高二下学期期中检测题（一）

胡瑞英 刘召文

第一部分：听力（30分）

第一节 （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 are the speakers talking about？

A. A book.                   B. A library.                  C. A bookstore.

2. What will the speakers do first？

A. Go to a gas station.             B. See a movie.                    C. Have dinner.

3. Why is the man excited？

A. He bought new clothes.   B. He gets a store discount.  C. The woman invited him to shop.

4. What’s the relationship between the speakers？

A. Mother and son.         B. Husband and wife.         C. Boss and clerk.

5. What will the woman probably do？

A. Take some time off work.      B. See a doctor.               C. Continue working.

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 does the woman’s daughter study at university？

A. Biology.                       B. Chemistry.               C. Music.

7. What does the man think of the woman’s daughter？

A. Creative.                      B. Determined.                  C. Versatile.

聽第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. Where are the speakers most probably？

A. At a gym.                     B. At Mike’s home.             C. At a hospital.

9. What was Mike doing when he got injured？

A. Playing soccer.               B. Buying flowers.         C. Talking with Tom.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. How did the man get to work today？

A. By bike.                   B. By bus.                    C. On foot.

11. What is the man’s major concern about driving a car？

A. Expenses.                    B. Health.                        C. Environment.

12. What does the woman think of using a car？

A. It’s costly.               B. It’s dangerous.              C. It’s convenient.

聽第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What do we know about Lena’s Thailand trip？

A. She went to Thailand with her family.   B. She went once on a holiday.

C. She went to Thailand during Christmas.

14. What did Lena do in Thailand？

A. Took a cooking course.                    B. Bought a lot of unseen fruits and vegetables.

C. Went to some interesting places.

15. What did Lena think was really interesting？

A. The cooking course.        B. The outdoor market.       C. Cooking at home.

16. Where was the kitchen？

A. In a big flat.                 B. In a nice boat.             C. At the seaside.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. How long has the speaker lived in this area？

A. Six years.                B. Seven years.                 C. Nine years.

18. Why does the speaker want to move？

A. Because the neighbors are too noisy.       B. Because he wants a bigger flat.

C. Because he wants a flat near his workplace.

19. Where did the speaker go for help in finding a flat？

A. A housing agency.           B. A friend.                       C. An advertising agency.

20. What does the speaker think of the quiet flat the agent recommended to him？

A. It’s great.                     B. It’s unbelievable.           C. It’s terrible.

第二部分：閱读理解（35分）

I. 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。（30分）

（A）

The baby is just one day old and has not yet left hospital. She is quiet but alert （警觉）. Twenty centimeters from her face researchers have placed a white card with two black spots on it. She stares at it carefully. A researcher removes the card and replaces it by another， this time with the spots differently spaced. As the cards change from one to the other， her gaze （凝视） starts to lose its focus—until a third， with three black spots， is presented. Her gaze returns： she looks at it for twice as long as she did at the previous card. Can she tell that the number two is different from three， just 24 hours after coming into the world？

Or do newborns simply prefer more to fewer？ The same experiment， but with three spots shown before two， shows the same return of interest when the number of spots changes. Perhaps it is just the newness？ When slightly older babies were shown cards with pictures of objects （a comb， a key， an orange and so on）， changing the number of objects had an effect separate from changing the objects themselves. Could it be the pattern that two things make， as opposed to three？ No again. Babies paid more attention to squares moving randomly on a screen when their number changed from two to three， or three to two. The effect even crosses between senses. Babies who were repeatedly shown two spots became more excited when they then heard three drumbeats than when they heard just two; likewise（同样地） when the researchers started with drumbeats and moved to spots.

1. The experiment described in Paragraph 1 is related to the baby’s ___.

A. sense of hearing        B. sense of sight      C. sense of touch    D. sense of smell

2. Babies are sensitive to the change in ___.

A. the size of cards                              B. the color of pictures

C. the shape of patterns                       D. the number of objects

3. Why did the researchers test the babies with drumbeats？

A. To reduce the difficulty of the experiment.

B. To see how babies recognize sounds.

C. To carry their experiment further.        D. To keep the babies’ interest.

4. Where does this text probably come from？

A. Science fiction.                                B. Children’s literature.

C. An advertisement.                            D. A science report.

（B）

Last night’s meteor（流星） shower left many people in the community dissatisfied and demanding answers. According to Gabe Rothsclild， Emerald Valley’s mayor， people gathered in the suburbs of the city， carrying heavy telescopes， expecting to watch the brightly burning meteors passing through the sky. What they found instead was a sky so brightened by the city’s lights that it darkened the light of the meteors passing overhead.

“My family was so frustrated，” admitted town resident Duane Cosby， “We wanted to make this an unforgettable family outing， but it turned out to be a huge disappointments.”

Astronomers—scientists who study stars and planets—have been complaining about this problem for decades. They say that light pollution prevents them from seeing objects in the sky that they could see quite easily in the past. They call on people and the government to take measures to fight against it.

There is yet a population besides professional and amateur star observers that suffers even more from light pollution. This population consists of birds， bats frogs， snakes， etc. For example， outdoor lighting severely affects migrating（遷徙的） birds. According to the International Dark-Sky Association. “100 million birds a year throughout North America die in crashes with lighted buildings and towers.”

Countless more animals casualties （傷亡） result from the use of artificial lighting. Clearly，

people enjoy the benefits of lighting their evenings， but some scientists think it can be harmful for humans， too. They worry that exposure to light while sleeping can increase person’s chances of getting cancer.

Emerald Valley is only one community that is becoming aware of the negative effects of light pollution. For years， Flagstaff， Arizona， has enforced lighting regulations in its city in order to assist astronomers at the Lowell Observatory. Similar efforts have been made worldwide， and a movement is underway to remind us to turn off lights when we are not using them， so that other creatures can share the night.

5. It happened last night that ___.

A. the city’s lights affected the meteor watching

B. the meteors flew past before being noticed

C. the city light show attracted many people

D. the meteor watching ended up a social outing

6. What do the astronomers complain about？

A. Meteor showers occur less often than before.

B. Their observation equipment is in poor repair.

C. Light pollution has remained unsolved for years.

D. Their eyesight is failing due to artificial lighting.

7. What the author concerned about according to Paragraph 4？

A. Birds may take other migration paths.

B. Animals living habits may change suddenly.

C. Varieties of animals will become sharply reduced.

D. Animals’ survival is threatened by outdoor lighting.

8. Lighting regulations in Flagstaff， Arizona are put into effect to ___.

A. lessen the chance of getting cancer          B. create an ideal observation condition

C. ensure citizens a good sleep at night   D. enable all creatures to live in harmony

9. What message does the author most want to give us？

A. Saving wildlife is saving ourselves.            B. Great efforts should be made to save energy.

C. Human activities should be environmentally friendly.

D. New equipment should be introduced for space study.

（C）

Almost every machine with moving parts has wheels， yet no one knows exactly when the first wheel was invented or what it was used for. We do know， however， that they existed over 5，500 years ago in ancient Asia.

The oldest known transport wheel was discovered in 2002 in Slovenia. It is over 5，100 years old. Evidence suggests that wheels for transport didn’t become popular for a while， though. This could be because animals did a perfectly good job of carrying farming tools and humans around.

But it could also be because of a difficult situation. While wheels need to roll on smooth surfaces， roads with smooth surfaces weren’t going to be constructed until there was plenty of demand for them. Eventually， road surfaces did become smoother， but this difficult situation appeared again a few centuries later. There had been no important changes in wheel and vehicle design before the arrival of modern road design.

In the mid-1700s， a Frenchman came up with a new design of road—a base layer （層） of large stones covered with a thin layer of smaller stones. A Scotsman improved on this design in the 1820s and a strong， lasting road surface became a reality. At around the same time， metal hubs（the central part of a wheel） came into being， followed by the Wheels were invented in 1967， sixty years after the appearance of tarmacked roads（柏油路）. As wheel design took off， vehicles got faster and faster.

10. What might explain why transport wheels didn’t become popular for some time？

A. Few knew how to use transport wheels.    B. Humans carried farming tools just as well.

C. Animals were a good means of transport.

D. The existence of transport wheels was not known.

11. What do we know about road design from the passage？

A. It was easier than wheel design.               B. It improved after big changes in vehicle design.

C. It was promoted by fast-moving vehicles.

D. It provided conditions for wheel design to develop.

12. How is the last paragraph mainly developed？

A. By giving examples.                          B. By making comparisons.

C. By following the chronological order.   D. By making classifications.

（D）

If you are studying English， the Language Study Fair （游乐会） that is being held this month will certainly attract you. The fair is going on between the 28th and 30th of June at the National Education Centre. It is held to answer all your questions about self-study no matter how your English is.

The Language Study Fair gives a very good chance for you to see and to get all kinds of information to help you improve the way you study. Over 350 producers of educational materials will be at the fair. Come along to this， and you won’t waste your money in the future on materials that are out-of-date， or books that you just don’t need. We’ve got lots of different things for you to see and hear. There will be stands （展台） showing different kinds of self-study textbooks and talks by educational speakers on the best ways to study by yourself. We’re sure you’ll also enjoy watching people using the latest computer programs to make studying English alone so much easier. This is for you to make good decisions about what to buy. You can come to the fair from nine thirty to five. Tickets cost ￡5 each， or ￡3 if you’re a full-time student. All tickets can be booked by ringing the ticket hotline. The number is 984-7711.

So， we hope to see you there！

13. Who will go to the Language Study Fair？

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14. What will attract those who go to the Language Study Fair？

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15. What will you buy if you want to make studying English much easier？

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II. 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。（5分）

1. ____， from deserts to beaches， mountains to flatlands. These conditions help create all sorts of weather： hot， wet， dry， mild and so on. Sometimes all in one day！

2. ____. But others have dry air， so the heat does not feel so bad. In winter， parts of the country get cold and snowy while others stay warm and sunny. This is the difference between， for example， New York City on the East Coast and Los Angeles on the West Coast. Yet even the East Coast has its warm places in winter， like Florida.

3. ____. The Pacific coast has smaller temperature changes， and calmer conditions， than along the Atlantic. Weather in the central and northeastern parts of the country is affected by cold air from Canada and warm air from the Caribbean. Conditions can change quickly in a short period of time.

4. ____. The hurricane season is， officially， from June to November. The weather service says the United States gets more severe weather than any other country.

You know， we do not mean to scare you with all this talk about bad weather. The country also has lots of really nice weather. If you ever plan a trip to the United States， just be sure to read the local weather reports. 5. ____.

A. Hurricanes are ocean storms that strike mainly in the Southeast

B. The United States has all sorts of geography

C. That way you can get prepared for whatever the weather may bring

D. In summer， some areas get very hot and the air is very wet

E. The winter is warm in Florida

F. The oceans affect weather along the coasts

G. To know about the local weather conditions

第三部分：語言知识运用（50分）

I. 根据短文内容，从短文后选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。（30分）

The ninth-graders including Jeff May in Missy Dodds’s seventh-period study hall were restless that Monday afternoon， March 21， 2005. It was the last _1_ of the day. All eyes were on the big clock on the front wall of the classroom—just minutes until the final bell.

Jeff May sat alone at a table _2_ algebra（代数） problems. Suddenly there was frantic beating on the door. Neva Rogers， one of the _3_， rushed into the classroom， _4_. “Somebody’s shooting out there！” Rogers said. Then she told her students， “_5_！”

An instant later a strong figure climbed _6_ the two-foot-wide open window. May _7_ Jeff Weise. They both lived on the reservation， _8_ they had never spoken.

Weise _9_ his gun and opened a fire. Boom. May watched his best friend Dewayne slump（突然倒下）. Boom. Alicia White， and then a few lay _10_ wounded.

Jeff May thought， somebody’s got to _11_ this guy. He thought， if I can slow him down， maybe I can save some lives. _12_ he might buy a little time until police arrived.

May tried to wrestle him to the ground， but Weise stubbornly held his own. Then he _13_ to raise his pistol and fire right at May’s _14_. May collapsed hard on the floor. The _15_ had entered his right cheek， fractured （使破裂） his jaw and lodged in his neck.

The two had grappled （抓斗） for just _16_ time to spare the lives of the remaining dozen people in the classroom. In total， Weise spent less than ten _17_ at the high school.

Four Red Lake police officers arrived. The _18_ boy fatally shot himself in the head. Still， lying in his hospital bed two months after the shooting， May said _19_ he had to relive that day， he would once again try to stop the shelter. Why？ “To _20_ so many people don’t die，” he said.

1. A. time              B. hour                       C. lesson                     D. period

2. A. handling         B. calculating                C. completing         D. arguing

3. A. teachers                   B. students             C. policemen                D. guards

4. A. thoughtless           B. fearless              C. breathless                D. hopeless

5. A. Be quiet         B. Hands up                 C. Hide yourselves        D. Run away

6. A. through              B. from                       C. over                       D. across

7. A. called             B. recognized               C. found                      D. advised

8. A. so                           B. while                       C. but                   D. and

9. A. picked                      B. grasped             C. seized                     D. pointed

10. A. unluckily       B. fatally                     C. certainly             D. slightly

11. A. stop             B. fight                        C. beat                       D. kill

12. A. After all        B. At least              C. In general                D. In a word

13. A. supported           B. succeeded                C. managed                 D. tried

14. A. jaw              B. cheek                      C. face                  D. neck

15. A. blood                 B. bullet                      C. hand                       D. gun

16. A. correct                   B. proper               C. reasonable               D. enough

17. A. minutes        B. days                       C. periods              D. seconds

18. A. disappointed B. puzzled              C. troubled             D. threatened

19. A. if                           B. until                  C. though               D. even if

20. A. believe in            B. make sure               C. keep from               D. care about

II. 閱读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。（20分）

In my memory， playing the shuttlecock game was one of my favorite _1_ （thing） during my childhood. My hometown is in northeast China where the winter is very long—almost five to six months. Playing the shuttlecock outside was the main game in the winter. _2_ I liked to play this kind of game very much， the shuttlecock became my good friend who always accompanied me in the long winter.

Actually， this game was very simple. In a word， it was just _3_ （play） by a person who kicked the shuttlecock with his or her foot and kept it _4_  dropping down on the ground as long as possible. Depending on different interests， the player could kick the shuttlecock with different parts of his or her foot. Sometimes we _5_ （divide） into two teams， and each team had one， two， or more persons. Then we had a match to see _6_ team could keep playing for a long time. The team that could keep playing much longer would win.

_7_ was easy to make them by hand. At that time， I always made them by hand and by myself. I used chicken feathers to make the shuttlecock. For the small metal base， I _8_ （usual） chose two or three ancient Chinese coins with a hole in the middle. I just put _9_ chicken feathers into the hole of the base， _10_ then tied them together very well with thread. This， a simple shuttlecock was ready.

第四部分：写作（35分）

I. 短文改错。（15分）

下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方在增加、删除或修改某个单词。

增加：在缺词处加一个符号（^），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每句不超过两个错误;

2. 每處错误及其修改均只限一词;

3. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

As a secretary at an international airport， my sister has a office next to the room in which Security holds suspects. One day，    security officers are questioning a man when they were suddenly called away by an emergency. To the surprising of my sister and her colleagues， the man was left lonely in the unlocked room. After a few minute， the door opened， and he walked out. Summoning up his courage， my sister barked， “get back in there， but don’t come out until you told！” The man hurried back inside and shut the door. When the security people returned back， my sister reported that had happened. With a word， an officer walked into the room and told the very frightened telephone repairman that he could go.

II. 书面表达。（20分）

假如你是李华，你的美国朋友Jane暑假期间打算回美国探亲，Jane给你发来电子邮件，想请你帮忙照顾她的宠物狗。请你给她写一封回信，邮件应包含下列要点：

1. 你暑假期间没有外出计划，愿意帮忙照顾Jane的宠物狗;

2. 你很喜欢宠物，曾在家养过猫，有照顾宠物的经验;

3. 你会好好照顾它，定时给狗喂食、喂水，定期给狗洗澡等;

4. 请她放心，并请她代你向她的家人问好。

要求：1. 词数：120—150;开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数;

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Jane，

I know you will go back to the US to visit your family during the summer holidays. __  _

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Yours，

Li Hua