淮安市2008-2009学年度高二年级第二学期期末调查测试英语试题 本试卷分为第一卷和第二卷两部分。满分120分，考试时间为120分钟。第I卷（选择题，共85分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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 think the building will be? A. A market. B. A hotel. C. A department store.2. What can we learn from this conversation? A. The wind has stopped but its still raining. B. The rain stopped. C. Its still raining and the wind is blowing.3. Where did Suzanne spend her childhood? A. America. B. England. C. Spain.4. Why do the peasants like the officer? A. They are honest. B. They think he is honest and stands for them. C. They are friendly enough.5. Why do most people go to the coast in summer? A. The coast is one of the best places for swimming during hot days. B. All of people want to get sun as much as possible. C. Both A and B.第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从每题所给的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，各小题将给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至7题。6. What is Jack going to do? A. To attend a lecture. B. To repair his bicycle. C. To go to school.7. Why does Jack have to wait for a bus？ A. Because he will be late for the 10:00s class. B. Because he always goes by bus. C. Because there was something wrong with his bicycle.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. Whats Charlie doing when the conversation takes place? A. Sleeping. B. Dressing up. C. Having breakfast.9. What time does school begin? A. At 7:00. B. At 7:15. C. At 7:30.10. What food wont Charlie have for his breakfast? A. Rice. B. Milk. C. Bread.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. Why is the girl calling? A. She wants to go to Mr. Wards school. B. She expects to see Mr. Ward. C. She wants to attend Mr. Wards lecture.12. Why does the girl want to take the course? A. Because she finds it easy for her. B. Because she is a science student. C. Because she cant study it in her own school.13. What is the problem?A. The class is already full. B. The course is too easy for Mary. C. Mary lives far away.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In the school office. B. In a classroom. C. At the students home.15. How long is one course? A. Twenty-three weeks. B. Fourteen weeks. C. Three weeks.16. When is the first course? A. In June. B. In July. C. In August.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What made the road dangerous in the past? A. Wild animals. B. Cars, trucks and buses. C. Old people and children.18. Why are old people often killed? A. They are careless. B. They forgot to look and listen before crossing the road. C. They often cant see or hear well.19. Which of the following is TRUE according to the speaker? A. Walking person can realize how fast a car is. B. Fast bus can stop at any time. C. It takes longer time for a faster bus to stop.20. Which is the RIGHT way to cross the road? A. Walking slowly. B. Walking quickly. C. Running.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）第一节：单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）21. _ first trials of aspirin took place in 1899 when the company Hoffmann worked for began giving the medicine in _ form of powder to physicians to use with patients. A. The; a B. A; C. The; the D. The; 22. _ I got a C minus in my composition because of some spelling mistakes. A. You said it. B. You couldnt be too careful. C. How about your test? D. What for?23. The story of Turandot then _ a classic love of triangle featuring Calaf, Turandot, and Liu, a slave of Calaf fathers. A. takes on B. takes up C. takes off D. takes in24. She spent the whole evening talking about such things _ none of us had ever heard of. A. which B. that C. what D. as25. He refused to follow his teachers instruction when he didnt do well in his word tests. In my opinion, there is _ helping a person who never listens. A. no need B. no point C. no wonder D. no doubt26. As a proverb goes: “_”, we should make the best of every minute available to further our studies. A. Time and tide wait for no man. B. Something is better than nothing. C. One can not be in two places at once. D. All roads lead to Roma.27. Pip, _ is seven years old when the story begins, is in a misty field of tombs _ a man appears and frightens him. A. that; a