绵阳南山中学秋季高级半期考试.docx

1、绵阳南山中学秋季高级半期考试绵阳南山中学2008年秋季高2011级半期考试英语试题 命题人：张莉 本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。满分100分，考试用时100分钟。第卷答案涂在答题卡上。第卷答案写在答题卷上。第卷（选择题，共80分）第一部分：听力理解（共两节，满分20分）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。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.What does the man want the woman to do ?A.Go out w

2、ith them.B.Take this child out.C.Look after his child.2.What s the mans job? A.A travler.B.A teacherC. A news reporter3.Where does the man work? A. In a shoe store.B.In a factory.C.In a movie studio.4.What are the speakers mainly talking about?A.Natural selection.B.Natural competition.C.The cause of

3、 some species dying off.5.Where does the dialogue most probably take place? A.In a pet shop. B.In a medicine laboratory. C.In a clinic for animals.第二节(共1 5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。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，各小题将给出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、7题。6.What

4、meal are Jane and LiLei going to have? A. Breakfast B. lunch C.Supper7.What do they have to show to the checker ? A.Money. B.TicketC.Meal card.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.What is the womans problem?A.She hates to walk such a long way.B. She wants to get a lift.C.She has lost her way.9. How will the woman get t

5、o Emberton?A.On foot.B. By car.C.By bus.听第8段材料，回答第lO至13题10.How does Julie want to go to Canada?A.She insists on flying there.B.She prefers to go there by ship.C.It isnt told.11.What is Johns opinion?A.He thinks air transport is the safest.B.He thinks air transport is really safe compared with road t

6、ransport.C.He thinks air transport is safer than water transport.12.What is Julies opinion about going by sea?A.Though it isnt fast,it is relaxing.B.It is both fast and relaxing.C.It is neither fast nor relaxing.13.After Johns persuation, What does Julie think about her trip?A.Shed like to fly to Ca

7、nada.B.Shed still prefer sailing to flying.C.She cant make a decision.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14.How many hours does Jacks boy stay at school ?A.8 B.6 C.415.How does the boy usually go to school ?A. By bike B.In his mothers car. C.On foot.16.What can we infer about Jacks boy A.He likes to be different.B.He

8、 is a hard working student.C.He doesnt like sports much.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.How long does Mr.Hill have to work every day ?A. 8 hours B.9 hours C.10 hours18.Whats the worst thing that can happen to the postman ?A.Being bitten by dogs.B.Going to work late in the morning.C.Delivering letters to people

9、 from abroad .19.What does Mr. Hill think of his work ?A.Boring B. Dangerous C.Satisfactory.20.When will Mr. Hill retire ?A. Next year. B.In three years. C.In twenty-three years.第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节 语法和词汇知识(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21When he came back to himsel

10、f, he_ to his feet with great difficulty. A. rose B. struggled C. jumped D. sprang22. Whenever I visit Hangzhou, I cant help being_ by its beauty. A. hit B. struck C. beaten D. knocked23.With the exams_ next week,I have no time for a social life.A.coming B.come C.having come D.to have come24.Is it t

11、he letter that you got yesterday _ makes you so sad ?A.which B.what C.that D.when25.How did it_ that you made so many mistakes in your homework?-I myself havent figured it out yet. A.bring about B.come about C.come across D.occur to26.The _ news made all of them _ to death.A.frightening; frightened

12、B.frightened; frighteningC.frightening;frightening D.frightened ; frightened27. His mother told him not to _ ,_ would be bad for his health.A.stay up; that B.keep up; what C.stay up; which D.keep up; which28.If you_ succeed in the end,you must fight _ all kinds of difficulties. A.will; against B.are

13、 to; with C.are going; for D.would; against29.Someone called me up in the middle of the night,but they hang up_I could answer the phone. A.as B.since C.until D.before30.I_ you my best thanks for what youve done to me. A.forgive B.owe C.charge D.share第二节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、

14、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。阅读下面短文并掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。 A famous general cried as he looked at one battle field. His soldiers were fighting well but he felt very _31_ . He turned to his men and said, “My soldiers, I am going to ask you a question. _32_ who gives the best answer will

15、_33_ a medal.” The question is _34_ : “What is the strongest power in the world?” Four soldiers raised their _35_ . They wanted to answer the generals question. He asked the first one to _36_ . “Sir,” said the young man. “I think my _37_ is the strongest power. It can kill a person or _38_ from a gr

16、eat distance.” “_39_”, said the general. “Next,” he pointed to the man who was his best soldier. “A soldier is stronger.” Said the second man. “He must shoot an aim _40_ . A guns power comes from the _41_ it is used The third soldier thought he had _42_ answer of all. “No, sir.” He said, “Our _43_ i

17、s the strongest power. He gives the orders for his soldiers to shoot their guns.” The general said nothing. He waited for the last man _44_ his question. The fourth soldier answered the generals question _45_: “I believe, sir, that the greatest power on earth is _46_ . It makes the general _47_ if h

18、e wants his soldiers to use their guns. Also, if _48_ had more love for each other, they _49_ use their guns.” Now if you were this general, which of your soldiers would receive the medal? He gave it to the _50_ man.31.A. anxious B. dissatisfied C. sad D.excited32A. The one B. Someone C. Those D. Ev

19、eryone33.A. be shown B. take C. receive D. accept34.A. it B. this C. that D. so35.A. arms B. eyes C. heads D. hands36.A. give B. talk C. speak D. tell37.A. gun B. right C. power D. knife38.A. an enemy B. a hare C. an animal D. a plane39.A. Thank you B. Its right C. Its wrong D.Im sorry40.A. correctl

20、y B. straightly C. clearly D. ahead41.A. man B. way C. direction D. place42.A. a satisfactory B. a better C. the surest D. a different43.A. soldier B. mind C. general D. right44.A. to answer B. answering C. answered D. answer45.A. like it B. well C. this way D. like that46.A. position B. power C. wi

21、ll D. love47.A. order B. advise C. agree D. decide48.A. soldiers B. men C. enemies D. countries49.A. didnt B. wouldnt C. shouldnt D.mustnt50.A. first B. second C. last D. third第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最佳选项。AMarilyn Monroe At 9:30 a.m. on June 1st, 1926 Norman Jean was

22、born in Los Angels General Hospital. At the age of six months, she was placed with foster parents. She went back to live with her mother when she was seven. She went to school at the Hollywood Grammar School. In 1934 her mother became ill and entered Los Angeles State Mental Asylum. Some kind-hearte

23、d neighbours offered to look after the child. Two years later she went into an orphanage in Los Angeles and stayed there for two years. She left school in 1942. On June 18th, three weeks after her sixteenth birthday, she married an 18-year-old young man whose name was Jim Dougherty. She got a job as

24、 a parachute packer. While she was working, a photographer used her as a model for a magazine article. In 1944 she became a full-time photographic model. Soon she appeared on several national magazines and calendars. Two years later, she wrote to her husband, who was stationed in the navy in Shangha

25、i, to say that she wanted a divorce. On July 16th, 1946, she went to Twentieth Century For studios and asked to see Ben Lyon, the casting director for Fox films. Lyon agreed to see her. “I want, more than anything to get into pictures,” she said. Lyon looked at her and told her “Honey, youre in pict

26、ures.” He immediately offered her a seven year contract. During the next sixteen years Norman Jean (now known as Marilyn Monroe) made over thirty films. On Saturday, August 4th 1962, she took an overdose of sleeping pills and died. She was just thirty-six.51.Who took care of Marilyn Monroe when her

27、mother was ill?A. Her father. B.Her grandparents. C.Some kind-hearted neighbours. D.Nobody.52.What childhood did she have?A a happy one. B.An unhappy one. C.An exciting one. D.A usual one.53.How long did she work as a film actress?A.For sixteen years. B.For twelve years.C.For twenty years. D.For eig

28、hteen years.54.How did she die?A.Her husband killed her.B. She died in an accident.C. She killed herself by taking an overdose of sleeping pills.D. She died of an illness.BHow did Hollywood begin? At the beginning of the twentieth century there was a big farm called Hollywood Ranch. It was near Los

29、Angles in California. A few years later Hollywood was one of the famous places in the world. From the 1910s to the 1950s Hollywood was the film center of the world. Every family knew the names of its film stars-Charlie Chaplin, Greta Garb, Bergman and hundreds more. The reason why people went to Hol

30、lywood to make films was the sun. At first, people made films in New York on the east coast of the United States. But then they heard about Los Angles where there are 350 days of sun every year. As they made all the films by sunlight, the west coast was a much better place to work. Also near Hollywo

31、od you can find mountains and sea and desert. They did not have to travel far to make any kind of film. When TV became popular, Hollywood started making films for television. Then in the 1970s they discovered people still went to the cinema to see big expensive films. After twenty years they are still making films in Hollywood and people watch them al