[北京]2011-2012学年北京西城（北区）高二下学期学业测试英语试卷

— I'll come to listen to your speech at 9:30 tomorrow morning.
— I regret to tell you that by then my speech ____.

It was after he went to college __ he realized the importance of forming a reading habit.

__ his telephone number or e-mail address, she had some difficulty getting in touch with John.

It is said that they __ $ 200, 000 for the house up to now.

— Can you __ what these characters on the rock are?
— Not really.

— Oh, my cat is really fat.
— You __ have given her so much food.

I didn't see your sister at the party. If she __, she would have met my brother.

— How come you are here?
— I came here for nothing else but to see you ____.

__ is not possible that Bob can win the first prize in the competition.

— I'm leaving tomorrow.
— Oh, what a pity! I won't be able to see you off. I __ a tele-conference the whole morning.

With the rapid development of the city, he can hardly find the place __ he used to play with his childhood friends.

__ we have no disagreement on the plan, let's bring the discussion to an end.

It matters much   most of your group members support you.

To learn the piece of music quickly, you'd better hear it ___ as many times as possible.

— What do you think of   color of my handbag?
— Perfect! It is __ good match for your dress.

A group of graduates got together to visit their old university professor.
The conversation soon turned into complaints about  26  in work and life. To offer his guests coffee, the  27  went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and a variety of  28  — porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some  29  , some expensive, some delicate — telling them to help themselves to the  30  .
When all the students  31  a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said, "If you have  32  , all the nice-looking expensive cups have been taken up,  33  the plain and cheap ones. While it is  34  for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the  35  of your problems and stress. "
"Be assured that the cup itself adds no  36  to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even  37 what we drink. "
"What all of you really want is coffee,  38  the cup, but you  39  went for the best cups … And then you began  40  each other's cups. "
"Now consider  41  : Life is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain  42  , and the type of cup we have does not determine, nor  43  the quality of life we live. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we  44  to enjoy the coffee. Fully appreciate the coffee, not the cups! Don't let the cups   45  you ... enjoy the coffee instead. "

A．stress B．progress C．condition D．pride

A．advisor B．professor C．monitor D．graduate

A．glasses B．bowls C．trays D．cups

A．plain-looking B．beautiful C．modern D．nice-looking

A．pot B．sugar C．milk D．coffee

A．made B．had C．cooked D．served

A．talked B．discussed C．noticed D．decided

A．leaving behind B．falling about C．leaving about D．falling behind

A．strange B．wonderful C．normal D．important

A．source B．purpose C．doubt D．result

A．price B．quality C．sweet D．color

A．proves B．tastes C．hides D．steals

A．more than B．less than C．other than D．rather than

A．consciously B．wisely C．shyly D．carelessly

A．showing B．eyeing C．exchanging D．praising

A．it B．that C．this D．one

A．jobs B．money C．position D．life

A．change B．increase C．discover D．lower

A．try B．manage C．fail D．plan

A．envy B．drive C．support D．assess

Each spring brings a new wildflower blooming in the fields along the highway I travel daily to work.

There is one particular blue flower that has always caught my eye. I've noticed that it blooms only in the morning hours. The afternoon sun is too warm for it. Every day each year for about two weeks, I see those beautiful flowers.
This spring, I started a wildflower garden in my yard. I can look out of the kitchen window while doing the dishes and see the flowers. I've often thought that those lovely blue flowers from the fields would look great in that bed alongside other wildflowers.
Every day I drove past the flowers, thinking, "I'll stop on my way home and dig them." "Gee, I don't want to get my good clothes dirty…" Whatever the reason, I never stopped to dig them. My husband even gave me a tool one year for that expressed purpose.
One day on my way home from work, I was saddened to see that the highway department had cleared up the fields and the pretty blue flowers were gone. I thought to myself, "Way to go, you waited too long. You should have done it when you first saw them blooming this spring. "
A week ago we were shocked and saddened to learn that my oldest sister-in-law has a cancer. She is 20 years older than my husband and unfortunately, because of age and distance, we haven't been as close as we all would have liked.
I couldn't help but see the connection between the pretty blue flowers and the relationship between my husband's sister and us. I do believe that God has given us some time left to plant some wonderful memories that will bloom every year for us.
And yes, if I see the blue flowers again, I'm sure I'll stop and transplant them to my wildflower garden.
How long might the blue flower bloom in spring?

Where did the writer want to transplant the flowers?

Which of the following is NOT true about the writer's sister-in-law?

What does the writer want to tell us?

The necktie looks set to follow the top hat in being handed over to the fashion museum by office workers within the next 50 years, according to research.
Nearly three quarters (74%) think the tie will not survive within British firms beyond the next half a century with the popularity of the open-collared shirt. Its demise is being blamed on the boom in creative businesses, such as Facebook and Google, and online trading companies where formal dress codes tend to be avoided in favour of a more casual approach.
Once considered an important part of business dress, the tie has become a victim of the spread of "casual Fridays" into other weekdays, according to researchers.
The poll, by Deal Jungle. com, which helps small and medium enterprises, found more than half (51% ) thought the tie would die out in offices within the next 20 years and almost a quarter (22%) believed it would last less than 10 years.
A spokesman for the site, which has 20, 000 registered members, said: "Ties have been around seemingly forever but increasing numbers of office workers are telling them to get away."

"The success of businesses such as Facebook and Google, where even the CEO turns up wearing jeans and a hoodie, also seems to have had a corrosive (侵蚀性) effect on the idea of dressing formally for work."
"Many of our members keep their expenses to a minimum by working from home so they feel no need to dress up to go to work. We know that when they meet with clients, they still put on a business suit, but a tie is no longer seen as an essential part of the suited-and-booted look."
"Instead, many businessmen and increasing numbers of executives choose a suit and shirt with an open collar. The tie-less suit creates an impression of a more approachable deal maker, someone who is still business-minded, yet creative and technology-sensible, too. "
Why are ties expected to disappear in offices?

According to the spokesman, how are their members dressed before clients?

What kind of image does the tie-less suit create?

What does the underlined word "demise" mean in Para.2?

The British are being encouraged to holiday at home as a major tourism drive offering Olympic themed discounts is launched next week.
A new campaign offering 20. 12% discounted bills at participating venues (场所) will be announced publicly for the first time by Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt on Wednesday to encourage "staycations".
The scheme includes hotel accommodation, meals, guided tours and entry to attractions, with discounts funded by the industry. Government officials said more than three million hotel rooms were already lined up under the project, which is being backed by a range of companies, including Butlins. Attractions, such as the London Eye and Alton Towers, are also taking part. Reduced prices will also be offered on stays on the Royal yacht Britannia, now harboring in Leith, Edinburgh, and visits to Chatsworth, the historic house in Derbyshire.
Tourists will be able to take advantage of the discount by using a dedicated website before the end of the Paralympics on September 9 to make bookings for this year and 2013.
Mr. Hunt said, "With the Diamond Jubilee and the 2012 Olympic Games, this year is the perfect opportunity for more of us to holiday in the UK "
Mr. Hunt has travelled the UK, urging companies to take part in the scheme, telling them, "It's now or never for London tourism. We will never have a year like 2012 to show the world that this is, quite simply, the most exciting, vibrant, cosmopolitan city on the planet. The unavoidable complaints in the run up to an Olympics must not cloud the scale of the opportunity —including our biggest ever tourism marketing campaign to make sure we get a lasting benefit from being in the global spotlight. "
The scheme will be promoted by a ￡3 million television advertising campaign — the first of its kind in the UK.
The government hopes the " Holidays at Home are Great" campaign — launched by Visit England — will create 12, 000 jobs, create 5.3 million extra short overnight breaks, and generate ￡480 million in extra spending over three years.
What Mr. Hunt said indicates that        .

What does the underlined sentence (in Para. 6) mean?

How will the "Holidays at Home are Great" campaign probably benefit London?

In which section of a newspaper will this article be presented?

Testing has replaced teaching in most public schools. My own children's school week is framed by pretests, drills, tests, and retests. They know that the best way to read a textbook is to look at the questions at the end of the chapter and then skim the text for the answers. I believe that my daughter Erica, who gets excellent marks, has never read a chapter of any of her school textbooks all the way through. And teachers are often heard to state proudly and openly that they teach to the mandated (国家指定的) state test.
Teaching to the test is a curious phenomenon. Instead of deciding what skills students ought to learn, helping students learn them, and then using some reasonable methods of assessment to discover whether students have mastered the skills, teachers are encouraged to reverse the process. First, one looks at a commercially available test. Then, one distills (提取) the skills needed not to master reading, say, or math, but to do well on the test. Finally, the test skills are taught.
The ability to read or write or calculate might infer the ability to do reasonably well on standardized tests. However, neither reading nor writing develops simply through being taught to take tests. We must be careful to avoid mistaking preparation for a test of a skill with the acquisition of that skill. Too many discussions of the basics of skills make this fundamental confusion because people are test-centered rather than concerned with the nature and quality of what is taught.
Recently, many schools have faced what could be called the crisis of comprehension or, in simple terms, the phenomenon of students with phonic and grammar skills still being unable to understand what they read. These students are capable of taking tests and filling in workbooks. However, they have little or no experience reading or thinking, and talking about what they read. They know the details but can't see or understand the whole. They are taught to be so concerned with grade that they have' no time or ease of mind to think about meaning, and reread things if necessary.
As is indicated in the second paragraph, the author finds it strange that __.

The crisis of comprehension most probably results from __.

According to the author, we can infer that __.

阅读下面短文和问题，根据短文内容，在相应题号后的横线上写下相关信息(不多于
五个单词)，完成对该问题的回答。答语要结构正确，书写工整，字迹清楚。

1. Cousins You could say that the alligator and the crocodile are cousins because they belong to the same animal group. The group is called Archosauria (ark-o-SOR-ee-ah). The name means "ruling lizards." The alligator and the crocodile are alike in many ways. Both have hard, bumpy skin. Both lay eggs in nests that they build near water. Both are reptiles (爬行动物), too. 2. Look Again Even though alligators and crocodiles are similar, there are ways to tell them apart. Adult alligators are usually gray or black, and they are darker than crocodiles. Adult crocodiles may be tan, green, or brown. Most types of alligators have broad snouts. Crocodiles' snouts are different. Their snouts are long and narrow. Look at the picture of the alligator. Whenever an alligator closes its mouth, only the top teeth show. Now look at the picture of the crocodile. Do you see a difference? Whenever a crocodile closes its mouth, some of the lower teeth also show. 3      Alligators and crocodile also have different ways of doing things. Alligators like freshwater. They sometimes wander into salty seawater, but they don't stay in the water very long. The salt can be bad for them. Alligators usually make their nests at the edge of freshwater lakes, rivers, or swamps. They use grass and leaves to make their nests. Crocodiles, on the other hand, usually build their nests in mud or sand. Sometimes they construct these nests near salty water. The salty water doesn't hurt them. Alligators and crocodiles do other things differently, too. A mother alligator stays near her nest. When the eggs hatch, she carries the babies to water. They may even ride around on her head as she swims. They depend on her to help them stay safe. Crocodile babies don't rely as much on their mothers. In fact, the babies leave the nest a few days after they are born.

Where do they (alligators and crocodiles) lay eggs?
According to Part 2 "Look Again", how can we tell alligators and crocodiles apart?
What might be a suitable heading for Part 3?
According to the passage, who rely more on their mothers?
Who is the passage most likely intended for?

根据括号中所给的提示翻译下列句子。
众所周知，少吃肉和盐对我们的健康有好处。(be good for)
据报道本次事故中无人受伤。(report)
如果我再有机会回到学校，我会更加努力学习。(虚拟语气)
不管她到哪儿，她总能很快适应新环境。(adjust to)
多数人认为勤奋工作往往可以弥补智力的不足。(make up for)

根据短文的意思和结构，选择方框中合适的词并用其恰当形式填空。(每词只用一次)

You won't believe what happened two days ago.
It was a Wednesday evening and my roommate was out for the night. I was feeling a little  1 so I decided to make something to eat. I went down to the kitchen to fix myself some toast. I put two slices of bread into the toaster and decided to watch some TV while I 2 …I must have been very tired because I soon fell  3 .
I woke up what seemed like seconds later, in my front yard, coughing and staring up at some  4 .They told me that my toaster had caught fire while I was asleep and the flames quickly  5  to the curtains on my kitchen window. In no time it seemed my whole  6 was on fire and smoke filled my entire house… My neighbour,  7  , saw the smoke and called the fire department. When they got to my home the fire had spread from the kitchen into the living room and the house was  8 with smoke. Two of the firemen broke down my front door with an axe  9 the others were putting out the fire with water. They found me lying  10 on my sofa. If they had come only 5 minutes later I don't think I would be here today talking about it.

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