龙岗区2008―2009学年第一学期期末高中学业评价试题

高二英语

本份试卷共四大部分,共12页,满分150分,考试用时120分钟。

注意事项:

1.答卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名、考试证号、考试科目用铅笔涂写在答题卡上。

2.每小题选出答案后,用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在试卷上。部分题型答案要求誊写到答题卷上。

3.考试结束,考生将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分  听力(共两节,满分35分)

做题时,先将答案划在试卷上,录音结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡(卷)上。

第一节  听对话或独白(共15小题,每小题2分,满分30分)

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题,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。听每段对话前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第1段材料,回答第1―3题。

1.How many persons are mentioned in the conversation?

A. 2              B. 4              C. 5

2.What’s the relationship between the two speakers?

A. Friends.        

B. Husband and wife.          

C. Employer and employee.

3.When will the two speakers meet again?

A. Tonight.          

B. Next weekend.

C. Next Tuesday.

听第2段材料,回答第4―6题。

4.What is the woman going to do tomorrow?

A. Go to the zoo.

B. Go to a local restaurant.

C. Go to the Science Museum.

5.Why does the woman come to the city?

A. For a great seafood restaurant.

B. For a five-day holiday.

C. For an Italian painting’s show.

6.Where has the woman been?

A. The zoo.

B. The National Gallery of Art.

C. Italian restaurants.

听第3段材料,回答第7―9题。

7.Who is Mr Johnson?

A. Millie’s history teacher.

B. Millie’s doctor.

C. Millie’s geography teacher.

8.What will Millie do on Saturday?

A. Go climbing.

B. Take an exam.

C. Stay at home and study.

9.Which season is it?

A. Spring.              B. Summer.           C. Autumn.

听第4段材料,回答第10―12题。

10.What kind of flight does the man want to book?

A. First class, one-way

B. Economy class, round-trip

C. Economy class, one-way

11.Which flight will the man take?

A. Fight 302        B. Flight 320         C. Flight 312

12.When will the man get to Chicago?

A. At 9:50      B. At 10:40         C. At 10:45

听第5段材料,回答第13―15题。

13.The second step of entering an American university is to _____________.

A. ask for an application form

B. send the form with a copy of your school records

C. ask your teachers for some letters of recommendation

14.Can foreign students apply to several universities at the same time?

A. Yes, they can.   B. No, they can’t.  C. have no idea.

15.According to the dialogue, we know that____________.

   A. no foreign student can do part-time jobs in the USA.

   B. a foreign student can’t work if the work experience isn’t part of his/her school program during the school year.

   C. foreign students only get their work in summer vocation

第二节  听取信息(共5小题,每小题1分,满分5分)

听下面一段独白。 请根据题目要求,从所给的内容中获取必要的信息,填入答题卷标号为16―20的空格中。录音读两遍。你有90秒钟的作答时间。(请将该部分答案转写在答题纸标号16―20的对应位置)

Explore Space

What is the best way to know about space?

To ___16__ into space.

How far is it from the earth to the moon?

About_____17_______.

Why can’t a plane fly to the moon?

Because there is  ____18___ in the outer space. Planes can’t fly without it.

How does a rocket fly?

There is gas that is made very hot in the rocket. When it rushes ___19___of the rocket, the rocket is pushed up into the sky.

How far away can a rocket fly in space?

Rockets with men in them have been to the moon. Rockets, without men in them, have flown to other places ___20___ than the moon. One day, rockets may be able to go to any place in space.

第二部分   英语知识应用(共两节,满分35分)

第一节  完形填空(共15小题,每小题2分,满分20分)

阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

 Do you have bright ideas? Ideas for inventions that change the world or, at least, make life   21   for somebody? Probably we all do sometimes, but we don’t often make the idea a   22   thing. Recently, there was a   23   in a country, which   24   young people to make their   25   ideas come true. There were two groups in the competition: Group A was for school children under 16; Group B was for those over 16. And there were eleven prize-winners altogether.

Neil Hunt, one of the prize-winners, was called “Sunshine Superman” by one newspaper writing about his   26  . When people study the   27  , it’s important to be able to record the sunshine accurately. We need to know how many hours of sunshine we have and how strong it is. Most sunshine recorders only record direct sunshine. Neil’s is more   28   and this is very important for research into ways of using solar power. Neil plans to keep   29  . The ideas in the competition were so great that we are   30   that the industry doesn’t ask more school children for suggestions.

21.A.interesting     B.happier              C.easier              D.valuable

22.A.real             B.true                 C.exact              D.practical

23.A.activity         B.competition         C.event             D.change

24.A.inspired        B.encouraged          C.praised           D.allowed

25.A.interesting     B.happy                   C.important              D.bright

26.A.design            B.means                   C.plan               D.ideal

27.A.maths            B.physics                 C.weather          D.sun

28.A.useful           B.exact               C.further           D.accurate

29.A.inventing        B.discovering           C.researching    D.thinking

30.A.glad                     B.surprised                C.pleased          D.strange

第二节  语法填空(共10小题,每题1.5分,共15分)

仔细阅读下面短文,短文中有10个空格。请按照语境以及括号里的具体要求完成语法填空、词形变化等。答案填写在答题卷标号31―40的对应位置。

In an American classroom, a Chinese girl was asked to answer a question. She stood up and smiled,   31   making any sound. The American teacher looked at   32   and didn’t see anything funny. So he asked her the question again. The girl just smiled   33  said nothing. The teacher was angry. He didn’t know that the girl smiled to cover her embarrassment (尴尬)   34   she wasn’t able to answer the question.

In a dining room in Beijing, an Englishman was   35  (care) and dropped a plate. The Chinese who   36  (see) this began to laugh. The Englishman felt   37  (comfort) and even got angry. “They   38  (laugh) at me,” he thought. In fact, the Chinese laughed not at the Englishman or his bad luck―  39   he is a foreigner or a Chinese. The   40   (laugh) has several feelings: don’t take it so seriously; laugh it off, it’s nothing; such things can happen to any of us, etc.

第三部分   阅读(共两节,满分40分)

第一节  阅读理解(共15小题,每小题2分,满分30分)

阅读下列三篇短文,从每题所给的四个选现(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Where in the world can you take an hour’s train ride, and pass a forest, a London street, a scene from the Wild West, and a burning building that never burns down? There’s only one place, and that’s Hollywood, in California. The scenes you see from the tourist train are film sets in the Universal Studios, one of the oldest and largest movie companies in the USA.

A visit to Universal Studios brings back memories of great days of Hollywood, the films and the stars. But they are only memories. Hollywood isn’t quite the same as it used to be. Costs have gone up and confidence has gone down. Movie-makers are afraid to spend their money on expensive new ideas. Instead, they repeat old ones.

The film industry is changing fast. Teenagers still go out to the movies. The theatre is a good place to meet friends away from home. But older people mostly stay home to watch series, like Dynasty have become as important to Hollywood as expensive movies. These “soap opera”, as they are called, show rich, powerful families living in beautiful homes and wearing beautiful clothes. But the actors and actresses are nearly all middle-aged, like many of the people who watch them.

Though it is soap operas that are keeping the film-makers of Hollywood in Business, big films are still being made in America. But more and more of them are made outside Hollywood. New York is the most important new center, but there are many others as well. Movie-makers have realized that they don’t need Hollywood any more--modern cameras and real houses instead of expensively made copies in a studio. Other states, especially Florida and Texas, are working hard to take the film business away from California. They are offering better working conditions and lower costs.

But Hollywood is fighting back. The state of California is trying hard to keep its best-known industry.

41. From the passage, we know Universal Studios is ________.

A. a very large park               B. a busy London street

C. a famous movie company    D. an old Hollywood movie

42. The movie industry in California isn’t as successful as before because ________.

A. young people don’t go to movie theatres any more

B. there is strong competition from other states

C. its movie companies are in need of young stars

D. the state hasn’t put a development plan into action

43. Which of the following seems to be a threat to Hollywood?

A. The use of modern cameras and other equipment

B. The interest of middle-aged film stars

C. The making of TV series like Dynasty

D. The expensively made copies of scenes

44. What can we learn about “soap operas” from the passage?

A. They are teenagers’ favorites.       B. They are much more expensive.

C. They are less attractive.       D. They are cheaper and easier to make.

45. The passage mainly tells us ________.

A. something about the film industry in the USA

B. the importance of soap operas in Hollywood

C. the good old days of Hollywood

D. the film business in California

B

Some people think only school children do not agree with their parents, however, it is not true.

    Communication is a problem for parents and children of all ages. If it’s hard for you to communicate with your parents, don’t worry about it. Here are some advice for you to bridge the generation gap.

    Don’t argue with your parents. Don’t get to your parents when you are angry. Your parents probably won’t consider your ideas if you are shouting at them. And you can’t express yourself well if you are angry. Go some place to cool off. Make sure you understand why you are unhappy. Then think about what you want to say to your parents. If you don’t think you can speak to them at the moment, try writing a letter.

    Try to reach a compromise (和解). Perhaps you and your parents disagree on something. You can keep your disagreement and try your best to accept each other. Michael’s mother didn’t agree with him about buying a motorcycle. They argued over it. But they finally came to a compromise. Michael bought the motorcycle, but only drove it on certain days.

    Of course, your parents might refuse to compromise on something. In these situations, it is especially important to show love and respect to them. Showing respect will keep your relationship strong.

    Talk about your values. The values of your parents are probably different from those of your own. Tell your parents what you care about, and why. Understanding your values might help them see your purposes in life.

    A good relationship with your parents can make you a better and happier person. It is worth having a try!

 46. The passage tells us _______ have a communication problem.

    A. parents and other people

    B. school kids and their parents

    C. teachers and their students

    D. parents and children of all ages

 47. Your parents probably won’t consider your ideas if you _______.

    A. don’t get to them often                      B. write a letter to them

    C. don’t speak to them politely                     D. express yourself well

 48. The underlined phrase “cool off” in the passage means “_______”.

    A. to make yourself happy                           B. to get you quiet and relaxed(放松)

    C. to have a good rest                                   D. to hide yourself quickly

 49. If there’s really a generation gap between you and your parents, you’d better _____.

    A. have a talk with them often               B. keep away from them

    C. agree with them all the time               D. argue with them

 50. From the passage we learn that _______.

    A. parents and children should not have a generation gap

    B. parents should show love and respect to their children

    C. there are some good ways to bridge the generation gap

D. there are so many serious problems in families today

C

The world economy has run into a brick wall. Despite countless warnings in recent years about the need to address a potential(潜在的) hunger crisis in poor countries and an energy crisis worldwide, world leaders failed to think ahead. The result is a global food crisis. Wheat, corn and rice prices have more than doubled in the past two years. And oil prices have increased more than three times since the start of 2004. These food-price increases, together with increasing energy costs, will slow down if not stop economic growth in many parts of the world and will even affect political stability(稳定). Practical solutions to these problems do exist, but we'll have to start thinking ahead and acting globally.

Here are three steps to ease the current food crisis and avoid the potential for a global crisis. The first is to promote the dramatic success of Malawi, a country in southern Africa, which three years ago established a special fund to help its farmers get fertilizer and seeds with high productivity. Malawi’s harvest doubled after just one year. An international fund based on the Malawi model would cost a mere $10 per person annually in the rich world, or $10 billion altogether.

Second, the U.S. and Europe should give up their policies of paying partly for the change of food into biofuels(生物燃料). The U.S. government gives farmers a taxpayer-financed payment of 51 cents per gallon of ethanol (乙醇) changed from corn. There may be a case for biofuels produced on lands that do not produce foods ― tree crops, grasses and wood products ― but there's no case for the government to pay to put the world's dinner into the gas tank.

Third, we urgently need to weather-proof the world's crops as soon and as effectively as possible. For a poor farmer, sometimes something as simple as a farm pond ― which collects rainwater to be used in dry weather ― can make the difference between a good harvest and a bad one. The world has already promised to establish a Climate Adaptation Fund to help poor regions climate-proof vital economic activities such as food production and health care but has not yet acted upon the promise.

51. An international fund based on the Malawi model would______.

A. cost each of the developed countries $10 billion per year

B. aim to double the harvest in southern African countries in a year

C. decrease the food prices as well as the energy prices

D. give poor farmers access to fertilizer and highly productive seeds

52. With the second step, the author expresses the idea that ______.

A. it is not wise to change food crops into gas

B. it is misleading to put tree crops into the gas tank

C. we should get alternative(可供选择的)forms of fuel in any way

D. biofuels should be developed on a large scale

53. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. A rain-collecting pond is a simple safeguard against dry weather

B. A Climate Adaptation Fund has been established to help the poor

C. The world has made a serious promise to build farm ponds.

D. It makes a great difference whether we develop wood products or not.

54. The writer’s purpose of writing the passage is ______.

A. to warn the world of a potential hunger crisis in poor countries

B. to address a potential hunger crisis in poor countries and an energy crisis worldwide

C. to give advice on how to relieve the global food shortage

D. to establish a Climate Adaptation Fund to help poor regions

55. In the passage, the author calls on us to______.

A. slow down but not to stop economic.

B. develop tree crops, grasses and wood products

C. achieve economic growth and political stability

D. act now so as to relieve the potential global food shortage

第二节  信息匹配(共5小题,每小题2分,满分10分)

下面是一篇应用文及其应用场合的信息,请阅读下列应用文和相关信息,并按照要求匹配信息。

首先,请阅读下列杂志的信息:

A. DETECTIVES ABROAD

  Read about the lives of real detectives. This monthly magazine brings you up-to-date true stories about real life of detectives as they chase criminals across continents. Find out how some of the most dangerous criminals in the world are caught by some of world's finest detectives. Follow their routes on the free map which comes with every issue.

B. WORLD TRAVEL

  This weekly magazine can bring the world to your home. Have you ever wondered what the Chinese eat for breakfast? Did you know that the Sahara Desert is getting bigger every year? This fascinating magazine, full of colour photographs, is your window on the world.

C. ONLY 16

  Every week well-known writers bring you the latest teenage love stories. Each magazine carries three full-length stories as well as cartoons and colour pictures of your favorite film stars.

D. EUROPE NEWS

  The weekly magazine keeps you in touch with what's happening. Filled with facts and figures about almost everything you can think of, plus articles by our regular writers on the week's most interesting news stories. Special back page sums up the news for the busy readers.

E. OLD SCHOOLHOUSE

The magazine is approximately 200 pages, full color, and packed with support and fun! Columns: Creation Answers with AiG's Ken Ham, Resource Room for special needs homeschooling with Christine Field, Diana Waring's HisStory column, our Finishing the Race (High School) department, and Show and Tell ? where readers share their own detailed methods and curriculum choices.

F. CRIME AND CRIMINALS

  These exciting short stories are written by well-known crime writers. Every magazine brings you the best in criminal thrillers, stories are so good that you won't be able to put the magazine down. And every month we leave one crime unanswered so that you, that reader, can play detective.

  请阅读以下读者的信息,然后匹配读者和适合他/她的杂志:

56. Emi is a university student studying Italian and Polities. She doesn't have much time to read anything very detailed but she is looking for something with plenty of news and information.   (     )

57. Carrie is sixteen years old and loves spending time listening to pop music and lying on her bed reading. She is always interested in finding out more about some of the stars in the world of pop and fashion.    (    )

58. Bill travels a lot when he was younger. Now that he has stopped his work, he enjoys reading about foreign people, places and customs even if he has already visited that part of the world.     (     )

59. Leroy used to be a detective. He still takes an active interest in the work of the police, but these days he enjoys reading fictions after years spent chasing real criminals. (     )

60. Brigitte has a five-year-old daughter and after several talks with her husband, she is considering to educate their daughter at home. She would like a magazine to learn about this new trend.   (     )

第四部分   写作(共两节,满分40分)

第一节  词汇知识(共两部分,满分15分)(请将该部分答案写在答题卷上)

A.单词拼写(根据题中所给的汉语提示或首字母完整句子,每空一词)(共10小题,满分10分)

61.Mary a_____________ to her teacher for her being late for school.

62.The boy bowed to the great actor to show his ____________(尊敬) for him.

63.Taking this drug too much can result in i___________ to the heart.

64.She has been _____________(雇佣) as a babysitter to look after the little boy.

65.His first speech as a president made a strong i______________ on audience.

66.The vase fell to the floor itself, so no one was to b______________.

67.Nowadays, violence in some TV programmes has a great _______________(影响) on teenagers.

68.When the dog attacked the old man, he d___________ himself with a stick.

69.Mr. Smith is busy, so you will be required to a____________ him in preparing the report.

70.I _____________ (同意) of your trying to earn some money but please don’t ignore your studies.

B.完整句子(根据汉语意思,在句子每个空格中填入一个适当的词,使句子完整)(共5小题,满分5分)

71.要是我们当时早点找到他的话,我们就可以救活他。

If we had found him earlier we could ___________ __________ his life.

72.直到她取下墨镜,我才意识到她是一位著名影星。

It was _________ ________ she took off her dark glasses that I realized she was a famous film star.

73.因为被老师的话深深感动了,所以他做了很多事情来帮助同学。

Greatly __________ ___________ the teacher’s words, he did a lot of things to help his classmates.

74.我经常求助的教授将在本周三来我校做演讲。

The professor __________ ___________ I often turn will make a speech in our school this Wednesday.

75.坐落在山顶的寺庙建于明朝。

The temple ___________ on top of the hill was ___________ in Ming Dynasty.

第二节   任务型写作(共1小题,满分25分)

请根据以下任务说明和写作要求,写一篇150词左右的英语短文。(请将该部分答案写在答题卷上)

[任务要求]

阅读下面的短文。

As young students, you have many dreams. These dreams can be very big, such as winning the Nobel Prize; they can also be small, such as becoming one of the best students in your class.

Once you find a dream, what do you do with it? Do you ever try to make your dream real?

Andrew Matthews, an Australian writer, tells us that making your dreams real is life’s biggest challenge. You may think you’re not very good at some school subjects, or that it’s impossible for you to become a writer. Those kinds of ideas stop you from realizing your dream.

In fact, everyone can realize his dream. The first thing you must do is to remember what your dream is. Don’t let it leave your heart. Keep telling yourself what you want every day and then your dream will come true faster. You should know that a big dream is, in fact, made up of many small dreams.

You must also never give up your dream. There will be difficulties on the road to your dreams. But the biggest difficulty comes from yourself. You need to decide what is the most important. Studying instead of watching TV will help you to get better exam results, while saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book.

As you get closer to your dream, it may change a little. This is good as you have the chance to learn something more useful and find new hobbies. 

[写作内容]

(1)请简明扼要地复述这篇文章的基本内容,该部分需要写大约30词;

(2))根据自己的实际情况,以“我梦想的职业” 为题写一篇英语小短文。文章至少包含以下的内容要点,该部分的字数需要写大约120词。

a.你梦想的职业;

b.你的理由;

c.你将如何实现。

[写作要求]

你可以使用实例或其它论述方法支持你的论点,也可以参照阅读材料的内容和使用其中的一些词语,但不要抄袭阅读材料中的句子。

 

 

龙岗区2008―2009学年第一学期期末高中学业评价试题

高二英语

第一部分  听力(共两节,满分35分)

 1-3:CAC    4-6:CBA   7-9:ACB   10-12:CAC    13-15:BAB

16.  send scientists      17. 384,000    18. no air  19. out of the end   20.  much further/farther away

第二部分   英语知识应用(共两节,满分35分)

第一节  完形填空(共15小题,每小题2分,满分20分)

21-25: CABBD    26-30: ACDAB

第二节  语法填空(共10小题,每题1.5分,共15分)

31.without   32.himself   33.but   34.because  35.careless   36.had seen   37.uncomfortable   38.are laughing   39.whether  40.laughter

第三部分   阅读(共两节,满分40分)

第一节  阅读理解(共15小题,每小题2分,满分30分)

A:41~45 CBADA  B:46-50 D C B A C  C:51-55:D A AC D

第二节  信息匹配(共5小题,每小题2分,满分10分)

56-60: DCBFE

第四部分   写作(共两节,满分40分)

61.apologized    62. respect   63. injury   64. hired/employed   65. influence

66. blame         67. effect    68.defensed  69. defended       70. approve

71. have saved     72. not until  73. touched by  74. to whom  75. standing  built

 

My Ideal Job

      As is mentioned in the passage, it’s a big challenge for everybody to make his/her dream come true. In order to realize it, he/she is expected to be clear about his/her dream and then keep on pursuing it.

 When it comes to the dream, which is a big topic, we young students prefer to our ideal jobs in the future. There are various kinds of jobs in the world and people choose different jobs as their ideal careers. This happens mainly for the reason that everyone has his own interest.
     As for me, I have been dreaming of being a guide for a long time. First, I am fond of travelling so much that I want to get a job about tourism. Secondly, good guides are knowledgeable, meanwhile, they have wide vision. Finally, guide can constantly expand his knowledge and understand lots of customs about different cultures and countries.

To achieve my dream of being a qualified guide, I have to make sufficient preparations. Fro one thing, I must learn my subjects well, such as geography, history, art and so on and travel a lot at my spare time, just as a famous saying goes: “Seeing is believing.” For another, I should improve my oral-describing ability so that I can express my feelings fluently, introduce the places of interest clearly and communicate well with my travellers .

Being a good guide is difficult, but I believe if I devote myself to it, I’ll be successful sooner or later.

 

 


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