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中大附中2012-2013学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题 考生注意事项：本试卷分第卷和第卷，第卷用2b铅笔涂在答题卡上，第卷用黑色钢笔、签字笔在答题卷上作答。考试时间 120 分钟，全卷满分 150 分。第一部分：听力理解（共三节，20分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，共5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有一道小题，从每题所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话或独白后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话或独白你将听一遍。1. who answered the phone？a. mikeb. henryc. tom2. whats the womans favourite food?a. italian.b. chinese.c. indian3. when does the first flight arrive in detroit?a. 5:18am.b.6:10amc.8:50am4. what is the woman looking for?a. zoob. telephonec. tennis court5. what will the weather be like at the weekend?a. cloudy.b. snowy.c. sunny第二节（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）听下面4段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从每题所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. where are the two speakers?a. in the hotelb in a shopc. in a restaurant7. how much did the man pay in the end?a. $115.b. $130c. $140听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. what did the man do last weekend?a. watched tv.b. stayed at home.c. visited a friend9. what will the woman probably do this weekend?a. play tennis.b. do some shoppingc. go to a dance听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. where are the new houses?a. on the main road.b. close to a bus station. c. near the sports center.11. what does the woman like most about the new houses?a. the garden.b. the space.c. the quietness12. how does the man feel about the womans suggestion?a. delighted.b. disappointed.c. uninterested.听第9段材料，回答第13至15题。13. what cant the students do without a teacher?a. hold parties.b. complete the safety sheet.c. use any emergency equipment.14. why are the students asked to tie back their loose hour in the lab?a. it may catch fireb. it may cover their eyes.c. it may pass chemicals to their faces.15. what is the speech mainly about?a. laboratory regulations.b. safety instructions.c. after-class activities. 第三节（共5小题：每小题1分，共5分）听下面的一段对话，完成第16至20五道小题，每小题近填写一个词，听对话前，你将有20秒钟的时间阅读试题，听完后你将有60秒钟的作答时间，这段对话你将听两遍。telephone cancellation request formaccount nameedward 16 telephone no. 17 home phone plannonrefundable(不退款) 18 pre-paid planreason for cancellation 19 housecancellation date required 20 9, by 5:00 pm第二部分：语言知识及应用（共两节）第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30 分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。some years ago, whites ruled south africa. apartheid (种族隔离) was the 21 of the land. one day, two middle-aged blacks met in a “whites only” 22 . one of them had a permit to work in the area, 23 the other did not, which meant he could be put into prison for entering into the “whites only” zone. 24 they saw a policeman coming towards them, and 25 .“run!” whispered the man with the permit to his friend, “ill 26 .”they started running and the policeman began chasing them. 27 he caught the second man.“did you think you could escape?” he shouted, “show me your 28 !”the man, playing for time (以拖延的手段争取时间), began searching his pocket and finally 29 his permit. the policeman was 30 . then he realized that he had been 31 . the man without the permit was now too far away to be 32.“since you had a permit, why did you run?” he shouted 33 .“doctors orders,” said the man, “he has 34 me to run a mile every evening.”“oh, yes?” doubted the policeman, “then why was your friend running?”“his 35 too has ordered him to run,” said the man.the policeman became red with anger. “you think youre very 36 , dont you?” he shouted. “but tell me, 37 you were only running for your 38 , why didnt you stop when you saw me running after you?”“of course i 39 that you were running after me,” said the man, “but i thought you too had been ordered to run by your doctor. how 40 i was,” said the man with a faint (隐约的) smile on his face.21. a. attitude b. culture c. tradition d. law22. a. field b. country c. section d. room23. a. as b. while c. since d. or24. a. suddenly b. luckily c. cautiously d. naturally25. a. understoodb. considered c. froze d. cried26. a. apologizeb. refuse c. stay d. follow27. a. by chance b. at last c. on purpose d. in advance28 a. gift b. money c. permit d. ticket29. a. brought outb. made up c. worked out d. set up30. a. worriedb. surprised c. depressed d. frightened31. a. deserted b. punished c. warned d. tricked32. a. preventedb. beaten c. caught d. killed33. a. patientlyb. angrily c. curiously d. regretfully34. a. orderedb. encouraged c. allowed d. promised35. a. doctor b. officer c. parent d. teacher36. a. confidentb. independent c. smart d. generous37. a. before b. although c. because d. if38. a. strength b. health c. interest d. request39. a. knew b. proved c. explained d. agreed40. a. nice b. friendly c. kind d. stupid第二节：语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的单词或使用括号中的词语的正确形式填空。some years ago, sars broke out in the mainland of china, causing some people to be killed or nearly got close to _1_（die）. the situation was so severe that there was no time to debate who was to _2_(blame) .the most important thing for the government to do was to find out the cause of this _3_(die) disease. they invited all the best experts in this field to discuss and quite a few suggestions were _4_ forward. some of the top experts picked out those suggestions and tested them to see whether they were _5_(avail). doctor zhong nanshan chose one patient who was seriously ill and had little hope of _6_（pick） up and had the new medicine _7_(test) on him. to his great joy, this patient recovered! he made his way to his office and telephoned to the top official, _8_(tell) him this exciting news. for _9_ (convenient), he moved to live in his office. his method _10_(work). not soon after that, the other hospital also controlled this terrible disease and kicked it out finally.第三部分：阅读第一节：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项。a a mum saved her daughters life with her newly learned first aid skills. sonya hall, 33, of denny avenue, lancaster, had only just attended one first aid class the day before when she found herself needing to use the skills on her three-year-old daughter tilly.sonya, who also has son emmen, six, attended the first aid course at lune park childrens centre in lancaster. then she was faced with every parents worst nightmare when tilly went blue in the face and stopped breathing. but thanks to her newly acquired skills, sonya saved tillys life.sonya said: “tilly was playing with her brother and they were fighting over a toy. emmen won the fight. tilly fell backwards and her head was hit. she was face down and shaking and at first i thought she was upset. but then i saw she was blue in the face and had stopped breathing. i reacted without thinking and immediately started using the first aid skills i had learned the day before which were so fresh in my mind. i began doing mouth-to-mouth and chest compressions (胸外按压). it probably took about a minute before tilly started breathing again, but to me it felt like a lifetime.”after getting tilly breathing again, sonya called an ambulance and the doctors came. since then, tilly has been diagnosed (诊断) with reflex anoxic seizure (反射缺氧发作). sonya said: “the seizure can happen when theres any unexpected pain, fear or fright. it is just so lucky that the day before it happened, i had been practising first aid.”the empowering parents first aid course is run by lancashire adult learning. sonya said: “i am just so glad i did the course and learnt the first aid skills. i always feared i would not know what to do in a crisis situation, but luckily i had the knowledge and skills to deal with it.” 41. what happened to tilly?a. she was knocked down by her brother.b. she fell on the floor and hit her head.c. she was hit by a toy on the head and felt upset. d. she was hit by her brother and stopped breathing.42. when sonya found tillys shaking, she thought her daughter must _. a. be crying b. be very angry c. pretend to be hurt d. recognize her failure43. when sonya goes to the first aid class next time, she will feel _. a. enjoyable b. excited c. grateful d. confident44. what would be the best title for the text? a. the importance of first aidb. how to practise first aidc. mum saves girl with first aidd. mums should attend first aid coursesbi made a pledge(誓言) to myself on the way down to the vacation beach cottage. for two weeks i would try to be a loving husband and father. totally loving. no ifs, ands or buts.the idea had come to me as i listened to a talk on my car radio. the speaker was quoting a biblical（圣经的）passage about husbands being thoughtful of their wives. then he went on to say, love is an act of will. a person can choose to love. to myself, i had to admit that i had been a selfish husband. well, for two weeks that would change.and it did. right from the moment i kissed evelyn at the door and said, that new yellow sweater（套头衫） looks great on you.oh, tom, you noticed, she said, surprised and pleased. maybe a little puzzled.after the long drive, i wanted to sit and read. evelyn suggested a walk on the beach. i started to refuse, but then i thought, evelyns been alone here with the kids all week and now she wants to be alone with me.”we walked on the beach while the children flew their kites.so it went. two weeks of not calling the wall street firm where i am a director; a visit to the shell museum though i usually hate museums. relaxed and happy, thats how the whole vacation passed. i made a new pledge to keep on remembering to choose love. there was one thing that went wrong with my experiment, however. evelyn and i still laugh about it today. on the last night at our cottage, preparing for bed, evelyn stared at me with the saddest expression.whats the matter? i asked her.tom, she said in a voice filled with distress(悲痛), do you know something i dont?what do you mean?wellthat checkup（体检） i had several weeks agoour doctordid he tell you something about me？tom, youve been so good to meam i dying?it took a moment for it all to sink in. then i burst out laughing.no, honey, i said, wrapping her in my arms. youre not dying; im just starting to live.45. from the story we may infer that tom drove to the beach cottage _.a. with his family b. with evelync. alone d. with his children46. during the two weeks on the beach, tom showed more love to his wife because _.a. she looked lovely in her new clothes b. he had made a lot of money in his wall street firmc. he was determined to be a good husbandd. she was seriously ill47. the author says, there was one thing that went wrong with my experiment. what was the one thing that went wrong?a. he praised her sweater, which puzzled her.b. she insisted on visiting a museum, which he hated.c. he knew something about her illness but didnt tell her.d. he was so good to her that she thought she must be dying.48. by saying im just starting to live, tom means that _.a. he is just beginning to understand the real meaning of lifeb. he is just beginning to enjoy life as a loving husbandc. he lived an unhappy life before and is now starting to changed. he is beginning to feel regret for what he did to his wife beforec there was once a professor of medicine, who was very strict with the students. whenever he took the chair on the exam committee(担任考试委员会主席), the students would be in fear, because he was seldom pleased with the answers they gave. a student would be lucky enough if he or she could receive a good mark from him. at the end of the term, the students of medicine would take their exam again. now a student entered the exam room and got seated before the committee. this student was a little nervous as he knew it would not be so easy to get through the exam at all. the professor began to ask. the student was required to describe a certain illness, his description of which turned to（结果是）be ok.then the professor asked about the cure (药剂) for illness, and the student, too, answered just as right. “good,” said the professor, “and how much will you give the patient?” “a full spoon”, answered the student. “now you may go out and wait for what you can get.”, said the professor. at the same time, the committee discussed carefully the answers the student had given. suddenly the student noticed that there was something wrong with his last answer. “ a full spoon is too much,” he thought to himself. anxiously he opened the door of the room and cried, “mr professor, ive make a mistake! a full spoon is too much for a patient. he can take only five drops.” “im sorry, sir.” said the professor coldly, “but its too late. your patient has died.49. the students were afraid of the professor because _.a. they often angered and disappointed himb. their answers often astonished himc. their answers seldom satisfied himd. he often misunderstood (误解) them and give them bad markers50. the students description of the illness was _.a. not correct b. not satisfiedc. completely discouraging d. accepted.51. before he left the room the student was almost sure that _. a. he had passed the exam, and the only thing was to wait for the mark b. his last answer was satisfying c. he had made a mistake d. he had not done well in the exam.52. which of the following is not true? a. the patient will be in danger if hes taken as much as a full spoon. b. the doctor will be in trouble if hes given the patient a full spoon. c. since one spoon is less than five drops, the patient will be all right soon if he takes only one full spoon at a time. d. if the patient wants to remain safe, he should take no more than five drops at a time.d what is wwf?wwf is one of the worlds largest and most respected independent conservation (保护) organizations. wwf is a global organization acting locally through a network of over 90 offices in over 40 countries around the world. conservation projects managed by these offices are active in more than 100 countries. the central secretariat(秘书处) for the network (called wwf international) is located in gland, switzerland. the idea of wwf was put forward on the 29th april 1961, and its first office opened on 11th september that same year in the small swiss town of morges. what do the letters wwf stand for?wwf originally stood for “world wildlife fund”. however, in 1986, wwf had come to realize that its name no longer showed the scope (范围) of its activities, and changed its name to “world wide fund for nature”. the united states and canada, however, continued to use the old name. the resulting confusion caused by the name change in 1986, together with its translation into more than 15 languages, led the organization in 2001 to agree on using the original acronym (首字母缩略词) wwf as its only global name. 53.wwf has a history of _.a. 25 yearsb. 35 years c. 50 yearsd. 60 years54.which of the following is true about wwf?a. it has offices in more than 100 countries.b. its first office was built in morges, switzerland.c. the idea of wwf was first put forward in gland.d. conservation projects are managed by wwf international.55.wwf changed its name in 1986 because the name _.a. wasnt accepted by the united states and canadab. didnt agree with its acronymc. caused confusion when translated into other languagesd. couldnt cover its various activities第二节：信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）请阅读下列短文和相关信息,并按照要求匹配信息。首先，请阅读杂志的信息：a. womans weeklywomans weekly celebrates the home, family and lives of mature women, providing them with practical help, advice and inspiration. it features content areas such as diets, food, health, work, games and chat, all packed full of practical help, advice and tips. every column connects users to both professional experts and others who have the same experience. it makes life a little bit easier.b. amateur photographeramateur photographer is world renowned for its authoritative and comprehensive equipment reviews. it is first for news, events, prices, techniques, equipment tests and darkroom advice. it also contains readers pictures, profiles of professional and advice from expert. those who are interested in buying photographic equipment or wanting advice about improving their picture taking can read it.c. ships monthlyas the britains best selling magazine for ship lovers, ships monthly provides a well balanced mix of news and features and is read by enthusiasts and maritime professionals all over the world. this makes each issue of ships monthly an invaluable companion for all those with interests in ships and maritime matters.d. essentialsessentials is for women who are at the beginning of grown up life: the serious relationship, the first house and first child. they are in their late 20s to mid 30s living in the suburbs, working with a close-knit circle of friends and family around them. essentials appeals to them with its unique mix of stylish, useful, affordable and achievable features.e. in stylein style, winner of the 2004 ppa consumer magazine of the year award, is the best magazine to h