江西省白鹭洲中学2012-2013学年高二上学期期中考试英语.doc

白鹭洲中学2012-2013学年上学期高二年级期中考试英语试卷命题人： 刘思思 董宏翔 审题人：吴丽 考生注意：1. 本试卷设试卷、卷和答题卡纸三部分，试卷所有答题都必须写在答题纸上。2. 答题纸与试卷在试题编号上是一一对应的，答题时应特别注意，不能错位。3. 考试时间为120分钟，试卷满分为150分。第卷 （共三部分，满分为115分）第一部分 听力 （共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5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 are they talking?A. In a factory B. In a library. C. In a gym.2. Whats the time now?A. 6:00 pm B. 7:50 pm C. 8:00 pm3. Whats the weather like today?A. Rainy. B. Sunny. C. Windy.4. What do we know about Uncle Sam?A. He falls ill. B. He looks weak. C. He likes complaining.5. What will the woman do tonight?A. Go to the hospital. B. Hand in the report. C. Write the report.第二节（15小题每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从每题所给的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7题。6. Where did the girl have lunch?A. At the school canteen. B. At a fast food restaurant.C. In a Japanese restaurant.7. How does the man feel about the new fast food restaurant?A. Its environment is terrible. B. Its food is expensive.C. Its close to his school.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. What kind of room did the woman book?A. A double room. B. A single room. C. Two single rooms.9. How does the man deal with the womans problem?A. By arranging another hotel.B. By offering them a free dinner.C. By exchanging rooms with others.10. What is the man most probably?A. A waiter. B. A receptionist. C. A tour guide.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. Where are they talking?A. In Jennys living-room. B. At a furniture shop. C. In Brookes study room.12. What does Brooke think of the bookcase?A. Functional. B. Fashionable. C. Small.13. What does Jenny care about most?A. The design. B. The function. C. The price.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14. Whats the computers main problem?A. Its too old. B. It gets viruses. C. Its too slow.15. When did Cathy buy the computer?A. In 2005 B. In 2007. C. In 2010.16. Why does the girl refuse to change her computer?A. For important programs. B. For a computer game.C. For important documents.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What was the speaker afraid of as a child?A. The dark. B. The strange sound. C. The quiet house.18. How did the speaker go to school?A. By school bus. B. By bike. C. By taxi.19. Which of the following could make the speaker fear?A. He arrived at a new place. B. He got on the wrong bus.C. He couldnt stay with parents.20. What did the speaker learn from his experience?A. How to achieve success in life.B. How to overcome fears.C. How to understand others.第二部分 英语知识应用（共两节，满分45）第一节 单项填空（共15题；每小题1分，满分15）21. There are over 58, 000 rocky objects in _ space, about 900 of which could fall down onto _ earth.A. the; the B. 不填; the C. the; 不填 D. a; the22. The doctor is skilled at treating heart trouble and never accepts any gift from his patients, so he has a very good_.A. expectation B. reputation C. contribution D. civilization23. The fact that she was foreign made _difficult for her to get a job in that country A. so B. much C. that D. it 24. _, she is the sort of woman to spread sunshine to people through her smile.A. Shy and cautious B. Sensitive and thoughtful C. Honest and confident D. Lighthearted and optimistic25. Studies show that people are more to suffer from back problems if they always sit before computer screens for long hours. A. likely B. possible C. probable D. sure 26. After he retired from office, Rogers painting for a while, but soon lost interest.A. took up B. saved up C. kept up D. put up27. It took me a long time before I was able to fully appreciate what they _ for me. A. had done B. did C. would do D. were doing28. The palace caught fires three times in the last century, and little of the original building _ now.A. remains B. is remained C. is remaining D. has been remained29. Though _ to see us，the professor gave us a warm welcome.A. surprise B was surprised C. surprised D. being surprised30. Not until he left his home to know how important the family was for him.A. did he begin B. had he begun C. he beganD. he has began31. It is uncertain _ side effect the medicine will bring about, although about two thousand patients have taken it. A. that B. what C. how D. whether32. A remote-controlled bomb exploded outside a hotel yesterday, _ at least 12 people. A. having been injuredB. having injuredC. injuring D. injured33. Can you believe I had to pay 30 dollars for a haircut?You should try the barbers _ I go. Its only 15.A. as B. which C. where D. that34. What would have happened_, as far as the river bank? A. Bob had walked farther B. if Bob should walk farther C. had Bob walked farther D. if Bob walked farther35. 一 Im sorry. That wasnt of much help. 一 Oh， . As a matter of fact，it was most helpful. A. sure it was B. it doesnt matter C. of course not D. thanks anyway第二节 完形填空（共20题；每小题1.5分，满分30） Peter and Paul had a permission from their parents to camp in a field close to their farm. But, being adventurous boys, they know it would be more 36 to camp in the woods that lay beyond the river. Excitedly, the boys 37 with their tent and food. Carrying their heavy 38 , the two brothers walked along the riverbank, hardly noticing the distance or the sun beating down. They were eager to reach their 39 before lunchtime. As they entered the cool, shadowy woods, they began to search for a suitable camping spot. Peter wanted to 40 close to the river at the edge of the woods, 41 Paul, who was older, insisted that they camp further away. 42 Peter followed his brother deeper into the 43 . “This really is a wonderful setting!” said Paul in excitement. They 44 the tent , and settled down to eat the sandwiches they had made, then decided to find their way 45 to the river to catch some fish. “Are you sure that this is the right 46 ?” whispered Peter shakily. “Im sure we passed that hollow tree just a while ago.” Paul walked 47 silently. “Look, there it is again. Were lost, arent we?” complained Peter. Paul had to admit that he didnt know where they were. 48 , they were a long distance from where they were 49 to be. They were not even 50 of where they had set up their camp. They set in 51 for a few minutes until Peter had a bright idea. “Why dont we look for clues（线索） the way trackers 52 in the movies? We werent careful about how we walked, so Im sure we would have left 53 some broken tree branches and leaves. ” Carefully, the boys 54 the marks that they had left, until finally they found their campsite. Hurriedly, they packed their belongings and set off 55 the direction of the river. What would their parents think of their adventure? 36.A. surprisingB. exciting C. annoyingD. frightening37.A. went roundB. went backC. went awayD. went through 38.A. loadB. torchC. food D. storage 39.A. grasslandB. destinationC. field D. river 40.A. liveB. lie C. wait D. stay41.A. butB. andC. orD. so 42.A. UnconsciouslyB. UnfortunatelyC. Unwilling D.Uninterestingly 43.A. woodsB. farm C. settingD. camp 44.A. put offB. put onC. put downD. put up 45.A. forwardB. nearC. backD. further 46.A. placeB. mark C. way D. time47.A. aloneB. aboutC. inD. on 48.A. AfterallB. AtlastC. AboveallD. Atfirst 49.A. discoveredB. encouragedC. persuadedD. supposed 50.A. afraidB. sure C. informed D. reminded 51.A. enjoymentB. satisfaction C. disappointment D. imagination 52.A. appearB. doC. work D. behave 53.A. behindB. out C. aside D. amount 54.A.fetched B. watched C. followed D. collected 55.A.for B. toC. atD. in 第三部分: 阅读理解 (共20小题,每小题2分,满分40分)AFew people ever took notice of Mr. Jimmy Tan whenever he entered a room. He was a shy, quiet and simple man who preferred to keep to himself in public. On the other hand, Mr. Thomas Kim, a fellow scientist, was a man everyone would notice on the streets. He wore bright outfits with huge flower prints, spoke with a booming voice, and his laughter could be heard from all corners of a room. In addition to the differences in their characters, Mr. Kim and Mr. Tan were also great rivals at work in the Institute of Future Science.On Christmas Eve, everyone left work early to celebrate the special occasion, except for Mr. Tan and Mr. Kim. They were in their laboratory analyzing the results of their latest experiments. Mr. Tan realized that something special was taking place in his experiment the bacteria he had cultured were growing extremely quickly under high pressure and at a very low temperature. After noting down the findings in his notebook, he left the room to prepare for another round of tests. Shortly after, Mr. Kim entered. “Hey Jimmy,” Mr. Kim called out, “do you have an extra copy of the laboratory booking form?”There was no reply, so Mr. Kim looked through Mr. Tans things. He soon found Mr. Tans notebook and was horrified to see that Mr. Tan had managed to make one of the most important discoveries in modern science. He then looked into the deep-freeze cupboard where a dish containing the bacteria was kept. He put them into his pocket and returned to his own laboratory.Mr. Tan came back an hour later to find his notebook and the dish missing. He knew that Mr. Kim had taken them and went to Mr. Kims laboratory to find out. When he opened the door, he found Mr. Kim lying on the floor motionless. His face was pale and his skin had turned black. The deadly bacteria had been handled improperly. He shook his head and left.56. From the first paragraph we know Mr. Kim was a quite person.A. famousB. hardworkingC. wealthyD. outgoing57. The underlined word rivals in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to .A. enemiesB. colleagues C. competitors D. friends58. What does the underlined word “them” refer to in the 4th paragraph?A. the most important discoveriesB. the notebook and the dishC. the cupboard and the bacteriaD. the dish and the bacteria59. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. Mr. Kim was afraid Mr. Tan might succeed ahead of him.B. Mr. Tans bacteria grew very fast in a warm container.C. Mr. Tan worked much harder than Mr. Kim. D. Mr. Kim was so tired that he fell down into sleep. 60. What happened to Mr. Kim in the end?A. He died on Christmas Eve.B. He was arrested by the police.C. He shared the success with Mr. Tan.D. He succeeded ahead of Mr. Tan.BIn the kitchen of my mothers houses there has always been a wooden stand (木架) with a small notepad (记事本)and a hole for a pencil.Im looking for paper on which to note down the name of a book I am recommending to my mother. Over forty years since my earliest memories of the kitchen pad and pencil, five houses later, the current paper and pencil look the same as they always did. Surely it cant be the same pencil? The pad is more modern, but the wooden stand is definitely the original one.“Im just amazed you still have the same stand for holding the pad and pencil after all these years.” I say to her, walking back into the living-room with a sheet of paper and the pencil. “You still use a pencil. Cant you afford a pen?”My mother replies a little sharply. “It works perfectly well. Ive always kept the stand in the kitchen. I never knew when I might want to note down an idea, and I was always in the kitchen in those days.”Immediately I can picture her, hair wild, blue housecoat covered in flour, a wooden spoon in one hand, the pencil in the other, her mouth moving silently. My mother smiles and says, “One day I was cooking and watching baby Pauline, and I had a brilliant thought, but the stand was empty. One of the children must have taken the paper. So I just picked up the breadboard and wrote it all down on the back. It turned out to be a real breakthrough for solving the mathematical problem I was working on.”This storywhich happened before I was bornreminds me how extraordinary my mother was, and is, as a gifted mathematician. I feel embarrassed that I complain about not having enough child-free time to work. Later, when my mother is in the bathroom, I go into her kitchen and turn over the breadboards. Sure enough, on the back of the smallest one, are some penciled marks I recognize as mathematics. Those symbols have travelled unaffected through fifty years, rooted in the soil of a cheap wooden breadboard, invisible (看不到的) exhibits at every meal.61. Why has the authors mother always kept the notepad and pencil in the kitchen?A. To leave messages.B. To list her everyday tasks.C. To note down maths problems.D. To write down a flash of inspiration.62. What is the authors original opinion about the wooden stand?A. It has great value for the family.B. It needs to be replaced by a better one.C. It brings her back to her lonely childhood.D. It should be passed on to the next generation.63. The author feels embarrassed for .A. blaming her mother wronglyB. giving her mother a lot of troubleC. not making good use of time as her mother didD. not making any breakthrough in her field64. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A. The mother is successful in her career.B. The family members like travelling. C. The author had little time to play when young.D. The marks on the breadboard have disappeared.65. In the authors mind, her mother is .A. strange in behaviourB. keen on her researchC. fond of collecting old thingsD. careless about her appearanceC So long as teachers fail to distinguish between teaching and learning, they will continue to undertake to do for children that which only children can do for themselves. Teaching children to read is not passing reading on to them. It is certainly not endless hours spent in activities about reading. Douglas insists that“ reading cannot be taught directly and schools should stop trying to do the impossible”.Teaching and learning are two entirely different processes. They differ in kind and function. The function of teaching is to create the conditions and the climate that will make it possible for children to devise the most efficient system for teaching themselves to read. Teaching is also public activity. It can be seen and observed.Learning to read involves all that each individual does to make sense of the world of printed language. Almost all of it is private, for learning is an occupation of the mind, and that process is not open to public scrutiny.If teacher and learner roles are not interchangeable ,what then can be done through teaching that will aid the child in the quest（探索）for knowledge? Smith has one principal rule for all teaching instructions. “Make learning to read easy, which means making reading a meaningful, enjoyable and frequent experience for children. ”When the roles of teacher and learner are seen for what they are, and when both teacher and learner fulfill them appropriately, then much of the pressure and feeling of failure for both is eliminated. Learning to read is made easier when teachers create an environment where children are given the opportunity to solve the problem of learning to read by reading.66The problem with the reading course as mentioned in the first paragraph is that _.A. it is one of the most difficult school coursesB. students spend endless hours in readingC. reading tasks are assigned with little guidanceD. too much time is spent in teaching about reading67The teaching of reading will be successful if _.A. teachers can improve conditions at school for the studentsB. teachers can enable students to develop their own way of readingC. teachers can devise the most efficient system for readingD. teachers can make their teaching activities observable68The underlined word“ scrutiny” most probably means“_”.A. inquiry B. observationC. control D. suspicion69According to the passage, learning to read will no longer be a difficult task when _.A. children become highly motivatedB. teacher and learner roles are interchangeableC. teaching helps children in the search for knowledgeD. reading enriches childrens experience70The main idea of the passage is that _.A. teachers should do as little as possible in helping students learn to readB. teachers should encourage students to read as widely as possibleC. reading ability is something acquired rather than taughtD. reading is more complicated that generally believed DPeople with disabilities make up a large part of the population. It is estimated（估计） that over 35 million Americans have physical, mental, or other disabilities. About half of these disabilities are “developmental, i.e., they occur before the individuals twenty-second birthday, often from genetic conditions, and are severe enough to affect three or more areas of development, such as m