高二英语下册第二阶段考试题2

高二英语下册第二阶段考试题
英语
一．听力。

（共两节，满分20分）
第一节：共15小题（15分）
听下面五段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的ABC三个选项中选出最佳的选项，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，每个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

请听下面一段对话，回答第1-3题。

1.W hat’s in the package?
A. Dinner
B. Newspaper
C. shopkeeper
2.How much should the woman pay if she sends the package first class?
A. $9. 81
B. $10. 81
C. $5. 94
3. How long will it take to send the package second class?
A. About 20 days.
B. About 2 days.
C. About 12 days.
请听下面一段对话，回答第4-6题。

4.What will the two speakers do tomorrow night?
A.Have dinner at David’s house.
B.Have a chat with their friends on the Internet.
C.Have dinner at a famous restaurant.
5.What does the man think the dotted line might be?
A. a freeway.
B. a lake.
C. a train track.
6. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?
A. Teacher and student
B. Husband and wife
C. Driver and passenger
请听下面一段独白，回答第7-9题。

7.Which of the following was not the job of Helen’s father when she was born?
A. A cotton plantation owner.
B.An editor of a local newspaper.
C. A shopkeeper.
8.How was Helen’s family at the time of her birth?
A. Rich.
B. Large.
C. Not wealthy.
9. How old was Helen when she became seriously ill?
A. Nine months old.
B. Nineteen months old.
C. Nineteen years old.
请听下面一段对话，回答第10-12题。

10.What are the two speakers talking about?
A. A married couple.
B. A film.
C. A story.
11. What does the man think of the film?
A. It’s good.
B. It’s bad.
C. It’s fantastic.
12. What happened to the couple in the film in the end?
A. They bought a house of their own.
B. They continued to live with the wife’s mother.
C. They had to work even harder.
请听下面一段独白，回答第13-15题。

13. How many people were hurt in the accident?
A. 10
B. 11
C. 12
14. When did the accident happen?
A. Shortly before 3 pm.
B. Shortly after 3 pm.
C. Shortly before 5 pm.
15. How many traffic accidents have happened in the city this month?
A. 3
B. 5
C. 7
第二节：共5小题（满分5分）
听下面一段对话，请根据题目要求，从听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入16-20的空格中。

录音读两遍，每遍之间停顿45秒钟。

听完后你有两分钟的作答时间。

二．单项填空。

（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
21. It is _____that he has been addicted to the drugs and has difficulty quitting it.
A. obviously
B. apparently
C. possibly
D. likely
22. The police looked into the case carefully and found the thief had entered the house ______
a ladder.
A. by the means
B. by all means
C. by ways of
D. by means of
23. Many students listened to the lecture, but I wondered how much they ______.
A. took out
B. took up
C. took off
D. took in
24. I’m told that you are going to Canada to have a three-month further study. Don’t let such a good chance to improve your English _____ through your fingers.
A. ski
B. spread
C. slip
D. skip
25. ------- What do you think of Harry, our new roommate?
------- I am not sure, but he is always asking ______ questions.
A. a great many of
B. a great many
C. a great number
D. a large amount of
26. I’ll never trust such a man ______ you described.
A. that
B. what
C. whoever
D. as
27. I’m very sorry, I really don’t _________ you.
A. mean harm
B. mean to harm
C. mean harming
D. mean to be harmed
28. What do you think of his proposal _______ we ________ a play at the English party?
A. what; put up
B. that; put on
C. which; put up
D. that; put off
29. Ｉwant to _______ a question to the chairman but in a moment I lost my nerve
A. ask
B. reply
C. rise
D. raise
30. He insisted that we ________ rest until we finished the work.
A. not
B. don’t
C. can’t
D. should
31. I had no idea when and where ________. .
A. it happened
B. does it happen
C. it had happened
D. had it happened
32. I really appreciate that your help is of great _________.
A. useful
B. value
C. important
D. worth
33. He made a promise ______ he would help me.
A. that
B. which
C. whether
D. why
34. Children can ________ a lot _________ this new kind of school system.
A. benefit; from
B. benefit; with
C. change; from
D. lose; from
35. A good teacher must _________ to his students how important a proper learning method is.
A. get through
B. get across
C. get away
D. get over
三．完形填空。

（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
Dr. Baker was surprised to receive an invitation to the 2008 Medical Conference in London. He looked at his diary and found he would be free that week. He decided to __36__ the meeting, so he wrote to the conference __37__ that he would be there.
People who he knew __38__ the conference were __39__ to see him. The following morning, the main speaker didn’t appear. Her plane would be late __40__ bad weather. So the organizer asked if there was a Dr. Baker there and asked him to make himself __41__. Dr. Baker went up and offered him his help.
The organizer invited him to give a talk about DNA. But it happened that Dr. Baker knew __42__ about DNA. The organizer was so surprised to hear that __43__ he said everyone there knew he was an __44__ on the subject and read Peter Baker’s book “Introduction to DNA”. Dr Baker said that he was not Peter Baker, but David Baker, to be__45__.
36 A. join B. take part C. attend D. come
37 A. said B. say C. and saying D. saying
38 A. at B. of C. on D. with
39 A. excited B. anxious C. worried D. surprised
40 A. because of B. because C. as D. of
41 A. knowing B. knew C. known D. know
42 A. something B. nothing C. everything D. anything
43 A. what B. that C. then D. when
44 A. learner B. teacher C. expert D. professor
45 A. certain B. exactly C. certainly D. exact
四．语法填空。

（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

On the other hand, Dolly’s 46 （appear）raised a storm of objections and had a great impact 47 the media and public imagination. It became controversial.
48 at present human egg cells and embryos 49 （need）for cloning research are difficult to obtain, newspapers wrote of evil leaders 50 （hope）to clone themselves to attain their ambitions. Religious leaders also raised moral questions. Governments became nervous and more 51 （conserve）. Some began to reform their legal systems 52 forbade research into human cloning, but other countries 53 China and the UK continued to accumulate evidence of the abundant medical aid 54 cloning could provide. However, scientists still
wonder whether cloning will help or harm us and 55 it is leading us.
五．阅读理解。

（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）
A
Many animal and plant species have become extinct（灭绝的）and many more are in critical danger. Finding ways to protect the earth's wildlife and conserve（保护）the natural world they inhabit（居住）is now more important than ever.
Dodo
The Dodo is a classic example of how human caused damage to the earth's biology. The flightless Dodo was native to the Island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. It lived off fruit fallen from the island's trees and lived unthreatened until humans arrived in 1505. The easily controlled bird became a source of food for sailors and was attacked by animals introduced to the island by humans such as pigs, monkeys and rats. The population of Dodos rapidly decreased and last one was killed in 1681.
Rhinos
The Rhino（犀牛）horn is a highly priced item for Asian medicine. This has led to the animal being hunted in its natural habitat. Once widespread in Africa and Eurasia, most rhinos now live in protected natural parks and reserves（保护区）. Their numbers have rapidly decreased in the last 50 years, and the animals remain under constant threat from poachers（偷猎者）.
The Giant Panda
The future of the World Wildlife Fund's symbol is far from certain. As few as 1000 remain in the wild．The Chinese government has set up 33 panda reserves to protect these beautiful animals and made poaching them punishable with 20 years in prison. However, The panda's distinct black and white patched coat fetches a high price on the black market and determined poachers still pose （造成）one of the most serious threats to the animals continued existence.
Whales
The International Whaling Commission is fighting to ensure the survival of the whale species. Despite the fact that one-third the world's oceans have been declared whale sanctuaries（保护区）, 7 out of 13 whale species remain endangered．Hunted for their rich supply of oil, their numbers have decreased to just 300. Collisions（碰撞）with ships, poisonous pollution and being caught in fishing nets are other major causes of whale deaths.
Tigers
The last 100 years has seen a 95% reduction in the numbers of remaining tigers to between 5000 and 7000 and the Bali, Javan, and Caspian tigers are already extinct. The South China tiger is precariously close to disappearing, with only 20 to 30 still alive. Like t he Rhino horn, tigers’ bones and organs are sought after for traditional Chinese medicines. These items are traded illegally along with tiger skins.
56. It implies that _______.
A．The Dodo lacked the ability to protect itself from other animals
B．Sailors to the Island of Mauritius lived mainly on the Dodo
C．The Dodo used to be a strong animal that liked fighting
D．The Dodo, pigs, monkeys and rats were the natives to the Island of Mauritius
57. Which group of the following animals has already ceased to exist according to the text?
A．The Dodo, Rhino and Giant Panda．
B．The Rhino, Whale and South China Tiger.
C．The Rhino, Panda, Whale and Tiger.
D．The Dodo and the Bali, Javan, and Caspian tigers.
58. ______ can serve as a cure for certain diseases.
A．The whale’s rich oil
B．The panda's black and white patched coat
C．The Rhino horn and tigers’ bones and organs
D．The Dodo’s delicious meat
59. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A．The number of South China tigers has reached crisis point.
B．Many animals are threatened with extinction as a result of human activity.
C．People hunt for the endangered animals for high profit.
D．The Whale is the representing mark for the World Wildlife Fund．
60. What is the best title for the passage?
A. What caused the animals to go extinct?
B. Animal Conservation
C. Extinct Animals
D. Endangered Animals
B
Academy Awards The Academy Awards are the most prominent film award in the United States．The Awards are granted by the Academy of Motin Picture Arts and Sciences．Academy Awards are nicknamed “Oscars”, which is also the nickname of the statuette（小雕像）．The name is said to have been born when Margaret Herrick saw the statuette on a table and said: It looks just like my uncle Oscar!”
Berlin Film Festival One of the “A” festivals in Europe．The Berlin International Film Festival, also called the “Berlinale”, is held annually in February and started in 1951 after an initiative of the American, who occupied part of the city after World WarⅡ．The jury（专家评奖团）always placed special emphasis on representing films from all over the world, from the former Eastern Bloc（集团）Countries as well as from western countries．The awards are called Golden and Silver Bears（as the Bear is the symbol of Berlin）．
Venice Film Festival The Venice Film Festival takes place every year in late August / early September on the Lido in the historic Palazzo del Cinema, in Venice, Italy; its main award is the “ Leone d’Oro”（Golden Lion）．Recently, a new award has been added, the San Marco Award for the best film．
Cannes Film Festival The Cannes Film Festival is a famous international film festival．It has been held annually in Cannes, in the south of France, since 1946 with a few exceptions．Given massive media exposure, the Festival is attended by many movie stars and is a popular venue for movie producers to launch their new films and attempt to sell their works to the distributors who
come from all over the globe．
The most famous award given out at Cannes is the “Palme d’Or”（Golden Palm）for the best film; this is sometimes shared by multiple films in one year．
61．Which Award can be shared by multiple films in one year?
A．Golden Lion B．Golden Palm
C．Academy Awards D．San Marco Award
62．Which of the following statements about “Oscars” is not true?
A．It’s the nickname of Academy Awards
B．It’s also the nickname of the statuette．
C．It got its name because Margaret said the statuette looked like his uncle．
D．It’s an award in France．
63．Which Award has the shortest history?
A．Golden Lion B．Golden Palm
C．Academy Awards D．San Marco Award
64．Why is the Award for Berlin Film Festival called “Golden and Silver Bear”?
A．It looks like a bear
B．It is made up of bear fur
C．The bear is the symbol of Berlin
D．Bear is rare in Berlin
65．Which of the following best states the main idea of the passage?
A．An introduction of famous film festivals and film awards
B．An advertisement for films and TV programmes．
C．Introduce the nicknames of famous film awards．
D．A guide of how to spend famous film festivals
C
British newspapers are among the oldest and most famous in the world．But recently big changes have seen these traditional publications try to fit the modern world．After 221 years, The
Times has changed its size to become much smaller. In fact, the paper has cut its size in half from a broadsheet to tabloid（小报）.
In Britain the newspaper market is divided between the larger broadsheets and the smaller tabloids. These terms refer to the size of the papers’ pages but there is also a clear difference in content. Broadsheets such as The Times, the Guardian and Daily Telegraph are serious papers. They cover a broad range of political, economic and international issues. Their stories are also reasonably long and use quite formal language.
Tabloids have far more stories about less serious issues such as celebrities’（名人）love lives. Their stories are shorter and use more simple language. Tabloids often have bigger pictures. Britain’s best-selling newspaper, the Sun, is a tabloid and has a naked girl on Page Three every day.
By changing to the size of a tabloid, The Times is following in the footsteps of a less famous broadsheet paper the Independent . It changed to tabloid last year and saw its sales increase greatly. Although both papers have switched to the smaller size the content of the papers has remained the same. They are both still serious papers.
The two papers claim that people find the smaller size easier to handle when they travel to work on the bus or the train in the morning. Instead of calling the new style of their paper tabloid, the paper says its new size is “compact”（紧凑型）.
66．In which year was The Times born?
A．1782 B．1785 C．1788 D．1786
67．Which of the following statements can best describe broadsheets and tabloid?
A．Broadsheets are larger in size while tabloids are smaller.
B．Tabloids are less serious than broadsheets.
C．Broadsheets contain more news than tabloids.
D．They are different in size, content and the style of language.
68．Which of the following newspapers would you read if you are interested in lives of film stars?
A．The Sun B．The Times C．The Independent D．The Guardian
69．According to the passage we can infer the main reason for The Times' changing into the tabloid is that_____.
A．it wants to become convenient for people to carry
B．it wants to increase its circulation（发行量）
C．it intends to copy what The Independent has done
D．it is unlikely to stay in business if it does not change
70．Which of the following statements is true according to the given information?
A．There are more tabloids than broadsheets in Britain at present.
B．After the change, there will be no differences between The Sun and The Times.
C．Although The Times has cut its size, it remains a serious paper.
D．All the papers will tend to have the same style in the future.
六．写作。

（满分15分）
请根据下面提示，用英语写一篇短文。

【写作内容】
1. 有些人认为某些数字，如6、8、9等会带来好运。

2. 在选择车牌号、电话号码等时，他们不惜花费高昂的“择号费”来获得这些数字。

3. 成功和财富与这些所谓的幸运数字无关，而是艰苦劳动和不懈努力的结果。

4. 我们应该相信自己，并为成功而奋斗。

【写作要求】
只能使用5个句子表达全部内容。

【评分标准】
句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。

参考答案
1-15 BBCAC, BCCBB, BABBC
16. the northeast of England; 17.（only）one（passenger）;
18. the/his gun; 19. ticket-collector; 20. fined
21-25 D D D C B, 26-30 D B B D A, 31-35 C B A A B
36-40 C D A D A41-45 C B B C D
46. appearance 47. on 48. Although/Though 49. needed
50. hoping 51. conservative 52. and 53. like 54. that 55. where
这是一篇生态类短文。

文章介绍了五种比较典型的“已经灭绝的和濒临灭绝的动物”并探究其原因。

56. A 推测题。

从文章中的“flightless, lived off fruit fallen from the trees, easily controlled”等这些词中可推测出Dodo鸟缺少保护自己的能力。

57. D 细节归纳题。

根据文章第二段的“The population of Dodos rapidly decreased and last one w as killed in 1681”一句可判断Dodo是灭绝的动物之一，再根据最后一段中的“The Bali, Javan, and Caspian tigers are already extinct”一句可得出其他几种。

58. C 细节理解题。

文章的第三段和最后一段提到“犀牛角和虎骨及器官”有很高的药用价值。

59. D判断题。

从第四段中的“The future of the World Wildlife Fund's symbol is far from certain. ”一句可得出“世界野生动物基金”的图案标记是“大熊猫”，而不是“鲸”。

60. B
61．答案：B 解析：文章最后一句话提到The most famous award given out at Cannnes is the “Palme d’Or”（Golden Palm）for the best film; this is sometimes shared by multiple films in one year可以得知夏纳电影节最著名的奖项“金棕榈奖”有时可由一年中的多部影片共同获得。

62．答案：D 解析：奥斯卡奖是美国最著名的奖，不是法国的。

63．答案：D 解析：从第三段最后一句话Recently, a new award has been added, the San Marco Award for the best film看出最佳影片San Marco Award奖是最近才增加的一个新奖，所以历史最短。

64．答案：C 解析：从第二段最后一句话The awards are called Golden and Silver Bears （as the Bear is the symbol of Berlin．）看出，柏林电影节的奖名叫金熊奖和银熊奖是因为熊是柏林的象征。

65．答案：A 解析：本文主要是对著名电影节以及著名电影奖项的介绍。

这是一篇新闻类短文。

英国报纸是世界上最古老的、最著名的报纸之一。

最近各大小报都在对传统的出版进行改变。

报纸的大小、内容以及语言的风格都有所不同。

66．C 计算题。

根据第一段第三句“After 217 years, The Times has changed its size to become much smaller”可得出2005—217=1788。

67．D 细节理解题。

ABC项都只说明了报纸的某一方面的改变，D项概括得比较全面。

68．A 推断题。

根据第三段可知。

小报较多地登载一些不太重要的事情，比如名人的爱情故事等。

此段还特别提到The Sun是一种小报，它每天都刊登姑娘的裸体照。

故A项正确。

69．B 推断题。

由倒数第二段的第一、二句“By changing to the size of a tabloid, The Times is following in the footsteps of a less famous broadsheet paper the Independent. It changed to tabloid last year and saw its sales increase greatly. ”可知：泰晤士报由大报变成小报的原因是增加发行量。

70．C 判断题。

根据第倒数第二段最后两句“Although both papers have switched to the smaller size the content of the papers has remained the same. They are both still serious papers. ”可知：泰晤士报由大报变成小报之后，它仍然是份严肃的报纸。

参考范文：
Some people consider that some numbers will bring luck to them, such as 6, 8 and 9. So when they choose the car numbers or the telephone numbers, they would rather spend high fees getting these numbers. But I don’t think these so-called lucky numbers will bring success and fortune to people without any pains. In fact, the true success as well as fortune is the result of hard work. Therefore we should believe in ourselves and fight for the success by all means.。