广东省汕头市2012-2013学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题 Word版含答案

学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精汕头市2012~2013学年度普通高中教学质量监测高二级英语本试卷分三部分，共8页,满分135分.考试用时120分钟。注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考生号分别填写在答题卡上,用2B铅笔将试卷类型（A）填涂在答题卡上，并在答题卡右上角的“试室号”和“座位号”栏填写试室号、座位号，将相应的试室号、座位号信息点涂黑。2．选择题（46～50题除外)每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑,如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案，答案不能答在试卷上。3。非选择题和46~50题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答题前必须先填好答题纸的密封线内各项内容.答案必须写在答题纸上各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案,然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。4．考生必须保持答题卡、答题纸的整洁，考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡、答题纸一并交回。第一部分英语知识应用（共两节，满分45分)第一节：完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)Mybrother-in-lawopenedthebottomdrawerofmysister'sbureau(衣柜)andliftedoutawrappedpackage。Initwasareallybeautifulsilk1。Thepricetagwithanastronomicalfigure（天文数字)onitwasstillattached.”Jane2thisthefirsttimewewenttoNewYork，atleast8or9yearsago。Sheseldomworeit。Shewassavingitfora(n）3occasion，"mybrother-in—lawsaid.Togetherwiththeother4hegavethatdresstothemortician(殡葬业者).Thenhesaidtome，”Don’teversaveanythingforaspecial5。Everydayyou're6isaspecialoccasion.”Irememberedthosewordsthroughthefuneralformysister'sunexpected7andthedaysthatfollowed。NowIamspending8timewithmyfamilyandfriends；I'mnot"saving"anything。”Someday”and"oneofthesedays"are9frommyvocabulary。Ifit’sworthseeingorhearingordoing，Iwanttoseeandhearanddoitnow。It'sthoselittlethingsleft10thatwouldmakemeangryifIknewthatmyhourswerelimited。AngrybecauseI11seeinggoodfriendswhom!wasgoingtogetintouchwithsomeday。AngrybecauseIhadn’twrittencertainlettersthatIintendedtowriteoneofthesedays.12andsorrythatIdidn'ttellmyhusbandanddaughteroftenenoughhowmuchI13lovethem。I’mtryingveryhardnottoputoff,holdback，or14anythingthatwouldaddlaughterandbrightnesstoour15。AndeverymorningwhenIopenmyeyes，Itellmyselfthateveryday,everyminute，everybreathtruly,isagiftfromGod。1。A。capB。dressC.bagD.scarf2。A.woreB。savedC。purchasedD.discovered3.A。proudB。excitedC。differentD。special4。A。sadnessB。suggestionsC。permissionD。clothes5。A。occasionB.personC。partyD.experience6.A。awakeB。aloneC.aliveD.aware7.A.wishB。questionC.faultD。death8.A。noB.moreC.lessD.little9.A。protectedB。borrowedC。removedD。chosen10。A.unfoldedB.unacceptedC。unlimitedD.undone11.A.putoffB。lookforwardtoC.sticktoD。insiston12。A。PainfulB.ThoughtfulC。DiscouragedD.Annoyed13.A。trulyB.apparentlyC.simplyD.gradually14.A。spareB.spendC。loseD。forget15.A.worksB。livesC。friendshipD.imagination第二节：语法填空（共10小题;每小题1．5分，满分15分)AsIwalkedalongthecitystreets,Ipassedayoungmansearchingthroughasmallblockoflandthatcontainedamixofleavesandrubbish.Iwassomewhatpuzzled16someonelikehimwouldbesearchingthroughrubbish。17(find)thisalittleconfusing，Iaskedhim,"whatareyousearchingfor?”herepliedverysimplythathe18（look)formoney.Afteraconversationwithhim，Ifoundout19（late）thathehadbecomehomelessaftergettinglaidofffromhisjob.Sincethen，hehadbeenworking20part-timejobsinadoctor'sofficeandinafoodbanktoearnsomemoney.Buthemadesolittlethathelostheart。Themanseemedfairlytalented,21hewasalittledirty。Itoldhimthatourthoughtscreateour22（real),andIsuggestedthathenotgiveupandthinkinapositiveway.Duringthewholetalk，Istressedthathewasyoungand23anythingwaspossible.Althoughhedidn'trespondonthespot,24sensetoldmethatwhatIsaidseemedtohave25impactonhim。第二部分：阅读(共两小节，满分50分)第一节：阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）ACoffeeisunderthreatfromclimatechange,accordingtoastudywhichfoundthatpopularArabicacouldfaceextinctionwithindecades。Risingglobaltemperaturesandgradualchangesinseasonalconditionscouldmake99。7percentofArabica—growingareasunsuitablefortheplantby2080,accordingtoanewstudybyresearchersfromKewIdentifyingnewplaceswhereArabicacouldbegrownawayfromitsnaturalhomeinthemountainsofSouthSudancouldbetheonlywayofpreventingtheextinctionofthespecies,researcherssaid.Arabicaisoneoftheonlytwospeciesofbeansusedtomakecoffeeandisbyfarthemostpopular，accountingfor70percentoftheglobalmarketincludingalmostallfreshcoffeesoldintheUSandEurope.AdifferentbeanknownasRobusta,nativetoVietnam,isusedinfreeze-driedcoffeeandiscommonlydrunkinGreeceandTurkey,butitshighcaffeine(咖啡因)contentmakesitmuchlesspleasanttomostdrinkers。Thenewstudy，publishedinthePLOSONEjournal，usedcomputermodelingtopredictthesurvivalprospectofArabicaforthefirsttime.AaronDavis，headofcoffeeresearchattheRoyalBotanicGardens，said：”Arabicacanonlyexistataveryspecificpacewithaveryspecificnumberofothervariables（变量）。”Globalwarminghappenssofastthatthefarmerswouldhavetomovetheirplantations（种植园）everydecadetosurvive,headded。Theresearcherssaidtheirpredictionwere"conservative”becausetheydidn'ttakeintoconsiderationthewidespreadforestdestructiontakingplaceintheforestswherethebeansaregrown,orotherfactorssuchasadropinthenumberofbirdswhichspreadseeds.Evenifthebeansdonotdisappearcompletelyfromthewild,climatechangeishighlylikelytohaveagreateffectonproductionandthetasteofcoffeebeansinfuturedecades,theyadded。26。Accordingtothestudy,mostpartofArabica—growingareaswillbeunsuitablefortheplantwithin________.A。about3decadesB.about7decadesC.about10decadesD.about15decades27。Arabicaisnativeto____________.A。VietnamB。theUSAC.GreeceD。SouthSudan28.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat____________。A.themajorityofpeopledrinkcoffeemadebyRobustaB。RobustamakesuphalfoftheglobalcoffeemarketC。allfreshcoffeeismadebyArabicaD。Arabicaisnothighincaffeine29。ClimatechangemayaffectArabicainthefollowingwaysEXCEPT____________。A.thecolorofcoffeebeansB.itssurvivalC。itsoutputD.thetasteofcoffeebeans30。Inthelastparagraph，theauthorsuggeststhat__________。A.Arabicawon'tdisappearcompletelyfromthewildB.ArabicacoulddieoutlaterthanthepredictionC。ArabicacoulddieoutearlierthanthepredictionD.deforestationintheforestsmakesnodifferencetothegrowthofArabicaBCanyouthinkyourwaytowealthandsuccess?NapoleonHillbelievedthatifyouthinktherightthoughtsyoucan。In1937,aftermanyyearsofresearchingfinancialsuccessandobservingpeoplewhohadbecomerich,hepublishedthebookThinkandGrowRich。EventhoughitwaspublishedinthemiddleoftheGreatDepression,itwasimmediatelysuccessful。Itisoneofthemostpopularnon—fictionbookseverwritten.Forbessaysithassoldseventymillioncopiessinceitfirstappeared，andcontinuestosellcopiestoday.NapoleonHillwroteatleasttenotherbooksaboutsuccessbeforehisdeathin1970。ButnoneofthemcameclosetosellingasmanycopiesasThinkandGrowRich。SmarterComicshasreleasedanillustratedversionofthebook.FrancoArdaisthecompany'sfounderandpublisher.Heusedtoworkasaninvestmentbanker.Hestartedthecompanythreeyearsagowithhisownmoney。Hewantedtocreatepicturebooksthatincreaseunderstanding.Hisversionsprovidemuchoftheinformationthatisinfull—lengthbooksbutinaformeasytounderstandforteenagers。FrancoArdasaysreaderswillunderstandandremembermoreaboutgainingsuccessiftheyreadthecomic（连环漫画)bookstyle——-first，it’seasiertoread;second，it'salsoeasiertoremember.Becauseonceyouseesomethingvisually,yourbraincanabsorbitmuchquickerandthenyoucankeepitmuchlonger。"Hefirstreadthebookwhenhewasateenager。Heowesmuchofhisfinancialsuccesstothebookandittaughthimtochangethewayhethinksaboutmoneyandsuccess。FrancoArdasaysNapoleonHillfoundthatyoumustwritedownwhatyouwanttoachieve，howandwhenyouwanttoachieveitandwhatyouarewillingtosacrificeforit。NapoleonHillsaidyoumustreadthatstatementoutloudeverymorningwhenyouwakeupandeveryeveningbeforeyougotosleep.Healsosaysthebookprovesthatwealthisalifelongpursuitachievedbybelievinginthevalueofpersonalideas。Itsaysanyonecanachievetheirdreamsbyrefusingtobestoppedbytemporaryproblems。31.WhatisthebookpublishedbyFrancoArdamainlyfeatured？A.ithasmorenicepicturesthantheories.B.Ittellsreaderstowritedownwhattheyread.C.Itiseasierforustoreadandrememberthecontent。D.Itrequiresreaderstoreadthebookloudeverymorning.32。HowhasNapoleonHill’sbookinfluencedFrancoArda？A.Hehasgainedmanydifferentopinionsaboutlife。B。Hehasformedahabitofsacrificingsomethingforhisdream。C.Hehasrefusedtobestoppedbytemporaryproblems.D.Hehashadagoodattitudetowardsmoneyandsuccess.33。FrancoArda'snewlypublishedbookismainlyintendedfor________。A.womenB。teenagersC。adultsD。businessmen34。Fromthepassage,wecanconcludethatthebookThinkandGrowRich_________.A.isthemostpopularbooksinceitwaspublishedB。hasguidedsomanypeoplehowtheycanbepopularC.hasinspiredsomanypeopletoachievefameandfortuneD.becomesmorepopularnowadaysthanwhenitwaspublished35。Whatisthepurposeoftheauthor’swritingthispassage?A.ToreportthesaleofNapoleonHill'sbook.B.Tointroducethepresenteconomicsituation.C.ToadvertiseFrancoArda’snewlypublishedbook.D。TointroducetheinfluenceofNapoleonHill'sbook。CAreyousickoftravellingbackandforthbetweenairports？Exhaustedbythesearchforairportparking?Tiredoftryingtofindgroundtransportationatyourdestination？Aflyingcarmaybejustwhatyouneed.Whiletheconceptofflyingcarshasbeenaroundfordecades，thecarsthemselveshaveneverreallycaughton。Now,theMassachusetts—basedcompanyTerrafugiaischangingthat。ThecompanyrecentlyreceivedattentionfromaroundtheworldwiththeintroductionoftheTransition。Atruehybrid(混合物),theTransitioncombinestheabilitiesofanautomobilewiththoseofasmallaircraft。However,theTransitiondoesn’trequireuserstodriveanairplanedownthestreet。Instead，itcanbetransformedfromaircrafttoroadmodeinlessthan30seconds.ByenteringaPINnumber，pilotscanmakethewingsfoldagainstthesidesofthevehicle。Powerthenmovesfromthepropeller(螺旋桨）tothefrontwheels。Driverswhowishtoflysimplycontrarilyconducttheprocessbeforetakingoff.OnelookattheTransitiontellsyouthatitreallyisanairplane。Infact，Terrafugiadoesn’tcalltheTransitiona"flyingcar"atall。Instead，thecompanyusestheterm"roadableaircraft”.Likeotherairplanes,theTransitionhaswings，atailandapropeller.Itispoweredbyanaircraftengineandhasaparachute（降落伞）。Moreimportantly,youneedapilot'slicensetoflyit。Still,itisalsoacar。Likeothercars,ithasasteeringwheel(方向盘）,fourwheelsandcrashprotection.Itrunsonnormalautogasoline,andyoucan’tdriveitunlessyouhaveadriver’slicense.Withanexpectedpriceof＄194，000andseatinglimitedtotwo，theTransitionwon'treplaceairlinesorfamilycarsinashortterm.Butitdoesprovideawholenewrangeoftravelchoices.Transitiondriverswillnolongerbelimitedtoland。Moreover，iftheweatherpreventsaflight，Transitionpilotscanalwaysjustdriveontheroad.36.What’stheauthor'spurposeinraisingquestionsinthefirstparagraph?A。Toremindreaderstoavoidtravellingbyair。 B.Toblametheserviceofcertainairports。C.Todrawreaders'attentiontothetopic。 D.Tocompareairplanesandcars。37.Theunderlinedphrase”caughton"inParagraph2canbebestreplacedby“_______"。A.becomepopularB.soldwellC.gotusefulD。takenoff38.Byusingtheterm”roadableaircraft”insteadof"flyingcar"，TerrafugiastressestheTransition_______。A。ismoresuitablefortheroad B。ismorecomfortablethancarsC。hasnothingtodowithcars D.ismoresimilartoanairplane39。Fromthepassage，weknowthat_________.A。TerrafugiaisthefirstcompanyfocusingonflyingcarsB。ausualcardriverneedsapilot’slicensetoflytheTransitionC.theTransitionissaferthanusualcarsbecauseofitscrashprotectionD.atpresent，noairlinesorfamiliesarewillingtobuytheTransition40。Ifthispassagecamefromanewspaper,inwhichcolumnshoulditbe?A.Education.B。Entertainment.C。Technology.D.Business.DPopcorn（爆米花）machineshavebeenaroundformorethan4,000years。WhenanancientcultureinNewMexicodiscoveredthatacertaintypeofcornwould"pop"whenitwasheated,theyimmediatelydesignedtheworld’searliestversionofthepopcornmachine.Theywouldheatfinesandinthefireandaddthekernels（谷粒）intothesandtomakethempop。Otherculturesofthetimemadeagameofpoppingpopcorn。Theywouldheatstonesonthefireashotastheycouldandpourtheseedsontoit.Thepeopleofthevillagewouldthengatheraroundthestonesandcatchthegrainsastheypoppedandflewintotheair。Eventually，thesnackquicklybecameanimportantpartofseveralcultures。Many4thcenturyMexicancultureswouldincludepopcornkernelsinsidetheirtombsasanofferingtothespiritsinordertoobtainasecurepassagetothenextlife。NativeAmericantribesthatappearedyearslaterbelievedthatspiritslivedinsidethekernels。Theythoughtthatthekernelspoppedwhentheextremeheatangerthespirits.In1885，CharlesCretorsdesignedandcreatedthefirstmodempopcornmachinesinChicago,Illinois.Mr。Cretorsownedasweetshopandhadpurchasedapeanutroastingmachinethatdidn'tworkaswellasitshouldhave.Hesoonimprovedthemachineandbegansellinghisproductsinandaroundtheareaviatravellingsalesmenaswellasthroughhisstore.Eightyearslater,heattendedPopcornmachinesexperiencedwidespreadgrowthduringthe1900s.Withpricesrangingbetween$400and$1，300，thesemachinessoldlikehotcakesuntiltheGreatDepressioncausedMr。Cretors’companytostopoperationsin1934.Today,popcornmachineslooknothingliketheirearliermachines。Theyareavailableinalmostanysizeandcreatemanydifferentflavorsandvarietiesofpopcorn。41。AncientNewMexicansgotpopcornby________.A。throwingkernelsintothefire B.usingakindofmachineC。puttingkernelsintoheatedsand D.placingkernelsontohotstones42。MexicansoncehadpopcornkernelsinsidetheirtombstoA。keepthetombsdryandclean B。angerthespiritslivinginsidethekernelsC。scareawaytheevilspiritsunderground D。makesureofgoingtotheirnextlifesafely43。WecanlearnfromthepassagethatCharlesCretors__________。A.traveledaroundtopromotehisinventionB.openedastoretosellhispopcornmachinesC.wasawardedforhisinventionofpopcornmachinesD.madethefirstmodempopcornmachineoutofanoldmachine44.Whichofthefollowingismentionedinthepassage？A.Thenutritionalvalueofpopcorn。B。Kindsofgamesrelatedtopopcorn.C。Thedevelopmentofpopcornmachines。D。Thecompetitioninthepopcornmachinemarket.45。Thebesttitleforthepassagemightbe_________.A.PopcornandAncientCultures B。Popcorn--—aLostArtRediscoveredC.HistoryofPopcornMachines D.CharlesCretorsandPopcornMachine第二节：信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)阅读下列选修课及相关信息,并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项涂黑。首先下列六门选修课的介绍。ACreativeWriting—-byMrs.A。McClellanCreativewritingisacourseinwhichwestudyandapplythemethodsusedinvariousformsoffictionwriting。Writingisaskillofartinitself。WeareguidedbyEzraPound'sopinion:”Makeitnew.”Creativewritingdoesnotonlyprovideuswithanopportunitytoexpressourselves，butalsoholdsourattentiontowordchoice,paragraphdevelopment,andotherskillsusefulinwriting.BJournalism——byDr。E.BrandtJournalismisacourseforseniors，inwhichwewillcoverhowtogather，write,andreportthenews.Wewilldiscusshowinformationis,orcanbe，organized。Thiscoursealsoaimstodevelopcommunicationskillsrequiredofjournalists。CBritishandAmericanLiterature—-byMr。ThomsonAclassicisaliteraryworkthathasstoodthetestoftime.Generationsofreadershaveturnedtoclassicstodiscoverwhichisever—lasting.Throughboththeworksthemselvesandthepeopletheymirror,wemaybetterbeabletoseeourselves.Inthiscourse,wewillreadworksinbothBritishandAmericanliterature。Wewillwritereviewsofwhatweread。DTechnicalWriting—-byMr.J.AllenWhatistechnicalwriting？Itisthecoursedevotedtoimprovingyourcommunicationskillsin，for,andthroughtechnology。Activitiesforthiscoursewillhelpyoudevelopcommunicationskillsthatarenecessaryforwritersandspeakersworkingwithtechnologyorinbusiness.ENon-fiction--byDr.M.TimThecourseisastudyofnon-fictionthroughreadingmanydifferenttypesofnon-fiction.Thecoursewillalsobeaboutthepossiblechangesinjournalisticreportingandthesharingofpersonalstoriesofvariouspeopleonvarioustopicssuchastravelandadventure.Wewillexaminesomeofthebestwritingintheworldanddealwiththetechniquesusedinthistexttype。FWorldLiterature——byMrs。A。McClellanWorldLiteratureexaminesthecommonpeoplefoundinqualityLiteratureworldwide，fromEuropetoAmerica，fromAsiatoAfrica,andintroducesavarietyofculturalbackgroundatdifferentpointsinhistory.Intheseworlds,wefindnotonlywhatisuniquetoeachculture,butwhatisuniversal。Wearealsoabletotellwhatmakesagoodstory,nomatterfromwhereorwhomthestorysprings.以下是学生Mike、Joseph、Anna、Ian和Susan正在计划下学期各自的选修课程。请根据以上信息，选出符合各人个性特长的最佳选项。46.Mikespenthischildhoodmostlyinhisfather’sstudy，wherehereadnovelsbyBritishandAmericanwriters.Nexttermhewillbecomeaseniorstudent。Hethinksit’stimethathereadmoreoftheirworksandlearnedtowriteaboutthem。47.Josephisgoodatthelanguagearts,andinhissparetimehelikestowriteshortstories.Itishiswishthathisstorieswouldbeprintedinlocalnewspapers。Soheisthinkingoftakingacoursetodevelophiswritingskills,suchaswordingandparagraphorganization.48.Alivelyandcaringgirl,Annatakesanactivepartinsocialactivities。Sheistryingtowritereportsfornewspapersaboutwhatsheseesandhears。Butfewofthemareacceptedbecauseofpoororganizationofinformation.Shefeelstheneedtoimproveherwritingandcommunicationskillsnextterm.49。Iantraveledworldwidewithhisparentswhenhewasveryyoung.Undertheirinfluence,hebecomesgreatlyinterestedinstoriesoftravelandadventure.Hehopestowritehisownstoriesinthefuture.Sonextterm,hewillchooseacoursetostudythebestwritingofthistype。50。SusancomesfromChina.Asajuniorbackhome，shewrotequitealotofshortstories,someofwhichwerepublishedinnewspapers.HerparentssuggestshereadsomeclassicsbyAsianandWesternwriters。Shethinksithelpfulinherwriting.Sosheisgoingtotakeacourseofthiskindnextterm。第三部分写作(共两节，满分40分）第一节基础写作（共l小题，满分15分)你负责学校的英语新闻广播，今天早上某居民小区发生了火灾，具体隋况如下：火灾发生时间及地点:今天早上6点左右,新竹路居民楼后果：4人遇难，30人受伤：多人遇难的原因：1．发生火灾时，大部分居民都在家里；2．居民过于慌张，找不到出口，甚至有些人被烟呛死。火灾发生的具体原因：警方还在调查当中;专家建议：1．逃生时必须冷静；2．发生火灾时要走消防通道;3．迅速向外面发出求救信号。【写作内容】请根据你掌握的材料，写一篇新闻广播，内容包括:1．火灾发生的时间、地点；2．造成火灾的后果及原因；3．专家建议。【写作要求】只能用5个句子表达全部内容。【评分标准】句子结构准确，信息内容完整,篇章连贯。【参考词汇】消防通道:fireescape；呛死:bechokedtodeath；第二节读写任务（共1小题,满分25分）阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。Parentsoftennoticeareturnofthe"terriblewords”whentheirchildrenenteradolescence，whoarestrugglingtobeofindependence,buttheylackthelanguageneededtoexpresstheiremotions，andhavetheseeminglyautomatictalkingback，”No！”or”That'snotfair？whenaskedtodoanythingbyparents.Parents,whoareconcernedaboutputtinganendtotheirteen'stalkingback,worriedaboutinvolvingthemselvesinapowerstrugglethattheymightnotbeabletowin，orjustfeelinghelplessinthefaceoftheteen’sstronglyexpressedemotions。Theymaysimplygiveupwhentheirchildrenrefusetodowhatisaskedofthem.Therefore，it’simportantforparentstounderstandthatteenagersdonothavethesamecontroloftheirimpulses(冲动)asadultsdo。Parentsneedtoprovidesupportandguidance,andpartofthemissettingclearlimitstowhatkindofbehaviorwillbetoleratedandwhatresultswillexistforthebehaviorthatisnotallowed.Parentsdowanttoteachtheirteenagersthatit'simportanttosupportwhattheybelievein,butthatsometimesitmaylead