北师大版高中英语选修七第二学期第一次阶段测试

高中英语学习材料
（灿若寒星*制作整理）
半塔中学2011-2012学年度第二学期第一次阶段测试
高二英语试题
第一部分：听力
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
请听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项。

1.What did the woman do last night?
A.She stayed at home.
B. She went dancing.
C. She watched a movie.
2.What can we know about John?
A.He will have a class after 1:00.
B.He will stay at the library for two hours.
C.He will go home at 2:00.
3.How many times was the man late this term?
A Four times. B. Twenty-two times. C. Twice.
4.What was the order of the man's activities?
A, Swimming, eating, jogging.
B. Swimming, sailing, eating.
C. Swimming, jogging, sailing.
5.How often does the man call home?
A.Seldom.
B. Occasionally.
C. Often.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
请听下面5段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。

请听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。

6.Where is the woman probably?
A.In America.
B. In China.
C. In Britain.
7.How much does the woman pay for the carpet at last?
A. 835 yuan.
B. 72 dollars.
C. 500yuan.
8.What can we learn from the conversation?
A.You cannot do shopping without a passport when travelling abroad.
B.It is easier to take a bargain with a travel check when you travel abroad.
C.Your passport is needed when you use a travel check abroad.
请听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9.Why didn't the woman continue with the sports after she got back home?
A.It took too much time.
B. It was a hard job.
C. It was too late.
10.What were the conditions like in the field where the woman once did her training?
A.There was different sports equipment.
B.There were many horses there.
C.There were good sports tracks there.
11.When did the woman do her sports training in the field?
A.Just 10 years ago.
B. Less than 5 years ago.
C. More than 10 years ago.
请听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12.How much does a judge's brain cost?
A ＄5,000. B. ＄50,000. C. ＄20,000.
13.Why is the politician's brain the most expensive?
A.It's the most clever.
B.It has never been used.
C.There are fewer politicians than professors.
14.What can we know fro, the conversation?
A.The woman doesn't quite know about brain transplants.
B.The tow speakers want to exchange their hearts.
请听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15.Who is the man?
A.The woman's neighbor.
B. The woman's friends.
C. A repairman.
16.When will the man come?
A.In a short while.
B. Tomorrow afternoon.
C. Tomorrow morning.
17.Who broke the window this time?
A.The woman's children.
B.Some children playing in the street.
C.The woman herself.
请听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.According to the speaker, where did the spacecraft splash down?
A.Six miles from the Pacific Ocean.
B.145 miles from Hawaii.
C.On an aircraft carrier.
19.How many divers are in the process of attaching lines to the spacecraft?
A.Six
B. Eight.
C. Seven.
20.Which of the following is TRUE about the three astronauts?
A.They are in an Air Force helicopter now.
B.They have been in space for fifteen days.
C.They will join with their families in Hawaii.
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。

21. —Could you explain it to me a second time? I’m afraid I can’t follow you.
—_____
A. Is that clear?
B. That’s what I mean.
C. Maybe I can show you with this chart.
D. You are very slow indeed.
22. By the year 2020 scientists _____ a lot of research on AIDS.
A. had done
B. do
C. are doing
D. will have done
23. I’ll help you with your English as soon as I _____ my homework.
A. finish
B. will finish
C. would finish
D. finished
24. —Why are you standing here?
—I’m waiting for Shirley. She will be back _____.
A. gradually
B. Originally
C. shortly
D. abruptly
25. They _____ a large sum of money to the poor students in the rural area.
A. gave off
B. gave up
C. gave back
D. gave away
26. _____ how hard he tried, he couldn’t get her to change her mind.
A. Providing
B. No matter
C. As long as
D. However
27. The value of the house was _____ at $200,000, $30,000 less than its selling price.
A. associated
B. assessed
C. assumed
D. assisted
28. It was an unpopular policy and caused a number of _____ within the party.
A. contacts
B. contrasts
C. conflicts
D. connections
29. The damage of the world’s environment was a loss for mankind that no amount of money could _____.
A. make out
B. make for
C. make up for
D. make off
30. In the course of centuries, the wind has _____ the rocks away.
A. worn
B. washed
C. run
D. taken
31. All these worries made _____ impossible for her to concentrate on her study.
A. that
B. it
C. this
D. which
32. The speaker always talked about difficult things. His ideas hardly _____ to
the audience.
A. got over
B. got through
C. got across
D. got down
33. —Could you tell me when the new edition of this book is _____? —Sorry, I don’t know. Maybe in 2010.
A. coming out
B. carrying out
C. figuring out
D. trying out
34. It is a common theme in many science fictions that the world may one day be _____ by robots.
A. blocked out
B. fooled around
C. laid off
D. taken over
35. All their attempts to _____ the old lady from the burning house were not successful.
A. catch
B. attain
C. rescue
D. obtain
第二节：完形填空（共20小题，计分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出一具最佳答案。

A businessman who had been working so much found that be could not sleep at night, but kept on falling 36 during the 37 . He became so38 that he went to this 39 .
“Can you help me, doctor?” he asked 40 , “I used to sleep so well,
41 recently I haven’t been able to sleep 42 than two hours a night.”
The doctor 43 him carefully, gave him some tests, advised him 44 less hard, and told him to take some kinds of 45 to help him. The doctor was 46 that he was not seriously 47 , and that he would soon be better.
But the businessman grew worse 48 better. He slept even 49 than expected at night, and was 50 falling asleep in his bed.- He visited his doctor very 51 , and it 52 the doctor a long time to discover 53 the bus inessman’s servant gave him the 54 medicines in the morning, and the ones to keep him 55 at night.
36.A.sleep B. sleepy C. sleeping D. asleep
37.A.day B. night C. evening D. time
38.A. sad B. disappointed C. worried D. angry
39.A. friend B. parents C. workers D. doctor
40.A. hurriedly B. angrily C. earnestly D. anxiously
41.A. and B. but C. or D. for
42.A. more B. less C. other D. much
43.A. watched B. examined C. questioned D. advised
44.A. work B. to work C. working D. worked
45.A. exercise B. operation C. medicine D. sleep
46.A. sure B. aware C. afraid D. glad
47.A. ill B. weak C. sleepy D. busy
48.A. or B. but C. instead of D. as well as
49.A. more B. less C. other D. much
50.A. nearly B. fast C. hardly D. sound
51.A. seldom B. soon C. late D. often
52.A. spent B. took C. brought D. offered
53.A. that B. why C. because D. when
54.A. sleep B. sleepy C. sleeping D. asleep
55.A. wake B. waking C. waken D. Awake
第三部分：阅读理解
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A
Along the seashore(海边)，the tall coconut(椰子)trees waved in he wind. The sand was white in the bright sun, and the ocean was dark blue. The houses in the town near the shore, were painted white. The boats had been pulled up on the shore. Usually they would all be in the water with hard-working fishermen. But today was a holiday, and everyone was preparing for the celebration that was going to take place that evening.
In the distance, men could be seen climbing the coconut trees. They were singing as they worked. There were monkeys in the trees, too. The monkeys were jumping up and down and screaming angrily. The climbers just laughed at the monkeys and continued to pick the fruits.
56.What is this passage about?
A. It tells us a story of the monkeys.
B. It describes the scene on the seashore.
C. It talks about the life of the fishermen.
D. It is about how the people celebrated a holiday.
57. The boats had been pulled up on the shore because_________.
A. it was a holiday.
B. the weather was too hot.
C. there was going to be a storm.
D. it was not the season for fishing.
58.The word "screaming" in Paragraph Two probably means _______.
A. singing and working.
B. jumping up and down.
C. running here and there.
D. shouting in a high voice.
59. The monkeys were angry because________.
A. the men were trying to catch them.
B. the men wanted to drive them away.
C. the men got the coconuts , which were their food.
D. the men climbed higher and faster than they did.
B
The metal that has been most important to man is iron（铁）. Like many of the most important discoveries of man, how iron was first discovered and used is not known.
Steel is made from iron. It is better than iron in strength, hardness, and elasticity (弹性) . There are many kinds of steel which are made by mixing iron with other metals.
Iron is found in many different places on earth. When you see rocks with a red color, they probably have some iron. To get iron from the rocks requires a great deal of heat. When iron comes out, it is white hot.
Iron and steel are quite important in our life. We can see them in use all around us. Almost all of our machines are made of iron or steel. Without iron and steel, modern civilization (文明) does not exist.
60. The best title for this passage is________.
A. The Metals.
B. Iron and Steel.
C. The Production of Iron.
D. The Importance of Steel.
61.We don't know how iron was first discovered and used
because__________.
A. there was no record of it in history.
B. it was like many of the most important discoveries.
C. it was not important who discovered and used it first.
D.it was used by many people all over the world at the same time.
62. How is iron made?
A. By mixing the rocks with other metals.
B.It was found in rocks that had a red color.
C. By melting the rocks at a high temperature.
D.It was taken out of the earth by digging a deep hole.
63. From the last paragraph we can get the idea that________.
A. iron and steel are modern civilization.
B. iron and steel are only used in machines.
C. iron and steel are quite useful in the world.
D. iron and steel are necessary for modem life.
C
If you are planning to learn a foreign language, here are some tips about learning language you can benefit from.
Try to set aside some time every day for your studies when your brain is most receptive. It’s better to study for 30 minutes every day than for 3 hours
once a week. If you can spare two or three hours a day, break them up into some periods to avoid brain overload.
Go over each lesson several times, perhaps once in the morning, once in the evening and once several days later. Give your brain time to digest the material, but make sure the gaps between periods of studies are not too long or you will fo rget most of what you’re trying to learn. Make sure you have mastered the contents of one lesson before moving on to the next.
Make sure you’re comfortable with the basics of the language before learning the more advanced knowledge. It will take you some time to get used to the pronunciation and spelling of a new language, but without a solid understanding of these, you’ll find it very difficult to learn more.
Setting reasonable targets is a good way to motivate yourself. You could set yourself a time limit or aim for a certain level of proficiency (精通).
Once you have mastered the basics of the language, learn to apply them about the things that interest you. In this way you are more likely to remember the words, phrases and grammatical constructions you meet.
You will find that at times you’re making fairly rapid progress, while at other times you seem to stand still or even go backwards. This is normal when learning a language, so don’t be discouraged.
Making mistakes in a foreign language is nothing to worry about. What matters is getting your message across, not whether you use all the right words, tenses, cases, etc. If you cannot think of the exact words, try using other ones.
64 How many tips does the writer give about learning languages in this passage?
A. Four.
B. Six.
C. Seven.
D. Nine.
65. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the author’s opinions?
A. You should learn the language once as long as possible.
B. You’d better set a reasonable aim before you start.
C. You should often review what you’ve learnt.
D. You should practise the language while learning it.
66. The last two tips of learning a language are mainly about ______.
A. the mistakes when you learn a foreign language.
B. the thin gs you shouldn’t do when you meet with difficulties.
C. the reasons why we make mistakes while trying to apply it.
D. the reasons why we make little or no progress while learning it.
67. We can infer from this passage that the author of this passage is probably __________.
A. an outstanding artist.
B. a brilliant politician.
C. an extraordinary explorer.
D. an experienced teacher.
D
Every person has a unique experience and a story to tell about his school life, so do I.
We had great fun in growing and learning. Every year we were taken to different places for our school picnics. I was never able to go to these tours but I enjoyed every word of the stories told by my friends. When I was in Grade Eight, I won a couple of prizes in drawing and school competitions. We were also given many projects as class assignments that helped all of us to know more about the subject. I was very fond of cricket (now in football). My friends and I played cricket in the school campus after school, but at the same time, we all used to get lots of scolding from our headmaster.
Every Saturday we used to have our P.T. exercise, and frankly speaking, nobody in my class, even me, had ever liked this. As I reached Grade Nine I realised that I should concentrate on my studies as the next year I was going to take my Board exams. The most memorable day in my life was the day when we held the farewell party for our seniors. Well, now I am in Grade Ten and all set to write my Boards in March. Whenever I recollect all these incidents of school life, I feel very happy and in everybody’s school life, I think there are many ups and downs that mould(浇注) one’s life. School is a place where all of us learn to care and share. “School” is not just a place, but also it is a large dome made up of knowledge, love and affection. I think in everybody’s success, school plays a key role. I can describe my school in “Three S’s”, they are: Small, Sweet and Simple.
68. From the second paragraph we can infer that _____.
A. all the student s could take part in school’s picnics.
B. the author didn’t behave well before.
C. the author was very bad at his studies .
D. the school didn’t approve of students’ playing on the campus
69. At school, the author is good at ______.
A. drawing
B. cricket
C. football
D. composition
70. The underlined phrase “ups and downs” probably means “______”.
A. favorite and boring subjects
B. lucky and unlucky persons
C. good and bad experiences
D. high and low spirits
71. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. I am good at playing football.
B. We should study hard.
C. My life at school.
D. What a school means.
E
Women don’t talk more than men. Really, they don’t. Women speak 20,000 words a day, compared to the average man’s 7,000.But a study published recently denies this old rule. Both men and women use about 16,000 words a day, says the new research in Science magazine.
“It’s been a common belief, but it just didn’t fit,” says James Pennebaker, the researcher of the seven-year study. Pennebaker and his colleagues analyzed (分析) recorded conversations of 396 university students age 18 to 29 in the USA and Mexico, including 210 women and 186 men. The study didn’t look at vocabulary or word use, but rather word count.
Pennebaker says two-thirds of participants spoke 11,000 to 25,000 words a day, with the average for both sexes about 16,000 words. The finding may seem surprising in a popular culture where women are often thought of as talkative and men as silent.
Most recently, psychiatrist (精神病学家) Louann Brizendine used the 20,000 and 7,000 comparison in her 2006 book The Female Brain, as evidence for brain differences. After the book came out in August, the data was widely reused. “That hits a nerve (神经). It’s been surprising to me that this little point is the point people pick out,” says Brizendine.
But experts in neurolinguistics(神经语言学) thought that the data was uncertain. Mark Liberman, a linguistics professor at the University of Pennsylvania, says that after Brizendine’s book came out, he tried to find evidence to support her claim, but failed.
72. According to the new research in Science magazine, how many words do women use a week?
A. 140,000.
B. 47,000.
C. 112,000.
D. 28, 000.
73. What did Pennebaker and his colleagues focus on in their study?
A. The number of words people used.
B. The structures people used.
C. The speed of speaking words.
D. The use of words.
74. We can know the comparison used in The Female Brain was ______.
A. considered untrue by most scientists
B. accepted as a truth by most scientists
C. seldom reused by others
D. considered as evidence for sex brain similarities
75. It can be inferred from the passage that at the beginning, Mark Liberman ______.
A. didn’t believe Brizendine’s data in her 2006 book The Female Brain
B. thought Brizendine’s data in her 2006 book The Female Brain was true
C. succeeded in finding the evidence to support Brizendine’s claim
D.cared little about Brizendine’s claim in he r 2006 book The Female Brain
第一节：任务型读写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面短文上，根据所读内容在表格中的空白处填入恰当的单词。

注意：每个空格只填一个单词。

Some people are pessimistic when they think about the future. They say that, a hundred years from now, we will have used up most of the earth's resources. We will have polluted our seas badly, and be unable to eat fish from them. We will have made the air so dirty that we will need to wear masks. The world's population will have doubled, and we will have used all the countryside for housing; there will be no farmland left.
Other people believe that Man adapts very easily. They have a different idea of the future. How, in their views, will people be living in a hundred years' time?
One architect believes that Man will move off the land. He suggests that the city of the future will be a huge, pyramid-shaped building, which will be floating on the surface of the sea.
As for oil, people will no longer need it: we will be heating our homes with power from the sun. And we will not be short of minerals, because there are plenty under our oceans.
What will be in the shops in the year 3000? What will people be wearing? How will people be traveling?
Scientists who make predictions about teh future suggest that, by teh year 3000, shops will no longer exist. Computers will have replaced them; and people will order goods from home.
People will be wearing very light, thin clothes. By that time, scientists will have invented a fabric that keeps us cool in hot weather and warm in cold weather.
As for travel, the experts say that most people will be using public transport. Electric cars will be traveling through the streets day and night.
Anybody will be able to stop one and use it.
Title What Will Life Be (76)___________________ in the Future? Introduction There are two opinions about the life in the future. The pessimistic opinions *The earth's resources will be (77)_______________ out of. *Seas will be polluted badly and no fish to eat. *People will have to wear masks because of bad air (78)_______________________. *As a result of increasing population, the countryside will be used for housing with no farmland (79)__________________. The optimistic opinions *Instead of on the (80) __________________, people will live on the surface of the sea. *Oil will not be (81)____________________. *Computers will (82) ________________ the place of shops and goods will be ordered from home. *（83）_____________the light, thin clothes in the future, people will (84)_____________ cool in hot weather and warm in cold weather. *Public transport will mainly be (85)
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_______________ for traveling.
第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
假设你是Bob, 你的网球队友Nick受伤了, 请你给他写一封信表达对他的问候。

信件包括以下内容:
1. 听到Nick在车祸中腿部受伤，你很难过；
2. Nick的妈妈告诉你Nick伤得不是很严重；
3. 你和你的其他队友买了一束鲜花，你准备代表球队明天去看望他；
4. 希望他早日康复，回队参加训练。

注意：1. 信的开头和结尾已给出； 2. 词数：100左右； 3. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Nick,
___________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________
Yours sincerely,
Bob
半塔中学2011-2012学年度第二学期第一次阶段测试
高二英语试题参考答案
听力选择： 1-5 ABCBC 6-10 ABCCB 11-15 ABBAC 16-20 ACBCB
单项选择： 21-25 CDACD 26-30 BBCCA 31-35 BCADC
完形填空： 36-40 DACDD 41-45 BABBC 46-50 AACBC 51-55 DBACD
阅读理解： 56-60 DADDB 61-65 BCCCA 66-70 BDDAC 71-75 CCABB
任务阅读： 76. like 77. run 78. Pollution 79. left 80. land
81. Needed 82. take 83. Wearing 84. feel 85. used Dear Nick，
I am sorry to hear that you got your leg injured in a traffic accident yesterday. Fortunately, you are recovering well and the injury isn’t too serious, according to your mother who I spoke to on the phone. You are a brave young man and you have got the best doctor available. I have no doubt that you will recover soon.
Everyone at work clubbed together and bought you some flowers. I’ll bring them with me when I come to visit you tomorrow. Wish you a full and speedy recovery.
Sincerely,
Bob。