09— 10 学年第二学期期中素质测试
高二英语试题
第一卷（选择题 共 85 分）
第一部分：听力 (共两节，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. How will the woman go to Beijing?
A. By bus. B. By plane. C. By train.
2. What time does the supermarket close?
A. At 8:30. B. At 9:00. C. At 9:30.
3. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. In a hospital. B. In a restaurant. C. In a bookshop.
4. What does Steven do?
A. He makes cars. B. He buys cars. C. He sells cars.
5. What does the man mean?
A. A raincoat is unnecessary.
B. It’s going to rain at noon.
C. He’ll wait for her till noon.
第二节 (共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 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 6～7 题。
6. What newspaper does the man take?
A. News Weekly. B. New Yorkers. C. Morning Post.
7. How much change does the man get?
A. One and a half dollars. B. Two and a half dollars. C. Three and a half dollars.
听第 7 段材料，回答第 8～10 题。
8. Why does Susan visit Jim?
A. To invite him to go shopping.
B. To wish him a happy birthday.
C. To help him do some cleaning.
9. When did the two speakers become friends?
A. About 2 months ago. B. About 10 years ago. C. About 20 years ago.
10. What will Tim do with the present?
A. He’ll put it with an art work.
B. He’ll use it to put things in.
C. He’ll place it in the room.
听第 8 段材料，回答第 11～13 题。
11. What did the woman do just now?
A. She went shopping. B. She drew a picture. C. She visited a friend.
12. Where was the man just now?
A. At home. B. In a post office. C. In a store.
13. Why didn’t the man visit Lucy?
A. Because he preferred to be alone.
B. Because he forgot all about it.
C. Because he went out shopping.
听第 9 段材料，回答第 14～16 题。
14. How did the man know the restaurant?
A. He heard about it from one friend.
B. He followed one of his friends.
C. He had been there once before.
15. What kind of food does the man order first?
A. A green salad. B. Mushroom soup. C. Chicken.
16. What dessert does the man order?
A. A cake. B. An apple pie. C. Ice cream.
听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。
17. What’s the main means of transport in the future according to the speaker?
A. The car. B. The private plane. C. The spaceship.
18. What will be people’s attitude towards work in the future?
A. People will work to live.
B. People will live to work.
C. People will work for money.
19. Which of the following will people prefer?
A. Washing machines. B. Television sets. C. Computers.
20. Whose lives will be concerned about in the future?
A. Teenagers’. B. Teachers’. C. Robots’.
第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分 35 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，选出可填入空白处的最佳选项。
21. _______ the beginning of 1999, the popularity of MP3 has increased greatly.
A. In B. Since C. To D. At
22. Shanghai is among the largest cities across the world _______ its size and population.
A. in place of B. in case of C. in terms of D. in control of
23. Look! My suit is badly out of _______. There must have been somebody sitting on it.
A. date B. balance C. order D. shape
24. An unlocked door is an _______ to car stealing.
A. invitation B. interest C. attention D. addiction
25. The boy will _______ crazy if you do not allow him to use the computer.
A. prove B. fall C. go D. grow
26. — Did you win the match?
— Unfortunately, we were beaten slightly _______ one goal.
A. with B. by C. from D. on
27. It was too dark and I couldn’t _______ the words written on the wall.
A. make out B. give up C. talk over D. look around
28. Latest researchers show children _______ with high levels of air pollution during their first
year of life run a great risk of developing certain disease.
A. to be associated B. being associated
C. having been associated D. associated
29. — I’m sorry to have caused you so much trouble.
—_______.
A. My pleasure B. That’s all right C. Nothing at all D. You’re
welcome
30. Electricity is cut off in the earthquake. Villagers have to make some candles _______ light.
A. giving B. given C. give D. to give
31. I’ll never understand _______ it came about that you were late three times a week.
A. when B. what C. how D. why
32. It was over a decade _______ they paid off all their debt. You can imagine what a hard life
they had.
A. before B. until C. after D. while
33. Hundreds of people had to be _______ because the stadium was so full that couldn’t even
admit one drop in.
A. looked into B. picked up C. turned away D. sent for
34. Bob’s leg got hurt when _______ up Huangshan.
A. climbing B. his climbing C. climbed D. he climbed
35. _______ all my letters, I had a drink and went out for a walk.
A. Finished B. Having finished C. Finishing D. To finish
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，掌握其大意，然后从 36～55 各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中，
选出最佳选项。
(A)
Dear Abby,
In a recent column, a lady wrote to say that one of her guests at a dinner party had stolen a
fork. She did not know how to 36 it.
I was not that guest, but over the last ten years I have 37 three things from where I have
been a guest. Abby, I cannot understand 38 I took these things! I have thought over as to
how I can give these things 39 !
I cannot do it openly and 40 that I took them. This is a small town, and I am well
known here. If just one of these people 41 about it, I would be finished.
Abby, what is wrong with me? They are 42 unimportant things. I considered seeing an
__43 for a long time, but should I be 44 going to an expert, it would be known in the
entire town 45 . I am sure thousands of people like me wish to h ave the courage to return
__46 does not belong to themselves. Should I just wait until it is 47 , and then find a good
chance to 48 the things in the mailboxes of their right 49 ?
Help me! I’m eagerly looking forward to your reply!
A Guilty Conscience
(B)
Dear Guilty Conscience,
Yes. It will make you feel 50 to tell your story, but it will not solve your problem. You
need to 51 help to find out why you took those things so you won’t 52 this kind of
behavior. See an expert in 53 town or city nearby to protect your 54 . He/She will give
you much help.
Please 55 my advice, and let me hear from you again. I care.
Abby
36. A. get B. cover C. recover D. discover
37. A. made B. taken C. borrowed D. delivered
38. A. when B. how C. where D. why
39. A. out B. back C. off D. away
40. A. remember B. unders tand C. admit D. forget
41. A. talked B. worried C. quarreled D. imagined
42. A. hardly B. really C. lately D. shortly
43. A. editor B. official C. expert D. artist
44. A. avoided B. understood C. seen D. allowed
45. A. in no time B. at one time
C. ahead of time D. for the time being
46. A. which B. that C. as D. what
47. A. dark B. dawn C. broken D. gone
48. A. research B. bring C. put D. carry
49. A. owners B. relatives C. parents D. friends
50. A. worse B. good C. bad D. better
51. A. provide B. seek C. supply D. enjoy
52. A. realize B. continue C. stop D. mention
53. A. other B. the other C. others D. another
54. A. story B. clue C. privacy D. article
55. A. follow B. offer C. refuse D. send
第三部分：阅读理解 (共 15 小题；每题 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 和 D)中，选出最佳选项。
A
Big football matches are always exciting affairs. Besides the action on the field, the noise the
crowd makes really creates the unique atmosphere. At this summer’s World Cup, you can be sure
that every country’s fans will be in full voice, supporting their teams.
The football chant (口号) is as old as the sport itself. It’s a way for fans to express their
support for their team. It’s common for the noise of supporters to provide the encouragement for
a team to win a match. Most agree that a chant is for building a great atmosphere and to support
the team.
One of the most famous football songs is the Liverpool club anthem(颂歌) You’ll Never Walk
Alone ， originally from a 1945 Broadway show, which was adopted by Liverpool and is sung
before every match. It has been said that as soon as the opposite hears the song, they become
aware of how tough winning at Anfield (Liverpool’s stadium) will be.
The key to a good football song is that it should be simple. It has to be easy for all fans to
sing along with. When I went to watch Beijing Guo’an last season, I could join in one chant
though I could only speak a little Chinese. “Beijing wo ai ni,” the Guo’an fans sang — you
didn’t have to be gifted to work out what that meant.
At the World Cup, the first songs you’ll hear at matches will be the national anthems. Fans
and players join together to sing the anthems before each match, and it is considered a mark of
respect that the opposite remains silent while each team’s anthem is being sung.
So, even though I’ll be supporting England from home in the summer, you can be sure I’ll be
chanting at my TV: “En-ger-land, En-ger-land, En-ger-land!”
56. From the passage we can learn that _______.
A. a good football chant is usually very long
B. the football chant can express support to the team
C. the football chant appears later than football itself
D. a fan is talented to learn foreign languages
57. What can fans do to support their team?
A. To kick the ball on the field.
B. To fight with the opposition fans.
C. To provide encouragement with chants.
D. To donate money to the players.
58. Why the national anthems of both the teams can be heard at the World Cup?
A. Because it is a sign to show the respect to each other.
B. Because it is sung for the leaders of the host country.
C. Because it represents encouragement from their fans.
D. Because either team senses the support from their country.
59. Which of the following is the best title?
A. Football — A Popular Sport B. National Anthems at Matches
C. You’ll Never Walk Alone D. You’ll Never “Cheer” Alone
B
An election year is one in which all four numbers can be divided by four (1944, 1948, etc.).
Since 1840, American presidents elected in years ending in zero have been noticed to die in office.
William H. Harrison, the man who served the shortest term, died of a kind of deadly illness
several weeks after he took office.
Abraham Lincoln was one of the four presidents who were murdered. He was elected in 1860,
and his death came just five years later.
James A Garfield, a former Union Army general from Ohio, was shot during his first year in
office (1881) by a man to whom he wouldn’t give a job.
While in his second term of office (1901), William McKinley, another Ohioan, attended the
Pan-American Exposition at Buffalo, New York. During the reception, he was killed while
shaking hands with some of the guests.
Three years after election in 1920, Warren G. Harding died in office. Although it was never
proved, many believed he was poisoned.
Franklin D. Roosevelt had been elected four times (1932, 1936, 1940, and 1944), the only
man to serve so long a term. He had suffered from poliomyelitis（小儿麻痹症）in 1921 and died of
the illness in 1945.
John F. Kennedy, the last of the line, was shot in 1963, only three years after his election.
60. Which of the following was an election year?
A. 1962 B. 1928 C. 1890 D. 1846
61. _______ served the shortest term in office.
A. Abraham Lincoln B. Warren G. Harding
C. William McKinley D. William H. Harrison
62. Which of the following statements is true?
A. All presidents elected in years ending in zero died in office.
B. Only presidents from the state of Ohio have died in office.
C. President Abraham Lincoln died in the year of 1865.
D. Franklin D. Roosevelt completed four times as president.
63. How many presidents elected in years ending in zero since 1840 have died in office?
A. 7 B. 6 C. 5 D. 4
C
New Zealand
Fact box: New Zealand
Position: South of the Equator (赤道);
Nearest neighbor: Australia, 1600 km away.
Size: Two main islands — North Island and
South Island, 268.680 sq. km together.
Population: 4 million[来源:Z.xx.k.Com]
Capital: Wellington
Languages: English and Maori
What can you see?
Mountains, volcanoes, rivers, lakes, waterfalls,
forests, beaches. Both islands are mountainous. In
fact, only 30% of New Zealand is flat.
Who can you meet?
Most people live on North Island. Eighty-five
percent of New Zealanders are white men,
whose great grandfathers came from Europe.
Ten percent are Maoris. The Maoris came to
New Zealand from the Polynesian islands
probably around the tenth century. Europeans
started to arrive in New Zealand about 200
years ago as farmers and traders.
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 large
cities and took jobs in government, industries,
medicine and education. They are proud of their
culture and are determined to keep many of the
customs which are part of their way of life.
64. Which of the following is a fact about New Zealand?
A. Maoris make up 20% of the population.
B. There are four million white people.
C. It’s about 1600 km south of the Equator.
D. Nearly 1/3 of the country is plains.
65. When did the white people begin to live in New Zealand?
A. 1000 years ago. B. 200 years ago. C. 85 years ago. D. 50 years ago.
66. 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.
D
When students and parents are asked to rate subjects according to their importance, the arts
are unavoidably at the bottom of the list. Music is nice, people seem to say, but not important. Too
often it is viewed as mere entertainment, but certainly not an education priority（优先）. This view
is shortsighted. In fact, music education is beneficial and important for all students.
Music tells us who we are. Because music is an expression of the beings who create it, it
reflects their thinking and values and the social environment it came from. Rock music represents
a lifestyle just as surely as does a Schubert song. The jazz influence that George Gershwin and
other musicians introduced into their music is obviously American because it came from American
musical traditions. Music expresses our character and values. It gives us identity as a society.
Music provides a kind of perception（感知）that cannot be acquired any other way. Science
can explain how the sun rises and sets. The arts explore the emotive meaning of the same
phenomenon. We need every possible way to discover and respond to our world for one simple but
powerful reason: No one way can get it all.
The arts are forms of thoughts as powerful in what they communicate as mathematical and
scientific symbols. They are ways we human beings “talk” to each other. They are the language of
civilization through which we express our fears, our curiosities, our discoveries, our hopes. The
arts are ways we give form to our ideas and imagination so that they can be shared with others.
When we do not give children access to an important way of expressing themselves such as music,
we take away from them the meanings that music expresses.
Science and technology do not tell u s what it means to be human. The arts do. Music is an
important way we express human suffering, celebration, the meaning and value of peace and love.
So music education is far more necessary than people seem to realize.
67. According to Paragraph 1, students _______.[来源:Z|xx|k.Com]
A. regard music as a way of entertainment
B. disagree with their parents on education
C. view music as an overlooked subject
D. prefer the arts to science
68. In Paragraph 2, the author uses jazz as an example to _______.
A. compare it with rock music
B. show music identifies a society
C. introduce American musical traditions
D. prove music influences people’s lifestyles
69. According to the passage, the arts and science _______.
A. explain what it means to be human differently
B. explore different phenomena of the world
C. express people’s feelings in different ways
D. approach the world from different angles [来源:学,科,网]
70. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Music is an effective communication tool.
B. Music should be of top education priority.
C. Music education deserves more attention.
D. Music makes students more imaginative.
2009—2010 学年度[来源:Z。xx。k.Com]
第二学期期中素质测试
高二英语试题
第二卷 (非选择题 共 15 分)
第四部分：词汇填空题 (每空 1 分，满分 15 分)
71. 夏天长时间暴露在阳光下是有害的。
It’s ____________ to be ____________ to the sun for a long time in summer.
72. 这种药物尚未进行过人体试验，所以还不能投放到市场。
This drug has not been ____________ ____________ on humans yet, so it cannot be put on the
market.
73. 他所说的话未必意味着现在的工作就是他最喜欢的。
____________ he said does not ____________ mean that the present job is his ____________.[来源:学&科&网
Z&X&X&K]
74. 因为不习惯城市的生活，老人又回到了农村。
____________ ____________ ____________ to the life in the city, the old man came back to the
countryside.
75. 负责行李的那个人在每件行李上都贴上了一个标签。
The man in ____________ of the luggage ____________ a label to each piece.
76. 该店由于正在修理屋顶，所以今天停止营业。
The shop is ____________ today because the roof is ____________ ____________.[来源:Z.Com]
注意：
诸位考生，请将选择题的答案填涂到答题卡上，词汇填空题 71 – 76 的答案填入以下空白处
（每空一词）。
71. ______________________，______________________；
72. ______________________，______________________；[
73. ______________________，______________________，______________________；
74. ______________________，______________________，______________________；
75. ______________________，______________________；
76. ______________________，______________________，_____________________
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09—10 学年度第二学期期中素质测试
高二英语试题答案
审核人：张智勇 校对：张浩
1. CCBCA 6. CABBC 11. AABAB 16. BBACA
21. BCDAC 26. BADBD 31. CACDB
36. CBDBC 41. ABCCA 46. DACAD 51. BBDCA
56 BCAD 60. BDCA 64. DBC 67. ABDC
71. harmful, exposed; 72. tried out; 73. What, necessarily, favorite; 74. Not being accustomed
(used); 75. charge, attached; 76. closed, under repair.
听力录音文字稿
第一节
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，你将有 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。
Text 1
W: Is there any train to Beijing this afternoon? I need two tickets.
M: Yes. It leaves at half past two in the afternoon.
Text 2
W: I’m going to buy some soft drink before the supermarket closes.
M: My watch says 9:05, so we have only 25 minutes left.
Text 3
W: It’s so crowded here! How long do you think I’ll have to wait?
M: Sorry, madam, there’ll be a dinner table available in minutes.
Text 4
W: Kate says you are mad about cars, Steven.
M: I have to be. I make my living by selling them.
Text 5
W: Please wait a moment. I’ll go back to get my raincoat.
M: But the weather report said it would clear up by noon.
第二节
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 对话，回答第 6～7 题。
M：Good morning. I’d like to buy a copy of today’s Morning Post.
W：Yes. Here it is.
M：Thank you. How much is it?
W：One dollar.
M：OK. I’m also looking for the magazine – New Yorkers. Do you have any?
W：Sure. That’s 2 dollars 50 cents.
M：OK，I’ll take both. Here’s 5 dollars.
W：Your change, please. Thank you very much.
听第 7 段对话，回答第 8～10 题。
M: Susan! It’s lovely to see you. We haven’t seen each other for two months.
W: Hello, Tim, and happy birthday to you!
M: Thank you very much. Come in, please.
W: This is just a little gift for you. I hope you like it.
M: Oh, the box is beautiful. What’s inside?
W: Why not open it and see for yourself?
M: Sure. I can’t wait… Oh, lovely, what a nice bowl!
W: Yes. I thought you could either use it to put things in, or simply use it as a work of art.
M: I’ll keep it as a work of art and put it in my living room. Thank you so much!
W: You’re more than welcome. After all, we’ve been good friends for about ten years.
听第 8 段对话，回答第 11～13 题。
W: What have you been up to while I’ve been out shopping?
M: Oh, nothing much. I’ve written a couple of letters, that’s all.
W: I thought you’d go to see someone this afternoon.
M; That’s right. I was going to see Lucy.
W: What made you change your mind?
M: I didn’t. I simply forgot all about it.
W: Won’t she be worried?
M: I don’t think so. After all, she prefers to stay alone.
听第 9 段对话，回答第 14～16 题。
W: Good morning, sir. How many?
M: Just one.
W: This is the first time you’ve been here, isn’t it?
M: Yes. I heard about it from one of my friends.
W: This is a nice restaurant. I’m sure you’re going to like it. Follow me, please.
M: OK. I’d like a drink before dinner. Um… a Coke, please.
W: What would you like to eat, sir?
M: I’d like to start with mushroom soup.
W: Yes. And to follow?
M: A green salad. And I’ll have chicken for the main course.
W: All right. Mushroom soup followed by a green salad and chicken. Anything else?
M: What desserts do you have?
W: We have cakes, pies, ice cream, and fresh fruit.
M: I think I’ll have an apple pie. That’s all.
W: Fine. It won’t be long.
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听第 10 段独白，回答第 17～20 题
Who knows what the world will be like in the future? But one thing is certain: if we are still
in the world, we will be people of the last century! Let’s imagine another possible world.
Human civilization will reach a higher level than it has ever achieved before. Cars will be
replaced by private planes. The television set will no longer be the most important member of the
family, but will be treated like the fridge or the washing machine. Actually people will prefer to
attach themselves to computers. People will work to live but not live to work. People will no
longer confuse the quality of things with the quality of life. People will concern more about the
lives of teenagers. Rich children will not be treated like kings, because there will be no rich
children. Education will not only be the right of those who can pay for it. Teachers will lose their
jobs because computers and robots will do the teaching instead.
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