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云南省大理州宾川县第四高级中学2012-2013学年高二英语下学期开学考试试题考生注意：1、考试时间120分钟，总分100分。 2、所有试题必须在答题卡上作答否则无效。 3、交卷时只交答题卡，请认真填写相关信息。第卷第一部分 听力(共两节，共同20小题，每小题1分，满分20分) 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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. what cause the war according to the man?a. hunger b. poverty c. terrorism2. which language is the man studying?a. french b. russian c. spanish3. what does the woman want to do?a. get petrol for the car.b. have the car cleaned.c. have a drink.4. when will the two speakers probably go skating?a. on thursday. b. on friday. c. on saturday5. what is the man doing?a. making an appointment. b. asking for information. c. offering help.第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分) 听下面5段或独白对话。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，各小题给出5秒钟的做答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. when does the wedding take place?a. on may 1 st b. on may 2 nd. c. on may 3 rd.7. what time will the wedding begin?a. at 10:00. b. at 9:00. c. at 8:00.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. which bus will the man take?a. b bus. b. d bus. c. e bus.9. what time is it now?a. 11:15. b. 10:45. c. 10:15.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. what is the woman probably doing?a. watching tv. b. reading a newspaper. c. listening to the radio.11. how many countries have been seriously affected by the drought?a. four. b. five. c. six.12. what happened in iran?a. a fire. b. an earthquake. c. a flood.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. what did the man do last night?a. he enjoyed a concert. b. he wrote an article. c. he interviewed a director.14. what do the two speakers like about zhang yimou especially?a. his various fresh ideas. b. his eagerness to the movies. c. his wide knowledge.15. what was the theme of zhang yimous movies at an early age?a. war and peacefulness. b. the life of westerners. c. the backwardness of china.16. what does the man think of the woman?a. lucky. b. friendly. c. learned.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. how much taller is mauna loa than mount everest?a. 204 meters. b. 304 meters. c. 404 meters.18. what can we know about volcano mauna loa?a. its the longest. b. its the quietest. c. its the largest.19. how many times has mauna loa erupted since 1843?a. over 20 times. b. over 30 times. c. over 40 times.20. how many volcanoes are there in hawaii in all?a. 3. b. 4. c. 5.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21. would you prefer to go to a movie or go to the gallery? _.a. dont mention it. b. that couldnt be betterc. its my pleasure d. id prefer the former22. john is a great student so it would make _ sense for him to apply to a top university; it is really worth _ try.第1页 共8页 第2页 共8页共a. the; 不填 b. the; a c. 不填; 不填 d. 不填; a 23. the young girl offered to show me around the museum, _ was very kind of her.a. it b. what c. which d. that24. was bessie badly hurt? yes, each time she moved her arm, she _ a cry.a. let out b. tried out c. took out d. left out25. the companys reputation is _ when customers see the same problem over and over again.a. in peace b. in secret c. at ease d. at risk26. just wait _ ive finished my coffee. then we can go.a. while b. until c. unless d. before27. _ into neils room, she noticed that his suitcase was packed.a. glanced b. glancing c. to glance d. being glanced28. can i take the dog for a walk, mum? yes, _ youre back before dark.a. so that b. so long as c. as soon as d. now that29. catherine got into a _ when she saw her house was on fire the moment she got home.a. panic b. regret c. fight d. doubt30. lisa _ and old friend of hers yesterday while she was shopping at the supermarket.a. turned down b. looked out c. came across d. glanced through第二节 完形填空(共20小题，每小题1分，满分20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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。life is meant to be livedlife is to be lived. no excuse. no holding back.a story about the violinist fritz kreisler tells how he once 31 a beautiful instrument he wanted to get. when he 32 raised the money for the violin, he returned to 33 it and learned that it had already been sold to a(n) 34 .he went to the new owners home in order to try to 35 him to sell the violin. 36 , the collector said it was one of his valuable possessions and he could not let it go. the 37 freisler turned to leave, but then asked a favor. “may i play the instrument once more 38 it is put away?”39 was given and the great musician began to play. the 40 sang out a quality of music so beautiful that the collector himself could only listen in 41 . “i have no 42 to keep that to myself,” he said after the musician finished. “the violin is yours, mr. kreisler. take it into the world, and let people 43 it.”for you and i are excellent violins our 44 is meant to be heard.i want to have my 45 that way to take it into the world and live it fully. id rather be 46 that die not having done whatever i could whatever i would.im not talking about 47 ourselves by doing too much. happiness is never found in overmuch busyness. but it is found in applying our lives to helping others. say yes when asked for a hand. 48 to work for a charity organization. spend an hour with a 49 relative.in the end, i know that my happiness is not about what i can or cannot do. it is about how much i 50 to others. my life is meant to be lived.第3页 共8页 第4页 共8页共31. a. found out b. gave up c. took over d. came across32. a. possibly b. recently c. finally d. seriously33. a. show b. pick c. buy d. play34. a. collector b. musician c. performer d. inventor35. a. expect b. persuade c. help d. force36. a. besides b. otherwise c. however d. therefore37. a. angry b. disappointed c. helpless d. brave38. a. so that b. unless c. as if d. before39. a. permission b. judgment c. award d. money40. a. owner b. radio c. violin d. singer41. a. pain b. amazement c. secret d. sorrow42. a. right b. freedom c. time d. interest43. a. discuss b. use c. know d. hear44. a. story b. music c. message d. voice45. a. word b. instrument c. life d. work46. a. dressed up b. used up c. beaten up d. woken up47. a. protecting b. controlling c. amusing d. exhausting48. a. volunteer b. struggle c. continue d. wait49. a. lonely b. busy c. special d. proud50. a. talk b. turn c. give d. adapt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，从每题所给的四个选项(a, b, c和d)中，选出最佳选项.并在答且卡上将该项涂黑。aas a teenager, simon weston wasnt particularly good at his studies, but he was a good football player. he could also be naughty sometimes so his mother decided simon should join the army when he was sixteen to teach him some discipline（纪律）.she was right; simon really enjoyed army life and became a well-respected member. however, simons life was changed forever in 1982. argentina invaded the falkland islands, which belong to britain, and prime minister margaret thatcher declared war（宣战）. simon was on board a ship taking troops to the falklands when it was attacked and set on fire. in an act of great heroism, simon tried to save one of his friends from being burnt alive. sadly, he failed and was seriously burnt himself. at the age of 21, simons life seemed over.simon had 70 operations to rebuild his face and body. he was so badly burnt that his mother walked past him in the hospital without recognizing her son. simon struggled to call out, “mum, its me, simon.” hearing his voice, his mother broke down in tears. many thought simon would die, but to everyones astonishment, he survived. although he experienced terrible pain, simon never gave up hope. after months of treatment, simon slowly started to recover and, although he would be terribly scarred（结疤）for the rest of his life, he was able to leave hospital.this was when the real battle started. the physical pain slowly disappeared; however, the emotional pain became worse. simon started to go out but was wounded by the stares of people who looked at him like he was some kind of freak（畸形的人）. he felt like saying, “i wasnt born like this you know. i was injured defending my country.” it took great courage for simon to continue to go out.eventually, simon became involved in charity work and met his wife lucy with whom he has three children. life has never been the same for simon but his bravery is an example to us all.52. what can we infer from the text about simon?a. he succeeded in saving his friend in danger.b. he became an excellent professional soldier.c. he didnt get along with other soldiers.d. he found life in the army very terrible.53. what does the underlined part “the real battle started” in paragraph 4 refer to?a. fighting against the physical pain.b. the struggle to come out of hospital.c. the misunderstanding by simons mother.d. dealing with peoples unfriendly attitudes.54. which of the following can best describe simon?a. aggressive and strong. b. calm and kind. c. brave and generous. d. strange and selfish.bmickey mouse wants to help kids kick the junk food habit. the walt disney company announced that it plans to advertise only healthier foods to kid.by 2015, all food and drink products that are advertised on its tv channels, radio stations and websites will have to meet the companys nutrition standard for limiting calories and reducing fat, sodium and sugar. many foods, such as fruit drinks, candy and snack cakes, wont meet the standard.first lady michelle obama called it a “game changer”. “disney is doing what no major media company has ever done before in the us and what i hope every company will do in the future.”“this is a landmark（里程碑）, because a major media company is taking responsibility for what food they advertise to children,” says margo wootan, director of nutrition policy for the center for science in the public interest. “this should be a real wake-up call to nickelodeon(an american childrens channel) and the cartoon network to do the same.”第5页 共8页 第6页 共8页共but the company will still be able to advertise “better-for-you versions（种类）of products that are not perfectly nutritious.” under the new standards, breakfast cereals that are advertised will have to contain fewer than 10 grams of sugar in a serving, wootan says. “thats a good step forward, but its not perfectly nutritious.”jon leibowitz, chairman of the federal trade commission, says disney is making this move “at perhaps some risk of affecting their incomes, so thats why we should praise them.”food marketing is really “important because it shapes the way kids are fed,” wootan says. “if we dont deal with food marketing to kids, we dont have any chance of addressing childhood obesity.”currently, a third of children are overweight, putting them at a greater risk for serious health problems.at its theme parks, disney began offering healthier kids meals, serving carrots and other vegetables, fruits, low-fat milk and yogurt at meals, instead of fries and soft drinks.55. the underlined word “it” in paragraph 3 probably refers to _.a. the wake-up call b. the walt disney companyc. the habit of eating junk food d. the nutrition standard in the us56. what does margo wootan think of disneys new move?a. he thinks it is a risk. b. he thinks very highly of it.c. he thinks it will get wide support. d. he thinks it will affect their income.57. according to disneys new standards, _.a. soft drinks are not allowed to be advertisedb. foods that are advertised should be fat-freec. only perfectly nutritious products can be advertised d. foods advertised should contain fewer than 10 grams of sugar58. what is the main idea of the text?a. disney calls for a ban on junk food.b. disney aims to help kids lose weight.c. disney is to serve healthier food for kids.d. disney is to quit taking ads for junk food aimed at kids.cimagine putting a seed in a freezer, waiting 30,000 years, and then taking the seed out and planting it. do you think a flower would grow?amazingly, scientists have just managed to do something very similar. they found the fruit of an ancient plant that had been frozen underground in siberia for about 31,800 years. using pieces of the fruit, scientists successfully cloned 36 more of the plant and grew them in a lab. the new flowers have beautiful white petals（花瓣）. they are also the oldest flowering plants that researchers have ever revived from a deep freeze.“this is like creating a dinosaur from tissues of an ancient egg,” university of california biologist jane shen-miller said.the plant has a long history, back when mammoths ( an animal like an elephant, that lived a long time ago but no longer exist) wandered the land. it was buried in an underground hole. the ground has remained frozen since then.the ice-age plants look similar to a modern relative called silence stenophylla. but the ancient flowers are slightly different: their petals are a bit narrower. its possible that the regrown plants belong to a different species.its important for scientists to know that plant tissues can still be revived after being frozen for a long time. thats because many researchers are trying to store the seeds of modern plants by freezing them and then storing them in very big lockers at various spots around the globe. the svalbard global seed vault, an underground facility（设施）in norway, stores hundreds of thousands of seeds. if a plant becomes extinct, scientists could revive it by pulling its seeds from svalbard or other underground rooms.59. the first paragraph is used to _.a. attract readers attention b. summarize the main ideac. introduce an argument d. give an example60. what does the underlined word “revived” in the second paragraph most probably mean?a. made something happen b. got something readyc. brought something back d. took something home61. many researchers are storing the seeds of modern plants _.a. by spreading them around the worldb. so that they can research themc. by burying them under the groundd. in case they die out some day62. which of the following is true according to the text?a. svalbard global seed vault is located in russia.b. the ancient flower dates from the age of mammoths.c. scientists have created a dinosaur from an ancient egg.d. silene stenophylla and the ancient flower are of the same species.dengland became england, the land of english-speaking people, at the beginning of the middle ages. before that it had been the home of iron age tribes（部落）known as celts, and for a time, part of the roman empire. then beginning in the 400s ad, tribes from the north, known as the engles, the saxons, and the jutes, moved in.the most famous leader of this time period in england was alfred the great. alfred lived in wessex, the kingdom of the west saxons, which was in the southern part of england. he was a good leader who made his kingdom stronger. he created a system of defenses（防御）, called burhs, across the country. he reorganized the army so that his men had time to fight and time to farm. alfreds efforts protected his people from the vikings and allowed wessex to grow. eventually the rulers of wessex would rule all of england.alfred also made other improvements. he made laws for his people. he encouraged learning and translated several important books into his saxon language. this was the beginning of the language we call english today.第7页 共8页 第8页 共8页共two important pieces of literature（文学）from that time period are the anglo-saxon chronicle and beow