《名校》青海省湟川中学第二分校2012-2013学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题（无答案）.doc

1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家一、听力理解（共2节，20小题； 每小题1.5分，满分30分）第一节听下面5段对话。选出最佳选项。1. What is Mike doing probably?A. Making a phone call. B. Doing his work. C. Attending a meeting,2. Who is Michelle? A. Marks sister. B. The girls classmate. C. The girls sister.3. How much will the man pay? A. 80yuan B. 120yuan C. 160

2、yuan4. Where is the woman going? A. A hotel. B. A square C. A bank.5. How many people were involved in the traffic accident? A. Four. B. Seven. C. Eight.第二节听下面5段对话或独白。选出最佳选项。听第6段材料，回答第6题和第7题。6. What happened to the man? A. He cant find the hotel. B. He cant get out of the elevator. C. His room caugh

3、t a fire.7. What does the woman advise the man to do? A. Press the buttons. B. Wait for help. C. Call the firemen.听第7段对话，回答第810题8. What did Maria do just now? A. She had lunch. B. She had a class. C. She did homework. 9. How was the weather in Spain? A. Sunny and wind B. Rainy and windy. C. Windy an

4、d snowy.10. Where are they talking most probably? A. In a lift. B. In a street. C. In a classroom.听第8段对话，回答第1113题11. Why will Karen be late dor dinner? A. To do extra work. B. To send kids to school. C. To meet Mary.12. When will Peter get to John Smiths house? A. At seven. B. At six. C. At five.13.

5、 Who is the man speaker? A. Karens husband. B. John Smiths colleague. C. Peters friend.听第9段对话，回答第1416题14. Why did the man go to the forest park last year? A. For hiking. B. For taking pictures. C. For cutting trees. 15. What will they see in the forest park probably? A. Many tress have been cut down

6、. B. Many wood have been produced C. Many trees have been planted. 16. Whats the womans purpose? A. To educate students to protect the forest. B. To ask students to plant trees. C. To teach students to take pictures.听第10段独白，回答第1720题17. How many kinds of shops in Lizs country are mentioned? A. two. B

7、. Three. C. Four.18. What does Liz think of shopping online? A. Convenient and cheap. B. Difficult but safe. C. Easy and quick.19. What does Liz often buy through internet? A. Books and clothes. B. Books and shoes. C. Shoes and food.20. What does Liz advise Sharon to do on her favorite website? A. B

8、uying things to help others. B. Buying gifts for friends. C. Buying things for parents. 二、单项选择（共15小题； 每小题1分，满分15分）21. Who is the man _ a blue shirt? I have never seen him before. A. is wearing B. dressed up C. dressed in D. worn 22. _ once before, after your class I got my visa（签证）. So thank you aga

9、in. A. Having rejected B. Rejected C. Being rejected D. To be rejected 23. The police will have to the room for fingerprints. A. check B. examine C. clean D. analyze 24. Only _ to use this reading room. Students have another room on the second floor. A. are the teachers allowed B. are allowed the te

10、achers C. the teachers are allowed D. the teachers allowed 25. We _ arrive at six. But Im sorry we are late. A. should B. were supposed to C. must D. ought to 26. Dont leave the water _ while you brush your teeth. A. run B. running C. being run D. to run 27. There is plenty of rain in the southeast,

11、 _ there is little in the northwest. A. because B. therefore C. while D. as 28. Both teams were in hard training; was to lose the game. A. either B. neither C. another D. the other 29. _ by the beauty of nature, the girl from London decided to spend another two days on the farm. A. Attracting B. Att

12、racted C. To be attracted D. Having attracted 30. One of the provinces in the north has _ to form a new state. A. broken down B. broken up C. broken out D. broken away 31. Everybody thought the battle would be _ . And they were right. A. losing B. missing C. lost D. missed 32. On his way home, he su

13、ddenly heard his name _ . A. calling B. called C. to call D. call 33. When trees are cut down, there is nothing to hold the soil _ on the hillside. A. take place B. out of place C. in place D. in place of 34. The little boy _ the last bit of toothpaste from the tube. A. squeezed out B. squeezed in C

14、. pushed in D. pushed out 35. Shall I invite Tom to my party? Yes. Itll be nice if you _ . A. to B. invite C. will D. do 三、完形填空（共20小题； 每小题1.5分，满分30分）Seventeen-year-old Rivertown teenager, John Janson, was honoured at the Lifesaver Awards last night for carrying out lifesaving first aid on his neighb

15、our after a shocking knife 36 . John was presented with his award at a ceremony which recognized the 37 of the ten people who have saved the life of others. John had been studying in his room when he heard 38 . When he and his father rushed outside, they 39 that Anne Slade, mother of three, had been

16、 stabbed（刺） 40 with a knife by her ex-boyfriend（前男友）. The man ran from the 41 and left Ms Slade lying in her front garden 42 very heavily. Her hands had almost been cut off. It was Johns quick 43 and knowledge of first aid that saved Ms Slades life. He immediately asked a number of the 44 people for

17、 bandages（绷带）, but when nobody could put their hands on anything, his father got some tea towels（毛巾）and 45 from their house. John used these to dress the most severe 46 to Ms Slades hands. He slowed the bleeding by applying pressure to the wounds until the 47 and ambulance arrived. “Im 48 of what I

18、did but I was just doing what I had been 49 ,” John said. John had taken part in the Young Lifesaver Scheme at his high school. When 50 John, Mr Alan Southerton, Director of the Young Lifesaver Scheme, said, “ 51 is no doubt that Johns quick thinking and the first aid 52 that he had learned at schoo

19、l saved Ms Slades life. It shows that a simple knowledge of the first aid can make a real 53 .” John and the nine other lifesavers also attended a 54 reception yesterday hosted by the Prime Minister before 55 their awards last night. 36. A. show B. attack C. work D. defend 37. A. bravery B. life C.

20、thinking D. progress 38. A. quarrelling B. arguing C. laughing D. screaming 39. A. realized B. believed C. thought D. discovered 40. A. repeatedly B. quickly C. frequently D. gradually 41. A. home B. place C. scene D. house 42. A. shaking B. struggling C. bleeding D. crying 43. A. action B. answer C

21、. experience D. request 44. A. several B. nearby C. familiar D. curious 45. A. water B. tape C. bandages D. scissors 46. A. damages B. pains C. injuries D. arms 47. A. neighbours B. children C. doctor D. police 48. A. proud B. fond C. sure D. tired 49. A. expected B. taught C. encouraged D. educated

22、 50. A. thanking B. recognizing C. admiring D. congratulating 51. A. There B. It C. He D. She 52. A. skills B. instructions C. key D. history 53. A. discovery B. harm C. difference D. choice 54. A. recent B. secret C. private D. special 55. A. giving B. offering C. announcing D. receiving 四、阅读理解（ 共两

23、节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）（A）The view over a valley of a tiny village with thatched (草盖的) roof cottages around a church, a drive through a narrow village street lined with thatched cottages painted pink or white, the sight over the rolling hills of a pretty collection of thatched farm buildingst

24、hese are still common sights in parts of England. Most people will agree that the thatched roof is an essential part of the attraction of the English countryside.Thatching is in fact the oldest of all the building crafts（工艺）practised in the British Isles. Although thatch has always been used for cot

25、tage and farm buildings, it was once used for castles and churches, too.Thatching is a solitary（独自的）craft, which often runs in families. The craft of thatching as it is practised toady has changed very little since the Middle Ages. Over 800 full-time thatchers are employed in England and Wales today

26、, keeping and renewing the old roofs as well as thatching newer houses. Many property owners choose thatch not only for its beauty but because they know it will keep them cool in summer and warm in winter.In fact, if we look at developing countries, over half the world lives under thatch, but they a

27、ll do it in different ways. People in developing countries are often unwilling to go back to traditional materials and would prefer modern buildings. However, they may lack the money to allow them to get the necessary materials. Their temporary mud huts with thatched roofs of wild grasses often only

28、 last six months. Thatch which has been done the British way lasts from twenty to sixty years, and is an effective defiance against the heat.56. Which of the following remains a special feature of the English countryside? A. Narrow streets lined with pink or white houses.B. Rolling hills with pretty

29、 farm buildings. C. Cottages with thatched roofs.D. Churches with cottages around them.57. What do we know about thatching as a craft? A. It is a collective activity. B. It is practised on farms all over England. C. It is quite different from what it used to be. D. It is in most cases handed down am

30、ong family members.58. Thatched houses are still preferred because of _. A. their style and comfortB. their durability C. their easy maintenance D. their cheap and ready-made materials59. People in developing countries also live under thatch because _. A. thatched cottages are a big tourist attracti

31、on B. thatched roof houses are the cheapest C. thatch is an effective defense against the heat D. they like thatched houses better than other buildings（B）Today our lives are changing faster than at any time in history. Here we report on three important changes that will have a big impact on our ever

32、yday lives in the futureThe cashless society Cash and bank-notes will disappear almost completely. They will be replaced by smart cards, namely plastic cards: microchip（微芯片）processors（处理器）loaded with some money. When we pay for goods，the shop assistant will put our smart card into a payment terminal

33、（终端）and money will come into his card from our card. When all the money is used up，we will be able to reload it by putting it into a telephone，dialing our bank account and money will be put into the card from the account. Interactive telephones Talking computers will play an important part. They wil

34、l recognize speech, ask us what information we need, look through a database，and put the information into speechIf we want to book a flight or pay a bill by phone, we will interact with a talking computer to do so. Human telephone operators will be used only for more complex operations such as deali

35、ng with complaints or solving special problems. _ Traffic jams in cities will be reduced because drivers will use electronic route maps to find the quickest route to their destination. Electronic systems will start changing motorists for driving in citiesAs soon as motorists have to pay to drive in

36、cities, they will stop using their cars and use public transport instead. Speed control systems will be built into cars. These systems will automatically（自动地）regulate the speed of the car to take account of traffic and weather conditions and prevent accidents. It will be many years before these chan

37、ges bring results but when they do，there will be a titanic improvement in road safety. With the development of science and technology, more and more advanced things will be invented or created. Life in the future is undoubtedly different from that at the present. 60. Cash and bank-note will disappea

38、r because . A. they will be out of use sooner or later B. they will be replaced by plastic cards convenient to use C. we can load money from the bank D. they will be rejected by payment terminals 61. What will you do if the money in your card is used up? A. Go to the bank to deposit some money. B. P

39、ut the card into a telephone and dial the bank account. C. Buy a new card. D. We dont know.62. Which of the following would be the best subtitle for the fourth paragraph? A. Future cars B. Speed control systems C. Intelligent cars D. Traffic jams 63. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A.

40、 When we buy tickets for flying somewhere else, we can have a talk with the computer. B. If you make a complaint, you can use human telephone operation. C. Drivers will stop using their cars and use public transport in order to prevent accidents. D. The help of electronic route maps will decrease tr

41、affic jams. 64. The underlined word “titanic” in Paragraph 4 means . A. huge and great B. the name of a ship C. slight D. increasing （C）Dolphins（海豚）are not fish, but warm-blooded animals. They live in groups, and speak to each other in their own language. In this, they are like other animals, such a

42、s bees and birds. But dolphins are very different from almost all land animals. Their brain is nearly the same size as our own, and they live a long timeat least twenty or thirty years. Like some animals, dolphins use sound to help them find their way around. They also make these sounds to talk to e

43、ach other and to help them find food. We now know they do not use their ears to receive these sounds, but the lower part of the mouth, called the jaw. Strangely, dolphins seem to like man, and for thousands of years there have been stories about the dolphin and its friendship with people. There is a

44、 story about sailors in the 19th century. In a dangerous part of the sea off the coast of New Zealand, they learnt to look for a dolphin called Jack. From 1871 to 1903, Jack met every boat in the area and showed it the way. Then in 1903 a passenger on a boat called The Penguin shot and wounded Jack.

45、 He recovered and for nine years more continued to guide all ships through the areaexcept for The Penguin. Today, some people continue to kill dolphins, but many countries of the world now protect them and in these places it is against the law to kill them. 65. Dolphins are different from many other

46、 animals in that they _. A. live in groups B. have large brains C. are warm-blooded D. have their own language 66. Which of the following does the dolphin use to help it find its way around? A. Its nose. B. Its ears. C. Its mouth. D. Its eyes. 67. Why did the sailors off the coast of New Zealand loo

47、k for Jack? A. He was lonely and liked to be with people. B. They enjoyed playing with him. C. He was seriously wounded. D. They wanted his help. 68. By telling the story of Jack, the writer wanted to show that _. A. dolphins are friendly and clever B. people are cruel to animals C. Jack is differen

48、t from other dolphins D. dolphins should be protected by law （D）Hotlines have become common in China. Some radio broadcasting stations use hotlines to encourage the listeners to take part in the talk shows.Thats a good idea. Yet, the fact is, some people do nothing but break the whole program. Some

49、people know little about the topic under discussion. Sometimes they do not even know what the host is talking about. So the host has to tell the caller what the show is about. Usually the caller will ask a few questions which express his hope and show his ignorance (无知). Then the host has to answer

50、and explainhow silly this is! It wastes a lot of time.It seems that some people phone the hotlines for fun. They just want to let the listeners hear them. They dont care what the topic is, whether they themselves are interested or how silly they appear to be.Im totally bored by those people. Its nec

51、essary for radio stations to improve the hotline programmers. In my opinion, if a caller does not know what is going on, the operator should not let the caller take part in it.69. The sentence “some people do nothing but break the whole program” may tell us that _. A. radio stations use hotlines in

52、a wrong way B. it is a fact C. it is a good idea D. some people have unclear thoughts70. Some calls waste the hosts time _. A. because the host works hard B. because of the callers ignorance C. because the host likes talking to the caller D. because of a lot of questions raised by the caller第二节 （共5小

53、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。选项中有两项为多余选项。所选的选项填在短文底下的横线上。_71_ One of the best things you can possibly do is to start your own cluB. Its great fun especially if you are the sort of person who feels theres never anything to do during the school holidays. The first thing you need to come

54、 up with is an idea for your club. _72_ Pets, clothes, pop music or dancing groups, sports, making things? The list is endless. Next you need some friends to be in your club with you. _73_ All you need is three or four other people who are interested in the same thing as you. _74_ You should all sit

55、 down somewhere together with lots of pieces of paper and write down every name you can think up. Thatll keep you busy for ages. At your first meeting you should make up a rule book. And the first rule should be no grown-ups or little/big brothers or sisters! The best clubs are always secret! Now yo

56、u have just about everything you need, except membership cards. These are very important and again you can speed a lot of time making them. _75_ Why not leave some space for a photo of yourself? That will make the membership card really look like it. So there you are, get clubbing! Once you get star

57、ted youll think of loads of more interesting things to do! 71._ 72._ 73._ 74._ 75._ A. Thats easy. B. Enjoy your own club! C. Invite a designer to join you. D. What are you interest in? E. Summer vacation is just around the corner. F. Then you need to pick a name for your club. G. Use a bright thick

58、 pen to make a special design.五、短文改错（共10小题；每小题分，满分10分） 短文中共有处错误，错误涉及一个单词的增加，删除或修改。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词的下面写出修改正后的词。注意：.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； Once, lately at night, an Englishman came out of his room into a passage of the hotel and ask the servant to bring her a gl

59、ass of water. The servant did like he was asked. The Englishman returned his room, and a few minutes later he came into the passage again and once more asked the servant a glass of water. Every a few minutes the Englishman would come out of his room and repeated his request. After half an hour the a

60、stonishing servant decided to ask the man what he was doing with the water. Nothing, answered him calmly. Its simply that the room is on fire. 六、书面表达李明是你的朋友，他很喜欢英语，一直想要找一份适合他的英语报来阅读，现要求你以书信的形式，向他介绍新世纪报中学生版，提示内容如下：1该报于2003年10月15日正式出版, 它是目前国内第一份根据中学生阅读水平和需要而设计的英语时事周刊。2它用浅显的英语介绍一些热门话题，包括世界要闻、校园热点 (campus trends)、影视娱乐 (entertainment)、体育休闲、科技生活、大家一起学等栏目。3对扩大词汇量，拓宽知识面都有帮助。4建议李明读一读该报。注意：你可以适当增加你对该报的主观看法，要求100词左右。_ - 8 - 版权所有高考资源网（山东、北京、天津、云南、贵州）五地区试卷投稿QQ 858529021