1、 本资料来源于七彩教育网 http:/ 09 年高二级英语下册阶段性期中测试题 英 语 2009, 4 一、 单项选择 （ 20 % ） 1. By learning _ psychology, youll know better on how to behave yourself in _ society and get along fine with others. A. the; the B. /; the C. /; / D. the; / 2. The scientific study shows that once _ cigarettes, one will find it ha
2、rd to get out of it. A. lost to B. concentrated on C. impressed on D. addicted to 3. _ the shark drawing closer to her, the clumsy swimmer was _ almost to death. A. Seeing; scared B. Seeing; scary C. Seen; scare D. To see; scared 4. He was _ manager of the firm after the former director resigned fro
3、m the post. A. approved B. adopted C. appointed D. conducted 5. People _ one another in their potential to sort out problems. A. diverse from B. vary from C. vary with D. vary in 6. A large quantity of students subscribe quite a bit of money to charities, _ the fact that they themselves dont have th
4、at much money. A. thanks to B. in spite of C. as well as D. due to 7. -What was _ made disabled Marty keep on trying repeatedly? -His desire to make a difference. A. that it B. it C. that D. it that 8. -Failure after failure I have suffered. It seems that Ill never achieve my ambition! - _Things are
5、 coming on well. A. All the best. B. Cheer up! C. Doesnt matter D. Never mind 9. She was so annoyed that she _ him out of the door, but she finally calmed herself down. A. liked throwing B. would like throwing C. felt like throwing D. felt like to throw 10. The company going from bad to worse, the e
6、mployees _ hardly enough to make a living. A. are paid B. are paying C. have paid D. get pay 11. -Do you think that housing price will keep _ in the years to come? -I dont think so. The price is bound to fall. Its only a matter of time. A. bringing up B. going up C. growing up D. lifting up 12. I wi
7、ll always stand on your side _ the others advocate different views from yours. A. as if B. so long as C. in case D. even if 13. Because of the _ of teachers, many adolescents in the west of China have no access _ good education. A. absent; to B. absence; of C. absence; to D. short; to 14. A family i
8、s supposed _ adequate money to deal with possible emergencies. A. to set aside B. to be set aside C. to have set aside D. setting aside 15. He _ his first wife soon after his graduation from university but _ a month later. A. married with; divorced B. married to; got divorced C. was married; divorce
9、d with D. married; divorced 16. Tom urged that he _ with so much work while his parents went on a snorkeling trip. A. was left alone B. not be left alone C. will be left alone D. isnt left alone 17. He had a strong desire_his parents, but it turned out that the result was far from _. A. to satisfy;
10、satisfactory B. satisfying; satisfaction C. to satisfy; satisfied D. to be satisfied with; satisfaction 18. He _ all that happened to the poor girl and decided to _her a favor. A. witnessed; ask B. witnessed to; give C. witnessed; do D. witnessed to; find 19. The hospital opposite our school operate
11、s well, _many patients _ every day. A. where; are being treated B. which; are treated C. where; are to be treated D. that; have been treated 20. -Havent I told you that the computer needs _? -Sorry, I forgot _ it fixed. Ill send it for repair right away. A. to be repaired; having B. to repair; to ha
12、ve C. repairing; having D. repairing; to have 二 . 完形填空 （ 20 % ） I consider myself something of an expert on apologies. A quick temper has 21 me with plenty of opportunities to make them. In one of my earliest 22 , my mother is telling me, “Dont watch the 23 when you say Im sorry. Hold your head up a
13、nd look the person in the _24_ , so hell know you 25 it.” My mother thus made the key point of a（ n） 26 apology: it must be direct. You must never _27 to be doing something else. You do not 28 a pile of letters while apologizing to a person 29 in position after blaming him or her for a mistake that
14、turned out to be your _30 _. You do not apologize to a hostess, whose guest of honor you treat 31 , by sending flowers the next day without mentioning your bad 32 _ . One of the important things you should do for an 33 apology is readiness to 34 the responsibility for our careless mistakes. We are u
15、sed to making excuses, which leaves no 35 for the other person to 36 us. Since most people are open-hearted, the no-excuse apology leaves both parties feeling 37 _about themselves. That, after all, is the 38 of every apology. It 39 little whether the apologizer is wholly or only partly at fault: ans
16、wering for ones 40 encourages others to take their share of the blame. 21. A. provided B. mixed C. compared D. treated 22. A. dreams B. courses C. memories D. ideas 23. A. side B. ground C. wall D. bottom 24. A. mind B. soul C. face D. eye 25. A. imagine B. enjoy C. mean D. regret 26. A. useful B su
17、ccessful C equal D basic 27. A. pretend B forget C refuse D expect 28. A. hold on B put away C look through D pick up 29. A. poorer B weaker C worse D lower 30. A. fault B reason C result D duty 31. A. cruelly B freely C roughly D foolishly 32. A. manners B excuses C efforts D roles 33. A. active B
18、effective C extra D easy 34. A. raise B perform C admit D bear 35. A. situation B need C sign D room 36. A. advise B forgive C warn D blame 37. A. wiser B warmer C better D cleverer 38. A. purpose B method C end D advantage 39. A. cares B matters C depends D remains 40. A. facts B states C rights D
19、actions 三 . 阅读理解 （ 30%） A Ellen Parker was worried about her health. She could not walk very quickly and it was difficult for her to climb stairs. She was soon out of breath. “I suppose I had better go to the doctor.” she thought. She went to the doctor and told him her problem. “Im not at all surpr
20、ised.” he said, “I know what your problem is.” He examined her and then gave her some advice. “If you dont do what I say, Mrs Parker,” he said, “You will have a heart attack. It could kill you.” Ellen was very worried as she left the doctors. She knew that she had to take his advice but that it woul
21、d not be easy and it would take time. The next day she went shopping. The first shop she went into was a butcher shop. “Id like ten pounds of steak, please.” she said. “Certainly, madam.” the butcher replied and went into the cold room and found a large piece of steak. He brought the huge piece of m
22、eat back into the shop and placed it on the scale. “Thats just ten pounds.” he said. “Thats big enough.” Mrs Parker said. The butcher worked out the price. “At $4.99 a pound that will be $49.90, please. Would you like me to cut it up into smaller pieces for you?” “Oh, I dont want to buy the meat.” M
23、rs Parker said. “If you dont want to buy it,” the butcher replied angrily, “Why did you ask me to get it for you?” “My doctor told me that I am too heavy and have to lose ten pounds. I wanted to see what ten pounds of meat looked like.” 41. Why did Ellen Parker visit the doctor? A. She had a heart a
24、ttack. B. She had a problem with her health. C. She was unhappy about her weight. D. She could not sleep well. 42. Why did Ellen Parker ask for ten pounds of steak? A. She wanted to buy some for dinner. B. She wanted to lose weight. C. Her doctor had told her to eat steak. D. She wanted to see what
25、ten pounds of meat looked like. B Louis Armstrong had two famous nicknames . Some people called him Bagamo. They said his mouth looked like a large bag. Musicians often called him Pops, as a sign of respect for his influence on the world of music. Born in 1901 in New Orleans, he grew up poor, but li
26、ved among great musicians. Jazz was invented in the city a few years before his birth. Armstrong often said, “Jazz and I grew up together.” Armstrong showed a great talent for music when he was taught to play the cornet （ 短号 ） at a boys home. In his late teens, Armstrong began to live the life of a
27、musician. He played in parades, clubs, and on the steamboats that traveled on the Mississippi River. At that time, New Orleans was famous for the new music of jazz and was home to many great musicians. Armstrong learned from the older musicians and soon became respected as their equal. In 1922 he we
28、nt to Chicago. There, the tale of Louis Armstrong begins. From then until the end of his life, Armstrong was celebrated and loved wherever he went. Armstrong had no equal when it came to playing the American popular song. His cornet playing had a deep humanity （ 仁爱 ） and warmth that caused many list
29、eners to say, “Listening to Pops just makes you feel good all over.” He was the father of the jazz style and also one of the best-known and most admired people in the world. His death, on July 6,1971, was headline news around the world. 43. Armstrong was called Pops because he _. A. looked like a mu
30、sician B. was a musician of much influence C. showed an interest in music D. traveled to play modern music 44.The third paragraph is developed _ A. by space B. by examples C. by time D. by comparison 45. Which statement about Armstrong is true? A. His tale begins in New Orleans. B. He was born befor
31、e jazz was invented. C. His music was popular with his listeners. D. He learned popular music at a boys home. 46. Which would be the best title for the text? A. The Invention of the Jazz Music. B. The Father of the Jazz Style. C. The Making of a Musician. D. The Spread of Popular Music. C If youre a
32、 male and youre reading this, congratulations: youre a survivor. According to statistics, you are more than twice as likely to die of skin cancer as a woman, and nine times more likely to die of AIDS. Assuming you make it to the end of your natural term, about 78 years for men in Australia, youll di
33、e on average five years before a woman. There are many reasons for this - typically, men take more risks than women and are more likely to drink and smoke - but perhaps more importantly, men dont go to the doctor. “Men arent seeing doctors as often as they should,” says Dr. Gullotta, “this is partic
34、ularly so for the over-40s, when disease tend to strike.” Gullotta says a healthy man should visit the doctor every year or two. For those over 45, it should be at least once a year. Two months ago Gullotta saw a 50-year-old man who had delayed doing anything about his smokers cough for a year. “Whe
35、n I finally saw him it had already spread and he has since died from lung cancer,” he says, “Earlier detection and treatment may not have cured him, but it would have prolonged his life.” According to a recent survey, 95% of women aged between 15 and early 40s see a doctor once a year, compared to 7
36、0% of men in the same age group. “A lot of men think theyre undefeatable,” Gullota says, “They only come in when a friend drops dead on the golf course and they think, Geez, if it could happen to him ” Then theres the ostrich approach. “Some men are scared of what might be there and would rather not
37、 know,” says Dr. Ross Cartmill. “Most men get their cars serviced more regularly than they service their bodies,” Cartmill says. He believes most diseases that commonly affect men could be addressed by preventive check-ups. Regular check-ups for men would inevitably place strain on the public purse,
38、 Cartmill says, “ But prevention is cheaper in the long run than having to treat the diseases. Besides, the ultimate cost is far greater: it is called premature death.” 47. Why does the author congratulate his male readers at the beginning of the passage? A. They are more likely to survive serious d
39、iseases today. B. Their average life span has been considerably extended. C. They have lived long enough to read this article. D. They are sure to enjoy a longer and happier life. 48. What does the author state is the most important reason men die five years earlier on average than women? A. Men dri
40、nk and smoke much more than women B. Men dont seek medical care as often as women C. Men arent as cautious as women in face of danger D. Men are more likely to suffer from fatal diseases. 49. Which of the following best completes the sentence Geez, if it could happen to him A. it could happen to me,
41、 too B. I should avoid playing golf C. I should consider myself lucky D. it would be a big misfortune 50. What does Cartmill say about regular check-ups for men? A. They may increase public expenses. B. They will save money in the long run. C. They may cause psychological strains on men. D. They wil
42、l enable men to live as long as women. D Li Hua has just come back from the US and intends to give some of his relatives mentioned in 51-55 some books as gifts. He brings back six books （ A-F） . After the description of each person, decide which book is the most suitable one for the people and then
43、mark the correct letter（ A-F）on your answer sheet. There is one extra book， which you do not need to use. _ 51. Li Huas uncle is fond of reading story books. He reads all kinds of stories such as love stories, historical stories, detective stories, etc. However, there is no doubt that science fictio
44、n stories are his favorites. _ 52. Li Huas mother works for a local newspaper. She used to write a column （ 专栏 ） about love but now she is making a survey about how much foreigners know about Chinese people and culture. She has been collecting materials in China and from abroad. _ 53. Li Huas father
45、 is a history teacher who is very interested in the history of China, especially Chinas modern history. Whats more, he pays special attention to the development of Chinas minority areas. _54. Li Huas cousin is a senior middle school student who is going to take the College Entrance Examination next
46、year. But she is not good at English, especially English grammar. So she is looking for some books which are helpful. _55. Li Huas little brother is studying in a Middle School. He as well as some other students is going to pay a visit to an American middle school and stay there for three weeks. He
47、is a little worried because he knows nothing about American school life. A. Into Tibet: The CIAs First Spy and His Secret Expedition to Lhasa （ by Thomas Laird） This book introduces the identity and specific spy activities of Douglas Mackiernan, the first CIA agent （ 中情局探员 ） who was killed on duty by armed Tibetans. The author of the book based his description on detailed resea
