2012期中考试高二英语普通班试卷.doc

卢市高中2012春季学年期中考试高二普通班英语第一部分：听力第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节 30分 ）第一节：多项选择（10小题，共10分）21.-What time is _for us to meet ? -What about 8 oclock? A. valuable B. adequate C. suitable D. respectable 21. It is reported that the bus _an accident and that ten passengers were injured. A. agreed with B. dealt with C. met with D. kept with 22. As far as I know, the only _to the farm was across a narrow bridge. A. access B. approach C. entrance D. assistance 23. I dont like to ask people for help as a rule,but I wonder if you could _me a favor. A. make B. do C. find D. get 25.While I _that he is an excellent college graduate, I dont think he is the right person for the job.A. recommend B. acknowledge C. comment D. Reject26.One of the Oxford teams best players was injured and was replaced by another who proved to be a poor_.A. representative B.substitute C.agent D.conductor27.Since Australia id a multicultural and unique society , it is probably not hard for Chinese students to _it.A. put up with B. make up with C. fit in with D.look up to 28.Some local officials are not yet _of the necessity of the environmental protection even though theyve been educated time and again.A. anxious B. sensitive C. mature D. aware29.Its difficult to study in a foreign country, _if you cant understand the language.A. naturally B. basically C. unluckily D. especially30.The look and behavior of a product should _how it is used, rather than the personal taste of its designers.A. translate B. inspire C. acquire D. reflect 完形填空A.Send us your joke，anecdote or story，and if we publish it in the magazine，well pay as follows：My Story$ 500Personal stories beyond the call of daily life.They must be unpublished, original and less than 1,000 words. Click here to read more stories.Kindness of Strangers up to $ 250True accounts of good karma，inspiring acts for unexpected kindness and generosity，or just something someone did that made your day different or changed your life.100500 words.Click here to read more stories.Anecdotes and Jokes $ 50$ 250Funny things can happen at work or at home，especially when kids are around to pass comment.We may run your writing in Lifes Like That，All in a Days Work or As Kids See It，or as a short filler.Got a new joke? Send it in for Laughter，the Best Medicine. Click here to read more jokes.Send Us Your Punchline(妙语)Do you think of yourself as a bit of a jokester? See if you can come up with punchline to this months joke.You Said ItIf youd like to comment on something you saw in Readers Digest magazine or on this website，this is the place to do it! Is It Just MeCan you be humorous about the trials and mysteries of modern life？Get it off your chest in 500 words.Click here to read more stories.51.This passage is written to _.Aoffer some wonderful stories to readersBremind people that life is full of joyCshow that making money is not difficultD.encourage people to write something of joy52The underlined word “karma” is closest in meaning to “ _ ”Aluck BexplanationCwishDimagination53Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?AThe magazine is mainly intended for entertainment.BThe more words you write, the more money you get.CAnecdotes and Jokes isnt paid much attention to.DNew jokes can be sent in for Lifes Like That.54.Where can you most probably see this passage?AIn a library. BIn a magazine.COn a website. DIn a storybook.B.高考资b.B源网w。w-w*k&s%5￥uCamille Mahlknecht,9，has some big fun planned for this weekend.She and other residents of Agoura Hills，California，plan to pick up trash during their citys annual cleanup.At the same time，Wissam Raed,12，will be busy volunteering too.Thousands of miles away in Lebanon，Wissam plans to put on a play at an orphanage and bring potted plants to elderly people at a senior citizen center.Some other children like Nathan White,10，have personal reasons for volunteering.Nathans grandmother died of a heart attack.To help raise money for medical research，Nathan participated in Jump Rope for Heart.He and five other boys took turns jumping rope for two and half hours and collected more than US $1,200 in donations for the American Heart Association.Millions of children around the globe lend a hand to their communities every year.Schools and parents also contribute to the rise in youth service.For example，many schools offer community service activities for students to join.Teachers either combine volunteer work with classroom lessons or make service work a requirement.Parents，on the other hand，encourage their kids to volunteer and do it with them.Community service is particularly important in this depression time.As the need for monetary support and other aid has increased，many charitable organizations have experienced a significant drop in donations.Camille and other children who volunteer thousands of hours annually can fill in some of the gaps.According to research，kids who start volunteering are twice as likely to continue doing good deeds when they are adults.So，grab a paintbrush，a trash bag，or whatever you need to help your community.Youll love how you feel after helping others.Even dirty work can be lots of fun，if its for a good cause.55. Whats the writers purpose of writing this passage?A. To urge children to take part in volunteering activities.BTo ask charity organizations to serve the community.CTo recommend youth service programs to schools.DTo propose alternatives for doing community services.56What is the main idea of the 3rd paragraph?ACommunity service is gaining popularity among children.BFamilies and schools help to make community service popular.CChildren now depend more on their teachers than on their parents.DNathan White had a special reason to raise money for medical research.57Why is community service important in a time of depression?AIt raises money for school activities.BIt gives charity organizations some needed help.CIt teaches children to take care of the sick.DIt encourages parents and teachers to work together.58What can be inferred from the passage?ACommunity service can help prevent juvenile delinquency(青少年犯罪)BChildren will probably leave school and work as volunteers.COrganizing sports events for the school is a kind of community service.DChildren who do volunteer work are more likely to grow up to be caring adults.C.高考资源网Homebuyers nationwide are watching housing prices going up，up，and up.“How high can they go？” Is the question on everyones lips.“As long as interest rates stay around 5 percent，nothing might be able to prevent housing prices going up，” said one house seller in Santa Monica，California.“Its crazy，” said Tim，who is looking for a house near the beach.“In 1993，I bought my first place，a twobedroom flat in Venice，for$70,000.My friends thought then that I was overpaying.Five years later，I had to move.I sold it for $ 230,000，which was a nice profit.Last year，while visiting friends here，I saw in the local paper that the exact same flat was for sale for $ 510,000！”It is a sellers market.Homebuyers feel like they have to offer at least 10 percent more than the asking price.Donna，a new owner of a onebedroom flat on Venice Beach，said，“Thats what I did.I told the owner that whatever anyone offers you，Ill give you $ 20,000 more under the table，so you dont have to pay your house seller any of it.I was tired of negotiating with the house sellers.”Tim says he hopes he doesnt get that desperate.“Whether you decide to buy or not，you still feel like you made the wrong decision.If you buy，you feel like you overpaid.If you dont buy，you want to kick yourself for passing up a great opportunity.”Everyone says the bubble(气泡)has to burst sometime，but everyone hopes it will burst the day after they sell their house.Even government officials have no idea what the future will bring.“All we can say is that，clearly，these things go in regular cycles，”said the state director of housing.“What goes up must come down.But，as we all know，housing prices always stay up a little higher than they go down(被接受)So you cant lose over the long run.Twenty years down the road，your house is always worth more than you paid for it.”59.If Tim had sold his flat last year，he could have earned _.A$ 510,000B$ 440,000C$ 280,000 D$ 160,00060.Donna paid another $ 20,000 to the owner secretly because _.Ashe felt like offering 10% moreBsecret money made low priceCthe owner asked for the moneyDshe was bored with bargaining 61We can infer from Tims words in Paragraph 4 that _.Ahomebuyers feel hesitate facing rising house pricesBbuying a house is always a great opportunityChomebuyers never make the right decisionDboth sellers and buyers become desperate62Which of the following is TRUE about the housing bubble?AIt is something everyone hates to see.BOnly experts know when it will burst.CIt is unavoidable in the regular circles.DIt usually stays for about twenty years.D.I believe that it is important to be brought up with a firm belief in the good.I was fortunate in this respect.My parents not only gave me a happy home，but they had me study half a dozen foreign languages and made it possible for me to travel in other countries.This made me more tolerant and helped me to conquer many difficulties in later life.Soon after I got married，my husband and I left our native Czechoslovakia and went to live in Shanghai，China.Here was a really international city.People of all races and beliefs lived and worked together.In Shanghai，in 1941，when I was only twenty years old，the doctors discovered that I had diabetes.It was a terrible shock，because diabetes is incurable.But it can be controlled by insulin (胰岛素)Although this drug was not manufactured in China，there were enough stocks of imported insulin available.This enabled me to continue a normal，happy life.Then bombs fell on Pearl Harbor and the Japanese occupied Shanghai.The import of insulin was cut off.Before long，there was not enough for the diabetics.I was on a starvation diet to keep my insulin requirements as low as possible.Many diabetics had already died，and the situation became desperate.In spite of all this，I never stopped believing that with the help of my husbands love and care，I would survive.I continued to teach in Chinese schools.My faith and my husbands neverending efforts to get the manufacture of insulin started gave me courage.In his small laboratory the production of insulin was attempted.I served as the human guinea pig(实验对象)on which it was tested.Ill never forget the day when my husband gave me the first injection of the new insulin，which had worked on rabbits.It helped! Can you imagine our happiness and reli1ef?I received the greatest strength from the deep love and complete understanding between my husband and me.And next to that was the kindness and help of many，many friends of many nationalities.To me，the experience of living in Shanghai during the special times was unforgettable.After the Second World War，my husband and I sailed to the United States，which is also known as the melting pot.Wherever we live，I believe，with faith and love，love between families and friends from different nationalities，we can make it our cherished home. 63What can we know about the author?AShe visited China and has lived in Shanghai since then.BShe was given an unhappy home.CShe got married in Czechoslovakia.DShe could hardly tolerate her parents. 64.As a diabetic，the author could still live normally in 1941 because _.Ashe was able to buy enough insulinBshe received good medical treatmentCshe was looked after by her husbandDshe was helped by people of different races 65.The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 5 refers to _.Aa small rabbit B the new insulin Can everlasting effortDthe human guinea pig66.How does the author feel about her stay in China?AUnbearable. BUnbelievable.CUnfortunate. DUnforgettable67.We can infer from the text that the authors husband was _.Aa doctor Ba sailor Ca teacher Da researcherE.Due to climate change, Arctic ice is breaking up earlier in the spring, and its area is decreasing. This is creating problems for polar bears that make their homes off northern Alaska and in Hudson Bay.Polar bears off Alaska normally hunt and raise their young on ice sheets that float on the ocean. But as the ice has melted, the polar bears have been forced to spend more time on land. There, they have begun to frequent beaches, feeding on the remains of whales caught by native hunters. For polar bears, this food is less nutritious than seals that they normally catch on ice sheets. The shrinking（减少） ice has also forced more polar bears into the ocean. In the past, they only had to swim short distances between ice sheets. But as the ice has shrunk, polar bears have been forced to swim longer and longer distances in the open ocean. This poses a severe danger during rough weather, and an increasing number of drowned polar bears have been observed.In Hudson Bay, the ice breaks up three weeks earlier in the spring now than it did 20 years ago. Polar bears on Hudson Bay fast（绝食） during the summer, waiting for ice to form in the fall to hunt. Every year, the summer gets longer, and the bears get skinnier. Over the past 25 years, the average weight of the female bears has dropped 68 kg. This loss affects their ability to reproduce, and already the number of births has dropped 15 percent. Unless the bears can learn to survive these climate changes, these giants of the ice may one day disappear.68. What is Arctic ice doing earlier each year?A. Its freezing. B. Its hardening. C. Its melting. D. Its expanding.69. What does the writer imply about female polar bears in Hudson Bay ? A. They are having fewer young now. B. They suffer from various sicknesses. C. They dont need stronger protection. D. They cant find enough good males.70. In which publication would you most likely find this passage?A. Medical News B. Society Today C. Wildlife Journal D. Design Magazine第四部分：写作（共两节：总分50分）第1节 ：完成句子（10小题，20分） 71.It is the first time that an AfricanAmerican _(选为)the president of the United States.(elect) 这是第一次一个非裔美国人被选为美国的总统。72._(就我而言)，you should come back after you finish your study abroad.(concerned) 就我而言，你应该在完成在国外的学业后回来。73.In order to improve our spoken English，we all listen to the teachers recommendation that nobody _(不参加)the English party on weekends.(participate)为了提高我们的英语口语，我们听了老师的建议，没有人不参加周末的英语晚会。74.His wife is constantly finding fault with him，_(这让他很烦). (annoy)他的妻子经常性的找他的茬，这让他很烦。75. The problems _(要讨论的)at the meeting tomorrow are really hard to solve.(discuss)在明天的会议上要讨论的问题真的很难解决。76.Wally，_(在护士的陪伴下)，was flown directly to a hospital for more intensive treatment.(accompany)Wally在护士的陪伴下，直接乘飞机到了医院接受更特别的治疗。77.On top of the mountain _(有一座古老的庙宇)，which attracts a lot of visitors.(stand )在山顶上有一座古老的庙宇，这座庙宇吸引了很多游客。78.The reason _(他们放弃了) the search on a large scale was that the lost child had little chance of survival.(abandon)他们放弃大范围搜寻的原因是失踪的孩子生还的可能性很小。79.Over the last six years Ive had time to reflect on the extraordinary events _(我亲眼目睹的)(witness)在过去的六十年中，我有时间思考我亲眼目睹的非凡的事件。80.We have found those _playing computer games usually have difficulty in fitting in society.(addict) 我们发现那些沉溺于玩电脑游戏的人往往很难适应社会。第二节：书面表达（30分）你准备参加一个题为“是否应该让机器人干家务”的讨论会，讨论会上你将做一个书面发言。就“是否应该让机器人干家务”这一主题谈谈你的看法，至少包含以下的内容要点1） 机器人是社会科技进步的表现。2） 让机