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广东省深圳市第二高级中学下期高二期中考试英语试题
深圳市第二高级中学2011-2012学年第一学期期中考试
高二英语试题
时间:
120分钟满分:
150分命题人:
周欣绒审题人:
郭丽娟
注意事项:
1、答卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考试科目等写在答题卡上指定位置,并将试卷类型(A)和考生号的对应数字方格用2B铅笔涂黑;
2、选择题每小题选出答案后,用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑,如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后再选涂其他答案,不能答在试卷上;其他题直接答在答题卡中指定的地方(不能超出指定区域)。
第一部分:
听力(共15小题:
每小题1分,满分15分)
听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在答题卡的相应位置。
听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第1段材料,回答第1—2题。
1.Whichofthefollowingisthebadresultofusingcomputers?
A.Morepeoplewilllosetheirjobs.
B.Morepeoplewillwritearticlesfornewspapersandmagazinesattheirhomes.
C.Peoplewillbecomemuchlazierthanbefore.
2.Whatdoesthemanthinkweshoulddoinordernottofallbehind?
A.Hethinksweshouldmakemoremoney.B.Hethinksweshouldrunfaster.
C.Hethinksweshouldlearnmore.
听第2段材料,回答第3—5题。
3.Whendoestherestaurantopenandclose?
A.Itopensatsixandclosesatten.B.Itopensatsevenandclosesatten.
C.Itopensatsevenandclosesateleven.
4.WheredidAlicespendherholiday?
A.InahotelnearSnowdon.B.InthemountainsnearLondon.
C.InthemountainsnearSnowdon.
5.Whatwastheweatherlikethen?
A.Itwasfineandthesunshonemostoftheday.B.Itrainedeverydayexceptoneday.
C.Itwassnowingandcold.
听第3段材料,回答第6—8题。
6.Whatwilltheyputonashowfor?
A.Formoney.B.Forfun.C.Forothers.
7.Whatcanweknowfromthedialogue?
A.Theywanttoputontwoshows.B.Threepeoplewillappearintheplay.
C.Theywillsingthreesongsintheplay.
8.Whatcanwelearnabouttheman?
A.He’llsinganddanceintheshow.B.Heoftengoesuponthestage.
C.Hesingspopsongsformoney.
听第4段材料,回答第9—11题。
9.Whathappenswhentheyarewalkinginthestreet?
A.TheyseeaFirstAidcarcoming.B.Theyseeamanlyingontheground.
C.Theyseeamanfallingofftheladder.
10.Whatdotheydo?
A.TheycalltheFirstAidCenterforhelp.B.Theymovehimtosideofthestreet.
C.Theytakehimtothenearesthospital.
11.Whichofthefollowingmightbetrue?
A.Theboyandthegirlarenursesanddoctors.B.Themanmustbebadlyinjured.
C.Thepolicecomeandhelp.
听第5段材料,回答第12—15题。
12.Whatisthepassageabout?
A.NewspapersinBritain.B.ShopsinBritain.C.MealsinBritain.
13.Whendomostshopsopen?
A.9:
00a.m.B.5:
00p.m.C.5:
30p.m.
14.Whatkindofshopswillstayopentill8:
00p.m.?
A.Newspapershops.B.Cigaretteshops.C.Bigfoodshops.
15.WhatthingsarenotallowedtosellonSundays?
A.Candies.B.Cigarettes.C.Thetextdoesn’ttellus.
第二部分:
语言知识及运用(共两节,满分30分)
第一节:
完形填空(共10小题;每小题2分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从16-25各题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Terrywasamiddle-agedleathertraderwhoserepeatedfailureincareermadehimadepressedman.Heoften 16 thathehadbeencheatedbyothers.Oneday,hetoldhiswifehewasso 17 withthecitythathehadtoleave.
Sohisfamilymovedtoanothercity.Itwastheeveningofaweekend.WhenTerryandhiswifewerebusily 18 uptheirnewhome,thelightsuddenlywentout.Terrywasregretfultohaveforgottenbringingalongcandlesandhadtowait helplesslyinalowmood.Justthen,heheardlight,hesitant(犹豫的)knocksonhisdoorthatwereclearlyaudible(听到)inthe 19 night.
“Who’sit?
”hewondered,sinceTerrywasa 20 tothiscity.Andthiswasthemomentheespeciallyhatedtobe 21 ,sohewenttothedoorandopenedit impatiently.Atthedoorwasalittlegirl,shylyasking,“Sir,doyouhavecandles?
I’myourneighbor.”“No,”answeredTerryinangerandshutthedoorviolently.“Whatanuisance!
”hecomplainedoveritwithhiswife.“Nosoonerhadwesettleddownthantheneighborcameto 22 things.”
Afterawhile,thedoorwasknockedagain.Heopeneditandfoundthesamegirloutside.23 thistimeshewasholdingtwocandles,saying,“Mygrandmatoldmethenewneighbordownstairsmightneedcandles.She24 meheretogiveyouthese.”Terrywasvery surprised bywhathesaw.
Atthatmomenthesuddenlyrealizedwhatcausedhis failure inlife.Itwashis 25 andharshness(刻薄)withotherpeople.Thepersonwhohadcheatedhiminlifewas really nobodyelsebuthimself,forhiseyeshadbeenblurred(蒙蔽)byhisunsympatheticmind.
16.A.complainedB.reflected C.prayed D.pretended
17.A.inspired B.disappointed C.thrilled D.encouraged
18.A.looking B.turning C.coming D.tidying
19.A.dark B.quiet C.noisy D.crowded
20.A.newcomer B.stranger C.guest D.settler
21.A.called B.disturbed C.watched D.offered
22.A.lend B.sell C.purchase D.borrow
23.A.And B.But C.So D.For
24.A.suggested B.forbade C.sent D.forced
25.A.warmth B.coldness C.kindness D.sympathy
第二节:
语法填空(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空,并将答案填写在答卷的相应位置上。
I)“Carnival”comesfromtwoLatinwords,26(mean)“nomoremeat”.InEurope,27itbegan,Carnivalwasfollowed28fortydayswithoutmeat,aspeoplepreparedfortheChristianfestivalofEaster.PeoplesawCarnival29alastchancetohavefun30theendofthewinterseason.
II)OnafreezingcolddayinJanuary1994,JiesangSuonandajiefound31hewaslookingfor—agroupofpoachers32werekillingthe33(endanger)Tibetanantelope.Jiesangknewhehadtomovequickly.Heshoutedtothepoacherstoputdowntheirguns.Although34(surprise),thepoachershadanadvantage---thereweremoreofthem.Inthebattle35followedJiesangwasshotandkilled.
第三部分:
阅读(共25小题,每小题2分,满分50分)
第一节:
阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
AlthoughmanyChinesestudentssaythattheirknowledgeofEnglishgrammarisgood,mostwouldadmitthattheirspokenEnglishispoor.WheneverIspeaktoaChinesestudenttheyalwayssay,“MyspokenEnglishispoor.”However,theirspokenEnglishdoesnothavetoremain“poor”!
IwouldliketosuggestthattheremaybesomereasonsfortheirproblemswithspokenEnglish.
First,theyfailtofindsuitablewordstoexpressthemselvesduetoalimitedvocabulary.Obviouslythebetteransweristoexpandtheirvocabulary.However,youcanspeakwithalimitedvocabulary,ifyourattitudeispositive.Otherswillfollowyouaslongasyouusethewordsthatyouknow.
Second,theyareafraidofmakingmistakes.Sometimestheymakemistakeswhentheyarespeakingbecausetheyareshyandnervous.YetstudentsshouldrememberthattheirgoalshouldbeFLUENCYNOTACCURACY.Youraiminwritingistobeaccurate.Soyouneedtofollowtherulesforgrammarandusetherightwordsandspellthemcorrectly.However,inspeakingyouraimisfluency.Youwanttogetyourmessageacross,thatis,totalktosomeoneinEnglish,asquicklyandaswellasyoucan,eventhoughsometimesyoumayuseawrongwordortense,butitdoesn’tmatterbecausethepersonyouarespeakingtowillunderstandyouandmakeallowancesforanymistakeshehears.
Thethirdreasonisthatnotenoughattentionispaidtolistening.Youhaveonemouthbuttwoears!
Allthathearingwasnecessaryforyoutostartspeaking.
Forth,mostChinesestudentsarereactiveratherthanproactivelanguagelearners.InsteadofactivelyseekingoutopportunitiestoimprovetheirspokenEnglishtheypassivelywaitforspeakingopportunitiestocometothemandwonderwhytheirEnglishalwaysremainspoor.Ifyouhavethisproactiveoutlook,thenyouwillseeEnglishopportunitieswhereveryougo.
IfyoudonotuseyourEnglishbeyondtheclassroomyouwillforgetwhatEnglishyouknow.Remember:
USEITORLOSEIT!
YoucanlearnhowtospeakEnglishbetterbyspeakingEnglishmore.
36.Whatismostprobablythewriter’spurposeinwritingthepassage?
A.Toimproveyourreading. B.Toimproveyourlistening.
C.ToimproveyourspokenEnglish. D.Toimproveyourvocabulary.
37.Wecanlearnfromthethirdparagraphthat_______.
A.Fluencyismoreimportantthanaccuracy.
B.Itdoesn’tmattertomakemistakeswhenweuseEnglish.
C.Inordertogetourmessageacrossweshouldspeakcautiously.
D.Feelingshyandnervouscanleadtoerrors.
38.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutChinesestudents?
A. Theyarepassivelearners.
B. TheyareactiveinlookingforachancetopracticetheiroralEnglish.
C. TheytendtowaitforsomebodytospeaktotheminEnglish.
D. TheyspeakEnglishslowlywithoutmistakes.
39.Thelastparagraphisclosetothemeaningof__________
A.Morehurry,lessspeed B.Betterlatethannever
C.Silenceisgold D.Practicemakesperfect
40.Thetextismostprobablytakenfroma________.
A.anovel B.reportonstudy C.sportsnewspaper D.moviemagazine
B
Whenshouldachildstartlearningtoreadandwrite?
ThisisoneofthequestionsIammostfrequentlyasked.Thereisnohardandfastrule,fornotwoarealike,anditwouldbewrongtosetatimewhenallshouldstartbeingtaughttheintricacies(复杂)ofreadingletterstoformwords.
Ifathree-year-oldwantstoread(orevenatwo-year-oldforthatmatter),thechildhastherighttobegiveneveryencouragement.Thefactthatheorshemightlaterbe“bored”whenjoiningaclassofnon-readersatchildschoolistheteacher’saffair.Itisuptotheteachertoseethatsuchachildisgivenmoreadvancedreadingmaterial.
Similarly,thechildwhostillcannotreadbythetimehegoestojuniorschoolattheageofsevenshouldbegiveneveryhelpbyteachersandparentsalike.Theyshouldmakecertainthatheisnotdyslexic(havingdifficultyinreading).
Althoughparentsshouldbecarefulnottoforceyoungstersagedtwotofivetolearntoread(ifbadlydoneitcouldputthemo