天津市海河中学2012-2013学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题 WORD版含答案.doc

1、高二上学期英语期中考试试卷（考试时间：90分钟 总分：100分） 第I卷（选择题 共75分）一、听力第一节（共5小题，每小题1分，满分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三个选项中选出一个最佳选项，并标在试题的相应位置。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。每段对话仅读一遍。1、What is the possible relationship between the speakers?A. Husband and wife. B. Mother and son. C. Friends.2、How does the woman feel

2、?A. Overjoyed. B. Embarrassed. C. Surprised.3、How will the man send the machines?A. By ship. B. By air. C. By truck.4、What are the speakers talking about?A. A football team. B. A famous song. C. A singing group.5、What caused the accident?A. The girl was walking carelessly.B. Mr. Black was driving ac

3、ross the street.C. Mr. Black was driving too fast.第二节（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）听下面3段材料。每段材料后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段材料前，你将有时间阅读每个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段材料读两遍。听下面一段独白，回答第6至第8小题。6、Why did the man go to Chicago?A. To visit his parents. B. To go sightseeing. C. To be on business.7、

4、When will the woman have her baby?A. Next Friday. B. Next Thursday. C. Next Wednesday8、Why does the man come back ahead of time?A. To spend the Spring Festival.B. To work overtime.C. To look after his parents.听下面一段独白，回答第9至第11小题。9、What is the mans mother going to do?A. Meet the woman. B. See a doctor

5、. C. Go back home.10、How is the mans mother?A. Week B. Well C. Active11、What is the mans new car like?A. A gray BMW. B. A white Nissan. C. A black Honda.听下面一段独白，回答第12至第15小题。12、What is the talk mainly about?A. Improving our memory.B. Taking care of our health.C. Collecting information.13、What should

6、we do to remember someones name?A. Write it down on a piece of paper.B. Pay more attention to his or her first name.C. Remember his or her last name.14、What does the speaker suggest doing in the end?A. Having a rest for twenty minutes.B. Taking some Vitamin B1 and B2.C. Doing sports during the break

7、.15、Which of the following is not true according to the speaker?A. We all have the ability to remember up to five times more than we do.B. Regular breaks are necessary.C. Wine may dull our mind.二、单项选择（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）16. We went right round to the west coast by _ sea instead of driving across _ Pa

8、cific Ocean.A. the; the B. / ; the C. the; / D. / ; /17. Some people waste food _ others havent enough.A. when B. while C. as D. for18. You can hardly imagine the great trouble I have had _ what the math teacher talks about in class.A. understood B. understand C. understanding D. to understand19. It

9、 was during my stay in Tokyo two years ago _ I became fond of cartoon.A. when B. where C. that D. which 20. We tried to find a table for seven, but they were all _. A. given away B. swept up C. taken up D. used up21. -Could you be so kind as to close the window? - _. A. With pleasure B. Go ahead C.

10、Yes, please D. Thats OK. 22. Ladies and gentlemen, please fasten your seat belts. The plane .A. is taking off B. takes off C. will be take off D. has taken off23. Last week, only two people came to look at the house, but _ wanted to buy it.A. none of them B. neither of whom C. none of whom D. neithe

11、r of them24. It is the third time that he _ the first prize in the match. A. wins B. has won C. won D. to win25. I _ walking in the garden _ watching TV in the room.A. like; instead B. would rather; than C. prefer; than D. prefer; to26. He wont listen to me. So I cant help _ him into giving up the p

12、lan. Maybe you can turn to Mr. Priest instead.A. to persuade B. persuadingC. being persuaded D. be persuaded 27. When they got there，they found the people suffering the storm were _food and water supplies.Ain want of Bin praise ofCin honour of Din place of28. Who are you going to have _ this letter

13、for you? My secretary.A. type B. typed C. been typed D. been typing29. In 1939, Hitler _ war against Poland, which started the Second World War.A. announced B. declared C. broadcast D. advertised30. If better use is _ your spare time, you will have a more bright future.A. made of B. spent C. used fo

14、r D. taken三、完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）Mr. and Mrs. Brown were going abroad for their holiday. They 31 a dog called Blackie which they were very fond of, but they could not take him abroad with 32 , so they looked for a good place to leave him in 33 they were away, and at last found a place which looked

15、 after dogs very well when their 34 were away. They took Blackie there just before they 35 for their holiday, and 36 said good-bye to him. At the 37 of their holiday, they got back to England very late at night, and they 38 that the place where Blackie was staying might be 39 at that hour, they deci

16、ded to wait until the next 40 before going to get him back. So the next morning Mr. Brown got into his 41 and drove off happily to collect Blackie. When he arrived home with the dog, he said to his wife, “Do you know, dear, I dont think Blackie have 42 his stay at that place very much. He barked all

17、 the 43 home in the car as if he wanted to tell me something.”Mrs. Brown looked at the dog 44 and then answered, “You are quite right, dear. He was certainly trying to tell you something. But he wasnt trying to tell you that he hadnt enjoyed his stay at that place. He was only 45 that you were bring

18、ing the wrong dog home. This isnt Blackie.” 31Abought BhadCborrowedDstole32Ahim BthemCherDit33Asince BbecauseCwhileDalthough34Aowners BfriendsCtrainersDenemies35Aleft BwaitedCappliedDpay36Anervously BrapidlyCdirectlyDsadly37Amiddle BbeginningCbreak Dend38Athought BhopedCwonderedDsaw39Aopen BnoisyCcl

19、osedDclean40Anight BafternoonCeveningDmorning41Aplane BbusCbikeDcar42Aenjoyed BadmiredCrespectedDhated43Aday BwayCtimeDroad44Aquickly BpolitelyCcarefullyDrudely45Athinking BcomplainingCguessing Djoking四、阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）AIf you are in a town in a western country, youll often see people walking

20、 with their dogs. It is still true that a dog is the most useful animal in the world. But the reason why one keeps a dog has changed. Once upon a time, a man met a dog and wanted it to help him in the fight against other animals, and he found that the dog listened to him and did what he told him to.

21、 Later people used dogs for the hunting other animals, and the dogs didnt eat what they got until their master agreed. So dogs were used for driving sheep and guarding chicks. But now the people in the towns and cities do not need dogs to fight other animals. Of course they keep them to frighten thi

22、eves, but the most important reason is that people feel lonely in the city. For a child, a dog is his best friend when he has no friends to play with. For a young wife, a dog is her child when she doesnt have her own. For old people, a dog is also a child when their real children have grown up and l

23、eft. Now people do not have to use a dog, but they keep it as a friend, just like a member of the family.46. _are more useful than a dog in the world. A. No other animals B. Some animals C. Many animals D. A few animals47. In the past people kept dogs because dogs _. A. could fight against other ani

24、mals B. met the people C. did not eat other animals D. helped and listened to people48. Now people keep dogs in the cities because dogs_. A. fight other animals B. are lonely C. are like their friends D. are afraid of the thieves49. A dog can be _. A. a childs friend only B. a young womans son C. ol

25、d peoples real child D. everybodys friend50. So a dog will in a family. A. always be used B. not be useful C. still fight D. always be a good friend B The following two reports are taken from 21st Century Teens Senior Edition. Sun retires at last -Sun Wen, captain of Chinas national womens football

26、team, announced her retirement on October 2 after China was knocked out of the World Cup. “Football is just a game, now life must move on.” said the 30-year-old. She plans to finish her international relations studies at Fudan University, but has not decided what to do after graduation. “Maybe I wil

27、l become a coach(教练)，”she said. Kwan to help out - Chinese American figure skater(花样滑冰选手)Michelle Kwan(关颖珊)will appear in a Times Square advertisement encouraging young people to have good values. As part of the “Pass It On” campaign(运动), the five-time world champion will appear on 10,000 advertisem

28、ents across the US. “Michelle Kwan provides a great opportunity to inspire(鼓舞)young people with a good role model,” said an advertising expert.51. Which is NOT true according to the first report? A. Sun Wen decided to be a coach after graduation. B. Sun Wen has left the national womens football team

29、. C. Sun Wen used to be captain of our national womens football team. D. Sun is studying at Fudan University.52. In the sentence“after China was knocked out of the World Cup” the underlined phrase means the same as in “_”. A. The long drive really knocked me out. B. The blow on the head knocked him

30、out. C. Our team was knocked out in the first part of the competition. D. For a moment I was completely knocked out by the news of my friends death.53. The second report is about _. A. Kwans wonderful performance on the sports field. B. Kwans success as a figure skater.C. Kwans wonderful performance

31、 on the T stage D. Kwans appearance on advertisements as part of a campaign in the US.54. Why will Kwan appear in the advertisement?A. Because she wants to earn money from the ad.B. Because she wants to inspire young people to have good values.C. Because she wants to show off.D. Because she wants to

32、 make her career take off.55. In which column may these two reports appear in the newspaper?A. Science life B. World around usC. Culture and Leisure D. Learning with us CMy father had returned from his business visit to London when I came in, rather late, to supper. I could tell at once that he and

33、my mother had been discussing something. In that half-playful, half-serious way I knew so well, he said, How would you like to go to Eton? You bet, I cried quickly catching the joke. Everyone knew it was the most expensive, the most famous of schools. You had to be entered at birth, if not before. B

34、esides, even at 12 or 13, I understood my father. He disliked any form of showing off. He always knew his proper station in life, which was in the middle of the middle class, our house was medium-sized; he had avoided joining Royal Liverpool Golf Club and went to a smaller one instead; though once h

35、e had got a second-hand Rolls-Royce at a remarkably low price, he felt embarrassed driving it, and quickly changed it for an Austin 1100. This could only be his delightful way of telling me that the whole boarding school idea was to be dropped. Alas! I should also have remembered that he had a likin

36、g for being different from everyone else, if it did not conflict(冲突) with his fear of drawing attention to himself. It seemed that he had happened to be talking to Graham Brown of the London office, a very nice fellow, and Graham had a friend who had just entered his boy at the school, and while he

37、was in that part of the world he thought he might just as well phone them. I remember my eyes stinging(刺痛) and my hands shaking with the puzzlement of my feelings. There was excitement, at the heart of great sadness. Oh, he doesnt want to go away, said my mother, You shouldnt go on like this.” “Its

38、up to him, said my father. He can make up his own mind.56. The house the writers family lived in was _.A. the best they could afford B. right for their social positionC. for showing off D. rather small57. His father sold his Roils-Royce because _.A. it made him feel uneasy B. it was too old to work

39、wellC. it was too expensive to possess D. it was too cheap58. The writers father enjoyed being different as long as _.A. it drew attention to himB. it didnt bring him in argumentsC. it was understood as a joke D. there was no danger of his showing off59. What was the writers reaction to the idea of

40、going to Eton?A. He was very unhappy. B. He didnt believe it.C. He was delighted. D. He had mixed feelings.60. We can know from the passage that _.A. children who can go to Eton are very famousB. children can go to Eton if they willC. it is very difficult for a child to get admitted by EtonD. childr

41、en dont have the right to decide whether they will go to Eton 第II卷（主观题 共25分）五、阅读表达（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）Monday morning always seems to come too soon. Just when youre getting used to the weekend, its already finished. For many of us, Monday is what we hate, but have no escape from.So take a deep breath a

42、nd get your spirits up. In case youll find it hard, here are four ways to drive the Monday blues away.Just get out. The best thing to do on a Monday morning is to get some exercise or go for a walk that gets your feel-good hormones working. Just find a green spot to have a walk or even just sit ther

43、e. Fresh air, sunshine and green plants can put you in a better mood.Turn the music on. When you are back from your walk, nothing works better than listening to some music. Get your favourite, turn on your music system and let the music set the tone for the day.Wear your best. Make Mondays your look

44、-my-best days. Wear the clothes you like most, even if it means wearing that red shirt you were saving for special occasions. Instead of grays and blacks, . Some of that sunshine yellow or red will drive the blues away.Eat happily. For those food lovers-bring out your favourite chocolate and eat it

45、all by yourself, right in the morning. Nothing is better than the pleasure of early morning chocolate. You say youre on a diet? Then make Monday your free day. Eating food is the best way to beat the blues.Remember, the next weekends just five days away.61. What is the best title for the passage? (n

46、o more than 10 words )_62. Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one? Many of us dont like Mondays. However, well have to go to work on Mondays._63. Please fill in the blank in the passage with proper words to complete the sentence. (no more than 10 words)_64. Which of the f

47、our tips do you think is the most important? Why? (no more than 30 words)_65. Translate the underlined sentence in the passage into Chinese._六、书面表达（本题共15分） 假定你是某中学的李华。最近，你班同学正在参加中国日报21世纪中学生英文报“大家谈”栏目的一个讨论。本次话题为“父母的收入有没有必要让孩子知道”。 请你根据下表所列情况给报社写一封信，客观地介绍讨论情况。70%的同学认为：30%的同学认为：父母的收入应该让孩子知道父母的收入没有必要让孩子知

48、道知道后，知其来之不易，能更加努力学习如果知道父母收入较高，会助长乱花钱的风气知道后，可以理解家长艰辛，学会勤俭，为大人分忧知道后，会以为不用努力也能靠父母，影响学习动力 注意：1、词数100左右； 2、信的开头已写好，不计入总词数内； 3、参考词汇：收入incomeDear editor, Im writing to tell you about the discussion we recently had about whether we should know our parents income. _高二上学期英语期中考试试卷答案听力15 BCBCC 610 AABBB 1115 AA

49、BBA选择1620BBCCC 2125 AADBD 2630 AAABA完形3135 BBCAA 3640 DDACD 4145 DABCB阅读46-50 ADCDD 51-55 ACDBC 5660 BADDC阅读表达 61.How to Drive the Monday Blues Away62.For many of us, Monday is what we hate, but have no escape from. 63.go for bright colors64.Just get out. Because fresh air, sunshine and green plants

50、 can put you in a better mood. （The answers may vary.）65.找出你最喜欢听的音乐，打开你的音响，让音乐给你带来整天的快乐。书面表达：Dear editor,Im writing to tell you about the discussion we recently had about whether we should know our parentsincome. We do have different opinions in this matter. Most of us (about 70%) think we should kn

51、ow our parents income since it will help us understand how hard our parents have to work, no matter how much they earn/ make. Then we will study harder and will not waste money any more. We may also learn to share our parentstrouble.About 30% of our classmates think it unnecessary to let children know how much their parents earn. If they know their parents have enough money to support the family, they will not study hard since they neednt worry about the future. It is said, especially when parents have a higher income, the children will easily form a wasteful habit. Yours truly, Li Hua