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2012-2013学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题一：听力。（20小题，每小题1.5分，共30分）第一节听下面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，并标注在试卷的相应位置。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 think of the coffee?a. its a bit expensive.b. its delicious and cheap.c. its pretty bad for local business.2. what happened to the woman?a. someone knocked her down.b. her friend went to the hospital for an operation.c. her wallet was stolen.3. what are the speakers doing?a. having a dinner.b. buying some fruit.c. enjoying a holiday.4. what will the woman probably do next?a. write something down.b. call her sister.c. give mr. peterson a message.5. where does the conversation probably take place?a. next to a gas station.b. on the side of the road.c. in a car.第二节听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有2至4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秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；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6-7题。6. what matters most to the woman about teaching?a. working with many different people.b. having long vacationsc. staying with young people.7. how does the woman feel about teaching?a. its boring. b. it is rewarding. c. its always tiring.听第7段材料，回答8-9题。8. what is wrong with the girl?a. she has a headache and a sore throat.b. she has a cough and a fever.c. her stomach hurts.9. what will the man do next?a. take her to see the doctor.b. give her some medicine.c. bring her something to drink.听第8段材料，回答10-12题。10. why was the man upset last week?a. he was fired from his job.b. the woman lied to him about something.c. tammy changed his shift.11. what does the man say about mr. ainsworth?a. he is a liar.b. he is tammys boyfriend.c. he is on tammys side.12. what does the woman suggest that the man do at first?a. look for another job.b. talk to their boss.c. talk to mr. ainsworth again.听第9段材料，回答第13-16小题。13. why does the woman go to that particular store?a. he heard they had a discount for jewelry.b. his wife likes that store a lot.c. he always buys his wife presents from that store.14. why does the man want to buy his wife a present?a. for valentines day.b. for their anniversary.c. for her birthday.15. what does the man think of the first necklace?a. it is beautiful but expensive.b. his wife already has something like it.c. the diamond was too large.16. how much does the man pay in the end?a. $ 2000 b. $ 800 c. $ 720听第10段材料，回答第17-20 小题。17. according to the talk, what makes a language easy to learn?a. it is spoken by a lot of people.b. it is similar in grammar and structure to your native language.c. it doesnt contain too much vocabulary.18. why is chinese considered one of the most difficult languages to learn?a. there are many characters with changeable meanings.b. there are many different writing systems.c. its sentence structure is completely different from english.19. which languages writing systems are partly based on chinese characters.a. japanese and arabic b. korean and arabic c. japanese and korean.20. what can we learn about arabic? a. it is written left to right. b. it uses few vowels. c. many words come from english.二: 单项填空：（20小题，每小题0.5分，共10分）21.his failure at _ first attempt didnt disappoint him. instead, he gathered his courage and tried _ second time. a. the; the b. the; a c. a; the d. a; a22.dave had spent _ time impressing upon his son the importance of living on his own. a. a large amount of b. a great deal c. a large number of d. a great many23.the idea of floating around in space really _ me, so id like to choose astronomy as my major. a. leads to b. refers to c. respond to d. appeals to 24.you may feel _ surprising that such a little girl in this small town can speak three foreign languages fluently. a. that b. so c. it d. what25. tom prepared well for the job interview, for he couldnt risk _the good opportunity. a. to lose b. losing c. to be lost d. being lost26. when _ what happened to her last night, mary just kept silent. a. being asked b. was asked c. asked d. asking27. _was while you were out _ a young man rang up asking for you. a. that; that b. it; that c. it; when d. that; who28. did you visit the famous temple? -no, we _ it, but we spent too much time shopping. a. could have visited b. must have visited c. cant have visited d. shouldnt have visited29. i am going to london next monday. - what a _! so am i. a. conclusion b. consequence c. coincidence d. celebration30. we should adopt _methods to deal with some incidents. you know, anything can happen in that situation. a. flexible b. typical c. positive d. specific31. although this medicine will cure you _ your illness, it has some side effects_ some people. a. for; in b. for; on c. of; on d. of; in32. have you ever met with this case in your life _ you cant understand others even if they have said something several times. a. where b. why c. that d. which33.the house _ on the north bank of the river was built in 1955. a. stood b. stands c. to stand d. standing34. was she badly hurt? - yes, each time she moved her leg, she _ a cry. a. broke out b. took out c. let out d. kept out35. one of our rules is that every student _ keep silent while in the school library. a. could b. will c. must d. shall36.the day we have been looking forward to _ in the near future. a. coming b. will come c. come d. having come37. michael put up a picture of yao ming beside the bed to keep himself _ of his own dreams. a. reminding b. to remind c. reminded d. remind38._good service, the restaurant offers different kinds of traditional fujian dishes. a. far from b. apart from c. instead of d. regardless of 39.i picked some roses and only then_ my mothers favorite vase was missing. a. noticed i b. i notice c. did i notice d. i did notice40._ is obvious is that the company has made the right decision on the sales project. a. it b. there c. which d. what三：完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1 分，满分20分)请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 in our everyday life ,calm is of great importance ,especially when dealing with some difficult things. my husband and i were cleaning windows together yesterday. we have the double-hung(双吊钩) 41 that you can pull forward and flip(翻转)， allowing us to 42 the inside and the outside surfaces. my husband was 43 one window-and it popped out(跳出) of its frame! well, our 44 is for sale and the last thing we needed was for something to 45 . he was so 46 and tried with all his strength to get it 47 together, using a few less than pleasant words(i am sorry to say). after twenty minutes he still could not get it 48 .thats when my 23-year-old 49 told his dad to 50 for a minute and he would try to fix with me.its amazing how you can see things more clearly and do things more 51 when you are 52 . he and i fixed the window in three minutes! i called my husband in to see! he couldnt 53 it! i know this isnt really a gift 54 , in a way, it was. my son 55 my husband to leave, to cool down, and 56 him from the worry for a moment. and my son fixing it with me was a 57 to me, because i saw him as a man instead of the kid he always seems to be in my 58 . calm is good. breathe through 59 times and maybe even take a break from stressful times. return with a clear mind and things will usually 60 much better!41. a. doors b. windows c. tables d. chairs 42. a. destroy b. smooth c. dry d. clean 43. a. repairing b. painting c. washing d. changing44. a. house b. furniture c. home d. car45. a. fly b. dirty c. lose d. break 46. a. interested b. worried c. delighted d. excited47. a. back b. away c. out d. up 48. a. separated b. delivered c. added d. fixed 49. a. nephew b. son c. student d. daughter50. a. put away b. walk away c. give away d. take away51. a. fortunately b. difficulty c. easily d. slowly 52. a. calm b. equal c. nervous d. frightened53. a. hate b. believe c. doubt . d. satisfy54. a. or b. but c. and d. so 55. a. ordered b. forced c. asked d. promised56. a. kept b. protected c. saved d. freed 57. a. surprise b. wonder c. gift d. hurt58. a. power b. eyes c. turn d. hand 59. a. difficult b. happy c. exciting d. easy 60. a. break out b. make out c. pull out d. turn out四：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 awhen i was about 12, i had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings(缺点). sometimes she said i was thin. sometimes she said i was lazy. sometimes she said i wasnt a good student. sometimes she said i talked too much, and so on. i tried to put up with her as long as i could. at last, i became very angry. i ran to my father with tears in my eyes. he listened to me quietly, and then he asked, “are the things she said true or not? mary, didnt you ever wonder what youre really like? go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. pay no attention to the other things she said.” i did as he told me and to my surprise, i discovered that about half the things were true. i brought the list back to my dad. he refused to take it. “thats just for you,” he said. “you know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. when something said about you is true, youll find it will be helpful to you. dont shut your ears. listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you think is right.” many years has passed. the situation often appears in my mind. in our life we often meet with some trouble and we often go to someone and ask for advice. for some advice you will treasure(珍惜) all your life!61. choose the best meaning of the underlined expression put up with that is in the first paragraph from the following. a. 搁置 b. 忍受c. 张贴 d. 提名62. what did the writers father do after he heard her complaints(抱怨)? a. he agreed with her “enemy”. b. he let her continue to put up with her “enemy”. c. he told her to write down all her “enemy” had said about her. d. he told her not to pay attention to what her “enemy” had said.63. the writer felt _ when she did the things as her father had told her. a. surprised b. angry c. disappointed d. sad64. which of the following can we know from the passage? a. the “enemy” thought the writer was pretty. b. the “enemy” thought the writer studied hard. c. the writer and her “enemy” became best friends at last. d. the writer is grateful to her father.65. what is the best title of the passage? a. my parentsb. a serious criticism(批评) c. what people say about you is always rightd. the best advice i ever had bit was thanksgiving morning and in the crowded kitchen of my small home i was busy preparing the traditional thanksgiving turkey when the doorbell rang. i opened the front door and saw two small children in rags huddling together inside the storm door on the top step.“any old papers, lady?” asked one of them.i was busy. i wanted to say “no” until i looked down at their feet. they were wearing thin little sandals, wet with heavy snow.“come in and ill make you a cup of hot cocoa.”they walked over and sat down at the table. their wet sandals left marks upon the floor. i served them cocoa and bread with jam to fight against the cold outside. then i went back to the kitchen and started again on my household budget.the silence in the front room struck me. i looked in. the girl held the empty cup in her hands, looking at it. the boy asked in a flat voice, “lady, are you rich?”i looked at my shabby(破旧的) slipcovers. the girl put her cup back in its saucer（茶托） carefully and said, “your cups match your saucers.” her voice was hungry with a need that no amount of food could supply. they left after that, holding their bundles of papers against the wind. they hadnt said “thank you.” they didnt need to. they had reminded me that i had so much for which to be grateful. plain blue china cups and saucers were only worth five pence. but they matched.i tasted the potatoes and stirred the meat soup. potatoes and brown meat soup, a roof over our heads, my man with a good steady jobthese matched, too.i moved the chairs back from the fire and cleaned the living room. the muddy prints of small sandals were still wet upon my floor. let them be for a while, i thought, just in case i should begin to forget how rich i am. 66. two children came to the writers front door because _.a. it was thanksgiving day b. they were beggars c. they wanted old papers d. they wanted a cup of cocoa67. why did the writer let the children in?a. she showed great pity on them b. she had old papers to sellc. she wanted to invite them to her thanksgiving feastd. she wanted them to see how rich she was68. the girl thought the writer was rich perhaps because _.a. she saw that the ladys room was comfortable b. she saw the cups matched the saucersc. the writers slipcovers were very new d. the writer was preparing a big meal while she was too hungry.69. from the passage, we can infer that whether you are rich depends on _.a. how much money you have had b. how you feel about your lifec. how you have helped others d. what job your husband is doing70. the writer left the muddy prints of small sandals on the floor for a while to _.a. show her husband that someone had come b. remind her that she had helped two childrenc. remind her that she was very rich in the neighborhood d. remind her how life should be cmore than 6,000 children were expelled (开除) from us school last year for bringing guns and bombs to school, the us department of education said on may 8. the department gave a report to the expulsions (开除) as saying handguns accounted for 58 percent of the 6,093 expulsions in 19961997, against 7 percent for rifles (步枪) or shotguns and 35 percent for other types of firearms. “the report is a clear sign that our nations public schools are cracking down (严惩) on students who bring guns to school,” education secretary richard riley said in a statement. “we need to be tough-minded about keeping guns out of our schools and do everything to keep our children safe.” in march 1997, an 11-year-old boy and a 13-year-old boy using handguns and rifles shot dead four children and a teacher at a school in jonesboro, arkansas. in october, two students were killed and seven wounded in a shooting at a mississippi school. two months later, a 14-year-old boy killed three high school students and wounded five in dasucah, kentucky. most of the expulsions, 56 percent, were from high schools, which have students from about age 13. 34 percent were from junior high schools and 9 percent were from elementary schools, the report said. 71. from the passage we can infer that in the us schools _. a. most of students like shootingb. the students are not expected to be soldiersc. safety is actually a serious problem d. students can freely take guns into their classrooms72. it can be known from the report of the us department of education that _. a. guns are out of control in us schools b. american children dont have the right to go to school c. the number of the expulsions in the usa is smaller than that in other countries d. expelling students is the best way to control guns 73. the main idea of paragraph 4 shows us _. a. children should stay at home instead of going to school b. some examples of shoot in us schools c. the americans strong feelings about gunsd. some famous schools in the us 74. how many students mentioned in paragraph 4 were shot dead in 1997 in us schools? a. nine. b. ten. c. twelve. d. twenty-two. 75. from this passage we know that _. a. it breaks the laws for americans to have gunsb. only soldiers and the police can have gunsc. every american citizen can own guns d. the us sets a good example in controlling gunsdas any homemaker who has tried to keep order at the dinner table knows, there is far more to a family meal than food. sociologist michael lewis has been studying 50 families to find out just how much more.lewis and his co-workers carried out their study by videotaping(录像）the families while they ate ordinary meals in their own homes. they found that parents with small families talk actively with each other and their children. but as the number of children gets larger, conversation gives way to the parents efforts to control the loud noise they make. that can have an important effect on the children. “in general the more question-asking the parents do, the higher the childrens iq scores,” lewis says. “and the more children there are, the less question-asking there is.”the study also provides