福建省南安一中高二上学期期末考试(英语)

南安一中2008-2009学年高二上学期期末考试卷
英语
命题者:黄回川审阅：黄育仔January 7th, 2009
第I卷（三部分，共115分）
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
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。

每段只读一遍。

1.Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. In a post office.
B. In a restaurant.
C. In a shop.
2. How much are two seat tickets?
A. $35.
B. $50.
C. $70.
3. What will the boy bring to go out?
A. A hat.
B. A raincoat.
C. An umbrella.
4. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. Snakes.
B. Storms.
C. Clouds.
5. What does the woman ask the man to do?
A. Rest for two days.
B. Drink more milk.
C. Take the medicine for a day.
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。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，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7题
6. Where does the man probably work?
A. In a hotel.
B. In a hospital.
C. In a drugstore.
7. How does the man feel about his work?
A. Happy.
B. Nervous.
C. Disgusted.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题
8. How does the man usually do home shopping?
A. By TV.
B. By Internet.
C. By mail order.
9. What did the man buy last year?
A. A jacket.
B. A coat.
C. A hat.
10. What does the man think of what he bought last year?
A. It is unfitted.
B. It is expensive.
C. It is unnecessary.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题
11. Where does the woman like to live abroad?
A. In South America.
B. In North Australia.
C. In South Africa.
12. What would the woman miss if she lived abroad?
A. Her pets.
B. Her friends.
C. Her parents.
13. What might worry the woman if living abroad?
A. The living expense.
B. The different culture.
C. The foreign language.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题
14. What does the man think of wearing a seatbelt?
A. Safe.
B. Important.
C. Unnecessary.
15. Why did the woman have an accident?
A. She drove too fast.
B. The road was too wet.
C. She didn’t wear a seatbelt.
16. What can we learn from the conversation?
A. 75 people injured in the car accidents this year.
B. The woman’s brother died in an accident.
C. The man is skillful in driving.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题
17. How can the listeners get this introduction?
A. On TV.
B. On the radio.
C. By the tape recorder.
18. Where can science books be found in this library?
A. On level one.
B. On level two.
C. On level three.
19. What can the students do on level four?
A. Read maps.
B. Study in groups.
C. Find the circulation desk.
20. How much is the fine of two-day late for overdue books?
A. 50 cents.
B. 1 dollar.
C. 15 dollars.
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21. I fell in ___ love with Amsterdam ___ very first time I visited the city.
A. 不填; the
B. 不填; a
C. the ; the
D. the ; a
22. --- What a hot day! Have you had a drink?
--- Yes, but I’d like to have ___ after class.
A. it
B. another
C. that
D. one
23. A new bridge ___ across the river. Work started last year and the bridge is
expected to open next year.
A. is built
B. was being built
C. will be built
D. is being built
24. We’ll never give up our pilot project whatever people ___ say or do..
A. are going to
B. will
C. should
D. may
25. ___ only by air, the town is cut off from the rest of the country.
A. Avoidable
B. Accessible
C. Convenient
D. Available
26. Cats and dogs have quite different natures: dogs like ___ , cats are independent.
A. company
B. loneliness
C. comfort
D. attention
27.I’m sure Ann will ___ . She is intelligent, hard-working and ambitious.
A. put on
B. hang on
C. get on
D. turn on
28. Kate, ___ me the ladder --- I want to climb up the house to repair the chimney.
A. bring
B. brings
C. to bring
D. bringing
29. Don’t whistle, John. You are being very ___ . I can’t concentrate on writing my
essay.
A. convincing
B. convinced
C. annoying
D. annoyed
30. ___ the accident, all the students were impressed with the importance of
obeying the traffic rules.
A. Seen
B. To have seen
C. Seeing
D. After having seen
31. --- I’d like to book two tickets to Berlin.
---I’m sorry to ___ you, but there aren’t any tickets left.
A. amuse
B. frighten
C. disappoint
D. interrupt
32. If you want to go into the temple, make sure that you are dressed ___ .
A. approximately
B. appropriately
C. correctly
D. absolutely
33. It was clear Lucy was unhappy. ___, it comes as no surprise she has decided to
resign.
A. However
B. Therefore
C. Otherwise
D. Besides
34. I won’t help him except ___ he gives me back that CD I lent him.
A. what
B. if
C. whether
D. unless
35. --- We have already found a way to prevent the harmful gas from spreading.
--- Good! ____ .
A. I can’t agree with you more
B. I quite agree with you
C. You may be careless, though
D. You can’t be too careful, though
第二节: 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. We hadn’t seen rain in almost a month. The crops were 36 . Cows had stopped giving 37 . If we didn’t see some rain soon, we would lose everything.
I was in the kitchen making lunch when I saw my six-year-old son, Billy, walking toward the woods. He was 38 walking with a great effort... trying to be as 39 as possible. Minutes after he 40 , he came running out again, toward the 41 . Moments later, however, he was once again walking toward the woods. This 42 went on for an hour. Finally I couldn’t take it 43 . I walked out and 44 him on his journey quietly.
He was 45 both hands as he walked, being very careful not to 46 the water. Branches and thorns(荆棘) slapped his little face but he didn’t try to 47 them. As I leaned in to spy on him, I saw the most 48 site. Several large deer stood before him. Billy walked right up to them. I almost 49 for him to get away. A huge buck(雄鹿) was 50 close. But it didn’t threaten him ...he didn’t 51 move as Billy knelt down. And I saw a tiny deer lying on the ground, obviously 52 thirst, lift its head with great effort to lap up(舔食) the water cupped in Billy’s hands. When the water was 53, Billy jumped up to run back to the house. I followed him to a tap. Billy opened it and 54 there, letting the drops slowly fill up his “cup”.
It took almost twenty minutes for the drops to fill his hands. When he stood up and began to walk back, I was there before him. His little eyes were just filled with tears. “I’m not 55 ” was all he said.
As he began his walk, I joined him with a small pot of water from the kitchen.
36. A. swinging B. dropping C. dying D. growing
37. A. feather B. fur C. meat D. milk
38. A. obviously B. patiently C. eagerly D. worriedly
39. A. quick B. common C. still D. easy
40. A. dived B. disappeared C. stayed D. moved
41. A. river B. spring C. garage D. house
42. A. ceremony B. reception C. activity D. donation
43. A. once again B. any longer C. no further D. at most
44. A. showed B. led C. caught D. followed
45. A. cupping B. unfolding C. stretching D. closing
46. A. drink B. pollute C. spill D. keep
47. A. leave B. abandon C. cut D. avoid
48. A. amazing B. disturbing C. striking D. confusing
49. A. commanded B. screamed C. recommended D. whispered
50. A. extremely B. hopefully C. dangerously D. gratefully
51. A. even B. ever C. never D. also
52. A. resulting in B. suffering from C. getting rid of D. making use of
53. A. lost B. missing C. stolen D. gone
54. A. stood B. knelt C. jumped D. hung
55. A. joking B. playing C. wasting D. pretending
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A
Probably many of you know the idiom “an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth”. But do you believe a tooth for an eye? That’s something a little bit different.
This strange exchange is neither a form of retribution(报应) nor an unexpected gift from the Tooth Fairy --- it’s actually a very generous gift from a young Irishman, Robert McNichol, 23, to his formerly blind father, 57-year-old Bob McNichol.
In 2005, Bob McNichol’s sight was destroyed in an accident when his eyes were doused(溅在……上面)with liquid aluminum(铝). Doctors predicted that he would never be able to see again.
But McNichol never liked to take no for an answer: when he heard about a unique operation called Osteo-Odonto-Keratoprosthesis, he knew he had to give it a shot, even though the success rate was a mere 65 percent.
In the technique, the eye socket(眼窝) is rebuilt and implanted(植入) with a human tooth and part of the jawbone, to provide support for an artificial cornea(角膜). Luckily for McNichol, Robert was willing to sacrifice one of his teeth to help his father regain his sight.
The technique isn’t simple: McNichol’s first stint on the operating table lasted ten hours, with a five hour follow-up session at a later date. But thanks to his son’s gift, he’s already seeing astonishing results.
“Now I have enough sight for me to get around and I can watch television. I have come out from complete darkness, “ he told his friends.
56.Bob McNichol lost his sight ____ .
A. after he had an operation on his eyes
B. because of an accident
C. because he met with a serious traffic accident
D. when he was 57 years old
57.The underlined phrase “give it a shot” (in Paragraph 4) probably means “____”.
A. give it a try
B. make a remark
C. fire a gun
D. kick the ball
58.The tooth Bobert donated to his father is used to ____ .
A. make the eye socket look prettier
B. cause his jawbone to function well
C. help his father take in more food
D. support the implanted artificial cornea
59.What would be the best title for the passage?
A. Father and son
B. A unique eye operation
C. A man defeating darkness
D. Blind man sees with aid of son’s tooth
B
TOURNAMENT OF ROSES
A. news report
B. travel guide
C. textbook
D. history magazine
61.What activity can visitors enjoy on Dec. 31?
A. Tournament of Roses Parade.
B. Post Parade.
C. A farewell celebration dinner.
D. A dinner and dance gala.
62.The underlined word “Globus” in the passage refers to “____”.
A. the travel agency
B. the local government
C. Los Angeles
D. Roses Parade
63.According to the passage, you should bring your camera on ____.
A. Day 2
B. Day 3
C. Day 4
D. Day 5
C
Starving polar bears are eating one another in the Arctic. Flowers are blooming too soon and die. The ice caps are melting so fast that rising water levels will threaten coastal towns along Florida within several decades(period of ten years). These are just a few examples of the terrible consequences of climate change supported by a new analysis in Nature.
In the past three decades, average global temperatures have risen about 0.6°C and are projected to jump by about 1.7°C by the end of the century, says Cynthia Rosenzweig, who leads the Climate Impacts Group at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies at Columbia University in New York. “We’ve already seen that a relatively low amount of warming,” she says, “can lead to a broad range of changes.”
The unnatural warming caused by man-made greenhouse gases, especially carbon dioxide produced by cars and coal-powered plants, brings trouble for entire ecosystems. In North America alone, scientists have identified 89 species of plants, such as the American holly that have flowered earlier in the spring. In Spain, apple trees bloom 35 days ahead of schedule in response to the higher temperatures. Other wildlife, like the insects that use certain plants for food and the birds that feed on the insects, must then move forward their seasonal stirrings(萌动) and mating patterns to survive.
To try to follow this time shift, some birds such as robins, the classic symbol of winter’s thaw(解冻时期), are returning to Colorado from their migrations(迁徙) some two weeks earlier than in years past. All these changes can throw a food chain in disorder. Some bird species that arrive before the insects reappear may starve to death.
“Around the world, plants and animals are waking up to an earlier alarm clock than they used to,” says Terry Root, a biologist from Stanford University.
64.The underlined word “projected”(in Paragraph 2) probably means “____”.
A. forced
B. presented
C. indicated
D. predicted
65.According to the third paragraph, as a result of climate change ____ .
A. the warm weather wakes animals up earlier
B. certain trees bloom a season ahead of time
C. the birds need to change patterns of living
D. the American holly will flower in late spring
66.What can we know about robins according to the passage?
A. Farmers depend on them to tell the time.
B. They used to come back when spring came.
C. They used to predict the change of weather.
D. They usually migrate when seasons change.
67.What would be the best title for the passage?
A. Man is to blame for global warming
B. Great changes take place on Earth
C. Bird migration and climate change
D. Global warming changing nature’s clock
D
Your cell phone holds secrets about you. Besides the names and numbers that you’ve programmed into it, traces of your DNA remain on it, according to a new
study.
DNA is genetic material that appears in every cell. Like your fingerprint, your DNA is unique to you --- unless you have an identical twin. Scientists today usually analyze DNA in blood, saliva(唾液), or hair left behind at the scene of a crime. The results often help detectives identify criminals and their victims.
Meghan J. McFadden, a biologist at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, heard about a crime in which the suspect bled onto a cell phone and later dropped the device. This made her wonder whether traces of DNA remained on cell phones --- even when no blood was involved. To find out, she and a colleague collected flip-style(翻盖式) phones from 10 volunteers. They collected invisible traces of the users from two parts of the phone: the outside, where the user holds it, and the speaker, which is placed at the user’s ear.
The scientists scrubbed(meaning “cleaned”) the phones using a liquid mixture made mostly of alcohol. The aim of washing was to remove all detectable traces of DNA. The owners got their phones back for another week. Then the researchers collected the phones and repeated collecting traces on each phone once more. They discovered DNA that belonged to the phone’s owner on each of the phones.
Surprisingly, DNA showed up even in swabs that were taken immediately after the phones were cleaned. That suggests that washing won’t remove all traces of evidence from a criminal’s cell phone. So cell phones can now be added to the list of clues that can help a crime-scene investigation.
68.McFadden decided to find out whether people leave their DNA on their cell phones when she ____ .
A. got her cell phone lost by chance
B. found a cell phone with blood on it
C. heard about a crime involving a cell phone
D. did research on cell phones
69.The scientists allowed the volunteers to keep their cell phones for a week in order to____.
A. let them leave their traces on their phones
B. avoid keeping their cell phones too long
C. give them a chance to get rid of their secrets
D. find out who is responsible for the crime
70.The last paragraph mainly tells us that cell phones ____ .
A. do harm to people
B. should be often cleaned
C. disclose people’s secrets
D. help deal with crimes
71.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. The reason for collecting the phones from volunteers.
B. The technique of collecting DNA on the phones.
C. The method of removing traces of DNA on the phones.
D. The purpose of washing the cell phones.
E
CHICAGO ---Call it a reward, or just “bribery(贿赂)”.
Whichever it is, many parents today readily admit to buying off their children, who get goodies(好东西) for anything from behaving in a restaurant to sleeping all night in their own beds.
That’s what worries parenting experts.
“I think that reward systems have a time and a place and work really well in certain situations,” says Marcy Safyer, director of the Adelphi University Institute for Parenting.
“But what often gets lost for people is being able to figure out how to communicate to their kids that doing the thing is rewarding enough,” Safyer says.
Parents and experts alike agree that the dynamic(动力) is partly a reflection of the world we live in. It’s unrealistic to think a parent wouldn’t reward their children with material things sometimes, says Robin Lanzi, a clinical psychologist and mother of four who’s the research director at the Center on Health and Education at Georgetown University.
“But you want to make sure that they match the behavior, so it’s not something huge for something small,” Lanzi says.
She recalls hearing about a father who offered his child a Nintendo Wii game system for scoring a couple goals in a soccer game.
Elizabeth Powell, a mother of two young daughters in Austin, Texas, knows what she means.
“You want to raise them in a way that they’re respectful and appreciate things,”Powell says of her children. “But sometimes, you wonder now if kids appreciate even
a new pair of shoes.”
72.Parenting experts are worried that ____ .
A. today’s children are fed up with material things
B. parents are rewarding their kids improperly
C. today’s children are more and more demanding(苛求的)
D. there is lack of communication between parents and children
73.What Safyer says suggests that ____ .
A. reward systems are quite limited in developing abilities
B. reward systems work well regardless of time and place
C. reward systems are still not made full use of to develop abilities
D. reward systems are often used at the wrong time and place
74.What can we learn from what Robin Lanzi says?
A. She holds a different opinion from other parenting experts.
B. She thinks children can’t behave well without being rewarded.
C. She holds a similar belief to Safyer and gives further explanation.
D. She doesn’t believe in rewarding children for good behavior.
75.The father who offered his child a Nintendo Wii game system can be regarded as ____ .
A. over-rewarding his child
B. giving his child proper reward
C. respecting and appreciating his child
D. giving something small for something huge
2008-2009学年高二上学期期末考英语试卷答题卡Array第II卷（共35分）
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节短文填空：（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
请仔细阅读下列短文，并根据上下文、首字母和汉语提示，在右边标有题
目的横线上写出一个英语单词的完整、正确的形式，使短文通顺。

Have you ever tried any 76 sports, like bungee 76.__________________ jumping? I’m not brave enough and have never had
the
c 77 to try it, but my friend, Tim, who was once a 77.__________________ member of a Mount Everest(珠穆朗玛峰) expedition,
always likes to try these kinds of extreme sports. One
summer holiday, I 78 (陪伴)him on a ten-mile hike. 78.__________________ As we were walking, we saw many big rocks, of w 79 79.__________________ the largest one was about 100 feet high.
“80 beautiful rocks! I’d like to try climbing 80.__________________ one,” Tim said.
“But you have no 81 (装备) here.”“I have my hands 81.__________________ and feet.”
“You are crazy. You’re risking 82 life.”82.__________________ “Don’t forget. I once climbed Mount Everest.”
Having warmed up for a few minutes, Tim began to
c 83 the rock. It was really an adventure for him. I 83.__________________ stoo
d at th
e foot o
f the rock and stared nervously 84 84.__________________ the figure on the rock, waitin
g for him to come back
down safely.
When Tim finally got back down again, he said to
me, “I’m actually just making 85 (准备) to climb 85.__________________ Mount Everest again.”
第二节书面表达：（共1题；满分25分）
现在越来越多的学生选择上艺术学校，为实现自己的“明星梦”花费巨
要求: 1. 词数：120左右；
2. 开头已给出，不计入总词数。

3. 参考词汇：教学，讲授tuition
More and more students would like to go to art college to realize their star dreams. …
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One possible version:
More and more students would like to go to art college to realize their star dreams. But I think they spend too much money. Usually, a student spends 5,000 yuan every year for an average college., while 10,000 or even 15,000 yuan for an art college. Besides, some of them have to pay for equipment and private teaching. The cost of tuition has become a heavy burden for those from low-income families. What’s worse, with more and more students graduating from art colleges, it’s more difficult for them to get a job. A graduate has to earn at least 50,000 yuan every year to balance the previous cost. Personally, the art major isn’t only what we can choose. We should choose one suitable for ourselves. It is eye-catching but the payment is heartbreaking.
听力原文：
Text 1:
M: Excuse me, madam. I’d like to send this parcel to Tokyo. What’s the postage?
W: Let me see. It’s $ 12.
Text 2:
M: Hi, I’d like to book two tickets for the weekend’s concert.
W: It is $ 25 per ticket and is standing room only. A seat ticket is $ 35.
Text 3:
W: John, are you going out? It’ll rain in the afternoon.
M: Mum, I’ll bring this: It’s like a jacket but I won’t wear it when it when it’s sunny. It can’t keep me warm. But it can keep me dry. And it is usually made of plastic.
Text 4:
W: The small quakes are so frequent recently that they are getting on my nerves. Look those clouds look strange, don’t they?
M: Yes. They look like snakes. I have read that black clouds of this shape are sometimes the sign of an earthquake.
Text 5:
W: What’s the matter with you?
M: I have a pain in my throat and a runny nose.
W: I think you’ve caught a cold. Rest for two days. Also, you need to take medicine for three days. Remember, drink of water. Then you’ll get well soon.
Text 6:
W: What’s it like working with sick people all day, Alex?
M: It’s difficult because many patients need a lot of care.
W: Oh, you give them medicine and maybe change bandages?
M: Yes, and we have to write everything on charts for the doctors.
W: Anything else?
M: We help people get ready for tests. Sometimes they’re pretty nervous.
W: sounds like it’s a stressful job.
M: Yes, but I really enjoy it. I feel good doing it. I love helping people, and they always thank me.
W: Well, good for you.
Text 7:
W: Hello. I’m from Sound Bytes Radio and I’m doing a survey about home shopping. Could I ask you a few questions?
M: A survey about home shopping? Sure.
W: Thank you. Are you a home shopper? Do you use the Internet or watch the Shopping Channel?
M: No, I like to look through catalogues and do mail order. Recently I’ve been receiving a lot of catalogues and they have some attractive things. In fact, sometimes I even order things I don’t need.
W: Like what?
M: Well, last year I ordered a heavy jacket with a hat, and it cost only 300 dollars but it’s never gotten cold enough to wear it. I should never buy something out of a sudden desire. Hey, do you want to buy it/
W: Oh, no, thanks. But thank you for answering my questions.
Text 8:
M: Do you think you’d like to live in a foreign country, Angels?
W: Sure, for a while, anyway. Especially somewhere in South America. I’ve met lots of people from there, and they’ve been great.
M: What do you think you’d miss if you lived abroad?
W: I guess one thing I’d miss for sure would be my friends. It might take a while to make new ones.
M: How about learning a new language? Would that worry you?
W: No way! I’d love to have the chance to learn a new language. And it’s so much easier when you live in the country where people speak it. The thing I’d probably worry about is the cost of living. It can be pretty expensive living in a foreign country.
Text 9:
W: Do you wear the seatbelt every time you drive or ride in a car?
M: No, seatbelts are for chickens. Besides, I’m a great driver.
W: The chances of being injured in a car accident this year are 1 in 75. I think that’s worth thinking about seriously.
M: Have you ever been involved in an automobile accident?
W: Only once. My car slid on a rainy night and went off the road. Fortunately I was wearing my seatbelt.
M: I’ve never had a serious accident.
W: My brother was more unlucky than I was. Last December he was almost killed in an accident. He wasn’t wearing a seatbelt.
M: Wow. That’s terrible.
W: Fastening your seatbelt should be an automatic thing as soon as you get into your car. But too many people still refuse to wear seatbelts.
M; OK. I’ve got the message. From now on I’ll wear my seatbelt.
Text 10:
M: Hello and welcome to the school library. I will introduce you with this documentary to our library arrangements and operating hours. First of all, the library’s collection of books, reference materials, and other resources are found on level one to four of this building.
Level one houses our humanities and map collections. On level two, you will find our circulation desk, current magazines, and our copy equipment. Our science and engineering sections can be found on level three. Finally, group study rooms, our Microsoft collection, and the multimedia centre are located on level four. Undergraduate students can check out up to five books for two weeks. There is a 50-cent-a-day late fee for overdue books up to a maximum of $ 15. The library is open weekdays, 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., and on Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. The library is closed on Sundays.。