江苏省苏州五中高二英语下学期期中试题牛津译林版.doc

苏州五中2012-2013学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题第i卷（选择题）第一部分：听力（共两节，共20题，满分20分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上，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分，满分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了一小题，每段对话仅读一遍。1.2. what will the woman probably do?a. see a doctor.b. take some time off work.c. continue going to work.3. whats the relationship between the speakers?a. boss and clerk. b. husband and wife. c. mother and son.4. how much more did the woman pay for her wedding dress than her sister?a. $ 400. b. $ 300. c. $ 100.第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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67题。6. what are the speakers doing today?a. playing tennis. b. playing football. c. playing golf.7. how often does the man play on average?a. once a month. b. twice a month. c. once a week.听第7段材料，回答第89题。8. what happened to the guy in the front of the stage?a. he fell off the stage. b. he got in a fight with some crazy people. c. he jumped into the crowd.9. what did the man like the most?a. the opening band. b. the audience. c. the design of the stage.听第8段材料，回答第1012题。10. how does the man describe his city in the beginning? a. its big. b. its horrible. c. its romantic.11.whats the city center like according to the man?a. its crowded with boats.b. theres a famous church there.c. there arent many shops.12.why doesnt the man like living there?a. its too quiet.b. there are too many tourists.c. the drinking water is polluted.听第9段材料，回答第1316题。14.which word can be used to describe mark?a.selfish. b. talented. c. lazy.15.what do we know about karen?a. she is shy. b. she has blue eyes. c. she is single.16.what did the speakers decide to do?a. go cycling together.b. introduce two friends to each other.c. have dinner together.听第10段材料，回答第1720题。17. in which direction will the company move?a.north. b. west. c. south.18.where will the employees get money for moving expenses?a.from the bank.b.from the community fund.c.from the human resources department.19.what is the new office building like?a.it has 25 stories.b.its next to a movie theater.c.it includes a big restaurant for employees.20.whats the goal of the company?a.to rank among the top five providers of internet service.b.to become the biggest internet service provider by 2015.c.to have a total area of 50000 square feet.第二部分：英语语言知识运用（共两小节，满分35分）第一节：单项选择（共20小题；每小题1分，满分15分）21. the performer, who has _ gift for acting, will be _ success in a couple of years if properly nursed.a. a; ab. the; a c. the; /d. a; /22.betty didnt attend the important conference,and thats _ she hadnt been got informed of it.a.why b.the reason c.because d.for 23. a better plan was _at yesterdays meeting.aput forward bput awaycput down dput on24. the teacher stressed again that the students should not _ any important details while retelling the story. abring out blet out cleave out dmake out25.-how is everything going on with you in europe? -quite well. not so smoothly as i hoped_.a. though b. instead c. either d. too26.it _ we had stayed together for a couple of weeks _ i found we had a lot in common. a. was until; when b. was until; that c. wasnt until; when d. wasnt until; that27. “hope for the best and prepare for the worst.” is a proverb, _ life is beautiful but full of frustrations as well.a. means b. meaning c. to mean d. meant 28. _seems to be a strong competition in china for senior students to enter universities.a. itb. whatc. thatd. there29.the space shuttle columbia broke into pieces over texas as it returned to the earth on february 1，2003，_all seven astronauts aboard.a.having killed b.killingc.being killed d.killed30. i expect linda will pass the driving test at one attempt. so do i. she _ hard in the past two months.a. practised b. had practisedc. would practise d. has been practising31. catherine, i have cleaned the room for you . thanks. you_. i could manage it myself.a. neednt do b. neednt have done c. mustnt do d. shouldnt have done32. - who do you think _ the development of tv? -its hard to say. many people were responsible for the invention of it.a. adapted to b. contributed to c. carried out d. adjusted to33.weve just moved into a bigger house and theres a lot to do. lets _ it. a. keep up with b. do away with c. get down to d. look forward to34. _ in a heavy traffic jam is quite an unpleasant experience. a. caught b. having caughtc. being caught d.to catch35.she was so angry at all _ she saw _ she slammed the door and closed the door behind her.a. that; that b. what; that c. what; as d.that; which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，从短文后所给各题的a，b，c，d选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。ive always had strong opinions of how love should be expressed. what i remember most about visiting my boyfriends _36 is the loud tick of the clock as we _37_ ate our meal. i was _38 to regard his family as cold. 39 , once, when we were about to drive home, my boyfriends father appeared and began to wash the windshield (挡风玻璃). i could sense that his dad was a caring man.i 40 another lesson about love later. my father often telephoned me early in the morning. “buy xerox. its a good share price,” he 41 say when i answered the phone. my dad offered no 42 greeting and didnt ask anything about my life. this angered me and we often 43 . but one day, i thought about my fathers success and realized his care about my financial security showed how much he 44 me. the next time he called and told me to buy a stock (股票)，i 45 him.the way i treat my friends is sometimes 46 from how they treat me. for example, i always return phone calls without delay and 47 contact old friends. i had one friend who 48 called, responding to my messages with very short e-mails. “she isnt a good friend!” i thought. my anger 49 as the holidays came near. then she came to a party i hosted and handed me a beautiful 50 i had fallen in love with when we last went window-shopping. i was shocked at her 51 , and felt 52 for thinking her uncaring. clearly i needed to change my expectations.far too often, i ignore unique (独特的) expressions, eagerly (急切地) 53 people to do things my way. this has 54 me feeling unloved. over the years, however, i have learned to read love signs 55 and get along with others.36. a. parentsb. friendsc. roommatesd. pets37. a. happily b. excitedly c. silently d. sadly38. a. slow b. quick c. far d. close39. a. however b. even c. shortly d. immediately40. a. had b. learned c. took d. experienced41. a. would b. shall c. may d. must42. a. cold b. honest c. pleasant d. careful43. a. laughed b. cried c. helped d. quarreled44. a. disagreed b. loved c. explored d. viewed45. a. puzzled b. hurt c. thanked d. defended46. a. similar b. familiar c. absent d. different47. a. regularly b. seldom c. endlessly d. never48. a. rarely b. often c. always d. sometimes49. a. disappeared b. lost c. grew d. fell50. a. flower b. girl c. window d. dress51. a. kindness b. courage c. happiness d. disappointment52. a. inspired b. proud c. bad d. good53. a. discouraging b. hoping c. encouraging d. expecting54. a. left b. remained c. made d. let55. a. better b. higher c. more d. less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，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 afive years ago, david smith wore an expensive suit to work every day. “i was a clothes addict(迷),” he jokes. “i used to carry a fresh suit to work with me so i could change if my clothes got wrinkled(皱的).” today david wears casual clothes khaki pants and a sports shirt to the office. he hardly ever wears a necktie. “im working harder than ever,” david says, “and i need to feel comfortable.” more and more companies are allowing their office workers to wear casual clothes to work. in the united states, the changes from formal to casual office wear have been slow. in the early 1990s,many companies allowed their workers to wear casual clothes on friday(but only on friday).this became known as “dress-down friday” or “casual friday”. “what started out as an extra one-day-a-week benefit for workers has really become an everyday thing,” said business adviser maisly jones. why have so many companies started allowing their workers to wear casual clothes? one reason is that its easier for a company to attract new workers if it has a casual dress code. “a lot of young people dont want to dress up for work,” says the owner of a software company, “so its hard to hire people if you have a conservative dress code.” another reason is that people seem happier and more productive when they are wearing comfortable clothes. in a study made by levi strauss and company, 85 percent of employers said that casual dress has a side effect on work. supporters of casual office wear also say that a casual dress code helps them save money. “suits are expensive, if you have to wear one every day,” one person said. “for the same amount of money, you can buy a lot more casual clothes.”56.david smith refers to himself as having been “a clothes addict” because _. a. he often wore khaki pants and a sports shirtb. he couldnt stand a clean appearancec. he wanted his clothes to look tidy and clean all the timed. he didnt want to spend much money on clothes57. david smith wears casual clothes now, because _. a. they make him feel at ease when workingb. he cannot afford to buy expensive clothesc. he looks handsome in casual clothes d. he no longer works for any company58. according to this passage, which of the following is false? a. many workers dont like a conservative dress code. b. comfortable clothes make workers more productive. c. a casual clothes code is welcomed by young workers. d. all the employers in the u.s. are for casual office wear.59. according to this passage, which of the following is true? a. company workers started to dress down about twenty years ago. b. dress-down has become an everyday phenomenon since the early 1990s. c. “dress-down friday” was first given as a favor from employers. d. many workers want to wear casual clothes to impress people.bbugs bunnys hoping carrot hunt in this game you are bugs bunnyand your goal is to reach the finish linea carrot truck has spilled its cargo! gather as many carrots as you can, and when you get the big carrot, youll be able to jump even higher!instructions: use the mouse to move bugs left and right, and click to jump a gap while gathering carrotscategory: action mushroom madness you are in charge of protecting several farmsits up to you to make sure the mushrooms there reach maturity before the animals in the forest get their hands on themuse your swatter（苍蝇拍）to fight off anything that comes near them; use heavier weapons if necessaryinstructions：slap any creature that conies near your mushroomsuse the mouse to control the swatterif you see a power up, click to use itcollect coins to buy upgrades after each levelcategory: action rudolphs kick and fly santas little helpers have worked all year preparing for christmaswhen santa finally leaves to deliver his presents, the elves(精灵）head down to the snowfields with rudolph, the reindeer, to play their favorite game: kick and fly!instructions: 1.use the mouse to aim, and click to launch an elf 2.while in the air, click again to catch, and to gain extra height 3.the goal is to collect as many christmas ornaments（装饰物）possible, and get 10 points for each onetips: if youre heading towards an obstacle(障碍), be sure to avoid it!category: action click flick your mission is to save chicks falling from the skyuse your trampoline （蹦床） to bounce them up and direct them into a nestbut hurryif you dont, many chicks will fall and lose their livesthere will be falling bombs, worms, nuts and eggs and you can get extra points by collecting the worms and nutssave the amount of chicks shown to unlock the next level!instructions: move the chicks left and right using keys or the mousecategory: adventure60. the main purpose of the passage is to _atell us different categories of gamesbask us to decide which game is the bestc. introduce several interesting computer gamesd. let us evaluate whether we are interested in the games61.which of the following statements about the games is true according to the passage?a. bugs bunny needs to be fast to winb. all four games are in the same categoryc. players can only use the mouse to control the targetsd. the number of elves decides whether a player wins in rudolphs kick and fly62if a player wants to become stronger to drive animals away, he should try to _a. find a power up or use heavier weapons b. collect falling bombs as quickly as possiblec. click the elf while its in the air d. get the big carrot while runningcwhen its 10:15 in new york, its 9:15 in salt lake city, and 7:15 in san francisco isnt it? this consistent and orderly time system, based on a grid of time zones, seems so natural that people rarely give it a moments thought. so you may find it surprising to learn that prior to the late 1800s each community established its own time by looking at the sun. when the sun shone directly overhead in washington, d.c., for example, it was 12:00 noon there; up the road in philadelphia, however, it was 12:07, and in boston it was 12:24. to measure time with absolute accuracy, it is necessary to move the clock about one minute for every twelve miles of distance; so according to “sun time” your pocket watch would be slightly incorrect if you ventured only a few miles down the road.it was not until the advent of widespread railroad travel that a need arose for regularized time. at one point over 300 local times were honored within the country, making it literally impossible for trains to arrive consistently on time everywhere. as a result, in 1883 the continental, united states was divided into four time longitude. the standardization resulting from this system proved so helpful that in 1884 the international meridian conference applied the same procedure to establish time zones around the world. thus, if it is 11:07 p.m. in tuscaloosa, alabama, a little simple research will quickly determine that in kuala lumpur, malaysia, it is 9:07 a.m. and not 9:15. 63this passage is organized as .aa personal narrativeba problem and a solutionca spatial (空间的) descriptionda persuasive essay64before the 1880s, each town .ahad its own train stationb had the same time as towns 20 or more miles awaycbelieved that a system of regulating time was neededdestablished its own time by the sun65the distance between washington, d.c., and philadelphia must be .amore than 75 milesbmore than 150 milescmore than 200 milesdmore than 300 miles66the cause of the regularized time is .ainternational meridian conferencebthe sun timecthe widespread railroad traveldthe continental usdi have a friend who lives by a three-word philosophy: seize the moment. just possibly, she may be the wisest woman on this planet. too many people put off something that brings them joy just because they havent thought about it, dont have it on their schedule, didnt know it was coming or are too strict to depart from their routine.i cant count the times i called my sister and said,“how about going to lunch in half an hour?” she would gasp and stammer(结结巴巴地说), “i cant. i have clothes on the line. my hair is dirty. i wish i had known yesterday. i had a late breakfast. it looks like rain.”and my personal favorite response:“its just monday.”she died a few years ago. we never did have lunch together. from then on, ive tried to be a little more flexible. life has a way of going faster as we get older. the days get shorter, and the list of promises made to ourselves gets longer. one morning, we awaken, and all have to show for our lives is repetition of “im going to”,“i plan on” and “someday, when things are settled down a bit.”when anyone calls my“seize the moment” friend, she is open to adventure and available for trips. she keeps an open mind on new ideas. her enthusiasm for life is contagious. you talk with her for five minutes, and youre ready to trade your bad feet for a pair of rollerblades and skip an elevator for a bungee cord.my lips have not touched ice cream in 10 years. i love ice cream. the other day, i stopped the car and bought a triple-decker. if my car had hit