浙江省东阳中学2011-2012学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题

浙江东阳中学2011年下学期期中考试卷（高二英语）一、听力（30分）第一节：(共5小题，每小题1.5分，共7.5分。

每段对话仅读一遍)1. What will Dorothy do on the weekend?A. Go out with her friend.B. Work on her paper.C. Make some plans.2. What was the normal price of the T-shirt?A. $15.B. $ 30.C. $ 50.3. What has the woman decided to do on Sunday afternoon?A. To attend a weddingB. To visit an exhibition.C. To meet a friend.4. When does the bank close on Saturday?A. At 1:00 p.m.B. At 3:00 p.m.C. At 4:00 p.m.5. Where are the speakers?A. In a store.B. In a classroom.C. At a hotel.第二节：(共15小题，每小题1.5分，共22..5分。

每段对话或独白听两遍)听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. What do we know about Nora?A. She prefers a room of her own.B. She likes to work with other girls.C. She lives near the city center.7. What is good about the flat?A. It has a large sitting room.B. It has good furniture.C. It has a big kitchen.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. Where has Barbara been?A. Milan.B. Florence.C. Rome.9. What has Barbara got in her suitcase?A. ShoesB. StonesC. Books.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. Who is making the telephone call?A. Thomas Brothers.B. Mike Landon.C. Jack Cooper.11. What relation is the woman to Mr. Cooper?A. His wife.B. His boss.C. His secretary.12. What is the message about?A. A meeting.B. A visit to France.C. The date for a trip.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. Who could the man speaker most probably be?A. A person who saw the accident.B. The driver of the lorry.C. A police officer.14. What was Mrs. Franks doing when the accident took place?A. Walking along Churchill Avenue.B. Getting ready to cross the road.C. Standing outside a bank.15. When did the accident happen?A. At about 8:00 a.m .B. At about 9:00 a.m.C. At about 10:00 a.m.16. How did the accident happen?A. A lorry hit a car.B. A car ran into a lorry.C. A bank clerk rushed into the street.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What is the talk mainly about?A. The history of the school.B. The courses for the term.C. The plan for the day.18. Where can the visitors learn about the subjects for new students?A. In the school hall.B. In the science labs.C. In the classrooms.19. What can students do in the practical areas?A. Take science courses.B. Enjoy excellent meals.C. Attend workshops.20. When are the visitors expected to ask questions?A. During the lunch hour.B. After the welcome speech.C. Before the tour of the labs.二、单项选择（10分）21. The meal over, the managers went back to the meeting room to _________ their discussion.A. put awayB. take downC. work outD. carry on22. Premier Wen’s three-day visit to Japan, ____________as the “ice-melt” trip, has a positive effect on Sino-Japanese relationship.A. being intendedB. intendedC. having intendedD. intending23. No matter how low you consider yourself, there is always someone _____________ you wishing they we re that high.A. getting rid ofB. getting along withC. looking up toD. looking down upon24. To be honest, you must be smart, confident, and, _____________ , honest.A. thereforeB. above allC. howeverD. after all25. ____________ largest ever 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou were __________ huge success and the best ever in history.A. The; aB. /; aC. A; aD. /; /26. If you ______faults but you still want the bicycle, ask the shop assistant to reduce the price.A. come acrossB. care aboutC. look forD. focus on27. The factory used 65 percent of the raw materials, the rest of which ____________ saved for other purposes.A. isB. areC. wasD. were28. The new stadium being built for the Olympic Games will be ___________ the present one.A. as three times big asB. three times as big asC. as big as three times asD. as big three times as29. She has already tried her best. Please don’t be too ____________about her job.A. specialB. responsibleC. unusualD. particular30. In the last few years thousands of films _______________throughout the world.A. have producedB. have been producedC. are producingD. are being produced31. We strongly believe that war never settles anything. It only _________violence in the world.A. refers toB. comes fromC. begins withD. leads to32. The fact that so many people still smoke in public places _____________that we may need a nationwide campaign to raise awareness of the risks of smoking.A. suggestB. suggestedC. suggestsD. suggesting33. It is worth considering what makes “convenience” foods so popular and __________better ones of your own.A. introducesB. to introduceC. introducingD. introduced34. ---You were brave enough to raise objections at the meeting.---Well, now I regret ___________that.A. having doneB. to be doingC. to doingD. to do35. They are ____________ to be fired by the boss because of their failure in the business.A. possibleB. likelyC. probableD. certainly36. People have always been curious __________ how living things on the earth exactly began.A. inB. atC. aboutD. of37. He is such a hard-working student. _______________ he always gets first prize in his class.A. There is no needB. There is no pointC. It is no wayD. It is no wonder38. With the electricity ____________, all the machines stopped.A. cut offB. cut downC. cut upD. cut in39. ---Can I come and have a look at your new house?---Yes, _______________!A. with pleasureB. I quite agreeC. by all meansD. I like it40. The employment rate has continued to rise in big cities thanks to t he efforts of the local governments to increase _____________.A. itB. themC. thoseD. that三、完形填空（20分）I can remember a period in my life when I was unemployed and money was running out. I needed a job very 41 . A friend of mine approached me one day with an 42 . “I’m going to have to let this job go and I was wondering if you would like to take it 43 ?”“That would be great,” I replied.I went to the manager and he said I could start on Monday morning.When I went inside I was 44 that I would buff (擦) the floors. My friend was there to 45 me how to operate the buffer.“It’s really 46 ,” he said, running the machine very 47 . He handed it over to me and said, “Here, you have a try.”I 48 the handlers. To my surprise, the buffer whipped around in a big circle, running over my friend’s brand new pair of boots, and sending him 49 up on a check-out counter.For several times, I tried to run it again and 50 . I really had to fight that thing to make it go. “What am I going to do?” I thought to myself. “I finally found a job and I can’t do it. Am I going to have to tell them I have to 51 ?”After several 52 days of buffing, I finally made up my mind that I was going to do this. For about a week, I 53 with the buffer, putting all my weight and 54 into it. Eventually, I learned the trick and was not to struggle with it at all, just 55 with the flow of it, and by the second week, I was showing off and running it with one hand.A few months later, I 56 back and wondered what would have happened 57 I had given up that first week. I certainly would not have had the newly-founded confidence or paycheck. 58 after that experience, I started a new job that 59 the use of a buffer.Obstacles (障碍) don’t have to stop you. If you run into a 60 , don’t turn around or give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or walk around it.( ) 41. A. badly B. well C. quickly D. extremely ( ) 42. A. apology B. invitation C. offer D. opinion( ) 43. A. over B. off C. out D. on( ) 44. A. warned B. informed C. forced D. cheated( ) 45. A. watch B. train C. explain D. show( ) 46. A. hard B. easy C. interesting D. meaningful ( ) 47. A. rapidly B. hardly C. slowly D. smoothly ( ) 48. A. grabbed B. equipped C. wiped D. sought( ) 49. A. rising B. looking C. turning D. jumping ( ) 50. A. remained B. insisted C. failed D. succeeded ( ) 51. A. stop B. repeat C. continue D. speed( ) 52. A. simple B. harmful C. rough D. endless( ) 53. A. met B. struggled C. lived D. combined ( ) 54. A. body B. spirit C. soul D. strength ( ) 55. A. do B. go C. start D. match( ) 56. A. went B. came C. thought D. recalled( ) 57. A. when B. unless C. as D. if( ) 58. A. Even B. Seldom C. Sometime D. Sometimes ( ) 59. A. required B. introduced C. reduced D. rejected( ) 60. A. car B. wall C. river D. problem四、阅读理解（40分）(A)Full Name: Cristiano Ronaldo Santos Averir, a world-famous football player.Age: 25. Born in 1985. Nationality: Portugal. Position: Winger (边锋)Shirt number: 7. Former club: Sporting Lisbon. Special move: first-rate stepover trick (交叉跨步动作)Now he is being interviewed by a journalist from the sports column of BBC. The following are part of their interview.Q: Are you the best winger in the world now, Cristiano?A: I’ll try my best, but it’s not really for me to say! To be honest with you, I don’t really compare myself to oth er wingers in football. I want to improve all the time, give 100 percent and play to the best of my ability. I will carry on doing that until the end of my career.Q: Who is the most skillful player in the world?A: There are a lot of fantastic players who are extremely talented, but different players have different strengths! Some are expert at dribbling (带球) with ball, while others pass the ball very well instead. The players have different techniques. So it’s difficult to pick just one out.Q: Do you make sure your own tricks up, or do you copy other stars like Ronaldinho?A: They are not inspired by other players—they just come from me! They are something that I’ve worked on in training sessions and in games for many years now. I try to work on them by myself and then they just come naturally to me in games!Q: Who’s more skillful, you or Wayne Rooney?A: I think we’re just different players! There is no doubt that Wayne Rooney is a great player and very talented. He’s got his own individual style and I’ve g ot mine. We are trying to be ourselves.Q: So how often do you practice your tricks and skills?A: To be honest, they’re just something I’ve done since I was very young. All the tricks I do during games are things that I have developed throughout my care er. I’m improving year after year.I just want to carry on getting better and better and learning more and more tricks.61. According to the interview, which of the following is NOT true?A. Cristiano devotes himself to his football careerB. Cristiano thinks a great player should have their own strengthsC. Cristiano denies that he is the best football player in the world modestlyD. Cristiano refuses to admit there are outstanding football players in the world62. From the interview we can learn th at Cristiano’s tricks are developed by _____.A. co pying other football stars like RonaldinhoB. working on in training sessions and in games himself throughout his careerC. learning from his coaches and partnersD. building up his own individual st yle in the practice63. Which of the following is the unique skill of Cristiano Ronaldo?A. Stepover trickB. Receiving the ballC. Passing the ballD. Dribbling64. From the interview we can infer that Cristiano Ronaldo is _____.A. young, honest and cleverB. skillful, talented, modest and hard-workingC. fantastic, proud and ambitiousD. special, frank and skillful(B)Our company, Eastern Energy, is here to help and provide you with personal advice on any matters connected with your bill or any other questions about your gas and electricity supply.Moving HomePlease give as much notice as possible if you are moving home, but at least 48 hours required for us to make the necessary arrangements for your gas and electricity supply. Please telephone our 24-hour line at 0131 6753 219 with details of your move. In most cases we are happy to accept your meter reading on the day you move.Meter ReadingEastern Energy uses various types of meter ranging from the traditional dial meters to new technology digital meters. Always read the meter from left to right, ignoring any red dials. 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Persons in troubleD. Energy users of Eastern Energy66. If you have any complaints, what should you do?A. Make a call or send a mailB. Contact Help and Advice DepartmentC. Go the company directlyD. Ask for special services67. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?A. You are not expected to read your own gas or electricity metersB. It is now cheaper to use gas than electricity as a form of heatingC. You are not charged for the call when you report supply failureD. You should inform Eastern Energy of a change of address on arrival at your new home(C)The English are famous for manners. The phrase “manners make s the man” was coined by Englishman William of Wykeham back in 1324, but they’re just as important today. Books are written on the subject, advice columns in magazines tell people how to behave, and “finishing schools” still exist to ensure that young girls become young “ladies”.The best example of English manners is in their mastery of the art of forming a queue. It is a popular joke in England to say, “If only queuing was an Olympic sport, we’d win all hands down.” No one knows exactl y how and when it started, but queuing plays a necessary role in the English social make-up. School children are taught to queue for roll-call, meetings and lunch, and English people across the land form orderly queues at shops, banks, cinemas and bus-stops every day. The English obviously aren’t the only people who queue, but they seem to do it better than anyone else. As one visitor said, “I have travelled across Europe, the Middle and Far East and nowhere have I seen the single-file queues which are formed in England.” Perhaps it is best summed up by the humorist George Mikes who said, “An Englishman, even if he is alone, forms an orderly queue of one.”The English are also knowingly polite when it comes to language. Whereas many other nations are more direct in their communication, the English prefer a more indirect form of asking for thing s. For example, an American who wants to talk to a colleague might say, “Got a minute?”; howev er an English person will often use a more indirect means might of requesting the chat, “Sorry to bother you, but would you possibly have a minute or so to have a quick chat if you don’t mind, please?”68. Which of the following contributing to manners of the English are NOT mentioned?A. Books.B. Magazines.C. Schools.D. Olympics.69. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean?A. Queuing was once an Olympic sport, and the English won it.B. When it comes to being polite, the English are the champions.C. The English wish that queuing would become an Olympic sport.D. Queuing must become an Olympic sport some day.70. What does George Mikes mean by saying “an Englishman, even if he is alone, forms anorderly queue of one”?A. The English are interested in queuing.B. When an Engli sh is alone, he has to queue.C. The English form a good habit of queuing.D. Not queuing is illegal in England.71. Whic h of the following can reflect manners of the English?A. Wanting to talk to a workmate, he might say “Got a minute?”B. School children often crowd their way onto the bus.C. “Excuse me, would you possibly tell me how to get to the bank?”D. When he is alone, he can’t form an orderly queue.(D)Global warming threatens Antarctica and its tuxedoed inhabitants（穿礼服的居民，指南极的企鹅）, whose numbers have plummeted more than 80% since 1975, a new book says.Author and journalist Fen Montaigne chronicles(记录) his five months studying Antarctica's penguins and climate change’s impact at a research station with ecologist Bill Fraser. His book says Antarctica’s midwinter temperature has risen 11°F in the past 60 years.In Fraser’s Penguins: A Journey to the Future in Antarctica (Henry Holt, $26), released this week, Montaigne shows the otherworldly beauty of one of Earth’s wild est place, its mysterious quality to explorers such as Sir Ernest Shackleton and the impact of rising temperatures.Here’s King George Island at the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, where Montaigne in the three-plus decades of Fraser’s landmark res earch, this western region of Antarctica has warmed faster than almost any other place on the planet, causing sea ice to disappear and glaciers to retreat. The Adelie penguins depend on sea ice for survival. They use it as a platform from which they feed on krill larvae and silverfish eggs, the supply of which has been reduced because of scant sea ice. Their numbers near Fraser’s research station have plummeted from about 33,000 breeding pairs in 1975 to 5,600.“It seems that their endless instinct and thei r natural intelligence can take them only so far,” writes Montaigne, senior editor of the online magazine Yale Environment 360. “Today, in at least one corner of Antarctica, the continent's iconic penguin is starting to falter（衰弱）.”Montaigne first visited Antarctica in 2004 to cover Fraser’s research for National Geographic, spending a month with him near his base at Palmer Station, one of three U.S. research centers on Antarctica. He received a grant from the National Science Foundation to return for five months beginning in October 2005.He says the saga of the Adelies is a “cautionary tale” and calls Fraser a “sentinel（哨兵）, working in a part of the planet that most of us will never visit and bearing witness to rapid changes that foreshadow(预示) our own futures.” For more pictures of his time in Antarctica, visit Montaigne's website or read his article in New Yorker magazine.72. The underlined word “plummeted” in Paragraph 1 probably means .A. increased quicklyB. fell suddenlyC. stopped suddenlyD. changed rapidly73. Who wrote the book Fraser’s Penguins: A Journey to the Future in Antarctic?A. Sir Ernest ShackletonB. Bill FraserC. Fen MontaigneD. The author of this article74. Where do you guess this article comes from?A. A magazineB. A radio stationC. A newspaperD. A website75. From the last paragraph we can conclude that .A. global warming will not influence man’s life in the futureB. global warming will lead to the extinction of penguinsC. global war ming will certainly affect man’s life greatlyD. global warming will be stopped by man in future(E)In the early 1950s, researches found that people scored lower on intelligence tests if they spoke more than one language. Research in the sixties found the opposite. Bilingual (说双语的) people scored higher than monolinguals, people who speak only one language.Researchers presented their newest studies last month at a meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The latest evidence shows that being bilingual does not necessarily make people smarter. But researcher Ellen Bialystock says it probably does make you better at certain skills.Ellen Bialystok said, “Imagine driving down the highway. There're many things that could capture (捕获) your attention and you really need to be able to monitor (监视) all of them. Why would bilingualism make you any better at that?”And the answer, she says, is that bilingual people are often better at controlling their attention —a function called the executive control system.Ms. Bialystock is a psychology professor at York University in Toront o, Canada. She says the best method to measure the executive control system is called the Stroop Test. A person is shown words in different colors. The person has to ignore the word but say the color. The problem is that the words are all names of colors.Ellen Bialystok said, “So you would have the word blue written in red, but you have to say red. But blue is so salient (显著的), it's just lighting up all these circuits in your brain, and you really want to say blue. So you need a mechanism (机制) to override that so that you can say red. That's the executive control system.”Her work shows that bilingual people continually practice this function. They have to, because both languages are active in their brain at the same time. They need to stop one to be able to speak in the other.This mental exercise might help in other ways, too. Researchers say bilingual children are better able to separate a word from its meaning, and more likely to have friends from different cultures. Bilingual adults are often four to five years later than others in developing dementia (痴呆) or Alzheimer's disease.76. What’s the main idea of the text?A. Bilingual people are smarterB. Monolingual people are smarterC. Bilingual people are better at some skillsD. Bilingual people have longer lives77. The under lined word “override” in Paragraph 6 probably means.A. pay attention toB. take no notice ofC. take an interest inD. take care of78. In the Stroop Test, supposing you have the word yellow written in white, you will have to say_____ .A. whiteB. yellowC. blueD. red79. Which group of people can most likely pass the Stroop Test?A. People who can speak only ChineseB. People who can speak only JapaneseC. People who can speak more than one languageD. People who can speak only English80. Which of the following statements is FALSE according to the text?A. A bilingual child is better at separating a word from its meaning.B. A bilingual child can more easily make friends with a foreign child.C. Bilingual people are more able to monitor several things at the same time.D. It’s not possible for bilingual people to develop Alzheimer’s disease.五、单词拼写（10分）（略，见试卷的答题卷）六、短文改错（10分）（略，见试卷的答题卷）七、书面表达（30分）（请完成在试卷的答题卷上）目前，不少中学生喜欢看小说，对此不同的人有不同的看法。