高二上高二第一学期

1、(时间：90 分钟满分：100 分 命题人：第卷 （共 76 分）审核人：)I. Listening ComprehenSection A(20%)Directions:In Section A. you will hear ten short conversations betn two speakers.At theend of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and thequestions will be spoken only once. After

2、you hear a conversation and the question about it, readthe foursible answers on your pr, and decide which one is the best answer to the questionyou have heard.Section BDirections:In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages.The passage

3、s will be read twice, but the questions will bespoken only once.When you hear a question, read the foursible answers on your pr anddecide whichould be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. It is situated on the western side o

4、f the island.B. Is a range of wonderful cafes.C. It hosts many festivals and surfing competitions.D. It is known for being safe.12. A. In November.C. In December.B. In January.D. In September.13. A. Is a pathway connecting three beaches.It is the best place to enjoy ocean views.It is a good place fo

5、r whale watching.It is famous for sports and night life.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. Is one million elected members.It is trying to stop universities from charging tuition fees.You can vote even if you are outside the UK.Iects its members every month.15. A. 1116.

6、 A. Visit the place inC. Visit the website.B. 16.C.18.B. Call the officeD. Write a letter to theD.17in charge.Section CDirections:In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations.The conversations will beread twice.After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blwith

7、 the information you have heard.Write your answers on your answer sheet.sBls 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form.WriteORD for each answer.II. Grammar and Vocabulary (25%)Section ADirections:Beneath each of the following sententhere are four choimarked A, B, C andD

8、.Choose the one answert best completes the sentence.21. She is new comer to chemistry but she has already made some importantdiscoveries.A. thetheB. the/C. a/D. athe he snow.D. deadly22.er morning, the little girl was found sitting A. dead23. In some plaB. deathC. died, men and women are separated d

9、uring worship: men on one side and womenon side of the church.A. the otherB. othersC. the othersD. other24. YourA. much ase is twice mine.B. as many asC.t ofD. as25. How excited we are at the thoughtt we the mountain peak this time tomorrow.C. would be climbingD. have climbedA. will be climbingB. ar

10、e climbing26. We are awaret, the situation will get worse.A. if not dealing with carefullyC. if not carefully dealt withB. if dealt not carefully withD. if not carefully dealing with27. I take the job. No one stop me.A. will/ shallB. will/ mayC. should/ willD. shall/ may28. Beside one of the windows

11、 a shelf he put his books.A TVerviewThe mansnovelRag DollTimethemanstartedmakingaries foreviIn 17.The mans experienceHe met his _18Reason why the man gave up farmingIt was very 19.The seconds second novelThe Cold Earth, which came out in 20.A. stand/ whichB. stands/ whereC. standing/ on whichD. stan

12、ds/ which29. Lenin often spoke to his comrade and with breathless attention.A. was always listened toC. always listened toB. was always listenedD. always was listened to30. I will give you such information help you in your study.A. as willB. as it willC.t willD. which will31. British people are the

13、worst-dressed holidaymakers in Europe, the Italians andFrench are the smartest, according to a survey released recently.A. whileB. whenC. thoughD. but32. He is teaching Alex, an African parrot, complex tasks.A.ngB. didC. doneD. to do33. The manager needs to have the trust in his staff once given a t

14、ask, they will try theirbest to achieve the best result.A. who34. It was not until theB.tC. whichD. howwere convinced no guns were concealedhe carthey allowed us to go.A.twhich B. whichwhich C. whichtD.tt35. Today， jazz music continues to grow in popularity, with fans of all agesworld.around theA. l

15、ocatesB. locatingC. locatedD. to locate36. In 1907, a group of adventurers drove from New York to Jamestown. Their journeythree days.A. lastedB. was lastedC. has lastedD. has been lastedSection BDirections:Complete the following passage by using the words in the box.Each word canonly be used once.No

16、tet there isord moren you need.They look more like the brightly-lit shelves of a chemistsn the rows of a vegetable garden.But, according to their creators, these perfect-looking vegetables could be the future of food.In a 37 controlled environment unpolluted by dirt, insects or fresh air Japascienti

17、sts are develoa new way of growing vegetables.Called plant factories, these greenhouses have 38 up across the country and can produceperfect-looking lettuand green leaves 24 hours a day, seven days ak.Every part of the plants environment is controlled from the lighting and temperature to thehumidity

18、 (湿度) and water. Even the levels of carbon dioxide can be 39 altered.Rathern the conventional untidy clothes and dirty fingernails of vegetable growers, theproducers wear gloves, masks and dust-proof 40 suits.The vegetables from plant factories are sold at a price above the normal price of vegetable

19、s toJapashoppers. No chemical 41 are used so there is no risk of food poisoning.A. consumersB. cropped C. minuyD. guaranteedAB. fertilizers AC. protectiveAD. commonBC. encouragedBD. sprungCD perfectlyBecause the plants are grown in a clean room, they can be eaten safely without washing.Lettuce grown

20、he factories can be 42 up to 20 times a year. Some factories are vast andcan produce three million vegetables a year.The spread of plant f actories has been 43 by the Japa about the use of chemicals in vegetables.ernment among concernsA spokesman for the Ozu Corporation factoryokyo said, Vegeta bles

21、 are producedhefactory without being exed to the air outside. Stable production is 44 throughout the yearby controlling lighting, temperature, humidity, carbon dioxide and water. They cdemands of 45 who want safe food.so meet theIII. Reading ComprehenSection ADirections:For each bl B, C and D. Fill

22、in each bl(35%)he following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,with the word or phraset best fits the context.Have you ever decided whether to go shopor stay home and watch TV on akend?e aNow you 46do bot the same time. Home shopevinetworks have 47 for many people to shop without 48 ha

23、ving to leave their homes.Some shoppers are 49 of department stores and supermarkets 50 the crowds, waiting in long lines, and sometimes having slight 51 of finding anything they want to buy. Theyd rather sit quietly at home in front of the TV set and 52 a friendly announcerdescribe a product 53a ms

24、hows it. And they can 54around the clock, buyingsomething 55by making a phone call.Department stores and even-order companies are 56to johe sucs of homeshopshop. Large department stores are busy 57 their own TV channels to encourage TVin the future. 58 can ask questions about products and place 59,

25、allthrough their TV sets.Will shopbyevi60 take the place of shopin stores? Some industrymanagers thin so. Yet many people find shopat a real store a great enjoyment. And for manyshoppers, it is still important to touch or try on dr esses they want to buy.ts why spelistssaythe future, home shopwill e

26、xist together with store shopbut will never entirelyreplace it.A. GuestsA. ordersA. lastlyB. AssistantsB. goodsB. finallyC. ManagersC. booksD. CustomersD. answersD. fortunayC. espellySection BDirections:Read the following three passages.Each passage is followed by several questionsor unfinished seme

27、nts.For each of them there are four choimarked A, B, C and D.Choose the onet fits best according to the information given(A)he passage you have just read.I grew up in a small town. My father raised chickens and ran a construction company. I wasbarely 10 years old when my dad gave me the responsibili

28、ty of feeding the chickens and cleaning up the table. He beved it was important for me to have those jobs to learn responsibility. Thenwhen I was 22, I found a job in Natchbillountry-music club called the Natchbill Palace, Iwashed dishes and cooked from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and then went on stage

29、and sang un til 2:00he morning. It was not long before I became known as a singing cook. I had been rejected somany times by record companiest it was hard not to be discouraged. One night, a womanexecutive from a company named Warner Brothers Records came to hear me sing. When the showwas over, we s

30、at down and talked and after she left, I said to myself it was one more rejection. Afewks later, my manager received a phone callWarner Brothers wanted to sign me to arecord deal. Soon after, I released myt made me feel like a man. Knowing t way today, even though I haverecord in June 1986. It was t

31、he sense of responsibility t I had done my best filled me with pride. I still feele a well-known singer.61. Why was the writer once known as the singing cook?A. Because he was a cookountry-music club.B. Because he sang fuests while he worked as a cook.C. Because he often sang while cookingD. Because

32、 he liked singing bettern cooking.62. Whorecognized his talents and helped make his career sucsful?A. Warner BrothersC. His father.63. What made the writB . His managerD. A businesswomanroud of himself?His ability to live independently.His sense of responsibility in whatever he did.C. His couragehe

33、face of rejection.D. His hard work in his early days.(B)Small discoveries in Indonesia are causing a stir in the science world. Researchers haveunearthed (挖掘) tiny bonest they beve belong to an entirely new human species. Iftstrue, it will change how we think about our antors.Cluest the lit tle peop

34、le may have lived long ago wererevealed last year in thescientific journal Nature. Scientists saidt they had found the bones of a three-foot-tall femaleon the island of Flores, in Indonesia. When they looked more closely, they sawt the nearlycomplete skeleton (骨骼) belonged to a full-grown adult. Res

35、earchers named her Hobbit, after thetiny heroes of the Lord of the Rings book s.Now the team is saying is unearthed even moreof the puzzle, including a jawboneand parts of arms, legs and hands from several individuals, as well as stone tools. They reportedtheir find in Nature this month. “The new ev

36、idence makes it very cleart these people are a newspecies, distinct from modern humans,” Peter Brown, a scientist on the team, said. They namedthese ancient humans Homo floresiensis.Brown sayst these little people lived as recently as 12,000 years ago. If Homo floresiensiswas a different species fro

37、m modern humans,t would make our family tree biggern weknew. It means, says Brown,Many scientists thi nk at “until r ecently, a relative shared the planet with us.”new species is unlikely. Some arguet the bones must havebelonged to modern humans whose small size was the result of a genetic problem.D

38、aniel E.berman, a scientist at Harvard University, thinkst the debate over thediscovery is healthy. He bevest the questions and arguments raised by critics will help uslearn more about these unusual skeletons. “Disagreement is an important part of the scientificpros,”berman said. “As far as Im conce

39、rned, the storys only just begun.”64. Researchers name the skeleton Hobbit because.A. it is a figure describedhe Lord of the Ringsit resembles the tiny heroes in a set of booksit proves to be a full-grown adultit belongs to an ancient human species65. Small discoveries in Indonesia are important bec

40、ause.A. they are revealedhe scientific journal NatureB. they are made by Peter Brown, a famous scientistC. they are about antors of modern humansD. they might provide new evidence for human study66. According to Daniel E.berman, .A. Homo floresiensis doesnt exi stC. the investigation hasnt begun yet

41、B. disagreement leads to further researchD. our family tree is biggern we knew67. Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?A. Comparison betn Different PeoplesB. Arguments over Human OriginC. Discovery of asible New Human SpeciesD. History of Indonesian People(C)Margaret, marrie

42、d with two small children, has been working for the last seven years as a night cleaner, cleaning offi in a big building.She trained as a nurse, but had to give it up when her elder child became seriously ill. “I would have liked to go back to it, but the shifts are all wrong for me, as I have to be

43、 home to get the children up and off to school.”So she worked as a cleaner instead, from 9 p.m. till 6 p.m. five nights a k for just $ 90,before tax and insurance. “It is bettern it was last year, but I still thinkt people who workunsol hours should get a bit extra.”The hours she has chosen to work

44、meant she sees plenty of the children ,but very little ofher husband. However, she doesnt thinkt puts any prere on their relationship.Her work isnt physically very hard, but its not exactly pleasant, either. “I do get angry withpeople who leave their offilike a place for raising pigs. If they realiz

45、ed people like me have tot , perhaps theyd be a bit careful.The factt shes working all night doesnt worry, Margaret at all. Unlike some darkbuildings at night, the building where she works is fully lit, and the women work in groups of three. “Since Ive got to be here, I try to enjoy myselfand I usua

46、lly do, because of the othergirls. We all have a good laugh, so the time never drags.Another challenge Margares to face is the reaction of otheople when shels themwhat she does for a living. “They think you are a cleaner because you dont know how to read andwrite,” said Margret, “I used to think wha

47、t my parents would say if they knew what Id beenng,but I dont thinkt way any more. I dont dislike the work though I cant say Im mad about it.68. Margaret quit her job as a nurse because .A. she wanted to earn more money to support her familyB. she had suffered a lot of mental prereC. she needed the

48、right time to look after her childrenD. she felt tired of taking care of patients69. Margaret gets angry with people who wo rkA. they never clean their offiC. they never do their work carefullyWhen at work, Margaret feels .light-hearted because of her fellow workershappy because the building is full

49、y littired because of the heavy workloadbored because time passed slowlyhe office because .B. they look down upon cleanersD. they always make a messheir offi71. The underlined parthe last paragraph impst Margarets parents would .B. regret what they had saidD. feel disappoed in herA. help care for he

50、r childrenC. show sympathy for her(D)If women are mercilessly exploited year afteryear, they have only themselves to blamebecause they tremble at the thought of being seen in public in clothest are out oshion; theyare always taken advantage of by the designers and big stores. Clothes which have been

51、 worn onlya few times have to be put aside because of the change oshion. Wosually stand in front ofa wardrobe full of clothes, announcing sadlyt she has nothing to wear.Changing fashions are nothing moren theernational creation of waves. Many womenspend vast suns of money each year to replace clothe

52、sve hardly been worn. Women, whocannot afford to throw away clothinghis way, waste hour s of their time altering the dressesthey have. Skirts are lengthened or shortened; neck-lines are lowered or raised, and so on.No one can claimt fashion industry contributes anything really important to society.F

53、ashion designers are rarely concerned with vital thing like warmth, comfort and durability. Theyare onlyerested in outw ard appearance and they take advantage of the factt women will putup wihasnny amount offort, as long as they look right. There can hardly be a man whosome time in his life sd at th

54、e sight of a woman shaking in a thin dress on a werday, or deliberay picking her way through deep snow in high-heeled shoes.When comparing men and womenhe matter oshion, theto be drawn areonders, reflect q ualitiesobvious. Do the constantly changing fashions of womens clothes,of inconstancy and inst

55、ability? Men are too clever to let themselves be cheated by fashiondesigners. Do their unchanging styles of dress styles of the dress reflect basic qualities of stabilityand reliability?t is for you to decide.72. Designers and big stores always make money.A.B.C.D.by mercilessly exploiting women work

56、ershe clothing industry.because they are capable of predicting new fashions.by constantly changing the fashions in womens clothingbecause they attach great importance to quality in womens clothingTo the writer, the fact.a waste of moneytwomenthrow away their old-fashioned dresses is seen asB. a wast

57、e of timeC. an expresof tasteD. an expresof creativity74. According to the passage, which of the following sements is true?A. New fashions in clothing are created for the commerl exploiion of women.B. The constant changes in womens clothing reflect their strength of character.C. the fashion industry

58、 makes an important contribution to society.D. Fashion designs should not be encouraged since they are onlyed by women.By saying “ thewomens inconstancyto be drawn are obvious”, the writer meanst .heir choice of clothing is often laughed at.B. women are better able to put up withfort.C. men are also

59、 exploited grey by fashion designersD. men are more reasonablehe matter oshion.Section BDirections:Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph.There is one extra heading which you do not need.76.Charleys early year in an orphanage probably shd her outlook on life. She was born in1172 and as a small child was abandoned at orphanage. Her name is amed to have beenThe Background of Charleys SecretCharleys High RepuionCharleys OccupationThe Discovery of Charleys secret AB. Charleys Great SecretAC. Charleys Deat