湖南省长沙同升湖实验学校09-10学年高二下学期期末考试（英语）

湖南长沙同升湖实验学校
高中二年级下学期期末考试英语试卷
时量:120分钟 满分:150 分
PART ONE LISTENING COMPREHENSION
SECTION A (22.5 points)
Directions: In this section, you’ll hear 6 conversations between 2 speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by 3 choices. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter (A, B or C) on the question booklet. You will hear each conversation TWICE.
Conversation 1
1. What is in the man’s hand?
A. An old English-Chinese dictionary.
B. A new English-Chinese dictionary. .
C. A new Chinese-English dictionary.
2. What can we learn from the conversation?
A. The man’s brother speaks very good Chinese.
B .The man wants to learn some Chinese.
C. The woman is learning Chinese.
Conversation 2
3. When is the woman’s birthday?
A. Tomorrow. B. The day after tomorrow. C. In two weeks.
4. What does the woman want the man to do?[
A. To go to Alice’s birthday party with her.
B. To tell her when Alice’s birthday is.
C. To buy her a birthday present.
Conversation 3
5. Where are the two speakers going?
A. To a birthday party. B. To a department store. C. To Lily’s school.
6. What’s Jenny’s new telephone number?
A. 6880015. B. 6882315. C. 6883215.
Conversation 4
7. What’s wrong with the woman?
A. She has a headache.
B. There is something wrong with her stomach.
C. She feels bored and doesn’t want to do anything.
8. What does the woman want the doctor to do?
A. To give her some good suggestions.
B. To give her an examination.
C. To operate on her.
9. Why doesn’t the woman go to live with her son and her daughter-in-law?
A. Because her son’s apartment is very small.
B. Because her son doesn’t want her to live with them.
C. Because she doesn’t want to leave her old apartment.
Conversation 5
10. Which of the following statements about the woman is TRUE?
A. She plays the guitar in a band.
B. She joined a band a month ago.
C. She doesn’t know what she wants to be.
11. What does the man’s father want him to be?
A. A pianist. B. A painter. C. An engineer.
12.What does the woman suggest the man do?
A. Do what he really likes. B. Play the piano in a band. C. Listen to his mother’s advice.
Conversation 6
13. Who kills the elder brother in the film?
A. His brother. B. His neighbour. C. Unknown.
14. What will the woman do tomorrow morning?
A. Go shopping. B. See a movie. C. Prepare for an examination.
15.What can we learn from the conversation?
A. The woman is worried about the coming examination.
B. The woman seldom goes to the cinema.
C. The man is good at his studies.
SECTION B ( 7.5 points )
Directions: In this section, you’ll hear a mini-talk. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you’ve got. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS. You’ll hear the mini-talk TWICE.
“My” first visit to New York City
Time(Month):16_________
Weather:17 __________
Destination: Manhattan
Activity
The firt day
The next day
1. Did 18 _____________ at Fifth Avenue;
2. Went ice-skating
1.Visited the Statue of Liberty;
2.Went to 19_________________
Conclusion
A 20 _______________visit
PART TWO LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE
SECTION A ( 15 points )
Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.
21.Mary said nervously that it was _______ honour to have got _______ first prize in the composition contest.
A. an, the `B./; / C. an; a D.the; the
22. At the bus stop ______ a solider and two young people on their way to the village.
A. were B. was C. is D. sits
23. --- Who knocked at the door?
--- I’ve no idea. I just pretended nobody was at home, so I didn’t ask who ______ was.
A. he B. that C. she D. it
24. Have you got the message I left with your father yesterday_______ you’ll have an important meeting tomorrow afternoon.
A. in which B. with whom C. that D. which
25. --- Shall we call on Frank tonight?
---We’d better not. He is said ________ a lecture.
A. preparing B. to be preparing C. to have prepared D. having prepared
26.I can never forget the day ______ we worked together and the day _______ we spent together.
A. when; which B. which; when C. what; that D. on which; when
27.John sold the camera yesterday which his brother ________ him as a birthday present from Japan.
A. has sent B. had sent C. was sending D. would send
28.I can’t fix my mind on my study, with the children ______ so noisily outside my window.
A. playing B. to play C. played D. being played
29.---You see, I’m not good at English, you are poor in maths, and…
--- That’s _______ we’d better help each other.
A. when B. how C. why D.what
30._________ many times, but he still couldn’t understand it
A. He was told B. Though he had been told C. Having been told D. Being told
31. ---Do you often attend meetings ?
--- Yes, I ________ organizational meetings at the end of every month..
A. attend B. will attend C. am attending D. have attended
32. Don’t play with the dog, Jack, for it _____ be dangerous at times.
A. shall B. should C.can D. must
33. ---I’m sorry I broke your teapot, but I didn’t mean _______.
--- Forget it.
A. to do B. doing C. to D. doing so
34. The new law has come into _____; surely it will have _____on industry of the country.
A. affect; an effect B. effect; affect C. effect; an effect D. an effect; an effect
35. --- Sarah said she wrote you a letter.
--- I wonder ______ she is writing to me about.
A. that B. why C. what D. when
SECTION B ( 18 points )
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with word or phrases that best fits the context.
Until 1954 it was thought that no man could run one mile in less than four minutes. As years 36 , the record came closer and closer to four minutes and Roger Bannister, a young English 37 , began to believe he might 38 this almost magic barrier.
It was a cold afternoon on May 6th, 1954, when Bannister knew he had a real chance. Bannister had been 39 hard and was very fit, but the weather conditions were a real 40 to him. Describing the event later, Bannister said, “On the way to the track the wind blew strongly. As I lined up for the start I glanced at the flag. It moved gently now. This was the moment when I made my decision.”
“The gun fired. My legs 41 to meet no resistance, as if I was pushed forward by some unknown force. The noise from the faithful 42 gave me greater strength. I felt the moment of a lifetime had come.”
“I was driven on by a 43 of fear and pride. My body had long since used up all its energy 44 it went on running just the same. This was the critical moment when my legs were strong enough to carry me over the last few yards as they 45 could have done in previous years. When I leapt at（冲向）the 46 line, I fell, almost unconscious.
“I knew I had done it, even before I heard the time. The announcement came. ‘Result of the one mile… Time, three minutes …’ the rest was 47 in the noise of excitement.”
36. A. passed along B. passed down C. went by D. went over
37. A. coach B. athlete C. captain D. judge
38. A. defeat B. move C. beat D. break
39. A. competing B. training C. fighting D. attending
40. A. eagerness B. pleasure C. relief D. worry
41. A. seemed B. used C. happened D. had
42. A. mass B. residents C. crowd D. team
43. A. concentration B. collection C. combination D. classification
44. A. so B. but C. or D. as
45. A. never B. ever C. even D. still
46. A. starting B. lasting C. finishing D. running
47. A. stuck B. involved C. lost D. spread
SECTION C ( 12 points )
Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.
Mr. Smith used to be in prison for three years, which may have you think he is not a good man. But 48 _ a matter of fact, he is kind-hearted as well as honest. The reason 49 he was put into prison was not that he himself broke the law, 50 that his six-year-old son blew up（使…爆炸）the bridge near his home, imitating what he had seen on TV. 51 this little boy did break the law, he was too young to be put in prison. According to the local law, the boy’s parents had to be punished. As a result, Mr. Smith received the punishment. He was arrested and taken to 52 police station finally. Most of the people in the town showed pity on him, but it was useless. After all, law is law. Everybody is to obey 53. As the proverb of “When it rains, it pours”, Mrs. Smith was out of work before long. She had to move to a southern state, 54 she was born and grew up. Misfortunes tell us what fortune is. 55 the Smiths have experienced does teach us a good lesson.
PART THREE READING COMPREHENSION ( 30 points)
Directions: Read the following three 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 the information given in the passage.
A
When Christopher Columbus landed on the then unnamed Costa Rica in 1502, he saw many Indians wearing gold earrings. So he thought the land must be rich in gold. He named the place Costa Rica, which means “rich coast” in Spanish.
Though little gold was found, Costa Rica today is indeed rich with coffee and bananas. Coffee is the most important product in Costa Rica and most of it is exported (出口) to other countries like America and West Germany. Bananas are the country’s second most important export.
Costa Ricans also grow many other crops such as fruits, corn and beans for their own use. Costa Ricans love colors and their houses are painted in bright colors.
Education is very important to the Costa Ricans. Almost every village has a school and education is a must for children between seven and fourteen years of age. Boys and girls go to separate (单独的) schools. Classes begin in March and end in November. The other three months of the year are harvest time and the children have to help their parents to pick coffee beans.
56. What’s the main idea of the first paragraph?
A. How Columbus found Costa Rica. B. How Costa Rica got its name.
C. What the Costa Ricans wore. D. What language the Costa Ricans spoke.
57. The Costa Ricans may NOT paint their houses ______.
A. pink and red B. grey and black
C. blue and green D. yellow and orange
58. In Costa Rica, boys and girls between seven and fourteen ______.
A. must go to school B. study in the same school
C. do not have to go to school at all D. can choose to stop schooling at any time
59. From December to February, school children in Costa Rica ______.
A. have lessons every day B. have their examinations
C. help their parents pick coffee beans D. help their parents decorate their houses
60. This passage is mainly about ______.
A. Christopher Columbus B. Costa Rica
C. some products from Costa Rica D. the education of Costa Rica
B
You Mi, a lovely and confident 17-year-old student, is the first Chinese high school student to appear on the cover of the popular young adults’ fashion magazine Seventeen.
　　“You is IN,” said Wang Lihua, Editor-in-Chief of Seventeen. “She is active and mature(成熟的) because of her knowledge on everything from academic studies, to books on art, to movies. We found she’s the very style we’re looking for to represent young people’s attitudes.”
　　You also impressed Wang with her fluent English when they first met last year. As the hostess of an English broadcasting programme at the High School Affiliated to Renmin University, You is always praised for speaking English almost like a native speaker. “I’ve built up my English by watching thousands of English DVDs since I was 10,” she explained.
　　But for You, watching isn’t enough. Last year, while in Senior 1, she met a talented boy who showed self-made DV movies at the English Corner in her school.
　　“I thought it was so cool and I knew that I should start making my own films,” she said. So she wrote a campus(校园) story, persuaded schoolmates to star in it and then began shooting a 30-minute DV movie, all in English. “I played one of the leading roles, actually I was everything in my film. I worked on it every single day during the SARS holidays,” she recalled. The movie finally became a big hit on campus, earning You a strong reputation(名气) as a DV movie director.
　　But this is not the only field she wants to master. Despite being a science student, You likes art, literature and fashion design very much.
　　“There are people who can be artists, there are people who edit books, and there are people who become film producers. But I just hope to mix all the things up!” she said. “There is an old saying I believe: Chance favours only the prepared mind.”
61. You Mi was chosen to be a cover of Seventeen, mainly because she _____.
A. is beautiful B. she is lovely and full of confidence
C. is active and mature D. has rich knowledge
62. You Mi’s fluent English is based on _____.
A. her chance to host an English broadcasting programme B. the influence of her parents
C. her deep interest in it D. her making DV movie
63. The author mentioned a talented boy to show _____.
A. the great influence he had on You Mi B. he was admired by his schoolmates
C. the young can do things as well as the adults do D. self-made DV movies are popular at school
64.In the 30-minute DV movie, You Mi didn’t act as a(n) _____.
A. director B. musician C. actress D. producer
65. We can learn from the passage that _____.
A. You Mi hopes to be a mixed talent B. the success of a 30-minute DV movie shocked You Mi
C. You Mi dreams of becoming a scientist D. the outbreak of SARS delayed You Mi’s studies
C
America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon if situations change. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christmas greetings for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a while — then no more. If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand, because friendships between us flower more slowly but then may become lifelong feelings, extending (延伸) sometimes deeply into both families.
Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. They will enjoy welcoming us and be pleased if we accept their hospitality (好客) easily.
Another difficult point for us Chinese to understand Americans is that although they include us warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don’t show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time. This is usually the opposite of the practice in our country where we may be generous with our time. Sometimes, we, as hosts, will appear at airports even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take days off to act as guides to our foreign friends. The Americans, however, express their welcome usually at homes, but truly can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily routine. They will probably expect us to get ourselves from the airport to our own hotel by bus. And they expect that we will phone them from there. Once we arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real. We will find ourselves treated hospitably.
For the Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to go to restaurants, except for purely business matters. So accept their hospitality at home!
66. The writer of this passage must be ______.
A. an American B. a Chinese C. a professor D. a student
67. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Friendships between Americans usually extend deeply into their families.
B. Friendships between Americans usually last for all their lives.
C. Americans always show their warmth even if they are very busy.
D. Americans will continue their friendships again even after a long break.
68. From the last two paragraphs we can learn that when we arrive in America to visit an American friend, we will probably be ______.
A. warmly welcomed at the airport B. offered a ride to his home
C. treated hospitably at his home D. treated to dinner in a restaurant
69. The underlined words “generous with our time” in Paragraph 3 probably mean ______.
A. strict with time B. serious with time
C. careful with time D. willing to spend time
70. A suitable title for this passage would probably be “______”.
A. Friendships between Chinese B. Friendships between Americans
C. Americans’ hospitality D. Americans’ and Chinese’s views of friendships
PART FOUR WRITING
SECTION A ( 10 points )
Directions: Read the following passage. Complete the diagram by using the information for the passage.
Write NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS for each answer.
After the women’s movement in the world, women’s position in society as well as at home is improving. But how many men on earth have helped their wives do their housework at home, do you know? Recently a European Commission tried to find out people's ideas and reactions to the women's movement.They have carried out an overall survey of that. As part of their survey , they asked many men and women all over the Europe the same question,“Who does the housework?” The men answered very differently from the women!
The housework they asked people about were: preparing meals, washing dishes, cleaning the house and babysitting. 48% of British husbands said they did these things at home. 37% of Danish men helped their wives do such things in the house. But only 15% of Italian men said they did the housework; many of them said they never helped at all.
But there was an interesting point of view from the wives. According to British wives, only 38% of their husbands helped in the house. And Italian wives said that their husbands hardly ever helped them at home. The Italian and British men did not tell the truth! The Commission, however, found that Danish men were the most truthful husbands, fpr their answers were the same as their wives' answers.
Do the men you know around you help their wives in the house? Do you think the survey made by the European Commission gives a true picture in your experience? Write and tell us what you think.
European Commission’s survey
purpose
To find out people’s 71.______________ to the women’s movement
72.___________
Answers to the question and 73.____________ between the men and the women
74._____________
The rate of men 75.__________
Women’s view
76._____________
48%
only 38%
Denmark
37%
77._________
Italy
78.________
Almost none
79.___________
The Italian and British men told a lie; 80.______________ were the most honest
SECTION B (10 points )
Directions: Read the following passage. Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage and the required words limit. Write your answers on your answer sheet.
The average college student in America spent an estimated 700 dollars on textbooks last year. The National Association of College Stores reported more than five billion dollars in sales of textbooks and course materials.
Association spokesman Charles Schmidt says electronic textbooks now represent just two to three percent of sales. But he says that is expected to reach?10 to?15 percent by 2012.
Online versions are now available for many of the most popular college textbooks. E-textbooks can cost half the price of a new print textbook. But students usually lose access after the end of the term. And the books cannot be placed on more than one device, so they are not easy to share.
So what do students think of e-textbooks? Administrators at Northwest Missouri State University wanted to find out. Earlier this year they tested them with?500 students in?20 classes.
The students in the survey reported that downloading the books from the Internet was easy. They liked the idea of carrying lighter backpacks. And 56 percent said they were better able to find information.
But most found that using e-textbooks did not change their study habits. And?60 percent felt they read more when they were reading on paper. In all, almost half the students said they still liked physical textbooks better.
But the survey found that cost could be a big influence. 55 percent said they would choose e-textbooks if using them meant their textbook rental fee would not increase.
Roger Von Holzen heads the Center for Information Technology in Education at Northwest Missouri State. He tells us that administrators are disappointed with the e-textbooks now available because the majority are not interactive.
He thinks growth will come when more digital books include video, activities, games and other ways to interact with the information. The technology is improving. But for now, most of the books are just words on a screen.
81. How much do the average college student in America spend on textbooks last year? （no more than 4 words）
______________________________________________________________________________
82. What is the percentage of the e-textbook sales now according to Charles Schmidt? （no more than 4 words）
______________________________________________________________________________
83. What do students think of downloading the books from the Internet in the survey? （no more than 2 words）
______________________________________________________________________________
84. Why are administrators disappointed with the e-textbooks now available? （no more than 6 words）
______________________________________________________________________________
SECTION C ( 25 points)
Directions: Write an English composition according to the instructions given below in Chinese
作为中学生，你肯定经历过多次考试，体验过成功，也遭遇过失败。请你根据提示内容，简要概述中学生中普遍存在的对考试失败的两种态度，并结合自身实际，写一篇英语短文来说明你的观点。
消极态度
积极态度
你的观点
当考试结果不尽人意时，情绪低落，丧失信心，不再继续努力
当考虑失败时，……（至少写出2种表现）
……
要求：1．题目自拟；
2．词数120左右；
3．语意要连贯；不能写成诗歌形式；不能列成表格形式。
参考答案：
1-5 BCCCA 6-10 BCBAA 11-15 CABBC
16. December 17. cold 18. window shopping 19. see a movie 20. wonderful
21-25 AADCB 26-30 ABACA 31-35 ACCCC
36-40.CBDBD 41-45.ACCBA 46-47.CC
48. as 49.why 50. but 51.Though/Although 52. the 53. it 54. where 55. What
56-60 BBACB 61-65 CCABA 66-70 BDCDD
71. idea and reactions 72. Results 73. differences 74. Countires 75. doing housework
76. Britain 77. 37% 78. 15% 79. Conclusion 80. Danish men
81. About seven hundred dollars.
82. Two to three percent.
83. Easy.
84. Because the majority are not interactive.