广东省汕头市潮南区2012-2013学年高二英语上学期期中试题新人教版

1 东山中学东山中学 20122012 20132013 年度高二年级第一学期期中考试年度高二年级第一学期期中考试 英英 语语 I I 语言知识及应用语言知识及应用 共两节 满分 45 分 第一节第一节 完形填空完形填空 共 15 小题 每小题 2 分 满分 30 分 阅读下面短文 掌握其大意 然后从 1 15 各题所给的 A B C 和 D 项中 选出最佳 选项 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑 Dad loved children And he always wanted a 1 family Eventually he got what he wanted with twelve children in the family Without fail he would show us off to visitors Once Dad 2 presented the first three children in the family Ann Mary and Ernestine to some visitors Then he picked up a fourth child and said And this is our 3 model complete with all the improvements And don t think that this is all we are 4 the 1953 model some time next month But what he 5 most was taking us out or a drive On one occasion a man in a village we were passing through shouted 6 that he had seen eleven people in our car not 7 Mum and Dad 8 called out over his shoulder You 9 the second baby up from the front here Mister Another time Dad told us this joke though we were not sure then whether he was telling us the 10 Mum who was a psychologist 心理学家 once went to give a lecture and left Dad in charge of the 11 When Mum returned she asked him if everything had been OK He said everything was fine 12 one of the children had been taught a lesson because he had been 13 When he pointed at the child that had been 14 Mum looked at him calmly and said That s not one of ours dear He 15 next door 1 A rich B lovely C close D large 2 A surprisingly B nervously C kindly D proudly 3 A dearest B smallest C latest D youngest 4 A ordering B selling C expecting D improving 5 A hated B enjoyed C cared D hoped 6 A crazily B excitedly C curiously D directly 7 A counting B naming C showing D reaching 8 A Immediately B Carefully C Angrily D Easily 2 9 A saw B missed C forgot D left 10 A truth B story C adventure D accident 11 A lecture B house C office D activity 12 A even if B apart from C so that D except that 13 A troublesome B careless C active D quiet 14 A found B caught C punished D wounded 15 A goes to B belongs to C works D plays 第二节第二节语法填空语法填空 共 10 小题 每小题 1 5 分 满分 15 分 阅读下面短文 按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求 在空格处填入一个适当 的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空 并将答案填写在答题卡标号为 16 25 的相应位置 上 In the last yeas of the 1920s hundreds of record flights were made A few of them were made by women but by that time no woman 16 fly acorss the Atlantic Ocean A wealthy American woman Amy Guest boutht a plane 17 do this However her family were against the idea 18 she looked for another woman to take 19 place Her friends suggested Amelia Earhart 20 first became interested in flying while living in Toronto American publisher George Putnam helped organize the Atlantic Ocean flight which made Amelia famous Afterwards 21 continued to support her flying activities In 1931 George and Amelia were married He helped provide financial support 22 her On May 20th 1932 Amelia took off from Newfoundland She headed east in 23 small red and gold plane Amelia faced great challenges 24 ice on the wings and fog from the ocean At one point her plane dropped 25 sudden nine hundred meters She regained control and after fifteen hours she landed in Ireland She had become the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean alone IIII 阅读理解阅读理解 共两节 满分 50 分 第一节第一节 阅读理解 共阅读理解 共 2020 小题 每小题小题 每小题 2 2 分 满分分 满分 4040 分 分 阅读下列短文 从每题所给的 A B C 和 D 项中 选出最佳选项 并在答题卡上将该 项涂黑 A A British Festivals 3 Every year all sorts of different festivals are celebrated in Britain Some are village festivals celebrated by only a few hundred people while others are celebrated by almost the entire population Two of the most well known British festivals are Bonfire Night and Halloween Bonfire Night has an interesting histroy In 1605 a man called Guy Fawkes and some of his followers tried to blow up the British Houses of Parliament They hoped that if they succeeded they could take control of England and become its new rulers Guy Fawkes and his men dug a tunnel under one of the Parliament buildings and his 36 barrels of gunpowder there Fortunately on November 5th Guy Fawkes was caught just before he was able to light the fuse He and all his followers were burned to death Today people in Britain celebrate Guy Fawkes capture by lighting fires and holding fireworks displays Many children make guys Guys are dolls made out of paper and rags and are put on top of a bonfire to be burned The guys represent Guy Fawkes and the fire represents the way he died Halloween is celebrated in Britain on the night of October 31st At this time it is believed that ghosts and witches travel around the countryside and revisit their homes There are many customs associated with Halloween One of these is the game of trick or teart Children dressed up as witches ghosts or monsters knock on their neighbours doors and shout trick or treat If they are lucky they receive a treat a bar of chocolate or some sweets or some money If However their neighbours refuse to give them anything they play a trick on them They might spray their front door with shaving foam or knock on their doors and then run away Another game played at Halloween is bobbing for apples In this game a bowl is filled with water and apples are placed in it Children then have to take a bite from one of the apples without using their hands This game is difficult and messy but great fun 4 Bonfire Night and Halloween are two important festivals celebrated in every part of Britain each year They are enjoyed by both young and old and have been for many centuries 26 Bonfire Night and Halloween A have been celebrated in Britain since 1605 B are not celebrated by many British people C are two of the most well known British festivals D are celebrated on the night of October 31st 27 On Bonfire Night A people light fire and hold fireworks displays B people capture Guy Fawkes C children dress up as witches ghosts or monsters D children play trick or treat 28 Halloween is celebrated A on the last night of October B on the first night of October C by ghosts and witches D during the day on October 31st 29 At Halloween if your neighbours refuse to give you a treat you A spray shaving foam at them B play a trick on them C knock on their door D give them some sweets or some money 30 Bobbing for apple is A a game played on Bonfire Night B not much fun C difficult messy and boring D a game played at Halloween B B If there is one thing I m sure about it is that in a hundred years from now we will still be reading newspapers It is not that newspapers are a necessity Even now some people get most of their news from television or radio Many buy a paper only on Saturday or Sunday But for most people reading a newspaper has become a habit passed down from generation to generation The nature of what is news may change What basically makes news is what 5 affects our lives the big political stories the coverage of the wars earthquakes and other disasters will continue much the same I think there will be more coverage of scientific research though It s already happening in areas that may directly affect our lives like genetic 基因 engineering In the future I think there will be more coverage of scientific explanations of why we feel as we do as we develop a better understanding of how the brain operates and what our feelings really are It s quite possible that in the next century newspapers will be transmitted 传送 electronically from Fleet Street and printed out in our own home In fact I m pretty sure that how it will happen in the future You will probably be able to choose from a menu making up your own newspaper by picking out the things you want to read sports and international news etc I think people have got it wrong when they talk about competition between the different media They actually feed off each other Some people once foresaw that television would kill off newspapers but that hasn t happened What is read on the printed page lasts longer than pictures on a screen or sound lost in the air And as for the Internet it s never really pleasant to read something just on a screen 31 What is the best title for the passage A The Best Way to Get NewsB The Changes of Media C Make Your Own NewspaperD The Future of Newspaper 32 In the writer s opinion in the future A more big political affairs wars and disasters will make news B newspapers will not be printed in publishing houses any longer C newspapers will cover more scientific research D more and more people will watch TV 33 What will probably be on in the newspaper made by yourself 6 A Sports and international news B A menu of important news C The most important news D What you are interested in 34 From the passage we can infer A newspapers will win the competition among the different media B newspapers will stay with us with other media C television will take the place of newspaper D the writer believe some media will die out 35 The phrase feed off in the last paragraph means A depend on B compete with C fight with D kill off C C Recently many countries of the world have been faced with the problem of how to make their workers more productive Some experts claim the answer is to make jobs more varied But do more varied jobs lead to greater productivity There is evidence to suggest that while variety certainly makes the workers life more enjoyable it does not actually make them work harder As far as increasing productivity is concerned the variety is not an important factor Other experts feel that giving the worker freedom to do his hob in his own way is important and there is no doubt that this is true The problem is that this kind of freedom cannot easily be given in the modern factory with its complicated machinery which must be used in a fixed way Thus while freedom of choice may be important there is usually very little that can be done to create it Another important consideration is how much each worker contributes to the product he is making In most factories the worker sees only one small part of the product Some car factories are now experimenting with having many small production lines rather than a large one so that each worker contributes more to the production of the cars on his line It would seem that not only is the degree of workers contribution an important factor it is also one we can do something about 7 To what extent 程度 does more money lead to greater productivity The workers themselves certainly think this is important But perhaps they want more money only because the work they do is so boring Money just lets them enjoy their spare time more A similar argument may explain demands for shorter working hours Perhaps if we succeed in making their jobs more interesting they will neither want more money nor will shorter working hours be so important to them 36 Which of these possible factors leading to greater productivity is NOT true A To make jobs more varied B To give the worker freedom to do his job in his own way C Degree of work contribution D Demands for longer working hours 37 Why do workers want more money A Because their jobs are too boring B In order to enjoy more spare time C To make their jobs more interesting D To demand shorter working hours 38 The last sentence in this passage means that is we succeed in making workers jobs more interesting A they will want more money B they will demand shorter working hours C more money and shorter working hours are important factors D more money and shorter working hours will not be so important to them 39 In this passage the author tells us A how to make the workers more productive B possible factors leading to greater productivity C to that extent more money leads to greater productivity D how to make workers jobs more interesting 40 The author of this passage is probably a 8 A teacher B worker C manager D physicist D D In a book called Magnificent Obsession by Lloyd C Douglas a description is given of people helping others but doing it secretly When difficult problems worried an individual friends nearby would meet to discuss possible solutions without the individual knowing their actions When a solution was agreed upon one or two of the friends would carry out the plan and solve the problem secretly to the great delight of the worried individual The helpers would stand by privately content with their success No reward was given to the problem solvers not even a sincere thank you because they were never known This concept is popular today but in a different way The phrase pay it forward is now used when one person helps another However the person helped may not be able to repay the person or group that helped them So rather than return the favor to their helpers they are supposed to help someone else in the future which means they pay it forward It is a sense of responsibility which makes us want to give back in equal measure to the one who has helped us But in this case the responsibility turns to helping someone in the future Suppose your elderly grandmother pays part of your schooling She may tell you there is no need to repay her because it is a gift from someone who loves you very much Nothing would please her more than to have you use her money to get a good education You may never be able to repay her for such a gift However she not only gave you some money but she provided you with an example that you should also help other people who need it People with serious needs are everywhere Many are children who need better clothes more books and even better schools Some are elderly people who can t afford their medicine or a doctor s care Consider how you can pay it forward rather than pay money back to your grandmother 9 41 The helpers in the book Magnificent Obsession were not rewarded because A they hadn t solved the problems thoroughly B they had solved the problems secretly C they were friends of the worried individual D they expected to be paid back in the future 42 The underlined word pay it forward means A to repay someone who has helped you B to pay someone else who needs help C to help someone who has helped you D to help someone else who needs help 43 What does the writer suggest with the example of your elderly grandmother A We should learn to respect our grandparents B We should work hard to get a good education C We should also lend a hand to other people in need of help D We should never forget to repay people for their help 44 From the passage we know A everybody needs help B more children need help than elderly people C it costs a lot of money to pay it forward D nowadays many people help others without being repaid 45 By writing the passage the author wishes people in the world to be A unselfishB mysteriousC honestD unforgettable 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 请阅读下列的相关信息 并按照要求匹配信息 请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项 字母涂黑 10 首先 请阅读下列职位的信息 A Friendly young person wanted for evening work six evenings per week in busy bar Phone 87904 for details B Driver male or female needed for evening work No weekends Please ring 23407 C Lady with experience of children wanted to look after two small boys 8 30 a m 4 00 p m Mon to Fri Phone 42356 after 6 00 p m D Cook wanted for small country Evenings and all day at weekends Please ring 54328 E Gardener needed one morning per week Please ring 81164 F Person with driving license needed for pizza delivery Six evenings per week Please ring 712087 请阅读下列申请者的信息 然后匹配申请者与所拟申请的职位 46 Greg is a student aged nineteen He likes meeting people He is not free during the day He can t cook or drive a car 47 Peter is sixty five He likes to work outdoors and wouldn t like to work in the evenings 48 Jenny is forty She does not like children She can cook and drive but she isn t available for work at weekends or in the mornings 49 Audrey does not want to work at weekends She is a good cook but she can t drive She has two children now grown up She wants to work indoors but she doesn t like housework much 50 Gray aged thirty likes cooking and gardening He wants to work as many hours a week as possible and would prefer to work all day on Saturdays and Sundays He has never worked with children IIIIII 写作 共两节 满分 写作 共两节 满分 4040 分 分 第一节第一节 基础写作 共基础写作 共 1 1 小题 满分小题 满分 1515 分 分 11 写作内容 你的英国朋友向你了解广州 请用英语写一篇短文介绍广州 包括下表所 有内容 概况 中国第三大城市 别称 五羊城 Five lamb City 花城 广东省省会 全市面积 7 343 平方公里 square kilometers 人口 1 000 多万 历史 2 200 多年历史的文化名城 历史上丝绸之路 the Silk Road 的始发港口 starting port 气候温暖湿润 旅游风光旖旎 旅游资源丰富 travelling resource 写作要求 只能使用 5 个句子表达全部的内容 开头和结尾已经给出 不计入句数 评分标准 句子结构准确 信息内容完整 篇章结构连贯 Let me tell you something about Guangzhou 第二节第二节 读写任务 共读写任务 共 1 1 小题 满分小题 满分 2525 分 分 阅读下面的短文 然后按照要求写一篇 150 词左右的英语短文 You must have heard stress contributes to 80 of major illness and is responsible for 75 to 90 of doctor s visits But that s not stressit s distress Stress is the only anti aging agentwe know of the exact opposite of what we think says psychologist James E Loehr What really brings happiness is meeting obstacles and overcoming them The damage occurs when stress levels never go down A recent study showed it took nine days longer for the constantly stressed family caregivers of chronically 慢性地 ill patients to heal from wounds than it took other people the same age Stress is essential Life without it would be like having a brand new cherry red Porsche and driving it only in the driveway 私人车道 写作