1、四川省资阳市资阳中学2011-2012学年高二下期期中考试英语试题注意事项：1、本试题分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分；第I卷1至4页，第II卷5页；全卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟； 2、第I卷（第1至70题）须用2B铅笔做在第6页答题卡上；第II卷用0.5mm黑色签字笔直接答在试卷上（用铅笔答题记零分），不得作与答题无关的记号、不得使用涂改液；3、考试结束时，只收第II卷（答题卡印制在第II卷上）。第卷(选择题 共100分)第一部分 听力（共两节，满分15分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1分, 满分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
2、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. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In the womans home. B. In a restaurant. C. In a museum. 2. How will the man make a call?A. With his mobile phone.B. With a public phone.C. With the womans mobile phone.3. Whats the relati
3、onship between the two speakers?A. Interviewer and interviewee.B. Boss and secretary. C. Teacher and student.4. What do we know about the house?来源: .ComA. Its no longer available.B. Its only for rent.C. Its not as good as advertised.5. When will Mr. Brown have to be at the airport?A. By 8:30am. B. B
4、y 9:30am. C. By 10:30 am.第二节（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）听下面四段对话或独白。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67题。6. When does the flight probably take off?A. At about 10:10. B. At about 10:30. C. At about 10:50.来源: 7. What can we learn
5、 from the conversation?A. The speakers are probably going to Germany.B. The woman can speak German very well.C. The tickets are in the pocket of the mans blue shirt.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. How will the man travel?A. By train. B. By motorcycle. C. By sea.9. Why is the man making this trip?A. To visit some
6、 places. B. To collect money. C. To see old friends10. Whom will the man go with?A. His classmates. B. His family. C. His friends.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. When does the man usually get up?A. At about 5:00am. B. At about 5:30am. C. At about 6:00am.12. Where is the man usually between 7:00 and 8:00 in the
7、 morning?A. On a bus. B. At home. C. In his office.13. What does the man usually do at 7:30 pm?A. He reads newspapers. B. He watches TV. C. He plays with the kids.听第9段材料，回答第14至15题。14. What do we know about the man?A. He doesnt earn much.B. He types a lot.C. He almost works overtime every day.15. Why
8、 wont the man talk to his boss?A. His manager doesnt allow him to do so.B. He seldom sees the boss.C. He is afraid to be fired. 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）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。16. You must be _ when doing business with Mr. Smith; he is not very honest.A. curious B. caut
9、ious C. mature D. modest17. If you want to get the front seat, you should reserve a ticket a month in advance. _, you should pay ten more dollars.A. In need B. In addition C. In turnD. In place 18. _ the sad news, tears came to her eyes.A. While hearing B. Having heard C. When she heard D. To hear19
10、. The fact _ Taiwan _ to China is known to everyone in the world .A. that; is belonged B. which; belongsC. whether; is belonging D. that; belongs20. The exciting news he had been looking forward _ at last, so he did nothing but _.A. to came; cry B. to coming; cryC. to come; to cry D. of come; to cry
11、21. There is no doubt _ nearsightedness is a serious problem among the youth of our country.A. / B. which C. whether D. that22. The secretary worked late into the night, _ a long speech for the president.A. to prepareB. prepared C. preparing D. to be prepared23. -Do you like rock music, Ann?-_. Its
12、too noisy to me.A. I like it very much B. I dont get very excited about itC. I dont know much about it. D. Its my favorite24. My grandfather asked me to repeat _ telephone number _ second time so that he could write it down.来源: .ComA. the; theB. /; the C. the; a D. /; a25. It is in Shanghai, _ you p
13、aid a visit to in 2000 _ this kind of computer is produced.A. 不填; that B. which; that C. that; that D. which; when26. It is easy to do the repair. _ you need is a hammer and some nails.A. Both B. Something C. All D. All what27. Its impossible for him to escape _ this time; he made such a big mistake
14、.A. to punish B. punishing C. being punished D. having punished28. Meeting my uncle after all these years was an unforgettable moment, _ I will always remember. A. that B. one C. it D. what 29. _ all the required papers, he didnt answer the questions fluently in class.A. Having not read B. Not havin
15、g readC. Not read D. Not to read30. What do you think made Mary so panicky? It looked as if she _ a ghost.A. had seen B. has seen C. sees D. saw第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从3150各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。Any housewife who went to the new supermarket wished to be the lucky customer who
16、did not have to pay for her shopping. This was what the 31 just inside the entrance 32 . It said: Remember, 33 , one of our customers gets 34 goods. THIS MAY BE YOUR LUCKY DAY! For quite a long time, Mrs. Edwards 35 , like many of her 36 , to be the lucky customer. Unlike her friends, she never 37 h
17、oping. The 38 in the kitchen was full of things which she did not need. Her husband tried to advise her 39 buying so many things but failed. She 40 dreamed of the DAY when the manager of the supermarket would come up to her and say, Madam, THIS IS YOUR LUCKY DAY. Everything in your 41 doesnt need to
18、 be paid! One Friday afternoon Mrs. Edwards shopped 42 . But she was not the lucky customer. No sooner had she just put the things inside her 43 than she found that she had forgotten to 44 tea. She dashed back to the 45 , got some tea and went towards the 46 . As she did so, she saw the 47 came. 48
19、his hand he said, I want to 49 you. You are our LUCKY CUSTOMER this week! Everything you have in your basket 50 ! 31. A. noticeB. reportC. boardD. newspaper 32. A. didB. promisedC. madeD. agreed 33. A. every dayB. every monthC. twice a weekD. once a week 34. A. excellent B. free C. extraD. unexpecte
20、d 来源: 35. A. waitedB. cameC. hopedD. went 36. A. friendsB. neighborsC. relativesD. customers 37. A. got rid ofB. got along withC. gave upD. gave out 38. A. counterB. cushionC. foodD. cupboard 39. A. againstB. forC. withD. about 40. A. oftenB. alwaysC. usuallyD. seldom 41. A. billB. handC. carD. bask
21、et 42. A. anxiouslyB. seriouslyC. crazilyD. wonderfully 43. A. pocketsB. carC. basketD. house 44. A. buyB. findC. takeD. have 45. A. shopB. counterC. departmentD. supermarket 46. A. doorB. entranceC. cash-deskD. shelves 47. A. secretaryB. policemanC. managerD. salesman 48. A. Putting outB. Holding o
22、utC. ShakingD. Waving 49. A. congratulate B. tellC. informD. thank 50. A. is yoursB. means nothingC. belongs to youD. costs nothing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5170每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。ALast July, my 12-year-old car died on Californias Santa Ana Freeway. It was an hour before sunset, a
23、nd I was 25 miles from home. I couldnt reach anyone to pick me up, so I decided to take a bus. Not knowing the routes, I figured Id just head east. A bus pulled up, and I asked the driver how far she was going. “Four more lights,” she said. There was another bus I could take from there. This clearly
24、 was going to be a long night. She dropped me off at the end of her route and told me which bus to look for. After waiting 30 minutes, I began to think about a very expensive taxi ride home. Then a bus pulled up. There was no lighted number above its windshield(挡风玻璃). It was out of service. But the
25、door opened, and I was surprised to find that it was the same driver. “I just cant leave you here,” she said. “This isnt the nicest place. Ill give you a ride home.” “Youll drive me home in the bus?” I asked, puzzled. “No, Ill take you in my car,” she said. “Its a long way,” I protested. “Come on,”
26、she said. “I have nothing else to do.” As we drove from the station in her car, she began telling me a story. A few days earlier, her brother had run out of gas. A good Samaritan picked him up, took him to a service station and then back to his car. “Im just passing the favor along,” she said. When
27、I offered her money as a thank-you, she wouldnt hear of it. “That wouldnt make it a favor,” she said. “Just do something nice for somebody. Pass it along.” 51. Why did the writer say that he would have a long night?A. He wondered how long he had to wait for the next bus. B. No driver would give him
28、a ride. C. He didnt know the routes. D. He perhaps would have to take a taxi. 52. Judging from its context, the place where the writer waited for the second bus was _. A. very quiet and peacefulB. dark without street lightsC. neither clean nor beautifulD. a little unsafe53. Why did the writer change
29、 his mind after waiting for 30 minutes at the end of the route?A. No bus would come at the time. B. A taxi ride would be more comfortable. C. He became impatient and a bit worried. D. He knew the driver would never return. 54. The bus driver hoped that the writer _. A. would do as she didB. would ke
30、ep her in memoryC. would give the money to othersD. would do her a favorBIt was indeed exciting news on the mountain. The tortoise（乌龟）and the hare（野兔）were going to have another race, and they had asked the most authoritative yellow ox to be their judge this time. Years ago, when the tortoise and the
31、 hare held their first race, because the hare run so fast that he was far ahead of the tortoise, the hare took a rest on the midway and unexpectedly overslept. When the hare woke up, he was surprised to find that the tortoise had already reached the destination. The hare was judged a loser. Losing t
32、o a slow crawling tortoise was the hares biggest shame in his life and he was often laughed at by all the other animals on the mountain. The hare swore that he would wipe out the disgrace someday. hoped to reach the destination much earlier to surprise everyone, so he ran just as fast as the flight
33、of an arrow. Suddenly he discovered that he was chased by the highway patrolman deer. The deer caught up with him and said coldly: “You are speeding.” Then he quickly took the hare to the expressway patrol office. When the hare was set free next morning, the race judge yellow ox told him that the to
34、rtoise had reached the destination last night; therefore, the hare once again lost the race to the tortoise. The stupid hare never understood that while he went to bed earlier the night before, the tortoise and the deer had a big dinner and the tortoise paid the bill.55. The yellow ox was asked to b
35、e the judge because he was considered _. A. hardworking B. clever C. modest D. fair 56.When the hare was told he once again lost the race to the tortoise, he would probably feel _.A. unexpected B. shameful C. angry D. ridiculous 57. We can learn from the passage that _.A. the tortoise is as strong-m
36、inded as before B. the hare is as proud as beforeC. the tortoise can adapt himself to the time D. the tortoise has bought off the deer 58. The most suitable title would be _.A. a race between tortoise and hareB. another race between tortoise and hareC. two races between tortoise and hareD. stories b
37、etween tortoise and hareCAs office staff, a huge amount of our day is spent at the workplace. With anxiety and job stress, some of us may shout, Oh, my God, its Monday while others are excited to cry, Thank God its Monday. The difference is determined by whether or not you are happy at work. So what
38、 are the factors that determine happiness at the workplace? Is it good communication between management and staff or working with friendly workmates? Well, here is a look at how to be happy at the workplace.Talking to coworkers that you like and enjoy working with can contribute to happiness at the
39、workplace. However, try to avoid negative conversations, gossip, and unhappy people as much as possible. This only makes you even more disappointed.Complete your tasks, however difficult they might be. This gives you a sense of achievement and motivates you to work toward.Take a break. Sitting and s
40、taring at your screen causes harm to your health. Instead take breaks and go outside for lunch some time. Along with this you also need vacations to refresh yourself and rest properly. 59. What is the text mainly about?A. How to be positive about work. B. How to be happy at work.C. How to get along
41、with workmates. D. How to balance work and rest. 60. The function of the first paragraph serves as a(n) _. A. comment B. background C. introduction D. Explanation61. The author used Francesca Reiglers words in order to _.A. emphasize the importance of the positive attitudeB. explain why some people
42、are happy at workC. show the benefits of being happy D. describe how to avoid being miserable62. Which of the following can NOT be learned from the text?A. Youd better think about the good aspects of the work.B. Gossiping around at the workplace may make people happy.C. You will feel a sense of achi
43、evement by finishing tasks.来源: .ComD. Having a rest is very important during the work.DClimate change experts from the Tyndall Climate Research Centre in Britain have said urgent action is needed to curb the rapid growth in air travel if the government is to meet its commitments on tackling global w
44、arming. This report from Stephen Evans:A group of scientists at the environmental research group, the Tyndall Centre, says that if Britain is to meet its overall target for cutting damaging emissions, other uses of fuel like for heating homes or driving cars would have to be cut dramatically.The Bri
45、tish government wants the use of aviation fuel covered by international agreement on the environment. The difficulty for any individual government is that taxing fuel used at its own airports might push airlines to move their operations to competing airports in other countries.63. Which statement is
46、 TRUE?A. A lot of people around the world have recently stopped flying because they have less money to spend and the price of plane tickets is going upB. Half as many people as today will fly in the next 25 years.来源: C. Because more planes are using more flight petrol and more pollution is being pro
47、duced.D. The British government would like all countries to agree not to tax airline fuel.64. Which is the reason that leads to the rapid growth in global air travel?A. The increase of incomes and the decrease of ticket prices.B. The growth of the number of good planes.C. The falling of the oil pric
48、e.D. The encouragement of the governments.65. The Tyndall Centre says _.A. the number of British air passengers will more than double in the next quarter of a century.B. Britain will have to use less energy at home and on the roads to meet the goal of cutting pollution.C. if airports are taxed for u
49、sing fuel by each countrys government, airlines might use other airports with cheaper fuel taxes.D. only the use of aviation fuel needs to be cut down to meet the overall target for cutting damaging emissions.66. Whats the best title of the text?A. Falling Ticket Prices and Rising IncomesB. Growth i
50、n Air Travel Harms EnvironmentC. Rapid Growth in Global Air TravelD. More Flight Petrol, More smokeEEvery human being has a unique(唯一的，独特的)arrangement of the skin on his fingers and this arrangement is unchangeable. Scientists and experts have proved the uniqueness of finger-prints and discovered th
51、at no exactly similar pattern is passed on from parents to children, though nobody knows why this is the case.The ridge structure on a persons fingers does not change with growth and is not affected by surface injuries. Burns, cuts and other damage to the outer part of the skin will be replaced in t
52、ime by new one, which bears a reproduction of the original pattern. It is only when the inner skin is injured that the arrangement will be destroyed. Some criminals make use of this fact to remove their own finger-prints but this is a dangerous and rare step to take.When a suspect leaves finger-prin
53、ts behind at the scene of a crime, they are difficult to detect with the naked eye. Special techniques are used to “develop” them. Some of the marks found are incomplete but identification is possible if a print of a quarter of an inch square can be obtained.67. Scientists and experts have proved th
54、at the pattern of a human beings finger skin _.A. is similar to his mothers B. is valuable to himself onlyC. is like that of others with the same type of bloodD. is different from that of all others68. If your fingers are wounded by knife, fire or other means, the structure of skin will _.A. be chan
55、ged partly B. be replaced by a different oneC. be the same when the wound is recovered D. become ugly69. Some criminals remove their own finger-prints by _.A. using printers ink B. injuring the inner skinC. damaging the outer skin D. damaging the color70. Finger-prints have often been used as a meth
56、od of solving criminal case because it _.A. is complicated but reliable B. is simple and not expensiveC. is expensive but easy to do D. can bring a lot of money 提示：第I卷（选择题：1至70题）答案须用2B铅笔按要求填涂在第6页答题卡上。第II卷(非选择题 共50分)注意事项：1、答卷前将密封线内班级、姓名、学号、考号等项目填写清楚，注意书写工整；2、第卷（共2页）用0.5mm黑色签字笔直接答在试卷上，用铅笔答题记零分。第四部分 任务
57、型阅读（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读短文，然后在文后7175的空格里填上适当的信息（每空不超过3个单词）。The population of the United States is growing older and will continue to do so.According to a report, 39 million Americans will be 65 or older by the year 2010, 51 million by 2020, and 65 million by 2030.The graying of the U.S. will greatly
58、affect the nations family and workforce. One likely development will be a gradual change in the family unit; it will move away from the nuclear family and towards a multigenerational family. The other likely development will be a change in the proportion(比例)of the nations workforce. In 1989 there we
59、re 3.5 workers for every person 65 and older; by the year 2030, there will only be 2 workers for every person 65 and older.Title: Graying USANumbers of citizens 65 or olderBy 2010By 2020来源: 71. _来源: 72. _51 million65 millionCauses/Reasons73. Baby boomers old growing74. Family unit changeNuclear fami
60、ly-multigenerational familyWorkforceproportion changeWorkers to citizens 65 or older75. _By 20303.5 : 12:171._72._73._74._75._ 请在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域的答案无效第五部分 书面表达（共两节，满分40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，在该行右边横线上画一个勾()：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
61、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。Some students dont like talking about their parents76._often as if their parents love them very much. Are you77._going on well with your parents? You and your parents78._will be very happy if you can be fr
62、iends. Here are some79._way to have a good talk with them. Find a good time to80._talk, like when youre having dinner, going out for walk81._and watching TV. Tell them something youre interested82._in, or ask them about their lives when they are young. They83._love to talk about our past! Meet them
63、face to face and84._listen to them carefully. Be honesty, and your parents will85._trust you more.请在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域的答案无效第二节 书面表达（满分30分）假设你叫李华，你的同班同学Tom是一名高二学生。他学习努力成绩优异，但喜欢看电视。其父母对此强烈反对，怕看电视会影响学习，而他却不这样认为。请你根据以下提示写一篇英语短文。1、对Tom的简介；2、Tom父母反对的理由；3、他本人的理由；4、你的看法。注意：1、可以根据内容适当发挥，以使行文连贯；2、词数为120左右。资阳中
64、学高2013级第四学期半期考试英语试题参考答案及评分意见第一部分 听力（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）15 ABAAB 610 BABBC 1115 AACBB第三部分 阅读理解 （共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）A本文讲述了一位好心的公共汽车司机给作者提供帮助的故事。51. A。推理判断题。根据Four more lights, she said. There was another bus I could take from there. This clearly was going to be a long night可知答案为A。52. D。推理判断题。根据I just ca
65、nt leave you here, this isnt the nicest place. Ill give you a ride home(晚上这里不安全，我将送你回家)可知答案为D。B55. D。按照常识裁判的最大优点应该是“公正”，所以选D. 56. C。按照常识兔子的第一感觉应该是愤怒，对不公平竞争的愤怒。 57. D。“兔子已经收买了高速公路巡逻警察鹿”。干扰项是C“乌龟能够与时俱进”，而与时俱进是不能用来说明非法行为的。 58. B。本文的重点是在讲述“又一次龟兔赛跑”。C59. B。60. C。61. A。62. B。D63. C。根据第二段“Increases . would
66、 mean much more aviation fuel being burned and . emitted at high altitudes.”可知答案选C。64. A。根据第二段首句Falling ticket prices and rising incomes are leading to rapid growth in global air travel.可知答案。65. B。根据最三段if Britain is to meet its overall target for cutting damaging emissions,可知答案。C在最后一段出现，非The Tyndall
67、 Centre发布。本题易误选C。66. B。主旨大意题。综观全文可知本文讲的是空中旅行给环境带来的危害。ABC讲的是空中旅行给环境带来危害原因或结果。E67. D。细节理解题。从第一段最后一句可知，人的指纹是独一无二的。68. C。推理判断题。从第二段第二句Burns, cuts and other damage to the outer part of the skin will be replaced in time by new one, which bears a reproduction of the 0riginal pattern.可以推断正确答案为C。注意：以上试题(第I卷)
68、须填涂在答题卡上，否则计0分；未用铅笔填涂者，计0分。第四部分 任务型阅读（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）71. By 2030 72. 39 million73. Citizens longer living 74. Effects/Results75. In 1989第二节 书面表达（满分30分）（One possible version）Tom is one of the top students in our class. He likes watching TV, but his parents disapproves of this because they think wat
69、ching TV will have a negative effect on his studies. However, Tom holds a different view that watching TV should not be banned completely. He believes that he will not get addicted to it and that he can cope with his studies as well as enjoy some entertainment. It is also his belief that watching TV
70、 can even be of some benefit to him. Not only does it keep him informed about national and international current affairs, but it also provides other information, which broadens his horizons.In my eyes, TV itself is not a bad thing as long as people who watch it do not abandon themselves to it for a long time.注意：请按英语作文“阅卷标准”及“评卷细则”正常评分，不抬高不压低；需考虑的因素：书写、正确、词数、要点、句式、连贯等。
