江苏省扬州师大附中2012-2013学年高二第二学期期中



 高 二 英 语 试 卷







责任命题、校对：







本试卷共计：

120分





考试时间：

120分钟





第一部分 听力（共两节; 满分10分）

第I卷 选择题（三部分,共75分）

第一部分：听力（共两节,满分10分）

做题时,先将答案划在试卷上.录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上.

第一节（共5小题；每小题0.5分,满分2.5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. What does the man usually have for breakfast?

A. Fried cakes. B. Fried rice-noodles. C. Noodles.

2. What will the woman do first?

A. Withdraw some money. B. See the dentist. C. Go to the history class.

3. What is the time by Sandra’s watch?

A. 2:55. B. 3:00. C. 3:05.

4. What does the woman mean?

A. Filling out the forms is no easy thing to do.

B. She forgot to fill out the forms.

C. She’ll remind the man about the forms.

5. What is the conversation mainly about?

A. Differences between meat and fruit.

B. Different ideas about meat and vegetables.

C. Different kinds of meat.

第二节（共15小题；每小题0.5分,满分7.5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,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟；听完后,各个小题将给出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.

6. What are the speakers talking about?

A. School reunions. B. Birthday parties. C. Their old friends.

7. Why did the woman recommend the Omni Hotel?

A. She likes the party rooms there.

B. Her brother is a staff member there.

C. The price is quite reasonable.

听第7段材料,回答第8至9题.

8. What do we know about the accident the woman experienced?

A. Her jeep went off the road.

B. It was raining that night.

C. She forgot to wear her seat belt.

9. What caused the man’s brother’s death? A. Speeding. B. Drunk driving. C. Not wearing the seat belt.

听第8段材料,回答第10至12题.

10. Who are the speakers?

A. New college students.

B. Students who are going to graduate.

C. Athletes.

11. How do they feel about their future?

A. Hopeful. B. Doubtful. C. Puzzled.

12. What are they going to do next?

A. Listen to the president’s speech.

B. Receive gifts from their parents.

C. Go to the stage.

听第9段材料,回答第13至16题.

13. What’s the relationship between the speakers?

A. Teacher and student. B. Fan and singer. C. Reporter and interviewee.

14. How many languages does the woman use when she works?

A. One. B. Two. C. Three.

15. What subject did the woman like in school?

A. English. B. Physics. C. Biology.

16. What’s the woman’s advice to those who dream of being singers?

A. Just do it if you have this dream.

B. Give it up for it’s full of risk.

C. Think twice before deciding.

听第10段材料,回答第17至20题.

17. How did the speaker get to Main Street?

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

18. What did the speaker do that afternoon?

A. He went shopping. B. He went to a cinema. C. He went to the bank.

19. What was the thief doing when he was arrested?

A. Buying something. B. Drinking in a bar. C. Running down the stairs.

20. How much was the reward that the speaker received?

A. $ 100. B. $ 200. C. $ 1000.

第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节,满分35分）

第一节：单项填空 (共15小题；满分15分)

请认真阅读下面各题,从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.

21. The mother felt herself cold and her hands trembled as she read the letter from the battlefield.

A. grown B. grow C. to grow D. to have grown

22. With food and gunpowder short, the soldiers are suffering from hunger and danger of being attacked by the enemies at any time.

A. to run B. to be run C. run D. running

23. Our resources and fine policy can certainly provide foreigners with the advantages of developing their business.

A. narrow B. limited C. abundant D. generous

24. According to WHO, health care plans are needed in all big cities to prevent _________spread of AIDS.

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

25. As there’s no non-stop flight to Athens, we will have to fly to the city Paris and Rome.

A. between B. via C. through D. across

26. To the people’s surprise, the number of deaths ________ the war ________ still rising.

A. resulting from; is B. resulting from; are C. resulting in; is D. resulting in; are

27. In my home breakfast is ______ at 7 o’clock, which has ______ unchanged for 20 years.

A. ordered; lasted B. served; remained C. served; appeared D. ordered; developed

28. —Was it under the tree ______ you went away talking to a friend?

—Sure. But when I got back there, the bike was gone.

A. that B. when C. where D. while

29._______ the secret of nature, the young scientist has little time for entertainment.

A. Devoted to bring out B. Devoted himself to bringing out

C. Devoted to bringing out D. Devoting to bring out

30. I still find the story Tom told us is very interesting but _____.

A. unbelievable B. abnormal C. unfortunate D. unbearable

31. If you _______ this newspaper, you’ll get an extra magazine.

A. correspond to B. subscribe to C. take to D. apply to

32. —Last night Ted was late for the party again.

—You know, ______.

A. a good beginning is half done B. honesty is the best policy

C. a leopard can not change its spots D. a work ill done must be twice done

33. --- How much do you know about the 3D film technology?

--- A little. Not until ________ the hot movie Avatar ________ some about it.

A. did I see; did I begin to learn B. I saw; I began to learn

C. I saw; did I begin to learn D. did I see; I began to learn

34. These teenagers don’t know much of the world yet; that’s why they are so easily ?_____?.

A. taken in B. taken up C. taken on D. taken off

35. —What are you going to do with so many vegetables?

—Well, ______ allow them to go bad, I will sell them at half price.

A. more than B. less than C. rather than D. other than

第二节：完形填空 (共20小题；满分20分)

请认真阅读下列短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.

Growing up, I remember my father as a silent, strict man—not the kind of person around whom one could laugh. As a teenager knowing little about life, I wanted a father who could 36 the mysteries of the human journey. In college, when friends called home for 37 , I would become 38 for what I didn’t have.

Then one night after my move back home, I overheard my father on the telephone. There was some trouble. Later, he 39 the problem with me. Obviously my knowledge of law helped him a lot. I talked through the problem with him, 40 the motives of the people involved and offering several negotiation strategies.

He 41 patiently before finally admitting, “I can’t think like that. I’m a 42 man.”

My father is a 43 scientist who has a good knowledge of the building blocks of nature. 44 , human nature is a mystery to him. That night I realized he was simply not skilled at 45 people. It’s not in his 46 to understand human desires.

It was no one’s 47 that my father showed no interest in human emotions while I placed great importance on them. We are sometimes born more sensitive, and dreamy than our 48 and become more curious, and idealistic than them. 49 I, who knew my father as an intelligent man, had never understood his intelligence didn’t cover all of my 50 feelings.

I believe that coming home has 51 me years of questions and confusion. I nowadays consider my parents as people who have other relationships than just being my parents, relationships that 52 and define them.

Best of all, I nowadays regard my parents as 53 : people who ask me for advice; people who need my 54 and understanding. And I’ve come to see my past in a 55 view. Knowing them makes me feel safe in where I come from and where I’m going.

36. A. think B. produce C. explain D. explore

37. A. money B. advice C. love D. agreement

38. A. unhappy B. unhelpful C. unknown D. unpopular

39. A. exchanged B. solved C. found D. shared

40. A. proving B. recording C. analyzing D. guessing

41. A. replied B. learned C. chatted D. listened

42. A. simple B. weak C. lazy D. blind

43. A. special B. lively C. brilliant D. humorous

44. A. Therefore B. However C. Indeed D. Anyhow

45. A. meeting with B. dealing with C. talking with D. fighting with

46. A. nature B. plan C. wish D. major

47. A. relief B. secret C. pity D. fault

48. A. relatives B. classmates C. parents D. families

49. A. Besides B. And C. However D. For

50. A. strong B. strange C. different D. unique

51. A. told B. gave C. added D. saved

52. A. raise B. protect C. shape D. enjoy

53. A. friends B. teachers C. travelers D. leaders

54. A. visit B. support C. wisdom D. knowledge

55. A. richer B. harder C. rougher D. clearer

第三部分 阅读理解 (共15小题；满分30分)

请认真阅读下列短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.

A

A “blogger” is a person who writes on an Internet website called a “blog”. The word “blog” is a short way of saying “web log”, or “personal website”. Anyone can start a blog, and they can write about anything they like．

There are millions of blogs on the Internet today. They provide news, information and ideas to the people who read them．They contain links to other websites．And they provide a place for people to write their ideas and react to the ideas of others．

A research company called Perseus has studied more than 3,000 web logs. It says that blogs are most popular with teenage girls. They use them to let their friends know what is happening in their lives. The study also says that more than 100,000 bloggers stopped taking part in the activity after a year．

However, some people develop serious blogs to present political and other ideas. For example, the Republican and Democratic parties in the southern state of Kentucky recently started their own blogs. And American companies are beginning to use blogs to advertise their products．

At thesame time, some long-standing blogs have ended. Last week, blogging leader Dave Winer closed his free blog service “weblogs.com”． He said the site became too costly to continue. He started the blog four years ago, and thousands of people had written on it. They are now upset because they did not know that the site was closed．

One blog that is still going strong is called Rebecca’s Pock