2012学年度

余姚中学 高二英语期中试卷

第 二 学 期

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

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 boy’s father do?

A. He’s a lawyer. B. He’s a doctor. C. He’s a policeman.

2. How many more lessons will the man go over?

A. 12. B. 3. C. 15.

3. Who are the speakers?

A. Father and daughter. B. Doctor and patient. C. Waiter and customer.

4. Where are the speakers?

A. In a restaurant. B. At the woman’s house. C. In the man’s office.

5. What would Jack like for dinner?

A. Roast beef. B. Some cold dishes. C. Nothing.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

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。听完每段对话或独白前，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秒钟的做答时间。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’s the man’s main problem?

A. He lost his map.

B. He doesn’t know how to get to his destination.

C. His car ran out of gas.

7. Where is the Midway Theater?

A. On Highland Street.

B. Near the North Lake.

C. Between Fifth Avenue and Prince.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. What happened to the woman?

A. Someone broke into her house.

B. Someone stole her bank information.

C. She lost her expensive equipment.

9. Who is the woman?

A. A programmer. B. A pilot. C. A doctor.

10. What might the woman do in the future?

A. Jump out of a plane.

B. Protect her passwords better.

C. Apply for more cards.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. When did the man become an uncle?

A. The day before yesterday at noon.

B. Yesterday at midday.

C. Yesterday in the late afternoon.

12. Which name didn’t the man’s sister consider?

A. Francis. B. David. C. Michael.

13. What was the mentioned article about?

A. Common family names among students.

B. The relationship between grades and given names.

C. How teachers treat students based on their last names.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14. What does the man want to do?

A. Leave his wife. B. Change his job. C. Go on an adventure.

15. What’s one of the woman’s concerns?

A. The man will be in outer space for 13 days.

B. The man may spend all their money.

C. Their children need him.

16. Why does the man decide to stay?

A. It is too expensive to follow his dream.

B. He has too many responsibilities at home.

C. He still enjoys his job.

17. How does the woman probably feel in the end?

A. Worried B. Excited. C. Relieved.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. What is probably the oldest way of making markings to record something?

A. Rock drawings. B. Using signs. C. Counting sticks.

19. Who first developed word writing?

A. The Chinese. B. The Indians. C. The Greeks.

20. How many word signs were there in Chinese in total?

A. 5,000. B. 15,000. C. 50,000.

第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节：单项填空（共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分）

从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

21. —How about _______lecture you attended last night?

—It was too boring, indeed, _______lecture for me.

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

22. Wolves are very _______: they can live in forests, on open plains, or in the snows of the Artic.

A. adaptable B. adoptable C. available D. accessible

23．It is easy for adolescents to _____ the habit of smoking. They should keep away from cigarettes.

A. run into B. come into C. get into D. go into

24. You’d better put the fish in the fridge, which has a _______ to go bad in hot summer days.

A. tend B. tendency C. currency D. contributions

25. —What do you think of Mary’s idea?

—Very good! But not many people _______ the idea that money brings happiness.

A. take to B. contribute to C. turn to D. subscribe to

26. Ang Lee’s new movie Life of Pi ________to many people all around the world.

A. attracted B. advocated C. appealed D. accustomed

27. A survey says what parents say and do in daily life usually has a(n) ____ influence on their child.

A. precious B. permanent C. fragile D. beneficial

28. The fire, which broke out in the building on Tuesday morning, ______ the death of a young girl.

A. resulting in B. resulted in C. resulting from D. resulted from

29. ________ I couldn’t fully understand what he wanted to show in his paintings, I thought his works were quite impressive.

A. As B. Since C. If D. While

30. The couple are spending their holiday on _____is described as one of the most beautiful islands.

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

31. —Let’s back up. Where was I?

—You _________about the trip to South Africa.

A. were talking B. talked C. are talking D. would talk

32. I ________thank you too much for your help to my son while we were away from home.

A. can’t B. won’t C. can D. will

33. My visit to your school is really an unforgettable experience, I will always treasure．

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

34. __________ is often the case, Peter was late for school again.

A. Which B. When C. What D. As

35. __________, his idea was accepted by all the people at the meeting.

A. Strange as might it sound B. As it might sound strange

C. As strange it might sound D. Strange as it might sound

36. When you are done with the book, just give it to Lucy or Helen or ________.

A. whoever B. wherever C. whatever D. however

37. —What an amazing film! It’s the most interesting film I’ve ever seen.

—But I’m sure it won’t interest _________.

A. somebody B. anybody C. nobody D. everybody

38. You can take the rest of the pie with you. _________, I wish you would, since I’m on a diet.

A. On the other hand B. As a matter of fact

C. As a consequence D. In addition to it

39. What would have happened, ________ as far as the river bank?

A. Bob had walked farther B. if Bob should walk farther

C. if Bob walked farther D. had Bob walked farther

40. —Tom is a very hard-working student.

—_________. As far as I know, he often burns the midnight oil.

A. You can say that again B. I don’t think so

C. I am sorry to hear that D. You can’t be serious

第二节： 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分， 满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意， 然后从41-60各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑

A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had 41 a beautiful sports car in a dealer's showroom, and knowing his father could well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted.

As Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited signs 42 his father had bought the car. Finally, on the morning of his graduation, his father called him into his private 43 .His father told him how 44 he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He 45 his son a beautiful wrapped gift box. Curious, but 46 disappointed, the young man opened the box and found a lovely, leather-bound Bible, with the young man's 47 embossed (压印浮凸)in gold.

___48__, he raised his voice to his father and said, "With all your money you give me a Bible?" He then 49 out of the house, leaving the Bible.

Many years passed and the young man was very 50 in business. He had a beautiful home and a wonderful family, but realizing his father was very 51 , he thought perhaps he should go to see him. He had not seen him since that graduation day. 52 he could make the arrangements, he received a telegram telling him his father had 53 , and willed all of his possessions to his 54 . He needed to come home immediately and take care of things.

When he arrived at his father's house, sudden sadness and 55 filled his heart. He began to search through his father's important papers and saw the 56 new Bible, just as he had left it years ago.

With 57 , he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. As he was reading, a car __58___ dropped from the back of the Bible. It had a tag with the dealer's name, the 59 dealer who had the sports car he had desired. On the tag was the date of his graduation, and the word "PAID IN FULL".

How many times do we miss blessings 60 they are not packaged as we expected? What may appear as bad fortune may in fact be the door that is just waiting to be opened.

41. A. enjoyed B. admired C. expected D. owned

42. A. that B. which C. what D. where

43. A. house B. office C. study D. car

44. A. proud B. hopeful C. helpful D. comfortable

45. A. showed B. handed C. brought D. provided

46. A. anyway B. somewhat C. somehow D. somewhere

47. A. number B. hand C. hair D. name

48. A. Eagerly B. Anxiously C. Calmly D. Angrily

49. A. stormed B. left C. went D. jumped

50. A. satisfied B. busy C. successful D. lucky

51. A. old B. selfish C. mean D. lonely

52. A. After B. When C. Before D. Since

53. A. passed by B. passed away C. passed down D. passed out

54. A. daughter B. son C. grandson D. wife

55. A. regret B. anger C. disappointment D. annoyance

56. A. even B. also C. still D. yet

57. A. smiles B. tears C. hearts D. glasses

58. A. tyre B. key C. alarm D. seat

59. A. same B. different C. familiar D. similar

60. A. before B. if C. though D. because

第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题; 每小题2分, 满分30分）

阅读下列短文， 从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项， 并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

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The iPhone, the iPad: each of Apple’s products sounds cool and has become a fad (时尚). Apple has cleverly taken advantage of the power of the letter “i” — and many other brands are following suit. The BBC’s iPlayer — which allows Web users to watch TV programs on the Internet — adopted the title in 2008. A lovely bear — popular in the US and the UK — that plays music and video is called “iTeddy”. A slimmed-d