1、大庆市第二十三中学2005-2006常年度第二学期期中考试高二英语试题命题人：王佳秋本试卷分第一卷和第二卷两部分，共150分，考试时间120分钟。 第一卷（共115分）I：Listening Part One 1-5 (read only once)1. What time does the conversation take place?A. 8:00 B. 7:30 C. 8:302. What does the man think of Miss Green?A. She has done a good job B. She is a beautiful woman C. She is
2、not as good as expected3. What does the man mean?A. Hes unhappy because he has to go to class B. Hes making steady progressC. Hes sure the class is too slow for him 4. What does the woman most care about?A. The weather B. Her friend C. The traffic5. Where does this conversation probably take place?A
3、. At a supermarket B. At a history lecture C. At an art show Listening to the dialogue answer 6-7 ( read twice)6. What happened to the woman?A. She couldnt cross a busy street B. She got into a taxi C. She was hurt by a taxi7. Where are the two speakers?A. In the hospital B. In the street C. At the
4、police stationListening to the dialogue answer 8-108. Why did the man want to buy some records of Julian Bream?A. He broke the same ones B. He had to return them to his cousinC. He wanted to buy his friend a present9. Where did the shop assistant find the records?A. In the window B. On a shelf C. Un
5、der a shelf10. How much are the CDs of Julian Bream? A. Fifteen dollars fifty cents B. Fifty dollars fifteen cents C. Fifteen dollars fifteen centsListening to the dialogue answer 11-1311. Where did the man work before? A. In a bank B. In a shipping department C. In a shopping department 12. How doe
6、s the man find the work and the workmates now?A. The work is tiring but the people are friendly B. The work is interesting but the people are impolite C. Both the work and the people are not satisfying 13. What does the woman mean at the end of the conversation?A. She will make things better for the
7、 man B. She wishes the mans idea would come trueC. The man should learn how to get on well with othersListening to the dialogue answer 14-1614. For whom is the birthday party held? A. Mary B. Susan C. Bob15. What does Mary offer to do? A. She will invite the guests B. She will borrow some records fo
8、r the party C. She will help prepare for the party16. What can we know from the conversation?A. Many people will come to attend the party B. Susan knows nothing about the partyC. Bob will buy Susan a big presentListening to the dialogue answer 17-2017. Whats Jane Martin? A. A driver B. A policewoman
9、 C. A hostess18. Where is Paul Smith at the present time? A. In a park B. In a car C. We dont know19. How did the young man run away probably? A. On foot B. By car C. By air20. What should you do if you see the young man? A. Phone the police B. Catch him C. Follow himII. Choose the best one 21. The
10、new film turned out to be _ failure, but as we know, success often comes after_ failure.A. a; a B. x; x C. a; x D. x; a22. Eating too much fat can _ to heart disease and high blood pressure.A. devote B. attend C. contribute D. turn23. An earthquake shook the city last night and many houses_.A. got t
11、o damage B. got damage C. got damagingD. got damaged24. This is a good chance for you. You should _full advantage of it.A. make B. take C. get D. have25. Country life provides him with peace and quietness, _ what he cant enjoy living in cities. A. that is B. which is C. what is D. for which26. -The
12、boss expressed his satisfaction with your wonderful work. -Really? I _ better under more favorable conditions.A. could do B. should do C. must have done D. could have done27. The foreign friends you referred to _ looking forward to _ around our university.A. are, being shown B. being, being shown C.
13、 being, shown D. are, be shown28. Why do you want to change your job? Ive been _ typing and _ so many telephones every day.A. tired of; answered B. tiring from; answered C. tired of; answeringD. tiring from; answering29. - Where was it _ the accident happened yesterday?- In front of the market.A. wh
14、en B. that C. which D. how30. _ in diving suits, they walk around in this magic world.A. Dressing B. Dressed C. Wearing D. To wear31. You cant rely _him to do the job. He doesnt have any experience.A. to B. with C. on D. in32.They demanded that the books _returned to the library at once.A. should B.
15、 be C. would be D. had33. The students were all _at the _report. A. disappointing, disappointing, B. disappointing, disappointed C. disappointed, disappointing, D. disappointed, disappointed34. Suddenly there came a cry for help from the river, which attracted his _. A. care B. eyes C. ears D. atten
16、tion35. _ teaching in a university , he also spent some time teaching in a night school. A. Besides B. Except C. Except for D. Except thatIII. Cloze test The science teacher believed very strongly in practical work as a means of teaching science effectively, and she wanted her pupils parents to see
17、how well their children were learning _36_ her methods. She therefore arranged for all the parents _37_ and see the results of one of the _38_ experiments on a Saturday evening,_39_ all of them were free. The children had been studying the growth of plants, and they _40_ four pots of beans a few wee
18、ks before. They had put poor soil in one pot, to see _41_ effect this would have _42_ the growth of the beans in _43_, and good soil in _44_ three pots. Then they had put one of the _45_ in the dark for several days, and had given _46_ pot no water for the same length of time.At the end of the lesso
19、n on Friday afternoon, the teacher put little _47_ on the four pots:The beans in this pot were planted in poor soil.This pot_48_ in the dark for four days.These beans have had no water for four days.These beans have had good soil, plenty of light and _49_ water. Then the teacher went home.When she a
20、rrived on _50_ evening, half an hour before the _51_ were due to come. She was very surprised. She found this note beside the pots:We read your notes _52_ the school servant and thought we would help him, so we watered all the plants, changed the earth in the one with _53_ soil, and _54_ the light o
21、n above the one that had been left in the dark for four days. We hope that the plants will now grow_ 55_. 36.A. by B. ofC. in D. through37.A. come B. came C. to come D. coming38.A. child B. childrenC. childs D. childrens39.A. when B. asC. because D. since40.A. have planted B. had planted C. plantedD
22、. had been planted41.A. how B. whatC. which D. why42.A. in B. onC. forD. with43.A. them B. thatC. itD. one44.A. the other B. an otherC. otherD. others45.A. beans B. soil C. plants D. pots46.A. a third B. the thirdC. a fourthD. the fourth47.A. notes B. messages C. noticesD. announcements48.A. had bee
23、n kept B. has been kept C. had been remained D. has been remained49.A. no B. some C. muchD. regular50.A. Friday B. Saturday C. SundayD. Monday51.A. children B. studentsC. parentsD. teachers52.A. to B. forC. fromD. on53.A. good B. wetC. dryD. poor54.A. left B. leave C. keptD. keep55.A. well B. strong
24、C. better D. good IV. Readings (1 ) It is common knowledge that modern man prefers to use his right hand when doing anything requiring one hand. There are mainly two types of theories(理论) that try to explain the development of right hand preference in man. The first theory holds that the human body
25、itself needs the preference of one hand over the other. The second type of theory suggests that pressures from society or from the living conditions (or both) lead to the high increase of right hand preference in man. This theory is supported by human and animal studies that tried to change hand pre
26、ferences. Unfortunately, there are few written records throughout history which can prove those theories about hand preferences. There are, however, other things which can be used to study this matter. Nearly all cultures(文化) have art forms showing human beings in various activities. We might expect
27、 that such drawings and paintings would tell us what the artist actually observed in his culture about hand use. From a study of more than 5,000 years of art works, including 1,180 examples of paintings and drawings we know that in 93% of the cases the right hand was used regardless of which period
28、or which area was examined.56. According to the text, some people believe that the right hand is often preferred becauseA. it is easier to hold things in the right hand. B. mans knowledge of the world supports it.B. the right hand is stronger than the left D. the human body has this special need. 57
29、. The second theory suggests that a number of people have developed right-handedness as a result ofA. the studies they looked at. B. the research they did.C. the pressures they experienced. D. the art works they saw.58. A study of the art works has proved that most peopleprefer to use the right hand
30、 when one hand is needed.A. in 93% of the countries B. in most historical periodsC. four thousand years ago D. no matter when and where ( 2 )The world is not only hungry, but it is also thirsty for water. This may seem strange to you, since nearly 70 percent of the earths surface is covered with wat
31、er. But about 97 percent of this huge amount is sea water, or salt water. Man can only drink and use the other 3 percentthe fresh water from rivers, lakes, underground, and other sources. And we cannot even use all of that, because some of it is in the form of icebergs and glacier (冰川). Even worse,
32、some of it has been polluted.However, as things stand today, this small amount of fresh water is still enough for us. But our need for water is increasing rapidlyalmost day by day. Only if we take steps to deal with this problem now can we avoid a severe worldwide water shortage later on.We all have
33、 to learn how to stop wasting our valuable water. One of the first steps is to develop ways of reusing it.Today in most large cities, water is used only once and then sent out into a sewer system (下水道). From there it returns to the sea or runs into underground storage tanks. But its possible to pipe
34、 used water to a purifying plant. There it can be treated with chemicals so that it can be used again, just as if it were fresh from a spring.But even if every large city purified and reused its water, we still would not have enough. All wed have to do make use of the vast reserves of sea water in t
35、he world is to remove the salt.If we take these steps well be in no danger of drying up.59. Which of the following statements is not true? A. As things remain unchanging, this small amount of fresh water is still enough for us. B. Our need for water is becoming larger and larger. C. There will be no
36、 water shortage in the future. D. We should take steps to deal with the water shortage problem.60. To reuse water, we should _. A. treat it with chemicals B. use it only once C. send it out into a sewer system D. make it flow into underground tanks61. In order to have enough water, we should also ma
37、ke use of _. A. icebergs and glaciers B. sea water C. rivers and lakes D. underground water62. In the passage, the writer tells us _. A. to make enough water B. to pay more attention to the water shortage problem C. to pipe used water to be a purifying plant D. to reuse the water ( 3 )During the twe
38、ntieth century there has been a great change in the lives of woman. A woman marrying at the end of the nineteenth century probably has been in her middle twenties, and would be likely to have seven or eight children, of whom four or five lived till they were five years old. By the time the youngest
39、was fifteen, the mother would have been in her early fifties and would expect to live a further twenty years, during which chance and health made it unusual for her to get paid work. Today women marry younger and have fewer children. Usually a womans youngest child will be fifteen when she is forty-
40、five and can be expected to live another thirty-five year and is likely to take paid work until sixty.This is an important change in womens economic position. Even a few years ago most girls left school and took a full-time job. However, when they married, they usually left work at once and never re
41、turned to it. Today the school-learning age is sixteen; many girls stay at school after that age, and though women marry younger, more married women stay at work at least until shortly before their first child is born. Very many more afterwards return to full or part-time work. Such changes have led
42、 to a new relationship in marriage, with the husband accepting a greater share of the duties and satisfactions of family life.63. We are told that in a family about 1900 _. A. few children died before they were five B. seven or eight children lived to be more than five C. the youngest child would be
43、 fifteen D. four or five children died when they were five64.One reason why the woman of today may take a job is that she _. A. is younger when her children are old enough to look after themselves B. does not like children herself C. neednt worry about food for her children D. can be free from famil
44、y duties when she reaches sixty65.Many girls are now likely to _. A. give up their jobs for good after they are married B. leave school as soon as they can C. marry so that they can get a job D. continue working until they are going to have a baby.66 According to the passage, it is now quite usual f
45、or women to _. A. stay at home after leaving school B. marry men younger than themselves C. start working later in life D. marry while still at school67.Now a husband probably _. A. plays a greater part in looking after the children B. helps his wife by doing all of the housework C. feels dissatisfi
46、ed with his part in the family D. takes a part-time job so that he can help in the home (4 )What makes one person more intelligent than another? What makes one person a genius(天才), like the brilliant Albert Einstein, and another person a fool? Are people born intelligent or stupid, or is intelligenc
47、e the result of where and how you live? These are very old questions and the answers to them are still not clear We know, however, that just being born with a good mind is not enough. In some ways, the mind is like a leg or an arm muscle. It needs exercise. Mental (done with the mind) exercise is pa
48、rticularly important for young children. Many child psychologists (心理学家) think that parents should play with their children more often and give them problems to think about. The children are then more likely to grow up bright and intelligent. If, on the other hand, children are left alone a great de
49、al with nothing to do, they are more likely to become dull and unintelligent.Parents should also be careful what they say to young children. According to some psychologists, if parents are always telling a child that he or she is a fool or an idiot, then the child is more likely to keep doing silly
50、and foolish things. So it is probably better for parents to say very positive (helpful) things to their children, such as “That was a very clever thing you did.” or “You are such a smart child.”68.The words “intelligent” and “brilliant” in the first paragraph probably mean _ while “dull” in the seco
51、nd paragraph means _. A. bright and splendidslow in thinking and understanding B. pretty and handsomeordinary-looking C. great and importantcommon D. hopeful and helpfulcareless69.A person _ is more likely to become a genius. A. whose parents are clever B. often thinking about difficult problem C. o
52、ften helped by his parents and teachers D. born with a good brain and putting it to active use70.It is better for parents _. A. to praise and encourage their children more often B. to be hard on their children C. to leave their children alone with nothing to do D. to give their children as much help
53、 as possible71.Which of the following is not true according to the article? A. Parents play an important part in their childrens growth. B. The less you use your mind the duller you may become. C. Intelligence is obviously the result of where and how you live.D. Parents should always encourage their
54、 children. ( 5 )In recent years advances in medical technology have made it possible for people to live longer than in the past. New medicines and machines are being developed every day to extend life. However, some people, including some doctors, are not in favor of these life extending measures, a
55、nd they argue that people should have the right to die when they want. They say that the quality of life is as important as life itself and that people should not be forced to go on living when conditions of life have become unbearable. They saw that people should be allowed to die with dignity (尊严)
56、 and to decide when they want to die. Others argue that life under any conditions is better than death and that the duty of doctors is always to extend life as long as possible. And so the battle goes on and on without a definite answer.姓 名 班 级 考 号 72.The best title for this passage is _.A. The Righ
57、t to Live B. The Right to DieC. The Doctors Duty D. Life Is Better Than Death73.In recent years, people can live longer than in the past. Its because of _ . A. the development of medical technology B. big hospitals C. good doctors D. both B and C74.According to some people whether a dying patient ha
58、s the right to die or not is up to _ . A. the doctors B. the surroundingsC. his or her family D. the patient himself or herself75.In the writers opinion _ .A. death is better than life B. life is better that deathC. neither death nor life is good D. none of the above第二卷（共35分）Part One: Correcting the
59、 mistakes 此题要求改正所给短文的错误。如无错误，在该行右边横线上划一个勾（）；该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出，并用斜线划掉。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。My brother Dennis was selfish when he was a little boy.He didnt want share things with others. For example,76. _ when he bought a chocolate cake, he
60、put them in a 77. _secret place which I couldnt find it. Then he ate it 78. _ _ all by herself. He never helped others and would say 79. _ _he is busy. However, the fact was that a game of 80. _tennis making him busy. He did not care whether 81. _something he did made people angry. For example, 82.
61、_ one night he played strong and loudly music until 83. _four oclock in the morning. But he is difference now. 84. _ He often helphis classmates with their lessons. 85. _Part Two: Writing 报道一起交通事故：请根据下面提示写一篇短文：（80120词）时间：昨天地点：市中心大街，第二拐角处。原因：卡车司机开车前饮酒过多，开车时头晕，车失控撞翻一辆小汽车。伤亡人数：4人死亡，部分人受伤。影响：市区交通中断一小时。经济损失：约一百万元。参考词汇：头晕dizzy 撞翻 knock over 延误 delay 损失 loss