2009年新人教版高二级英语上学期期末考试试题1

1、秘密启用前高二级英语上学期期末考试试题英 语 试 题 卷 2009.1 英语试题卷共10 页。满分 150 分。考试时间 120 分钟。注意事项：1.答题前，务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡规定的位置上。2.答选择题时，必须使用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。3.答非选择题时，必须使用0.5毫米黑色签字笔，将答案书写在答题卡规定的位置上。4.所有题目必须在答题卡上作答，在试题卷上答题无效。第一部分：听力理解（共三节，满分20分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 请听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C

2、三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试题卷的相应位置。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 will the two speakers do?A. Make some pudding. B. Go to the school restaurant. C. Visit the school.2. Where does the conversation most probably take place?A. At a supermarket. B. In a bookshop. C. In a library.3. Whats the pro

3、bable relationship between the two speakers?A. Teacher and student. B. Boss and employee. C. Parent and child.4. What do we know about the man?A. He works in a college. B. He will major in education. C. He doesnt like college life.5. What are the two speakers talking about? A. Tooth problems. B. Cle

4、aning teeth. C. Seeing the dentist.第二节（共12小题；每题1分，满分12分） 请听下面4段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试题卷的相应位置。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。请听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。6. What is the party for?A. The mans moving to a new apartment.B. The building of a new house.C. Susans moving into a new

5、 apartment.7. How will the woman get there?A. By bus. B. By car. C. By taxi.8. What does the woman think of Susan? A. Pretty. B. Strange. C. Imaginative. 请听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9. Who is Miss Yang? A. Mr. Lees boss. B. Mr. Lees secretary. C. Mr. Yorks friend.10. Why does Mr. York call? A. To deal with a d

6、ocument. B. To visit the office. C. To set up a meeting.11. What will Mr. York do next? A. Send a fax. B. Sign a document. C. Attend a meeting.请听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12. How did the man come to China? A. By train. B. By plane. C. By ship.13. How long will they stay in Hunan? A. For one year. B. For three

7、 months. C. For eight months.14. What will the man do in Hunan? A. Teach French. B. Travel around. C. Work in a club.请听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15. What is Toms problem? A. He didnt sleep well last night. B. He needs to see a doctor. C. He has been feeling tired.16. What season is it? A. Spring. B. Summer. C

8、. Winter.17. What will the woman do next? A. Go running. B. Play ping-pong. C. Rest.第三节 听短文填空（共3小题; 每小题1分，共3分）请听下面一段独白，用所听到的独白中的词或数填空，每题限填一个词或一个数。填入的内容要在答题卡相应的位置上。在听本段独白前，你将有时间阅读各小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。本段独白读两遍。请听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 Life in LondonArrive time:On December 18 Aim:To get my 19 degree

9、 in historyFavorite activity:Visiting 20 in the afternoonProblem faced at the beginning:Didnt dare to speak English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. Jack says he doesnt want to walk there on such a cold day. Well, he _. A. is to B. does to C. is to go D. is to do22. _ in thought

10、completely, he didnt even know what was going on. A. Losing B. Lost C. Having lost D. Having been lost23. I want to go to the post office, but Im afraid Im not going in the right _. _. Go ahead. A. way; No B. distance: No C. direction; Yes D. side; Yes24. Its really amazing. Never before in China _

11、for the farmers. A. has done so much B. has been done so much C. so much has been done D. has so much been done25. All of _ sudden, the passengers on _ board let out screams, running upstairs like crazy. A. a; / B. the; the C. the; / D. a; the 26. Though _ money himself, he is always ready to help t

12、hose in trouble. A. lacked B. lacking of C. lacking D. lacked in27. If I hadnt stood under the tree to catch you when you fell, you _ now. A. couldnt have smiled B. wouldnt be smiling C. cant smile D. wont smile28. His father must have discouraged him _ camping with us, which can be seen from his _

13、look. A. to go; discouraged B. going; discouraged C. go; discouraging D. going; discouraging 29. Next door to ours _, who used to be the headmaster in our school. A. where lives an old man B. where an old man lives C. lives an old man D. does an old man live30. My favourite band is one _ a singer, t

14、wo guitarists and a drummer. A. consisted of B. made up C. making up of D. consisting of31. From the way her house is decorated, you can tell she has a wonderful _ in arts. A. sense B. flavor C. taste D. style32. _ is known to all that he cant answer the question _ he found the money. A. As; how B.

15、That; why C. What; where D. It; when 33. It was late. He wondered whether it would be _ to knock at the door of her room. A. proper B. correct C. common D. fit 34. Generally speaking, the electric bike is not dangerous as _, if _ according to the instruction. A. reported; riding B. reported; ridden

16、C. report; to ride D. report; to be ridden35. To make our school more beautiful, _. A. more trees need to be planted B. our school should be doubled in size. C. we should try to keep it clean D. the statue must be pulled down第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）(原创) When John Milton, writer of Paradise, ent

17、ered Cambridge University in 1625, he was already skilled in Latin after seven years of studying it as his second Language at St. Pauls School, London. Like all English boys who 36 for college in grammar school, he had learned not only to read Latin but also to speak and write it 37 and correctly. 3

18、8 , his 39 of Latin was English, and seemed to have sounded 40 to his friends when he later visited Italy. Schoolboys gained their skill in Latin 41 a bitter way. They 42 in mind the rules to make learning by heart easier. They first made a word-for-word 43 and then an idiomatic translation into Eng

19、lish. 44 they increased their skill, they translated their English back into Latin without 45 the book and then compared their translation 46 the original. The schoolmaster was always 47 to give support. All the schoolmasters believed schoolboys should be 48 if they had difficulty learning Latin. Af

20、ter several years of study, the boys began to write compositions in imitation(模仿) of the Latin writers they 49 . And as they began to read Latin poems, they began to write 50 in Latin. 51 Milton was already a poet at ten, his poems were much better than 52 painfully put together by the other boys. D

21、uring the seven years Milton 53 at university, he made regular 54 of his command of Latin. He wrote some excellent Latin poems, 55 he published among his works in 1645. 36.A. were preparedB. prepared C. are preparing D. preparing 37.A. immediatelyB. quicklyC. fastD. smoothly38.A. ButB. HoweverC. Tho

22、ughD. Although39.A. pronunciationB. spellingC. speakingD. writing40.A. wellB. goodC. strangeD. difficult41.A. withB. byC. throughD. in42.A. keptB. rememberedC. learntD. put43.A. translationB. thinkingC. writingD. consideration44.A. SinceB. AsC. BecauseD. Before45.A. looking upB. turning overC. refer

23、ring toD. searching for46.A. toB. withC. atD. in47.A. by handB. in handC. with handD. at hand48.A. praisedB. punishedC. discouragedD. encouraged49.A. readB. heardC. sawD. wrote50.A. storiesB. poemsC. papersD. plays51.A. AlthoughB. Even thoughC. BecauseD. For52.A. the oneB. thatC. thoseD. ones53.A. t

24、ookB. spentC. usedD. cost54.A. useB. habitC. issueD. comment55.A. in whichB. thatC. whatD. which第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分） ABeatrice Were attended a school in Kampala, Uganda, and married a bank official. He left her. Had he stayed away, everything might have been fine, but he returned and infecte

25、d her with HIV. He died of AIDS in 1990 while she was taking her final exams for a degree in social work, leaving her with two children. Her husbands brother, according to the custom of the place, was allowed to take her as wife. “I saved the boys life,” 30-year-old Were says now, “I stood up and sa

26、id Im HIV-positive.” Were says the family disowned her.Thanks to the aid by an international organization, Were is now taking the “triple cocktail” that promises to extend the lives of the infected by several years. The drugs cost upwards of $15,000 a year. But for the help of the organization, Were

27、 would never be able to afford it, for one days medicine costs much more than what the government spends on each citizens health care in a year. Her pills are always with her in a silver box, but she admits that she often cut back her doses to avoid the weight gain that often occurs as a side effect

28、, even though taking the drugs improperly will make them less effective.56. Beatrice Weres husband returned home _.A. to remarry her B. to make everything fine with the familyC. only to cause his wifes deadly disease D. and became a bank official57. The fact that Beatrice told the family that she wa

29、s HIV- positive shows that _. A. she disliked her husbands family B. she cared more for others than for herself C. she wanted to be disowned by the family D. it was unlawful for her husbands brother to marry her58. The government of Uganda _. A. pays for the “triple cocktail” for Beatrice every year

30、 B. promises to extend Beatrices life by several years C. thanks to an international organization for their help to save Beatrice D. spends much less than $40 on each citizens health care each year59. We can infer from the passage that _. A. the “triple cocktail” can prevent AIDS from spreading B. B

31、eatrice Were pays much attention to cutting a good figure C. the government of Uganda spent a lot on its citizens health care D. AIDS can sometimes be cured BThe famous director of a big and expensive movie planned to film a beautiful sunset over the ocean, so that the audience could see his hero an

32、d heroine in front of it at the end of the film as they said goodbye to each other for ever. He sent the camera crew out one evening to film the sunset for him. The next morning he said to the men, “Have you provided me with that sunset?” “No, Sir,” the men answered. The director was angry. “Why not

33、?” he asked. “Well, Sir,” one of the men answered, “We are on the east coast here, and the sun sets in the west. We can get you a sunrise over the sea, if necessary, but not a sunset.” “But I want a sunset!” the director shouted, “Go to the airport, take the next flight to the west coast, and get on

34、e.” But then a young secretary had an idea. “Why dont you photograph a sunrise,” she suggested, “ and then play it backwards? Then it will look like a sunset.” “Thats a very good idea!” the director said. Then he turned to the camera crew and said, “Tomorrow morning I want you to get me a beautiful

35、sunrise over the sea.” The camera crew went out early the next morning and filmed a bright sunrise over the beach in the middle of a beautiful bay. Then at nine oclock they took it to the director. “Here it is, Sir,” they said, and give it to him. He was very pleased. They all went into the studio.

36、“All right,” the director said, “now our hero and heroine are going to say goodbye. Run the film backwards so that we can see the sunset behind them.” The “sunset” began, but after a quarter of a minute, the director suddenly put his face in his hands and shouted to the camera crew to stop. The bird

37、s in the file were flying backwards, and the waves on the sea were going away from the beach.60. Why did the director want to send his crew to the west coast?A. Because he changed his mind about getting a sunset.B. Because he was angry about his crew.C. Because it was his secretarys suggestion.D. Be

38、cause he wanted to get a scene of sunset.61. Which of the following is NOT true?A. The crew had to follow the secretarys advice.B. If you want to see a sunrise, the east coast is a place to go to.C. The camera crew wasnt able to film the scene the first day.D. The director ordered his crew to stop f

39、ilming the “sunset”.62. The director wanted to film a sunset over the ocean because _.A. it went well with the separation of the hero and heroine.B. when they arrived at the beach it was already in the eveningC. it was more moving than a sunriseD. the ocean looked more beautiful at sunset63. After t

40、he “sunset” began, the director suddenly put his face in his hands _.A. because he was moved to tearsB. as he saw everything in the film moving backwardsC. as the sunrise did not look as beautiful as he had imaginedD. because he was disappointed with the performance of the hero and the heroine CRead

41、ing poems is not exactly an everyday activity for most people. In fact, many people never read a poem once they get out of high school.Its worth reminding ourselves that this has not always been the case in America. In the nineteenth century, a usual American activity was to sit around the fireside

42、in the evening and read poems aloud. It is true that there was no television at the time, nor movie theatres, nor World Wide Web, to provide diversion. However, poems were a source of pleasure, of self-education, of connection to other people or to the world beyond ones own community. Reading them w

43、as a social act as well as individual one, and perhaps even more social than individual. Writing poems to share with friends and relations was, like reading poems by the fireside, another way in which poetry had a place in everyday life.How did things change? Why are most Americans no longer comfort

44、able with poetry, and why do most people today think that a poem has nothing to tell them and that they can do well without poems?There are, I believe, three culprits(肇事者): poets, teachers, and we ourselves. Of these, the least important is the third: the world surrounding the poem has betrayed (背叛)

45、 us more than we have betrayed the poem. Early in the twentieth century, poetry in English headed into directions hostile(不利的) to the reading of poetry. Readers decided that poems were not for the fireside or the easy chair at night, that they belonged where other difficult-to-read things belonged.P

46、oets failed the reader, so did teachers. They want their students to know something about the craft(技巧) of a poem, and they want their students to see that poems mean something. Yet what usually occurs when teachers push these concerns on their high school students is that young people decide poems

47、are unpleasant crossword puzzles.64. Reading poems is thought to be a social act in the nineteenth century because _.A. it built a link among people B. it helped unite a communityC. it was a source of self-education D. it was a source of pleasure65. The underlined word “diversion” most probably mean

48、s _. A. information B. change C. amusements D. happiness66. According to the passage, what is the main cause of the great gap between readers and poetry? A. Poems have become difficult to understand. B. Students are poorly educated in high school. C. TV and the Internet are more attractive than poet

49、ry. D. Students are becoming less interested in poetry.67. In the last paragraph, the writer questions _. A. the difficulty in studying poems B. the way poems are taught in school C. students wrong ideas about poetry D. the techniques used in writing poems DOn May 3On May 3, 1937, Margaret Mitchell

50、won a Pulitzer Prize for her novel “Gone with the wind”.On May 3, 1898, Golda Meir, the fourth prime minister of the State of Israel, was born.On May 3, 1802, Washington, D.C. officially became a city.On May 2On May 2, 1903, Benjamin Spock, the American pediatrician(儿科医生) whose book on child rearing

51、(扶养) influenced generations of parents, was born.On May 2, 1885, Harpers Weekly featured a cartoon about the construction of the Statue of Liberty.On May 1On May 1, 1967, Singer Elvis Presley married Priscilla Beaulieu in Las Vegas.On May 1, 1907, Kate Smith, the American singer who was considered t

52、he “first lady of radio”, was born. On May 1, 1880, Harpers Weekly featured a cartoon about the mass migration of Southern blacks to the West.On April 30On April 30, 1945, Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler committed suicide(自杀) along with his wife of one day, Eva Braun, as Russian troops approached his Ber

53、lin Bunker.On April 30, 1902, Theodore Schultz, the American economist who won a Nobel Prize for his important studies of the human factor in the workplace, was born.On April, 30, 1859, Harpers Weekly featured a cartoon about a U.S. military expedition to Paraguay(巴拉圭).68. Arrange the following even

54、ts in order of time they happened.a. Margaret Mitchell won a Pulitzer Prize b. Benjamin Spock was bornc. Elvis Presley got married d. Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler diedA. a-b-c-d B. b-a-d-c C. b-a-c-d D. a-b-d-c69. Who later became a political leader? A. Golda Meir B. Elvis Presley C. Kate Smith D. The

55、odore Schultz 70. Harpers Weekly is most probably _. A. a daily newspaper with a cartoon column B. a cartoon newspaper started in the late 19th century C. an American magazine with a cartoon column D. a European cartoon magazine with a long history71. The section of a newspaper containing this type of information can best be titled _. A. History focus B. Historys