1、高二下学期期中考试英语试题试题说明：本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，满分为150分。考试时间为120分钟。注意事项：1答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考生号、试室号、座位号填写在答题卡上。2选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。3非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内的相应位置上；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。I 听力（共两节，满分15分）第一节 听力理解 （2段共5小题；每
2、小题2分，满分10分）每段播放两遍。各段后有几个小题，每段播放前每小题有5秒钟的阅题时间。请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题，在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。听第一段对话，回答第12题。1. What are they talking about? A. The mans hobby. B. Tour information. C. Hotel service. 2. How many days ahead does the man need to book? A. 2 days. B. 3 days. C. 4 days. 听第二段对话，回答第35题。3
3、. Where are the two speakers? A. In a dining hall. B. In a hospital. C. In a lecture room.4. What did the man do?A. He saw a doctor. B. He took some medicine. C. He had vegetables for lunch.5. What does the woman think the man should do?A. Have meals regularly. B. Go to Dr. Kevins office. C. Pay att
4、ention to his health.第二节 听取信息 （共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）听下面一段独白。请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入答题卡标号为610的空格中。听录音前，你将有10秒钟的阅题时间，录音读两遍。你将有60秒钟的作答时间。Hong Kong Arts CinemaOpen: 6 a weekNext weeks film(Monday - 7 ): My 8 Time: at 9 pm and 10:30 pm Nearest car park: on 10 RoadII 语言知识与应用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满
5、分30分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1125各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。It was a busy morning，about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to the hospital. I heard him saying to the 11 that he was in a hurry for an appointment(约会) at 9:30.The nurse had him take a 12 in the waiting area, telling him it
6、would be at least 40 minutes before someone would be able to see him. I saw him looking at his 13 and decided, since I was not busymy patient didnt 14 at the appointed hour, I would examine his wound. While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another doctors appointment. He said no and t
7、old me that he 15 to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his 16 , who had been there for a while for a special disease. I asked if she would be 17 if he was a bit late. He replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not been able to 18 him for five years. I was 19 , and asked h
8、im，“And you still go every morning, even though she doesnt know who you are?” He smiled and said. “She doesnt know me but I know who she is.” I had to hold back 20 as he left.Now I 21 that in marriages，true love is 22 of all that is. The happiest people dont 23 have the best of everything; they just
9、 24 the best of everything they have. 25 isnt about how to live through the storm, but how to dance in the rain.11. A. friend B. patient C. nurse D. doctor12. A. test B. chance C. shower D. seat13. A. nurse B. blackboard C. watch D. doctor14. A. turn up B. show off C. come on D. go away15. A. needed
10、 B. forgot C. agreed D. happened16. A. daughter B. wife C. mother D. sister17. A. lonely B. worried C. doubtful D. hungry18. A. recognize B. answer C. believe D. expect19. A. moved B. disappointed C. surprised D. satisfied20. A. curiosity B. tears C. words D. judgment21. A. realize B. suggest C. hop
11、e D. prove22. A. agreement B. expression C. acceptance D. exhibition23. A. necessarily B. completely C. naturally D. frequently24. A. learn B. make C. favor D. try25. A. Adventure B. Beauty C. Trust D. Life第二节 语法填空 (共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)根据句子结构的语法性，在下面空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词的适当形式填空，并将答案填写在标号为2640的相应位置上。26. I
12、 like getting up very early in summer. The morning air is so good _(breathe).27. Nobody knew the _ (deep) of her love for the child.28. Their sudden attack made us more aware _ the danger around us.29. Tom is excited about _ (invite) to the party.30. In order to find _ better job, he decided to stud
13、y a second foreign language.31. Doing morning exercises is _(benefit) to our health.32. _ is important to keep a balance between study and a social life.33. Marys parents will go to the airport by taxi because it is raining _ (heavy).34. It is a novel _(write) by Mark Twain.35. Those _ will go to th
14、e park stay here please.36. Parents should not give their children _ they want.37. Her husband died ten years ago, _ (leave) her with three children to look after.38. This is the factory _ the shoes are made.39. With all the work _ (do), I feel totally relaxed.40. He was given severe _ (punish) by h
15、is father only for a little mistake. III 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。AI began working in journalism when I was eight. It was my mothers idea. She wanted me to “make something” of myself, and decided I had better start young if I was to have any
16、chance of keeping up with the competition. With my load of magazines I headed toward Belleville Avenue. The crowds were there. There were two gas stations on the corner of Belleville and Union. For several hours I made myself highly visible, making sure everyone could see me and the heavy black lett
17、ers on the bag that said THE SATURDAY EVENING POST. When it was suppertime, I walked back home. “How many did you sell, my boy?” my mother asked. “None.” “Where did you go?” “The corner of Belleville and Union Avenues.” “What did you do?” “Stood on the corner waiting for somebody to buy a Saturday E
18、vening Post.” “You just stood there?” “Didnt sell a single one.” “My God, Russell!” Uncle Allen put in, “Well, Ive decided to take the Post.” I handed him a copy and he paid me a nickel. It was the first nickel I earned. Afterwards my mother taught me how to be a salesman. I would have to ring doorb
19、ells, address adults with self-confidence, and persuade them by saying that no one, no matter how poor, could afford to be without the Saturday Evening Post in the home.One day, I told my mother Id changed my mind. I didnt want to make a success in the magazine business. “If you think you can change
20、 your mind like this,” she replied, “youll become a good-for-nothing.” She insisted that, as soon as school was over, I should start ringing doorbells, selling magazines. Whenever I said no, she would scold me. My mother and I had fought this battle almost as long as I could remember. My mother, dis
21、satisfied with my fathers plain workmans life, determined that I would not grow up like him and his people. But never did she expect that, forty years later, such a successful journalist as me would go back to her husbands people for true life and love.41. Why did the boy start his job young? A. He
22、wanted to be famous in the future. B. The job was quite easy for him. C. His mother had high hopes for him. D. The competition for the job was fierce.42. From the dialogue between the boy and his mother, we learn that the mother was _. A. excited B. interested C. ashamed D. disappointed 43. What did
23、 the mother do when the boy wanted to give up? A. She forced him to continue. B. She punished him. C. She gave him some money. D. She changed her plan.44. What does the underlined word “nickel” most possibly mean? A. a note that is worth ten dollars B. a bill signed in acknowledgement of debt C. a l
24、ist showing how much you have to pay D. a coin that is worth five cents45. What is the text mainly about? A. The early life of a journalist. B. The early success of a journalist. C. The happy childhood of the writer. D. The important role of the writer in his family.BIn the fall of 1985, I was a bri
25、ght-eyed girl heading off to Howard University, aiming at a legal career and dreaming of sitting on a Supreme Court bench somewhere. Twenty-one years later I am still a bright-eyed dreamer and one with quite a different tale to tell. My grandma, an amazing woman, graduated from college at the age of
26、 65. She was the first in our family to reach that goal. But one year after I started college, she developed cancer. I made the choice to leave college to care for her. It meant that school and my personal dream would have to wait.Then I got married with another dream: building my family with a comb
27、ination of adopt and biological children. In 1999, we adopted our first son. To lay eyes on him was fantasticand very emotional. A year later came our second adopted boy. Then followed Son No. 3. In 2003, I gave birth to another boy.You can imagine how busy I became, raising four boys under the age
28、of 8! Our home was a complete zooa joyous zoo. Not surprising, I never did make it back to college full-time. But I never gave up on the dream either. I had only one choice: to find a way. That meant taking as few as one class each term.The hardest part was feeling guilty about the time I spent away
29、 from the boys. They often wanted me to stay home with them. There certainly were times I wanted to give up, but I knew I should set an example for them to follow through the rest of their lives.In 2007, I graduated from the University of North Carolina. It took me over 21 years to get my college de
30、gree!I am not special, just single-minded. It always struck me that when youre looking at a big challenge from the outside it looks huge, but when youre in the midst of it, it just seems normal. Everything you want wont arrive in your life on one day. Its a process. Remember: little steps add up to
31、big dreams.46. When the author went to Howard University, her dream was to be _. A. a writer B. a teacher C. a judge D. a doctor47. The author quit school in her second year of college because she _.A. wanted to study by herself B. fell in love and got marriedC. suffered from a serious illness D. de
32、cided to look after her grandma 48. What can we learn about the author from Paragraphs 4 and 5?A. She was busy yet happy with her family life.B. She ignored her guilty feeling for her sons.C. She wanted to remain a full-time housewife.D. She was too confused to make a correct choice.49. What does th
33、e author mostly want to tell us in the last paragraph?A. Failure is the mother of success. B. Little by little, one goes far.C. Every coin has two sides. D. Well begun is half done.50. Which of the following can best describe the author ?A. Caring and determined. B. Honest and responsible.C. Ambitio
34、us and sensitive. D. Innocent and single-minded.CJust as the teacher hands out the spelling test, you see Jeff pull out a small piece of paper with a lot of small words on it. Jeff hides the note into his hand but soon takes it out again. While hes taking the test, you see him looking back and forth
35、 between the teacher and his paper. Theres no mistaking it hes cheating.Cheating can happen in a lot of different ways. When people cheat, its not fair to other people, like the kids who studied for the test or who were the true winners of a game.Many people like the action of cheating. It makes dif
36、ficult things seem easy, like getting all the right answers on the test. But it doesnt solve the problem of not knowing the material and it wont help on the next testunless the person cheats again. Some people lose respect for cheaters and think less of them. The cheaters themselves may feel bad bec
37、ause they know they are not really earning that good grade. And, if they get caught cheating, they will be in trouble at school, and maybe at home, too.Some kids cheat because theyre busy or lazy and they want to get good grades without spending the time studying. Other kids might feel like they can
38、t pass the test without cheating. Even when there seems to be a “good reason” for cheating, cheating isnt a good idea.If you were sick or upset about something the night before and couldnt study, it would be better to talk with the teacher about this. And if you dont have enough time to study for a
39、test because of swim practice, you need to talk with your parents about how to balance swimming and school. A kid who thinks cheating is the only way to pass a test needs to talk with the teacher and his or her parents so they can find some solutions together. Talking about these problems and workin
40、g them out will feel better than cheating.51. The author thinks that when kids cheat in class, _.A. it is unfair to other people B. it does harm to their heathC. teachers should punish them D. teachers shouldnt stop them at once52. Some students like cheating mainly because _.A. the material in the
41、test is very difficult B. they want to do better than the othersC. cheating can make hard things seem very easy D. they have little time to study53. The fifth paragraph mainly tells us _.A. cheating isnt a good idea B. why kids cheat in the testC. some kids cant pass the test without cheating D. som
42、e kids dont spend time studying54. We can learn from the passage_.A. cheaters are often thought highly of B. people show no respect for those who cheatC. parents whose kids cheat are often in trouble D. kids cheat in the test because of swim practice55. Those who cheat are advised to _.A. spend more
43、 time on school than on sportsB. find good solutions instead of cheatingC. try hard to be intelligent rather than lazyD. ask their classmates for good methods of study DScience cant explain the power of pets, but many studies have shown that the company of pets can help lower blood pressure and rais
44、e chances of recovering from a heart attack, reduce loneliness and spread all-round good cheer. Any owner will tell you how much joy a pet brings. For some, an animal provides more comfort than a husband/wife. A 2002 study by Karen Allen of the State University of New York measured stress(紧张) levels
45、 and blood pressure in peoplehalf of them pet ownerswhile they performed 5 minutes of mental arithmetic(心算) or held a hand in ice water. Subjects completed the tasks alone, with a husband/wife, a close friend or with a pet. People with pets did it best. Those tested with their animal friends had sma
46、ller change in blood pressure and returned most quick to base line heart rates. With pets in the room, people also made fewer math mistakes than when doing in front of other companions. It seems people feel more relaxed around pets, says Allen, who thinks it may be because pets dont judge. A study r
47、eported last fall suggests that having a pet dog not only raises your spirits but may also have an effect on your eating habits. Researchers at Northwestern Memorial Hospital spent a year studying 36 fat people and their equally fat dogs on diet-and-exercise programs; a separate group of 56 people w
48、ithout pets were put on a diet program. On average, people lost about 11 pounds, or 5% of their body weight. Dog owners didnt lose any more weight than those without dogs but, say researchers, got more exercise overallmostly with their dogsand found it worth doing.56. The underlined word “subjects”
49、refers to _. A. what students learned at school B. people that were studied C. those who had pets with them D. those people without pets 57. A person with heart disease has a better chance of getting well if _.A. he has a pet companion B. he has less stress of workC. he often does mental arithmetic
50、D. he is taken care of by his family58. Why did the people do better with pets around when facing stressful tasks?A. They have lower blood pressure. B. They become more patient.C. They are less nervous. D. They are in higher spirits.59. The research mentioned in the last paragraph reports that _.A.
51、people with dogs did more exercise B. dogs lost the same weight as people didC. dogs liked exercise much more than people didD. people without dogs found the program unhelpful60. What does the text mainly discuss?A. What pets bring to their owners. B. How pets help people calm down.C. Peoples opinio
52、ns of keeping pets. D. Pets value in medical research.第二节 信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）请阅读下列应用文及相关信息, 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字母涂黑。E.The person likes collecting all kinds of things, such as baseball cards and stamps.F.Many people may like collecting things, such as collecting cards or stamps. But he/she
53、likes reading very much.请阅读以下个人信息，然后匹配与他们相关的职业或兴趣爱好：61. Mary: I never used to like stamp collecting. I read almost everything I can: books, magazines, newspapers. I go to the public library about twice a week. If youd like to send me something, maybe books are my favorite.62. Tom: My wife says I sho
54、uld take up gardening. We have a big garden and she loves working in it. But the truth is, it bores me. My friends and my wife think Im really boring, because Im always listening to music. I go to concerts all the time. I love Mozart and all that classical staff.63. Mike: I dont really like video ga
55、mes and that sort of things. I prefer being outdoors, hiking or playing sports. I always go out with my family playing baseball and stuff all the time. I think most sports are pretty interesting.64. Lisa: Im a free writer, and a lot of people think my job is easier because I dont have to go to the o
56、ffice every day. And I dont have to deal with office politics. But, you know, my job is very hard. I have to be very organized and much disciplined. And pretty self-motivated. And when I have a problem, there is no one around to help me.65. Victor: My life is very stressful. In my working place, eve
57、ryone is in a hurry and under tremendous pressure. The doctors are demanding, and there is always too much to do to save a dying patient.IV 写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节 句子考查（共6小题，6668 每小题2分，6971 每小题3分）66. Mary is afraid to _ _ _ _ (取笑) by her classmates for her disability.67. Try _ _ _ _ (与合作) excellent men, an
58、d youll benefit a lot. 68. I have a strong desire to receive your letter.= I _ _ _ _ from you.69. He got up earlier so that he could get to school on time. =_, he got up earlier. (用不定式改写)70. I dont know the fact. The fact is that he was fired by his boss. （用同位语从句合并）_.71. 这是我第二次上学迟到。（汉译英）_.第二节 读写任务（共
59、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。 A young man was complaining about his bad luck and poverty. He frowned (皱眉) all day. A wise old man came to him and said, “Hey, kid, why are you so unhappy?” “I dont understand why Im so poor!” he replied. “Poor? I think you are very wealthy!” the wise old m
60、an said sincerely. The young man was puzzled, “Why do you say that?” “Supposing someone offers you one thousand dollars to cut your finger off, would you do it?” “Of course not!” the young man replied. “And ten thousand dollars to chop your leg off?” “Certainly not!” “A hundred thousand dollars to s
61、coop your eyes out?” “Surely not!” “One million dollars to turn you into a 90-year-old man immediately?” “Definitely not!” “Ten million dollars to take your life right away?” “Absolutely not!” The wise old man said with a smile, “So there you are. You already possess what is worth more than ten mill
62、ion dollars. Why are you still sad to be so poor?” After the young man listened to the wise old mans words, it started to become clear to him.写作内容 1. 以约30个词概括文章的主要内容； 2然后以“健康比金钱更重要”为题发表自己的，字数大约120左右，内容包括： (1) 对话中这位年长智者的观点是否正确，为什么? (2) 健康与金钱的关系，并试举例说明； (3) 作为一名高中生，应该如何处理健康与金钱的关系。写作要求 1.在作文中可以使用自己亲身的经
63、历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容但不得直接引用原文中的句子； 2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。评分标准概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。20122013学年度第二学期高二年级英语答案I 听力（共两节，满分15分）III 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)41-45 CDADA 46-50 CDABA 51-55 ACBBB 56-60 BACAA第二节 信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）61-65 F D B C A IV 写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节 句子考查（共6小题，6668 每小题2分，6971 每小题
64、3分）66. be made fun of/ be played tricks on/be played jokes on (每空0.5分) 67. to team up with (每空0.5分) As for the relationship between health and money, in my opinion, health is more important than money. Without good health, it is impossible to do whatever you want to do. For example, supposing you ar
65、e handicapped in wheelchair, even if you have a big sum of money, you cant still travel all over the world and go wherever you want to go. As a result, as a high school student, not only should we be concerned about our study, but we should also make more use of our time to do sports and do more body-buildings.给分：概括：共2点，每点2分，剩余1分为整体分写作：共3要点，每要点5分，剩余5分作为整体上得分卷面差的酌情扣分，题目不写不扣分,写在概括之后扣1分
