1、 高二年级英语 上学期期末 试题 （ 2009.1） 命题人：张宝喜 郑丽娟 审核人：陈相泉 本试卷分第 卷（选择题）和第 卷（非选择题）两大部分，共 150分。考试时间 120分钟。 第一部分 听力测试（共 20题；每小题 1.5分，满分 30分） 第一节：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三个选项中选取出最佳选项，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 does the woman have for breakfast now? A. Coffee and bread.
2、B. Rice and eggs. C. Milk and fruit. 2. Why didnt the man go to Dr. Rogers lecture? A. He didnt like Dr. Rogers lecture? B. He was late for the lecture. C. He had to do some housework. 3. Whats the probable relationship between the two speakers? A. Husband and wife. B. Teacher and student. C. Doctor
3、 and patient. 4. What does the man mean? A. He doesnt know anything about the fly. B. He is trying to drop the topic with a joke. C. He doesnt want to change the soup. 5. What does the woman mean? A. She is sure who is going to win. B. Now it is a good time to start the game. C. The game has been go
4、ing on for a long time. 第 二节：听下面 5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从每题所给的 A， B， C 三个选项钟；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至 8题。 6. What is the woman doing? A. She is reading a novel. B. She is cleaning her room. C. She is washing clothes. 7. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers
5、? A. College classmates. B. Husband and wife. C. Workmates. 8. What will the woman do during the National Holiday? A. To go to the beach. B. To climb the mountains. C. To read a novel at home. 听第 7段材料， 回答第 9至 11 题。 9 What do you think the man probably is? A. A shop manager. B. A manager in a taxi co
6、mpany. C. A kind-hearted policeman. 10. What is in the womans handgbag? A. Some money and an ID card. B. Some keys and a postcard. C. Some money and an IC card. 11. What do we know about the woman? A. The woman left her handbag in a shop. B. The woman took a taxi in the morning. C. The womans name i
7、s Jenny White. 听第 8段材料， 回答第 12至 14题。 12. When will the radio station broadcast? A. Only in the morning. B. Only during the daytime. C. Twenty-four hours a day 13. What does the man like best? A. Light music. B. Pop music. C. Rock music 14. Which of the following is NOT true according to the conversa
8、tion? A. The school has its own newspaper. B. The school is going to have its own radio station. C. The station will offer all kinds of music. 听第 9段材料， 回答第 15至 17题。 15. Which month is it now? A. April. B. June. C. September. 16. What are they mainly talking about? A. An advertisement. B. A new kind
9、of car. C. Summer holiday. 17. What is NOT the reason the woman gave for waiting? A. The car will be on sale in summer holiday. B. It is better to get some information about it. C. It is said the car is not good. 听第 10段材料，回答第 18至 20题。 18. Where did Smith finally arrive? A. At a country inn. B. At a
10、country shop. C. At a country hospital. 19. What did he want to do? A. To laugh at others. B. To give others some fish. C. To make himself warm. 20. Why did all the people run out? A. To see a horse. B. To see the horse eat fish. C. To see the rain. 第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分 35分） 第一节 单项填空（满分 15分） 21. _ the
11、 mans rude behavior cost him his job, he was still in high spirits. A. As B. Despite C. Because D. While 22. We can make some adjustments _ the reactions of the customers. A. in answer to B. in response to C. in reply to D. A,B and C 23. After graduation, he _ the challenge, which _ all his spare ti
12、me. A. took up; took up B. took on; took on C. took in; took over D. took on; took in 24. All those _ about the poor children should be _. A. concerned; thanked B. are concerned; thanked C. who are concerned; thanked for D. are concerned; thanked for 25. My son _ his clock when I went to get a cup I
13、 _ in his study. A. was winding up; had left B. would up; had forgotten C. had wounded; left D. was winding up; forgot 26. I wonder what it is that counts when it _ learning a foreign language. A. comes to B. focuses on C. speaks of D. deals with 27. -Mind if I play a record now? -_. A. Sorry, I don
14、t. B. No, just do it, please. C. Yes, go ahead. D. Of course I do. 28. Some consider digital TV_ superior _ satellite TV because it allows the same services to be delivered with clearer pictures than before. A. being; to B. being; than C. to be; to D. to be; than 29. It will be many years _ he turns
15、 _engineer. A. that; an B. when; a C. until; D. before; 30._book you choose on the shelf _ our school library. A. Whichever; is belonged to B. Whichever; belongs to C. No matter which; belong to D. Whatever; is belonged to 31. Come and see me whenever _. A. you are convenient B. you will be convenie
16、nt C. it is convenient to you D. it will be convenient to you 32. I feel it _ that I can make a speech _ my school. A. honored; on behalf of B. an honor; on behalf of C. honoring; on the behalf of D. honor; on the behalf of 33. Chinese economy suffered a great loss from the May12 earthquake _ the sn
17、ow and ice storm in February, 2008. Which of the following is NOT true? A. as well as B. in addition C. besides D. apart from 34. She tried her best to _ the life there, but failed to make any _. A. adjust to; sense B. adapt to; trouble C. adapt to; effort D. adjust to; difference 35. But for the fa
18、ct that China _ also affected by the global economic crisis, we _ fewer unemployed workers now. A. is; would have B. were; would have C. was; would have had D. were; would have had 第二节 完型填空（满分 20分） The smell of old, dusty books reminds me of my father. A greedy(贪婪的 ) 36 , he had many books, most of
19、which went unread. He owned books on 37 from medicine to history and to several sets of encyclopedias (百科全书 ). When I enter one of his 38 bookshops where he used to buy books, such as Powells, I am 39 back to a time when the two of us were 40 . I saw him standing by a bookshelf, 41 through a medical
20、 magazine, or opening his wallet to pay for yet 42 book, knowing well that Mom would 43 him on “waste money on books and you will never 44 !“ I can not hold back my smiling at his mixed feelings, and the impressive memories always strike me even today. Walking past rows and rows of books in our stud
21、y, I remember 45 , after the cancer struck, he came less and less and read fewer and fewer books. They became just part of the 46 , collecting only dust and 47. Near the end, perhaps knowing he would never get to read them all, he gave almost all of the books away, 48 only a few. He treated them wit
22、h an almost holy (神圣的 ) respect, 49 any crease (皱褶 ) or damage would destroy them totally. 50 was the man who would pay little attention to a huge coffee mark on a book, replaced by one who would burst into terrible 51 even at a small crease. I have read a few now after he died, and each time it 52
23、a hurt in my heart. But I suppose it is a kind of quest (追求 ), because if I can take on his eagerness for 53, his cheerful smile for happiness, and his willingness to help others, then like a match in the darkness, I will bring a little light into the world. And if that light 54 others, maybe it wil
24、l spread far and wide, 55 up the heavens. I think hed like that. 36. A. poet B. collector C. author D. writer 37. A. something B. none C. nothing D. everything 38. A. lovely B. fond C. favourite D. enjoyable 39. A. brought B. held C. dated D.hit 40. A. surprised B. happy C. disappointed D. sad 41. A
25、. getting B. seeing C. working D. looking 42. A. another B. one C. more D. other 43. A. shout B.speak C. lecture D.say 44. A. care B. read C. like D. write 45. A. where B. who C. what D. how 46. A. background B. sign C. furniture D. symbol 47. A. memories B. time C. information D. powder 48. A. rema
26、ining B. keeping C. holding D. taking 49. A. only if B. if only C. even if D. as if 50. A. Missed B. Gone C. Absent D. Disappeared 51. A. joy B. fun C. anger D. happiness 52. A. causes B. makes C. takes D. damages 53. A. power B. peace C. money D. knowledge 54. A. pulls B. touches C. pushes D. affec
27、ts 55. A. lighting B. giving C. going D. taking 第三部分 阅读理解 （满分 40分） A On May 29, 1973, Thomas Bradley, a black man, was elected mayor of Los Angeles. Los Angeles is the third largest city in the United States, with a population of three million. About sixteen percent of the citys population are black
28、 . News of this election appeared on the front pages of newspapers everywhere in the United States. Here is how one major newspaper reported the event . LOS ANGELES ELECTS BRADLEY MAYOR UNSEATING YORTY BLACK WINS 56% OF VOTES Bradley called his victory over Yorty “ the fulfillment of a dream ”. Duri
29、ng his childhood and youth, people had kept telling him , “You cant do this, you cant go there, because you are a Negro. ” Nevertheless he had won a decisive victory over a man who had been won 43.7 percent. Los Angeles voters have had many opportunities to judge. Thomas Bradley had to form an opini
30、on of him, The son of a poor farmer Texas, he joined the Los Angeles police force in 1940. During his twenty-one years on the police force he earned a law degree by attending school at night. He was elected to the city council years ago. At the time of the Los Angeles election, three other American
31、cities already had black mayors, but none of these cities had as large a population as Los Angeles. Besides, the percentage of blacks in those other cities was much larger. Cleveland, Ohio, had thirty-six percent black when Carl Stokes was elected mayor of Cleveland in 1967. In the same year Richard
32、 Hatcher was elected mayor of Cary. In Newark, New Jersey, sixty percent of the population were black when Kenneth Gibson was elected in 1970. Thus election of a black mayor in those cities was not very surprising . In Los Angeles, thousands of white citizens voted for Thomas Bradley because they be
33、lieved he would be a better mayor than the white candidate. Bradley had spent forty-eight of his fifty-five years in Los Angeles. Four years ago, Bradley lost mayoral election to Yorty. This time Bradley won . 56. People kept telling Bradley not to “go there” in his childhood because _ A. he was too
34、 young B. he was a black boy C. he came from a poor farmers family D. he himself hated the whites 57. In the authors opinion, It was surprising that _ A. the whites would vote for a black mayor B. the black mayor lost his mayor election to Yorty four years ago C. the black mayor came from a poor far
35、mers family D. there would be so many black mayors 58. From the passage, we can learn that people _ A. voted for Bradley because of his black color B. cared much about his color when they voted C. voted for him to give a chance to fulfill his dream D. voted for him because they trusted him 59. Bradl
36、ey hit the front page headline, for _ A. he was the first black mayor in history B. he once served in the Los Angeles police force C. he was the first black mayor of one of the largest cities in the USA D. a poor farmers son could also win an important election 60. From Bradleys victory in the elect
37、ion we can see that _ A. blacks had equal rights as whites in the USA B. black peoples situation began to be improving much more than before C. one can be successful through hard work in the USA no matter what color he is D. it is certain that someday the USA will have a black president B The Wall S
38、treet Journal Asia Edition (U.S.), the Globe and Mail (Canada), the Guardian (U.K.), among other foreign news agencies, have recently published articles on Chinas earthquake relief. They have all praised the earthquake relief efforts made by the Chinese government. The Wall Street Journal Asia Editi
39、on published an article on May 21 saying that on the eighth day of the most serious natural disaster to hit China in decades, the main task of rescuing survivors from the ruins had been quickly replaced by the great challenge of helping them. The article said that people overseas have been deeply im
40、pressed by earthquake relief efforts by the Chinese government. The Associated French Press (AFP) reported on May 21 that China has become more open in the whole rescue action. Aircraft loaded with relief supplies from Ukraine, Russia, the United States, Singapore and many other countries have arriv
41、ed in disaster areas in southwestern China. The Associated Japanese Press (AJP) published an article on May 21 reporting that China is making great efforts to deal with a formidable task caused by the earthquake how to provide temporary shelter for so many people. The article said that many tents ha
42、ve been built; and food and medical care are provided to the people whose lives have been completely disrupted(搅乱 )by the earthquake. The Global and Mail of Canada published an article on May 20 that said the rapid earthquake relief work in Sichuan shows Chinas powerful economic strength. An article
43、 carried in the British Guardian said that one week after the Sichuan earthquake, China began a three-day national mourning(哀悼 ) period at 14:28 on May 19, and all Chinese people stood in silence for three minutes in memory of the victims. The ongoing search and rescue action are still encouraged by
44、 one unexpected survivor after another. Chinese officials said that, so far, no epidemic(流行病 ) had occurred after the earthquake. 61. How many press media are mentioned in the article? A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6 62. what is the possible meaning of the underlined word formidable in paragraph 4 ? A. difficul
45、t B. quick C. light D. heavy 63. According to the passage, what is the most difficult and important task in the earthquake-hit areas for the present ? A. rescuing survivors B. providing temporary shelter and food for the victims C burying dead bodies D. clearing away the ruins 64. What is the best title of the passage? A. Foreign media praise Chinas earthquake relief B. The rapid earthquake relief work in Sichuan shows Chinas powerful economic strength C.The most serious natural disaster to hit
