1、武昌区 2011-2012 学年度第二学期期末调研考试高二英语试卷本试卷共 150 分，考试用时 120 分钟。祝考试顺利本试卷第一至第三部分为选择题，共 100 分；第四部分为非选择题，共 50 分，全卷共 12 页。注意事项：1.答题前，考生务必将自己的学校、班级、性名、准考证号填写在答题卷指定位置，认真核对与准考证号条形码上的信息是否一致，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卷上的指定位置2.选择题的作答：选出答案后，用 2B 铅笔把机读卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。答在试题卷上无效。3.非选择题的作答：用黑色墨水的签字笔直接答在答题卷上的每题所对应的
2、答题区域内答在试题卷上或答题卷指定区域外无效。4.考试结束，监考人员将答题卷收回，考生自己保管好试题卷，评讲时带来第一部分：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 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 might prevent the woman buying the ta
3、ble？A. Its quality. B. The price. C. Its design.2. Who planted the trees?A. The woman. B. Henry. C. Someone else.3 What happened to the woman?A. She got fired today.B She got promoted last week.C. She was fooled by the man.4. What will the woman probably do?A. Watch the ball news with the man.B Ask
4、the man to go to the other room.C Watch the evening news by herself.5 How long is a day on Mars?A. Less than 24 hours. B24 hours and 37 minutes. C37 hours.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
5、答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6 至 8 题。6. What do we know about the womans document?A. Its about 30000 words long.B. Its written in English.C Its a textbook.7. Which language is the most difficult according to the man?A. Arabic. _ B. Spain. C. English.8. What does the woman decide to do?A. Translate th
6、e document herself.B Hire the man to do the translation.C. Look for another translator.听第 7 段材料，回答第 9 至 10 题。9. Why does the woman call the man?A. To place an ad in the newspaper.B：To ask about something for sale.C. To find out about a TV program.10. When will the speakers meet this afternoon?A. At
7、2:00. B. At 3:00. C. At 4:00.听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。11 Why was the man disappointed?A. China lost the match. B. China didnt play well. C. China won too easily.12. What did the woman enjoy most about the match?A. The passion of the sport.B The skill of the players.C. The close score of the game.13 Wh
8、at did the man say that surprised the woman?A. China cannot win close matches.B China will definitely lose to good teams.C China should hope for a bronze medal.听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 17 题。14. Where does the conversation take place?A. In the womans. B. In the hospital. C. In an office.15 What was the purp
9、ose of the meeting?A. To find out why the womans recent work was poor.B To ask about the womans family.C. To fire the woman.16. What happened to the womans mother?A. She was seriously ill.B She had a car accident.C. She died of stomach cancer.17 What was Mr. Travers attitude to the woman in the end?
10、A. He was angry. B. He was guilty. C: He was kind.听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 题。18 Where was Brandon last seen?A. In the frozen foods section.B In the sporting goods section.C In the toys section.19. What is Brandon wearing?A. A white shirt and a red baseball cap.B Blue jeans and a black basket-ball cap.C
11、. A dark shirt and blue jeans.20. What should guests do if they see the boy?A. Call the security department.BTake him to the Pizza Hut.CTake him to the security desks.第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分 30 分）第一节：多项选择（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 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 A professor from a Chinese un
12、iversity said biological features wouldcriminals orterrorists who are using false names.A. figure B. identify C. illustrate D. acknowledge22 Thanks to a micro blog his daughter posted on SinaWeibo, a good，Ling Ming wasable to fulfill his dream of traveling the world in a matter of days.A. means B. e
13、ntry C. platform D. construction23 In an effort to control illegal immigration, in 1996 American Congress passed a law whicha turn towards tougher policies for both legal and illegal immigrants.A. stood B. marked C. remained D. celebrated24. If you discover an idea for a new product, you deserve to
14、receive profit from it and_for it.A. trust B. assumption C.standard D. advantage25 Markets areand forever changing so that a company must learn to adapt.A. exact B. solid C. considerable D. dynamic26. They argue that the display is impressive and isto attract thousands of newvisitors to this marvelo
15、us place.A. bound B. stable C. abrupt D. acute27. People are convinced that herpolicies will succeed on condition that it can becarried out seriously by the local government.A. delicate B. stubborn C. tough D. determined28. It is said that the problem of traffic jam will be solved within the year, b
16、ut it turns out to be worse_A. in vain B. in place C. in brief D. in effect29. When it comes to getting a job, continues calling does notIf you call and call,youre not going to get the job, because youre annoying.A. get through B. keep up C. live on D. pay off30. We should cherish the days we spend
17、on campus, but I cannotagree to the view thatschooldays are the happiest days of our life.A. completely B. accurately C. appropriately D. somehow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，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A, B, C 和 D)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。Thanksgiving Day was near. The first grade teacher gave her
18、class a fun 31 to drawa picture of something for which they were thankful.Most of the class might be 32 badly off, but still many would celebrate the holidaywith turkey and other 33 goodies（美味食品）of the season. These, the teacher thought,would be the 34 of most of her students art. And they were.But
19、Douglas made a 35 kind of picture. Douglas was a different kind of boy. He wasthe teachers true child of 36 , weak and thin and unhappy. As other children played at break,Douglas was likely to stand 37 by her side. One could only guess at the pain Douglas felt 38 those sad eyes.Yes, his picture was
20、different. When 39 to draw a picture of something for which hewas thankful, he drew a hand. Nothing else. Just a(n) 40 hand.His abstract image captured the 41 of his peers. Whose hand could it be? One childguessed it was the hand of a farmer, because farmers raise 42 Another suggested a policeoffice
21、r, because the police protect and 43 for people. Still others guessed it was the handof God, for God feeds us. And so the 44 went-until the teacher almost forgot the young artist himself. When the children had gone on to other assignments; she paused at Douglas desk 45down, and asked him whose hand
22、it was. The little boy looked away and murmured, “Its yours,teacher. She 46 the times she had taken his hand and walked with him here or there，as she had the other students. How 47 had she said, “Take my hand, Douglas, well go outside.”Or, “Let me show you how to 48 your pencil.”Or, “Lets do this to
23、gether.” Douglas was most thankful for his teachers hand.The story speaks of more than 49 . It says something about teachers teachzrigand parents parenting and friends showing friendship, and how much it 50 to the Douglases of the world. They might not always say thanks, but theyll remember the hand
24、 that reaches out.31 A. assignment Bassessment C. assistance D. anniversary32. A. witnessed B. adopted C. considered D. distributed33 A. abundant B. traditional C. holy D. elegant34. A. diversity B. security C. profit D. subjects35. A. various B. identical C. different D. suitable36. A. ambition B.
25、misery C. humor D. confidence37. A. close B. out C. down D. up38. A. throughout B. outside C. across D. behind39. A. forced B. invited C. asked D. hired40. A. lonely B. empty C. poor D. voluntary41 A. imagination Bbravery Cjustice D. enthusiasm42. A. seagulls B. whales C. bison D. turkeys43. A. appl
26、y B. prepare C. care D. send44. A. conversation Bdiscussion Ccelebration D. identification45: A. bent B. calmed C. turned D. cast46. A. counted B. analyzed C. organized D. recalled47. A. much B. often C. long D. soon48. A. hold B. purchase C. conduct D. obtain49. A. happiness Bchildhood C. thankfuln
27、ess D. education50. A. costs B. works C. takes D. means第三部分：阅读理解（共 20 小题；每小题分 2 分，满分 40 分）阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项(A, B, C 和 D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AAfter spending a year in Brazil on a student exchange program, her mother recalled, MarieColvin returned home to find that her classmates had narrowed do
28、wn their college choices.“Everyone else was already admitted to college,“ her mother, Rosemarie Colvin, said from thefamily home. “So she took our car and drove up to Yale and said, You have to let me in.“Impressed-she was a National Merit(全国英才）finalist who had picked up Portuguese(葡萄牙语）in Brazil-Ya
29、le did, admitting her to the class of 1978, where she started writing for The Yale Daily News “and decided to be a journalist,“ her mother said.On Wednesday, Marie Colvin, 56, an experienced journalist for The Sunday Times of London, was killed as Syrian forces attacked the city of Homs. She was wor
30、king in a temporary media center that was destroyed in the attack.“She was supposed to leave Syria on Wednesday“, Ms. Colvin said. “Her editor told me he called her yesterday and said it was getting too dangerous and they wanted to take her out. She said she was doing a story and she wanted to finis
31、h it.”Ms. Colvin said it was pointless to try to prevent her daughter from going to conflict zones. “If you knew my daughter,“ she said; “it would have been such a waste of words. She was determined, she was enthusiastic about what she did, it was her life. There was no saying Dont do this.This is w
32、ho she was, absolutely who she was and what she believed in: cover the story, not just have pictures of it, but bring it to life in the deepest way you could.“ So it was not a surprise when she took an interest in journalism, her mother said.51 What can we know about Marie Colvin from the underlined
33、 sentence in paragraph 1？A. She was quite confident of herself.B. She was good at persuading others.C. She was a rude girl who often ordered others.D. She was humorous and always joked with others.52 Marie Colvins story in the passage indicates that she was ajournalist.A. honest and curious B. patie
34、nt and confidentC. cautious and creative D. strong-minded and courageous53 What can we infer from Marie Colvins life?A. Any journalist should always obey the editor and follow his/her advice.B A good journalist can make a vivid report by his/her own experience in the situation.C. Being a news report
35、er is not a wise career choice for a girl because it is too dangerous.D. It is absolutely unnecessary for a journalist to go to a city under attack to cover a story.54. What can be the best title of the text?A. Covering Stories in a Dangerous Conflict AreaB. Applying for Top Universities, a Successf
36、ul CaseC. Recalling Her Daughter, a Journalist Killed in SyriaD. Choosing Lifelong Careers Based on Your Own InterestB1.2 million road deaths worldwide occur each year, plus a further 50 million injuries. Toreduce car crash rate, much research now is focused on safety and new fuels 一 though some ele
37、ctric vehicle and biofuel research aims at going faster.Traveling at speed has always been risky. One cutting edge area of research in motoring safety is the use of digital in-car assistants. They can ensure you dont miss key road signs or fall asleep. The use of artificial intelligence software all
38、ows these assistants to monitor your driving and makes sure your phone or radio doesnt distract you at a vital moment. Most crashes result from human and not mechanical faulfs.Some safety developments aim to improve your vision. Radar can spot obstacles in fog, while other technology “sees through“
39、high-sided vehicles blocking your view.And improvements to seat belts, pedal controls and tyres are making driving smoother and safer. The color of a car has been found to be linked with safety, as have, less surprisingly, size and shape.And alternatives to fossil-fuel based petrol, such as plant oi
40、ls, are a hot area of research. Fuel cells based on hydrogen burn cleanly, and are the subject of a serious research effort.But whatever is in the fuel tank，you dont want a thief in the driving seat and there have been many innovations（革新） ，some using satellite tracking and remote communications, to
41、 fight against car theft. These communication systems can also come into play if you crash, automatically calling for help.Accidents cause many traffic jams, but there are slighter interplays（相互作用）between vehicles that can cause jams even on a clear but busy road, such jams can be analyzed using sta
42、tistical tools. Robotic drivers could be programmed to make traffic flow smoothly and will perhaps one day be everyones personal tool, but their latest efforts suggest that wont be soon.55 What can we infer from paragraph One?A. Fully automatic cars will reduce car crash rate.B Safety research has b
43、een paid much attention to.C. Faster electric vehicles should be produced more.D. Road accidents increase to a shocking rate in China.56. What has been researched to improve the safety of a car according to the passage?A. Some developments in seat belts, pedal controls and tyres.B A digital camera t
44、hat can help drivers to see obstacles in fog.C Satellite tracking that can help drivers to improve their vision.D. Artificial intelligence that help drivers to see through big vehicles.57. What is the most important purpose of innovations that use satellite tracking and remote communications?A. To c
45、all for help when ones car crashes.B To track the car down when it is being stolen.C To prevent car thieves from getting into your car.D. To call for help when the car gets jammed in the traffic.58. What is the passage mainly about?A. The improvements inside cars help to protect drivers.B The use of
46、 artificial intelligence can reduce car crash rate.C Different technology has been researched to avoid car troubles.D. The serious fact of road accidents needs the concern of everyone.C“Happiness isnt just feeling goodIts good for you and for societyHappy people are more successful, have better rela
47、tionships, are healthier and live longer,”said Ed Diener, a professor of psychology at the University of IllinoisBeyond your genesSonja, a professor of psychology at University of California Riverside, analyzed studies on identical twins and concluded that happiness is 50 percent genetic, 40 percent
48、 intentional and 10 percent circumstantial“Your circumstances-where you live, your health, your work, your marriage-can be tough to change But most people are surprised that circumstances dont account for as much of their happiness as they think,”she saidLife circumstances dont result in continuous
49、happiness, she says, because we adaptThat new car, promotion or house feels great at firstThen we get used to it. Keeping that good feeling requires something else: control of how you act and thinkHappiness definitionTo gain happiness, you need to understand what happiness isMartin Seligman, a psychology professor at the University of Pennsylvania, says happiness is the pursuit of engaging and meaningful activitiesBy “engaging“, he means when we get so absorbed in what
