1、成都七中实验学校高二下期英语半期考试试题考试时间:120分钟 试题满分:150分命题人:高二备课组 审题人:曾世强全卷分第I卷(听力),第II卷(英语知识运用)和第III卷(读写能力测试)三大部分第I卷 听力理解 (共三节,满分30分)做题时,先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后,你将有时间将听力部分第一节和第二节上面的答案转涂到机读卡上。第一节 (共5小题;每小题15分,满分7.5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。1Where slo
2、es this conversation probably take place? AIn an office. B. In a drugstore. C. In a department store.2Carl the woman go to the concert? A. No,she cant. BYes,she can go with her mother. CYes,after she goes to her mothers office3Where does the woman live? ARome. BParis. CSan Francisco.4Where did the n
3、oise that the woman heard come from? AThe childrens playing BThe vase broken by someone CThe cats playing5How much will it cost the woman to send the package? A. $5, B. $4 C4 5第二节(共15小题每小题15分,满分22.5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
4、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7题。6What will MrsWhite probably NOT do on the fifth? A. Go to Chicago. B. Shopping in Chicago. C. Go to Salt Lake City.7How long will MrsWhite stay in Salt Lake City? ATwo days. B. Three days. C. One day.听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。8What is the callers number? A2687435 B7732398 C7
5、7332989What does MrsAdams want to tell her husband? ATo pick her rip at I pm. BHer mother would come on Thursday CTo ring her at home10Which of the following is TRUE? AMrsAdams was calling from her home BMr. Adamsmother was arriving at I pm. CMrAdams was not in his office then听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。11What
6、 does the man ask Zhou Lan for? AA book. B. A magazine. C. A newspaper.12Whats“the Red Rose”? AA performance. B. A theatre. C. A pop group.13What time will the two speakers meet at the theatre? AAt 6:10 BAt 6:50 CAt 6:30.听第9段材料,回答第14至16题。14Who is the man? AThe repairman. B. The womans friend. C. The
7、 womans neighbor.15When will the man come? ATomorrow afternoon BTomorrow morning. CIn a while16Who often broke the window according to the dialogue? AErica Stones children BErica Stone herself. CNot mentioned听第10段材料,用恰当的词填空,完成第17至20题。 The source of this news: 17 , New York. Time: 18 . Reason: 19 . R
8、esult: 20 and the dead were sent to the nearest town. 第II卷 英语知识运用 (共两节,满分45分)I. 单项填空 (每题1分 共 15分)21. youself in the illegal business, it is difficult to escape being punished by the law. A. InvolveB. Involving C. InvolvedD. To involve22.No matter how _ , it is not necessarily lifeless. A. may a dese
9、rt be dryB. dry a desert may be C. a desert may be dry D. dry may a desert be23.Some people in Beijing go to work half an hour earlier every day to avoid in the traffic jam. A. to catch B. being caught C. to be caughtD. catching24.Are you the exam? Yes. I have been doing it for 3 hours. A. prepared
10、B. preparing C. prepared for D. preparing for25.He tried to be not in this endless argument. A. involved B. involving C. to be involvedD. involve26.It rained last night and the flower dont need_, so he _water the flowers.A. being watered; doesnt need to B. watering; neednt toC. to water; neednt D. t
11、o be watered; doesnt need to27.Only when you are in poor health realize that health is_ .A. will you; priceless B. will you; worthlessC. you will; priceless D. you will; worthless28.On the bank of the river, we found him _on a bench, with his eyes_ on a kite in the sky. A. seated; fixed B. sitting;
12、fixing C. seated; fixing D. sitting; being fixed29._100 cents make a dollar? _about it. A. Does; Its no doubt B. Do; Theres no wonder C. Does; Theres no doubt D. Does; Its no wonder30.It is the fact _he doesnt know his own birthday _surprises us all. A. which; which B. that; that C. which; that D. t
13、hat; which31.Unwilling to _their children, the old couple moved to the nursing home. A. be burdened with B. be a burden to C. be a burden with D. be burdened by32.Though _of money, his parents managed to send him to university. A. lacking B. lack C. lacked D. to lack33. I wonder if your brother like
14、s to play football. If he did, so_ mine. A. is B. do C. would D. will34. Tianjin with Tianjin and you will find that Dalian is a better place to live in. A. To compare B. Comparing C. Compare D. Compared35. children abroad for a tour can be a great honor for an ordinary person like me. A. Taking B.
15、Taken C. Being taken D. Having been taken II. 完型填空(共20小题,每题1.5分,共30分)When Alice started to cycle home from Jennys house, she wasnt nervous. She was certainly not afraid of the dark. 36 , it was only a 15-minute ride home. But halfway there, she began to wish that she hadnt been so 37 .As she rounded
16、 a sharp bend, it suddenly 38 coldvery cold. Alices breath became puffs of white cloud and her legs were so cold that it became hard to ride.With her heart beating fast, she struggled so hard to move 39 that she didnt hear the car which suddenly appeared beside her. She stopped by the road. The big
17、black car also 40 . Slowly, the passenger-window began to slide down. Alice held her breath. In the soft light inside the car, something 41 . Then, the light brightened and Alice was staring at a sweet, grey-haired old lady. “Hello, dear,” said the old lady. “I need 42 . Im afraid Im lost. I need to
18、 find the nearest airport. I must be there in the next five minutes. ”“Airport? You 43 are lost,” Alice said. “You need to go back five kilometers 44 you reach the T-junction. Turn left and 45 for about another 10 kilometers to the main highway. From there, just follow the 46 to the airport. But Im
19、afraid theres no 47 youll get there in five minutes!”“Thank you very much, dear.” replied the old lady. “Dont worryIll 48 in time. ”The 49 moved up and the car started off. A little way ahead, it 50 and with headlights flashing, it drove past Alice. But then, something 51 happened. The car began cha
20、nging. First, its color 52 from black to silvery- grey. And then the wheels began disappearing, but the car continued to move forward, 53 just above the ground. As the car 54 into the dark sky, the big red tail-lights grew larger and larger and glowed more and more brightly. With a faint whistling 5
21、5 , the car was gone in seconds, leaving Alice shaking her head in disbelief36. A.Therefore B. Otherwise C. However D. Besides37. A.curious B. stubborn C. brave D. excited38. A. proved B . grew C. fell D. seemed 39. A.forward B. backward C. asideD. around40. A.stayed B. started C. arrivedD. stopped
22、41. A.dropped B. moved C. gatheredD. existed 42. A.rest B. water C. helpD. gas 43. A.basically B. certainly C. necessarily D. normally 44. A.unless B. as C. ifD. until45. A.follow B. march C. driveD. walk 46. A.notices B. guidance C. addressD. signs 47. A.time B. way C. doubtD. room 48. A.make it B.
23、 finish it C. have itD. get it 49. A. headlight B. wheel C. doorD. window 50. A.turned B. continued C. passedD. rushed51. A.imaginable B. horrible C. strangeD. sensitive 52. A. spread B. faded C. developedD. approved 53. A. drawing B. flashing C. rollingD. floating 54. A.brokeB. rose C. pointedD. re
24、turned 55. A.soundB.tone C. tuneD. voice 第III卷 读写能力测试 (共三部分,满分75分)第一部分. 阅读理解(每题2分,共32分)A Along the river banks of the Amazon and the Orinoco there lives a bird that swims before it can fly, flies like a fat chicken, eats green leaves, has the stomach of a cow and has claws (爪) on its wings when youn
25、g. They build their homes about 4.6m above the river, an important feature (特征) for the safety of the young. It is called the hoatzin. In appearance, the birds of both sexes look very much alike with brown on the back and cream and red on the underside. The head is small, with a large set of feather
26、s on the top, bright red eyes, and blue skin. Its nearest relatives are the common birds, cuckoos. Its most striking feature, though, is only found in the young. Baby hoatzins have a claw on the leading edge of each wing and another at the end of each wing tip. Using these four claws, together with
27、the beak (喙), they can climb about in the bushes, looking very much like primitive birds must have done. When the young hoatzins have learned to fly, they lose their claws. During the drier months between December and March hoatzins fly about the forest in groups of 20 to 30 birds, but in April, whe
28、n the rainy season begins, they collect together in smaller living units of two to seven birds for producing purposes.56What is the text mainly about?APrimitive birds and hoatzins of the Amazon.BThe appearance and living habits of hoatzins. CHoatzins in dry and rainy seasons. DThe relatives and enem
29、ies of hoatzins.57Young hoatzins are different from their parents in that_ Athey eat a lot like a cow Bthey live on river banks Cthey look like young cuckoos Dthey have claws on the wings 58What can we infer about primitive birds from the text?AThey had four wings like hoatzins. BThey had a head wit
30、h long feathers on the top.CThey had claws to help them climb. DThey could fly long distances.59Why do hoatzins collect together in smaller groups when the rainy season comes? ATo keep themselves warm. BTo produce their young.CTo find more food. DTo protect themselves better.BRae Armantrout, who has
31、 been a poetry professor at the University of California San Diego(UCSD) for two decades, has won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize in the poetry category for her most recent book, “Versed”.“Im delighted and amazed at how much media recognition that the Pulitzer brings, as compared to even the National Book C
32、ritics Award, which I was also surprised and delighted to win,” said Armantrout.“For a long time, my writing has been just below the media radar, and to have this kind of attention, suddenly, with my 10th book, is really surprising.”Armantrout, a native Californian, received her bachelors degree at
33、UC Berkeley, where she studied with noted poet Denise Levertov, and her masters in creative writing from San Francisco State University. She is a founding member of Language Poets, a group in American poetry that analyzes the way language is used and raises questions to make the reader think. In Mar
34、ch, she won the National Book Critics Circle Award for “Versed.” “This book has gotten more attention,” Armantrout said, “but I dont feel as if its better.”The first half of “Versed” focuses on the dark forces taking hold of the United States as it fought the war against Iraq. The second half looks
35、at the dark forces casting a shadow over her own life after Armantrout was diagnosed with cancer in 2006.Armantrout was shocked to learn she had won the Pulitzer but many of her colleagues were not. “Rae Armantrout is a unique voice in American poetry,” said Seth Lerer, head of Arts and Humanities a
36、t UCSD. “Versed”, published by the Wesleyan University Press, did appear in a larger printing than her earlier works, which is about 2,700 copies. The new edition is scheduled to appear in May.60. According to Rae Armantrout, _.A. the media is surprised at her worksB. she likes being recognized by h
37、er readersC. her 10th book is much betterD. her winning the Pulitzer is unexpected 61. What can we learn about “Versed”?A. It is a book published two decades ago. B. It partly concerns the poets own life.C. It consists of three parts. D. It is mainly about the American army.62. Rae Armantrouts colle
38、agues think that she _.A. deserves the prizeB. is a strange professorC. should write moreD. has a sweet voice63. What can we learn from the text? A. Armantrout got her degrees at UCSD.B. “Versed” has been awarded twice.C. About 2,700 copies of “Versed” will be printed.D. Cancer made Armantrout stop
39、writing.CIt is reported that conservation groups in North America have been arguing about the benefits and dangers of wolves. Some groups believe wolves should be killed. Other people believe wolves must be protected so that they will not disappear from the wilderness (荒野) For Killing WolvesIn Alask
40、a, the wolf almost disappeared a few years ago, because hunters were killing hundreds of them for sport. However, 1aws were established to protect the wolves from sportsmen and people who catch the animals for their fur. So the wolf population has greatly increased. Now there are so many wolves that
41、 they are destroying their own food supply.A wolf naturally eats animals in the deer family. People in the wilderness also hunt deer for food. Many of the animals have been destroyed by the very cold winters recently and by changes in the wilderness plant life. When the deer cant find enough food, t
42、hey die.If the wolves continue to kill large numbers of deer, their prey (猎物) will disappear some day. And the wolves will, too. So we must change the cycle of life in the wilderness to balance the ecology. If we killed more wolves, we would save them and their prey from dying out. Wed also save som
43、e farm animals.In another northern state, wolves attack cows and chickens for food. Farmers want the government to send biologists to study the problem. They believe it necessary to kill wolves in some areas and to protect them in places where there is a small wolf population. Against Killing Wolves
44、If you had lived long ago, you would have heard many different stories about the dangerous wolf. According to most stories, hungry wolves often kill people for food. Even today, the stories of the “big bad wolf” will not disappear.But the fact is wolves are afraid of people, and they seldom travel i
45、n areas where there is a human smell. When wolves eat other animals, they usually kill the very young, or the sick and injured .The strongest survive .No kind of animal would have survived through the centuries if the weak members had lived. And has always been a law of nature.Although some people s
46、ay it is good sense to kill wolves, we say it is nonsense! Researchers have found wolves and their prey living in balance. The wolves keep the deer population from becoming too large, and that keeps a balance in the wilderness plant life.The real problem is that the areas where wolves can live are b
47、eing used by people. Even if wilderness land is not used directly for human needs, the wolves cant always find enough food. So they travel to the nearest source, which is often a farm. Then there is danger. The“big bad wolf”has arrived! And everyone knows what happens next.64. Some people are agains
48、t killing wolves because _.A. there are too many deer in the wildernessB. wolves are afraid of people and never attack peopleC. wolves help to keep the ecological balance in the wilderness D. there is too small a wolf population in the wilderness 65. According to those against killing wolves, when w
49、olves eat other animals, _.A. they might help this kind of animals survive in natureB. they disturb the ecological balance in the wildernessC. they never eat strong and healthy ones D. they always go against the law of nature 66. The last sentence “And everyone knows what happens next” implies that
50、in such cases _.A. wolves will find enough food sources on farmsB. people will leave the areas where wolves can liveC. farm animals will be in danger and have to be shipped away D. wolves will kill people and people will in turn kill them D“Old wives tales” are beliefs passed down from one generatio
51、n to another. For example, most of us remember our patents telling us to eat more of certain foods or not to do certain things. Is there any truth in these teachings? Some of them agree with present medical thinking, but others have not passed the test of time. Did your mother ever tell you to eat y
52、our carrots because they are good for your eyes? Scientists now report that eating carrots can help prevent a serious eye disease called macular degeneration. Eating just one carrot a day can reduce the possibility of getting this disease by 40%. Garlic(蒜)is good for you, too. It can kill the type o
53、f virus that causes colds. Unfortunately, not all of Moms advice passed the test of medical studies. For example, generations of children have been told not to go swimming within an hour after eating. But research suggests that there is no danger in doing so. Do sweets cause tooth problems? Well, ye
54、s and no. Sticky sweets made with grains tend to cause more problems than sweets made with simple sugars. Even though science can tell us that some of our traditional beliefs dont hold water, there is still a lot of truth in the old wives tales. After all, much of this knowledge has been accumulated
55、(积累)from thousands of our traditional beliefs dont hold water should respect this body of knowledge even as research for clear scientific support to prove it true or false 67. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text? A. Swimming after a meal is dangerous。B. Carrots prevent people from c
56、atching coldsC. Eating garlic is good for our eyes D. Sticky sweets are damaging to our teeth 68.The author develops the third paragraph mainly_. A. by order in time B. by examplesC. by cause and effects D. by order in space69 The phrase “hold water” in the last paragraph most probably means“ ”. A.
57、to be admirable B. to be smtable C. to be believable D. to be valuable70 What is the authors attitude toward “old wives tales” in the text? A. Dissatisfied B. Curious C. So objective D. Objective 第二部分:任务型阅读(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)根据对话情景和内容,从对话后所给的选项中选出能填入每一空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。选项中有两个为多余选项。Sandy is at hom
58、e. She is now calling Lisa, her classmate.Sandy: Hi, Lisa. Have you finished helping your parents?Lisa: I finished cleaning the living room a little while ago, but I havent cleaned my bedroom yet. 71 Sandy: I know what you mean. 72 Do you think youll be finished soon? Lisa: I should be done in about
59、 an hour.Sandy: 73 Lisa: I did the English homework last night. 74 I dont understand it. Sandy: Me neither. 75 We can help each other work it out. Lisa: OK. Then we can go and have our hair cut.Sandy: Great. See you in a little while.A. I dont math at all. B. But I havent started my math yet. C. Hou
60、sework is tiring, and Im tired D. What do you think we should do then? E. Why dont we do it together this afternoon? F. Have you looked at Mondays homework yet. G. I also hate doing the cleaning around the house.第三部分 写作I.短文改错 (共10小题,每小题1分,满分10)按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,在该行右边横线上画一个勾();如有错误(每行只
61、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。After five years away in my hometown ,I find that76 the neighborhood which I used to living in has changed 77 a lot. The Sichuan Restaurant and the older fish sh
62、op78 across the street from our middle school were gone. 79 There exist now a park that has a small river running80 through. The factory at the corner of Friendship Street and 81 Zhongshan Road has been moved out of the city, and sports82 center has been built in their place. The market at the corne
63、r of83 Friendship Street and Xinhua Road has been given way to 84 a supermarket. Besides the bookstore next to our middle85 school is still there.II.书面表达(25分)假定你是李华。你们学校和一所美国中学签署了教师交流协议。在过去的一年里,你们的英文老师是来自这所中学的Sue Wood。不久前她返回美国任教。请你根据写作要点和要求给Sue写封电子邮件。写作要点:1.对她表达感谢之意;2.介绍她离开后你自己及班里发生的事情;3.希望了解她的近况。要求
64、:1.短文须写在答题卡的指定区域。2.短文词数不少于100(不含已写好的部分)。3.内容充实,结构完整,语意连贯。4.书写须清晰、工整。5.邮件中不能体现本人真实信息。Dear Sure,Im Li Hua, one of your students in China. _参考答案听力答案:1一5 CCCCC 6一10 CACBC 11一15 CCAAC 16 A17CNN Morning News 18September 15th/Sep. 15th 19Not fully known 20The injured单选答案: 21-25 BBBDC 26-30 DAACB 31-35 BBCC
65、A完型答案: 36. D. 37.C。38. B。39. A。40.D 41. B。42. C。43. B. 44. D。45.C 46. D。47. B。48. A。49. D。50. A。51. C。52. B。 53. D. 54. B。55. A。阅读答案一:56. B 57D 58C 59B 60. D 61.B 62. A 63.B 64.C 65.A 66. D。 67.D 68.B 69.C 70.D 二: 71-75 CGFBE改错答案: 76. in from 77. livinglive 78. older old 79. were are 80. exist exist
66、s 81. 正确 82. sports 前面加a 83. their its 84.去掉been 85.Besides But 作文:【写作指导】这篇作文属提纲类作文。提纲类作文一般有较多的文字提示或说明,要求表达的内容要点大多数以提纲的形式给出,并且比较具体明确。这种作文实际上规定了考生的表达范围,量化了写作要点,不允许考生回避任何一项写作内容。考生在保证内容要点全部囊括的基础上要充分发挥自己的想象力,进而组织自己的语言来表达某种思想,从而使得该题型的写作具有一定的灵活性,能较好地体现考生的英语思维想象能力。 需要注意的问题是:这类题目包括了很多文字说明,很容易使书面表达变成翻译,因而考生应
67、该首先梳理要点,理清文章层次,灵活运用英语知识,采用不同的表达方式将试题要求的要点完整准确地表达出来。主题时态:一般现在时 中心人称:第一人称结构:首段,表达对Sue Wood的想念和感激之意。 第二段介绍她离开后你自己及班里发生的事情,时态要用一般过去时。 第三段了解她的近况,表达自己的愿望及祝福。 最后在右下角署名。表达感谢常用句型:Thank you /Thanks for.We appreciate that.We are grateful for.询问对方近况常用句型:How is everything with you lately?Is everything going well
68、 lately?表达愿望和祝福常用句型:Im looking forward to your reply.I hope to .Best wishes.Everything goes well.All the best.署名时的常用语:Yours, Yours sincerely,【参考范文】Dear Sure,Im Li Hua, one of your students in China. Its almost a month since you left us. We all miss you and are very grateful for what you did for us.W
69、e are busy as usual. We had an English speech contest the other day. I won the first prize! This again reminds me of all your kind help. Do you still remember the trees we planted together on the hill behind the school? Yesterday, we went there and watered them. The tree you planted yourself is growing well, and the whole class decided to name it Sue Wood. Will you come back to see Sue Wood?How is everything with you lately? We hope to know more about you and your American students. Hope to keep in close touch. All the best.Li Hua