昆明三中、昆明滇池中学2012——2013学年下学期期中考试

高二英语试卷

命题人：曹波

本试卷分第I卷（选择题，请答在机读卡上）和第II卷两部分，满分共100分，考试用时120分钟。

第I卷(共70分)

第一部分：听力（共两节，每小题1分，满分20分）

第一节

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 will the woman probably do this evening?

A. Read a novel. B. Go to the cinema. C. Watch TV at home.

2. What does the woman think of Li Hua?

A. Clever. B. Hard-working. C. Helpful.

3. When does the play begin?

A. At 8:30. B. At 7:30. C. At 7:00.

4. Where is the nearest restaurant?

A. On Fourth Street. B. On Fifth Street. C. On Sixth Street.

5. What’s the possible relationship between the two speakers?

A. Couple. B. Classmates. C. Colleagues.

第二节

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 does the man want Li Li to do?

Help practice the play.

Lend him the textbook.

Help return a book to the library.

7. When will Li Li come back home?

A. At 3:00. B. At 3:30. C. At 5:00.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. How will the two speakers go to Shaoshan?

A. By train. B. By plane. C. By car.

9. What does the man advise the woman to bring with her?

A. A jacket. B. A raincoat. C. A pair of running shoes.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. Where is the Xinhua Hotel?

A. On 46th street.

B. Close to a bus station.

C. Across from a big barber’s shop.

11. How will the woman go to the hotel?

A. By subway. B. On foot. C. By taxi.

12. What’s the correct time now?

A. 7:27. B. 7:30. C. 7:33.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What does the woman want to buy?

A. An iPhone 4. B. An iPad. C. An Mp5.

14. What does the woman think of the man at first?

A. Narrow-minded. B. Impatient. C. Rude.

15. How does the woman pay?

A. By check. B. In cash. C. By credit card.

16. What do we know about the woman?

She doesn’t like the color of the product?

She doesn’t believe the ads in the newspaper.

She doesn’t have any change to pay the man.

听第10段材料，回答第17至 20题。

17. How does the speaker go to work?

A. By subway. B. By car. C. By bus.

18. What time does the speaker go off duty?

A. At 4:30pm. B. At 5:00pm. C. At 5:30pm.

19. What does the speaker probably do according to the text?

A. A police officer. B. A company manager. C. A taxi driver.

20. What does the speaker say about his job?

A. He can travel around the world.

B. He can meet all kinds of people.

C. He can receive lots of presents.

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分25分）

第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

21. The expert said that there should be ________ increase in the price towards ________ end of the year.

A. the; the B. an; an C. an; the D. the; an

22. Not only I but also Jane and Mary tired of having one examination after another.

A. is B. are C. am D. be

23. If he that he to work there then, everything would be OK now.

A. insisted; be sent B. insisted; was sent C. had insisted; be sent D. had insisted; was sent

24. People often want to know what my job is．Often I that question． A. ask B. am asking C. get asked D. get asking25. ------This bag is perfect. Miss, how much does it cost?  -------________, but I don’t work here. 　A.I don’t know B. I’m sorry C. Maybe very dear D. You can’t afford it

26. The motorcycle competition in the desert, ________ lasted ten days, is over now. 　A. it B. where C. which D. that 27 ------Could you tell me ________ the Bamboo Garden?

------The day after tomorrow, I think.

A. when will you visit B. when you will visit

C. when would you be visiting D. when you would be visiting

28. It is in the school ______ he studied ten years ago ______ he gave a wonderful speech.

A. that; where B. where; that C. where; where D. that; that

29. With so many people communicating in English every day, ________ will become more and more important to have a good knowledge of English.

A. it B. which C. that D. what

30. I came here with your mother to see you.

A. specially B. special C. especially D. especial

31. Jim talked for about half an hour yesterday. Never ______ him talk so much. 　A.I heard B. did I hear C. I had heard D. had I heard 32.You said boys were cleverer than girls. That is _____ I disagree.

A. what B. where C. which D. why

33. We?can’t?use?our car today,?because?it?________.?

A.?has?repaired??? B.?is?repairing??

C. has been?repaired????????? D.?is?being?repaired??

34. E-shopping, when properly ________, can save us a lot of time and money.

A. doing B. to do C. having done D. done

35. Don’t mention that at the beginning of the story, or it may ____ the shocking ending.

A . give away B. give out C. give up D. give off

第二节 完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读短文，根据短文内容从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。

By the time that a student reaches his senior year in high school, he is likely to believe that he is an expert in reading. No matter how 36 he is, he can still improve. How do you read an article in a textbook? Do you have a certain way of doing it or do you just 37 at the beginning and keeping reading until you come to the end?

38 students say that they use the “slow and sure” method. By this they mean they read every sentence slowly and carefully. Every time they come to an 39 word they stop

I 40 what it means and, if necessary, look it up in the dictionary. In this method a person probably has no time left for reviewing what he has read, for he has used all his 41 in trying to get the meaning of each word to be sure that he 42 everything.

Other students use what has been called the review method. Here a person tries to arrange his time 43 he can read his lesson at least twice. This type of reading is 44 than the “slow and sure” method, for the lesson must be read rapidly or there will not be 45 time left for a second reading. Which method do you think is better?

36.

A. high

B. weak

C. good

D. well



37.

A. stop

B. read

C. do

D. start



38.

A. Few

B. Some

C. No

D. All



39.

A. useful

B. important

C. unknown

D. old



40.

A. to explain

B. to think

C. to understand

D. to know



41.

A. time

B. energy

C. mind

D. money



42.

A. wants

B. remembers

C. forgets

D. understands



43.

A. because

B. but

C. as

D. so that



44.

A. shorter

B. faster

C. nicer

D. more important



45.

A. some

B. no

C. little

D. enough





第三部分：阅读理解（满分25分；46-55每题2分；56-60每题1分）

A

The following diaries were written by an Australian boy named Tony. He was on holiday with his family in South Asia.

27 December, 2007

This morning I read an e-mail about a boy in hospital looking for his father and I finally thought of a way to help. I took my camera to the hospital and took photos of the boy. Now I’m going to set up a website on my dad’s computer, upload the photos and add his name and information of the hospital. Hopefully it will help!

2 January, 2008

At the end of the trip, I learned that the boy found his father! His Swedish uncle saw the e-mail on my webpage and arranged the meeting. Is it my website that has made such a success? But at least I’ve done something.

We’re returning home tomorrow but I will remember the experience and tell my friends: No matter what we are, we can think of a way to help others.

46. Tony thought of the way to ______.

A. forget the experience B. take photos of the travelers

C. set up a website for the hospital D. help the boy find his father

47. Tony was more likely to be ______ in South Asia.

A. living B. studying C. shopping D. traveling

48. It can be learned from the diaries that ______.

A. people are willing to set up websites

B. Tony’s father worked in the hospital there

C. people can do something to help each other

D. Tony went there to look for his family members

B

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