新人教版高二年级英语下册期中考试试题.doc

1、 本资料来源于七彩教育网 http:/ 09 年高二年级英语下册 期中考试试题 2009.05. I.听力部分 （共两节，满分 20 分） 第一节 (每小题 1 分，满分 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. What is the man? A. A waiter. B. A clerk. C. An airhostess. 2. How many hours does the woman work every

2、 week? A. 40. B. 47. C. 50. 3. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Sister and brother. B. Mother and son. C. Teacher and pupil. 4. What would the woman like to drink? A. Coffee. B. Milk. C. Tea. 5. What does the woman plan to do tomorrow? A. Sleeping late. B. Doing some washin

3、g up. C. Cooking breakfast herself. 第二节（共 15 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 15 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。 听下面一段材料，回答第 6 7 题： 6. Who is “Mr. Rice Guy”? A. A famous cook. B. An actor. C. A dancer. 7. What can we lear

4、n about “Mr. Rice Guy”? A. He is good at cooking. B. He likes watching dinnertime show. C. He is learning to cook from his wife. 听下面一段材料，回答第 8 10 题： 8. Where is the man going? A. To Paris. B. To London. C. To Berlin. 9. How did the man go to Europe in World War II? A. By plane. B. By warship. C. By

5、truck. 10. How soon will the speakers arrive? A. In 2 hours. B. In 4 hours. C. In 6 hours. 听下面一段材料，回答第 11 13 题： 11. Who is the woman? A. A sportswoman. B. A mountaineer. C. A pilot. 12. What caused the accident? A. She hurt her arm. B. She lost her way. C. She landed the wrong way. 13.What can we le

6、arn about the woman? A. She is weak. B. She failed only twice. C. Shell recover in about two months. 听下面一段材料，回答第 14 16 题： 14. Where is the speakers apartment? A. On the top floor. B. On a middle floor. C. On the ground floor. 15. What can we learn about the house? A. Its far from the street. B. Its

7、well furnished. C. Its pretty small. 16. What are the speakers doing next? A. Go to see the house. B. Get a repairman. C. Move house. 听下面一段材料，回答第 17 20 题： 17. Why is the meeting held? A. To make the vacation arrangements. B. To announce the end of the semester. C. To announce academic projects. 18.

8、What need the audience do now? A. Move their belongings. B. Fill out forms. C. Leave their dorms. 19. Which will be closed during the vacation? A. The computer center. B. The library. C. The dining halls. 20. Which will be open on regular hours? A. Post office. B. The gymnasium. C. The college store

9、. II.单项选择 （共 20 小题， 10 分） 21. _ woman as Jane is, she is brave. When she caught _ sight of a thief, she ran after him. A. A; the B. /; / C.A; a D. /; a 22. This kind of desk can be _ to the height one needs, which makes it very popular. A. adapted B. adopted C. addicted D. adjusted 23. We all know t

10、hat, _, the situation will get worse. A. not if dealt carefully with B. if not carefully dealt with C. if dealt not carefully with D. not if carefully dealt with 24. I thought the pop song was the best Id ever heard _ I heard it. A. for the moment B. the moment C. in a moment D. for a moment 25. The

11、 problem is _ we have enough time to do it. A. that B. if C. whether D. what 26. I was busy yesterday, otherwise I _ your birthday party. A. attended B. had attended C. would attend D. would have attended 27. - Why was the road crowded? - The traffic was _ by a car accident. A. held up B. held back

12、C. held out D. held on to 28. - Did you meet her this morning? - Yes. It was in the hotel _ she stayed. A. in where B. that C. where D. in that 29. It is agreed that the government should _ the stadiums built for the Beijing Olympics. A. draw attention to B. take full advantage of C. look back at D.

13、 make an impression on 30. _ more time, he could have done the work much better. A. To be given B. To give C. Given D. Giving 31. That was really a beautiful place. The first time I went there, I _ it. A. fell for B. fell down C. fell over D. fell in 32. - I believe _ you have done your best and _ t

14、hings will improve. - Thank you. A. that; / B. /; / C. what; that D. /; that 33. Nowadays college graduates have to be highly _ to find an ideal job. A. competitive B. sensitive C. attractive D. constructive 34. - I dont think I did anything wrong. - If so, why were you only blamed _ others? A. othe

15、r than B. as well as C. rather than D. except for 35. We had to rely on our own intelligence to create _ and balance with the environment during development. A. consensus B. agreement C. property D. harmony 36. Having finished the work, _. A. it was almost six oclock B. a postman came and delivered

16、the evening paper C. supper had already been prepared D. we had a rest and then had supper 37. I arrived late; I _ the road to be so icy. A. wouldnt expect B. havent expected C. hadnt expected D. wasnt expecting 38. Only in this way _ progress in your English. A. you can make B. can you be able to m

17、ake C. you will be able to make D. can you make 39. It worried Tony a bit _ his homework wasnt finished. A. when B. that C. if D. for 40. - How about going to the jazz concert tonight? - Id rather not. _. A. Thats settled B. Its not my cup of tea C. Thats not the point D. Its up to you III. 完形（满分 30

18、 分，每题 1.5 分） A group of class friends, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon 41 into complaints about stress in work and life. Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the 42 and returned with a large pot of coffee and a

19、 couple of 43 porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some 44 looking, some expensive, some delicate telling them to 45 themselves to the coffee. When all the students had a cup of coffee in 46 , the professor said: “If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, 47 behind the plain

20、and cheap ones. While it is normal for you to 48 only the best for yourselves, that is the 49 of your problems and stress. Be assured that the cup itself 50 no quality to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink. 51 all of you really wanted was c

21、offee, not the cup, but you 52 went for the best cups. And then you began 53 each others cups. Now consider this: Life is the 54 ; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain life, and the type of cup we have does not 55 , nor change the quality of l

22、ife we 56 . Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we 57 to enjoy the coffee God has 58 us. God brews the coffee, not the cups. Enjoy your coffee! ” The happiest people dont have the best of everything. They just 59 the best of everything. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindl

23、y. Leave the 60 to God. 41. A. stopped B. looked C. grew D. turned 42. A. living-room B. waiting-room C. bedroom D. kitchen 43. A. cups B. pans C. bowls D. bottles 44. A. plain B. clean C. ugly D. fine 45. A. devote B. help C. dedicate D. enjoy 46. A. stomach B. hand C. mind D. mouth 47. A. falling

24、B. leaving C. hiding D. keeping 48. A. hope B. wish C. need D. want 49. A. source B. resource C. energy D. reason 50. A. adapts B. puts C. adds D. applies 51. A. As B. What C. That D. Which 52. A. consciously B. cheerfully C. purposely D. bravely 53. A. looking B. glaring C. eyeing D. glancing 54. A

25、. tea B. water C. wine D. coffee 55. A. sign B. mean C. define D. signal 56. A. spend B. live C. hate D. love 57. A. fail B. succeed C. tend D. manage 58. A. shown B. taken C. sent D. provided 59. A. keep B. take C. make D. hold 60. A. complex B. remains C. rest D. complaints IV.阅读理解 (满分 40 分，每题 2 分

26、 ) A We were driving in the right lane when, all of a sudden, a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his brakes, skidded, and missed the other cars back end by just inches! The driver of the other car, the guy who almost caused a big accident, turne

27、d his head angrily and started yelling bad words at us. My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. And I mean, he was friendly. So, I said, “Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital!” And this was what my taxi driver told me, which I call “The Law o

28、f the Garbage Truck”. Many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump（倾卸）it. And if you let them, theyll dump it on you. When someone wants to dump on you, dont

29、take it personally. You just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. So this was it: “The Law of the Garbage Truck”. I started thinking, how often do I let Garbage Trucks run right over me? And how often do I take their garbage and spread it to other people: at work, at home, on the streets? It wa

30、s that day I said, “Im not going to do it any more.” I began to see garbage trucks. I see the load theyre carrying. I see them coming to drop it off. And like my taxi driver, I dont make it a personal thing; I just smile, wave, and move on. Good leader know they have to be ready for their next meeti

31、ng. Good parents know that they have to welcome their children home from school with hugs and kisses. What about you? The mark of a successful person is how quickly they can get back their focus on whats important. 61. The driver of the black car got angry because _. A. he couldnt control his car B.

32、 he was in a bad mood C. he met with a garbage truck D. the taxi driver made a mistake 62. Who acted like a garbage truck in the incident described in the first two paragraphs? A. The writer B. The taxi driver C. The black car driver D. None of them 63. When the writer said “Im not going to do it an

33、y more”, he meant hed no longer _. A. see garbage trucks B. have garbage dumped on him C. dump garbage on others D. be a garbage truck himself 64. What is the main idea of the last paragraph? A. Ignore unpleasantness and stick to your tasks B. Try to be good leaders as well as good parents C. Always

34、 be kind and hard working D. Do things quickly so as to be ready for the next B Hillary Clinton, 59, with her famous “Im in, and Im in to win” 2008 Race, began her e-mail to supporters, saying “I want you to join me not for the campaign but for a conversation about the future of our country. Lets ta

35、lk, lets chat.” Mrs. Clinton said that she would focus on “practical changes” in foreign, domestic, and national security policy, such as finding “a right end” to the Iraq war, expanding health insurance, pursuing greater energy independence and strengthening Social Security and Medicare, which sati

36、sfies many American people. In her statement, Mrs. Clinton also frankly talked about an issue that worries her a lot. Whether she can, in fact, win the presidency, some voters still connect her with the Clinton government. “I have never been afraid to stand up for my beliefs,” Mrs. Clinton said on t

37、he Website. “After nearly $70 million spent against my campaigns in New York and two wins, I can say I know how Republicans think, how they operate, and how to beat them.” If successful, she would be the first female nominee（被提名者） of a major American political party, and the first wife of a former p

38、resident to seek a return to the White House. President Bill Clinton left office in 2000 after two terms marked by economical expansion and a series of official examinations of his personal life and the Clintons business dealings. But the successes and shadows of those years will likely affect Mrs.

39、Clinton, who was once an important adviser and caused some disagreements in his government. Yet Mrs. Clinton has become a major political figure in America. 65. By saying “Im in to win”, Hillary probably means that _. A. she is online to get peoples support to run for presidency B. she is going to r

40、un for election and work hard to win C. she is online to get more support and shes sure she will win D. she has decided to run for president and work hard to win 66. It can be inferred from the passage that _. A. Clinton left office only because of his personal life B. Hillary was once deeply involv

41、ed in her husbands government C. all her voters strongly support her and believe in her D. the whole election campaign costs Hillary nearly $70 million 67. What many American people are deeply concerned about is _. A. how to solve the energy problem B. when and how to find a proper solution to the I

42、raq war C. what practical things Hillary will do for them D. how to strengthen Social Security and Medicare 68. The authors attitude toward Hillary is _. A. critical B. positive C. negative D. objective C Glynis Davis: I first piled on the pounds when I was in the family way and I couldnt lose them

43、afterwards. Then I joined a slimming club. My target was 140 pounds and I lost 30 pounds in six months. I felt great and people kept saying how good I looked. But Christmas came and I started to slip back into my old eating habits. I told myself Id lose the weight at slimming classes in the New Year

44、 but it didnt happen. Instead of losing the pounds, I put them on. Id lost will power and tried to believe that a few bags of fish and chips didnt make any difference but the scales dont lie. Roz Juma: To be honest, I never weigh myself any more. Ive learnt to be happy with myself. It seemed to me t

45、hat I would feel sorry about every spoonful of tasty food that passed my lips. My idea is simple. You shouldnt be too much thinking about food and dieting. Instead, you should get on with life and stop dreaming of a super-thin body. This is obviously the size Im meant to be and, most of all, Im happ

46、y with it. Lesley Codwin: I was very happy about winning Young Slimmer of the year. Id look at the mirror unable to believe this slim lady was me. That might have been my problemperhaps from then on I didnt pay any attention to myself. Winning a national competition makes everything worse because you feel the eyes of the world are fixed upon you. I feel a complete failure because Ive put on wei