重庆市高二英语上学期期中测试试题新人教版.doc

重庆42中学2012-2013学年度上期高二半期测试英语试题本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。共150分。考试用时120分钟。第i卷（三部分共115分）第一部分：听力（共三节，每题1.5分，满分30分）第一节 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 is the womans husband now?a. at home b. in the library c. in the lab2. why didnt the woman wear the black dress? a. because she does not like it. b. because it does not fit her very well. c. because it is too formal for the occasion.3. what is the mans occupation now? a. hes a secretary. b. hes a novelist. c. hes a newspaperman.4. how many cars can be parked in the back lot? a. a total of 15. b. a total of 30. c. a total of 50.5. what does the man mean? a. he wants to talk about the project. b. he thinks the project is fine. c. he agrees with the woman.第二节 听下面5段对话。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，每小题将给出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至7题。6. did the woman say “b” or “d”?a. b. b. d. c. neither of them.7. whats the most probable relationship between the two speakers? a. student teacher. b. repairman customer. c. reporter reader听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. what was the meeting for? a. bob. b. bob and the woman. c. the entire group.9. whats the probable relationship between the two speakers? a. classmates. b. shop assistant customer. c. passers-by听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. who is the girl looking for? a. mr. coldman. b. kerry youman. c. klaus youman.11. where are they talking? a. in the office. b. on the phone. c. at the airport.12. where can the girl probably find the person she wanted? a. nowhere. b. at the station. c. in the computer section.听第9段材料，回答第13至15题。13. where did the woman go last month? a. amazon. b. america. c. asia.14. what are the woman doing? a. preparing for a trip. b. selling her articles. c. writing an article.15. how many articles have been sold out? a. a dozen. b. over a dozen. c. half a dozen.听第10段材料，回答第16至20题。16. what discovery was the basis of photography? a. light darkens silver salt. b. light darkens natural salt. c. light darkens silver.17. how was the first prominent picture made? a. by making use of special paper. b. by adding common salt to silver salt. c. by using a special piece of metal.18. what does the speaker regarded as the official date of the beginning of photography? a. 1727. b. 1826. c. 1839.19. according to the speaker, why was matthew brady remembered today? a. he was a soldier. b. he took war photographs. c. he painted portraits.20. what did doctor edward land invent? a. a cheap process of developing films at home? b. a new kind of film. c. an “instant” camera that develops its own film.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。21. i earn 10 dollars_ hour as_ supermarket cashier on saturdays. a. a, an b. the, a c. an, a d. an, the22. - dont be angry. tom didnt break our vase _. - i know, but its my favorite one. a. by chance b. at first c. in return d. on purpose23. the teacher together with the students discussing reading skills that newly published in america.a. are, wereb. is; werec. is; was d. are; was24. i _ to go for a walk, but someone called and i couldnt get away. a. was planning b. planned c. had planned d. would plan25. _i am concerned, we can walk or take the bus rather than call a taxi. a. as well as b. as far as c. as soon as d. so long as 26. the truth is reasonably clear the diaoyu islands have been part of the territory of china since ancient times.a. which b. that c. when d. whether27. _ and then your spoken english will improve rapidly.a. listen and practice more b. to listen and to practice more c. listening and practicing more d. to listen and practice more28. we live in an age private information is available with greater ease than ever before.a. to whom b. on which c. why d. when29. so you missed the meeting. _. i got there five minutes before it finished. a. not at all b. not exactly c. not especially d. not really30. _ the picture of mona lisa carefully, i finally found somewhere unusuala. observing b. having observed c. to observe d. observe31. i have been dreaming of being admitted to xiamen university, which is famous university. a. the most b. a most c. the more d. a more 32. my cats really fat. you _ have given her so much food. a. wouldnt b. couldnt c. mustnt d. shouldnt33. more than one _ the people heart and soul. a. official has served b. officials have served c. official has served for d. officials have served for34. thank you so much for the lovely evening, dennis. youre quite welcome, julie. . wed been looking forward to seeing you. a. were glad to meet you b. im afraid you didnt have a good time c. thank you for your coming d. just stay a little longer, please35. why dont we go and talk about this somewhere quieter? , you know.a. once bitten, twice shy b. money talks c. walls have ears d. like father, like son第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）文章共两篇，请认真阅读a篇文章，完成36 45题。we were travelling in italy recently and what really made our trip memorable are the encounters (邂逅) with italian grandmas. i just crossed a busy road in rome. a grandma right next to me sprinted (飞奔) across and came back with my babys missing shoe. i hadnt even _36_ and she thought it would be easier to run twice than try to communicate with me through our language barrier(障碍).another time, i was looking for fontana de trevis (许愿池) and _37_ off in the name of looking at this and that. out came a _38_ from a small caf and she at once knew i was _39_. she took me by the hand and asked where i was heading for. then she _40_ me to the fountain and three minutes later, i was standing in front of the masterpiece.on the last day of our trip, we were in the local metro train and a very old grandma got on. the train was full and many of us offered our seats to her. she accepted my _41_ and a couple of stops later, i found myself sitting again, right next to her. we _42_, she in italian and me in english. when she _43_ my husband and i were heading for tivoli, she took out her return _44_ for the expensive inter-city bus(城际大巴) and put them into my hand.ive lost count of the grandmas that played with our baby as if he was their own. but the _45_ of all those grandmas is very hard to forget.36. a. left b. noticed c. heard d. arrived 37. a. called b. ran c. wandered d. set 38. a. waitress b. customer c. foreigner d. grandma 39. a. optimistic b. honest c. lost d. sick 40. a. pulled b. told c. led d. pointed 41. a. department b. gift c. offer d. opinion 42. a. sang b. wrote c. quarreled d. chatted43. a. said b. remember c. forgot d. learnt 44. a. map b. tickets c. money d. plans 45. a. warmth b. experience c. heart d. trip 请认真阅读b篇文章，完成46 55题。one monday morning, the class were excited about the rumor that the science lab was on fire over the weekendmr. johnson, my fifth grade teacher confirm(确认) it and explained that science class would be cancelled due to the 46 he also warned us not to go near the room 47 it could be dangerousduring the morning break, kim and i decided to check out the damagea first hand observation would make us heroes at lunchwe safely 48 the science labwe stood on tiptoes（脚尖） looking hard through the door window, trying to see what was like inside when suddenly a firm hold on our shoulders stopped uswhere do you belong? certainly not here!i turned around to find a teacher staring angrily at us, shoutingin those frozen seconds millions of 49 flashed through my mindmy father would kill me for disobeying teachers 50 than that, my mother might be so mad that she might not stop himmy spirits sank even lower when i thought of how angry mr. johnson would besoon the teacher took kim and me back to the classroom, leaving us trembling before mr. johnsonbut to our 51 , there was no yelling from mr. johnson 52 , he bent slowly to look me in the eyei was met with a look of concern rather than angerhe spoke softly and carefully as he explained why he was 53 in my decision to go where i might have got 54 as i looked into the eyes of the man, tears streamed down my cheeksthe thought of disappointing mr. johnson 55 me while i felt a gentle touch of mr. johnsons hand on my shoulderi glanced up and he smiledmy love for mr. johnson grew greatly in the moment i discovered that he still liked me even after id disappointed himi could see that he cared more about my safety than the fact that id broken a ruleit was the first time i felt the power of forgiveness46afire brumor cfocus dloss47aunless bbecause cthough donce48aentered bfound cexamined dreached49aexcuses bthoughts cwords dfeelings50aeasier bless cworse dlater51asurprise bdelight cregret dsorrow52ahowever btherefore cotherwise dinstead53afrightened bpuzzled cdiscouraged ddisappointed54ahurt bburnt clost dblamed 55ashocked bshamed cbored dconfused第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的a，b，c，d四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ait was a dark and cold night. the car driver didnt have even one passenger all day. when he went by the railway station, he saw a young man coming out with two bags in his hands. so he quickly opened the door of the car and asked, “where do you want to go, sir?”“to the star hotel,” the young man answered. when the car driver heard that, he didnt feel happy. the young man would give him only three dollars because the hotel was not far from the railway station. but suddenly, he had an idea. he took the passenger through many streets of the big city. after a long time, the car finally arrived at the hotel. “you should pay me fifteen dollars,” the car driver said to the young man. “what! fifteen dollars? do you think im a fool? only last week i took a car from the railway station to this same hotel and i only gave the driver thirteen dollars. i know how much i have to pay for the trip. i wont pay you one dollar more than i paid to the other car driver last week. ”56. which of the following is true? a. the young man went past the railway station. b. the young man was working in the railway station.c. the young man had just got off a train. d. the young man was waiting for his friend there. 57. what do you think of the car driver?a. he was a nice and clever man. b. he was good at driving. c. he was a dishonest person. d. he liked to work very hard. 58. from the passage we know that the young man_. a. didnt want to stay in this city. b. had been to the hotel several times. c. knew clearly how far it was from the station to the hotel. d. must be a stranger and didnt know the city very well. 59. the driver took the passenger through many streets so as to_. a. make the young man happyb. get more than twenty dollars. c. let the young man think it was very far from the station to the hotel. d. let the young man have a good look at the city.bwhy is pink or purple a color for girls and blue or brown for boys?the answer depends largely on cultural values as well as personal experiences. to the egyptians, green was a color that represented the hope and joy of spring, while for muslims, it means heaven. red is a symbol of good luck in many cultures. in china, children are given money in a red envelope to bring good fortune in the new year. for many nations, blue is a symbol of protection and religious beliefs. greek people often wear a blue necklace hoping to protect themselves against evils( 灾祸 ).peoples choice of colors is also influenced by their bodies reactions toward them. green is said to be the most restful color. it has the ability to reduce pain and relax people both mentally and physically. people who work in green environments have been found to have fewer stomach aches.red can cause a persons blood pressure to rise and increase peoples appetites(食欲). many decorators will include different shades of red in the restaurant. similarly, many commercial websites will have a red buy now button because red is a color that easily catches a persons eye.blue is another calming color. unlike red, blue can cause people to lose appetite. so if you want to eat less, some suggest that eating from blue plates can help.the next time you are deciding on what to wear or what color to decorate your room, think about the color carefully.60. muslims consider green as a symbol of heaven mainly because of their .a. cultural valuesb. commercial purposesc. personal experiencesd. physical reactions to the color61. why will many commercial websites have a red “buy now” button?a. to relax people physically.b. to increase peoples appetites.c. to encourage people to make a purchase.d. to cause a persons blood pressure to rise.62. what color might help lose weight according to the text?a. red, b. green. c. blue. d. purple.63. which of the following would be the most proper title for the text?a. colors and human beingsb. the cultural meaning of colorc. colors and personal experiencesd. the meaning and function of colorchave you watched the tv program the voice of china(中国好声音)? its the most popular show in 2012. actually, there are dozens of similar program around the world, such as the voice(u.s.) and the voice of england. but originally speaking, it came from a famous dutch tv show the voice of holland. the weekly broadcasts of “the voice of china” began in july and it now leads audience ratings(收视率) for its time slot. it can be called a rating miracle.china is the latest country to produce its own version of tv singing competition, the voice. the show attracted a great number of good singers from all over the country to come to shanghai to enter for it. some of them had been something of well-known before they took part in this competition. the tv show invited four coaches to find and help the real potential(有潜质的)singers. theyre liu huan, na ying, yang kun and yu chengqing, the only coach that is from taiwan area. the audience are crazy about the tv show not merely because the singers sing so well, but also because the coaches are truly kind-hearted. they never laugh at the competitors. instead, they give them sincere advice. “judging the voice, and not the appearance” makes the show stand out from other reality shows in china. tian ming, producer, the voice of china, said, we want to express the spirit of confidence and self-improvement through a format of entertainment. we hope to touch the audiences hearts and were rewarded with high ratings.viewership(电视观众) has risen to a high of 4.5 percent. the producer tian ming says much of its success comes from a sense of honesty, talented voices and good mentors(良师), as well as big investment and production. and thats pushing its commercial value. herbal tea brand jia duobao spent 60 million yuan to become the official sponsor(赞助商), and the advertisement prices have more than doubled to 360,000 yuan for 15 seconds. the tv show has been so successful that the director said they would continue to hold at least two seasons for the next two years. (but as far as we know, liu huan, one of the coaches, will quit for health reason next year.)64. where did the tv show originally come from? a. england b. america c. holland d. china65. why does the voice of china lead audience ratings?a. because the four coaches are well-known.b. because the program had great commercial value.c. because the coaches were truly sincere to these talented singers.d. because some singers had already been famous before they took part in the show.66. which of the following statements is true?a. jia duobao did not expect such commercial value.b. maybe the show will change a coach next year.c. “judging the voice, and not the appearance” makes the show unfair.d. the voice of china is made by foreigners.67. what is the best title for this passage?a. the voice of china : a hit in china b. the great four mentorsc. the voice of china : commercial value d. a popular competition don octo