1、广益实验中学2011-2012学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题命题：王蔚蓝 审题：段芳芳本试卷分听力技能、知识运用、阅读技能、写作技能四个部分。时量120分钟。满分100分。第一部分 听力技能（共两节，满分20分）第一节 听力理解（共16小题；每小题1分，满分16分）听下面一段对话，回答第1小题。1. What does the man want to drink?A. Juice.B. Coffee.C. Red wine.听下面一段对话，回答第2小题。2. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Mother and
2、 son.B. Doctor and patient.C. Husband and wife.听下面一段对话，回答第3小题。3. What will the woman do this weekend?A. Go to the mans house.B. Attend a party.C. Visit her friend. 听下面一段对话，回答第4小题。4. Whats the man doing now?A. He is making noise.B. He is watching a football match. C. He is preparing for the final exa
3、m.听下面一段对话，回答第5小题。5. Who will the woman call? A. Mr. White. B. Mr. Whites wife. C. Mr. Black. 听下面一段对话，回答第6至第7两个小题。6. What is the woman doing? A. Attending a meeting. B. Fixing the copy machine. C. Copying some files.7. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Boss and employee. B. F
4、riends C. Colleagues.听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。8. Why is the woman late?A. She missed the bus.B. Her car broke down on the way. C. She had her car repaired.9. What does the man ask the woman to do?A. Have a rest. B. Drink some water.C. Eat some snacks. 10. Where are the speakers?A. At a garage.B. At a bu
5、s stop.C. At a cinema.听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。11. Where will the woman go the following week?A. To Shenzhan. B. To Shanghai. C. To Lanzhou.12. What will the woman do tonight?A. Visit the man.B. Pick up a customer.C. Have dinner with the man.13. Who is most probably Lucy? A. Marks customer. B. Marks fr
6、iend. C. Marks wife.听下面一段对话，回答第14至第16三个小题。14. How does the man feel about the delay o fhis flight? A. Disappointed. B. Happy. C. Angry.15. Which is the mans gate? A. Gate 18. B. Gate 26. C. Gate 38. 16. When will the plane probably take off?A. At 1:15.B. At 1:30. C. At 1:45.第二节 笔录要点（共4小题；每小题1分，满分4分）
7、听下面一段材料，将第17至20小题的信息补充完整，每小题不超过三个单词。Topic: Russian Students Enjoy Beijing Summer CampThe educational level of the Russian studentsElementary and 17. _ studentsActivitiesMaking 18. _ and Peking opera masks. Attractions visited in Beijing19._, the Birds Nest and the Forbidden City.Architecture styleRu
8、ssian buildings are made of stone, while the Forbidden City has 20._ and yellow tiles(瓦片).第二部分 知识运用（共两节，满分20分）第一节 单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）21. - They got married in 2001 and three years later they _ their child.A. have B. had C. had had D. will have 22. What _ beautiful day it is! Why not got out for
9、_ picnic?A. a; / B. the; a C. /; a D. a; a23. The chairman thought _ necessary to invite Professor Smith to speak at the meeting.A. this B. what C. it D. that24. Jack, _ friend, went back to America last Moday.A. me B. I C. mine D. my25. _ matters most in learning English is enough practice.A. What
10、B. It C. That D. As26. My brother, _ is in the army now, used to be an artist.A. who B. that C. whom D. which27. Allow children the space to voice their opinions, _ they are different from your own.A. unless B. until C. even if D. as if28. When they came to the center of the forest, the visitors fou
11、nd themselves _ by wildlife. A. surrounding B. surrounded C. to surround D. surround29. Nature has provided Shangrila with endless nuatural treasures, _ the land a happy home for the local people.A. to make B. making C. made D. having made30. We all _ Yang Liwei. He is the first Chinese astronaut to
12、 take a journey to space.A. look down upon B. look up to C. add up to D. put up with第二节 完形填空 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）Hi, Colin,Im glad to hear you are going to have so many adventures in Africa. You must be very 31 . You will need strong 32 because you are going to walk a lot. A raincoat is also necessar
13、y 33 the weather becomes bad on Mount Kilimanjaro. Take a towel as well, because you will get wet when you go white-water rafting. Equipment is 34 very important. Im sure you will take your tent and sleeping bag for camping in the desert, but dont forget small things, 35 matches, which you may need
14、to make a fire. Also take a map of all the places you will 36 and a compass so you dont lose your way. A flashlight and some candles are also good to have when it gets 37 .Of course, you will take some food, such as biscuits and chocolate. You can find water in the open air, but remember to boil it
15、38 drinking. Oh, I nearly forgot about the camera! Take as many pictures as you can and show 39 to me when you are back. The last and most important piece of 40 is your first-aid kit in case you are sick. You can also take a pocket knife to cut food or anything else when needed.31. A sorryB. embarra
16、ssed C. surprisedD. excited32. A shirtsB. bootsC. feetD. legs33. A as ifB. althoughC. as soon asD. in case34. A well B. tooC. alsoD. much35. A exceptB. besides C. such asD. along with36. A visitB. goC. researchD. walk37. A coldB. darkC. wetD. sunny38. A sinceB. whileC. before D. after39. A themB. it
17、C. yourself D. that40. A equipment B. paperC. toolD. thing第三部分 阅读技能 (共三节，满分35分)第一节 阅读理解 （共12小题；每小题2分，满分24分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AI am an e-mail user. When I first started to use the e-mail system I used to read all my e-mail. I didnt have much mail. I gave my friends my e-mai
18、l address. Soon I had more mail than I wanted. Some of the mail was junk mail. I was worried. I didnt want my mail to control me.Ive tried some methods to help me get control of my mail. First, I check my mail at the same time every day. Also I try to allow myself only 15-20 minutes every day to pro
19、cess my e-mail. This doesnt always work, but I try. Sometimes I save the messages. Sometimes I just read them, maybe answer a few, and then delete（删除）them.Sometimes Im not at all interested in a message, so I dont even open it. I delete it right away. This is very much the way I go through the mail
20、that the postal service delivers to my home.These methods are very simple. I have some friends who are very clever with computers. From time to time, they teach me new tricks for managing my e-mail. Im still amazed at what e-mail can do for me! Im still worried, however, about having too much to rea
21、d. 41. The writer used to read all his e-mail because _. A. he didnt have much mail B. he had nothing else to do C. he didnt know how to read mail D. he was forced to do that42. Which of the following does NOT belong to the ways of the writers dealing with his mail? A. Saving the messages. B. Just r
22、eading some. C. Deleting some. D. Passing some on to friends.43. What does the underlined word “they” in the last paragraph refer to? A. messages B. friends C. computers D. methods44. Whats the purpose of the writer to writer this passage? A. To share happiness in using mail with us. B. To share som
23、e worries in using mail with us. C. To share some methods of using computer with us. D. To persuade us out of using mail. B Sunday,15th November 2009Exams start tomorrow. My teacher, Mrs Rose, said we should try to sleep well and not get stressed out during the exam. She said if we took good notes i
24、n class and reviewed the lessons every day, we would not have to worry. I have Chemistry exam tomorrow and my Maths exam on Tuesday. I have been studying all weekend with my best friend, Sophie. She is really good at those subjects. Ive also been doing some practice exams for Maths and Chemistry on
25、the Internet. Now Im looking forward to a good nights sleep. Tuesday,17th November 2009Well, my Chemistry and maths exams werent too bad. All that practice before exam with Sophie helped. We have our Social Studies and English exams next. To help me remember things, I have put notes cards up all aro
26、und the house on my bedroom wall, on my mirror rand wardrobe, even in the bathroom. Mum says that thanks to my note cards, she now knows everything about Shakespeare and Napoleon.Thursday, 19th November 2009The essay topics for the Social Studies were really difficult. But I think I did OK. As part
27、of our English exam, we had to write a story. Jeremy said that he was having so much fun writing his story, he almost ran out of his time for the rest of the exam. I take a stopwatch to my exams, so I always know how much time I have left.I am now off to the library with my French study group. We us
28、ually meet twice a week and practise speaking and listening. We only speak French to each other for the whole hour. It was difficult at first, but it helps a lot.Friday.20th November 2009I think I did well in my French exam. It was easy for me to remember the vocabulary and grammar. I think all that
29、 exam practice really helped.45. The writers first exam was on _. A. Sunday, 15th November B. Thursday, 19th November C. Monday, 16th November D. Friday, 20th November46. Sophie is really good at _.A. Chemistry B. Chemistry and MathsC. Chemistry and English D. Social Studies47. The writers mum said
30、she knows everything about _.A. Shakespeare and Napoleon B. Social Studies and EnglishC. Note cards D. the mirror and the wardrobe48. The French study group meets _.A. all weekend B. on the InternetC. in the classroom D. at the library C“Life is speeding up. Everyone is getting unwell.”This may soun
31、d like something someone would say today. But in fact, an unknown citizen who lived in Rome in AD 53 wrote it.We all love new inventions. They are exciting, amazing and can change our lives.But have all these developments really improved the quality of our lives?Picture this: Youre rushing to finish
32、 your homework on the computer. Your mobile phone rings, a QQ message from your friend appears on the screen, and the noise from the television is getting louder and louder. Suddenly the computer goes blank and you lose all your work. Now you have to stay up all night to get it done. How calm and ha
33、ppy do you feel?Inventions have speeded up our lives so much that they often leave us feeling stressed and tired. Why do you think people who live far away from noisy cities, who have no telephones, no cars, not even any electricity often seem to be happier? Perhaps because they lead simple lives.On
34、e family in the UK went “back in time” to see what life was like without all the inventions we have today. The grandparents, with their daughter, and grandsons Benjamin, 10 and Thomas, 7, spent nine weeks in a 1940s house. They had no washing machine, microwave, computer or mobile phones.The grandmo
35、ther, Lyn, said, “It was hard physically. But not mentally.” She believed life was less materialistic. “The more things you have, the more difficult life becomes,” she said. The boys said they fought less. Probably, they said, because there was less to fight over, such as their computer. Also Lyn ch
36、anged from being a “fashionable, beer-drinking granny, to one who cooked things”.Here are some simple ways to beat the stress often caused by our inventions! Dont be available all the time. Turn off your mobile phone at certain times of the day. Dont check your emails every day. Make sure you spend
37、some time talking to your family. Set aside one evening a week when you dont turn on the television. Play cards and chat instead. Get a low-tech hobby. Every day, do something in the old-fashioned way, such as walking to have a face-to-face meeting instead of using the email or telephone. Dont worry
38、 too much about lifelaugh more!49. Whats the meaning of the quote (引语) at the beginning of the story? A Life is moving faster and technology is bringing problems to us. B Life is changing faster and technology is making us ill. C Life is boring and everything makes us feel sick. D Technology is maki
39、ng life more interesting.50. The passage is mainly about _.A. a story happened to a family in the UK B. problems with technologyC. improvements of our life with technologyD. major changes which will be likely to happen to technology51. What can we infer about the grandmother, Lyn? A. She seldom drin
40、ks beer. B. She is fashionable. C. She is fed up with modern life. D. She often cooks.52. When you _, you are available. A. have a phone at home B. walk to attend a meeting C. talk with your family D. turn on the television第二节 摘录信息 （共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在文后第53至第57小题的空格里填上适当的单词或短语，并将答案转写到答题卡上
41、。注意：每空不超过3个单词。What is the use of our feet? We use them to support our weight and make our bodies forward. When our expectations are beyond their limits, our feet will let us know. Recent research shows that three out of five adults have painful feet. Foot problems result from kinds of foot condition
42、s like flat feet. Many people make their foot problems worse by wearing improper shoes and socks. They may also be using the wrong shoes for an activity. Properly caring for your feet can prevent serious problems. Here are some tips to keep your feet healthy.Wear proper shoesMake sure that all shoes
43、 should provide proper support and room for your toes(脚趾). Wear running shoes when you run and not when you play tennis.Practise daily foot careWash your feet with warm water and mild soap. Completely dry them with a towel. Keep the areas between the toes dry. Wear clean socks every day. Cotton and
44、woolen socks are the best.Avoid injuryTake care to avoid very hot or very cold temperatures. Besides, Your feet need plenty of exercise. They also need rest.Foot care 53. _Wear proper shoesMake sure shoes provide proper 54. _for your toesPractise daily foot care 55. _ with warm water and a mild soap
45、 Dry them with a towel completely Keep the areas between the toes dry. Wear clean socks 56. _.57. _Avoid very hot or very cold temperatures.第三节 回答问题（共3小题；每小题2分，满分6分）阅读下面短文，根据第57至第60小题的具体要求，尽可能简要回答问题，并将答案转写到答题卡上。Sally Kristen Ride was born on May 26th 1951, in California. Sally Ride started playing t
46、ennis at the age of 10 and became a good tennis player. She won a tennis scholarship to Westlake School for Girls in Los Angles. After graduation in 1968, she attended Swarthmore College. After three months of hard practice, Sally thought she was not good enough to become a successful tennis player
47、and then gave it up.At the age of 22, she got a doctors degree. She was looking for a job when she read about NASAs call for astronauts. More than 8,000 people wanted to join in the space program, but only Sally and thirty-four other people were accepted.After joining NASA in 1977, Sally Ride accept
48、ed training including weightlessness training and radio communications. She enjoyed flight training so much that flying became her favorite hobby. In 1983, Sally Ride became the first American woman in space on the shuttle Challenger (STS-7). Her next flight was an eight-day task in 1984 on Challeng
49、er (STS41-G).Sally Ride retired from NASA in 1987, then started an Internet-based NASA project that allows high school classes to download photos of the earth from space. Sally Ride has received many awards, including the Jefferson Award for Public Service, the Womans Research and Education Institut
50、es American Woman Award. 58. Where was Sally Ride born? （回答词数不超过5个）59. How many people were accepted in the space program? （回答词数不超过8个）60. What did Sally Ride do after she retired from NASA? （回答词数不超过12个）第四部分 写作技能 (共两节，满分25分)第一节 双向翻译 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 请根据上下文内容，将文中划线部分译成汉语或者英语。School life in the UKGoi
51、ng to a Britain school for one year was a very enjoyable and exciting experience for me. I was very happy with the school hours in Britain 61 because school starts around 9 a.m. and ends about 3.30 p.m. This means I could get up an hour later than usual as schools in China begin before 8 a.m.On the
52、first day, all students attend an assembly in the school hall. 62 我坐在一个名叫黛安的女孩旁边. We soon became best friends. During the assembly, the headmaster told us about the rules of the school. He also told us that 63 the best way to earn respect was to to devote ourselves to study and achieve high grades.
53、This sounded like my school in China.My English improved a lot, as I used English every day 64 and spent an hour each day reading English books in the library. I usually went to the Computer Club during the lunch break, 65 这样我就可以免费给国内的家人和朋友发邮件. I also had an extra French class on Tuesday evenings. C
54、ooking was really fun as I learned how to buy, prepare and cook food. At the end of term we had a class party and we all had to cook something. I was glad that all my classmates were fond of the cake I made.61. _62. _63. _64. _65. _第二节 情景作文（共一题，满分15分）假设你刚采访完你校网页制作大赛一等奖获得者蒋毅同学，请根据以下采访记录为本地报社写一篇文章。要求：
55、1短文必须包括表中所有信息；2文章标题已给出，不计入总词数；3词数在100左右。Basic factsJiang Yi; boy; 16; Class 5, Senior High 1EducationNo. 1 Primary School in Jianghai CityFavorite subjectsMaths, Science, Computer and EnglishThe competitionJianghai Web Page Design Competition356 people from all walks of life took part in the competitionHobbiesFootball, Chinese chessDreamsAttend the best university, work in the IT industryJiang Yi, first prize winner_