江西省白鹭洲中学2012-2013学年高二英语下学期期中试题

1 白鹭洲中学白鹭洲中学 2012 20132012 2013 学年高二下学期第二次月考学年高二下学期第二次月考 英语试卷英语试卷 第一部第一部 听力 共两节 满分听力 共两节 满分 3030 分 分 第一节 共 5 小题 每小题 1 5 分 满分 7 5 分 1 Why does the man make the call A To book a room B To look for someone C To ask for the price 2 What time is it now A 4 00 B 6 00 C 8 00 3 What does the woman keep eating A Meat B Potato chips C Cola 4 What will the man do tonight A Attend a meeting B Go to the cinema C Watch TV at home 5 What is the weather like now A Cloudy B Rainy C Snowy 第二节 共 15 小题 每小题 1 5 分 满分 22 5 分 听第 6 段材料 回答第 6 7 题 6 Why didn t the man go to the beach A He didn t like traveling B He had some troubles C He was too tired 7 What are the speakers going to do A Check the computer program B Repair the computer C Talk with the boss 听第 7 段材料 回答第 8 至 10 题 8 Who is the lucky person A Mark B Mark s wife C Mark and his wife 9 What do we learn about Mark A He has a British accent B He lives in Sydney now C He is from Australia 10 Where did Mark meet his wife probably A In Sydney B In New York C In London 听第 8 段材料 回答第 11 至 13 题 11 How long does it take the woman from the bus stop to the subway station A 30 minutes B 20 minutes C 10 minutes 12 How does the man usually get to work A By bike B By car C On foot 13 Why doesn t the woman buy a car A The price of petrol is rising B She can t afford it C She is moving to a new house 听第 9 段材料 回答第 14 至 16 题 2 14 What did Jack do after high school A He studied at college B He found a job C He traveled 15 When did the woman leave the college A At the beginning of the first year B At the end of the first year C At the end of the second year 16 What is Jack s problem A His friends are leaving B He worries about graduation C The term paper is difficult for him 听第 10 段材料 回答第 17 至 20 题 17 What s the speed limit on the highways between cities A 55 miles per hour B 35 miles per hour C 75 miles per hour 18 What is the result if drivers receive too many traffic tickets A They can t drive for a while B They have to pay much C They will lose their car 19 Why don t drivers often get tickets during the rush hour A There are no policemen B They drive slowly C Policemen are too busy 20 What is the passage about A Famous streets in America B Speed limits in America C Traffic tickets in America 第二部分第二部分 英语知识运用 共两节 满分英语知识运用 共两节 满分 4545 分 分 第一节单项填空 共 15 题 每小题 1 分 满分 15 分 21 news that the national football team was disqualified for the next World Cup finals came as no surprise at all A a B The C A a D The a 22 I am going to the post office Do you have any letter A to be sent B to send C sending D sent 23 Do you think another Korean War will break out Only through peaceful dialogues can a war be avoided A No way B That s for sure C Why not D It depends 24 no further business the chairman closed the meeting A It was B It having C There being D There was 25 Hi Michelle I can t find my e dictionary Sorry I it I guess I put it on the top shelf with my things A usedB had used C was using D am using 26 They reached at last was once a temple the farmers used to keep cattle A what where B that where C where that D which that 27 After more chatter the lady returned home 3 A a good deal of B a lot of C a good deal D a good many 28 I don t think that your speech to the crowd for they appeared quite puzzled A got back B got across C got through D got away 29 Our bodies are strengthened by taking exercise our minds are developed by learning and thinking A Probably B Possibly C Likely D Similarly 30 Danny left word with my secretary he would call again in the afternoon A who B that C as D which 31 For a moment nothing happened Then all shouting together A voices had come B came voices C voices would come D did voices come 32 If you won t do as I tell you you go to the dance A shan t B won t C shouldn t D mustn t 33 Have you finished the book No I ve read up to the children discover the secret cave A which B what C that D where 34 Former Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing said that anyone could see that America s national defence expenditures 国防支出 are 17 8 times of China A it B that C these D those 35 Seeing your picture I couldn t resist the days we spent together A to think of when B to think of which C thinking of which D thinking of when 第二节 完形填空 共 20 题 每小题 1 5 分 满分 30 分 Whenever we do something wrong Jesus Christ sees it He loves us and doesn t say it Perhaps he s wondering how long we ll keep our mind suffering A little boy named Johnny was visiting his grandparents on their farm and he was given a slingshot 弹弓 to play with out in the woods He 36 for some time but he could never hit the target he had set for himself Getting a little 37 he walked back to the farmhouse for dinner As he was 38 back he saw Grandpa s pet duck Just out of 39 he let the slingshot fly hitting it in the head and killed it In a panic he 40 the dead duck in the woodpile only to see his sister Sally 41 be watching him Sally had seen all this but she said 42 After lunch that day Grandma said Sally it s your turn to wash the dishes But Sally said Grandma Johnny told me he wanted to help in the kitchen And then she spoke 43 to him Remember the duck So Johnny did the dishes Later that day Grandpa asked if 44 wanted to go fishing but Grandma said I m sorry but I need Sally to help me make supper But Sally just smiled and said Well that s all right because Johnny told me he was too 45 to help you And she whispered again 4 Remember the duck So Sally went fishing and Johnny 46 to help make supper After several days of doing both his 47 and Sally s Johnny finally couldn t 48 it any longer He came to his Grandma and told her that he had killed the duck Grandma smiled and gave him a big 49 Sweetheart I know You see I was watering the flowers at the window 50 I saw you shoot my duck with the slingshot and I saw the whole thing But because I love you I 51 you I was just wondering how long you would let Sally 52 of you In reality no matter how 53 or how uncomfortable it is to admit our wrongdoing we should always choose to 54 it and work it through instead of running away from it Hard as it is it 55 us and makes us who we are 36 A promoted B exercised C consumed D practiced 37 A delighted B amazedC upset D scared 38 A running B heading C rushingD leaving 39 A impulse B pride C sympathy D politeness 40 A hid B presentedC protected D hung 41 A mightB shallC mustD should 42 A everything B nothing C something D anything 43 A loudly B guiltilyC softlyD innocently 44 A Sally B Johnny C GrandmaD the children 45 A willing B reluctant C curiousD cautious 46 A kept up B held back C stayed behind D left behind 47 A homework B chores C games D sports 48 A accept B withdraw C stand D allow 49 A hug B blow C reward D award 50 A whereas B when C while D as 51 A appreciate B admire C force D forgive 52 A put the blame B make friends C make a slave D put pressure 53 A doubtful B grateful C painful D harmful 54 A reject B control C face D witness 55 A shapes B developsC ruins D prepares 第三部分第三部分 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 A A Superman Spider Man Batman and Iron Man There is no shortage of superheroes You find them in comic books on the TV and the big screen In a survey of fans by the sci fi and fantasy website SFX co uk Batman 70 years old this year was voted Britain s favorite superhero Unlike many crime fighting superheroes Batman has no special powers He can t fly like Superman or shoot a sticky web like Spider Man Bruce Wayne is born to a wealthy Gotham City business family However when his parents are murdered his life changes completely 5 Wayne feels anger at their deaths and guilty that he did not prevent them He travels around the world learning how to fight Upon returning to Gotham he creates a disguise to enable him to fight crime without being recognized A childhood fear of bats leads him to choose to dress as one His idea is that through the bat persona he can prove to himself that he has overcome his childhood fears Wayne is the CEO of the company he inherits from his father He seems to live the lifestyle of a millionaire playboy But this is a ruse 计策 He works hard at the image to allow himself the freedom he needs to do his work as a crime fighter Bruce Wayne playboy is the disguise Batman is the real person Wayne is not a born superhero Instead he is a real complex person said Dace Golder editor of the website He is the most realistic of all the superheroes I am particularly interested in the emotional process by which a boy becomes a hero His superhero qualities come from within 56 What is the article mainly about A What makes a superhero B How to overcome childhood fears C How Bruce Wayne develops into a superhero D Why superheroes enjoy great popularity in Britain 57 Batman differs from other superheroes in that A he doesn t have any special powers B he had an unhappy childhood C he was not a born superhero D he does his best to fight crime 58 Bruce Wayne decides to dress like a bat because of A his curiosity about bats B his unusual travel experiences C his parents sudden death D his childhood fear of bats 59 Why does Wayne live like a playboy A He prefers the lifestyle of a playboy B He needs to disguise his crime fighting activities C He loves freedom more than anything else D He doesn t know how to run a company 60 Which of the following statements is true about Batman A The turning point of his life is due to his parents sudden death B He has special powers C Batman is a born superhero D He actually lives the lifestyle of a millionaire playboy B B For centuries in the countries of South and Southeast Asia the elephant has been an important part of the culture economy and religion And nowhere more so than in Thailand Unlike its African cousin the Asian elephant is easily domesticated 驯化 The rare so called white elephants have actually 6 lent the power of royalty to its rulers and until the 1920s the national flag was a white elephant on a red background To the early Western visitors the country s romantic name was Land of the White Elephant Today however the story is very different Out of work and out of land the Thai elephant struggles for survival in a nation that no longer needs it The elephant has found itself more or less deserted by previous owners who have moved on to a different economic world and a society in the western part And while the elephant s problems began many years ago now it has a very low national advantage How does the national symbol turn into ignored animals It is a story of worse environment and the changing lives of the Thais themselves According to Richard Lair Thailand s expert on the Asian elephant and author of the report Gone Astray at the turn of the last century there may well have been as many as 100 000 national elephants in the country In the north of Thailand alone it was estimated that more than 20 000 elephants were employed in transport 1 000 of them alone on the road between the cities of Chiang Mai and Chiang Saen This was at a time when 90 percent of Thailand was still forest a habitat that not only supported the animals but also made them necessary to carry goods and people Nothing ploughs through thick forest better than lots of sure footed elephants By 1950 the elephant population had dropped but still to the number of 13 397 However today there are probably no more than 3 800 with another l 350 wandering free in the national parks But now Thailand s forest covers only 20 percent of the land This deforestation 采伐森林 is the central point of the elephant s difficult situation for it has effectively put the animals out of work This century as the road network grew the elephant s role as a beast of Burden decreased k Com 61 What can we know about African elephants from the passage A It is hard to domesticate them B It is easy to domesticate them C They are living a better life than Asian elephants D Their fate is quite similar to that of Asian elephants 62 Thailand was once called Land of the White Elephant because A this name was so romantic that it was popular among visitors B white elephant is rarely seen and thus very special C white elephant has helped kings to gain the ruling authority D white elephant was a national symbol until the 1920s 63 Why is the Thai elephant out of work according to the author A Because there are too many elephants but too few jobs B Because the elephants are no longer useful to their owners C Because the government pays little attention to the problem D Because the elephants can t do labor work any longer 7 64 Which of the following statements is TRUE about the elephant population at various times A There were 100 000 domesticated elephants at the turn of the last century B 20 000 elephants were employed in transport in Thailand at the turn of the century C Today the elephant population is estimated at 5 150 D By 1950 the elephant population in Thailand has been quite small 65 The passage is most probably from A a travel magazine B a research report C a history book D an official announcement C To some it s a dream job eating delicious meals for free and then writing about them But for some food critics their eyes aren t the only thing that gets wide with yet another feast Karen Fernau a food writer for The Arisona Republic said when she first started her job she began to gain weight I always looked forward to lunch before this job then all of a sudden lunch was all day every day she says Nine years later keeping her weight steady and her health intact 完好无 损的 is a daily battle If she knows she will be going to a tasting at a bakery or eating a four course meal she usually eats fruits or salads throughout the day Now she is always keeping track of what s in the food she eats and she says most people don t even look at or consider it At one tasting task alone she says upward of l 000 calories is often added to her day That s about half of the recommended total calories per day for the average adult But even though she s thought of a special eating method Fernau says sticking to it is a daily battle And food editors writers and critics across the country couldn t agree more When I m at home or not eating for work it s healthy food to the extreme says Phil Vettel who s been a restaurant critic for the Chicago Tribune for 19 years Vettel who eats dinner at four restaurants each week says unlike most professions he has no right to choose If I m going out to eat I can t choose the healthiest thing on the menu I have to eat when they re bringing me While Vettel exercises when he can Joe Yonan a food editor at The Washington Post has strengthened his exercise habits since he started the job two years ago Yonan says he realized early on that he was gaining weight and immediately hired a personal trainer to meet with three times a week on top of his body training three to five times a week Still it s a struggle that many Americans might envy After all it s one thing to get your calories from lobster tails or a delicate chocolate cookie and quite another to get them from sodas and fast food burgers 66 What does the underlined sentence mean in Para l 8 A The food critics are always impressed by the delicious food in the restaurant B The food critics are shocked to learn they have to have one more feast C The food critics eat delicious food which also tends to result in gaining weight D There is a wide variety of choices for the food critics to choose from 67 What can we learn about the job of being a food critic A Once they become food critics they tend to stay in the job B They only work for local magazines and newspapers C They enjoy free and delicious dishes and make comments on them D Their excellent sense of taste makes them qualified for the job 68 What is mentioned to be a method that food writers use to keep fit A Not eating anything except for the free meals B Writing down everything they put into their mouth C Choosing only the healthy food on the menu D Hiring a personal trainer for special exercise instructions 69 What can we infer from the last paragraph A No matter whether the food is expensive or not the gaining of calories is the same B Americans envy those food critics since they enjoy delicate and tasty food C The calories that lobster tails and chocolate cookies contain are less harmful D Everybody should take the calories in their food carefully 70 What s the main idea of the passage A A job offering free meals may not be as desirable as it sounds to be B Dishes in the restaurant usually contain too many calories C Food writers work hard to maintain their health and weight D Eating fruits and vegetables every day is the best way to lose weight D D Malaria the world s most widespread parasitic 寄生虫引起的 disease kills as many as three million people every year almost all of whom are under five very poor and African In most years more than five hundred million cases of illness result from the disease although exact numbers are difficult to assess because many people don t or can t seek care It is not unusual for a family earning less than two hundred dollars a year to spend a quarter of its income on malaria treatment and what they often get no longer works In countries like Tanzania Mozambique and the Gambia no family village hospital or workplace can remain unaffected for long Malaria starts suddenly with violent chills which are soon followed by an intense fever and often headaches As the parasites multiply they take over the entire body Malaria parasites live by eating the red blood cells they infect They can also attach themselves to blood vessels in the brain If it 9 doesn t kill you malaria can happen again and again for years The disease passed on to humans by female mosquitoes infected with one of four species of parasite Together the mosquito and the parasite are the most deadly couple in the history of the earth and one of the most successful Malaria has five thousand genes and its ability to change rapidly to defend itself and resist new drugs has made it nearly impossible t