昔阳中学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 does the man want to do?

A. Borrow the woman’s computer. B. Buy the woman a computer.

C. Lend the woman his computer.

2. What is the woman eager to buy?

A. Ice creams. B. Candy. C. Drinks.

3. When will the man meet his uncle?

A. At 9:55. B. At 10:05. C. At 10:15.

4. What does the woman mean?

A. The news can’t be true.

B. The man speaker should be the manager.

C. The man is telling the truth.

5. Why could the woman finish the work on time?

A. She worked very hard. B. The man helped her.

C. Joan helped her.

第二节

请听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给出的A、B、C三个选项种选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6题和第7题。

6. What does the man think of the shoes?

A. Cheap. B. Expensive. C. Just OK.

7.What color of shoes does the man most probably get?

A. The blue ones. B. The black ones. C. The brown ones.

听第7段材料，回答第8至第10小题。

8. What is the man’s room number?

A. 2904. B. 2094. C. 2409.

9. What benefit can the man get with the ID card?

A. He can stay here for one or two weeks.

B. He can eat at the restaurants here for free.

C. He can use the Health Club for free.

10. Where is the supermarket?

A. On the first floor. B. On the second floor. C. On the fourth floor.

听第8段材料，回答第11至第13题

11. What is the man most probably?

A. A neighbor. B. A policeman. C. A postman.

12. When did the event happen?

A. At weekend. B. On Thursday. C. On Tuesday.

13. What was the man doing at the woman’s home?

A. He was making an important interview.

B. He was planning the weekend for the woman.

C. He was looking into what had happened.

听第9段材料,回答第14至第17题

听第10段材料，回答第18至第20题。

18. What is the main topic of the passage?

A. The Barcelona Olympic Games. B. TV programs on Chinese television.

C. Effects of television on our lives.

19. Where was the survey of 300 youngsters made?

A. In Shanghai. B. In Wuhan. C. In Beijing.

20. According to the passage, what is quickly taking the place of printed material as the major source of news for most Chinese?

A. Internet. B. Television. C. Reading.

第二部分 英语知识运用（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）

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. When the elevator doors open, stand aside and let everyone out ________ you try to get in.

A. unless B. although C. until D. before

22. I failed in the final examination last term and only then ________ the importance of studies.

A. I realized B. I had realized C. had I realized D. did I realize

23．________ everyone else wouldn’t go to the mountain area, he went without a second thought.

A. As long as B. While C. Where D. In spite of

24．________ , the idea of having to work under a woman defeated him.

A. Wanting the job very much B. Although wanting the job badly

C. Though he wanted the job very much D. He wanted the job badly

25．—Did you remember to give Jenny the money?

—Yes. ________ I saw her, I'm sure.

A. So long as B. So far as C. The moment　 D. Any time

26. — Would you please join us in this computer game?

— Thank you, but I’d rather________.

A. not to B. not join C. not do D. not

27. You’d better practice more and play better if you want to make a good ______ on the audience at the concerts.

A. decision B. impression C. harmony D. conclusion

31. Laws are what keep society ______ and the nation at peace.

A. in order B. in need C. in fact D. in existence

32. It was because he was ill ______ we decided to return home.

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

33. The reason ______ he gave for being late was _______ he forgot to set the alarm clock.

A. which; because B. why; because

C. which; that D. that; because

34. The film Not One Less, ______ on a real story, is very instructive and well worth seeing.

A. to base B. be based C. basing D. based

35.—I’ve been invited to a department party tonight. Are you going to come?

— Oh, I’d really like to, but I have a ton of work. ___________________.

A. Thank you anyway B. You’re welcome

C. All right. D. With pleasure.

第二节: 完形填空（共20小题;每小题1. 5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的ABCD四个选项中，选出合适填入对应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A man and his wife arrived in Boston by train．After getting off the train, they walked without an 36____ into the outer office of Harvard’s president．So they were stopped by his secretary and kept 37____．For hours, the secretary took no notice of them, 38____ that the couple would finally become disappointed and 39____．But they didn’t．The secretary finally decided to disturb the president, though 40____．

A few minutes later, the president walked towards the couple with a 41____ face．The lady told him, “We had a son that 42____ Harvard for one year．He loved Harvard．He was 43____ here．But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed．My husband and I would like to 44____ a memorial（纪念物）to him, somewhere on campus．”

The president wasn’t moved．Instead, he was 45____．“Madam,” he said, “we can’t put up a statue for every person who studied at Harvard and died．If we did, this place would look like a 46____ ,” “Oh, no,” the lady 47____ quickly．“We don’t want to put up a statue．We would like to give a 48____ to Harvard．” The president rolled his eyes and 49____ at the couple and then exclaimed,” A building! Do you have any 50____ how much a building costs? We have spent over ＄7,500,000 on the campus building at Harvard．” For a moment the lady was silent．The president was 51____, because he could get rid of them now．Then the lady turned to her husband and said quietly, “Is that all it costs to start a 52____? Why don’t we just start our own?” Her husband nodded．53____ their offer was turned down．Mr.and Mrs.Stanford traveled to California where they founded Stanford University 54____ after them, a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer 55____ about．

36．A．choice B．decision C．acquaintance D．appointment

37．A．waiting B．standing C．sitting D．talking

38．A．hoping B．finding C．realizing D．imagining

39．A．go down B．go out C．go away D．go around

40．A．hopelessly B．carefully C．unexpectedly D．unwillingly

41．A．pleasant B．funny C．cold D．sad

42．A．attended B．visited C．studied D．served

43．A．clever B．brave C．proud D．happy

44．A．set about B．set up C．set down D．set off

45．A．satisfied B．excited C．shocked D．ashamed

46．A．park B．cemetery C．garden D．museum

47．A．explained B．expressed C．refused D．admitted

48．A．building B．yard C．playground D．square

49．A．laughed B．shouted C．glanced D．called

50．A．suggestion B．idea C．thought D．opinion

51．A．bored B．astonished C．interested D．pleased

52．A．department B．university C．business D．club

53．A．Once B．While C．Since D．Though

54．A．named B．looked C．taken D．followed

55．A．talked B．knew C．heard D．cared

第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的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

Welcome to one of the largest collections of footwear (鞋类) in the world that will make you green with envy. Here at the Footwear Museum you can see exhibits (展品) from all over the world. You can find out about shoes worn by everyone from the Ancient Egyptians to pop stars.

Room 1

The celebrity (名人) footwear section is probably the most popular in the entire museum. Stared in the 1950s there is a wide variety of shoes and boots belonging to everyone from queens and presidents to pop stars and actors! Most visitors find the celebrities’ choice of footwear extremely interesting.

Room 2

Most of our visitors are amazed and shocked by the collection of “special purpose” shoes on exhibition here at the Museum of Footwear. For example, there are Chinese shoes made of Silk that were worn by women to tie their feet firmly to prevent them from growing too much!



Room 3

As well as shoes and boots, the museum also exhibits shoe shaped objects. The variety is unbelievable. For example, there is a metal lamp that resembles a pair of shoes, and Greek wine bottles that look like legs!

The Footwear Library

People come from all over the world to study in our excellent footwear library. Designers and researchers come here to look up information on anything and everything related to the subject of footwear.



56. Where would you find a famous singer’s shoes?

A. Room 1. B. Room 2.

C. Room 3. D. The Footwear Library.

57. All exhibits in each room _____.

A. share the same theme B. have the same shape

C. are made of the same material D. belong to the same social class

58. Which of the following is true according to the text?

A. Room 2 is the most visited place in the museum.

B. Researchers come to the Footwear Library for data.

C. The oldest exhibits in Room 1 were made in the 1950s.

D. Room 3 has a richer variety of exhibits than the other two.

59. The purpose of the text is to get more people to _____.

A. do research B. design shoes

C. visit the museum D. follow celebrities

B

Honey from the African forest is not only a kind of natural sugar, it is also delicious.

Most people, and many animals, like eating it. However, the only way for them to get that honey is to find a wild bees' nest and take the honey from it. Often, these nests are high up in trees, and it is difficult to find them. In parts of Africa, though, people