江苏省某中学高二上学期英语期末试卷

江苏省南通中学2005-2006学年第二学期期末考试高二英语试卷第一卷(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，并标志在试卷的相庆位置。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。Howoftendidthewomangetpaidatheroldjob?

A.Twiceaweek. B.Onceamonth. C.OnMonday.Whatisthemandoing?

A.Lookingforwater. B.Plantingsomething. C.Lookingforsomething.Whataretheydiscussing?

A.Children. B.Newprofits. C.Thenewchildcarefacilities.Whattypeofmagazineisthis?

A.Anewsmagazine. B.Afootballmagazine. C.Asportsmagazine.Whatdoesthewomanmean?

A.She’snotgoingtograduateschool.

B.She’llstopattheofficebeforereturningtoschool.

C.Shewantstochangehermajor.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。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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话前，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。每段对话读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。What’sthemannotsatisfiedwith?

A.Thedrink’smachine. B.Thedrink’sservice. C.Thedrink’staste.What’stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Customerandwaiter. B.Studentandteacher. C.Colleagues.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。Whydoesthewomaninsistontakingawhistle?

A.Becauseitcanbeusedtoattractattention.

B.Becauseitislighttocarryabout.

C.Becauseittakesuplittlespace.Whatdoesthemanthinkisabetterwaytotakefoodwiththem?

A.Putitinplasticbags.

B.Putitintins.

C.Putitinsmalldrypackets.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedaccordingtothisconversation?

A.Packet-food. B.Torch. C.Drink.听第8段材料，回答第11至14题。WhatdoesthemanwanttodoinHongKong?

A.StarthisEnglishpracticing.

B.Starthisfurthereducation.

C.Starthiscareer.Whatisthemannow?

A.Heisabusinessman. B.Heisastudent. C.Heisateacher.HowdoesthemanfindEnglishinHongKong?

A.VeryimportantwhenyouarewalkinginHongKong.

B.VeryimportantforyoutoliveandworkinHongKong.

C.Veryimportantinmanyinternationaltradecenters.Whatisthepossiblerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Workmates. B.Relatives. C.Classmates.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。WhatarethestudentsgoingtodoonWednesday?

A.Seeafilm. B.Gosightseeing. C.Playsports.WhenarethestudentsleavingforLondon?

A.OnSunday. B.OnFriday. C.OnSaturday.Whatisthepurposeoftheman’stalking?

A.Towelcomethestudentstothecenter.

B.Toinformthestudentsofthearrangements.

C.Tosellthestudentstherulestheyshouldfollow.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。Whereisthespeakertalking?

A.Atarestaurant. B.Atanairport. C.Onthephone.WhydoesthespeakercometothetownwhereDickeylives?

A.ToseeDickey’sfamily.

B.Tohaveameeting.

C.Totakeaholiday.WhoisCamilla?

A.Tony’swife. B.Tony’sdaughter. C.Dickey’swife.第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节：单项选择(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)请认真阅读下面各题目，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Ihaveinvited30gueststomybirthdayparty,butactually_______came.

A.twicemorethan B.twiceasmuch

C.twiceasmany D.asmanyastwiceHehatesthejob—buthe’sdeterminedto_____it_____becauseheneedsthemoney.

A.stick;at B.stick;out C.stick;to D.stick;byTherecamethenewsthatthevisitingteamhadgainedavictory______thehometeamwithascoreof4to3.

A.against B.toward C.upon D.overAnyway,JennyandIwerebestfriends______upthroughhighschool.

A.allthetime B.alltheway C.allthesame D.alltheyearPresleyisknown______anearlypioneerofrockmusic,mixingthesoundsofcountrymusicandrhythm-and-bluesinfluenceswith______wasthenthenewrock-and-rollstyle.

A.as;what B.for,what C.as;which D.for;which---Look,Idon'thateJanice,she's...she'sjustalottotake,youknow.

---Well,______.

A.thereyougo B.whereyougo C.yougoaway D.yougoup______110-storytwintowersof______WorldTradeCenterwerealsoamong______NewYork'sfamousskyscrapersuntiltheyweredestroyedinaterroristattackin2001.

A.The;the;the B.The;a;/ C.The;the;/ D.A;the;/Wefinallyagreed________thepriceofthecarafteraheateddiscussion.

A.in B.to C.with D.onYouknowsomuchofmybook,evenmorethanmyself.Youmusthavereaditseveraltimes,______?

A.didn’tyou B.mustn’tyou C.haven’tyou D.hadn’tyouWhywritehimaletter,______isoutofdate,______youcanjustemailhim?Don’tyouhaveaccesstotheInternet?

A.which;as B.which;when C.that;when D.that;whileIknowhestillhassomemoney______.SoIbethecouldn't______therobbery.

A.inhand;havehandsin B.inhand;haveahandin

C.athand;havethehandin D.athand;haveahandinGivingyourpromiseisonething,______.

A.keepingitisanother B.keepingitistheother

C.keepingitanother D.keepingittheotherEnteringthereadingroom,______.

A.MikeandTomwerefoundseatedquietly,doingtheirhomework

B.MikeandTomwerefoundseatingquietly,doingtheirhomework

C.hefoundMikeandTomseatingquietly,doingtheirhomework

D.hefoundMikeandTomseatedquietly,doingtheirhomeworkSometimessomanypeople______withusthateveryroom______travelers.

A.wehadstayed;wasfilledwith B.didwehavestaying;wasfullwith

C.wehadstayed;wasfullwith D.didwehavestaying;wasfilledwithStress______onbyavarietyofsocialconditions______theriskofchildabusewithafamily.

A.bringing;raises B.brought;raising

C.bringing;raised D.brought;raises第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。SometimesIreallydoubtwhetherthereislovebetweenmyparents.Everydaytheyarevery36tryingtoearnmoneyinordertopaythehightuitionformybrotherandme.Theydon'tactinthe37waysthatIreadinbooksorIseeonTV.Intheiropinion,"Iloveyou"istoo38forthemtosay.SendingflowerstoeachotheronValentine'sDayisevenmore39Finallymyfatherhasabadtemper.Whenhe'sverytiredfromthehardwork,itiseasyforhimtolosehis40.Oneday,mymotherwassewingaquilt.Isilentlysatdownbesideher."Mom,Ihaveaquestiontoaskyou.""What?""IstherelovebetweenyouandDad?"Mymotherstoppedherworkand41herheadwith42inIwasvery43becauseIthoughtIhadhurther.Iwas44agreatembarrassmentandIdidn'tknowwhattodo.ButatlastIheardmymother’s"Susan,"shesaidthoughtfully,"Lookatthisthread.Sometimesitappears,butmostofit45inthequilt.Thethreadreallymakesthequiltstronganddurable.Iflifeisaquilt,thenloveshouldbeathread.Itcan46beseenanywhereoranytime,butit'sreallyIlistenedcarefullybutIcouldn'tunderstandher48thenextspring,whenmyfathersuddenlygotsickseriously.Mymotherhadtostaywithhiminthe49foramonth.Whentheyreturnedfromthehospital,itseemedbothofthemhadhadaseriousillness.Afterthat,everydayinthemorningand50,mymotherhelpedmyfatherwalkslowlyonthecountryroad.Itseemedtheywerethemostharmonious51.Thedoctorhadsaidmyfatherwould52in"Dad,howareyoufeelingnow?"Iaskedhimoneday."Susan,don'tworryaboutme.Totellyouthetruth,Ijustlikewalkingwithyourmom.Ilikethiskindoflife."53hiseyes,Iknowhelovesmymotherdeeply.OnceIthoughtlovemeantflowers,giftsandsweet54.Butfromthisexperience,Iunderstandthatloveisjustathreadinthequiltofour55.Loveisinside,makinglifestrongandwarm.A.lucky B.busy C.glad D.disappointedA.romantic B.normal C.hard D.specialA.easy B.willing C.luxurious D.readyA.outofthequestion B.outofquestion

C.ofquestion D.inquestionA.heart B.way C.temper D.mindA.raised B.lookeddown C.dropped D.roseA.surprise B.excitement C.humor D.angerA.excited B.tired C.surprised D.worriedA.with B.in C.on D.ofA.appears B.finds C.disappears D.seesA.easily B.hardly C.often D.usuallyA.that B.here C.there D.thisA.in B.for C.before D.untilA.home B.factory C.bed D.hospitalA.night B.noon C.dusk D.dawnA.family B.people C.couple D.friendsA.rescue B.recover C.die D.saveA.Reading B.Looking C.Understanding D.ThinkingA.looks B.kisses C.foods D.walksA.mind B.heart C.life D.world第三部分；阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AJointhethousandsofprofessionalsandinternationaltravelerswhodependonChanps-Eachaudio-magazineconsistsofanhour-longprogrammeonCDorDVD.You'llhearinterviewswithwell-knownEuropeans,passagescoveringcurrenteventsandissuesaswellasfeaturestoriesonthecultureyoulove.Asmallbook.whichgoeswithCDorDVD,containsacompletesetofprintedmaterials,notes(backgroundnotesincluded)averaging600wordsandexpressiontranslatedintoEnglish.Theresultyoubuildfluencymonthinandmonthout.Tohelpyouintegratelanguagestudyintoyourbusylife,we'vemadeeachaudio-magazineconvenient.Workonlanguagefluencywhiledrivingtowork,exercising,orcooking---anytimeandanywhereyouwantBestofalleachprogrammeisputtogetherbyprofessionalbroadcastersjournalists,andeditorswhohaveastronginterestinEuropeanlanguagesandcultures.Thatenthusiasmcomesthroughineveryedition.FromNewYorktoLondontoSingapore?Theuserstellusnocompanyproducesabetterproductforlanguagelearnersatalllevels.Ringformoreinformation,.Weguaranteethatyouhavenothingtoloseifit'snotforyou;letusknowwithin6weeksandwewillcompletelyreimburseyou.56.Theaudio-magazinesinthepassageare_________.A.publishedinEuropeanlanguagesB.readonthecomputerscreenC.designedintheformofsmall-sizedbooksD.broadcastontelevisionandtheradio57.Theaudio-magazinesaremainlyfor_________.A.EuropeanjournalistsB.professionaltravelersC.languagelearnersD.magazinecollectors58.Whatismentionedasafeatureoftheaudio-magazines?A.TheyaretranslatedintoEnglish.B.Theyareconvenientfortheusers.C.TheyareveryeasytoreadD.Theyarecheapandpopular.59.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart"reimburseyou"probablymean?A.Returnthemoneyyoupaid.B.Changetheproductyoubought.C.Offeryouafreerepair.D.Guaranteeyouthequality.BNopoemshouldeverbediscussedor“analyzed”,untilithasbeenreadaloudbysomeone,teacherorstudent.Betterstill,perhaps,isthepracticeofreadingittwice,onceatthebeginningofthediscussionandonceattheend.Alldiscussionsofpoetryare,infact,preparationsforreadingitaloud,andthereadingofthepoemis,finally,themosttelling“interpretation”ofit,suggestingtone,rhythm,andmeaningallatonce.Hearingapoetreadtheworkinhisorherownvoice,onrecordsoronfilm,isobviouslyaspecialreward.Buteventhoseaidstoteachingcannotreplacethestudentandteacherreadingit.Ihavecometothink,infact,thattimespentreadingapoemaloudismuchmoreimportantthan“analyzing”it,ifthereisn’ttimeforboth.IthinkoneofourgoalsasteachersofEnglishistohavestudentslovepoetry.Poetryis“acriticismoflife”,and“aheightening(提升)oflife”.Itis“anapproachtothetruthoffeeling”,andit“cansaveyourlife”.IamnotsayingthateveryEnglishteachermustteachpoetry.Thosewhodon’tlikeitshouldnotbeforcedtoputthatdislikeonanyoneelse.Butthosewhodoteachpoetrymustkeepinmindafewthingsaboutitsessentialnature,aboutitssoundaswellasitssense,andtheymustmakeroomintheclassroomforhearingpoetryaswellasthinkingaboutit.60.Tohaveabetterunderstandingofapoem,oneshould_________.A.discussitwithothersB.analyzeitbyoneselfC.copyitdowninanotebookD.practisereadingitaloud61.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasafunctionofpoetry?____________A.Extendingyourlife.B.SavingyourlifeC.CriticizinglifeD.Heighteninglife62.Accordingtothewriter,oneofthepurposesofteachingEnglishistogetstudents______________.A.tounderstandlifeB.toenjoypoetryC.tobecometeachersD.tobecomepoets63.Whatdoesthelastsentenceinthethirdparagraphimply?_________A.Morestresswaslaidontheunderstandingofpoetryinthepast.B.Poetryismoreimportantthananyothersubject.C.Onecannotenjoylifefullywithoutanunderstandingofpoetry.D.Poetryisthefoundationofalllanguageandliteraturecourses.COldComputersMakeforUnhappyWorkers---SurveyLONDON(Reuters)-----Dealingwiththedissatisfactionofagingandunreliableofficecomputersleadstoworkers’unhappinessandmoresickleave,asurveyshowedonWednesday.Asurveycarriedoutbycare4@ofover2,700EuropeanofficeworkersfromtheUK,FranceandGermanyfoundthatworkplacedissatisfactionincreasedgreatlywiththeageofthecomputerequipment.“WedoknowthatjobsatisfactionisfallinginBritainandmostadvancednations,”saidStephenWhite,aresearcherfromtheWorkFoundation.“Theactualreasonsforthisarethesubjectofveryheateddiscussion.It’scertainlyoneinterestingtheorythattechnologymaybethecauseofthisinsomeway,”Whiteadded.AquarteroftheseusingoutdatedcomputersinBritainsaidtheywere“quite”or“verydissatisfied“withtheireverydayjobcomparedtothepercentofthosewhohadenjoyedanadvantagefromup-to-datetechnology.Thesurveyalsosaidthatamongworkersdealingwithoutdatedequipment,therewasa35percentgreaterprobabilitytheywouldtakesixormoredaysofsickleaveperyearcomparedwiththeaverageworker.InFrance,wheremoreworkersuseoldcomputers,theprobabilityjumpedto55percent.Resultsalsoshowedthatwomeninthethreecountriesweremorelikelytobeusingoutdatedequipment.IntheUK,wheremoreworkershaveup-to-datecomputersthanintheothercountriessurveyed,thenumberofwomenusingoldequipmentdoubledthanofmen.Whitepointedoutthatthereweretwosidestothisproblem,sayingthatcontinuouslyhavingtodealwithnewtechnologyandequipmentcanalsobeasourceofworry.“Oldandfaultyequipmentisamajorcauseofofficedissatisfaction.Thereisnoquestionaboutit;butyoualsohavetosaythatthefrequentchangeofequipmentisalso,orcouldbe,amaincauseofdissatisfaction.”64.Theunderlinedword“this”(paragraph3)refersto______.A.workplacedissatisfactionB.computeruseinmostjobsC.theagingoffofficecomputersD.thesurveybycare4@65.HowmanyofficeworkersuseoldcomputersinBritainexpressedtheirdissatisfaction?A.16%B.25%C.35%D.55%66.AccordingtoWhite,whywerethewomensurveyedmorelikelytouseoldcomputers?A.Mostofficeworkersuseoldcomputers.B.Theydosomeoftheirworkwithcomputers.C.Dealingwithnewequipmentcancauseanxiety.D.Theyareeasiertobesatisfiedwithnewtechnology.67.Whatisthesubjectofthenewsstory?A.PoorworkingconditionsinofficesB.ResearchworkoftheWorkFoundationC.Influenceoftechnologyintheworkplace.D.Differentattitudestooldcomputers.DThediscoveryofadwarfed(矮个的)”humanbeing”wholivedinFlores,Indonesia,upto18,000yearsagoischangingthewaywethinkaboutthehumanfamily.This“FloresHuman”wasthreefoottallandherbrainwassmallerthanthatoftheaveragechimp(黑猩猩),yetsheandherrelativesapparentlylivedfullyhumanlives.Theyseemtohavemadetools,workedtogethertofindfoodandcookit,andperhapsevenburiedtheirdeadwithceremony.Itwasamajorsurprisetofindtoolsassociatedwiththenewhumanfamilymember.ThetoolsarelikethoseformerlyseenonlywithEuropeanfossils(化石)fromourownspecies,Homosapiens(智人)；andtheoldestofthemweremade94,000yearsago.Homosapiensisthoughttohavearrivedintheislandabout40,000yearsago,muchtoolatetoberesponsibleforthetools.Ifthistinyhumanmadethetools,thentheinsidestructure(结构)ofitsbrainmusthavebeenmorelikeourownthanachimp’s,despitebeingjustathirdthesizeofours.This“newhuman”wassuspectedtobeadwarfedbranchofHomoerectus(直立人).Whencreaturesareseparatedinregionswithrareresourcesbutfewenemies,beingbigisadisadvantage,andevolutiontendstoshrinkthem,aprocessknownasislanddwarfing.Couldnaturalselectionmakeahumansmallerwhilekeeping----evenimproving----mentalability?Quitepossibly,believesChristopherWillsoftheUniversityofHasthe“FloresHuman”evenshowntheabilityoflanguage?“Ifinditdifficulttoimaginethatpeoplecouldmaketools,usefire,andkilllargeanimalswithoutfairlyadvancedcommunication.”Willssays.Did“FloresHuman”possessthebasiccomponentsofhumanculture---suchastheburyingofthedeadwithceremony?EmilianoBruneroftheItalianInstitutepointsoutthatIndonesia’shot,wetenvironmentisbadforfossilization.Itisreasonabletoassume,hesays,thatthe18,000-year-oldbonesofthemostcompleteFloreswomanwerewell-preservedbecauseshewasburiedwithspecialcare.68.Accordingtothepassage,“FloresHuman”______.livedapartlyhumanlifewasabranchofHomosapiensusedtoolsbeforeHomosapiensarrivedhadabrainasacommonchimp’s69.Theunderlinedpart“thistinyhuman”inParagraph2refersto_______.A.achimp.B.FloresHuman C.HomosapiensD.Homoerectus70.Thispassagemainlytalksabout______.A.thetoolsmadeby“FloresHuman”B.thelanguageusedby“FloresHuman”C.theevolutionof“FloresHuman”D.themajorsurprisingfindingsabout“FloresHuman”71.Accordingtothepassage,itisbelievedthat“FloresHuman”_______.wasdwarfedbyitsenemies B.coulduselanguageC.leftalotoffossilsinhotandwetenvironment D.reachedFlores40,000yearsagoEChildhoodwasanillusion(错觉)andtheillusionwasthis:everythingwasbigger.No,Imeaneverything,notjusthousesandshopsandgrown-ups,butcolorsandflowersandjourneys,especiallyjourneyswhichseemedendless.“Arewethereyet,Daddy?”Funfairs(游乐场)werehugethingsthatspreadformilesaroundyouwithnoiseandlightsandexcitingdanger.Rainydaysathomewhenyouwereillseemedtolastforever.Beingagrown-upyourselfwasanunthinkabledistantpossibility.Everysoundwaslouder,everygamewasgrander,everypainunbearable.AsI’vegrownold,lifehasbecomesmaller.Tasteshavedulled.Surpriseshaveturnedintoshocks.Daysgobyunnoticed.HowcanIregainchildhoodwhenitwasanillusion?IhaveonlyonerepeatableandwonderfulwayandeveninthiswayIcanregainonlypartofthatlargerworld.Icanplayuponthestagelikeachildandmakethecrowdlaughandlaughwiththem,sometimeshelplesslylikeachild,andthen,eventhoughI’masixty-one-year-oldman,IcanalmostcatchthecolorsandsoundsandstillnessofthosebiggeryearswhenIwaslittle.72.Howdoestheauthorfeelabouthischildhood?A.Itwasendless.B.Itwasunpleasant.C.Heisgladthatitisover. D.Hemissesitasagrown-up73.Theauthorthinksthateverythingwasbiggerinchildhoodbecause.A.childrencouldnotmakeproperjudgments.B.childrenwerecuriousandeageraboutlifeC.thingsappearedreallybiginchildren’seyesD.togrowupseemedsolongforchildren74.Theworldseemstohavebecomesmallertotheauthorbecause.A.lifeisdisappointingB.timegoesbytoofastC.hehashadtoomanysurprises D.foodsnolongertastedelicious75.Theauthorenjoysplayingonthestagesoasto.A.actlikeachild B.liveanunusuallifeC.makethecrowdlaugh D.regainhischildhood江苏省南通中学2005-2006学年第二学期期末考试高二英语第二卷(非选择题共35分)第四部分：写作(共两节，满分35分)第一节：对话填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)请认真阅读下面对话，并根据各题所给首字母的提示，在答题卡右栏中标有题号的横线上，写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式，使对话通顺。Joey:Chandler,youhavetostartgetting(76)o______her.Allright,ifyouplay,yougetsomefreshair,maybeit'lltakeyourmindoffJanice,andifyoudon'tplay,everyonewillbe(77)m______atyou'causetheteamswon'tbeeven.Comeon.Chandler:Yeah,allright,I'llplay.Phoebe:Yay!!Rachel:Let'sdo(78)i______!Ross?Ross:What?Rachel:Doyouwannaplayfootball?Ross:Um,MonicaandIaren't(79)s______toplayfootball.Joey:Says(80)w______?Yourmom?MonicaandRoss:Yeah.Monica:Well,every,everyThanksgivingum,weusedtohaveatouchfootballgame(81)c______the"GellerBowl".Chandler:No,no,no,yousaythatproudly.Monica:(82)A______,RossandIwerealwayscaptains,andum,itgotkindofcompetitiveandoneyear,GellerBowlVI,IaccidentallybrokeRoss'snose.Ross:Itwassonotanaccident.ShesawIwas(83)a______totagher,soshethrewherbigfatgrandmaarmelbowright(84)i______myface.Andjustkeeprunning.Monica:Toscorethewinningtouchdown,(85)b______theway.76.__________77.__________78.__________79.__________80.__________81.__________82.__________83.__________84.__________85._________第二节：书面表达(满分25分)人类已经进入一个崭新的世纪，不同的人有不同的幸福观.AnExpressWaytoEngli