◎ 2011-2012学年天津市天津一中高二英语上学期期末考试的第一部分试题
  • 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. When does the school begin?
    A. At 7:30.
    B. At 8:00.
    C. At 8:30.
    2. What is Bill doing now?
    A. He is listening to the radio.
    B. He's talking on the phone.
    C. He's staying in hospital.
    3. What does the man advise the woman to do?
    A. To buy a second bicycle.
    B. To buy a used bicycle.
    C. To buy a new bicycle.
    4. Who is the man?
    A. A waiter.
    B. A hotel receptionist.
    C. A taxi driver.
    5. Why couldn't the man get through?
    A. The woman's telephone was out of order.
    B. The woman's receiver wasn't put in the right place.
    C. The receiver of the telephone was broken.
  • 听下面一段材料,回答1-3题。
    1. Where does this conversation take place?
    A. At a restaurant.
    B. At the man’s home.
    C. At a hotel.
    2. What present does the woman give the man?
    A. A bamboo basket.
    B. Some sweets.
    C. Some bamboo.
    3. What is the woman’s nationality?
    A. Chinese.
    B. American.
    C. English.
  • 听下面一段材料,回答1-3题。
    1. What do you think Robert Redford is?
    A. An actor.
    B. Their friend.
    C. The man’s boss.
    2. What will the speakers do Friday night?
    A. Go to a restaurant.
    B. Have a dinner with friends.
    C. Go to the New State.
    3. What will the speakers do before they go out to the movie on Saturday?
    A. Meet Daniel and Jennifer.
    B. Play tennis.
    C. Have a big dinner outside.
  • 听下面一段材料,回答1-3题。
    1. What is the entrance charge?
    A. About 35 pounds.
    B. About 100 pounds.
    C. About 135 pounds.
    2. When does the conversation take place?
    A. In the morning.
    B. In the afternoon.
    C. In the evening.
    3. Which room is the man living in?
    A. Room 634.
    B. Room 624.
    C. Room 436.
  • 听下面一段材料,回答1-3题。
    1. What did the woman warn the man not to do?
    A. Not to buy gifts for Japanese.
    B. Not to buy “4” of anything for Japanese.
    C. Not to buy pen sets for Japanese.
    2. What did the man buy at last?
    A. A pen and a pencil.
    B. Two pen sets.
    C. Four pens.
    3. What can we know about the man from the conversation?
    A. He will go to Japan on business.
    B. He will live with a Japanese family for some time.
    C. He will go to Japan to see his relatives.
  • 听下面一段材料,回答1-3题。
    1. What kind of name is St. Louis?
    A. A Spanish name.
    B. A French name.
    C. An Indian name.
    2. What does the speaker try to tell people?
    A. A lot of city names are Spanish names.
    B. Indians have too many different names.
    C. It’s interesting to study city names.
    3. What does the speaker lead us to believe?
    A. Indians like to name big cities.
    B. Our cities were all named by the same people.
    C. Names can tell us the history of our country in a way.
  • Many students made _______ fun of Jenny because she spent 3 days making _______ list of the
    things she would take for the spring outing.
    [     ]
    A. the, a
    B. a, the
    C. /, a
    D. /, /
  • America is now troubled with financial problems, and the same is true _______ some European countries.
    [     ]
    A. about
    B. of
    C. in
    D. with
  • I have no experience related to _______, since it's the first time for me to handle such a problem.
    [      ]
    A. call upon
    B. live on
    C. take on
    D. draw upon
  • — The manager says the meeting will be cancelled.
    — _______She just means it will be put off.
    [      ]
    A. Forget it.
    B. Good idea.
    C. It's my guess.
    D. You're missing the point.
  • I don't mind what he said, but _______ was his attitude towards me that made me angry.
    [      ]
    A. this
    B. it
    C. that
    D. which
◎ 2011-2012学年天津市天津一中高二英语上学期期末考试的第二部分试题
  • When the foreign guest arrived, I found him speaking good Chinese. I _______ his speech into
    Chinese the night before.
    [     ]
    A. needn't translate
    B. didn't need to translate
    C. needn't have translated
    D. didn't need translating
  • As a photographer he always has his camera ready _______ he sees something that might make a
    good picture.
    [     ]
    A. so that
    B. as long as
    C. in case
    D. only if
  • — He is crazy about computer games.
    — It isn't surprising _______ he isn't doing well in his study recently.
    [     ]
    A. whether
    B. that
    C. why
    D. what
  • Such an unfair thing drove him beyond the limits of his patience. He struck the table and _______to
    his feet.
    [      ]
    A. rose
    B. set
    C. stood
    D. helped
  • — Have you watched the nine o'clock news?
    — No. I ______ my homework at home all the morning.

    A. had done
    B. have done
    C. did
    D. have been doing
  • Listening to music is a good way to help us get some _______ from work pressure.
    [      ]
    A. safety
    B. relief
    C. pleasure
    D. comfort
  • — Look at the weeds and wildness now!  
    — Hard to _______ that the scene was once so grand.
    [     ]
    A. know
    B. realize
    C. imagine
    D. find
  • Many singers have opened their micro blogs, _______ they share ideas and feelings with their fans.
    [     ]
    A. which
    B. where
    C. when
    D. that
  • The suggestion that is worth _______ is that the students should learn something practical.
    [     ]
    A. being considered
    B. to be considered
    C. to consider
    D. considering
  • — I'd like your help tomorrow.
    — No problem, but can you be more _______ so that I can make advance preparations?
    [      ]
    A. serious
    B. brief
    C. formal
    D. specific
  • The new law seems _______. Few people are seen smoking in public places now.
    [     ]
    A. to be worked
    B. to work
    C. to have worked
    D. being worked
◎ 2011-2012学年天津市天津一中高二英语上学期期末考试的第三部分试题
  • I'm not sure whether I'll succeed in persuading her to join us. _______, I'll try my best to make it.
    [     ]
    A. In addition
    B. Anyhow
    C. Otherwise
    D. Therefore
  • I was doing some shopping in the supermarket ________ it suddenly occurred to me that I'd left
    my wallet at home.
    [     ]
    A. when
    B. while
    C. until
    D. before
  • There was a shipping accident at that part of the river just now, but _______ no one died or got hurt.
    [     ]
    A. unluckily
    B. fortunately
    C. unnaturally
    D. roughly
  • — You should have voiced you opinions at the meeting.
    — _______Who cared what I would say?
      [     ]
    A. I didn't get it.
    B. Or really?
    C. That's a good point.
    D. So what?
  • 完形填空。
         My grandmother's eightieth birthday was approaching and I was at a loss as to what to give her. She
    had recently moved into a nursing home and didn't have room for  1   things. She insisted that she didn't
    need a thing.
          2  , I came up with an idea. In her   3   card, I sent her a gift certificate (礼券) for "A letter a   4   for
    the next year!" It was a big   5  . I knew that she'd love to   6   what was going on in my life.
         The letter gift certificate was a big   7   . She got fifty-two letters that first year. Some were   8   and
    filled with homesickness. Others were short and newsy. More than once what she   9   was just a funny
    card with a few short  10  . All showed her that I was thinking of her regularly.
           11   her next birthday came around, she asked for another letter gift certificate.   12  , that's also
    what she wanted next eight birthdays.
         For nine years I wrote her. She was rarely able to   13   back. I flew home annually to   14   and soon
    realized that the entire nursing home staff knew all the details of my 15  , as more and more often they
    were  16   the letters to her.
         My   17   letter arrived the day after her death. I felt I had given her the best gift I could. What I hadn't counted on (指望) was how her gift would come full circle to me.
         Months later, while   18   her things, my dad found a box full of letters from me. Those letters were
    filled with moments and pictures I had completely forgotten. She   19   those memories for me in my letters. Sometimes our gifts to others come back to us in   20   ways.
    (     )1. A. lovely    
    (     )2. A. Finally    
    (     )3. A. invitation  
    (     )4. A. month      
    (     )5. A. lie        
    (     )6. A. face      
    (     )7. A. joke      
    (     )8. A. long      
    (     )9. A. sold      
    (     )10. A. notes    
    (     )11. A. Although    
    (     )12. A. In fact  
    (     )13. A. turn      
    (     )14. A. work      
    (     )15. A. life      
    (     )16. A. writing  
    (     )17. A. short    
    (     )18. A. seeing through
    (     )19. A. saved    
    (     )20. A. practical  
    B. expensive  
    B. Hopefully  
    B. Christmas  
    B. week        
    B. deal      
    B. feel      
    B. hit      
    B. boring      
    B. sent      
    B. questions  
    B. As        
    B. In general  
    B. write      
    B. hunt      
    B. husband    
    B. sending    
    B. handwriting  
    B. going through
    B. lost      
    B. funny      
    C. extra    
    C. Fortunately
    C. greeting  
    C. day    
    C. problem  
    C. hear    
    C. mistake  
    C. interesting
    C. received  
    C. tips    
    C. If      
    C. After all  
    C. step    
    C. visit  
    C. vacation  
    C. handing  
    C. open      
    C. throwing away
    C. broke    
    C. unexpected
    D. unimportant      
    D. Surprisingly    
    D. birthday        
    D. season          
    D. promise          
    D. tell            
    D. challenge        
    D. formal          
    D. held            
    D. lines            
    D. Unless          
    D. Above all        
    D. look            
    D. cook            
    D. business        
    D. reading          
    D. last            
    D. taking away      
    D. refreshed        
    D. similar          
  • 阅读理解。
         "Mum, what does it mean when someone tells you that they have a skeleton (骨骼) in the closet (衣橱)?" Jessica asked. "A skeleton in the closet?" her mother paused thoughtfully. "Well, it's something that
    you would rather not have anyone else know about. For example, if in the past, someone in Dad's family
    had been arrested for stealing a horse, it would be 'a skeleton in his family's closet'. He really wouldn't
    want any neighbor to know about it. "
         "Why pick on my family?" Jessica's father said with anger. "Your family history isn't so good, you
    know. Wasn't your great-great-grandfather a prisoner who was transported to Australia for his crimes? " "Yes, but people these days say that you are not a real Australian unless your ancestors arrived as
    prisoners." "Gosh, sorry I asked. I think I understand now," Jessica cut in before things grew worse.
         After dinner, the house was very quiet. Jessica's parents were still angry each other. Her mother was
    ironing clothes and every now and then she glared at her husband, who hid behind newspaper pretending
    to read. When she finished, she gathered the freshly pressed clothes in her arms and walked to Jessica's
    closet. Just as she opened the door and reached in to hang a skirt, a bony arm stuck out from the dark
    depths and a bundle of white bones fell to the floor. Jessica's mother sank into a faint (晕倒), waking
    only when Jessica's put a cold, wet cloth on her forehead. She looked up to see the worried faces of her
    husband and daughter.
         "What happened? Where am I?" she asked. "You just destroyed the school's skeleton, Mum,"
    explained Jessica. "I brought it home to help me with my health project. I meant to tell you, but it seemed
    that as soon as I mentioned skeletons and closets, it caused a problem between you and Dad. " Jessica
    looked in amazement as her parents began to laugh madly. "They're both crazy," she thought.
    1. According to Jessica's mother, "a skeleton in the closet" means ______.
    A. a family honor
    B. a family secret
    C. a family story
    D. a family treasure
    2. What can we learn about some Australians' ancestors from Paragraph 2?
    A. They were brought to Australia as prisoners.
    B. They were the earliest people living in Australia.
    C. They were involved in some crimes in Australia.
    D. They were not regarded as criminals in their days.
    3. Jessica's mother fell down into a faint because she was _____.
    A. knocked
    B. frightened
    C. injured
    D. surprised
    4. Why did Jessica bring a skeleton home?
    A. She was curious about it.
    B. She planned to keep it for fun.
    C. She needed it for her school task.
    D. She intended to scare her parents.
    5. Jessica's parents laughed madly at the end of the story probably because_______.
    A. they were crazy
    B. they were overexcited
    C. they realized their misunderstanding
    D. they both thought they had won the quarrel
  • 阅读理解。
         A golf tournament (锦标赛) isn't held every day and thus, as an organizer, you have to put on a
    great show for those who wait for it.
         Preparations before the Tournament
         An important thing you need to note down at this stage here is that once you start advertising an event,
    the event has actually begun for the audience. At this stage, you need to decide what you are going to call
    this event. You should make the name and the advertisement special, so that people will give them a
    second look. Depending on your economic situation, you need to decide whether you want to hold this
    event for amateurs or for experts. The next thing is to choose a proper place to hold the tournament.
         Plan of Action during the Event
         While the players are on court, you have to make sure that everything they might need is made
    available to them. Since golf is a sport that is played in the open, guests should be given drinks from time
    to time, preferably a drink of their choice. There should also be enough dustbins to keep the court clean.
    The things the guests need, from extra equipment to drinks, should not be put off for any reason.
    Announcement of some contests, lucky draws (抽奖) and prizes during the event will add to the
    entertainment of the tournament.      Another one of the successful golf tournament ideas is an auction
    (拍卖) of some particular things during the game. You can get some equipment signed from the players.
         Post Tournament Necessities
         Now that the tournament is over, you need to keep a small after-party in the form of a dinner. During
    this party, the guests can actually communicate with the players and congratulate those who won.
    1. What can we learn from the second paragraph?
    A. The event means more to the audience than to the players.
    B. Only professional players can attend the golf tournament.
    C. The most important thing for the tournament is advertising.
    D. It's important for the organizer to draw the audience's attention.
    2. The following are done before the tournament EXCEPT________.
    A. choosing a playing field
    B. organizing an auction
    C. naming the tournament
    D. advertising the tournament
    3. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
    A. The guests' need should be met as soon as possible.
    B. All the players and audience can attend lucky draws.
    C. The auction can only sell the equipment of the players.
    D. Only the players can attend the party after the tournament.
    4. Why does the organizer announce the lucky draws and other activities?
    A. To have fun himself.
    B. To earn more money.
    C. To please the audience.
    D. To attract more players.
    5. The passage is mainly written to ________.
    A. introduce what a golf tournament is
    B. call on people to join in golf tournaments
    C. introduce how to organize a golf tournament
    D. share the experience of attending golf tournaments with readers
  • 阅读理解。
         I finished my last evening shift of the week and could hardly wait to get home. I took off my nursing
    shoes, relaxed and then said goodnight to the rest of the girls and headed out of the door.
         It was so cold and I could see the ice crystals in the air. As I approached my car, I saw one of my
    coworkers standing by the bus stop. I thought it would only take a couple of extra minutes to give her a
    ride home, and besides, it was too cold to be standing outside on the coldest night in January.
         We chatted as I drove and before we knew it, we arrived at her house. As she headed up the steps
    to her door she turned around. "Do you know how to get to your house from here?" "How hard can it
    be? I'll just backtrack the way I came."
         I started driving. Nothing looked familiar, but at first that didn't bother me since I'd never been to this
    neighborhood before. I kept driving, and soon I sensed that something was wrong. I recognized nothing,
    not the neighborhoods, not even the street names. My husband would be worried about me. I looked
    down at my watch. It was now 2:30. I'd left work at 11:30 pm.
         I stopped my car. I thought I'd better take stock of my situation. My gas gauge (汽油量表) was
    slowly going down. In total defeat I put my head down on the steering wheel and asked for help. I lifted
    my head. I saw a shadow down the road in front of me. It was a car. What was a car doing in the middle
    of nowhere at 2:30 in the morning?
         Hesitantly, I got out of my car and knocked on the window of the other car. An elderly man slowly
    rolled his window down.
          I said, "I'm lost and don't know how to get back into town."
         In silence, he started driving. I drove behind him.
         Finally I recognized a familiar street. As I turned to head home, I lost sight of my guiding angel. When
    I pulled into my driveway the warning light for my gas tank turned on.
    1. The first paragraph tells us that the writer _______.
    A. lived near her workplace
    B. used to go home by bus
    C. worked in a woman's hospital
    D. had been working at night for a week
    2. Why did the writer stop her car?
    A. To consider and judge the situation.
    B. To check whether there was gas.
    C. To prevent the car breaking down.
    D. To turn to somebody for help.
    3. How did the old man help the writer?
    A. He told her the way to the town.
    B. He led her by driving in front.
    C. He called the police to help her.
    D. He sent her to her home with his car.
    4. When the writer got home, _______.
    A. she thanked the old man very much
    B. her husband was waiting for her anxiously
    C. the oil in her car was just going to run out
    D. she was totally frozen on the cold night
    5. What might be the suitable title for the passage?
    A. Keep up and you will succeed at last.
    B. Meeting a friendly old man in trouble.
    C. Giving a ride to my coworker at night.
    D. Losing my way on a cold winter night.
  • 阅读理解。
         Do you want to improve your memory? Are you struggling to remember names and faces as you get
    older? Try picking up the phone and speaking to someone. Scientists have found that holding a simple
    conversation could be just as effective as playing popular "brain-training" games that have reproduced a
    multi-million pound industry.
         Researchers compared 36 studies on memory exercises performed between 1970 and 2007. Some
    studies suggested both healthy older adults and those with mild cognitive impairment (轻度认知缺陷)
    could remember words better after some memory training.
    However, other studies found this improvement was matched by those who were asked to hold a
    discussion about art.
         The finding that social interaction could be just as effective at keeping memory loss from getting worse
    comes after Age Concern warned more than a million people aged over 65 living alone in their own
    homes. The charity warned solitary lifestyles were a 'silent disease' spreading through the nation quickly.
         Dr. Martin said most people experienced a cognitive decline (下降) in old age. This can include
    memory loss and inability to plan, pay close attention or perform tasks as quickly as before. The normal
    rate of decline seems to speed up in some people, leading to a condition called mild cognitive impairment, which some researchers see as a reason for developing mental diseases later in life.
         Although several studies have suggested that brain-training exercises could delay signs of cognitive
    decline, the studies and the types of training have many different kinds. The findings do not mean that
    longer, more intense or different exercises might not be effective, but that those which have been reported
    thus far have only limited effect.
         Dr. Martin concluded researchers needed to improve the way they used their studies to eventually
    determine ways of preventing cognitive decline in old age.
    1. What's the main idea of Paragraph 1?
    A. People should play more "brain-training" games.
    B. Training has a great effect on our health.
    C. Having conversation can improve memory.
    D. People have no ways to improve memory.
    2. What does the underlined word "solitary" probably mean?
    A. Unhealthy.
    B. Alone.
    C. Lacking patience.
    D. Enjoying being old.
    3.  Mild cognitive impairment can cause people to _______.
    A. have mental diseases
    B. develop physical diseases
    C. worry about the coming of old age
    D. escape from the reality in life
    4. What message can be implied in the passage?
    A. Most people suffer from memory loss.
    B. There are more social problems to be settled at present.
    C. No one can prevent old age from coming.
    D. Whether "brain-training" exercises have a great effect on memory is not sure.
    5. The passage would be of great help to ______.
    A. children
    B. housewives
    C. elderly people
    D. bad-tempered people
  • 词汇。
    请按首字母或括号中的中文提示用单词的适当形式填空。
    1. The _________(优势) you have is that you are quite confident.
    2. She fulfilled her ________(雄心) to become the first woman to run the 10,000 metres
        in under 30 minutes.
    3. In the city, there are many college students doing ______(自愿的) work to help
        those in need.
    4. Rainy weather always _________(使沮丧) me.
    5. The flight will be announced soon. __________(同时), please remain seated.
    6. The p_______ of this meeting is to elect a new chairman.
    7. It is good manners for her to a__________ to the host for not being able to attend the party.
    8. As is to known to all, the dinosaurs (恐龙)have been e__________ for millions of years.
    9. Last month, our company p__________ the land for 10 million yuan to build a big mall.
    10. I'm interested in the job you advertised in today's newspaper. Is it still v_________?
  • 翻译句子。
    按所给中文将句子补充完整,注意所填词语的正确形式。
    1. 在大多数情况下,孩子提出的问题都没有被成人认真地对待.
        In most of the cases, the problems put forward by a child are not _______ _____ by adults.
    2. 史密斯先生更换了电话号码,所以不可能联系上他了.
        Mr. Smith changed his phone number, so it was impossible to ______ _______ ______ him.
    3. 这所学校的学生数量在增加.
        The number of the students in this school is_______ ________.
    4. 杰桑索南达杰为拯救藏羚羊献出了生命,令大家深深感动.
        Jiesang Suonandajie _______ ______ ________ to save the antelopes, _______made many
        people ______ ______.
    5. 近几年来,3G手机在青年人中已成为时尚.
        The 3G cell phones _______ _______ ________ _______ among young people in recent years.
    6. 我们非常关注这个故事引发的问题.
       We are much ________ ________ the issues raised by the story.