高二年级下学期英语期中考试试题
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
1．What are the man and woman talking about ?
A. Colors. B. Clothes. C. Relatives.
2. What subject will Brenda study at college ?
A. Music. B. Business. C. Maths.
3. Why didn’t the man watch the game ?
A. Because Maria doesn’t like football . B. Because he didn’t have the time .
C. Because Maria fell ill .
4. What does the man mean ?
- The library is closed tonight . B. He doesn’t know how to get to the library.
C. He won’t be able to help the woman .
5. When is the man’s birthday ?
A. April 1st B. April 2nd C. April 3rd .
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
请听下面一段对话，回答第6至第8小题。
6. What do the speakers plan to do the next day ?
A. Go outing B. Go shopping C. Go swimming
7. What does the man want to buy for his wife ?
A. A jacket B. A hat C. A dress
8. What color does the girl think her mother like most ?
A. Bright red B. Pink C. Yellow
请听下面一段对话，回答第9至11小题。
9. Who is the woman possibly talking to ?
A. Her brother B. Her friend C. Her son
10. Where are the two speakers talking ?
A. On the phone B. In the street C. In the women’s house
11. What is the man probably going to do ?
A. Go to the movie B. Go to the new Chinese restaurant
C. Come over and help the woman .
请听下面一段对话，回答第12至13小题。
12．How long has the man stayed in the hotel ?
A. About ten minutes B. More than a quarter C. Less than ten minutes
13. What’s the man’s problem ?
A. He can’t use the desk. B. He can’t enter the bathroom .
C. He can’t take a shower.
请听下面一段对话，回答第14至17小题。
14． What is the relationship between the speakers ?
A. Hotel manager and waiter B. Shopkeeper and salesperson
C. Interviewer and job hunter
15. What language is the man weakest in ?
A. Japanese B. Spanish C. Chinese
16. What is the most important for the man to do the work ?
A. Using a computer B. Working on weekends
C. Getting on well with people
17. What do we know about the man ?
A. He can’t work on Saturday. B. He once worked in a restaurant.
C. He can’t swim .
请听下面一段独白，回答第18至20小题。
18. What is the speaker talking about ?
A. Different cultures. B. Living aboard C. Language learning
19. When do people begin to feel lonely or sad ?
A. When they get a culture shock B. When they reach a foreign country .
C. When they see the local people .
20. How can people get used to a new culture ?
A. By having studied it before B. By learning to use the language.
C. By learning from the local people .
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
21．-- Isn’t that Ann’s husband over there ?
-- No, it ______ be him---I’m sure he doesn’t wear glasses .
A. can’t B. mustn’t C. won’t D. may not
22. People often want to know what my job is. Often I ______ that question .
A. ask B. am asking C. get asked D. get asking
23. When we got back, we found the fire ______, but the door remained _______.
A. burning; locked B. burning; locking C. burned; locked D. burned ; locking
24. With _____ she needed _____ , she left the market .
A. something; to buy B. anything ; having bought
C. everything ; buying D. everything ; bought
25. The theory _____ by Einstein was later to prove true, but at that time few
people could accept it .
A. put out B. put together C. put aside D. put forward
26._____ in diving suits, they walk around in the magic world , lighted by the
lamps of the ship .
A. Dressing B. Dressed C. To dress D. Being dressed
27. The professor gave orders that the experiment _____ before 5:30 p.m.
A. be finished B. will finish C. must be finished D. would be finished
28. We didn’t plan the concert that way , but it _____ to be a great success .
A. worked out B. carried out C. turned out D. made out
29. Mary worked very hard and _____ a good example to her classmates .
A. gave B. put C. set D. laid
30. Please _____ me of his coming ,or I may forget it .
A. recall B. remind C. remember D. review
31.We didn’t plan our art exhibition like that but it _____ very well .
A. worked out B. tried out C. went on D. carried on
32. A computer can only do_____ you have instructed it to do .
A. how B. after C. what D. when
33. Suddenly there came a cry for help from the river, which attracted his ______ .
A. care B. concern C. eye D. attention
34. After I have enough spare time I shall take a long sea ______.
A. journey B. trip C. voyage D. travel
35. I used to be a very delighted girl . I guess no human being could have passed
______ childhood .
A. a happy B. a happier C. the happier D. the happiest
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）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。
My mother is a woman who in her youth had never seen a happy marriage and wondered why anyone would bother. 36 , she imagined a future as a Chaucer scholar. In college she found dating only mildly 37 . But then she met my father.
He was the most 38 attractive man she had ever met. It was the man, not the institution of marriage, that 39 her. She went to the church with him, she later told us, feeling as if she were 40 a cliff.
In the first year of 41 , my father went off to war. My mother was five months pregnant, and terrified. She had the baby and 42 .She ate chocolate-nut sundaes to comfort herself.
My father returned, said hello to his seven-year-old son 43 ,with my mother , soon bought a house . Then they had a daughter, then another daughter, and then me.
Even as a kid, I could 44 my parents were different. Dad preferred 45 Mom to going off bowling with guys. And when he wasn't around, she didn't make jokes at her husband's 46 as other wives did. Instead, she'd say," You know, he's never 47 me."
To celebrate their 50th 48 , my parents renewed their wedding vows(a serious promise) in church. Some 75 friends were watching. When my father repeated his vows, he choked up and had to pause. My mother said 49 with more passion than I 'd ever heard her have . 50 his eyes, she proclaimed, " ...all the days of my life."
51 the ceremony we had a big party, 52 my father kissed my mother and said, " Welcome to eternity." She was speechless 53 of the time, except when she declared: "This is the 54 day of my life." Then she added, " This is better than my wedding day—because now I know how it all 55 !"
36. A. Instead B. Moreover C. However D. Although
37. A. disgusting B. anxious C. amusing D. incurable
38. A. critically B. hopefully C. unfortunately D. fundamentally
39: A. undertook B. drew C. fastened D. controlled
40. A. driving off B. jumping off C. cutting off D. climbing up
41. A. marriage B. generation C. life D. service
42. A. waited B. doubted C. inspired D. defended
43. A. so B. but C. and D. while
44. A. urge B. stress C. tell D. indicate
45. A. calling for B. depending on C. living on D. being with
46. A. consideration B. reward C. wealth D. expense
47. A. astonished B. disappointed C. addicted D. ensured
48. A. Anniversary B. Adolescent C. Birthdays D. Commitment
49. A. nothing B. hers C. his D. anything
50. A. Fixing upon B. Searching for C. Calling for D. Staring into
51. A. Before B. Unless C. After D. Until
52. A. where B. that C. which D. while
53. A. many B. more C. less D. much
54. A. happiest B. saddest C. most uncomfortable D. most patient
55. A. picks out B. tries out C. works out D. sets out
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods door to door found that he only had one dime left. He was hungry so he decided do beg for a meal at the next house.
However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and asked, "How much to I owe you?"
"You don't owe me anything," she replied. "Mother has taught me never to accept pay for a kindness." He said, "Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart." As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger physically, but also increased his faith in the human race. He was about to give up and quit before this point.
Years later the young woman became critically ill and was sent to a hospital in a big city . Dr. Howard Kelly, now famous, was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes, he went in to see her and recognized her at once. Back in the consultation room he was determined to do his best to save her life.
After a long struggle, the woman was saved. But when the bill was sent to her room, she was afraid to open it because she knew what it would cost to cure a disease like hers. Finally she looked, and noticed a note on the side of the bill, which read...
"Paid in full with a glass of milk.
(signed) Dr. Howard Kelly."
56. Young Howard chose to sell goods door to door to _______.
A. gain some experience for his future career
B. earn extra pocket money for his hobbies
C. pay for his own schooling
D. meet that lovely young woman
57. He changed his mind at the sight of the lovely young woman because he ___.
A. no longer felt hungry
B. didn't want her to know his real situation
C. suddenly became more thirsty than hungry
D. realized that he didn't have enough money for a meal
58. The kind offer from the young lady not only refreshed him physically but also____.
A. started a close friendship between him and her
B. encouraged him to push on in spite of his difficulties
C. aroused his interest in medical science
D. paid for all his education for him
59. A good title for this passage would be ____.
A. A glass of milk. B. Give in order to take.
C. A friend in need is a friend indeed. D. An expensive glass of milk.
B
Intensive English language programs for foreign students at C.I.C.C. ( Cambridge International College of Canada - Toronto, Canada)
C.I.C.C.'s Intensive English Language Program is designed to help students master the English Language. Courses offered in this program are set up in a pyramid structure to help a wide range of students, from those who are learning English for the very first time to those students who need to improve their spoken and/or written English for university and for the work place.
At C.I.C.C., great emphasis is placed on finding the right placement level for each individual. On the first day of Registration each student is given an English test (TOEFL) designed to measure the student's English Language ability. The test result will determine the student's preliminary placement.
During the first week of classes students will be re-tested by their teachers in class. The second test results combined with the first test and with the teacher's advice will help determine the final placement of the student. Students cannot request to participate in a course not suitable for their level. Students can be moved up any time during the course by a teacher's recommendation.
60. This program is designed to _________
A. to study the structure of a pyramid
B. help those who want to find a job in Canada
C. to prepare foreigners for TOEFL tests
D. meet different students' needs
61. The first test the students take means to
A. determine how much they ought to pay for a course
B. put students in a course of their own level
C. report to their parents how good they are
D. decide whether they can have a place in the program
62. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A. If a student wants to move to a higher level, s/he should go to a teacher for help.
B. The two tests are conducted for different purposes
C. Once you are placed in one course, you have to stay there through out the course.
D. It's up to the students themselves to decide which course to take.
C
Why not an island get-away?
Newfoundland
Price
From £1080 per person in June 2005
We went with:
Frontier Canada frontier-travel, co. uk/canada
About this trip
John Cabot had set sail looking for a new trade route for Asia, when he landed in Cape Bonavista. Clearly he felt this barren desolate landscape could provide this, so he claimed it for its potential and so began the rise of the British Empire.
Newfoundland is the most easterly point in North America and was Britain's first overseas colony until 1949, when it became part of Canada. It's roughly the size of England and Craig's journey by camper van or RV (recreational vehicle) took in just a small part of the island called the Bonavista Peninsula.
First stop was the tiny fishing port of Keels to stock up for the journey ahead. There's a long standing love affair between Newfoundlanders and cod. The seas off the Newfoundland coast were once the richest cod fishing grounds in the world, attracting fishermen from all over Europe. Many settled, establishing these coastal villages known locally as outports.
An hour's drive down the coast is the town of Bonavista, where Craig met up with retired fisherman, Wilson Hayward. He told Craig how the landscape used to lie, and described the peculiarities of the language and accents in the area. There's a different language in every bay.
63. The title "Why not an island get-away?" _______.
A. invites people to take a holiday trip to Newfoundland
B. informs people that the island is moving away from where it used to be
C. tells people that they can buy the island at the price of £1080.
D. asks people to visit the website frontier-travel.co.uk/canada
64. From the context we can conclude that "Frontier Canada" is the name of _______.
A. a tourist guide B. a kind of fish found around the island
C. a tourist agency D. someone who has already booked the trip
65. When John Cabot first discovered Cape Bonavista he was actually on a voyage to find _______.
A. North America B. Asia
C. South America D. the British Empire
66. According to the passage Newfoundland is now part of _______.
A. UK B. Canada C. Europe D. Bonavista
67. In the past the Newfoundlanders mainly lived by ______.
A. teaching languages B. making camper vans
D
Who are the most beautiful women in the world? Looking at the records, people might think Venezuelan women are. They win the Miss Latin America. Miss Universe, and Miss World contests more frequently than women from any other country. In Venezuela, the term "Miss" as in "Miss Universe" is an honored title.
These days, people in some cultures consider beauty contests to be silly. They have tried to stop these contests, saying the contests treat women as objects and place too much importance on women's looks. But in Latin America, beauty contests are a source of pride.
Are Venezuelan women really more beautiful than other women? "They are not really more beautiful here," says Selena, who trains girls for the contest. "It's just that the girls here work harder and prepare more than anyone else."
The preparation takes many hours a day. The contestants stretch their bodies and practice their walks down the runway. They work on their speeches and practice answering questions such as" Whom do you admire most in the world? " They starve to stay slim. They take classes to learn how to style their hair and apply make-up.
It isn't easy. One Miss Universe winner immediately put on 20 thousand pounds after the contest was over. The cost is high as well. Fortunately the television station that holds the contest pays the cost.
Yet most of the contestants say it's worth the effort. A former Miss Universe is now mayor of a district in a large city. Although she had no political experience before that she has been asked to run for higher political office. Another winner has her own television show. Winners have an advantage they could not get from anyone else. "It's the only chance you have to make it," says one contestant. "You can't get these opportunities any other way."
68. The passage is mainly about_____.
A. beauty contest around the world.
B. different opinions on beauty contests.
C. why Venezuelan women are more successful in beauty contests.
D. the training of beauty contestants.
69. According to Selena, the reason why Venezuelan women win more beauty contests is that_____.
A. they are more beautiful B. they are better educated
C. they are better prepared D. they get more support
70. When the Venezuelan contestants say " it's worth the effort" ,they really mean_____.
A. they gain more fame from beauty contests.
B. the money spent in beauty contests is worthwhile.
C. they gain an advantage over anyone else in politics.
D. beauty contests lead to a better career.
E
For many years the Chinese and Japanese have practiced the unusual hobby of making tiny trees. This hobby, called bonsai (bonsai or 盆景; in Chinese characters), probably began in ancient China to show admiration for trees growing on mountains or cliffs. The gardeners appreciate how these trees have struggled under harsh growing conditions in order to survive. Because of strong wind, poor soil, and the need to root in tiny cracks, full grown trees look small and twisted. Bonsai gardeners try to create trees that look like old twisted trees to honor such determination and will to survive.
To produce these tiny trees, gardeners select a tree, such as an evergreen, maple, larch, or beech. The gardeners put seeds, cuttings, or a very young sapling in a tray made of shallow earthenware. The future tree needs to be placed off-center so that it can be more easily pruned, or trimmed and cut, into an irregular shape.
Once the tree is planted, the gardeners shape it by wrapping branches with wire to force their growth in a certain direction. In this way, the gardeners can make almost any shape they like over time. One branch can spread sideways, for example. Other branches can stay short and close to the dwarf trunk.
Once the tree is established, gardeners must also control the rate of growth. They do this by sometimes re-potting the bonsai. Each time, they skillfully prune just the right roots to reduce growth and produce the tiny, twisted branches.
Fully grown bonsai which would normally be 15 or 20 foot trees, range from barely two inches to an average of two feet. They take at least five years to create. With this much time and care required, it's not surprising that the gardener is proud of the grown bonsai as a work of art. It honors those qualities that have enabled trees in nature to survive by barely hanging on.
71. The Chinese and Japanese love those tiny trees mainly because they____.
A. can produce fine building materials or beautiful flowers
B. remind people of trees growing in difficult conditions
C. are small enough to grow well indoors without sunshine and rain
D. can be easily trimmed and cut into strange shapes
72. The author write the article "Bonsai" to __________.
A. persuade people to plant bonsai trees
B. inform people about China and Japan
C. inform people about the hobby of bonsai
D. persuade people to visit China and Japan
73. Gardeners control how fast a bonsai tree will grow by _____.
A. planting seeds and watering young saplings
B. planting the tree off-center in a shallow tray
C. planting cuttings and wrapping the branches with wire
D. planting the tree in different pots and trimming the roots
74. The gardener plant the bonsai tree off-center in a shallow tray because ______.
A. the containers have wire in the middle
B. it is easier to create an irregular shape
C. the containers have cracks in the middle
D. it is closer to the side and easier to water
75 .The underlined part in the last paragraph "barely hanging on" probably means______.
A. having only enough to last their life
B. always hanging in the air
C. wandering about without doing anything
D. waiting to be attended later
第II卷（非选择题，共35分）
第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边的横线上划（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：
此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。
此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意：原行没有错的不要改。
A man with two bad burned ears went to see 76.
his doctor. "What has happened on you?" asked the 77.
doctor. "Well, my wife is ironing while 78.
I was watching a ball game on TV. She put the cool 79.
iron near the telephone then my phone 80.
rang. I answered the iron instead of the phone." 81.
The doctor nodded. "But what had 82.
happened to other ear?" The man said, "Hardly had 83.
I hanged up when the same person called up 84.
again." The doctor can't help laughing when he heard this. 85.
第二节：书面表达(满分25分)
仔细阅读下面这封信，然后根据要求以Tom的身份给Mike写封回信回答他的问题，回信的要点如下：
1．尽力了解公司，(规模，产品，顾客)、途径，(网络，网站)：
2．了解工作本身，途径(小册子，本市分店)；
3．了解人力部经理可能问的问题，途径，(在公司工作的朋友)；
4．准备，练习回答问题；由于准备充分，很容易通过了；
5． 忠告，鼓励：
注意：信的开头与结尾已给出。回信必须包括以上要点，但不能逐字翻译翻译，行文要流畅可增加细节使句子连贯；词数100左右。
My dear friend, Tom:
I haven't met you for a long time. How are you getting along with your life and work?
I have graduated from a middle school. I will apply for a job. I don't know how to prepare for a job interview. You have worked there for two years. Would you please tell me what you did before you went to a job interview?
I am looking forward to getting your reply.
Best wishes!
Mike ******************************************
Dear Mike:
Nice to read your letter. Congratulations on___________________________
附参考答案：
第1卷(选择题，共115分)
第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
1—5 BAACB
第二节(共15小题； 每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
6—10 BCABA 11— 15 CACCA 16— 20 CBBAB
第二部分：英语知识应用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节：单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
21—25 ACADD 26—30 BACCB 31— 35 ACDCB
第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
36—40 ACDBB 41—45 AACCD 46—50 DBABD 51—55 CADAC
第三部分 阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)
56—60 CBBAD 61—65 BAACB 66—70 BDCCD 71—75 BCDBA
第四部分 写作(35分)
第一节 短文改错(10分)
76. bad →badly 77. on → to 78.is→was 79.cool→hot
80.then→when 81. √ 82. had → has 83.to后加the
84. hanged →hung 85.can't→couldn't
第二节书面表达(25分)
One possible version:
Dear Mike,
Nice to read your letter. Congratulations on your graduation.
Two years ago, when I prepared the job interview, I tried my best to learn as mush as I could about the company. I got the information about the size, the products and the customers of the company from internet. There was a website of the company on the internet. 1 also went to a branch in our city to get a booklet, in which there was a lot of information about the job itself. One of my friends was working there. I asked him what questions the human resource manager in that company would give to job applicants. I planned for the questions I would be asked and practiced my answers. Because I did my "homework" very well, it was easy for me to pass it.
If you want to get that job, you should do your own homework. I am sure that you will be successful.
Best wishes,
Tom