

39、 filled in or made into lakes, industrial wasteland is being turned into playing fields and waste tips into sloping green hills.However Man tries to look after Earth, the fact is that he is using up at a great rate resources, especially fuel resources, which have taken millions of years to accumulat

40、e and which he cannot renew. Yet every day the Earth receives a huge supply of energy from the Sun. Man has made several experiments in using solar energy to heat furnaces(熔炉), cookers, and water-distillers. In space technology, e.g. on satellites, solar cells convert(使转变) sunlight into electricity.

41、 Houses and offices have been designed which are centrally heated by water or air heated by the sunlight. When Man can trap and store this energy, so that he can use it exactly as he needs it, he will have not only an endless supply, but a clean and safe one.60. The main idea of the second paragraph

42、 is _.A. Many areas throughout the world have been transformed into wasteland by mining.B. Australia and Great Britain are the only two countries that are changing the face of the Earth.C. Some countries are taking effective measures to make use of the wasteland and to beautify the Earth.D. Developi

43、ng countries should learn from developed countries to look after our natural surroundings.61. According to this selected passage, which energy is considered to be endless, clean and safe?A. Energy from lake waters. B. Energy from fuel resources which have taken millions of years to accumulate.C. Ene

44、rgy from forests.D. Energy from the Sun.62. Which country has the largest scale of nature protection according to this passage? A. Great Britain B. Australia C. the U.S.A D. Canada63. Which of the following statements do you think is TRUE after reading the passage?A. Man is destroying the natural su

45、rroundings on purpose because the surroundings cannot make them satisfied to get enough treasures.B. All the wasteland throughout the world is now being irrigated, fertilized and planted with grass and trees.C. Where there is a desert, there can be sand storms.D. Energy from waters, forests, fuel re

46、sources and the sun takes millions of years to accumulate.CA story from the Bible tells of old Babylon, where the men decided to build a tower that would touch the sky. But God was unhappy, and he made them speak different languages. They couldnt understand each other, so their dream never came true

47、. Yet the dream remains alive: if all men speak the same language, they can do anything. L.L. Zamenhof from Poland was among the men who pursue this dream. He developed Esperanto（世界语）between 1877 and 1885. As the most successful man-made world language, it is spoken by over two million people around

48、 the world. Last month, the World Esperanto Congress（大会）, dealing with language rights, ended in Sweden. The 2004 conference will be held in Beijing. Most Esperanto speakers are in Central and Eastern Europe and in East Asia, particularly Chinese mainland. Esperanto has two advantages . First, its e

49、asy. Each letter has exactly one sound and there are just 16 basic grammar rules. The second advantage is that it belongs to no one country. But Esperanto has only reached a small number of people compared with natural languages widely used around the world-such as English or Chinese. While these la

50、nguages are deeply connected with their nations and cultures, Esperanto doesnt have this background.Will Esperanto really become a global language? It remains a question.64. The writer tells us a story at the beginning to .A. explain why men have been making the effort to create a language shared by

51、 all B. explain why men now speak different languages C. show the relationship between man and God D. prove that language is very important65. What does the underlined word “pursue” in the second paragraph mean? A. “Realize”.B. “Work for”.C. “Be against”.D. “Follow”.66. What is the basic difference

52、between Esperanto and English? A. More people speak English than Esperanto. B. Esperanto words are easier to spell. C. Esperanto has fewer grammar rules. D. Esperanto is not supported by any country or culture.67. What does the story mainly talk about? A. Advantages and disadvantages of Esperanto. B

53、. Mens dream of sharing the same language. C. The most successful planned language-Esperanto. D. Comparison of Esperanto and other languages like English and Chinese.DWaves are beautiful to look at, but they can destroy ships at sea, as well as houses and buildings near the shore. What causes waves?

54、 Most waves are caused by winds blowing over the surface of the water. The sun heats the earth, causing the air to rise and the winds to blow. The winds blow across the sea, pushing little waves into bigger and bigger ones.The size of a wave depends on how strong the wind is, how long it blows, and how large the body of water is. In a small bay big waves will never build up. But at sea the wind can build up giant powerful waves. A rule says that the height of a wave (in meters) will usually be more than one-tenth of the winds speed (in kilometers). In other words, when the wind is blowing a