山西省太原五中高二英语下学期期中考试.docx

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山西省太原五中高二英语下学期期中考试

太原五中

2008—2009学年度第二学期期中质量检测

高二英语

第一卷

第一部分：

听力（共两节，满分10分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题0.5分，满分2.5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.Who’scomingtoshanghainextweek?

A.MaryB.NancyC.Larry

2.Whatwillthewomandotomorrow?

A.Gotoaparty.B.Goshopping.C.MeetTom.

3.Wherecanthemanfindabottleofmilk?

A.Inthethirdaisle.B.Inthefirstaisle.C.Inthesecondaisle.

4.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?

A.Flyingkites.B.Anexam.C.Colors.

5.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Patientanddoctor.B.Teacherandstudent.C.Managerandemployee.

第二节（共15小题；每小题0.5分，满分7.5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，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，各个小题将给出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至8题。

6.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?

A.TomB.LucyC.Emily

7.Whatdoesthewomanthinkabouttheman?

A.Hedoesn’tgetalongwellwithothers.

B.Heisquicktocatchhermeaning.

C.Heisalsoapeopleperson.

8.Whatisapeoplepersonlike?

A.Easy-goingB.CommonC.Attractive

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthebrownwallet?

A.Itisperfectforputtingpicturesin.

B.Itistooexpensive.

C.Itiswell-designed.

10.Whatdoesthewomandecidetobuy?

A.Abrownwallet.B.Apicture.C.Ahandkerchief.

11.Howmuchdoesthewomanhavetopayforheritem?

A.＄5.B.＄25.C.＄13.

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12.Whyisthewomancallingtheman?

A.Toapplyforajobasashopassistant.

B.Toemployashopassistant.

C.Tomakeanappointmentwiththeman.

13.Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantodo?

A.Writedownhername.

B.Comethenextmorning.

C.WorkattheFranklinDepartmentStore.

14.What’sthewoman’telephonenumber?

A.5696181.B.5676181.C.5676191.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15.Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

A.ThemanislostinBeijing.

B.ThemanhasfailedtotaketheNo.1subway.

C.Themanhasgottohisdestinationforfree.

16.Wheredoesthemanwanttogo?

A.BeijingSubwayStation.

B.TheMilitaryMuseum.

C.TheChinaMillenniumMonument.

17.Howoftendothetrainscome?

A.Abouteverytwominutes.

B.Abouteverysixminutes.

C.Abouteveryfourminutes.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.Whatmakesthespeakerdecidewhattoread?

A.Herhobby.B.Hermood.C.Thefreetimeshehas.

19.Whatdoesthespeakerthinkofcomicbooks?

A.Theytakealongtimetoread.

B.Theyareallaboutdailylife.

C.Theyaregoodlightreading.

20.Whydoesthespeakerskipoversomesectionsofthenewspaper?

A.Shethinkstheyaretoolong.

B.Shedoesn’thaveenoughtime.

C.Sheonlywantstobeinformedofrecentnews.

第二部分：

英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）

第一节语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

21.Afterhewasputinto______prison,manypeoplejoined______handsin_____efforttogethimsetfree.

A.the;their;anB./;the;theC.a;the;anD./;/;an

22.Theforestguardsoftenfindcampfiresthathavenotbeen______completely.

A.turneddownB.turnedoverC.putawayD.putout

23.Weliveinatechnologicalsociety______mostgoodsaremass-producedbyunskilledlabor.

A.whenB.whereC.howD.while

24.Itwasfiveo’clockintheafternoon_____theyclimbeduptothetopofthemountain.

A.thatB.untilC.whenD.since

25.Whatworriedthechildmostwas______tovisithisbrotherinhospital.

A.hisnotbeingallowedB.hisnotallowing

C.hisbeingnotallowedD.havingnotbeenallowed

26.Thetwoscientistsarebelieved______thefamehonoredbythegovernmentandpeople.

A.tobeworthyofB.ofbeingworthC.toworthyofD.toworthbeing

27.______wegavehimsomethingtoeat,hewouldsaveitupforhislittlesister.

A.WhateverB.WhoeverC.WheneverD.Whichever

28.TheroleofHamlet_____easyonetoplaysoyoumustmakegoodpreparations.

A.isnotB.ishardlyC.isnoD.isan

29.Unlessyoupayyourgasbillsoon,youmaybe_____.

A.cutoffB.cutdownC.cutupD.cutin

30.Everybodywasmovedtotearswhenthefilmcametothe_____thattheheroandheroinesaidgoodbyeforever.

A.viewB.spotC.sceneD.sight

31.Didheadmit_____thewindow?

A.tobreakB.breakingC.brokeD.broken

32.Educationistsconsiderit_____childrendoinghomeworkalldaylongonweekends.

A.improperlytohaveB.improperlyhaving

C.impropertohaveD.improperhaving

33.Wouldyoumindifthefarmers,whohavenothingtodowiththematter,_____tobeinvitedtoourdiscussiononthenext-yearbudget?

A.wereB.wasC.areD.willbe

34.Recyclingwastesslowsdowntherate_____whichweuseuptheEarth’sfiniteresources.

A.inB.ofC.withD.at

35.Ihadsomeunexpectedvisitors,butpersonally,IwishI_____herparty.

A.wouldratherattendB.attendedC.willattendD.hadattended

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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Thankstothegreatachievementsmadeinthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology,humanlifehasexperiencedamazingchangesinallaspects.Wenowenjoyamuchmorecolorfulandcomfortablelife.However,therearealsosomepeoplewhohold___36___attitudetowardsthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology.Fromtheirpointofview,weshould___37___awayfromthemodernscienceandtechnologyand___38__toasimplerlifestyle.Theypreferto___39__thegoodolddays.Theyarguethatmodernscienceandtechnologyhavegiven___40__toallsortsofproblems,includingpoorerhumanrelationship,heavierpressurefromworkandlife,makingenvironmentworseandsoon.___41__thesurfaceofit,theirargumentsoundspersuasive,buton___42__thoughts,itcannotholdwater,becausetheshortcomingsbroughtbyscienceandtechnologycannotkeepusfrom___43__theadvantages.

Firstly,moderntransportmeansmakeitveryconvenientforpeopletotravelfarornear,thus___44__alotoftimeandenergy.Byplane,peoplecan___45__adistanceofonethousandmileswithinonehour.

Secondly,modernscienceandtechnologyraisetheproductivity,___46__peoplefromtiringandupsettingmanualandmechanicallabor.Peoplecanenjoymuchmore___47__timeandfreedom.Ontheotherhand,modernhousehold___48__freefemalesfromburdensomehousework.Washingmachinesandmicrowavestoveshavemadehousekeepingsomucheasierthatwomencanpursuetheirowncareerswithout___49__thedutiesofagoodwifeandmother.

Thirdly,thecomingoftheInternethasresulted___50__abrand-neweraofglobalinformation.Moderndevicesoftelecommunications,___51__agreatextent,improveandincreaseexchangeofinformationbetweenpeople.

Fourthly,advancingmedicalsciencehasmadeitpossibleforhumanbeingsto___52__amuchlongerlifeandsuffer___53__fromdifferentkindsofdiseases.Doctorsandscientistshavealreadyfoundcuresformanydiseasesformerlyregardedincurableandfatal.

Inaword,modernscienceandtechnologyfreemanfromthebondageofNatureand___54__humansocietytoenjoyanunbelievablerateofdevelopmentinallaspects.Withoutmodernscienceandtechnology,lifewouldbe___55__thanthestruggleforsurvival;therewouldbenotimeormotivationtopursuehigherthings.

36.A.awrong

B.apositive

C.anegative

D.acommon

37.A.put

B.turn

C.leave

D.escape

38.A.live

B.satisfy

C.return

D.replace

39.A.restore

B.recover

C.recall

D.return

40.A.increase

B.rise

C.chances

D.answers

41.A.From

B.Above

C.Through

D.On

42.A.next

B.following

C.second

D.final

43.A.knowing

B.acknowledging

C.permitting

D.mentioning

44.A.counting

B.leaving

C.drawing

D.saving

45.A.go

B.cover

C.travel

D.make

46.A.preventing

B.freeing

C.limiting

D.stopping

47.A.spare

B.free

C.leisure

D.working

48.A.tool

B.machines

C.equipments

D.appliances

49.A.neglecting

B.carrying

C.performing

D.taking

50.A.from

B.in

C.on

D.out

51.A.at

B.in

C.on

D.to

52.A.get

B.keep

C.lead

D.make

53.A.little

B.more

C.less

D.agreatdeal

54.A.enable

B.provide

C.forbid

D.supply

55.A.less

B.more

C.nomore

D.just

第三部分：

阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分,满分30分）

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出最佳选项

A

AlettertoEdward,acolumnist（报刊专栏作家）

DearMr.Expert,

Igrewupinanunhappyandabusivehome.IalwayspromisedmyselfthatI'dgetoutassoonaspossible.Now,atage20,Ihaveagoodjobandanicehouse,andI'mreallyproudoftheindependenceI’veachieved.

Here'stheproblem:

severalofmyfriendswhostilllivewiththeirparentswishtheyhadplaceslikemine—somuchsothattheymakeminetheirs.

Itstartedoutwithacoupleofthemspendingtheweekendswithme.Butnowtheyseemtotakeitforgrantedthattheycanshowupanytimetheylike.Theybringboyfriendsover,talkonthephoneandstayoutforever.

Ienjoyhavingmyfriendsheresometimes—itmakestheplacefeelcomfortableandwarm—butthisismyhome,notapartyhouse.Iwasoldenoughtomoveoutonmyown,sowhycan'tIseemtoaskmyfriendstorespectmyprivacy?

Joan

Edward'sreplytoJoan

DearJoan,

Ifyourfamilydidn'tpayattentiontoyourneedswhenyouwereachild,youprobablyhavetroublelettingothersknowyourneedsnow.

Andifyou'vegatheredyourfriendsaroundyoutorebuildahappyfamilyatmosphere,youmayfearthatsayingnowillbringbackthekindofconflictyougrewupwith—ordestroytheniceatmosphereyounowenjoy.Youneedtounderstandthatintruefriendshipit'sokaytoputyourownneedsfirstfromtimetotime.

Beclearaboutthe