高二英语期末试题.doc

高二外研英语试卷2006—2007学年下学期末考试1
总分：150分 考试时间：120分钟
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节：（7.5 分）
请听下面5段对话,选出最佳选项
1. Where is Miss Brown from ?
A. Singapore B. America C. Japan
2. What do you know about Bob?
A. He is interested in maths B. He is often absent from class
C. He often does his homework with other’s help
3. What can we learn about the man ?
A. He couldn’t ride a bike B. He used to have a bike like the boy’s
C. He would like to have a bike
4. What is the woman going to do ?
A. Mail an invitation to the Smiths B. Invite Alan to the party
C. Visit the Smiths
5. What did the man mean ?
A. He would lend her an extra pen B. He had lost his pen
C. He could offer her a pencil
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分,满分22.5分）
听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。
6. What does the man know about the River Nile ?
A. It’s the longest river in the world .
B. It often fliids large areas C. It’s the second longest river in the world
7. Why did Egyptians build Aswan High Dam ?
A. In order to sail upstream B. In order to control the flood
C. In order to attract visitors
请听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。
8. What is Timmy most interested in ?
A. Playing the piano B. Playing the violin C. Classical music
9. What ’s Timmy’s main purpose at the moment ?
A. to make some new friends B. to go to some concert
C. to learn from others
10. What are they both weak in ?
A. Sports B. Music C. Theory of music
11. Whom will they turn to for help ?
A. Timmy’s uncle B. Lily’s uncle C. Their teacher
请听第8段材料,回答第11至15题。
12. How old was the narrator when she became a stewardess ( 空姐 ) ？
A. Twenty B. Twenty-six C. Not told
13. How many daughters were there at least in her family ?
A. Four B. Five C. Six
14. When did the speaker get married ?
A. Twenty B. Twenty –six C. Almost twenty-five
15. What do people think of the job as a stewardess ?
A. It’s an honorable job B. It’s a dull job C. It’s not a splendid job
听第9段材料，回答第16至20题。
16. Which city did Pakistan’s President go to in China besides Beijing?
A. Sichuan B. Chengdu C. Nowhere else
17. How long was the visit?
A. Five days B. Four days C. Three days
18. What did the two countries agree on?
A. Defence B. Energy C. Both
19. Who was killed in Pakistan?
A. Chinese engineers B. Engineers of Pakistan
C. Chinese workers
20. What did the president promise to do?
A. To give the victims’ family some money. B. To punish the killers
C. To give some help to the Chinese family.

第二部分英语知识运用：
第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题一分;满分15分;）
21．The bus driver didn’t keep calm in the accident. Otherwise he .
A．mustn’t have been killed B．shouldn’t be killed
C．wouldn’t have been killed D．wouldn’t be killed
22.______twice,the postmen refused to deliver our letters unless we
Chained our dog up.
A.Having bitten B.Being bitten C.Bitten D.to be bitten
23． —It’s a long time we met last.
—Yes, and it will be a long time we meet again.
A．that, until B．since; before C．when; that D．before; since
24.Teachers should pay attention to their words and acts because the effect ______they say and do has _____the students is great.
A.what;to B.that ; on C.what;on D.that;to
25.The sixth generation computers,with high capacity,______and perfected now.
A. developed B. are being developed C.have developed D.are developing
26.----Miss Smith,can I go home after I finish my homework?
-----No,you_____stay here until I come back.
A.shall B.need C. can D.may.
27.The problem is not too hard.I think you can_____.
A.work on it B.work out it c.work it on D.work it out
28.There ______more than one family ____in a house that is too small.
A .be;live B.are; living C.were;to live D.is;living
29.Entering the hall,the speaker saw the listeners ______ quietly.
A.had seated B.were seated C.seated D.were seating
30.Everything is so expensive now.It is hardly _____to save money.

a.probablely B.likely C.possible D.probable
31.News report say peace talk between the two countries have ____with no agreement reached.
A.broken down B.broken out C.been broken down D. broken up
32.---I hear they aren’t pleased with the house you’ve chosen for them.
---well,_______could they live in such comfort?
A.where else B.what else C.how D.why
33._______ the room;a letter was found on the ground.
A.Entering B.Having entered C. He entered D.He entering
34.The success of this project ____everyone making an effort.
A.calls up B.relies on C. cares for D.reminds of
35.______ team wins on Saturday will go through to the national championships.
A.No matter what B.No matter which C.whatever D.whichever

第二节 完型填空（ 共20小题；每小题一分，满分30分）
Catch of a Lifetime
He was 11 years old and often went fishing in a lake. On the day 36 the bass (鱸魚) season opened, he and his father were fishing early in the evening, 37 sunfish. Then he practiced casting. When his pole 38 , he knew something huge was 39 . His father watched 40 as the boy skilfully worked the fish alongside the dock. 41 , he very carefully lifted the 42 fish from the water. It was the largest one he had ever seen, 43 it was a bass. The father lit a match and looked at 44 . It was 10 P.M. — two hours before the season opened. He looked at the fish, then at the boy.
“You’ll have to 45 , son,” he said.
“Dad!” cried the boy.
“There will be other fish,” said his father.
“Not as big as this one,” cried the boy.
46 no one had seen them, nor could anyone ever know what time he caught the fish, the boy could 47 by his father’s firm voice that the decision was 48 . He obeyed and lowered it into the black 49 . The boy suspected that he would 50 again see such a great fish.
That was 34 years ago. Today, the boy is a successful architect. And he was 51 . He has never again landed such a magnificent fish as the one he 52 that night long ago. But he does see the same fish — again and again — 53 he comes up against a question of ethics (道德规范).
For, as his father taught him, ethics are simple matters of right and wrong. It is only the 54 of ethics that is difficult. Do we do 55 when no one is looking?
36. A. until B. when C. after D. before
37. A. providing B. catching C. feeding D. supplying
38. A. broke down B. broke up C. turned over D. doubled over
39. A. on the other end B. in the dark
C. in the deep water D. on the other bank
40. A. with anxiety B. in surprise
C. with admiration D. with anger
41. A. Finally B. Unfortunately C. Actually D. Accordingly
42. A. active B. discouraged C. energetic D. exhausted
43. A. and B. but C. however D. yet
44. A. his watch B. the bass C. the sunfish D. the boy
45. A. bring it home B. put it aside C. put it back D. pick it up
46. A. Even though B. Now that C. Ever since D. In case
47. A. say B. tell C. speak D. talk
48. A. passed B. changed C. fixed D. refused
49. A. container B. sea C. water D. river
50. A. ever B. once C. then D. never
51. A. wrong B. right C. satisfactory D. pleased
52. A. caught B. saw C. cast D. threw
53. A. no time B. one time C. a time D. every time
54. A. standard B. concept C. practice D. idea
55. A. wrong B. right C. harm D. good
第三部分；阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
A
The neglected baby is crying alone. The young man, suffering from a lack of sleep, threatens suicide. The marriage fails because of the husband’s crazy behavior.
Is this just another story of social breakdown in the modern age? Not really. But they are the effects of a real social problem—Internet Addiction(沉溺), or, Internet Addiction Disorder.
The addiction is obvious from the popularity of one game alone: “Halo 2”. It’s a first-person shooter developed by Bungie Studios for the Xbox video game console. By early 2005, 1 million players worldwide had clocked up an amazing 100 million hours on the game, among which are 360, 000 Chinese players.
China has about 94 million regular Internet users. Of these, a survey suggested, 4.4 million are teenagers who are so addicted to it that they neglect anything else.
Video gamers who have gone too far show symptoms similar to those of alcohol and drug abusers. “The real world meant nothing to me when I was fully involved in online games. I lost track of time, space, hunger, pain, and everything,” explained Liu Pinyi, a 19-year-old college dropout. She has had treatment in Beijing for her addiction.
What makes it similar to drugs is that online game addicts also develop a chemical imbalance in their brains. Gaming stimulates the production of a chemical compound that produces delighted or pleasant feelings. When they’re away from the screen, they suffer feelings of anxiety and headaches.
Experts say young people are attracted to video games partly because they are partly because they are pushed right into the center of the action. This allows them to overcome a lack of confidence which people at that age can often suffer from.
56. What’s the writer’s main purpose in writing the first paragraph?
A. To show his worries about Internet Addiction.
B. To show harm of Internet Addiction
C. To warn couples of the problem.
D. To introduce the topic of the passage.
57. How much time in total had Chinese game players spent on “Halo 2” by early 2005?
A. 1 million hours. B. 94 million hours
C. 100 million hours. D. 36 million hours
58. When video gamers get lost in a game, they do the following EXCEPT that _______.
A. They forget time, space, hunger and everything.
B. They drink a lot of alcohol and use drug.
C. They feel confident in the virtual games
D. Their brains produce a chemical which makes them delighted.
59. what is the passage mainly about?
A. Internet is bad for teenagers
B. Actions should be taken to deal with Internet Addiction
C. Web produces Internet Addiction Disorder
D. Teenagers should not play video games
B
She is widely seen as proof that good looks can last forever. But, at nearly 500 years of age, time is catching up with the Mona Lisa.
The health of the famous picture, painted by Leonardo da Vinci in 1505, is getting worse by the year, according to the Louvre museum(卢浮宫博物馆)where it is housed.
“The thin, wooden panel on which the Mona Lisa is painted in oil has changed shape since experts checked it two years ago,” the museum said. Visitors have noticed the changes but repairing the world’s most famous painting is not easy. Experts are not sure about the materials the Italian artist used and their current chemical state.
Nearly 6 million people go to see the Mona Lisa every year, many attracted by the mystery of her smile. “It is very interesting that when you’re not looking at her, she seems to be smiling, and then you look at her and she stops,” said Professor Margaret Livingstone of Harvard University. “It’s because direct vision(视觉)is excellent at picking up detail, but less suited to looking at shadows. Da Vinci painted the smile in shadows.”
However, the actual history of the Mona Lisa is just as mysterious as the smile. Da Vinci himself loved it so much that he always carried it with him, until it was eventually sold to France’s King Francis I in 1519.
In 1911, the painting was stolen from the Louvre by a former employee, who took it out of the museum hidden under his coat. He said he planned to return it to Italy. The painting was sent back to France two years later.
During World War II, French hid the painting in small towns to keep it out of the hands of German forces.
Like many old ladies, the Mona Lisa has some interesting stories to tell.
60. The underlined sentence in the first paragraph means the Mona Lisa ________.
A. is losing its value B. is being damaged after so many years
C. is getting more valuable with years passing D. will rot away
61. Experts haven’t any repairs on the Mona Lisa because______.
A.it is now in a poor chemical state
B. they don’t know how to replace the wooden panel
C .they don’t have the materials Da Vinci used
D. they are afraid it will be done further damage.
62. The smile of the Mona Lisa can only be seen_______.
A. by indirect vision B. at a distance
C. by direct vision D. in shadows
63. From the last paragraph, we can infer that______.
A. many interesting stories have been written about the Mona Lisa
B. people are interested in the stories about the Mona Lisa.
C. some mysteries still remain to be solved about the Mona Lisa.
D. Many more stories will be told about the Mona Lisa.
C
A sunflower is a sunflower . A mobile phone is a mobile phone . But can you combine the two to do something for your local environment?
As early as next year it may well be possible. When you have finished with your mobile phone you will be able to bury it in the garden or a plant pot and wait for it to flower. A biodegradable (能进行生物递降分解的) mobile phone was, this month, introduced by scientists.
Scientists have come up with a new material over the last five years. It looks like any other plastic and can be hard or soft, and able to change shape. Overtime it can also break down into the soil without giving out any toxic chemicals. British researchers used the new material to develop a phone cover that contains a sunflower seed. When this new type of cover turns into waste, it forms nitrates (硝酸钾). These feed the seed and help the flower grow. Engineers have designed a small transparent window to hold the seed. They have made sure it only grows when the phone is thrown away. "We've only put sunflower seeds into the covers so far. But we are working with plant experts to find out which flowers would perform best. Maybe we could put roses in next time," said one scientist.
As phone technology is developing so quickly people are constantly throwing their mobiles away. This means manufacturers are under pressure to find ways of recycling them. Some 650 million mobile phones have been sold this year. Most of them will be thrown away within two years, adding plastic, heavy metal and chemical waste to the environment. A biodegradable cover can offer some relief for nature, according to the scientists. "The seed is released and the flower grows in the pot so you don't have to concern yourself with the phone when you have finished using it," said Kerry Kirwan. She leads the research team, which is based at the University of Warwick in Britain.
64. The main idea of the passage is ________ .
A. the relationship between high tech and environment
B. the phone technology is developing
C. phone can be turned into flowers
D. mobile phone and