湖南省师大附中11-12学年高二上学期期末考试（英语）
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湖南师大附中高二第一学期期末考试·英语试卷
（考试时间：元月12日 8：00-10：00）
时量：120分钟 总分：150分
命题人：高二英语备课组 审题人：高二英语备课组 备课组长：蒋立耘
命题范围：模块六
本试卷分为四个部分，包括听力、语言知识运用、阅读和书面表达。时量120分钟。满分150分。
Part I Listening Comprehension (30 marks)
Section A (22.5 marks)
Directions: In this section, you’ll hear six conversations between two speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions, and each question is followed by three choices marked A, B and C. Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question．You will hear each conversation TWICE．
Conversation 1
1. Who use the car this morning
A. The son. B. The aunt. C. The mother.
2. Where are the keys found
A. In the purse. B. In the pocket. C. In the drawer.
Conversation 2
3. Which of the following is true about the man
A. He borrowed some money.
B. He is caught in the traffic.
C. He will meet his teacher.
4. How is the man going home
A. By train. B. By bus. C. By taxi.
Conversation 3
5. When was the party held
A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. In the evening.
6. Why didn’t the woman go to the party
A. She didn’t feel well. B. She didn’t have the time. C. She didn’t get an invitation.
Conversation 4
7. What does the man want to buy
A. A camera. B. A mobile phone. C. A music player.
8. Which of the following does the man choose
A. The PE310. B. The RT230. C. The FG160.
9. How much does the man pay
A. $300. B. $270. C. $100.
Conversation 5
10. What is the woman
A. A dress designer. B. A basketball player. C. A headmaster.
11. What do we know about the man’s travel plan
A. He’s going by air. B. He’s leaving for Paris. C. He’s arriving this afternoon.
12. Who is going to pick up the man
A. The woman’s son. B. The woman’s brother. C. The woman herself.
Conversation 6
13. What is the man doing now
A. Looking for a job. B. Studying in a university. C. Teaching at a high school.
14. What kind of movie does the man like best
A. Adventure. B. Comedy. C. Drama.
15. Where are the speakers going first
A. The supermarket. B. The cinema. C. The café.
Section B (7.5 marks)
Directions: In this section, you’ll hear a mini-talk. Listen carefully and then fill in numbered blanks with the information you’ve got. Fill each blank with NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS.
You’ll hear the mini-talk TWICE.
Part II Language Knowledge (45 marks)
Section A (15 marks)
Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.
21.——How do you find the film put on in the newly-built cinema
——Oh, excellent. It’s __________ once again.
A. worth being seen B. worthwhile to see C. worthy of seeing D. worth seeing
22.____ to defend his pet dog from a big dog’s sudden attack, Ted had his right arm injured yesterday.
A. To try B. Tried C. Having tried D. Trying
23. Everyone has dark days but not all are strong enough to hold on _____ things get better.
A When B. until C. whether D. unless
24. ____ in the world is permanent apart from love for your family and your friends.
A. Anything B. Everything C. Nothing D. Something
25. Considering your severe condition, I’d rather you _____ in bed and _____ anything for at least one week.
A. stayed; didn’t do B. stayed; don’t do C. stay; don’t do D. stay; din’t do
26. My first summer holiday in high school, _____ I spent on the farm, was really unforgettable.
A. that B. which C. when D. where
27. ____ the big snake, the little girl stood under the tree _____ to death.
A. Seeing; frighteining B.Seeing; frightened C. Seen; frighteened D. To see; frightening
28 .The young girl sitting next to me on the plane was very nervous. She _________ before.
A. hasn’t flown B. didn’t fly C. hadn’t flown D. wasn’t flying
29. ——You look hot and very tired.
——Yes, _________________.
A. I’m running B. I’ve been running C. I often run D. I had run
30. He____ a sense of humour. This is why I don’t like being friends with him.
A. is lack of B. lacks of C. is lacking in D. is lacking of
31._______ turn color and fall to the ground is a sign of winter.
A That leaves B Leaves C When leaves D If leaves
32.----Would you please explain to me about the difference between the two words
---- I’m sorry but that’s ____ I’m puzzled about.
A. what B. why C. which D. that
33. ____ dismissed, your health care and other benefits would not be immediately cut off.
A. Would you be B. Should you be C. Could you be D. Might you be
34. It’s quite funny _____the new foreign teachers trying to adjust to _____that.
A. watch; doing B. watching; do C. to watch; have done D. watching; doing
35. ____, many villagers here lived ____ 100 years and kept working until the end of their lives.
A. To believe it or not ; to be B. Believe it or not ; being
C. Believing it or not ; to be D. Believe it or not ; to be
Section B (18 marks)
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 the word or phrase that best fits the context.
We lived in a very quiet neighborhood. One evening I heard a loud crash in the street. 36 that evening my wife had asked me to go to the store to get some soft drinks. It seemed like this would be a good time to let my teenage daughter Holly 37 her driving, so I sent her to the store in my truck.
At dinner my son talked about how much he liked my 38 . I enjoyed having it, but I said: “Guy, my heart is not set on that truck. I like it but it is just metal and won’t last forever. Never set your heart on anything that won’t last.
After hearing the loud noise, the whole family ran outside. My son shouted: “ Dad! Dad, Holly crashed your truck.”
My heart sank and my mind was 39 with conflicting thoughts. Was anyone hurt Who else was involved As I ran to the door, I heard a voice in my heart say: “Here is a chance to show Holly 40 you really love. She’ll never forget it.”
The accident had occurred in my own driveway. Holly had crashed my truck into our other vehicle, the family van (搬运车). In her inexperience, she had 41 the brakes and the gas pedal. Holly was unhurt 42 but when I reached her, she was crying and saying：“Oh, Dad, I’m sorry. I know how much you love this truck.” I held her in my arms as she cried.
Later that week a friend stopped by and asked what had happened to my truck. I told her the whole story. Her eyes moistened(湿润) and she said: “That happened to me when I was a girl. I borrowed my dad’s car and 43 a log that had fallen across the road. I ruined the car. When I got home my Dad knocked me to the ground and began to kick me.”
Over 40 years later, she still felt the pain of the night. It was a deep wound on her 44 .
I remember how sad Holly was the night she crashed our truck, and how I comforted her. One day, when Holly 45 on her life, I want her to know that I love her a thousand times more than any piece of 46 .
I repaired the van, but the dent(凹陷) in my truck is still there today. Every day it reminds me of what really 47 in my life.
36. A. Later B. Earlier C. Former D. Latter
37. A. pass B. train C. practice D. coach
38. A. job B. truck C. daughter D. cooking
39. A. flooded B. satisfied C. blessed D. concerned
40. A. why B. which C. what D. how
41. A. mixed B. separated C. recognized D. confused
42. A. mentally B. intellectually C. primitively D. physically
43. A. run down B. run for C. ran into D. run after
44. A. motivation B. soul C. shadow D. body
45. A. think back B. think out C. think up D. think on
46. A. property B. trucks C. production D. vans
47. A. affects B. matters C. attracts D. acquires
Section C (12 marks)
Directions:Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.
The private automobile has long played an important role in the US. In fact, it has become 48._____ necessary and important part of the American life. In 1986, sixty-nine percent of American families owned 49._____ least one car, and thirty-eight percent had 50._____ than one. With the convenience of rapid transportation, workers don’t have to live near their workplace. This has encouraged the growth of the cities, 51. _____ it has also led to traffic problems.
For farm families the automobile is very helpful. It has made 52._____ possible for them to travel to town very often for business and for pleasure.
Family life has been affected in 53._____ ways. The car helps to keep families together. However, when teenage children use the car, their parents can’t keep an eye on them. There is a great danger 54._____ the driver has been drinking alcohol or taking drugs or breaking 55._____ traffic laws.
Cars mean very much to Americans.
Part III Reading Comprehension (30 marks)
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
I went into Harrods in London (a huge department store I am sure you have heard of) to buy some Minton china plates for a wedding anniversary which was to be a group gift from friends to other friends in Geneva.
Having only 30 minutes between meeting. I whizzed there in a taxi from the office and battled through the milling people on the 2nd day of the sales on the ground floor up to the 5th to the china department. There was a man standing there who was obviously a sales person who I rushed up to and asked if he had this particular china in stock and if it would take long to wrap, etc. He was amazing. He got the plates in seconds, wrapped them up and asked me if I wanted a store card, to which I replied no, because I lived in Switzerland, to which he replied asking if, as I lived abroad, would like a tax rebate form(退税表). After that he showed me what to do, produced a map of the store and told me where I should go for the formalities(程序). That was fabulos! I thanked him and said what wounderful service he had given me. I even asked if he gave this to everyone, to which he answered: “I’m just doing what is required at Harrods”. With that, a tall man in a grey suit approached me and offered his hand to shake mine saying, “Can I introduce myself I am the Chief Executive of Harrods and what an interesting conversation I have just heard…” He had been wandering through the store (as you should do as a hands-on CEO) and had overheard me thanking this salesman, whose face, I can hardly describe, was frozen in a mixture of delight awe and astonishment!
Can you imagine the salesman going home to his family and friends recounting what the CEO spoke to him after overhearing him being praised by a customer
56. The writer went to Harrods to __________.
A.kill time B.buy some gifts C.go sightseeing D. shop for her wedding
57. What does the underlined word “whiz” in Paragraph 2 most probably mean
A. drive B. arrive C. rush D. leave
58 Which of the following sentences can best replace “I’m just doing what is required at Harrods” in th second paragraph
A. “I’m an honest man.” B. “I must obey the rules.”
C. “Harrods is strict with its employees.” D. “Anybody will receive our good service.”
59. As soon as she bought what she wanted, the writer________.
A. went to a meeting. B. flew back to Geneva
C. visited one of her friends D. attended a wedding ceremony
60. The writer wrote the above pasaage because she thought what she had experience was so ______.
A. pleasant B. strange C.exciting D. amusing
B
●Ms Tan, you’ve referred to your new novel as your eighth book.
That’s because it took me six or seven attempts at a second novel before I started and completed this one.
●Why do you think you had so many false starts
I would say that my reasons were wrong. I was trying to prove that I wasn’t just a mother-daughter storyteller, or I was trying to prove that I didn’t just have to write about things that were strictly Chinese or Chinese-American. Those were never the right reasons for writing those early stories. And I could never come up with other better reasons for continuing them.
●What kept you going on this book
This book was different because it was based on my mother’s real life. The reason for writing it became more personal and emotional. After The Joy Luck Club came out, my mother was always explaining to people that she wasn’t any of the mothers in that book. And at one point she said to me, “Next book tells my true story.” And then she started telling me things I never knew before. She also told me many, many stories, because my mother doesn’t generalize(笼统地表达). The book really grew out of that.
●Have you ever visited China
Yes. I’ve been there twice: about three years ago and then again last November, both times with my mother and my husband.
●Was it difficult to understand the Chinese-American dialect(方言) without sounding like a parody(拙劣的模仿)
No, because it’s the language I’ve heard all my life from my mother. She speaks English as it’s direct translation from Chinese. But it’s more than that. Her language also has more imagery than English.
●Can you think of an example
Somebody might say to me, “Don’t work so hard. You’ll kill yourself.” My mother will say to me，“Why do you press all your brains out on this page for someone else？” So it’s very vivid. That’s the way she talks.
●Have many readers told you that the Chinese mother in your book reminded them of the typical Jewish (有癖好的) mother
Many people have told me that. I think the mother-daughter relationship is very intense(紧张) in both cases. Culturally there is an acceptance that mothers have the power to tell their children, especially their daughters, how to conduct their lives --- not simply up until the time they are 18, but for the rest of their lives. However, when children grow up in a different culture from their parents’，they tend to keep more secrets from their parents. The children think, “They just wouldn’t understand that I had to do this.” And that can really create a gap, and it can grow as the number of secrets grows.
61. Based on the questions in this interview, what do you think Ms Tan’ s profession is
A. A journalist. B. A storywriter. C. An interviewer. D. An interviewee.
62. What’ s TRUE about Tan’ s second book
A. It’ s about her real life in America. B. The name of the book is The Joy Luck Club.
C. It is the result of many times of careful thought. D. It includes many works of her mother.
63. Which question is NOT answered in the interview
A. How does she think of her mother’ s language B. How many books does she plan to write
C. When did she visit China D. How is generation gap created
64. We can infer that________.
A. Tan’ s mother is a good storyteller
B. Tan plans to write another book about her mother
C. Tan plans to return to China
D. Tan’ s mother is hard to communicate with because of personality
65. The last paragraph mainly talks about________.
A. how to keep secrets from parents B. how to deal with the mother-daughter relationship
C. how to conduct the lives D. how the generation gap comes about
C
It may be open to discussion which city is the most beautiful in the world. But in terms of “ the most livable”, Melbourne has ranked top in a survey done by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) in August. In fact, four cities Down Under are among the top ten most livable cities.
The climate in Australia is warm and mild, particularly in major coastal cities. As a result, people spend much time outdoors. They go to the beach, to the countryside, or play sports outdoors in fields.
Take Melbourne for example. The city features many open green spaces and beautiful long beaches. Melburnians
(people from Melbourne) have a strong love for sports. The city hosts the annual Australia Open,
the Formula One Grand Prix, cricket, rugby and homegrown football. It is also home to museums, art exhibitions and drama festivals.
The comfortable environment has encouraged many people to migrate(移居) to the country and Australia is known for being very multicultural or its cultural diversity(多样性).
“We have tried to introduce a sense of belonging in Australia,” said Chris Bowen, the Australian Minister for Immigration(移民). “Multiculturalism is about inviting every individual member of society to be everything they can be … to develop as individuals.”
This could be the reason behind another Australia quality that Guardian reporter Stephen Brook has noticed: Australians do patriotism(爱国精神) much better than the Brits.
“I once witnessed two Australian viewers at a tennis tournament show more support for the Aussie player than the rest of the British arena,” he wrote.
It is also an Australian tradition to stand up for the “underdog”. In the 2000 Olympic Games, the Sydney public watches an African swimmer who was barely able to swim 50 meters. Even though most people in the stands knew that even they could have swum better than him at that point, they cheered his every stroke(一划) as if he were on his way to a good medal. During the 2003 Rugby World Cup, the level of support they showed for the Japanese team surprised viewers since Japan had little hope of winning.
“Australians don’t need to be victorious in order to feel like a worthy person. When they cheer for the underdog, seeing other human beings having the courage to take on hardship, they get the emotional satisfaction they need,” wrote a blogger on , a website dedicated to Australian culture.
66. What is the article mainly about
A. Multiculturalism in Australia.
B. Qualities that make Australia stand out as “the most livable” place in the world.
C. The comfortable environment and lifestyle in Australia.
D. The world’s most livable city, Melbourne.
67. What can be concluded from the article
A. Melbourne is the most culturally diverse city in the world.
B. The majority of Australians are fascinated with sports and art.
C. The Australian government tries to make immigrants feel at home.
D. Australians are considered to be the most patriotic in the world.
68. The underlined phrase “the underdog” in Paragraph 8 probably refers to a competitor who _________.
A. is least likely to win a fight or contest B. is expected to win a fight or contest
C. is not from one’s own country D. has a strong love for Australian culture
69. With the example of the African swimmer, the author intends to show that Australians ______.
A. are very good at swimming B. understand the feelings of the underdog
C. are courageous in face of hardship
D. understand that having fun and playing a game does not have to mean winning
70. Which will be the best title for this passage
A. Australia --- famous for its cultural diversity
B. Australia --- home to sports
C. Australia --- the most livable place in the world
D. Australia --- fantastic natural environment
Part IV Writing (45 marks)
Section A (10 marks)
Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the numbered blanks by using the information from the passage. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer．
Everyone can experience anger sometimes, but not everyone can control it properly. To some people, controlling anger seems like the hardest thing in the world to do.
When it comes to anger control, there are lots of tools and things that you can do. The first technique you can use is to recognize stress when it occurs. This is extremely important as you need to understand what causes this pressure and attempt to reduce this stress before it transforms quickly into anger.
Developing empathy (移情) is another anger control skill you can learn. You can teach yourself how to reduce or eliminate (消除)anger completely by seeing things from other people’s perspective.
You need to learn how to respond to situations rather than react. Think about your response and calmly approach this rather than reacting suddenly when stress and pressure are triggered.
When you experience unwanted feelings, control these by talking to yourself in your own mind and enable yourself to deal with those feelings effectively before acting on them. By talking it over in your own head you can work out how you will best deal with the situation instead of acting on impulse (冲动), which can be destructive.
Anger control can also be achieved with the skill of being able to communicate with others with honesty. You can effectively train yourself to respond to situations without getting annoyed about things.
These feelings can quite regularly be set off by a difference in what we expect and what actually get in life. Often if things do not go our way or we feel we have been harshly treated, we will find it hard to control our anger. If you adjust your expectations, then you should be able to handle difficult situations and cope with them much better.
Finally it is vitally important to step back and think about things that are happening rather than acting too quickly. It can sometimes be very hard not to wade in (介入)and start acting before thinking about things first.
Therefore, it is important to remember that everyone has the capacity to lose their temper and controlling it is the real challenge.
How can you control anger
Problem Anger is a normal feeling in people’s lives, yet not all can deal with it in the (71)_______ way. Some people find anger control hard.
Anger control (72)__________. ◆Acknowledge your stress, face it bravely, discover the cause and try to (73)________before it develops into anger.
◆Think about things from other people’s perspective and take (74)_______ of the power of empathy.◆Respond calmly to situations rather than (75)_________
◆Talking will help you to get rid of unwanted feelings and avoid destructive (76)__________.
◆Avoid annoyed feelings by (77)__________other honestly.
◆Make (78)________to your expectations in difficult situations.◆Think (79) __________you act.
Conclusion Though it is a human ability to be angry, it is a challenge to bring it (80) __________
Section B （10 marks）
Directions: Read the following passage.Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage and the required words limit.
Many people pursue goals that they hope will make them happy, but happiness is not always the final result. So how does one determine and establish which goals will end in personal happiness and which will not what are the things in life that are correlated with personal happiness
The most important thing is people’s attitude toward life, which can greatly impact their personal levels of happiness and satisfaction with life overall.
Psychologists have known for some time that optimism is a good defense against unhappiness. It’s probably no secret that optimistic people are considered to be much more happier people than pessimists. There are specific characteristic features optimists have (pleasant ways of thinking), that bring them more success, greater health, increased life satisfaction, and other good things. If you became an optimist, it can mean that you became a very happy person, despite your circumstances, and it can actually bring more things into your life to be happy about. “If you are optimistic and you think life is going to get better, it will become a self-fulfilling prediction”, says one of the scientists. “Happy people manage to look on the bright side, even if they encounter big problems on their way.”
Positive psychologists believe that people can learn how to become happy, that everyone can teach themselves to see a half-empty glass as half-full. All they have to do is to spend time thinking about all the things that have gone right for them, rather than complaining what has gone badly. Study on depression shows that one of the biggest causes of depression is thinking and worrying about something that went wrong in the past.
81. According to the passage, what can affect people’s personal levels of happiness (No more than 5 words )
(2 marks) ______________________________________________________________________________________.
82. Why are some people depressed according to the study (No more than 13 words ) (2 marks)
______________________________________________________________________________________.
83. How do people learn to be happy according to the psychologist (No more than 15 words ) (3 marks)
______________________________________________________________________________________.
84. What is the main idea of the passage (No more than 10 words ) (3 marks)
______________________________________________________________________________________.
Section C （25 marks）
Directions: Write an English composition according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
假设你是高二学生陈伟，昨天，你和你的外籍同桌Bob关于用集体班费给灾区捐款这一问题发生了一些小争执，请你按照以下要求给他写一封道歉信。
表达自己的歉意；
阐述道歉的原因（至少2条）；
表达自己的友好之情，提倡（advocate）相互理解、相互尊重。
注意：
字数不少于120个。
文中不得提及考生所在学校和本人姓名。
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Keys (2011-1-12)
1---5 CBCAB 6---10 CBACA 11---15 ABBAC
16. by a river 17. Size 18. pretty 19. Reasons 20. 2/ two weeks
21-25 DDBCA 26-30 BBCBC 31-35 AABDD
36-40 BCBAC 41-45 DDCBA 46-47 AB.
48. a 49. at 50. more 51. but 52. it. 53various / different/many 54. if 55. other/the
56—60 BCDAA 61—65 BCBAD 66—70 BCADC
right/proper/appropriate 72.skills/techniques/tips 73. reduce the stress 74.advantage
75. react suddenly 76.consequences/results municating/talking with
78. adjustments 79.before 80. under control
81.People’s attitude toward life.
82.(Because) They think and worry about something that went wrong in the past.
83.By spending time thinking about the things that have gone right from them./By being optimistic./By looking on the right side.
84.How being optimistic or happy can affect your life./How your outlook on life can affect your life.
One possible version
Dear Bob,
I am writing to express my regret at the unpleasant argument between us yesterday. I felt so sorry for what I did and said yesterday. I donated all the money to the students in flooded area without discussing the plan with you.
I could have dealt with it differently. But when I handed in the money, you happened to be away from school and later I didn’t explain it to you in an appropriate way. What was worse, I said that you didn’t care about the collective, which hurt you so much.
Now I want to take back what I said. Please accept my apology for being so impulsive yesterday, and I’d like you to try to understand my situation. I hope our friendship will last long.
Yours,
Chen Wei
Essay competition introduction:
Topic: My Ideal City
Questions Example or requirements
Location Near the sea, 16 , or on an island
17 Depending on your own choice
Features(特色) Mountains to make it 18 , or the fastest train in the world
19 No less than 3 points
Prize: A free trip to Europe for a stay of 20
（考试时间：元月12日 8：00-10：00）
时量：120分钟 总分：150分
命题人：高二英语备课组 审题人：高二英语备课组 备课组长：蒋立耘
命题范围：模块六
本试卷分为四个部分，包括听力、语言知识运用、阅读和书面表达。时量120分钟。满分150分。
Part I Listening Comprehension (30 marks)
Section A (22.5 marks)
Directions: In this section, you’ll hear six conversations between two speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions, and each question is followed by three choices marked A, B and C. Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question．You will hear each conversation TWICE．
Conversation 1
1. Who use the car this morning
A. The son. B. The aunt. C. The mother.
2. Where are the keys found
A. In the purse. B. In the pocket. C. In the drawer.
Conversation 2
3. Which of the following is true about the man
A. He borrowed some money.
B. He is caught in the traffic.
C. He will meet his teacher.
4. How is the man going home
A. By train. B. By bus. C. By taxi.
Conversation 3
5. When was the party held
A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. In the evening.
6. Why didn’t the woman go to the party
A. She didn’t feel well. B. She didn’t have the time. C. She didn’t get an invitation.
Conversation 4
7. What does the man want to buy
A. A camera. B. A mobile phone. C. A music player.
8. Which of the following does the man choose
A. The PE310. B. The RT230. C. The FG160.
9. How much does the man pay
A. $300. B. $270. C. $100.
Conversation 5
10. What is the woman
A. A dress designer. B. A basketball player. C. A headmaster.
11. What do we know about the man’s travel plan
A. He’s going by air. B. He’s leaving for Paris. C. He’s arriving this afternoon.
12. Who is going to pick up the man
A. The woman’s son. B. The woman’s brother. C. The woman herself.
Conversation 6
13. What is the man doing now
A. Looking for a job. B. Studying in a university. C. Teaching at a high school.
14. What kind of movie does the man like best
A. Adventure. B. Comedy. C. Drama.
15. Where are the speakers going first
A. The supermarket. B. The cinema. C. The café.
Section B (7.5 marks)
Directions: In this section, you’ll hear a mini-talk. Listen carefully and then fill in numbered blanks with the information you’ve got. Fill each blank with NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS.
You’ll hear the mini-talk TWICE.
Part II Language Knowledge (45 marks)
Section A (15 marks)
Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.
21.——How do you find the film put on in the newly-built cinema
——Oh, excellent. It’s __________ once again.
A. worth being seen B. worthwhile to see C. worthy of seeing D. worth seeing
22.____ to defend his pet dog from a big dog’s sudden attack, Ted had his right arm injured yesterday.
A. To try B. Tried C. Having tried D. Trying
23. Everyone has dark days but not all are strong enough to hold on _____ things get better.
A When B. until C. whether D. unless
24. ____ in the world is permanent apart from love for your family and your friends.
A. Anything B. Everything C. Nothing D. Something
25. Considering your severe condition, I’d rather you _____ in bed and _____ anything for at least one week.
A. stayed; didn’t do B. stayed; don’t do C. stay; don’t do D. stay; din’t do
26. My first summer holiday in high school, _____ I spent on the farm, was really unforgettable.
A. that B. which C. when D. where
27. ____ the big snake, the little girl stood under the tree _____ to death.
A. Seeing; frighteining B.Seeing; frightened C. Seen; frighteened D. To see; frightening
28 .The young girl sitting next to me on the plane was very nervous. She _________ before.
A. hasn’t flown B. didn’t fly C. hadn’t flown D. wasn’t flying
29. ——You look hot and very tired.
——Yes, _________________.
A. I’m running B. I’ve been running C. I often run D. I had run
30. He____ a sense of humour. This is why I don’t like being friends with him.
A. is lack of B. lacks of C. is lacking in D. is lacking of
31._______ turn color and fall to the ground is a sign of winter.
A That leaves B Leaves C When leaves D If leaves
32.----Would you please explain to me about the difference between the two words
---- I’m sorry but that’s ____ I’m puzzled about.
A. what B. why C. which D. that
33. ____ dismissed, your health care and other benefits would not be immediately cut off.
A. Would you be B. Should you be C. Could you be D. Might you be
34. It’s quite funny _____the new foreign teachers trying to adjust to _____that.
A. watch; doing B. watching; do C. to watch; have done D. watching; doing
35. ____, many villagers here lived ____ 100 years and kept working until the end of their lives.
A. To believe it or not ; to be B. Believe it or not ; being
C. Believing it or not ; to be D. Believe it or not ; to be
Section B (18 marks)
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 the word or phrase that best fits the context.
We lived in a very quiet neighborhood. One evening I heard a loud crash in the street. 36 that evening my wife had asked me to go to the store to get some soft drinks. It seemed like this would be a good time to let my teenage daughter Holly 37 her driving, so I sent her to the store in my truck.
At dinner my son talked about how much he liked my 38 . I enjoyed having it, but I said: “Guy, my heart is not set on that truck. I like it but it is just metal and won’t last forever. Never set your heart on anything that won’t last.
After hearing the loud noise, the whole family ran outside. My son shouted: “ Dad! Dad, Holly crashed your truck.”
My heart sank and my mind was 39 with conflicting thoughts. Was anyone hurt Who else was involved As I ran to the door, I heard a voice in my heart say: “Here is a chance to show Holly 40 you really love. She’ll never forget it.”
The accident had occurred in my own driveway. Holly had crashed my truck into our other vehicle, the family van (搬运车). In her inexperience, she had 41 the brakes and the gas pedal. Holly was unhurt 42 but when I reached her, she was crying and saying：“Oh, Dad, I’m sorry. I know how much you love this truck.” I held her in my arms as she cried.
Later that week a friend stopped by and asked what had happened to my truck. I told her the whole story. Her eyes moistened(湿润) and she said: “That happened to me when I was a girl. I borrowed my dad’s car and 43 a log that had fallen across the road. I ruined the car. When I got home my Dad knocked me to the ground and began to kick me.”
Over 40 years later, she still felt the pain of the night. It was a deep wound on her 44 .
I remember how sad Holly was the night she crashed our truck, and how I comforted her. One day, when Holly 45 on her life, I want her to know that I love her a thousand times more than any piece of 46 .
I repaired the van, but the dent(凹陷) in my truck is still there today. Every day it reminds me of what really 47 in my life.
36. A. Later B. Earlier C. Former D. Latter
37. A. pass B. train C. practice D. coach
38. A. job B. truck C. daughter D. cooking
39. A. flooded B. satisfied C. blessed D. concerned
40. A. why B. which C. what D. how
41. A. mixed B. separated C. recognized D. confused
42. A. mentally B. intellectually C. primitively D. physically
43. A. run down B. run for C. ran into D. run after
44. A. motivation B. soul C. shadow D. body
45. A. think back B. think out C. think up D. think on
46. A. property B. trucks C. production D. vans
47. A. affects B. matters C. attracts D. acquires
Section C (12 marks)
Directions:Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.
The private automobile has long played an important role in the US. In fact, it has become 48._____ necessary and important part of the American life. In 1986, sixty-nine percent of American families owned 49._____ least one car, and thirty-eight percent had 50._____ than one. With the convenience of rapid transportation, workers don’t have to live near their workplace. This has encouraged the growth of the cities, 51. _____ it has also led to traffic problems.
For farm families the automobile is very helpful. It has made 52._____ possible for them to travel to town very often for business and for pleasure.
Family life has been affected in 53._____ ways. The car helps to keep families together. However, when teenage children use the car, their parents can’t keep an eye on them. There is a great danger 54._____ the driver has been drinking alcohol or taking drugs or breaking 55._____ traffic laws.
Cars mean very much to Americans.
Part III Reading Comprehension (30 marks)
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
I went into Harrods in London (a huge department store I am sure you have heard of) to buy some Minton china plates for a wedding anniversary which was to be a group gift from friends to other friends in Geneva.
Having only 30 minutes between meeting. I whizzed there in a taxi from the office and battled through the milling people on the 2nd day of the sales on the ground floor up to the 5th to the china department. There was a man standing there who was obviously a sales person who I rushed up to and asked if he had this particular china in stock and if it would take long to wrap, etc. He was amazing. He got the plates in seconds, wrapped them up and asked me if I wanted a store card, to which I replied no, because I lived in Switzerland, to which he replied asking if, as I lived abroad, would like a tax rebate form(退税表). After that he showed me what to do, produced a map of the store and told me where I should go for the formalities(程序). That was fabulos! I thanked him and said what wounderful service he had given me. I even asked if he gave this to everyone, to which he answered: “I’m just doing what is required at Harrods”. With that, a tall man in a grey suit approached me and offered his hand to shake mine saying, “Can I introduce myself I am the Chief Executive of Harrods and what an interesting conversation I have just heard…” He had been wandering through the store (as you should do as a hands-on CEO) and had overheard me thanking this salesman, whose face, I can hardly describe, was frozen in a mixture of delight awe and astonishment!
Can you imagine the salesman going home to his family and friends recounting what the CEO spoke to him after overhearing him being praised by a customer
56. The writer went to Harrods to __________.
A.kill time B.buy some gifts C.go sightseeing D. shop for her wedding
57. What does the underlined word “whiz” in Paragraph 2 most probably mean
A. drive B. arrive C. rush D. leave
58 Which of the following sentences can best replace “I’m just doing what is required at Harrods” in th second paragraph
A. “I’m an honest man.” B. “I must obey the rules.”
C. “Harrods is strict with its employees.” D. “Anybody will receive our good service.”
59. As soon as she bought what she wanted, the writer________.
A. went to a meeting. B. flew back to Geneva
C. visited one of her friends D. attended a wedding ceremony
60. The writer wrote the above pasaage because she thought what she had experience was so ______.
A. pleasant B. strange C.exciting D. amusing
B
●Ms Tan, you’ve referred to your new novel as your eighth book.
That’s because it took me six or seven attempts at a second novel before I started and completed this one.
●Why do you think you had so many false starts
I would say that my reasons were wrong. I was trying to prove that I wasn’t just a mother-daughter storyteller, or I was trying to prove that I didn’t just have to write about things that were strictly Chinese or Chinese-American. Those were never the right reasons for writing those early stories. And I could never come up with other better reasons for continuing them.
●What kept you going on this book
This book was different because it was based on my mother’s real life. The reason for writing it became more personal and emotional. After The Joy Luck Club came out, my mother was always explaining to people that she wasn’t any of the mothers in that book. And at one point she said to me, “Next book tells my true story.” And then she started telling me things I never knew before. She also told me many, many stories, because my mother doesn’t generalize(笼统地表达). The book really grew out of that.
●Have you ever visited China
Yes. I’ve been there twice: about three years ago and then again last November, both times with my mother and my husband.
●Was it difficult to understand the Chinese-American dialect(方言) without sounding like a parody(拙劣的模仿)
No, because it’s the language I’ve heard all my life from my mother. She speaks English as it’s direct translation from Chinese. But it’s more than that. Her language also has more imagery than English.
●Can you think of an example
Somebody might say to me, “Don’t work so hard. You’ll kill yourself.” My mother will say to me，“Why do you press all your brains out on this page for someone else？” So it’s very vivid. That’s the way she talks.
●Have many readers told you that the Chinese mother in your book reminded them of the typical Jewish (有癖好的) mother
Many people have told me that. I think the mother-daughter relationship is very intense(紧张) in both cases. Culturally there is an acceptance that mothers have the power to tell their children, especially their daughters, how to conduct their lives --- not simply up until the time they are 18, but for the rest of their lives. However, when children grow up in a different culture from their parents’，they tend to keep more secrets from their parents. The children think, “They just wouldn’t understand that I had to do this.” And that can really create a gap, and it can grow as the number of secrets grows.
61. Based on the questions in this interview, what do you think Ms Tan’ s profession is
A. A journalist. B. A storywriter. C. An interviewer. D. An interviewee.
62. What’ s TRUE about Tan’ s second book
A. It’ s about her real life in America. B. The name of the book is The Joy Luck Club.
C. It is the result of many times of careful thought. D. It includes many works of her mother.
63. Which question is NOT answered in the interview
A. How does she think of her mother’ s language B. How many books does she plan to write
C. When did she visit China D. How is generation gap created
64. We can infer that________.
A. Tan’ s mother is a good storyteller
B. Tan plans to write another book about her mother
C. Tan plans to return to China
D. Tan’ s mother is hard to communicate with because of personality
65. The last paragraph mainly talks about________.
A. how to keep secrets from parents B. how to deal with the mother-daughter relationship
C. how to conduct the lives D. how the generation gap comes about
C
It may be open to discussion which city is the most beautiful in the world. But in terms of “ the most livable”, Melbourne has ranked top in a survey done by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) in August. In fact, four cities Down Under are among the top ten most livable cities.
The climate in Australia is warm and mild, particularly in major coastal cities. As a result, people spend much time outdoors. They go to the beach, to the countryside, or play sports outdoors in fields.
Take Melbourne for example. The city features many open green spaces and beautiful long beaches. Melburnians
(people from Melbourne) have a strong love for sports. The city hosts the annual Australia Open,
the Formula One Grand Prix, cricket, rugby and homegrown football. It is also home to museums, art exhibitions and drama festivals.
The comfortable environment has encouraged many people to migrate(移居) to the country and Australia is known for being very multicultural or its cultural diversity(多样性).
“We have tried to introduce a sense of belonging in Australia,” said Chris Bowen, the Australian Minister for Immigration(移民). “Multiculturalism is about inviting every individual member of society to be everything they can be … to develop as individuals.”
This could be the reason behind another Australia quality that Guardian reporter Stephen Brook has noticed: Australians do patriotism(爱国精神) much better than the Brits.
“I once witnessed two Australian viewers at a tennis tournament show more support for the Aussie player than the rest of the British arena,” he wrote.
It is also an Australian tradition to stand up for the “underdog”. In the 2000 Olympic Games, the Sydney public watches an African swimmer who was barely able to swim 50 meters. Even though most people in the stands knew that even they could have swum better than him at that point, they cheered his every stroke(一划) as if he were on his way to a good medal. During the 2003 Rugby World Cup, the level of support they showed for the Japanese team surprised viewers since Japan had little hope of winning.
“Australians don’t need to be victorious in order to feel like a worthy person. When they cheer for the underdog, seeing other human beings having the courage to take on hardship, they get the emotional satisfaction they need,” wrote a blogger on , a website dedicated to Australian culture.
66. What is the article mainly about
A. Multiculturalism in Australia.
B. Qualities that make Australia stand out as “the most livable” place in the world.
C. The comfortable environment and lifestyle in Australia.
D. The world’s most livable city, Melbourne.
67. What can be concluded from the article
A. Melbourne is the most culturally diverse city in the world.
B. The majority of Australians are fascinated with sports and art.
C. The Australian government tries to make immigrants feel at home.
D. Australians are considered to be the most patriotic in the world.
68. The underlined phrase “the underdog” in Paragraph 8 probably refers to a competitor who _________.
A. is least likely to win a fight or contest B. is expected to win a fight or contest
C. is not from one’s own country D. has a strong love for Australian culture
69. With the example of the African swimmer, the author intends to show that Australians ______.
A. are very good at swimming B. understand the feelings of the underdog
C. are courageous in face of hardship
D. understand that having fun and playing a game does not have to mean winning
70. Which will be the best title for this passage
A. Australia --- famous for its cultural diversity
B. Australia --- home to sports
C. Australia --- the most livable place in the world
D. Australia --- fantastic natural environment
Part IV Writing (45 marks)
Section A (10 marks)
Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the numbered blanks by using the information from the passage. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer．
Everyone can experience anger sometimes, but not everyone can control it properly. To some people, controlling anger seems like the hardest thing in the world to do.
When it comes to anger control, there are lots of tools and things that you can do. The first technique you can use is to recognize stress when it occurs. This is extremely important as you need to understand what causes this pressure and attempt to reduce this stress before it transforms quickly into anger.
Developing empathy (移情) is another anger control skill you can learn. You can teach yourself how to reduce or eliminate (消除)anger completely by seeing things from other people’s perspective.
You need to learn how to respond to situations rather than react. Think about your response and calmly approach this rather than reacting suddenly when stress and pressure are triggered.
When you experience unwanted feelings, control these by talking to yourself in your own mind and enable yourself to deal with those feelings effectively before acting on them. By talking it over in your own head you can work out how you will best deal with the situation instead of acting on impulse (冲动), which can be destructive.
Anger control can also be achieved with the skill of being able to communicate with others with honesty. You can effectively train yourself to respond to situations without getting annoyed about things.
These feelings can quite regularly be set off by a difference in what we expect and what actually get in life. Often if things do not go our way or we feel we have been harshly treated, we will find it hard to control our anger. If you adjust your expectations, then you should be able to handle difficult situations and cope with them much better.
Finally it is vitally important to step back and think about things that are happening rather than acting too quickly. It can sometimes be very hard not to wade in (介入)and start acting before thinking about things first.
Therefore, it is important to remember that everyone has the capacity to lose their temper and controlling it is the real challenge.
How can you control anger
Problem Anger is a normal feeling in people’s lives, yet not all can deal with it in the (71)_______ way. Some people find anger control hard.
Anger control (72)__________. ◆Acknowledge your stress, face it bravely, discover the cause and try to (73)________before it develops into anger.
◆Think about things from other people’s perspective and take (74)_______ of the power of empathy.◆Respond calmly to situations rather than (75)_________
◆Talking will help you to get rid of unwanted feelings and avoid destructive (76)__________.
◆Avoid annoyed feelings by (77)__________other honestly.
◆Make (78)________to your expectations in difficult situations.◆Think (79) __________you act.
Conclusion Though it is a human ability to be angry, it is a challenge to bring it (80) __________
Section B （10 marks）
Directions: Read the following passage.Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage and the required words limit.
Many people pursue goals that they hope will make them happy, but happiness is not always the final result. So how does one determine and establish which goals will end in personal happiness and which will not what are the things in life that are correlated with personal happiness
The most important thing is people’s attitude toward life, which can greatly impact their personal levels of happiness and satisfaction with life overall.
Psychologists have known for some time that optimism is a good defense against unhappiness. It’s probably no secret that optimistic people are considered to be much more happier people than pessimists. There are specific characteristic features optimists have (pleasant ways of thinking), that bring them more success, greater health, increased life satisfaction, and other good things. If you became an optimist, it can mean that you became a very happy person, despite your circumstances, and it can actually bring more things into your life to be happy about. “If you are optimistic and you think life is going to get better, it will become a self-fulfilling prediction”, says one of the scientists. “Happy people manage to look on the bright side, even if they encounter big problems on their way.”
Positive psychologists believe that people can learn how to become happy, that everyone can teach themselves to see a half-empty glass as half-full. All they have to do is to spend time thinking about all the things that have gone right for them, rather than complaining what has gone badly. Study on depression shows that one of the biggest causes of depression is thinking and worrying about something that went wrong in the past.
81. According to the passage, what can affect people’s personal levels of happiness (No more than 5 words )
(2 marks) ______________________________________________________________________________________.
82. Why are some people depressed according to the study (No more than 13 words ) (2 marks)
______________________________________________________________________________________.
83. How do people learn to be happy according to the psychologist (No more than 15 words ) (3 marks)
______________________________________________________________________________________.
84. What is the main idea of the passage (No more than 10 words ) (3 marks)
______________________________________________________________________________________.
Section C （25 marks）
Directions: Write an English composition according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
假设你是高二学生陈伟，昨天，你和你的外籍同桌Bob关于用集体班费给灾区捐款这一问题发生了一些小争执，请你按照以下要求给他写一封道歉信。
表达自己的歉意；
阐述道歉的原因（至少2条）；
表达自己的友好之情，提倡（advocate）相互理解、相互尊重。
注意：
字数不少于120个。
文中不得提及考生所在学校和本人姓名。
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Keys (2011-1-12)
1---5 CBCAB 6---10 CBACA 11---15 ABBAC
16. by a river 17. Size 18. pretty 19. Reasons 20. 2/ two weeks
21-25 DDBCA 26-30 BBCBC 31-35 AABDD
36-40 BCBAC 41-45 DDCBA 46-47 AB.
48. a 49. at 50. more 51. but 52. it. 53various / different/many 54. if 55. other/the
56—60 BCDAA 61—65 BCBAD 66—70 BCADC
right/proper/appropriate 72.skills/techniques/tips 73. reduce the stress 74.advantage
75. react suddenly 76.consequences/results municating/talking with
78. adjustments 79.before 80. under control
81.People’s attitude toward life.
82.(Because) They think and worry about something that went wrong in the past.
83.By spending time thinking about the things that have gone right from them./By being optimistic./By looking on the right side.
84.How being optimistic or happy can affect your life./How your outlook on life can affect your life.
One possible version
Dear Bob,
I am writing to express my regret at the unpleasant argument between us yesterday. I felt so sorry for what I did and said yesterday. I donated all the money to the students in flooded area without discussing the plan with you.
I could have dealt with it differently. But when I handed in the money, you happened to be away from school and later I didn’t explain it to you in an appropriate way. What was worse, I said that you didn’t care about the collective, which hurt you so much.
Now I want to take back what I said. Please accept my apology for being so impulsive yesterday, and I’d like you to try to understand my situation. I hope our friendship will last long.
Yours,
Chen Wei
Essay competition introduction:
Topic: My Ideal City
Questions Example or requirements
Location Near the sea, 16 , or on an island
17 Depending on your own choice
Features(特色) Mountains to make it 18 , or the fastest train in the world
19 No less than 3 points
Prize: A free trip to Europe for a stay of 20
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