2010-2011高二年级第二学期期中考试试题
英语
本试卷分为第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。共120分，考试时间120分钟。
第I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的阅读下一小题，每段对话仅读一遍。W ww.ks 5u.c om
1. What does the man think of Linda’s husband
A. Unfriendly B. Clever C. Quiet
2. Where does the conversation probably take place
A. In a hotel. B. In a store C. In a post office
3. What are the speakers talking about
A. A new hotel B. A new airport C. A new hospital
4. What do we know about the boy
A. He is 4 years old. B. He has a round face. C. He wears a green shirt.
5. What is in the man’s bag
A. Some CDs. B. Some bottles. C. Some books.
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，每段对话和独白后有几个小题，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，听每段对话和独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5分钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话和独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。
6. Where was the job advertised
A. On TV. B. In the magazine. C. In the newspaper.
7. Which job is the woman interested in
A. Interpreter. B. Secretary. C. Teacher.
8. When will the woman come for the interview
A. Next Monday morning. B. Next Monday afternoon. C. Next Tuesday morning.
听第7段材料，回答第9至 11题。
9. What was the relationship between the woman and Jim in the past
A. Relatives. B. Classmates. C. Colleagues
10. Where does the man live
A. In San Francisco. B. In New York. C. In Hawaii.
11. What is the woman
A. A film actress. B. An art director. C. A magazine editor.
听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。
12. How long was the man’s flight from Beijing to Tokyo
A. About 5 hours. B. About 4 hours. C. About 3 hours.
13. What was the weather like during the man’s flight in Japan
A. Cloudy. B. Snowy C. Rainy
14. What does the man see here
A. Few cars are in the street. B. Many people are fishing.
C. Many people are walking around the street.
听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。
15. Where does the woman live now
A. In America. B. In Canada. C. In Japan.
16. What language is the woman good at
A. Italian B. French C. Spanish.
17. What does the woman teach in a school
A. Medicine B. English C. Maths
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. Whom were the early zoos built for
A. Students B. Some rich people C. Kings and queens
19. What do we know about the Garden of Intelligence
A. It was built in Egypt.
B. It was about 3,000 acres.
C. It was named by an emperor.
20. Why did ancient Greeks build Zoos
A. To get fun. B. To study animal and plant life. C. To keep some rare animals.
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）
请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21. We have every reason to believe that ______ 2014 youth Olympic Games in Nanjing will be ______ success.
A. /; a B. the; / C. the; a D. a; a
22. ---Why does she always ask you for help
---There is no one else ______, is there
A. who to turn to B. she can turn to C. for whom to turn D. for her to turn
23. ______ to give up smoking, he threw away his ______ cigarettes.
A. Determined; remained B. Determining; remaining
C. Determined; remaining D. Determining; remained
24. I’m sorry you’ve been waiting so long, but it’ll still be some time _____ Brian gets back.
A. before B. since C. till D. after
25. 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
26. By working hard for a year, the boy had _____ a passing knowledge of Chinese.
A. required B. inquired C. acquired D. addressed
27. — The weather isn’t good enough for an outing, is it
— Not in the least. We can’t have ______ at this time of the year.
A. a nicer day B. a worse day C. a worst day D. so fine a day
28. The audiences’ reaction made it _____ that this play was successful.
A. evident B. familiar C. relevant D. skeptical
29. 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
30. ____ to nuclear radiation, even for a short time, may produce variants of genes in human body.
A. Exposed B. Being exposed C. Having exposed D. After being exposed
31. Take care during the holidays! Drinking too much can _______ heart disease and cause high blood pressure.
A．contribute to B．relate to C．attend to D．devote to
32. ---Do you mean to play the hero in the play
--- _______________ .But it should be a character I like.
A．Not surprisingly B．Not necessarily C．Not importantly D．Not absolutely
33. — Hey! Everyone in the office was at the dinner party in honor of Mr. Charles except you. What happened
— I ______ after Mike, my colleague. He was badly ill.
A. have looked B. was looking C. would look D. had looked
34. He never hides his real opinions towards others. _____, he is a person with a frank personality.
A. In a word B. In particular C. In detail D. In other words
35. His business failure left him at the edge of desperation, but, ______ , he managed to go out of the shadow through years of efforts.
A. time heals all wounds B. don’t count your chickens before they are hatched
C. no pains, no gains D. time and tide wait for no man
第二节: 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
请认真阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的(A、B、C和D)四个选项中,选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I consider myself something of an expert on apologies. A quick temper has 36 me with plenty of opportunities to make them. In one of my earliest 37 , my mother is telling me , “Don’t watch the 38 when you say, ‘I’m sorry’. Hold your head up and look at the person in the 39 , so he’ll know you 40 it.”
My mother thus made the key point of a(n) 41 apology: it must be direct. You must never 42 to be doing something else. You do not 43 a pile of letters while apologizing to a person 44 in position after blaming him or her for a mistake that turned out to be your 45 . You do not apologize to a hostess, whose guest of honor you treat 46 , by sending flowers the next day without mentioning your bad 47 .
One of the important things we should do for an 48 apology is a readiness to 49 the responsibility for our careless mistakes .We are used to making excuses ,which leaves no 50 for the other person to 51 us .Since most people are open-hearted ,the no-excuse apology leaves both parties feeling 52 about themselves .That ,after all ,is the 53 of every apology .It 54 little whether the apologizer is wholly or only partly a fault :answering for one’s 55 encourages others to take their share of the blame.
36．A．provided B．mixed C．compared D．treated
37．A．dreams B．courses C．memories D．ideas
38．A．side B．ground C．wall D．bottom
39．A．mind B．soul C．face D．eye
40．A．imagine B．enjoy C．mean D．regret
41．A．useful B．successful C．equal D．basic
42．A．pretend B．forget C．refuse D．expect
43．A．hold on B．put away C．look through D．pick up
44．A．poorer B．weaker C．worse D．lower
45．A．fault B．reason C．result D．duty
46．A．cruelly B．freely C．roughly D．foolishly
47．A．manners B．excuses C．efforts D．roles
48．A．active B．effective C．extra D．easy
49．A．raise B．perform C．admit D．bear
50．A．situation B．need C．sign D．room
51．A．advise B．forgive C．warn D．blame
52．A．wiser B．warmer C．better D．cleverer
53．A．purpose B．method C．end D．advantage
54．A．cares B．matters C．depends D．remains
55．A．facts B．states C．rights D．actions
第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分）
A
If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they become weak; when you start using them again, they slowly become strong again. Everybody knows that. Yet many people do not seem to know that memory works in the same way.
When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by using it. When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough chance to become strong.
If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak, we know that it is his fault. But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents are to blame(责备), and few of us know that it is just his own fault.
Have you ever found that some people can't read or write but they have better memories This is because they cannot read or write and they have to remember things; they cannot write them down in a little notebook. They have to remember days, names, songs and stories; so their memory is the whole time being exercised.
So if you want to have a good memory, learn from the people: practise remembering.
56. The main reason for one's poor memory is that ______.
A. his memory is not often used
B. he does not use his arms or legs for some time
C. his father or mother may have a poor memory
D. he can't read or write
57. If you do not use your arms or legs for some time, ______.
A. you can't use them any more
B. they will become stronger
C. they become weak and won't become strong until you use them again
D. they become weak but they slowly become strong again
58. Some people can't read or write, but they usually have better memories, because ______.
A. they have saved much trouble
B. they have saved much time to remember things
C. they can't write everything in a little notebook
D. they have to use their memories all the time
59. Which is the best title of the passage
A. Don't Stop Using Your Arms Or Legs B. How To Have A Good Memory
C. Strong Arms And Good Memories D. Learn From The People
B
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60. According to the material above, we can learn that it is ________.
A. a tourist advertisement B. a real property advertisement
C. about studying abroad D. about oceanfront suite sales
61. Which of the following statements is NOT included in the passage
A. You can experience at sea with $300 to spend if you book by April 1.
B. You can see the sunny skies and hit the beach in the Caribbean.
C. You can get 10% off some activities if you travel in Half Moon Bay.
D. You can have another night free if you stay in Half Moon Bay for six nights.
62. What can you enjoy for $ 1,758 in Turks and Caicos Club
A. You can stay there for six nights in an oceanfront suite.
B. You can enjoy an hour massage twice a day.
C. You can have daily meals and a bottle of champagne.
D. You only need to pay $25 if all the pictures taken there cost $100.
63. Where is the travel agency
A. In the Caribbean. B. In Norway. C. In Turkey. D. In Half Moon Bay.
C
How Room Designs Affect Our Work and Feelings
Architects have long had the feeling that the places we live in can affect our thoughts, feelings and behaviors, But now scientists are giving this feelings an empirical（经验的, 实证的）basis. They are discovering how to design spaces that promote creativity, keep people focused, and lead to relaxation.
Researches show that aspects of the physical environment can influence creativity. In 2007, Joan Meyers-Levy at the University of Minnesota, reported that the height of a room’s ceiling affects how people to think. Her research indicates that the higher ceilings encourage people to think more freely, which may lead them to make more abstract connections. Low ceilings, on the other hand, may inspire a more detailed outlook.
In addition to ceiling height, the view afforded by a building may influence an occupant’s ability to concentrate. Nancy Wells and her colleagues at Cornell University found in their study that kids who experienced the greatest increase in greenness as a result of a family move made the most gains on a standard test of attention.
Using nature to improve focus of attention ought to pay off academically, and it seems to, according to a study led by C. Kenneth Tanner, head of the School Design ＆Planning Laboratory at University of Georgia. Tanner and his team found that students in classrooms with unblocked views of at least 50 feet outside the window had higher scores on tests of vocabulary, language arts and maths than did students whose classrooms primarily overlooked roads and parking lots.
Recent study on room lighting design suggests that dim（暗淡的）light helps people to loosen up. If that is true generally, keeping the light low during dinner or at parties could increase relaxation. Researchers of Harvard Medical School also discovered that furniture with rounded edges could help visitors relax.
So far scientists have focused mainly on public buildings. “We have a very limited number of studies, so we’re almost looking at the problem through a straw（吸管）, ”architect David Allison says. “How do you take answers to very specific questions and make broad, generalized use of them That’s what we're all struggling with. ”
64. What does Joan Meyers-Levy focus on in her research
A. Light B. Ceilings C. Windows D. Furniture.
65. The passage tells us that____.
A. the shape of furniture may affect people, s feelings
B. lower ceilings may help improve students’ creativity
C. children in a dim classroom may improve their grades
D. Students in rooms with unblocked views may feel relaxed
66. The underlined sentence in the last paragraph probably means that _______.
A. the problem is not approached step by step
B. the researches so far have faults in themselves
C. the problem is too difficult for researchers to detect
D. research in this area is not enough to make generalized patterns
67. Which of the following shows the organization of the passage
CP: Central Point P: point Sp: Sub—point（次要点）C: Conclusion
D
Advice to “sleep on it” could be well founded, scientists say．After a good night’s sleep a problem that couldn’t be solved the night before can often appear more manageable, although the evidence until now has been anecdotal (个人体验的)．But researchers at the University of Luebek in Germany have designed an experiment that shows a good night’s sleep can improve insight (顿悟) and problem-solving．
“If you have some newly-got memories in your brain, sleep acts on these memories and restructures them , so that after sleep the insight into problem which you could not solve before increases,” said Dr Jan Born , a neuroscientist (神经科学家), at the university．To test the theory, they taught volunteers two simple rules to help them turn a string of numbers into a new order．There was also a third, hidden rule, which could help them increase their speed in solving the problem．The researchers divided the volunteers into two groups: half were allowed to sleep after the training while the rest were forced to stay awake．Dr Jan Born and his team noticed that the group that had slept after the training were twice as likely to figure out the third rule as the other group．“Sleep helped,” Born said in a telephone interview．“The important thing is that you have to have a memory representation in your brain of the problem you want to solve and then you sleep, so it can act on the problem．” But Born admitted that he and his team don’t know how restructuring of memories occurs or what governs it．Pierre Maquet and Perrine Ruby of the University of Liege in Belgium said the experimental evidence supports the anecdotal suggestions that sleep can help develop creative thinking．Although the role of sleep in human creativity will still be a mystery, the research gives people good reason to fully respect their periods of sleep, they added．
68. The underlined phrase “sleep on it” in Paragraph 1 probably means ．
A. to delay deciding something until the next day
B. to get as much sleep as possible
C. to go on sleeping without being disturbed
D. to sleep till after the time you usually get up in the morning
69. Jan Born and his team carried out the experiment through _____．
A. comparison B. interview C. survey D. imagination
70. What would be the best title for the passage
A. How Sleep Works B. Sleep Helps Solve Problems
C. No Evidence, But Well Founded D. Born’s Discovery On Sleep
第四部分：任务型阅读(共10小题：每小题1分，满分10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。请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。每个空格只填1个单词。
Canada’s wealth comes from the exploitation of its rich natural resources and from the work of its citizens. Canadians are employed in a variety of jobs. All of these jobs can be grouped into one of three categories: extractive industries, manufacturing industries and service industries.
Industries that take raw materials from the natural environment are called extractive or primary industries. Canada has a wealth of natural resources. The extractive industries that have been developed to exploit these natural resources make an important contribution to the wealth of our economy. Without these extractive industries, and the money they bring from other countries, Canada’s economy could not exist in its present form. Yet only a small percentage of Canada’s labour force works in extractive industries. Extractive industries rely on labour-saving machines instead of human labour.
Manufacturing industries process the products of extractive industries into finished products Manufacturing industries transform raw materials into many different forms to be used by consumers or by other companies. This processing may be done in one or more stages. For example, iron ore is transformed into steel in factories. This is called primary manufacturing. The steel is then sent to companies for further processing into cars, mining equipment, machines, nails, and other products-such as bicycle frames. This is called secondary manufacturing.
Manufacturing industries are located in many towns and cities across panies try to build their factories in densely populated areas because they want to near the people who buy their products. If they locate near their customers, then they save money on shipping costs. Manufacturing industries provide more jobs to Canadians than do extractive industries. Yet the number of people employed in manufacturing is still small in comparison to the third category, services. As with extractive industries, manufacturing process use many machines that require relatively few workers.
Service industries provide services needed by the extractive and manufacturing industries, and by society in general. Without these services, society could not operate. The majority of Canadian workers do not produce “goods” in their jobs. Instead, they provide “services” for others. The range of services is very great and includes such things as retailing, office work, education, health care, communications, government, transportation, and personal services.
Service industries in one form or another are spread over the entire country. In every community there are stores, banks, schools, police forces, and dozens of other services. The majority of service industries are found in town and cities because services are provided for people and there are many more people in urban areas, Canada’s economy depends upon the creation of jobs in all three types of industry.
Introduction ●All (71) ▲ can be divided into three categories: extractive industries, manufacturing industries and service industries.
Extractive industries ●Extractive industries arc also called primary industries, which are (72) ▲ with the exploitation of raw materials from the natural environment.
(73) ▲ industries ●Manufacturing industries (74) ▲ raw materials into products, which can be used by people or companies.●Manufacturing industries can be grouped into primary manufacturing and (75) ▲ manufacturing.●Primary manufacturing (76) ▲ steel from iron ore for further processing.●Secondary manufacturing will then use the steel to make products like cars, bikes, etc. for people to use.
Service industries ●Service industries provide services the other two industries need. Without these services, our society cannot (77) ▲ .●Service industries provide jobs for shop assistants, office (78) ▲ , teachers, doctors, and many others.●Service industries mainly provide services for (79) ▲ .
Closing ●Our society is (80) ▲ on all three trees of industry.
第五部分：书面表达(满分25分)
我国使用手机上网的网民已经达到1.55亿，其中超过5000万人是19岁以下的青少年。近日来，手机黄色网站“祸及”青少年学生成为社会各界高度关注的焦点问题，于是你们班同学就“青少年使用手机上网”展开了一场热烈的讨论。下表是这次讨论的结果。请你在校园网的BBS论坛上用英语写一篇短文，介绍此次讨论的情况并阐明你自己的观点。
约60％的同学认为 约40％的同学认为 你的看法
1.随时随地上网了解最新信息，拓宽视野。2. 方便与家长、朋友联系。3. 有多种功能，使人得到放松。 1. 用手机上网玩游戏，闲聊等浪费时间和金钱。2. 网络上有许多有害信息，对青少年造成不良影响。3．沉溺网络游戏，影响生活和学习。 1. …2. … (至少2条)
注意：
1. 对所给要点，不要简单翻译，要有适当发挥。
2. 词数150左右。开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Recently our class has held a heated discussion about whether it’s good for teenagers to surf the Internet through mobile phones.
2010-2011第二学期期中考试
英语答题纸
第五部分 书面表达(满分25分)
Recently our class has held a heated discussion about whether it’s good for teenagers to surf the Internet through mobile phones.____________________________
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2010-2011学年高二年级期中考试
英语试题（参考答案）
第一部分：听力(共两节，满分20分)
1—5 ABCBC 6—10 CAACA 11—15 BCAAB 16—20 BACCB
第二部分：英语知识运用
第一节：单项填空（共15小题; 每小题1分，满分15分）
21.C 22.B 23.C 24.A 25.D 26.C 27.B 28.A 29.B 30.B 31.A 32.B 33.B 34.D 35.A
第二节: 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
36.A 37.C 38.B 39.D 40.C 41.B 42.A 43.C 44.D 45.A
46.C 47.A 48.B 49.D 50.D 51.B 52.C 53.A 54.B 55.D
第三部分：阅读理解
56.A 57.C 58.D 59.B 60.A 61.C 62.D 63.B 64.B 65.A 66.D 67.C 68.A 69.A 70.B
第四部分：任务型阅读
71. jobs 72. associated/connected 73. Manufacturing
74. process/transform/turn 75. secondary 76. makes
77. operate/function 78. workers 79. people
80. based/dependent
第五部分 书面表达：
A possible version:
Recently our class has held a heated discussion about whether it’s good for teenagers to surf the Internet through mobile phones. Opinions are divided on this matter.
About 60% of the students support it. They think by surfing the Internet through mobile phones, they can know about the latest information anytime and anywhere they like, which will broaden their views. Moreover, it’s convenient for them to keep in touch with their parents and friends. At the same time, it provides many functions, thus making them relaxed.
However, about 40% of the students hold the opposite opinion, arguing that it’s a waste of time and money to play games and chat online through mobile phones. Worse still, there is a lot of harmful information online, which surely has a bad influence on teenagers. Being addicted to online games does great harm to their life as well as their studies.
In my opinion, teenagers can surf the Internet through mobile phones on condition that they can make good use of it. Besides, our government should take measures to ensure a safer online environment for teenagers.
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