高二英语下学期期中考试11

得夺市安庆阳光实验学校蚌埠二中度第二学期期中考试高二英语试题
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，考试时间120分钟，满分150分。

第Ⅰ卷（选择题，共115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.Where does the conversation most probably take place?
A. In an office.
B. In a library.
C. In a
bookstore.
2. Where did the speakers plan to go?
A. A shopping center.
B. An opera house
C. The parking lot
3. Which aspect of the film does the woman like?
A. The plot.
B. The music.
C. The dialogue.
4. What do we know about the woman’s jacket?
A. It is sold at a low price
B. Its color is her favorite.
C. It is her sister’s size.
5. What does the woman imply?
A. The man is so forgetful.
B. The man is too careless.
C. The man is over-confident.
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段对话，回答第6－7题。

6. What makes the man so tired?
A. Playing games.
B. Surfing the Internet.
C. Searching for interesting people.
7. Whom did the man chat with?
A. People from Canada.
B. People in need of his help.
C. People on the same project.
听第7段对话，回答第8－9题。

8. What does the law forbid people to do?
A. To take dogs to parks.
B. To walk dogs in the streets.
C. To treat dogs cruelly.
9. What do we know from what the woman said?
A. Dogs should be kept at home.
B. Building a dog park is necessary.
C. People would remove the dog waste.
听第8段对话，回答第10－12题。

10. According to the man, what did he do before he watched TV?
A. He washed his hands.
B. He had his supper.
C. He took a bath.
11. What place had the man been to the night before?
A. James Street.
B. A restaurant
C. A friend’s home.
12. What does the man try to do in the conversation?
A. To prove the truth .
B. To find the truth.
C. To hide the truth.
听第9段对话，回答第13－16题。

13. Why did the son come back late?
A. He hurt his hands and knees.
B. He went to a pub with Linoa.
C. He waited a long time for the bus.
14. What was the old lady doing in the middle of the road?
A. Looking for something.
B. Struggling to stand up.
C. Trying to seek help.
15. What happened to Linda?
A. She was fined.
B. She got injured.
C. She had an accident.
16. Where was the witness?
A. Outside the pub.
B. At a bus stop.
C. In his car.
听第10段对话，回答第17－20题。

17. What is the problem of some of the university students?
A. They don’t spend all their time on studies.
B. They don’t know what to do with their free time.
C. They don’t have choices for outside class activities.
18. How is the students’ high school life?
A. Controlled and busy
B. Regular and colorful
C. Active and independent.
19. According to the speaker, what is the role of the outside class activities at university?
A. To make students healthier.
B. To improve students’ test scores.
C. To enrich students’ experience.
20. What does the speaker advise his students to do?
A. Learn to enjoy themselves.
B. Learn to be their own masters.
C. Learn to develop their potential.
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.First impressions are the most lasting. After all, you never get _____
second chance to make ______ first impression.
A. a; the
B. the; the
C. a; a
D. the; a
22.Before liberation the laboring people had no _________ to education.
A. access
B. approach
C. entrance
D. admission
23. She is organized, friendly to people, hard-working and clever.
_______, I can’t speak too highly of her.
A. In other words
B. In a word
C. As a result
D. In
addition
24. You must be ________ that what you are doing is quite illegal.
A. aware
B. confident
C. awful
D. magnificent
25. Life is like a long race ________ we compete with others to go beyond
ourselves.
A. why
B. what
C. that
D. where
26. Nowadays people sometimes separate their waste to make it easier for
it _______.
A. reusing
B. to reuse
C. to be reused
D. reused
27. Frank put the medicine in a top drawer to make sure it would not be
______ to the kids.
A. accessible
B. relative
C. acceptable
D.
sensitive
28. The WTO urged that all the countries ________ measures to prevent
swine flu spreading.
A. take
B. must take
C. are to take
D. took 29. In life, you will _________ many unexpected things. If not so, what
is the meaning of life?
A. come about
B. come across
C. come into
D. come from
30. No child likes being __________ at home while others go out to enjoy
themselves.
A. left out
B. left aside
C. left alone
D. left off
31. Being a parent is not always easy, and being the parent of a child
with special needs often carries with ______ extra stress.
A. it
B. them
C. one
D. him
32. _________ the project in time, the staff were working at weekends.
A. Completing
B. Having completed
C. To have completed
D.
To complete
33. With the government’s aid, those ________ by the earthquake have
moved to the new settlements.
A. affect
B. being affected
C. affected
D. were
affected
34. Every evening after dinner, if not _________ from work, I will spend
some time walking my dogs.
A. being tired
B. tiring
C. tired
D. to be tired
35. ---You speak very good French!
---Thanks. I _________ French in Sichuan University for four years.
A. studied
B. study
C. was studying
D. had studied
第二部分：完形填空（共20小题，满分30分）
阅读下面段文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

A man and his wife arrived in Boston by train. After getting off the train, they walked without an __36__ into the outer office of Harvard’s president. So they were stopped by his secretary and kept __37__. For hours, the secretary took no notice of them, __38__ that the couple would finally become disappointed and __39__. But they didn’t. The secretary finally decided to disturb the president, though __40__.
A few minutes later, the president walked towards the couple with a __41__ face. The lady told him, “We had a son that __42__ at Harvard for one year. He loved Harvard. He was __43__ here. But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed. My husband and I would like to __44__ a memorial to him, somewhere on campus.”
The president wasn’t moved. Instead, he was __45__. “Madam,” he said, “we can’t put up a statue for every person who studied at Harvard and died. If we did, this place would look like a __46__.”“Oh, no,”the lady __47__ quickly. We don’t want to put up a statue. We would like to give a __48__ to Harvard.” The president rolled his eyes and __49__ at the couple and then exclaimed, “ A building! Do you have any __50__ how much a building costs? We have spent
over $ 7,500,000 on the campus building at Harvard.” For a moment the lady was silent. The president was __51__ , because he could get rid of them now. Then the lady turned to her husband and said quietly, “Is that all it costs to start a __52__? Why don’t we just start our own?” Her husband nodded. __53__ their offer was turned down, Mr. and Mrs. Stanford traveled to California where they founded Stanford University __54__ after them, a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer __55__ about.
36. A. choice B. decision C. acquaintance D. appointment
37. A. waiting B. standing C. sitting D. talking
38. A. hoping B. finding C. realizing D. imagining
39. A. go down B. go out C. go away D. go around
40. A. hopelessly B. carefully C. unexpectedly D. unwillingly
41. A. funny B. cold C. sad D. pleasant
42. A. visited B. studied C. served D. attended
43. A. brave B. proud C. happy D. clever
44. A. set up B. set down C. set off D. set
about
45. A. excited B. shocked C. ashamed D. satisfied
46. A. cemetery B. garden C. museum D. park
47. A. expressed B. refused C. admitted D. explained
48. A. yard B. playground C. square D. building
49. A. shouted B. glanced C. called D. laughed
50. A. idea B. thought C. opinion D. suggestion
51. A. astonished B. interested C. pleased D. bored
52. A. university B. business C. club D. department
53. A. While B. Since C. Though D. Once
54. A. looked B. taken C. followed D. named
55. A. knew B. heard C. cared D. talked
第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A
Everyone knows the smart black-and-white dog that sits on top of a red doghouse with his best friend---a bird called Woodstock.
Created by the American cartoonist Charles Schulz in 1950, the clever dog is loved by generations of kids and adults. He speaks more than 20 languages and appears daily in 26,000 newspapers around the world.
When Snoopy first appeared, he was not different form other pet dogs. But two years later, he had begun to speak with simple words and sounds. By 1957 he could walk on two legs and was going to school with his master, Charlie Brown, who failed in just about everything. Later he learned to use the typewriter.
Snoopy has done lots of jobs. He has been a bow-tie wearing lawyer, a tennis player, an Olympic figure skater, a world famous grocery checkout clerk, a pilot and even the first astronaut on the moon.
However, Snoopy has always dreamed of being a famous writer. The beginning of his story is always, “It was a dark and stormy night…”Unfortunately for him no one has ever wanted to publish the story.
In love, Snoopy is as much of a failure as Charlie Brown is at baseball. He easily falls in love but always has his heart broken. He eats to forget, but it never works.
Snoopy is an insightful, feel-good and sometimes sad dog. If you think a little about words, you might find them full of life lessons. Among his most famous lines are “To live is to dance, to dance is to live.”And “Yesterday I was a dog. Today I’m a dog. Tomorrow I’ll probably
still be a dog. Sigh! There’s so little hope for advancement”.
56. Snoopy has done all the following jobs except ____________.
A. a lawyer
B. a player
C. a clerk
D. a writer
57. From the passage, we can learn that _________.
A. Snoopy is always a sad dog
B. Snoopy can not speak in the beginning
C. Snoopy often dreams of true love
D. Snoopy is a real smart pet dog
58. It can be inferred that Snoopy ____________.
A. has many bird friends and relatives
B. is a well-known writer and clerk
C. has been unfortunate since it was born
D. is very popular in the whole world
59. The word “advancement” in the last paragraph probably
means__________.
A. success
B. progress
C. growth
D. popularity
B
A few years ago I had an “aha!” moment regarding handwriting.
I had in my hand a sheet of paper with handwritten instructions on it for some sort of editorial task. It occurred at first that I did not recognize the handwriting, and then I realized whose it must be. I finally became aware of the fact that I had been working with this colleague for at least a year, maybe two, and yet I did not recognize her handwriting at that point.
It was a very important event in the computerization of life---a sign that the informal, friendly communication of people working together in an office had changed from notes in pen to instant messages and emails. There was a time when our workdays were filled with little letters and we recognized one another’s handwriting the way we know voices or faces. As a child, visiting my father’s office, I was pleased to recognize, in little notes on the desk of his staff, the same handwriting I would see at home in the notes he would leave on the fridge---except that those notes were signed “dad” instead of “RFW’.
All this has been on my mind because of the talk about The rise and Fall of Handwriting, a book by Florey. She shows in her book a deep concern about the fall of handwriting and the failure of schools to teach children to write well, but many others argue that people in a digital age can’t be expected to learn to hold a pen.
I don’t buy it.
I don’t want to see anyone cut off from expressive, personal associations that a pen still promotes better than a digital keyboard does. For many a biographer, part of really getting to know their subjects is learning to read their handwriting.
What some people advocate is teaching one of the many attractive
handwritings based on the handwriting of 16th-century Italy. That may sound impossibly grand---as if they want kids to learn to draw by copying classical paintings. However, they have worked in many school systems.
60. Why was the author surprised at not recognizing his colleague’s handwriting?
A. He had worked with his colleague long enough.
B. His colleague’s handwriting was so beautiful.
C. His colleague’s handwriting was so terrible.
D. He still had a lot of work to do.
61. People working together in an office used to __________.
A. talk more about handwriting
B. take more notes on workdays
C. know better one another’s handwriting
D. communicate better with one another
62. According to the author, handwritten notes ___________.
A. are harder to teach in schools
B. attract more attention
C. are used only between friends
D. carry more message
63. We can learn from the passage that the author _____________.
A. thinks it impossible to teach handwriting
B. does not want to lose handwriting
C. does not agree with Florey
D. puts the blame on the computer C
Members of the working class have blue-collar jobs. They are construction workers, truck drivers, mechanican, steel workers, electricians, and the like. What makes this class differ from the lower class is, first, longer periods of employment—and therefore, more fixed incomes—and , second, employment in skilled or semi-skilled occupations, not unskilled ones. Although unemployment hits all levels of the American economy, including those of skilled and semi-skilled workers, it is most common at the bottom of the class structure and increasingly less common at each level upward. They consider themselves to be respectable and hard-working and they look down upon members of the “low”class, whom they often consider to be lazy, dishonest, and too ready to exploit public assistance.
Most people in the working class have at least high school education. Many have some experience of college(especially community college), though few are college graduates. Unionization has helped the working class, but a rapidly changing economy and frequent periods of high unemployment make it difficult for most of its members to be able to increase their savings greatly. Purchasing a house for people in this class is extremely difficult, although a certain percentage may receive houses from their parents. (Home-owning rises with social class.)
A greater number of the members of the working class take relatively
little satisfaction in their jobs, because much of their work is ordinary and boring. As a result, many seek their main satisfaction in recreational activities. Many members of this class would like to earn enough money to leave their jobs and start their own businesses, though few make it. Many place their expectations on their children, hoping that they at least will rise in the ladder of success.
64. Which of the following is true about the working class?
A. They are often offered jobs with high incomes.
B. They are employed as skilled and semi-skilled workers.
C. They are often considered lazy and dishonest.
D. They are often exploited by the public.
65. The word “hit” in paragraph one roughly means__________.
A. have bad effects on
B. break up
C. beat
D. strike with a blow
66. Most people in the working class ________.
A. have at least some experience of college
B. receive houses from their parents
C. buy houses by themselves
D. have difficulty increasing their savings greatly
67. Many members from the working class are not satisfied with their jobs because _____.
A. they are not interested in their jobs.
B. they could not earn much money
C. they are not their own bosses
D. they could not rise in the ladder of success
D
What time is it? Most people are pretty accurate in their answer. And if you don’t know for sure, it’s very likely that you can find out. There may be a watch on your wrist; there may be a clock on the wall, desk, or computer screen; or maybe you’re riding in a car that has a clock in the dashboard(仪表板).
Even if you don’t have a timepiece of some sort nearby, your body keeps its own beat. Humans have an internal clock that regulates(调节) the beating of our heart, the pace of our breathing, the discharge(排出) of chemicals within our bloodstream, and many other bodily functions. Time is something from which we can’t escape. Even if we ignore it, it’s still going by, ticking away, second by second, minute by minute, hour by hour. So the main issue in using your time well is, “Who’s in charge?” We can allow time to slip by and let it be our enemy. Or we can take control of it and make it our ally.
By taking control of how you spend your time, you’ll increase your chances of becoming a more successful student. Perhaps more importantly, the better you are at managing the time you devote to your studies, the more time you will have to spend on your outside interests.
The aim of time management is not to schedule every moment so we become slaves of a timetable that governs every waking moment of the day. Instead, the aim is to permit us to make informed choices as to how we use our time. Rather than letting the day go by, largely without our awareness, what we are going to discuss next can make us better able to control time for our own purposes.
68. The underlined word “ally” in Para.3 most likely means somebody or something that is ___.
A. your supporter and helps you
B. under your control and obeys you
C. under your influence and follows you
D. your slave and serves you
69. The author intends to tell you that time __________.
A. could be managed by the internal clock of human bodies
B. should be well managed for our own interest
C. should be saved for outside interests
D. could be regulated by a timepiece such as a clock or a watch
70. In the next part, the author would most probably discuss with you _________.
A. how to make up for lost time
B. how to have a good time
C. how to make good use of time
D. how to keep up with the times
第Ⅱ卷（共45分）第一节：单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
71. It had been my life long a _______________ to be a teacher in a famous university.
72. The big house is perfectly a______________ for just the two of us.
73. A state of emergency has been d____________ in Libya.
74. Children under 12 must be a____________ by an adult.
75. Any w____________ to the accident are asked to contact the police station.
76. Many of the villagers have a______________ their homes and fled in the tsunami in Japan.
77. I caught a glimpse of them r____________ in the mirror.
78. Once we have all the r___________ information, we can make a decision.
79. The new government has agreed to p______________ in the peace talks.
80. We strongly r_________ you insure your luggage when you travel.第二节：任务型读写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下列短文，根据所读内容在文章后的表格中填入恰当得单词。

注意：表格中每个空格中只填入一个单词。

Some people believe that greed and selfishness has become the basis of modern society, and we should return to the old traditions of family and community then we will have a better life. To what extend do you agree or disagree with the above opinion?
In this fast-paced world, many values are undergoing major changes. While people traditionally prioritize caring, sharing and generosity in life and work, modern people seem to be
more self-absorbed or self-concerned.
Modern people act selfishly to survive the harsh competition of life. They say that it is a jungle out there. To survive, you have to fight with whatever means that come handy. Obviously greedy and selfishness go perfectly well with such ideas. In a company, employees do everything they can to get better pay and higher position, even at the cost of colleagues. We are in any way advocating any selfish conduct. It is just that people are pressured to act in a certain way due to outside influences
. In spite of common practice, it is hard to conclude that modern society is built on greed and selfishness, both of which are not newly invented vocabulary. In ancient times people also did greedy and selfish things though such behaviors were more condemned then. But we can not ignore the fact that people in the past lived a relatively more isolated life and faced less pressure compared with their modern counterparts.
Are we happier to share with others and be generous to them? There is no fixed answer, either. Some people take great pleasure helping and giving to others while others feel happy doing the opposite. But I personally think that people should not be too selfish. Caring for others can actually encourage the development of a mutually beneficial relationship.
In conclusion, modern people appear to be more self-centered than those in the past due to strong outside pressure. However, we should encourage people to know the importance of being caring and generous and to build a mutually beneficially relationship with others.
Are Modern People Becoming More Selfish
第三节书面表达 (满分25分)
我校学生会呼吁全校师生在2011年3月26日参加地球一小时（Earth Hour）活动,请你用英语写一篇短文介绍这一活动并发表感想。

写作内容：
根据下表内容写一篇短文。

字数：100左右
蚌埠二中度高二英语第二学期期中考试参考答案
第一部分听力
1---5 CBCAC 6---10 BABCA 11---15 ACBAC 16---20 BBACB
第二部分英语知识运用
第一节单项填空
21---25 CABAD 26---30 CAABC 31---35 ADCCA
第二节完型填空
36---40 DAACD 41---45 BBCAB 46---50 ADDBA 51---55 CABDC
第三部分阅读理解
56---60 DBDBA 61---65 CDBBA 66---70 DAABC
第一节：单词拼写
71. ambition 72. adequate 73. declared 74. accompanied 75. witnesses
76. abandoned 77. reflected 78. relevant 79. participate 80. recommend
第二节任务型读写
81. Values 82. place 83. concerned 84. Behaviours 85. goals
86. Reasons 87. competition 88. pressure/ stress 89. attitudes 90. benefit 第三节书面表达
Earth Hour, an annual international event held on the last Saturday of March, calls on people to turn off their lights from 8:30 to 9:30 pm of the local time. Its purpose is to raise people’s awareness of the environmental protection and the climate change. Earth Hour first began in Sydney in 2007 and after that, it spread across the world at an amazing speed. This year more than 4,000 cities from 90 countries and some one billion people from around the world will join Earth Hour. Though it is a single mass event, people are contributing their own way to saving our planet and one hour’s dark means a bright future.。