湖北省武汉市部分重点中学2012-2013学年度高二上学期期末考试英语试卷

1、武汉市部分重点中学20122013学年度上学期高二期末 测试 英 语 试 卷 全卷满分150分。考试用时120分钟。 祝考试顺利 注意事项: 1. 答卷前, 考生务必将自己的姓名、考号填写在答题卡上。 2. 选择题的作答：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，用橡皮檫干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。 答在试题卷、草稿纸上无效。 3. 完成句子和短文写作的作答:用签字笔将答案直接答在答题卡上对应的 答题区域内。答在试题卷、草稿纸上无效。 第一部分:听力(共两节，满分30分) 做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时 间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡

2、上。 第一节（共5小题：每小题1.5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 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. According to the man, what was spilled on the jacket? A. Juice. B. Coffee. C. Paint. 2. What does the woman want to look at first? A. A ring. B. A shirt. C. Trousers. 3. W

3、hat is the mans advice about smoking? A. To smoke less. B. To see a doctor. C. To quit smoking together. 4. What does the woman think Laura should do? A. Focus on her study. B. Look for another part-time job. C. Concentrate on the job at the restaurant. 5. What did the man do yesterday? A. He helped

4、 David clean his new apartment. B. He helped David move house. C. He found a new apartment for David. 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 话或对白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟：听完后，各小 题将给出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 do we know about the woma

5、n? A. She is the mans new assistant. B. She isnt good at computers. C. She is uncertain of her work. 7. What is the mans suggestion? A. Eat at a caf. B. Have a small lunch. C. Go to the post office. 听第7段材料，回答8至10题。 8. What has the man been doing for 30 minutes? A. Waiting for the bus. B. Searching f

6、or a phone. C. Looking for a house. 9. Why cant the man find the way? A. He gets lost on his way. B. He forgot to bring the map. C. He hasnt been given the direction. 10. What does the man have to do now? A. To wait right where he is. B. To go back to the street corner. C. To cross the street and go

7、 ahead. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. What are the speakers talking about? A. The schedule of a trip. B. Activities at a festival. C. Arrangements for the weekend. 12. Why does the woman want to have the dance activity on Saturday morning? A. It isnt very popular. B. More people can attend it. C. It is the

8、best time on that day. 13. What can people do on Saturday evening? A. Enjoy a music show. B. Watch boat races. C. Go to a food market. 听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。 14. What do deserts have in common? A. Most of them are sand. B. They have little rain. C. They are always hot. 15. What is said about the animals

9、in deserts? A. They get water from plants. B. They live at the edges of deserts. C. They sleep in the day and come out at night. 16. When does the conversation take place? A. Before a lesson B. During a lesson. C. After a lesson. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. What is the first news about? A. Sinking of a b

10、oat B. A sea rescue. C. A missing boat. 18. How many people are missing in the first news? A. Eight. B. Sixteen. C. Twenty-four. 19. Who witnessed the bank robbery? A. Some shop assistants. B. Some bank clerks. C. Some passers-by. 20. What can we learn from the second news? A. No one reported the ro

11、bbery. B. Both robbers are very tall. C. The robbers are young people. 第二部分:词汇知识运用(共两节，满分30分) 第一节:多项选择(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分) 从A. B. C. 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 上将该项涂黑。 21. Doyle makes good use of many literary devices in his detective novel to _ an impression of tension and mystery. A. advocate B. c

12、onvey C. describe D. attract 22. To _ his position in the country, he appointed his close friend Henry as head of the troops. A. strengthen B. sponsor C. clarify D. switch 23. I really dont know how anyone can _ your constant complaint; no wonder you have lost so many friends. A. come up with B. end

13、 up with C. put up with D. keep up with 24. Unlike the fossil fuels of today, biofuels are renewable sources, which mean that they will not _ easily. A. come out B. break out C. turn out D. run out 25. Hearing the fire alarm, she escaped_ from the office, leaving everything behind, including those i

14、mportant documents. A. in public B. in panic C. in relief D. in particular 26. Nearly 200 people entered the area _ to mine diamonds in 2000, and eventually had to be driven off by the police. A. irregularly B. illegally C. imperfectly D. unusually 27. Shortly after publication, the book became _ be

15、cause of the writers repeated use of the negative word nigger to refer to the black Americans. A. universal B. conventional C. controversial D. skeptical 28. Things like electronics, glass or other _ objects are often packed with an appropriate protective material to prevent damage. A. flexible B. c

16、oncrete C. abnormal D. fragile 29. In human, there is a possibility of _ such as fever and headaches if there is exposure to the virus. A. symptoms B. circumstances C. consequences D. exhibitions 30. People who are infected with HIV are often looked down upon because social _ against the disease run

17、s so deep. A. preference B. conflict C. prejudice D. status 第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分，满分20分) 阅读下面短文，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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 It was a cold, wet day when 14yearold Wasana Sanjeewa reached St. Anthonys College. Waiting _31_ his classroom for his classmates to arrive, Wasana lo

18、oked at the _32_. Then he noticed enormous amounts of rainwater flowing down the hill behind the classroom. For a few minutes, Wasana _33_ the water, wondering why it looked so _34_ Then it hit him the scene was similar to the slides he was shown during Disaster Management classes. _35_ an approachi

19、ng disaster, Wasana swung into action. “Run, run, dont stay here! The rocks on the hill are going to fall on us！” he _36_ and all the students ran to the open area.Then Wasana ran over to _37_ Principal Nihal Gurauinghe what was happening. After _38_ the hill, Gurauinghe knew the school was in troub

20、le. He and some teachers _39_ to stop the waterflow, but they were too _40_： huge rocks fell down the hill with sand and mud, and the entire school was destroyed. When Wasana _41_ home later that day, his white uniform covered in mud, he got the _42_ from his mother. He tried to explain that he had

21、_43_ two hundred schoolmates _44_ she didnt believe him. His mother _45_ realized he was telling the truth when she saw a TV report about the _46_. Filled with pride, she hugged Wasana and said that he was indeed a _47_ No one was hurt in the incident because of Wasanas _48_ action and careful obser

22、vation. “Wasanas action _49_ us that sometimes we cannot wait until something happens before we take action. It _50_ be too late by then，” Gurauinghe said. 31. A. inside B. behind C. outside D. over 32. A. sun B. rain C. snow D. fog 33 A. pointed at B. decided on C. kept on D. stared at 34. A. famil

23、iar B. special C. fresh D. random 35. A. Banning B. Imagining C. Predicting D. Hearing 36. A. explained B. shouted C. concluded D. whispered 37. A. ask B. promise C. tell D. persuade 38. A. inspecting B. describing C. measuring D. assessing 39. A. chose B. tried C. helped D. agreed 40. A. late B. mi

24、ld C. blank D. anxious 41. A. missed B. left C. moved D. returned 42. A. reward B. blame C. effect D. faith 43. A. cured B. fought C. saved D. guided 44. A. so B. or C. for D. but 45. A. naturally B. necessarily C. completely D. finally 46. A. adventure B. disaster C. failure D. experience 47. A. lo

25、ser B. fool C. hero D. star 48. A. quiet B. tough C. quick D. safe 49. A. taught B. interested C. warned D. confused 50. A. might B. has to C. must D. ought to 第三部分:阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分，满分40分) 阅读下列短文。从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中， 选出最佳选项， 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A As I sit at home thinking about my upcoming adventure

26、and the things I need to bring, it makes me even more excited to begin my travel. I will be making my way around the world. The first places on the list are Andalusia and Africa in the book The Alchemist. I will need to pack a lot of things and make sure I have enough money to provide myself with fo

27、od and enough to drink. The Sahara desert is always hot and requires plenty of water. Next I will head to Mexico in the book Born to Run, where I will meet the Tarahumara Indian tribe(部落). I will need to get into shape and do some jogging(慢跑) if I want to keep up with them. I will have to pack my ru

28、nning shoes, though, because the Tarahumarans have mastered the art of running on the tough land. After Mexico, my journey takes me to the Egyptian desert in the novel The Paris Vendetta. There I hope to help uncover an ancient conspiracy (阴 谋) that goes back centuries. Just like my trip to Andalusi

29、a, I will have to make sure I have plenty of water. Packing the Camelbak products seems like the best idea, so I will have enough on hand at all times. I expect this adventure to be quite interesting, and I am very excited about it. Lastly, I will make my way back to America in the book Shattered: S

30、truck Down, But Not Destroyed. This makes me feel excited because like the main character in the book, I also wanted to become a professional athlete when I was younger. For this trip, I will go with an open mind and hopefully meet some friends along the way. I am ready to embark on my adventure of

31、traveling, and I cannot wait any longer! 51. How will the author go on adventure? A. By carrying a lot of equipment. B. By reading novels. C. By daydreaming. D. By marking out routes. 52. According to the passage, the Tarahumaras _. A. come from India B. are good at running C. need running shoes D.

32、own amounts of land 53. The Camelbak products are probably made to _. A. help people find out the truth B. supply people with water C. protect people from the sun D. show people the right direction 54. The underlined words“embark on” in the last paragraph probably mean “_”. A. start B. prepare C. ap

33、preciate D. record B Television will turn 86 years old on September 7, 2013, and it has never looked better. In its youth, television was a piece of furniture with a tiny, round screen showing unclear pictures of lowbudget programs. In spite of its shortcomings, it became well-received. Between 1950

34、 and 1963, the number of American families with a television jumped from 9% to 92% of the population. As the audience got larger, the technology got better. Television sets became more reliable through the 1960s. Both of the reception and the picture improved. The major networks started broadcasting

35、 programs in color. Even greater improvements were coming according to Sanford Brown, who wrote an article for the Post in 1967. Surprisingly, just about every prediction he made in the article became a reality. For example: All sets in the notdistant future will be color instruments. He also predic

36、ted that TV sets would become smaller, simpler, more reliable and less expensive and may forever put the TV repairman out of work. Smaller sets do not, of course, mean smaller screens. TV engineers expect screens to get much bigger. However, todays 3D TV is even farther away, if its coming at all. T

37、here is some doubt whether the public would be eager to pay for it, in view of peoples cold reception given to 3D movies. But the technology with the greatest potential, according to Brown, was cable television (有线电视), which was still in its early stages then. As he predicted, the future of cable te

38、levision was highly interactive. It wasnt cable television that gave Americans their electronic connection to the world, however. It was the Internet. He even foresaw the future office: using picture phones, bigscreen televisions for conferences, and computers providing information, at the touch of

39、a button. Brown ever said, “The future of television is no longer a question of what we can invent. Its a question of what we want.” 55. What can we infer about television sets in the 1960s? A. They were very popular with Americans. B. Their appearance remained unchangeable. C. They showed blackandw

40、hite pictures. D. Their pictures were of poor quality. 56. Which of the followings did Sanford Brown fail to predict? A. Televisions good quality. B. The invention of 3D TV. C. The more functions of TV. D. The potential of cable TV. 57. From the passage we know _. A. TV will certainly take the place

41、 of computers B. There wont be further improvement on TV C. TV repairmen will be out of work in the future D. 3D movies dont appeal to people very much 58. What is the text mainly about? A. The shortcomings of television. B. The advantages of television. C. The development of television. D. The inve

42、ntion of television. C When I first saw the book Alice in Lace, I thought I was going to like it. And as it turned out, I love it! I love books about life and being a kid. And Alice in Lace is just that kind. Its a humorous book about being thirteen and the problems kids might face. Alice and her fr

43、iends get a strange assignment from their totally cool teacher, Mr. Everett. It was like playing the game of “Life,” but you had to act it out. So Pamela is pregnant, Elizabeth buys a car and Alice gets married. Well, of course, Pamela wasnt really pregnant, but she walked around with a pillow under

44、 her shirt to get peoples reactions. Elizabeth didnt really buy a car, but she went to the car lot and made the sales guy think she was. The whole class got assignments like these! I would love to do something like that for school. In the book Alice has a lot to think about. “Getting married is hard

45、!” Alice says. She has to plan the ceremony, the honeymoon, find a place to live, pay for furniture and two months rent and food. Maybe she and her “husband” could work it out if they were getting on fine! Although this book was funny, it really made me think about how problems like these could real

46、ly mess up your life. Take teenage pregnancy for example. How could you have a baby and stay in school? You couldnt find a babysitter every day to stay with your kid. A child really consumes your life. I understand what the teacher was trying to do. He was trying to discourage the class from getting

47、 into these problems by giving them a glimpse of life. As someone about to become a teenager myself, I can say sometimes a story makes you think about whats up ahead. Overall, I would say this book is wonderful. My favorite part of the book is discovering that if I like it, there are seven other Ali

48、ce books I can check out at my local library. I love this book, and I hope you will too. 59. We can infer from the passage that Pamela, Elizabeth and Alice _. A. turn out to be the authors classmates B. are characters in Alice in Lace C. get along quite well D. become dismissed from school 60. By sa

49、ying “getting married is hard” in the paragraph 3, Alice means _. A. life isnt easy as expected B. it is hard to deal with her husband C. she regrets getting married D. its fun to get married 61. Why did Mr. Everett give his students such assignments? A. To encourage them to enjoy a meaningful life.

50、 B. To prevent them getting into those troubles at an early age. C. To make them realize the hardship of life. D. To teach them how to make a living. 62. The author writes the passage mainly to _. A. advise us to buy Alice in Lace B. tell us how wonderful Mr. Everetts idea is C. share her inspiratio

51、n from Alice in Lace D. show off her reading ability D Whenever my dog, Barney, comes into the house after having been for a ride in the car, he runs to the pen(围栏) we have set up for him by the back door. Its not something we intentionally trained him to do. The habit came simply because my husband

52、 tended to put him in his pen whenever they came in. After doing it a few times, Barney just figures thats what you do when you come inside after a car ride. Its the same with your thinking. You get into the habit of thinking a certain way and then youll rarely question it after that. This is especi

53、ally true when you were growing up. You developed habits that just made things easier for you. You probably didnt even think about them. Thats just the way it was and thats what you did. Just like Barney thinks he has to go into his pen, you do things automatically as well. For example, when you wer

54、e a kid, you may have been told not to “talk back” and to just keep quiet about things that were bothering you. These are habits that might have worked to keep you safe and out of trouble when you were young. Now that youre grown up, you may be finding that these previous strategies are actually cau

55、sing you problems. In a relationship, not communicating isnt going to work as your partner cant read your mind. What works when youre a child may not work when you become an adult. When you decide you need to change your thoughts, your brain may at first feel that its not a safe thing to do. Lots of

56、 practice and years of experience says its not. Also, you dont know to question the thought. Its a truth for you. The trick is to look at your results and see if your thoughts are the cause. Be willing to question your thinking and ask yourself if there are thoughts that are hindering (妨碍) you. As y

57、ou are now in a different phase of your life, different strategies may be needed. 63. As with the dog Barney, people _. A. think in a habitual way B. enjoy having a car ride C. usually behave in a friendly way D. have a good memory 64. According to the passage, as a kid, one tends to _. A. be afraid to make mistakes B. have the experience of playing with a dog C. learn much from adults like his/her parents D. form a habit which can keep his/her out of trouble 65. In the writers opinion, adults should _. A. not“talk back” B. avoid causing any problem C. change the habit which will br