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1、2005 2006 学年度上学期 合肥十中高二年级英语期末考试卷 制卷人 邹忠敏 第一卷 (三部分 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） 听下面段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给、三个选项中选出最佳选 听完每段对话后，你将有秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下面一小题。每段对话仅 读一遍。 1 What are the two speakers talking about? A. the weather. B. A movie. C. A basketball match. 2 Where did the c

2、onversation probably take place? A. In a restaurant. B. In a book shop. C. In a classroom. 3 What time is Jim supposed to arrive? A. 8:15. B. 8:00 C. 7:30 4 How many pills should the woman take in twenty-four hours? A. Six. B. Eight. C. Twelve. 5 What can be concluded from this conversation? A. The

3、woman is bothered by some people smoking heavily. B. The room is on fire and full smoke. C. Smoking is strictly forbidden in the room. 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、三 个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题秒钟； 听完后，各小题将给出秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第六段材料回答至题。 6 What was the

4、 birthday present they decided to buy? A. A book. B. A basketball. C. A football. 7 How much money did the two speakers have altogether? A. 6 yuan. B. 14 yuan. C. 8 yuan. 8 Why did they decide not to buy Alice a book? A. Because she didnt like reading at all. B. Because she had lots of books in her

5、room C. Because she had lots of books and her birthday present last year was a book. 听第 7 段材料,回答第 9 至 11 题。 9 Whats the relationship between the speakers? A. Secretary and boss. B. Teacher and student. C. Doctor and patient. 10 Why was she late? A. Her aunt called her to get up late. B. She missed t

6、he bus. C. She got a telephone call. 11 What can we know about the man? A. He is strict with his student. B. He is cold to Alice. C. He gets angry easily. 听第 8 段材料,回答第 12 至 14 题。 12 What does the man ask about? A. Physical training. B. Trains to Washington. C. Trains to New York. 13 What time did th

7、e last train leave? A. At 10:30. B. At 9:50. C. At 9:55. 14 Where does the next train leave? A. On track four. B. Near the ticket window. C. At the station. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 15 至 17 题。 15 When did the conversation take place? A. Tuesday. B. Wednesday. C. Thursday. 16 Why was the woman late that morning?

8、 A. The bus service was very bad. B. It was raining. C. Her watch went wrong. 17 What happened to Miss Smith Tuesday morning? A. She was ill and the doctor was terrible. B. She was kept waiting for a long time at the doctors. C. She couldnt get a taxi. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 题。 18 Who were in the bar

9、 of the hotel? A. Some Americans. B. An Irishman. C. An Englishman and an Irishman. 19 What was the Irishman doing? A. He was drinking. B. He was watching TV. C. He was reading. 20 What was on TV? A. The Americans were getting ready to go to the moon. B. The Irish were ready to send some men to the

10、sun. C. Some Englishmen were sent to the moon. 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。 21 our teacher gave us ! AHow a good advice BHow good advice CWhat a good advice DWhat good advice 22The fourth Harry Potter movie is . The film is expected to be

11、 released in November 2005 , according to the medias . Ain the way B on the way Cin a way Dby the way 23One learns a language by making mistakes and them . Acorrect Bcorrects Ccorrecting Dto correct 24 you dont go there is none of my business . AWhat B Who CIf DWhether 25To go to bed early and to ge

12、t up early good ones health . Ais ; for B is ; to Care ; for Dis; at 26Tom is very confident Mary is shy and quiet . Aso B as Cwhile Dif 27 breaks the law should be punished . AWho B Whoever CNo matter who DAnyone 28. We went _ holes in the rock, _ bridges, _ a dam and _ the water. A. across, throug

13、h, on, in B. through, across, over, into C. into, through, over, on D. through, over, into, over 29. The other day, my brother drove his car down the street at _ I thought was a dangerous speed. A. as B. which C. what D. that 30. It is the ability to do the job_ matters, not where you come from or w

14、hat you are. A. one B. that C. whatD. it 31. Its suggested that some changes _ be made about the plan for the meeting. A. would B. should C. must D. might 32. Be careful not to drop the Tang Dynasty vase. Yes, we cant be _ . A. too careful B. very careful C. too carefuless D. careless enough 33In th

15、eir hearts , some American women think it is mens business to earn money and to spend it. Atheirs Btheir Cthem Dthey 34When “Fasten seatbelts” sign is on , it is advisable to keep your safety belts while still . Afastened ; sitting B fastening; seated Cfastened; seating Dfastening; sat 35Muqtada Al-

16、Sadr, an Iraqi military leader, vowed to fight to the last. “At no time give in!” he said. Awe should B we shall Cwe will Dwill we 第二节：完形填空(共 20 小题 ,每小题 1.5，满分 30 分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A 、B、C 和 D）中选出能填入相应空 白处的最佳选项。 When I lived in South America , I could speak Spanish very well .When I came back t

17、o the United States I couldnt 36 many opportunities to speak 37 . One of my friends gave me some 38 . She said that I could go back to school to 39 Spanish or that I could get a job 40 I would meet some Spanish-speaking people. I was very 41 . I did both! I signed up 42 a Spanish course at the commu

18、nity college. 43 I couldnt understand Mr Garcia, the Spanish teacher , but 44 a few weeks I could 45 most of what he said . But I still needed help with my 46 I couldnt speak Spanish without a strong American 47 . When I spoke to Mr Garcia about my 48 , he said that I could go to the language lab 49

19、 my pronunciation and that I would 50 him and his family at the weekend. They could really help me 51 my pronunciation, he said. Well, I went to the Garcias 52 one Sunday afternoon and met Mrs Garcia and the three Garcias children. Mrs Garcia asked me 53 I could help her with the children in the aft

20、ernoon after school. I was 54 ! This was just what I needed! I would be able to study Spanish in school 55 improve my pronunciation with the Garcia children every afternoon. 36Afind B give Clook Dhope 37AEnglish B French CSpanish DChinese 38Aplans B questions Canswers Dadvice 39Ateach B study Cspeak

21、 Dwork 40Awhere B which Cwhen Dthat 41Aworried B lucky Cunlucky Dafraid 42Ain B at Cfor Don 43AAs a result B As usual CAt last DAt first 44Abefore B soon Cafter Dlater 45Aunderstand B speak Ctell Dsay 46Ahomework B lessons Cgrammar Dpronunciation 47Asound B accent Cvoice Dnoise 48Aproblem B question

22、 Cworry Dmistake 49Apractice B practicing Cto practise D practised 50Avisit B tell Ctelephone Dinvite 51Adevelop B improve Cexploit Dexamine 52Aoffice B school Cshop Dhouse 53Athat B if Cwhat Dwhy 54Asatisfied B surprised Cworried Ddisappointed 55Aotherwise B but Cand Dor 第三部分：阅读理解（共 20 小题；每小题 2 分，

23、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。 A No one knows yet the accurate number of lives which have been lost in this terrible fire .But reports suggest that it is more than one hundred. A wall of flames fifty feet high and at least one hundred and fifty miles wide is now racing towards the f

24、orests and rich farmlands of southern Victoria . Towns less than one hundred miles from Melbourne will be in danger unless the wind changes . People are rushing excitedly into the streets . The police have warned them not to see the fire but many people are doing so . The cause of the fire is unknow

25、n . No rain has fallen in this part of Australia for three months, and the hot , north-west wind from the great central desert is blowing at more than thirty miles an hour . The firefighters are travelling to the fire by road, rail and air. But it is not easy to get there. Flames and fallen trees ha

26、ve cut off or blocked roads and railway lines. The thick smoke often prevents them from finding the air strips (飞机跑道). It is said that the fire has brought the greater danger to the country since the Second World War. 56By the time the article was written , the fire . Ahad just broken out Bhad been

27、put out Cwas spreading vilently ( 猛烈地) Dwas coming to an end 57The writer wrote this article mainly to tell people . Athe fire was terrible and dangerous Bit was impossible to put out the fire Cmore than one hundred people died of the fire Dto join in the fight against the fire 58In the 4th paragrap

28、h , the writer suggested that . Athe fire would soon be controlled by the firefighters Bit would be very difficult to put out the fire Cthe government was paying great attention to the fire Dthe fire had caused great losses and the airport was in ganger 59The underlined word “ accurate” in the first

29、 sentence has the same meaning as . Arecent B whole Crough （大体的） Dexact B This year some twenty-three hundred teen-agers (young people aged from 13-19) from all over the world will spend about ten months in U.S. homes . They will attend U. S. schools , meet U.S. teen-agers , and form impressions of

30、the real America. At the same time, about thirteen hundred American teen-agers will go to other countries to learn new languages and gain a new understanding of the rest of the world . Here is a two-way student exchange in action . Fred , nineteen ,spent last year in Gemany with Georges family . In

31、turn , Georges son Mike spent a year in Freds home in America . Fred , a lively young man , knew little German when he arrived , but after two months study , the language began to come to him . School was completely different from what he had expected - - much harder. Students rose respectfully when

32、 the teacher entered the room . They took fourteen subjects instead of the six that are usual in the United States . There were almost no outside activities . Family life , too , was different . The fathers word was law , and all activities were around the family rather than the individual (个人). Fre

33、d found the food too simple at first . Also , he missed having a car . “Back home ,you pick up some friends in a car and go out and have a good time . In Germany , you walk , but you soon learn to like it .” At the same time , in America , Mike , a friendly German boy , was also forming his idea . “

34、I suppose I should criticize (批评 ) American schools .” He says , “it is far too easy by our level . But I have to say that I like it very much . In Germany we do nothing but study . Here we take part in many outside activities . I think that maybe your schools are better in training for citizens . T

35、here ought to be some middle ground between the two .” 60The whole exchange programme is mainly to . Ahelp teen-agers in other countries know the real America Bsend students in America to travel in Germany Clet students learn something about other countries Dhave teen-agers learn new languages 61Fre

36、d and Mike agreed that . AAmerican food tasted better than German food BGerman schools were harder than American schools CAmericans and Germans were both friendly Dthere were more cars on the streets in America 62What is particular in American school is that . Athere is some middle ground between th

37、e two teaching building Bthere are a lot of after-school activities Cstudents usually take fourteen subjects in all Dstudents go outside to enjoy themselves in a car 63After experiencing the American school life , Mike thought . Aa better education should include something good from both America and

38、 Germany BGerman schools trained students to be better citizens . CAmerican schools were not as good as German schools Dthe easy life in the American schools was more helpful to the students . C In one way of thinking , failure is a part of life . In another way , failure may be a way towards succes

39、s . The “spider story” often told , Robert Bruce , leader of the Scots in the 13th century , was hiding in a cave from the English . He watched a spider spinning a web . The spider tried to reach across a rough place in the rock . He tried six times without success . On the seventh time he made it a

40、nd went on to spin his web . Bruce is said to have taken heart and to have gone on to defeat the English Edison , the inventor of the light bulb , made hundreds of models that failed before he found the right way to make one . So what ? First , always think about your failure . What caused it ?Were

41、conditions right ? Were you in top form yourself ? What can you change so things will go right next time ? Second , is the goal(目标)youre trying to reach the right one ? Try to do some thinking about what your real goals may be . Think about this question .“ If I do succeed in this , where will it ge

42、t me ?” This may help you prevent failure in things you shouldnt be doing anyway . The third thing is to bear in mind that failure is a part of life . Learn to “ live with yourself” even though you may have failed . Remember , “You cant win them all .” 64This passage deals with two sides of failure

43、. In paragraph 1 , the author talks mainly about . Athe value of failure Bhow people would fail Cfamous failures Dthe cause of failure 65The lesson the spider taught Robert Bruce seems . Aproductive B straight forward Csad Ddeep 66The author tells you to do all things except . Ato think about the ca

44、use of your failure Bto check out whether your goals are right for you Cto consider failure as a part of life Dto bear in mind that you will never fail in your life 67Which of the following is NOT true ? ABruce and Edison were successful examples . BFailure may be regarded as a way towards success .

45、 CEdison learned a lot from the lesson the spider taught Robert Bruce . DOne may often raise a question whether his goals are worth trying . D At Harton Collegean English boarding school for boys there are many rules . 15-year- old Bob Sanders often breaks them . The boys can go into the town in the

46、 afternoon after class . But they must return to the school at six oclock . One afternoon Bob walked to the town . He looked at the shops and then went to the cinema . After the film , he looked at his watch . It was after eight oclock . He was a little worried . He walked back to Harton College as

47、fast as possible . When he arrived , he ran quickly to the main entrance . It was locked . He went round the school building to another door , which was locked too . He looked up at the window of his dormitory on the third floor . The window was open . But it was quite dark , and he could not climb

48、up the wall easily . Then he saw another open window on the ground floor . It was the window of the headmasters study . He looked into the room no one was there . Bob quickly climbed on to the window sill（窗台）and jumped into the room . Just then he heard a noise . Then someone turned on a light in the corridor（走廊）. Bob looked around and then hid under the sofa . One minute later , M