高二期中测试题 2009年11月

高二期中测试题2009年11月一.听力二. 单项填空三. 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36——55各题所给的四个选项（A，B，C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had 36 a beautiful sports car in a dealer’s showroom, and 37 his father could well 38 it, he told him that was all he wanted.On the morning of his graduation day his father called him into own study and told him how 39 he was to have such a fine son. He handed his son a beautiful gift box. 40 but slightly disappointed, the young man 41 the box and found a lovely book. 42 , he raised his voice at his father and said, “43 all your money you give me a book?”and rushed out of the house, 44 the book in the study.He did not contact(联系) his father for a whole year 45 one day he saw in the street an old man who looked like his father. He 46 he had to go back home and see his father.When he arrived at his father’s house, he was told that his father had been in hospital for a week. The moment he was about to 47 the hospital, he saw on the desk the 48 new book ,just as he had left it one 49 ago. He opened it and began to 50 the pages. Suddenly, a car key 51 from an envelope taped behind the book. It had a tag(标签) with the dealer’s name, the 52 dealer who had the sports car he had 53 . On the tag was the 54 of his graduation, and the 55 PAID IN FULL.36. A. expected B. enjoyed C. admired D. owned37. A. finding B. proving C. deciding D. knowing38. A. afford B. offer C. keep D. like39. A. encouraged B. comfortable C. proud D. moved40. A. Nervous B. Serious C. Careful D. Curious41. A. packed B. opened C. picked up D. put aside42. A. Angrily B. Eagerly C. Careful D. Anxiously43. A. At B. From C. With D. To44. A. coating B. putting C. forgetting D. leaving45. A. until B. as C. before D. unless46. A. learned B. realized C. recognized D. admitted47. A. get to B. search for C. turn to D. leave for48. A. much B. still C. hardly D. quite49. A. year B. month C. week D. day50. A. clean B. read C. turn D. count51. A. lost B. came C. appeared D. dropped52. A. old B. same C. special D. new53. A. rememberer B. desired C. found D. met54. A. picture B. place C. date D. sign55. A. words B. information C. message D.card四.阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给四个选项（A，B，C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑AI work as a journalist(新闻记者) and today I was lucky to have an interview with Ezra Pryme , the famous English eccentric(怪人). I say“lucky”,because Ezra Pryme doesn’t have much time for the humans and he almost has no visitors. He is very rich and he has a very big country house with a large garden. He has got a large family, but he never sees any of his children or grandchildren. “I haven’t got any time for them,”he says. He has the largest collection of Art Deco objects in the world, but he is the only one who never sees them.I knocked at the door of the house at exactly 3 pm. Ezra’s servant opened the door for me. I was led through a large hall which had all sorts of paintings on the walls and then into a library. I waited for a while and at last a very short man appeared. He had white hair and grey eyes. He had a beautiful green suit on and pink tie. He also had a smile on his face, which surprised me. As soon as he saw me, he held out his hand. Not expecting this, I hesitated for a moment. “Y ou can shake hands,”he said, “I don’t have any diseases! Mind the steps!”he cries, leading me down some steps, “I don’t say that to all my visitors, you know!”56.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “hesitated”?A. Introduced oneselfB. Held out my handC. Showed uncertaintyD. Showed smiles57. Ezra Pryme is called an eccentric, which is not the reason ?A. He never sees any of his children or grandchildren.B. He himself has a very big house and garden.C. He has seldom had visitors.D. He accepted the interview.58. Why was the writer allowed to have the interview?A. Because he was a new journalist.B. Because he was lucky.C. We don’t know from the passage.D. Since the eccentric likes journalists.BMusic plays an important part in our lives. Music is for dancing, drinking, eating, loving and thinking. Some songs remind us of our childhood or youth. Others remind us of the peaple we love. Many important occasions, like weddings and funerals, have special music. Every nation has a national song like the American The Star-Spangled Banner.In the US, high schools and colleges have school songs too. Music is a part of the history of America. It expresses the problems and feelings of its people.As the years go on, the music grows and changes. Modern science has also changed music. Inventions such as records, radios, movies, electric instruments, tape recorders and videos have changed the way we play and listen to music. They have helped to make music an important form of international communication.American music, from the earliest folk songs to modern “pop”, is knownaround the world. Music is one of America’s most important exports. It represents a living history of America. And it brings the people of the world together. Even when people don’t understand the same language, they can share in the same music.Many people learn and practise English by singing songs. Understanding American music can help you understand American people, their history and culture. So, as the song says, “Put a dime in the juke-box, baby”. Let’s listen to the music!59. The underlined word “juke-box” in the passage means_____.A. a container containing moneyB. a box used to hold dimesC. a record-player operated by coinsD. a tape recorder60. According to the passage, if we want to understand American people, theirhistory and culture, we’d better_____.A. sing songsB. listen to musicC. understand American musicD. put a dime in the juke-box61. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?A. Some music can make us think back to the days of our childhood.B. Many important occasions have special music.C. The Star-Spangled Banner is the American national song.D. Music, from the earliest folk songs to modern “pop” , is known around theworld.62. The passage is mainly about_____.A. the function of musicB. the development of musicC. American musicD. musicCParis is the capital of the European nation of France. It is also one of the most beautiful and most famous cities in the world.Paris is called the City of Light. It is also an international fashion center. What modern women are wearing in Paris will soon be worn by many women in the world. Paris is also a famous world center of education. For instance, the headquarter of UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, is in Paris.The Seine River divides the city into two parts. Thirty-two bridges cross this centric river. The oldest and perhaps most well-known is the Pont Neuf, which was built in the sixteenth century. The Sorbonne, a famous university, is located on the Left Bank of the river. The beautiful white church Sacre Coeur lies on top of the hill called Montmarte on the Right Bank of the Seine.There are many other famous places in paris, such as the famous museum the Louver as well as the cathedral of Notre Dame. However, the most famous landmark in this city must be the Eiffel Tower.Paris is named after a group of people called the Parisii. They built a small village on an island in the middle of the Seine River about two thousands year ago. This island, called lle de la Cite, is where Notre Dame is located. Today around eight million people live in the Paris area.63.Paris is famous for_____.A. beautyB. fashion and educationC. Louvre and Eiffel TowerD. all of the above64. Parisii originally is _______.A. ParisB. a group of people living in Paris 2,000 years agoC. a small villageD. the white church65. Pont Neuf is ________.A. a famous bridgeB. a famous universityC. a beautiful towerD. a well-known church66. _______divides Paris into two parts.A. the Eiffel TowerB. the Seine RiverC. UNESCOD. Notre DameDDuring the twentieth century there has been a great change in the lives of women. A woman marrying at the end of the nineteenth century would probably have been in her middle twenties, and would be likely to have seven or eight children , of whom four or five till they were five years old. By the time the youngest was fifteen, the mother would have been in her early fifties and would expect to live a further twenty years, during which chance and health made it unusual for her to get paid work. Today women marry younger and have fewer children. Usually a woman’s youngest child will be fifteen when she is forty-five years and is likely to take paid work until sixty.This important change in women’s life has only recently begun to have its full effect on women’s economic position. Even a few years ago most girls left school and took a full-time job. However, when they married, they usually left work at once and never returned to it. Today the school-leaving age is sixteen, many girls stay at school after that age, and though women marry younger, more married women stay at least until shortly before their first child is born. Many more afterwards return to full-time or pary-time work. Such changes have led to a new relationship in marriage, with the husband accepting a greater share of the duties and satisfactions of family life.67. We are told that in a family about 1900____.A. few children died before they were fiveB. seven or eight children lived to be more than fiveC. the youngest child would bu fifteenD. four or five children died when they were five68.One reason with the woman of today may take a job is that she _________.A. is younger when her children are old enough to look after themselvesB. does not look after children herselfC. needn’t worry about food for her childrenD. can be free from family duties when she reaches sixty69. Many girls are now likely to ____.A. give up their jobs after they are marriedB. leave school as soon as they canC. marry so that they can get a jobD. continue working until they are going to have a baby70. According to the passage, it is now quite common for women to _____.A. stay at home after leaving schoolB. marry men younger than themselvesC. start working again later in lifeD. marry while still at schoolETYPINGThis course is for those who want to learn to type(打字), as well as those who want to improve their typing. The course is not common. Y ou are tested in the first class and begin practising at one of eight different skill levels. This allows you to learn at your own speed. Each program lasts 20 hours. Bring you own paper.Course fee:$ 125 Materials(材料):$ 25Two hours each evening for two weeks. New classes begin every two weeks. This course is taught by a number of qualified business education teachers who have successfully taught typing courses before.UNDERSTANDING COMPUTERSThis is twelve-hour course is for people who do not know very much about computers, but who need to learn about them. Y ou will learn what computers are, what they can and can’t do and how to use them.Course fee:$ 85 Jan.4,7,11,14,18, Wed.&Sat. 9:00-11:30 amEquipment fee:$ 10Joseph Saunders is Professor of Computer Science at New Urban University. He has over twenty years of experience in the computer field.STOP SMOKINGDo you want to stop smoking? Have you already tried to stop and failed? Now is the time to stop smoking using the latest methods. Y ou can stop smoking, and this twelve-hour course will help you do it.Course fee:$ 30 Jan.2,9,16,23 Mon. 2:00-5:00 pmDr John Good is a practising psychologist(心理学家) who has helped hundreds of people stop smoking.71. If you choose the UNDERSTANDING COMPUTERS course, you willhave classes _______.A. from Monday to SundayB. from Monday to FridayC. on Wednesday and SaturdayD. on Saturday and Sunday72. The STOP SMOKING course will last_____.A. for half a dayB. for three hoursC. for a weekD. for four weeks73. Mr Black works every morning and evening, but he wants to take part in oneof the three courses. Y our suggestion is____.A. TypingB. Understanding ComputersC. Stop SmokingD. all the courses74. If you want to learn computer and at the same time you want to improve yourtyping, you will pay____.A. $ 75B. $ 150C. $ 115D. $ 23575. The typical difference of “Typing” from the other two is _____.A. people with different skill levels may learn at different speedB. you will take a test after the courseC. you will pay the fee before practisingD. you will pay less money。