安徽安师大附中09-10学年高二第二学期期中考试-英语

安徽省安师大附中09-10学年度高二第二学期期中考试（英语）第一部分听力(共两节，满分20分)第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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。每段对话仅读一遍。1.Howisthemantraveling? A.Bybus. B.Bytrain. C.Byplane.2.Whatdayisittoday? A.Thursday. B.Friday. C.Saturday.3.Whatdoweknowabouttheprofessor? A.Hewaslateonpurpose. B.Hewaslatebecauseofatrafficjam. C.Hewasunwillingtogivethelecture.4.Wherearethespeakersgoing? A.Tothetrainstation. B.Tothebusstop. C.Totheairport.5.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation? A.Themanfeelsveryconfidentabouthissuccess. B.Themanhasjustbuiltanewstore. C.Thewomanissureoftheman.第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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，各个小题将给出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—8题。6.Whoisthemangoingtomeettomorrow? A.Tommy. B.Tony. C.Timmy.7.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthemanandthewoman? A.Husbandandwife. B.Closefriends. C.NewFriends.8.Wherearethespeakersgoingtohavedinner? A.Inarestaurant. B.Inashoppingcenter. C.Athome.听第7段材料，回答第9—11题。9.Whatdoesthemanwanttomail? A.Sometapesandfood. B.Sometapesandbooks. C.Somebooksandfood.10.Howlongdoesittakeifitgoesbyordinarymail? A.Abouttendays. B.Abouttwentydays. C.Aboutthirtydays.11.Howmuchdoesthemanhavetopayaltogether? A.30yuan. B.10yuan. C.25yuan.听第8段材料，回答第12—14题。12.Whydoesthemanwanttoseethemanager? A.Becausehewantstopromotecomputers. B.Becausehewantstobuycomputers. C.Becausethecomputersheboughtcan’tworkproperly.13.Whoisthemanmostlikely? A.Asalesman. B.Potentialcustomer. C.Existingcustomer.14.Whydoesthewomanfeelsorry? A.Becausetheresponsiblemanagerisoutnow. B.Becausetheresponsiblemanagerisatthemeetingnow.C.Becausethemantoldherthattherewassomethingwrongwithtwooutoffourcomputershebought.听第9段材料，回答第15—17题。15.Whatdoesthemanthinkofhisvacation? A.Exciting. B.Meaningful. C.Disappointing.16.Howdoesthemanspendhisvacation? A.Sayingathome. B.Visitinghisfriends. C.Takingatrip.17.Whatisthemanprobablygoingtodothisafternoon? A.Seeamovie. B.Haveapicnic. C.Goswimming.听第10段材料，回答第18—20题。18.WhendidStephenHawkingnoticesomethingwaswrongwithhim? A.In1942. B.In1965. C.In1962.19.WhatdoweknowaboutStephenHawking? A.Hedidn’tstudyhardwhenhewasstudyingatCambridgeUniversity. B.Heremainssinglebecauseheknowshisdiseaseisincurable. C.Hebegantorealizethereweremanythingsworthdoinginhospital.20.WhichofthefollowingcanbestexplainwhatStephenHawkingsaidattheendofthemonologue? A.Nothingistoodifficultifyouputyourheartintoit. B.Agoodbeginningishalfdone. C.Timeandtidewaitfornoman.第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节单项选择（共10题，每小题1分，满分10分）21.—Canhetakechargeofthecomputercompany?—I’mafraidit’s___________hisability. A.beyond B.within C.of D.to22.—WhatdoyouthinkofTomWilliams?—Heisoneofkindofpersonswhocangiveyou___________handwheneveryou’reintrouble. A.the;the B.a;a C.a; the D.the;a23.Wewillonlydiscusssuchproblems___________somethingtodowithourowninterests. A.thathave B.ashave C.whichhas D.ashas24.Mycameracanbe___________totakepicturesincloudyorsunnyconditions. A.adapted B.adjusted C.fit D.revised25.Iplannedtotellheralie,butmymother___________soeasily. A.wentthroughit B.passeditthrough C.sawitthrough D.lookedthroughit26.Everyoneofusinthehospitalhopedthathe___________afterafewdays’treatment. A.pickedup B.madeup C.tookup D.lookedup27.Ifonlyhe___________quietlyasthedoctorinstructed,hewouldn’tsuffersomuchnow. A.lies B.lay C.shouldlie D.hadlain28.—Wedidn’tfindtheBlacks___________thelecture.—Noonehadtoldthemabout___________alecturethefollowingday. A.toattend;theretobe B.attending;therebeing C.attended;therebe D.attend;therewas29.Idon’tthinkMariawillbedisappointedatthenews,butIwillseeher___________sheis. A.asif B.sothat C.incase D.eventhough30.—HowdidyoufindyourvisittotheOlympicPark,Tom?—___________.A.BytakingaNo3bus. B.IwanttherealoneC.Oh,wonderfulindeed D.Aboyshowedmetheway第二节完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）Nearlythirtyyearsago,IwentrockclimbingforthefirsttimewithagroupinNewMexico.Itsoundedexcitingand31!Anyonewhohaseverclimbedknowsthatyoucaneasily32wherethereisnoplacetogo,orso.Itseemsyou’restuck.But33isnotanoption.Youcannotjuststandthereandfeel34foryourself.Youcannotgobackdown,soyouare35tobecomesolutionminded.Iheldonfordearlifethatday,onmyfirstclimb,36aboutthreequartersofthewaytothetop.Itseemedthattherewasnoplacetogo,and37toputmyhandsorfeetsothatIcould38upward.ButafterafewminuteshadpassedIrealizedthatIhadtodo39.Ibegantolookagainfora(n)40.Ithennoticeda41stickingout,whichImightbeabletograbwithmyhandsand42myselfuptowhereIcouldhaveasmallfoothold.Icalledtotheinstructoratthetopandaskedhimifthatrockwouldholdmy43ifIpulledmyselfup.Ican44rememberhisanswer,“Idon’tknow.Whydon’tyoutryitandsee?”Inlifewemanytimesfeel“stuck”.Wewonderhowwegotintothe45thatwearepresentlyin.Itisinthosetimesthatweneedtobecarefulabouthowwedefine(定义)it.Havewefailed,46isitjustasetback?Setbacks,adversity(逆境),orbeingstuckisneveranindicationthatyouarea47unlessyoudecidethatthosethingsdefineyourlifeasafailure.Forpeoplelookingfora(n)48tobeafailure,therearealwaysplentytochoosefrom.Butifyouwantyourlifetobesuccessful,setbacks,adversityandbeingstuckare49stepping-stonestoyoursuccess.Successmindedpeople50thosekindsofthingsforwhattheyreallyare.Theyknowthatforthem,theyareonlytemporary.31.A.amusing B.challenging C.boring D.surprising32.A.putaway B.takeup C.endup D.leadto33.A.searching B.regretting C.refusing D.quitting34.A.sorry B.free C.amazed D.surprised35.A.unlikely B.forced C.asked D.bound36.A.shocked B.stuck C.suffered D.struck37.A.nowhere B.somewhere C.anywhere D.wherever38.A.continue B.improve C.promote D.enjoy39.A.everything B.something C.anything D.nothing40.A.attention B.appreciation C.solution D.expectation41.A.track B.sign C.tree D.rock42.A.turn B.push C.pull D.build43.A.quantity B.feet C.weight D.burden44.A.still B.never C.hardly D.ever45.A.destination B.situation C.location D.occasion46.A.however B.otherwise C.or D.yet47.A.learner B.failure C.thinker D.winner48.A.signal B.excuse C.comment D.imagine49.A.easily B.hardly C.simply D.nearly50.A.develop B.deserve C.promise D.accept第三部分：阅读理解（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AStrugglingintheUS?MovetoChina!Igraduatedfromtheuniversitywithadegreeofcivilengineer.Itisagoodfieldbutmyheartwasnotinit.Iwantedtobeanactororworkintheentertainmentindustry…livingacreativelife.MychoiceofcivilengineeringwasreallyamistakebutIrealizedtoolate.AssoonasIgraduated,ImovestraighttoLosAngeles----thehomeofthefilmandtelevisionindustry!Forthreeyears,Itriedtogetajobinthatfield.IoftenworkedasanextrainmoviesandTVshows----standinginthebackgroundwhileactorsareintheforeground.Thiswasfunforawhile,butIwantedarealactingjob,whereIwasspeaking!Sadly,inLosAngeles,thereistoomuchcompetition.Everyraceandageisrepresented:old,young,black,white,Asian,andthousandsofblondish-redhairedMidwesterntypeslikeme.Beinganextracouldn’tmakeenoughmoneyformetoliveinLA.Ihadtodosomethingelseformoney.Afterthreeyearsoftrying,Igaveupmydreamofbeinganactorandstartedadifferentcareer.Ithentriednetwork-marketing,butintheend,thatfailed.Sevenyearsaftergraduatingfromcollege,Iwasstillindebt,stillsearchingforasatisfactorylife.Idecidedtogobacktocivilengineering.However,Iwasstartingtogetverydisappointedwithmylife.WhyislifenotlikewhatIexpected?Iexpectedtohavemadealotofmoney,gottenmarried,withahouseandnicecars,kids,timefreedom,etc.Millionsofpeopleleadliveswiththeirdreamsshelved,existingbutnotreallyliving.Iwantmylifetobedifferent,moresatisfactory,morealive.Americawasnotprovidingthatforme…Inaddition,Americawastooexpensive----alwaysworryingaboutmoneywasaheadache.Iwantedalifefilledwithadventure,romance,friendships,successes,anddreamsrealized.…IdecidedtomovetoChina.51.Howcanwedescribethewriter’sattitudetowardlife? A.Practical. B.Passive. C.Disappointed. D.Positive.52.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemean? A.Alotofpeoplearelivingbuttheyarenotenjoyingtheirlife. B.Alotofpeoplearelivingwithdreamsthoughtheirlifeisnotthatenjoyable. C.Alotofpeoplegiveuptheirdreamsandyetarelivingagoodlife. D.Alotofpeopledon’thavedreams,nordotheywanttoliveeither.53.WhatdidthewriterdobeforehefinallydecidedtomovetoChina? A.Engineerextramarketingengineer. B.Extramarketingengineer. C.Engineerextramarketing . D.Extraengineermarketing.BTrueloveandkindnessisneededinthisworld.Itcomesfromappreciatingtheobject,andrejoicingintheobject,wantingtheobjecttobehappyandwell,butholdingitlightly,nottightly.Andthisgoesforpossessionstoo.Youareinanextremelymaterialisticsocietyinwhichthepossessionofmoreandbiggerandbetterisheldupasthetotalcriteria(标准)forbeinghappy.Whatweownisnottheproblem;it’sourattitudetowardsourpossessions.Ifwehavesomethingandweenjoyit,that’sfine.Ifweloseit,thenthat’sOK.Butifweloseitandweareveryattachedtoitinourheart,thenthat’snotfine.Itdoesn’tmatterwhattheobjectis,becauseit’snottheobjectwhichistheproblem.Theproblemisourowninnergraspingmindthatkeepsusboundtothewheel,andkeepsussuffering.Ifourmindwasopenandcouldjustletthingflownaturally,therewouldbenopain.Doyouunderstand?Weneedoureverydaylifetoworkonthis,toreallybegintoseethegreedofattachmentinthemindandgraduallybegintolessenandlessenit.Thereisafamousstoryofacoconut,whichissaidtobeusedinIndiatocatchmonkeys.Peopletakeacoconutandmakealittleholejustbigenoughforamonkeytoputitspawthrough.Andinsidethecoconut,whichisnailedtoatree,theyhaveputsomethingsweet.Sothemonkeycomesalong,seesthecoconut,smellssomethingniceinside,andheputshishandin.hecatchesholdofthesweetinside,sonowhehasafist.Buttheholeistoosmallforthefisttogetout.Whenthehunterscomeback,themonkeyiscaught.Butofcourse,allthemonkeyhastodoisletgo.Nobody’sholdingthemonkeyexceptthemonkey’sgraspinggreedymind.Nobodyisholdingusonthewheel;weareclingingtoitourselves.Therearenochains.54.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage? A.ClingingCausesthePain B.Don’tLearnfromtheMonkey C.GivingUpisHolding D.PossessionsarePains55.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue? A.Theworldnowislackingintruelove. B.Owningmoremeansbeinghappierintoday’ssociety. C.Today’ssocietyisveryrealistic. D.Thesocietyneedsbettercriteria.56.Accordingtothepassage,themonkeyiscaughtbecause___________. A.thehunterisclevererthanthemonkey B.themonkeywantstoeatthesweet C.theholeistoosmallforthemonkey’sfist D.themonkeydoesn’tknowgivingup57.Whydidtheauthortellthestoryofthemonkey?A.Becausehelikedmonkeysverymuch.B.Becausethestoryisveryinteresting.C.Becausehewantstoexplaintheideafurther.D.Becausehewantstomakethepassageattractive.CEvenasToyotaCEOAkioToyodawrappedupatiredappearancebeforeCongress，theheadoftheworld’slargestautomakerwasn’tleavinghisproblemsbehind．ToyotafacesacriminalinvestigationbyfederallawyersinNewYork．Thecompanyisnowbeinginvestigated．ItsUSdealershipsindifficultynowarefacingrepairstopotentiallymillionsofcustomercarsthathavebeenrecalled．Thecompanyisofferingcustomersmoneybackforrentalcarsandotherexpenses．Itslawyersarebusypreparingtocopewithlawsuits．Anewhearingwillbeconducted.AndthecosttoToyota’sreputationisonlynowstarting．Despiteback-to-backhearingsthisweek，lefttobesaidwereabetterexplanationforslowactionstodealwiththefaultsandbelievablepromisesthattheproblemsthatledtosudden，unintendedaccelerationswillbefixed．Toyodasaidthosechangeswerebeingmadenearlyaroundtheclock，butduringthreehoursofoftentensequestionsandanswersherepeatedthattherewasnolinktothevehicle’selectronicsystems．ManydriversmakingcomplaintsagainstToyotaandthegovernmentsaytheiraccelerationproblemshadnothingtodowithfloormatinterference(油门踏板故障)orstickygaspedals(刹车)．Outsideexpertshavesuggestedelectronicproblems.HouselawmakersexpressedseriouscriticismonToyoda，thegrandsonofthecompany’sfounder．TheNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)isseekingrecordsonToyota’srecallsandisconductingitsownreviewonwhetherelectronicswerebehindthecarfaults．NHTSAalsocontinuestolookintosteeringcomplaintsfromdriversofthepopularCorollamodel．Toyotahasrecalled8．5millioncars，morethan6millionofthemintheUnitedStates． ItmaybeawhilebeforecarbuyersbelievethatToyotareallymakessafecars． Toyota’sJanuarysalesalreadyfell16percentevenasmostotherautomakersjumpedbackfromlastyear’sbadresults．AnalystKojiEndoofAdvancedResearchJapaninTokyosaidheexpectsFebruarysales，dueoutnextweek，tobedown30percentto40．Toyota’ssalesproblemcouldcontinuebeyondthat． Itwilltakesometimetofeelthefulleffectofthis，hesaid．58．Thebesttitleforthispassageis___________． A．Toyotaisintrouble B．Toyotaisunderhearing C．Toyotaisfinished D．Toyotaisstillrunning59．Whatisthepurposeofthehearing? A．AmericahopesthatToyotaapologizestotheUScustomers． B．AmericawantstogetToyotaoutoftheUSmarket． C．AmericawantstohelpToyotaoutofdifficulty． D．AmericahopesthatToyotaadmitstheircarshaveelectronicsystemproblem．60．WhydoesToyotarecallcarsandoffercustomersmoneybackforrentalcarsandotherexpenses? A．Ittriestoavoidthemaximumdamagestothecompany． B．Itisbigcompanyandhasmeanstofixeveryproblem． C．It’spartofpostservice． D．It’sawaytocompeteinautomarket．61．Thelastsentenceofthispassageindicates______________. A．AnalystKojiEndoisfullyconfidentaboutToyota B．Toyotacouldmeetaworsesituation C．Toyotawouldgetoutoftroublesoonerorlater D．ToyotawouldbuildupabetterreputationamongitscustomersDSINGAPORE—Itseemsthefinancialcrisisisn’tallhopeless:oneinfourpeoplearegladtheworld’seconomyturneddownlikeitdid,becauseithelpedthemrealizemoreinlife,accordingtoaglobalsurvey.MarketresearchfirmSynovatesurveyedaround11400peopleacrosstheworldandfoundmorethanhalfhadpermanentlychangedtheirattitudestowardmoneyoverthelast12months.Another47percent,however,saidtheywerelookingforwardtobeingabletospendfreelyagain.“Thepsychologyofglobaldepressionhaschangedthewaymanypeopledothings,”JennyChang,managingdirectorinTaiwan(China),saidinastatement.“Theyaremakinglife-changingdecisionsbasedonthecurrentglobaldepression,suchaspostponingmarriage,havingchildren,movinghouse,changingjobsorpursuinghighereducation.Eveninarelativelyeffect-freeeconomylikeTaiwan’s.”AquarterofallrespondentsledbyMalaysianssaidtheyweregladtheworldhadaneconomiccrisisasithashelpedthemrealizewhat’sreallyimportantintheirlives.Nearly60percentsaidtheywouldtrytheirbesttocontroltheirspendingsothatitdoesn’tgobacktowhatitusedtobebeforethedownturn,andovertwo-thirdsaremoreinterestedinincreasingtheirsavingsthanreducingtheirdebt.Themajorityofrespondents—over80percent—believedtheirgenerationhadaresponsibilitytoleavetheircountrybetterofffortheyoungergeneration,evenifitinvolveddramaticallychangingtheirlifestyles.WiththerelativelyhighunemploymentintheUS,Synovate’sUS-basedClairePeersonBravermansaid,Americanswhohadlostoneormoreincomesinthefamily,hadtomakesomeofthemostdifficultdecisionsconcerningmoneyeachday.62.WhatinformationdidMarketresearchfirmSynovatewanttogetbymakingthesurvey? A.Theeffectsofglobaldepressiononpeople’smoneyandlifeattitudes. B.Thelosspeoplesufferedintheglobaldepression.C.Thenumberofpeoplewholikeglobaldepression.D.TheinfluenceofeconomicalcrisisontheUS.63.Whatcanbeinferredfromthearticle?A.TheglobaldepressionhadnoeffectsoneconomyinTaiwanofChinaatall.B.Globaldepressionledsomepeopletogiveuptheirhighereducation.C.Morepeoplewillspendtheirmoneymorecarefullyaftertheglobaldepression.D.Somepeoplefeltgladabouttheglobaldepressionforthebenefitsitbroughtthem.64.Whatdoestheunderlinedworld“it”inthefifthparagraphreferto? A.Habitofspendingmoney. B.Globaldepression. C.Responsibilityforthecountry. D.Attitudetowardslife.65.Whatisthethemeofthisarticle? A.Theeconomiccrisismademorepeopletrytosavemoremoney. B.ThesituationofunemploymentintheUSbecamemoreserious. C.Lotsofpeopleputoffsomeimportanteventsintheirlifefortheeconomiccrisis. D.Economiccrisishelpedpeoplechangetheirideasaboutmoneyandlife.第四部分写作(共两节，满分20分)第一节任务型读写(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在表格中的空白处填入恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填一个单词。Inasociety,suchastheUnitedStatesorCanada,whichhasmanynational,religiousandculturaldifferences,peoplehighlyvalueindividualism-thedifferenceamongpeople.Teachersplacealotofimportanceonthequalitiesthatmakeeachstudentspecial.Theeducationalsystemsinthesecountriesshowthesevalues.Studentsdon'tmemorizeinformation.Instead,theyworkindividuallyandfindanswersthemselves.Thereisoftendiscussionintheclassroom.Atanearlyage,studentslearntoformtheirownideasandopinions.InmostAsiansocieties,bycontrast,peoplehavethesamelanguage,history,andculture.Perhapsforthisreason,theeducationalsysteminmuchoftheOrientreflectssociety’sbeliefingroupgoalsandpurposesratherthanindividualism.ChildreninChina,Japan,andKoreaoftenworktogetherandhelponeanotherinassignments.Intheclassroom,theteachingmethodsareoftenveryformal.Theteacherlectures,andthestudentslisten.Thereisnotmuchdiscussion.Instead,thestudentsreciterulesofinformationthattheyhavememorized.Thereareadvantagesanddisadvantagestobothofthesesystemsofeducation.Forexample,oneadvantagetothesysteminJapanisthattheremuchmoremathandsciencethanAmericanstudentslearnbytheendofhighschool.TheyalsostudymorehourseachdayandmoredayseachyearthanNorthAmericansdo.Thesystemisdifficult,butitpreparesstudentsforasocietythatvaluesdisciplineandself-control.Thereis,however,adisadvantage.MemorizationisanimportantlearningmethodinJapaneseschools,yetmanystudentssaythatafteranexam,theyforgetmuchoftheinformationthattheyhavememorized.TheadvantageoftheeducationalsysteminNorthAmerican,ontheotherhand,isthatstudentslearntothinkforthemselves.Thesystempreparesthemforasocietythatvaluescreativeideas.Thereis,however,adisadvantage.Whenstudentsgraduatefromhighschool,theyhaven’tmemorizedasmanybasicrulesandfactsasstudentsinothercountrieshave.Title：66ofEducationalSystembetweenNorthAmericaandAsiaStudentsintheUSand67StudentsinChina,JapanandKoreaWhatdothey68Individualism69