1、始兴中学2011-2012学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题说明：1、本试卷共10页，分为两部分；第I部分为选择题，第II部分为非选择题。完成时间为120分钟。2、请你将选择题的答案在答题卡上作答；非选择题部分在答题卷（9-10页）上指定的位置作答。第I部分 选择题（共四部分，满分100分）I听力测试（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）第一节：听力理解（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）根据各段播放内容及其相关小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项，在答题卡上将其涂黑。每段材料听两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第1-2题。1. Where does the conversation p
2、robably take place?A. On the lake.B. On the river.C. On the sea.2. What will the two speakers do?A. Go swimming.B. Go fishing.C. Go boating.听下面一段对话，回答第3-5题。3. Whats the probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Teacher and student.B. Old school friends.C. Former colleagues.4. What do we know
3、 about the woman?A. She is fond of her work.B. Shes tired of travelling.C. She is interested in law.5. Whats the man now?A. A salesman.B. A guide.C. A lawyer.听下面一段独白，回答第6-8题。6. Where did the speaker take a journey last year?A. In southwest Africa.B. In southeast Africa.C. In southwest Asia.7. How lo
4、ng was the speakers journey?A. Four and a half days.B. Five days.C. Five and a half days.8. What did the speaker think of her journey?A. It was hard and she would never go there again.B. It was happy and she made a lot of friends.C. It was hard but it raised her confidence.听下面一段对话，回答第9-10题。 9. What
5、is the man preparing for?A. His first day to work.B. A job interview.C. A party.10. What color of tie is the man going to wear at last? A. Orange.B. Red.C. Blue.第二节 听取信息（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）听下面一段独白，根据题目的要求，从所给的内容中获取必要的信息，填入答题卷标号为11-15的空格中。材料听两遍。Things for cyclists to considerDetails11. _Wear something t
6、hat can be easily seen.Distance and speedDont try to ride too far and too fast. Remember the joy of 12. _ is the ride itself; and you get close to the nature to see things that you cant 13. _ see by car or bus.WaterIf you plan to cycle in summer, take plenty of water, and drink at least one litre of
7、 water 14. _.Warm clothesIf the 15. _ is not warm enough, make sure that you take enough warm clothes to put on when you stop riding to avoid getting ill.II词汇与运用（共30小题；每小题0.5分，满分15分）（A）根据句子的意思，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将其涂黑。16. The new express railway is under _ and it will be completed in 2013.A. constructionB.
8、 contributionC. conclusionD. confusion17. When your flight is _, make your way to the departure lounge(登机处). A. toldB. announcedC. talkedD. stated18. Now in China the number of old people is increasing, and in the future China is becoming a country of _ citizens.A. juniorB. superC. seniorD. major 19
9、. Can you hear the _ he drew at the end of the meeting? A. paintingB. pictureC. conclusionD. conclude20. Why have all the nurses attended the meeting? The patients here are being _ by them. A. looked forB. helpedC. taken careD. attended21. Each worker has _ one dollar to the Red Cross, and all of th
10、em have made an important contribution to the charity. A. introducedB. contributedC. completedD. exposed22. Now many young couple get married freely. They dont need a(n) _ marriage. A. arrangedB. ancientC. expensiveD. foreign23. The young man was taken to the police yesterday because he was _ robbin
11、g the shop. A. questionedB. toldC. cheatedD. suspected24. All the tourism attractions have _ so many people from all over the world, which brings in about 10, 000, 000 yuan each year to the local people. A. interestedB. attractedC. releasedD. required25. Life in the countryside is _, which is _ with
12、 all the family. A. enjoyable; delightB. joyful; delighted C. enjoyable; delighted D. joyful; delight26. Two days of _ rain blocked the road to the city. A. assistantB. usualC. oftenD. constant27. Im very glad that even though my son has lost his game, he is now still _. A. optimisticB. sadC. angryD
13、. amazed28. Many fish in the lake were _ by the polluted water from the factories nearby. A. poisonousB. poisonC. poisonedD. poisonless 29. Your left ankle looks so big. Why so? Did you get it _ when playing football yesterday? A. woundedB. injuryC. brokenD. swollen30. All his _ who work with him in
14、 the same company are all ready to help others. A. classmatesB. colleagues C. crew D. officials31. Does his father work as an _ (编辑) with Shaoguan Daily? If so, thats great. A. editorB. engineerC. scholarshipD. cooker32. We experienced a _ (惊险、刺激) of surprised pleasure out of the mountain-climbing.
15、A. confusionB. thrillyC. thrillD. thrilling33. Dont just say almost, nearly. , what we need is a(n) _ number. A. accurateB. appropriateC. wholeD. basic34. Can you tell me what the _of Dragon Boating Festival is? A. dayB. ceremonyC. riverD. activities 35. There are many special wildlife species in Au
16、stralia because it has been _ from other continents for so long. A. preventedB. protectedC. providedD. separated（B）从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个与其他不属于同一个范畴的选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将其涂黑。例如：A. teacher B. student C. classmate D. classroom答案：D。36. A. statueB. carriageC. assistantD. settle 37. A. availableB. enableC. possibleD.
17、 probable38. A. throatB. organC. ankleD. bloody39. A. yearlyB. seldomC. hardlyD. occasionally40. A. unfairB. unusualC. understandD. unbelievable41. A. occupyB. beautifyC. applyD. biology42. A. acquireB. requireC. questionnaireD. obtain43. A. foldB. legalC. suggestD. reject44. A. tissueB. deliberateC
18、. mildD. slight45. A. pressureB. sureC. treasureD. measureIII完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从4660各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将其涂黑。When a person is curious about something, it means he is interested in it and wishes to know more about it. There is nothing wrong with 46 in itself. Whether
19、it is good or bad 47 on what people are curious about. Curiosity can be silly or wrong. Some persons with nothing to do are 48 of curiosity about what their neighbours are doing. They are 49 to know what they are eating or drinking, what they are 50 home or taking outside, or why they have come home
20、 so early or late. To be interested in these things is 51 because they are not at all wrong. It is none of their 52 to know what their neighbours do or are doing. Such curiosity is something not only foolish but also 53 . For most probably, it 54 may to small talk which often brings harm, shame or d
21、isrespect to others, and thus 55 their feelings.On the other hand, there is a 56 curiosity - the curiosity of wise men, who 57 at all the great things and try to find out all they 58 about them. Columbus could never have found America if he had not been 59 . James Watt would not have made the steam
22、engine without his curiosity about the rising of the kettle lid. All the discoveries in human history have been made as a result of curiosity, But the curiosity is never about 60 things which have little or nothing to do with the happiness of the public.46. A. interestB. curiosity C. wish D. respect
23、47. A. keeps B. puts C. takes D. depends48. A. full B. fond C. proud D. eager49. A. permitted B. worried C. satisfied D. anxious50. A. taking B. bringing C. going D. thinking51. A. silly B. necessary C. possible D. funny 52. A. work B. housework C. duty D. business53. A. instructive B. useless C. ha
24、rmful D. dreadful 54. A. refers B. leads C. causes D. follows 55. A. hurts B. effects C. shows D. oppresses56. A. terrible B. sudden C. strange D. noble 57. A. expect B. like C. wonder D. doubt 58. A. know B. study C. talk D. worry59. A. famous B. careful C. curious D. hard 60. A. unimportantB. unus
25、ualC. unfortunateD. impossibleIV阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将其涂黑。 AMany animals recognize their food because they see it. So do humans. When you see an apple or a piece of chocolate you know that these are things you can eat. You can also use other senses
26、 when you choose your food. You may like it because it smells good or because it tastes good. You may dislike some types of food because they do not look, smell or taste very nice. Different animals use different senses to find and choose their food. A few animals depend on only one of their senses,
27、 while most animals use more than one sense. Although there are many different types of food, some animals spend their lives eating only one type. The giant panda eats only one particular type of bamboo. Other animals eat only one type of food even when given the choice. A kind of white butterfly wi
28、ll stay on the leaves of a cabbage, even though there are plenty of other vegetables in the garden. However, most animals have a more varied diet. The bear eats fruits and fish. The fox eats small animals, birds and fruits. The diet of these animals will be different depending on the season. Humans
29、have a very varied diet. We often eat food because we like it and not because it is good for us. In countries such as France and Britain, people eat foods with too much sugar. This makes them overweight, which is bad for their health. Eating too much red meat and animal products, such as butter, can
30、 also be bad for the health. Choosing the right food, therefore, has become an area of study in modern life.61. The word “varied” underlined in the second paragraph probably means _.A. similarB. differentC. sameD. unusual62. From the text we can infer(推断) that humans and animals _.A. depend on one s
31、ense in choosing foodB. are not satisfied with their foodC. choose food in similar waysD. eat entirely different food63. Which of the following eats only one type of food?A. The white butterfly. B. The small bird. C. The bearD. The fox.64. Certain animals change their choice of food when _.A. the se
32、ason changesB. the food color changesC. they move to different placesD. they are attracted by different smells65. We can learn from the last paragraph that _.A. food is chosen for a good reasonB. French and British food is goodC. some people have few choices of foodD. some people care little about h
33、ealthy diet B Short and shy, Ben Saunders was the last kid in his class picked for any sports team. “Football, tennis Cricket anything with a round ball, I was useless,”he says now with a laugh. But back then he was the object of jokes in school gym classes in Englands faraway Devonshire.It was a mo
34、untain bike he received for his 15th birthday that changed him. At first the teen went biking alone in a nearby forest. Then he began to cycle along with a runner friend. Gradually, Saunders set his mind building up his body, increasing his speed, strength and endurance. At age 18, he ran his first
35、marathon.The following year, he met John Ridgway, who became famous in the 1960s for rowing an open boat across the Atlantic Ocean. Saunders was hired as an instructor at Ridgways school of Adventure in Scotland, where he learned about the older mans cold-water exploits(成就). Intrigued, Saunders read
36、 all he could about Arctic explorers and North Pole expeditions, then decided that this would be his future.Journeys to the Pole arent the usual holidays for British country boys, and many people thought his dream as fantasy. “John Ridgway was one of the few who didnt say, You are completely crazy,”
37、 Saunders says.In 2001, after becoming a skilled skier, Saunders started his first long-distance expedition toward the North Pole. He suffered frostbite(冻疮), had a closer encounter(遭遇) with a polar bear and pushed his body to the limit.Saunders has since become the youngest person to ski alone to th
38、e North Pole, and hes skied more of the Arctic by himself than any other Briton. His old playmates would not believe the transformation.This October, Saunders, 27, heads south to explore from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole and back, an 1800-mile journey that has never been completed on sk
39、is.66. The turning point in Saunders life came when _A. he started to play ball gamesB. he got a mountain bike at age 15C. he ran his first marathon at age 18D. he started to receive Ridgways training67. We can learn from the text that Ridgway _.A. dismissed Saunders dream as fantasyB. built up his
40、body together with SaundersC. hired Saunders for his cold-water experienceD. won his name for his voyage across the Atlantic68. What do we know about Saunders?A. He once worked at a school in Scotland.B. He followed Ridgway to explore the North Pole.C. He was chosen for the school sports team as a k
41、id.D. He was the first Briton to ski alone to the North Pole.69. The underlined word “Intrigued” in the third paragraph probably means_.A. excited B. convinced C. fascinated D. delighted 70. Saunders journey to the North Pole _.A. was accompanied by his old playmatesB. set a record in the North Pole
42、 expeditionC. was supported by other Arctic explorersD. made him well-known in the 1960s C Instead of hitting the beach, fourteen high school students traded swimming suits for lab coats last summer and turned their attention to scientific experiments. The High School Research Program offers high sc
43、hool students guidance with researchers in Texas A&Ms College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Jennifer Funkhouser, academic adviser for the Department of Rangeland Ecology and Management, directs this four-week summer program designed to increase understanding of research and its career potential(
44、潜能）。 Several considerations go into selecting students, including grades, school involvement and interest in science and agriculture. And many students come from poorer school districts, Funkhouser says, “This is their chance to learn techniques and do experiments they never would have a chance to d
45、o in high school. Warner Ervin of Houston is interested in animal science and learned how to tell male from female mosquitoes(蚊子). His adviser, Craig Coates, studies the genes of mosquitoes that allow them to fight against malaria and yellow fever. Coates thought this experience would be fun and hel
46、pful to the high school students. The agricultural research at A&M differs from stereotypes. Its “molecular(分子)science on the cutting edge,” Funkhouser says. The program broadened students knowledge. Victor Garcia of Rio Grande City hopes to become a biology teacher and says he learned a lot about c
47、hemistry from the program. At the end of the program, the students presented papers on their research. Theyre also paid $600 for their work-another way this program differs from others, which often charge a fee. Fourteen students got paid to learn that science is fun, that agriculture is a lot more
48、than milking and plowing and that research can open many doors.71. The research program is chiefly designed for_. A. high school advisers from Houston B. college students majoring in agriculture C. high school students from different places D. researchers at the College of Agriculture and Life Scien
49、ces72. From the text we know that the students in poorer areas_. A. had little chance to go to college B. could often take part in the program C. found the program useful to their future D. showed much interest in their high school experiments73. When the program was over, the students_. A. entered
50、that college B. wrote research reports C. paid for their research D. found way to make money74. The underlined expression “on the cutting edge” in Par. 5 means “on the most_ position”. A. important B. favourableC. astonishing D. advanced75. What would be the best title for the text? A. A Program for
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59、部分，满分50分）V. 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）More women in the United States are finding it necessary to make business trips alone if they are successful. If you are married, it is 81 good idea to encourage your husband and children to learn to cook a few simple meals while you are away. They will be much 8
60、2 (happy) and probably they will enjoy the experience. 83 you will be eating alone a good deal, choose good restaurants. In the end, you may also find 84 useful to call the restaurant in advance and tell them that you will be eating alone. Finally, and most 85 (important), prepare your travel needs
61、as a businesswoman; this starts with lightweight luggage 86 you can easily manage even when fully 87 (pack). Take a folding case inside your suitcase; it will come in extremely handy for dirty clothes, as well as 88 business papers you no longer need on the trip. And make sure you have a briefcase s
62、o that you can keep 89 (require) papers separate. Obviously, experience helps, but you can make things easier on 90 from the first by careful planning, so that right from the start you really can have a good trip!81. _ 82. _ 83. _ 84. _ 85. _86. _ 87. _ 88. _ 89. _ 90. _VI用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空（共10小题；每小题1分
63、，满分10分）91. It took her a while _ (adapt) to the new surroundings here.92. The man was afraid of _ (drag) into the depths of the sea by the whale.93. Harry Potter is said _ (translate) into several foreign languages.94. _ (expose) to the sunlight for too much time, her arm became red.95. The professo
64、r _ (accompany) by his assistant to a lecture next week. 96. During the war, all foods _ (distribute) in a planned way.97. Congratulations to you on your _ (qualify) for the Ping pong Championships.98. Its universally believed that mountaineering is really _ (benefit) to out health.99. The report su
65、ggests that an _(explain) will eventually be found through increased knowledge of little-understood phenomena(现象). 100. We waited for the news of the lost child with a growing sense of a_ (anxious). VII. 根据句子的意思，用所给的短语完成句子（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）be bound to, sit around, be occupied with, make fun of, as f
66、ar as 101. He _ on last April Fools day, and was very angry. 102. The girl _ succeed because she works so hard.103. After I failed in the exam, I really didnt have time _ feeling sorry for myself.104. It is a good deal, _ I am concerned.105. Now my teacher _ much house work and looks so tired when i
67、n class. VIII. 基础写作（共1小题；满分15分）假设你是学校太阳能汽车研究小组的成员，请用英文写一篇短文，对比介绍太阳能汽车和普通汽车。主要信息点如下表：太阳能汽车(solar cars）普通汽车(common cars)特点使用太阳能使用汽油、燃气优点安全、清洁污染环境缺点能量小、速度慢，夜间不能行驶能量足，使用方便建议发展技术，提高能量(power)使用清洁能源(energy)写作要求 只能使用5个句子表达全部的内容。评分标准句子结构的准确性，信息内容的完整性和连贯性。2011-2012学年度第二学期高二年级期中考试英语试题参考答案81. a 82. happier 83.
68、If 84. it 85. importantly 86. which 87. packed 88. for 89. required 90. yourself91. to adapt 92. being dragged 93. to have been translated 94. Having been exposed/ Exposed 95. will be accompanied 96. were distributed 97. qualification 98. beneficial 99. explanation 100. anxiety101. be made fun of 102. is bound to 103. to sit around 104 as far as 105. is/ has been occupied with