高二年级英语试题

听力部分（20分）

第一节 请听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项。

1.What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?

A.Couple. B. Friends. C. Colleagues.

2.Why does the woman keep singing the song?

A.She is learning a new song.

B.She practices it for a performance.

C.She wants to get the man relaxed.

3.What will the woman probably do ?

A.Speak up B. Redial the number. C. Use another phone.

4.What do we know about the woman?

A.She is interested in studying insects.

B.She doesn’t like coming to the park.

C.She wants the man to be a biologist.

Which skirt will the woman take?

A.The pink one. B.The white one. C.The blue one.

第二节 请听下面5段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。

请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

What does the woman think of the man ?

A.Greedy. B.Considerate . C.Careless.

7.What will the woman do ?

A.Find the man a part-time job. B.Borrow money from the man.

C.Give the man twenty dollars.

请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

Who is Ann?

A.The man’s girlfriend. B.The man’s little sister. C.The man’s little cousin.

9.What are the two speakers plan to do together tomorrow evening?

A.Have a drink. B. See the fireworks. C.Have supper.

请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.What do we know about Regina Spektor’s album Begin to Hope?

A.It was her second album. B.It was very well-received.

C.It was released in 2007.

11.What does the woman think of Regina Spektor’s songs?

A.Soft and moving. B.Funny and educative.

C.Creative and u unusual.

12. Why does the man want to know more about singers?

A. He wants to become a singer.

B. He wants to study music at college.

C.He wants to talk with Anna about them.

请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. Where did the man work after graduation?

A.In college. B.At a magazine agency. C.In a car company.

14.Why did the man choose Coventry University?

A.It was near his home. B.The tuition fees was not high.

C.Its journalism major was better.

15.How does the woman feel about her job?

A. Exciting. B. Difficult. C. Boring.

16.What is the woman interested in?

A.Photography. B. Cars. C. Writing

请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. Which section is not referred to on Mondays by USA Today?

A.Sports. B. Money. C. Health.

18. Which of the following newspaper has won the most Pulitzer Prizes?

A.The New York Times. B.New York Daily News.

C.Los Angeles Time.

19. When was Los Angeles Time founded?

A..In 1851. B. In 1881. C. In 1919.

20. What is probably the speaker?

A.A radio host. B. A newspaper seller. C. A writer.

二、 单项选择 （15分）

21. —What’s wrong with Linda?

—She can’t help ______ when she can’t help ______ a problem.

A.crying; solving B. cry; solving C. crying; solve D. cry; solve

22.----What made our teacher so upset?

—Lily didn’t pass the exam, but her parents ______ the failure on the teacher.

A. considered B. commented C. targeted D. blamed

23. _______ you the truth, I feel like _______ to bed at the present.

A. Telling; going B. To tell; going C. Telling; to go D. To tell; to go

24. He spent every minute he has _______ his _______ English.

A.improved; spoken B. to improve; speaking

C.to improve; speaking D. improving; spoken

25.—What makes mum so upset?

—__________ from school, I think.

A. Tom is absent B. Tom’s being absent

C. Tom being absent D. Tom absent

26. Joe just wanted to play a joke on her . He did not mean ____ Sarah.

A. hurting B. to hurt C. hurted D. hurts

27.He was determined not to be the first ____it.

A. say B. saying C. to say D. Says

28.The station _______next year will help promote tourism in this area.

A.being completed B.to be completed

C.completed D.having been completed

29.Hardly could he ________this amount of work in such a short time

A.get down B.get off C.get through D.get into

30.I can’t ____it when people speak with their mouths full.

A.live B. stand C. keep D. take

31.----Go for a picnic this weekend, OK?

---- ____. I love getting close to nature.

A. I couldn’t agree more B.I’m afraid not.

C. I believe not D. I don’t think so.

32.You can hardly imagine what great difficulty we had ___the work.

A.to do B. done C. doing D. Do

33. He failed in the driving test again. He____.

A. must have disappointed B. must have been disappointed

C. might be disappointed D. couldn’t be disappointed

34.Weather _ _the size of crops.

A.determines B. is determined to

C. is determined by D. make up its mind

35. This reading passage ____ two letters ___an agony aunt of a teenage magazine.

A. is made of; writing for B. is made up of; written to

C. is consisted of; written for D. consists of; writing to

完型填空 （20分）

Many people believe everything or almost everything they read in newspapers or hear on radio. A few years ago I 36 a story about a husband and wife who made a 37 mistake. They had gone shopping and had taken their small baby 38 with them. After they had finished their shopping, they returned to their car to go home. 39 they reached their car, they put the baby in the plastic baby carrier that 40 rode in for safety. The couple then 41 in their car toward home. After they had driven a few miles, they 42 the back seat to see how the baby was. To their surprise, the baby was not there. According to the 43 , the couple had put the plastic seat and the baby on the top of the car but had 44 to put him inside the car. They had driven away with the baby on the top of the car.

The couple drove back 45 the store but did not find the baby. They called the police, and the police said that they 46 the baby and that the baby was 47 . The baby had fallen from the top of the car but had been 48 by his plastic seat. The 49 couple took their baby home and were always careful after that.

There was one thing 50 with the story. It was not true. Stories such as this one are often 51 in newspapers and on radio and television. Because they are read and heard 52 that usually report the truth, many people believe them. People also believe them because, like the story 53 , they have something unusual or frightening about them. What is 54 is that newspaper and radio reporters 55 believe them.

36. A. wrote B. read C. told D. imagined

37. A. puzzling B. terrible C. interesting D. harmful

38. A. alone B. along　 C. away　 D. around

39. A. Since B. Before　 C. While D. After

40. A. they B. she　 C. we D. he

41. A. went away B. drove off C. moved on D. left out

42. A. searched B. glanced at C. examined　 D. thought of

43. A. newspaper 　 B. radio C. story 　 D. report

44. A. left　 B. planned　 C. forgotten 　 D. expected

45. A. around B. towards 　　 C. near　　 D. for

46. A. saved B. saw 　　 C. helped 　 D. had

47. A. dangerous B. dead C. comfortable 　 D. fine

48. A. protected B. saved 　　 C. covered 　 D. caught

49. A. satisfied B. puzzled　　 C. grateful D. frightened

50. A. wrong B. right C. important 　 D. necessary

51. A. reported B. told　 C. made D. written

52. A. at ease B. in places C. for sure　 D. with joy

53. A. told 　 B. mentioned　 C. printed D. recorded

54. A. surprising B. believable　 C. unlucky　 D. strange

55. A. never B. almost C. also D. always

四、阅读理解（30分）

A

I consider Lily to be my best friend because she is always very good to me. She’s always with me in times of difficulties and she is always there waiting for me. When I have problems and feel empty and upset, she’s always by my side to comfort me.

We’ve been together for two years. I met her during our college days. She was my classmate, but I can tell that we were not so close at that time, maybe because we had our own friends and maybe our attention was always on them, so I didn’t even notice her. Yet there were times that she was with me during my lunch break. That is why we slowly became close. We had our lunch together in the boarding house but sometimes not, probably because we had our own friends.

And when we took our break, we bought our favorite food together, but not that often since we didn’t have enough money. Furthermore, we were together in the student union, which was nice for me to know her better. I can say that she is really a nice friend. She is the kind of person that is very approachable in times of emptiness.

She is a friend whom I can call every time I need help. Definitely, I am so glad that I have her. Currently, we are working together as freelance writers online. We both work as contractors (承包人) in oDesk. We are very happy with working together, and we are looking forward to earning some money so that we can go on vacation together.

Friendships may not last. Friendships can lose importance and die gradually. However, I believe she will be a lifelong friend of mine.

56. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. They have been friends for two years.

B. They often had lunch in the boarding house.

C. The author is good at writing.

D. Lily is a full-time teacher at college.

57. The author considers her friend Lily to be ______.

A. distant B. innocent

C. helpful D. wealthy

58. According to the passage, the author is ______ about their friendship.

A. optimistic B. embarrassed

C. nervous D. unsure

59. The author mainly wants to tell us ______.

A. their close and valuable friendship

B. the education they have received

C. how to work part-time effectively

D. how to build good relationships

B

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