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湖南省常德市一中10-11学年高二下学期期末考试英语试卷
PART ONE LISTENING COMPREHENSION(30分)
Section A （22.5分）
Directions: In this section, you’ll hear 6 conversations between 2 speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by 3 choices. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter (A, B or C) on the question booklet. You will hear each conversation TWICE.
Conversation 1
1. Why can’t the woman make it this Friday?
A. She’s going to the cinema.
B. She’s going to her mother’s house.
C. She’s going to another get-together.
2. When do the speakers decide to meet?
A. At 7:45p.m. on Saturday.
B. At 8:00 p.m. on Saturday.
C. At 8:15 p.m. on Sunday.
Conversation 2
3. What is wrong with the man’s clock?
A. It is always slow.
B. It isn’t always accurate..
C. The alarm rings at the wrong time.
4. What will the woman probably do next?
A. Exchange the clock for the man.
B. Give the man his money back.
C. Check the man’s receipt.
Conversation 3
5. Which activity does the woman dislike?
A. Sailing.
B. Fishing.
C. Swimming.
6. Where will the speakers stay?
A. In a cabin.
B. In a big hotel.
C. In a tent.
Conversation 4
7. Who might the woman be?
A. A witness.
B. The man’s friend.
C. A policewoman.
8. What did the suspect look like?
A. He had brown hair.
B. He was very tall
C. He was about thirty.
9. What does the woman think of his clothes?
A. Fashionable.
B. Unacceptable.
C. Formal.
Conversation 5
10. What is the conversation mainly about?
A. Choosing subjects in school.
B. The most useful subjects.
C. The most interesting subjects.
11. What’s the woman’s concern?
A. Students would only choose those practical subjects.
B. Students wouldn’t learn many useful things.
C. Students would hate school.
12. What’s the relationship between the speakers?
A. Teacher and student.
B. Parent and child.
C. Classmates.
Conversation 6
13. Who are the speakers?
A. Teachers.
B. Reporter and teacher.
C. Parents.
14. How is this school different from other schools?
A. It only accepts disable children.
B. It has special classes for gifted students..
C. It accepts all kinds of students.
15. What happens when faster kids help the slower ones?
A. They benefit a lot from it.
B. Much of their time is taken up.
C. They end up being slow too.
SECTION B(7.5分)
Directions: In this section you’ll hear a mini-talk. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blank s with the information you’ve got. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS. You will hear the mini-talk TWICE.
PART TWO: LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE （45分）
Section A （15分）
Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose one answer that best completes the sentence.
21. Tom’s parents found him really _______, for he never passed his exams, which made them very _______.
A. disappointed; disappointing
B. disappointing; disappointed
C. disappointed; disappointed
D. disappointing; disappointing
22. Though ______ money, their parents managed to send them to university.
A. lacked
B. lacking of
C. lacking
D. lacked in
23.______, he decided to write again.
A. Not having received a reply
B. Having not received a reply
C. Not having a reply
D. Not received a reply
24. I’d rather you____ anything about it for the time being.
A. do
B. didn’t do
C. don’t
D. didn’t
25. The suggestion has been made _______ the basketball match _____ put off.
A. for; to
B. that; be
C. which; should be
D. to; being
26. The factory ______ at present is a paper-making factory.
A. to be built
B. built
C. being built
D. building
27. All of us are ________ the square in the city center to be named after a great scientist _______ his great contributions to the city.
A. in honour of; in memory of
B. in memory of; in praise of
C. in favour of; in need of
D. in favour of; in honour of
28. . Roger_______her angrily across the dinner table.
A. glared at
B. stared at
C. glimpse at
D. glanced at
29. You’re eighteen years old. You should your family.
A. independent of
B. independent from
C. be independent of
D. be independent from
30.They are new comers after all，so we must help them to themselves to the situation of our school.
A. adopt
B. adapt
C. avoid
D. admit
31.When he was young，he used to hard at his lessons.
A. devote to working
B. devote himself to work
C. be devoted to work
D. be devoted to working
32.As soon as the project at the meeting, it attracted many people’s attention.
A. comes up
B. was come up
C. came up
D. had been come up
33.Hearing the interesting story，they .
A. burst into laughing
B. burst into laughter
C. burst out laugh
D. burst out laughter
34. At the routine office meeting, the headmaster insisted that the problems ________ paid special attention to.
A. referred to being
B. referred to be
C. refer to being
D. refer to be
35. Had you listened to the doctor, you _____ all right now.
A. are
B. were
C. would be
D. would have been
Section B （18分）
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are 4 words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context.
Nick sat in my classroom after school，five years ago，wanting help on a research paper that stood between him and graduation. An __36__student at the school，he felt much worried about his assignment.
Many __37__find themselves in the same position：A child feels lost with __38__and turns to you for help. Not wanting the child to __39__，some parents step in and take over. I could easily tell the __40__between a parent's writing style and the student's style on homework.
Parents often have pure purposes，but the result can be __41__.They're cheating their kids out of the very education they want them to get. Allowing children to master a skill __42__lifelong gains.
Some ways to help without hurting：
Be a model learner. If your child sees you __43__papers，magazines or literature，he'll be more motivated to learn.
If you're __44__that he or she is falling behind，talk with the teacher about it instead of doing the work yourself.
Nick made it through fine. I didn't write his paper. Nor did his mother.__45__，we guided him together. At __46__，we are very happy to see him collect his diploma (文凭)．But no one was __47__than Nick. He knew what he had done.
36．A. average B．excellent C．open-minded D．absent-minded
37．A. children B．teachers C．parents D．students
38．A. school B．homework C．research D．graduation
39．A. lose B．graduate C．succeed D．fail
40．A. difference B．similarity C．comparison D．distance
41．A. pitiful B．successful C．harmful D．useful
42．A. results in B．comes from C．makes up D．takes over
43．A. writing B．reading C．learning D．collecting
44．A. sure B．anxious C．worried D．happy
45．A. Instead B．However C．Therefore D．Thus
46．A. classroom B．home C．graduation D．presentation
47．A. prouder B．angrier C．sadder D．freer
Section C （12分）
Directions: Complete the following passage by using ONE word that best fits the context.
In many countries today, laws protect wildlife. In India, the need for such protection was realized centuries ago. About 300 B.C, 48 Indian writer described forests that were somewhat like national parks today. The killing of game beasts
was carefully supervised. Some animals were fully protected. 49 the forest, nobody was allowed to cut timber, burn wood for charcoal, 50 catch animals for their furs. Animals 51 became dangerous to human visitors were caught or killed outside the park, so that other animals would not become uneasy.
The need for wildlife protection is 52 now than ever before. About a thousand species of animals are 53 danger of dying out, and the rate at which 54 are being destroyed has increased. 55 we took no measures to protect wildlife, some day our children would see no living creatures except man himself.
PART THREE: READING COMPREHENSION (30分)
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.
A
“Excuse me”，said a young man，standing shyly at the open church door. “I'm here to pick up an Easter basket for my daughter. Am I in the right place？”“Well，we have baskets，but they're not Easter baskets for kids；they're food baskets,”I explained.
That morning I arrived at St.Michael's Church in Carmichael，California，to help give out the baskets to needy families for Easter. To make sure every family would receive one，we had handed out numbers to them that matched the basket they were supposed to receive. Each one contained a whole ham，potatoes，bread，vegetables，and a pie—enough food to help feed a family for a week.
“Why don't you come in？”I said to the man. He looked disappointed. He shook his head and said，“I can't...My daughter is waiting for me ove r there. I'm grateful for the food，but when I heard you were giving away baskets for Easter...well，I thought they would be Easter baskets for children.” He continued，“I promised my daughter one，and I wanted to surprise her.”
I felt bad，but there was nothing I could do. The man handed me his number，and I walked over to the baskets. A bulge(凸起)in one of the baskets caught my eye. “What is that？”I wondered. Leaning over and looking more closely，I could see，unmistakably，an Easter basket—filled with candy，chocolate，and Easter eggs. One of the volunteers must have added it by mistake！I thought. Then I looked at the man's number in my hand. Well，he'll be...
“Happy Easter，”I said to the man，handing him the only food basket with an Easter basket inside—the very same basket with his number on it. “Someone knew just what you needed.”
56．The young man had thought that ________.
A．he would have an Easter basket and a food basket
B．there would be Easter baskets for children
C．there would be children's toys in the food basket
D．he would get enough food for the whole year
57．What did the author do at the church?
A．He worked there as a churchman.
B．He was called in to give out Easter baskets.
C．He went there to meet the young man.
D．He was a volunteer who helped there.
58．The young man looked disappointed at first because ________.
A．he was told not to take a food basket
B．there was little food in the Easter basket
C．he came so late that all the baskets had been given out
D．he was told that he wouldn't get what he wanted
59．What surprised the author was that ________.
A．there was an Easter basket in the food basket
B．someone knew what the young man needed
C．one of the baskets was filled with more bread than others
D．he found that the young man's name was on the basket
60．We can infer that the young man left the church feeling ________.
A．sad B．satisfied
C．angry D．surprised
B
NOT all memories are sweet. Some people spend all their lives trying to forget bad experiences. Violence and traffic accidents can leave people with terrible physical and emotional scars. Often they relive these experiences in nightmares.
Now American researchers think they are close to developing a pill, which will help people forget bad memories. The pill is designed to be taken immediately after a frightening experience. They hope it might reduce, or possibly wipe out, the effect of painful memories.
In November, experts tested a drug on people in the US and France. The drug stops the body releasing chemicals that fix memories in the brain. So far the research has suggested that only the emotional effects of memories may be reduced, not that the memories are wiped out. They are not sure to what degree people’s memories are affected.
The research has caused a great deal of argument. Some think it is a bad idea, while others support it.
Supporters say it could lead to pills that prevent or treat soldiers' troubling memories after war.
They say that there are many people who suffer from terrible memories.
"Some memories can ruin people's lives. They come back to you when you don't want to have them in a daydream or nightmare. They usually come with very painful emotions," said Roger Pitman, a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. "This could relieve a lot of that suffering."
Bu t those who are against the research say that maybe the pills can change people’s memories and changing memories is very dangerous because memories give us our identity. They also help us all avoid the mistakes of the past.
"All of us can think of bad events in our lives that were terrible at the time but make us who we are. I'm not sure we want to wipe those memories out, "said Rebecca Dresser, a medical ethicist.
61. The passage is mainly about .
A. a new medical invention
B. a new research on the pill
C. a way of wiping out painful memories
D. an argument about the research on the pill
62. The drug tested on people can .
A. cause the brain to fix memories
B. stop people remembering bad experiences
C. prevent body producing certain chemicals
D. wipe out the emotional effects of memories
63. We can infer from the passage that .
A. people doubt the effects of the pills
B. the pill will certainly stop people's emotional memories
C. taking the pill will do harm to people's physical health
D. the pill has already been produced and used by the public in America
64. Which of the following does Rebecca Dresser agree with in the last paragraph ?
A. some memories can ruin people's lives.
B. people want to get rid of bad memories.
C. experiencing bad events makes us different from others.
D. the pill will reduce people's sufferings from bad memories.
65. You may probably read the passage in __________
A. a guidebook
B. a textbook
C. a medical magazine
D. a science fiction
C
My primary education was done through online education，which meant I didn't often come into contact with large groups of people of my age. Not having a peer group of my age also meant that I never had to do things to behave in the same way as others，and I grew up doing things the way I wanted.
I was very naive(天真的) when I started high school. On the first day I didn't realize there was a right way to wear a school hat. In fact，on that first day I did a lot of things wrong—like being the only person in the school who had a tongue ring. That ring made me considered a troublemaker，and by the first break I was given life membership to the “out” crowd. So I put my hair into my hat and took out the tongue ring.
It seemed more important to be like others than finding out what it meant to be me.
I spent all my energy trying to conform. I couldn't work out why I was so unhappy when I'd achieved what I thought I wanted.
After many tears and sleepless nights，my teacher took me aside and asked why I was upset. I told him though I tried to fit in at school，I still felt unhappy. He asked me why I cut my hair off，and I told him that I wanted the same kind of hairstyle that the other girls had.
He said，“You've started doing things to please other people. If you don't do it for yourself，you will always feel upset. If the people at school don't like you for who you are，then it's their problem.” What he said was true. I started trying to do things for myself. After that I felt a lot better.
66．From the second paragraph，we can learn that ________.
A．the other students didn't like the author
B．the author didn't wear a hat on the first day
C．the author was considered to be a troublemaker by the teacher
D．everybody wanted to make friends with the author
67．The underlined word “conform” in the third paragraph means ________.
A．to behave like others B．to behave differently
C．to behave in a wrong way D．to behave in a special way
68．According to the teacher，the author felt upset because ________.
A．she did her primary education through online education
B．she had a tongue ring on the first day of school
C．she didn't know the right way to wear a hat
D．she tried to please others instead of herself
69．According to the passage，which of the following statements is TRUE?
A．The author cut her hair off because it looked cool.
B．The author followed her teacher's advice at last.
C．What the teacher said made the author feel sadder.
D．The author didn't want to make friends with others.
70．What's the passage mainly about?
A．How to overcome sadness at school. B．How to get along with others at school. C．The pains to fit in at school. D．The problem of loneliness.
PART FOUR WRITING(45分)
Section A (10分)
SECTION C（10marks）
Directions: Read the following passage．Complete the diagram by using the information for the passage．Write NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS for each answer．.
No one knows exactly how many disabled people there are in the world, but estimates suggest the figure is over 450 million. The number of disabled people in India alone is probably more than double the total population of Canada.
In the United Kingdom, about one in ten people have some disability. Disability is not just something that happens to other people: as we get older, many of us will become less mobile, hard of hearing or have failing eyesight.
Disablement can take many forms and occur at any time of life. Some people are born with disabilities. Many others become disabled as they get older. There are many progressive disabling diseases. The longer time goes on, the worse they become. Some people are disabled in accidents. Many others may have a period of disability in the form of a mental illness. All are affected by people's attitude towards them. Disabled people face many physical barriers. Next time you go shopping or work or visit friends, imagine how you would manage if you could not get up steps, or on to buses and trains. How would you cope if you could not see where you were going or could not hear the traffic? But there are other barriers: prejudice can be even harder to break down and ignorance inevitably represents by far the greatest barrier of all. It is almost impossible for the able-bodied to fully appreciate what the
severely disabled go through, so it is important to draw attention to these barriers and show that it is the individual person and their ability, not their disability that counts.
Section B (10分)
Directions: Read the following passage. Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage and required words limit. Write your answers on your answer sheet.
Scientists have determined it's not advisable to hurry marriage．But what’s the best age to wed?
When Avril Lavigne announced she was splitting from her husband, comments from her friends suggested that she was only 21 when she tied the knot and later she said that she realized she'd been too young to make such a life-altering decision．Could fellow young celebrity divorcées（离婚者） Reese Witherspoon, Kate Hudson, and Britney Spears have also hit the same age-related issue?
The Magic Number
There are practical reasons for the mid-20s dividing line, and most of them boil down to two biggies: education and money．
It turns out that the more years of higher education a woman has under her belt on her wedding day, the lower the chances that she'll get divorced ．．．and by 25, you're more likely to have earned a degree or two．Educated women tend to be more confident about who they are and less willing to settle for a man who doesn't meet their standards．
Odds（可能性） are that by 25 you're also supporting yourself, so there's less incentive（刺激; 鼓励）for you to rush into marriage because you're seeking financial security from him．But the marriage-related benefits of working and having money of your own go beyond feeling secure．Learning to budget your cash carefully when you're single will help you avoid financial problems—one of the main causes of couple fights—for the rest of your life．
Knowing the Real You
At 25, you've had time for some crucial life experiences, including a
relationship or two that may have improved your Mr．Right radar．You've probably dated enough to have a better idea of what you don't want in a man, which makes it easier to know what you can live with and can't live without．
Perhaps the most important aspect of waiting is that you'll know what your goals and values really are．While you don't want to marry someone just like you, marriage is a lot easier if you two share a similar outlook on life．
Twenty-four and already married to the man of your dreams? Don't worry: Many young marriages survive．But given the choice, you might consider putting off the big day until your mid-20s or later．
81．What main factors influence the mid-20s dividing line? （No more than 3 words）_______________________________________________________________________ 82．According to the author, why does a couple probably fight？（No more than 4 words）________________________________________________________________________ 83．How do you know what you don’t want in a man? （No more than 5 words）_______________________________________________________________________ 84．What suggestion does the passage mainly give? （No more than 10 words）_______________________________________________________________________ Section C(25分)
Directions: Write an English composition according to the instructions given below in Chinese．
学校一年一度的校园文化节胜利闭幕了，我们的文艺汇演取得了前所未有的成功,在社会上反响强烈,好评如潮.但之前同学们却没有表现出像往年的兴趣和热情, 面对这一现象，有人提出校园文化节还要不要举办的问题，这引起了同学们的讨论。上月末你班也进行了一场讨论。请你根据下面表格所提供的内容将讨论结果做一总结并发表自己的观点，字数120左右。
注意：1. 行文连贯，内容完整；2. 题目和开头语已给出，不计入总词数；
3. 总词数120左右。
To be continued or not?
The annual campus cultural festival’s curtain has fallen successfully in our school. We gave such wonderful performances that the audience spoke highly of us. But at the beginning students did not show their great interest and passion for it as before. Therefore a discussion has been put forward whether it is necessary to hold the campus cultural festival again.
_______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________
Part one: listening Comprehension
Section B: 16. at home 17. electronic 18. alarms
19. break-ins 20. 16th
Part Two: Language knowledge
Section C:
48. an 49. Within /In 50. or 51. that/ which
52. greater 53. in 54. they 55. If
Part Four: Writing
Section A:
71. The disabled 72. Total number
73. More than double 74. One in ten
75. Reasons for disabilities 76. born with disabilities
77. progressive disabling diseases 78. make people disabled
79. Barriers 80. Inconveniences
Section B
81．Money and education
82． Because of financial problems
83． By dating enough．/
You’ve probably dated enough．/
Through some crucial life experiences．
84．It’s not advisable to get married before 25 years old．/
You’d better not wed until mid-20s．/
Put off marriage until your mid-20s or later．
Section C
书面表达
Some students believe that campus cultural festival can offer a wonderful stage for students to show their talents. Apart from helping students promote their interest in study, a series of activities also enrich the campus culture and make campus atmosphere more active.
However, some students hold different views. They emphasize that they have been kept busy with their study and have no time to spare for the activities of the campus cultural festival. They also state that they cannot benefit much from some activities, which in their opinion have little to do with their study.
From my point of view, holding the campus cultural festival is a must. On the one hand, more students will be motivated to develop their potential abilities which will make them qualified for their future positions. On the other hand, students will find it a good chance to relax themselves as well as gain much knowledge that can’t be found in the book.