贵州省遵义四中08-09学年高二英语上学期期中考试

遵义四中2008—2009学年度第一学期半期考试试卷
高二英语
命题人：孔宏肖文
第I卷（选择题共105分）
第一部分听力（共两节，满分20分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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个小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What does the man mean.'?
A. He has finished his work.
B. He will not go to the cinema.
C. He has seen the film.
2. What can we learn from this conversation?
A. Tom has been in the room for a while.
B. Tom is in the room.
C. Tom is not in the room now.
3. Where is the conversation probably taking place?
A. In a department.
B. In a restaurant.
C. In a library.
4. How many classes does Peter have on Wednesday?
A. Three.
B. Two.
C. Five.
5. How long does the woman have to wait for her bus?
A. 10 minutes.
B. 20 minutes.
C. 30 minutes.
第二节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。

听第六段独白，回答第6—8题。

6. Why did Mrs Robinson often take her son to the doctor?
A. Because he always got ill.
B. Because he was very lazy.
C. Because he was not very strong.
7.What did the doctor ask Billy during the visit?
A. The doctor asked if he had had trouble with his stomach.
B. The doctor asked if he had had trouble with his nose or ears.
C. The doctor asked if he had caught a bad cold.
8. What was Billy's real trouble?
A. There was something wrong with his neck.
B. The tight neck of his sweater caused the trouble.
C. He disliked the doctor.
听第七段对话，回答第9—11题。

9. Who did Rocky go with to the concert last night?
A. His friends.
B. His children.
C. His parents.
10. What was the concert held for?
A. Collecting money for poor children at home and abroad.
B. Showing the singers' love for the children.
C. Singing some good songs for children.
11. What is the girl's opinion?
A. The problem isn't important to everyone.
B. It's important for the government to do something.
C. It's not necessary to hold such a concert.
听第八段独白，回答第12—14题。

12. Who was the owner of the dog?
A. A lady in a large hat.
B. A lady reading a book.
C. The American who was looking for a free seat.
13. How did the man say to the lady?
A. In a friendly way.
B. In an angry voice.
C. In a rude way.
14.Who was thrown out of the window?
A. The lady herself.
B. The lady's dog.
C. The American. 听第九段对话，回答第15—17题。

15. When does the restaurant open and close?
A. It opens at six and closes at ten.
B. It opens at seven and closes at ten.
C. It opens at seven and closes at eleven.
16. Where did Alice spend her holiday?
A. In a hotel near Snowdon.
B. In the mountains near London.
C. In the mountains near Snowdon.
17. What was the weather like then?
A. It was fine and the sun shone most of the day.
B. It rained every day except one day.
C. It was snowing and cold.
听第十段独白，回答第18—20题。

18. What did Jack's mother tell him to do one day?
A. To go to get a letter.
B. To post a letter.
C. To throw useless things away.
19. Why did Jack put the letter in the litter basket?
A. Because his teacher didn't do his job carefully.
B. Because there was no letter box in the street.
C. Because he took the word "litter" for "letter".
20. What does the story show us?
A. It shows that Jack's mother was too busy to post the letter.
B. It shows that Jack didn't like school at all.
C. It shows that Jack didn't know much English, but he was clever.
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，并在答题表内填入相应的大写字母。

21. —It’s been raining for a whole wee k. I think it’ll get fine soon.
—. We are getting into the rainy season now.
A. Yes, it will
B. Of course not
C. It’s possible
D. It’s hard to say
22. Have you heard news? The price of petrol is going up again!
A. the, the
B. 不填，the
C. the，不填
D.不填；不填
23. —Have you got any job offers?
—No, I .
A. waited
B. had been waiting
C. hare waited
D. am waiting
24. In some places women are expected to earn money men work at home and raise their children.
A. but
B. while
C. because
D. though
25. To learn English well, we should find opportunities to hear English as much as we can.
A. speak
B. speaking
C. spoken
D. to speak
26. People in Zunyi are proud of they have achieved in the past ten years.
A. that
B. which
C. what
D. how
27. They found that the silk paintings were to the research on the development of Tang Dynasty.
A. great important
B. of great importance
C. of very importance
D. great importance
28. After the long journey, the three of them went back home, .
A. hungry and tiredly
B. hungry and tired
C. hungrily and tiredly
D. hungrily and tired
29.The message is very important, so it is supposed as soon as possible.
A. to be sent
B. to send
C. being sent
D. sending
30. Did they you of what had happened?
A. tell
B. say
C. talk
D. inform
31. The police found that the house had been broken into and some valuable things .
A. had stolen
B. stealing
C. stolen
D. has been stolen
32. The clothing and food by the government are for the people of the earthquake area.
A. carried out
B. taken in
C. set aside
D. get through
33. —What did the doctor say?
—He said, “on time, this medicine will be quite effective.”
A. Taking
B. Being taken
C. Taken
D. Having taken
34. There is an illness that can result in total blindness if untreated.
A. leaving
B. left
C. is left
D. to left
35. around the Water Cube, we were then taken to see the Bird’s Nest for the
2008 Olympic Games.
A. Having shown
B. To be shown
C. Having been shown
D. To show
第二节完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

A woman in her sixties lived alone in her little cottage with a pear tree at her door. She spent all her time taking care of the tree. But the children nearby drove her 36 by making fun of her. They would climb her tree and then run away with pears, 37 "Aunty Misery" at her.
One evening, a passer-by asked to 38 for the night. Seeing that he had an 39 face, she let him in and gave him a nice 40 . The next morning the stranger, actually a sorcerer(巫师), thanked her by granting (允准)her 41 that anyone who climbed up her tree 42 not be able to come back down until she 43 it.
When the children came back to steal her 44 , she had them stuck on the tree. They had to beg her long 45 she gave the tree permission to let 46 go. Aunty Misery was free from the 47 at last.
One day another man 48 her door. This one did not look trustworthy to her, 49 she asked who he was. "I am Death. I've come to take you 50 me," said he.
Thinking fast Aunty Misery said , "Fine , but I'd like to 51 some pears from my dear tree to remember the 52 it brought to me in this life. But I am too 53 to climb high to get the best fruit. Will you be so 54 as to do it for me? "With a deep sigh, Mr. Death climbed up the tree 55 and was immediately stuck to it. No matter how much he warned or begged, Aunty Misery would not allow the tree to let Death go.
36. A. hopeless B. painful C. dull D. crazy
37. A. calling B. shouting C. announcing D. whispering
38. A. stay B. live C. hide D. lie
39. A. interesting B. honest C. anxious D. angry
40. A. gift B. kiss C. treat D. smile
41. A. suggestion B. demand C. permission D. wish
42. A. could B. should C. might D. must
43. A. permitted B. promised C. answered D. declared
44. A. branch B. food C. tree D. fruit
45. A. after B. while C. since D. before
46. A. it B. them C. him D. her
47. A. trick B. question C. trouble D. difficulty
48. A. stepped into B. left for C. stopped at D. walked around
49. A. so B. but C. although D. because
50. A. with B. off C. upon D. for
51. A. choose B. pick C. shake D. hit
52. A. honor B. pleasure C. hope D. excitement
53. A. light B. short C. old D. thin
54. A. proud B. kind C. fine D. smart
55. A. disappointedly B. cheerfully C. unwillingly D. eagerly
第二部分阅读理解（20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
A
Sandra Cisneros was born in Chicago in 1954 to a Mexican American family. As the only girl in a family of seven children, she often felt like she had "seven fathers," because her six brothers, as well as her father, tried to control her. Feeling shy and unimportant, she retreated (躲避) into books. Despite her love of reading, she did not do well in elementary school because she was too shy to participate.
In high school, with the encouragement of one particular teacher, Cisneros improved her grades and worked for the school literary magazine. Her father encouraged her to go to college because he thought it would be a good way for her to find a husband. Cisneros did attend college, but instead of searching for a husband, she found a teacher who helped her join the famous graduate writing program at the University of Iowa. At the university's Writers' Workshop, however, she felt lonely-- a Mexican American from a poor neighborhood among students from wealthy families. The feeling of being so different helped Cisneros find her "creative voice."
"It was not until this moment when I considered myself truly different that my writing acquired a voice. I knew I was a Mexican woman, but I didn't think it had anything to do with why I felt so much imbalance in my life, but it had everything to do with it! That's when I decided I would write about something my classmates couldn't write about."
Cisneros published her first work, The House on Mango Street, when she was twenty-nine. The book tells about a young Mexican American girl growing up in a Spanish-speaking area in Chicago, much like the neighborhoods in which Cisneros lived as a child. The book won an award in 1985 and has been used in classes from high school through graduate school level. Since then, Cisneros has published several books of poetry, a children's book, and a short-story collection.
56. Which of the following is TRUE about Cisneros in her childhood?
A. She had seven brothers.
B. She felt herself a nobody.
C. She was too shy to go to school.
D. She did not have any good teachers.
57. The graduate program gave Cisneros a chance to .
A. work for a school magazine
B. run away from her family
C. make a lot of friends
D. develop her writing style
58. According to Cisneros, what played the decisive role in her success?
A. Her early years in college.
B. Her training in the Workshop.
C. Her feeling of being different.
D. Her childhood experience.
59. This is basically a letter of .
A. apology
B. sympathy
C. appreciation
D. dissatisfaction
B
60．If you want to work in an office, where can you get the forms to fill in?
A. Website: .
B. Atlantic City Beach Office.
C. 368 Cooper Square, New York, NY 10008.
D. 866 United Nations Plaza, #525, New York, NY 10017.
61. What does a person need most to be fit for the one-hour weekday job?
A. He should be cheerful, dependable, and easy- going.
B. He has to work from Monday to Friday.
C. He can remain calm in a difficult situation.
D. He can welcome guests and deal with phone calls.
62. According to the above information, what is the right thing to do when you swim?
A. To keep close to the beach.
B. To dive into unknown waters.
C. To use floating toys on the water.
D. To swim soon after lunch.
63. The best title for the last piece of information would be .
A. Tips on Showing Interest in a Job
B. Steps to a Successful Interview
C. Advice on Introducing Yourself Politely
D. Rules of Body Language in an Interview
C
The meaning of the word "volunteer" may be a little different in different countries, but it usually means" one who offers his or her services. "There are many different ways in which people can volunteer, such as taking care of sick people, working in homes for homeless children, and picking up garbage (垃圾) from beaches and parks. Volunteers may work within their own countries or in other countries. They are often people with a strong wish to help those who are less fortunate than themselves. Volunteers don't expect any kind of pay.
At the root of volunteering is the idea that one person may have the ability to offer services that can help other people. Tracy, a good friend of mine, however, recently came back from India with a new idea of what being a volunteer means. She worked for two and a half weeks in one of Mother Teresa's homes in Calcutta. The following is her story.
"I first heard about Mother Teresa in my high school. We watched a video(录像)about her work in India and all over the world. I was so moved by her spirit to help others and her endless love for every human being that after I graduated from high school, I too wanted to try her kind of work. So with two friends I flew to Calcutta for a few weeks."
"I was asked to work in a home for sick people. I helped wash clothes and sheets, and pass out lunch. I also fed the people who were too weak to feed themselves and tried to cheer them up.
I felt it was better to share with them than to think that I have helped them. To be honest, I don't think I was helping very much. It was then that I realized that I had not really come to help, but to learn about and experience another culture (文化) that helped improve my own understanding of life and the world."
64. According to the text, a volunteer refers to a person who .
A. is willing to help those in need without pay
B. can afford to travel to different places
C. has a strong wish to be successful
D. has made a big fortune in life
65. Tracy started her work as a volunteer .
A. after she met Mother Teresa
B. after she finished high school
C. when she was touring Calcutta
D. when she was working in a hospital
66. Why did Tracy choose to be a volunteer?
A. She liked to work with Mother Teresa.
B. She had already had some experience.
C. She was asked by Mother Teresa to do so.
D. She wanted to follow Mother Teresa's example.
67. What is Tracy's "new idea" (Paragraph 2) of being a volunteer?
A. Going abroad to help the sick.
B. Working in Mother Teresa's home.
C. Doing simple things to help the poor.
D. Improving oneself through helping others.
D
I travel a lot, and I find out different "styles"(风格) of directions every time I ask "How can I get to the post office?"
Foreign tourists are often confused(困惑) in Japan because most streets there don't have names; in Japan, people use landmarks (地标) in their directions instead of street names. For example, t he Japanese will say to travelers, “Go straight down to the corner. Turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market. The post office is across from the bus stop.”
In the countryside of the American Midwest, there are not usually many landmarks, There are no mountains, so the land is very flat; in many places there are no towns or buildings within miles. Instead of landmarks, people will tell you directions and distances. In Kansas or Iowa, for example, people will say, "Go north two miles. Turn east, and then go another mile.
People in Los Angeles, California, have no idea of distance on the map; they measure distance in time, not miles. "How far away is the post office?" you ask. "Oh," they answer, "it's about five minutes from here. " You say," Yes, but how many miles away is it?" They don't know.
It's true that a person doesn't know the answer to your question sometimes. What happens in such a situation? A New Yorker might say, "Sorry, I have no idea." But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers "I don't know." People in Yucatan believe that "I don't know" is impolite. They usually give an answer, often a wrong one. A tourist can get very, very lost in Yucatan!
68. When a tourist asks the Japanese the way to a certain place, they usually .
A. describe the place carefully
B. show him a map of the place
C. tell him the names of the streets
D. refer to recognizable buildings and places
69. What is the place where people measure distance in time?
A. New York.
B. Los Angeles.
C. Kansas
D. Iowa
70. People in Yucatan may give a tourist a wrong answer .
A. in order to save time
B. as a test
C. so as to be polite
D. for fun
71. What can we infer from the text?
A. It's important for travelers to understand cultural differences.
B. It's useful for travelers to know how to ask the way properly.
C. People have similar understandings of politeness.
D. New Yorkers are generally friendly to visitors.
E
The Diet Zone: A Dangerous Place
Diet Coke, diet Pepsi, diet pills, no-fat diet, vegetable diet..... We are surrounded by the word "diet" everywhere look and listen. We have so easily been attracted by the promise and potential of diet products that we have stopped thinking about what diet products are doing to us. We are paying for products that harm us psychologically and physically(身体上).
Diet products significantly weaken us psychologically. On one level, we are not allowing our brains to admit that our weight, problems lie not in actually losing the weight, but in controlling the consumption of fatty, high-calorie, unhealthy foods. Diet products allow us to jump over the thinking stage and go straight for the scale (秤) instead. All we have to do is to swallow or recognize the word "diet" in food labels.
On another level, diet products have greater psychological effects. Every time we have a zero-calorie drink, we are telling ourselves without our awareness that we don't have to work to
get results. Diet products make people believe that gain comes without pain, and that life can be without resistance and struggle.
The danger of diet products lies not only in the psychological effects they have on us, but also in the physical harm that they cause. Diet foods can indirectly harm our bodies because consuming them instead of healthy foods means we are preventing our bodies from having basic nutrients (营养成分). Diet foods and diet pills contain zero calorie only because the diet industry has created chemicals to produce these wonder products. Diet products may not be nutritional, and the chemicals that go into diet products are potentially dangerous.
Now that we are aware of the effects that diet products have on us, it is time to seriously think about buying them. Losing weight lies in the power of minds, not in the power of chemicals. Once we realize this, we will be much better able to resist diet products, and therefore prevent the psychological and physical harm that comes from using them.
72. From Paragraph 1, we learn that .
A. diet products fail to bring out people's potential
B. people have difficulty in choosing diet products
C. diet products are misleading people
D. people are fed up with diet products
73. One psychological effect of diet products is that people tend to .
A. try out a variety of diet foods.
B. hesitate before they enjoy diet foods
C. pay attention to their own eating habits
D. watch their weight rather than their diet
74. In Paragraph 3, "gain comes without pain" probably means .
A. losing weight is effortless
B. it costs a lot to lose weight
C. diet products bring no pain
D. diet products are free from calories
75. Diet products indirectly harm people physically because such products .
A. are over-consumed
B. lack basic nutrients
C. are short of chemicals
D. provide too much energy
第II卷（满分45分）
第一节单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
76. We change our behaviour by (观察) the behaviour of those around us in a foreign country.
77. Team sports he lp to develop a child’s (社交) skills.
78. With the (发展) of industry, more and more waste is produced.
79. A famous architect (设计) the National Stadium.
80. In order to help the students learn English well, our school has decided to (雇用) two foreign teachers who come from America.
81. Shops are not allowed to sell (香烟) to children in some western countries. Smoking is bad for their health.
82. Will it be (方便的)for you to start work tomorrow?
83. We’d be tter get our classroom (油漆) during the holidays.
84. Romantic novels tend to follow a set (模式).
85. The reason for his (缺席) from school today is that he has fallen ill.
第二节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。

对标有题号的每一行作出判断；如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾(√)；如有错误(每行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正：
此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线(\)划掉。

此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

此行错一个词：在错的词下画一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。

Dear Ken,
I am very exciting to learn that you're coming to 86.
Beijing for the Olympics. Both my parent miss you a 87.
lot. So do our friend, Cathy. August is the best time 88.
of the year to visit Beijing, because of there is only 89.
a few rain and the weather is neither too hot nor too 90.
cold. There are so many places I want to take you to 91.
after I finish my work like a volunteer. When you come, 92.
you can stay with ourselves. My home is about three kilometers 93.
far away from the National Stadium, also known as 94.
the "Bird's Nest" , where opening ceremony will be held. 95.
Best regards,
Janet
高二英语答题卡
错误填法不得分：【／】【＼】【√】【∨】【○】【＿】
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18【A】【B】【C】【D】43 【A】【B】【C】【D】68【A】【B】【C】【D】
19【A】【B】【C】【D】44 【A】【B】【C】【D】69【A】【B】【C】【D】
20【A】【B】【C】【D】45 【A】【B】【C】【D】70【A】【B】【C】【D】
21【A】【B】【C】【D】46 【A】【B】【C】【D】71【A】【B】【C】【D】
22【A】【B】【C】【D】47 【A】【B】【C】【D】72【A】【B】【C】【D】
23【A】【B】【C】【D】48 【A】【B】【C】【D】73【A】【B】【C】【D】
24【A】【B】【C】【D】49 【A】【B】【C】【D】74【A】【B】【C】【D】
25【A】【B】【C】【D】50 【A】【B】【C】【D】75【A】【B】【C】【D】
单词拼写：
76. 77. 78. 79.
80. 81. 82. 83.
84. 85.
短文改错：
Dear Ken,
I am very exciting to learn that you're coming to 86.
Beijing for the Olympics. Both my parent miss you a 87.
lot. So do our friend, Cathy. August is the best time 88.
of the year to visit Beijing, because of there is only 89.
a few rain and the weather is neither too hot nor too 90.
cold. There are so many places I want to take you to 91.
after I finish my work like a volunteer. When you come, 92.
you can stay with ourselves. My home is about three kilometers 93.
far away from the National Stadium, also known as 94.
the "Bird's Nest" , where opening ceremony will be held. 95.
Best regards,
Janet
书面表达：My Favourite Website
第三节书面表达（满分25分）
请你以“My Favourite Website”为主题，用英语写一篇短文，介绍“中学站”（），
My Favourite Website
2010届高二半期考试题答案
2008—2009学年第一学期
第一部分听力
第一节
1—5 BCAAB 6—10 CBBCA 11—15 BAABB 16—20 CABCC
第二部分英语知识运用
第一节单项填空
21—25 DCDBC 26—30 CBBAD 31—35 CCCBC
第二节完形填空
36—40 DBABC 41—45 DBADD
46—50 BCCAA 51—55 BBCBC
第三节阅读理解
（A）56—59 BDCA （B）60—63 DCAB
（C）64—67 ABDD （D）68—71 DBCA
（E）72—75 CDAB
第II卷
第一节单词拼写
76. observing 77. social 78. development 79. designed
80. employ 81. cigarettes 82. convenient 83. painted
84. pattern 85. absence
第二节短文改错
86. exciting→excited 87. parent→parents 88. do→does
89. 去掉because后的90. few→little 91.√
92.like→as 93. ourselves→us 94. 划去far
95.在where后加the
第三节书面表达
My Favourite Website
ZXXK. Com is my favourite website, which includes varieties of complete, new and fast teaching and learning materials. It has different sections about teaching and learning of the major subjects in middle schools. The purpose of it is to improve the skills of teaching and the ability of learning. Especially, it prepares lots of papers for the teachers and students. At the same time, it has plenty of beautiful pictures and interesting articles in it, I can get much more information about different subjects. ZXXK. com is very poplar with teachers and students. I do love it.。