1、广东省湛江一中高二英语上学期期末考试湛江一中20102011学年度第一学期期末考试高二级英语科试卷考试时间: 135分钟 满分: 150分 命题教师:LXQ第一部分 听力(共两节, 满分10分)第一节：角色扮演(每小题1分, 共8分)听录音, 进行两人对话活动。 听力录音听两遍。角色：S1: Julia S2: Jack (Julias workmate)地点：Julia的家里。情景：Jack去Julia家作客，得知Julia去听了Mr. White的音乐会，便向他咨询相关的问题。任务：Jack 按以下顺序用英语向Julia 提问。 准备用英语问三个问题，请把答案填在横线上。1. 你如何得知M
2、r. White 的演出 ？Q(S2)：_A: I read about it in the newspaper.2. 演出怎样？Q(S2)：_A: Wonderful. He played beautifully.3. 他对演出的感受怎样？Q(S2)：_A: He was glad that people enjoyed his playing, but he was tired of travelling. 准备用英语回答五个问题，请把答案填在横线上。4. Q： What school did Mr. White plan to open?A(S1):_5. Q：Who would the
3、 school be set up for?A(S1):_6. Q：Why did Mr. White plan to open such a school?A(S1):_7. Q：What did Mr. White lack ?A(S1):_8. Q：What do you think of Mr. Whites plan?A(S1):_第二节：故事复述（每空0.5分，共2分）以下是录音内容的故事复述，请在横线上填写相关的信息内容(横线上可能是单词或短语)，录音听两遍。Calista is too young to be a 9 at the Special Olympics, but s
4、he is helping in another way. As the Special Olympic program lost their main money raising event, Calista came up with an idea to 10 . She decided to raise money for the program by making and selling her craftwork. So far she has raised 11 . She has set up a 12 to collect more money for the program.
5、 What she has done is encouraging more and more people to do something for the Special Olympics. 第二部分：语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）第一节： 完形填空 (共15小题; 每小题2分, 满分30分)When Stephen Guyers three children were growing up, he told them stories about how his grandfather, a banker, 1 all in the 1930s, but did not lose si
6、ght of what he valued most. In one of the darkest times when his strong-minded grandfather was nearly 2 , he loaded his family into the car and 3 them to see family members in Canada with a 4 , “there are more important things in life than money.”The 5 took on a new meaning recently when Mr. Guyer d
7、ownsized to a 6 _ house from a more expensive and comfortable one. He was 7 that his children, a daughter, 15, and twins, 22, would be upset. To his surprise, they werent. Instead, their reaction echoed their great-grandfathers. What they 8 was how warm the people were in the house and how much of t
8、heir heart was accessible.Many parents are finding family stories have surprising power to help children through hard times. Storytelling experts say the phenomenon reflects a growing 9 in telling tales, evidenced by a rise in a storytelling events and festivals.A university 10 of 65 families with c
9、hildren aged from 14 to 16 found kids ability to 11 Parents stories was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety.The 12 is telling the stories in a way children can 13 . Were not talking here about the kind of story that 14 , “When I was a kid, I walked to school every day uphill both ways, baref
10、oot in the snow.” Instead, we should choose a story suited to the childs 15 , and make eye contact to create “a personal experience”. We dont have to tell children what they should take from the story and what the moral is. 1. A. missed B. lost C. forgot D. ignored2. A. friendless B. worthless C. pe
11、nniless D. homeless3. A. fetched B. allowed C. expected D. took4. A. hope B. promise C. suggestion D. belief5. A. tale B. agreement C. arrangement D. report6. A. large B. small C. new D. grand7. A. surprised B. annoyed C. disappointed D. worried8. A. talked about B. cared about C. wrote about D. hea
12、rd about9. A. argument B. skill C. interest D. anxiety10. A. study B. design C. committee D. staff11. A. provide B. retell C. support D. refuse12. A. trouble B. gift C. fact D. trick13. A. perform B. write C. bear D. question14. A. means B. ends C. begins D. proves15. A. needs B. activities C. judgm
13、ents D. habits第二节： 语法填空 (共10小题, 每小题1.5分, 满分15分)阅读下面短文，根据上下文填入适当的词语，或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡上标号为1625的相应位置。During Thomas Jeffersons presidency once he and a group of travelers were crossing a river that had overflowed its banks. Each man crossed on horseback fighting 16 his life. A lone traveler wa
14、tched the group cross the 17_ (danger) river and then asked President Jefferson to take him across. The president agreed without hesitation. The man climbed on, and then the two made 18 safely to the other side of the river 19 somebody asked him, “ 20 did you select the President to ask this favor?”
15、 The man was shocked, 21 (admit) he had no idea it was the President of the United States who 22 (carry) him safely across. “All I know,” he said, “is that on some of your faces was written the answer No and on some of them was the answer Yes. His was 23 Yes face.”The most significant 24 (decide) yo
16、u make each day is your choice of an attitude. 25 your attitudes are right theres no barrier too high, no valley too deep, no dream too extreme and no challenge too great. 第三部分： 阅读 (共两节，20小题, 满分40分)第一节：阅读理解（共15小题。每小题2分，满分30分）AThis is a true story that happened in Japan. In order to renovate the hous
17、e, a Japanese tore open the walls. Japanese houses normally have a hollow space between the wooden walls. When tearing down the walls, he found that there was a lizard stuck there because a nail from outside was hammered into one of its feet. He saw this, feeling pity and curious. When he checked th
18、e nail, he found it was nailed 10 years ago when the house was first built.What happened? The lizard had survived in such a position for 10 years! It has been in a dark wall partition(夹层) for 10 years without moving! Then he wondered how this lizard survived for 10 years without moving a single step
19、-since its foot was nailed! So he stopped his work and observed the lizard: what has it been doing? What and how has it been eating? Later, he didnt know from where another lizard appeared, with food in its mouth. Ah! He was astonished and touched deeply. The free lizard had been feeding the stuck o
20、ne for the past 10 yearsSuch love, a beautiful love! Such love happened with this tiny creature What can love do? It can do wonders! Just think about it: one lizard had been feeding the other one untiringly for 10 long years, without giving up hope on its partner. If a small creature like a lizard c
21、an love like this just imagine how we can love if we try.26. The underlined word “renovate” in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to _. A. tear down B. tear open C. paint D. repair27. How did the Japanese feel when seeing the stuck lizard? A. Frightened B. Enjoyable C. Confused D. Usual28. Wh
22、y did the Japanese stop his work? A. To watch how long the lizard can still live here. B. To find out why the lizard had survived here for 10 years. C. To have a rest by watching the lizard. D. To take out the nail and set the lizard free.29. What can we learn from the free lizard? A. It encourages
23、us to live even longer. B. It teaches us never to abandon our loved ones. C. It tells us to take pity on the stuck lizard. D. It teaches us to give more help to our loved ones.30. What would be the best title for the passage? A. Lizard Love B. Two Lizards C. Such a Story D. A WonderB.Dear Mr. Presid
24、ent,I would like to personally thank you for your time and concern for our great country. I would like to take a few minutes to address a few concerns that I have with the United States.First of all, I would like to address the war. In my opinion, we should have never been involved with Iraq to the
25、extent that we are now. I believe we should pull our troops out. However, I think there should be a timetable that we follow but the timetable should not be released because the enemy does not need to know when we are going to pull out. Also, the war takes out a ton of our money, which leads me to m
26、y next issue.The economy right now, in the opinion of many Americans is the biggest issue with which we are facing right now. No one can predict what will happen one day or the next. The obvious thing to do is to put 700 billion dollars in the economy, but that bill failed and was rejected by the Ho
27、use of Representatives. Instead of putting 700 billion dollars in, I think the money should be equally distributed among Americans to pay off their debts. Im not sure if this would work, but I think it is a positive alternative we could take.My final issue I would like to call to your attention is t
28、eachers salaries. The high school students of today are Americas future. In a way, Americas future depends greatly on the high school teachers of America. Saying this, it is sad that teachers salaries are where they are. While teachers are working harder and harder every day to teach high school stu
29、dents, CEOs of big companies that are driving our countrys economy into the ground are getting bonuses. Im not saying that teachers salaries should be the same of CEOs of companies, but I do strongly believe that action should be taken to increase the salaries of teachers because they have one of th
30、e most important jobs in America-preparing our country for the future.Once again, thank you for your time and your effort you put into making this great country a better place. Sincerely, Walker31. Whats the authors attitude towards the Iraq War? A. Supportive B. Objective C. Negative D. Positive32. Whats true about the time of pulling the troops out? A. We should pull the troops out without delay. B. There is no need to have a timetable to follow. C. The public has the right to know the t
