1、成都市玉林中学2011-2012学年度（上）半期考试试题高2013 级 英语命题人：徐淼 审题人：周临蜀 （全卷满分：150 分 时间：120 分钟）第一部分：I. 听力理解 （共20小题，满分30分 ）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5）请听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项。1. How soon will the mans uncle get to the station?A. In five minutes. B. In fifteen minutes. C. In twenty minutes.2. What are the speakers mainly talking abou
2、t?A. A kind of food. B. An invention. C. An order.3. Where does the man want to go?A. To New York B. To Chicago. C. To Phoenix. 4. What does the man want to know about the word?A. The pronunciation. B. The meaning. C. The spelling.5. How will the man be paid?A. By the hour. B. By the week. C. By the
3、 month.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）请听下面5段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。请听第6段材料，回答6至8题。6. What is the woman thinking about?A. Leaving her job. B. Changing her job. C. Doing better in her job. 7. What does the woman think of her present job?A. Difficult. B. Highly-paid. C. Interesting. 8. When should the woman make the
4、decision?A. Today. B. Tomorrow. C. Right away.请听第7段材料，回答9至11题。9. Where are the speakers now probably?A. At a party. B. At a conference. C. At the womans home10. Where does Paul work?A. In London. B. In Los Angeles. C. In Oxford.11. What will probably happen next?A. The man will make a speech. B. The
5、 woman will sit beside Kathy.C. The woman will meet some new people. 请听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a schoolroom. B. In a workshop. C. In an office. 13. How many jobs has the woman done?A. One. B. Three. C. Six.14. When did the woman come to London?A. Las
6、t September. B. Last November. C. Last December. 请听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15. What is the man probably?A. An actor. B. A reporter. C. A writer. 16. What does the woman do in the play?A. She acts a young lady. B. She directs the play. C. She writes the play.17. What does the woman want to be after this play
7、?A. A singer. B. A film star. C. A director请听10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. What caused the traffic to stop?A. The storm. B. The snow. C. The wind. 19. What is the temperature difference between the day and the night on Friday?A. About 20. B. About 40. C. About 60.20. What is the weather like on Sunday?A. Dry
8、and clear. B. Cold and windy. C. Cool and cloudy.II. 单项填空（共15小题，满分15分）21. One road in particular, which goes north from La Paz, is considered most dangerous road in the world. A. /; / B. the; the C. a; a D. /; the 22. The TV play we watched last night was very _.A. frightening B. afraid C. fright D.
9、 frightened23. Would you please go out for a walk with us? _, but Im very busy now.A. Of course not B. Id like to C. Thats all right D. Thats right24. _?He is a tall young man with blue eyes and broad shoulders.A. How is he like B. What does he look likeC. What does he like D. How is he25. I crawled
10、 along the deck, found Jim, and told him what I .A. heard B. have heard C. had heard D. was heard 26.At the Venice Carnival, many people walked around the streets masks, and doing what they wanted without .A. wearing; being recognized B. wore; recognizing C. wore; being recognized D. wearing; recogn
11、izing 27. Will you go to the museum tomorrow?Yes, I will go _ its windy.A. since B. as though C. if D. even though28. The slaves to watch as their masters celebrated carnival with food, drink and masked dances in the past.A. forced B. were forced C. had been forced D. have been forced 29. After work
12、ing for two hours, I found impossible to complete the paper in time.A. me B. this C. that D. it30. Joe took his friends there by a shortcut, reduced the drive from 50 minutes to 15.A. where B. which C. that D. what 31. He told me that the number of students to be admitted at that time.A. had not bee
13、n decided on B. were not decided onC. has not been decided on D. are not decided on32.Jack told his daughter that she could have she wanted for Christmas.A. which B. whatever C. that D. whenever33. -How did you your fluent Spanish? -I had lived in Spain with my husband for one year before I came to
14、England.A. hold up B. pick up C. set out D. add to 34. Dont it for that everyone should help you and like you.A. let; granting B. make; grant C. take; granted D. do; grant35. The old lady had a son and two daughters, treated her well, which made her very sad.A. no one of whom B. neither of them C. n
15、one of whom D. none of themIII. 完型填空：（共15小题，满分30分）It was the late spring of 1979, a hot Saturday afternoon. Hundreds of us sat 36 , side by side, in rows of wooden chairs on the main campus lawn (校园草坪). We 37 blue robes (毕业生长袍),listening carefully to long 38 . When the ceremony (典礼)was 39_,we threw
16、our caps in the air, and we officially graduated from college.After that, I found Morrie Schwartz, my 40 professor, and introduced him to my 41 .He was a small man who took small steps, as if a 42 wind could, at any time,could 43 him up into the clouds! His teeth were in good shape: when he smiled,
17、it was as if you had just 44 him the funniest joke on earth.He told my parents how I 45 every class he taught. He told them, You have a 46 boy here. He helped me a 1ot. Shy but 47 , I looked at my feet. Before we left, I 48 Mr. Schwartz a present, a briefcase with his name on the front. I didnt want
18、 to forget him.49 I didnt want him to forget me. He asked if I would keep in50 , and without hesitation (犹豫) I said, Of course. When he turned around, I saw tears in his eyes.36. A. along B. around C. beside D. together37.A. took B. wore C. put on D. got in38. A. lectures B. dialogues C. speeches D.
19、 reports39. A. on B. up C. over D. away40. A. lovely B. precious C. happy D. favorite41. A. parents B. elder brother? C. girl friend D. friends42. A. strong B. north C. warm D. cold43. A. beat B. pull C. blow D. wipe44. A. made B. told C. played D. given45. A. left B. reached C. missed D. took46. A.
20、 special B. brave C. busy D. serious47. A. astonished B. pleased C. disappointed D. nervous48. A. handed B. sent C. delivered D. brought49. A. While B. But C. And D. For50. A. conversation B. mind C. company D. touchIV. 阅读理解阅读下面短文（共20小题，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的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。 （每小题2分，共40分
21、）ADo you find getting up in the morning so difficult that it is painful? This might be called laziness, but Dr. Kleitman has a new explanation. He has proved that everyone has a daily energy cycle.During the hours when you labour through your work you may say that youre “hot”. Thats true. The time o
22、f day when you feel most energetic is when your cycle of body temperature is at its peak. For some people the peak comes during the forenoon. For others it comes in the afternoon or evening. No one has discovered why this is so, but it leads to such familiar monologues (自言自语) as: “Get up, John! Youl
23、l be late for work again!” The possible explanation to the trouble is that John is at his temperature-and-energy peak in the evening. Much family quarrelling ends when husbands and wives realize what these energy cycles mean, and which cycle each member of the family has.You cant change your energy
24、cycle, but you can learn to make your life better. Habit can help, Dr. Kleitman believes. Maybe youre sleepy in the evening but feel you must stay up late anyway. Counteract (对抗) your cycle to some extent by habitually staying up later than you want to. If your energy is low in the morning but you h
25、ave an important job to do early in the day, rise before your usual hour. This wont change your cycle, but youll get up steam (鼓起干劲) and work better at your low point.Get off to a slow start which saves your energy. Get with a leisurely yawn and stretch. Sit on the edge of the bed a minute before pu
26、tting your feet on the floor. Avoid the trouble some search for clean clothes by laying them out the night before. When ever possible, do routine work in the afternoon and save tasks requiring more energy or concentration for your sharper hours.51. If a person finds getting up early a problem, most
27、probably _.A. he is a lazy person B. he refuses to follow his own energy cycleC. he is not sure when his energy is lowD. he is at his peak in the afternoon or evening52. Which of the following may lead to family quarrels according to the passage?A. Unawareness(没意识到) of energy cycles. B. Familiar mon
28、ologues.C. A change in a family members energy cycle.D. Attempts to control the energy cycle of other family member.53. If one wants to work more efficiently at his low point in the morning, he should A. change his energy cycle B. overcome his laziness C. get up earlier than usual D. go to bed earli
29、er54. You are advised to rise with a yawn and stretch because it will _.A. help to keep your energy for the days workB. help you to control your temper early in the dayC. enable you to concentrate on your routine workD. keep your energy cycle under control all day55. Which of the following statement
30、s is NOT TRUE?A. Getting off to work with a minimum effort helps save ones energy.B. Dr. Kleitman explains why people reach their peak at different hours of day.C. Habit helps a person adapt to his own energy cycle.D. Children have energy cycles, too.BAfter working long hours on her feet everyday in
31、 the operating ,room, Taryn Rose knew a lot about foot pain. But unlike most of her colleagues(同事),she turned her pain into money: Today she is the boss of Taryn Rose International, a $528 million company that makes nice and comfortable shoes.At the beginning, Rose realized the only thing that could
32、 stop her was fear of failure. I could hear my friends and family saying, “Why did you leave a good job?” If I failed, would I be okay facing them? And I thought, “So what? I can go back for further study in medicines” I started to accept that it would be okay to say, “I failed, but I tried.” Once I
33、 was comfortable with that the fight, the fear came to an end. I realized I feared regret more than failure. And after you turn to the path you choose, there is nothing acceptable but SuccessNow, Rose has no regrets about leaving medicine. What Im doing is not all that different from what I was doin
34、g as a doctor. The goal is the same: to relieve (减轻) pain. A former professor told me: “Youre helping hundreds of thousands of women with your shoes. As a doctor, you would have helped only the few who went to your office. Youre having a much greater effect.”Looking back, Rose admits she caught a co
35、uple of lucky breaks. To me, luck is about being prepared for those opportunities (机会) that come knocking. You have to have an open mind, the right skills and all your senses working to see what opportunities present themselves. Luck can open the door, but you still have to walk through it.56. Befor
36、e starting her shoe business, Taryn Rose was a .A. nurse B. worker C. doctor D. boss 57. Rose realized later was the most fearful for her to have or face in her job change.A. failure B. regret C. family D. colleagues58. What did her former professor think about Rose and her new job?A. She doesnt hav
37、e to meet many people in her office.B. Her new work is quite different from her old job.C. She can now serve more people than before.D. Her new work is much more difficult.59. Which of the following can best explain the last sentence in the passage?A. You have to do what you can after luck brings yo
38、u opportunities.B. You should open the door when opportunities come to you.C. You have to be prepared for walking through the door.D. You should open your eyes to see opportunities clearly. CAccording to an old story, a farmer once found that a bag of corn had been stolen from his house. He went to
39、the judge and told him about his loss. The judge ordered all the people of the farm to come before him. He took a number of sticks of equal length and gave one stick to each man.He then said, “Come before me again tomorrow. I shall then know which of you is the thief because the stick given to the t
40、hief will be one inch longer than the others.”The thief was afraid of being found out, and so he cut an inch off his stick. The next day the thiefs stick was found to be one inch shorter than any of the others. In this way the thief was found out, and was at once taken away to prison.60. The judge g
41、ave each man a stick _.A. to change back the farmers corn B. to beat the thiefC. as a tool to find out the thief D. so as to play a game together61. According to the judge, the next day the thiefs stick would be one inch longer than the others because A. the thiefs stick would grow one inch longerB.
42、 the others sticks would become one inch shorterC. something wrong would happen to the thiefs stickD. the judge had given the longer stick to the thief62. Since the thief cut the stick short, _.A. he was found outB. the judge couldnt catch himC. his stick had an equal length with the othersD. his st
43、ick wouldnt be any longer63. The wise way the judge found out the thief in the end was to make _.A. the thief cut the stick offB. the thief cut an inch off the stickC. the stick grow an inch longerD. the thief tell him what he had done DThe home computer industry has been growing rapidly in the Unit
44、ed States for the last ten years. Computers used to be large, expensive machines that were very difficult to use. But scientists and technicians have been making them smaller and cheaper while at the same time they have been made easier to use. As a result, their popularity has been increasing as mo
45、re people have been buying computers for their homes and businesses.Computers have been designed to store information and compute problems that are difficult for human beings to work out. Some have voices that speak with the operators. Stores use computers to keep records of their inventories (库存货物)
46、 and to send bills to their customers. Offices use computers to copy letters, record business and keep in touch with other offices. People have been using computers in their homes to keep track of the money they spend.One important new use for computers is for entertainment. Many new games have been
47、 designed to be played on the computers. People of all ages have been playing these games. People also have been buying home computers to play computer games, watch movies and listen to concerts at home. They have become very popular indeed.64. Computers used to _.A. work rapidly B. be large and exp
48、ensiveC. be easy to use D. be used for fun65. Home computers can be used for _.A. writing letters B. playing games C. doing business D. all of the above66. Salesmen use computers mainly to _.A. check the list of goods and materials that are kept in the store houseB. play games for pleasureC. talk wi
49、th their friendsD. write letters67. The best title for the passage would be _.A. New Uses For Computers B. The Popularity of Home ComputersC. The Home Computer Industry D. Computers At Home EMr. Chen living next door to us has a habit of drinking. The best present to him, of course, is wine, Now his
50、 eldest son brought him a bottle of Mao Tai. He was glad and stared at it for some time, then wrote “105” on the corner of the trademark with a pencil, meaning he had already drunk 105 bottles of the famous wine. Two days later a stranger came. He offered to pay 5 yuan for the empty Mao Tai bottle.
51、Mr. Chen was pleased and sold it. Several weeks later, his second son brought him another bottle of Mao Tai. While examining and enjoying it, he was suddenly terrifiedhe found “105”the very mark on it.68. The story is mainly about _.A. two sons of Mr. Chens B. wine, the best presentC. the secret of
52、“105” D. an empty bottle worth 5 yuan69. The story tells that the stranger was a man who _.A. took back empties B. produced famous wineC. promoted (促进) the sale of Mao Tai D. knew how to meet peoples needs70. When examining and enjoying the wine sent by his second son, Mr. Chen was terrified because
53、 he found _.A. the wine was mixed with water B. he should have marked it “106”C. the wine had exceeded (超出) the time limit D. his second son had been cheated第二部分:V请联系上下文，选用语意正确的词来完成段落。（学生可以任选一题A篇或B篇完成）（每小题1分，共10分）并把答案写在答题卡上相应的题号后面，否则不给分。Aset passengers adolescent down adventurous pilot penny fortune
54、 flows get Like Huck, Mark Twain led an 1 life. He left school early, and as an 2 , determined to make his 3 in South America, 4 off from his home in Hannibal, Missouri, for New Orleans. He wanted to take a boat to the Amazon, where he thought he could 5 rich quickly. He arrived in New Orleans witho
55、ut a 6 in his pocket only to find that there were no boats for South America. Forced to change his plans, he worked for several years as a 7 on a steamboat, taking 8 up and down the Mississippi, the great river which 9 from the north of the US near the Canadian border, 10 to the Gulf of Mexico. Bemp
56、ire dress realized banned laws memory dates passed prison broke The government 1 that wearing masks had become a problem. Their use was limited by 2 , the first of which 3 back to the 14th century. Men were not allowed to wear masks at night; and they were not allowed to 4 up as woman. In later time
57、s more laws were 5 . People who wore masks could not carry firearms; and no one could enter a church wearing a mask. If they 6 the laws, they were put into 7 for up to two years. Finally, when Venice became part of the Austrian 8 , at the end of the 18th century, masks were 9 completely, and carniva
58、l became just a 10 . 第三部分:VI 书面表达 (满分25分)（学生在A和B题中任选一题完成）请写在答题卡上，否则不给分。A在学习、生活和工作中，学会与人合作是非常重要的。某英文报纸开辟专栏讨论此事。请你根据下表中所提供的信息，为该专栏写一篇题为：“Being a Good Partner”的英文稿件，发表你的观点。（字数：100字左右）与人合作1.现代人应该具备的基本素质2.可省时间和精力与谁合作1.与喜欢的人合作；心情愉快2.与不喜欢的人合作；发现优点你的看法B据调查，高一学生课外阅读的时间每周平均为7小时，高二为4小时，高三为2小时。请你根据这一信息，以“Senior
59、 High School Students Extracurricular Reading”为题，用英语按以下要点为你校校报写一篇100词左右的短文。1. 描述以上有关高中生进行课外阅读的信息；2. 分析原因（如没有意识到阅读的重要性、作业多）；注意：文章的标题已给出（不计词数）。成都市玉林中学2011-2012学年度（上）半期考试试题高2013 级 英语 参考答案1-5 CBCAA 6-10 BCAAB 11-15 CCBCB 16-20 ACAAB 21-25 DABBC 26-30 ADBDB 31-35 ABBCC 36-40 DBCCD 41-45 AACBD 46-50 ABACD
60、51-55 DACAB 56-60 CBCAC 61-65 CABBD 66-70ABCAD第二卷A 1.adventurous 2.adolescent 3. fortune 4. set 5. get 6. penny 7. pilot 8. passengers 9. flows 10. downB 1. realized 2. laws 3.dates 4.dress 5.passed 6.broke 7. prison 8. empire 9. banned 10. memory 书面表达：(A)Being a Good PartnerNowadays if we want to c
61、omplete our work more efficiently, we must learn to cooperate with others, which saves us a lot of time and energy. Well be pleased enough to find someone we like to cooperate with due to the fact that we can share our joy and sadness with him. However, it can be difficult to cooperate with someone
62、we dislike. In this case, we have to learn to put up with some of his shortcomings and try to discover his advantages. In my opinion, to be a good partner, we should try to listen to others, never force our ideas on others and if he makes mistakes, try to point them out in a polite way. (B) Senior H
63、igh School Students Extracurricular ReadingA recent survey suggests that Senior High School students extracurricular reading varies from grade to grade. On average, Grade 1 students spend seven hours per week reading, Grade 2 four hours, and Grade 3 two hours. It occurs to me that the distinction am
64、ong students in different grades must have something to do with the increasing homework and pressure. As a result, students have to spend much more time preparing for tests, which leads them to the loss of their awareness of the importance of reading, as well as steals their passion. In my opinion, both parents and schools should create a better environment to increase students reading time. For example, parents and read together with children on weekends and schools encourage students reading by reducing schoolwork.
