云南省宣威五中2012-2013学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题.doc

宣威五中2012年秋季学期期中考试
高二英语试题(2012.11.5)
命题人：浦粉娥
本试卷分为两卷四部分。满分150分。考试时间120分钟。
第Ⅰ卷 （三部分，满分115分）
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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 can the man find Lucy?
A. In the conference room. B. In the library. C. In Lucy’s office.
2. What is the woman doing?
A. Asking for a favor. B. Giving advice. C. Offering help.
3. How much did the man pay for his meal?
A. $1.50. B. $2.00. C. $3.50.
4. Where is Daniel’s flat?
A. On the fourth floor. B. On the fifth floor. C. On the sixth floor.
5. What do we know about the woman?
A. She doesn’t understand the man.
B. She can’t hear the man clearly.
C. She is angry with the man.
笫二节（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 does the woman want to do？
A. Buy a skirt. B. Ask for a receipt. C. Change a skirt.
7. Which color does the woman like?
A. Grey. B. Blue. C. Yellow.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. Where did Susan spend the nights in the country?
A. In a hotel. B. In the open. C. In a farm house.
9. What was the weather like in the country?
A. Sunny. B. Windy. C. Rainy.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. Where is the gas station?
A. Next to the light. B. Next to the bank.
C. Next to the post office.
11. How will the man pay for the gas?
A. By cash. B. By check. C. By credit card.
12. What does the woman suggest the man buy?
A. Some postcards. B. Some souvenirs. C. A map.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. Who is the man?
A. An interviewee. B. The woman’s boss. C. The woman’s friend.
14. Why didn’t the man continue his study after he had done A-levels?
A. He didn’t like studying.
B. One of his father’s friends offered him a job.
C. His father asked him to work in the family business.
15. How long did the man work for the accounting firm?
A. 5 months B. 6 months. C. 7 months.
16. What does the man like doing?
A. Dancing. B. Playing basketball. C. Enjoying music.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. How many ways are mentioned to help the environment?
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.
18. How does the law help the environment?
A. By being against polluting the air.
B. By providing information at school.
C. By making people use new resources.
19. What can people do on their own to help the environment?
A. Control the population. B. Work at home.
C. Refuse harmful products.
20. What new resource can we use in the future according to the speaker?
A. Energy produced by water. B. Energy produced by wind.
C. Energy produced by electricity.
第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 单项选择（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。
21. --How about playing basketball after class?
--______.
A. With pleasure. B. Just a moment please.
C. That’s a great idea. D. My pleasure.
22. Tom has _____ good knowledge of English and this will improve his chance of finding _____ proper job.
A. a; the B. a; a C. /; a D. /; the
23. Barrack Obama’s recent visit to the Asian nations clearly sent a message to the world _____ Asia is important in America’s global partnership.
A. which B. where C. that D. what
24. Jack won the first prize in the computer competition. Two years of hard work and patience _______ in the end.
A. paid up B. paid out C. paid back D. paid off
25．My tutor gave me a piece of advice，_______of great help to my project．
A．which I think is B．which I think it is
C．I think which is D．I think it is
26. It was lack of money, not of effort, ______ delayed their project.
A. which B. as C. that D. what
27．---Jack，what’s wrong with you? You look so tired!
---Nothing serious．I _______my house all day and thank God it’ll be done soon．
A．had painted B. painted
C．shall be painting D．have been painting
28. ______ you take part in physical activity _____be able to keep fit and stay healthy.
A．Only if; you will B. Only if; will you
C．Unless; you will D．Unless; will you
29．______technology and service, most Chinese car makers are years behind their western competitors．
A. In spite of B．In terms of C. In case of D. In favor of
30．It has been raining heavily in South China，______serious flooding in several big cities．
A．caused B．being caused C．causing D. to cause
31. I don’t think he did such a stupid thing last night, ______?
A. do I B. didn’t he C. did he D. don’t I
32. this difficulty is overcome, other problems will be easy to solve.
A. For B. Whether C. Once D. Though
33. You _____ down everything I said! You can find it on this sheet I’m handing out.
A. shouldn’t have taken B. must not have taken
C. can not have taken D. needn’t have taken
34. With prices rising sharply, we now have to spend _______ three months ago on basic living materials.
A. as twice much as B. twice as much as
C. twice as more than D. twice as many as
35. — Jack has made up his mind to resign.
—______, it's no use trying to persuade him.
A. If so B. Otherwise C. But for what D. If not
第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）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。
In the United States there was an unusual story telling of the daughter of a mechanic （技工）. One day while walking along the bank of a lake, the girl   36   to see 20 eggs laid by a wild goose(鹅). After some time the girl    37   the mother would not return to her eggs and she    38   to take them home. There she carefully    39   the eggs in the heat of a lamp. Several days    40   the eggs broke and the baby geese came into the    41  .
Geese are known to take the first living thing they see as their mother.    42  , to these young geese, the girl was their mother.
As they    43  , the girl was able to    44   her birds to run across the grass, but she could not teach them to    45  . The girl became increasingly worried about this, both when    46   and in her dreams. Later, she had an    47  : She would pilot(驾驶) a plane to guide them in    48  . She asked her father for a plane and he assembled（组装）a small aircraft for her.
Caring about    49   safety, the father decided to pilot the plane himself. However, the birds did not    50   or follow him, and    51   slept in the grass.
One day, the girl   52    into the plane, started it and soon left the    53  . Seeing their mother take to the air, the birds   54  flapped（拍打）their wings and 55 . She flew the plane freely in the sky, her young birds following.
36. A. happened B. attempted C. managed D. supposed
37. A. imagined B. expected C. realized D. admitted
38. A. decided B. helped C. afforded D. meant
39. A. protected B. placed C. treated D. examined
40. A. ago B. out C. long D. later
41. A. family B. lake C. world D. home
42. A. Thus B. Also C. But D. Still
43. A. increased B. grew C. rose D. improved
44. A. ask B. allow C. want D. lead
45. A. swim B. race C. fly D. sing
46. A. awake B. away C. around D. asleep
47. A. explanation B. opinion C. idea D. excuse
48. A. sky B. space C. plane D. flight
49. A. his B. their C. her D. its
50. A. respect B. recognize C. remember D. receive
51. A. so B. too C. hardly D. instead
52. A. looked B. climbed C. reached D. fell
53. A. house B. ground C. water D. grass
54. A. eagerly B. disappointedly C. patiently D. secretly
55. A. looked away B. turned back C. went by D. set out
第三部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
In today's Internet age, online games can be a change from the pressure of school and work. However, they can also cause problems and unhealthy addictions. This is most clearly seen in the example of South Korea. This country has the world's highest percentage of high-speed Internet services. It also has a high number of game players who are addicted to online games.
In 2004, a young man died after playing online games almost nonstop for 86 hours. A 12-year-old boy stole $16,000 from his father to continue online games which he could not get away from. Such problems are spreading to other parts of Asia as well. In 2005, it was reported that about 80 percent of China's 13.8 million online game players were under 25. And many of these were said to be addicted. Such numbers point toward a growing problem among Chinese youth.
Dr. Sue-Huei Chen, a psychologist (心理学家), discovered some signs of at-risk people. Such people often go online to escape from their problems. And they usually have no friendship or good social skills. They feel the need to spend more and more time online, so they may be absent from school or family. And they become upset if anyone tries to shorten their online game playing.
56. The passage is mainly about .
A. reasons for online game addiction B. problems caused by online games
C. computer problems in Asia D. problems caused by young people
57. In the passage, the writer tells us a fact that .
A. South Korea has a large number of Internet schools
B. more and more young men are stealing money for online games
C. China's online game players are all under the age of 25
D. online game addiction is a very common problem in South Korea
58. According to the passage, are more likely to become addicted to online games.
A. people under great pressure from school and work
B. people well-known in the field of computer games
C. people with unsolved problems and few friends
D. people who'd like to take a risk in computer games
B
You have the ability to decide if you are happy or not. Happiness is a choice.
You can't depend on someone else to make you happy. That is a lesson I learned early on in my marriage. I realized that I couldn't rely on my husband as my source of happiness. I learned that my happiness depended on me and not my husband's actions. I learned that you have to choose to be happy.
You can choose your emotions. True happiness comes from within; it can't be forced by outside forces. So how do you choose happiness? The same way you choose to smile or choose to wear a certain outfit. You choose it because that's what you want to experience in your life.
You want to buy a new pair of shoes so you choose a pair that you like and feel good. You wouldn't buy a pair of shoes that you don't like or that don't fit well, right? So why do we keep choosing emotions and feelings that don't make us feel good?
Choosing to be happy after you realize your anger has shown up (or even choosing to be calm) can be beneficial. We choose our feelings; no one can do that for us. If we let others get to us, influence our emotions - we are giving them power over us. When others cause us anger or pain, we are giving them our power.
We need to keep our feelings in check and not react automatically to what is thrown at us. We need to think our actions out instead of just reacting to what someone says or does.
Remember that we can always choose happiness. At first it will be difficult to just switch your thoughts and feelings from anger, self-doubt, or fear to joy and happiness. But it is only a thought away. Don't dwell on what happens to you unnecessarily but realize what is causing you to feel that way. Realize that thoughts, feelings and emotions can change. Then move on and choose to be happy.
59．What’s the best title of this passage?
A. Pretend to Be Happy B. Choose Your Emotions
C. Choose to Be Happy D. Find Happiness
60．The lesson the writer learned in her marriage is ________.
A. one can’t rely on someone else to make himself or herself happy
B. balancing the relationship between the husband and wife is an art
C. she can depend on her husband to find happiness
D. happiness can be influenced by outside forces
61．Why did the writer mention buying shoes?
A. To offer advice on how to choose comfortable shoes.
B. To use it as an example to show the importance of choosing to be happy.
C. To compare choosing shoes and choosing an outfit.
D. To help to move to the next paragraph easily.
62．The writer suggests that we should ________.
A. let others control our feelings
B. respond immediately to others’ words
C. hold back our feelings properly
D. pay more attention to words than actions
C
The young have been described as troublemakers. They make adults feel unsafe to walk the streets and are generally out of control, according to those who took part in a recent survey in Britain.
Yet the same report says thousands take part in community work and carry out charity(慈善) work. The British newspaper The Sunday Sun thought it was time to give youngsters a chance to have their say.
They set up a special survey—Demons（魔鬼） or Darlings? — to ask a series of questions. For example, if they had clashed（冲突） with important figures, how they spend their spare time, and how they feel towards adults.
About 84.2 percent believe adults have become less tolerant（宽容的） towards young people. They describe adults as “judgmental”. More than half of the young participants（参与者） appear to have been treated unfairly.
Meghan Bentley, 16, and 17-year-old Chelsea Laver-Seeley said they had had enough of the public’s understanding of teenagers as troublemakers.
“We are not all like that,” Bentley said. “It’s very stereotypical（有成见的）. We don’t all hang around street corners.”
Both Bentley and Laver-Seeley are students at Mount Grace School, Hertfordshire. They help younger students with their studies and go into primary schools and read to children.
Why did teenagers get the reputation（名声） they have? Bentley said she thought the media’s fixation（思维定势） with youths and gang culture was having a bad effect on young people.
“Kids watch a lot of TV and they look up to the people they see there,” she said. “Some think it’s cool to carry knives. They think that’s what’s right.
“If they knew what was available to them and what they could get involved in, there would be more choice for them,” Bentley said.
She added: “Give us a bit of praise every now and then, to show people the good stuff teenagers are doing. It’s about time we got some recognition for what we do.
63. From the passage, what do we know about the British teenagers?
A. They are troublemakers.
B. They are sure about what they could get involved in.
C. Most of them think adults have a wrong