湖南省醴陵四中2011-2012学年高二下学期入学考试英语试题注意：所有试题均须在答题卡上作答。Part I Listening Comprehension (20 marks)Section A (15 marks) You will hear each conversation TWICE.Conversation 1 1. When is Janes birthday?A. Today. B. Tomorrow. C. The day after tomorrow.2. What will the speakers buy for Jane? A. A basketball. B. Some books. C. A box of chocolates. Conversation 23. What did the woman do? A. A university teacher. B. A newspaper reporter. C. A book writer.4. What will the woman do next? A. Write some articles. B. Write some headlines. C. Look for some information. Conversation 35. Where did the boy paint the pictures? A. At home. B. In his friends. C. At school. 6. What are in the sky in the pictures? A. Houses. B. Planes. C. Trees.Conversation 47. When does the man take his winter holiday? A. During the third week of January. B. During the second week of January. C. During the third week of February.8. Which sport is talked about in the conversation? A. Skating. B. Surfing. C. Skiing.9. Why does the woman want to spend her weekend with the man? A. She likes to stay at home. B. She dislikes cold weather.C. She doesnt like any sport.Conversation 510. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Boss and secretary. B. Teacher and student. C. Neighbors.11. What is true about the visitor mentioned by the man speaker? A. He was very tall. B. He was about 30. C. He left a note for the woman.12. How was the man late last night? A. Sleepy. B. Sick. C. Excited.Conversation 613. What can we know about the man? A. He doesnt think the forest wonderful. B. He knows the forest well. C. He can make different sounds.14. How many kinds of trees grow in one square kilometer? A. About 750. B. About 570. C. About 400.15. What does the woman probably do? A. A guide. B. A radio hostess. C. A TV hostess.SECTION B ( 5 marks) You will hear the mini-talk TWICE.Time to get upAt 16._ amTime to get into workAt around 9:00 amWork in the morningsAnswering phones and 17._People to have lunch withSome 18. _19._ in some afternoonsVisiting other musicians; going to lots of concertsAttitude towards the jobHe 20. _it.Part II Language Knowledge ( 20 marks) Section A (10 marks) Choose the one that best completes the sentence.21. Toms parents found him really _, for he never passed his exams, which made them very _.A. disappointed; disappointing B. disappointing; disappointed C. disappointed; disappointed D. disappointing; disappointing22. It is well-known that Zhou jielun is a singer_ is popular with the young. A. whose B. whom C. who D. which23. _ the reason, research shows that in the end, the English saying Laughter is the best medicine may be true after all.A. HoweverB. Whenever C. WhateverD. Whichever24. _ my father doesnt like watching football games, he accompanied me to the gym last weekend.A. WhenB. SinceC. WhileD. As25. -Mum, is the pair of gloves _?-Yes. You have to wear another pairA. washing B. have washed C. having washed D. being washed26. The children were not _ for the accident. After all, they were still so young.A. to blame B. to be blamed C. blaming D. blame27. She hesitated at the gate of the canteen, _ whether to enter or not.A. to wonder B. wondered C. wondering D. wonder28. After all, learning about cultural differences _a good way to understand more about each other.A. are B. is C. was D. seem29. He hurried to the airport, only _ his girlfriend had left.A. to find B. finding C. found D. to have found30. Everyone knows that there is no doubt _ he will never come again.A. whether B. if C. which D. thatSection B (10marks)Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. Waiting for the airplane to take off, I was happy to get a seat by myself. Just then, an air hostess approached me and asked, “Would you mind 31_ your seat? A couple would like to sit together.” The only available seat was next to a girl with her arms in casts(石膏绷带), a black-and-blue face, and a sad expression. “Am I to sit there? 32_!” I thought immediately . But a soft voice spoke: “She needs help.” Finally I decided to move to that seat. The girl was named Kathy. She had been 33_ in a car accident and now was on her way for treatment. When the sack and juice arrived, it did not take me long to 34_ that Kathy would not be able to feed herself. I considered 35_ to feed her but hesitated, and it seemed too impolite to offer a service to a 36_. But then I realized that Kathys need was