浙江省桐乡市茅盾中学2012-2013学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题B卷含答案.doc

茅盾中学2012-2013学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题（B卷）一、听力（共20题，10分）第一节：听5段短对话，每段对话仅读一遍。1. Whats the woman speakers problem?A. She cant get through to Sanny.B. She cant contact her parents.C. She doesnt know who to talk to.2. Where does this conversation probably take place?A. At the air station. B. At the travel agency. C. At the hotel.3. What will they do next Friday?A. Theyll pick all the tomatoes. B. Theyll have a picnic. C. Theyll water the tomatoes.4. When will they have a trip?A. Next month. B. This week. C. This weekend.5. What kind of house do they need?A. A new and interesting one. B. A big but cheap one. C. One with convenient traffic.第二节：听5段较长对话或独白，每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至第7题。6. How many people does the man book the room for?A. One. B. Two. C. Three.7. When will the man check out?A. This night. B. Tomorrow. C. Three days later.听第7段材料，回答第8至第10题。8. What is the man going to do on summer holidays?A. Stay at home.B. Go to the beach.C. Find a part-time job in a shop.9. How long will the man stay at the beach?A. Several days. B. Few days. C. One day.10. Why does the woman turn down the mans proposal?A. Her mother needs her help. B. She needs to have guitar lessons. C. She doesnt know.听第8段材料，回答第11至第13题。11. Whats the relationship between the man and the woman?A. Workmates.B. Customer and waitress. C. Employer and employee.12. Whats the mainly reason for the woman to give up her job?A. The long distant travel.B. The tiring work. C. The attitude of her colleague.13. How long does it take the woman to go to work every day?A. About 3 hours. B. About 1.5 hours. C. About 6 hours.听第9段材料，回答第14至第17题。14. What do you think the man is?A. An actor. B. A student. C. A writer.15. How often did they practice in the past?A. Only once a week. B. Twice a week. C. Three times a week.16. When will they meet next time?A. Next Thursday. B. This night. C. This weekend.17. What can we infer from the conversation?A. The man once loved acting but now he doesntB. The woman finally persuaded the man to join them.C. The man hasnt made up his mind whether to join or not.听第10段材料，回答第18至第20题。18. What did the woman make the phone for?A. To tell the changes of the meeting. B. To book a room for the man. C. To invite him to a party.19. When will the mans speech begin?A. On Saturday at 11:30 a.m. B. On Saturday at 2:30 p.m. C. On Saturday at 10:30 a.m.20. Where will the man be invited to give the lecture?A. Lecture Hall B. B. Room 208. C. Parking Building.二、单项选择(共20题，20分)21. -Are you going to Toms birthday party? -_. I might have to work. A. It depends B. Thank you C. Sounds great D. Dont mention it 22. He made _ attempt to jump over _ wall, but it was too high. A. the/a B. an/a C. a/the D. an/the 23. Her parents dont _ of her marrying that young man. A. agree B. admit C. approve D. prove 24. The Impressionists were the first painters _ outdoors. A. to work B. working C. worked D. had worked 25. -Do you enjoy seeing foreign films? -Yes. Some of them are good and the film Avatar _ is excellent. A. in common B. in total C. in particular D. in general 26. They are in danger. Even worse, their water and food _. A. have been run out B. have run out C. have run out of D. run out of 27. Cheating at the game ruined that players _. A. influence B. reputation C. impression D. knowledge 28. The boss demanded that Mary _ it within a week. A. finished B. finish C. have finished D. had finished 29. The young lady _ a cry of surprise when she saw something strange moving in the dark. A. gave off B. made out C. sent out D. let out 30. With _ different forms of poetry to _, students may eventually want to write poems of their own. A.such many/choose B.such many/choose from C.so many/ choose D.so many/ choose from31. Jane kept quiet about the accident _lose her job. A. so not as to B. so as not to C. so as to not D. not so as to 32. There is no doubt _ Johns quick thinking and the first aid skills _he learned at school saved Ms Slades life. A. that/that B. whether/that C. that/what D. if/what 33. I would ask George to help us if I _him. A. had known B. knew C. have known D. know 34. _, she didnt like the party;_, she was eager to see him at the party. A. On the one hand; on the other hand B. Firstly; secondlyC. For one thing; for another D. The first; the second 35. It is a good habit to keep everything _ in your study. A. in place of B. in place C. out of place D. take the place 36. Only if you ask many different questions _all the information you need to know. A. you will acquire B. you acquired C. will you acquire D. did you acquire 37. -Can your factory really afford _ food for the people in the flooded area? -I believe we can because we have _ workers. A. a large amount of/a number of B. a large amount of/the number ofC. plenty of/the number of D. a number of/plenty of 38. John was studying in his room _ he heard screaming. A. while B. as C. since D. when 39. I was ill that day, otherwise I _ in the sports meet. A. would take part B. took part C. had taken part D. would have taken part 40. -I think you look very nice in the red dress. -_.A. Oh,no,not nice at all B. Dont like red C. You are kind,indeed D. Glad you think so 三、完形填空（20题，10分）Carolyn Stradley is the founder of C&S Paving InC（铺路公司） in Atlanta, USAIn the following account, she recalls the job that challenged her 41 and skill but left her flying high.“When the Atlanta Airport was under 42 in 1979, we were a new company struggling to make it. National Car Rental wanted to have 2,500 square meters of dirt paved 43 the cars could be on site 44 the airport opened, and the official opening was only ten days away! 45 other local paving company wanted to do the job, 46 it couldnt be done in such a short time.“Because we were new and really needed the work, we were 47 to try harder. We gave National Car Rental our offer and 48 our best effort to get the job finished within ten days. We also 49 them that if we failed, they would be no worse off, 50 they had plenty to gain if we succeeded.“We got the job and immediately went into 51 . Working at night needed lights, so I rented a machine to produce electricity for the site. Our 52 challenge was to keep the rock mixture 53 enough. All the available water wagons （洒水车） were rented out for the airport construction, and we certainly couldnt afford to buy a new one. 54 , I got a special 55 to rent fire engine hoses （消防水龙带） and connect them to nearby hydrants （消防栓）; then I 56 held one of those hoses to 57 down the rock.“Those ten days were filled with challenges that 58 one creative idea after another. Nine days later, the night before the airport opened, National Car Rental was the 59 company that had cars on the parking lot.“The key to our success was having the 60 to take on any job and then being creative in our approach to getting it done.”41Akindness BpatienceCimaginationDexperience42Aconstruction Brepair CcontrolDdevelopment43Aafter BasCforDso44Awhile Bsince CwhereDwhen45ASome BAnyCNoD Every46Astating Breporting CtellingDwarning47Aable BnervousCafraid Dwilling48Asupported Bpromised Ccontinued Dimproved49Aasked Bsurprised Creminded Ddemanded50Athough BbutCasDunless51Adiscussion Baction CpracticeDproduction52Anext BfirstCpastDprevious53Acold BwetCloose Dclean54ANaturally BObviously CMeanwhileDInstead55Aexcuse Border CpermitDreason56Aexactly Bpersonally CangrilyDhardly57Apull Bknock ChitDwater58Arequired Bmixed CfollowedDformed59Abest BlastCsecondDonly60Acourage BinterestChope Dchance四、阅读理解（共15题，30分）AI fell in love with England because it was quaint (古雅)all those little houses, looking terribly old-fashioned but nice, like dolls houses. I loved the countryside and the pubs, and I loved London. Ive slightly changed my mind after seventeen years because I think its an ugly town now.Things have changed. For everybody, England meant gentlemen, fair play, and good manners. The fair play is going, unfortunately, and so are the gentlemanly attitudes and good mannerspeople shut doors heavily in your face and politeness is disappearing.I regret that there are so few comfortable meeting places. Youre forced to live indoors. In Paris I go out much more, to restaurants and nightclubs. To meet friends here it usually has to be in a pub, and it can be difficult to go there alone as a woman. The cafes are not terribly nice.As a woman, I feel unsafe here. I spend a bomb on taxis because I will not take public transport after 10 p. m. I used to use it, but now Im afraid.The idea of family seems to be more or less non-existent in England. My family is well united and thats typically French. In Middlesex I had a neighbour who is 82 now. His family only lived two miles away, but I took him to France for Christmas once because he was always alone.61. The writer doesnt like London because she _.A. is not used to the life there now B. has lived there for seventeen yearsC. prefers to live in an old-fashioned house D. has to be polite to everyone she meets there62. Where do people usually meet their friends in England?A. In a cafe. B. In a restaurant. C. In a nightclub. D. In a pub. 63. The underlined part “it” (in Para. 4) refers to_.A. a taxi B. the money C. a bomb D. public transport 64. The writer took her neighbour to France for Christmas because he _.A. felt lonely in EnglandB. had never been to FranceC. was from a typical French familyD. didnt like the British idea of familyB Being considered a leader in our society is indeed of high praise. Leadership means power, commands respect and, most important, encourages achievement. Unlike vitamin C, leadership skills cant be easily swallowed down. They must be carefully cultivated. Different from popular belief, most good leaders are made, not born. They learn their skills in their everyday lives. But which do they develop? How do they (and how can you) get others to follow? Always give credit. Many leaders note that the most efficient way to get a good performance from others is to treat them like heroes. Giving public credit to someone who has earned it is the best leadership technique in the world. It is also an act of generosity (慷慨) thats never forgotten. Giving credit is more effective than even the most constructive criticism (批评), which oftenhurts rather than helps. Kenneth Blanchard, the author of The One-Minute Manager, agrees.Catch people doing something right! he says. Then tell everyone about it. Take informed risks. The best leaders know that taking a risk is not a thoughtless exercise,says management adviser Marilyn Machlowitz. Sky divers dont go up in an airplane without checking the parachutes (降落伞) beforehand. Because the idea of risk also carries with it the possibility of failure, many of us usually wait for others to take charge. But if you want to be a leader, you must learn to fail - and not die athousand deaths. Pick yourself up and start all over again. Encourage enthusiasm. (热情) When people understand the importance of work, they lend their mental strengths, says Lee Ducat. But when they get excited about the work, all their energy gets poured into the job. Thats a great force ! Is this the best way to create excitement? Be enthusiastic yourself - You will be followed by everyone.65. The underlined word cultivated ( paragraph 1 ) roughly means _.A. encouraged B. compared C. examined D. developed66. The part Always give credit tells us that a leader should _.A. give helpful criticism B. regard others as real heroesC. praise people for their good performances D. praise everyone67. To be a good leader, you should _.A. not be afraid of any risks B. think twice before taking risksC. try to avoid any possible failures D. know what a thoughtless exercise is 68. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?A. Leadership Is of Skills and Techniques B. Leadership Is Very Important C. Not Many Can Be Leaders D. How to Be a Leader CYou either have it, or you donta sense of direction, that is. But why is it that some people could find their way across the Sahara without a map, while others can lose themselves in the next street?Scientists say were all born with a sense of direction, but it is not properly understood how it works. One theory is that people with a good sense of direction have simply worked harder at developing it. Research being carried out at Liverpool University supports this idea and suggests that if we dont use is, we lose it.“Children as young as seven have the ability to find their way around,” says Jim Martland, Research Director of the project. “However, if they are not allowed out alone or are taken everywhere by car, they never develop the skills.”Jim Martland also emphasizes that young people should be taught certain skills to improve their sense of direction. He makes the following suggestions:If you are using a map, turn it so it relates to the way you are facing.If you leave your bike in a strange place, put it near something like a big stone or a tree. Note landmarks on the route as you go away from your bike. When you return, go back along the same route.Simplify the way of finding your direction by using lines such as streets in a town, streams, or walls in the countryside to guide you. Count your steps so that you know how far you have gone and note any landmarks such as tower blocks or hills which can help to find out where you are.Now you need never get lost again!69. Scientists believe that_.A. some babies are born with a sense of direction.B. people learn a sense of direction as they grow olderC. people never lose their sense of directionD. everybody possesses a sense of direction from birth70. What is true of seven-year-old children according to the passage? A. They never have a sense of direction without maps B. They should never be allowed out alone if they lack a sense of direction C. They have a sense of direction and can find their way around D. They can develop a good sense of direction if they are driven around in a car.71. If you leave your bike in a strange place, you should _. A. tie it to a tree so as to prevent it from being stolen B. draw a map of the route to help remember where it is C. avoid taking the same route when you come back to it D. remember something easily recognizable on the route72. According to the passage, the best way to find your way around is to _. A. ask policemen for directions. B. use walls, streams, and streets to guide yourself C. remember your route by looking out for steps and stairs D. count the number of landmarks that you seeDHuntingThe days of the hunter are almost over in India. This is partly because there is practically nothing left to kill, and partly because some steps have been taken, mainly by banning tiger-shooting, to protect those animals which still survive. Some people say that Man is naturally a hunter. I disagree with this view. Surely out earliest forefathers, who at first possessed no weapons, spent their time digging for roots, and were no doubt themselves often hunted by meat-eating animals. I believe the main reason why the modern hunter kills is that he thinks people will admire his courage in overpowering dangerous animals. Of course, there are some who truly believe that the killing is not really the important thing, and that the chief pleasure lies in the joy of the hunt and the beauties of the wild countryside. There are also those for whom hunting in fact offers a chance to prove themselves and risk death by design; these men go out after dangerous animals like tigers, even if they say they only do it to rid the countryside of a threat. I can respect reasons like these, but they are clearly different from the need to strengthen your high opinion of yourself. The greatest big-game hunters expressed in their writings something of these finer motives(动机). One of them wrote. “You must properly respect what you are after and shoot it cleanly and on the animals own territory(领地)。You must fix forever in your mind all the wonders of that particular day. This is better than letting him grow a few years older to be attacked and wounded by his own son and eventually eaten, half alive, by other animals, Hunting is not a cruel and senseless killing not if you respect the thing