北京市朝阳区2011-2012学年度高二年级第二学期期末统一考试英语试卷（考试时间：100分钟满分：100分）一、听力理解：（共15小题，15分）第一节：听下面6段对话或独白，从各题A、B、C三个选项中，选出能回答问题的最佳选项。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第1段材料，回答第1题。
1. where was the man born?A. In FranceB. In AmericaC. In Poland.听第2段材料，回答第2题。
2. Where does the conversation take place?A. In a hotelB. In a hospitalC. In a police station听第3段材料，回答第3题。
3. What’s the relationship between the two speakers?A. Teacher and studentB. Manager and secretaryC. Customer and saleswoman听第4段材料，回答第4至5题。
4. When was the camp held?A. On FridayB. On SaturdayC. On Sunday5. What’re the two speakers going to do ?A. Deliver a thank-you card.B. Go to the hospitalC. Have a barbecue听第5段材料，回答第6至7题。
6. What’s the woman doing?A. Giving adviceB. Calling about a jobC. Asking the way7. What was the woman doing while working abroad?A. Studying management.B. Doing secretarial work.C. Earning a degree in education. 听第6段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What was one of the reasons for the failure?A. The decoration.B. The competition.C. The place.9. Why were meals in the speaker’s restaurant expensive?A. They were organic.B. They were rare.C. They were nutritious.10. How does the speaker feel?A. Confused.B. Anxious.C. Regretful.第二节：听下面一段对话，完成第1题至5题，每小题仅填写一个词。
听对话前，你将有10（5）6th二、单项填空（共15小题，15分）从每题A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案11. —Can I call you back at two o’clock this afternoon?—I’m sorry, but by then I to Beijing. How about five?A. flyB. will flyC. will be flyingD. an flying12. —Why didn’t you ask him to help you ?—,but he was working on his computer.A. I had wantedB. I had wanted toC. I wantedD. I wanted to13. He has been advised to have a set of exercises to his leg muscles.A. preserveB. strengthenC. manageD. connect14. It is important for manufacturers to identify some problems at the design stage.A. potentialB. financialC. personalD. emotional15. A survey of retired people has that most are independent and enjoying life.A. advisedB. demandedC. observedD. indicated16. Your performance in the exam did not reach the required standard—,you failed.A. as a resultB. in other wordsC. in a wayD. in particular20. Jeremy’s fans in China are going crazy about this 23-year-old Harvard graduate, it’s a breakthrough in American basketball history.A. sayingB. saidC. having saidD. to say21. Not having finished his homework, to watch TV.A. mother forbade himB. so he was forbiddenC. he forbadeD. he was forbidden22. —Peter looked tired and a little absent-minded at the meeting.—He up too late.A. may stayB. could stayC. must have stayedD. should have stayed23. —I hear that Mr. Smith has become an architect.—Oh, really? He has become he wanted to be .A. whoB. whichC. whatD. that24. By 16:30, was almost closing time, nearly all the paintings had been sold.A. whatB. thatC. whichD. when25. They were happy with their marks after the test, they expected them to be a bit higher.A. ifB. unlessC. becauseD. though三、完形填空（共20小题，20分）阅读下面短文，理解大意，然后从每题A、B、C、D中选择一个最佳答案。
I fell in love with Yosemite National Park the first time I saw it ,when I was 13. My parents took us there for camping. On the way out, I asked them to wait while I ran up to E1 Capitan , a 26 rock of 3,300 feet straight up. I touched that giant rock and knew 27 I wanted to climb it . That has been my life’s passion(钟爱) ever since —28 the rocks and mountains of Yosemite. I’ve long made Yosemite my 29 。
About 15years ago I started seeing a lot of 30 , like toilet paper, beer cans, and empty boxes, around the area. It’s 31 me why visitors started respecting the place 32 and treated such a beautiful home-like place this way.I 33 picking up trash(垃圾) myself , but the job was too big, I would 34 an hour or two on the job, only to find the area trashed all over again weeks later. Finally I got so tried of it that I decided something 35 to change.As a rock-climbing guide, I knew 36 about organizing any big event. But in 2004,together with some climbers, I set a date for a 37 . On that day, more than 300 people 38 . Over three days we collected about 6,000 pounds of trash, It was amazing how much we were able to 39 . I couldn’t believe the 40 we made –the park looked clean!Each year volunteers come for the cleanup from everywhere. In 2007 alone, 2,945people picked up 42,330 pounds of trash and 41 132 miles of roadway.I often hear people 42 about their surroundings, If you are one of them, I would say the only way to change things is by 43 rather than complaining. We need to teach by 44 . You can’t blame others 45 you start with yourself.26. A. distant B. huge C. narrow D. loose27. A. immediately B. finally C. gradually D. recently28. A. imagining B. painting C. describing D. climbing29. A. garden B. home C. lab D. palace30. A. material B. resources C. waste D. goods31. A. beyond B. against C. over D. within32. A. more B. most C. less D. least33. A. recommended B. tried C. kept D. considered34. A. kill B. save C. wait D. spend35. A. expected B. tended C. had D. used36. A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing37. A. cleanup B. party C. picnic D. concert38. A. dropped out B. showed up C. looked around D. called back39. A. demand B. receive C. achieve D. overcome40. A. plan B. visit C. contact D. difference41. A. crossed B. measured C. covered D. designed42. A. talk B. complain C. argue D. quarrel43. A. doing B. thinking C. questioning D. watching44. A. method B. explanation C. example D. research45. A. although B. if C. when D. unless四、阅读理解（共18小题，35分）第一节：阅读下面短文，从每题A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。