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1、省外国语- 高二英语下学期期中考试试题FCE考试做题时间: 60分钟 总分值：45分答题说明：试卷1阅读分为三局部，共30个小题，全部都是选择题，需要填涂答题卡。选项为E的，涂AB；选项为F涂AC；选项为G涂AD；选项为H涂BC。Part 1You are going to read an article by the author of a best-selling novel. For questions 1-8, choose the answer A, B, C or D which you think fits best according to the text.每个小题2分，共1

2、6分Great White Lies“Jaws cast the great white shark as public enemy number one, but more than 25 years later its author, Pefer Benchley, admits it was safe to go into the water after all.3 Why did Andr touch the shark?A He wanted to look inside its mouth.B He was trying to protect it from the motor.C

3、 He was feeding it.D He didnt mean to touch it.Part 2You are going to read a book review. Seven sentences have been removed from the review. Choose from the sentences A-H the one which fits each gap (9-15). There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. 每个小题2分，共14分Pea-Brained GeneticistAn

4、thony Daniels praises a life of the monk who laid the foundations of modern genetics.Part 3You are going to read some book reviews. For questions 16-30, choose from the list of reviews (A -G). The reviews may be chosen more than once. When more than one answer is requited, these may be given in any

5、order.每个小题1分，共15分Who is your most readable author?Our younger readers choose their favourites.Paper 2: Writing做题时间: 1小时20分钟 总分值：40分答题说明：试卷2写作分为两局部，考生须完成两篇作文。Part 1是必做作文。Part 2中，考生须在2-5选题中挑选一个，按其要求写作文注意：选题5中又有2个选项。每篇作文总分值为20分。Part 2作文卷面书写空间缺乏时，可添加作文纸。Part 1You must answer this question.1 You have dec

6、ided to take part in a summer student exchange programme with student from Britain. You are going to spend a month with a British family and have received the follow email from your host.Read the email and the notes you have made. Then, using the information write an email to your host, giving him a

7、ll the details asked for.Write an email of between 120 and 150 words in an appropriate style. Do not write any addresses.Part 1：_Part 2Write an answer to one of the questions 2-5 in this part. Write your answer in 120-180 words in an appropriate style.2 Your brother has recently celebrated his eight

8、eenth birthday by having a party. Your cousin, who lived abroad, was due to attend the party but was unable to do so. Write a letter to your cousin, describing the party. Describe the preparations, what you did during the party and include some details about the guests who came to the party. Do not

9、write any addresses.Write your letter.3 You have decided to enter a short story competition. The competition rules say that the story must begin with the following words:It wasnt worth any money after all.Write your story for the competition.4 An international magazine has invited its younger reader

10、s to suggest useful ways of making their neighbourhood a better place to live in. Write an article for the magazine, giving your suggestion.Write your article.5 Background reading textsAnswer one of the following two questions based on your reading of one of the set books. Your answer should contain

11、 enough detail to make it clear to someone who may not have read the book.Either (a) Good books are set in interesting places. Write an essay describing one of the places mentioned in the book and refer to an unusual incident that took place there.or (b) You believe that the book you have read can h

12、elp solve a pen-friends problem. Write a letter to your pen-friend, explaining what you have learnt from the book and how this can help solve the problem.Part 2：_Paper 3: Use of English做题时间: 45分钟 总分值：50分答题说明：试卷3语法结构分为四局部，42个小题，1-12小题，考生须填涂答题卡，其余三局部考生须填写答题。Part 1For questions 1-12, read the text belo

13、w and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space. 每个小题1分，共12分There is an example at the beginning (0). Example:0A. sectionB. partC. pieceD. timeAnswer: BA house with a historyOne of the oldest houses in England, with a history that can be traced back the best (0) part of a thousand years,

14、 is Abbots Hall in Essex. In 1066 it was worth 12. In those days, for that (1) of money you not only got a manor house but also 1,400 acres of land, three town houses, 20 oxen, 2 horses, 14 pigs, 230 sheep and 8 workers. It was obviously a(n) (2) at a time when 1 was (3) to just over 400 in todays m

15、oney. (4) with many other great houses, it was taken over by the medieval monasteries. Renamed Abbess Hall, the estate was owned by Barking Abbey until the (5) 1530s.As Abbess Hall, it (6) very unlucky for two of its owners, Lord Cromwell and the Duke of Norfolk, both of (7) were executed. In 1647 S

16、ir Mark Guyen bought Abbess Hall. It was then handed down from generation to generation, so it (8) the property of his ancestors until 1810, when it was sold for 23,500. The property was sold again in 1950. Amazingly, it (9) only 21,000, which represented 140 years without a (10) increase!Between 19

17、50 and 1966, however, the value of the house, now (11) as Abbots Hall, reached 159,000. Now the asking price is around 2.3 million. If prices (12) up this millennium at the same rate, Abbots Hall will be worth 52.9 billion in 3000! Part 2For questions 13-24, read the text below and think of the word

18、 which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space. 每个小题1分，共12分There is an example at the beginning (0). Example: 0 IT ICE CLIMBINGFor most people who have tried (0) it , rock climbing is probably the most dangerous sport they would ever wish to take (13) . Mark Twight, a Canadian in his m

19、id-thirties, however, is not (14) of them. As soon as he found out about ice climbing, he was determined to accept the challenge. He and many others like him are among a growing (15) of climbers who regard the sport as the best way of testing (16) physical and mental abilities.One of the most challe

20、nging climbs in the world is Curtain Call, a waterfall which is frozen solid during thee winter months. The face of this frozen waterfall is vertical, so climbers cannot afford to lose concentration for a moment. In addition to the shape of the climb, there are other dangers. Hidden pockets of air i

21、n the ice can cause huge pieces of the waterfall, as (17) as 15 kilos in weight, to crash to the ground (18) a climbers axe hits the ice around one. The cold can also make things difficult for climbers since typical climbs take place in (19) of about -15.Now that the sport (20) gained popularity, th

22、ere are organized contests. Every winter, climbers meet in Courcheval, France, (21) a huge man-made ice cube has (22) built around a vertical steel structure. Climbers race up the Ice Cube, which is about 30 metres (23) in a contest of speed and style. Such contests, however, are rare and the majori

23、ty (24) climbers, including Mark, see the sport a a way of testing themselves.Part 3For questions 25-34, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. 每个小题1分，共10分 There is an example at the beginning (0).Example: 0

24、 EMPLOYEE Stress at workAlthough it is well known that stress affects almost every (0) employee , EMPLOYOnly a few people act (25) enough to prevent it from reachingEFFECT(26) levels. By this time, it is likely that medical help will ACCEPTBe required to treat both the (27) and physical problemsPSYC

25、HOLOGYThat stress causes. So it is absolutely necessary to (28) thatSUREThere is a positive response to the early (29) signs suchWARNas (30) , a loss of sense of humour, poor decision-makingANXIOUSand (31) . First of all, a diary should be kept so that TIREall the (32) activities can be identified.

26、Once this has STRESSbeen done, a (33) effort should be made to remove the DETERMINEsource of stress. If this is impossible, the job is probably (34) SUITand it may be best to look for a new one.Part 4For questions 35-42, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sent

27、ence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words including the word given. 每个小题2分，共16分Here is an example (0).Example:0 Its unfair that he should be given a second chance.DESERVEHe . given a second chance.The gap can be filled by the words doesnt deser

28、ve to be so you write: 0 DOESNT DESERVE TO BE 35Our friendship began twenty years ago.FRIENDSWe . twenty years.36Why didnt you use your dictionary to find the meaning of this word?LOOKWhy didnt you . your dictionary?37Nobody had scored so many points in one game before.HIGHESTIt . points anyone had

29、scored in one game.38She is quite a good singer, isnt she?WELLShe . she?39How about spending ten days in the Caribbean this summer?HOLIDAYHow about having a . in the Caribbean?40Im not sorry I wrote that letter to her.REGRETI . that letter to her.41Use a separate piece of paper for each answer.TWODo

30、 not . one piece of paper.42There arent many parcels left for us to deliver.FINISHEDWe . the parcels.试卷 3 答题纸Paper 3: Use of English 做题时间: 45分钟 总分值：50分Part 1Part 2Part 3Part 4合计Part 1 (备注：如你已填涂答题卡，此题就不必填写。)每个小题1分，共12分1-5._ _ _ _ _ 6-10. _ _ _ _ _ 11-12._ _Part 2每个小题1分，共12分_15._16._17._ Part 3每个小题1分，

31、共10分Part 4每个小题2分，共16分35FRIENDSWe . twenty years.36LOOKWhy didnt you . your dictionary?37HIGHESTIt points anyone had scored in one game.38WELLShe . she?39HOLIDAYHow about having a . in the Caribbean?40REGRETI . that letter to her.41TWODo not . one piece of paper.42FINISHEDWe . the parcels.Paper 4: Listening做题时间: 40分钟 总分值：30分答题说明：试卷4听力分为四局部，共30个小题。第1、3、4局部需填涂答题卡。涂卡时注意：选项为E的，涂AB；选项为F涂AC。Part 1You will hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1-8, choose the best answer A, B or C.每个小题1分，共8分11. Listen to two people talking about an injury. How did the man bum his