汕头市金山中学2012～2013学年度第二学期期中考试

高二英语试题

一、听力部分 （共10小题, 每小题1分，满分10分）

1. 听录音，在答题卡上补全答案。

A1: Some .

A2: It is .

A3: There are .

A4: Provide .

A5: machines.

2. 听录音将下列短文补充完整。

Mary got an 6 on her way home. Luckily a couple, Paul and Susan offered to help. After failing to find a suitable tire for her at a service station, they asked her to follow them home. Not able to find a tire for her even there, they decided to let Mary use their own car, saying they would not be using the car 7 . Mary was so impressed by such kind deeds. 8 passed before Mary drove back to return the couple’s car. She arrived to find her car cleaned with new tires and even 9 fixed. She thanked the couple, asking how much she owed them. Yet the couple told her that it was their pleasure to help. It was then that she realized what she should do was to pass on their “ 10 ” spirit.

二、单项填空（共10小题,每小题1分，满分10分）k$s#5u

11. The robot Tony was said already in Larry’s house before he returned.

A. to test out B. to have been tested out

C. to be tested out D. to be testing out

12. It’s said that in that area there is more land than the government knows ______.

A. it what to do with B. what to do it with

C. what to do with it D. to do what with it13. At last the newly-married couple declared _______.

A. to divorce B. being divorced C. that they would divorce D. divorced

14. The student, in Jinshan Middle School for 3 years, was admitted into Qinghua University.

A. to study B. studying C. to have studied D. having studied

15. The detective,____ to be reading a newspaper, glanced at the man_____ next to a woman.

A. pretending, seated B. pretended, seated C. pretending, seat D. pretended, seating

16. As time went by, the plan he stuck ____ fairly practical.

A. to proved B. to proving C. proved D. to be proved

17. Before he went abroad，he spent as much time as he _____ English.

A. could learning B. learned C. to learn D. could learn

18. ---Are you a teacher? ---No, but I _______.

A. used to B. used to being C. used to be D. was used to

19. twice a year, whether it is a car or a bus or a truck, is the rule that every driver must obey in this city.

A. Examining B. Examined C. Being examined D. Having been examined

20. I intend to buy this kind of pen because I the pen well.

A. have told, writes B. have been told, writes

C. was told, wrote D. have been told, is written

三、完形填空（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

I heard the bees long before I saw them.

It was a very hot afternoon, and we decided to 21 in the river near my home. As we climbed down a small rocky hill toward the water, my boyfriend John 22 started to shout and then jumped into the water below. Peter and Mary quickly 23 but I was too far away to jump. I was 24 .

I heard a low hum, which was growing louder. From a 25 , the group of bees looked almost like a cloud of smoke. As it got closer, I realized it was actually thousands of bees flying towards me.

All I could do was 26 my face with my hands. 27 , I thought that if I sat very 28 , the bees would think I was just another rock.

After a few seconds, I knew my 29 had failed. The bees were attacking me. I could hear my friends shouting at me to get down.

But it wasn’t so easy. The only way I could 30 was to use my hands to climb down the rocks. However, I was afraid to do that at first because my face would be 31 .

The noise the bees made was so loud and 32 , and I had no choice.

I rushed down the rocks and jumped into the pool. I was just so happy to be free from the pain and the water felt so 33 .

But we still weren’t out of 34 . Every time we tried to climb out, the bees flew back over our heads. We spent the next three hours in the water until the bees finally lost 35 .

21. A. call off B. get off C. cool off D. turn off

22. A. eventually B. suddenly C. happily D. hurriedly

23. A. climbed B. followed C. dashed D. helped

24. A. lost B. forgotten C. trapped D. fooled

25. A. hill B. rock C. river D. distance

26. A. cover B. hide C. find D. lose

27. A. Finally B. Joyfully C. Crazily D. Immediately

28. A. quietly B. still C. relaxed D. gracefully

29. A. face B. friends C. plan D. shout

30. A. pass away B. get away C. look away D. take away

31. A. exposed B. unwanted C. lost D. protected

32. A. annoying B. frightening C. amazing D. boring

33. A. wonderful B. painful C. hot D. strange

34. A. breath B. control C. danger D. doubt

35. A. hope B. interest C. time D. control

四、阅读理解（共两节，满分45分）

第一节 阅读理解 阅读短文，从每题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。(共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）

A

TOKYO, Japan (AP) – Japan is very serious about robotics (机器人技术). If the droids are going to fit in, they probably need to learn the Japanese custom of serving tea. Fortunately, researchers at the University of Tokyo are exploring just that. In a show this week, a humanoid（有人特点的）with camera eyes made by Kawada Industries Inc. poured tea from a bottle into a cup. Then another robot on wheels delivered the cup of tea in an experimental room that has sensors embedded in the floor and sofa as well as cameras on the ceiling, to simulate（模仿）life with robot technology.

“A human being may be faster, but you’d have to say ‘Thank you,’” said University of Tokyo professor Tomomasa Sato. “That’s the best part about a robot. You don’t have to feel bad about asking it to do things.”

Sato believes Japan, a rapidly aging society where more than a fifth of the population is 65 or older, will lead the world in designing robots to care for the elderly, sick and bedridden（卧床不起的）.

Already, monitoring technologies, such as sensors that automatically turn on lights when people enter a room, are becoming widespread in Japan.

The walking, child–size Asimo from Honda Motor Co. greets people at showrooms. NEC Corp. has developed a smaller companion robot–on –wheels called Papero. A seal robot available since 2004 can entertain the elderly and others in need of fuzzy companionship.

Sato says his experimental room is raising awareness about privacy questions that may arise when electronic devices（设备）monitor a person’s movements down to the smallest detail.

On the bright side, the tea – pouring humanoid has been programmed to do the dishes.

36. What is the best title of this passage?

A. “Thank You” Will Never Be Needed in Japan

B. Monitoring Technologies Are Widespread in Japan

C. Robot Is Designed to Care for the Elderly.

D. Robot technologies are widespread in Japanese daily life.

37. The underlined word “embedded” in the first paragraph probably means .

A. fixed B. established C. settled D. rooted

38. According to Professor Sato, .

A. the robot serves tea much faster than a human being

B. the robot does anything like human beings

C. tea – serving robot helps to form laziness of the aging society

D. tea – serving robot doesn’t need any reward for the service

39. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. A robot can imitate people to complete complicated tasks.

B. A robot has been programmed to clean the dishes.

C. All the problems in the aging society can be solved by robots.

D. The number of aging people is increasing rapidly in Japan.

40. We can infer from the passage that .

A. people are afraid of being monitored by robots.

B. the technology of robots has been highlighted in Japan.

C. robots can completely take the place of human beings.

D. people’s privacy should be strictly protected

B

The French word renaissance means rebirth. It was first used in 1855 by the historian Jules Michelet in his History of France，then adopted by historians of culture，by art historians，and eventually by music historians，all of whom applied it to European culture during the 150 years spanning 1450－1600.The concept of rebirth was appropriate to this period of European history because of the renewed interest in ancient Greek and Roman culture that began in Italy and then spread throughout Europe. Scholars and artists of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries wanted to restore the learning and ideals of the classical civilizations of Greece and Rome. To these scholars this meant a return to human—as opposed to spiritual values. Fulfillment in life—as opposed to concern about an afterlife—became a desirable goal，and expressing the entire range of human emotions and enjoying the pleasures of the senses were no longer frowned(皱眉头) on. Artists and writers now turned to secular(不朽的)as well as religious subject matter and sought to make their works understandable and appealing.

These changes in outlook deeply affected the musical culture of the Renaissance period—how people thought about music as well as the way music was composed，experienced，discussed，and circulated. They could see the architectural monuments，sculptures(雕塑)，plays，and poems that were being rediscovered，but they could not actually hear ancient music—although they could read the writings of classical philosophers，poets，essayists，and music theorists that were becoming available in translation. They learned about the power of ancient music to move the listener and wondered why modern music did not have the same effect. For example，the influential religious leader Bernardino Cirillo expressed disappointment with the learned music of his time. He urged musicians to follow the