1、 本资料来源于七彩教育网 http:/ 09年高二英语下册 期中考试卷 （满分： 150分，时间： 120分钟） A卷 （ 100分 ) I. 听力 （共两节，满分 20分） 第一节 （共 5小题；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秒钟时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 例 : How much is the shirt? A. $19.15. B. $9.15. C. $9.8. 答案是 B. 1. Whats Betty probably
2、 doing? A. Having a meal. B. Playing the disc. C. Washing the dishes. 2. What does the man do? A. A taxi driver. B. A bus conductor. C. A hotel manager. 3. What is Jane worried about? A. Seeing the doctor. B. Missing her lessons. C. Staying home by herself. 4. How is the weather there? A. Rainy. B.
3、Pleasant. C. Cloudy. 5. How much will the man pay for the T-shirt if he wants to buy it? A. $80. B. $100. C. $120. 第二节（共 15小题；每小题 1分，满分 15分） 听下面五段对话或独白。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。 听第 6段材料，回答第 6、 7题。 6. Who is going
4、to pay the rent? A. Peters mother. B. Peters father. C. Peter. 7. What does the young man have to do before moving out? A. Get a college degree. B. Find a job. C. Persuade his father. 听第 7段对话，回答第 8、 9题。 8. What are they going to eat out? A. They like eating Korean food. B. Theres little food in the
5、fridge. C. They are fed up with hamburgers. 9. What kind of food does the woman prefer? A. Dumplings. B. Guangdong food. C. Noodles. 听第 8段材料，回答第 10至 12题。 10. What are they talking about? A. English learning. B. Teachers of English. C. Teachers troubles. 11. Whats the probable relationship between th
6、e two speakers? A. Teacher and student. B. Mother and son. C. Friends. 12. Why doesnt the man do well in English? A. He is too busy. B. He doesnt have enough practice. C. He doesnt have a good teacher. 听第 9段材料，回答第 13至 16题。 13. Where does the dialogue take place? A. At home. B. At the office. C. At t
7、he garage. 14. Why is the man late? A. He ran into his sister. B. His car broke down. C. The traffic was heavy. 15. Who asked the man to call back? A. Tommy. B. Bob. C. His sister. 16. How many calls did the woman get? A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. 听第 10段材料，回答第 17至 20题。 17. What is the speaker talking
8、about? A. Online communication. B. Making new friends. C. Online shopping. 18. Where do many of the speakers friends live? A. Nearby B. Far away. C. Abroad. 19. How does the speaker get in touch with her friends live? A. By visiting and talking. B. By meeting and playing. C. By writing and calling.
9、20. What is special about the call in the e-mail service? A. Free of charge. B. Low price. C. High discount. II. 单项填空（共 15 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 15 分） 21. -Do you mind if I record your lecture? - _. Go ahead. A. Never mind B. No way C. Not at all D. No, youd better not 22. I have bought two ballpens, _ writ
10、es well. A. none of them B. neither of them C. neither of which D. none of which 23. - The result of the football match is really _. - I agree. Our team shouldnt have lost the two scores. A. pleasant B. cheerful C. relaxing D. annoying 24. Peter _ the papers he was marking and reached for his cigare
11、ttes and matches. A. set out B. set off C. set aside D. set in 25. He struggled with his broken English by those American guests. A. to be understood B. to understand C. to understanding D. understanding 26. This morning Mr Smith didnt drive to work. _, he rode his bicycle to his office as a way of
12、exercising. A. Otherwise B. Instead C. Meanwhile D. As well 27. - What made her so sad? She kept crying all the time. - _ to the party. A. Without being invited B. Be not invited C. Not invited D. Not being invited 28. The car ran over a dog and a boy _just crossing the street. A. that were B. whom
13、was C. that was D. who was 29. Please tell me how the accident _ . I am still in the dark. A. come to B. come by C. come across D. come about 30. As we know, this play has been skillfully _ from the original novel. A. adopted B. accepted C. adapted D. adjusted 31. - Is that the small town you often
14、refer to? - Right, just the one _ you know I used to work for years. A. that B. where C. which D. what 32. Premier Wen Jiabao is very busy because he has a lot of international and national _ to deal with. 学科 A. events B. incidents C. accidents D. affairs 33. The government has issued several polici
15、es to handle economic crisis, the most recent by the congress (国会 ) at the end of last week. A. has been approved B. having been approved C. being approved D. to be approved 34. We reached the top of the mountain, _ we had a good view of the city below. A. from there B. from where C. from that D. fr
16、om which 35. - What do you want to do next? We have half an hour until the basketball game. - _. Whatever you want to do is fine with me. A. Its up to you B. It just depends C. All right D. Glad to hear that III. 完型填空 （共 20小题，每小题 1.5分，满分 30分） I was working on my usual Sunday afternoon shift(班 ) at t
17、he bakery. The flow of 36 rushed to finish weekend shopping in order to return home 37 to prepare supper or watch the football game. I 38 on my job of stamping hundreds of bags for the coming holiday weekend 39 I heard a weak voice, “ Excuse me, miss.” I 40 up to see an elderly man standing before m
18、e. He 41 asked if he could have a tart(果陷饼 ). I went to fetch the tart and placed it in a box. “Three dollars, please.” I told him. The man looked 42 and began shaking his head. This is one of the most awkward 43 , because you want to give the dessert away, but cannot. He apologized, saying he would
19、 not 44 more than expected on a tart. 45 I felt upset, I waited on the customer behind him, a woman who asked for various breads and desserts 46 a dinner party she was hosting. After finishing her 47 , she asked if I would 48 adding a tart to her bill and placing it in a 49 box. My curiosity grew as
20、 I handed it to her. She paid, 50 me and walked away. I 51 to stamping bags, but I couldnt concentrate. I could not stop thinking about the little old man who could not, or 52 not, spend three dollars on a dessert. Just then, I saw the woman giving the man 53 much-desired tart. His face 54 , brillia
21、nt and appreciative. 55 her kindness, he reached into his pocket and gave her the only thing he had: a piece of candy. 36. A. workers B. women C. housewives D. customers 37. A. whether B. either C. as D. while 38. A. insisted B. depended C. focused D. put 39. A. then B. that C. which D. when 40. A.
22、came B. got C. looked D. covered 41. A. politely B. loudly C. proudly D. rudely 42. A. angry B. disappointed C. happy D. poor 43. A. moments B. persons C. manners D. ways 44. A. pay B. use C. spend D. waste 45. A. Because B. Since C. Before D. Although 46. A. for B. in C. from D. to 47. A. question
23、B. order C. shopping D. need 48. A. mind B. like C. try D. consider 49. A. similar B. usual C. divided D. separate 50. A. greeted B. excused C. thanked D. left 51. A. ran B. turned C. returned D. walked 52. A. dared B. would C. should D. must 53. A. her B. his C. my D. their 54. A. showed up B. turn
24、ed up C. lit up D. lifted up 55. A. In honor of B. In addition to C. In place of D. In return for IV. 阅读理解（共 12 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 24 分） A Bargaining is an art at Xiu Shui Market in Beijing. The following tips can help you get good offers for most things you buy, especially for clothing. Be aware that th
25、e starting price offered by the seller is at least 40% over the general price acceptable. Its usually 80% over. It can be up to 150% over. So, always try to drop the sellers offering price as much as possible before opening your mouth with a price. Have an idea of the value of what you want. You can
26、 consult your Chinese friends or the hotel staff about the price. You may not be able to get the lowest prices stated at Xiu Shui Market, especially on weekends or festival seasons when there lots of tourists around. Do walk away once you ve offered your final price while the seller is not ready to
27、accept. If you get called back, you know you are close. If you do not get called back, go to a similar stall(摊位 ) and try again with a slight higher price. Note that if you ve made a deal, you are then expected to buy the item. You will help your chances at getting a good price by being confident, p
28、atient, and friendly. Treat it as a kind of game to get the most out of it - getting angry or rude will never help to bring the price down. 56. When can you get the lowest price at Xiu Shui Market according to the passage? A. When the sellers are busy. B. On crowded weekends. C. When therere few buy
29、ers. D. on festival seasons. 57. The underlined part “a deal” (in paragraph 4) most probably means _. A. an appointment with someone B. an agreement in business C. a choice in shopping D. a delivery of goods 58. If the seller accepts your final price, you should _. A. walk away and wait for the sell
30、er to call you back. B. go on bargaining for a lower price C. go to a similar stall for a better price D. pay the seller for what you want 59. From the tips we can learn that the sellers offer may be affected by _. A. the buyers manners B. the sellers position C. Chinese friends D. hotel staff B For
31、 a song to become popular, people need to hear it. In order for people to hear it, the program directors at radio stations have to play it on the air. A songs popularity is directly related to how often it is played. That is a big responsibility for program directors. How do they decide what gets pl
32、ayed and what doesnt? In the past, disc jockeys(音乐节目支持人 ) decided what music was played on the radio. These DJs had an ear for music and an understanding of what their audience wanted to hear. Today, that is all changing. Most major radio stations are owned by a few large national businesses. The de
33、cision of what gets played on the radio is made by executives(主管 ) who have little or no interest in music. They do, however, know how to run a business, and they know what sells. So, the music industry designs and creates pop entertainers, and executives in the radio industry make sure that their m
34、usic is played on the radio. This explains why you do not often hear anything new and fresh on the radio. The executives do not want to give air time to music that has not been tested on the market. It is too risky. They prefer to go with music that they already know will sell. They know it will sel
35、l because it sold last week and last month and last year. They just have to change it a little. One of the most criticized(批评 )practices in the music industry is the practice of “ payola” . This is when record companies pay radio stations to play the music of a given artist. This practice makes many
36、 people lose trust in the music industry and is therefore against the law. A radio station can accept money in exchange for air time of a song, but they have to make clear that the song is being played because its air time was paid for. They cannot present the song as if it were part of the normal p
37、lay schedule. Payola affects both artists and audiences. The artists who work with small record companies that cannot pay a lot of money to radio stations have a much harder time getting exposure. It creates an unfair playing field. Music lovers suffer because they are not able to hear all the music
38、 that is available. 60. According to the passage, most major radio stations belong to _. A. national businesses B. program directors C. pop entertainers D. record companies 61. “Payola” is the practice of _. A. artists paying radio stations to play their songs B. record companies buying air time for
39、 certain music C. radio station paying record company for new songs D. program directors deciding what music gets played 62. Who can make the largest profits from payola? A. Disc Jockeys. B. The given artists. C. Business executives. D. Program directors. 63. It can be concluded from the passage tha
40、t the author _. A. has a positive attitude towards the practice of “payola” B. is dissatisfied with the present situation in music industry C. is calling for a change in the normal play schedule D. thinks that the radio stations are doing the right thing C “Youre going to the United States to live?
41、How wonderful! Youre really lucky!” Does this sound familiar? Perhaps your family and friends said similar things to you when you left home. But does it seem true all the time? Is your life in this new country always wonderful and exciting? A great many facts show that its not easy for newcomers to
42、adjust to life in a new culture. They have to experience culture shock. What causes culture shock? Maybe the weather is unpleasant. Perhaps the customs are different. Perhaps the public service systems such as the telephone, post office, or transportation are difficult to figure out and you make mis
43、takes. The simplest things seem difficult. The language may be difficult. The food may seem strange to you. If you dont look similar to the natives, you may feel strange. You may feel as if everyone is watching you. In fact, you are always watching yourself. Everyone experiences culture shock in som
44、e form or another. But culture shock comes as a surprise to most people. A lot of the time, the people with the worst culture shock are the people who never had any difficulties in their own countries. They were active and successful in their communities(社区 ). They had hobbies or pastimes which they
45、 enjoyed. When they come to a new country, they do not have the same positions or hobbies as they already had in their countries. They find themselves without a role, almost without an identity. They have to build a new self-image. Culture shock produces a feeling of disorientation(晕头转向 ), which may
46、 be homesickness, imagined illness, or even paranoia(偏执狂 ). When people feel the disorientation of culture shock, they sometimes feel like staying inside all the time. They want to protect themselves from the unfamiliar environment. They want to create an escape within their room to give themselves a sense of security. This escape does solve the problem of culture shock for the short term, but it does nothing to familiarize the person more with the culture. Familiarity and experience are the long-term ways to settle the problem of culture shock. 64
