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江西省宜春中学2012-2013学年下学期高二年级期中考试英语试卷本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。全卷满分150分。第卷第一部分：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. on which nights is the store open late?a. thursdays and fridays.b. tuesdays and fridays.c. tuesdays through fridays.2. who will pay for the bill?a. the man. b. the woman. c. both of them.3. what did the woman do?a. she had a holiday.b. she went to spain with her cousin.c. she invited her cousin to her place.4. why did the man call the office?a. to make an appointment.b. to ask someone to repair his car.c. to tell the doctor hell be late.5. what is the woman s opinion of the film?a. interesting.b. better than she expected.c. disappointing.第二节（共15小题；每题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，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。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. how often is the meeting held?a. every week. b. every two weeks. c. every month.7. what kind of room does the man usually use?a. a small one. b. a mid-sized one. c. a large one.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. why did the woman blame the man?a. he didnt get the tickets as promised.b. he forgot to bring his cell phone.c. he didnt care about the concert.9. what do we know about jason?a. he is a forgetful person.b. he meant to hurt cassie.c. he is in love with cassie.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. where will the speakers have coffee?a. in the dining hall. b. in their room. c. at a cafeteria.11. how will they go to the airport?a. the hotel will arrange a taxi for them.b. they will call a taxi themselves.c. their friend will take them to the airport.12. when will they get up the next morning?a. at 6:00. b. at 6:30. c. at 8:00.听第9段材料，回答第l3至16题。13. what did the woman just do?a. she had her hair done.b. she bought some clothes.c. she looked for the man.14. what does the woman think of the man s clothes?a. they are in style. b. they are out of fashion. c. they are too cheap.15. what does the man think about ones appearance?a. one should be true to himself.b. appearance is the most important thing.c. you can judge a person by his appearance.16. what will the woman do next?a. go shopping with the man. b. work out in a gym. c. buy some pills.听第l0段材料，回答第l7至20题。17. why didnt the speaker stay at the university?a. he had poor eyesight.b. his grades were not good enough.c. something happened in his family.18. what kind of job was the interview probably for?a. an engineer. b. a travel agent. c. a teacher.19. where is the speaker now?a. in spain. b. in south america. c. in britain.20. what is the talk mainly about?a. how to find an ideal job.b. working in another country.c. life is full of unexpected events.第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）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涂黑。21. it is really _ terrifying experience. its out of _ question for us to forget it.aa； b； c；the da；the22. she was so sad because she failed in the math test. lets _ her _.a. leave behind b. leave alone c. leave aside d. leave out23. the accident happened on such an evening with strong winds _ by heavy rain.a. appeared b. happened c. accompanied d. mixed24. i was scared _ when i saw the tiger jumped out of the cage and ran to the little child.a. to the death b. of death c. into the death d. to death25. most parents are not _ the danger of their babies eating jelly, which causes most unfortunate incidents to happen.a. well aware to b. very aware of c. aware that d. well aware of26. usually a childs behavior is a_of his family environment.a. recognitionbreflection creturn drecord27. the old couple have been married for 40 years and never once _ with each other.a. they had quarreled b. they have quarreledc. have they quarreled d. had they quarreled28. after a new reform, the number of the products in the factory is now it was in 2003.a. three times as larger as b. more than three timesc. twice as large as d. as twice large as29. they would rather spend time than in the street.a. read; wander b. reading; wanderingc. reading; to wandering d. reading; wander30. the reason _ at the meeting for being late was not reasonable.a. why he gave b. what he gave c. he gave d. on which he gave31. i was just about to jump into the river_the guide stopped me saying “dangerous”awhile bwhen cif dbecause32. can i look at the menu before i make an order? of course. _, madam.a. take your time b. dont mention it c. never mind d. help yourself33. we were_the most important scientific development of the century.a. seeing b. watching c. looking d. witnessing34. can you imagine a person _ in the institutional revolution for doing nothing wrong?a. putting into prison b. to stay in the prisonc. being put into prison d. to put into prison35. when we finally_ to get home after the tiring long journey, we could hardly move a step farther.a. tried b. succeeded c. managed d. attempted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36-55各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。my husband hasnt stopped laughing about the thing that happened to me. its 36 now but it wasnt at that time.last friday, after doing all the family shopping in town, i 37 a rest before catching the train, so i bought a 38 and some chocolate and went to the station coffee shop that was a cheap, self-service place with long 39 to sit at. i put my heavy bag down on the floor, put the newspaper and chocolate on the table to 40 a place and went to get a cup of coffee.when i came back with the coffee, there was someone in the 41 seat. it was one of those 42 young man, with dark glasses and torn clothes, and hair colored bright 43 at the front, not so unusual these days. what did 44 me was hed started to eat my chocolate!naturally, i was annoyed. however, to avoid troublethen really i was rather uneasy about himi just 45 down at the front page of the newspaper, tasted my coffee, and took a bit of chocolate. the boy looked at me 46. then he took another piece of my chocolate. i could hardly 47 it. still i didnt want to start an argument. when he took a 48 piece , i felt more 49 than annoyed. i thought, “ well, i shall have the last piece.” and i 50 it.the boy gave me a 51 look, and then stood up. as he left, he shouted out, “this woman is mad!” everyone 52 . that really made me feel silly, but it was 53 when i finished my coffee and got ready to leave. my face went redas red as his hair when i 54 id made a mistake. it wasnt my chocolate hed been taking. there was mine, 55 , just under mynewspaper.4.55.a. funnya. hada. magazinea. benchesa. keepa. freea. good-lookinga. browna. frightena. sata. closelya. noticea. singlea. happya. gota. nervousa. stareda. latera. decideda. tiedb. excitingb. wantedb. bagb. bedsb. visitb. nextb. good-lookedb. whiteb. hurtb. putb. shylyb. stopb. thirdb. curiousb. wrappedb. pleasantb. followedb. easierb. recognizedb. unopenedc. seriousc. enjoyedc. cakec. chairsc. orderc. veryc. wild-lookedc. redc. interestc. lookedc. eagerlyc. believec. lastc. angryc. coveredc. strangec. agreedc. betterc. wonderedc. tastedd. wonderfuld. tookd. newspaperd. tablesd. findd. samed. wild-lookingd. blackd. surprised. layd. friendlyd. heard. bigd. luckyd. threwd. exhaustingd. promisedd. worsed. realizedd. split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。ajobless people just held an unemployment olympics(失业运动会) in new york. about 60 people took part in the first-ever games in a park. most of the olympians have college and graduate degrees and they didnt expect to be out of work. they are aged from 23 to 61. they have been unemployed for an average of four months and most of them showed up alone, “who am i going to bring?” asked erika gracia, an out-of-work lawyer. “my friends still have jobs.” though the event is not encouraging, things at the unemployment olympics are generally cheerful. the prizes are mostly the gift certificates(礼券) to local restaurants and bars. goddard tried to get free medical insurance as prizes but was unable to do so.the unemployment olympians laughed, but they were not really happy. they had moved into small apartments with friends and asked their parents for help. three people said that they had cut back on the amount they spent on goods and had already lost weight. some were thinking about leaving the city altogether. they are tired and bored, but on this last afternoon in march they were making light of their situation.26-year-old nick goddard is the organizer of the unemployment olympics. he said, “the unemployment olympics is trying to put a smile on everyones face, and i think it worked out very well today.” shira miller, who recently lost her job, said, “it seems like a fun event. i know that most people who have jobs dont realize, but the biggest problem is, you dont have anything to do. so it is really a nice try from the usual.”the unemployment rate in america is now about 8 percent, the highest since late 1983.56. those who took part in the unemployment olympics are mainly _.a. people without good education b. people who lost their jobsc. white-collar workers d. people in their twenties57. what can we know from the passage?a. most of the prizes of these games are free medical insurance.b. most of the olympians went to the grams with their friendsc. the unemployment olympics has never been held before.d. the unemployment olympics is open to all americans.58. what does the underline part “cut back on” in paragraph 2 mean?a. studied b. reduced c. stored d. improved59. from what nick said in paragraph 3, we can infer that this activity aims to_.a. cheer up jobless people b. help people make some friendsc. help people find a job d. lower the unemployment rate60.it is implied in the passage that _.a. shira miller has a poor opinion of the unemployment olympics.b. america has never faced such a serious unemployment problem in the past 26 years.c. the unemployment olympics will be held every year.d. most americans are worried that they will lose their jobs.bit is winter in many parts of the world. for some areas, that means snow. maybe even lots of snow. if you dont have to drive in it or remove it, snow can be very beautiful. when snow covers everything around you, the world looks like a “winter wonderland”. that is the name of a very popular song about winter. richard smith and felix bernard wrote the song back in 1934. there are hundreds of recordings of this happy song.but winter is not always such a beautiful and happy time. its cold outside. you try hard to keep warm. the days are darker and shorter. the sun rarely shines. the leaves on the trees are brown. it isnt surprising that some people are sad in winter. and some people dream about being somewhere else where its warm and prettylike the state of california. the mamas and the papas recorded this famous song california dreaming.during the 1960s, many other famous rock groups released songs about winter. here is a poetic song by simon and garfunkel called a hazy shade of winter. they sing about life and hope and possibilities.in 1968, the group blood, sweat and tears recorded this gentle, sad song about winter. they sing about a lost love and forgotten memories in sometimes in winter.in the early 1990s, tori amos wrote and recorded the beautiful song called winter. she enjoyed singing about winter when she was a child.finally, on a happier note comes this song written and recorded by fountains of wayne in 2003. they sing about a snowstorm in a new england town. nothing unusual there. but instead of being sad or tense about the snow, they write a song about it.61. when is snow beautiful ?a. when it has snowed heavily. b. when people sing in the snow.c. when people drive in it. d. when people dont have to take it away.62. according to the second paragraph, winter is _ .a. lovely and hopeful b. cold and sadc. beautiful and happy d. happy and warm63. which of the songs can bring us hope of life?a. a hazy shade of winter. b. sometimes in winter.c. winter wonderland. d. california dreaming.64. what does the passage mainly talk about?a. winter in different areas. b. winter is cold but happy.c. songs about winter. d. different ideas about winter.65. it can be inferred from paragraph 2 that the state of california is _.a. warm in winter b. warm in spring c. cool in summer d. cold in winterconce there was a woman called chen ma, who lived with her only son inside a forest. her son was one of the tiger hunters. during a snowstorm, chen mas son walked away from the other hunters and was killed by a tigress.the old woman was left all alone and grieved. because her son was her only source of support, the local officer said that from then on, she would receive a small share of the profits from the kill of each tiger by the hunters. but his decision was not taken well by the hunters because they had plenty of mouths of their own to feed. so when the hunters succeeded in killing the tigress that ate chen mas son, they brought her the tigress new-born baby. the old woman was very kind and didnt have the heart to kill it. she raised it with care.as the baby tiger grew bigger, the hunters wanted to kill it. chen ma said the tiger was her only companion. she went to the officer and said she wanted to adopt (收养) it as her son. the officer agreed. but as the tiger grew bigger and bigger, chen mas hut was in danger of falling down whenever the tiger became playful. she had to send it to live in a cave nearby. however, the tiger often came back to care for her just as if her son was still alive until she died.you can read many more stories based on the ancient chinese tales written by pu songling on our website.66. we learn that this story .a. has been adapted into a film b. was written for children onlyc. was originally written by an english writer d. is based on an ancient chinese tale67. what does the underlined word grieved in the second paragraph mean?a. pleased. b. worried. c. sad. d. embarrassed.68. the hunters didnt want to give chen ma a share of their profits because .a. they thought chen ma should be supported by the governmentb. they themselves had big families to supportc. chen ma was much richer than themd. they believed chen ma would be able to live on her own69. what can we learn about chen ma from the passage?a. she didnt have anyone to support her after her sons death.b. her husband was killed by a tigress, too.c. she often went hunting with her son.d. she lived in a small village beside a forest.70. why did chen ma send the tiger to live in a cave nearby?a. because the hunters wanted to kill the tiger.b. because the tiger had to look for food.c. because the tiger was too dangerous.d. because her hut was not big enough.dlast july, my parents and i went to visit my aunt and uncle in seattle, a city on the northwest american coast. dad did some research and had no difficulty in finding us cheap tickets online.on the day of our flight, we had to wake up very early. when we checked our bags in, we found that one bag weighed too much, so we had to pay a fine. after that, dad insisted that we go and have some breakfast at the airport restaurant. we had a lot of fun watching many different people there. then we realized it was getting late, so we rushed to the gate. it took one hour for everyone to get on the plane, but finally the door was shut and we were on our way!i think my favorite experience during our trip was our visit to mount rainier, a volcano near seattle. it was nothing like i had expected. before we left, my aunt lent us hats to protect us from getting sunburned, so i supposed that it would be very hot. imagine my surprise when we drove up the mountain and i discovered the top was covered with snow and ice!my uncle led us to a small path beyond the main trails to increase our chances of seeing wildlife. we walked over a small hill, and suddenly before us there appeared a field of snow. small wild flowers grew up through the snow; underneath the snow we could hear rushing water a small stream. little animals stood still to avoid being noticed; tiny birds rose into the air. it was the most beautiful sight that id ever seen.71. what ticket did the father buy for the family?a. train. b. airplane. c. bus. d. ship.72. why did they pay a fine?a. because they came to the airport late. b. because their bag was overweight.c. because they got up late. d. because they didnt wait in line.73. what w