试题预览
丹阳市08-09学年高二下学期期末测试 . 英语试卷 . 第一卷（客观题，共95分） . 第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分） . 第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） . 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一小题，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。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 . 1. How does the man feel now? . A. Upset. B. Happy. C. Relaxed. . 2. What are the speakers mainly talking about? . A. Their parents. B. Their university life. C. The plan after graduation. . 3. What do we know about the man? . A. He is lazy. B. He is a sports fan. C. He loves watching TV. . 4. What does the woman ask the man to do? . A. Carry her things. B. Send her home. C. Open the door. . 5. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? . A. Friends. B. Strangers. C. Colleagues. . 第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） . 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，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。听完每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 . 听下面一段材料，回答第6至7题。 . 6. What caused the woman’s headache? . A. The music. B. Her children. C. The clothes. . 7. What does the woman need now? . A. Some food. B. Some drink. C. Some medicine. . 听下面一段材料，回答第8至10题。 . 8. What probably is the man? . A. A policeman. B. A soldier. C. A judge. . 9. What does the robber look like? . A. He has long hair. B. He is very young. C. He is tall and thin. . 10. What did the robber wear? . A. Jeans. B. A jacket. C. Knee socks. . 听下面一段材料，回答第11至13题。 . 11. Where did the custom the speakers are talking about come from? . A. Asia. B. Africa. C. America. . 12. What happened to the woman before she was married to the chief? . A. She was fed fatter. . B. She was fed healthier. .
C. She was made more beautiful. . 13. How does the woman feel about the custom? . A. Pleased. B. Interested. C. Shocked. . 听下面一段材料，回答第14至16题。 . 14. Why did the man borrow the money? . A. To buy a house. B. To repay a debt. C. To buy a car. . 15. What did the man have to do to borrow the money? . A. To sign a paper. B. To fill in a form. C. To show some certifications. . 16. How much would the speakers pay if they borrowed the money for 30 years? . A. Twice as much as the borrowed money. . B. Half as much as the borrowed money. . C. Three times as the borrowed money. . 听下面一段材料，回答第18至20题。 . 17. What have the scientists been studying? . A. The streams flowing into the Pacific Ocean. . B. The streams flowing into the Atlantic Ocean. . C. The streams of waters in the Pacific Ocean. . 18. What does the appearance of El Nino have an effect on? . A. The weather around the world. . B. The weather over the ocean. . C. The waters in the ocean. . 19. What happens in Zimbabwe when El Nino appears? . A. It rains a lot. B. It rains and snows. C. It seldom rains or never rains. . 20. What can the scientists’ computer programme do according to the article? . A. Tell an El Nino as it happens. . B. Tell an El Nino a year earlier. . C. Tell an El Nino after it happens. . 第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分35分) . 第一节: 单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分) 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 . 21. In 1970, Kate, ________small British child, performed on ________stage for the first time. . A. the ; a B. a ; / C. a ; the D. the ; the . 22. ---Shall we go to the exhibition or to the concert? . ---________. . A. It’s your opinion B. I don’t mind . C. That’s your decision D. It’s all up to you . 23. Last week the professor delivered a speech, over half of which was ________ to the issue of unemployment. . A. exhibited B. spent C. admitted D. devoted . 24. Just on the surface of the pond ________, giving people a feeling of being peaceful. . A. floated hundreds of lotus plants B. did hundreds of lotus plants float . C. hundreds of lotus plants were floating D. hundreds of lotus plants floated . 25. In fact, Picasso abandoned the old style of painting and starting from scratch, ________a style of art known as cubism. . A. to create B. creating C. created D. having created . 26. It’s a(n) ________ to robbery to leave your cash visible to the eye. . A. guidance B. invitation C. addiction D. carelessness . 27. In the past two years, the world’s economy has gone into a ________, which has even affected people’s life in some countries. . A. decline B. release C. increase D. decrease . 28. A new standard has been ________ to judge whether the products fit the requirements. . A. decided B. set C. determined D. bent . 29. We don’t like such kind of people who always _________ that they know everything about anything. . A. give out B. turn out C. figure out D. make out . 30. In general, good teaching methods are those that actively ________ students in learning. . A. involve B. present C. postpone D. undertake . 31. Hardly ________ my car in the parking lot when I realized that I had left my keys in it. . A. did I park B. had I parked C. I had parked D. I parked . 32. It is said that the Chinese shadow boxing has been ________ for many hundreds of years. . A. on B. above C. through D. around . 33. The other day, a thunderstorm caused severe damage to some scenic spots, and therefore it will be quite some time _______ they return to normal. . A. until B. when C. before D. if . 34. ---Can I ask you a few straightforward questions about yourself？ . ---No problem. I like _________ when people are open and direct. . A. it B. this C. that D. them . 35. According to a _______ source of information, heavy burden on students will be greatly reduced. . A. capable B. reliable C. essential D. potential . 第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。 . In August 2000, I walked onto the campus of Illinois State University（ISU）as a simple, quiet girl from a small rural town. There were more freshmen here than the 36 of my enti
