高二年级英语第二学期期中考试试题
英语试题
考生注意：
1. 本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。共120分。考试时间120分钟。
2. 答题前，考生务必将密封线内的项目填写清楚。
3. 请将各卷答案填在后面的答题卡上。
第 I 卷 (三部分，共85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小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1． What does the woman like best?
A. Stamp-collecting B. Dancing C. Swimming
2. Where did the woman think they were supposed to meet?
A. At the ticket office B. At the side of the boat C. At the entrance
3. What did the man do last night?
A. He watched television with his friends.
B. He stayed at home talking with his friends.
C. He went to see his schoolmate.
4. What conclusion can we draw from this conversation?
A. It’s going to rain.
B. The woman’s watch stopped three hours ago.
C. It’s four o’clock in the afternoon.
5. What does the man mean?
A. Henry refused to offer assistance to others.
B. The others were unwilling to help Henry.
C. Henry didn’t accept help from others.
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。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。
6. What is the woman doing in the shop?
A. Buying a coat for herself.
B. Buying a coat for her dog.
C. Choosing a present for her son.
7. What color is the woman’s dog?
A. White B. Black C. Brown
8. What can we learn from the conversation?
A. The woman’s dog has been to the shop.
B. There aren’t any coats in her dog’s size.
C. The woman want to give her dog a surprise.
听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。
9. Who are the speakers?
A. A reporter and a conductress.
B. A conductor and a conductress.
C. The organizer of the race and a participant.
10. How long has the woman been cycling?
A. 5 years B. 17 years C. 22 years
11. When does the conversation take place?
A. A day before the race. B. Right after the race C. A day after the race.
听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。
12. Where did the woman get the information?
A. From television. B. From Internet. C. From a magazine
13. What are the speakers talking about?
A. The amount of paper that Americans use.
B. How trees are grown in America.
C. How paper is made from trees.
14. About how much paper do Americans use in one year?
A. 50 million tons B. 85 million tons C. 850 millions
听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。
15. What are the speakers talking about?
A. A coming trip. B. Air crash C. Ships
16. What will the woman take at last?
A. A train B. A ship C. A plane
17. What do we know about the woman?
A. Planes make her sick.
B. She often travels by sea.
C. She doesn’t think the plane is safe enough.
听第10段材料， 回答第18至20题
18.What did Mayans develop?
A. The first calendar.
B. The first writing system in the Americas.
C. The first underground reservoirs.
19. What is special about the buildings created by Mayans?
A. They didn’t use metal tools to create them.
B. They were located in Mexico and Guatemala.
C. They only allowed artists to build them.
20. What happened at around 900 C.E.?
A. Mayans created their cities.
B. A big earthquake struck Mayans.
C. The southern Mayans vanished for unknown reasons.
第二部分：英语知识应用（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每小题一分，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。
21．Personally, I have a great ________ for the internet.
A. interest B. appreciation C. pleasure D. value
22. As the 2008 Beijing Olympics draw near, many buildings have_______ in Beijing Olympic Village.
A. risen up B. sprung up C. built up D. taken up
23. Many Chinese people have faith _____ German cars, for they believe they are superior _____those made in China.
A. for; in B. in; for C. in; to D. in; than
24. I don’t _______ taking sleeping pills even though you have got sleeping disorder. You may try working out a little bit every day.
A. think B. addict C. recommend D. judge
25. _________ the best in the recent science competition, the three students were awarded scholarship______ 4,5000 dollars.
A, Judged; totaling B. Judging; totaling
C. To be judged; totaled D. Judging; totaled
26.－How do you usually go to school?
－If it is fine, I ______ to school on foot.
A. will go B. go C. have gone D. won’t go
27．A lot of cars and buses ______ from passing through the highways because of the heavy snow.
A. have blocked B. were blocking C. blocked D. were blocked
28．_____ a little more hardworking, she would not have failed in the final exam.
A. If Susan were B. Should Susan be C. If Susan had D. Had Susan been
29．I didn’t know the word, so I had to _____ the dictionary.
A. look up B. go over C. refer to D. make out
30． We liked the oil painting better____ we looked at it.
A. the more B. while C. the moment D. as
31．I was supposed ____ you last night, but I forgot _____ your address is.
A. to call on; where B. to have called on; where
C. to call on; which D. to have called on; what
32. The lady is over fifty, but she doesn’t _______ it.
A. appear B. look like C. look D. seem
33. The sound of the music _____ louder and louder as the band marched nearer to us.
A. grew B. appeared C. remained D. felt
34. He demanded the person referred ___________ in prison.
A. should be put B. to be put C. to being put D. to put
35.－What do you want to do next? We have half an hour until the basketball game.
－_________. Whatever you want to do is fine with me.
A. It just depends B. It’s up to you C. All right D. Glad to hear that
第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Oh God! I think I was about seven when my sisters and I pulled this stupid stunt（惊险动作）.
I remember we were watching TV when we heard my 36 , Chris, yelling from the backyard. We all 37 out to see what happened. __38___ we finally located him, he was in a tree __39 __ from the highest tree branch. Crying, he explained he had climbed up the tree and couldn’t get down. One of us should climb up but we couldn’t 40 to get him moving down.
Luckily, my youngest sister, Ka, five then, had seen a(n) 41 situation. She suggested we grab a 42___, hold it under the branch, and tell him to 43____ so we could catch him. My other sister, Yams, one year younger than me, looked at me eagerly to 44 her idea and I said “Yeah, let’s try that.”
Immediately we 45 a sheet and held it beneath the tree. Now mind you, the ages holding this blanket were 46 from seven to five, thus the sheet was probably being held up to our waist and also close to touching the ground. But we were 47 it could work.
Chris, my brother, aged four, looked down at us with hesitation, asking in a __48__ voice, “Are you sure I’ll land on the blanket?” But because of a problem at _49_ with his tongue being a bit attached to the mouth, it came out like this, “Ah you sho awill lan on da blanked?” “Yup!” I told him, “We’re sure!” and he let go.
How 50 he was to trust us! And no matter how _51_ we held, Chris fell right 52 that sheet and landed on his stomach. This tiny seventy-pound boy had made a big 53__ right in the sheet!
Because he wasn’t moving, we bent down to 54 if he was still alive. Slowly, he uttered these five words, “Ah stee hi da flow!”, in other words, “I still hit the floor!” Poor little man!
Now Chris is fourteen and he still blames us about it. Any tree he climbs he can get down on his own and, 55 , he wants to be a fireman when he grows up.
36. A. neighbour B. brother C. classmate D. cousin
37. A. headed B. wandered C. waited D. stayed
38. A. After B. Since C. Though D. When
39. A. jumping B. looking C. hanging D. shaking
40. A. try B. manage C. plan D. decide
41. A. serious B. awkward C. similar D. ridiculous
42. A. sheet B. ladder C. quilt D. net
43. A. slide B. drop C. climb D. move
44. A. change B. offer C. prove D. confirm
45. A. bought B. took C. fetched D. snatched
46. A. counting B. lasting C. ranging D. decreasing
47. A. proud B. happy C. grateful D. confident
48. A. soft B. trembling C. frightening D. loud
49. A. birth B. school C. church D. table
50. A. lucky B. bright C. stupid D. careless
51. A. tight B. long C. high D. close
52. A. on B. under C. across D. through
53. A. noise B. swing C. mark D. hole
54. A. check B. sense C. prove D. claim
55. A. frankly B. strangely C. luckily D. obviously
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、D）中，选出最佳答案。
A
Fruit or juice, which is nutritionally superior? This is almost the same as the age-old question: The chicken or the egg, which came first?
Usually, juicers remove the juice and some pulp (果肉) from fruits and/or vegetables. It takes a lot of fruit to make a container of juice. We do get all of the vitamins, minerals, beneficial plant chemicals and carbohydrates in juice out of a whole fruit. But we do not get much of the fiber, the part that aids our digestive process, fills us up, and may help protect us against heart diseases and certain cancers.
However, you may be surprised to discover that some juices actually contain more necessary nutrients (营养). For example, apples are not a good source of vitamin C, but many types of apple juice are fortified with vitamin C.
Juice typically has more calories than fresh fruit due to added sugar and less fiber. If calories are your primary concern, choose fresh fruit over juice and use water to quench your thirst. You can also look for low-calorie cranberry juice, typically sweetened with sugar substitute. We do not feel as filled up from juice because it does not contain any fiber. For many people, drinking a caloric beverage (饮料), such as juice, is not as satisfying as eating the same amount of calories in food. For those of us who need to increase caloric intake (such as athletes, children, or teens) juice is a GREAT choice.
Kids love the taste of pure fruit juice, and parents love it because it is a healthy source of nutrients. But avoid junk fruit beverages which are mistaken for juice blends that contain various fruits like grape, apple and pear. These juices do not have the natural levels of vital nutrients that 100 percent pure juices like orange juice provide.
56. According to the passage, you’d better have _______ to help prevent heart disease.
A. fruit B. juice C. calories D. minerals
57. What can we learn from this passage?
A. We can get out of fruit all the nutrients which aid our digestive process.
B. We can hardly determine which provides more nutrients, juice or fruit.
C. People may prefer juice to food in taking in the same amount of calories.
D. If you want more calories, fruit might be your better choice.
58. The underlined word “blends” in Paragraph5 probably means “______”.
A. containers B. products C. substitutes D. mixtures
59. The author writes the passage mainly _______.
A. to remind people of negative effects of juice
B. to call on people to drink more juice
C. to help people learn more about fruit and juice
D. to persuade people to avoid junk juice containing various fruits
B
The earliest type of medicine in most cultures was the use of plants (herbalism) and animal parts. There is no actual record of when the use of plants for medical purposes first started, although the first generally accepted use of plants as healing medicine was described in the cave paintings discovered in France, which have been dated back to between 25000－13000 BC.
The practice of medicine developed gradually, and separately, in ancient China, Egypt, India, Greece, Persia and elsewhere. Medicine as it is practiced now developed largely in the late 18th century and early 19th century in England, Germany and France, thanks to advances in chemistry as well as laboratory techniques and equipment. The new ‘scientific’ medicine (whose results are testable and repeatable) replaced medicine in earlier times, which was based on herbalism.
The modern era really began with Robert Koch’s discoveries around 1880 of the transmission of disease by bacteria, and then the discovery of antibiotics (抗生素) thereafter. The 20th century witnessed major advances in the treatment of infectious(传染性的) diseases in western societies. The medical world is now developing medicine that targets (面向)one particular disease process. Thus medicine is being developed to reduce the side effects to the greatest degree and to treat cancer and long-term problems such as high cholesterol(胆固醇)。
Today’s medicine has evolved(逐步上升) over thousands of years as each generation used and expanded the knowledge of earlier times. This will continue to happen, and it is impossible to say how medicine will develop over the next hundred years. Our understanding of human genome（基因组）will lead to fresh treatments and new discoveries may open the door to unimaginable advances in medicine.
60．Which of the following statements about the use of plants for medical purposes is true?
A. Its origin is now well known to the public.
B. Some early cave paintings in Egypt showed when people began to use plants as medicine.
C. It is now generally accepted that people began to use plants as medicine at least 15000 years ago.
D. In most cultures, the use of plants came after the use of animals as medicine.
61. The author mentions ancient China, Egypt, India and other countries to show that_______.
A. these countries have a long history
B. only these countries began to develop medicine in the beginning
C. the practice of medicine developed separately in different countries
D. the practice of medicine developed in the same way in different countries
62. The new ‘scientific’ medicine __________.
A. has testable and repeatable results B. is based on herbalism
C. is developed in England D. is capable of curing every disease
63.It can be inferred from the last paragraph that_____________.
A. the medicine in the future will in no sense be associated with that in earlier times
B. no one knows for sure what medicine in the future will be
C. there will be little room for the development of medicine in the future, since it is already as developed now
D. herbalism will play a great role in the development of medicine in the future
C
The following is taken from a VOA Special English Education Report on VOA, the voice of America. Read carefully and answer the questions that follow this passage:
1.Today we answer a question from Martin in Mexico City. He asks about the kinds of degrees that students can earn at an American college or university.
2. American higher education offers degrees in many areas of study. A community college student earns an associate degree after two years of general study. The student may then continue at a college or university for another two years to earn a bachelor's degree.
3.An undergraduate student at a four-year school earns a bachelor’s degree. Students majoring in an area of science receive the bachelor of science, also known by the letters BS. Arts or humanities students get the bachelor of arts degree or B.A.
4. M.B.A. programs teach about economics, finance and marketing. They also teach about the structure of organizations and other subjects. Business is a popular subject for students who come to the United States. To be admitted to an M.B.A. program, a foreign student must have a bachelor's degree and a good score on the TOEFL. Most students also take the Graduate Management Admission Test. Most of the 1800 M.B.A. programs around the world use these test scores.
5.The Graduate Management Admission Council says that foreign students should find out what different schools could do to help them find a job after they receive their degree. Representatives from many companies visit colleges to hire students. You should ask how many companies are willing to hire international students. The council says even the best schools may have fewer job placements for international graduates than for others.
6.Our Foreign Students Series continues next week with a report about the highest degree a student can earn at an American university－doctorate.
64.The following paragraph is taken from the above passage. Where do you think it should be put?
Students who continue in school may earn a master's degree after two or three more years of study. Many Americans earn master's degrees at night or on the weekends while they are working. One example of this is the MBA, a master's degree in business administration. Students learn to deal with all kinds of business situations. They develop skills needed by many companies.
A. Between paragraph 1 and 2. B. Between paragraph 2 and 3.
C. Between paragraph 3 and 4 D. Between paragraph 4 and 5.
65.A community college student can earn a bachelor’s degree _______.
A. after two years of general study
B. after four years of general study
C. after two years of general study with an associate degree
D. after study at a four-year school
66.If you are willing to spend enough time studying in an American university, you will most likely to get a(n)__________ degree in the end.
A. doctor’s B. bachelor’s C. associate D. master’s
67. In can be inferred from the text that ______________.
A. different schools could be of the same help to their students
B. the international students in the best school will surely get a job placement
C. not all of the M.B.A. program around the world use the test scores on the TOEFL
D. information on the Foreign Students Series can be obtained only over the radio.
D
BEIJINCG, Feb. 28, 2008 (Xinhua) -- China plans to carry out its first spacewalk in second half of the year, an official of the nation's manned space program said here on Thursday.
The Shenzhou VII spacecraft will be launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the northwestern province of Gansu late in the year and the astronauts will leave their spaceship for the first time, the official told Xinhua.
Compared with the previous two manned space flights, the upcoming Shenzhou VII space mission is more complex. Besides the spacewalk, the crew is also expected to perform extra-vehicular work such as fixing and tightening equipment. The spaceship will also release a small inspection satellite, which keeps an eye on its own performance.
China may live broadcast the first ever spacewalk. "The Shenzhou VII spaceship is able to live-broadcast the walk, but it has not been decided whether the spacewalk will be broadcast in a live or recorded version," the official told Xinhua.
Breakthroughs have been made in significant techniques related to the spacewalk. Research into the development of spaceship and rockets has been going smoothly, and astronauts have undertaken extensive training, according to the official.
The Shenzhou VII mission will start the second phase of China's three-stage space program. said the official.
In the second stage, China plans further breakthroughs in manned space flight, such as space walks. In this phase, China will put into orbit a space laboratory staffed by humans for short periods and create a fully-equipped space engineering system.
In the third stage, China will build a permanent space station and a space engineering system. Astronauts and scientists will travel between the Earth and the space station to conduct large-scale experiments.
68. The news mainly tells its readers that _______.
A. China intends to conduct a spacewalk for the first time
B. China plans to launch her third manned space flight
C. China tries to live broadcast her first-time spacewalk
D. China prepares to start her third-stage space program
69. What is included in the second stage of China's three-stage space program?
A. Creating an ever-lasting space station for astronauts.
B. Placing a man-staffed lab into orbit for long periods.
C. Carrying out large-scale experiments in laboratories.
D. Setting up a fully-equipped space engineering System.
70. Which is true according to the passage?
A. Important technique about spacewalk remain uncertain in spite of researches.
B. spacewalk is the only factor that leads to Shenzbou VII mission's complexity.
C. Due to Shenzhou VIPs inability, it's uncertain how to broadcast the spacewalk.
D. Our. country is getting along quite well with developing spaceship and rockets,
英语试题
第Ⅱ卷 (非选择题 三部分 共35分)
第四部分 任务型阅读 (共10题；每小题1分，满分10分)
请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。
注意：每空1个单词。
Third-generation mobile phones, known as 3G, are the next big step for the telecom industry. Data speed in 3G networks is much quicker than that in present technology. This means users can have high-speed Internet access and enjoy video and CD-quality music on their phones.
“Mobile data is not a dream; it’s not an option but a requirement,” said Len Lauer, head of a US communications company, Sprint PCS, at a 3G conference in Bangkok earlier this month.
With 3G, you can forget about text messages telling you yesterday’s news; a 3G phone can receive video news programs, updated four times a day. Internet access will also be much quicker, making it easier to surf the Web on your phone than on your computer at home.
Face-to-face video calls
Don’t worry about getting lost. 3G phones offer map services so you can find a new restaurant just by pressing a few keys on your handset.
However, the most impressive part of 3G technology is video calling. With live two-way video communication, you can have face-to-face talks with friends and family on your mobile phone.
Many European countries have already launched the service. In May 2000 the US Government issued five license to run 3G wireless services, while the first 3G phones arrived in Italy in March this year.
International telecom companies can’t wait to sell 3G in China, the world’s largest mobile telecommunications market. But they will have to be patient. At the moment, China is busy testing its 3G-based technologies, networks and services. This will be followed by a trial period before the phones can finally hit the shops.
“We need to create a pool of 3G customers before the large-scale commercial launch of the service,” said Fan Yunjun, marketing manager for Beijing Mobile. “We expect that the 3G licenses will be issued late next year.”
| 3G Mobile Phones | |
| (71) ____________ | ▪ Data speed: quicker than that in (72) ________ technology ▪ Video and (73) _______ music ▪ Video news programs: (74) ________ four times a day ▪ Internet access: quicker and (75) _________ |
| Impressive functions | ▪ Offer (76) __________ services, helping you find your way ▪ (77) _________ two-way video communication |
| 3G phones in China | ▪ China is busy (78) ________ its 3G-based technologies, networks and services. ▪ 3G phones should go through a trial period before being put into (79) _________. ▪ 3G phones are (80) __________ to be seen next year. |
71. __________ 72. __________ 73. __________ 74. __________ 75. __________
76. __________ 77. __________ 78. __________ 79. __________ 80. __________
第五部分：单词拼写（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
根据汉语或英语首字母写出该单词的完整形式：
1. It surprised the manager a lot that the company received so many a______________ for only a vacancy（空缺）.
2. Aspirin can reduce the risk of heart attacks by t__________ blood.
3.Would you like to fill in this q___________ for me? I’m conducting a survey.
4. When speaking, we should be b___________ and to the point.
5. He has been a________________ to keeping early hours.
6. All letters must be written p___________. That is to say, you’ll have to write them yourself.
7.They realized there was some _______________ (潜在的) danger behind the case.
8.Scientific knowledge has greatly ______________(进步) since the 19th century.
9.______________ (总共)there are 1,6000 students and 160 teachers in our school.
10. Don’t be careless. I need ____________(准确无误的) figures.
第六部分 书面表达（满分15分）
最近你们学校要举行一次“中学生该不该上网”的讨论。你是赞成者之一，认为我们不应该因噎废食。请根据下表内容写一篇发言篇。
| 益处 | 注意事项 |
| 1．看国内外新闻，获取信息。 2．发e-mail，打电话。 3．上网络学校，阅读各种书籍，自学外语。 4．欣赏音乐，观看体育比赛，玩棋牌等游戏，网上购物，丰富我们的生活。 5．提高我们操作电脑的能力 | 1．不要沉湎于上网以影响生活和学习。 2．不要上不健康的网站。 |
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Key: 1—5 ACBBC 6—10 BACAB 1—15 BCAAA 16—20 BCBAC
21—25 BBCCA 26—30 BDDCA 31—35 DCABB
36－40 BADCB 41－45 CABDC 46－50 CDBAC 51－55 ADDAB
56—60 ABDCC 61—65 CABCC 66—70 ACADD
第四部分：Task-based reading
71. Advantages 72. present 73. CD-quality 74. updated 75. easier
76. map 77. Provide/ Supply 78. testing 79. market 80. expected
Key: 1. applications 2.thinning 3. questionnaires 4. brief 5. accustomed
6. personally 7.potential 8. advanced 9. Altogether/Totally 10. accurate
One possible version
In my opinion, the Internet is helpful rather than harmful as someone else thinks. As is known to all, the Internet is playing a more and more important part in our daily life. On the Internet, we can read news at home and from abroad and get as much information as we can. We can send e-mails or make phone calls to our family as well as to our friends. We can also attend the net school, read many books and even teach ourselves English. We can also enjoy music, watch matches and play computer games on the Internet. We can even do shopping on line. Besides, we can improve our ability to operate the computer.
But we should not be addicted to the Internet, or we’ll get our life and study destroyed. Besides, we should keep off the harmful websites. Anyhow, this doesn’t prevent the Internet becoming our friend. We can’t throw away the apple because of the core, can we? (162 words)