长郡中学 高二分班考试英语试卷(含答案)

长郡中学新高二分班考试英语试卷时量: 120分钟总分: 100分Part I Listening comprehension (20 marks)SECTION ADirections: In this section you'll hear 6 conversations between 2 speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by 3 choices. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter (A, B or C) on the question booklet.You will hear each conversation TWICE.Conversation 11. What does the man suggest at first?A. Giving up the picnic.B. Having the picnic another day.C. Having the picnic that day.2. What was the weather like yesterday morning?A. Cloudy.B. Rainy.C. Fine.Conversation 23. What is the main purpose of the man's trip?A. To relax himself.B. To climb mountains.C. To learn to ski.4. How does the woman know so much about Albuquerque?A. Her sister lives there.B. She 'has been on vacation there.C. She lives thirty miles from there.Conversation 35. What's the most probable relationship between the speakers?A. Uncle and niece.B. Friends.C. Grandmother and grandson.6. How often does the man go to visit his grandmother?A. Every week.B. Twice a year.C. At least once a year.Conversation 47. What is Jane glad about?A. She did well in her exams.B. The school term will be over soon.C. There are no summer courses at school.8. What will Steve probably do during the semester break?A. Get a part-time job.B. Go camping with Jane.C. Study at school.9. Where will Jane go camping during the semester break?A. At the Royal Island Park.B. At the Royal National Park.C. At the Great Southern Park.Conversation 510. At what age did the woman take up dancing seriously? .A. 6.B. 19.C.20.11. Why does the man want to take up dancing?A. To develop his mind.B. To improve his figure.C. To become a professional dancer.12. What does the Woman suggest the man do?A. Set realistic goals.B. Strengthen his muscles.C. Practice the exercises correctly.Conversation 613. What's the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Wife and husband.B. Brother and sister.C. Colleagues.14. What will the woman do first?A. Attend a meeting.B. Pick up John.C. Watch a TV show.15. When does the man promise to get home?A. Before 5B. Before 8 .C. Before 9.SECTION BDirections: In this section, you will hear a mini-talk. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you've got. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS.Part Ⅱ Language Knowledge (35 marks)Section A (15 marks)Directions: Beneath each of following sentences there are four choice marked A,B,C and D.Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.21. It is better for you to keep us ______ how you are getting on with your new work.A. informingB. informedC. to informD. inform22. — When shall we have a picnic again?—Make it_______day you like．It’s all the same to me．A. oneB. anyC. anotherD.some23. The manager was very angry , for he had received some fashional dresses yesterday, half of ________ were unqualified.A. whomB. whatC. themD. which24. I doubt _______ he will come to help on summer vacations.A. thatB. whetherC. whatD. how25.Is there any possibility _______ he will give the speech within one hour?A. whatB. thatC. whoD. which26. He was busy enough, and _______ he didn’t joined in the activities at the park.A. howeverB. otherwiseC. thereforeD. anyhow27.Look, there _______ a portrait and some colorful pictures on the wall.A. isB. areC. is going to beD. may be28. The doctor recommand that you ______ exercise much after a meal.A. wouldn’tB. shouldn’tC. don’tD. won’t29.We have decided to hold a party_______ the Swedish guests who are visiting our school.A. in merory ofB. in charge ofC. in honor ofD. in favor of30. Never be so worried about that. Jack ______ a note for it.A. may leaveB. should leaveC. might have leftD. can have left31.— How can I wake up so early?—Set the alarm at 5:00 am, ______ you will make it.A. andB. butC. orD. so32. — Why did you put the wood near the fire? It is dangerous!— Wet wood _______ easily.A. won’t burnB. can’t be burntC. is burntD. burn33. After getting lost in a storm, a member of the navy team _____ four days later.A. rescuedB. was rescuedC. has rescuedD. had been rescued34. This museum is not ______ it was ten years ago.A. thatB. whenC. whichD. what35. I'll go to the library as soon as I finish what I _____.A. was doingB. am doingC. have doneD. didSection B(12 marks)Directions :For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C,D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Have you ever run in the rain?It was raining outside. We all stood near the door of the 36 , waiting. Suddenly I heard a sweet voice. “Mom,let’s37 the rain,” said a six-year-old girl, with beautiful red hair, who had been shopping with her mum in Wal-mart.“What? No, honey. We’ll38 until it stops raining so hard,” the mother replied. The girlwaited about one minute and repeated, “Mom,let’s run through the rain.”“We’ll 39 if we do,” the mother said. “No, we won’t, mom. That’s not what you said this morning,” the young girl said as she 40 out of her mom’s arm.“This morning?” “Yes, when you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said, ‘If God can get us through this, he can get us through anything!’”The whole crowd became 41 . We couldn’t hear anything but 42 . We all stood there silently. Her mom 43 for a moment and said, “Honey,you’re right. Let’s run through the rain. If God lets us get wet, well, maybe we just need 44 .”Then off they ran. We all stood there, watching and smiling as they ran through the rain. They held their shopping bags over their 45 just in case. Yes, they got wet. But they were followed by many 46 who screamed and laughed like children all the way to their cars.Memory is a fortune, a precious gift. I believe that somewhere down the road in life, the mother will 47 herself looking back on this moment and she will smile. So don't forget to make time and take the opportunities to make memories every day and take the time to run through the rain.36. A. cinema B. school C. supermarket D. park37. A. run through B. go through C. look through D. get through38. A. leave B. wait C. imagine D. jump39. A. get tired B. get confused C. get paid D. get wet40. A. pushed B. pulled C. carried D. monitored41. A. noisy B. calm C. silent D. thrilled42. A. her mum B. the girl C. laughter D. the rain43. A. thought B. c laimed C. asked D. cared44. A. running B. waiting C. walking D. washing45. A. hands B. backs C. heads D. coats46. A. adults B. children C. parents D. drivers47. A. stop B. find C. make D. impressSection C (8 marks)Directions：Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.Equipped 48 a sofa, a TV, a phone and flowers, the bus stop attracts thousands of tourists every year and even boasts(以有什么而自豪) 49 snack stand.The makeover(大转变) began 50 a local resident put a sofa and a table inside the bus stop, and over the years extra facilities have been added, 51 a computer and a microwave oven. The bus stop has picked up quite a reputation and now has 52 own website and Facebook page. Every year residents of the area go to decorate their stop and 53 celebrate festivals there. Themes have ranged form outer space to colours.Bobby Macaulay, 54 helped start the area’s biggest tourist hot spot, said, “Now people come from all over the world to see it; we even have to install a traffic island there 55 so many tour b uses are visiting”Part III Reading Comprehension (15 marks)Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For eaith of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits hest according to the information given in the passage.AThere are a number of measures you can take to make sure that you have a smooth party. There are always risks when you bring people together. They increase when it is a social gathering and rise even further when alcohol is served.This is a company organized event, so you can be held resposible for employees’ misbehavior if it can be foreseen reasonably and you have not taken reasonable steps to prevent it, for example, drunken behavior at a party where you are providing alcohol is foreseeable, so you need to take steps to manage this and make sure that your employees know what is expected of them.Send a memo（备忘录)to all the staff reminding them that as this is a company organized event they are expected to behave in anapproprite manner. Tell them that any unacceptable behavior will be subject to the company’s disciplinary procedures（纪律程序）.Encourage reponsible drinking.Try to limit the amount of free alcohol and tell the bar staff that they should refuse to serve alcohol to people who are too drunk. Consider allowing unlimited soft drinks to all employees but limit free alcohol to a resposible level. It shou ldn’t be necessary for your staff to get drunk to enjoy themselves.While it may not be popular with your managers, it may be worth telling a couple of them to avoid drinking and be resposible for dealing with any problems that occur at the party before they get out of hand. It is also worth reminding them of the danger of getting into embarrassing situations with junior staff because of the misuse of power.Remind the staff of the dangers of drinking and driving and stress that anyone who drinks and drives in a company vehicle well be subject to disciplinary procedure.56. What does the underlined word “foreseen” mean?A. foundB. correctedC. acceptedD. predicted57. To prevent misbehavior at the party, the organizer should__________ .A. forbid the participants to drive to the partyB. inform the staff of the dos and don’ts in advanceC. say no to those who want to be served with alcoholD. try to limit the amount of free alcohol and soft drinks58. According to the passage, all managers should __________ .A. provide alcohol to the staff at the partyB. use their power to manage the young staff correctlyC. tell the staff to deal with any problem themselvesD. enjoy themselves without worrying at the party59. Who is this passage mainly for?A. Bosses of companies.B. Students and yong people.C. Anybody at the party.D. The staff of companies.60. This passage mainly refers to __________ .A. how to organize a company partyB. what are happening at the company partyC. how to prevent the risks happening at the company partyD. what to do with the dangers at the company partyBTwo friends have an argument that breaks up their friendship forever, even though neither one can remember how the whole thing got started. Such sad events happen over and over in high schools across the country. In fact, according to an official report on youth violence, "In ourcountry today,the greatest threat to the lives of children and adolescents is not disease or starvation or abandonment(抛弃) , but the terrible reality of violence". Given that this is the case, why aren't students taught to manage conflict the way they are taught to solve math problems, drive cars, or stay physically fit?First of all, students need to realize that conflict is unavoidable. A report on violence among middle school and high school students indicates that most violent incidents between students begin with a relatively minor insult (侮辱). For example, a fight could start over the fact that one student eats a peanut butter sandwich each lunchtime. Laughter over the sandwich can lead to insults, which in turn can lead to violence. The problem isn't in the sandwich, but in the way students deal with the conflict.Once students recognize that conflict is unavoidable, they can practice the golden rule of conflict resolution (解决) stay calm. Once the student feels calmer, he or she should choose words that will calm the other person down as well. Rude words, name-calling, and accusation only add fuel to the emotional fir On the other hand, soft words spoken at a normal sound level can put out the fire before it explodes out of control.After both sides have calmed down, they can use another key strategy for conflict resolution; listening. Listening allows the two sides to understand each other. One person should describe his or her side, and the other person should listen without interrupting. Afterward, the listener can ask non-threatening questions to clarify the speaker's position. Then the two people should change roles.Finally, students need to consider what they are hearing. This doesn't mean trying to figure out what's wrong with the other person. It means understanding what the real issue is and what both sides are trying to accomplish. For example, a shouting match over a peanut butter sandwich might happen because one person thinks the other person is unwilling to try new things. Students need to ask themselves questions such as these: How did this start? What do I really want? What am I afraid of ? As the issue becomes clearer, the conflict often simply becomes smaller. Even if it doesn't, careful thought helps both sides figure out a mutual solution.There will always be conflict in schools, but that doesn't mean there needs to be violence. After students in Atlanta started a conflict resolution program, according to Educators for Social Responsibility, "64 percent of the teachers reported less physical violence in the classroom; 75 percent of the teachers reported an increase in student cooperation; and 92 percent of the students felt better about themselves". Learning to resolve conflicts can help students deal with friends,. teachers. parents, bosses, and coworkers. In that way, conflict resolution is a basic life skill that should be taught in schools across the country.61. This article is mainly about__________.A. the lives of school childrenB. the cause of arguments in schoolsC. how to analyze youth violenceD. how to deal with school conflicts62. From Paragraph 2 we can learn that________ .A. v iolence is more likely to occur at lunchtimeB. a small conflict can lead to violenceC. s tudents tend to lose their temper easilyD. t he eating habit of a student is often the cause of a fight63. Why do students need to ask themselves the questions stated in Paragraph 5?A. T o find out who to blame.B. T o get ready to buy new things.C. T o make clear what the real issue is.D. To figure out how to stop the shouting match.64. After the conflict resolution program was started in Atlanta, it was found that______.A. there was a decrease in classroom violenceB. there was less student cooperation in the classroomC. m ore teachers fell better about themselves in schoolsD. the teacher-student relationship greatly improved65. The writer’s purpose for writing this article is to_______.A. complain about problems in school educationB. t each students different strategies for school lifeC. a dvocate teaching conflict management in schoolsD. inform teachers of the latest studies on school violenceCBirds that are half-asleep—with one brain hemisphere (半球) alert and the other sleeping—control which side of the brain remains awake, according to a new study of sleeping ducks.Earlier studies have documented half-brain sleep in a wide range of birds. The brain hemispheres take turns sinking into the sleep stage characterized by slow brain waves. The eye controlled by the sleeping hemisphere keeps shut, while the wakeful hemisphere’s eye stays open and alert. Birds also can sleep with both hemispheres resting at once.Decades of studies of bird groups led researchers to predict extra alertness in the end-of-the-row sleepers which tend to be attacked more easily. Sure enough, the end birds tended to watch carefully on the side away from their companions. Ducks in the inner spots showed no preference for gaze direction.Also, birds napping at the end of the line depend on single-hemisphere sleep, rather than total relaxation, more often than inner ducks did. Turning 16 birds through the positions in a four-duck row, the researchers found that compared with 12 percent for birds in internal spots, outer birds half-asleep during some 32 percent of napping time.“We believe this is the first evidence for an animal behaviorally controlling sleep and wakefulness at the same time in different regions of the brain,” the researchers say.The results provide the best evidence for a long-standing assumption that single-hemisphere sleep evolved as creatures scanned for enemies. The preference for opening an eye on the lookout side could be widespread, he predicts. He’s seen it in a pair of birds napping side-by-side in the zoo and in a single pet bird sleeping by a mirror. The mirror-side eye closed as if the reflection were a companion and the other eye stayed open.Useful as half-sleeping might be, it’s only been found in birds and such water animals as dolphins, whales, and seals. Perhaps keeping one side of the brain awake allows a sleeping animal to surface occasionally to avoid drowning.Studies of birds may offer unique insights into sleep. Jerome M. Siegel of the UCLA says hewonders if birds’ half-brain sleep “is just the tip of the iceberg.” He supposes that more examples may turn up when we take a closer look at other species.66. According to the passage, birds often half sleep because ______.A. they have to watch out for possible attacksB. their brain hemispheres take turns to restC. the two halves of their brain are differently structuredD. they have to constantly keep an eye on their companions67. What is implied about the example of a bird’s s leeping in front of a mirror?A. An imagined companion gives the bird a sense of security.B. Birds prefer to sleep in pairs for the sake of their security.C. The phenomenon of birds napping in pairs is widespread.D. A single pet bird enjoys seeing its own reflection in the mirror.68. While sleeping, some water animals tend to keep half awake in order to ______.A. alert themselves to the approaching enemyB. emerge(浮现) from water now and then to breatheC. be sensitive to the ever-changing environmentD. avoid being swept away by rapid currents69. It can be inferred that ______.A. Birds never sleep with both hemispheres resting at once.B. Inner ducks depend on single-hemisphere sleep, rather than total relaxation, as often as birdsnapping at the end of the line doC. It is not the first time for scientists to research on birds’ half-brain sleepD. Birds hardly sleep without a companion70. By saying “just the tip of the iceberg”, Siegel suggests that ______.A. half-brain sleep has something to do with icy weatherB. the mystery of half-brain sleep is close to being solvedC. most birds living in cold regions tend to be half sleepersD. half-brain sleep may exist among other speciesPart Ⅳ Writing (30 marks)Section A(5 marks)Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the numbered blanks by using the information from the passage. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS FOR each answer. American public education has changed in recent years. One change is that increasing numbers of American parents and teachers are starting independent public schools called charter schools.In 1991, there were no charter schools in the Unite States. Today, more than 2300 charter schools operate in 34 states and the District of Columbia. 575000 students attend these schools. The students are from 5 years of age through 18 or older.A charter school is created by groups of parents, teachers and community members. It is similar in some ways to a traditional public school. It receives tax money to operate a number of students. The charter school must prove to local or state governments that its students are learning. These governments provide the school with the agreement, or charter that permits it to operate.Unlike a traditional public school, however, the charter school does not have to obey most laws governing public schools. Local, state or federal governments cannot tell it what to teach.Each school can choose its own goals and decide the ways it wants to reach those goals.Class sizes are usually smaller than in many traditional public schools. Many students and parents say teachers in charter schools can be more creative.However, state education agencies, local education-governing committees and unions often oppose charter schools. They say these schools may receive money badly needed by traditional public schools. Experts say some charter schools are doing well while others are struggling.Congress provided 200 million dollars for establishing charter schools in the 2006 federal budget. But, often the schools say they lack enough money for programs. Many also lack needed space. District officials say they have provided 14 former school buildings for charter education. Yet charter school supporters say officials should try harder to find more space.Title: 71. ____________I. ThemeHow charter schools are different from traditional public schoolsII. 72.●73. to operate●having to prove the students are learning●getting 74. to operateIII. 75. _______●not having to obey most laws●being free to decide 76.●being free to choose the goals and decide 77. the students●having 78.●having teachers who are more creativeIV. 79.________● lacking 80.● lacking needed spaceSection B (10 marks)Direction: Read the following passage. Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage.The world of journalism can be very exciting. Journalists are on the cutting edge of local and global events. Before you take a big step by becoming a journalist, please make sure you are aware that the climate for newspaper journalists is especially tough right now.Once you are sure that a journalism career is right for you, here's what you need to do. Education comes first. Besides understanding how to write well, a degree in journalism,Enlish, and communication are also beneficial to those wishing to pursue a career in journalism. In addition to helping you gain the necessary knowledge, many universities offer employment services to new graduates. Attending journalism schools, also called journalism colleges, is an investment in your future.Pick a specialty(专业) .jobs in journalism vary greatly, so it is important to decide exactly which path you wish to take. Here are just a few types of journalists: For newspaper reporters, you must be flexible and able to make a quick decision because stories are often fast-breaking. Deadlines are typically tight, so be prepared to write with speed and accuracy. There are also broadcast journalists, investigative reporters, foreign reporters, or sports journalists and so on, which require different skills.You’ve got to have the right stuff.no matter which branch of journalism interests you, there are anumber of necessary qualities that are common to all. Journalists must have a “nose for news”. Good journalists must employ high ethics at all times. Additionally, a fair attitude is required for almost all areas of journalism; these jobs require a neutral(中立的) reporting of facts rather than opinions.Think big, but start small.although inernships during your last two years of college equip you with much experience, it’s highly unlikely that your first job as a journalist will be well-paying, but getting a j ob at a community newspaper or local television station is a good start. Once you’re working in the field, you’ll have the chance to prove yourself and actively seek advancement.81.Why does the author think that attending journalism schools is an investment in your future?(no more than 14 words) 3 marks82.How can a newspaper reporter deal with the problem of tight deadlines?(no more than 6 words) 2 marks83.What necessary qualities must all journalists have?(no more than 11words) 3 marks84.What is the purpose of the passage?(no more than 10 words) 2 marksSection C (15 marks)Directions Write an English composition according to the instructions gtven below in Chinese.1.暑假期间，高中一年级的同学们在老师的带领奔赴湖南省各地农村，进行了为期五天的社会实践活动(social practice activities)，请你用英语简要叙述你在社会实践活动中一次最难忘的事情,并谈谈自己在活动中的收获和感受。