1、2012-2013学年度下学期期末考试高二英语理试题【新课标】本试卷共四部分。全卷满分150分。考试用时120分钟。第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）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.What are the speakers talking about? A.Time for the exam.B.Exam results.C.A change of class hours.2.Wha
2、t gift will the woman probably get for Mary? A.A school bag.B.A record.C.A theatre ticket.3.Where does the conversation take place? A.In an office.B.In the kitchen.C.Over the phone.4.Why does the woman make a call? A.To borrow Georges VCD player.B.To select some music to dance to.C.To tell George so
3、me information on the party.5.What does the man advise the woman to do? A.Take the dictionary away. B.Buy a dictionary herself. C.Use the dictionary in the library.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，从题中所给有A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，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
4、话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答68题。6.What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A.Friends.B.Classmates.C.Colleagues.7.What language does the man learn every evening? A.English.B.Chinese.C.French.8.What will the man do today? A.Study at home.B.Learn dancingC.Take an examination.请听第7段材料，回答911题。9.Where
5、 does the conversation most probably take place? A.In a shop.B.In a park.C.By a lake.10.Why did the man come to Seattle? A.He wanted to live here.B.He was on business.C.He wanted to visit the city.11.What can we know from the conversation? A.The woman doesnt like the mans camera.B.The man has been h
6、ere for two years.C.The man likes the city more and more.请听第8段材料，回答1214题。12.When are the speakers going to have the new house completed? A.Before the dry season.B.Before the rainy season.C.By the end of this year.13.How many bricks do the speakers decide to buy? A.16,000.B.50,000.C.60,000.14.Which o
7、f the following is not mentioned in the conversation? A.The steel.B.The brick.C.The stone.听第9段材料，回答1517题。15.On which channel did Linda watch a movie? A.Channel 8.B.Channel 17.C.Channel 18.16.What did the woman do after watching a movie? A.She slept for a while.B.She listened to some pop music.C.She
8、did some housework.17.What does the woman think of the coverage of the bank robbery? A.Disappointing.B.Exciting.C.Sad.听第10段材料，回答1820题。18.Why were the players refused by the college? A.They were poor.B.They were not strong enough.C.They were not clever enough.19.What did the dean mean when he looked
9、at the coach in despair? A.He would fire the coach.B.He wouldnt accept the player.C.It would be decided by the coach himself.20.What can we learn about the coach? A.He didnt know the answer either.B.He liked the player very much.C.He was a very smart man.第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两小节，满分40分）第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满
10、分10分）21.Lucy is a college student who is hard-working, so she passed the College English Test Band 4 at her first_. A.attemptB.effortC.struggleD.factor22.Its generally believed that the_ of the Dragon Boat Festival is to celebrate the great poet Qu Yuan. A.resourceB.ambitionC.originD.treasure23.Why
11、is the famous althlete absent from the game? He has been_to take part in competitions for a year because of taking drags. A.arrestedB.forbiddenC.declinedD.scolded24.I have also learned to_ whole sentences without trying to translate them word for word into Chinese. A.absorbB.constructC.modifyD.class
12、ify25. Time is_. Its likely that well miss the deadline. Dont worry. We have already got through 80% of the job.A. giving out B.using upC.running outD.ending up26.Excuse me, would you please_me_at the next corner? A.set, downB.let, downC.keep,downD.turn down27.It is obvious that talking about someth
13、ing behind others is what everyone will not_. A.come up withB.keep up withC.catch up with D.put up with28.Mr. Wang, a(n)_editor and writer, is going to attend the conference to be held in Beijing next week. A.chiefB.upperC.mainD.major29.He was looking for his gloves all morning , which turned up_ un
14、der the sofa. A.slightlyB.immediatelyC.eventuallyD.directly30.Since there is always a power failure in the town, they have candles_ in the closet. A.in chargeB.in returnC.in demandD.in store第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后31-50各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。While my friends went away to thei
15、r universities in great delight, I restarted my senior high school life. My spirits 31 at the prospect of starting all over again. 32 by strange classmates, I felt as though I was in a maze（迷宫）and felt 33 for my-self. There were some complex feelings in my mind. I was frightened, nervous and lonely.
16、To make 34 worse, I recalled my failure again and again, 35 put more pressure on me than I could bear. As a result, I was always feeling 36 during class.One of my teachers noticed my depression and one day he asked me to come to his office, where he told me about his 37 towards life. He said we migh
17、t 38 from making mistakes, but its important to model ourselves into people we 39 . All the growing 40 and the embarrassing things we 41 are parts of the process. We never stop 42 , so learn from it and keep up your spirits up! If you are optimistic, things you want may 43 to you! 44 feelings rushed
18、 through me. I 45 saw the sun shining again when I stepped out of his office.With the teachers help, I finally 46 my depression. From then on, I no longer 47 my head but began smiling at my classmates. I put up my hand 48 in class and tried to answer the teachers questions correctly.I 49 have a thir
19、st to go to my dream university, 50 Im not afraid of failure because I can benefit from it.31.A.sankB.failedC.disappearedD.ran32. A.HitB.SurroundedC.StruckD.Loved33. A.unluckyB.angryC.sorryD.afraid34. A.scoresB.studiesC.experiencesD.matters35. A.whichB.whatC.thatD.who36. A.highB.downC.lonelyD.happy3
20、7. A.wayB.methodC.measureD.attitude38. A.learnB.sufferC.hearD.judge39. A.reachB.enjoyC.likeD.hate40.A.achesB.painsC.joysD.injuries41. A.feelB.experienceC.tasteD.get42. A.standing upB.growing upC.going upD.rising up43. A.referB.turnC.stickD.happen44. A.WarmB.ThoughtfulC.CoolD.Regretful45. A.suddenlyB
21、.generallyC.naturallyD.sadly46. A.got onB.got overC.got offD.got out47. A.buriedB.shookC.bowedD.nodded48. A.freelyB.hopefullyC.quicklyD.confidently49. A.evenB.everC.stillD.yet50.A.otherwiseB.orC.butD.instead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，从各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。AIt was shortly before mi
22、dnight, and Dr Patricia was getting ready for bed. The phone rang on the end of the line was a woman about to break a promise.The woman was her mothers neighbor. Flora Harris had made the neighbor swear she wouldnt tell her daughter shed had a heart attack and was in the hospital, for fear her daugh
23、ter would worry. The neighbor wisely decided to disobey orders.Harris desperately wanted to get to the hospital immediately, but she couldnt. She lives in Washington, D. C, and her mother lives in California.For the past year a half, Harris has gone to Los Angeles every other month to take care of h
24、er mother. Flora Harris takes care of her husband, James, whos 91 and has Alzheimers disease. They live in their own home, and a caregiver comes to help them a few hours a day.Harris is one of many Americans facing the heartache of how to take care of aging parents from afar. Shes often worried, not
25、 to mention exrtemely busy with a demanding job, two teenage daughters and the frequent trips to California.In some ways, Harris is lucky. She has the resources to make the trips to Los Angeles. Plus, Harris is a doctor who treats the elderly.“But its still tough,” she says. “I can foresee what the
26、next few years are going to look like, and its not a pretty picture. My fathers going to need diapers (尿布). There will come a time when he wont recognize me and hes easily excited. I worry hes going to be violent and hurt my mother.”So what do you do when you live a continent away from your aging, s
27、ick parents? There are no magic answers. You can hire someone to help, but you cant oursource it completely.51.Why was the woman thought to have broken a promise?A.She failed to take care of Flora.B.She was not supposed to call Harris at midnight.C.She couldnt go to hospital on time.D.She told Harri
28、s about her mothers illness.52.What can we learn about Patricia Harris from the passage?A.She thinks it harder to look after her parents the next few years.B.Her parents cannot take of themselves at all.C.She cannot do a demanding job.D.She cannot afford to go to California often.53.What does the un
29、derlined word “outsource” in the last paragragh mean?A.Arrange somebody outside to do a job.B.Work something out by oneself.C.Speak something out for help.D.Understand something.54.Whats the main idea of this passage?A.Aging people in the USA are increasing.B.The rate of heart disease is high in Ame
30、rica.C.It is difficult to tend aging parents from afar.D.Harris advises on tending aging parents from afar.BI shall never forget the night, a few years ago, when Marion J. Douglas was a student in one of my calsses. (I have not used his real name for personal reasons. As he requested.) But here is h
31、is real story as he told it before one of our adult education classes. He told us how tragedy had struck at his home, not once, but twice. The first time he had lost his five-old daughter, a child he adored. He and his wife thought they couldnt bear that first loss; but, as he said:“Ten months later
32、, God gave us another little girl and she died in five days.”This double bereavement was almost too much to bear. “I couldnt take it,” this father told us. “I couldnt sleep, I couldnt eat, I couldnt rest or relax. My nerves were entirely shaken and my confidence gone.” At last he went to doctors; on
33、e recommended sleeping pills and another recommended a trip. He tried both, but neither helped. He said:“My body felt as if it was surrounded in a vice(大钳子), and the jaws of the vice were being drawn tighter and tighter.” The tension of grief(悲伤)if you have ever been paralyzed(使瘫痪)by sorrow, you kno
34、w what he meant.But thank God, I had one child left a four year old son. He gave me the solution to my problem. One afternoon as I sat around feeling sorry for myself, he asked; Daddy, will you build a boat for me? I was in no mood to build a boat; in fact, I was in no mood to do anything. But my so
35、n is a persistent little fellow! I had to give in. Building that toy boat took me about three hours. By the time it was finished, I realized that those three hours spent building that boat were first hours of mental relaxation and peace that I had had in months! I realized that it is difficult to wo
36、rry while you are busy doing something that requires planning and thinking. In my case, building the boat had knocked worry out of the ring. So I determined to keep busy.The following night, I went from room to room in the house, making a list of jobs that ought to be done. Scores of items needed to
37、 be repaired: bookcase, stair steps, storm windows, window-shades, locks, leaky taps. Amazing as it seems, in the course of two weeks I had made a list of 242 items that needed attention.“During the last two years I have completed most of them. I am busy now that I have no time for worry.”No time fo
38、r worry! That is exactly what Winston Churchill said when he was working eighteen hours a day at the height of the war. When he was asked if he worried about his huge responsibilities, he said :“I am too busy. I have no time for worry.”55.The underlined word “bereavement” in the second paragraph ref
39、ers to .A.having lost a loved oneB.having lost a valuable articleC.having lost a profit-making businessD.having lost a well-paid job56.Marion felt his body as if it was caught in a vice because .A.he couldnt earn enough money to support his familyB.he was suffering from sleeplessness diseaseC.he cou
40、ldnt get out of mental pressureD.he felt tired of adult-education classes57.Marion made a list of over 200 items that needed to be repaired because .A.he hadnt been able to spare time to mend themB.he wanted to kill his free time by repairing themC.the items had actually been broken and needed atten
41、tionD.repairing the items helped crowd worry out of his mind58.At the end of the passage, the author wrote about Winston Churchill in order to .A.prove that he followed Churchills exampleB.support his students solution to his problemC.show that he was successful in his careerD.clarify how his conclu
42、sion was reachedCMOST POPULAR PASSWORDSNearly one million Rock YouUsers chose these passwords toProtect their accounts.1.12345617.michale2.1234518.ashley3.12345678919.6543214.password20.querty5.iloveyou21.iloveu6.princess22.michelle7.rockyou23.1111118.123456724.09.1234567825.tigger10.abc12326.passwo
43、rd111.nicole27.sunshine12.daniel28.chocolate13.babygirl29.anthony14.monkey30.angel15.jessica31.FRIENDS16.lovely32.soccerDespite all the reports of Internet security attacks over the years, including the recent ones on Googles e-mail service, many people have reacted to the break-ins with a shrug (耸肩
44、).Mr. Shulman and his company examined a list of 32 million passwords that an unknown hacker（黑客） stole last month from Rock You, a company that makes software for users of social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace. The list was briefly posted on the Web, and hackers and security researchers
45、downloaded it.The list provided an unusually detailed window into computer users password habits. Typically, only government agencies like the F.B.I. or the National Security Agency have had access to such a large password list.Some Web sites try to keep back the attackers by freezing an account for
46、 a certain period of time if too many incorrect passwords are typed. But experts say that the hackers simply learn to trick the system, by making guesses at an acceptable rate, for instance.To improve security, some Wed sites are forcing users to mix letters,numbers even symbols in their passwords.
47、Others, like Twitter, prevent people from picking common passwords.Still, researchers say, social networking and entertainment Web sites often try to make life simpler for their users and are unwilling to put too many controls in place.Even commercial sites like eBay must weigh the consequences of f
48、reezing accounts, since a hacker could, say, try to win an auction（拍卖） by freezing the accounts of other potential buyers.But owing to the reality of our overcrowded brains, the experts suggest that everyone choose at least two different passwords a complex one for Web sites where security is vital,
49、 such as banks and e-mail, and a simpler one for less risky places, such as social networking and entertainment sites.Mr. Moss relies on passwords at least 12 characters long, figuring that those make him a more difficult target than the millions of people who choose five-and six-character passwords
50、.“Its like the joke where the hikers run into a bear in the forest, and the hiker that survives is the one who outruns his companions,” Mr. Moss said. “You just want to run that bit faster.”59.The underlined sentence “Many people have reacted to the break-ins with a shrug” shows that many people .A.
51、dont take seriously the hackers break-insB.are worried and frightened at the hackers break-insC.dont know what to do with the hackers attacksD.are eager to get helps from the experts60.According to the passage, which of the following web sites needs a more complex password?A.A social web site.B.An e
52、ntertainment web site.C.A commercial web site.D.A game web site.61.The Internet users are advised to in order to keep back the hackers.A.mix letters, numbers and symbols as well B.choose passwords with at least 12 charactersC.choose passwords with 5 or 6 charactersD.choose at least two different pas
53、swords62.Which would be the best title for the passage?A.Password, good luck or risk!B.Popular Passwords, High Risk!C.Clever Hackers, Stupid Netizens.D.Hacker,the Enemy of Internet Security.DThe idea for a science experiment can come from an unusual place. After watching a YouTube video of a dancing
54、 bird named Snowball, a scientist in Californina decided to study the ability of animals to keep the beat.Bird lovers have long claimed that their pets have rhyhm, and there are many videos of dancing birds online. Until now, scientists have suspected that humans are the only animals that can accura
55、tely keep rhythm with music.Thanks to Snowball, that scientific opinion is changing. Snowball is a cockatoo, a kind of parrot, and his favorite song is “Everybody” by the Backstreet Boys. When he hears the song, he moves his feet and rocks his body with the tempo, or pace of the music, as though he
56、is the only bird member of the boy band.Aniruddh Patel is a neuroscientist, or a scientist who studies how the brain and the nervous system contribute to learning, seeing and other mental abilities. He works at the Neurosciences Instiute in San Diego. After seeing Snowbaills dance online, Patel visi
57、ted the cockatoo at the bird rescue facility hes called home for two years. The scientist played “Everybody” for Snowball and also played versions of the song that were sped up or slowed down. Sometimes, Snowball danced too fast or too slowly. Often, when there was a change in tempo, Snowball adjust
58、ed his dancing to match the rhythm. In other experiments, scientists have observed the same abilities in preschool children.Patel isnt the only scientist who has studied Snowballs moves. Adena Schachner, who studies psychology at Harvard University, also wanted to know more about the dancing bird. S
59、chachners team played different musical pieces for Snowball and a parrot named Alex, as well as eight human volunteers. The scientists observed that the birds and the humans kept time to the music with about the same accuracy.Schachner and her team watched thousands of YouTube videos of different an
60、imals moving to music. Not all the animals could dance, however. From watching the videos, the scientists observed that only animals that imitate sounds, including 14 parrot species and Asian elephants, accurately moved in time to music.63.The underlined words “that scientific opinion” in the third
61、paragraph refers to the theory that .A.birds like Snowball have the ability to keep the beatB.humans are the only animals that can accurately keep rhythm with musicC.the brain and the nervous system contribute to some mental abilitiesD.bird pets can have their special rhythm under humans instruction
62、64.From the fourth paragraph we may know that .A.Patel is the only scientist who has studied Snowballs moves.China may be the worlds most populous country ,and it won the most gold medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. But its prowess at soccer is lamentable. China is ranked 84th in the spo
63、rts world standing.Chinese are huge soccer fans, and hundreds of millions are expected to tune in to the World Cup, with all the matches broadcast live on public TV. But this time the Chinese dont have their own team to root for.Chinese have a reputation of being good at math, but they have trouble
64、explaining why a population of 1.3 billion cannot produce a winning 11-member soccer team, said Xu Guoqi, a history professor at the University of Hong Kong. Journalists and soccer fans offer a number of reasons, most often money issues, politics, corruption（腐败）and culture, and sometimes a combinati
65、on of the four.Even though China now boasts wealthy companies and individuals who could sponsor（赞助） teams, there is little support as long as Chinese teams are perceived as perennial losers. This is a very bad circle, Ma said. No results, no money. No money, no results.Few Chinese children are playi
66、ng soccer. Some sports journalists and fans attribute the lack of interest partly to schools de-emphasizing sports in general and the lack of playing venues in the countrys dense urban areas. What can Chinese kids do?” said Fan Huiming, 61, a Chinese soccer fan who grew up watching matches at Beijin
67、gs Workers Stadium, which was built in 1958 near his childhood home. If they play soccer, the ball may fly directly into the glass of someones home.For young people, soccer has largely been eclipsed by basketball, thanks in part to Chinese NBA players who are treated like rock stars. Journalists and
68、 fans say NBAs aggressive campaign of marketing and merchandise in China has helped swell the popularity of basketball. By comparison, they noted that international soccer does not even have an office in China.Rowan Simons, a Briton who came to China more than two decades ago and discovered he wasnt
69、 able to play weekend soccer, has been on a campaign to popularize the sport here. Simons said the main problem is that soccer elsewhere has traditionally started as a series of neighborhood clubs, but in China, theres virtually no football at community level.Football in China can only succeed if it
70、s a grass-roots activity organized by the people, he said. 67. This time the Chinese dont have their own team to root for in the World Cup because_.A.China is ranked 84th in soccer s world standing.B.they are angry about why China cannot produce a winning soccer team.C.the Chinese huge soccer fans s
71、upport other soccer teams.D.the Chinese soccer team is not capable to go as far as the final part of the World Cup.68.Why are few Chinese children playing soccer? A.No results, no money. No money, no results.B.If the footballs fly directly into the glass of someones home,theyll be criticised.C there
72、 is little support from wealthy companies and individuals sponsoring teams.D.schools dont pay much attention on sports and they lack playing venues in dense urban areas.69. The underlined word“eclipsed”in the six paragraph can be replaced by . A.occupied.B.beaten. C.led. D.compared.70.According to R
73、owan,what can be inferred ? A.NBA players are more popular than soccer players in China.B. The future of Chinese football is rather promising.C. Chinese football should get into the life of ordinary people to survive. D.Grass-roots Chinese football players can be popular .第四部分:书面表达（共两节，满分40分）第一节：完成句
74、子（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）71.I guess that my little daughter_（在玩）toys at this time tomorrow.(play)72.The river is_（3倍长）that one.(length)73.Only when you get down to doing it_（你能解出）the problem.(work)74._（尽管他们很穷），they are generous and friendly to others.(as)75.Its high time that_（你申请）the job.(apply)76.So
75、far e-mail, as well as telephones,_（发挥重大作用）in daily communication.(play)77.I feel it is your husband who_（应受责备）for the spoiled child.(blame)78.It _（晚了），we decided to leave at once.(be)79.Born in 1371 in Yunnan province and_（抚养）in a family originally from Central Asia,Zheng He heard many stories of t
76、ravel through foreign lands in his youth.(bring)80.On hearing the good news, the girls_（突然哭起来）：“We have won!”(burst)第二节：短文写作（共1题；满分25分）某英文报社正在进行题为“居住在城市的利与弊”的有奖征文。请根据下面提示，给该报社写一篇征文。利弊找工作容易，购物方便生活消费高交通便利人口多、拥挤有公园、饭店等休闲场所空气污染严重、居住环境差 注意：1词数为100左右； 2可适当增加内容以使行文连贯。 Advantages and Disadvantages of Living
77、 in a City参考答案第一部分：听力15 ABCCB610 ACBCA1115 CBCAA1620 CBCBA第二部分：词汇知识运用2125 ACBAC2630 ADACD3135ABCDA3640 BDBCB4145 BBDAA4650 BCDCC第三部分：阅读理解5154 DAAC5558 ACDB5962 ACDB6366 BBDB6770 DDBC第四部分:书面表达71.will be playing with72.3 times the length of73.can you work out74.Poor as they are75.you applied for76.has
78、 played an important role/part77.is to blame78.being late79.brought up80.burst into tears作文Advantages and Disadvantages of Living in a CityLiving in a city has both advantages and disadvantages. For example, there are more job opportunities, and with many choices of public transport available, its m
79、ore convenient to travel. Besides, there are a lot of places for entertainment. You can eat in good restaurants, visit museums, watch movies and go to parks whenever you want to relax. However, living in a city is often very expensive. You must find a well-paid job, or you will not be able to afford the expenses. Whats more, the city is always crowded, noisy and dirty. It is very difficult to find a good place where people can enjoy peace and fresh air as in the countryside.
