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万州二中20122013学年度上期中期考试高二英语试题注意事项：1答题前，务必将自己的姓名，考号填写在答题卡规定的位置。2答选择题时，必须用2b铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如须改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。3. 答非选择题时，必须使用0.5毫米黑色签字笔，将答案书写在答题卡规定的位置上。4所有题目必须在答题卡上作答，在试题卷上答题无效。5. 考试结束，将试题卷和答题卡一并交回。第一卷（共三大题，115分）一、听力（共三节，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. whats the weather like today? a. cloudy.b. fine.c. rainy.2. where will the woman eat tonight? a. in a restaurant.b. at home.c. in the mans house.3. why was the man late? a. because he could not find his car. b. because he didnt know where to meet. c. because there was something wrong with his car.4. what can we learn from the dialogue? a. the woman talked on the phone until two a.m. this morning. b. the woman was woken up by a phone call. c. the woman often fails to fall asleep.5. how much does the book cost? a. ten dollars.b. twenty dollars.c. eighteen dollars.第二节 (共12小题；每小题1.5分，满分18分) 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至7题。6. whats the man doing? a. reading a novel.b. preparing for an exam.c. writing a book.7. what does the man decide to do in the end? a. to go to sleep at once. b. to have a good sleep. c. to go to school early tomorrow.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. what is jim doing? a. having breakfast. b. playing games. c. eating junk food while watching tv.9. what can we learn from the dialogue? a. jim seldom eats junk food. b. jim is much thinner than other kids. c. the woman doesnt want jim to eat junk food.10. whats the possible relationship between the two speakers? a. teacher and student.b. mother and son.c. doctor and patient.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. what does the man think of his trip back to his hometown? a. it was boring.b. it was surprising.c. it was wonderful.12. where will the woman spend her winter vacation? a. in her hometown. b. in guangzhou. c. in beijing.13. what can we learn from the dialogue? a. the winter vacation is almost four months away. b. the man has many plans for his winter vacation. c. the man doesnt like the weather in guangzhou.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. what do we know about the man? a. he was hit by a car. b. his leg was hurt. c. he was taken to the police station yesterday.15. what happened yesterday? a. a truck hit a car. b. a truck hit the mans bike. c. a car hit the mans bike.16. who called 911? a. the police.b. the man.c. the truck driver.17. what does the woman think? a. the man is often careless on the street. b. people shouldnt drive after drinking. c. the truck driver should be sentenced to death.第三节（共3小题；每小题1.5分，满分4.5分）请听下面一段独白，用所听到的独白中的词或数填空，每空限填一个词或一个数。填入的内容要写在答题卡相应的位置上。在听本段独白前，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。本段独白读两遍。请听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。four hotels in beijingthe bamboo garden hotellocation: in one of the old hutongs in beijingat least rmb 18 per night for a double roomthe zong tang siheyuan hotellocation: in the 19 part of beijingat least rmb 500 per night for a double roomthe lusongyuan hotellocation: in the eastern part of beijingat least rmb 400 per night for a double roomthe emperor hotellocation: in the 20 of beijingat least rmb 600 per night for a double room二、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）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的标号涂黑。21. although bamboo is a kind of _ grass, it looks much more like _tree. a. a; the b. the; ac. the; ad. /; a22. _ guests present at the party were reporters. some of them were relatives from mo yans hometown. a. none of the b. not all thec. all thed. neither of the23. the people who have moved to the new settlements are holding a party as if they _ a festival. a. had been celebratedb. have been celebrating c. were celebratingd. would be celebrating24. _ in thought while walking, he almost fell into a valley. a. losingb. to losec. being losingd. lost25. the old man keeps a healthy life and i strongly believe he is sure _a long life. a. of livingb. to livec. livingd. lives26. the suggestion _ students should learn something practical at school is worth considering. a. whichb. whatc. whetherd. that27. _ should i dress for the concert this weekend? dress as you like, i think. a. whatb. howc. whend. where28. _ he wants us to do? i have no idea. but why not give him call? a. what supposes thatb. what do you suppose c. do you suppose whatd. do what he supposes29. your english has improved a lot. tell me your secret, will you? well, my uncle is helping me at home. he _ in australia for 10 years, you know. a. worked b. had workedc. will workd. works30. once you start, you must never stop _ happens unless you find _ you are doing useless. a. no matter what; no matter whatb. whatever; no matter what c. no matter what; whateverd. no matter; whatever31. information has been put forward_ more middle school graduates will be admitted into universities.a. while b. that c. which d. this32. you must know that the job is rather difficult. _. i think i can manage it anyhow. a. thats rightb. i dont mind c. dont mention itd. forget it33. _ it rains tomorrow, what shall we do about the hope project activity in our school? a. provideb. providedc. to provided. provides 34. why didnt you hand in your homework, tommy? but i _hand it in. jenny saw me turn it in just now. a. didnt b. had toc. have tod. did35. you are _ to pass the final test. but be careful when you are in the test. a. likelyb. probablyc. possiblyd. properly第二节: 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从3655各题所给的四个选项(a、b、c和d)中选出最佳选项。after the birth of my second child, i got a job at a restaurant. having worked with an experienced 36 for a few days, i was 37 to wait tables on my own. all went 38 that first week. when saturday night came, i was luckily 39 the tables not far from the kitchen. 40 , i still felt a little hard to carry the heavy trays(托盘).before i knew it, the 41 was full of people. i moved slowly, 42 every step. i remember how 43 i was when i saw the tray stand near the tables; it looked different from the one i was 44 on. it had nice handles(手柄), which made it 45 to move around. i was pleased with everything and began to 46 i was a natural at this job.then, an old man came to me and said, “excuse me, dear, my wife and i loved 47 you work. it seems your tray stand has been very 48 to you, but we are getting ready to 49 now, and my wife needs her 50 back.”at first his 51 did not get across. “what was he talking about!” then, i got it. i had set my trays on his wifes orthopedic walker (助步器). i stood frozen as ice, but my face was 52 . i wanted to get into a hole and 53 .since then, i have learned from many mistakes such as the one i just 54 . i have learned to be more 55 and not to be too sure of myself.36. a. manager b. assistant c. cook d. waitress37. a. promised b. invited c. allowed d. advised38. a. wellb. quickly c. safely d. wrong39. a. leftb. givenc. bought d. shown40. a. therefore b. howeverc. otherwised. finally41. a. kitchenb. streetc. restaurantd. table42. a. minding b. changingc. takingd. saving43. a. angryb. calmc. sadd. happy44. a. fixedb. trained c. loadedd. waited45. a. slowerb. lighter c. quieter d. easier46. a. believeb. agreec. regretd. pretend47. a. lettingb. making c. watchingd. having48. a. usefulb. familiar c. unusuald. interesting49. a. restb. orderc. eatd. leave50. a. bagb. walker c. trayd. coat51. a. ideab. praisec. message d. need52. a. coldb. full of joyc. paled. on fire53. a. lie b. hidec. defendd. stay54. a. repeated b. discovered c. correctedd. described55. a. careful b. patientc. honest d. practical三、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项(a、b、c、d)中，选出最佳选项。aa man called greedy black loved nothing but old things. he was so crazy about everything that was old and out of fashion because he was convinced that the older, the better. always worried about losing his treasures, he kept all he had collected in an old room. it had no windows, so it was very dark, and of course, it was full of old things. one day greedy black went into this room to get a ladder, as he had often practiced, but slipped on something and fell against a big garden fork. the fork hit him on the head and knocked him down. then it fell on top of him and hit him hard on the left leg. the ends of the fork then went into his long beard. he fought with the fork fiercely, and at last threw it off him, jumped up and ran out of the room. he was very angry. he had an old sword under his bed, and he now ran and got this. then he ran back to the room, opened the door suddenly and shouted in a terrible voice, “all right, come out and fight, you and all the other forks in the world! im not afraid of you!” but there was no response for his challenge. so in great reluctance, he turned on the electric light, only to find that there was no other fork but the one that had repeatedly troubled him.after reading this story, what reflections (反思) have you got for yourself? do you still think that keeping old things in a private place sounds sound? or dont you believe that you have to be far away from forks because forks are the most powerful? or what else.? 56. why did the man keep old things in his room? a. he could hardly put them in any other places. b. he laid great values on old things. c. he was afraid someone would steal them. d. he wanted to let them have life.57. which of the following is true according to the story? a. the man believed that he could win the game. b. the man became mad after he was in the room. c. the man mistook one fork for more than one. d. the man was wondering how to kill thieves.58. the underlined word “reluctance” may most probably mean “_”. a. sadnessb. unwillingnessc. readinessd. hope59. what does the last paragraph function as? a. an ending of the story.b. a conclusion of the story. c. the reflection of the story.d. a development of the story.bto succeed in business or life we must continually take actions. putting yourself on the line day after day can be extremely boring, especially when things do not work out as desired. each time a disappointing event happens, i like to get reminded of these famous failures:gates has literally changed the work culture of the world in the 20the and the 21st centuries, by simplifying the way the computer is being used. he was the worlds richest man for more than one decade. however, in the 1970s before starting out, he was a harvard university dropout. the most ironic (讽刺的) part is that he started a software company by purchasing the software technology from someone for only $50 back then. lincoln received no more than five years of formal education throughout his lifetime. when he grew up, he joined politics and had 12 major failures before he was elected the 16th president of the united states of america. newton was the greatest english mathematician of his generation. his work on optics and gravitation made him one of the greatest scientists the world has even known. many thought that newton was born a genius, but he wasnt! when he was young, he did very poorly in grade school, so poor that his teachers became helpless in improving his grades. beethoven is widely regarded as one of historys great composers. his reputation has inspired composers, musicians and audiences who were to come after him. before the start of his career, beethovens music teacher once said of him “as a composer, he is hopeless”. and during his career, he lost his hearing yet he managed to produce great music. a deaf man composing music, ironic, isnt it!60. what does the author do if something disappoints him? a. he will go on without thought even though he may fail. b. he will think of some famous failures in his life. c. he will start to tell himself some successful stories. d. he will refer to some famous persons failure stories.61. what common features do the above successful people share? a. all of them had a poor childhood. b. all of them failed before succeeding. c. all of them became rich in the end. d. all of them had a poor ending of their life.62. which of the following is true according to the above passage? a. bill gates never thought he would earn so much. b. both gates and lincoln did well at school. c. both newton and gates didnt do well at school. d. beethovens music teacher thought poorly of him.63. what can we infer from the above passage? a. failure is the mother of success. b. success and failure come and go at the same time. c. if you want to succeed, youll have to fail. d. whatever happens, stories of failures help.cthe church of england and other churches often operated primary schools in the united kingdom, where students paid a small fee to study the religion, reading, writing, and arithmetic. in 1833 the british parliament passed a law that gave some government funds to these schools. in 1862 the united kingdom established a school grant system, called payment by results, in which schools received funds based on their students performance on reading, writing, and arithmetic tests. the education act of 1870, called the forster act, authorized local government boards to establish public board schools. the united kingdom then had two schools systems: board schools operated by the government and voluntary schools conducted by the churches and other private organizations.in 1878 the united kingdom passed laws that limited child labor in factories and made it possible for more children to attend school. to make schooling available to working-class children, many schools with limited public and private funds used monitorial methods of instruction. monitorial education, developed by british educators joseph lancaster and andrew bell, used student monitors to conduct lessons. it offered this public education system the advantage of allowing schools to hire fewer teachers to instruct the large number of new students. schools featuring monitorial education used older boys, called monitors, who were more advanced in their studies, to teach younger children. monitorial education concentrated on basic skillsreading, writing, and arithmeticthat were broken down into small parts or units. after a monitor had learned a unitsuch as spelling words of two or three letters that began with the letter ahe would, under the master teachers supervision, teach this unit to a group of students. by the end of the 19th century, the monitorial system was abandoned in british schools because it provided a very limited education.64 what can we know about the church and school in uk? a. all the schools are run by the uk churches. b. the uk government invites the church to manage education. c. churches run mostly primary schools in uk. d. children in uk schools mainly learn about religion 65. who managed voluntary schools in uk? a. the uk government.b. churches and some private organizations. c. the parents of the pupils.d. both the government and the parents of the pupils. 66. how did a monitorial school carry out teaching the class? a. the pupils taught themselves in separate age groups. b. some advanced students taught the less advanced students. c. monitors assisted the teachers in teaching. d. students an age taught each other. 67. the second paragraph focuses mainly on _. a. how schools work in ukb. the history of monitorial education c. the difference between board schools and voluntary schools d. the disadvantages of the uk education systemdi realize that i have spent much of my life waiting for inspiration. ever since i was a child, i have had an inner voice that has guided me through these many years, through all the difficult and painful times, and has provided me with inspiration, guidance and practical help in all the good times and creative times of my life. but there have been times, sometimes long periods of time, when this voice has grown still. gradually i learned that when my inner voice grew still, then it was time for me to be still, to sit quietly and wait. these periods of waiting have always turned out to be some of my deepest teachings. they ceased being my waiting periods and became transformed into periods of deep listening. the more still my inner voice, the more still my mind has to become so that i can listen more intently(专注地). the quieter my mind becomes, the richer each moment becomes. i remember initially (最初) i would be concerned that i had done something wrong. then i would get depressed, impatient, frustrated. but gradually i gave it all up to the stillness. there have been periods when i have had to listen for months. then finally, when i have to completely let go of all my resistance (抑制), when all i can do is bevery, very deep inside there is a slight movement and my heart leaps. i can feel the inner joy begin to arise slowly. the long quiet winter is drawing to a close. i know that spring is coming. 68. what attitude does the author hold about the inner voice? a. dislike.b. cold-hearted.c. thankful.d. doubtful.69. when the inner voice