1、巢湖市新世纪中学 2011/2012 学年度第一学期高二年级英语期末试卷(时间：120 分钟 总分：150 分)第一部分：听 力（30 分）第一节：听下面五段对话。回答对话后的一个小题，每段对话只读一遍。1. Where does the conversation most probably take place?A. On a train. B. In a restaurant. C. I a cinema.2. Who is probably the woman?A. Toms teacher. B. Toms mother. C. Toms wife.3. What can we lea
2、rn about the exhibition?A. It wont open until March 8. B. It will end in a few days. C. It will end ahead of time.4. What does the man think of the town?A. Just so-so. B. Old. C. Great.5. How much should the man pay?A. 16 dollars. B.18 dollars. C. 20 dollars.第二节：听下面五段独白并回答其后的几个小题，每段独白读两遍。听第 6 段材料,回答
3、第 6、7 题。6. What does the man think of the weather tomorrow?A. Rainy. B. Cloudy. C. Sunny.7. What has Mary decided to do tomorrow?A. Have a picnic. B. Stay at home. C. Do some reading.听第 7 段材料,回答第 8 至 10 题。8. How many flights are there to Beijing every day?A. Nine. B. Three. C. Five.9. Where does the
4、 conversation most probably take place?A. In a hotel. B. At an airport. C. In a store.10. How much will the man have to pay?A. 500 yuan. B. 1,000 yuan. C. 1,500 yuan.听第 8 段材料,回答第 11 至 13 题。11. What are the two speakers?A. Doctors. B. Teachers. C. Students.12. What are the speakers mainly talking abo
5、ut?A. Noise in the office. B. A new meeting room. C. The trouble of a workmate.13. What does Sam advise the woman to do?A. Talk with Jack about the matter. B. Move to another office. C. Ask for a meeting room.听第 9 段材料,回答第 14 至 17 题。14. Whats the relationship between the two speakers?A. Classmates. B
6、. Teacher and student. C. Father and daughter.15. What day is it today?A. Monday. B. Friday. C. Thursday.16. Why does the woman hand in the paper so early?A. Because her teacher asked her to hand it in. B. Because she will be away on Monday. C. Because she is a good student.17. What will the man pro
7、bably do during the weekend?A. Visit his relatives. B. Write the paper. C. Prepare for a test.听第 10 段材料,回答第 18 至 20 题。18. Where did Mary grow up?A. In a rich family. B. In a poor family. C. In a single-parent family.19. Which of the following words can be used to describe Mary?A. Kind. B. Proud. C.
8、Careful.姓名 班级 20What is the monologue mainly about?A. Marys pets. B. Marys father. C. Marys dream.第二部分：英语知识运用第一节 单项填空 （共 15 题； 满分 15 分）21. I have a lot of novels, _ are about Tang Dynasty.A. and which B. most of which C. most of that D. most of them22. -Tommy is planning to buy a car.- I know. By ne
9、xt month, he _ enough for a used one.A. saves B. saved C. will save D. will have save 23. The police arrested the man who _ into a jewellery shop.A. had broken B. would break C. break D. has break24. -How much do you like your car?-_. I would have paid _ for it.A. Wonderful, twice as much B. Very mu
10、ch, as twice much C. Very much, twice as much D. Wonderful, as much time as25. But for their help, we _ the problem in time.A. can not finish B. will not finish C. had not finished D. could not have finished26. Janes pale face suggested that she _ ill, and her parents suggested that she _ a medical
11、examination.A. be, have B. was, have C. was, had D. be, had27. The young man spends the money he makes every month _ books.A. to buy B. for buying C. through buying D. in buying28. The weather turned out to be very good, _ was more than we could expect.A. what B. which C. that D. it29. Would you slo
12、w down a bit, please? I cant _ you.A. keep up with B. put up with C. make up to D. hold on to30. _ around the lab, the visitors were taken to the playground.A. Having shown B. Having been shown C. being shown D. To be shown31. _ and happy, Tony stood up and accepted the prize.A. Surprising B. Surpri
13、sed C. Being surprised D. To be surprised32. The boy wanted to ride the bicycle in the street, but his mother told him _ .A. not to B. not to do C. not do it D. do not to33. All of us were _ at the _ look on his face.A. surprising, astonishing B. surprised, astonishing C. surprised, astonished D. su
14、rprising, astonishing 34. I know nothing about him _ he is a professor from Cambridge University.A. besides B. except for C. except D. except that35. The policeman forced open the locked door _ that the man had gone. A. found B. only to find C. founded D. only finding第二节 完形填空 （共 20 题；满分 30 分）I moved
15、 to a new neighborhood two months ago. In the house with a large _36_ _ across the road lived a taxi diver, a single parent with two school-age children. At the end of the day, he would _37_ his taxi on the road. I _38_ why he did not park it in the garage.Then one day I learnt that he had another c
16、ar in his garage. In the afternoon he would come home from_39_, leave his taxi and go out for his _40_ affairs in his other car, not in his taxi. I felt it was _41_.I was curious to see his personal car but did not make it until I_42_ to be outside one evening two weeks _43_, when the garage door wa
17、s _44_ and he drove out in his “own” car: a Rolls-Royce（劳斯莱斯）! It shook me completely _45_ I realized what that meant. You see, he was a taxi driver. But _46_ inside, he saw himself as something else: A Rolls-Royce owner and a (an) _47_. He drove others in his taxi but himself and his children in hi
18、s Roll-Royce. The world looked at his taxi and _48_ him a taxi driver. But for him, a taxi was just something he drove for a living. Rolls-Royce was something he drove or a (an) _49_.We go to bed every night and wake up every morning as parents or children, not as bankers, CEOs or professors. We go
19、for a _50_ as close friends or go for a vacation as a _51_. We love life as it is. Yet often, we base our entire happiness and success on how high we _52_ the social ladder- how much bigger and better a _53_ we have. And we _54_ our Rolls-Royce, by keeping it dusty in our garage. We should focus mor
20、e on_55_ we are than what we do!36. A. window B. garage C. door D. yard37. A. park B. stop C. check D. repair38. A. knew B. understood C. asked D. wondered39. A. park B. factory C. road D. work40. A. business B. national C. personal D. public41. A. wasteful B. meaningful C. wonderful D. plentiful42.
21、 A. appeared B. intended C. expected D. happened43. A. later B. more C. ago D. before44. A. broken B. fine C. shut D. open45. A. once B. before C. when D. until46. A. far B. deep C. long D. little47. A. driver B. engineer C. father D. son48. A. called B. made C. elected D. turned49. A. experience B.
22、 earning C. life D. position50. A. competition B. performance C. debate D. party51. A. family B. company C. team D. whole52. A. build B. climb C. stand D. lay53. A. house B. garage C. car D. taxi54. A. reject B. boycott C. ignore D. value55. A. who B. what C. which D. where第三部分 阅读理解 （共 20 题；满分 40 分）
23、ALights went out at tourism landmarks and homes across the globe on Saturday for Earth Hour 2009, a global event designed to highlight the threat from climate change.From the Sydney Opera House and Harbor Bridge to the Eiffel Tower in Paris and Londons Houses f Parliament, lights were dimmed as part
24、 of the movement to encourage people to cut energy use and reduce greenhouse gas.Organizers said the action showed millions of people wanted governments to work out a strong new U.N. deal to fight global warming by the end of 2009, even though the global economic crisis has raised worries about the
25、costs.“We have been dreaming of a new climate deal for a long time,” Kin Carstensen, head of the movement, said in a candle-lit bar in the German city of Bonn, which hosts U.N. climate talks between March 29 and April 8. “Now were no longer so alone with our dream. Were sharing it with all these peo
26、ple switching off their lights,” he said.The U.N. Climate Panel says greenhouse gas emissions(排放 ) are warming the planet and will lead to more floods, droughts, heatwaves, rising sea leaves and animal and plant extinctions.Australia first held Earth Hour in 2007 and it went global in 2008, attracti
27、ng 50 million people, organizers say. WWF, which started the event, is hoping one billion people from nearly 90 countries will take part.56. “Earth Hour” aims to _.A. help people care about the earth in danger B. save energy for an hour C. create a dark world D. help people know the importance of li
28、ght57. “Earth Hour” spread from_ to the whole world.A. France B. England C. Australia D. America58. Greenhouse gas emissions wont cause _.A. more floods B. more populationC. more droughts D. rising sea levelsBMany children first learn the value of money by receiving an allowance. The purpose is to l
29、et children learn from experience at an age when financial mistakes are not very costly. The amount of money that parents give to their children to spend as they wish differs from family to family. Timing is another consideration. Some children get a weekly allowance. Others get a monthly allowance.
30、 In any case, parents should make clear what, if anything, the child is expected to pay for with the money.At first, young children may spend all of their allowance soon after they receive it. If they do this, they will learn the hard way that spending must be done within a budget. Parents are usual
31、ly advised not to offer more money until the next allowance. The object is to show young people that a budget demands choices between spending and saving. Older children may be responsible enough to save money for larger costs, like clothing or electronics.Many people think it is not a good idea to
32、pay your child for work around the home. These jobs are a normal part of family life. Paying children to do extra work around the house, however, can be useful. It can even provide an understanding of how a business works.Allowances give children a chance to experience the three things they can do w
33、ith money. They can share it in the form of gifts or giving to a good cause. They can spend it by buying things they want. Or they can save it. Saving helps children understand that costly goals require sacrifice: you have to cut costs and plan for the future.Requiring children to save part of their
34、 allowance can also open the door to future saving. A saving account is an excellent way to learn about the power of compound interest. Compounding works by paying interest on interest. So, for example, one dollar invested at two percent interest for two years will earn two cents in the first year.
35、The second year, the money will earn two percent of one dollar and two cents, and so on. That may not seem like a lot. But over time it adds up. 59. Many parents give children an allowance regularly to _.A. meet childrens basic need for life B. give control over their childrenC. see whether they hav
36、e financial mistakes D. help children learn how to manage money60. For children who receive allowances, theyd better not _.A. waste money to buy gifts for their parents or friends B. buy their favorite clothing or electronics for themselves C. save money like their parents or other adults D. ask for
37、 the next allowance before the decided date61. If children are required to save their allowance, they _.A. can experience the three things related to money B. can understand the relation between goals and sacrifice C. will do more work around the house D. help themselves found the basis for their fu
38、ture life62. What does the underlined phrase“compound interest” mean?A. The interest based on the original money and unpaid interest. B. A way of helping children earn two percent interest.C. The interest intended for children to earn money.D. A saving account opened for childrens allowance.63. What
39、 would be the best title for the text?A. How to Give Children an Allowance B. Spend Your Allowance within a BudgetC. Allowance Helps Children Learn about Money D. Doing Housework Earn Children AllowanceCIts not easy growing up. Growing up can be a real “pain” for some of us. We are always doing thin
40、gs that someone else makes us do and arent allowed to do all the things we like. Sometimes we feel sad; sometimes we are fearful; sometimes we just dont understand why we cant stay young forever. But through it all, all the suffering, all the worrying, we find a reason. We should take a look back on
41、 all the hardships in life with positive attitudes and learn from them. We should realize that all of our growing pains actually turn into growing gainsSome of us are going to take the university entrance exams soon, the first obstacle in our lives. Throughout our lives we are going to have many cha
42、llenges. But we cant let these obstacles keep us from following our dreams. We must overcome these obstacles one small step at a time.We are all going to experience growing pains, but they are just small pains in the scheme of life. They might seem so huge at the time but we must be strong.As a youn
43、g girl my parents pressured me to do so many things that I never liked. They made me learn to play the violin and then the piano. At that time I hated music. But looking back now, I am so glad that my parents encouraged me to take music lessons. Music has enriched my life in countless ways.In fact,
44、a little hard work and sweat never hurt anyone! If we realize that these pains are just small bumps on our road to success we will realize that our growing pains are actually growing gains!64. The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 1 refers to _.A. things B. attitudes C. hardships D. gains65. The a
45、uthor suggests that when facing obstacles, we _.A. should see them as tests B. should challenge themC. should give up gradually D. should try to get over hem gradually66. The aim of the example in Paragraph 4 is show that _.A. music enriches our life B. its good to learn things from a young ageC. we arent allowed to do all the things we like D. our vi
