湖北省黄石市高二英语上学期期中考试试题牛津译林版.doc

有色一中2012-2013学年度高二年级期中考试英 语 试 卷本试卷共四部分。全卷满分150分，考试用时120分钟第i卷 （三部分, 共100分）注意：1. 答题前, 考生务必用0.5毫米黑色签字笔将姓名、座号和准考证号填写在答题卡和试卷规定的位置, 并认真核准姓名、座号和准考证号。2. 第i卷答题时, 考生须用2b铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动, 用橡皮擦干净后, 再选涂其他答案标号。在试卷上作答无效。第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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. whats the most probable relationship between the two speakers?a. they are host and guest. b. they are waiter and customer.c. they are husband and wife.2. where did this conversation take place?a. at the hospital.b. at the airport.c. at the post office.3. why will the woman go to london?a. to have a look at london.b. to go with her friend.c. to spend the weekend.4. whats the womans job?a. she is a saleswoman.b. she is a waitress.c. she is a hotel clerk.5. how is the weather now?a. its snowing.b. its raining.c. its clear.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）请听下面4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秒钟作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料,回答第6至8题.6. why was paul angry with jane?a. she told the others about his salary. b. she told mrs. wallace his salary.c. she always talks to everybody.7. why did jane tell mrs. wallace the news according to her own explanation?a. because she thought it doesnt matter.b. because she knew everybody would know at last.c. because she got too excited and wasnt thinking.8. what does paul mean by “everyone in this town got a big nose”?a. people in this town have big noses.b. people in this town are always eager to know about others things.c. people dont care about each other.听第7段材料,回答第9至11题.9. what is the man reading?a. a magazine. b. a chinese play. c. a newspaper.10. where are they going at the weekend?a. beijing theater. b. beihai park. c. beihai cinema.11. what are they going there for?a. for a visit. b. to see beijing opera.c. to learn beijing opera.听第8段材料,回答第12至14题.12. why didnt mike take an examination yesterday?a. because he didnt want to do so. b. because he got sick.c. because he got the examination date wrong.13. what did the professor permit mike to do? a. have all examinations at home.b. have an exam sometime later when he got better.c. have an exam next term.14. why didnt mike drive his car?a. because the doctor told him not to. b. because he liked taking a walk.c. because he didnt think he was able to.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题.15. what does rogers mean in this conversation? a. toms friend.b. toms teacher.c. the name of a person.16. what does tom tell his mother in yesterdays letter?a. he had made a new discovery.b. he had lost his new job. c. he had just bought a car.17. why does tom tell his mother about his job?a. because he doesnt want her to worry about his job.b. because he doesnt want her to worry about his life.c. because he doesnt want her to worry about his marriage.请听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. where can the listeners buy beginning english? a. in the bookshop.b. in the classroom.c. in the main office. 19. what can the listeners do during the break? a. go on-line.b. walk around. c. eat in the classroom. 20. what class is on tuesdays? a. maths. b. typing.c. english.第二部分：语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节单项选择（10分） 21.-how do you like his speech? -wonderful!what he said really_. a.makes sure b.makes a change c.makes sense d.makes a difference 22.i am not against the suggestions that you _during the meeting. a.put out b.put away c.put off d.put forward 23.after the cctv charity show on tuesday night,_for survivors in yushu have already passed a total of 2 bollion yuan. a.contributions b.devotions c.considerations d.calculations 24.the company will_for a car to meet those experts at the airport. a.collect b.organize c.unite d.arrange 25.what is wrong with jim? he did not _at my birthday party yesterday. a.carry out b.turn up c.turn down d.take up 26.the couple watch the kongming light go higher and higher until they lost_of it. a.view b.scene c.vision d.sight 27.since a major goal of the un is to help prevent_and end wars, it always does something before the war goes beyond control. a.connections b.concerns c.conclusions d.conflicts 28.mr. black is an experienced engineer.,and he will be employed to_us in improving our equipment. a.assist b.consider c.help d.offer 29.language is the first _you need to overcome when traveling in a foreign country. a.barrier b.trap c.point d.dilemma 30.-what should i do now? -calm down ,please.clean the wound and _the medicine to it.a. devote b.apply c.pour d.squeeze第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）one misfortune led to another, and thats how alexandra came to live with my family. within days, she packed and 31 her family behind to live with us. she walked into our house as a 32 ,nervous and uncomfortable, smiling 33 but finally feeling safe. at first, she spent most of her time in her room, only showing her face at dinner time. but each night she became more a 34 of our family.soon enough, i met the real alexandra, a 35 girl who jumped at unexpected noises, had an unforgettable laugh, and was somewhat misunderstood. she 36 right in with the weird mix of my family, bringing her own sparkle （活力）to our 37 . after a while, i became very 38 to her. we painted each others nails and texted inside jokes only a few feet away from 39 . she would even tease me like an older sister. i admired her because she opened up to us 40 she had suffered so much. through it all , she was still the 41 person she had always been.she was not with us very long; she had dreams yet to realize. her ambition was 42 , and she decided a local college was 43 she would study english and secondary education. because of my family, she was able to follow through with her 44 .without her, the house is quieter, lonelier, and 45 something. she showed me things no other person could, lessons that cannot be taught but only understood through an 46 like this.as i 47 back on the shadow she left, i question whether i could endure what she had. people say that what my family did for her was a great act of unconditional 48 and sacrifice, but in my eyes what she did for me was even greater. though she is not 49 to me, she is a person i will always remember, not as an adopted sister but as a 50 one.31aleftbputckeptdmoved32aloserbfoolcstrangerdtrouble-maker33.awillinglyboccasionallycbroadlydfalsely34apiecebkindcroledpart35aprettybsweetcworrieddconfident36ajoinedbmatchedcsetdfit37acombinationbconversationctraditiondexpectation38afriendlybmodestcclosedinnocent39aone anotherbuscthemdher40aever sincebas ifcas far asdeven though41aonlybsameclikelydother42aengineeringbactingcteachingdlearning43awhenbwhichcwhetherdwhere44agoalsbopinionscmannersdhabits45acoveringbmissingcholdingddestroying46aopportunitybadventurecexperiencedexplanation47abringbcallcfeeldlook48alovebhappinesschelpddignity49afamiliarbrelatedcexposeddordinary50alastbfullcrealdmoral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，选出最佳选项。athe chinese-born american architect ieoh ming pei is one of the most creative architects of our times. he has incorporated both eastern and western ideas into his designs.ieoh ming pei was born in guangzhou, china on april 26, 1917. his father was a famous banker. in 1935, at the age of 17, he came to the united states to study architecture at massachusetts institute of technology. in 1942, he entered the harvard graduate school of design. in 1964, jacqueline kennedy selected pei to design the kennedy library. after that he became well-known all over the world. people named it one of the ten best buildings in the united states. in 1968, pei started work on the east wing of the national gallery of art, in washington d.c. over one million people visited the building during its first 50 days in existence.following the east wing project , peis fame has continued to grow widely. in 1983, french president commissioned(委任) pei to help make the louvre more modern. ten years later, the completion of peis glass pyramid at the louvre created a new historic landmark for paris. pei described it as, the greatest challenge and greatest accomplishment of my career. at fragrant hill, a 300-room hotel in the chinese capital, pei has attempted to bring to his native china his often-quoted third way of making buildings. avoiding both a complete copying of traditional chinese motifs(特色) as well as the modernism of the west, pei has managed, at fragrant hill, to make one of his most eloquent(有说服力的) statements.pei has designed nearly 50 projects in the united states and abroad. about half of these projects have won major awards. pei has been awarded the highest honors from nations over the world. in 1990, pei was awarded the medal of freedom by president george bush for his contributions to world peace and service to the us government.51. which is the right order of the events of ieoh ming pei?a. pei started work on the east wing of the national gallery of art, in washington dc.b. ieoh ming pei entered the harvard graduate school of design.c. the completion of peis glass pyramid at the louvre created a new historic landmark for paris.d. ieoh ming pei was selected to design the kennedy library.e. ieoh ming pei was born in guangzhou.f. pei was awarded the medal of freedom by president george bush.g. ieoh ming pei came to massachusetts institute of technology.h. french president commissioned pei to help make the louvre more modern.a. e-g-d-b-a-h-c-f b. e-g-b-d-a-h-c-f c. e-g-b-d-h-a-c-f d. e-g-b-d-a-h-f-c52. the underlined word “incorporate” can be replaced by _. a. divide b. combine c. separate d. part 53. it was _ that ieoh ming pei became world-famous.a. after the completion of peis glass pyramid at the louvre b. after he designed east wing of the national gallery of art, in washington dcc. after he designed the kennedy libraryd. after he designed the fragrant hill54. _ is an excellent building that shows both the traditional chinese motifs and the modernism of the west.a. fragrant hill b. peis glass pyramid at the louvrec. the east wing of the national gallery of artd. kennedy library55. we can infer that about _of ieoh ming peis projects have won major awards.a. 50 b. 15 c. 25 d. 35bmany foreigners who have not visited britain call all the inhabitants(居民) english, for they are used to thinking of the british isles as england. in fact, the british isles contain a variety of peoples and only the people of england call themselves english. the others refer to themselves as welsh, scottish, or irish, as the case may be; they are often slightly annoyed(苦恼) at being classified as english.in scotland the sound denoted by the letter r is generally a strong sound, and r is often pronounced in words in which it would be silent in southern english. in the highlands and the western isles the ancient scottish language, gaelic, is still heard. the scots are said to be a serious, cautious, thrifty(节约的) people, rather inventive(善于创造的) and somewhat mystical. all the celtic peoples of britain (the welsh, the irish, the scots) are often described as being more fiery(暴躁的) than the english. they are often of a race that is quite different from the english.the welsh have protected their language to a remarkable extent. the english generally look upon the welsh as an emotional(易动感情的) people who are, however, somewhat difficult to get to know easily.ireland is divided into two parts. the six countries of northern ireland are still part of great britain, though, in normal circumstances(环境), they have their own parliament. the irish are known for their charm and vivacity(活泼), as well as for the beauty of the irish girls. irish, often called erse, is a form of gaelic. it was in danger of dying out, but when the territory(地域) of the republic became independent, erse was received, and is now the official first language of the republic, english being the second56. why do many foreigners call the inhabitants english?a. because only english live on the british isles.b. because only english plays a more important role than the others.c. because all the people are glad to be regarded as english.d. because they are used to thinking of the british isles as england.57.today we still can hear gaelic-the ancient scottish language in _.a. both england and scotland b. both wales and ireland c. both highland and western isles d. both northern ireland and england 58. according to the passage, which of the statements is true?a. “r” is often pronounced in words in which it would be silent in north english.b. the welsh, the irish and the scots are all the celtic peoples of britain.c. the celtic peoples are often of a race that is little different from the english.d. the welsh have not protected their language very carefully.59. irish is a form of _, and is now the official _ language of the republic.aenglish; first bgaelic; secondcgaelic; firstdenglish; secondcspread out a map of the world. what you see on it depends on the kind of map you have. does it show cities and countries? mountains and valleys? maybe weather patterns? the variety of features is so great that one map just cant handle them all.the earth is part of a nine planets solar system within the milky way galaxy. its size and location arent very impressive. we inhabit the third planet from the sun, which is only the fifth largest overall. yet the earth has a talent for creating life. in fact, its the only place that has life so far!one form of life humans tends to take this for granted. human activities like habitat destruction, pollution, and over-fishing have badly damaged life as we know it. luckily, earth is as tough as it is beautiful. but it doesnt take an expert to see that one planet can only take so much.60. in the _, there are _ planets in all.a. milky way galaxy; 7 b. solar system; 8c. solar system; 9 d. milky way galaxy; 1061. the earth is the _ largest planet in the solar system and the _planet from the sun.a. fifth; third b. third; fifth c. second; third d. third; sixth 62. as is known to us all, _has badly damaged the earth life.a. habitat destruction b.pollutionc.over-fishing d. all of the above d ballet is a precise and beautiful form of dancing that is performed in a theatre. a kind of ballet first appeared in italy in the 1400s, but ballet as it is danced today began in france. during the reign of king louis xiv, in the 1600s, it was officially recognized as a form of art. the french royal academy of dance was founded in 1661 to promote ballet.traditional, or classical, ballet follows strict rules and traditions. there are standard positions for the arms, legs and hands, and special movements that make the dance flow smoothly. classical ballet uses orchestras(交响乐团), fine scenery and splendid costumes. many ballets tell a story, but the dancers do not speak any words. they act out the story, using their bodies. the person who arranges the dance movements is called the choreographer(舞蹈指导). some ballets are very famous. they have been danced for many years. giselle, a story of a tragic young village girl who dies in love-stricken grief, was first performed in 1841. two other long-time favorites are swan lake and sleeping beauty. these two ballets are as famous for their music as for their dancing. modern ballets often look very different from classical ones. they include freer, more modern dance steps. sometimes, instead of telling a story, they dwell on certain moods or themes. special effects may be produced with lighting, rather than scenery.63 ballet first turned up in _ and it was officially thought of as a form of art in _.a. italy in the 1600s; in france in 1400b. italy in the 1400s; in france in 1400c. italy in the 1400s; in france in 1600d. italy in the 1600s; in france in 160064. which statement is not true according to the passage?a. classical ballet follows strict rules and traditions.b. many ballets tell a story, and the dancers sometimes need to speak on the stage.c. many ballets tell a story, but the dancers do not speak any words.d. the ballets always use their bodies to act out the story.65 _are as famous for their music as for their dancing.a. swan lake and giselle b. sleeping beauty and swan lake b. sleeping beauty and giselle d. traditional and modern ballets 66. the underlined phrase “dwell on” in the last paragraph might mean “_”.a. tell somethng in detail b. live in c. live on c. tell something in general eshe smiled at a sad stranger. the smile seemed to make him feel better. he remembered past kindness of a friend and wrote him a thank-you letter. the friend was so pleased wit