高二英语阶段测试卷200204

1、Mid-term Examination English Paper For Senior III. Listening Comprehension (20)Part A Short ConversationsDirections: In Part A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversation and the question

2、 will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers in your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. She thought shopping was bad.B. She saw the man run out.C. She thought shopping wasnt bad.D.

3、She was sorry the man couldnt buy anything2. A. It was taken by mistakeB. It was picked up by the woman herself.C. It was picked up by the womans colleague.D. It was lost3. A. They will call a taxi B. The man isnt rich.C. The last bus has gone D. They missed the bus.4. A. The woman lost her key B. T

4、he man was her husband C. The woman often lost her key. D. The man was the apartment manager5. A. change his plane B. send a fax C. have breakfast D. leave right away6. A. reading a magazine B. shopping C. preparing for a chemistry test D. writing an article7. A. He was sick B. He was on vacation C.

5、 He was in bed D. He was working8. A. an airport B. a restaurant C. a hospital D. a shopping center9. A. in the street B. at the zoo C. in the theatre D. in the shopping center10. A. 4 pounds B. 8 pounds C. 10 pounds D. 6 poundsPart B Longer ConversationsDirections: In Part B, you will hear two long

6、er conversations. After each conversation you will be asked two questions. The conversations will be read twice, but the questions will only be spoken once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers in your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have h

7、eard.Questions 11 and 12 are based on the following conversation11. A. Its sunny in most areas in the morning B. It rains heavily in the morning. C. Its sunny all the day. D. There wont be any rain in the evening.12. A. 12C B. 18C C. 25C D. 30CQuestion 13 and 14 are based on the following conversati

8、on.13. A. his camera B. his passport C. his sunhat D. a tourist guide14. A. do a business B. buy a camera C. travel D. read a tourist guidePart C PassagesDirections: In Part C, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passage. The passage will be read tw

9、ice but the questions will only be spoken once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers in your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 15 to 17 are based on the following passage15. A. The flood was very beg B. Nobody else had kn

10、own it C. The flood came from a mountain villageD. There was no flood at all16. A. sorry B. delighted C. angry D. proud17. A. He was sorry he had made a mistake.B. There was no flood at all.C. No mistake had been made.D. His newspaper was always the first to give exciting news.Questions 18 to 20 are

11、 based on the following passage18. A. bright B. dull C. like the common crows D. strange-shaped19. A. in Australia B. in the East Indies C. in New Guinea D. in America20. A. 300 years ago B. 500 years ago C. 400 years ago D. 600 years agoII. Vocabulary (15)21. While working in London, I found a brid

12、ge ten meters _.A. at length B. go to length C. in length D. by length22. I paid him a _ his excellent progress.A. conservation B. cosmetic C. compliment D. compliment on23. The old man got out of bed and _ himself.A. extended B. expanded C. stretched D. scratched24. Income tax rates are usually _ t

13、o ones annual income.A. related B. dependent C. connected D. basic25. In a word, we can judge the health of a person by his _.A. attitude B. manner C. expressions D. appearance26. Aerobics proved of great _ to us.A. beneficial B. emphasis C. rhythmic D. benefit27. The _ colors persuade us to buy mor

14、e food in the supermarket.A. colored B. colorful C. restful D. appetite28. _ is a person who studies how the mind works.A. an optimist B. a mourner C. a psychologist D. a bride29. In the childrens minds spring is _ with picnics.A. combined B. associated C. communicated D. regarded30. Our holidays we

15、re _ by bad weather.A. split B. spoilt C. splashed D. splited31. The box _ a colorful material is a gift to my father.A. wrapped with B. is wrapped round C. wrapped in D. is wrapped by32. On the top of the mountain snow hardly _ all the year round.A. display B. distinguish C. dissolve D. resolve33.

16、Basically, A and B cannot be _ in four basic types of blood.A. transfused B. mixtured C. mixed D. inherited34. It is very _ for such a person like her to be lost in the big city.A. nature B. grateful C. rare D. pure35. His _ promotion stimulated him to work harder.A. unknown B. unexpected C. untouch

17、ed D. unsettledIII. Grammar36. It was really very dangerous; you _ him seriously.A. might injure B. might have injured C. could injure D. could have injured37. _ he realized it was too late to return home.A. No sooner it grew dark when B. Hardly it grew dark than C. Hardly did it grow dark thanD. It

18、 was not until it grew dark that38. I wrote it down _ I should forget it.A. as if B. in case C. in only D. in order that39. He was unable to make much progress,_.A. how he tried hard B. though hard he triedC. Hard as he tried D. Try as he did40. She pretended _ me when I passed by.A. not to notice B

19、. not noticingC. to not have noticed D. dont notice41. I would rather _ you the news at once, so Id rather you _ here now. A. to tell are B. tellareC. to tellwere D. tellwere42. If I followed his advice, I _ be a fool.A. will B. were C. was D. would43. On hearing the joke, no one _ laughing.A. cant

20、help B. can help C. feels like D. keeps44. I think its time they _ a lesson.A. to learn B. were learned C. learned D. will learn 45. Nearly a month _ by before she showed some sigh of giving in to his demand.A. had gone B. had it gone C. it went D. did it go46. He found there _ a notebook on the gro

21、und.A. lies B. laid C. lay D. lain47. Now the need _ other peoples language is becoming greater and greater.A. to learn B. learning C. to be learned D. being learned48. He was injured and sent to the hospital just now, so _ the piano in the neighboring room. A. cant play B. cant have playedC. might

22、not play D. might not have played49. That isnt an easy problem _.A. to work it out B. to be worked outC. to work out D. to work out it50. He set out _ a history of civilization.A. to write B. writing C. to be writing D. to writingIV. Cloze Test (10) Bedtime stories are one of the delights of early c

23、hildhood. But according to Dr. Julie Spreadbury from Queensland University, parents should not_51_ up reading to their children _52_ they enter primary school. She says listening to, reading and discussing the stories help childrens _53_. “My research _54_ that _55_children can read themselves, most

24、 parents stop reading to them,” Dr. Spreadbury says. “ _56_ may be at the end of Year 1, which is far too _57_.” Dr. Spreadbury says _58_ reading not only gives children a good start at school, but brings parents and their children closer. “ This makes it _59_ for them to open up and talk to parents

25、 about things that are worrying them, or things they are _60_ in their everyday life.”51. A. speed B. keep C. give D. hold52. A. after B. until C. if D. unless53. A. thinking B. comprehension C. relaxation D. development54. A. is shown B. indicates C. represents D. is symbolized55. A. though B. as f

26、ar as C. once D. supposing56. A. Some B. Most C. They D. That57. A. difficult B. early C. much D. informal58. A. daily B. healthy C. fast D. bedtime59. A. easier B. fantastic C. virtual D. more often60. A. reading B. promising C. celebrating D. receivingV. Reading Comprehension. ( 20 ) ( A )Should s

27、chool children take part-time jobs?Editor: Today our topic is part-time jobs. Are they good for school children or not?Headmaster: Certainly not. Children have got two full-time jobs already: growing up and going to school. Part-time jobs make them so tired that they fall asleep in class.Mrs. Barnes

28、: I agree. I know school hours are short, but theres homework as well, and children need a lot of sleep.Mr. Barnes: Young children perhaps, but some boys stay at school until theyre eighteen or nineteen. A part-time job cant harm them. In fact, its good for them. They earn their pocket - money inste

29、ad of asking their parents for it. And they see something of the world outside school.Businessman: Youre quite right. Boys learn a lot from a part-time job. And we mustnt forget that some families need the extra money. If the pupils didnt take part-time jobs they couldnt stay at school.Editor: Well,

30、 we have got two for, and two against. What do our readers think?61. How many people join the discussion? A. Two B. Three C. Four D. Five62. Who have the same opinion?A. Mr. And Mrs. BarnesB. Editor and Mr. BarnesC. Headmaster and Mrs. BarnesD. Businessman and Headmaster63. Mr. Barnes thinks that yo

31、ung children maybe_.A. need to stay at school until they are eighteen or nineteenB. should see something of the world outside schoolC. need to have some pocket moneyD. need to have a lot of sleep64.What does the editor think of part-time jobs?A. Part-time jobs are good for school childrenB. Part-tim

32、e jobs can help students from poor familiesC. Part-time jobs cannot harm school childrenD. We are not told.65. Where can you find this kind of discussion? A. On the radio B. At school C. In a newspaper D. In a book ( B )Sandra Garratt is a better clothing designer than she is a business-woman.Garrat

33、t had a brilliant idea: to design womens clothes that are all the same size and would fit anyone.Garratt earned a lot of money from her idea.At first, Garratt designed clothes for a large company. Because she was not well paid, she scrubbed floors and cleaned toilets to help make money for her famil

34、y.She borrowed money to open a shop to sell the one-size-fits-all clothing she was designing. Later, she sold part of her company to get enough money to open shops all over the U.S.Women liked Garratts styles. The clothes were inexpensive and convenient to buy because women didnt have to try them on

35、 before buying them. Garratts companies sold hundreds of millions of dollars worth of clothes every year.But then she allowed other people to take control of the clothing company she started. She didnt make good business deals. The people she borrowed money from now control the companies she started

36、, and they are earning billions.Garratt says she has more good ideas for business. But next time, she says, she wont let success at business slip away from her.66. The main idea of the article is:_.A. a businesswoman can make lots of money in America.B. Sandra Garratt was a brilliant designer, but s

37、he lost control of her company.C. inexpensive clothes are convenient to buy because women dont have to try them onD. Sandra Garratt scrubbed floors and cleaned toilets to help her family67. Sandra Garratt scrubbed floors and cleaned toilets because_.A. she designed one-size-fits-all clothingB. she a

38、llowed other people to take control of her businessC. she needed money to open shops all over the countryD. her job didnt pay a lot of money and her family needed more money.68. The people who took control of Garratts companies_A. should all be sent to jailB. were better business people than Garratt

39、C. were better designers than GarrattD. let her business slip away from them69. Women liked Garratts clothes because_A. they didnt cost a lot of money and they were easy to buyB. they didnt cost a lot of moneyC. they cost a lot of money, but they were easy to buyD. they cost a lot of money, but they

40、 werent easy to buy70. If two brothers bought themselves one-size-fits-all clothing, they could _.A. make a lot of moneyB. wear each others clothes to school.C. borrow money to open shopsD. have a brilliant idea( C ) When the early settlers, especially the English, arrived in the New World. The hard

41、ships and dangers awaiting them were totally unexpected. Had it not been for some friendly Indians, the settlers never would have survived the terrible winters. They knew nothing about planting crops, hunting animals, building sod houses, or making clothing from animal skins. Life in England had bee

42、n much simpler, and this new life was not like what the Spanish explorers had reported.The settlers did introduce iron tools, muskets for hunting, domesticated animals, and political ways to the Indians. In exchange, the settlers learned to build canoes for water transportation and snowshoes and tob

43、oggans for winter traveling. The Indians also taught them to blaze trails through the forest, to hunt large animals and trap smaller ones, and to spear fish in the lakes and streams.The natives also introduced to the settlers foods such as turkey , corn, squash, beans, and pumpkin. Everything possib

44、le was done in order to make their new settlement resemble the homes they had left behind.71. Whose earlier explorations and findings misguided the English settlers?A. Spaniards B. IndiansC. other Englishmen D. political leaders72. Which of the following did the new settlers teach the Indians?A. new

45、 ways of fishing B. new means of water travelC. new political waysD. how to trap animals73. Which of the following was not taught to the new settlers by the Indians?A. corn B. building sod housesC. domesticated animals D. trapping animals74. The article leads us to believe that corn, squash and pump

46、kin_.A. were plentiful in EnglandB. did not exist in EnglandC. grew only in some parts of EnglandD. were expensive in England75. Which of the following is not true?A. The settlers were well prepared for the hardships they would meet with.B. The settlers evidently found the winters severe.C. The Indi

47、ans taught the settlers how to build canoes.D. The settlers brought tools and weapons to the New World.( D)( This is part of a speech. )By March this year, we shall have raised enough money, we hope, to buy the equipment for the Youth Club. When we have raised the money, we are planning to go back t

48、o the Youth Club leaders in order to discover exactly what is needed most. Plans have been made for the Book Sale which will be held on 15th February. This means that many of us will be spending the first two weeks of February collecting books. The event is likely to be held in the Town Hall. If the

49、re are problems here, however, we hope that other Club members might come up with some alternative suggestions.As we are proposing to sponsor a student from Africa on a three-month language course in this country, we also intend to hold a Charity Dance in spring. Such event are apt to(可能)be difficul

50、t to organize , so all members of the Club are invited to contribute or help in any way they can.The moment I was asked if we could possibly help in some way with the new Club for the Disabled, I said yes. As Chairman, I am bound (肯定) to say that this is the sort of social work many Club members wou

51、ld like to do, other than simply raising money. We are therefore planning to ask members if they can perhaps help out on one Saturday every month.Finally, by January next year the Club will have been going for twenty years, and the Committee intend to mark this anniversary with some kind of dinner, a dance or a party. We have already been offered (unoff