重庆市2012-2013学年高二英语上学期期中考试

用心 爱心 专心 1 万州二中万州二中 20122012 20132013 学年度上期中期考试高二英语试题学年度上期中期考试高二英语试题 注意事项 1 答题前 务必将自己的姓名 考号填写在答题卡规定的位置 2 答选择题时 必须用 2B 铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑 如须改动 用橡皮擦 干净后 再选涂其它答案标号 3 答非选择题时 必须使用 0 5 毫米黑色签字笔 将答案书写在答题卡规定的位置上 4 所有题目必须在答题卡上作答 在试题卷上答题无效 5 考试结束 将试题卷和答题卡一并交回 第一卷 共三大题 115 分 一 听力 共三节 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 What s the weather like today A Cloudy B Fine C Rainy 2 Where will the woman eat tonight A In a restaurant B At home C In the man s house 3 Why was the man late A Because he could not find his car B Because he didn t know where to meet C Because there was something wrong with his car 4 What can we learn from the dialogue A The woman talked on the phone until two a m this morning B The woman was woken up by a phone call C The woman often fails to fall asleep 5 How much does the book cost A Ten dollars B Twenty dollars C Eighteen dollars 第二节 共 12 小题 每小题 1 5 分 满分 18 分 听下面 4 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 听第 6 段材料 回答第 6 至 7 题 6 What s the man doing A Reading a novel B Preparing for an exam C Writing a book 7 What does the man decide to do in the end A To go to sleep at once B To have a good sleep C To go to school early tomorrow 听第 7 段材料 回答第 8 至 10 题 用心 爱心 专心 2 8 What is Jim doing A Having breakfast B Playing games C Eating junk food while watching TV 9 What can we learn from the dialogue A Jim seldom eats junk food B Jim is much thinner than other kids C The woman doesn t want Jim to eat junk food 10 What s the possible relationship between the two speakers A Teacher and student B Mother and son C Doctor and patient 听第 8 段材料 回答第 11 至 13 题 11 What does the man think of his trip back to his hometown A It was boring B It was surprising C It was wonderful 12 Where will the woman spend her winter vacation A In her hometown B In Guangzhou C In Beijing 13 What can we learn from the dialogue A The winter vacation is almost four months away B The man has many plans for his winter vacation C The man doesn t like the weather in Guangzhou 听第 9 段材料 回答第 14 至 17 题 14 What do we know about the man A He was hit by a car B His leg was hurt C He was taken to the police station yesterday 15 What happened yesterday A A truck hit a car B A truck hit the man s bike C A car hit the man s bike 16 Who called 911 A The police B The man C The truck driver 17 What does the woman think A The man is often careless on the street B People shouldn t drive after drinking C The truck driver should be sentenced to death 第三节 共 3 小题 每小题 1 5 分 满分 4 5 分 请听下面一段独白 用所听到的独白中的词或数填空 每空限填一个词或一个数 填入 的内容要写在答题卡相应的位置上 在听本段独白前 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 本段独白读两遍 请听第 10 段材料 回答第 18 至 20 题 Four hotels in Beijing The Bamboo Garden Hotel Location in one of the old hutongs in Beijing At least RMB 18 per night for a double room The Zong Tang Siheyuan Hotel Location in the 19 part of Beijing At least RMB 500 per night for a double room 用心 爱心 专心 3 The Lusongyuan Hotel Location in the eastern part of Beijing At least RMB 400 per night for a double room The Emperor Hotel Location In the 20 of Beijing At least RMB 600 per night for a double room 二 英语知识运用 共两节 满分 45 分 第一节 单项填空 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 的标号涂黑 21 Although bamboo is a kind of grass it looks much more like tree A a the B the aC the aD a 22 guests present at the party were reporters Some of them were relatives from Mo Yan s hometown A None of the B Not all theC All theD Neither of the 23 The people who have moved to the new settlements are holding a party as if they a festival A had been celebratedB have been celebrating C were celebratingD would be celebrating 24 in thought while walking he almost fell into a valley A LosingB To loseC Being losingD Lost 25 The old man keeps a healthy life and I strongly believe he is sure a long life A of livingB to liveC livingD lives 26 The suggestion students should learn something practical at school is worth considering A whichB whatC whetherD that 27 should I dress for the concert this weekend Dress as you like I think A WhatB HowC WhenD Where 28 he wants us to do I have no idea But why not give him call A What supposes thatB What do you suppose C Do you suppose whatD Do what he supposes 29 Your English has improved a lot Tell me your secret will you Well my uncle is helping me at home He in Australia for 10 years you know A worked B had workedC will workD works 30 Once you start you must never stop happens unless you find you are doing useless A no matter what no matter what B whatever no matter what C no matter what whateverD no matter whatever 31 Information has been put forward more middle school graduates will be admitted into universities A while B that C which D this 32 You must know that the job is rather difficult I think I can manage it anyhow 用心 爱心 专心 4 A That s rightB I don t mind C Don t mention itD Forget it 33 it rains tomorrow what shall we do about the Hope Project activity in our school A ProvideB ProvidedC To provideD Provides 34 Why didn t you hand in your homework Tommy But I hand it in Jenny saw me turn it in just now A didn t B had toC have toD did 35 You are to pass the final test But be careful when you are in the test A likelyB probablyC possiblyD properly 第二节 完形填空 共 20 小题 每小题 1 5 分 满分 30 分 阅读下面的短文 掌握其大意 然后从 36 55 各题所给的四个选项 A B C 和 D 中选 出最佳选项 After the birth of my second child I got a job at a restaurant Having worked with an experienced 36 for a few days I was 37 to wait tables on my own All went 38 that first week When Saturday night came I was luckily 39 the tables not far from the kitchen 40 I still felt a little hard to carry the heavy trays 托盘 Before I knew it the 41 was full of people I moved slowly 42 every step I remember how 43 I was when I saw the tray stand near the tables it looked different from the one I was 44 on It had nice handles 手柄 which made it 45 to move around I was pleased with everything and began to 46 I was a natural at this job Then an old man came to me and said Excuse me dear my wife and I loved 47 you work It seems your tray stand has been very 48 to you but we are getting ready to 49 now and my wife needs her 50 back At first his 51 did not get across What was he talking about Then I got it I had set my trays on his wife s orthopedic walker 助步器 I stood frozen as ice but my face was 52 I wanted to get into a hole and 53 Since then I have learned from many mistakes such as the one I just 54 I have learned to be more 55 and not to be too sure of myself 36 A manager B assistant C cook D waitress 37 A promised B invited C allowed D advised 38 A wellB quickly C safely D wrong 39 A leftB givenC bought D shown 40 A Therefore B HoweverC OtherwiseD Finally 41 A kitchenB streetC restaurantD table 42 A minding B changingC takingD saving 43 A angryB calmC sadD happy 44 A fixedB trained C loadedD waited 45 A slowerB lighter C quieter D easier 46 A believeB agreeC regretD pretend 47 A lettingB making C watchingD having 48 A usefulB familiar C unusualD interesting 49 A restB orderC eatD leave 50 A bagB walker C trayD coat 用心 爱心 专心 5 51 A ideaB praiseC message D need 52 A coldB full of joyC paleD on fire 53 A lie B hideC defendD stay 54 A repeated B discovered C correctedD described 55 A careful B patientC honest D practical 三 阅读理解 共 20 小题 每小题 2 分 满分 40 分 阅读下面的短文 从每题所给的四个选项 A B C D 中 选出最佳选项 A A man called Greedy Black loved nothing but old things He was so crazy about everything that was old and out of fashion because he was convinced that the older the better Always worried about losing his treasures he kept all he had collected in an old room It had no windows so it was very dark and of course it was full of old things One day Greedy Black went into this room to get a ladder as he had often practiced but slipped on something and fell against a big garden fork The fork hit him on the head and knocked him down Then it fell on top of him and hit him hard on the left leg The ends of the fork then went into his long beard He fought with the fork fiercely and at last threw it off him jumped up and ran out of the room He was very angry He had an old sword under his bed and he now ran and got this Then he ran back to the room opened the door suddenly and shouted in a terrible voice All right come out and fight you and all the other forks in the world I m not afraid of you But there was no response for his challenge So in great reluctance he turned on the electric light only to find that there was no other fork but the one that had repeatedly troubled him After reading this story what reflections 反思 have you got for yourself Do you still think that keeping old things in a private place sounds sound Or don t you believe that you have to be far away from forks because forks are the most powerful Or what else 56 Why did the man keep old things in his room A He could hardly put them in any other places B He laid great values on old things C He was afraid someone would steal them D He wanted to let them have life 57 Which of the following is true according to the story A The man believed that he could win the game B The man became mad after he was in the room C The man mistook one fork for more than one D The man was wondering how to kill thieves 58 The underlined word reluctance may most probably mean A sadnessB unwillingnessC readinessD hope 59 What does the last paragraph function as A An ending of the story B A conclusion of the story 用心 爱心 专心 6 C The reflection of the story D A development of the story B To succeed in business or life we must continually take actions Putting yourself on the line day after day can be extremely boring especially when things do not work out as desired Each time a disappointing event happens I like to get reminded of these famous failures Gates has literally changed the work culture of the world in the 20the and the 21st centuries by simplifying the way the computer is being used He was the world s richest man for more than one decade However in the 1970 s before starting out he was a Harvard University dropout The most ironic 讽刺 的 part is that he started a software company by purchasing the software technology from someone for only 50 back then Lincoln received no more than five years of formal education throughout his lifetime When he grew up he joined politics and had 12 major failures before he was elected the 16th President of the United States of America Newton was the greatest English mathematician of his generation His work on optics and gravitation made him one of the greatest scientists the world has even known Many thought that Newton was born a genius but he wasn t When he was young he did very poorly in grade school so poor that his teachers became helpless in improving his grades Beethoven is widely regarded as one of history s great composers His reputation has inspired composers musicians and audiences who were to come after him Before the start of his career Beethoven s music teacher once said of him as a composer he is hopeless And during his career he lost his hearing yet he managed to produce great music A deaf man composing music ironic isn t it 60 What does the author do if something disappoints him A He will go on without thought even though he may fail B He will think of some famous failures in his life C He will start to tell himself some successful stories D He will refer to some famous persons failure stories 61 What common features do the above successful people share A All of them had a poor childhood B All of them failed before succeeding C All of them became rich in the end D All of them had a poor ending of their life 62 Which of the following is true according to the above passage A Bill Gates never thought he would earn so much B Both Gates and Lincoln did well at school C Both Newton and Gates didn t do well at school D Beethoven s music teacher thought poorly of him 63 What can we infer from the above passage A Failure is the mother of success 用心 爱心 专心 7 B Success and failure come and go at the same time C If you want to succeed you ll have to fail D Whatever happens stories of failures help C The Church of England and other churches often operated primary schools in the United Kingdom where students paid a small fee to study the religion reading writing and arithmetic In 1833 the British Parliament passed a law that gave some government funds to these schools In 1862 the United Kingdom established a school grant system called payment by results in which schools received funds based on their students performance on reading writing and arithmetic tests The Education Act of 1870 called the Forster Act authorized local government boards to establish public board schools The United Kingdom then had two schools systems board schools operated by the government and voluntary schools conducted by the churches and other private organizations In 1878 the United Kingdom passed laws that limited child labor in factories and made it possible for more children to attend school To make schooling available to working class children many schools with limited public and private funds used monitorial methods of instruction Monitorial education developed by British educators Joseph Lancaster and Andrew Bell used student monitors to conduct lessons It offered this public education system the advantage of allowing schools to hire fewer teachers to instruct the large number of new students Schools featuring monitorial education used older boys called monitors who were more advanced in their studies to teach younger children Monitorial education concentrated on basic skills reading writing and arithmetic that were broken down into small parts or units After a monitor had learned a unit such as spelling words of two or three letters that began with the letter A he would under the master teacher s supervision teach this unit to a group of students By the end of the 19th century the monitorial system was abandoned in British schools because it provided a very limited education 64 What can we know about the church and school in UK A All the schools are run by the UK churches B The UK government invites the church to manage education C Churches run mostly primary schools in UK D Children in UK schools mainly learn about religion 65 Who managed voluntary schools in UK A The UK government B Churches and some private organizations C The parents of the pupils D Both the government and the parents of the pupils 66 How did a monitorial school carry out teaching the class A The pupils taught themselves in separate age groups B Some advanced students taught the less advanced students C Monitors assisted the teachers in teaching 用心 爱心 专心 8 D Students an age taught each other 67 The second paragraph focuses mainly on A how schools work in UK B the history of Monitorial education C the difference between board schools and voluntary schools D the disadvantages of the UK education system D I realize that I have spent much of my life waiting for inspiration Ever since I was a child I have had an inner voice that has guided me through these many years through all the difficult and painful times and has provided me with inspiration guidance and practical help in all the good times and creative times of my life But there have been times sometimes long periods of time when this voice has grown still Gradually I learned that when my inner voice grew still then it was time for me to be still to sit quietly and wait These periods of waiting have always turned out to be some of my deepest teachings They ceased being my waiting periods and became transformed into periods of deep listening The more still my inner voice the more still my mind has to become so that I can listen more intently 专注地 The quieter my mind becomes the richer each moment becomes I remember initially 最初 I would be concerned that I had done something wrong Then I would get depressed impatient frustrated But gradually I gave it all up to the stillness There have been periods when I have had to listen for months Then finally when I have to completely let go of all my resistance 抑制 when all I can DO is BE very very deep inside there is a slight movement and my heart leaps I can feel the inner joy begin to arise slowly The long quiet winter is drawing to a close I know that spring is coming 68 What attitude does the author hold about the inner voice A Dislike B Cold hearted C Thankful D Doubtful 69 When the inner voice becomes still what does the author do A Just wait and listen B Simply go on teaching C Try to start another inspiration D Take it easy as it is 70 What does the author mean by saying The quieter my mind becomes the richer each moment becomes A Quietness has carried away a lot for his life B He likes the state of being quiet very much C He has no worry or concern about life and work D Nobody knows what has happened in quietness 71 Which of the following can be the best title of the whole passage A Inner voice of my life B Ways to settle inner voice C Fighting against inner voice D Dealing with stillness 用心 爱心 专心 9 E We are proud to announce that the Meatball Baker is making its first show on QVC this weekend QVC a popular shopping network broadcasts via cable and satellite TV 24 hours a day to 90 million homes Help us support inventors like yourself by tuning into QVC on Sunday between noon and 4 p m EST Jean the inventor of the Meatball Baker from Virginia Minnesota came up with her idea after she got discouraged whenever she would make meatballs They always got flat in the frying pan and when she put them in the oven they would sit in their own grease She said I just didn t like the way mine turned out Jean found Davison online liked what she read and put forward her idea The design team at Davison then developed a product that drains cooking grease and can cook more than just meatballs The product is licensed by 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