江苏省苏州中学2000—2001学年度第二学期高二年级英语期中考试题
一、听力测试：（20%）
1) Why didn’t Jack get the book?
a．Because he didn’t want to borrow the book..
b．Because there wasn’t such a book in the library.
c．Because he was too busy to go to the library.
2) Why doesn’t Marie speak Chinese as well as Kate?
a．Because Marie doesn’t study as hard as Kate?
b．Because Kate has more chances to practise speaking Chinese.
c．Because Marie isn’t as clever as Kate.
3) What’s the highest temperature today?
a．Twelve below zero b．Ten below zero c．Fourteen below zero.
4) What’s the caller’s phone number?
a． b． c．
5) Where is the dialogue most probably taking place?
a．In Nanjing. b．In a plane. c．on a train.
6)Who is Jack?
a．He is a man who usually keeps his word.
b．He is man who sometimes plays a trick on Jane.
c．He is man who is not very honest.
7) How did Jane feel when she heard what Jack had said?
a．She felt angry. b．She felt upset. c．She felt quite reasonable
8) What is the problem with the customer?
a．She doesn’t know what kind of shoes to buy for her grandson.
b．She hardly knows what color to choose for her grandson.
c．She can’t decide what size shoes she should buy for her grandson.
9) What can we see from the dialogue?
a．The shoes are very expensive.
b．The shop assistant is very helpful.
c．The woman will waste a lot of money.
10) What does the woman seem to care about most?
a．Colour b．Size c．Price.
11)What did the Browns think of their trip to Venesuela?
a．Good b．Tiring c．Expensive
12) What didn’t the Browns like in Venesuela?
a．Gold and jewelry. b．People in the hotels. c．Weather.
13) What is not worth buying in Venesuela?
a．Gold b．Jewelry c．Clothing
14) What can we learn from the dialogue?
a．It seems that the talkers are not likely to go on trip to Venesuela.
b．It seems that the talkers are planning a trip to Venesuela.
c．It seems that the talkers find the information from the Browns very disappointing.
15) Which grade was the girl in?
a．Grade One b．Grade Two c．Grade Three.
16) Why did the girl cry?
a．Because she had no chance to wash the bowls.
b．Because she couldn’t was the bowls clean.
c．Because she broke a bowl while doing the washing.
17) What did the girl’s brother tell her to do at last?
a．The girl’s brother told her to wash more bowls.
b．The girl’s brother told her not to feel sorry about is.
c．The girl’s brother told her never to wash any more bowls.
18) Why did the girl look at the boy?
a．Because she thought she knew him.
b．Because she thought the boy needed to buy a half ticket .
c．Because she thought the boy was honest.
19) Why did the girl let the boy speak first?
a．Because the mother was bad.
b．Because the boy’s words were not right.
c．Because the boy would tell the truth.
20) What did the mother have to do at last?
a．She had to buy a half ticket for the boy.
b．She had to say sorry to the girl.
c．She had to get off the bus.
二、单项填空：（20%）
21) You must __________ the snakes in the long grass.
a．look out b．look out to c．look down to d．look out for
22) The police recognized the thief __________he turned up in the crows.
a．immediately b．at once c．soon d．so that
23) —Have they returned from the beach?
—I’m not sure. They ___________.
a．must have b．may return c．can’t have d．might have
24) The boy wanted to ride his bicycle in the street, but his mother told him ______________.
a．not to b．not to do c．not do it d．do not to
25) —Do you think it’s going to rain over the weekend?
— ___________
a．I don’t believe b．I don’t believe it c．I believe not so d．I believe not
26) I lost my watch last week. I’d like to buy __________.
a．it b．a one c．the one d．another one
27) This is the one of my students who __________ to the States.
a．have been b．has gone c．has been d．have gone
28) ________ only one thousand dollars, I can build a bridge across the river.
a．Give me b．Given me c．Giving d．Given
29) —Must we clean the lab after class?
—Yes, ________.
a．you must b．you need to c．you need d．you have to
30) I wish he ________ the English test last month.
a．passed b．had passed c．could pass d．was able to
31) My niece has _________ an American computer engineer for two years.
a．been married in b．married with c．married d．married to
32) The hurricane is ___________ to hit the small town tonight.
a．possible b．probable c．likely d．perhaps
33) —What’s the problem _____________ selling too many cars in China?
—The road conditions are __________ .
a．of … good b．with … bad c．about…bad d．with … good
34) Too large a population will be __________ of the progress of the world if people pay __________ attention to in .
a．the end …few b．the end … little c．an end …much d．an end…little
35) In ______ space, it appears ___________ astronauts that the white and bright sun hangs in the darkest sky.
a．outer … to b．the … to c．the outer … for d．/… for
36) Students here are always advised ____________ too many maths and physics problems.
a．working on b．to work at c．working out d．to work with
37) Hundreds of people ________ .
Choose the wrong answer:
a．searched for the runaway panda among the hills
b．searched the runaway panda in the hills
c．searched the hills for the runaway panda
d．went to look for the runaway panda in the hills
38) It’s too late. You __________ have fed the goldfish _________ too much food.
a．should …with b．shouldn’t … on c．shouldn’t … with d．should … on
39) This is the Science Museum _________ I talked to you last week.
a．in which b．of which c．that d．where
40) Reading novels and poems __________ what I do every evening.
a．are b．was c．have been d．has been
三、完形填空：（20%）
Several days ago, I met a stranger in the street who stopped and asked me directions. I offered to _____ (41) him the way to his destination (目的地) but go my surprise, he ________ (42 ) refused my offer. I asked him ________ (43 ) . Finally he told me that he was afraid I ________ (44 ) ask him for money if I helped in this __________ (45).
Money ! I fell deep ________ (46 ) thought. Is it money _______ (47 ) comes between us now ? Money has no __________ (48 ) . It cannot be ________ (49 ) to be good or bad. The _______ (50) lies in what attitude (态度) we have towards it.
At present, we have a more plentiful material ________ (51) than ever before, but we’re becoming more and more _________ (52). Why? In my opinion, the key is the change in people’s _______ (53) values. They wrongly believe that making _______ (54) should be their only aim in life, ______ (55) they think up all sorts of ways they can to ________ (56) this aim. They are afraid of being cheated and fooled. If everyone acts _______ (57) this, what will our society be like?
Needless to say, money is becoming more and more important in our _______ (58), but it should not be the “be-all and end-all” of life. If a person __________ (59) cares for money, _________ (60) will be lonely and void (空虚), and even go astray (歧途).
| 41) a．tell | b．point | c．show | d．give |
| 42) a．hardly | b．nearly | c．sadly | d．coldly |
| 43) a．why | b．reason | c．excuse | d．question |
| 44) a．could | b．would | c．should | d．needn’t |
| 45) a．direction | b．means | c．way | d．attempt |
| 46) a．by | b．inside | c．to | d．into |
| 47) a．which | b．that | c．what | d．it |
| 48) a．use | b．price | c．shape | d．life |
| 49) a．judged | b．compared | c．described | d．impressed |
| 50) a．problem | b．judge | c．question | d．reality |
| 51) a．atmosphere | b．achievement | c．life | d．things |
| 52) a．warm-hearted | b．tired | c．wise | d．cold-blooded |
| 53) a．good | b．personal | c．true | d．private |
| 54) a．fame | b．value | c．honesty | d．money |
| 55) a．so | b．yet | c．or | d．for |
| 56) a．carry | b．bring | c．do | d．realize |
| 57) a．alike | b．as | c．like | d．following |
| 58) a．society | b．business | c．science | d．trade |
| 59) a．also | b．once | c．only | d．ever |
| 60) a．she | b．one | c．he | d．you |
四、阅读理解：（20%）
（A）
Milan, the second largest city of I taly , has won an undesirable (不受欢迎的) world record. Of the 54 big cities studied by the World Health Organization and the United Nations, Milan was considered to have the worst air pollution.
According to these two 10-year studies, the level of air pollution in Milan is twice as high as the levels in Paris and Beijing and three times those in Tokyo and London, and four times that in New York.
The reason for Milan’s bad pollution, according to experts is that the city is situated in a valley that holds back the poisonous gases.
Though Milan has taken some measures to lower the level of pollution, the situation is still worrying. People joke to each other, “If you’re travelling to Milan, be sure to bring your gas mask (防毒面具).”
61) Which of the following correctly shows the level of air pollution in Milan?
62) Why is the air pollution in Milan so serious?
a．Because the city lies in a place where it is difficult for polluted air to move away.
b．Because too many cars are being driven in the city.
c．Because the city lies in a place where there are some mountains near it.
d．Because Milan has taken some worrying measures.
(B)
To discover whether bees can see colors, the following experiment is set up. A table is put in a garden, and on the table is a piece of blue cardboard with a drop of syrup (溏浆) on it. After a short time, bees come to the syrup. The bees then fly to their hive (蜂窝) and give the syrup to other bees in the hive. Then they return to the feeding-place which they have discovered. After a while, the blue cardboard with the syrup on it is taken away. Instead of this card, a blue card is now put on the left side of the first feeding-place and a red card to its right. These new cards have no syrup on them. Thus, the blue card is on the left, the red card on the right, and there is nothing where the first blue feeding-card used to be. Very soon bees arrive again, and fly straight to the blue card. None go to the red card.
63) To do the experiment, altogether how many cards do you need to prepare?
a．Two, one blue and on red.
b．Three, two blue and one red.
c．Three, one blue and two red.
d．Four, two blue and two red.
64) If figure I below shows the table top during step 1 of the experiment, which picture in figure 2 represents （代表）step 2 ?
65) During step 2 of the experiment, the bees come to ___________ .
a．the original (原来的) blue card with syrup on it
b．the new blue card with no syrup on it
c．the empty space where the original blue card was.
d．the new blue card with syrup on it.
66) The experiment has proved that bees __________.
a．cannot see colors b．can see colors
c．cannot see blue d．cannot see red
(C)
In 19th century England people liked to go to the seaside. In those days, ladies wore long bathing dresses, and men wore bathing suits. Women did not walk about on the beach in their bathing dresses. They hired a bathing machine. A bathing machine was used for changing in, and for taking the bather down to the sea. It cost 2 pence to hire a machine and an attendant (侍者). When she had paid, the bather climbed up the back steps and got into the bathing machine. Then she changed into her bathing dress. When she had changed, the machine was pulled down to the sea. The bathing machine stopped in the water and the bather went down the front steps into the water. If she did not want to get into the sea, the attendant pulled her in.
67) A 19th century English lady bathing in the sea would would wear something like.
68) Who used the bathing machine?
a．Women bathers.
b．Both men and women bathers.
c．Bathers who couldn’t swim.
d．Bathers who couldn’t walk.
69) A bathing machine was mainly used for __________.
a．giving the bather a pleasure ride on the beach
b．giving the bather some exercise before getting into the water
c．protecting the bather from catching cold from the sea wind
d．protecting the bather from being seen in a bathing dress out of water
70) In the 19th century people who used the bathing machine usually did the following things. Which is the right order for doing them?
a．Changing into bathing clothes.
b．Getting out of the bathing machine.
c．Paying 2 pence.
d．Getting into the bathing machine.
e．Being taken down the beach.
f．Getting into the water.
a．e…d…a…b…f…c b．c…d…a…e…b…f
c．c…d…e…a…b…f d．d…a…e…b…f…c
(D)
When you watch a movie in the cinema, you may wonder how “the moving picture” is made and where the voices, noises and music come from. Now here is the answer.
In modern times, the middle part of cinema film has lots of small photographs, each one of which is different from the one before it. Each photograph is brought in front of a strong light, and there it stops for a very small part of a second. This photograph, therefore, appears on the screen, and we see it. Then the light is covered and the next photograph is moved to the position in front of the strong light. Meanwhile, the metal cover turns away from the light. Thus, the second photograph is shown on the screen. This is done again and again, twenty-four times a second, and we think we are watching a moving picture on the screen. But nothing on the screen actually moves, “The moving picture” is in fact made of a lot of bits. We see about 86,400 different pictures every hour, but none of them moves.
The voices, noises and music are recorded on the side of the cinema film. The record looks like marks of strange shapes. The side of the film passes in front of another light, and the rays of light which pass through change as the marks change. These marks have been made from the voices and other sounds of the people and events (事件) in front of the cinema camera. When the film is being made, The marks may be considered as “printed sounds.”
71) When a film is shown, each photograph appears on the screen for ___________.
a．One twenty-third of a second
b．One twenty-fourth of a second
c．a pat of a second
d．One twenty-fifth of a second
72) We see pictures moving on the screen because _________.
a．we see about 86,400 different pictures every hour
b．each picture is a little different from the one before it
c．photographs change quickly
d．both b and c
73) A cinema film is made up of __________.
a．small photographs and a strong light
b．small photographs and a strong light
c．a lot of bits
d．voices, noises and music
74) In the sentence “Then the light is covered…”, can you tell by what the light is covered? _________.
a．the creen b．marks of strange shapes c．a metal cover d．the sound record
75) The sound record ___________.
a．sounds strange
b．looks as irregular marks
c．is made up of marks printed in the middle of a film
d．is made while the film is being shown on the screen
(E)
Before man knew how to write, clever man could pass on their know only to those who were able to hear them speak. These listeners could repeat what they heard by memory only. Whatever they failed to remember was lost. Writing changed all of this. Written knowledge lives on longer after the lifetime of the writer. Today we can make use of all the information and knowledge that has been gathered for thousands of years. When people first learned to write, they began to record the stories they had always known and liked. Among these was a special kind of story called a “fable”. A fable is a short story that teaches a moral (道德的) lesson. In fables animals usually talk and act like people.
76) Before writing appeared, listeners passed on what they heard by __________ .
a．reading b．memory c．doing some drills d．recorder
77) According to this passage, which of the following is wrong?
a．Animals can talk and act like people.
b．After a writer dies, his written knowledge remains.
c．Now all of the information and knowledge can be made use of .
d．A piece of information is something told of written.
78) This passage mainly tells us __________ .
a．how to gather information and knowledge
b．what stories are
c．what a fable is
d．how knowledge is passed on
79) A fable is __________ story.
a．a long b．an interesting c．a meaningful d．an exciting
80) From this passage we know that ___________ .
a．people knew nothing about passing on their knowledge before writing appeared
b．writing helped people to pass on information and knowledge
c．as people first learned to write, they began to record what they had seen
d．only written stories could be passed on
五、单词拼写：（10%）
81）The two countries have a lot in c _________; they share the same language and some of the customs.
82) An e______________ with rocks from the moon is on show in the Science Museum.
83) People often pay visits to friends and r_________ during the Spring Festival.
84) Work on the project was d_________ by continuous heavy rain.
85) The empty boat was f___________ on the river.
86) Do you like ______________ stories? (侦探)
87) On the way we saw a lot of buildings under __________. (建造)
88) The ___________ government is trying hard to improve people’s living conditions. (中央的)
89) Is Tuesday _____________ to you ? (方便)
90) I haven’t much ___________ in that doctor. (信任)
六、短文改错：（10%）
Visitors to Switzer land usually go to Basel. It has a population of over 350,000, most of them speak
German, but it is considered to be an international city because of it stands right at the point where three countries meets.
Many visitors go to visit place where a three-sided maker (标识) says France on side, Germany on another, and Swizer land on the third. The Rhine (莱茵河), which runs through the place, becoming wide and deep enough to ships to sail all the way to the North Sea. Basel is quite the old city. The University of Basel was found in 1460, and it is still well-known today.
91) ___________________ 92) ___________________
93) ___________________ 94) ___________________
95) ___________________ 96) ___________________
97) ___________________ 98) ___________________
99) ___________________ 100) ___________________
答 案
1．c 2．b 3．c 4．a 5．b 6．a 7．c 8．c 9．b 10．b
11．a 12．c 13．c 14．b 15．a 16．c 17．b 18．b 19．c 20．a
21．d 22．a 23．d 24．a 25．d 26．d 27．c 28．d 29．a 30．b
31．a 32．c 33．b 34．d 35．a 36．b 37．b 38．c 39．b 40．d
41．c 42．d 43．a 44．b 45．c 46．d 47．b 48．d 49．a 50．a
51．c 52．d 53．b 54．d 55．a 56．d 57．c 58．a 59．c 60．c
61．c 62．c 63．b 64．c 65．b 66．b 67．d 68．a 69．d 70．b
71．b 72．d 73．b 74．c 75．b 76．b 77．a 78．d 79．c 80．b
81．common 82．exhibition 83．relatives/relations 84．delayed 85．floating 86．detective 87．construction 88．central 89．convenient 90．belief
91．√ 92．them —— whom 93．
94．meet 95．visit ∧ the
96．on ∧ one 97．becoming → becomes 100．found → founded