广东省深圳市南山区2012-2013学年高二上学期期末英语试题 WORD版含答案.doc

1、高二期末考试英语注意事项： 1、本试卷共三大部分，满分135分。 2、答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的学校、姓名、班级、考号填写在答题卡上。 3、非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，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。 4、考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。I. 语言知识及应用（共三节，满分55分）第一节：选择填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）从下面每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项选出最佳选项，在答题卡选择题答题区将相应的字母编号涂黑。（共15小题，每小题1分）例: _

2、 is known to everybody, the moon travels round the earth.A. It B. As C. That D. What答案是B。1. What is _ population of your home town? I think it has _ population of at least 2,000,000.A. a; theB. the; a C. the; /D. /; the2. It was in New Zealand _ Elizabeth first met Mr. Smith. A. that B. how C. which

3、 D. when3. Nowadays more and more young students would like to play video games. As a result, they dont have any time to _ feelings and ideas with their parents or teachers.A. spare B. tell C. have D. share4. At the party all the old people danced _ the music which reminded them _ their college life

4、 40 years ago in Chengdu.A. of; to B. to; of C. to; to D. of; of5. He told me how he had given me shelter and protection, without which I _ of hunger and cold. A. would be deadB. would have died C. would dieD. will have died6. I usually go there by train. Why not _ by boat for a change?A. try goingB

5、. to try to go C. try to goD. to try going7. This kind of plant grow best _ is plenty of rain. A. there B. where C. in which D. where there8. Have a picnic this weekend? _. Id like to go out for a rest.A. I couldnt agree more B. Im afraid notC. I believe not D. I dont think so9. Because the shop _，a

6、ll the Tshirts are sold at half price.A. has closed down B. closed down C. is closing down D. had closed down10. While building a tunnel through the mountain, _. A. an underground lake was discoveredB. there was an underground lake discoveredC. a lake was discovered undergroundD. the workers discove

7、red an underground lake第二节：完形填空（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1125各小题所给的A、B、C和D选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 In the United States there was an unusual tale telling of the daughter of a mechanic (技工). One day while walking along the bank of a lake, the girl 11_ to see 20 eggs laid by a wild goose (野鹅).

8、 After some time the girl 12_ the mother would not return to her eggs and she decided to take them home. There she carefully 13_the eggs in the heat of a lamp. Several days later the eggs broke and the baby geese came into the 14_. Geese are known to take the first living thing they see as their mot

9、her. Thus，to these young geese，the girl was their mother. As they 15_，the girl was able to 16_ her birds to run across the grass, but she could not teach them to 17_. The girl became increasingly worried about this，both when 18_ and in her dreams. Later, she had an 19_：She would pilot a plane to gui

10、de them in 20_. She asked her father for a plane and he assembled (组装) a small aircraft for her. Caring about her safety, the father decided to pilot the plane himself. However, the birds did not 21_ or follow him, and instead slept in the grass. One day, the girl 22_ into the plane, started it and

11、soon left the 23_. Seeing their mother take to the air，the birds 24_ flapped (拍打) their wings and 25_. She flew the plane freely in the sky, her young birds following.11. A. managedB. attempted C. happened D. supposed12. A. realized B. expected C. imagined D. admitted13. A. placed B. cured C. treate

12、d D. examined14. A. family B. lake C. home D. world15. A. increased B. improved C. rose D. grew16. A. ask B. lead C. want D. allow17. A. fly B. race C. swim D. sing18. A. asleep B. away C. around D. awake19. A. idea B. opinion C. explanation D. excuse20. A. sky B. heaven C. flight D. plane21. A. res

13、pect B. remember C. recognize D. receive22. A. climbed B. looked C. reached D. fell23. A. house B. floor C. water D. ground24. A. secretly B. disappointedly C. patiently D. eagerly25. A. looked away B. set out C. went by D. turned back第三节：语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法和上下文连贯的要求，在空格中填入一个适当

14、的词或使用括号中词语的适当形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卷上标号为2635的相应位置上。 What on earth does happiness mean? I cant give you its exact definition, but Im sure if you love and help others, youll get 26_. Ill never forget 27_ old lady. She lives in a small house alone. It is said that her husband and her son 28_（die）in a road acci

15、dent years ago. Her life is bitter, but she often helps others 29_ a smile. Whenever it snows, she is always the first to clean the paths. She looks after several children living nearby. I am one of them. I often remember the stories she told us and her kind smile. Perhaps she is unlucky, but I thin

16、k she is a happy person. Her life is full of 30_（laugh）and love. But Im sad to see some people getting their happiness in bad ways. They talk 31_ （noisy）in cinemas and meeting rooms; they destroy trees to enjoy themselves and they laugh at others shortcomings. Perhaps they feel happy at that time, 3

17、2_ they will never get true happiness because they 33_（lose）their personality already. Now I know what happiness is. It means kindness, love and 34_ (selfish). Above all, I have come to understand that 35_（bring）happiness to others is getting ourselves happiness.II. 阅读（满分50分）第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D

18、选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）AHaving returned from her round trip (往返旅程), the angry woman stood outside the ticket office of the station. “The railway owes me 12,” she said to Harry Jenks, the young man working at the office. “You sold me a ticket for May 22nd, but there was no ship fro

19、m Jersey that night. So my daughter and I had to stay in a hotel. It cost me 12.”Harry was worried. He remembered selling the woman a return ticket. “Come into the office, Madam,” he said politely. “Ill just check the Jersey timetable for May 22nd.”The woman and her little girl followed him inside.

20、She was quite right, as Harry soon discovered. There was no sailing on May 22nd. How could he have made such a careless mistake? He shouldnt have sold her a ticket for that day. Wondering what to do, he smiled at the child. “You look sunburnt,” he said to her. “Did you have a nice holiday in Jersey?

21、”“Yes,” she answered, shyly. “The beach was lovely. And I can swim too!”“Thats fine,” said Harry. “My little girl cant swim a bit yet. Of course, shes only three”“Im four,” the child said proudly. “Ill be four and a half.” Harry turned to the mother. “I remember your ticket, Madam,” he said. “But yo

22、u didnt get one for your daughter, did you?”“Er, well” the woman looked at the child. “I mean.she hasnt started school yet. Shes only four.”“A four-year-old child must have a ticket, Madam. A childs return ticket to Jersey costslet me see13.50. So if the railway pays your hotel, you will owe 1.50. T

23、he law is the law, but since the fault was mine”The woman stood up, took the childs hand and left the office.36. The woman was angry because _.A. she couldnt use the ticket for her round tripB. she had to return home a day earlier than she had plannedC. she spent more money than she had expectedD. H

24、arry had sold her a ticket to Jersey where there was no sailing37. Harry was worried because _.A. the woman was angry with himB. he had not done his work properlyC. the Jersey timetable was wrongD. the little girl didnt have a return ticket38. Harry started talking to the little girl _.A. because he

25、 was in difficulty and did not know what to doB. because he had a little girl about the same age as this girlC. because he wanted to be friendly to the little girl who looked so niceD. when he suddenly realized that he could find a way out from the little girl39. When Harry said, “The law is the law

26、, but since the fault was mine,” he meant that _.A. they must follow it without other choice, even though the fault was hisB. he had to be strict with the woman because of the law, although he didnt want toC. the woman had to pay him 1.50 and the railway would pay for the hotelD. she should pay 1.50

27、, but as he had made a mistake, she could go without paying40. The woman left the office without saying anything because _.A. she wanted to go home and get money for the childs ticketB. she was so angry that she didnt want to have anything more to do with the young manC. she was moved by Harrys kind

28、nessD. she knew she would have to pay the railway if she insistedB The report came to the British on May 21, 1941. The German battleship Bismarck, the most powerful warship in the world, was moving out into the Atlantic Ocean. Her task: to destroy the ships carrying supplies from the United States t

29、o war-torn England. The British had feared such a task. No warship they had could match the Bismarck in speed or in firepower. The Bismarck had eight 15-inch guns and 81 smaller guns. She could move at 30 nautical miles (海里) an hour. She was believed to be unsinkable. However, the British had to sin

30、k her. They sent out a task force headed by their best battleship Hood to hunt down the Bismarck. On May 24, the Hood found the Bismarck. It was a meeting that the German commander Luetjens did not want to see. His orders were to destroy the British ships that were carrying supplies, but to stay awa

31、y from a fight with British warships. The battle didnt last long. The Bismarcks first torpedo (鱼雷) hit the Hood, which went down taking all but three of her 1419 men with her. But in the fight, the Bismarck was slightly damaged (损坏). Her commander decided to run for repairs to France, which had at t

32、hat time been taken by the Germans. The British force followed her. However, because of the Bismarcks speed and the heavy fog, they lost sight of her. For two days, every British ship in the Atlantic tried to find the Bismarck, but with no success. Finally, she was sighted by a plane from Ireland. T

33、rying to slow the Bismarck down so that their ships could catch up with her, the British fired at her from the air. The Bismarck was hit.On the morning of May 27, the last battle was fought. Four British ships fired on the Bismarck, and she was finally sunk.41. The Bismarck sailed into the Atlantic

34、Ocean _.A. to sink the HoodB. to gain control of France C. to cut off American supplies to Britain D. to stop British warships reaching Germany42. Many people believed that the Bismarck could not be defeated because she_.A. was fast and powerful B. had more men on board C. was under Lustjens command

35、 D. had bigger guns than other ships 43. We learn from the text that on 24 May _.A. the British won the battle against the Bismarck B. the Bismarck won the battle against the British C. the British gunfire damaged the Bismarck seriously D. the Bismarck succeeded in keeping away from the British44. L

36、uetjens tried to sail to France in order to _.A. have the ship repairedB. join the other GermansC. get help from the FrenchE. get away from British45. Which of the following is the immediate cause of the sinking of the Bismarck?A. the British air strikes. B. the damage done by the Hood. C. Gunfire f

37、rom the British warships. D. Luetjens decision to run for France.CIs it worth it to go to college? This has been questioned a lot recently in America. According to a new survey released by the Pew Research Center, only 40 percent of Americans felt that colleges provided a good value for the cost. At

38、 the same time, 86 percent of college graduates still felt it was good for them. There are a number of reasons for such dissatisfaction with college. First, there are plenty of problems with higher education poor quality and out-of-control costs are two of the biggest. Second, it is true that colleg

39、e is not for everyone. Plenty of rewarding and important careers do not require college. And due to the slow economy, there may in fact be more graduates than the current job market needs. Besides, anti-college feelings are nothing new. Today, Microsofts Bill Gates or Apples Steve Jobs both college

40、dropouts is often held up as evidence of why all that time sitting in class is better spent elsewhere.However, getting a college education is still a good idea. College graduates earn more, and are more likely to have a job in the first place. According to the statistics last year, the average weekl

41、y earnings for someone with some college education but no degrees were $712, compared to $1,038 for a college graduate. That is almost $17,000 over the course of a year and there is an even bigger divide for those with less education. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate was 9.2 percent for those with o

42、nly some college education and more than 10 percent for those with just a middle school degree, but it was 5.4 percent for college graduates. The economic gaps between college completers and those with less education are getting larger.Although most Americans surveyed by Pew feel doubtful about the

43、value of a college degree, an overwhelming majority of parents Pew surveyed still expect their children to go to college. “It can be inferred that the increased doubt has not significantly influenced decision making.” Pews Taylor says, “Despite the concern about rising costs and other problems, coll

44、ege remains a universal desire in this country.”46. Recently many Americans question _. A. the value of receiving college education B. the ability of college graduates C. the quality of college education D. the high cost of a college degree47. According to the passage, Bill Gates was _. A. a self-ta

45、ught college student B. a hardworking undergraduate C. a successful college dropout D. a unsuccessful college graduate48. The writer seems to agree that _. A. there is no need to go to collegeB. anti-college feelings are a new thingC. college cannot guarantee employmentD. college education remains a

46、 wise choice49. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. The slow economy might result in more unemployment. B. Most college graduates feel it necessary to receive college educationC. Peoples earnings depend on their educational background to some extent.D. As doubts about coll

47、ege education arise, peoples desire to go to college weakens.50. Whats the main idea of this passage? A. Poor quality and high costs make college less popular among the Americans nowadays. B. Despite the dissatisfactions with college, most Americans still favor college education C. People with a col

48、lege degree earn better money in America than those who dont D. American students are getting tired of college education. DAudrey Hepburn (奥黛丽赫本) won an Academy Award as Best Actress for her first major American movie, Roman Holiday, which was released in 1953. But she is remembered as much for her

49、aid work as for her acting.Born in Belgium in 1929, Audrey s father was British and her mother was Dutch.Audrey was sent to live at a British school for part of her childhood. During World War II, she lived and studied in the Netherlands. Her mother thought it would be safe from German attacks. Audr

50、ey studied dance as a teenager and during college when she returned to London after the war. But she realized she wasn t going to be a ballerina（芭蕾舞女演员）. So she began taking acting parts in stage shows. Later she began to get small parts in movies.But it was Audrey Hepburn s move to America that bro

51、ught her true fame. In 1951 she played the character “Gigi” in the Broadway play of the same name to great critical praise. Two years later, Roman Holiday made her a star at the age of 24.Audrey made more than 25 movies. Among her most popular roles was Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffanys in 19

52、61. Three years later she played Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady.She was married two times and had one son by each husband. In 1989, the UN Children s Fund named Audrey a goodwill ambassador. She travelled all over the world in support of UNICEF （联合国儿童基金会） projects. The UN agency said she was a tire

53、less worker. She often gave 15 interviews a day to gain money and support for UNICEF projects.Audrey Hepburn often said her loyalty to UNICEF was the result of her experiences as a child during World War . She said she knew what it was like to be starving and to be saved by international aid. She wa

54、s a goodwill ambassador until her death in 1993 from colon cancer.51In Paragraph 1, “her aid work”means _.A. winning an Academy Award as Best ActressB. taking acting parts in stage showsC. making her own moviesD. acting as a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF52The reason why Audrey lived and studied in

55、the Netherlands was that _.A. she wanted to be a ballerinaB. her parents were from BritainC. the education there was excellentD. it was safe there53We can infer from the passage that _.A. Audreys parents lived in Germany during World War B. Audrey lived in America in the 1950sC. Audrey was made to g

56、ive up dancingD. the character “Gigi” in the Broadway play was her most popular role54_ is NOT mentioned in the passage about Audrey Hepburn.A. Marriage B. IdentityC. Contribution D. Religion55_ is the right order for Audreys life.The first time she began to play in movies.She returned to London fro

57、m the Netherlands.She won an Academy Award as Best Actress.She travelled all over the world in support of UNICEF projects.She played a part in My Fair Lady.A B. C. D. 信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）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。首先，请阅读下列六本书籍的图片及相应简介：A.Everybody Loves Our Town：An Oral History of

58、GrungeBy Mark YarmCrown Archetype592 pp; $25.00B.The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness IndustryBy Jon RonsonRiverhead； 288 pp; $25.95C.The Red Market: On the Trail of the Worlds Organ Brokers，Bone Thieves，Blood Farmers, and Child TraffickersBy Scott CarneyMorrow; 272 pp; $25.99DCar Guys

59、 vs. Bean Counters：The Battle for the Soul of American BusinessBy Bob LutzPortfolio; 256 pp; $26.95 E.Henry Kissinger On ChinaBy Henry KissingerPenguin Press; 608 pp; $36F.Biopunk：DIY Scientists Hack the Software of LifeBy Marcus WohlsenCurrent; 256 pp; $25.95以下是对这些书的描述。请将这些描述与书籍的图片及相应简介匹配起来。56. Acc

60、ording to Jon Ronson, the writer of the book, psychopaths are very charming, smart, easily bored and cruel. In the book, Ronson takes readers into the fascinating world of psychopaths by speaking to the experts and having amusing conversations with the psychopaths themselves. 57. This book is about

61、a deeply funny story, as well as a deeply sad story the great Nineties moment when a bunch of punk rock bands from Seattle accidentally blew up into the worlds biggest noise. The author gives the unique chronicle of how it all happened, and how it ended too soon. The book also makes readers apprecia

62、te how strange it was.58. This is just one of the terrifying everyday tales of the body trade documented. It started out extremely well, with some fascinating stories about the trade in human body parts. It covers many different aspects of the “red market”, ranging from skeletons to blood, and even

63、the giant business of collecting and selling human hair.59. Its been reported that the author has often attracted as much attention as his cars. The book is partly a biography covering a very short portion of the authors own life his second stint at General Motor（GM） which recently ended after about

64、 a decade. However, its more than a biography. It is also a view on what went wrong with the US car industry and US industry in general.60. This is a great book for anyone who has an interest in science, or wants to see advances in medicine at greater rates that weve seen them so far. If a reader ha

65、s teenagers with interests in science, he should have them read this book. It will inspire them to broaden their horizons beyond the typical research lab.III. 写作（共三节，满分30分）第一节：根据句意，用所给单词的适当形式填空。（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）61. The Yangtze River is home to a _ (diversity) range of fish and animals.62. Wed better

66、 _ (combination) theory with practice in our work.63. He was the oldest of the group, appearing to be in his middle forties, a _ ( powerful ) built man with strong, composed features.64. He made it clear that he was not _ (interest) in his subject.65. The Swiss economy is a case apart; _ (like) any

67、other. 第二节：根据中文，完成句子。（共5小题，每空1分，满分10分）(每空限填一个词)（提示词: condition, apply, belong, common, absorb）66.很多道路状况不好，事故频发。 Many roads are in _ _ and accidents are frequent.67.我想申请医生职位。 I want to _ _ a job as a doctor.68.你不应该拿不属于你的东西。 You shouldnt take what doesnt _ _ you.69.他们俩是兄弟，但是彼此之间似乎并无多少共同之处。 They are br

68、others, but they seem to have little _ _ with each other.70.西蒙沉浸在书本里，没有注意到我进来。 Simon was _ _ his book and didnt notice me come in.第三节：基础写作（共1小题，满分15分）目前许多学校对学生采取封闭式管理，学生对此看法不一。请根据下表所提供的信息，写一篇短文，谈谈自己的看法。有的同学认为有的同学认为1.学校限制我们的自由；2.学生和社会接触少；3.学生的兴趣和爱好不能得到充分的发展；4.因此1.学校是学习知识的地方；2.学生应该安心在学校里学习；3.学生缺乏自觉性，离开了老师，可能会 你的看法注意：1. 不要逐字翻译； 2. 短文的开头已经给出； 3. 五句话完成。Nowadays a lot of schools keep their students in school all day long. We have different ideas. 第三节 基础写作（15分）Nowadays a lot of schools keep their students in school all day long. We have different