望江中学2012-2013学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题

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。

Why does the man make the call?

A. To book a room. B. To look for someone. C. To ask for the price.

2. What time is it now?

A. 4:00. B. 6:00. C. 8:00.

3. What does the woman keep eating?

A. Meat. B. Potato chips. C. Cola.

4. What will the man do tonight?

A. Attend a meeting. B. Go to the cinema. C. Watch TV at home.

5. What is the weather like now?

A. Cloudy. B. Rainy. C. Snowy.

第二节 （共15小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分）

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。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅览室读各个小题，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7题.

Why didn’t the man go to the beach?

He didn’t like traveling. B. He had some troubles. C. He was too tired.

What are the speakers going to do?

A. Check the computer program. B. Repair the computer. C. Talk with the boss.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

Who is the lucky person?

A. Mark. B. Mark’s wife. C. Mark and his wife.

9. What do we learn about Mark?

A. He has a British accent. B. He lives in Sydney now. C. He is from Australia.

10. Where did Mark meet his wife probably?

A. In Sydney. B. In New York. C. In London.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. How long does it take the woman from the bus stop to the subway station?

A. 30 minutes. B. 20 minutes. C. 10 minutes.

12. How does the man usually get to work?

A. By bike. B. By car. C. On foot.

13. Why doesn’t the woman buy a car?

A. The price of petrol is rising. B. She can’t afford it.

C. She is moving to a new house.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14. What did Jack do after high school?

A. He studied at college. B. He found a job. C. He traveled.

15. When did the woman leave the college?

A. At the beginning of the first year. B. At the end of the first year.

C. At the end of the second year.

16. What is Jack’s problem?

A. His friends are leaving. B. He worries about graduation.

C. The term paper is difficult for him.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What’s the speed limit on the highways between cities?

A. 55 miles per hour. B. 35 miles per hour. C. 75 miles per hour.

18. What is the result if drivers receive too many traffic tickets?

A. They can’t drive for a while. B. They have to pay much.

C. They will lose their car.

19. Why don’t drivers often get tickets during the rush hour?

A, There are no policemen. B. They drive slowly. C. Policemen are too busy.

20. What is the passage about?

A. Famous streets in America. B. Speed limits in America.

C. Traffic tickets in America

第二部分：知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

21. The sportsman didn’t manage to break record, but it was good try.

A. a, the B. the, a C. a, 不填 D. the, 不填

22. “ Long live our friendship ” means that we expect our friendship will be ________.

A. permanent B. priceless C. changeable D. precious

23. They sent someone to _____ the value of the house.

A. access B. assist C. assess D. possess

24. ----Is there any vaccine(疫苗) against bird flu that can be used on humans?

----No, but scientists are working to develop ________ .

A. that B. it C. so D. one

25. ----- Would you like to go fishing with me tomorrow?

----- ______ that you give me a lift in your car.

A. To provide B. Provided C. Provide D. Having provided

26. The truck ran down the hill, and the driver _______ , according to the local newspaper, to have been killed.

A. was reported B. was reporting C. reported D. had been reported

27. It was so dark in the cinema that I could hardly____________my friend．　　

A．turn out B．bring out C．call out D．pick out

28. They were excited and in an unguarded moment ______ their secret.

A. gave away B. gave up C. gave in D. gave out29. If he hadn’t learnt Japanese last term, he _______ it so fluently now.

A. could not have spoken B. could have spoken

C. could not speak D. could speak

30. With three goals in the first period they had a secure victory, but ______ they lost.

A. otherwise B. somehow C. anyhow D. moreover

31. I hope her health______ greatly by the time we come back next year.

A. improves B. improved C. will be improved D. will have improved

32. ______was known to us all,William had broken his promise ______he would give us a rise.

A.As;which??????????????? B.As;that?????????? C.It;that????????????? D.It;which

33. The headmaster promised to keep all the teachers ______ of how the meeting were going on.

A. informed B. inform C. be informed D. informing

34. Would you mind paying for the tickets _____?

A. in vain B. in touch C. in advance D. in order

35. ----Which job do you think I should take, the counter’s job or the waiter’s job?

---- ______ .

A. That’s all right B. It’s your own matter C. It’s up to you D. It’s none of my business

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

My First Day

I was still shy in the presence of a crowd. And my first day at the new _36 made me a laughing stock (笑柄) of the classroom. I was sent to the blackboard to write my 37 . I knew my name and how to write it, but standing at the blackboard with the 38 of so many pupils on my back made me 39 inside and I was unable to write a single letter.

“Write your name,” the teacher called to me. I lifted the white chalk to the blackboard and, as I was about to write, my mind went 40 ; I could not remember my name, 41 the first letter. Somebody laughed and I became 42 .

“Just 43 us and write your name,” the teacher called and walked to my side, smiling at me to give me 44 .

“What’s your name?” she asked.

“Richard,” I whispered.

“Then write it.”

I turned to the blackboard and 45 my hand to write, but then I forgot my name again. I tried to 46 my senses but I could remember nothing. I realized how totally I was 47 and I grew weak and leaned my hot forehead 48 the cold blackboard. The room burst into a loud 49 and my muscles froze. I sat and 50 myself. Why did I always appear so dumb 51 I was called upon to perform in a crowd? I knew how to write as well as any other pupil in the classroom, and there was no 52 I could read better than any of them, and I could talk 53 when I was sure of myself. Then why did 54 faces make me freeze? I sat with my ears and neck 55 , hearing the pupils around me whisper, and hating myself.

36. A. school B. store C. office D. hotel

37. A. address B. name C. hobby D. nationality

38. A. presence B. pressure C. eyes D. faces

39. A. freeze B. puzzle C. think D. worry

40. A. weak B. clear C. crazy D. blank

41. A. still B. ever C. even D. also

42. A. delighted B. upset C. disappointed D. angry

43. A. believe B. answer C. forget D. see

44. A. confidence B. strength C. advice D. support

45. A. reached B. rose C. made D. lifted

46. A. form B. collect C. make D. catch

47. A. surprising B. feeling C. failing D. regretting

48. A. by B. over C. before D. against

49. A. laugh B. sound C. cry D. cheer

50. A. calmed B. enjoyed C. comforted D. blamed

51. A. where B. though C. when D. if

52. A. need B. doubt C. wonder D. possibility

53. A. correctly B. quietly C. hurriedly D. freely

54. A. strange B. many C. straight D. curious

55. A. shaking B. suffering C. burning D. hurting

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

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If parents bring up a child with the aim of turning the child into a genius(天才), they will cause great damage to him. According to several leading educational experts, this is one of the biggest mistakes that some parents make. Generally, the child will understand very well what the parents expect, and will fall. Unrealistic(不现实) expectations of the parents can cause great damage to children.

However, if parents are not unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are hopeful in a sensible(明智) way, the child may succeed in doing very well -- especially if the parents are very supportive to their children.

Michael Li is very lucky. He is very fond of music and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and let him attend piano and violin lessons. Although Michael’ s mother knows very little about music, his father is a good musician. However, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling.

Michael’s friend, Winston Chen, however, is not so lucky. Although both his parents are successful musicians, they set too high a standard for Winston. They want their son to be as successful as they are and so they enter him in every piano competition held. They are very unhappy when he does not win. “When I was your age I used to win every competition I enter.” Winston’s father tells him. Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always quiet and unhappy.

56. The main idea of the passage is _____.

A. what differences there are between parents B. what aim of a child can be easier to reach

C. how parents should make a child a musician

D. how parents should bring up their children

57. Michael is lucky because _____.

A. his parents help him in a sensible way B. his family is rich enough to have a car

C. his father is a successful musician D. he is free to do anything he likes best

58. Winston’s parents set so high a standard for him that _____.

A. he has to do his best to do everything B. he has made