江西吉安县二中2012-2013学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题.doc

吉安县第二中学2012~2013学年第一学期期中考试
高二年级英语试卷
命题人：罗晓琴 分值：150分 考试时间：120分钟 2012.11.1
第Ⅰ卷
第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
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. Where did the man meet Rose?
A. In a sports club. B. At the woman’s house. C. At Mr. Thompson’s home.
2. How is the man feeling?
A. Satisfied. B. Surprised. C. Disappointed.
3. What is the time now?
A. 8:15 B. 8:20 C. 8:25
4. What is the man going to do tonight?
A. Go to the airport. B. See a movie with Sue. C. Have dinner with the woman.
5. Where should the man turn left?
A. At the second traffic light. B. At the third building. C. At the end of the street.
第二节（共15小题; 每小题1.5分, 满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题, 从每题所给的A、 B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项, 并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前, 你将有时间阅读各个小题, 每小题5秒钟; 听完后, 各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7 题
6. What day is it today?
A. Monday. B. Tuesday. C. Wednesday.
7. What is the man doing?
A. Asking for help. B. Asking for information. C. Offering advice.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题
8. How much should each person pay for the taxi?
A. About $20. B. About $30. C. About $60.
9. When should the taxi go to pick up the man?
A. At 6 am. B. At 7 am. C. At 8 am.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题
10. How long has the new manager been in the company?
A. One month. B. One year. C. Five years.
11. What’s the reason the woman gives for her not getting the job?
A. Her clothes. B. Her female sex. C. Her education background.
12. What kind of clothes does the new manager wear to work?
A. A business suit. B. A sports suit. C. Jeans and a T-shirt.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题
13. When is Lin Shuhao’s birthday?
A. On August 21st. B. On August 22nd. C. On August 23rd.
14. How tall is Lin Shuhao?
A. 2.01 meters. B. 1.95 meters. C. 1.91 meters.
15. Why does the man think Lin Shuhao is so popular?
A. He is a Chinese American. B. His spirit attracted many people.
C. He’s been doing well in matches.
16. What do we know about the man speaker?
A. He likes Yao Ming the most. B. He doesn’t like playing basketball.
C. He disagrees with comparing Lin to Yao.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题
17. On which floor did Daniel’s family live?
A. The 3rd. B. The 2nd. C. The 1st.
18. What’s the old lady’s grandson like?
A. Polite. B. Noisy. C. Clever.
19. What do we know about Daniel?
A. He’s used to peace. B. He sleeps well at night. C. He is polite to his neighbors.
20. What can we know from the text?
A. The old lady’s grandson moved out at last.
B. Nothing has changed in Daniel’s neighborhood.
C. Daniel became friends with the old lady’s grandson.
第二部分：英语知识运用 (共二节，满分45分)
第一节: 单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
21．Mr．White, who comes from ____ European country, has formed _____habit of attending ____ church on Sundays．
A．an; /; the B．a; a; a C．an; the; / D．a; the; /
22．——I can’t _______ another task, now I have more than I can do．
—— In this way, I will ask someone else．
A．take on B．take over C．take up D．take off
23．You job here is only ______, for you will be removed from it when we have a proper post for you
A．original B．accurate C．initial D．temporary
24．—How did you find your visit to the Summer Palace yesterday?
—_________．I got separated from my 80-year-old grandparents
A．It couldn’t be better B．I have no idea
C．Good luck to me D．It couldn’t be worse
25. I'll have all of the readings ______ by the end of this term if my plan goes well．
A. completing B. to complete C. completed D. being completed
26. I lost sight of Wang Ping when we reached _________ looked like a large market.
A. that B. which C. what D. where
27. As long as I can remember, _______ I called, my son would answer.
A. before B. any time C. until D. while
28. I had not been asked to the party, so I felt ______ and a bit hurt.
A. left out B. left behind C. left alone D. left off
29. When ____ to danger and conflict, men tend to increase blood pressure, ______ nervous and anxious.
A. exposed; felt B. exposed; feeling C. exposing; feeling D. exposing; felt
30. Now he still remembers ____ it ____ him to get the chance.
A. that; took B. what; cost C. how; cost D. what; forced
31. Teachers often use simple examples to _______ language points that are _______ the students.
A. handle ;puzzled B. express; puzzling C. clarify; puzzling D. conclude; puzzled
32. _________ be sent to work there?
A. Who do you suggest B. Who do you suggest that should
C. Do you suggest who should D. Do you suggest whom should
33. We had thought Carla would say a lot about her job interview, but she ____ it.
A. doesn’t mention B. didn’t mention C. hasn’t mentioned D. hadn’t mentioned
34．As is known to all, Montreal is the second largest French-speaking city in the world, ______．
A．Paris is the largest B．Paris the largest
C．Paris to be the largest D．Paris be the largest
35．It is you, I think, rather than your wife, _________ to blame for your son’s bad behavior at school．
A．that is B．who is C．that should D．who are
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将选项涂黑。
A woman was at work when she received a phone call and learned that her daughter was very sick with a fever．She left her 36 and stopped by a pharmacy（药房）to get some 37 for her daughter．
When returning to her car, she found that she had 38 her keys in the car．
She was in a hurry to get home to her 39 daughter．She didn’t know what to do, 40 she called her home and told the baby sitter（临时保姆）what had 41 and that she did not know what to do．
The baby sitter told her that her daughter was getting 42 ．She said, “You might 43 a coat hanger and use that to open the 44 ．” The woman looked around and 45 she found an old coat hanger on the ground．She 46 it up but she didn’t know how to use it．
Within five minutes an old rusty（生锈的）car 47 , with a dirty and bearded man．He got out of his car and asked her if he could 48 ．She said, “Yes, my daughter is very sick．I stopped to get her some medicine and I locked my 49 in my car．I must get home to her．Please, can you 50 this hanger to unlock my car．”
He said, “ 51 ．” He walked over to the car, and in less than one minute the car was opened．She 52 the man and through her tears she said, “Thank you so much．You are a very 53 man．”
The man replied, “Lady, I am not a nice man．I just got out of 54 today．I was there for car theft and have only been 55 for about an hour．But I would like to be a nice man．”
36．A．school B．work C．home D．phone
37．A．presents B．food C．sweets D．medicine
38．A．locked B．hidden C．covered D．thrown
39．A．happy B．clever C．sick D．naughty
40．A．but B．so C．and D．or
41．A．appeared B．remained C．changed D．happened
42．A．worse B．better C．taller D．smarter
43．A．make B．take C．find D．buy
44．A．cupboard B．door C．room D．package
45．A．surely B．naturally C．strangely D．fortunately
46．A．picked B．looked C．turned D．put
47．A．pulled down B．pulled out C．pulled off D．pulled up
48．A．open B．close C．help D．repair
49．A．wallet B．keys C．license D．mobile
50．A．borrow B．carry C．operate D．use
51．A．Sure B．Not at all C．It doesn’t matter D．It just depends
52．A．admired B．respected C．hugged D．encouraged
53．A．brave B．strong C．generous D．kind
54．A．trouble B．prison C．control D．hospital
55．A．out B．down C．on D．up
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将选项涂黑。
A
Hank Viscardi was born without legs．He had not legs but stumps（残肢）that could be fitted with a kind of special boots, People stared at him with cruel interest．Children laughed at him and called him ‘Ape Man’ （猿人）because his arms practically dragged on the ground．
Hank went to school like other boys．His grades were good and he needed only eight years to finish his schooling instead of the usual twelve．After graduating from school, he worked his way through college．He swept floors, waited on table, or worked in one of the college offices．During all this busy life, he had been moving around on his stumps．But one day the doctor told him even the stumps were not going to last much longer．He would soon have to use a wheel chair．
Hank felt himself got cold all over．However, the doctor said there was a chance that he could be fitted with artificial legs（假腿）．Finally a leg maker was found and the day came when Hank stood up before the mirror, for the first time he saw himself as he has always wanted to be a full five feet eight inches tall．By this time he was already 26 years old．
Hank had to learn to use his new legs．Again and again he marched the length of the room, and marched back again．There were times when he fell down on the floor, but he pulled himself up and went back to the endless marching．He went out on the street．He climbed stairs and learned to dance．He built a boat and learned to sail it．
When World War II came, he talked the Red Cross into giving him a job．He took the regular training．He marched and drilled along with the other soldiers．Few knew that he was legless．This was the true story of Hank Viscardi, a man without legs．
56．Children laughed at Hank and called him ‘Ape Man’ because ．
A．he didn’t talk to then B．he kept away from them
C．his arms touched the ground when he moved D．he couldn’t use his arms
57．It can be inferred from the story that five feet eight inches tall is ．
A．an average height for a fully grown person B．too tall for an average person
C．too short for an average person D．none of the above
58．The sentence “he talked the Red Cross into giving him a job” implies that the Red Cross
A．was only glad to give him a job
B．gave him a job because he was a good soldier
C．gave him a job after he talked to someone whom he knew in the organization
D．was not willing to give him to job at first
59．When Hank marched and drilled along with the other soldiers, he
A．did everything the other soldier did B．did most of the things the other soldiers did
C．did most of the things the other soldiers did D．took some special training
60．The writer suggests that Hank Viscardi ．
A．had no friends B．never saw himself as different from others
C．was very shy D．was too proud to accept help from others

B
Parents are creating an "I want it now" generation by satisfying children's every demand at Christmas, say experts. Youngsters in Britain are becoming increasingly selfish, claim the education analysts.
Behavioral consultant Chris Calland said: "Parents want to make Christmas into magical fairytale for their kids. "There's nothing wrong with that. The problem arises when it means always giving into all our children's demands--- even if they are beyond our price range or not age-appropriate."
Ms Calland, who runs "Santa Says No" style sessions with colleague Nicky Hutchinson, added: "Many of us go into so much debt providing the gifts our children want that we spend the rest of the year paying off the bills. But so often the gifts we've carefully wrapped, once opened, are just pushed away because the very thing our little boy or girl was once so desperate for, they have now lost interest in."
Ms Calland and Ms Hutchinson have drawn up a list of guidelines to help parents manage their offspring's(后代) Christmas lists this year. They say that adults can actually improve their relationships with their children by resisting "pester(纠缠) power".
Ms Calland said: "All too often we say yes because we want an easier life when the fact is that we're only building up problems for the future. We are helping create a generation of youngsters who are blind to the needs of others and the necessity of hard work.
"Children learn fast--- if we sometimes change our mind, they quickly realize it might be worth lying on the floor and screaming for it. Make sure you and your partner are working together on this. Be consistent. And try not to get caught up in competition with other families or friends.
61. How is the " I want it now" generation created?
A. Parents can't afford the gifts for their children.
B. Parents become heavily in debt.
C. Parents are trying to make Christmas into a magical fairy tale.
D. Parents give children whatever they want at Christmas.
62. What is the main problem with the " I want it now" generation?
A. They are quite self-centered. B. They like to live in fairy tales.
C. They waste a lot of money on gifts. D. They can't keep their interest in gifts.
63. What is probably the aim of "Santa Says No" style sessions?
A. To advise on how to wrap gifts properly.
B. To keep children's interest in the gifts.
C. To tell parents how to say no to children's demands.
D. To advise parents on what gifts to buy for children.
64. According to the passage, we can infer that Ms Calland intends to _____.
A. analyze children's behavior B. give advice to parents.
C. introduce a new generation D. give her support to parents.
65. Ms. Calland would agree that parents should ______.
A. buy nothing for children at Christmas. B. choose gifts carefully for children.
C. let children choose their own gifts. D. avoid competing with others.
C
When we see well, we do not think about our eyes very often．It is only when we cannot see perfectly that we realize how important our eyes are．
People who are near-sighted can only see things that are very close to their eyes．Everything else seems blurry（unclear）．Many people who do a lot of work, such as writing, reading and sewing become near-sighted．
Then People who are far-sighted suffer from just the opposite problem．They can see things that are far away, but they have difficulty in reading a book unless they hold it at arm’s length．If they want to do much reading, they must get glasses, too．
Other people do not see clearly because their eyes are not exactly the right shape．They have what is called astigmatism（散光）．This, too, can be corrected by glasses．Some people’s eyes become cloudy because of cataracts（白内障）．Long ago these people often became blind．Now however, it is possible to operate on the cataracts and remove then．
Having two good eyes is important for judging distances．Each eye sees things from a slightly different angle（角度）．To prove this to yourself, look at an object out of one eye; then look at the same object our of your other eye．Yo