2009級(jí)高二下期半期考試題

                      第一卷

第一卷(三部分,共115分)

第一部分:聽力(共兩節(jié),滿分30分)

第一節(jié)(共5小題;每小題1.5分,滿分7.5分)

聽下面5段對(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對(duì)話后，你都有10秒種的時(shí)間回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍。

第一部分：聽力（滿分共30）

第一節(jié)    （滿分7.5）

請(qǐng)聽5段對(duì)話，選出最佳選項(xiàng)

1.       How are the guests going to Beijing?

A. By train    B. By car   C. By plane

2.  Where does the conversation most probably take place?

   A. At a cinema    B. At a restaurant     C.  At a bus stop

3. Who is probably speaking to the man?

   A. His wife       B. His manager      C. His mother

4. What is the time now by the man’s watch?

   A.8: 45         B. 8:15        C. 9:00

5. When was the woman born?

   A. In 1989       B. In 1991     C. In 1993

第二節(jié) (共12小題；每小題1.5分，滿分18分)

   聽下面5段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。

請(qǐng)聽第6段材料， 回答第6和第7兩小題。

6. What are the two speakers talking about?

   A. Radio programs    B. Language teaching  C. Foreign languages

7. What other languages besides English are taught over the radio?

   A. German, Spanish and French    B. Portuguese, Swedish and French

   C. Japanese, French and German

請(qǐng)聽第7段材料， 回答第8和第10三小題。

8. Where are the two speakers going?

   A. To the seaport     B. To the airport    C. To the railway station

9. What’s wrong with the two speakers?

   A. Their car broke down     B. Their tank is half full   C. They have run out of gas

10 What will the two speakers do now?

   A. Do nothing but wait     B. Find a policeman      C. Telephone the nearest gas station

請(qǐng)聽第8段材料， 回答第11和第14四小題

11. Why did the man call the woman？

   A. To ask if she’s got the tickets.   B. To invite her to go to a concert

   C. To offer his help with her new flat.

12. What will the woman be doing next Saturday afternoon?

   A. Watching a tennis match      B. Cleaning up her new flat

   C. Visiting a friend with Margaret

13. What has the woman agreed to do with the man next Saturday?

   A. Go to see a play     B. Attend a concert    C. Buy concert tickets

14. What time does the concert start?

   A. At 7:30pm    B. At 7:30am     C. At 5:00pm

請(qǐng)聽第9段材料， 回答第15和第17三小題。

15. When did people first begin to use stamps?

   A. In the early 19^th century     B. On May 6, 1840    C. On May 6, 1814

16. Who was the first person to put forward a suggestion to use stamps?

   A. Rowland Hill in England   B. Rowland Hill in America

   C. Rowland Hill in France

17. Which stamps were first sold in England?

   A. “ One Penny” blue stamps    B. “Two Pence” black stamps

   C. “One Penny” black stamps and “Two Pence” blue stamps

第三節(jié)：(共3小題；每小題1.5分，滿分4.5分)

聽第10段材料。請(qǐng)根據(jù)所聽到的內(nèi)容完成第18至第20題。每空填一個(gè)單詞或一個(gè)數(shù)字。聽此內(nèi)容前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題5秒鐘。聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的做答時(shí)間。讀兩遍。

第二節(jié)     

請(qǐng)聽下面一段材料， 用所聽到的材料中的詞或數(shù)填空

                      Making a film

The procedure and time

Writing the story may take many weeks; shooting the film takes at least   18    months

The film studio

Like a large factory, and the  19  stages are very big.

The scenery of buildings and forests

It is made of wood and paper in the studio.

The most important person in a film studio

The  20   of the film.

第二部分：英語(yǔ)知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）

第一節(jié)：?jiǎn)雾?xiàng)填空（共15小題，每小題1分，滿分15分）

從A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

21. ?Could you do me a favor and take the box up to the sixth floor?

   --____________. No problem at all.

   A. With pleasure    B. My pleasure    C. For pleasure   D. At your pleasure

22. Written in a hurry, _________. How can it be satisfactory?

   A. they found many mistakes in the report   B. Sam made lots of mistakes in the report

   C. there are plenty of mistakes in the report  D. the report is full of mistakes

23. ? Bob, you’re absent-minded!

   -- Oh, I’m sorry I ________ attention to you, Miss Shute.

   A. haven’t paid     B. wasn’t paying   C. am not paying   D. couldn’t have paid

24. _______ he _______ that he had stolen the money, you should have forgiven him.

   A. Now that ; excused  B. Even if ; suffered  C. Now that ; admitted  D. Once; offered

25. I ______ to get there before 5 o’clock, but now the rain is pouring down. They _____ for me impatiently.

   A. promised ; must be waiting   B. have promised ; ought to wait

   C. promise ; may have waited    D. will promise ; could wait

26.―The floor is too dirty.

  -- I know. It ___________ for weeks.

   A. hasn’t cleaned   B. didn’t clean    C. hasn’t been cleaned  D .wasn’t cleaned

27. Anyway, that evening, _______ I’ll tell you more about later, I ended up staying at Rachel’s place.

   A. when   B. where    C. what    D. which

28. What surprised me was not what he said but ________ he said it.

   A. the way   B. in the way that  C. in the way   D. the way which

29. When only a little boy, _______.

   A. my father took me with him to France   B. I went with my father to France

   C. my father went with me to France       D. my father took me to France

30. It is considered no good ______ without _________.

   A. to recite ; understanding  B. recitation ; understood

   C. to recite ; to understand   D. reciting; understanding

31. Was it midnight _______ you fell asleep with the candle still burning?

   A. when   B. then   C. that    D. in which

32. ? Sir, I have some difficulty learning this course.

   -- Take it easy. I’ll do all I can ________ you.

  A. help    B. to help   C. helping   D. helped

33. --- Shall I tell Ann the test result?

   No, you_____ . She’s already got the score report.

   A. wouldn’t    B. needn’t    C. mustn’t   D. shouldn’t

34. _______ teacher of my grandfather’s will come tomorrow. I’m wondering how old ______ man he should be.

   A. The ; a      B. A ; a        C. A , the    D. The ; the

35. Nuclear science should be developed to ____ the people rather than harm them.

   A. benefit      B. contribute    C. protect    D. affect

第二節(jié)： 完形填空（共20小題，每小題15分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36－55各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A,B,C,D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

    One of the things I always believed is that no matter how bad something is , you can  36

something valuable out of it. The  37  I wasn’t sure of was on September 11.

I hear older people  38  about the attack on Pearl Harbor and the Kennedy’s being murdered

And how greatly those events  39    them in their lives. For my  40  , the tragedy of September 11 can be  41  with that of Pearl Harbor. We will be talking about the terrible effect  42   our country , and our lives as single human being, for years to come.

   It wasn’t until a few weeks  43  September 11 that I began to see that perhaps some good did

come from this tragedy(悲劇). People seem  44  now, more understanding, more friendly. Little

things that seemed to be such a bother before are no longer a  45  deal. Personally, I am more

patient than I was . I realize life is too short, and  46  , to let myself get upset over unimportant

things. Life is also too short to carry complaints and  47  I’ve become more forgiving and

understanding. I’ve learned also that you can’t take things for granted. You know how we always

say “  48  you later”. One thing I’ve realized from September 11 is that you can’t ever say for

sure.  49  change in the blink (眨眼) of an eye. People go to  50  and don’t come back. One

minute they are living and the 51   minute they are not. And, it doesn’t  52  who you are

because there is nothing you can do about it. We  53  know when our time here will be over, so

we all need to make the  54  of every minute we have.

   You try to learn from what happened. You can’t live by it. All you can do is just  55  .

36. A. grasp       B. catch       C. bring         D. take

37. A. thing       B. time        C. event         D. place

38. A. think       B. know       C. talk          D. learn

39. A. affected     B. taught      C. disappointed   D. improved

40. A .opinion      B. people     C. generation（代）     D. children

41. A. connected   B. followed     C. compared     D. mixed

42. A. in          B. on         C. for           D. to

43. A. after        B. before      C. later         D. ahead

44. A. happy       B. sad         C. funny        D. different

45 A. little         B. big         C. small        D. right

46. A. terrible       B. hare        C. precious     D. hopeless

47. A. then         B. therefore     C. yet          D. however

48. A. See         B. Call         C. Meet          D. Visit

49. A. Demands     B. Things       C. Buildings    D. People

50. A. offices       B. factories      C. work       D. hospitals

51. A. other        B. another       C. next         D. last

52. A. matter        B. trouble       C. mean       D. realize

53. A. always        B. ever         C. possibly      D. never

54. A. most         B. use          C. effort        D. sense

55. A. study        B. work         C. live           D. play

第三部分：閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

                             A

Have you ever heard the old saying, “Never judge a book by its cover”? This is a good rule to follow when trying to judge the intelligence of others. Some people have minds that shine only in certain situations. A young man with an unusual gift in writing may find himself speechless before a pretty girl when he speaks. He may not be able to find the right words. But don’t make the mistake of thinking him stupid. With a pen and paper, he can express himself better than anybody else.

Other people may fool you into overestimating(過高估計(jì)) their intelligence by putting up a good front. A student who listens attentively and takes notes in class is certain to make a favourable impression on his teachers. But when it comes to exams, he may score near the bottom of the class.

In a word, you can’t judge someone by appearance. The only way to determine a person’s intelligence is to get to know him. Then you can see how he reacts to different situations. The more situations you see, the better your judgment is likely to be. So take your time. Don’t judge a book by its cover.

56. The passage suggests that ____________.

   A. a good writer may not be good speaker

   B. a good writer is always a good speaker

   C. a speechless person always writes well

   D. a good writer will find himself speechless.

57. According to this passage, a student who listens attentively and takes notes in class_______.

   A. is an intelligent student     B. may not be an intelligent student

   C. will sore better in exams    D. will not be a good student

58. The passage suggests that we should judge a person’s intelligence through __________.

   A. his teachers      B. his deeds in the classroom

   C. his appearance    D. his reactions to different situations

59. The writer of this passage wants to tell us not to __________________.

   A. judge a book by its cover  

B. make the mistake of thinking a young man stupid

   C. overestimate a student’s intelligence   

D. judge a person’s intelligence by his appearance

                          B

   One night in February 1962, John H. Glenn, Jr. flew over Australia. The man in the Mercury(水星) capsule was alone, but friendly voices reached him by radio. Over the dark land 100 miles below, he saw sparkling lights. It marked the city of Perth, where people had turned on their lights as a greeting to him.

   In Friendship 7, Glenn radioed, “ The lights show up very well. Thank everybody for turning them on.” His capsule moved on to the east.

   During his three orbits (繞行) of the earth, Glenn could always reach one of the 18 tracking stations. Some of them were on ships at sea. Others were in the United States.

   Many of the stations had been built with the help of other countries. These countries allowed Americans to bring in radio equipment and set it up. Without the help of such lands as Nigeria, Zanzibar and Mexico, there would have been breaks in the worldwide radio network. John Glenn , Jr. was the first American to orbit the earth. For his flight, the tracking network (跟蹤網(wǎng)絡(luò)) covered 60,000 statute miles (法定英里) . 500 men worked in the stations along the route. Since his flight, the network has grown. Today, it covers more than 100,000 statute miles and has about 100 stations. One-third of these stations are outside the United States.

60. This passage is mainly about __________.

   A. talking to ships at sea around the world  B. breaks in the worldwide network

   C. the first American to orbit the earth     D. a satellite which fell into the ocean

61. From the passage we can see that __________.

   A. Friendship 7 stopped in Perth, Australia

   B. all tracking stations are inside the United States.

   C. radio equipment is important in space flight

   D. many people could see Glenn in his capsule when he made the flight

62. During his flight Glenn could always _________.l

   A. see lights on the ground clearly    B. reach ships at sea

   C. reach one of the tracking stations   D. arrive at Mercury in his Friendship 7

63. Why did people in Perth turn on the lights?

   A. They wanted to guide Glenn to land  B. It was too dark for them to see in the room

   C. They wanted to see Friendship 7     D. They wanted to greet Glenn.

                              C

                       The Channel Tunnel

   The Channel Tunnel is a three-tunnel railroad from Calais, France to Folkestone, England. It is one of the largest and most difficult construction projects ever attempted. The Tunnels are 50 kilometers long. They were built about 45 meters below the earth under the English Channel. Two of the tunnels carry trains and one is used for repair work and emergencies.

   The idea of a tunnel connecting Britain with other nations of Europe was first proposed to the French Emperor Napoleon during a short peace between French and England in 1802. But war soon broke out again. And the technology to make such a tunnel did not exist. People couldn’t solve the problems, and did not have the necessary geological knowledge. However, it was never a serious idea. People dreamed of such a tunnel. Crossing the English Channel by ship was often a terrible trip because of storms.

   Political differences between France and Britain stopped the first attempt. In 1973, Britain finally joined France in the Common Market and both governments agreed to have another go at building a tunnel. But in 1975, construction was again abandoned (放棄) because the British Prime Minister had to look for money in the financial crisis （經(jīng)濟(jì)危機(jī)） caused by dramatically (引人注目的) rising world oil prices and this attempt failed. Another successful attempt to build the Channel began after French governments gave the go-ahead to a private company using private money to build a rail tunnel. Work started on both sides in 1987. it took seven years to finish the work. To complete the tunnels, construction workers had to move more than 17 million tons of earth. The cost was more than 13, 000 million dollars. The Channel opened in 1994.

   Today, the Channel is very busy. High-speed trains carry cars, trucks and passengers from Britain to France and back again. The trains are famous for their smooth, quiet ride. The money paid for the trip is slowly paying for the huge cost.

64. What is mainly emphasized (強(qiáng)調(diào)) in the 2^nd paragraph?

   A. The history of the Channel Tunnel    B. The purpose to make such a tunnel

   C. A dream that people longed to realize  D. An idea first proposed by Napoleon

65 How many serious attempts were made to build the tunnel?

   A. Two     B. Three    C. Four     D .Five

66. From the text, we can infer that ___________.

   A. the financial problem was solved at the bank

   B. the writer took part in the construction project.

   C. the Channel is more convenient to transportation

   D. the injury in accidents of traffic increases

67. What is the purpose of the text?

   A. To provide information to build the Channel   B. To provide directions of the Channel

   C. To give visitors a guide to the Channel      D. To give a brief introduction of the Channel

D

The dodo was a large bird that you might not think was a bird at all, for the dodo could not fly. It was a member of the chicken family. The bird was discovered by European sailors in 1507 on Mauritius (毛里求斯) Island.

When the sailors talked about the strange bird that could not fly, you can imagine people found it hard to believe their story. The Europeans who settled on Mauritius Island and the pigs they brought with them found the birds very good to eat. So large numbers of dodoes were killed and by 1681 no living dodoes were found on the island. A few dodoes were brought to England in the 17th century, but for 200 years none have been seen alive. This is the reason for the phrase "as dead as a dodo". Because they died out completely, the dodoes became very well-known.

68.The writer tells us that the dodo            .

A. existed between 1507 and 1681          B. has existed since 1507

C. doesn't exist now                      D. may have existed

69.What was so unusual about dodoes as a bird?

A. They looked like birds but couldn't fly.   B. They lived longer than other birds.

C. They were very good to eat.            D. They were all killed.

70. Dodoes are no longer seen on Mauritius Island because they             .

A. were killed by pigs                  B. were all taken to England

C. have been driven away by the settlers     D. have all been killed for food

71. The phrase "as dead as a dodo" is sometimes used to describe something that                    .

A. cannot protect itself from being eaten   B. cannot fly or move fast

C. no longer exists                     D. is sure to die

72. From the second paragraph, whose story did people find it hard to believe?

A. The Europeans'.             B. The dodoes'.   C. The settlers'.              D. The sailors'.

                                E

Geneva is situated between the Jura Range and the Alps on the western end of Lake Geneva. Capital of Peace is one of its names― the European headquarters of the United Nations lies here in Palais des Nations. Another worthy name for this city with a humanitarian tradition（人道主義傳統(tǒng)）and international character is the World’s Smallest Metropolis. Parks，splendid stores and lively streets in the old part of town and its 2000 ― year history wait to be discovered.

The Jet d’Eau together with the Flower Watch are the main attractions every year for the tourists visiting Geneva. The Jet d’Eau has become the symbol(象征)of Geneva for a long time. This is a 140 meters high water monument with a rich history. Eight 13,500―watt projectors light the grand column(圓柱)of the fountain in the evening, from early March until the second Sunday of October. The Flower Watch, which was created at the edge of the English Garden in 1955,reminds us about that Geneva is the birthplace of the Swiss clock and watch making, and that this industry has become internationally famous, as well through the quality of the watches as through their beautiful appearance.

Sails on Lake Geneva are also enjoyable. The Lake of Geneva, lying among the Alps, is a true inland sea, making possible a wide range of pleasant boat trips, you can relax and watch the beautiful scenes pass by.

73. Which of the following is NOT suitable for describing Geneva?

A. Capital of Peace.                                 

B. Palais des Nations.

C. The World’s Smallest Metropolis.

D. The birthplace of the Swiss clock and watch making.

74. The Jet d’Eau in the second paragraph refers to        .

A. the water fountain                                B. the English Garden

C. a new scene with electric lighting           D. the name of a famous watchmaker

75.What do we learn about the Lake of Geneva from the text?

A. It is the symbol of Geneva.

B. It lies among the Jura Range.

C. It has a direct passage to the ocean.

D. It is a large body of water of tourist interest.

第四部分：寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分35）

第一節(jié)：短文改錯(cuò) （10小題都有錯(cuò)，滿分10分）

At half past five in the afternoon, I arrived in          76.____________________

the station. It was no a good time because crowds of        77._____________________

people went home from work at this hour. After get         78._____________________

the ticket, I missed the train because the crowds            79._____________________

of people. When the next one came in, I forced             80._____________________

onto train by the push of the people behind.                81._____________________

My body couldn’t turn, even my head couldn’t, too.          82.____________________

Though it was dark outside, I couldn’t see the name of        83.____________________

the station. When the train stops at the station, I made        84._____________________

my way to get off from the train, but I found it was          85._____________________

the wrong station.

第二節(jié)：書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）

假設(shè)你是李華，你的美國(guó)老師Miss Morgan要求你們明天下午去聽一個(gè)美國(guó)歷史的講座(lecture)。你因故不能參加。請(qǐng)你根據(jù)以下要點(diǎn)，寫一封短信向Miss Morgan請(qǐng)假。

內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)：*表示歉意  

*理由：去機(jī)場(chǎng)(airport)接人  

*詢問：是否有錄音(tape)，以便補(bǔ)聽講座

注意：1. 詞數(shù)：100左右  

2. 可根據(jù)內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫

Dear Miss Morgan,

                                                         Yours sincerely

                                                           Li Hua

答案：

1-5 CBBAA    6-10 ACBCA    11-15 BABAB    16-17 AC

18 six 6        19 indoor        20 director     

21-25 ADBCA  26-30 CDABD    31-35 ABBCA

36-40 DACAC   41-45 CBADB   46-50 CBABC  51-55 CADAC

56-60 ABDDC    61-65 CCDCB   66-70 CDCAD  71-75 CDBAD

76 in----at   77 no-----not   78 get----getting       79 加of          80 加was  

81加 the   82 too---either  83 Though---Because  84 stops----stopped   85 去掉from

One possible version:

Dear Miss Morgan,

I am so sorry that I won’t be able to attend the lecture on American history tomorrow afternoon. My uncle is returning home from France, and I have promised to meet him at the airport at 3:30 tomorrow afternoon.

I am very much interested in American society and history. I wonder if it is possible for the talk to be recorded, and if so, could I borrow the tape? It would mean a great deal to me to listen to the tape and learn what is covered in the talk.

                                  Yours sincerely

                                     Li Hua