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江苏省海安高级中学2012-2013学年第一学期期中考试高二英语试卷命题、校对：宗志山第卷（三部分，共85分）第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节 （共5小题，每小题1分，满分5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。1. Where does the man think Lydia is? A. In the meeting room. B. On the way home. C. At home.2. Where does this conversation probably take place? A. In a library. B. In a DVD rent house. C. In a cinema.3. What is Paul doing now? A. He is living in New York. B. He is in school. C. He is staying in New Mexico.4. Where is the manager? A. At a meeting. B. In his office. C. Out of town.5. Why doesnt the woman accept the invitation? A. Because she has to go to school on Sunday evening. B. Because she doesnt like watching movies. C. Because she has to study on Sunday evening.第二节 （共15小题；每题1分，满分15分）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，每小题将给出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和第7题。6. Where are they? A. They are in the school cafeteria. B. They are at a restaurant. C. They are at a concert hall.7. Which of the following is NOT true about Philip?A. He likes dancing. B. He likes milk shakes. C. He likes the girl.听第7段材料，回答第8至第10题。8. What are they talking about? A. About cities. B. About travels. C. About meals.9. Where are they going to have their lunch? A. In Bourges. B. In Paris. C. In Limoges.10. Whats the boys name? A. Tom. B. Bob. C. John.听第8段材料，回答第11至第13题。11. Where will they have dinner that night? A. In the hotel. B. At the airport. C. In a restaurant nearby.12. What kind of food are they going to eat? A. American food. B. Chinese food. C. French food.13. How many people will have dinner with the two speakers? A. Three. B. Four. C. Five.听9段材料，回答第14至第16题。14. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. At school. B. At home. C. In the office.15. How many hours will the girl work a day? A. 2. B. 4. C. 6.16. How much could she get in a week? A. 24 dollars. B. 80 dollars. C. 120 dollars.听第10段材料，回答第17至第20题。17. How did the man get the information about the car? A. On radio. B. In a newspaper. C. On TV.18. How was the car? A. It was out of order. B. There were a lot of marks on it. C. It was in good condition.19. How much was really the car worth? A. 50 pounds. B. 5 000 pounds. C. 50 000 pounds.20. Why did the woman do so? A. She didnt like the car. B. She needed the money very much. C. She took revenge on her husband.第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分35分)第一节：单项选择(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21. What about _ book?Its too difficult _ book for beginners.Athe; a Ba; a Ca; the Dthe; the 22. What did you say to your sister? I saw her crying in the room. It _ my fault. I just said hello to her when I met her, nothing else. A. must have been B. cant have beenC. oughtnt to be D. should have been23. This classroom is _ that one. A. three times bigger as B. three times as big C. three times the sizeof D. as three times big as24. _, she is the sort of woman to spread sunshine to people through her smileA. Shy and cautious B. Sensitive and thoughtfulC. Honest and confident . D. Lighthearted and optimistic25. One reason Crystal has become so famous is that he is very quick thinking, and is often able to _ new jokes about the people and things around him. A. come up with B. come across C. come up D. come to 26. The girl _ in bed _ to us that she had _ the dictionary on the bookshelf. A. lay; lied; lay B. lying; lied; laid C. lying; lay; laid D. lied; lied; laid27. Liu Xiang earned the respect from the whole world as he hopped down the track to the finishing line, _ the last hurdle. A. kissedB. to kiss C. having kissedD. kissing28. While watching television, _. A.the doorbell rang B. the doorbell rings C.they heard the doorbell rings D. they heard the doorbell ring29. Only one third of the people present at the meeting voted _ the new law.A. in search ofB. in favor ofC. in short ofD. in case of30. May I speak to your manager Mr.Williams at five oclock tonight? Im sorry. Mr. Williams _ to a conference long before then.Awill have goneBhad goneCwould have goneDhas gone31. Anyone _ trying to take knives on board flights would be caught by the police. A. findsB. being foundC. foundD. will find32. The play next month aims mainly to reflect the local cultureAproduced Bbeing produced Cto be produced Dhaving been produced33. From their _ on the top of the TV Tower, visitors can have a better view of the city. A. stage B. position C. permission D. radiation 34. Recently we held a discussion about what we shall use for power when all the oil in the world has _? A.runoutof B. used up C. givenout D. putout35. Are there any English story-books for us students in the library?There are only a few, _.Aif any Bif some Cif many Dif much 第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分) 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。My mother and I started our morning by rushing into the local grocery store. I waited in line at the Starbucks counter while she 36 around to pick up a few things.As I was 37 there I noticed an elderly woman, wearing layers (层) 38 layers of old torn clothing, moving behind me in line.She had a few toiletries(化妆品)and seemed to want the Starbucks cashier to 39 since our queue was shorter than the grocery store queues were.At some point I became 40 of her moving closer behind me it was 41 than I was comfortable with! I instinctively (本能地) 42 a hand over my purse and drew it closer to me. My fear and imagination raced creating wild 43 about this homeless woman who might try to 44 from me.Then it was my 45 to order. As the cashier rang up my total I discovered I was 37 cents 46 . I called to my mother but she is hard of hearing. She asked me to 47 what I said but she still couldnt 48 me out.At that point, a long grey arm, with 49 in its sleeves, 50 over from behind me. She laid 37 cents out on the counter, saying, Here, We all need some 51 sometimes.I was 52 ! Here was a woman who clearly had very little to 53 and in great need herself. I had judged her 54 and she had reached out, voluntarily, to help me!What an amazing gift and lesson this woman gave me about 55 others. Thank You, God!36. A. travelled B. shopped C. flew D. searched 37. A. sitting B. lying C. resting D. standing38. A. upon B. after C. of D. in 39. A. ring up B. make up C. put up D. take up 40. A. ashamed B. afraid C. aware D. embarrassed 41. A. further B. slower C. quicker D. closer 42. A. hid B. placed C. cleaned D. opened 43. A. jokes B. stories C. lies D. problems44. A. rob B. catch C. steal D. pick 45. A. turn B. advice C. decision D. hope 46. A. lost B. short C. missing D. enough 47. A. replay B. rewrite C. repeat D. record 48. A. break B. put C. drop D. make 49. A. designs B. colors C. lines D. holes50. A. pushed B. threw C. stopped D. reached 51. A. care B. concern C. help D. attitude 52. A. frightened B. shocked C. encouraged D. excited53. A. give B. send C. report D. take 54. A. wrongly B. naturally C. sensitively D. clearly55. A. offering B. accepting C. judging D. thanking 第三部分 阅读理解 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分) 请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AOne of my wonderful memories is about a Christmas gift. Unlike other gifts, it came without wrap(包装).On September 11th. 1958. Mum gave birth to Richard. After she brought him home from hospital, she put him in my lap, saying. I promised you a gift, and here it is. What an honor! I turned four a month earlier and none of my friends had such a baby doll of their own. I played with it day and night. I sang to it. I told it stories. 1 told it over and over how much I loved it!One morning, however, I found its bed empty. My doll was gone! I cried for it. Mum wept and told me that the poor little thing had been sent to a hospital. It had a fever. For several days, I heard Mum and Dad whispering such words as hopeless, pitiful, and dying, which sounded ominous.Christmas was coming. Dont expect any presents this year. Dad said, pointing at the socks I hung in the living room. If your baby brother lives, thatll be Christmas enough.” As he spoke, his eyes filled with tears. Id never seen him cry before.The phone rang early on Christmas morning. Dad jumped out of bed to answer it. From my bedroom I heard him say. What? Hes all right? He hung up and shouted upstairs. The hospital said we can bring Richard home!Thank God. I heard Mum cry.From the upstairs window, I watched my parents rush out to the car. I had never seen them happy. And I was also full of joy. What a wonderful day! My baby doll would be home. I downstairs. My sacks still hung there flat. But I knew they were not empty; they were filled with love!56. What happened to the author on September 11 1958 ?A. He received a doll B. He got a Christmas gift. C. He became four years old. D. He got a baby brother.57.What does the underlined word “ominous” in Paragraph 3 probably mean？A. Fearful. B. Boring. C. Difficult. D. Impossible.58. Which word can best describe the feeling of the father when Christmas was coming?A. Excitement. B. Happiness. C. Disappointment. D.Sadness.59. What is the passage mainly about ? A. A sad Christmas day. B. A special Christmas gift.C. Life with a lovely baby. D. Memories of a happy family.BThis is a time of year when we think about giving and receiving presents. Can you find a little extra to give? On this page we suggest a few organizations you might like to help.Littleton Childrens HomeWe DONT want your money, but childrens toys, books and clothes IN GOOD CONDITION would be very welcome.Also, we are looking for friendly families who would take our children into their homes for a few hours or days as guests. You have so muchwill you share it?Phone Sister Thomas on 55671Childrens HospiceWe look after a small number of very sick children. This important work needs skill and love. We cannot continue without gifts or money to pay for more nursing staff. We also need storybooks and toys suitable for quiet games.Please contact the Secretary, Little Childrens Hospice, Newby Road.Street FoodIn the winter weather, its no fun being homeless. Its even worse if youre hungry. We give hot food to at least fifty people every night. Its hard work, but necessary. Can you come and help? If not, can you offer a little money? We use a very old kitchen, and we need some new saucepans(平底锅). Money for new ones would be most welcome indeed.Contact Street Food, c/o Marys House, Elming Way. Littleton Phone 27713 Littleton Youth ClubHave you got an unwanted chair?a record-player?a pot of paint ? Because we can use them!We want to get to work on our meeting room!Please phone 66231 and well be happy to collect anything you can give us.Thank you!The Night Shelter We offer a warm bed for the night to anyone who has nowhere to go. We rent the former Commercial Hotel on Green Street. Although it is not expensive, we never seem to have quite enough money. Can you let us have a few pounds? Any amount, however small, will be such a help.Send it to us at 15, Green St, Littleton. Please make check payable to Night Shelter.60. What kind of people are these organizations designed for?A. Homeless and sick children B. Less fortunate members of our societyC. Hungry people who have no beds to sleep inD. Friendly members of our society to help others61. If you like children and you could offer a happy family to a homeless child, you may contact _.A. Street Food B. The Night Shelter C. Littleton Childrens Home D. Childrens Hospice62. What can be concluded from the passage?A. There are too many social problems in this society.B. People are very poor during the time of giving.C. To offer help is just an excuse for these organizations to collect money.D. There are many organizations trying to solve social problems.63. What kind of things would Littleton Youth Club like to collect?A. Old furniture and second-hand electrical equipment.B. An apartment and some saucepans.C. Hot food and storybooks.D. A sum of money and childrens toys. CWASHINGTONLaura Straub is a very worried woman. Her job is to find families for foreign teenagers who expect to live with American families in the summer. It is not easy, even desperate. “We have many children left to place40 out of 75,” said Straub, who works for a foreign exchange programme called LEC.When foreign exchange programmes started 50 years ago, more families were accommodating. For one thing, more mothers stayed at home. But now, increasing numbers of women work outside the home. Exchange-student programmes have struggled in recent years to sign up host families for the 30, 000 teenagers who come from abroad every year to spend an academic year in the United States, as well as the thousands more who take part in summer programmes. School systems in many parts of the U.S., unhappy about accepting non-taxpaying students, have also strictly limited the number of exchange students they accept. At the same time, the idea of hosting foreign students is becoming less exotic(有异国情调的). In search for host families, who usually receive no pay, exchange programmes are increasingly broadening their requests to include everyone from young couples to the retired. “We are open to many different types of families,” said Vickie Weiner, eastern regional director for ASSE, a 25-year-old programme that sends about 30,000 teenagers on academic-year exchange programmes worldwide. For elderly people, exchange students “keep us youngthey really do”, said Jen Foster, who is hosting 16-year-old Nina Post from Denmark. 64. According to the text, why was it easier for Laura Straub to find American families for foreign students?A. American school systems were better than now. B. The government was happy because it could gain tax.C. Foreign students paid hosting families a lot of money.D. More mothers didnt work outside and could look after children.65. To deal with the problem in recent years, exchange programmes have to _.A. extend the range of host familiesB. limit the number of the exchange studentsC. borrow much money to pay for the costsD. make hosting foreign students more exotic66. Which of the following is the best title of this passage?A Exchange Students Keep Old People Young.B. Idea of Hosting Students is Different. C. Foreign-exchange Program Is Going on. D U.S. Struggle to Find host Families. DDont you just love ice skating every winter? I am sure, that since winter is approaching, your skates are set to come out, just waiting to be used. Impress your friends with your new trick on how to ice -skate backwards with the help of these tips. Skating backwards on ice is a bit difficult but once you master the basic, there s nothing like it. Follow the steps given below and you will be able to skate backwards in no time. Stand Straight The first thing that you need to do is, stand straight. If you feel that you are falling backwards, then just put your chin up and slightly bend your knees. Dont worry; this happens to all. Confidence is What You NeedThe most important step while learning how to skate backwards, is having enough confidence in yourself and in what you are doing. How can you achieve this? By practice. Just practice rolling backwards down a gentle slop every single day or just by pushing off from a wall or something of that sort. But before you do that, make sure that the place where you are practicing is free from any kind of debris （碎片） because otherwise, you could end up in the hospital due to some accident. While going backwards, just get used to the feeling of moving backwards. One of the important ice skating tips and techniques is that if you feel that you are losing your balance, then scissor （做剪式运动） your skates. Keep practicing this till you are confident about it. Maintain SpeedConfident now? Great! Now the next step is to maintain your speed. While rolling in a straight line with one skate, with the other try sculling （滑浆）, that is, keep pushing yourself backwards with an outwards stroke （滑动）. Now bring the skate which you were using to scull, and then again, repeat the same process. Make sure that you put most of your weight on the skate which is moving straight and not the one with which you are sculling. Now, try the same thing using the other foot. Again keep doing this till you are confident enough. Increase Your Speed NowOnce you are confident