高二英语期末考试试卷2

2011学年第一学期期末考试(2012.1)

高二试卷

命题人：纪开亚审题人：施翎

考生注意：1、考试时间：90分钟；

2、本卷总分：100分；

3、试卷共8页。1-16,21-56题答案写在答题卡上；其余答在答题卷上。

第I卷

I.ListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheend

ofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationandthe

questionwillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,read

thefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestion

youhaveheard.

1.A.Inarestaurant.B.Inalibrary.C.Inahotel.D.Inabookshop.

2.A.Husbandandwife.B.Customerandshopassistant.

C.Bossandsecretary.D.Teacherandstudent.

3.A.OnMonday.B.OnTuesday.C.OnWednesday.D.OnThursday.

4.A.Thejacketistoobigforhim.B.It'sbeentoowarmtowearthejacket.

C.Hedoesn'tlikecoldweather.D.Heboughtthejacketwhenitwascool.

5.A.Hepreferstoworkpart-time.B.Hewantstochangehisclassschedule.

C.Hehastroublefindingapart-timejob.D.Hedoesn'twanttoworkoncampus.

6.A.Theyhavetochangetheirweekendplans.B.TheyrecentlyvisitedMountForest.

C.Theywilljointheoutdoorclubnextyear.D.Theyaregoingcampingthisweekend.

7.A.Shelikesplayingtennis.B.Sheislookingforwardtothegame.

C.Theforecastisaccurate.D.Thegamedependsontheweather.

8.A.He'snotfeelingwell.B.Hespendsalotoftimeinthelab.

C.Hisabsenceissurprising.D.Hehasn'tcheckedthelab.

9.A.He*11lookforit.B.He'llgetsomeonetohavealook.

C.He'llparkitsomewhere.D.He'llasksomeonetoparkit.

10.A.Theywerewarmlywelcomedthere.B.Theyhadsomethingunpleasantontheway.

C.Theydidn'tenjoytheirstaythere.D.Theyhadagoodtimebeforearrival.

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthree

questionsoneachofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbe

spokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperand

decidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.Agoodincome.B.Eighteendays'holiday.

C.Fiveworkinghoursdaily.D.Regularpromotions.

12.A.Whetherthetrainisontime.B.WhodrivestheTubetrain.

C.Howthetimetableisarranged.D.Whatserviceisoffered.

13.A.Bothboysandgirlshopetodrivetrains.B.Womencanbreakbadnewssympathetically.

C.Traditionalcareerpatternsoftenchange.D.LondonTubeishiringmorewomendrivers.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Rightafterhighereducation.B.Justbeforeenteringcareerlife.

C.Rightaftersecondaryschool.D.Justbeforemilitaryservice.

15.A.Attendcommercialcourses.B.Trainasasalesperson.

C.Helpenrollbrightstudents.D.Workonanewproject.

16.A.Enrichingtheirworkandlifeexperiences.B.Increasingtheirphysicalstrength.

C.Expandingtheirknowledgeinmarketing.D.Helpingthemgainhighscoresinexams.

SectionC

Directions:InSectionC,youwillheartwolongerconversations.Theconversationswillberead

twice.Afteryouheareachconversation,youarerequiredtofillinthenumberedblankswiththe

informationyouhaveheard.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.

Blanks17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

WhatwasBob'srequest?Toincrease_____17_____.

Whatwereraisesinthecompanybasedon?Theywerebasedon_____j_8_____.

WhencouldBobearnaraiseaccordingtothe

Whenhemadetheofficerun19.

boss?

WhatdidthebossfinallysaytoBob?Bobwouldhaveto_____20forhimself.

Completetheform.WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachanswer.

II.Grammar

Directions:BeneatheachofthefollowingsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

Choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.

21.Thisnewmodelofcarissoexpensivethatitisthereachofthosewithaverage

income.

A.overB.withinC.beyondD.below

22.Withtherapiddevelopmentofthismountainousarea,thenumberofthevisitorsisexpectedto

doubleofthepresentwithinthreeyears.

A.oneB.whatC.thatD.which

23.Paperproducedeveryyearistheworld'sproductionofvehicles.

A.thethreetimesweightofB.threetimestheweightof

C.asthreetimesheavyasD.threetimesasheavieras

24.Whydidn'tyoucalldirectoryenquiriesandaskedthem?Itanewnumber,foritwas

notinthebook.

A.canbeB.mustbeC.canhavebeenD.musthavebeen

25.Abovethediningtabletwofamouspaintings.

A.hangedB.hungC.arehungD.arehanging

26.ProfessorLang'slecture,thecurrentinternationalfinancialcrisis,iswellreceivedby

hisstudents.

A.coversB.coveredC.tocoverD.covering

27.Afterthemedicalexamination,thedoctorsuggestedthattheoldmanaterrible

disease-rabies.

A.sufferB.suffersC.hadsufferedD.wassuffering

28.wearesureaboutistheneedtopreventchildrenfrombeingspoiled.

A.WhatB.WhichC.WhetherD.That

29.Thestreetisreportedtoimprovethetrafficconditioninthisarea.

A.towidenB.tobewidened

C.widenedD.tohavebeenwidened

30.Gettinganewcomputersystemattheschoolhasbecomeahighpriority.

A.installedB.installingC.tobeinstalledD.havinginstalled

31.Toimprovethequalityofourproducts,weaskshimforsuggestionshadusedthe

products.

A.whoeverB.whoC.whateverD.what

32.Manyparentshaven*trealizedtheextenttheproblemsweightheirchildrendown.

A.thatB.whichC.inwhichD.towhich

33.Theseshoeslookverygood.Iwonder.

A.howmuchcosttheyareB.howmuchdotheycost

C.howmuchtheycostD.howmucharetheycost

34.Thescientistsaretryingtofindoutwhatcausedthedolphinstostrandthemselves,a

strangeanimalbehaviorhardtounderstand.

A.wasitthatB.thatwasthatC.wasthatwhichD.itwasthat

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,

CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Whenachildisfacedwithaproblem,hemaynotbeabletodealwithit.Childrenneedto

learn_35—.Thebestwayistotakethetimetotalkaboutproblemsastheyhappen.Problems

haveawayofburstinguponsomeoneatthe_36—time.But_37—thetimeisonthebest,you

shouldtrytohelp.

Therearemanythingsyoucandotohelpachildlearnproblem-solvingskills.Onegoodway

istofindoutwhat_38—theproblem.Thisisaskillthatchildrenwon'tlearnwithouthelp.A

childmayknockoverhisglassofmilkatthedinnertable,buthe_39—notrealizethattheglass

wastooclosetotheedge.Youcanshowthechildwhattheproblemis.

Thenextstepforachildistolearnhowtosolvetheproblem_40—.Thissteptakescourage.

Somepeoplearesoafraidofbeing_41_thattheycannotsolveproblems.Youcanhelpby

talkingaboutsomepossibleanswers.Letthechild_42_.Nowthechildwillseethatproblems

canbesolved,andyoucan_43_him.

Anotherstepistohelpchildren_44_thelawsofcauseandeffect.Ifachildknocksovera

glass,itwillfallandbreak.Soonthechildwillseelinkbetweencauseandeffect,andthenheis

ontheroadto_45—.

Theabilitytosolveproblemsisnoteasyforchildrentolearn.Itisnoteasyforadultseither.It

takes_46_foryou,andittakespracticeforthechild.Findingtheright_47_betweenhelping

childrensolveproblemsand_48—themtoexploreandtakerisksisnotalways_49—.Allyou

needistimeandeffort.

35.A.whyB.howC.whatD.when

36.A.bestB.exactC.worstD.right

37.A.evenifB.becauseC.whenD.if

38.A.causedB.solvedC.simplifiedD.complicated

39.A.needB.shouldC.canD.may

40.A.quicklyB.correctlyC.aloneD.quietly

41.A.stupidB.wrongC.timidD.slow

42.A.pickitupB.tryitoutC.getitoutD.thinkitover

43.A.supportB.congratulateC.helpD.praise

44.A.breakB.makeC.discoverD.obey

45.A.growthB.promotionC.scienceD.achievement

46.A.strengthB.thoughtsC.imaginationD.patience

47.A.relationB.balanceC.linkD.conflict

48.A.forcingB.allowingC.beggingD.expecting

49.A.easyB.correctC.properD.lucky

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingfourpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethe

onethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

"Businessiswar."Thetraditionallanguageofbusinesscertainlymakesitsoundthatway:

winningthecompetition,gettingmarketshare,beatingupsuppliers,lockingupcustomers.There

arethevictorsandthelosers.

Buttodayindoingbusiness,youhavetolistentocustomers,workwithsuppliers,keepgood

relations-evenwithcompetitors.Thatdoesn'tsoundlikewar.Besides,therearefewvictorswhen

businessislookeduponaswar.

Mostbusinessessucceedonlyifothersalsosucceed.Businessiscompetitionandcooperation

aswell.Inotherwords,businessiswarandpeace.

Tobringtogethercompetitionandcooperation,weturntogametheory.Gametheory

providesthatwhetheronepersonwinsorlosesdependsonwhatotherpeopledo.Itisparticularly

effectivewhentherearemanyinterdependentfactorsandnodecisioncanbemadewithout

referringtootherdecisions.

Gametheorybreaksdownthegameintokeypails:players,addedvalues,rules,tactics(计

谋)，andscope(范围)(PARTS).Everypartaffectstheresultofthegame.Thismeansthateachof

thefivepartgivesyouawaytochangeanexistinggameintoentirelynewone.Changeoneofthe

PARTS,andyouchangethewhole.

Whychangethegame?AnoldChinesesayingexplains:Ifyoucontinueonthecourseyou're

heading,that'swhereyou'Hendup.Sometimesthat'sgood,sometimesnot.Youcanplaythe

gameverywell,andstillsuffertreatloss.That'sbecauseyou'replayingthewronggame:you

needtochangeit.Evenagoodgamecanbemadeintoabetterone.Realsuccesscomesfrom

activelyshapingthegameyouplay-frommakingthegameyouwant,nottakingthegameyou

find.

50.Theauthorofthispassageistheideathat''Businessiswar.”

A.infavorofB.againstC.consideringD.doubtfulof

51.Thecorrectunderstandingoftheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphis.

A.youarereallygoodatplayingthegame,butyoustillloseitout

B.youaresocompetitivethatyoubeatupallofyourcompetitorsterribly

C.youplaythegametoowelltosuffergreatloss

D.thecompetitionissohardthatyouhavetoputallyourheartintoit

52.Theauthoremphasizesthat.

A.weshallplayveryhard

B.weshallcontinueinthecourseweareheading

C.weshallplayintherightdirection

D.weshallalwayschangenomatterthechangeisgoodornot

(B)

Whiletheirjobsmaynotbeprovidingthemwithgreatexcitement,respondentsoftheWin

2000SalarySurveyaresayingthattheyareprettypleasedwiththeircurrentpositions.Infact

almostthree-quartersofthemreportamodesttomorethanaveragesenseofjobsatisfactionanda

littlemorethantenpercentsaytheyare44verysatisfied^^withtheirwork.Sowhythendoesan

overwhelmingmajorityofthiscontentedgroupalsoreportthattheyareconsideringchanging

jobs?

Theeasyandmostpopulartheorysaysthatit'sallaboutthemoney.ITprofessionalswith

highly-prizedskillsinaverytightjobmarketplaysalary-stick-them-upbyraisingtheirsalary

demandswitheachjobhop.Butthistheorycallsforacloserlook.AccordingtoarecentGartner

GroupITmarketstudy,enterprisesthatareexperiencinghighratesofturnoveronaverageactually

offerhighersalaries.TheGartnerstudycites“lackofcareerdevelopmentopportunitiesvasthe

singlemostreportedreasonemployeesleavecompanies.

MarkPecoraro,presidentandCEOofSuccessF,aworkforcemanagementfirm,

tendstoagree:"Oneofthethingsweseeisthestrongdesireoftheseprofessionalstokeeponthe

cuttingedie.Theseemployeesaretakingcontrolofbuildingtheirknowledgetoolsetsand

essentiallywritingtheirowncareertickets/）

“INDUSCorporation,aWashington,D.C.-basedITfirm,isawonderfulplacetowork,"says

SearchWin2000salarysurveyrespondentJamesVoorhees.VoorheesgothisstartinITasan

INDUStechnicalwriter.Now,heworksasanetworkadministrator,creditinghisemployerfor

creatingaworkenvironmentthatlethimdeveloptheskillsheneededinordertochangecareers.

“Animportantpartofthecompanycultureisanemphasisonemployeesatisfaction,M

Voorheessays,pointingto“thecompany'swillingnesstoletemployeestrynewthings...which

hasgivenmeseveralgreatopportunitiestolearnandgainexperienceinnetworkingandsoftware

engineering.^^

ButINDUS'successreliesonasteadyseriesofcontractwork.Voorheesbelievesthathis

statusasanIT（新手）makeshimatriskifthesecontractsshoulddryup.Asaresulthehas

adoptedamindsetthatisreadytoseizeanoutsideopportunityifitshouldpresentitself.

53.AccordingtotheWin2000Salarysurvey,mostoftherespondents.

A.areconsideringchangingtheirjobsB.aredisappointedattheirincomes

C.areverysatisfiedwiththeirworkD.aremodestaboutthemselves

54.Theexpression“keeponthecuttingedge”canbeunderstoodas“

A.maintaingoodrelationswithotheremployees

B.avoidsufferingresultingfromlackofmoney

C.stayintheleadingpositioninthefield

D.seekharmonybetweenbodyandspirit

55.WhatcanbelearntaboutJamesVoorheesfromthepassage?

A.HeworksasatechnicalwriterinINDUSCorporation.

B.Heislookingforwardtoanopportunitytochangehiscareer.

C.Hespeakshighlyofhisemployerforlettinghimlearnnewthings.

D.Heisnotpleasedwiththeworkingenvironmentofhiscompany.

56.Theauthorwrotethispassagemainlytoinformusthat.

A.jobhoppingdoesnotalwaysleadtobettersalary

B.careerdevelopmentisthekeytojobsatisfaction

C.well-trainedprofessionalsaremostneededinthefuture

D.newtechnologywillbringaboutbetteropportunities

SectionC

Directions:Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsin

thefewestpossiblewords.

ThereisnothingnewaboutTVandfashionmagazinesgivinggirlsunhealthyideasabouthow

thintheyneedtobeinordertobeconsideredbeautiful.Whatissurprisingistheway

psychologistsattheUniversityofTexashaveusedtokeepgirlsfromdevelopingeatingdisorders.

Theirmainweaponagainstsuperskinnymodelsisabrandofcivildisobediencecalled”body

activism.”

Since2001,morethan1,000highschoolandcollegestudentsintheU.S.haveparticipatedin

theBodyProject,whichworksbygettinggirlstounderstandhowtheyhavebeenbuyingintothe

notionthatyouhavetobethintobehappyorsuccessful.Aftercriticizingtheso-calledthinidea,

participantsaredirectedtocarryoutsmallandnonviolentacts.Theyarerangedfromslippingthe

notessaying“Loveyourbodythewayitis“andwritingletterstoMattel,makersofthe

impossiblyproportionedBarbiedoll.

AccordingtoastudyinthelatestissueoftheJournalofConsultingandClinicalPsychology,

theriskofdevelopingeatingdisorderswasreduced61%amongBodyProjectparticipants.And

theycontinuedtoexhibitpositivebody-imageattitudesaslongasthreeyearsaftercompletingthe

program,whichconsistsoffourone-hoursessions.Suchlastingeffectsmaybeduetogirls'

realizingnotonlyhowtheywerebeinginfluencedbutalsowhowasbenefitingfromthesocietal

pressuretobethin.'Thesepeoplewhopromotetheperfectbodyreallydon'tcareaboutyouat

all,“saysKelseyHertel,ahighschooljuniorandBodyProjectveteraninEugene,Oregon."They

purposefullymakeyoufeellikelessofapersonsoyou'llbuytheirstuffandthey'llmakemoney.^^

(Note:AnswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinNOMORETHANTHIRTEEN

WORDS.)

57.Throughgirlsgetthenotionsthattheyneedtobethinsoasto

beconsideredbeautiful.

58.What'stheaimofthe“bodyactivism”？

59.TheBodyProjectusuallycarriesoutactivitiessuchasand.

60.Accordingtoaparticipant,whydosomepeoplepersuadegirlstobethin?

第II卷

I.Wordformation

Directions:Fillintheblankswiththeproperformsofthegivenwords

Everyonehasgottwopersonalities一theonethatisshowntotheworldandtheotherthatis

secretandreal.Youdon'tshowyoursecretpersonalitywhenyou're___1___(wake)becauseyou

cancontrolyourbehaviour,butwhenyou'reasleep,your___2___(sleep)positionshowsthereal

you.Inanormalnight,ofcourse,peoplefrequentlychangetheirposition.Theimportantposition

istheonethatyougotosleepin.

Ifyougotosleeponyourback,you'