四川省双流县2012-2013学年高二英语学期期中考试

PAGE12-用心爱心专心棠湖中学2012年高二英语半期考试（时间120分钟 总分150分）注意事项：1.本试卷分第I卷和第II卷二部分。全卷共150分，考试时间为120分钟。2.客观题填涂部分使用范围：第I卷中的第1题至第70题答案涂在机读卡上；第II卷直接填在试卷上；3.考试结束，只交第II卷。第Ⅰ卷选择题（共95分）第一部分：听力理解（共两节,满分2分）第一节(共5小题；每小题l5分，满分7．5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l0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。例：Howmuchistheshirt?A￡19.158￡9.15C￡9.18答案是B。1.WhatwillDorothydoontheweekend?A.Gooutwithherfriend. B.Workonherpaper. C.Makesomeplans.2.WhatwasthenormalpriceoftheT-shirt?A.$15. B.$30. C.$50.3.WhathasthewomandecidedtodoOnSundayafternoon?A.Toattendawedding. B.Tovisitanexhibition. C.Tomeetafriend.4.WhendoesthebankcloseonSaturday?A.Atl:00pm. B.At3:00pm. C.At4:00pm.5.Wherearethespeakers?A.Inastore . B.Inaclassroom. C.Atahotel.第二节(共15小题;每小题15分，满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独自。每段对话或独自后有几个小题，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。每段对话或独自读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.WhatdoweknowaboutNora?A.Sheprefersaroomofherown.B.Shelikestoworkwithothergirls.C.Shelivesnearthecitycenter.7.Whatisgoodabouttheflat?A.Ithasalargesittingroom.B.Ithasgoodfurniture.C.Ithasabigkitchen.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.WherehasBarbarabeen?A.Milan. B.Florence. C.Rome.9.WhathasBarbaragotinhersuitcase?A.Shoes. B.Stones. C.Books.听第8段材料，回答第10至l2题。10.Whoismakingthetelephonecall?A.ThomasBrothers. B.MikeLandon. C.JackCooper.11.WhatrelationisthewomantoMr.Cooper?A.Hiswife. B.Hisboss. C.Hissecretary.12.Whatisthemessageabout?A.Ameeting. B.AvisittoFrance. C.Thedateforatrip.听第9段材料，回答第13至l6题。13.Whocouldthemanspeakermostprobablybe?A.Apersonwhosawtheaccident.B.Thedriverofthelorry.C.Apoliceofficer.14.WhatwasMrs.Franksdoingwhentheaccidenttookplace?A.WalkingalongChurchillAvenue.B.Gettingreadytocrosstheroad.C.Standingoutsideabank.15.Whendidtheaccidenthappen?A.Atabout8:00am. B.Atabout9:00am. C.Ataboutl0:00am.16.Howdidtheaccidenthappen?A.Alorryhitacar. B.Acarranintoalorry.C.Abankclerkrushedintothestreet.听第l0段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Whatisthetalkmainlyabout?A.Thehistoryoftheschool. B.Thecoursesfortheterm. C.Theplanfortheday.18.Wherecanthevisitorslearnaboutthesubjectsfornewstudents?A.IntheschoolHall. B.Inthesciencelab. C.Intheclassroom.19.Whatcanstudentsdointhepracticalareas?A.Takesciencecourses.B.Enjoyexcellentmeals.C.Attendworkshops.20.Whenarethevisitorsexpectedtoaskquestions?A.Duringthelunchhour. B.Afterthewelcomespeech. C.Beforethetourofthelabs.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）从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项标号涂黑。21.—HaveyoufinishedreadingTheAdventuresofTomSawyer?—No,I______myhomeworkalldayyesterday.A.wasdoing B.woulddo C.hasdone D.do22.Mymotherwasagainstmychattingwiththosenetfriendswhilemyfatherwas________it.A.inmemoryofB.insearchof C.infavorofD.inchargeof23.Mycarwasbrokenyesterday.Iwantedtogetit_________.A.repair B.repaired C.torepair D.repairing24.—Ivisitedyourcountrylastyear.—Oh,really?That_________interesting!A.was B.couldbe C.mustbe D.musthavebeen25.—DoyouhaveanythingtobeboughtwhenIdosomeshopping?—That’saverykind________. A.offer B.service C.point D.suggestion26._____hungryIam,Ineverseemtobeabletoeatupallthedishes. A.Whatever B.Whenever C.Wherever D.However27.Please,Jack,don’tplayatrick_______me.Idon’tfeel____themoodforit. A.on;like B.of;in C.on;in D.of;like28.Ifyoudon’tobeythetrafficrules,chancesare_______youwillhaveanaccident.A.whether B.why C.because D.that29.Thelightwason.Iforgot__________thelightwhenIlefttheroom.A.turningoff B.toturnoff C.havingturnedoff D.tohaveturnedoff30.Someoneisringingthedoorbell.Goandsee_________.A.whoishe B.whoheis C.whoisit D.whoitis31.ItwasalongtheMississippiRiver_____MarkTwainspentmuchofhischildhood.A.how B.which C.that D.where32.Thestoryhe______wassoamusingthatwecouldn’thelplaughinginclass.A.madeup B.dressedup C.broughtupD.turnedup33.Somepeopleeatwiththeireyes.Theyprefertoorderwhat______nice.A.looks B.smells C.feels D.tastes34.Today,CarnivalinVenice_______for5daysinFebruary. A.celebrates B.wascelebrated C.iscelebrated D.hadbeencelebrated35.—It’ssunnytoday.Let’shaveapicnic.—_______.I’llwaitforyouatthegate.A.Idon’tagree B.IgetusedtoitC.Youmadeafussofme D.That’sagoodpoint第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）CheerfulCharliewasaveryspecialboy.Whenhewasstillinhismother’stummy(肚子),shehadhadanaccident,which36thatCharliecouldn’twalk.Butthathadneverbeena(n)37forhim;hehadalwaysbeenhappyandbecomeanolderboy.TheyhadstartedcallinghimCheerfulCharliebecauseofhisjoyfuland38nature.Hereallybrightenedeverythingupforthosearoundhim.Therewasn’tapostman,orataxidriverwhowasn’t39toseeCharlie.“Cheerup,Mr’Postman,thatwayyou’ll40morelettertoday!”hewouldsay,or“Thatwasgreat,Mr.TaxiDriver,you41thatthingbetterthananyone.”Healsohadgreatideasand42foreverything;andhesharedthemso43that,justabouteverydayinthattown,someonedidagreatjob,or44somethingnew,thankstoCharlie’sideas.Oneday,though,hecameupagainstareal45,Ayoungboycametotownonhisholidays.HewasWaterworksandwasarealcrybaby.NomatterwhatCharliesaidtohim,Waterworkswouldalwaysfindsome46tobesad:“Idon’thavemanysweets…myparentsdidn’tbuymethattoy.”Everythingseemedsobadtohim.ButcheerfulCharliewasn’tgoingtobe47,andhekeptspendingmoretimewithWaterworks,48tryingtocheerhimup,justashedidwitheveryone.Then,oneday,whentheyweretogetherinthestreet,someone49apiefromawindowabove,anditlanded50onCharlie’shead.Hegotsucha51thathecouldn’tevenmovehislips.Theywerespeechless,and52Waterworkswasjustabouttocry,he53Charlie’shappywordssomuchthathefinallysaid,“Wow,Charlie,that’saniceclownmasks(小丑面具)youjust54!”Onsayingthosewords,Waterworksfeltso55,thathefinallyunderstoodwhyCharliewasalwayssohappyandcheerful.36.A.stated B.meant C.told D.followed37.A.problem B.mistake C.excuse D.sense38.A.nervous B.wonderful C.cold D.warm39.A.surprised B.moved C.pleased D.disappointed40.A.send B.write C.print D.collect41.A.paint B.play C.park D.repair42.A.ways B.methods C.reports D.stories43.A.eagerly B.carefully C.quickly D.generously44.A.got B.found C.enjoyed D.invented45.A.difficulty B.surprise C.trouble D.disease46.A.doubts B.reasons C.results D.places47.A.letdown（失望） B.takenup C.setfree D.closeddown48.A.hardly B.completely C.always D.specially49.A.aimed B.moved C.threw D.dropped50.A.ahead B.right C.almost D.even51.A.wonder B.worry C.shock D.regret52.A.because B.since C.before D.although53.A.missed B.loved C.envied D.suggested54.A.setup B.puton C.builtup D.madeup55.A.special B.sorry C.good D.curious第三部分阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，然后从各题所给的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。AWeeklyprogrammesofthe"VoiceofChina"beganinJulyanditnowleadsaudienceratingsforitstimeslot.Andthat’spushingitscommercial(商业的)value.HerbalteabrandJiaDuobaospent60millionyuantobecometheofficialsponsor（主办者）,andtheadvertisementpriceshavemorethandoubledto360,000yuanfor15secondscomparedwiththenormalprice."TheVoiceofChina",adaptedfromtheoriginalDutchmusicshow,toppednationwideratingsrankingswhenitwasfirstshownonZhejiangSatelliteTV,attracting2.77percentofthecountry’sTVaudience.Everyturn-roundofthejudgesintheblindauditionbringsahighlight.NaYing,Coach,TheVoiceofChina,said,“Whatmostimpressedmeisitshonesty.That’swhyaudienceslovetheshowandtrustit.”“Judgingthevoice,andnottheappearance”makestheshowstandoutfromthecountlessotherrealityshowsinChina.“Whetherweturnaroundforthemornot,wewantthemtoachievetheirdreamanddowhattheyreallyliketodo.Eventhoughsomecompetitorshavetoleavethestage,theydon’tleavewithnothing.Gradually-builtconfidenceandadeterminedbeliefinmusicaretheshow’smostpreciouslegacy（遗产）forthem.”LiuHuan,anothermentor,TheVoiceofChina,said,"I’vebeenthinkingthatdifferentmusicgenrescouldbedividedonthe"thevoiceofChina"stage,likerock&roll,jazz,R&B...becausesingersaredifferent.WeshouldworkhardtogethertoenrichChinesemusicandtheaudiencecanenjoydifferentgenresofmusic.That'swhatwe'reaimingfor."Viewershiphasrisentoahighof4.5percent.TheproducerTianMingsaysmuchofitssuccesscomesfromasenseofhonesty,talentedvoicesandgoodmentors,aswellasbiginvestment（投资）andproduction.TianMing,Producer,TheVoiceofChina,said,"Wewanttoexpressthespiritofconfidenceandself-improvementthroughaformatofentertainment.Wehopetotouchtheaudience’sheartsandwe'rerewardedwithhighratings."TiansayseachadaptationofapopularWesternTVshowgivesChineseproducersanopportunitytolearnandimprove.Maybe,oneday,Chinawillcomeupwithasuccessfulhome-grownshowformat.Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheordinaryadvertisementpricesof30secondsingeneralareyuan.A.360,000 B.720,000 C.600,000,00 D.180,00057.Thereasonswhy"thevoiceofChina"issosuccessfulinChinaarementionedinthepassageEXCEPTA.Competitors’splendidperformances.B.GreatmentorslikeNaYingandLiuHuan.C.Biginvestmentandproduction.D.Scoresofmeaningfuladvertisements.58.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Whyis“TheVoiceofChina”sopopularB.“TheVoiceofChina”:AHitinChinaC.Behind“TheVoiceofChina”D.Thewinnerof“TheVoiceofChina”59.Theunderlinedword“blindaudition”heremeans.A.oneofthesingersgoesblindB.thewaythesingerchoosehis/hermentorC.thejudgejudgesasingeronlybyhis/hervoiceD.anunexpectedsurprise60.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowards“TheVoiceofChina”?A.optimistic B.objective（客观的）C.pessimistic D.criticalBHomestayprovidesEnglishlanguagestudentswiththeopportunitytospeakEnglishoutsidetheclassroomandtheexperienceofbeingpartofaBritishhome.WhattoExpectThehostwillprovideaccommodationandmeals.Roomswillbecleanedandbedcoverschangedatleastonceaweek.Youwillbegiventhehousekeyandthehostistheretoofferhelpandadviceaswellastotakeaninterestinyourphysicalandmentalhealth.AccommodationZonesHomestaysarelocatedinLondonmainlyinZones2,3andofthetransportsystem.MosthostsdonotliveinthetowncentreasmuchofcentralLondoniscommercialandnotresidential(居住的).Zones3and4oftenofferlargeraccommodationinalesscrowdedarea.ItisveryconvenienttotravelinLondonbyUnderground.MealPlansAvailable♢ContinentalBreakfast♢BreakfastandDinner♢Breakfast,PackedLunchandDinnerIt’simportanttonotethatfewEnglishfamiliesstillprovideatraditionalcookedbreakfast.YouraccommodationincludesContinentalBreakfastwhichnormallyconsistsoffruitjuice,cereal（谷物类食品），breadandteaorcoffee.Cheese,fruitandcoldmeatarenotnormallypartofaContinentalBreakfastinEngland.Dinnersusuallyconsistofmeatorfishwithvegetablesfollowedbydesert,fruitandcoffee.FriendsIfyouwishtoinviteafriendovertovisit,youmustfirstaskyourhost’spermission.Youhavenorighttoentertainfriendsinafamilyhomeassomefamiliesfeelitisaninvasionoftheirprivacy.Self-CateringAccommodationinPrivateHomesAccommodationonaroom-onlybasisincludessharedkitchenandbathroomfacilitiesandoftenamainlivingroom.Thiskindofaccommodationoffersanindependentlifestyleandismoresuitableforthelong-staystudent.However,itdoesnotprovidethesamefamilyatmosphereasanordinaryhomestayandmaynotbenefitthosewhoneedtopractiseEnglishathomequiteasmuch.61.ThepassageisprobablywrittenforA.hostwillingtoreceiveforeignstudentsB.foreignershopingtobuildBritishcultureC.travellersplanningtovisitfamiliesinLondonD.EnglishlearnersapplyingtoliveinEnglishhomes62.Whichofthefollowingwillthehostprovide?Roomcleaning.Medicalcare.Freetransport.Physicaltraining.63.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph3?A.Zone4ismorecrowdedthanZone2.B.ThebusinesscentreofLondonisinZone1.C.Hostsdisliketravellingtothecitycentre.D.Accommodationinthecitycentreisnotprovided.64.Accordingtothepassage.WhatdoescontinentalBreakfastinclude?A.Dessertandcoffee B.Fruitandvegetables.C.breadandfruitjuice D.Centreandcoldmeat.65.Whydosomepeoplechooseself-cateringaccommodation?A.Toexperienceawarmerfamilyatmosphere.B.ToenrichtheirknowledgeofEnglish.C.Toentertainfriendsastheylike.D.Toenjoymuchmorefreedom.CGrown-upsareoftensurprisedbyhowwelltheyremembersomethingtheylearnedaschildrenbuthaveneverpracticedeversince.Amanwhohasnothadachancetogoswimmingforyearscanstillswimaswellaseverwhenhegetsbackinthewater.Hecangetonabicycleaftermanyyearsandstillrideaway.Hecanplaycatchandhitaballaswellashisson.Amotherwhohasnotthoughtaboutthewordsforyearscanteachherdaughterthepoemthatbegins"Twinkle,twinkle,littlestar"orrememberthestoryofCinderellaorGoldilocksandtheThreeBears.Oneexplanationisthelawofoverlearning,whichcanbestatedasfollows:Oncewehavelearnedsomething,additionallearningtrials(尝试)increasethelengthoftimewewillrememberit.Inchildhoodweusuallycontinuetopracticesuchskillsasswimming,bicycleriding,andplayingbaseballlongafterwehavelearnedthem.Wecontinuetolistentoandremindourselvesofwordssuchas"Twinkle,twinkle,littlestar"andchildhoodtalessuchasCinderellaandGoldilocks.Wenotonlylearnbutoverlearn.Themultiplicationtables(乘法口诀表)areanexceptiontothegeneralrulethatweforgetratherquicklythethingsthatwelearninschool,becausetheyareanotherofthethingsweoverlearninchildhood.Thelawofoverlearningexplainswhycramming(突击学习)foranexamination,thoughitmayresultinapassinggrade,isnotasatisfactorywaytolearnacollegecourse.Bycramming,astudentmaylearnthesubjectwellenoughtogetbyontheexamination,butheislikelysoontoforgetalmosteverythinghelearned.Alittleoverlearning,ontheotherhand,isreallynecessaryforone'sfuturedevelopment.66.Whatisthemainideaofparagraph1?A.Poemreadingisagoodwaytolearnwords.B.Childrenhaveabettermemorythangrown-ups.C.Peoplerememberwellwhattheylearnedinchildhood.D.Storiesforchildrenarceasytoremember.67.Theauthorexplainsthelawofoverlearningby_________.A.presentingresearchfindingsB.sellingdowngeneralrulesC.makingacomparisonD.usingexamples68.Accordingtotheauthor,beingabletousemultiplicationtablesis_______.A.aresultofoverlearningB.aspecialcaseofcrammingC.askilltodealwithmathproblemsD.abasicsteptowardsadvancedstudies79.Whatdoestheword"they"inParagraph4referto?A.Commonlyacceptedrules.B.Themultiplicationtables.C.Thingseasilyforgotten.D.Schoolsubjects.70.Whatistheauthor'sopiniononcramming?A.Itleadstofailureincollegeexams.B.It'shelpfulonlyinalimitedway.C.It'spossibletoresultinpoormemory.D.Itincreasesstudents'learninginterest.第II卷非选择题（共55分）第一节：阅读表达（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文并回答问题，然后将答案写到答案卡相应的位置上（请注意71,73,75三个小题后面的词数要求）。Ifyoufeellikeyouhavealotonyourmindsometimes,thenagoodwaytoexpressyourselfmightbetowrite.That’showMoYan,thewinnerofNobelPrizeinLiteraturethisyear,startedhiscareer.“Ifindwritingthefreestandmostpowerfulwaytoexpressmyself,”saidMo,thefirstChinesecitizentowinthehonor,inaninterviewwithCCTV.

MoYanwasbornin1955andgrewupinGaomi,Shandong.Hisparentswerefarmers.Mohasbeenabookwormsincehewasachild.Althoughhedroppedoutofschoolandstartedworkat12,healwayswantedtoprovehimselfandshowhistalentsthroughwriting.In1976,Mojoinedthearmyandbegantostudyliteratureandwrite.iswhatfinallyputhimontheroadtosuccess.

AccordingtotheNobelPrizeorganization,Mo’sworksdisplay“amixtureoffantasyandreality,historicalandsocialperspectives”.Mosaidthattheenvironmentinhishometown,avillageinGaomi,helpedhimtoformhiswritingstyle.ItwasthebirthplaceofghostauthorPuSonglingoftheQingDynasty.“Thishasaffected,evendecided,myworksstyle,”saidMo.“Igrewupinanenvironmentfilledwithfolkculture,whichinevitablycomesintomynovelswhenIpickupapentowrite.Inhiswriting,hecombineshisownlifestories,thescenesinhishometownandlocalculture.HepresentsruralChinaasa“magicalplacewherewonderfulthingshappen,thingsthatseemtocomefrommythologyandfairytales,”MichelHockx,professorofChineseattheUniversityofLondon,toldtheNewYorkTimes.71.ListthreeaspectsinvolvedinMoYan'swriting(within10words):1. 2. 3.72.Whichsentenceinthepassagecanbereplacedbythefollowingone?Writingisagoodchoicewhenyouwanttoexpressyourself.73.FillintheblankinParagraph3withproperwords(within6words)74.Trytotranslatetheunderlinedsentences.75.WhathelpedtoformMo’swritingstyle?(within15words)第二节：选词填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从所给词语中选择恰当的词并用其正确形式填空（每词限用一次）。将答案填写在短文下相应题号右边的横线上。originaldateascommonincreaseconsistpreparecrowdtasteessentialThemostimportantfestivaltousChinesepeopleistheSpringFestival.TheChineseNewYearwhich76backtoShangDynastyisnowpopularlyknown77theSpringFestival.Its78istoooldtobetraced.Severalexplanationsarehangingaround.Asweknow,thecelebrationofSpringFestivalmay79lastfor7days,andmillionsofChinesepeoplewillgobackhomeduringthesedays.Sothenumberofpassengersintherailwaystationwillbeonthe80.Whenreturningback,theylovetostickcouplets(春联)onthewall,which81oftwopaperscrolls.Meanwhile,largeamountsof82foodare83forfamilyandfriends,aswellasthoseclosetouswhohavedied.Inthestreet,lotsofredlanternsandlarge84ofpeoplecanbeseeneverywhere.OnNewYear’sEve,theSpringFestivalpartybroadcastonCCTVisan85entertainmentforthe