高二英语上学期阶段测试题
英 语 试 卷
第 一 卷
一：听力（共两节，满分30分，每小题1.5分。）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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. Why does the man visit the woman?
A. To make an apology.
B. To help cook dinner.
C. To borrow some oil.
2. Where does this conversation most probably take place?
A. In a doctor’s office.
B. In an operating room.
C. In an examination room.
3. What does the woman suggest the man do?
A. Wait at the corner.
B. Correct the mistake.
C. Telephone the hotel.
4. What are the two speakers doing?
A. Buying some furniture.
B. Moving into a new house.
C. Looking for a bigger room.
5. What are the two speakers talking about?
A. A weekend plan.
B. A football game.
C. A new film.
第二节 （共15小题；每题1.5分，满分22.5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，每小题将给出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6-7题。
6. What is the relationship between the two speakers?
A. Boss and secretary.
B. Fellow-travellers.
C. Workmates.
7. What does the man have to do now?
A. Do the woman’s work.
B. Deal with much e-mail.
C. Work overtime without pay.
听第7段材料，回答第8-10题。
8. What are the two speakers most likely to be？
A. School teachers.
B. Play writers
C. Pop singers.
9. What are the speakers selecting a person to do?
A. Learn art.
B. Perform a part.
C. Organise an activity.
10. Who is the fittest for the job?
A. Nancy.
B. Janet.
C. Katie.
听第8段材料，回答第11-13题。
11. What is the man interested in?
A. Light music.
B. Love stories.
C. American songs.
12. What does the man think of most plays?
A, They are badly written.
B. They are too expensive.
C. They are hard to understand.
13. Where do the two speakers finally decide to go?
A. To a concert.
B. To the library.
C. To the theatre.
听第9段材料，回答第14-17题。
14. Why is the man worried?
A. He got an expensive phone bill.
B. He can’t afford a telephone bill.
C. He forgot to pay for a phone bill.
15. Who made all the long distance calls?
A. Anne.
B. Jack
C. The man
16. Whose money is the woman going to use to pay for the bill?
A. Jack’s.
B. The man’s
C. Her father’s
17. What is the relationship between the two speakers?
A. Father and daughter.
B. Husband and wife.
C. Uncle and niece.
听第10段材料，回答第18-20题。
18. What is the speaker’s purpose in giving this talk?
A. To make a farm known to the public.
B. To ask people to move to a farm.
C. To pool money to open a farm.
19. How much does a family ticket cost?
A. $ 4
B. $ 6
C. $ 15
20. What do we know about the farm?
A. It is very difficult to find.
B. It is situated near the river.
C. It is open only at the weekend.
二 单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
21. The heavy rain _____us from finishing the work.
A. protected B. prevented C. moved D. made
22. It was on October 1st _____ new China was founded.
A. which B. that C. when D. as
23. The Canadian friends from our school have given us a lot of books, few of ______ a bit difficult for us Chinese students.
A. them are B. that is C. which are D. which is
24. New Zealand is an island that lies the eastern coast of Australia.
A. of B. off C. in D. to
25. The invention them 3 months of hard work.
A. used B. cost C. spent D. needed
26. When we plan our vacation, mother often offers suggestions.
A. careful B. practical C. effective D. acceptable
27. How beautifully she sings! I have never heard ________.
A. the better voice B. a good voice
C. the best voice D. a better voice
28. From his _____ voice, I have to say that you are really __________.
A. disappointing; disappointing B. disappointed; disappointed
C. disappointing; disappointed D. disappointed; disappointing
29. There _________ many people smoking in the office. But now nobody is allowed to do so.
A. used to be B. would be C. are D. are used to be
30. I’d appreciate ______ if you would like to teach me how to use the computer.
A. that B. it C. this D. you
31. No one in the department but Tom and I ______ that the director is going to resign.
A. knows B. know C. have known D. am to know
32. ------ Catharine, I have cleaned the room for you.
----- Thanks. You ________ it. I could manage it myself.
A. needn’t do B. needn’t have done
C. mustn’t do D. shouldn’t have done
33. This picture was taken a long time ago. I wonder if you can _____ my father
A. find out B. pick out C. look out D. speak out
34. It is said that she _______ a man ______ a lot of money.
A. married; with B. married with; with
C. was married; with D. married; /
35. Start out right away, ______ you will miss the first train.
A. and B. but C. or D. while
三：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Most mornings, Marcus Jackson is up by 6:15. A fourteen-year old in Harry Potter-style glasses, he wastes little 36 before rushing down the stairs of his home. As Mom 37 breakfast, he heads straight for a kitchen drawer and 38 out a Pingpong paddle and ball. For the next five minutes, Marcus practices serves off the refrigerator.
“ I can hit the ball really 39 so that the other person hardly even sees it fly 40 the table,” he says. He’s so good at his game that he holds the number-one ranking in table tennis for boys under 15 in 41 .
He 42 his success to a set of practice that goes beyond morning contests with his parents’ Kenmore refrigerator. Since he was six-and-a-half years old, Marcus has 43 two hours a day, six days a week, 44 with his dad, Morris, who won the national table-tennis 45 in 1988. He also receives lessons from Cheng Yinghua and Jack Huang, two former Chinese National Team members.
When Marcus was eight, he 46 himself to be a force in the sport by winning the United States Table Tennis Association National Championships (Under-ten). Since then, his talent has led him all over the country for competitions. Along the way, he has learned how to 47 pressure as well. “ I know when to step back if I get 48 ,” Marcus says. He’s also 49 a bit of the true spirit of sports. During a match last year, when he was up 8 to 0, his dad flashed him a 50 ---- a quick move of his thumb over the shoulder----to let Marcus know he 51 allow his rival (对手) to score 52 once. At 10 to 0, Marcus finally gave 53 a score. He took the next point, for an 11-to-1 victory.
Apart from table tennis, Marcus enjoys Game Boy, basketball and swimming. The straight---- A student hopes to study electrical engineering at an Ivy League colleges when he gets 54 . In the meanwhile he has two athletic goals: “ 55 in the 2008 Olympics in China and beating my dad on a regular basis.”
| 36. A. energy | B. strength | C. time | D. ability |
| 37. A. eats | B. makes | C. has | D. orders |
| 38. A. pulls | B. pushes | C. turns | D. reaches |
| 39. A. directly | B. gently | C. strongly | D. hard |
| 40. A. on | B. across | C. from | D. through |
| 41. A. the world | B. China | C. America | D. Europe |
| 42. A. owes | B. regards | C. compares | D. treats |
| 43. A. spent | B. cost | C. took | D. paid |
| 44. A. fighting | B. training | C. challenging | D. advancing |
| 45. A. praise | B. admirer | C. title | D. pride |
| 46. A. got | B. turned | C. changed | D. proved |
| 47. A. do with | B. deal with | C. care for | D. care about |
| 48. A. puzzled | B. sad | C. nervous | D. excited |
| 49. A. made up | B. turned up | C. kept up | D. picked up |
| 50. A. signal | B. word | C. picture | D. pace |
| 51. A. could | B. need | C. should | D. would |
| 52. A. almost | B. at least | C. at most | D. already |
| 53. A. in | B. away | C. out | D. up |
| 54. A. taller | B. heavier | C. smarter | D. older |
| 55. A. competing | B. winning | C. expecting | D. attending |
四：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）
A
I really love my job because I enjoy working with small children and like the challenges and awards from the job. I also think my work is important. There was a time when I thought that I would never have that sort of career.
I wasn’t an excellent student because I didn’t do much schoolwork. In my final term I started thinking what I might do and found I didn’t have much to offer. I just accepted that I wasn’t the type to have a career.
I then found myself a job, looking after two little girls. It wasn’t too hard at first. But the problems began when I agreed to live in, so that I would be there if my boss had to go out for business in the evening. We agreed that if I had to work extra hours one week, she’d give me time off the next. But unfortunately, it didn’t often work out. I was getting extremely tired and fed up because I had too many late nights and early mornings with the children.
One Sunday, I was in the park with the children and met Megan who used to go to school with me. I told her about my situation. She suggested that I should do a course and get a qualification if I wanted to work with children. I didn’t think I would be accepted because I didn’t take many exams in school. She persuaded me to phone the local college and they were really helpful. My experience counted for a lot and I got a part-time course. I had to leave my job with the family and got work helping out at a kindergarten.
Now I have got a full-time job there. I shall always be thankful to Megan. I wish I had known earlier that you could have a career even if you aren’t top of the class at school.
56. What is the author’s present job?
A. Working part-time in a college. B. Taking care of children in a family.
C. Helping children with their schoolwork.
D. Looking after children at a kindergarten.
57. When staying with the two girls’ family, the author _______.
A. was paid for extra work B. often worked long hours
C. got much help from her boss D. took a day off every other week
58. What has the author learned from her own experiences?
A. Less successful students can still have a career.
B. Qualifications are necessary for a career.
C. Hard work makes an excellent student.
D. One must chose the job she likes.
59. What does the underlined sentence probably mean?
A. The boss didn’t go out to work very often.
B. The boss often failed to keep his agreement with the writer.
C. The writer couldn’t go out to find another job.
D. The writer seldom had any chance to work outside.
B
Say goodbye to Pavarotti:
The Farewell World Tour of the world’s most popular tenor(男高音歌手) Lucaiano Pavarotti will include China and the Beijing concert will be on at the Capital Gymnasium on December 8-10. It will give Chinese audiences a chance to join fans around the world in saying a final goodbye to one of the greatest tenors of all time.
| Time: 7:30pm-9:00pm, December 8-10 Place: Capital Gymnasium, Baishiqiao Lu Tel: 8421-6765, 6585-2727 Price: 100,120,150 yuan |
Korean artist:
World-famous South Korean artist Lee Yong Deok is staging his solo exhibition at the National Art Museum of China in downtown Beijing. Lee, a professor at the college of Fine Arts, Seoul National University, has attracted international attention with his unique sculptures since the late 1990s.
| Time: 9am-5pm, until December 14 Place: 1 Wusi Dajie Tel: 8403-3500 Price: 30 yuan (50% children) |
Oil paintings:
A grand exhibition named “Along the Roaring River” is under way at the National Art Museum of China. The exhibition shows about 250 oil masterpieces(代表作) that have been created in the past 30 years by some of the best-known oil artists of China.
| Time: 7:30pm-9:30pm, until December 8 Place: 1 Wusi Dajie Tel: 8403-3500 Price: 30 yuan |
Story lines:
Chen Lianfu’s sculpture works are on show. A graduate of Luxun Fine Arts Institute, Chen depicts（描绘）the mild lines of the human body. With casual and easy gesture, each work tells a story of the artist and subject.
| Time: 10:30am-6:30pm, until December 14 Place: Beijing Hanmo Art Gallery, 2 Jiuxianqiao Lu Tel: 6435-8922 Price: 25 yuan |
60. Suppose you are going to attend an activity at 7:30pm on Dec 10, which one can you choose?
A. Korean artist. B. Oil paintings.
C. Say goodbye to Pavarotti. D. Story lines.
61. In how many places can you enjoy sculpture works?
A. 1. B. 2. C. 3. D. 4.
62. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Lee Yong Deok became famous in the late 1990s.
B. Chen Lianfu tells his own stories by means of his works.
C. At Oil paintings, you will see the oil masterpieces created in the last century.
D. China is the only country where Pavarotti holds his farewell performances.
63. A couple and their 8-year-old son will visit Korean artist and Oil paintings. How much money will they spend?
A. 150 yuan. B. 100 yuan. C. 165 yuan. D. 120 yuan.
C
My house is made out of wood, glass and stone. It is also made out of software.
If you come to visit, you’ll probably be surprised when you come in. Someone will give you an electronic PIN（个人身份号码）to wear. This PIN tells the house who and where you are. The house uses this information to give you what you need. When it’s dark outside, the PIN turns on the lights nearest you, and then turns them off as you walk away from them. Music moves with you too. If the house knows your favorite music, it plays it. The music seems to be everywhere, but in fact other people in the house hear different music or no music. If you get a telephone call, only the nearest telephone rings.
Of course, you are also able to tell the house if you want something. There is a home control console (控制台), a small machine that turns things on and off around you.
The PIN and the console are new ideas, but they are in fact like many things we have today. If you want to go to a movie, you need a ticket. If I give you my car keys, you can use my car. The car works for you because you have the keys. My house works for you because you wear the PIN or hold the console.
I believe that ten years from now, most new homes will have the systems that I’ve put in my house. The systems will probably be even bigger and better than the ones I’ve put in today.
I like to try new ideas. I know that some of my ideas will work better than others. But I hope that one day I will stop thinking of these systems as new, and ask myself instead, “ How will I live without them?”
64. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. How to develop a new system. B. The function of the PIN.
C. A home for the future. D. Easy life in the future.
65. What’s the purpose when the writer wrote the fourth paragraph?
A. To let readers know why his ideas are new.
B. To let readers know how special his house is.
C. To explain the importance of the PIN and the console.
D. To explain more easily what the functions of the PIN and the console are.
66. The writer’s new house is different from ordinary ones mainly because________.
A. it has been controlled by computers
B. you can make a telephone call anywhere
C. it has your favorite music following you
D. the writer is able to change his new idea into practice
67. What is the writer most likely to be according to the passage?
A. An IT expert. B. A famous doctor.
C. An idealist D. An experienced teacher.
D
Can a person make it rain? Many people believed that Charles Hatfield could. In the early 1900s, Mr. Hatfield traveled through the United States, Canada, and Mexico bringing rain to farms and cities that suffered from drought. For 30 years, people considered him the greatest rainmaker in North America. In order to make it rain, he used a secret mixture of chemicals that he placed high on wooden towers in special trays(盘). As the chemicals evaporated(蒸发), they attracted rain clouds to the area. Over his career, Mr. Hatfield even offered to help clear the fog from London and to water the Sahara Desert.
One of Mr. Hatfield’s most amazing rainmaking accomplishments happened in southern California in 1916. Because he knew that the city of San Diego did not have enough water, Mr. Hatfield offered to give the city a hand with its water problem. He planned to create enough rain to fill the lake behind Morena Dam near the city. Since the time the dam was built, the lake had never been more than half full, but the lake could hold 57 billion liters of water if it were full. Filling the lake would help the city of San Diego with its constant water problems. Mr. Hatfield suggested that if he succeeded in filling the lake with rain water, the city would pay him $10,000. If no rain fell, the city would pay nothing. The city agreed because they had nothing to lose from the business deal, and only paying $10,000 for that much water seemed to be a steal.
On January 1, 1916, Mr. Hatfield began his rainmaking procedure. It began to rain four days later The rain continued for the next five days. On January 10, it began to rain more heavily, and the rain continued for the next 10 days! The city of San Diego was flooded. Fifty people died. More than 200 bridges were washed away, and many miles of train tracks were destroyed. However, Mr. Hatfield did succeed in filling the lake. The water was within 12 centimeters of the top of the dam. Mr. Hatfield thought that he had completed his job, so he went to collect his money from the city. However, the city of San Diego backed out of the deal. They said that the rain was an “act of God” and not the work of the rainmaker. Mr. Hatfield tried to sue the city, but he never collected any money for his work.
68.What “made” the rain?
A. chemicals B. a dam C. a deal D. fog
69.What happened when it rained in San Diego in 1916?
A. Bridges fell down. B. People died.
C. The city flooded, D. All of the above.
70. It rained in San Diego for ________.
A. 10days B. 1month C. 15 days D. 2 months
71.The city didn't pay Mr. Hatfield because they thought that______.
A. he didn't fill the lake B. the rain was an “act of God.”
C. the city was destroyed D. people died
E
The days of elderly women doing nothing but cooking huge meals on holidays are gone. Enter the Red Hat Society ---a group holding the belief that old ladies should have fun.
“My grandmothers didn’t do anything but keep house and serve everybody. They were programmed to do that,” said Emils Comette, head of a chapter of the 7-year-old Red Hat Society.
While men have long spent their time fishing and playing golf, women have sometimes seemed to become unnoticed as they age. But the generation now turning 50 is the baby boomers(生育高峰期出生的人), and the same people who refused their parents’ way of being young are now trying a new way of growing old.
If you take into consideration feminism(女权主义), a bit of spare money, and better health for most elderly, the Red Hat Society looks almost inevitable(必然的). In this society, women over 50 wear red hats and purple(紫色的) clothes, while the women under 50 wear pink hats and light purple clothing.
“The organization took the idea from a poem by Jenny Joseph that begins: “When I am an old woman, I shall wear purple. With a red hat which doesn’t go,” said Ellen Cooper, who founded the Red Hat Society in 1998. When the ladies started to wear the red hats, they attracted lots of attention.
“The point of this is that we need a rest from always doing something for someone else,” Cooper said. “Women feel so ashamed and sorry when they do something for themselves.” This is why chapters are discouraged from raising money or doing anything useful. “We’re a ladies’ play group. It couldn’t be more simple,” added Cooper’s assistant Joe Heywood.
72．From the text, we know that the “baby boomers” are a group of people who
A．have gradually become more noticeable.
B．are worried about getting old too quickly.
C．are enjoying a good life with plenty of money to spend.
D．tried living a different life from their parents when they were young.
73．It could be inferred from the text that members of the Red Hat Society are
A．interested in raising money for social work.
B．programmers who can plan well for their future.
C．believers in equality between men and women.
D．good at cooking big meals and taking care of others.
74．Who set up the Red Hat Society ?
A．Emily Comette. B．Ellen Cooper.
C．Jenny Joseph. D. Joe Heywood.
75．Women join the Red Hat Society because
A．they want to stay young.
B．they would like to appear more attractive.
C．they would like to have fun and live for themselves.
D．they want to be more like their parents.
五：对话填空（满分10分）
W: What can I do for you, sir?
M: Well, I’ve just got (76) o_________ an international flight, and I’m not sure which mode of transport I should make use of on my trip. So I need some (77)a____________.
W: Go on, please.
M: I’m planning to travel to some famous places ---- Beijing, Xi’an and Guilin in China. Which mode of transport is the (78)b______ for me?
W: Well, that (79)d___________ on how much time and money you’re going to spend on your trip.
M: I see. I’m traveling at my (80)e________, so I want to save both time and money spent on my way.
W: Oh, I know what you mean. (81)N________ that you are in Beijing, you should visit the Great Wall, the Summer Palace, the Imperial Palace and Tian Anmen Square as well. During your trip in Beijing, make use of the underground (82)w_________ is faster and cheaper.
M: How can I get to Xi’an? You know I have to go to Beijng after I’ve finished all my traveling.
W: It’s much (83)c____________ to take train to Xi’an than to fly. In my opinion, you should take the train to Xi’an and then to Guilin. You will not (84)o_________ save money but have a beautiful scenic trip. After that, fly directly from Guilin to Beijing.
M: Good! That’s a really good idea. I’ll do as you have (85)s_________.
Thanks a lot.
第 二 卷
六、书面表达（满分25分）
随着科技的进步，多媒体已走进很多学校的课堂。课间休息时，我们学校利用它来播放音乐。你班就“课间是否要播放音乐”展开讨论。请你根据下表所提供的信息用英语写一篇短文，陈述讨论结果及你个人的看法、建议 。（字数 100 词左右，不计开头 ）
| 大多数同学认为 | 部分同学认为 | 个人看法 |
| 能活跃气氛 ； 能使大脑得到放松，减轻学习的疲劳，使大家在快乐的氛围中做好下一堂课的准备 ； 能给大家带来快乐 | 课间时间太短 ，播放音乐达不到预期的效果； 课间需要的是安静而不是嘈杂的声音 。 | 考生陈述 |
Our class held a discussion about whether music should be played during the break or not .
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五、对话填空
７６.__________________
77___________________
78.________________________ 79.________________________
80_______________________ 81_____________________________
82__________________________ 83___________________________
84_________________________ 85_______________________________
Keys
一、听力（每小题1.5分，共３０分）
1-----5 CACBA 6------10 CBABC
11------15 AABAB 16----20 CBACB
二、单选（每小题１分，共１５分）
21-35 BBCBB BDDAB ABBAC
三、完形填空（每小题1.5分，共30分）
36-55 CBADB CAABC DBCDA CBDDA
四、阅读理解（每小题２分，共４０分）
56-75 DBAB CBDC CDAA ADCB DCBC
五、对话填空（每小题１分，共１０分）
76 off 77 advice 78 best 79 depends 80 expense 81 now 82 which 83 cheaper 84 only 85 suggested.
五、书面表达：（共２５分）
Our class held a discussion about whether music should be played during the break or not .The opinions are divided.
Most of the students think that music should be played .As we know, music can produce a lively and happy atmosphere. Besides, after hard study, music can bring us relaxation, which reduces the tiredness. This can help us make full preparations for the next class. Listening to music also makes us feel happy.
On the other hand, some students don’t think so. In their opinion, they can’t get the expected effect from playing music, for the class break time is too short. What is needed most during the class break is peace instead of noise produced by music.
In my opinion, it is good to play some soft and peaceful music instead of loud music during the class break. In this way students can enjoy music as well as have a good rest. Besides, I suggest choosing some music that is suitable for middle school students.