云南省德宏州芒市中学2012-2013学年高二上期中考试英语试题.doc

第I卷(选择题，共105分)第一部分 听力（共二节， 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.Who is paying the lunch now?A.They share the bill. B.The woman. C.The man.2.Who are the two speakers?A. Workers. B.Students. C. Teachers. 3.What will the speakers do over the weekend?A.Go camping. B.Stay at home. C.Climb mountains.4.Where are the speakers?A.In a bookstore.B.On a bus. C. At home.5.What does the man ask the woman to do?A.Get his key.B.Start the car. C.Wait for him.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。听下面一段材料，回答第6和第7题6.Why does the woman call the man?A.To tell him the time and place of a meeting.B.To tell him how to get to Birmingham.C.To tell him to visit Don White.7.Which train is the woman taking?A.The 10: 17 B. The 10: 45 C.The 11: 15听下面一段材料，回答第8和第10题8.When is their flight?A.In the morning. B.In the afternoon. C.In the evening.9.Why do the speakers need to stop off in Hong Kong?A.Direct flights are more expensive.B.They plan to do some shopping there.C.There are no non-stop flights to Singapore.10. How long will the speakers be away from home?A. Two days. B. Ten days. C. Twelve days.听下面一段材料，回答第11和第13题11. Where does this conversation take place?A. In a concert hall. B. In a restaurant. C. In a theatre 12. How does the woman feel in the conversation?A. Unhappy. B. Curious. C. Excited.13. What is the woman going to do next?A. Start to work immediately. B. Talk to the group. C. Sit down to order.听下面一段材料，回答第14和第17题14. Why was Bill unhappy about the game?A. Some players played poorly. B. The scores were too close.C. It lasted too long.15. Who cheered for the Tigers?A. Steve B. Bill C. Eric16. What was the one thing Bill said he enjoyed?A. His friends company. B. Supporting his team. C. Eating some food.17. What do you know about the woman?A. She knows Bill well. B. She owns a restaurant. C. She dislikes football.听下面一段材料，回答第18和第20题18. What do we know about Cactus City Wild West Park?A. A place to see cowboys and cowgirls. B. A place for children to play in winter.C. A fun place for the whole family.19. When does the wild west show begin?A. At 10 am weekdays. B. At 2pm on weekends. C. At 2:30 pm everyday.20. When can people take free buses to the park?A. On Saturdays and Sundays. B. Throughout the week. C. In the evening.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l分，满分l5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 can we get to the Five-star Hotel? Go straight ahead till you see the tall building at the end of the road.Thanks very much.A. Help! B. Excuse me. C.Look out! D. How are you?22. Would you please keep silent? The weather report and I want to listen. A. is broadcast B. has been broadcast C. is being broadcast D. was broadcast23. Not only his family but also he Chaplins movies. A. like B. likes C. have liked D. has liked 24. Only through a lot of practice such skills and experience. A. you can gain B. can you gain C. you gain D. gain you 25. It was at the railway station we first met 16 years ago.A. where B. which C. that D. when 26. Can you _ your sister from that group of girls? A. bring outB. pick up C. pick out D. bring up 27. It is no good _ him. He doesnt help himself.A. helping B. having helped C. helped D. help28. The picture on the wall is painted by my nephew. A. having hung B. hanging C. hangs D. hang 29. I was _ when I heard the _ news!A. disappointing; disappointedB. disappointed; disappointing C. disappointing; disappointingD. disappointed; disappointed30. Some people fear that _ air pollution may bring about changes in _ weather around the world.A. /; the B. the; / C. an; the D. the; a31. The girl sat there quite silent and still with her eyes _ on the wall. A. fixing B. to be fixed C. to be fixing D. fixed32. Were talking about the piano and the pianist _ were in the concert we attended last night. A. which B. whom C. who D. that 33. Though he was _, he looked down upon those who had a lot of money.A. well off B. richC. badly offD. well-known34. _ of the students here _ from the countryside.A. Three-fourths; are B. Three-fourth; is C. Three-fourths; is D. Three-fourth; are 35. As a _ rule, most flowers appear in spring.A. common B. ordinary C. general D. original 第二节: 完形填空(共20小题；每小题l5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。Mary was seven years old. Her parents recently moved to a new town, and so Mary was going to a 36 school, which was a few kilometers from the house they lived in now. A school bus going around picked up 37 every morning and brought them back to their 38 every afternoon, and as both of Marys parents 39 to go to work, she always went on this bus. Marys parents always 40 their alarm clock for seven oclock so that none of them would be 41 . But one morning the alarm 42 to go off, and it was not until a quarter past eight that Marys mother suddenly 43 , looked at the clock and said, “Whats ever happened to that clock?” and then 44 into Marys room to wake her up. “Im sorry, dear,” she said, “ 45 youll have to wash and dress very quickly, have an even 46 breakfast and then Ill 47 you to school on my way to the office.”“But how can you find the 48, Mum?” Mary said, “Youve been to school only once.”“Yes,” her mother answered, “but youve done the 49 several times now on the bus, so you can be my guide to get there, cant you?”“Oh, yes,” said Mary, “I suppose so.” She washed, and 50 and had a quick breakfast, and then they set off. Mary told her mother to turn each time they came to a place she 51 .In this way she made her mother drive round most of the town 52 they got to her school. When they arrived, her mother saw that it was not really very far from her house.“Why ever did you make me go such a long way round, Mary, instead of the most 53 way?” her mother asked her.“Well, Mum,” answered Mary, “it was because I didnt know 54 else to get here. Thats the way our bus always goes to 55 the other children to school.36. A. big B. nice C. different D. distant37. A. pupils B. teachersC. parents D. passengers38. A. offices B. towns C. classrooms D. homes39. A. seemed B. had C. refused D. used40. A. found B. set C. cleaned D. fixed41. A. late B. ready C. lazy D. asleep 42. A. started B. stopped C. failed D. continued 43. A. stood up B. stayed up C. put up D. woke up44. A. rushed B. steppedC. escaped D. jumped45. A. but B. and C. so D. then46. A. later B. quicker C. easier D. heavier47. A. bringB. fetch C. leave D. drive48. A. truth B. bus C. way D. guide49. A. homeworkB. shopping C. trip D. reading50. A. roseB. dressed C. moved D. showed51. A. wondered B. realized C. recognized D. designed52. A. unless B. after C. if D. before53. A. comfortable B. helpful C. important D. direct 54. A. how B. when C. what D. which55. A. look for B. pick up C. drop by D. deal with第三部分：阅读理解 （共两节，满分30分）第一节（共10小题，每题2分，共20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。AMark Twain was a great writer. He was from the USA. He was born in 1835. He was also a famous speaker. He was famous for his sense of humour. Many people liked to listen to him talk because he liked to tell some interesting stories to make people laugh all the time. One day Mark Twain was going to a small town because of his writing. Before he was going to leave, one of his friends said to him that there were always a lot of mosquitoes（蚊子） in the town and told him that hed better not go there. Mark Twain waved (摇动) his hand and said, “It doesnt matter. The mosquitoes are no relatives of mine. I dont think they will come to visit me.”After he arrived at the town, Mark Twain stayed in a small hotel near the station. He went into his room, but when he was just about to have a rest, quite a few mosquitoes flew about him. The waiters felt very sorry about that. “Im very sorry, Mr. Mark Twain. There are too many mosquitoes in our town.” One of them said to him. Mark Twain, however, made a joke, saying to the waiter, “The mosquitoes are very clever. They know my room number. They didnt come into the wrong room.” What he said made all the people present laugh heartily. But that night Mark Twain slept well. Do you know why? That was because all the waiters in the hotel were driving the mosquitoes away for him during the whole night. 56. That day Mark Twain went to the town _. A. to see one of his friends B. because he wanted to do something there for his writing C. because he was told there were a lot of mosquitoes there D. to see one of his relatives57. The waiters felt sorry because _. A. they did something wrong to Mark Twain B. their hotel was too small C. the room was not very clean D. there were quite a few mosquitoes in Mark Twains room58. All the people present laughed heartily because _. A. the mosquitoes were very clever and they didnt come into the wrong room B. the mosquitoes knew Mark Twains room number C. Mark Twain gave the waiters some nice presents D. Mark Twain made a joke59. From the story we know _. A. no mosquitoes troubled Mark Twain in the night B. the owner of the hotel told the waiters to look after Mark Twain well at night C. Mark Twain didnt have a good rest that night D. there were not mosquitoes in the hotel any longerBTen years ago I used to be very fit (健康的). I rode a bike to work and I got a lot of exercise at weekends. I used to play tennis a lot and go for long walks. In those days I didnt earn very much. I had a job in an office. It wasnt a very good job but I had a lot of time to do the things I enjoyed doing. Then, about eight years ago, I got a much better job. The pay was better, but the hours were a lot longer. I bought a car and drove to work every day. I began to take people out to lunch. And I began to put on weight, too. I stopped playing tennis and going for long walks at weekends because I just didnt have any time for things like that any more. Theres a lot of stress (压力) in my job. Perhaps thats why I started drinking more than I used to. For example, I used to have only half a glass of whisky when I got home, but then I started filling my glass to the top, and instead of having one glass, I would have several. I started smoking a lot, too. I never used to smoke at all.Two months ago I had a heart attack. At first I just couldnt believe it. Luckily it wasnt very serious. The doctor advised me to stop smoking and to eat less. He also advised me to work less and get more exercise. But I just havent any time! My job takes everything out of me! Sometimes I wonder if I should get another job. Perhaps I could do something like I used to do. But if I do that, I wont earn as much. I have a family to support. I have to think of them, too. I just dont know what I should do. What do you think? 60. Compared with ten years ago, what is worse for the author now?A. His job. B. His pay. C. His means of transport. D. His health.61. According to the passage, when the author got the better job, which of the following is NOT true?A. He got higher pay. B. His working hours werent long.C. He found it very stressful. D. He had little free time at weekends.62. After the author had a heart attack, the doctor advised him _.A. not to work any longer B. to take a long vacation abroadC. to stop smoking and take exercise D. not to eat out any moreCScience, as we think, was born when the Greek philosopher ( 哲学家 ) Thales ( about 640-546 B.C.) asked a difficult question: What makes up our universe?No one had a ready answer, so Thales went on studying the earth around him, the sky and the stars. He saw so much water on earth and so much water falling from the sky as rain that he decided water must be the basic substance ( 物质 ) of the universe.Other Greek thinkers became interested in this question. They suggested other answers. One said that because air lies around the earth, it must be air that makes up all things. Another said that fire, appearing in different forms, was the building block of the universe.The Greek philosophers were feeling their way towards the ideas on which chemistry is based. Centuries later, scientists proved that the universe is made up of certain basic substances. But the list is much more complicated than the Greeks realized. We now know of 103 basic substances which we call “ elements ( 元素 )”.63. Thales, the famous Greek philosopher, died when he was about _. A. 94 years old B. 106years old C. 40 years old D. 46 years old64. The meaning of the underlined word “complicated” in the last paragraph is “ _”. A. not difficult B. not simple C. not famous D. not different65. After reading the passage, we can be sure that_. A. nothing ever changes in the universe B. Thales decided that the basic substance of the universe was air C. the universe is made up of four different substances D. the early Greek thinkers did much valuable work for the progress of science第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。注意：本题在答题卷上作答It is really hard to say which is better than the other，city life or rural life._66_Living in a city，people have certain advantages. First，people enjoy various entertainments，both foreign and domestic. Second，there are more cultural activities in a city. Third，city people gain access to better information service and educational facilities._67_The overcrowded population，traffic jam，housing problem，industrial pollution and other issues may result in depression，nervousness and diseases.Life in the village and on the farm is very different from life in the city. Living in the country，people can enjoy living in pure nature._68_But rural life may not be that perfect. People usually lack cultural activities. They are relatively ill informed._69_And people miss some golden opportunities of making a fortune. Opportunities for bright young people are greater in cities，so the chances of their children being admitted to colleges are slim.Obviously，whatever life they lead，people can never feel perfectly satisfied，for conveniences and inconveniences always coexist. People wish that they could enjoy the pleasures of both lives. With the rapid economic development，nowadays city people can relax themselves in the country during vacation._70_AEach of them has its advantages and disadvantages.BThings go fairly slowly there.CVillagers and farmers ar