永州市第五中学2011-2012 学年高二下学期第一学段考试英语试题 第一部分：听力技能(共两节，满分20 分) ( ) 1What is the time now? A11：30 B10：30 G11：00 ( )2 What does the woman mean? AShed like to drink some tea B. Shed like to drink some coffee CShe never drinks tea ( )3 Who has two children ？ AThe womanBJohnCJohns sister ( )4 Whats the man probably? AA worker BA studentCA teacher ( )5 When is Betty leaving for London? ANext Thursday evening BNext Thursday afternoon CNext Tuesday evening ( )6What is the bread like? AIts softB Its dryCIts fresh ( )7What does the man think the woman should do ？ AThrow the bread awayBEat the breadCTake back the bread ( )8How long is it since the speakers saw each other? AMore than 20 yearsB. Nearly 20 years CNearly 12 years ( )9What did the speakers often do together every evening after school? AHad dinner BStayed at school studying C Went out for a walk ( )10 What s the relationship between the speakers? A. Brother and Sister B. O1d friends CCousins ( )11What are the speakers going to do? AGo home BWrite to the their parents CAsk for help from their teachers ( ) l2. What will the speakers most probably do during their vacation? AStudyBRestCTravel ( ) 13. What can we know from the conversation? A. The speakers have passed the exam B. The speakers have failed the exam once C. The speakers have failed the exam more than once ( ) 14. What will the man do during the summer vacation? A. Stay at school B. Call on the woman C. Call on his relatives and friends ( )15. What is the man s hometown like? A. Its beautiful and quiet B. It s dirtyC. It s noisy ( )16. What do we learn about the man? A. He was born in a big city B. He is from the countryside C. He likes the city life better. 第二节笔录要点 (共 4 小题；每小题1 分，满分4 分) Reading Books S a Good Hobby Reading is 17. and relaxing. It can keep one amused. One can become lost in a book. Reading is useful. It can make on read faster and understand what he reads better. As one s reading 18. , his schoolwork will become easier. Reading is hardly 19. . You have to be able to read to learn new things. Good readers are usually 20. . Good readers are most likely good at spelling and have more things to write about. 第二部分知识运用 (共两节，满分20 分) 第一节单项填空 (共 10 小题；每小题1 分，满分10 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。 ( ) 21. May I put my luggage beside you, sir? . A. Sure, with pleasure B. Sure, go ahead C. Well, never mind D. Sorry, you can t ( ) 22. Great changes in my hometown in the past few years. A. were taken place B. have been taken place C. took place D. have taken place ( ) 23. Excuse me. Could you tell me how to get to the Science Museum? straight on and youll see a supermarket. Its next to the supermarket. A. Go B. Going C. If you go D. When going ( ) 24. About half of million of Afghans have no to basic health services due to continued war and conflicts. A. means B. approach C. channel D. access ( ) 25. I the piano quite well, but I haven t had time to play since last month. A. will play B. have played C. played D. play ( ) 26. To learn English well, we should find opportunities to hear English as much as we can. A. spoken B. speaking C. speak D. to speak ( )27. for the free ticket, I would not have gone to the films so often A. If it is not B. Were it not C. Had it not been D. If there were ( ) 28. I forget where I read the article ，or I it to you now A. will show B. would show C. am going to show D. am showing ( ) 29. This was the best plan was based on a number of reports A. what B. it C. which D. that ( ) 30. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao attended a joint press conference and said that China will more international responsibilities as it is the aspiration of the international community and in China s own interest, too. A. take up B. take off C. take in D. take on 第二节完形填空 (共 10 小题；每小题1 分，满分10 分 ) 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从第31 至 40 小题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中， 选出最佳选项。 As soon as I learned to say the word “ beauty” , I began to look for it. Before I could find it, I asked my mother what a beauty was like. She said that a beauty is 31 who has large bright eyes and fine skin. When I was in Grade Four, I 32 such a girl. I sat right in front of her and stared at her to see if she was a real beauty. She was a beauty in my eyes until the day she 33 with me. She demanded that I 34 her pencil box which I by chance knocked on the floor. I 35 . Suddenly she flew at me and threw me onto the ground and we rolled about hitting each other. During the years that followed, I came across 36 explanations given to me by different people. Some said a girl with a thin figure is a beauty, or that a girl with a gentle voice is beautiful 37 said it is a girl with hair that is like a waterfall. I didn t give these a second thought. I searched for a beauty 38 had told me before, but it was useless. Then I met an old man. He told me that a beauty is a girl who might not be quite lucky with natural beauty. How every, she becomes a beauty 39 experiencing har