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常青藤实验中学高二08～09学年第一学期期中考试
高二年级英语试卷
本试卷分为第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）。共120分，考试时间120分钟。
第I卷（四部分，共85分）
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
听下面5段对话。 每段对话有1个小题，从题中所给的ABC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. Why does the woman want to change the shoes ?
A. They are not the right colour B. They are not the right style C. They are not the right size
2. What is the woman going to do this evening ?
A. Go to dinner B. Visit her sister C. Go to the airport
3. What can you learn from the conversation ?
A. The man is very busy at the moment B. The man will fly to Moscow tomorrow
C. The man doesn’t want to fly to Moscow tomorrow
4. What is the man most likely to be ?
A. A lawyer B. A professor C. A student
5.What is the man most likely to do ?
A. It’s too crowd to dance anyway B. No one knows the steps to the dance.
C. It’s not important how he dance.
第二节：听下面5段对话或独白.每段对话或独白有几个小题，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。听完每段对话或独白前，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至7题。
6. Where will the dinner party be held?
A. At Helen’s B. At Paul’s. C. At Brown’s.
7. Why can’t Helen go to the party
A. Because she is ill. B. Because she has to study C. Because she doesn’t like the Brown
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题.
8. What was the baby like at birth?
A. Healthy and normal B. Light and weak C. Fat and unhealthy
9. What is the problem with the baby girl ?
A. Only its weight. B. Breathing was difficult. C. Eating a little.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题.
10. What does the man want to mail ?
A. Some tapes and food. B. Some tapes and books. C. Some books and food.
11. How lone does it take if it goes by ordinary mail ?
A. About ten days. B. About twenty days. C. About thirty days
12. How much does the man have to pay altogether ?
A. 30 yuan. B. 10 yuan. C.25 yuan
听第9段材料，回答第13至15题.
13. What does the man ask the woman to do?
A.To book a hotel room for him. B.To meet an old friend of hers. C.To pass a message to Mary
14.What is the probable relationship between the two speakers ?
A. Neighbours. B. Father and daughter C. Husband and wife
15. What’s Mary probably doing?
A. Staying at a hotel. B. Talking on the phone C. Chatting with her husband
听第10段材料，回答第16至17题.
16. Will the man go to Beijing this winter holiday ?
A. Yes B. No C. It depends
17. Who seems to have the final word according to the dialogue?
A. The man B. The man’s father C. The man’s mother
听第11段材料，完成第18至20题
18. Twin sisters have very __________________ in most ways.
19. The twin sisters in this passage both ___________________.
20. The speaker likes to keep things ________________ while his twin sister doesn’t.
★请注意18—20三题答案写到第二卷。其它客观题按照题号涂到答题卡相应位置上

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
21. _______ person like him won’t be satisfied with _______ little progress that he has made.
A. The; a B. The; / C. A; / D. A; the
22. The speech he made ___the football match bored a lot of fans to death.
A. being concerned B. concern C. concerned D. concerning
23. When the stranger was dragging him away, the baby reached out his hands in ______ want of his mother.
A. curious B. desperate C. sincere D. serious
24. Greatly moved by her words, _______.
A. tears came to his eyes B. he could hardly hold back his tears
C. tears could hardly be held back D. his eyes were filled with tears
25. It is required that the students _______ mobile phones in their school, so seldom ______ them using one.
A. shouldn’t use; you will see B. not use; will you see
C. don’t use; will you see D. shan’t use; you will see
26. Ann never dreams of ____ a chance for her to be sent abroad very soon.
A. being B. there to be C. there be D. there being
27. The teacher didn’t know who ________ for the broken window.
A. to be blamed B. to blame C. blamed D. should blame
28. ---Why do you look so upset?
---There are so many troublesome problems______.
A. remaining to settle B. remained settled
C. remaining to be settled D. remained to be settled
29. ---Are you happy with the party?
---Not a little. We can’t have ___________.
A. a worse one B. a nicer one C. so bad one D. so nice one
30. ---Here is a ticket for you, Sir.
--- ____________ I wasn't speeding.
A. Thank you. B. My pleasure. C. What's the matter? D. I'm sorry.
31. He pretended to be French, but his German accent _________.
A. gave him up B. gave him off C. gave him out D. gave him away
32. Don’t get off the bus until it ______.
A. has stopped B. stopped C. will stop D. stop
33. Yesterday Jane walked away from the discussion. Otherwise, she ______ something she would regret later.
A. had said B. will say C. might say D. might have said
34. The man at the meeting advocated ______ a more long-term view.
A. to take B. taking C. take D. having taken
35. ---Are you going to take the job?
---Certainly, though the salary is not so good. _________, you know.
A. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush B. A golden key can open any door
C. Actions speak louder than words D. Better late than never
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 friend of mine met with an accident driving in darkness. His legs were so hurt that he couldn’t move. What was the 36 was that he found himself unable to ask for help — his mobile phone went out of 37 as a result of exhausted battery. Nothing could be done but 38 in cold wilderness. It was 8 hours later that day broke, and then the 39 of the rescue.
It is almost 40 that he could stand the horror in the darkness for so long. Even more surprising was his 41 : “First of all I checked up my 42 conditions and found myself not in fatal danger. As there was no 43 to call for help, I leaned back in my seat trying my best to keep the wound from 44 . In this way I dozed off.”
His story put an end to my regret for the 45 of an exploration adventure that happened last year. A group of young men 46 to explore a mountain cave and got lost. 47 to find a way out in the dark cave they were frightened and ran anxiously without a sense of 48 . Finally they fell dead in fear and exhaustion. According to the 49 people that found them, the place where they got lost was only about 10 meters away from the 50 of the cave. If they stayed on the spot when they lost their way and tried to 51 themselves, they would probably sense a faint light shining not far away.
Don’t you think that you can compare it with 52 itself? When you meet with obstacles (障碍) in life and work, you are lost in darkness. 53 you it’s unclear yet and you needn’t put up struggle 54 . It seems to be a negative attitude, 55 a person who can afford to do so must have foresight as well as a great courage in the first place.
36. A. least B. worst C. largest D. shortest
37. A. service B. way C. order D. work
38. A. cry B. lie C. wait D. sleep
39. A. end B. success C. team D. arrival
40. A. untrue B. unimaginable C. true D. useless
41. A. plan B. decision C. explanation D. excuse
42. A. physical B. mental C. working D. medical
43. A. place B. way C. tools D. strength
44. A. rotting B. spreading C. hurting D. bleeding
45. A. difficulty B. failure C. hardship D. loneliness
46. A. had B. managed C. tried D. planned
47. A. Willing B. Unable C. Determined D. Deciding
48. A. hearing B. sight C. feeling D. direction
49. A. rescue B. village C. local D. brave
50. A. end B. top C. opening D. side
51. A. save B. help C. stop D. calm
52. A. adventure B. work C. life D. mankind
53. A. Mind B. Watch C. Imagine D. Warn
54. A. really B. immediately C. carefully D. hopefully
55. A. and B. so C. but D. while
第三部分 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
What makes one person more intelligent than another? What makes one person a genius(天才), like the brilliant Albert Einstein, and another person a fool? Are people born intelligent or stupid, or is intelligence the result of where and how you live? These are very old question and the answers to them are still not clear.
We know, however, that just being born with a good mind is not enough. In some ways, the mind is like a leg or an arm muscle. It needs exercise. Mental (done with the mind) exercise is particularly important for young children. Many child psychologists (心理学家) think that parents should play with their children more often and give them problems to think about. The children are then more likely to grow up bright and intelligent. If, on the other hand, children are left alone a great deal with nothing to do, they are more likely to become dull and unintelligent.
Parents should also be careful about what they say to young children. According to some psychologists, if parents are always telling a child that he or she is a fool or an idiot, then the child is more likely to keep doing silly and foolish things. So it is probably better for parents to say very positive (helpful) things to their children, such as “That was a very clever thing you did.” or “You are such a smart child.”
56. A person _______ is more likely to become a genius.
A. whose parents are clever B. often thinking about difficult problems
C. often helped by his parents and teachers D. born with a good brain and putting it to active use
57. It is better for parents _______.
A. to praise and encourage their children more often B. to be hard on their children
C. to leave their children alone with nothing to do
D. to give their children as much help as possible
58. Which of the following is not true according to the article?
A. Parents play an important part in their children’s growth.
B. The less you use your mind the duller you may become.
C. Intelligence is obviously the result of where and how you live.
D. Just being born with a good mind is not enough.
B
Many of us have heard of the saying: everything is possible if you can just believe. But few of us really know the power of faith and perseverance (坚定). South African swimmer Natalie du Toit embodies (体现) those virtues.
Du Toit, 24, became the first swimmer to compete in both the Olympic Games and the Paralympics (残奥会) in Beijing. Although she finished 16th in the tough 10km marathon in the able-bodied Games, she has collected three golds in the Paralympics so far.
One of the most successful disabled athletes of all time, Natalie du Toit was already a promising swimmer when she lost her leg in a motorcycle accident in 2001, at just 17.
"There are a lot of dark moments, " du Toit said. "There are some days when I cry. But I try to remember that better days are ahead. You just go on."
Within a few months, she was back in the swimming pool.
She still competes and still succeeds. The only difference is she has switched to longer events 一from 200m and 400m individual medley to 800m and 1,500m freestyle - to make up for her loss of speed with only one leg. But she made no adjustment to her mental outlook (精神面貌).
"Going out in the water, it feels as if there's nothing wrong with me. It doesn't matter if you look different. You're still the same as everybody else because you have the same dream."
She is the owner of many world records， and she also won gold when competing against able-bodied swimmers in the 1，500m freestyle at the All Africa Games in 2007.
_______________________. It all lies in hard work and determination. "She is 'stubborn (固执的), which is good and bad，" said her coach (教练) Karoly Von Toros. "Good for the swimming, but bad for the coach."
There is a poem that hangs on her wall that reads:
“The tragedy of life does not lie in not reaching your goals.”
The tragedy of life lies in not having goals to reach for.”
59. Natalie du Toit is a vivid example that ________
A. you are what you believe B. your biggest enemy is yourself
C. results are not so important as the process D. you must set reasonable goals or you will fail
60. According to the text, Natalie du Toit became ________.
A. the first athlete to compete with able-bodied swimmers in the world
B. the youngest disabled swimmer to break the world record in the 1,500m freestyle
C. the youngest disabled swimmer to collect three golds in a single Paralympics
D. the first swimmer to compete in both the Olympic Games and the Paralympics
61. Which of the following is the correct order of the events that happened to Natalie du Toit?
a. she won gold at the All Africa Games
b. she finished 16th in the tough 10km marathon in the Olympics
c. she adjusted herself to long events
d. a motorcycle accident disabled her
A. cdab B. dcba C. dcab D. dacb
62. Which of the following should be the best for the missing sentence in para 4?
A. In dark moments it was her coach that pushed her on.
B. Her love of swimming overcame everything
C. But there is no magic recipe for success.
D. The journey to success is long and tough.
C
A letter to Edward, a columnist
Dear Mr. Expert,
I grew up in an unhappy home. I always promised myself that I’d get out as soon as possible. Now, at age 20, I have a good job and a nice house, and I’m really proud of the independence I’ve achieved.
Here’s the problem: several of my friends who still live with their parents wish they had places like mine — so much so that they make mine theirs.
It started out with a couple of them spending the weekends with me. But now they seem to take it for granted that they can show up any time they like. They bring boyfriends over, talk on the phone and stay out forever.
I enjoy having my friends here sometimes— it makes the place feel comfortable and warm— but this is my home, not a party house. I was old enough to move out on my own, so why can’t I seem to ask my friends to respect my privacy?
Joan
Edward’s reply to Joan
Dear Joan,
If your family didn’t pay attention to your needs when you were a child, you probably have trouble letting others know your needs now.
And if you’ve gathered your friends around you to rebuild a happy family atmosphere, you may fear that saying no will bring back the kind of conflict you grew up with— or destroy the nice atmosphere you now enjoy. You need to understand that in true friendship it’s okay to put your own n