河南省南阳市1213高二英语上学期期中考试.doc

2012年秋期南阳市部分示范高中期中考试二年级英语试题注意事项：1.本试卷分第i卷（选择题）和第ii卷（非选择题）两部分，满分150分。考试时间为120分钟。2.在答题纸的密封线内填写学校、班级、姓名、考号、座号，密封线内不要答题。3.将所有答案均按题号填涂或填写在答题卡或答题纸相应的答题处，否则不得分。第i卷（选择题，共105分）第一部分 听力（共两节，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。（1） （共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后又一个小题，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. where is the man going?a. seattle. b. vancouver. c. new york.2. what are the speakers mainly talking about?a. cities. b. festivals. c. vacation plans.3. where did the woman stay last night?a. at evergreen hotel. b. at walden arms. c. at cambridge hotel4. who will pay for the lunch?a. the company. b. the woman. c. the man.5. what do we know about fred?a. hes been out of hospital. b. he was hurt. c. hes painting the house now.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。每段对话仅读两遍。听下面一段材料，回答第6至第7题6. what are the speakers mainly talking about?a. a library. b. a university. c. a city.7. what is plymouth?a. a ship. b. a town c. a museum.听下面一段材料，回答第8至第10题8. who are the speakers going to visit?a. michael. b. the sullivans. c. elena.9. what is the zip code of elenas neighborhood?a. 63480 b. 24367 c. 4152610. which direction is elenas house from downtown?a. to the west. b. to the south. c. to the north.听下面一段材料，回答第11至第13题11. where most probably are the speakers?a. in new orleans b. in new york. c. in tokyo.12. which does the man work with?a. a trading company. b. a newspaper. c. a bookstore.13. how long did the woman stay in japan last time?a. two years. b. a month c. a week.听下面一段材料，回答第14至第16题14. what are the speakers mainly talking about?a. diet. b. manners. c. cooking 15. which do americans consider impolite?a. putting food on others plate for them.b. starting eating after the hostess.c. putting bones on you plate.16. what can be inferred about the woman?a. she hasnt been in the us for a while.b. she doesnt like american food.c. shes not an american.听下面一段材料，回答第17至第20题17. where do children play games after school?a. on the street corner. b. at home c. at school.18. what do old people do in the evening?a. read newspapers. b. go to car races. c. watch tv at home.19. how do young people go on outings at the weekends?a. by bike. b. by car. c. by train.20. what does the speaker mainly talk about?a. different ways of enjoyment.b. the life of australians.c. australians live a relaxed life.第二部分 英语知识运用 （共两节，满分45分）第一节 单项选择 （共15题；每小题1分，满分15分）21mrwhite, who comes from _ european country, has formed _habit of attending _ church on sundaysaan; /; the ba; a; a can; the; / da; the; /22the managers discussed the plan that they would like to see_ the next year.a. to carry out b. to be carried out c. carried out d. being carried out23by the time he retires, professor baker _ for almost forty yearsawill have taught bhad taught chas taught dis teaching24_ to give up smoking, he threw away his _ cigarettesadetermined; remainedbdetermined; remainingcdetermining; remaining ddetermining; remained25. no matter where he is, he makes_ a rule to go for a walk before breakfast. a. him b. this c. that d. it26in the reading-room, we found winifred _at a desk, with her attention _on a novelasitting; fixing bseating; fixed csitting; fixed dseated; fixing27men usually go straight to _ they want and leave quickly when shoppingawhat bwhich cwhere dthat28. i visited france last year. that interesting.a. was b. can be c. must bed. must have been29the small mountain village we spent our holiday last month lies in is now part of hubei.awhich; where bwhere; what cthat; which dwhen; which30we would have called a taxi yesterday if harold _ us a ride home. a. didnt offer b. wouldnt offer c. hasnt offered d. hadnt offered 31 is reported in the newspapers, talks between the two countries are making progress. a. it b. that c. as d. what32the good thing about children is that they _ very easily to new environmentsaattain ballocate cadapt dadopt33. -where did you _ our english teacher? -it was in the supermarket _ i bought moon cakes.a. come to, where b. come across, that阶段 c. come across, where d. come to, that34how did you find your visit to the summer palace yesterday?_i got separated from my 80-year-old grandparents.ait couldnt be betterbi have no ideacgood luck to me dit couldnt be worse35what he wants is _ his mother as quickly as he can; and what he must do is _ to the hospital at onceato see; going bto see; go csee; to go dsee; go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36-55各题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。the young woman entered the pool where an injured dolphin(海豚) was swimming. despite her fear, she felt strong wearing her new leg. in her second grade, maja 36 her cousin, jasmina. after jasminas death, maja swore she would honor the little girl by 37 with a dolphin, an animal that both girls 38 . “ jasmina never got the chance to do it. ” says maja, now32, “ so i 39 that someday id do it for her. ”in high school, maja was 40 about sports. she even planned to become an athlete. 41 , in 1993, during the civil war in her home country, a bomb 42 her left leg.after two years 43 in the u.s., maja received her first artificial（人造的）leg. but 44 it didnt fit well, walking for maja was very painful. 45 she managed to graduate from a local high school. then after receiving a 46 from saint francis university, she got a job at an insurance firm and 47 started her own company.to relax, maja 48 often watch the dolphins play at an aquarium（水族馆）near her home. a young dolphin, winter, who had lost its tail, caught her 49 . one day, maja happened to see trainers 50 winter with a high-tech tail. when they were done, winter swam freely in the water. maja was 51 . she managed to find the inventors of winters tail. within ten days, she had a new leg which freed her of the 52 that had troubled her for almost 16 years.now, maja was ready to keep her 53 . she went to the aquarium. lowered herself into the pool and held out a hand to winter, who approached 54 , then swam away. after a few minutes, the dolphin let maja 55 its back. finally, the two began to swim around the pool together.36. a. lostb. visitedc. rescuedd. left37. a. talkingb. livingc. swimmingd. surfing38. a. adoredb. adoptedc. possessedd. purchased39. a. pretendedb. decidedc. preferredd. agreed40. a. positiveb. enthusiasticc. particulard. curious41. a. undoubtedlyb. surprisinglyc. strangelyd. unfortunately42. a. took awayb. took overc. cut downd. cut out43. a. studyb. operationc. treatmentd. experiment44. a. untilb. becausec. althoughd. if45. a. otherwiseb. thereforec. besidesd. however46. a. scholarshipb. degreec. prized. notice47. a. graduallyb. actuallyc. eventuallyd. naturally48. a. mightb. shouldc. couldd. would49. a. eyeb. legc. nosed. hand50. a. decoratingb. guidingc. markingd. fitting51. a. inspiredb. puzzledc. shockedd. amused52. a. worryb. sadnessc. paind. fear53. a. appointmentb. promisec. recordd. habit54. a. blindlyb. angrilyc. gratefullyd. cautiously55. a. strikeb. coverc. touchd. wipe第三部分 阅读理解 （共两节，满分40分） 第一节（共15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、d）中。选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ababy girls make their way directly for dolls as soon as they can crawl，while boys will head for cars，a study has shownthe findings，the first to show differences in very young babies，suggest there is a biological basis to their preferences.psychologists dr brenda todd from city university london carried out an experiment involving 90 babies aged 9 months to 36 monthsthe babies were allowed to choose from seven toyssome were typically boys toys - a car，a digger，a ball and a blue teddythe rest were girls toys: a pink teddy，a doll and a cooking setthey were placed a meter away from the toys；and could pick whichever toy they liked; their choice and the amount of time they spent playing with each toy were recorded.of the youngest children （9 to 14 months），girls spent significantly longer playing with the doll than boys，and boys spent much more time with the car and ball than the girls didamong the two and three-year-olds，girls spent 50 percent of the time playing with the doll while only two boys briefly touched itthe boys spent almost 90 percent of their time playing with cars，which the girls barely touchedthere was no link between the parents view on which toys were more appropriate for boys or girls，and the childrens choice.dr brenda todd said，children of this age are already exposed to much socializationboys may be given toys that go while girls get toys they can care for，which may help shape their preferencebut these findings agree with the former idea that children show natural interests in particular kinds of toysthere could be a biological basis for their choicesmales through evolution have been adapted to prefer moving objects，probably through hunting instincts，while girls prefer warmer colors such as pink，the color of a newborn baby. 56baby boys and girls have different toy preferences probably because_ababy boys are much more activebbaby girls like bright colors more ctheir parents treat them differentlydthere is a natural difference between them .57what can we infer from paragraph 3?anine-month-old baby boys dont play with dolls at all.btwo-year-old baby girls sometimes play with cars and balls.cthe older the babies are，the more obvious their preference is.dparents should teach their babies to share each others toys.58what conclusion did dr. brenda todd draw from the results of the study?aadults purposely influence their babies preference.bbabies preference isnt affected by social surroundings.cbaby boys preferring to moving toys will be good at hunting.dbaby girls preferring warmer colors will be warm-hearted 59we may read this article in a_ section of a newspaper.ascience bhealth ceducation dentertainment.bthere are some highlights in april in shanghai. live music late night jazzenjoy real american jazz from herbie davis, the famous trumpet player. hes coming with his new 7 piece band, herbies heroes. herbie is known to play well into the early hours, so dont expect to get much sleep. this is herbies third visit to shanghai. the first two were sold out, so get your tickets quickly.place: the jazz club dates:15 23 april price:￥80time: 10:00 p.m. till late! tel: 6466 8736 scottish dancingtake your partners and get ready to dance till you drop. scottish dancing is fun and easy to learn. instructors will demonstrate the dances. the live band, gordon stroppie and the weefrees, are also excellent.place: jack steins dates: every monday price:￥60 including one drinktime: 7:00 00:00 p.m. tel: 6402 1877exhibitions shanghai museumthere are 120,000 pieces on show here. you can see the whole of chinese history under one roof. its always interesting to visit, but doubly so at the moment with the egyptian tombs exhibition. there are lots of mummies and more gold than youve ever seen before. let us know if you see a mummy move!place: shanghai museum price:￥30（￥15 for students）tel: 6888 6888 dates: dailytime: monday friday 9:00 a. m. 5:00 p. m., weekends 9:00 a. m. 9:00p.m.dining sushi chef in townsushi is getting really big in shanghai. in japan, its become an art form. the most famous sushi artist is yuki kamura. shes also one of the few female chefs in japan. shell be at sushi scene all of this month.place: sushi scene in the shanghai hotel dates: all month price: ￥200 time: lunchtime tel: 6690 3211 for a full listing of events, see our website.60from the text we may learn that sushi is .aa cook b. an instructorc. a kind of food dan artist61which is not true about the ads?ayuki kamura will stay in shanghai in april for a whole month.ba family of parents with 15 year old twins should pay 75 yuan for the shanghai museum admission.cyou will probably be taught to dance if you go to jack steins.damerican jazz from herbie davis is popular in shanghai.62where are the ads available to people?anewspaper bmagazine ctv dinternetcit is probably the strangest sport anyone has ever inventedand at first sight，it looks like the easiestcompetitors have to do two thingsthe first is to stand stillthe second is to place their hands anywhere on the body of a car，and keep it there.this is where things start getting difficultlots of people are doing the same thingand the winner of the “handathon” contest is the person who can carry on doing it for the longest timethat person gets to own the car.it still seems to be an easy thing to doat the beginning it isanyone can stand stillbut when the contest has been going for four or five days，standing still seems like the most difficult job in the worldand keeping the hand in place over this time becomes an act of serious attentionafter a few days，the hand seems to belong to someone elsesomeone who wants to go home and get some sleep.competitors are allowed to take a five-minute break every hour to eat，drink or do whatever else is necessaryno one is allowed to lean on the car for supportwinners need to be able to show great powers of attentionthey also need to be able to develop special skills.maybe the popularity of the handathon is due to the fact that it is not necessary to be a trained athlete to enterentrants in the longview handathon certainly dont seem to do much preparationmost say they will prepare by “getting lots of sleep”others say they will “eat healthy food” or “pray for success”the whole event gives ordinary people the chance to do something interesting and win something in the end.handathons are competitions，but there is little rivalry （敌对） between competitorsthey help each other out and keep each others spirits uppeople who drop out early return with food，drink and encouragement63the reason why the sport is called “handathon” is that competitors _.acover a long distance bkeep hands in place for longcwave hands as long as possible ddo the same thing as in a marathon 64what ability is likely to be needed most in a handathon?astanding without any support.bnot leaning on the car.ceating and drinking in five minutesdhaving strong powers of attention.65why is handathon popular? asomeone can win with special training.bit doesnt need to make any preparation.canyone who is interested can join in it.dpeople get along well with each other in it.66what is the writers opinion about handathon? ait is not as easy as it looks at first.bit is the easiest of all sports.cit can purify peoples spirits.dit is not good competing in a handathondwhat is great art? on the one hand, we can all see that great art is old art which is called great. but how do we know which art of our own times is great, and which will be forgotten? and who decides? these are important questions, for the great art of the past often was not considered great during its own time. when shakespeare and charles dickens were writing, for example, most critics considered them as hack (平庸的) writers with little or no literary ability. similarly, van gogh and many of the other impressionist painters of the late nineteenth century were not allowed to participate in events involving what were thought to be the real painters of the time, and often they were very poor. yet today their paintings often sell for millions of dollars, while those so-called real painters are now barely remembered. so what makes great art? can, for example, rock music be great art? music videos? cartoons and comics? those who call themselves critics of the fine arts often have been the last to recognize great art in the past, and we can probably expect this to be the situation today. critics often dont recognize great art because they tend to be prejudiced against what is popular. popular works, whether they are novels, movies, or comics, are usually considered to be produced for the sake of money only, and not for the sake of art. but popularity, it seems to me, is one of the three signs that a present-day work of art may come to be thought of as great. the other two are that it is groundbreaking, and that it is inherently (内在的) beautiful. many works have one or even two of these qualities of being popular, unusual, and beautiful. but having all the three often will mean that a work of art will someday be seen to be great, though it may take a good spoonful of time, such as a century or two, to know for sure. 67. the first par