安徽省宿州市泗县二中2012-2013学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题 WORD版含答案.doc

1、高考资源网（ ），您身边的高考专家泗县二中20122013学年上学期高二年级期末测试英语试卷试卷说明：本场考试时间120分钟，总分150分第一部分：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. Whats the matter with the man?A. He is smoking too much.B. He is getting overweight.C. He

2、is recovering. 2. When is the picnic? A. On Thursday.B. On Friday.C. On Saturday.3. What does the woman suggest the man do?A. Writing a plan of exercise.B. Work around the yard.C. Join a health club. 4. Why does the man need the money? A. Because he wants to buy his grandma a present. B. Because he

3、wants to buy a birthday present. C. Because he wants to buy a present for the woman.5. Where is the post office? A. Its behind the hospital. B. Its between the hospital and the post office. C. Its in front of the cinema.第二节（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）听下面4段对话或独白。每段对话或独自后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，

4、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。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至第7题。6. What lessons do the two speakers have to make up?A. Math, English and physics. B. Math, physics and Chinese. C. Chemistry, math, and physics. 7. What does the woman suggest they should do?A. Tell the school headmaster the students o

5、pinion. B. Spend more time on the subjects. C. Talk to the teachers. 听第7段材料，回答第8至第10题。8.What will the woman probably do next? A. Go on practicing.B. Stop practicing.C. Give a show.9. What has the man considered doing?A. Exercising. B. Losing more weight. C. Going on a diet. 10.What can we know from

6、the conversation? A. It has been raining recently. B. The man likes staying at home. C. The woman doesnt like taking a walk.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. What is the woman doing? A. Preparing for an interview. B. Having an interview.C. Talking to a visitor.12. What do we know about the woman? A. She is study

7、ing in Harvard University. B. She learnt engineering in university. C. She can speak four languages in total.13. From whom did the woman learn French? A. Her father. B. Her teacher.C. Herself.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. Why didnt the woman go to the party? A. Because she doesnt like social activities. B. B

8、ecause she had to prepare for her exam. C. Because she didnt receive an invitation.15. What do we know about the man? A. He doesnt work hard. B. He often stays up late. C. He likes being alone.16. Whats the most possible relationship between the man and Lily? A. Teacher and student. B. Classmates.C.

9、 Brother and sister.17. Where is the man going? A. To the library. B. To Lilys home.C. To the classroom.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. What do we know about the accident? A. Two trucks hit each other.B. Two people got injured.C. One person died in the accident.19. When did it start to snow? A. Yesterday morn

10、ing.B. Yesterday afternoon. C. Yesterday evening.20. What will the weather be like in the following three days? A. Cloudy.B. Snowy. C. Fine.第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分40分）第一节 多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10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。21. Life is a cup, and under most , its up to you to decide whether its a drinking

11、 cup (beiju) or a toothbrush cup (xiju).A. potential B. circumstancesC. tendencyD. possessions22. On March 2, 2008, Beckham arrived in Shanghai to play a friendly match with a team _ Chinese players.A. consisting ofB. consisting in C. consisted ofD. consisted in 23. With its economy in great stress,

12、 Chinese government is now for a way out and looking forward to a new stage in 2011.A. awkwardB. desperateC. ashamedD. automatic24.32. The mayor has _ to pick you up at the airport. A. arranged a carB. arranged a car for youC. made a car arrangement D. arranged for a car25. In order to the audience

13、rating, Hunan TV and Jiangsu TV turned their New Years Party into a star show.A. removeB. guaranteeC. recognizeD. ignore26. Nowadays, some hot network languages are even in some official media, such as CCTV and Peoples Daily. A. adaptedB. adoptedC. appointed D. aimed27. The 18 college students in Fu

14、dan University should show their greatest respect to their hero Zhang Ninghai instead of being cold and unfeeling.A. absolutely B. slightly C. fluentlyD. painfully28. some views in the old edition of Three Character Classic, some schools in Hubei Province demand to delete those sentences.A. Exposed

15、to B. Opposed to C. Addicted to D.Accustomed to29. Rising sea levels and drought caused by global warming could an increasing number of natural disasters.A. try outB. come aboutC. result inD. get into30. Yao Ming made it clear that he would never consider retiring from the NBA he could recover his h

16、ealth.A. as long asB. as far asC. as well asD. as soon as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，从短文后所给各题的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。When I walked into the house after school, the first thing I noticed was a box with items I recognized from my dads office.“What are you doing at home?” I asked casually.

17、“Andrew, I was 31 today,” he answered quietly.I was sure he was joking. “No, you werent. Why are you 32 at home?”Then I noticed his 33 and realized he was telling me the truth. My father has always been a hard worker and prided himself on his career. 34 our family has been his joy, and I guess I hav

18、e 35 his work for granted.My fathers unemployment 36 many changes in our lives. For starters, he was at home all the time, which meant my bed had to be 37 , my room cleaned up, and my 38 done right after school. I would come home every day to find him at the computer 39 jobs. I began to notice how 4

19、0 he seemed, and how losing his job affected his self-esteem, though he tried to be 41 . For the first time, I 42 my dad as vulnerable (易受伤的). He asked my brother and me to 43 less. I gave up my pocket money, 44 it wasnt much. I felt I was doing the right. I also found a part-time job.After several

20、difficult months of searching, my dad 45 to go in a totally different direction. He 46 that he never wanted to be laid off again, so he was going to start his own business. Day by day, I watched him 47 it, and I admired how much time and 48 he expended. I 49 knew he was a hard worker, but watching h

21、im in action really affected me. Although this was one of the 50 experiences for our family, it taught me a lot about dealing with adversity (逆境), and will be my foundations for success.31A. taken offB. put offC. laid offD. called off32A. eventuallyB. reallyC. frequentlyD. especially33A. happinessB.

22、 kindnessC. lonelinessD. seriousness34A. SupportingB. AbusingC. OfferingD. Shooting35A. regardedB. takenC. viewedD. looked36A. came outB. brought aboutC. gave offD. let out37A. madeB. soldC. bannedD. applied38A. jobB. homeworkC. funD. time39A. falling intoB. putting upC. keeping onD. searching for40

23、A. downB. flexibleC. concreteD. honest41A. disappointedB. optimisticC. anxiousD. appropriate42A. consideredB. rememberedC. rejectedD. predicted43A. earnB. enjoyC. spendD. find44A. even soB. if onlyC. even thoughD. as if45A. hopedB. decidedC. dreamedD. expected46A. advisedB. informedC. explainedD. in

24、sisted47A. formB. openC. setD. build48A. strengthB. powerC. forceD. energy49A. neverB. seldomC. alwaysD. hardly50A. worstB. bestC. mostD. least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，从所给各题的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出最佳选项。AOne cold January evening in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, America, I went with my father on an oi

25、l burner service call. My father was in his forties at that time and I was about twelve years old. He was always working hard trying to support us seven kids. I enjoyed hanging out with him whenever I could he taught me so much.We arrived at the call and after walking over snow and ice, we knocked o

26、n the customers door. A senior citizen opened the door and let us into her very cold home. She was wearing an old, worn-out brown coat that went down to her knees. On her head, covering her gray hair, was an old and worn hat. The home wasnt furnished very well and was quite dark, except for a single

27、 light bulb over the dining room table. Below the light was an older man counting change from several old coffee cans. He looked up at us as we passed by to get to the kitchen where my dad would fix the oil burner. He didnt say anything. He just looked up at us. He couldnt speak English, nor could h

28、is wife. She only pointed to the kitchen and smiled at us.After a short while, my father had the heater up and running, and it began to heat their cold home. The lady asked my dad in poor English how much she owed him for fixing the heater. My dad looked around the house and said that he had to go o

29、ut to the truck and write the bill.Once in the truck he marked the bill “no answer at home, no charge”, so they wouldnt be charged for his work. He looked over at me and said, “He was counting his change to pay me. They need their money more than I do.”As usual, my father taught me something importa

30、nt that time, which was to be kind to the poor.51. According to Paragraph 1, we know that the writers father . A. often taught the writer how to workB. worked several jobs at the same timeC. had a very big family to supportD. brought up his children alone52. The description in Paragraph 2 shows that

31、 the old couple .A. had no jobB. led a very poor lifeC. didnt know how to save moneyD. were not very friendly to strangers53. What can we infer from the passage?A. The old couple had no children in America.B. The old man didnt plan to pay money.C. The old woman felt very embarrassed all the time.D.

32、The old couple were not native Americans.54. The writers father didnt charge for his work because .A. he didnt need that moneyB. he felt pity for the old coupleC. he was not satisfied with his workD. he wanted to set a good example to othersBHallmark arrived in my hometown of Calcutta, India when I

33、was 16. On Valentines Day(情人节), I waited in line with many other teenagers just for a chance to get into the store. I remember wishing two things. One of them is that the good-looking boy whom I could see through the store window was picking out a gift for me. Unfortunately, Valentines Day passed an

34、d I received nothing but a lecture from my father on how Western capitalism(资本主义) was ruining your culture.The next Valentines Day, I still didnt have a boyfriend, but I did receive a greeting card from a secret admirer. I cant remember what it exactly said inside the card, but it hardly mattered. I

35、 know Im not the only one whos had the blues because of being single on Valentines Day. Its not just on Valentines Day that Im reminded of these feelings. One night, my friend and I were at the subway station in New York City waiting for the local to arrive. The station was mostly full of college st

36、udents, and later an older couple walked in. Just at that moment, a street musician started playing Shes Only a Woman to Me. The couple began dancing around the station and lost in their own world. On the train, I found myself recalling the time when I was with a date at the subway station, and ther

37、e he picked me up in his arms like I was a ballerina(芭蕾舞女演员).My view of romance has changed from when I was 16 in Calcutta to now, 23, and living in Manhattan. This year, I wont focus all my romantic expectations on one particular day. Ill spend Valentines Day with friends in New York City. But I wo

38、nt try to hide somewhere or turn off my cellphone. Instead, Ill help my coupled-up friends pack for their weekend trips to Rome.55. The underlined word “Hallmark” in Paragraph 1 probably refers to a .A. cityB. streetC. storeD. man56. We can infer that in the opinion of the writers father .A. his dau

39、ghter should have received a giftB. people in India shouldnt celebrate Valentines DayC. people in India should welcome Western cultureD. his daughter should know more about capitalism57. According to Paragraph 2, if someone has the blues, he or she is probably .A. luckyB. angryC. excitedD. sad58. Wh

40、at is implied in the passage?A. The writer now has a boyfriend.B. The writer now is afraid of Valentines Day.C. The writer will go to Rome with her coupled-up friends.D. The writers attitude towards Valentines Day has changed.CI was sleeping in my room when my bed started shaking and a loud noise wa

41、s heard. I woke up and my mom was screaming my name. Next moment I was running along with my younger sister, mom and dad. Before I ran out of the door, I realized my elder sister hadnt come out yet. So I screamed her name at the top of my voice. My mom said she had gone to her class. Then the four o

42、f us, along with many others, were running on the staircase. We lived on the seventh floor, so I thought we would not be able to make it and the building would fall before we managed to reach even the fourth floor. My dads head was injured by something falling down. I did try to put my hand over his

43、 head. When we reached the sixth floor, the building split into two. We had no way to get down.The next thing I remember is silence. There were around 30 people on the staircase and none could react. Five minutes later, someone opened the door of the sixth-floor flat. We all went in. We were wonderi

44、ng how would get down. From the balcony of the sixth-floor flat, I saw people standing on the ground floor. All eyes were stuck on us. I could see my elder sister crying.Our first hope of surviving came when a worker climbed a rope to where we were. That was the first time we thought maybe we could

45、get down. Half an hour passed and we were still trapped. Finally RSS people arrived with ropes. They got people down one by one. My biggest worry was how my dad would get down. Finally after two and a half hours, we all got down.That day we saw the power of nature. It has taken more than two years t

46、o build the flats and it took just one and a half minutes to destroy the structure.59. What is this passage mainly about?A. Ways to survive an earthquake.B. Reasons why earthquakes happen.C. The love of parents in an earthquake.D. The writers experience in an earthquake.60. When the building split i

47、nto two, the writer and his family _.A. were still sleepingB. were trapped on the sixth floorC. were looking for a family memberD. were running on the staircase of the seventh floor61. The first time the writer thought they would probably survive was when .A. he was encouraged by people on the groun

48、d floorB. someone opened the door of the sixth-floor flatC. a worker climbed up on a ropeD. RSS people arrived with ropes62. The earthquake made the writer realize that .A. there is always hope for peopleB. the power of nature is really greatC. natural disasters can happen any timeD. human beings ar

49、e strong in natural disastersDForget famous goal celebration such as “The Robot” by Peter Crouch and “The Dive” by Juergen Klinsmann, here comes the South African “Diski dance”. The Diski dance, which is performed through heading and kicking an imaginary ball, may be a goal celebration to watch in t

50、he following matches.South Africas Siphiwe Tshabalala and his teammates performed this different dance when they celebrated his goal against Mexico in the opening World Cup game on Friday. The dance is already popular on YouTube and many soccer fans may want to learn the moves.Even South Africas Pre

51、sident Jacob Zuma has learnt the Diski dance which could be better than Cameroon Roger Millas corner flag dance celebration in the 1990 FIFA World Cup. US actor John Travolta performed the dance shortly after landing his Boeing 707 at Lanseria airport, north of Johannesburg, on Wednesday morning.Goa

52、l celebrations are now part of the biggest sporting event and players plan them in advance just in case they find the back of the net. In football, a goal celebration is the practice of celebrating the scoring of a goal. The celebration may be performed by the goal-scorer, his or her teammates, the

53、manager or coaches and the supporters of the team.The Robot goal celebration was so popular that England fans were surprised when Crouch, an English international footballer, said that he wouldnt be doing it any more unless England won the World Cup.The word Diski is the word used by the local peopl

54、e for soccer and may also describe the local style of football which focuses on dribbling(带球) and other tricks.63. Besides “Diski dance”, how many types of goal celebrations are mentioned in the passage?A. 2. B. 3. C. 4. D. 5.64. The underlined part “find the back of the net” in Paragraph 4 means .A

55、. score a goalB. win the matchC. take a restD. take part in a match65. What do we learn about the word “Diski”?A. It has become the most popular sports word in the world now.B. It was used to show how people were good at dribbling.C. It was used to describe a football which was imagined by footballe

56、rs.D. It was probably mainly used in South Africa before the South Africa World Cup.66. What can we infer from the passage?A. All the footballers should have their own goal celebrations.B. Goal celebrations play an important role in football games.C. Famous goal celebrations all appeared in the Worl

57、d Cup games.D. Footballers often dont plan their goal celebrations ahead of time.EYoure lost in the world of dreams and sleep. You roll over, smiling as you come across a swimming pool filled with chocolate. And then, your wonderful dream becomes a nightmare when someone is screaming, “Get up!” Its

58、just what every teenager goes through each morning!Now, there seems to be one school that finally understands that requiring teens to show up at 9 am is not just cruel but also harmful to both the kids and the school.The Monkseaton High School in North Tyneside, Britain, recently decided to experime

59、nt to see if there is any difference in student behavior if they just pushed back the start of their day by one hour, from 9 am to 10 am. And the results are surprising.Since carrying out the later start, Monkseaton has seen a 28% drop in truancy, even hardly any lateness, and best of all, higher te

60、st scores. One of the reasons is that the teenagers are much happier to have the extra hour of sleep, but there is also a scientific reason behind why they need the extra sleep.The schools decision to push back the time was based on the research done by Oxford Professor Russell Foster, who pointed o

61、ut that teenagers and adults have different sleep cycles, explaining why teenagers go to bed late and wake up late.While adults are wide awake and ready at 8 am, teenagers are not fully awake until 10 am, sometimes even noon. Teachers may argue that their students perform better in the morning, but

62、in fact, it is because they are in the zone while their students are still sleepy, making the students easier to control. Memory tests prove that the more difficult classes should be in the afternoon when teenagers are most wide awake.The Monkseaton school officials are encouraged by the results and

63、 plan on voting to make it a permanent change.67. Whats the best title of this passage?A. Get up early, teenagers!B. Finally, a school understands teenagers.C. Why do teenagers stay up late?D. Difference between teens and adults.68. Whats the meaning of the underlined word “truancy”?A. gradesB. subj

64、ectsC. absenceD. classes 69. What can we learn from the passage?A. Teenagers and adults have the same sleep cycle.B. Teenagers are fully awake at 10 am.C. Teenagers are much happier to sleep than study.D. Teenagers need the extra sleep also for a scientific reason.70. Which of the following statemen

65、ts is NOT true according to the passage? A. The Monkseaton school is satisfied with the result of experiments.B. It is cruel for the teenagers to show up at 9 am.C. The Monkseaton school plans to change the school time forever.D. Teenagers perform better in the morning than in the afternoon.第四部分：书面表

66、达（共两节，满分40分）第一节 完成句子（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）71. It was not easy to walk in these suits, but we slowly (向走去) the edge of the crater and looked down into the red, boiling centre. (make)72. I do hope so because I want you to live (长寿和健康的生活) as I have. (as)73. Every time you feel like smoking a cigarette,

67、(提醒自己) you are a non-smoker. (remind)74. (很有可能) you will die if you get infected with HIV. (likely)75. There is no doubt (是人类活动) that has caused this global warming rather than a random but natural phenomenon. (activity)76. (位于更高的地势), her mothers house would be safe from the floods. (be)77. Without

68、the new paints and the new technique, (我们不能看见) the many great masterpieces for which this period is famous. (able)78. Have your journalists ever had a case (有人控告他们) getting the wrong end of the stick? (accuse)79. (除了这个事实外) butts spoil the beauty of the environment, they contain some very toxic chemi

69、cals. (apart)80. My brother suggested me not taking an umbrella, but hardly (我一出去) the house when it began to rain. (get)第二节 短文写作（满分25分）2010年以来，我国相继发生了几起校园暴力事件，使国人为之震惊，震惊之余，大家都陷入了沉思：我们该如何加强校园安全呢？请你以How to improve school safety为题，写一篇120词左右的短文。参考词汇：校园campus 保安security guard参 考 答 案第一部分：听力15 ACAAC610 AB

70、BCC1115 BBABA1620 BABAB第二部分：多项选择2125 BCBBB2630 BABCA完形填空3135 CBDAB3640 BABDA4145 BACCB4650 CDDCA第三部分：阅读理解5154 CBDB 5558 CBDD 5962 DBCB 6366 BADB 6770 BCDD第四部分：完成句子71. made our way to / towards72. as long and healthy a life73. remind yourself that74. It is very likely that75. that it is human activit

71、y76. Being on higher land77. we would not able to see78. where / in which someone accused them of / where / in which they were accused of79. Apart from the fact that80. had I got out of书面表达How to improve the school safetySchool safety is a matter of great importance. Greaat efforts should be made by

72、 the school to make sure the campus is safe. Firstly, nobody should be allowed to enter the school without permission. The school guard should check everyone entering the school strictly. Besides, the school security guards should walk around the campus from time to time so that some bad people can

73、be frightened away. More importantly, school safety education should be offered by the school. Students can be taught what to do when faced with danger.As for us students, we should keep safety in mind whatever we do. We shouldnt trust strangers or give away our personal information to them.欢迎广大教师踊跃来稿，稿酬丰厚。