通州市2005－2006学年（下）高二期中考试
英语试题B
本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。共150分。考试时间120分钟。
第一卷 (三部分，共105分)
第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分)
做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。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。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l0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 is the man?
A. A worker. B. A driver. C. A teacher.
2. What is the man going to do this weekend?
A. Meet a
friend of his. B. Go to
3. What does the woman intend to buy her dad for Christmas?
A. A watch. B. A book. C. A book or record.
4. How does the woman feel?
A. Surprised. B. Lighted-hearted. C. A bit tense.
5. What does the man tell the woman?
A. She is mistaken.
B. His dog likes chasing cats.
C. There is another cat that looks like hers.
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。每段对话后有几个小题，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。每段对话读两遍。
听下面一段材料，回答第6至第8题。
6. What is the woman going to do?
A. Buy a gift for David.
B. Buy a pet for her husband.
C. Buy some animals for the zoo.
7. How many kinds of animals are mentioned in the conversation?
A. 2. B. 3. C. 4.
8. What can we learn from the conversation?
A.The man likes keeping rabbits.
B.The man doesn’t know much about David..
C.The man doesn’t like snakes.
听下面一段材料，回答第9至第11题。
9. How many goals did the visiting team score?
A. 1. B. 2. C. 3.
10. What do we know about the woman?
A. She watched the game on TV because she hasn’t got the ticket.
B. She knew about the game over the radio.
C. She watched the match at the stadium.
11. When is Jack’s next match?
A. On Friday this week.
B. On Saturday this week.
C. On Friday next week.
听下面一段材料，回答第12至第14题。
12. What are the two speakers talking about?
A. A flight timetable.
B. Hiring a taxi.
C. The way
to the
13. Where is the woman going on Saturday?
A. Garden Hotel. B. The airport. C. The railway station.
14. When will the driver pick up the woman?
A. Before 7:00am. B. At 7:00am. C. After 7:00am.
听下面一段材料，回答第15至第17题。
15. What is the relationship between the two speakers?
A. Husband and wife. B. Close friends. C. Boss and secretary.
16. Which of the following is NOT right according to the conversation?
A.The man won’t be free until in the evening.
B.The woman will go to meet Tony instead of Dave because she has lots of time to kill.
C.The two speakers are mainly talking about the planning for the next day.
17. Where are the two speakers going to have dinner?
A. In a restaurant. B. In the woman’s house. C. In the man’s house.
听下面一段材料，回答第18至第20题。
18. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. More must be done about the school dropouts.
B. The importance of “Hope Project” .
C. The function of education
19. How many school-aged children have dropped out of school?
A. Over 2 million. B. Over 4 million. C. Over 12 million.
20. What is in the greatest demand in helping the poor children?
A. A better education system. B. A large amount of money. C. Parents’ attention.
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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.
21. We believe ______
from what it is now.
A. /; the; a B. the; the; a C. a; the; the D. the; /; /
22. The boy was so ______ in reading that he didn’t hear his mother knocking at the door.
A. attracted B. drawn C. absorbed D. concentrated
23. If you want an article ____________, you must keep in mind several rules while ______.
A. well writing; written B. well written; writing
C. written well; wrote D. writing well; writing
24. --- Mind if I call you Albert?
--- _____________.
A. Yes, just call me Al B. Yes, you may do not
C. Of course not. Just plain “Al” will do D. OK. Everyone does
25. It’s a place ________ we can stay safely during the time ________we are looking for.
A. what; where B. where; that C. that; where D. that; what
26. He was always _________ for knowledge, and at last became an expert in the field of art.
A. anxious B. greedy C. accessible D. potential
27. The 66-year-old Saddam Hussein was finally caught _______ in a cave, which was
considered a victory ever since the outbreak of the war.
A. hidden B. to hide C. hiding D. to be hidden
28. It is reported that peace talks between the two countries have _____ with no agreement ____.
A. broken down; reached B. broken out; reaching
C. broken in; got D. broken up; getting
29. Water has a large heat capacity, thus __________ a stable environment for living things.
A. to create B. creating C. created D. having created
30. --- How long are you staying?
--- I don’t know. ____________.
A. That’s OK B. Never mind C. It depends D. It doesn’t matter
31. The young man was determined to leave, _______________ his parents’ disagreement.
A. by means of B. in spite of C. due to D. in favor of
32. Only when your passport has been checked, _____________.
A. you are allowed in B. you will be allowed in
C. will you allow in D. will you be allowed in
33. ______ you do the experiment carefully, you would make discoveries others wouldn’t make.
A. should B. would C. could D. might
34. --- How can I achieve success?
--- _______________ your best.
A. to keep trying B. by keeping trying C. by keeping to try D. keep to try
35. It was 1995 __________ we began to develop the new computer system.
A. when B. which C. since D. that
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中，选出最佳选项。
A
lady and her husband stepped off the train in
A
few minutes later, the president walked towards the couple with a 41 face. The lady told him, “We had a son
that 42 Harvard for one year. He loved Harvard.
He was 43 here. But about a year ago, he was
accidentally killed. My husband and I would like to
The
president wasn’t 45 . Instead, he was shocked. “Madam,” he
said, “we can’t put up a statue for every person who studied at Harvard and
died. If we did, this 46 would look like a cemetery（墓地）,” “Oh, no,” the lady 47 quickly. “We don’t want to put up a
statue. We would like to give a 48 to Harvard.” The president rolled his
eyes and 49 at the couple and then exclaimed, ” A
building! Do you have any 50 how much a building costs? We have spent
over ＄7,500,000 on the
campus building at Harvard.” For a moment the lady was silent. The president
was 51 , because he could get rid of them now.
Then the lady turned to her husband and said quietly, “Is that all it costs to
start a 52 ? Why don’t we just start our own?” Her
husband nodded. 53 their offer was turned down, Mr. and Mrs.
Stanford traveled to
36. A. lab B. library C. hall D. office
37. A. watched B. stopped C. followed D. interviewed
38. A. hoping B. finding C. realizing D. imagining
39. A. surprised B. disappointed C. worried D. troubled
40. A. hopelessly B. carefully C. unexpectedly D. unwillingly
41. A. pleasant B. funny C. cold D. sad
42. A. attended B. visited C. studied D. served
43. A. clever B. brave C. proud D. happy
44. A. set about B. set up C. take down D. take over
45. A. satisfied B. excited C. moved D. ashamed
46. A. house B. part C. garden D. place
47. A. explained B. expressed C. refused D. admitted
48. A. building B. yard C. playground D. square
49. A. laughed B. shouted C. glanced D. called
50. A. suggestion B. idea C. thought D. opinion
51. A. bored B. astonished C. interested D. pleased
52. A. department B. university C. business D. club
53. A. Once B. While C. Since D. Though
54. A. name B. character C. picture D. sign
55. A. talked B. knew C. heard D. cared
第三部分 阅读理解 (共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
A new study suggests that very young children who watch a lot of television may have attention problems later in school.
Children with attention problems cannot sit still or control their actions. They talk too much, lose things, forget easily and are not able to finish tasks.
People with
attention problems may suffer a condition known as Attention Deficit（缺乏） Disorder（紊乱）, or A.D.D. Experts say the
cause of A.D.D involves chemicals in the brain. Teachers say many children in
the
The new study
tested the idea that television watching by very young children is linked to
attention problems by the age of seven. It involved more than
one-thousand-three-hundred children. There were two groups of children, ages
one and three. Researchers at Children’s Hospital and
The children who watched a lot of television at an early age were most likely to have attention problems. Every hour of watching television increased the chances of having attention problems by about ten per cent.
The researchers say that all the children with attention problems might not have A.D.D. But they still could face major learning problems in school. The findings support advice by a group of children’s doctors that children under the age of two should not watch television.
One of the researchers said there are other reasons why children should not watch television. Earlier studies have linked it with children becoming too fat and too aggressive(likely to fight). Other experts say the new study is important, but more work needs to be done to prove the findings and better explain the cause and effect.
56. We can infer from the passage that ___________________________.
A. Children who watch a lot of TV don’t know anything at school.
B. Children who watch a lot of TV know more about the world than other children.
C. Usually Americans watch a lot of TV
D. Americans are facing serious problems now.
57. According to the passage, it is true except that ___________________.
A. It might have taken the researchers 4 to 6 years to do the test.
B. Children shouldn’t watch TV for about three reasons.
C. If a child of 7 years old watches TV 3 hours a day, he is thirty percent more likely to
have attention problems than those who watch no television.
D. Scientists are still studying the cause and effect of the problem
58. We can learn from the passage that ___________________
A. Some students with no A.D.D may have learning problems
B. No students with attention problems has A. D. D
C. No students with attention problems has learning problems
D. Some students with A.D.D do well at school
59. The best title of this passage should be _________________.
A. Attention Deficit Disorder
B. An Education problem----Television
C. Television and Attention Problems
D. Children and Television
B
“Dutch” expressions heard in American English
were first used in the 17th century. That was a time of fierce
competition between
A Dutch agreement was one made between men who had drunk too much alcohol. Dutch leave was what a soldier took when he left his base without permission.
Some of these old expressions are still used today with a little different meaning. Long ago, a Dutch treat or to go Dutch was a dinner at which the invited guests were expected to pay for their own share of food and drink. Now, Dutch treat means that when friends go out to have fun, each person pays his own share.
Another common expression heard a few years ago was “In Dutch”. If someone told you that you were in Dutch, they meant that you were in trouble.
Some of the Dutch expressions heard in
American English have nothing to do with the Dutch people at all. In the
seventeen hundreds, Germans who moved to the
60. Why does the word “Dutch” often have a negative (not good) meaning in English?
A. Because in the 17th century, the Dutch were timid (胆小的)
B. Because in the 17th century, the Dutch often drank a lot of alcohol.
C. Because in the 17th century, the Dutch often fought with the British.
D. Because in the 17th century, the Dutch didn’t like to pay for others.
61. If one of your friends collects 60 yuan from you to go to have a meal together, you can use
“_____”.
A. A Dutch B. Go Dutch
C. In Dutch D. Dutch leave
62. Which of the following statements is true?
A. The original meaning of “Dutch” refers to the people in the British.
B. “Dutch” sometimes means all that is non-English in American English.
C. The Dutch uncles are often very severe.
D. “Dutch” expressions in English didn’t come from the Dutch at all.
63. What’s the passage mainly about?
A. Telling us that “Dutch” is not a good word.
B. Showing that “Dutch” means differently between the British and the American
C. Telling
us there was fierce competition between
D. Helping us enlarge the knowledge about the word “Dutch”.
C
Composition classes at George Mason teach writing as a process. Teachers there ask students to use writing not simply as a way of communicating a paper, for example, you may go through the processes of discovery, reading, revising, and editing.
Many teachers introduce their students to techniques which use writing to lead to thinking. Often, as thinkers, we don’t know (or remember) everything that we do really know. Writing helps us to discover what we know, and work out what we need to know. Teachers there may begin or end a class with a wring exercise or ask you to prepare to write a paper through a series of exercises.
You may suddenly meet free-writing, where you are asked to write your unedited thoughts on a particular topic, idea or experience for a fixed period. This technique can often help an essay or other work become more successful. Brainstorming is a more focused technique during which you consciously note all your ideas, questions, facts and figures about a topic. Some teachers may ask you to write poems or imagine your experiences as you change your place in time or space. In writing to learn, you discover your destination (your new ideas) as you write.
Most teachers ask students to read each other’s drafts in classroom workshop. Not all of your reviewers will agree about your paper. As a writer, you need to decide which suggestions would help you communicate your ideas most clearly.
64. The whole time to complete a piece of writing is also ___.
A. the processes of discovery, reading, revising, and editing
B. the most important process of exam
C. one period to be used for watching
D. an important period of having a short rest
65. We can find that writing____.
A. is the base of reading
B. is the only way to practice in a school
C. is both a way of communicating, a way of discovering and developing new ideas
D. is the best way of teaching
66. The author’s main topic in this text is that ____.
A. most teachers ask students to read before writing
B. free-writing is a hard task in classroom
C. writing a paper through a series of exercises is the best way
D. writing is a process of discovery, creating and developing new ideas
D
It is often said that most Americans vote with their wallets, and so a voter’s guide to where the two presidential competitors stand on taxes certainly comes in handy.
Over the past four years, President Bush has twice signed laws reducing individual tax rates on income in all groups, and he has repeatedly called on Congress to make these tax cuts for long, saying failure to do so would have the same effect with a tax hike and threaten prospects for a strong economic recovery.
Congressional analysts say making the tax cuts for long would cost about $13 trillion over the next 10 years.
For his part, Sen.John
Kerry wants to continue Bush’s tax relief for lower and middle-income earners,
but he suggests canceling tax cuts for Americans earning more than $
A married couple with two children and an annual family income of $250,000 can expect to pay $1,300 more annually in taxes, according to a Deloitte Tax LLP analysis. The family’s saving under the existing tax law is $5,380, compared with tax rates that existed in 2000.
The same family, if it had a family income of $180,000, would see no change in their tax bill under Kerry’s tax plan according to Deloitte’s analysis.
“The battleground for the two (tax) plans is how Bush and Kerry treat families and individuals with income over $200,000,” said Clint Stetch, director of tax policy at Deloitte Tax LLP.
67. American voters mostly care for ________ when they vote.
A. the income from the government
B. the taxes they have to pay
C. the ability of the presidential rivals
D. economic recovery
68. What does the underlined phrase “to do so” mean in the second paragraph?
A. To vote with their wallet
B. To sign legislation reducing individual tax rates on income in all groups
C. To make the individual tax rates on income cut permanent
D. To amount to a tax hike
69. If Kerry’s tax plan is approved, a household income of $500,000 will probably pay
about __________ more annually in tax.
A.
$2,600 B.
$
70. There is no doubt that ________ would pay more under Kerry’s tax plan.
A. lower-income families B. middle-income families
C. higher-income families D. all families
E
My
wife is from
71. What’s
the problem of the people in
A. Which part do they belong to?
B. Which country do they live in?
C. What race do they belong to?
D. When will they become westerners?
72. Which
one is NOT a suitable statement about the leading church in the middle of
A. It dates back to 1125
B. It is the leading and the biggest one in all the European cities.
C. It is
one of the sights in
D. Lots of people get married in the old church every summer now.
73. The
church in the middle of
A. it is
one of the newest churches in
B. people no longer go to this leading church
C. it is built by local workers
D. the church was exposed to fire and it took quite a long time to finish the project
74. That July in Stawanger the author’s wife found was green and warm, but____.
A. it is the hottest time of one year
B. every
traveler always likes choosing this time to stay in
C. the
weather in
D. it is
spring in
75. The
author’s favorite time in
A. winter B. July and August
C. summer D. May and June
第II卷 写作（四节，共45分）
第一节 根据首字母提示，写出句中所缺单词（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
1. The exhibition is open to all, r_______________ of age, sex and race.
2. Have you make a_____________ for the journey aboard?
3.
George Washington.
4. Without a c____________, anyone will feel lonely.
5. It is said that dogs are a million times more s____________ to smells than humans.
第二节 用所给动词的正确形式填空。（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
1. The discovery of new evidence led to the thief _____________ (catch).
2. He hurried to the booking office, only ___________ (tell) the tickets had been sold out.
3. ___________ (dress) in the officer uniform, he looks young and handsome.
4. _____________ (finish) his task, he left the office and had a beer in the pub.
5. He was saved by a sailor at sea, otherwise he would ______________ (drown).
第三节 单句改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
下列各句都有一处错误，请根据要求改正：
该行多一个词：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。
该行缺一个词：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。
该行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
1. They dug very deeply into the ground and found some hidden treasure. _______
2. Is the house which only window faces south your uncle’s ? _______
3. My friend promised me that he would do all he could help me when I was in trouble ._______
4. It’s time I go to pick my child from school. _______
5. Many people tried to join in the club to get some instruction on body building. _______
6. I’m so sorry that my words hurt you, but I didn’t intend. _______
7. I don’t doubt whether he will attend our meeting. _______
8. Experts are studying the causes and affects of the strange phenomenon. _______
9. The company has arranged me to meet the guests at the airport. _______
10. After a long journey, the traveler returned back to his hometown. _______
第四节 书面表达
你调查了本校90年代初和现在的高中生为英语学习购买资料的情况。得出下表：
对比项
时间
tapes
Reference books
CD/DVD
Internet
年人均投资
90年代初
33%
67%
0%
0%
80 yuan
现在
20%
40%
30%
10%
230 yuan
要求：
1、表述调查结论；
2、解释发生变化的原因（如学习竞争加剧、对英语重视程度的加强；中国入世带来的就
业需要；科技发展使新的学习产品不断出现等）；
3、你对正确使用参考资料的看法。
4、词数：100左右。开头已给出，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：survey comparison purchase average cost
To find out
the changes of English learning between students of the early