湖南省郴州一中高二英语上学期期中试题.doc

湖南省郴州市第一中学2012-2013学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题时间：120分钟 总分：100分 part one listening comprehension(20 marks）section a directions: in this section, youll hear 6 conversations between 2 speakers. for each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by 3 choices. listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter(a,b or c) on the question booklet. you will hear each conversation twice.conversation 11. which language did the man give up halfway?a. french b. english. c. chinese.2. what does the man probably do?a. a salesperson. b. a guide. c. a college student.conversation 23. whats the probable relationship between the two speakers?a. boss and secretary. b. husband and wife. c. manager and customer.4. what is the man going to do in the afternoon the day after tomorrow?a. visit an exhibition. b. take classes. c. attend a party.conversation 35. how long does it take the man to go to work?a. half an hour. b. about an hour. c. an hour and a half.6. how does the woman go to work?a. by car. b. by bike. c. by train.conversation 47. when will laura arrive at the airport?a. at 8:40. b. at 9:30. c. at 9:40.8. what will the two speakers have to do on the way to the airport?a. clean the car. b. gas up the car. c. mend the mans watch.9. what is the man probably doing?a. he is having coffee. b. he is packing his luggage. c. he is watching a football match.conversation 510. where are speakers probably? a. in the kitchen. b. in the bedroom. c. in the living room.11. what does the woman want to do before going out? a. have a shower. b. clean the house. c. have breakfast.12. what can we know about the woman?a. she wants to lose weight by jogging. b. she doesnt have jogging shoes. c. she doesnt want to jog.conversation 613. what do we learn about jolly?a. she broke her left arm. b. she was born with only a left arm. c. she was born with only half a left arm. 14. what is jolly good at?a. gymnastics. b. dance. c. swim.15. what does jolly want to do in the future?a. become a teacher of gymnastics and dance. b. run a gymnastics and dance school. c. become a professional ballet player.section b directions: in this section, youll hear a mini-talk. listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information youve got. fill in each blank with no more than 3 words. youll hear the mini-talk twice.my uncletimeinventsin 16he wrote his first book for children.by the 17 1940she had become one of the best-loved and most 18 writers of childrens books.in 1954he decided to write 19 and easy-to-read books for children.in 1957he wrote the cat in the hat with less than 20 words.part two language knowledge(35 marks）section a (15 marks)directions ： for each of the following unfinished sentences there are four choices marked a,b,c and d. choose the one that best completes the sentence. 21i fell in_love with amsterdam_very first time i visited the city.a不填；the b不填；acthe；the dthe；a22id like to book two tickets to berlin.im sorry to_you, but there arent any tickets left.abore bfrightencdisappoint dinterrupt23one should be _ about others, not only about himself.acrazy bconcernedcworrying dupset24 a lot of people often forget that oral exams_to test our communicative ability.adesign bare designedcare designing dare being designed25the gentleman must be very rich.dont be so sure. its not _ to judge a man only by his looks.aresponsible bcompletecsocial dreliable26john is interested in ecotravel and _.aso his brother is bso is his brotherchis brother is so dso his brother does27was the play well worth seeing?yes. no one could fail to be _ by oliviers performance as othello.aimpressed bexpressedcdepressed dstressed28 _peoples living standards, the central government will take more measures in the coming years.ato raise braisecraising draised29the snowstorm made _ difficult for the workers to reach the place where they could repair the power supply.ait bthatcone dthis30somehow the students cant understand the problem.if you explain it in simple english, you can make yourself _ in class.aunderstand bunderstandingcunderstood dto understand31 _ that he made an obvious mistake, jeff went on with his speech.anot realized bnot realizingcnot to realize dnot to have realized32only by then _ that he had left his ticket at home.ajohn realized brealized johncdid john realize djohn did realize33he knows its inconvenient, but he wants to go_.aotherwise bthereforecanyway dthough34its raining outside. do you have to leave today?yes. _ it rains, ill leave because i have to attend the meeting tomorrow morning.aeven if bas ifcsince duntil35it seems that spain will win the match._. germany also has strong players.athats a pity bits very kind of youci think so dits hard to saysection b (12 marks)directions：for each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked a,b,c and d. fill in each blank with the words or phrases that best fits the context.a little boy invited his mother to attend his schools first teacherparent meetingto the little boys 36 she said she would gothis would be the first time that his classmates and teacher met his mother and he felt 37 of her appearancealthough she was a beautiful woman，there was a severe scar (伤疤) that 38 nearly the entire right side of her facethe boy never wanted to talk about why or how she got the scarat the meeting，the people were 39 by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother in spite of the scar，but the little boy was still embarrassed and 40 himself from everyonehe did，however，get within hearing of a conversation between his mother and his teacherthe teacher asked 41 ，“how did you get the scar on your face？”the mother replied，“ 42 my son was a baby，he was in a room that caught fireeveryone was 43 afraid to go in because the fire was out of control so i went inas i was running toward his bed，i saw a long piece of wood coming down and i placed myself over him trying to protect himi was knocked 44 but fortunately，a fireman came in and saved both of us”she touch the burned side of her face“this scar will be 45 but to this day，i have never 46 what i did”at this point，the little boy came out running toward his mother with tears in his eyeshe held her in his arms and felt a great 47 of the sacrifice (牺牲) that his mother had made for himhe held her hand tightly for the rest of the day36aenjoyment bdisappointmentcsurprise dexcitement37asick bashamedcafraid dtired38aincluded bpassedccovered dshaded39aimpressed bsurprisedcexcited dcomforted40ahid bprotectedcseparated descaped41acarefully bseriouslycnervously danxiously42aas bwhencsince dwhile43aso bmuchcquite dtoo44ahelpless bhopelesscsenseless duseless45augly blastingcserious dfrightening46aforgot brecognizedcconsidered dregretted47ahonor bsensechappiness dpridesection c (8marks)directions: complete the following passage by filling in each black with one word that best fits the context.once a man came to allah (安拉) and said，“oh allah，i have many bad habitswhich one should i give up first？” allah said,“give up telling lies first and always tell the truth.”the man promised to do 48 and went homeat night the man was about to go out to stealbefore setting out，he thought for a moment about the promise he made 49 allah“if tomorrow allah asks me where i have been，what should i say？should i say that i went out to steal？no，i cannot say thatif i tell the truth，everyone will start hating me and call 50 a thiefi would be punished for stealingbut 51 can i lie”so the man decided not to steal that night，and gave up this bad habitnext day，when he was about to drink wine，he also remembered 52 he had promised to allah，so he gave up 53 idea of drinking winein this way，54 the man thought of doing something bad，he remembered his promise to tell the truth 55 all timesone by one，he gave up all his bad habitspart threereading comprehension (15 marks)directions： read the following three passages. each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. for each of them there are 4 choices marked a，b，c and d. choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.aone day, jack threw some papers on my desk. “whats wrong?” i asked. “next time you want to change anything, ask me first,” he said, and left. i had made just one small change. but its not that i hadnt been warned. my colleagues had said he was responsible for the resignations(辞职) of the two previous sectaries. as the weeks went by, i came to look down on jack.after another of his episodes(片段) had left me in tears i stormed into his office. “what?” he said suddenly. “jack, the way youve been treating me is wrong. ive never had anyone speak to me that way. as a professional, its wrong for me to allow it to continue,” i said. jack smiled nervously, “susan, i make you a promise that i will be a friend. i will treat you as you deserve to be treated, with respect and kindness.”jack avoided me the rest of the week, and never questioned my work again. i brought cookies to the office one day and left some on his desk. another day i left a note: ”hope your day is going great. ” over the next few weeks, there were no more jack episodes. one year later i discovered i had breast cancer, and was scared. the statistics were not great for my long-term survival.one day, however, jack visited me in the hospital and silently handed me a bundle with several bulbs inside. “tulips(郁金香),” he said. i smiled, not understanding. “if you plant them when you get home, theyll come up next spring. i think you will be there to see them when they come up. next spring you will see the colours i picked out for you.” tears clouded my eyes and he left. i have seen those red and white striped（有条纹的） tulips push through the soil every spring for over ten years now. this past september the doctor declared me cured. at a moment when i was praying for just the right word, a man with very few words said all the right things. after all, thats what friends do.56. jack became angry that day because_.a. he was feeling unwellb. susan had failed to keep his office cleanc. he felt susan changed too much about the papersd. susan had changed something without his permission57. susan stormed into jacks office to tell jack that_.a. he wasnt worthy of respectb. he should apologize to her right away c. she would treat him the way he treated herd. one should show others respect and kindness58. which of the following describes susan?a. moody but firm.b. shy and demandingc. confident and friendly.d. tough and troublesome.59. from the passage, we can conclude that_.a. jack cares about his employeesb. jack gets along well with his employeesc. jack is always particular about his workd. jack doesnt care about the feelings of others60. we can infer from the passage that_.a. a friend in need is a friend in deedb. a few words can be as meaningful as manyc. a friend who says little must be a good friendd. we must treat disrespectful people with disrespectbis it necessary for a young man to have an apartment as a prerequisite（先决条件） for marriage? housing has become a major obstacle（障碍） for chinese young men hoping to start a family. china may breed a new group of bachelors, men caught in the trap of unaffordable houses.since early 2009, the housing market has once again become a hot pot at boiling point. even with allowance（津贴） and special government policies, home prices in chinas first-tier cities such as beijing and shanghai are riding the crest（波峰）of a rising wave. according to the 2010 china marital status report released on dec 15, 2010, about 70 percent of women interviewed said that housing, a stable income and some savings were the main requirements for marriage.from the report, we can see that housing is given top priority（优先权） and that women see an apartment as essential(必不可少的) to show that the man is responsible and can provide for his family.personality and morals lay outside the top three matrimonial （婚姻的）requirements. some women and their families hold the traditional position and take it for granted that the home issue should be the mans responsibility, which doesnt agree with the contemporary independent spirit of women and gender equality. these marriage values reflect the fact that many women consider marriage another form of social welfare.things may be different overseas. social housing, provided by european authorities, offer the less wealthy people their own piece of real estate. such housing is usually apartments in tall buildings with 10 or more floors on the outskirts of town, whose main advantage is the low rents.for many americans, houses dont pose an obstacle to getting married. they often buy a house after the wedding, because more and more people are reconsidering their real estate worship, and going back to a more rational(理性的) mode of consumption.in japan, renting is the custom for newly married young couples. few young couples can afford to purchase property. up to 67.1 percent of young couples choose to rent. generally speaking, renters account for most people younger than 40 in japan.young people should be free to enjoy being young, without the huge pressure of trying to buy property. society should help create an environment for them to grow up. dont let the poor bachelor group become a suffering layer（层） of our society.61. which of the following is not true according to the text? a. home prices have been extremely high since early 2009. b. in the modern society, women dont want to be independent. c. chinese government has already done something to control home prices. d. lots of chinese young men couldnt get married because of their economic capability. 62. what does the underlined word “outskirts” probably mean? a. urban areas b. rural areas（乡下） c. suburbs d. downtown areas63. why do many women take housing as one of the main requirements for marriage? a. because they cant afford a house. b. because they enjoy their social welfare. c. because their families want them to marry men with houses. d. because they think its a symbol of the mens sense of responsibility. 64. the author uses the examples of european countries, america and japan to show that _? a. new couples in those countries like to rent houses b. the situation is different in some foreign countries c. its better to live in those countries than live in china d. their governments have done more than chinese government65. the last paragraph is mainly about the authors hope that _? a. the society can develop rapidly b. young people can lead a happy life c. all the young people can afford houses d. the poor bachelors can become rich and enjoy their life cborn in a fishing village in japan，fujiyama, 25，recalls a childhood dominated（受控的） by health concernsdoctors told his parents that he had a hole in his heart and “they didnt think i had a lot longer to live”but during a later visit to the doctor，his family learned the hole had closed“somehow i was cured and i became a normal kid，” fujiyama says“and i had a second chance”during his second year at the university of mary washington，he volunteered in honduras with a campus group and was struck by the extreme poverty he sawbarefoot children collecting cans and sleeping in the streetsfujiyama realized he could help give other children their own second chancetoday，his organization，students helping honduras，brings education and community projects to children and families in needhe started by telling his friends about his experience and collecting spare change at his two campus jobs“when i had my very first meeting，only two people showed up，”he says“i knew i had to keep fighting”he persuaded his younger sister，cosmo，to join the cause“shes dynamite(会引起轰动的人)，”he says“when she talks in front of a crowd，she can move mountainsknowing that she was behind it，i knew i could do anything”since 2006，the siblings organization has grown to 25 campuses（大学校园） and raised more than $750,000 to fund projects，including the construction of two schools and the establishment of scholarships to help young women attend collegefujiyama says students are deeply committed to the organizationthey raise money and then travel to honduras to help build houseswhile fujiyama spends his summers in honduras working alongside volunteers，he spends a large portion（一部分） of the year on the road visiting colleges to raise fundscosmo fujiyama,23，lives in honduras full time to coordinate (协调) the groups building efforts on the groundstudents helping hondura