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棠湖中学高2012届高二（上）半期考试试题英语
【温馨提示】全卷满分150分，完卷时间120分钟。
请将卷一的答案（17至20题除外）全部用2B铅笔填涂在机读卡上，17至20在卷二答题处作答。卷二直接在试卷上作答。
卷一
一、听力：（共20分）
第一节 听力理解（共16小题；每小题1分，满分16分）
听下面9段对话。每段对话后有一个或一个以上的小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试题卷的相应位置。听每段对话前，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。每段对话读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答第1小题。
1．When does the man probably come back ?
A．Thursday . B．Friday . C．Sunday.
听下面一段对话，回答第2小题。
2．What color is the shirt ?
A．Blue . B．Green . C．Yellow.
听下面一段对话，回答第3小题。
3．How much is a hamburger and Coke now ?
A．$2. B．$2.5. C．$4.
听下面一段对话，回答第4小题。
4．What is the woman doing ?
A．Complaining . B．Apologizing. C．Explaining .
听下面一段对话，回答第5小题。
5．What are the speakers going to do ?
A．Go on a trip . B．Buy some food. C．Wait for a taxi .
听下面一段对话，回答第6至第7小题。
6．Where is the dialogue probably taking place?
A．At the door of the woman’s house.
B．In a one-bedroom apartment.
C．In an accommodation office.
7．How much must the man pay the woman now if he wants to rent it?
A．$ 250. B．$ 500. C．More than $ 500.
听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10小题。
8．What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?
A．Husband and wife. B．Mother and son. C．Friends.
9．What’s the woman doing?
A．Trying to persuade Kevin to eat his carrots.
B．Asking Kevin to go to bed early.
C．Telling Kevin about the nutrition of carrots.
10．Why did Kevin turn off the light?
A．It was the time to go to bed.
B．He wanted to show his eyesight was good.
C．He tried to refuse the woman’s idea.
听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13小题。
11．Where does the man want to go?
A．To a concert. B．To a movie. C．To a lecture.
12．What is the problem with taking the shuttle bus?
A．The bus doesn’t go directly to the Music Building.
B．The bus goes slowly to the Music Building.
C．The bus will not come for a while.
13．What does the man finally decide to do?
A．Walk. B．Wait for the bus. C．Think of another plan.
听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17小题。
14．What is the man’s job?
A. A sales manager. B. A boss. C. A professor.
15．What do we know about Frank?
A．He is considered to be too lazy．
B．He is a good manager.
C．He worked hard．
16．What did the woman suggest?
A．She recommended the man a graduate．
B．She didn’t agree to fire Frank．
C. She thinks young people can be inexperienced．
第二节 笔录要点（共4小题；每小题1分，满分4分）注：请将此4小题答在卷二上。
听下面一段材料，将第17至20三个小题的信息补充完整。听材料前，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15秒钟的作答时间。本段材料读两遍
The purpose of entering the college first is _________17_____________
In the year of _______18_____ Sally entered Stanford University
One day in 1977, a .____19_______ article attracted her attention.
In 1978, she entered astronaut training with _____20____ other women.
二、单项选择：（共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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21. Lesson Twelve is _____ most difficult lesson, but it isn't ____ most difficult lesson in Book One.
A．a; a          B．a; the C．the; the       D．the; a
22. The old lady ______making clothes for her neighbor’s children.
A．engaged to B．was engaged to C．engaged in D．was engaged in
23. The road sign is easy to read; the words ______well.
A．make out B．stand out C． work out D．turn out
24. A new school is announced _____________ in this city, but I don’t know
when the project will be put into practice .
A. to have built B. to have been built C. to be built D. to build
25. When ______ help, one often says “Thank you.” or “It’s kind of you.”
A. offering B. to offer C. to be offered D. offered
26. Just in front of our house ________ with a history of 1,000 years.
A. does a tall tree stand B. stands a tall tree
C. a tall tree is standing D. a tall tree stands
27. Danby left word with my secretary ______ he would call again in the afternoon.
A. who B. that C. as Ｄ. Which
28.______, the car could not be started.
A. He lost the key B. The key was lost
C. Having lost the key D. The key having been lost
29. ______ with a difficult situation, Arnold decided to ask his boss for advice.
A．To face B．Having faced C．Faced D．Facing
30. If we work with a strong will, we overcome any difficulty, ____ great it is
A. whenever B. whoever C. whatever D. however
31. The squirrel was lucky that it just missed .
A. catching B. to be caught C. being caught D. to catch
32. Don’t be so nervous. There is nothing to _____________.
A. be worried B. worry C. worry about D. be worried about
33. Once what to do, these computers will show great power in carrying it out.
A、to teach B、teaches C、teaching D、taught
34. We are kept ________ of what is happening in the world by reading newspapers and watching television.
A. to inform B. to be informed C. informing D. informed
35. We are taught that business letters should be written in a formal style ______in a personal one.
A. rather than B. other than C. better than D. less than
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，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
Love Is Just a Thread(爱只是一根线)
Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to earn money in order to pay the 36 tuition for my brother and me. They don’t 37 in the romantic ways that I read in books or I see on TV. My father has a bad temper; it’s easy for him to lose his temper.
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I 38 sat down beside her and looked at her.
“Is there any 39 between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice.
My mother stopped her work and raised her head with 40 in her eyes. She didn’t answer immediately. Then she bowed her head and continued to sew the quilt. 41 at last I heard my mother say the following words:
“Susan,” she said 42 . “Look at this thread. Sometimes it appears, but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt strong and durable（耐用的）. If life is a 43 , then love should be a thread. It can 44 be seen anywhere or anytime, but it’s really there. Love is 45 .”
I listened carefully but I couldn’t understand her until the next 46 . At that time, my father suddenly got sick seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. After they were 47 , every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father walk 48 on the country road. My father had never been so 49 . Along the country road, there were many beautiful flowers, green grass and trees. The sun softly shone through the leaves. All of these 50 the most beautiful picture in the world. The doctor had said my father would 51 in two months. But after two months he still couldn’t walk alone. We were all worried.
“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.

“Susan,” he said kindly. “To tell you the truth, I just like 52 with your mom. I like this kind of life.” 53 from his eyes, I knew he loved my mother deeply.
Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. But from this 54 , I understand that love is just a 55 in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.
36．A．expensive B．low C．cheap D．high
1,3,5
37．A．play B．talk C．act D．perform
38．A．silently B．carefully C．certainly D．happily
39．A．money B．love C．time D．distance
40．A．surprise B．pride C．disappointment D．satisfaction
41．A．So B．But C．And D．For
42．A．sadly B．excitedly C．regretfully D．thoughtfully
43．A．trouble B．pleasure C．quilt D．cloth
44．A．hardly B．often C．always D．ever
45．A．valuable B．inside C．true D．priceless
46．A． winter B．autumn C．summer D．spring
47．A．free B．back C．fine D．ready
48．A．continuously B．worriedly C．constantly D．slowly
49．A．gentle B．perfect C．pleased D．thankful
50．A．put up B．took up C．made up D．set up
51．A．run B．recover C．stand D．work
52．A．walking B．living C．sitting D．chatting
53．A．Examining B．Seeing C．Noticing D．Reading
54．A．practice B．observation C．experience D．activity
55．A．thread B．thing C．jewel D．light
三、阅读理解：(共30分) （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
Su Hua is studying at Cambridge, UK. She has bought a bicycle and is worried about security (安全). Her friend, Kate, found this article and sent it to her.

Introduction
A lot of crime is against bicycles About 150,000 bicycles are stolen every year and most are never found. You can prevent this happening by following a few careful steps.
Basic Security
Do not leave your bicycle in out-of-the-way places. Always lock your bicycle when you leave. Secure it to lampposts or trees. Take off smaller parts and take them with you, for example lights and saddles (车座).
Locks
Get a good lock. There are many different types in the shops. Buy one that has been tested against attack. Ask for a recommendation from a bike shop.
Marking
Security marking your bike can act a deterrent to a thief. It can also help the police find your bicycle. It should be clearly written and include your postcode and your house or flat number. This will provide a simple way to identify your bicycle.
Registration
There are a number of companies who will security mark your bicycle for you. They will then put your registration number and personal details on their computer database. Then if your bicycle is found it will be easy to contact you.
Finally
Keep a record of the bicycle yourself: its make, model and registration number. You can even take a photograph of it. This will prove the bicycle belongs to you.
56. Which part of the text gives you information on how to lock up your bicycle when you leave it?
A. Locks. B. Marking. C. Registration. D. Basic Security.
57. The underlined phrase “act as a deterrent to a thief” means ______.
A. help you recognize your bike B. help the police find your bicycle
C. stop someone stealing your bicycle D. stop you worrying about your bike
58. The article advises you to keep a record of your bicycle _______.
A. in the bike shop and your computer B. in the police station and a security company
C. in a security company and your university D. by yourself and in a security company
59. The main purpose of this article is _________.
A. to tell you what to do if your bicycle is stolen B. to suggest ways of keeping your bicycle safe
C. to give you advice on where to buy a good lock
D. to say why you shouldn’t keep your bicycle in a quiet place
B
Over the last 70 years, researchers have been studying happy and unhappy people and finally found out ten factors that make a difference. Our feelings of well-being at any moment are determined to a certain degree by genes. However, of all the factors, wealth and age are the top two.
Money can buy a degree of happiness. But once you can afford to feed, clothe and house yourself, each extra dollar makes less and less difference.
Researchers find that, on average, wealthier people are happier. But the link between money and happiness is complex. In the past half-century, average income has sharply increased in developed countries, yet happiness levels have remained almost the same. Once your basic needs are met, money only seems to increase happiness if you have more than your friends, neighbors and colleagues.
“Dollars buy status, and status makes people feel better,” conclude some experts, which helps explain why people who can seek status in other ways-scientists or actors, for example-may happily accept relatively poorly-paid jobs.
In a research, Professor Alex Michalos found that the people whose desires-not just for money, but for friends, family, job and health-rose furthest beyond what they already had, tended to be less happy than those who felt a smaller gap(差距). Indeed, the size of the gap predicted happiness about five times better than income alone. “The gap measures just blow away the only measures of income.” says Michalos.
Another factor that has to do with happiness is age. Old age may not be so bad “Given all the problems of aging, how could the elderly be more satisfied?” asks Professor Laura Carstensen.
In one survey, Carstensen interviewed 184 people between the ages of 18 and 94, and asked them to fill out an emotions questionnaire(问卷调查). She found that old people reported positive emotions just as often as young people. Some scientists suggest older people may expect life to be harder and learn to live with it, or they’re more realistic about their time running out, older people have learned to focus on things that make them happy and let go of those that don’t.
“People realize not only what they have, but also that what they have cannot last forever,” she says. “A goodbye kiss to a husband or wife at the age of 85, for example, may bring far more complex emotional responses than a similar kiss to a boy or girl friend at the age of 20.”
60．According to the passage, the feeling of happiness ___________.
A．is determined partly by genes B．increases gradually with age
C．has little to do with wealth D．is measured by desires
61．Some actors would like to accept poorly-paid jobs because the jobs __________.
A．make them feel much better B．provide chances to make friends
C．improve their social position D．satisfy their professional interests
62．Aged people are more likely to feel happy because they are more ___________.
A．optimistic B．successful C．practical D．emotional
63．Professor Alex Michalos found that people feel less happy if ___________.
A．the gap between reality and desire is bigger B．they have a stronger desire for friendship
C．their income is below their expectation D．the hope for good health is greater
C
Although international students want to dive into American culture, it is easier to stay close to the familiar．
“Most international students told me that they want to meet and make friends with as many Americans as they can,” said Mark Galloway, Institute for International Studies (IIS) student adviser at Murray State University．“But in reality, they are comfortable with being around people from their own country, if possible．”
Testing of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is an admissions(入学) test for international students enrolling in American universities．Galloway said students’ scores decreased when they spent less time with American students．More than 450 international students are on campus at Murray State University．Thailand, Japan, South Korea, China and Germany are the countries with the most students this semester, according to an IIS report．
Wichien Eampromate, Thai Student Association president, said poor English ability and cultural differences make it difficult for Thai students to spend time with Americans．“We eat different things; we do different kinds of things,” said Eampromate．
On the other hand, Joon-Seong Bae, an exchange student from Korea University, said he tries to avoid hanging around other