湖南省邵阳县石齐学校2011-2012学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题(无答案)

Part I Listening (30marks ）
Section A （22。

5marks ）
You will hear each conversation TWICE 。

Conversation 1
1.Who has the woman talked about with the man ？
A.Louis
B.Susan
C.Michael
2。

What do we know about the man ?
A。

He plays soccer B。

He leads a soccer team C.He is a very tall Conversation 2
3. What time does the man usually go to bed ?
A. At 9p。

m B。

At 10p。

m C.At 2a.m
4.What is the man going to do tomorrow morning ?
A。

Have a class B。

Call the woman C.Send an email to the woman
Conversation 3
5。

What does the man think of the rain？
A.It makes the traffic worse
B.It cleans everything
C.It doesn't rain a lot
6.What will the weather be like tomorrow ?
A。

Rainy B. Cool C.Cold Conversation 4
7。

What does the man wanted to have for supper ?
A.Dumplings B。

Noodles C.Chicken
8.Why can’t they have supper as planned ?
A 。

There is something wrong with the refrigerator 。

B.The man changes his mind 。

C。

The chicken is rotten。

9。

What is the probable relationship betweenthe two speakers?
A.Brother and sister. B。

Father and daughter.
C.Husband and wife
Conversation 5
10.What is the possible relationship betwween the two speakers ？
A. Neighbors . B。

Husband and wife. C.Salesperson and customer .
11.What is the woman’s first impression of Manchester ?
A。

Bad B。

Good C. Just so-so
12.Whendid the man move to Manchest？
A.Two weeks ago B。

Two years ago C.A month ago Conversation 6
13。

What’s wrong with the woman’ s watch ？
A。

It is 5 minutes show B。

It doesn’t work C。

It is 10 minutes show
14。

What are the two speakers going to do first ？
A.Take a taxi
B. Repair the watch
C. Buy some food and drinks
15.What does the man think of the food and drinks in the station ？
A 。

There are not many choices . B。

They are more expensive .
C。

They are the same as things outside.
Section B (7.5marks )
CNN TV Programs
Time Program Feature
7:00-7：20Weather
Broadcast It shows the weather in the US for 16 .
17 —8：30CNN Saturday
morning
It updates the latest news and tells you
about the day’s top interesting news and
events.
8：40—9：
40
18 It teaches how to manage money。

10：00—
11:00
Music Lovers It will invite a 19 to tell her story 。

11:10—12：00Animal World It takes the audience to see the real life of
the wild elephants in 20 .
Part II
Language Knowledge Section A (15 marks )
21。

Jane is European and Jack is American .
A.an ; an B。

a；an C. an；a D.a；a
22.But for the arrival of the police, you killed 。

A。

might have been B。

must have been C.might have D。

would be\
23。

the help from his relatives ,he does a part-time job to support his studies at college。

A. Regardless of B。

Instead of C. In the name of D. Apart from
24.Huang Shan is known its beautiful scenery .
A。

to B。

as C。

for
D.by
25.You are late .If you a few minutes earlier ，you him 。

A。

came ；would meet B。

had come ; would have met
e ；will meet D。

had come ；would met
26.The speaker spoke loud to make himself .
A.hear B。

heard C.to be heard D.listened 27。

Much as he wanted to help us cook the dinner ,he was attually 。

A.in the way B。

by the way C.on the way D。

off the way
28。

That's where I when I was a child .
A。

was used to live ed to living C。

used to live D。

am used to living
29。

—I would never come to this restaurant again 。

The food is terrible ！
——。

A.Nor am I
B.Neither would I
C.Same with me D。

So do I
30. time ,he’ll make a first-class tennis player。

A.Having given
B.To give
C.Given
D.Giving
31.His success his hard work 。

A. resulted
B.resulted in C。

caused D。

resulted from
32.She took out the ticket at once and the seat in it was Row 17, Seat 3。

A。

to need B。

needed C。

needing
D.which is needed
33.—What's on tonight, Billy？
—--There is going to be a TV programme this evening .
A. live
B.living
C. alive D。

lively
34.Cleaning women in the big cities usually get by the hour.
A. pay B。

paying C.paid D.to pay
35.I'd rather you just in bed and anything for at least two weeks 。

A. stayed ,did
B.stayed ，didn’t do
C.stayed ，don’t do
D.stay , don’t
Section B
Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that the best fits the context。

（18 marks)
Kate and Mary were lovely girls .The more I knew of them ，the 36 I like them .After a few days I recovered my 37 enough to sit up all day，and even 38 out sometimes。

I could 39 the sisters in all their activties, and now I enjoyed for the first time the pleasure 40 from pefect agreement in taste , feeling and 41 .
They loved their 42 and the wild country around it . I , too, soon got to feel the attraction of this 43 。

Indoors we 44 aslo well . I liked to read what they liked to read 。

They were both 45 than I，and I followed with eagerness the path of knowledge they had traveled before me . Kate offered to 46 me German ，and I in return gave 47 in drawing to Mary . In this way ，days passed like hours, and weeks like days .
36.A。

more B.worse C.less D. father
37.A 。

sight . B。

health C。

memeory D. courage
38. A。

run B。

look C。

walk D。

break
39.A. watch B. join C。

attend D。

admire
40.A。

hearing B. learning C。

appearing
ing
41.A.air B。

atmosphere C. ideas D. temperature
42.A。

parents B。

teacher C。

family D. home
43。

A.activity B. place C。

interest D。

friend
44.A。

played B. agreed C.studied D。

quarreled
45A。

cleverer B。

stonger C.thinner D.taller
46。

A .tell B.show C.learn
D.teach
47.A。

lessons B。

teaching C。

trouble D。

ways
Section C ( 12marks )
A man hired a donkey 48 another man . The man paid the owner two shillings for the donkey a day .
It was a very hot day ，and both men wanted to stand in the donkey's shadow so 49 they could be cool . 50 there was only room for one of them 。

“Go away，” said the man 51 had hired the donkey . “ Go
away ! It is 52 shadow today . Ihave hired the donkey 。

"
“You hired the donkey ,”said 53 owner，“but you didn’t hire his shadow . It is my shadow 。

”
They went on arguing with each other 。

A few minutes later，they began to fight . While they were fighting ，54 of them happened to hit the donkey .Then the donkey ran 55 。

And it took its shadow with it !
Part III Reading Comprehension （32marks)
A
A neighbour of mine is a teacher at one of London’s big medical schools 。

One day a few years ago , he had finished his teaching for the summer term , and was at the airport on his way to Russia to give a lecture 。

He had put a few clothes and his lecture notes in his shoulder bag ，and Rupert, the skeleton（人体骨骼) to be used in his lecture ，in a large brown suitcase . At the airport desk , he suddenly thought that he had fogtten to buy a newspaper 。

He left his suitcase near the desk and went over to the shop 。

When he got back , he discovered that someone had taken his suitcase by mistake。

He often wonders with amusement what they said when they got home and found Rupert.
56.Who wrote the story ?
A.Rupert’s teacher B。

The neighbour' teacher
C。

A medical school teacher D. The teacher' neighbou
57.Why did the teacher put a skeleton in his suitcase ?
A。

He needed it for the summer term in London。

B。

He needed it for the lecture he was going to give .
C。

He wanted to take it Russia for the medical research。

D. He wanted to take it home as he had finished his teaching。

58。

What happened at the airport ?
A。

The skeleton was missing B.The skeleton was stolen
C。

The teacher forgot his suitcase D。

The teacher took the wrong suitcase
59.Which of the following best tells the teacher’s feeling about the incident ?
A。

He is very angry . B。

He thinks it is rather funny .
C. He feels helpless without Rupert 。

D. He feels good without Rupert 。

B。

A man was tired of living in his old house in the country and wanted to sell it and buy a better one. He tried to sell it for a long time，but was not successful, so at last he decided to solve the problem by using as real estate agent.（房地产代理人）
The agent decided at once to advertise the house，and a few days later, the owner saw a very attractive photograph of it, with a wonderful description of its gardens, in an expensive magazine.
After the house owner had read the advertisement through, he hurriedly telephoned the real estate agent and said to him,“I'm sorry，Mr。

Jones, but I’ve decided not to sell my house after all. After reading your advertisement in that magazine, I can see that it’s just the kind of house I’ve wa nted to live in all my life。

”
60。

What problem did the man have?
A．He couldn’t find his house
B．He was unsuccessful at selling his house
C．He was unsuccessful in buying a house
D．He was unsuccessful in finding a real estate agent
61.It's easier to sell house through agents because 。

A．they have a magazine B．they are better at writing description C．they are better at advertising D．they are better looking 62。

Which of the following best states the main idea？
A．You don’t know wha t you have until you have lost it。

B．It’s hard to sell a house
C．No one likes to live in the country。

D．There is no place like home.
63。

In the passage the word“attractive"most nearly means
A．perfect B．beautiful C．modern D．exciting
C
Andy rode slowly on his way to school, day—dreaming about the fishing trip that his father had promised him. He was so busy dreaming about all the fish he would catch that he was unaware of everything else around him。

He rode along until a strange sound drew him to the present. He came to a stop and looked curiously up to the heavens。

What he saw shocked and terrified him。

A huge swarm(群) of bees filled the sky like a black cloud and seemed to be heading angrily towards him。

With no time to waste, Andy sped off in the opposite direction，without knowing how to escape the swarm。

With a rapidly beating heart，he sped down the rough road。

As the bees came closer, his panic increased. Andy knew that he was allergic to bee stings（蜇）. The last sting had landed him in hospital —and that was only one bee sting! He had been forced to stay in bed for two whole days. Suddenly，his father’s words came to him。

“When you are in a tight situation, don't panic. Use your brain and think your way out of it.”
On a nearby hill，he could see smoke waving slowly skywards from the chimney of the Nelson family home. “Bees don’t like smoke,” he thought. “They couldn’t get into the house。

” Andy raced towards the
学必求其心得，业必贵于专精
Nelson house, but he knew he could not reach the house in time。

The bees would catch up with him soon。

Suddenly，out of the corner of his eyes, he spotted a small dam used by Mr. Nelson to water his vegetable garden。

He got off his bike and into the cool water, disappearing below the surface。

After holding his breath for as long as he could，Andy came up for air and noticed the bees had gone。

Dragging himself out of the dam，he struggled up the hilly slope(坡) and rang the doorbell. Mrs。

Nelson took him inside and rang his mother。

“You’ll really need that fishing break to help you recover,”laughed his mother with relief. “Thank goodness you didn't panic！" But Andy did not hear her。

He was dreaming once again of the fish he would catch tomorrow。

64。

Why did Andy fail to notice the swarm of bees earlier?
A。

He was riding to school。

B. He was listening to a strange sound.
C. He was going fishing with his father. D。

He was lost in the thought of the fishing trip。

65。

How did Andy avoid the bees in the end?
A. He asked Mr。

Nelson for help。

B. He hid himself under the water.
C. He rushed into the Nelson house。

D. He rode off in the opposite direction.
66。

Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the swarm of bees in the passage？
A. They crowded like a black cloud。

B。

They shocked and terrified Andy.
C。

They made Andy stay in hospital。

D. They were coming towards Andy。

67。

Which of the following can best describe Andy's escape from the bees？
A. No pains，no gains.
B. Once bitten, twice shy。

C. Where there is a will, there is a way. D。

One’s mind works faster in an emergency.
D
To what degree can a computer achieve intelligence？The answer to this question may lie in a newly—developed US computer program called Smarter Child and the Internet.[来源:学|科｜网Z|X｜X|K］
If you ran into Smarter Child online, you would be surprised at this kid’s huge memory. It can recite many facts. For example，Smarter Child knows every baseball player in every team this season。

He knows every word in the dictionary and the weather in every major city areas across the US。

However，if you ask Smarter Child other questions, you get strange answers. A question about Smarter Child’s age returns。

“One year, 11 days, 16 hours，7 minutes, and 47 seconds！" Asking where he lives gets, “In a clean room in a high—tech building in California."
Smarter Child uses the vast information on the World Wide Web as his memory bank. To answer questions about spelling，for instance，Smarter Child goes to American Heritage Dictionary online。

For the weather, he
学必求其心得，业必贵于专精
visits www。

intellicast。

com.
Some scientists believe that by joining the many systems of the Internet，an artificial being with the combined knowledge of，say，Albert Einstein, Richard Nixon and Britney Spears could be born. However，if Smarter Child wants to think and learn on his own like the boy-computer David in the movie A。

I. Artificial Intelligence，he must overcome two problems.
The first is that computers find it difficult to read web pages because the files are labeled in different ways. That’s why programmers need to tell Smarter Child where to look for the weather. It would be a much more difficult task to let him find it himself。

Another problem is that while Smarter Child can process information more exactly and faster than any human, he lacks common sense—a basic grounding of knowledge that is obvious to any young child。

68．From the text we can infer that www.intellicast。

com is a website .
A．where we people can find Smarter Child
B．which is specially designed to help Smarter Child
C．where weather forecasts are made D．which is about artificial intelligence
69．It is probably most difficult for Smarter Child to .
A．learn the ability to tell right behaviors from wrong ones.
B．tell us how to spell a difficult word
C．provide us with a famous poem by Shakespeare
D．tell us how the American government is run
70．The underlined “it ” in Paragraph 6 refers to ________。

A．where to look for the weather B．Smarter Child.
C．a much more difficult task D．to read web pages 71．Which of the following is the best title for the passage？
A．A New Web Child B．Intelligence Development
C．Smarter Child D．The Future of Internet
Section B (8marks）
When February comes every year，I begin to think about my grandmother。

She was born in 1900, and I always think how lucky she was. She lived through some of the most exciting times in history . She saw the development of the bicycle, motor ，automobile , radio and television。

Grandmother was a weak baby when she was born ，her mother did not expect her to live because she could not drink any milk 。

But a knock came on her mother’s door one day ; a gypsy（吉普赛人的）woman was standing there 。

The woman told her how to feed the baby , and then left 。

They took the gpsy’s advice ，and my grandmother lived to 90 。

Often after school my brother and I would tease (戏弄) each other , and grandmother would hold a wooden spoon and chase him around the house .“Don’t tease Chris !”she would say , laughing and smiling . It was a joke , and she loved the chase . We would all laugh.。

Grandmother often told us stories . One I loved was about her aunt taking her and her sister to the zoo. Her aunt was dressed elegantly . There was a hippo at the zoo，and as they were looking on at it her aunt decided to feed it a bag of crackers 。

She was quite pleased with herself ，watching the hippo happily, when suddenly the hippo opened its mouth and spewed(喷出）the crackers all around her . Grandmother laughed
学必求其心得，业必贵于专精
whenever she retold this story .
I miss my grandmother very much ，and can hardly wait to see her again in heaven . I love you ，grandmother!
72. Why does the author think his grandmother was lucky ？( No more than 11words）
73。

Why didn’t Grandmother’mother expect her to live ？（No more than 10 words)
74。

Why did the grandmother chase the author’ brother with a wooden spoon？(No more than 8 words )
75。

What happened to Grandmother’s aunt at the zoo？(No more than 8 words)
Part IV (35marks )
Section A （10marks)
摘录信息(No more than3 words each blank )
A recent study shows that nearly 50 percent of the school kids in Beijing do not have breakfast 。

They tend to feel sleepy all day and have bad memories, so it is hard for them to get high marks in all kinds of tests 。

Some students who study deep into the night choose to miss breafast so that they can have a few extra minutes in bed .Other are giving money to buy their breakfast
On the way to school because their parents are too busy to prepare it for them 。

In addition ，a few school girls want to stay slim and often go to school without breakfast
In fact the morning meal plays an important part. It can provide 30 percent of the whole day’s energy。

For a creative mind and better judgment，school kids should start their days with a regular breakfast Reason 。

Result76
1。

They 77 late at night studying and want to stay in bed for a while They tend to feel
78 all day.
They morning meal is
important，which provides 30
percent of the
day’s .79
2。

The parents give them money to buy 80 。

They usually
have 81 all
day.
It is useful for 82
thinking and better
judgment。

3。

Some girls want to keep 83 and go to It’s hard for
them to 84 in
School kids should start their
day with a 85 breakfast.
春节即将到来,人们往往在此期间休息调整、休闲娱乐、走亲访友举行家庭聚会，但也往往忽略健康、环保以及安全问题。

请你作为《二十一世纪报》的编辑写一封至全体中学生的公开信,呼吁他们注意以下问题。

1、适当休息，完成作业，养成良好的生活习惯
2、提醒亲友（1)勿抽烟、饮酒过度等，晓其以弊
(2)日常生活和外出如何做到环保、节能、低碳，以及防火、防灾。

要求：（1）公开信应包括以上要点，可适当增加
（2）字数：120词左右(开头、结尾已给出，不计入总词数）Dear friends，
It’s so nice that the winter vocation is drawing near，announcing the approach of the Spring Festival. As we know, the Spring Festival is a time for us Chinese to have a good rest as well as a family get—together。

But at the same time people may forget the problem of health, environment protection and safety。

Here I have some suggestions for all of you。

As for yourselves，__________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ ____________________________
Wish all of you a happy, healthy and green Spring Festival！
The Editor。