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高 二 英 语

I. Listening Comprehension (20%)

Section A Short conversations

Directions: In section 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 conversations and the questions 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. At 5:00 p.m. B. At 5:30 p.m.

C. At 6:00 p.m. D. At 6:30 p.m.

2. A. A secretary. B. A teacher.

C. A journalist. D. A fireman.

3. A. In a restaurant. B. In an office.

C. At home. D. In a zoo.

4. A. Apple pie. B. Sandwich.

C. Toast. D. Butter.

5. A. The woman. B. The woman’s sister Mary.

C. Mary’s husband. D. The family cook.

6. A. He means that the weather is not suitable for photo-taking.

B. He really cares about the camera very much.

C. He is anxious to take photos today.

D. He says that a camera is what he needs today.

7. A. The man’s sister. B. The man’s aunt.

C. The woman herself. D. Nobody.

8. A. Only a dictionary. B. Nothing at all.

C. A dictionary and some other things. D. Anything except a dictionary.

9. A. Read an article on political science.

B. Present a different theory to the class.

C. Read more than one article.

D. Choose a better article to read.

10. A. Travel. B. Stay with her.

C. Have a break. D. Take up tennis.

Section B Passages

Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.

11. A. 7. B. 27. C. 30. D. 37.

12. A. It is the oldest bridge. B. It is open in the middle.

C. It is high in the air. D. It is near the Tower of London.

13. A. It was built in 1850. B. It was built in 1880.

C. It was built in the 1890s. D. It was built in 1950s.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

14. A. A snail moves more slowly in the daytime.

B. A snail has thousands of feet.

C. A snail doesn’t move at all.

D. A snail sleeps much of the time.

15. A. When it feels hungry.

B. When it is put in a paper box.

C. When spring is coming.

D. When it rains heavily.

16. A. A snail doesn’t like living under the sun.

B. In winter the snail doesn’t eat or move.

C. The snail’s teeth can’t be worn out.

D. The snail’s strong sense of smell helps to find things far away.

Section C

Directions: In Section C, you will hear one longer conversation. The conversation will be read twice. After you hear the conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard.

Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.

What is the woman’s company interested in? In the ___17__ “Mini-Mons”.

Where does the man sell “Mini-Mons”? In the __18__ American market.

Who can the woman contact? Mr. Zhang Yihui, the sales __19__.

What is his telephone number? __20__.

Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.

II. Grammar and Vocabulary (16%)

21. Most people consider the boy to be a _______ football player in the near future.

A. demanding B. promising C. commanding D. qualifying

22. Jim is intelligent and hardworking; _________, he is always achieving good results at school.

A. as a result B. by the way C. in a word D. on the contrary

23. In order to further her study, she decided to _______ in the night school.

A. attend B. enter C. enroll D. go

24. _______ your winning the game. I knew you could ________ them.

A. Congratulate on; won B. Congratulation on; won

C. Congratulate on; beat D. Congratulations on; beat

25. The girl ______ forward to seeing the superboys.

A. refer to look B. referred to look

C. refer to looks D. referred to looks

26. It is said that more than fifty people will have to compete ________ only ten openings offered by the software company.

A. with B. against C. for D. at

27. I don’t allow ______ in my office and I don’t allow my family ______ at all.

A. to smoke, smoking B. smoking, to smoke

C. to smoke, to smoke D. smoking, smoking

28. He ran all the way up to the station ______ that the train had left fifteen minutes before.

A. in order to find B. so as to find

C. only to find D. such as to find

29. Another feature worth ______ is the role of information throughout a feedback control system.

A. noticed B. noticing C. being noticed D. notice

30. Commercial banks make most of their income from interest ______ on loans and investment in stocks and bonds.

A. earn B. earned C. to earn D. was earned

31. _________doesn’t matter much whether you’ll be late to my party. I just want you to attend it.

A. What B. That C. It D. Which

32. Mr. Green stood up in defense of a 16-year-old boy, saying that he was not the one ______.

A. blamed B. blaming C. to blame D. to be blame

33. ______ will take part in the physics contest will be announced at tomorrow’s meeting.

A. Whoever B. Who C. No matter who D. That

34. It was at the very beginning ________ Mr. Fox made the decision ________we should send more firefighters here.

A. when, which B. when, that C. then, so D. that, that

35. The place ________ the bridge is supposed to be built should be ________ the cross-river traffic is the heaviest.

A.which，where B.at which;which

C.at which;where D.which;in which

36. ________he was ill, I was expected to take his place greatly surprised me for I didn’t have much work experience.

A. If B. If that C. That D. That if

III. Complete the passage with the proper words in the box. Each word can only be used once. One word is not needed. (9分)

A wave of shock and sadness swept across the globe on October 5 as the news of Steven Jobs’ death spread worldwide. It was soon followed by a global outpouring of condolences. Shanghai was no 37 as thousands of people stopped by the local Apple stores to pay their 38 . Mourners left behind flowers, red apples, and notes of condolence(吊唁)as a tribute to such a brilliant man.

In 2005, Steve gave the commencement speech at Stanford University in California. During this speech, Steve shared three stories from his life. The first story he called “connect the dots.” He talked about a series of events in his life ---- his unlikely adoption, coming from a poor family, 39 out of college, collecting pop bottles for money, and taking a calligraphy class. Looking back on these seemingly 40 events, Steve realized that it was this path that led him to success. He encouraged people to follow their intuition and “trust that the dots will somehow connect” in their future.

In his second story, Steve shared his embarrassing experience of being 41 from Apple ---- the company he started. It seemed like the end of his career, but he followed his passion and 42 vision and started Pixar, the most successful animation studio in the world.

The 43 story in Steve’s speech is now a little haunting. He spoke of death. He 44 every young person in the audience that “death is a destination we all share… Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.”

Steve Jobs 45 followed his own advice, for his was a life well lived. May we all take a lesson from his example, and remember, as Steve once said, “the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do.”

IV. Cloze (15%)

Once upon a time，a king, in the company of his ministers, went to the imperial garden for a walk. When he was walking around a pond, a strange idea 46 upon him and he asked, “How many buckets(桶) of water are there in the pond?” The ministers looked at each other, 47 to give an answer.

Rather disappointed, the king ordered, “You have three days’ grace. Anyone who offers an answer will be handsomely rewarded. Those who fail will be punished .”

The time limit was due(到期的)in the twinkling of an eye, yet the ministers were still at their wit’s end. At this time a child appeared who declared that he knew the answer. The king told his 48 ministers to go with the child for the measurement. To their 49 , the child refused the suggestion with a smile, “It is very easy. No 50 to go to the pond.” This made the king laugh 51 , “All right, let us know what it is.” The child blinked and said, “That 52 on the size of the bucket. If it is as big as the pond, there is one bucket of water; if it is 53 as big, two buckets; if one third as big, three buckets; if...” “Stop! That’s it. You’ve got the 54 .” The king was satisfied and the child was rewarded as expected.

Why did the ministers feel it so 55 to settle the problem? Because they fell in a trap, following a 56 way of thinking. People’s thinking often goes a habitual way — the beaten track of straightforwardness. It is a static (静态的) way presupposing every object definite and certain, i.e. the size of the pond and the bucket should be clearly 57 . If one of them is unknown, it will be difficult to do the measurement, let alone 58 . Why not change your mode of thought — from static to dynamic(动态的, from concrete to 59 ? If you adopt an indirect way and try to find out the proportional relation between the pond and the bucket, you’ll get an answer — flexible yet adequate to solve the problem.

Sometimes to get out of the difficulty one must change one’s way of thinking, or simply change one’s 60 to a problem.

46.A.fixed B.focused C.came D.looked

47.A.struggling B.thinking C.falling D.failing

48.A.exciting B.amazing C. surprising D.trembling

49.A.doubt B.surprise C.envy D.delight

50.A.good B.use C.need D.wonder

51.A.wonderfully B.joyfully C. cheerfully D.doubtfully

52.A.decides B.depends C.calls D.looks

53.A.half B.both C.all D.twice

54.A.award B.reward C.answer D.number

55.A.easy B.difficult C.fast D.slow

56.A.wrong B.correct C.right D.false

57.A.marked B.measured C.signed D.known

58.A.another B.other C.one D.both

59.A.detailed B.easy C.simple D.abstract

60.A.gate B. entrance C. approach D. course