广东省普宁市2012-2013学年高二英语上学期期中考试试题新人教版

用心 爱心 专心1 高二级第一学期期中考试英语试卷 高二级第一学期期中考试英语试卷 2012 112012 11 第一部分 选择最佳选项 共第一部分 选择最佳选项 共 1515 小题 每小题小题 每小题 1 1 分 共分 共 1515 分 分 1 1 Tom kept quiet about the accident lose his job A so not as to B so as to not C so as not toD not so as to 2 2 Eating too much fat can heart disease and cause high blood pressure A result fromB contribute toC attend toD devote to 3 3 We regret to inform you that there are no tickets for Friday s performance A available B spareC convenientD affordable 4 4 Will you drop in at my house this afternoon if A you are convenient B you will be convenient C it is convenient for you D it will be convenient for you 5 5 It s helpful to put children in a situation they can see themselves differently A that B whenC whichD where 6 6 When the wounded solider woke up he found by doctors and nurses A it to surround B himself surrounded C to be surroundedD himself surrounding 7 7 The meeting tomorrow will be of great importance All of us should attend it A held B to be held C being held D is going to be held 8 8 To prevent the river from again the government ordered that the factory stop running A pollutingB polluted C having polluted D being polluted 9 9 The girl sat in the corner A frightening cried B frightening crying C frightened crying D frightened to cry 10 10 in a friendly way their quarrel came to an end A Being settledB SettledC Settling D Having settled 11 11 Having a trip abroad is good for the old couple but it remains whether they will enjoy it A to see B to be seen C seeing D seen 12 12 What s the matter with Della Well her parents wouldn t allow her to go to the party but she still A hopes so B hopes not C hopes for D hopes to 13 13 Is there a primary school in your village now No but there A used B did C used to D used to be 14 14 Only when you are in poor health realize that health is A will you worthless B you will worthless C will you priceless D you will worthless 15 15 For a moment nothing happened Then all shouting together A voices had come B did voices come C came voices D did voices come 用心 爱心 专心2 第二部分 完形填空 共第二部分 完形填空 共 1515 小题 每小题小题 每小题 2 2 分 共分 共 3030 分 分 When Dave was eighteen he bought a secondhand car for 200 so that he could travel to and from work more 16 than by bus It worked quite well for a few years but then it got so old and it was costing him so much in repairs that he decided that he had better 17 it He asked among his friends to see if anyone was particularly 18 to buy a cheap car but they all knew that it was falling to pieces so none of them had any desire to buy it Dave s friend Sam saw that he was 19 when they met one evening and said What s up Dave Dave told him and Sam answered Well what about advertising it in the paper You may 20 more for it that way than the cost of the advertisement Thinking that Sam s 21 was sensible 合理的 he put an advertisement in an evening paper which read For sale small car uses very little petrol only two owners Bargain at 50 For two days after the advertisement first appeared there was no 22 But then on Saturday evening he had an enquiry A man rang up and said he would like to 23 him about the car All right Dave said feeling happy He asked the man whether ten o clock the next morning would be 24 or not Fine the man said and I ll 25 my wife We intend to go for a ride in it to 26 it The next morning at a quarter to ten Dave parked the car in the square outside his front door 27 to wait there for the people who had 28 his advertisement Even Dave had to 29 that the car really looked like a wreck 残骸 Then soon after he had got the car as clean as it could be a police car stopped just behind him and a policeman got out He looked at Dave s car and then said Have you reported this 30 to us yet sir 16 16 A hopefullyB safelyC easilyD properly 17 17 A keepB sellC repairD throw 18 18 A ashamedB luckyC anxiousD happy 19 19 A upsetB delightedC calmD astonished 20 20 A learnB missC findD get 2121A adviceB messageC requestD description 2222A doubtB helpC replyD trouble 23 23 A tellB agree C seeD call 24 24 A exactB lateC earlyD suitable 25 25 A followB bringC meetD introduce 26 26 A recognizeB testC admireD gain 27 27 A happeningB turningC meaningD failing 28 28 A answeredB insertedC caredD placed 29 29 A admitB showC disagreeD forget 30 30 A bargainB saleC resultD accident 第三部分 语法填空 共第三部分 语法填空 共 1010 小题 每小题小题 每小题 1 51 5 分 共分 共 1515 分 分 John Snow a well known doctor in London became 31 inspire when he thought about helping ordinary people who 32 expose to cholera a 33 die disease of its day Thousands of people died whenever there was 34 outbreak because no 用心 爱心 专心3 one knew the cause of it John wanted to help solve the problem He got 35 interest in two theories 36 explain how cholera killed people He believed 37 the second theory 38 suggested that people absorbed the disease with their meals In 1854 when another outbreak hit London he was ready to test the two theories 39 the help of the map he made he got a valuable clue about the cause of the disease and was able to announce that the water was 40 blame 第四部分 阅读第四部分 阅读 第一节 阅读理解 共第一节 阅读理解 共 2020 小题 每小题小题 每小题 2 2 分 共分 共 4040 分 分 A A On the evening of June 21 1992 a tall man with brown hair and blue eyes entered the beautiful hall of the Bell Tower Hotel in Xi an with his bicycle The hotel workers received him and telephoned the manager for they had never seen a bicycle in the hotel hall before though they lived in the kingdom of bicycles Robert Friedlander an American arrived in Xi an on his bicycle trip across Asia which started last December in New Delhi India When he was 11 he read the book Marco Polo and made up his mind to visit the Silk Road Now after 44 years he was on the Silk Road in Xi an and his early dreams were coming true Robert Friedlander s next destinations 目的地 were Lanzhou Dunhuang Urumqi etc He will complete his trip in Pakistan 41 41 TheThe bestbest titletitle forfor thisthis newspapernewspaper articlearticle wouldwould bebe A The Kingdom of Bicycles B A Beautiful Hotel in Xi an C An American Achieving His Aims D Marco Polo and the Silk Road 42 42 TheThe hotelhotel workersworkers toldtold thethe managermanager aboutabout FriedlanderFriedlander comingcoming toto thethe hotelhotel becausebecause A he entered the hall with a bike B he asked to see the manager C the manager had to know about all foreign guests D the manager knew about his trip and was expecting him 43 43 FriedlanderFriedlander isis visitingvisiting thethe threethree countriescountries inin thethe followingfollowing order order A China India and Pakistan B Pakistan China and India C India China and Pakistan D China Pakistan and India 44 44 WhatWhat mademade FriedlanderFriedlander wantwant toto comecome toto China China A His childhood dreams about bicycles B The famous sights in Xi an C His interest in Chinese silk D The stories about Marco Polo 45 45 FriedlanderFriedlander cancan bebe saidsaid toto bebe A clever B friendlyC strong mindedD hardworking B B Most people know that Marie Curie was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize and the first person to win it twice However few people know that she was also the mother of a Nobel Prize winner Born in September 1897 Irene Curie was the first of the Curies two daughters Along with nine other children whose parents were also famous scholars Irene studied 用心 爱心 专心4 in their own school and her mother was one of the teachers She finished her high school education at the College of S vign in Paris Irene entered the University of Paris in 1914 to prepare for a degree in mathematics and physics When World War I began Irene went to help her mother who was using X ray facilities 设备 to help save the lives of wounded soldiers Irene continued the work by developing X ray facilities in military hospitals in France and Belgrum Her services were recognized in the form of a Military s Medal by the French government In 1918 Irene became her mother s assistant at the Curie Institute In December 1924 Frederic Joliot joined the Institute and Irene taught him the techniques required for his work They soon fell in love and were married in 1926 Their daughter Helene was born in 1927 and their son Pierre five years later Like her mother Irene combined family and career Like her mother Irene was awarded a Nobel Prize along with her husband in 1935 Unfortunately also like her mother she developed leukemia because of her work with radioactivity 辐射 Irene Joliot Curie died from leukemia on March 17 1956 46 46 WhichWhich ofof thethe followingfollowing itemsitems isis NOTNOT true true A Irene Curie is the elder daughter of the Curies B Her mother Marie Curie is one of Irene Curie s teachers C Irene Curie studied at home when she was little D Irene went to the College of S vign for high school education 47 47 WhyWhy waswas IreneIrene CurieCurie awardedawarded a a MilitaryMilitary Medal Medal A Because she received a degree in mathematics B Because she worked as a helper to her mother C Because she contributed to saving the wounded D Because she won the Nobel Prize 48 48 WhereWhere diddid IreneIrene CurieCurie meetmeet herher husbandhusband FrederioFrederio Joliot Joliot A At the Curie Institute B In the University of Paris C In a military hospital D At the College of S vign 49 49 WhenWhen waswas thethe secondsecond childchild ofof IreneIrene CurieCurie andand FredericFrederic JoliotJoliot born born A In 1897 B In 1926 C In 1927 D In 1932 50 50 InIn whichwhich ofof thethe followingfollowing aspectsaspects waswas IreneIrene CuireCuire differentdifferent fromfrom herher mother mother A Irene worked with radioactivity B Irene won the Nobel Prize once C Irene combined family and career D Irene died from leukemia C C OpenOpen LetterLetter toto anan EditorEditor I had an interesting conversation with a reporter recently one who works for you In fact he s one of your best reporters He wants to leave Your reporter gave me a copy of his resume 简历 and photocopies of six stories that he wrote for you The headlines showed you played them proudly With great enthusiasm he talked about how he finds issues approaches them and writes about them which tells me he is one of your best I m sure you would hate to lose him Surprisingly your reporter is not unhappy In fact he told me he really likes his 用心 爱心 专心5 job He has a great assignment and said you run a great paper It would be easy for you to keep him he said He knows that the paper values him He appreciates the responsibility you ve given him takes ownership of his profession and enjoys his freedom So why is he looking for a way out He talked to me because he wants his editors to demand so much more of him He wants to be pushed challenged coached to new heights The reporter believes that good stories spring from good questions but his editors usually ask how long the story will be when it will be in where it can play and what the budget is He longs for conversations with an editor who will help him turn his good ideas into great ones He wants someone to get excited about what he s doing and to help him turn his story idea upside down and inside out exploring the best ways to report it He wants to be more valuable for your paper That s what you want for him too isn t it So your reporter has set me thinking Our best hope in keeping our best reporters copy editors photographers artists everyone is to work harder to make sure they get the help they are demanding to reach their potential If we can t do it they ll find someone who can 51 51 WhoWho probablyprobably wrotewrote thethe letter letter A A reader B An artist C A reporter D An editor 52 52 WhatWhat doesdoes thethe writerwriter thinkthink ofof thethe reporter reporter A Optimistic B Ambitious C Imaginative D Proud 53 53 WhatWhat isis NOTNOT truetrue aboutabout thethe reporter reporter A He is a very good reporter B He is unhappy C He likes his job D He is not satisfied with his editor 54 54 WhatWhat doesdoes thethe reporterreporter wantwant mostmost fromfrom hishis editorseditors inin theirtheir talks talks A Finding the news value of his stories B Giving him financial support C Improving his good ideas D Helping him to find issues 55 55 TheThe letterletter aimsaims toto remindremind editorseditors thatthat theythey shouldshould A keep their best reporters at all costs B be aware of their reporters professional development C give more freedom to their reporters D appreciate their reporters working styles and attitudes D D In many cultures white is often associated with something positive A white collar job for instance is the kind of job many people look for working with your brain and not your hands White has a clean and pure image That is why doctors dentists and nurses usually wear white uniforms Babies are dressed in white at baptisms 洗礼 and brides wear white wedding gowns at weddings White in these cases is the symbol of innocence or purity Sometimes white is used in expressions that are not good Whitewash is one 用心 爱心 专心6 such expression At first whitewash meant to paint over something with white paint to make it look better However it means something different today to hide or to cover up mistakes or failures A white elephant is another example of white used in a negative way In ancient Thailand a white elephant was regarded as a sacred animal but it was very expensive to keep The kings of those days presented a white elephant to the people they wanted to ruin Once they received this holy royal animal as a gift they were not allowed to sell or kill it Today a white elephant means something that is big useless and unwanted In America when people want to get rid of their furniture or clothes they often have a white elephant sale 56 56 TheThe texttext isis mainlymainly about about A the history of some English idioms B the meanings of white in English culture C some interesting customs in English culture D some useful English words and expressions 57 57 WhichWhich expressionexpression hashas anan historicalhistorical background background A White elephant B White collar C White wash D White elephant sale 58 58 InIn whichwhich statementstatement doesdoes white white havehave a a negativenegative meaning meaning A A boy is dressed in white at baptisms B A bride wears a white wedding gown C A girl finds a white collar job D A man whitewashes his crime 59 59 FromFrom thethe texttext wewe cancan learnlearn thatthat A a white elephant sale is useful to the poor B the white color is important in our daily life C expressions with white have different meanings D a white collar job used to be easy to get 60 60 TheThe authorauthor developsdevelops thethe texttext mainlymainly byby A analyzing its cause and effect B comparing different ideas C providing typical examples D following the time order 第二节第二节 信息匹配 共信息匹配 共 5 5 小题 每小题小题 每小题 2 2 分 满分分 满分 1010 分 分 A A GuangzhouGuangzhou SportsSports GroundGround Open next week from 6 20 to 8 30 pm Admission 2 under 45 or over 60 7 Welcome to join us to keep you fit Tel 23455884 B B CCTV 1CCTV 1 The programs are as follow 18 30 Sports 19 00 World News 19 30 Introduction of Museum of Modern Art 21 30 Movie DANCE IN THE RAIN C C DongfengDongfeng PhotoPhoto ShopShop Photos for all purposes are taken with half of the price for new husband and wife Mon Frid 8 30 am 8 30 pm Sat Sun 9 00 am 10 00 pm 用心 爱心 专心7 D D StampsStamps onon ShowShow Time 8 30am 5 00 pm on October 23 24 Add No 1 Yuejin Road Guangzhou E E Part timePart time JobJob OfferedOffered Do you want to have a chance to communicate with those who do shopping If so you may contact with Sunny Bookshop for two shop assistants are needed here Tel 020 23100013 F F HelpHelp fromfrom MusicMusic TeacherTeacher Violin lessons to be given at 8 00 on Monday evening Those attending prepare violins by themselves Admission 100 yuan half price for students Tel 020 28338381 请阅读以下人员的相关信息 然后匹配和他请阅读以下人员的相关信息 然后匹配和他 她感兴趣的广告 她感兴趣的广告 61 61 Liu Hua is going to marry next month Before that she is going to take photos with her new husband 62 62 Jany is too fat This is not good to her health She knows it well and wants to take more exercise after study 63 63 Peter begins to have his summer holiday today He is too tired to go out for any activity Instead he would like to stay home in the evening 64 64 Tom s family is not rich He wants to find a part time job at weekends to earn some money for his study 65 65 Meimei is interested in playing the violin but she can t play very well because she has no music teacher to teach her face to face She really wants to get one 第五部分 单词拼写 第五部分 单词拼写 共 共 1010 小题 每小题小题 每小题 1 1 分 满分分 满分 1010 分 分 66 66 If a doctor or a medical treatment c someone s illness they make the people well again 67 67 Water and salt are 吸收 into our blood stream everyday 68 68 The woman was very d that her stolen jewels had been found 69 69 There is a big family which c of ten people 70 70 We failed to accuse the man of murder for l of evidence 71 71 Don t throw away the bottles which can be r 回收利用 72 72 A team of nurses arrived to a the doctor in performing the operation 73 73 These pieces of music are very difficult to play they d a lot of concentration 74 74 If you got stung by a bee the skin will 膨胀 up 75 75 Some wild mushrooms contain a deadly p 第六部分 翻译句子 第六部分 翻译句子 满分 满分 5 5 分 分 76 76 你的解释是讲不通的 Your explanation doesn t 77 77 复印这些文件用了一个早上的时间 Copying these documents the whole morning 78 78 现在当人们提到英格兰时 你会发现威尔士也包括在内 Now when people England you find Wales included as well 用心 爱心 专心8 79 79 图书馆员把归还的图书放回原处 The librarian put the returned books 80 80 这些印刷机老是出故障 The printing machines are always 第七部分 读写任务 满分第七部分 读写任务 满分 2525 分 分 阅读下面的短文 然后按照要求写一篇阅读下面的短文 然后按照要求写一篇 150150 词左右的英语短文 词左右的英语短文 According to a report from the Entertainment Software Association ESA the sale of computer games in the United States of America has more than doubled in the past 10 years from 2 6 billion to 7 billion in 2005 Analysts 分析家 say that these numbers are very alarming and many people are asking Can gaming become an addiction