廣東省新興惠能中學(xué)10-11學(xué)年高二英語(yǔ)上學(xué)期期中考試新人教版

1、新興縣惠能中學(xué)2010-2011學(xué)年第一學(xué)期高二級(jí)英語(yǔ)科期中考試試卷本試卷共 8 頁(yè)，滿分135分?？荚嚂r(shí)間共120分鐘注意事項(xiàng)：1.答卷前，考生務(wù)必用黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將自己的姓名、班別、座位號(hào)填寫在答題卡上。2.選擇題每小題選出答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目選項(xiàng)的答案信息點(diǎn)涂黑，如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案，答案不能答在試卷上。3.非選擇題必須用黑色字跡鋼筆或簽字筆作答，答案必須寫在答題卡各題目指定區(qū)域內(nèi)相應(yīng)位置上；如需改動(dòng)，先劃掉原來的答案，然后再寫上新的答案；不準(zhǔn)使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案無效。4.作答選做題時(shí)，請(qǐng)先用2B鉛筆填涂選做題的題號(hào)對(duì)應(yīng)的信

2、息點(diǎn)，再作答。漏涂、錯(cuò)涂、多涂的，答案無效。5.考生必須保持答題卡的整潔。考試結(jié)束后，將試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分：語(yǔ)言知識(shí)及運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第1節(jié) ：完型填空 （共15小題，每小題2分，滿分30分） 閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從1-15各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)A、B、C、和D項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。I lived next door to Debbie and her 84-year-old mother, Nan, for about six months. One night last summer, Debbie asked me to check on her mother

3、because she worked the overnight shift (夜班) at a nursing home.I was glad to help. But I 1 felt a little funny about it. 2 , Ive been blind since I was a baby and out of 3 for years. In fact, at 54, I came to wonder if I had any 4 to live. A bit after 9:00 pm, I heard a soundover the years my ears ha

4、ve grown super 5 . It was Nan. “Jim, Jim. The house is 6 ! Help!”I went as far as I could to Debbies. I got to the front door, 7 for the key and unlocked the door. “Nan! Where are you?” I called. “Here, Jim. Help!” her voice was 8 and low.I felt my 9 inside. “Nan, where are you? Keep 10 !” “Here, Ji

5、m, here!” sounds as if shes 11 in front of me. I reached out and touched her shoulder. We felt our way down the steps. _12_ in the sweet, fresh summer air.Later the fire truck arrived. Debbie came too. Nan and I heard the sound of the 13 coming down. Finally, the firefighters 14 the fire.I heard Nan

6、 crying. She said, “I was so 15 and got turned around. I couldnt find the door. You saved my life.”Now Debbies voice quivered (發(fā)抖)， “Youre a hero. You rescued my mom.”I hardly knew what to say. Two hours earlier I was wondering whether I really mattered to anyone. And now I saved a life. Nan and Deb

7、bie were thanking me. Truth was, I wanted to thank them. Nan wasnt the only one who had been saved that day.1. A. seldom B. hardly C. also D. soon2. A. First of all B. At all C. Above all D. After all3. A. sight B. money C. patience D. work 4. A. value B. pain C. sadness D. good5. A. useless B. deaf

8、 C. sensitive D. responsible6. A. too cold B. on sale C. too hot D. on fire7. A. looked B. reached C. searched D. waited8. A. afraid B. weak C. calm D. certain9. A. way B. key C. heart D. fear10. A. talking B. standing C. lying D. staying11. A. sill B. even C. right D. away12. A. appearing B. breath

9、ing C. lost D. driven13. A. house B. truck C. fire D. air14. A. set out B. put out C. hold up D. put off15. tired B. fortunate C. disappointed D. scared第二節(jié)：語(yǔ)法填空（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下列的短文，按照句子結(jié)構(gòu)的語(yǔ)法性和上下文連貫的要求，在空白處填入一個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)脑~或使用括號(hào)中的詞語(yǔ)的正確形式填空。The Internet has become part of young peoples life. 16 report

10、shows that 38% of students often use the Internet. Most of them get 17 (use) information on the Internet 18 use the Internet to help in their studies. But many students dont use it 19 a good way. Some play games too much, some visit websites they shouldnt look 20 .So bad things may happen 21 student

11、s spend too much time on the Internet. 22 is important for students to use the Internet properly. Now we have a textbook, _23_uses many examples to teach students some good ways to use the Internet. It gives useful _24_(advise). Some students also make friends on the Internet. But if you want to hav

12、e a face-to-face 25 (meet) with your online friends, let your parents know and meet in a proper place.第二部分： 閱讀 （共兩節(jié)， 滿分50分）第1節(jié) 閱讀理解 （共20道小題；每小題2分，滿分40分） 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、和D選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。 （A） The first newspapers were written by hand and put up on walls in public place. The earliest daily newspaper was

13、 started in Rome in 59 BC. In the 700s the worlds first printed newspaper was published. Europe didnt have a regularly published newspaper until 1609, when one was started in Germany.   The first regularly published newspaper in the English language was printed in Amsterdam in 1620. In 162

14、1, an English newspaper was started in London and was published once a week. The first daily English newspaper was the Daily Courant (每日新聞). It came out in March 1702.   In 1690, Benjamin Harris printed the first American newspaper in Boston. But not long after it was first published, the

15、government stopped the paper. In 1704, John Campbell started The Boston Newsletter (波斯頓新聞通訊), the first newspaper published in the American colonies. By 1760, the colonies had more than thirty daily newspapers. There are now about 1,800 daily papers in the United States.   Today, as a grou

16、p, English language newspapers have the largest circulation (發(fā)行量) in the world. But the largest circulation for a newspaper is that of the Japanese newspaper Asahi Dhimbun (朝日新聞). It sells more than eleven million copies every day.26. The first daily newspaper came out in _.   A. 59 BC

17、0;        B. 700s         C. 1609            D. 162027. The first regularly published newspaper in Europe was printed in _.    A. England   

18、    B. Germany       C. France          D. Sweden28. The first printed newspaper in America came out in _.    A. Washington    B. New York       C. Bo

19、ston         D. New Orleans29. Today there are about _ daily newspaper printed in the United States.A. 1621         B. 1704            C. 1760    

20、;      D. 180030. Which is NOT true according to the passage?A. The first regularly published newspaper in the English language was printed in Amsterdam.B. English language newspaper sells more than 11 million copies every day.C. Europe didn't have a regularly published

21、newspaper in 1608.D. The first daily English newspaper came out in March 1702. （B） At five he was collecting old newspapers to make money. And when he was 15 he signed his schoolmates up to start a baby-sitting circle. Now 20, third-year Cambridge University student, Peter Blackburn is managing dire

22、ctor of a company with a £ 30,000 plan. And he thinks it will make more than $15,000 by next summer. He set up Peter Blackborn Ltd last year to bring out a new, colour term-planner that now students all over the UK are using. “I felt that most of the planners going around were pretty unimaginat

23、ive,” he says, “I believed that I could do a better job and decided to have a go”. Blackburn admits that he is putting far more effort into business than his computer studies course at university. While fellow students are out with their friends, he keeps in touch with his business office in Lancash

24、ire by movable phone. Before he set up the company he spent one holiday preparing a plan that would persuade his bank to lend him money. “Most students work hard for a good degree because they believe that will help them get a job to support themselves,” he says “I work hard at my company, because t

25、hat is what will support me next year, after I leave college.” Friends believe that Blackburn will make £ 1 million within 5 years. He is not quite so sure, however. “Theres a lot to be done yet,” he says.31. Choose the right order of the facts given in the passage. a. He spent his holiday prep

26、aring a plan. b. He collected newspapers. c. He set up his own company. d. He asked the bank for money. e. He set up a babysitting circle. A. e, b, c, a, d B. b, e, a, d, c C. b, e, d, a, c D. b, e, c, a, d32. When he was quite young, Blackburn _ . A. already made a lot of money B. already had a bus

27、iness brain C. was already managing director of a company D. already set up his own business33. The underlined expression in the fourth paragraph “have a go,” here means _ . A. give up this job and have a new one B. leave the company C. have a try D. develop my business quickly34. In spite of a coll

28、ege student, Blackburn _ . A. spends more time on his business than on his studies course B. keep in touch with his business office by movable phone C. seldom goes out with his friends D. often spends whole holiday preparing business plan35. Which of the following best explain why Blackburn works ha

29、rd at his company? A. He wants to do more business practice before he leaves college. B. He wants to make more money before he leaves college. C. He wants to get a good job like most students after he leaves the college. D. he depends on the company for his living in the future. （C） The man sitting

30、opposite Robert was the Financial Controller. Everybody called him “the FC” for short. He made all the decisions about money. Robert needed some more. That was why he had to see him. The two men did not get on very well. In fact, they had always disliked each other. “Your request is out of the quest

31、ion,” the FC said. Robert had difficulty in controlling himself, but he managed somehow. He explained that he wanted the money in order to make more programmes. “And why do you want to do that?” the FC asked sharply. Again, Robert almost lost his temper. “Because more and more people are listening t

32、o my departments programmes. Theres great demand for them,” he answered. The FC did not seem to believe him. But Robert had a report on the numbers of listeners to all EBC programmes. The FC became less confident (自信). Robert threw the report down on the table and told him to read it. The FC looked

33、at it in silence. The figures (數(shù)字) proved that he had been wrong, but he did not want to admit it. “Well,”he finally said, “I may have made a small mistake.”Robert noticed the word “may.” He got up to leave. But he had the feeling that he would get the money after all.36. In the story the Financial

34、Controller was a person who was in charge of_. A. Roberts departments programmes. B. EBC programmes. C. EBC money. D. both B and C.37. “Your request is out of the question.”Here “out of the question”means_. A. without any question B. with some question. C. impossible. D. possible.38. Robert decided

35、to make more programmes because_. A. he wanted to meet the needs of the listeners. B. “the FC”disliked him C. the members of his department wanted him to do so. D. he wanted to show himself off.39. Why were more and more people listening to Roberts programmes? A. Because he always lost his temper (脾

36、氣). B. Because he disliked “the FC.” C. Because the programmes were rich and to the taste of the listeners. D. We dont know.40. Who do you think won the argument(爭(zhēng)論)in the end? A. The Financial Controller. B. Robert. C. Nobody. D. The listeners. ( D) When we see well, we do not think about our eyes

37、very often. It is only when we cannot see perfectly that we realize how important our eyes are. People who are near-sighted can only see things that are very close to their eyes, Everything else seems blurry (=unclear). Many people who do a lot of work, such as writing, reading and sewing become nea

38、rsighted. Then People who are far-sighted suffer from just the opposite problem. They can see things that are far away, but they have difficulty in reading a book unless they hold it at arms length. If they want to do much reading, they must get glasses, too. Other people do not see clearly because

39、their eyes are not exactly the right shape. They have what is called astigmatism (散光). This, too, can be corrected by glasses. Some peoples eyes become cloudy because of cataracts (白內(nèi)障). Long ago these people often became blind. Now, however, it is possible to operate on the cataracts and remove the

40、m. Having two good eyes is important for judging distances. Each eye sees things from a slightly different angle (角度). To prove this to yourself, look at an object out of one eye; then look at the same object out of your other eye. You will find the objects relation to the background and other thing

41、s around it has changed. The difference between these two different eye views helps us to judge how far away an object is. People who have only one eye cannot judge distance as people with two eyes.41. We should take good care of our eyes . A. only when we can see well B. only when we cannot see per

42、fectly C. even if we can see well D. only when we realize how important our eyes are42. When things far away seem indistinct(模糊不清) , one is probably . A. near-sighted B. far-sighted C. astigmatic D. suffering from cataracts43. The underlined word "suffer "in the third paragraph probably me

43、ans . A. experience B. imagine C. feel pain D. are affected with44. Having two eyes instead of one is particularly useful for . A. seeing at night B. seeing objects far away C. looking over a wide area D. judging distances45. People who suffer from astigmatism have . A. one eye bigger than the other

44、 B. eyes that are not exactly the right shape C. a difficulty that can be corrected by an operation D. an eye difficulty that cannot be corrected by glasses第2節(jié) ： 信息匹配 閱讀下列應(yīng)用文及相關(guān)信息，并按照要求匹配信息。A、The Travel Pavilion. Explore places you have never been to before, and experience different way of life. Vis

45、it the Amazon jungle village, the Turkish market, the Tai floating market, the Berber mountain house and others. Talk to the people there who will tell you about their lives and things they make. You can try making a carpet, making nets, fishingB、The Future Tower. This exhibition shows how progress

46、will touch our lives.It allow us to look into the future and explore the cities of the next century and the way well be living then. Spend some times in our spaces station and climb into our simulator for the Journey to Mars.C、The Nature Park. In the Safari Park you can drive among African animals i

47、n one of our Range Cruisers：see lions , giraffes, elephants in the wild.Move on to the Monkey Park to watch the monkeys. And then there is still the Aviary to see.D、The Pyramid. This is the centre of Adventureland. Run out of film,need some postcards and stamps？For all these things and many more, vi

48、sit our underground shopping centre. Come here for information and ideas too.E、 The Ancient Village. In the village you will find people live in a simple life just as the ancient people did. They wore ancient clothes and were selling the old goods and food. You can even watch an old dance performed

49、by some actors and actresses.F、 The Underwater World. Here you will find a variety of fish and even some kind of sharks. You will think you are in the water but of course this is not true. If you are interested in fish I suggest that you pay a visit to it.請(qǐng)閱讀以下個(gè)人信息，然后匹配他/她的最佳選項(xiàng)： Michael： I am intere

50、sted in science and I hope very much to know what our life will be like in the days to come. Harry： After visiting the Adventureland I want to buy my friends and parents some souvenirs. Maria： I am Nostalgia and I often recall the past days. I think people used to live more happily than us. Dick： I

51、am tired of the unchanged and dull life now and what I look forward to is a completely new life. Alice： I read a lot about the whales but I havent seen them for myself. I hope this dream can come true. Adventureland46. Michael A. The Travel Pavilion47. Harry B. The Future Tower48. Maria C. The Natur

52、e Park49. Dick D. The Pyramid50. Alice E. The Ancient Village F. The Underwater World第三部分：寫作 （共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第1節(jié) ：基礎(chǔ)寫作 （ 滿分15分） 假定你是王珊，16屆亞洲運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)將于2010年在你所居住的地方廣州舉辦，現(xiàn)正在招募志愿者，你希望成為其中一員。請(qǐng)根據(jù)下列信息給組委會(huì)寫一封自薦信。姓名：王珊性別：女年齡：21 就讀學(xué)校：廣州體育學(xué)院個(gè)人條件：英語(yǔ)好，善于交往，樂于助人，熟悉當(dāng)?shù)厍闆r承諾：提供最佳服務(wù)寫作要求1. 必須使用5個(gè)句子介紹全部所給內(nèi)容。2. 將5個(gè)句子組成連貫的短文。3. 信的

53、格式和開頭語(yǔ)已為你寫好。建議先整合信息，再聯(lián)句成篇。提供最佳服務(wù)：offer the best service 體育學(xué)院：sports universityDear Sir or Madam,I would like to work as a volunteer for _ Please consider my request, and Im looking forward to your reply. Yours faithfully, Wang Shan 第二節(jié) 讀寫任務(wù) （ 共一題，滿分25分）閱讀下面的短文，然后按照要求寫一篇150個(gè)詞左右的英語(yǔ)短文。 Happiness cannot last forever and it may be due to everything from the weathe