第一学期期中质检试题
高二级英语科
第I卷
I. 听力(满分32.5分)
第一节:听力理解(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
听第1段材料,回答第1至第2题。
1. Where are Betty and Tom talking?
A. Over the telephone. B. At home. C. In the office.
2. Where are they going to do this evening?
A. Go to the hair dressers. B. Go to a meeting. C. Go to the cinema.
听第2段材料,回答第3至第5题。
3. Why does Anne want to change her job?
A. She can get more money. B. She doesn’t like her present job.
C. Her present job is not interesting.
4. When should Anne make her decision?
A. Tomorrow. B. Today. C. Next week.
5. What does Robert want to do?
A. He wants to give Anne a hand. B. He also wants to get that job.
C. He wants to give Anne a job.
听第3段材料,回答第6至第7题。
6. Why was the woman so sorry?
A. She couldn’t come. B. She was not on time. C. She lost the address.
7. What can we know from the conversation?
A. The woman was given the wrong address. B. The woman was lost at first.
C. The man was very careless.
听第4段材料,回答第8至第10题。
8. How did the king think of himself?
A. He was not a happy man. B. He was happy. C. He could be a happy peasant.
9. Why did the king want to buy a shirt from the peasant?
A. Because he wanted to be a peasant himself.
B. Because he wanted to put on the clothes of a peasant.
C. Because he thought he would be happy in that peasant’s shirt.
10. What happened to the king at last?
A. He found happiness at last. B. He found happiness through a peasant.
C. He wasn’t able to find any happiness.
听第5段材料,回答第11至第12题。
11. When did the conversation must likely take place?
A. Tuesday morning. B. Wednesday morning. C. Thursday morning.
12. How many times was Miss Smith late during that week?
A. Three times. B. Four times. C. Five times.
听第6段材料,回答第13至第15题。
13. When did Susan’s father come back?
A. At 6 o’clock. B. At 8 o’clock. C. At 9 o’clock.
14. Who opened the box?
A. The monkey. B. Susan’s father. C. Susan.
15. What name did Susan want to give the baby monkey?
A. Billy. B. Holly. C. Tolly.
第二节:听取信息(共5小题,每小题2分,满分10分)
请听下面一段材料,根据题目要求,从听到的内容中获取必要的信息,填入标号为16—20 的空格中,每空不超过3个单词。
Description of a robber |
A man.
Height: tall and thin, around 16 ;
Age: 17 years old;
Hair: long;
Colour: reddish;
Eyes: 18 ;
Wearing: old jeans and 19 and boots and also 20 . |
II. 语言知识运用(共两节,满分37.5分)
第一节:语法填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,根据上下文填入适当的词语,或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空,并将答案填写在答题卷上标号为21—30的相应位置。
People 21 (live) in different countries made different kinds of words. Today there are about fifteen hundred 22 in the world. Each contains many thousands of words. A very large dictionary, for example, contains four 23 five hundred thousand words. But we do not need 24 these. To read short stories you need to know only about two thousand words. 25 you leave school, you will learn only one thousand or more.
The words you know are called your vocabulary. You should try to make your vocabulary 26 (big). Read as many books as we can. There are a lot of books 27 (write) in easy English. You will enjoy them. When you meet 28 new word, look it 29 in your dictionary. Your dictionary is your 30 (much) useful book.
第二节:完形填空(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
Most of the foods we eat today were at one time or another not known to man. One by one they are 31 and became a part of our everyday 32 . Very often the person, who was the first to try these foods, however, had to be a person of 33 . Who, for 34 , ate the first crab(蟹)and who, the first mushroom?
When 35 and coffee were first introduced to Europe in the eighteenth century, there were many 36 for and against their use. Some people claimed(宣称)that they were 37 , and that, if drunk over long periods of time, they would kill a person. In Sweden, King Gustav III decided to find out whether these 38 were true or false. It so happened that there were two brothers who were in 39 at the time;they were twins and were almost exactly alike in every 40 . They had also been sentenced to 41 . The King decided to let them live if one of them 42 to drink several cups of tea each day and the other, several cups of coffee each day.
Both brothers lived many years without any 43 of any kind. At last one brother who 44 to drink tea every day died at the age of 74 and 45 died a few years later. Because of the way the experiment had turned out, Sweden is today one of the countries in the world where much tea and coffee are drunk.
31. A. introduced B. produced C. added D. changed
32. A. drink B. cost C. diet D. interest
33. A. success B. courage C. practice D. will
34. A. free B. ever C. long D. example
35. A. tea B. tobacco C. milk D. chocolate
36. A. attempts B. decisions C. opinions D. advice
37. A. different B. common C. plants D. poisonous
38. A. wishes B. decisions C. doubts D. conversations
39. A. school B. hospital C. danger D. prison
40. A. day B. way C. part D. photograph
41. A. death B. dead C. die D. dying
42. A. agreed B. pleased C. allowed D. prepared
43. A. food B. problems C. taste D. happiness
44. A. had B. enjoyed C. allowed D. insisted
45. A. others B. other C. another D. the other
III.阅读(共两节,满分40分)
第一节:阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
A
Albert Einstein arrived at a party and introduced himself to the first person he saw and asked, “What is your IQ(智商)?” to which the man answered “241”. “That is wonderful!” said Albert. “We will talk about the Theory of Relativity(相对论) and the mysteries of the universe. We will have much to discuss!”
Next Albert introduced himself to a woman and asked, “What is your IQ?” to which the lady answered, “144.” “That is great!” said Albert. “We can discuss politics and current affairs. We will have much to discuss!”
Albert then went to another person and asked, “What is your IQ?” to which the man answered, “51.” Albert thought this for a moment, and then said, “OK, next you will count how many beers we will drink, then we will have much to talk about numbers!”
46. According to Albert’s questions, we can see that he thought ______ was most difficult to talk about.
A. the problem of universe B. a political problem
C. the problem of numbers D. drinking beer
47. Albert thought he could talk about political problems with the lady for ______.
A. the lady was not clever enough B. the lady was clever enough
C. political problems were too easy to talk about
D. they could not talk anything else
48. Albert thought ______ to talk with a person with IQ of 51.
A. there was nothing B. he had nothing
C. he had some very easy problems D. numbers were too easy
49. We can see that ______.
A. Albert did not know much about numbers
B. Albert seemed to be drunk
C. Albert knew so much that he could talk with different people
D. Albert didn’t like to have beer
50. Of the different topics, which do you think Albert would most like to talk about?
A. The Theory of Relativity and the mysteries of the universe.
B. How many beers to drink. C. The political problem D. Anything about numbers.
B
It is difficult for nearly every family to teach their children to be responsible for housework, but with one of the following suggestions, you really can get your children to help at home.
If you give your children the impression that they can never do anything quite right, then they will regard themselves as unfit or unable persons. Unless children believe they can succeed, they will never become totally independent.
My daughter Larla’s fifth-grade teacher made every child in her class feel special. When students receive less than a perfect test score she would point out what they had mastered and declare firmly they could learn what they had missed.
You can use the same technique when you evaluate (评价) your child’s work at home. Don’t always scold and give lots of praise instead. Talk about what he has done right, not about what he has not done. If your child completes a difficult task, reward him with a Sunday trip or a ball game with Dad.
Learning is a process of trying and succeeding. If you teach your children not to fear a mistake or failure, they will learn faster and achieve success at last.
51. The whole passage deals with ______ education.
A. social B. school C. family D. physical
52. The writer thinks that ______.
A. there is no way to get children to help at home
B. the more encouragement and praise they get, the more responsible and helpful children will become
C. it is very difficult to make children responsible for housework
D. children can be forced to help with housework
53. A good suggestion the article gives us about how to evaluate your child’s work at home is to ______.
A. praise his success B. reward him with a trip
C. give him a punishment D. get rid of his test
54. The writer advises readers to ______.
A. learn from himself for he was a good way of teaching
B. take pride in Larla’s fifth-grade teacher
C. do as what Larla’s teacher did in education children
D. follow Larla’s example because she never fails in the tests
55. From the last paragraph, we can conclude that ______.
A. pride goes before a fall B. practice makes perfect
C. no pains, no gains D. failure is the mother of success
C
The human nose has given to the language of the world many interesting expressions. Of course, this is not surprising. Without the nose, we could not breathe or smell. It is the part of the face that gives a person special character. Cyrano de Bergerac said that a large nose showed a great man----courageous, manly and wise.
A famous woman poet wished that she had two noses to smell a rose. Blaise Pascal made an interesting remark about Cleopatra’s nose. If it had been shorter, he said, it would have changed the whole face of the world!
Man’s nose has had an important role in his imagination. Man has referred to the nose in many ways to express his emotions(情感). Expressions dealing with the nose refer to human weakness, anger, pride, jealousy and revenge(报仇).
In England there are a number of phrases about the nose. For example, “to hold up one’s nose” express a basic human feeling—pride. People can hold up their noses at people, things and places.
The phrase “to be led around by the nose” shows man’s weakness. A person who is led around by the nose lets other people control him. On the other hand, a person who follows his nose lets instinct(直觉) guide him.
There are a number of others. However, it should be as plain as the nose on your face that the nose is more than an organ for breathing and smelling.
56. The passage is about ______.
A. an organ, with which people can breathe and smell
B. the nose, which gives different and useful expressions
C. the nose giving a person special character
D. interesting remarks about the nose made by some people
57. From the passage we know ______.
A. “Cleopatra’s nose” changed the whole face of the world indeed
B. Cleopatra had a strong will to change the whole look of the world
C. Cleopatra’s nose was not short
D. Cleopatra hoped that people would change the whole face of the world
58. The nose expresses ______.
A. some human weakness or other B. people’s shortcomings
C. people’s different emotions D. human feelings in bad sense
59. A person who follows his nose ______.
A. won’t take others advice B. is easily controlled by others
C. is weak-minded D. has will of his own
60. How many expressions about the nose are mentioned in the passage?
A. Two B. Three C. Four D. Five
第二节:信息匹配(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
下面是一篇应用文及其应用场合信息。请阅读下列应用文和相关信息,并按照要求匹配信息。并将答案填写在答题卷上标号为61—65的相应位置。
首先,请阅读下列的应用文:
A
Are you interested in “Dream of the Red Mansion”(Hong Lou Meng)?Listen to a lecture on this classical novel.
Venue: National Museum of Chinese Modern Literature (Beijing)
Time: 9:30 a. m.
Price: free
Tel: 010 – 84615522 |
B
“Jiaguwen” is among the oldest pictographic characters in the world. How much do you know about it? Get all the answers at this free lecture.
Venue: Dongcheng District Library (Beijng)
Time: 9:00 a. m.
Price: free
Tel: 010 – 64013356 |
C
Former United Nations interpreter Professor Wang Ruojin speaks about her experiences at the UN and shares her understanding of the cultural differences between East and West.
Venue: National Library of China (Beijing)
Time: 1:30 p.m. – 4:00 p. m.
Price: free
Tel: 010 – 68488047 |
D
Qi Baishi, one of China’s greatest modern painters, was also a poet, calligrapher and seal- cutter. Can you appreciate his works ? Then come to spend the time with us.
Venue: Beijing Art Academy
Time: 9:00 a. m. – 11:00 a. m.
Price: 10 yuan
Tel: 010 - 65023390 |
E
It is the year of the Dog, and you can see “Fu” everywhere. But how much do you know about dogs – man’s best friend? what is “Fu ” and where does it come from? Why do people hang “Fu” character upside down on the door? Get all the answers from this free lecture.
Venue: Capital Library (Beijing)
Time: 2:00 p. m.
Price: free
Tel: 010 - 67358114 |
F
About 160 cultural relics from Guangdong, Macao and Hong Kong are on display to April 15th. Meanwhile experts will talk about the important roles these three cities have played in the past two thousand years of Sino – Western exchanges.
Venue: Beijing Art Museum
Time: 2:00 p. m. – 5:00 p. m.
Price: 20 yuan, students 10 yuan
Tel: 010 - 83659337 | |