江西省高安中学2008－2009学年度下学期期中考试
高二英语试题
命题人：卢芬芳 审题人：黎建华
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节 （共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。第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. What can we learn from the conversation?
A. The man knows many languages besides English and Japanese.
B. The man knows English and Japanese.
C. The woman has visited many countries.
2. How does the woman feel?
A. Regretful B. Angry C. Worried
3. What would the man like to do this weekend?
A. Go camping B. Climb a mountain C. Go swimming.
4. What does the man mean?
A. He thinks there is too much salt in today’s dish.
B. He doesn’t think there is enough sugar in today’s dish.
C. He doesn’t think there is enough salt in today’s dish.
5. What does Tina like?
A. Reading B. Staying in her room C. Playing table tennis
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5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秒种，各小题将给出5秒种的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至8题
6. Where will the man probably be this evening?
A. At Linda’s home B. At Lily’s home C. At his own home
7. What do we know about the woman?
A. She works in an ad company B. She doesn’t like ads
C. She thinks watching Tv is a waste of time.
8. What would the man like to do in the future?
A. Open an ad company B. Open a decoration company C. Become an advertiser.
听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。
9. Why does the man want to meet Professor White?
A. To invite him to an exhibition.
B. To ask him questions about an experiment.
C. To ask him to go on a trip with him.
10. When will the art exhibition end?
A. At
11. What will the man do this afternoon?
A. Meet Professor White B. Go to the exhibition C. Just stay at home.
听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。
12.How many cups of coffee has the boy drunk?
A. Two B. Three C. Four.
13. Why didn’t the boy sleep well last night?
A. Because he was too nervous about the exam. B. Because he drank too much coffee.
C. Because he was too busy to sleep.
14. What does the woman like?
A. Coffee B. Soda C. Tea.
听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。
15. What will the speakers do first this Saturday?
A. See the film B. Have a chat C. Eat at a restaurant.
16.What kind of film is Action Man 4?
A.A violent film B. A funny film C. A romantic film
17. How will the speakers go and have dinner this Saturday?
A. On foot B. By bus C. By car.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. When was Jessica Tandy born?
A. In 1909 B. In 1922 C. In 1932.
19. Why did Jessica Tandy move to the
A. Because it
was easier to earn money in the
B. Because
her husband worked in the
C. Because she wanted to escape World War II.
20. How many movies did Jessica Tandy act in?
A. Sixty-seven B. Twenty-five C. Eighteen.
第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分60分）
第一节 单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
从A、B、C、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。
21. In _______ summer of 1963 Martin Luther King, Jr gave a speech to thousands of _____ black people.
A. a; the B the; / C /; the D /; a
22.The President is now on a visit
to
A. aims B. to aiming? C. being aimed D. aimed
23.When I first set ____ in
A. my foot; the store B. a foot; the store C. foot; store D. feet; stores
24．Scientific discoveries are often _______ industrial and agricultural productions．
A．applying for B．applied to C．applying to D．applied for
25.―I’m tired , Dad. ----Tired? __________?
A. For which B. For what C. From which D. Of what
26.．Sorry, I don’t know you _____ what I said just now．
A．throw light upon B．have effects on C．have advantage of D．are sensitive to
27.Can you give us a talk on the ______of water?
A. property B. properties C. capacity D. capacities
28.
A. fierce B. greedy C. breathtaking D. seasoned
29. The universities have got bigger in size, ________ many more people the chance of higher education.
A. so allowing B. thus allowing C .so to allow D. thus to allow
30. It is the
A. which; and B. where; from C. that; from D. that; with
31. The director told us the new workshop ________ three years before, while the old one _____ in 1999.
A. had been built, was set up B. was built, was set up
C. had been built, had been set up D. was built, had been set up
32. ― _____, this math problem seemed quite simple to me, but when I tried to work it out, I just couldn’t.
― There are always things like this, I think.
A. On one hand B. In my opinion C. At first sight D. On its own
33 .I was ________ in the middle of the call because I had no more coins to put in the telephone box.
A. hung up B. cut off C. put off D. cut up
34.―Is John coming by train?
―He should but he not．He likes driving his car．
A．may B．can C．shall D．must
35．----Waiter, please change this Jasmine tea for Wulong tea. ----__________’
A. At you service B. Why want to change? C. It’s okay D. It’s a pleasure
第二节 完形填空（共20小题：每小题1．5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、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。
My son Joey was born with club feet(畸形足)．The doctors told us that with 36 he would be able to walk 37 but would never run very well．The first three years of his 38 were spent in surgery．By the time he was eight, you wouldn’t know he had a 39 when you saw him walk．
The children in our 40 ran around as most children do during play, and Joey would jump right in and run and play, too．We never told him that he probably wouldn’t be 41 to run as well as the other children．So he didn’t know．
In seventh grade he 42 to go out for the cross-country team．Every day he trained with the team．He worked harder and ran more than any of the others．Perhaps he 43 that the abilities that seemed to come 44 to so many others did not come naturally to him．_45__the entire team runs, only the top seven runners have the 46 to score points for the school．We didn’t tell him he probably would never make the team, so he didn’t know．
He 47 to run four to five miles a day, every day---even the day he had a fever．I was 48 , so I went to look for him after school．I found him running alone．I asked him how he felt．“ 49 ,”he said．He had two more miles to go．The 50 ran down his face and his eyes were glassy from his fever．Yet he looked 51 ahead and kept running．We never told him he 52 run four miles with a fever．So he didn’t know．
Two weeks later, the names of the team runners were 53 ．Joey was number six on the list．Joey had made the team．He was in seventh grade---the other six team members were all eight-graders．We never told him he couldn’t 54 to make the team．We never told him he couldn’t do it．We never told him he couldn’t do all those things．So he didn’t know．He 55 did it．
36．
A．astonisment
B．experiment
C．excitement
D．treatment
37．
A．silently
B．usually
C．normally
C．quickly
38．
A．school
B．life
C．illness
D．time
39．
A．confidence
B．problem
C．success
D．comfort
40．
A．neighborhood
B．city
C．family
D．childhood
41．
A．pleased
B．certain
C．able
D．willing
42．
A．refused
B．decided
C．remembered
D．promised
43．
A．sensed
B．understood
C．learned
D．drove
44．
A．likely
B．actually
C．naturally
D．possibly
45．
A．If
B．Since
C．Although
D．Because
46．
A．strength
B．benefit
C．belief
D．opportunity
47．
A．continued
B．had
C．wanted
D．indicated
48．
A．upset
B．angry
C．worried
D．disappointed
49．
A．Sorry
B．Okay
C．Right
D．Certain
50．
A．tears
B．heat
C．sweat
D．failure
51．
A．obviously
B．anxiously
C．straight
D．typically
52．
A．couldn’t
B．wouldn’t
C．mustn’t
D．needn’t
53．
A．discovered
B．called
C．completed
D．examined
54．
A．expect
B．promise
C．fail
D．try
55
A．seldom
B．just
C．always
D．never
第三部分 阅读理解（共20分：每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
What can you see?
Mountains, volcanoes, rivers, lakes, waterfalls, forests, beaches．Both islands are mountainous．In fact, only 30% of New Zealand is flat．
The Maoris
When the Maoris first arrived in New Zealand, they lived in villages and were excellent fishermen, hunters and farmers．About 50 years ago many Maoris started to live and work in the large cities and took jobs in government, industries, medicine and education．They are proud of their culture (文化) and are determined to keep many of the customs which are part of their way of life．
Who can you meet?
Most people live on North Island．Eighty-five percent of New Zealanders are “pakeha” (“white men”), which means their “great grandfathers” came from Europe．Ten percent are Maoris．The Maoris came to New Zealand from the Polynesian islands probably around the tenth century．The “pakeha” started to arrive in New Zealand from Europe about 200 years ago as farmers and traders．
Fact box:
Position: South of the Equator (赤道); nearest
neighbour: Australia, 1600 km away．
Size: Two main islands ―
South Island: together they are 268．680 sq．km．
Population: 4 million
Capital:
Languages: English and Maori
56．Which of the
following is a fact about
A．20% of the population being Maoris． B．Four million white people．
C．About 1600 km south of the Equator． D．Nearly 1/3 of the country being plains．
57．The country’s population is mainly made up of ．
A．the white people and the Polynesians B．the white people and the “pakeha”
C．the Maoris and the white people D．the Maoris and the Polynesians
58．When did the
white people begin to live in
A．1000 years ago． B．200 years ago．
C．85 years ago． D．50 years ago．
59．What do the Maoris value most in life?
A．Living in small villages． B．Developing farming skills．
C．Keeping their own culture． D．Taking up government jobs．
B
After my husband died suddenly from a heart attack, my world crashed around me． My six children were all under 10, and I was burdened with the responsibilities of earning a living, and caring for the children． I was fortunate to find a wonderful housekeeper to care for the children during the week, but from Friday nights to Monday mornings, the children and I were alone．
One Friday evening I came home from work to find a big pretty German Shepherd on our doorstep． This dog seemed to intend to enter the house． The children liked “German” immediately and begged me to let him in． I agreed to let him sleep in the basement． That night I slept peacefully for the first time in many weeks．
The following morning we made phone calls and checked lost-and-found ads for German’s owner, but with no results．
On Sunday I had planned to take the children on a picnic． Since I thought it best to leave German behind in case his owner came by, we drove off without him． When we stopped to get gas, we were amazed to see German racing to the gas station after us． No way was he going to be left behind．
Monday morning I let him out for a run．He didn’t come back and we were all disappointed． We were convinced that we would never see him again。We were wrong。The next Friday evening, German was back on our doorstep． Again he stayed until Monday morning, when our housekeeper arrived．
This pattern repeated itself every weekend for almost 10 months． We grew more and more fond of German． We took comfort in his strong, warm presence, and we felt safe with him near us． As German became part of the family, he considered it his duty to check every bedroom to be sure each child was cozy in bed．
Each week, between German’s visits, I grew a little stronger, a little braver and more able to handle; every weekend we were no longer alone and enjoyed his company． Then one Monday morning we patted him on his head and let him out for what turned out to be the last time． We never saw German again．
60． The dog first came to the writer’s family when________．
A． it was needed most B． she became strong enough
C． her husband suddenly died D． she was busy on the weekday
61． The family planned to go on a picnic without the German Shepherd because_______．
A． it was too wild to control B． it was too young to walk so far
C． the owner might come by to look for it D． it might spoil the trip
62． The writer was very ________ the German Shepherd．
A． afraid of B． grateful to C． cruel to D． annoyed with
63． Which of the following can’t be used to describe the dog?
A． Loyal． B． Beautiful． C． Lovely． D． Wild．
c
Electric books could change reading，but people ought to consider their far-reaching effect as well．“The e-book promises to cause a slow destruction on life as we know it，”Jason Ohler, professor of technology assessment(评估)，university of Alaska Southeast in Juneau， warned the World Future Society，Bethesda，Md．His assessment weighed the pros and cons of e-book technology's effect on social relationships，the environment，the economy，etc． Before you open an e-book, consider that disadvantages．
They increase tiredness of eyes because of poor-made screen，replace a relatively cheap commodity(商品)with a more expensive one，and displace workers in printing book production and traditional publishing，E-books make it easy to share information，therefore having an effect on copyright agreements and reducing pay to the authors，as well as bringing non-biodegradable (不可生物降解)rubbish．
On the other hand, e-books save paper and trees，reduce the heavy work of the carrying and storing of printed books，develop ability in learning by oneself and make reading an experience of working with others online．They also offer new jobs to writers and artists and encourage self publishing．
Besides，Ohler points out，e-books should gain society's agreements if a few conditions are met：make them biodegradable and recyclable(可循环的)，solve the problem of eye tiredness，be sure the have-nots get the technology，and support e-book training in schools and businesses．
64．What is the author's purpose of writing the passage?
A．Warn people of the disadvantages of e-books．
B．Call on people not to use e-books．
C．Blame schools that don't provide e-books．
D．Encourage people to use e-books．
65．We learn from the text that Ohler ．
A．is against the use of e-books． B．prefers e-books to printed books
C．considers both sides of the e-books D．doesn't like e-books at all
66．What is e-books' disadvantage on social relationship?
A．They offer new jobs only for writers．
B．Fewer and fewer people will respect writers．
C．They may have a bad effect on some traditional trades．
D．They separate people from one another．
67．What does Ohler suggest regarding the used e-books?
A．The society should ensure the poor are able to use the technology．
B．The schools should forbid the use of e-books if they can't reduce eye tiredness．
C．The society should not agree to the use of e-books even if they are recyclable．
D．The schools should solve the present problems of e-books．
Dear Harry Potter,
Hi! I'm Kevin from India．I really feel lucky to write you a letter．
Though I live far away from your world, I think we are a little alike, You are a great wizard(魔术师) ．You have done lots of magical things to be amazed at．Although I don't do magic, I do believe in it．Well, I'm also a wizard at school．And I can often get As, but I am not a bookworm．I like to play jokes in class, which sometimes make my teachers angry．I also have many friends．They often get me into and out of trouble．No matter what has happened, we still get close together．
Oh, I almost forget to tell you that our school is almost like yours, Hogwarts．It's a special one for excellent students．We have modern classes and technology lessons．But when much is given, much is expected, so I often stay up late just to finish my homework．It really makes me tired and bored．
Luckily, I can read your stories in my free time．I feel like I know you．You have a mind of your own．You are young, but you know how to take responsibility for your decisions．Also you think with a clear head even in danger．What a great boy you are ! How I wish I could meet you soon!
May you have a nice time．
yours, Kevin
68．Kevin and Harry are a little alike because_______．
A．they almost have the same experience B．their worlds are full of magic
C．their schools are close to each other D．they both like the same subjects．
69．In the passage, "a bookworm" means a person_______．
A．who likes keeping worms B．who is loved by teachers at school
C．who is nervous of reading books D．who enjoys nothing but reading
70．From the passage we know that Kevin_______．
A．is a slow boy in class B．is fed up with much homework
C．doesn't believe in magic D．likes to keep quiet in class
71．Kevin writes to Harry to tell him many things EXCEPT_______．
A．his friends B．his school life
C．his trouble D．his family
E
Although
the average price of residential houses in the
The
high housing sales price in large cities in
At the beginning of 2007, Chinese government issued a set of policies that aimed to benefit the public. Now in order to reduce the high housing prices, the government can regulate the real estate market by raising tax on property industry and controlling the release of loans and lands to property developers. At the same time, the government should allow people to build more houses through various fund-raising channels, such as funds collected from buyers or raised by working units. By applying these multiple means, it is expected that the high housing prices can be lowered.
72．According to the passage, what is the average housing price
per square meter in
A．8000 yuan B．10000 yuan C．7000 yuan D．It’s not mentioned here
73．We can’t learn from the passage that_________.
A．Chinese houses can not be compared with houses in US in terms of building quality,
environment and supporting facilities.
B．American people’s average income is several dozen times higher than that of Chinese
people.
C．The houses in US are not sold in terms of building area, as most Chinese property
developers do when they sell their houses.
D．There are more people who need
houses in
74．What is the main idea of this passage?
A．The housing price in
prevent it.
B．There are some bubbles in Chinese real estate market.
C．The average housing price in
D．Chinese government issued a set of policies that aimed to benefit the public.
75．How many measures are mentioned in the last paragraph in order to reduce the high housing
prices?
A．Four B．Three C．Five D．Two
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节对话填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
请认真阅读下面对话，掌握其大意，并根据所给首字母的提示，在标有题号的右边横线上写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式，使对话通顺。
M=Mike; J=Jenny
M: Morning, Jenny. Did you(76) e your weekend? 76.
J: Yes. We went to the countryside and had a great (77) t . 77.
M: Where did you stay? In a hotel?
J: No. We camped in the mountains, near
We cooked all our meals over an (78)o fire. 78.
M: That(79)s wonderful. 79.
How was the(80)w there? 80.
J: The sun (81) s brightly. It was really lovely there. 81.
M: Did you like the people there?
J: Yes, they were great. We(82) m some farmers and had tea in their homes. 82.
M: When did you get (83)b ?Last night? 83.
J: No. This morning. You’ll think we were mad. We
got up at
and (84)a here at 9:00.I’m so tired. What about you? Did you have a good weekend? 84.
M: Yes, but I didn’t do much. I just stayed at home and (85)w TV. 85.
第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
我们知道一个人的成长过程是较为复杂的，其个性的形成和发展受诸多因素的影响，比如家庭、学校、社会、朋友、书籍、名人等。假如《二十一世纪英文报》向你约稿，了解至今哪些因素对你的成长影响最大。请你以Tracking My Growth为题，按以下要求写篇英语短文：
1． 选择并陈述对你的成长起着很大影响的家庭、学校、社会、朋友、书籍、名人等诸多因素中的两个或三个；
2. 谈谈你的看法和理由。
注意：词数100―120，文章的开头已给出（不计入词数）。
The process of growing up is complex for every person, for there are many influential factors in a person’s growth as well as the development of his personality． ____________________
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