高二英语下册第一次期末模拟考试试题

高二下学期第一次模拟考试英语试题

第一卷（选择题部分满分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。每段对话后有一小题，从题中所给出的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.Whendidthewomanbuythefurniture?

A.LastTuesdayB.ThisThursdayC.LastThursday

2.Whereprobablyarethetwospeakers?

A.Ataparty.B.Inarestaurant.C.Cthelibrary

3.WhenwillthemanleaveforLondon?

A.At8:00B.At8:45C.8:15

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至8题。

6.What'stheweatherlikewherethewomanisfrom?

A.Windy.B.Sunny.C.Rainy

7.What'sthewoman'smajor?

A.LawB.Medicine.C.Computerscience.

8.Whichaspectofschoollifeheretroublesthewomanmost?

A.It'sastiringasherschoollifeathome.B.Theteachers

areverystrict.

C.Therearesomanyclasseseveryday.

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9.Whendidthemanhandinhistermpaper?

A.OnTuesday.B.OnSunday.C.OnFriday.

10.Whywillthewomanhandinhertermpaperlater?

A.Shehastomakesomechanges.B.Somethingiswrong

withhercomputer.

C.Shehastoleaveoutsomewords.

11.Whatwillthemandothisevening?

A.StudyontheIBMcomputer.B.Helpthewomanrewrite

thepaper.

C.Teachthewomanhowtousethewordprocessor.

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12.Whydidthemancomehomebybus?

A.BecausehelenthiscartoTom.B.Becauseataxicosts

toomuchmoney.

C.Becausehelefthisofficetoolate.

13.Whatdidthewomantellthemantodo?

A.Takesomemedicine.B.Havesomehotwater.C.Gotothe

cinemawithher.

14.Whatwillthemandothisevening?

A.WatchagoodTVplay.B.Searchforsome

information

C.Preparedinnerforhiswife.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15.Whatdidthewomandoyesterdayevening?

A.Playedbasketball.B.Workedinheroffice.C.Attendeda

birthdayparty.

16.Whydidthemancallthewoman?

A.Toborrowherkeytotheoffice.B.Toborrowher

notebookcomputer.

C.Ibborrowhermobilephone.

17.Howmuchdidthemanpayforhishomecomputer?

A.1,100dollars.B.2,001dollars.C.Morethan2,500

dollars.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.WhichbusdidthespeakertakeatTiantongyuanNorth?

A.No.12B.No.5.C.No.537

19.Whatcanwelearnaboutthespeaker?

A.Sheisadriver.B.Sheisadoctor.C.Shewasa

patient.

20.WhatdoweknowaboutLonghua?

A.Althoughitisnoisy,theairisfresh.B.Thespeakerwas

verysatisfiedwithit.

C.ItsdoctorsonlyusetraditionalChinesemedicine.

第二部分英语知识应用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并

在答题卡上将该项涂黑

21.---Awomanwaskilledinthestorelastnight.

---Havethepoliceexaminedthebodyof?

A.thewomantobekilledB.thewomanbeingkilled

C.thekillingwomanD.thekilledwoman

22.Watercanabsorbandgiveoffalotofheatwithoutbigchangesin

temperature,thuscreatingaenvironment.

A.peacefulB.sensitiveC.commonD.

stable

23.Canyouimaginewhatproblemmaywhenhumanbeings

arecloned?

A.raiseB.causeC.ariseD.

lead

24.Sheistoofat,butshecan'tsweet.

A.removeB.resistC.rejectD.

object

25.Hemadeapromisehewouldhelpme.

A.thatB.whichC.whetherD.

why

26.Agoodteachermusttohisstudentshowimportanta

properlearningmethodis.

A.getthroughB.getacrossC.getawayD.get

over

27.Wedidn'tplanourexhibitionlikethatbutitverywell.

A.workedoutB.triedoutC.wentonD.

carriedon

28.Don'tsitaroundfeelingsorryforyourself.Beoptimisticand

A.lookatB.lookforwardC.lookahead

D.lookbehind

29.Peoplehaveplantedagreatmanytreesinorderto_windandsand

inthedesert.

A.holddownB.holdupC.holdback

D.holdout

30.1Tomhisbrother,becausetheyaresoalike.

A.mistake,forB.mistaken,/C.take,as

D.by,mistake

31.Well,thefilmiswellworthseeing.

A.directingB.directC.beingdirected

D.directed

32.Becauseoftheircontinuousfailures,myenthusiasmforChinese

footballteamgradually.

A.fadedawayB.ranoutC.gaveupD.

diedout

33.Companiesmustconsiderhowtheydatasothattheiremployees

canfinditfast.

A.classifyB.recognizeC.storeD.

accumulate

34.Theytookmeasurestopreventpoisonousgasesfromescaping.

A.fruitfulB.beneficialC.efficientD.

effective

35.Afteryearsoftryandhardwork,smiledonhimfinally.

A.misfortuneBfortuneC.misfortunes

D.fortunes

第二节：完形填空（共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、

B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Dadwasnotonlymybestfriend,butmycompass.Whilehewas

alive,he36mewithhisactionsandadvice.Hetaughtmeone

important37"Believeinyourself.^^

Iftherewasonephrasemydad38likedtohear,itwas"Ican,t.^^

Henevergottofinishhighschooland39twojobstosupporthis

family,40henevercomplained.Througheducationandyearsof

hardwork,mydadbecameanexcellentjournalist.

WhenIwasinhighschool,Ihada41timewithmath.Hetriedto

helpme,butI42struggled.SomymathteachersuggestedImeetwith

himat7:00eachmorningbeforeschoolfor43help.Itoldmydad,

"That's44!Ican'tdothat!”Hereplied,"You'redoingit.Filsentyou

toschool."Everymorningat6:45a.m.,we'dleavethe45.Despite

working12hourseveryday,Dadneveronce46drivingmeto

school.

Aftermonthsof47,Iwasfacingthefinalexam.Iwasso48.

Onthedayofthefinal,mydadhuggedmeandsaid,“Luke,49

yourself.Youcandoit."HiswordsmademerealizeIneededtotrustin

my50andinthehoursofworkI'd51.WhenIgotmy52

proudly,thefirstpersonIcalledwasDad.Hescreamed,"Yes!You

deservedit!"

Evennow,wheneverI53thatataskistoomuchforme,Ithink

backtothatexam.Nomatterhow54somethingis,ifyou'rewilling

towork,youcansucceed.Pmforever55toDadforthatlesson.

36.A.B.forgaveC.guidedD.impressed

understood

37.A.historyB.lessonC.skillD.language

38.A.alwaysB.almostC.everD.never

39.A.tookB.lostC.leftD.finished

40.A.soB.orC.butD.and

41.A.goodB.freeC.terribleD.short

42.A.stillB.nearlyC.hardlyD.probably

43.A.realB.practicalC.immediateD.extra

44.A.wonderfulB.crazyC.expensiveD.necessary

45.A.houseB.schoolC.officeD.farm

46.A.suggestedB.riskedC.enjoyedD.missed

47.A.meetingB.testingC.learningD.

interviewing

48.A.excitedB.nervousC.happyD.shocked

49.A.standforB.holdbackC.believeinD.lookafter

50.A.teacherB.luckC.timeD.ability

51.A.wastedB.ignoredC.pickedupD.putin

52.A.answerB.gradeC.payD.gift

53.A.hopeB.forgetC.worryD.promise

54.A.differentB.importantC.hardD.interesting

55.A.gratefulB.sorryC.politeD.useful

第三部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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。

A

DanaCummingswasinhisthirtiesbeforehefirstwentsurfing.But,evenmoreinterestingis

thatDanaCummingschosetolearnthesportafterlosingaleginacaraccident.Now,nineyears

later,hehelpsotherdisabledpeoplelearnhowtorideinAmpSurf.

OnthecoastofMaine.Heisworkingwith27-year-oldMatthewFish,whoispartlyblind.

CummingstakesholdofFishandleadshimintotheocean.Thesurfboardfloatsnexttothem.Fish

liesonthesurfboard.Hetriestostanduponit.Afterafewattemptsheisupandridingalltheway

backtoland.'Thalwasexciting."Fishsays.

Acaraccidentin2002tookDanaCummings'sleg.Hesaysthecrashchangedhimmorethan

justphysically."Losingmylegtorealizehowpreciouslifeisandgetoffthecouchandstartliving.

IdomorethingsnowthanIeverdidbefore.NextweekIamgoingtocompeteinacontestin

Hawaii,"Danasays.

OneyearlaterDanaCummingsformedAmpSurf.AmpSurfisagroupthatvolunteersto

holdssurfingclassesandeventsforpeoplewithallkindsofdisabilities.

Recently,AmpSurftookitstrainingprogramstotheEastCoast.Elevenstudentsattendedtheclass

inMaine.TheyhadcomefromalloverthenortheasternUnitedStates.

DanaCummingssaysAmpSurfcanchangethewayadisabledpersonthinks."Mostpeoplewith

disabilitiesconsiderhimselforherselfunluckyanduseless,butwewantthemtoseewhattheycan

do.Whocaresyoulostyourlegoryou'reblind,whatever?Havefun.Justenjoylife.Takethe

mostadvantageofityoucan,"Danasays.

56.MatthewFishthinkslearningtoridethewavesis.

A.boringB.easyC.interestingD.difficult

57.WhendidDanaCummingssetupAmpSurfaccordingtothetext?

A.In2002B.In2003C.In2008D.In2011

58.AccordingtoDanaCummings,AmpSurfcan.

A.easethephysicalpainofthedisabled.

B.helpthedisabledlearntogetusedtotheirlife

C.changetheattitudeofthedisabledtowardslife

D.makethedisabledpaymoreattentiontotheirdisabilities.

59.Theunderlinedword"it"inthelastparagraphrefersto.

A.yourlegB.youreyeC.lifeD.change

60.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.DanaCummings---agreatsurferB.AmpSurf-a

traininggroup

C.HowtolearntolivewithdisabilitiesD.Disabledsurfers

ridethewaves

B

There'smoretolearningmaththanpayingattentioninclass,accordingtorecentresearch.It

showsthatkids*mathperformancemaybebetterforthosewithanaturalgiftforsensingnumber.

Studiesinthepastlookedathowsensingnumbersaffectedperformance,butresearchersdidn't

knowwhetherthenaturalabilitytosensenumberslimitedmathskills.

Scientistsperformedthefollowingexperimenttojudgepeople'sabilitytosensenumbers.

Forexample,showinganumberofdotsforaveryshorttime-someblue,othersred—andasking

someonetodeterminewhichgroupofdotswasmoreisacommonwaytomeasurepeople'sability

tosensenumbers.

Thedotsappearanddisappearsoquicklythatitbecomesimpossibletocount,sothenumbers

havetobesensedinstead.AlsocalledtheApproximateNumberSystem（ANS）（略估数字系统）,

thisabilityhasbeenstudiedinadults,children,infantsandevennon-humananimals.

Intheexperiment,researchersstudied174childrenbetween3and5yearsofagetojudge

theirANSwithcomputertests.Thentheyjudgedchildren'smathandverbal（口头的）skills

throughaseriesoftestsandaskingparentstolistcommonwordsintheirchildren'svocabulary.

Allowingforage,vocabularysizeandspeedoftakingthetest,thegroupstillfoundbetter

ANSscorestobeassociatedwithchildren'searlymathabilities.Inthepastitwasthoughttobe

theresultofdifferentteachingstyles,butthisrelationshipseemstoalreadyexistbeforekidsstart

formalmatheducationinschool.

However,theauthorsofthepaperadmittheycannotuseANStopredictmathability.They

saidthattheycouldnotcontrolotheraspectsoflearning,whichmayalsohaveaneffect.

61.Whatdoesthetextmainlytellus?

A.Howchildrencangetbettermathresults.

B.WhattheApproximateNumberSystemis.

C.Childrenwithagiftforsensingnumbersmaydobetterinmath.

D.Howtheabilityofsensingnumbersaffectschildren'sverbalskills.

62.Howdidchildrendecidewhichgrouphadmoredots?

A.BysensingB.BycountingC.ByresearchingD.

Bycalculating.

63.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheexperimentisNOTtrue?

A.Childrenwerebetween3and5yearsofage.

B.Children'sparentswerealsotestedbyresearchers.

C.Researchersusedcomputerstojudgechildren'sANS.

D.Researchersalsotestedtheverbalskillsofchildren.

64.Whichofthefollowingdoesn'thavetobeconsideredinthe

experiment?

A.Howmuchvocabularythechildrenget.B.Howfastthe

childrentakethetest.

C.Howoldthechildrenare.D.Howtallthe

childrenare.

65.Theunderlinedword“predict“inthelastparagraphcanbestbe

replacedby.

A.loseB.forecastC.showD.improve

C

Item1:JKRowling,theHarryPotterauthor,hassigneda

publishingdealwithLittleBrown,toreleaseherfirstevernovelfor

adults.ThedealmeansthatRowling'slong-standingrelationshipwith

Bloomsbury,theLondon-basedpublisherthatlaunchedtheHarryPotter

books,hascometoanend,atleastintermsofnewworksbytheauthor.

Rowling,whoisworthanestimated£530million,saidthatthenewnovel

willbenothingliketheHarryPotterseries,whichsoldover30million

copiesintheUKalone.Shesaidthatwiththemovefromchildren'sto

adultfiction,amovetoanewpublisherseemedlikealogicalstep.

[More]

Item2:China'shurdlerLiuXiangwasdisqualifiedThursdayatthe

Stockholmindoorathleticstournamentduetofalsestart,givinghisrival

DayronRoblesofCubaaneasywinof7.66seconds.Liuwasnotwilling

toexplainthereasonofhisfalsestart,buthetoldXinhuathatitwasnot

relatedtohisfootinjury.AnotherCubanOrlandoOrtegafollowedin7.68

secondsandBalazsBajiofHungarystoodthirdin7.70seconds.Last

Saturday,Liuwonthemen's60mhurdlefinalin7.41secondsatthe

Birminghamindoortournament,settinganewAsianrecord.Hesaid

Wednesdaythathehopedtohaveanevenbetterperformancethanhedid

inBirminghamattheStockholmindoortournament.[More]Item

3:FormerNBAstarandcurrentBobcatsownerMichaelJordanfiled

suitinaChinesecourtagainstQiaodanSportsCompanyLimited,a

sportswearandfootwearmanufacturer,fortheuseofhisnamewithout

permission.Jordansays"Thiscomplaintisnotaboutmoney,it'sabout

principleandprotectingmyname."TheChinesecompanyhasregistered

andusesthename"Qiaodan".JordanhasbeenknowninChinasincehe

gainedwidespreadpopularityinthemid-1980s.[More]

Item4:Acommutertraincrashedatabusycentralstationin

BuenosAiresonWednesday,killing49passengersandinjuringmore

than600people,thedeadliestinaseriesoftrainaccidentsinArgentina

overthepastyears.Thetraincrashedatabout8:30a.m.atitsfinalstopat

theOnceStation,notfarfromdowntownBuenosAires.Thetrainwas

carryingmorethan800passengersandtravelingatanestimated16miles

perhourwhenitenteredthestation,slammingintothebarrierofthe

platform,destroyingtheengine.[More]

66.WhatisthepublisherofRowling'snewbookforadult?

A.TheLondon-basedpublisherB.BloomsburyC.Little

BrownD.Wedon'tknow

67.WhatisthefinalresultofLiuXiang'sStockholmindoorathletics

tournament?

A.7.41B.7.66C.7.68D.noresult

68.Whichofthestatementistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.ItissaidthatJKRowlingisworthabout£530billion.

B.LiuXiang'sfalsestartisbecauseofhisfootinjury.

C.Jordancomplainsnotonlyaboutmoneybutprotectinghisname.

D.Thetrain'speedisabout16milesperhourwhenitenteredthe

station.

69.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.HarryPotterbooksareverypopularintheUK..

B.LiuXiangwonthemen's60mhurdlefinalattheBirmingham

tournament.

C.MichaelJordanistheownerofQiaodanSportsCompany

Limited.

D.Thereabout800passengersinjuredonthecrashedtrain.

70.Wherecanweseethepassage?

A.TextbookB.GuidebookC.MagazineD.

Website

D

Ifanoisyneighborisblastingmusicatallhoursofthedayandnight,

drowningoutyourphoneconversationsandinterruptingyoursleep,you

cancallthepolice.Butwhatisawhaletodo?

Naturalnoisefromwaves,wind,rainandevenearthquakesiscommon

inoceans.Unfortunately,man-madenoisefromoilandgasdrilling,sonar,

andshipsisalsopresent.

LowfrequencynoisehasdoubledofftheCaliforniacoasteverydecade

sincethenineteensixties.Themainreasonsareships'propellers（螺旋桨）.

Theynotonlygeneratecontinuouslowfrequencysound,somepropellers

cavitate（形成气穴），whichmeanstheycreateairbubblesthatcollapse,

creatingloudpoppingsounds.

Whalesuselowfrequencycallstocommunicateacrossthousandsof

milesofocean.Theyarethreatenedbynoisepollutionbecauseitcan

preventthemfromcontactingeachotherandfromlocatingtheirfoods.

Endangeredhumpbackandrightwhales,whichusefibrousbaleento

strainfoodfromthewater,arethemostatrisk.

ScientistsstudyingrightwhalesoffCanada'seastcoasthave

discoveredthatwhalesaresendingloudercallsthroughthewatertomake

themselvesheard.Becausetheyinvestmoreenergyinmakingcalls,they

havelessenergyavailableforfindingfoodandmating.Otherscientists

measuringwhalecallsagainstbackgroundnoisepollutionhave

discoveredthatrightwhaleshavelostabouteightypercentoftheir

normalcommunicationarea.Thiscouldseriouslyaffectsurvivalofthis

alreadythreatenedspecies.

Scientistsdon'thavebadgesandguns,buttheyaretryingtocorrectthe

noisepollutionproblem.Bytrackingshipsandmarinemammalsand

understandinghownoisetravels,theyarecreatingsoundmaps.They

hopetogetshippinglanesmovedsothatthenoisepollutionshipscreate

willnotoverlapwithareasmostimportanttothewhales.

71.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A.Whalesareindangerbecauseofthenoise.B.Noise

pollutionisaffectingwhales.

C.Naturalnoiseisgoodforwhales.D.Howtoprotect

whalesendangered.

72.ThefollowingstatementsaretrueEXCEPT.

A.Youcancallthepoliceifyouaredisturbedbyanoiseneighbor

B.LowfrequencynoisehasdoubledofftheCanadiancoastevery

decadesince1960s.

C.Noisepollutioncanpreventwhalesfromcontactingeachotherand

fromlocatingprey.

D.Endangeredhumpbackandrightwhalesarethemostatrisk.

73.Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthati

A.Someareasimportanttowhalesareoverlappedwiththeship

lanes.

B.Scientistsarecreatingthesoundmapsbytrackingshipsand

marinemammals.

C.Ifscientistshaveguns,theycancorrectthenoisepollution.

D.Scientistshaveworkedoutaplantoprotectthewhales.

74.Accordingtoscientists,.

A.RightwhalesofftheCaliforniancoasthavebeenindanger

becauseofthelossoftheenergy.

B.Rightwhalescannotfindfoodandmatefortheylosealotof

livingarea.

C.Thereareabout20%ofthenormalcommunicationareasstill

availablefortherightwhales.

D.Therightwhalesalwaysinvestmostoftheirenergyformaking

calls.

75.Accordingtothedescriptionofwhales,wecanknowthat.

A.Thenoisemadebytheshipshasabadeffectontheareawhere

whaleslive.

B.Whalescancommunicatewitheachotherbydivingintothedeep

water.

C.Whalescannotfindmatesbecausetheydon'thaveenoughenergy.

D.Thecommunicationbetweenwhalesisthroughlowfrequency

calls

修水一中2012届高二下英语抽考答题卡

第二卷（非选择题部分满分35分）

第一节：阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

阅读下面的短文，请根据文后的要求答题（请注意问题后的词数

要求）.

[1]Today,millionsofpeoplewanttolearnorimprovetheir

Englishbutitisdifficulttofindthebestmethod.Isitbettertostudyin

BritainorAmericaortostudyinyourowncountry?

[2]TheadvantagesofgoingtoBritainseemobvious.Firstly,you

willbeabletolistentothelanguageallthetimeyouareinthe

country.Youwillbesurroundedcompletelybythelanguagewherever

yougo.Anotheradvantageisthatyouhavetospeakthelanguageifyou

arewithotherpeople.InItaly,itisalwayspossible,intheclass,tospeak

Italianifyouwanttoandthelearningisslower.

[3]Ontheotherhand,stayingathometostudy.You

don'thavetomakebigchangestoyourlife.Aswellasthis,itisalsoalot

cheaperthangoingtoBritainbutitisneverpossibletoachievetheresults

oflivingintheUK.IfyouhaveagoodteacherinItaly,Ithinkyoucan

learninamoreconcentratedwaythanbeinginBritainwithoutgoingtoa

school.

[4]So,inconclusion,Ithinkthatifyouhaveenoughtimeand

enoughmoney,thebestchoiceistospendsometimeintheUK.Thisis

simplynotpossibleformostpeople,sobeinghereinItalyistheonly(可

行的