广州培正中学2011-2012学年高二第一学期期中考试(英语)

广州培正中学2011-2012学年高二第一学期期中考试 英语试题 （满分：150分；考试时间：120分钟；） 第一部分：听力（共20分） 第一节；听力理解（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 请听第1段对话，回答第1－3题。 1. What is the woman doing? A. Meeting guests at the airport        B.  Looking for her luggage.    C.  Discussing volleyball matches. 2. How many volleyball teams have already started training? A. 16.      B.  9.        C.  7 3. What will the man do this evening? A.  Go back to China.                  B. Have a meeting.    C.  Play volleyball. 请听第2段对话，回答第4－6题。 4. How did the man get the MP3 player? A. He borrowed it from Jay Chou.                  He got it from his uncle. C. He bought it himself 5. Why do the speakers think of Jay Chou as a superstar? A. Jay Chou’s albums are selling well. B. Jay Chou is vey cool and talent. C. Jay Chou’s songs have Chinese culture. 6. What’s the poosible relationship between the speakers? A.  Workmates.        B.  Schoolmates.        C.  Strangers. 请听第3段对话，回答第7－9题。 7. What does the man think of his job? A.  Boring.          B.  Interesting.          C.  Bearable. 8.    Where does the man probably work?     A.  On a train to London                    B.  In an office in London.        C.  At a club outside London. 9.    What can we know from the conversation?     A.  The man gets up at 6:30 every day.        B.  The woman thinks it’s an enjoyable time on the train.        C.  The man feels relaxed now on the train. 请听第4段独白，回答第10－12题。 10.  When did Sally give up her tennis dreams? A.  After she enrolled in a college.          B.  Afer she entered Stanford University. C.  After she spent three months practising 11.  How many degrees did Sally earn in Stanford University? A.  Two .            B.  Three            C.  Four 12.  How many women were among the 35 people? A.  Only one.          B.  Five            C.  Six 请听第5段对话，回答第13－15题。 13.  What is the woman sending to her sister? A.  A box of homemade candy.                B.  Some fruit.  C.  Some vegetables. 14.  When is the woman’s sister’s birthday? A.  On Thursday.      B.  On Friday.        C. On Saturday. 15.  Which method will the woman use to send her package?     A.  By regular rate.      B. By priority service.    C.  By the cheapest way.      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，然后填入标号为16－20的空格中。 Subjects Facts When the zoo was opened In (16) __________ The size of the zoo 110 hectares How many types of animals there are in the zoo Over (17) ___________ Which animal has been born in the zoo (18) ___________ The reasons why people do not feed any of the animals at all a. It may cause (19) __________ and even death to the animals. b. Some of the animals have very (20) _______ 第二部分：语言知识及应用 （共两节， 满分45分） 第一节：完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21－35各题所给的A,B,C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 When I was a little girl, my mom liked to make breakfast food for dinner every now and then. And I remember one night when my mom placed a plate of eggs, sausage and extremely burnt toast in front of my dad. I remember 21  to see if anyone noticed! 22  all my dad did was to reach for his toast, 23  at my mom and ask me how my day was at school. When I got up from the table that evening, I remember hearing my mom 24  to my dad for burning the toast. And I’ll 25  forget what he said, “Baby, I love burnt toast.” Later that night, I went to kiss Dad good night and I asked him if he really 26  his toast burnt. He wrapped me up in his 27  and said, “Debbie, your mom had a 28  day at work today and she’s really tired. And besides, a little burnt toast never 29  anyone! In bed that night, I thought about the scene at dinner and the 30  my dad showed to my mom. To this day, it’s a cherished (珍贵的) 31  from my childhood that I’ll never forget. And it’s one that came to mind just recently when Jack and I sat down to eat dinner. As I 32  the plate in front of Jack, I waited for a(n) 33  about the burnt toast. But all I got was, “Thank you, 高考资源网! This is 34  . I know you had a hard day!” Just then, I thought about my parents, and was quitely 35  for having a marriage where burnt toast wasn't a deal-breaker either! 21. A. being encouraged B. being allowed C. waiting D. refusing 22. A. Yet B. Only C. So D. Certainly 23. A. laugh B. smile C. shout D. stare 24. A. report B. shout    C. apologize D. complain 25. A. almost B. never C. often D. hardly 26. A. liked B. got C. cooked D. made 27. A. back B. heart C. arms    D. hands 28. A. boring B. hard C. depressing D. sad 29. A. hurts B. comforts C. invites D. hates 30. A. interest B. surprise C. kindness D. satisfaction 31. A. feeling B. story C. choice D. memory 32. A. set down B. took away C. finished up D. washed up 33. A. answer B. question C. comment D. suggestion 34. A. possible B. true C. terrible D. great 35. A. amazing B. disappointed C. annoyed D.thankful 第二节：语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15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。 Language learning research shows that successful language   36  (learn) are similar in many ways. First of all, they are   37  (depend) learners. They do not depend on the book or the teacher. They discover their own way to learn the language.   38  , successful language learning is the active learning. The learners do not wait for   39  chance to use the language; they look for chances. They will try anything to communicate   40 others. Finally, successful language learners are learners with a purpose. They want to learn the language   41  they are interested in the language and the people   42  speak it.   43 is necessary for them to learn the language to chat with the people and to learn from them. You want to be a successful language learner, right? Then try some of the techniques   44  (list) above and try to learn the language independently,   45  (active) and purposefully. Only in this way can you learn a language successfully and quickly. 第三部分：阅读（共40分） 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四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A It was Thanksgiving morning and in the crowded kitchen of my small home I was busy preparing the traditional Thanksgiving turkey when the doorbell rang. I opened the front door and saw two small children in rags huddling g together inside the storm door on the top step. “Any old paper, lady?” asked one of them. I was busy. I wanted to say “no” until I looked down at their feet. They were wearing thin little sandals, wet with heavy snow. “Come in and I’ll make you a cup of hot cocoa.” They walked over and sat down at the table. Their wet scandals left marks upon the floor. I served them cocoa and bread with jam to fight against the cold outside. Then I went back to the kitchen ad stated again on my household budget. The silence in the front door struck me. I looked in. the girl held the empty cup in her hands, looking at it. The boy asked in a flat voice, “Lady, are you rich?” “Am I rich? Mercy, no!” I looked at my shabby slipcover (家具套). The girl put her cup back in its sauce carefully and said, “Your cups match your saucer.” Her voice was hungry with a need that no amount of food could supply. They left after that, holding their bundles of papers against the wind. They didn’t said “Thank you”. They didn’t need to. They had reminded me that I had so much for which to be grateful. Plain china cups and saucers were only worth five pence. But they matched. I tasted the potatoes and stirred the meat soup. Potatoes and brown meat soup, a roof covered over our heads, my man with a good, steady job—these matched, too. I moved the chairs back from the fire and cleaned the living room. The muddy prints of small scandals were still wet upon my floor. Let them be for a whole, I thought, just in case I should begin to feel how rich I am. 46. Why did the writer let the children in?: A. She showed great pity on them.              B. She had old papers to sell. C. She knew them and wanted to make them a cup of coca. D. She wanted to invite them to her Thanksgiving party. 47. The girl thought the writer was rich perhaps in that _______.  A. she saw that the lady’s room was comfortable. B. she saw the cups matches the saucers. C. the writer’s slipcovers were very new. D. the boy thought so 48. From the passage, we can infer that whether you are rich depends on _____.  A. how much money you have had        B. how you feel about your life C. how you have helped others          D. what job you are doing 49. The writer left the muddy prints of small scandals on the floor for a while to_____. A. show her husband that someone had come B. remind her that she had helped two children C. show that she was a kind-hearted woman D. remind her how rich she was B A 9-year-old girl with a pacemaker who died early today was suffering shakes on a city bus when a driver refused to take her to a nearby hospital, witnesses (目击者)said. Officials of the Chicago Transit Authority said they were investigating. The child, Nicole Hobson, was being taken by her mother to Children’s Memorial Hospital about 11 P. M., Wednesday to check her recently inserted (插入) pacemaker. The child was stricken about a mile from the hospital. Her mother, May Hobson, 40, said, “I told the bus driver that my baby had just had heart operation and that she was having a heart failure. He said he couldn’t go through the traffic.” Ted Garretson, 28, a passenger who had tried to bring back Nicole’s life, said the driver did nothing to help and stopped once to pick up more passengers. When the driver reached a corner where he was to make a turn, a block from the hospital, he told Mrs. Hobson to get off, she said. A transit spokesman said the driver should have made radio call to the control center for help. 50. Which is the correct order according to the passage? a. The girl was taken to the hospital to check her pacemaker by bus. b. The girl had a heart operation and wore a pacemaker. c. The girl had a heart failure because of the shakes on the bus. d. The girl died. e. The driver refused to take her to hospital. A. d, c, b, a, e            B. b, e, a, c, d        C. a, e, b, c, d    D. b, a, c, e, d 51. A pacemaker is _______. A. a musical instrument        B. a machine      C. an organ      D. a toy car 52. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. The bus driver stopped to pick up more passengers. B. The bus driver said he couldn’t go through the traffic. C. The bus driver did nothing to help. D. The bus driver sent the girl to the hospital. 53. What can we conclude from the report? A. The driver was sticking to the traffic regulations. B. Nobody on the bus was willing to help the child. C. The bus driver was warm hearted. D. The child could have been saved. C As you move around your home, take a good look at the things you have. It is likely that your living room will have a television set and a video, and your kitchen a washing machine and a microwave oven. Your bedroom drawers will be filled with almost three times as many clothes as you need. You almost certainly own a car and possibly a home computer, holiday abroad at least once a year and eat out at least once a week. Now, perhaps, more than ever before, people are wondering what life is all about, and what it is for. Seeking material success is beginning to trouble large numbers of people around the world. They feel that the long-hours work culture to make more money to buy more things is eating up their lives, leaving them very little time or energy for family or pastimes. Many are turning to other ways of living and downshifting is one of them. Six percent of workers in Britain took the decision to downshift last year. One couple who downshifted is Daniel and Liz. They used to work in central London. He was a newspaper reporter and she used to work for an international bank. They would go to work by train every day from their large house in the suburbs , leaving their two children with a nanny (保姆) . Most evenings Daniel wouldn’t get home until eight or nine o’clock, and nearly twice a month he would have to fly to New York for meetings. They both earned a large amount of money but began to feel that life was passing them by. Nowadays, they run a farm in the mountains of Wales, “I always wanted to have a farm here,” says Daniel, “and we took almost a year to make the decision to downshift. It’s taken some getting used to , but it’s been worth it . We have to think twice now about spending money on car repairs and we no longer have any holidays. However, I think it’s made us stronger as a family, and the children are a lot happier.” Liz, however, is not quite sure. “I used to enjoy my job, even though it was hard work and long hours. I’m not really a country girl, but I suppose I’m gradually getting used to looking after the animals. One thing I do like, though, is being able to see more of my children. My advice for other people wanting to do the same is not to think about it too much or you might not do it at all.” 54．When Daniel was a reporter, he         . A．lived in central London              B．disliked his job  C．missed his children                D．was well paid 55．Daniel and Liz both agree that the move to the farm _________.        . A．was easy to organize                 B．has improved family life C．was extremely expensive             D．have been a total success 56．What does the underlined “it” in the last paragraph refer to? A．Child-caring.      B．Liz’s advice.      C．Downshifting.      D．Liz’s job. 57．The underlined word “downshifting” in the second paragraph means         . A．repairing your car by yourself B．spending money carefully C．moving out to the countryside to live a simpler and better life D．living in a big house in the suburbs and dining out once a week D Happy birthday The China National Opera (CNO) will give a concert to celebrate its 50th birthday . Different generations of CNO vocalists , like Li Guangxi , Yao Hong and Ma Mei , will present the concert which will feature both songs from famous Chinese operas like “The White-haired Girl” and “The Hundredth Bride”, as well as , arias of such Western opera classics as “Madame Butterfly”, “La Traviata” and “Rigoletto”. Time/ date : 7:30 pm , September 7, 8 Location : Tianqiao Theatre Tel : 6551-4787, 8315-6170 Tickets : 60—500 yuan (US $7.2— 60.2) Folk music A concert will be held to feature some recently composed traditional Chinese music works . The concert , given by the Folk Orchestra of the China Opera and Ballet Theatre , will include such pieces as “Memory of Childhood ”, “Memorial Ceremony for God ”and “Wine Song”. Time/date: 7:30pm, September 13 Location: Concert hall at the National Library of China Tel: 6848 –5462, 6841-9220 Tickets: 30-200 yuan (US$3.6-24.1) Moon music A concert of traditional Chinese music will be given on the eve of the Moon Festival which falls on September 21st this year. The concert will feature a number of famous pieces centred on the theme of the moon, such as “Moonlight”, “Spring night on a Moonlit River” and “Lofty Mountain and Flowing River.” A number of established traditional Chinese music performers like Zhou Yaokun and Fan Weiqing, will play solos as well as collaborate with the folk music orchestra. Time / date: 7:30 pm, September 21st Location: Grand Theatre of the Cultural Palace of Nationalities Tel: 6606—8888, 6606—9999 58．If you want to buy tickets for listening to the music “Memory of Childhood”, you will dial __. A．6551—4787    B．6848—5462    C．8315—6170    D．6606—9999 59．Which statement is right according to the passage? A．Li Guangxi, Yao Hong and Ma Mei stand for the same generation of CNO vocalists. B．“Rigoletto” is a famous piece on the theme of the moon. C．“Lofty Mountain and Flowing River” is a traditional Chinese music. D．Zhou Yaokun will play solos and Fan Weiqing will collaborate with the folk music orchestra. 60．“Madame Butterfly” is         . A．a Chinese opera    B．a Western opera    C．a piece of music      D．a song 61．In which column of a newspaper will the article be published? A．Entertainment.      B．People.      C．Culture.      D．Sports. E     Recently, another study has been carried out about who is the greatest American president. Sixty-five presidential historians took part in it and they judged the past forty-two American leaders based on ten qualities of leadership, which include public persuasion, crisis (危机) leadership, the management of economy, moral leadership and international relations. The historians also looked at administrative (行政的) ability, relations with Congress, goal setting and pursuit (追求) of equal justice for all. Finally, the experts considered performance based on the historical period in which the president lived.     The historians chose Abraham Lincoln as America’s greatest president. He had also been named best president in a similar study in 2000. Abraham Lincoln was the only president in American history to lead the nation during the Civil War in the 1860s. He united the nation at last. And he took the first steps that detroyed the institution of slavery in America.     Edna Medford is a professor of history at Howard University in Washington, D.C. She was an adviser on this study and the ealier one. She says Abraham Lincoln is seen to represent the values that the nation most honors like truthfulness, moderation (温和) and respect for human rights.     The historians named America’s first president, George Washington, as second on the list of greatest presidents. Franklin D. Roosevelt, theodore Roosevelt and Harry Truman are next in that order. John F. Kennedy, the coutry’s first Roman Catholic president, is sixth on the list. Like Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy was murdered while in office.     Among recent presidents, Ronald Reagan was named the tenth best president. Bill Clinton was rated fifteenth. And the historians rated former president George W. Bush as number thirty-six. His fathter, George H.W. Bush, did much better. He was rated as number eighteen. 62．Abrahm Lincoln was chosen as America’s greatest president mainly because ________. A．he led the people to end slavery and united the nation B．he caused the Civil War and fought against slavery C．he was the only president to join in a civil war D．he owned the ten qualities of leadership 63．According to the recent study, a good president wouldn’t ________. A．persuade the public to follow some rules B．take measures to deal with an economic crisis C．start a war between countries D．run after equal justice for the people 64．Which of the following presidents did worst when he was in power according to the recent study? A． John F. Kennedy.              B.  George Washington C.  Bill Clinton                    D.  George W. Bush 65．According to the passage, the greatest American president from Mo.1 to No.6 should be ____. A． Abraham Lincoln → George Washington → Franklin D. Roosevelt → Theodore Roosevelt → Harry Truman → John F. Kennedy B.  Abraham Lincoln → George Washington → Theodore Roosevelt→ Franklin D. Roosevelt → John F. Kennedy → Harry Truman C.  George Washington →Abraham Lincoln →John F. Kennedy →Theodore Roosevelt →Harry Truman → Franklin D. Roosevelt D.  Abraham Lincoln → John F. Kennedy →  GeorgeWashington → TheodoreRoosevelt → Harry Truman → Franklin D. Roosevelt 第四部分：写作（共45分） 第一节：根据下列各句句意及所给单词的首字母或汉语，写出所缺单词的正确形式。 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 66. It was by accident that he broke the valuable vase. He didn’t do that ____________ (故意). 67. She is so m__________ that I have never seen her angry look. 68. They often __________ (捐赠) food and clothing to the poor. 69. They were upset to see their soldiers heavily d__________ in the last battle. 70. Many people take this shortcut (捷径) for ___________ (方便). 71. Her story was p__________; I found it hard to believe. 72. Her new book has a________ a lot attention. 73. Her speech made quite an _________ (印象) on the audience. 74. P_______ (在……之前) to her departure, she bought many new shoes. 75. Don’t be so g_________ --- leave some of the food for the rest of us. 第二节：根据括号中的提示将以下句子翻译成英文。（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分） 76. 我们学生不仅要学习好，还应该知道在课余事件怎样享受生活。(not only…but) 77. 你不要指望他能准时到达，但目前我们也只有等了。(meanwhile, depend on) 78. 在某人受伤时，懂得急救知识能发挥重要的作用。 (It is…that; a knowledge of; make a diffrence) 79. 为了阻止火灾蔓延，你应当中断电源。(cut off; prevent…from) 80. 他很感谢我为他做的一切并把我当最好的朋友对待。( be grateful to; treat) 第三节：段落写作（满分20分） 假如你是一位导游。通过观察游客的行为变化，说明大众环保意识日益增强。请根据下面格的中文提示，写一篇短文谈谈此种现象。 几年前某些游客的行为 现在大多数游客的表现 乱扔废物，如塑料袋，罐头盒，废纸等。 随身带走垃圾。 乱刻乱画，攀树摘花。 爱护花木。 在林中吸烟，引起火灾。 林区不吸烟，以防火灾。 [写作内容]     1）请根据以上提示，谈谈这一现象，文章的开头已经给出。     2）文章必须包括所有提示要点，但不要逐条译成英语。 [写作要求] 句子结构准确，信息内容完整和连贯。字数约100-120词。 With the time on, there is an increasing tendency that more and more tourists have been paying greater attention to environment protection.______________________________________ 英语答案 I 听力 1-5 ACBBC    6—10 BCBCC      11—15 BCACB 16. 1958      17. 120      18. Deer      19. illness      20. sharp teeth II．语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分） 第一节：完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）      21-25 CABCB      26—30 ACBAC    31—35 DACDD 第二节：语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分） 36. learners      37. independent    38. Secondly    39. a        40. with 41.because        42. who/ that      43. It        44. listed      45. actively III．阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分） 46-49 ABBD  50-53 DBDD  54-57 DBCC  58-61 BCBA  62-65 ACDA IV 写作 (共三节，满分为45分） 第一节：单词拼写（共10小题，满分10分） 66. deliberately    67. mild      68. contribute  69. defeated    70. convenience 71. puzzling        72. attracted  73. impression  74. Previous  75. greedy 第二节： 句子翻译（共5小题，满分15分） 76. Not only should we students study hard, but we should know how to enjoy ourselves in our spare time as well. 77. You can never depend on his arriving on time, but in the meanwhile we can do nothing but wait. 78. It is a a knowledge of first aid that can make a real difference when someone is hurt. 79. You should cut off the electricity supply to prevent the fire from spreading. 80. He was very grateful to me for what I had done for him and treated me as his best friend. 第三节：段落写作（满分20分） With the time on, there is an increasing tendency that more and more tourists have been paying greater attention to environment protection. However, several years ago, as we know, in the places of interest some tourists threw away rubbish here and there, such as plastic bags, waste paper, tins and so on. Besides, some of them climbed the trees, picked flowers freely and even marked their names on the plants. What’s worse, some of them lacked the sense of safety and smoked in the forest, by which the forest fire was caused. To our delight, in the recent years, great changes have taken place among the tourists who will take away rubbish with them when they leave. What’s more, they care the plants a lot and the smokers don’t smoke in the forest in order not to start fire. 文档已经阅读完毕，请返回上一页！