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2012-2013学年度下学期第二次月考高二英语理试题【新课标】 第一部分：听力理解（共三节，30分）第1节 （共5小题：每小题1.5分，共7.5分）。 听下列5段对话。每段对话仅读一遍1. where is the mans mother now? a.at home. b.in a hospital. c. at a bus stop.2. where is the man going first ? a. to the healey supermarket b.to the airport c.to canada3. why did the woman apologize? a. she brought the man the wrong dish. b.she wanted to change the dish she ordered. c.she kept the man waiting for a long time.4. what are the two speakers talking about? a.diving. b. writing. c.driving5. why is the woman preparing so much food? a.its the mans birthday. b.the woman wants to thank the man. c.the man can eat a lot .第二节 （共15小题，：每小题1.5分，共22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。 每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第68题。6where did the conversation probably take place? a.in a store. b. in a hotel. c.in a restaurant.7. what color did the man want to want to try? a. red. b. yellow. c.orange. 8. how much is the change? a.twenty pounds. b. twelve pounds. c.eight pounds.听第7段材料，回答第911题 9. what kind of food does the woman invite the man to have? a. fish. b. good food. c. chinese food.10. who can cook a chinese meal? a. the woman. b. the wan. c. the womans mother.11. where did the conversation probably happen? a.at the mans house. b.in a restaurant. c. at the womans house听第8段材料，回答第1214题12. what does the man love to do in his spare time? a. taking photograph and playing chess. b. taking photos and hiking. c. playing chess and fishing.13. why does the woman play tennis?a.because she wants to practice more. b.because she enjoys playing it . c.because she is good at playing it.14. what else does the woman prefer besides the hobbies? a. sitting before the tv set. b. listening to the radio. c. swimming in summer. 听第9段材料，回答第1517题15. which of the following was the cause of the accident? a.the doctor was careless. b. a big tree had fallen across the road. c. the road was covered with ice.16. why did the doctor go to the nearest house? a. because he knew one of his patients lived there. b. he had received a call to go there. c. he wanted to use the telephone.17.why did the woman patient telephone the doctor? a. she needed medical treatment. b. to ask how soon the doctor could come. c. she believed somebody else needed a doctor. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题18. where is the speaker staying now ? a. in english. b. in america. c.in china.19. how often does the speaker go to school ? a.once a week. b.twice a week. c.three time a week. 20. what is his english friend interested in ? a. eating food. b. taking a trip. c. mountain climbing.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21it is reported that there is big breakthrough in the cancer treatment?if only my son could be brought back to life .aa; /b/; acthe; theda; the22 madame, the man has been waiting outside for a long time. .really ? him then, please adont mention itbthats rightcnot at alldnever mind23what is the best way you can imagine the overuse of water in our school?areducingbto reducecreduceddreduce24a good many things in the world cannot be considered and valued money.ain terms of b.in short of cin change of din case of25will you join us this weekend ,bob ? , ive got an important interview next monday.ai dont think so.bid like to cid rather not dthat depends.26fortunately, rescuers were able to gain to the disaster-hit area soon enough.aaccessbtrackcmeansdpassage27 another chance,we will be able to do job much better.agiving bgivecgiven.dto give28 cheating a second time, you will realize the value of honesty.awhen catching b.when caughtcwhen to catchd. when to be caught29 children like to read the of the works of george bernardshaw. aadaptationbadoption.cpronunciation.dexception30why did you quit your job?it was good salary, but i didnt like the working conditions.ain need ofbin face ofcin favor ofdin terms of31one generation plants the trees under shade another generation rests.awhichbwherecwhosedwhat32why was the man condemned to be shot?because he himself as the president and caused a great loss.apassed; awaybpassed; oncpassed ; offdpassed; down33the couple some money every month for their children even though their income can only make ends meet.aput offbput upcset downdset aside34is the food served in the restaurant tasty?im sure that else in this town can you find a better restaurant.aanywhere.bnowhere.ceverywhere.dsomewhere.35. while living in this beautiful small town, mr green , who went in for literature so much, wrote wonderful poems.aa good manyba great many of ca good many da great deal of第二节。完形填空:（共20小题； 每小题1.5分，满分30分） in our discussion with people on how education can help them succeed in life,a woman remembered the first meeting of an introductory_36_course about 20 years ago. the profedssor _37_the lecture hall,placed upon his desk a large jar filled with dried beans（豆）, and inbited the students to _38_how many beans the jar contained.after _39_shouts of wildly wrong guesses the professor smiled a thin,dry smile,announced the _40_ answer,and went on saying,”you have just _41_an important lesson about science.that is never_42_ your own senses.” twenty years later,the _43_could guess what the professor had in mind.he _44_himself,perhaps,as inviting his students to start an exciting _45_into an unknown worldinvisible（无形的）to the 46 ,which can be discovered only through scientific 47 .but the seventeen-year-old girl could not accept or even 48 the invitattion.she was just 49 to understand the world.and she 50 that her firsthand experience could be tne 51 .the professor,however,said that it was 52 .he was taking away her only 53 for knowing and was providing her with no substitute.“i remember feeling small and 54 ,”the women says,“and i did the only thing i could do.i 55 the course that afternoon,and i havent gone near science since.”36a.artb.historyc.scienced.math37a.searched fo b.looked atc.got throughd.marched into38a.countb.guessc.reportd.watch39a.warningb.givingc.turning awayd.listening to40a.readyb.possiblec.correctd.difficult41a.learnedb.preparedc.taughtd.taken42a.loseb.trustc.sharpend.show43a.lecturerb.scientistc.speakerd.woman44a.describedb.respectedc.sawd.served45a.voyageb.movementc.changed.rush46.a.professor b.eye c.knowledge d.light47.a.model b.senses c.spint d.methods48.a.hear b.make c.present d.refuse49.a.suggesting b.beginning c.pretending d.waiting50.a.believed b.doubted c.proved d.explained51. a.growth b.strength c.faith d.truth52.a.firm b.intersting c.wrong d.acceptable53.a.task b.tool c.success d.connection54.a.cruel b.pround c.frightened d.brave55.a.dropped b.started c.passed d.missed 第三部分。阅读理解（分两节，每小题2分，满分40分） 第一节：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。 ai had the meanest mother in the worldwhile other kids ate candy for breakfasti had to have cereal（谷类）, eggs and toastothers had cakes and candy for lunch, while we had to eat a sandwichas you can guess, my supper was different from the other kidsbut at least i was not alone in my sufferingmy sister and two brothers had the same mean mother as i didmy mother insisted on knowing where we were at all timesshe had to know who our friends were and what we were doingwe had to wear clean clothes every dayother kids always wore their clothes for days we reached the height of disgrace （耻辱） because she made our clothes herself, just to save moneythe worst is yet to comewe had to be in bed by 9:00 each night and up at 7:45 the next morningso while my friends slept, my mother actually had the courage to break child labor lawshe made us work .ibelieved she lay awake all night thinking up mean things to do to usthrough the years, our friends reportcards(成绩报告单） had beautiful colors on them, black for passing, red for failingmy mother, however, would only be satisfied with black marksnone of us was allowed the pleasure of being a dropout （辍学者）she forced us to grow up into educated and honest adultsusing this as a background, im now trying to bring up my three childrenim filled with pride when my children think i am mean because now i thank god every day for giving me the meanest mother in the world56from the passage we can learn that the writers mother was_anot generous at all bvery cruel to her childrencvery mean with money matters dvery strict with her children57which of the following things did the writer hate to do most?aeating differently from other kids bletting mother know where they werecgoing to bed early and getting up earlydwearing clean clothes made by mother58it can be inferred from the passage that_athe writers family lived a miserable life ball the other kids studied better than the writercmother was punished for breaking the labor lawdthe writer worked hard and usually got good grades in studies59which of the following statements is not true according to the passage?athe writer is very thankful to her motherbthe writer has a deep hatred for her mothercmother practiced economy in running her homedthe writer is strict with her children when bringing them up60the passage was written in a way of_ _toneahumorous bhateful cridiculous dimpatientbthe fact that blind people can see things using parts of their bodies apart from their eyes may help us to understand our feelings about colorif they can sense color differences, then perhaps we, too, are affected by color without knowing itsalesmen have discovered by experience over a long period of time that sugar sells badly in green wrappings, that blue foods are considered not agreeable to the taste, and that cosmetics（化妆品） should never be packed in brownthese discoveries have grown into a whole subject of color psychologysome of our preferences are clearly psychologicaldark blue is the color of the night sky and therefore connected with calm, while yellow is a day color connected with energy and encouragementexperiments have shown that colors, partly because they are connected with psychology, also have a direct effect on peoples mindpeople in bright red surroundings show an increase in breathing speed, heartbeat and blood pressurered is excitingpure blue has exactly the opposite effect; it is a calming colorbeing exciting, red was chosen as the signal for danger, but a closer study shows that a bright yellow can produce a more basic state of alarm, so fire engines in some advanced areas are now rushing around in bright yellow colors that stop buses, trucks and cars61the passage tells us that salesmen have_ atried colors on blind people bfound out that colors affect salescdeveloped a special subject of color psychologyddiscovered the relationship between color and psychology62it can be inferred from the passage that_ _ablind people cannot sense color differences bfoods sell well in green or blue wrappingscw hat color we prefer depends on our state of mindda bright color has exactly the opposite effect to red63the most effective color in the passage for warning people is_ared bdark blue cgreen dbright yellow64if someone is in an angry mood, which color is better for him to become quiet?ared bdark blue cbrown dbright yellow65which of the following do you think is the best title for the passage?acolors and feelings bcolors and salescthe blind and colors dpreferences for colorscthe uk has a well-respected higher education system and some of the top universities and research institutions in the worldbut to those who are new to it all, sometimes it can be confusingoctober is usually the busiest month in the college calendaruniversities have something called freshers week（新生周） for their newcomersits a great opportunity to make new friends, join lots of clubs and settle into university lifehowever, having just left the comfort of home and all your friends behind, the outlook of meeting lots of strangers in big halls can be nerve-wracking （令人头痛的）where do you start? who should you make friends with? which clubs should you join?luckily, there will be thousands of others in the same boat as you worrying about starting their university social life on the right foot（顺利:以非常幸运方式）so just take it all in slowlydont rush into anything that youll regret for the next three yearshere are some top advice from past students on how to survive freshers week: learn rulesmake sure you know british social mannershave a few wine glasses and snacks handyfor your housemates and friendsbe kindsometimes cups of tea or even slices of toast can give you a head start in making friendsbe sociablethe more active you are, the more likely youll be to meet new people than if youre someone who never leaves their roombring a doorstop(保持门敞开的)制门器）keep your door open when youre in and that sends positive messages to your neighbors that youre friendlyso with a bit of clever planning and effort, frsshers week can give you a great start to your university life and soon youll be passing on your experience to next years new recruits66which of the following statements is false according to the passage?aits a good idea to bring a doorstopba hit of planning can make freshers week easiercoctober is generally the busiest month for universities in the ukdthe first week of your even- year at university is called freshers week67we can infer from the 4th paragraph that_ athe newcomers usually miss the days living at homebmany freshers are worried about how to fit university lifecmost of the students in the l k spend three years in universitiesdall the new students will make new friends and join certain clubs68why does the author suggest having wine glasses and snacks handy?ato pass the busy university life bto pass the time in a happy waycto show yourself a drinker as othersdto help make friends with others69the underlined word recruits in the last paragraph refers to_acourses bfreshers cneighbors dchallenges70the main purpose of the passage is to_aadvise the freshers how to behave well in universitiesbdiscuss something about the freshers week in the ukctell the newcomers how to make a new start in universitiesdintroduce something about higher education system of the ukdlooking back on chinas road to outer space, people can easily find it has not been very smoothin the past years, chinese people have made hard and determined efforts to realize the dream their ancestors had for thousands of yearsafter chinas first satellite into the earths orbit in 1970 came four flights of unmanned shenzhou spaceflight from 1999 to 2002the country carried out its first one-piloted spaceflight in october2003, making china the third country in the world to have independent human spaceflight ability after the soviet union（苏联）and the united statesthen came another breakthrough on october 12, 2005 when shenzhou 6, chinas second human spaceflight, was launched, with a crew of two astronautswhats more, the landmark （里程碑 ）spacewalk done by zhai zhigang, one of the three boarding shenzhou 7, launched on sept25, 2008, leads the country further in its space explorationmeanwhile, chinas moon exploration project, started in 2004, has also been progressing satisfactorily. fifty years after the soviet union launched sputnik, the worlds first man-made satellite, chinas first circumlunar（绕月的 ）satellite change 1 took off on oct24, 2007, which became the third landmark in chinas space achievements after the above-mentioned manned flightschange 1（嫦娥1号） was expected to fulfill four scientific goals, one of which was to explore mineral elements on the moon, especially those not existent on the earth. its said that the lunar regolith （月壤 ） is abundant in helium（氦 ）-3, a clean fuel（燃料） that may support the earths energy demands for more than a centurynearly 3 years later, oct1, 2010 witnessed the launching of change 2, chinas 2nd unmanned lunar probe（月球探测器）, marking another step forward in moon explorationthis time the aim is to test the key techniques of change 3 and change 4, as a preparation for a soft lunar landing in the futurewith great expectations, people all over the world are looking forward to chinas greater space achievements71according to the text, which of the following is true?achina sent its first satellite into the moons orbit in 1970bchina is the third country in asia to make human spaceflightcby now, 5 astronauts have made successful spaceflight by shenzhou spaceshipdthe la