1、 高二年级 英语 第一学期期末考试 英语试卷 第一部分：听力（每小题 1 分；共 20 分） 第一节（共 5 小题） 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. Where are the speakers? A. In the plane. B. In the cinema. C. On the train. 2. What does the woman mean? A. She would like to go for a
2、 swim. B. She refused to go swimming. C. She would keep him waiting. 3. What is the womans concern? A. The cost of the meals. B. Todays menu. C. The meals may not be enough. 4. Whats the fathers attitude towards the choice? A. The daughter shouldnt give up science. B. The daughter should go to busin
3、ess school. C. The daughter should take it seriously. 5. Why did the woman remember James so well? A. He is in her class. B. He was late on the first day of school. C. He was the first person she got to know in her class. 第二节（共 15 小题） 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。
4、听完每段对话或独白前，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 至第 8 题。 6. What time does Li Hua want to come to the lessons? A. At 10 : 00 a.m. B. At 4 : 00 p.m. C. At 6 : 00 p.m. 7. Which language is not offered? A. Italian B. Russian C. Spanish 8. What are they talking about? A. U
5、niversity buildings. B. Language in the world. C. Foreign language classes. 听第 7 段材料，回答第 9 至第 11 题。 9. Where have they decided to go? A. The countryside. B. Scotland. C. London. 10. When will they start their journey? A. On Saturday morning. B. On Saturday afternoon. C. On Sundays. 11. How will they
6、 enjoy the weekend? A. Walking along the seaside. B. Seeing the mountain view. C. Enjoying the nice food. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 12 至第 14 题。 12. What are the speakers talking about? A. What New York city is like. B. What the weather in New York is like. C. What the people in New York are like. 13. What does t
7、he man think of the weather in New York? A. There is lots of sunshine though sometimes its very cold. B. Its perhaps the coldest place in the world. C. Its warm but rains a lot. 14. What makes people feel most unbearable while living in New York? A. Its extremely hot in the summer. B. The weather ch
8、anges quickly and frequently. C. People there are cold and selfish. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 15 至第 17 题。 15. Whats the relationship between the two speakers? A. Brother and sister. B. Husband and wife. C. Close friends 16. Why will the woman be late home tonight? A. She will have a meeting. B. She doesnt want t
9、o see the mans brother. C. She will have to finish her work in City Square. 17. What do you think of the TV show according to the dialogue? A. Interesting. B. Dull. C. Instructive. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至第 20 题。 18. If one takes part in the contest with a full stomach, he is sure to _. A. win the contest
10、 B. lose the contest C. get the bottoms before others 19. Where is the person advised to put his hands during the contest? A. Just sit on the hands. B. Put them on the right-hand side. C. Tie them behind the back. 20. The contest is held _. A. to promote pies. B. for amusement. C. to supply food for
11、 hungry people 第二部分：单项选择（ 每小题 1 分；共 10 分） 21 It must have been a wonderful evening last night. Im terribly sorry I was late. , but please come a bit earlier for the next party. A All right B Its kind of you to say so C Dont mention it D Its OK 22. It seems that oil _from the pipe for some time befor
12、e the disaster happened. A. had leaked B. has been leaking C. leaked D. had been leaking 23. _ some mammals came to live in the sea is not known. A. Now that B. What C. How D. Since 24. You d better go to see a doctor and have your blood temperature _. A. to be measured B. measured C. be measured D.
13、 measuring 25. The goal of this project is to make higher education available to everyone who is willing and capable_ his financial situation. A. in terms of B. according to C. due to D. regardless of 26. The film “Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince” is _from the novel of the same name. A. adjus
14、t B. adopted C. admitted D. adapted 27. by Gandhis ideas about peaceful protests, he organized a bus protest in 1965. A. Influenced B. Influencing C. Have been influenced D. Has been influenced 28. _ for the fact that she got hit by a car and broke her leg on her way to school, she might have passed
15、 the exam A Had it not been B Hadnt it been C Was it not D Were it not 29. “ _Olympic flame will burn forever,”said Liu Qi, the president of the Beijing Organizing Committee of _29th Olympic Games. A.不填 ; the B. The; the C. The; 不填 D. A ; the 30. Why arent they here yet? They _the bus. A. can have m
16、issed B. must be late for C. may have missed D. should have missed 第三部分：完形填空（每小题 1 分，共 20 分） In Britain, people have different attitudes to the police. Most people generally 31 them and the job they doalthough there are certain people who do not believe that the police have the 32 that they should.
17、What does a policeman actually do? It is not a (an) 33 job to describe. After all, a policeman has a number of jobs in 34 . A policeman often has to control traffic either on foot in the centre of a town, or in a police car on the roads. 35 , in Britain, he might be in the Traffic Police and spend a
18、ll, or a lot of, his time 36 up and down main roads and motorways. A traffic policeman has to help keep the traffic moving, stop 37 motorists and help when there is an accident. A policeman has to help keep the 38 , too. If there is a fight or some other disturbance, we 39 the police to come and res
19、tore order. And they often have to 40 the situation at great risk to themselves and their own 41 . We expect the police to solve crimes, of course, so an ordinary policeman, 42 he is not a detective, will often have to help 43 and arrest criminals（罪犯） . And 44 do we call when there is a dangerous si
20、tuationan air crash, a 45 , a road accident, or a robbery? We call the police. 46 a policeman has to be 47 to face any unexpected and dangerous situation that may happen in the 48 world. The police do a really 49 job, they do it extremely well and I 50 them, but I do not envy policeman. I do not thi
21、nk that I could ever do the job of a policeman. 31 A dislike B join C appreciate D admire 32 A power B strength C force D duty 33 A funny B pleasant C interesting D easy 34 A it B one C his D them 35 A Indeed B However C Therefore D Otherwise 36 A walking B driving C wandering D searching 37 A resti
22、ng B tired C speeding D drinking 38 A peace B silence C situation D condition 39 A wait for B hope C think of D expect 40 A turn to B prevent C deal with D treat 41 A safety B families C future D friends 42 A if B as if C however D even if 43 A get rid of B question C search for D sentence 44 A how
23、B where C what D who 45 A failure B fire C mistake D problem 46 A Yet B Then C As D So 47 A provided B promised C prepared D presented 48 A future B modern C next D past 49 A necessary B special C surprising D common 50 A agree with B hate C support D object to 第四部分 ：阅读理解（每小题 2 分，共 30 分） (A) Chinas
24、economic growth “hard to predict“ The worsening global economic situation makes it difficult for China to predict its growth for next year, a senior official said on Friday. “How fast Chinas economy will grow next year is uncertain,” Liu He, deputy director of the Office of the Central Leading Group
25、 on Finance and Economy Work, told China Daily. “To a large extent, the rate will be decided by the external（外部的） situation,” Liu said during a discussion with Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and other economists in Beijing. This year, GDP is estimated to grow at 9.4 or 9.5 percent, down fr
26、om 10.6 percent last year, he said. However, the impact of the current financial turbulence “on our economy is much less 2008052524 than on the rest of the world”, he said. Nicholas Stern, a former UK government advisor, also told China Daily it will take at least one or two years for the world to r
27、ecover from the recession, which is now spreading from the US and the UK to the rest of the world. “We dont know how long the recession will last, but it is unlikely to be short,” he said. Liu said China can use the downturn（衰退） as an opportunity to restructure its economy, which has relied heavily
28、on government investment, foreign trade and low-cost technology over the past years. “When the economy is experiencing fast growth, companies are unwilling to upgrade their technologies,” Liu said. “The slowdown gives such firms the opportunity to enhance（提高） their competitive edge through better te
29、chnologies.” From China Daily 51. It can be inferred from Lius words that the impact of the current financial turbulence on Chinas economy is _ in the world. A. more B. less C. the most D. the least 52. The underlined word “extent” probably means _. A. sense B. degree C. size D. depth 53. According
30、to the passage, the reason why Liu said this downturn is an opportunity for China to restructure its economy is that _. A. Chinas economy will not depend on government investment in the future B. Foreign trade will grow in the future C. The downturn will force Chinas companies to upgrade their techn
31、ologies D. Low-cost technologies will not exist in China (B) We have two daughters: Kristen is seven years old and Kelly is four. Last Sunday evening, we invited some people home for dinner. I dressed them nicely for the party, and told them that their job was to join Mommy in answering the door whe
32、n the bell rang. Mommy would introduce them to the guests, and then they would take the guests coats upstairs and put them on the bed in the second bedroom. The guests arrived. I introduced my two daughters to each of them. The adults were nice and kind and said how lucky we were to have such good k
33、ids. Each of the guests made a particular fuss over Kelly, the younger one, admiring her dress, her hair and her smile. They said she was a remarkable girl to be carrying coats upstairs at her age. I thought to myself that we adults usually make a big “to do” over the younger one because shes the on
34、e who seems more easily hurt. We do it with the best of intentions. But we seldom think of how it might affect the other child. I was a little worried that Kristen would feel she was being outshined. I was about to serve dinner when I realized that she had been missing for twenty minutes. I ran upst
35、airs and found her in the bedroom, crying. I said, “What are you doing, my dear?” She turned to me with a sad expression and said, “Mommy, why dont people like me the way they like my sister? Is it because Im not pretty? Is that why they dont say nice things about me as much?” I tried to explain to
36、her, kissing and hugging her to make her feel better. Now, whenever I visit a friends home, I make it a point to speak to the elder child first. 54. The underlined expression make a big “to do” over (paragraph 4) means _. A. show much concern about B. have a special effect on C. list jobs to be done
37、 for D. do good things for 55. The guests praised Kelly for carrying coats upstairs because of her _. A. young age B. lovely smile C. pretty clothes D. beautiful hair 56. Kristen felt sad and cried because _. A. the guest gave her more coats to carry B. the guests praised her sister more than her C.
38、 her mother didnt introduce her to the guests D. she didnt look as pretty as Kelly 57. We can conclude from the passage that _. A. parents should pay more attention to the elder children B. the younger children are usually more easily hurt C. people usually like the younger children more D. adults s
39、hould treat children equally (C) “Long time no see” is a very interesting sentence. When I first read this sentence from an American friends email, I laughed. I thought it was a perfect example of Chinese. Obviously, it is a word-by-word literal translation of the Chinese greeting with a ruled Engli
40、sh grammar and structure. Later on, after being told its a standard American greeting, I couldnt believe at all. So I did a research on Google. To my surprise, there are over 60 thousand web pages containing. It has been widely used in emails, letters, movies, newspapers or any other places. Though
41、sort of informal, it is part of the language that American use daily. However, if you type this expression in Microsoft Word, it will tell you that the grammar needs to be corrected. Nobody knows the origin of this Chinglish sentence. Some people believe that it came from Charlie Chans movies. In th
42、e 1930s, Hollywood moviemakers successfully created a famous Chinese detective named “Charlie Chan” on wide screens. Detective Chan likes to teach Americans some Chinese wisdom by quoting Confucius. “Long time no see” was his trademark. Soon after Charlie Chan, “Long time no see” became a popular ph
43、rase in the real world with thanks to the popularity of these movies. Some scholars refer to America as a huge pot of stew（混杂物） . All kinds of culture are mixed and they change the color and taste of each other. American Chinese, though a minority ethnic group in the United States, is also contribut
44、ing some changes to the stew! Language is usually the first thing to be influenced in the mixed stew. You can have some other examples than adoptions from Chinese, such as pizza from Italian, susi from Japanese. There is a long list! Americans dont just simply borrow something from others. They will
45、 modify it and make it their own, so you wouldnt be surprised to find a tofu and peanut butter hamburger in a restaurant. Since Americans appreciate Chinese culture more and more nowadays, I believe more Chinese words will become American English in the future. 58. The writer himself felt surprised
46、at _. A. reading “Long time no see” B. knowing the expression is standard American English C. seeing the literal translation of the expression D. finding out all the Americans use the expression daily 59. The word “trademark” underlined probably means _. A. design of a manufactures goods B. Confucius s words C. C
