1、2012-2013学年度下学期第二次月考高二英语理试题【新课标】时间：120分钟 满分：150分 命题人: 彭艳 审题人：罗明发 2012-5-28 第一部分：听力理解（共三节，30分）第一节 （共5小题：每小题1.5分，共7.5分）。 听下列5段对话。每段对话仅读一遍1. Where is the mans mother now? A.At home. B.In a hospital. C. At a bus stop.2. Where is the man going first ? A. To the Healey Supermarket B.To the airport C.To Ca
2、nada3. Why did the woman apologize? A. She brought the man the wrong dish. B.She wanted to change the dish she ordered. C.She kept the man waiting for a long time.4. What are the two speakers talking about? A.Diving. B. Writing. C.Driving5. Why is the woman preparing so much food? A.Its the mans bir
3、thday. B.The woman wants to thank the man. C.The man can eat a lot .第二节 （共15小题，：每小题1.5分，共22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。 每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第68题。6Where did the conversation probably take place? A.In a store. B. In a hotel. C.In a restaurant.7. What color did the man want to want to try? A. Red. B. Yellow. C.Ora
4、nge. 8. How much is the change? A.Twenty pounds. B. Twelve pounds. C.Eight pounds.听第7段材料，回答第911题 9. What kind of food does the woman invite the man to have? A. Fish. B. Good food. C. Chinese food.10. Who can cook a Chinese meal? A. The woman. B. The wan. C. The womans mother.11. Where did the conver
5、sation probably happen? A.At the mans house. B.In a restaurant. C. At the womans house听第8段材料，回答第1214题12. What does the man love to do in his spare time? A. Taking photograph and playing chess. B. Taking photos and hiking. C. Playing chess and fishing.13. Why does the woman play tennis?A.Because she
6、wants to practice more. B.Because she enjoys playing it . C.Because she is good at playing it.14. What else does the woman prefer besides the hobbies? A. Sitting before the TV set. B. Listening to the radio. C. Swimming in summer. 听第9段材料，回答第1517题15. Which of the following was the cause of the accide
7、nt? A.The doctor was careless. B. A big tree had fallen across the road. C. The road was covered with ice.16. Why did the doctor go to the nearest house? A. Because he knew one of his patients lived there. B. He had received a call to go there. C. He wanted to use the telephone.17.Why did the woman
8、patient telephone the doctor? A. She needed medical treatment. B. To ask how soon the doctor could come. C. She believed somebody else needed a doctor. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题18. Where is the speaker staying now ? A. In English. B. In America. C.In China.19. How often does the speaker go to School ? A.Onc
9、e a week. B.Twice a week. C.Three time a week. 20. What is his English friend interested in ? A. Eating food. B. Taking a trip. C. Mountain climbing.第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节单项填空（共15题； 每小题1分，满分15分） 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑21It is reported that there is big breakthrough in the cancer
10、treatment?If only my son could be brought back to life .Aa; /B/; aCthe; theDa; the22 Madame, the man has been waiting outside for a long time. .Really ? him then, please ADont mention itBThats rightCNot at allDNever mind23What is the best way you can imagine the overuse of water in our school?Areduc
11、ingBto reduceCreducedDreduce24A good many things in the world cannot be considered and valued money.Ain terms of B.in short of Cin change of Din case of25Will you join us this weekend ,Bob ? , Ive got an important interview next Monday.AI dont think so.BId like to CId rather not DThat depends.26Fort
12、unately, rescuers were able to gain to the disaster-hit area soon enough.AaccessBtrackCmeansDpassage27 another chance,we will be able to do job much better.AGiving BGiveCGiven.DTo give28 Cheating a second time, you will realize the value of honesty.AWhen catching B.When caughtCWhen to catchD. When t
13、o be caught29 Children like to read the of the works of George BernardShaw. AadaptationBadoption.CPronunciation.Dexception30Why did you quit your job?It was good salary, but I didnt like the working conditions.Ain need ofBin face ofCin favor ofDin terms of31One generation plants the trees under shad
14、e another generation rests.AwhichBwhereCwhoseDwhat32Why was the man condemned to be shot?Because he himself as the president and caused a great loss.Apassed; awayBpassed; onCpassed ; offDpassed; down33The couple some money every month for their children even though their income can only make ends me
15、et.Aput offBput upCset downDset aside34Is the food served in the restaurant tasty?Im sure that else in this town can you find a better restaurant.Aanywhere.Bnowhere.Ceverywhere.Dsomewhere.35. While living in this beautiful small town, Mr Green , who went in for literature so much, wrote wonderful po
16、ems.Aa good manyBA great many of Ca good many Da great deal of第二节。完形填空:（共20小题； 每小题1.5分，满分30分） In our discussion with people on how education can help them succeed in life,a woman remembered the first meeting of an introductory_36_course about 20 years ago. The profedssor _37_the lecture hall,placed
17、upon his desk a large jar filled with dried beans（豆）, and inbited the students to _38_how many beans the jar contained.After _39_shouts of wildly wrong guesses the professor smiled a thin,dry smile,announced the _40_ answer,and went on saying,”You have just _41_an important lesson about science.That
18、 is Never_42_ your own senses.” Twenty years later,the _43_could guess what the professor had in mind.He _44_himself,perhaps,as inviting his students to start an exciting _45_into an unknown worldInvisible（无形的）to the 46 ,which can be discovered only through scientific 47 .But the seventeen-year-old
19、girl could not accept or even 48 the invitattion.She was just 49 to understand the world.And she 50 that her firsthand experience could be tne 51 .The professor,however,said that it was 52 .he was taking away her only 53 for knowing and was providing her with no substitute.“I remember feeling small
20、and 54 ,”the women says,“and I did the only thing I could do.I 55 the course that afternoon,and I havent gone near science since.”36A.artB.historyC.scienceD.math37A.searched fo B.looked atC.got throughD.marched into38A.countB.guessC.reportD.watch39A.warningB.givingC.turning awayD.listening to40A.rea
21、dyB.possibleC.correctD.difficult41A.learnedB.preparedC.taughtD.taken42A.loseB.trustC.sharpenD.show43A.lecturerB.scientistC.speakerD.woman44A.describedB.respectedC.sawD.served45A.voyageB.movementC.changeD.rush46.A.professor B.eye C.knowledge D.light47.A.model B.senses C.spint D.methods48.A.hear B.mak
22、e C.present D.refuse49.A.suggesting B.beginning C.pretending D.waiting50.A.believed B.doubted C.proved D.explained51. A.growth B.strength C.faith D.truth52.A.firm B.intersting C.wrong D.acceptable53.A.task B.tool C.success D.connection54.A.cruel B.pround C.frightened D.brave55.A.dropped B.started C.
23、passed D.missed 第三部分。阅读理解（分两节，每小题2分，满分40分） 第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。 AI had the meanest mother in the worldWhile other kids ate candy for breakfastI had to have cereal（谷类）, eggs and toastOthers had cakes and candy for lunch, while we had to eat a sandwichAs you can guess, my supper was
24、 different from the other kidsBut at least I was not alone in my sufferingMy sister and two brothers had the same mean mother as I didMy mother insisted on knowing where we were at all timesShe had to know who our friends were and what we were doingWe had to wear clean clothes every dayOther kids al
25、ways wore their clothes for days We reached the height of disgrace （耻辱） because she made our clothes herself, just to save moneyThe worst is yet to comeWe had to be in bed by 9:00 each night and up at 7:45 the next morningSo while my friends slept, my mother actually had the courage to break Child L
26、abor LawShe made us work .Ibelieved she lay awake all night thinking up mean things to do to usThrough the years, our friends reportCards(成绩报告单） had beautiful colors on them, black for passing, red for failingMy mother, however, would only be satisfied with black marksNone of us was allowed the plea
27、sure of being a dropout （辍学者）She forced us to grow up into educated and honest adultsUsing this as a background, Im now trying to bring up my three childrenIm filled with pride when my children think I am mean because now I thank God every day for giving me the meanest mother in the world56From the
28、passage we can learn that the writers mother was_Anot generous at all Bvery cruel to her childrenCvery mean with money matters Dvery strict with her children57Which of the following things did the writer hate to do most?AEating differently from other kids BLetting mother know where they wereCGoing t
29、o bed early and getting up earlyDWearing clean clothes made by mother58It can be inferred from the passage that_Athe writers family lived a miserable life Ball the other kids studied better than the writerCMother was punished for breaking the Labor LawDthe writer worked hard and usually got good gra
30、des in studies59Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?AThe writer is very thankful to her motherBThe writer has a deep hatred for her motherCMother practiced economy in running her homeDThe writer is strict with her children when bringing them up60The passage was wri
31、tten in a way of_ _toneAhumorous Bhateful Cridiculous DimpatientBThe fact that blind people can see things using parts of their bodies apart from their eyes may help us to understand our feelings about colorIf they can sense color differences, then perhaps we, too, are affected by color without know
32、ing itSalesmen have discovered by experience over a long period of time that sugar sells badly in green wrappings, that blue foods are considered not agreeable to the taste, and that cosmetics（化妆品） should never be packed in brownThese discoveries have grown into a whole subject of color psychologySo
33、me of our preferences are clearly psychologicalDark blue is the color of the night sky and therefore connected with calm, while yellow is a day color connected with energy and encouragementExperiments have shown that colors, partly because they are connected with psychology, also have a direct effec
34、t on peoples mindPeople in bright red surroundings show an increase in breathing speed, heartbeat and blood pressureRed is excitingPure blue has exactly the opposite effect; it is a calming colorBeing exciting, red was chosen as the signal for danger, but a closer study shows that a bright yellow ca
35、n produce a more basic state of alarm, so fire engines in some advanced areas are now rushing around in bright yellow colors that stop buses, trucks and cars61The passage tells us that salesmen have_ Atried colors on blind people Bfound out that colors affect salesCdeveloped a special subject of col
36、or psychologyDdiscovered the relationship between color and psychology62It can be inferred from the passage that_ _Ablind people cannot sense color differences Bfoods sell well in green or blue wrappingsCw hat color we prefer depends on our state of mindDa bright color has exactly the opposite effec
37、t to red63The most effective color in the passage for warning people is_Ared Bdark blue Cgreen Dbright yellow64If someone is in an angry mood, which color is better for him to become quiet?ARed BDark blue CBrown DBright yellow65Which of the following do you think is the best title for the passage?AC
38、olors and Feelings BColors and SalesCThe Blind and Colors DPreferences for ColorsCThe UK has a well-respected higher education system and some of the top universities and research institutions in the worldBut to those who are new to it all, sometimes it can be confusingOctober is usually the busiest
39、 month in the college calendarUniversities have something called Freshers Week（新生周） for their newcomersIts a great opportunity to make new friends, join lots of clubs and settle into university lifeHowever, having just left the comfort of home and all your friends behind, the outlook of meeting lots
40、 of strangers in big halls can be nerve-wracking （令人头痛的）Where do you start? Who should you make friends with? Which clubs should you join?Luckily, there will be thousands of others in the same boat as you worrying about starting their university social life on the right foot（顺利:以非常幸运方式）So just take
41、it all in slowlyDont rush into anything that youll regret for the next three yearsHere are some top advice from past students on how to survive Freshers Week: Learn rulesMake sure you know British social mannersHave a few wine glasses and snacks handyfor your housemates and friendsBe kindSometimes c
42、ups of tea or even slices of toast can give you a head start in making friendsBe sociableThe more active you are, the more likely youll be to meet new people than if youre someone who never leaves their roomBring a doorstop(保持门敞开的)制门器）Keep your door open when youre in and that sends positive message
43、s to your neighbors that youre friendlySo with a bit of clever planning and effort, Frsshers Week can give you a great start to your university life and soon youll be passing on your experience to next years new recruits66Which of the following statements is FALSE according to the passage?AIts a goo
44、d idea to bring a doorstopBA hit of planning can make Freshers Week easierCOctober is generally the busiest month for universities in the UKDThe first week of your even- year at university is called Freshers Week67We can infer from the 4th paragraph that_ Athe newcomers usually miss the days living
45、at homeBmany freshers are worried about how to fit university lifeCmost of the students in the L K spend three years in universitiesDall the new students will make new friends and join certain clubs68Why does the author suggest having wine glasses and snacks handy?ATo pass the busy university life B
46、To pass the time in a happy wayCTo show yourself a drinker as othersDTo help make friends with others69The underlined word recruits in the last paragraph refers to_Acourses Bfreshers Cneighbors Dchallenges70The main purpose of the passage is to_Aadvise the freshers how to behave well in universities
47、Bdiscuss something about the Freshers Week in the UKCtell the newcomers how to make a new start in universitiesDintroduce something about higher education system of the UKDLooking back on Chinas road to outer space, people can easily find it has not been very smoothIn the past years, Chinese people
48、have made hard and determined efforts to realize the dream their ancestors had for thousands of yearsAfter Chinas first satellite into the Earths orbit in 1970 came four flights of unmanned Shenzhou spaceflight from 1999 to 2002The country carried out its first one-piloted spaceflight in October2003
49、, making China the third country in the world to have independent human spaceflight ability after the Soviet Union（苏联）and the United StatesThen came another breakthrough on October 12, 2005 when Shenzhou 6, Chinas second human spaceflight, was launched, with a crew of two astronautsWhats more, the l
50、andmark （里程碑 ）spacewalk done by Zhai Zhigang, one of the three boarding Shenzhou 7, launched on Sept25, 2008, leads the country further in its space explorationMeanwhile, Chinas moon exploration project, started in 2004, has also been progressing satisfactorily. Fifty years after the Soviet Union la
51、unched Sputnik, the worlds first man-made satellite, Chinas first circumlunar（绕月的 ）satellite Change 1 took off on Oct24, 2007, which became the third landmark in Chinas space achievements after the above-mentioned manned flightsChange 1（嫦娥1号） was expected to fulfill four scientific goals, one of whi
52、ch was to explore mineral elements on the moon, especially those not existent on the Earth. Its said that the lunar regolith （月壤 ） is abundant in helium（氦 ）-3, a clean fuel（燃料） that may support the Earths energy demands for more than a centuryNearly 3 years later, Oct1, 2010 witnessed the launching
53、of Change 2, Chinas 2nd unmanned lunar probe（月球探测器）, marking another step forward in moon explorationThis time the aim is to test the key techniques of Change 3 and Change 4, as a preparation for a soft lunar landing in the futureWith great expectations, people all over the world are looking forward
54、 to Chinas greater space achievements71According to the text, which of the following is TRUE?AChina sent its first satellite into the Moons orbit in 1970BChina is the third country in Asia to make human spaceflightCBy now, 5 astronauts have made successful spaceflight by Shenzhou spaceshipDThe launc
55、hing of Change 1 became the third landmark in Chinas space achievements72Paragraph 2 mainly deals with the information about Chinas_ _.Alandmark spacewalk Bmanned Shenzhou spaceflightCfirst circumlunar satellite Dunmanned Shenzhou spaceflight73We can infer from the text that_AChinas road to outer sp
56、ace has been very smooth for a long timeBthe lunar regolith is believed to be poor in a clean fuel called helium-3CChinas scientists are researching into techniques for soft lunar landingDChinas lunar exploration project was started in 2004 and completed in 200774What can be the best title for the t
57、ext?AAncient Chineses Dream BThe Worlds Great ExpectationsCChinas Moon Exploration DChina s Major Space Achievements75The authors attitude towards Chinas space exploration is_ _.Anegative Bpositive C.discouraged Duninterested第卷（非选择题，共35分）第四部分. 写作第一节 阅读表达：(共5小题；每小题2分,满分10分)阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题（请注意问题后的
58、词数要求。答案写在答卷纸上） 1 Mistakes and errors are the disciplined true which we advance in life. Mistakes are great teachers. Success comes to those who are willing to risk making mistakes in the pursuit of their goals and aspirations, and who are able to learn from those mistakes. And in order to learn from
59、 mistakes you must be willing to pay for them.2 Mistakes can be enormously valuable, but when you try to get others to pay for your mistakes, then you deprive（ 剥夺， 夺去， 使丧失 ）yourself of the opportunity to learn from them. When something goes wrong, its usually very easy to find someone else to blame,
60、 but what does that really accomplish?3 Much of the value of mistakes comes from the fact that they demand a cost that must be paid. The person who learns the most from a mistake is the person who pays the price for that mistake.4 When you make a mistake, the only thing you want to do is _it. You ne
61、ed to face it because you can learn a lot from it. The mistake has been made, so make the most of it. Pay the price, learn the lesson, and grow that much stronger.5 When you make a mistake, dont look back at it long. Remember the reason for it, and then look forward. Mistakes arelessons of wisdom. T
62、he past cannot be changed. The present is still in your power. Take full advantage of your mistakes to achieve your goals and aspirations（强烈的愿望）.76. What is the main idea of passage? (Please answer within 8 words)_77. Please fill in the blank in the 4th paragraph with proper words to complete the se
63、ntence. (no more than 4 words.)_78. Complete the following statement with proper words. (no more than 4 words.)Those who pursue are more likely to succeed, because they are willing to risk making mistakes.79. What does the word “them” (line 2, paragraph 2) refer to? ( no more than 2 words.)_80. What
64、 should you do when you make mistakes? (Please answer within 20 words.)_二书面表达（满分25分） 目前赣州市正在积极创建全国文明城市，中学生也在为之努力。假如你是学生李华，请根据下列图表所示内容，写一篇短文, 号召大家行动起来，努力使赣州市早日成为文明城市。要 点文明礼貌，尊敬师长团结互助，奉献爱心保护环境，绿化城市活 动我的态度 （ 内容自拟） 注意：1.短文内容应包含所有要点，不要简单翻译，可适当发挥； 2.文中不得使用真实姓名、班级等信息； 3.词数120左右（已给出的开头不计入总词数） 4.参考词汇：civiliz
65、ed 文明的 As is known to all，Gangzhou is working hard to become one of the civilized cities in our country. 参考答案2012年5月25日一听力理解：（每题1.5分,共30分）1-5 BAACA 610 ABCAB 1115 DABAC 1620 CCAAC二单项填空：（每题1分，共15分）21-25 AABAC 26-30 ACBAD 31-35CCDBA三 完形填空：（每题1.5分，共30分） 36-40 CDBDC 41-45 ABDCA 46-50 BDABA 51-55 DCBAA 四
66、.阅读理解：（每题2分，共40分） 5660 DCDBA 6165BCDBA 6670 DBDBC 71-75DBCDB五阅读表达（每小题2分，共10分） 76. Mistakes can make us advance in our life. 评分建议：能正确概括文章大意均可得分。需保证含义与参考答案一致，单词拼写无误 77. run away from it评分建议：，意义相同或相近，语句通顺，字体清楚、无拼写、语法错误。 78. their goals and aspirations 79. your mistakes 80. to face and make the most of
67、it./ to remember it and then look forward.评分建议：根据与文章整体内容的相关程度酌情给分。六书面表达：（共25分） As we all know, Gangzhou is working hard to become one of the civilized cities in our country. We middle school students should also do something for it. We should take following actions to make our city better and more b
68、eautiful. First we should be polite to each other and respect our teachers and parents. Besides, when someone is in difficult, we should try our best to help. Whats more, its our duty protect our environment. We should plant trees every year, and then we can have a better life in the future. Water i
69、s very important in our daily life. Its necessary for us to save water every day. We can ride bikes or walk to school instead of driving cars. We shouldnt throw rubbish in public places. Wed better use shopping bags when shopping. Only by working together can we make our city to become the civilized city.