西南师大附中2008―2009学年度下期期中考试
高二英语试题
（总分：150分 考试时间：120分钟）
第一卷（三部分 共115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）
请听下面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． 1.Where is the man’s son?
A. At home. B. In the hospital. C. At school.
2． 2.What are the speakers talking about?
A. Their work. B. Their dreams. C. Their hobbies.
3． 3.What has been destroyed totally?
A. A bank. B. An office building. C. A clothing store.
4． 4.What does the man mean?
A. The suit isn’t suitable.
B. He doesn’t need to wear a suit.
C. He wants to be a nightclub DJ.
5． 5.Where should the Band Aid(创可贴) be?
A. In the kitchen. B. In the bathroom. C. In the bedroom.
第二节（共12小题; 每小题1.5分, 满分18分）
请听下面4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。
请听第6段对话，回答第6至8题。
6． 6.What does the woman do for recreation?
A. She sees movies. B. She does exercise. C. She plays football.
7． 7.How does the man find fishing?
A. Boring. B. Relaxing. C. Interesting.
8． 8.What does the man find enjoyable?
A. Watching TV. B. Sleeping under the stars. C. Playing team sports.
请听第7段对话，回答第9至11题。
9． 9.What is the man’s job like?
A. It requires him to travel a lot. B. It’s a little tiring. C. It pays very well.
10． 10.What does Tom think of his job?
A. He thinks it’s great. B. He hates traveling so much. C. He’s satisfied with it.
11． 11.Who meets the most people?
A. Ken. B. Tom. C. Annie.
请听第8段对话，回答第12至14题。
12． 12.Why did the man come to the store?
A. Just to look around. B. To find a gift. C. To find something on sale.
13． 13.How much will the man pay?
A. $ 43.5. B. $ 52.5. C. $ 45.
14． 14.What does the man buy?
A. A black cap, a red one and a blue one.
B. A blue cap, a black one and a grey one.
C. A red cap, a grey one and a blue one.
请听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。
15． 15.What’s the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Classmates. B. Teacher and student. C. Policeman and student.
16． 16.What happened to the woman?
A. Her bike was damaged. B. Somebody stole her bike. C. She forgot where her bike was.
17． 17.What do we learn from the conversation?
A. The bike was new, and blue.
B. The bike was locked to a mailbox.
C. The bike is at the police station.
第三节（共3小题; 每小题1.5分, 满分4.5分）
请听下面一段独白，用所听到的独白中的词或数填空，每空限填一个词或一个数。填入的内容要在答题卡相应的位置上。在听末段独白前，你将有时间阅读各小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。本段独白读两遍。
请听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
A Wonderful Holiday
From July 6 to July 9
Place
Hotel
A first-class hotel in the center of the city.
Activities
Visited the
From July 9 to July 16
Place
A Greek 19 .
Hotel
The hotel was very high up, and gave a wonderful view of the sea.
From July 16 to July 20
Place
Hotel
A first-class hotel in the center of the city.
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45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． 21.As is known to all, _________ great scientific achievements may have _________ positive effect on our life.
A. /, a B. a, the C. the, / D. / , /
22． 22.―I’ll give you $8000 for your car. That’s my final _____.
―It’s a deal! It’s yours.
A. charge B. price C. offer D. agreement
23． 23.―I’d like to invite you to dinner this Saturday, Mr. Smith.
―_________.
A. Oh, let’s not B. I’d rather stay at home
C. I’m very sorry, but I have other plans D. Oh, no. That’ll be too much trouble
24． 24.―Did Mr. Brown make a suggestion in the meeting?
―He _________ a good plan to make the farmers __________.
A. put forward; benefit from B. looked forward; benefit from
C. kept up with; benefit D. put up with; benefit
25． 25.Facts prove that the world’s economic development is not a win- lose game but _________ in which all _________ be winners.
A. one; must B. that; shall C. one; can D. that; must
26． 26.He sold his farm, _________ gaining enough money for his journey.
A. and B. thus C. rather D. otherwise
27． 27._________ her death in 1886, the poet had become a legend in her hometown.
A. It was before long B. When before long
C. Ever since D. Long before
28． 28.With Mr. Smith _________ at going home, I’ve _________ a car to pick him up tomorrow.
A. aimed; arranged B. aiming; arranged for
C. aiming; arranged with D. aimed; arranged for
29． 29.―I’ll come to attend your speech at 9:00 tomorrow morning.
―I’m sorry. By then my speech _________ and I __________ TV at home.
A. will end; will watch B. is to end; will watch
C. will be ended; am going to watch D. will have ended; will be watching
30． 30.My pen needs ___________.It ______ smoothly.
A. repairing; doesn’t write B. to repair; isn’t written
C. to be repaired; isn’t written D. to repair; doesn’t write
31． 31.I dressed very _____ for the trip, but I _____ so. The weather was hot.
A. warm; needn’t have done B. warmly; needn’t have done
C. warmly; needn’t do D. warm; shouldn’t have done
32． 32.It was for this reason _______ he gave to his teacher ________ he was absent from school.
A. why; that B. that; that C. that; why D. why; why
33． 33.______ is pretty well understood ________ caused the greenhouse effect.
A. What; that B. What; what C. It; that D. It; what
34． 34.Miss Zhang demanded ________ the model plane _______ by us.
A. to see; to make B. to be seen; making
C. to see; made D. seeing; to be made
35． The
A. a more beautiful B. a most beautiful
C. the most beautiful D. a beautiful
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，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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
He met her at a party. She was outstanding; many guys were 36 her, but nobody paid any attention to him. After the party, he 37 her for coffee. She was 38 . In order not to appear rude, she went 39 .
As they sat in a nice 40 shop, he was too nervous to say anything and she felt 41 .
Suddenly, he asked the waiter, “Could you please give me some 42 ? I’d like to put it in my coffee.”
They stared at him. He turned red; but when the salt came, he put it in his coffee and drank. 43 , she asked. “Why salt with coffee?” He explained, “When I was a little boy, I lived near the sea, I liked playing on the sea… I could 44 its taste salty, like salty coffee. Now every time I drink it, I 45 my childhood and my hometown. I miss 46 and my parents, who are still there.”
She was 47 touched. A man who can admit that he’s homesick must love his home and care about his family. He must be 48 .
So they dated, 49 and lived happily together. And every time she made coffee for him, she would put in some salt, the way he liked it.
After 40 years, he 50 and left her a letter which said:
My dearest, please 51 my life-long lie. Remember the first time we dated? I was so nervous that I asked for salt 52 sugar.
Sweetheart, I don’t exactly like salty coffee. But as it mattered so 53 to you, I’ve 54
to enjoy it. Having you with me was my greatest happiness. If I could live a second time, I hope we can be together again, 55 , it means that I have to drink salty coffee for the rest of my life.
36． A. before B. beyond C. after D. near
37． A. invited B. paid C. forced D. asked
38． A. interested B. frightened C. moved D. surprised
39． A. away B. along C. over D. down
40． A. coffee B. tea C. beer D. wine
41． A. comfortable B. different C. uncomfortable D. indifferent
42． A. sugar B. pepper C. candy D. salt
43． A. Angry B. Curious C. Anxious D. Happy
44． A. feel B. see C. notice D. find
45． A. think over B. bring up C. think of D. remind of
46． A. this B. it C. him D. her
47． A. highly B. specially C. hardly D. deeply
48． A. responsible B. reasonable C. sensible D. representative
49． A. married B. engaged C. separated D. split
50． A. walked away B. left away C. passed away D. got away
51． A. forget B. forgive C. apologize D. value
52． A. instead B. instead of C. in spite of D. regardless of
53． A. many B. more C. any D. much
54． A. studied B. learnt C. adapted D. used
55． A. however B. as it C. when D. even if
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；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
How clever are you? How do we measure intelligence? Where did your intelligence come from? Scientists now believe that our genes strongly influence how our brain develops. We inherit our genes from our parents. In other words, we inherit our intelligence from our parents. This does not mean that we cannot do anything to develop ourselves. Each of us must decide how to use our brains and how to develop our skills.
Scientists have studied sets of identical twins（同卵双胞胎）. They have found that certain areas of the brain are strongly influenced by our parents, and that these areas influence intelligence. Identical twins have almost identical brains. When they did tests, scientists found that identical twins had very similar scores in test with numbers, words, shapes and memory, This was not true with non-identical twins, or brothers and sister; they had great differences in their test scores.
However, our success as adults is not simply a matter of how clever we are. Our ability to work with other people is also important. In addition, our determination, confidence and our courage also play important parts. We may inherit our intelligence from our parents but we must decide how to live our own lives. We cannot blame our parents!
There is one area where our parents can help us. When we are children, they can provide us with a stimulating（起激励作用的）environment in which to live. This will help to develop our brains and develop our confidence. If parents encourage their children to listen to music, to play a musical instrument, to play with puzzles, to draw pictures and to read books, then their children are likely to become more intelligent. Remember that when you become a parent!
56． What idea does the writer mainly want to express in this passage? __________
A. Genes decide how a child will develop in the future.
B. We can do something to change genes we inherit from our parents .
C. Genes play an important but not a key part in how a person develop in his life.
D. Using our brains can improve our genes quite a lot.
57． The underlined word “inherit” in the first paragraph means to “__________”.
A. have qualities, physical features, etc. that are similar to those of your parents.
B. change or be different according to the situation one faces
C. have better quality, physical feature, etc. than that of your parents
D. prevent you having the same character or appearance as your parents
58． In the writer’s opinion, _________.
A. a successful person should be social instead of being clever
B. intelligence is not important for a person’s growing
C. parents should offer more activities to help their children develop
D. children should be taught in the same way their parents were taught
B
Never go into a supermarket hungry! This is a good piece of advice. If you go shopping for food before lunchtime, you’ll probably buy more than you plan to. Unfortunately, however, just this advice isn’t enough for consumers these days. Modern shoppers need an education in how and how not to buy things at the store. First, you check the weekly newspaper ads. Find out the items that are on sale and decide if you really need these things. In other words, don’t buy anything just because it’s cheaper than usual! “New and Improved!” or “All Natural” on the front of a package influence you. Instead, read the list of ingredients(contents) on the back. Third, compare prices: that is, you should examine the prices of both different brands and different sizes of the same brand.
Another suggestion for consumers is to buy ordinary items instead of famous brands. Ordinary items in supermarkets come in plain packages. These products are cheaper because producers don’t spend much money on packing or advertising. The quality, however, is usually as good as the quality of well-known name brands. In the same way, in buying clothes, you can often find high quality and low prices in brands that are not famous. Shopping in discount clothing stores can help you save a lot of money. Although these stores aren’t very attractive, and they usually do not have individual dressing rooms, not only are the prices low, but you can often find the same famous brands that you find in high-priced department stores.
Wise consumers read magazine ads and watch TV commercials, but they do this with one advantage: knowledge of the psychology behind the ads. In other words, well-informed consumers watch for information and check for misinformation. They ask themselves questions: Is the advertiser hiding something in small print at the bottom of the page? Is there any real information in the commercial, or is the advertiser simply showing an attractive image? With the answers to these questions, consumers can make a wise choice.
59． All the following statements are true about the phrase “ordinary items” in Paragraph 2 EXCEPT __________.
A. ordinary items never say “New and Improved” or “All Natural”
B. ordinary products are usually cheaper than famous brands
C. producers spend less money on packaging of ordinary items
D. the quality of ordinary items is usually as good as that of famous brands
60． What does the writer think about ads? __________
A. They are believable. B. They are attractive.
C. They are full of misinformation. D. They are helpful to consumers.
61． One of the author’s suggestions to consumers is __________.
A. to make use of ads
B. not to buy items with words like “New and Improved” or “All Natural”
C. to buy high quality items such as famous brands after lunch
D. to buy any ordinary items instead of famous brands
62． The author implies that __________.
A. going into the supermarket hungry, you may buy more than you plan to
B. the quality of ordinary items is usually high and the prices are relatively low
C. discount clothing stores are good places to go to
D. ads sometimes don’t tell the truth
C
A letter to Edward, a columnist (报刊专栏作家）
Dear Mr. Expert:
I grew up in an unhappy and abusive (漫骂的) home. I always promised myself that I’d get out as soon as possible. Now, at age 20, I have a good job and a nice house, and I’m really proud of the independence I’ve achieved.
Here’s the problem: several of my friends who still live with their parents wish they had places like mine ― so much so that they make mine theirs.
It started out with a couple of them spending the weekends with me. But now they seem to take it for granted that they can show up any time they like. They bring boyfriends over, talk on the phone and stay out forever.
I enjoy having my friends here sometimes ― it makes the place feel comfortable and warm ― but this is my home, not a party house. I was old enough to move out on my own, so why can’t I seem to ask my friends to respect my privacy?
Joan
Edward’s reply to Joan
Dear Joan:
If your family didn’t pay attention to your needs when you were a child, you probably have trouble letting others know your needs now.
And if you’ve gathered your friends around you to rebuild a happy family atmosphere, you may fear that saying no will bring back the kind of conflict you grew up with ― or destroy the nice atmosphere you now enjoy. You need to understand that in true friendship it’s okay to put your own needs first from time to time.
Be clear about the message you want to send. For example, “I really love your company but I also need some privacy. So please call before you come over.”
63． We can learn from the first letter that Joan ________.
A. lives away from her parents B. takes pride in her friends
C. knows Mr. Expert quite well D. hates her parents very much
64． We can infer from the first letter that ________.
A. Joan considers her friends more important than her privacy
B. Joan’s friends visit her more often than she can accept
C. Joan doesn’t like the parties at all
D. Joan dislikes the boyfriends her friends bring over
65． According to Mr. Edward, why can’t Joan tell her friends her feelings? __________
A. She is afraid of hurting her friends.
B. She does not understand true friendship.
C. Her family experience stops her from doing so.
D. She does not put her needs first.
66． The underlined word “conflict” in the second letter means________.
A. dependent life B. fierce fight
C. bad manners D. painful feeling
67． The second letter suggests that Mr. Edward ________.
A. is worried about Joan’s problem B. warns Joan not to quarrel with her friends
C. advises Joan on how to refuse people D. encourages Joan to be brave enough
D
“The Lord of the Rings”, one of the best sellers in the new millennium (千年), was made up of three parts ―― “The Fellowship of the Ring”, “Two Towers”, and “The Return of the King”. Millions upon millions of people have read it in over 25 different languages, but fewer know about the author and the history of the composition of the creative masterwork.
John
Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born in
After
graduating from
Hobbit was a name Tolkien created for a local people that could best be described as half-sized members of the English rural (乡村的) class. Hobbits live in hillside holes. One of them, Bilbo Baggins, looks for treasures with a group of dwarves (侏儒). On the way, he meets the twisted, pitiful creature Gollum, from whom he sees a golden ring that makes the holder invisible.
One of Tolkien’s students persuaded her employer, publisher Allen & Unwin, to look at a draft (草稿). The chairman of the firm, Stanley Unwin, thought that the best judge for a children’s book would be his ten-year-old son. The boy earned a shilling for reporting back that the adventure was exciting, and “The Hobbit” was published in 1937.
It sold so well that Unwin asked for a continuation. Over a dozen years later, in 1954, Tolkien produced “The Lord of the Rings”, a series of books so creative that they hold readers ― new and old ― after their publication.
68． What is mainly discussed in the text? __________
A. “The Lord of the Rings” and its writer.
B. A completely new masterwork in the new millennium.
C. A famous professor at
D. The power of the magic ring.
69． What can we learn from the text? __________
A. “The Lord of the Rings” didn’t sell well in the last millennium.
B. People know better about Tolkien himself than about his works.
C. Tolkien was quite familiar with Old English.
D. Tolkien knew very well about different kinds of local languages
in
70． What can we learn about “Hobbit” that Tolkien created in his works? __________
A. Hobbit was a race living in English downtown areas.
B. Hobbit was a local people who were very tall and strong.
C. Hobbit was a social group of people who lived in old castles.
D. Hobbit was a group of people who were mostly dwarves.
71． Which of the following helped most in making “The Hobbit” published? __________
A. One of Tolkien’s students. B. Stanley Unwin’s son.
C. Allen & Unwin. D. Bilbo Baggins.
72． Which of the following shows the right order of Mr. J.R.R.Tolkien’s life experience? _________
a. He had his “The Hobbit” published.
b. He became a member of the Inklings.
c. He served in World WarⅠ.
d. He became an undergraduate at
e. His work “The Lord of the Rings” came to the world.
f. He moved to
A. f-d-b-c-a-e B. f-d-c-b-a-e C. f-c-d-b-e-a D. d-f-c-a-b-e
E
It is sometimes said that the English are polite people. This can make life difficult for foreigners. Suppose a foreign boy asks an English girl to go out with him and she says, “If I finish my work, I’ll meet you in the cafe at 7 o’clock.” Is she saying “yes” or “no” to his invitation?
In grammatical terms, she is using the conditional structure (表示条件的句式). By using the conditional, speakers of English can avoid giving a “yes” or “no” answer to a question. It enables people to be diplomatic (婉转的). If the girl doesn’t want to go out with the boy, she won’t turn up at the cafe. She will let him understand she is still working. If she wants to go out with him, but doesn’t want to appear too easy to catch, she has achieved that with her reply. But in this case, as she uses the first conditional which shows probability, she is quite likely to turn up at the cafe. Being polite can make life very difficult!
The conditional is often used by people in the news -- politicians, for example -- who wish to avoid speaking out their ideas. This is very important if they are on their way to discuss an agreement. No one wants to give away his or her points before he or she starts. A government spokesman might say to a group of workers, “If we could pay you more, we would.” The use of the conditional here makes room for argument although the speaker is using the second conditional form, which shows improbability. So it is unlikely the workers will get their rise.
“If ” is a small word, which appears often in the English language. It can show politeness, reported speech and conditionals such as the First -- probability -- if I can come to your party, I will; the Second -- improbability -- if I saw you tomorrow, I’d give you the book; and the Third -- impossibility (meaning it is too late to change something that has happened ) -- if you have told me, I would have helped you.
73． The using of the conditional can make a speech _________.
A. clearer B. quicker C. more polite D. more exciting
74． Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? __________
A. Language used in the news should make room to argue.
B. Usually English girls are not easy to catch.
C. English people never speak out their ideas in public.
D. The word “ if ” can show different meanings.
75． In the passage, “If we could pay you more, we would.” probably means __________.
A. the workers will make more money B. the spokesman doesn’t give any promise
C. the spokesman keeps his word D. the workers’ problems aren’t difficult
西南师大附中2008―2009学年度下期期中考试
高二英语试题
听力：
18．________________ 19．________________ 20．________________
第二卷（共35分）
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
对标有题号的每一行作出判断，每行只有一个错误，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。
I have read the advertisement in the today’s newspaper. I am 76．____________
quite delighting at the news that the International Traveling Festival 77．____________
will be start soon by our city government. With a good number of 78．____________
foreign guests coming, it is a great need for volunteers. My name is 79．____________
Li Hua. Been an 18 year-old boy, I am now studying in a senior 80．____________
school. And I’d like be a volunteer for the Traveling Festival. I like 81．____________
English very much. I like making friend and being ready to help. 82．____________
I believe it is very suitable with me to take such a job. I can work 83．____________
like an interpreter for the festival. From the bottom of my heart, I hope 84．____________
that our Traveling Festival will be a great successful. Thanks. 85．____________
第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
目前，一些学校校园内部浪费现象严重。为此，你班要组织一次“杜绝浪费，提倡节约”的主题班会，请你写一份英语演讲稿，准备在班会上发言。提示内容如下：
浪费现象
1．水、电； 2．食物； 3．纸张、书本。
造成的危害
1．浪费资源； 2．浪费金钱； 3．养成坏习惯。
呼 吁
……
注意：1．词数100～120个。
2．演讲的开头和结尾已写好，不计入总词数。
Boys and girls,
May I have your attention, please? Now I’d like to make a speech here.
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That’s all, thank you.
（命题人：邓 静 审题人：袁 甜）
西南师大附中2008―2009学年度下期期中考试
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