微山一中2012-2013学年高二5月质量检测

英语

第一部分：听力（共30分）

第一节（共5小题,每题1.5分,共7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从每题所给的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.Where does the conversation probably take place?

A. At a booking office. B. In a reading room. C. In a park.

2. How many lessons must the man review over the weekend?

A. Fifteen lessons. B. Three lessons. C. Twelve lessons.

What will Dorothy do on the weekend?

A. Go out with her friend. B. Work on her paper. C. Make some plans.

4. Why did the man come so late?

A. He couldn’t find his way.

B. It is not an easy job to park a car here.

C. The man broke the traffic regulations.

Who is Mr. Smith?

A. A friend of the girl’s father’s. B. The girl’s brother.

C. The girl’s father.

第二节（共15小题,每题
1.5分,共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，从每题所给的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秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6. Who told the man the news?

A. His father. B. His sister. C. His mother.

7. How long will the man probably stay at home?

A.2 days. B.3 days . C.4 days.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. What has the man been having?

A. Toothaches. B. Headaches. C. Backaches.

9. When are the aches worse during the past two weeks?

A. In
the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. At night.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Why does the woman make the telephone call?

A.She wants to know more about the club.

B. She hopes to find a job in Washington.

C. She plans to go to evening classes.

11.What do the members do on Tuesday evening?

A. They have sports. B. They have Italian classes.

C. They have a drink together.

12. Why does the man ask the woman for her name and address?

A. He wants to send her a form. B. He intends to visit her.

C. He would like to know more about her.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What have the couple bought?

A. Some honey. B. A television. C. Something for the man’s brother.

14. Where is the man’ s brother?

A. In the store. B. In the man’s house. C. In his own house.

15. How is the woman going to the office?

A. By bus. B. In her car. C.By taxi.

16. What is the man going to do tonight?

A. To watch a TV show. B. To do some cooking. C. To fix something.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

What caused Robert Edwards’ blindness?

A. He was struck by lightening. B. He had a car accident.

C. He fell down in his yard.[来源:学+科+网Z+X+X+K]

18. What was the first thing that he saw after being struck by lightening?

A. His wife. B. A clock. C. A tree.

19.
What was Edwards doing when he was struck by lightening?

A．Hiding under a tree. B．Entering the house. C．Driving a car.

20. What caused Edwards to regain his sight according to
one of the doctors?

A.A fall from the tree.

B.The unexpected return of his wife.

C.Another heavy blow.

第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）

第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

21. At _______meeting of the State Council, Premier Li Keqiang said there is ______ increasing pressure on employment this year because nearly 7 million students will graduate from college.

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

22. Student loan is supposed to provide financial support for people who would ______ not be able to go to college.

A. otherwise?????? B. meanwhile????????

?C.?therefore?????????? D. nevertheless

23. The decision ______ for almost a year because of the local residents’ complaints that the newly-built fact
ory would disturb the quietness of the place.

A. had been delayed B. was delayed
C. would be delayed D. will be delayed

24. ______ the present unemployment continue, the society w
ould face a more troublesome situation.

A. Would B. Should C. Might D. Could

25. Exciting as its special effects are _______, there is too much violence in the film.

A. to watch B. to be watched C. watching D. being watched

26. --- My key is gone. Have you seen it anywhere?[来源:Zxxk.Com]

--- Oh, i
t is in the room _______ we had a talk last night.

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

27. Because our conscious mind is occupied with daily life we don’t always think about the emotional significance of the day’s events—_______, it appears, we begin to dream.

A. because B. when C. if D. until

28. It was _____ the soldier did at the spot of the accident, not what he said, _______ moved all the citizens of the whole city.

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

29. To some people, “spiritual health” is a very abstract concept, ______ many unexplainable elements.

A. contained B. having contained C. being contained D. containing

30. We’ve got a general idea of what we want, but nothing __________ at the time.

A. concrete B. ordinary C. abstract D. standard

31. The generous donation from China to the sufferers in the killing Indian Ocean Quake-tsunami has ______ the Chinese people’s unselfishness and internationalism.

A. brought out B. let out C. given out D. taken out

32. ________ the campus shooting that killed 20 first graders as the worst day of his presidency，President Barack Obama wants gun violence measures ______ in 2013.

A. Recalling; passing B. To recall; passing

C. Recalled; passed D. Recalling; passed

33. --- You have never believed September 21，2012 is the end of the world，have you?

--- ________. But how I wish it were true![来源:Zxxk.Com]

A. Yes, I have B. Yes, I haven’t C. No, it isn’t D. No, I haven’t

34. --- Hi, Dylan, have you made up your mind yet?

--- Well，________， I think I'm going to have my hair shaved.

A. now and then B. more or less C. back and forth D. sooner or later

35. The father couldn’t figure out ________ made his son spend so much time in preparing for this match.

A. what it was that B. that it was what

C. it was what that D. what was it that

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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项并在答题卡上将其涂黑。

Canadian smart phone maker Research In Motion (RIM), which makes the BlackBerry, says it’s back. The company is 36 to reclaim a market it once dominated by 37 two new devices. The last few years have been a painful time for the company as customers deserted its platform in 38 of newer and more 39 devices. This may be the company’s last chance to 40 a vital player in an increasingly crowded marketplace.

Two brand new devices are perhaps a fresh 41 for a company that has seen its global market share 42 from 20 percent three years ago to just over 3 percent today.

For BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins, it’s another chance to remake a faded 43 . “We have 44 been on a journey of transformation, not only a journey to transform our business and our brand, 45 one that I truly 46 transforms mobile communications into true mobile computing,” he said.

The company promises the same 47 level of network security the BlackBerry is known for, 48 a fast new browser and a more intuitive operating system. The Z10 49 much like the touch-screen phones popularized by its competitors, but the Q10 maintains the “qwerty” keyboard that has become BlackBerry’s trademark.

Besides the technical and cosmetic (外观上的) updates, Heins says the company will no longer be called RIM or Research In Motion.

“Our customers use a BlackBerry, our 50 work for BlackBerry and our shareholders are owners of BlackBerry. From today on, we are BlackBerry 51 in the world,” he said.

Shareholders will be watching if customers 52 the new devices. The company’s stock has dropped as much as 90 percent in the last four years as it lost 53 to competitors. But company shares have doubled in the last four months as anticipation (预期) 54 for the new models.

Analysts say the new devices could make or 55 a company, which many people praise for starting the technological revolution in smart-phones.

36. A. refusing B. trying C. urging D. pretending

37. A. introducing B. reviewing C. rejecting D. discovering

38. A. favor B. charge C. honor D. defense

39. A. popular B. expensive C. complicated D. fa
miliar

40. A. replace B. react C. remain D. reset

41. A. record B. dilemma C. end D. start

42. A. lose B. increase C. rise D. fall

43. A. brand B. trade C. technique D. phone

44. A. specially B. definitely C. doubtfully D. essentially

45. A. and B. or C. but D. so

46. A. agree B. believe C. suspect D. deny[来源:学*科*网Z*X*X*K]

47. A. high B. average C. backward D. normal

48. A. except for B. regardless of C. apart from D. along with

49. A. sounds B. smells C. looks D. finds

50. A. employees B. consumers C. relatives D. compe
titors

51. A. however B. whenever C. nowhere D. everywhere

52. A. adapt B. adjust C. adopt D. advocate

53. A. land B. ground C. soil D. earth

54. A. dropped B. changed C. remained D. grew

55. A. desert B. abandon C. break D. deny

第三部分：阅读理解 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。（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

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Anne Whitney, a sophomore (大学二年级学生) at Colorado State University, first had a problem taking tests when she began college. "I was always well prepared for my tests. Sometimes I studied for weeks before a test. Yet I would go in to take the test, only to find I could not answer the questions correctly. I would blank out because of nervousness and fear. I couldn't think of the answer. My low grades on the tests did not show what I knew to the teacher. “Another student in biology had similar experiences. He said, "My first chemistry test was very difficult. Then, on th