高二下学期期末考试(英语)

江苏省扬州中学2009—2010学年度第二学期期末考试

高二英语试卷2010.7

第一卷（共85分）

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1分,满分5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A,B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. How much did Richard pay for his ties？

A. $40．B．$45．C．$50.

2. What is the woman doing now？

A. Teaching at school.

B. Going into politics. C．Doing business.

3. What does the woman suggest the man doing？

A．Spending more time．

B．Talking more with English speakers．

C．Studying harder．

4. How does David probably feel？

A. Disappointed.

B. Happy. C．Surprised．

5. How long did the concert last？

A．30 minutes. B．60 minutes．C．90 minutes．

第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。

6. What does the man find hardest in learning English？

A. Speaking.

B. Writing. C．Listening.

7. What does the woman suggest the man do about his listening？

A．Listen to BBC English program．

B．Buy a radio and listen to English Programs．

C．Find an English pen friend．

8. What had the man better do to improve his writing？

A．Listen to BBC or VOA English program every day．B．Need a lot of practice．C．Find an English pen friend.

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9. Where does the dialogue most probably take place？

A. At the station.

B. At the post office. C．At the airport.

10. Which country will the letter be sent to？

A. England．

B. Japan.

C. Canada.

1l. How will the letter be sent？

A. By airmail.

B. By registered mail.

C. By express mail.

听第8段材料，回答第12至13题。

12. For what is Mr. Gates talking to the woman？

A．To ask for a job．B．To ask her to make a website．

C．To invite her to play computer games．

13. What will probably happen after the conversation？

A．The woman will call Mr. Gates．B．The woman won’t make the website．

C．The woman won’t get in touch with him．

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14. What has the woman just done?

A. She has just opened her own restaurant.

B．She has just got a head cook position in a restaurant.

C．She has just finished her cooking study．

15. How long haven’t the two speakers met with each other?

A. Three years.

B. Seven years C．Five years.

16. Why did the woman change her mind about cooking？

A．Because she wanted to go abroad for further study．

B．Because she was interested in cooking French food．

C．Because she failed in cooking for her family．

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What do college students today have strong opinions about？

A．About their future．B．About what is old and new．

C．About what is right and what is wrong in society.

18. What kind of people makes up nearly half of the American population？

A. Young people under twenty-five．B．Adult people above thirty．

C．Young people above twenty-five．

19. What do American young people find difficult to know much about？

A. The beliefs in American families．B．The population of American families．

C．The truth of their own lives．

20. According to the passage，in which country is there a big gap between young people and their

parents？

A. Only in America.

B. In your country. C．In many countries.

第二部分:英语知识运用(共两节,满分35分)

第一节单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21. Pirates from Somalia who hijacked _____European carrier in _____ Indian Ocean threatened to kill its 25 crew members if any rescue operation was attempted.

A. the; 不填

B. a; the

C. the; a

D. the; the

22. Ad-makers choose words and brand names very carefully in order to make a creative image of the product they are ____.

A. processing

B. producing

C. providing

D. promoting

23. Your room is terribly dirty; you get it cleaned in two hours, or Mum will be angry.

A. can

B. might

C. shall

D. may

24. --- Remember the first time we ______ , Peterson?

--- Of course, I ______ . We’ve been close friends ever since.

A. met; do

B. met; did

C. had met; did

D. have met; do