晋元中学2006－2007年度第一学期期末考试高二英语试卷[上学期]

晋元中学2006－2007年度第一学期期末考试
高二英语试卷
Final Exam for Senior Two 2007/1　150 Marks
第I卷（共110分）
注意
第I卷（第1小题~16小题、第21小题~65小题）由机器阅卷，答案必须全部涂写在答题卡上。考生应将代表正确答案的小方格用铅笔涂黑。答案需要更改时，必须将原选项用橡皮擦去，重新选择。答案不能写在试卷上，写在试卷上一律不给分。第I卷中的第17小题~20小题和第II卷的试题，其答案写在答题纸上，如写在试卷上则无效。
Listening Comprehension
Part A Short Conversation (10%)
Directions: In part A you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers in your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
1. A. At a typewriter repair shop B. In an office
C. In a drugstore D. At Betty’s home
2. A. He can’t go this weekend
B. He dug a hole in the beach
C. They should stay a t the beach longer
D. They shouldn’t spend much money and time traveling.
3. A. Exchange some plants
B. Bring her some water
C. Water her plants while she is away
D. Water her plants while he is on vacation
4. A. 4 hours B. 5 hours C. 9 hours D. 10 hours
5. A. She doesn’t want to go with him.
B. She wants to go because she likes the concert
C. She prefers going to the concert to working, but she doesn’t want to.
D. Although she wants to go, she can’t.
6. A. He didn’t look for a tie.
B. He didn’t want the tie.
C. He couldn’t find the tie.
D. He didn’t try the tie on.
7. A. Even Joan can hardly solve the problem.
B. Joan is good at maths.
C. Joan has her own maths problems to solve.
D. Joan is unwilling to help the man.
8. A. Karen’s B. The woman’s C. The man’s D. Nobody’s
9. A. Ask the man to see the manager.
B. Have a talk with the manager.
C. Ask the woman to return her money.
D. Bob is not to be trusted.
10. A. The man should learn to type.
B. She thinks that the application should be typed.
C. The man doesn’t really want the job anyway.
D. She knows nothing about a better job.
Part B Passage (6%)
Directions: In part B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passage. The passages will be read twice but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answer in you paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
11. A. The cost of a postcard.
B. A few pounds
C. Free of charge.
D. Nothing when you read them in the library.
12. A. Magazines B. Encyclopedia (百科全书)
C. Dictionaries D. Novels
13. A. Dictionaries B. Books on gardening.
C. Books on architecture D. Books on science.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
14. A. Big Ben is the House of Parliament.
B. Big Ben is an official
C. Big Ben is a famous clock.
D. Big Ben is a painter.
15. A. He thinks it immense and accurate
B. He thinks it immense but not accurate.
C. He thinks that it is not immense nor accurate.
D. He thinks it neither immense but accurate
16. A. Because telephone are connected to the clock tower
B. Because microphones are connected to the clock tower
C. Because the BBC is on the clock tower.
D. Because the clock gives loud noise.
Part C Longer conversations (4%)
Directions: In Part C, you will hear one longer conversation. After you hear the conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.
Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
City / Country Moscow, Russia
Population Over (17 ) _________ million
Hottest MonthAverage Temperature July (18 ) _________
Coldest MonthAverage Temperature (19 ) _________ -10 degrees centigrade
Annual Rainfall (20 ) _________ mm
Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each question.
Grammar(22%)
Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choice marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence.
21. Selecting a digital camera is no easy task because electronic technology _____ so rapidly.
A. is changing B. will have changed C. has changed D. changed
22. In recent years travel companies have succeeded in selling us the idea that the farther we go, _____.
A. our holiday will be better B. our holiday will be the better
C. the better our holiday will be D. the better will our holiday be
23. It was about 600 years ago _____ the first clock with a face and an hour hand was made.
A. that B. until C. before D. when
24. He hesitated for a moment before kicking the ball, otherwise he _____ a goal.
A. had scored B. would have scored C. would D. scored
25. The manager entered the office and was happy to learn that four fifths of the tickets _____.
A. was booked B. had been booked C. were booked D. have been booked
26. Teachers should create an environment _____ children are taught how to solve problem of learning by themselves.
A. why B. whose C. which D. where
27. Only in this way _____ to make improvement in the operating system.
A. you can hope B. you did hope C. can you hope D. did you hoped
28. English words are not always spelled _____.
A. the way they sounding B. the way they sound
C. the way to be sound D. as they are sounding
29. How excited Tom is! This must be the first time that he _____ abroad.
A. is B. will be C. was D. has been
30. Equipped with modern facilities, today’s libraries differ greatly from _____.
A. those of the past B. the past
C. which of the past D. these past
31. _____ they were sure to help us made us deeply moved.
A. What B. That C. Which D. Whether
32. It’s said that the Olympic Games _____ in Beijing in 2008 will cover more events than any other Olympics did.
A. holding B. to be holding C. held D. to be held
33. In such a remote village, no sound and no voice _____ at night.
A. are heard B. is heard C. were heard D. was heard
34. _____ for an explanation of the social customs of this country. I would definitely find it difficult.
A. If asked B. If asking C. Asking D. Asked
35. In order to _____ the market, the company decided to reduce the price of their products by 30%.
A. expand B. extend C. stretch D. spread
36. As many workers are out of job, the government encourages the capable ones of them to _____ their own business by themselves.
A. set out B. set off C. set aside D. set up
37. We should not always look back on the old days. Instead, we should look forward _____ to the future.
A. to confidence B. with confidence
C. to being confident D. in confidence
38. In this time of economic reform, our state of mind should keep ____ with the rapid changes of the economic system.
A. pace B.. touch C. progress D. step
39. After such a long time without rain, the ground quickly ________ the little rain that fell last night.
A. received B. accepted C. drained D. absorbed
40. All the characters in the novel are _____. They are invented by the writer.
A. true B. imaginary C. imaginable D. imaginative
41. Do remind me tomorrow because I’m _____ to forget what they asked me to do.
A. possible B. likely C. capable D. worried
This teaching method can give slow students a (n) _____ of achievement and therefore it encourages them to attempt further learning task.
sense B. touch C. feeling D. understanding
IV. Cloze Test 10%
Directions: For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrase marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best completes the context.
A
Several factors make a good newspaper story. First, obviously, it must be new. But since YV can react to events so quickly, this is often a problem for __43__. They usually respond to it in one of the three ways.
By providing __44__ derails, comment or background information.
By finding a new __45__ on the day’s major stories.
By printing completely different stories which TV doesn’t broadcast.
What else Well, it also has to be __46__. People don’t want to read about ordinary, everyday life. Because of this， many stories __47__ some kind of conflict or danger. This is one reason why so much news seems to be __48__ news. “Plane lands safely, no more hurt” doesn’t sell newspaper. “Plane __49__, 200 feared dead!” does.
Next, there’s human interest. People are interested in other __50__－particularly in the rich, famous and powerful. Stories about the private lives of pop singers, actors, models, politicians, __51__, all appear regularly in certain newspapers.
Finally, for many editors, __52__ is an important factor, too. They prefer stories about people, places and events which their readers know. That’s why the stories in Tokyo’s newspapers are often very different from the stories presented in Paris, Cairo, New York or Buenos Aires.
newspapers B. publications C. reporters D. broadcasters
A. extra B. available C. inaccessible D. memorable
A. direction B. look C. angle D. section
A. tragic B. dramatic C. professional D. sensitive
A. quote B. neglect C. increase D. involve
A. good B. had C. exciting D. informative
A. crashes B. bumps C. strikes D. drops
A. places B. people C. things D. news
A. in addition B. in any case C. for example D. after all
A. personality B. similarity C. uniqueness D. familiarity
Reading Comprehension13%
Directions: Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to information given in the passage you have just read.
A
Li Keren is a fairly famous writer on his campus. Although the Senior 2 boy from Dongguan High School, Guangdong Province has yet to publish a book, his tales about school life on his blog attract thousands of people every day.
A blog was originally a website that tracked headlines and articles from other websites. They were kept by volunteers and focused on a certain topic.
The word “blog” is short for “weblog”. It first appeared in 1997 and by 1999 had appeared throughout newspapers and magazines. By 2004. “blog”, “blogging” and “blogger” had become popular and part of modern culture.
There are many kinds of blogs in the cyber world. News blogs, for example, have developed into major information sources in recent years similar to newspapers, radio and TV. Bloggers focus on various topics from war in Iraq to gas prices. The latest information is updated every second. Research has shown the news blogs compete with TV and newspaper for news reporting.
As blogging becomes more and more popular, many teenagers are starting their own. There are many websites, such as www. , where you can create your own blog. Just have a try!
53. What does the writer really want to tell us by referring to Li Keren
A. He is a well-known as a writer
He has already published a book.
His tales about school life are very attractive
He has a blog of his own.
54. When you describe a blog, which statement will you NOT choose
Articles on a blog are always originally written.
There are many kinds of blogs.
The word “blog” stands for “weblog”.
The latest information will be offered every second.
Compared with TV and newspapers, a news blog has the advantage of _____.
A. providing photos
supplying reports
focusing on various topics
updating news every second.
B
　A senior United Nations Children’s Fund(UNICEF) official on May 29 praised China for its remarkable achievements in children’s welfare(福利).
A. H. M. Farook, UNICEF’s operations area officer for China and Mongolia said that China “can be very satisfied to tell the whole world what can be done with limited resources to help its children to grow healthily and happily.”
　　China’s child population makes up one-fifth of the world’s total. “The reason behind the tremendous(巨大的) achievement is China’s long tradition of caring for children both at home and in society,” he said.
　　“What’s more is that Chinese people have always given special attention to children who are in special need.” The UN official made the remarks when addressing a group of 50 children and staff from the Beijing Children’s Welfare Home at the Shangri-la Hotel, Beijing.
　　The hotel invited the orphans to share snacks(小吃), sing, dance and play games at a park inside the hotel for a “Share the Sunshine” party, as a prelude(前奏) to celebrations to mark the Children’s Day.
　　The Beijing children’s Welfare Home, set up soon after New China was founded in 1949, has at present more than 400 children.
　　A leading official of the welfare institution said that the children live a happy life and that the agency(机构) spends 400—500 yuan a month for an average orphan. An average Chinese workers earned 440 yuan a month during the first quarter this year.
　　Gu Xiaojin, deputy secretary-general of the China Youth Development Foundation(CYDF), said people from all walks of life have contributed to the welfare of the Chinese children.
　　She said that CYDF set up the Project Hope in 1989, which calls on people across the country to donate money to help poor children to continue their schooling.
　　By the end of last year, she said, CYDF had collected nearly 700 million yuan in donations, which has helped the establishment of 2, 074 Hope primary schools and enabled more than 1. 25 million dropouts to return to school classrooms.
　　Three “Hope Stars” also attended the party. They were model teenagers chosen among students who are economically supported by the Project Hope to further their nine-year compulsory(义务) studies in the poverty-stricken regions. They will be torchbearers(火炬接力者) for the Chinese Team for the up coming Atlanta Olympic Games this year.
56. Children can grow healthily and happily as long as _______.
A. parents take good care of them both at home and in society
B. the whole society care for children as well as their parents
C. Schools and teachers pay much attention to the growth of children
D. Chinese people always give special attention to children who are in special need
57. Every year the Beijing Children’s Welfare Home spends _______ on the orphans
A. 1, 920, 000 yuan 　　　　　 　　B. 2, 160, 000 yuan
C. Over 2, 400, 000 yuan 　　　　　D. 2, 200, 000 yuan or so
68. CYDF collected 700 million yuan with the purpose of _______.
A. reducing dropouts
B. helping homeless orphans
C. supporting the Chinese Team for the coming Atlanta Olympic Games
D. establishing 2, 074 Hope primary schools all over the country
59. We can infer from the text that _______.
A. Every Chinese child has its own special need, so we should pay special attention to each.
　　B. All the children in the poverty-stricken regions of China are too poor to go to school.
　　C. Ever since liberation. the Chinese Communist Party has been concerned (关心) about the growth of the younger generation.
　　D. With the help of UNICEF officials, there are no more dropouts in China.
60. It is possible that this passage was written in _______.
A. 1992 　　　　B. 1996 　　　　C. 1998 　　　　D. 2000
C
The number of speakers of English in Shakespeare’s time is estimated(估计) to have been about five million. Today it is estimated that some 260 million people speak it as a native language, mainly in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. In addition to the standard varieties of English found in these areas, there are a great many regional and social varieties of the language as well as various levels of usage that are employed both in its spoken and written forms.
In fact, it is impossible to estimate the number of people in the world who have acquired an adequate(足够的) working knowledge of English in addition to their own languages. The purpose for English learning and the situations in which such learning takes place are so varied that it is difficult to explain and still more difficult to judge what forms an adequate working knowledge for each situation.
The main reason for the widespread demand for English is its present-day importance as a world language. Besides serving the indefinite needs of its native speakers, English is a language in which some of important works in science, technology, and other fields are being produced, and not always by native speakers. It is widely used for such purposes as meteorological and airport communications, international conferences, and the spread of information over the radio and television networks of many nations. It is a language of wider communication for a number of developing countries, especially former British colonies. Many of these countries have multilingual populations and need a language for internal communication in such matters as government, commerce, industry, law and education as well as for international communication and for entrance to the scientific and technological developments in the West.
61. What would be the best title for this passage
A. The Difficulties of Learning English
B. International Communications
C. The Standard Varieties of English
D. English as a World Language
62. Which of the following statements is NOT true
A. Some 260 million people in the world have an adequate working knowledge of English.
B. There are some 260 million native speakers of English in the world.
C. It is almost impossible to estimate the number of people with an adequate working knowledge of English.
D. People learn English for a variety of reasons.
63. According to the passage, what is the main reason for the widespread use of English
A. It was popular during Shakespeare’s time.
B. It is used in former British colonies.
C. It serves the needs of its native speakers.
D. It is a world language that is used for international communication.
64. What forms an adequate working knowledge of English
A. The ability to read a newspaper.
B. It is difficult to judge because it differs for each situation.
C. Being a multilingual.
D. Being a native speaker.
65. What type of developing countries would be most likely to use English
A. Those geographically close to the United States.
B. Those interested in the culture of the United States.
C. Former colonies of Great Britain.
D. Countries where international conferences are held.
第II卷（共30分）
Fill in the blanks with proper words from the box.8%
a wide range of, criteria, critics, keep pace with, be qualified, motivation, security, in the near future, in contrast, popped into,
On her way to school, Jane _____ a supermarket to buy some bread for her breakfast.
Nowadays, most people like to do shopping in malls because those stores supply _____ goods.
_____are the people who point out others faults and problems.
Keep high _____, and you will make great progress in you work.
To _____ as a doctor, you have to study a long time and pass exams
There is no doubt that Taiwan and mainland will be reunited _____.
Food here is cheaper than in Britain; clothing, _____, is dearer.
The police told them to leave that country as soon as they could, or their _____ would not be guaranteed.
Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the verbs given below.7%
You can find many new tall buildings _____________(build) here and there now.
Stand up and stretch your arms and legs. You _____(sit) in front of computer the whole morning.
_____________(use) VCD in class plays an important role in the English language teaching.
Many well designed cars _____________(introduce) to the China’s market in the past five years.
Smoking _____________(believe) to be the main causes in the development of lung cancer.
_____ (give) plenty of exercises, the brain will keep its power.
_____ (get) a satisfactory result, the scientist did the experiment again and again.
答 题 纸
第I卷
Listening4%
1____________ 2____________ 3____________ 4____________
第II卷
I. Fill in the blanks with proper words from the box.8%
1____________ 2____________ 3____________ 4____________
5____________ 6____________ 7____________ 8____________
II. Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the verbs given below.7%
1____________ 2____________ 3____________ 4____________
5____________ 6____________ 7____________
III. Translation 10%
1. 他的德语能力对他的工作很有用。(command)
2. 网络能使我们了解世界上正在发生的事情。(enable)
3. 很难想象这么小一张光盘(compact disk)里包含了那么多的信息。(It)
4. 他渐渐意识到现代社会中不依赖人是多么重要。(come to, be independent)
5. 不管你在那里，你都必须使自己的生活方式和自己的收入相符. (tailor to)
position 10%
目前，越来越多的中学生利用周末上各种各样的培训班或请家教。对于这一现象，存在两种不同观点：有些人认为有必要, 另一些人认为没有必要,你认为…
请您以Are Training Classes or tutors Necessary 为题，写一篇100 词左右的短文。
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Keys to the exam（高二）
2007/1
第一卷
I. Listening :
1-10 BCCAD CBABB 11-16 CDA CAB
17-20 8 16℃ January 549
II. Grammar:
21-25ACABB 26-30DCBDA 31-35BDBAA
36-40DBADB 41-42BA
III. 43-52AACBD；BABCD
IV. 53-55DAD 56-60. B D A C B 61-65.D A.D .B C
第二卷
I
1.popped into 2.a wide range of 3.Critics 4.mtivation 5. be qualified
6. in the near future 7. in contrast 8. security
II
1. being built 2. have been sitting 3.Using 4. have been introduced
5.is believed 6. Given 7. To
III
His command of German is useful to his work.
Internet enables us to be well informed of what is going on in the world.
It is hard to imagine such a small compact disk contain so much information.
He came to know how important it is to be independent of others in today’s society.
No matter where you live, you have to tailor your way of living to your income.
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