2009年新人教版高二英语上册期中考试题3

1、高二英语上册期中考试题考试时间：120分钟 分值：150分第一部分 · 听力 (共三节)第一节 (共5小题,每小题1.5分,满分7.5分) 每段材料读一遍听对话,选择正确答案1、 How will the man go to Chicago?A. By bus B. By plane C. By car2 、At what time must the man be at the airport for the flight?A. 2:50 p.m B. 2:15 p.m C. 3:50 p.m3 、How many marks did John get in the TOEFL te

2、st?A. 650 B. 605 C. 537 4、 What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Teacher and student B. Husband and wife C. Doctor and patient5 、Where does the conversation most probably take place?A .In a school B. In a library C. In a hospital第二节 (共12小题,每小题1.5分,满分18分) 每段材料读两遍听第6段材料,回答第6,7小

3、题6 、Who will get married on Sunday?A .The woman friend B. The mans friend C. The woman7 、where does the paintings probably come from? A .Japan B. France C. America8、 What will the man do for the woman? A. Buying Some pictures B. Taking pictures of her friend C. Taking pictures of the painting 听第7段材料

4、,回答第9至11小题9 、What is the man? A. A B. A salesman C. A scientist 10 、Where does this conversation most probably take place? A. On a train B. On a bus C. On a plane 11、Why is the woman traveling? A. Because she is traveling on holiday B. Because she is traveling on business C. Because she is traveling

5、 to give a lecture 听第8段材料,回答第12至14小题12、 What is the probable relationship between the two speakers? A. Teacher and student B. Job-hunter and interviewer C. Brother and sister13 、What foreign languages can the woman speak? A. German, French and Spanish B. English, Russian and German C. Japanese, Fren

6、ch and Spanish14 、What does the company deal with? A. Language teaching B. Foreign trade C. International exchange 听第9段材料,回答第15至17小题15、 The first time the man talked with a foreigner in English, he felt _. A. nervous B. eager C. excited 16、 The man worried that _. A. he spoke English with a strong l

7、ocal accent B. he might not be able to express himself clearly C. he might make a lot of mistakes17、 What do you think of the man the speaker talked to in New York? A .He is a fool B. He is impolite C. He was not an English speaker第三节 (共3小题,每小题1.5分,满分4.5分) 本段材料读两遍 听第十段材料,将第18至20小题的信息补充完整,每小题不超过3个单词T

8、he way to celebrate ones birthdayCommon way: To hold 18 ,at which friends 19 to have fun.More 20 ways: To buy some flowers, or cook meals for mothers.第二部分 · 英语知识运用 （共两节）第一节 单项填空 （共15小题,每小题1分,满分15分）21 Would you mind if I kept the window closed? - _ . I also feel a little cold. ACertainly BCertai

9、nly not COf course DI like so22Though well known _ a writer, he is best known _his musical talent.Afor; as Bfrom; for Cas; for Das; as23I know the reason _ Eric didnt want to tell his parents _ had happened. A. why; what B. that; which C. why; how D. which; that 24_, the less nervous you will feel i

10、n job interviews.AYou know yourself more BYou know yourself mostCThe more you know yourself DThe most you know yourself25The Browns used to live in Paris, _ they? A. wouldnt B. hadnt C. werent D. didnt26This story is well worth_. A. to read B. being read C. to be reading D. reading27The cars will _

11、people all over the country.Abe supplied to Bbe supplied wit C. supply to Dsupply28The girl is _ for a new bike for her birthday. A . die B. dead C. death D. dying29In March, thousands of trees are prepared for people to plant _ in the forest zoo. A. of free B. for free C. of freely D. for freely30W

12、hen the thief saw the police, he ran _, but he was caught in the end. A. like a crazy B. as crazy C. like crazy D. as a crazy31-what have you done at _ home? Look, the room is _ mess! -sorry, I am going to clean it. A . 不填；a B. the; a C. 不填; the D. a; the 32If a teacher is too hard _ his students, t

13、hey wont tell him the truth. A. to B. on C. for D. with 33Yesterday evening, I saw a program on TV, _ reviewed the most important events of 1985. Awhat Bwhere Cwhich Dwhen 34. For the young, _ should be showed to their parents, teachers and old people.A. respect B. seriousness C. laugh D. laziness35

14、. Where can I find Martin? Dad is asking for him.He _ in the backyard chopping (砍, 劈) wood.A. supposes to stayB. is supposed to stayC. supposes stayingD. is supposed staying第二节 完型填空 (共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分)Mozart was 36 on January 27, 1756 and died on December 5, 1791. When 37 was three, he often had 3

15、8 with his elder sister. His father 39 him to many different countries 40 he played music for lots of people.41 some people didnt believe that a little boy could write 42 music. They asked him to stay in a room 43 for a week and somebody watched the 44 all the time. In the week, he finished 45 piece

16、 of music. After that, people 46 that he could write beautiful music.Mozart died when he was 47 a young man. During his 48 life, he studied music 49 taught music and played music and 50 music. Even by working 51 , he couldnt make much 52 . Often he had to borrow money 53 his friends. But 54 made him

17、 happy and for more than two hundred years his music has made other people 55 , too.36 A. studied B. born C. died D. stayed37 A . she B. her C. he D. him38 A .lessons B. sports C. troubles D. talks39 A. gave B. took C. ask D. take40 A. that B. which C. what D. where41 A. But B. And C. Or D. If42 A.

18、bad B. surprised C. excited D. wonderful43 A. with other young children B. without doing anything C. all by himself D. all by hisself44 A. book B. desk C. room D. bag45 A. a new B. others C. s strange D. a short46 A. told B. believed C. said D. heard47 A. really B. even C. also D. still48 A. good B.

19、 music C. short D. hard49 A. and B. if C. or D. as50 A. write B. wrote C. writes D. writed51 A. for himself B. for others C. without music D. so hard52 A. money B. music C. lives D. works53 A. on B. in C. from D. at54 A. his friends B. nothing C. little money D. his music 55 A. happy B. sad C. excit

20、ed D. interested第三部分 · 阅读理解 （共两节）第一节 阅读短文，选择答案（共17小题，每小题2分，满分34分）A In the United States,30 percent of the adult(成年人) population has a "weight problem". To many people, the cause is clear, we eat too much. But scientific evidence (证据)does little to support this idea. Going back to the

21、America of 1910, we find that people were thinner than today. Yet they ate more food. In those days, people worked harder physically, walked more, used machines much less, and didn't watch TV. Several modern studies, moreover, have shown that fatter people do not eat more on average(平均地) than th

22、inner people. In fact, some investigations (调查)such as a 1979 study of 3 545 London office workers, reports that fat people eat less than slimmer people.Studies show that slim people are more active than fat people. A study by a research group at Stanford University School of Medicine found the foll

23、owing interesting facts: The more the men ran, the more fat they lost. The more they ran, the more they ate. Thus, those who ran the most ate the most, yet lost the greatest amount of body fat.56. What kind of physical problem do many adult Americans have? A. They are too thin. B. They work too hard

24、. C. They are too fat. D. They lose too much body fat.57. According to the information given in the passage, among 500 Americans, how many have weight problem? A. B. 50 C. 100 D. 15058 Which of the following words can take the place of the word slim in this passage?A. Poor. B. Thin. C. Healthy. D. R

25、ich.59. Compared with the adult American population today, the Americans of 1910 _. A. ate more food and had more physical activities B. ate less food but had more activities C. ate less food and had less physical exercise D. had more weight problemsB Australia is the smallest continent in the world

26、. It is a little smaller than China. It is on the Southern Hemisphere of the earth. Australia is big, but its population is small. The population of Australia is nearly as large as that Shanghai.Enough laws have been made to fight against pollution. The cities in Australia have little air or water p

27、ollution. The sky is blue and the water is clean. You can clearly see fish in the rivers. Plants grow very well.Last month we visited Perth, the biggest city in Western Australia, and west to a wild flower exhibition. There we saw large numbers of wild flowers on show, most of which we had never see

28、n before. We had a wonderful time. Perth is famous for its beautiful wild flowers. Every year in spring Perth has wild flower exhibition. After visiting Perth, we spent a day in the countryside. We sat down and had a rest near a path at the foot of a hill. It was quiet and we enjoyed ourselves very

29、much. When we heard bells ringing at the top of the hills, we looked up, but what we saw made us pick up all our things and run back as quickly as we could. There were about three hundred sheep coming towards us along the path.Australia is famous for its sheep and kangaroos（袋鼠）. After a short drive

30、from any town, you will find yourself among the while sheep. Sheep, sheep, everywhere you can see sheep.60Which country is the writer most possibly from?AJapan. BCanada. C China. D America.61Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?AAustralia has enough laws to fight ag

31、ainst pollution.BPerth is the biggest city in Australia.CMost of the wild flowers in Perth are different from what the author sees in his/her country.DThe author enjoyed his/her visit in the country.62The underlined word “exhibition” in the third paragraph means_.Aa public flower show for people to

32、visitBa market where you can buy all kinds of flowersCa place where all kinds of flowers are grownDa field where there are flowers and animal63According to the passage, when we talk about Australia, we will think of_.Apopulation Bsheep and kangaroos Ccontinent Dwild flowersC One morning I was woken

33、by my mothers angry voice. I opened my eyes and found it was seven forty, so I jumped out of bed and rushed to a nearby bus stop without breakfast. Fortunately the bus started going as soon as I got on it. I was sure I could reach the school before the bell rang.However, the bus suddenly stopped. Th

34、ere was something wrong with it and we had to get off and wait for another one. I felt I couldnt wait and the school was only fifteen minutes walk, so I ran to the school as fast as possible. Just at this moment, it began to rain hard.I reached the classroom with all my clothes wet through. Mr. Smit

35、h, our physics teacher, had begun his class. I was always afraid of him. I hesitated（犹豫） for a moment, and then I opened the door.“Its you again, Jim,” Mr. Smith said angrily. Ive told you not to be late, but you ”. Then he suddenly stopped when he noticed my wet clothes. He quickly took off his own

36、 jacket and asked me to put it on. “I dont want you to catch a cold,” he said kindly. I went to my seat with Mr. Smiths jacket on. It was a bit large for me but I felt very warm in it. I found, for the first time, Mr. Smiths physics class so interesting and I changed my mind, there and then, about b

37、eing afraid of him.64According to this passage, classes in Jims school probably began at _.AB8am C7am D7:30 am65Why did Jim hesitate before he opened the door?AHe was afraid of facing Mr. Smith.BHe didnt like to have the physics class.CMr. Smith didnt let him go into the classroom.DHe didnt want to

38、interrupt others.66Jim found Mr. Smith physics lesson interesting that day because _.Ahe knew physics was very important Bhe wanted to go to s famous universityChe didnt want to fall behind the others Dhe was moved by his physics teacher67We can infer from the passage that _.AJim usually went to sch

39、ool by bike Bit was the first time Jim had been lateCJim was often late for school DJims mother also got up late that morning D Ive loved my mothers desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as Mother sat writing letters. Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens, and

40、 white paper, I decided that the act of writing must be the most wonderful thing in the world.Years later, during her final illness, Mother kept different things for my sister and brother. “But the desk,” shed said again, “is for Elizabeth.”I never saw her angry, never saw her cry. I knew she loved

41、me. She showed it in action. But as a young girl, I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter.They never happened. And a gulf opened between us. I was “too emotional(易动感情的)”， but she lived “on the surface”.As years passed and I had my own family, I loved my mother and thanked her for o

42、ur happy family. I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive(宽恕) me.I posted the letter and waited for her answer. None came.My hope turned to disappointment then little interest and, finally, peaceit seemed that nothing happened. I could no

43、t be sure that the letter had even got to Mother. I only knew that I had written it, and I could stop trying to make her into someone she was not.Now the present of her desk told me, as shed never been able to, that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work. I cleaned the desk carefully and fo

44、und some papers insidea photo of my father and a one-page letter, folded and refolded many times.Give me an answer, my letter asks, in any way you choose. Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.68. The writer began to love her mothers desk _.A. after Mother died B. before she

45、 became a writerC. when she was a child D. when Mother gave it to her69. The passage shows that_ .A. Mother was cold on the surface but kind in her heart to her daughterB. Mother was very serious about everything her daughter had doneC. Mother cared much about her daughter in wordsD. Mother wrote to

46、 her daughter in careful words70 The word “gulf”means _.A. deep understanding between the old and the youngB. difficult ideas between the mother and the daughterC. free talks between the mother and the daughterD. part of the sea going far in land71. What did Mother with her daughters letter asking f

47、or forgiveness?A. She had never received the letter.B. For years, she often talked about the letter.C. She didnt forgive her daughter at all in all her life.D. She read the letter again and again before she died.72. Whats the best title(题目) of the passage?A. My Letter to Mother B. Mother and Childre

48、nC. My Mothers Desk D. Talks Between Mother and Me第二节 阅读短文，简要回答问题（共3小题，每小题2分，满分6分）There was a painter who was known for his painting skills. One day this skilled artist met a beautiful woman. He fell in love with her at first sight. Then he showered her with kindness and words of praise until she co

49、nsented（同意）to be his wife.Not long after they were married, however, the beautiful woman found when he admired her classic beauty; it was as if he was standing in front of a work of art rather than in front of a human being. He expressed his great desire to paint her rare beauty.“Please sit for me i

50、n the workroom,” he pleaded (请求). “and I will make your beauty immortal (永恒的). The work will be my masterpiece (杰作).”So the beautiful young woman sat patiently in his room, complaining nothing. Day after day she sat obediently, because she loved him and she hoped that he would see her love in her sm

51、ile and obedience.She sometimes wanted to tell him, “Please love me as a person rather than an object!” But she said nothing.Hour after hour, day after day, the artist became so absorbed (投入的) in his work that he didnt notice that his wife was becoming weak and unhappy.Finally when he finished his w

52、ork, he cried. Because when he turned to his beloved wife he found that she was dead.73. Find in the passage a word closet in meaning to the underlined word “obediently”.74. What do you think of the artist? (回答词数不超过8个单词)75. What is the best title for the passage? (回答词数不超过6个单词)第四部分 · 书面表达 （共两节）第

53、一节 填空(共10小题,每小题1分,满分10分) 每空不超过三个单词Note-taking can 高考资源网，您身边的高考专家be done by anyone who listens to a teacher, but there is a skill of effective note-taking that requires some efforts before and after class as well as during it!Before class, be sure to read through the notes of the previous week. And then youll know ahead of time that you havent really understood what was covered in t