高三第二学期期中考试英语试卷 (2006. 4)
第 I 卷 （共110分）
I. Listening Comprehension
Part A Short Conversations
Directions: In Part A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers in your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
1. A. Buy some football game tickets. B. Stay at home and watch TV.
C. Go to the football game. D. Stay at home and do some reading.
2. A. The man is taking the place of Jim at work.
B. Jim and the man are working together today.
C. The man is expecting to take a day off.
D. Jim asked if the man was ill.
3. A. He has been playing both games for a long time.
B. He no longer plays soccer.
C. He is giving badminton lessons now.
D. He didn’t win either match.
4. A. She is not a pleasant person. B. She doesn’t talk very much.
C. She is very nice D. She is pleasant to talk with.
5. A. He has bought a new one. B. He hasn’t any at present.
C. He has only an old one. D. His sister has given him one.
6. A. At home B. In a coffee shop C. In a street D. In a car
7. A. 8 dollars B. 10 dollars C. 12 dollars D. 16 dollars
8. A. Two B. Three C. Four D. Five
9. A. She is trying to find herself a new job.
B. She is too busy to go to the party.
C. She has received the invitation to the party.
D. She lives far away from the speakers.
10. A. Golf B. Tennis
C. Both A and B D. He can’t determine.
Part B Passages
Directions: In Part B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passage. The passages will be read twice but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers in your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
11. A. A thief. B. A runner. C. One of my friends. D. A clever man.
12. A. He likes to show people how fast he can run.
B. He likes to show people how fast he can work.
C. He likes to show people how fast he can walk.
D. He likes to show people how well he can do everything.
13. A. Because he caught the thief.
B. Because he ran faster than the thief.
C. Because he met a friend of his.
D. Because he walked as fast as his friend.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
14. A. A vivid personal experience. B. An exciting test of muscle.
C. A very beautiful sightseeing. D. A war of nerves.
15. A. Americans took up skiing.
B. Americans were afraid of skiing.
C. Skiing became popular only in the hills.
D. Americans made skiing a sport for the hills.
16. A. It takes a long time to learn.
B. It is extremely dangerous.
C. The art of skiing can be mastered in a short time.
D. Skiers never get injured.
Part C Longer Conversations
Directions: In Part C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear the conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you hear. Write your answers on the answer sheet.
Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
Amount of money lent | __17__ dollars |
Use | To get tickets for a __18__ concert. |
How to return | With __19__ money. |
Time of lending | __20__.. |
Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.
Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.
What is Mary doing now? | She is __21__ |
Who is Mary going to have lunch with? | With __22__. |
What is Mary going to do in her office at 2:00? | She is going to __23__. |
When will she be back in her office? | At about __24__.. |
Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
II. Grammar
Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.
25. My brother’s been awarded ______ honourable title by ______ Ministry of Education.
A. a … the B. an … / C. the … the D. an … the
26. The number of the employees ____ grown from 1,0000 to 1,2000, which means it has risen _____ 20%.
A. has, by B. is, at C. have, to D. are, with
27. Since you have repaired my TV set, ____ is no need for me to buy a new one.
A. it B. there C. this D. that
28. Mr. Scott, headmaster of the school, refused to accept ____ of the three suggestions made by the Students’ Union.
A. either B. neither C. any D. none
29. — We’re arriving in Washington D.C. after you leave.
— After? But I ______ to see you there before I left.
A. hope B. am hoping C. had hoped D. have hoped
30. It has been announced that candidates ____ remain in their seats until all the papers have been collected.
A. can B. will C. may D. shall
31. Sunlight is ____ necessary than fresh air to a healthy condition of body.
A. no more B. not much C. not very D. no less
32. --Would you consider introducing a non-smoking policy?
--If my wife does, ____.
A. so do I B. so I do C. so will I D. so I would
33. It’s ______ at all that I can’t understand.
A. you want to live in Africa B. in Africa you want to live
C. why you want to live in Africa D. that you want to live in Africa
34. ______ to sunlight for too much time will do harm to one’s skin.
A. Exposed B. Having exposed
C. Being exposed D. After being exposed
35. In order to gain a bigger share in the international market, many state-run companies are striving ____ their products more competitive.
A. to make B. making C. to have made D. having made
36. ______ is very annoying that you didn’t tell me you had changed your plans.
A. It B. There C. That D. What
37. I’m not even sure which one you’re talking about; you’re saying I met him before, ______?
A. am I B. aren’t I C. aren’t you D. don’t you
38. No one can walk the wire without a bit of fear unless ______ very young.
A. having been trained B. to be trained
C. trained D. being trained
39. I’d like to find a job ______ I can combine my qualifications with my interest.
A. what B. which C. when D. where
40. Rare animals are still hunted, ____ we can now imitate their skins with other products.
A. as though B. ever since C. so that D. even though
41. Though ____ money, his parents managed to send him to university.
A. lacked B. lacking of C. lacking D. lacked in
42. Evidence came up ____ specific speech sounds are recognized by babies as young as 6 months old.
A. what B. that C. which D. whose
43. ____ is often the case, the boundary between standing waters and flowing waters is not sharp and clear.
A. Which B. This C. As D. That
44. ____ it with me and I will see what I can do.
A. When left B. Leaving C. If you leave D. Leave
III. Vocabulary
Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.
45. It is generally accepted that we Chinese have a great cultural ____.
A. conservation B. heritage C. preservation D. judgment
46. We are now in a great new ____ of information.
A. era B. history C. term D. ecology
47. ____ a daughter through law school was a great burden on the rather poor Wangs.
A. Spending B. Sending C. Raising D. Financing
48. It proves difficult to ____ the cost of a journey to Tibet.
A. count B. number C. calculate D. figure
49.When Uncle Bill went abroad to live, he left me his gold watch as a ____.
A. memory B. impression C. reminder D. souvenir
50. He was more than astonished at the proceeds of that day which ____ over $200,000.
A. came up B. came across C. came to D. came on
51. That building is regarded by many as ____ because all the others like it were destroyed by the Japanese troops.
A. single B. unique C. scarce D. common
52. We never know the ____ of water till the well is dry.
A. function B. use C. price D. value
53. King managed to ____ the lab as it was when the Curies once lived in it.
A. preserve B. protect C. defend D. guard
54. I don’t want to get ____ the meaningless quarrel between Tom and Mary.
A. in touch with B. combined with C. involved in D. engaged in
IV. Cloze
Directions: For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
(A)
Children understand risks __55__ compared with adults. Yet their words and promises can cheat parents so that the parents will believe that their children __56__ and avoid danger while in fact they do not. When their parents understand this, they can decide at what ages and __57__ what circumstances their children are able to protect themselves from harm.
Preschool children live in a world filled with magic. Fairy tales are __58__ believable to four-year-old than the stories their parents tell of their own childhood. This belief in magical __59__ strongly influences __60__ children of this age understand risks.
Automobiles are the largest single __61__ cause of children’s deaths. To help __62__ their being hit by a car while crossing the street, most young children are taught a jingle (顺口溜) urging them to look left, then right, then left again before crossing.
When asked, most children this age will recite the instructions for safety crossing a street, __63__ their parents that they will be safe. However, such memorized instructions are sometimes of little value to preschool children because of their belief in __64__.
55. A. differently B. sooner C. better D. worse
56. A. discover B. recognize C. find D. get
57. A. within B. around C. of D. under
58. A. no less B. no more C. less D. as
59. A. strength B. power C. rights D. abilities
60. A. why B. when C. how D. what
61. A. reason B. possibility C. cause D. chance
62. A. improve B. prevent C. supply D. provide
63. A. assuring B. promising C. insuring D. believing
64. A. parents B. safety C. ability D. magic
(B)
While we haven’t discovered the “fountain of youth”, there are some simple and highly effective ways to achieve these goals. Many people that bodily decline（衰老）comes with advanced age, but this doesn’t have to be . Research shows that you can enjoy years of active life with few of the traditional of aging（变老）.
Normally the DNA in our cells determines when and how our cells age and die. The concept of programmed cell death, known as apoptosis, is a(n) of intense scientific study. Researchers are busy looking for ways to aging. To a large extent, the programmed time of cell death is out of our immediate control. But premature（过早）aging is our control.
Most physical signs of aging, such as wrinkles and poor vision, are brought on prematurely by a combination of factors and poor lifestyle habits. Some of these factors include pollution, over-exposure to sunlight, too much alcohol consumption, smoking, inactivity, a lack of exercise and poor nutrition. All lead to cell damage, which the aging process and can lead to illness and disease. , a healthy lifestyle will enable us to enjoy an active body, a clear mind and a lively spirit.
65. A. declare B. assure C. confirm D. assume
66. A. so B. such C. real D. known
67. A. mental B. physical C. spiritual D. material
68. A. signals B. symbols C. signs D. sights
69. A. range B. place C. area D. idea
70. A. process B. prevent C. proceed D. prohibit
71. A. of B. beyond C. for D. within
72. A. aging B. natural C. environmental D. climate
73 .A. slows B. quickens C. remains D. maintains
74. A. On the contrary B. In addition C. On the whole D. As a result
V. Reading Comprehension
Directions: Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
The wedding took place in a Birmingham hotel. The bride and her father arrived in a new black American sports car. Her father looked nervous and uncomfortable in front of the cameras. The bride wore a silk wedding dress. She smiled nervously at the waiting photographers and went to a room on the first floor where she met her future husband for the very first time.
Carla Germaine and Greg Cordell were the winners of a radio station’s competition. The aim of the competition was to find two strangers prepared to marry without having met each other. Miss Germaine, 23, is a model. Mr. Cordell, 27, is a TV salesman. They were among the two hundred people who entered for a peculiar “experiment” organized by BMRB radio in Birmingham, England. Greg and Carla were among eight finalists who were interviewed live on radio. They too a lie detector test and the station also spoke to their friends and family about their personalities. The competition judges included an astrologer who declared that they were suited.
The couple celebrated their wedding with a wedding breakfast and a party for 100 guests in the evening, but not everyone shared their joy. Miss Germine’s mother looked anxious throughout the wedding and Mr. Cordell’s parents are reported to be less than delighted.
Organizations, including the marriage guidance service Relate, have criticized the marriage. As one person put it, “We have enough problems getting young people to take marriage seriously without this. Marriage should always be about love.”
The couple are now on a Caribbean honeymoon followed by journalists. Their other prizes include a year’s free use of a wonderful apartment in the center of Birmingham, and a car. But will it last?
75. How did the couple’s parents react to the wedding?
A. The bride’s mother shared their joy.
B. The bride’s father felt uncomfortable about the wedding.
C. The bridegroom’s parents were quite delighted.
D. The bridegroom’s patents were not that joyful.
76. Some experts believe that ____.
A. marriage without the couple’s meeting each other first ends up in divorce
B. young people nowadays are too careless about marriage
C. taking a lie detector test can not solve all the marriage problems
D. most young people take marriage seriously except this couple
77. One of the prizes for the couple is ____.
A. to spend their honeymoon wherever they like
B. to use an apartment free for some time
C. to have a wedding dress free
D. to own an American sports car
78. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?
A. Two Strangers and a Wedding B. A Wedding Based on Love
C. A Short-Lived Marriage D. A Well-Matched Couple
(B)
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Jane Peters, aged 21 Jane was walking to college with a friend. The fried went back to her flat because she had forgotten something and Jane walked on alone. She never arrived at college and she has not been seen for the last five years. The video recording of some shops near the college shows Jane talking to a man on the afternoon that she disappeared. None of her friends can identify the man. Jane is of slim build. When she was last seen, she was wearing a blue jacket and carrying a school bag with her books in it. | Arthur Sugden, aged 61 Arthur went to get a newspaper at the local corner shop and never came back. He has been missing for seven years. His wife Pru says he had problems at work but for him to just walk out like that was “completely out of character”. It is thought that Mr Sudgen had money worries and police believe he had been gambling. Mr Sugden is of medium build and has thinning brown hair. When last seen he was wearing a blue jacket, grey trousers and a white shirt with a red tie. | |
| Richard (Dickie) Gallagher, aged 5 Last summer, Dickie Gallagher was playing on the beach on the family holiday in Corfu when he suddenly disappeared. The police searched the beach and interviewed people at nearby hotels. Coastguards searched the sea for two days after he disappeared. They believed that if Dickie had drowned the body would have been found by now. His elder brother Leon, aged 12, was looking after Dickie while his parents went back to their hotel for a sleep. Dickie climbed over a wall and when Leon went to look for him he was gone. No tourists on the beach remember seeing him on his own. His father has given up his job to return to Corfu. The family are preparing to sell their house to raise money to help in the search for Dickie. Dickie Gallagher has dark hair and when last seen he was wearing a black swimming suit. |
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79. Jane disappeared ______.
A. when she was walking with a friend
B. while she was talking to a man on the street
C. when she was on her way to school
D. after she went back to her flat for something
80. The reason for Mr. Sugden to leave home is that ______.
A. he had been caught at a gambling site by the police
B. he was worried about his money
C. he was out of character
D. he had something very troublesome in his life
81. Who should be the first to blame for the loss of Dickie?
A. The police. B. His parents. C. Leon. D. The coastguards.
(C)
Every once in a while you will read some article about a so-called scholar discovering material that is supposed to prove that William Shakespeare did not really write the works attributed to him.
Many alternative authors have been suggested—Christopher Marlow and Francis Bacon. One supporter of Bacons as author of Shakespeare’s plays actually looked for words like “fat and lard” and calculated how their places in the texts of the plays proved that Bacon authored them.
Any schoolboy can see the wrong idea of such an argument and yet many adult readers of newspaper articles, written by men who have never done any research on Shakespeare, are taken in by the arguments proposed against Shakespeare’s authorship.
It is true that we have no manuscripts of the plays as they came from Shakespeare’s hand. After all, he wrote the plays to be acted and the actors used the author’s manuscripts. However, almost half the plays appeared in print under the author’s name during his lifetime—which ended in 1616. A few years later, in 1623, two of Shakespeare’s actor friends published a great book with thirty-six plays and put Shakespeare’s name on the title page. They even got Ben Johnson, Shakespeare’s great rival play writer, to write a poetic introduction for the book.
There are other arguments I might present to prove Shakespeare’s authorship. My own argument is simply this, if Shakespeare did not write the plays attributed to him, it was someone else by the same name.
82. The first paragraph tells us that some so-called scholars ____.
- have already proved that Shakespeare’s works were not his own
- have proved that Shakespeare’s works were his own.
- Try to prove that Shakespeare’s works were not his own
- Try very hard to prove that Shakespeare’s works were worthless
83. Some people suggested that certain writers other than Shakespeare himself were the authors of his plays. One of them did so by____.
- examine the whole text of Shakespeare’s works
- discovering words such as “fat” and “lard” in Bacon’s plays
- checking up every word in Shakespeare’s works
- comparing the use of words in Shakespeare’s works with others’
84. The author states in the third paragraph that it is amazing to find so many people ____.
- are fooled by schoolboys
- have never done any research on Shakespeare
- are easily persuaded to doubt Shakespeare’s authorship
- have always been interested in newspaper articles about arguments proposed against Shakespeare’s authorship
85. One difficulty in proving Shakespeare’s authorship is that ____.
- the plays were written so long ago
- the plays appeared only in print in 1616
- the actors and publishers during his lifetime had changed the plays
- the author’s manuscripts of the plays are no longer available
(D)
The definition of the standard kilogram is almost entirely wrong. Getting that definition right is a challenge that has tried the patience and intelligence of scientists for decades.
Scientists use just seven basic units to define all the other quantities we use — quantities such as speed or electric power. All of those basic units except the kilogram are themselves defined according to natural properties（属性）that are beyond human control.
For example, the standard second (time) is defined as a specific number of vibration（振动）of a type of radiation sent out by atoms of a special metal. The standard metre (length), in turn, is defined as the length of the path light travels under certain conditions.
Not so the kilogram. This orphan of the basic unit family is simply the mass of a small platinum-iridium alloy cylinder（铂—铱合金筒）locked away in a container maintained by the International Bureau of Weights & Measures in Sevres, France, near Paris. Official bodies around the world have copies of the cylinder.
Embarrassingly, the last time the copies were brought to Sevres for a checkup in the 1980s, officials found that some copies had gained about 20 parts per billion in weight compared to the master cylinder since the previous checkup in the 1940s. This implies that the master cylinder itself may be an inconstant standard.
Several efforts in several different countries are under way to redefine the kilogram according to basic physical quantities such as counting the actual number of atoms of a specific substance in a kilogram or the electromagnetic（电磁的）force that balances a kilogram mass against gravity. A project of the latter type at the laboratories in Gaithersburg, Md., hopes eventually to define mass by means of electrical units.
So far, none of these redefinition projects has borne fruit. They require the very precision of measurement and control of experimental conditions. The slightest influence — even a tiny change in weather — can ruin results. You’ve got to hand it to scientists who are willing to devote many years to such painstaking — but extremely important — research.
86. Compared with other basic units, the kilogram is ______.
A. as accurate as other basic units
B. not defined according to natural properties
C. not universally accepted in the world
D. defined in the same way as other basic units
87. The author introduced the examination of copies of a platinum-iridium alloy cylinder in the 1980s to indicate that ______.
A. the causes of weight changes had been found
B. such kind of checks had been carried out regularly
C. the changes in weight challenged the definition of the kilogram
D. the consequences of such changes were great in research
88. According to the passage, to define the weight of mass by means of electrical units ______.
A. is the only way to redefine the kilogram scientifically
B. has been accepted as the only possible redefinition project
C. is not as simple as people understand
D. has been considered by some scientists as a better approach
89. Which of the following CANNOT be concluded from the passage?
A. Scientists will achieve success in redefining the kilogram in the near future
B. Some scientists are trying to redefine the kilogram according to basic physical quantities.
C.
The redefining of the standard kilogram is quite complicated and can be affected
by a
number of factors.
D. A number of experiments are being carried out to redefine the kilogram.
第 II 卷 （共40分）
I. Translation
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
1. 他很想减肥，但却抵制不了巧克力的诱惑。（resist the temptation）
2. 不要坐失良机，尽快和那所大学联系。（contact）
3. 他工作很努力，很快便获得提升。（promote）
4. 近年来，中国产品在世界各地享有很高的声誉。(enjoy)
5. 联合国在维护世界和平方面起了重要的作用。(play a role)
II. Writing
Directions: Write an English composition in 120 ~ 150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
A _____________ Memory
要求： 1. 把题目填写完整
2. 根据题目挑选一件记忆中的事件进行叙述,并发表感想.
英语练习卷答题纸
第 I 卷
I. Listening Comprehension
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第 II 卷
I. Translation
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II. Guided Writing
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Keys:
I. 1-10 BABAB, DBCDB 11-16 CAB, CAC
17. 36 18. rock 19. babysitting 20. Now
21. visiting a factory 22. the designer 23. see a customer 24. 5 o’clock
II. 25-34 DABCC, DDCCC 35-44 AACCD, DCBBD
III. 45-54 BADCD, CBDAC
IV. 55-64 ABDAB, CCBAD 65-74 DABCC, BDCBA
V. 75-78 DBBA 79-81 CDB 82-85 CDCD 86-89 BCDA
Translation:
a) He wanted to lose weight very much, but he could hardly resist the temptation of chocolate.
b) Don’t miss the good chance and contact that university as soon as possible.
c) He worked hard and was soon promoted.
d) In recent years, the products made in China have been enjoying a quite high reputation around the world.
e) The United Nations has played an important role in maintaining world peace.