1、南通市小海中学2011-2012学年第一学期期中考试高二年级 英语试卷考试总分：120分 考试时间:120分钟 本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两卷，满分120分，考试时间120分钟。第I卷将正确的选项填涂在答题卡的相应位置上，第II卷做在答题纸上。第I卷(共80分)第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）请听下面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。1. What will the man do this weekend? A.Stay at home. B. Go fishing
2、. C.Go boating.2. What does the man think of John? A.Hard working. B.Lazy. C.Active.3. Who looked after the woman? A.The man. B. Mary. C.Herself.4. What will the woman do? A. She will take the book home. B. She allows the man to take the book home. C. She will have to read the book in the office. 5.
3、 What about Tom and Jack? A.They had watched a football match. B.They had finished their homework. C They are watching a football match. 第二节（共15题；每小题1分，满分15分）听下面五段对话或独白，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。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各小题，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小题。 6. Where does the wo
4、man want to visit ? A. Musee dOrsay. B. Eiffel Tower. C. Musee du Louvre. 7. When will the speakers go for Pairs? A. August 6. B. August 7. C. August 16. 8. How long will the speakers stay in Pairs? A. 8 days. B. 9 days. C. 10 days. 听第7段材料，回答第9-11小题。 9. What happened to Tom?A. Hes late for school fo
5、r the first time. B. Hes late for the exam for college.C. Hes late for school again. 10. Whats the boy?A. A middle school student. B. A high school student. C. A college student.11. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. At home. B. At school. C.At the library.听第8段材料，回答第12-14题。12. Where
6、 will the speakers leave for Britain? A. Next Thursday. B. Next Friday. C. Next Saturday.13. How long will the speakers stay in Britain? A. About one month. B. About two months. C. About three months.14. How will the speakers deal with their apartment when they are away? A. Rent it to Jim. B. Ask so
7、meone to rent it. C.Ask Jim to look after it.听第9段材料，回答第15-17题。15. Where does this conversation probably take place? A. In the meeting room. B. In a ticket office. C In a classroom.16. How much does the man give the woman first?A. 28. B.36. C.40.17. Where does the man get the news of the lecture? A.
8、In the newspaper. B. In the poster. C. On the Internet.听第10段材料，回答第18-20题。18. Which country does the speaker come from? A. Australia. B. China. C. Japan.19. What is a very serious problem according to the speaker? A. Cigarette ends. B. Chewing gum. C. Chopsticks.20. How many problems do we have to so
9、lve to keep the street more tidy? A. Two. B.Three. C. Four.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分40分）第一节：单项填空（共20小题；每小题分，满分20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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21. The citys gardens are open to _ public from sunrise to sunset daily and the citizens are asked not to make too much noise in _ public.A. /; / B. /;
10、the C. the; the D. the; /22. _ to give up smoking, he threw away his _ cigarettes. A. Determined; leftB. Determined; remaining C. Determining; left D. Determining; remained 23. I am trying to work out the problem and I would appreciate _ if you could turn the music down. A. That B. thisC. it D. you2
11、4. Havingatripabroadiscertainlygoodfortheoldcouple,butitremains_ whethertheywillenjoyit. A.tosee B.tobeseen C.seeing D.seen25. The soldiers live on an island in the sea far away from land, and every week they _ the boat for their supplies of fresh water, vegetables and foods. A. belong to B. cut bac
12、k on C. rely on D. ask around26. He would the test if he to the teacher attentively. A.pass;listen B. pass;listened C. have passed; listen D. have passed;had listened27. - What can I do for you, Mum? - The salt has _ . Youd better go to the shop to buy some. A. run out of B. used up C. made use of D
13、. run out 28. More TV programs, according to government officials, will be produced _ peoples concern over food safety. A. to raise B.raising C.to have raised D. having raised29.This morning your mobile phone was always busy. I couldnt _ to you until several attempts. Oh, Im sorry. I was discussing
14、the price of our products with a client over the phone. A. get over B. get through C. get across D. get on30. _ for his mistake, the little boy could not but admit to his teacher that he was wrong. A. Blaming B. Blamed C. To blame D. To be blame31. He hurried to the station, only the train had alrea
15、dy left. A. to tell B. to be told C.telling D. be told32. The worlds population has grown more than six times it was in 1800.A. to; that B.by;that C.to;what D. by;what33. Jack wasnt saying anything, but the teacher smiled at him _ he had done something very clever.A. as if B. in case C. while D. tho
16、ugh34. It wont be long_ you regret what youve done. A. after B. since C. when D before35. Li Ming, look at your dirty clothes. Take them off and get them _ tonight. OK, Mum, I will.1. to wash B. washed C. wash D. Washing36. Facing the _ situation the sales manager looked _. A. puzzling; puzzled B. p
17、uzzling; puzzling C. puzzled; puzzled D. puzzled; puzzlingA. Almost nobody can stand _ fun of before a crowd of people. A. to be made B. to make C. being made D. making 38. I would appreciate _ back this afternoon. A. you to call B. you call C. your calling D. Youre calling39. The children apologize
18、d _ the lady _ what they had done. A. to; to B. to; for C. for; to D. for; for 40. The light in the office is still on. Oh, I forgot_ A. turning it off B. turn it off C. to turn it off D. having turned it off第二节 完形填空(共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。My mother
19、 seemed to be able to make dolls (洋娃娃) out of anything. She made some dolls for me and my two elder sisters. I 41 playing with them, but still, secretly, I hoped for a store-bought 42 like the one our rich cousin had. Her doll 43 open and close its blue glass eyes and even say Mamma. I 44 stopped ad
20、miring it and hoping to have one.However, my dream 45 came true when I was six. One day my father came back from his business trip with three 46 dolls! They were much smaller than our cousins doll and their eyes were just painted ones, but I did not 47 such differences. They were 48 store-bought dol
21、ls. We each chose one and I named 49 Misako.Soon my sisters and I became devoted 50 . Our children kept us 51 all day. We gave them a bath, 52 them, brushed their hair, took them out for a walk and put them to bed. Several months later, they got more like real children their 53 and bodies became dir
22、tier; their dresses got stained; their hair less smooth.But, by then, 54 interests seemed to have moved into 55 toys. Their dolls were abandoned (被抛弃) and in bad condition. One had 56 one of her arms, and 57 was one-legged. You can 58 them if you want, my sisters said to me. Thus, I had 59 dolls. Th
23、ey were more or less handicapped (残疾) and they often looked at me as if they needed me to 60 them. I enjoyed this feeling of being needed being the only one in the world who could protect them with a lot of love. Indeed, they made the rest of my childhood days very happy.41. A. wanted B. expected C.
24、 hoped D. enjoyed42. A. Doll B. toy C. girl D. baby43. A. might B. should C. could D. dared44. A. often B. never C. sometimes D. seldom45. A. immediately B. firstly C. hardly D. finally 46. A. beautiful B. lovely C. store-bought D. new 47. A. care about B. care for C. think about D. worry about 48.
25、A. total B. real C. like D. true 49. A. my B. one C. them D. mine50. A. sisters B. fathers C. friends D. mothers51. A. free B. busy C. hard D. tired52. A. wore B. put on C. dressed D. wash53. A. faces B. legs C. arms D. hands 54. A. my B. their C. my sisters D. my dolls55. A. Tiny B. different C. cu
26、rious D. humorous56. A. lost B. wounded C. cut D. damaged 57. A. the other B. another C. it D. other 58. A. look out for B. take care of C. pay attention to D. have a look at59. A. two B. few C. many D. three60. A. teach B. feed C. satisfy D. help第三部分：阅读理解：（共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分）阅读下面的短文，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中，
27、选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 ATears came into this mothers eyes when she talked about waking up her son. Every morning, her ten-year-old boy puts up one finger with his eyes still closed, begging for one more minute to sleep.Why is he so sleepy? Because, like thousands of student “early birds” in Chi
28、na, he has to get up before 6 a.m. every morning.School students usually need eight to ten hours sleep a night. But in Shanghai, its reported that 90% of the students do not get enough sleep. And studies show that without a good nights sleep, students seem to be weaker than they should be. Many beco
29、me near-sighted as a result.Li Ming, a student at Qinghua High School, said that he usually goes to bed after 11 p.m. But when he has exams coming up, he can stay up as late as midnight. This “night bird” lifestyle has made many students nod off in class. Li Ming said that it is during afternoon cla
30、sses that he feel most sleepy. “My parents are usually happy to see me studying so late,” he said. “They think I work very hard and they make me cups of coffee.”However, not all parents are happy about this. “My daughter gets up so early. She looks tired and it really hurts me.” said one of the pare
31、nts. Why dont so many students get enough sleep? Now many members of society began to think about it.61. The ten-year-old boys mother talked about waking up her son with tears in her eyes because _.A. her sons lack of sleep hurt her but she had to wake him upB. her son wasnt good at lessonsC. she th
32、ought her son was too lazyD. her son was badly ill62. For school students, lack of sleep may lead to _. A. the bodys weakness B. nodding off in class C. near-sighted eyes D. all the above63. Li Mings mother is _ to see him studying late. A. sorry B. worried C. happy D. angry64. Which one is True acc
33、ording to the passage?A. All the parents hope their children stay up.B. No students complain about their lack of sleep.C. Most students watch TV or play computer games deep into night.D. Some parents are worried about the fact that most of the students dont have enough sleep.B Memory, they say, is a
34、 matter of practice and exercise. If you have the wish and really make a conscious effort, then you can quite easily improve your ability to remember things. But even if you are successful, there are times when your memory seems to play tricks on you.Sometimes you remember things that really did not
35、 happen. One morning last week, for example, I got up and found that I had left the front door unlocked all night, yet I clearly remember locking it carefully the night before.Memory “tricks” work the other way as well. Once in a while you remember not doing something and then find out that you did.
36、 One day last month, for example, I was sitting in a barbershop waiting for my turn to get a haircut, and suddenly I realized that I had got a haircut two days before at the barbershop across the street from my office.We always seem to find something funny and amusing in incidents caused by peoples
37、forgetfulness or absent-mindedness. Stories about absent-minded professors have been told for years, and we never get tired of hearing new ones. Unfortunately, however, absent-mindedness is not always funny. There are times when “tricks” of our memory can cause us great trouble.65. If you want to ha
38、ve a good memory, you should _.A. force yourself to remember things B. make a conscious effort of practice and exerciseC. never stop learning D. try hard to remember things66. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. One night the writer forgot to lock the front door. B.
39、 One night the writer forgot having locked the front door.C. The writer remembered to lock the door. D. The writer remembered unlocking the front door.67. From the sentence “We never get tired of hearing new ones”, we can infer that . A. we enjoy hearing new stories about absent-mindedness of profes
40、sors B. we dont want to know anything more about absent-mindedness of professors C. we will never get tired of listening to new stories about absent-mindedness D. absent-mindedness happens not only to professors but to many other peopleC “We dont have rush hours any more”, said Mr. Charles Mac Lean,
41、 who runs the nations busiest road. “We have rush periods, and they keep getting longer and longer.” Mac Lean was describing Chicagos 235 miles of expressway. But the same might be said about almost any of the expressways that have become an important part of American city lifeand about the heavy tr
42、affic that often blocks them. In Chicago, a computerized system has been developed that controls traffic on the citys seven expressways. Now one mana controllercan follow the movement of Chicagos traffic by looking at a set of lights. The system uses electronic sensors that are built into each expre
43、ssway, half a mile apart. Several times a second, the computer receives information from each sensor and translates it into green, yellow, or red lights on a map in the control room. A green light means the traffic is moving forty-five miles an hour, yellow means thirty to forty-five miles an hour a
44、nd red means heavy trafficcars standing still or moving less than thirty miles an hour.“See that red light near Austin Avenue?” the controller asked a visitor. “Thats a repair truck fixing the road, and the traffic has to go around it”.At the Roosevelt Road entrance to the expressway, the light kept
45、 changing from green to red and back to green again. “A lot of trucks get on the expressway there,” the controller explained. “They cant speed up as fast as cars.”The sensors show immediately where an accident or a stopped car is blocking traffic, and a truck is sent by radio to clear the road. The
46、system has lowered the number of accidents by 18 percent. There are now 1.4 deaths on Chicagos expressways for each one hundred million miles traveled, while in other parts of the country there are 2.6.Traffic experts say that the Chicago system is the “coming thing”. Systems like Chicagos are alrea
47、dy in use on some expressways in Los Angeles and Houston. “Chicago has taken the lead,” says New York Citys traffic director; and he adds, “We are far behind”68. How does the controller follow Chicagos traffic? A. By controlling the traffic lights.B. By operating a computer in the control room.C. By
48、 sending a truck to clear the roads.D. By looking at a set of lights on the map in the control room.69. The underlined word “it” in paragraph 3 refers to _. A. a truck which needs repairing B. a red lightC. Austin Avenue D. a truck doing repairs on the road70. What might be the best title for this p
49、assage? A. Computerized Traffic Control System B. Rush Periods Getting LongerC. No Rush Hours Any More D. Sensors on Expressways 第II卷 （共40分）第一节 任务型阅读（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。This year, about 2,300 teenagers from all over the world will spend about 10 months in US homes
50、. At the same time about 1,300 American teenagers will go to other countries to learn new languages and learn the rest of the world.Here is a 2-way student exchange in action. Fred,19, spent last year in Germany with Georges family. In turn, Georges son Mike spent a year in Freds home in America.Fre
51、d, a lively young man, knew little German when he arrived. But after 2 months of studying, the language became easy for him. School was completely different from what he had expected and it was much harder. Students rose respectfully when the teacher entered the room. They took 14 subjects instead o
52、f 6 that were usually taken in the US.Family life, too, was different. The fathers word was the law. All the activities were done with the family rather than individually. Fred found the food to be too simple at first. He also missed having a car.“Back home, you pick up some friends in a car and go
53、out to have a good time.In Germany, you walk but you soon learn to like it .”At the same time, in America, Mike,a friendly German boy, was also forming his own ideas. “I suppose I should criticize American schools” he says, “It is far too easy for our level but I have to say that I like it a lot. In
54、 Germany, we do nothing but study. Here we take part in many other activities. I think that maybe American schools are better in training their citizens. There ought to be some middle ground between the two.” 71 between American school life and German school lifeItems(项目)American studentsGerman stud
55、entsClass rulesThey dont have to stand upThey have to rise and show 72 for their teachers 73 lifeThey do their own things 74 .They have to listen to their fathers as fathers always make the final 75 .School 76 They have six which are very easy to learnThey have 14 which are much more difficultGoing
56、outThey can 77 carsThey have to walk all the waySchool lifeThey spend a lot of time taking part in 78 .They spend a lot of time 79 .ConclusionTo Fred, the German school is completely different from his 80 . 第二节 单词拼写（共10小题，每小题0.5分，满分5分）81.As a teacher, it is my r_ to make the students devoted to stud
57、y.82.Nor is it good news for the wide r of fish and wildlife that live in or along the river.83.This is one of the cheapest and most effective ways of d desertification.84.You cant take photographs here without p .85.The dishes are really t , and we all like to eat them.86.We do not need to cut down
58、 more trees and cause the (毁坏) of more forests.87.We waited for news with a growing sense of (焦急).88.I found this to be an (可信赖的) brand of washing machines.89.It is reported our country has made a (突破) in space science. 90.The (大多数) of those schools have failed to reach the targets in reading and ma
59、ths.第三节 用所给动词适当形式填空（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）91.It is obvious that people are very (concern) about the present situation of our environment.92.Heavy rain (flood) in the low lands damaged wheat planted in the winter.93.Time (permit),I will attend your celebration party.94. (argue) her into joining us ,we were
60、 very happy.95.His first book _(publish) next month is based on a true story 第四节 书面表达（满分20分） 目前许多中学生承受着很大的心理压力。而青少年心理压力过大会对身心健康不利。请根据下面表格的内容，从压力产生的原因、利弊，并结合自己的实际，谈谈如何减轻压力。压力产生的原因1）来自生活中很多琐事，如：有太多事要做、与朋友不和等。2）学习负担过重，考试结果不理想。3）父母、老师的期望过高。压力的益处适度的压力可以激励学生，帮助他们抓住机会，完成具有挑战性的工作。压力的危害太大的压力会有损身心健康，长期处于压力之中会
61、导致头痛、心脏病等疾病。减轻压力的方 法（你的观点，不少于两点。）注意：1对所给要点，逐一陈述，适当发挥，不要简单翻译。2 词数130左右。开头已经写好，不计入总词数。 3压力 stress 负担 burden 4. 作文开头已给出Stress is an inevitable(不可避免的) part in our daily life. 参考答案：一听力 1-5 CBBCA 6-10 CBACB 11-15 BBBCB 15-20CBBCA二单选 21-25DBCBC 26-30DDABB 31-35BCADB 36-40ACCBC三完型 41-45 DACBD46-50 CABDD 51-
62、55BCACB 56-60 AABDD 四阅读 61-64 ADCD 65-67 BAD 68-70 DDA五任务型71. Differences 72. respect 73. Family 74. individually 75. decision 76. subjects 77. drive 78. activities 79. studying 80. expectation六单词 On one hand, stress can inspire us so that we can grasp the opportunity to finish the challenging work.
63、 On the other hand, too much stress can affect our physical and mental well-being. If the stress lasts a long time, it may cause headaches, heart disease and so on. It also keeps us in depression.When stress does occur, its important to recognize and deal with it. A large number of physical activities can reduce anxiety. Sharing our stress with others can be greatly helpful. Making time for fun, such as listening to music, may be good medicine. Sometimes even crying is an efficient way to release stress. 高考资源网w w 高 考 资源 网
