兰溪一中高二英语期中试卷[上学期]
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兰溪一中高二英语期中试卷
I、 听力
第一节（共5小题，每小题1分, 满分5分）
听下面5段对话,每段对话后面有一个小题,从题中所给的A,B,C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷相应位置. 听完每段对话,你都有10秒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.
Where does this conversation most probably take place
A. In a hospital B. In a department store C. A t a railway station
What are the man and the woman
They are students. B. They are a student and a teacher.
They are a student and a librarian.
Why is the woman worried
Because she has to pay the telephone bill.
Because the telephone bill is more than usual.
Because her husband doesn’t want to pay the bill.
What does the woman mean
It’s not cold at all today.
It’s the coldest day this winter
It’s not so cold as in the past.
What are the woman and the man doing
They are visiting another town.
They are looking for someone.
They are waiting to have a lesson.
第二节(共15小题,每小题1分,满分20分)
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。听每段对话或独白,你将有时间来阅读各个小题,各小题5秒钟,听完后,各个小题给出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6至8题.
What does the mother want David to do
To get the bottle on the top of the shelf.
To get off the cover of the bottle.
To pick up some clothes.
Why was David’s father out
A.. Because he was working B. Because he went out to take his umbrella
C. David’s mother asked him to go to the cleaner’s.
What happened to David’s father
A. He got wet. B. He was tired. C. He couldn’t find his dry clothes.
听第7段材料,回答9至11题.
When did the woman first go to work
A . During her study at high school. B. After her graduation from high school
C. While she was at college.
What do you know about the woman’s marriage
A .She will never get married B. She will get married next month.
C. She doesn’t want to get married at present.
Where does this conversation most probably take place
In a city library. B. In a manager’s office. C. In a supermarket.
听第8段材料,回答12至14题.
12. What does the man think of working in a bank
A . He enjoys working in a bank. B. He can’t count money well.
He doesn’t seem to like it.
13. What does the man prefer
A. Studying. B. Office work C. Working in a bank.
14. What is the man most likely to do
A. To work in a bank B. To study in a graduate school
B.To be a teaching assistant
听第9段材料,回答15至17题.
15. What is the possible relationship between the man and the woman
A. Teacher and student. B. Close friends C. Doctor and patient
16. Why is it hard for the woman to reduce some weight
Because her husband is feeding her. B. Because she is still working
Because she has no time for physical exercise.
17. What does Jessica’s husband think of her
She is too fat. B. She works too hard. C. She should change her job.
听第10段独白,回答18至20题.
18. What is the speaker
A. A student. B. A football fan. C. A football player
19. How long does the speaker play football every week
A. For two hours. B. For six hours. C. For ten hours
20. Whom is the speaker most likely to speak to
A. His parents B. His classmates C. The headmaster
II、单项选择(共15题,每题1分)
21. _______ surprised me most was the news ______ our team won.
A. That， that B. That，which C. What， that D. What，which
22. ― Why do you want to change your job
― I’ve been _______ typing and _______ so many telephones every day.
A. tired of， answered B. tiring from， answered
C. tired of，answering D. tiring from， answering
23. ― Do you like ______ there or shall we take a bus
― I’d like to walk this time. But since there isn’t much time left, I’d rather you ____ a taxi.
A. walking，hire B. to walk，hire
C. to walk，hired D. walking，hired
24.--Look at the clouds. It is _____to rain. Let’s hurry home.
--But the weather broadcast said it is a fine day.
A. probable B. possible C. likely D. probably
25. As is known to us, theory is ________ practice and in turn serves practice.
A. relied on B. depended on C. impressed on D. based on
26.--I hear a new chemical factory will be built here.
--Terrible! Where will it be built
--It will be _______near the railway.
A. located B. appeared C. set D. seated
27. I agree with most of what you said, but I don’t agree with ______.
A. everything B. anything C. something D. nothing
28.--The government plans to build a big power station along the river bank.
--Good news! So we and the neighboring areas will get great ______from it.
A. value B. good C. benefit D. favor
29. We shall never forget the day when the Shen Zhou V was launched, which had a great
________ on our life.
A. result B. affect C. effect D. advantage
30. My sister met him at the Grand Theatre yesterday afternoon, so he ____ your lecture.
A. couldn't have attended B. needn't have attended
C. mustn't have attended D. shouldn't have attended
31. As we joined the big crowd, I got______ from my friends.
A. separated B. spared C. lost D. missed
32. A new cinema ____ here. They hope to finish it next month.
A. will be built B. is built C. has been built D. is being built
33. He walked down the hills, ____________softly to himself.
A. sing B. singing C. sung D. to sing
34. Indonesia ________ 3,000 islands stretching _________ more than 2,000 miles east.
A. makes up, as long as B. makes the most of, as many
C. is made up of, as far as D. consists of, as much as
35. Unless _________ to speak, you should remain silent at the conference.
A. invited B. being invited
C. having invited D. inviting
III. 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Yesterday evening I was watching the evening news on TV. The news was about a prize for scientific discoveries. The 36 said something that caught my 37 . “All great discoveries,” he said, “are made by people between the ages of 25 and 30.” Being a little over 30 myself, I wanted to 38 with him. Nobody wants to think that he has passed the age of making any 39 . The next day I went to the public library, spending several hours, and 40 to find the ages of famous people and their discoveries. The announcer was right!
First, I looked at some of the 41 discoveries. One of the earliest, the famous one that 42 that bodies of different weights 43 at the same speed, was made by Galileo when he was 26. Madam Curie started her research that led to a Nobel Prize when she was 28. Einstein was 26 when he 44 his world-changing Theory of Relativity. Well, 45 of that. Yet I wondered if those “best years” were true in other 46
Then how about this in 47 Surely it needs the wisdom of 48 to make a good leader. Perhaps it does, but look when these people 49 their careers. Winston Churchill was elected to the House of Commons at the age of 26. Abraham Lincoln 50 the life of a country lawyer and was elected to the government at what age Twenty-six!
But why don’t best years come after 30 After 30, I 51, most people don’t want to take risks or try new ways. Then I thought of people 52 Shakespeare and Picasso. The 53 was writing wonderful 54 at the late age of 50, 55 the latter was still trying new ways of painting when he was 90!
Perhaps there is still hope for me.
36. A. announcer B. conductor C. speaker D. hostess
37. A. mind B. care C. attention D. surprise
38. A. disagree B. talk C. meet D. advise
39. A. chance B. discovery C. research D. fortune
40. A. happened B. wanted C. succeeded D. managed
41. A. last B. scientific C. oldest D. modern
42. A. found B. proved C. doubted D. showed
43. A. disappear B. move C. drop D. fall
44. A. invented B. improved C. published D. made
45. A. plenty B. enough C. much D. all
46. A. fields B. science C. courses D. ages
47. A. election B. politics C. leaders D. society
48. A. age B. brain C. living D. leadership
49. A. finished B. won C. started D. defeated
50 A. led B. devoted C. began D. gave up
51. A. guess B. know C. believe D. agree
52. A. as B. to be C. like D. about
53. A. first B. writer C. poet D. former
54. A. painting B. idioms C. fiction D. works
55. A. when B. while C. who D. after
IV. 阅读理解 （共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）
A
Happy birthday! Do birthdays really make people happy Of course they do. Birthdays celebrate the day we were born. Besides, that extra candle on the cake suggests another year of growth and maturity（成熟）---or so we hope. We all like to imagine that we are getting wiser and not just older. Most of us enjoy seeing the wonder of growth in others, as well. For instance, seeing our children develop and learn new things makes us feel proud. For Americans, like people in most cultures, growing up is a wonderful process. But growing old That is a different story.
Growing old is not exactly pleasant for people in youth-oriented (以年轻人为中心) American culture. Most Americans like to look young, act young and feel young. As the old saying goes, “You’re as young as you feel.” Older people joke about how many years young they are, rather than how many years old. People in some countries value the aged as a source of experience and wisdom. But Americans seem to favor those that are young, or at least “young at heart.”
Many older Americans find the “golden years” to be anything but golden. Economically, “senior citizens” often struggle just to get by. Retirement at age 65 brings a sharp decrease in personal income. Social security benefits usually cannot make up the difference. Older people may suffer from poor nutrition, medical care, and housing. Some even experience age discrimination (区别). American sociologist Pat Moore once dressed up like an older person and wandered city streets. She was often treated rudely---even cheated and robbed. However, dressed as a young person, she received much more respect.
Unfortunately, the elderly population in America is increasing fast. Why People are
living longer. Fewer babies are being born. And middle-aged “baby boomers” are rapidly entering the group of the elderly. America may soon be a place where wrinkle are “in”. Marketing experts are ready noticing this growing group of consumers.
56. Growing up is a wonderful thing because______.
A. people can celebrate their birthdays
B. people can become more mature and wiser
C. people can receive many presents
D. people will feel younger at heart
57. We can infer from the second paragraph that______.
A. young people lack experience and wisdom
B. American older people often joke about their old age
C. American culture is very young
D. different countries have different opinions on the old age
58. The underlined sentence (in paragraph 3) means “______.”
A. The golden years can make the old earn lots of money and receive good medical care
B. The old people in America are leading a hard life without good nutrition, medical care or housing
C. The old in America have to retire at the age of 65
D. American social security benefits are not good
59. From the last paragraph we know that the underlined word “in” can be replaced by ______.
A. serious B. cool C. disappearing slowly D. growing fast
B
Weather Report
(8:00 a.m. December 17—8:00a.m. December 18)
Influenced by a cold front, northern Xinjiang, the eastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and the northern and eastern parts of Heilongjiang are expected to experience light snow today. Drizzle (a shower of fine rain) is forecast for most areas of Sichuan and eastern coastal areas of South China. Northerly winds of force 4-6 are expected to affect western and southwestern Inner Mongolia, and most parts of Northeast China while northerly winds of force 5-7 will sweep across the Bohai Sea, the northern parts of the Yellow Sea, the East China Sea, the Taiwan Straits, and the central and northern parts of the South China Sea.
Weather forecast for major Chinese cities
City Max(C°) Min(C°) Weather
Beijing 10 -2 clear
Changchun 0 -6 clear
Changsha 19 5 clear
Chengdu 9 4 drizzle
Chongqing 10 5 overcast
Dalian 12 3 clear
Fuzhou 18 -12 cloudy
Guangzhou 23 15 cloudy
Guilin 19 4 clear
Haikou 19 14 overcast
Hangzhou 18 5 clear
Harbin -3 -8 clear
Hongkong 21 16 cloudy
Jinan 14 3 clear
60. According to the weather report, we know it doesn’t rain in the following areas except______.
A. Xinjiang B. Qinghai-Tibet C. Heilongjiang D. Chengdu
61.From December 17 to December 18, if you go to ______, you may be caught in the snow.
Northern Xingjiang and Tibet
Sichuan and South China
Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang
Qinghai and Sichuan
62. On December 17, the East China Sea will be swept by ______.
a cold front B. light snow
northerly winds of force 4 D. northerly winds of force 5-7
63. The temperature in Harbin Min ( C° )is ______ lower than that in Guangzhou Min( C° ).
A. 23 B. 31 C. 26 D. 7
C
Failure is probably the most fatiguing(令人疲劳) experience a person ever has. There is nothing more tired than not succeeding, being blocked, not moving ahead. It is an evil circle. Failure causes fatigue, and fatigue makes it harder to get to work, which adds to the fatigue.
We experience this tiredness in two main ways: start-up fatigue and performance fatigue. In the former case, we keep putting off a task that we are forced to take up. Either because it is too boring or because it is too difficult, we avoid it. And the longer we put it off, the more tired we feel.
Such start-up fatigue is very real, although not actually physical, not something in our muscles and bones. The cure is obvious, though perhaps not easy to apply: willpower exercise. The moment I find myself turning away from a job, or putting it under a pile of things I have to do, I clear my desk of everything else and attack the difficult item first. To prevent start-up fatigue, always treat the most difficult job first.
Performance fatigue is more difficult to handle. Here we are willing to get started, but we can’t seem to do the job right. Its difficulties appear to be insurmountable and however hard we work, we fail again and again. The mounting experience of failure carries with it an ever-increasing burden of mental fatigue. In such a situation, I work as hard as I can, and then let the unconsciousness take over.
64. Which of the following can be called an evil circle
A. Success---tiredness---success---tiredness
B. Failure---tiredness---failure---tiredness
C. Failure---success---failure---success
D. Success---failure---success---failure
65. According to the passage, when keeping putting off a task, we can experience______.
A. failure B. performance fatigue C. start-up fatigue D. unconsciousness
66. To overcome start-up fatigue, we need ______.
A. doing exercise B. prevention C. strong muscles D. strong willpower
67. The underline “insurmountable” (in the last paragraph) probably means “______”.
A. too difficult to overcome B. easy to understand
C. imaginary D. known to everyone
D
The noise made by tourist boats for whale-watching may be causing communication problems for the whales, say researchers in a study in Nature this week.
Whale-watching is a popular tourist activity in areas where groups of killer whales live, and often dozens of boats, filled with tourists who want to watch the beautiful animals roll through the waves, go whale-watching each day. Unfortunately, the engines of the boats make a lot of noise.
The whales travel in groups, called pods, and communicate with each other through sonic calls that some scientists refer to as singing. The sounds of the boat engines may be creating too much background noise for the whales in the pods to be able to hear each other well. As a result, say the researchers, whales have started to sing for longer than they used to, kind of like a person shouting to a friend in a noisy room.
The researchers listened to recordings of whale calls made between fifteen and twenty-five years ago, before whale-watching became popular, and compared them to more recent recordings made now that whale-watching has become popular.
Since scientists don’t yet understand the whales’ calls, they don’t know what the whales are saying, but they think it may be communication of hunting or breeding (繁殖) information. Some experts worry that all this whale-watching noise may have a bad effect on the whale population in the long run, since the noise may be drowning out important communication about mates (配偶) or food.
The killer whales studied were those off the coast of Washington state. The population of killer whales in that area has been decreasing for several years, but scientists are not sure why.
68 According to the text, the whales sing longer than before probably because ______.
A. their hearing is weakening B. tourists on boats make too much noise
C. they are pleased to see the tourists D. they have difficulty passing on messages
69. Which of the following is the possible result of whale-watching
Fewer fish in the ocean.
Misunderstanding between the whales.
Reduced number of the whales in the area.
Serious water pollution along the coast.
70. What is mainly discussed in the text
Recent advances in the study of whale population.
New explanations for whale singing.
Whale-watching disturbs whale life.
Whale-watching becomes popular in Washington state.
E
In a time of low academic achievement by children in the United States, many Americans are turning to Japan, a country of high academic achievement and economic success, for possible answers. However, the answers provided by Japanese preschools are not the ones Americans expected to find. In most Japanese preschools, surprisingly little emphasis is put on academic instruction. In one investigation, 300 Japanese and 210 American preschool teachers, child development specialists, and parents were asked about early childhood education. Only 2 percent of the Japanese respondents (答问卷者) listed "to give children a good start academically" as one of their top three reasons for a society to have preschools. In contrast, over half the American respondents chose this as one of their top three choices. To prepare children for successful careers in first grade and beyond, Japanese schools do not teach reading, writing, and mathematics, but rather skills such as persistence (坚持不懈), concentration, and the ability to children are taught to read at home by their parents.
In the recent comparison of Japanese and American preschool education, 91 percent of Japanese respondents chose providing children with a group experience as one of their top three reasons for a society to have preschools. Sixty-two percent of the more individually oriented Americans listed group experience as one of their top three choices. An emphasis on the importance of the group seen in Japanese early childhood education continues into elementary school education.
Like in America, there is diversity (多样性) in Japanese early childhood education. Some Japanese kindergartens have specific aims, such as early musical training or potential (潜质) development. In large cities, some kindergartens are attached to universities that have elementary and secondary schools.
Some Japanese parents believe that if their young children attend a university-based program, it will increase the children's chances of eventually being admitted to top-rated schools and universities. Several more progressive programs have introduced free play as a way out for the heavy intellectualizing (智力化) in some Japanese kindergartens.
71. We learn from the first paragraph that many Americans believe ______.
A. Japanese parents are more involved in preschool education than American parents
B. Japan's economic success is a result of its scientific achievements
C. Japanese preschool education emphasizes academic instruction
D. Japan's higher education is superior to theirs
72. According to the passage, most Americans believe that preschools should also attach importance to _____.
A. problem solving B. group experience
C. parental guidance D. personal development
73. In Japan's preschool education, the most important point is on _____.
A. preparing children academically B. developing children's artistic interests
C. tapping (发挥) children's potential D. shaping children's character
74. Free play has been introduced in some Japanese kindergartens in order to _____.
A. broaden children's horizon B. develop children's creativity
C. lighten children's study load D. enrich children's knowledge
75.Why do some Japanese parents send their children to university based on kindergartens
A. They can do better in their future studies.
B. They can gather more group experience there.
C. They can get work easily when they grow up.
D. They can have better chances of getting a first-rate education.
卷II
V. 单词拼写（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
76. F________ is the mother of success.
77. When you are writing to p_________ the reader,you must state your opinion clearly.
78. It cost me a great deal, but I don’t r________ spending a year traveling around the world.
79. The old pictures r__________ me of my school days.
80. The r___________ between Mainland (China) and Taiwan has been greatly improved after
Lianzhan’s visit.
81.Nelson Mandela was a great f____________fighter, who fought for the rights of black people in South Africa.
82. He a____________ to his headteacher for his being late yesterday.
83. The city was destroyed and there was no money for r__________ .
84. He d________ his suitcase along the platform. They were too heavy to carry.
85. The boy was happy to see many colourful b______ go up into the sky.
VI. 短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
A murderer ran away. The head of the police station sended a young 86.__________
policeman to run after him. The murderer was too frightened that he 87.__________
jumped into a river. But he could swim. He came up and went down in 88.__________
the water. When the policeman looked this, he jumped down to save 89.__________
the murderer up. “I must take him in the hospital.”So he did and 90.__________
then reporting to the head that he had’t caught the murderer. The 91.__________
head said,“The man you saved is the murderer.”Before the policeman 92.__________
hurried to the hospital, he saw not a man but a pretty woman lied in 93.__________
bed. He had to report it to the head again. The head ordered, “She is 94.__________
just the murderer. Go and catch her.”The policeman returned back to 95.__________
the hospital, only to see some clothes for women.
VII. 书面表达（共1小题，满分25分）
下面是你班班会上以“中学生是否能佩带手机”为题进行讨论的情况。请你写一封信给21st Century报的编辑说明该情况，并附带表明你自己的观点。
注意：1、所列的要点可做参考，但不要逐句翻译；
2、字数约120字； 3、信的开头和结尾已写好
4、生词：辐射radiation 奢侈的luxuriou 亲戚relative 影响affect天气预报weather forecast
比例 40%学生赞同 60%学生不赞同
理由 1、便于同亲友和朋友联系； 1、手机辐射对人体健康有害；
2、及时了解信息，如天气预报 2、影响自己和他人学习；
3、空余时间玩游戏使大脑休息 3、属奢侈品；
4、存储有用信息。 4、容易引起相互攀比。
Dear Sir,
I’ writing to tell you_______________________________________________
Best wishes.
Yours, Kate
兰溪一中2004学年第二学期高二英语期中试卷答卷 (2005.04)
V. 单词拼写（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
76. a 77. i 78. r
79. e 80. d 81. a
82. a 83. r 84. d
85. r
VI. 短文改错（共10小题，满分10分）
When the world enters the 21st century, the development in the 86. ____________
science and technology will bring us many more new hopes and 87. ____________
chances we have never imagined before. People are expecting have 88. ____________
a peaceful and highly developing world. To catch up with the new 89. ____________
development and to be success in the new century the younger 90. ____________
generation is required to possess different kind of skills and abilities, 91. ____________
such like the computer science and the English language. 92. ____________
Besides one will be left behind. Young people should 93. ____________
study even hard at school and prepare themselves mentally and 94. ____________
physically to meet with the challenge of the new century. 95. ____________
VII. 书面表达（共1小题，满分10分）
Dear Sir,
I’m writing to tell you ________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Kate
Key to “2004学年高二期中考试英语试卷”:
I.1—5 BABAB 6—10 BCABC 11—15 BCACB 16—20 CBBAC
II.21—25 CCCCD 26—30 AACCA 31—35 ADBCA
III. 36. ACABD 40. BBDCA 45. ABACD 50. ACDDB
IV. 56 BDBD 60. DADA 64. BCDA 68. DCC 71-75cbdcd
V. 76. Failure 77.Persuade 78. regret 79. remind/reminded
80. relationship 81. freedom 82. apologized 83. reconstruction
84. dragged 85. balloons
VI. 86.sended---sent 87.too---so 88.could---could not
89.looked---saw 90.in---to 91.reporting---reported
92.Before---When 93.lied---lying 94. 对
95.back 去掉
VII. One possible version:
（略）
班级____________ 学号____________ 姓名_______________
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I、 听力
第一节（共5小题，每小题1分, 满分5分）
听下面5段对话,每段对话后面有一个小题,从题中所给的A,B,C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷相应位置. 听完每段对话,你都有10秒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.
Where does this conversation most probably take place
A. In a hospital B. In a department store C. A t a railway station
What are the man and the woman
They are students. B. They are a student and a teacher.
They are a student and a librarian.
Why is the woman worried
Because she has to pay the telephone bill.
Because the telephone bill is more than usual.
Because her husband doesn’t want to pay the bill.
What does the woman mean
It’s not cold at all today.
It’s the coldest day this winter
It’s not so cold as in the past.
What are the woman and the man doing
They are visiting another town.
They are looking for someone.
They are waiting to have a lesson.
第二节(共15小题,每小题1分,满分20分)
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。听每段对话或独白,你将有时间来阅读各个小题,各小题5秒钟,听完后,各个小题给出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6至8题.
What does the mother want David to do
To get the bottle on the top of the shelf.
To get off the cover of the bottle.
To pick up some clothes.
Why was David’s father out
A.. Because he was working B. Because he went out to take his umbrella
C. David’s mother asked him to go to the cleaner’s.
What happened to David’s father
A. He got wet. B. He was tired. C. He couldn’t find his dry clothes.
听第7段材料,回答9至11题.
When did the woman first go to work
A . During her study at high school. B. After her graduation from high school
C. While she was at college.
What do you know about the woman’s marriage
A .She will never get married B. She will get married next month.
C. She doesn’t want to get married at present.
Where does this conversation most probably take place
In a city library. B. In a manager’s office. C. In a supermarket.
听第8段材料,回答12至14题.
12. What does the man think of working in a bank
A . He enjoys working in a bank. B. He can’t count money well.
He doesn’t seem to like it.
13. What does the man prefer
A. Studying. B. Office work C. Working in a bank.
14. What is the man most likely to do
A. To work in a bank B. To study in a graduate school
B.To be a teaching assistant
听第9段材料,回答15至17题.
15. What is the possible relationship between the man and the woman
A. Teacher and student. B. Close friends C. Doctor and patient
16. Why is it hard for the woman to reduce some weight
Because her husband is feeding her. B. Because she is still working
Because she has no time for physical exercise.
17. What does Jessica’s husband think of her
She is too fat. B. She works too hard. C. She should change her job.
听第10段独白,回答18至20题.
18. What is the speaker
A. A student. B. A football fan. C. A football player
19. How long does the speaker play football every week
A. For two hours. B. For six hours. C. For ten hours
20. Whom is the speaker most likely to speak to
A. His parents B. His classmates C. The headmaster
II、单项选择(共15题,每题1分)
21. _______ surprised me most was the news ______ our team won.
A. That， that B. That，which C. What， that D. What，which
22. ― Why do you want to change your job
― I’ve been _______ typing and _______ so many telephones every day.
A. tired of， answered B. tiring from， answered
C. tired of，answering D. tiring from， answering
23. ― Do you like ______ there or shall we take a bus
― I’d like to walk this time. But since there isn’t much time left, I’d rather you ____ a taxi.
A. walking，hire B. to walk，hire
C. to walk，hired D. walking，hired
24.--Look at the clouds. It is _____to rain. Let’s hurry home.
--But the weather broadcast said it is a fine day.
A. probable B. possible C. likely D. probably
25. As is known to us, theory is ________ practice and in turn serves practice.
A. relied on B. depended on C. impressed on D. based on
26.--I hear a new chemical factory will be built here.
--Terrible! Where will it be built
--It will be _______near the railway.
A. located B. appeared C. set D. seated
27. I agree with most of what you said, but I don’t agree with ______.
A. everything B. anything C. something D. nothing
28.--The government plans to build a big power station along the river bank.
--Good news! So we and the neighboring areas will get great ______from it.
A. value B. good C. benefit D. favor
29. We shall never forget the day when the Shen Zhou V was launched, which had a great
________ on our life.
A. result B. affect C. effect D. advantage
30. My sister met him at the Grand Theatre yesterday afternoon, so he ____ your lecture.
A. couldn't have attended B. needn't have attended
C. mustn't have attended D. shouldn't have attended
31. As we joined the big crowd, I got______ from my friends.
A. separated B. spared C. lost D. missed
32. A new cinema ____ here. They hope to finish it next month.
A. will be built B. is built C. has been built D. is being built
33. He walked down the hills, ____________softly to himself.
A. sing B. singing C. sung D. to sing
34. Indonesia ________ 3,000 islands stretching _________ more than 2,000 miles east.
A. makes up, as long as B. makes the most of, as many
C. is made up of, as far as D. consists of, as much as
35. Unless _________ to speak, you should remain silent at the conference.
A. invited B. being invited
C. having invited D. inviting
III. 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Yesterday evening I was watching the evening news on TV. The news was about a prize for scientific discoveries. The 36 said something that caught my 37 . “All great discoveries,” he said, “are made by people between the ages of 25 and 30.” Being a little over 30 myself, I wanted to 38 with him. Nobody wants to think that he has passed the age of making any 39 . The next day I went to the public library, spending several hours, and 40 to find the ages of famous people and their discoveries. The announcer was right!
First, I looked at some of the 41 discoveries. One of the earliest, the famous one that 42 that bodies of different weights 43 at the same speed, was made by Galileo when he was 26. Madam Curie started her research that led to a Nobel Prize when she was 28. Einstein was 26 when he 44 his world-changing Theory of Relativity. Well, 45 of that. Yet I wondered if those “best years” were true in other 46
Then how about this in 47 Surely it needs the wisdom of 48 to make a good leader. Perhaps it does, but look when these people 49 their careers. Winston Churchill was elected to the House of Commons at the age of 26. Abraham Lincoln 50 the life of a country lawyer and was elected to the government at what age Twenty-six!
But why don’t best years come after 30 After 30, I 51, most people don’t want to take risks or try new ways. Then I thought of people 52 Shakespeare and Picasso. The 53 was writing wonderful 54 at the late age of 50, 55 the latter was still trying new ways of painting when he was 90!
Perhaps there is still hope for me.
36. A. announcer B. conductor C. speaker D. hostess
37. A. mind B. care C. attention D. surprise
38. A. disagree B. talk C. meet D. advise
39. A. chance B. discovery C. research D. fortune
40. A. happened B. wanted C. succeeded D. managed
41. A. last B. scientific C. oldest D. modern
42. A. found B. proved C. doubted D. showed
43. A. disappear B. move C. drop D. fall
44. A. invented B. improved C. published D. made
45. A. plenty B. enough C. much D. all
46. A. fields B. science C. courses D. ages
47. A. election B. politics C. leaders D. society
48. A. age B. brain C. living D. leadership
49. A. finished B. won C. started D. defeated
50 A. led B. devoted C. began D. gave up
51. A. guess B. know C. believe D. agree
52. A. as B. to be C. like D. about
53. A. first B. writer C. poet D. former
54. A. painting B. idioms C. fiction D. works
55. A. when B. while C. who D. after
IV. 阅读理解 （共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）
A
Happy birthday! Do birthdays really make people happy Of course they do. Birthdays celebrate the day we were born. Besides, that extra candle on the cake suggests another year of growth and maturity（成熟）---or so we hope. We all like to imagine that we are getting wiser and not just older. Most of us enjoy seeing the wonder of growth in others, as well. For instance, seeing our children develop and learn new things makes us feel proud. For Americans, like people in most cultures, growing up is a wonderful process. But growing old That is a different story.
Growing old is not exactly pleasant for people in youth-oriented (以年轻人为中心) American culture. Most Americans like to look young, act young and feel young. As the old saying goes, “You’re as young as you feel.” Older people joke about how many years young they are, rather than how many years old. People in some countries value the aged as a source of experience and wisdom. But Americans seem to favor those that are young, or at least “young at heart.”
Many older Americans find the “golden years” to be anything but golden. Economically, “senior citizens” often struggle just to get by. Retirement at age 65 brings a sharp decrease in personal income. Social security benefits usually cannot make up the difference. Older people may suffer from poor nutrition, medical care, and housing. Some even experience age discrimination (区别). American sociologist Pat Moore once dressed up like an older person and wandered city streets. She was often treated rudely---even cheated and robbed. However, dressed as a young person, she received much more respect.
Unfortunately, the elderly population in America is increasing fast. Why People are
living longer. Fewer babies are being born. And middle-aged “baby boomers” are rapidly entering the group of the elderly. America may soon be a place where wrinkle are “in”. Marketing experts are ready noticing this growing group of consumers.
56. Growing up is a wonderful thing because______.
A. people can celebrate their birthdays
B. people can become more mature and wiser
C. people can receive many presents
D. people will feel younger at heart
57. We can infer from the second paragraph that______.
A. young people lack experience and wisdom
B. American older people often joke about their old age
C. American culture is very young
D. different countries have different opinions on the old age
58. The underlined sentence (in paragraph 3) means “______.”
A. The golden years can make the old earn lots of money and receive good medical care
B. The old people in America are leading a hard life without good nutrition, medical care or housing
C. The old in America have to retire at the age of 65
D. American social security benefits are not good
59. From the last paragraph we know that the underlined word “in” can be replaced by ______.
A. serious B. cool C. disappearing slowly D. growing fast
B
Weather Report
(8:00 a.m. December 17—8:00a.m. December 18)
Influenced by a cold front, northern Xinjiang, the eastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and the northern and eastern parts of Heilongjiang are expected to experience light snow today. Drizzle (a shower of fine rain) is forecast for most areas of Sichuan and eastern coastal areas of South China. Northerly winds of force 4-6 are expected to affect western and southwestern Inner Mongolia, and most parts of Northeast China while northerly winds of force 5-7 will sweep across the Bohai Sea, the northern parts of the Yellow Sea, the East China Sea, the Taiwan Straits, and the central and northern parts of the South China Sea.
Weather forecast for major Chinese cities
City Max(C°) Min(C°) Weather
Beijing 10 -2 clear
Changchun 0 -6 clear
Changsha 19 5 clear
Chengdu 9 4 drizzle
Chongqing 10 5 overcast
Dalian 12 3 clear
Fuzhou 18 -12 cloudy
Guangzhou 23 15 cloudy
Guilin 19 4 clear
Haikou 19 14 overcast
Hangzhou 18 5 clear
Harbin -3 -8 clear
Hongkong 21 16 cloudy
Jinan 14 3 clear
60. According to the weather report, we know it doesn’t rain in the following areas except______.
A. Xinjiang B. Qinghai-Tibet C. Heilongjiang D. Chengdu
61.From December 17 to December 18, if you go to ______, you may be caught in the snow.
Northern Xingjiang and Tibet
Sichuan and South China
Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang
Qinghai and Sichuan
62. On December 17, the East China Sea will be swept by ______.
a cold front B. light snow
northerly winds of force 4 D. northerly winds of force 5-7
63. The temperature in Harbin Min ( C° )is ______ lower than that in Guangzhou Min( C° ).
A. 23 B. 31 C. 26 D. 7
C
Failure is probably the most fatiguing(令人疲劳) experience a person ever has. There is nothing more tired than not succeeding, being blocked, not moving ahead. It is an evil circle. Failure causes fatigue, and fatigue makes it harder to get to work, which adds to the fatigue.
We experience this tiredness in two main ways: start-up fatigue and performance fatigue. In the former case, we keep putting off a task that we are forced to take up. Either because it is too boring or because it is too difficult, we avoid it. And the longer we put it off, the more tired we feel.
Such start-up fatigue is very real, although not actually physical, not something in our muscles and bones. The cure is obvious, though perhaps not easy to apply: willpower exercise. The moment I find myself turning away from a job, or putting it under a pile of things I have to do, I clear my desk of everything else and attack the difficult item first. To prevent start-up fatigue, always treat the most difficult job first.
Performance fatigue is more difficult to handle. Here we are willing to get started, but we can’t seem to do the job right. Its difficulties appear to be insurmountable and however hard we work, we fail again and again. The mounting experience of failure carries with it an ever-increasing burden of mental fatigue. In such a situation, I work as hard as I can, and then let the unconsciousness take over.
64. Which of the following can be called an evil circle
A. Success---tiredness---success---tiredness
B. Failure---tiredness---failure---tiredness
C. Failure---success---failure---success
D. Success---failure---success---failure
65. According to the passage, when keeping putting off a task, we can experience______.
A. failure B. performance fatigue C. start-up fatigue D. unconsciousness
66. To overcome start-up fatigue, we need ______.
A. doing exercise B. prevention C. strong muscles D. strong willpower
67. The underline “insurmountable” (in the last paragraph) probably means “______”.
A. too difficult to overcome B. easy to understand
C. imaginary D. known to everyone
D
The noise made by tourist boats for whale-watching may be causing communication problems for the whales, say researchers in a study in Nature this week.
Whale-watching is a popular tourist activity in areas where groups of killer whales live, and often dozens of boats, filled with tourists who want to watch the beautiful animals roll through the waves, go whale-watching each day. Unfortunately, the engines of the boats make a lot of noise.
The whales travel in groups, called pods, and communicate with each other through sonic calls that some scientists refer to as singing. The sounds of the boat engines may be creating too much background noise for the whales in the pods to be able to hear each other well. As a result, say the researchers, whales have started to sing for longer than they used to, kind of like a person shouting to a friend in a noisy room.
The researchers listened to recordings of whale calls made between fifteen and twenty-five years ago, before whale-watching became popular, and compared them to more recent recordings made now that whale-watching has become popular.
Since scientists don’t yet understand the whales’ calls, they don’t know what the whales are saying, but they think it may be communication of hunting or breeding (繁殖) information. Some experts worry that all this whale-watching noise may have a bad effect on the whale population in the long run, since the noise may be drowning out important communication about mates (配偶) or food.
The killer whales studied were those off the coast of Washington state. The population of killer whales in that area has been decreasing for several years, but scientists are not sure why.
68 According to the text, the whales sing longer than before probably because ______.
A. their hearing is weakening B. tourists on boats make too much noise
C. they are pleased to see the tourists D. they have difficulty passing on messages
69. Which of the following is the possible result of whale-watching
Fewer fish in the ocean.
Misunderstanding between the whales.
Reduced number of the whales in the area.
Serious water pollution along the coast.
70. What is mainly discussed in the text
Recent advances in the study of whale population.
New explanations for whale singing.
Whale-watching disturbs whale life.
Whale-watching becomes popular in Washington state.
E
In a time of low academic achievement by children in the United States, many Americans are turning to Japan, a country of high academic achievement and economic success, for possible answers. However, the answers provided by Japanese preschools are not the ones Americans expected to find. In most Japanese preschools, surprisingly little emphasis is put on academic instruction. In one investigation, 300 Japanese and 210 American preschool teachers, child development specialists, and parents were asked about early childhood education. Only 2 percent of the Japanese respondents (答问卷者) listed "to give children a good start academically" as one of their top three reasons for a society to have preschools. In contrast, over half the American respondents chose this as one of their top three choices. To prepare children for successful careers in first grade and beyond, Japanese schools do not teach reading, writing, and mathematics, but rather skills such as persistence (坚持不懈), concentration, and the ability to children are taught to read at home by their parents.
In the recent comparison of Japanese and American preschool education, 91 percent of Japanese respondents chose providing children with a group experience as one of their top three reasons for a society to have preschools. Sixty-two percent of the more individually oriented Americans listed group experience as one of their top three choices. An emphasis on the importance of the group seen in Japanese early childhood education continues into elementary school education.
Like in America, there is diversity (多样性) in Japanese early childhood education. Some Japanese kindergartens have specific aims, such as early musical training or potential (潜质) development. In large cities, some kindergartens are attached to universities that have elementary and secondary schools.
Some Japanese parents believe that if their young children attend a university-based program, it will increase the children's chances of eventually being admitted to top-rated schools and universities. Several more progressive programs have introduced free play as a way out for the heavy intellectualizing (智力化) in some Japanese kindergartens.
71. We learn from the first paragraph that many Americans believe ______.
A. Japanese parents are more involved in preschool education than American parents
B. Japan's economic success is a result of its scientific achievements
C. Japanese preschool education emphasizes academic instruction
D. Japan's higher education is superior to theirs
72. According to the passage, most Americans believe that preschools should also attach importance to _____.
A. problem solving B. group experience
C. parental guidance D. personal development
73. In Japan's preschool education, the most important point is on _____.
A. preparing children academically B. developing children's artistic interests
C. tapping (发挥) children's potential D. shaping children's character
74. Free play has been introduced in some Japanese kindergartens in order to _____.
A. broaden children's horizon B. develop children's creativity
C. lighten children's study load D. enrich children's knowledge
75.Why do some Japanese parents send their children to university based on kindergartens
A. They can do better in their future studies.
B. They can gather more group experience there.
C. They can get work easily when they grow up.
D. They can have better chances of getting a first-rate education.
卷II
V. 单词拼写（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
76. F________ is the mother of success.
77. When you are writing to p_________ the reader,you must state your opinion clearly.
78. It cost me a great deal, but I don’t r________ spending a year traveling around the world.
79. The old pictures r__________ me of my school days.
80. The r___________ between Mainland (China) and Taiwan has been greatly improved after
Lianzhan’s visit.
81.Nelson Mandela was a great f____________fighter, who fought for the rights of black people in South Africa.
82. He a____________ to his headteacher for his being late yesterday.
83. The city was destroyed and there was no money for r__________ .
84. He d________ his suitcase along the platform. They were too heavy to carry.
85. The boy was happy to see many colourful b______ go up into the sky.
VI. 短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
A murderer ran away. The head of the police station sended a young 86.__________
policeman to run after him. The murderer was too frightened that he 87.__________
jumped into a river. But he could swim. He came up and went down in 88.__________
the water. When the policeman looked this, he jumped down to save 89.__________
the murderer up. “I must take him in the hospital.”So he did and 90.__________
then reporting to the head that he had’t caught the murderer. The 91.__________
head said,“The man you saved is the murderer.”Before the policeman 92.__________
hurried to the hospital, he saw not a man but a pretty woman lied in 93.__________
bed. He had to report it to the head again. The head ordered, “She is 94.__________
just the murderer. Go and catch her.”The policeman returned back to 95.__________
the hospital, only to see some clothes for women.
VII. 书面表达（共1小题，满分25分）
下面是你班班会上以“中学生是否能佩带手机”为题进行讨论的情况。请你写一封信给21st Century报的编辑说明该情况，并附带表明你自己的观点。
注意：1、所列的要点可做参考，但不要逐句翻译；
2、字数约120字； 3、信的开头和结尾已写好
4、生词：辐射radiation 奢侈的luxuriou 亲戚relative 影响affect天气预报weather forecast
比例 40%学生赞同 60%学生不赞同
理由 1、便于同亲友和朋友联系； 1、手机辐射对人体健康有害；
2、及时了解信息，如天气预报 2、影响自己和他人学习；
3、空余时间玩游戏使大脑休息 3、属奢侈品；
4、存储有用信息。 4、容易引起相互攀比。
Dear Sir,
I’ writing to tell you_______________________________________________
Best wishes.
Yours, Kate
兰溪一中2004学年第二学期高二英语期中试卷答卷 (2005.04)
V. 单词拼写（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
76. a 77. i 78. r
79. e 80. d 81. a
82. a 83. r 84. d
85. r
VI. 短文改错（共10小题，满分10分）
When the world enters the 21st century, the development in the 86. ____________
science and technology will bring us many more new hopes and 87. ____________
chances we have never imagined before. People are expecting have 88. ____________
a peaceful and highly developing world. To catch up with the new 89. ____________
development and to be success in the new century the younger 90. ____________
generation is required to possess different kind of skills and abilities, 91. ____________
such like the computer science and the English language. 92. ____________
Besides one will be left behind. Young people should 93. ____________
study even hard at school and prepare themselves mentally and 94. ____________
physically to meet with the challenge of the new century. 95. ____________
VII. 书面表达（共1小题，满分10分）
Dear Sir,
I’m writing to tell you ________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Kate
Key to “2004学年高二期中考试英语试卷”:
I.1—5 BABAB 6—10 BCABC 11—15 BCACB 16—20 CBBAC
II.21—25 CCCCD 26—30 AACCA 31—35 ADBCA
III. 36. ACABD 40. BBDCA 45. ABACD 50. ACDDB
IV. 56 BDBD 60. DADA 64. BCDA 68. DCC 71-75cbdcd
V. 76. Failure 77.Persuade 78. regret 79. remind/reminded
80. relationship 81. freedom 82. apologized 83. reconstruction
84. dragged 85. balloons
VI. 86.sended---sent 87.too---so 88.could---could not
89.looked---saw 90.in---to 91.reporting---reported
92.Before---When 93.lied---lying 94. 对
95.back 去掉
VII. One possible version:
（略）
班级____________ 学号____________ 姓名_______________
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