内蒙古集宁一中高二下学期期末考试(英语)

内蒙古集宁一中高二下学期期末考试（英语）
本试卷分为I卷（选择题）和II卷（非选择题）两部分，共150分,另附加题15分。

答题时间1。

第I卷（选择题，共100分）
第一节：单项选择（每小题1. 5分，共，满分30分）
1. ----I’m afraid I can’t return the book to you before Friday.
----_________.
A. You’re welcome.
B. That’s right.
C. Not at all.
D. Take your time.
2. The railway is _______ in about 2 months.
A. completed
B. completing
C. to be completed
D. being completed
3. A(H1N1), a terrible disease, ___ in Mexico in April, , causing many deaths.
A. broke out
B. turned out
C. made out
D. worked out
4. In Australia there are over 140 species of snakes, ______ are extremely dangerous.
A. many of them
B. many of which
C. of them many
D. many
5. Zheng He’s first stop during the expedition was in _____ is a par t of Vietnam today.
A. where
B. what
C. which
D. that
6. It is often that human beings are naturally equipped to speak.
A. said
B. to say
C. saying
D. being said
7. Charles was alone at home, with looking after him.
A. someone
B. anyone
C. not one
D. no one
8. Progress so far very good and we are sure that the work will be finished on time.
A. was
B. had been
C. has been
D. will be
9. The children loved their day trip, and they enjoyed the horse ride .
A. most
B. more
C. less
D. little
10. All the dishes in this menu, otherwise stated, will serve two to three people.
A. as
B. if
C. though
D. unless
11. I’m sure tha t your letter will get attention. They know you’re waiting for the reply.
A. continued
B. immediate
C. careful
D. general
12. The CDs are on sale! Buy one and you get completely free.
A. other
B. others
C. one
D. ones
13. Jenny nearly missed the flight doing too much shopping.
A. as a result of
B. on top of
C. in front of
D. in need of
14. What I need is book that contains ABC of oil painting.
A. a; 不填
B. the; 不填
C. the; an
D. a ; the
15. If you leave the club, you will not be back in.
A. received
B. admitted
C. turned
D. moved
16. They use computers to keep the traffic smoothly.
A. being run
B. run
C. to run
D. running
17. My friend showed me round the town, was very kind of him.
A. which
B. that
C. where
D. it
18. It’s high time you had your hair cut; it’s getting .
A. too much long
B. much too long
C. long too much
D. too long much
19. I can’t leave. She told me that I stay here until she comes back.
A. can
B. must
C. will
D. may
——Do you mind my opening the window? It’s a bit hot in here.
——, as a matter of fact.
A. Go ahead
B. Yes, my pleasure
C. Yes, I do
D. Come on
第二节：完形填空（每小题1. 5分，共，满分30分）
Back when I was in university, I had to take a computer-programming course. I had failed the first time. Exam day came, and I was extremely 21 . when the exam started, I noticed that everyone was focused—everyone 22 me and the guy next to me.
An hour later, I still hadn’t 23 a word. That guy next to me had left the exam room, 24 the exam, which meant he would fail. I started to panic and think about what was going to happen if I 25 again. At that time, I heard one little voice in my head. It said, “If I fail the exam, then I will fail this 26. If I fail this course, I will be 27 to move back home and work at a 28, but I wonder i f there are any good jobs I could get. ” I glanced up at the 29. It was halfway through the exam.
It was at that 30 that I suddenly realized something. An image of my 31 flashed into my head.
“Steve, you’ll be 32. You’ve spent much time preparing for this exam, ” he 33 me the previous night. “If you
were able to do the assignments(作业)”，you’ll be able to do this exam.
That was when things began to turn for the 34. After that, I started to ask myself 35 questions. I’ve done this before, so why couldn’t I d o it now? I kept 36 what my roommate had said until that tiny weak voice grew into a loud 37 voice in my mind. Suddenly, everything became 38 and I started writing. I began with the first question and then continued to the next. I completed the entire exam 39.
Weeks later I received my 40 and I had passed. It was better than working at a gas station.
21. A. confident B. relaxed C. nervous D. disappointed
22. A. including B. except C. about D. like
23. A. written B. said C. seen D. heard
24. A. giving back B. giving out C. giving away D. giving up
25. A. suffered B. failed C. finished D. missed
26. A. job B. course C. voice D. college
27. A. pleased B. honoured C. forced D. invited
28. A. hospital B. gas station C. factory D. university
29. A. teacher B. wall C. blackboard D. clock
30. A. moment B. exam C. glance D. paper
31. A. brother B. father C. teacher D. roommate
32. A. helpful B. upset C. fine D. creative
33. A. warned B. informed C. encouraged D. challenged
34. A. fair B. better C. clear D. worse
35. A. positive B. difficult C. boring D. complex
36. A. writing B. repeating C. remembering D. asking
37. A. familiar B. formal C. determined D. passive
38. A. faint B. weak C. important D. clear
39. A. hardly B. smoothly C. frequently D. possibly
40. A. marks B. replies C. benefit D. support
第三节：阅读理解（每小题2分，共，满分40分）
A
I know what you’re thinking : pizza （比萨饼）? For breakfast? B ut the truth is that you can have last night’s leftovers in the a. m. if you want to.
I know lots of women who skip breakfast （不吃早餐）, and they have a ton of different excuses for doing it .
Some say they don’t have time. others think they’re “saving” calo ries （卡路里）, still others just don’t like breakfast food.
But the bottom line is that eating in the morning is very important when you’re trying to lose weight. “Eating just about anything from 300 to 400 calories would be better than nothing at all,” say s Katherine Brooking , R , D , who developed the super-easy eating plan for this year’s “SELF CHALLENGE”. And even pizza can be healthy if it’s loaded with vegetables, and you stick to one small piece.
Breakfast is one meal I never miss, and the same goes for most weight loss success stories. Research shows that eating breakfast keeps you from overeating later in the day. Researchers at the University of Southern California found that breakfast skippers have a bigger chance of gaining weight than those who regularly have a morning meal.
So eat something in the morning. I know plenty of friends who end up having no breakfast altogether, and have just coffee or orange juice. I say, try heating up last night’s leftovers. It may sound crazy, but if it works for you, do it! I find if I tell myself, “You can always eat it tomorrow,” I put away the leftovers instead of eating more that night. Try it…you may save yourself some pre-bedtime calories. And watch your body gain the fat-burning effects.
41. The word “leftovers” in Paragraph 1 probably means__________.
A. food remaining after a meal
B. things left undone
C. meals made of vegetables
D. pizza topped with fruit
42. What can we infer from the text?
A. Working women usually have breakfast in a hurry.
B. Many people have wrong ideas about breakfast.
C. There are some easy ways of cooking a meal.
D. Eating vegetables helps save energy.
43. According to the last paragraph, it is important to____________.
A. eat something for breakfast
B. be careful about what you eat
C. heat up food before eating it
D. eat calorie-controlled food
44. The text is written mainly for those_____________.
A. who go to work early
B. who want to lose weight
C. who stay up late
D. who eat before sleep
B
Having a husband means an extra seven hours of housework each week for women, according to a new study.
For men, getting married saves an hour of housework a week. “It’s a well-known pattern,” said lead researcher Frank Stafford at University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research. “Men usually work more outside the home, while women take on more of the housework. ”
He points out that differences among households（家庭）exist. But in general, marriage means more housework for wom en and less for men. “And the situation gets worse for women when they have children,” Stafford said.
Overall, times are changing in the American home. In 1976, women busied themselves with 26 weekly hours of sweeping-and-dusting work, compared with 17 hours in . Men are taking on more housework, more than doubling their housework hours from six in 1976 to 13 in .
Single women in their and 30s did the least housework, about 12 weekly hours, while married women in their 60s and 70s did the most-about 21 hours a week.
Men showed a somewhat different pattern, with older men picking up the broom more often than younger men. Single men worked the hardest around the house, more than that of all other age groups of married men.
Having children increases housework even further. With more than three children, for example, wives took on more of the extra work, clocking about 28 hours a week compared with husbands’10 hours.
45. According to the “well-known pattern” in Paragraph 1, a married man_____.
A. takes on heavier work
B. does more housework
C. is the main breadwinner
D. is the master of the house
46. How many hours of housework did men do every week in the 1970s?
A. About 23.
B. About 26.
C. About 13.
D. About 6.
47. What kind of man is doing most housework according to the text?
A. An unmarried man.
B. An older married man.
C. A younger married man.
D. A married man with children.
48. What can we conclude from Stafford’s research?
A. Marriage gives men more freedom.
B. Marriage has effects on job choices.
C. Housework sharing changes over time.
D. Having children means doubled housework.
C
GUA TEMALA CITY （Reuters）– A fish that lives in mangrove swamps（红树沼泽）across the Americas
can live out of water for months at a time, similar to how animals adapted（适应）to land millions of years ago, a new study shows.
The Magrove Rivulus, a type of small killifish, lives in small pools of water in a certain type of empty nut or even old beer cans in the mangrove swamps of Belize, the United States and Brazil. When their living place dries up, they live on the land in logs（圆木），said Scott Taylor, a researcher at the Brevard Endangered Lands Program in Florida.
The fish, whose scientific name is Rivulus marmoratus, can grow as large as three inches. They group together in logs and breathe air through their skin until they can find water again.
The new scientific discovery came after a trip to Belize.
“We kicked over a log and the fish just came crowding out,” Taylor told Reuters in neighboring Guatgemala by telephone. He said he will make his study on the fish known to the public in an American magazine early next year.
In lab tests, Taylor said the fish can live up to 66 days out of water without eating.
Some other fish can live out of water for a short period of time. The walking catfish found in Southeast Asia can stay on land for hours at time, while lungfish found in Australia, Africa and South America can live out of water, but only in an inactive state. But no other known fish can be out of water as long as the Mangrove Rivulus and remain active, according to Patricia Wright, a biologist at Canada’s University of Guelph.
Further studies of the fish may tell how animals changed over time.
“These animals live in conditions similar to those that existed millions of years ago, when animals began making the transition（过渡）from water onto land,” Wright said.
49. The Mangrove Rivulus is a type of fish that _______.
A. likes eating nuts
B. prefers living in dry places
C. is the longest living fish on earth
D. can stay alive for two months out of water
50. Who will write up a report on Mangrove Rivulus?
A. Patricia Wright
B. Researchers in Guatemala
C. Scientists from Belize
D. Scott Taylor
51. According to the text, lungfish can________
A. breathe through its skin
B. move freely on dry land
C. remain alive out of water
D. be as active on land as in water
52. What can we say about the discovery of Mangrove Rivulus?
A. It was made quite by accident
C. It was supported by an American magazine
D. It was helped by Patricia Wright
D
The American newspaper has been around for about three hundred years. In 1721, the printer James Franklin, Benjamin's older brother, started the New England Courant, and that was what we might recognize today as a real newspaper. He filled his paper with stories of adventure, articles on art, on famous people, and on all sorts of political subjects.
Three centuries after the appearance of Franklin's Courant, few believe that newspapers in their present printed form will remain alive for long Newspaper complies are losing advertisers （广告商）, readers, market value, and in some cases, their sense of purpose at a speed that would not have been imaginable just several years ago. The chief editor （主编）of the times said recently, "At places where they gather, editors ask one another, 'How are you?', as if they have just come out of the hospital or a lost law came. “An article about the newspaper appeared on the websit e of the Guardian, under the headline “NOT DEAD YET.”
Perhaps not, but the rise of the Internet which has made the daily newspaper look slow and out of step with the world, has brought about a real sense of death. Some American newspapers have lost 42% of their market value in the past thee years The New York Times Company has seen its stock （股票）drop by 54% since the end of , with much of the loss coming in the past year. A manager at Deutsche Bank suggested that stock-holders sell off their Times stock. The Washington Post Comply has prevented the trouble only by changing part of its business to education its testing and test-preparation service now brings in at least half the company's income.
53. What can we learn about the New England Currant?
A. It is mainly about the stock market.
B. It marks the beginning of the American newspaper.
C. It remains a successful newspaper in America.
D. It comes articles by political leaders.
54. What can we infer about the newspaper editors?
A. They often accept readers' suggestions
B. They care a lot about each other's health.
C. They stop doing business with advertisers.
D. They face great difficulties in their business.
55. Which of the following found a new way for its development?
A. The Washington Post
B. The Guardian
C. The New York Times.
D. New England Courant
56. How does the author seem to feel about the future of newspapers?
A. Satisfied
B. Hopeful
C. Worried
D. Surprised
E
It's only 4 hours flying time from Sydney, but a world away. What better place to rest than a country where the only place people hurry is on the football field and things are done in "Fiji time"?
Viti Lev-Great Fiji is the largest island. Here you'll find the capital Suva and the international airport. Then there are 331 other islands, many of them with places to stay.
With less than a million people living on islands, you'll never feel crowded. And with a climate（气候）that changes only for five degrees between seasons, there’s never a bad time to come.
From cities to villages, from mountains to beaches, from water sports to wooden artworks, Fiji can give you more adventures and special experiences than you could find almost any where in the world.
Whenever you come , wherever you go ,you’re sure to se e some unforgettable events , from war dances to religious （宗教的）songs, from market days to religious days. It's not just staged for tourists; it's still a part of everyday life in Fiji. And any one of us can enjoy Fiji's spirit by being part of the traditional （传统的）sharing of yaqona—a drink made from the root of a Fiji plant.
So why not join us for the experience of a lifetime?
57. Where is the international airport of Fiji?
A. In Suva
B. In Sydney
C. On the other 331 islands
D. On the island of Viti Lev
58. What does the text tell us about Fiji people?
A. They invented “Fiji time” for visitors
B. They stick to a traditional way of life
C. They like to travel from place to place
D. They love taking adventures abroad
59. One of the things that make Fiji a tourist attraction is .
A. its comfortable hotels
B. its good weather all year round
C. its exciting football matches
D. its religious beliefs
60. Where can we most probably read this text?
A. In a personal diary
B. In a science report
C. In a travel magazine
D. In a geography textbook
第四节：附加题（每小题3分，共5小题，满分15分）
If English means endless new words, difficult grammar and sometimes strange pronunciation, you are wrong. Haven’t you noticed that you have beco me a master since you started to learn a language?
According to a new study by a British university, learning a second language can lead to an increase in your brainpower. Researchers found that learning other language changes gray matter. This is the area of the brain which processes information. It is similar to the way that exercise builds muscles.
The study also found the effect is greater on the younger people who learn a second language.
A team led by Dr. Andrea Mechelli, from University College London, took a group of Britons (土著的英国人) who only spoke English. They were compared with a group of “early bilinguals” who had learnt a second language before the age of five, as well as a number of other learners.
Scans showed that gray matter density(密度) in the brain was greater in bilinguals than in people without a second language. But the longer a person waited before mastering a new language, the smaller the difference is.
“Our findings suggest that his structure of the brain is changed by the experien ce of learning a second language,” said the scientists.
It means that the change itself increases the ability to learn.
Professor Dylan Vanghan Jones of the University of Wales has researched the link between bilingualism and maths skills. “Having two languages gives you two windows on the world and makes the brain more flexible,” he said. “You are actually going beyond language and have a better understanding of different ideas. ”
The finding was matched in a study of native Italian speakers who had learned English as a second language between the ages of two and 34. Reading, writing and comprehension were all tested. The results showed that the younger they started to learn, the better. “Studying a language means you get an entrance to another world,” explained the scientists.
61. The main subject in this passage is ___.
A science on learning a second language
B. man’s ability of learning a second language
C. language can help brain power
D. language learning and maths study
62. In the second paragraph, the writer mentions “exercise” in order to ___.
A. say language is also a kind of physical labor
B. prove that one needs more patience when he(she) is learning a language
C. show the importance of using the language when you learn the language
D. make people believe language learning helps gray matter work well
63. The underlined word “bilingual” probably means that ___.
A. a researcher on language learning
B. a second language learner
C. a person who can speak two languages
D. an active language learner
64. We may know from the scientific findings that ___.
A. the earlier you start to learn a second language the higher the gray matter density is
B. there is no difference between a later second language learner and one who doesn’t know a second language
C. the experience of learning a second language has had an effect on people’s brain
D. the ability of learning a second language is changing all the time
65. In the last two paragraphs, the author wants to tell us that ___.
A. learning a second language is the same as studying maths
B. early learning of a second language helps you a great deal in studying other subjects
C. Italian is the best choice for you as a second language
D. you’d better choose the ages between 2 and 34 to learn a second langua ge
第II卷（非选择题，共50分）
第五节：单词拼写（每空一词，每小题1分，共10小题，满分10分）
66. Could you at least make an ______ to smile? (尝试)
67. After I received their treatment, my situation ______ improved. (逐渐)
68. He died very quickly; he didn’t _______ much. (遭受痛苦)
69. For ________ reasons, I would prefer not to meet him. (各种各样的)
70. Let me just ______ to my notes to find the exact figures. (查阅)
71. These eggs are ￥5. 00 a _____. (打)
72. I do not ____ you your job. This is a most troublesome case. （羡慕、嫉妒）
73. If you’re good at ____ wit h them, they might reduce the price. （讨价还价）
74. Phone calls are ______ during take-off. (禁止)
75. She looks very ______, but I can’t remember her name. （熟悉）
第六节：短文改错（每小题1分，共10小题, 满分10分）
如无错误，在该行右边边横线上画一个勾(√)；如有错误，则按下列情况改正：
此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉，在横线上写出该词，并也划掉。

此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，在横线上写出该加的词。

此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线( )，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

Hi Susan,
I’m sorry that I wasn’t able to return to your76_________
bike on time yesterday. I mean to give it 77_________
back to you before four in the afternoon，and I 78_________
was hold up on my way back. . Just before I 79_________
turned corner of Park Street, I happened to 80_________
see an accident. A little girl was hurt and her 81_________
mother needed help. So I helped them going to 82_________
the nearest hospital. I stayed here for one and 83_________
a half hour and made sure that the girl 84_________
were all right. I hope you can understand. 85_________
Thank you!
Li Ling
第七节：书面表达（满分30分）
假设你是李华。

你的外国笔友Jane打算于七月来中国，特来信了解中国人的社交习俗。

请你用英语回一封信，从以下几个方面作具体介绍。

1. 中国人见面时的问候方式。

如：“吃了吗？”
2. 中国人接收礼物时的回应方式。

如：不当面打开。

3. 中国人的一些餐桌礼仪。

如：干杯等等。

注意：词数100左右，信的开头和结束语已为你写好，可适当增加细节，使行文连贯。

提示：祝酒：drink a toast to…; 干杯：cheers, 或bottom up.
Dear Jane,
Glad to hear from y ou and you’re welcome to China in July.
I hope what’s mentioned above might be helpful and wish you a good journey.
Yours sincerely
Lihua
参考答案
第一节：单项选择----DCABB ADCAD BCADB DABBC
第二节：完形填空----CBADB BCBDA DCCBA BCDBA
第三节：阅读理解----ABAB CDAC DDCA BDAC DBBC
第四节：附加阅读----CDCAB
第五节：单词拼写1. attempt 2. gradually 3. suffer 4. various/diverse 5. refer
6. dozen
7. envy
8. bargaining
9. forbidden 10. familiar
第六节：短文改错
76. 去第二个to 77. mean→meant 78. and→but 79. hold→held 80. corner前加the
81√82. going→go 83. here→there 84. hour→hours 85. were→was
第七节：书面表达
Dear Jane,
Firstly, we greet each other by saying “Hello” or asking such questions as “Where are you go ing?” or “Are you busy?” to express our care. Secondly, when praised, we reply with “oh, no!” or “I’m over-praised” to show good manners. Next, when receiving a gift, we usually say “It’s unnecessary” besides “Thanks” to show politeness and then put it away. Finally, at dinner parties, we talk loudly and touch glasses when drinking to someone’s health or success to show that we’re warm.
Anyhow, different cultures, different customs. If you “Do as the Romans do when in Rome”, you’ll enjoy more of your stay here.。