吉林省吉林市2012-2013学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题新人教版.doc

吉林省实验中学2012—2013学年度上学期期末考试
高二英语试题

本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分,共150分,考试时间120分钟.
命题人：高二备课组 审题人：高二备课组
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. How does the man get to work every day?
A. By car. B. By bus. C. On foot.
2. Where is Peter probably?
A. At home. B. In a library. C. In his office.
3. What will the woman tell Mr. Miller to do?
A. Wait a minute. B. Ring off. C. Ring back later.
4. What do we know about the man?
A. He has read a lot about cooking.
B. He is skilled at cooking.
C. He once went to Italy on business.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. Their vacation plans. B. Some famous places. C. Their parents abroad.
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. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. In a skating center. B. In a computer room. C. At home.
7. How does the boy feel about the girl?
A. Angry. B. Satisfied. C. Respectful.
听第7段材料，回答第8~9题。
8. What are the two speakers talking about in general?
A. A research made in space.
B. Some product made in space.
C. The difficulty in making things in space.
9. Why have astronauts made the balls in space?
A. To reduce the cost.
B. To keep them smaller.
C. To make them perfectly round.
听第8段材料，回答第10~12题。
10. What happened to Adam this morning?
A. He broke his leg. B. He injured his head. C. He had a traffic accident.
11. Where did Kate fall down from last year？
A. From a bike. B. From stairs. C. From a chair.
12. How did Adam probably come to hospital?
A. By ambulance (救护车). B. By car. C. By taxi.
听第9段材料，回答第13~16题。
13. What are the speakers doing?
A. Chatting on the internet . B. Typing the statement. C. Checking the report.
14. Who could the man speaker most probably be
A. A police officer.
B. The driver of the car.
C. A person who saw the accident.
15. When did the accident happen?
A. At 7:00 a.m. yesterday. B. At 7:00 a.m. today. C. At 7:00 p.m. today.
16. What is the main cause of the accident?
A. The driver was careless.
B. The student didn’t hear the horn (喇叭声).
C. The speed of the car was too high.
听第10段材料，回答第17~20题。
17. What subjects do primary school pupils have to study at least one hour every day?
A. Maths and English. B. RE and PE. C. Geography and history.
18. What can the students do after the age of 14?
A. Do part-time jobs.
B. Stop studying history.
C. Choose the courses they like.
19. When can the students leave school?
A. At the age of 14. B. At the age of 15. C. At the age of 16.
20. What must the students do to enter the university?
A. Pass a maths examination.
B. Pass a second language test.
C. Get good marks at all subjects.
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节：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。
21. ---Did you catch ______ sight of a tall TV tower in the distance just now?
---Yes, and now it’s out of ____sight.
A. / ; the B. / ; / C. the ; the D. a ; a
22. Do you think our teacher’s advice will _____ solving the problem?
A. devote to B. result from C. contribute to D. look forward to
23. ---Is everyone here?
---Not yet, look, there _____ the rest of the students.

A. comes B. come C. is coming D. are coming
24. Nine out of ten women ______ about the product said they liked it.
A. interviewed B. to be interviewed
C. having interviewed D. to interview
25. We are good friends though he is ten years ________ to me.
A. older B. elder C. senior D. more senior
26. There is no possibility, ________ can be seen at the moment, ________ we can win the game.
A. which; when B. where; that C. that; which D. which; that
27. ---Why did you come by taxi?
---My car broke down last week and I still ________ it repaired.
A. didn’t have B. hadn’t had C. haven’t had D. won’t have
28. I’m sorry that what I said just now has hurt you, but I didn’t do it _____.
A. deliberately B. actually C. carelessly D. eagerly
29. So difficult did he find _______ to pass the driving test that he decided to give up.
A. how B. that C. which D. it
30. The boy is seriously injured. So he is supposed _________ to hospital as soon as possible.
A. to be sent B. to send C. being sent D. sending
31. All of us burst into laughter _____ we saw Mr. Bean’s funny appearance.
A. on the instant B. for an instant
C. the instant D. in an instant
32. It is a slow process to _______ a good knowledge of English.
A. acquire B. earn C. assist D. control
33. ---How was the weather then?
---Hardly _____ off the plane when it started to rain.
A. I had stepped B. had I stepped C. I stepped D. did I step
34. Have you ever had a case ________ somebody accused your reporter ______ getting the wrong end of the stick.
A. where; of B. that; with C. as; of D. which; X
35. It was funny that when _______ Mary began to weep sadly.
A. praising B. praised C. to praise D. having praised

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，掌握其大意， 然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
I've spent most of my career as a traveling salesman, and so I know that 36 is an occupational disease．But one year, my 37 gave me the cure for my homesickness．
It had black bright eyes, a red bow tie and orange feet—a stuffed penguin（企鹅）that 38 about five inches tall．Attached to its left wing 39 a little sign with the hand-painted declaration "I Love My Dad! "．I 40 the penguin at once on my table．
On my next trip, I put the penguin in my suitcase．That night when I 41__ home, my daughter Jeanine was 42 because the penguin had disappeared．"Honey, he's here with me, " I explained, "I brought him 43 ."
44 , the penguin came with me—as necessary as my briefcase．And we __45 along the way．In Albuquerque, I checked into a 46 , dropped my bag and ran to a meeting．When I returned, the maid had 47 the bed and stood the penguin on the pillow．
One night, I discovered the penguin 48 , and after a mad phone call, I learned I' d 49 it in my previous hotel room, 50 it had been rescued by a maid．I __51 a hundred miles to get it, and when I arrived at midnight, the penguin was waiting at the front desk．In the hotel lobby（大厅）, other tired business travelers were __52 at the reunion of my penguin and me---I think with a bit of 53 ．
Jeanine is in college now, and I don't travel 54 . The penguin sits on my table, a reminder that love is a wonderful traveling companion．All those years on 55 , it was the one thing I never left home without．
36．A．cold B．hunger C．loneliness D．fever
37．A．wife B．daughter C．friend D．mother
38．A．stood B．lay C．jumped D．climbed
39．A．wrote B．turned C．was D．had
40．A．threw B．lost C．ordered D．placed
41．A．drove B．called C．wrote D．went
42．A．upset B．happy C．glad D．excited
43．A．up B．off C．along D．down
44．A．From now on B．In the future C．In future D．From then on
45．A．had friends B．had friend C．made friends D．made friend
46．A．school B．hotel C．shop D．supermarket
47．A．given B．turned C．made D．carried
48．A．sleeping B．going C．living D．missing
49．A．forgot B．left C．ordered D．sent
50．A．there B．when C．where D．how
51．A．ran B．walked C．hurried D．drove
52．A．surprised B．frightened C．looked D．laughed
53．A．anger B．admiration C．sadness D．illness
54．A．as many B．as seldom C．so few D．as much
55．A．the hotel B．the meeting C．the trip D．the house

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，掌握其大意， 然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
To American visitors, Iceland is a very interesting country, partly because it is different in so many ways from what he or she is used to seeing at home. There are quite a few things that are not done, or that do not exist on the island - quite a few "No's".
There is no pollution, for instance. No dogs are permitted in Reykjavik, the capital. There is no television on Thursdays or during the entire month of July, and only three hours of black-and-white TV the rest of the time. There is no hard liquor on Wednesdays and no beer at any time. There are no handguns; only one jail of thirty-five cells（牢房） in the entire land – an admirable figure, even for a small country of 313,376 people.
There is no army, air force or navy. There is no tipping for anything. There are no large stores open on Saturdays or Sundays. Since Iceland is situated just under the Arctic Circle, there is no darkness in summer and do daylight in winter. But thanks to Gulf Stream, the climate is rather mild, with temperatures ranging from 34 degrees Fahrenheit to 52 degrees in July.
The rules on television, liquor, and guns are the result of governmental decision. But the absence of pollution is due in great part to the fact that Iceland gets its power from the enormous geyser（间歇泉）and the thousands of hot springs that come out of the ground. They provide all the energy needed by the country. In fact, Iceland uses only 3 percent of all its available power.
Iceland has been described as a democratic (民主的) independent country where more fish are caught and more books published per person than anywhere else in the world. The Icelanders have always felt a particular love for literature. They composed their first works in the ninth and tenth centuries AD. These works were poems and tales about the kings, heroes, and heroines of Iceland and Norway. At first the stories were memorized and passed from generation to generation. The Icelanders have never stopped writing ever since. “Rather shoeless than bookless," they proudly say.
56 American visitors enjoy visiting Iceland probably
because .
A. no dogs are permitted in the capital
B. the police do not carry handguns
C. it is very different from America
D. the climate is rather mild.
57. The following statements are true EXCEPT .
A. there are no soldiers in Iceland
B. the Icelanders don't drink beer
C. there is no service fee of any kind
D. there are no crimes in Iceland
58. There is no pollution in Iceland mainly because .
A. Iceland uses only 3 percent of all its available power
B. the Icelanders use hot water from the ground below as their energy
C. it is located just under the Arctic Circle
D. it is a democratic independent country
59. "Rather shoeless than bookless" means .
A. they regard books more important than shoes.
B. they would rather have shoes on than write books
C. they prefer traveling to reading
D. they prefer not to have shoes or books
B
Luo Gaoqi hopes to join the increasing number of Chinese students in the United States because he wants the experience of studying in a foreign land as it will help his future job at home. “I want to try Western education because people there think differently,” said the 21-year-old who is in his final year of undergraduate studies. “I also hope to meet friends from different cultures. The social connections may help in the future.”
The latest report from the US-based institute of International Education said China, for the first time, has become the top country of origin for international students in the United States.
For Yang Fan, a journalism student, said studying in the United States is a way to escape the competition for places in China’s top universities.
“Due to limited education resources, only about 60 percent of high school graduates in China enter college, and a much lower rate enters the top-level ones. “A foreign degree will definitely help when I seek a job in China,” Yang said.
Both Yang’s and Luo’s parents are supportive of them studying abroad. Neither of them is thinking of settling down in the United States after graduation.
“It is not realistic to do so. As a journalism student, there would be no advantage for me to work in the United States,” Yang said. “But in China, with a US degree and good English, I may stand out against other students who have only studied in China.”
China still needs to improve its environment for scientists and high-level talents, said Xiao Mingzheng, director of the Center for Human Resource Development and Management Research of Peking University, adding that, in particular, the country needs to improve its policies relating to research environments.
In June, the Chinese government published a plan concerning talent development for the next 10 years. In it, it has improved policies and increased budgets to attract talented students back home.
60. Why does Luo Gaoqi wants to study in a foreign land according to his words?
A. Because the people there are more intelligent.
B. Because the foreign countries are more developed.
C. Because he can make more friends there.
D. Because the culture there is different from that in China.
61. What do Guo Gaoqi and Yang Fan have in common?
A. Their major is the same, which is journalism.
B. Both of them want to go back to China after graduation.
C. Their parents are against their decision.
D. They are forced to study in a foreign land by their parents.
62. From the passage, we can infer that _______.
A. scientists and high-level talents need a better environment in China
B. the students abroad are unwilling to go back to China
C. China doesn’t need those people to come back to our country at all
D. we all need to go abroad to study and then serve our own country
C
London, Reuters--What could annoy teenagers enough to make them stop hanging out with friends and go home？
No, it's not a visit from their mothers, and not a threat to take away their cellphones or pocket money.
It's high-frequency noise. The UK police recently agreed to use a device (装置) called the Sonic Teenager Deterrent. It sends out a sound that makes teenagers become so impatient and angry that they have to cover their ears tightly and walk away.
The sound is at extreme high-pitch that can be heard by those under 20. The body's natural ability to detect some wave bands decreases almost entirely after 20, so few adults can hear the sounds. The black-box device, nicknamed the Mosquito because of its sound, can be fixed to the outside walls of shops, offices and homes. It sounds to youngsters like a crazy insect or a badly played violin. But it causes no physical damage.
A number of police forces and councils have given permission to use