山西省忻州一中高二英语下学期期中试题新人教版.doc

忻州一中2012-2013学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题试题说明：1. 本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。 2满分150分。考试用时120分钟。第一卷（三部分，共115分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分,每题1.5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三个选顶中选出最佳选项，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. when should the woman finish the report?a. by noon.b. by afternoon.c. by evening.2. where were the mans keys last night?a. at his home.b. in his company. c. in the department.3. what does the man mean?a. the shoes in size seven on the shelf. b. the shoes in size seven in stock. c. the shoes in size seven are sold out.4. how long will the woman stay ?a. one night.b. two nights. c. three nights. 5. what can be inferred from the conversation?a. the woman wouldnt lend the book to others.b. the woman is surprised at the returned book.c. the man is too embarrassed to borrow from the woman. 第二节听下面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。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。6. what is the woman doing at first?a. reading a storybook.b. reading the newspaper. c. reading a business magazine.7. what kind of book does the boy like?a. a fiction book.b. a book about dolls. c. a storybook about animals.8. who is probably mrs. green?a. the boys teacher. b. the boys mother. c. the boys aunt.听第7段材料，回答第9至10题。9. how does the man want to do?a. buy a house.b. book a room.c. rent a room.10. how does the man go there?a. by subway. b. by bicycle. c. by taxi.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. how does the man get the information?a. from a news report.b. from a medical class.c. from a scientific study.12. what is the womans opinion about the statistic?a. she thinks the statistics is accurate.b. she believes the statistic is related to scientific studies.c. she believes the statistic is easy to cause a misunderstanding.13. what will the man do about coffee?a. he will drink it a lot b. he will drink it reasonably. c. he wont drink it any more. 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. why is the man not doing well with his studies?a. his health is poor.b. he is busy recently.c. the work is difficult .15. when does the man volunteer at the students” centre?a. from 12:00 to 1:00. b. from 3:00 to 4:00. c. from 5:00 to 8:00.16. what does the man do from 11:00 to 1:00?a. practises soccer.b. does a part-time job.c. does his homework.17. what will the man probably do?a. quit his job. b. stop soccer practice. c. stop watching tv.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. what is the main idea of the monologue?a. the speaker is praised by the boss for his performance. b. the speaker is promoted to be the leader and got a salary raise. c. the speakers companys reputation and image have expanded beyond the area.19. what did the speaker do for the company?a. he satisfied customers . b. he developed new products. c. he helped increase the sales.20. what do we know about the speaker?a. he is honest.b. he is lively.c. hes hard-working. 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. it is going to bed late at night that getting up late in the morning. a. led to b. referred toc. results ind. results from22. dont take _ for granted that others around will help you when you are in trouble. a. itb. thatc. oned. those23.you were an hour late this morning, ? a. what ifb. what aboutc. how aboutd. how come24. some modern equipment as well as hundreds of computers _ to ten hope schools in south china. a. was sent b. were sent c. have sent d. had been set25. _ much i practise i shall never win an olympic gold medal. a. although b. no matter how c. howd. whatever 26. i regret _ you that you will not be in the same class as your friends. a. telling b. to tell c. to have toldd. having told27. the barber had a magnificent moustache, _ he used wax to keep in shape. a. where b. that c. whichd. in which28. there are _ to show that a new different city is coming out of its dark past. a. signals b. marks c. symbols d. signs 29. _ he come, the problem would be settled. a. shall b. would c. shouldd. if30. internet shopping will really _ when people make sure that it_ safe. a. take up; is b. take off; is c. set off; will be d. set up; will be31. she was reading a book _ first time i saw _ old lady. a. the; the b. a; an c. / ; thed. the; / 32. -here is your change. - _. a. thank you b. pardon me c. no problemd. with pleasure33. it is important that food is made _ to the disaster areas. a. preciousb. available c. convenient d. suitable34. the machine _ . it hasnt worked for years and no one wants to repair it. a. didnt work b. wasnt workingc. doesnt work d. isnt working35. the broken bike was found _ by the riverside.a. abandoning b. being abandoned c. to be abandoned d. abandoned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3655各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。after watching her husband fly away from the nest, the female eagle gently and softly held the two baby eagles who were nearly frozen to death. she 36 their young bodies under her big wings. maybe they could not 37 to the arrival of the spring, but the female eagle thought 38 their father could bring back the food? maybe there was still a sparkle of 39 . one baby eagle made a weak cry, which 40 one even couldnt make. at the end of that short day, 41 seemed like a long life, the female eagle still couldnt 42 her husband come back, obviously feeling that one baby eagle, who scrunched（蜷缩） up under her 43 , became increasingly ice-cold. 44 looking at her two babies die in turn, the female eagle thought she should do something. she pulled apart her own chest with the 45 beaks, the feathers that fell off her body being blown here and there by the icy wind. with weak 46 , she told her last baby who was still at the edge of 47 : “ 48 me” outside, the male eagle stood on a big stone for a long time keeping close 49 on the food. he 50 the land, which was still a vast area of whiteness. suddenly, a dark object jumped into his eyes. the male eagle nosed down to look on it carefully. that was another gray rabbit. the male eagle jumped on the 51 . at that moment, the rabbit didnt hide or escape, but crept tightly upon the snowfield. he 52 the rabbit with sharp craws and 53 it. when getting ready to fly away, the 54 before his eyes made him shocked. just now under the body of the old gray rabbit lay four baby rabbits love is broad and deep, yet also 55 .36. a. preventedb. suppliedc. providedd. protected37. a. work onb. hold onc. rely ond. take on38. a. what ifb. even ifc. as ifd. if only39. a. meatb. foodc. wishd. hope40. a. anotherb. the otherc. the lastd. the youngest41. a. itb. thatc. whichd. when42. a. seeb. waitc. wishd. expect43. a. tableb. bedc. nestd. feathers44. a. instead ofb. other thanc. more thand. except45. a. quickb. fastc. sharpd. soon46. a. powerb. strengthc. forced. muscle47. a. hungerb. coldc. illnessd. death48. a. helpb. warmc. saved. eat49. a. dutyb. watchc. viewd. note50. a. ignoredb. mistookc. overlookedd. praised51. a. rabbitb. eaglec. dogd. cat52. a. struckb. handedc. seizedd. passed53. a. ateb. killedc. murderedd. had54. a. sceneb. filmc. viewd. scenery55. a. importantb. simplec. difficultd. cruel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）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a long ago in a small town, there was a place known as the house of 1,000 mirrors. a small, happy little dog learned of this place and decided to visit.when he arrived, he bounced(跳) happily up the stairs to the doorway of the house. he looked through the doorway with his ears lifted high and his tail wagging as fast as it could. to his great surprise, he found himself staring at 1,000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as his. he smiled a great smile, and was answered with 1,000 great smiles just as warm and friendly. as he left the house, he thought to himself, “ this is a wonderful place. i will come back and visit often.” in this same village, another little dog, who was not quite as happy as the first one, decided to visit the house. he slowly climbed the stairs and hung his head low as he looked into the door. when he saw the 1,000 unfriendly looking dogs staring back at him, he growled at them and was horrified to see 1,000 little dogs growling back at him. as he left, he thought to himself, “this is a horrible place, and i will never go back there again.”all the faces in the world are mirrors. what kind of reflections do you see on the faces ofthe people you meet? 56. why was the first dog surprised when he entered the house?a. because he didnt expect to see so many happy dogs.b. because he didnt know there were 1,000 mirrors in the house.c. because he was always in a mixed mood. d. because he saw little dogs smiling at him.57. why did the first dog like the house?a. because there were 1,000 mirrors in the house.b. because he thought he could keep himself warm in the house.c. because he felt he was welcome here.d. because he liked everything presented to him. 58. the underlined word “ growl” probably means _.a. smile b. stare c. say hello d. make an unfriendly noise59. which of the following is the most suitable title for the passage?a. the house of 1,000 mirrors b. a small happy little dog c. the wonderful place and the horrible place. d. two little dogsb“best product weve ever seen”this really workson sale nowneed to lower your cholesterol（胆固醇）？we strongly recommend cholesterol block tm. this really works, and now is the best time to buy，because of a special offer for the first 250 customers only for a limited time. * takes cholesterol out of food，no matter what you eat. * clinically demonstrated effective in university and hospital testing* lowers cholesterol absorption up to 42% or more*no side effects unlike liptor, zocor，crestsother commonly prescribed（处方的）medicationssafe and effective.*outsells all other brands on internet every month.limited time only一try cholesterol watchers free with purchase.60. if you happen to be the 200th customer to buy cholesterol block, you will _.a. be able to buy it at a low price b. be the luckiest one onlinec. try it free of charge d. change your diet61. liptor, zocor, crests are _.a. diseases b. side effectsc. medicines d. cholesterol62. where can you most probably read this passage? a. in a travel guide book. b. in a health magazinec. on a university bulletin board. d. in a doctors prescription.cthe usa, new york- whales and dolphins are facing increasingly threats from climate change, according to a new report published by wwf and the whale and dolphin conservation society (wdcs).the report “whales in hot water” draws attention to the growing impacts of climate change on whales. they range from changes in sea temperature and the freshening of the seawater because of the melting of ice and increased rainfalls to a sea level rise, loss of icy polar habitats and the decline of krill population in key areas. krill, a tiny shrimp that is dependent on sea ice, is the main source of food for many of the great whales.the speeding up of climate change adds greatly to trouble from other human activities, such as chemical and noise pollution, which kills some 1,000 whales every day.“whales and dolphins have an ability to adapt to their changing environment,” said mark simmons, international director of science at wdcs. “ but the climate is now changing at such a fast pace that it is unclear to what extent whales and dolphins will be able to adjust.”climate change impacts are currently greatest in the arctic and the antarctic. according to the report, cetaceans(鲸类动物) that rely on polar, icy waters for their home and food resources are likely to be greatly affected by the reduction of sea ice cover. wdcs and wwf are urging governments to cut global production of co2 by at least 50 percent by the middle of this century. the latest report of the intergovernmental panel on climate change showed it was possible to stop global warming if the worlds emissions (排放物) start to decline before 2015. 63. which of the following is the most important for whales and dolphins? arainfall b. sea ice cover c. krill d. high sea level64the underlined word “decline” in paragraph 2 means _.aincrease bfallcprotection dcontrol65in what place is climate change greatest?athe pacific ocean b. asia c. two polar areas d. equator66which of the following is not right according to the passage?aclimate change will lead to the changes in sea temperature. bclimate change will lead to the freshening of the sea water. cclimate change will have a bad effect on human activities and whales. dhuman beings will forever have no ability to stop global warning. dto stop the childhood-obesity（肥胖） epidemic(流行), health experts have long urged parents to make healthy changes to their familys lifestyle-such as eating nutritiously, reducing tv time, exercising and getting a good nights sleep. these behaviors have been linked to a lower risk of obesity in kids, but researchers at ohio state university were interested in learning whether their effect might be cumulative(累积的)that is , whether families who adopted not just one but two or more of these behaviors could reduce their childrens risk of obesity even further.led by sarah anderson, researchers analyzed data on 8,550 4-year-olds in a national study, and found that indeed children who practiced two healthy lifestyle behaviors were slimmer than those who adopted only one behavior, while youngsters who implemented three beneficial habits were the least likely to be overweight. “if children had all three practices, their risk of obesity was 40% lower than children who had none of the routines(常规).” anderson says.the three behaviors that anderson studied were eating dinner regularly with the family, limiting the amount of time in front of the tv, and getting enough sleep. the children who were least likely to be obese ate dinner with their families six or seven times a week, slept for at least 10.5 hours each night and watched less than two hours of television per night.the findings suggest that adopting these routines can be a powerful way for families to encourage healthy weight in their children, anderson says.in addition, says dr. david ludwig, director of the optimal weight for life program, the routines are relatively easy for most families to adopt. “this is a beautifully simple study. it makes a very important point, and one that needs to be noticed time and again. these are all behaviors that are within the reach of us all.67. what researchers at ohio state university were interested in was _.a. how to keep a healthy dietb. to reduce the tv time of kidsc. to help kids keep away from obesityd. how much childrens behaviors affect their weight68. which of the following statements is true?.a. kids not practsing three beneficial habits were less likely to be overweight.b. kids practsing three beneficial habits were more likely to be overweight.c. youngsters implementing three beneficial habits were the least likely to be overweight. d. youngsters implementing three beneficial habits were the most likely to be overweight.69. dr. david ludwig thinks the study _.a. is easy to do b. is important for themc. can be repeated many times d. shows the easy ways to keep fit70. which might be the best title for the passage?a. three habits help kids be slimmer b. how to lead a good lifestylec. it is not easy to be slim d. how to keep kids off tv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。 learning a foreign language can be interesting. 71 in order to increase your chances of success, it is important to consider which method of language learning will provide you with the most benefits. so think about the three ways of learning a language: self-study at home, attending classes and online courses. the main disadvantage of learning by yourself is that there is no one available to answer your questions. one way to deal with this is to make a list of your questions and ask for the help of a native speaker of the language regularly. 72 learning a foreign language in a classroom is probably the most popular choice. the regularity(规律性) of the lessons will encourage you to attend. 73 in most cases, the enthusiasm of the other students may also encourage you to make progress. online learning is the newest method of learning a foreign language. it suits both the students who prefer to learn alone and the stu