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桂林十八中 12级高二下学期开学考试试卷 英语 注意事项：本卷共150分，考试时间120分钟。 答题前，考生在答题卡上用黑色签字笔将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚。 请用2b铅笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答，在试卷上作答无效。 考试结束后上交答题卡。第i卷（选择题，共105分）第一部分：听力理解（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）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. which skirt will the man buy?a. the green one. b. the brown one. c. the red one.2. what does the man think of the car?a. cheap. b. old. c. nice. 3. why cant men do better in a computer company than women?a. they are not as careful as women.b. they are too strong.c. their hands are too big. 4. when is the concert going to start?a. at 7:45. b. at 7:30. c. at 7:15.5. where does this conversation take place?a. in a food store. b. in a restaurant. c. at a vegetable market.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，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；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、7题。6. what can we know about the woman?a. she hasnt been to australia. b. she is australian. c. she is chinese.7. which is the best season to visit australia?a. spring. b. autumn. c. summer.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. what will be sent to the us by airmail?a. a birthday gift. b. insurance list. c. a small necklace.9. who will get the parcel?a. the womans husband. b. the womans daughter. c. the womans teacher.10. how much will the woman pay?a. just 100 yuan. b. less than 100 yuan. c. more than 100 yuan.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. what is the woman tired of?a. using packing cases as seats. b. sitting on secondhand chairs.c. buying things at street markets.12. what does the man worry about?a. they cannot find new chairs. b. new chairs are too expensive.c. old chairs are not comfortable.13. when does the market open?a. on thursdays. b. on sundays. c. on saturdays.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14. what is the man most likely to be?a. a tourist traveling to a seaside town. b. a reporter from a newspaper press. c. a clerk of the traveling agency.15. what was the woman satisfied with?a. the room of the hotel that they stayed in. b. the distance between the hotel and the beach.c. the time when they arrived at the seaside town.16. how often does the woman go out for holidays? a. at least twice a year. b. at least once a year. c. at least once a month.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。17. whats the passage mainly about?a. air pollution outside. b. indoor air pollution. c. the disease caused by the polluted air.18. where did some of the worst indoor air pollution happen?a. in super countries. b. in developed countries.c. in places where wood and coal were used for cooking.19. how many diseases could be caused by breathing harmful indoor air according to the passage?a. 5. b. 6. c. 7.20. what would be probably talked about next?a. causes of indoor air pollution.b. problems of indoor air pollution. c. ways to solve the problem of indoor air pollution. 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.-im sorry i made a mistake ! -_. nobody is perfect . a. take your time. b. youre right. c. whatever you say. d. take it easy.22. paper money was in _ use in china when marco polo visited the country in _ thirteenth century.a. the; /b. the; thec. /; thed. /; /23. mark needs to learn chinese _ his company is opening a branch in beijing. a. unless b. until c. although d. since24. up to now, the program _ thousands of children who would otherwise have died. a. would save b. saves c. had saved d. has saved25. now that spring is here, you can _ these fur coats till you need them again next winter. a. put forward b. put down c. put away d. put off26. on approaching the school you will find in the middle of our school _.a. a high statue standsb. stands a high statuec. a high statue is standing d. is standing a high statue27. a man is being questioned in relation to the _murder last night. a. advised b. attended c. attempted d. admitted28. the government has been accused of not responding _ to the needs of the homeless.a. accurately b. appropriately c. mildly d. gently29. he bought a book with the _ 50 dollars and then his money _.a. remaining; was used up b. remaining; ran out of c. remained, ran out d. remained, gave out30.eye doctors suggest that a childs first eye exam_at the age of six months old. a.was b.be c.were d.is31. have you got any particular plans for the coming holiday? yes, _, im going to visit some homes for the old in the city.a. if ever b. if busy c. if anything d. if possible32. what do you think we can do for our aged parents?you _ do anything except to be with them and be yourself.a. oughtnt to b. dont have to c. mustnt d. cant33 . the ability _ an idea is as important as the idea itself a. to express b. expressed c. expressing d. to cover34. the chairman thought necessary to invite professor smith to speak at the meeting. a. that b. this c. it d. which35. when it comes to job interviews, first _ including the way you speak and dress, are extremely important. a. impressions b. appointments c. assignments d. considerations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。i often read of incidents of misunderstanding or conflict. im left 36 . why do these people create mistrust and problems, especially with those from other 37 ?i was growing up in kuala lumpur in the early 1960s, 38 children from different races and religions played and studied 39 in harmony. at that time my family lived a stones 40 from ismails. and no one was bothered that ismail was a malay muslim and i was an indian hinduwe just 41 our differences. perhaps，our elders had not filled our heads with unnecessary advice, well 42 or otherwise.we were nine when we became friends. during the school holidays, we d 43 the countryside on our bicycles，hoping to 44 the unexpected. at times ismail would accompany my family as we made a rare shopping trip to town. we would be glad of his 45 .when i was twelve, my family moved to johor. ismails family later returned to their village, and i 46 touch with him.one spring afternoon in 1983, i stopped a taxi in kuala lumpur. i 47 my destination. the driver acknowledged my 48 but did not move off. instead, he looked 49 at me. “raddar? he said, using my childhood nickname (绰号).i was astonished at being so 50 addressed (称呼).unexpectedly! it was ismail! even after two 51 we still recognized each other. grasping his shoulder, i felt a true affection, something 52 to describe.if we can allow our children to be 53 without prejudice, theyll build friendships with people，regardless of race or religion, who will be 54 their side through thick and thin. on such friendships are societies built and 55 we can truly be, as william shakespeare once wrote, “we happy few, we band of brothers. 36.a.interestedb.pleasedc.puzzledd. excited37.a.partiesb.cities c.villagesd. races38.a.whyb.whichc.howd. when39.a.togetherb.aroundc.aloned. apart40.a.dropb.throwc.moved. roll41.a.refusedb.madec.soughtd. accepted42.a.paidb.meantc.preserved(保存)d. treated43.a.exploreb.searchc.discoverd. desert44.a.get throughb.deal withc.come acrossd. take away45.a.arrivalb.choicec.effortd. company46.a.lostb.gainedc.developedd. missed47.a.statedb.orderedc.decidedd. chose48.a.attempts b.instructionsc.opinionsd. arrangements d. fixedly49.a. anxiouslyb.carelessly c.disappointedly50.a.familiarly b.strangelyc.fullyd. coldly51.a.departuresb.monthsc.yearsd. decades52.a.possibleb.funnyc.hardd. clear53.a.themb.themselvesc.usd. ourselves54.a.fromb.byotherwisec.withd. against55.a.stillb.c.thend. instead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。 athe idea for the book harry potter and the philosophers stone came to joanne kathleen rowling in 1990. it took her seven years to finish writing it. during those seven years she had a number of jobs, including one job as an english teacher in portugal. rowling sent the book to four publishers before one of them bought it. she was very happy to sell her book because it was her lifes dream to be a published writer. before she sold her book, rowling was living in a small apartment with her daughter and was so poor that she could not afford heat in the winter. harry potter became very successful with children and adults in england. the book also really took off in the united states. after her second and third books were published, the three harry potter books filled the top three places on many newspapers lists of best-sellers. then the books were made into popular movies. without question, rowlings life had completely changed, in just three years. harry potter books have now sold more than 30 million books around the world and have been translated into more than thirty-five languages. in 1997, rowling was earning 70 (about us$110) a week. by the end of 2001, she had earned over 150 million ($250 million), making her one of the most successful female writers of all time. 56. this reading is about _. a. harry potters life b. the writers life c. how the book became a movie d. why harry potter is popular57. which sentence is true about the first harry potter book? a. four publishers bought it. b. it took the writer several years to finish it. c. it was first published in portugal. d. rowling got the idea from her daughter.58. rowlings dream was _. a. to be a magician b. to make a movie c. to have her books published d. to be an english teacher59. how many languages has harry potter been translated into? a. more than 35 b. about 135 c. about 90 d. more than 150 btail spintwo dolphins race around in a big pool in the ocean park. the smaller dolphin grace, shown off a few of her tricks, turning around and waving hello to the crowd. the most amazing thing about her, however, is that shes even swimming at all. she doesnt have a tail.grace lost her tail as a baby when she got caught up in a fish trap.when the dolphin arrived at the ocean park in december 2005, she was fighting for her life. “is she going to make it?” her trainer, abbey stone, feared the worst. grace did make it but her tail didnt. she ended up losing her flukes and the lower part of her peduncle.over the past six years, she has learned to swim without her tail. dolphins swim by moving their flukes and peduncle up and down. grace taught herself to move another waylike a fish! she pushed herself forward through the water by moving her peduncles from side to side.the movement put harmful pressure on graces backbone. so a company offered to create a man-made tail for her. the tail had to be strong enough to stay on grace as she swam but soft enough that it wouldnt hurt her.the first time grace wore the artificial tail. she soon shook it off and let it sink in the bottom of the pool. now, she is still learning to use the tail. some days she wears it for an hour at a time, others not at all. “the tail isnt necessary for her to feel comfortable,” says stone, “but it helps to keep that range of motion(动作) and build muscles(肌肉).”now, the dolphin is about to get an even happier ending. this month, grace will star in dolphin tale, a film that focus on her rescue and recovery. her progress has inspired more than just a new movie. many people travel from near and far to meet her. seeing grace swim with her man-made tail gives people so much courage.60.when grace first arrived at the ocean park, her trainer worried about her . a. physical buildb. potential abilityc. chance of survivald. adaptation to the surroundings.61.a man-made tail is created for grace to .a. let her recover fasterb. make her comfortablec. adjust her way of swimmingd. help her perform better tricks62.the story of grace inspires people to .a. stick to their dreamsb. treat animals friendlyc. treasure what they haved. face difficulties bravelycmost children, even the youngest of children, are delighted to be around cats and dogs. but these pets carry plenty of germs and allergens（过敏原）, prompting researchers to ask: are cats and dogs really safe for children？a study finds that, contrary to many parents fears, owning cats or dogs does not increase a childs risk of developing allergies, and in fact, may actually protect them. the studys lead author, dr. dennic ownby of the medical college of georgia, says that even he was “very surprised” by the results. ownby and colleagues followed more than 470 children from birth to age 6 or 7, comparing those exposed to cats and dogs during their first year of life to those who were not.by using skin-prick tests for detecting common allergies, the researchers found that, contrary to what many doctors had been taught for years, children who had lived with a pet were not at greater risk.even more remarkable, children who had two or more dogs or cats had an even greater reduction, up to 77 percent, in risk of allergies. researchers suggest this protective effect may be the result of early exposure to lots of bacteria that are carried by dogs and cats. exposing young children to these bacteria helps exercise their immune systems early in life so that theyre better able to resist allergic diseases later.theres something very important in that first year of life when the immune(免疫) system is developing that we can retrain it away from an allergic response, said dr. william davis. and while researchers are not encouraging parents to buy dogs or cats just to reduce a childs allergy risk, they say if a family already has one or more animals, theres no need to get rid of them. 63. why do the researchers feel “very surprised” by the results of the study?a. because the results are contrary to their expectationb. because so many children are playing with cats and dogsc. because parents are so much worried about their childrend. because children with animals may develop allergies easily64. compared with children who have pets，those who havent _.a. will lose the chance to develop immune system b. will reduce the harm from bacteriac. may suffer allergic diseases more often d. can keep doctors away65. the underlined word “it” in the fifth paragraph refers to_.a. the early life b. an allergic disease c. something important d. immune system66. what is the passage mainly about?a. how to protect your kids from allergies b. bacteria do good to your kidsc. your pets may be helping your kids d. advantages of owning petsdlike many lovers of books, mary and her husband, richard goldman, seldom walked past a bookstore without stopping to look inside. they often talked of opening their own store one day.when mary was hospitalized with heart trouble in 1989, they decided it was time to get serious. richard, who worked for a business company, was eager to work for himself, and mary needed to slow down from her demanding job.they started by talking to bookstore owners and researching the industry. “we knew it had to be a specialty store because we couldnt match the big chains dollar for dollar,” says mary. one figure caught her attention: shed read somewhere that roughly 20 percent of books sold were mysteries (推理小说), and many buyers spent more $300 a year on books. she and richard were themselves mystery readers.on halloween 1992, they opened the mystery lovers bookshop and caf near their home. with three children in college, the couple could not spend all the familys money to start a shop. to cover the $100,000 cost, they drew some of their savings, borrowed from relatives and from an bank. the store merely broke even in its first year, with only $120,000 in sales. but mary was always coming up with new ways to attract customers. the shop had a coffee bar and it offered gifts to mystery lovers and served dinners for book clubs that met in the store. she also invited dozens of writers to discuss their stories.today mystery lovers makes sales of about $420,000 a year. after paying taxes, business costs and the six part-time sales clerks, richard and mary together earn about $34,000.“the job you love may not go hand in hand with a million-dollar income,” says richard. “this has always been about an enjoyable life for ourselves, not about making a lot of money.”67.when mary was in hospital, the couple realized that _.a.they had to put their plan into practice b.health was more important than wealthc.heart trouble was a serious illness d.they both