1、广西北海市合浦县教育局教研室2011-2012学年高二上学期期中考试题（英语） 2011年11月（120分钟完卷，满分150分）第一卷（共100分，请在第10页答题卡上作答）一、单项选择。（30分） 1.- Do you mind if I smoke here, madam? - _, sir.A. Of course not. Its not allowed hereB. Great! Id rather do that myself C. Id rather you didnt, actuallyD. No, you cant2. Please keep us _ of how thin
2、gs are going on. A. told B. informed C. ignored D. announced 3. The reason _ he hasnt come is _. A. that; because he is ill B. that; because of his illness C. why; for he is ill D. why; that he is ill4. Only in this way _ make progress in your English. A. you can B. can you C. you are able to D. wil
3、l you able to5. Fans still _ Michael Jordan though he doesnt fight for the Chicago Bulls any more. A. look down on B. look up C. look up to D. look on to 6. The British Isles is a group of islands that lie the west coast of Europe. A. on B. along C. in D. off7. We have only a short holiday, so lets
4、the most of it and try to enjoy ourselves. A. make B. take C. get D. have8. There is no point _ time _ with him. A. to spend; to argue B. in spending; arguing C. to spend; arguing D. in spending; to argue9. With the advanced technology, our factory produces _cars as we did last year. A. as twice man
5、y B. many as twice C. twice as many D. as twice as many10. When I saw Jane, I stopped and smiled, but she _ me and walked on.A. refused B. ignored C. avoided D. Missed11. _ the Internet is of great help, I dont think its a good idea to spend too much time on it. A. While B. As C. BecauseD. If 12. Fa
6、cing this _ problem, I found myself _ about how to work it out.A. puzzled; puzzled B. puzzled; puzzling C. puzzling; puzzling D. puzzling; puzzled13. - Ill come to see your performance at 9:00 tomorrow evening.- But by then my performance will have ended and I _ reporters in the meeting room at that
7、 time.A. will be meeting B. will meet C. are going to meet D. am meeting14. _ around the Tian An men Square, the tourists from Iceland were taken to visit the Palace Museum.A. Showing B. Having shown C. Being shown D. Having been shown15. - Theres no light on. - They _ be at home.A. cant B. mustnt C
8、. neednt D. oughtnt to16. A well-written composition _ some writing skills, such as good choice of words and clear organizations.A. calls on B. calls for C. calls up D. calls in17. Will you please keep quiet now? You shouldnt talk until _ to.A. askingB. having asked C. to ask D. asked18. - Do you th
9、ink he has improved his English much enough?- Yes. You couldnt hope for _ at this time.A. a good result B. the better result C. a better result D. the best result19. Tom worked hard, but _ didnt please the boss. A. it B. one C. what D. which20. After great efforts, he finally achieved his goal, _.A.
10、 being pleased but excited B. pleasant and excitedC. pleasantly but excitedly D. pleased and excited二、完形填空（30分）阅读下面短文，从短文所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。Ive spent most of my career as a traveling salesman, and so I know that 21 is an occupational disease. But one year, my 22 gave me the cure for m
11、y homesickness.It had black bright eyes, a red bow tie and orange feet- a stuffed penguin (企鹅) that 23 about five inches tall. Attached to its left wing 24 a little sign with the hand-painted declaration “ I Love My Dad!”. I immediately 25 the penguin on my table.On my next trip, I put the 26 in my
12、suitcase. That night when I called home, my daughter Jeanine was 27 because the penguin had disappeared. “Honey, hes here with me,” I explained, “ I brought him 28 ”. 29 , the penguin came with me - as necessary as my briefcase. And we 30 along the way. In Albuquerque, I checked into a 31 , dropped
13、my bag and ran to a meeting. When I returned, the maid had 32 the bed and stood the penguin on the pillow.One night, I discovered the penguin 33 , and after a mad phone call, I learned Id 34 it in my previous hotel room, 35 it had been rescued by a maid. I 36 a hundred miles to get it, and when I ar
14、rived at midnight, the penguin was waiting at the front desk. In the hotel lobby (大厅), other tired business travelers were 37 at the reunion of my penguin and me - I think with a touch of 38 .Jeanine is in college now, and I dont travel 39 . The penguin sits on my table, a reminder that love is a wo
15、nderful traveling companion. All those years on 40 , it was the one thing I never left home without.21. A. cold B. hunger C. loneliness D. fever 22. A. boy B. daughter C. friend D. mother23. A. stood B. lay C. jumped D. climbed24. A. wrote B. turned C. was D. had25. A. threw B. lost C. gave D. place
16、d26. A. bear B. penguin C. dog D. rabbit27. A. upset B. happy C. glad D. excited28. A. up B. off C. along D. down29. A. From now on B. In the future C. In future D. From then on30. A. had friends B. had friend C. made friends D. made friend31. A. school B. hotel C. shop D. supermarket32. A. given B.
17、 turned C. made D. carried33. A. sleeping B. going C. living D. missing34. A. forget B. left C. ordered D. sent35. A. there B. when C. where D. how36. A. ran B. walked C. hurried D. drove37. A. surprised B. frightened C. looked D. laughed38. A. anger B. envy C. sadness D. illness39. A. as many B. as
18、 seldom C. so little D. as much40. A. the hotel B. the meeting C. the road D. the house三、阅读理解。（40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项。 AI remember a day when I was a little kid. I was making a sandwich in the kitchen when I noticed the date on one of the wine bottles.“ Dad, dad!” I cried. “This wine
19、is too old to drink.”“ Son, hold on,” he said.“ No, you cant drink this tonight! This bottle of wine was made 10 years ago.”“ Wait, let me tell you”“ Would you like me to throw it away from you?” I asked.“ Son, wait a second,” he said. “Son, some wines get better over time. The longer you wait to dr
20、ink it, the better it will be. Although this may seem strange, it is true.” When I was young, I didnt have any understanding of what this meant, but now, this would have been very helpful to remember as I went through my teenage years. In our society, we forget this simple rule: The longer you want
21、for certain things, the better they will be. But we want the best job as quickly as possible; we want to graduate from college in as few years as possible; we even speed through our homework just to chat with friends. When we do this, we lose something of great importance. We all want to get to the
22、next step so quickly that perhaps we dont get ready enough to get there. This has a negative effect on our society. When trying to go to the right college, we will do anything to get in and when we rush through our class-work, we may not study enough for the test, and end up failing. We need to be r
23、eady for whatever comes, ready for the unexpected. Wine gets better over time, so do the things in our paths of life.41. Why did the author tell his father not to drink the bottle of wine?A. Because it smelt terrible. B. Because it was mixed with something else.C. Because his father drank too much t
24、hat night.D. Because it had been kept for years.42. What the authors father said _.A. made the author puzzled when he was a little child.B. was too simple a rule to be meaningful to the author.C. threw the author into deep thought then.D. was an excuse to drink the wine.43. In the authors opinion, i
25、f we do things too quickly, we will _.A. do it better B. save much timeC. graduate from college more quickly D. miss something useful to us in life44. Which of the following best reflects the main idea of the passage? A. Well begun is half done. B. More haste（匆忙）, less speed. C. Failure is the mothe
26、r of success. D.Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.BThere was a king who gave his daughter a beautiful diamond necklace. The necklace was stolen and his people in the kingdom searched everywhere but could not find it. So the king asked to search for it and put a reward for50,000 for anyone who
27、 found it.One day, a clerk was walking home along a river when he saw something shinning in the river and when he looked, he saw the diamond necklace. He decided to try and catch it to get the 50,000 reward.He put his hand in the river and tried to catch the necklace, but somehow missed it and didnt
28、 catch it. He took his hand out and looked again and the necklace was still there. He tried again.But strangely, he still missed the necklace! He came out and started walking away, feeling sad. Just then, an old man walking by saw him, and asked him what was the matter. The clerk didnt want to share
29、 the secret with him, thinking he might take the necklace for himself, so he refused to tell him anything.The old man could see this man was troubled. He again asked the clerk to tell him the problem and promised that he would not tell anyone about it. The clerk told him about the necklace and how h
30、e tried and tried to catch it, but kept failing.The old man then told him that perhaps he should try looking upward, toward the branches of the tree, instead of in the river. The clerk looked up and true enough, the necklace was hanging on the branch of a tree. He had been trying to take a reflectio
31、n of the real necklace all this time. 45. The clerk tried to get the diamond necklace to _.A. make the king happy. B. keep it for himself.C. get the big reward. D. sell it at a high price.46. Before the old man asked the clerk what was the matter, the clerk . A. was searching in the water B. was try
32、ing to find help C. felt rather tired D. was not feeling good47. Where did the clerk find the necklace at last? A. On the tree B. On the bank C. In the river D. In the sand48. What might be the best title for the passage? A. A beautiful diamond necklace B. A kings promise C.A lucky young clerk D. Ch
33、anging the way of thinkingCAs prices and building costs keep rising, the “do-it-yourself”（DIY）trend in the US continues to grow.“We needed furniture for our living room,” says John Ross, “and we just didnt have enough money to buy it. So we decided to try making a few tables and chairs.” John got ma
34、rried six months ago, and like many young people these days, they are struggling to make a home at a time when the cost of living is very high. The Roses took a 2-week course for $280 at a night school. Now they build all their furniture and make repairs around the house.Jim Hatfield has three boys
35、and his wife died. He has a full-time job at home as well as in a shoe making factory. Last month, he received a car repair bill for $520. “I was deeply upset about it. Now I have finished a car repair course, I should be able to fix the car by myself.”John and Jim are not unusual people. Most famil
36、ies in the country are doing everything they can to save money so they can fight the high cost of living. If you want to become a “do-it-yourself”, you can go to DIY classes. And for those who dont have time to take a course, there are books that tell you how you can do things yourself.49. We can le
37、arn from the text that many newly married people_.A. find it hard to pay for what they needB. have to learn to make their own furnitureC. take DIY courses run by the governmentD. seldom go to a department store to buy things50. John and his wife went to evening classes to learn how to _.A. run a DIY
38、 shop B. make or repair thingsC. save time and money D. improve the quality of life51. Jim decided to become a do-it-yourselfer when_A. his car repairs cost too much B. the car repair class was not helpfulC. He couldnt possibly do two jobs D. keeps house and looks after his children52. When the writ
39、er says that Jim has a full-time job at home, he means Jim_.A. makes shoes in his home B. does extra work at night C. does his own car and home repairs D. keeps house and looks after his childrenDIn many countries today, laws protect wildlife. In India, the need for such protection was realized cent
40、uries ago.About 300 B.C. an Indian writer described forest that were somewhat like national parks today. The killing of game beasts was carefully supervised(监视). Some animals were fully protectedWithin the forest, nobody was allowed to cut timber(wood for building), burn wood for charcoal(炭), or cat
41、ch animals for their furs. Animals that became dangerous to human visitors were caught or killed outside the park so that other animals would not become uneasy.The need for wildlife protection is greater now than ever before. About a thousand species of animals are in danger of extinction, and the r
42、ate of extinction was about one species every fifty years from A.D. 1 to 1800, but now it is about one species every year. Everywhere, men are trying to solve the problem of protecting wildlife caring for the rapid growth of the worlds population.53. In forest of ancient India _.A. people were permi
43、tted to hunt for fun B. only few kinds of animals could be killedC. the killing of game beasts was strictly limited D. no killing of beasts was allowed 54. Dangerous animals were caught or killed outside the park so as to _.A. keep human visitors safe B. free the rest of the animals from worry or fe
44、arC. both A and B D. supply other animals with more food 55. The underlined word “extinction” probably means _. A. being hungry B. dying out C. growing slowly D. being killed 56.The example of mans connection with wildlife protection can date back to _. A. the third century B. more than 2000 years a
45、goC. A. D. 1 to 1800 D. over 300 years ago EAs we all know, any country has good reasons to want its citizens to be as healthy as possible. This led to the introduction of a health service in many countries. France has developed into a country in which all citizens can get most of the health treatme
46、nt free. The money for this is partly from the people who are willing to offer.But there are different opinions about the Health Service. The number of patients treated every year and the cost of treatment are much greater than expected. This means that the people who work for the Health Service - d
47、octors, nurses and other hospital workers, have much more work to do, and as a result they have little time for preventive treatment.However, the tough problem is that as many people are able to receive treatment more expensive than they can pay, sometimes people go and visit their doctors when they
48、 dont really need to. As there are many patients, doctors cannot spend time long enough with each patient. So some people prefer to pay for their own treatment so that their doctors can examine them more carefully. In fact, some rich people feel that they should pay more free money, which would be g
49、iven to other citizens.57. France is described as an example to show that _. A. people have to pay part of the medical care B. everyone in France enjoys free medical care C. it is a country with the Health Service D. it is a very rich country in Europe58. What is the problem in the Health Service? A
50、. Money is not enough to employ more medical workers. B. There are not enough well-treated doctors. C. People can get more preventive treatment. D. Doctors and nurses are not working hard.59. Why do many people go and see the doctors even when they really dont need to? A. To keep himself even more h
51、ealthy. B. To receive treatment free of charge. C. To take back some expensive medicine. D.To get necessary protective treatment.60. What can we infer from the last paragraph? A. The Health Service is quite successful so far. B. People should not go to the doctors unless necessary. C. There is much
52、to improve the Health Service. D. The rich should be allowed to pay for the treatment.第二卷（共50分，请在试卷上作答）四、根据句子意思和首字母写出单词，完成句子。（10分）61. Its o_ that he hasnt read the book because he can say nothing about it.62. The little girl hopes to meet a handsome prince, just like a princess in a fairy t_. 63. He
53、 was_(好奇的) to know what was happening in the office. 64. The little girl is a _(有天赋的) dancer. 65. The photo will r_ me of the days when we were together.66. Their father bought some new f_ last week, such as a sofa and a table. 67. I cant remember_(精确地) what she said. 68. J_ from her letter, Mother
54、seems to be feeling a lot better. 69. We should keep a balanced diet and exercise_ (规律地)to keep fit. 70. He _（预言）that war would break out in the next few years.五、短文改错。（15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，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉； 该行缺一个词：在缺词处加
55、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。I am worker at the tap water company. I find that 71. _people were becoming more and more careful about 72. _health .If the tap water appear a little bit unclear 73. _and muddy, the telephone will ring again and again. 74. _Fortun
56、ately, people do not pay equal attention to the 75. _protection of water resources .For the sake of our 76. _health, we should take good care our water resources 77. _and environment. There is a saying “whether we do 78. _not careful protect our environment, the last drops 79. _of water we will see
57、them will be our own tears.” 80. _六、书面表达（25分）假设你是李华，你的美国笔友Peter曾表示希望来中国教书。你校现需招聘外教，请给他写封信，告知招聘信息。内容主要包括：1.教授课程：英语口语、英语写作、今日美国、今日英国等; 2.授课对象：高中生; 3.工作量：1）每周12课时，任选三门课，至少教三年; 2）担任学生英语俱乐部或英语校报顾问（advisor）注意：1.词数100左右； 2.可以适当增加细节，使行文连贯。 3.开头已给出。 Dear Peter, _ Yours, Li Hua20112012学年度第一学期期中考试 四、根据句子意思和首字母
58、写出单词，完成句子。61.obvious 62.tale 63.curious 64.talented 65.remind 66.furniture 67.exactly 68.Judging 69.regularly 70.predicted五、 短文改错： 71.am后加a 72. Were改为are 73.appear改为appears 74.第一个and改为or 75.Fortunately 改为Unfortunately 76. 77.care后加of 78.whether改为if 79. careful改为carefully 80.去掉them 六、书面表达高考资源网w w 高 考 资源 网