桐乡市高级中学2005学年第一学期高二年级英语期中考试试卷
试 卷Ⅰ
I. 听力测试(共二节,满分 10 分)
第一节(本节有 5 小题;每小题 1 分,共 5 分)
你将从录音上听到 5 段小对话。每段对话后有一个小题,请从题中所给的 A 、 B 、 C 三个选项中选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上把相应的答案涂黑。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. What is the woman going to do?
A. Eat her meal. B. Stay at home. C. Take a train.
2. Why does the man refuse to look at the woman's dress?
A. He doesn't want to. B. He's not interested. C. He's too busy.
3. What do we know about the man?
A. He may not go home for the New Year. B. He will take a vacation at home.
C. He will graduate this month.
4. What do we know about Mary?
A. She has traveled world wide. B. She is going to Hawaii. C. She likes postcards.
5. How soon will the man's uncle get to the station?
A. In five minutes. B. In fifteen minutes. C. In twenty minutes.
第二节(本节有 5 小题;每小题 1 分,共5分)
你将从录音上听到对话或独白。请从题中所给的 A 、 B 、 C 三个选项中选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上把相应的答案涂黑。听对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读每个小题,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。
听第6段材料,回答第6-8题。
6. Where was the dialogue likely to happen?
A. In the office. B. At the bank. C. At the phone-stand.
7. Why did the man ask Miss Grey to write down Mr. Green’s phone number?
A. He thinks it necessary to call back. B. He supposes there’s a need to make a new friend.
C. He really wants to remember it.
8. What is Mr. Green’s phone number?
A. . B. . C. .
9.What can we learn about the road M1?
A.No traffic is allowed on two sides of the road now.
B.Drivers going north are told to take another road.
C.Drivers going south are told to take the A508.
10.What can we learn about the road between the airport and the railway station?
A.It is being repaired. B.It is being widened. C.It is closed now.
II. 单项选择(本题有 15 小题,每小题 1 分,共 15 分)
在 A , B , C , D 四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
11. The old lady had all the lights _______ all night long because she thought this was the only way not to have her house ________.
A. burn; break into B. burning; breaking into
C. burned; broken into D. burning; broken into
12. My father served in the army in ______ when he was in _______.
A. 1950’s; twenties B. the 1950’s; his twenties
C. the 1950’s; the twenties D. 1950’s; the twenties
13. He tried to go away without being noticed by his employer but luck _____ him.
A. went with B. went against C. went over D. went along
14. The speech by the mayor of Shanghai before the final voting for EXPO 2010 is strongly impressed _______ my memory.
A. to B. over C. by D. on
15. Nick is looking for another job because he feels that nothing he does ______ his boss.
A. serves B. satisfies C. promises D. supports
16. —Did you go to the zoo?
— No, some of us went to the park _____ the zoo. The others went to the cinema _____.
A. instead; instead B. instead of; instead of C. instead of; instead D. instead; instead of
17. Little ______ about his own safety, though he was in great danger himself.
A. does he care B. did he care C. he cares D. he cared
18. The matter ____ your fate can not be taken for granted.
A. relating to B. related to C. relate to D. relates to
19. The rescue team made every ______ to find the missing mountain climber.
A. force B. energy C. effort D. possibility
20. This is the difficulty we have ______ the plan.
A. to carry out B. carrying out C. carried out D. with carrying out
21. —Mum, it’s nice weather. I want to skate this afternoon.
—Don’t you think the ice is too thin to ______ your weight?
A. stand B. bear C. catch D. take
22. The picture called ______ happy mem-ories of my last trip.
A. up B. at C. back D. out
23. China has been developing rapidly since its foundation, but as is known to us, she is still a country _____ the Third World.
A. belongs to B. belonged to C. belonging to D. to belong to
24. What she said just now ______ me of that American professor.
A. mentioned B. informed C. reminded D. memorized
25. ______ monitor of his class, Little Rocky decided to ______ his classmates heart and soul.
A. Acting as; serve B. Serving as; serve for C. Serving; serve as D. Act as; serve
III. 完形填空 (本题有 20 小题,每小题 1 分,共 20 分):
通读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后在 26-45 个题所给的四个选项中,选出一个最佳答案。
Some plays are so successful that they run for years on end. In many ways, this is 26 for the poor actors who are required to go on repeating the same 27 night after night. One would 28 them to know their parts by heart and 29 have cause to falter(结巴).Yet 30 is not always the case.
A famous actor in a 31 successful play was once cast in the role of a noble 32 had been imprisoned(关押) in Bastille for twenty years. In the last act,a gaoler(狱卒)would always come on to the stage with a letter which he would hand to the prisoner. 33 the noble was expected to read the letter at each 34 , he always insisted that it should be written out in full.
One night, the gaoler decided to play a joke 35 his colleague to find out if, after so many performances, he had managed to learn the 36 of the letter by heart. The curtain went up on the final act of the play and revealed(使显露)the noble sitting alone behind bars in his dark cell. Just then,the gaoler 37 with the precious letter in his hands. He entered the 38 and presented the letter to the noble. But the copy he gave him had not been written out in 39 as usual. It was simply a blank sheet of paper. The gaoler looked on eagerly, 40 to see if his fellow actor had at last learnt his lines. The noble stared at the blank sheet of paper for a few seconds. Then,squinting his eyes,he said, “The light is 41 . Read the letter to me.” And he quickly handed the sheet of paper to the gaoler. 42 that he could not remember a word of the letter either, the gaoler replied, “The light is indeed dim, sir. I must get my 43 .” With this, he hurried off the stage. Much to the noble's 44 ,the gaoler returned a few moments later with a pair of glasses and the 45 copy of the letter which he proceeded(继续进行)to read to the prisoner.
26. A. fortunate B. unfortunate C. happy D. unhappy
27. A. lines B. words C. plays D. roles
28. A. want B. ask C. expect D. wish
29. A. always B. never C. sometimes D. often
30. A. such B. the thing C. one D. this
31. A. highly B. high C. poorly D. poor
32. A. where B. what C. which D. who
33. A. Because B. Even though C. When D. Though
34. A. play B. performance C. role D. case
35. A. with B. in C. on D. to
36. A. pages B. jokes C. lines D. contents
37. A. appeared B. disappeared C. put out D. took in
38. A. room B. cell C. stage D. office
39. A. English B. French C. order D. full
40. A. wondered B. surprised C. anxious D. afraid
41. A. bright B. dim C. dark D. out
42. A. To see B. To find C. Seeing D. Finding
43. A. glasses B. lines C. light D. letters
44. A. surprise B. satisfaction C. anger D. amusement
45. A. usual B. old C. unusual D. new
IV. 阅读理解(本题有 15 小题,每小题 2分,共 30 分)
阅读下面短文并做每篇后面的题目。从在 A , B , C , D 四个选项中,选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。
A
Ben
When I left school five years ago, I said to myself, “That’s that! No more learning for me. Now I can enjoy myself in the evening.” But about a year ago my boss said, “We’re going to get a computer in the near future.” What did he mean? I simply didn’t know. Any way, I decided to go to evening classes. I’m quite an expert on computers now and, you know, I actually enjoy studying.
Eve
I haven’t much interest in studying. To be honest, I don’t like reading very much, except for magazines and that sort of things. Just light reading, that is, to pass the time. But I do enjoy TV. Not that I watch everything. In fact, I choose my programmers very carefully. I’m particularly interested in current affairs. In some ways I think I learn more this way than I did at school.
Ted
I’m a very active sort of person—I simply love doing things. That’s why I enjoy sports so much. I mean, actually playing. I hardly ever watch them a TV, but I do read quite a bit about them. I’m even interested in the history of sports. I don’t have much time for anything else, except that I like dancing a lot. Some people say I’m not very good at it, though.
Joan
I should say I have great interest in studying. I’d rather do this than anything else. Since I left school, I’ve taken courses in all sorts of things. I go to the city library once a week,, but I much prefer evening classes because it’s more fun that way. My latest “craze”—if you can call it that – is foreign languages. I’m learning two, not one!
46. These four people are talking about what they do ______.
A. in their free time B. at school C. to be proud of themselves D. to get some extra pay
47. Among the four people, _______ are considered to have made good use of time in studying.
A. Ben and Eve B. Eve and Ted C. Ted and Joan D. Ben and Joan
B
THEATRE
City Varieties
The Headrow Leeds. Tel. 430808
Oct. 10-11 only A Night at the Varieties. All the fun of and old music hall with Barry Cryer, Duggle Brown, 6 dancers, Mystina, Jon Barker, Anne Duval and the Tony Harrison Trio. Laugh again at the old jokes and listen to your favourite songs.
Performances: 8 pm nightly.
Admission: £ 5; under 16 or over 6: £ 4
York Theatre Royal
St. Leondard’s Place, York. Tel. 223568
Sept. 23-Oct. 17 Groping for Words – a comedy by Sue Townsend. Best known for her Adrian Mole Diaries, Townsend now writes about an evening class which two men and a woman attend. A gentle comedy.
Admission: First night, Mon. : £ 2; Tues – Fri: £ 3.25 – 5.50; Sat.: £ 3.50 - 5.75.
Halifax Playhouse
King’s Cross Street, Halifax. Tel. 365998
Oct.10-17 On Golden Pond by Ernest Thompson. This is a magical comedy about real people. A beautiful produced, well—acted play for everyone. Don’t miss it.
Performances: 7:30 p.m.
Admission: £ 2. Mon.: 2 seats for the price of one.
Grand Theatre
Oxford Street, Leeds. Tel. 502116
Restaurant and Café.
Oct. 1—17 The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13. Sue Townsend’s musical play, based on her best—selling book.
Performances: Evenings 7:45. Oct. 10—17, at 2:30 pm. No Monday performances.
Admission: Tues—Thurs: £ 2-5; Fri.& Sat.: £ 2—6
48. Which theatre offers the cheapest seat?
A.Halifax Playhouse B. City Varieties C. Grand Theatre D. York Theatre Royal
49. If you want to see a play with old jokes and songs, which phone number will you ring to book a seat?
A. 502116 B. 223568 C. 365998 D. 430808
50. We may learn from the text that Sue Townsend is _________.
A. a writer B. an actress C. a musician D. a director
C
Look on the brighter side
EVERYTHING has two sides. One side of SARS is already clear. It is a deadly disease, which causes fear. There were 2,601 cases recorded on the Chinese mainland on April 24, according to government figures. Some 115 people have died and numbers keep rising.
But, there's another side. SARS is a reminder of how fragile (脆弱的) life can be. Suddenly, it's not just the old people who are thinking about death. Everyone now realizes there might not always be a tomorrow.
Wang Xinying, a Senior 3 student in Taiyuan, Shansi Province, came into contact (接触) with a suspected (疑似) SARS patient in mid-April. He was told to stay at home for at least two weeks. “Watching TV about more and more SARS patients dying, I never knew that death could be so close. Life is valuable and I'm going to treasure every single day,” he said.
SARS teaches people to be grateful (感激), not only for their own lives, but also for others. Doctors and nurses, for example, have to spend all their time with infected (被感染的) patients. As a result, more than 20 percent of SARS cases in China are medical workers.
Xu Bing, a Senior 2 student of Beijing NO.5 Middle School wants to be a doctor when he grows up. “Although they certainly know of the dangers, doctors and nurses remain bravely dedicated (致力于) to saving people's lives. I'm deeply moved by what they have done. I think they are real heroes,” he said.
SARS also teaches sympathy (同情). The past few weeks have been terrible for Chinese people. But there are far worse things than SARS in this world, such as war, earthquakes and murders. Think of the Iraqis, who have been living terrible lives for 20 years. Think of how the Americans felt on September 11.
And finally, SARS offers the chance to grow. All different types of people and government officials are joining together to deal with this difficult time. When this passes, China and its people, will have learned great lessons.
(From 21 st Century, April 28,2003)
51. The story of Wang Xiying is given in the passage mainly to________.
A. tell us the hardship of life B. tell us the fragileness of life
C. tell us the treatment of SARS D. tell us the joy of life
52. The main points discussed in the passage is __________.
A. SARS is a deadly disease. B. Chinese people are going all out to fight the disease
C. SARS teaches us a lot D. Doctors are dedicated to saving people's lives.
53. Among the infected patients by SARS, which of the following is most?
A. Students. B. Doctors and nurses. C. Workers. D. Officials.
54. The writer tells us of the bright side for SARS in _______ ways.
A. two B. seven C. four D. five
D
Our little boy came up to his mother in the kitchen one evening while she was fixing supper, and handed her a piece of paper that he had been writing on. After his mom dried her hands on an apron( 围裙 ), she read it, and this is what it said:
For going to the store for you $ 0.5.
For cutting the grass in the garden $ 4.00.
For cleaning up the yard this week $ 3.00.
For cleaning up my room this week $ 2.00.
For setting the table for meals this week $ 1.00.
For baby-sitting my kid brother while you went shopping $ 1.50.
For getting a good report card $ 5.00.
Total owed( 欠 ): $ 17.00.
Well, I’ll tell you, his mother looked at him standing there with expectation, and boy, I could see the memories flashing through her mind. So, she picked up the pen, turned over the paper he had written on, and this is what she wrote:
For the nine months I carried you while you were growing inside me, No Charge.
For all the nights that I've sat up with you, doctored you and prayed for you, No Charge.
For all the trying times and all the tears that you've caused through the years, there's No Charge.
When you add it all up, the cost of my love is No Charge.
For all the nights that were filled with fear, and for the worries I knew were ahead, No Charge.
For the toys, food, clothes, and even wiping up, the full cost of real love is No Charge, Son.
Well, friends, when our son finished reading what his mother had written, there were great big tears in his eyes, and he looked straight up at his mother and said: “ Mom, I sure do love you. ” And then he took the pen and in great big letters he wrote: “ PAID IN FULL ”
55. What might the mother be doing when the boy came into the kitchen?
A. Getting the supper ready. B. Repairing the cooker.
C. Washing the dishes. D. Setting the table for supper.
56. How many members in this family were mentioned in the story?
A. Two. B. One. C. Four. D. Three.
57. According to the boy’s bill, his mom owed him _______ for his helping with the housework.
A. $ 7.50 B. $ 10.50 C. $ 12.00 D. $ 16.00
E
Snake dishes have become popular in recent years. Snake meat in various flavors (风味) is often seen in restaurant advertisements. It seems that eating snake is now in vogue (盛行), and if you haven't eaten snake yet, you are considered “out of date”. But I wonder whether all of the trends (赶时髦) are worth following.
Some people may defend themselves by saying that snake meat is nutritious (营养的). But these people don't realize that mice and worms (虫) often comprise (包含) a snake's diet, therefore, there are many parasites (寄生虫) found inside snakes. Thus, they may do harm to our health. Besides this, I’m sorry to see that more and more snakes are being killed by man’s cruel knife. According to the English newspaper Shanghai Star, about 1,000 tons of snakes are eaten every year in China. In Shenzhen of Guangdong Province, sometimes as many as 10 tons of snakes are served on dinner tables in a single day.
These figures change us that if we still continue movement against snakes, a vicious( 恶性的 ) cycle will be created (产生). If more snakes are eaten by people, the number of snakes will drop, which will make an increase in mice and worms population, which will result in a decrease of crop output. This will make more people hungry.
Who will see such tragedy (悲剧) happen ?
So let's start not to eat snakes any more because “to protect the snakes is to protect ourselves”.
58. This passage tries to advise people _________.
A. to keep ourselves healthy B. to protect snakes and not to eat them
C. to protect mice and worms D. not to eat mice and worms
59. What will happen if we continue eating snakes?
A. More snakes will be eaten. B. A vicious cycle will be created.
C. More people will turn blind eyes to it. D. Mice will damage the crops.
60. The vicious cycle may be like this: _______.
A. more snakes → more mice and worms → less crop output
B. less snakes → more nice and worms → more crop output
C. less snakes → more mice and worms → less crop output
D. more snakes → less mice and worms → more crop output.
试 卷II
V. 单词拼写 (10小题, 每小题0.5分, 共5分)
61. He observed the movement of that object for many years and p_______ that it would return every 76 years.
62. The Italian a___________ Galileo Galilei was so curious that he used a microscope and a telescope in order to take a closer look at things both great and small.
63. Today both Zheng Heng and Galileo are known as s___________ pioneer who help us better under the world.
64. Newspapers and other m____________ do more than simply record what happens.
65. The two reporters agreed to s_________ roles for once and be the interviewees rather than the interviewers.
66. Every great culture in the past had its own ideas of beauty expressed in art and __________ (建筑).
67. They are ________ (装饰) with small round windows that remind you of ship, bent roof and so on.
68. More than any other form of literature, _________ (诗歌) plays with sounds, words and grammar.
69. The ______(特别) thing is, my feelings are more special when I sing my favorite songs in English.
70. Once _________ (发表), his work became famous for the absence of rhyme at the end of each line.
VI. 短文改错(本题有 8 小题,共 8 分)
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断,如无错误,在该行右边横线上画一个勾(√);如有错误(每行只有一个错误),则按下列情况改错: 此行多一个词:把多余的词用斜线( / )划掉,在该行右边横线上写出该词,并也用斜线划掉; 此行缺一个词:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在该行右边横线上写出该加的词; 此行错一个词:在错词下划一横线,在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。 注意:原行没有错的不要改。
When I first learned to write in English, I ran into many 71 ________
difficulties. The main problem was in that I always thought 72 ________
in Chinese and tried to translate everything into English.
My teacher advised me to keep a diary. I followed her
advices and put down 100 words or so each day. 73 ________
Soon I began to enjoy talk to myself on paper as I was 74 ________
learning to express me in simple English. One day I wrote 75 ________
a little story and showed to my teacher. She liked it 76 ________
very much and reads it to the class. All said the story was 77 ________
a good one. Their word were a great encouragement to me. 78 ________
VII. 书面表达( 1 小题,共 12 分)
在日常生活中, Internet 起着越来越重要的作用。请根据下表提示写一篇题为 On the Internet 文章。
信息 | 看国内外新闻,获取其它信息 |
通讯 | 发 e-mail ,打电话 |
学习 | 上网上学校,阅读各种书籍,自学外语 |
娱乐、生活 | 欣赏音乐、观看体育比赛,玩棋、打牌、游戏、购物 |
听力材料:
(Text 1)
M: The taxi is waiting downstairs, let’s hurry.
W: Wait a minute. I’ll take some food with us. I don’t like the meal served on the train.
(Text 2)
W: Come and have a look at my new dress.
M: I' d like to, dear. But I’ve got a lot of work to do.
W: Oh, I’m sorry I forgot.
(Text 3)
M: It doesn’t make any sense to go home for the New Year now.
W: That’s right. Especially since you’ll be graduating in January.
M: I think so.
(Text 4)
W: I guess I’ll send Mary a postcard from Hawaii when I go there on my vacation.
M: I’m sure she’d be glad to get one. She has a collection of cards from all over the world.
(Text 5)
M: I have to go to the classroom to take a test, but if I could, I’d go with you to the film.
W: That’s too bad. I wish that you could come along.
M: Would you tell me what time it is? I’m going to meet my uncle at the station at 10:15.
W: It’s five minutes to ten by my watch.
M: Thank you very much.
W: You are welcome.
听第6段材料,回答第6-8题。
(Text 6)
M:Any message for me,Miss Grey?
W:Just one, Mr. Black. You had a telephone call from someone called Green.
M:Green?I don’t know anyone called Green. What did he want?
W:He wouldn’t say. But it sounded important. I told him you’d phone him as soon as you got back.
M:Well, I’d better do that then, I suppose. Er…,you have got his phone number, haven’t you?
W:Yes, it’s six double eight six two oh one.
M:Six double eight two six oh one.
W:No, six double eight six two oh one.
M:Oh, you’d better write it down, Miss Grey. I’m sure to forget it.
W:I already have, Mr. Black. It’s on your desk.
听第7段材料,回答第9-10题。
(Text 7)
Welcome to the traffic news. A message for drivers going north up the M1. A major accident has happened near the gas station named Northampton on the road. A truck and four cars knocked into each other and the traffic is not moving at all. The police are trying to get it in order. Drivers going north have to take the A508. The other side of the road is clear, so no problem for drivers going south. I’ll just repeat that message. An accident near the gas station named Northampton on the M1 is blocking the traffic. Drivers going north should take the A508. Drivers going down the M5 please drive slowly as the part between the airport and the railway station is still being widened. The whole work will be finished in three more days. Then the traffic in this area will be much faster.
That’s all the traffic news for now, and thanks for listening. Next news at 2 o’clock. Until then, drive carefully.
答案:
I. 听力(每题1分,共10分)
1-5. CCACC 6-10. AABBB
II. 单选(每题1分,共15分)
11-15. DBBDB 16-20. CBBCB 21-25. BBCCA
III.完形(每题1分,共20分)
26-30. BACBA 31-35. ADBBC 36-40. DABDC 41-45. BDADA
IV.阅读(每题2分,共30分)
46-50. ADCAD 51-55. BCBCA 56-60. CCBBC
V.单词(每题0.5分,共5分)
61. predicted 62. astronomer 63. scientific 64. media 65. switch
66. architecture 67. decorated 68. poetry 69. particular 70. published
VI.改错(每题1分,共8分)
When I first learned to write in English, I ran into many 71. √
difficulties. The main problem was in that I always thought 72. 去掉in
in Chinese and tried to translate everything into English.
My teacher advised me to keep a diary. I followed her
advices and put down 100 words or so each day. 73. 改成advice
Soon I began to enjoy talk to myself on paper as I was 74. 改成talking
learning to express me in simple English. One day I wrote 75. 改成myself
a little story and showed∧to my teacher. She liked it 76. ∧it
very much and reads it to the class. All said the story was 77. 改成read
a good one. Their word were a great encouragement to me. 78. 改成words
VII.书面表达(共 12 分)
On the Internet
The Internet is playing a more and more important part in our daily life. On the Internet, we can learn about news at home and abroad. And we can get all kinds of information. We can also send massages by e-mail, make phones, go to a net school, read different books and learn foreign languages by ourselves. Besides, we can enjoy music, watch sports matches and play chess or cards. On the Internet, we can even go shopping, have a chat with others and make friends. We are only limited by our imagination. The Internet is really a new, very useful thing. In a word, the Internet has made our lives more colorful.