省前中高二年级第二学期第一次阶段考试.doc

省前中高二年级第二学期第一次阶段考试
英语试卷 2006.3.5
第一卷
一．听力（共两节，满分30分）
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，每段对话后面有一个小题，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秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一个小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What’s the relationship between the man and the woman?
A. They’re friends. B. They’re mother and son.
C. They’re husband and wife.
2. Where are the man and woman?
A. In a coffee shop. B. In a dinning room. C. On a plane.
3. What does the woman mean?
A. She is happy she can’t join them. B. She is sorry she can’t join them.
C. She enjoyed the dinner very much.
4. What did Paul do this morning?
A. He had a history class. B. He had a chemistry lesson
C. He attended a meeting.
5. What time does the train to Leeds leave?
A. 3:00 B. 3:15 C. 5:00

第二节 （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8题。
6. Where does this conversation take place?
A. At a booking office. B. At a museum C. In a record store
7. On which day will the Japanese Music Concert be held?
A. The 28th. B. The 30th. C. The 15th.
8. How does the man pay for the tickets?
A. By credit card. B. With US dollars. C. By cheque.
听第7段材料，回答第9至10题。
9. Where are the speakers?
A. In the street. B. In a hotel. C. In a taxi.
10. When do the man have to pay?
A. When he leaves. B. At the very moment.
C. At the end of the conversation.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. Who are the two speakers?
A. A man and his wife. B. A man and his sister
C. A man and his girlfriend
12. Why is the man unhappy about their weekends?
A. They seldom invite friends over. B. They seldom go out for a picnic.
C. They seldom spend the weekends together.
13. On which aspect of the picnic do the man and woman differ?
A. Who should get the car ready? B. How many friends they should invite.
C. What food and drink they should prepare.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. Where is the woman going?
A. Bridge Street. B. The cinema. C. The station.
15. Where is the cinema?
A. On the corner of the Bridge Street.
B. Next to the station. C. On Station Street.
16. Which turning should the woman take on Bridge Street?
A. The first on the right. B. The first on the left.
C. The second on the left.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What happened?
A. There was a fire at the hotel. B. Many people got injured in the accident.
C. Many people were sick and sent to hospital.
18. Where did the fire first started?
A. On the first floor. B. On the second floor. C. On Ward Street.
19. Who is speaking?
A. A man who was rescued B. A fire fighter. C. A news reporter.
20. How long did it take to get the fire controlled?
A. About 30 minutes. B. About an hour. C. About 4 hours.

二．单项选择
21. __________ with numbers, the books are easy _________.
A. Marked; to find B. Marking; to be found
C. Being marked; to be found D. To mark; to find
22. Parents are the first teachers of their children. You will see how great the _____ everything that they say and do has on them is.
A. affect B. effect C. result D. use
23. By the time Jane gets home, her aunt _______for London to attend a meeting.
A. will leave B. leaves C. will have left D. left
24. --- I hear that you will be on travel again.
---Yeah. My boss _____ suddenly for me to discuss business details with someone from another company.
A. asked B. arranged C. sent D. called
25. ______ is reported in the newspaper is that seventeen climbers have been killed in the snow tsunami.
A. It B. As C. What D. That
26. ____ by their curious natures, children prefer to do what is forbidden instead.
A. Driven B. Followed C. Forced D. Controlled
27. The repair work of Angkor Wat _____ would last at least ten years was completed within eight years.
A. which people supposed B. people supposed which it
C. which people supposed that is D. people supposed that
28. Although he sometimes gets angry, his students won’t love him_____ for it．
A．any more B．any less C．no more D．much less
29. --- I’d like the report to be ready by six.
--- _________
A. Why not? B. I’m afraid so. C. Yes, sir? D. Just as you wish, sir.
30. _____development of nuclear weapons is _____ threat to ______ mankind.
A. The; a; / B. A; a; / C. The; / ; the D. A; /; the
31. The careless man received a ticket for speeding. He so fast .
A. mustn’t have driven B. wouldn’t have driven
C. can’t have driven D. shouldn’t have driven
32. It long before the Chinese Space Center Shenzhou Ⅶ Spacecraft.
A. will not be; launches B. is; will launch
C. will not be; will launch D. is; launches
33. --- It’s ______ to rain.
--- Let’s get the work _______ before the rain comes.
A. likely, done B. possible, to be finished
C. probable, to be done D. likely, to be finished
34. The time is not far away modern communications will become widespread in China’s vast countryside.
A．as B．until C．before D．when
35. The first time these performers were practicing, all of whom didn’t have experience on stage, funny mistakes happened to ________.
A. all B. some C. none D. everybody

三．完形填空
During the war, a fighter pilot was injured. Fortunately, he was (36) by a group of nuns(修女) from a nearby convert(女修道院). He had been very weak, and lost his (37) . When he came to himself, he was astonished to find a woman beside him.
It was Sister Mary, the nun in (38) . She said to the pilot, “This convert is a (39) hospital. We have many young (40) here, learning to be (41) . We will (42) you here as long as possible, but you must listen to our (43) .” The pilot decided to make himself up for a nurse. He could not talk with either the nurses or the nuns. He had to (44) in his small room as much as possible. He was asked to shave every day, wear a beautiful cap, and the (45) uniform. He looked like a (46) at a distance. It was a very (47) life, however he didn’t feel very (48) , especially when one of the nursing students (49) his eyes. She was quiet and (50) away whenever she saw him looking at her. The pilot found himself in (51) with her, and thought of her all the time.
One day, the pilot could not (52) in silence. He found the nurse working in the kitchen alone. He went over to her and said, “Please don’t turn away. I love you so much.” He started to put his arms (53) the nurse and then (54) back in great surprise. What was the matter? Why was the young pilot so (55) in love? He found the nurse was actually another pilot saved by the nuns, just like himself.
36. A. held B. helped C. seen D. saved
37. A. sense B. heart C. way D. balance
38. A. convert B. hospital C. charge D. church
39. A. field B. teaching C. general D. women
40. A. girls B. nuns C. children D. boys
41. A. doctors B. nuns C. workers D. nurses
42. A. save B. help C. hide D. have
43. A. teacher B. advice C. lectures D. lessons
44. A. work B. stay C. wait D. get
45. A. student’s B. nun’s C. worker’s D. nurse’s
46. A. woman B. nun C. worker D. student
47. A. difficult B. interesting C. easy D. quiet
48. A. lonely B. sad C. well D. sorry
49. A. fixed B. caught C. dropped D. kept
50. A. ran B. hurried C. turned D. looked
51. A. love B. shyness C. silence D. touch
52. A. live B. keep C. work D. wait
53. A. around B. over C. on D. to
54. A. drew B. ran C. fell D. walked
55. A. unlucky B. difficult C. hard D. shy

四．阅读理解
A
Welcome to Adventureland !
Everyone love adventureland! The Parks and Exhibitions were built for you to explore，enjoy, and admire their wonders. Every visit will be an unforgettable experience. You will go away enriched, hoping to come back. What are you going to do this time?
The Travel Pavilion
Explore places you have never been to before, and experience different ways of life.
Visit the Amazon jungle village, the Turkish market, the Tai floating market, the Barber mountain house and others. Talk to the people there who will tell you about their lives, and things they make. You can try making a carpet, making nets, fishing …
The Future Tower
This exhibition shows how progress will touch our lives. It allows us to look into the future and explore the cities of the next century and the way we’ll be living then. Spend some time in our space station and climb into our simulator (模拟装置) for the Journey to Mars!
The Nature Park
This is not really one park but several.
In the Safari Park you can drive among African animals in one of our Range Cruisers（巡洋舰）: see lions, giraffes, elephants in the wild. Move on to the Ocean Park to watch the dolphins and whales. And then there is still the Aviary to see …
The Pyramid
This is the center of Adventureland. Run out of film, need some postcards and stamps? For all these things and many more, visit our underground shopping centre. Come here for information and ideas too.
56. The Travel Pavilion is built to help visitors _________.
A. realize the importance of traveling
B. become familiar with mountain countries
C. learn how to make things such as fishing nets
D. learn something about different places in the world
57. If you are interested in knowing about what people’s life will be, you may visit ___.
A. the Travel Pavilion B. the Future Tower
C. the Safari Park D. the Pyramid
58. If you want to get a toy lion to take home, where will you most likely go?
A. the Pyramid B. the Nature Park
C. the Future Tower D. the Travel Pavilion

B
My teenage son Karl became withdrawn after his father died. As a single parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him. But the more I tried, the more he pulled away. When his report card arrived during his junior year, it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes and had six failing grades for the year. At this rate he would never graduate. I sent him to the school adviser, and I even begged him. Nothing worked.
One night I felt so powerless that I got down on my knees and pleaded(恳求) for help. “Please God, I can’t do anything more for my son. I’m at the end of my rope. I’m giving the whole thing up to you.”
I was at work when I got a phone call. A man introduced himself as the headmaster. “I want to talk to you about Karl’s absences.” Before he could say another word, I choked up and all my disappointment and sadness over Karl came pouring out into the ears of this stranger. “I love my son but I just don’t know what to do. I’ve tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked. It’s out of my hands.” For a moment there was silence on the other end of the line. The headmaster seriously said, “Thank you for your time”, and hung up.
Karl’s next report card showed a marked improvement in his grades. Finally, he even made the honor roll. In his fourth year, I attended a parent-teacher meeting with Karl. I noticed that his teachers were astonished at the way he had turned himself around. On our way home, he said , “Mum, remember that call from the headmaster that year?” I nodded. “That was me. I thought I’d play a joke but when I heard what you said, it really hit me how much I was hurting you. That’s when I knew I had to make you proud.”
59. By saying “Karl became withdrawn”, the author means that the boy changed entirely and ______.
A. preferred to stay alone at home B. lost interest in his studies
C. refused to talk to others D. began to dislike his mother
60. There was silence on the other end of the line because _______.
A. the speaker was too moved to say anything to the mother
B. the speaker waited for the mother to finish speaking
C. the speaker didn’t want the mother to recognize his voice
D. the speaker was unable to interrupt the mother
61. The sentence “… he even made the honor roll” means that “_________”
A. he was even on the list to be praised at the parent-teacher meeting
B. he was even on the list of students who made progress in grades
C. he was even on the list of students who had turned themselves around
D. he was even on the list of the best students at school
62. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Children in single-parent families often have mental problems.
B. Mother’s love plays an important role in teenagers’ life.
C. Being understood by parents is very important to teenagers.
D. School education doesn’t work without full support from parents.

C
A letter to Edward, a columnist (报刊专栏作家)
Dear Mr Expert:
I grew up in an unhappy and abusive(辱骂的) 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(隐私)?
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 needs first from time to time.
Be clear about the message you want to send. For example, “I really love your company (陪伴)but I also need some privacy. So please call before you come over.”
63. We can learn from the first letter that Joan Edward .
A. lives away from her parents B. takes pride in her friends
C. knows Mr Expert quite well D. hates her parents very much
64. We can infer from the first letter that .
A. Joan considers her friends more important than her privacy
B. Joan’s friends visit her more often than she can accept
C. Joan doesn’t like the parties at all
D. Joan dislikes the boyfriends her friends bring over
65. According to Mr Expert, why can’t Joan tell her friends her feelings?
A. She is afraid of hurting her friends.
B. S