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江苏省镇江中学2011-2012学年高二年级第二学期期中检测英 语 试 卷 2012.5本试卷分第I卷（客观题）和第II卷（主观题）两部分，满分120分，考试时间120分钟。第I卷请将正确的选项填涂在答题卡的相应位置上，第II卷做在答案专页上。第I卷 （客观题，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 l 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. Why did the woman call the man?A. She didnt know how to use the new oven. B. She wanted her washing machine to be fixed. C. There was something wrong with the oven. 2. Where are the two speakers?A. In a plane. B. At the airport. C. At the railway station.3. What do we learn about Maria?A. Maria likes collecting postcards. B. Maria has travelled all over the world. C. Maria is going to visit Hawaii. 4. Why couldnt the woman give the man some help?A. She is quite busy right now. B. She doesnt like grammar at all. C. She is poor in grammar, too. 5. Why does the man say so?A. He himself doesnt like country music at all. B. He thinks many people enjoy country music. C. He feels bored with anything. 第二节(共 15 小题;每小题 l 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,各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间.每段对话或独白读两遍.听下面一段对话，,回答第 6 至 7 题.6. Where is the mans red tie?A. In the jewelry box. B. In the top drawer. C. On the dresser.7. How much time do they have before the play starts?A. One hour. B. One hour and fifteen minutes. C. Forty-five minutes. 听下面一段对话，,回答第 8 至 9 题.8. Whats Mr. Princes telephone number? A. 6862-1427 extension 4063. B. 6826-2714 extension 4306. C. 6826-1427 extension 4036. 9. When can Mr. Carson ring Mr. Prince according to the woman?A. In the morning. B. After lunch. C. Its not mentioned. 听下面一段对话，,回答第 10至 12 题.10. What should a home above all be like for most people?A. It should be comfortable. B. It should be clean. C. It should be in order. 11. How can a man feel really “at home”?A. To create a cozy atmosphere. B. To be a do-it-yourselfer. C. To make a special decoration. 12. Which statement is True according to the conversation?A. Americans have special bathrooms. B. Americans have more bathrooms. C. Americans want to have cozy bathrooms.听下面一段对话, 回答第 13至 16 题.13. Where is the woman most probably staying?A. At school. B. At home. C. In the street. 14. On which channel did Linda watch a movie?A. Channel 8. B. Channel 17. C. Channel 18. 15. What did the woman do after watching a movie?A. She slept. B. She listened to music. C. She did her homework. 16. How was the coverage of the bank robbery? A. Disappointing. B. Exciting. C. Lifeless(无趣的) . 听下面一段独白, 回答第 17 至 20 题.17. Which part of Japan was struck by the earthquake?A. The north-east coast. B. The south-west coast. C. The north-west coast.18. How many people were dead till March 17th 2011? A. 1900. B. 5178. C. 8608. 19. Who have moved from their hometown according to the text?A. People in Sendai(仙台市). B. People in Miyagi(宫城). C. People in Fukushima(福岛). 20. Whats the speed of the tsunami(海啸) before hitting Hawaii and the US West coast?A. 400km/h. B. 800km/h. C. 1,900km/h.第二部分：英语知识运用(共三节，满分65分)第一节：单项选择（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. He was very worried because _ little money he makes can hardly support _ family as large as his. A. the; a B. a; the C. /; a D. /; the 22. China _ rapid economic development and political stability over the past three decades, but with them _ some social problems. A. saw; will come B. has seen; have come C. has seen; has come D. had seen; are coming 23. Misunderstandings _ from lack of social communication, unless properly _, may lead to serious problems. A. arisen; handling B. arising; handled C. rising; handled D. risen; handling24. -How much do you know about the 3D film technology? -A little. Not until _ the hot movie Avatar _ some about it. A. did I see; did I begin to learn B. I saw; I began to learnC. I saw; did I begin to learn D. did I see; I began to learn 25. The man _ you referred to is fond of chatting online with _ shares the same interest. A. /; whoever B. who; whomever C. /; whomever D. who; no matter who26. -Because of the rain, well have to _ the football match. -Im free next Sunday if you would like to play then. A. advance B. postpone C. abandon D. advocate 27. By learning enough important idioms, you can develop a high level of _ in your communication skills. A. competition B. competence C. combination D. compromise 28. It was not until last month _ critics found _ was shown on the screen, Loss of Love for Thirty-three Day, was surprisingly well-received by young people. A. that; that B. that; what C. when; what D. when; that 29. Her expression is concerned, which her body language does not _. A. combine with B. correspond to C. equal to D. associate with 30. On Jan 15, 2009, NBA superstar Kobe Bryant, _ in traditional Chinese clothing, _ the launch of his blog and an official Chinese website hosted on sina. com. A. dressed; announced B. dressing; announced C. dressed; announcing D. dressing; announcing31. _, I have never seen any place as beautiful as Guilin. A. As I have travelled so much B. As long as I have travelled C. Now that I have travelled D. Much as I have travelled 32. -Excuse me, is this the way to China Pavilion? -Sorry, Im not sure. But it _. A. must be B. should have been C. should be D. might have been 33. The operation performed last week on the patient _ to be very difficult. A. had proved B. had been proved C. proved D. is to be proved 34. -Whats up? You look down. -I have piles of papers _, but I type so slowly. A. to be typed B. typed C. to type D. being typed 35. -Shall I lock the lab now before I go home? -_. Ill check it myself later. A. Go ahead. B. No problem. C. No hurry. D. Dont bother. 第二节：完形填空（共20小题：每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55个题中所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。My experience as a first year camp instructor held many things I was expecting, but also a number of things I was not expecting. My 36 came from lower-income neighborhoods and schools for an 8-week summer day camp. Many of the kids seemed to 37 each other before arriving and those who didnt certainly became friends with each other by the second week of camp.During the third week of camp, a new camper 38 us. He had just gotten out of year-round school, 39 he joined the summer camp a little late. The first week he would 40 every morning because he wanted to go home. He complained of not having any 41 and he didnt think he would have any fun. One day the following week he didnt 42 to camp. Many of the kids had come up to me and asked me 43 he was and if he was OK. When I told them he stayed home then and that he didnt think anyone 44 him, some of the kids had a 45 look on their face because they knew they hadnt made him feel 46. Thankfully this camper 47 the next day. As he walked over to the area where our group of kids were in the morning, the entire group stood up and clapped and 48 for him. All that day, the kids asked him to 49 with them at lunch, be on their teams for games, and stayed in 50 with him when we moved to new activities. The rest of that day, he was happy. I had the pleasure of 51 his mother a few days ago, and she gave me the biggest hug and thanked me for helping him to 52 . She said, “My son told me that you are the instructor whos always 53 to make him feel welcome, and he knows that you 54 care for him. And last week for the first time since hes been here, he didnt call me to pick him up 55 from camp. Thank you”36. A. teachersB. workmatesC. campersD. employees37. A. meet B. help C. comfort D. know 38. A. contactedB. joined C. disturbed D. visited 39. A. but B. before C. so D. since 40. A. smile B. hesitateC. exercise D. cry 41. A. friendsB. familiesC. programmesD. goals42. A. come B. travel C. driveD. fly43. A. how B. where C. what D. who44. A. pleasedB. pardoned C. noticed D. liked 45. A. quiet B. guiltyC. pleasant D. strange 46. A. relaxed B. respected C. welcome D. extraordinary47. A. showed upB. ran awayC. rang up D. broke away48. A. waited B. prepared C. cheered D. arranged 49. A. playB. sweep C. agree D. sit 50. A. circle B. line C. time D. advance51. A. meeting B. serving C. consulting D. understanding 52. A. lose heartB. settle downC. fit in D. drop out 53. A. tried B. directed C. promised D. decided 54. A. nearlyB. trulyC. finallyD. suddenly55. A. hurriedlyB. safelyC. late D. early第三节、阅读理解（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和D中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThank you, Mr. Morley, for your kind introduction. It was very nice of you to speak of me like that. While I was listening, I had trouble believing that I was the man you were talking about. My thanks go out to all of you for being here at this dinner. I look around and say to myself, “ These people are my friends.” And you know how good it is to be among friends. Seven years ago, I became the tennis coach at this school. I can remember arriving here as if it were yesterday. When I started coaching, we only had a small team then, just three boys and two girls, and only one tennis court. So my first job was to increase the team. At the end of the first year, we had ten boys and six girls. And it seems like the team keeps getting stronger every year. I have been lucky to have some really good players to coach. Coaches love good players. Some great players from our school over the past years include Herbert Bradbury, Christopher Stanton and Emma Austen, all champions during the years they played. Among the players on our team now is Arthur Burney, perhaps the best of them all. Im sure you all join with me in wishing him good luck as he leaves for Capetown next week. He is our first student to enter the Capetown Junior International Tennis Tournament, where he will play against some of the best young tennis players in the world. Good luck, Ace!The time has come for me, however, to make a change. Recent health problems have made it difficult for me to continue coaching. I must say, Im looking forward to my retirement with mixed feelings. Im certainly ready for a long rest, but Im a bit worried about what Ill do with all my spare time. You might find me coming down to watch the games from time to time. If you can still remember me, you might say hello. Thank you everyone. Ill miss you all. 56. From the text, we know it is _. A. a wanted ad B. a welcome speech C. a farewell speech D. a sport introduction57. How does the man probably feel when he speaks?A. A bit puzzled. B. Quite disappointed C. Very angry. D. A little sad.58. The man would not work any more because of _.A. his age B. health problem C. few good players D. little money59. Which of the following is FALSE?A. The man recalled his work in the text. B. Bradbury, Stanton and Austen were trained by the man. C. The man thanked all the people for coming to the meeting. D. There were only 6 players when the man started his coaching work here. BAccording to Andrew, it never would have happened if he had not had a flat tyre on Highway 10 last night at about 7:30. He was on his way to attend a three-day sales meeting when he had the flat tyre. Unfortunately, he did not have a spare, so he pushed the car off the road, locked it up, and managed to thumb a ride back to Pine Grove. It was after eleven oclock when he finally got home, and it was then that his real problems started. When Andrew left home at about 5:30, he had told his wife not to expect him back until Thursday or Friday. Knowing that his wife was nervous about staying in the house alone at night, Andrew took the precaution of checking all the windows in the house to be sure they were locked, so that he could report to his wife that the house was secure. He convinced his wife that the house was burglar-proof, and that she would be perfectly safe, providing she bolted(闩上) the front door as soon as he drove away. Andrews only thought as he made his way in the dark to his front door was how surprised his wife was going to be to see him, since he was not supposed to be back until Thursday or Friday. He had forgotten about the bolt on the front door. When he turned his key in the lock and the door wouldnt budge(微微移动), he remembered the bolt. And he remembered that he had carefully locked all of the windows. Although Andrew didnt know it at the time, a next-door neighbor had seen him approaching the house and had watched him go up the steps to the front door. In the dark, it was impossible for the neighbor to recognize Andrew, and , besides, the neighbor knew that Andrew had gone out-of-town for a three- day meeting. As a matter o f fact, Andrew had asked the neighbor to keep an eye on the house while he was gone. Finding that he couldnt get in, Andrew began pounding (敲打) on the front door to get his wife to open the door. According to Andrew, however, his wife is a very sound sleeper, and he knew it was going to be hard to wake her up. In the meantime, because of all the noise he had been making, the neighbor was convinced that somebody was trying to break into the house, so she called the police. When we talked to Andrew at the country jail this morning, he said that he still didnt understand how the police managed to circle the house without his seeing them. He stated that he had decided the only way to get in was to break one of the dining room windows, and that he was about to hurl his briefcase into the window to break it when two of the officers grabbed him from behind. Andrew couldnt make the officers believe that he lived there, so they took him off to jail. Apparently, he did succeed in convincing them that they ought to wake up the woman in the house to check his story. But there was no answer when they knocked at the door. He tried to explain to them that his wife was a very sound sleeper, but they concluded there was nobody in the house. 60. As Andrew had a flat tyre on the way, he _. A. had to take another car to attend the meetingB. rode on a bike to attend the meetingC. asked for a lift to go back homeD. borrowed a car to go back home61. When Andrew was approaching the house _.A. he was sure he would pleasantly surprise his wifeB. he was deep in thought C. he was sure that his neighbor would help him D. he was worried about how to wake his wife up 62. The police officers took Andrew off to jail because _.A. it was too late for them to contact Andrews wifeB. Andrew did not explain clearly why he broke into the house C. they thought it unnecessary to check Andrews storyD. they concluded that Andrews story was a complete inventionCAny foreigner who has tried to learn Chinese can tell how hard it is to master the tones required to speak and understand. And anyone who has tried to learn to play the violin or other instruments can report similar challenges. Now researchers have found that people with musical training have an easier time learning Chinese. Writing in the online edition of Nature Neuroscience, researchers from Northwestern University say that both skills draw on the same parts of the brain that help people discover changes in pitch(音调). One of the studys authors, Nina Kraus, said the findings suggested that studying music “ actually tunes our sensory system”. “This means that schools that want children to do well in languages should hesitate before cutting music programs,” Dr. Kraus said. She said music training might also help children with language problems. Mandarin(普通话) speakers have been shown to have a more complex encoding (编码) of pitch patterns in their brains than English speakers do. This is because in Mandarin and other Asian languages, pitch plays a central role. A single-syllable word can have several meanings depending on how it is intoned. For this study, the researchers looked at 20 non-Chinese speaking volunteers, half with no musical background and half who have studied an instrument for at least six years. As they were shown a movie, the volunteers also heard an audio tape of the Mandarin word “mi” in three of its meanings: squint, bewilder and rice. The researchers recorded activities in their brain stems to see how well they were processing the sounds. Those with a music background showed much more brain activities in response to the Chinese sounds. The lead author of the study, Patrick C. M. Wong, said it might work both ways. It appears that native speakers of tonal languages may do better at learning instruments. 63. When learning Chinese, a foreigner will find _.A. he has a difficult time learning music at the same timeB. he has an easier time learning music at the same timeC. it is hard to master the tones required