茅盾中学2012-2013学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题（B卷）

一、听力（共20题，10分）

第一节：听5段短对话，每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What’s the woman speaker’s problem?

A. She can’t get through to Sanny.

B. She can’t contact her parents.

C. She doesn’t know who to talk to.

2. Where does this conversation probably take place?

A. At the air station. B. At the travel agency. C. At the hotel.

3. What will they do next Friday?

A. They’ll pick all the tomatoes. B. They’ll have a picnic. C. They’ll water the tomatoes.

4. When will they have a trip?

A. Next month. B. This week. C. This weekend.

5. What kind of house do they need?

A. A new and interesting one. B. A big but cheap one. C. One with convenient traffic.

第二节：听5段较长对话或独白，每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至第7题。

6. How many people does the man book the room for?

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

7. When will the man check out?

A. This night. B. Tomorrow. C. Three days later.

听第7段材料，回答第8至第10题。

8. What is the man going to do on summer holidays?

A. Stay at home. B. Go to the beach. C. Find a part-time job in a shop.

9. How long will the man stay at the beach?

A. Several days. B. Few days. C. One day.

10. Why does the woman turn down the man’s proposal?

A. Her mother needs her help. B. She needs to have guitar lessons. C. She doesn’t know.

听第8段材料，回答第11至第13题。

11. What’s the relationship between the man and the woman?

A. Workmates. B. Customer and waitress. C. Employer and employee.

12. What’s the mainly reason for the woman to give up her job?

A. The long distant travel. B. The tiring work. C. The attitude of her colleague.

13. How long does it take the woman to go to work every day?

A. About 3 hours. B. About 1.5 hours. C. About 6 hours.

听第9段材料，回答第14至第17题。

14. What do you think the man is?

A. An actor. B. A student. C. A writer.

15. How often did they practice in the past?

A. Only once a week. B. Twice a week. C. Three times a week.

16. When will they meet next time?

A. Next Thursday. B. This night. C. This weekend.

17. What can we infer from the conversation?

A. The man once loved acting but now he doesn’t

B. The woman finally persuaded the man to join them.

C. The man hasn’t made up his mind whether to join or not.

听第10段材料，回答第18至第20题。

18. What did the woman make the phone for?

A. To tell the changes of the meeting. B. To book a room for the man. C. To invite him to a party.

19. When will the man’s speech begin?

A. On Saturday at 11:30 a.m. B. On Saturday at 2:30 p.m. C. On Saturday at 10:30 a.m.

20. Where will the man be invited to give the lecture?

A. Lecture Hall B. B. Room 208. C. Parking Building.

二、单项选择(共20题，20分)

21. ---Are you going to Tom’s birthday party?

---______. I might have to work.

A. It depends B. Thank you C. Sounds great D. Don’t mention it

22. He made _____ attempt to jump over ______ wall, but it was too high.

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

23. Her parents don’t _______ of her marrying that young man.

A. agree B. admit C. approve D. prove

24. The Impressionists were the first painters ______ outdoors.

A. to work B. working C. worked D. had worked

25. ---Do you enjoy seeing foreign films?

---Yes. Some of them are good and the film Avatar ______ is excellent.

A. in common B. in total C. in particular D. in general

26. They are in danger. Even worse, their water and food _______.

A. have been run out B. have run out C. have run out of D. run out of

27. Cheating at the game ruined that player’s ________.

A. influence B. reputation C. impression D. knowledge

28. The boss demanded that Mary _______ it within a week.

A. finished B. finish C. have finished D. had finished

29. The young lady ______ a cry of surprise when she saw something strange moving in the dark.

A. gave off B. made out C. sent out D. let out

30. With _______ different forms of poetry to ______, students may eventually want to write poems of their own.

A.such many/choose B.such many/choose from C.so many/ choose D.so many/ choose from

31. Jane kept quiet about the accident ______lose her job.

A. so not as to B. so as not to C. so as to not D. not so as to

32. There is no doubt _____ John’s quick thinking and the first aid skills _____he learned at school saved Ms Slade’s life.

A. that/that B. whether/that C. that/what D. if/what

33. I would ask George to help us if I ______him.

A. had known B. knew C. have known D. know

34. ______, she didn’t like the party;_______, she was eager to see him at the party.

A. On the one hand; on the other hand B. Firstly; secondly

C. For one thing; for another D. The first; the second

35. It is a good habit to keep everything _______ in your study.

A. in place of B. in place C. out of place D. take the place

36. Only if you ask many different questions _______all the information you need to know.

A. you will acquire B. you acquired C. will you acquire D. did you acquire

37. ---Can your factory really afford ______ food for the people in the flooded area?

---I believe we can because we have _______ workers.

A. a large amount of/a number of B. a large amount of/the number of

C. plenty of/the number of D. a number of/plenty of

38. John was studying in his room ______ he heard screaming.

A. while B. as C. since D. when

39. I was ill that day, otherwise I ____ in the sports meet.

A. would take part B. took part C. had taken part D. would have taken part

40. ---I think you look very nice in the red dress.

---_______.

Oh,no,not nice at all B. Don’t like red C. You are kind,indeed D. Glad you think so

三、完形填空（20题，10分）

Carolyn Stradley is the founder of C&S Paving InC．（铺路公司） in Atlanta, USA．In the following account, she recalls the job that challenged her 41 and skill but left her flying high.

“When the Atlanta Airport was under 42 in 1979, we were a new company struggling to make it. National Car Rental wanted to have 2,500 square meters of dirt paved 43 the cars could be on site 44 the airport opened, and the official opening was only ten days away! 45 other local paving company wanted to do the job, 46 it couldn’t be done in such a short time.

“Because we were new and really needed the work, we were 47 to try harder. We gave National Car Rental our offer and 48 our best effort to get the job finished within ten days. We also 49 them that if we failed, they would be no worse off, 50 they had plenty to gain if we succeeded.

“We got the job and immediately went into 51 . Working at night needed lights, so I rented a machine to produce electricity for the site. Our 52 challenge was to keep the rock mixture 53 enough. All the available water wagons （洒水车） were rented out for the airport construction, and we certainly couldn’t afford to buy a new one. 54 , I got a special 55 to rent fire engine hoses （消防水龙带） and connect them to nearby hydrants （消防栓）; then I 56 held one of those hoses to 57 down the rock.

“Those ten days were filled with challenges that 58 one creative idea after another. Nine days later, the night before the airport opened, National Car Rental was the 59 company that had cars on the parking lot.

“The key to our success was having the 60 to take on any job and then being creative in our approach to getting it done.”

41．A．kindness B．patience C．imagination D．experience

42．A．construction B．repair C．control D．development

43．A．after B．as C．for D．so

44．A．while B．since C．where D．when

45．A．Some B．Any C．No D． Every

46．A．stating B．reporting C．telling D．warning

47．A．able B．nervous C．afraid D．willing

48．A．supported B．promised C．continued D．improved

49．A．asked B．surprised C．reminded D．demanded

50．A．though B．but C．as D．unless

51．A．discussion B．action C．practice D．production

52．A．next B．first C．past D．previous

53．A．cold B．wet C．loose D．clean

54．A．Naturally B．Obviously C．Meanwhile D．Instead

55．A．excuse B．order C．permit D．reason

56．A．exactly B．personally C．angrily D．hardly

57．A．pull B．knock C．hit D．water

58．A．required B．mixed C．followed D．formed

59．A．best B．last C．second D．only

60．A．courage B．interest C．hope D．chance

四、阅读理解（共15题，30分）

A

I fell in love with England because it was quaint (古雅)—all those little houses, looking terribly old-fashioned but nice, like dolls’ houses. I loved the countryside and the pubs, and I loved London. I’ve slightly changed my mind after seventeen years because I think it’s an ugly town now.

Things have changed. For everybody, England meant gentlemen, fair play, and good manners. The fair play is going, unfortunately, and so are the gentlemanly attitudes and good manners—people shut doors heavily in your face and politeness is disappearing.

I regret that there are so few comfortable meeting places. You’re forced to live indoors. In Paris I go out much more, to restaurants and nightclubs. To meet friends here it usually has to be in a pub, and it can be difficult to go there alone as a woman. The cafes are not terribly nice.

As a woman, I feel unsafe here. I spend a bomb on taxis because I will not take public transport after 10 p. m. I used to use it, but now I’m afraid.

The idea of family seems to be more or less non-existent in England. My family is well united and that’s typically French. In Middlesex I had a neighbour who is 82 now. His family only lived two miles away, but I took him to France for Christmas once because he was always alone.

61. The writer doesn’t like London because