1、安徽省太湖中学学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题太湖中学2011-2012学年高二下学期期中考试英语第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节听下面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 is the woman worried about? AHer healthBThe classes she missed CThe coming examination2. What is the relationship between the sp
2、eakers? ANeighbors BTeacher and studentCClassmates3. When did the woman get home yesterday evening? AAt 6 oclock BAt 8 oclock CAt 9 oclock4. What did the man do for three weeks? AHe took a vacationBHe studied in a different class CHe stayed home and rested5. What did the man want? AA higher payment
3、BA better positionCEnough freedom第二节听下面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，你将有时问阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独自两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6How long does the man ask the woman to wait? AAt least one month BAt most one weekCAt least one week 7What will the woman do nex
4、t? AGo to another shop BWait for the mans call CTry on another pair of boots 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8Why doesnt Michael have good friends in his class? AIts difficult to get along with his classmates BHis classmates dont have much spare time CThey have different interests 9What does he like? AMusic BSport
5、sCReading 10How did he get to know the boys from the other classes? AHis neighbors are in those classes BThey attend the same club CHe has the same teachers with them听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11Where is the gas station? ATo the left BNext to the bank CAcross from the post office12How will the man pay for th
6、e gas? ABy credit card BBy cashCBy check13What does the woman suggest the man buy? ASome postcards BSome souvenirsCA map听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14What are the speakers going to do tonight? ASee a movie BHave a meetingCAttend a party1 5What kind of food does the woman prefer? AChinese food BMexican foodCAme
7、rican food16How are the speakers going there? ABy bus BBy subwayCBy bike17What do We know about Tina?AShe lives in the city BShe is a humorous and nice girl CShe and the woman went to the same sch001听第10段材料，回答第18至20题o1 8Why do people in England often talk about the weather? AThe weather changes a lo
8、t BThey often have very good weather CEngland has the worst weather in the world1 9Why do British people sometimes go swimming in winter? AThey love swimming in the cold BThe weather Call become very hot in winter CIts a custom in England20What do English people often take with them?AA hat BGloves C
9、An umbrella第二部分：英语知识运用 ( 共两节，满分45分 )第1节：单项选择 ( 共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分 )21. It was in the Beihai Park _they made a date for the first time _the old couple told us their love story. A. where, that B. where, when C. which, where D. that, when22. From the _look on his face, I could tell that he failed the ex
10、am. A. disappointed B. disappointing C. excited D. exciting23. When he heard the news, he hurried home, _the book _on the desk. A. leaving, lying open B. to leave, lying open C. left, lying open D. left, lying opened24. Did you remember to give Mary the money you owed her? Yes, I gave it to her _I s
11、aw her. A. while B. the moment C. suddenly D. once25. We each took _ tea after having _ wonderful supper at my aunts yesterday. A. a; / B. /; / C. the; the D. a; a 26. Varieties of household goods are sold here, _from babies toys to old mens walking sticks. A. changing B. varying C. ranging D. class
12、ifying 27_ with the size of the whole earth, the biggest ocean does not seem big at all. A. Compare B. When comparing C. Comparing D. Compared 28It was 1969_ the American astronauts succeeded in landing on the moon. A. that B. when C. on which D. which29It was _ back home after the experiment. A. no
13、t until midnight did he go B. until midnight that he didnt go C. not until midnight that he went D. until midnight when he didnt go30. Excuse me, can you tell me where the nearest bank is? _ Oh, yes! Its past the post office, next to a supermarket. A. Mm, let me see. B. Oh, I beg your pardon? C. You
14、 asked the right person. D. Be patient.31. Most people are familiar with the idea that all matter in the universe _ atoms. A. makes up B. makes up of C. consists in D. consists of32. Will you go to Toms birthday party tomorrow?No，_invited to, for she is the last person Id like to see.A. unless B. ev
15、en though C. when D. until33. I failed in the last exam and only then _ the importance of studies. A. I realized B. I had realized C. had I realized D. did I realize 34. If you had come here earlier, the work_ yesterday. A. would have been done B. would be done C. were to do D. were done35. I have s
16、ome trouble with my life._. Everything will be fine.A. Thats fine B. All right C. Take it easy D. Just in case第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1. 5分，满分30分）阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从3655各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。 I stopped to watch my little girl busy playing in her room. In one hand was a plastic _36_; in the other a toy b
17、room. I listened as she was speaking to her make-believe little friend and Ill never forget the words she said, even _37_it was a pretense. She said, “Suzies in the comer because shes not been very _38_. She didnt listen to a _39_I said or do the things she should.” In the comer I saw her baby doll
18、all dressed in lace and pink. It was _40_shed been put there to sit alone and _41_. My daughter _42_her “conversation”, as I sat down on the floor. She said, “Im all fed up, I just dont know what to do with her anymore. She cries whenever I have to work and wants to play games, too. She never _43_me
19、 do the things that I just have to do. She cries to help me with the dishes, but her arms just cannot _44_and she doesnt know _45_to fold towels. I dont have the _46_to teach. I have a lot of work to do and a big house to keep clean. I dont have the time to sit and play - _47_what I mean?” And that
20、day I thought a lot about making some _48_in my life, as I listened to her _49_words that cut me like a knife. I hadnt been paying enough attention to what I hold most _50_. Id been caught up in responsibilities that increased throughout the year. But now my _51_has changed, because, in my heart, I
21、realize Ive seen the world in a different _52_through my little darlings eyes. So, let the cobwebs（蜘蛛网）_53_the corners and the dust bunny rabbit rule the floor, and Im not going to worry about keeping up with them _54_. Im going to fill the house with _55_of a child and her mother, for we are grante
22、d only one childhood, and we will never get another. 36. A. lamp B. camera C. hammer D. phone 37. A. then B. as C. though D. so 38. A. gentle B. good C. happy D. helpful 39. A. word B. story C. joke D. sentence 40. A. possible B. obvious C. common D. unusual 41.A. recover B. pretend C. think D. regr
23、et 42. A. continued B. stopped C. repeated D. interrupted 43. A. has B. helps C. makes D. lets 44. A. reach B. settle C. arrive D. handle 45.A. what B. whether C. why D. how 46. A. ability B. duty C. energy D. reason 47. A. mind B. see C. feel D. learn 48. A. friends B. changes C. plans D. troubles
24、49.A. innocent B. casual C. generous D. humorous 50. A. clever B. heavy C. dear D. lovely 51. A. purpose B. principle C. destination D. attitude 52. A. glance B. light C. focus D. impression 53. A. have B. manage C. make D. stop 54. A. either B. anymore C. neither D. anywhere 55. A. conversations B.
25、 messages C. imaginations D. memories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 )England is the largest country in Britain. Its capital is London, which is on the Thames. The port of London is one of the greatest ports in the world. Ships from all countries go up
26、 and down the Thames. They bring food to the people of Britain. Then they take British machines and other things back to the ports from which they come.There are many scenic spots in the West of England. The lakes here are the most beautiful in England. There are trees, flowers and green grass round
27、 them.The water is almost always very still，and you can see the green hills ,the brown mountains and everything else round the lake upside-down in the water. There are boats on all the larger lakes, which take people from one side to the other. There are always a lot of boats on the lakes in summer.
28、Travelers from many countries of the world go to the west of England in summer. There are boat races on the largest lakes, and people from many places in Great Britain and Europe come to see them. Young people travel from one place to another on their bicycles, or walk from one lake to another.56. T
29、he port of London .A. only takes business within the countryB. is greater than the others in the worldC. is the busiest in the worldD. plays an important part in transportation57. The upside-down scenes can be seen in the lakes because .A. the water is very still B. you have a good sightC. there is
30、a good light D. you stand near them58. Young Londoners go to see .A. beautiful lakes on foot B. boat races by bicycleC. the port of London in their cars D. the still water in the lake by air（ B） When Gina was about two, she hadnt started to speak. Her doctors did tests and decided that Gina had autism (孤独症). Autism caused Gina to dislike making eye contact with others. She was afraid in public. Gina started therapies (治疗) right away. One was music therapy, which used songs to help her learn words. She began by humming (哼) pieces of music, and in time, she added
