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桂林十八中2013-2014学年度下学期12级期中考试卷英 语 注意：本试卷考试时间120分钟,满分150分； 正式开考前，请务必将自己的姓名、考号用黑色水性笔填写清楚，用2b铅笔在填涂区准确涂好自己的考号，并检查是否完全正确； 请将所有答案填涂或填写在答题卡相应的位置上，直接在试卷上做答不得分。第一部分：听力第一节(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。1what does the man mean?acarl will be late for the concert.bthe line for concert tickets is too busy.che hasnt been able to contact carl.2why does the man have a better hairstyle than before?ahe had his hair cut in a new place.bthe woman gave him some advice.c another person cut his hair this time.3what are the speakers doing?aplaying a game. bwatching a match. cenjoying a play.4how are the speakers going to the countryside?aby car. bby taxi. cby train.5what did the man buy today?aa hat. ba pair of jeans. ca t-shirt.第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5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5秒钟的时间阅读每个小题；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8题。6what is the relationship between the speakers?aworkmates. bhusband and wife. cemployer and employee.7what do we know about the woman?ashe works part-time now. bshe has hired a babysitter. c her baby is a little bigger now.8what does the man think of his work?adifficult. bsatisfying. cexhausting.(=tiring)听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9what is the relationship between the speakers?ahusband and wife ba doctor and a patient ca travel agent and a client10 why does the man want to cancel his booking for tomorrow？ahe cant take any exercise bhe doesnt have enough moneyche has to go for another appointment11what does the woman suggest the man do?asee a doctor btake a boat trip cpay $ 150 first听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12what are the speakers mainly talking about?aold fashions bold news cold days13what do the speakers think of what they looked like in the photo?a. young bfashionable cembarrassing14where did the man work?ain a bank bin a factory. cin a university听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15what does the girl have to do at school?awear school uniformsbenter the chemistry lab with teacherscgo into the language lab with permission16what will happen to the girl if she breaks the rules seriously?ashe will stay at school after class bshe will get a yellow warningcshe will get a red report17what does the girl say about the school rules?athey are reasonable bthey should be improved cthey are not carried out strictly听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18which film has the fewest shows?alove actually bthe incredibles c the aviator19how much is the ticket for the aviator at 19:15?a$ 675 b$ 5 c$ 3.5.20what do we know about love actually?athe plot(情节) is complicatedbthere are no big stars in the filmcthe story happened 5 weeks after christmas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。21. what do you think of _ lecture given by professor thomas? - great. i quite agree to his idea that everyone can make _ difference to society. a. a, a b. the, a c. the, the d. a, the22.when working in that company, jack found _ a pleasure to work with his department chief.a.that b.this c.it d.himself23. yifu library was named _ a businessman devoted to chinas education.a. in honour of b. instead of c. in favour of d. by means of24. in his letter, he said you could _ either personally or in e-mail _ the position in the company. a. apply; for b. apply; to c. relate; to d. collect; for 25. her appearance is not _ to whether she can be a good teacher. a. reasonable b. adequate c. beneficial d. relevant26. in my opinion, the time students devote to computer games has a bad effect on their studies.a. in which b. on which c. when d. that27. after the interview, oprah winfrey is thought _ to call an end to her successful talk show by the end of the year.a. to decide b. decide c. deciding d. to have decided28. ourteachersalwaystellustobelievein_wedoandwhoweareifwewanttosucceed.a.why b.how c.what d.which29. _ i met him, i thought he was a serious man.a. for the first time b. the first time c. it was the first time d. by the first time30. never before _ in greater need of modern public transport than it is today.a. has this city been b. this city has been c. was this city d. this city was31. every possible means _ to prevent the air pollution, but the sky is still not clear.a. is used b. are used c. has been used d. have been used32. jessica has always been honest and straightforward, and it doesnt matter _ that shes talking to.a. who is it b. who it is c. is it whod. it is whom33. is this your coat? no, mine _over there behind the door. a. is hanging b. hangs c. hanged d. is hung34. it was recommended by the authority that the play _again a. should put on b. would put on c. be put on d. put on35. i have some big news for you. youve been accepted as a member of our club._ thats great!a. have i? b. pardon? c. congratulations d. good idea!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3655各题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 twice-crowned beauty queen michele reis may be all of 18 years old. but she is still mummys little girl. mrs. reis described her 36 feeling the night her daughter 37 the miss hong kong beauty pegeant(选美大赛), “i felt 38 i suffered the loss of something important 39 they crowned(加冕) her. not that i was not happy for her, but knew that my daughter no longer belonged to me alone and i would have to share her 40 everyone else.” but mom should have seen it coming. 41 her portuguese-chinese heritage(遗传因子), michele was quite good-looking as a youngster. she began modeling part time as a school girl. there was something special about her 42 as a child. people in the street always turned around 43 her. 44 her recent fame, the beauty queen said, “sometimes i have the feeling that i am no longer myself 45 . my schedule is 46 . im not getting 47 sleep, and i am always 48 from one place to another. there are times when i am 49 tired that i just wanted to sit and 50 .” 51 a celebrity(名人) has another price. “people no longer regarded me as a(an) 52 person. its becoming 53 for me to make friends, and ive learned to treasure old friends because they 54 treat me as michele 55 miss hong kong” 36. a. mixedb. pleasedc. excitedd. surprised 37.a. becameb. gotc. wond. was made 38.a. just likeb. thatc. howd. as if 39.a. wheneverb. whenc. becaused. though 40.a. asb. likec. ind. with 41.a. asb. withc. ford. of 42.a. stillb. justc. earlyd. even 43.a. to look atb. to pick outc. to search ford. to look for 44.a. consideredb. having been consideredc. to considerd. considering 45.a. nowb. once morec. againd. any more 46.a. busyb. fullc. filledd. covered 47.a. enoughb. anyc. muchd. limited 48.a. hurryingb. goingc. movingd. making a drive49.a. ratherb. soc. tood. very 50.a. laugh b. shoutc. cry d. sleep 51.a. forb. asc. chosend. being 52.a. honestb. particularc. ordinaryd. regular 53.a. easierb. more difficult c. easyd. difficult 54.a. willb. foreverc. still d. dearly 55.a. because ofb. instead ofc. insteadd. except 第三部分: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答案。 a i love charity(慈善)shops and so do lots of other people in britain because you find quite a few of them on every high streetthe charity shop is a british institution, selling everything from clothes to electric goods, all at very good pricesyou can get things you wont find in the shops anymorethe thing i like best about them is that your money is going to a good cause and not into the pockets of profit-driven companies, and you are not damaging the planet, but finding a new home for unwanted goods the first charity shop was opened in 1947 by oxfamthe famous charitys appeal to aid postwar greece had been so successful it had been flooded with donationsthey decided to set up a shop to sell some of these donations to raise money for that appealnow there are over 7000 charity shops in the ukmy favorite charity shop in my hometown is the red cross shop, where i always find childrens books, all 10 or 20 pence each most of the people working in the charity shops are volunteers, although there is often a manager who gets paidover 90% of the goods in the charity shops are donated by the publicevery morning you see bags of unwanted items outside the front of shops, although they dont encourage this, rather ask people to bring things in when the shop is open the shops have very low running costs: all profits go to charity workcharity shops raise more than 110 million a year, funding（资助）medical research, overseas aid, supporting sick and poor children homeless and disabled people and much morewhat better place to spend your money? you get something special for a very good price and a good moral senseyou provide funds to a good cause and tread lightly on the environment56the author loves the charity shop mainly because of _aits convenient location bits great variety of goodscits spirit of goodwill dits nice shopping environment57the first charity shop in the uk was set up to _asell cheap products bdeal with unwanted thingscraise money for patients dhelp a foreign country58which of the following may be the best title for the passage?awhat to buy at charity shopsbcharity shop: its origin & developmentccharity shop: where you buy to donatedthe publics concern about charity shops b when a storm is coming, most people leave the area as quickly as possible and head for safety. but there are a few people who will get into their cars and go straight for the center of the storm. these people are willing to risk being killed by floods or 100-kilometer-an-hour winds for the excitement of watching the storm close up. “storm chasing(追逐)” is becoming an increasing popular hobby, especially in the midwest of the united states, where there are frequent storms between march and july. a storm chaser begins the day by checking the internet for the latest weather report, and then drives up to 1000 kilometers to where the storm will be and waits for it to develop. although anyone can do it, storm chasing is extremely dangerous. the power of a big storm can throw a cow into the air or destroy a whole house in seconds. storm chasers are also often hurt in accidents caused by driving in a heavy rain. if you are a beginner, it is much safer to join a group for storm-chasing vacations during the storm season. even then, storm chasing is not all adventure and excitement. “storm chasing is 95% driving,” says daniel lynch, who spends most of his summer storm-chasing. “sometimes you can sit around for hours waiting for something to happen, and all you get is blue sky and a few light showers.” however, for storm chasers, it is all worth it. “when you get close to a storm, it is the most exciting sight you will ever see in your life,” says jasper morley. “every storm is an example of the power of nature. it is the greatest show on earth.”59. for storm chasing, the first thing storm chasers do is to _. a. head straight for the center of the storm b. get into the car for safety c. wait patiently for the storm to develop d. collect information about a coming storm60. beginners of storm chasing are advised _. a. not to drive in a heavy rain b. to do it in an organized way c. not to get too close to a storm d. to spend more time on it in summer61. by saying “it is all worth it” in the last paragraph, the author means that _. a. storm chasing costs a lot of money b. storm chasing is worth hours of waiting c. efforts in storm chasing are well paid d. a storm presents the greatest show on earth62. what can we learn from the text? a. sometimes storm chasers get nothing but disappointment b. many storm chasers get killed in the storms c. storm chasing is becoming popular around the world d. storm chasing is only fit for young peoplec one morning a few years ago, harvard president neil rudenstine overslept. for this busy man, it was a sort of alarm: after years of non-stop hard work, he might wear himself out and die an early death. only after a weeks leave-during which he read novels, listened to music and walked with his wife on a beach-was rudenstine able to return to work. in our modern life, we have lost the rhythm between action and rest. amazingly, within this world there is a universal but silly saying: i am so busy. we say this to one another as if our tireless efforts were a talent by nature and an ability to successfully deal with stress. the busier we are, the more important we seem to ourselves and, we imagine, to others. to be unavailable to our friends and family, and to be unable to find time to relax-this has become the model of a successful life. because we do not rest, we lose our way. we miss the guide telling us where to go, the food providing iswith strength, the quiet giving us wisdom. how have we allowed this to happen? i believe it is this: we have forgotten the sabbath（安息日）, the day of the week-for followers of some religions-for rest and praying. it is a day when we are not supposed to work, a time when we devote ourselves to enjoying and celebrating what is beautiful. it is a good time to bless our children and loved ones, give thanks, share meals, walk and sleep. it is a time for us to take a rest, to put our work aside, trusting that there are larger forces at work taking care of the world. rest is s spiritual and biological need; however, in our strong ambition to be successful and care for our many responsibilities, we may feel terribly guilty when we take time to rest. the sabbath gives us permission to stop work. in fact, remember the sabbath is more than simply permission to rest; it is a rule to obey and a principle to follow.63. the alarm in the first paragraph refers to _. a. a signal of stress b. a warning of danger c. a sign of age d. a spread of disease64. according to paragraph 4, a successful person is one who is believed to _. a. be able to work without stress b. be more talented than other people c. be more important than anyone else d. be busying working without time to rest65. some people feel guilty when taking time to rest because they _. a. think that taking a rest means lacking ambitions b. fail to realize that rest is an essential part of life c. fail to realize that religions force them to rest d. think that taking a rest means being lazy66. what is the main idea of this passage? ks5u a. we should balance work with rest. b. the sabbath gives us permission to rest. c. it is silly for anyone to say i am busy. d. we should be available to our family and friends. d tired of working in your country!with over 500 instructors and 20 years of experience, we are the leader in the field of teaching foreign languages. we now have positions open in osaka starting september/october 2004 for instructors of english, german, spanish and french.teach many different kinds of classes using the latest technology in small classes of up to 3 students.accommodation (住宿), and other necessary documents (文件) will be ready before you leave.applicants will teach their first language only.excellent teacher training programs. ks5uif you are young with a university degree and are willing to experience different cultures, apply (申请) now. experience in teaching is an advantage but not specially required. knowledge of the japanese language is not necessary but good english skills and practical computer knowledge are basic requirements.apply with c. v. and send letters to:nova france, mr. sampy (iht3/2)34, bd. haussmann, 75009 paris, francefax: 33148014804or visit our website: the manager expects to meet and talk with successful applicants in paris in june and july.67、what is the purpose of the text?a. to introduce a language school in japan. b. to hire language teachers to work in japan. c. to describe working conditions in japan. d. to make clear the requirements for japanese teachers. 68、we know from the text that those who are going to japan will _.a. teach english only in osaka b. receive a degree from a university c. have free accommodation d. get trained for the job69、 before going to japan, you need _.a. to s