1、福建省泉州市晋江市季延中学2011-2012学年高二下学期期中考试英语试卷（总分：150分 时间：120分钟）第一卷（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）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 does Mr. Clarke do while his wife is shopping? A. He sits in his car. B. He pushes th
2、e shopping cart. C. He waits for her in a caf.2. What will the weather be like? A. Cloudy. B. Windy. C. Sunny.3. What does the man plan to do during the summer holiday? A. Travel in a foreign country. B. Get ready for his paper. C. Save enough money.4. How much did the man pay? A. $10. B. $15. C. $2
3、0.5. Why did the woman thank the man? A. He gave her a lift home again. B. He helped her find a room. C. She had been a guest in his home.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5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6-8题。 6.
4、 Why was Jack at the restaurant with his family? A. For his grandpas birthday. B. For his parents wedding anniversary. C. For his grandmas birthday. 7. How often do they go to the restaurant? A. At least once a week. B. At least once a month. C. At least once a year. 8. When is the womans birthday?
5、A. Tomorrow. B. In February. C. In January.听第7段材料，回答第9-11小题。9. Why did the woman call the man？ A. To ask for directions. B. To inform him where she is. C. To say sorry.10. What time is it now? A. Around 7:30. B. Around 8:00. C. Around 8:30.11. Where did the woman leave from? A. The hotel. B. Her hou
6、se. C. Her office.听第8段材料，回答第12-14小题。12. What kind of person is Rosie? A. Shes talkative. B. Shes a real complainer. C. Shes easygoing.13. What day is today? A. Friday. B. Thursday. C. Wednesday. 14. What does the man suggest the woman do? A. Talk with Rosie directly. B. Not go to eat out with Rosie
7、again. C. Let some other people talk to Rosie.听第9段材料，回答第15-17小题。15. What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Friends. B. Husband and wife. C. Guide and traveler.16. What do we know about the woman? A. She visited many interesting places in Nanjing. B. She loves traveling. C. She enjoyed eve
8、rything in Nanjing.17. What will they do next? A. Enjoy the fresh air. B. Take some pictures. C. Look at some photos.听第10段材料，回答第18-20小题。18. How long does the club stay open every day? A. 15 hours a day, five days a week. B. 16 hours a day, seven days a week. C. 17 hours a day, seven days a week.19.
9、Who is in charge of club memberships? A. Jack Bergman. B. Mrs. Colville. C. Mr. Saltville.20. What can we learn from the talk? A. The club is only open to its members. B. The steam room is a good place for relaxation. C. A guided tour is available at 2:15 p.m. every day.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：单项填
10、空（共l5小题；每小题l分，满分l5分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑21. - Hi, Li Ping, why are you so happy? -_ I saw Yu Dan in the Quanzhou Hotel today. A. Guess what!B. I suppose so. C. Me too. D. How awful!22. Oh , it is already 9:00, but Tom is still in bed. He _ late last night to watch the football ma
11、tch Amay stay up Bmust have stayed up Ccould stay up Dshould have stayed up23. John had to have his car repaired in a garage because it _ seriously. A. damagedB. had been damaged C. had damaged D. was being damaged24. Look, thats John the lost boy! Its really _great comfort to see him safe again. He
12、 is sure to bring _ comfort to his worried mother. A. a; a B. the; the C. a; /D. the; /25_ countless failures, the scientist finally succeeded in discovering the chemical substance. A. Suffered B. Being suffered C. To suffer D. Having suffered26. Little _ how much money it costs to bring up a child.
13、 A. realize people B. people realize C. do people realize D. are people realized 27. The students _ a video about Barack Obamas speech The Change We Need at 7:00 tomorrow evening in the classroom.A. will watch B. would watch C. will be watching D. would be watching28. _ difficult the situation is, w
14、ell help one another to overcome it. A. Whatever B. Whenever C. Wherever D. However29. Its a bad habit to _ breakfast every day. A healthy breakfast is very important for all of us. A. cut off B. leave out C. put away D. make up30. It was in the new hall _was set up last month _ we held an important
15、 meeting yesterday.A .which, that B. which, what that, which D. where, that31. You cant fancy what great trouble they have _ the problem _.A. to solve; being discussed B. solving; discussingC. to solve; to discuss D. solving; being discussed32. Positive attitudes can not only _ ones confidence but a
16、lso improve the quality of life.A. speed up B. build up C. take upD. sweep up33. _ , I will assign to you as little homework as I can, but it is a fantasy nowadays. A. If possible B. If is possible C. If possibly D. If its possible34. To pick up as soon as possible, Tom was advised to do exercise _
17、a change in diet. A. in addition to B. in favor of C. in response toD. in return for35. To this happening again, John commanded that the source of all the water supplies .A, stop, was examined B, keep, should be examined C, prevent, examined D, stop, be examined 第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题15分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其
18、大意，然后从3655各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。The moment happened 30 yours ago but it was still fresh in my memory. I was a college freshman and had _36_ up most of the night before laughing and talking with friends. Now just before my first_37_of the day my eyelids were feeling heavier and hea
19、vier and my head was drifting down to my desk to make my textbook a _38_ . A few minutes nap（小睡）time before class couldnt _39_ , I thought.BOOM! I lifted my head suddenly and my eyes opened wider than saucers. I looked around with my _40_ beating wildly trying to find the cause of the _41_. My young
20、 professor was looking at me with a boyish（孩子气的）smile on his face. He had 42 dropped the textbooks he was carrying onto his desk. “Good morning!”, he said still 43 “I am glad to see everyone is 44. Now lets get started. ”For the next hour I wasnt sleepy at all. It wasnt from the 45 of my professors
21、textbook alarm clock either. It was instead from the _46_ discussion he led. With knowledge and good _47_ he made the material come _48_His insight was full of both wisdom and loving-kindness. And the enthusiasm and joy that he _49_ with were contagious（有感染力的）. I _50_ the classroom not only wide awa
22、ke, but a little _51_, and a little better as well. I learned something far more important than not _52_ in class that day too. I learned that if you are going to do something in this life，do it well，do it with _53 What a wonderful place this would be if all of us did our work joyously and well. Don
23、t sleepwalk（梦游）your way through _54_ then. Wake up! Let your love fill your work. Life is too _55_ not to live it well. 36A. tookB. dividedC. stayedD. put37A. classB. testC. taskD. lecture38A. platformB. pillowC. carpetD. wall39A. benefitB. helpC. lastD. hurt40A. heartB. mindC. thoughtD. head41A. tr
24、oubleB. noiseC. failureD. incident42A. angrilyB. carelesslyC. deliberatelyD. accidentally43A. smilingB. talkingC. complainingD. shouting44A. activeB. curiousC. presentD. awake45A. soundB. shockC. interruptionD. blow46A. fascinatingB. convincingC. puzzlingD. encouraging47A. gestureB. senseC. humorD.
25、design48A. strangeB. naturalC. handyD. alive49A. taughtB. spreadC. combinedD. started50A. decoratedB. filledC. leftD. entered51A. clearerB. smarterC. quieterD. stronger52A. discussingB. speakingC. cheatingD. sleeping53A. joyB. speedC. aimD. determination54A. workB. lifeC. journeyD. college55A. hardB
26、. complexC. shortD. simple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，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。( A )Face book, the worlds biggest social networking site, is celebrating its sixth birthday. The sites founder, Mark Zuckergerg, states that Face book will continue to work as hard as it has worked in the las
27、t six years in order to stay the webs number one communication site.The company started in a dorm room in 2004. Today it has 150 million active users, more than the 130 million of its competitor MySpace.Face book set itself apart from other social networking sites because you can communicate with pe
28、ople you really know and trust. Before, most people didnt want to share their real identities online. Face book has given people a safe and trusted environment for people to interact online. It has changed the way people view the world. A friend from any country is only a few clicks away.It was back
29、 in February 2004 when Zuckerberg started “the Face book” from a Harvard students room. The aim was to help students get in touch with each other over the Internet. Within 24 hours over a thousand students had signed up and soon after that the network spread out to other universities.By 2005 a resea
30、rch study showed that about 85% of the students in the network had a Face book account. Another survey showed that Face book was almost as important as an iPod. At the end of 2005 Face book came to the UK. And up to today the site has been translated into 35 languages.Six years after its start, Face
31、 book has escaped the universities and colleges. More than half of its users are not at college any more and the fastest growing group are the 30 to 40yearolds. Every day 15 million users update their profiles to tell their friends and the world whats happening to them. They also share photos, uploa
32、d videos, chat, make friends, join groups and simply have fun.56. Face book is different from other social networking sites mainly because _.A. it is set up by Zuckerberg in a dorm room B. it has changed the way people view the world C. it makes people communicate with each other onlineD. it provide
33、s a safe and trusted environment to communicate online57. Which of the following is NOT true about Face book?A. Its the worlds biggest social networking site.B. The site of Face book has been translated into 35 languages.C. The number of its active users is 20 million more than My Space today.D. Fac
34、e book is considered more important than iPod to the students of the UK.58. On the Face book the users can update their profiles besides _.a. uploading videosb. enjoying picturesc. joining groups d. shopping on linee. chatting with friendsf. making new friendsA. abcde B. abcef C. acdef D. abcdf 59.
35、The passage mainly discusses _. A. when Face book is started B. what Face book is used for C. how Face book is developed D. why Face book is so popular ( B ) People say time is relative. But relative to what. I do know that sometimes time “seems” to be moving slower. Remember Christmas Eve when you
36、were a child? It was the longest night of the year. It lasted forever! And now it seems like I just paid my bill yesterday and its due again!People tell me all too frequently I need more time! Oh, really? Mother Teresa, Michelangelo, and Helen Keller all had 24 hours a day. Look what they did with t
37、heir time!Is it that we need to manage our time better or our priorities(重点)? Youve heard the expression “first things first”. The first step in understanding the power of time is to understand that it is limited. Why is it then that some people get a lot more done? We know the answer. They use thei
38、r time smartly.One day an expert on time management was speaking to a group of students and announced a quiz. He pulls out a wide-mouthed jar. Next，he places about a dozen fist-sized rocks, one at a time, into the jar, until no more will fit. “Is it full?” he asks. “Yes,” responds the class. “Oh rea
39、lly?” he asks. So he takes out a bucket of gravel(砂砾), which he manages to work down into the spaces between the larger rocks. “Is it full now?” he asks.Wising up, one answered, “Probably not.” Sure enough . He takes out a bucket of sand, which he pours into the empty spaces. “Is it full now?” he as
40、ks. “No” reply the students confidently. So he takes a glass of water and fills it in. Then he asks, “What is my point?One said, “No matter how full your schedule is, if you try really hard, you can always fit some more things into it!”“No,” the speaker replied, “It tells us if you dont put the big
41、rocks in first, youll never get them in at all.”What are the big rocks? The things you should put in to your jar first.The rich dont get 25 hours and the poor dont get 23 we all get the same. Lets use them wisely! Invest your time wisely!60The text is written mainly _.Ato explain the origin of the e
42、xpression “first things first”Bto call on us to use our time in a smart mannerCto introduce a meaningful class given by an expertDto tell us about the relativity and the power of time61The underlined phrase “Wising up” in the passage is closest in meaning to “_”.ABecoming aware BTelling the truthCRi
43、sing to his feet DRaising her hand62How is the passage mainly developed?ABy inferring(推理). BBy comparing.CBy listing examples. DBy giving facts.63What does the point of the quiz lie in?AHow to put more things into a jar. BHow well the students learn the lesson.CHow to get more done in limited time.
44、DThe skill and order is very important. ( C ) In a recently published book , I came across some exercises with interesting names such as fishbone diagrams , lotus flowers and clustering . As I used these exercises in my classes , I noticed that students were interested . They said more and wrote mor
45、e . They enjoyed expressing their ideas and sharing them in groups .They were no longer passively waiting for the bell, but actively took part in the lesson . I find that creativity can act as a way to increase participation and improve fluency (流利程度).Creativity has become a popular word in recent y
46、ears . Scholars in the arts ,psychology (心理学), business , education , and science are all working to get a deeper understanding of it . Robert J. Sternberg is a creativity specialist and Yale professor of psychology. He defines creativity as “the ability to produce work that is both new (original) a
47、nd appropriate (applicable to the situation)”. This definition is useful, as we want our students to use language in a new way, and to use it correctly and properly. Most scholars say there are two types of creativity: big “C” creativity and small “c” creativity. Big “C” creativity refers to genius
48、level thinking that results in artistic masterpieces and scientific breakthroughs. Small “c” creativity refers to everyday level thinking that can be used in any situation. Our emphasis is on the latter. While it goes without saying that any of our students could go on to be the next Picasso or Edis
49、on, our aim is to help students produce more ideas and use language in new ways .64The underlined words “waiting for the bell” in the first paragraph probably mean .Alonging for a phone callBhoping to have a bellCexpecting the end of the classDwanting to speak in class 65It can be inferred from the
50、passage that the author thought the exercises in the book were .Apopular BusefulCscientific Dcreative 66When you use a very familiar word in a new way , you are .Acreative in the sense of big “C” creativity Bcreative in the sense of small “c” creativity Cnot creative in the sense of big “c” creativi
51、ty Dnot creative in the sense of small “c” creativity 67The main purpose of the passage is to .Ashow how useful the book is Bexplain what creativity is Cdiscuss how one can be creative Dtell what teaching aims at ( D )How to Be a WinnerSir Steven RedgraveWinner of 5 Olympic Gold Medals“In 1997 I was
52、 found to have developed diabetes (糖尿病). Believing my career was over, I felt extremely low. Then one of the specialists said there was no reason why I should stop training and competing. That was it the encouragement I needed. I could still be a winner if I believed in myself. I am not saying that
53、it isnt difficult sometimes. But I wanted to prove to myself that I wasnt finished yet. Nothing is to stand in my way. ”Karen PickeringSwimming World Champion“I swim 4 hours a day, 6 days a week. I manage that sort of workload by putting it on top of my diary. This is the key to success you cant fol
54、low a career in any field without being well-organized. List what you believe you can achieve. Trust yourself, write down your goals for the day, however small they are, and youll be a step closer to achieving them.”Kirsten BestPoet & Writer“When things are getting hard, a voice inside my head tells
55、 me that I cant achieve something. Then, there are other distractions, such as family or hobbies. The key is to concentrate. When I feel tense, it helps a lot to repeat words such as calm, peace or focus, either out loud or silently in my mind. It makes me feel more in control and increases my confi
56、dence. This is a habit that can become second nature quite easily and is a powerful psychological (心理的) tool.”68. What does Sir Steven Redgrave mainly talk about?A. Difficulties influenced his career. B. Specialists offered him medical advice.C. Training helped him defeat his disease. D. He overcame
57、 the shadow of illness to win.69. What does Karen Pickering put on top of her diary?A. Her training schedule. B. Her daily happenings.C. Her achievements. D. Her sports career.70. What does the underlined word “distractions” probably refer to?A. Ways that help one to focus. B. Words that help one to
58、 feel less tense.C. Activities that turn ones attention away. D. Habits that make it hard for one to relax.71. According to the passage, what do the three people have in common?A. Courage. B. Devotion. C. Hard work . D. Self-confidence. ( E ) Everyone has got two personalities the one that is shown
59、to the world and the other that is secret and real. You dont show your secret personality when youre awake because you can control your behaviour, but when youre asleep，your sleeping position shows the real youIn a normal night，of course，people frequently change their positionThe important position
60、is the one that you go to sleep in If you go to sleep on your back，youre a very open personYou normally trust people and you are easily influenced by fashion or new ideasYou dont like to upset people，so you never express your real feelings. Youre quite shy and you arent very confident If you sleep o
61、n your stomach，you are a rather secretive（不坦率的）personYou worry a lot and youre always easily upsetYoure very stubborn（顽固的），but you arent very ambitiousYou usually live for today not for tomorrowThis means that you enjoy having a good time If you sleep curled up（卷曲），you are probably a very nervous pe
62、rsonYou have a low opinion of yourself and so youre often defensive. Youre shy and you dont normally like meeting peopleYou prefer to be on your ownYoure easily hurt If you sleep on your side，you have usually got a well-balanced personality. You know your strengths and weaknessesYoure usually carefu
63、l. You have a confident personalityYou sometimes feel anxious，but you dont often get depressedYou always say what you think even if it annoys people 72According to the writer，you naturally show your secret and real personality _.Aonly in a normal night Bonly when youre sleepingConly when you refuse
64、to show yourself to the world Donly when you change sleeping position73Point out which sentence is used to show the personality of a person who is used to sleeping on his/her stomach？ AHe /she is always optimistic BHe /she doesnt want to stick to his or her opinion CHe /she always enjoys his/her rea
65、l life DHe /she often dreams to be a big person74Maybe you dont want to make friends with a person who sleeps curled upWhy？ AHe/she would rather be alone than communicate with you BHe/she is rarely ready to help you CHe/she prefers staying at home to going out DHe/she wouldnt like to get help from y
66、ou75It appears that the writer tends to think highly of the person who sleeps on one side because _ A. he /she always shows sympathy for people Bhe /she is confident，but not stubborn Che /she has more strengths than weaknesses Dhe/ she often considers annoying people 2011-2012高二下学期英语期中考答题卡第卷（共35分）第四
67、部分：写作（共三节，满分35分）第一节：根据所给的中文提示完成下列句子,每空一词。(每小题1 分,共5分)76. 这是我第一次遇到这么难的一个问题。 This is the first time that I _ _ _ _ _ _ problem.77. 那位老教授被公认是物理学方面的权威人士. The old professor _ _ _ _ _ _ in physics.78. 我认为人与自然界和谐相处是重要的。(形式宾语it ) I _ _ _ for humans _ _ _ _ _ nature.79. 我们一到达车站, 火车就进站了. (倒装句) _ _ we _ the ra
68、ilway station _ the train pulled in.80. 显而易见,玛丽尽力要使我们相信她是诚实的。 (形式主语it ) _ _ _ _ Mary is making great efforts _ _ _ _ her honesty.第二节: 短文填词(满分10) Do you like friends who can teach you a lot every day? Books are s friends because they bring knowledge to us and keep us company 81. _ through our life. T
69、hey are so valuable that (图书馆) are built 82. _ to (存放) them. Almost all great men are lovers of books. 83._ Franklin said that it was books that l him to success and 84. _ that he could have achieved nothing w books. Books are 85. _ the holders of mankinds experience and _(想像力). They enable 86. _ us
70、 to see through the past and predict the . So when you open 87._ a book, you would get into a world _ you have never been 88. _ before. A good book is a good teacher that h you to get over 89. _difficulties. No _ what you are, young or old, poor or rich, 90. _books are your devoted friends. Love boo
71、ks and love life. 第三节: 书面表达 (满分20)假如你是李平，今年暑假去打工, 参加社会实践活动。请你根据下面的提示用英语写一篇短文“An Unforgettable Experience”，以发表在校刊上。工作地点一家肯德基（KFC）快餐店工作时间四个星期，每天8小时工作情况当保洁员（cleaner）, 工作辛苦且枯燥, 每天要起早贪黑地工作，差点中途放弃你的体会遇到了一些没预料到的困难，认识到了劳动（labor）的意义注意：1. 必须使用第一人称; 2. 不要逐句翻译，可适当扩展，总词数120左右;3. 要求字迹工整，卷面整洁。 以下为答题区，必须用黑色字迹的签字笔在方
72、框区域内作答，否则答题无效。An Unforgettable Experience_ 季延中学2011-2012高二英语下学期期中考参考答案 1-20 ACABC，CBCCA，ABCCA ，BCCBB 21-35 ABBCD, CCDBA, DBAAD 36-55 CABDA, BCADB, ACDAC, BDABC 56-59 DDBC 60-63 BADC 64-67 CDBB 68-71 DACD 72-75 BCAB 76. have come across such a difficult/have met with so difficult a 77. is acknowledge
73、d/recognized to be an authority 78. find/think/consider it important, to live in harmony with 79. Hardly/Scarcely had reachedwhen 80. It is apparent/obvious that to convince us of 81. such 82. libraries 83. store/keep/preserve 84. led 85. without 86. imagination 87.future 88. where 89. helps 90. mat
74、terVII. One possible version:During the summer holidays this year, I thought I should do something meaningful instead of staying at home, so I got a job at a KFC fast food restaurant and worked there as a cleaner. I worked seven hours a day for four weeks.The job was hard and boring and seemed endle
75、ss, which made me so tired that I nearly gave it up half way. After all, I stuck to it with determination. Every day I started off for work early in the morning and got home late in the evening. Finally I finished the job before the new term began.Although I met with a lot of difficulty in the work, it helped me understand better what labor means. I think it is really a successful experience.
