徐州高级中学2005—2006学年度第二学期
高二英语期中考试试卷
第I卷
第一部分：听力部分（共两节，满分30分）
第一节：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. What is the man going to do?
A. Open the window. B. Find another room. C. Go out with the woman.
2. What do we know about Peter Schmidt?
A. He has lost his ticket.
B. He is expecting a ticker.
C. He went out to buy a ticket.
3. What do we know about mother and son?
A. She wants to tell him the result of the game.
B. She doesn’t like him to watch TV.
C. She knows which team he supports.
4. What are the speakers talking about?
A. Exam results B. Time for the exam. C. Change of class hours
5. What will the woman tell the man?
A. Her company’s name B. Her new address. C. Her phone number
第二节：听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，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、7题。
6. What is the possible relationship between the woman and the man ?
A. Wife and husband B. Doctor and patient C. Boss and secretary
7. What does the woman think about the man ?
A. He is not good to the children.
B. He is not telling the truth.
C. He sleeps too much.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. Where does the woman want to go ?
A .An office B.A fruit shop C.A police station.
9. What does the woman have to do now?
A. Wait for Mark at the crossroads.
B. Walk ahead and turn right.
C. Walk a little way back.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What exactly does the man want to find out?
A. What people think of the bus service.
B. How many people are using the bus service.
C. Which group of people use the bus service most often.
11. What does the woman say about the bus service?
A. The distance between bus stops is too long.
B. The bus timetables are full of mistakes.
C. Buses are often not on time.
12. Why does the woman say her husband is fortunate?
A. He often goes to work in a friend’s car.
B. He doesn’t need to go shopping by bus.
C. He lives close to the bus station.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?
A. Salesperson and customerB. Old school friends C. Fellow workers.
14. What do we know about the woman ?
A. She is fond of her work.
B. She is tired of traveling.
C. She is interested in law.
15. What is the man?
A. A company manager B. A salesperson C. A lawyer.
16. Why does the woman ask for the man’s address?
A. To send him a book.
B. To get together with him.
C. To repair something at his home.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What is the aim of the program?
A. To keep trainees in shape.
B. To improve public relations.
C. To develop leadership skills.
18. Which of the following will the trainees be doing during the program?
A. Attending lectures on management.
B. Preparing reports for the company.
C. Making plans for a journey.
19. How long will the program last?
A. 8 days B. 12 days C.20 days
20. If people want to join the program, what should they do after the meeting?
A. Take a pre-test B. Pay for the program C. Sign on a piece of paper.
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分55分）
第一节：单项填空（共25 题；每小题1分）
21. –--“What about ________speech?”
---- “It was too tiring , you know ____speech for me.”
A. a; the B. the ; a C. the ; / D. the ; the
22. –If only there were no examinations!
----______________ . We all need more rest.
A. Why do you think so? B. For what?
C. I don’t think so. D. I couldn’t agree more.
23. This watch needs _____,for it loses five minutes per day.
A. to repair B. be repaired C. repairing D. being repaired
24. Americans eat _______vegetables per person today as they did in 1910.
A. more than twice B. as twice as many
C. twice as many as D. more than twice as many
25. —Can I speak to Mr. Wang, please?
— ______ .
A. Who are you? B. speaking
C. I’m Wang D. Are you John?
26. I’m sorry I didn’t hear what you said. I ___________ music.
A. listened to B. am listening to
C. was listening to D. had listened to
27. The happy look on his face _____that he had passed the final examination successfully.
A. explained B. suggested C. expressed D. described
28. They suggested that the engineer ______just now ______chairman of the meeting.
A. referring to; was made B. referring : be made
C. referred to ; was made D. referred to ; be made
29. —I’m afraid Mr. Wood can’t see you until 4 o’clock .
—Oh, _____I won’t wait .
A. no don’t B. after all
C. in that case D. in this way
30. Li Yong didn’t pass the final exam. He , rather than his teacher, ________, but his parents blamed the failure ________the teacher.
A. was blamed; with B. was blamed; on
C. was to blame; in D. was to blame; on
31. –This passage is more than I can understand . Could you please explain it to me?
--I’m afraid I have to say sorry. The book is _________ me.
A. off B. above C. beyond D. after
32. –We didn’t find John attending the lecture.
--Nobody _______him about ________a lecture the following day.
A. told; there to be B. told; there was
C. had told; there being D. had told; there to be
33. The students just couldn’t ________ what the teacher was trying to explain .
A. recognize B. study C. grasp D. achieve
34. He stood by the window with ______________ on me.
A. his eyes fixing B. his eyes fixed
C. fixing his eyes D. his eyes to fix on
35. Shenzhou VI flew ________ in space and people spoke ______of the experienced astronauts.
A. highly; high B. highly; highly C. high; highly D. high; high
36. The moment she came back from work, she _________ to clean the kitchen thoroughly.
A. set about B. set off C. set out D. set up
37. For these flowers, ______ is badly needed is plenty of water and sunshine.
A. all B. all that C. all what D. all which
38. These animals are all used to their environment; ______, they have learnt how to live successfully in their habitats.
A. for example B. what’s more C. that is D. or rather
39. I had hoped to send a telegram to congratulate her on her marriage, but I didn’t ______.
A. try it B. manage it C. mean it D. promise it
40. The book _____forty maps, ______ three of Great Britain.
A. contains; includes B. is containing; including
C. includes; contains D. contains; including
41. It is the ability to do the job _____ matters not where you come from or what you are.
A. one B. that C. what D. it
42. Since you have seen both fighters, ____________?
A. do you think who will win B. who you think to win
C. do you think whoever will win D. who do you think will win
43. ----Is it my
age ______ the boss minds?
----I’m afraid so. He will
consider ______ necessary to have an experienced assistant.
A. which, it B. which, that C. that, that D. that, it
44. ---- How about putting some pictures into the report?
---- ______ A picture is worth a thousand words.
A. No way. B. Why not? C. All right? D. No matter
45. What surprised me was not what he said but ______he said it.
A. the way B. in the way that
C. the way which D. in the way
第二节：完形填空（共20题；每小题1.5分）
In Britain, people have different attitudes（态度）to the police. Most people generally 46 them and the job they do----although there are certain people who do not believe that the police 47 have the power that they do.
What does a policeman actually do? It is not 48 job to describe. 49 , a policeman has a number of jobs in one. A policeman often has to control traffic, either 50 foot in the center of a town, or in a police car on the roads. Indeed, in Britain, he might be in the Traffic Police and spend all, or a lot of, his time 51 up and down main roads and motorways. A traffic policeman has to help keep the traffic 52 , stop speeding motorists and help when there is an accident.
A policeman has to help keep peace, too. If there is a fight or some other disturbance（骚乱）, we 53 the police to come and restore order. And they often have to 54 situation at great risk to their own 55 .
We expect the police to solve crimes（犯罪）, of course, so 56 policeman, 57 he is not a detective（侦探）, will often have to help look for and arrest criminals.
And 58 do we call when there is an emergency（紧急情况）—an crash, a 59 , a road accident, or a robbery? We call the police. 60 a policeman has to be 61 to face any unpleasant emergency 62 may happen in the 63 world.
The police do an absolutely necessary job, they do it 64 well and I support them, but I do not think that I could 65 do the job of a policeman.
46. A. dislike B. join C. appreciate D. admire
47. A. should B. would C. could D. must
48. A. a funny B. a pleasant C. an interesting D. an easy
49. A. After all B. At all C. All D. First of all
50. A. on B. by C. under D. with
51. A. walking B. driving C. searching for D. finding out
52. A. moved B. move C. to move D. moving
53. A. wait for B. hope C. expect D. think of
54. A. turn to B. avoid C. deal with D. treat
55. A. safety B. families C. future D. friends
56. A. anusual B. an ordinary C. a frightened D. a normal
57. A. even B. as if C. however D. even if
58. A. how B. where C. what D. who
59. A. thief B. fire C. power failure D. thunder storm
60. A. Yet B. Then C. As D. So
61. A. promised B. agreed C. prepared D. offered
62. A. that B. what C. where D. when
63. A. future B. modern C. past D. all
64. A. extremely B. specially C. surprisingly D. particularly
65. A. hardly B. forever C. ever D. never
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
If you want to take the whole family on holiday , and keep everybody happy, then I have found just the place for you. I recently went with a group of friends to stay at the Greenwood Holiday Village, which is open from May until October.
Built in the center of a forest, Greenwood is a great place to stay whatever the weather. Its main attraction for families is the indoor World of Water, where young and old can have fun in the different pools. Some of these, however, are for serious swimmers only.
For sporty people, the Country Club offers tennis, squash（软式网球）and badminton. If your children are too young to join in these sports, there are activity clubs. Greenwood is a good place for families as it is traffic-free---- you explore on foot or by bike. Some people complained that this was inconvenient, but I was pleased to be out in the fresh air. For evening entertainment, there are shows and cinemas.
Accommodation（房间，公寓）is in a variety of apartments of different sizes. These have up to four bedrooms, a kitchen and a bathroom, as well as a dining area. Before going, I thought the apartments might not be big enough for all of us, but I was pleasantly surprised ---- it was not too crowded at all.
I’ll definitely go back to Greenwood next year. Why don’t you give it a try? Visit their website for further information now!
66. What is the writer’s main purpose in writing this text?
A. to give her opinion of the holiday village
B. to describe what her family did at the holiday village
C. to give advice to a friend going to the holiday village.
D. To complain about the holiday village.
67. From the text, the reader can find out___________.
A. the best way to get to the holiday village.
B. The best time of year to visit the holiday village
C. What activities are available at the holiday village
D. How to reserve（预定）accommodation at the holiday village
68. What does the
writer think about the holiday village?
A. The apartments there are not big enough.
B. It is not convenient because you cannot use your car.
C. It can only be enjoyed in good weather.
D. There is something there for all ages.
69.. Which postcard would somebody send from the holiday village?
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A large Chinese garment（服装）firm has offered former US president Bill Clinton US $2 million to represent the company as its “image ambassador（形象大使）”.
When I came across this information in a newspaper, I was greatly amazed（吃惊）.It reminds me of another report not long ago, when a general election was underway in Israel, that some Israelis suggested Clinton move to Israel to be their new prime minister! Fortunately that was just talk. But the suggestion of the Chinese garment firm is not just talk; it has been put formally to Clinton himself.
To offer US $2 million to a former president to be an “image ambassador” is unbelievable! Even Yuan Longping, an agronomist（农学家）who contributes greatly to agriculture in China, was given only 5 million yuan by the government.
First, is it wise to spend so much money on advertising? No one can refuse to say the great function and influence（影响） of advertising. But it goes too far. Wouldn’t it be wiser to invest （投资）this sum to improve the quality of the company’s products? Microsoft hasn’t needed Bill Clinton to be its “image ambassador,” while it does need Bill Gates to be its manager.
Second, can the position of a company really be raised to a higher place by having one or two famous persons as “image ambassador?” As the saying goes, borrowed plumage （羽衣）never appears beautiful on one’s own body. Would the company’s “image ambassador” prove to be “borrowed plumage?”
70. The China firm shouldn’t hire（雇）Clinton as its “image ambassador” because __.
A. he once deeply hurt the feelings of the Chinese people
B. it is unwise to spend such a large money on advertising
C. the quality of the company’s products is the most important
D. a famous person sometimes has quite an effect on a company
71. The underlined sentence in the passage probably means ________.
A. the firm should strengthen （加强）itself by its own effort
B. though a famous person in the world, he doesn’t suit China’s national conditions
C. one shouldn’t reply on others too much
D. buy clothes yourself, or it won’t fit you
72. The main idea of paragraph 3 is ________.
A. compared with Clinton, the agronomist Yuan Longping is less important
B. people like spending a lot in advertising instead of improving agriculture
C. considering Yuan Longping’s contributions to the world, it’s unbelievable to offer so much money to Clinton as “image ambassador”
D. the Chinese government has paid less attention to the development of agriculture
73. The author wrote the passage to __________.
A. tell us it is unnecessary to pay so much on advertising
B. explain why a Chinese firm wants to hire Clinton as its “image ambassador”
C. emphasize the importance of improving the quality of the company’s products
D. make people know a firm will hire Clinton as its “image ambassador’
C
How often one hears children wishing they were grown-ups, an old people wishing they were young again. Each age has its pleasures and its pains, and the happiest person is the one who enjoys what each age gives him without wasting his time in useless regrets.
Childhood is a time when there are few responsibilities（责任）to make life difficult. If a child has good parents, he is fed, looked after and loved, whatever he may do. It is impossible that he will ever again in his life be given so much without having to do anything in return. What’s more, life is always giving new things to the child ---- things that have lost their interest for older people because they are too well-known. But a child has his pains: he is not so free to do what he wishes to do; he is repeatedly being told not to do something ,or being punished for what he has wrongly done.
When a young man starts to earn his own living, he can no longer expect others to pay for his food, his clothes, and his room, but has to work if he wants to live comfortably. If he spends most of his time playing about in the way that he used to as a child, he will go hungry. And if he breaks the laws of society as he used to break the laws of his parents, he may go to prison. If, however, he works hard, keeps out of trouble and has good health, he can have the great happiness of building up for himself his own position in society.
74. According to paragraph 2, the writer thinks that __________.
A. life for a child is fairly easy
B. a child is always loved whatever he does
C. if much is given to a child, he must do something in return
D. only children are interested in life
75. The main idea of the passage is that ________.
A. life is not enjoyable since each age has some pains
B. young men can have the greatest happiness of they work hard
C. childhood is the most enjoyable time in one’s life
D. one is the happiest if he can make good use of each age in his life
76. The paragraph following this passage will most probably discuss _________.
A. examples of successful young men
B. how to build up one’s position in society
C. joys and pains of old people
D. what to do when one has problems in life
D
Farmer Joe was in his cart （手推车）when he was hit by a truck. He decided his injuries from the accident were serious enough to take the trucking company (which caused the accident ) to court（法庭）. In court the trucking company’s lawyer was questioning Farmer Joe. “Didn’t you say, at the scene of the accident, ‘I’m fine’?” said the lawyer.
Farmer Joe answered, “Well, I’ll tell you what happened. I had just loaded my favourite mule（骡子）,Bessie into the…?” “I didn’t ask for any details（细节）,” the lawyer interrupted（打断）, “just answer the question. Did you not say, at the scene of the accident, ‘I’m fine.’?”
Farmer Joe said, “Well, I had just got Bessie into the cart and I was driving down the road…”
The lawyer interrupted again and said, “Judge, I am trying to make clear the fact that, at the scene of the accident, this man told the Highway Patrolman（管理员）on the scene that he was just fine. Now several weeks after the accident he is trying to cover the fact. I believe he is telling lies. Please tell him to simply answer the question.”
By this time the Judge was fairly interested in Farmer Joe’s answer and said to the lawyer, “I’d like to hear what he has to say about his favorite mule Bessie.” Joe thanked the Judge and went on, “Well, as I was saying, I had just loaded Bessie, my favorite mule, into the cart and was driving her down the highway when this huge truck ran into the stop sign and pushed my cart right in the side. I was thrown into one side and Bessie was thrown into the other.”
“I was hurt so badly that I didn’t want to move. However, I could hear old Bessie breathing loudly and groaning（呻吟）. I know she was in terrible shape just by her groans. Shortly after the accident a Highway Patrolman came here to the scene. He could hear Bessie groaning so he went over to her. After he looked at her, he took out his gun and shot her between the eyes. Then the Patrolman came across the road with his gun in his hand and looked at me. He said, ‘Your mule was in such bad shape that I had to shoot her. How are you feeling?”
77. Farmer Joe and his mule were _________.
A. taking a rest by the highway when the truck ran over and hit them
B. just on their way when the tuck hit a sign on the roadside and then hit them
C. going to stop by the road when they were hit by the truck
D. going so fast that they ran into a truck
78. The trucking company’s lawyer insisted Farmer Joe answer his question __________.
A. because he knew Farmer Joe was not hurt in the accident at all
B. so as to prove that Farmer Joe was a man who could not tell right from wrong
C. because he believed Farmer Joe could not remember what he had said at the scene
D. because he believed the answer should be in his favor（对……有利）
79. Farmer Joe ________.
A. did say “I’m fine.” at the scene of the accident
B. couldn’t have said “I’m fine.” at the scene of the accident
C. couldn’t remember whether he had said “I’m fine.” at the scene of the accident
D. tried to cover the fact in the court but no one would believe him
80. _________, the Patrolman shot the mule.
A. Because he hated the farmer
B. As the mule’s groaning was too loud
C. Thinking it was the best way to stop the mule from suffering
D. To make Farmer Joe feel better
E
E-mail systems at thousands of companies and government offices around the world were attacked by a virus (病毒)called “Meissa” that disguises itself as an “important message” from a friend.
Even though there was a weekend warning, more than 50,000 companies at about 100 places around the world have been attacked by the virus, computer experts said on Monday.
The virus began to show up last Friday and spread rapidly the next first work day by making computers send off dozens of E-mails containing the virus. Although the virus had no long-lasting damage to a computer, its effects were far-reaching.
Michael Vatis, a senior US official said military（军事的）and government computers were damaged, along with thousands of the other institutions’ systems.
The body of E-mail message says, “Here is what you ask for…” once the user opens it, the virus digs into the user’s address book and sends out messages to the first 50 addresses. The reason the virus spread so rapidly is that you’re getting it from people you know and trust. So anyone who gets an unexpected E-mail with the “Important Message” subject line is advised not to open it and to delete（删除）it immediately.
81. From the passage we know that the virus spread rapidly on ________.
A. Monday B. Saturday C. Friday D. the first day of a month
82. The virus spread rapidly because ___________.
A. it makes computers work without stop
B. it carries a word “Important Message”
C. you’re getting it from people you know and trust
D. it attacks military and government offices
83. The underlined word “disguise” most probably means _______
A. dress B. cover up(伪装) C. paint D. notice
84. Which of the
following is true according to the passage?
A. The computer attacked by the virus won’t work properly
B. Thousands of computers were attacked by the virus one by one
C. The “Important Message” carries an important message from a friend
D. Any computer with an E-mail system will be attacked by the virus.
85. Which of the
following is the best title for this passage?
A. Stop Using Your Computers
B. “Important Message” Is a Virus
C. Message from Friends Contain Virus
D. Virus Strikes Hard and Fast
徐州高级中学2005—2006学年度第二学期
高二英语期中考试试卷
第二卷（共25分）
第四部分：写作（共两节）
第一节：根据课文填空（每空1分，共计10分）
Every now and then, we get the itch to travel. This p________ sometimes called wanderlust, may explain why people spend so much money on trips to interesting places. Rio , Brazil’s s________ largest city, is known for its modern malls, t________ parks and beautiful beaches. Copacabana , the “Princess of the Sea” has just c________ its one hundredth birthday and is more beautiful than ever. Visitors who get t______ of the sand and the sun can c________ off in one of the many cafes, shops and restaurants on Copacabana’ main avenue. You can have a lot of f________ in Rio. Few visitors leave Rio feeling d________. The f________, known as Carnival is one of the world’s most famous and a________ visitors from all over the world.
第二节：书面表达（15分）
说明：为我们学校的英语广播站，起草一则有关学校英语角活动的通知。
要点如下：
1．“英语角”定于本星期四下午4时在学校花园里举行。
2．五位在北京师范大学( Beijing Normal University) 学习的美国学生，将应邀参加。
3．Tina，他们中的一位，将向我们介绍美国人的生活、语言、学习等，在这之后可以与他们进行自由交谈。
字数：100
开头已给出：
Attention, please! I have an announcement to make.
答案
第一卷
1—5 ABCBC 6—10 CBACA 11—15 CABAC 16—20 BCABC
21—25 BDCDB 26—30 CBDCD 31—35 CCCBC 36—40CBCBD 41—45BDDBA
46—50CADAA 51—55 BDCCA 56—60 BDDBD 61—65 CABAC
66—70ACDCB 71—75ACAAD 76—80 CBDAC 81--85 ACBAD
第二卷
第一节：根据课文填空.
1. phenomenon 2. second 3. theme 4. celebrated 5. tired
6. cool 7. fun 8. disappointed 9.festival 10.attracts
第二节：书面表达
Attention, please! I have an announcement to make.
The English Corner is to be held in the school garden at 4:00 this Thursday afternoon. Five American students studying at the Beijing Normal University ( Teachers' University ) will be invited to take part . Tina, one of them, will give us a talk about the American way of life and the education in the USA. After that, there will be a free talk. You may talk about language study, the school life in both countries, and other things that may interest you.
Everybody is welcome. And I hope you will find the English Corner fun. That's all. Thank you.
评分细则：
1 活动时间 2分
2 活动地点 2分
3 参加人员 2分
4 活动内容 4分
5 单词拼写、句子时态 3分（每错一个单词扣0.5分）
6 语言自然、连贯、流畅 2分