广东省执信中学0910学年高二下学期期末考试英语.docx

1、广东省执信中学0910学年高二下学期期末考试英语广东省执信中学09-10学年高二下学期期末考试英语试卷校对：刘文迁本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，共14页，满分为150分。考试用时120分钟。注意事项：1、答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和学号填写在答题卡和答卷密封线内相应的位置上，用2B铅笔将自己的学号填涂在答题卡上。2、选择题每小题选出答案后，有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。3、非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔在答卷纸上作答，答案必须写在答卷纸各题目指定区域内的相应位置上，超出指定区域的答案无效；

2、如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。4、考生必须保持答题卡的整洁和平整。第I卷 (共80分)I、听力：第一节: 听力理解 (2段共6小题；每小题1分，满分6分)每段播放两遍。各段后有几个小题，各段播放前每小题有5秒钟的阅题时间。请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题，在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。听第一段对话, 回答第1- 3题。1. What does the woman do in the afternoons?A. Go sightseeing. B. Do homework. C. T

3、ake classes.2. Why does the woman want to improve her English?A. To get a promotion soon.B. To make friends with English people.C. To communicate with her customers better.3. What do we know about the woman?A. She knew little English before she came to London.B. She has never been to London before.C

4、. She practises English with her roommates.听第二段对话, 回答第4- 6题。4. What worries the woman greatly?A. Her sons another failure in his English exam.B. Her sons wrong attitude towards studies.C. The teachers refusal to help her son with his English.5. How many subjects are mentioned according to the conver

5、sation?A. 2. B. 3. C. 4.6. What does the man advise the woman to do?A. Spend more time helping her son patiently.B. Turn to her sons English teacher for help.C. Guide her son in the right direction.第二节：听取信息 (共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分)听下面一段独白,请根据题目要求,从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入答卷标号为16-20的空格中。听录音前，你将有10秒钟的阅题时间。录音读两遍，你将有

6、60秒钟的作答时间。I. Eating Preferences* Different racial, national, and 7 develop their own food preferences. This preference is passed on to the children.* Food choices have little to do with 8 . Some people order the 9 on a menu, just to show that they can afford them.II. Decisive Factors* Your feelings

7、and your appetite work together.* You may overeat when you are 10 .* People sometimes eat when they feel insecure or think that no one likes them.* Some think that skinny is beautiful. The may even become 11 or sick from not having enough food.第三节：听取录音，根据所听到的内容补全对话 (共4小题，每小题1分，满分4分)W: 12 . Were so l

8、ucky.M: Tell me about it.W: Well, its in a small town 20 miles south of the capital city.M: Good location. But how is the house itself?W: 13 .M: What about the inside?W: Well, it has a nice living room, a dining room and two large bedrooms. One is for us and the other is for the kids.M: It sounds wo

9、nderful. 14 ?W: Its quite modern. It has a new refrigerator, and an electric stove. It also has a nice dishwasher.M: 15 ?W: No. we are going shopping tomorrow. 单项选择 (共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，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。16. -I am going to the supermarket to buy a quilt. - _ You can easily

10、buy one on the Internet. A. Why not? B. Good idea! C. Why bother? D. By no means.17. After _ seemed like hours, a nurse wheeled Doris out of the emergency room.A. that B. there C. which D. what18. The number 911 is a special number, _, I think, that will be remembered by the Americans forever.A. wha

11、t B. it C. which D. one19. By the year 1889, there were just 541 bison _ in the whole of North America. A. leaving alive B. to leave alive C. to be left alive D. left alive20. -Jane, youve made such great efforts that you are _ to pass the exam.-It is very kind of you to say so, Mr. Smith.A. easy B.

12、 bound C. possible D. convenient 21. If the weather had been better, we could have had a picnic. But it _ all day.A. rained B. has rainedC. rains D. is raining22. When he knew the disappointing result of the exam, he seemed quite _.A.fed up B. cast down C. in vain D. in amazement23. _ from endless h

13、omework on weekends, the students now find their own activities, such as taking a ride together to watch the sun rise, more colourful. A. Freed B. Freeing C. To free D. Having freed24. _ when the boulders suddenly disappeared.A. So relieved we felt B. How relieved we feltC. What a relief we were fee

14、ling D. How we felt relieved25. Until recently historians assumed that calendars _ with the advent of agriculture.A. came to existence B. came to existingC. came to exist D. were existentialIII. 完形填空 (共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，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。It was a busy morning, about 8:30,

15、when an elderly gentleman in his 80s cameto the hospital. I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for an appointment at 9:30.The nurse had him take a 26 in the waiting area, 27 him it would be at least 40 minutes 28 someone would be able to see him. I saw him looking at his watch and

16、decided. Since I was not busymy patient didnt 29 at the appointed hour, I would examine his wound. While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another doctors appointment.The gentleman said no and told me that he 30 to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his 31 . He told me that s

17、he had been there for a while and that she had a special disease. I asked if she would be worried if he was a bit late. He replied that she 32 knew who he was，that she had not been able to 33 him for five years now. I was 34 , and asked him，“And you still go every morning, even though she doesnt kno

18、w who you are?”He smiled and said ,“She doesnt know me but I know who she is.” I had to hold back 35 as he left.Now I 36 that in marriages，true love is 37 of all. That is, the happiest people dont 38 have the best of everything; they just 39 the best of everything they have. 40 isnt about how to liv

19、e through the storm, but how to dance in the rain.26. A. breath B. test C. seat D. break27. A. persuading B. promising C. understanding D. telling28. A. if B. before C. since D. after29. A. turn up B. show off C. come on D. go away30. A. needed B. forgot C. agreed D. happened31. A. daughter B. wife

20、C. mother D. sister32. A. so far B. neither C. no longer D. already33. A. recognize B. answer C. believe D. expect34. A. moved B. disappointed C. surprised D. satisfied35. A. curiosity B. tears C. words D. judgment36. A. realize B. suggest C. hope D. prove37. A. agreement B. expression C. acceptance

21、 D. exhibition38. A. necessarily B. completely C. naturally D. frequently39. A. learn B. make C. favor D. try40. A. Adventure B. Beauty C. Trust D. LifeIV. 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A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AI am a writer. I spend a great deal of my time thinking about the power of la

22、nguagethe way it can evoke (唤起) an emotion, a visual image, a complex idea, or a simple truth. Language is the tool of my trade. And I use them allall the Englishes I grew up with.Born into a Chinese family that had recently arrived in California, Ive been giving more thought to the kind of English

23、my mother speaks. Like others, I have described it to people as “broken” English. But I feel embarrassed to say that. It has always bothered me that I can think of no way to describe it other than “broken”, as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed, as if it lacked a certain wholeness. Ive heard

24、other terms used, “limited English,” for example. But they seem just as bad, as if everything is limited, including peoples perceptions of the limited English speaker.I know this for a fact, because when I was growing up, my mothers “limited” English limited my perception of her. I was ashamed of he

25、r English. I believed that her English reflected the quality of what she had to say. That is, because she expressed them imperfectly her thoughts were imperfect. And I had plenty of evidence to support me: the fact that people in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her serio

26、usly, did not give her good service, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her.I started writing fiction in 1985. And for reasons I wont get into today, I began to write stories using all the Englishes I grew up with: the English she used with me, which for lack of a

27、 better term might be described as “broken”, and what I imagine to be her translation of her Chinese, her internal language, and for that I sought to preserve the essence, but neither an English nor a Chinese structure: I wanted to catch what language ability tests can never show: her intention, her

28、 feelings, the rhythms of her speech and the nature of her thoughts.41. By saying “Language is the tool of my trade”, the author means that _.A. she uses English in foreign tradeB. she is fascinated by languagesC. she works as a translatorD. she is a writer by profession42. The author used to think

29、of her mothers English as _.A. impolite B. amusing C. imperfect D. practical43. Which of the following is TRUE according to Paragraph 3?A. Americans do not understand broken English.B. The authors mother was not respected sometimes.C. The author mother had positive influence on her.D. Broken English

30、 always reflects imperfect thoughts.44. The author gradually realizes her mothers English is _.A. well structured B. in the old styleC. easy to translate D. rich in meaning45. What is the passage mainly about?A. The changes of the authors attitude to her mothers English.B. The limitation of the auth

31、ors perception of her mother.C. The authors misunderstanding of “limited” English.D. The authors experiences of using broken English. BThe flag, the most common symbol of a nation in the modern world, is also one of the most ancient. With a clear symbolic meaning, the flag in the traditional form is still used today to mark buildings, ships and other vehicles related to a country.