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广雅中学学年上学期高二上学期期中考试英语

广雅中学2011-2012学年上学期高二上学期期中考试

英语

I卷听力

一、听力理解。

（共15题，每小题1分，共15分。

每段对话读两遍。

）

听第一段对话，回答1-3小题。

1.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.husbandandwife.B.colleagues.C.classmates.D.patientanddoctor.

2.Whois/aregoingtoFrancewiththefemalespeaker’sparents?

A.Susan.B.thefemalespeaker.C.BothAandB.D.Noone.

3.Whatcanyoulearnfromtheconversation?

A.Themalespeakerhastenchildren.

B.Themalespeakerthinksthathisfamilyistoobig.

C.Themalespeakerisinarichfamily.

D.Themalespeakerwon’tliveclosetohisparentsinthefuture.

听第二段对话，回答4-6小题。

4.Whatwasthewomanpossiblyworkingas?

A.AteacherB.AdoctorC.AhousekeeperD.Apolicewoman

5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothedialogue?

A.Themanwasaskingseveralquestionsaboutthehouse.

B.Thewoman’shousehadbeenbrokeninto.

C.Thewomandidnotunderstandwhysomeonewasabletobreakintothehouse.

D.ThemanwasnotsurewhetherhehadclosedallthewindowsonFridaynight.

6.Whatwillthewomandonext?

A.Lookaroundthehouse.

B.Askotherpeoplequestions.

C.Callthepolice.

D.Findsomethingthatwasmissinginthehouse.

听第三段对话，用完整的句子简单回答7-10题。

7.Whydoesthemanmakeacall?

A:

________________________________________

8.Whathappenedtothelargerbedroom?

A:

________________________________________

9.Howdoesthemanlikethe2-bedroom?

A:

________________________________________

10.Howmuchshouldthemanpayifhewantstorenttheapartmentfortwomonths?

A:

________________________________________

听下面一段独白，根据所听的内容，把所缺部分填在题号为11-15的空格中。

独白读两遍。

Myparentsranasmallrestaurant.Therestaurantwasopen24hoursaday,____11___.AndmyfirstjobwhenIwassixyearsoldwas___12___forcustomers.MydutiesincreasedasIgrewolder.ByagetenIwasclearingtablesandwashingplates.MyfathermadeitclearthatIhadto___13___.Ihadtobeontime,hard-working,andpolitetothecustomers.IwasneverpaidforanyworkIdid.OnedayI___14___oftellingDadIthoughtheshouldgivemetenpoundsaweek.Hesaid,"OK.Thenhowaboutyoupayingmeforthethreemealsadaywhenyoueathereandforthetimesyoubringinyourfriends___15___?

"HefiguredIowedhimabout40poundsaweek.Thistaughtmequitealot.

二、单项选择（共15题，每题1分，共15分）

16.Realityisnotthewayyouwishthingstobe,northewaytheyappeartobe,_________thewaytheyactuallyare.

A.asB.orC.butD.and

17.Aftergraduationshereachedapointinhercareersheneededtodecidewhattodo.

A.thatB.whatC.whichD.where

18.Theseasideheredrawsalotoftouristseverysummer.Warmsunshineandsoftsandsmake________itis.

A.whatB.whichC.howD.where

19.CouldIspeakto________isinchargeofInternationalSales,please?

A．anyoneB．someoneC．whoeverD．nomatterwho

20. Thepurposeoftheresearchhadamoreimportantmeaningforthemthan_______.

A.oursB.thoseofoursC.ithadforoursD.itdidforus

21.InAprillastyear,thousandsofholiday-makersinEuroperemained___________abroadduetothevolcanicashcloud.A.stickingB.stuckC.tobestuckD.tohavestuck

22.Doctorhavesaidthatasmanyas50%ofpatientsdon’ttakemedicine_______.

A.likedirectedB.tobedirected

C.asdirectedD.sothatdirected

23.Thelivingroomiscleanandtidy,withadinningtablealready________foramealtobecooked.

A.laidB.layingC.tolayD.beinglaid

24.Theteacherstressedagainthatthestudentsshouldnot________anyimportantdetailswhileretellingthestory.

A.bringoutB.letoutC.leaveoutD.makeout

25.Though___________toseeus,theprofessorgaveusawarmwelcome.

A.surprisingB.wassurprisedC.surprisedD.beingsurprised

26.---Whatdoyouthinkmadehersoupset?

---_____________herhometown.

A.AsshemissedB.MissedC.BecauseofmissingD.Missing

27.Soloudly______thateveryoneoftheclasscouldhearhim.

A.didhespeakB.didhespokeC.spokeheD.hespoke

28.________enteredtheclassroom_________thebellrang.

A.Wehardlyhad,beforeB.Hardlyhadwe,when

C.Hardlyhadwe,thanD.Hardlydidwe,when

29.Nowalotofnewtechnologiescan___________problemsinindustry.

A.beappliedtosolveB.beappliedtosolving

C.applytosolveD.applytosolving

30.Theschoolrulesstatethatnochildshallbeallowedoutoftheschoolduringtheday,__________accompaniedbyanadult.

A.onceB.whenC.ifD.unless

三、完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从31~45各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Whichcamefirst,thechickenortheegg?

Thisisoneoflife’s__31__questionsandpeoplehavebeendebatingaboutitforthousandsofyears.Nowscientistsbelievetheyhavesolvedthis__32__.ResearchersfromSheffieldandWarwickUniversitiesinEnglanddiscoveredtheanswer__33__.Theyusedasupercomputertoobservetheshell-makingprocesswhileanewshellwas__34__.ThentheyfoundoneproteincalledOC17thatis__35__forformingeggshell.Thisisonlyfoundinsideachicken’sbody,whichisproofthatthe__36__camefirst.Theteamwas__37__lookingathowanimalsandbirdsmakeeggshellsbutsuddenlymadetheirsurprising__38__.Thebigquestionnowiswherechickenscamefrom.The__39__isfromdinosaurs.

Theresearchteamsaideggshellsareoneofnature’smost__40__creations.ProfessorJohnHardingfromtheteamtoldreporters:

“Understandinghowchickensmakeeggshellsisfascinatinginitself,butitcanalsobe__41__indesigningnewmaterials.”Eggshellsareverylightweightbutincrediblystrong.Eventhemostup-to-datematerials__42__bytheworld’stopengineerscannotproduceanythingas__43__asaneggshell.ProfessorHardingaddedthat__44__eggshellscouldhelptocurebonediseasesanddesignmaterialsfortheconstructionindustry.“Naturehasfoundwonderfulwaysthat__45__forallkindsofproblemsinmaterialsscienceandtechnology—wecanlearnalotfromthem.”hesaid.

31.A.strangestB.bestC.oldestD.longest

32.A.puzzleB.storyC.historyD.idea

33.A.onpurposeB.bychanceC.withouthesitationD.atwork

34.A.breakingB.changingC.disappearingD.forming

35.A.necessaryB.easyC.kindD.impossible

36.A.eggB.eggshellC.chickenD.dinosaur

37.A.obviouslyB.originallyC.thoughtfullyD.surprisingly

38.A.inventionB.mistakeC.statementD.discovery

39.A.answerB.researchC.keyD.egg

40.A.strangeB.ridiculousC.funnyD.amazing

41.A.hopefulB.helpfulC.respectfulD.colorful

42.A.boughtB.cutC.designedD.carried

43.A.brilliantB.ordinaryC.1ightD.strong

44.A.findingB.watchingC.studyingD.making

45.A.happenB.workC.waitD.look

四、阅读（共20题，每题2分，共40分）

第一节：

阅读理解（共15题，每题2分，共30分）

A

BritonsLearntoForgive

LEEDS,England─ALeedsUniversitypsychology（心理学）professoristeachingacoursetohelpdozensofBritonsforgivetheirenemies.

"Thehatredweholdwithinusisacancer,"ProfessorKenHartsaid,addingthatholdinginangercanleadtoproblemssuchashighbloodpressureandheartdisease.

Morethan70peoplehavebecomemembersinHart'sfirst20-weekworkshopinLondon─acoursehesaysisthefirstofitskindintheworld.

Thesearepeoplewhoaresickandtiredoflivingwithamemory.Theyrealizetheirbitternessisapoisontheythinktheycanpourout,buttheyendupdrinkingitthemselves,saidCanadian-bornHart.

Thestudentsmeetingroupsofeighttotenforatwo-hourworkshopwithanadvisereveryfortnight.

Thecourse,endinginJuly,isexpectedtogetridofthecancerofhateinthesepeople."Peoplehavelotsofnegativeattitudestowardsforgiveness,"hesaid."Peopleconfuseforgivenesswithforgetting.Forgivenessmeanschangingfromanegativeattitudetoapositiveone."

Hartandhisteamhavecreatedinstructionstoprovidethetrainingneeded.

"Themainideaistogiveyouguidelinesonhowtolookatvariouskindsofangersandhowtheyaffectyou,andhowtochangeyourattitudestowardsthepersonyouareangrywith,"saidNormanClaringbull,aseniorexpertontheforgivenessproject.

Hartsaidhebelievesforgivenessisaskillthatcanbetaught,asthesepeople"wanttogetfreeofthepast".

46.Fromthispassageweknowthat______.

A.highbloodpressureandheartdiseasearecausedbyhatred

B.highbloodpressurecanonlybecuredbypsychologyprofessors

C.withouthatred,peoplewillhavelesstroubleconnectedwithbloodandheart

D.peoplewhosufferfrombloodpressureandheartdiseasemusthavemanyenemies

47.Ifyouareangrywithsomebody,youshould______.

A.tryyourbesttodefeathimorher

B.nevermeethimorheragain

C.persuadehimorhertohaveatalkwithyou

D.trytobuildupapositiveattitudetowardstheperson

48.InHart'sfirst20-weekworkshop,peopletherecan___.

A.meettheirenemies

B.changetheirminds

C.enjoytheprofessor'sspeech

D.learnhowtoquarrelwithothers

49.IfyouareamemberinHart'sworkshop,you'll______.

A.paymuchmoneytoHart

B.gototheworkshopeverynight

C.attendagatheringtwiceamonth

D.pourouteverythingstoredinyourmind

50.Theauthorwrotethispassageinorderto________.

A.persuadeustogotoHart'sworkshop

B.tellusthenewsaboutHart'sworkshop

C.tellushowtorunaworkshoplikeHart's

D.helpustolookatvariouskindsofangers

B

InStockholm,theSwedishAcademyhaschosentheBritishauthorDorisLessingforthe2007NobelPrizeinLiterature.

TheselectionofDorisLessingforaNobelwaspopularamongthehundredsofjournalistsgatheredfortheannouncementinStockholm.

PermanentSecretaryoftheSwedishAcadem