湖北武汉部分重点中学

2012—2013学年度下学期期中考试

高二英语试题

命题人：洪山高中 周尊咏 审题人: 武汉中学 陈梦帆

考试时间：2013年4月19日下午2：00-4：00 本卷满分150分

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30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。

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5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. Why doesn’t the man open the door?

A. He hasn’t got the key.

B. The key doesn’t work.

C. He has got a wrong key.

2. What relation is the woman to Tom?

A. His manager.

B. His girlfriend.

C. His colleague.

3. What are the speakers mainly doing?

A. Having a party.

B. Cooking.

C. Shopping.

4. What does the woman advise the man to do in the end?

A. Take a walk alone.

B. Wait for her in a park.

C. Wait until she finishes a letter.

5. What is the woman going to do?

A. See a doctor.

B. Go to a party.

C. Look after her children.

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.

6. What is the woman thinking about?

A. The exams.

B. The English class.

C. The coming holiday.

7. What makes the man change his mind?

A. He thinks hiking is tiring.

B. He wants to be with the woman.

C. He wants to keep away from the cold weather.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. What is the relationship between the speakers?

A. Workmates.

B. Classmates.

C. Club members.

9. Why didn’t the woman receive the man’s e-mail?

A. He sent it to someone else by mistake.

B. There was a computer problem.

C. She changed her e-mail address.

10. What did the woman do last Saturday?

A. She attended a party.

B. She took part in a meeting.

C. She went on a bike trip.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题.

11. When does the conversation take place?

A. In the morning.

B. In the afternoon.

C. In the evening.

12. What did Peter think of poems?

A. They are fun to read but difficult to write.

B. They are boring to read and hard to write.

C. They are fun to read and easy to write.

13. What did the woman do when Peter was little?

A. She asked him to recite poems.

B. She read nursery rhymes to him.

C. She taught him how to read poems.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题.

14. What does the man think of the Science Club?

A. It is funny.

B. It is attractive

C. It is not enjoyable.

15. Why do so many students like joining the Drama Club?

A. To be outstanding on campus.

B. To perform another person.

C. To develop their talent in drama.

16. What do we know about the man?

A. He hates drama.

B. He is a drama star.

C. He is handsome

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题.

17. Where do children play games after school?

A. On the street corner.

B. At home.

C. At school

18. What do old people do after breakfast?

A. Read newspapers.

B. Go to car races.

C. Watch TV at home.

19. How do young people go on outings at the weekends?

A. By bike.

B. By car.

C. By train.

20. What does the speaker mainly talk about?

A. Different ways of enjoyment for Australians.

B. Australians live a busy life.

C. Living in Australia.

第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，每小题1分, 满分30分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，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。

21. _______, the proposal put forward at the conference sounded reasonable. In reality, however, it remains to be seen whether it can bring huge profits in the long run.

A. Universally B. Theoretically C. Logically D. Originally

22. There is no need to worry too much about his words. You know you are not legally ________ to support him.

A. responsible B. bound C. beneficial D. optional

23. In that school, German is compulsory for all students, but English and French are _______.

A. special B. regional C. optional D. original

24. After the South Lake has been badly polluted many times, many a netizen called on relevant senior officials _____ their directorship.

A. abolish B. retire C. resign D. abandon

25. They are preparing themselves for a new life in America, but they don’t want to _________ their old life entirely.

A. attempt B. adopt C. abandon D. abolish

26. Kobe Bryant was _______ by another teammate in the last ten minutes after a knee injury and their team narrowly won the game in the end.

A. abandoned B. contradicted C reflected D. substituted

27. With the release of the latest version of iPhone, users can have easy to ever-growing incredible on-line games.

A. desire B. privilege C. certificate D. access

28. His ________ to be admitted to Wuhan University was held back by his poor English.

A. destination B. inspiration C. ambition D. approval

29. Studying in a new school requires a big adjustment and it usually takes a while to ________.

A. calm down B. adapt to C. fit in D. adjust to

30. Economy must be developed to raise people’s living standard. ________ effective measures should be taken to deal with different types of pollution caused by the economic development.

A. In the meantime B. In other words C. As well as D. All in all

第二节：完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（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。

My wife, Kathy and I moved with our two-year-old son, Nate, to a small native village in Alaska. The small three-and four-passenger plane we took so 31 our little boy that he took his favorite blanket and covered his head until we 32 on the small dirt landing strips. During the months that followed, my son carried his security 33 everywhere. He couldn’t fall asleep until he had it.

The second year, I had a chance to guest speak in Seattle. While I was 34 for the trip, my son followed me around the room. 35 my speech in my mind, I was a little distracted (心神不定的). My son seemed most worried about my having to fly out in bad weather on one of those small planes he 36 so much. I reassured him that I would be 37 .

When I got to the hotel in Seatde, I didn’t have time to 38 until later that evening, and I was 39 when I opened my luggage and found my son’s security blanket inside. I 40 my wife trying 41 to find the lost blanket as she prepared our son for 42 . I immediately 43 to the phone to call Kathy.

When I began to explain that I had no idea how the blanket had 44 been packed, Kathy 45 me down with the news that she already knew where the blanket was.

She told me that she had held Nate by the window to let him 46 me drive away from the house. She had suggested that they pray for“Daddy to have a safe 47 .”Knowing that our son would be most 48 the small plane ride, she prayed,“Dear Lord, please help Daddy feel 49 on the litile plane.”When the prayer was over, our son Nate 50 his mom，“Don’t worry, Mom, I gave Daddy my blanket to keep him safe.”

31. A. terrified

B. cheered

C. impressed

D. attracted



32. A. set about

B. set down

C. set in

D. set out



33. A. plane

B. books

C. blanket

D. prayer



34. A. packing

B. reading

C. writing

D. discussing



35. A. Being aware of

B. Meeting with

C. Adapting to

D. Reflecting on



36. A. enjoyed

B. feared

C. prayed

D. flew



37. A. fine

B. happy

C. hard-working

D. easy



38. A. call

B. rest

C. unpack

D. examine



39. A. shocked

B. satisfied

C. amused

D. disappointed



40. A. thought

B. pictured

C. talked

D. hated



41. A. desperately

B. sincerely

C. hurriedly

D. gladly



42. A. food

B. school

C. bed

D. work



43. A. asked

B. rushed

C. ordered

D. walked



44. A. accidentally

B. carelessly

C. deliberately

D. casually



45. A. let

B. calmed

C. took

D. blew



46. A. bless

B. think

C. watch

D. check



47. A. speech

B. hotel

C. job

D. trip



48. A. afraid of

B. tired of

C. worm out

D. interested in



49. A. wonderful

B. excellent

C. safe

D. great



50. A. annoyed

B. answered

C. comforted

D. pleased





第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题; 每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

After the examination, the doctor told my parents my sight would get worse and that I would lose my sight finally. On the way home from hospital, no one said a word. One day, would I only imagine the scenery beyond the glass rather than see it?

That September, I entered middle school. Most nights I had homework that included an armful of books to read. To keep up with other children, I took great trouble to finish the task. With my nose a couple of inches from the page, I was tired easily. What’s worse, after I had read several pages on my own, the words slipped off the page into inky pools.

However, then I did not have audio books and electronic devices like kids do now. Instead, Mom volunteered to read out loud. Mom worked part-time, cleaned the house, cooked and spent time with Grandma. In spite of being so busy, she showed up in my room like clockwork. She put on her reading glasses. Mom always thought those glasses made her look old. To me, she looked like a teacher.

In my room, Mom’s voice competed with the ticking of the clock. Being forced to focus on listening, I found a way to keep my marks up and compete with the other kids. When the teacher asked a question, I raised my hand with confidence. Teachers praised me for having a good memory. Reading removed my fear for my failing sight, reading also made me curious about other people’s challenges and how they managed. Though I could not use my eyes to fix on each passage, my mind lit up with e