2009年新人教版高二年级英语第一学期期中考试试题

1、 高二年级英语第一学期期中考试试题英 语 试 题本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分，满分150分，时间120分钟第一卷第一部分 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。每段对话仅读一篇。1Where dose the man work?AIn the hotel BOn the train CIn the shop2Wha

2、t dose the woman want to be? AAn actress BA doctor CAn engineer3What are the two speakers talking about? AA child BA room CA birthday present4What dose the woman mean? ADavid will give them some support BDavid is always ready to help others CDavid will never give them any support5What dose the man c

3、hoose to drink? AWater BBeer CCoca Cola 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.听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6Whats the relationship between the two speakers? ACustomer and waiter.BHusband and wife.CTeacher a

4、nd student.7Why doesnt the woman want to work as a guider? ABecause she will get low pay.BBecause she wants to have a rest on weekends. CBecause she wants to speak French.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8What dose the woman suggest doing at first? AGoing swimming BGoing skating CClimbing the mountain9Why dose the ma

5、n think the first suggestion is unacceptable? ABecause there is too much snow. BBecause he doesnt feel well. CBecause it is too cold.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10How long was there no snowstorm here? A16 years B46 years COver 50 years11Why were the passengers trapped in the train? ABecause of the sandstorm. B

6、Because of the heavy snow. CBecause of the traffic accident.12What was the weather like at this time on the past?ACold without snow BCold with snowCWarm听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13Where does the conversation take place? AIn a restaurant BIn a post officeCIn a department store14How much is the red Newman? A$1

7、05.55 B$75.55C$55.1515Which MP4 will the woman take? AThe red one BA more expensive one CThe cheaper one 16What is the womans address take? A8569 Main Stress B8659 Main StressC8956 Main Stress听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17How many types of trains are mentioned? ATwo BThree CFour 18Whats the advantage of the b

8、ullet trains? ACheaper BLarger CFaster19How many hours dose it take to travel from Shanghai to Beijing on a D-type train now? A10 hours B12 hours C20 hours 20Why wont many passengers choose the D-type trains? ABecause they cant enjoy the scenery on the way. BBecause the seats are hard. CBecause the

9、prices are too high.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选项。21They are _for new skills so that they can be qualified for the jobs in various field_ which they are strange.  Ahoping; for          Banxious; for

10、0; Ceager; to  Dworried to 22A driver should  _ the road when  _          .  Aconcentrate on; drive           Bconcentrate in; driving   Cconcentrate to; drove 

11、          Dconcentrate on; driving 23We must work hard to   _   a good knowledge of English.  Atake               Bacquire    

12、0;        Ccatch          Dhold24They'll be here soon. _   we'll have some coffee.  AMeanwhile         BWhenever  CWhen    

13、;     DWhile25His report was so exciting that it was _ interrupted by applause.  Aconstantly       Bconstant        Cseldom         Dnever  26Though _ 

14、0; money, his parents managed to send him to university.   Alacked            Blacking of   Clacking      Dlacked in27Our room requires _  . Whose turn is it _  the clean

15、ing?   Acleaning; to do                    Bto clean; to do   Cto be cleaned; doing            Dbeing cleaned; doing28Pl

16、ease put all the desks and chairs _   after cleaning the classroom.   Ain the place      Bin place     Con the place  Don place29If I  _        a quarrel with him yesterday, w

17、e _   together now.   Ahadnt had; would stay               Bhavent had; would have stayed   Cdidnt have; would stay          Dhadnt had; would have st

18、ayed30_   feeling very tired because of riding his bike to work everyday, my father refused to buy a motorbike when he thought about such a high price.   ADue to        BIn spite of      CAlthough    

19、 DAs a result31Steven Hawkings conclusion about the Black Hole is a little _ , but it has been accepted by most of the world.   Arealistic     Babstract     Ccontemporary     Dappropriate32-I will never put forward any sugges

20、tion.   - _         .   ASo will I     BNeither will I CNeither I will     DNeither does I33Seldom _ out time to watch TV on Sunday.   AI can squeeze   Bca

21、n I squeeze  Csqueeze I        DI squeeze34He came to my office _, but I couldnt see him, as I was engaged       .   Ain a moment     Bat the moment Cfor the moment   Dat

22、 one moment35Its no use thinking about your _   youth.   Agone      Bmissed     Closing     Dlost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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Chinese tennis is entering

23、a golden time. In recent years there has been an explosion(激增)of 36 female tennis players bursting onto the global scene. And this couldnt have come at a 37 time with the 2008 Beijing Olympics just months 38 . These young girls have both strong will and talent. 39 the way is Li Na, who may have the

24、40 name in womens tennis, but she has a big reputation（名气）. Li Na is Chinas top ranked player and the first to have 41 into the worlds top 20.After 42 nearly six months of the season with a serious injury, the 25-year-old 43 an impressive comeback by winning the Australian Womens Hardcourt Tennis Ch

25、ampionships.In the world of professional tennis, Lis refreshing sense of humor proved to be a hit both on and 44 the court（球场）.“My husband said he had a special gift for me 45 I won,” Li Na said after lifting the prize cup. “Thats 46 I tried so hard today. I wanted a special gift.”The Wuhan girl 47

26、tennis at the age of eight after being discovered by a coach who had 48 her playing badminton. After years of hard training, Li Na turned 49 in 1999 and has become one of the most successful Chinese tennis players.With her solid groundstroke（击落地球）and aggressive（攻击的）mindset, she 50 the first Chinese

27、tennis player to win a WTA Tour 51 . Then two years later, she was the first Chinese to make 52 into the last 16 of Wimbledon, which led to her being 53 number 16 in the world last January.Li is now looking forward to winning a 54 at the Olympics. “The Olympics are very important for us, ” she said.

28、 “I am more motivated after my recovery 55 I feel my desire for the Olympics is bigger than ever before.”36ApleasedBtalentedCexcitedDinterested37AgoodBbetterCbestDwell200808012008050538AalongBbeforeCawayDlater39AKnowingBLeadingCShowingDFinding40AbiggestBlongestCsmallestDshortest41AbrokenBwalkedCdrop

29、pedDchanged42AplayingBwastingCsparingDmissing43AreturnedBmadeCkeptDbrought44AoverBoffCinDaround45AunlessBifCwhetherDthat46A whatBhowCbecauseDwhy47Awent onBmet withCtook upDset out48AspottedBheardCmindedDpersuaded49AcompetitorBplayerCprofessionalDcoach50AfoundBbecameCgotDhelped51AeventBteamCprojectDr

30、ace52AoneBthisCthatDit53ApraisedBrankedCreceivedDannounced54ArewardBscoreCgoldDprize55AandBorCbutDwhile第三部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）  第一节（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。 ADifficult times often bring out the best in people. And this was the case for basketball star Yao Ming,

31、who hosted a television show in Shanghai that raised US$300,000 to help researchers find a cure for SARS. Fundraising, or charity, is an act of goodwill towards others. Charities in the West have more flexible ways. Look at a typical day for Ruth, a wealthy woman in the UK, for example. Ruth wakes u

32、p in the morning and collects her post. Theres a letter addressed to her with a picture of a half-dead, beaten horse. Its from a charity asking Ruth to donate money to save the animals. The door bell rings and there, on Ruths doorstep, is an old woman asking for money to help the ageDShe turns on th

33、e television, hears sad music and sees a picture of a wide-eyed child dying of hunger in Africa with an appeal for money to help the child. Ruth then goes shopping for a dress to wear to that evenings large party for the rich and famous. The ticket cost her a small fortune, but she doesnt mind becau

34、se most of the money is going to a charity that fights AIDS. She feels good about going because shes helping the sick. Within five minutes of walking down the street, Ruth has passed a charity shop. She doesnt stop because she doesnt think shed find a suitable dress thereits full of old, secondhand

35、clothes. But, many other people enter and but all sorts of bargains. Edna, a little old lady, looks after the shop. Any profit it has made goes to a cancer charity. Now that she has retired, she has plenty of spare time to offer her services for free.For people like Yao Ming, Ruth and Edna, charity

36、is a virtue that holds the same importance in life as faith and hope. “As you look back on your life, the moments that stand out are the moments when you have done things for others,” said Scottish author Henry Drummond.56Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the story as a way of fundraising?

37、ACharity partyBCharity post CCharity TV programDCharity for beggars.57What does the word “raise” in the first paragraph mean? ACollect togetherBDonate CIncreaseDBring to someones attention.58Whats the writers attitude towards charity? AThe writer thinks its something only people like Ruth can afford

38、 to do BThe writer just wants to inform us of the different ways to practice charity CThe writer thinks its a virtue and admires the people who practice it DThe writer doesnt make it clear in the story59The underlined part in the last paragraph probably means that . Awhen you look back sometimes, yo

39、u need stand out Bwhen you want to do something for others, you need stand out Cthe moment you stand out, you can do something for others Dwhat impresses people deeply is what they have done for othersBThe terrible college entrance exam is not only a big challenge (挑战) for Chinese high school studen

40、ts, but also a very important exam in the lives of South Korean students. Although the long, cold winter has already started in South Korea, the annual (一年一度的) national exams have made the atmosphere very heated. More than 675,000 South Korean high school graduates took the college entrance exam las

41、t Wednesday. They usually take exams in Korean, maths, sociology (社会学), history and foreign languages. Officially there is one college place for every 133 students. But because all the students want to go to the top universities in the country, the competition can reach one place for 10 students. Th

42、e students want to attend these colleges for both their famous names and better job opportunities. Because students face fierce competition, they have to study very hard to realize their dreams. Park Seung said he and his classmates often go to school before 7:30 Am. After school has finished at 6:3

43、0 p.m., most of them go to the library to continue their study instead of returning home. Since many libraries in South Korea are open 24 hours a day, they often stay long into the night. Many of the Senior 3 students only sleep for three to four hours a day. “I feel a lot of pressure，but I have to

44、study very hard in order to make my dream come true. This is my lifetime goal and it will be a turning point in my life which could decide my future,” Park said. The exam day is a very serious day for the whole of South Korea. Vehicles are not allowed within a 200-metre radius (范围) of all the test s

45、ites to make sure the students have quiet surroundings. Tooting (吹奏) of horns is forbidden, even airplanes are ordered to avoid landing and take-off near the test sites during listening comprehension test hours. Students are told their scores in December before they apply for college. This is follow

46、ed by face-to-face oral tests. There are public and private universities in South Korea. Many private universities are well-known, but their fees can be 18, 000 yuan each term. This has made a lot of students think again.60In South Korean _. Athere is only one college Bthere is only one top collegeC

47、there are only top universities Dthere are a number of colleges61We can infer that there are almost _ college places for high school graduates. A675, 000 B507, 520 C500, 000 D600, 00062The students want to study in top colleges mainly because _. Athey can succeed more easily in future Bthey can lear

48、n more Cthey can make more money Dit is interesting to study there63Before students are allowed to colleges _. Athey will be interviewed Bthey will ask questions of colleges Cthey will not be tested any more Dfirst they will pay all the education fee at allCEver since humans have lived on the earth,

49、 they have made use of various forms of communicationGenerally, this expression of thoughts and feelings has been in the form of oral speechWhen there is a language barrier(障碍), communication is completed through sign language in which motions stand for letters, words, and ideasTourists and the peop

50、le unable to hear or speak have had to turn to this form of expressionMany of these symbols of whole words are very lively and exact and can be used internationally; spelling, however, cannotBody language sends ideas or thoughts by certain actions, either meaningfully or notA wink(眨眼) can be a way o

51、f showing that the party is only jokingA nod means agreement, while shaking the head indicates disagreementOther forms of nonlinguistic(非语言的) language can be found in Braille (a system of raised dots read with the fingertips), signal flags, Morse code, and smoke signalsRoad maps and picture signs al

52、so guide and warn peopleWhile language is the most common form of communication, other systems and techniques also express human thoughts and feelings64Which of the following statements is NOT true?AThere are many forms of communication in use todayBLanguage is the most common form of communicationC

53、Tourists are unable to use an oral form of communicationDIdeas and thoughts can be expressed by body language65Which form other than oral speech could be most commonly used among blind people?APicture signs BBraille CBody language DSignal flags66Sign language is said to be very lively and exact and

54、can be used meaningfully except for _Aspelling Bidea Cwhole words Dexpressions67How many different forms of communication are mentioned here?AFive BSeven CNine DThree D Most people have heard of Shakespeare and probably know something of the plays that he wrote. However, not everybody knows much abo

55、ut the life of this remarkable man, except perhaps that he was born in the market town of Stratford-upon-Avon and that he married a woman called Anne Hathaway. We know nothing of his school life. We do not know, for example, how long it lasted, but we presume（推测）that he attended the local grammar sc

56、hool, where the principal subject taught was Latin.Nothing certain is known of what he did between the time he left school and his departure（出发）for London. According to a local legend, he was beaten and even put in prison for stealing rabbits and deer from the estate of neighbouring landowner, Sir T

57、homas Lucy. It is said that because of this he was forced to run away from his native place. A different legend says that he was apprenticed（做学徒）to a Stratford butcher, but did not like the life and for this reason decided to leave Stratford.Whatever caused him to leave the town of his birth, the wo

58、rld can be grateful that he did so. What is certain is that he set his foot on the road to fame when he arrived in London. It is said that at first he was without money or friends there, but that he earned a little by taking care of the horses of the gentleman who attended the plays at the theatre.

59、They stopped and spoke to him. They found his conversations so brilliant（有才气的）that finally he was invited to join their company.68In the early life of Shakespeare, he_.Aattended a public school Blived in LondonCstudied Latin Dwas put in prison69Why was he forced to leave his native place according t

60、o this passage?ABecause he didnt want to go to school.BBecause he left for London to become famous.CBecause he had stolen deer and was beaten.DNo one knows for certain.70What is the reason why the world can be grateful?AHe wrote many world-famous plays.BHe was an actor.CHe lived a hard life.DHe liked to travel all over the world.第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据对话情景和内容，从对话后的选项中选出能入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。(71) When a person does a certain thing again, he is i