高二英语期末试题.doc

2012-2013学年度淮北一中高二第一学期期末考试英 语 试 题高二英语备课组第一部分：听力理解(共两节。满分30分)第一节(共5小题：每小题15分，满分75分)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。1What does the man like about the play? AThe story BThe actor C The ending2、Which place are the speakers trying to find? A.A restaurant BA bank CA hotel3At what time will the two speakers meet? A5：10 B5：20 C4：404What will the man do? AChange the plan BSort things out C Wait for a phone call5What does the woman want to do? ASee a film with the man BOffer the man some helpCListen to some great music第二节(共1 5小题：每小题15分，满分225分) 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，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、7题。6Where is Ben? AIn the kitchen BIn the park C At school7What will the children do in the afternoon? AHelp set the table BHave a party CDo their homework听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8What are the two speakers talking about? AA travel plan BA business trip C A family holiday9Where did Rachel go? A. China BItaly CSpain听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10How did the woman get to know about third-hand smoke? AFrom young smokers BFrom some smoking parents C From a newspaper article11Why does the man say that he should keep away from babies? AHe is a smoker BHe wears dirty clothes CHe has just become a father12What does the woman suggest smoking parents should do? ASmoke only outside their housesBStop smoking altogether CReduce dangerous matter in cigarettes听第9段材料，回答第l 3至l 6题。13Where does Michelle Ray come from? AA big city BA small town C A middle-sized city14Which place would Michelle Ray take her visitors to for shopping? AThe Zen Garden BThe Highlands CThe Red River area15What does Michelle Ray do for complete quiet? AGo camping BStudy in a library CRead at home16What are the speakers talking about in general? ALate -night shopping B Louisville CAsian food听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17Why do some people say they never have dreams according to Dr Garfield? AThey forget about their dreams BThey dont want to tell the truthCThey have no bad experiences18Why did Davis stop having dreams? A. He was too sad about his brothers death BHe got a serious heart attack C. He was frightened by a terrible dream19What is Dr Garfields opinion about dreaming? A It prevents the mind from working BIt makes things worseCIt is very useful20Why do some people turn off their dreams completely? ATo sleep better BTo stay away from their problems C To recover from illnesses第二部分：英语语言知识运用(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)21._ plastic bags are another common form of litter that is _ danger to the environment.A.The , a B 不填， 不填 不填， The , the 22. Why are you crying ?I just cant help _. A. it B. that C. so D. them23.I would rather he _ there tomorrow. A. go B. will go C. should go D. went24.It is only when the disease has progressed to AIDS that _ to look sick.A. does a person begin B. a person began C. a person begins D.did a person begin 25.With so many different forms of poetry _, students may want to write poems of their own.A. to choose B. to be chosen C. chosen D. to choose from26. Im terribly sorry to have put you to so much trouble. _. You didnt mean to, did you? A. Im afraid not B. Forget it C. All right D. You are welcome27.So far, large quantities of information _ sent to the company by email, which has a great effect on improving the quality of its products. A. have been B. has beenC. was D. were28. Diaoyu Island issue, unless _ properly, will directly affect smooth development of relationships between China and Japan. A. handling B. having handled C. handle D. handled 29. At the London Olympic Games, Sun Yang, the 20-year-old, became the first Chinese man _ gold in swimming. A. won B. winningC. to winD. having won30. We should keep it in mind that beneath our feet _ that our life depends on for food and clothing.A. lies the earth B. lying the earth C. does the earth lie D. the earth is lying 31.He was very busy yesterday; otherwise he _to the meeting.A.would come B.would have come C. came D.will come32. He tried to deal with the ever-increasing burden of his work, but finally _ and had to take a complete rest. A. broke down B. broke up C. broke away D. broke out33._ hard, you will pass the exam.A. Work B.Working C.To work D. Worked34.What s the price of your shirts here?It depends on which fashion you want to buy and the prices _ from 100 dollars to 500 dollars. A. increase B. reach C. range D. different 35.Mary has a great _of interests, such as travel, hiking and playing chess.A. kind B. difference C.sort D. diversity第二节 完形填空(共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从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。About 12 years ago, I was working as an intern(实习生) at my universitys Museum of Natural History. 36 , while working at the cash register in the gift shop, I saw an elderly 37 come in with a little girl in a wheelchair.As I looked closer at this girl, I saw that she was kind of _38_ on her chair. I then 39 she had no arms or legs, just a head, neck and torso(躯干). She was 40 a little white dress with red dots.As the couple 41 her up to me, I was looking down at the 42 . I turned my head towards the girl and gave her a 43 . As I took the money from her grandparents, I 44 back at the girl, who was giving me the cutest, largest 45 I have ever seen. All of a sudden her handicap（残疾） was 46 and all I saw was this beautiful girl, 47 smile just melted me and almost 48 gave me a completely new sense of what 49 is all about. She took me from a 50 unhappy college student and brought me into her 51 , a world of smiles, love and warmth.That was 12 years ago. Im a(n) 52 business person now and 53 I come across the 54 of the world, I think about that little girl and the remarkable 55 about life that she taught me.36. A. One day B. Another day C. Some day D. The other day37. A. professor B. woman C. man D. couple38. A. lain B. placed C. tied D. sat39. A. saw B.found C. thought D. realized40. A. having B. dressing C. wearing D. putting41. A. pulled B. wheeled C. rolled D. drove42. A. register B. gift C. book D. desk 43. A. wink(眨眼) B. candy C. kiss D. pen44. A. glared B. stared C. looked D. gazed45. A. bill B. check C. note D. smile 46. A. missing B. disappeared C. gone D. lost47. A. which B. of which C. whose D. who48. A. importantly B. impossibly C. improperly D. immediately49. A. wealth B. life C. money D. fame50. A. poor B. proud C. rich D. happy51. A. mind B. world C. home D. wheelchair52. A. successful B. experienced C. clever D. confident53. A. however B. whatever C. wherever D. whenever54. A. future B. truth C. troubles D. mysteries55. A. attitude B. lesson C. skill D. technique笫三部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。(A)At school are you carrying too much on your back? Im sure lots of children of your age will say “Yes”. Not only the students in China have this problem, but children in the US also have heavy school bags. Doctors are beginning to worry that younger and younger students are having back and neck problems as a consequence of school bags being too heavy for them. “Its hard for me to go upstairs with my bag because its so heavy,” said Rick Hammond, an 11-year-old student in the US. Rick is among students who have common school bags with two straps (带子) to carry them, but many other students choose rolling bags. But even with rolling bags, getting up stairs and buses is still a problem for children. Many of them have hurt their backs and necks because of the heavy school bags. But how much is too much? Doctors say students should carry no more than 10% to 15% of their own body weight. Scott Batch, a back doctor, said children under Grade 4 should stay with 10%. But it is also important that older children dont stay with over 15%, because their bodies are still growing. “Children are losing their balance and falling down with their school bags,” he said. Parents and teachers are starting to tell children to only take home books they will be reading that night. Some teachers are using pieces of paper or thin workbooks for students to take home. One of the best answers is, as some children said, to have no homework at all!56. From the passage we can know that . A. only children in China carry too heavy school bagsB. only children in the US carry too heavy school bagsC. children in other countries dont carry too heavy bagsD. both children in China and the US carry too heavy school bags57. If a child carries a heavy school bag, .A. his hands will be hurt B. his head and arms will be hurtC. his back and neck will be hurt D. his feet will be hurt58. According to the doctor, Scott Batch, if a child in Grade 5 weighs about 30 kilos, the school bag he carries should not be over _.A. 4. 5 kilos B. 3 kilos C. 5.5 kilos D. 5 kilos59. Some students think the best answer to his problems is that .A. they should have a little homework to do after they get homeB. their teachers had better not ask them to do any homework C. they should only take home library books they will read that night D. they should use thin workbooks instead of thick ones(B)Below is a housing guide for students going to London.University accommodation officesMany university accommodation offices have their own list of registered landlords. Others also provide information on accommodation agencies and other housing organization. The advantage of using your university accommodation is that you can get support if you have a problem. The disadvantage is that they are unlikely to have enough registered landlords to houses all their students. Property papers: Loot and RentingLoot is an important source of information about private housing for co-renters. The offers are from private landlords, agencies and individuals looking for other co-renters. They also have a website: . The advantage of using Loot is that there are some excellent bargains. The disadvantage is that there is no quality control over the offers. Renting is another useful paper. The offers in this paper are mainly from accommodation agencies. Their website is at www.renting.co.uk.Accommodation agenciesThe majority of rented accommodation in London is probably advertised through accommodation agencies. The advantage of using accommodation agencies is that you will have access to a large number of accommodations. A good agent will listen to your requirements and can save you time in looking for the right accommodation. The disadvantage is that they will make a variety of charges to potential renters. Notice boards Around the universities you will find a number of notice boards where offers of accommodation will be posted. These will either be from landlords or from students. Some universities will also have online notice boards where students can advertise to other students. Advertisements from students can be an excellent way to find accommodation. However, advertisements from landlords can be problematic. Word of mouth Some of the best housing in London is never advertised but is passed on from one group of students to another by word of mouth. It might be that you can find out about good offers from final year students. However, dont suppose that just because you have found out about housing from a friend it is necessarily going to be better than that found through any other source. Family Faced with the very high rents charged in London, some students and their parents will consider buying as an alternative. In some cases this might be a good choice.60. What is the advantage of using Loot? A. There are some good bargains.B. It gives you personal information about other co-renters. C. Their website is designed mainly for students. D. It has more offers from accommodation agencies than Renting.61. A good agent can help you _.A. know more people B. get the right accommodation quicklyC. find cheap accommodation D. get free information about most accommodations 62. The information passed on by word of mouth is important because_. A. it is better than that found through any other sourceB. the landlords have little valuable informationC. the final year students always offer better informationD. it helps you find some of the best housing never advertised63. For students going to London for the first time, which of the following provides the most reliable information?A. Notice boards. B. Loot and Renting C. University accommodation offices. D. Family. (C)Some children are natural-born bosses. They have a strong need to make decisions, manage their environment, and lead rather than follow. Stephen Jackson, a Year One student, “operates under the theory of whats mine is mine and whats yours is mine,” says his mother. “The other day I bought two new Star Wars light sabers. Later, I saw Stephen with the two new ones while his brother was using the beat-up ones.”“Examine the extended family, and youll probably find a bossy grandparent, aunt, uncle or cousin in every generation. Its an inheritable trait,” says Russell Barkley, a professor at the Medical University of South Carolina. Other children who may not be particularly bossy can gradually gain dominance when they sense their parents are weak, hesitant, or in disagreement with each other.Whether its inborn nature or developed character at work, too much control in the hands at the young isnt healthy for children or the family. “Fear is at the root of a lot of bossy behavior,” says family psychologist John Taylor. Children, he says in his book From Defiance to Cooperation, “have secret feelings of weakness” and “a desire to feel safe”. Its the parents role to provide that protection.When a “boss child” doesnt learn limits at home, the stage is set for a host of troubles outside the family. The overly willful and unbending child may have trouble obeying teachers or coaches, for example, or trouble keeping friends. It can be pretty lonely as the top dog if no one likes your bossy ways. “I see more and more parents giving up their power,” says Barkley, who has studied bossy behavior for more than 30 years. “They bend too far because they dont want to be as strict as their own parents were. But they also feel less confident about their parenting skills. Their kids, in turn, feel more anxious.”64. Bossy children like Stephen Jackson _.A. make good decisions B. are very considerateC. show self-centeredness D. always think about other persons65. The underlined phrase “inheritable trait” in Paragraph 2 means .A. particular environment B. developed character C. accepted theory D. inborn nature66. The study on bossy behavior implies that parents .A. should be strict with their children B. should give more power to their childrenC. should bend before their children D. should not set limits for their children67. What is the passage mainly about?A. How bossy behavior can be controlled. B. What leads to childrens bossy behavior.C. How we can get along with bossy children. D. What effect bossy behavior brings about.(D)Birds that are half-asleepwith one brain hemisphere(半球) alert and the other sleepingcontrol which side of the brain remains awake, according to a new study of sleeping ducks. Earlier studies have documented half-brain sleep in a wide variety of birds. The brain hemispheres take turns sinking into the sleep stage characterized by slow brain waves. The eye controlled by the sleeping hemisphere keeps shut, while the wakeful hemispheres eye stays open and alert. Birds also can sleep with both hemispheres resting at once. Decades of studies of bird groups led researchers to predict extra alertness in the end-of-the-row sleepers which tend to be attacked more easily. Sure enough, the end birds tended to watch carefully on the side away from their companions. Ducks in the inner spots showed no preference for gaze direction. Also, birds napping at the end of the line depend on single-hemisphere sleep, rather than total relaxation, more often than inner ducks did. Turning 16 birds through the positions in a four-duck row, the researchers found that compared with 12 percent for birds in internal spots, outer birds half-asleep during some 32 percent of napping time. “We believe this is the first evidence for an animal behaviorally controlling sleep and wakefulness at the same time in different regions of the brain,” the researchers say. The results provide t