高二英语第二学期第二次联考
英语试卷
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）
第一节 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题后所给的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， What does the woman mean?
A. She is too busy to go.
B. She agrees to go swimming.
C. She would like to wait.
2， What is the woman going to do this afternoon?
A. She is going to see a film.
B. She is going to work.
C. She is going to buy some medicine.
3， Where do you think the woman lives?
A. In San Francisco.
B. In Rome.
C. In Paris.
4， What do we learn about Tom?
A. He has always been a good student.
B. He used to study very hard.
C. He is a good student now.
5， What is once upon a Time in Shanghai?
A. The name of a newspaper.
B. The name of a TV programme.
C. The name of a movie.
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，从题后所给的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，你有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒种；听完后，各小题给出5秒的做答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6~7题。
6,Why is the man so angry?
A. He doesn’t like studying.
B. The woman turns on the radio.
C. It’s too noisy.
7,What do you think would happen later?
A. The man will talk to the neighbour.
B. The woman will turn off the radio.
C. The man will fail his English exam.
听第7段材料，回答第8~10题。
8,What is the woman doing right now?
A. Waiting for a phone call
B. Quarelling with the man.
C. Becoming nervous.
9,Where does the conversation most probably take place?
A. In the office.
B. At home.
C. In a restaurant.
10,What does the man advise the woman to do?
A. Stay at home and wait for the phone call.
B. Visit some friends.
C. Go out and do what she wants to do.
听第8段材料，回答第11~13题。
11,Why does the man ask the woman such questions about languages?
A. He wants to give her an important job.
B. She has applied for a job.
C. He intends to invite the woman to attend a class to learn Japanese.
听第9段材料，回答第14~16题。
14,What day is it when the conversation takes place?
A. Sunday.
B. Saturday.
C. Friday.
15,What had the dog been treated?
A. The dog had been hurt.
B. The dog had been covered with carpet.
C. The dog had been given a bath.
16,What was the worst thing yesterday?
A. She forgot that she had invited her boss and his wife to her home.
B. She forgot to cook dinner for her husband.
C. Her boss and his wife came to her house unexpectedly.
听第10段材料，回答第17~20题。
17,What is the characteristic of most American people?
A. They have their fixed residences(住所) to spend their whole lives.
B. They change their residences often.
C. They move from from one place to another every five years.
18,What does the word “job-hopping” mean in the passage?
A.A job having something to do with “jumping”.
B.Looking for jobs here and there.
C.Changing jobs now and then.
19,Who will get the benefit of changing a job?
A. Nobody but the employees.
B. Nobody but the bosses.
C. Both the employees and the bosses.
20,Which of the following is not true according to the passage?
A. There are no advangtages of changing a job for the employees.
B. Changing a job offers the employee an opportunity to be promoted.
C. The bosses or the managers can accept new ideas and skills from their new employees.
第二部分 英语知识运用
第一节 单项填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
1，_______ passengers survived in the traffic accident besides a woman and two children.
A. The most B. A majority of the C. Most of D. The majority of
2, Every possible means _______ to save the miners stuck in the mine.
A. have B. have been tried C. has been tried D. has tried
3. He has not got another job yet and it’s not _______ that he will get one for some time.
A. likely B. easily C. nearly D. lonely
4. These teenagers don’t know much of the world yet; that is why they are so easily ______.
A. taken in B. taken up C. taken on D. taken off
5. Thank you so much for having invited me. I have learnt _______ from my visit here.
A. a great many B. a great deal C. a great deal of D. a bit
6. How do you think the book will react _______ children?
A. to B. on C. against D. for
7. ______ man must fear when travelling in space is radiation from the sun.
A. Which B. How C. What D. That
8. Loulan City is not at all _______ a traveller who has never seen the desert before can expect.
A. what B. that C. which D. where
9. ________ team wins on Saturday will go through to the national championship.
A. No matter what B. No matter which C. Whatever D. Whichever
10. I liked her coat and she liked mine, so we ________.
A. communicated B. swapped C. returned D. sold
11. There is a camping shop in town that has tents for ________ at 10 dollars a week.
A. hire B. sale C. employ D. repair
12. Sugar, when ________ with water, dissolves quickly.
A. mixed B. mixing C. mix D. is mixed
13. I have offered to paint the house ________ a week’s accommodation.
A. in exchange for B. with regard to C. by means of D. in place of
14. My sister was against my suggestion while my brother was ________ it.
A. in favour of B. in memory of C. in honour of D. in search of
15. You have done so much work --- you ________ pass the exam.
A. are likely to B. have to C. can D. are bound to
16. I keep medicine on the top shelf, out of the children’s ________.
A. reach B. hand C. hold D. place
17. He insisted that he _________ nothing wrong and ________ free.
A. should do;be set B. had done;be set C. had done; was set D. should do;was set
18. The reason ________ he was late was _________ he had taken a wrong bus.
A. why;because B. for;because of C. why;that D. for;that
19. The old woman ________ her sons and daughters ________ and see her from time to time.
A. suggested;to come B. hoped;to come C. desired;coming D. desired; to come
20. A story goes ________ Elizabeth I of English liked nothing more than being surrounded by clever and qualified noble men at court.
A. when B. where C. what D. that
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。
Eight years ago, when Kyle
Amber was five years old, he came face-to-face with a huge problem: His
brother, Ian, ten, was diagnosed with leukemia(白血病). Their parents, Laurie and
Henry, were spending much of their
21 with him in
hospital. Kyle often felt alone and__22___.
What could a kindergartner do? Not much, it seemed 23 , Kyle was determined. He looked around and saw lots of kids being 24 for cancer and decided he could help them by helping the hospital, which was trying to 25 money for bone-marrow(骨髓)transplant.
But how? Since Kyle’s grandfather was in the printing business, he 26 bring decorative cards for Kyle, who 27 with the idea of selling them 28 . He made a large sum of money-$80-for the hospital. His next 29 was a candy sale at this school, Palmetto Elementary, and it has turned into an annual 30 .
And then people in Miami read about his efforts and were inspired to 31 to donate more money and toys, and things just snowballed.
Within a year Kyle’s idea turned into an official fund-raising organization called Kids That Care Cancer Fund. Today it is one of the 32 organizations in the country run by kids and 33 kids. It’s hard to estimate just 34 the group has collected, says Laurie, but it is more than $100,000. As the Mayor of Miami wrote to Kyle, “ Your efforts have made a remarkable 35 in the lives of many suffering from this disease.”
Never once has Kyle thought of 36 , because the smiles of the kids are too important. “ Basically, the entire feeling that you get is very 37 ,” he explains. Helping other kids has taught him to be less 38 . And there’s another thing he learns for sure: “ There is 39 going to be a time when you’re going to have a very hard barrier,” he says. “ 40 you overcome that, you can do anything.”
21. A. energy B. money C. time D. fortune
22. A. hopeless B. helpless C. homeless D. fearless
23. A. Still B. So C. Only D. Thus
24. A. Considered B. regarded C. treated D. injured
25. A. give B. offer C. earn D. raise
26. A. might B. would C. should D. needed
27. A. came out B. came across C. came on D. came up
28. A. at school B. at hospital C. in business D. in town
29. A. progress B. proposal C. project D. problem
30. A. event B. plan C. report D. meeting
31. A. volunteer B. distribute C. pass D. award
32. A. professional B. large C. great D. few
33. A. of B. for C. on D. with
34. A. what B. where C. how much D. how soon
35. A. contribution B. difference C. affection D. importance
36. A. quitting B. regretting C. continuing D. designing
37. A. curious B. astonishing C. rewarding D. precious
38. A. rude B. selfish C. mild D. lazy
39. A. never B. seldom C. rarely D. always
40. A. Unless B. Even though C. Until D. Once
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、D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
Grandma Moses is among the most famous twentieth-century painters of the United States, yet she did not start painting until she was in her late seventies. As she once said of herself：” I would never sit back in a rocking chair, waiting for someone to help me.” No one could have had a more productive old age.
She was born Anna Mary Robertson on a farm in New York State, one of five boys and five girls. At twelve she left home and was in domestic(家庭的) service until, at twenty—seven, she married Thomas Moses, the hired hand of one of her employers. They farmed most of their lives, first in Virginia and then in New York State, at Eagle Bridge. She had ten children , of whom five survived ; her husband died in 1927.
Grandma Moses painted a little as a child and made embroldery(刺绣) pictures as a hobby, but only changed to oils in old age because her hands had become too stiff(硬的) to sew and she wanted to keep busy and pass the time. Her pictures were first sold at the local drugstore(杂货店) and at a market and were soon noticed by a businessman who bought everything she painted . Three of the pictures exhibited in the Museum of Modern Art, and in 1940 she had her first exhibition in New York. Between the 1930’s and her death she produced some 2,000 pictures：detailed(详细的)and lively portrayals(描绘) of the country life she had known for so long, with a wonderful sense of colour and form. “I think really hard till I think of something really pretty, and then I paint it.” she said.
41.According to the passage,Grandma Moses began to paint because she wanted to ________.
A. make herself beautiful B. keep active
C. earn more money D. become famous
42. Grandma Moses spent most of her life _________.
A. mursing B. painting C. embroldering D. farming
43. The underlined word survived means _________.
A. graduated from college B. examined the condition of the house
C. lived longer than the other children D. gave up themselves to the police
44. From Grandma Moses’ description of herself in the first paragraph, it can be inferred that
she was ________.
A. independent B. pretty C. rich D. nervous
45. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. Grandma Moses: Her Life and Pictures. B. The Children of Grandma Moses.
C. Grandma Moses: Her Best Exhibition. D. Grandma Moses and Other Older Artists.
B
In Denmark, parents are allowed to set up a new school if they are dissatisfied with the school in the area where they are living. Although these schools have to follow the national courses, they are allowed a lot of choice in deciding what to teach. Some of these new schools are called “small schools” because usually the number of pupils in them is only sixty, but a school has to have at least twenty-seven pupils.
Cooleenbridge School in Ireland, is a small school similar to the ones in Denmark, it was set up by parents who came from Holland, Germany, Czechoslovakia, England and other parts of Ireland. They came because they wanted to live in the countryside and to grow their own food. In June 1986, they decided to start a school. They managed to get an old, disused primary-school (小学) building and started with twenty-four children aged from four to twelve.
The teachers say, “The important thing in school is doing, not sitting.”And so the courses includes yoga(瑜伽), cooking, knitting, kite-making, music, fishing, drama (戏剧) and environmental river studies, as well as reading, writing, maths and science.
46. What are the rules for setting up a new school in Denmark?
A. Parents are allowed to set up their own school.
B. The school has to follow the national courses.
C. The school has to have at least 27 pupils.
D. All of the above.
47. The writer tells about the Cooleenbridge School in Ireland because ____ .
A. it was set up by parents who are not people of Denmark
B. it was taken as an example of this kind of “small school”
C. there were only twenty-four children
D. the pupils there were aged from 4 to 12
48. What makes this kind of school special?
A. It is set up by parents not by government.
B. It is free to decide what to teach.
C. The number of pupils in it is only sixty.
D. It has to have at least 27 pupils.
49. “The important thing in school is doing not sitting.” What the teachers say actually means ____ .
A. What we should do is teaching in the classroom, not sitting in the office.
B. Children should do more homework at home, not just sit in class to listen to the teachers.
C. Children should learn by themselves not rely on teachers.
D. Children should learn through practice not just from books.
50. The courses includes ____ .
A. yoga, cooking, knitting, kite-making, music, fishing, drama and environmental river studies, except reading, writing, maths and science
B. either yoga, cooking, knitting, kite-making, music, fishing, drama and environmental river studies, or reading, writing, maths and science
C. not only reading, writing, maths and science, but also yoga, cooking knitting, kitemaking, music, fishing, drama and environmental river studies
D. mainly yoga, cooking, knitting, kite-making, music, fishing, drama and environmental river studies, and supplemental (补充的) reading writing, maths and science
C
Students who want to attend an American college or university must explain how they will pay for their education. They have to show that they will be able to pay for each year of study. Students have to consider not only the tuition, the cost of classes, but also meals and a place to live in, which is known as room-and-board. They also need money for books and supplies. And they need money to spend on social activities and other things.
Educational advisers say foreign students should have enough money in a local bank to pay for at least two months of expenditure. So how much will a year at an American school cost? Generally speaking, the answer is: a lot. A leading state university in the Pacific Northwest will serve as an example. The University of Washington says foreign students are paying more than $36,000 this year. This major research university currently has 2,600 foreign students from more than one hundred countries. There are many schools that cost less, but also others that cost more. Its web site says the University of Washington does not offer financial assistance to international students. This is generally true of American schools, especially at the undergraduate level.
The international application for the university includes a Statement of Financial Responsibility that must be signed. Students must also provide a bank letter or statement from within the past six months. And they have to name someone who will help with payments. These people must send proof from a bank to show that they have the money. Your government or employer may be able to help you pay all or some of the college costs. A good idea is to ask at least eighteen months before you want to start classes in the United States.
Our Foreign Student Services, including links to web sites discussed in our reports, can be found at www.unsv.com. To learn more about higher education in America, the State Department has a special web site: educationusa.state.gov.
51. Students who are going to study in America must ________.
A. buy their own textbooks themselves
B. prove that they can pay for their study
C. find a living place with a kitchen
D. find someone to pay for their college fees
52. Who is this speech probably given to?
A. Students who are going to graduate from colleges.
B. Students who are going to college in the US.
C. Students who are going to apply for room-and-board.
D. Students who can’t pay for their college study by themselves.
53. The University of Washington __________.
A. has the highest fees of any college
B. has the most foreign students of any college in the US
C. is a key university in the Northwest of the US
D. charges less than other colleges in the Northwest of the US
54. What is NOT a must if you, a foreign student, apply for the university in the US?
A. Apply eighteen months before you want to start.
B. A signed Statement of Financial Responsibility.
C. People who will help you pay for the study should provide a bank proof.
D. A bank letter from within the past six months.
55. What is the speaker’s purpose in this speech?
A. To tell foreign students that money is the most important thing in the US.
B. To advise foreign students to apply as soon as possible so as to have more chances.
C. To state some requirements that foreign students should pay attention to when applying for colleges.
D. To tell people about the present situation of foreign students in the US.
D
A research team from Finland, the United States, China and Scotland is hopeful about the future of forests. Six experts in forestry science and economics say forest growth is on the increase in some countries and the number is rising. Professor Kauppi says the findings suggest the world may be able to reach a turning point away from deforestation (毁林). Many experts have considered that impossible. But the researchers say it may be possible to expand the world’s forests by ten percent, or an area about the size of India, by 2050.
They used information released last year by the Food and Agriculture Organization. The new study looked at the fifty nations with the most forests. The researchers used a new way to measure forest resources. They considered more than just the amount of land covered by trees. They also considered forest density, tree sizes, biomass (生物量) and the amount of atmospheric carbon captured in forests. The biomass represents all plants and tree growth.
The researchers say growing stock increased in twenty-two of the fifty countries. And, in about half of the fifty countries, biomass and carbon storage also increased. The researchers say forest areas and biomass are still being lost in such important countries as Brazil and Indonesia. But they found gains in others, including the world’s most populous nations. They say China and the United States have had the greatest gains. And they say India has reached the right balance between forested and non-forested land.
In percentage terms, though, the study says that forest areas have expanded fastest in the last fifteen years in Vietnam, Spain and China. And they have shrunk fastest in Nigeria and the Philippines. Professor Kauppi says the main obstacle to forest growth is fast-growing poor populations that burn wood for cooking fuel, or sell it for quick money or clear forest for crops. But a number of scientists criticized the use of information that came from governments. They said some governments didn’t keep good records about their forests, and might not tell the truth.
56. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A. The research team is made up of experts from four countries.
B. By 2050, India’s forest will have expanded by 10%.
C. Professor Kauppi says it is possible to stop deforestation on the Earth.
D. The Food and Agriculture Organization has provided some useful information for the research.
57. Which of the following statements did the researchers consider when measuring forest resources?
A. The amount of land covered by trees.
B. Forest density, tree sizes and biomass.
C. The amount of atmospheric carbon captured in forests.
D. All of the above.
58. From the third paragraph, we learn that ________.
A. in about 50% of the fifty countries, biomass and carbon storage increased
B. forest areas and biomass are still being lost in China
C. Brazil is one of the world’s most populous nations
D. Indonesia has reached the right balance between forested and non-forested land
59. What delays forest growth?
A. Some people in developing countries burn or sell wood from forests.
B. There are too many people in the world.
C. Forests are being lost in 22 countries.
D. Some governments don’t tell the truth.
60. What is the tone of this passage?
A. Critical. B. Sorry. C. Indifferent. D. Hopeful.
第II卷（共40分）
一，单词拼写。（10分）
1． After the arrival of the Europeans, the native people were forced into s________.
2． Now in China, an increasing p________ of the population have their own cars.
3． He doesn’t study hard. A_________, he has lost interest in his study.
4． The government has announced new rules on _________ (移民入境；移民).
5． The question is quite __________ (简单的；坦率的), while that one is much more complicated.
6． Smoking is f_________ in public places in China.
7． It’s very d_________ to hear the bad news.
8． He always managed to o________ (得到) what he wanted.
9． ---What’s your n_________ ?
--- I’m British.
10. Previous experience is not an essential __________ (资格) for the job.
二， 翻译句子。（10分）
1. 我忽然想起我们可以和同学合作来完成这项研究。（It suddenly occurred to me that ---; team up with ）
2. 那个犯人逃跑了。（倒装句）
3. 警察把他说的每一句话都记下来了。（note down）
4. 问题是我们下一步该怎么办。（表语从句）
5. 我非常反对收停车费。（object to）
三，书面表达（满分20分）
假如你是李明，你发现部分同学每次遇到重要考试，都会出现一些焦虑症状。请你用英语写一封信，向某学生英文报编辑反映该问题。信的内容应包括下列要点：
| 焦虑症状 | 我的建议 |
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| 头晕、累、睡眠不好、食欲不振等 | 1．要有好的态度对待考试，不要紧张； 2. 考前制定一个好的学习计划； 3．考试期间不要熬夜，要有足够睡眠； 4．可以睡前洗热水澡、喝热牛奶，有助于睡眠。 |
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注意：1．对所给要点，不要简单翻译，要有适当发挥；
2．词数150。信中已写好了的部分，不计人词数；
3．参考词汇：头晕—dizzy (adj.) 食欲不振lose one’s appetite。
Dear editor,
I'm Li Ming of Senior Three, Guangming Middle School. I'm writing to tell you about some symptoms of anxiety among us students before exams. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________