江苏省姜堰市学年高二下学期期中考试试题英语.docx

1、江苏省姜堰市学年高二下学期期中考试试题英语江苏省姜堰市2011-2012学年高二下学期期中考试试题（英语）第一卷（共80分） 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分15分） 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转 涂到答题卡上。 第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题 和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍 1. When is the mans birthday? A. April 1st. B. April

2、 2nd. C. April 3rd. 2. Whats probably the mans job? A. A shop assistant. B. A visitor. C. A waiter. 3. What does the man think of his car? A. Satisfactory. B. Cheap. C. Old. 4. What are the speakers talking about? A. Exam results. B. Time for the exam. C. Change of class hours. 5. How did the woman

3、learn to drive? A. She learned it by herself. B. Her school offered driving lessons. C. Her father taught her to drive. 第二节（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 听下面4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，并标在试卷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，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间，每段对话或独白读两 遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。 6. What did the man

4、 do yesterday? A. He went to see his friends. B. He visited his brother. C. He watched a play. 7. Why was the man late? A. He lost his way to the theater. B. He talked with his friend. C. He didnt run fast enough. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. Where are the speakers? A. At the womans. B. At the mans. C. At Sar

5、ahs.9. What will the woman do? A. Cook. B. Clean. C. Decorate.10. What can we learn from the conversation? A. The Houston Rockets will come. B. The man is good at cooking. C. Sarah is a big basketball fan.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11What are the speakers mainly complaining about? A. The work. B. The traffic.

6、 C. Energy problem.12. What does the woman suggest people taking? A. The bus. B. The car. C. The Underground. 13. What does the man suggest on reducing pollution? A. Working at home. B. Working outside the city. C. Reducing cars on the road.听第9段材料，回答第14至15题。14. What is the real difference in his lif

7、e now? A. There is a lot of reading and homework. B. He has to be on his own. C. There is much more to learn.15. What is the most important part of his plan? A. What to do first. B. When and where to do it.C. How to do it.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，

8、并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 16. Everything comes with _ price; there is no such _ thing as a free lunch in the world. A. a; a B. the; / C. the; a D. a; / 17. Teachers have to constantly update their knowledge in order to maintain their professional(专业的)_.A. consequence B. independence C. competence D. intelligence

9、 18. The computer was used in teaching. As a result, not only _, but students became more interested in the lessons.A. saved was teachers energyB. was teachers energy savedC. teachers energy was savedD. was saved teachers energy19. Happy birthday, Alice! So you have _ twenty-one already.A. become B.

10、 turned C. grown D. passed 20. Peter , where did you guys go for the summer vocation? We _ busy with our work for months, so we went to the beach to relax ourselves. A. were B. have been C. had been D. will be 21 ._ of their bad habits, the boys switched from being dependent on their parents to _ fo

11、r others. A. Having rid; sacrificing B. To rid; sacrifice C. Rid; sacrificing D. Having been rid; sacrifice 22. His teacher is the only one _ he can turn when he is in trouble.A. in whom B. to whom C. for whom D. from whom 23. Nowadays, there is a _ increase in childrens creativity, for they are gre

12、atly encouraged to develop their talents. A. sharp B. small C. natural D. much 24. I hear you _ in a pub. Whats it like? Well, its very hard work and Im always tired, but I dont mind.A. are working B. will work C. were working D. will be working 25. It is vital that every piece of equipment _ before

13、 the experiment.A. is checked B. will be checkedC. be checked D. must be checked 26. It shouldnt take long to clear up after the party if we volunteer to help. Thats right. _. A. Many hands make light work.B. Something is better than nothing.C. The more, the merrier.D. The sooner begun, the sooner d

14、one.27. How about camping this weekend, just for a change?OK, _ you want. A. whichever B. however C. whatever D. whoever28. He accidentally _ that he had quarreled with his wife and that he hadnt been home for a couple of weeks. A. let out B. took care C. made sure D. made out29. When I was young, I

15、 was always _ to my elder brother wherever he went.A. attached B. attacked C. attended D. surrounded30. Are you going to take part in the speech contest? _. Its too good an opportunity to miss. A. No problem! B. Thats for sure. C. Why me? D. Why bother?第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A

16、、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。This is love, hand in hand with you, old age to the old.I made a promise to myself on the way down to the vacation beach cottage. For two weeks I would try to be a(an) 31 husband and father. Totally loving. No ifs, ands or buts. The 32 had come to me as I listened to a

17、 talk on my car radio. The 33 was quoting Biblical passage about husbands and their wives. Then he went on to say, “Love is an 34 of will. A person can choose to love.” To myself, I had to 35 that I had been a selfish husband. Well, for two weeks that would 36 . And it did, 37 from the moment I kiss

18、ed Evelyn at the door and said, “That new yellow sweater looks 38 on you.” “Oh, Tom, you noticed,” she said, 39 and pleased. Maybe a little puzzled. 40 the long drive, I wanted to sit and read. Evelyn 41 a walk on the beach. I started to refuse, 42 then I thought she wanted to be alone with me.” We

19、walked on the beach while the 43 flew their kites. So it went. Two weeks of not calling the firm where I am a director. We visited the shell museum 44 I usually hate museums. Relaxed and happy, thats how the whole 45 passed. I made a new promise to keep on remembering to choose love. There was one t

20、hing that went 46 with my experiment, however. Evelyn and I still laugh about it today. On the last night at our cottage, preparing for bed, Evelyn 47 me. “Whats the matter?” I asked her. “Tom,” she said in a(an) 48 voice, “do you know something? I dont.” “What do you mean?” “Well that 49 I had seve

21、ral weeks ago our doctor did he tell you something about me? Am I dying?” It took a moment for it all to be understood. Then I burst into 50 . “No, honey,” I said, wrapping her in my arms. “Youre not dying; Im just starting to live.”31. A. hardworking B. challenging C. loving D. convincing32. A. pla

22、n B. idea C. decision D. hope33. A. speaker B. driver C. listener D. passenger34. A. result B. start C. process D. act35. A. agree B. avoid C. assume D. admit36. A. remain B. change C. respond D. continue37. A. properly B. especially C. right D. straight 38. A. common B. unusual C. ugly D. great39.

23、A. surprised B. frightened C. disappointed D. discouraged40. A. Before B. During C. After D. For41. A. suggested B. cancelled C. denied D. delayed42 A. otherwise B. but C. yet D. so43 A. neighbors B. tourists C. children D. employees44. A. when B. unless C. because D. though45. A. plan B. vacation C

24、. business D. week46. A. smooth B. bad C. wrong D. well47. A. stared at B. glared at C. glanced at D. pointed at48. A. loud B. excited C. sad D. doubtful49. A. checkup B. makeup C. buildup D. cutup 50. A. tears B. cheers C. anger D. laughter第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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

25、，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AA new study of 8,000 young people in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior shows that although love can make adults live healthily and happily, it is a bad thing for young people. Puppy love（早恋）may bring stress for young people and can lead to depression. The study shows tha

26、t girls become more depressed than boys, and younger girls are the worst of all. The possible reason for the connection between love and higher risk of depression for girls is “loss of self”. According to the study，even though boys would say “lose themselves in a romantic relationship”, this “loss o

27、f self” is much more likely to lead to depression when it happens to girls. Young girls who have romantic relationships usually like hiding their feelings and opinions. They wont tell that to their parents. Dr Marianm Kaufman，an expert on young people problems, says 15% to 20% young people will have

28、 depression during their growing. Trying romance often causes the depression. She advises kids not to jump into romance too early. During growing up, it is important for young people to build strong friendships and a strong sense of self. She also suggests the parents should encourage their kids to

29、keep close to their friends，attend more interesting school activities and spend enough time with family. Parents should watch for signs of depressioneating or mood changesand if they see signs from their daughters or sons, they need to give help. The good news is that the connection between romance

30、and depression seems to become weak with ageLove will always make us feel young，but only maturity gives us a chance to avoid its bad side effects. 51. Whats the main idea of the passage? A. Puppy love may bring young people depression. B. Parents should forbid their childrens love. C. Romance is a t

31、woedged sword for adults. D. Romance is good for young people.52. Which of the following is more likely to have depression? A. Young people who have a strong sense of selfishness. B. Young boys whose parents watch for their behavior. C. Young girls who always hide their feelings and opinions. D. Careless parents whose children a