1、2005-2006 学年上学期黄冈外国语学校、黄州中学高二期末试题英语命题人：刘敬业第一卷（三部分，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 nationality is Mary?A.Japanese B.British C.American2.How much did the mans wife pay for her
2、 coat?A.120 B.200 C.2403 How many times will the woman go to the oral English class next week?A.Once B.twice.C.Three times.4.Where is the woman living now?A.In Chicago.B.In Washington.C.In New York.5.What are the speakers interested in?A.Travel.B.History.C.Culture第二节（共 15 小题；每小题.5 分，满分 22.分）听下面段对话或独
3、白。每段对话后或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的、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，你将有时间来阅读各个小题，每小题秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第段材料，回答第至 7 题。6.When did the man get his brothers letter?A.This week.B.Last Sunday.C.Last Wednesday.7.What does the man mean?A.Hell be away for a while and then come back.B.He wont break up with
4、 woman.C.He has no confidence in his girlfriend.听第段材料，回答第 8 至 11 题。8.Why isnt the woman going to buy some vegetables?A.Because she has some already.B.Because they are short of money.C.Because the vegetables are not good enough.9.Who bought the vegetables in the fridge?A.The woman.B.The man.C.Mrs Whi
5、te.10.What kind of fruit does the man prefer?A.Mangoes.B.Oranges.C.Peaches.听第 8 段材料，回答 11 至 13 题。11.What does the boy suggest stopping to buy?A.Milk B.Hamburgers C.Magazines.12.What does the woman think of the convenience store?A.The goods there are more expensive than those in the supermarket.B.It
6、offers a wide variety of choices.C.Its a best place to make a bargain.13.Who will most probably pay for the goods?A.The man.B.The woman.C.The mans friend.听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 17 题。14.What are the two speakers talking about?A.How to use an alarm oclock.B.How to use a computer.C.How to set the time.15.Wh
7、en does the conversation take place?A.On a Friday morning.B.On a Sunday morning.C.On a Friday evening.16.Who is the man?A.A foolish student.B.A bookish professor.C.A naughty boy.17.What are the most important things for using the machine?A.Eyes and hands.B.Ears and hands.C.Ears and eyes.听第 10 段材料，回答
8、第 18 至 20 题。18.Why is a bicycle sometimes better than a car in the town?A.It has a basket in the front.B.It is much cheaper than a car.C.It is often faster than a car.19.When does the womans husband use the bicycle?A.Sometimes when he goes for an outing.B.When he goes to his office.C.When he goes to
9、 see his friends.20.What can we learn from what the woman says?A.Riding saves her a lot of money.B.Riding does her a lot of good.C.Riding is her favourite sport.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分 35 分）第一节 单项填空（共 15 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）21.How many people are still leading life under poverty line in the world?A.a,the
10、B the;/C.a;a D./;/22.At last the soldiers reached the locals called the Golden Triangle(金三角).A.that B where C.when D.what23.Living in the centre Australia desert has its problem,get access to drinking waterA for which B to which C of which D in which24.My chest when I make a deep breath,doctor.A.har
11、ms B.wounds C.hurts D.injuries25Students should be encouraged to finish their homework.A.of themselves B.of their ownCfor their ownD.on their own26.at the door before entering,please.A.Knocked B.To knock C.Knocking D.Knock27.for the doctors careful treatment,he till last year.A If it is not;cant liv
12、e B.Had it not been;couldnt have lived C Were it not;couldnt live D If they were not;couldnt live28.What do you think of Andrew?-There are some things that are not easy to.And his coldness is one.A put asideB put up with C think of D get along with29.While building a tunnel through the mountains,.A.
13、an underground lake was discovered B.there was an underground lake discovered C.a lake was discovered undergroundD.the workers discovered an underground lake30.The party was successful,but we thought it a pity not you.A.invite B.to invite C.inviting you D.to have invited31.The driver turned his car
14、sharply to the left to give way to the running bull only to tree by the road.A knock into B knock down C.knock about D.knock over32.My demand is that the information referred in my report to Mr.Brown without delay.A.to be emailed B.emailed C.be emailed D.being emailed33.He sat back on the chair,took
15、 a book and began to read,.A being looked at ease B.looked rather at ease C.to look rather at ease D.looking rather at ease34.Be careful when you cross this very busy street.If not,you may run over by a car.A have B get C become D turn35.The boy dived into the water and after seemed to be a long tim
16、e,he came up again.A.what B.that C.it D.which第二节：完形填空（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，然后从 3655 各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。“Rob!”his father called.“We have to get up,son,36 it is Christmas.”“All right,”he said 37 .“Ill go on out,”his father said.“Ill get things started.”The door closed and he lay sti
17、ll,laughing to himself.His father would 38 in just a few minutes.His 39 heart was ready to jump from his body.The minutes were endlessten,fifteen,he did not know 40 and he heard his fathers footsteps again.The door opened.“Rob!”“Yes,Dad”“You son of a”His father was 41 a queer(古怪的)sobbing(抽咽)sort of
18、laugh.“42 youd fool me,did you?”his father was standing beside his bed,43 him,pulling away the cover.“Its 44 Christmas,Dad!”He found his father and held him in his arms.He felt his fathers arms go 45 him.“Son,I thank you.Nobody ever did 46 thing”“Oh,Dad,I want you to knowI do want to be good!”The wo
19、rds broke from him of their own will.He did not know what to say.His heart was 47 with love.“Well,I think I can go back to sleep,”48 said after a moment.“No,listenthe 49 are awaked up.Come to think of it,son.Ive never seen 50 children when you first saw the Christmas tree.I was always in the barn(牲口
20、棚).Come on!”He 51 his clothes,and they went down to the Christmas tree,and soon the 52 was climbing up to where the star had been.Oh,what a Christmas,and 53 his heart had nearly burst again with shyness(害羞)and pride as his father told his mother about how he,Rob,had got up and milked the 54 all by h
21、imself!“The best Christmas gift I have ever had,and Ill remember it,son,every year on Christmas morning,55I live.”()36AbutBeven ifCwhenDwhenever()37AlazilyBhappilyCunwillinglyDsleepily()38AshoutBknowClaughDdiscover()39AdancingBflyingCmovingDrunning()40Ahow to pretendBwhat to sayChow many Dhow happy(
22、)41Ainvention B laughingCscreamingDproducing()42AAs ifBThoughCHopingDThought()43Afeeling for BfeelingClooking forDsearching()44AonBforCtoDat()45AacrossBoverCaroundDunder()46Athe bestBa nicerCa worseDthe worst()47AburstingBsatisfiedCangryDpleased()48ARobBheChis fatherDthe son()49AcowsBcattleCfamilyDl
23、ittle ones()50AyourBtheCthoseDyou()51Atook of B dressedC.pulled onDcovered()52AmoonBshadowCsunDchildren()53AthatBhowCthereforeDbecause()54AdogBcropsCcowDbaby()55Aas old as Bas long as CuntilDif only第三部分：阅读理解（共 20 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 40 分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。AThe total area of land on earth is abou
24、t 149 million square kilometers(平方米),or about 39 percent of the total area of the earth.The average height of the land is about 750 metres above the sea level.The Eurasian land mass（欧亚板块）is the largest with an area of 54,527,600 square kilometers.The smallest continent is the Australian mainland,wit
25、h an area of about 7,614,600 square kilometers,which together with Tasmania,New Zealand,New Guinea and the Pacific Islands,is described as Oceania.The total area of Oceania is about 8,935,500 square kilometres,including West Iran which is political in Asia.The worlds largest peninsula（半岛）is Arabia,w
26、ith an area of about 3,327,500 square kilometres.The largest island in the world is Greenland,with an area of about 2,175,600 square kilometres.The largest island surrounded by fresh water is the Ilha de Marajo(4,022 square kilometres)in the mouth of the Amazon River,Brazil.The largest island in a l
27、ake is Manitoulin Island(2,766 square kilometres)in the Canadian section of Lake Huron.This island itself has on it a lake of 106 square kilometres called Manitou lake,in which there are several islands.56The area of Tasmania,of New Zealand,of New Guinea and of the Pacific Islands add up to about sq
28、uare kilometres.A.8,935,500B.1,320,900C.7,614,600D.16,550,10057Oceania is made up of .(Suppose I:Australia;II:Tasmania and New Zealand;III:New Guinea and the Pacific Islands)A.I and II B.II and IIIC.I and IIID.I,II and III58Which of the following diagrams（图解）shows the correct relationship between Ma
29、nitoulin Island(MI),Lake Huron(LH),Manitou Lake(ML)and the“several islands”(SI)mentioned at the end of the passage?Manitou Lake(ML)and the“several islands”(SI)mentioned at the end of the passage?59The largest island surrounded by fresh water is in .A.a river B.a lake C.a sea D.an oceanBHe saw the st
30、ation in a new light.Here was a mass of human beings,some black,some white,and some brown like himself.Here they mixed with one another,yet each mistrusted the other with an unnatural fear.Each treated the other with suspicion,each moved in a narrow,haunted pattern of its own manufacture.One must ch
31、allenge(挑战)these things the speaker had said,in ones own way.Yet how in ones own way?How was one to challenge?Slowly it dawned upon（使明白）him.Here was his chance,the bench.The railway bench with the legend（传说）“European Only”neatly painted on it in South African society.For one moment it symbolized（标志着
32、）all the misery of the whole South African society.Here was a challenge to his rights as a man.There it stood,a perfectly ordinary wooden railway bench,like hundreds of thousands of others in South Africa.His challenge.That bench,now,had concentrated in it all the evils(邪恶，不幸)of a system he could no
33、t understand.It was the obstacle(障碍)between himself and humanity.If he sat on it he was a man.If he was afraid he denied（否认）himself membership as a human in a human society.He almost had visions of righting the damned system if only he sat on that bench.Here was his chance.He,Karlie,would challenge.
34、60According to the passage,it can be inferred that Karlie was probably _.Aa white European Ba black AfricanCa coloured African Dit is not clear what his racial origin was61Karlie had probably just come from a _.AlectureBserviceCpartyDlesson62What did Karlie make up his mind to do?ATo sit on the benc
35、hBTo refute(对抗)the speakerCTo right the damned systemDTo claim his rights as a man63.The message the author intends to express in the passage is that _.Acoloured people are discriminated(歧视)against everywhereBthe present social system is evil and harmfulCcoloured people should fight against racial d
36、iscriminationDSouth Africa is the worst place for the colouredCThere are different ideas about pets in different parts of the world.Usually animals have a lower position to humans beings.However,some people treat their pets like members of their families,or perhaps better.In the United States and Eu
37、rope,where pets are very popular,there are special shops that sell jewelry,clothing,and best food for cats and dogs.There are shops on fashionable(上流社会所喜好的)streets in New York City,for example,that sell gold and diamond collars(项),fur jackets,hats,and so on for pets.In many countries of the world,th
38、ere is special food for pets.It is common for big shops in many places to sell cat food and dog food.However,in Nice,France,there is a special restaurant for dogs.Dogs are the only customers.There is seating for twenty of them.On the menu，there is a special variety of dishes for the dogs to choose f
39、rom.There is a sausage(香肠)dish and a turkey(火鸡)dish,among others.For sweet food,there is a variety of French cheeses and,of course,dog biscuits(饼干).In the United States,there is a very rich cat who can afford to go to any restaurant he chooses.His name is Kitty Cat.Kitty Cat got one hundred thousand
40、 dollars when his owner died.Besides,the owner left Kitty Cat a beautiful house to live in.There is a person who comes to the house every day to feed and take care of Kitty Cat.Of course,in most parts of the world,pets dont live in such good conditions.There is a more practical attitude toward pets.
41、People own cats and dogs because they keep away mice and other unwanted animals.Certainly,owners generally have some affectionate(慈爱的)feelings for their pets.However,they do not see them as equal to family members.In most places in the world,there isnt any special clothing,or jewelry,or special food
42、 for animals.There arent any special restaurants for dogs.There are no rich cats who live in houses.Pets around the world live in a great variety of ways,just as people do.64The main idea of the passage is thatAdogs enjoy fine restaurants and beautiful valuable clothing.Ba cat may be rich enough to
43、go to any restaurant.Cpeople in different parts treat pets in very different ways.Dit is stupid to have clothing and jewelry for pets.65We can learn from the passage thatAin all dogs restaurants,dogs have cheese for sweet food.Bin some parts of the world,there is special food,clothing and jewelry fo
44、r dogs.Csome people spend more money on their pets than they could afford.DNew York City has a lot of fashionable shops for pets.66Kitty Cat is a very rich cat whoAcan keep away all mice.Bhas employed a servant to take care of him.Clives lonely after his owners death.Downs a lot of money and his own
45、 house.DChina Earthquake Leaves 5,000 HomelessBeijingAn earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale（5.8 级）left 5,000 people homeless,killed at least one person and injured 39 others in southwest China on Thursday,with more accidents expected.By late Thursday,4,900 people were declared homeless aft
46、er the quake destroyed their homes in a mountainous area lying on the border between Yunnan and Sichuan provinces.The dawn（黎明）quake left one dead and 39 injured,destroyed 268 houses and damaging 1,132 other buildings so seriously that they were considered uninhabitable.Another 2,400 houses suffered
47、less serious damage.The epicenter(震中)was near the scenic Lugu Lake,a tourist site,where the local school was severely damaged.Preliminary(最初的)estimates put economic losses at 180 million yuan(22 million dollars).Governments in Yanyuan and the neighbouring Yunnan country of Ninglang has joined forces
48、 in the rescue efforts and tents,clothes and medicine are badly in need of for the earthquake victims.The mountainous terrain（地形）,heavy rain and several aftershocks all prevented rescue efforts on Thursday.The rain could cause more badly damaged homes to fall down.More dead and injured are expected“
49、as rescuers have yet to reach many faraway areas”.It is very hard for rescue workers because most houses are scattered around the mountains,which are inhabited（居住）by Yi and other ethnic minority groups(少数民族).The quake hit the area at 510 a.m.Beijing time(2,110 Wednesday GMT).Earthquakes regularly af
50、fect the two counties,with two quakes measuring 5.0 and 6.2 on the Richter scale killing at least three people and injuring more than 1,500 in Ninglang in November 1998.The area is about 100 kilometers from the historic Yunnan town of Lijiang,which was struck in 1996 by an earthquake that killed mor
51、e than 250 people and injured 14,000.67.The earthquake took place.A.in the early morning B.at noonC.in the afternoon D.at night68.All of the following things belong to the things that are most needed after the earthquake except.A.clothes B.food C.medicine D.tents69.The authors purpose in writing the
52、 passage is to.A.tell us the earthquake taking place in Yunnan has caused 5,000 homelessB.warn the people in mountainous areas in Yunnan to take care of earthquakeC.call on more help from the people all over the countryD.analyse why the earthquake took place in this area70.After reading the passage
53、we know.A.the biggest earthquake happened in China in Ninglang in 1998B.there will be no more than 2 persons dead in the earthquakeC.the earthquake took place in the places where minorities liveD.the total losses will add up to no more than 180 million yuan71.“The two counties”here refers to.A.Yunna
54、n and Sichuan B.Yanyuan and NinglangC.Yanyuan and Yunnan D.Yunnan and NinglangEScientists around the world have been studying the warming of waters in the Pacific Ocean known as EL Nino.The appearance of EL Nino is known to affect(影响)weather around the world.Scientists still do not completely unders
55、tand it.Yet they now find they can use it to tell about the future in different areas of the world.One example is the work of two scientists at Celumbia University in New York,Mark Came and Gordor Eshel.A scientist from Zimbabwe,Roger Buckland worked with them.They have found that when EL Nino appea
56、rs,Zimbabwe has little or no rain.This means corn crops in Zimbabwe are poor.The last EL Nino was in 1991 to 1993.That was when southeastern Africa suffered a serious lack of rain.The scientists wrote about their recent work in the publication Nature.Their computer program can tell when an EL Nino w
57、ill develop up to a year before it does.They suggest that this could provide an effective(有效的)early warning system for southern Africa,and could prevent many people from starving.72What is EL Nino?AThe lasting warm winters around the world.BThe irregular changing of bad weather in the world.CThe war
58、ming of waters in the Pacific Ocean.DA serious lack(short)of rain in Afica.73Scientists have been studying EL Nino.Ato tell the future of the worldBso that they can tell the cause of bad weatherCbecause they want to help Zimbabwe to get enough rainDin order to offer people help in fighting against n
59、ature74The writer suggests in the passage that scientists .Ahave found the cause of the appearance of EL NinoBcan use EL Nino to prevent many people from starvingCare far from knowing the cause of EL Nino and controling itDwrote their books about EL Nino with computers75From the passage we know that
60、.AEL Nino happens every two yearsBThe weather around the world is affected by EL NinoCEL Nino often brings people unusual weatherDEL Nino happens in Africa第二卷（共 35 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（每一行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正。该行多一个词；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。该行缺一个词；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。该行错一个词；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。One day,on my way home,I found a building catch fire.I 76._ rushed to a near telephone box and called the firefighters.77._ Several minute later,the firefighters arrived and tried their78._ best to contr
62、ol the fire.With the help of firefighters79._ a lot of people had left the building safely.At that time a 80._ foreign woman came in a hurry to tell the firefighters of 81._ something,and they couldnt understand what she said 82._ I went to the woman and asked her what was happening.83._ She said th
63、at her daughter still in the building.I told the 84._ firefighters about it at once.Heard this,they immediately85._ ran into the building.Soon,they rushed out with the little girl.第二节：书面表达（共 1 题，满分 25 分）第二节书面表达（满分 25 分）在日常生活中，因特网起着越来越重要的作用。请根据下表所给提示为某英文报写一篇题为 On the Internet 的征文稿。英特网的主要用途:信息看国内外新闻、获
64、取其它信息通讯发 email、打电话学习上网上学校、阅读各种书籍、自学外语娱乐欣赏音乐、观看体育比赛、玩棋牌游戏生活购物注意：1征文稿必须包括表内所有信息，行文连贯通顺；2词数 100 左右；3标题已给出，不计入总词数。作文：On the InternetThe Internet _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _答案：1-5 CAACB 6-10 CBACC 11-15AABCA 16-20 BACAB 21-25 ADCCD 26-30 DBBDD 31-35 ACDBA 36-40 BDBAC 41-45 BDABC 46-50 BACDD 51-55 CCBCB 56-60 BDD
65、AC 61-65 AACCB 66-70 DADAC 71-75 BCDCC第一节：短文改错（共 10 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）One day,on my way home,I found a building catch fire.I 76.caught/on rushed to a near telephone box and called the firefighters.77.nearby Several minute later,the firefighters arrived and tried their 78.minutes best to control the
66、 fire.With the help of/firefighters79.the a lot of people had left the building safely.At that time a80.had foreign woman came in a hurry to tell the firefighters of81.of something,and they couldnt understand what she said.82.but I went to the woman and asked her what was happening.83.She said that
67、her daughter/still in the building.I told the 84.was firefighters about it at once.Heard this,they immediately 85.Hearing ran into the building.Soon,they rushed out with the little girl.第二节：书面表达（共 1 题，满分 25 分）第二节书面表达（满分 25 分）On the Internet The Internet is playing a more and more important part in o
68、ur daily life.On the net,we can learn news both at home and abroad and all kinds of other information as well.We can also send messages by e-mail,make phone calls,go to net school,read various kinds of books and learn foreign languages by ourselves.Besides,we can enjoy music,watch sports matches and play chess or cards.On the net,we can even do shopping,have a chat with others and make friends with them.In a word,the Internet has made our life more colorful.
