高二英語上冊期中調(diào)研檢測考試卷5

東陽中學(xué)2011年下學(xué)期期中考試卷

（高二英語）

命題：王靈仙審題：胡旭英

一、聽力（30分）

第一節(jié)：（共5小題，每小題1.5分，共7.5分。每段對話僅讀一遍）

1.WhatwillDorothydoontheweekend?

A.Gooutwithherfriend.B.Workonherpaper.C.Make

someplans.

2.WhatwasthenormalpriceoftheT-shirt?

A.$15.B.$30.C.$50.

3.WhathasthewomandecidedtodoonSundayafternoon?

A.ToattendaweddingB.Tovisitanexhibition.C.To

meetafriend.

4.WhendoesthebankcloseonSaturday?

A.At1:00p.m.B.At3:00p.m.C.At4:00

p.m.

5.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Inastore.B.Inaclassroom.C.Atahotel.

第二節(jié)：（共15小題，每小題1.5分，共22..5分。每段對話或獨白

聽兩遍）

聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。

6.WhatdoweknowaboutNora?

A.Sheprefersaroomofherown.B.Shelikestowork

withothergirls.

C.Shelivesnearthecitycenter.

7.Whatisgoodabouttheflat?

A.Ithasalargesittingroom.B.Ithasgoodfurniture.C.Ithasa

bigkitchen.

聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。

8.WherehasBarbarabeen?

A.Milan.B.Florence.C.Rome.

9.WhathasBarbaragotinhersuitcase?

A.ShoesB.StonesC.Books.

聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。

10.Whoismakingthetelephonecall?

A.ThomasBrothers.B.MikeLandon.C.Jack

Cooper.

11.WhatrelationisthewomantoMr.Cooper?

A.Hiswife.B.Hisboss.C.Hissecretary.

12.Whatisthemessageabout?

A.Ameeting.B.AvisittoFrance,C.Thedatefora

trip.

聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。

13.Whocouldthemanspeakermostprobablybe?

A.Apersonwhosawtheaccident.B.Thedriverofthelorry.

C.Apoliceofficer.

14.WhatwasMrs.Franksdoingwhentheaccidenttookplace?

A.WalkingalongChurchillAvenue.B.Gettingreadyto

crosstheroad.

C.Standingoutsideabank.

15.Whendidtheaccidenthappen?

A.Atabout8:00a.m.B.Atabout9:00a.m.C.Atabout10:00

a.m.

16.Howdidtheaccidenthappen?

A.Alorryhitacar.B.Acarranintoalorry.C.Abankclerk

rushedintothestreet.

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17.Whatisthetalkmainlyabout?

A.Thehistoryoftheschool.B.Thecoursesfortheterm.C.The

planfortheday.

18.Wherecanthevisitorslearnaboutthesubjectsfornewstudents?

A.Intheschoolhall.B.Inthesciencelabs.C.Inthe

classrooms.

19.Whatcanstudentsdointhepracticalareas?

A.Takesciencecourses.B.Enjoyexcellentmeals.C.Attend

workshops.

20.Whenarethevisitorsexpectedtoaskquestions?

A.Duringthelunchhour.B.Afterthewelcomespeech.C.Before

thetourofthelabs.

二、單項選擇（10分）

21.Themealover,themanagerswentbacktothemeetingroomto

theirdiscussion.

A.putawayB.takedownC.workoutD.

carryon

22.PremierWen'sthree-dayvisittoJapan,asthe

“ice-melt"trip,hasapositiveeffectonSino-Japaneserelationship.

A.beingintendedB.intendedC.havingintended

D.intending

23.Nomatterhowlowyouconsideryourself,thereisalwayssomeone

youwishingtheywerethathigh.

A.gettingridofB.gettingalongwithC.lookinguptoD.

lookingdownupon

24.Tobehonest,youmustbesmart,confident,and,,

honest.

A.thereforeB.aboveallC.howeverD.

afterall

25.largestever16,hAsianGamesinGuangzhouwere

hugesuccessandthebesteverinhistory.

A.The;aB./;aC.A;aD./;/

26.Ifyoufaultsbutyoustillwantthebicycle,asktheshop

assistanttoreducetheprice.

A.comeacrossB.careaboutC.lookforD.

focuson

27.Thefactoryused65percentoftherawmaterials,therestofwhich

savedforotherpurposes.

A.isB.areC.wasD.were

28.ThenewstadiumbeingbuiltfortheOlympicGameswillbe

thepresentone.

A.asthreetimesbigasB.threetimesasbigas

C.asbigasthreetimesasD.asbigthreetimesas

29.Shehasalreadytriedherbest.Pleasedon'tbetoo

aboutherjob.

A.specialB.responsibleC.unusualD.particular

30.Inthelastfewyearsthousandsoffilms

throughouttheworld.

A.haveproducedB.havebeenproducedC.areproducingD.are

beingproduced

31.Westronglybelievethatwarneversettlesanything.Itonly

violenceintheworld.

A.referstoB.comesfromC.beginswithD.leadsto

32.Thefactthatsomanypeoplestillsmokeinpublicplaces

thatwemayneedanationwidecampaigntoraise

awarenessoftherisksofsmoking.

A.suggestB.suggestedC.suggestsD.

suggesting

33.Itisworthconsideringwhatmakes“convenience“foodssopopular

andbetteronesofyourown.

A.introducesB.tointroduceC.introducingD.

introduced

34.---Youwerebraveenoughtoraiseobjectionsatthemeeting.

---Well,nowIregretthat.

A.havingdoneB.tobedoingC.todoingD.todo

35.Theyaretobefiredbythebossbecauseoftheir

failureinthebusiness.

A.possibleB.likelyC.probableD.

certainly

36.Peoplehavealwaysbeencurioushowlivingthingson

theearthexactlybegan.

A.inB.atC.aboutD.of

37.Heissuchahard-workingstudent.healways

getsfirstprizeinhisclass.

A.ThereisnoneedB.ThereisnopointC.ItisnowayD.

Itisnowonder

38.Withtheelectricity,allthemachinesstopped.

A.cutoffB.cutdownC.cutupD.cutin

39.---CanIcomeandhavealookatyournewhouse?

一Yes,!

A.withpleasureB.IquiteagreeC.byallmeansD.Ilikeit

40.Theemploymentratehascontinuedtoriseinbigcitiesthankstothe

effortsofthelocalgovernmentstoincrease.

A.itB.themC.thoseD.that

三、完形填空（20分）

IcanrememberaperiodinmylifewhenIwasunemployedand

moneywasrunningout.Ineededajobvery41.Afriendof

mineapproachedmeonedaywithan42.“Fmgoingtohaveto

letthisjobgoandIwaswonderingifyouwouldliketotakeit

43?”"Thatwouldbegreat,1replied.

IwenttothemanagerandhesaidIcouldstartonMondaymorning.

WhenIwentinsideIwas44thatIwouldbuff（擦）thefloors.

Myfriendwasthereto45mehowtooperatethebuffer.

"It'sreally46hesaid,runningthemachinevery47.He

handeditovertomeandsaid,“Here,youhaveatry.“I48the

handlers.Tomysurprise,thebufferwhippedaroundinabigcircle,

runningovermyfriend'sbrandnewpairofboots,andsendinghim49

uponacheck-outcounter.

Forseveraltimes,Itriedtorunitagainand50.Ireallyhadto

fightthatthingtomakeitgo."WhatamIgoingtodo?”Ithoughtto

myself."IfinallyfoundajobandIcan,tdoit.AmIgoingtohavetotell

themIhaveto51?”

Afterseveral52daysofbuffing,Ifinallymadeupmymind

thatIwasgoingtodothis.Foraboutaweek,I53withthebuffer,

puttingallmyweightand54intoit.Eventually,Ilearnedthetrick

andwasnottostrugglewithitatall,just55withtheflowofit,and

bythesecondweek,Iwasshowingoffandrunningitwithonehand.

Afewmonthslater,I56backandwonderedwhatwouldhave

happened57Ihadgivenupthatfirstweek.Icertainlywouldnot

havehadthenewly-foundedconfidenceorpaycheck.58afterthat

experience,Istartedanewjobthat59theuseofabuffer.

Obstacles(障礙)don'thavetostopyou.Ifyourunintoa60,

don'tturnaroundorgiveup.Figureouthowtoclimbit,gothroughit,or

walkaroundit.

()41.A.badlyB.wellC.quicklyD.

extremely

()42.A.apologyB.invitationC.offerD.

opinion

)43.A.overB.offC.outD.on

)44.A.warnedB.informedC.forcedD.

cheated

()45.A.watchB.trainC.explainD.show

()46.A.hardB.easyC.interestingD.

meaningful

()47.A.rapidlyB.hardlyC.slowlyD.

smoothly

()48.A.grabbedB.equippedC.wipedD.

sought

()49.A.risingB.lookingC.turningD.

jumping

()50.A.remainedB.insistedC.failedD.

succeeded

()51.A.stopB.repeatC.continueD.

speed

()52.A.simpleB.harmfulC.roughD.

endless

()53.A.metB.struggledC.livedD.

combined

()54.A.bodyB.spiritC.soulD.

strength

()55.A.doB.goC.startD.match

)56.A.wentB.cameC.thoughtD.

recalled

()57.A.whenB.unlessC.asD.

if

()58.A.EvenB.SeldomC.SometimeD.

Sometimes

()59.A.requiredB.introducedC.reducedD.

rejected

()60.A.carB.wallC.riverD.

problem

四、閱讀理解(40分)

(A)

FullName:CristianoRonaldoSantosAverir,aworld-famousfootball

player.

Age:25.Bornin1985.Nationality:Portugal.Position:Winger(邊鋒)

Shirtnumber:7.Formerclub:SportingLisbon.Specialmove:

first-ratestepovertrick(交叉跨步動作)

Nowheisbeinginterviewedbyajournalistfromthesportscolumnof

BBC.Thefollowingarepartoftheirinterview.

Q:Areyouthebestwingerintheworldnow,Cristiano?

A:Filtrymybest,butit'snotreallyformetosay!Tobehonestwith

you,Idon'treallycomparemyselftootherwingersinfootball.Iwantto

improveallthetime,give100percentandplaytothebestofmyability.I

willcarryondoingthatuntiltheendofmycareer.

Q:Whoisthemostskillfulplayerintheworld?

A:Therearealotoffantasticplayerswhoareextremelytalented,but

differentplayershavedifferentstrengths!Someareexpertatdribbling

（帶球）withball,whileotherspasstheballverywellinstead.Theplayers

havedifferenttechniques.Soit'sdifficulttopickjustoneout.

Q:Doyoumakesureyourowntricksup,ordoyoucopyotherstars

likeRonaldinho?

A:Theyarenotinspiredbyotherplayers一theyjustcomefromme!

TheyaresomethingthatFveworkedonintrainingsessionsandingames

formanyyearsnow.Itrytoworkonthembymyselfandthentheyjust

comenaturallytomeingames!

Q:Who'smoreskillful,youorWayneRooney?

A:Ithinkwe'rejustdifferentplayers!ThereisnodoubtthatWayne

Rooneyisagreatplayerandverytalented.He'sgothisownindividual

styleandFvegotmine.Wearetryingtobeourselves.

Q:Sohowoftendoyoupracticeyourtricksandskills?

A:Tobehonest,they'rejustsomethingFvedonesinceIwasvery

young.AllthetricksIdoduringgamesarethingsthatIhavedeveloped

throughoutmycareer.I'mimprovingyearafteryear.Ijustwanttocarry

ongettingbetterandbetterandlearningmoreandmoretricks.

61.Accordingtotheinterview,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Cristianodevoteshimselftohisfootballcareer

B.Cristianothinksagreatplayershouldhavetheirownstrengths

C.Cristianodeniesthatheisthebestfootballplayerintheworld

modestly

D.Cristianorefusestoadmitthereareoutstandingfootballplayersin

theworld

62.FromtheinterviewwecanlearnthatCristiano'stricksaredeveloped

by.

A.copyingotherfootballstarslikeRonaldinho

B.workingonintrainingsessionsandingameshimselfthroughout

hiscareer

C.learningfromhiscoachesandpartners

D.buildinguphisownindividualstyleinthepractice

63.WhichofthefollowingistheuniqueskillofCristianoRonaldo?

A.StepovertrickB.Receivingtheball

C.PassingtheballD.Dribbling

64.FromtheinterviewwecaninferthatCristianoRonaldois.

A.young,honestandcleverB.skillful,talented,modest

andhard-working

C.fantastic,proudandambitiousD.special,frankandskillful

(B)

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(C)

TheEnglisharefamousformanners.Thephrase"mannersmakesthe

man“wascoinedbyEnglishmanWilliamofWykehambackin1324,but

they'rejustasimportanttoday.Booksarewrittenonthesubject,advice

columnsinmagazinestellpeoplehowtobehave,and"finishingschools”

stillexisttoensurethatyounggirlsbecomeyoung“l(fā)adies”.

ThebestexampleofEnglishmannersisintheirmasteryoftheartof

formingaqueue.ItisapopularjokeinEnglandtosay,“Ifonlyqueuing

wasanOlympicsport,we'dwinallhandsdown."Nooneknowsexactly

howandwhenitstarted,butqueuingplaysanecessaryroleintheEnglish

socialmake-up.Schoolchildrenaretaughttoqueueforroll-call,

meetingsandlunch,andEnglishpeopleacrossthelandformorderly

queuesatshops,banks,cinemasandbus-stopseveryday.TheEnglish

obviouslyaren'ttheonlypeoplewhoqueue,buttheyseemtodoitbetter

thananyoneelse.Asonevisitorsaid,4tIhavetravelledacrossEurope,the

MiddleandFarEastandnowherehaveIseenthesingle-filequeues

whichareformedinEngland?'Perhapsitisbestsummedupbythe

humoristGeorgeMikeswhosaid,t4AnEnglishman,evenifheisalone,

formsanorderlyqueueofone.^^

TheEnglisharealsoknowinglypolitewhenitcomestolanguage.

Whereasmanyothernationsaremoredirectintheircommunication,the

Englishpreferamoreindirectformofaskingforthings.Forexample,an

Americanwhowantstotalktoacolleaguemightsay,“Gotaminute?^^;

howeveranEnglishpersonwilloftenuseamoreindirectmeansmightof

requestingthechat,“Sorrytobotheryou,butwouldyoupossiblyhavea

minuteorsotohaveaquickchatifyoudon'tmind,please?”

68.WhichofthefollowingcontributingtomannersoftheEnglishare

NOTmentioned?

A.Books.B.Magazines.C.Schools.D.

Olympics.

69.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2mean?

A.QueuingwasonceanOlympicsport,andtheEnglishwonit.

B.Whenitcomestobeingpolite,theEnglisharethechampions.

C.TheEnglishwishthatqueuingwouldbecomeanOlympicsport.

D.QueuingmustbecomeanOlympicsportsomeday.

70.WhatdoesGeorgeMikesmeanbysaying“anEnglishman,evenif

heisalone,formsanorderlyqueueofone”?

A.TheEnglishareinterestedinqueuing.B.WhenanEnglishis

alone,hehastoqueue.

C.TheEnglishformagoodhabitofqueuing.D.Notqueuingis

illegalinEngland.

71.WhichofthefollowingcanreflectmannersoftheEnglish?

A.Wantingtotalktoaworkmate,hemightsay“Gotaminute?,5

B.Schoolchildrenoftencrowdtheirwayontothebus.

C.”Excuseme,wouldyoupossiblytellmehowtogettothe

bank?^^

D.Whenheisalone,hecan'tformanorderlyqueue.

(D)

GlobalwarmingthreatensAntarcticaanditstuxedoedinhabitants(穿

禮服的居民，指南極的企鵝)，whosenumbershaveplummetedmore

than80%since1975,anewbooksays.

AuthorandjournalistFenMontaignechronicles(記錄)hisfivemonths

studyingAntarctica'spenguinsandclimatechange'simpactataresearch

stationwithecologistBillFraser.HisbooksaysAntarctica'smidwinter

temperaturehasrisen11°Finthepast60years.

InFraser'sPenguins:AJourneytotheFutureinAntarctica(Henry

Holt,$26),releasedthisweek,Montaigneshowstheotherworldlybeauty

ofoneofEarth'swildestplace,itsmysteriousqualitytoexplorerssuchas

SirErnestShackletonandtheimpactofrisingtemperatures.

Here'sKingGeorgeIslandatthenortherntipoftheAntarctic

Peninsula,whereMontaigneinthethree-plusdecadesofFraser's

landmarkresearch,thiswesternregionofAntarcticahaswarmedfaster

thanalmostanyotherplaceontheplanet,causingseaicetodisappear

andglacierstoretreat.TheAdeliepenguinsdependonseaicefor

survival.Theyuseitasaplatformfromwhichtheyfeedonkrilllarvae

andsilverfisheggs,thesupplyofwhichhasbeenreducedbecauseof

scantseaice.TheirnumbersnearFraser'sresearchstationhave

plummetedfromabout33,000breedingpairsin1975to5,600.

“Itseemsthattheirendlessinstinctandtheirnaturalintelligencecan

takethemonlysofar,“writesMontaigne,senioreditoroftheonline

magazineYaleEnvironment360.“Today,inatleastonecornerof

Antarctica,thecontinent'siconicpenguinisstartingtofalter（衰弱）

MontaignefirstvisitedAntarcticain2004tocoverFraser'sresearch

forNationalGeographic,spendingamonthwithhimnearhisbaseat

PalmerStation,oneofthreeU.S.researchcentersonAntarctica.He

receivedagrantfromtheNationalScienceFoundationtoreturnforfive

monthsbeginninginOctober2005.

HesaysthesagaoftheAdeliesisa“cautionarytale“andcallsFraser

a“sentinel（哨兵）,workinginapartoftheplanetthatmostofuswill

nevervisitandbearingwitnesstorapidchangesthatforeshadow（預(yù)示）

ourownfutures."FormorepicturesofhistimeinAntarctica,visit

Montaigne'swebsiteorreadhisarticleinNewYorkermagazine.

72.Theunderlinedword“plummeted“inParagraph1probably

means.

A.increasedquicklyB.fellsuddenlyC.stoppedsuddenly

D.changedrapidly

73.WhowrotethebookFraser'sPenguins:AJourneytotheFuturein

Antarctic?

A.SirErnestShackletonB.BillFraserC.FenMontaigneD.

Theauthorofthisarticle

74.Wheredoyouguessthisarticlecomesfrom?

A.AmagazineB.AradiostationC.Anewspaper

D.Awebsite

75.Fromthelastparagraphwecanconcludethat.

A.globalwarmingwillnotinfluenceman'slifeinthefuture

B.globalwarmingwillleadtotheextinctionofpenguins

C.globalwarmingwillcertainlyaffectman'slifegreatly

D.globalwarmingwillbestoppedbymaninfuture

(E)

Intheearly1950s,researchesfoundthatpeoplescoredloweron

intelligencetestsiftheyspokemorethanonelanguage.Researchinthe

sixtiesfoundtheopposite.Bilingual(說雙語的)peoplescoredhigher

thanmonolinguals,peoplewhospeakonlyonelanguage.

Researcherspresentedtheirneweststudieslastmonthatameetingof

theAmericanAssociationfortheAdvancementofScience.Thelatest

evidenceshowsthatbeingbilingualdoesnotnecessarilymakepeople

smarter.ButresearcherEllenBialystocksaysitprobablydoesmakeyou

betteratcertainskills.

EllenBialystoksaid,"Imaginedrivingdownthehighway.There're

manythingsthatcouldcapture（捕獲）yourattentionandyoureallyneed

tobeabletomonitor（監(jiān)視）allofthem.Whywouldbilingualismmake

youanybetteratthat?”

Andtheanswer,shesays,isthatbilingualpeopleareoftenbetterat

controllingtheirattention一afunctioncalledtheexecutivecontrol

system.

Ms.BialystockisapsychologyprofessoratYorkUniversityinToronto,

Canada.Shesaysthebestmethodtomeasuretheexecutivecontrol

systemiscalledtheStroopTest.Apersonisshownwordsindifferent

colors.Thepersonhastoignorethewordbutsaythecolor.Theproblem

isthatthewordsareallnamesofcolors.

EllenBialystoksaid,“Soyouwouldhavethewordbluewritteninred,

butyouhavetosayred.Butblueissosalient（顯著的），it'sjustlighting

upallthesecircuitsinyourbrain,andyoureallywanttosayblue.Soyou

needamechanism（機(jī)制）tooverridethatsothatyoucansayred.That's

theexecutivecontrolsystem.

Herworkshowsthatbilingualpeoplecontinuallypracticethisfunction.

Theyhaveto,becausebothlanguagesareactiveintheirbrainatthesame

time.Theyneedtostoponetobeabletospeakintheother.

Thismentalexercisemighthelpinotherways,too.Researcherssay

bilingualchildrenarebetterabletoseparateawordfromitsmeaning,and

morelikelytohavefriendsfromdifferentcultures.Bilingualadultsare

oftenfourtofiveyearslaterthanothersindevelopingdementia（癡呆）or

Alzheimer'sdisease.

76.What'sthemainideaofthetext?

A.Bilingualpeoplearesmarter