湖北省襄陽四校2010-2011學年高二下學期期中聯考（英語）

1、<p>　　襄州一中 棗陽一中 </p><p>　　2011--2012學年上學期高二英語期中測試</p><p>　　宜城一中 曾都一中 </p><p>　　本試卷共10頁，全卷共150分，考試用時120分鐘。</p><p>　　命題學校：棗陽一中 審題學校：襄州一中 宜城一中 曾都一中<

2、/p><p>　　命題教師： 審題教師： </p><p><b>　　注意事項：</b></p><p>　　1．答卷前，考生務必將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫在試題卷和答題卡上。</p><p>　　2．選擇題每小題選出答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目的答案號涂黑。如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其

3、他答案標號。答在試題卷上無效。</p><p>　　3．非選擇題用0．5毫米黑色的簽字筆或黑色墨水鋼筆直接答在答題卡上。答在試題卷上無效。</p><p>　　4．考試結束，監(jiān)考人員將本試題卷和答題卡一并收回。</p><p>　　第一部分：聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）</p><p>　　第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1．5分，滿分7．5分）<

4、;/p><p>　　聽下面五段對話。每段對話后有一個小題。從題中所給A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽完每段對話后，你將有10秒鐘來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍</p><p>　　1. What time is it now?</p><p>　　A. 7:00 B. 6:45 C. 6:35</p&g

5、t;<p>　　2. What does the woman mean?</p><p>　　A. She can’t go for the picnic. </p><p>　　B. She has no interest in the picnic. </p><p>　　C. She will go for the picnic

6、 as soon as she comes back.</p><p>　　3. What do we know about the Lake?</p><p>　　A. It’s beautiful. B. It’s badly polluted. C. There are many fish in it.</p><p>　　4. Where i

7、s the book?</p><p>　　A. On the newspaper. B. On the coffee table. C. Under the coffee table.</p><p>　　5. What does the man want to do?</p><p>　　A. See Tom by himself. B. See Tom

8、 with the woman. C. See Tom with Tom’s sister.</p><p>　　第二節(jié) （共15小題；每題1．5分，滿分22．5分）</p><p>　　聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，每小題將給出5秒鐘的

9、作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。</p><p>　　聽第6段材料， 回答6-7題。</p><p>　　6. What kind of offer has the woman accepted?</p><p>　　A. Job B. Study C. Performance</p><p>　　7. What will t

10、he company pay for?</p><p>　　A. Transportation and the phone bills.</p><p>　　B. Transportation and the first month’s living expenses.</p><p>　　C. The phone bills and the apartment r

11、ent.</p><p>　　聽第7段材料， 回答8-10題。</p><p>　　8. What does the man do?</p><p>　　A. A businessman. B. A reporter. C. A college teacher.</p><p>　　9. Where do the man’s c

12、oins come from?</p><p>　　A. Some collectors. B. His friends. C. His colleagues.</p><p>　　10. What is the main purpose of the man collecting coins?</p><p>　　A. For money.

13、B. For interest. C. For fame.</p><p>　　聽第8段材料， 回答11-13題。</p><p>　　11. What does the man blame air pollution on?</p><p>　　A. Cars B. People C. Factories</p>

14、;<p>　　12. Why does the woman dislike the man driving to school?</p><p>　　A. He misses much exercise.</p><p>　　B. He makes traveling inconvenient.</p><p>　　C. He spends too m

15、uch money on his car.</p><p>　　13. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?</p><p>　　A. Teacher and student. B. Husband and wife. C. Boss and employee.</p><p>　　聽

16、第9段材料，回答第14至16題。</p><p>　　14. How is the woman’s father now?</p><p>　　A. He will be out of hospital soon.</p><p>　　B. He has been out of hospital.</p><p>　　C. He is sti

17、ll in danger.</p><p>　　15. What was the accident?</p><p>　　A. The woman’s father’s car and a bus crashed.</p><p>　　B. The woman’s father was knocked down by a bus.</p><p&

18、gt;　　C. The bus that the woman’s father took overturned.</p><p>　　16. Who was to blame for the accident?</p><p>　　A. The woman’s father. B. A man on motorbike. C. The bus driver.</p>

19、<p>　　聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。</p><p>　　17. When will the discussion program It’s My Opinion be broadcast?</p><p>　　A. At 8:30. B. At 10:30. C. At 11:30.</p><p>　　18.

20、What songs will be broadcast on Radio Three?</p><p>　　A. American. B. Brazilian. C. Italian.</p><p>　　19. What part of the match will be commented on Radio Two?</p><p>

21、　　A. The first half. B. The second half. C. The whole match.</p><p>　　20. What program will be broadcast at 10:00 on Radio Four?</p><p>　　A. News. B. A discussion. C. An inves

22、tigation. </p><p>　　第二部分：詞匯知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）</p><p>　　多項選擇（共10小題，每題一分，滿分10分）</p><p>　　21. The conflicts between parents and children are usually about the_____: where is the line betw

23、een what the parents should control and what a child can do?</p><p>　　A .affections B. boundaries C. depths D. dimensions</p><p>　　22. The aim of our cooperation is to peacefull

24、y develop and use space resources for the_____ of all mankind, not just for the profit of certain countries.</p><p>　　A. purpose B. benefit C. ambition D. mainstream</p><p>　　

25、23. The Sounds of Britain is a series of audio programs presenting a (an) ____ picture of Britain through different kinds of sound.</p><p>　　A. abundant B. elegant C. vivid D. fulfilling

26、</p><p>　　24. The only way to spend New Year's Eve is either quietly with friends or in a family get-together. Otherwise when the evening ends and people pair off, someone is_____ to be left in tears.<

27、;/p><p>　　A. convenient B. intended C. bound D. determined</p><p>　　25. The word “ungelivable” is based on Chinese, which has become a big hit online very quickly. It ____a message

28、 that Chinese can also serve as an addition to English vocabulary. </p><p>　　A. acknowledges B. conveys C. declares D. assesses </p><p>　　26. The "forced marriage", once

29、very common in China, ______the different attitudes towards marriage between parents and children. </p><p>　　A. reflected B. witnessed C. obeyed D. abolished </p><p>　　27.

30、 Usually the educated girls tend to be better paid in the workplace and more able to _____ social, economic and political decision-making.</p><p>　　A. fit in B. settle in C. participate in

31、 D. enter in</p><p>　　28. The “Singles Day" falls on every November 11th and to my surprise, China is the only country in the world that has_____ a special day for singles to celebrate their lives.<

32、/p><p>　　A. set off B. set up C. set aside D. set down</p><p>　　29. To look after dogs _____is a little challenging but it is really worthwhile and rewarding. </p>&

33、lt;p>　　A. correctly B. exactly C. actively D. properly</p><p>　　30. Despite the dangerous situation, many Libyan people_____ the government still chose to stay with the president Moamma

34、r Gadhafi and fought against the rebels.</p><p>　　A. in favor of B. in light of C. in honor of D. in the name of</p><p>　　第二節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）</p><p>　　閱讀下面短

35、文，掌握其大意，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。</p><p>　　It was a cold winter’s night when I stopped for gas on my way home from work. I was tired and had a slight 31 .</p><p>　　

36、I worked in a 32 doctor’s office and this was one of those days when the unexpected happened, making the schedule run 33 than usual. It seemed I was going to be late 34 home and my husband, being the 35 per

37、son, would be ready to pronounce me late once again. Maybe if I hurried, I could still _36 __it home.</p><p>　　I was heading inside to 37 for my gas when I noticed an older couple at the counter. I heard

38、 them asking for 38 to the local hospital. It was the same hospital that I had just _39_ a few minutes ago.</p><p>　　The young man at the counter was trying to be 40 in explaining how to get there, wi

39、th two other people making 41 . One of them was 42 trying to give them a whole different route back. It was then that I walked over to the couple and said, “Would you like to follow me to the 43 ?”</p>

40、<p>　　A look of 44 crossed the woman’s face.</p><p>　　“I’m going right by there,” I said, which wasn’t a (an) 45 since I had just made up my mind to do 46 that.</p><p>　　I got i

41、n my car and began the journey back. I was trying to watch to be sure they were right 47 me. It took only fifteen minutes to get there as rush hour traffic was beginning to 48 . I felt better than I had all day a

42、nd my headache was nearly gone.</p><p>　　Later, as I arrived home, my husband 49 me, “So you aren’t ever late any more.” </p><p>　　I said, “Sometimes it’s 50 to be late.” </p><

43、p>　　31. A. breakB. coldC. fever D. headache</p><p>　　32. A. foreignB. commonC. noisy D. busy</p><p>　　33. A. laterB. earlier C. easier D. simpler</p>

44、;<p>　　34. A. gettingB. cookingC. calling D. working</p><p>　　35. A. toughB. generousC. punctual D. rough</p><p>　　36. A. getB. takeC. arrive D. make&

45、lt;/p><p>　　37. A. payB. chargeC. waitD. search</p><p>　　38. A. opinionsB. troubleC. directionsD. instructions</p><p>　　39. A. reachedB. visitedC. calledD. le

46、ft</p><p>　　40. A. skilledB. helpfulC. experiencedD. active</p><p>　　41. A. commentsB. promisesC. jokesD. offers</p><p>　　42. A. onlyB. stillC. evenD. eve

47、r</p><p>　　43. A. stationB. officeC. hospitalD. hotel</p><p>　　44. A. happinessB. reliefC. sadnessD. peace</p><p>　　45. A. lie B. factC. reasonD. duty&

48、lt;/p><p>　　46. A. partlyB. voluntarilyC. exactlyD. perfectly</p><p>　　47. A. acrossB. beforeC. beside D. behind</p><p>　　48. A. go upB. die downC. take upD

49、. get through</p><p>　　49. A. teasedB. yelled C. joked D. laughed</p><p>　　50. A. possibleB. specialC. good D. safe</p><p>　　第三部分：閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）<

50、/p><p>　　閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項中選出一個最佳選項。</p><p><b>　　A</b></p><p>　　The story begins with fishing.</p><p>　　Once a boy and his father went fishing before bass (a k

51、ind of special fish) season opened. They were fishing early in the evening, catching other fish with worms. Then the boy tied on a small silver lure (魚餌) and put it into the lake. Suddenly he felt that something very big

52、 pulling on the lure. His father watched with admiration as the boy skillfully brought the fish beside the bank. Finally he lifted the tired fish from the water. It was the largest one he had ever seen, but it was a bass

53、(the </p><p>　　The boy and his father looked at the big fish. The father lit a match and looked at his watch. It was 10 pm – two hours before the bass season opened. He looked at the fish, then at the boy. “

54、You’ll have to put it back, son,” he said. </p><p>　　“Dad!” cried the boy, “There will be other fish,” said his father. “Not as big as this one,” cried the boy. He looked around the lake. No other fishermen

55、or boats were in sight in the moonlight. He looked again at his father.</p><p>　　Even though no one had seen them, nor could anyone ever know what time he had caught the fish, the boy could tell from his fat

56、her’s voice that the decision couldn’t be changed. He threw the huge bass into the black water. The big fish disappeared. The boy thought that he would never again see such a big fish.</p><p>　　That was 34 y

57、ears ago. Today the boy is a successful architect in New York City. He often takes his own son and daughters to fish at the same place.</p><p>　　And he was right. He has never again caught such a large fish

58、as the one he got that night long ago. But he does see that same fish … again and again … every time he has an ethical decision to make. For, as his father had taught him, ethics (倫理道德)are simple matters of right and wro

59、ng. It is only the practice of ethics that is difficult.</p><p>　　51. What happened when the big fish turned out to be a bass?</p><p>　　A. The boy threw the bass back into the water willingly.&l

60、t;/p><p>　　B. The boy and his father discussed what to do with the big fish.</p><p>　　C. The father lit a match in order to check the time.</p><p>　　D. They worried other fishermen may

61、 discover what they had done.</p><p>　　52. From the text we know that the father _____.</p><p>　　A. disliked the huge fishB. was firm and stubborn</p><p>　　C. didn’t love his sonD

62、. always disagreed with his son</p><p>　　53. The successful architect went fishing with his children at the same place because _____.</p><p>　　A. they might catch a big fish thereB. he was taug

63、ht a moral lesson there</p><p>　　C. it was a most popular fishing spotD. their children enjoyed fishing there</p><p>　　54. What does the story imply?</p><p>　　A. An ethical decisio

64、n is always easy to make.</p><p>　　B. It is easy to say something, but difficult to do.</p><p>　　C. It’s hard to tell right from wrong sometimes</p><p>　　D. Fishing can help one to

65、make right decisions</p><p><b>　　B </b></p><p>　　With its 190 million inhabitants, Brazil has the largest population in Latin America and ranks fifth in the world. </p><p&

66、gt;　　However, Brazil’s population growth rate has dropped greatly and Brazilian women now have only 2.7 children on average. This achievement really becomes the envy of many other Third World countries. Brazil has become

67、 one of the developing world’s great successes at reducing population growth-----but more by accident than design. While countries such as India have made joint efforts to reduce birth rates, Brazil has had a better resu

68、lt without really trying, says George Martine at Harvard.</p><p>　　Martine puts it down to, among other things, soap operas(TV series) and installment (分期付款) plans introduced in the 1970s. Both played an imp

69、ortant, although indirect role in lowering the birth rate. Brazil is one of the world’s biggest producers of soap operas. Globo, Brazil’s most popular television network, shows three hours of soaps six nights a week, whi

70、le three others show at least one hour a night. Most TV series are based on wealthy characters living the high life in big cities. “Although</p><p>　　Meanwhile, the installment plans tried to encourage the p

71、oor to become consumers. “This led to an enormous change in consumption patterns and showed that consumption was in contradiction with unlimited reproduction,” says Martine.</p><p>　　55. According to the pas

72、sage, many Third World countries_______.A. haven’t attached much importance to birth controlB. would soon join Brazil in controlling their birth rateC. neglected the role of TV plays in family planningD. haven’t yet

73、found effective measures to control their population　</p><p>　　56.The phrase “puts it down to”(Line1, Para. 3) is closest in meaning to “________”.</p><p>　　A. attributes it to B. finds it

74、 a reason for</p><p>　　C. sums it up as D. compares it to</p><p>　　57. Soap operas are useful in lowering Brazil’s birth rate because ________.</p><p>　　A. they have graduall

75、y changed people’s way of life</p><p>　　B. people are drawn to their attractive package</p><p>　　C. they keep people sitting long hours watching TV </p><p>　　D. they popularize birt

76、h control measures</p><p>　　58. According to the last paragraph, which statement is right?</p><p>　　A. Family’s consumption patterns are usually affected by reproduction patterns. </p>&l

77、t;p>　　B. The desire for consumption helps to reduce birth rate.</p><p>　　C. A country’s production is limited by its population growth.</p><p>　　D. The increase in birth rate will promote con

78、sumption</p><p><b>　　C</b></p><p>　　Miami Beach is a top destination for vacationers from around the world --not to mention a location for sea turtles laying eggs. For years, female

79、sea turtles have returned to the beaches where they were born to build nests for their next generation. As Miami Beach continues to develop; wildlife officials and volunteers are making sure the beach remains a welcoming

80、 place for these endangered animals. </p><p>　　The sea turtle patrol (巡邏隊) starts his day at sunrise. "The reason we need to get out at first light is to make sure we see the tracks before anybody else

81、gets out here, Bill Ahern says, "Something that weighs 350 pounds is going to leave evidence." Bill Ahern directs the sea turtle program in Miami-Dade county. His team monitors and marks nests left by sea turtl

82、es who lay eggs in the sand and then return to the sea. The patrols also work with beach residents to keep track of new nests and possi</p><p>　　Although most sea turtles hatch（孵化）on their own, coming out at

83、 night, some have a harder time. In the future, the Sea Turtles Program hopes to do away with the hatchery.  Educating beach-goers is a step in that direction. Each week, people are invited to see a release of newly

84、 born turtles recovered from nests. The experience helps sunbathers understand the role of the beach in the turtle's life cycle.   “Only a part of the newly hatched turtles will escape predators and man-made

85、 dangers in </p><p>　　59. What do Ahern and his sea turtle patrol do in the early morning?</p><p>　　A. find tracks left by sea turtles B. pick up the trash on the beach</p><p>

86、　　C. collect eggs laid by sea turtles D. exercise to lose weight</p><p>　　60. Many measures are taken to protect the turtles except_______</p><p>　　A. founding the sea turtle patrol B. s

87、etting a limit to coastal lighting</p><p>　　C. educating beach-goers D. slowing down the development of Miami </p><p>　　61. From what Ahern said in the last paragraph ,we can infer sea

88、turtles______</p><p>　　A. have a habit of facing west in the ocean </p><p>　　B. have a natural tendency to be watched</p><p>　　C. easily lose their way on the land </p

89、><p>　　D. have a strong ability to find where to go</p><p>　　62. What is the main idea of this passage?</p><p>　　A. sea turtles are in battle for nursing grounds</p><p>　　

90、B. sea turtles head for the beach for vacations</p><p>　　C. sea turtles are listed as endangered animals</p><p>　　D. sea turtles lay eggs on the Miami Beach</p><p><b>　　D</

91、b></p><p>　　Plants grow faster if you talk to them and the effect is even better if you’re a woman. Researchers at Royal Horticultural Society carried out an experiment to find that the voice of a woman g

92、ardener makes plants grow faster.</p><p>　　The experiment lasted a month and by the end of the study scientists managed to discover that tomato plants grew up two inches taller when women gardeners talked to

93、 them instead of male.</p><p>　　Sarah Darwin was the one making the plants registered the best growth. Her voice was the most “inspiring” for plants than those of nine other gardeners when reading a passage

94、from The Origin of Species. The great-great-granddaughter of the famous botanist Charles Darwin found that her plant grew about two inches taller than the plant of the best male gardener.</p><p>　　Colin Cros

95、bie, Garden Superintendent at RHS, said that the finding cannot yet be explained. He assumes that women have a greater range of pitch and tone which might have a certain effect on the sound waves that reach the plant. “S

96、ound waves are an environmental effect just like rain or light ,”said Mr Grosbie.</p><p>　　The study began in April at RHS Garden Wisley in Survey. Scientists started with open auditions for the people who w

97、ere asked to record passages from John Wyndham's The Day of the Triffids, Shakespeare’s A Midsummer's Night Dream and Darwin's The Origin of Species.</p><p>　　Afterwards researchers selected a nu

98、mber of different voices and played them to 10 tomato plants during a period of a month. Each plant had headphones connected to it, Through the headphones the sound waves could hit the plants. It was discovered that plan

99、ts that “l(fā)istened” to female voices on average grew taller by an inch in comparison to plants that heard male voices.</p><p>　　Miss Darwin said, “I think it is an honor to have a voice that can make tomatoes

100、 grow, and especially fitting because for a number of years I have been studying wild tomatoes from the Galapagos Island at the Natural History Museum in London.”</p><p>　　63. What does the passage talks abo

101、ut?</p><p>　　A. Plants enjoying men’s voices than women’s</p><p>　　B. A botanical experiment in a museum</p><p>　　C. Voice’s influence on plant growing</p><p>　　D. Stra

102、nge phenomenon at Royal Horticultural Society</p><p>　　64. What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 4 mean?</p><p>　　A. Plants need sound as well as rain and light</p><p>　　B.

103、 Sound is basic for the plant to grow</p><p>　　C. Sound has a good effect as rain or light does</p><p>　　D. Plants can’t live without sound, rain or light</p><p>　　65. Sarah Darwin

104、is most likely a (an)_____</p><p>　　A. botanist B. gardener C. astronomer D. environmentalist</p><p>　　66. What can we learn from the passage?</p><p>　　A. the experiment ende

105、d in May </p><p>　　B. Scientist can explain the findings clearly</p><p>　　C. plants enjoy listening to the passages from masterpieces</p><p>　　D. the findings is of great importan

106、ce to human beings</p><p><b>　　E</b></p><p>　　Dolphins and sharks are showing up in surprisingly shallow water just off the Florida coast．Mullets, crabs(螃蟹)，rays and small fish gathe