汕头市金山中学2012-2013学年第二学期英语期末考试

高二英语试题

一、听取信息（共10小题，每小题1分， 满分10分）

听一段独白，请根据题目要求，从听到的内容中获取必要的信息完成第1至10题。独白读两遍，听录音和答题时间约为5分钟。

A little street dog liked watching children play very much. One day he?(1)????????????????????????? ??????two children back home from school. But sometime later the little dog found the children’s house was??(2)??_____________, so immediately he ran down the street to the fire station, barking all the way to seek for (3)???????? ????,

When he?(4)???????????????????????????? ??the fire station, the firemen?were (5)????????????????????? ??. He ran after them to the children’s house. When he got there he was very?(6)????????????????????????? ???because he couldn’t find the children.

???? ??Luckily the fire was soon?(7)?????????????????????????? ??. Then a fireman noticed the little dog looking closely at the?(8)???????????? ????????????? ??. He brought the dog to?(9)?????????????????????? ??????the children. The little dog was very happy to see the children again,?(10)????????????????????????? ???and sound. They hugged each other and felt better.

二、单项填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

11. Many young people in the West are expected to leave ______________ could be life’s most important decision — marriage — almost entirely up to luck.

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

12. The __________ rate has been rising in the past decade in China，________ is reported in a recent survey. People find it hard to maintain their marriage.

A. divorce; as B. divorce; it C. disconnection; which D. separation; what

13. ____ the rising birth rate and immigration, the declining death rate also ____ the population growth.

A. In consequence of; caused B. In addition to; resulted in

C. In terms of; resulted from D. In spite of; accounted for

14. By no means __________ to her parents.

A. this is the first time has she lied B. this is the first time does she tell a lie

C. is this the first time she has lied D. is this the first time she was lying

15. The _______ income of the common people has been greatly increased in the past thirty years ______ the reform and opening-up policy in China.

A. regular; because B. usual; thanks to C. normal; on an account of D. annual; owing to

16. Among the winners _________ father is seriously ill in hospital.

A. stand little Tom who B. stood little Tom whom

C. little Tom stands whose D. stands little Tom whose

17. As a new diplomat, he often thinks of _________ he can react more appropriately on such occasions.

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

18. After gaining my Ph D，_____________________.

A. the diploma will qualify me for the job of working in the university

B. it is likely for me to be employed by the university

C. I will be employed by the university

D. the university will employ me

19. A student of Fudan University ___ Huang Yang, was reported ____ by his roommate, ______ the whole nation.

A. named; to have been poisoned; which shocked B. naming; being poisoned; shocking

C. named; to be poisoned; shocked D. named; poisoned; as shocked

20. Our new first lady, Peng Liyuan, universally ________ to be fabulous and reflect the image of a large country, _________ to show more concern about the interests of the people.

A. regarded; was expected B. considered; having expected

C. acknowledged; is expected D. seen; to expect

三、完形填空（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

The first attempt of even the most talented artists, musicians, and writers is seldom a masterpiece. If you consider your drafts as dress rehearsals (彩排), or tryouts, revising will seem a natural part of the writing ___21___.

What is the purpose of the dress rehearsals and the out-of-town previews that many Broadway shows go through? The answer is adding, deleting, replacing, reordering, __22___ revising. Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Phantom of the Opera underwent（经历）such a process.

When Lloyd Webber began writing in 1984, he had in mind a funny, exciting production. However, when Phantom opened in London in 1986, the audience saw a moving psychological love story set to music. The musical had ___23___ several revisions due to problems with costuming and makeup (戏服和化妆). For instance, Lloyd Webber ___24___ some of the music because the Phantom's makeup prevented the actor from singing certain sounds.

When you revise, you change aspects of your work in ___25___ to your evolving(不断演变的) purpose, or to include ___26___ ideas or newly discovered information.

Revision is not just an afterthought that gets only as much time as you have at the end of an assignment. ___27___, it is a major stage of the writing process, and writers revise every step of the way. Even your decision to ___28___ topics while prewriting is a type of revising. However, don't make the mistake of skipping the revision stage that follows training. Always make time to become your own __29__and view your dress rehearsal, so to speak. Reviewing your work in this way can give you ___30___ new ideas.

Revising involves __31__ the effectiveness and appropriateness（恰当）of all aspects of your writing, making your purpose more ___32____, and refocusing or developing the facts and ideas you present. When you revise, ask yourself the following questions, keeping in mind the audience for whom you are writing: Is my main idea or purpose ___33__ throughout my draft? Do I ever lose sight of my purpose? Have I given my readers all of the __34___; that is, facts, opinions, inferences --- that they need in order to understand my main idea? Finally, have I included too many___35___ details that may confuse readers?

21. A. technique B. style C. process D. career

22. A. in particular B. as a result C. for example D. in other words

23. A. undergone B. skipped C. rejected D. replaced

24. A. rewrote B. released C. recorded D. reserved

25. A. addition B. response C. opposition D. contrast

26. A. fixed B. ambitious C. familiar D. fresh

27. A. However B. Moreover C. Instead D. Therefore

28. A. discuss B. switch C. exhaust D. cover

29. A. director B. master C. audience D. visitor

30. A. personal B. valuable C. basic D. delicate

31. A. mixing B. weakening C. maintaining D. assessing

32. A. specifically B. freshly C. swiftly D. loosely

33. A. amazing B. bright C. unique D. clear

34. A. angles B. evidence C. information D. hints

35. A. unnecessary B. uninteresting C. concrete D. final

四、阅读理解（共两节，满分45分）

第一节 阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）

A

An old woman had two large pots, one on each end of a pole. She carried the pole with the pots across her neck.

One of the pots had a crack in it while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full pot of water. At the end of the long walk from the well to the house, the cracked pot arrived only half-full.

For two years this happened daily, with the woman bringing home only one and a half pots of water. Of course, the perfect pot was proud. But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection.

One day, the cracked pot spoke to the woman by the well: “I am ashamed of myself because this crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way back to your house.”

The old woman smiled: “Did you notice that there are flowers on your side of the path, but not on the other pot’s side? That’s because I have always known about your crack, so I planted flower seeds on your side of the path. And every day while we walk back, you water them.”

“For two years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate the table. Without you being just the way you are, I would not have this beauty.”

Each of us has our own cracks. But it’s these cracks that make our lives together so interesting and meaningful.

36. What does the underlined word “crack” mean?

A. Very narrow space between two things or two parts of something.

B. Line of division where something is broken, but not into separate parts.

C. Fault in an idea, system, or organization.

D. Sudden sharp noise like the sound of a stick being broken.

37. How did the cracked pot feel about itself at first?

A. Proud. B. Disappointed. C. Annoyed. D. Embarrassed.

38. Where were the flowers growing?

A. On both sides of the path. B. In the woman’s house.

C. On the perfect pot’s side of the path. D. On the cracked pot’s side of the path

39. Which is the correct order of the following events?

① The woman picked the flowers and decorated the table.

② The woman told the truth to the cracked pot.

③ The cracked pot talked to the woman about its crack.

④ The woman found a crack on one pot.

⑤ The woman planted some flower seeds.

A. ④⑤①③② B. ⑤④③②①

C. ④③①②⑤ D. ④⑤③①②

40. What does the passage mainly want to tell us?

A. Never laugh at imperfection. B. No pains, no gains.

C. Imperfection makes life meaningful. D. It’s never too late to learn.

B

Can dogs and cats live in perfect harmony in the same home? People who are thinking about adopting a dog as a friend for their cats are worried that they will fight. A recent research has found a new recipe of success. According to the study, if the cat is adopted before the dog, and if they are introduced when still young (less than 6 months for cats, a year for dogs), it is highly probable that the two pets will get along swimmingly. Two-thirds of the homes interviewed reported a positive relationship between their cat and dog.

However, it wasn’t all sweetness and light. There was a reported coldness between the cat and dog in 25% of the homes, while aggression and fighting were observed in 10% of the homes. One reason for this is probably that some of their body signals were just opposite. For example, when a cat turns its head away it signals aggression, while a dog doing the same signals submission