高二英语期考

高三第一次月考 南宁三中2006—2007学年度上学期 高二英语期考试题 命题人：张栋 陈美娜 马娜 林莉 审题人：张栋 陈美娜 马娜 林莉 Ⅰ．听力（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，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．Which of the following can we know from the dialogue? A．The woman is going to have a trip this summer vacation． B．The woman is going to stay at home this summer vacation． C．The woman hasn’t decided how to spend the summer vacation． 2．What can we conclude from the dialogue? A．The woman can sew． B．The woman bought one dress in Chicago． C．The woman buys all her dresses in Chicago． 3．What do they want to find? A．The orders for some men’s clothes． B．The men’s clothing department． C．Miss Emerson． 4．Which in the lady’s idea is more important? A．Clothing． B．Food． C．Exercises． 5．When does the play start? A．At 9:00． B．At 7:00． C．At 7:30． 第二节　（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分） 听下面五段对话或独白。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6～7题。 6．What are the couple doing? A．Preparing to go to drinks of a neighbor． B．Quarrelling about clothes． C．Talking about what to wear in summer． 7．Do you think the man wants to wear his sports coat? A．Probably not． B．Yes, he will． C．Yes, he will wear it to go with his hat． 听第7段材料，回答8～10题。 8．If the student decides to rent a two-bed room, how much will he pay? A．$ 285 a month． B．$ 250 a month． C．$ 35 a day． 9．Which of the following is not the difference between the two kinds of rooms? A．A two-bed room is much bigger． B．There is a dishwasher in all the one-bed rooms． C．A one-bed room is cheaper． 10．What can the student do if he rents the room? A．Play table tennis． B．Play tennis． C．Swim in the pool． 听第8段材料，回答11～12题。 11．What is the woman’s nationality? A．She is probably British． B．She is probably Scottish． C．She is probably Welsh． 12．What does the phrase “look up” mean in this conversation? A．It means to get better． B．It means to find information in a book． C．It means to go to visit． 听第9段材料，回答13～16题。 13．When does the conversation take place? A．In the morning． B．In the afternoon． C．In the evening． 14．What does the man suggest? A．Going to a concert． B．Going dancing． C．Going to a restaurant． 15．Which music is the woman familiar with? A．The light jazz． B．The Club Blue Note． C．Both of these． 16．Which of the following is true? A．The woman agrees to go with the man． B．The woman disagrees with the man． C．The woman says she has a cold so she can’t go． 听第10段材料，回答17～20题。 17．How much of American workers were farmers 2 hundred years ago? A．Eighty-five percent． B．Ninety-four percent． C．Ninety-five percent． 18．Why is agriculture still America’s biggest industry? A．Because it produces more food than Americans can use． B．Because it employs more workers than any other industry． C．Both A and B． 19．How many other people does each American farmer grow enough to feed besides his own family? A．Seventy-eight． B．Thirty-eight． C．Ninety-eight． 20．Why can American farmers produce more today than before? A．Because they learn about the weather, soil, harmful insects and plant and animal diseases． B．Because they learn about international trade and computers． C．Because they use modern farming and business methods． 笔试部分（100分） Ⅱ．单项选择题（每小题1分，满分15分） 21．—Wow, you look good．Your hair looks fantastic．You are such a wonderful friend．You’re so generous．I’ve always liked you．  — ! Get to the point．I haven’t got food all day． A．Enough B．Thanks C．Really D．Humbug 22．You can’t imagine that such a nice girl as Susan be so rude to the old man． A．might B．should C．would D．need 23．On the top of the hill the old man once lived． A．a temple stands there in which B．a temple standing on which C．does a temple stand where D．stands a temple where 24．The writers, publishers and printers, they are, we never know, are making silent money． A．who B．whom C．whatever D．whenever 25．It was about 100 years the US government carried out the Apollo Ⅱ Jules Verne wrote the story about． A．when; that B．until; which C．before; that D．that; when 26．After the Shenzhou Ⅵ Spacecraft touched down, two astronauts succeeded in traveling around the earth, thus again China is a global space power． A．proving B．to prove C．to have proved D．being proved 27．Mr．and Mrs．Smith lived many years． A．in harmony for B．in harmony with C．in harmony from D．on harmony for 28．Not once in these years the prices of these products． A．we changed B．have we changed C．did we change D．we have changed 29． from Paris, he started his work on a new book． A．Return B．As soon as returning C．At returning D．On returning 30．The captain kept calm in the terrible storm, otherwise the accident ． A．couldn’t be prevented B．mustn’t have prevented C．wouldn’t have been prevented D．shouldn’t prevent 31．Once the city is not easy to be forgotten． A．seen B．seeing C．see D．sees 32．The old lady making clothes for her neighbor’s children． A．engaged to B．was engaged to C．engaged in D．was engaged in 33．It has been raining every day so far．I hope tomorrow will fine． A．turn to B．turn up C．turn into D．turn out 34．This film the scenes of my childhood． A．called up B．called on C．called out D．called for 35．—How shall we go to the airport? —Well, I recommend a taxi． A．to take B．taking C．to taking D．take Ⅲ．完形填空（每小题1分，满分20分） It was an early morning in summer．In the street, sleepy-eyed people were moving quickly, heading towards their 36 ．This was the beginning of another 37 day in New York City． 38 this day was to be different． Waiting 39 the crowded streets, on top of a 40 110 stories high, was Philippe Petit．This daring Frenchman was about to 41 a tightrope(绷索) between the two towers of the World Trade Center． Philippe took his first 42 with great care．The wire held．Now he was 43 he could do it． 44 only a balancing pole, Philippe walked his way across, a 45 of 131 feet． Soon the rush-hour 46 began to notice．What a 47 ! There, 1310 feet above the street, a 48 figure was walking on air． Philippe made seven 49 , back and forth．He wasn’t satisfied with just 50 ．At times, he would turn, sit down, and 51 go on his knees．Once, he had the astonishing 52 to lie down on the thin thread．And thousands of 53 watchers stared with their hearts beating fast． After the forty-five-minute 54 , Philippe was taken to the police station．He was asked 55 he did it．Philippe shrugged(耸肩) and said, “When I see two tall buildings, I walk．” 36．A．jobs B．homes C．buses D．offices 37．A．working B．hot C．same D．ordinary 38．A．And B．So C．But D．Thus 39．A．for B．in C．by D．above 40．A．roof B．position C．wall D．building 41．A．throw B．walk C．climb D．fix 42．A．act B．landing C．step D．trip 43．A．sure B．uncertain C．glad D．nervous 44．A．Through B．Against C．With D．On 45．A．distance B．height C．space D．rope 46．A．streets B．crowds C．passengers D．city 47．A．height B．pleasure C．wonder D．danger 48．A．great B．strange C．public D．tiny 49．A．experiments B．circles C．trips D．movements 50．A．walking B．staying C．acting D．showing 51．A．almost B．even C．often D．rather 52．A．spirit B．result C．strength D．courage 53．A．patient B．terrified C．pleased D．enjoyable 54．A．show B．trick C．try D．progran 55．A．how B．why C．whether D．when Ⅳ．阅读理解（每小题2分，满分40分） A The following is the story of a SARS patient named Wang and his fight with the disease． I woke up around 6:30 this morning, on my ninth day in hospital since I caught SARS． Glancing over at my roommate, Xiao Huang, a 27-year-old employee of a Beijing software company, I saw he was also awake． After a light breakfast, a nurse came in and took my temperature．It was 36·6 centigrade．We’re at Changxindian Hospital in southwestern Beijing, a newly named SARS patient hospital． It seems I am now recovering as my fever has gone down in recent days．When I first got the disease, I spent four days with a temperature above 39·5 centigrade－at one point it reached 40·1 centigrade． At 8:30 am, a nurse took a blood sample and X-ray of my chest．Then my daily treatment began with the help of the experts from Guangdong and WHO． Before the first bottle finished, my wife rang me．I talked with her on my mobile phone．It has become a major connection with the outside world．Several friends also called me in the morning． I am feeling great these days—no fever, no headache and no pain in the chest, which are all symptoms(症状) of SARS．My slight cough is gone since I began taking a new round of medicines yesterday．The doctor told me that I may be set free from hospital in two weeks and a half． 56．Where is the hospital the writer stays at? A．In the south of Beijing． B．To the east of Beijing． C．In the southwest of Changxindian． D．In the southwest of Beijing． 57．How long does the writer have to stay altogether in the hospital before he is sent home? A．Seventeen days． B．Nine days． C．Less than twenty-five days． D．More than twenty-five days． 58．According to the passage, which of the following statements is true? A．When he first got the disease, his temperature once reached 41·5 centigrade． B．His medical treatment came after he had breakfast． C．He lived in a room of the hospital alone． D．He talked with his wife by fax． 59．According to the passage, which of the following is NOT the symptoms of SARS? A．Having a high fever． B．Having a headache． C．Feeling pain in the chest． D．Feeling cold all day． B Although the Roman Empire ended 1,500 years ago, people today know a lot about the comfortable way of life that Roman citizens enjoyed．This is because of two unimportant towns—Pompeii and Herculaneum—that are remembered only because they were near the volcano Mt．Vesuvius when it erupted(喷发), August 24,79 A·D·This eruption buried the two cities in a thick blanket of ash that suffocated(使窒息) everything alive． The disaster was sudden and unexpected．Most people couldn’t escape, and those that did were unable to take any of their possessions with them．As a result, the two towns are almost perfectly kept．You can see there entire houses which still contain furniture and have brilliant-colored paintings on the wall．There are ever some unfinished meals still sitting on tables．Houses are so well-kept it seems that they left only a few minutes ago and might come back again—even after two thousand years． In fact the city was buried so deep that the two towns were completely hidden until about 200 years ago, when they were discovered by accident．Today the ash has been removed and the towns attract thousands of visitors every year．The visit can be disturbing though; Pompeii is perhaps too much like it was, and though it attracts the modern traveler, August 24,79 A·D·is a day when no one wanted to be there． 60．Pompeii and Herculaneum are remembered because ． A．people there led a comfortable life B．the two towns are unimportant C．they were on the volcano Mt·Vesuvius D．they were covered by the eruption of volcano Mt·Vesuvius 61．Why are the two towns almost perfectly kept? A．The disaster was so unexpected that thousands of people were killed． B．The eruption was so sudden and unexpected that no one escaped． C．The eruption was so sudden and unexpected that no one could change anything in the towns． D．People did their best to keep them in honor of the disaster． 62．How many years had the towns slept under the ash before they were discovered? A．About 1800 years． B．About 200 years． C．About 1940 years． D．About 1500 years． 63．In the sentence “The visit can be disturbing though”, “disturbing” means ． A．exciting B．worrying C．flourishing D．dangerous C Faced with the threat of water shortages, Beijing and Shanghai will take effective measures to save water and protect water resources． Beijing will stick more strictly to water-saving policies through the readjustment of industrial structures．Beijing is expected to be short of 1·185 billion cubic meters of water by 2020．Beijing will shut down factories with high water consumption(消耗) and pollution including electric power, steel and paper manufacturing equipments． Advanced water-saving technology will be introduced to new industrial projects in the capital city． Grain-growing areas will be reduced to save ground water and more trees will be planted．Animal breeding and other “highly efficient” agriculture with modern water-saving irrigation methods will be developed． It is said that water used in agriculture will drop to 35 percent of the city’s water consumption in 2010 from 43 percent in 1998, and the figure will continue to drop to 28～30 percent in 2020．Beijing will increase the speed of renovation(修复) of its urban water supply equipments．It is reported that more than 15 percent of water is lost during distribution(分发)．Water-saving equipment and efficient management can save Beijing more than 537 million cubic meters by 2010． Shanghai still faces key problems connected with its water resources and environment．Since 1998, the city has invested nearly US $169 million to treat its rivers, especially Suzhou Greek．The city’s rivers have become noticeably clearer since putting it into action． The government will provide a further US $ 24 million for the treatment of rivers and US $ 12 million to treat sewage(污物)． This year’s task is to improve the water quality at the three ports of Longhua, Yangshupu and Hongkou．Another emphasis to raise the water system in Songjing New Area with a project is worth US $ 4·8 million．Efforts will be made to improve public awareness about the need to protect water resources． 64．How many measures has Beijing taken to save water and protect water resources? A．Three． B．Four． C．Five． D．Six． 65．Beijing can save over 537 million cubic meters by 2010 by means of ． a．water-saving equipment b．effective management c．artificial rainfall d．reducing water pollution A．a , b B．b , c C．b , d D．a , b , c , d 66．From the passage, we know Shanghai will invest million dollars on the treatment of river and sewage． A．169 B．36 C．40·8 D．201·7 67．The author wrote the passage to tell us ． A．Beijing and Shanghai are short of water B．to save every drop of water in our daily life C．big cities like Beijing and Shanghai are trying their best to protect water resources． D．water shortages have become one of the most important problems that China has to deal with． D When I asked my daughter which item she would keep: the phone, the car, the cooker, the computer, the TV, or her boyfriend, she said “the phone”．Personally, I could do without the phone entirely, which makes me unusual．Because the telephone is changing our lives more than any other piece of technology． Point 1 The telephone creates the need to communicate, in the same way that more roads create more traffic．My daughter comes home from school at 4:00 pm and then spends an hour on the phone talking to the very people she has been at school with all day．If the phone did not exist, would she have anything to talk about? Point 2 The mobile phone means that we are never alone．“The mobile saved my life,” says Crystal John Stone．She had an accident in her Volvo on the A45 between Otley and Skipton．Trapped inside, she managed to make the call that brought the ambulance to her rescue． Point 3 The mobile removes our secret．It allows marketing manager of Haba Deutsch, Carl Nicolaisen, to ring his sales staff all round the world at any time of day to ask where they are, where they are going, and how their last meeting went． Point 4 The telephone separates us．Antonella Bramante in Rome says．“We worked in separate offices but I could see him through the window．It was easy to get his number．We were so near——but we didn’t meet for the first two weeks!” Point 5 The telephone allows us to reach out beyond our own lives．Today we can talk to several complete strangers simultaneously(同时地) on chat lines (at least my daughter does．I wouldn’t know what to talk about)．We can talk across the world．We can even talk to astronauts (if you know any) while they’re space-walking．And, with the phone line hooked up to the computer, we can access the Internet, the biggest library on Earth． 68．How do you understand ‘Point 1—The telephone creates the need to communicate,…’? A．People don’t communicate without telephone． B．People communicate because of the creating of the telephone． C．People communicate more since telephone has been created． D．People communicate more because of more traffic． 69．Which of the following best shows people’s attitude towards mobile phones? A．Mobile phones help people deal with the emergency． B．Mobile phones bring convenience as well as little secret to people． C．Mobile phones are so important and should be encouraged． D．Mobile phones are not part of people’s life． 70．Which points do you think support the idea that phones improve people’s life? a．Point 1． b．Point2． c．Point 3． d．Point 4． e．Point 5． A．c, d B．a, e C．a, c D．b, e 71．The best heading for the passage is ． A．Phone Power B．Kinds of Phone C．How to Use Phones D．Advantage of Phones B Jane Goodall was prepared to go to the jungle on her own to explore the lives of chimpanzees．The Tanzania government in 1960 thought that it wasn’t safe for a young English woman to venture deep into the jungle alone; so her mother, Vanne went along． Jane was very discouraged after only a few weeks at Gombe．The chimps would not let her within 50 yards of them, and she had observed very little．One day, a large male chimp went into the camp．He eyed the tent from a nearby tree．Suddenly, he began stomping(跺脚) and screaming, as though be felt threatened．Jane soon realized the chimp was eyeing a banana inside the tent．This would be Jane’s chance to get close to the chimps．From that day on, bananas were kept near by for any curious chimps． Finally, Jane grew very close to the chimps at Gomabe．They would soon allow her to follow them．They greeted her as they did each other, with a touch or a kiss．Her sense of patience and trust won them over． This event encouraged Jane to keep trying to form a sense of deeper trust with the chimps．It was just three months into the study before Jane made her first big discovery．She was observing a male chimp (David Greybeard) up a tree with something pinkish in his hands．Jane used her binoculars(双筒望远镜) for a better look．David Greybeard was eating the pink object．Suddenly, it fell to the ground．Some bush pigs came screaming out of the bush, attacking David Greybeard．The pinkish object was a baby bush pig．David Greybeard was eating meat．This surprised Jane; Chimps had been thought of as herbivores(食草动物), who sometimes ate small bugs(昆虫)．Chimps had never before been seen or recorded as eating meat．Like humans, chimps are omnivores(杂食动物)． 72．In the first few weeks Jane Goodall observed little because ． A．she knew nothing about the chimps B．Jane had to observe the chimps in the distance C．there were no chimps to be seen D．she couldn’t find any chimps within 50 yards 73．Why did the chimp stomp and scream suddenly? A．He saw a banana on the table． B．He felt frightened at the sight of Jane Goodall． C．He wanted to be friendly to Jane Goodall． D．He was attracting the attention of other chimps． 74．Which of the following means that Jane Goodall won the chimps over? A．Chimps went into the camp． B．Chimps were curious about bananas． C．Chimps looked at the tent from a nearby tree． D．Chimps greeted her as if she were one of them． 75．Jane Goodall’s first big discover is that ． A．chimps like bananas B．chimps like to be with people C．chimps eat both plants and meat D．chimps greet like people Ⅴ．短文改错（1分×10个，满分10分） 此题要求改正所给短文中的错误，对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上划一个（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正： 此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉,在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。 此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。 此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。 注意：原行没有错的不要改。 Dear village leader, It is said that a chemical factory will be build near our village． 76． And I don’t think it is a good idea．Though it can improve 77． our economy, the factory will give off poisonous smoke 78． and pour waste water, what will do harm to our health． 79． Most of the villager pay more attention to the economy． 80． But environment is more importance．Not until they suffer 81． heavily they realize it is wrong to do so．From the bottom 82． of my heart, I sugg