襄阳五中高二年级期中考试英语试题
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第一部分：听力（略）（共两节，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．&What does the man like about the play?
A．The story.B．The ending.&&&&&& C．The actor.
2．&Which place are the speakers trying to find?
A．A hotel.&&&& B．A bank.&&&&& C．A restaurant.
3．&At what time will the two speakers meet?
A．5:20.B．5:10.C．4:40.
4．&What will the man do?
A．Change the plan.&&&&& B．Wait for a phone call.&&&&& C．Sort things out.
5．&What does the woman want to do?
A．See a film with the man.&B．Offer the man some help.&&&&&&& C．Listen to some great music.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5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，各题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6．&Where is Ben?
A．In the kitchen.&B．At school.C．In the park.
7．&What will the children do in the afternoon?
A．Help set the table.&&& B．Have a party.&&& C．Do their homework.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8．&What are the two speakers talking about?
A．A family holiday.&&&&&& B．A business trip.C．A travel plan.
9．&Where did Rachel go?
A．Spain.&&&&&&& B．Italy.&C．China.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10．How did the woman get to know about third-hand smoke?
A．From young smokers.&&&&&& B．From a newspaper article.
C．From some smoking parents.
11． Why does the man say that he should keep away from babies?
A．He has just become a father.
B．He wears dirty clothes.
C．He is a smoker.
12. What does the woman suggest smoking parents should do?
A．Stop smoking altogether.
B．Smoke only outside their houses.
C．Reduce dangerous matter in cigarettes.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
14． Where does Michelle Ray come from?
A．A middle-sized city.&B．A small town.&& C．A big city.
15． Which place would Michelle Ray take her visitors to for shopping?
A．The Zen Garden.&&&&&& B．The highlands.&C．The Red River area.
16． What does Michelle Ray do for complete quiet?
A．Go camping.&&&& B．Study in a library.&&&&& C．Read at home.
17． What are the speakers talking about in general?
A．Late-night shopping.&&&&&&& B．Asian food.&&&&&& C．Louisville.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18． Why do some people say they never have dreams according to Dr Carfield?
A．They forget about their dreams.
B．They don’t want to tell the truth.
C．They have no bad experiences.
19． Why did Davis stop having dreams?
A．He got a serious heart attack.
B．He was too sad about his brother’s death.
C．He was frightened by a terrible dream.
20． What is Dr Garfield’s opinion about dreaming?
A．It is very useful.
B．It makes things worse.
C．It prevents the mind from working.
21． Why do some people turn off their dreams completely?
A．To sleep better.
B．To recover from illnesses.
C．To stay away from their problems.
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节&语法和词汇知识（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,并在答题卡将该项涂黑。
22．―If you like, I can do some shopping for you．
―That's a very kind ____ ．
A．offer &&&&&&& B．service&&&&&& C．pointD．advice
23． Angela and Ajani will pick up the marriage _______ after they meet online several times, which is not sensible.
A. acquisition&B. identification &&& C. certificate D. qualification
24． The students in the international school are encouraged to voice whatever opinions they have and question authority, which helps to develop their _______ thinking.
A. cautious&&B. casual&&&&&& C. careful&& &D. critical
25． We could hardly believe what she says because she is _______ changing her mind.
A. regularly&&&&& B. steadily&&&&&& C. eventually&&&& &&&&&&&& D. constantly
26． When Helen saw her tutor nod ______ to her, she calmed down and went on with her performance .
A. encouragingly&&&& B. amazingly&&& && C. interestingly&&&&&&& D. accordingly
27．&&&&&&&& I turned back only to find an old schoolmate whose name ______ me for the moment.
A. avoided&&&&&& B. escaped&&C. failed&& D. slipped
28． Thanks to Mrs James, the father and son eventually _____ after ten years’ cold relationship between them.
A. took up &&&& B. made up&C. got up &&&&&&& D. turned up
29． Despite the fact that all three teams _______ different approaches to the problem, they were all immediate successes.
A. acquired&&&&& B. adapted&&&&&& C. achieved&&&& D. adopted
30． We must _______ to the public the simple fact that drugs are dangerous.
A. get across&& B. get away&&&& C. get back&&&&& D. get through
31．―Is he interested in sailing?
―Of course! In fact he is known ________ as the most daring sailor on the seas.
A. far and wide&&& B. then and there&&&&&& C. safe and sound&&&&&&& D. up and down
第二节&完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从31―50各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Since most of us put a lot of energy into our jobs, it’s natural for us to expect the work to provide an acceptable return. However,&31&work can satisfy many of our&32 , it cannot be all things to all people. When a person’s life is out of&33&and important needs aren’t being met, they may become&& 34&& and begin to search for the source.
For example, a former customer called Doris,&35&to see me for help. While I understood that Doris was&36 , I was not certain that her unhappiness came from her&37 . In fact, her skills and interests seemed to&38&well with her work. Yet, she felt a desire for change and thought that&39&her job was the answer.
Since my way of giving career counseling (职业咨询) is to&40&work within a person’s whole life, I was&41&about the needs that were unmet through Doris’ work. After a few questions, she began to&42&a long-held desire to travel abroad, but she couldn’t figure out&43&to make this happen.
It is typical for people to figure out “ how” they will manage a&44&well before the details of “what” are&45 . Doris and I explored many possibilities&46&one seemed to come out as the right&& 47 . She spent the following year&48&abroad. Now, Doris is back at work in her same position and is&49&with her life.
Getting to the heart of the dissatisfaction can show us that it is something completely&50&from what we thought and it needs attention. Acting on it can avoid an unnecessary job change.
32． A．as though&&&&&&& B．even though&&&& C．now that&& D．in case
33． A．needs&&&&& B．curiosity&&& C．requirement&&&&& D．demand
34． A．problem&B．control&&&&& C．reach&&&&&&&& D．balance
35． A．pleased&& B．active&&&&&&& C．disappointed&&&& D．disabled
36． A．came&&&&&& B．got&&& C．wentD．loved
37．&&&&&&&& A．puzzling&&&& B．unhappy&&& C．hard&D．excited
38． A．travel&&&&& B．position&&&& C．life&&&& D．job
39． A．keep on&& B．match up&C．catch up&&& D．get on
40． A．changing&&&&&&&& B．hunting&&&&& C．keeping&&&& D．taking
41． A．search&&&& B．prepare&&&& C．view&D．predict
42． A．curious&&& B．worried&&&& C．openD．glad
43． A．satisfy&&&& B．describe&&& C．recallD．form
44． A．how&&&&&&&& B．whenC．whatD．why
45． A．plan&&&&&&&& B．task&& C.&desire&&&&&& D．job
46． A．probableB．reasonable&&&&&&& C．desirable&& D．obvious
47．&&&&&&&& A．until&& B．then&C．unless&&&&&&& D．after
48． A．person &B．choice&&&&&& C．reason&&&&&& D．place
49． A．studying&B．working&&&& C．acting&&&&&&& D．travelling
50． A．unhappyB．tired&C.&familiar&&& D．content
51． A．differentB．similar&&&&&& C．hard&D．possible
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Have you ever wondered why some people are successful in business and others are not? Here's a story about one successful businessperson. He started out washing dishes and today he owns 168 restaurants.
Zubair -Kazi was born in Bhatkal, a small town in southwest India. His dream was to be an airplane pilot, and when he was 16 years old, he learned to fly a small plane.
At the age of 23 and with just a little money in his pocket, Mr. Kazi moved to the United States. He hoped to get a job in the airplane industry in California. Instead, he ended up working for a company that rented cars.
While Mr. Kazi was working at the car rental(租赁的) company, he frequently ate at a nearby KFC restaurant. To save money on food, he decided to get a job with KFC. For two months, he worked as a cook's assistant. His job was to clean the kitchen and help the cook. "I didn't like it," Mr. Kazi says, "but I always did the best I could."
One day, Mr. Kazi's two co-workers failed to come to work. That day, Mr. Kazi did the work of all three people in the kitchen. This really impressed the owners of the restaurant.
A few months later, the owners needed a manager for a new restaurant. They gave the job to Mr. Kazi. He worked hard as the manager and soon the restaurant was making a profit.
A few years later, Mr. Kazi heard about a restaurant that was losing money. The restaurant was dirty inside and the food was terrible. Mr. Kazi borrowed money from a bank and bought the restaurant. For the first six months, Mr. Kazi worked in the restaurant from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., seven days a week. He and his wife cleaned up the restaurant, remodeled the front of the building, and improved the cooking. They also tried hard to please the customers. lf someone had to wait more than ten minutes for their food, Mrs. Kazi gave them a free soda. Before long the restaurant was making a profit.
A year later, Mr. Kazi sold his restaurant for a profit. With the money he earned, he bought three more restaurants that were losing money. Again, he cleaned them up, improved the food, and retrained the employees. Before long these restaurants were making a profit, too.
Today Mr. Kazi owns 168 restaurants, but he isn't planning to stop there. He's looking for more poorly managed restaurants to buy. "I love it when I go to buy a restaurant and find it's a mess," Mr. Kazi says. "The only way it can go is up."
52． When Mr. Kazi was young, his dream was to_____.
A. be an airplane pilot.&& B. sell cars.
C. own a restaurant.&&& &&&&& D. become a good cook.
53． Mr. Kazi decided to work with KFC to_____.
A. learn how to cook.&&&&&&&&& B. save money for a car.
C. save money on food. &&&&&& D. learn how to run a restaurant.
54． Mr. Kazi became the manager of a new restaurant because______.
A. his co-workers praised him.&&B. he was a good cook.
C. he worked very hard.&&&& &&&&&& D. he knew how to run a restaurant.
55． To save a failing restaurant, Mr. Kazi did all the following things EXCEPT to____.
A. clean it up&&& &&&&&&&&&& B. improve the food.
C. retrain the employees.&&& &&&&& D. advertise for it.
Most people believe they don't have much imagination. They are wrong. Everyone has imagination, but most of us, once we become adults, forget how to access it. Creativity isn't always connected with great works of art or ideas. People at work and in their free time routinely think of creative ways to solve problems. Maybe you have a goal to achieve, a tricky question to answer or you just want to expand your mind! Here are three techniques to help you.
This technique involves taking unrelated ideas and trying to find links between them. First, think about the problem you have to solve or the job you need to do. Then find an image, word, idea or object, for example, a candle. Write down all the ideas/words associated with candles: light, fire, matches, wax: night, silence, etc. Think of as many as you can. The next stage is to relate the ideas to the job you have to do. So imagine you want to buy a friend you could buy him tickets to a match or take him out for the night.
Imagine that normal limitations don't exist. You have as much time/space/money, etc. as you want. Think about your goal and the new possibilities. If, for example, your goal is to learn to ski, you can now practice skiing every day of your life (because you have the time and the money). Now adapt this to reality. Maybe you can practice skiing every day in December, or every Monday in January.
Look at the situation from a different point of view. Good negotiators(谈判者） use this technique in business, and so do writers. Fiction writers often imagine they are the characters in their books. They ask questions: what does this character want? Why can't she get it? What changes must she make to get what she wants? What does she dream about? If your goal involves other people, put yourself "in their shoes". The best fishermen think like fish!
56．According to the passage, when we become adults______.
A. we can still learn to be more creative. && B. most of us are no longer creative.
C. we are not as imaginative as children. && D. we are unwilling to be creative.
57．&&&&&&&& The second technique suggests that you just imagine_____.
A. setting a goal is as simple as skiing.
B. you have every resource to achieve your goal.
C. new possibilities will soon appear.
D. December and January are the best months for skiing.
58．The phrase “put yourself in their shoes” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to_____.
A. dress yourself like them. &B. do as they ask you to.
C. think as they would. &&&&&&&& D. put on their shoes,
59． We learn from the third technique that a good salesman should ask himself:
A. what do I usually do? &&&&&& B. what did my boss tell me to do?
C. what are my customers' needs? &&&&& D. how should I sell my products?
Do you want to live forever? By the year 2050, you might actually get your wish―if you are willing to leave your biological body and live in silicon circuits （半导体电路）．But long before then, perhaps as early as 2020, some measures will begin offering a semblance of immortality （虚拟的永生）．
Researchers are confident that technology will soon be able to track every waking moment of your life．Whatever you see and hear, all that you say and write, can be recorded, analyzed and added to your personal chronicles （履历）, By the 2030, it may be possible to catch your nervous （神经） systems through electrical activities, which would also keep your thoughts and emotions．
Researchers at the laboratories of British Telecommunications have given the name of this idea as Soul Catcher．Small electronic equipment will make preparation for Soul Catcher．It would use a wearable supercomputer, perhaps in a wristwatch, with wireless links to micro sensors under your scalp （头皮） and in the nerves that carry all five sensory signals．So wearing a video camera would no longer be required．
At first, the Soul Catcher's companion system ―the Soul Reader ―might have trouble copying your thoughts in complete details．Even in 2030, we may still be struggling to understand how the brain is working inside, so reading your thoughts and understanding your emotions might not be possible．But these signals could be kept for the day when they can be transferred to silicon circuits to revitalize minds everlasting entities （永生实体）.Researchers can only wonder what it will be like to wake up one day and find yourself alive inside a machine．
For people who choose not to live in silicon, semblance of immortality would not be as useless as they thought．People would know their lives would not be forgotten, but would be kept a record of the human race forever．And future generations would have a much fuller understanding of the past．History would not be controlled by just the rich and powerful, Hollywood stars, and a few thinkers in the upper society．
60． The main idea of this passage is that _______．
A．human beings long for living forever
B．there are many difficulties in making the Soul Catcher
C．people can live forever as technology develops
D．the invention of Soul Catcher has great importance
61． According to this passage,a Soul Catcher will be ______．
A．a new machine on which research measures have already been made
B．a new invention in order to catch and keep human's thoughts
C．made by British scientists to offer something that looks like living forever
D．made of silicon circuits which can catch people's nervous activity
62． We can infer from the passage that semblance of immortality is ______．
A．to be a reality sooner or later
B．far from certain
C．just an idea that couldn't t be realized at all
D．a fading hope
63． The meaning of the underlined word "revitalize" in the fourth paragraph is close to ___.&&&&&&& .
A．make dead&&&&&&& B．make famous C．make known&&&& D．make active
Being able to multitask is hailed by most people as a welcome skill, but not according to a recent study which claims that young people between the ages of eight and eighteen of the so-called Generation M are spending a considerable amount of their time in fruitless efforts as they multitask. It argues that, in fact, these young people are frittering（浪费） away as much as half of their time as they would if they performed the very same tasks one after the other.
Some young people are using an ever larger number of electronic devices as they study. At the same time they are working, young adults are also surfing on the Internet, or sending out emails to their friends, and/or answering the telephone and listening to music on their iPods or on another computer. As some new device comes along, it is also added to the list rather than replacing one of the existing devices. Other research has indicated that this multitasking is even affecting the way families themselves function as young people are too wrapped up in(沉湎于) their own isolated worlds to interact with the other people around them. They can no longer greet family members when they enter the house nor can they eat at the family table.
All this electronic wizardry(魔力) is supposedly also seriously affecting young people's performance at university and in the workplace. When asked about their opinions of the impact of modern gadgets (小装置) on their performance of tasks, the great majority of young people gave a favourable response.
The response from the academic and business worlds was not quite as positive. The former feel that multitasking with electronic gadgets by children affects later development of study skills, resulting in a decline in the quality of writing, for example, because of the lack of concentration on task completion. They feel that many undergraduates now urgently need remedial (补救的) help with study skills. Similarly, employers feel that young people entering the workforce need to be taught all over again, as they have become deskilled.
While all this may be true, it must be borne in mind that more and more is expected of y in fact, too much. Praise rather than criticism is due in respect of the way today's youth are able to cope despite what the older generation throw at them.
64． With the introduction of new gadgets, what happens to the Generation M's present e-devices?
A. They give way to the latest.&&&&& B .They are quickly put aside.
C. They are sold to their friends. D. They become part of their collection.
65． Multitasking makes the Generation M______.
A. feel lonely add pitiful. &&&&& B. selfish and aggressive.
C. distant to their family. &&&& D. silent and sad.
66． The academics feel that many undergraduates badly need to____.
A. adjust their social attitudes. &&& B. seek psychological assistance.
C. improve their study skills. &&&&&&& D. take more business courses.
67． What attitude should the older generation adopt towards the multitasking youth?
A. Critical. &&&& B. Thankful. &C. Negative. &D. Supportive.
A woman from Japan was telling a friend about her trip to the United States. The woman had visited major businesses and investment companies in New York City and Chicago.
“I studied English before I left home,” she said. “But I still was not sure that people were speaking English.”
Her problem is easy to understand. Americans in business are like people who are in business anywhere. They have a language of their own. Some of the words and expressions deal with the special areas of their work. Other expressions are borrowed from different kinds of work such as the theater and movie industry.
One such saying is “get your act together”. When things go wrong in a business, an employer may get angry. He may shout, “Stop making mistakes. Get your act together.” Or, if the employer is calmer, he may say, “Let us get our act together.”
Either way, the meaning is the same. Getting your act together is getting organized. In business, it usually means to develop a calm and orderly plan of action.
It is difficult to tell exactly where the saying began. But, it is probable that it was in the theater or movie industry. Perhaps one of the actors was nervous and made a lot of mistakes. The director may have said, “Calm down, now. Get your act together.” Word expert James Rogers says the expression was common by the late 1970s. Mister Rogers says the Manchester Guardian newspaper used it in 1978. The newspaper said a reform policy required that the British government get its act together.&Now, this expression is heard often when officials of a company meet. One company even called its yearly report, “Getting Our Act Together.”
The Japanese visitor was confused by another expression used by American business people. It is “cut to the chase”. She heard that expression when she attended an important meeting of one company. One official was giving a very long report. It was not very interesting. In fact, some people at the meeting were falling asleep. Finally , the president of the company said, “Cut to the chase.”
Cut to the chase means to stop spending so much time on details or unimportant material. Hurry and get to the good part. Naturally, this saying was started by people who make movies. Hollywood movie producers believe that most Americans want to see action movies. Many of their movies show scenes in which the actors chase each other in cars, or in airplanes or on foot. Cut is the director’s word for stop. The director means to stop filming, leave out some material, and get to the chase scene now.
So, if your employer tells you to cut to the chase, be sure to get to the main point of your story quickly.
68． After the woman visited the Untied States she might feel that __________.
A. her English was poor&&& B. It’s easy to master English
C. it’s difficult to make money&&D. people there weren’t very friendly
69． In which situation could the words “get your act together” be used?
A. A task is completed successfully
B. Players perform badly in a match.
C. Audience is satisfied with the actor’s performance in a movie.
D. Visitors make a tiresome and unpleasant trip to someplace.
70．&&&&&&&& What do the sayings “get your act together” and “cut to the chase” have in common?
A. Their uses B. Their meanings&& C. their origins &&&&& D. their popularities
71． The text is most likely to be found in a book about _________.
A. life attitude &&&&&& B. travel journals &C. language culture &&&&& D. successful business
第四部分：书面表达（共两节，满分40分）
第一节&完成句子（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满15分）
根据下列每句话的汉语意思，用句末括号内的英语单词的正确形式完成句子。
72．&&&&&&&& 在上学的路上，我突然想起我把英语书忘在家里，所以我不得不回去取。
73． On my way to school, ___________________________ that I had left my English book at home, so I had to fetch it .(occur)
74．&&&&&&&& 约翰的成功与运气无关。是多年的努力使他成为今天这样。
John’s success has nothing to do with good luck. It is years of hard work ______________________ what he is today. (make)
75．仅仅在他离开家后他才开始知道家庭对他来说是多么重要。
Only after he left his home __________________________ how important the family was for him.(begin)
76．&&&&&&&& 没有人知道要过多少年中国足球队将进入世界杯决赛舞台。
Nobody knows _________________________ before the Chinese football team enters the final stage of the World Cup. (be)
77．据说在过去的几个星期为了给这条新路让路，很多旧房子被拆除。
Many old houses are said __________________________ to make way for the new road in the past few weeks. (tear)
78．一切考虑进去，环境问题值得我们政府关注。
Everything _________________________, the environmental problem is worthy of our government’s attention. (consideration)
79．健康饮食应包括多种多样的食物，其中大部分富含营养。
A healthy diet should include a variety of food, _____________________ nutrients.（rich）
80．我的孩子，无论发生什么，我们都坚定地支持你。
We all stand firmly at your side, _____________________________，my son! (happen)
81．目前电子邮件和电话一样在日常交流中正发挥重大作用
At present e-mail, as well as telephones, ________________________in daily communication. (play)
82．你是想出去换换口味还是你宁愿我们俩在家里吃晚饭？
Do you feel like going out for a change or would you rather we two ______________at home? (have)
第二节&短文写作（共1题，满分25分）
用英语写一篇全球环境问题短文，阐明问题，并提出解决此问题的方法(至少三点)。
1. 仔细品味图中文字的韵味，可以适当发挥想象，不要做简单描述;
2. 词数120个左右。开头已经写好，不计入总词数;
3. 作文中不得提及考生所在学校和本人姓名。
From the picture, we can see that pollution is posing a threat to our earth, which comes in many ways.
1―5 CABBA&&& 6―10 CBACB&& 11―15 CAABC&&& 16―20 CABAC
21―25 ACDDA&& 26―30 BBDAA
31―35 BADCA&& 36―40 BDBAC&& 41―45 ABACD&& 46―50 ABDDA
51―54 ACCD&& 55―58 ABCC&59―62 CBAD&& 63―66 DCCD&67―70 ABCC
71. it (suddenly) occurred to me
72. that has made him
73. did he begin to know
74. how many years it will be
75. to have been torn down
76. taken into consideration
77. most (of which is) rich in
78. whatever / no matter what happens
79. is playing an important role /part
80. had dinner / supper
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