1、 09 年高二英语下册期中考试卷 本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。 第一卷 第一部分 英语知识运用 （共三节，满分 50 分） 第一节 从 A、四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 1 modern A. development B. dialogue C. loneliness D. motivate 2 punished A. accepted B. decided C. considered D. practiced 3 court A. cough B. flavour C. youth D. shoulder 4
2、formal A. error B. passport C. original D. mirror 5 active A. accessible B. ability C. assist D. actual 第二节 语法和词汇知识 （共 15 小题；每小 题 1 分，满分 15 分） 从 A、四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 6. New technologies show the role and importance of scientific achievements in_ society, and also can be used to unfold
3、 to the world the deepest mysteries of_ nature. A. /, / B. /, the C. the, / D. the, the 7. - Ive lost the game again. - _! Its not that bad! A. Cheer up B. Im sorry C. It doesnt matter D. Oh, my goodness 8. Its the present situation in poor areas that _ much higher spending on education and training
4、. A. answers for B. provides for C. calls for D. plans for 9.-You look upset. Anything wrong? -I failed in the physics exam again _all the efforts I made. A. because of B. for once C. even if D. despite 10. you be interested, Ill tell you the whole story. A. Would B. Might C. Should D. Could 11. - I
5、 think it necessary that he _ to New York but to London. - I agree, but the problem is _ he has refused to. A. will not be sent; that B. should not be sent; what C. not be sent; that D. should not send; what 12. Last winter South China was attacked by such a terrible cold few people had ever experie
6、nced before. A that B and it was C which D as 13. How long do you think _ the computer company brings out a new product? A. it will be before B. will it be until C. will it be when D. it will be that 14. The boy is interested in anything _ music. A .relating to B referred to C .to deal with D. conce
7、rned 15. I cant stand _ with Jane in the same office. She just refuses _ talking while she works. A. working; stopping B. to work; stopping C. working; to stop D. to work; to stop 16. I cant say which wine is bestits a (n) of personal taste. A affair B event C matter D variety 17.It had been raining
8、 three days before we arrived ,so we might as well _ at home. A. stay B. to stay C. have stayed D. to have stayed 18. The rent is a bit high, but _the house is satisfactory. A. otherwise B. however C. or D. else 19.Because Ive something important to do, I cant come to see you this evening, _ Id like
9、 to. A much as B much so C as much D so much 20.Betty, still _ excited, took away the box _ with birthday presents for her. A. looked; filled B. looked; filling C. looking; filled D. looking; filling 第三节 完形填空 （共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（ A、和）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。 When B
10、ill Gates died, he went up to Heaven, _21_ Saint Peter showed him _22_ his house; a beautiful 20-room house, _23_ grounds and a tennis court. Bill Gates was _24_, and spent many months _25_ the amenities(愉快，适意 ) of Heaven. One day, he was enjoying one of Heavens many fine parks, _26_ he _27_ a man _
11、28_ in a fine tailored suit. “That is a nice _29_, my friend,” said Gate. “Where did you get it?” “Actually,” the man replied, “I was given a hundred of these when I _30_ here. Ive been treated really _31_. I _32_ a mansion(宅邸 ) on a hill overlooking a beautiful hill, with a huge five-hundred acre e
12、state(地产 )， a golf course, and three Rolls Royces.” “Were you a Pope, or a doctor healing the sick?” asked Gates. “No,” said his new friend, “Actually, I was the captain of the Titanic.” _33_ this made Gates so angry _34_ he immediately stalked(迈大步 ) off to find St. Peter. Cornering Peter, he told h
13、im about the man _35_ had just met, saying, “_36_ could you give me a paltry(可鄙的 ) new house, _37_ youre showering new cars, a mansion, and fine suits on the _38_ of the Titanic? I _39_ the Windows operating system! Why does he deserve better!” “Yes, but the Titanic only crashed _40_ , ” replied Pet
14、er. 21 A. that B. which C. when D. where 22 A. at B. on C. to D. off 23 A. with B. by C. on D. over 24 A. pleased B. pleasing C. disappointed D. disappointing 25 A. enjoyed B. enjoying C. lived D. living 26 A. when B. how C. that D. which 27 A. ran away B. ran out C. ran into D. run over 28 A. havin
15、g on B. wearing C. put on D. dressed 29 A. suit B. coat C. shirt D. skirt 30 A. reached B. arrived at C. got D. got to 31 A. good B. well C. better D. best 32 A. possessed B. grasped C. bought D. made 33 A. Hear B. Hearing C. See D. Seeing 34 A. as B. as to C. when D. that 35 A. that B. who C. he D.
16、 whom 36 A. How B. Why C. When D. What 37 A. and B. while C. since D. as 38 A. guest B. sailor C. captain D. first mate 39 A. invented B. discovered C. found D. knew 40 A. once B. twice C. times D. over and again 第二部分 阅读理解 （共 25 小题。第一节每小题 2 分，第二节每小题 1 分；满分45 分） 第一节 阅读下列短文，从媒体所给的四个选项（ A、和）中，选 出最佳选项，并
17、在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Wild elephants that destroy crops and damage trees are a serious problem in many parts of Africa. But there could be a simple and relatively safe way to stop them in their tracks， by employing the talents of the tiny African honeybees. The number of elephants in Kenya has risen over th
18、e past ten years， with some disastrous results. Not only do these huge animals attack local farms， but they step someone to death an average of once every two weeks. Now a biologist has discovered a possible threat： the elephants are extremely aware of trees that house honeybee hives “I am puzzled w
19、hy nobody has thought of this before， ”says Fritz Vollrath at the University of Oxford. “When an elephant knocks a beehive he runs and the bees will follow him for miles. ”He says that placing hives of the honeybees around local farms and fragile habitats could be an effective way to threaten the an
20、imals. Volirath put 30 unoccupied and 6 occupied beehives in some of the trees growing on a bush frequently damaged by elephants on Laikipia Plateau in Kenya. On average the elephants attacked 9 out of 10 trees that didnt have hives， severely damaging a quarter. But they steered clear of all six tre
21、es with occupied hives. The elephants also left alone one-third of the trees with empty hives， suggesting that some had learnt not to take the risk. The bees threaten elephants by stinging vulnerable（易受伤） areas such as the eyes, belly, behind the ears and under the trunk. People could be at risk fro
22、m the bees， admits Volirath， but that may be outweighed by the risk of being killed by an elephant. Another experiment by Volirath shows that elephants also avoid the sound of angry bees played from a loudspeaker. 41. What harm do the wild elephants in Africa do? A. Killing local people. B. Damaging
23、 beehives. C. Threatening animals. D. Destroying villages. 42. What can we learn from the underlined sentence? A. They ran away from the trees with empty hives on it. B. They tried not to touch the trees with hives full of bees. C. They kept a distance from all the trees with hives on them. D. They
24、were clear that all the six trees were occupied by hives. 43. Whats Voliraths another experiment on this elephants case? A. Let bees attack and kill elephants one by one. B. Encourage bees to sting elephants eyes and ears. C. Use the bees sound to drive elephants away. D. Employ tiny African honeybe
25、es to threaten elephants. 44. From the passage we can conclude that . A. there is always one thing to beat another B. little bees can kill big and wild elephants C. serious problems often come up in Africa D. elephants enjoy attacking people and farms B BEUING (Associated Press ) China has a growing
26、 middle class, a tradition of expecting education and 21 million new babies every year. Selling educational toys should be easy. While China may be the worlds biggest toy-maker, many of the best are exported . Department stores here do not have enough high quality toys. It is said that the demand fo
27、r educational toys is low. A US company, BabyCare, is trying to change that with a new way to sell toys in China. BabyCare works basically together with doctors in Beijing hospitals. People who join the companys “mother club“ can get lectures and newsletters on baby and child development at no extra
28、 cost, if they agree to spend 18 dollars a month on the companys educational toys and child care books. “We want to build a seven-year relationship with those people,“ said Matthew J. Estes, BabyCares president. “It starts during pregnancy (孕期 ), when the anxiety and needs are highest.“ BabyCare wor
29、ks on a one-to-one basis. Doctors, nurses, and teachers paid by BabyCare advise parents, explain toys that are designed for children at each stage of development to age six. BabyCare opened its first store in China last June in a shopping center in central Beijing and another near Beijing Zoo. It pl
30、ans to have 80 stores in China within six years. It is a new model for China and develops a market in young childrens education and health that no other companies are in. 45. What do the first two paragraphs mainly tell us? A. Educational toys and foreign toy markets. B. Problems with Chinas toy mar
31、ket and education. C. Reasons for pushing sales of educational toys in China. D. Baby population and various kinds of toys made in China. 46. Which of the following is a fact according to the passage? A. Club members buy BabyCare products for free child care advice. B. Doctors in Beijing help in mak
32、ing BabyCare products. C. Parents are encouraged to pay $ 18 for club activities. D. BabyCare trains Chinese doctors at no extra cost. 47. BabyCare is developing its business in China by_. A. opening stores in Beijing hospitals B. offering 18 month courses on child care C. setting up childrens educa
33、tion centers D. forming close relationships with parents 48. Which of the following would be the most suitable title for the passage? A. Mothers Club in China. B. Baby Care and Doctors. C. American Company Model. D. Educational Toys in China. C This summer Bohmte, Germany, reworked its downtown main
34、 street, not only removing the traffic lights but also tearing down the curbs (路缘 ) and erasing marked crosswalks. The busiest part of the street turned into a square shared equally by bikes, pedestrians (步行者 ), cars, and trucks. Now， there is only one rule: Always give way to the person on the righ
35、t. The bonus? The whole town has become more human. “We look at each other, and we greet each other,“ says a citizen named Ulrike Republic. Mayor Mans Goedejohann knew that the heavy traffic spoilt Bohmtes atmosphere and endangered the safety of its residents. But the town cannot forbid truck traffi
36、c because its main street is a state highway. Then he heard of a radical (激进的 ) traffic-management theory called “shared space“. Pioneered by a Dutch engineer who thought towns were safer with fewer rules, it envisioned (设想 ) open surfaces on which motorists and pedestrians could communicate with on
37、e another by eye contact, other signals, and a greater consideration for one another. Separating cars firom pedestrians was wrong, argued the Dutch engineer called Hans Monderman, whose death this winter aroused peoples interest in his ideas once again. Portrayed as a dangerous maverick decades ago,
38、 Monderman put in place more than 100 shared-space programs in the Netherlands. When the European Union started a research project on shared space, Bohmte decided to try it, along with six other towns, including Ostend in Belgium and Ipswich in England. Not everybody feels good about the town having
39、 spent close to $.3.3 million on redesigning its downtown. “In theory shared space is more human, but were left out,“ says Mr. Breiner, a sight-impaired (有视力障碍的 ) man who cannot make eye contact with drivers. Many people also worry that the child and elderly will not be able to communicate with driv
40、ers. Still, a 2008 study in Holland reported that shared space has reduced the number of accidents in sign-free areas. And Mayor Goedejohann is confident. His town averaged 50 accidents last year. Since the shared space concept was enacted (通过 ), there havent been any, he says. 49. According to Para
41、graph 1, after Bohmte took down its traffic lights,_ A. there are fewer people walking in the street B. theme is much less traffic through the town C. people be come more friendly to one another D. people can travel faster than before 50. Who is the founder of the theory of “shared space“? A. Ulrike
42、 Rubcic B. Klaus Goedejohann. C. Mr. Breiner. D. Hans Monderman. 51. The underlined word “maverick“ in Paragraph 3 probably means_ A. someone who has no importance or power B. someone who always follows rules and regulation C. a bad person who brings disaster to the world D. an unusual person who ha
43、s different ideas 52. Which of the following best summarizes the main idea of the passage? A. People show more interest in Mondermans “shared space“. B. Bohmte removes lights and signs and sees accident rates decline. C. Communication between pedestrians and drivers is important. D. Mme European cou
44、ntries plan to design shared space streets. D What do you do if you are hit in the mouth and one of your teeth is knocked out? A dentist may be able to put the tooth back in for you, but you have to get to the dentist first in the meantime. You have to store the tooth so that it will stay healthy. T
45、he simplest thing to do is to put the tooth back into your mouth, or you could put it in milk. Frond Courts, a dentist at the University of Florida, worked with other researchers to find the safe way of keeping knocked-out teeth. He tried putting teeth in the open air. He used teeth that had to be r
46、emoved from peoples mouths for various reasons. The teeth were put into one of the solutions（溶液） or stored in the air for one hour. Then cells from the root of the teeth were scraped off the teeth. Dr Courts and the others then studied how healthy these cells were. The cell-culture medium worked bes
47、t to keep a knocked-out tooth healthy outside the mouth. However, few people keep cell-culture medium handy at home or in school. The next best thing was milk. But Dr Courts said that the best things of all was to wash the tooth and put it right back into its socket（牙槽） in the mouth. For some people, though, this is just too painful or upsetting. So milk will do, until you get your tooth (and your mouth)
