苏州市吴中区东山中学2009-2010学年度第二学期高二期中英语试卷

东山中学2009-2010学年度第二学期
高二期中自学情况调查英语试卷
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分）
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟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。
1. What do the speakers need to buy?
A. A fridge B. A dinner table C. A few chairs
2. Where are the speakers?
A. In a restaurant. B. In a hotel C. In a school.
3. What does the woman mean?
A. Cathy will be at the party. B. Cathy is too busy to come.
C. Cathy is going to be invited
4. Why does the woman plan to go to town?
A. To pay her bills in the bank. B. To buy books in a bookstore.
C. To get some money from the bank
5. What is the woman trying to do ?
A. Finish some writing .B. Print an article. C. Find a newspaper.
第二节（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话后有几个小题，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。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What is the man doing ?
A. Changing seats on the plane B. Asking for a window seat
C. Trying to find his seat
7. What is the woman’s seat number?
A. 6A B. 7A C. 8A
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. Why doesn’t the woman take the green T-shirt?
A. It’s too small B. It’s too dark C. It’s too expensive
9. What does the woman buy in the end?
A. A yellow T-shirt B. A blue T-shirt C. A pink T-shirt
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. How long has the man been in London?
A. One year. B. A few years C. A couple of months
11. Why did the woman leave her hometown?
A. To lend a city life B. To open a restaurant. C. To find a job
12. Where did the woman come from?
A. London. B. Arnside C. Lancaster.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What is a daypack?
A. A box B. A bag C. A lock
14. What surprise the girl at school?
A. A lot of discussions in class B. Teachers giving little homework
C. Few students asking questions in class.
15. At what time of the school term does the conversation most probably take place?
A. At the end of it. B. In the middle of it C. At the beginning of it
16. What do we know about the girl?
A. She is new to the school B. She writes for the school newspaper.
C. She seldom asks questions in class.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Where does Mr Henry Stone do?
A. A bank clerk B. A teacher C. A writer
18. What does Henry like doing at airport?
A. Watching people B. Telling stories C. Reading magazines.
19. What did Henry learn from the newspaper the day?
A. A valuable suitcase was missing B. A man stole money from a bank
C. A woman ran away from home
20. Why was the woman at the airport?
A. She was traveling on business B. She was seeing the man off.
C. She was leaving for Greece
第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21. －It looks heavy. Can I give you a hand?
－ .
A. No, thanks B. Yes, my pleasure
C. No, never mind D. Yes, I do
22. Edward, you play so well. But I you played the piano.
A. didn’t know B. hadn’t known
C. don’t know D. haven’t known
23. The computer was used in teaching. As a result, not only , but students became more interested in the lessons.
A. saved was teachers’ energy B. was teachers’ energy saved
C. teachers’ energy was saved D. was saved teachers’ energy
24 Everybody was touched words after they heard her moving story.
A. beyond B. without C. of D. in
25.His project is concerned with _____ the technology to practical business problems.
A. replying B. devoting C. supplying D. applying
26. We demanded that we _____ of any change in the plan that they put forward.
A. informed B. be informing C. be informed D. had been informed
27. The food here is so bad that every other restaurant in the world must be ____ this one.
A. referred to B. eager to C. tired of D. superior to
28. More and more fast-food restaurants have _____ all over the town in the last few years.
A. come up B. taken up C. sprung up D. put up
29. The situation is hard to ___, because he isn’t a man easy to ____.
A. be dealt, communicate B. be dealt with, be communicated
C. deal with, communicate with D. deal , be communicated with
30. ______ all day, he was terribly hungry.
A. Having not eaten B. Eating nothing
C. Not having eaten D. Nothing having eaten
31. After staying in hospital for long, the patient was advised to go to the seaside to__ his health.
A. take up B. pick up C. carry up D. make up
32. E-mail, as well as telephones, an important part in daily communication.
A. is playing B. have played C. was playing D. play
33. The audiences’ reaction made it _____ that this play was a great success.
A. evident B. familiar C. relevant D. skeptical.
34. Will these vegetables _____ for four to five days in the fridge?
A. be stayed fresh B. stay fresh C. stay freshly D. be stayed freshly
35．We ???????such great advance without your efforts. Thanks a lot.
A．can’t have made B．couldn’t have made
C．were unable to make D．are unable to make
第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
“This Friday we’ll have the yearly Egg Drop Challenge,” said our science teacher, Mr. Baker.
“ You can work alone with a partner.”
My friend, Cassie, and I smiled at each other. We always worked on projects 36.
The 37 of the Challenge was simple— to build a projective container to keep an egg from breaking when 38 the stadium wall.
I made my sandwich that afternoon while waiting for Cassie. 39 the butter-cream gave me an idea.
“I have a brilliant design for our 40 container!” I said when Cassie arrived. “We can 41 the egg with some butter-cream.
“Why not put the egg in a basket with a parachute(降落伞) 42 ?” Cassie rolled her eyes.” The parachute is better than that stupid idea.”
I couldn’t believe it. Of course we’d had our little 43 in the past, but she’d never called any of my ideas “44” before.
“Then I’ll build mine and you build yours!”
45 words had been out, our friendship was challenged.
When Friday finally arrived, I had to 46 Cassie’s Egg Force One looked pretty good.
47, my Egg-cellent Egg Cream didn’t look quite scientific. We kids carried our containers up three stadium steps and dropped them over the side wall. Those whose eggs broke were out; those whose egg survived 48 three more steps and dropped them again. This would go on till the last egg broke.
After four rounds, only Cassie and I were 49 . I let go of my box. I heard someone say “ew” after seconds. Had my egg broken? I raced down the 50. The sidewalk was dotted with egg shell(蛋壳) from those 51 drops. Finally I found my little Egg-cellent Egg Cream.
“That looks like egg drop soup, Laura,” Cassie said. She was holding her Egg Force One. My 52 raced. Had she won? I looked at her basket. 53.
“My egg bounced 54,” she explained, pointing to a broken shell.
“A tie(平局),” Mr Baker said.
Cassie looked at me, and her glare 55. I laughed. She smiled…
36. A. patiently B. silently C. together D. alone
37. A. fun_ction B. goal C. reason D. result
38. A. rolled down B. pushed against C. thrown at D. dropped over
39. A. Spreading B. Boiling C. Baking D. Holding
40. A. butter B. sandwich C. cream D. egg
41. A. protect B. replace C. carry D. mix
42. A. followed B. covered C. attached D. supported
43. A. ideas B. fights C. worries D. challenges
44. A. wrong B. stupid C. brilliant D. scientific
45. A. Since B. While C. But D. And
46. A. explain B. deny C. admit D. prove
47. A. Therefore B. Anyway C. Otherwise D. Besides
48. A. paced down B. turned around C. walked up D. went back
49. A. left B. wanted C. chose D. discovered
50. A. steps B. way C. wall D. sidewalk
51. A. intended B. unexpected C. failed D. desired
52. A. eyes B. hands C. feet D. heart
53. A. Lost B. Dirty C. Broken D. Empty
54. A. around B. out C. in D. down
55. A. returned B. remained C. increased D. softened
第三部分 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Computer programmer David Jones earns $35.000 a year designing new computer games. yet he cannot find a bank ready to let him have a credit card（信用卡）.Instead he has been told to wait another two years until he is 18. The 16-year-old works for a small firm in Liverpool where the problem of most young people of his age is finding a job .David’s firm releases（推出）two new games for the fast growing computer market each month
But David’s biggest headache is what to do with his money. Even though he earns a lot he cannot drive a car, take out a mortgage（抵押贷款）,or get credit cards. David got his job with the Liverpool-based company four months ago ,a year after leaving school with six O-levels and working for a time in a computer shop. “I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs” he said. David spends some of his money on records and clothes and gives his mother 50 pounds a week. But most of his spare time is spent working.
“Unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at school” he said, “But I had been studying it in books and magazines for four years in my spare time .I knew what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at school. Most people in this business are fairly young, anyway” David added, “I would like to earn a million and I suppose early retirement（退休）is a possibility. You never know when the market might disappear.”
56．In what way is David different from people of his age?
A．He often goes out with friends B．He lives with his mother
C．He has a handsome income D．He graduated with six O-levels
57．What is one of the problems that David is facing now?
A．He is too young to get a credit card B．He has no time to learn driving
C．He has very little spare time D．He will soon lose his job
58．Why was David able to get the job in the company?
A．He had done well in all his exams
B．He had written some computer programs
C．He was good at playing computer games
D．He had learnt to use computers at school
59．Why did David decide to leave school and start working?
A．He received lots of job offers B．He was eager to help his mother
C．He lost interest in school studies D．He wanted to earn his own living
B
We have met the enemy and he is ours. We bought him at a pet shop. When monkey-pox, a disease usually found in the African rain forest suddenly turns up in children in the American Midwest, it’s hard not to wonder of the disease that comes from foreign animals is homing in on human beings. “Most of the infections （感染）we think of as human infections started in other animals” says Stephen Morse, director of the Center for Public Health Preparedness at Columbia University.
It’s not just that we’re going to where the animals are; we’re also bringing them closer to us. Popular foreign pets have brought a whole new disease to this country. A strange illness killed Isaksen’s pets and she now thinks that keeping foreign pets is a bad idea “I don’t think it’s fair to have them as pets when we have such a limited knowledge of them”says Isaksen
“Laws allowing these animals to be brought in from deep forest areas without stricter control need changing” says Peter Schantz. Monkey-pox may be the wake-up call. Researchers believe infected animals may infect their owners. We know very little about these new diseases. A new bug（病毒）may be kind at first. But it may develop into something harmful（有害的）.Monkey-pox doesn’t look a major infectious disease But it is not impossible to pass the disease from person to person.
60．We learn from Paragraph I that the pet sold at the shop may_______.
A．come from Columbia B．prevent us from being infected
C．enjoy being with children D．suffer from monkey-pox
61．Why did Isaksen advise people not to have foreign pets?
A．They attack human beings B．We need to study native animals
C．They can’t live out of the rain forest
D．We do not know much about them yet
62．What does she phrase “the wake-up call” in paragraph 3 most probably mean?
A．a new disease B．a clear warning
C．a dangerous animal D．a morning call
63．The text suggests that in the future we .
A. may have to fight against more new diseases
B. may easily get infected by diseases from dogs
C. should not be allowed to have pets
D. should stop buying pests from Africa
C
It’s not easy being a teenager—nor is it easy being the parent of a teenager. You can make your child feel angry, hurt, or misunderstood by what you say without realizing it yourself. It is important to give your child the space he needs to grow while gently letting him know that you you’ll still be there for him when he needs you.
Expect a lot from your child, just not everything. Except for health and safety problems, such as drug use or careless driving; consider everything else open to discussion. If your child is unwilling to discuss something, don’t insist he tell you what’s on his mind. The more you insist, the more likely that he’ll clam up. Instead , let him attempt to solve（解决）things by himself. At the same time, remind him that you’re always there for him ，should he seek advice or help. Show respect for your teenager’s privacy （隐私）. Never read him his mail or listen in on personal conversions.
Teach your teenager that the family phone is for the whole family. If your child talks on the family’s telephone for too long, tell him he can talk for15 minutes, but then he must stay off the phone for at least an equal period of time. This not only frees up the line so that other family members can make and receive calls, but teaches your teenager moderation（节制）. Or if you are open to the idea, allow your teenager his own phone that he pays for with his own pocket money or a part –time job
64. The main purpose of the text is to tell parents _____________.
A. how to get along with a teenager B. how to respect a teenager
C. how to understand a teenager D. how to help a teenager grow up
65. What does the phrase “clam up” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. become excited B. show respect
C. refuse to talk D. seek help
66.The last paragraph is about how to teach a teenager_________________.
A. to use the phone in a sensible way B. to pay for his own telephone
C. to share the phone quickly D. to answer the phone quickly
67. What should parents do in raising a teenager according to the text?
A. Nor allow him to learn driving or take drugs
B. Give him advice only when necessary
C. Let him have his own telephone
D. Not talk about personal things with him
D
Sunday, October 5
Clear, 69°F
My wife, Eleanor , and I took the train from Paris to Strasbourg, where we were met by our driver and guide. And the minibus which goes along with the boat. We stopped off in Barn for an hour on the way. Then we were taken to Nancy where the boat was kept.
After the other passengers arrived, we had our first dinner on the boat. After dinner we walked into downtown Nancy, a village with a large square and wooden houses.
Monday, October 6
Rained last night, cloudy in the morning, 69°F
We spent about two hours in Nancy, then sailed on the Canal de la Marne au Rhine. Kind of a lazy day. Eating breakfast, lunch, and dinner, after dinner we watched a tape on Baccarat. Where we will visit tomorrow.
It was pleasant to sit out on deck （甲板）and watch the scenery go by at about 3 mph.
Tuesday, October 7
Light rain, 64°F
This mourning we drove over to Baccarat and toured its museum and the church , which has this unbelievable lamp that is going on a world tour the next day. We did lost of shopping , then walked across the bridge to see a very , very modern Catholic church with special Baccarat windows.
We drove to the top of the Voges Mountains and started down the eastern side. Later we drove to Sorrenbourg to see the 13th century church at the Cordeliers. It contains the largest window by Mar.
Wednesday, Ocrober8
Cloudy.65 °F
Today we sailed from Schneckenbush to Saverne. We went through two caves, an extremely unusual part of the journey. This river scenery is very different. We were in a mountain valley with grassland on one side and a forest beginning to show some color on the other.
Thursday, Ocrober9
Cloudy, 66°F
Our dependable minibus was waiting to load the luggage and take us to the hotel where everyone went their separate ways. Our boating days are over until next time.
68. Where did the author get off the train?
A. Paris B. Strasbourg C. Nancy D. Barn
69. From the text, we learn that Baccarat and Sorrenbourg are the names of_________.
A. towns B. churches C. museums D. mountains
70. What does the author think of the tour?
A. Tiring B. Expensive C. Enjoyable D. Quick
第四部分：任务型阅读(共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分)
请认真阅读下列短文,并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填1个单词。请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。
When Carla Fisher and her husband announced plans to travel the globe with their young daughters for a year, some friends called them crazy.
Seven years later, with wonderful memories and a book documenting their world travel, the Fishers now seem like global trailblazers (先驱者).
“It’s really encouraging to hear that many other people want to educate their kids in that manner,” said Fisher.
Some parents are trying to raise knowledgeable and open-minded “world citizens”. Others want to give their children the skills they’ll need to compete globally.
“There is a huge amount of interest in spending time abroad at all stages of life and increasingly, as a family with children,” said Maya Frost, author of “The New Global Student…”. She knows American families in every corner of the globe who have made that choice.
“There’s so much more to education than school,” said Tessa Hill, who recently returned to her Houston-area home, after driving her family across North and Central America and Europe in a motor home for 13 months. “World travel is an education in people, cultures, language, travel skills, street smarts and in how lucky we are to live in the United States.”
When Hill and her husband began considering extended global travel, their middle child, Charles, 13, was surprised. “My first reaction was ‘well, are we really going to do this?’” Charles said. “But it did sound like great fun.”
Charles said missing his friends was the hardest part. He stayed in touch via e-mail and made some new friends along the way, playing soccer with kids in France and learning about rugby from youths in Ireland.
“I’d definitely recommend this to other kids,” Charles said. “It was such a great opportunity to see different countries and learn geography a different way.”
To make re-entry smoother, most school officials prefer that families work out an educational plan before they leave town.
“It sounds out-of-date, but it really opens up your mind and your eyes to the world,” said Robbin Goodman, 17, a senior student who spent his junior year skateboarding across Beijing, China, when he wasn’t studying Chinese history and other core subjects.
Had he not already taken a school-sponsored spring break trip with his mom to China in 2007, Robbin said he probably would not have been able to convince his parents to let him go alone for a year. “I knew I would learn Chinese and all that, but my goal was to have a great time,” Robbin said.
“The biggest problem for those seriously considering going abroad is dealing with those who are against the idea,” said Frost.
“They gain the ability to take risks and to have confidence in themselves,” said Liz Pearlstein, founder of a global education consulting firm. “When we came home from London, my daughter, who had been painfully shy before we left, said ‘Mom, now I know there’s nothing I can’t do.’”
No one knows exactly how many American families are choosing the global education path,
but global education consultants say a growing number of parents are traveling for a year or more with their children.
Title: A real global 71. ▲ : traveling abroad with kids for a year
Travelers’ experiences and feelings
Carla Fisher
● Courage is needed to take the 72. ▲ travel for there are different voices.
● It is encouraging to hear more parents make such a similar
73. ▲ .
Tessa Hill and Charles
● World travel can help people learn more about cultures, languages and travel skills, etc.
● Charles made new friends along his way and 74. ▲ his friends back home.
Robbin Goodman
● One-year 75. ▲ in China alone can serve the purpose of having a good time.
Liz Pearlstein
● World travel 76. ▲ kids to take risks and builds up confidence in themselves.
Opinions and suggestions
Maya Frost
● There is an 77. ▲ number of family traveling abroad with kids. Parents should take it into consideration how to deal with the opposite idea.
School officials
● Parents had better help kids work out educational plans to make it 78. ▲ for them to return to school.
79. ▲
Generally, more families in the USA 80. ▲ to travel abroad with kids for a year or more.
第五部分：根据所给句子意思以及汉语或首字母提示，写出下列各句中所缺单词的正确形式。(共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分)
1、He was ______________（陪同）on the expedition by his wife.
2、The __________(功能) of the heart is to pump blood through the body.
3、The committee were unanimous（一致同意） that the ____________ （申请）should be turned down..
4、In the final ________（分析）I think our sympathy lies with the heroine of the play.?
5、I’m a new comer and not __________ (熟悉的) with the local customs.
6、A_________, I appreciate for your invitation. But I’m too busy to go for it.
7、He was generally a______________ to be the finest poet in the land.
8、A lot of cars were b_______ from passing through the crossroads because of that accident.
9、It’s none of your business, it’s my p_____ affairs.
10、The practice of hanging clothes across the street is a c_____ sight in many parts of the city.
第六部分：书面表达（20分）
假定你是某市居民，名叫李华。你觉得该市出租车行业问题较多，请写一封信给该市市长，内容应包括：
问题
(1)停靠点太少，不易打的;
(2)欺诈外地乘客;
(3)车速过快，事故频频;
(4)仍有拒载者;
(5)深夜聚集在娱乐场所外等客时制造噪音，影响他人休息。
建议
要求加强管理；自己建议至少2点
注意：1.字数15词左右。文章开头已给出。
2.参考词汇：绕道：take a roundabout route 不替别人着想的：inconsiderate (adj.) 行业：trade
加强管理：tighten control over…
Dear Sir,
I am a resident of this city.









Sincerely yours,
Li Hua
东山中学2009-2010学年度第二学期
高二期中自学情况调查英语试卷答案：
一、听力：1-5 C B A C A ，6-10 C B A C B ，11-15 C B B C C ，
16-20 A C A B B
二、单选：21-25AABAD 26-30 CDCCC 31-35 BAABB
三、完形：36-40CBDAD，41-45ACBBA，46-50CBCAA，51-55CDDBD
四、阅读理解：56-60 CABCD, 61-65 DBADC，66-70 ABBAC
五、任务型阅读：
71. education 72. global / world 73. decision / choice / plan 74. e-mailed 75. staying / travelling / study 76. enables 77. increasing 78. smoother / easier 79. Conclusion
80. tend / choose / plan
六、单词拼写 1、accompanied 2、fun_ction 3、application 4、analysis
5、familiar 6、Anyway/Anyhow 7、acknowledged 8、blocked
9、private 7、common
七、书面表达：One possible version:
Dear sir,
I’m a resident of the city. I feel there are many problems existing in the trade of taxi in our city. First of all, there are still not enough stops in the streets so it’s not easy to take a taxi. And taxis often run very fast, which causes many traffic accidents. What’s more, some taxi drivers still refuse to pick up some passengers without any reason. Another terrible thing which often happens is that deep at night taxis waiting around the entertainment places make much noise. Many people suffer from this inconsiderate action. A friend of mine living in another city once visited me, and she told me our city’s taxi drivers cheated passengers from other cities. What will a guest think of our city after such a bad thing occurs to him or her? I think we must take actions to tighten control over the taxi trade. Maybe the first thing to do is raise the taxi drivers’ professional morality. We are looking forward to your reply.
Sincerely yours,
Li Hua