雅安中学2012-2013学年高二下期月考试题（4月）

英 语 试 题

（命题人：刘晓萍 审题人：罗志玲）

本试卷分为第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。考试结束后，将答题卷和机读卡一并收回。

第Ⅰ卷（选择题，共115分）

一、听力

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，共7.5分）

1. What will the woman do on Sunday?

A. Go swimming. B. See the dentist. C. Go to the library.

2. What drink does the man want?

A. Green tea. B. Orange juice. C. Coffee.

3. Who attended Professor Li’s lecture?

A. Rose. B. Jack. C. Wendy.

4. Why is the man going to the post office?

A. To post some letters. B. To see his friend. C. To buy some stamps.

5. What will the couple probably have for lunch?

A. Meat and potatoes. B. Eggs and potatoes. C. Vegetables and meat.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，共22.5分）

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。

6. What can we learn about the woman?

A. She won first prize in the speech competition. B. She passed her driving test.

C. Today is her birthday.

7. When will the two speakers go to KFC?

A. At 5:00. B. At 6:00. C. At 7:00.

听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。

8. What is the man probably?

A. A policeman. B. A reporter. C. A neighbor.

9. Who was away on business in Beijing?

A. The woman’s son: B. The woman. C. The woman’s husband.

听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。

10. Which day does the man make a reservation for?

A. March 22nd. B. May 21 st. C. March 21 st.

11. Why doesn’t the man want to reserve the suite?

A. He wants a room with a garden view. B. It has no bathroom. C. It’s too expensive.

12. Including tax, how much, should the man pay for the room?

A. 80 dollars. B. 88 dollars, C. 96 dollars.

听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。

13. How does the woman mainly kill time?

A. By watching TV B. By surfing online. C. By taking a walk.

14. What doesn’t the woman like?

A. The square. B. The city. C. The parks.

15. What does the man think is important?

A. Employment. B. Entertainment. C. Peace and quiet.

16. What do the man and the woman disagree on?

A. Whether the city needs a symbol.

B. Whether the amusement park should be built:

C. Whether the square is a good place for a walk.

听下面一段对话，回答第17和第20四个小题。

17. What can we learn about the At-Bristol Museum?

A. It features a 4D film show.

B. It has over 300 hands-on exhibits and live shows.

C. There are no dining rooms in the museum.

18. Which museum won The Guardian’s Family Friendly

Museum award in 2005?

A. The At-Bristol Museum. B. Dickens World. C. The Pitt Rivers Museum.

19. What can visitors do at Dickens World?

A. Create their own TV show. B. Travel on the Great Expectations Boat Ride.

C. Read books in the gift shop.

20. When does the Pitt Rivers Museum hold art activities?

A. Every day. B. At weekends. C. In the national holidays.

二、单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）

21. It is _______ good feeling for people to admire the Shanghai World Expo that gives them _______ pleasure.

A. 不填; a B. a; 不填 C. the; a D. a; the

22. As a result of the serious flood, two-thirds of the buildings in the area _______.

A. need repairing B. needs to repair

C. needs repairing D. need to repair

23. Mary got up early, but she _______ so; because she had no work to do that morning.

A. didn’t need to do B. needn’t to do

C. mustn’t have done D. needn’t have done

24. – What do you think of the direction _______ we are driving?

-- I think we are going the right way.

A. to which B. for which C. in which D. which

25. While the Simth family was on vacation, their mail _______ in the box.

A. assembled B. accumulated C. stored D. collected

26. He discovered that he was _______ to the plant which touched him.

A. sentimental B. sensible C. allergic D. changeable

27. After he became conscious, he remembered _____ and _____ on the head with a rod.

A. to attack, hit B. to be attacked, to hit

C. attacking, be hit D. having been attacked, hit

28. I remember a _____ famous scientist said that we should believe in ourselves first of all.

A. some B. certain C. sure D. other

29. He apologized _______ the teacher _______ being late for school.

A. to, of B. to, for C. for, to D. to, on

30. The girl had hardly rung the bell _______ the door was opened suddenly, and her friend rushed out to greet her.

A. until B. before C. as D. since

31. – Guess what, we’ve got our visas for a short-term visit to the UK this summer.

– How nice! You _______ a different culture then.

A. have experienced B. will be experiencing

C. have been experiencing D. will have experienced

32. You look well. The air and the sea foods in Sanya must _______ you. I suppose.

A. agree to B. agree on C. agree with D. agree about

33. I’d like to buy a house–modern, comfortable, and _______ in a quiet neighborhood.

A. above all B. in all C. after all D. at all

34. – Have you heard from Kate recently?

– No. but I was told that she _______ a rich man for nearly a month.

A. had married with B. had been married to

C. had married D. was married with

35. – I prefer shutting myself in and listening to music all day on Sundays.

– That’s _______ I don’t agree. You should have a more active life.

A. how B. where C. when D. what

三、完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Born in America, I spoke English, not Chinese, the language of my ancestors. When I was three, my parents flashed-cards with Chinese 36 at my face, but I pushed them 37 . My mom believed I would learn 38 I was ready. But the 39 never came.

On a Chinese New Year’s Eve, my uncle spoke to me in Chinese, but all I could do was 40 at him, confused, scratching my head. "Still can’t speak Chinese?" He 41 me, "You can’t even buy a fish in Chinatown."

"Hey, this is America, not China. I’ll get some 42 with or without Chinese." I replied and turned to my mom for 43 .

"Remember to ask for fresh fish, Xin Xian Yu," she said, handing over a $ 20 bill. I 44 the words, running downstairs into the streets of Chinatown.

I found the fish 45 surrounded in a sea of customers. "I’d like to buy some fresh fish ," I shouted to the fishman. But he 46 my English words and turned to serve the next customer. The laugh of the people behind increased 47 their impatience. With every 48 , the breath of the dragons(龙) on my back grew stronger — my blood boiling — 49 me to cry out, "Xian Sheng Yu, please." "Very Xian Sheng," I repeated. The crowd erupted into laughter. My face turned 50 and I ran back home 51 , except for the $ 20 bill I held tightly in my pocket.

Should I laugh or cry? They’re Chinese. I’m Chinese. I should feel right at 52 . Instead, I was the joke, a disgrace(丢脸) to the language.

Sometimes, I laugh at my fish 53 , but, in the end, the joke is on 54 . Every laugh is a culture 55 ; every laugh is my heritage(传统) fading away.

36. A. custom B. games C. characters D. language

37. A. ahead B. around C. along D. aside

38. A. when B. before C. unless D. until

39. A. success B. study C. time D. attempt

40. A. aim B. joke C. nod D. stare

41. A. cared about B. laughed at C. argued with D. asked after

42. A. right now B. from now C. at times D. in time

43. A. decision B. permission C. information D. preparation

44. A. repeated B. reviewed C. spelled D. kept

45. A. farm B. stand C. pond D. market

46. A. guessed B. forgot C. doubted D. ignored

47. A. by B. as C. with D. from

48. A. second B. effort C. desire D. movement

49. A. forcing B. allowing C. persuading D. leading

50. A. bright B. blank C. pale D. red

51. A. open-mouthed B. tongue-tied C. empty-handed D. broken-hearted

52. A. service B. home C. risk D. root

53. A. trade B. deed C. challenge D. incident

54. A. it B. us C. me D. them

55. A. thrown B. lost C. divided D. reflected

四、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，共40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Andy rode slowly on his way to school, day-dreaming about the fishing trip that his father had promised him. He was so busy dreaming about all the fish he would catch that he was unaware of everything else around him.

He rode along until a strange sound drew him to the present. He came to a stop and looked curiously up to the heavens. What he saw shocked and terrified him. A huge swarm of bees filled the sky like a black cloud and the buzzing mass seemed to be heading angrily towards him.

With no time to waste, Andy sped off in the opposite direction, riding furiously--but without knowing how to escape the swarm. With a rapidly beating heart and his legs pumping furiously, he sped down the rough road. As the bees came closer, his panic increased. Andy knew that he was sensitive to bee stings(蜇). The last sting had landed him in hospital--and that was only one bee sting! He had been forced to stay in bed for two whole days. Suddenly, his father’s words came to him. “When you are in a tight situation, don’t panic. Use your brain and think your way out of it.”

On a nearby hill, he could see smoke waving slowly skywards from the chimney of the Nelson family home. “Bees don’t like smoke,” he thought. “They couldn’t get into the house.” Andy raced towards the Nelson house, but the bees were gaining ground. Andy knew he could not reach the house in time. He estimated that the bees would catch up with him soon.

Suddenly, out of the corner of his eyes, he spotted a small dam used by Mr. Nelson to irrigate his vegetable garden. Off his bike and into the cool wate