偃师高级中学2012-2013学年高二下学期第二次月考英语试题

第I卷（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. Why does the woman refuse the man's invitation?

A. She doesn't like movies.

B. She has to prepare for a plane trip.

C. She will have dinner with someone else.

2. What time is it now?

A. 1:32. 　　B. 2:02. 　　C. 2:32.

3. What do we know about the man?

A. He completed the exam in one hour.

B. He found the exam as easy as expected.

C. He left the last question unanswered.

4. What will the man do?

A. Search the library for a dictionary.

B. Borrow a book in the library.

C. Make an appointment.

5. What are the speakers talking about?

A. The acting. 　　B. The plot. 　　C. The special effects.

第二节听下面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, 7题。

6. Why are the boots on sale according to the man?

A. They are out of fashion.

B. Some sizes are out of stock.

C. There are only black ones available.

7. What does the man say about the socks?

A. They are on sale. 　　B. They are beautiful. 　　C. They have his size.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. Why does the man come up to the woman?

A. To find a missing tag.

B. To ask the woman to iron his suits.

C. To collect his laundry.

9. How much should the man pay?

A. $16.50. 　　B. $18.50. 　　C. $34.

10. What mistake did the woman make?

A. She didn't clean the man's clothes as required.

B. She misread the tag

C. She gave the man's suits to another customer.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. What did Jenny ask the woman about just now?

A. The cafeteria food.

B. The location of the cafeteria.

C. The surrounding of the cafeteria.

12. What does the woman think of the cafeteria food?

A. It's just so-so. 　　B. It's delicious. 　　C. It's terrible.

13. When does the conversation probably take place?

A. In the morning. 　　B. At noon. 　　C. In the evening.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14. What will the boy do after school on Wednesday?

A. Work at a store. 　　B. Review his lessons. 　　　C. Play soccer.

15. When will the boy take an exam?

A. On Monday. 　　B. On Tuesday. 　　C. On Thursday.

16. When will the speakers meet?

A. At 4:00 pm, Thursday.

B. At 5:30 pm, Friday.

C. At 10:00 am, Saturday.

17. What will the boy do after playing tennis with the woman?

A. Eat with his family. 　　B. Do his homework. 　　C. Go to a science fair.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. Where are the visitors probably?

A. On a bus. 　　B. At a tourist site. 　　C. At a hotel.

19. What does the speaker ask the visitors to do in the first place?

A. Check and see if their cameras work well.

B. Make sure they take their valuables.

C. Write down the number of the coach.

20. What should the visitors do during the trip?

A. Follow the guide's instructions.

B. Take as many photos as possible.

C. Pay close attention to the time.

第二部分：（满分45分）

第一节：单项选择：（共15分，每小题1分）

21. ____ is known to us all, ____ water and air are harmful to people’s health.

A. That; polluting B. Which; being polluted

C. As; polluted D. It; to pollute

22. Great changes ______ in the past few years, and a lot of factories ________.

A. had taken place; have been set up B. have taken place; have been set up

C. took place; have set up D. were taken place; were set up

23. –What do you think of Nanchang?

－Nowhere else _____ such beautiful scenery.

A. could one find B. one could find C. found one D. one found

24. ______ the present unemployment continue, the society would 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?

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

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

27.Plastic parts can ______ metal ones in many machines. But they don't last long.A.substitute for B．be replaced with C．take the place for D．in place of

28.Mary is ______ a translation of a French novel.A.engaged with B．busy in C.absorbed to D．occupied with

29. It’s important to ______ between the habits of a person and the customs of a people.

A. determine B. identify C. explore D. distinguish

30. Yuan Longping, ______ the Super Hybrid Rice was developed, has made great contributions to the society.

A. who B. whom C. by whom D. by which

31. Nowhere else in Europe ______ people who invite complete strangers to their homes for coffee or dinner.

A. you will find B. will you find C. you have found D. have you found

32. ——Is that the village you often refer to ?

——Right, just the one ______ you know I used to work for years.

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

33. Don’t ______ your father about it now; he is very tired.

A. care B. bother C. set D. get

34．---Would you do me a favor and carry these books?

---___.

A.Yes, that’s right B.No trouble C.Never mind D.With pleasure

35．—Go out? Why not stay home and watch the cartoon film you like?

— _______ You promised to take me out for dinner.

A. Great!　　　 B. Why me!　　 C. Come on!　 D. Not at all!

第二节　完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

Once many years ago, I pulled a family out of a burning car somewhere in Wyoming. Last week I 36 a telephone call from a woman who could not stop 37 as she told me that one of the stories in my book had saved her son from committing suicide.(自杀) In closing she called me a 38 .

That 39 me thinking about what a hero really is. Was I a hero 40 I pulled a family from a burning car? If so, how could I be a hero just because I 41 a story that saved someone’ s life?

Today I decided to look up the word “hero” in the dictionary to see 42 what it meant. It 43 “a person who does something brave”. As I read on, it also said “ a person who is good and noble”.

36. A. made B. received C gave. D. accepted

37. A. cheering B. laughing C. thinking D. talking

38. A. writer B. player C. gentleman. D. hero

39. A. helped B. let C. got D. made

40 A. while B. if C. though D. because

41. A. said B. wrote C. made D. recalled

42. A. exactly B. easily C. directly D. obviously

43. A. wrote B. told C. read D. described

44. A. helped B. gave C. touched D. impressed

45. A. brave B. good C. kind D. noble

46. A. happened B. wanted C. intended D. meant

47. A. though B. since C. because D. but

48. A. desperate B. excited C. moved D. stressed

49. A. money B. energy C. ability D. courage

50. A. sent B. carried C. brought D. took

51. A. deeply B. completely C. well D. much

52. A. without B. for C. with D. within

53. A. Hopefully B. However C. Besides D. Unfortunately

54. A .luck B. respect C. confidence D. kindness

55. A. matters B. works C. acts D. does

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意；并从每题后所给的A, B, C和D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

A

Canada 4:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.Canada is a big country with six time zones. In the west, it is four a.m., and everyone is asleep, but in Halifax on the east coast it is eight o'clock and people are having breakfast. It is a cold Friday morning in November, and the temperature is ten degrees below zero Centigrade.

Argentina 9:00 a.m.In Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, it is nine a.m. on a warm summer morning, and people are starting work or school. November is a summer month in Argentina because it is in the southern hemisphere（南半球）.

Scotland 12:00 noonScotland is part of the United Kingdom. The capital of Scotland is Edinburgh, and the capital of the UK is London. It is twelve noon, or midday, in Edinburgh. Children are having lessons, but they are looking forward to the weekend because there is no school on Saturday and Sunday.

Japan 9:00 p.m.Japan is seven hours ahead of Egypt, so it is already Friday evening there. The weekend is beginning. Most people are out with friends or watching television or playing computer games.

New Zealand 12:00 midnightIt is late on Friday night, so most people are asleep. Now Saturday morning is arriving. It is morning in Canada too, but that is Friday morning!

56. In eastern Canada, the time is _____ that in western Canada.

? A. four and a half hours behind B. four hours ahead of

C. three hours ahead of D. the same as

57. While Canadian children in Halifax are having breakfast, Argentinean children are _____.

A. sleeping B. going home C. at school D. having supper

58. It’s midday in the capital of _____ when it's 9:00 a.m. in the capital of Argentina.

A. Japan B. Canada C. New Zealand D. Scotland

59. Two p.m. in Egypt is not a good time to telephone people in New Zealand, because in New Zealand _____.

A. it’s midnight and most people are asleep B. it’s noon and many people are having lunch

C. it’s the morning and many people are working

D. it’s the afternoon and most people are playing computer games

60. What time is it in New Zealand if it's 11:15 p.m. in Japan?

A. 1:15 p.m. B. 2:15 p.m. C. 1:15 a.m. D. 2:15 a.m.

B

(NEW YORK) A French tourist highly praised for rescuing a two-year-old girl in Manhattan said he didn’t think twice before diving into the freezing East River.

Tuesday’s Daily News said 29-year-old Julien Duret from France was the man who left the spot quickly after the rescue last Saturday.

He lifted the little girl out of the water after she fell off the bank at the South Street Seaport museum. He handed the girl to her father, David Anderson, who had dived in after him.

“I didn’t think at all,” Duret told the