吉林省松原市扶余县第一中学2012-2013学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题 WORD版含答案.doc

1、扶余县第一中学2012-2013学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题本试题分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。考试结束后，只交答题纸和答题卡，试题自己保留。本试卷共150分，时间为120分钟。 第I卷注意事项 1答题前，考生在答题纸和答题卡上务必用直径0.5毫米黑色签字笔将自己的班级、姓名、考号填写清楚。请认真核准考号、姓名和科目。 2每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。在试题卷上作答无效。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）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所給的A

2、，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 makes the man full of energy ?A. Good rest.B. Enough sleep.C. Sports.2. What is the woman?A. A teacherB. A nurse.C. A writer.3. What is the man passing the woman?A. A cakeB. A cell phoneC. A microphone 4. What does the man

3、invite the woman to attend?A. A ballB. A lectureC. A wedding5. Where does the conversation most probably take place ?A. At an officeB. At a hotelC. In a classroom.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5） 听下面5段对话或独白。 每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所給的A，B，C三个选项中选出最佳选项，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。 听第6段材料，回答6-7题。6. Where

4、 is the womans mother now ? A. In the sitting roomB. In the kitchen. C. In the study.7. When will the two speakers meet ? A. In a monthB. In two weeksC. In a week听第7段材料，回答8-9题。8. What is the relationship between the two speakers?A. Teacher and student.B. Husband and wife.C. Boss and employee.9. What

5、 did Henry do last week ?A. He went to attend an important meeting.B. He went to see a film with some bad men.C. He went to attend a friends birthday party. 听第8段材料，回答10-12题。10. What is the woman now ?A. A studentB. A teacherC. A scientist11. What are more and more people doing according to the man ?

6、A. buying more electric appliances but using less electricity.B. turning off the electric appliances when they dont use them.C. Buying smaller electric appliances to save money on bills.12. What does the man advise the woman to do ?A. Go to school by school bus. .B. Go to school on foot.C. Go to sch

7、ool by bike. 听第9段材料，回答13-16题。13. Where is the woman hunting for an apartment ?A. On a popular magazineB. In the newspaper.C. On the internet.14. What makes the woman dissatisfied with the present apartment ?A. The rent is too expensiveB. The size of the apartment is too small.C. It is too far away f

8、rom the company.15. Which place is the apartment in the advertisement next to?A. The railway stationB. The bus stationC. The police station16. What is the rent of the apartment in the advertisement ?A. $540B.$ 450C. $415听第10段材料，回答17-20题。17. What is Harry?A. A dogB. A birdC. A boy .18. Why did Harry

9、catch an apple a day ?A. Harry loved apples very much.B. The apples often fell on the ground.C. Harry liked to play with it.19. What did Harry on the snowy day ?A. He ate up all the apples. B. He dug holes to put the apples in them.C. He brought the apples under the snow to the ground. 20. Why did t

10、he bird fly to the garden ? A. To look for HarryB. To eat the applesC. To make new homes第二部分，英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节，单项选择（共15小题；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，并填在答题卡上。21. The American soldiers_ Iraq kissed their families goodbye and left in a hurry. A. are sending toB. sending toC. are sent

11、toD. to be sent to22. Ill take the driving test this month. -_ you should fail.A. Why not B. How everC. What ofD. What if23. We have got accustomed_ in an airconditioned room, so we cant stand the terrible heat outside.A. to liveB. to not liveC. to livingD. to not living24. Helping others is a habit

12、, _ you can learn even at an early age. .A. itB. thatC. whatD. one25. We_ an old man lying in the road, who was badly ill.A. came alongB. came byC. came acrossD. came up26. The committee has recommended that the training program _ improved .A. would beB. is C. wasD. be27. -Please come in and make yo

13、urself_. - Thank you ！A. at seaB. at willC. at homeD. at sight28. -Alice, why didnt you come the other day ? . -I_, but I had an unexpected visitor. A. hadB. wouldC. was going D. did29. Living in the central American desert has its problems, _ obtaining water is not the least .A. of whichB. for what

14、 C. asD. whose30. -Have you finished the book ? -No, Ive read up to _ the children discover the secret cave. . .A. whichB. what C. thatD. where31. “39 Steps”is one of the most exciting films_ directed by my brother.A. which wereB. which wasC. that wasD. that were32. On_ second thought, I decided to

15、give him_ second choice.A. a ; aB. a ; theC. the ; aD. the ; the 33. -John has got a very good job in the government . -_ he looks so happy.A. No, doubtB. No wonderC. Thats becauseD. Its natural34. Dont take his remarks too seriously. He was so sad that I dont think he really_ what he was saying.A.

16、knewB. knowsC. besidesD. therefore35. - The cake is delicious. -Well, at least it is _ the one I baked last week.A. as bad asB. no worse thanC. no better thanD. not better than.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，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项A，B，C，D，中选出最佳选项，并填在答题卡上。 My first job was at a local restaurant

17、, where I worked for seven years . Being a waitress changed my 36 . I tried my best to do what I loved- 37 People. I always made everyone , customers and coworkers, 38 good. One of my 39 customers was Fred Hasbrook. He 40 came for Breakfast on Sunday mornings. 41 I saw the old man coming, I always s

18、miled at him and 42 the best service. One day, Fred saw me and asked , “Whats up ? Youre not 43 today.” I told him that I dreamed of having my own 44 . but when I called my parents to ask for a loan(贷款)，they said , “We just dont have the 45 .”“Fred,” I said to the old man, “I know I can 46 more if s

19、omebody would just have faith in me.” The next day , Fred came and 47 me a check totaling 50,000along with a 48 that read, “The only collateral(抵押品）on this loan is my 49 in your honesty as a person. Good people with a dream should have the chance to 50 that dream. I accepted the money and plans for

20、the restaurant I would 51 . Things did not go well. My plans 52 and I lost the money. Later I decided to 53 a job at Merrill Lynch. Even though I had no experience, I was 54 and became a pretty good agent. 55 I paid back Fred the 50,000.Five years later, I was able to open my own firm. 36. A. work B

21、. life C. attitude D. opinion 37. A. pleasing B. serving C. supporting D. understanding 38.A. seem B. remain C. feel D. stay 39.A. daily B. ordinary C. normal D. regular 40.A. ever B. seldom C. even D. always 41.A. As soon as B. Every time C. Because D. Since 42. A. left B. made C. got D. offered43.

22、A. working B. joking C. smiling D. singing44.A. house B. way C. restaurant D. company45.A.time B. money C. courage D. luck 46.A. do B. give C. have D. share47.A. handed B. showed C. bought D. lent48.A. gift B. note C. picture D. book 49.A. wish B. trust C. guess D. demand50.A. express B. prove C. re

23、alize D. explain51.A. visit B. introduce C. sell D. open 52.A. finish B. change C .succeeded D. failed53.A. keep on with B. put up with C. apply for D. give up54.A.paidB. employedC. interviewedD. praised 55.A. GenerallyB. ActuallyC. FinallyD. Fortunately第三部分 阅读理解 （共两节，满分40分）第一节 （共15题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下

24、列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AResearchers questioned nearly 9,800 people over the age of 50 about their lives and found women were happier than men and enjoy life more in old age.Dr Elizabeth Breeze, one of the researchers, said that women could become happier as they get older as the

25、y no longer have to worry about looking after their families.She said:“There is a difference between the way men and women view their quality of life and they are influenced by slightly different things. Women are affected negatively by caring for someone else or if they are not in employment but if

26、 they see their children and family more they are positively affected.”“A strange thing happens to male actors, especially movie stars, in my experience,” said Helen Mirren, a 62-year-old Hollywood actress.“A young male actor feels that all the girls want him-hes a star. As actors get older they bad

27、-tempered for they have lost that sense of being in control of their destiny(命运).”Wealth also helps you live longer with the poorest people more than twice as likely to die earlier than the richest, researchers at University College London discovered. In some age groups. the difference was even grea

28、ter. The poorest women between 60 and 74 are six times more likely to have died than the richest women of the same age.According to the study, you have more chances of living longer if you are married, educated to certain degree or a professional. single people are twice as likely to die early as th

29、ose who are married or living with a partner.56. What may be the best title of the passage ? A. Why Women Are Happier Than Men in Old Age .B. How to Live Longer.C. Women Happier Than Men in Old Age.D. The Difference between Women and Men in Old Age57. What can we know from the passage？ A. Men should

30、 not worry about looking after their family any more in old age B. Male actors, especially movie stars are easy to get badtempered when they get older and older. C. The poorest women about the age of 50 cant live longer than the richest women at the same age. D. Education has nothing to do with happ

31、y life in peoples old age.58. What may be talked about if there is another paragraph as the ending ? A. Things that the old should do to be happier. B. The disadvantage of being actors. C. We should earn money as much as we can. D. How to become a professional. BIn South Korea, children get used to

32、the Internet at an early age. A survey last year by the Ministry of information and Communication showed that nearly half of children between the age of 3 and 5 use the internet. “In south Korea, the Internet has become a babysitter, said Lee Kyong Ko, a professor at Duksing, Womens University in Se

33、oul. Online role-playing games, where participants make friends and band together, have a strong appeal to Koreans,“One problem with those games is that you build your online person through countless hours of battles, and you develop a huge emotional attachment to your game character,”said Chang Woo

34、 Min, a one-time online gamer. Parents report that their children steal money and do not come home for days and even weeks, practically living in Internet Cafes, and sometimes they refuse to look for jobs and play games all night and sleep during the day.The authorities require Internet cafes to kee

35、p their distance from schools, and they open camps for teenage addicts and distribute booklets(小册子) on the dangers of game addiction. In addition, they are training hundreds of counselors, who visit schools and Internet Cafes.In the 28,000 Internet Cafes in South Korea, persons under 18 are banded f

36、rom entry after 10 p.m. The authorities have even discussed reducing the points of gamers who play for more than three consecutive (连续的) hours, But such talks have produced no agreement, amid concerns that such restrictions would put a high-growth industry in danger and worse the problem of teenager

37、s stealing adult online identification numbers,“Sooner or later we will be able to announce our measures,”the minister of Information and Communication, Rho Jun Hyoung, said at a news conference in May.“Since South Korea is one of the most active and developed countries in the Internet, the world is

38、 paying great attention to What policy we will adopt on this problem.”59. According to the passage, in order to solve the Internet problem, the authorities of South Korea took the following measures EXCEPT A. demanding the Internet Cafes to be far away from schoolsB. telling the students about the d

39、angers of game addictionC. training counselors to visit schools and cafesD. banning all the people from entering the Internet after 10 p.m.60. We can learn that from the passage.A. most children under 6 in the South Korea use the InternetB. some parents hope their children use the Internet only at h

40、omeC. all kinds of measures are not supported by all the peopleD. the authorities in the South Korea believe that it is most active and developed country in the Inter61. In paragraph 2,the underlined sentence “the Internet has becomes a babysitter”means .A. children are well looked after on the Inte

41、rnetB. children likes sitting in the Internet CafesC. children can earn money working as a babysitter in Internet CafesD. Internet has become a place where children are looked after while their parents are not there62. The passage is written to tell us_.A. the Internet problems in South Korea B. the

42、 bad effects of the InternetC. the measures of the authorities D. teenagers like going surfing in South Korea CImagine a classroom missing the one thing thats long been considered a necessary part to reading and writing-paper. No notebooks, no textbooks, no test papers. Nor are there any pencils or

43、pens, which always seems to run out of ink at the critical moment. A “paperless classroom” is what more and more schools are trying to achieve . Students dont do any handwriting in this class . Instead , they use palm size , or speciallydesigned computers. The teacher downloads texts from Internet l

44、ibraries and sends them to every students personal computer. Having computers also means that students use the Web. They can look up information on any subject theyre studying from maths to social science. High school teacher Judy Herrell in Florida, US, described how her class used the Web to learn

45、 about the war in Afghanistan over one year ago. We could touch every side of the country through different sites from the forest to refugee camps, she said .“Using a book thats three or four years old is impossible.”And exams can go on line too. At a high school in Tennessee, US, students take test

46、s on their own computers. The teacher records the grades on the network for everyone to see and then copies them to his own electronic grade book. A paperless classroom is a big step towards reducing the waste of paper. High school teacher StephanieSorrell in Kentucky,US, said she used to give about

47、 900 pieces of paper each week to each student. “Think about the money and trees we could save with the computers,”she said .But, with all this technology, there is always the risk that the machines will break down. So , in case of a power failure or technical problems, paper textbooks are still wid

48、ely available for these hitech students. 63. What does the part of the last sentence in the first paragraph “run out of ink at the critical moment” mean ? A. Pens may not write well at the critical moment. B. Pens get lost easily , so you may not find them at the critical moment. C. Pens may have li

49、ttle or no ink at the critical moment D. Pens use ink, while pencils dont.64. The high school teacher, Judy Herrell, used the example of her class to show that _. A. the Web could take them everywhere B. the Web taught them a lot. C. the Web is a good tool for information. D. the Web , better than t

50、he textbooks ,can give the latest and comprehensive information.65. The paperless classroom will benefit _ the most. A. students B. teachers C. trees D. computers66. What does the phrase in the last paragraph “break down ”mean ? A. Break into pieces B. Stop working C. Fall down D. Lose control D Wei

51、ghed down by study? Pushed to the limit by the fast pace of life ? Frightened by the possible war ? Well, youre not alone. Men and women in France are seeking relief using the worlds best medicine-laughter. In the past year, more than 15 laughter clubs have been set up across the country. People of

52、all ages go to release their stress with an hour group laughs. “People telephoned me and said they have forgotten what it is to laugh. They want to find a place where they can escape all their problems for a while. So they come,” said 40yearold Jocelyne Le Moan. She usually takes a class of around 6

53、0 people through a series of laughter techniques. Her pupils range from teenagers to 70 years old, but most are middle-aged white collars seeking 60 minutes of relaxation at the end of a busy day. Le Moan takes them through the “Lion Laugh”and the “Laugh Contest”, where participants “speak”to each o

54、ther in different ways. And instead of talking, they break into fits of laughter. At the end there are 15 minutes of “meditation”, when they lie on their backs and let the laughs burst out of their mouths. “I love it. Its an experience that has changed my life. Through it I rediscovered the childs l

55、augh inside me,”Said Romain Jouffroy, 24. “US President George W. Bush should give it a try. He has lost his laugh,”she joked . Like Jouffroy, many laughter club members find themselves changed into children again, and why not ? The average preschooler laughs up to 400 times a day. The average adult

56、 only a day seven to 15. The physical benefits of laughter are already wellrecognized. Doctors say the act of laughing releases good chemicals into the bloodstream, while the quick breathing that accompanies it helps massage（按摩）the digestive organs and strengthens the heart. “A full hour is like hav

57、ing your inside go jogging！One finishes out of breath, but feels revitalized（产生新活力. And on top of that , youve had a laugh,”said doctor Alexisd Estaing.And many participants in Paris also emphasize the psychological benefits. They believe that laughter is a way of making oneself feel more confident.

58、67. Which of the following is not included among the benefits of laughing? A. It can make people rediscover their childrens laugh. B. It can release good chemical into blood streams. C. It can make you feel selfconfident. D. It can cure the illness of people.68. The writer suggested that you should_

59、. A. take the worlds best medicine. B. talk to each other about what troubles you. C. learn series of laughter techniques. D. have a good laugh after a busy day.69. From the passage , we can conclude the following but_. A. Jocelyne Le Moan is a teacher of the club. B. the members are mostly middle-a

60、ged white collars. C. people always need some way to relax in life. D. laugh freely and everything goes well.70. Which of the following is not the reason why so many people join the laughter clubs ? A. Those members feel too much pressure on them. B. They want to find a place to relax themselves. C.

61、 Laughters help massage the digestive organs. D. The members dont know how to laugh.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项多余选项。 Although many Chinese students say that their knowledge of English grammar is good, most would admit that their spoken English is poor. Whenever I speak

62、to a Chinese student, they always say “My spoken English is poor.” 71 I would like to suggest that there may be some reasons for their problems with spoken English. First, they fail to find suitable words to express themselves due to a limited vocabulary. 72 However, you can speak with a limited voc

63、abulary, if you choose a positive attitude. Others will follow You as long as you use the words that you know. _73 . Sometimes they make mistakes when they are speaking because they are shy andnervous. Yet students should remember that their goal should be FLUENCY NOT ACCURACY. Your aim in writing i

64、s to be accurate following the rules for grammar and using the right words and spelling them correctly. However, in speaking your aim is fluency. You want to get your message across, to talk to someone in English, as quickly and as well as you can, even though sometimes you may use a wrong word or t

65、ense , but it doesnt matter. 74 . The third reason is that not enough attention is paid to listening . You have one mouth but twoears！All that hearing is necessary for you to start speaking .Actively seeking out opportunities to improve their spoken English they passively wait for speaking opportuni

66、ties to come to them and wonder why their English always remains poor. 75 .A. The person you are speaking to will understand you and make allowances for any mistakes he hears.B. They may try to avoid making similar mistakes next time.C. Obviously the better answer is to expand their vocabulary .D. I

67、f you have this proactive outlook, then you will see English opportunities wherever you go.E. However, their spoken English does not have to remain “poor”！F. Second , they are afraid of making mistakes.G. The second reason lies in the reluctance of using what has just been learned.第 卷第四部分；写作（共两节，满分3

68、5分）第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）英语课上,老师要求同桌同学相互修改作文。假设以下便条为你同桌所写，请你对其进行修改。便条中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（）。并在其下面写出修改后的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（/）划掉。修改：在错的词后划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1每处错误及修改均仅限一词;2只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不记分。 I first met Li Ming at a friend birthday party five years ago. Then I invi

69、ted Li Ming over in my place. We listen to my CDs together and soon become best friends. Three years ago, Li Mings parents invited me to spend two wonderful week in Qingdao with them during the summer holiday. Li Ming and I loved walking along the beautifully beaches there. Last year I was ill but h

70、ad to stay in hospital for a week. Li Ming came see me every day. Then his father has changed jobs and they moved to another city . Since then we havent see each other much. But weve kept writing to each other.第二节；书面表达（满分25分） 酒驾是一个谈论很久的话题。酒驾酿成的悲剧一直在发生， 尽管国家出台了严厉的法规， 但是依旧屡禁不止。前有高晓松，近有王志文，这些名人大腕们都没能避免。假设你是李华，请你针对酒驾这一现象，给报社写一篇英文书信， 并谈谈你的看法。 1. 词数；100词左右， 2. 可适当增加细节，使行文连贯，通顺。3. 参考词汇；酒驾， drunk drivingDear Sir, Though severe laws and regulations are carried out, cases of drunk driving happen frequently, . 高二英语期中试题参考答案评分说明：一、满分25分，超词限（少于80，多于120）扣2分，书写太差影响阅读降低一档评分。 二、分档：2521；2016；1511；106；51