高二英语科上学期期末考试试题
（满分100分 时间100分钟）
班级__________ 姓名__________ 学号______
I. Listening ( 20%)
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 conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it , read the four answers in your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
1. A. Two dollars. B. Three dollars.
C. One dollar and fifty cents. D. Two dollars and fifty cents.
2. A. She has finished the paper already. B. She likes reading newspapers.
C. She hasn’t finished the paper yet. D. She forgets her paper.
3. A. British. B. Japanese. C. Chinese. D. Canadian.
4. A. She is a girl of long hair. B. She is a girl who likes making friends.
C. She also wanted to go to London. D. She likes collecting combs.
5. A. About seven-thirty. B. About eight-thirty.
C. About nine-thirty. D. About eight o’clock.
6. A. Spelling a word. B. Practicing reading. C. Reading aloud. D. Trying hard
7. A. 3:00. B. 2:55 C. 5:03 D. 2:50
8. A. Go to the movies. B. Go back home.
C. Like the movie. D. Buy food.
9. A. 7：30 B.7:50 C. 7:10 D. 8:00
10. A. At a bus stop. B. In the street. C. In a garage. D. In a department
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 passage will be read twice but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four answers in your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
11. A. It can keep heavy things on the ground.
B. It makes you jump only seven feet.
C. It always makes you fall down to the road.
D. It can keep everything on the earth.
12. A. Water flows everywhere.
B. Water flows downwards on the earth’s surface.
C. We can go everywhere by ship.
D. Fish can live in water.
13. A. The spaceship goes very fast.
B. The earth can’t pull the spaceship.
C. The spaceship has a strange force.
D. The spaceship can jump higher than any other things.
Questions 14 through 16are based on the following passage.
14. A. Because she is on holiday.
B. Because she wants to visit Adrian’s mother.
C. Because she lives there.
D. Because she loves her way.
15. A. They are Adrian’s children. B. They are the girl’s children.
C. They are strangers. D. They are girl’s friends.
16. A. 4 B. 3 C. 5 D. 6
Part C Longer conversation
Directions: In part C, you will hear a longer conversation. The conversation will be read twice. After you hear the conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.
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II. Choice (20%)
21.__________ from the top of the mountain, the city looks beautiful.
A. See B. To see C. Seeing D. Seen
22. If you father knows that you cheated in the exam, he will be _______ a little angry.
A. less than B. more than C. other than D. rather than
23. By the end of next term, we _______________ 3000 English words.
A. have learned B. had learned C. have been learned D. will have learned
24. __________________, but he still can’t understand it.
A. Having been told many times B. Although he has been told many times
C. He has been told many times D. Told many times
25. I’m really busy now. I can’t help ___________the room.
A. clean B. cleaning C. having cleaned D. cleaned
26. The professor, as well as his wife, _____________see a film tonight.
A. is B. is going to C. are going to D. have gone to
27. Every means _____________ prevent the water from ___________.
A. is used to , polluting B. is used to, polluted
C. are used to , being polluted D. is used to , being polluted
28. The man insisted that he ____________ nothing wrong and _________ free.
A. did, set B. had done, must be set
C. should do , be set D. had done, should be set
29. I’m sorry. I didn’t mean ______________ you.
A. hurt B. to hurt C. hurting D. have hurt
30. ___________________, he knows a lot.
A. As he is a child B. Child as he is
C. A child as he is D. The child as he is
31. Either you or he _________ to be invited to the party.
A. is likely B. are likely C. is possibly D. are possibly
32. There is a __________bridge over the river.
A. new-built B. newly-built C. new-building D. newly-building
33. Please put the toys _________you can find them.
A. which B. at which C. where D. when
34. He can’t find a room __________.
A. to live B. to live in C. to be living D. for living
35. – Where were you just now?
-- At ___________.
A. the Mr Green’s B. Greens C. Mr Green’s D. the Greens
36. Please __________ the traffic regulations.
A. observe B. take C. see D. look
37. Jim is intelligent and hardworking; _______ he is always achieve good results at school.
A. as a result B. by the way C. on the contrary D. in a word
38. The captain and his crew set out for an unknown island in _________ of buried treasure.
A. notice B. hunt C. search D. watch
39. Many visitors take _______buses between the Bands and the Jinmao Building every day.
A. trip B. double C. shuttle D. round
40. The tax increase have _________ us all.
A. afforded B. affected C. effected D. efforted
III. Cloze ( 10% )
The world is divided into two main parts. The difference is ___41___one part is rich and the other is poor. In the poor part, a lot of people ___42_____get enough to eat. In the rich part, a lot of people eat too much. In one part ,children starve and in the other, a lot of people get fatter and have to go on diets, or do some exercise in ___43____ to lose weight.
The poor countries are called the ____44______ countries. They have special problems. Sometimes the land is too poor to grow anything ____45___. The land can be ___46___, but a lot of things must be done first. New ____47____ methods must be introduced. The people must be educated. Water must be found.
Many of these problems are too big for one country to solve ___48____. Help should be given by richer countries, but it must be the right ___49_____of help. Money is not enough. The development countries must be helped to ____50_____ themselves. But rich countries have problems too. They are not always very pleasant places to live in. Usually , it is the things that make them rich that also make them unpleasant.
41. A. between B. that C. only D. not
42. A. always B. can C. may D. never
43. A. body B. order C. life D. time
44. A. rich B. third C. developed D. developing
45. A. on B. up C. over D. above
46. A. interested B. measured C. improved D. done
47. A. teaching B. farming C. learning D. marking
48. A. alone B. along C. away D. by
49. A. time B. sort C. now D. then
50. A. solve B. prove C. produce D. help
IV. Reading Comprehension. (15%)
（A）
Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and moved to New York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters asking for admission(录取) to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. She was so determined that she taught in school and gave music lessons to get money for the cost of schooling.
In 1849, after graduation from medical school. she decided to further her education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon(外科医师) , but a serious eye problem forced her to give up the idea.
Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another woman doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children. Besides being the first woman physician and founding her own hospital , she also set up the first medical school for women.
51. Why couldn’t Elizabeth Blackwell realize her dream of becoming a surgeon?
A. She couldn’t get admitted to medical school
B. She decided to further her education in Paris
C. A serious eye problem stopped her
D. It was difficult for her to start a practice in the United States
52. What main obstacle(障碍) almost destroyed Elizabeth’s chances for becoming for a doctor?
A. She was a woman.
B. She wrote too many letters.
C. She couldn’t graduate from medical school.
D. She couldn’t set up her hospital.
53. How many years passed between her graduation from medical school and the opening of her hospital?
A. Eight years B. Ten years C. Nineteen years D. Thirty-six years
54. According to the passage, all of the following are “firsts” in the life of Elizabeth Blacekwell,
except that she ______.
A. became the first woman physician
B. was the first woman doctor
C. and several other women founded the first hospital for women and children
D. set up the first medical school for women
55. Eilzabeth Blackwell spent most of her lift in _______.
A. England B. Paris C. the United States D. New York City
(B)
An ape has a larger brain than any animal except man, though it is much smaller than a man’s brain. Apes all belong to the hot countries of the world—tropical Africa and South—east Asia.
The gorilla is the largest of the apes. He is as tall as six feet when standing upright. Many people think that gorillas are very fierce. They are often described as standing upright like a man, beating their fists and roaring. In their home, in the forests of Central Africa, however, they are not at all like this, They are peaceful animals and never use their great strength unless attacked. Even then, they retreat if they can.
Gorillas have black faces and long, black, hairy coats. They feed during the day on plants and fruit. At night the old male often sleeps on the ground at the foot of a tree, while the others each make a sleeping platform in the tree bending the leafy branches. Besides this, gorillas climb trees very seldom.
56. Apes live in ___________ .
A. different parts of the world B. the cold countries
C. South America and Africa D. the countries of Africa and south—east Asia
57. An ape’s brain is __________ .
A. as large as a man’s brain B. a lot smaller than a man’s brain
C. larger than that of any other animal including man D. a lot larger than a man’s brain
58. A gorilla is about six feet tall when he __________ .
A. stands on his legs B. stand on his arms
C. roars D. uses his great strength
59. All gorillas live on ____________ .
A. vegetables B. leaves and grass C. plants and fruit D. rice
60. During the night gorilla usually sleep in trees except __________ .
A. the old female gorilla B. the old male gorilla
C. the young gorillas up to six years old D. the baby gorillas
(C)
Read the following passage and then choose the most suitable heading from this list for each paragraph of the passage. Note that there is one extra heading.
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61. ___________
Among the most popular books being written today are those which are usually, classified as science fiction. Hundreds of titles are published every year and are read by all kinds of people. Furthermore, some of the most successful films of recent years have been based on science fiction stories.
62. ___________
It is often thought that science is a fairly new development in literature, but its ancestors can be found in book written hundreds of years ago. These books were often concerned with the presentation of some form of ideal society, a theme which is still often found in modern stories.
63. ___________
Most of the classics of science fiction, however, have been written within the last hundred years. Books by writers such as Jules Verne and H.G.Wells to mention just two well-known authors, have been translated into many languages.
64. ___________
Most science fiction writers don’t write about men from Mars or space adventure stones. They are more interested in predicting the results of technical developments on society and the human minds; or in imagining future worlds which are a reflection of the world which we live in now. Because of this their writing has obvious political undertones.
65. ___________
In an age where science fact frequently overtakes science fiction, the writers may find it difficult to keep ahead of scientific advances. Those who are sufficiently clear-sighted to see the way we are going, however, may provide a valuable lesson on how to deal with the problems which society will inevitably face as it tries to master its new technology.
V. Write the correct letter in each blank. ( 5%)
66. c______________ to do something that is a crime or that is wrong
67. m______________ to make a solid become liquid by adding heat
68. r______________ a place where people go on holiday or during vacation
69. i______________ at once, without waiting
70. e______________ spending more money than seems necessary
VI. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the phrases in the box. ( 5%)
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71. _________________ the advertisement, he decided to buy the house.
72. Although he didn’t mention any names at the meeting, everyone knew who he was __________.
73. He had a good ___________ English so he got a job in an international company easily.
74. He has been ____________ becoming a scientist.
75. You can keep the book _____________you return it to me tomorrow.
VII. Translation. ( 15%)
76. 一旦他做出承诺，就一定会信守承诺。(keep one’s word)
77. 尽管下着大雨，他们还是提前完成了任务。（ despite, manage to）
78. 你方便在9点钟去机场接我吗？( convenient for )
79. 互联网可以使我们知道其他国家在发生什么事情。 (enable )
80. 警方对这起交通事故未作评论。 ( make no comment )
VIII. Writing. ( 10 %)
It is obvious that traffic is a major problem in our cities today, but there are endless arguments about the solutions. Some people put forward the argument that banning private transport would make the city centre much safer. What is your opinion on this? Are you for or against the argument? Write an argument letter in about 100 words to express your opinion.
You may use the following words and expressions in your writing.
I am for / against the idea of…
In my opinion…
One solution would be
On one hand
On the other hand
To sum up
07—08学年度上学期高二期末考试英语科试题答题纸
I. Listening.
17. _____________ 18. ____________ 19. _____________ 20. ___________
V. Write the correct letter in each blank. ( 5%)
66. _____________ 67. _____________ 68. _______________ 69. ____________
70. _____________
VI. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the phrases in the box. ( 5%)
71. __________________________________ 72. ______________________________
73. ___________________________________ 74. _______________________________
75. ___________________________________
VII. Translation. ( 15%)
76. ___________________________________________________________________.
77. ___________________________________________________________________.
78. ___________________________________________________________________.
79. ____________________________________________________________________.
80. _____________________________________________________________________.
VIII. Writing. ( 10 %)
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答案
I. Listening. (20%)
1-5 BCADB 6-10 AABBC 11-13 ABA 14-16 ABC
17. juice 18. cake 19. same 20. friend
II. Choice (20%)
21-25 DBDCA 26-30 BDDBB 31-35 ABCBC 36-40 AACCB
III. Cloze ( 10 % )
41-45 BDBDA 46-50 CBABD
IV. Reading. (15%)
51-55 CAABC 56-60 DBACB 61-65 AECFD
V. Write the correct letter in each blank. ( 5%)
66. commit 67. melt 68. resort 69. immediately 70. extravagant
VI. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the phrases in the box. ( 5%)
71. Be impressed by 72. referring to 73. command of
74. dreaming of 75. as long as
VII. Translation. ( 15% )
76. Once he makes a promise, he will keep his word.
77. Despite the heavy rain, they managed to finish the task ahead of time.
78. Is it convenient for you to pick me up at the airport at 9 o’clock?
79. The Internet enables us to know what is happening in other countries.
80. The police made no comment on the traffic accident.
VIII. Writing. ( 10%)
I am against the idea of banning private transport from the city centre.
Banning private transport and allowing only public transport would be highly inconvenient for many people. As far as I can see, one solution would be to allow cars into the city centre on alternate days. On the other hand, creating more car parks just outside the city centre and providing free buses, or charging cares to drive into the centre may be better solutions . Many people might choose to take public transport because it is cheaper. In that way, the city authorities could also make some extra money.
To sum up, a complete ban on private traffic in the city may not be practical, however desirable it is. I am in favour of creating more car parks just outside the city centre and charging cars that go into it.