1、高二上学期英语10月考试题英语试卷共12页。满分150分。考试时间120分钟。注意事项：1.答题前，务必将自己的班级、姓名、考号填写在答题卡规定的位置上。2.答选择题时，必须使用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。3.答非选择题时，必须使用0.5毫米黑色签字笔，将答案书写在答题卡规定的位置上。4.所有题目必须在答题卡上作答，在试卷上答题无效。5.考试结束后，将答题卡和答题卷一并交回，带出考室该科考试成绩作废。第一卷一、听力（共三节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的
2、A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。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 much is the service charge if the meal costs $50 ?A. $5 B. $ 10 C. $15 2. Why does the man suggest going on the overpass? A. Its safe B. A policeman is here C. Its near 3. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers? A.
3、 Daughter and father B. Patient and doctor C. Student and teacher 4. What does the man suggest? A. Taking a break B. Putting off the talk C. Going to a park5. How did the man feel about the lecture? A. Some parts of it were difficult B. It was incomplete C. Some parts of it were interesting第二节（共12小题
4、；每小题1. 5分，满分18分）请听下面4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，并标在试题卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各小题，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。 听下面一段对话，回答第6 至第7两个小题。6. What are the two speakers mainly talking about? A. Where to eat B. How to travel C. Where to go 7. Why does the woman mention the restaurant
5、? A. Its famous for its seafood. B. Its a nice spot to see the sunset. C. Its near the local beach. 听下列一段对话，回答第8 至 第9 两个小题。 8. Whom is the party for? A. Lisa B. Jane C. Ted 9. Where will the party be held? A. At a pizza house B. At a nightclub C. At the mans. 听下面一段对话，回答第10 至 第12 三个小题。 10. What can w
6、e learn from this conversation? A. Mary is taking guitar lessons. B. Peter will continue his piano lessons. C. Helen wants to take guitar lessons. 11. What is the relationship between the two speakers? A. Friends B. Strangers C. Neighbors 12. How much will the woman pay for the lessons a week? A. $4
7、0 B. $60 C. $80 听下面一段对话，回答第13 至第16 四个小题。 13. Why does the woman ask the man those questions? A. To see what type of work is the best for him. B. To know what kind of interests he has. C. To get an area near his workplace. 14. What are the mans interests? A. Building and selling TV sets. B. Building,
8、 repairing and selling things C. Making things and writing for newspapers. 15. What did the man do this year? A. Asked businessmen to buy school newspapers. B. Sold advertising space for school newspaper. C. Sold newspapers on the campus. 16. In which column does the woman write down “Innovational”
9、and “Sales”? A. Education B. Interests C. Experience 听下面一段对话， 回答第17至第20 四个小题。 17. What was the arts business before retirement? A. The painting business B. The bike business C. The law business 18. What did Art do? A. He was a businessman B. He was a golfer C. He was a painter. 19. How long has Art
10、worked as an adviser? A. 3 years B. 4 years C. 5 years 20. What does Art like doing most now? A. Playing golf B. Painting pictures C. Staining glass projects.二、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）21. In communication, a smile is usually _ strong sign of a friendly and _ open attitude. A. th
11、e; / B. a; an C. a; / D. the; an 22. You dont have to worry about the journey because I have made a _ on the Indian Pacific train to Perth. A. reserve B. book C. preparation D. reservation23. In the plane crash accident, the chance of the pilots survival is _. A. slight B. slim C. smooth D. spare24.
12、 How is everything going on with you in America. Quite well. Not so smoothly as I expected, _. A. Instead B. too C. either D though 25. In American there are more households with pets than _ with children. A. those B. these C. ones D. that26. When Fred lost his job, he _ his sorrows in drink. A. dra
13、gged B. drowned C. adopted D. drank27. Measures have been taken to prevent the accidents, but much _ for more improvement. A. remains to be done B. is remained to do C. remains to do D. is remaining to be done28. _ never to come back again, the girl left the poor village without saying goodbye. A. D
14、etermined B. Determining C. Determine D. To determine 29. Its already 10 oclock. I wonder how it _that she was 3 hours late on such a short trip. A. came across B came out C. came up D. came about 30. Can I speak to _ is in charge of the company? Hold on, please. A. whomever B. who C. whoever D. who
15、se 31. _ and you will be admitted into your desired university. A. If making one more effort B. If you make one more effort C. One more effort D. To make one more effort32. He is rather difficult to make friends with, but his friendship, _ is more true than anyone elses. A. Once gaining B. Once gain
16、ed C. Once is gaining D Once he gained33. It was three months later _ he completed the job with difficulty. A. since B. before C. while D. that 34.Tsinghua University, _ in 1911, is home a great number of outstanding figures.A. found B. founding C. founded D. to be founded35.My English teacher gave
17、us a suggestion yesterday, _is often the case, _ our monitor organize a debate after class. A. which, which B. which, that C. as, that D. as, which 第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 请阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从3655各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。 A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large, t
18、empting( attracting) apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence. The boy wasnt much of a fruit-eater, _36_ a bar of chocolate if given the choice, 37, as they say, the forbidden fruit can be tempting. Seeing the apple, the boy wanted it. The more he looked at it, the
19、 _38_ he felt and the more he wanted that apple. He stood on tiptoe, _39_as high as he could, but even at his tallest _40_he was unable to touch it. He began to _41_ up and down, as high as he could, at the _42 of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple. Still it remained out of _43_. Not giv
20、ing up, he thought, if only he had something to 44 on. His school bag wouldnt give enough height and he didnt want to 45 the things inside, like his lunch box, pencil box, pencil case, and Gameboy. Looking 46 , he hoped he might find an old box, a rock, or, 47 luck, even a ladder, but it was a tidy
21、neighbourhood and there was nothing he could use. He had tried everything he could think to do. 48 seeing any other choices, he gave up and started to walk 49 . At first, he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his 50 , and how he really wanted that apple. The mor
22、e he 51 like this, the more unhappy he became. 52 , the boy of our story was a pretty smart guy, even if he couldnt get what he wanted. He started to say to himself, “ This isnt 53 . I dont have the apple and Im feeling sad as well. There is 54 more I can do to get the apple that is unchangeable but
23、 we are supposed to be able to 55 our feelings. If that is the case, what can I do to feel better.36. A. preferring B. offering C. receiving D. allowing37. A so B then C. but D or38. A. sadder B angrier C hungrier D. tastier39. A. expanding B stretching C. swinging D. pulling40. A. strength B length
24、 C. range D. height41. A. jump B. look C. walk D. glance42. A. tip B. stage C. top D. level 43.A. hope B. hand C. sight D. reach44. A. put B. stand C. get D. hold45. A. break B. shake C. take D. strike46 A. up B. forward C. down D. around 47.A for B. with C. on D. of48. A. After B through C. without
25、 D. upon49. A. back B. away C. up D. down50. A. wishes B. beliefs C. efforts D. goals51.A. thought B. imagined C. tried D. claimed52. A. Therefore B. However C. Moreover D. Otherwise53. A. skilful B. cheerful C. harmful D. helpful 54. A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing55.A change B. e
26、xpress C. forget D. describe三、阅读理解（共25小题；每小题2分，满分50分）第一节：（40分）请阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳A Churchills full name was Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill. He was born in 1874. He was educated at Harrow School and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.In 1900 Churchill was elected a member of parli
27、ament .As First Lord of the Admiralty , in 1911, he was responsible for strengthening the British navy.During World War I, he still remained a member of parliament, but he resigned from his post in the British navy, and became a soldier again, fighting in France. In 1917, however, he became Minister
28、 of Munitions . In this job, he encouraged the development and use of the tank, which was then a new weapon. After the war, Churchill held several government posts.From 1931 to 1939, he was only a member of parliament. He had fallen into dislike because of his militant (war-loving) attitude. Even hi
29、s closest friends discouraged him from seeking higher office. But when World War II started in 1939. Churchill returned to his former job as First Lord of the Admiralty.In May 1940, he became Prime Minister. Throughout the war, Churchill showed great strength and energy. He worked for long periods w
30、ith little sleep and traveled many thousands of miles. By the courage and determination expressed in his speeches, he inspired the people of Britain to keep on fighting. His speeches also gave hope to people in parts of Europe occupied by enemy forces.In the general election at the end of the war, t
31、he Conservative Party, of which he was leader, was defeated. But he became Prime Minister again in 1951. He resigned as Prime Minister in 1955. However, he remained a member of parliament until 1964. Some time later, in 1965, he died.56. Before World War I, Churchill worked for his country as _.A. h
32、eadmaster of Harrow SchoolB. a leader of the Britain NavyC. a leader of the Conservative PartyD. Prime Minister of Britain57. How many times was Churchill elected Prime Minister?A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.58. What can we learn from Para. 4?A. In 1938 Churchill left the parliament.B. Churchill
33、s closest friends were against his attitude toward war.C. Churchills closest friends always inspired him to seek higher office.D. Churchill and his closet friends served in the army before World War II. 59. We can know all the following from the text EXCEPT that _.A. Churchill gave up as Prime Minis
34、ter in 1955B. Churchill once became a soldier, fighting in FranceC. Churchills speeches encouraged the British people to keep on fightingD. Churchill led his army to fight bravely and defeated the enemy in World War I B To Whom It May Concern: On March 5, 2012 , I bought a Perfect Muffin Kit from yo
35、ur store at Midfield Shopping Center. The cashier who assisted me was George. George was very friendly and told me that the Perfect Muffin Kit would live up to the guarantee on the box: “Perfect Muffins Every Time!”. Unfortunately, this product did not live up to what it promised . The muffins I mad
36、e were far from perfect . I followed the directions in the package very carefully . First , I removed the bag of mix from the box. Then , I poured it into a bowl. Next, I added the correct amount of water to the mix and stirred it. According to the directions, after stirring the mixture , I added ha
37、lf a cup of dried grapes, nuts , berries, or another favorite ingredient . My favorite ingredient happens to be hot sauce . I find that a bit of hot sauce makes pizza and soup taste very delicious. So, continuing to follow the directions, I added half a cup of hot sauce to the mix and stirred it. Fi
38、nally, I poured the mix into muffin tins and baked it in the baker at 350 degrees for exactly 20 minutes.When the muffins finished baking, I was very excited to eat the “Perfect Muffins” as promised on the box. You can imagine my disappointment when, upon tasting the muffins, I discovered that they
39、were not perfect. These muffins were , in fact , absolutely terrible. Not even my dog was interested in eating these supposedly “perfect” muffins. I would appreciate a full refund( money to be returned) of $3.99 for this product as soon as possible. Enclosed are the receipt, the empty box, and one o
40、f the un-perfect muffins so that you can experience it for yourself . Thank you for your attention to this matter.Sincerely，Michelle Bauer60. This letter is most likely addressed to _.A. a local storeownerB. the owner of the muffin mix company C. the clerk at a local muffin bakery D. George, the cas
41、hier who sold the muffin mix61. The tone(语气 ) of the author can best be described as _.A. embarrassed B. hopeless C. disappointed D. disgusted62. The author was unhappy with the product because_.A. the directions of the product contained a mistake B. it was not up to the promise made on the boxC. it
42、 was too difficult to follow the directionsD. it was worth less money than she paid for it63. The authors main purpose in writing this letter is to _.A. prevent others from making the same mistakeB. persuade the company to change the wording on their boxC. get back all the money paid from the shopD.
43、 complain about how bad the muffins tasted CWhy do people drink too much, eat too much, smoke cigarettes or take drugs? Whats to blame for all the bad behavior? Most people would say that, while these self-destructive acts can have many root causes, they all have one obvious thing in common: they ar
44、e all examples of failures of self-control, lacking the will power to resist them.According to a recent study, however, if you really think about it, something about that simple answer doesnt quite make sense. In fact, it turns out that sometimes its having will power that really gets you into troub
45、le.Think back to the time you took your very first sip of beer. Disgusting, wasnt it? When my father gave me my first taste of beer as a teenager, I wondered why anyone would voluntarily drink it. And smoking? No one enjoys their first cigarette it tastes awful. So even though smoking, and drinking alcohol or coffee, can become temptation(attraction) you need will power to resist, they never, ever start out that way.Just getting past those first horrible experiences actually requires a l
