新人教版高二英语下学期第一次质检试题.doc

1、 高二 英语 下学期 第一次 质检 试题 （ 2009.02） 试卷分第 卷（选择题）和第 卷（非选择题）两部分 ； 共 120 分，考试时间 120 分钟。 第 I 卷 选择题 （共 82 分） 第一部分：听力（共两节， 20 分） 第一节 1. Where does this conversation most likely take place? A. At the restaurant. B. At the station. C. At a drugstore. 2. What does the woman think? A. There are more women nurses t

2、han men. B. There are more women doctors than men. C. There are no women doctors in the hospital. 3. How much money does the woman need? A. Five pounds. B. Eight pounds. C. Ten pounds. 4. What does the woman mean? A. She is going to the shopping center. B. She cant go with the man. C. She will work

3、with the man tonight. 5. Which of the following can best describe the man? A. The man is giving advice. B. The man is making plans. C. The man is expressing indecision. 第二节 听下面一段 对话 ，回答第 6 至 7 题。 6. What made the man worried? A. Losing his car. B. The wheels of his car being gone. C. His car being s

4、tolen. 7. How did that happen? A. He left his car outside. B. Someone had broken into his garage. C. He forgot to lock his garage. 听下面一段 对话 ，回答第 8 至 10 题。 8. Where are the two speakers? A. At the womans home. B. In a restaurant. C. In a hospital. 9. According to the doctor, the man should eat the fo

5、llowing except _. A. fruit and certain meat B. vegetable salad C. sugar 10. How long will the man probably be on a diet? A. Forty days. B. A year. C. Six months. 听下面一段 对话 ，回答第 11 至 13 题。 11. When does the woman get to school? A. At 8:15. B. At 9:00. C. At 8:30 12. How long does it take the woman to

6、get home form school? A. One hour. B. 45 minitues. C. Half an hour. 13. When dont they have lesson? A. On Friday afternoon. B. On Wednesday afternoon. C. On Monday afternoon. 听下面一段 对话 ，回答第 14 至 16 题。 14. Where can the man get money? A. From the Dunnes Stores. B. From the Allied Irish Bank. C. From t

7、he Bank of Ireland. 15. Which of the following statements is true? A. The Bank of Ireland is near the Dunnes Stores. B. It is about ten minutes walk form the place where they are standing to the bank. C. The man isnt familiar with the area. 16. What will the woman do at the end of the conversation?

8、A. She will help the man to get money from the bank. B. She will draw a map for the man. C. She will show him the way to the bank. 听下面一段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。 17. The writer think our world is becoming much smaller because _. A. people are using modern traffic and modern communication means B. the earth

9、is being polluted day and night C. the earth is blown away by the wind every year 18. According to the passage, why is the pollution more and more serious? A. People are wasting energy. B. There are more and more people. C. People are moving constantly. 19. Air pollution is the most serious kind of

10、pollution because it_. A. makes us angry more easily B. makes our rivers and lakes dirty C. is bad for all living things in the world 20. Which of the following is False? A. Many countries are making rules to fight against pollution. B. The pollution of the earth doesnt grow as fast as the world pop

11、ulation does. C. Life today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago. 第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节， 每题 1 分， 满分 35 分） 第一节：单项填空（共 15 小题，满分 15 分） 21. - Dana seems upset. - Hmm. She _ had a fight with her parents. A. must have B. should have C. will have D. can have 22. He didnt make _ clear when and where t

12、he sports meet would be held. A. this B. that C. it D. one 23. The teachers words make such a great _ to her life that she wouldnt have achieved her dream of being a writer without him. A. influence B. difference C. devotion D. relation 24. Since Mr Smith worked in China, Chinese food has _ him; eve

13、n he isnt used to Western food. A. concentrated on B. appealed to C. subscribed to D. connected to 25. - How do you find your new house? - It is hard to find a _ house so that I hardly care what it is _ I can have a rest in it. A. satisfied; as long as B. satisfied; as far as C. satisfying; as long

14、as D. satisfying; as far as 26. _ energy and effort is the basic factor for an athlete to succeed. A. A large quantity of B. Quantities of C. A large number of D. Numbers of 27. The first humans landed on the moon in 1969. It was a great _. A. invention B. achievement C. catastrophe D. appreciation

15、28. Id rather he _ tomorrow afternoon. A. will come B. comes C. coming D. came 29. The professor, _ the project, made a comment on the report. A. opposed to carry out B. opposing to carry out C. opposed to carrying out D. opposed carrying out 30. The prices of vegetables and fruit _ from season to s

16、eason. A. rise B. exchange C. vary D. transform 31. _ in 1864 in Geneva, Switzerland, the agreement was intended to protect the wounded soldiers and limit human suffering in time of war. A. Signing B. Signed C. Having signed D. Being signed 32._, she still couldnt satisfy her cruel boss. A. Hard as

17、she worked B. As she worked hard C. Hard she worked D. Hard although she worked 33. _ in his research paper for such a long time, his eyes were badly hurt. A. Because he was absorbed B. Having absorbed C. He was absorbed D. Absorbed 34. As is reported, the CPI (consumer price index) went up mainly b

18、ecause of _ 18.2 percent rise in _ food price. A. /; / B. an; the C. /; the D. an; / 35. - Take it easy. There is a chance for you to defeat the opponent. - Yes, _. A. I can make it B. its so difficult C. its up to you D. believe it or not 第二节 完形填空（共 20 小题，满分 20 分） Wow, you got an A without even stu

19、dying. Your 36 is wonderful youre my little Picasso. If youre like most parents, you offer 37 to your children, believing it is the 38 to their success, 39 according to a new study, praise may do more harm than good. For the study, after a simple IQ test, one group was told it did really well and mu

20、st be very 40 . The other group was told it did really well and must have worked hard. One group was praised for 41 and the other was praised for 42 . Asked if they wanted to take a slightly 43 test, the kids praised for their intelligence were 44. Of those praised for their effort, however, 90 perc

21、ent were 45 for a more challenging task. And on a 46 test the effort group performed significantly better than the group praised for its intelligence. Many of the kids who had been labeled smart performed worst of all. The hard workers got the 47 that they could improve their 48 by trying harder, bu

22、t the smart kids believed they should do well 49 any effort. Thus, kids who get too much praise are less likely to take 50 are highly sensitive to failure and are more likely to give up when faced with a 51 . Tips for Parents: 52 labels. Praising for effort sends the message that your child has the

23、power to improve and change. Be mindful of labeling yourself and others. Teach kids from an early age that the brain is a(n) 53 that can be strengthened with 54 . This sends the message that kids can directly affect their intelligence. Parents often praise their kids to make themselves feel good, or

24、 to 55 their kids from failure. But its very important for parents to help their kids to learn to deal with setbacks (挫折 ) and to help them focus on ways to improve. 36. A. writing B. drawing C. intelligence D. gift 37. A. advice B. demand C. relief D. praise 38. A. importance B. technique C. condit

25、ion D. key 39. A but B. since C. unless D. though 40. A. useful B. smart C. hard D. necessary 41. A. ability B. power C. intelligence D. strength 42. A. work B. talent C. effort D. success 43. A. more interesting B. harder C. easier D. more rewarding 44. A. surprised B. excited C. disappointed D. un

26、willing 45. A. bored B. difficult C. eager D. encouraged 46. A. final B. usual C. traditional D. competitive 47. A. impression B. signal C. message D. imagination 48. A. ability B. scores C. confidence D. progress 49. A. with B. without C. beyond D. under 50. A. advice B. effort C. risks D. patience

27、 51. A. failure B. situation C. question D. challenge 52. A. Avoid B. Stress C. Suggest D. Improve 53. A. organ B. muscle C. intelligence D. energy 54. A. support B. courage C. practice D. will 55. A. remove B. drive C. learn D. protect 第三部分 阅读理解 （共 18 小题 ，满分 27 分） A Among the four skills in learnin

28、g English, which one of these is the odd-man-out? The answer is speaking. The other three you can do alone on your own, but you cant really speak alone! Speaking to yourself can be dangerous because men in white coats may come and take you away! Where can you find people to speak English? How can yo

29、u practise speaking when you are alone? At school If you pay to go to a language school, you should use the opportunity to speak. If your teacher asks you to speak in pairs or groups with other students, try to say as much as possible. Dont worry about your mistakes. Just speak! Conversation Clubs M

30、any cities around the world have conversation clubs where people can exchange one language for another. Look in your local newspaper to find a conversation club near you. They are usually free although some may charge a small entrance fee. Shopping Even if you dont want to buy anything, you can ask

31、questions about products that interest you in a shop. How much does this cost? Can I pay by cheque? Often you can start a real conversation and it costs you nothing! Caf and Bars There are often American, Britain, Irish and Australian bars in many large cities. If you can find one, youll probably me

32、et many people speaking English as a first or second language. Language is all around you Everywhere you go, you find language. Shop names, street names, advertisements, notices, and car numbers When you walk down the street, practise reading the words and numbers that you see. Say them to yourself.

33、 Its not exactly a conversation, but it will help you to think in English. But dont speak too loud! Songs and Video Repeat the words of an English-language song singing with the music until it becomes automatic. Its good practice for your memory and for the mouth muscles you need for English. Above

34、all, speak as much as possible! Make as many mistakes as possible! When you know that you have made a mistake, you know that you have made progress! 56. The underlined word odd-man-out in the first paragraph probably means someone or something _. A. appearing different from the others B. standing ou

35、t of the group C. arranged in pairs D. that can be easily mistaken for another 57. What might happen if you speak to yourself loudly in public? A. The police will take you away and punish you. B. The doctors will force you to stay in hospital. C. You will have to pay to escape being punished. D. You

36、 will be forbidden to be member of the club. 58. In which places can you learn English free of charge? A. At school, in conversation clubs and caf and bars. B. At school, in shops and caf bars. C. In conversation clubs, shops, songs and video. D. In shops and in the streets. 59. The writer say Make

37、as many mistakes as possible because . A. everyone will make mistakes in learning English B. everyone will meet people speaking English with some mistakes C. making mistakes is a must in making progress in learning English D. making mistakes can make one realize the importance of speaking 60. Accord

38、ing to the passage, which way is NOT likely to be accepted by English learners? A. Recite poems loudly along the riverside. B. Listen to some English fashion songs and video. C. Find an Englishman to speak English with. D. In class, try to practise in groups or pairs. B Believe it or not, optical il

39、lusion(错觉 ) can cut highway crashes. Japan is a case in point. It has reduced automobile crashes on some roads by nearly 75 percent using a simple optical illusion. Bent stripes, called chevrons(人字形 ), painted on the roads make drivers think that they are driving faster than they really are, and thu

40、s drivers slow down. Now the American Automobile Association Foundation for Traffic Safety in Washington D.C. is planning to repeat Japans success. Starting next year, the foundation will paint chevrons and other patterns of stripes on selected roads around the country to test how well the patterns

41、reduce highway crashes. Excessive speed plays a major role in as much as one fifth of all fatal traffic accidents, according to the foundation.To help reduce those accidents, the foundation will conduct its tests in areas where speed-related hazards (danger) are the greatest - curves, exit slopes, t

42、raffic circles, and bridges. Some studies suggest that straight, horizontal bars painted across roads can initially cut the average speed of drivers in half. However, traffic often returns to full speed within months as drivers become used to seeing the painted bars. Chevrons, scientists say, not on

43、ly give drivers the impression that they are driving faster than they really are but also make a lane appear to be narrower. The result is a longer lasting reduction in highway speed and the number of traffic accidents. 61. The passage mainly discusses_. A. a new way of highway speed control B. a ne

44、w pattern for painting highways C. a new way of training drivers D. a new type of optical illusion 62. On roads painted with chevrons, drivers tend to feel that _ A. they should avoid speed-related hazards B. they are driving in the wrong lane C. they should slow down their speed D. they are coming

45、near to the speed limit 63. The advantage of chevrons over straight, horizontal bars is that the former _. A. can keep drivers awake B. can cut road accidents in half C. will look more attractive D. will have a longer effect on driver 64. The American Automobile Association foundation for Traffic Sa

46、fety plans to _. A. try out the Japanese method in certain areas B. change the road signs across the country C. replace straight, horizontal bars with chevrons D. repeat the Japanese road patterns 65. What does the author say about straight, horizontal bars painted across roads? A. They are suitable only on broad roads. B. They are falling out of use in the United States. C. They tend to be ignored in a short period of time. D. They cannot be used successfully to traffic cir