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晋江市永和中学2012-2013学年高二上学期期末英语第二卷(非选择题)两部分第一卷第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分第二部分英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)第一节单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)21. i was awarded a prize for doing volunteer work._. a. youve got itb. you deserve it c. good idead. here we are.22. li na returned to wuhan after the games, _ she had been brought up and trained to be a gold medalist of tennis. a. when b. that c. which d. where23. many teenagers like to play computer games _ roles can be chosen as they like. a. where b. whose c. what d. which24.the relationship between u.s. and iran is getting tense, _ catches the attention of people all over the world. a. it b. what c. that d. which25. lucy has got into a situation in her study, _ she finds it hard to go further. a. that b. where c. which d. what26.the new gym being built for the next asian games will be _ the present one. a. as three times big as b. three times as big as c.as big as three times d. as big three times as27. it took _ building supplies to construct(建) these energy-saving houses. it took brains,too. a. other than b. rather than c. less than d. more than.28.the pianos in the other shop will be _, but _. a. cheaper; not as better b. more cheap; not as better c.cheaper; not as good d. more cheap; not as good29. henry, what do you think of the movie mission impossible 4? -_. i wish to watch it again. a. it couldnt be better. b. i cant agree more. c. it couldnt be worse. d. i think it a waste of time.30. if the machine is operating after it has run out of oil, it may _. a. broke up b. broke through c. broke into d. broke down31. i come from a small town. _flows a branch of the min river. a. over which b. from which c. on which d. through which32. many drivers failed to escape _ since the start of 2013 when the new traffic regulation came into effect. a. fining b. being fined c. having been fined d. to be fined33. if you_a company, you get control of it, for example by buying its shares. a. take off b. take up c. take in d. take over34. what he has said is reasonable _.a. in a way b. on the way c. by the way d. in the way35. _new sporting equipment should be brought in to arouse peoples interest in sports. a. a large number of b. a good many c. a great deal of d.dozens of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，掌握其大意,然后从3655各题所给的四个选项(a、b、c和d)中，选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。as the hour hand reaches 10 at night，paul lee，a 12th grade student in beijing，is getting ready to leave school and start his homeworkhe is not 36 ：many high school students throughout the country 37 exactly the same routinemost american students are 38 when they hear about this busy 39 this is not surprising when you consider the different attitudes towards 40 in the two countriesamerican students have stress，but it is of a very different kind 41_ chinese universities accept students 42_ mainly on one examination score，american universities take applicants who are not just academically 43 ，but also good at social activitiesin fact，the efforts required to improve academic 46 make some chinese students very unhappy 47 competition between students also causes problems”i feel pressured to do well in exams 48 _ the class ranking,” said james zhan，an 11th grade chinese student”it would be embarrassing if i came 49 of my class”some teachers agree that the ranking system can 50 more harm than good”it means schools put pressure on their students rather than 51 their skills，said chang xueying，a teacher in beijing regardless of the pressure， 52 ，there are ways in which students can 53 their lives”i always run when i dont feel like doing homework，it 54 to reduce the stress，said tracy yuan，a chinese studentbut in america，community service，art and music，are also 55 among american students besides sportsthey think they learn more out of school than they do in school36atiredbalonecawayd1ively37abreakbignorecobserve dfollow38ashockedbembarrassedcdelighted dworried39ahourb1essoncschedule dproject40aeducationbdevelopmentcsituationdmanagement41aas bifcsincedwhile42afixed bbasedcbuiltdfocused43ahardbvaluablecavailable dstrong44aforcedbappointedcexpected dselected45aexperiencebdifficultycsense dpoint46aactingbcampaigncprofession dperformance47afrighteningbfaircfierce dreasonable48ainstead ofbout ofcahead of dbecause of49afreebbottomcproud dtop50agivebmakecdo dget51aprotectingbstudyingcmastering ddeveloping52athoughbthereforecotherwise dinstead53adevotebbalancectake dsave54afailsbneedscdemands dhelps55alivelybactivecpopular drelative第三部分阅读理解 (共20小题;每小题2分, 满分40分)a to whom it may concern:on march 5, 2012, i bought a perfect muffin kit （松饼粉） from your store at midfield shopping centerthe cashier who assisted me was georgegeorge was very friendly and told me mat the perfect muffin kit would live up to the guarantee on the box: perfect muffins every time!unfortunately, this product did not live up to what it promisedthe muffins i made were far from perfecti followed the directions in the package very carefullyfirst, i removed the bag of mix from the boxthen, i poured it into a bowlnext, i added the correct amount of water to the mix and stirred itaccording to the directions, after stirring the mixture, i added half a cup of dried grapes, nuts, berries, or another favorite ingredient （配料）my favorite ingredient happens to be hot sauce （沙司）i find that a bit of hot sauce makes pizza and soup taste very deliciousso, continuing to follow the directions, i added half a cup of hot sauce to the mix and stirred itfinally, i poured the mix into muffin tins and baked it in the baker at 350 degrees for exactly 20 minutesi would appreciate a full refund （退款） of $399 for this product as soon as possibleenclosed are the receipt(收据), the empty box, and one of the un-perfect muffins so that you can experience it for yourselfthank you for your attention to this mattersincerely,michelle bauer56this letter is most likely addressed to _aa local storeowner bthe owner of the muffin mix companycthe clerk at a local muffin bakery dgeorge, the cashier who sold the muffin mix57the tone （语气） of the author can best be described as _ahopeless bdisgusted cembarrassed ddisappointed58the author was unhappy with the product because _ait was too difficult to follow the directionsbit was worth less money than she paid for itcit was not up to the promise made on the boxdthe directions of the product contained a mistake59the authors main purpose in writing this letter is to _acomplain about how bad the muffins tastedbget back all the money paid from the shopcprevent others from making the same mistakedpersuade the company to change the wording on their boxbwhat kind of job do you want to do in the future? one that earns the most money or one that gives you the highest social position? what about a job that makes you feel happy? surprisingly, these three things do not always go together in the job worldaccording to a general social survey by the national organization for research at the university of chicago in the us, the ten happiest jobs are not those with better pay or higher social positionthey are ordinary jobsbut what is it that makes a happy job?researchers found that people are happier when they feel they are doing something worthwhilesix of the top ten happiest jobs are based heavily on helping others, such as firefighters, teachers, and physical therapists （理疗师）being able to express oneself is also important for people to feel satisfiedtake authors as an exampletheir pay is ridiculously low or non-existent, but the freedom of writing down the contents of your own mind leads to happiness, wrote business author steve denning on his blog on forbescomthese jobs are greatly different to the top ten hated jobs, according a website survey earlier this yeardirector of information technology, sales manager, technical specialist and others that are generally considered respectable jobs are on the listtodd may from the new york times didnt find the results strangehe argued that a meaningful life must, in some sense then, make people feel worthwhileif a person doesnt participate in the causes that are generally regarded as worthy, like feeding and clothing the poor, their life will lack meaning, he saidwork takes up the greater part of most peoples livesits no wonder that the people with the most worthwhile jobs are the happiest of all60according to the passage, which of the following is probably a happy job?aan engineer of it ba teacher of artca technical expert da marketing manager61steve denning thinks that being an author is happy mainly because authors _aearn much money bare considered respectablecare helpful to others dcan be free to express themselves62from the passage we learn that _arespectable jobs are happy jobsbthe more you earn, the happier you arecmost happy jobs are related to helping othersdthe higher your social position is, the happier you are63in the last paragraph the author stresses that _athe two surveys are of great importancebit wont be easy to find a job in the futurecyour dream jobs should be based on the two surveysdyour future job should be one that makes you happycdoes this sound familiar? its 3:00 am and youre still awake and staring at the clockyou cant sleep, and youve already tried all the familiar trickstaken a warm bath, drunk a glass of heated milk, tried counting sheep, and read a book-all with no successif you are such a sufferer, remember youre not aloneexperts said that one in every four americans have trouble falling or staying asleeplack of sleep can hurt your quality of life in so many waysshort temper, impatience, poor decision-making, and mood swings are common among those with sleeping problemsbesides, relationships with family, friends, and co-workers may suffer as a resultimproper sleep can also put your safety at risk by reducing your awarenessso what is the best sleep aid available on the market today? the answer is somnapure, a product that represents nature and science coming togetherthis all-natural sleep aid which comes from peak life allows you to fall asleep quickly and remain asleep through the nightwith somnapure, you wake up feeling refreshed and energeticsomnapure is currently giving away a 14-day trial hereget your somnapure trial for better, deeper sleep that you deserve64from paragraph 1, we can know that sleep problems are _acommon but hard to deal with bwidespread only in the usaceasy to make a sufferer lonely dsevere throughout the world65the underlined words a quick fix （in paragraph 3） most probably means _aa quick repair ba cheap aid ca waste of money dan easy way out66the purpose of the passage is to _aintroduce a kind of medicine to help sleep betterbtalk about what the main causes of the sleep problems arecask people with sleep problems to try and use somnapureddraw peoples attention to the bad effects of the lack of sleep67we can infer that the passage is probably immediately followed by information about _athe price of somnapure bthe way to get somnapurecthe side effects of somnapure dthe instructions to take somnapuredmy friend jim and i finally decided to spend our 14 days off in the eastern countrywe were arranged to stay with a local family, which made it possible for us to share a real life experience with the locals and in return bring ourselves a richer experience of the native culture and traditionin the company of one of our well-informed local tour leaders, we started one of the trips to the nearby townas we were passing elephants, we stopped, confused by the fact that these huge creatures were being held by a small rope tied to their front legsno chains, no cagesit was obvious that these elephants could, at any time, break away from the ropes they were tied to but for some reason, they did notmy friend went up to the trainer and asked why these beautiful animals just stood there and made no attempt to get away well, he said, when they were young and much smaller we used the same size rope to tie them and at that age, it was enough to hold themlike the elephants, how many of us go through life hanging onto a belief that we can not do something, simply because we failed at it once before? how many of us are being held by outdated belief that no longer serves us? how many of us have avoided trying something new because of a limited belief? worse still, how many of us are being held back by someone elses limiting beliefs? your attempt may fail but never fail to make an attempt68what was the author most interested in during his visit?athe local food and scenery bthe local people and elephantscthe local culture and tradition dthe history of the eastern country69what amazed them was to see _athe huge elephants tied only by a small ropebthe elephants being trained with small ropescthe trainer playing skillfully with the huge animalsdthe trainer attracting the visitors attention in such a way70the elephants never tried to get away because _athey had a very close relationship with their trainersbthey believed they couldnt break away from the small ropescthey got used to being raised and controlled by human beingsdit was hard to break away from the strong and powerful ropes71the author holds the view that _aanimals should be trained to obey their mastersbpeople should travel around and try new thingscits necessary to train creatures when they are youngdpeople should never fail to make an attempt or get held by false beliefseif youre finding it tough to land a job, try expanding your job-hunting plan to include the following:set your targetwhile you should always keep your options open to changing your mind, you should also be sure to target exactly what you want in a joba job-hunt with a clear target will surely help you achieve better results than an aimless oneschedule plenty of interviewsuse every possible method to get interviewsanswering ads, using search firms, getting in touch with companies directly, surfing the web, and networking （向同行请教）even if a job is not perfect for you, every interview can become one of your positive experiencesfollow upeven if someone does not hire you, write them a thank-you note for the interviewthen, some weeks later, send another brief letter to explain that you still have not found the perfect position and that you will be available to interview again if the original position you applied for or any other position, for that matteris opendo this with every position you interview for, and you may just catch a break!make it your full-time jobyou cant find a job by looking sporadically （断续地）you have to make time for itif youre unemployed and looking, devote as much time as you would to a full-time jobif you have a job while youre looking, figure out an organized schedule to maximize your searching timenetwork vertically （纵向地）in the search stage of your job hunt, talk to people who are on a level above you in your desired industrytheyll have an accurate and deep understanding that people at your level wont have, and will be in a good position to hire you or recommend you to be hiredkeep your spirits uplooking for a job is one of the toughest things you will ever have to do, keep up your confidence, continue your efforts, and think positively, and eventually you will get a job you want72from the passage, it can be learned that to get a job, one should absolutely avoid _achanging his goal set previously bhaving as many interviews as possibleclooking without a clear target dapplying for the same position a second time73which of the following is true according to the passage?athere is no point having the interview unless a job is perfect for youbthere is no need for you to write letters to the company that refused youcit will be of great help for you to seek advice from experienced job huntersdthere cant be too much time for you to hunt for a job if you are out of work74according to the passage, it can better help job hunters get hired by _aconsulting higher level people in their desired industries in advancebtaking a positive attitude toward thei