2011-2012学年高二英语上学期期末四校联考

2011-2012学年高二英语上学期期末四校联考

英语试题

命题人：广州六中高二英语备课组

审题人：陈颂东

2011-12 本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，共12页，满分为150分。考试用时120分钟。

注意事项：

1、答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和学号填写在答题卡和答卷密

封线内相应的位置上，用2B铅笔将自己的学号填涂在答题卡上。

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用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案；不能答在试卷上。

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定区域内的相应位置上，超出指定区域的答案无效；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。

4、考生必须保持答题卡的整洁和平整。

Ⅰ听力(共两节，满分20分)

第一节听力理解（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

每段播放两遍。各段后有几个小题，各段播放前每小题有5秒钟的阅题时间。请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题，在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

听第一段材料，回答第1--3题

1.Which one is Susan?

A.The one with the suitcase.

B.The one with the package under her arm.

C.The one next to the window.

2.What are the man and woman doing?

A.They are going to take a plane to somewhere.

B.They are meeting Susan at the airport.

C.They are seeing Susan off.

3.Where is Susan?

A.She is in the plane.

B.She is getting off the plane.

C.She is getting on the plane.

听第二段材料，回答第4--6题

4.What job does the man want?

A. Cook.

B. Computer programmer.

C. Cameraman.

5. Where does the man work?

A. In a restaurant.

B. In a computer company.

C. At a school.

6. Why does the man want a new job?

A. He’s poor.

B. He has quit his job.

C. He wants more money.

听第三段材料，回答第7--9题

7. How many miles did the woman use to swim every week?

A. 35.

B. 45

C. 55

8. Why has the woman given up swimming?

A. She is too old to swim.

B. She cannot compete with others.

C. She cannot win any international competitions.

9. How old was the woman when she became famous?

A. Twenty.

B. Fifteen.

C. Sixteen.

听第四段材料，回答第10--12题

10. How many children are there in Pancho’s family?

A. 12.

B. 13.

C. 14.

11. What does Pancho’s mother do?

A. She owns a beauty salon.

B. She helps run a small family store.

C. She works at a bread shop.

12. Which of the following does Pancho NOT mention?

A. Her brothers and sisters help her mother.

B. Her mother sells food like eggs and sugar.

C. Her mother enjoys her job very much.

听第五段材料，回答第13—15题

13. Where does the conversation probably take place?

A. In a library.

B. In a classroom.

C. In a bookstore.

14. What is the man doing?

A. Returning some books.

B. Looking for a book.

C. Writing a research paper.

15. What does the woman tell the man to do?

A. To return the due books.

B. To refer to the card list.

C. To use the computer.

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，根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入标号为16--20的空格中。

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Ⅱ单项选择(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)

21. ---What a nice day!

---Yes. I like _______ when the weather is fine.

A. one

B. that

C. it

D. this

22. It will be about ten days _________ we have our winter vacation. We are expecting it.

A. before

B. since

C. that

D. when

23. _______ to give up smoking, he threw away his ___ cigarettes.

A. Determined; remained

B. Determined; remaining

C. Determining; remaining

D. Determining; remained

24. ____ the fog, we should have reached our school in time.

A. But for

B. Due to

C. In case of

D. In spite of

25. I don’t mind her blaming me, but ____ is how she does it that I object to.

A. it

B. that

C. this

D. which

26. You should be _________ of yourself for telling such lies.

A. disappointed

B. unfit

C. desperate

D. ashamed

27. Knowing how long the test would last, the students who finished _______ back and waited until the end of the exam.

A. settle

B. settled

C. settling

D. to settle

28. At the routine office meeting, the headmaster insisted that the problems ______ be paid special attention to.

A. referring to

B. referred to

C. refers to

D. refer to

29. _____ for your rudeness, you could have been promoted by your manager.

A. Had it not been

B. Weren't it

C. It were not

D. Had not it been

30. Although the necklace is just made of ordinary stones, it still ________ young people.

A. appeals to

B. attracts to

C. subscribes to

D. applies for

Ⅲ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37～51各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The aim of writing a letter of application is to help you to “sell” yourself. It should state 31 the job you want，and should tell what your abilities are and what you have 32 . It should be simple，human，personal and brief without 33 out any necessary fact.

In writing a letter of application，bear in mind that the things a possible employer is most 34 to want to know about are your qualifications，your achievements and your aims. The opening paragraph is perhaps the most important part. If the first few sentences fail to 35 the reader’s attention，the rest of the letter may not be 36 at all. Try to key your opening remarks to the needs or interests of the employer not to your own need or desires. For example，instead of beginning with “I saw your 37 in today’s paper.” You might say, “I have made a careful study of your advertising during the past six months” or “I have made a survey in my neighborhood to find out how many housewives 38 your product and why they like it.”

Try to 39 generalities. Be clear about the kind of job for which you are now 40 . College graduates looking for their first positions often ask “What can I 41 in a letter？Employers want experience，which，naturally，no 42 has.” The answer is that everything you have ever done is 43 . It is important to write a good strong closing for your letter. 44 a specific request for an interview of giving the possible employer something definite to do or expect. An excellent 45 is to enclose a stamped，self-addressed envelope with your letter. That makes it easier for a possible employer to get in touch with you.

31．A. clearly B．carefully C．obviously D．easily

32．A. found B．done C．known D．heard

33．A. sending B．taking C．leaving D．picking

34．A. probable B．possible C．likely D．able

35．A. pay B．win C．show D．fix

36．A. kept B．continued C．written D．read

37．A. advertisement B．report C．article D．introduction

38．A. change B．make C．sell D．use

39．A. avoid B．remember C．protect D．gain

40．A. losing B．applying C．preparing D．fitting

41．A. inform B．do C．mean D．provide

42．A. worker B．beginner C．owner D．manager

43．A. success B．development C．practice D．experience

44．A. Make B．Ask C．State D．Get

45．A. result B．decision C．promise D．idea

Ⅳ阅读（满分45分）

第一节：阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)

A

When several different people look at the same person, it is not unusual for each of them to see different things; when you alone observe one behavior or one person at two different times, you may see different things. The following are only some of the factors that lead to these varying perceptions (感知；认知):

(1) Each person’s perceptions of others are formed by his or her own cultural conditioning, education and personal experiences.

(2) Sometimes perceptions differ because of what we choose to observe and how we deal with what we’ve observed. It is not necessarily true that a person’s perception is based on observations of a particular person. Your observations may be totally controlled by what others have told you about this person, or you may focus primarily on the situation or role relationship. Most people do not use the same standard to measure their parents, their friends and strangers.

(3) Sometimes we see only what we want to see or don’t see what may be obvious to others because of our own needs, desires, or temporary emotional states. This is a process known as selective perception. Selective perception is obviously more difficult when contradictory information is particularly obvious, but it can be done. We can disregard the misdeed --- “He’s basically a good boy so what I saw was not shoplifting (入店行窃).” We can reduce the importance of the contradictory information --- “All kids are naughty. Taking a book from the bookstore isn’t such a big deal.”We can change the meaning of the contradictory information ---“It wasn’t shoplifting because he was going to pay for it later.”

46. The first factor given by the author that affects our perception is ________________.

A. what we see and what we hear

B. cultural background and personal experiences

C. experiences one learns from others

D. critical measures taken by other people

47.While one observes a particular person, __________________.

A.he is likely to take everything into consideration

B.he pays more attention to the person’s advantages

C.his standards for children and grown-ups are different

D.his perception may be affected by other people’s opinions

48.Observation of the same person by two people at the same time may differ because _________?

A. their measuring standards are not the same

B. either of them may be slow to catch information

C. the time for observation is not long enough

D. each of them uses different words to express his/ her impressions

49.The worst thing in selective perception is that ______________-.

A.perceived information runs against your desire

B.it contains some private feelings that may be wrong

C.importance of the contradictory information can be observed

D.the same information may not be dealt with in the same way

50.The underlined word “disregard” in Paragraph 4 means to _____________.

A. understand something .

B. try to do something

C. pay no attention to something

D. know something better

B

A newly-wedded couple on a four-month honeymoon were hit by six natural disasters, including the Australian floods, Christchurch earthquake and Japanese tsunami (海啸).

Stefan and Erika Svanstrom left Stockholm, Sweden, on December 6 and were immediately stranded (搁浅) in Munich, Germany, due to one of Europe's worst snowstorms.

Travelling with their baby daughter, they flew on to Cairns in Australia which was then struck by one of the most violent cyclones in the nation's history.

From there, the couple, in their 20s, were forced to shelter for 24 hours on the cement (水泥) floor of a shopping centre with 2,500 others.

"Trees were being knocked over and big branches were put down across the streets, " Mr. Svanstrom told Sweden's Expressen newspaper. "We escaped by the skin of our teeth."

Mr. Svanstrom said they then headed south to Brisbane but the city was experiencing massive flooding, so they crossed the country to Perth where they narrowly escaped burning bush fires.

The couple then flew to Christchurch, New Zealand, arriving just after a massive magnitude (震级) 6.3 earthquake attacked the city on February 22.

Mrs. Svanstrom said, "When we got there the whole town was a war zone. We could not visit the city since it was completely blocked off, so instead we travelled around before going to Japan."

But days after the Svanstroms arrived, Tokyo was rocked by Japan's largest earthquake since records began.

"The trembling was horrible and we saw roof tiles fly off the buildings," Mr. Svanstrom said. "It was like the buildings were swaying back and forth."

The family returned to Stockholm on March 29 after a much calmer visit to their last destination China.

But Mr. Svanstrom -- who also survived the devastating (毁灭性的) Boxing Day tsunami that hit southeast Asia in 2004 -- said the marriage was still going strong.

He added, "I know marriages have to experience some difficulties, but I think we have been through most of them. We've certainly experienced more than our fair share of disasters, but the most important thing is that we're together and happy."

51.The best title for this passage is ______________.

A. Meeting Disasters During Honeymoon

B. Six Natural Disasters

C. Newly-wed Couple Met Australian Floods

D. Japanese Tsunami

52.Why were Stefan and Erika Svanstrom stopped in Munich?

A. Christchurch earthquake stopped them.

B. Because of Europe's worst snowstorm.

C. The plane was damaged.

D. The trains broke down.

53.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A.The family were stuck in a mall of Australia for twenty-four hours.

B.The earthquake the Svanstroms experienced in Tokyo was the largest one since records

bagan in Japan.

C.During their stay in New Zealand, they also visited a war zone in the town.

D.The Svanstroms didn't experience any disaster in China.

54. The Svanstroms thought that Christchurch of New Zealand was _____________.

A. disordered

B. interesting

C. beautiful

D. shaking

55. In Svanstrom's opinion, a marriage ________________.

A. has to go peacefully and happily for all time

B. has to experience many disasters at the beginning

C. must always allow the couple be together and happy

D. should experience difficulties to make it steady

C

She is widely seen as proof that good looks can last forever. But, at nearly 500 years of age, time is catching up with the Mona Lisa.

The health of the famous picture, painted by Leonardo da Vinci in 1505, is getting worse by the year, according to the Louvre museum(卢浮宫博物馆)where it is housed. “The thin, wooden panel on which the Mona Lisa is painted in oil has changed shape since experts checked it two years ago,” the museum said. Visitors have noticed the changes b ut repairing the world’s most famous painting is not easy. Experts are not sure about the materials the Italian artist used and their current chemical state.

Nearly 6 million people go to see the Mona Lisa every year, many attracted by the mystery of her s mile. “It is very interesting that when you’re not looking at her, she seems to be smiling, and then you look at her and she stops,” said Professor Margaret Livingstone of Harvard University. “It’s because direct vision(视觉)is excellent at picking up detail, but less suited to looking at shadows. Da Vinci painted the smile in shadows.”

However, the actual history of the Mona Lisa is just as mysterious as the smile. Da Vinci himself loved it so much that he always carried it with him, until it was eventually sold to France’s King Francis I in 1519.

In 1911, the painting was stolen from the Louvre by a former employee, who took it out of the museum hidden under his coat. He said he planned to return it to Italy. The painting was sent back to France two years later. During World War II, French hid the painting in small towns to keep it out of the hands of German forces.

Like many old ladies, the Mona Lisa has some interesting stories to tell.

56. We can infer from the text that_______

A. the Mona Lisa is proved to be able to last another 500 years.

B. Mona Lisa’s beauty is being weakened gradually with 500 years passing by.

C. many people are attracted by Mona Lisa’s smile.

D. Mona Lisa does not look out of date though painted 500 years ago.

57. Which of the following is true about the Mona Lisa?

A. It was once taken away and hidden up by German forces.

B. Its painter himself loved it greatly and always kept it in a shade.

C. Mona Lisa seems to stop smiling when you look at her wanting to see her smiles.

D. King Francis I bought it and then returned it to Italy.

58. Choose the right order about the happenings onto Mona Lisa.

a. It was stolen from the Louvre.

b. Its painter sold it to King Francis I

c. Its state of health was checke

d.

d. It was returned to France and housed in the Louver Museum.

e. It was hidden and protected against Germans.

A. b-a-d-e-c

B. d-e-c-b-a

C. d-a-e-c-b

D. b-c-a-d-e

59.It may add to the difficulty in repairing the painting that_____.

A. experts haven’t noticed changes in its shape as visitors do

B. it is likely to be stolen again when it’s under repair

C. it is uncertain which country, Italy or France, should take charge

D. expe rts aren’t sure about the materials and the chemical state of its oil paint

60. From the last paragraph, we can infer that______.

A. many interesting stories have been written about the Mona Lisa

B. people are interested in the stories about the Mona Lisa.

C. some mysteries still remain to be solved about the Mona Lisa.

D. Many more stories will be told about the Mona Lisa.

D

Until the twentieth century cigarettes were not an important threat to public health. Men used tobacco mainly in the form of cigars. They chewed tobacco, piped tobacco, and snuffed. Most women did not use tobacco at all.

The cigarette industry began in 1870s with the development of the cigarette manufacturing machine. This made it possible to produce great numbers of cigarettes very quickly, and it reduced the price.

Today cigarette smoking is a widespread habit. About forty-three percent of the adult men and thirty-one percent of the adult women in the United States smoke cigarettes regularly. It is encouraging to note, however, that millions of people have quit smoking. Seventy-five percent of the male population and forty-six percent of the female population have smoked cigarettes for some time during their lives, but twenty-six percent of these men and eleven percent of the women have stopped smoking. The number of persons who have given up smoking is increasing.

Men as a group smoke more than women. Among both men and women the age group with the highest proportion of smokers is the age group 24—44.

Income, education, and occupati on all play a part in determining a person’s smoking habit. City people smoke more than people living on farms. Well-educated men with high incomes are less likely to smoke cigarettes than men with fewer years of schooling and lower incomes. On the other hand, if a well-educated man with a higher income smokes, he’s likely to smoke more packs of

cigarettes per day.

The situation is somewhat different for women. There are slightly more smokers among women with higher family incomes and higher education than among the lower income and lower educational groups. These more highly educated women tend to smoke more heavily.

Among teenagers the picture is similar. There are fewer teenager smokers from upper-income, well-educated families, and also fewer from families living in farm areas. High school students who are preparing for college are less likely to smoke than those who don’t plan to continue their education after high school. Children are most likely to start smoking if one or both of their parents smoke.

61. The underlined word “picture” in the last paragraph probably means

A. situation

B. photo

C. painting

D. teenager

62. Which group of people smoked more according to the passage?

A. The group of women.

B. The group of teenagers.

C. The group of men.

D. The group of old people.

63. Which of the following factors will be likely to decide whether a person smokes or not?

A. income and sex.

B. education and occupation

C. sex and age.

D. all the above.

64. According to the passage, if a teenager doesn’t plan to go to college, and if his parents both smoke, he will

A. probably not smoke in the future.

B. probably start to smoke in the future.

C. persuade his parents to give up smoking.

D. hate his parents as well as other smokes.

65. Which of the following isn’t true?

A. It wasn’t until the twentieth century that cigarettes became an important threat to public.

B. More and more people are giving up smoking.

C. A poorly-educated woman with lower income is more likely to smoke than a well-educated

woman with high income.

D. There are the most smokers in the age group of 24-44.

第二节：信息匹配（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。

下面是英语的学习方法：

A. Open your mouth and say it!

Speak English as much as you can, and speak Chinese only when necessary. Don’t complain that you can’t find a native speaker to talk with. E ven speaking to yourself

is good practice. Use a recorder to record your voice. Then compare your pronunciation with the master, see how you can do better.

B. Don’t be shy, just try.

The only way to improve your spoken-English is by speaking. Whenever you want to talk to people in English, just try it! Don’t worry about a bad accent or forgetting words or not being understood.

C. Find a partner.

It is always nice if you can learn from someone else. So, persuade a friend or family member to study English with you together. This will make you keep working. Decide times to meet and make a plan for the week, and encourage each other regularly.

D. Just get the main idea.

Language learning is also about intuition(直觉). Guesswork is an important way in learning a ne w language. When reading an article, you aren’t expected to understand everything first time round. Try to pick up some clues and make full use of it. Then feel the author’s attitude. Is it positive or negative, criticism or praise?

E. Build up your vocabulary.

A large vocabulary is the key to successful language learning, but don’t try to learn too much at once. You’d better study frequently and not for too long time. Say four or five words one time. Put them into sentences to fix them in your mind, then come back to them later.

F. Jump over the word you don’t know.

In order to speak fluently, don’t get struck even if you don’t know the exact words or phrases. Think of things you might want to say whenever you have spare time. Use body language like facial expressions, gestures to get your meaning across.

请阅读下列英语学习者在学习英语过程中碰到的困难，然后匹配他们可以采用的英语学习方法。

66. Wang Yi. Wang Yi has difficulty in understanding the meaning of passages. So he looks up the every new word in the dictionary so as to understand everything. To his surprise, he made little progress in learning English. What should he do?

67. Jim. Jim knows just a few words. He is very anxious to improve his English. Therefore, he wants to enlarge his vocabulary in a short time and tries his best to memorize new words as many as possible at a time.

68. Mandy. M andy is worried about her poor pronunciation. And she doesn’t know how to improve her pronunciation. She lives alone far away from her school and doesn’t know what to do.

69. Brenda. Brenda pauses continuously during her talk. And she can’t express herself clearly in English because she sometimes forgets some key words when she tries to find the right word.

70. Annie. Although Annie wants to communicate with her foreign classmate, she is afraid of being laughed at because of her poor pronunciation.

Ⅴ. 语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）

Rivers are one of our most important natural resources. Many of the world’s great cities are located on rivers, and almost _____71_____ country has at least one river _______72______ (flow) through it that plays ____73_______ important part in the lives of its people.

Since the beginning of history, people _______74_______ (use) rivers for transportation. The longest one in the United States is the Mississippi, and the lifeline of Egypt is the Nile. ____75_____ transportation, rivers give water to drink, water for crops, and chances for fun and recreation for the people ___76_____ live along their banks.

However, large cities and industries _____77____ (locate) on rivers often make problems. As the cities grow ____78___ size and industries increase in number, the water in the rivers becomes ____79____ (pollute) with chemicals and other materials. People are learning the importance of doing more to keep their rivers clean ___80____ they want to enjoy the benefits of this natural resource.

Ⅵ. 完成句子（共10小题，每题1分，满分10分）

81. The prisoners a____________ to escape, but failed.

82. They were all found guilty of illegally _________ (持有，拥有) guns.

83. Sportswear is not a____________ for a formal occasion.

84. Being self-employed allowed him the ____________(灵活性，弹性) to work unusual hours.

85. It is believed that this visit will s_____________ the relationship between the two countries.

86. He has been under great s____________ these days because the exam is coming.

87. He stood on the stage, ___________(陈述，说明) that his demand should be satisfied.

88. His English is not too bad—it is slightly above the ________(平均的) level.

89. Wealth does not g____________ happiness.

90. The thief ____________(惊慌) at the sight of the policeman and tried to run off.

Ⅶ。背诵默写（共10空，每空0.5分，满分5分）

(U4 M6)However, the attitudes of scientists toward this rise are completely different.

(91) ，Dr Foster thinks that the trend which (92) by 5 degrees would be a catastrophe. She says, “We can’t predict the climate well enough to know what to expect, but it could be very serious.” Others who agree with her think there may be a rise of several metres in the sea level, or predict severe storms, floods, droughts, famines, (93) and the disappearance of species. On the other hand, there are those, like George Hambley, who (94) this view and believe that we should not worry about high levels of carbon dioxide in the air. They predict that any warming will be mild with few bad (95) .

(U5 M6)I have the greatest job in the world. I travel to unusual places and work alongside people (96) . Sometimes working outdoors, sometimes in an office, sometimes (97) and sometimes meeting local people and tourists, I am never bored. Although my job is (98) , I don’t mind because danger excites me and (99) . However, the most important thing about my job is that I help protect ordinary people from one of (100) on earth--- the volcano.

Ⅷ. 基础写作（共1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：

[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

[参考词汇]

太阳能汽车：Solar cars 燃气：fuel

2011-2012学年高二英语上学期期末四校联考参考答案

命题人：广州六中高二英语备课组2011-12

审题人：陈颂东Ⅰ听力(共两节, 满分20分)

1---5 BBBBA 6---10 CACBC 11---15 BCABC

16. early morning exercise 17. the fresh air 18. on a diet

19. cooking programs / programmes 20. next holiday

Ⅱ单项选择(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)

21-25 CABAA 26-30 DBBAA

Ⅲ完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

31.-35.ABCCB 36-40.DADAB 41.-45. DBDAD

Ⅳ阅读（满分45分）

46~50 BDABC 51~55 ABCAD 56~60 DCADC 61~65 ACDBC 66-70 DEAFB

Ⅴ. 语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）

71 every 72 flowing 73 an 74 have used / have been using 75 Besides

76 who 77 located 78 in 79 polluted 80 if

Ⅵ. 完成句子（共10小题，每题1分，满分10分）

81. attempted 82. possessing 83. appropriate 84. flexibility 85. strengthen

86. stress 87. stating 88. average 89. guarantee 90. panicked

Ⅶ. 背诵默写（共10空，每空0.5分，满分5分）

91. On the one hand 92. increases the temperature 93. the spread of diseases 94. are opposed to

95. environmental consequences 96. from all over the world

97. using scientific equipment 98. occasionally dangerous

99. make me feel alive 100. the most powerful forces

Ⅷ. 基础写作（满分15分）

Solar cars use sunlight for power while common cars use gas or petrol as their fuel. Though possessing the advantages of being safe and clean, solar cars are not fast with their low power and unable to run at night. On the contrary, common cars are convenient and equipped with sufficient power but not environmentally-friendly. In order to widely spread the use of solar cars, we need to develop future technologies to improve the power. As for common cars, we’d better use clean energy so as not to pollute the environment.