山东省荣成市2012-2013学年高二英语上学期期中试题新人教版

1 山东省荣成市山东省荣成市 2012 20132012 2013 学年高二英语上学期期中试题新人教版学年高二英语上学期期中试题新人教版 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 What was the weather like yesterday morning A Sunny B Rainy C Cloudy 2 Where does the man like to go in summer A the mountains B the seaside C the countryside 3 How high do today s ceilings usually measure A 2 3 meters B 2 7 meters C 3 meters 4 Where does the woman live now A In New York B In Boston C In Washington 5 What s the number did the man dial A 321 9987 B 321 9877 C 321 9887 第二节 共 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 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 秒的作答时间 对话或独白读两遍 听第 6 段材料 回答第 6 7 题 6 How does the woman feel that Rita will be working for the man A Doubtful B Nervous C Excited 7 What is the man worried about A Rita won t take her work seriously B The woman will fire Rita C Rita won t work for long 听第 7 段材料 回答 8 9 题 8 What kind of music does the man like best A Classical music B Rock music C Jazz music 9 Who can play the violin A The woman B The man C The man s wife 听第 8 段材料 回答 10 12 题 10 What s the possible relationship between the two speakers A Customer and clerk B Shop assistant and manager C Doctor and patient 11 What does that tall lady think of the man A Impolite B Mean C Careless 12 What was that tall lady probably looking at 2 A A skirt B A bag C A dress 听第 9 段材料 回答第 13 16 题 13 Why does the man come to New York A To be on holiday B To see the woman C To attend a meeting 14 When did the man arrive A Last night B This morning C This afternoon 15 What will the woman do tonight A Meet a customer B Pick up her boss C Go to a party 16 Who is Henry most probably A The woman s husband B The woman s doctor C The man s colleague 听第 10 段材料 回答第 17 20 题 17 What s the purpose of the performance A to make people pay more attention to white pollution B to encourage people to collect plastic bags C to attract more customers 18 Where did the performance take place A Outside a cinema B Near a school C In front of a supermarket 19 How many volunteers took part in the performance A 5 B 7 C 9 20 What did the secondary students do A They walked around the crowd in the plastic bags B They collected plastic bags for the performance C They gave out cloth bags to passers by 第二部分 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 21 Nowadays young people don t like talking on telephone but prefer communicating by mail A a the B the the C the D the a 22 Was it on a lonely island he was saved one month after the boat went down A whereB that C whichD what 23 That year it was my first ride on a long distance train and you don t know A how interesting a ride it wasB it was how interesting a ride C what interesting a ride it wasD it was what an interesting ride 24 Only that factory yesterday this kind of machines A we visited produces B did we visit does it produce C we visited does it produce D did we visit produces 25 People like to make friends with shares their interests A whom B whomever C whoever D who 26 Linda didn t invite us to the party 3 I don t care A For what B So what C What s on D What s up 27 His cool response suggested that he the idea A not like B not to like C should not like D didn t like 28 In copying this paper be careful not to any words A leave behind B leave aside C leave off D leave out 29 As we all know the UK is a large country four parts A consisting of B makes up C composing of D is make up of 30 It s being reported that a building just there last month fell down unexpectedly A being completedB was completed C to be completedD completed 31 Jim went to answer the phone Harry started to prepare lunch A However B Nevertheless C Besides D Meanwhile 32 She was completely in her own affairs for she didn t know what was happening out of the room A frightenedB absorbedC instructed D surprised 33 was most important to her she told me was her family A It B This C What D As 34 While building a tunnel through the mountain A an underground lake was discovered B there was an underground lake discovered C a lake was discovered D the workers discovered an underground lake 35 Why don t we go to the new restaurant for Lunch A Sorry but I ve forgotten it B No I won t go C It s my pleasureD Great I d love to 第二节 完形填空 共 20 小题 每小题 1 分 满分 20 分 Michel is a young girl who works for the police 36 a handwriting expert She has helped 37 many criminals by using her special talents When she was fourteen Michel was already 38 interested in the differences in her friends 39 that she would spend hours 40 them After 41 college she went to France for a 42 two year class in handwriting at the School of Police Science Michel says that it is 43 for people at hide their handwriting She can 4 discover 44 of what she needs to know simply 45 looking at the writing with her own eyes 46 she also has machines 47 help her make 48 different kinds of paper and ink This knowledge is often 49 great help to the police Michel believes that handwriting is a good 50 of what kind of person the 51 is I wouldn t go out with a fellow 52 I didn t like his handwriting She says But she 53 she fell in love with her future husband a young policeman 54 she studied his handwriting It is later proved to be 55 however 36 A with B by C like D as 37 A searchB followC catchD judge 38 A so B too C quite D extra 39 A booksB letterC tonguesD handwriting 40 A writing B studyingC settling D uncovering 41 A attending B finishing C startingD stepping into 42 A powerfulB naturalC specialD common 43 A mainB safeC easyD impossible 44 A mostB nothingC littleD sight 45 A with B by C of D about 46 A soB forC thusD but 47 A they B in whichC thatD those 48 A upB outC forD 5 into 49 A ofB toC withD for 50 A testB signC meansD habit 51 A thiefB criminalC writerD policeman 52 A whetherB unlessC ifD after 53 A addsB tellsC repeatsD cries 54 A beforeB afterC shylyD and 55 A necessary B all right C important D quite easy 第三部分 阅读理解 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 A Grandma Moses is among the most famous twentieth century painters of the United States yet she did not start painting until she was in her late seventies As she once said of herself I would never sit back in a rocking chair waiting for someone to help me No one could have had a more productive old age She was born Anna Mary Robertson on a farm in New York State one of five boys and five girls At twelve she left home and was in domestic 家庭的 service until at twenty seven she married Thomas Moses the hired hand of one of her employers They farmed most of their lives first in Virginia and then in New York State at Eagle Bridge She had ten children of whom five survived her husband died in 1927 Grandma Moses painted a little as a child and made embroldery 刺绣 pictures as a hobby but only changed to oils in old age because her hands had become too stiff 硬的 to sew and she wanted to keep busy and pass the time Her pictures were first sold at the local drugstore 杂货店 and at a market and were soon noticed by a businessman who bought everything she painted Three of the pictures exhibited in the Museum of Modern Art and in 1940 she had her first exhibition in New York Between the 1930 s and her death she produced some 2 000 pictures detailed 详细的 and lively portrayals 描绘 of the country life she had known for so long with a wonderful sense of colour and form I think really hard till I think of something really pretty and then I paint it she said 56 According to the passage Grandma Moses began to paint because she wanted 6 to A make herself beautiful B keep active C earn more money D become famous 57 Grandma Moses spent most of her life A nursing B painting C embroidering D farming 58 The underlined word survived means A graduated from college B examined the condition of the house C lived longer than the other children D gave up themselves to the police 59 From Grandma Moses description of herself in the first paragraph it can be inferred that she was A independent B pretty C rich D nervous 60 Which of the following would be the best title for the passage A Grandma Moses Her Life and Pictures B The Children of Grandma Moses C Grandma Moses Her Best Exhibition D Grandma Moses and Other Older Artist B Your children s teacher will be providing extra time for test preparation This school year s test will be held on January 8 and 9 The test preparation time is open to all students and we strongly encourage your children to attend This year we are changing the time for our test preparation it will be on Thursday mornings from 8 10 to 8 50 This helps children who ride the bus and cannot stay for the after school period It also helps avoid conflicts with after school activities Danielle and Marina will be working with the recent new test takers 6 days on the following Thursdays 15th Nov 29th Nov 6th Dec 13th Dec 20th Dec and 3rd Jan Besides the test preparation lectures on these dates teachers are already putting test preparation into their usual courses We are finding that we can help our students to be both skilful and whole hearted readers and test takers after all we all know that the best test preparation is good reading and writing training What can you do at home Again the best and most effective test preparation for the ELA test is reading and more reading The research is quite clear students who do well in the tests are those who are good readers Reading not only builds reading ability it also helps build confidence important for successful test taking But do discourage your children from spending too much time on books that are too hard or even a bit too hard Children best develop comprehension skills when they are reading books just right for them too easy doesn t hurt here either Finally on Friday December 7 we will have a morning lecture on the ELA Please pay attention 61 The text is mainly about A how teachers will provide more time for test preparation B the reason why time for test preparation will be changed C how teachers have put test preparation into their usual courses D test preparation information that parents should know about 62 The time for test preparation has been changed to A make it more convenient for the students to attend 7 B help the new test takers have more time to read C avoid disagreement in time between different years of students D avoid conflicts between preparation time and the usual courses 63 From the passage we know that A Danielle will help students prepare for different tests B the school year test will be on a Tuesday C all the children must take part in the test preparation D the students can learn how to write well in the test preparation 64 Parents should at home A prepare good meals for their children B read more books with their children C ask their children not to spend too much time on reading D encourage their children to read more books fit for them 65 Why did the school encourage all the students to take part in the test preparation A Test preparation is what they always do B The students will learn what will be included in the final exam C Test preparation helps students to be more interested in reading and confident D The test is a long way off and there are better things to do C Twelve years ago a young traveler named Rhett Butler from San Francisco California visited the Sabah rainforest on Malaysian Borneo In one area of the rainforest he watched a bird flying through the trees The beautiful sight left quite an impression on him But weeks later back home Rhett Butler got the news that trees had been cut down in the area he visited That experience led Rhett Butler to begin writing a book about rainforests and threats to their existence But he did not publish the book Instead in 1999 he used his research for the book to create a website The site is Mongabay Com His purpose was to inform the public about tropical rainforests But the subject quickly developed As a former businessman he became a respected writer of science and environmental stories The popularity of Mongabay Com attracted advertisers Small ads on the site pay for its operations Mongabay Com has grown and led to other sites For example there is a site for children which is called kids Mongabay Com Another one WildMadangascar Org is all about the island nation that Rhett Butler calls his favorite place To keep his website going he travels around the world on several major trips each year His working tools are a laptop computer cameras and sometimes diving equipment He often calls on experts for information For example he interviewed Alison Jolly a top experts on lemurs 狐猴 He interviewed Rodney Jackson a biologist who established the Snow Leopard Conservancy Stories like these have made Mongabay a favorite place on the Internet for researchers students and teachers In April Time Com named it one of the fifteen top climate and environment websites in the world 66 What s the main idea of the passage A Rhett Butler and his website B Rainforest on Malaysian Borneo C How Rhett Butler protected rare animals D How Rhett Butler made his website popular 67 Rhett Butler didn t publish his book about rainforests because 8 A making websites earns more money than writing books B he didn t want to become a writer C the book was not about rainforest protection D he wanted to use the information to create a website 68 Which of the followings is NOT true about the Mongabay Com A It was set up in 1999 B It attracted many advertisers C At least two related websites grew from it D Rhett Butler made a lot of money from it 69 To keep his website going Rhett Butler A kept visiting the rainforest B traveled around and interviewed experts C raised rare snow leopards D made a great number of advertisements 70 We can learn from the passage that A Mongabay Com was loved by researchers as well as students B kids Mongabay Com has many stories written by kids C Wild Madagascar org is better known than Mongabay Com D Rodney Jackson was once a businessman D Spring is a wonderful season to celebrate rebirth and new life The long cold winter is over The weather is warmer and sunnier The trees again have leaves and the flowers are blooming The season represents hope joy and beauty At this time many people think of this classical music piece Spring which shows happiness Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi wrote it in the seventeen hundreds However not all songs about spring are happy This song written and sung by K D Langisabout dreaming of spring in cold dark places She recorded I Dream of Spring in 2008 Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein wrote It Might as Well Be Spring for the movie State Fair in 1945 Frank Sinatra sings it It is a feeling of restlessness or excitement brought on by the coming of spring Richard Rodgers also wrote spring Is Here this time with Lorenz Hart Ella Fitzgerald sings this song about feeling lonely during this season Frank Loesser wrote the sad song spring Will be a Little Late This Year Why has the season been delayed Because the singer s lover has left her Sarah Vaughn released 发行 her version of the song in 1953 By now you may be thinking Enough with the sad songs already Ok then how about a cowboy song Gene Autry was one of America s most famous singing cowboys He recorded When It s Spring time in the Rockies in 1937 And finally we ll leave you with a sunny song called Up Jumped Spring Freddie Hubbard wrote this jazz song in 1977 and Billy Taylor Trio performs it 71 If you are in a bad mood you d better listen to A Up Jumped SpringB I Dream of Spring C Spring Is HereD Spring Will be a Little Late This Year 72 It Might as Will Be Spring is a song that A is also called State FairB is sung by Ella Fitzgerald C has a lonely feelingD was written by two people 9 73 According to the passage which of the following is TRUE A Most songs about spring are written by Italian composers B K D Lang was good at writing happy songs C Sarah Vaughn sang the song Up Jumped Spring first D Gene Autry was a famous cowboy singer before K D Lang 74 Which of the following songs was first written or recorded A Spring B I Dream of Spring C When It s Springtime in the Rockies D Spring Will be a Little Late This Year 75 What s the purpose of the author to write the passage A Introduce some songs about spring B Introduce some wonderful music C Introduce some famous singers D Express his her love to spring 第二卷第二卷 第一节 阅读表达 共 5 小题 每小题 3 分 满分 15 分 阅读下面的短文 并根据短文后的要求答题 请注意问题后的字数要求 1 It is now possible to watch live sport on television on any day of the week and the current amount of reporting will undoubtedly increase further in years to come This is certainly having an influence on the live sports events themselves and there are both benefits and shortcomi