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腾八中20122013学年度高二上学期期末考试英 语 试 卷制第一部分 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） 请听下面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 woman dislike? a.oranges. b. apples c. bananas.2.where does the conversation most probably take place? a. in a library. b. on the street. c. at the airport.3. what does the man think of the books? a. boring at first but interesting later b. interesting from beginning to end. c. interesting at first but boring later.4. what has the weather been like recently? a. hot . b. cool. c. cold5. what do we know about john? a.he likes being late b. he cant come this time. c. he is seldom late第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 请听下面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，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第六段材料，回答第6.7题 。6. what does the man want? a. green tea. b. black tea. c. coffee7. why does the woman want to sell her house? a.because she is moving away. b. because she want to buy a large one c. because she needs money badly.听第七段材料, 回答第8至10题.8. what will the man do tomorrow afternoon? a. go fishing b. visit mike. c. go swimming9. what does the man think of mikes work? a. its boring. b. its interesting . c.its difficult.10. what do we know about the woman? a. she grew up by a river. b. she was able to swim at the age of six. c. she is a professional swimmer.听第八段材料,回答第11至13 题 .11. what is the man doing? a. booking flight tickets on the phone. b. buying flight tickets at the airport. c.asking prices of flight tickets. 12. when will the man come back from new york? a. on june 24 th. b. on june 26 th. c. on june 28 th.13. how much does the flight ticket to new york cost? a. $2,130. b. $ 4,130 c.$ 2,000听第九段材料,回答第14至17题.14. why does the woman want to exchange the skirt? a. because its too small. b. because she doesnt like it. c.because there is something wrong with it.15. what color does the womans daughter like now?a. green b. black. c. pink.16. for whom does the woman buy the dress? a. for herself b. for her daughter. c. for her mother.17. what does the woman think of the silver dress? a. it doesnt look beautiful. b. its too expensive . c. its too large.听第十段材料,回答第18至20题.18. what did kevin ask his friend tony yesterday? a. where tony wants to spend his vacation. b. how tony will get to his destination. c. the best way to travel in the us.19. what does tony think of taking a train? a. it is very boring. b. it is not comfortable. c. it is not very convenient.20. how will kevin go to the west coast? a. by bus b. by plane . c. by train.第二部分 单项填空.（每题1分，共15分）21. -could i ask you a rather personal question? -sure , . a. pardon me b. good idea c. go ahead d. forget it 22. she was late again today, is often the case. . a . as b . which c.what d. that23.the living room is clean and tidy, with a dining table already for a meal to be cooked . a. laying b. laid c. to lay d. being laid24. i cant believe that you be so rude to your mother. a. could b. should c. might d. must25. what youre saying now is not consistent what you said last week. a. with b. on c. of d. about 26. water the most common liquid in the world but it is also the most important. a .only was b. if only c. not only is d. not only 27.the teacher is about his words, wondering whether it is true. a. eager b. guilty c. sceptical d. angry 28. the flu is believed by viruses that like to reproduce in the cells inside the human nose and throat. a. causing b. being caused c.to have caused d. to be caused29.we thought strange mr.smith did not came last night. a.this; that b. it; that c. that; why d.it ;why30. ill help you., if necessary .a. it was b. / c. im d. there is 31. -why is he feeling down today?-because the suggestion he has been turned down.a. put forward b. put up c. put down d. put away32. tom, as well his friends, for the mistake.a. are to blame b. are to be blamed c. is to be blamed d. is to blame33. tom was appointed to the work mr. smith didnt finish yesterday.a. add up b. put up c. bring up d. take up 34. can you what our teacher told us?a. make sense b. put your hands on c. concentrate on d. take the place of 35. he smiled suddenly, a set of amazingly white teeth. a. exposing b. flashing c. pouring d. applying第三部分 完型填空.（每题1.5分，共30分）it was the last day of the final examination in a large eastern university. on the steps of one building, a group of students were talking about the exam that was going to begin in a few 36 .on their faces was confidence. this was their 37 examthen on to graduation and jobs.some talked of jobs they already had, others talked of jobs they 38 get. with the certainty of four years of college, they felt 39 and able to take control of the world.the coming exam, they knew, would be a（n） 40 task, as the professor had said they could bring 41 books or notes they wanted, requesting only that they did not 42 each other during the test. 43 they entered the classroom. the professor passed out the papers. and smiles 44 on the students faces as they found there were only five questions.three hours had passed 45 the professor began to collect papers. the students no longer looked confident. on their faces was a frightened expression. papers in hand, no one spoke as the professor faced the class.he looked at the 46 faces before him, and then asked: “how many completed all five questions?” 47 a hand was raised.“how many answered four?” still no hand.“three? two?” the students moved restlessly in their seats.“one, then? certainly somebody finished 48 .” but the class remained silent.the professor put down the papers. “that is exactly what i 49 ,” he said. “i just want you to know that, although you have completed four years of study, there are 50 many things about the 51 you dont know. these questions you could not answer are relatively common in everyday 52 .” then, smiling, he added, “you will all 53 this course, but remembereven though you are now college graduates, your education had just 54 .”the years have weakened the name of the professor, but not the 55 he taught. 36. a. secondsb. minutesc. hoursd. days37. a. onlyb. firstc. veryd. last38. a. wouldb. mustc. had tod. used to39. a. gladb. readyc. sorryd. nice40. a. interestingb. necessaryc. easyd. unusual41. a. nob. eitherc. anyd. some42. a. listen tob. look atc. care ford. talk to43. a. hardlyb. happilyc. quicklyd. carefully44. a. appearedb. changedc. failedd. stopped45. a. thenb. asc. befored. after46. a. pleasedb. worriedc. surprisedd. moved47. a. notb. oncec. onlyd. even48. a. allb. nonec. oned. it49. a. wonderedb. enjoyedc. hatedd. expected50. a. evenb. alreadyc. sod. still51. a. examb. subjectc. questiond. college52. a. jobb. classc. practiced. study53. a. passb. failc. taked. start54. a. begunb. completedc. failedd. succeeded55. a. subject b. things c. words d. lessons第四部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分） aplants are very important living things. life could not go on if there were no plants. this is because plants can make food from air， water and sunlight. animals and man cannot make food from air， water and sunlight. animals get their food by eating plants and other animals. therefore animals and man need plants in order to live. this is why we find that there are so many plants around us. if you look carefully at the plants around you， you will find that there are two kinds of plants： flowering plants and non-flowering plants. flowering plants can make seeds. the seeds are protected by the fruits. some fruits have one seed， some have two， three or four， and some have many seeds. but a few fruits have no seeds at all. an example of a fruit without seeds is the banana fruit. most non-flowering plants do not grow from seeds. they grow from spores（胚芽）。 spores are very small. some spores are so small and light that they can float in the air. we may say that spores are quite the same as seeds. when these spores are all on wet and shady places， they usually grow into new plants.56. the main idea of the first paragraph is that _. a. plants are important for life b. plants cannot grow without air c. there are many plants in the world d. we can not live without water57. plants can make food from_. a. flower, water and air b. water，sunlight and air c. air，water and soil d. air，sun and light58. what can we infer（推断） from the passage ？ a. of all living things animals are most important b. without plants， man will die out c. all fruits of flowering plants have seeds d. spores are seeds59this passage may be taken from_. a. a medicine book b. a science magazine c. a novel d. an experiment report b i suddenly heard an elephant crying as though frightened. looking down, i immediately recognized that something was wrong, and ran down to the edge of the near bank. there i saw ma shwe with her three-month-old calf struggling in the fast-rising water, and it was a life-and-death struggle. her calf was floating and screaming with fear. ma shwe was as near to the far bank as she could get, holding her whole body against the rushing water, and keeping the calf pressed against her huge body. every now and then the rushing water would sweep the calf away. there was a sudden rise in the water and the calf was washed clean over the mothers body and was gone. ma shwe turned quickly to reach it and pressed the calf with her head and trunk(象鼻) against the rocky bank. then with a huge effort, she picked it up in her trunk and tried until she was able to place it on a narrow shelf of rock. just at this moment, she felt back into the river. if she were carried down, it would be certain death. i knew, as well as she did, that there was one spot (地点) where she could get up the bank, but it was on the other side from where she had put her calf. while i was wondering what i could do next，i heard the sound of a mothers lovema shwe had crossed the river and got up the bank and was making her way back as fast as she could，roaring(吼叫)all the time，but to her calf it was music60the moment the author got down to the river bank he saw athe calf was about to fall into the river bma shwe was placing the calf on the rock cthe calf was washed away by the rising water dma shwe was holding the calf against the rushing water61how did ma shwe manage to save her calf from the fast-flowing water? aby putting it on a safe spot bby pressing it against her body cby taking it away with her dby carrying it on her back62how did the calf feel about the mother elephants roaring? ait was a musical note bit was a sign of danger cit was a call for help. dit was a great comfort63what can be the best title for the text?a.a mothers love b.a brave actc.a deadly river d.a matter of life and deathc when the famous dancer fred was interviewed for a job by a hollywood producer , the movie expert turned him down, saying,”cant sing. cant act. dances a little.” heres another stupid mistake. when the great scientist albert einstein was at school, his teachers considered him rather dull. and a final story, the famous polish pianist paderewski was told by a teacher that hed never be a success as a performer because the middle finger on each hand was too short.what lessons can be drawn from these three experiences? first, true genius (天才） cannt be suppressed(压抑）for some reason or other it works its way out. second, early judgments of a persons abilities may be unfair or just wrong. third, when there is a real determination to succeed, obstacles fall by the wayside.the famous motto “ad astra per aspera” can be translated as “ to the stars through hardships”. astaire, einstein and paderewski proved their critics wrong.64. which of the following best expresses the main idea of the passage? a. fred astaire was a famous dancer. b. true ability will always make itself known.c. some people never get discouraged.d. albert einstein prove his teachers wrong.65. when paderewskis teacher told him hed never be a success, the teacher was .a. being humorous b. cheerful, though concernedc. somewhat hesitant d. seriously mistaken66. “ad astra per aspera” is used in the passage . a. as a motto for the three mens lives b. to show the value of latin c. to send the reader to the dictionary d. to point out that genius is always recognized early67. the writer of the passage thinks that the reader .a. knows that the three men were successful men b. dreams to become like one of the men some dayc. sympathizes with (同情） the poor teachers of the three mend. knows that fred astaire was an actor famous for performing shakespeares plays d there are good santas and there are bad santas. the good santas all realize one thing: in the mind of a child, santa claus is perfect. thats difficult. and so they come from around the world to attend the charles w. howard school in midland, mich. the school offers a three-day, 40-hour course for santas hoping to be excellent. a former macys santa named charles howard founded the michigan school in 1937. “many people will think if you have a suit and youre a santa,” said tom valent, the schools current dean. “its more than that.” the school teaches everything from breathing techniques for carol singing to the beard maintenance. there are lessons in child psychology, sign language and even media training for talk-show appearances and call-in shows. santas also need to make sure they know all the names of the reindeer(驯鹿). whats harder to deal with, however, is children who ask for christmas gifts like bringing daddy home or making mommy happy again. after spending time in the classroom, weir went to the mall to test his training. however, at one point, his hat fell off, and he was unsure how to react. “youre the real santa,” valent said. “pick that hat up, slip it back on, keep smiling and do your job. youve got to stay on top of your game. even the last one at night, when youre tired, youve got to remember: this ones forever, so do a good job.” 68. according to the passage, good santas should be the ones that _. a. can offer the children some gifts b. help adults look after their children c. have ability to make children happy d. should be perfect in the mind of children 69. the michigan school was founded by charles howard with the purpose to _. a. train the pet reindeer for the santas b. earned money from its students c. train perfect santas for the world d. show the worlds concern to the poor 70. according to weirs performance, we can conclude that _. a. weir was short of experience b. weir was not fit for the job as a santa c. weir did very badly in the game d. weir was not a good student in school 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。although many chinese students say that their knowledge of english grammar is good, most would admit that their spoken english is poor . 71 however, their spoken english does not have to remain“ poor”. i would like to suggest that there may be some reasons for their problems with spoken english. first, 72 obviously the better answer is to expand their vocabulary. however , you can speak with a limited vocabulary ,if your attitude is positive .others will follow you as long as you use the words that you know. second, 73 sometimes they make mistakes when they are speaking because they are shy and nervous. yet students should remember that their goal should be fluency not accuracy. your aim in writing is to be accurate following the rules for grammar and using them to get your message across. but to talk to someone in english, as quickly and well as you can, even though sometimes you may use a wrong word or tense, but it doesnt matter because the person you are speaking to will understand and forgive you for any mistakes he hears. third, 74 you have one mouth but two ears! all that hearing is necessary for you to start speaking. fourth, 75 instead of actively seeking out opportunities to come to them and wonder why their english always remains p