河北省保定市祖冲之中学2011-2012学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题

学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精祖冲之中学2011—2012学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题第一卷（两部分,共105分）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题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.Whatwillthetwospeakersdofirst？A.Searchforthebook。B.Fixtheshelf。C。Painttheshelf.2.Whendoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace？A。Afteraclass.BAfteranexam。CAfterasportsmeet.3。Whichdressisthewomanwearing?AThenewone。BTheonethatthemanlikes。CThemorecomfortableone.4.Whataretheygoingtodothisweekend?AGoswimming。BGoshopping.CGoskating.5。Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantodo？ATogotoaconcertwithhim.BTohelphimwithhispaper.CTovisithimtomorrow.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至8题.6。Whomisthewomanbuyingthegiftfor？A.Hercousin.BHernephew.CHerbrother。7.Howmuchdoesthewomanwanttospendonthegift？ATwentydollars。BThirtydollarsCFiftydollars8.Whatisthefirstgifttheclerksuggeststothewoman？AAfootballBApenandapencilCAdesklamp听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9Whatisthewomanpreparing？ALunchBAfternoonteaCSupper10Whatisthewomangoingtodo?ALaythetableBCutthebreadCOpentheorangejuice11What'sthepossiblerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?ATeacherandstudentBDoctorandpatientCHostandguest听第8段材料，回答第12至14题.12HowmanyflightstoMunicharethereontheeveningofthe15th？AOneBTwoCThree13Whichflightdoesthemanwanttotake？A4：45B5：45C7：0014Whatdoesthewomanpromisehimtodo？APhonetotellhimaboutthebooking。BSendhimthetickethehasbooked。CPickhimupandtakehimtotheairport。听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15WhyisthemanaskingaboutProfessorDavid?AThemanisgoingtotaketheprofessor’scourse.BThemanisgoingtoasktheprofessorsomequestions。CThemanisgoingtoworkfortheprofessor.16HowoldisProfessorDavid?AInhis60sBInhis50sCInhis40s17WhatisProfessorDavidlike？AShortandfatBTallandthinCOldanduntidy听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。Eachmemberof____GreenPaceClubisrequiredtogain____betterunderstandingoftheirsystem.Aa；/Bthe，aCthe,theDa，aAshehasworkedinthearmyasanelectricalengineerformanyyears，hehasevery____forthejob.AabilityBcomfortCqualificationDquality-—-Guesswhat？We’vegotourvisasforashort—termvisittotheUKthissummer.---Hownice!You____adifferentculturethen.AexperienceBareexperiencingCwillbeexperiencingDhavebeenexperiencingThoughtryingreallyhard,theyacknowledged____atlast。AdefeatedBdefeatingChavingdefeatedDhavingbeendefeatedJanehasbeenso______ingettingusedtoeverythingthatshehasn’thadtimeforsocialactivities.AoccupiedBconfusedCdevotedDworried27。She’llneverforgetherstaythere______shefoundhersonwhohadgonemissingtwoyearsbefore。AthatBwhichCwhereDwhenEdward,youplaysowell,butI_____youplaythepiano。Adidn’tknowBhadn'tknownCdon’tknowDhaven’tknownAllthedishesinthismenu,unless____stated，willservetwotothreepeople。AasideBotherwiseCmeantimeDorThedangerousvirus____inthenextfewweeksinthelaboratorycancausefataldiseases。AstudyingBstudiedCtostudyDtobestudiedIwentalongthebeachthinkingofnothing____.AinbriefBindoubtCinharmonyDinparticularYoucanonlybesureof____youhaveatpresent;youcannotbesureofsomething____youmightgetinthefuture。Athat,whatBwhat,/Cwhat,whichD/,that33.Hetreasuredanotebookinwhich______hisbankaccountpasswordandhisfriend'saddresses。AwroteBwererecordedCwaswrittenDwroteOnlywhenyougetaspecialpermitcanyouhavethe___ofinterviewingtheprimeministerofChina.AadvantageBpossibilityCpreferenceDprivilege35.Let’shopethesunnyweather____forSaturday'sfootballmatch.AkeepsupBpicksupCcarriesonDputsup第三部分:完形填空（共20小题;每题1。5分，满分30分）interestingsites。Iwassohappytobehere.

36．A．many B．much C．enough D．little

37．A．home

B．family

C．house

D．country

38．A．says

B．goes

C．tells

D．talks

39．A．hello

B．sorry

C．good

D．goodbye40．A．headed

B．walked

C．settled

D．jogged

41．A．train

B．flight

C．bus

D．ship

42．A．adjust

B．lead

C．conduct

D．adapt

43．A．surprised

B．annoyed

C．adsurd D．nervous

44．A．happen

B．see

C．expect

D．know

45．A．felt

B．looked

C．seemed

D．sounded

46．A．after

B．whenC．whileD．until

47．A．gotB．arrivedC．approached

D．sat

48．A．

check-in B．office

C．check-out

D．examine

49．A．shock

B．trouble

C．danger

D．difficulty

50．A．sure

B．confirm

C．construct

D．ask

51．A．Korea B．Washington

C．LosAngeles

D．China

52．A．explained

B．suggested

C．ordered

D．requested

53．A．around

B．back

C．through

D．for

54．A．Luckily

B．Seriously C．Honestly

D．Sadly

55．A．visit

B．living

C．stopover

D．stay第四部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）AAyearago，IpaidnoattentiontoEnglishidioms，thoughmyteacherstressedtheimportanceagainandagain.Butsoon，theimportanceofEnglishidiomswasshowninanamusingexperience。Oneday,IhappenedtomeetanEnglishmanontheroad，andsoonwebegantotalk。AsIwastalkingabouthowIwasstudyingEnglish,theforeignerseemedtobeastonished.Gentlyshakinghisheadandshrugginghisshoulders，hesaid,“Youdon’tsay！”“Youdon’tsay!”Iwaspuzzled.Ithought，perhapsthisisnotapropertopic.“Well,I’dbetterchangethetopic。"SoIsaidtohim,“Well,shallwetalkabouttheGreatWall?Bytheway，haveyoueverbeenthere?"“Certainly,everyonebackhomewilllaughatmeifIleaveChinawithoutseeingit.Itwaswonderful.”HewasdeepinthoughtwhenIbegantotalklikeatouristguide.“TheGreatWallisoneofthewondersintheworld.Weareveryproudofit”.SoonIwasinterruptedagainbyhiswords：“Youdon’tsay!"Icouldn’thelpasking,“Whydoyouaskmenottotalkaboutit？"“Well，Ididn’trequestyoutodoso，”heanswered,greatlysurprised。Isaid,“Didn'tyousay‘youdon’tsay’？”Hearingthis，theEnglishmanlaughedtotears。Hebegantoexplain,“‘Youdon’tsay'actuallymeans‘really？’Itisanexpressionofsurprise。Perhapsyoudon’tpayattentiontoEnglishidioms。”OnlythendidIknowIhadmadeafoolofmyself.SincethenIhavebeenmorecarefulwithidiomaticexpressions.Alwaysremember：whattheEnglishteacherssayisalwaysrighttousstudents.56. Ayearago,IpaidnoattentiontoEnglishidiomsbecause

_______。A.Ididn’thavetheslightestinterestinthem

B.Englishidiomsarenotimportant

C.Myteacherdidn’temphasizetheimportanceofthem

D。IwasnotcarefulwithEnglishidioms

57. Atfirst,onhearing“Youdon’tsay，”Ithoughttheforeignermeant

_______

。

A.Ihadtalkedtoomuch B.hewasnotinterestedinthetopic

C.hewasonlyinterestedintheGreatWall D。hehadsomethingtotellme

58。 Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A。TheEnglishmanleftChinawithoutseeingtheGreatWall。

B.TheEnglishmanwantedtoseetheGreatWallafterItalkedaboutit.

C.TheEnglishmanwantedmetoactashisguide。

D.TheEnglishmanvisitedtheGreatWallandthoughtitworthvisiting.

59。 AftertheEnglishmanexplainedtheidiom,_______。

A.Ifeltverysilly

B。theEnglishmanbecamearealfool

C.Ithoughthehadmademeafool

D.IbecamemorecarefulineverythingBCelebratedinthecityofMunich，Germany,theOktoberfest，asitispopularlycalled，isa3—weekfestivalthattakesplaceinthemonthsofSeptemberandOctober.Alsocalledthelargestbeerfestivalintheworld,theOktoberfestgathersabout6millionvisitorsworldwideeveryyear。Seeingthepopularityofthefestival,manycountriesaroundtheworldhaveadaptedtowhattheycalltheirownversionoftheOktoberfest.SoifyouarenotabletomakeittoGermany，youcanalwaysenjoythefestivalintheareasmentionedbelow。Don’tmissoutonit!Brazil：welcometotheGermantownofBlumenauinBrazil。Well,wearenottalkingaboutGermanslivinginthetown，buttheplacewasoriginallyfoundedbyimmigrantsfromGermanyintheyear1850.ThetownisbuiltinatraditionalGermanstyleandthereareafairnumberofpeoplewhostilllivethewayitusedtobeingoodolddays.TheOktoberfestiscelebratedinasmallvillagecalledParqueVilaGermanicabetweenthedatesofOctober1sttoOctober18th.GVietnam:celebratedinHoChiMinhCitysince1992,theOktoberfesteventoverhereisconductedbetweenthe6thandthe11thofOctoberandthedecorationsareliketheoriginalfestivalinMunich，withlargewoodentableslinedwithbeer。ThePhilippines:unliketheoriginalOktoberfestwhichiscelebratedinacertainarea,theOktoberfestinthePhilippinesisarecentadditiontothealreadyexistingfestivalwhichtakesplacebetweenthe4thofSeptemberandthe9thofOctober。Nowtheeventissettobecelebratedinatotalof30partiesinvariouscitiesaroundthecountry.Canada：over700，000guests（secondhighestafterMunich)inandaroundCanadatakepartintheOktoberfestcelebratedinOntariobetweenthe9thandthe17thofOctober。InwhichplacedoestheOktoberfesttakeplacefromSeptembertoOctober？InBlumenau。B.InOntario。 C.InHoChiMinhCity. D。InMunich。Fromthefirstparagraphwecanknowthat_______。A.theOktoberfestinGermanyisthebiggestbeerfestivalintheworld.B。everyyearabout600，000peoplecelebratedtheOktoberfestinGermanyC。theOktoberfestlastslongerinGermanythaninanyothercountryD.inGermanythename“beerfestival”isbetterknownthantheOktoberfest62.AbouttheGermanytownofBlumenau,weknowthat______。A。onlyGermansliveinthetownB.thetownwasfirstfoundedbyGermansC.peopleinthetownallliveintheoldGermanwayD。thetownhasmanybeerfestivals63。Theauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassageis______. A.tocallonmorepeopletotravelabroadB。toattractmoretouriststotheOktoberfestinMunichC。tointroduceOktoberfestcelebrationsintheworldD。todescribethedevelopmentoftheOktoberfestUnfortunatelythatdoesmeanyouspendwaytoomuchtimebrowsingAmazon。comwhileyoucoulddosomethingfuninstead。Likemaybereadinganactualbook?Thenthepackagearrivesandyouaren'thomeandenduphavingtopickitupatthelocalpost-office.AllinallIwonderhowmuchtimeIendupinvestinginthewholeprocess.Timesoundsfree,buttomostofus,itismorevaluablethanmoney。TheInternetEconomypromisedtogetridofthemiddle-menandwelovedit.Somehow，I’mstartingtogetthefeelingthatweourselvesendedupdoingthe

workofthatmiddle—menweweresoeagertogetridof.Inanyprojectyoucanalwayspicktwoofthese:fast,cheaporgood.Weseemtohavefocusedaloton‘cheap’and‘good’buttheextratimeweneedtoinvesttokeepit‘fast'comesoutofourownpockets。Youcanalwaysmakemoremoneybutyoucannevermakemoretime.64.Whatisthepurposeofthefirstparagraph?A。Itmainlyshowsthecuriosityoftheauthor’sdaughter。B.ItindicatesthattheInternethasinfluencedourdailylife.C。Ittellsustheimportanceofatravelagency.D.Itshowswhypeopleneedatravelagency.65.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardstheInternetEconomy？A.Theauthorthinksonlineshoppingsavestimeandisaconvenientwaytobuyproducts. B。Theauthorworriesaboutsendingpersonalinformationovertheinternet.C.Theauthordoesn’tthinkonlineshoppingissatisfactoryineveryway。D。Theauthorlikestheconveniencebutisconcernedaboutthee—commerceenvironment。 66.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheconvenienceoftheInternetEconomy。B。HowtosavemoneyintheInternetEconomy.C.ThehiddencostoftheInternetEconomy。D。HowtosavetimeintheInternetEconomy。DIdon’twanttotalkaboutbeingawomanscientistagain.Therewasatimeinmylifewhenpeopleaskedconstantlyforstoriesaboutwhatit’sliketoworkinafielddominated（controlled）bymen。IwasneververygoodattellingthosestoriesbecausetruthfullyIneverfoundtheminteresting。WhatIdofindinterestingistheoriginoftheuniverse，theshapeofspace，timeandthenatureofblackholes。

At19,whenIbeganstudyingastrophysics（天体物理学）,itdidnotbothermeintheleasttobetheonlywomanintheclassroom。ButwhileearningmyPh。D.atMITandthenasapost-doctordoingspaceresearch,theissuestartedtobotherme.Myeveryachievement-jobs,researchpapers,awards—wasviewedthroughthelens（镜片)ofgender(性别）politics.Soweremyfailures。Sometimes,whenIwaspushedintoanargumentonleftbrainversus（相对于)rightbrain,ornatureversusnurture(培育),Iwouldinstantlyfightfiercelyonmybehalfandallwomankind.

Thenonedayafewyearsago,outofmymouthcameasentencethatwouldeventuallybecomemyreplytoanyandallprovocations(挑衅):Idon’ttalkaboutthatanymore。Ittookme10yearstogetbacktheconfidenceIhadat19andtorealizethatIdidn’twanttodealwithgenderissues。Whyshouldcuringsexismbeyetanotherterribleburdenoneveryfemalescientist？Afterall,Idon’tstudysociologyorpoliticaltheory.

TodayIresearchandteachatBarnard,awomen’scollegeinNewYorkCity.Recently，someoneaskedmehowmanyofthe45studentsinmyclasswerewomen.Youcannotimaginemysatisfactionatbeingabletoanswer,45.Iknowsomeofmystudentsworryhowtheywillmanagetheirscientificresearchandadesireforchildren.AndIdon’tdismissthoseconcerns.Still，Idon’ttellthem“war"stories.Instead，Ihavegiventhemthis：thevisualoftheirphysicsprofessorheavilypregnantdoingphysicsexperiments.Andinturntheyhavegivenmetheimageof45womendrivenbyaloveofscience.Andthat'sasightworthtalkingabout。

67.Whydoesn’ttheauthorwanttotalkaboutbeingawomanscientistagain?

A。Sheisfedupwiththeissueofgenderdiscrimination（歧视）。B。Shefeelsunhappyworkinginmale—dominatedfields.

C。Sheisnotgoodattellingstoriesofthekind。

D。Shefindsspaceresearchmoreimportant.

68。FromParagraph2，wecaninferthatpeoplewouldattribute(把…归因于）theauthor'sfailuresto________。

A.theburdenshebearsinamale-dominatedsocietyB.herinvolvementingenderpolitics

C.herover-confidenceasafemaleastrophysicistD.theveryfactthatsheisawoman69。WhatdidtheauthorconstantlyfightagainstwhiledoingherPh.D。andpost—doctoralresearch?A。Lackofconfidenceinsucceedinginspacescience。

B.Unfairaccusationsfrombothinsideandoutsidehercircle.

C.People’sfixedattitudetowardfemalescientists。

D。Widespreadmisconceptionsaboutnatureandnurtured.70。Whatdoestheimagetheauthorpresentstoherstudentssuggest？

A。Womenstudentsneedn’thavetheconcernsofhergeneration。

B.Womencanbalanceacareerinscienceandhavingafamily。C.Womenhavemorebarriersontheirwaytoacademicsuccess。

D。Womennowhavefewerproblemspursuingasciencecareer。E根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项.Amajorsourceofteenstressisschoolexams,andtestanxietyisnotuncommon。Whenyourecognizeyourteenisunderstress，howcanparentshelpyourteenstaycalmbeforeanexam?Beinvolved.Parentsneedtobeinvolvedintheirteen'swork。71_Whattheylookforisyourpresence—totalk,tocry,orsimplytositwiththemquietly。Communicateopenlywithyourteen.Encourageyourteentoexpresshisworriesandfears，butdon’tletthemfocusonthosefears.第二卷（共三节,共45分）第一节单词拼写（共10小题；每题1分，满分10