1、 本资料来源于七彩教育网 http:/ 09 年高二英语下册 期中考 试题 英 语 试 题 2009. 4 命题人：黄育仔 本试卷分为第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分 。 共 150 分，考试时间 120分钟 。 第一卷 （共 115 分） 第一部分：听力 （共两节，满分 30分） 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 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
2、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 probable relationship between the two speakers? A Wife and husband. B Secretary and boss. C Waitress and customer. 2 How will the woman get to Miami? A By plane. B By train. C By car. 3 When will the film probably begin? A 7:30. B 7:00. C 6:30. 4 What does
3、the man imply about the weather tomorrow? A Tomorrow will be warm and sunny according to the weather forecasting. B. Tomorrow will be cloudy and cool according to the weather forecasting. C. The man believes that tomorrow will be sunny and warm. 5 Why did the woman go to the States? A To do some bus
4、iness. B To visit some friends. C To go sightseeing. 第二节 （共 15 小题；每题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 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，每小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第 6 段材料，回答第 6 至 8 题。 6 Where does the woman live? A Nearby. B In the restaurnt. C Fa
5、r from here. 7 Whats the womans job? A Waitress. B Teacher. C Headmaster. 8 What is the mans opinion towards school children? A Its hard to teach them. B. They like to listen to the teachers. C. Its quite easy to teach them. 听第 7 段材料，回答第 9 至 11 题。 9 Why do they go to High Street? A Because they are
6、on their way to Marys home. B. Because they want to buy something for Mary. C. Because they want to have a cup of coffee. 10 What does the woman want to buy for Mary? A Useful things. B Some books. C Something Mary wouldnt buy for herself. 11 Where will they go first? A High Street. B The coffee bar
7、. C The library. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 12 至 14 题。 12 What are the probable relationship between the man and the woman? A Relatives. B Colleagues. C Schoolmates. 13 Who are they talking about? A Linda. B Lucy. C A Greek. 14 Where are they going for a trip? A France. B Spain. C Foreign countries. 听第 9 段材料，回答第
8、15 至 17 小题。 15 What is Mr. Andrew doing when Mr. Barry calls him? A He is having a meeting right now. B. He is out instead of having a meeting right now. C. He is having a talk with his customer. 16 What is the number of Mr. Barrys telephone? A 68261315. B 68263050. C 68261350. 17 When can Mr. Andre
9、w ring Mr. Barry according to the woman? A Hell ring Mr. Barry as soon as he returns before one oclock. B Hell ring Mr. Barry as soon as he returns from lunch. C Hell ring Mr. Barry before lunch . 听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 题。 18 Why were dogs used for hunting? A Because they were good hunters. B Because
10、 they were useful for protection. C Because they always obeyed their masters . 19 What will be the most important reason for young couples to raise dogs? A They regard dogs as their friends. B They regard dogs as their children. C They need dogs to guard their house. 20 What is the main idea of the
11、passage? A People in the West are fond of animals. B Life in the West can be very dangerous. C A dog is a useful and friendly animal . 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 Its reported that _ premiere of his new film last Sunday was _ gre
12、at success. A the; 不填 B the; the C the; a D a; a 22 As the workers threatened _ on a strike, the President postponed _ the city. A to go; visiting B going; to visit C to go; to visit D going; visiting 23 - Hurry up, Tom! The plane takes off at ten. - Dont worry. There is _ time for us to go to the a
13、irport. A acute B ample C accurate D available 24 It rained a lot during their journey, so they _ have had a good time. A mustnt B shouldnt C couldnt D neednt 25 If you want to learn English well, _ comes first is to practise it every day. A which B that C how D what 26 Mike is in the real _. He can
14、t decide whether to sell his flat to pay off the debts. A conflict B dilemma C barrier D interval 27 Some experts predict that by the next Olympic Games many records in sport _. A will break B will be breaking C will have broken D will have been broken 28 We can experience the great joy that friends
15、hip can bring _ we keep ourselves and our hearts open. A provided that B so that C as though D even though 29 - Excuse me, sir. Does Mr. White still live here? - No. Hes said _ to France. A to move B moving C to have moved D having moved 30 If Liu Xiang _ the 110 metres hurdles in the 2008 Olympic G
16、ames, he _ more popular now. A had won; would have been B won; would be C won; would have been D had won; would be 31 To prevent the spread of Bird Flu, the government has decided to _ people from entering the area. A surround B prohibit C negotiate D tolerate 32 - Mary, have you checked the account
17、 yet? - Certainly, I _ it three times even though you told me to do it twice. A checked B was checking C have been checking D had checked 33 - I cant find Mr. Smith. Where did you meet him this morning? - It was in the office _ he worked. A that B which C where D when 34 - What do you think of the s
18、ervice of this hotel? - Excellent! They do their best to _ the customers needs. A catch on B cater to C give away D take over 35 Peter, Im really grateful to you. Your advice is much more useful for me than _ given by Mike. A the one B it C those D that 第二节 完型填空 （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
19、，然后从 36 55 各题所给的四个选项（ A、 B、 C 和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 One day last month after I received my salary, I went shopping with my little son. 36 in the crowded store, I had my pocket 37 and my whole salary was gone with it. I was so angry that I almost lost 38 of myself. What could I do? We were not very 3
20、9 . The money was really not a small sum for my family. It would 40 our life greatly. How could I tell my wife? I felt very sad and even 41 for losing the money when I got home. To make up for my 42 mistake, I gathered all my strength to give our house a thorough cleaning and then 43 a wonderful mea
21、l and cooked a special dish my wife loved to 44 her. When she came home, I 45 a smile to greet her. She was 46 to see the neat house and the 47 meal. We sat at the table and began to eat. I told my story 48 . She did not respond. It was as if she had not heard my words. “Ive 49 my salary,” I murmure
22、d to her again. “I see,” she did not shout at me as I had 50 . She didnt lose her 51 . So I was afraid she was trying hard to 52 her anger. A moment later, my wife was still 53 and seemed to be enjoying her favourite dish. At last I could not help asking, “Ive lost my money. Why not shout at me?” Sh
23、e 54 her eyes, looking at me and said, “Oh, on the contrary, Im thinking about how to comfort you. Its the 55 who is to blame.” 36 A Luckily B Unfortunately C Surprisingly D Secretly 37 A robbed B stolen C picked D gone 38 A control B heart C interest D patience 39 A happy B poor C healthy D wealthy
24、 40 A enhance B improve C affect D attain 41 A guilty B ashamed C frightened D worried 42 A careless B unforgivable C unfogettable D unbelievable 43 A prepared B served C provided D chose 44 A comfort B meet C surprise D please 45 A gave B pretended C forced D made 46 A satisfied B surprised C pleas
25、ed D interested 47 A delicious B excellent C cool D attactive 48 A gladly B calmly C excitedly D nervously 49 A spent B wasted C donated D lost 50 A hoped B desired C expected D wished 51 A way B temper C interest D control 52 A keep back B keep out C keep away D keep up 53 A unhappy B silent C worr
26、ied D surprised 54 A moved B shut C raised D opened 55 A store B policeman C society D thief 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 108 cities in China took part in World Car Free Day on Saturday to promote environmentally-friendly transport and ease increasingly
27、 grid-locked city streets. Its a highlight of a nationwide urban public transport week. People were urged to take public transport, ride bikes or walk. To help out, more than 200 new buses took to the streets. And the Beijing Subway laid on 10 more trains for rush hour. A Beijing resident said, “Tod
28、ay is car free day, and I do find the traffic much better and the bus can go much faster.“ Another resident said, “I spent only half an hour going to work. It took me twice as long before. Plus I can find a seat on the bus today.“ But in some areas not signed up for traffic control, endless lines of
29、 cars can still be seen. Some people say they just cant do without their cars. Another Beijing resident said, “Some people are willing to give up driving, but on certain days when I have to take my child to school or weekend classes, the public transport is so bad that I cant do it without a car.“ B
30、ut the concept of “green“ traffic is catching on. People say they believe its the first and honest step in facing the serious traffic and environmental problems. A driver said, “The car free day has a very important symbolic meaning. It does not mean that we must give up cars. It is to promote a con
31、cept, to encourage more people to contribute to the protection of the environment.“ The Ministry of Construction calculates “Car Free Day“ will cut 3000 tons of emissions and save 33 million liters of gasoline. And its planning more frequent activities to raise public consciousness of energy conserv
32、ation and environmental protection. 56. The best title of the passage is possibly _ . A. Private cars are banned in cities. B. Car-free Day pushes “green“ transport C. Residents cant do without cars D. Residents should ride bikes on Car-free Day 57. Car-free Day will bring the following benefits exc
33、ept _ . A. saving quite a lot of energy B. raising public consciousness of environmental protection C. improving road traffic D. facing more serious traffic problems 58. What do you think is possibly the authors attitude towards the Car-free Day ? A. Positive B. Negative C. Passive D. Critical 59. W
34、hich of the following statements is NOT true ? A. Before the Car-free Day a resident might spend double time on the way to work. B. The government took some measures to reduce the pressure on the city transport. C. More and more people are urged to do something to protect the environment. D. Car-fre
35、e day will worsen the situation of public transport. B 60. If you are interested in western education, you might call _. A. 6465 7789 B. 800 819 0260 C. 021-5158 1658 D. 6465 7788 61. If you would like to organize a large-scale conference, you should contact _. A. Office General B. Apollo Business C
36、enter C. Canadian International School D. None of the above 62. You may _ to get more information about any of the three ads. A. send an email B. use a fax machine C. visit some website D. go personally C “We started as a group of friends with the same problem; difficult in our personal life to mana
37、ge our time, being always in a hurry.” This thought was recently offered by Bruno to explain the origin of The Art of Living Slowly, an organization that he founded two years ago, with his wife, Ella. Bruno and Ella said they decided to draw more peoples attention to the overlooked idea that “time i
38、s wealth.” On February 19 th last year, they created a new holiday, the first Global Day of Slow Living. Despite its ambitious name, the event was limited almost entirely to Italy, where the couple arranged a number of events: a reverse bicycle race in which the last rider was declared the winner; a
39、n afternoon of grandfathers reading poetry to children etc. One Monday in late February, 2008, the couple staged a New York version of the Day of Slow Living. “It has to be a Monday, the worst day to try to slow down.” Bruno explained. Bruno was wearing a police cap, mirrored sunglasses, and a sandw
40、ich board stating, “Caution! Speed walking camera is in action!” He flagged down passers by and handed them postcards printed with fourteen “slowmandments.” For example, No. 4: Write your text message on your cell phone with no symbols and get in the habit of starting with “Dear ” No 7: Avoid being
41、so busy that you dont have time for yourself. Bruno told the passers- by to read them once a day and keep the doctor away. Many said, “I cant do this. New York is too fast.” Bruno admitted. But many stopped, they read and said. “This one is good for me, because trying to slow down is like trying to
42、stop smoking.” When asked about their plans for the future. Bruno and Ella looked at each other and chanted the name of the city they have chosen for next years Global Day of Slow Living, “Tokyo!” 63 The Art of Living Slowly was founded to help people . A understand the truth of life. B know the dif
43、ficulty in managing time C avoid being in a hurry all the time D make friends with the same problem 64 What did Bruno do in New York? A He advertised his idea on a sandwich board. B He stopped passers by and delivered postcards. C He served as a policeman to prevent accidents. D He took photos for t
44、he people who walked fast. 65 Which statement may be included in the fourteen “slowmandments” in paragraph 3? A Wake up five minutes earlier. B Do two things at the same time. C Make a habit of writing letters. D Dont work on weekends and relax. 66 What can be inferred from the passage? A The new ho
45、liday is usually celebrated on a fixed day. B Italian grandfathers enjoy reading poetry to children. C The couple tend to choose busy cities to promote the idea. D New Yorkers have a negative altitude towards slow living. D Ed Viesturs grew up in Rockford, Illinois, where the tallest thing on the ho
46、rizon was the water tower. But on Thursday, Viesturs became the only American to climb to the top of the worlds 14 highest mountains. His last hike was up Mount Annapurna,in Asia s snowcapped Himalayas. At 26,545 feet, its peak is the 10th highest in the world. It is the mountain that inspired him t
47、o start climbing. “It tends to be the trickiest, the most dangerous,“ said Viesturs. “Theres no simple way to climb it. There are threatening avalanches（雪崩 ) and ice falls that protect the mountain.“ In high school, Viesturs read French climber Maurice Herzogs tale of climbing the icy Annapuma. Herzogs story was of frostbite (冻伤 ) and difficulty and near-death experiences. Viesturs was hooked right away. Viesturs got his start on
