甘谷四中2012—2013学年度第二学期高二级第二次检测考试

英语

（时间：120分钟 总分：150分）

第一卷(选择题，共115分)

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。听完每短对话后，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 is the woman doing?

A. Watching television.

B. Talking to her friend on the phone.

C. Doing her homework.

2. Where will the woman go first?

A. Go to Pairs. B. Go to New York. C. Go to her hometown.

3. How long does it take the woman to drive home when it isn’t rush hour?

A. Twenty minutes. B. Twenty-five minutes. C. Fifty minutes.

4. What can we infer from the conversation?

A. The talk doesn’t start yet.

B. The talks reached an agreement.

C. The talks haven’t achieved much.

5. What is the man?

A. A ticket seller. B. A writer. C. A passenger.

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. When is Alice going to Bill’s house?

A. On Thursday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday.

7. What score did Bill get in the English test?

A. 45. B. 55. C. 65.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. Where is the woman probably?

A. In a street. B. In a hospital. C. In a police station.

9. How much does the woman’s husband owe the hospital for medicine?

A. 2,500 dollars. B. 2,000 dollars. C. 1,500 dollars.

10. What does the man probably do?

A. A driver. B. A policeman. C. A doctor.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. Where are the two speakers going?

A. To the bus station. B. To the train station. C. To the police station.

12. What does the man suggest taking a taxi?

A. The bags are too heavy. B. The station is too far. C. The traffic moves too slowly.

13. How do they probably go there?

A. On foot. B. By bus. C. By taxi.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14. Why is the man asking about Professor Cooper?

A. The man is going to take the professor’s course.

B. The man is going to ask the professor some questions.

C. The man is going to work for the professor.

15. How old is Professor Cooper?

A. In his sixties. B. In his fifties. C. In his forties.

16. What’s Professor Cooper like?

A. Short and thin. B. Tall and thin. C. Old and untidy.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. When was sign language really developed?

A. About 250 years ago. B. About 235 years ago. C. About 205 years ago.

18. Who developd sign language?

A. An American named Martin.

B. A Frenchman named Epee.

C. A Frenchman named Dave.

19. Why do people call sign language picture image signs?

A. The signs create picture.

B. People have to draw pictures.

C. The developer of sign language is a painter.

20. What did Epee work as during most of his life?

A. A scientist. B. A teacher. C. A doctor.

第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

21. Mary couldn’t remember when she first met Mr. Smith, but she was sure it was _____ Sunday because everybody was at ________ church.

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

22. ---- I’d rather have some wine, if you don’t mind.

---- ________. Don’t forget that you’ll drive.

A. Anything but that B. By all means

C. Take it easy D. I wouldn’t say no to this

23. It was a small room, ________ it afforded a fine view of the old city.

A. so B. for C. or D. but

24. The old couple often take a walk after supper in the park with their pet dog ________ them.

A. to follow B. following C. followed D. follows

25. ----- Have you finished your homework?

----- Not yet. But I’ll finish it in _______ fifteen minutes.

A. other B. more C. one D. another

26. ----- May I use your iPod?

------ Sorry, something’s wrong. It _______ .

A. is repairing B. is being repaired

C. will be repaired D. has been repairing

27. Is it Mo Yan’s hometown ________ has inspired him throughout his writing career?

A. in which B. where C. that D. as

28. In the company, there are 150 members, _________ one third are female.

A. in whom B. in them C. of whom D. of them

29. ---- I think the book is as interesting as it is instructive.

---- It could never be _______ . It is well worth reading.

A. truer B. true C. the truest D. as true

30. Such a fierce dog ________ that we had to wait outside before we could get into his yard.

A. has he had B. did he have C. he had D. he has had

31. You _______ make any noises, for the senior 3 students are taking their monthly test.

A. can’t B. needn’t C. mustn’t D. won’t

32. When _______ why he refused to lend some money to the poor child, he kept silent.

A. asking B. asked C. to ask D. he asked

33. We _______ the difficulty together, but why didn’t you tell me?

A. should face B. might face

C. could have faced D. must have faced

34. _________ silent about the accident, or you’ll be fired by the company.

A. To keep B. Keeping C. Keep D. Kept

35. _______ some teenagers don’t realize is _______ difficult life can be after they get addicted to drugs.

A. What; how B. That; how C. What; what a D. That; what

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面的短文，从短文后个体所给出的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

One day a young student was taking a walk with a professor. As they went along, they saw 36 in the path a pair of old shoes, which were supposed to belong to a poor man working in a field close by, and who had 37 finished his day’s work.

The student 38 the professor, saying, “Let’s play the man a (n) 39 . We’ll hide his shoes, then hide ourselves behind those bushes, and wait to see his confusion(慌乱) when he cannot find them.”

“My young friend,” said the professor, “We should never amuse ourselves at the 40 of the poor. But now that you are rich, you may get a much greater pleasure in a different way. Put a coin into each shoe, and then we will hide ourselves and watch 41 the discovery affects him.”

And so they did. The poor man soon finished his work, and came 42 the field to the path 43 he had left his coat and shoes. While putting on his coat he 44 his foot into one of his shoes; but feeling something 45 . He bent down to feel what it was, and found the coin. Astonishment and wonder were seen upon his face. He gazed upon the coin, 46 it round, and looked at it again and again. He then looked around, 47 no person was to be seen. He put the money into his pocket, and went on to put on the other shoe; but his surprise was 48 on finding the other coin. His feelings overcame him; he fell upon his knees, looked 49 to heaven and uttered(发出) aloud a sincere thanksgiving, in which he spoke of his sick and helpless wife and his children without 50 , whom the timely(及时的) giving from the unknown hand would save from dying.

The student stood there 51 affected, his eyes filled with 52 . “Now,” said the professor, “Aren’t you much better pleased then if you had played your intended trick?”

The youth replied, “You have 53 me a lesson which I will never forget. I feel now the 54 of those words, which I never understood before: It is more blessed to 55 than to receive.”

36. A. sitting B. lying C. laying D. hiding

37. A. mostly B. highly C. nearly D. likely

38. A. turned down B. turned away C. turned around D. turned to

39. A. amusement B. fun C. fool D. trick

40. A. mercy B. request C. expense D. thought

41. A. what B. that C. why D. how

42. A. across B. into C. around D. through

43. A. that B. which C. where D. when

44. A. slipped B. took C. kicked D. threw

45. A. soft B. tight C. loose D. hard

46. A. showed B. turned C. looked D. made

47. A. although B. but C. for D. so

48. A. doubled B. stopped C. increased D. improved

49. A. down B. around C. up D. forward

50. A. bread B. books C. toys D. money

51. A. still B. possibly C. deeply D. immediately

52. A. surprises B. worries C. fears D. tears

53. A. taught B. gave C. told D. showed

54. A. function B. story C. rule D. truth

55. A. study B. give C. beg D. work

第三部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

请认真阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

The hottest show last summer-----“the Voice” just finished on Sunday at the Shanghai Stadium. But the show that had a good start didn’t end to everyone’s satisfaction. The two and a half hour show dragged on for more than four hours because of the huge amount of advertising, which the audience and residents (居民) living nearby could hardly bear.

This summer, something hotter than the weather came to Shanghai. That is the Voice of China. The show soon became a cash cow for the organizer as the advertisement prices reached 1.6 million Yuan for 15 seconds. And the show has earned more than 100 million Yuan up to now in advertisements income only.

But the organizers’ bless was audiences’ melancholy(悲伤).

In the final live show on Sunday, about 14 rounds of advertisements were aired, each of which came at a crucial (紧要关头的) result –announcing moment.

Frequently interrupted by advertisements, some live audience members complained that the show wasn’t worth its ticket prices of 180 to 1680 Yuan.

The planned two and a half hour show went two hours overtime because of the advertisements. This annoyed audience members, and touched the nerves of residents living near the site.

Someone called the police, and the show is now facing punishment for going over-time and disturbing residents late at night.

56. Why didn’t “the Voice” make audience satisfied?

A. It