1、北京市西城区（南区）2012-2013学年下学期高二年级期末质量检测英语试卷 本试卷共100分。考试时长120分钟。第一部分：听力理解（共三节。15分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，共5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话你将听两遍。1Whats the man going to do on Sunday? APrepare for an exam BGo to a dancing ball CAttend a Halloween party2What time wi
2、ll the speakers get to Beijing? AAt 11：00 BAt 12：30 CAt 12：453Why is the man going to New York? ATo work there BTo visit a friend CTo have a vacation4Where does the conversation take place? AIn a bank BIn a hotel CIn a post office5What is the woman doing? AMaking an invitation BMaking a suggestion C
3、Making a request第二节（共5小题；每小题1分，共5分） 听下面2段对话。每段对话后有几道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话你将听两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6What are the speakers talking about? AA way to improve air quality BA problem with traffic rules CA suggestion for city planning7What does the woman think
4、about the mans idea? AIts interesting BIts worth trying CIts impractical听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8Whats the man going to do in Venice? AHave a trip BVisit his friends CBuy a house9With whom is the man going there? AHis wife BHis child CHis mother10How is the mall going there? ABy air BBy sea CBy car第三节（共5小题；
5、每小题1分，共5分） 听下面一段对话，完成第11至第15五道小题，每小题仅填写一个词。听对话前，你将有20秒钟的时间阅读试题，听完后你将有60秒钟的作答时间。这段对话你将听两遍。A SurveyName: Job: （11）BarbieA professional （12） playerMost exciting thing: Most admiring person: Plans for next 5 years: became a （13） his （14） .have more kids and write books about his （15）第二部分：知识运用（共两节，35分）第一
6、节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，共15分） 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。16I really dont like the weather in the north as it_ be quite windy，especially in spring Acan Bmust Cshould Dshall17If the phone _，can you please answer it? Awill ring Brang Crings Dis ringing18When do we need to pay the balance? _ September
7、 AIn BBy CDuring DWithin19More than a dozen students in that school _ around to study medicine last year Asent Bwere sent Chad sent Dhad been sent20Yesterday she sold her car，_ she bought a month ago Awhen Bwhere Cthat Dwhich21_ the protective glasses when you begin the experiment，please AWear BWear
8、ing CWorn DTo wear 22We havent enough books for _; some of you will have to share Asomebody Banybody Ceverybody Dnobody23_ he referred to in his article was unknown to the general reader AWhat BThat CWhether DWhere24“You cant catch me!”Janet shouted，_ away Arun Brunning Cto run Dran25I always take s
9、omething to read when I go to the doctors _ I have to wait Ain case Bso that Cin order Das if 26_ as a strong-minded person, he was determined to overcome the difficulties byhimself AKnowing BKnown CHaving known DBeing known27If we consider this problem in greater detail，we _ a solution to it Ahave
10、found Bare finding Cwould find Dwill find28John went to the hospital alone. If he _ me about it，I would have gone with himAshould tell Btells Ctold Dhad told29This book tells _ life story of John Smith，who left _ school and worked for anewspaper at the age of 16 Athe; the Ba；the Cthe；不填 Da；不填30Some
11、pre-school children go to a day care center，_ they learn simple games and songs. Awhen Bwhom Cwhich Dwhere第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，共20分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项.。 Sometimes you cant believe what is happening before your eyesWith all her big brothers and sisters off to school，our four-year
12、-old daughter，Becky，felt 31 at homeCattle and horses were too big for her to 32 withOh，my poor daughter One day I had just finished washing the lunch dishes when Becky rushed in with 33 . “Mama!”she cried，“Come to see my new dog! I gave him water two times alreadyHes sothirsty” I 34 ，another of Beck
13、ys imaginary 35 . “Please come，Mama”She pulled 36 my jeans，her brown eyes pleading（恳求）“Hes cryingand he cant walk !” “Cant walk ?” I could 37 it must be a certain animal this time“All right，honey，”I saidBy the time I tried to 38 her，Becky had already disappeared into the 39 “Where are you?”I called“
14、Over here by the oak stump（橡木桩）Hurry，Mama!” I 40 the branches and raised my hand 41 the glare of the sunTo my 42 , she was touching an unmistakable head of a wolf! “Becky,”My mouth felt dry“Dont move” I 43 closerYes，it was a big wolf which was badly hurtSuddenly the wolf 44 “Its all right，boy” Becky
15、 45 it“Dont be afraidThats my Mama, and she loves you，too”Then the unbelievable thing happenedAs her tiny hands 46 the great shaking head，I found the wolf 47 down and waved his tail gently. “Honey，” my 48 tightened“Put his 49 down and come to MamaWell go and find help” Becky got up and kissed the wo
16、lf on the nose before she walked slowly into my arms With Becky 50 in my arms，I ran home quicklyI cant understand why my little girl could get along well with the wolfbut I always think if only all of us could get on well with other animals，like my daughter and the wolf31AlonelyBafraidCfreeDhappy 32
17、Ago Bdeal Cplay Dcompete 33Asadness Bexcitement Ccaution Dfear 34Aregretted Bcomplained Claughed Dsighed 35Aplans Bdogs Ctricks Ddiscoveries36Aon Bover Cup Dat37Arecognize Bsuspect Csay Ddeclare38Afollow Bcatch Ctrust Dconvince39Agate Bhouse Ccrowd Dwoods40Aparted Bsplit Cstruck Dsurrounded41Ato Bfo
18、r Cfrom Dagainst42Ajoy Bastonishment Ccuriosity Ddisappointment43Areached Bsought Cstepped Dwatched44Ashook Battacked C. jumped Dstood45Astopped B. comforted Cblamed Dordered46Abeat B. felt Cwaved Dheld47Awent Bslowed Ccalmed Dgot48Ateeth Bmind Cfeet Dthroat49Abody Btail Chead Dhand50Asafe Bhappy Cn
19、ervous Dproud第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，30分）第一节：（共15小题；每小题15分，共225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。AWhen milk arrived on the doorstep When I was a boy growing up in New Jersey in the 1960s, we had a milkman delivering milk to our doorstepHis name was MrBasilleHe wore a white cap and drove a white truckAs a 5-
20、year-old boy，I couldnt take my eyes off the coin changer fixed to his beltHe noticed this one day during a delivery and gave me a quarter out of his coin changer Of course，he delivered more than milkThere was cheese，eggs and so onIf we needed tochange our ordermy mother would pen a note-“Please add
21、a bottle of buttermilk next delivery”- and place it in the box along with the empty bottlesAnd then，the buttermilk would magically appear. All of this was about more than convenienceThere existed a close relationship between families and their milkmenMrBasille even had a key to our house，for those t
22、imes when it was so cold outside that we put the box indoors，so that the milk wouldnt freezeAnd I remember MrBasille from time to time taking a break at our kitchen table，having a cup of tea and telling storiesabout his delivery There is sadly no home milk delivery todayBig companies allowed the pro
23、duction of cheaper milk，thus making it difficult for milkmen to competeBesides，milk is for sale everywhere，and it may just not have been practical to have a delivery service Recentlyan old milk box in the countryside I saw brought back my childhood memoriesItook it home and planted it on the back po
24、rch（门廊）Every so often my sons friends will ask what it isSo I start telling stories of my boyhood，and of the milkman who brought us friendship along with his milk51MrBasille gave the boy a quarter out of his coin changer _ Ato show his magical power Bto pay for the delivery Cto satisfy his curiosity
25、 Dto please his mother52What can be inferred from the fact that the milkman had the key to the boys house? AHe wanted to have tea there BHe was a respectable person CHe became the boys family member DHe was fully trusted by the family53Why does home milk delivery no longer exist? ANobody wants to be
26、 a milkman now BIt has been driven out of the market CIts service is getting poor DIt is forbidden by law54Why did the author bring back home an old milk box? AHe missed the good old days BHe wanted to tell interesting stories CHe needed it for his milk bottles DHe planted flowers in itB How would y
27、ou like to brush a crocodiles teeth? Or give a shark a bath? Cats are well-known for the way they keep themselves clean by licking（舔），but other animals have their own ways to stay clean as wellAnd tidiness can be important for their survivalEven cockroaches（蟑螂）have to keep their feelers clean to hel
28、p them into food Many animals in the wild，such as deer，wolves and bears，have an automatic cleaning systemInsects like to attach themselves to animals to feed on the skin or bloodThese parasites（寄生虫） can be unhealthyBut their“host” animals are constantly dropping skin and fur by a natural processThey
29、 also like to rub up against trees or rocks to comfort themselves，and this removes additional skin and furAlong with old fur goes the dirt and parasites living in the furWhile these animals may sometimes take a bath when they enter or cross a river or lake，they dont need the water to stay cleanThey
30、dont get sweaty，because they dont have sweat glands（汗腺）all over their bodies the way people doGrowing new skin and fur is enough to keep them clean Some animals and birds use dust to get cleanChinchillas，a kind of small animal that lives inthe mountains of South America，have a very fine fur（They are
31、 raised for their fur，in fact）If they took water baths，they might get too coldSo，instead，they roll around in fine dust，raisingquite a cloud as they“bathe”The dust helps to keep their fur and skin dryThis protects themfrom bacteria and parasites that enjoy warm and wet placesAnd the fine dust doesnt
32、stick in theirfur for longIt falls off or blows away As for lions and tigerstheir rough tongues act like combs and can remove dirt and loose furWhy is it important for them to stay clean and smooth? It helps them stay cool in very hot summer or feel warm in cold winter.55Whats the main idea of this
33、passage? AFor animals，cleanliness is a survival skill BAnimals enjoy living in a clean environment CUnlike people，animals hate staying in water DAnimals fight against parasites in different ways56According to the passage，such animals as deer，wolves and bears clean themselves by _. Aliving with paras
34、ites Breplacing their skin and fur naturally Cclimbing trees or rocks Dhaving a bath in a river or lake57It can be inferred from the passage that the way some animals stay clean _. Ais decided by their physical conditions Bis better than the way people do Ckeeps them away from parasites all the time
35、 Dhelps them survive any danger in the wildCWestern New Bridge Library AnnouncementShortened Library Hours for Spring BreakLibrary Hours have been shortened to 7 hours a day （9：00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. ）for Spring Break from March 24 to March 30. Coming EventsOn Monday，March 24，at 10：30 am，Scott Sutton，a c
36、hildrens writer，will tell stories to kids over sevenSuttons attractive style will surely inspire everyone present!At 1：00 pmon March 26，the Georgetown Musicians will present an Irish Folk Concert，which will be entertaining for the entire familyCome for the music and stay to check out somerelevant bo
37、oks for the rest of the week!On Thursday，March 27，at 2：00 pm，the annual Childrens Gathering will take place in Room 201，the second floorPick up an invitation in the Childrens Room and return your RSVP（回复）to reserve your seat at the table by 3：00 pmon Tuesday，March 25Onlychildren are allowed in the G
38、atheringAt 10：30 amon Friday, March 28，Enzo Monfre of the hit kids science show，Enzoology, will bring Fossils Live! Surely Enzo will take the audience back in time，deep beneath the surface of the earthto uncover the mysteries of killer dinosaurs，and morePlease note：In case of emergency，please call t
39、he Help Desk at 9263736 and follow theprocedures outlined on the voice messageThe calldown service is staffed 24 hours a day，7 days a week for emergenciesThe Help Desk supplies service to you all the year round! For questions about all these，please contact hldwnblorgCome for the great fun ; Stay for
40、 the relevant books! 58To attend the annual Childrens Gathering，one has to_. Abuy a ticket Bapply in advance Cmake a reservation Dcontact the call-down service59According to the passage，Enzo Monfre will _. Ashow the children around a zoo Btell stories to children over seven Ctake the audience back i
41、n time Dtake place on Thursday，March 27 60The Help Desk in this library supplies service _. Aonly during the daytime Bin case of emergency C. till the end of the Spring Break Dafter 22：00 pmevery day 61We learn from the passage that children can _. Aattend all the activities with their parents Bborr
42、ow some relevant books for the activities Cparticipate in the activities from 8：00 amto 4：00 p.m. D choose only one of the activities according to their interestD Reading Oliver James Affluenza，I thought about what often happens at home My 12-year-old daughter is in tears“I have to take a test tomor
43、rowI dont understand any of it，”she cries out. After shouting and shutting her door，she calms down enough to go through her notesThe following day I ask her how the test went and she just says“OKI got a nine” “Wow, well done!”I say，before she finishes with“But I never get a ten!” According to James,
44、 this obsession with getting top marks has been a bad development，which encourages people to think of education in terms of work and moneyTo test this，I asked my daughter why she was so worried about her testsShe looked at me as if I was thick“Well，if I dont get good grades，I wont get into universit
45、yThen I probably wont get a good job and I wont be able to afford nice things like a ear and stuff” I was quite surprised，because I dont consider myself a pushy parentBut James suggests showing any interest in grades sends the message that what is important is results and it leaves students feeling
46、failures even if they are very brightHe points to the Danish system（体制）of education as a better modelCreating happy citizens who have good social skills is seen as more important than high achievements at school or the needs of business. For meI cannot remember the last time I had to work out the ar
47、ea of a circle，recite a Shakespeare poem or grammar rules，yet I have lived a happy lifeWhat I really needed to learn at school was how to make polite conversations，or how to avoid getting into debt or how to develop good personality This is in fact similar to what Oliver James really has in mindAnd
48、he is looking for schoolswhere students are encouraged to find and follow their own interests，something more like TongjonTongjon has been developed in some Korean private schoolsIt is quite different from the more rigid system of learning things by heart that is used in Korea，and indeed in many othe
49、r school systems around the world As the Russian poet Pushkin said，“Inspiration（灵感） is needed in geometry（几何学） just as much as in poetry”，and inspiration does not come from endlessly revising for tests or getting worried about them.62What does the writer probably think of hisher daughter? AShe sets
50、herself a goal too high to reach BShe should be more polite to her parents CShe is hard-working but not very bright DShe takes her grades much too seriously64What can we infer from the passage? ASocial skills are as important as high grades BInterest in grades can shake self-confidence CThe writer r
51、egrets not having studied hard at school DDanish educational system is for very smart students65The writer wants to tell us that _. Alearning happily is the key to self-development Btop marks may be helpful to increase oneS interest Ctests should be improved to give children inspiration Deducation s
52、hould meet ones needs for work and money第二节（共5小题；每小题15分，共75分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。NOISE The people who lived in Rome 2，000 years ago were already talking about the noise in theircityThey couldnt sleep，they said，with all the people and carriages in the streetsFor them noise was o
53、nly a trouble，but for us it has become a real dangerWe know that sounds of an ordinary city are loud enough to cause serious harm to the peoples hearing-in the United States，one person out of twenty has suffered some hearing loss 66 It has increased greatly in the 20th century with the development o
54、f machinesWe livesurrounded by loud planes，trucks，buses，radios，machines-that make such loud noises day andnight up to 90 or 100 decibels（分贝）A usual talk reaches 55 decibelsA jet plane goes to 100decibels and more“Pop”music reaches around 118 decibelsAt 120 decibels the ear stopshearing sound，and the
55、 ear suffers a lot However，the human ear does not judge clearly the degree of loudness of a noiseA sound ten decibels louder than another one is felt as twice as loud，when，in fact，it is ten times louder 67 But it is not only our hearing that is harmedIt has been known that loud noises，over a period
56、of time，cause loss of sleep，anger，and many other problems 68 Can anything be done to make our world more quiet? We know how to build quieter machines，if the public wants themBut shopassistants say that people who buy motorbikes like the loudest ones because they sound more loudly 69 In America the d
57、rivers in some cities are fined fifty dollars for honking；they may lose their right to drive if they do it againPeople who carry noisy radios in public places may lose them if they are caught with them 70 Even so，say the scientists，in twenty years the cities will be twice as loud as they aretoday be
58、cause of the increase of the populationPeople will have to shout to be heard at the dinnertableUnless，of course，they have all become completely deaf!ASome countries are trying to make lawsBPeople will become completely deaf in the futureCWhen a sound is getting louder and louder，our ears are in dang
59、erDIn fact，it will take everybodys hard work to keep city noises from increasingESince we cannot measure the increase or decrease of noise，we never know in what danger we areFAnd all over the world the situation is getting worse all the time since noise increases with the populationGSuch problems ha
60、ve been found among factory workers，and people who operate loud machines，or often go to pop music concerts第四部分：选词或词组填空（共10小题，10分）请用方框中词语或词组的适当形式完成下列句子，每个词语或词组只用一次。stand out, end up, is willing to, work out, due to, pay off, respond to, be accustomed to, make sense, in terms of71If you keep your car
61、at a speed like that，you will _ in hospital72_ natural resources，it is one of the poorest countries in Western Europe73Nobody _ go out on such a stormy night74He sat down at his desk to _ the exact figures75The effort _ in the long run76How did he _ the news?77What one thinks and feels is _ traditio
62、n, habit and education78_ you _ the weather here?79Among mystery writers，Agatha Christie _ as a real master80The story you have made doesnt _ to me第五部分：书面表达（10分）假如你是李华，你校将在寒假举办外国人学汉语的短期学习班，并为学员安排周末“北京一日游”活动。作为志愿者，请你根据下表提供的信息，向他们介绍旅游活动安排，并对他们的出行提出建议。讲稿的开头已为你写好。One- day Tour in BeijingPlaces to visit: Price: Transport: Lunch: Time to start: Time to return: the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven, the Summer Palace$ 70bustraditional Chinese food8:30 am5:30 pmLadies and gentlemen. Attention, please. Id like to introduce to you the one-day tour for the coming Saturday._
