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书生中学2012-2013学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题（满分：150分 考试时间：120分钟）第一部分 听力(共两节，满分20分)1. where does this conversation probably take place?a. in a bookstore. b. in a classroom. c. in a library.2.at what time will the film begin?a.7:20. b.7:15. c.7:00.3. what are the two speakers mainly talking about? a. their friend jane. b. a weekend trip. c. a radio programme.4. what will the woman probably do? a. catch a train. b. see the man off. c. go shopping.5. why did the woman apologize? a. she made a late delivery. b. she went to the wrong place. c. she couldnt take the cake back.第二节听第6段材料.回答第6. 7题。6. whose cd is broken? a. kathys. b. mums. c. jacks.7. what does the boy promise to do for the girl? a. buy her a new cd. b. do some cleaning. c. give her 10 dollars.听第7段材料.回答第8、9题。8. what did the man think of the meal? a. just so-so. b. quite satisfactory. c. a bit disappointing.9. what was the 15% on the bill paid for? a. the food. b. the drinks. c. the service.听第8段材料，回答第i0至12题。10. why is the man at the shop? a. to order a camera for his wife. b. to have a camera repaired. c. to get a camera changed.11. what colour does the man want? a. pink. b. black. c. orange.12. what will the man do afterwards? a. make a phone call. b. wait until further notice. c. come again the next day.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. what would joe probably do during the thanksgiving holiday? a. go to a play. b. stay at home. c. visit kingston. 14. what is ariel going to do in toronto? a. attend a party. b. meet her aunt. c. see a car show.15. why is ariel in a hurry to leave? a. to call up betty. b. to buy some dvds. c. to pick up daniel.16. what might be the relationship between the speakers? a. classmates. b. fellow workers. c. guide and tourist.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. where does thomas manning work? a. in the guinness company. b. at a radio station. c. in a museum.18. where did the idea of a book of records come from? a. a bird-shooting trip. b. a visit to europe. c. a television talk show.19. when did sir hughs first book of records a. in 1875. b. in 1950. c. in 1955.20. what are the two speakers going to talk about next? a. more records of unusual facts. b. the founder of the company.c. the oldest person in the world二、单选（每小题0.5分，满分10分）21. smiling is _universal language and it is one of _ ways to express friendship.a. the; / b. a; / c. an; thed. a; the 22.-hey, you havent been acting like yourself. everything ok? -_ .a. sure, it isb. im fine, thanks c. thats goodd. thats right23. we are anxious about the spreading of h7n9, hoping itll _ less threatening soon.a. turn out b. turn down c. turn up d. turn on24. he is very good at carpentering, though _.a. is very youngb. very young c. hevery young d. he was very young25. next door to ours _, who has impressed us with his special talking style.a. where lives an old man b. where does an old man live c. lives an old man d. does an old man live26. you _ to the housing agency in time. ok, ill try my best. a. are supposed to get b. have supposed to get c. are supposed to be got d. supposed to get27. _ having a busy schedule, ariel lin attended an environmental art exhibition. a. despite of b . in spite of c. thanks to d. even though 28. dont be too general. please give a _suggestion on how to deal with this difficulty. a. specific b. flexible c. delicate d. fragrant29. a person _ with h7n9 viruses will be more likely to die of lung dysfunction.a. developed b. infected c. injected d. progressed 30. accurately, my granny has got no hobbies at all _ you think watching tv as one. a. ifb. while c. after d. unless31. in some developed countries, larger population is _ in their big cities. a. approved b. gathered c. concentrated d. fixed 32. had it been possible i would have gone to the movies, but i _ busy. a. had been b. am c. was d. would be33. we lost our way in that small village, otherwise we _more places of interest yesterday. a. visited b. had visited c. would visit d. would have visited34. mothers holding jobs outside the home should have _ schedules to make it easier to care for their children. a. heavy b. smooth c. flexible d. complex35. some insects _ the colour of their surroundings to protect themselves.a. take in b. take off c. take on d. take up36.-how did you like nicks performance last night? -to be honest, his singing didnt _to me much. a. appeal b . belong c refer d. occur37. was it under the tree _ you were away talking to a friend?sure. but when i got back there, the bike was gone.a. that b. where c. which d. while38. since entry into high school the students have been _ staying up late in the evening and getting up early in the morning. a. admitted to b. allergic to c. accustomed to d. attached to 39. einsteins theory of relativity was so _that few people could understand it at that time. a. controversial b. religious c. abstract d. contradictory 40. mary was being badly treated when john happened to pass by and helped her out. i think it was not a pure _but had been well planned.a. coincidence b. consequence c. incident d. chance三、完型填空：（每小题1分，满分20分）it was a cold winter morning. half asleep at the train station, i stared into the distance, 41 for the train to take me to my 42 in boston. the world was quiet. the very few people on the street kept to themselves, 43 their steaming cups of coffee.reaching into my pocket as the 44 was getting close, my hand searched for the $ 20 bill to pay my fare. the pocket was 45 ! i searched through my bag and then i felt 46 . unless the money dropped from the sky, id be 47 there. “whats the matter?” a short, elderly man stood before me. “oh, nothing. well, i 48 my money and now i cant pay for the ticket. im going to 49 my match class, and the train is leaving.” “here, use this.” the man held a $ 20 bill. i looked up, 5 0 . people just didnt do that anymore. everyone worried about their own 51 , rarely stopping to think about others, especially teenage strangers. “thank you, but no, i cant.”“ 52 it go!” the man pushed me 53 the train. i bought a round trip ticket, and he refused the change i 54 to give him back. i did not know what to say a million thoughts raced through my mind, yet i stood 55 .for the train ride i was wordless. i began to see the world through 56 eyes. that man made a difference with such a simple 57 .a week later i was at the train station again, with an extra 20$ 58 i saw the man. and there he was. “excuse me, sir, i believe i owe you this.” i 59 the money into his hand. failing to refuse, he said, “just remember to do the same for someone in your shoes someday.” i smiled, content.the elderly man is my hero. for many, heroes are famous, but my hero is a 60 stranger who taught me a lesson in life. i will never forget his kindness.41awatching blooking c. reaching darranging42ahome bclass coffice dfactory43aserving bcarrying cminding dmaking44achance bcrowd cdriver dtrain45adeep bempty cmessy dtight46ahopeless buseless c. relieved ddissatisfied47ablocked bdrawn cstuck dtied48awasted bcounted cspent dlost49amiss bskip cfail dstop50afrightened bdisturbed c. surprised dconcerned51aproblems bcomplaints c. positions dchallenges52abring bget ccatch dtake53ain bbeyond ctoward don54aoffered bmanaged c. happened dattempted55. a. nervously bsilently c. seriously duncomfortably56acurious bchanged cbright dwidened57atask bact cexample dperformance58aso that beven if cnow that din case59adropped bpushed cpressed dthrew60agiving bencouraging c. promising drespecting四、阅读理解：（每小题2分，满分50分） a michael jordan told me not to mention this until the season was over and i promised him at that time. now i think its time.early last season, i wrote a column about an act of kindness i had seen jordan do to a disabled child outside the stadium. after it ran ,i got a call from a man in the western suburbs. he said, “i read what you wrote about jordan, but i thought i should tell you another thing i saw.” here it comes, i thought. it always does. write something nice about a person, and people call you up to say that the person is not so nice. a few weeks later jordan and i were talking about something else before a game, and i brought up what the man had said. was the man right? has jordan really been talking to those two boys in that poor and dirty neighborhood? “not two boys,” jordan said, “but four.” and he named them. he said four names. and what did they talk about? “everything,” jordan said. “ive asked to see their grades so that i can check whether theyre paying attention to their schoolwork. if it turns out one or two of them may need teaching, i make sure they get it.”its just one more part of michael jordans life, one more thing that no one knows about, one more thing jordan does right. the nba season is over now, and those boys have their memories. so do i! when the expert reviewers begin to turn against jordan, as they surely will, ill think about those boys under the streetlight, waiting for the man they know to come, for someone they can depend on.61. that man called after reading about what jordan did to a disabled child because he wanted to _. a. become famous himself b. know why jordan appeared in a poor area c. let the author know that jordan was not that nice d. offer another example to show that jordan was a nice man 62. what can we learn from this passage?a. jordan is not such a great person. b. jordan deserves the admiration he had from others.c. jordan is always ready to make friends with young people. d. jordan is always misunderstood by expert reviewers.63. what does the underlined word “ran” probably mean?a. published. b. finished. c. disappeared. d. drove64. which of the following is not the reason why the author wrote this passage? a. he would like to keep the promise he had made. b. he thought it was time to help the disabled children.c. he hated to see jordan become someone elses target. d. he was impressed by jordans deeds for the ordinary poor.65. whats the purpose of the writer writing the passage?a. to show us the life of jordan b. to tell us everybody will make mistakes including jordanc. to criticize jordan d. to defend jordan against attack bscientists have proved that sleeping and learning go hand in hand. even a short nap can boost our memory and sharpen our thinking. but the relationship goes deeper than that.“the brain is not passive while you sleep,” scientist anat arzi said. “its quite active. you can do many things while you are asleep.”arzi and her coworkers didnt try to teach the sleeping volunteers any complex information, like new words or facts. instead, the scientists taught volunteers to make new connections between smells and sounds. when we smell something good, like a flower, we take deep breaths. when we smell something bad, we take short breaths. arzi and her co-workers based their experiment on these reactions. once the volunteers fell asleep in the lab, the scientists went to work. they gave them a whiff of something pleasant and meanwhile played a particular musical note. they didnt wake up, but they heardand sniffed(吸气) deeply. then the scientists gave the volunteers a whiff of something terrible and played a different musical note. again, the volunteers heard and smelleda short snort this timebut didnt wake up. the researchers repeated the experiment. after just four repetitions, volunteers made a connection between the musical notes and their paired smells. when the scientists played the musical tone that went with good smells, the sleepers breathed deeply. and when the scientists played the musical tone that went with bad smells, the sleepers breathed brieflydespite there being no bad smell. the next day, the volunteers woke up with the sound-smell connection. they breathed deeply when hearing one tone and cut their breaths short when hearing the other, which must have been unusual for them. imagine walking down the street and taking a deep breath upon hearing a particular sound!66. in the study, the volunteers were taught _. a. to become active during sleep b. to tell the difference between smell c. to learn new words and scientific facts d. to make sound-smell connections 67. how did the volunteers react when smelling something nice and hearing musical notes? a. they took a deep breath. b. they had a wonderful dream.c. they woke up at once. d. they took a short breath.68. when the volunteers woke up the next day, they_.a. learned how to play to musical tones b. forgot what happened during their sleep c. continued with the sound-smell connection d. changed their reaction when hearing.69. the passage mainly tell us_a. special smells and sounds can improve our memory. b. our brain can actually learn something new during the sleep.c. the volunteers will always hear similar sounds in the street. d. our brain can tell the difference between smells during the sleep.70. which of the following is not true? a. a short sleep can improve our memory and sharpen our thinking. b. arzi and her coworkers didnt try to teach the sleeping volunteer some simple information.c. when the volunteer smelt something terrible, they didnt wake up. d. after four repetitions, volunteers made a connection between the musical notes and their pared smells. camy returned to her small apartment at midnight, tired. her worst fears raced through her mind. would the court tell her she couldnt care for her family anymore? would the kids go through the sadness once more of being split up and sent away? she was so young, almost a child herself, and yet amy knew everything depended on her. at that moment, she wondered if she would ever find the strength to see it through.from earliest childhood, amy took care of her younger brothers. jan, their mother, only added to the family disorder and confusion because of her drug addict. sometimes they lived in apartments, sometimes in shelters.one afternoon amy was called to the high school, where a social worker was waiting for her. “were going to have to put you guys in foster（收养) care.” the social worker said. “no! dont spilt us up!” the girl cried out. “cant you just leave it the way it is?” the social worker shook his head. amys voice then rose like the howl of a lion protecting her babies: “why cant i take them? i take care of them all the time anyway.” the social worker hesitated, and then said, “maybe. once youre 18, you could apply to become their relative caretaker. then youd be their foster mother until we find a home where all of you can be together.” “ill do it,” amy said.one month later, amy was named guardian of her brothers for a six-month trial period. it was a remarkable victory for an 18-year-old girl. her brothers didnt make her task any easier in the months ahead. however，amys efforts were rewarded when the court allowed her to continue as guardian. amys relief at remaining the kids guardian was at risk of being taken away by the pressure she always felt to measure up. social workers still looked regularly over her shoulder and asked the boys shameful questions: “does she feed you? does she ever try to harm you?” then one day a visiting social worker came over. “wed like to get the boys adopted into homes,” she said. sensing that the family was about to be split apart yet again, amy replied, “fine, then. call it adoption if you want, but theyre not going anywhere.” to her surprise, the social worker took her remark seriously. she explained that if amy were to adopt the boys, they would become like any other family. that night at dinner amy told the boys about the idea. “cool!” joey said. he threw a piece of corn at adam. his brother flicked it back, and pretty soon corn was flying. amy rolled her eyes. they didnt have far to go to be like any other family. as the proceedings（程序）ended, amy thanked everyone. “no,” the judge respo