辽宁省盘锦市第二高级中学2011-2012学年高二下学期第二次阶段测试英语试题

盘锦市第二高级中学2011—2012学年高二下学期第二次阶段测试英语试题
第一部分：单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
21 In many places in China, ______ bicycle is still ______ popular means of transportation。

A a, the
B \, a
C the，a
D the, the
22 My clock is out of ______ and waked me up at 3 this morning。

A range
B repair
C reach
D order
23 We must be practical and ______ the cost ______ we make a decision。

A turn out，before
B work out，before
C figure out, until
D come true, until
24 You’ve done so much that you are ______ to pass the exam。

A bound
B probable
C possible
D perhaps
25 It is ______ to think that a ______ wild animal is still at large in the quiet countryside。

A disturbed，dangerous
B disturbed, danger
C disturbing, dangerous
D disturbing, danger
26 All her hard work ______ in the end，and she finally passed the exam for the university。

A paid for
B paid off
C paid back
D laid off
27 My sister was against my suggestion while my brother was ______ it.
A in memory of
B in search of
C in honour of
D in favour of
28 On top of the books ______ the photo album you're looking for.
A is
B are
C has
D have
29 ——-I think Tracy needs to find herself a new job.
———______. This is what we’ve been talking about.
A Exactly
B Cheer up
C Please do
D Really
30 At a rough estimate，Nigeria is ______ Great Britain。

A three times the size as
B the size three times of
C three times as the size of
D three times the size of
31 You ______ told him the news; he knew it already。

A didn’t have to tell
B needn’t have told
C couldn’t have told
D oughtn’t have told
32 The problem is _______ we can improve our reading skill in such a short time。

A when
B where
C how
D that
33 By the time Jane gets home, her aunt ______ for London to attend a meeting.
A will leave
B leaves
C will have left
D left
34 --- How about camping this weekend，just for a change? -——Ok, ______ you want。

A whichever
B however
C whatever
D whoever
35 It was after he got what he had desired ______ he realized it was not so important.
A that
B when
C since
D as
第二部分：完型填空(20小题：每小题1。

5分，满分30分）It was Thursday. Mr. White was not in a good mood （情绪). At six o’clock his 36 program, “Travel with us”, was on TV. He liked
to get home in 37 for that。

But then, just as he was leaving his office a little 38 , a customer （顾客) rang up with a few complaints (抱怨）for the next fif teen minutes. “I can 39 get home in time if I hurry,” Mr. White told himself as he rushed out of the 40 . As he drove off in his car，he 41 that he was almost out of petrol。

“I’ll have to stop at John's", He thought。

He 42 John's because it was a self-service petrol station。

“You do all the work yourself, but you pay 43 for the petrol," he used to complain。

At John’s, the pump （泵) was not working properly and it 44 ages to gel petrol. So when he got 45 ，it was already two minutes past six. Just then the phone rang。

“Shall I answer it?” Mr. White thought. He tried to 46 his attention on the program and forget the phone. But it 47___ ringing and finally he picked it up。

“Mr. White?” 48 said. “John's Ga rage here。

”
“John’s？" Mr. White said. “Why, I was at your 49 only a few minutes ago, getting some petrol。

Did I 50 something behind or what?"
“No，you didn’t, Mr。

White。

That's just the 51 ！You went off without paying for your petrol，you see! Now 52 , when that happens, we ring up the police. But 53 I recognized you and I know it was a 54 。

”
“I’m really very sorry,” Mr. White said.
“Oh, that’s all right, Mr. White。

But could you come __55_ now and pay for your petrol? And please hurry! We close at half past six!"
36. A. popular B。

funny C。

favorite D. lovely 37。

A。

chance B. time C。

seat D. spirit
38. A。

later B。

happier C. earlier D。

spirit 39。

A. surely B。

obviously C。

still D。

normally
40. A. home B. office C。

shop D。

program
41。

A。

observed B. suggested C。

thought D. noticed
42。

A。

hated B。

liked C. meant D. promised
43。

A. a little B. the same C. a lot D. the bill
44。

A。

took B. spent C. cost D。

spared
45。

A。

programs B。

home C。

drinks D. rest
46. A。

draw B. fix C。

pay D。

force
47. A. kept B。

stopped C。

required D. missed
48。

A. a woman B。

a voice C. a recorder D。

a man
49。

A. address B. number C. place D. service
50。

A。

lose B。

have C. destroy D. leave
51. A. trouble B. worry C。

excuse D。

reason
52。

A。

never B。

seldom C。

usually D. hardly
53. A。

suddenly B. certainly C. carefully D. luckily 54。

A. mistake B。

joke C。

trick D. truth
55. A。

home B。

to C. back D。

there
第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，每题2分,满分40分）
第一节:阅读下列短文,从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。

A
Once there was a large ,fat woman who had a small，thin husband 。

He had a job in a big company and was given his weekly pay every Friday evening。

As soon as he got home on Fridays ,his wife used to make him
give her all his money，and then she used to give him back only enough to buy his lunch in the office every day. One day the small man came home very excited。

He hurried into the living—room。

His wife was listening to the radio and eating chocolates there.
"You will never guess what happened to me today，dear。

" he said.
He waited for a few seconds and then added, "I won ten thousand pounds on the lottery！”
”That's wonderful!” said his wife happily. But then she thought for a few seconds and added angrily，”But wait a moment！How could you afford to buy the lotte ry ticket?”
56。

How much money was the husband allowed to keep every day？A. Just enough to buy chocolates. B。

Just enough to buy a sandwich. C。

Just enough to buy his lunch in a restaurant。

D. Just enough to buy his lunch in the office。

57. One day the husband was very excited because he___________
A. won a lottery B。

was praised by his wife
C。

got a higher pay D. won a prize
58。

Which of the following is not true?
A. The woman liked to eat chocolates。

B。

The man was afraid of his wife.
C。

The man got his pay every Friday。

D. The woman never gave any money to her husband。

59。

Which of the following is implied in the passage？
A。

The man had put some money aside for himself。

B. The woman never believed her husband
C. the couple were not rich.
D。

The man had to give almost all his money to his wife every week。

B
Once a rich woman asked Martin Brown，a famous singer, to her house。

She wanted him to sing for her friends，but he didn’t ask him to have dinner with them. She told him to eat downstairs with the servants。

The singer was surprised。

But he said noting and went downstairs。

After the meal he stood up and said to the servants，“Now my good friends, I shall sing for you。

” Of course, the servants were pleased. He sang them several songs. When they asked for more, he song more。

At 9 o’clock the rich woman asked the singer to come up to the sitting room。

When he came in ，he saw all the friends sitting and looking at him。

“We are ready now。

Mr. Brown，you may begin!” said the woman.
“Ready for what？” asked the singer。

“For your songs，of course” she answered。

“But I have sung already!” said Mr。

Brown, “and I can't sing twice in one evening.”
“You have sung already！” said the rich woman in surprise。

“But wh en and where did you sing? ”“Just now ，downstairs。

”
“Really？” she cried。

”“yes ,madam” said the singer. “I usually sing for the people after I have dinner with them, you know。

”And with a polite “Good night ”,he left t he rich woman’s house.
60 The rich woman asked Mr. Brown to her house_________
A to meet her friends
B to have dinner with her
C to sing for her friends
D to do some cooking
61 What did the singer do after the meal?
A He cleaned the house
B He went upstairs to see his friends
C He went home by bus
D He sang for the servants
62 From the story we know_______________。

A The rich woman and the singer are good friends
B The singer didn’t sing for the rich woman’s friends
C The servants didn’t like Martin Brown’ songs
D The woman’s friend s were pleased to hear the songs
63 How did the rich woman feel when she knew that the singer had sung for the servants？
A She was happy
B She was angry
C She was surprised
D She was sorry
C
People and the sources of air pollution are found in the same places. This means that cities with large populations have the biggest problem of dirty air。

Air pollution is caused by many different things. A major source of air pollution is the gas fumes from cars. Statistics show that 93 percent
of all auto trips are within cities。

Another major source of dirty air is the burning of coal and oil for energy. This energy is needed to make electricity. Of course，much more electricity is used in the city than in the country.
On the average, we throw away more trash and garbage than the year before。

The burning of garbage contributes to air pollution。

Many major industries are also responsible for the dirty air in the around cities. The fumes from iron，steel，chemical，and petroleum production add particles to the air.
The effects of air pollution range from mild headaches to death. The levels of pollution found in heavy for traffic may cause headaches for loss of clear vision。

Wherever coal and oil are used for fuel, fumes may kill trees and plants and cause metal to corrode. In some of the larger cities, these fumes endanger the live of human beings by contributing to lung diseases and causing early death.
64. What is the purpose of this passage？
A。

to persuade people to stop polluting the air
B。

to tell the causes of air pollution
C. to tell why cities are bad places to live
D。

to describe why cities are bad places to live
65。

Why is air pollution more grave in the city than in the country?
A. Because there larger populations in cities.
B。

Because the air in the city is dirty.
C. Because there are more cars in the city。

D。

Because there are much more gas fumes from cars and burning of coal and oil for energy in the city than in the country.
66。

In larger cities，the fumes from coal and oil may contribute to ___________.
A。

heart disease B. lung diseases
C. loss of clear vision D。

serious headache
D
A “talking kitchen” teaches students how to cook French dishes and speak French。

Researchers at New Castle University have developed the French Digital Kitchen. Professors Paul Seedhouse and Patrick Olivier led the project。

Professor Seedhouse says that it works like a satellite navigation system (卫星导航系统）in a car。

The kitchen equipment and tools use motion sensor（运动传感器) technology similar to the Nintendo Wii game system。

The sensors help a computer guide the students through instructions in French。

The system can tell whether you've done what you were asked to do or not。

For example, the system tells you to take some butter and cut it with a knife. There’s a sensor on the package containing the butter so it can tell where the butter’s being moved. The sensor in the knife not only knows that the knife is moving，but it also knows what motion the knife is making. So it can tell whether the kni fe is being used. And so it doesn’t go on to the next stage of the program unless you’ve done what it tells
you to do。

Students can ask the computer to repeat the instructions or translate them into English。

There are vocabulary lessons before and after the cooking。

Professor Seedhouse became interested in the idea after he visited a talking kitchen designed for a different purpose. “It was actually for communicating with people who suffer from dementia (痴呆）” .And so, for example，it can speak to those peop le and tell them that they’ve left the cooker on and they should turn it off.”
67。

French Digital Kitchen was developed mainly to _____.
A。

make cooking easier and more interesting
B. change the traditional way of cooking
C. improve people’s cooking skills at French dishes
D。

offers students a new way to practice French
68。

If a person doesn’t follow the instructions while cooking，______.
A. the computer will keep repeating the instructions
B. the instructions will be translated into English
C. the next stage of the program will be changed
D。

the further instructions will not be given
69. The original purpose of the talking kitchen is to______。

A. ensure the safety in kitchen
B。

make cooking more enjoyable
C. help particular persons with cooking
D。

offer students chances to learn about French culture
70. What would be the best title for the passage？
A。

Digital technology goes into the kitchen
B. Enjoying cooking in the newest kitchen
C。

Talking kitchen helps your French
D. A new way of learning cultures
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

We all know a wagging (摇摆的）tail means the dog is friendly。

71 However, a dog wagging its tail also may be scared or ready for a fight。

Here are some tips on how to understand a dog’s body language.
When you see a dog whose tail is wagging wide and fast，the message is almost always “Glad to see you！" On the other hand, a dog holding its tail horizontally（水平地）wants to know more about you。

It might not be ready to welcome you. 72 It is still deciding whether you are a friend or not。

The same is true of a dog whose tail is wagging slowly.
When a dog hears or sees something new or exciting，its ears will go up or forward。

73 Its ears can also be pointed in different directions，allowing the dog to quickly figure out where a sound is coming from.
Watch your dog’s facial expression to learn more about how it is feeling。

You might even catch it smiling. 74 But dogs probably smile for the same reason we do. They want others to know they don't mean any harm.
Body language is one thing。

75 They are full of meaningful messages for dog owners。

A。

But it’s not going to challenge you either.
B。

A dog uses its entire body to show messages.
C. A dog that is wagging its tail might be happy。

D. A dog’s barks and ot her noises are quite another。

E。

It isn’t really hard to understand what your dog is trying to say.
F。

When it smiles，it pulls the corners of its mouth back to show the teeth.
G。

Its hearing is so good and it often knows about the approach of a person。

71________ 72 ________ 73 _________ 74 _________ 75 ___________
第四部分：（共两节，满分35分）
第一节:改错题（10分）
Our class hold a class meeting to discuss whether it is good or not for middle school students to surf the Internet。

As the development of society, computers are used widely nowadays。

Surfing the Internet is only a good way we can get more informations, but also it is convenient to communicate with others。

Therefore，not all the students agree to this opinion。

They think it is harmful to spend much time play computer games。

It is really waste of time and money，that has a bad effect on us. In my opinion we should limit my time of surfing the Internet as middle
school student。

第二节：作文（25分）
假设你是李华,在互联网上看到英国高中生David登的一则启事:希望结识一位中国朋友，以便学习中国的语言、文化.请你以李华的名义用英文给David发一封电子邮件，主要内容包括：
（1）你怎样得知David的愿望；(2）你愿意成为他的朋友；（3）你打算如何帮助他；(4）你盼望他的回复.
注意:(1)电子邮件的格式已为你写好，不计入总词数；（2)词数：100左右。

Dear David，
I’ve
learned____________________________________________________ ______。