福建省东山县第二中学高二下学期期末考试英语试题新人教版.doc

2012-2013学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题本试卷分第i卷（选择题）和第ii卷（非选择题）两卷。第i卷：1至10页；第ii卷：11至12页，共150分。考试时间120分钟。第卷 （选择题 共120分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30 分）第一节（共五题，每题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 do we know about the man?a. he doesnt like his major. b. he prefers mathematics. c. he will study biology.2. what are the speakers discussing?a. spreading flu. b. spreading wildfire. c. an international event.3. where does the conversation probably take place?a. in a hotel. b. in a hospital. c. in an office.4. why is the man unsatisfied with the restaurant?a. the food is terrible. b. the prices are rising. c. the service is bad.5. who probably is the woman?a. jessies mother. b. jessies teacher. c. the mans mother.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。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. how does the woman feel about her roommate?a. satisfied. b. annoyed. c. indifferent.7. what does the man suggest the woman do?a. have a talk with her roommate.b. ask her roommate to move out.c. ask her roommate to pay the bill.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. how will the man send his letter?a. by airmail. b. by express post. c. by surface mail.9. how many stamps does the man want to buy?a. 3. b. 5. c. 7.10. what is the slowest way to mail things to china?a. express post. b. airmail. c. surface mail.听第8段材料，回答第l1至13题。11. what is the man?a. a cyclist. b. a car racer. c. a motorbike racer.12. what happened in the british grand race?a. one man was killed. b. the man lost his left leg. c. the man broke his left leg.13. when was the man frightened to death?a. during his last race. b. when driving to the studio. c. during the british grand race.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14. what are the speakers talking about?a. sending mandy to japan to study.b. sending mandy to a special school.c. helping mandy to learn japanese.15. what does the woman say about mandy?a. she has too much free time.b. she is always doing extra work.c. she is serious about her studies.16. what is the probable relationship between the speakers?a. husband and wife. b. teacher and student. c. teacher and parent.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. when did hemingway publish his first collection of short stories?a. in 1923. b. in 1929. c. in 1952.18. what is the sun also rises about?a. people in new york. b. people in paris. c. people in london.19. what do we know about a farewell to arms?a. it was published in 1924.b. it was hemingways third novel.c. it describes something related to world war i.20. what was the old man and the sea based on?a. an old fishermans experiences.b. hemingways experiences as a reporter.c. hemingways experiences and hobby of fishing.第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分50分）第一节 单项填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20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. miss yang looked at finished painting with satisfaction.a.不填；a b. the; 不填 c. a; the d. the; a22. not having a good _of english can be a serious obstacle to achieving your goals.ademand bappreciation ccommand dexperience 23. miss smith is a friend of_ .a. marys mothers b. marys mother c. mary mothers d. mothers of mary24. im sorry that i cannot accept your _to attend your birthday party，linda，because im _to answer all the customers letters tonight by my boss.a. requirement；required b. request；required c. request；suggested d. demand；requested 25. _to give up smoking, he threw away his _cigarettes.a. determined；remained b. determining；remainingc. determining；remained d. determined；remaining26. though they met with much difficulty，the team _ to go on with the experiment.a. made up their minds b. changed their mindsc. took their minds d. gave their minds27. if a person has not had enough sleep，his actions will give him _ during the day.ain bup c away dback28. what great trouble the boy had _his father to quit smoking！apersuaded bpersuading cto persuade d persuade29. he decided that he would drive all the way home instead of _at a hotel for the night. aputting up bputting off cputting on dputting down 30. no matter how _， it is not necessarily lifeless.aa desert may be dry bdry may a desert becmay a desert be dry ddry a desert may be31. must i turn off the gas after cooking?of course. you can never be _ careful to use it.a. enough b. so c. too d. very32. the young lady is _a beauty；she is _than pretty.amore than；more smart bmore than；smartercnot only；smarter dno more than；more clever33. next to english , i like mathematics .abetter bthe better cbest dvery well34. what did mr. black want to know，anne? _ i could finish writing the composition.awhen was it bit was when thatcit was when dwhen it was that35. the retired workers were invited to the company，_ surprise，changes had been so great over the years.awhose bwho cto whose dto whom36. please tell me the way you thought of _ the garden.a. take care of b. to take care of c. taking care of d. to take care37. all the students in the school dont come from the town. this sentence means _. a. any of the students in the school dont come from the town b. all the students in the school come from the town c. none of the students in the school come from the townd. some students in the school come from the town38. _sunday, rather than _at home, i preferred_.a. it being；stay；to travel b. being；to stay；to travelc. having been；stay；travel d. it was；to stay；traveling39. she said that we shouldnt _ in time of difficulties and that we should be hopeful.a. lose hearts b. lose heart c. lose our hearts d. lose the heart40. your sister nearly _all her spare time to her study during the three years.thats right, or she _the first place in her school in the college entrance examinations.ahadnt spent；couldnt take bspent；wouldnt have takenchadnt devoted；hadnt taken ddevoted；wouldnt have taken 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。this was our time, our senior year. my best friend beth and i had big dreams . but in my world of big dreams this one small 41 freshman did not appear on my radar. my best friend beth was the first to 42 her. kristi, did you see the girl standing by us in the lunch line -she looks so 43 , so out of place.” we had heard of a family that had just 44 to our town from the country of cambodia. we knew there was supposed to be a 45 girl at our school from that family, but we had yet to meet her until now. leourn was a small dark-haired beauty. she 46 with the little english she knew and that made it very 47 for her to get to know people in our small town. every day leourn kept her eyes fixed on the 48 and we never, ever saw her _49 . what could we do to help leourn? with 50 and faith, we decided to let her know that there were people who 51 . we sought out leourn in the halls and said hi and tried to continue to engage her in 52 . leourn responded to us with smiles and small talk.when valentines day came, i 53 thought of leourn and decided i would send her a 54 for the holiday. thinking that she was 55 learning our language and customs, i simply wrote, happy valentines day, leourn. your friend kristi. i will 56 forget that valentines day. for the 57 time, leourn was the one who 58 me out. she found me in the hall with the carnation (康乃馨) in her hands. then she did something 59 . she actually took her eyes off the floor, looked up at me with beautiful eyes and in a 60 whisper said two words ：thank you. it was a life-changing moment for me.41. a. weak b. quiet c. short d. passive42. a. accept b. greet c. notice d. introduce43. a. lost b. discouraged c. concentrated d. deserted44. a. settled b. transported c. travelled d. moved45. a. kind b. strange c. new d. familiar46. a. struggled b. practiced c. talked d. continued47. a. necessary b. convenient c. valuable d. hard48. a. table b. floor c. wall d. ceiling49. a. look up b. look away c. look down d. look out50. a. curiosity b. interest c. love d. duty51. a. helped b. wondered c. shared d. cared52. a. conversation b. discussion c. explanation d. argument53. a. finally b. suddenly c. immediately d. frequently54. a. message b. call c. card d. flower55. a. already b. just c. almost d. yet56. a. often b. seldom c. never d. still57. a. first b. second c. third d. last58. a. made b. took c. picked d. sought59. a. polite b. amazing c. interesting d. important60. a. low b. light c. clear d. dim第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列段文，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将项涂黑。a many people are puzzled about how to learn a language well. here are some tips: talk to yourself it may be obvious, but the best way to get better at a language is to speak it. even if there is no one around to speak to, talk to yourself. name things as you pass them- chair, television, cat, tree, school. learn basic phrases like it is cold today or it is sunny today and use whichever is appropriate when you first look out of the window. this simple language learning tip will help this everyday vocabulary sink in and become second nature. talk to friends listen to music listen to music in your new language. youll hear the language used in a real context and this will help you pick out the rhythm and the pronunciation even better. you will also come to further understand and better appreciate the culture behind the language. make mistakes the easiest language learning tip to try! go ahead and speak and write! dont be afraid to make mistakes, because i guarantee you will! in fact, you will learn as much from your mistakes as you will learn from your success. never let the fear of making any mistakes hold you back. without making any mistakes, how will you ever be fluent in or even comfortable with the language? find a language club when you are ready, try to find a language club in your area. speaking with other peoplewho have already gone through or are still going through the process of learning the language canbe extremely helpful. they will give you lots of language learning tips and helpful advice.61. if you want to keep everyday vocabulary in your mind, youd better . a. try to find a language club in your area b. talk to yourself and name things as you pass them c. not be afraid to make mistakes d. listen to music in your new language62. according to the passage, we know . a. the more mistakes we make, the more fluent our english might be b. talking to yourself is the best way to learn a language c. if someone doesnt speak your new language, you should not practice with them d. not all language clubs are helpful63. you will master the usage of your new language if you according to the material. a. talk to yourself b. talk to friends c. listen to music d. find a language club64. the main idea of this passage is . a. that the more practice, the better your english will be b. practicing speaking english in different ways c. language learning tips d. some advice on english learningbthe brown widow spider(毒蜘蛛)became established in southern california in early 2000 and has become part of the local spider family in urban los angeles and san diego. the brown widow spider is continuing its expansion in southern california and could possibly move northward into central california. the brown widow is suspected to have evolved in africa although it was first described from south america, which adds confusion as to where it might have originated. it is a tropical and subtropical spider having established population in hawaii, florida, parts of australia, south africa and japan. in north america, the brown widow was restricted for many decades to the florida peninsula. however, around the year 2000, it started showing up in other gulf coast states. brown widows are now known from texas to georgia and south carolina. the brown widow builds its web in protected sites around homes and in woody vegetation with branches. some typical sites selected by brown widows for web building are empty containers such as buckets and nursery pots, mail boxes, entry way corners, under eaves, storage closets and garages, undercarriages of motor vehicles that are stationary for long periods, and the undersides of outdoor furniture. they choose places that are more exposed than sites chosen by black widows and therefore, appear to be at higher risk for interactions with humans as far as bites are concerned. one recent study demonstrates that the brown widow spider is less poisonous than other widow species. the reason for the weaker effect of brown widow bites on humans is possibly because the brown widow does not have much poison as its larger relatives, but it is really a threat to humans as to its poison. the two major symptoms of a brown widow bite were that the bite hurt when it was given and it left a red mark. these two symptoms are not much different from the bite of normal household spiders.there is no specific information regarding the control of brown widows by farm chemicals. most current advice is what is used for controlling spiders in general. therefore, most commercially available farm chemicals should work on brown widows. avoiding a mess of the house and the garage should reduce nest sites for them. also, one should store garage items in plastic bags where there might be interactions with spiders. these items include rarely worn garments such as gardening clothes and gloves, recreational items like sports equipment (i. e. ， baseball gloves) and other items where spiders can crawl up into holes where fingers can be inserted.65. the author wrote this article to . a. announce the result of a research on spiders b. introduce the ways to get rid of the spiders c. report a new finding of the widow species d. warn readers against the brown widow66. from the passage we can conclude that . a. brown widows are spreading northward b. the brown widow originated in africa c. brown widows now can be found in all countries d. there used to be no brown widows in north america67. the third paragraph is mainly about . a. the brown widows web building b. the characteristics of the brown widow c. the habitat preferences of the brown widow d. the brown widows threat to human beings 68. it can be inferred that . a. brown widows can be killed with any farm chemicals b. at present people can only control brown widow spiders c. the brown widow has more poison than the black widow d. victims bitten by the brown widow neednt see the doctorcthe first time i went for a walk around my father-in-laws neighborhood was garbage day, and i was shocked to see what people were throwing out. it was back in 1981, and i saw many people gathered in someones front yard. as i went nearer to see what was happening, i got my first introduction to yard sales. for the few dollars i had in my wallet, i was able to buy a seven-inch black and-white portable tv. i also bought a flashlight.the following weekend, at another yard sale, i saw a 14-inch color tv being sold for almost nothing. i felt i could not miss the offer and bought it. now i had two sets and couldnt wait to see what else i could afford the next weekend. spring ended, and by then i had accumulated almost every type of electronic equipment i had always wished to have back home. then this new idea came to mind. i had heard about a man who traveled back home every few months. he drove a truck filled with boxes of new and used stuff that people were sending to relatives. so i told my father that i would send as many types of items as i could so that he could start his resale business. every few months i would gather several boxes of american junk - televisions, toasters,