广东省普宁市二中2012-2013学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题 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，业必贵于专精普宁二中2012-2013学年度第二学期期中考试高二级英语科试卷时间120分钟总分150分出题人：蔡丽园王丹丹审题人：庄秀珠I.语言知识及应用（共两节,满分45分）完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分,满分30分）阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1—15各题所给的A,B，C和D项中，选出最佳选项。 Alittleboyinvitedhismothertoattendhisschool’sfirstteacher-parentmeeting.Tothelittleboy’s__1__，shesaidshewouldgo。Thiswouldbethefirsttimethathisclassmatesandteacher__2__hismotherandhefelt__3__ofherappearance。Althoughshewasabeautifulwoman,therewasaseverescar（疤痕)that__4__nearlytheentirerightsideofherface.Theboyneverwantedtotalkaboutwhyorhowshegotthescar。 Atthemeeting，thepeoplewere__5__bythekindnessandnaturalbeautyofhismotherinspiteofthescar，butthelittleboywasstillembarrassedand__6_himselffromeveryone。Hedid，however,__7__aconversationbetweenhismotherandhisteacher。 Theteacherasked_8_,"Howdidyougetthescaronyourface?" Themotherreplied,"Whenmysonwasababy,hewasinaroomthatcaughtfire。Everyonewastooafraidtogoinbecausethefirewasoutof9，soIwentin.AsIwasrunningtowardshisbed，IsawalongpieceofwoodcomingdownandIplacedmyselfoverhimtryingtoprotecthim.Iwasknocked__10__butfortunately,afiremancameinandsavedbothofus。"She__11__theburnedsideofherface.”Thisscarwillbe__12__，buttothisday,Ihavenever__13__whatIdid." Atthispoint，thelittleboycameoutrunningtowardshismotherwith__14__inhiseyes.Heheldherinhisarmsandfeltagreatsenseofthesacrificethathismotherhadmadeforhim。Heheldherhand__15__fortherestoftheday。1.A．enjoyment

B．surpriseC．disappointmentD．excitement2A．noticed

B．metC．acceptedD．greeted3.A．sickB．afraidC．ashamed D．tired4.A．covered

B．pointC．includedD．shaded5。A．excited

B．surprisedC．impressed

D．comforted6A．escapedB．protected

C．separated

D．hid7A．hearB．remindC．understand

D．learn8.A．anxiouslyB．seriouslyC．nervouslyD．carefully

9。A．reach

B．controlC．temperD．repair10。A．senselessB．hopelessC．helpless

D．useless11。A．pointedB．showed

C．touchedD．wiped12.A．uglyB．frighteningC．serious

D．lasting13。A．forgot

B．regrettedC．recognizedD．considered14。A．laughsB．happinessC．tearsD．honor15.A．quietly

B．tightlyC．slightlyD．suddenly第二节语法填空(共10小题；每小题1．5分,满分15分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填人一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16-25的相应位置上.Sneeze(打喷嚏)nearanEnglishpersonandtheymightsay“Blessyou!”InEnglanditispolitetosaythisaftersomeonehassneezed。But__16__doEnglishpeoplesaythis?Backin1665,aseriousillnessaffectedLondon,England。Hundredsofpeoplediedandsoitbecame__17__（know)asthe“BlackDeath"。Itspreadveryquickly。Ifsomeone__18__(catch)thisillnesstheywouldeasilydie。Ifsomeoneheardapersonsneezetheywouldthinkthatheorshehadthe__Sotheywouldsay“Godblessyou”__20__awayofaskingGodtosavethatperson。Overtime，thesayingbecameshorterandpeoplewould__21__（simple)say“Blessyou”.Otherpeoplethinkthat“Blessyou”wasfirstusedasearlyasAD150tohelpsomeone__22__(cover）fromillness.Somepeoplethinksneezingmakestheheartstopfor__23__veryshorttime。Thiswouldmakepeopledie！SopeopleaskGodtoblessthemtostopthem__24__（die）,butscientistssaythisis__25__（possible）！Itisjustamyth。Ⅱ。阅读(共两节，满分50分）第一节：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（A）Therearerobotsallaroundus.Somedoverycomplicatedjobslikeflyingairplanesanddrivingsubwaytrains.Andsomedoonesimplejob。Whenanautomaticwashingmachineisswitchedon，waterpoursin。Themachinewaitsuntilthewateriswarmenoughforwashingclothes。Itdoesthisby“feedback"。Informationaboutwhatishappeningisfedbackintotherobottotellwhattodonext。Oureyes，earsandothersensesareourfeedback。Theytelluswhatisgoingonaroundus。Sorobotsarelikehumanbeingsintwoways.Theyworkandtheyhavefeedback。Insomewaysrobotsarebetterthanhumanbeings.Theyworkquicklyanddonotmakemistakes。Theydonotgetboreddoingthesamejoboverandoveragain.Andtheynevergettired。Sorobotsareveryusefulinfactories。Theycanbetaughttodomanydifferentjobs。Firsttheirelectronicbrainmustbeshownhowthejobisdone.Apersonmovestherobot’s“arms”and“hands”througheachpartofthejob。Themostintelligentrobotscanmoveandsee.Theireyesarecameras。Theirfingerscanfeelshapesandsizesoftheobjects。Theserobotshavecomputerbrainslinkedtotheireyesandfingers，whichcontroltheiractions.Theexpensiverobotsareusedinscientificresearch.Theydosuchjobashandlingradioactivematerials。26.Inthispassagetheauthortellsusthat________。A。thereareonlyafewkindsofrobotsB.robotsareverypopularC。weseerobotsonlyatcertaintimesD。robotscanbeeasilycontrolled27.Whatdoestheauthorseemtoinformyouaboutrobots？A。Theyshouldbegreatlyimproved。B.Theywillprobablytakeoverinthefuture.C。Theyaremachinesthatbreakdownalot.D。Theyareveryhelpfulandusefultohumans。28。Theauthorsaysthatinindustry________。A.robotsbreakdownalotB.robotsonlygetinthewayC。robotscandomanyjobsD.robotssometimescausetrouble29.Thefactthatarobotnevergetsboreddoingthesamejobmeansthat_______.A.itcandoboringjobsforpeopleB。itisverymuchlikehumanbeingsC。itwillneverborepeopleD。itwillworkmuchworsethanhumanbeings30.Therobotsusedforscientificresearch_______。A.arenotverycleverB。areverycostlyC。areverycheapD。areverybig（B）MynameisAnnieWagnall。WhenIwaseleven,Ilearnedfrommymomthatmanykidshavetoleavetheirhomeswithoutanyoftheirownbelongings。Canyouimaginenotevenhavingyourowntoothbrush，booksortoys?Ithinkallkidsdeservetohavethethingstheyneed，soIcameupwiththeideatocreate“CareBags"andfillthemwithessentialitemstomakethekidslivebetterduringdifficulttimes.Myprojectisnowanaward-winningnonprofitorganizationcalledCareBagsFoundationandmorethan100CareBagsarefilledeverymonth.Withthehelpfromthousandsofvolunteersanddonors，I’vebeenabletoimprovethelivesofmorethan9，000kidsworldwide。Myvolunteerworkhastaughtmesomuch。IthashelpedmetobemorethankfulforthefamilyandgoodlifeIhave。I’vemadealotofnewfriendsandhavemetimportantpeople，includingformerPresidentGeorgeH.W.Bush.Bestofall,doingthishasshownmejusthowgooditfeelstohelpothers.Ireallylovekids，sothat’swhatIliketospendmytimeon。Perhapsyouloveart，orreading,orsports。Whateveryourpassionis，findsomethingyoucareabout，takeaction，andthenvolunteeringwillbefun。Iencourageyoutouseyourtime，talentsandyourvoicetomaketheworldabetterplace.You'llbesogladofwhatyoudid!31.CareBagsFoundationhelpskidsinneedby________。A.sellingCareBagstoraisemoneyforthemB。persuadingthemnottoleavetheirhomesC。fillingandsendingCareBagstothemD.askingvolunteerstoteachthemartorsports32.Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingitemscan'tbefoundinCareBags?A。Soap。 B。Computers. C。Pencils。 D。Toothpaste。33.HowmanyCareBagscanbepreparedeverymonthnow？A.Morethan9,000。 B。About2，000. C.About200. D。Morethan100.34。WhathasAnnieWagnalllearntfromherwork？A.Alotofpeoplewouldliketoaskherforhelp.B。Itfeelsgoodtomakeothershappy。C.Shedoesn’tneedanicefamilyandislivingagoodlife。D。Itbringsheropportunitiestomeetimportantpeople.35。Theauthorwrotethistextto_______.A.callonmorepeopletohelpthoseinneedB.introducehowherfoundationworksC。encourageparentstospendmoretimewithkidsD。explainwhyshestartedCareBags（C)TheMaldives(马尔代夫）ismadeupof1，196Islands，with26distinctcoralatolls（环状珊瑚岛)。Thisamazingplacehasbeenhardlytouchedbyhumanhands。Itsclearwatersandwhitewashedbeachesareasightforsoreeyes（让人赏心悦目的事物）。TheMaldivesislocatedsouthwestofSriLankaintheIndianOcean。Ontheworldmaptheymakejusttinypointscomparedtoothercountries。Youwillneedyourglassestopickouttheseamazingislands.TheMaldives，withitstropicalviewsandcoralreefs,giveeverybodythechancetorelaxandgettheopportunitytolivethedreamonadesertisland。Itsallyearroundsunshineandperfectdivingsitesarejusttworeasonsforgettingoverhereforcomfortableholiday.Itdoesn’ttakelongtosettlein，asthepeopleoftheMaldivesalwaysmaketheirguests’visitaspleasurableaspossible。MaleisthecapitaloftheMaldives.ThecontrastbetweenMaleandtheotherislandsisobviousasMalemakesupathirdofthepopulation.Withthefirsttouristresortopeningin1972，theMaldivesholidayshavegrownsomuchinpopularitythattherearenowaround80resortsandcruiseships（游艇）inandaroundthearea.ItsmainholidaymakersaremadeupofEuropeans，theUnitedKingdom,GermanyandItaly。ThenumberoftouristsissteadilyontheincreasefromothercountriesasthewordslowlygetsoutabouttheamazingMaldivesItoffersallyearroundsunshineataperfecttemperature.Forsunseekers,ittrulylivesuptoitsnameofparadiseonearth。Idon'tthinkanybodywouldbedisappointedwithaholidayontheMaldives.36。WhichofthefollowingmeansoftransportationisthemostpopularintheMaldives？A。Trains. B。Bikes. C.Planes。 D。Ships.37。Whatisthethirdparagraphmainlyabout？A.ThetropicalviewsandcoralreefsintheMaldives。B.ThesunshineandperfectdivingsiteintheMaldives。C.ThereasonspeopletourtheMaldivesduringtheirholiday。D。ThefactsthattheMaldivesisabeautifulcountry。38。WheredothetouristsintheMaldivesmainlycomefrom？A。Africa. B。Europe。 C。America. D.Asia。39.Comparedwiththeotherislands,Malehas________。A。alargerpopulation B.alargerareaC。morebeautifulviews D。morewealthypeople40。Theauthorwritesthetextto________.A.tellreadersthecustomsintheMaldivesB。givesomeadvicetothetouristsintheMaldivesC。introducethebeautifulsceneryintheMaldivesD。attractreaderstotheMaldives（D）Theyhavenobrainsandspines（脊椎）.Buttheycancausepainful，sometimesdeadlystings.Somecanevenglowinthedark!Scientistsknowthemasmedusas,butmostpeoplecallthemjellyfish。Jellyfishhavestomachsandmouths,butnoheads。Theyhavenervoussystemsforsensingtheworldaroundthem.Theyaremadealmostentirelyofwater.Mostjellyfishliveinsaltwater，apartfromafewtypesthatliveinfreshwater。Jellyfisharefoundinoceansandseasallovertheworld。Jellyfishhastentacles(触须)attheedgesofitsbody。Atthecenterofajellyfish'sbody，whereitiswidest,isthemouth。Theendsofthetentacleshavestingingcellsonthem,whichjellyfishusetocatchtheirprey（猎物）。Somejellyfishhavepowerfulstingsthatcankillpeople.Mostjellyfisheatfish,tinycreaturesandevenotherjellyfish。Onceajellyfishstingsandcatchesitsprey，ittakesthepreytoitsmouthandswallowsit。Somejellyfishareverysmall,whileothersarequitelarge。Thelargestjellyfishcangrowtoabout7feet（about2meters)acrossandweighhundredsofpounds！Jellyfishmaybeblue，orange,pink,yellow,purple，andothercolors.SomeJellyfishcanglowindarknessbymakingtheirownlight.Scientistsbelievejellyfishglowforseveralreasons.Forexample，theymayglowtoattractanimalstheypreyon。41。Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout？A。Howjellyfishmove.B。Whatjellyfishlooklike.C.Whatjellyfishare。D.Whatjellyfishliveon.42.What’sinthecenterofajellyfish’sbody？A。Itsstomach. B。It'smouth. C.Itsbrain. D.Itsnervoussystem。43.Howdoesajellyfishcatchandeatitsprey?A.Itstingsthepreywithitstentaclesandthenswallowsitdirectly。B.Itstingsandcatchesitsprey，thensendsitintoitsmouthtochewit.C。Itbitesthepreywithitsmouth，chewsitwithitsteethandthenswallowsit。D.Ittearsthepreyintosmallpiecesandsendsitintoitsmouthtoswallowsit。44.Theunderlinedword“glow”inthefirstparagraphprobablymeans“________”。A.float B。shine C。hide D.disappear45。Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A。Jellyfishonlyhavefivecolors。B.Mostjellyfishliveinfreshwater。C。Somejellyfishcanmakeapersondie.D。Mostjellyfisheatplantsintheocean.第二节信息匹配(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）下面是一篇应用文及其应用场合信息。请阅读下列应用文和相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号（46-50）的相应选项字母涂黑.首先,请阅读下列的应用文：A。Careers(Room113）Thestaffmembersareavailabletogivesuggestionsoncareerchoiceandapplicationsforhighereducation.B。Accommodation(Room114）Mrs.Wardsisavailableeachafternoonfrom1：30to4:30tohelpstudentswithproblemsrelatingtohousing。C.Medical(Room115）Mrs.Wright,thecollegenurse,isavailableeachmorningfrom9:30to10:00。ThecollegedoctorisinattendanceonWednesdaymornings。Allkindsofmedicinesaresoldhereandcheaperthanthoseinthedowntown。D。Sports（Room207)Mrs.Murielcanprovideinformationaboutsportingandkeep—fitactivities.Shehasbeenteachingkick—boxinginthegymnasium。E.FoodService(Room127)Mr。SmithisthemanageroftheFoodServiceandwilldohisbesttohelpifyourequireaspecialdiet。F.Library(Room215）Therearevariousbooksandreferencematerialsaboutliterature，art，math,etc.Besidesbookstherearephoto—copying，video，audio-visualandcomputingfacilities。请阅读下面人物信息,然后匹配他/她们各自需求的最佳选项.46.Peterisfondofsports.Unfortunately，hehadhislegbrokenontheplaygroundthismorning.47.Jackisforeignstudentmajoringinmedicine。Thefoodofthecollegerestaurantisn’tfitforhim.48。Lillianstudiesatthedepartmentofcomputerscience.Shewouldliketohavefurtherstudyaftergraduation.49.Lynne,anewstudentwhosefamilyisfarfromthecollege，failstofindaplacetolivein.50。Aliceisgoingtograduatenextyear.Sheispreparingherthesis（毕业论文）andhastorefertolotsofinformationaboutit。=3\*ROMANIII。基础知识考查（共三部分，满分30分）一。单项选择(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)51。Theteachertoldhim______toomuchtimeplayingcomputergames,whichmadehisparentsfeelsatisfied。A。nottobespentB.nottospend C。notspending D.tonotspend52。Thisistheveryfilm______I'velongwishedtosee.A.thatB.who C。whom D.which53.Thehouse,______wasdestroyedintheterriblefire,hasbeenrepaired.A。itsroofB。whichroof C。theroofofwhich D.theroof54。Imetatallboyonthebusthismorning，______IthinkisMary'selderbrother。A.that B.whom C.when D。who55.______lateinthemorning,Bobturnedoffthealarmclock。A。Havingslept B。Tosleep C.Sleeping D。Sleep56.AsfarasI'mconcerned，visitors______nottotakephotosinthismuseum.A。request B。willrequest C.arerequested D。arerequesting57.Istillremember______totheFamenA.tobetaken B.taking C。beingtaken D.totake58。Alltheapples______felldownwereeatenbythepigs.A。whatB.that C.which D。those59。Sheisaprettygirl，______nameisknowntoall.A。whoseB.which C。her D。as60。Itrainedhardyesterday,_______preventedmefromgoingtothepark。A.it B.as C。that D.which二．请根据首字母或汉语提示完成下列句子，每空只填一个单词。（共10小题,每小题1分，满分10分，必须用选修7所学单词)61。Mrs。Cooperisproudthatbothherchildrenhaveat______formusic。62。Youshouldtakemyadvice;o______，youmightbreakthefriendlyatmosphereofthetalk。63。Youmustf_____in，oryouwillmeetwithmanyunexpectedproblems,andyouwillalsobelonelyandunhappy。64。Idon’tthinktheapplicantiss______forthepost.65。Ifyoufollowthisdiet，you'reb______toloseweight.66.Suddenly,Iwas______(意识到的）ofsomebodywatchingme。67.Therewasan______(被遗弃的）housebytheriverside。68。Companiespublish______(每年的)reportstoinformthepublicaboutthepreviousyear’sactivities。69。Shesaidthatherappearancewasnot______(有关的)towhethershecouldbeagoodteacher.70.Thevolunteersfromourschoolhelpedtheorganization______（分发)foodandwatertotheearthquakevictims。三．句子翻译.(共五小题，每小题2分，满分10分）请根据中文提示翻译下列句子。71.现在我非常想见到我的双亲和我的老朋友。I_____________tomeetmyparentsandmyoldfriendsnow.72.你能帮助解出这道数学题吗？Canyou______me______withthemathsproblem?73。他每天尽量抽出几分钟时间来锻炼。Hetriedto____________afewminutestodophysicalexerciseeachday.74。这个孩子害怕被独自留在这个大房子里。Thechildwillbeterrifiedofbeing____________inthebighouse。75。那些著名的歌手正在表演和为有需要的孩子募捐.Thosefamoussingersareperformingandcollectingmoneyforchildren____________.=4\＊ROMANIV。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。ThelittleEngineThatCouldwasastorythatinspiredmanyofusaschildren.Thestorytellsofasmalltrainthatwasfacedwithasteepclimbupaverylargehill.Halfwayupthehillthelittleenginestartedtofeelasthoughitwasanimpossibletask.Fearsetin。“WillImakeit？”thetrainwondered。“WhatifIdon’t?WhatifIrunoutofsteambeforeImakeit?”Thefeargrewinsideashisspeedslowedwiththeclimb.Soonhecrawled（爬行)toastop.“Ican'tmakeit,”hethought.Hewasgrippedwith（充满……的)fearandcouldn’tworknormally。Thenthingsgotevenworse.Hewasnowslippingbackwards.Thetopofthehillwasoutofhisreachandhe