北京师大附中10-11学年高二下学期期中考试英语试卷

北京市师大附中2010-2011学年下学期高二年级期中考试
英语试卷
考试时间：100分钟满分：110分
第一卷
一、听力（共15分，每小题1分）
第一节听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话你将听一遍。

1. What would the man like to do tonight?
A. Stay indoors.
B. Rent an old play.
C. Go to the theatre.
2. What does the woman suggest the man buy?
A. Some books.
B. A CD.
C. A computer.
3. What will the woman do next?
A. Prepare for the party.
B. Talk with the man.
C. Finish her drink.
4. Where will the speakers go first tomorrow?
A. To a museum.
B. To a garden.
C. To a castle.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. The arrangement of the furniture.
B. The decoration of the walls.
C. The color of the room.
第二节听下面4段对话。

每段对话后有几道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读每小题。

听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的做答时间。

每段对话你将听两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6. What does the man do?
A. A student.
B. A worker.
C. A repairman.
7. What does the man plan to do in six months?
A. Find a part-time job.
B. Buy a motorcycle.
C. Pay off his loan.
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Strangers.
B. Neighbors.
C. Colleagues.
9. How much money does the woman give the man?
A. ￡1.2.
B. ￡1.
C. ￡0.2
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. When does the conversation take place?
A. In the morning.
B. At noon.
C. In the evening.
11. Why did the woman call the man?
A. To invite him to dinner
B. To change their appointment.
C. To invite him to visit their friends.
12. What will the man do next Saturday?
A. Attend a wedding.
B. Go to the woman’s house.
C. Go on business in Scotland.
听第9段材料，回答第13至15题。

13. Why does the man want to sell the computer?
A. He thinks its memory is small.
B. He doesn’t like its color.
C. He has just bought a new one.
14. What will be sold with the computer together?
A. Headphones.
B.A mouse.
C. A bag.
15. How much does the man want to sell the computer for?
A. ￡500.
B. ￡480.
C. ￡425.
第二部分英语知识运用
第一节单项选择（共20分，每小题1分）
16. _________ is known to us all is that the old scientist, for _________ life was hard in the past, still works very hard in his eighties.
A. It; whose
B. What; whom
C. As; whom
D. As; whose
17. No progress was made in the trade talk as neither side would accept the conditions of _________.
A. others
B. either
C. the other
D. another
18. Cars do cause us some health problems—in fact far more serious _________ than mobile phones do.
A. one
B. ones
C. it
D. those
19. —Do you have anything to say for yourselves?
—Yes, there is one point _________ we must insist on
A. why
B. where
C. how
D. /
20. George couldn’t remember when he first met Mr. Anderson, but he was sure it was _______ Sunday because everybody was at _________ church.
A. a; /
B. the; /
C. /; the
D. /; a
21. There are citizens who support graffiti, saying it’s a welcome addition to _________ dull street.
A. otherwise
B. rather
C. therefore
D. approximately
22. The study of nearly 10,000 people showed that those who drank more than two cups of coffee or tea per day developed the disease at half the rate of those who drank _________ than one cup each day.
A. little
B. less
C. more
D. fewer
23. At a rough estimate, Nigeria is _________ Great Britain.
A. three times the size as
B. the size three times of
C. three times as the size of
D. three times the size of
24. David and Susan didn’t give in to each other, so they _________ the whole time they were together.
A. have quarrelled
B. had quarrelled
C. were quarrelling
D. had been quarrelling
25. Human facial expressions differ from those of animals in the degree _________ they can be controlled on purpose.
A. with which
B. of which
C. to which
D. for which
26. After he became conscious, he remembered _________ and _________ on the head with a rod.
A. to attack; hit
B. to be attacked; to be hit
C. attacking; be hit
D. having been attacked; hit
27. _________ environmental damage is done, it takes many years for the ecosystem to recover.
A. Even if
B. If only
C. While
D. Once
28. You will have to wait for one more week, _________ the manager will be back from his trip.
A. when
B. before
C. as
D. until
29. In the competition to be held, a gold medal, together with a certain sum of money, _________ the champion.
A. will be given to anyone who will win
B. will be given to whoever will become
C. has been given to whoever wins
D. was given to anyone who became
30. There is such a problem _________ we all should _________.
A. as; pay attention to it
B. that; attract our attention
C. as; pay attention to
D. that; attract our attention to it
31. You must trust him; he is a man who _________ his promise.
A. speaks out
B. lives up to
C. depends on
D. keeps on
32. The comments which he made _________ marketing bothered his boss greatly.
A. being concerned
B. concerned
C. be concerned
D. concerning
33. —I paid him 200 yuan for the sneakers.
—Oh, he charged you too much. You _________ them with half the money.
A. could have bought
B. needn’t have bought
C. must have bought
D. wouldn’t have bought
34. —Your sister nearly _________ all her spare time to her study during the three years.
—That’s right, or she _________ the first place in her school in the College Entrance Examination.
A. devoted; wouldn’t have taken
B. spent; wouldn’t have taken
C. hadn’t devoted; hadn’t taken
D. hadn’t spent; couldn’t take
35. The head office of the bank is in Beijing, but it has _________ all over the country.
A. companies
B. branches
C. organizations
D. businesses
第二节完形填空（共20分，每空1分）
We may look at the world around us, but somehow we manage not to see it until whatever we’ve become used to suddenly disappears. 36 , for example, the neatly-dressed woman I 37 to see—or look at—on my way to work each morning.
For three years, no matter 38 the weather was like, she was always waiting at the bus stop around 8:00 am. On 39 days, she wore heavy clothes and a pair of woolen gloves. Summertime 40 out neat, belted cotton dresses and a hat pulled low over her sunglasses. 41 , she was an ordinary working woman. Of course, I 42 all this only after she was seen no more. It was then that I realized how 43 I expected to see her each morning. You might say I 44 her.
“Did she have an accident? Something 45 ?” I thought to myself about her 46 . Now that she was gone, I felt I had 47 her. I began to realize that part of our 48 life probably includes such chance meetings with familiar 49 : the milkman you see at dawn, the woman who 50 walks her dog along the street every morning, the twin brothers you see at the library. Such people are 51 markers in our lives. They add weight to our 52 of place and belonging.
Think about it. 53 , while walking to work, we mark where we are by 54 a certain building, why should we not mark where we are when we pass a familiar, though 55 , person?
36. A. Make B. Take C. Give D. Have
37. A. happened B. wanted C. used D. tried
38. A. what B. how C. which D. when
39. A. sunny B. rainy C. cloudy D. snowy
40. A. took B. brought C. carried D. turned
41. A. Clearly B. Particularly C. Luckily D. Especially
42. A. believed B. expressed C. remembered D. wondered
43. A. long B. often C. soon D. much
44. A. respected B. missed C. praised D. admired
45. A. better B. worse C. more D. less
46. A. disappearance B. appearance C. misfortune D. fortune
47. A. forgotten B. lost C. known D. hurt
48. A. happy B. enjoyable C. frequent D. daily
49. A. friends B. strangers C. tourists D. guests
50. A. regularly B. actually C. hardly D. probably
51. A. common B. pleasant C. important D. faithful
52. A. choice B. knowledge C. decision D. sense
53. A. Because B. If C. Although D. However
54. A. keeping B. changing C. passing D. mentioning
55. A unnamed B. unforgettable C. unbelievable D. unreal
第三部分阅读理解（共30分，每小题1.5分）
A
One of our biggest fears nowadays is that our kids might some day get lost in a “sea of technology”rather than experiencing the natural world. Fear-producing TV and computer games are leading to a serious disconnect between kids and the great outdoors, which will change the wild places of the world, its creatures and human health for the worse, unless adults get working on chil d’s play.
Each of us has a place in nature we go sometimes, even if it was torn down. We cannot be the last generation to have that place. At this rate, kids who miss the sense of wonder outdoors will not grow up to be pro tectors of natural landscapes. “If the decline in parks use continues across North America, who will defend parks against encroachment（蚕食）?” asks Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods.
Without having a nature experience, kids can turn out just fine, but they are missing out a huge enrichment of their lives. That applies to everything from their physical health and mental health, to stress levels, creativity and cognitive（认知的）skills. Experts predict modern kids will have poorer health than their parents—and they say a lack of outside play is surely part of it; research suggests that kids do better academically in schools with a nature component and that play in nature fosters（培养）leadership by the smartest, not by the toughest. Even a tiny outdoor experience can create wonder in a child. The three-year-old turning over his first rock realizes he is not alone in the world. A clump of trees on the roadside can be the whole universe in his eyes. We really need to value that more.
Kids are not to blame. They are over-protected and frightened. It is dangerous out there from time to time, but repetitive stress from computers is replacing breaking an arm as a childhood rite （仪式）of passage.
Everyone from developers, to schools and outdoorsy citizens, should help regain for our kids some of the freedom and joy of exploring, taking friendship in fields and woods that cement（增强）love, respect and need for landscape. As parents, we should devote some of our energies to taking our kids into nature. This could yet be our greatest cause.
56. The main idea of Paragraph 2 is that _________.
A. kids are missing the sense of wonder outdoors
B. parks are in danger of being gradually encroached
C. Richard Louv is the author of Last Child in the Woods
D. children are expected to develop into protectors of nature
57. According to the passage, children without experiencing nature will _________.
A. keep a high sense of wonder
B. be over-protected by their parents
C. be less healthy both physically and mentally
D. change wild places and creatures for the better
58. According to the author, children’s breaking an arm is _________.
A. the fault on the part of their parents
B. the natural experience in their growing up
C. the result of their own carelessness in play
D. the effect of their repetitive stress from computers
59. In writing this passage, the author mainly intends to _________.
A. blame children for getting lost in computer games
B. encourage children to protect parks from encroachment
C. show his concern about children’s lack of experience in nature
D. inspire children to keep the sense of wonder about things around
B
If you walk slowly through downtown Helsinki during the day, taking in the splendid 19th century buildings, white boats and noise of passing trams（有轨电车）, you will start to understand why it is called a city of two colors: white and blue.
The sea is always present in Helsinki. When you take a walk over the great open space of the central square, you will hear seabirds screaming. When you take the tram, suddenly and unexpectedly, you are faced with a calm, shining blue sea. You may notice that people in Helsinki do not rush about as in other cities. Instead, they walk along the roads, politely letting other people by.
A usual way to see Helsinki for the first time is to start out by the boats. You will walk by the elderly women selling fish and vegetables in the market square and find yourself in front of a beautiful park. You may enjoy a pleasant walk in the park for a few hours and then take the tram. Trams are the perfect way to get around in Helsinki. Watching the old houses, parks, theatres, churches, shops, restaurants and people in the streets, you may have a slightly sad film feeling to it.
The pale summer nights are another wonder in the city. Following the waterfront of the city after sunset, you couldn’t help stopping and listening to the sweet silence, interrupted only by the screaming seabirds and leaving fishing boats.
However, in some way, Helsinki is also the most modern city in northern Europe. You will surely want to visit the white Glass Palace, the modern art museum, and all those extremely popular cafes and design stores.
60. Helsinki is called a city of two colors mainly because of the colors of its _________.
A. 19th century buildings, boats and parks
B. 19th century buildings, boats and seabirds
C. old houses, parks and trams
D. old buildings, boats and the sea
61. The best way to see most of Helsinki is to go _________.
A. by boat
B. by bus
C. by tram
D. on foot
62. The 19th century buildings, the white Glass Palace, popular cafes and design shops in Helsinki all show that Helsinki is _________.
A. both splendid and traditional
B. both quiet and noisy
C. both historical and modern
D. both old and new
63. This passage is most likely to be found in _________.
A. a story-book
B. a geography textbook
C. a research report
D. a travel magazine
C
While income worry is a rather common problem of the aged, loneliness is another problem that aged parents may face. Of all the reasons that explain their loneliness, a large geographical distance between parents and their children is the major one. This phenomenon is commonly known as “Empty Nest Syndrome”（空巢综合症）.
In order to seek better chances outside their countries, many young people have gone abroad, leaving their parents behind with no clear idea of when they will return home. Their parents spend countless lonely days and nights, taking care of themselves, in the hope that someday their children will come back to stay with them. The fact that most of these young people have gone to Europeanized or Americanized societies makes it unlikely that they will hold as tightly to the value of duty as they would have if they had not left their countries. Whatever the case, it has been noted that the values they hold do not necessarily match what they actually do. This geographical and cultural distance also prevents the grown-up children from providing response in time for their aged parents living by themselves.
The situation in which grown-up children live far away from their aged parents has been described as “distant parent phenomenon”, which is common both in developed countries and in developing countries. Our society has not yet been well prepared for “Empty Nest Syndrome”. 64. According to the passage, the loneliness of aged parents is mainly caused by _________.
A. their earlier experience of feeling lonely
B. the unfavorable living conditions in their native countries
C. the common worry about their income
D. the geographical distance between parents and children
65. Many young people have gone abroad, leaving their aged parents behind, to _________.
A. live in the countries with more money
B. seek a better place for their aged parents
C. continue their studies abroad
D. realize their dreams in foreign countries
66. If young people go abroad, _________.
A. they do not hold to the value of duty at all
B. they can give some help to their parents back home
C. they cannot do what they should for their parents
D. they believe what they actually do is right
67. From the last paragraph, we can infer that _________.
A. the situations in the developed and developing countries are different
B. “Empty Nest Syndrome” has arrived unexpectedly in our society
C. children will become independent as soon as they go abroad
D. the aged parents are not fully prepared for “Empty Nest Syndrome”
D
As any homemaker who has tried to keep order at the dinner table knows, there is far more to a family meal than food. Sociologist Michael Lewis has been studying 50 families to find out just how much more.
Lewis and his co-workers carried out their study by videotaping the families while they ate ordinary meals in their own homes. They found that parents with small families talk actively with each other and their children. But as the number of children gets larger, conversation gives way to the parents’ efforts to control the loud noise they make. That can have an important effect on the children. “In general the more question-asking the parents do, the higher the children’s IQ scores,”Lewis says. “And the more children there are, the less question-asking there is.”
The study also provides an explanation for why middle children often seem to have a harder time in life than their siblings. Lewis found that in families with three or four children, dinner conversation is likely to center on the oldest child, who has the most talk about, and the youngest, who needs the most attention. “Middle children are invisible,” says Lewis. “When you see someone get up from the table and walk around during dinner, chances are it’s the middle child.” There is, however, one thing that stops all conversation and prevents anyone from having attention: “When the TV is on,” Lewis says, “dinner is a non-event.”
68. The writer’s purpose in writing the text is to _________.
A. show the relationship between parents and children
B. teach parents ways to keep order at the dinner table
C. report on the findings of a study
D. give information about family problems
69. Parents with large families ask fewer questions at dinner because _________.
A. they are busy serving food to their children
B. they are busy keeping order at the dinner table
C. they have to pay more attention to younger children
D. they are tired out having prepared food for the whole family
70. By saying “Middle children are invisible” in paragraph 3, Lewis means that middle children _________.
A. have to help their parents to serve dinner
B. get the least attention from the family
C. are often kept away from the dinner table
D. find it hard to keep up with other children
71. Lewis’ research provides an answer to the question _________.
A. why TV is important in family life
B. why parents should keep good order
C. why children in small families seem to be quieter
D. why middle children seem to have more difficulties in life
E
Attitude is an internal state that influences the choices of personal action made by the individual. Some researchers consider that attitudes come from differences between beliefs and ideas; others believe that attitudes come from emotional states. Here, we focus on the effects of attitudes upon behavior, that is, upon the choices of action made by the individual.
The kinds of actions taken by human beings are obviously influenced greatly by attitudes. Whether one listens to classical music or rock, whether one obeys the speed limit while driving, whether one encourages one’s husband or wife to express his or her own ideas—all are influenced by attitudes. These internal states are acquired throughout life from situations one is faced with in the home, in the streets, and in the school.
Of course, the course of action chosen by an individual in any situation will be largely determined by the particulars of that situation. An individual who has a strong attitude of obeying laws may drive too fast when he is in a hurry and no police cars in sight. A child who has a strong attitude of honesty may steal a penny when she thinks no one will notice. But the internal state which remains unchanged over a period of time, and which makes the individual behave regularly in a variety of situations, is what is meant by an attitude.
Attitudes are learned in a variety of ways. They can result from single incidents, as when an attitude toward snakes is acquired by an experience in childhood at the sudden movement of a snake. They can result from the individual’s experiences of success and pleasure, as when someone acquires a positive attitude toward doing crossword puzzles by being able to complete some of them. And frequently, they are learned by copying other people’s behavior, as when a child learns how to behave toward foreigners by observing the actions of his parents. Regardless of these differences, there is something in common in the learning and modification（修正）of attitudes.
72. According to the passage, attitudes _________.
A. come from different situations in one’s life
B. are largely affected by one’s behavior
C. remain unchanged in one’s daily life
D. could be chosen according to one’s will
73. The author uses the examples in Paragraph 3 to show _________.
A. people often make mistakes when they are not noticed
B. people with good attitudes may sometimes do bad deeds
C. particulars of a situation may influence an individual’s action
D. an individual may change his or her attitude fairly easily
74. Which of the following is TRUE about the learning of attitudes?
A. Attitudes are only learned through one’s success.
B. Attitudes learned in danger will last longer.
C. Copying others behavior is not a good idea.
D. Attitudes can be learned from one’s parents.
75. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. Differences of Attitudes.
B. Nature of Attitude.
C. Choices of Attitudes.
D. Modification of Attitude.
第Ⅱ卷（共25分）
一、听力第三节听取信息（共5小题；每小题1分）
听下面一段独白，请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容获取必要的信息，填入标号为16-20的空格中。

听录音前你将有10秒钟的阅题时间，录音读两遍。

你将有60秒钟的做答时间。

每空只填一词或一组数字。

The Swimming Competition
二、单词拼写（每小题0.5分，共10分）
1. In the past, some cultures used tattoos as an a_________ to costumes.
2. Learning English as a foreign language is very difficult in the a_________ of a native language environment.
3. To a_________ a high level of fluency and accuracy in a foreign language, you need to be surrounded by it.
4. Inner beauty refers to the kind of attraction found in a wide r_________ of personal qualities.
5. I didn’t have any money left, so I went to the bank to c_________ a cheque.
6. I asked my daughter to help make the decision, as I believe she is m_________ enough.
7. In a foreign country, you can n_________ the price by using your fingers.
8. There is no c_________ view on beauty.
9. Eye r_________, I see the moon so bright.
10. Rowan had some speaking problems in his childhood, so he c_________ for this by talking very deliberately.
11. “Beauty and Beast” c_________ a message that should be evident to all of us—you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover.
12. Mr. Bean creates humour through a s_________ of simple and funny acts.
13. Body language can therefore make people’s feelings more t_________ as it is not easy to lie with our bodies.
14. He finds the taste of the raw hamburger truly d_________.
15. Black humour finds the funny side of sad or d_________ events.
16. The “OK” gesture in America can c_________ offence in Germany.
17. A person who is feeling uncomfortable will often hold their body in a very r_________ manner, and have a t_________ look about their mouths.
18. Romanticism was a literary and a_________ movement.
19. Smile is one form of body language that receives u_________ approval.
三、翻译（10分）
1. 憨豆先生是国际上公认的喜剧角色。

_________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________
2. 传统和时尚，如同社会本身，是随着时代而改变并与之适应的。

_________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________
3. 在现代社会，文化仍然是决定我们审美观的重要因素。

_________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________
4. 据预测，到2020年底会有5千3百万65岁以上的老年人。

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5. 选择合适的自行车要取决于你想用它做什么。

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【试题答案】
第一卷
1-5. ABCAC
6-10. ABACB
11-15. AACBC
16-20 BCBDA 21-25 ABDCC
26-30 DDABC 31-35 BDAAB
36. B 37. C 38. A 39. D 40. B 41. A 42. C 43. D 44. B 45. B
46. A 47. C 48. D 49. B 50. A 51. C 52. D 53. B 54. C 55. A
56-59 DCBC
60-63 DCCD
64-67 DDCB
68-71 CBBD
72-75 ACDB
第二卷
一、听力
16. 8:00 17. coach 18. uniform 19. food 20. run
二、单词拼写(每小题0.5分，共10分)
1. addition
2. absence
3. attain
4. range
5. cash
6. mature
7. negotiate
8. consistent
9. raised 10. compensated 11. conveys 12. series 13. transparent 14. disgusting 15. disturbing 16. cause 17. rigid, tight 18. artistic 19. universal
三、翻译(10分)
1. Mr. Bean is an internationally recognized comedy character.
2. Traditions and fashions, like society itself, change and adapt with time.
3. In contemporary society, culture still remains a major part of determining our ideas of beauty.
4. It is predicted that there will be 53 million people over 65 by 2020.
5. Choosing the right bike depends on what you want to use it for.。