湖北省孝感市1213高二英语上学期期中考试.doc

湖北省孝感高级中学20122013学年度上学期期中考试二年级（英语） 考试时间：120分钟第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节(共5小题；每小题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 would the man like to drink?a. orange juice. b. ice water. c. coca-cola.2. which class might be easy for the man?a. physics. b. math. c. chemistry.3. when did the plane probably take off?a. at 4:15. b. at 8:15. c. at 12:15.4. what do we know about lisa?a. she is talking to frank on the phone.b. she may be ill.c. she left a message for frank.5. how does the man feel?a. happy. b. confused. c. sad. 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，各小题将给出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. which activity does the woman dislike?a. sailing. b. fishing. c. swimming.7. where will the speakers stay?a. in a tent. b. in a big hotel. c. in a cabin.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. who might the woman be?a. a witness. b. the mans friend. c. a policewoman.9. what did the suspect look like?a. he had brown hair. b. he was very tall.c. he was wearing blue socks. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. what is the conversation mainly about?a. choosing subjects in school.b. the most useful subjects.c. the most interesting subjects.11. whats the womans concern?a. students wouldnt learn many useful things.b. students would only choose those practical subjects.c. students would hate school.12. whats the relationship between the speakers?a. teacher and student. b. parent and child. c. classmates.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. who are the speakers?a. teachers. b. reporter and teacher. c. parents.14. how is this school different from other schools?a. it only accepts disabled children.b. it has special classes for gifted students.c. it accepts all kinds of students.15. what made the man decide to start the school?a. the disabled children have nowhere to go.b. the disabled and the normal children should grow together.c. some students talent can be better protected.16. what happens when faster kids help the slower ones?a. they end up being slow too.b. much of their time is taken up.c. they benefit a lot from it.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. what happened in apt. 407?a. there was a robbery.b. mrs. horn was attacked.c. mrs. horns family caught a thief.18. what will the security team do?a. teach people self-defenceb. put a security guard at the front gate.c. put security alarms in all apartments.19. what should people do if they have concerns about security?a. call the police. b. attend a meeting. c. lock all doors.20. what is the best way to prevent theft according to the talk?a. being prepared.b. keeping strangers from entering the community.c. joining the neighborhood security team.第二部分：英语语言知识运用（共二节，满分40分）第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10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. as far as i am concerned, peter deserves _ for giving back the money he found.a. braveryb. creditc. impressiond. enquiry22. its raining so hard. will you go to your friends birthday party? i promised him to go, but the heavy rain really places me in a _. i am not sure whether i will go or not.a. disadvantageb. benefitc. fantasyd. dilemma23. i watched the machine disposing of the waste using the principles of ecology, _ by its efficiency.a. absorbedb. demandedc. informedd. concentrated24. a series of ads produced by the company has greatly _ the success of the new product in the market.a. referred tob. turned toc. belonged tod. contributed to25. it is quite _ of english beginners to forget to use an article before a noun.a. usualb. ordinaryc. typicald. general26. it is easy for people to _the bad habits such as smoking and drinking, which are not so easy to get rid of.a. slide intob. look intoc. break intod. knock into27. im not sure exactly how much money youll receive, but it will _ cover your major expenses.a. generallyb. roughlyc. negativelyd. firmly28. after hearing the poor little girls sad story, i tried to _ my sympathy by holding her hand firmly.a. improveb. applyc. conveyd. involve29. one of my classmates accidentally _ he had cheated in the last examination, or he wouldnt have got so high a mark.a. left outb. tried outc. pointed outd. let out30. since his works earned him quite a reputation in liverpool, he has stayed there most of his life, _ the occasional visits to his hometown.a. but forb. apart fromc. regardless ofd. instead of第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，共20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。i was a single mother and i have two daughters to bring up. i just moved to chicago this year.though i tried my best, what i 31 just made ends meet. i was always 32 of the last days of a month, during which many bills were waiting for me to pay. now the 33 month was going to end. when i 34 the monthly bills, i saw i couldnt 35 what my girls wanted.i still remembered what i had 36 my daughters. for our first christmas in a 37 state, far from the rest of our family, i wanted to get my daughters, tiffany and jasmine, something 38 . “what do you want from santa this year?”“bicycles!” they replied at once. 39 they had their hopes set. but after i got the monthly bills, i 40 the money left was not enough for one bike. what could i do to get two? i turned the matter over in my 41 several times: lord, would it be fair to my landlord to be 42 with the rent this month? just this once?over the next few 43 i always asked myself the same question when my daughters were deep in sleep. 44 the only voice i heard was my grandpas: “diane, whatever you do, always pay your rent on time,” he 45 to say.i guessed i had my 46 . i slipped the rent check under the landlords door and called the girls in. the phone rang when i was about to break the bad 47 .“i want you to 48 something,” my landlord said. i heard the sound of paper breaking. “that was your december rent check,” he said. “it is being 49 into a million pieces because you always pay your rent on time. merry christmas to you and the girls.”grandpas kind 50 , a generous landlord and some unknown reasons had added up to a christmas gift that my daughters and i will never forget.31. a. askedb. huntedc. earnedd. studied32. a. afraidb. fondc. proudd. careful33. a. firstb. secondc. thirdd. last34. a. turned inb. went overc. put awayd. paid off35. a. rememberb. decidec. thinkd. afford 36. a. postedb. boughtc. promisedd. prepared37. a. smallb. beautifulc. richd. new 38. a. similarb. specialc. expensived. advanced39. a. clearlyb. strangelyc. fortunatelyd. quietly40. a. hopedb. fearedc. foundd. admitted41. a. tableb. headc. bagd. hand42. a. busyb. angryc. lated. calm43. a. weeksb. noonsc. monthsd. nights44. a. butb. soc. therefored. thus45. a. neededb. usedc. forgotd. wished46. a. fateb. orderc. powerd. answer47. a. newsb. dreamc. habitd. promise48. a. feel sorry forb. look at c. listen tod. insist on49. a. separatedb. tornc. changedd. cut50. a. adviceb. helpc. faced. smile第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题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，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。aalmost five years ago, i announce to my loved ones i was to become a mrs naturally. i then began to wonder about the perfect wedding dress, hoping that it would fit me. even at the age of 22, i had gone through my share of dieting.i am an emotional eater and i knew that at 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighing 180 pounds, i wasnt at my healthiest. my mother had been doing weight watchers for some time and was rapidly seeing results. i took my mothers advice about weight watchers. she shared her books with me and explained the program: estimate your daily point target based on your weight and other factors, write down everything you eat and move! the longer i stuck to it, the more i noticed a difference in the way i enjoyed food. i soon began to like eating fruit and vegetables for snacks instead of chocolate bars and chips. my mother and i went on walks together and kept each other in check. unsurprisingly, i lost twenty pounds soon and looked amazing in my wedding dress.i bought healthy food instead of ice creams and faithfully kept a food journal. i exercised on my wii fit and took evening walks. since i had a hard time finding something healthy to eat, i bought a weight watchers cookbook and used it to prepare our meals. i used small plates and bowls to trick myself into believing there was more food than the serving size.now im 28 and weigh 120 pounds, but i still need to lose some weight. i know the challenge is worthwhile. i must insist on it and tomorrow is another day.51. whats the writers purpose in writing this passage?a. to tell us about wii fit.b. to advise us to keep healthy.c. to tell us how she lost weight.d. to advertise weight watchers.52. the underlined part in paragraph 2 shows that the writer _.a. was on a dietb. looked fat c. was very talld. was healthy53. the writer bought a weight watchers cookbook so that _.a. she could enjoy what she really likedb. she could eat more food than the serving sizec. she could make more delicious meals for her familyd. she could make sure what she ate was healthy54. what do you know after reading the passage?a. the writer has make a great effort to lose weight.b. the writer doesnt have strong will power.c. the writer doesnt believe she can look amazing.d. the writer doesnt know how to cook.bselecting a proper summer camp for your child is not an easy task. you have to consider too many factors. remember, you are sending your kid to a summer camp not just to have fun but also to help him gain confidence. therefore, you should try to select a summer camp for your kid so that after he returns from the camp, the first thing that he asks you is when you will send him again for camping. let us see how you can pick the best summer camp for your child.search the internetif you browse（浏览）the internet, you will find a number of websites of summer camps where you can find all the detailed information about the camps, like the total cost of camping, the list of activities children can do in the camps and the additional facilities they provide. dont forget to read the comments of parents who have previously sent their children to those camps and pay attention to how they rate those camps._some camp organizers prefer to place advertisements in newspapers. some of the organizers even invite famous people to their camps to communicate with the kids. you should keep an eye on the summer camp advertisements in newspapers so that you could pick a suitable one for your kid.seek advice from your childs schoolteachersgo to you kids school and ask his teachers whether they can give you names of some of the summer camps they consider to be the best.know the interest of your childwhilesearching, you will come across various types of camps which are organized according to the nature and interest of children like a music camp, a sports camp, etc. therefore, it is very important to know what your child is interested in before deciding on a summer camp. 55. when it comes to choosing a camp, all of the following factors are mentioned except _.a. advice from your childs schoolteachersb. the total cost of campingc. the organizers comments on the campd. the activities children can do in the camp56. whats the best title for paragraph 3?a. visit the organizers of summer camps.b. search for advertisements in newspapers.c. invite famous people to talk with your child.d. place advertisements in newspapers. 57. we can know that in the writers opinion, _.a. people send their kid to a summer camp just to help him gain confidenceb. what other parents think about a camp on the internet is not believablec. children usually dont want to go again after attending a summer campd. finding a proper summer camp for children is difficult58. according to the last paragraph, it is important for parents to _.a. consider the interest of their kidb. rethink if camping is necessaryc. know everything about the campd. know the beauties of naturecscientists have created a“human-like robot”that can dance and do the housework. “mahru” has been developed to imitate(模仿)humans and can move its lips, eyes and eyebrows. the machine can also move its upper and lower body freely and automatically stop itself when walking. in addition, it has been programmed to give out two kinds of pleasant smells to match its emotions. the 1.5m tall robot was produced by researchers at the korea institute of science and technology(kist)and is the first south korean-developed machine of its kind. “mahru will open the way for the commercial use of humanoid robots doing housework,” you bum-jae, leader of the development researchers team, said, “mahru can dance while walking on its legs and is able to work in place of a human.” through an advanced action capture system, mahru can follow a variety of human movements and is able to move its hands freely enough to cope with any obstacles that may get in his way when walking. state-funded kist showed the robot during a presentation at its headquarters in seoul. people were treated to an entertaining show which saw the robot show off the full range of its skills, a series of dance moves. the research team added that they had designed another “mahru”, this time with sensors allowing it to distinguish between faces and objects. the showing of “mahru” came a week after researchers in japan said they had created the “most human-like” robot in the world. a team at robotics department of osaka university in japan said that “robotgirl”, replee r-l, looks, moves and interacts like a human, and has silicone (硅胶)skin that feels almost human to the touch. 59. “mahru” made by kist can do the following things except _. a. express certain feelings through smellsb. move its body freely c. stop automatically when walkingd. dance with other human-like robots60. according to what you bum-jae said in paragraph 3, his research team wants to _. a. show its scientific power b. explore the commercial use of “mahru” c. help robots with doing houseworkd. make “mahru” offer more fun61. according to the last paragraph, reliee r-1 _. a. has skin feeling similar to humansb. looks like a boy c. is a new type of “mahru”d. was made by kist62. which is the best title for this passage? a. a commercial robotb. a robot produced by japan c. a human-like robotd. a dancing robotda new united nations report shows that fish farming may soon be the worlds most important provider of fish. the food and agriculture organization says fish farming is growing at a rate of 6.6 percent a year.fish farming now produces forty-six percent of the worlds supply of fish. that represents a forty-three percent increase from 2006. the report also said fish farming earned more money in 2008 than traditional fisheries.in fish farming, fish are raised in tanks or small bodies of water called ponds. they are also raised in cages or nets in oceans, lakes and rivers. the report says increased fish farming has helped people around the world eat record amounts of fish. the fao says each person ate an average of almost seventeen kilograms of fish last year.however, the fao says the current yearly wild-fish harvest of ninety million tons shows no improvement. decreasing numbers of fish and stronger catch limits have reduced the possibilities for catching wild fish. the fao report says about thirty-two percent of world supplies are overfished. it says these supplies of fish need to be rebuilt at once.some scientists have criticized fish farming. they say the nets and cages permit fish diseases and pests to spread. some fish farming critics doubt whether fish farming can keep growing at the current rate. but wally stevens of the trade group global aquaculture alliance says the industry must continue developing to feed growing populations. mr. stevens says a one hundred percent increase in fish farming over ten years is necessary to keep providing for people at the current level. he notes that fish farming creates jobs and wealth, especially for people in coastal areas of china.63. we learn that since the year 2006, fish farming has been _.a. earning more money than traditional fisheriesb. producing 46% of the worlds supply of fishc. growing at a rate of 6.6 percent each dayd. developing rapidly around the world64. according to paragraph 3, thanks to fish farming, people around the world are able to _.a. eat much bigger fishb. eat much healthier fishc. eat more fish than befored. buy more kinds of fishes65. what is implied in paragraph 4?a. catching wild fish no longer brings benefits.b. there is no future for the market of wild fish.c. it costs too much to rebuild supplies of fish.d. it is harder to catch wild fish than before.66. what does wally stevens think of fish farming?a. it must develop fast to supply a growing population.b. it cannot keep growing at