1、单位：湖北省荆门市 姓名：李国 E_mail： 高二期中考试英语试卷本试卷分为第 I 卷和第 II 卷两部分，共五大题，满分 120 分，考试时间 120 分钟。第I卷（共90分）I. Listening Comprehension (20 points)Part A ConversationsDirections: In part A, you will hear five conversations between two speakers. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, yo
2、u will be required to answer several questions. Read the three possible answers to each question on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer.Text 11. What does the man ask Larry to take to the party?A. Some oranges. B. Some drinks. C. Something delicious.2. What is the woman doing while a
3、nswering the call?A. Writing the message down. B. Taking part in a party. C. Drinking a bottle of orange.Text 23. Who is the woman?A. A gardener. B. The mans friend. C. The mans neighbor.4. What is the man going to do?A. Go to work. B. Go shopping. C. Look after his children.5. What day might it be
4、today?A. Wednesday. B. Monday. C. Sunday.Text 36. What is the man doing?A. Going home. B. Having his meal. C. Working in the office.7. Which city does the woman want to move to?A. New York. B. Florida. C. Washington.8. Whats the mans response to the womans suggestion?A. He agrees. B. He doesnt agree
5、. C. He cannot decide yet.Text 49. What are the man and the woman mainly talking about?A. Health. B. Food. C. Meals.10. What is the womans nationality?A. American. B. Chinese. C. Italian.11. What can we learn from the conversation?A. Westerners eat too much fat and sugar.B. Very few westerners like
6、Chinese food.C. Therere no Chinese restaurants in the mans hometown.Text 512. Why does the woman ask the man about the rules?A. She has just moved to the department building.B. She wants to write a report on them.C. She is interested in them.13. Where are the people there allowed to park their cars?
7、A. At the corner of the building. B. In front of the building. C. Behind the building.单位：湖北省荆门市 姓名：李国 E_mail： 14. What kind of pet is permitted in the building?A. Dogs. B. Cats. C. Birds.15. Where does rubbish have to be taken?A. Outside the building. B. To the first floor. C. To the dustbin.Part B
8、PassagesDirections: In Part B, you will hear a short passage. The passage will be read twice. After you hear the passage, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet. Tims telephone callWhy is Tim in town? He is in town
9、 16 .What is Tim hoping to do? He is hoping they could 17 for a while.Why are Tims family going to Italy this year? They are going there 18 .Who has been there with Tim before? David, his old 19 . They went there in 1994.What will Tim try to do before he leaves? Hell try to give him 20 _ from the ai
10、rport.II. Grammar and Vocabulary (15 points)Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.21. Another truly wonderful aspect of the Internet is the way _ to build social ties.A. people use B. pe
11、ople use it C. people using D. people using it22. “What were doing now_. These patients come back over and over,” the doctor said, feeling very disappointed.A. isnt working B. dont work C. didnt work D. havent worked23. A survey showed that women in Hong Kong were more romantic, with 34.3 percent of
12、 them _ that love mattered the most. A. believe B. believing C. believed D. to believe24. _ homework did we have to do that we had no time to take a rest.A. So much B. Too much C. Too little D. So little25. The subway train was so convenient here. You _ a taxi.A. should have taken B. could have take
13、n C. neednt have taken D. mustnt have taken26. An idea suddenly came to me _ I might give my mother a surprise by buying some flowers for her birthday.A. if B. when C. that D. which27. As he has _ good knowledge of _ French language, he will be sent to work in France.A. /; / B. a; the C. a; / D. / ;
14、 the28. The earthquake, which took place in Japan last month, _ more than 150 deaths.A. brought up B. brought with C. brought about D. brought down29. The Senate of the US demanded that the US military _ to go home from Iraq.A. pick up B. pack up C. put up D. take up30. Heart failure occurs when the
15、 heart muscle weakens _ and can no longer pump effectively.A. over time B. on time C. in time D. for the time being31. Due to the widespread _ of this medical technology, more disease can be discovered and treated at an early stage.A. presentation B. application C. qualification D. appreciation单位：湖北
16、省荆门市 姓名：李国 E_mail： 32. In spite of their quarrel, they _ the best friends.A. became B. kept C. remained D. grew33.Im certain Tom will come first again in the competition. _, he is always the first.A. However B. Anyway C. Therefore D. Though34. Her _ writing style is so popular with young women that
17、her books always sell well.A. elegant B. delighted C. skilled D. potential35.Guo Degang was forced to _ that the weight-loss tea he had promoted in the ad was ineffective.A. assume B. addict C. acknowledge D. accompanyIII. Cloze (15 points)Directions: For each blank in the following passages there a
18、re four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.The half-empty coffee cups, still standing next to their plates, tell of a morning like any other. And yet, that grey covering of dust that everything 36 tells a different story: it t
19、ells of screams, tears, terror and 37 . Now the restaurant in the World Trade Center will 38 again serve breakfast. And never again will all those people go there to eat or work. So many people whose faces we associate with life and liveliness are gone tonight. So many words remain 39 , and so much
20、happiness has been destroyed. In their places are tear-stained faces.My generation has seen this. On Monday, a fight with my sister, a bad grade and homework 40 to be the biggest problems in the world. Tonight, so many across the country know that Americas pain is at its 41 ever.We have 42 World War
21、. But to most of us students, thats an event on a textbook 43 that would never happen today.After all, this was a time of 44 and wealththe United States was powerful and successful. There would be no more wars, and we were 45 to live in such a time.But when those planes hit; when firefighters with t
22、error on their faces ran among the parts of the building that had fallen; when people 46 for their family members; when history was unfolding before our eyes, in full, clear color-then we knew the world had been changed. 47 how many human beings turned to ashes in a second, and seeing some jump from
23、 the buildings, I know that my generation is growing up in a world where 48 can still be evil（邪恶）.But seeing those heroes risk their lives among the castle-like ruins, and seeing the 49 blood donors（捐赠人） at the hospitals, my generation has learned that tears are allowed, that mankind can also be 50
24、, and that the ghost of evil never defeats the spirit of good. 36. A. dresses B. gets C. wears D. covers37. A. blood B. surprise C. laugh D. cry38. A. still B. never C. hardly D. seldom39. A. unknown B. untold C. unchanged D. unsaid40. A. turned B. had C. got D. seemed41. A. least B. worst C. best D
25、. most42. A. experienced B. known C. read about D. seen43. A. text B. lesson C. copy D. page44. A. tears B. terror C. peace D. health 45. A. unfortunate B. promising C. convenient D. lucky46. A. called B. cried C. died D. reached47. A. Knowing B. Telling C. Showing D. Remembering48. A. everyone B. n
26、obody C. mankind D. heroes单位：湖北省荆门市 姓名：李国 E_mail： 49. A. unwilling B. eager C. happy D. curious50. A. beautiful B. terrible C. terrified D. hopefulIV. Reading Comprehension (40 points)Directions: Read the following five passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements
27、. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage your have just read.A51. Which restaurants are close to or in the city?A. No. l and No.2. B. No. 4 and No. l. C. No. 3 and No.4. D. No. 4 and No. 2.52. Whic
28、h restaurant scored four stars in the Good Restaurant Guide?A. No. l. B. No. 2. C. No. 3. D. No. 4.53. Which two restaurants are closer to each other than the other two?A. No. 3 and No. 2. B. No. 3 and No. l. C. No. 4 and No. 3. D. No. 4 and No. l.单位：湖北省荆门市 姓名：李国 E_mail： A. BFeel tired lately? Has a
29、 doctor said he cant find anything wrong with you? Perhaps he has sent you to a hospital, but all the advanced equipment there shows that there is nothing wrong with you .Then, consider this: you might be in a state of sub-health. Sub-health, also called the third state or gray state, is explained a
30、s a borderline（界限）state between health and disease.According to the investigation by the National Health Organization, over 45 percent of sub-healthy people are middle-aged or elderly. The percentage is even higher among people who work in management positions as well as students around exam-week.Sy
31、mptoms include a lack of energy, depression, slow reactions, insomnia, anger, and poor memory. Other symptoms include shortness of breath, sweating and aching in the waist and legs.The key to preventing and recovering from sub-health, according to some medical experts, is to form good living habits,
32、 alternate work and rest, exercise regularly, and take part in open air activities.As for meals, people are advised to eat less salt and sugar. They should also eat more fresh vegetables, fruits, fish because they are rich in nutritional elements - vitamins and other elements that are important to t
33、he body.Nutrition experts point out that it is not good to eat too much at one meal because it may cause unhealthy changes in the digestive tract. They also say that a balanced diet is very helpful in avoiding sub-health.54. According to this passage, which of the following is true?A. When you are i
34、n a state of sub-health, you should stay at home and keep silent.B. When you are in a state of sub-health, you should go to see a doctor and buy some medicine.C. When you are in a state of sub-health, you should have yourself examined in foreign countries.D. When you are in a state of sub-health, yo
35、u should find out the reasons and relax yourself.55. It may be easy for middle-aged people to get sub-healthy because _.A. they have used up their energy B. they have lost their living hopesC. they have more pressure in life and work D. they begin to get older56. The key to preventing you from falli
36、ng into a state of sub-health is that you should _.A. work hard B. sleep more C. form good living habits D. take more medicine57. The underlined word “alternate“ in this passage is closest in meaning to _.A. arrange by turns B. cause to take placeC. keep oneself busy with D. get tired ofCKaren Finle
37、y was born in the U.S. in 1956. When she was only fourteen, she became interested in performing. She finished her performing arts school in 1981 and then began to perform in theaters. In her performances, she showed people some of the problems in the world. Karens The Constant State of Desire was fi
38、rst performed in The Kitchen in New York City in 1986. In this performance she wanted people to notice some of the difficult experiences women have because of men. It soon became controversial. Many people did not feel happy with the performance. They thought that Karen hated men so much and was out
39、 of control. She was strongly criticized by the newspapers. But some other people thought differently and spoke for her. They said that they felt the experiences Karen showed in this performance were true to life. Karen hoped that people would think about the sad stories that happened every day. She
40、 believed people 单位：湖北省荆门市 姓名：李国 E_mail： would understand her and learn some lessons if they could “read” her performances more carefully.58. According to the passage, what might “The Kitchen” be?A. A theater. B. A restaurant. C. A newspaper. D. A performance.59. According to the passage, why would
41、The Constant State of Desire be controversial?A. It seriously criticized men.B. Karen was not well prepared.C. The women who performed with Karen were out of control.D. Karen said something bad about newspapers during the performance.60. What did Karen Finley want to do by performing?A. To make more
42、 friends. B. To become a superstar.C. To show people her ideas. D. To make money for poor women.61. What might serve as the best title for the passage?A. Difficult Experiences of Women B. A Controversial Performer C. Sad Stories Every Day D. How to Read a PerformanceB.C. DThen Mother managed to buy
43、me some more paint and brushes, along with one or two drawing books and a pencil. This, of course, broadened my range of expression and allowed me to have a greater choice of subjects. After the first few weeks of uncertainty and awkwardness, I settled down contentedly(心满意足地 ) with my new pastime. I
44、 painted every day upstairs in the back bedroom, completely by myself.I was changing. I didnt know it then, but I had found a way to be happy again and to forget some of the things that had made me unhappy. Above all I learned to forget myself. I didnt miss going out with my brother now, for I had s
45、omething to keep my mind active, something to make each day a thing to look forward to.I would sit on the floor for hours, holding the brush between my toes, my right leg curled up under my left, my arms held tightly at my sides, hands clenched(握紧). All my paint and brushes were around me, and I wou
46、ld get Mother or Father to pin the drawing paper to the floor to keep it steady. It looked like a very awkward position, with my head almost between my knees and my back crooked(扭曲), but I painted all my best pictures this way, with the wooden floor as my only easel(画架 ).Slowly I began to recover fr
47、om my earlier depression. I had a feeling of pure joy while I painted, a feeling I had never experienced before and which seemed almost to lift me above myself.62. Where does the passage possibly come from?A. A letter describing the writers family life.B. An article recommending painting techniques to children.C. A book telling the story of the writers life.D. A book explaining how to start painting.63. What happened to the writer as a result of taking up painting?A. He redi
