1、 09年高二年级英语下册期中考试题 时间： 120分钟 满分： 150分 第 I卷（三部分，共 105分） 第一部分：听力（共两节，满分 30分） 一听力测试 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 are the two speakers doing? A Enjoying meeting each other B Saying goodbye to ea
2、ch other C Planning to see each other again 2 What do we know about the man? A He hates scientists B He is in good health C He seldom has pleasant dreams 3 What happened to the man? A Peter beat him up B He fell off the horse C He had a meeting with Peter 4 What did the woman order? A A hamburger B
3、A sandwich and a Coke C Fries and a Coke 5 When is the woman going to look at the homework? A Now B After class C In an hour 第二节 (共 15小题；每小题 1 5分，满分 22 5分 ) 听下面 5段对话或独自。每段对话或独自后有几个小题，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。听每段对话或独自前，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。每段对话或独自读两遍。 6 What is the man p
4、robably doing now? A Writing a report B Visiting the woman C Reading a paper 7 What does the woman ask the man to do? A Wait a moment B Finish his report C Call at her office 8 What are the two speakers going to do next week? A See an exhibition B Attend a lecture C Go to a concert together 9 What d
5、oes the man have to do tonight? A Buy a book B Teach the students C Meet some guests 10 What does the woman think of the mans advice? A Acceptable B Unbelievable C Funny 11 What is the man doing these days? A Going on a camping trip B Preparing for the final exam C Travelling in the country 12 Who w
6、ill go camping? A The man and the woman B The woman and her brother C The man and his brother 13 What does the woman think of camping? A Its wonderful but unsafe B Its both cheap and wonderful C Its close to nature but tiring 14 Where are the speakers? A On Main Street B On First Street C On Lincoln
7、 Street 15 Where is Bums Park? A On the other side of Main Street B At the first crossing C At a street comer 16 How can the woman get to the park from Lincoln Street? A Turn right and go straight B Turn left and walk two blocks C Go along it for a few minutes 17 Where was the competition held? A In
8、 a town not far from Cincinnati B In Cincinnati C In a small village near Cincinnati 18 Who won the competition? A Allan Kninte B Alice Clarke C， Alex Baker 19 How many geese did the winner eat? A One B Half C Two 20 What can we 1earn from the news? A The winners friend didnt tell the winners wife a
9、bout the competition B The wife didnt give the man anything to eat that evening C The man could eat something more 第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分 35分） 第一节：单项选择（共 15个小题。每小题 1分；共 15分） 21.Chinese scientists _ praising because they have made great progress in their study of DNA and have gained international recogni
10、tion. A. need B. examine C. deserve D. measure 22._ his dream of going to college will come true is uncertain. A. That B. Whether C. If D. Even if 23.I have always been honest and straightforward ,and it doesnt matter _ Im talking to. A. Who is it B. Who it is C. it is who D. it is whom 24.He explai
11、ned to his girlfriend in detail what he _ doing in the following week to ask for her support . A. meant B. minded C. intended D. remembered 25.No sooner _ her office _ the telephone rang, so she turned back to answer it . A. she had left; than B. she had left; when C. had she left; than D. had she l
12、ift; when 26. How did you _ the movie last night? Oh, both interesting and intertwine. A. find B. consider C. think D. feel 27. Id appreciate _ if you could lend me a hand with my homework. A. so B. it C. that D. you 28. _all the missions, Shenzhou VI touched down safely . A. Accomplishing B. Accomp
13、lished C. to accomplish D. Having accomplished 29.After three hours climbing, we stood at the top of the hill, _ we can see the whole town. A. from which B. which C. that D. from where 30. _ with a difficult situation, Lucy decided to ask his boss for advice. A. To face B. Having faced C. Faced D. F
14、acing 31. The flowers his friend gave him will die unless_everyday . A. watered B. watering C. water D. to water 32.What happened to the thief later? The king had him _ the next day. A. hung B. hanged C. hanging D. to be hanged 33. Judging from _ large number of the trees pleated on the mountain, we
15、 know _ large number of students took part in the activity. A. a the B. the a C. a a D. the the 34.I think Wang Liqin will win the International Challenge Match. _ . He is one of the world top pingpong players. A. Thats all right B. Youre absolutely wrong C. Im afraid I cant agree with you D. I beli
16、eve that youve got it right. 35. In order to make our city green, _ . A. it is necessary to have planted more trees B. many more trees to plant C. our city needs more trees D. we must plant more trees. 第二节： 完形填空 （共 20个小题。每小题 1分；共 20分） Several days ago,I met a stranger in the street who stopped and a
17、sked me directions I 36 to show him the way to the destination， but to my 37 ， he coldly refused my offer I asked him why Finally he told me he was 38 I would ask him for money if I 39 him in this way Money! I 40 deep into thought Is it money that comes between us? Money has no 41 ， it cannot be 42
18、with good or had The problem 43 what attitude we have towards it At present， we have a more 44 material life than ever before， but were becoming more and more 45 Why? In my opinion， the 46 is the change in peoples personal 47 .They wrongly believe that 48 money should be their only aim in life， so t
19、hey 49 all sorts of ways they can to 50 this aim They are afraid of being 51 and fooled If everyone thinks like this， what will our 52 be like? Needless to say， money is becoming more and more important in our society， 53 it shouldnt be the “be-all and end all” of life If a person only concentrates(
20、全神贯注 )on 54 ,he will be lonely and void(空虚 )， and even go astray(犯错误 ) It is up to us to make our lives happy， not money We should try our best to help others 55 and freely If everyone does so， our society will be better and better 36 A advised B offered C asked D wished 37 A joy B fear C excitement
21、 D surprise 38 A anxious B glad C sorry D afraid 39 A stopped B told C asked D helped 40 A fell B felt C kept D caught 41 A problem B price C life D use 42 A joined B judged C connected D seemed 43 A takes in B depends on C 1eads to D smooths away 44 A powerful B beautiful C plentiful D healthy 45 A
22、 coldhearted B warm-hearted C goodlooking D humorous 46 A key B money C man D creature 47 A worth B habits C fame D values 48 A taking B habits C spending D making 49 A think up B pick up C take D shoot 50 A realize B recognize C take D shoot 51 A found B discovered C cheated D followed 52 A 1ife B
23、society C belief D money 53 A or B but C if D since 54 A 1ife B nature C society D money 55 A separately B obviously C mainly D whole-heartedly 第三部分：阅读理解 (共 20小题；每小题 2分，满分 40分 ) A When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in l 876 he could never have predicted what it would be able to do in
24、the future Now,130 years later,its no surprise when someone takes out a telephone to make a call while on the move But phones are no longer just used to make calls Japans 90 million telephone owners also use their machines modern technology and tiny screens(half the size of a business card) to play
25、video games， send e-mails， read news， download music， store photos and surf the Internet Since April 2006， theyve been able to use their cellphones to watch TV Following several months of test broadcasts， digital(数码的 )TV broadcasts for cellphones with special receivers began in Japans major cities T
26、he special cellphones ate hard to find because only a small number were put on sale The excitement surrounding mobile TV means that the limited number of handsets(耳机 )quickly sold out Misogo Kado , a 37 一 yearold software designer from Yokohama near Tokyo bought one of the new cellphones earlier thi
27、s month He is a big fan of the new technology “You know how every cellphone now comes with a digital camera?In the same way， this is going to become a standard feature， Kado said of the TV service “Its not something you have to pay for If youre buying a cellphone you might as well get one with it ”W
28、hile the service is new for Japan it is not the worlds first South Korea and Britain have made TV available to their cellphone customers with the use of slightly different technology The new service in Japan however， is free Not only that it uses broadcasting airwaves(电视频道 ) instead of an Internet c
29、onnection The images are sent through the air by TV towers， not satellites This terrestrial(陆地的 )digital broadcast system means that more people will be able to use the service Imagine what our phones will be able to do in another 130 yearstime ! 56 How much does the new service of a mobile phone to
30、 watch TV in Japan cost? A Half as much as the mobile phone costs B As much as the mobile phone costs C Slightly more than the mobile phone costs D It doesnt cost any money 57 In which country can people stilI not watch TV on a mobile phone? A Japan B Britain C America D South Korea 58 What does the
31、 word “ it ” refer to in the sixth paragraph? A The new service in Japan B Japan C Internet connection D A mobile phone 59 Through what are the TV images of a mobile in Britain sent? A Air B Satellites C Broadcasting airwaves D The text doesnt tell us 60 What is the best title of the text? A TV goes
32、 mobile B Mobile will be more popular C Mobile is on TV D Mobile goes TV B Life is difficult It is a great truth because once we truly understand and accept it Then life is no longer difficult Most do not fully see this truth Instead they complain about their problems and difficulties as if life sho
33、uld be easy It seems to them that difficulties represent(代表 )a special kind of suffering especially forced upon them or else upon their families their class or even their nation What makes life difficult is that the process of facing and solving problems is a painful one Problems , depending on thei
34、r nature, cause us sadness， or loneliness or regret or anger or fear These are uncomfortable feelings often as painful as any kind of physical pain And since life causes an endless series of problems life is always difficult and is full of pain as well as joy Yet， it is in this whole process of solv
35、ing problems that life has its meaning Problems are the serious test that tells us success from failure When we desire to encourage the growth of human spirit we encourage the human ability to solve problems， just as in school we set problems for our children to solve It is through the pain of meeti
36、ng and working out problems that we learn As Benjamin Franklin said “Those things that hurt , instruct ”It is for this reason that wise people learn not to fear but to welcome the pain of problems 61 From the passage， it can be inferred that_ A everybody has problems B we become stronger by meeting
37、and solving the problems of life C life is difficult because our problems bring us pain D people like to complain about their problems 62 The writer probably used just one short sentence in the first paragraph to_ A save space B persuade readers C make readers laugh D get readers attention 63 The ma
38、in idea of Paragraph 3 is that_ A most people feel life is easy B the writer feels life is easy C the writer likes to complain about his problems D most people complain about how hard their lives are 64 According to the passage we give school children difficult problems to solve in order to_ A encou
39、rage them to learn B teach them to face the pain of solving the problem C help them learn to deal with pain D teach them how to respect the problems 65 The saying from Benjamin Franklin “Those things that hurt instruct” suggests that_ A we do not learn from experience B we do not learn when we are i
40、n pain C pain teaches us important lessons D Pain cannot be avoided C In modem society there is a great deal of argument about competition Some value it highly， believing that it is responsible for social progress and prosperity Others say that competition is bad, that it sets one person against ano
41、ther and that it leads to unfriendly relationship between people I have taught many children who held the belief that their self-worth relied(依赖 )on how well they performed at tennis and other skills For them， playing well and winning are often life-and-death affair.In their single-minded pursuit(追求
42、 )of success， the development of many other human qualities is sadly forgotten However， while some seem to be lost in the desire to succeed， others take an opposite attitude In a culture which values only the winner and pays no attention to the ordinary players， they strongly blame competition Among
43、 the most vocal are youngsters who have suffered under competitive pressures from their parents or society Teaching these young people I often observe in them a desire to fail They seem to seek failure by not trying to win or achieve success .By not trying， they always have an excuse： “I may have lo
44、st， but it doesnt matter because I really didnt try What is not usually admitted by themselves is the belief that if they had really tried and lost， that would mean a lot Such a loss would be a measure of their worth Clearly， this belief is the same as that of the true competitors who try to prove t
45、hemselves Both are based on the mistaken belief that ones self-respect relies on how well one performs in comparison with others Both are afraid of not being valued Only as this basic and often troublesome fear begins to dissolve(缓解 )can we discover a new meaning in competition 66 What does this passage mainly talk about? A Competition helps to set up self-respect B Opinions about competition are different among people C Competition is harmful to personal quality development D Failures are necessary experiences in competition 67 Why do some people fa
