1、20122013学年度第二学期期中考试高二级英语试题卷本试卷共8页，满分150分。考试时间120分钟。在答题卡上，选择题答案用2B铅笔按题号填涂，非选择题答案用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔书写。I、听力第一节听力理解听下面一段对话，回答第1-2题。1. When will Laura arrive at the airport?A. At 8:40. B. At 9:30. C. At 9:40.2. What is the man probably doing?A. He is having coffee.B. He is packing his luggage.C. He is watching
2、 a football match.听下面一段对话，回答第3-5题。3. Where are the two speakers probably?A. In the kitchen. B. In the bedroom.C. In the rest room.4. What does the woman want to do before going out?A. Have a shower. B. Clean the house.C. Have breakfast.5. What can we know about the woman?A. She wants to lose weight
3、by jogging.B. She doesnt have jogging shoes.C. She doesnt want to jog.听下面一段独白，回答第6-8题。6. Why did the man decide to leave the college after his second term?A. He didnt like the big lecture classes.B. He couldnt afford further education.C. He was not interested in education.7. How much has the man ear
4、ned during the four years?A. $4,750. B. $5,740.C. $1,700.8. What is the man probably doing now?A. Working in the organization.B. Working as a teacher.C. Studying in college.听下面一段对话，回答第9-10 题。9. What is Jolly good at?A. Dance. B. Gymnastics. C. Swim.10. What does Jolly want to do in the future?A. Bec
5、ome a teacher of gymnastics and dance.B. Run a gymnastics and dance school.C. Become a professional ballet player.第二节：回答问题（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）听下面一段材料，回答5个问题，并把答案写在答题卷的相应位置。听材料前，你将有15秒钟阅读各个小题；听完后，各小题将给出30秒钟的作答时间。材料读两遍。11. When did my uncle write his first book for children? _12. Why did the publishers
6、refuse to publish his first book? _13. What was my uncles strong desire? _14. How many words were there in the book The Cat in the Hat? Less than _15. Who loved the book The Cat in the Hat? _II、语言知识及运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下面的短文，从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 Jerry is a popular restaurant ma
7、nager. The reason why the waiters followed him from restaurant to restaurant was because of his _16_. He was a natural motivator （鼓舞人心的人）. If an employee was having a _17_ day, Jerry would tell him how to look on the positive side of the situation.This attitude really made me _18_, so one day I aske
8、d him,“You cant be a positive person all the time. How do you do it?”“Each time something bad happens, I choose to learn from it. Every time someone comes to me _19_, I can choose to accept their complaint or I can point out the positive side of life. Why dont we just do the latter?”Jerry told an un
9、usual story out of his experience. One day he left the back door of the restaurant _20_ and was held up at gunpoint by three robbers. While trying to open the safe（保险箱）, his hand shaking from _21_, he forgot the combination (开启号码锁的号码组合). The robbers got angry and _22_ him._23_, Jerry was rushed to t
10、he local hospital. Weeks later, Jerry _24_with fragments (碎片) of the bullets still in his body. I saw Jerry about six months after the _25_. I did ask him what had gone through his mind as the _26_ took place. “Werent you scared? Did you _27_ consciousness(知觉)?” I asked. “No,” Jerry said, “But when
11、I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared.”“A nurse asked if I was allergic (过敏的) to anything. Yes, I replied. The doctors and nurses _28_ working as they waited for my reply. I took a deep breath and yelled, “_29_ !” Over their laughter, I told them. “Operate
12、 on me as if I am alive, not dead.”Jerry lived thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude. Attitude, after all, is _30_.16. A. strength B. position C. opinion D. attitude17. A. fine B. worse C. bad D. better 18. A. angry B. curious C. disappointed D. regretful 19. A
13、. complaining B. laughing C. smiling D. singing 20. A. closed B. shut C. open D. locked 21. A. joy B. excitement C. eagerness D. nervousness22. A. killed B. hit C. shot D. struck 23. A. Luckily B. Unfairly C. Generally D. Pitifully 24. A. escaped B. died C. recovered D. disappeared 25. A. class B. m
14、eeting C. party D. accident26. A. show B. robbery C. concert D. murder 27. A. gain B. lose C. catch D. forget28. A. continued B. imagined C. kept D. stopped29. A. Bullets B. Flowers C. Papers D. Cakes 30. A. nothing B. everything C. something D. none第二节：语法填空（共10题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面的短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文
15、连贯的要求填空。Along with the Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen is recognized as a key figure in the 19th century romantic fiction. He is, without question, the best-known writer Denmark has ever produced.Born_31_April 2, 1805, in Odense, Denmark, Andersen was an emotional yet imaginative child. _32_
16、 father, a poor shoemaker, died in 1816. With a mother _33_ was very superstitious(迷信的) and unable to read or write, the boy received little education as a child.At 14, Andersen traveled to Copenhagen. There, he hoped to become _34_ actor or singer. He was lucky enough _35_ (spend) some time with th
17、e Royal Theater, but when his voice changed, he had to leave. _36_(lucky), one of the directors helped him by arranging his education. Andersen gained admission to the University of Copenhagen in 1828, and his literary career began soon afterwards. He hoped to achieve _37_(succeed) with poems and pl
18、ays, and underestimated(低估) the kind of stories which _38_( make) him famous. _39_he was not particularly fond of children, he had a gift for entertaining them. This led a friend to suggest he write down stories he invented.Nowadays, of course, Hans Christian Andersen is a household name. _40_ he wo
19、uld have liked it or not, millions of children and adults will always be grateful for the magic his stories have brought to their lives.III、阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节：阅读理解（共20题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下面的短文，从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AWhen we want to tell other people what we think, we can do it not only with the help of words
20、, but also in many other ways.An Englishman who could not speak Italian was once travelling in Italy. One day he entered a restaurant and sat down at a table. When the waiter came, the Englishman opened his mouth, put his fingers in it, took them out again and moved his lips. In this way he meant to
21、 say, “Bring me something to eat.” The waiter soon brought him a cup of tea. The Englishman shook his head and the waiter understood that he didnt want tea, so he took it away and brought him some coffee. The Englishman, who was very hungry by this time and not at all thirsty, looked very sad. He sh
22、ook his head each time the waiter brought him something to drink. The waiter brought him wine, the beer, then soda-water, but that wasnt food, of course. He was just going to leave when another traveler came in. When this man saw the waiter, he put his hands on his stomach. That was enough: in a few
23、 minutes there was a large plate of macaroni and meat on the table before him.As you see, the primitive language of signs is not always very clear. The language of words is much more exact.Words consist of sounds, but there are many sounds which have a meaning and yet are not words. For example, we
24、may say “Sh-sh-sh” when we mean “keep silent.” When babies laugh, we know they are happy, and when they cry, we know they are ill or simply want something.It is the same with animals. When a dog says “G-r-r”or a cat says “F-f-f” we know they are angry.But these sounds are not language. Language cons
25、ists of words which we put together into sentences. But animals can not do this: a dog can say “G-r-r” when he means “I am angry,” but he cannot say “I” and then “am” and then “angry”. A parrot can talk like a man; but cannot say that it really speaks, because it cannot form new sentences out of the
26、 words it knows. Only man has the power to do this.41. What happened in the restaurant?A. The traveler failed to make himself understood.B. The waiter didnt want to bring food to the customer.C. A customer wanted something to drink.D. The traveler was so thirsty that he ordered all kinds of drinks.4
27、2. What is true according to the storyA. The traveler left the restaurant , hungrily.B. The traveler at last got something to eat.C. The two travelers became friends.D. The waiter was fired.43. By telling the story of the English traveler, the author wants to convince(说服) us_A. We have ways other th
28、an the help of words to tell people what we want.B. Sign language is not always clear.C. We can order food in a restaurant with sign language.D. Its not a big deal if you dont know the language of a foreign country.44. What sound can we hear when a cat is angry? A. Sh-sh-sh. B. G-r-r. C. F-f-f. D. M
29、iao.45. Which of the following is true about words and language?A. Sounds are words. B. Sounds with meanings are words.C. A parrot cannot speak language because it doesnt say sentence.D. Man can form new sentences but a parrot cannot.BA woman who had a pencil in her head for 55 years after a childho
30、od accident has finally had most of it removed, which should end her longtime headaches and nosebleeds, her doctor said on Tuesday. When Margaret Wegner was four she fell while carrying the 3.15-inch pencil, which went through her cheek and into her brain. At the time, the doctor who treated her cou
31、ld not remove the pencil safely. Wegner had to live with it and the pencil was in her brain for the next five and a half decades. “It went right through the skin and disappeared into my head,” Wegner told Germanys best-selling newspaper. “It hurt like crazy.” But on Friday, Dr Hans Behrbohm, an ear,
32、 nose and throat doctor at Berlins Park-Klinik Weissensee, was able to identify (确认) where the pencil was and then took most of it out. The operation was difficult because of the way the pencil had moved as Wegner grew, Behrbohm told the newspaper on Tuesday. “This was something strange because the
33、injury was so old,” said Behrbohm, who has also done brain operations to remove bullets from wounded men and glass from people injured in car accidents. Although a piece of a pencil about four-fifths of an inch long could not be removed, Behrbohm said it was not dangerous. And now Wegner, the wife o
34、f German boxing coach (教练) Ulli Wegner, will no longer have the headaches and nosebleeds, and her sense of smell should return soon, Behrbohm said. “She shouldnt suffer any longer,” he said. 46. Wegner had longtime headaches and nosebleeds because _.A. a pencil had injured her cheek B. her head had
35、once been injuredC. she had a bad nose diseaseD. a pencil was in her brain47. We can infer from the passage that _.A. the doctor who had treated little Wegner was very carelessB. when little Wegner was treated the medical level was lowC. the doctor didnt know where little Wegners injury wasD. little
36、 Wegner didnt tell the doctor what had happened to her48. From the passage we learn that Wegner is _ years old now.A. 54B. 55C. 57D. 59 49. What is the passage mainly about?A. A doctor removes a pencil from a womans head after 55 years. B. A German doctors medical skill is the best in the world.C. I
37、t is 55 years since Margaret Wegner caught a strange illness. D. A womans headaches and nosebleeds have been cured.50. Where can we most probably read the passage?A. In a personal diary. B. In a story book.C. In a newspaper report. D. In a research paper.CWhen you think of the desert, you may think
38、of thirst. But thirst is not the only problem facing those who live in deserts. Water alone will not support life. For animals in the desert, hunger and the search for food take up a major part of their daily lives. Because the desert can be a hostile （不利的） place, animals living there have adapted i
39、n special ways that help them find food. One such animal is the little kit fox.The kit fox is about the size and weight of a large house cat. It looks like its distant cousin, the gray fox. Both have thick coats and bushy （茂密的） tails. But the fur of the kit fox is yellow or gray, with black-tipped h
40、airs. It becomes a perfect disguise for running around in the desert moonlight. The kit fox lives over nearly the whole western desert in the United States. Anyone who spends time in the desert may, from time to time, catch sight of the kit fox and find its tracks in the sand. But it is never seen i
41、n daylight.Kit foxes are unafraid and rather curious about people, yet they remain shy. They live underground in burrows （地洞） that may extend up to eight feet. There the kit fox spends the hot part of each day. Once a year the young, called kittens, are born. Usually kit foxes have four or five kitt
42、ens in a litter(一窝).The kit fox feeds on any small animals it can find, but its favorite is the kangaroo rat. Rat burrows that have been dug open by foxes can be found in sandy areas. The kit foxes eat wood rats, pocket mice, small birds, lizards, and insects, too.Smells disappear quickly in dry des
43、ert winds. Instead of a keen sense of smell, the successful hunter needs sharp hearing. The kit foxs ears are much larger in proportion （比例） to its size than the ears of other foxes. They are broad and pointed. Its ears can be moved independently, allowing the kit fox to listen in two directions at
44、once. At the slightest sound, its ears made a quick movement, listening for the direction of prey （猎物）. Then the animal turns toward the sound, moving swiftly on its short, strong legs. The kit foxs ears are a helpful adaptation to desert life.51. The purpose of the first paragraph is to _.A.give an
45、 explanation B. tell a story C. give a background D. make a comment 52. The underlined word “disguise” is closest in meaning to “_”.A. symbol B. change C. toolD. cheat53. If a person walks in the desert, the kit fox will _.A. show interest in him B. attack him at onceC. escape from him quickly D. we
46、lcome him with its tail54. Which of the following statements about the kit fox is NOT true?A. It cant be seen in the daytime in the desert.B. Its ears are larger than all the other foxes.C. The mother fox usually gives birth once a year.D. Its a kind of meat-eating animal.55. The kit foxs most impor
47、tant sense is _.A. sight B. smellC. taste D. hearingDEveryone takes drugs. Sometimes a drug might be called a herb （草药） but the effect is the same. Drugs and herbs can make life better for they are used to improve health. From the simplest headache to a cure for cancer, people believe that certain d
48、rugs can help them. But there is danger if the drugs are not used in a proper way.American teenagers sometimes use certain drugs to feel good. They call this “getting high”. The problem is that once a young man or a young woman has the feeling of “getting high”, they want to do it often. If school i
49、s boring or too hard, students might get depressed and a drug or herb might help them feel better. If the student takes too much of a drug, the body may change in a wrong way such as a confused mind, poor sight, a headache, and an uncomfortable stomach.Schools now have D. A. R. E. program which mean
50、s Drug Abuse Resistance Education. This program was started so that young students from age 10 to 18 might understand how a drug affects their bodies. The main point of the program is education. Once a student understands certain drugs can cause ill health, he will know he should not use them.Educat
51、ion is the key to good nutrition as well. If a student eats correctly, he or she will be full of energy which leads to good study habits and good grades. Poor nutrition may cause the need for more sleep and poor concentration. Proper food is similar to the proper use of drugs. Both allow a healthy b
52、ody to grow while the misuse of them prevents a person from developing normally.56. Whats the main idea of Paragraph 1? A. Everyone takes drugs. B. Drugs and herbs can improve health. C. Drugs should be used properly. D. Certain drugs can help to cure cancer.57.What does the underlined phrase “getti
53、ng high” (in Paragraph 2) mean?A. Flying high. B. Feeling comfortable.C. Getting confused. D. Falling asleep.58. We can infer from the passage that _. A. drug abuse is a common phenomenon in America B. poor grades is the main reason for drug abuseC.good eating habit may help students keep away from
54、drugsD. teenagers always need to seek for excitement 59. The main aim of D. A. R. E. program is to _. A. manage and control drugs B. explain to teenagers what drug isC. educate teenagers how to keep fit D. help teenagers know about the harm of drugs 60.Which of the following can be the best title fo
55、r this passage?A. Use drugs properly B. The harm of getting highC. Common drug abuse in AmericaD. Why do students take drugs?第二节 信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）特别提示: 如果选E, 则同时填涂AB; 如果选F, 则同时填涂CD.以下是书本信息：A. British Life by Anne Collins Whats everyday life for people in Britain? Why do they talk about the weat
56、her so much? This book will tell you everything you want to know about the interesting and traditional countryB. Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare A sad story of two loversThe two lovers began their secret love, but their families didnt knowIts one of the famous plays written by Shakespeare in the lit
57、erature historyC. Angels and Demons by Dan Brown Robert Langdon, the hero of Da Vinci Code, which is another history thriller, tried to solve the mystery of a century-old underground organization and save the Vatican from a tombIf you are not brave enough, dont read it alone at nightThis is the anci
58、ent mysteryD. Happy Christmas by John Escott This is a book, but looks like a magazineIt is made out of different sectionsYou can learn about the history and traditions of the western-style holidays and something else like the way of making traditional food and gamesE. The Beatles by Paul Shipton Jo
59、hn, Paul, George and Ringo: four young men from England were the most well-known and some of the best musicians of the 1960sThey formed the Beatles, and their music is still popular todayF. Silver Bells by Luanne Rice A sweet love story happening on ChristmasChris Byne, a farmer who sold his Christm
60、as trees on the streets on New York, one day met Cathy Tierney, a librarian who lost her husband on Christmas Eve three years beforeSo a new love and a new hop started lasting a lifetime以下是购书者的信息，请匹配购书者的信息与它们所对应的书本：61. Randy: Christmas is comingRandy wants to know all information about it, such as t
61、he games, the food, the stories, the music and the movies62. Amy: Amy has many romantic dreamsShe always believes she can find her Mr. Right like the girls in the fairy storiesSo she is crazy about the books with good endings onlyNow she begins to bury herself in the book like that63. Vince: Vince,
62、as the head of his own band, is able to play all kinds of musical instrumentsBut he dreams of becoming musician like John Lennon, a famous singer from a rock bandTherefore, he wants to search for a book on him64. Alan: Mystery and adventure are always boys dreamsAlan, one of the boys, especially pre
63、fers the ancient ones because he always regards himself as a big man with super power, but not a small boy65. Lin Jie: Lin Jie, a student studying English in a university, will go to England to continue his further educationSo he wants to find more information about the country he will study inIV、写作
64、（共35分）第一节 词语搭配（共10题；每小题1分，满分10分）用适当的单词或词组及其正确形式填入句子的空白处。注：66-70请用单词填空；71-75请用词组填空66. The church was destroyed in 1900 and completely _（重建） last year. 67. Nowadays, many people in Africa are still suffering from _(starve). 68. Last year he _(捐赠) $1,000 to the Childrens Hospital. 69. Im writing to _（祝
65、贺） you most sincerely on your appointment.70. Martin Luther King went through many hardships in his non-violent request for _ (equal) for the black. 71. I assure you that I came out from town _(特意；故意) to meet you.72. On the one hand this job doesnt pay very much, but _( 另一方面) I cant get another one.
66、 73. To make sure that he was at home, I called him up _ (预先、提起).74. Bigger companies want to _(接收、接管) the smaller ones to earn more money. 75. Doctors tried to save him, but _(徒劳). 第二节 读写任务（共1小题；满分25分）阅读下面短文，然后按要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。Japanese students work very hard but many are very unhappyThey feel hea
67、vy pressure from their parents to do well in schoolMost students are always being told by their parents to study harder so that they can have a wonderful lifeThough this may be good ideas for those very bright students，it can have very bad results for many students who are not quick enough at learni
68、ngUnfortunately，a number of students killed themselvesOthers are after comfort in using drugsSome do bad things with trouble-makers and turn to crimeMany of them have tried very hard at school but have failed in the exams and have disappointed their parentsSuch students feel that they are less impor
69、tant and leave school before they have finished their studyIt is surprising that though most Japanese parents are worried about their children, they do not help them in any wayMany parents feel that they are not able to help their children and that it is the teachers work to help their children写作内容1
70、.以约30个词概括上文的主要内容。2.以约120个词就“如何应对压力”写一篇短文，内容包括：（1）简述中学生面对的压力；（2）你认为有哪些方法可以应对压力；（3）你认为父母应该如何帮助孩子应对压力。写作要求1.作文中可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事，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，语篇连贯。20122013学年第二学期期中考试高二级 英语答题卷第二节：回答问题（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）11._12._13._14._15._单词词组(10分)注：66-70请用单词填空66 _67 _68
71、_69 _70 _7175请用词组填空71 _ _ 72_ 73_ _74_ _75_ _语法填空(15分)31 _32 _33 _34 _35 _36 _37 _38 _39 _40 _ 5 10 15 19第二节：读写任务(25分)2012-2013高二第二学期英语期中考试答案I、听力 1-5BCBAC 6-10AACBA 11. In 1937. 12. Because it was too different. 13. To help children.14. Less than 225 words. 15. Children and their parents. II、语言知识与运用
72、16-20 DCBAC 21-25 DCACD 2630 BBDAB31. on 32. His 33. who 34. an 35. to spend 36. Luckily37. success 38. have made/ would make 39. Though/ Although 40. WhetherIII、 阅读4145：AABCD 4650：DBDAC 5155：CDABD5660：CBCDA 6165: DFECAIV写作66. rebuilt 67. starvation 68. donated 69. congratulate 70. equality71. on pu
73、rpose 72. on the other hand 73. in advance 74. take over 75. in vain读写任务：From the passage we know that Japanese students face great pressure from their parents, who want them to do well in school and be successful in the future. Many of them adopt wrong ways to deal with stress.Middle school student
74、s in China face the same pressure from their parents, too. Examinations, homework and competition in study have become great burden for them. Therefore, its important for students to find proper ways to release their stress. I think the most important thing is to remain optimistic and be a happy per
75、son. Failure in exams doesnt necessarily mean failure in life. Talking to your friends is also a useful way to deal with stress. When youre unhappy, you can do something you like, such as watching TV, reading a novel or go window-shopping with friends.Parents are not supposed to give children too much pressure. Instead, they should talk with their children about their problems in school and help them to find solutions.