广东省中大附中2011-2012学年高二下学期期中考试试题（英语）.doc

广东省中大附中 2011-2012 学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题考生注意事项：1． 本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，选择题部分用 2B 铅笔将答案涂在答题卡上，非选择题部分用黑色钢笔、签字笔在答题卷上作答2． 考试时间 120 分钟，全卷满分 150 分第一部分：听力（共两节；满分 25 分）第一节：听力理解（共 10 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 20 分）根据各段播放内容及其相关小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 项中，选出最佳选项听下面一段对话，回答第 1-2 题1. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. On the lake. B. On the river. C. On the sea.2. What will the two speakers do?A. Going swimming. B. Go fishing. C. Go boating.听下面一段对话，回答第 3-5 题3. What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Teacher and student. B. Old school friends.C. Former colleagues.4. What do we know about the woman?A. She is fond of her work. B. She’s tired of traveling.C. She is interested in law. 5. What’s the man now?A. A salesman. B. A guide. C. A lawyer.听下面一段独白，回答第 6-8 题。

听下面一段对话，回答第 9-10 题7. What is the man preparing for?A. His first day to work. B. A job interview. C. A party.8. What color of tie is the man going to wear at last?A. Orange. B. Red. C. Blue.第二节：听取信息（共 5 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 5 分）听下面一段独白，请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入标号为 11 至 15 的空格中Things for cyclists to consider Details___11___ Wear something that can ___12___.Distance and speed Don’t try to ride too far and too fast. Remember the joy of cycling is the ___13___; you can see things that you can’t ___14___see by car or bus.Water If you plan to cycle in summer, take plenty of water, and drink at least ___15___ of water every hour.Warm clothesIf the weather is not warm enough, make sure that you take enough warm clothes to put on when you stop riding to avoid getting ill.第二部分：语言知识及应用（共两节，满分 45 分）第一节 完形填空 (共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 16—30 各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Have you ever heard the story of the four-minute mile? For years people believed that it is impossible for a human being to 16 a mile in less than four minutes until Roger Banister proved it 17 in 1954．Within one year, 37 runners 18 the belief barrier．And the year after that, 300 other runners did the same thing．What happens if you put an animal in a 19 ? Any animal, big or small, will swim its way through．What happens when someone, who does not know how to swim, falls in deep waters? You 20 ．If an animal who has not learned swimming could 21 by swimming, why not you? Because you believe you will drown while the animal does not．These 22 show the power of beliefs．There is no other more 23 force in directing human behavior than belief．Our beliefs have the power to 24 and to destroy．In a way it is our beliefs that determine how much we’ll be able to 25 our potential．So pay attention to some of your 26 ．Do you believe you are weak in mathematics? Do you believe that other people dislike you？Do you believe life is full of 27 ？Belief is not 28 , however．It’s nothing but the generalization of a past incident．As a kid, if a dog bit you, you believed all dogs to be 29 ．To change certain behavior, identify the beliefs associated with it．Change those beliefs and a new pattern is 30 created．16．A ． run B．walk C．swim D．jog17．A ． right B．wrong C．fake D．true18．A ． broke B． built C．faced D．lowered19．A ． cage B． desert C．forest D．pond20．A ． drown B． swim C．float D．sink21．A ． struggle B．escape C．drown D．leave22．A ． samples B．cases C．situations D．periods23．A ． terrible B．reasonable C．considerable D．powerful24．A ． damage B．provide C．create D．withdraw25．A ． discover B．realize C．show D．perform26．A ． problems B．beliefs C．possibilities D．subjects27．A ． surprises B．choices C．problems D．possibilities28．A ． beautiful B．changeable C．strong D．mysterious29．A ． safe B．rude C．merciless D．dangerous30．A ． occasionally B．immediately C．accidentally D．automatically第二节 语法填空 (共 10 小题，每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分)阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为31～40 的相应位置上。

It was a winter morning, just before Christmas, while most people were warming up their cars, my husband, Trevor, had to ride his bike 4 kilometers away from home to work. On his 31 (arrive), he parked his bike outside the back door 32 usual. After 10 hours of labor, he returned to find his bike gone, 33 was our only transport. Trevor used it to get to work, and also the bike was used 34 (get) groceries, saving us from having to walk long distances from 35 we live.I was so sad that I wrote to the newspaper and told 36 our story. Shortly after that, several people in ou。