山西大学附中

2012~2013学年第二学期高二期中考试

英语试题

（考试时间：90分钟）

第Ⅰ卷

第一部分 听力（共两节，满分10分）

第一节（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）

听下面五段对话。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 are the speakers doing?

A. Shopping B. Eating C. Cooking

2. What is more important according to the man?

A. Higher education. B. Personality. C. Work experience.

3. What should the man do first, according to the woman?

A. Put out an advertisement for a flat.

B. Search for information in the newspaper.

C. Call and make an appointment.

4. Why was Nancy late?

A. The bus was late.

B. She mistook the time of the class.

C. She got up later than usual.

5. In how many languages does the BBC World Service broadcast?

A. 34 B. 35 C. 36

第二节（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）

听下面两段对话或独白。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，你将有时间来阅读各个小题。 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、7题。

6. What do we know about the man’s family?

A. It’s small.

B. They all live in the same house.

C. Many of his relatives live in the village.

7. What does the man think of the village?

A. It’s beautiful.

B. It’s full of entertainment.

C. It’s a good place for young people.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. What can the man learn from the radio program?

A. Chinese history and culture.

B. Chinese geography.

C. Traffic information.

9. How long does the show last?

A. 2 hours. B. 1.5 hours. C. 1 hour

10. What does the woman mean at the end of the conversation?

A. She seldom listens to the radio.

B. When will try that program?

C. She has no interest in streets’ names.

第二部分 英语知识应用（共两节，满分57分）

第一节 单项填空（共17小题，每小题1分，满分17分）

1. --- Lorry, how do you think an English woman will feel if you ask how old she is?

--- Well. She may probably feel _____.

A. absurd B. embarrassed C. satisfied D. awful

2. When I was passing the town hall, I heard the clock ____ twelve.

A. beating B. striking C. hitting D. announcing

3. _____, all the students passed the entrance examination.

A. Much to the teacher’s satisfaction

B. To the teacher’s much satisfaction.

C. Much to the teacher’s satisfactory.

D. To the teacher’s great satisfactory

4. The young couple are always quarreling ____ family affairs, so it’s only a matter ____ time before they get divorced.

A. over, of B. of, of C. over, over D. or, over

5. It is not enough to have ____ for the disabled. We should learn to respect them and help them understand their valuable roles in society.

A. sympathy B. satisfaction C. dignity D. companion

6. --- What about inviting Mary to our party?

--- You’d better not. She prefers to be ____, so far as I know.

A. tested out B. rung up C. left alone D. turned around

7. To be frank, I’d rather you ____in the case.

A. will not be involved B. not involved C. have not been involved D. were not involved

8. As I waited for Mike to arrive, I ____ the clock and saw that he was late.

A. glanced at B. stared at C. watched D. noticed

9. Disappointed, I was about to leave ____ something occurred, which ____ my attention.

A. while, paid B. and, got C. before, drew D. when, attracted

10. The little boy, ____ two attempts to climb over the fence of the garden, decided to have another try.

A. having made B. making C. made D. has made

11. The famous expert adapted his speech to ____ the interests of his audience.

A. fit B. suit C. match D. compare

12. He’s been ___ as judge in the State Supreme Court in California.

A. determined B. appointed C. admitted D. assumed

13. Please remind me ____ he said he was going. I may be in time to see him off.

A. where B. when C. how D. what

14. --- I knocked over my coffee cup. It went right over ____ keyboard

---You shouldn’t put drinks near ____ computer.

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

15. --- I’m thinking of the test tomorrow. I’m afraid I can’t pass this time.

--- ______! I’m sure you’ll make it.

A. Go ahead B. Good luck C. No problem D. Cheer up

16. If Joe’s wife doesn’t go to the party tomorrow, _____.

A. he will either B. neither will he C. neither does he D. he does either

17. Every evening after dinner, if not _____ from work, I’ll spend some time walking my dog.

A. being tired B. tiring C. tired D. to be tired

第二节 完形填空（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）

John, a famous musician, took his priceless zither (齐特琴) and played it in the crowded subway station. The music from the zither was delicately streaming __1__ the whole station. However, during the one-hour play only six or seven people truly __2__ the charming music. A three-year-old kid was so __3__ by the music that he forgot everything around. John only got 52 U.S. dollars for his work that day.

__4__, in normal days, when John is about to hold a concert, the ticket can be sold for more than 100 dollars and it is extremely __5__ to buy a ticket even at such a high price. Therefore, later, many __6__ in the station that day felt deeply regretful for not __7__ the famous musician and missing such a valuable but __8__ music feast.

I have a very busy friend who totally __9__ after knowing that his wife came down with a deadly illness. He cooked by himself for the family and took a walk with his wife every day. But his wife still did not __10__ to conquer the illness and passed away after three months. After that, he often sighed miserably that __11__ his past busy life, he had missed a lot of beautiful time with his wife. But now it is impossible to __12__ it.

Actually, I also missed something __13__ before. The __14__ we missed those things is simple: we had thought that we could still own them __15__.

Yet tomorrow is actually by no means __16__. There was a famous Buddhist monk saying that in many people’s __17__, they had only done two things: waiting and regretting. The result is that they were always too late to __18__ what they had. We would often claim to do something when we grow up, or when we have money or when we become old, etc. However, when we reach the __19__ we have expected, we could no longer __20__ our wish, because we have lost it by then.

1. A. throughout B. before C. above D. for

2. A. heard B. appreciated C. found D. absorbed

3. A. attracted B. confused C. excited D. stuck

4. A. Therefore B. However C. Then D. Also

5. A. convenient B. necessary C. easy D. hard

6. A. listeners B. passers-by C. viewers D. children

7. A. greeting B. recognizing C. paying D. contacting

8. A. common B. meaningful C. cheap D. expensive

9. A. escaped B. abandoned C. submitted D. changed

10. A. decide B. want C. manage D. agree

11. A. as with B. thanks to C. due to D. as for

12. A. come up with B. look forward to C. make up for D. look back on

13. A. difficult B. present C. precious D. delightful

14. A. reason B. origin C. chance D. result

15. A. today B. nowadays C. yesterday D. tomorrow

16. A. reliable B. easy C. comfortable D. charming

17. A. lives B. works C. plans D. tasks

18. A. protect B. miss C. suggest D. value

19. A. top B. condition C. success D. scene

20. A. say B. understand C. forget D. realize

第三部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分48分）

第一节 （共11个小题，每小题3分，满分33分）

A

The national schools’ first aid competition is an interesting way for young people to practice their first aid skills in a safe environment.

A school may have three teams. The deadline for this competition has now been continued to April 21, 2012. All teams will compete at an elimination (淘汰) round, with the winners going forward to the National Final for the chance to become the winner.

A team has three formal members, and a reserve is also needed. All team members, together with the reserve, will take part. There are two age sections:

Junior: 7 to11

Senior: 12 to 16

This competition is based on the Young First Aid Course from St. John Ambulance Training Officer. Support will be given to make sure everyone has equal chances to win.

The winners of this competition will be invited to take part in the Young Grand Prior Competition. This competition improves the practical first aid skills of young people and tests their knowledge and skills with a series of realistic accidents and injuries. Youth teams are aged between 12 and 16 years old and should have three members. Young adults are aged between 17 and 21 and should have two members. All teams may bring a reserve. The Young Grand Prior Competition will be held at the Spa Complex, Scarborough, on November 28, 2012.

Those who want to take part in the national schools’ first aid competition will have to complete our application form.

1. If you are fifteen and want to take part in the competition, you will _________.

A. belong to the junior sections of the first aid competition

B. complete our application form by the end of April, 2012

C. study the course of St. John Ambulance Training Officer

D. teach yourself a lot of knowledge and skills of first aid

2. How many students will stand for a school?

A. Sixteen B. Twelve C. Four D. Three

3. Form the passage we can learn that the Young Grand Prior Competition will __________.

A. have a test with realistic accidents and injuries

B. not allow the adult competitors to take part in

C. be the highest level competition in the country

D. be held on April 21, 2012

4. The passage is written mainly for __________.

A. those who want to practice their first aid skills

B. the young school students in the country

C. the middle school teachers in the country

D. the young people throughout the country

B

The Super Bowl is the annual championship game of the National Football League (NFL), the highest level of professional American football in the United States, becoming a season that begins in the late summer of the previous calendar year. The Super Bowl uses Roman numerals to identify each game, rather than the year in which it is held, with Super Bowl