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甘肃省武威第五中学2012-2013学年高二英语上学期期中考试试题新人教版第一部分：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 which apartment is the woman interested in? a. the one-bedroom apartment. b the two-bedroom apartment. c. the three-bedroom apartment.2. how much cheaper are the smaller apples? a. 10 cents. b. 14 cents. c. 30 cents.3 where are the two speakers? a. in a bank. b. in a restaurant. c. in a post office.4. what gift will the woman probably get for mary?a. a schoolbag. b. a record. c. a theatre ticket.5 why didnt the woman meet the man for lunch? a. she was having a class. b she didnt like the crowd. c she was not feeling well.第二节（共15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 what do we know about the daughter? a. she went to the students union last night. b she stayed with her boyfriend last night. c. she came back home late last night.7 what is the fathers worry about his daughter? a. she might have been to a wild party. b she might have been out with a singer. c. she might have been to a political meeting.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. why does the boy love sundays? a. he can play basketball. b he has no classes at school. c. he can watch sports on tv9. what is the boy expected to do? a. to help with housework. b to watch a game on tv cto have a good rest.听第8段材料，回答第10-12题。10. what are the speakers talking about? a. popular sports events. b people like tv programs best. . c things people do after work.11how did the woman do the research? a. she talked to people. b she sent letters to people. c. she collected information from newspapers.12. what do most people do in their spare time?a. go to movies. b. read books. c. watch tv听第9段材料，回答第13-16题。13what is the probable relationship between the two speakers? a. husband and wife. b. son and mother. cfather and daughter.14. what does the woman tell the man about? a. the big storm. b the power line. c. the sharp cry in the dark.15what is the first thing the man is going to do? a. to buy some candles. b to make a phone call. c to go back home.16. which of the following can best describe the womans feeling? a. fearless. b. helpless. c. hopeless.听第10段材料，回答第17-20题。17. what is a blood transfusion? a. taking and saving blood. b exchanging the blood with someone else. c receiving blood from someone else.18. what finally made almost every blood transfusion successful? a. the discovery of blood types. b. the founding of a blood bank. c the experiment with sheep blood.19. according to the speaker, if you give 10% of your blood, how long does it take your body to replace it? a. one week. b. five days. c. one day.20. what is the main purpose of the speech？ a. to call on people to give blood. b. to explain what a blood transfusion is.c. to review the history of the research on blood.第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）1. ：语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）21. i prefer western food. its a kind of healthy food. - _ but western food is said to be high in sugar and fat. a. is that right? b. how do you know that? c. do you really think so? d. who told you that?22. -what do you want to do next? we have half an hour until the basketball game -_. whatever you want to do is fine with me. a. it just depends b. its up to you c. all right d. glad to hear that23. _ from the top of the hill, the city takes the round shape with a flowing river through it.a. viewing b. to be viewed c. viewed d. to be viewing24. if you _ of mary, ask her to come and see me.a. lose sight of b. catch sight ofc. are in the sight of d. are at the sight of25. my father served in the army in _ when he was in _. a. 1950s; twenties b. the 1950s; his twenties c. the 1950s; the twenties d. 1950s; the twenties26. the speech by the mayor of shanghai before the final voting for expo 2010 is strongly impressed _ my memory. a. to b. over c. by d. on27. a well-written composition _ good choice of words and clear organization among other things. a. calls on b. calls for c. calls up d. calls in28._ straight on and youll see a church. you wont miss it.a. go b. going c. if you go d. when going29. _ warmly for his work, he was too _ to fall asleep. a. praising; excited b. to praise; exciting c. praised; exciting d. praised; excited30.i order not to be disturbed, i spent three hours _ in my study. a. locking b. locked c. to lock d. being locked31.not only spanish, but how to type.a does she speak, she also knows b she speaks, does she knowc does she speak, does she also know d she speaks, she knows32. little about his own safety, though he was in great danger himself.a does he care b did he care c he cares d he cared 33. our life would not be so happy _ for the partys policy.a. if it isb. were it not c. were if it notd. were not it 34. no sooner _ he realized that he should have remained silent.a. had the word spoken whenb. had the words been spoken thanc. the words had been spoken whend. the words had spoken than35. _ about phonetics for you to read.a. a book isb. here is a bookc. here a bookd. there the book is三、完型填空（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36-55各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项。the great 36 scientist, charles darwin, was born on february 12, 1809. his father was a well-known doctor, and 37 that his son also would become a doctor.as a boy, charles liked to go for walks in the fields and 38 , 39 nature and comparing what he saw with everything he had read in natural science books. he was fond 40 collecting animal and plant specimens 41 insects, birds, flowers and leaves.at sixteen, charles 42 edinburgh university 43 . but he was interested in 44 . then he was sent to cambridge university, 45 he graduated in1831.46 he heard that the ship beagle(贝格尔号) was 47 to south america and wanted a naturalist. his biology professor advised him to go. he said the journey would be just the thing for charles. so the beagle left england in december 1831, charles darwin was 48 .the expedition 49 almost five years. the beagle 50 the waters near the east and west 51 of south america, and many other places. he 52 all kinds of plants and animals, which he sent home from the 53 he visited.after returning from the expedition, darwin continued his studies of changes in nature. darwin understood that plants and animals do not 54 the same, that they always change.by 1859 darwin had finished his famous book “the origin of species”. it made a great noise in the word of science. darwin was attacked by the 55 and even by some scientists. but later, more and more scientists agreed with him.darwin tirelessly continued his scientific studies until he died on april 19,1882. 36.a. american b. british c. germand. italian37.a. hopedb. wantedc. wishedd. required38.a. woodsb. forestsc. mountainsd. countryside39.a. noticingb. watchingc. looking overd. seeing40.a. atb. ofc. withd. in41.a. for exampleb. like asc. such asd. like42.a. had been sent tob. was sent toc. was sent ford. had been sent for43.a. to find machineb. to study medicinec. to make medicined. to study machine44.a. nature sceneb. social history c. natural historyd. biological lives45.a. from whereb. in whichc. from whichd. at which46.a. lateb. later c. after that d. from then on47.a. going on a tripb. traveling aboutc. about to a journeyd. making a journey48.a. at board b. in shipc. on boardd. on trip49.a. was lasted b. had lastedc. lastedd. had kept50.a. watched b, studied c. explored d. researched51.a. parts b. land c. coasts d. beaches52.a. got b. collectedc. caught d. fed53. a. portsb. citiesc. placesd. towns54. a. remainb. showc. meand. make55.a. governmentb. relativesc. churchd. professors 第四部分： 阅读理解第一节：（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40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。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项。aduring my elementary school years, i used to compare my mom with my best friend tiffanys mom.whenever i didnt get what i wanted, i would complain to my mom, tiffanys mom would give her that! i wish she were my mom. every time, my mom would calmly say “poor tiffany”. i couldnt understand her. “she shouldnt be feeling sorry for tiffany!” i thought. “she should be feeling sorry for me.”one day, i couldnt help saying to mom, “poor tiffany? lucky tiffany! she gets everything she wants! why do you feel sorry for her?” i burst into tears.my mom sat down next to me and said softly. “yes, i do feel sorry for her. i have been teaching you a lesson that she will never be taught.”i looked up at her. “what are you talking about?”mom said with care, “one day she will really want something. maybe shell find out that she cant have it. her mother wont always be around to give her money, and whats more, money cant buy everything.”she continued, “i have taught you valuable lessons by not giving you everything you want. youll know how to look for bargains and save money, but she wont. youll understand that you need to work hard to get the things that you want but she wont. when tiffany is a grown woman, shell wake up one day and she will be wishing that she had a mom like the one youve got. life lessons are more important than modern clothes and delicious food.”it took some time, but i eventually understood my moms words. now i am a happy and successful woman. 56. during the authors elementary school years, she _.a. wished that her mom were as good as tiffanysb. went to school with tiffany every dayc. usually compared her lesson with tiffanysd. sometimes gave lots of money to tiffany 57. why did the authors mom always say “poor tiffany”?a. she felt sorry for tiffany because tiffany was poor.b. she wanted to tell a lie to comfort the author.c. she thought that tiffany was spoiled by her mother.d. she told the author this and wanted her to help tiffany. 58. what do we learn about the authors mother?a. she was strict and taught the author to be independent.b. she cared for other peoples children more than her own.c. she thought that life lessons were as important as money.d. she was so poor that she couldnt give the author much money. 59. what can we infer from the passage?a. the author was quite annoyed with her mother in the past.b. the authors mother felt sorry for tiffany.c. tiffanys mother took the authors mothers advice.d. the author is thankful to her mother now.bbalancing work & liferobert holden, ben renshaw 9.70balancing work & life focuses on the key challenge of our generation. it is a must-read for anyone who is trying to balance work success, family joy and life fulfillment.practical techniques show you how to identify your goals and make choices.clear text and illustrations cover every aspect of defining success, making changes and achieving balance.simple checklists enable you to take control and stay motivated. accessible flow charts and diagrams explore different opinions for taking action and provide useful examples.happiness nowrobert holden 7.00happiness now is a powerful journey of exploration and insight into one of life most treasured goals. using a highly original mix of stories, exercises, meditations（思考）and poetry, it offers a message of profound hope. radical and sympathetic, challenging and practical, happiness now delivers keys to true happiness, inner confidence, loving relationships and peace of mind. this book is the key text for the public seminars of the happiness project.the secrets of relationshipsben renshaw 9.50are you looking for a fulfilling relationship? if so, the secrets is required reading whether you are single or attached. here is book that reveals the real answers to the relationship roller coaster. read this book and discover:the secret of finding the right partnerthe secret of communicating successfullythe secret of getting alongthe secret of having what you wanthonest and essential? it is your passport to a whole new relationship experience.order now on line, you can get a 10% discount. more information, please click here. 60. if you are always annoyed by endless overtime work, which book can probably offer you help?a. the secrets of relationships.b. happiness now.c. balancing work & life.d. none. 61. the secrets of relationships gives you tips on how to _.a. get on with othersb. build up confidencec. find a right partnerd. make good choices 62. if you buy the three books on line, how much should you pay?a. 26.20b. 2.62.c. 28.82.d. 23.58. 63. the three books mainly help us _,a. make good friends easilyb. improve our life qualityc. hunt for a satisfactory jobd. identify our goalscencouraging children to thinkcreativity is the key to a brighter future, say education and business experts. here is how schools and parents can encourage this important skill in children.him not to think more about the idea. finally, using his own time, drew improved the tape, which now is used everywhere by many people. and his former company learned from its mistake. now it encourages people to spend 15 percent of their work time just thinking and developing new ideas.creativity is not something one is just born with, nor is it necessarily a character of hign intelligence. just because a person is highly intelligent does not mean that he uses it creatively. creativity is the matter of using the resources one has to produce new ideas that are good for something.unfortunately, schools have not tried to encourage creativity. with strong attention to test results and the development of reading, writing and mathematical skills, many educators give up creativity for correct answers. the result is that children can give back information but cant recognize ways to use it in new situations. they may know the rules correctly, but they are unable to use them to work out practical problems.it is important to give children choices. form the earliest age, children should be allowed to make decisions and understand their results. even if its choosing between two food items for lunch, decision-making helps thinking skills. as children grow older, parents should let their children decide how to use their time or spend their money, but not help them too much if they make the wrong decision. the child may have a hard time, but that is all right. this is because the most important character of creative people is a very strong desire to find a way out of trouble. 64. what did the company where dick drew work learn from its mistake?a. they encouraged people to work a longer time.b. they discouraged people to think freely.c. they asked people to spend all their work time developing new ideas.d. they encouraged people to spend some of their work time considering and improving new ideas. 65. creativity is something _.a. that people are born withb. that depends on intelligencec. that is a way of using what one has learnt to work out new problemsd. that is not important 66. why dont schools try to encourage creativity?a. they dont understand the importance of education.b. they dont want their students to make mistakes.c. they pay too much attention to examination marks and language skills.d. they think it more important to remember some information. 67. what should the parents do when their children decide how to spend their money?a. try to help them as much as possibleb. take no notice of whatever they doc. help them if their decision is wrong, but not too muchd. leave them as they aredsince we are social beings, the quality of our lives depends in large measure on our interpersonal relationships. one strength of the human condition is our tendency to give and receive support from one another under stressful circumstances. social support consists of the exchange of resources among people based on their interpersonal ties. those of us with strong support systems appear better able to deal with major life changes and daily difficulties. people with strong social ties live longer and have better health than those without such ties. studies over a range of illnesses, from depression（抑郁症）to heart disease, show that the presence of social support helps people protect themselves from illness, and the absence of such support makes poor health more likely.support. they help us to explain and understand our problems and find solutions to them. third, we typically find social companionship supportive. engaging in leisure time activities with others helps us to meet our social needs while at the same time distract（转移注意力）us from our worries and troubles. finally, other people may give us important support financial aid, material resources, and needed services that reduces stress by helping us solve and deal with our problems. 68. research shows that peoples physi