2005—2006学年度第一学期高二年级期末调研考试
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英 语
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分全卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
第Ｉ卷（选择题 共115分）
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
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 did the conversation most probably take place?
A. In a plane. B. In a coffee shop. C. In a restaurant.
2. How much will the man pay?
A. Sixteen dollars. B. Thirty-two dollars. C. Thirty dollars.
3. Why will the man take a heavy sweater with him?
A. He loves it very much. B. The sweater is much better. C. He might need it at night.
4. Whose and what paper is the woman looking at?
A. Mike’s maths paper. B. John’s maths paper. C. Mike’s physics paper.
5. What happened in the woman’s house?
A. One of the windows was broken open.
B. She had some money stolen.
C. A thief broke into the garden.
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和第7题
6. How many countries did the man mention?
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.
7. Which of the following is true?
A. The man knows much about paper-making.
B. Spain is the first country that made paper.
C. Now, paper-making has been improved.
听下面一段材料，回答第8至第10题
8. What did the woman use to be?
A. A student at Nanjing University.
B. A teacher at Nanjing University.
C. A student at Nantong University.
9. What did the woman’s husband use to be?
A. A student at Nantong University.
B. A teacher at Nantong University.
C. A teacher at Nanjing University.
10. What did Peter use to be?
A. The woman’s teacher.
B. A workmate of the woman’s husband.
C. The woman’s schoolmate.
听下面一段材料，回答第11至第13题
11. What had gone wrong in their house?
A. Their washing machine. B. The electricity. C. The lights.
12. Which of the following is true?
A. Mr. Smith did nothing for them at all.
B. Mr. Smith asked too much money from them for his work.
C. Mr. Smith did help them but couldn’t solve the problem completely that day.
13. Why did the man think it would cost him dearly?
A. Because he wanted to buy a car.
B. Because he didn’t have a good job.
C. Because their car needed repairing.
听下面一段材料，回答第14至第16题
14. Where does Mary work?
A. In a construction company. B. At McDonald’s. C. At Joe’s party.
15. When will Tom’s father’s company employ workers?
A. In September. B. In June. C. In August.
16. Is Mary going to the party?
A. No, she doesn’t want to. B. Yes, of course. C. No, she has to work.
听下面一段材料，回答第17至20题
17. What do you think the speaker is?
A. A university teacher. B. A university student. C. A middle school student.
18. How many people are there living in the speaker’s house?
A. Eleven. B. Ten. C. Nine.
19. What size is the speaker’s room?
A. Seven meters long. B. Five meters wide. C. Thirty-five square (平方) meters.
20. Where does the speaker have his meal?
A. At school. B. In his room. C. In a restaurant.
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)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，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。
21.—I’d rather go to the Blue Moon Restaurant because I prefer soft music while eating.
—________ Loud music makes me tense.
A. My pleasure. B. How so? C. At your service. D. Me too!
22. When you have read the novel, you’ll have _____ better understanding of _____ life.
A. a; the B. a; / C. /; / D. the; the
23. Only when they were told of the importance of time _______ wasting time is like
wasting part of their lives.
A. those boys realized B. those boys had realized
C. had those boys realized D. did those boys realize
24. He said that he came from a small country and his English was poor, and that in
the school ______ he studied English ______.
A. where; was not taught B. which; had no good teachers
C. where; had only 256 students D. which; was a small one
25. _______ , he would have succeeded in the exams.
A. Did he work hard B. If he works hard
C. Had he worked hard D. If he has worked hard
26. Cars are to Americans ________ bikes are to Chinese.
A. that B. which C. what D. whether
27. As the only entrance to the valley was blocked by fallen rocks, we couldn’t gain
_____to the village to rescue the trapped people.
A. access B. pass C. exit D. path
28. The rapid growing population is one of the major problems_____ the world. We must keep the number of people_____ growing so fast in order to let our sons and grandsons live a better life.
A. faced; from B. facing; / C. facing; from D. faced; /
29.—Alice looks sad. Did you tell her about the accident?
—Yes, but I _____ her just before her final examinations.
A. should have told B. shouldn’t have told
C. needn’t have told D. must have told
30. Poetry also________ all the colors, feelings, experiences and curious images of a dream world.
A. calls for B. calls in C. calls on D. calls up
31. Sunset at Mount Huangshan is a beautiful scene, I’ll never forget.
A. one B. it C. what D. that
32. In the United States______, each year some 55,000 people are killed and two million
injured in road accidents.
A. alone B. lonely C. separately D. just
33.—Oh, I wonder whose car _____ in the “No Parking” zone（区域）.
—It might be Lisa’s, I’m afraid.
A. would be left B. had been left C. will be left D. has been left
34. _________ many times, he still couldn’t understand it.
A. Having been told B. Though to be told C. To have been told D. Having told
35. The question came up at the meeting ______ we had enough money for our research.
A. that B. what C. whether D. which
第二节 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In the early part of the twentieth century, racism（种族歧视）was widespread in the United States. Many African Americans were not given 36 opportunities in education or employment. Marian Anderson (1897—1993) was also an 37 American woman who gained fame as a concert singer in this climate of 38 . She was born in Philadelphia and sang in church choirs（唱诗班） 39 her childhood. When she applied（要求）for 40 a local 41 school in 1917, she was turned down because she was 42 . Unable to attend music school, she began her 43 as singer for church gatherings. In 1929, she went to 44 to study voice and spent several years performing there. Her 45 was widely praised throughout Europe. Then she returned to 46 in 1935 and became a top concert 47 after performing at the Town Hall in New York City.
Racism again 48 Anderson in1939. When it was arranged（安排）for her to sing at Constitution Hall in Washington D.C., the Daughters of the American Revolution didn’t 49 it because of her 50 . She sang 51 at the Lincoln Memorial for over 75,000 people. In 1955, Anderson became the first 52 soloist（独唱者）to sing with the Metropolitan Opera of New York City. The famous conductor Toscanini 53 her voice as “heard only once in a hundred years”. She was a U.S. delegate（代表）to the United Nations in 1958 and 54 the UN 55 prize in 1977. Anderson at last won the victory over racism.
| 36. | A. | basic | B. | regular | C. | equal | D. | proper |
| 37. | A. | extraordinary | B. | excellent | C. | active | D. | African |
| 38. | A. | situation | B. | racism | C. | state | D. | time |
| 39. | A. | before | B. | after | C. | during | D. | for |
| 40. | A. | attending | B. | going | C. | joining | D. | studying |
| 41. | A. | private | B. | music | C. | musical | D. | technical |
| 42. | A. | young | B. | American | C. | a woman | D. | black |
| 43. | A. | career | B. | part | C. | action | D. | exploration |
| 44. | A. | university | B. | Europe | C. | concert | D. | America |
| 45. | A. | fame | B. | name | C. | voice | D. | level |
| 46. | A. | The United States | B. | New York | C. | her choirs | D. | Philadelphia |
| 47. | A. | dancer | B. | woman | C. | worker | D. | singer |
| 48. | A. | stopped | B. | affected | C. | met | D. | caught |
| 49. | A. | agree about | B. | urge | C. | inform | D. | nod |
| 50. | A. | talent | B. | performance | C. | color | D. | fame |
| 51. | A. | proudly | B. | instead | C. | excitedly | D. | willingly |
| 52. | A. | black | B. | American | C. | woman | D. | successful |
| 53. | A. | made | B. | praised | C. | bored | D. | heard |
| 54. | A. | defended | B. | formed | C. | matched | D. | won |
| 55. | A. | biochemistry | B. | literature | C. | peace | D. | sanitation |
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
Friend is better than fortune. Friend is worse than poison in some cases. The two sentences above are opposite（相反的）and seem to be unreasonable but they can be explained as follows: the first means all good friends who drive us towards good while the second all bad ones who lead us to wrong ways.
My ideal (理想的) friend is of course a good friend whose goodness is shown below—he has no bad likings, such as smoking and drinking. He lives in frugality (节俭). He studies hard so as not to waste his golden time. At home he honors his parents and loves his brothers; at school he respects his teachers and shares feelings of his classmates. He treats those truly who are true to him. In a word, he has all the good characters better than mine. I can follow him as a model（榜样）. With his help I am free from all difficulties. Indeed, if I have such a person as my friend, I shall never fear difficulty and I shall never know the existence（存在）of the word “failure”.
56. This passage tells us _______.
A. how to make friends with others
B. how the writer’s friend helps him
C. what kind of person the writer’s friend is
D. what kind of person we should make friends with
57. The friend the writer describes is only _______, but not a friend in reality.
A. a true friend B. a false friend C. an ideal friend D. an excellent friend
58. From the passage we can learn that ________.
A. the writer and his ideal friend have a lot to learn from each other
B. the writer has a lot to learn from his ideal friend
C. the writer’s ideal friend has a lot to learn from him
D. the writer has only a little to learn from his ideal friend
59. From the second paragraph, we can infer the writer is sure that _________.
A. nothing cannot be done with his ideal friend’s help
B. only the first sentence is reasonable
C. he who does not smoke or drink must be a good friend
D. good friends should always help each other
B
Sheffield
Lincoln College of English
Classes for foreign students at all levels.
3 months, 6 months, 9 months and one year course.
Open all year.
Small class (maximum 12 students).
Library, language laboratory and listening center.
Accommodation (住宿) with selected families.
25 minutes from London.
Course fees (费) for English for one year are ￡1,380 with reduction for shorter periods of study.
60. This passage is probably taken from _______.
A. an advertisement (广告) B. a notice C. a poster D. a piece of news
61. Who can enter this college?
A. Both foreign and native students.
B. Only foreign beginners and advanced.
C. Foreign students from beginners to advanced.
D. Only foreign students who are advanced.
62. While you stay there, who will take care of you?
A. The school where you study. B. Your classmates.
C. The family you have chosen. D. Your parents.
C
Children have their own rules in playing games. They seldom need a referee（裁判）or trouble to keep scores (比分). They don’t care much about who wins or loses, and it doesn’t seem to worry them if the game is not finished. Yet, they like games that depend a lot on luck, so that their personal abilities cannot be directly compared. They also enjoy games that move in stages, in which each stage, the choosing of leaders, the picking-up of sides, or the determining of which side shall start, is almost a game in itself.
Grown-ups can hardly find children’s games exciting, and they often feel puzzled（困惑） at why their kids play such simple games again and again. However, it is found that a child plays games for very important reasons. He can be a good player without having to think whether he is a popular person, and he can find himself being a useful partner to someone of whom he is ordinarily afraid. He becomes a leader when it comes to his turn. He can be confident（自信）, too, in particular games, that it is his place to give orders, to pretend（假装）to be dead, to throw a ball actually at someone, or to kiss someone he has caught.
It appears to us that when children play a game they imagine a situation under their control. Everyone knows the rules, and more importantly, everyone plays according to the rules. Those rules may be childish, but they make sure that every child has a chance to win.
63. What is true about children when they play games?
A. They can stop playing any time they like.
B. They can test their personal abilities.
C. They want to pick a better team.
D. They don’t need rules.
64. To become a leader in a game the child has to .
A. play well B. wait for his turn
C. be confident in himself D. be popular among his playmates
65. What do we know about grown-ups?
A. They are not interested in games.
B. They find children’s games too easy.
C. They don’t need a reason to play games.
D. They don’t understand children’s games.
66. Why does a child like playing games?
A. Because he can be someone other than himself.
B. Because he can become popular among friends.
C. Because he finds he is always lucky in games.
D. Because he likes the place where he plays a game.
D
For years, business people in Western Europe were worried. They knew they could not compete against business from the U.S.. The United States is much larger and had many more resources than any Western European country.
Some European people realized that the European nations needed to join together to help each other. If they could forget their language differences and the differences in customs, they might become strong competition against other countries.
In 1958, six of the European countries—Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Germany and Italy got together and decided to cooperate. They called their group the European Economic Community, or the Common Market. These countries agreed to join their resources together.
Within a few years, the European Economic Community had worked so well that its members were more prosperous than many other European nations. Soon, other nations began to realize the advantage of the Common Market. Today the Common Market includes most of the important countries in Western Europe. It is helping Western Europe to again take its place as a leader among the industrial nations of the world.
67. From the passage we know the U.S. is much richer than ________ in resources.
A. any other Western European country B. any other country in Western Europe
C. any country in Western Europe D. every country in Europe
68. The members of the European Economic Community have developed fast because
they ________.
A. share their resources and produce more goods
B. can again take the place as a leader in the world
C. forget the differences in their languages and customs
D. have become strong competition against the U.S.
69. Which statement is true?
A. The Common Market is only a political association（协会）.
B. The Common Market is an economic and political association.
C. The Common Market is surely not an economic association.
D. The Common Market is neither an economic association nor a political one.
70. In order to ______ the Western European countries decided to cooperate.
A. join together to found a united community
B. help each other to smooth away the differences in customs
C. work and act together for each country’s own purpose
D. work together and fight against each other
E
Today, people all over the world are moving out of small villages in the country to go and live in big, noisy cities. They are moving from the peaceful hills, mountains, fields, rivers and streams of the countryside to the busy world of streets, buildings, traffic and crowds. This movement from rural areas to urban areas has been going on for over two hundred years.
In many countries, the main reason people come to live in towns and cities is work. After one or two large factories have been built in or near a town, people come to find work, and soon an industrial area begins to grow. There is usually a residential area nearby where the factory workers can live. The families of these workers need schools, hospitals and shops, so many people come to live in the area to provide these services and a city grows.
In every major city in the world, there is a business district where the big companies have their main offices. In the United States, this area is usually in the city center downtown. It is here that you can see many huge skyscrapers（摩天楼）and office blocks. The people who work here often travel a long way to work each day. Many of them live in the suburbs（郊区）of the city, far away from the industrial area and the city center. Some suburbs are very pleasant, with nice houses and big gardens. There are usually parks for children to play in and large department stores where you can buy all you need.
But what is the future of the big cities? Will they continue to get bigger and bigger? Perhaps not. Some major cities have actually become smaller in the last ten years, and it is quite possible that one day we will see people moving out of the major cities and back into smaller town and villages.
71. The underlined phrase “a residential area” means ________.
A. an area where people can buy things B. an area where people live
C. an area where people can do business D. an area near a city center
72. Why do people move to live in cities or towns?
A. Because they can live more comfortably there.
B. Because they like noisy life better than peaceful life.
C. They do so mainly to find work.
D. Because they are sure of having a better life there.
73. In a residential area you can see ________.
A. rows of houses B. many offices and factories
C. a lot of factories and farms D. many houses with offices and factories
74. In the United States, many people work in the center of a big city__________.
A. and live there B. while living on the far away edge（边缘）of the city
C. but live in another city D. but live far away out of the city
75. We can infer that this movement from rural to urban areas ______.
A. has been going on for more than 2,000 years B. will surely continue in the future
C. may not continue in the future D. has now stopped already
第II卷(非选择题 共35分)
第四部分: 写作(共两节,满分35分)
第一节 短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10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)，则按下列情况改正:
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(∧),在该行右边横线上写出该加的词；此行错一个词: 在错的词下划一横线，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。
Next week I’m going to see my teacher who teaches me 76.
English in the middle school. She just completed thirty years 77.
of teaching and gained rich experience with her work. 78.
What lively and interesting her classes were! 79.
The way she taught English impressed us great. 80.
I found I had great difficulty in learning English grammar the 81.
moment I entered in the school. It was she who immediately 82.
came for help me. With her help, I made great progress 83.
in English. Once I even got first place in the English 84.
examination. I owe my thank to her, my English teacher. 85.
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
你的父母打算让你出国留学，但你有种种顾虑。你准备将你与父母的看法发布在网上以寻求帮助。请根据下表提示，用英语写出100词左右的短文。
| 自己的看法 | 父母的看法 |
| 1．自已英语有限，还不能与外国人交 流； 2．年龄还小，担心难以处理面临的问题； 3．对家庭来说留学费用太高。 | 1．在讲英语的国家学好英语是理所当然的； 2．可以使我能够尽早学会独立； 3．更容易学到先进的科学和技术，有前途。 |
注：1．参考词汇：理所当然natural； 使能够 enable sb. to do…； 技术 technology；
2．文章开头已给出，不计入总词数内。
My parents plan to let me go abroad to study, but I don’t agree with them. ________
高二调研考试英语参考答案及听力材料
第一、二、三部分 Key to 1-75
1. A 2. C 3. C 4. B 5. B 6. C 7. C 8. A 9. C 10. B
11. B 12. C 13. C 14. B 15. B 16. C 17. B 18. A 19. C 20. B
21. D 22. B 23. D 24. A 25. C 26. C 27. A 28. C 29. B 30. D
31. A 32. A 33. D 34. A 35. C 36. C 37. D 38. B 39. C 40. A
41. B 42. D 43. A 44. B 45. C 46. A 47. D 48. B 49. A 50. C
51. B 52. A 53. B 54. D 55. C 56. D 57. C 58. B 59. A 60. A
61. C 62. C 63. A 64. B 65. B 66. A 67. C 68. A 69. B 70. A
71. B 72. C 73. A 74. B 75. C
第四部分:
Next week I’m going to see my teacher who teaches me 76. taught
English in the middle school. She∧just completed thirty years 77. has
of teaching and gained rich experience with her work. 78. in
What lively and interesting her classes were! 79. How
The way she taught English impressed us great. 80. greatly
I found I had great difficulty in learning English grammar the 81. √
moment I entered in the school. It was she who immediately 82. in
came for help me. With her help, I made great progress 83. to
in English. Once I even got∧first place in the English 84. the
examination. I owe my thank to her, my English teacher. 85. thanks
One possible version:
My parents plan to let me go abroad to study, but I don’t agree with them. I think my English is too limited to communicate with foreigners. And I’m still so young that I’m afraid that it would be hard for me to deal with some problems I’ll face. Besides, the cost will be too much for my family.
However, my parents think that it’s natural for me to study English well in an English-speaking country. Studying abroad at an early age will enable me to learn to be independent. Then it will be easier for me to learn advanced science and technology, which will prepare me for a brighter future.
I really don’t know whether I should obey my parents or not. I need advice!
(110 words)
听力录音材料
第一节
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。
Text 1
M: Miss, is there still time for a cup of coffee on this flight?
W: Yes, but you have to drink it fast, because we’ll be landing in 10 minutes.
Text 2
M: How much does the tie cost?
W: Sixteen dollars for each. You may pay two dollars less for two.
M: Well, I’ll take two.
Text 3
W: So you’re going to Beijing tomorrow?
M: That’s right. Do you think it’ll be cold?
W: It might be. You’d better take more clothes. The nights are usually cold.
M: I’ll take a heavy sweater.
Text 4
W: Mike. Look at your maths exercises.
M: What’s wrong?
W: They are full of mistakes. You usually don’t make any mistakes.
M: Let me see. Oh, they are not mine. They are John’s.
Text 5
M: Now Madam. Anything stolen?
W: About five hundred dollars.
M: How do you think the thief got in?
W: Through an open window over there, which faces the garden.
第二节
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和第7题
Text 6
W: Do you know something about paper-making?
M: Yes, a little. I know the Chinese invented it. And Spain began paper-making in 1150, Russia started in 1567 and America started in 1690.
W: What is paper-making like today?
M: Sorry, I don’t know clearly. Generally speaking, it has been developing year by year.
听下面一段材料，回答第8至第10题
Text 7
M: I hear you know this Peter Breen who’s coming to give a lecture at Nantong University next week.
W: Oh, yes. He used to teach at the same department as my husband. They knew each other pretty well.
M: Where was that?
W: Nanjing University. You know I was a student there, although he didn’t teach me.
听下面一段材料，回答第11至第13题
Text 8
W: Please turn off the light, Harry.
M: Why? What’s the matter? I want to read the paper.
W: If we turn on too many lights, all the electricity in the house will go off.
M: Now who told you that?
W: Our new neighbor, Mr. Smith.
M: Mr. Smith? When did he come to our home?
W: I had to go to ask him for help today.
M: What was wrong?
W: When I turned on the washing machine, all the lights were out.
M: Well, did he care of it for you?
W: Yes, but he said it would take a lot more work to do a really good job.
M: What does he mean by really a good job?
W: He said we needed new electric wires throughout the house and a lot of other things.
M: Did he tell you how much it would cost?
W: Yes. About one thousand dollars.
M: One thousand dollars. That’s a lot of money. And just when we need to get more work done on our car, too.
听下面一段材料，回答第14至第16题
Text 9
M: Hi, Mary, how are you today?
W: I’m fine, Tom. How are you?
M: Pretty well. Are you going to Joe’s party tonight?
W: I want to, but I can’t. I have to work.
M: Oh, You have a job? I didn’t know that.
W: I work at McDonald’s. I’m the assistant manager, but I want to get a different job.
M: My father’s company will need some people to work for the summer.
W: What kind of company does he work for?
M: It’s construction company.
W: That sounds like it might be interesting. Don’t you know what kind of jobs they
have?
M: Well, I don’t know for sure, but he said they need 25 or 30 new people. They plan
to employ them in June. They’ll work until the end of August, or the beginning of
September.
W: I’d better try it.
M: I’ll tell my father about it, and then you can call him.
W: Thanks a lot.
听下面一段材料，回答第17至20题
I’m 18 years old and I’m a first-year university student in Dublin. I live with ten other students in a big old house near the center of the city. I have a large room on the second floor at the front of the house. There isn’t a lift, but I don’t need one. I usually run up the stairs. My room is 7 meters long and 5 meters wide. At one end I’ve got some cooking tools and a fridge, so I can cook my own meals. At one end I’ve got my bed and a cupboard for clothes. There’s a bathroom and a toilet down the hall, for all the students on my floor. I’ve got a big desk in my room, too. So I study, eat and sleep in the same room. My parents live in a village near Cork and I go there during my holidays. Please write and tell me something about your home.