[高中英语]［名校联盟］辽宁省瓦房店高级中学2009—2010学年上学期高二期中考试英语试题

[高中英语]［名校联盟］辽宁省瓦房店高级中学2009—2010学年上学期高二期中考试英语试题 2009-2010学年度上学期四校协作体期中考试 高二年级 英语试题 本试卷分为第?卷(选择题)和第?卷(非选择题)两部分.共120分，考试时间100分钟. 第I卷(选择题，共85分) 第二部分: 英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分) 第一节 单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分) 21. I knew _____ John Lennon, but not _____ famous one. A. 不填; a B. a; the C. 不填; the D. the; a 22. It was some time _____ we realized the truth. A. when B. until C. since D. before 23. With more forests being destroyed, huge quantities of good earth _____ each year. A. is washing away B. is being washed away C. are washing away D. are being washed away24. The shopkeeper did not want to sell for _____ he thought was not enough. A. where B. how C. what D. which 25. What shall we use for power when all the oil in the world has _____? A. given out B. put out C. held up D. used up 26. He paid for a seat, when he _____ have entered free. A. could B. would C. must D. need 27(I’ve studied quite a few languages, and are as easy for me as Chinese. A. none of which B. nothing that C. none of them D. none28(Recently CCTV station has taken great pains to make a program that reviews the important _____ of the past 30 years . A. affairs B. matters C. events D. incidents 29(His plan was such a good one _______ we all agreed to accept . A. as B. that C. so D. and 30(Written in a hurry, _______________. A. they found many mistakes in the report. B. Sam made lots of mistakes in the report. C. there are many mistakes in the report. D. the report is full of mistakes.31(No one can walk the wire without a bit of fear unless ________ very young. A. having been training B. trained C. to be trained D. being trained32. The man refused to admit that he was guilty as the court had judged, and ________the High Court. A. adapted to B. related to C. appealed to D. referred to33. —You see, I’m poor in maths, you are not good at English, and... — That’s ____ we should help each other. A. when B. where C. how D. what 34(—Did you see who the driver was? —No, so quickly_________ that I couldn’t get a good look at his face. A(does the car speed by B(the car sped by C(did the car speed by D(the car speeds by 35.------How do you feel about taking the job in Los Angeles? ------____? It’s the biggest company in the country. A. How about you B. How should I feel C. How do you D. What第二节: 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答 题卡上将该项涂黑。 Creativity(创造性) is the key to a brighter future, say education and business experts. Here is 36 schools and parents can encourage this important skill in children. If Dick Drew had listened to his 37 in 1925, we might not have a product that we now think of as of great importance: a new type of 38 . Drew worked for the Minnesota Minting Company. 39 he developed a kind of material strong enough to hold things together. 40 his boss told him not to think more about the 41. Finally, using his own time, Drew improved the tape, 42 now is used everywhere by many people. And his former company learned from its 43 . Now it encouraged people to 44 15 percent of their work time just thinking and developing new ideas. Creativity is not 45 one is just born with, nor is it necessarily a character of high 46 . Just because a person is highly intelligent does not mean that he uses it creatively. 47 is the matter of using the resources one has to produce new ideas that are good for something. 48 , schools have not tried to encourage creativity. With strong attention to test results and the development of reading, writing and mathematical skills, many educators 49 creativity for correct answers. The result is that children can 50 information but can’t recognize ways to use it in new situations. They may know the rules correctly, but they are unable to use them to 51 practical problems. It is important to give children choices. From the earliest age, children should be allowed to 52 and understand their results. Even if it’s choosing between two food items for lunch, skills. As children grow older, 54 should let their children decision-making helps 53 decide how to use their time or spend their money, but not help them too much if they make the wrong decision. The child may 55 , but that is all right. This is because the most important character of creative people is a very strong desire to find a way out of trouble.36. A.way B.how C.what D.where 37. A.teacher B.director C.boss D.headmaster 38. A.tape B.product C.company D.material 39. A.On business B.At work C.At table D.At home 40. A.Meanwhile B.However C.While D.But 41. A.idea B.product C.tape D.job 42. A.this B.that C.what D.which 43. A.discovery B.invention C.mistake D.lesson 44. A.spend B.waste C.cost D.save 45. A.anything B.something C.everything D.nothing 46. A.ability B.activity C.intelligence D.quality 47. A.Desire B.Character C.Courage D.Creativity 48. A.Unfortunately B.Surprisingly C.Strangely D.Fortunately49. A.give in B.give up C.give out D.give off 50. A.give back B.find out C.ask for D.bring up 51. A.work at B.work out C.work for D.work on 52. A.make time B.make progress C.make their wayD.make decisions53. A.judging B.choosing C.thinking D.deciding 54. A.teachers B.managers C.parents D.coaches 55. A.have a good time B.make mistakes C.have a hard time D.have a breakdown第三部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30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 Millions of people visit Yosemite National Park every year to see the tall waterfalls and mountains. Thee mountains are a splendid sight when viewed from the valley floor. Lots of stores, hotels, and restaurants are needed to handle the crowds. Also, water, roads, and other service systems are part of the infrastructure(基础设施) that must be maintained. Unfortunately, these systems are starting to break down. It’s not just in Yosemite But in national parks around the nation. Yosemite is thirty years old according to Dennis Galvin, a National Park Service worker. The park is not only old but worn out. Two or three times as many visitors come every year. That is too many visitors for the park to deal with. Four years ago a storm washed out a water pipeline in the Grand Canyon. The National Park Service had to send water trucks to provide water for the visitors. Last month pipes almost broke again and roads had to be closed for a while. Why hasn’t the National Park Service kept up the park repairs? There is a lack of money. The United States has 378 monuments, parks, and wilderness areas. Between three and for billion dollars are needed for repairs. Yosemite is one national park that does have money for repairs. It has two hundred million dollars but cannot spend it any way it chooses. When the park workers started widening the road, they were forced to stop by the Sierra Club. The club claimed that the road work was damaging the Merced River that runs through the park. A Sierra Club lawyer, Julia Olson, feels that the infrastructure needs to be moved out of Yosemite. That way less pressure will be put on the already crowded park. 56. According to the text, the mountains in Yosemite look most splendid when they are appreciated from _____. A. the bottom of the valleys B. the top of the mountains C. the side of the mountains D. the edge of the valleys57. National parks like Yosemite in the U.S. find it increasingly difficult to meet the need of visitors because _____. A. their transport management needs improving B. they spend too much on their service systems C. their service systems frequently go out of order D. they need help from environmental organizations 58. The main problem of Yosemite National Park is its _____. A. rundown water pipes B. overcrowdedness C. lack of money D. narrow roads 59. According to the text, the Sierra Club is most likely to be _____. A. an environmental group B. an information center C. a travel service D. a law firm B A black hole is created when a large star burns out. Like our sun, stars are unbelievably hot furnaces (熔炉) that burn their own matter as fuel. When most of the fuel is used up, the star begins to die. The death of a star is not a quiet event. First there is a huge explosion. As its outer layer is blasted off into space, the dying star shines as brightly as a billion suns. After the explosion gravity pulls in what’s left of the star. As the outside of the star sinks toward the center, the star gets smaller and smaller. The material the star is made of becomes tightly packed together. A star is so dense that a teaspoon of matter from it weighs billion of pounds. The more the star shrinks, the stronger the gravity inside it becomes. Soon the star is very tiny, and the gravity pulling it in is unbelievably strong. In fact, the gravity is so strong that it even pulls light into the star! Since all the light is pulled in, none can go out. The star becomes black when there is no light. Then a black hole is born! That’s what we know about black holes. What we don’t know is this: What happens inside a black hole after the star has been squeezed into a tiny ball? Does it keep getting smaller and smaller forever? Such a possibility is hard to imagine. But if the black hole doesn’t keep shrinking, what happens to it? Some scientists think black holes are like doorways to another world. They say that as the star disappears from our universe, it goes into another universe. In other words a black hole in our universe could turn into a “white hole” in a different universe. As the black hole swallows light, the white hole shines brightly—somewhere else. But where? A different place, perhaps, or a different time — many years in the past or future. Could you travel through a black hole? Right now, no. Nothing we know of could go into a black hole without being crushed. So far the time being, black hole must remain a mystery. Black holes are a mystery—but that hasn’t stopped scientists from dreaming about them. One scientist suggested that in the future we might make use of the power of black holes. They would supply all of Earth’s energy needs, with plenty to spare. Another scientist wondered if a black hole could some day be used to swallow earthly waste—a sort of huge waste disposal(处理) in the sky! 60. When the star begins to die ______. A. there is no fuel left in it B. its outer layer goes into space first C. a huge explosion will happen D. it doesn’t give off light any longer 61. Which of the following doesn’t help produce a black hole? A. The gravity inside the star is very strong. B. The light can’t go out of the star. C. The star becomes smaller and smaller D. The dying star shines very brightly. 62. The black hole ______. A. continues becoming smaller and smaller all the time B. goes into another universe and becomes a white hole C. can pull in everything we know of in the world D. will appear at another place at a different time 63. What’s the best title for this passage? A. A New Scientific Discovery: Black Holes B. How Do Black Holes Come Into Being? C. What Are Black Holes? D. Travel Through A Black Hole C “I never expected that I would be so busy. Why can’t there be 25 hours in a day?” complained Liu Ran in Hong Kong as mid – term exams were going on. The 18 – year – old girl was Shandong Province’s top scorer in this year’s college entrance examination. After graduating from Tai’ an No. 1 High School, she chose the Chinese University of Hong Kong, although two famous universities in mainland promised her a place. “I want to experience a more international school and social life in Hong Kong. I’m majoring (主修)journalism, so Hong Kong will surly help widen my horizons,” Liu said. in It is two months since Liu first set foot on Hong Kong. She missed home a lot at the beginning, because of the food and language problems. “The canteen offers mostly Western or Guangdong food, but it’s convenient to cook for ourselves in our dormitory if we like. People speak Cantonese and almost all classes are in English,” Liu explanined. Her English and Cantonese are now both improving, but she still needs more time to adapt to the new environment. “I’m happy that I made the right decision to study here. With a mix of the Eastern and Western cultures, there is so much to discover and learn,” she said. Liu has 18 credit hours of classes every week and 23 non – credit hours every other week. She has signed up for four associations including the Chinese Language Debating Team and the drama club. Essays, book reports and presentations also take plenty of time to prepare. 64(What would be the best title for the text? A(Hong Kong dreams B(Looking for a job in Hong Kong C(Social life in Hong Kong D(the Chinese University of Hong Kong 65(Liu Ran chose the Chinese University of Hong Kong . A(to see more of an international school and social life B(in order to enrich her experiences C(because it is more famous than any university in mainland D(Both A and B 66(Which of the following statement is NOT true? A(She is improving her English and Cantonese. B(She is allowed to cook in the dormitory. C(She is too busy to join in activities outside class. D(She hasn’t adapted herself to the new environment. 67(From the passage we can infer that she was with her school life. A(satisfied B(unhappy C(bored D(disappointed D The drop in temperature in the middle of December is a sure sign that winter is finally here. s a good idea to adjust The cold weather causes people to easily get sick. To avoid this, it’ your eating habits and put more nourishing foods on your daily menu. Each area has different recipes(食谱). Take a look at the following list for more ideas. Mention Beijing recipe, and the first thing people think of is “hot pot”. Hot pot has been a long – time winter tradition in Beijing, as a way to beat the cold and nourish the body with mutton, beef and other side dishes. Where to go for hot pot Laowu Siji Shuanrou A traditional hotpot restaurant with a long history. It is well – known for selected mutton from Inner Mongolia. The old – style copper pot and tasty sauces add more flavors to the broth(肉汤)to entertain your taste. Address: No. 17, Baizhifang E. Avenue Tel: 010 – 63516164 Suantiankula Restaurant This place is famous for its healthy tomato hotpot broth. The sour broth is delicious but not oily. The secret – recipe red bean soup makes a great accompaniment. For alcohol – lovers, try the Shaoxing wine, which is made from rice and warms you up. Address: No. 8, Xinyuanxili M. Avenue Tel : 010 – 64612345 68(The first paragraph mainly tells us . (how people change the diet in winter A B(why people change the diet in winter C(what people eat in winter (why people eat hotpot all the year round D 69(According to the passage, the underlined words “nourishing foods” probably refer to . A(tasty sauces and side dishes B(wine and sauce C(button, beef and side dishes D(sour broth and drinks 70(All the following statements tell the false information EXCEPT . A(If you want to eat healthy tomato hot pot broth, call 010 – 63516164 B(Suantiankula Restaurant is famous for its oily broth C(The secret – recipe red bean soup is served in Laowu Siji Shuanrou D(The copper pot and tasty sauces are served to entertain people’s taste 第二节(共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分) 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Recently some American scientists have given a useful piece of advice to people in industrialized nations. They say people should eat more of the same kind of food eaten by humans living more than 10,000 years ago. 71 The scientists say that the human life has changed greatly. Our bodies have not been able to deal with these changes in lifestyle and this had led to new kinds of sicknesses. 72 So they are called “diseases of civilization”. Many cancers and diseases of the blood system are examples of such diseases. Scientists noted that people in both the Old Stone Age and the New Stone Age enjoyed very little alcohol or tobacco, probably none. 73 However, a change in food is one of the main differences between life in ancient times and that of today. Stone Age people hunted wild animals for their meat, which had much less fat than domestic ones. They ate a lot of fresh wild vegetables and fruits. They did not have milk or any other dairy products, and they made very little use of grains. 74 We eat six times more salt than our ancestors. We eat more sugar. We eat twice as much fat but only one third as much protein and much less vitamin C. 75 But scientists say that we would be much healthier if we eat much the same way as our ancestors did, cutting the amount of fatty ,salty and sweet food. A(These new sicknesses were not known in ancient times. B(People today probably do not want to live the way people thousands of years ago did. C(Ancient people also lived in large groups. D(But today, we eat a lot of these. E(Ancient people also got a great deal of physical exercise. F(In that case, they would live much healthier. G(People today probably live the same life as people thousands of years ago. 第II卷 (非选择题 共35分) 第四部分 写作(共两节，满分35分) 第一节 短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分， 满分10分) 此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。短文中有10处错误，每句最多有两处。错误 设计 领导形象设计圆作业设计ao工艺污水处理厂设计附属工程施工组织设计清扫机器人结构设计 一个单词的增加、 删除或修改。 增加:在缺词处加一个漏词符号(?)，并在此符号下面写出该加的词。 删除:把多余的词用斜线(?)划掉。 修改:在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意:1、每处错误及修改均仅限一词。 2、只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。 I often quarrel about my mother over whether I can watch TV after school. She holds view that senior three students have to make fully use of every minute to work hard at their lessons. It seems to me that once I am allowed to do that, I’ll unable to control myself and forget all about my study. She also thinks it is bad for my eye. But I really can’t accept her ideas. In my opinion, watch TV can set my mind at rest after a day’s hard works. Besides, it is important for us to know what had happened at home and at abroad. Thus, we shouldn’t be forbidden to watch TV. 参考答案 The Bird’s Nest, the national stadium, is located in the north of Beijing, with an area of 258,000 square meters, able to hold more than 90,000 audience members. Started in December 2003 and to be completed in 2008, it will be used for track and field events and football matches during the Beijing Olympic Games. After that it will be used to hold all kinds of grand activities. Seen from the outside, it resembles a real bird nest made of branches, which explains where it’s name came from. No wonder experts regard it as an incredible symbol for Olympic history.