高二级英语学科下期半期试题
答题时间：120分钟 满分：150分
本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。第I卷1至5页。第II卷第6页。考试结束，将第二卷（即第6页）交回。
第I卷
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30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. Where are the two speakers now?
A. On the bus. B. On the street. C. On the beach.
2. What does the woman suggest the man do?
A. Go to bed earlier. B. Turn the alarm off. C. Move his alarm clock.
3. What would be the woman’s advice?
A. Don’t drink water with ice.
B. Don’t eat any cold dishes.
C. Don’t drink water at lunch.
4. When will the man most probably meet Dr. Jones?
A. At 9:00 B. At 9:30 C. At 10:00
5. Why does the woman want to return the dress?
A. It is too dear. B. It is out of date. C. It is of poor quality.
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，你将有时间阅览室读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段材料，回答第6至7题。
6. What can we learn about the lecture?
A. It was put off. B. It lasted too long. C. It bored some students.
7. What do we know about the woman?
A. She forgot to attend the lecture.
B. She mixed up the days of lectures.
C. She should answer for the bad manners.
听下面一段材料，回答第8 至10 题。
8. What is the main topic of the conversation?
A. Watching football games.
B. Meeting football players.
C. Cheering in the stadium.
9. What do we know about the woman?
A. She doesn’t like football at all.
B. She is too busy to go to the stadium.
C. She likes watching football games on TV.
10. What does the man like to do?
A. Watch football games in person.
B. Photo football games with his camera.
C. Cheer for his favorite football players.
听下面一段材料，回答第11 至13 题。
11. Why does the man decide not to go downtown at first?
A. He can’t spare the time.
B. He thinks it is too far away.
C. He has nothing to do downtown.
12. What is Gilsons?
A. A big supermarket. B. A watch repair shop. C. A large parking lot.
13. What do we know about the woman?
A. She is busy with her work.
B. She is leaving in several hours.
C. She is going shopping downtown.
听下面一段材料，回答第14 至16 题。
14. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. A research plan made in space.
B. A certain product made in space.
C. A problem in making things in space.
15. What might the balls most probably be used for?
A. Children’s games. B. Earth protection. C. Medical science.
16. Why have astronauts made the balls in space?
A. To keep them a smaller size.
B. To make them perfectly round.
C. To produce them more cheaply.
听下面一段材料，回答第17 至20 题。
17. Where does this conversation most probably take place ?
A. In a meeting room. B. In a public house. C. In a TV studio.
18. What is the most popular free-time activity in Japan?
A. Eating out. B. Traveling. C. Driving
19. What activity is the least popular of the top ten?
A. Going to bars. B. Playing the lottery.
C. Visiting museums and zoos.
20. What can we learn from the conversation?
A. All the people in Japan work overtime.
B. Most of the Japanese people travel abroad.
C.Watching DVDs is more popular than gardening in Japan.
第二部分 英语知识运用（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）
21. ——I’m going abroad for an important lecture tomorrow.
——___________.
A. Have a good time. B. Good journey. C. Good luck. D. Congratulations.
22. They have their reasons for keeping their marriage ____ secret for _____ moment.
A. the; a B. the; the C. a; the D. a; a
23. If John doesn’t come to work on time, he ____ be fired.
A. must B. need C. may D. should
24. _______ giving up, Professor Smith went on with his research.
A. Because of B. Instead of C. In spite of D. In case of
25. Nothing in life is _____. It is only to be understood.
A. fearing B. feared C. to fear D. to be feared
26. Furniture is to the living room ______ playground equipment is to the playground.
A. what B. when C. which D. why
27. It was the second time that I _____ with real passion.
A. have written B. wrote C. was writing D. had written
28. The activists, _______, talked to workers outside the factory.
A. bravely; strong B. brave; strongly C. brave; strong D. bravely; strongly
29. In fact, _____ is no point in playing on-line games.
A. this B. it C. there D. that
30. Once _____, his work became famous for the absence of rhyme at the end of each line.
A. publishing B. publish C. to publish D. published
31. Whether by accident or ______, he arrived too late to help us.
A. purpose B. air C. design D. chance
32. The media can often draw our attention to situations _____ help is needed.
A. which B. when C. what D. where
33. What the teacher said at the meeting ______ very helpful to us.
A. turned to B. turned on C. turned out D. turned up
34. ——Excuse me, sir. Smoking is not allowed here.
——Oh, sorry, I ________.
A. have known B. don’t know C. didn’t know D. hadn’t known
35. Something of the spirit of the original work is lost, ____________________.
A. however a poem is translated well B. no matter how a poem is translated well
C. no matter how translated a poem is well D. however well a poem is translated
第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Making friends is a skill. Like most skills, it 36 with practice. If you want to meet people and make friends, you must be willing to take some action. You must first go where there are people. You won’t make friends staying home 37 .
Join a club or group, talking with those who like the same things 38 you do is 39 easier. Or join someone 40 some activity.
Many people are 41 when talking to new people. 42 all, meeting strangers means 43 the unknown. And it’s human nature to feel a bit uncomfortable about the unknown.
44 our fears about dealing 45 new people comes from doubts about 46 . We imagine other people are 47 us —finding us too tall or too short, too this or too that. But don’t forget that they must be feeling the same way. Try to accept yourself 48 you are, and try to put the other person at ease (不拘束). You’ll both feel more comfortable.
Try to 49 self-confident (自信) even 50 you don’t feel that way when you 51 a room full of strangers, such as a new classroom, walk tall and straight, look 52 at other people and smile.
If you see someone you’d like to 53 , say something. Don’t wait for 54_ person to start a conversation(谈话)
Just meeting someone 55 does not mean that you will make friends with that person — friendship is based on mutual (互相的) liking and “give and take”. They take time and effort (努力) to develop. And there are things that keep a new friendship from growing.
36. A. produces B. improves C. grows D. raises
37. A. lonely B. yourself C. alone D. with yourself
38. A. as B. that C. which D. what
39. A. very B. more C. much D. rather
40. A. with B. in C. on D. to
41. A. nervous B. excited C. pressed D. worried
42. A. At B. For C. In D. After
43. A. touching B. facing C. meeting D. seeing
44. A. Many B. Some C. Some of D. Most of
45. A. with B. to C. for D. on
46. A. yourself B. himself C. yourselves D. ourselves
47. A. talking B. saying C. judging D. laughing at
48. A. like B. as C. what D. that
49. A. make B. act as C. act D. express
50. A. when B. if C. as D. what
51. A. come to B. go to C. enter D. step to
52. A. upwards B. directly C. bravely D. happily
53. A. speak to B. talk about C. say to D. call up
54. A. other B. the other C. another D. others
55. A. old B. young C. new D. little
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
A small plane had some trouble with its engine while it was in the high sky. The pilot knew that there was nothing he could do to keep the plane long in the air, so he pushed back to where his three passengers sat and explained the dangerous situation. At last he said, “I am a married man with three children. I am sorry to tell you that there are only three parachutes (降落伞)aboard.” With that he took up one and jumped out.
One of the passengers reacted (反应过来) quickly. “I am a great man. I am the smartest man and the world can not do without me. ” With that he too, jumped out.
The other two passengers, an old man and a young soldier, were quiet for a moment. At last the old man said, “Son, I am old and have lived a full life. I am ready to meet my God. ”
“You’ll have to give up that, ” the young man said , smiling. “The world’s smartest man just jumped out with my backpack (背包).”
56. There was something wrong with the plane when _____________.
A. it was at the airport B. it was taking off
C. it was flying in the sky D. it was landing
57. How many people were there in the pilot’s family?
A. Four B. Five C. At least four D. Three
58. By saying “I am ready to meet my God .” the old man meant ____________.
A. he wanted the young men to use the last parachute.
B. he wanted to meet someone named God
C. he wanted to kill himself.
D. he wanted the young man to give him the parachute.
59. Who was sure to die?
A. The pilot B. The old man C. The world’s smartest man D. The young man
B
When Elizabeth Kenny was a little girl, she fell off a horse and hurt her arm. Mrs Kenny took her a doctor in Toowoomba, Queensland. In the doctor’s Elizabeth saw many bottles of medicine standing in a row. Since then, she wanted to be a nurse. As soon as she was old enough, Elizabeth was trained in a hospital. After working for some time, she made a surprising discovery. Among her patients were some children who had lost the use of their legs because of polio(小儿麻痹症). Kenny tried putting hot cloth on their legs and washing them in a special way. The results were great. The children were able to use their legs again.
Most doctors would not believe that children could get well in such a simple way. Gradually, however, she became famous. From 1939 on people from many parts of the world brought their children to Australia to receive treatment by this wonderful nurse. She was invited to America where her methods were used in many hospitals. Money was collected to build Kenny foundations which were for polio patients. Kenny died in 1952, but she will long be remembered for her fight against polio.
60. Toowoomba is the name of ___________.
A. a famous doctor B. a kind of disease
C. an Australian city D. an Australian school
61. The children who suffered from polio ____________.
A. couldn’t walk B. couldn’t work C. couldn’t speak D. lost their legs
62. What was Kenny’s surprising discovery?
A. There were so many polio patients around her.
B. Polio children could recover in a simple way.
C. Children suffering from polio had lost the use of legs.
D. Among the children most of them suffered from polio.
63. The best title (标题) of the text is most likely to be ___________
A. Methods of Treating Polio B. Kenny Foundations for Children
C. Elizabeth Kenny, A Wonderful Nurse D. Hospital for Polio Patients
C
Below is a web page from Google.
Olympic—Modern Olympic Games
The completer results archive of summer and winter Olympic games, with winners lists, statistics, national anthems and flags of all contries since 1896.
www. olympic. it/english/home-16k
Environment
Beijing steel plants to run at the lowest level of cost during 2008 Olympics [2007-03-11] Beijing able to treat 90 pct of waste water [2007-02-05] ·Air quality in Beijing has improved over the past six years [2007-02-01]·Green Olympics dream coming true …
en. Beijing2008.com/80/67/column.shtml-52k
Beijing announces planned routine of Olympic torch relay
Beijing announced the 2008 Olympic Games torch relay route and set off the Olympic Games torch on Thursday. … Green Olympics is one of the three concepts of the Beijing Games. …
english.china.com/zh_cn/news/sports//.html-26k
Environmental Symbol of Beijing Olympics —‘Green Olympics’
Environmental Symbol of Beijing Olympics —‘Green Olympics’, officially announced on Saturday, 24 September 2005. The symbol, created using a calligraphic art form, is composed of human and tree-like shapes, …
my.opera.com/green_head/blog/show.dml/92155-18k
Green Olympics Forum In Beijing 2004
On behalf of BOCOC, Wang Wei, executive vice president of BOCOC, gave a presentation about Green Olympics, introduced the environment protection work of BMC and BOCOC, and answered several questions such as protection of cultural relics …
en.beijing2008.com/84/91/article.shtml-36k
Olympic Games Quizzes and Olmpic Games Trivia
Who was the founder of the Modern Olympics? In which cities were the modern Olympic Games due to be held/ scheduled during the ‘war years’, i.e., 1916, 1940, and 1944? … In which three years of the Modern Olympic Games were … More questions …
www.funtrivia.com/quizzes/sports/ olympic_games.html-12k
OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE OLYMPIC MOVEMENT
… aimed at young researchers engaged in scholarly research on the Olympic Movement, its history and values, and the impact of the …[ Full story] SPORT ACCORD[2005-01-23]…
www.olympic.org/
Ancient Olympic Hertiage and Modern Olympic Games in Athens 2004
As put forward in the various official texts, the Olympic symbols of ancient Olympia, the Olympic flame and the Marathon race are bridges between the ancient and the modern Olympic Games, …
www.c2008.org/rendanews/knowledge_detail.asp?id=911-106k
64. When was the environmental symbol of Beijing Olympics made public?
A. On January 23, 2005. B. On September 24, 2005.
C. On February 5, 2007. D. On March 11, 2007.
65. Which of the following websites is designed for young researchers interested in the Olympics?
A. Environment
B. Green Olympics Forum In Beijing 2004
C. Olympic Games Quizzes and Olmpic Games Trivia
D. OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE OLYMPIC MOVEMENT
66. Which website provides a complete list of the winners in the Olympic Games?
A. Olympic—Modern Olympic Games
B. Green Olympics Forum In Beijing 2004
C. Environmental Symbol of Beijing Olympics —‘Green Olympics’
D. Ancient Olympic Hertiage and Modern Olympic Games in Athens 2004
67. What do we learn from the above web page?
A. Beijing has made efforts to improve its air quality.
B. The Olympic torch relay route has not been planned.
C. The Olympic flag will be on display in Athens.
D. A quiz on the Olympics will be held in Beijing.
D
Lying in the sun on a rock,the cougar(美洲豹)saw Jeb and his son,Tom before they saw it.Jeb put his bag down quickly and pulled his jacket open with both hands,making himself look big to the cougar,It worked.The cougar hesitated,ready to attack Jeb,but ready to forget the whole thing,too.
Jeb let go of his kacked,grasped Tom and held him across his body,making a cross.Now the cougar’s enemy looked even bigger,and it rose up,ready to move away,but unfortunately Tom got scared and struggled free of Jeb.
“Tom,no”shouted his father.
But Tom broke and ran and that’s the last thing you do with a cougar.The second Tom broke free,Jeb threw himself on the cougar,just as it jumped from the rock.They hit each other in mid-air and both fell,The cougar was on Jeb in a flash,forgeting about Tom,which was what Jeb wanted.
Cougars are not as big as most people think and a determined man stands a chance,even with just his fists.As the cougar’s claws(爪子)got into his left shoulder,Jeb swung his fist at its eyes and hit hard.The animal howled（吼叫）and put its head back. Jeb followed up with his other fist.Then out of the corner of his eye.Jeb saw Tom.The boy was running back to help his father.
“Knife,Tom,”shouted Jeb.
The boy ran to his father’s bag,while Jeb strated shouting as well as hitting,to keep the cougar’s attention away from Tom.Tom got the knife and ran over to Jeb.The cougar was moving its head in and out,trying to find a way through the wall Jeb was making out of his arms.Tom swung with the knife,into the cougar’s back.It howled horribly and ran off into the mountains.
The whole fight had taken about thirty seconds.
68. Why did Jeb pull his jacket open when he saw the cougar?
A. To get ready to fight B. To frighten it away
C. To protect the boy D. To cool down
69. What do we know about cougars?
A. They are afraid of noises B. They hesitate before they hit
C. They are bigger than we think D. They like to attack running people
70. How did Jeb try to hold the cougar’s attention?
A. By keeping shouting and hitting B. By making a wall out of his arms
C. By throwing himself on the cougar
D. By swinging his fists at the cougar’s eyes
71. Which of the following happened first?
A. The cougar jumped from the rock B. Tom struggled free of his father
C. Jeb asked Tom to get the knife D. Jeb held Tom across his body
E
Today about 70 countries use Daylight Saving Time (DST). Daylight Saving was first introduced during World War I in Australia. During the world wars, DST was used for the late summers beginning January 1917 and 1942, and the full summers beginning September 1942 and 1943.
In 1967, Tasmania experienced a drought（干旱）. The State Government introduced one hour of daylight saving that summer as a way of saving power and water. Tasmanians liked the idea of daylight saving and the Tasmanian Government has declared daylight saving each summer since 1968. Persuaded by the Tasmanian Government, all states except two passed a law in 1971, for a test use of daylight saving. In 1972, New South Wales, South Australia and Victoria joined Tasmania for regular daylight saving, but Queensland did not do so until 1989.
Tasmania, Queensland and South Australia have had irregular plans, often changing their dates due to politics or festivals（节日）. For example, in 1992, Tasmania extended（延长）daylight saving by an extra month while South Australia began extending daylight saving by two weeks for the Adelaide Festival. Special daylight saving plans were made during the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.
The differences in daylight saving in Australia continue to cause serious problems in transport and many other social activities. It also reduces the number of hours in the working day that are common to all centers in the country. In particular, time differences along the east coast cause major differences, especially for the broadcasters of national radio and television.
72. Daylight Saving Time was introduced in Tasmania _______________.
A. to stop the drought in 1967 B. to support government officials
C. to pass a special law in the state D. to save water and electricity
73. According to the text, which state was the last to use DST?
A. Victoria. B. Queensland.
C. South Australia. D. New South Wales.
74. What can we learn about DST in some Australian states?
A. It doesn’t have fixed dates. B. It is not used in festivals.
C. Its plan was changed in 2000. D. It lasts for two weeks.
75. What do we know about the use of DST from the last paragraph?
A. There exist some undesirable effects.
B. It helps little to save energy.
C. It brings about longer working days.
D. Radio and TV programs become different.
高二级英语学科下期半期试题
第Ⅱ卷（非选择题，共35分）
Ⅰ、单词辨音（每小题0.5分，共2.5分）
选出与划线部分读音相同的选项。
( ) 76、scan A. analysis B. debate C. engage D. astronomer
( ) 77、elect A. media B. relate C. effort D. face
( ) 78、modern A. sofa B. block C. honey D. work
( ) 79、recite A. intention B. district C. basis D. isle
( ) 80、unknown A. union B. conquer C. use D. upper
Ⅱ、单词拼写（每小题0.5分，共2.5分）
根据所给的首写字母或中文，写出符合句意的单词，并注意正确的形式。
81、After he g_____________ from college, he runs a company.
82、He said he p___________ to stay at home rather than go to the cinema.
83、______________(显然), what you have said is not true.
84、It’s very _____________(方便的) to pay by credit card.
85、I am not willing to be ____________(雇佣) by a cruel boss.
Ⅲ、用所给短语的适当形式填空（每小题1分，共5分）
86、It really _________________ whether you work hard or not. (make a difference)
87、I suggest he should ________ himself ________ his new conditions.(adapt to)
88、Too much work and too little rest often _____________ illness.(lead to)
89、By doing so, poetry _________________ a higher quality of life.(contribute to)
90、A teacher ___________________________ his pupils.(have great influence on)
Ⅳ、句型转换（每小题1分，共5分）
91、You can expect to get a pay rise only with hard work.
________ by working hard _______ _______ _______ to get a pay rise.
92、For the first time I wrote with real passion.
______ _______ the first time _______ I had written with real passion.
93、If it is seen from space, the earth looks like a blue ball.
_________ ________ space, the earth looks like a blue ball.
94、Chinese readers admire their works because they use surprising images.
Chinese readers admire their works ______ _____ their _____ of surprising images.
95、The Group of Eight is made up of the eight richest countries in the world.
The Group of Eight ________ _______ the eight richest countries in the world.
Ⅴ、根据所给汉语，完成下列各句（每小题2分，共10分）
96、尽管Steve很累，可他还是陪妻子去看电影了。
Steve went to the movie with his wife, _________________________________.
97、他身材高大，因此在人群中很突出。
His height makes him _____________________ in the crowd.
98、等着他是没有用的。
______________________________________________________________________
99、这家旅馆是我叔叔的，它建于1990年。
_______________________________________________________________________
100、我们应该充分利用自然资源。
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Ⅵ、书面表达（本小题共10分）
今天你们班同学结束了值周班的活动。请根据下表内容，写一篇短文，发表你对此次活动的看法。
| 1组 | 扫除：清理废纸、烟蒂、塑料袋等废弃物 |
| 2组 | 宣传：树立标牌，告诉同学们要爱护花木 |
| 3组 | 演讲：向同学们宣传“白色污染”的害处以及保护环境的重要性 |
| 你的看法 | …… |
注意：
1．短文必须包括表内所有的内容。 2．文章首句已给出，不列入总词数；
3．词数： 60词左右。 4．参考词汇：烟蒂cigarette end
This morning our class organized an environmental protection activity in our school.
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