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江苏省扬州师大附中2012-2013学年高二英语下学期期中试题 第一部分 听力（共两节; 满分10分）第i卷 选择题（三部分,共75分）第一部分：听力（共两节,满分10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0.5分,满分2.5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 does the man usually have for breakfast?a. fried cakes.b. fried rice-noodles.c. noodles.2.what will the woman do first?a. withdraw some money.b. see the dentist.c. go to the history class.3.what is the time by sandras watch?a. 2:55.b. 3:00.c. 3:05.4.what does the woman mean?a. filling out the forms is no easy thing to do.b. she forgot to fill out the forms.c. shell remind the man about the forms.5.what is the conversation mainly about?a. differences between meat and fruit.b. different ideas about meat and vegetables.c. different kinds of meat.第二节（共15小题；每小题0.5分,满分7.5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,各个小题将给出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.what are the speakers talking about?a. school reunions.b. birthday parties.c. their old friends.7.why did the woman recommend the omni hotel?a. she likes the party rooms there.b. her brother is a staff member there.c. the price is quite reasonable.听第7段材料,回答第8至9题.8.what do we know about the accident the woman experienced?a. her jeep went off the road.b. it was raining that night.c. she forgot to wear her seat belt.9.what caused the mans brothers death?a. speeding.b. drunk driving.c. not wearing the seat belt.听第8段材料,回答第10至12题.10.who are the speakers?a. new college students.b. students who are going to graduate.c. athletes.11.how do they feel about their future?a. hopeful.b. doubtful.c. puzzled.12.what are they going to do next?a. listen to the presidents speech.b. receive gifts from their parents.c. go to the stage.听第9段材料,回答第13至16题.13.whats the relationship between the speakers?a. teacher and student.b. fan and singer.c. reporter and interviewee.14.how many languages does the woman use when she works?a. one.b. two.c. three.15.what subject did the woman like in school?a. english.b. physics.c. biology.16.whats the womans advice to those who dream of being singers?a. just do it if you have this dream.b. give it up for its full of risk.c. think twice before deciding.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题.17.how did the speaker get to main street?a. by bus.b. on foot.c. by car.18.what did the speaker do that afternoon?a. he went shopping.b. he went to a cinema.c. he went to the bank.19.what was the thief doing when he was arrested?a. buying something.b. drinking in a bar.c. running down the stairs.20.how much was the reward that the speaker received?a. $ 100.b. $ 200.c. $ 1000. 第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节,满分35分）第一节：单项填空 (共15小题；满分15分)请认真阅读下面各题,从题中所给的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.21. the mother felt herself cold and her hands trembled as she read the letter from the battlefield. a. grownb. growc. to growd. to have grown22. with food and gunpowder short, the soldiers are suffering from hunger and danger of being attacked by the enemies at any time.a. to runb. to be runc. rund. running23. our resources and fine policy can certainly provide foreigners with the advantages of developing their business. a. narrowb. limitedc. abundantd. generous 24. according to who, health care plans are needed in all big cities to prevent _spread of aids. a. the ; theb. the ;不填c. a ; ad. 不填; the 25. as theres no non-stop flight to athens, we will have to fly to the city paris and rome.a. betweenb. viac. throughd. across26. to the peoples surprise, the number of deaths _ the war _ still rising. a. resulting from; is b. resulting from; are c. resulting in; is d. resulting in; are27. in my home breakfast is _ at 7 oclock, which has _ unchanged for 20 years.a. ordered; lastedb. served; remainedc. served; appearedd. ordered; developed28. was it under the tree _ you went away talking to a friend?sure. but when i got back there, the bike was gone.a. thatb. whenc. whered. while29._ the secret of nature, the young scientist has little time for entertainment. a. devoted to bring out b. devoted himself to bringing out c. devoted to bringing out d. devoting to bring out30. i still find the story tom told us is very interesting but _. a. unbelievableb. abnormalc. unfortunated. unbearable 31. if you _ this newspaper, youll get an extra magazine.a. correspond to b. subscribe to c. take to d. apply to32. last night ted was late for the party again. you know, _. a. a good beginning is half doneb. honesty is the best policy c. a leopard can not change its spotsd. a work ill done must be twice done33. - how much do you know about the 3d film technology?- a little. not until _ the hot movie avatar _ some about it. a. did i see; did i begin to learn b. i saw; i began to learn c. i saw; did i begin to learn d. did i see; i began to learn34. these teenagers dont know much of the world yet; thats why they are so easily _.a. taken in b. taken up c. taken on d. taken off35. what are you going to do with so many vegetables?well, _ allow them to go bad, i will sell them at half price.a. more than b. less than c. rather than d. other than第二节：完形填空 (共20小题；满分20分)请认真阅读下列短文,从短文后各题所给的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.growing up, i remember my father as a silent, strict mannot the kind of person around whom one could laugh. as a teenager knowing little about life, i wanted a father who could 36 the mysteries of the human journey. in college, when friends called home for 37 , i would become 38 for what i didnt have.then one night after my move back home, i overheard my father on the telephone. there was some trouble. later, he 39 the problem with me. obviously my knowledge of law helped him a lot. i talked through the problem with him, 40 the motives of the people involved and offering several negotiation strategies.he 41 patiently before finally admitting, “i cant think like that. im a 42 man.”my father is a 43 scientist who has a good knowledge of the building blocks of nature. 44 , human nature is a mystery to him. that night i realized he was simply not skilled at 45 people. its not in his 46 to understand human desires.it was no ones 47 that my father showed no interest in human emotions while i placed great importance on them. we are sometimes born more sensitive, and dreamy than our 48 and become more curious, and idealistic than them. 49 i, who knew my father as an intelligent man, had never understood his intelligence didnt cover all of my 50 feelings.i believe that coming home has 51 me years of questions and confusion. i nowadays consider my parents as people who have other relationships than just being my parents, relationships that 52 and define them.best of all, i nowadays regard my parents as 53 : people who ask me for advice; people who need my 54 and understanding. and ive come to see my past in a 55 view. knowing them makes me feel safe in where i come from and where im going.36.a. thinkb. producec. explaind. explore37.a. moneyb. advicec. loved. agreement38.a. unhappyb. unhelpfulc. unknownd. unpopular39.a. exchangedb. solvedc. foundd. shared40.a. provingb. recordingc. analyzingd. guessing41.a. repliedb. learnedc. chattedd. listened42.a. simpleb. weakc. lazyd. blind43.a. specialb. livelyc. brilliantd. humorous44.a. thereforeb. howeverc. indeedd. anyhow45.a. meeting withb. dealing withc. talking withd. fighting with46.a. natureb. planc. wishd. major47.a. reliefb. secretc. pityd. fault48.a. relativesb. classmatesc. parentsd. families49.a. besidesb. andc. howeverd. for50.a. strongb. strangec. differentd. unique51.a. toldb. gavec. addedd. saved52.a. raiseb. protectc. shaped. enjoy53.a. friendsb. teachersc. travelersd. leaders54.a. visitb. supportc. wisdomd. knowledge55.a. richerb. harderc. rougherd. clearer 第三部分 阅读理解 (共15小题；满分30分)请认真阅读下列短文,从短文后各题所给的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.aa “blogger” is a person who writes on an internet website called a “blog”. the word “blog” is a short way of saying “web log”, or “personal website”. anyone can start a blog, and they can write about anything they like there are millions of blogs on the internet today. they provide news, information and ideas to the people who read themthey contain links to other websitesand they provide a place for people to write their ideas and react to the ideas of othersa research company called perseus has studied more than 3,000 web logs. it says that blogs are most popular with teenage girls. they use them to let their friends know what is happening in their lives. the study also says that more than 100,000 bloggers stopped taking part in the activity after a yearhowever, some people develop serious blogs to present political and other ideas. for example, the republican and democratic parties in the southern state of kentucky recently started their own blogs. and american companies are beginning to use blogs to advertise their productsat thesame time, some long-standing blogs have ended. last week, blogging leader dave winer closed his free blog service “” he said the site became too costly to continue. he started the blog four years ago, and thousands of people had written on it. they are now upset because they did not know that the site was closedone blog that is still going strong is called rebeccas pocketrebecca blood created the website in 1999. she wrote about the history of blogs on the sitethat article led to a book called the weblog handbookit has been translated into four languages so farmiss blood says rebeccas pocket gets about thirty thousand visitors a monthshe writes about anything and everything politics, culture and movies. she recently provided medical advice and she wrote about how to prevent people from being stolen from online bank accounts56the text is mainly written to _a. introduce an internet website called “blog”b. introduce a short way of saying “web log”c. tell readers about blogs d. tell readers how to write blogs57from the text we can learn that blogs cover almost everything except _a. different ideasb. medical advicec. advertisementsd. account passwords58which of the following statements is not true according to the text?a. politicians dont use blogs at allb. a lot of bloggers no longer write or read blogsc. those who like to use blogs are mostly teenage girlsd. dave winer closed his “” because of the money shortage59the reason why rebeccas pocket is still going strong is that _a. it was created by a womanb. it is about the history of blogsc. it provides useful information and adviced. it has editions in atleast four different languages b56yearold becomes 1st woman to swim atlantic (ap)jennifer figge pressed her toes into the caribbean sand, excited and exhausted as she touched land this week for the first time in almost a month. reaching a beach in trinidad, she became the first woman on record to swim across the atlantic oceana dream shed had since the early 1960s,when a stormy transatlantic (飞越大西洋) flight got her thinking she could wear a life vest and swim the rest of the way if needed.the 56yearold left the cape verde islands off africas western coast on jan.12,2009, swimming 19 out of 25 days battling waves of up to 30 feet.the distance from cape verde to trinidad is about 700 miles.crewmembers are still computing exactly how many miles she swam.the original plan was for her to swim to the bahamasa distance of about 2,100 milesbut inclement (恶劣的) weather forced her to change her plans and she arrived at trinidad on feb.5.she now plans to swim from trinidad to the british virgin islands,ending her voyage at the bitter end yacht club in late february.her journey came a decade after french swimmer benoit lecomte made the first known solo transatlantic swim,covering nearly 4,000 miles from massachusetts to france in 73 days.no woman on record had made the crossing.figge wore a red cap and wet suit,with her only goodluck charm (护身符) underneath:an old,red shirt to guard against chafing (磨痛),signed by friends,relatives and her father,who recently died.the other cherished (珍惜) possession she kept onboard was a picture of gertrude ederle,an american who became the first woman to swim across the english channel.“we have a few things in common,”figge said,“she wore a red hat and she was of german descent (血统).we both talked to the sea,and neither one of us wanted to get out.”60.when did jennifer figge want to swim across the atlantic ocean？a.after she reached a beach in trinidad.b.after she pressed her toes into the caribbean sand.c.after her stormy transatlantic flight in the early 1960s.d.after her graduation from a university.61.jennifer figge had to change her plans .a.because she wanted to shorten her voyageb.because of bad weather conditionsc.because she wanted to end her voyage in late februaryd.because she wanted to set a new world record62.when did benoit lecomte probably make the first known solo transatlantic swim？a.in 1999. b.in 1988. c.in 1978 . d.in 1968.63.for what purpose did jennifer figge keep a photo of gertrude ederle？a.figge would like to follow her example.b.she had the same red cap as figge always wore.c.figge also wanted to swim across the english channel.d.they were both born in germany. cabout lipitor lipitor(阿伐他汀钙片) is a prescription medicine. along with diet and exercise, it lowers “bad” cholesterol(胆固醇) in your blood. it can also raise “good” cholesterol. lipitor can lower the risk of heart attack in patients with several common risk factors, including family history of early heart disease, high blood pressure, age and smoking.who is lipitor for?who can take lipitor：people who cannot lower their cholesterol enough with diet and exerciseadults and children over 10who should not take lipitor：women who are pregnant, may be pregnant, or may become pregnant. lipitor may harm your unborn baby.women who are breast-feeding. lipitor can pass into your breast milk and may harm your baby.people with liver(肝脏) problemspossibie side effects of lipitorserious side effects in a small number of people：muscle(肌肉) problems that can lead to kidney(肾脏) problems, including kidney failureliver problems. your doctor may do blood tests to check your liver before you start lipitor and while you are taking it.call your doctor right away if you have：unexplained muscle pain or weakness, especially if you have a fever or feel very tiredswelling of the face, lips, tongue, and / or throat that may cause difficulty in breathing or swallowingstomach painsome common side effects of lipitor are：muscle painupset stomachchanges in some blood testshow to take lipitordo：take lipitor as prescribed by your doctor,try to eat heart healthy foods while you take lipitor.take lipitor at any time of day, with or without food.if you miss a dose(一剂),take it as soon as you remember. but if it has been more than 12 hours since your missed dose, wait. take the next dose at your regular time.dont：do not change or stop your dose before talking to your doctor.do not start new medicines before talking to your doctor.64. what is a major function of lipitor? a. to help quit smoking. b. to control blood pressure. c. to improve unhealthy diet. d. to lower “bad” cholesterol.65. taking lipitor is helpful for_. a. breast-feeding women b. women who are pregnant c. adults having heart disease d. teenagers with liver problems66. if it has been over 12 hours since you missed a dose, you should_. a. change the amount of your next dose b. eat more when taking your next dose c. have a dose as soon as you remember d. take the next dose at your regular time67. which of the following is a common side effect of taking lipitor?a. face swelling. b. upset stomach. c. kidney failure. d. muscle weakness (d) for many blind people, computers are inaccessible. it can cost $1,000 to purchase “screen reader” software, but two blind computer programmers from australia have solved this problem. queensland university of technology (qut) graduate james teh and business partner michael curran developed a free, open-source program, called nvda, which provides a voice to read the words on a computer screen as the cursor(光标) moves over them. nvda won the blind inventors an award in the grand final program of the abcs new inventors, which aired on september 23. they took home the award for an invention that “might make a real difference to peoples lives or the environment.”“a sighted person takes for granted that they can sit down at any computer and use it,” mr teh said. “we really are in the information age everything is online these days. so access to computers for the blind is very important, which is why we wanted our software to be free.”mr teh, who majored in software engineering at qut, said blind students typically didnt have the money to purchase “screen reader” technology, at the time in t