1、江苏省扬州市邗江区2011-2012学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题第一部分：听力 （共两节，满分20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。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. What does the man mean?A. Tom will come with his mother. B. Tom is visiting his mother. C. Tom will be unable to come.2. Where does the conversat
2、ion probably take place?A. In a hotel. B. In a library. C. In a laboratory.3. What is the man going to do?A. He wants the woman to fix his watch. B. He will call her when the watch is fixed. C. He wants her to fix the watch within one week. 4. Who painted the house?A. Henry. B. Henrys friend. C. Som
3、eone else.5. How much money do they have between them? A. $46. B. $86. C. $56.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。听完每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；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至第8题。6. Where are the two speakers?A. In the library. B. In a department store.C. In th
4、e street.7. Who are the two speakers?A. A woman and his husband. B. A woman and a passer-by. C. A woman and her friend.8. Where will the woman change buses?A. At the zoo. B. At the traffic lights. C. At the end of the No.9 bus.听第7段材料，回答第9至第11题。9. Why is the man going to the States?A. To visit places
5、 of interest. B. To visit his friends. C. To attend a conference.10. What is the man probably?A. A scientist. B. A reporter. C. A traveler. 11. Who will pay the mans expenses?A. The man himself. B. The University of California. C. A California official.听第8段材料，回答第12至第14题。12. Where does this conversat
6、ion take place?A. At school. B. In the street. C. On the phone.13. Did they do their work last night?A. Yes, they did.B. Both of them didnt. C. Neither of them did.14. Why is the girl worried about her physics exam?A. Because she hasnt prepared well. B. Because she has lost her physics book.C. Becau
7、se she has no old exam papers.听第9段材料，回答第15至第17题。15. What was the man in China for?A. For a tour. B. For a conference. C. For a lecture.16. How many cities did the man visit in China?A. 4. B. 5. C. 6.17. Why hasnt the woman had the chance to visit any sites?A. Because she almost goes to China every y
8、ear.B. Because she likes the inside of conference rooms.C. Because she was always on space-related business.听第10段材料，回答第18至第20题。18. Who does the speaker talk to?A. A friend of his.B. A group of new students.C. A group of visitors.19. What is the total number of departments in the college?A. Four. B.
9、Five. C. Six.20. Where do the teachers in the English department mainly come from?A. England and America. B. America and Australia. C. America and Canada.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）第一节 单项选择（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）21. Much to the disappointment of the neighboring countries, the Japanese government refuses to a
10、dmit _ crime they committed in _ World War II in the history. A.the; the B./;the C./;/ D.the;/22. Jack could have avoided that terrible car accident, but he _ careful enough.A. is not B. was not C. hasnt been D. hadnt been23. If you _ the magazine, you will get an axtra newspaper.A. take to B. apply
11、 to C. submit to D. subscribe to24. The real threat of fraud(欺诈) on the Internet has highlighted the fact _ consumers fear shopping on line. A. what B. that C. when D. which25. Compared with her sisiter, Jerry is even more _ to, and more easily troubled by, emotional and relationship problems.A. sce
12、ptical B. addicted C. available D. sensitive26. The traffic problems have severely affected economic development. _, we must spare no efforts to solve them.A. Furthermore B. Therefore C. Meanwhile D. Nevertheless27. If your car isnt insured, you may _ losing everything when it hits something solid.
13、A. delay B. deny C. risk D. avoid28.The teacher stressed again that the students shouldnt _ any important details while retelling the story. A. bring out B. let out C. leave out D. make out29. The suggestion of the meeting _was not adopted by the chairman, so the meeting would be held on time. A.to
14、put off B. putting off C. put off D. being put off30. Never before _ such a wonderful place _ Qingdao. A. have I been to; as B. I have been to; like C. have I been to; like D. I have been to; as31. Until we have discussed all the details, no decision _ about any new operations.A. will be made B. is
15、made C. is being made D. has been made32. The project is based on an agreement, one of _ purposes is to ensure that the project can be accomplished before the deadline.A. its B. which C.whose D. what33. In April, thousands of holidaymakers remained _ abroad due to the volcanic ash cloud. A. sticking
16、 B. stuck C. to be stuck D. to have stuck34. - I have taken someone elses T-shirt by mistake. Is it Janes? - It _ be hers. She seldom wears red. A. cant B. mustnt C. wont D. neednt35. - If I dont get some money from my parents by Friday, could I borrow some from you?- _. But can I know why?A. Never
17、mind B. Not at allC. By no means D. By all means第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）Butterflys wingsOne day a small opening appeared on a cocoon（茧）, a man sat and watched for the butterfly for several hours as it was struggling to _36_ its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any prog
18、ress. It appeared as if it had gotten _37_ it could and it could go no further. So the man decided to _38_ the butterfly: he took a pair of scissors and _39_ the remaining part of the cocoon. The butterfly then _40_ easily.But it has a swollen（肿胀的）body and _41_ wings. The man continued to _42_ the b
19、utterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the _43_ would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body, which would _44_ the time span(跨度). Neither happened! _45_, the butterfly spent the rest of its life _46_ around with a swollen body and small, shriveled（褶皱的）wings. It _47_ was able to
20、 fly. What the man did in his _48_ and haste（匆忙）did no good to the butterfly. He didnt know the _49_ cocoon and the struggle _50_ for the butterfly to get through the tiny _51_ were the natural way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings _52_ it would be ready for flight once
21、it achieved its _53_ from the cocoon. Sometimes the _54_ is exactly what we need in our life. If we are allowed to go through our life without any _55_, it would not be a good thing to us. We would not be as strong as what we could have been.36. A. build B. force C. form D. destroy37. A. as far as B
22、. as long as C. as soon asD. as quick as38. A. seize B. leave C. bring D. help39. A. took off B. made up C. cut off D. picked up40. A. spread overB. came out C. stayed inD. flew away41. A. hard B. strong C. small D. large42. A. watch B. look for C. look afterD. follow43. A. butterfly B. wings C. coc
23、oonD. scissors44. A. disappear B. enlarge C. lose D. shorten45. A. Luckily B. Probably C. In all D. In fact46. A. crawling B. approachingC. runningD. wandering47. A. ever B. seldom C. alwaysD. never48. A. fear B. kindness C. evil D. confidence49. A. restrictingB. loose C. soft D. little50. A. prepar
24、ed B. wanted C. allowedD. required51. A. place B. room C. openingD. space52. A. even if B. otherwise C. when D. so that53. A. life B.course C. progressD. freedom54. A. courage B. struggle C. wisdomD. strength55. A. fun B. friends C.difficultyD. achievement第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B
25、、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并把答案写在答题卷上。A“REMOVE from friends.”This is no ordinary button. One click and I have the power to erase a person from my life.In late fall, I had around 400 friends on Facebook. Today, I have 134.Click. Make that 133.“Its comforting and its easy,” said Larry Rosen, a psychology profes
26、sor at California State University, who studies the way people communicate online.” Theres a sense of belonging in it. Its a sense of community in a generation where community has sort of (有点)disappeared.”However, I dont talk to half of these people in the online community. There are some I would av
27、oid if I met them on the street.Click. 132.I decided to rid my account of any “friend” thatwell, wasnt. Sound easy? You try it.Look at who youre dealing with: family, friends, classmates, crushes(爱恋的对象), acquaintancesWith every click of the “Remove from friends” button, you risk burning a bridge, lo
28、sing a contact and missing an opportunity. So every time I go to click the button, my heart hurts.However, Im not the only one who has experienced a Faceboook friend refreshing. The New Oxford American Dictionary announces its “Word of the Year” each year, and last year, “unfriend” made the cut (入围)
29、 (though Ill still stick with “defriend”).When I started my mission(任务), a few friends joined. Most were surprised by how easily they could cut hundreds of connections without thinking twice.“Oh my God, I defriended like 600 people today. I feel so good!” my friend Sarah messaged.Dana, a close frien
30、d from high school, and I battled it out to see who could get our counts lower. She wins at 123.To some, its poor “netiquette(网络礼仪)” to defriend. But to me, its the stage of life when we hold onto the people who count, the people who impact you.56. According to the article, what happens when you cli
31、ck the “Remove form friends” button?A. A message is sent out to your online friends. B. You accept someone as your online friend.C. You send out a friend request to people. D. The number of your online friends is reduced.57. The writer worried about her friend count in 2005 because _.A. no one would
32、 wish her a happy birthday B. it was the first time she had made friends onlineC. she had only 391 online friends at that time D. she was eager to make connections58. What is Larry Rosens opinion?A. People living in the same area are closely connected in everyday life.B. Communication online helps p
33、eople feel they are members of a group.C. Its easy for people to make and break new friendships online.D. Todays young people spend nearly all their time communicating online.59. Which of the following is the best description of the underlined sentence?A. I made new friends online while I removed so
34、me old ones.B. Some friends cut the number of their online friends just like I did.C. We competed to see who could remove the most online friends.D. When someone removed me from a friends list, I removed him/her.B Among various programs, TV talk shows have covered every inch of space on daytime tele
35、vision. And anyone who watches them regularly knows that each one is different in style(风格). But no two shows are more opposite in content, while at the same time standing out above the rest, than the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey shows.Jerry Springer could easily be considered the king of “r
36、ubbish talk”. The contents on his show are as surprising as can be. For example, the show takes the ever-common talk show titles of love, sex, cheating, and hate, to a different level. Clearly, the Jerry Springer show is about the dark side of society, yet people are willing to eat up the troubles o
37、f other peoples lives.Compared to Oprah, the Jerry Springer show looks like poisonous waste being poured into society. Jerry ends every show with a “final word”. He makes a small speech about the entire idea of the show. Hopefully, this is the part where most people will learn something very valuabl
38、e.Clean as it is, the Oprah show is not for everyone. The shows main viewers are middleclass Americans. Most of these people have the time, money, and ability to deal with lifes tough problems. Jerry Springer, on the other hand, has more of a connection with the young adults of society. These are 18
39、-to-21-year-olds whose main troubles in life include love, relationship, sex, money and drug. They are the ones who see some value and lessons to be learned through the shows exploitation.60. Compared with other TV talk shows, both the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey are _.A. more interesting.
40、B. very popular. C. more detailed. D. more formal.61. Though the social problems Jerry Springer talks about appear unpleasant, people who watch the shows _.A. remain interested in them.B. are ready to face up to them.C. remain cold to them.D. are willing to get away from them.62. Which of the follow
41、ing is likely to be a topic of the Oprah Winfrey show?A. A new type of robot.B. Nation hatred(憎恨).C. Family income planning.D. Street accident.63. We can learn from the passage that the two talk shows _.A. have become the only ones of its kind. B. exploit the weaknesses in human nature.C. appear at
42、different times of the day. D. attract different people.C This is a time of year when we think about giving and receiving presents. Can you find a little extra to give? On this page we suggest a few organizations you might like to help.Littleton Childrens HomeWe DONT want your money, but childrens t
43、oys, books and clothes IN GOOD CONDITION would be very welcome.Also, we are looking for friendly families who would take our children into their homes for a few hours or days as guests. You have so muchwill you share it?Phone Sister Thomas on 55671Childrens HospiceWe look after a small number of ver
44、y sick children. This important work needs skill and love. We cannot continue without gifts or money to pay for more nursing staff. We also need storybooks and toys suitable for quiet games.Please contact the Secretary, Little Childrens Hospice, Newby Road.Street FoodIn the winter weather, its no fu
45、n being homeless. Its even worse if youre hungry. We give hot food to at least fifty people every night. Its hard work, but necessary. Can you come and help? If not, can you offer a little money? We use a very old kitchen, and we need some new saucepans(平底锅). Money for new ones would be most welcome
46、 indeed.Contact Street Food, c/o Marys House, Elming Way. Littleton Phone 27713 The Night Shelter We offer a warm bed for the night to anyone who has nowhere to go. We rent the former Commercial Hotel on Green Street. Although it is not expensive, we never seem to have quite enough money. Can you le
47、t us have a few pounds? Any amount, however small, will be such a help.Send it to us at 15, Green St, Littleton. Please make check payable to Night Shelter.64. What kind of people are these organizations designed for?A. Homeless and sick children B. Less fortunate members of our societyC. Hungry peo
48、ple who have no beds to sleep inD. Friendly members of our society to help others65. If you like children and you could offer a happy family to a homeless child, you may contact _.A. Street Food B. The Night Shelter C. Littleton Childrens Home D. Childrens Hospice66. What can be concluded from the p
49、assage?A. There are too many social problems in this society.B. People are very poor during the time of giving.C. To offer help is just an excuse for these organizations to collect money.D. There are many organizations trying to solve social problems.67. What kind of things would Littleton Youth Clu
50、b like to collect?A. Old furniture and second-hand electrical equipment. B. An apartment and some saucepans.C. Hot food and storybooks. D. A sum of money and childrens toys. D George, when your big brother and your little dog and I walked you up to school today, you had no idea how I was feeling. Yo
51、u were so excited. You had packed and unpacked your pencils and safety scissors in your backpack a dozen times. I am really going to miss those lazy mornings when we waved your brother and sister off to school. Because you are my youngest, I had learned a few things by the time you came along. I fou
52、nd out that the seemingly endless days of babyhood are gone like lightning. I blinked（眨眼）, and your siblings（兄弟姐妹） were setting off for school as eagerly as you did this morning, I was one of the lucky ones; I could choose whether to work or not. By the time it was your turn, the shining prizes of c
53、areer advancement and a double income had lost their brightness. A splash（溅水）in the pool with you in your bright red boots or just one more rereading of your favorite book, Frog and Toad Are Friends, meant more. You didnt go to preschool and I hope that doesnt hold you back. You learned numbers by h
54、elping me count the soda cans we returned to the store. I have to admit that in my minds eye, an image of myself while youre in school has developed, I see myself updating all the photo albums and starting that novel I always wanted to write. As the summer wound down and more frequent quarrels erupt
55、ed（爆发） between you and your siblings, I was looking forward to today. And then this morning, I walked you up the steep hill to your classroom and you gave me one of your characteristically fierce, too-tight hugs. This time you were ready to let go before I was.68. What does the author mean by the un
56、derlined sentence in the 3rd paragraph?A. She gave up the job with a big salary and prizes.B. She could only recall her good job at home now.C. Many good jobs with better pay attracted her but she didnt take them.D. Compared with bringing up the baby, work seemed to fade to her.69. Which statement i
57、s NOT TRUE about Georges family according to the letter?A. Georges parents gave birth to three children.B. The Georges is a double income family.C. They recycled soda cans.D. The children had more arguments during the summer.70. The passage tries to show us _.A. how excited a child will be on his fi
58、rst day to schoolB. how deeply a mother loves her childC. how many efforts a mother has made to raise a childD. how a mother plans her future life after her children go to school 第四部分：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。注意：每空格1个单词。Anger is a natural reaction which comes out
59、when we feel that we have not been given a fair treatment. The positive side of this negative emotion is that it has helped us to evolve（逐步形成）as humans and cope in a better manner with our surroundings. However, it tends to become a problem when we fail to control it. Many a time it happens that you
60、r anger has hurt others or has spoiled one of your relationships for which you regret later. It has some bad effects on the health, too. We should control anger so that it does not cause harm to us or to those around us whom we love. One of the best ways to control anger is to get help from others.
61、If you feel that you are unable to manage your anger, it can make you more upset. So tell someone that is close to you, a friend or your father and mother, about your problem. When you discuss a matter with others, there is a better chance of finding a solution to your problem. Besides, there are no
62、 better stress relievers than humor. When you feel that it is because of stress that your anger is becoming unmanageable, you can use humor. It can help you look at difficult things in a lighter way and you will feel better about the things around you. Anger tends to make us have a lot of negative t
63、houghts. Therefore, we have to change the negative thoughts into positive ones. For this you have to first turn all the negative thoughts down that are in your mind one by one. This can be done with a lot of practice. Once you are successful in that, you have to maintain your focus only on the posit
64、ive things of life.Meditation (冥想) is an excellent anger management technique. In addition, what we do is disconnect ourselves from the outer world and focus all our attention into the inner world. This helps us develop a sense of controlling our thoughts that tend to cause anger.(71) _Anger is a na
65、tural reaction which comes out when we have been treated (72) _.(73) sidesHelp us evolve as humans.Help us deal with our surroundings (74) _.Negative sides(75) others.Spoil your relationships.(76) your health badly.How to manage your angerGet help from othersDiscuss your problems with your friend or
66、 a (77) _ member.Use (78) It can help you look at difficult things in a lighter way.Think positively(79) all the negative thoughts and focus only on positive things.Practice meditationHelp us (80) our thoughts which tend to cause anger.第五部分：基础知识检测（共20空，每空0.5分，共计10分）1. The new airport is built close
67、to the freeway, and it is _81_ by Bus No. 2.（可以到达的）2. We must all be aware of the _82_ causes of traffic accidents and act to prevent them （潜在的）3. We cannot _83_ the punctual arrival of trains in foggy weather.（保证）4. People who dont get their sufficient sleep are actually sending an _84_ to severe p
68、roblems in their life.（诱因，邀请）5. Jim went to answer the phone; _85_, Harry started to prepare lunch.（与此同时）6. Both aspirin and penicillin have saved millions of peoples lives and proved _86_ _87_ mankind since they were invented.（对有益）7. The number of road accidents and the deaths _88_ _89_ those accid
69、ents has increased greatly over the past year.（由引起）8. One of the greatest benefits of Internet friendships is that they are based on common interests, _90_ _91_ appearance or age.（而不是）9. I am _92_ _93_ what I say because careless remarks are likely to hurt others feelings.（对小心谨慎）10. This passage is
70、_94_ _95_ _96_ only a handful of students can fully understand it.（如此难-以至于）11. This morning I took part in a debate about medicine and exercise, so now I feel _97_ _98_.（筋疲力尽）12. Joe Jones, the eldest of the eight children, had to _99_ _100_ of high school at the age of 16 to help his father on the
71、farm.（辍学） 第六部分：书面表达（满分15分）你班最近就“中学生课余时间上网的利弊”召开了一次主题班会，同学们各抒己见，畅所欲言，作为班长，请你根据下列信息，作总结性发言。大多数同学观点1、时间是自己的，提倡多上网。 2、网络使我们交流方便，获得国内外新知识及最新信息。 3、因特网丰富了学生的业余生活。少数同学观点1、上网可以，但必须限时。2、多数人上网是玩游戏而不是学习。3、个别同学为了上网甚至逃学、辍学。注意：1. 发言的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数;2. 词数：120 左右。Attention, please! Im going to give you a summary of
72、todays discussion about whether we should go online in our spare time. 2011-2012学年度高二下学期期中英语学分认定测试卷答案第一部分听力：听力答案：l一5 CBBCA 6一10 CBACA 11一15 BCCAB16一20 CCBBC第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节, 满分35分）第一节：单项填空答案：第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题，每题2分，满分30分）阅读： DDBB BACD BCDA DBB第五部分；完成句子（共20空，每空0.5分，共计10分）基础知识检测：第六部分 书面表达（满分15分）书面表达：One p
73、ossible version:Attention, please! Im going to give you a summary of todays discussion about whether we should go online in our spare time.Some students think we can go online in our spare time because we are free. Through the Internet, we can gain plenty of the newest knowledge and the latest news at home and abroad. Whats more, network offers us a convenient way to communicate with each other. The Internet makes our lives outside class colorful and various.
