2009年新人教版高二英語下冊期中考試卷15

1、本資料來源于七彩教育網09年高二英語下冊期中考試卷高二英語試題命題：張瑩 朱秋 打?。褐烨?校對：張瑩本試卷共四部分，滿分150分，考試時間100分鐘。 第一部分：聽力（共兩節(jié)；滿分30分） 第一節(jié)(共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分) 請聽下面5段對話,選出最佳選項。 1. Whats the man going to do now? A. Go to school. B. Eat something C. Go to self-study 2. When does the conversation take place? A. At 6:10 B. At 6:30 C. At 6:50

2、 3. What does the man mean? A. The woman should buy a blouse of another colour. B. The woman should buy the red blouse. C. He thinks the blue blouse is enough for the woman. 4. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. At York station. B. At the platform. C. In Oxford University. 5. Why do

3、es John get so tired? A. He played late with his friend last night. B. He didnt sleep last night. C. He had to work late into night. 第二節(jié)(共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分) 請聽下面5段對話或獨白，選出最佳選項。 請聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。 6. What does the man thank the woman for? A. The great meal. B. The washing-up. C. The phone. 7. What w

4、ill the man do probably? A. Wash the dishes. B. Make some coffee. C. Make a phone call 請聽第7段材料，回答第8至10題。 8. What does the man worry about? A. The physics grades B. His chemistry exam C. The teachers questions 9. Why does the woman tell the man not to worry? A.The average is important. B. Chemistry i

5、s not so important. C. Physics is much more important. 10. What does the woman suggest doing now? A. Going over the lessons. B. Going to a movie. C. Having coffee. 請聽第8段材料，回答第11至13題。 11.Whom is the woman buying the gift for? A. Her cousin. B. Her nephew. C. Her brother. 12. How much does the woman w

6、ant to spend on the gift? A. About twenty dollars. B. About thirty dollars. C. About fifty dollars. 13. What is the first gift the man suggests to the woman? A. A football. B. A pen. C. A desk lamp. 請聽第9段材料，回答第14至16題。 14. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In a hospital. B. In a hal

7、l. C. In a supermarket. 15. What does the man want to do here? A. Find a job. B. Know the work hours. C. Have an appointment with the director. 16. What can we know about the woman from the conversation? A. She starts to work at 8 am. B. She only has a one-hour break for lunch. C. She usually needs

8、to work overtime. 請聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。 17. What led Norah Jones to become an award-winning singer and songwriter? A. Her beautiful voice. B. Her family influence. C. Her university education. 18. What was Norah Jones major when she studied at the North Texas University? A. Law B. Literature C. Jazz p

9、iano 19. Why did Norah Jones decide to stay in New York City? A. She wanted to start her own musical career. B. She was eager to make friends with so many musicians and songwriters. C. She wanted to open her own company. 20. What did Norah Jones do first in New York City? A. A pianist. B. A singer.

10、C. A waitress. 第二部分：英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分60分） 第一節(jié)：單項填空（共30小題，每小題1分，滿分30分） 21. Lets go and try some French food tonight. _ Its neither a holiday nor a weekend today. A. Why not? B. Thanks a lot. C. What for? D. Yes, Id like to. 22. One of the reasons people are interested in exploring _ space is that they wo

11、nder if there is life on _ other planets. A. the; 不填 B. the ; the C. a; the D.不填; 不填 23. The old man insisted that he _ the money and that he _set free at once. A. not steal, be B. hadnt stolen, be C. didnt steal, should be D. hadnt stolen, would be 24. Whats the result of the English speech contest

12、? Joan is said _ the first place after defeating all the other competitors. A. to win B. winning C. to have won D. having won 25. Comrade Lei Feng _ a good example to us and we should learn _ him. A. takes; from B. makes; of C. gives; about D. sets; from 26. Washington, a famous city in the world, w

13、as named _ one of the greatest presidents. A. in honor of B. in the memory of C. in the name of D. in favor of 27. He demanded that the books _ to the school library at once. A. return B. should return C. be returned D. would be returned 28. Have you got through the work? Not yet. I _ to do it just

14、a few minutes ago. A. set off B. set out C. set up D. set about 29. I really dont know _ I had my money stolen. A. when was it that B. that it was when C. where it was that D. it was where that 30. We didnt plan the concert that way, but it _ to be a great success. A. turned out B. turned up C. turn

15、ed on D. turned down 31. _ by jeep, we visited a number of cities in South China. A. Traveled B. Traveling C. Being traveled D. Have traveled 32. _ great achievements the future may have in store for China, it is 1ikely that many of them will be born in northwestern Beijing. A. However B. Whatever C

16、. Whenever D. Wherever 33. _ in southern Austria, Kitzbuhel is a paradise for skiers. A. locating B. being located C. having been located D. located 34. The city _ a series of fierce fights between blacks and whites in the 1990s. A. saw B. met C. happened D. made 35. Your story is perfect; Ive never

17、 heard _ before. A. the better one B. the best one C. a better one D. a good one 36. There was a time _ women had no right to vote, could not to go to university or choose their jobs. A. which B. that C. when D. where37. Ninety-nine percent of the living space on earth _ in the oceans. A. is B. are

18、C. was D. were38. The sweater is made of pure wool. No wonder it _ so soft. A. feels B. is feeling C. is felt D. is to feel39. My aunt finally gave up her job in the company, whose boss seemed to have a _ against women employees. A. revolution B. prejudice C. religion D. slavery 40. Is John coming b

19、y train? He should, but he _ not. He likes driving his car. A. must B. can C. need D. may41. Since you have repaired my TV set, _ is no need for me to buy a new one. A. it B. there C. this D. that 42. Who is the first_? Sorry, I do not know. A. to arrive B. arrives C. arriving D. arrived 43. When he

20、 came to himself, he found himself _ to a tree, with his mouth filled with a towel. A. tie B. to tie C. being tied D. tied44. Its so hot here. Lets go for an ice cream, shall we? Oh, no! My teeth are very _ to cold food. A. relative B. sensitive C. attractive D. negative45. _ he come, the problem wo

21、uld be settled. A. If B. Shall C. Should D. Would46. With a lot of difficult problems_, the manager felt worried all the time.A. to settle B. settling C. settled D. being settled47. My daughter always works hard at her lessons and seldom, if ever, _ late to school. A. she comes B. comes she C. she d

22、oes come D. does she come48. Look! How busy the building workers are! Yes, I see. The houses _ by them will be completed next week.A. built B. being built C. to be builtD. having been built 49. Mrs. Green was being operated on in the operating room, _ her three children were waitinganxiously outside

23、.A. during which B. where C. among which D. out of which50. Once the aim _, he will never give up before he finally achieves it. A. will fix B. is fixed C. will be fixed D. is fixing第二節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分,滿分30分）閱讀下面短文掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。Soon it would be the holidays, but before that,

24、 there were final 51 . All the kids had been working hard for some time, reviewing their 52 . If they didnt pass the exams, they would have to 53 them in September. There were usually a few who 54 , but Jane didnt want to be one of them. She had worked hard all year, but she was working so hard that

25、 her mother 55 her. She went to bed too late. The night before the big day, her mother 56 that she should have an early night and take a sleeping pill. She promised to 57 her up in the morning.Jane was too 58 to fall asleep. Her mind kept jumping from subject to subject. At last, the 59 did work. In

26、 no time at all, she was sitting in the examination hall, looking at the paper, but she couldnt answer 60 of the questions. Everyone 61 her was writing pages and pages. 62 she thought hard, she couldnt find anything to write about. From time to time she looked at her 63 .Time was running 64 . There

27、was only an hour to 65 . She started one question, wrote two sentences, 66 and tried another. With only half an hour left she wrote 67 two sentences. By this time she was so worried that she started 68 . Her whole body shook. It shook so much that she woke up. She was still in bed and it had all bee

28、n a terrible 69 . A minute later, 70 called her name.51. A. harvestsB. examsC. reportsD. papers52. A. exercisesB. jobsC. booksD. lessons53. A. takeB. writeC. attendD. do54. A. cheated B. succeededC. passedD. failed55.A.thought of B.cared for C.worried about D.thought over56. A. insisted B. agreedC.

29、promisedD. allowed57. A. ringB. wakeC. bring D. pick58. A. sadB. tiredC. happyD. nervous59. A. dreamB. pillC. suggestionD. music60. A. allB. noneC. anyD. some61. A. ahead ofB. behindC. in front of D. around62. A. UnlessB. HoweverC. Though D. As63. A. watch B. paperC. teacher D. book64. A. up B. down

30、C. out D. over65. A. run B. leaveC. remainD. go66. A. gave out B. gave upC. put off D. put out67. A. anotherB. moreC. otherD. the other68. A. thinking B. dreaming C. crying D. writing69. A. exam B. dreamC. story D. night70. A. her motherB. her teacherC. a classmateD. a friend第三部分:閱讀理解(共20小題;每小題2分,滿分

31、40分) 閱讀下列短文。從每題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中.選出最佳選項。AShe is a cute, quiet girl. As a daughter, she has no secrets from her mother, who is very pleased with her. But recently she has become somewhat mysterious, not so open as before. She has a diary that she keeps under lock and key. Her mother cannot help worry

32、ing about her: what if she falls in love, which is too early for a girl of her age. After all she is reaching the “dangerous stage”. These thoughts have caused trouble in the mothers mind. One weekend the girl came to tell her mother that she was going to the cinema with her schoolmate and would ret

33、urn late. This was the first time her mother agreed, and she couldnt help worrying because her daughter had never been away at night before. The mother waited till nine and her uneasiness got the upper hand over her. She decided to go out to meet her daughter. Just at that moment the noise of a car

34、pulling up drew her to the window and there was her daughter, waving goodbye to a boy. Her heart missed a beat. When the girl came in , the mother was watching TV, pretending nothing had happened. “Mum, Im back.” “Yeah.” “Sorry to be late. Still sitting up?” “Yes, Oh, that Whos that boy?” The daught

35、er was stunned (發(fā)愣) for a moment. “Ah. Its my monitor. He gave a lift on his way home. Mum, Im going to bed.” “All right. Go to sleep early.”Next morning when the mother went to the daughters room to do some tidying, she found her diary left at her pillow. After a few minutes hesitation she eventual

36、ly opened it to the entry of the night before. It reads: Mum, its love that made you ask, but it would show your understanding of me if you hadnt.Holding the diary, the mother fell in thought.71. Which is the correct order according to the story? a. She took a lift back in her monitors car. b. She w

37、ent to see a film with her classmate. c. She wrote a diary to her mother. d. Her mother pretended to watch TV. e. Her mother worried about her daughters returning late. A. b, e, a, d, c B. e, b, a, d, c C. b, a, e, d, c D. b, e, a, c, d72. Which of the following is TRUE according to the story?A. The

38、 girl knew her mother would ask her the question about the boy.B. What the daughter did recently worried her mother.C. The mother was eager to read her daughters diary the next day.D. The girls diary was always unlocked.73. From the diary, we can see the daughter _.A. thanked her mother for asking h

39、erB. thought her mother cared about her very much C. thought it was her mothers duty to ask D. thought her mothers understanding is better than simple love74. The main purpose of this article is to show that parents should _.A. care about what their children really think and feel B. not give much fr

40、eedom to their children C. talk with their children about their early love D. keep silent about their childrens privacy（隱私）75. Which can be the best title for this story?A. Mothers True Love B. Early Love Between Students C. To Ask or Not To Ask D. Dangerous AgeB In order to know a foreign language

41、thoroughly(完全地), four things are necessary. First, we must understand the language when we hear it spoken. Secondly, we must be able to speak it ourselves, correctly with confidence and without hesitation. Thirdly, we must be able to write it. We must be able to make sentences that are correct in gr

42、ammar.There is no short way to succeed in language learning. A good memory is a great help, but it is not enough only to memorize the rules from a grammar book. It is no much use learning by heart long lists of words and their meanings, studying the dictionary and so on. We must learn by using the l

43、anguage. If we are pleased with a few rules we have memorized, we are not really learning the language. We must “Learn through use”. Practice is important. We must practise speaking and writing the language whenever we can.76. The most important things to learn a foreign language are _. A. understan

44、ding and speaking B. hearing, speaking, reading and writing C. writing and understanding D. memorizing and listening77. Someone hears and writes English very well, but he speaks it very badly. This is because _. A. he doesnt understand the language when he hears it spoken B. he doesnt have a good me

45、mory C. he always remember lists of words and their meanings D. he often hesitates to practise speaking it78. One can never learn a foreign language well only by _. A. much practice B. studying the dictionary C. learning through use D. using the language79. Which of the following is the most importa

46、nt in learning a foreign language? A. A good memory. B. Speaking. C. Practice. D. Writing.80. “Learn through use” means _. A. we use a language in order to learn it B. we learn a foreign language in order to use itC. we can learn a language well while we are using it D. both B and CCFrank Lloyd Wrig

47、ht probably is the greatest architect that the United States has ever produced. He was very gifted and had a natural ability to design buildings. His buildings were not only beautiful, but they were also practical and useful. They fit their purposes very well. Wrights churches, for example, make peo

48、ple feel like thinking and praying. His office buildings make people enjoy working, and his houses make people feel comfortable at home. However, Frank Lloyd Wrights beautiful, practical and useful buildings are not the only reason that he is famous. There is another reason.Frank Lloyd Wright is cal

49、led the greatest American architect because he started an American style in architecture. Most of the architecture in the United States before Wright was really European, not American. Wrights buildings do not look like old European buildings. They have their own style. Wrights ideas about style are

50、 still used in the United States and in other parts of the world.The most important idea in Frank Lloyd Wrights Style of Architecture is that a building must fit its purpose and the land around it . His houses are often called “grass-land houses” because their lines are similar to the lines on the g

51、rassland. Both the lines of the grassland and the lines of Wrights house are parallel（平行的）to the horizon, the place where earth and sky seem to meet. They are horizontal lines. Most European style houses, in contrast, have many vertical lines that form 90°angles with the horizon.81. Frank Lloyd

52、 Wrights style in architecture was _.A. learned from some European countries B. not only limited to the U.SC. no longer popular D. somewhat similar to the European style82. Which of the following best describes the character of the houses that Wright designed?A. They were very large and beautiful. B

53、. They were very comfortable.C. They could be used as churches.D. They were beautiful in design but not practical in use.83. Whats the most important idea in Wrights style? A. Architectural design should match natural surroundings. B. A building must have grassland around it. C. American style in architect should be different from the Europeans D. Design should be more imp