新人教版高二级英语下册阶段性期中测试题.doc

1、 本资料来源于七彩教育网 http:/ 09 年高二级英语下册阶段性期中测试题 本试卷分第一卷和第二卷两部分。共 150 分。考试时间 120 分钟。 第 I卷 （三部分，共 110.5 分） 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，满分 7.5 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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 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. Where does the conversation probably take

2、place? A. In a taxi. B. In the street. C. In an office. 2. When will the mans friends leave? A. On the 28th and 29th . B. In early October. C. In early September. 3. What is the best time to visit Harbin? A. Spring. B. Summer. C. Winter. 4. How is Neil? A. He is getting better. B. He is sick. C. He

3、is very kind. 5. What is the possible relationship between the two speakers? A. Doctor amd patient B. Teacher and student. C. Husband and wife. 第二节 (共 12 小题，每小题 1.5 分，满分 18 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

4、读两遍。 请听第 6 段材料，回答第 6-8 题。 6. What will the two speakers talk about? A. Front page. B. Sports page. C. Ads. 7. What is the man going to do tomorrow afternoon? A. Meet a friend. B. Have a meeting. C. Go to the airport. 8. When will the two speakers meet? A. At 3:00 am. B. At 3:00 pm. C. At 4:30 pm. 请听

5、第 7 段材料，回答第 9-11 题。 9. What was the man doing when he got hurt? A. Playing in a match. B. Doing morning exercise. C. Cycling. 10. Whats wrong with the man? A. His left foot hurts. B. His leg is broken. C. His hands hurt. 11.Who will go with the man? A. The woman. B. The team doctor. C. Nobody. 请听第 8

6、 段材料，回答第 12-14 题。 12.What do we know about the man? A. He is from the USA. B. He is a newcomer. C. He grew up in UK. 13. Who pays for students education in the mans country? A. The state. B. Their family. C. Scholarship. 14. Which of the following is a benefit of having a student card? A. Free exhib

7、ition tickets. B. Cheap rail travel C. Cheap bus tickets. 请听第 9 段材料，回答第 15-17 题。 15. Why does the man like push-ups? A. Its free of charge. B. It helps lose weight. C. It can calm him down 16. How often does the man do jogging? A. Every day. B. Twice a week. C. 5 times a week. 17. What can we know a

8、bout yoga according to the man? A. It is very popular in the USA. B. Its different from Qigong? C. It is the mans favorite sport. 第三节（共 3 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 4.5 分） 。 请听下面一段独白，用所听到的独白中的词或数填空，每空限填一个词或数。填入的内容要写在答题卡相应的位置上。在听本段独白前，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 钟的做答时间。本段独白读两遍。 Dorothy West Birth In the

9、 year of 18 in the city of Boston. Works Her first long book was 19 when she was more than forty years old. Death Died in 20 , 1998. 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. -The last one _ sings a song. -Agreed. A. arrived B. to arrive C. arr

10、ives D. arriving 22. -Mr. Smith, _ he have all these letters typed for you right away? -He _. They should be ready by 10 oclock this morning. A. will; must B. shall; has to C. need; will D. would; ought to 23. - Whats wrong with him? He is so sad. - He was _ at not being invited to the party . A. ne

11、rvous B. anxious C. worried D. upset 24. It was _ computer games that cost the boy a lot of time he ought to have spent on his lessons A. having played B. to have played C. playing D. played 25. He _ the lion, fired but missed it. A. shot B. aimed C. aimed at D. killed 26. _ in thought, he didnt not

12、ice me when I came into his room. A. Burying B. Buried C. Put himself D. To be set 27. The building around the corner caught fire last night. The police are now _ the matter. A. getting through B. working out C. looking into D. watching over 28. They are letting us use their computer, and _ we are g

13、iving them the results of our research. A. in turn B. in return C. result in D. in fact 29. We are _ a survey to find out what our customers think of their local bus service. A. producing B. conducting C. waiting D. arranging 30. Although this area is very poor for the time being, its _ wealth is gr

14、eat. A. potential B. inner C. stable D. visual 31. _ you be fired, your health care and other benefits will not be immediately cut off. A. Would B. Could C. Should D. Might 32. Its reported that the year 2010 will_ the completion of a subway from Chaotianmen to the Western University City. A.see B.p

15、rove C.succeed D.meet 33. Understanding the culture and traditions of another nation, especially _containing as many different subcultures as the USA, is a complicated task. A. the one B. one C. that D. it 34. in his work that Nathalie didnt notice me come in. A. So absorbed was he B. So absorbed he

16、 was C. So absorbed had he D. So absorbed he had 35. Only 55 percent of the raw material has been canned. The rest away or fed to cows. A. has thrown B. have been thrown C. is to throw D. is to be thrown 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 36-55 各题所给的四个选项（ A、 B、 C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项。 One

17、morning I stood beside the window. Across the river, the 36 decorated the edge of the shore in white. I stood 37 and looked at what the nights storm had 38 . I leaned forward and stood close to the window. There was a goose out there, quite 39 , its wings folded to its sides, its feet 40 to the ice.

18、 Then from the dark skies, I saw a line of swans. They moved in their own 41 style, graceful and free. As I watched, the leader 42 from the sky and landed on the ice. As the swans surrounded the frozen goose, I 43 it might be killed by those great swan beaks(鸟喙 ). 44 instead, those beaks began to wo

19、rk on the 45 . The long necks were lifted and curved down, again and again. At last, the gooses head 46 ; its body pulled. Then the goose was 47 and standing on the ice. And the swans stood in the air 48 . It seemed as if the goose was crying, I cannot fly. Four of the swans came down around it. The

20、ir powerful beaks cleaned the gooses 49 from top to bottom, chipping off the ice held in the feathers. 50 at last the gooses wings were free, the four swans 51 and joined the group.They restarted their eastward journey cheerfully. I watched them until they 52 over the tops of the farthest trees. Onl

21、y then did I realized that 53 were running down my cheeks. Believe me! This story is 54 . And I will ask If so for birds why not for 55 ? 36 .A. flower B. tree C. snow D. picture 37 .A. quietly B. silently C. happily D. nervously 38 .A. washed B.painted C. destroyed D. cleaned 39 .A. hungry B. thirs

22、ty C. terrible D. still 40 .A. frozen B. put C. turned D. tied 41 .A. common B. ordinary C. noticeable D. boring 42 .A. dived B. moved C. flew D. circled 43 .A. frightened B. feared C. hoped D. knew 44 .A. Wonderfully B. Puzzlingly C. Surprisingly D. Disappointingly 45 .A. ice B. earth C. goose D. s

23、wan 46 .A. carried B. pushed C. moved D. lifted 47. A. glad B. sad C. free D. lucky 48 .A. listening B. hearing C. fighting D. watching 49 .A. head B. legs C. feathers D. body 50 .A. While B. When C. Before D. Until 51 .A. took off B. took up C. got away D. got up 52 .A. climbed B. stopped C. disapp

24、eared D. landed 53 .A. leaves B. hairs C. rivers D. tears 54 .A. actual B. real C. true D. right 55 .A. animals B. man C. people D. insects 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。 A My grandfather grew up in war-torn Europe. When German soldiers occupied his homet

25、own ,the thriving city of Tarow, Poland, he refused to obey them and eventually joined the Soviet army to fight for his countrys freedom . _, he told himself. After the war, in 1947, he boarded a boat for Manhattan. He was hungry and suffering from seasickness. All alone in a new country, he was fri

26、ghtened about his future .Still, he marched head-on into the hustle and bustle of the streets of New York . Soon he met other European immigrants, each of them trying to find his or her own way .If they could do it, why couldnt he? _, he would remind himself. Thanks to the help of a loyal and trusti

27、ng friend, my grandfather gained a jewelry booth on Canal Street, New York City .He once told me how nervous he was on that first day of work. He was not only trying to learn this tough new business, but also a new language. To his surprise, the men in neighboring boothswho could have taken advantag

28、e of himoffered their help and advice. Within months, my grandfather was commanding his spot behind the counter, selling diamonds and cultured pearls as if hed been doing it his whole life. _. In later years, my grandfather would take both my mother and her sister down the aisle at their weddings. A

29、s he stood with each of them, he thought about their new beginnings, and of the adventures and journeys they would experience together .He also thought about the children who would one day carry on his family name. I am so proud to be one of those children. Listening to my grandfathers remarkable ex

30、periences has changed the way I view my own life. 56 Which is the correct order of the things that happened in the passage? a. My grandfather took both my mother and her sister down the aisle at their weddings. b. World War II broke out in Europe. c. My grandfather went to America. d. My grandfather

31、 began to run his diamond business. e. The men in neighboring booths helped him. A b, c, a ,d, e B b, c,d ,e ,a C b, c ,e , a ,d D c, b ,e ,d ,a 57 Which is NOT true according to the passage? A My grandfather was a soldier during World War II. B My grandfather went to America by sea. C My grandfathe

32、r had been doing a jewelry business his whole life. D My grandfather ran his business successfully. 58 Which of the following would be suitable for the three blanks in the passage?. A A friend in need is a friend indeed B Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise C Stand str

33、aight ,stand tall D Practice makes perfect 59 It can be concluded that . A Grandpa never lost heart in time of hardships B Grandpa never threw doubt upon his fate C Grandpa was born to be a businessman D Grandpa didnt live up to his friends expectations B The research carried out by the University o

34、f Bari in Italy could help prove hospitals who are accused of wasting money on art and decoration, as it suggests a pleasant environment helps patients overcome discomfort and pain. A team headed by Professor Marina de Tommaso asked a group of men and women to pick the 20 paintings they considered m

35、ost ugly and most beautiful from a selection of 300 works by artists such as Leonardo da Vinci and Sandro Botticelli. They were then asked to look at either the beautiful paintings, or the ugly paintings, while the team zapped（照射） a short laser （激光） pulse at their hand, creating a sensation as if th

36、ey had been stuck by a pin.The subjects rated the pain as being a third less intense （强烈） while they were viewing the beautiful paintings, compared with when looking at the ugly paintings. Electrodes（电极） measuring the brains electrical activity also confirmed a reduced response to the pain when the

37、subject looked at beautiful paintings. While distractions（分散） , such as music, are known to reduce pain in hospital patients, Prof de Tommaso says this is the first result to show that beauty plays a part. The findings, reported in New Scientist, also go a long way to show that beautiful surrounding

38、s could aid the healing process. “Hospitals have been designed to be functional, but we think that their artistic aspects should be taken into consideration too,“ said the neurologist. “Beauty obviously offers a distraction that ugly paintings do not. But at least there is no suggestion that ugly su

39、rroundings make the pain worse. “ “I think these results show that more research is needed into the field how a beautiful environment can alleviate suffering.“ Pictures they liked included Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh and Botticellis Birth of Venus. Pictures they found ugly included works by Pab

40、lo Picasso and so on. “These people were not art experts so some of the pictures they found ugly would be considered masterpieces by the art world,“ said Prof de Tommaso. 60. The underlined word Alleviate in the fifth paragraph probably means _. A. cure B. ease C. improve D. kill 61. Which of the fo

41、llowing is TRUE about the view of Prof de Tommasos ? A. Beautiful surroundings could help to heal sufferings completely. B. Hospitals must taken their artistic aspects into consideration first. C. Ugly surroundings will surely make the pain worse. D. Both music and beauty can reduce pain in hospital

42、 patients. 62. From the last paragraph, we know that _. A. some artists paintings were beautiful, so they were masterpieces. B. only art experts could judge they were masterpieces or not, though ugly. C. the artists mentioned above were not really art masters. D. some of them were art masters, while

43、 others were not. 63. Which of the following is the suitable title for the passage? A. Beautiful Surroundings Can Ease Pain. B. Ugly Paintings Could be Materpieces. C. More Research Should be Done in the Field. D. Lastest Environmental Research. C On June 17, 1774, the officials from Maryland and Vi

44、rginia held a talk with the Indians of the Six Nations. The Indians were invited to send boys to William and Mary College. In a letter the next day they refused the offer as follows: We know that you have a high opinion of the kind of learning taught in your colleges, and that the costs of living of

45、 our young men, while with you, would be very expensive to you. We are convinced that you mean to do us good by your proposal; and we thank you heartily. But you must know that different nations have different ways of looking at things, and you will therefore not be offended （冒犯） if our ideas of this kind of education happen not to be the same as yours. We have had some experience of it. Several of our young people were formerly brought up at the college of the northern provinces: they were taught all your sciences; but when they came back to us, they were bad manners, ignoran