陕西省榆林市榆林一中高二英语上学期期中试题（无答案）新人教版.doc

陕西省榆林市榆林一中2012-2013学年高二英语上学期期中试题（无答案）新人教版说明：1.本卷分为第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。考试时间为150分钟，共150分。2.请将第卷答案用2b铅笔填涂在机答题卡上、第卷答案用0.5毫米黑色签字笔写在答题卡指定位置。第一部分:英语知识运用（共四节,满分55分） 第一节 语音知识(共5小题;每小题1分,满分5分)从每小题的a、b、c、d四个选项中,找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。第二节 情景对话(共5小題;每小题1分，满分5分)根据对话情景和内容，从对话后所给的选项中选出能填人每一空白处的最佳选项，并在 答题卡上将该选项涂黑。选项中有两个为多余选项。w: _6_m: yes, he has. he sold it last week.w: has he moved into his new house yet?m: no, not yet. hes still here._7_w: when? tomorrow morning?m: no, tomorrow afternoon. i shall miss him._8_w: hes a very nice person. _9_m: when will the new people move into his house?w:i think they will move in the day after tomorrow.m: poor mr west! _10_w: no, he didnt want to, but his wife did.a. hes always a good neighbourb. has mr west sold his house yet?c. he didnt want to leave his housed. hes going to move tomorrowe. we shall miss him.f. his new house was very beautifulg. he always refused to help us.第三节 语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从每小题的、四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并填在答题卡上将该选项涂黑11. karl took a book with him _ he had to spend a long time sitting on the bus.a. in case b. in order c. so that d. even if12. one needs to work hard to realize his or her dream, as the saying goes hard work _ success. a. lies in b. results from c. leads to d. begins with13. mr. watt, besides his son, _ to do more exercise in order to keep healthy.a. encouraged b. is encouraged c. encourages d. are encouraged 14. tom was late for school that day, and whats more, he _ to his teacher saying that he was ill.a. was laying b. laid c. lied d. was lying15. why does mike look so happy? oh, he was just _ a post at a famous company.a. offered b. offering c. to offer d. being offered16. he _ his lesson, and has never done that illegal business again since then.a. was learning b. had learnt c. learns d. learned17. this is the reason _ he gave in the meeting, but the boss didnt accept it. a. that b. why c. how d. what 18. they will not be allowed _ in the finals if they dont get the highest score in the coming match this weekend.a. participating b. to participate c. to be participated d. being participating19. as the population increases, the _ for water grows, too. therefore, its important that everyone should try to save water.a. concern b. prediction c. waste d. demand20. i _ these funny names to make myself remember things that i found easy to forget.a. made up b. kept away c. used up d. gave away21. you can hardly imagine what difficulty i had _ alice to give up the foolish idea.a. persuaded b. to persuade c. persuade d. persuading22. _ in his novel, he paid no attention to my entering the room. a. having lost b. lost c. losing d. being lost 23. he asked his friends to stop when they _ to talk to him about his ill wife.a. advised b. applied c. attempted d. admitted24. the story brought me back to the night _ you came to my house and helped me out of trouble. a. who b. which c. when d. where 25. david didnt invite us to his birthday party. _ i dont care.a. its a pity. b. so what? c. its up to him. d. why not?第四节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。one day, when i was in high school, i saw a kid named kyle from my class walking home from school with all his books, i thought to myself, “_26_ would anyone bring home all his books for the weekend? he must really be 27_.”as i was walking, i saw several kids running toward him. they ran at him, 28 all his books out of his arms and he fell down in the dirt, his glasses went 29 and landed in the grass.my 30 went out to him. so, i ran over to him. 31 i handed him his glasses, he looked at me and said, “hey, thanks!”i helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived. as it 32 , he lived near me. we talked all the way home. over the next four years, kyle and i became best friends.kyle was the 33 _student of our class, one of those guys that really found themselves during high school. therefore he had the 34 to prepare a 35 speech. on the graduation day, i could see that he was 36 .so, i patted him on the back and said, “hey, big guy, youll be 37 !” he looked at me and smiled.he cleared his throat, and began. “graduation is a time to 38 those who helped you make it through those 39 years. your parents, your teachers but mostly your friends, i am here to tell all of you that being a friend to someone is the best 40 you can give him.”i just looked at my friend with 41 as he told the story of the first day we met. he had planned to 42 himself over the weekend and was carrying his books home. “thankfully, nothing happened. my friend 43 me from doing the unspeakable.”not until that moment did i realize that you should never underestimate(低估) the 44 of your actions. with one small gesture you can 45 a persons life. for better or for worse.26. a. how b. when c. why d. where 27. a. stupid b. clever c. wonderful d. anxious28. a. throwing b. knocking c. taking d. snatching29. a. lost b. sending c. broken d. flying30. a. heart b. head c. hands d. thought 31. a. while b. as c. because d. once32.a. passed by b. came up c. went on d. turned out33. a. top b. hardest c. favorite d. luckiest34. a. pride b. honor c. pleasure d.chance35. a. class b. school c. graduation d. college36. a. excited b. nervous c. proud d. crazy37. a. great b. famous c. praised d. honored38. a. reward b. remember c. thank d. congratulate39. a. happy b. exciting c. old d. tough40. a. chance b. gift c. help d. favor41. a. wonder b. anxiety c. disbelief d. pride42. a. kill b. enjoy c. test d. hurt43. a. protected b. freed c. warned d. saved44. a. price b. use c. power d. meaning45. a. destroy b. change c. save d. understand 第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；毎小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答題卡上将该选项涂黑。ahere is a story told about an american general who was a very important figure in the american army during the first world wareverybody in the united states knew him and many people wished to have a picture or something of his in their homessoon after the war the general returned to washingtonone day he went to a dentist and had six teeth pulled outa week later the general heard that his teeth were being sold in shops at $5 eachon each of the teeth there was a label with the name of the general and words: “buy these teeth and show them to your friends at home” the general got angryhe rushed to his office and ordered six officers to go around the city and buy all his teeththe officers went out and visited every shop in the capitalthey were away from the office all dayin the evening they returned and put on the table in front of the general the teeth they had boughtthey had collected 175 teeth46the general came back to washington _aafter the first world war bafter the second world warcduring the first world war dboth a and b47many families wanted to have _ of the generalaa picture ba tooth or anything ca shop dboth a and b48the general ordered his men to _aarrest the dentist blook for all his teeth and buy all of themcvisit all the shops selling teeth dbuy all the teeth in all the shops49the fact that the generals name was on the label of each tooth shows that _athe general was famous bthe shop owners wanted to make more moneycthe generals teeth were valuable dboth a and b b “depend on yourself” is what nature says to everyone parents can help you teachers can help you others can help you but all these only help you to help yourselfthere have been many great men in history but many of them were very poor in childhood and had no uncles ,aunts or friends to help them schools were few and not very good they could not depend on them for education they saw how it was , and set to work with all their strength to know something they worked their own way till they became well-knownone of the most famous teachers in england used to tell his pupils ,“ i can not make worthy of you ,but i can help make men of yourselves”some young men do not try their best to make themselves valuable to the human beingsthey can never gain achievement unless they see their weak-points and change their course they are nothing now ,and will be nothing as long as they live , unless they accept the advice of their parents and teachers, and depend on their efforts50which of the following titles fits the article best?ahow to be famous bwhat nature says to everyonecdepend on yourselfdmen must help each other51many of the great men succeeded because _ athey were anxious to be wealthy bthey had received good education cthey made great efforts to learn and work dthey wanted very much to become well-known 52according to the famous teacher in england , a teacher can _ amake his pupils worthy men bhelp his pupils make themselves useful men cmake his pupils men of great talent dhelp his pupils have a way to win honor53if young people depend on their own efforts ,_ athey can live without their families bthey no longer need help cthey are sure to be very famous in the world dthey can be successful in their life cnew zealand fishermen caught what may prove to be a world-record-breaking colossal squid （鱿鱼）in the cold, dark waters of the antarctic hides a creature with eight arms, two super long tentacles（触须）and eyes as big as dinner platessound like something out of a science fiction movie? think againon february 21, new zealand fishermen landed a colossal squid the length of a school busthey had been fishing with long lines for chilean sea bass(黑鲈鱼) in the waters off the coast of new zealand when they caught the rare squidwith two hours of hard work, the crew skillfully pulled the creature into a net and dragged in aboard their shipscientists evaluate that the animal weighs about a half ton and is about 40 feet longthat would make this colossal squid the biggest on recordfirst identified in 1925 after two tentacles were found in a whales stomach, the colossal squid has long been a mysterythe animals are not easy to observe because they can go down to ocean depths of 6,500 feetwhat scientists do know from studying the bodies of a half dozen colossal squids is that they are fierce huntersthe recently captured colossal squid has been frozen to keep it for scientific studyit will be transported to new zealands national museum, te papa, in the capital city of wellingtonexperts believe it to be the first adult male ever caught undamagedscientists hope to learn more about the colossal squids diet, behavior and reproductive （繁殖） patterns“scientists will be very interested in this amazing creature,” said new zealand fisheries minister jim anderson“it adds immeasurably to our understanding of the marine environment”54it is usually difficult for experts to observe the squid because _ait moves too fastbit is too largecit is dangerousdit can go down to deep ocean55from the passage, we can infer that _athe fishermen often meet colossal squidsbscientists know much about the colossal squid cthe squid is actually from a science fiction story dthe fishermen had some difficulty catching the large squid56the purpose of keeping such a huge squid is to _amake it into foodbset a world recordcdo research on itddisplay it for visitors57what would be the best title for the passage?athe biggest squid ever found bscientific research on squidcthe lifestyle of the colossal squid dhow the fishermen caught the squiddthe japanese government has launched a campaign encouraging people to go to bed and get up extra early in order to reduce household carbon dioxide emissionsthe morning challenge campaign, made public by the environment ministry, is based on the premise （前提） that exchanging late night electricity for an extra hour of morning sunlight could significantly cut the nations carbon footprinta typical family can reduce its carbon dioxide footprint by 85kg a year if everyone goes to bed and gets up one hour earlier, according to the campaignthe amount of carbon dioxide emissions potentially saved from going to bed an hour early was the equivalent of 20 percent of annual emissions from household lights, “many japanese people waste electric power at night time, for example by watching tv until very late,” a ministry spokesperson told the daily telegraph“but going to bed early and getting up early can avoid wasting electrical power which causes carbon dioxide emissionsif people change their lifestyle, we can save energy and reduce emissions” the campaign also proposes that people take advantage of an extra hour of morning sunlight by improving their lifestyles in general by running, doing yoga and eating a nutritious breakfastit is the latest measure dealing with climate change by the japanese environment ministry, which is faced with the challenge of reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 25 per cent from 1990 levels within the next decadeit was the same government department that started the high profile （姿态） cool biz campaign five years ago, which encourages workers to wear short-sleeved shirts and offices not to turn air con（空调） lower than 28 degrees during the summer58what does morning challenge claim is the purpose of its campaign?ato promote a healthier lifestylebto encourage people to watch less tvcto reduce household carbon dioxide emissionsdto show the sense of responsibility of the japanese government59the japanese government has to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the next ten years by _ on the 1990 levelsa20%b25%c85%d28%60which of the following is true according to the article?athe japanese government is the first government to deal with the environmental problembcarbon dioxide emissions are more serious in japan than in any other countrycthe japanese environment ministry is responsible for climate changedthe purpose of cool biz campaign is similar to that of the morning challenge第二节（共5小题；毎小题2分，满分10分） 根据短文内容，从下框的af选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。选项中有一项为多余项。athe introduction of paris bthe culture of paris cthe population growth in paris dthe production of parisethe education in parisfthe industries in paris61_ paris, the capital and the largest city of the country, is in north central francethe paris metropolitan area contains nearly 20% of the nations population and is the economic, cultural, and political center of francethe french government have historically favored the city as the site for all decision making, thus powerfully attracting nearly all of the nations activities62_ paris has grown steadily since it was chosen as the national capital in the late 10th centurywith the introduction of the industrial revolution, a great number of people moved to the city from the country during the 19th centurythe migration was especially stimulated by the construction of railroads, which provided easy access to the capitalafter world war ii, more and more immigrants arrived63_ the city is the centralized control point of most national radio and television broadcastingit is a place of publication of the most important newspapers and magazines and an international book publishing centerwith more than 100 museums, paris has truly one of the greatest concentrations of art treasures in the worldthe louvre, opened as a museum in 1793, is one of the largest museums in the world64_ in the late 1980s about 4.1 million pupils annually attended about 47,000 elementary schoolsin addition, about 5.4 million students attended some 11,200 secondary schoolsapproximately 1.2 million students were enrolled annually at universities and colleges in france in the late 1980sfrench centers of learning have served as academic models throughout the world65_paris is the leading industrial center of france, with about one quarter of the nations manufacturing concentrated in the metropolitan areaindustries of consumers goods have always been drawn to paris by the enormous market of the big population; and modern, high-technology industries also have become numerous since world war iichief manufactures are machinery, automobiles, chemicals and electrical equipment第三部分：写作(共三节，满分55分)第一节 单词拼写(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)根据下列各句句意和空白之后的