陕西省汉中市2012-2013学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题新人教版.doc

陕西省汉中市2012-2013学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题新人教版

第一部分 英语知识运用（共四节，满分55分）
第一节 语音知识（共5小题，每题1分，共5分）
从每小题的A,B,C,D四个选项中找出其划线部分与所给单词划线部分读音相同的选项。
(1) hero A.hostess B.doctor C.force D.count
(2) breathe A.heath B.realise C.pleasure D.increase
(3) missed A.scolded B.trusted C.played D.advanced
(4) task A.physical B.respect C.usually D.prison
(5) knock A.track B.clerk C.know D.risk
第二节 情景对话（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）
根据对话情景和内容，从对话后所给的选项中选出能填入每一个空白处的最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。选项中有两个为多余选项。

第三节 语法和词汇知识（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
11. As a singer she was a success, but as a wife she was ____ failure, so their marriage ended in ____ failure.
A./; / B./ ;a C. a; a D. a; /
12. --Excuse me, sir. Is the museum open all day?
--______. Only from 10:00 am to 16:00 pm.
A. Your are right. B.No, of course not.
C.Sorry, I am not sure. D.Sorry, I'm afraid not.
13. The doctor is skilled at treating hart trouble and never accepts any gift from his patients, so he has a very good ______.
A.expectation B.reputation C.contribution D.combination
14. ______ at the airport for an hour, he suddenly realized he had left his ID card on his table.
A.Waiting B.To wait C.Having waited D.To have waited
15.____ she is young, she knows quite a lot.
A.As B.However C.Unless D.Although
16.A true friend should be the one who always _____ you up when you are depressed.
A.cheers B.gives C.calls D.picks
17.--My father is a teacher and he likes reading very much.
--_______.
（2） So is my uncle. B.Neither is my uncle.
C.It is the same with my uncle. D.My uncle is so.
1、 --In this day and age, women can have children and jobs as well.
--I can't agree more. It's great to have the two ______.
A.linked B.related C.connected D.combined
19.The telephone _____ continually in the office all morning.
A.rings B.has been rung C.has been ringing D.rang
20.--I got up at 6 this morning.I thought it was Friday.
--You _____ so early. It is Sunday today; you don't have to go to work.
14． mustn't have got up B.needn't have got up
C.needn't get up D.mustn't get up
21.--What caused the wedding to be put off?
--___________badly in the car accident.
(3) Because Jane got injured B. Jane's getting injured
C. That's because Jane got injured D.For Jane got injured
22.We laugh at jokes. But seldom _____ about how they work.
A.we think B.think we C.we do think D.do we think
23.If we _______ the old man's advice, we might have reached the top of the mountain.
A.take B.had taken C.took D.had taken
24.It is in the park _______ he takes exercise every morning _____ he met the girl for the first time.
A.that; that B.which; where C. where; that D. where; which
25.When the police came in, they found him _____ on the floor, with his hands _____ back.
A. seated; tied B. to sit; tying C. sitting; tying D. seating; tied
第三节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My grandfather worked as a voluntary carpenter during the Great Depression (大萧条).His duty was to 26 the wooden boxes for the clothes his 27 was sending to an orphanage (孤儿院)in Brazil.
On his way home, he 28 his glasses were gone. He replayed his earlier actions and 29 that they had slipped out of his pocket 30 fallen into one of the boxes heading for Brazil!
“It’s not fair,” he thought as he walked home 31. “I’ve been very 32 to my work, and now this .”
Several months 33 ,the director of the orphanage came to the United States to visit all the churches that 34 them, so he came to my grandfather’s small church in Chicago.
He began by thanking the people for their 35 in helping the poor children . “But most of all” be said. “I must thank you for the 36 you sent last year. You see , my glasses 37 broken . Even if I had the money. There was 38 no way of replacing them . Besides, not being able to see well, I 39 headaches every day. Then your boxes arrived . When I 40 the covers , I found a pair of glasses lying on top . When I 41 the glasses, it was 42 they had been made just for me ! I want to thank you for that! ”
The people listened, 43 for the miraculous (神奇的)glasses. But they thought it was 44_ because there were no glasses 45 their list.
Tears streaming down his face, my grandfather, an ordinary carpenter realized his glasses had found a good place to go.
26．A. hold B．buy C．build D．open
27．A．family B．office C．school D．church
28．A．remembered B．found C. forgot D．considered
29．A．realized B．understood C．found D．observed
30．A．But B．so C．or D. and
31．A．angrily B．luckily C．happily D．fearfully
32．A．certain B．faithful C．good D．well
33．A．after B．latter C．later D．earlier
34．A．supported B．provided C．liked D．supposed
35．A．difficulty B．joy C．business D．kindness
36．A．clothes B．boxes C．glasses D．money
37．A．had been B. was C．has been D．were
38．A．hardly B．simply C．mostly D．fairly
39．A．developed B．troubled C．contained D．experienced
40．A．opened B．broke C．divided D．removed
41．A．carried on B. tried on C．took on D．turned on
42．A．as though B．only when C．even though D．only if
43．A．happy B．content C．curious D．grateful
44．A．practical B．worthy C．strange D．possible
45．A．at B．of C．for D．on
第二部分 阅读理解 (共20小题;每小题2分，满分40分)
第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
A
When I was a boy，my father told me that he could do anything he wanted to do．Dad said that he wanted to be the first to develop color prints in our city．and so he did．
　　When I was 16，Dad looked closely at the violin I played and announced that he wanted to make one．He read about violin making，and then became a violinmaker at the age of 43．He bought the tools and materials, opened a small store and set Mom up as the shopkeeper, while he worked at a local company．He retired from the company 17 years later and continued to make violins and other instruments.
　　Dad often guessed why the Stradivarius violins sounded so beautiful．Some experts claimed that it was the unique varnish（油漆）that gave those instruments their beautiful sound．Dad argued that chemists could analyze the varnish-if that was the answer．
　　One of Dad's friends asked him once which kind of wood was used to make violins．When Dad explained that the top was made of spruce，his friend said that he had an old piece of spruce Dad might be interested in．
　　He worked for the next 12 months making a violin from the wood that his friend had given him proved to be a superior violin and it would become Dad's masterpiece．He was convinced that the secret of the Stradivarius sound was in the wood itself．
　　Later，the instrument was stolen．Dad's spirit was broken by the robbery, and he stopped making instruments. But he kept the music shop until he was 80 years old，selling guitars and violins．
　　My father has been gone for 14 years now．The violin has been missing for more than25 years．Somewhere a musician is playing a late-20th-century violin with an excellent tone．The owner today may never understand why this ordinary-looking violin sounds so much like a Stradivarius
46．The author mentions his father's developing color prints_________
　　A．to describe the real thing that made the author believe his father
　　B． to give an example proving that his father was an inventor
　　C． to prove that his father could do anything he wanted to do 　　
D. to show that his father's real interest was not in making violins
47． What did the author's father think about Stradivarius violins?
　　A．The wood of the violins was special．
　　B．The varnish was different from the others　　
C．They could only be analyzed by chemists
　　D．The way of making them was special
48．From the underlined sentence, we can learn that the author's father_________
　　A．got crazy after this happened
　　B．liked the violin very much
　　C．didn't want to become famous 　
D．lost interest in instruments
49．We can infer from the last paragraph that the author_______
　　A．wonders who's playing the violin now
　　B．really hates the thief 　　
C．misses his father a lot
　　D．really wants to play the violin
B
A popular saying goes, " Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me. "However, that's not really true. Words have the power to build us up or tear us down. It doesn't matter whether the words come from someone else or ourselves -the positive and negative effects are just lasting.
　　We all talk to ourselves sometimes. We're usually too embarrassed to admit it, though. However, we really shouldn't be, because more and more experts believe talking to ourselves our loud is a healthy habit.
　　This " self-talk" helps us motivate (激发)ourselves, remember things, solve problems, and calm ourselves down. Be aware, though, that as much as 77% of self-talk tends to be negative. So in order to stay positive, we should only speak words of encouragement to ourselves. We should also be quick to give ourselves a pat on the back. The next time you finish a project, do well on a test, or finally clean your room, join me in saying, " Good job ! "
　　Often, words came out of our mouths without us thinking about the effects they will have; but we should be aware that our words cause certain responses to others. For example, when returning an item to a store, we might use warm, friendly language during the exchange. And the clerk will probably respond in a similar manner. Or we can use harsh(苛刻的) , critical language, which will most likely cause the clerk to be defensive.
　　Words possess power because of their lasting effects. Many of us regret something we once said. And we remember unkind words said to us! Before speaking, we should always ask ourselves; Is it true? Is it loving? Is it needed? If what we want to say doesn't pass these tests, then it' s better left unsaid.
　　Words possess power: both positive and negative. Those people around us receive encouragement when we speak positively. We can offer hope, build self-esteem(自尊) and motivate
　　others to do their best. Negative words destroy all those things. Will we use our words to hurt or to heal? The choice is ours.
　　50.The author argues in the first paragraph that______.
　　A. words will never hurt us at all B. words have lasting effects on us
C. inspiring words give us confidence D. negative words may let us down

　　51.Why should we not feel embarrassed when it comes to talking to ourselves?
A. Talking to ourselves is believed to be good for our health. 　　
B. Almost everybody has the habit of talking to oneself.
　　C. Talking to ourselves helps us to solve all the problems.
　　D. It does harm to have " self-talk" when we are alone.
　　52.The underlined phrase " give ourselves a pat on the back " in Paragraph 3 means"______."
　　A. blame ourselves B. punish ourselves
　　C. talk to ourselves D. praise ourselves
　　53. Which of the following statements would the author agree to?
　　A. Unkind words are unlikely to be forgotten.
　　B. Positive words may destroy all the good relations.
　　C. It is better to think twice before talking to others.
　　D. Kind words are sure to cause unfavorable responses.
　　 C
During the school year many parents take on the role of driver as they drive their children from one lesson to another. Understandably so. Many of us want our children to have a little taste of everything, from organized sports to music, dance and more. But we can overdo it, leaving our children feeling a little burnt out, and according to parent educator Diane Loisie, it’s their school work that suffers the most. “After school, if they’re busy in a number of sporting events, besides, they need to do their homework, then the time they’ll feel sleepy is in the classroom. Your child needs free time. So if you’re filling up that after school time, then it’s during the day they’re going to be taking a break.”
Professor Claire McDermott agrees that there’s a lot to be gained from sometimes putting those scheduled lessons and activities away. “Relaxing time is important for children. It’s time just to do the things they want to do. A child can go up to their room, or they can play around. It doesn’t look like productive time; parents certainly wouldn’t be saying ‘Wow, are they ever learning things now?’ But this relaxing time gives both the body and the brain just a wonderful chance to relax after a day. It helps a child prepare for sleep, but it also helps to understand the learning that’s gone on that day.”
It’s hard to prevent signing our kids up for some activities and lessons. After all, many of us want our children to have a head start in life and the chance to join in great activities in the arts or sports is a part of that. However, Loisie feels that in the long run most children feel better with just a few key activities because it gives them an opportunity to master them. “When we get our children in too many activities because we want our children to experience everything, then what we’re doing is setting them up not to be good at one thing or gaining a skill.” So choose your children’s activities wisely. It may be one of the best things you've ever done for your kids… and for the family drivers!
54. What is the biggest disadvantage for children to attend too many lessons after school?
A. They can not easily focus on learning during the day.
B. They might have no time to do the homework.
C. They might not pay much attention to learning.
D.They can get bored easily about everything.
55. What should we think of children’s playing around aimlessly?
A. It is productive. B. It is a waste of time. C. It is a bad habit. D.It is helpful.
56、 What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Don’t be children’s drivers after school.
B. Let children learn something from various subjects.
C.Choose activities for your children wisely.
D.Make your children learn as much as possible.

第二节 （共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从下框的A-F选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余。
　 A.Goods for auction (拍卖) sales
　　B.Auction sales in history
C.Definition of bidding
D.Way to sell more goods by auction
　　E.Making a larger profit as an auctioneer
　　F. Brief introduction to auctions
61. ______
Auctions are public sales of goods, conducted by an officially approved auctioneer. He asks the crowd assembled in the auction-room to make offers, or “bids”, for the various items on sale. He encourages buyers to bid higher figures, and finally names the highest bidder as the buyer of the goods. This is called “knocking down” the goods, for the bidding ends when the auctioneer strikes a small hammer on a table at which he stands.
62. ______
The ancient Roman probably invented sales by auction, and the Engl