宁夏育才中学2012-2013学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题含答案.doc

宁夏育才中学2012-2013学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题 (试卷满分150分，考试时间为 120 分钟) 命题人：张春燕第一部分 听力 (共两节。满分30分)第一节(共5小题；每小题15分，满分75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 is the man going to do next? A. Call a taxi. B. Clean the windows. C. Drive Jenny to the hospital. 2. What does the woman want to buy? A. Shirts. B. Shelves. C. Shoes. 3. Where does the conversation most probably take place? A. In a cinema. B. In a theatre. C. In a sitting-room. 4. What did the man do? A. He tried to comfort the woman. B. He played a joke on the woman. C. He told the woman the wrong date. 5 What does the woman think of the subject they are talking about? A. She likes it very much. B. She just likes part of it. C She doesnt like it at all.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。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、7题。6. What is Mr. White doing now? A. Answering a call. B. Attending a meeting. C. Going to the Grand Restaurant. 7. Who wants to discuss something with Mr. White? A. Mr. Baker. B. Mr. Brown. C. Jenny Green. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. Whats wrong with the woman? A. Her head is injured. B. Her throat is infected. C. She has a problem with her lungs. 9. How does the woman feel? A. Wanting to cough. B. Always being sleepy. C. Having no desire to eat. 10. What does the man ask the woman to do? A. To keep warm. B. To stay in hospital. C. To drink more hot water. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. Why is Lucy unhappy? A. Because she didnt sleep well last night. B. Because she has made so many mistakes. C. Because she has quarreled with Mr. Scott. 12. Who is Mr. Scott? A. Lucys friend. B. Lucys boss. C. Lucys neighbor. 13. What will Lucy probably do? A. Write to the milkman. B. Write to apologize to Mr. Scott. C. Have a good talk with her neighbor. 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. How many things will the woman have to do before 5:30 on Saturday? A. Four. B. Five. C. Six. l5. What will the woman do at noon? A. See a doctor. B. Clean the house. C. Pick up her brother. 16. What will the woman do for Julie? A. Prepare the dinner for her. B. Send for a doctor for her C. Help her to finish her science project. 17. What will most probably happen in the evening? A. The man will come to the womans house. B. The woman will go to the mans house to play games. C. The womans mother will talk with the man about something. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. What does the speaker explain in the text? A. Some popular proverbs. B. Good advice on how to live. C. Some proverbs about birds. 19. Who have sent their favorite proverbs to the speaker? A. His doctors. B. His listeners. C. His students. 20. How many proverbs does the speaker mention? A. Four. B. Five. C. Six.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. Im terribly sorry that I made your clothes dirty. _. A. Never mind B. Dont mention it C. Thats right D. Sorry 22._ would be more convenient to place the toilets near the entrance to the cinema for disabled customers. A. As B. That C. It D. Which 23.E-mail, as well as telephones, _ an important part in daily communication. A. is playing B. have played C. are playing D. play24. Many Chinese universities provide scholarships for students _ financial aid Ain favor of Bin honor of Cin face of Din need of25. This problem may lead to more serious ones if _ unsolved. A. making B. remained C. keepingD. left26. _ wants to go rafting this weekend, raise your hands, please.A. Anyone who B. Those who C. Anyone D. Who27. Also when you write your goals in a particular way, you are able to make yourself continuously_ situations that will bring you nearer to your goal.Aaccustomed to Bworried aboutCaware of D familiar with 28. Im not feeling very well today, _ I would do the work myself. A. so B. as a result C. however D. otherwise29. At the age of 22, Dave was a loser, _ in a small apartment near Sydney and _ what to do about his future. A. living; wondering B. lived; wonderingC. lived; wondered D. living; wondered30. The search was_ when night came，even though the child had not been found.Aapproved Bacquired Cachieved Dabandoned31. We ran down to the shore in time to see an enormous animal opposite us _itself out of the water and then _ down again, which was a whale. A. thrown; crashing B. throwing; crashed C. throwing; crashing D. thrown; crashed32. I think it was a great honor for me _ to speak to the public. A. to invite B. to be invited C. inviting D. having invited33. The people living in that apartment have free to that swimming pool.They dont have to be charged.A.time B.access C.entrance D.care34. My mum suggested that I _ some money each month for future use.A. set aside B. set up C. set off D. set out35. When you go to a new country, you must _ yourself to new manners and customs.B. A. adopt B. adapt C. apply D. afford第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。A little boy asked his mother, “Why are you crying?” “Because Im a woman,” she told him. “I dont understand,” he said. His mum just hugged him and said, “You 36 will.” Later the little boy asked his father, “Why does my mother seem to cry for no reason?” “All women cry for no reason,” 37 so much could his dad say. The little boy grew up and became a man, still 38 why women cry. 39 he gave a call to God, and when God got on the phone, he asked, “God, why do women cry so 40 ?” God said, “When I made the woman she had to be 41 . I made her shoulders 42 enough to carry the weight of the world; yet, gentle enough to give 43 .” “I made her 44 childbirth and the rejection that many times comes from her children. I gave her hardness that allows her to keep going when everyone else 45 , and to take care of her family in spite of sickness and fatigue (劳累) without 46 . I gave her the sensitivity to 47 her children under any and all circumstances, 48 her child has hurt her very badly. I gave her wisdom to carry her husband through his 49 . I gave her wisdom to know that a good husband never 50 his wife, but sometimes tests her strengths and her resolve to stand beside him 51 . And finally, I gave her a tear to shed. She can use it whenever it is needed.” “You see, the beauty of a woman is not in the 52 she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she 53 her hair. The 54 of a woman must be seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart and the place where love 55 .”36. A. surely B. never C. probably D. seldom37. A. only B. even C. almost D. hardly38. A. hoping B. knowing C. wondering D. expecting39. A. Actually B. Generally C. Luckily D. Finally40. A. easily B. rarely C. simply D. excitedly41. A. clever B. beautiful C. special D. ordinary42. A. thick B. fat C. wide D. strong43. A. sympathy B. comfort C. kindness D. mercy44. A. stand B. load C. accept D. burden45. A. gives in B. gives away C. gives up D. gives out46. A. difficulty B. danger C. rest D. complaining47. A. control B. love C. respect D. satisfy48. A. even if B. in case C. so that D. as though49. A.disagreements B. misunderstandings C.faults D.quarrels50. A. minds B. helps C. refuses D. hurts51. A. nervously B. tiredly C. determinedly D. unselfishly52. A. clothes B. smile C. hair D. glasses53. A. washes B. dyes C. cuts D. combs54. A. figure B. intelligence C. beauty D. appearance55. A. hides B. lives C. stores D. comes第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。A Robert Friedlander, an American, arrived in Xian on his bicycle trip across Asia which started last December in New Delhi, India. When he was 11, he read the book Marco Polo and made up his mind to visit the Silk Road. Now, after 44 years, he was on the Silk Road in Xian and his early dreams were coming true. Robert Friedlanders next destinations (目的地) were Lanzhou, Dunhuang, Urumqi, etc. He will complete his trip in Pakistan. 56. The best headline (标题) for this newspaper article would be. A. The Kingdom of Bicycles B. A Beautiful Hotel in Xian C. Marco Polo and the Silk Road D. An American Achieving His Aims 57. The hotel workers told the manager about Friedlander coming to the hotel because_. A. he asked to see the manager B. he entered the hall with a bike C. the manager had to know about all foreign guests D. the manager knew about his trip and was expecting him 58. What made Friedlander want to come to China? A. The stories about Marco Polo. B. The famous sights in Xian. C. His interest in Chinese silk. D. His childhood dreams about bicycles. 59. Friedlander can be said to be. A. clever B. friendly C. hardworking D. strong-minded B Everyone has got two personalities (个性) the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real. You dont show your secret personality when youre awake because you can control your behaviour, but when youre asleep, your sleeping position shows the real you. In a normal night, of course, people frequently change their position. The important position is the one that you go to sleep in. If you go to sleep on your back, youre a very open person. You normally trust people and you are easily influenced by fashion or new ideas. You dont like to upset people, so you never express your real feelings. Youre quite shy and you arent very confident. If you sleep on your stomach, you are a rather secretive (不坦率的) person. You worry a lot and youre always easily upset. Youre very stubborn (顽固的), but you arent very ambitious. You usually live for today not for tomorrow. This means that you enjoy having a good time. If you sleep curled up (卷曲), you are probably a very nervous person. You have a low opinion of yourself and so youre often defensive (戒备的). Youre shy and you dont normally like meeting people. You prefer to be on your own. Youre easily hurt. 60. According to the writer, you naturally show your secret and real personality _.A. only in a normal night B. only when you go to sleep C. only when you refuse to show yourself to the world D. only when you change sleeping position 61. Which is NOT mentioned in the second paragraph about a persons personality? A. He or she is always open with others. B. He or she always likes new ideas earlier than others. C. He or she is always easily upset. D. He or she tends to believe in others. 62. You may not want to make friends with a person who sleeps curled up and the reason is that _.A. he or she would rather be alone than communicate with you B. he or she is rarely ready to help you C. he or she prefers staying at home to going outD. he or she wouldnt like to get help from you 63. It appears that the writer tends to think highly of the person who sleeps on one side because _.A. he or she always shows sympathy for peopleB. he or she is confident, but not stubborn C. he or she has more strengths than weaknessesD. he or she often considers annoying people C Anger is a normal emotion that we all feel from time to time. Some people express anger openly in a calm reasonable way. Some burst with anger and scream and yell. But others keep their anger inside. They can not or will not express it. This is called repressing anger.For years many doctors thought that repressing anger was more dangerous to a persons health than expressing it. They said that when a person is angry, the brain releases the same hormones(荷尔蒙). They speed the heart rate, raise blood pressure, or sugar into the blood, etc. In general the person feels excited and ready to act.Some doctors say that both repressing and expressing anger can be dangerous. They believe that those who express anger violently may be more likely to develop heart disease, and they believe that those who keep their anger inside may face a greater danger of high blood pressure.Doctors say the solution is learning how to deal with anger. They say the first step is to admit that you are angry and to recognize the real cause of the anger, then decide if the cause is serious enough to get angry about. If it is, they say, Do not express your anger while angry. Wait until your anger has cooled down and you are able to express yourself calmly and reasonably.Doctors say that a good way to deal with anger is to find humor in the situation that has made you angry. They said that laughter is much healthier than anger.64. Damaging emotion means that _.A. the emotion is harmless B. the emotion is harmfulC. the feeling is very strong D. the feeling is hard65. According to the author, youd better _A. never be angry B. cool down your anger before you express itC. laugh and laugh when you get angry D. admit you are wrong when you are angry66. What is the passage mainly about?A. The types of anger. B. How to release anger.C. Causes of anger. D. The damage to health caused by being angry.D teenager.It had never been more important to be in the “right group” or to have the “right brand” of shoes. And those are the easy things to deal with. We also face problems with family, friends, relationships and school pressures.When it gets to be too much, I turn to my friends. One friend I could not live without is Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul. Your books have been so inspiring to me and have helped me to deal with and understand the problems I go through. For example, I went through a confusing time with my friends when we got to junior high. I had known these friends since kindergarten, and when we began junior high it seemed like some of them began to change. We started hanging out with different groups, and we slowly grew so far apart that it seemed as if we had never been friends. I felt confused and hurt.Sometime during this period I read the story Friends Forever in Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul .I felt so much better after reading it. It was like a weight had been lifted from me when I realized that many friendships went through changes and that we werent the only friends to experience them. People change, but that doesnt mean we have to lose the friendships we once shared. My friends and I still spend time together when we can and care about each other a lot. That things are different doesnt mean I have to forget about all the good times we had. I will always keep the memories in a safe place in my heart. Sincerely, Peter 67. According to the author, parents and grandparents .A. didnt have to overcome difficulties when in their teens.B. dont fully understand the pressures of being a teenager nowC. can easily deal with things such as choosing friends and shoes.D. dont need to give help to teenagers with pressures and problems68. Why did the author feel confused and hurt when he got to junior high？A. Because he was afraid that he had lost his friends.B. Because he and his friends werent in the same school.C. Because he was too busy to be with his friends.D. Because his friends refused to hang out with him.69. What does the underlined word “them” in Para5 refer to？ A. FriendshipsB. Changes C. Friends D. Pressures70. In the letter the author mainly tells us that A. people change but friendships always last. B. changes sometimes cause hurt and confusion.C. people will go through many changes in life.D. friendships should be kept with skills第二节 （共5小题； 每小题2分，满分10分。）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项. Through practice and participation in learning tasks, homework can improve childrens achievement. Thus, it would be expected that if homework were completed accurately, not only would childrens general knowledge and grades improve but they would also increase mastery of basic study skills. _72_.Homework can provide other benefits. When children bring an assignment（功课）home, gather and organize necessary materials to complete the assignment, return the assignment and receive a grade, they strengthen their sense of responsibility. _73_. When completing homework, they will plan how long they should spend on one subject._74_. When parents become involved in the homework that kids bring from school, they are given a chance to communicate with their kids on what is happening in t