2006年11月湘中七校联考高二上期英语试卷
第一部分 听力，（共三节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题 1.5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、每段对话仅听一遍。
1 Where is the woman from?
A.America.B.France.C .Russia
2 What is the man going to do?
A He is going to the Beatles tape
B He is going to the store to buy the tape
C He is going to copy the tape
3.How much did the woman pay altogether?
A 50dollars b 48dollars c 52 dollars
4 Wat do you know about the woman ?
A She wants to have more cakes
B She would not eat more cake
C She dislikes the cake very much
5 Why didn’t Alice go to bed until late at night
A She was reading an interesting book
B She was working hard at her lessons
C She was watching TV
第二节（共12小题,每个小题1.5分）
听下面4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,并标在试卷的响应位置.每段对话或独白前,你都有时间来阅读各个小题,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.
听第6段材料，回答6-8题
6．What does the man need?
A A taxi B A time table C A bag
What time will the man leave?
A 2:30 B 3:00 C 3:30
What does the man want the
driver to do ?
A Drive carefully B Change less
money C Carry his bags
听第7段材料,回答第9至11题
9 Where is the bank?
A Beside the supermarket B Opposite the supermarket C Next to the bookstore
10 How far is the bank?
A Two blocks away B Three blocks away C Four blocks away
11 Which does the man choose to take?
A. Bus No.104 B. Streetcar B-102 C. Streetcar B-201
听第8段材料回答第12至14题
12. How many languages does Mrs. Brown speak?
A Three languages B Four languages B Five languages
13. What languages does Mr. Green speak?
A French ,Greek ,Russia and English
B French, Japanese ,Arabic and English
C French, Greek and English
14. What trouble does Mrs.Brown have in learning foreign languages
A .She has a lot of trouble with spelling
B .She has a lot of trouble with speaking
C She has little trouble in spelling
听第9段材料回答第15至17题
15. What was happening ?
A A teacher was lending books to students
B A reader was borrowing books from a library
C A visitor was talking to the workers at a book show
16. What was the total number of books allowed for a person to take out of a card?
A 2 B 4 C 6
Why did the woman not allow the man to take the books he wanted?
A They were new books which were not allowed out yet.
B He was at a book show and not a library for borrowing books.
C He had to wait for three months to get a new card.
第三节 填空(共3小题,每小题1.5)
听下面一段材料,从所听到的内容中获得必要信息,将18-20小题补充完整,每空不超过3个词,体力材料朗读两遍.你有45秒钟的搭题时间.
Mr. Brown could’nt find his key.How did he enter the house?
1, He __18___.Nothing happened
2, HE __19__the bedroom window.
3, He called his wife’name .He shouted ,but she didn’t wake up
4, At last he _20____like a small child .Mrs Brown woke up and she opened the door for him.
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)
21 Little George Bush was elected ____ President of the United States for the second time in _____ year 2004.
A. /, a B. a, the C. /, the D. the, the
22 You’d better _____ some money for special use.
A. pick up B. set aside C. put off D. give away
23 _____ the bad weather，we enjoyed our holiday.
A. Despite B. As a result of C. Because of D. Thanks to
24 The road sign is easy to read; the words ____ well.
A. come out B. go out C. stand out D. keep out
25 The food was so ___ that the child couldn’t help tasting it.
A. smelly B. invited C. interesting D. inviting
26 Some researchers believed that there is no doubt a cure for AIDS will be found.
A. which B . that C. what D. whether
27 Knowledge is to one’s mind ______ food is to one’s body.
A. that B. where C. what D. which
28 ____ the old mother’s deeds, all of us couldn’t keep back our tears and began to cry.
A. Moved by B. Moving with C. To be moved by D. To be moving by
29. I’d rather have a room of my own, however small it is, than ___ a room with others.
A. to share B. to have shared C. share D. sharing
30 -- Can you persuade him out of the foolish idea?
—_______ no point in doing so—he’ll never change his mind.
A. It is B. It has C. There is D. There has
31 -– In fact, I’m not used ___ to like that.
-- Neither am I.
A. to being spoken B. to be spoken C. being spoken D. to speaking
32 — What made her so sad？
— _____ she failed in the examination.
A. That B. Because C. As D. Since
33 The news has spread all over the country _____ the spaceship succeeded in returning to the earth.
A. that B. which C. whether D. what
34 ________ from space, the earth , with water_______ seventy percent of the surface , looks like a blue ball.
A. Seen ; covered B. Seen ; covering
C. seeing ; covering D. Seeing ; covering
35 —You know I gave up the job as a waiter and went to that little company. --That's ________ you've made a mistake. That company isn't well managed.
A. what B. how C. why D. where
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5满分30）
One day, when I was in high school, I saw a kid named Kyle from my class walking home from school with all his books, I thought to myself, “__36___ would anyone bring home all his books for the weekend? He must really be 37.”As I was walking, I saw several kids running toward him. They ran at him, 38 all his books out of his arms and he fell down in the dirt, His glasses went 39 and landed in the grass.
My 40 went out to him. So, I ran over to him. 41 I handed him his glasses, he looked at me and said, “Hey, thanks!”
I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived. As it 42 , he lived near me. We talked all the way home. Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.
Kyle was the 43 __student of our class, one of those guys that really found themselves during high school. Therefore he had the 44 to prepare a 45 speech. On the graduation day, I could see that he was46 .So, I patted him on the back and said, “Hey, big guy, you’ll be 47 !” He looked at me and smiled.
He cleared his throat, and began. “Graduation is a time to 48 those who helped you make it through those 49 years. Your parents, your teachers… but mostly your friends, I am here to tell all of you that being a friend to someone is the best 50 you can give him.”
I just looked at my friend with 51 as he told the story of the first day we met. He had planned to 52 himself over the weekend and was carrying his books home. “Thankfully, nothing happened. My friend 53 me from doing the unspeakable.”
Not until that moment did I realize that you should never underestimate(低估) the 54 of your actions. With one small gesture you can 55 a person’s life. For better or for worse.
36. A. How B. When C. Why D. Where
37. A. stupid B. clever C. wonderful D. anxious
38. A. throwing B. knocking C. taking D. snatching
39. A. lost B. sending C. broken D. flying
40. A. heart B. head C. hands D. thought
41. A. While B. As C. Because D. Once
42.A. passed by B. came up C. went on D. turned out
43. A. top B. hardest C. favorite D. luckiest
44. A. pride B. honor C. pleasure D.chance
45. A. class B. school C. graduation D. college
46. A. excited B. nervous C. proud D. crazy
47. A. great B. famous C. praised D. honored
48. A. reward B. remember C. thank D. congratulate
49. A. happy B. exciting C. old D. tough
50. A. chance B. gift C. help D. favor
51. A. wonder B. anxiety C. disbelief D. pride
52. A. kill B. enjoy C. test D. hurt
53. A. protected B. freed C. warned D. saved
54. A. price B. use C. power D. meaning
55. A. destroy B. change C. save D. understand
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
A
A quarrel at home may result in you falling ill. Don’t laugh, it’s true. Family matters including living habits and even the way we speak have a big effect on our health, doctors say.
Wang Xiaoyu, a Senior 2 girl from Xichang, Sichuan Province, fainted (晕倒) in class when she heard her classmates quarrel at the top of their voices. Quarrels between her parents also put the girl into a coma. It is because she is suffering from depression (抑郁症), caused by bad relations at home, doctors explained.
“We don’t get sick or stay well by ourselves,” says Dr Robert Ferrer from the US. Ferrer shows that family forces may explain up to a quarter of health problems, in his recent research.
The genes you get from your family may cause illness. If one of your parents has a heart attack, your risk of being affected may double. But effects on health are not only written in our DNA.
Unrelated people who live under the same roof also get similar problems. Diet, lifestyle and environment affect our health, too.
Ferrer’s research also found that if teenagers feel they are ignored or unimportant at home they are more likely to get sick.
We may never fully understand all the effects that families have on our health. But just as individual (个别的) problems can have effects on others, a small improvement can have big benefits, Ferrer said.
56.Which of the following can best explain why Wang Xiaoyu fainted in class?
A. Because her classmates often quarreled in class.
B. Because her parents used to quarrel.
C. Because of her depression caused by bad family relations.
D. Because her classmates shouted loudly at her.
57.According to Dr Ferrer, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. We get sick or stay well by ourselves.
B. Only the genes we get from our family have a big effect on our health.
C. Our health has nothing to do with diet, lifestyle and environment.
D. Teenagers who are ignored at home get sick more easily than those who are not.
58.The underlined word “coma” in Paragraph2 probably means ________.
A. embarrassment B. faint C. tiredness D. sadness
59. The best title for this passage is ________.
A. Family relations. B. The reasons why we get sick.
C. Happy family makes you healthy. D. A research about teenagers’ health.
B
Mauritius, an island country, lies 1,200 miles off the southeastern coast of Africa, and just east of Madagascar, another African island country, which is larger by far than Mauritius. It covers 788 square miles and has a population of 1,100,000, about 750,000 Indians, 300,000 Clioers, 30,000 Chinese and 20,000 Whites included. They are living together peacefully.
The country can be divided into many parts with different climates all because of its peculiar terrains（地形）.In the center there are volcanoes several thousand feet high, and 90 percent of its arable land is covered with sugarcane.
There were no people living on the island before the Dutch landed on it in 1638. The Dutch abandoned it in 1710, and five years later, the French came and succeeded in planting sugarcane there. It was conquered by Britain in 1810.
Mauritius was extremely poor when it declared its independence in 1968. In the past ten years, obvious economic prosperity（繁荣）has shown itself in this island country.
60. The underlined words “abandoned it” in third paragraph means______.
A. took its place B. gave it up C. left for it D. held it out
61. The right order that shows the history of Mauritius should be .
a. seized by the French b. became its master
c. ruled by the Dutch d conquered by the British
A. b, a, c, d B. a, c, d, b C. d, c, a, b D. c, a, d, b
62. According to the passage all of the following statements are true except .
A. Arable land covers 90 percent of the country’ s total area
B. It was the rule of foreigners that made the Mauritius people live in poverty
C. More than half of Mauritius population are Indians
D. Britain ruled the island longer than French and Holland
63. Which of the following maps shows the right position of Mauritius?
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C
Sometimes children do not do what their parents tell them to do. When this happens, a parent tries to help the child to do the right thing. When this does not work, the parent usually punishes the child.
There are many things that a parent can do. One thing that people have done is to spank (打屁股) the child. When a parent spanks a child, they will use their hand or a hard object to strike them on their bottom. This is meant to show the child that they have done something wrong.
One parent remembers being spanked when he was a child. His parents used a wooden spoon. When he spanked his own children with his hand, he saw that he put a red mark on his child’s leg. He never did that again.
One problem with spanking is that it teaches the child to hit someone when they do not like what the other person is doing. Another problem with spanking is that the parent is usually angry and can hit the child too hard. Sometimes parents will use spanking for everything and not try other ways to get the child to do the right thing.
Many parents are not sure of what to do instead of spanking. Some people think that their religion（宗教）tells them that spanking is okay. Some think that the law lets them do it. The courts say that parents have the right to teach their children how to behave.
Other things should be tried before a parent decides to spank a child. Telling the child exactly what is wanted from them can be one thing. Giving a child more than one choice is another thing that can be tried. Getting down to the child’s level and taking a more child-friendly approach can help as well.
64. According to the passage, when children do something wrong, one thing that parents usually do to punish them is to ________.
A. strike them on the bottom B. try to help them do the right thing
C. teach them what to do D. take them to court
65. Which of the following is NOT the problem caused by spanking?
A. It teaches the child to hit others when they offend him or her.
B. The parent may get angry and hit the child too hard.
C. Sometimes parents may use spanking for everything.
D. It makes parents try other ways to make the child do right.
66. Which of the following can best describe the writer’s attitude towards spanking?
A. favorable (赞同的) B. indifferent (不关心) C. interested D. unfavorable
67. From this passage, we can conclude that ________.
A. Good children always do the right thing.
B. Parents should try their best to avoid spanking their children.
C. Parents have no choice but to spank their children when they do something wrong.
D. Children can have more than one choice to avoid being spanked.
D
Good readers know that reading isn’t just about knowing words — it’s a way of thinking. Smart readers think before, during and after reading. Here are some tips that may be of some help.
Think before you read. Before you read the text, ask yourself the questions that why you are reading it and what you want to get from it. Answering the questions will help you choose what words you need to know and what words you can skip or scan.
Think while you are reading. Can you get the meaning of the text without looking up new words in a dictionary? Are there any clues in the text? A text will often give examples that may help you understand what some of the words mean. Let’s take the following sentence for example.
Many large Russian cities, such as Chelyabinsk and Irkutsk, have taken steps to protect their culture.
The words “Chelyabinsk” and “Irkutsk” may be new to us, but the sentence tells us that they are examples of _______.
Think after you read. Do you understand the text? What is the main idea of the text? Can you guess the meaning of the new words? Which words do you need to look up? Is the text too easy or too hard for you?
If you practice reading and thinking in this way, you will become a smarter reader and you will learn more, faster and better.
68. This passage is probably taken from _______.
A. a newspaper for general readers B. a magazine for
language teachers
C. a book for language learners D. an
advertisement for a new book
69. Which of the following can best be put in the blank in the passage?
A. countries B. mountains C. rivers D. cities
70. The author of the passage advises us to do all the following EXCEPT_______.
A. we should think before, while and after we read
a passage
B. we’d better look up every new word in a dictionary
C. we should learn to guess the meanings of new words
D. the clues in a passage should be made use of
E
Here is the Nine O’clock News:
1. President Absul Krim of Syria says that the danger of war in the Middle East is greater now than for the past two years. His country does not want war, he says, but the Syrian people have waited too long for an end to the troubles with their neighbors. If war comes, says Mr. Krim, Syria will be ready.
2. Ben Kitson, a writer of stories and plays for children, has died at his home in California. Mr. Kitson was 82. His most famous book of stories, “The Gentleman’s House” sells all over the world, in more than twenty-five languages.
3. Policemen in New York have gone on strike. Their leader Mr. Paul Angeli says that they will return to work only when they receive more money for working long hours and doing what Mr. Angeli calls “the most dangerous job in the city”.
4. It has been a good year on the farm. The warm, wet spring and the fine summer have been very good for all kinds of food plants. This means that fruits and vegetables will cost less in the shops this year.
5. MORE than 1,100 people committed suicide（自杀）in Beijing last year, and experts have been encouraging the capital to set up a mental health care system as soon as possible, local media reported last week. About 20 per cent of the people of Beijing live in unhealthy conditions, with 3 per cent of these suffering from affective disorder and 5 per cent reporting symptoms（症状）of depression, according to the Beijing Mental Health Service Centre.
71 The Syrian people _______.
A. are ready and waiting for war
B. are ready to wait another two years for war
C. do not want war, but will be ready if it comes
D. are a great danger of peace in the Middle East
72. Mr. Kitson wrote _______.
A. plays and stories for children
B. 82 stories about his home in California
C. in more than twenty-five languages
D. books, and then sold them all over the world
73. It can be inferred from the third piece of news that _________.
A. policemen in New York hate their dangerous jobs
B. policemen in New York love their important jobs
C. the government will refuse to raise the policemen’s salary and the policemen will never return to work
D. the government will be forced to raise the policemen’s salary and the policemen will return to work
74. As food plants have grown well, _______.
A. fruit and vegetables will be cheaper this year
B. there will be a warm, wet spring and a fine summer
C. food will be cheaper than it was in the spring
D. plants will be cheaper in the shops this year
75. What is the best title for the last pieces of news?
A. MORE than 1,100 people committed suicide（自杀）in Beijing last year.
B. About 20 per cent of the people of Beijing live in unhealthy conditions.
C. Beijing needs mental health care
D. People living in Beijing suffer a lot.
第四部分：写作(共两节，满分35分)
第一节 填空（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）
阅读短文，根据所读内容在表中的空格处填上适当的单词或短语,每空不超过3个单词。
There are two types of people in the world. Although they have equal degree of health and wealth and other comforts of life, one becomes happy, the other becomes unhappy. This arises from the different ways in which they consider things, persons, events and the resulting effects upon their minds.
People who are to be happy fix their attention on the convenience of things. The pleasant parts of conversation, the well prepared dishes, the goodness of the wine, the fine weather. They enjoy all the cheerful things. Those who are to be unhappy think and speak only of the opposite things. Therefore, they are continually dissatisfied. By their remarks, they sour the pleasure of society, offend (hurt) many people, and make themselves disagreeable everywhere. If this turn of mind was founded in nature, such unhappy persons would be the more to be pitied. The intention of criticizing and being disliked is perhaps taken up by imitation. It grows into a habit, unknown to its possessors. The habit may be strong, but it may be cured when those who have it realize its bad effects on their interests and tastes. I hope this little warning may be of service to them, and help them change this habit.
Though in fact it is chiefly an act of the imagination, it has serious results in life since it brings on deep sorrow and bad luck. Those people offend many others; nobody loves them, and no one treats them with more than the most common politeness and respect. This frequently puts them in bad temper and draws them into arguments. If they aim at getting some advantages in social position or fortune, nobody wishes them success. Nor will anyone start a step or speak a word to favor their hopes. If they bring on themselves public objections, no one will defend or excuse them, and many will join to criticize their wrong doings. These should change this bad habit and be pleased with what is pleasing, without worrying needlessly about themselves and others. If they do not, it will be good for others to avoid any contact with them. Otherwise, it can be disagreeable and sometimes very inconvenient, especially when one becomes mixed up in their quarrels.
About Two Types of People
| Types of People | Differences | 76.________ | |
| The happy | fixing their attention on 77. ________ of things. | equal degree of 78. ________ and other comforts of life | |
| The unhappy | think and speak only of 79. ________. | ||
|
80. ________ about the unhappy | Situation | 82. ________ | 84. ________ |
| souring the pleasure of society | • growing into a habit. • having bad effects on their interests and tastes. • nobody loves them. • no one treats them with 83.________. | • change this bad habit. • be pleased with what is pleasing. • 85.________ about themselves and others. | |
| offending many people | |||
| 81. ________ | |||
第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
假如你叫李华，你校高三同学正在开展
一场讨论，主题是：高三同学要不要参加体育
锻炼。请根据下面所提供的信息，给一英文报
社写一封信，介绍讨论情况。
（1）
A） 应该每天进行体育锻炼。
B） 做早操，打乒乓球，打篮球，但不要时间太长。
C） 锻炼能增强体质，减少疾病。
D） 锻炼能使大脑休息，使学习效果更好。
（2）
A） 锻炼浪费时间 。 B）锻炼使人疲劳。
C）锻炼以后很兴奋，较长时间不能投入学习。
D）锻炼中可能会受伤。
注意：1. 信的开头已给出，不计入总词数； 2.词数100左右。
Dear Editor,
I’m writing to tell you about a discussion we’ve had about whether students of Senior 3 should take physical exercise
2006年11月湘中七校联考高二上期英语试卷
答题卡
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76. ____________________________ 77. _____________________________
78. ____________________________ 79. _____________________________
80. ____________________________ 81. _____________________________
82. ____________________________ 83. _____________________________
84. ____________________________ 85. _____________________________
作文
Dear Editor,
I’m writing to tell you about a discussion we’ve had about whether students of Senior 3 should take physical exercise.