新人教版高二英语下册期中考试卷(19).doc

1、 09 年高二英语下册 期中考试卷 本份试卷共四大部分，共 10 页，满分 150 分，考试用时 120 分钟。 2009 4 15 注意事项： 1、答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、座号、考试科目用铅笔涂写在答题卡上。 2、每小题选出答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在试卷上。 部分题型答案要求誊写到答题 卷 上。 3、考试结束，考生将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 35 分） 先将答案划在试卷上，录音结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试 卷上的答案转涂到答题卡 （卷） 上。 第一节 听对话或独白（共 15 小题

2、，每小题 2 分，满分 30 分 ） 请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题，在 5 秒钟内从题中所给的 A、 B、 C、项中，选出最佳选项。 听第一段对话，回答第 1-3 题。 1 Whats the probable relationship between the two speakers? A. A couple B. Neighbors C.Strangers 2.Why does the man want his letter registered? A. Because he is afraid that it would be lost. B.Because he thinks the

3、 registered letter is cheaper. C.Because he thinks the airmail will cost him a lot. 3.What fruit does the man ask the woman to buy for him? A. One pound of grapes and one pound of apples. B. Two pounds of apples and one pound of grapes. C. two pounds of grapes and one pound of apples. 听第二段对话，回答第 4-6

4、 题。 4.What is the mans trouble? A. He doesnt know how to put money into the bank. B. He has lost his way to the bank . C. He cant find a bank. 5.How will the lady help the man? A. She will go together with the man to the bank. B. She will give him some change. C.She will ask the bank ckerk to help h

5、im. 6.Where does the conversation most probably take place? A. In the street. B. In the ladys office. C. In the bank. 听第三段独白，回答第 7-9 题。 7. Where is Royal Academy of Arts? A. In the west of London. B. In the heart of London. C. In the east of London. 8. Where will the guide be waiting for the visitor

6、s? A. At the gate of the Royal Academy. B. On the bus in the parking lot. C. At the exit of the Royal Academy. 9. What is the number of the bus? A. AP 53768 B. AT 57368 C. AG 53768 听第四段对话，回答第 10-12 题。 10. Where is Tom calling from? A. The Hilton Hotel. B. The airport in Chicago. C. The airport in Lo

7、s Angeles. 11. Why doesnt Tom call on the Joans at once? A. Because he has to go to the office. B. Because he prefers to stay in the hotel. C. Because he doesnt like to go to Joans home. 12. What will Tom probably do tonight ? A. Work in his office. B. Visit some friends. C. Have dinner with Joan. 听

8、第五段对话，回答第 13-15 题。 13. What is the Big Game? A. A football game between schools. B. A basketball game between cities. C. A football game between states. 14. When will the game begin? A. At 1:00 p.m. B. At 2:00 p.m. C. At 3:00 p.m. 15.How will they to the game? A. By bus. B. By car. C. On foot. 第二节 听

9、取信息（共 5 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 5 分） 听下面一段独白，请根据题目要求， 从所听到的内容中获取必要 的信息，填入标号为16-20 的空格中。听录音前，你将有 10 秒钟的阅题时间，录音读两遍。 你将有 60 秒钟的作答时间。 Time Place Activities From (16)_ to 10:30 a.m. The Golden Pavilion Visiting the temple and its gardens Before 11:45 a.m. Ryoanji Temple Visiting its beautiful (17)_ From 12:00 a.m.

10、 to12:45p.m. (18)_ After lunch Heian Jingu Shrine Making (19)_ Before 2:30 p.m. Gion Doing shopping and enjoying a very (20)_flavor of Kyoto 第 二 部分：英语知识运用 (共三节，满分 45 分 ) 第一节 单项填空 (共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分 ) 第一节：语法和词汇知识 (共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分 ) 21 _the project as planned, well have to work two more

11、hours a day. A. Completing B. Complete C. Completed D. To complete 22. My parents have always made me _about myself, even when I was twelve. A. feeling well B. feel good C. feeling good D. feel well 23. The message is very important, so it is supposed _as soon as possible. A. to be sent B. to send C

12、. being sent D. sending 24. All these gifts must be mailed immediately _in time for Christmas. A. in order to have received B. so as to be received C. in order to receive D. so as to be receiving 25._ for so many years, the television needs _. A. Being used; repairing B. Being used; to be repaired C

13、. Having been used; repairing D. Having been used; being repaired 26. I cant stand _with Jane in the same office. She just refuses _talking while she work. A. working; stopping B. to work; stopping C. working; to stop D. to work; to stop 27. The building _ will be completed in a month. It will be ou

14、r lab building. A. to paint B. to have painted C. painted D. being painting 28. We are talking about the piano and the pianist _were in the concert we attended last night. A. who B. which C. what D. that 29. The engineer _my father works is from America. A. with who B. with whom C. on whom D. with w

15、hich 30. The thought of going back home was _kept him happy while he was working abroad. A. that B. all that C. all what D. which. 第 二 节 语法填空（共 10 小题，每题 1.5 分，共 15 分） 阅读下面短文，根据上下文填入适当的词语，或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卷上标号为 30 40的相应位置上。 Former Chinese athlete, Jin Jing, made her 31 (appear) in the Nation

16、al Stadium, 32 (carry) Paralympics torch during the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Paralympics Games (残奥会 ) on September 6. But now she s back in the Bird s Nest, and this time she s not competing, or carrying a flame, 33 working for the media. “ Its my first time to cover the Paralympics as a

17、 special correspondent for CCTV and to experience the barrier-free facilities here,” she said. 34 (be) a retired Chinese Wheelchair Fencing athlete, Jin said that she is a little regretful for not being able to participate in the Beijing 2008 Paralympics Games. 35 (Bear) in 1981, Jin was raised in a

18、 common wage-earning family in Hefei,Anhui Province. Jin had part of her right leg amputated (切断 ) in 1989 because 36 a malignant tumor(恶性肿瘤 ) on her ankle. She then became a member of the Shanghai Wheelchair Fencing Team on July 13, 2001,the same day Beijing was selected 37 the host city for the 20

19、08 Summer Olympics. After an incident in Paris, 38 she was part of the Torch Relay and a protestor tried take away the torch from her while she protected the Olympic Torch with her body, she became 39 (know ) as the “Smiling Angel in a Wheelchair“. Now she is still smiling, but this time from the 40

20、 side of the camera, as she watches Chinese athletes win another gold medal. 第 三 节 完形填空 : (共 10 小题 ;每小题 2 分 ,满分 20 分 ) 根据短文内容，从各题所给的 A、 B、 C、 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Although they live in the 41 , whales and dolphins are mammals .there are many types of whales.Some whales eat krill (磷虾 ) and plankto

21、n. Some eat fish. The sperm whales love to eat giant squid(乌贼 ). Killer whales eat fish, and 42 even eat seals (海豹 ) and other whales.The blue is the largest animal in the world. It can grow up to 120 feet long, and can weigh up to 170 tons. Since whales and dolphins are mammals, they cannot breathe

22、 under water.They must come to the surface to breathe air. They breathe through a blowhole, or nostrils,on the top of their head . 43 are born under water and must be pushed to the surface by the mother, so that they can take a breath.Whales and dolphins also look different from many other mammals b

23、ecause they don t have fur,although they do have a sparse (稀少的 ) covering of 44 . Their circulatory and respiratory systems (循环和呼吸系统 ) have 45 to living in water. Whales and dolphins can dive deep in the water on a single breath. Whales and dolphins also have a 46 developed brain. They are considere

24、d to be very 47 . Dolphins as well as some whales, can use echolocation (回声定位法 ) to find food and to identify objects 48 them. They make 49 clicking and squeaking sounds that bounce off (从弹回 ) objects and echo (发出回声 ) back to the dolphin. This echo 50 the dolphin of the nearby object. 41.A. shore B.

25、 water C. desert D. zoo 42.A. never B. seldom C. sometimes D. some times 43.A. Babies B. Animals C. Fathers D. Dolphins 44. A. fur B. hair C. skin D. organ 45. A. been B. focused C, admitted D. adapted 46. A. high B. special C. highly D. quickly 47. A. intelligent B. pretty C. lazy D. excellent 48.

26、A. behind B. around C. before D. far away 49. A. much B. busy C. noisy D. loud 50. A. asks B. informs C. warns D. argues 第三部分 阅读（满分 40 分） 第一节 阅读理解（共 15 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 30 分） 阅读下列三篇短文，从每题所给的四个选现（ A、 B、 C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A British science-fiction writer Sir Arthur Charles Clarke has been burie

27、d in his adopted country of Sri Lanka. Music from the film 2001: A Space Odyssey was played at the funeral and members of the family cried as his coffin was lowered. “Here lies Arthur Charles Clarke. He never grew up and did not stop growing, his gravestone in Colombo is to read, in accordance with

28、the author s wishes. Sir Arthur died from heart failure and breathing problems at the age of 90. A nationwide one-minute silence was ordered by the Sri Lankan government to coincide with the ceremony. Sir Arthur s brother, Fred Clarke, attended the funeral along with members of the Ekanayake family,

29、 with whom the writer had lived in recent years. Fred Clarke said his elder brother had always loved the warm climate and the friendly people of Sir Lanka. “He said he had managed to escape 40 British winters and had no regrets,“ Mr. Clarke told AFP news agency. Tamara Ekanayake, who grew up at Sir

30、Arthur s home in Colombo, paid tribute to him, “We feel so proud that you left your mark on us. Your footprint will never fade (褪去 ).” Before the funeral, yellow roses were thrown on to Sir Arthur s body as a final gesture of respect as it lay on a white bed beneath curved elephant tusks. Sir Arthur

31、 Charles Clarke (16 December 1917-19 March 2008) was a British science fiction author, inventor, and futurist, most famous for the novel 2001: A Spare Odyssey, which led to the film of the same name. Clarke served in the Royal Air Force as a radar instructor and technician from 1941-1946, proposed s

32、atellite communication systems in 1945 which won him a nomination ( 提名 ) in 1994 for a Nobel Prize, and 1999 for literature, and became the chairman of the British Interplanetary Society from 1947-1950 and again in 1953. Clarke moved to Sri Lanka in 1956 largely to pursue his interest in scuba divin

33、g, and lived there until his death. 51. Why did Sir Arthur Charles Clarke move to Sri Lanka in 1956? A. He loved the warm climate but not the people there. B. He went there to pursue his interest in writing scientific stories. C. He went there to pursue his interest in scuba diving. D. He managed to

34、 escape 40 British winters. 52.What do you think the underlined phrase “paid tribute to in paragraph A. Paid money to. B. Paid attention to. C. Spoke highly of D. Expressed one s thanks to. 53. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. Charles Clarke suffered from breathing problems. B. Char

35、les Clarke made the film 2001: A Space Odyssey. C. Charles Clarke had served in the Royal Air Force for about 5 years. D. Charles Clarke won a nomination for a Nobel Prize in 1994. 54.Where do you think the passage is most probably from? A. A science fiction. B. A fashion magazine. C. A news website

36、. D. A students textbook. 55. Which of the following is the main purpose of the passage? A. To introduce Charles Clarke s interest. B. To inform readers about the danger of heart failure. C. To introduce the books by Charles Clarke. D. To inform readers of Charles Clarke s funeral. B A robot greeter

37、 named Anne exhibited in Hall 4 of the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center in Futian District yesterday was one of the most popular items shown at the 10th China Hi-Tech Fair yesterday. The 200,000-yuan (US$29,252) Anne is 1.7 meters high and dressed in a blue skirt. She wears a fashionable bl

38、ack helmet and a pair of black sunglasses. Hu Huaijiang stood in front of the robot greeter with his 8-year-old daughter for over half an hour.“Anne is amazing,” Hu told the Shenzhen Daily. “Her useful functions as a robot, as well as her attractive appearance and nice shape as a greeter, have made

39、her one of the most interesting items at the fair, and thats why my girl likes it so much.“ Such a robot was able to arouse children s deep interest and encourage their curiosity, Hu said, adding that the fair was a successful one, because items such as robots can interact with fair visitors. “Anne

40、has three major functions that the lab spent eight months to design, including giving directions and explanations, speaking with head, arm and waist gestures, as well as wifi (无线局域网 ) function,“ Fan Ruifeng, a professor at the laboratory, explained to the Shenzhen Daily. “There are six ultrasonic de

41、tectors (超声探测器 ) inside her and they prevent her from falling downstairs. She can listen and talk to anyone, but not with a noisy background,“ Fan said. The robot greeter is designed for exhibition centers, museums and large shopping malls, and the laboratory had already received some orders from mu

42、seums, Fan said. 56. When can Anne listen and talk to visitors? A. At any time. B. When children are talking with her. C. When the background is not noisy. D. When she is happy 57. The following are the functions of Anne EXCEPT A. telling people where to go B. explaining C. listening and speaking D.

43、 falling downstairs 58.Which of the following about Anne is NOT true? A. It took the lab eight months to design her three major functions. B. Some museums and shopping malls have ordered her. C. Many visitors, especially children ,are interested her. D. She can help to greet and guide visitors. 59.M

44、anager of is probably not going to buy Anne. A. Tianhe Shopping Center B. Guangzhou Museum Group C. Guangzhou Jinhan Exhibition Centre D. Guangdong Peoples Stadium 60.Who most probably does the job as a “greeter“ ? A. A man in charge of the affairs of an office. B. A lady who answers phones in the c

45、onsumer service department. C. An old man who helps you park your car. D. A young man who stands behind the door of a hotel and welcomes the guests. C 2007, Dec. 6th Over 1.5 million people have so far applied to volunteer 2008 Beijing Olympics. People from all walks of life in the capital are invol

46、ved in the volunteer campaign to make their contributions to the Games. Beijing residents are keen (热衷于 ) to participate in the campaign. 800 thousand people have applied to work as volunteers around city. About half of them will be lucky enough to be chosen. 500 visitor service stands will be set up across the city. After the Games closing ceremony, these stands will continue to provide assistance to tourists. As the Paralympics approach, many disabled people who cannot take part in the competitions want to take part in voluntary service as well. Olympic volunteer Gao Yuhong said,