福建省莆田市高二英语上学期期末考试新人教版.doc

莆田一中2012-2013学年高二上学期期末英语试题第卷第一部分：听力(共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分)第1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10秒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 the speakers need to buy? a. a fridge. b. a dinner table. c. a few chairs.2. where are the speakers? a. in a restaurant. b. in a hotel. c. in a school.3. what does the woman mean? a. cathy will be at the party. b. cathy is too busy to come. c. cathy is going to be invited.4. why does the woman plan to go to town? a. to pay her bills in the bank. b. to buy books in a bookstore. c. to get some money from the bank.5. what is the woman trying to do? a. finish some writing. b. print an article. c. find a newspaper.第2节听下面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。听完后，各小题给出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、7题。6. what is the man doing? a. changing seats on the plane. b. asking for a window seat. c. trying to find his seat. 7. what is the womans seat number? a. 6a. b. 7a. c. 8a.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8. why doesnt the woman take the green t-shirt? a. its too small. b. its too dark. c. its too expensive.9. what does the woman buy in the end? a. a yellow t-shirt. b. a blue t-shirt. c. a pink t-shirt.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. how long has the man been in london? a. one year. b. a few years. c. a couple of months.11. why did the woman leave her hometown? a. to lead a city life. b. to open a restaurant. c. to find a job.12. where did the woman come from? a. london. b. arnside. c. lancaster.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. what is a daypack? a. a box. b. a bag. c. a lock.14. what surprises the girl at school? a. a lot of discussions in class. b. teachers giving little homework. c. few students asking questions in class.15. at what time of the school term does the conversation most probably take place? a. at the end of it. b. in the middle of it. c. at the beginning of it.16. what do we know about the girl? a. she is new to the school. b. she writes for the school newspaper. c. she seldom asks questions in class.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. what does mr. henry stone do? a. a bank clerk. b. a teacher. c. a writer.18. what does henry like doing at airports? a. watching people. b. telling stories. c. reading magazines.19. what did henry learn from the newspaper that day?a. a valuable suitcase was missing. b. a man stole money from a bank. c. a woman ran away from home.20. why was the woman at the airport? a. she was traveling on business. b. she was seeing the man off. c. she was leaving for greece.第二部分：英语知识运用第一节：语法和词汇知识 (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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21. tour guides need to be independent, outgoing and have _ desire to share _ information.a. /; the b. a; / c. the; the d. a; the 22. have you ever visited the great wall?no, but i wish i _.a. have b. did c. had d. do2009042723. out of the difficult situation, the restaurant is now making efforts to improve the quality of service.a. getting b. got c. having got d. to get24. ive told nancy many times about the meeting, but she still forgot it! i understand. actually, anyone _ be very forgetful at times.a. must b. should c. may d. can25. “never _ time come again,” our teacher said to us.a. loseb. losingc. will lost d. lost26. _ at the top of the oriental tower, people below will look very small. a. to standb. standingc. if you stand d. stand27. there are so many newly-designed mp3 for you _ in the shop, i think you can get one you like most.a. to choose from b. to choose c. to be chosen d. to be chosen from28. he insisted on carrying on the experiment _ all kinds of difficulties.a. in spite of b. instead ofc. because of d. as a result of29. the manager just _ toms report and gave it to his secretary at once, saying it seemed to be all right.a. fixed on b. thought overc. glanced through d. concentrated on30. one of the requirements for a fire is that the material _ to its burning temperature.a. is heated b. be heated c. heated d. would be heated31. how long do you suppose it is he arrived there?a. when b. before c. after d. since32. she went to the supermarket and _ what she needed, she left for the train station, light-hearted.a. bought b. buying c. having bought d. to have bought 33. myscheduleisvery_rightnow,butilltrytofityouin. a. tight b. short c. regular d. flexible 34. according to a un report, 30 percent of the world population have no _ to clean drinking water and health care. a. entrance b. approach c. channel d. access35. ive read another book this week. well, maybe it is not how much you read but _ you read _ counts.a. that; whatb. what; that c. which; that d. what; which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，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(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。as a mom, i have taught my children many things. over the years, i do believe i havetaught my children a lot, 36 what is more important is the 37 my children havetaught me. far beyond 38 i have learned in school, my children have taught me how to really live.notice everything i 39 to go on walks with my family. we often walk in our neighborhood, at local parks, and along a lake. when i 40 a walk, my mind usually goes right to my41 where does the path lead? my children have taught me to put aside the goal, and 42 the journey. my kids have taken my black and white world and added so much 43 into it; its like im seeing with 44 eyes. they remind me to slow down and 45 the world, rather than just walk right through it. i love that about them!listen quietly i am a licensed psychologist, professionally trained to help people with their 46 . listening to others is what i 47 mastered in school or in practice, but have learned by being a student of my own children. because of my children, i finally 48 that it is better and more helpful to put an end to my own 49 , and purely listen to others. i wish i had always known that. what a gift to give allowing others to feel 50 and understood.enjoy moments anyone who knows me will tell me that i am “ 51 ”. i multi-task with the best of them and 52 to accomplish an awful lot in a day. when my children and i walk together or spend an extra 20 minutes before bed laughing and playing, we 53 our finest moments. my lists, tasks, and must-dos will always be there, but my children are only 54 once and for a very short time. kids can really be our greatest teachers. when we are ready, children are always there to 55 us what we really need to know.36. a. but b. so c. though d. since37. a. opinions b. lessonsc. tipsd. skills 38. a. nothing b. something c. anything d. much39. a. intend b. love c. happen d. hope40. a. dream of b. put up c. insist ond. think about41. a. destination b. scenery c. puzzled. wonder42. a. give upb. carry outc. focus ond. go on 43. a. pleasureb. colorc. interestd. emotion44. a. newb. dullc. beautifuld. bright45. a. changeb. watchc. improved. share46. a. stressb. livesc. decisionsd. problems47. a. neverb. still c. alsod. always48. a. recognizeb. remember c. realized. agree49. a. prideb. ideac. careerd. speech50. a. supportedb. relaxedc. heardd. attended51. a. busyb. efficientc. differentd. popular52. a. seemb. refusec. tryd. manage53. a. enjoyb. forgetc. spared. waste 54. a. rightb. bornc. happyd. young55. a. informb. showc. remindd. expect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，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中选出一个最佳选项。ai still remember my college days after i was initially given my assignments of writing different papers. i enjoyed my first week with new friends and teachers as they were quite friendly and sociable. but i didnt realize that there was a dark era in my life, which was the horrifying day after i found that my term papers with empty pages. i had no way out. i was not alone. all the new students were feeling exactly the same way. i gathered some courage and started thinking to find methods to help me write my term papers. i went to my history teacher. she was very kind and always prepared to help new students. she told me that i should act like a professional student and not take my work lightly. she also provided some encouraging tips which really improved my confidence. i was instructed to go to the library and gather books that have relevant material or topics about the term papers. the next step was to find related chapters in those books. i did as i was ordered. throughout the whole process of term papers there was something quite interesting and pleasing. she didnt assist me in doing any practical thing, but gave instructions one by one. with a large pile of reference books, we left the library and she told me to review those chapters. i got a lot of information and data. i had been feeling proud and happy as i got a good idea about the topics. she told me to create a 2000-word essay in my own words. i had been happy that it took only two days to finish my task. she did further editing and told me to make a bibliography（参考书目）, which was not a hard task. i felt quite lucky to see the term papers had a professional appearance. i also felt lucky to have such a good teacher as her.56. what did the author think of the beginning of his college life? a. hard. b. ordinary. c. lonely. d. pleasant.57. the authors history teacher advised him to . a. search the library for some books related to the papers b. seek help from a professional student c. relax himself and take little notice of his work d. review the books they learned during the class58. we can infer from the passage that _. a. the author didnt work hard during his first week in collegeb. the authors history teacher went to the library together with him c. only a few students in the authors class met with difficulty in writing papers d. the author spent two days preparing for his term papers59. what did the authors history teacher do for him? a. assist him with some practical tasks. b. make a bibliography. c. lend him some reference books to read. d. do further editing.bin south africa theres a huge culture about braais (barbecue). theres something that we love about gathering together with friends and family around the fire, cooking delicious meat. in most cases, most housewives would prefer to have a braai than a dinner party! the first one is the convenience. theres a lot less organization and preparation for a braai. you neednt worry about making fancy five-course meals. you can simply make sure you have meat and condiments (佐料) for the meat, but you cant do it like that for dinner parties. the atmosphere around a braai is a lot more relaxed, so there are a lot less expectations of you. the convenient part of this is that you neednt deal with such a big mess inside your house after the party, because everyone will stay outside most of the time. the convenience of the food preparation is probably one of the best parts of hosting a braai. when you have a braai, its acceptable to throw some meat onto the fire and serve it with condiments, such as potato salad or bean salad. naturally, you feel more comfortable cooking these kinds of simply prepared foods at a relaxed braai. however, there is more pressure to impress with the food at a dinner party. its normal for the men to be responsible for cooking the meat and preparing the fire, and in many households, this will be the only time you will find a man cooking. in conclusion, you can see why braais are more fun, and why there is a better atmosphere around a braai! theres such a nice sense of community and fun, and you can also swim and include outdoor activities in your braai. its easy to see why braai are better than dinner parties, so what are you waiting for? have a braai!60. when having a braai, people often _.a. have fancy five-course meals b. gather happily and eat as they wishc. expect a lot from the hostess d. stay indoors most of the time61. braais are popular among most women mainly because _.a. the foods are more delicious b. cooking will be done by men c. they save a lot of time before and after meals d. more friends and family members will attend62. what is paragraph 3 mainly about?a. the skills of cooking the meat. b. the convenience of preparing food for braai.c. the food eaten at a braai. d. the activities held during a braai. 63. how does the author develop the passage? a. by giving comparisons. b. by quoting sayings.c. by giving examples. d. by listing data.cf. scott fitzgerald, born on september 24, 1896, an american novelist, was once a student of st. paul academy, the newman school and attended princeton university for a short while. in 1917 he joined the army and was posted in alabama, where he met his future wife zelda sayre. then he had to make some money to impress her. his life with her was full of great happiness, as he wrote in his diary: “my own happiness in the past often approached such joy that i could not share it even with the person dearest to me but had to walk it away in quiet streets and take down parts of it in my diary.” this side of paradise, his first novel, was published in 1920. encouraged by its success, fitzgerald began to devote more time to his writing. then he continued with the novel the beautiful and damned (1922), a collection of short stories tales of the jazz age (1922), and a play the vegetable (1923). but his greatest success was the great gatsby, published in 1925, which quickly brought him praise from the literary world. yet it failed to give him the needed financial security. then, in 1926, he published another collection of short stories all the sad young men. however, fitzgeralds problems with his wife zelda affected his writing. during the 1920s he tried to reorder his life, but failed. by 1930, his wife had her first mental breakdown and went to a swiss clinic. during this period he completed novel tender is the night in 1934. while his wife was in hospital in the united states, he got totally addicted to alcohol. fitzgerald died in 1940, before he could completethe novel the love of the last tycoon. 64. how many novels written by fitzgerald are mentioned in the passage? a. 5. b. 6. c. 7. d. 8. 65. which of the following is the correct order to describe fitzgeralds life according to the passage?a. he became addicted to drinking. b. he studied at st. paul academy. c. he published the novel this side of paradise. d. the great gatsby won high praise. e. he tried to reorder his life. f. he joined the army and met zelda. a. f-c-e-a-b-d b. b-e-a-f-c-d c. f-d-e-c-b-a d. b-f-c-d-e-a 66. from the passage we can learn that .a. the beautiful and damned was fitzgeralds first novel b. the work the great gatsby brought fitzgerald great fame and fortune c. fitzgerald managed to recorder his life during the 1920sd. fitzgeralds wife broke down more than once 67. the passage is probably followed by a concluding paragraph about . a. fitzgeralds struggling with alcoholism b. the reasons for fitzgeralds death c. comments on fitzgeralds literary contributions d. fitzgeralds family life dthe practice of students endlessly copying letters and sentences from a blackboard is a thing of the past. with the coming of new technologies like computers and smartphone, writing by hand has become something of nostalgic (怀旧的) skill. however, while todays educators are using more and more technology in their teaching, many believe basic handwriting skills are still necessary for students to be successful both in school and in life.virginia berninger, professor of educational psychology at the university of washington, says its important to continue teaching handwriting and help children acquire the skill of writing by hand.berninger and her colleagues conducted a study that looked at the ability of students to complete various writing tasks both on a computer and by hand. the study, published in 2009, found that when writing with a pen and paper, participants wrote longer essays and more complete sentences and had a faster word production rate.in a more recent study, berninger looked at what role spelling plays in a students writing skills and found that how well children spell is tied to how well they can write. “spelling makes some of the thinking parts of the brain active which helps us access our vocabulary, word meaning and concepts. it is allowing our written language to connect with ideas.” berninger said.spelling helps students translate ideas into words in their mind first and then to transcribe（转换） “those words in the mind written symbols on paper or keyboard and screen,” the study said. seeing the wor