江苏省徐州市-2013学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题

徐州市 2012-2013 学年度高二年级第二学期期末抽测英语试题本试卷共10 页。由第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两个部分组成。满分120 分。考试时间120 分钟。第一卷（共85 分）注意事项：1. 答第一卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目用铅笔涂写在答题卡上。2. 用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。不能答在试题卷上。3. 考试结束后，请将答题纸和答题卡一并交回。第一部分听力（共两节，满分20 分）第一节（共5 小题；每小题1 分，满分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 does the man think of davids car?a. its too expensive.b. its really cheap.c. it s rather old.2. when did the woman go shopping?a. before sleeping.b. after taking a walk.c.after dinner.3. what can we learn from the dialogue?a. the man s car hit a truck.b. the man is badly injured.c. the car can still work well.4. how does peter feel about the results of the test?a. worried.b. disappointed.c. satisfied.5. where are the two speakers most probably?a. in a taxi.b. on a bus.c.ona plane.第二节（共15 小题；每小题1 分，满分15 分）听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给出的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。每段对话读两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第6、7 题。6. what is the advantage of small shops?a. they re not so crowded.b. the food is fresher.c.the products are cheaper.7. what does the man think of his staff?a. they are busy.b. they are energetic.c.theyare friendly.听第 7 段材料，回答第8 至 10 题。8. where are the speakers?a. at a meeting.b. at a party.c. at an interview.9. whom did the man first mention?a. paul.b. mike.c. kathy.10. what will the woman do next?a. drink wine herself.b. go to the hotel.c. meet new friends.听第 8 段材料，回答第11 至 l3 题。11. what is the man waiting for?a. a product list.b. a computer.c. a message.12. when will the man get the fax?a. at about 2:30 pm.b. at about 3:30 pm.c. at about 4:30 pm.13. what is their after-sale service?a. free repair within 12 months.b. free repair within 18 months.c. free repair within 24 months.听第 9 段材料，回答第14 至 16 题。14. what are they talking about?a. preparing speech.b. writing a book.c. working on a paper.15. when will the woman turn in her speech topic?a. next tuesday.b. next thursday.c.this thursday.16. what does the man advise the woman to do next?a. to select a specific topic.b. to do some research.c. to write out an outline.听第 10 段材料，回答第17 至 20 题。17. why did the british government set up the committee?a. to promote standard english.b. to teach pupils english.c. to help pupils express themselves.18. where is standard english usually used?a. at home.b. at school.c. in shops.19. how many british 15-year-old girls feel comfortable using standard english? a. 15%.b. 20%.c. 28%.20. what do we know about the members of the government committee?a. they are all language experts.b. they are widely respected.c. they are from many fields.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35 分）第一节：单项填空（共15 小题；每小题1 分，满分 15 分）请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的a、b、c、d 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21. “ a red, red rose”， romantic poem, is written by robert burns, quite a few of whose books involve the theme of nature.a. a; theb. the; thec. a;不填d. the;不填22. after moving into our new big house, my dream of having a private reading room came true.a. obviouslyb. casuallyc. typicallyd. eventually23. to economic growth in jordan, king abdullah appointed a new prime minister and gave a speech promising comprehensive reform.a. acknowledgeb. accumulatec. accelerated. abandon24. its hardly surprising that so many people around the world are catching the fever to learn chinese, ?a. is itb. isnt itc. are theyd. aren t they25. it is exactly its products are of high quality has made the company very successful in china.a. that; thatb. because; thatc. that; whatd. whether; what26. my of heat is considerably greater after having lived in the far east for a couple of years.a. resistanceb. tolerancec. assistanced. insurance27. where is lucy? i can t say for sure where she is, but she be out shopping.a. canb. shouldc. mustd. may28. the two ipads are in fashion and of good quality, but of them are not on sale. soyoud better make your decision as soon as possible.a. allb. eitherc. neitherd. both29. as performers,we cant stand still. we have to the changing market and the demands of the audience.a. drop offb. adapt toc. split upd. seek for30. , the idea runs deep and wide among traditional chinese physicians.a. as it might sound strangeb. strange as might it soundc. as strange it might soundd. strange as it might sound31. that he still cannot make himself understood.a. so clearly he speaks englishb. so clearly does he speak englishc. clearly as he speaks englishd. he speaks english clearly32. what do you think made tina so delighted？ the driving test at her first attempt.a. as she passedb. passedc. because of passingd. passing33. at the mountaintop , where five ancient statues stand.a. does lie a templeb. a temple liesc. lies a templed. does a temple lie34. ifyou want towritea good english composition,you cant significant and necessary points.a. come acrossb. make forc. leave outd. put forward35. i m afraid i can only make a small contribution this time. we really appreciate your assistance.a. every little helps.b. its better to give than to receive.c. the more, the better.d.thebestthingscomeinsmall packages.第二节：完形填空（共20 小题；每小题1 分，满分 20 分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后个题所给的a、b、c、d 四个选项中，选出最佳选项， 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。everyonedreams ofbeingsuccessful.does anyone thinkofthemere questionas to what elements36success,if 37 ?is therea “successpersonality” somefor career success is nothing unless you act upon it with your whole being.36. a. helpb. improvec. determined. prove37. a. anyb. soc. everd. never38. a. losingb. winningc. defeatingd. beating39. a. especiallyb. properlyc. importantlyd. definitely40. a. focusedb. absorbedc. studiedd. searched41. a. challengesb. attractionsc. qualitiesd. qualifications42. a. recommendedb. possessedc. proposedd. achieved43. a. scoreb. assessmentc. valued. comment44. a. thinking aboutb. approving of c. making outd. contributing to45. a. performances b. judgmentsc. charactersd. characteristics46. a. originalb. commonc. extrad. moderate47. a. advancingb. simplifyingc. reviewingd. improving48. a. comparingb. referringc. applyingd. reducing49. a. connectedb. relatedc. ownd. born50. a. developedb. delayedc. observedd. protected51. a. get overb. add toc. keep upd. go through52. a. exceptb. includingc. despited. besides53. a. influenceb. leadc. judged. attract54. a. preparationb. attemptc. faithd. support55. a. thoughtb. progressc. actiond. plan第三部分：阅读理解（共15 小题；每小题2 分，满分30 分）请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的a、b、c、d 四个选项中，选出最佳选项， 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。athebutterfly,whichiscompetitiveswimmingsneweststroke(划 水 ),was developed in themid- 1930s, butit wasn t allowed in the olympics until 1956. thestory of the butterfly is a good illustration of how coaches and swimmers areconstantly searching for ways to improve stroke efficiency.during the 1920s, the japanese olympic coaches used underwater photography toresearchstrokemechanics,and theireffortspaidoffwhen japanese competitorswon five of the six mens swimming gold medals at the 1932 games in los angeles.it was a wake-up call to the rest of the swimming world, and one of the top uscoaches david armbrusterat theuniversityof iowa began doing hisown filming.armbrusterwas seekingtomake thebreaststrokefaster.he knew thattheaction ofbringingtheirarms forwardunderwaterslowed breaststrokesdown, so he came up witha method of bringingthe arms forwardover the water.the improvedstrokebrought great improvements in speed.the followingyear,jack sieg,an iowa swimmer, developeda techniqueinvolving swimming on his side and beating his legs at the same time similar to a fish tail.as armbrusterlaterexplainedinthebook the historyand background ofthe olympicgame:s “siegtriedthesame actionwhileswimming facedown. he synchronized(使同步 ) his leg action with the butterfly arm action using two leg beats to each armpull.” but the kick was ruled illegal because the legs moved ina vertical (垂直的 ) way.withina few years,nearlyeverybreaststrokerwas usingthisoverarmbutterflyactionwithoutthekick.the pure butterflywasntlegalizedforsome two decades, but at the 1956 olympics in melbourne“the butterfly” became an official event.56. the japanese coaches use underwater photography in order to .a. wake up the swimming worldb. know how to be a mechanic.c. improve stroke efficiency.d. be paid more money57. according to the passage, which of the following statements is not true?a. the butterfly was added to the olympics in 1956.b. david armbruster used filming to study stroke mechanics.c. sieg came up with the idea of beating legs like a fish tail.d. the japanese coaches improved butterfly stroke.58. beforethepure butterflywas officiallyrecognized, yearsor so had passed .a. 15b. 20c. 30d. 3559. the best title of the article is .a. how did “the butterfly” come into being?b. when did“thebutterfly ” become an official event?c. how did the japanese wake up the swimming world?d. why did the coaches and swimmers improve stroke efficiency?boxford meets the needs of itsstudents,academics and the internationalresearch community witha wide range oflibraryservicesprovidedby more than 100 libraries, making it the largest university library system in the uk.bodleian librariesis the integrated library service of the university of oxford. established in 2000, it comprises nearly 40 libraries. there are majorresearchlibrariesas wellas librariesattachedto faculties,departmentsand other institutions of theuniversity.this istheuniversitysmain researchlibraryand is the second largest in the uk after the british library.solo search service for library collections. solo (search oxford librariesonline) is now the main search engine for library collections.solo offers a one- stop search and delivery solution for quickly accessing oxford s main library information resources regardless of type, format, or location. search results arepresented with additional links to improve resource discovery. the single-sign-on will offer easy access to subscription resources, whether on or off campus.oxford libraries information system. all oxford libraries participate in theonlinecatalogue(olis).itcontainsrecordsfornearlysevenmillionofthe estimated ten million titles held by libraries associated with oxford university.university libraries share an extensive range of e-resources across all subject areas.oxford digital library. oxford is actively involved in developing electronicinformation,includingelectronictextarchives(档案 ) and image databases.through the oxford digital library, the university is a leader in the digitization ofmanuscripts and other library material.oxford university libraries a-z. the university also houses many departmentaland museum libraries, such as themuseum of the history of science library andoxforduniversitymuseum ofnaturalhistorylibrary hopelibrary.further informationabout these,and allotheruniversitylibraries,can be foundusingthelibraries a-z index.60. according to the passage, which of the following statements is true?a. bodleian libraries is the largest library system in the uk.b. solo is now the main search engine off line for library collections.c. olis contains records for estimated ten million titles.d. there are electronic text archives in oxford digital library.61. if a new student intends to find a printed book in the oxford library system, what can he do?a. he can log in the solo system and locate the book.b. he can find the book in the british library.c. he can locate the book in the oxford digital library.d. he can refer to the“ libraries a-z” index.62. which of the following are not the target readers of the article?a. new students.b. travelers.c. visiting scholars.d. academics.c“there is nothing either good or bad,but thinking makes it so.”william shakespeare,hamlet.one ofthegreatestsourcesofunhappiness,inmy experience, is the difficulty we have in accepting things as they are.whenwe see something we dont like, we wish it could be different we cry out for something better. that may be human nature, or perhaps it s something that s ingrained in our culture.it s too negative to expect things to go wrong, they said. however, it s only negative if you see it as negative, if you judge it as bad. instead, you could accept it as the way the world works as the way things actually are. and try to understand why that is, and embrace it as it is. accept these things as they are, and try tounderstand why they re that way.does it mean you can never change things and make this world a better place?not at all. but not because the world is full of misery, but because that s the path you choose to take, because you enjoy that path and the process of change.try a different approach: accept, and understand. it might lead to some interesting results.63. what does the underlined word“ingrained ” in the second paragraph mean?a. celebratedb. followedc. rootedd. liked64. what does the author mean by saying the underlined sentence in the third paragraph?a. people should take the world as the way it actually works.b. the world is negative if people see and judge it as negative.c. in current society we can expect nothing but mess-up people and go-wrong things.d. we must try to understand what is nature of the world.65. according to the article, people change the world because .a. the world is full of miseryb.theyenjoytheprocessof changec. they can t understand the worldd. they are kind people66. which of the following titles best sums up the whole passage?a. change the world.b. heal the worldc. cherish the world.d. accept the world. donce again the captains will won. silent, the men returned to their posts.but columbus knew in his heart that a day would come when words of threats would no longer help. before that day, god bless, he would see landnot an eye closedthatnight.the captaintookhisaccustomed standon thehigh poop（舵楼） and with sleepless eyes he sought to look into the darkness ahead.then, two hours before midnight, the miracle happened. a far-off light struckhis eyes.itwavered once or twice,moving quicklyon the horizon,likea fisherman s boat rising and falling on the waves. his head hammered. but he dared not cry out:“land! ” he distrusted himself and his senses.“ your eyes are sharp,alfredo,” he whisperedto a young sailor.“ tellme what you see yonder” even as he spoke, the light disappeared.the sailor stared into the darkness.“ i see nothing, admiral.”the light had reappeared.“ look again!” “ ah, yes, yes! a light. over there” “ quiet! you are certain, alfredo?”“ but yes, captain! it is gone now, yet i saw it, on my oath”surely this was no trick of the eye! alfredo had seen it too. somewhere aheadin darknesswere human beings,inhabited land. but so often had hopes been falselyraised,so oftendashed,thatcolumbus commandedalfredotokeep silent.they stood shoulder to trembling shoulder, staring into the dark.hour after hour passed. the sand-glass under the helmsmans（舵手） lanternshowed that it was two o clock in the morning. the other two ships loomed vaguely and in the east the line of the horizon was clearly defined.then came a flash of flame, a roar of big gun. the long-awaited signal! land in sight.almost immediately came the ringing cry:“ land! land oho!”there in the west, green and fair, lay an island.who can tell what christopher columbus felt at that moment? the long waiting was at an end. the dream had materialized. in his ears rang the voices of his mensingingalmighty god we praise thee . voices from the other ships joinedin singingthe solemn hymn.driven by the favoring wind, the ships sailed across the equatorial currents（赤道暖流） ,and thebusy sound oftheircut-waterbrokethemorningstillnessof the world.the day was friday, the twelfth of october, 1492.67. columbus commandedalfredotokeep silentwhen theysaw a lightinthedistance because .a. he distrusted alfredo and his sensesb. thelightsmightbe seen againc. he wanted to make sure firstd. he dared not let the others know it68. the islandinthesentence“ there inthewest,green and fair,layan island.”actually is .a. indiab. spainc. americad. thailand69. what can be inferred from the passage?a. columbus had power over two ships during the course.b. columbus and his men enjoyed themselves during the voyage.c. before they discovered the land, columbus and his men saw hope once.d. before they discovered the land, they had been sailing for a long time.70. at the end of the story, what do you think really happened?a. when they saw the island, they lighted a fire to give a signal.b. they should have little trouble in landing the island.c. they waited a while before they got onto the land.d. they landed the island though against the wind.第二卷（共50 分）注意事项：请将第二卷上的答案写在答题纸上！第四部分：任务型阅读 ( 共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分)阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当