中学高二英语下学期期中试题新人教版.doc

西安市庆安高级中学度第二学期期中考试
高二年级英语试题
第一部分：英语知识应用（共三节，满分40分）
第一节语音知识（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

1 ・ transport A. dema nd B. age ncy C・ achieve D.candy
2.1 eague A. steady B. recreation C. feast D. break
3.chemistry A. stomach B. achieve C. check D. machine
4. social A. precious B. certain C. discovery D. decision
5. tapes A. potatoes B. speeches C. cakes D. Bridges
第二节情景对话（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
根据对话情境和内容，从对话后所给的选项中选岀能填入每一空白处的最佳选项，并在答题
卡上将该选项涂黑。

选项中有两个为多余选项。

Policeman： Now, Jimmy, did you get a good view（看了青）of the accident?
Jimmy： Oh, yes・ I was standing outside the bank building and I saw it quite clearly.
Policeman： Do you know what time it was?
Jimmy： Yes. ___ 6__ It was 2： 45 exactly.
Policeman： Good・ ___ 7___
Jimmy： Well, quite slowly — about 10 miles an hour. It was comi ng up York Road ・ __________ 8 ___ But
they were still red when he went over them.
Policeman： I see・___ 9___ W as it also driving slowly?
Jimmy： It was comi ng along Union Street about 30 miles per hour. It was a blue Toyota ・________ 10 ___ Policeman： Did you see what colour his traff ic（交通）light was?
Jimmy： Yes, it changed to yellow just before he crossed it.
A. What about the car ?
B. I checked my watch.
C. Didn't you see the car ?
D. Now, how fast was the truck moving ?
E. Was the car going beyond the speed limit ?
F. I suppose the truck driver knew the lights were going to change.
G. The driver stopped his car when he saw the truck crossing the street.
第三节：完形填空（共20小题；每题1.5分，满分30分）
One night I decided to spe nd some time building a happier and closer relati on ship with my daughter. For several weeks she had been 11 me to play chess（棋）with her, so I suggested a game and she eagerly 12. It was a school nig ht, however, and at nine o ' clock my daughter asked if I could
13 my moves, because she 14 to go to bed; she had to get up at six in the morning. I 15 she had strict sleeping habits, 16 I thought she ought to be able to 17 some of this strictness・ I said to her,
T8, you can stay up late for once. We ' rtieaving 19. " Wpelayed on for another fifteen minutes,
during which time she looked 20 ・ Fin ally she said, “ Please, Daddy, do it quickl y. "
“ No,
repli
you' re going to play 0t1, you ' re going to play it slowly.
22Tor^arxfcfehoawfen minutes, until
23 my daughter burst into tears, and 24 that she was beaten.
Clearly I had made 25. I had started the evening wanting to have a 26 time with my daughter but had 27 my desire to win to become more 28 than my relationship with my daughter. When I was a child, my desire to win 29 me well. As a parent, I 30 that it got in my way. So I had to change.
11. A. guiding B. asking C. training D. advising
12. A. allowed B. expected C. repl ied D. accepted
13. A. change B. repeat C. hurry D. pass
14. A. agreed B.needed C. begged D. hated
15. A. knew B. learned C. guessed D. heard
16. A. so B. for C. but D. or
17. A. put up B. take up C. pick up D. give up
18. A. As usual B. Go ahead C. By the way D. Come on
19. A. patienee B. luck C. fun D. success
20. A. excited B. proud C. anxious D. angry
21. A. well B. again C. fairly D. regularly
22. A. discussed B. continued C. counted D. argued
23. A. nervously B. immediately C. strangely D. suddenly
24. A. promised B. admitted C・ wondered D. discovered
25. A. a mistake B. a decision C. an attempt D. an effort
26. A. free B. different C. full D. happy
27. A. managed B.「ecog nized C. allowed D. reduced
28. A. important B. attractive C. practical D. interesting
29. A. offered B. served C. con trolled D . taught
30. A. realized B. apologized C. imagined D. Explained
第二部分阅读理解（共两节；满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡
上将该选项涂黑。

A
In 1901, H.G・ Wells, an English writer, wrote a book describing a trip to the moon. When the explorers landed on the moon, they found that the moon was full of underground cities・ They expressed their surprise to the ”moon people1* they met. In turn, the ”moon people expressed their surprise・”Why, they asked, H are you travelling to outer space when you don't even use your inner space?
H. G・ Wells could only imagine travel to the moon. In 1969, human beings really did land on the moon. People today know that there are no underground cities on the moon. However, the question that the ”moon people asked is still an interesting one. A growing number of scientists are thinking about it.
Un derground systems are already in place ・ Many cities have un dergro und car parks .In some cities, such as Tokyo, Seoul and Montreal, there are large underground shopping areas・ The H charinel”, a turinel （隧道）connecting England and France, is now complete.
But what about underground cities ? Japan's Taisei Corporation is designing a network of underground systems, called H Alice Cities”. The designers plan to use surface space for public parks and using underground space for flats, offices, shopp ing, and so on. A solar dome（太阳能穹顶） would cover the whole city.
Supporters of underground development say that building down rather than building up is a good way to use the earth 's space・ The surface, they say, can be used for farms, parks, gardens, and wilderness. H. G. Wells, moon people " would agree . Would you?
31. _________________________________________________________________________________ The explorers in
H.G. Wells* story were surprised to find that the H moon people** ________________________________ ・
A. knew so much about the earth.
B. understood their Ianguage.
C. lived in so many underground cities・
D. were ahead of them in space tech no log y.
32. What does the underlined word H it （paragraph 2） refer to ?
A. Discovering the moon's inner space・
B. Using the earth's inner space.
C. Meeting the "moon people11 again.
D. Travelling to outer space・
33. What sort of underground systems are already here with us ?
A. Offices, shopping areas, power stations.
B. Turin els, car parks, shopping areas.
C. Garde ns, car parks, power statio ns.
D. Turin els, gardens, offices ・
34. What would be the best title for the text ?
A. Alice Cities-Cities of the Future
B. Space Travel with H.G. Wells
C. Enjoy Living Underground
D. Building Down, not Up
B
Shan ghai:Car rentals （出租）are becoming more and more popular as an in expensive way of taking to the roads ・Business people, foreigners and families are making good use of the growing industry .
The first car rental company opened in Shanghai in 1992 and now 12 car rental players are in the game ,with more than 11,500 cars in their books（在运营）・
The largest player-Shanghai Bashi Tourism Car Rental Center offers many kinds of cars: deluxe sedans ,minivans ,station wagons ,coaches ・Santana sedans are the big favorite ・
Companies can attract eno ugh customers for 70 perce nt of their cars every month . This number rises during holiday seasons like National Day , Labor Day and New Year ' s Day ,with some recording 100 % rental（出租率）・The main market force（市场主力军）lies in the more and more white-collar employees ,who can afford the new service ,said Zhuang Yu ,marketing manager of ShanghaiAngel Car Rental Co ・
35. The words u deluxeseda ns , “min ivans" and “stati on wa g ons " usedin the text refer to
A. cars in the making B・ car rentai firms C. cars for rent D・car makers
36. Which of the following statements is true according to the text ?
A. 70% of the cars can be rented out on holiday B ・ 70% of the customers are white-collar employees C. More firms are open for service during holiday seasons D. Some firms rent out all their cars during holiday seasons 37. Shanghai , s car rental industry is growing so fast mainly due to A. better cars supplied by producers
B. fast service offered by car rental firms
C ・ the in creasing nu mber of white-collar employees D. people ' s growing interest in traveling during holidays
Holidaymakers who are tired of baking beaches and overheated hotel rooms head for a big igloo .Swedish businessman Nile
Bergqvist is pleased with his new hotel ,the world ' firsst igloo hotel.Built in a small town in Lapland ,it has been attracting lots of visitors ,but soon the fun will be over.
In two weeks , time Bergqvist icse creation （作品）
Bergqvist built his first igloo in 1991 for an art exhibition. It was so successful that he designed the present one ,which is roughly 200 square meters .Six workmen spent more than eight weeks
piling （堆积）1,000 tons of snow onto a wooden base :when the snow froze （结冰）,the base was removed . “ The only wooden thing we have left in the igloo is the front door, " he
says .
After their stay, all visitors receive a survival certificate （ 证书）recording their success ・ With no windows, no where to hang clothes and temperatures below 0 C , it may seem more like a survival test than a comfortable hotel break . “It ' s great f un,
" Bergqvist explains ,
" as well as a go
survival training.
”
The popularity （受欢迎 ）of the igloo is no doubt: it is now attracting tourists from all over the world .At least 800 people have stayed at the igloo this season even though there are only 10 rooms .
“ You can get a lot of people in,
" explains Bergqvist.
“ The beds are three meters
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water. “ We don' t see it as a big problem , he says ・ “ WeirjigsIhlcKFlWs Acrfidt .to tak
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meters long, and can fit at least four at one time ・"
38 ・ Bergqvist designed and built the world ' s first igloo hotel becau.se
A. he believed people would enjoy trying something new
B. he wanted to make a name for the small town
C・ an art exhibition was about to open
D. more hotel rooms were needed
39・When the writer says “ the fun will be ov er," he refers to the fact that .
A. hotel guests will be frightened at the thought of the hard test
B. Bergqvist ' s hotel will soon become a pool of water
C・ holidaymakers will soon get tired of the big igloo
D. a bigger igloo will replace the present one
40 ・ According to the text ,the first thing to do in building an igloo is
A. to gather a pool of water
B. to prepare a wooden base
C・to cover the ground with ice D・to pile a large amount of snow
41. When guests leave the igloo hotel they will receive a paper stating that .
A. they have visited Lapland B・they have had an ice・snow holiday
C・ they have had great fun sleeping on ice D・ they have had a taste of adventure
42. Which of the four pictures below is the closest to the igloo hotel as described in the text ?
D
Many cities around the world today are heavily polluted. Careless ways of production （生产）and
lack of con sumer （消费者）dema nd for environme nt frie ndly products have led to the polluti on
problem. One result is that millions of tons of glass ,paper ,plastic ,and metal containers are produced ,and these are difficult to get rid of ・
However, today ,more and more consumers are choosing “green^nd demanding that the products they buy should be safe for the environ merit. Before they buy a product, they ask questi ons like these : “ Will this shampoo damage the environ merit ? " “ Can this metal container
b
reused or can it only be used once ? "
A recent study showed that two out of five adults now consider the environmental safety of a product before they buy
it .This means that companies must now change the way they make and sell their products to make sure that they are
“ green , " that is ,friendly to the environment.
Only a few years ago ,it was impossible to find green products in supermarkets ,but now there are hundreds・ Some supermarket products carry labels （标签）to show that the product is green .Some companies have made the manufacturing
（生产）of clean and safe products their main selling point and emphasize （弓虽调）it in their advertisements .
The concern for a safer and cleaner environment is making companies rethink how they do busi ness .No
Ion ger will the public accept the old attitude of “ Buyit ,use it , th row it away ,and
43. It becomes clear from the text that the driving force behind green products is A. public caring for the environment B. C ・ new ways of doing business
D ・
44. What would be the best title for the text ?
B ・ Business Goes Green
D ・ Supermarkets and Green Products in the fourth paragraph refers to
B ・ the company name
D ・ the manufacturing of green products
第二节 信息匹配题（共 5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从下框的
A 〜F 选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该
选项涂黑。

选项中有一项为多余项。

Is the world warming up? According to many reports, the answer is yes. Eleven of the hottest years since 1850 appeared between 1995 and 2006・ Last year, the United Nation ' s Intergovernment
Panel
on Climate Change （IPCC ） reported the earth was about 0.75 °C warmer than it was in 1850. While this doesn , t sound like a lot, a small differenee in average temperature can make a big differenee in climate ・ During the last Ice Age, the planet
forget it.
The public preissso
L ne^xl gradually business is cleaning up its act. companies ,desire for bigger sales rapid growth of supermarkets
A. Business and People
C ・ Shopping Habits Are Changing 45・ The underlined word “it
A. a selling point
C ・ a great dema nd for health foods
was only about five degrees colder than now.
47. _______
It ' s all about the speed at which temperatures are changing. In the past, temperatures moved up or down step by step・ But in the 20th century, especially since 1976, temperatures have likely risen more quickly than during any century in the last 1000 years. Warming may bring improved harvests to northern countries such as Canada and Russia・ However, many species （物申P） won' t like these conditions・ They begin moving towards cooler places and cause lots of trouble to human world・
48. _______
The IPCC reported that huma n activity is very likely responsible for in creasing the gree nhouse effect.
Some gases cause the air to take in heat energy. Without the greenhouse effect, the earth ' s average
temperature would be — 18°C rather than the present comfortable 14.6 °C ・ The main greenhouse gases （温室气体）are carb on dioxide, water vapor and some other gases .Burning oil, coal and waste add to the carb on dioxide, and it has increased 35% since 1850.
49. _______
Many researchers have found that natural forces （力量）alone don' texplain the temperature in creases over the last 30 to 40 years. Their study shows that as carb on dioxide goes up, temperature will rise, too. But some scientists don' tagree. They think the effect of human produced greenhouse gases is very small compared to the normal changes that the climate causes ・
50. _______
When asked whether humans are causing the world warming, Carl Wunsch, a professor at Massachusetts Institute of Tech no logy says, " Itseems very likely from what I ' \zseeen. Is it 100% sure ? No. There is something to do with natural changes ・ Does that mean we should have a
“ wait-a nd-see " sONfeo. He points out we buy house in sura nee （保险）not because we are sure our homes will be on fire, but because it s a dan ger we ' d rather avoid.
第三部分写作（共四节，满分70分）
第一节单词拼写（共10题；每题1分，满分10分）
根据下列各句句意和空白之后的汉语提示词，在答题卡指定区域的横线上写出对应单词的正确、完整形式，每空只写一词。

51. _____________________ The patient's （呼吸）grew stronger and stronger.
52. The manager _________ （经营）his business carefully.
53. My new boss used to be a travel ___________ （代理人）in a famous city.
54. Life can be compared to a journey with an unknown ___________ （目白勺地）.
55. When human friends desert us, good books are always ready to give us friendship, sympathy and （鼓励）.
56. It is reported that a couple who separated after 40 years of ________ （女昏姻）split their house in two.
57. I want an ________ （解释）for why you have refused to eat these nice fresh food・
58. He was so lazy that he did little ____________ （准备）for the exam.
59. He lost his ________ （护照）、without which he could not go back to his own country.
60. We all ________ （祝贺）our classmate on his becoming one of the Olympic torch holders ・
第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
Once there lived a rich man 61 _ wanted to do something for the people of his town. 62_ first he wanted to find out whether they deserved his help.
In the centre of the main road into the town, he placed 63 very large stone. Then
he 64 _（ hide ） behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow・
“ Who put this stone in the centre of the road? n said the old man, but he did not try to remove the stone. Instead, with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way. 65_ man came along and did the same thing; then another came, and another. All of them complained about the stone but not tried to remove _ 66 —・ Late in the after noon a young man came along. He saw the stone, 67 （say）to himself: “Thenight68_（be）very dark.
Some
neighbors will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone. "
Then he began to move the stone. He pushed and pulled with all his_69_ （strong） to move it.How
great was his surprise at last! 70 the stone, he found a bag of money.
第三节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌系的以下作文。

文中共有10
处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。

错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（/\）,并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线（），并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1 •每处错误及修改均仅限一词；
2•只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Dear Mary,
I receive your E-mail just now・ Don ' t worry about me. I ' m getting on well with my research work in the
lab. But to my greatly surprise you say you will give up learn English. The reason is because you
haven ' t done
well in it recently and you have lost interests. I am afraid I could not agree with you . I know it is difficulty to
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learn English, and English is widely used in the world today. It future
II be important tool in our work. Beside, it ' s becoming more and more ipmortant in our daily life. If you study hard, you will be succeed. Do remember that where there is a will, there is a way. I ' m looking forward to hearing good news from you.
Y ours,
Li Hua
书面表达（满分30分）
假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Peter来信向你咨询如何才能学好中文。

请你根据下列要点写封
回信。

1. 参加中文学习班；
2. 看中文书刊、电视；
3. 学唱中文歌曲；
4. 交中国朋友。

注意：1 •词数不少于100；
2. 可适当增加细节；
3. 开头语已为你写好，不计入总词数。

June 8, 2011
Dear Peter,
I'm glad to receive your letter asking for my advice on how to learn Chinese well.
Best wishes. Li Hua
高二年级英语试题答案
试题共分三部分，试卷满分为*150分第一部分：英语矢口识应用（共三节，满分40分）
第一节语音知识（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
1 —5 DCAAC
第二节情景对话（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
6-10 BDFAG
第三节：完形填空（共20小题；每题1.5分，满分30分）
11-15 BDCBA 16-20 CDDCC 21-25 ABDBA 26-30 DCABA
第二部分阅读理解（共两节；满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
31-34 CBBD 35-37 CDC 38-42 ABBDA 43-45 ABD
第二节信息匹配题（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
46-50 ECAFD
第三部分写作（共四节，满分70分）
51 breath 52 con ducted 53 age nt 54 destination 55 encouragement
第一节单词拼写（共10题；每题1分，满分10分）
56 marriage 57 explanation 68 preparation 59 passport 60 congratulated
第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题 1.5分，满分15分）
61. who 62. But 63. a 64. hid 65. Another 66. it 67. saying 68. will be
69. strength 70. Under
第三节短文改错（共10小题；每小题 1.5分，满分15分）
Dear Mary,
I receive ( received)your E-mail just now. Don' tworry about me. I mgetting on well with my research work in the lab ・ But to my greatly(great)surprise you say you will give up learn(learning) English・ The reason is because (that)you have not done well in it recently and you have lost interests( interest). I ' mafraid I couldn ' t(canag' re^) with you ・ I know it is difficulty(difficult) to learn English, and English is widely used in the world today. It will be (力n an ) important tool in our future work. Beside( Besides), it is becoming more and more important in our daily life・ If you study hard, you will be ( 去掉be)succeed. Do remember that where there is a will there is a way. I am looking forward to hearing good news from you.第四节书面表达(满分30分)
One possible version：
June_8,_2011
Dear_Peter,
I'm glad to recei ve your letter asking for my advice on how to learn Chinese well.
Here are a few suggestions. First, it is important to take a Chinese course, as you'll be able to learn from the teacher and practice with your fellow students. Then, it also helps to watch TV and read books, n ewspapers and magazines in Chin ese when ever possible ・
Besides, it should be a good idea to learn and sing Chinese songs, because by doing so youll learn and remember Chinese words more easily. You can also make more Chinese friends. They will tell you a lot about China and help you learn Chinese・Try and write to me in Chinese next time.
Best_wishes.
Li_Hua。