1、20112012学年度上学期鲁北中学高二期中考试英语试题 本试卷分第1卷(选择题)和第卷(非选择题)两部分，满分150分，考试时间120分钟。 第1卷(共105分) 注意事项： 1答第1卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目用铅笔涂写在答题卡上。 2每小题选出答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案。3考试结束，将答题卡和答题纸收回。第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分)第一节听下面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
2、。每段对话仅读一遍。1. When will the man arrive? A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. In the evening. 2. What does the woman advise the man to do first? A. Read the instructions. B. Try pressing the buttons. C. Have the machine checked. 3. What does the woman mean? A. She has a dictionary. B. She can pr
3、onounce the word. C. They should look up the word in the dictionary. 4. What do we know about the man? A. He likes collecting clocks. B. His family makes clocks. C. He has a bad sense of time. 5. Why didnt the girl go on a picnic? A. She had to prepare for her exam. B. She had to look after her gran
4、dma. C. The others went without her. 第二节听下面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；听完后，各个小题将给出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、7题。6. Whats the relationship between the speakers? A. Husband and wife. B. Teacher and student. C. Customer and boss. 7. What is t
5、he woman unsatisfied with? A. The mans attitude towards her. B. The service provided by the mans company. C. Her time being taken up by others. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. What color are the spoonbills feathers? A. Black. B. White. C. Brown. 9. What caused the spoonbills to die in Chiku in 2002?A. Bad water.
6、 B. Bad weather. C. Food shortage. 10. Who works hard to protect the spoonbills? A. The local people. B. The volunteers. C. The bird specialists. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. Where have the speakers decided to go? A. Scotland. B. Hampstead. C. London. 12. When will they start their journey? A. On Saturday m
7、orning. B. On Saturday afternoon. C. On Sunday morning. 13. How will they go to their destination? A. On foot. B. By train. C. By bus. 听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14. Who is Lana? A. A graduate student. B. A college student. C. A high school student. 15. What does the man think of Lana? A. She is doing very we
8、ll. B. She is just managing. C. She needs to work harder to catch up. 16. When is the national conference? A. In May. B. In June. C. In July. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What was the weather like that night? A. Snowy. B. Rainy. C. Windy. 18. What was Miss Brown worried about? A. She couldnt get to her fri
9、ends house on time. B. She couldnt find a hotel. C. She couldnt find her friends house. 19. What was the most important thing for Miss Brown? A. Seeing her friend as soon as possible. B. Being safe without having any accidents. C. Being strong-minded when alone. 20. Where did she spend the night? A.
10、 At her friends. B. In the car. C. In a hotel. 第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分75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。) 21I think its impolite to play _ trick on others just for _ funAa： B；a Cthe； Da；a22一Did he notice you enter the classroom? 、一I dont think soHe _ to the radio with his eyes s
11、hutA1istened Bwas listening Chas listened Dhad listened23Her _ smile suggested that she was very _ with the answer-Asatisfying；satisfied Bsatisfied；satisfyingCsatisfied l satisfied Dsatisfying；satisfying24The difficulty which we had _ with the local people has now been removedAcommunication Bto comm
12、unicateCcommunicated Dcommunicating25They _ to come to the meeting on time，but they were late againAmeant Bhad meant Cmeans Dhave meant26At last，we found ourselves in a pleasant park _trees providing shade(荫凉)and sat down to eat our picnic lunchAfor Bfrom Cof DD. with27He is always _ not to do that；
13、but he still goes on doing it all the sameAtelling Bbeing told Ctold Dto tell28_ to overcome the difficulty，he works day and nightADetermined BDetermining CTo determine DTo be determined29一You have made great progress in your studies of English，havent you?一Yes，but much _ Aremains to do Bis remained
14、to doCremains to be done Dis remained to be done30You seem to have a readymade answer _ I ask you a questionAhowever Bwhatever Cwhichever Dwhenever31一Why didnt you try your best to get on the bus?一I tried to，but _ I could，it started movingAuntil Bwhen Cbefore Dafter32The surface of the table _ smoot
15、h enough Ahasht felt Bisnt feeling Cdoesnt feel Disnt felt33一Do you think I should apply for the job?一Why not? If you make an effort，the _ are that you11 be employedAresults Bhopes Cwishes Dchances34My brother，_ his classmates often made fun a few years ago，is now studying in EnglandAof whom Bwho Ca
16、bout whom Dwhom35You will _ your health if you work so hard，eat a little food and sleep badlyAfail Bimprove Chelp Dendanger第二节：完形填空After 21 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner. 36 woman was my mother, who has been a widow for 19 years, but my work had made 37 imp
17、ossible to visit her very often. That night I called to 38 her to go out for dinner.“Whats wrong? Are you 39 ?”she asked. “I thought that it would be 40 to spend some time with you. Just the two of us,”I answered. She thought about it 41 moment, and agreed.That Friday after work, 42 I drove to pick
18、her up, I was a bit nervous. When I arrived at her house, I 43 that, she, too, seemed to be 44 about our date. She had curled her hair and was wearing the dress that she had worn to 45 her last wedding anniversary.We went to a restaurant that, 46 not elegant, was very nice and cozy. When I read the
19、menu, Mom sat there 47 at me. A nostalgic(怀旧的)smile was 48 her lips. During the dinner, we had a(an) 49 conversationnothing special but catching up on(了解)recent events of each others life.A few days 50 , my mother died of a heart attack. It happened so suddenly that I didnt have a chance to do 51 fo
20、r her. Sometime later, I received an envelope with a note 52 “You will never know what that night meant to me. Im looking forward to the 53 dinner. I love you, Son.”At that moment, I understood the importance of saying in time“I LOVE YOU”. Nothing in life is more important than your 54 . Give them t
21、he time they deserve, because these things cannot be 55 till“some other time”.36. A. AnotherB. This otherC. OtherD. Others37. A. thisB. thatC. oneD. it38. A. forceB. order C. advise D. invite39. A. happyB. goodC. wellD. bad40. A. gladB. pleasantC. interesting D. pleased41. A. at theB. for a C. in aD
22、. for the42. A. until B. after C. asD. since43. A. noticedB. observedC. watchedD. heard44. A. confusedB. calmC. nervousD. easy45. A. congratulateB. celebrate C. memorizeD. honor46. A. thoughB. evenC. butD. yet47. A. glancingB. staringC. glaring D. smiling48. A. inB. beyondC. above D. on49. A. deepB.
23、 curiousC. agreeable D. short50. A. later B. after C. before D. ago51. A. anythingB. everythingC. nothingD. something52. A. writingB. sayingC. speakingD. telling53. A. first B. secondC. lastD. next54. A. motherB. wife C. family D. work55. A. put offB. taken overC. cut off D. picked up第三节：阅读理解ACan yo
24、u imagine traveling to work in a one man submarine? Some scientists believe that some day one man submarines will be as many as automobiles are todayA famous French driver says, “One day soon, men will walk on the ocean floor as they do on the street!” Perhaps during your lifetime people will travel
25、, and live in the seaIf human beings want to live in the ocean, many human problems will need to be studied first.Some of these problems, similar to those of living in outer space, are pressure, lack of oxygen and weightlessness. Many questions are still unansweredFor example, can our blood make its
26、elf fit for underwater surroundings? What will happen to our muscle if we live in the water very long? Scientists are looking for answersPerhaps in the future man will live in the sea, away from the crowded and noisy cities on landThen sea has plenty of space, not only for floating living buildings
27、and parks, but also for storing supplies and for underwater travelSome scientists believe that ocean living will benefit man in more than physical ways. In the freedom and beauty of the deep sea, man may find new sources of joy56What can we do if we live in the ocean? ( )AWe can have plenty of oxyge
28、nBWe can be fit to live in the water very wellCWe neednt worry about things like weightlessnessDWe can travel and work in the sea57Why do some people hope to leave cities to live in the sea? Because_ ( )Apeople think they can live crowdedly in the seaBpeople wish to go the quiet seafloor to travel f
29、or several daysCpeople want to break away from the crowded and noisy cities where they live nowDonly in this way can people get rid of noise pollution58In what ways could ocean living be helpful for man? ( )APeople can swim freely as much as possibleBPeople can be interested in the new pleasure ther
30、e isnt anywhere elseCThe sea can supply people with enough foods and other things, so people neednt workDPeople can go boating and go to the park as often as possible59Which of the following is the similar problem as that of living in outer space? ( )AWe are short of oxygenBWe are not familiar with
31、the underwater surroundingCWe may die of weightlessnessDWe can finds new joys60Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? ( )AThe scientists have not solved the problem of weightlessness underwaterBThe scientists have solved the problem of weightlessness when man live in spa
32、ceCSome scientists believe that ocean living will benefit man in no more than physical waysDSea has plenty of space only for floating living buildings and parksBCan you believe your eyes? A recent experiment suggests that the answer to that question may depend on your age.Martin Doherty, a psycholog
33、ist at the University of Stirling in Scotland, led the team of scientists. In this experiment, Doherty and his team tested the perception(观察力) of some people, using pictures of some orange circles. The researchers showed the same pictures to two groups of people. The first group included 151 childre
34、n aged 4 to 10, and the second group included 24 adults aged 18 to 25.The first group of pictures showed two circles alone on a white background. One of the circles was larger than the other, and these people were asked to identify the larger one. Four-year-olds identified the correct circle 79 perc
35、ent of the time. Adults identified the correct circle 95 percent of the time.Next, both groups were shown a picture where the orange circles, again of different sizes, were surrounded by gray circles. Heres where the trick lies in. In some of the pictures, the smaller orange circle was surrounded by
36、 even smaller gray circles making the orange circle appear larger than the other orange circle, which was the real larger one. And the larger orange circle was surrounded by even bigger gray circles so it appeared to be smaller than the real smaller orange circle.When young children aged 4 to 6 look
37、ed at these tricky pictures, they werent fooledthey were still able to find the bigger circle with roughly the same accuracy as before. Older children and adults, on the other hand, did not do as well. Older children often identified the smaller circle as the larger one, and adults got it wrong most
38、 of the time.As children get older, Doherty said, their brains may develop the ability to identify visual context. In other words, they will begin to process the whole picture at once: the tricky gray circles, as well as the orange circle in the middle. As a result, theyre more likely to fall for th
39、is kind of visual trick.61. Doherty and his team of scientists did an experiment to evaluate.A. childrens and adults eye-sightB. peoples ability to see accuratelyC. childrens and adults brainsD. the influence of peoples age62. When asked to find the larger circle，_.A. children at 6 got it wrong 79 %
40、 of the time with no gray ones aroundB. only adults over 18 got it right 95% of the time with gray ones aroundC. children at 4 got it right about 79 % of the time with gray ones aroundD. adults got it right most of the time with gray ones around63. According to the passage, we can know that_.A. a sm
41、aller orange circle appears bigger on a white backgroundB. an orange circle appears bigger than a gray one of the same sizeC. a circle surrounded by other circles looks bigger than its real sizeD. a circle surrounded by bigger ones looks smaller than its real size64. Visual context may work when chi
42、ldren get older than_.A. 4 B. 6C. 10 D. 1865. Why are younger children not fooled?A. Because they are smarter than older children and adults.B. Because older people are influenced by their experience.C. Because peoples eyes become weaker as they grow older.D. Because their brain can hardly notice re
43、lated things together.CDo American children still learn handwriting in school? In the age of the keyboard, some people seem to think handwriting lessons are on the way out. 90% of teachers say they are required to teach handwriting.But studies have yet to answer the question of how well they are tea
44、ching it. One study published this year found that about three out of every four teachers say they are not prepared to teach handwriting. Some teachers are teaching handwriting by providing instruction for 10 15 minutes a day, and then other teachers who basically teach it for 60 to 70 minutes a day
45、 which really for handwriting is pretty much.Many adults remember learning that way by copying letters over and over again. Today s thinking is that short periods of practice are better. Many experts also think handwriting should not be taught by itself.Instead, they say it should be used as a way t
46、o get students to express ideas. After all, that is why we write.Handwriting involves two skills. One is legibility,_which means forming the letters so they can be read. The other is fluency writing without having to think about it. Fluency continues to develop up until high school.But not everyone
47、masters these skills. Teachers commonly report that about onefourth of their kids have poor handwriting. Some people might think handwriting is not important any more because of computers and voice recognition programs.But Steve Graham at Vanderbilt says word processing is rarely done in elementary
48、school, especially in the early years. American children traditionally first learn to print, and then to write in cursive, which connects the letters. But guess what we learned from a spokeswoman for the College Board, which administers the SAT college admission test. More than 75 percent of student
49、s choose to print their essay on the test rather than write in cursive.66We can learn _ from Paragraph 1.A. teaching handwriting is a basic requirement in teaching jobB. most teachers prefer to teach handwritingC. teachers spend little time in teaching handwritingD. a keyboard has taken the place of
50、 the handwriting entirely67Which of the following is WRONG for traditional handwriting in the USA?A. The students are taught by practicing a long period.B. The letters are repeated many times.C. Handwriting includes two skills.D. To write in cursive is taught first.68The underlined word “legibility”
51、 in Paragraph 3 means _.A. easy to read B. complexC. unexpected D. unreadable69The best title for the passage is _.A. How to improve handwriting in schoolB. Right or wrong: the death of handwritingC. Handwriting involves two skillsD. Handwriting lessons are on the way out70The author s attitude towa
52、rds whether still to learn handwriting in school is_.A. negative B. objectiveC. critical D. optimisticDIt is mens nature to live together in families and tribes(部落), and cities and nations, and therefore men have learned to prize those qualities in each other which make social life the happiest and
53、best.Of these qualities one of the most important is sympathyfellow-feeling. If a man had no fellow-feeling, we should call him “inhuman”; he would be no true man. We think so much of this quality that we call a kind man “human”that is, man-like in his conduct, first to other men, and afterwards to
54、all living things. If you are cruel to animals, you are not likely to be kind or thoughtfull to men; and if you are thoughtful towards men, you are not likely to be cruel and thoughtful towards animals. This is why the wise man of old wrote, “The merciful man is merciful to his beast.”What a pleasur
55、e it is also to be loved by our pets or domestic animals; and to feel that we are caring for them and are deserving of their love; or to watch the ways of wild creatures, and gradually to make friends with them!Treating animals kindly does not mean that we must never inflict any pain on them. We our
56、selves are trained by pains as well as by pleasures; so too, punishment is sometimes needed to train our dogs and horses to obey us. We endure pains at the hands of the surgeon, to cure some wound or to heal some disease; so too, animals must submit to being doctored.We send out our bravest men to f
57、ace wounds, sickness and death, for the good of the nation; so too, we let our horses share the risk of battle. For similar reasons, we cannot hesitate to destroy dangerous creatures like wolves and show senseless ferocity(残忍). It is no excuse to say that these animals deserve to be treated cruelly
58、on account of their own cruelty. They are not really cruel, for they tear and kill not from love of unkindness, but because they must do so in order to live.71One of the most important qualities of men is fellow-feeling because .Ayou are likely to be cruel and thoughtful without it Ba man would be i
59、nhuman without itCmen cant bear any pain on themselves and animals Donly sympathy makes a man man-like in his conduct72The author would probably agree with the following EXCEPT that .Awe must never force any pain on animals Bsome people have to kill some animals in order to liveCit is human for a do
60、ctor to cut off some part from the animalsDwise men are not only good to men but also to animals73What do you think is the title of the passage?ALoving your pet.BFellow-feeling.CMaking friends with animals. DKindness to animals. 74Which of the following is inhuman according to the writer?ATo treat a
61、nimals cruelly because they are cruel.BTo train animals.CTo destroy some of the dangerous animals.DTo make animals submit to being doctored.75The underlined word “inflict” here means .Amake sb/sth sufferBforbidCpunishDavoid第二节：阅读表达(共5小题每小题3分，满分l5分) 阅读下面短文，然后用英语简洁回答文后所给的五个问题。 Recent studies show that
62、 many young people in the United States never finish high schoolSome researchers say about fifteen to twenty percent of public school students do not complete their educationBut many other experts and policymakers believe that for the past twenty years，the dropout rate has been around thirty percent
63、For Latino and black students，the numbers are even higherResearchers say almost half of them leave schoo1At the same time，almost half the states let students leave school before the age of eighteen without letting their parents know Finding a good job without a high school education is _A recent stu
64、dy found that almost half of all dropouts aged sixteen to twentyfour did not have a jobThe lack of high school education can also lead to other problemsAn estimated twothirds of prisoners in the United States dropped out of hilgh schoo1 The main reason why many students drop out of school is that th
65、ey are failingMany are bored with their classes or feel disconnected from their school and teachersSome students feel that educators place low expectations on them There have been efforts to increase graduation rates through education reforms during the past twenty yearsSome communities are working
66、on dropout prevention programsThese include alternative (其他的) high schools to meet special needsIn addition，experts suggest “early warning systems to help identify young school children at the risk of dropping out of high schoo1They say schools should also keep regular contact with parents，especiall
67、y if their children are missing school often76What is the best title of the passage? (Please answer within 10 words) 77Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one? Many students feel tired of their classes or dont feel connected with their school and teachers 78Please fill in
68、the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence(Please answer within 10 words) 79What do you think is the most important reason for the high dropout rate in the high school?(Please answer within 30 words) 80Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph into C
69、hinese 写作（30分）假使你是李明，你周围的同学正在谈论电视娱乐节目“超级女生”。请根据下表提供的信息，给杂志社的编辑写一封信，介绍周围同学对该节目的看法，并阐明自己的观点。80学生的观点20学生的观点1、 该节目有创意，提倡个性；2、 为年轻人提供了一个展示自我的舞台；3、 让年轻人找到更多的自信。1、 在某种程度上误导年轻人；2、 让人觉得不通过努力就可以成功；3、 个性并不等于与众不同。注意：1.信的开头和结尾都已经为你写好； 2.词数在110左右，开头和结尾不计入总词数。Dear editor, I am writing to tell you about my classmat
70、es opinions about a TV programmeSuper Girl. Yours truly,20112012学年度上学期鲁北中学高二期中考试英语试题答案110 CACCA,CBBAC 1120 BBCCA, ABABC2130 ABCDB,DBACD 3135 CCDA D3640 BDDCB4145 BCACD4650 ABDCA5155 ABDCA5660 DCBAA61 65 BCDBD 6670 ADABB 71 75 BADAA76High Dropout Rate in Americas High School77Many are bored with thei
71、r classes or feel disconnected from their school and teachers78very difficultmore and more difficultmore difficult than beforenot so easy as before79They feel the educators and parents are disappointed with themLittle by little they begin to feel tired of tlIeir classes80在过去的这二十年期间，一直努力通过教育改革提高毕业率。写
72、作：Dear editor,I am writing to tell you about my classmates opinions about a TV programmeSuper Girl. About 80 percent of the students who have watched or heard of the program do support it. In their opinion, the program is not only unique but creative as well. Each persons personality should be value
73、d, whatever he or she is. The program provides a stage for those people who want to demonstrate their talents. And this can help them gain more confidence than ever.However, other students think that the program misleads the youth to some degree, which does more harm than good to them. Some young pe
74、ople may feel that success comes from luck but not hard work. Besides, it is misunderstood that personality just means different behaviour and appearance from others.Although I am for such a program, it should not go so far as to affect young peoples normal life and learning.Best wishes. Looking forward to your opinion. Yours truly, Li Ming