湖南省郴州一中2012-2013学年高二英语上学期期中试题

湖南省郴州市第一中学湖南省郴州市第一中学 2012 20132012 2013 学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题 时间 时间 120 分钟分钟 总分 总分 100 分分 PART ONE LISTENING COMPREHENSION 20 marks SECTION A Directions In this section you ll hear 6 conversations between 2 speakers For each conversation there are several questions and each question is followed by 3 choices Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter A B or C on the question booklet You will hear each conversation TWICE Conversation 1 1 Which language did the man give up halfway A French B English C Chinese 2 What does the man probably do A A salesperson B A guide C A college student Conversation 2 3 What s the probable relationship between the two speakers A Boss and secretary B Husband and wife C Manager and customer 4 What is the man going to do in the afternoon the day after tomorrow A Visit an exhibition B Take classes C Attend a party Conversation 3 5 How long does it take the man to go to work A Half an hour B About an hour C An hour and a half 6 How does the woman go to work A By car B By bike C By train Conversation 4 7 When will Laura arrive at the airport A At 8 40 B At 9 30 C At 9 40 8 What will the two speakers have to do on the way to the airport A Clean the car B Gas up the car C Mend the man s watch 9 What is the man probably doing A He is having coffee B He is packing his luggage C He is watching a football match Conversation 5 10 Where are speakers probably A In the kitchen B In the bedroom C In the living room 11 What does the woman want to do before going out A Have a shower B Clean the house C Have breakfast 12 What can we know about the woman A She wants to lose weight by jogging B She doesn t have jogging shoes C She doesn t want to jog Conversation 6 13 What do we learn about Jolly A She broke her left arm B She was born with only a left arm C She was born with only half a left arm 14 What is Jolly good at A Gymnastics B Dance C Swim 15 What does Jolly want to do in the future A Become a teacher of gymnastics and dance B Run a gymnastics and dance school C Become a professional ballet player SECTION B Directions In this section you ll hear a mini talk Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you ve got Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS You ll hear the mini talk TWICE My uncle TimeInvents In 16He wrote his first book for children By the 17 1940s He had become one of the best loved and most 18 writers of children s books In 1954He decided to write 19 and easy to read books for children In 1957He wrote The Cat in the Hat with less than 20 words PART TWO LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE 35 marks Section A 15 marks Directions For each of the following unfinished sentences there are four choices marked A B C and D Choose the one that best completes the sentence 21 I fell in love with Amsterdam very first time I visited the city A 不填 the B 不填 a C the the D the a 22 I d like to book two tickets to Berlin I m sorry to you but there aren t any tickets left A bore B frighten C disappoint D interrupt 23 One should be about others not only about himself A crazy B concerned C worrying D upset 24 A lot of people often forget that oral exams to test our communicative ability A design B are designed C are designing D are being designed 25 The gentleman must be very rich Don t be so sure It s not to judge a man only by his looks A responsible B complete C social D reliable 26 John is interested in ecotravel and A so his brother is B so is his brother C his brother is so D so his brother does 27 Was the play well worth seeing Yes No one could fail to be by Olivier s performance as Othello A impressed B expressed C depressed D stressed 28 people s living standards the central government will take more measures in the coming years A To raise B Raise C Raising D Raised 29 The snowstorm made difficult for the workers to reach the place where they could repair the power supply A it B that C one D this 30 Somehow the students can t understand the problem If you explain it in simple English you can make yourself in class A understand B understanding C understood D to understand 31 that he made an obvious mistake Jeff went on with his speech A Not realized B Not realizing C Not to realize D Not to have realized 32 Only by then that he had left his ticket at home A John realized B realized John C did John realize D John did realize 33 He knows it s inconvenient but he wants to go A otherwise B therefore C anyway D though 34 It s raining outside Do you have to leave today Yes it rains I ll leave because I have to attend the meeting tomorrow morning A Even if B As if C Since D Until 35 It seems that Spain will win the match Germany also has strong players A That s a pity B It s very kind of you C I think so D It s hard to say Section B 12 marks Directions For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A B C and D Fill in each blank with the words or phrases that best fits the context A little boy invited his mother to attend his school s first teacherparent meeting To the little boy s 36 she said she would go This would be the first time that his classmates and teacher met his mother and he felt 37 of her appearance Although she was a beautiful woman there was a severe scar 伤疤 that 38 nearly the entire right side of her face The boy never wanted to talk about why or how she got the scar At the meeting the people were 39 by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother in spite of the scar but the little boy was still embarrassed and 40 himself from everyone He did however get within hearing of a conversation between his mother and his teacher The teacher asked 41 How did you get the scar on your face The mother replied 42 my son was a baby he was in a room that caught fire Everyone was 43 afraid to go in because the fire was out of control so I went in As I was running toward his bed I saw a long piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him I was knocked 44 but fortunately a fireman came in and saved both of us She touch the burned side of her face This scar will be 45 but to this day I have never 46 what I did At this point the little boy came out running toward his mother with tears in his eyes He held her in his arms and felt a great 47 of the sacrifice 牺牲 that his mother had made for him He held her hand tightly for the rest of the day 36 A enjoyment B disappointmentC surprise D excitement 37 A sick B ashamedC afraid D tired 38 A included B passedC covered D shaded 39 A impressed B surprisedC excited D comforted 40 A hid B protectedC separated D escaped 41 A carefully B seriouslyC nervously D anxiously 42 A As B WhenC Since D While 43 A so B muchC quite D too 44 A helpless B hopelessC senseless D useless 45 A ugly B lastingC serious D frightening 46 A forgot B recognizedC considered D regretted 47 A honor B senseC happiness D pride Section C 8marks Directions Complete the following passage by filling in each black with one word that best fits the context Once a man came to Allah 安拉 and said Oh Allah I have many bad habits Which one should I give up first Allah said Give up telling lies first and always tell the truth The man promised to do 48 and went home At night the man was about to go out to steal Before setting out he thought for a moment about the promise he made 49 Allah If tomorrow Allah asks me where I have been what should I say Should I say that I went out to steal No I cannot say that If I tell the truth everyone will start hating me and call 50 a thief I would be punished for stealing But 51 can I lie So the man decided not to steal that night and gave up this bad habit Next day when he was about to drink wine he also remembered 52 he had promised to Allah so he gave up 53 idea of drinking wine In this way 54 the man thought of doing something bad he remembered his promise to tell the truth 55 all times One by one he gave up all his bad habits PART THREE READING COMPREHENSION 15 marks Directions Read the following three passages Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements For each of them there are 4 choices marked A B C and D Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage A One day Jack threw some papers on my desk What s wrong I asked Next time you want to change anything ask me first he said and left I had made just one small change But it s not that I hadn t been warned My colleagues had said he was responsible for the resignations 辞职 of the two previous sectaries As the weeks went by I came to look down on Jack After another of his episodes 片段 had left me in tears I stormed into his office what he said suddenly Jack the way you ve been treating me is wrong I ve never had anyone speak to me that way As a professional it s wrong for me to allow it to continue I said Jack smiled nervously Susan I make you a promise that I will be a friend I will treat you as you deserve to be treated with respect and kindness Jack avoided me the rest of the week and never questioned my work again I brought cookies to the office one day and left some on his desk Another day I left a note Hope your day is going great Over the next few weeks there were no more Jack episodes One year later I discovered I had breast cancer and was scared The statistics were not great for my long term survival One day however Jack visited me in the hospital and silently handed me a bundle with several bulbs inside Tulips 郁金香 he said I smiled not understanding If you plant them when you get home they ll come up next spring I think you will be there to see them when they come up Next spring you will see the colours I picked out for you Tears clouded my eyes and he left I have seen those red and white striped 有条纹的 tulips push through the soil every spring for over ten years now This past September the doctor declared me cured At a moment when I was praying for just the right word a man with very few words said all the right things After all that s what friends do 56 Jack became angry that day because A he was feeling unwell B Susan had failed to keep his office clean C he felt Susan changed too much about the papers D Susan had changed something without his permission 57 Susan stormed into jack s office to tell Jack that A he wasn t worthy of respect B he should apologize to her right away C she would treat him the way he treated her D one should show others respect and kindness 58 Which of the following describes Susan A Moody but firm B Shy and demanding C Confident and friendly D Tough and troublesome 59 From the passage we can conclude that A Jack cares about his employees B Jack gets along well with his employees C Jack is always particular about his work D Jack doesn t care about the feelings of others 60 We can infer from the passage that A a friend in need is a friend in deed B a few words can be as meaningful as many C a friend who says little must be a good friend D we must treat disrespectful people with disrespect B Is it necessary for a young man to have an apartment as a prerequisite 先决条件 for marriage Housing has become a major obstacle 障碍 for Chinese young men hoping to start a family China may breed a new group of bachelors men caught in the trap of unaffordable houses Since early 2009 the housing market has once again become a hot pot at boiling point Even with allowance 津贴 and special government policies home prices in China s first tier cities such as Beijing and Shanghai are riding the crest 波峰 of a rising wave According to the 2010 China Marital Status Report released on Dec 15 2010 about 70 percent of women interviewed said that housing a stable income and some savings were the main requirements for marriage From the report we can see that housing is given top priority 优先权 and that women see an apartment as essential 必不可少的 to show that the man is responsible and can provide for his family Personality and morals lay outside the top three matrimonial 婚姻的 requirements Some women and their families hold the traditional position and take it for granted that the home issue should be the man s responsibility which doesn t agree with the contemporary independent spirit of women and gender equality These marriage values reflect the fact that many women consider marriage another form of social welfare Things may be different overseas Social housing provided by European authorities offer the less wealthy people their own piece of real estate Such housing is usually apartments in tall buildings with 10 or more floors on the outskirts of town whose main advantage is the low rents For many Americans houses don t pose an obstacle to getting married They often buy a house after the wedding because more and more people are reconsidering their real estate worship and going back to a more rational 理性的 mode of consumption In Japan renting is the custom for newly married young couples Few young couples can afford to purchase property Up to 67 1 percent of young couples choose to rent Generally speaking renters account for most people younger than 40 in Japan Young people should be free to enjoy being young without the huge pressure of trying to buy property Society should help create an environment for them to grow up Don t let the poor bachelor group become a suffering layer 层 of our society 61 Which of the following is Not True according to the text A Home prices have been extremely high since early 2009 B In the modern society women don t want to be independent C Chinese government has already done something to control home prices D Lots of Chinese young men couldn t get married because of their economic capability 62 What does the underlined word outskirts probably mean A urban areas B rural areas 乡下 C suburbs D downtown areas 63 Why do many women take housing as one of the main requirements for marriage A Because they can t afford a house B Because they enjoy their social welfare C Because their families want them to marry men with houses D Because they think it s a symbol of the men s sense of responsibility 64 The author uses the examples of European countries America and Japan to show that A new couples in those countries like to rent houses B the situation is different in some foreign countries C it s better to live in those countries than live in China D their governments have done more than Chinese government 65 The last paragraph is mainly about the author s hope that A the society can develop rapidly B young people can lead a happy life C all the young people can afford houses D the poor bachelors can become rich and enjoy their life C Born in a fishing village in Japan Fujiyama 25 recalls a childhood dominated 受 控的 by health concerns Doctors told his parents that he had a hole in his heart and they didn t think I had a lot longer to live But during a later visit to the doctor his family learned the hole had closed Somehow I was cured and I became a normal kid Fujiyama says And I had a second chance During his second year at the University of Mary Washington he volunteered in Honduras with a campus group and was struck by the extreme poverty he saw barefoot children collecting cans and sleeping in the streets Fujiyama realized he could help give other children their own second chance Today his organization Students Helping Honduras brings education and community projects to children and families in need He started by telling his friends about his experience and collecting spare change at his two campus jobs When I had my very first meeting only two people showed up he says I knew I had to keep fighting He persuaded his younger sister Cosmo to join the cause She s dynamite 会引起轰动的人 he says When she talks in front of a crowd she can move mountains Knowing that she was behind it I knew I could do anything Since 2006 the siblings organization has grown to 25 campuses 大学校园 and raised more than 750 000 to fund projects including the construction of two schools and the establishment of scholarships to help young women attend college Fujiyama says students are deeply committed to the organization They raise money and then travel to Honduras to help build houses While Fujiyama spends his summers in Honduras working alongside volunteers he spends a large portion 一部分 of the year on the road visiting colleges to raise funds Cosmo Fujiyama 23 lives in Honduras full time to coordinate 协调 the group s building efforts on the ground Students Helping Honduras is working with community members of Siete de Abril to build a new village Many of the families lost their belongings in Hurricane Mitch in 1998 A lot of them didn t have access to clean water or health care and they didn t have a school Fujiyama s group helped build 44 homes in the village named Sunshine Village The organization is also raising funds to build a water tower an ecofriendly sanitation system and a library 66 When he was a child Fujiyama A was worried about his bad health B led a carefree life C often went fishing with his father D had no access to clean water 67 At the beginning of his organization A Fujiyama was supported by many friends B things didn t go on smoothly C Fujiyama had little idea of Honduras D many famous people joined in 68 We can infer that Fujiyama is a man A diligent B mean C sympathetic 有同情心的 D cheerful 69 The underlined word siblings can be replaced by A brothers B brother and sister s C friends D couple s 70 Which of the following is the best title for the passage A Help the People in Need B Students Lend a Hand in America C Fujiyama Helps Build Sunshine Village D Fujiyama Gives Poor People in Honduras a Second Chance PART FOUR WRITING 30 marks Section A 10 mark Directions Read the following passage Fill in the numbered blanks by using the information from the passage Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer Society is a web of relationships requiring all parties 群体 to work together to create something good What makes society work best are effective 有效的 relationships