高二第二学期期末调研考试英语试题.doc

1、江苏省如皋、海安地区 20052006 学年高二第二学期期末调研考试 英语试题 本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。第 I 卷 18 页，第 II 卷 910 页。全卷满 分 150 分，考试时间 120 分钟。 第卷（选择题三部分，共 115 分） 第一部分：听力（共两节，满分 30 分） 第一节（共小题；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，从题中所给的、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 time is it now? A. 7

2、:15. B. 6:40. C. 7:45. 2. What does the man think about the womans hat? A. Its very good. B. It doesnt go well with her dress. C. He likes the style of it. 3. What does the man mean? A. He doesnt know the park. B. The park is nearby. C. There is no park here. 4. What does the man mean? A. The woman

3、should go away. B. He will get closer to her. C. He can hear her very well. 5. What is the problem? A. The woman doesnt like orange juice. B. The man was looking for orange juice. C. The man broke the container of juice. 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

4、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。 听第 6 段材料，回答第 6 至 8 题。 6. Where is the boy going to spend his holidays? A. In the city. B. In the country. C. Abroad. 7. What will he do there? A. To do some farm work. B. To study at home. C. To do some housework. 8.

5、 Which of the following is not true? A. The boys grandparents live in the country. B. The boys school is in the city. C. The girl knows how to farm, too. 听第 7 段材料，回答第 9 至 11 题。 9. What are they talking about? A. The education in England. B. The examination in England. C. The children in England. 10.

6、 At what age do children go to school there? A. At six. B. At five and a half. C. At five. 11. Which of the following is true? A. Boys and girls can study together at school. B. Boys and girls hardly go to school together. C. Only boys go to school together. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 12 至 14 题。 12. What does the

7、 man think when the woman says she is not going? A. She doesnt like football. B. She has no money left. C. She isnt feeling well. 13. What is the woman planning to do? A. Watch the game on television. B. Attend the game. C. Find someone to sing with. 14. What can the man miss when watching a game on

8、 television? A. Photographing the sports ground. B. Watching the ball. C. Peoples excitement. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 15 至 17 题。 15. When does this conversation take place? A. At the beginning of exams. B. At the end of the school year. C. In the middle of the summer vacation. 16. Where do Bob and Ellen want t

9、o go? A. To a cinema. B. To a movie at the student center. C. To a popular music concert. 17. What is Bob going to pay for? A. Their tickets. B. Their vacation. C. Their supper. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 题。 18. What did the city government call her people to do? A. To make their town look more attractiv

10、e. B. To make their town bigger and bigger. C. To rebuild their town. 19. How many persons did each group consist of? A. Four persons. B. Ten persons. C. Twenty persons. 20. What happened while the class was busy working? A. It began to rain. B. It cleared up. C. It stopped raining. 第二部分：英语知识运用 (共两节

11、，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. Ted couldnt remember the exact date of the hurricane, but he knew it was _ Saturday because everybody was at _ church. A. /; the B. a; / C. /; a D. the; / 22. He made another wonderful discovery, _ of great

12、importance to science. A. which I think is B. which I think it is C. that I think is D. I think which is 23.Manager, do you have something _ at this moment? No, thanks.Ill call you if any. A. to be typed B. to type C. typing D. typed 24.What does the model plane look like? Well, the wings of the pla

13、ne are _ of its body. A. more than the length twice B. twice more than the length C. more than twice the length D. more twice than the length. 25. Dr Kings efforts were not _, however. Segregation eventually disappeared and a new dawn seemed to arrive. A. in turn B. on sale C. in vain D. at this rat

14、e 26. I was caught in the rain on my way home. _ I had a bad cold. A. At first sight B. In terms of C. As a result D. Every now and then 27. Mr. White keeps fit _ for half an hour every morning. A. to aim at B. lack of exercise C. to insist on D. by working out 28. This mixing of fresh and salt wate

15、r creates a unique environment_ life of all kindsa zone between the land and the sea. A. looked into B. filled with C. torn up D. filled in 29. With a number of “technology parks” built in China, more and more companies and customers can _ the latest advances in science. A. join hands B. rely on C.

16、benefit from D. come to life 30.The government should think about the medical reform again and take measures to improve it. _. The medical services and efficiency are not good at the moment. A. Youre confusing me B. I cannot agree more C. Thats all right D. Go ahead, please 31.There is a lot of smok

17、e coming out of the teaching-building there. Really? It _ be a fire, most probably. A. can B. ought to C. have to D. shall 32. Beijing, _ hosting the 2008 Olympic Games, is calling on the citizens to study English. A. prepared B. prepared for C. preparing D. preparing for 33. He _the test, but he wa

18、snt careful enough. A. could have passed B. were able to pass C. must have passed D. might be able to pass 34. Each new way of looking at a situation improves our understanding and makes _ easier to discover new possibilities. A. one B. that C. it D. this 35. The palace is heavily guarded, because i

19、nside its walls . A. where sit the European leaders B. sit the European leaders C. the European leaders there sit D. that the European leaders sit 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 3655 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。 Some years ago, an American policeman found a woma

20、n lying near a lonely road. She did not appear to have 36 , but she was trembling and clearly in a state of shock, so he rushed her to the _37 hospital. She began to tell the doctor on duty a story which was 38 in all respects. She had been 39 along a country road 40 she had been stopped by a flying

21、 saucer (飞碟) _41 in front of her. She had been forced to leave the car and 42 _ the flying saucer by creatures which looked like human beings and which could easily make themselves _43 _ although they could not 44 . They could read her thoughts and she could read 45_. They tested her politely and al

22、lowed her to 46 after carrying out a number of tests on her. As she otherwise seemed to be 47 , the doctor decided that she was probably suffering from the side effects of some medicine. The woman insisted on being 48 to go home, but when she gave her address, it was in a town over a thousand miles

23、from the _49 . The police then started to make inquiries (打听) and soon _50_ that there was already a _ 51_ going on for the woman _52_ husband badly reported that she had 53 . Her car had been found with the drivers door open and the engine running. 54 the car, the surface of the road had been compl

24、etely destroyed, not by an explosion or anything of that kind, but 55 a large, round, white, hot object had burnt through it. 36. A. a rest B. an accident C. a test D. an idea 37. A. most famous B. most expensive C. best D. nearest 38. A. funny B. sad C. moving D. astonishing 39. A. driving B. walki

25、ng C. running D. wandering 40. A. as B. since C. when D. if 41. A. rising B. flying C. running D. landing 42. A. enter B. visit C. watch D. see 43. A. noticed B. seen C. understood D. heard 44. A. move B. think C. read D. speak 45. A. their B. theirs C. her D. hers 46. A. leave B. stay C. drive D. w

26、atch 47. A. happy B. thankful C. nervous D. normal 48. A. told B. allowed C. advised D. ordered 49. A. earth B. car C. road D. hospital 50. A. decided B. believed C. supposed D. discovered 51. A. discussion B. search C. movement D. meeting 52. A. which B. when C. whose D. where 53. A. disappeared B.

27、 fled C. returned D. hanged 54. A. Behind B. In front of C. Below D. At the foot of 55. A. as B. if C. as if D. only if 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 The making of glass is a very old industryat least 4,500 years old. Glass has many extraord

28、inary qualities and it is frequently being used in new ways. One of the most interesting new uses for glass is in telephone communication. Scientists have developed glass fibres (纤维) as thin as human hair which are designed to carry light signals. When the light reaches the other end, it is first ch

29、anged into electrical signals, which are in turn converted (转变) into sound messages. Called light-wave communication, the new system was used successfully in an experiment in Chicago in 1977. During the experiment two glass fibres were able to carry 672 conversations at the same time. The light-wave

30、 cable, containing 144 glass fibres, has the capacity (容量) to carry 50,000 conversations at the same time. The lightwave communication system has two important advantages. First the glass fibre cables are smaller and weigh less than copper (铜) cables; second, they cost less. 56. One of the extraordi

31、nary qualities of glass is that it can carry_. A. any signal B. light signals C. sound signals D. electrical signals 57. Before you can hear a message on the telephone using the new system, _. A. the light signals have to be changed into electrical sound B. neither the light nor the electrical signa

32、ls have to be changed in any way C .light must first be changed into electrical signals and then into sound D. electrical signals must first be changed into light signals and then into sounds 58. According to the passage the new telephone communication system _. A. was put on experiment in 1977 B. h

33、ad been put into actual use by 1977 C. had been repeatedly experimented before 1977 D. was first put into actual use in 1977 59. From the passage, you can tell that people prefer glass fibre cables to copper cables because _. A. glass fibre is easier to make B. glass fibre is less expensive C. glass

34、 fibre is more up to date D. glass fibre delivers messages directly 60. Which of the following statements best expresses the main idea of the passage? A. Light signals have changed the use of glass in industry. B. Glass fibres have reduced the cost of telephone communication. C. Glass is very useful

35、 because it has many unusual qualities. D. The use of glass fibres to carry telephone messages is an interesting new development. B Denny Parker lived in a bad place. Because of a youth gang（ 帮派）, he wanted to leave the area. The gang often caused trouble in the high school. As he was walking out of

36、 history class one day, Denny bumped into (ran into) another student. “Sorry,” he said, and kept walking. But he was stopped. Turning around, he found himself facing a very large, angry boy. It was Bill Douglas, a member of the gang！ “Hey, you pushed me!” Bill cried. “Come on, Bill,” answered Denny.

37、 “I said I was sorry.” “Youre going to be sorry,” Bill said. “I will give you a lesson after school.” “Oh, no,” thought Denny, hurrying to his next class. “Im in trouble now.” The more he thought about it, the more fearful he became. Then a word came to Dennys mindcourage (勇气). He decided to face it

38、 with courage. He had nothing to loseexcept a few teeth. After school, many students waited on the corner. News had spread that there would be a fight. Bill Douglas and his gang were waiting, too. “Hey, Parker,” Bill laughed as Denny walked near. “Let me teach you a lesson.” Denny answered loudly, “

39、Well, come on. Im not afraid. ” There was silence. Then the students began to applaud (鼓掌) . They cried, “Denny！ Denny！” The noise was very loud. The gang members ran away one by one. Denny won with his courage. 61. Bill was going to _. A. talk about some problems with Denny B. teach Denny how to fi

40、ght C. teach Denny how to be polite D. give Denny a good beating 62. What decision did Denny make at last？ A. He needed to say sorry to Bill. B. He should face Bill with courage. C. He must tell the teacher everything. D. He had to ask the other students for help. 63. Which of the following is NOT t

41、rue？ A. The students hoped that Denny would win the fight. B. At first, Denny was afraid that the gang members would beat him. C. The students were unhappy when they saw the gang members run away. D. At first, Bill thought that Denny was afraid of him. C There have been many great inventions, things

42、 that changed the way we live. The first great invention was one that is still very important todaythe wheel. This made it easier to carry heavy things and to travel long distance. For hundreds of years after that there were few inventions that had as much effect（影响）as the wheel. Then in the early 1

43、800s the world started to change. There was little unknown land left in the world. People didnt have to explore much any more. They began to work instead to make life better. In the second half of the 19th century many great inventions were made. Among them were the camera, the electric light and ra

44、dio. These all became a big part of our life today. The first part of the 20th century saw more great inventions. The helicopter in 1909. Sound movies in 1926. The computer in 1928. And jet planes in 1930. This was also a time when a new material was first made. Nylon came out in 1935. It changed th

45、e kind of clothes people wear. The middle part of the 20th century brought new ways to help people get over diseases. They worked very well. They made people healthier and let them live long lives. By the 1960s most people could expect to live to be at least 60. By this time most people had a very g

46、ood life. Of course new inventions continued to be made. But man now had a desire to explore again. The world is known to man but stars are not yet. Man began looking for ways to go into space. Russia made the first step. Then the United States took a step. Since then other countries, including Chin

47、a and Japan, have made their steps into space. In 1969 man took his biggest step away from earth. Americans first walked on the moon. This is certainly just a beginning though. New inventions will someday allow us to do things we have never yet dreamed of. 64. In the early 1800s, people began to wor

48、k in order to make _. A. a trip into space B. explorations C. life better D. discoveries 65. Nylon came out nearly at the same time as _. A. jet planes B. the radio C. the camera D. the movies 66. Man didnt have a desire to explore a lot _. A. until the 20th century B. in the 1960s C. in the last two centuries D. at the beginning of the 1800s 67. This passage talks mainly abo