山西省晋中市昔阳中学2012-2013学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题含答案.doc

昔阳中学2012-2013学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20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 man want to do?A.Borrow the womans computer. B. Buy the woman a computer.C.Lend the woman his computer.2.What is the woman eager to buy?A. Ice creams. B. Candy. C. Drinks.3. When will the man meet his uncle?A. At 9:55. B. At 10:05. C. At 10:15.4. What does the woman mean?A. The news cant be true.B. The man speaker should be the manager.C. The man is telling the truth.5. Why could the woman finish the work on time?A. She worked very hard. B. The man helped her.C. Joan helped her.第二节请听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给出的A、B、C三个选项种选出最佳选项，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秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6题和第7题。6. What does the man think of the shoes? A. Cheap. B. Expensive. C. Just OK.7.What color of shoes does the man most probably get? A. The blue ones. B. The black ones. C. The brown ones.听第7段材料，回答第8至第10小题。8. What is the mans room number? A. 2904. B. 2094. C. 2409.9. What benefit can the man get with the ID card? A. He can stay here for one or two weeks. B. He can eat at the restaurants here for free. C. He can use the Health Club for free.10. Where is the supermarket? A. On the first floor. B. On the second floor. C. On the fourth floor.听第8段材料，回答第11至第13题 11. What is the man most probably? A. A neighbor. B. A policeman. C. A postman.12. When did the event happen? A. At weekend. B. On Thursday. C. On Tuesday.13. What was the man doing at the womans home? A. He was making an important interview. B. He was planning the weekend for the woman. C. He was looking into what had happened.听第9段材料,回答第14至第17题听第10段材料，回答第18至第20题。18. What is the main topic of the passage? A. The Barcelona Olympic Games. B. TV programs on Chinese television. C. Effects of television on our lives.19. Where was the survey of 300 youngsters made? A. In Shanghai. B. In Wuhan. C. In Beijing.20. According to the passage, what is quickly taking the place of printed material as the major source of news for most Chinese? A. Internet. B. Television. C. Reading.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. When the elevator doors open, stand aside and let everyone out _ you try to get in. A. unless B. although C. until D. before22. I failed in the final examination last term and only then _ the importance of studies. A. I realized B. I had realized C. had I realized D. did I realize23_ everyone else wouldnt go to the mountain area, he went without a second thought.A. As long as B. While C. Where D. In spite of24_ , the idea of having to work under a woman defeated him.A. Wanting the job very much B. Although wanting the job badly C. Though he wanted the job very much D. He wanted the job badly25Did you remember to give Jenny the money?Yes. _ I saw her, Im sure.A. So long as B. So far as C. The moment D. Any time26. Would you please join us in this computer game? Thank you, but Id rather_. A. not to B. not join C. not do D. not27. Youd better practice more and play better if you want to make a good _ on the audience at the concerts. A. decision B. impression C. harmony D. conclusion31. Laws are what keep society _ and the nation at peace. A. in order B. in need C. in fact D. in existence32. It was because he was ill _ we decided to return home. A. why B. that C. when D. where33. The reason _ he gave for being late was _ he forgot to set the alarm clock. A. which; because B. why; because C. which; that D. that; because 34. The film Not One Less, _ on a real story, is very instructive and well worth seeing. A. to base B. be based C. basing D. based35.Ive been invited to a department party tonight. Are you going to come? Oh, Id really like to, but I have a ton of work. _. A. Thank you anyway B. Youre welcome C. All right. D. With pleasure.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，从短文后各题的ABCD四个选项中，选出合适填入对应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A man and his wife arrived in Boston by trainAfter getting off the train, they walked without an 36_ into the outer office of Harvards presidentSo they were stopped by his secretary and kept 37_For hours, the secretary took no notice of them, 38_ that the couple would finally become disappointed and 39_But they didntThe secretary finally decided to disturb the president, though 40_ A few minutes later, the president walked towards the couple with a 41_ faceThe lady told him, “We had a son that 42_ Harvard for one yearHe loved HarvardHe was 43_ hereBut about a year ago, he was accidentally killedMy husband and I would like to 44_ a memorial（纪念物）to him, somewhere on campus” The president wasnt movedInstead, he was 45_“Madam,” he said, “we cant put up a statue for every person who studied at Harvard and diedIf we did, this place would look like a 46_ ,” “Oh, no,” the lady 47_ quickly“We dont want to put up a statueWe would like to give a 48_ to Harvard” The president rolled his eyes and 49_ at the couple and then exclaimed,” A building! Do you have any 50_ how much a building costs? We have spent over 7,500,000 on the campus building at Harvard” For a moment the lady was silentThe president was 51_, because he could get rid of them nowThen the lady turned to her husband and said quietly, “Is that all it costs to start a 52_? Why dont we just start our own?” Her husband nodded53_ their offer was turned downMr.and Mrs.Stanford traveled to California where they founded Stanford University 54_ after them, a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer 55_ about36Achoice Bdecision Cacquaintance Dappointment37Awaiting Bstanding Csitting Dtalking38Ahoping Bfinding Crealizing Dimagining39Ago down Bgo out Cgo away Dgo around40Ahopelessly Bcarefully Cunexpectedly Dunwillingly41Apleasant Bfunny Ccold Dsad42Aattended Bvisited Cstudied Dserved43Aclever Bbrave Cproud Dhappy44Aset about Bset up Cset down Dset off45Asatisfied Bexcited Cshocked Dashamed46Apark Bcemetery Cgarden Dmuseum47Aexplained Bexpressed Crefused Dadmitted48Abuilding Byard Cplayground Dsquare49Alaughed Bshouted Cglanced Dcalled50Asuggestion Bidea Cthought Dopinion51Abored Bastonished Cinterested Dpleased52Adepartment Buniversity Cbusiness Dclub53AOnce BWhile CSince DThough54Anamed Blooked Ctaken Dfollowed55Atalked Bknew Cheard Dcared第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWelcome to one of the largest collections of footwear (鞋类) in the world that will make you green with envy. Here at the Footwear Museum you can see exhibits (展品) from all over the world. You can find out about shoes worn by everyone from the Ancient Egyptians to pop stars.Room 1The celebrity (名人) footwear section is probably the most popular in the entire museum. Stared in the 1950s there is a wide variety of shoes and boots belonging to everyone from queens and presidents to pop stars and actors! Most visitors find the celebrities choice of footwear extremely interesting.Room 2Most of our visitors are amazed and shocked by the collection of “special purpose” shoes on exhibition here at the Museum of Footwear. For example, there are Chinese shoes made of Silk that were worn by women to tie their feet firmly to prevent them from growing too much!Room 3As well as shoes and boots, the museum also exhibits shoe shaped objects. The variety is unbelievable. For example, there is a metal lamp that resembles a pair of shoes, and Greek wine bottles that look like legs!The Footwear LibraryPeople come from all over the world to study in our excellent footwear library. Designers and researchers come here to look up information on anything and everything related to the subject of footwear.56. Where would you find a famous singers shoes?A. Room 1.B. Room 2.C. Room 3.D. The Footwear Library.57. All exhibits in each room _.A. share the same themeB. have the same shapeC. are made of the same materialD. belong to the same social class58. Which of the following is true according to the text?A. Room 2 is the most visited place in the museum.B. Researchers come to the Footwear Library for data.C. The oldest exhibits in Room 1 were made in the 1950s.D. Room 3 has a richer variety of exhibits than the other two.59. The purpose of the text is to get more people to _.A. do researchB. design shoesC. visit the museumD. follow celebritiesBHoney from the African forest is not only a kind of natural sugar, it is also delicious.Most people, and many animals, like eating it. However, the only way for them to get that honey is to find a wild bees nest and take the honey from it. Often, these nests are high up in trees, and it is difficult to find them. In parts of Africa, though, people and animals looking for honey have a strange and unexpected helper - a little bird called a honey guide.The honey guide does not actually like honey, but it does like the wax in the beehives (蜂房). The little bird cannot reach this wax, which is deep inside the bees nest. So, when it finds a suitable nest, it looks for someone to help it. The honey guide gives a loud cry that attracts the attention of both passing animals and people. Once it has their attention, it flies through the forest, waiting from time to time for the curious animal or person as it leads them to the nest. When they finally arrive at the nest, the follower reaches in to get at the delicious honey as the bird patiently waits and watches. Some of the honey, and the wax, always fall to the ground, and this is when the honey guide takes its share.Scientists do not know why the honey guide likes eating the wax, but it is very determined in its efforts to get it. The birds seem to be able to smell wax from a long distance away. They will quickly arrive whenever a beekeeper is taking honey from his beehives, and will even enter churches when beeswax candles are being lit.60. Why is it difficult to find a wild bees nest?A. Its small in size. B. Its hard to recognize. C. Its covered with wax. D. Its hidden in trees. C About twenty of us had been fortunate enough to receive invitations to a film-studio（影棚）to take part in a crowd-scene. Although our act would last only for a short time, we could see quite a number of interesting things.We all stood at the far end of the studio as workmen prepared the scene, setting up trees at the edge of a winding path. Very soon, bright lights were turned on and the big movie-camera was wheeled into position. The director shouted something to the camera operator and then went to speak to the two famous actors nearby. Since it was hot in the studio, it came as a surprise to us to see one of the actors put on a heavy overcoat and start walking along the path. A big fan began blowing tiny white feathers down on him, and soon the trees were covered in snow. Two more fans were turned on, and a strong wind blew through the trees. The picture looked so real that it made us feel cold.The next scene was a complete contrast (对比).The way it was filmed was quite unusual. Pictures taken on an island in the Pacific were shown on a glass screen. An actor and actress stood in front of the scene so that they looked as if they were at the waters edge on an island. By a simple trick like this, palm trees, sandy beaches, and blue, clear skies had been brought into the studio!Since it was our turn next, we were left wondering what scene would be prepared for us. For a full three minutes in our lives we would be experiencing the excitement of being film “Stars”!64. Who is the author?A. A cameraman. B. A film director. C. A workman for scene setting D. A crowd-scene actor 65. What made the author feel cold?A. The heavy snowfall. B. The film being shown. C. The low temperature. D. The man-made scene.66. What would happen in the three minutes mentioned, in the last paragraph?A. A new scene would be filmed. B. More stars would act in the film.C. The author would leave the studio. D. The next scene would be prepared.DWithout proper planning, tourism can cause problems. For example, too many tourists can crowd public places that are also enjoyed by the inhabitants of a country. If tourists create too much traffic, the inhabitants become annoyed and unhappy. They begin to dislike tourists and to treat them impolitely. They forget how much tourism can help the countrys economy. It is important to think about the people of a destination country and how tourism affects them. Tourism should help a country keep the customs and beauty that attract tourists. Tourism should also advance the well-being (health and happiness) of local inhabitants.Too much tourism can be a problem. If tourism grows too quickly people must leave other jobs to work in the tourism industry. This means that other parts of the countrys economy can suffer.On the other hand, if there is not enough tourism, people can lose jobs. Businesses can also lose money. It costs a great deal of money to build large hotels, airports, air terminals, first-class roads and other support facilities needed by tourist attractions. For example, a major international-class tourism hotel can cost as much as 50 thousand dollars per room to build. If this room is not used most of the time, the owners of the hotel will lose money.Building a hotel is just a beginning. There must be many support facilities as well, including roads to get to the hotel, electricity, sewers to handle waste, and water. All of these support facilities cost money. If they are not used because there are not enough tourists, jobs and money are lost.67. Which of the following has most probably been discussed in the paragraph that goes before the passage?A. It is extremely important to develop tourism.B. Building roads and hotels is essential.C. Support facilities are highly necessary.D. Planning is of great importance to tourism.68. Too much tourism can cause all these problems EXCEPT .A. a bad impact on other industriesB. a change of tourists customsC. over crowded of places of interestD. pressure on traffic69. Not enough tourism can lead to .A. an increase of unemploymentB. a decrease in tourist attractionsC. the higher cost of support facilitiesD. a rise in price and a fall in pay70. The word “handle” in the last paragraph most probably means . A. carry away B. pick up C. get in D. take down第二节 （共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。My mother is a diligent and kind woman. She is very busy from morning till night. As a teacher, she works hard. 71 Both my brother and I love her dearly as she loves us.My mother has been teaching math at a middle school in my hometown. She goes to work early in the morning and does not return home until late in the afternoon. 72 She treats them with patience and teaches them well. For her excellent quality and very good teaching results, she has been elected as a model teacher several times. 73 Every day, when she comes back home from work, she sets about doing housework, sweeping the living room and bedrooms or cleaning the furniture, and putting everything in good order. She seems to be busy all the time. As she has been very busy working every day, she looks older than her age. But she looks as cheerful and happy as ever. Mother never buys expensive dresses for herself, but she often buys some inexpensive but high quality clothes for us. 74 She just eats a plain meal outside when she is too busy to cook herself. She lives a busy yet simple life, without any complaints.Often she says to us, “Work while you work, and play while you play. That is the way to be happy and gay. If you do not work, you will become lazy and be of no use to society”. What a piece of good ad