高二英语试卷

第一卷(选择题共115分)

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标志在试卷的相庆位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间往返答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. How often did the woman get paid at her old job?
A. Twice a week. B. Once a month. C. On Monday.

2. What is the man doing?
A. Looking for water. B. Planting something. C. Looking for something.

3. What are they discussing?
A. Children. B. New profits. C. The new childcare facilities.

4. What type of magazine is this?
A. A news magazine. B. A football magazine. C. A sports magazine.

5. What does the woman mean?
A. She’s not going to graduate school.
B. She’ll stop at the office before returning to school.
C. She wants to change her major.

第二节 (共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. What’s the man not satisfied with?
A. The drink’s machine. B. The drink’s service. C. The drink’s taste.

7. What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?
A. Customer and waiter. B. Student and teacher. C. Colleagues.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. Why does the woman insist on taking a whistle?
A. Because it can be used to attract attention.
B. Because it is light to carry about.
C. Because it takes up little space.

9. What does the man think is a better way to take food with them?
A. Put it in plastic bags.
B. Put it in tins.
C. Put it in small dry packets.

10. Which of the following is not mentioned according to this conversation?
A. Packet-food. B. Torch. C. Drink.

听第8段材料，回答第11至14题。

11. What does the man want to do in Hong Kong?
A. Start his English practicing.
B. Start his further education.
C. Start his career.

12. What is the man now?
A. He is a businessman. B. He is a student. C. He is a teacher.

13. How does the man find English in Hong Kong?
A. Very important when you are walking in Hong Kong.
B. Very important for you to live and work in Hong Kong.
C. Very important in many international trade centers.

14. What is the possible relationship between the two speakers?
A. Workmates. B. Relatives. C. Classmates.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15. What are the students going to do on Wednesday?
A. See a film. B. Go sightseeing. C. Play sports.

16. When are the students leaving for London?
A. On Sunday. B. On Friday. C. On Saturday.

17. What is the purpose of the man’s talking?
A. To welcome the students to the center.
B. To inform the students of the arrangements.
C. To sell the students the rules they should follow.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. Where is the speaker talking?
A. At a restaurant. B. At an airport. C. On the phone.

19. Why does the speaker come to the town where Dickey lives?
A. To see Dickey’s family.
B. To have a meeting.
C. To take a holiday.

20. Who is Camilla?
A. Tony’s wife. B. Tony’s daughter. C. Dickey’s wife.

第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)

第一节：单项选择(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

请认真阅读下面各题目，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21. I have invited 30 guests to my birthday party, but actually _______ came.
A. twice more than B. twice as much
C. twice as many D. as many as twice

22. He hates the job — but he’s determined to _____ it _____ because he needs the money.
A. stick; at B. stick; out C. stick; to D. stick; by

23. There came the news that the visiting team had gained a victory ______ the home team with a score of 4 to 3.
A. against B. toward C. upon D. over

24. Anyway, Jenny and I were best friends ______ up through high school.
A. all the time B. all the way C. all the same D. all the year

25. Presley is known ______ an early pioneer of rock music, mixing the sounds of country music and rhythm-and-blues influences with ______ was then the new rock-and-roll style.
A. as; what B. for, what C. as; which D. for; which

26. ---Look, I don't hate Janice, she's... she's just a lot to take, you know.
---Well, ______.
A. there you go B. where you go C. you go away D. you go up

27. ______ 110-story twin towers of ______ World Trade Center were also among ______ New York's famous skyscrapers until they were destroyed in a terrorist attack in 2001.
A. The; the; the B. The; a; / C. The; the; / D. A; the; /

28. We finally agreed ________ the price of the car after a heated discussion.
A. in B. to C. with D. on

29. You know so much of my book, even more than myself. You must have read it several times, ______?
A. didn’t you B. mustn’t you C. haven’t you D. hadn’t you

30. Why write him a letter, ______ is out of date, ______you can just email him? Don’t you have access to the Internet?
A. which; as B. which; when C. that; when D. that; while

31. I know he still has some money ______. So I bet he couldn't ______ the robbery.
A. in hand; have hands in B. in hand; have a hand in
C. at hand; have the hand in D. at hand; have a hand in

32. Giving your promise is one thing, ______.
A. keeping it is another B. keeping it is the other
C. keeping it another D. keeping it the other

33. Entering the reading room, ______.
A. Mike and Tom were found seated quietly, doing their homework
B. Mike and Tom were found seating quietly, doing their homework
C. he found Mike and Tom seating quietly, doing their homework
D. he found Mike and Tom seated quietly, doing their homework

34. Sometimes so many people ______ with us that every room ______ travelers.
A. we had stayed; was filled with B. did we have staying; was full with
C. we had stayed; was full with D. did we have staying; was filled with

35. Stress ______ on by a variety of social conditions ______ the risk of child abuse with a family.
A. bringing; raises B. brought; raising
C. bringing; raised D. brought; raises

第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very 36 trying to earn money in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me. They don't act in the 37 ways that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion, "I love you" is too 38 for them to say. Sending flowers to each other on Valentine's Day is even more 39 Finally my father has a bad temper. When he's very tired from the hard work, it is easy for him to lose his 40 .

One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I silently sat down beside her.

"Mom, I have a question to ask you."

"What?"

"Is there love between you and Dad?"

My mother stopped her work and 41 her head with 42 in her eyes. She didn't answer immediately.

I was very 43 because I thought I had hurt her. I was 44 a great embarrassment and I didn't know what to do. But at last I heard my mother’s words:

"Susan," she said thoughtfully, "Look at this thread. Sometimes it appears, but most of it 45 in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt strong and durable. If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread. It can 46 be seen anywhere or anytime, but it's really 47 . Love is inside."

I listened carefully but I couldn't understand her 48 the next spring, when my father suddenly got sick seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the 49 for a month. When they returned from the hospital, it seemed both of them had had a serious illness.

After that, every day in the morning and 50 , my mother helped my father walk slowly on the country road. It seemed they were the most harmonious 51 .

The doctor had said my father would 52 in two months. But after two months he still couldn't walk by himself. All of us were worried about him.

"Dad, how are you feeling now?" I asked him one day.

"Susan, don't worry about me. To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom. I like this kind of life." 53 his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.

Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet 54 . But from this experience, I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our 55 . Love is inside, making life strong and warm.

36. A. lucky B. busy C. glad D. disappointed

37. A. romantic B. normal C. hard D. special

38. A. easy B. willing C. luxurious D. ready

39. A. out of the question B. out of question
C. of question D. in question

40. A. heart B. way C. temper D. mind

41. A. raised B. looked down C. dropped D. rose

42. A. surprise B. excitement C. humor D. anger

43. A. excited B. tired C. surprised D. worried

44. A. with B. in C. on D. of

45. A. appears B. finds C. disappears D. sees

46. A. easily B. hardly C. often D. usually

47. A. that B. here C. there D. this

48. A. in B. for C. before D. until

49. A. home B. factory C. bed D. hospital

50. A. night B. noon C. dusk D. dawn

51. A. family B. people C. couple D. friends

52. A. rescue B. recover C. die D. save

53. A. Reading B. Looking C. Understanding D. Thinking

54. A. looks B. kisses C. foods D. walks

55. A. mind B. heart C. life D. world

第三部分；阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

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56. The audio-magazines in the passage are_________.

A. published in European languages

B. read on the computer screen

C. designed in the form of small-sized books

D. broadcast on television and the radio

57. The audio-magazines are mainly for_________.

A. European journalists B. professional travelers

C. language learners D. magazine collectors

58. What is mentioned as a feature of the audio-magazines?

A. They are translated into English. B. They are convenient for the users.

C. They are very easy to read D. They are cheap and popular.

59. What does the underlined part "reimburse you" probably mean?

A. Return the money you paid. B. Change the product you bought.

C. Offer you a free repair. D. Guarantee you the quality.

B

No poem should ever be discussed or “analyzed”, until it has been read aloud by someone, teacher or student. Better still, perhaps, is the practice of reading it twice, once at the beginning of the discussion and once at the end. All discussions of poetry are, in fact, preparations for reading it aloud, and the reading of the poem is, finally, the most telling “interpretation” of it, suggesting tone, rhythm, and meaning all at once. Hearing a poet read the work in his or her own voice, on records or on film, is obviously a special reward. But even those aids to teaching can not replace the student and teacher reading it.

I have come to think, in fact, that time spent reading a poem aloud is much more important than “analyzing” it, if there isn’t time for both. I think one of our goals as teachers of English is to have students love poetry. Poetry is “ a criticism of life”, and “ a heightening(提升) of life”. It is “an approach to the truth of feeling”, and it “can save your life”.

I am not saying that every English teacher must teach poetry. Those who don’t like it should not be forced to put that dislike on anyone else. But those who do teach poetry must keep in mind a few things about its essential nature, about its sound as well as its sense, and they must make room in the classroom for hearing poetry as well as thinking about it.

60. To have a better understanding of a poem, one should_________.

A. discuss it with others

B. analyze it by oneself

C. copy it down in a notebook

D. practise reading it aloud

61. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a function of poetry? ____________

A. Extending your life.

B. Saving your life

C. Criticizing life

D. Heightening life

62. According to the writer, one of the purposes of teaching English is to get students ______________.

A. to understand life

B. to enjoy poetry

C. to become teachers

D. to become poets

63. What does the last sentence in the third paragraph imply? _________

A. More stress was laid on the understanding of poetry in the past.

B. Poetry is more important than any other subject.

C. One cannot enjoy life fully without an understanding of poetry.

D. Poetry is the foundation of all language and literature courses.

C

Old Computers Make for Unhappy Workers --- Survey

LONDON (Reuters) ----- Dealing with the dissatisfaction of aging and unreliable office computers leads to workers’ unhappiness and more sick leave, a survey showed on Wednesday.

A survey carried out by care4@free.net of over 2,700 European office workers from the UK, France and Germany found that workplace dissatisfaction increased greatly with the age of the computer equipment.

“We do know that job satisfaction is falling in Britain and most advanced nations,” said Stephen White, a researcher from the Work Foundation. “The actual reasons for this are the subject of very heated discussion. It’s certainly one interesting theory that technology may be the cause of this in some way,” White added.

A quarter of these using outdated computers in Britain said they were “quite” or “ very dissatisfied “ with their everyday job compared to the percent of those who had enjoyed an advantage from up-to-date technology.

The survey also said that among workers dealing with outdated equipment, there was a 35 percent greater probability they would take six or more days of sick leave per year compared with the average worker. In France, where more workers use old computers, the probability jumped to 55 percent.

Results also showed that women in the three countries were more likely to be using outdated equipment. In the UK, where more workers have up-to-date computers than in the other countries surveyed, the number of women using old equipment doubled than of men.

White pointed out that there were two sides to this problem, saying that continuously having to deal with new technology and equipment can also be a source of worry. “Old and faulty equipment is a major cause of office dissatisfaction. There is no question about it; but you also have to say that the frequent change of equipment is also, or could be, a main cause of dissatisfaction.”

64. The underlined word “this” (paragraph 3) refers to ______.

A. workplace dissatisfaction B. computer use in most jobs

C. the aging off office computers D. the survey by care4@ free. net

65. How many office workers use old computers in Britain expressed their dissatisfaction?

A. 16% B. 25% C. 35% D. 55%

66. According to White, why were the women surveyed more likely to use old computers?

A. Most office workers use old computers.

B. They do some of their work with computers.

C. Dealing with new equipment can cause anxiety.

D. They are easier to be satisfied with new technology.

67. What is the subject of the news story?

A. Poor working conditions in offices

B. Research work of the Work Foundation

C. Influence of technology in the workplace.

D. Different attitudes to old computers.

D

The discovery of a dwarfed (矮个的)” human being” who lived in Flores, Indonesia, up to 18,000 years ago is changing the way we think about the human family .This “Flores Human” was three foot tall and her brain was smaller than that of the average chimp (黑猩猩), yet she and her relatives apparently lived fully human lives. They seem to have made tools, worked together to find food and cook it, and perhaps even buried their dead with ceremony.

It was a major surprise to find tools associated with the new human family member. The tools are like those formerly seen only with European fossils (化石)from our own species, Homo sapiens (智人)；and the oldest of them were made 94,000 years ago. Homo sapiens is thought to have arrived in the island about 40,000 years ago, much too late to be responsible for the tools. If this tiny human made the tools, then the inside structure (结构) of its brain must have been more like our own than a chimp’s, despite being just a third the size of ours.

This “new human” was suspected to be a dwarfed branch of Homo erectus (竖立人).When creatures are separated in regions with rare resources but few enemies, being big is a disadvantage, and evolution tends to shrink them, a process known as island dwarfing. Could natural selection make a human smaller while keeping----even improving----mental ability? Quite possibly, believes Christopher Wills of the University of California.

Has the “Flores Human” even shown the ability of language? “I find it difficult to imagine that people could make tools, use fire, and kill large animals without fairly advanced communication.” Wills says. Did “Flores Human” possess the basic components of human culture---such as the burying of the dead with ceremony ? Emiliano Bruner of the Italian Institute points out that Indonesia’s hot, wet environment is bad for fossilization. It is reasonable to assume, he says, that the 18,000-year-old bones of the most complete Flores woman were well-preserved because she was buried with special care.

68.According to the passage , “Flores Human”______.

A. lived a partly human life

B. was a branch of Homo sapiens

C. used tools before Homo sapiens arrived

D. had a brain as a common chimp’s

69.The underlined part “this tiny human” in Paragraph 2 refers to _______.

A. a chimp . B. Flores Human C. Homo sapiens D. Homo erectus

70.This passage mainly talks about______.

A. the tools made by “Flores Human”

B. the language used by “Flores Human”

C. the evolution of “Flores Human”

D. the major surprising findings about “Flores Human”

71.According to the passage, it is believed that “Flores Human”_______.

A. was dwarfed by its enemies B. could use language

C. left a lot of fossils in hot and wet environment D. reached Flores 40,000 years ago

E

Childhood was an illusion (错觉) and the illusion was this: everything was bigger. No, I mean everything, not just houses and shops and grown-ups, but colors and flowers and journeys, especially journeys which seemed endless. “Are we there yet, Daddy?”

Funfairs (游乐场) were huge things that spread for miles around you with noise and lights and exciting danger. Rainy days at home when you were ill seemed to last for ever. Being a grown-up yourself was an unthinkable distant possibility. Every sound was louder, every game was grander, every pain unbearable.

As I’ve grown old, life has become smaller. Tastes have dulled. Surprises have turned into shocks. Days go by unnoticed. How can I regain childhood when it was an illusion?

I have only one repeatable and wonderful way and even in this way I can regain only part of that larger world. I can play upon the stage like a child and make the crowd laugh and laugh with them, sometimes helplessly like a child, and then, even though I’m a sixty-one-year-old man, I can almost catch the colors and sounds and stillness of those bigger years when I was little.

72. How does the author feel about his childhood?

A. It was endless. B. It was unpleasant.

C. He is glad that it is over. D. He misses it as a grown-up

73. The author thinks that everything was bigger in childhood because .

A. children could not make proper judgments.

B. children were curious and eager about life

C. things appeared really big in children’s eyes

D. to grow up seemed so long for children

74. The world seems to have become smaller to the author because .

A. life is disappointing B. time goes by too fast

C. he has had too many surprises D. foods no longer taste delicious

75. The author enjoys playing on the stage so as to .

A. act like a child B. live an unusual life

C. make the crowd laugh D. regain his childhood

江苏省南通中学2005-2006学年第二学期期末考试

高二英语

第二卷(非选择题 共35分)

第四部分：写作(共两节，满分35分)

第一节：对话填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

请认真阅读下面对话，并根据各题所给首字母的提示，在答题卡右栏中标有题号的横线上，写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式，使对话通顺。

Joey: Chandler, you have to start getting (76)o______ her. All right, if you play, you get some fresh air, maybe it'll take your mind off Janice, and if you don't play, everyone will be (77)m______ at you 'cause the teams won't be even. Come on.

Chandler: Yeah, all right, I'll play.

Phoebe: Yay!!

Rachel: Let's do (78)i______! Ross?

Ross: What?

Rachel: Do you wanna play football?

Ross: Um, Monica and I aren't (79)s______ to play football.

Joey: Says (80)w______? Your mom?

Monica and Ross: Yeah.

Monica: Well, every, every Thanksgiving um, we used to have a touch football game (81)c______ the "Geller Bowl".

Chandler: No, no, no, you say that proudly.

Monica: (82)A______, Ross and I were always captains, and um, it got kind of competitive and one year, Geller Bowl VI, I accidentally broke Ross's nose.

Ross: It was so not an accident. She saw I was (83)a______ to tag her, so she threw her big fat grandma arm elbow right (84)i______ my face. And just keep running.

Monica: To score the winning touchdown, (85)b______ the way.

76. __________

77. __________

78. __________

79. __________

80. __________

81. __________

82. __________

83. __________

84. __________

85. _________