河北省唐山市丰南区第一中学2012-2013学年高二英语下学期期中试题新人教版

2012-2013 学年第二学期丰南一中期中考试高 二 英 语 试 卷第一部分：听力（共两节，满分 20 分）第一节(共 5 小题:每小题 1 分，满分 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. What day is it now?A. Tuesday. B. Wednesday. C. Thursday.2. What will Tom do this afternoon?A. He will go swimming with the woman.B. He will ask Peter to go swimming.C. He will go skating.3. What do we learn about the mans watch?A. Its 5 minutes fast. B. Its 5 minutes slow. C. Its 40 minutes fast.4. Where does the conversation most probably take place?A. At the mans house. B. At a restaurant. C. At the womans house.5. Whats the probable relationship between the two speakers?A. A couple. B. Friends. C. Boss and clerk.第二节(共 15 小题:每小题 1 分，满分 15 分)听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，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。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟;听完后，各小题给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6 至 7 题。6. What are they talking about?A. The Nanjing Changjiang Bridge. B. The Su-Tong Bridge. C. France.7. Which word can be used to describe the bridge according to the dialogue?A. Wide. B. Expensive. C. Tall.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 9 题。8. What didnt the manager mention?A. The recent plans. B. The difficulties we face. C. Some personal affairs.9. What does the man suggest finally?A. The manager has run the company successfully.B. The company still has a long way to go.C. The company will soon come to the end.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. What was the womans problem?A. She was sick.B. She couldnt make up her mind as to which country to visit.C. She couldnt think of a topic for her composition.11. The man suggests_.A. that she try to get organized2B. that she ride a camelC. that she write about her trip12. Why does the man have to leave?A. He has to pack his bags for his trip.B. He has to write his own composition.C. He is not feeling well.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. What is Mr. Anderson doing here?A. He is the headmaster of the school here.B. He is waiting for a teacher here.C. He gives oral examinations here.14. What question does the woman want to ask before the examination?A. Why are you learning English?B. Would you like a cup of coffee?C. Are you Mr. Anderson?15. What was Mr. Andersons mistake in the dialogue?A. He mistook the woman for a student.B. He shouldnt say those words.C. He would be angry after he knew the truth.16. What is the woman in the dialogue?A. She is a waitress. B. She is a teacher here. C. She is a student here.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. When did the speaker go to the play?A. Last Saturday. B. Last Sunday. C. This Saturday.18. How does the speaker know whether a new play is good or not?A. Go to the theatre to find out.B. Read newspaper to get information about it.C. Ask his friends about it.19. Why were they late for the play?A. Because it took a long time for the speaker to make up.B. Because it took a long time for the speakers wife to decide what to wear.C. Because some of their friends came.20. What do we know from the passage?A. The speaker was very tired when he arrived home.B. The speaker did not go to the night club. C. The speaker often stayed out late.第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分 45 分)第一节：单项填空(共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分)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. Why is the cake so expensive?Maybe you dont know a cake made of wheat costs less than _made of rice.A. one B. that C. the one D. another22. Hello, Jane. I come to say goodbye to you. Ill start a new job in another company_. 3A. Oh, no problem B. Oh, enjoy yourself C. Oh, all the best D. Oh, have a happy day23. _matters most in learning English is enough practice.A. That B. What C. Which D. Who 24. The ambulance was just arriving, for a worker, who _ the window on the second floor, fell off the window. A. had been repairing B. was repairingC. has been repairing D. would be repairing25. Children are _to meet with setbacks as they grow up, so their parents dont have to worry about it.A. possible B. due C. necessary D. bound26. .Could I speak to _ is in charge of International Sales, please？A. who B. whomever C. whoever D. whatever27. What an unforgettable experience! Ill write it down _ it is still fresh in my memory.A. since B. while C. after D. until28. Exciting as its special effects are _, there is too much violence in the film.A. to watch B. to be watched C. watching D. being watched29. The soup was cold, but it was _ an excellent meal.A. yet B. already C. otherwise D. therefore30. Tony is said _ to New York, and now he is studying medicine in a famous college in America.Ahaving gone Bto have gone C. going Dto go31. So important _ it to get on well with people around that I have decided to learn some communication skills.A. I have found B. have I found C. I was feeling D. was I feeling 32. A traffic regulation released in a foreign country states that passengers sharing a car with a drunken driver _ be punished together with the driver himself. A. can B. must C. shall D. will 33. Everyone in the class is expected to_in the discussion.Aparticipate Battend Cdonate Ddeclare34. For _ homeless, private medical care is simply out of _ question in some developing countries.A. the / the B. the / X C. X / X D. X / the35. Where did you watch the national flag being raised last Monday morning?It was on the square _ we flew kites sometimes. A. which B. that C. to which D. where第二节：完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）请阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。At the age of fortyfive ，my usually wellordered life became full of changes. After twentytwo years of working in a _36_, a plan to use less staff _37_ the unemployment of over one hundred people, I being one of themMy once secure future became _38_However，I was not a single parent, _39_ the family did not depend only on my income. My motto has always been， “change is good，change is progress， ”but when it _40_ my livelihood(生计) ，I had to change it to， “_41_ change 4and make the most of it ”From the beginning，I _42_ to look at this matter not as _43_ luck，but as a welcome chanceI refused to become sorry；_44_，I actively planned to do something new and different.Having a positive attitude made all the _45_ in the way I pursued (追求) the futureFirst， I decided to _46_ to college and graduate many years later than I should. Doing this at my age took more than a little_47_Not being a graduate had_48_ held me back in my career in the bank，but now it was a personal goal I longed to_49_ With a lot of determination， I went to evening classes and became an adult _50_ In the class, I became more and more confident. During this time，I _51_ that no matter what life throws our way，personal growth never stops. The second thing I did to improve my inner self was to reevaluate my _52_ life It used to be filled with endless，and sometimes meaningless events But now，my heart and life are completely around people I_53_ The loss of my job led to some _54_changes in my lifeRevisiting the past made _55_ for the futureI realize that I have accepted the change，and am making the most of it36. A. factory B. company C. bank D. school37. A. set aside B. led to C. made up D. took off38. A. clear B. bright C. boring D. uncertain39. A. so B. or C. if D. but40. A. destroyed B. improved C. affected D. offered41. A. Make B. Accept C. Bring D. Collect42. A. chose B. considered C. happened D. pretended43. A. special B. rare C. bad D. good44. A. besides B. instead C. anyway D. however45. A. difference B. decision C. effort D. use46. A. attend B. turn C. return D. admit 47. A. time B. risk C. chance D. courage48. A. sometimes B. ever C. always D. never49. A. find B. arrive C. achieve D. discover50. A. student B. teacher C. manager D. monitor51. A. hoped B. realized C. believed D. suggested52. A. new B. daily C. future D. past 53. A. care for B. join in C. stand for D. look at 54. A. normal B. positive C. confident D. unsure55. A. change B. progress C. room D. promise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 、D) 中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AParents should stop blaming themselves because theres not a lot they can do about it. I mean the teenager problem. Whatever you do or however you choose to deal with it, at certain times a wonderful, reasonable and helpful child will turn into a terrible animal.5Ive seen friends deal with it in all kinds of different ways. One strict mother insisted that her son, right from a child, should stand up whenever anyone entered the room, open doors and shake hands like a gentleman. I saw him last week when I called round. Sprawling himself (懒散地躺) on the sofa in full length, he made no attempt to turn off the loud TV he was watching as I walked in, and his greeting was no more than a quick glance at me. His mother was ashamed. “I dont know what to do with him these days,” she said. “Hes forgotten all the manners we taught him.” He hasnt forgotten them. Hes just decided that hes not going to use them. She confessed (坦白) that she would like to come up behind him and throw him down from the sofa onto the floor.Another good friend of mine let her two daughters climb all over the furniture, reach across the table, stare at me and say, “I dont like your dress; its ugly.” One of the daughters has recently been driven out of school. The other has left home.“Where did we go wrong?” her parents are now very sad. Probably nowhere much. At least, no more than the rest of that unfortunate race, parents.56. This text is most probably written by _.A. a doctor for mental health problems B. a headmaster of a middle schoolC. a parent with teenage children D. a specialist in teenager studies 57. The underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refers to _.A. the advice that parents want their children to followB. the change from good to bad thats seen in a childC. the opinion that a child has of his parentsD. the way that parents often blame themselves58. From the second example we can infer that the parents of the two daughters _.A. pay no attention to them B. feel helpless to do much about them C. have come to hate them D. are too busy to look after them59. What is the authors opinion about the sudden change in teenage children?A. Parents should work more closely with school teachers.B. Parents should pay still sore attention to the change.C. Parents have no choice but to try to accept it.D. Parents are at fault for the change in their children.BIt happened to me recently that I was telling someone how much I had enjoyed reading Barack Obamas Dreams From My Father and how it had changed my views of the current US President. The person I was talking to agreed with me that it was, in his words, “a wonderfully written book.” However, he then proceeded to talk about Mr. Obama in a way that suggested he had no idea of his background at all. I sensed that I was talking to a book liar(说谎者)And it seems that he is not the only one. Clearly two thirds of people have lied about reading a book which they havent. In The World Book Day survey, Dreams From My Father is at number 9. The survey lists top ten books, and various authors, which people have lied about reading. As Im not one to lie too often, Ill admit here and now that I havent read the entire ten books. But I am pleased to say that I have read the book at number one, George Orwells 1984. I think its absolutely outstandingAsked why they lied, the most common reason was to impress someone they were speaking to. This could be difficult if the conversation became more in-depth!The World Book Day survey also has some other interesting information in it. It shows that many people lie about having read classical works by Jane Austen, the Bronte sisters, Charles Dickens and so on. But when asked which authors they actually enjoy, they named JK Rowling, Jilly Cooper, and Stephen King. Forty-one percent of people asked admitted they turned to the back of the book to read the end before finishing the story6So which books have you lied about reading if any and which is your favorite?60. The main reason why people lie about reading is to _. A. make fun of the listener B. impress the listenerC. please the listener D. interest the listener61. The underlined word “proceeded” in the passage probably means“_”.A. wanted B. happened C. continued D. stopped62. What is the best title for the passage?A. Are You A Book Liar? B. Readers Are All LiarsC. World Book Day D. Dreams From My FatherCHere is some information