甘肃省甘谷一中高二英语下学期期中试题.doc

甘肃省甘谷一中2012-2013学年高二英语下学期期中试题说明：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120分钟。答案写在答题卡上，交卷时只交答题卡。 第一卷（选择题）第一部分 听力（共两节，20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）第一节（共 5小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分）1. whats the correct time?a. 8:20. b. 8:25. c. 8:15.2. where are the two speakers?a. on a ship. b. on a train. c. on a plane.3. where is the woman going now? a. her brothers office b. her own house. c. the market.4. why cant the woman go to the party？a. she is sick. b. she has to work. c. she has to stay at home.5. what is the problem with her english?a. her spelling is very poor. b. her speaking is not good. c. her pronunciation is not good.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听第 6 段材料，回答第 6-8 题。6. where are the two speakers?a. in the library. b. in a department store. c. in the street.7. who are the two speakers?a. a woman and his husband. b. a woman and a passer-by. c. a woman and her friend.8. where will the woman change buses?a. at the zoo. b. at the traffic lights. c. at the end of the no. 9 bus.听第 7 段材料，回答第 9-11 题。9. why is the man going to the states?a. visit places of interest. b. visit his friends. c. attend a conference.10. how long will the conference last?a. one month. b. two weeks. c. seven days.11. what is the man?a. a scientist. b. a writer. c. a traveler.听第 8 段材料，回答第 12-14 题。12. where does this conversation take place?a. at school. b. in the street. c. on the phone.13. why is the woman going to borrow some old exam papersa. she wants to look through them. b. hers are missing. c. she wants to check them. 14. why is the girl worried about her physics exam?a. because she hasnt prepared well. b. because she has lost her physics book.c. because she has no old exam papers. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 15-17 题。15. where does the conversation probably take place?a. in a library. b. in a classroom. c. in a bookstore.16. what is the man doing?a. returning some books. b. looking for a book. c. writing a research paper.17. what does the woman tell the man to do?a. to return the due books. b. to refer to the card list. c. to make use of the computer.听第 10 段材料，回答第 18-20 题。18. who does the speaker talk to?a. a friend of his. b. a group of new students. c. a group of visitors.19. what is the total number of departments in the college? a. six. b. five. c. four.20. where do the teachers in the english department mainly come from?a. england and america. b. america and australia. c. america and canada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l分，满分l5分）21. the two sportsmen congratulated each other_winning the match by shaking hands.awithbon cin dto22. i really dont know _ i had my money stolen.awhen was it that bthat it was whencwhere it was that dit was where that23. my sister was very unhappy for _ to the party.a. having not been invited b. not having invited c. having not invited d. not having been invited24. _ by a snake, she was frightened of it.a. being bitten b. to bite c. having been bitten d. biting25. the following are some popular websites_people can sell goods to each other. awhere bwhich cwhen dwhose26. teachers recommend parents_their children under 12 to ride bicycles to school for safety.anot allowbdo not allowcmustnt allow dcouldnt allow27. _i am concerned，the price of the computer is much too high，so i cant afford it.aas long as bas far as cas well as das often as28. you see，im poor in maths，you are not good at english，and.thats_we should help each other.awhen bwhere chow dwhat29he was in poor health，so the doctor_him to drink wine.ahoped bdemanded cforbade dprevented30she owes her success_good luck more than _ability.ato；and bof；to cto；to dto；in31one more day，_ill get everything ready.aor bwhile cand dbut32 a few years ago the belief became general_orange juice and milk should never be drunk at the same meal.awhich bthat cand that dwhat33. you dont like him is none of my business. a. what b. that c. whoever d. whether34. _, as long as im with nature, i dont care.a. however tough the journey is b. whatever tough the journey is c. however the journey is tough d. whatever the journey is tough35. the system has been designed to give students quick and easy_to the digital resources of the library.aaccessbpassage cway dapproach第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）sams uncle had an old bird which sat in its cage all day. one day his uncle said, “it is too expensive to 36 that bird. we will get rid of it.” but sam wanted to 37 the bird. sams grandfather told him that the bird was once a famous 38 bird. now 39 people knew it. his grandfather took the bird out, and then quickly took his arms away. the bird opened its huge 40 and flew into the sky. after a few minutes, it 41 with a small rabbit, cut it open and started to 42 it. the next morning, sam asked his uncle out. sam did 43 his grandfather had done, but the bird 44 to the ground and stood still. sams uncle 45 . later his grandfather told him that the bird only hunted in late afternoon when light was less 46 . sam asked his uncle to come out before 47 . this time the bird caught a mouse. his uncle was quiet with 48 , but laughed again, “we cant eat mice, so this bird is 49 .” and he sold the bird without telling sam.36. a. feed b. buy c. wash d. sell37. a. know b. find c. keep d. buy38. a. singing b. sleeping c. eating d. hunting39. a. some b. no c. many d. few40. a. mouth b. wings c. tail d. eyes41. a. dealt b. returned c. met d. parted42. a. watch b. search c. eat d. help43. a. as b. for c. since d. after44. a. fell b. rose c. walked d. ran45. a. shouted b. cried c. laughed d. nodded46. a. attractive b. pleasant c. poor d. strong47. a. bed b. supper c. lunch d. breakfast48. a. patience b. surprise c. joy d. sadness49. a. harmful b. strange c. cheap d. useless50. a. leaving b. gone c. dying d. cooked51. a. shouted at b. smiled at c. looked after d. took after52. a. impressed b. worried c. satisfied d. bored53. a. waved b. pointed c. aimed d. jumped54. a. what b. why c. where d. how55. a. money b. coat c. bird d. everything第三部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）ahave you ever heard of blogs (博客)? if you havent, you should have. its here, its growing and its having an influence on our life. surf the internet and youll find blogs everywhere. a blog, shortened from “weblog”, is a public internet journal written by one person or a group of people. it is a website in which a person or a group can place news, personal thoughts, text, photos, video or audio files, or links upon which visitors can comment. a blog lets you post on the internet without having to know web design or be technical. you are given an environment to make dated entries on the topic of your choice which are “published”, so other people can read them.now, somewhere around the world, a blog is created almost every 6 seconds. because its great potential, bill gates views it as important as e-mail, bbs, and msn. hes trying to make blogs the important tools for future business communications.56. a blog is .a. a commentb. an internet journal c. a design d. a link57. a person can do the following things in a blog except _.a. talk to others b. give comments c. read articlesd. enjoy photos58. who is a blogger?a. a person who posts letters. b. a person who writes articles.c. a person who posts text or photos in a blog. d. a person who is an online publisher.59. according to the passage, the reason why blogs are so popular is that they _.a. give everyone the chance to be an online writerb. can be created by people without much knowledge of computer technologyc. enable a blogger to place news, personal thoughts, text and photos and give commentsd. all of the aboveb editor,you can find language pollution whenever you open a newspaper or turn on your tv set, listen to a popular song at various advertisements. language pollution exists almost everywhere and can be seen in the following places:1. chinese characters are written in the complex (复杂的 ) form. although simplified chinese characters were accepted for use many years ago, it seems that more and more people like chinese characters written in the complex form.2. many goods are produced in china but carry foreign names, which sound strange and have no meaning at all.3. words and expressions being used have a bad meaning. ba(霸), which means bully in chinese, is one example. now there are a lot of goods, restaurants, even factories or firms, with ba in their names.4. there are too many incorrect grammatical expressions. some films have strange names and incorrect grammatical structures. ai ni mei shang liang, which means i love you without consulting, is grammatically incorrect and this kind of expression is now becoming popular.some language experts point out that language pollution must be done away with, which is an idea shared by myself and many others. fanyongqin60. the writer of the letter suggests that _.a. something be done to make our language pure (纯正) b. the chinese language not have the word ba c. everything have a good name and a good meaning d. everybody try their best to stop pollution61. what the writer wants to say is that _.a. great difference exists between the chinese characters written in the complex form and simplified form b. many people agree with the experts on language pollution in china c. our newspapers, tv programs, pop songs and advertisements are getting polluted d. some film writers havent studied chinese grammar62. what do you guess fan yongqian is? he or she probably is _.a. a reader b. a singer of pop songs c. a language expert d. an expert of grammarcto many americans，labor day(劳动节) marks the end of the summer，a day off from work and school，and one last chance to relaxbut labor day is much more than just a day off . it represents a very important victory for laborers everywherethe holiday is a celebration of the social and economic achievements of american workers more than a century ago workers were forced to deal with harsh conditionsthey were paid very little and they often worked 10-to l2-hour daysmen, women and even small children were forced to work even when they were sicktired of long hours and dangerous conditions，workers began organizing themselves into labor unionson top of fighting for higher pay and shorter workdays，they also fought for the rights of childrenthe workers wanted employers to place limits on the age of their workers so that small children were not overworked or hurt in factories a new york city carpenter named peter mcguire is credited(获得赞誉) for coming up with the idea for labor dayin 1872，after working many hours under poor conditions, mcguire rallied 100,000 workers to go on strikethe workers marched through the streets of new york city，demanding a better work environmentmcguire spent a decade fighting for workers rightsin 1882，he proposed（提议）the idea to create a special holiday for workerson tuesday，september 5，1882, more than 10,000 workers hit the streets of new york city for the first ever labor day paradetwo years later the celebration was moved to the first monday in septemberand in 1894，congress passed a law making labor day a national holidayamericans celebrated the first labor day holiday with a parade，picnics and fireworkstoday，many people hit the road to enjoy the last of their summer vacationothers enjoy the long weekend with picnics，backyard barbecues or just rest and relaxationhowever you spend labor day，remember that the holiday is a time to pay tribute (致敬)to the workers who have made america what it is today63what do we know from paragraph 1? aamericans have more than a day off on labor day bmany countries in the world celebrate labor day clabor day has a deep meaning for american laborers dlabor day shows the social and economic power of america64the underlined word “rallied” in paragraph 3 can be replaced by“_” apersuaded bsupported cwarned dgathered65which of the following statements is true according to the passage? athere were about 100,000 workers in new york city in 1872 blabor day became a national holiday in 1884 cthe idea for labor day was first put forward by mcguire in 1872 dthe first ever labor day parade was held in 188266according to the author，while spending labor day，americans should feel _ asurprised bthankful cdissatisfied d. terrifiedd sandra cisneros was born in chicago in 1954 to a mexican american family. as the only girl in a family of seven children, she often felt like she had “seven fathers,” because her six brothers, as well as her father, tried to control her. feeling shy and unimportant, she retreated(躲避) into books. despite her love of reading, she did not do well in elementary school because she was too shy to participate.in high school, with the encouragement of one particular teacher, cisneros improved her grades and worked for the school literary magazine. her father encouraged her to go to college because he thought it would be a good way for her to find a husband. cisneros did attend college, but instead of searching for a husband, she found a teacher who helped her join the famous graduate writing program at the university of iowa. at the universitys writers workshop, however, she felt lonely-a mexican american from a poor neighborhood among students from wealthy families. the feeling of being so different helped cisneros find her “creative voice.”“it was not until this moment when i considered myself truly different that my writing acquired a voice. i knew i was a mexican woman, but i didnt think it had anything to do with why i felt so much imbalance in my life, but it had everything to do with it! thats when i decided i would write about something my classmates couldnt write about.”cisneros published her first work, the house on mango street, when she was twenty-nine. the book tells about a young mexican american girl growing up in a spanish-speaking area in chicago, much like the neighborhoods in which cisneros lived as a child. the book won an award in 1985 and has been used in classes from high school through graduate school level. since then, cisneros has published several books of poetry, a childrens book, and a short-story collection.67. which of the following is true about cisneros in her childhood?a. she had seven brothers. b. she felt herself a nobody.c. she was too shy to go to school. d. she did not have any good teachers.68. the graduate program gave cisneros a chance to _.a. work for a school magazine b. run away from her familyc. make a lot of friends d. develop her writing style69. according to cisneros, what played the decisive role in her success?a. her early years in college. b. her training in the workshop.c. her feeling of being different. d. her childhood experience.70. what do we learn about the house on mango street?a. it is quite popular among students. b. it is the only book ever written by cisneros.c. it wasnt success as it was written in spanish. d. it won an award when cisneros was twenty-nine.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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。to dry fish, you will need either a drying table or a place to hang them. if a table is used, it should have a top made of wire screen or thin pieces of wood with space between each piece. 71 do not let them touch each other. be sure that air can flow around the fish from all sides, including the top and bottom. build a small smoky fire under the drying table for the first day to keep the flies away. after that, you can keep the flies away by covering the fish with a thin cloth. 72 fish taste better if they are out of bright sunlight while they are being dried. 73 turn the fish over every other day. small fish will dry in about three days if the air is dry. 74 after the fish have dried, place them in a basket. 75 then put the basket in a cool, dry place off the ground. make sure as much of the saltwater as possible is removed before you smoke the fish. a. for best results, put the drying table under a tree.b. cover them with clean paper or large leaves.c. lay the cleaned and salted fish, still wet, on the table.d. wood fr