1、2011-2012学年江苏省南通市通州区高二上学期期中考试英语卷 单项选择 * _ person who is responsible for his work will react quickly in _ emergency. A A; / B A; an C The; / D A; the 答案： B - Have you gone over what the teacher taught in class - Not yet. - Better remember: _. A Dont count your chickens before theyre hatched B A bird
2、in hand is worth two in the bush C Strike while the iron is hot D All roads lead to Rome 答案： C _ email is becoming more popular with many people, I still like writing to my friends. A When B As C Since D While 答案： D Do you mind _ alone at home Not at all. She is old enough to take care of herself. A
3、 Jane leaving B Jane having left C Janes being left D Jane to be left 答案： C Why dont you attend the meeting _ now I am sorry I cant. I am preparing for the meeting _ tomorrow. A to be held; being held B being held; to be held C held; to be held D being held; held 答案： B Once out of the earths gravity
4、, the astronaut is_ by the problem of weightlessness. A affected B effected C related D offered 答案： A It took Mary quite a long time to _ a new dress at the store. A pick up B pick out C work out D take up 答案： B Would you like to go to the cinema with me tonight Id like to, but it remains _ whether
5、I can finish my homework in time. A tosee B tobeseen C seeing D seen 答案： B Which of those T -shirts do you like most _ of them. They are both nice and comfortable to wear. A Both B Neither C All D None 答案： C Traveling is _, but we often feel _ when we are back from travels. A interesting; tired B in
6、terested; tiring C interested; tiring D interested, tired 答案： A _ from his looks, he is a kind man. A Judging B Being judged C To judge D Judge 答案： A _ that it was going to snow, the climbers decided to put off their attempt on the highest peak. A Having been told B Having told C Told D Telling 答案：
7、A He sent me an e-mail, _ to get further information. A hoped B hoping C to hope D hope 答案： B What surprised me most was to see some of the village people _ on the benches at the end of the classroom . A seated B seating C seat D to be seating 答案： A Can I look at the menu for a few more minutes befo
8、re I decide Of course. _, sir. A Make yourself at home B Take your time C It doesnt matter D Enjoy yourself 答案： B 完型填空 No one in the United States could forget the sorrowful story, April 14th, 1865 36 Abraham Lincoln was murdered. The night after a very busy 37 , the President and his wife went to F
9、ords Theatre in Washington D.C where a new play was to be put on. Near the theatre 38 a 25-year-old unsuccessful actor named John Wilkes Booth, who was strongly against the North though he hadnt fought 39 the South himself. As the play 40 after a moment of rest, Booth came into the theatre. He walke
10、d slowly and quietly 41 the door through which he could see the Presidents 42. He looked 43 carefully so as to find the guards 44 task was to protect the President from the enemy. To his joy, there was none of 45 and nobody noticed him. He reached the door quickly and began to get hold of the gun 46
11、 in his pocket. It was quiet in the theatre and everyone 47 his eyes on the stage. Suddenly a terrible sound of 48 broke in on the play. It surprised everyone and soon they looked 49 where the sound had just come .Smoke was seen coming out of the Presidents box, where the 50 had enjoyed the play. Ri
12、ght away the theatre was full of shouting and excited people. Soldiers hurried in to _51 the building, but it was too 52 ! The murderer had already 53 from the box onto the stage, from which then he hurriedly ran out of the theatre and soon disappeared in the 54_. The news came that Lincoln, whom th
13、e people had 55 to love as an inspiring leader and a wise, warm-hearted, honest man, was short in the chest and died early the next morning. 【小题1】 A as B where C when D how A time B work C day D hour A lived B stayed C stood D worked A against B with C for D under A stopped B started C lasted D ende
14、d A towards B into C up D over A face B wife C box D hat A around B behind C back D forward A which B whose C that D their A guards B them C people D soldiers A hidden B put C kept D lain A put B fixed C made D fastened A gun B cry C shot D noise A at B up C down D to A wife B guard C Lincolns D Pre
15、sident A search B enclose C search for D looked at A noisy B dark C late D smoky A went B rushed C run D jumped A building B dark C crowds D country A wanted B gone C come D meant 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C
16、 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 阅读理解 For almost two months Dominic York, a 23-year-old hairdresser, wandered about hospitals all night, wearing a white coat and pretending he was a doctor. Yesterday he proudly claimed in court that despite his complete lack of medical
17、 experience or qualifications, he had saved several peoples lives. He had even been allowed to assist a surgeon during an emergency operation on a patient who was about to die on something she had swallowed. “I watched one of those TV dramas about a hospital and suddenly I felt like playing one of t
18、he roles myself. So I put on a white jacket and a stethoscope (听诊器 ) and walked around one of the biggest hospital in London. At first I just watched. Once you learn how doctors talk to patients, nurses and others doctors, its easy to take people in,” he said. One of the patients he treated was Laur
19、a Kennan. She had been knocked down by a car and fainted. When she came to in hospital, York was standing over her. “He looked very professional. He told me his name was Doctor Simon. Then he gave me some sort of injection,” she said. And then he suddenly cleared off when a nurse asked who he was. S
20、he didnt think there was anything wrong. “I would never have realized he was a fake if a policewoman hadnt showed me his photograph a week later. When the policewoman told me who he really was, I could hardly believe my ears.” Judge Raymond Adams told York that he was. “ shocked and horrified” that
21、he got away with his deceiving for so long, and then sentenced him to eighteen months in a special prison for criminal with mental disorders. “I can only hope that this will not lead to further problems. After all, you will have considerable opportunity to study the behaviour of the psychiatrists(精神
22、科医生 )who will look after you while you are there. If you try to persuade people that you yourself are a psychiatrist after you are set free, I shall make sure that you are given a much longer sentence.” Judge Adams warned York. 【小题 1】 York was proud of the fact that _. A a surgeon let him watch an o
23、peration. B he could perform some duties of a doctor. C he had cheated doctors for so long D people thought he could become a real doctor 【小题 2】 York learned how to behave like a doctor by _. A watching other doctors work B talking to doctors and nurses C getting some training and experience D obser
24、ving doctors while he was a patient 【小题 3】 Why was Laura Kennan in hospital A She had swallowed something and almost died. B She had to have and emergency operation. C She had been injured in a road accident. D She had lost consciousness while driving. 【小题 4】 The judges remark implied that York woul
25、d be more severely punished if he _. A pretended to be a psychiatrist B tried to get away from prison C was proud of what he had done D studied the behaviour of the psychiatrist 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A Bears and humans often meet in National Parks. Although campers and hikers are war
26、ned not to feed the bears, many people ignore these warnings and feed the beasts anyway. When bears are used to peoples food, problems soon arise. Bears like to eat a large variety of things, both meat and vegetable. Without human assistance, bears live nicely on roots, twigs, leaves of trees, insec
27、ts and small animals. With people around, the bears tastes quickly expand to include sandwiches, hot dogs, hamburgers, and anything else they can temp humans into giving up. Bears often develop clever strategies for getting people to let go their food supplies. More often than not, an unsuspecting h
28、iker has taken off his or her pack for a rest only to have a bear charge out of the woods, grab the pack and quickly disappear into the underbrush with it. Hanging the pack on a tree branch wont help. Bears have been known to climb up, jump off, and catch the pack on the way down. One mother bear st
29、retched up with her baby on her shoulders to reach a pack stored on a pole. Many bears threaten people into giving up their supplies. Although a bear is unlikely to attack a person and would probably run away if screamed at, few people are willing to do so. Most people drop the pack and run the othe
30、r way. This, of course, delights the bear. In some places, the Park Service installed some metal barrels with lids to help campers keep their supplies safe from bears. Although the bears were unable to open these containers, the effort was less than successful. Most campers, unable to tell the metal
31、 drums from rubbish cans, never used them for the intended purpose. 【小题 1】 Feeding bears on peoples food . A brings the people a lot of fun B can cause problems C often causes injuries and deaths D helps bears survive 【小题 2】 If people had never fed bears, the bears . A might be satisfied with what t
32、hey had originally B would have starved long before C wouldnt have enough food supply D would have hunted for other kind of food 【小题 3】 Which of the following is TRUE A If fed on sandwiches and hot dogs, the bears would no longer eat roots, twigs and insects . B Its likely that bears would hurt peop
33、le if the people didnt give up their food. C Most people would frighten away the bears that would temp their food. D Seeing a pack, the bear would quickly snatch it and run away with it. 【小题 4】 Bear-proof containers didnt work because . A bears were clever enough to get the food in them B they were
34、left open in the open air C people were not sure of their use D they were once used as rubbish cans 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 C Can trees talk Yes, but not in words. Scientists have reason to believe that trees do communicate (交际 ) with each other. Not long ago, researchers learned some
35、surprising things. First a willow tree attacked in the woods by caterpillars (毛虫 ) changed the chemistry of its leaves and made them taste so terrible that they got tired of the leaves and stopped eating them. Then even more astonishing, the tree sent out a special smell-a signal (信号 ) causing its n
36、eighbors to change the chemistry of their own leaves and make them less tasty. Communication, of course, doesnt need to be in words. We can talk to each other by smiling, raising our shoulders and moving our hands. We know that birds and animals use a whole vocabulary of songs, sounds, and movements
37、. Bees dance their signals, flying in certain patterns that tell other bees where to find nectar (花蜜 ) for honey. So why shouldnt trees have ways of sending message 【小题 1】 It can be concluded from the passage that caterpillars do not feed on leaves that _. A are lying on the ground B have an unpleas
38、ant taste C bees dont like D have an unfamiliar shape 【小题 2】 According to the passage, the willow tree was able to communicate with other trees by _. A waving its branches B giving off a special smell C dropping its leaves D changing the colour of its trunk 【小题 3】 According to this passage, bees com
39、municate by _. A making special movement B touching one another C smelling one another D making unusual sound 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A Kings College Summer School Kings College Summer School is an annual(每年的 ) training program for high school students at all levels who want to improve their En
40、glish. Courses are given by the teachers of Kings College and other colleges in New York. Trips to museums and culture centers are also organized. This years summer school will be from July 25 to August 15. More information is as follows: Application (申请 ) date Students in New York should send their
41、 applications before July 18, 2009. Students of other cities should send their applications before July 16, 2009. Foreign students should send their applications before July 10, 2009. Courses English Language Spoken English: 22 hours Reading and Writing: 10 hours American History: 16 hours American
42、Culture: 16 hours Steps A letter of self-introduction A letter of recommendation(推荐 ) The letters should be written in English with all the necessary information. Cost Daily lessons: $200 Sports and activities: $100 Travels: $200 Hotel service: $400 You may choose to live with your friends or relati
43、ves in the same city. Please write to: Thompson, Sanders 1026 King s Street New York, NY 10016, USA E-mail: KC-Summer-School yahoo, com 【小题 1】 You can most probably read the text in _. A a newspaper B a travel guide C a textbook D a telephone book 【小题 2】 Which of the following is true about King s C
44、ollege Summer School A Only top students can take part in the program. B King s College Summer School is run every other year. C Visits to museums and culture centers are part of the program. D Only the teachers of King s College give courses. 【小题 3】 If you are to live with your relatives in New Yor
45、k, you will have to pay the school _. A $200 B $400 C $500 D $900 【小题 4】 What information can you get from the text A The program will last two months. B You can write to Thompson only in English. C As a Chinese student, you can send your application on July 14, 2009. D You can get in touch with the
46、 school by e-mail or by telephone. 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B 阅读填空 任务型阅读（共 10题；每题 1分，满分 10分） There are some very good things about open education. This way of teaching allows the students to develop their own interests in many subjects. Open education allows students to be responsible f
47、or their own education. Some students do badly in traditional classrooms. The open classroom may allow them to enjoy learning. Some students will be happier in an open education school. They will not have to worry about grades or rules. But many students will not do well in an open classroom. For so
48、me students, there are too few rules. These students will do little in school. They will not make good use of open education. Because open education is so different from traditional education, these students may have a problem of getting used to making so many choices. For many students it is important to have some rules in the classroom. They worry about the rules even when there are no rules
