芗城中学2012-2013学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题

I.第一部分 听力测试(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 dessert will the man order?

A. Ice cream. B. A chocolate cake. C. Nothing.

2. What will the man do this weekend ?

A. Go to the movie with the woman.

B. Celebrate his sister’s birthday.

C. Go skiing with his parents.

3. What does the man ask the woman to do?

A. Help him paint his bedroom.

B. Make lunch for him.

C. Take care of his brother.

4 Who is the woman?

A. A waitress. B. A doctor. C. A driver

5 What is the man doing?

A. Having an interview.

B. Talking with his boss.

C. Writing a resume(简历).

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段对话，回答第6至第7题。

6. What size shoes did the woman wear last year ?

A. 6. B. 7. C. 8.

7. Why have the woman’s feet been hurting?

A. Her shoes were the wrong size.

B. She walked too much each day.

C. Her shoes were of very low-quality.

听第7段对话，回答第8至第9题。

8. Where is the woman going?

A. To her house.

B. To an appointment.

C. To West 22nd Street.

9. What can we learn from the conversation?

A. The woman is in a rush.

B. .It is going to rain soon.

C. The traffic is heavy at the moment.

听第8段对话，回答第10至第12题。

10 Who are the speakers?

A. Girlfriend and boyfriend.

B. Teacher and student.

C. Director and actor.

11 How does the man appear to the woman?

A. Hurt. B. Mad. C. Happy.

12. What does the woman want the man to do?

A. Express his sad feelings.

B. Show more anger.

C. Take a break.

听第9段对话，回答第13至第16题。

13. Where did the woman meet the man?

A. At the Berlin bus station.

B. At the London bus station.

C. At the woman’s apartment.

14. How long was the man’s trip ?

A. An hour and a half. B. Nine hours. C. Nineteen hours.

15. Why did the man choose to take a bus?

A. To save money

B. To enjoy the country view.

C. To be environmentally friendly.

16. What did the woman say about the man?

A. He doesn’t look well.

B. He could have taken a faster bus.

C. He could care more about the environment.

听第10段对话，回答第17至第20题。

17. Who is the speaker?

A. A TV host.

B. A radio host.

C. A professor.

18. What did the Harvard study find?

A. Fast readers get the best grades.

B. Parents’ education is important to kids’ success.

C. More books at home means success in school.

19. According to the speakers, what is the best part of reading?

A. It’s a fun activity.

B. It’s relaxing at bedtime.

C. It’s a great way to communicate.

20. When should parents start to read to their kids?

A. As early as possible.

B. When their kids learn to speak.

C. As soon as their kids can hold a book.

II. 单选：（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

21.—Tom, you are smoking again?

----_____? It’s none of your business.

A. So What B. How come C. Why not D. What for

22. I think if you want Sara to make____ apology to your brother, it is out of____ question---she is stubborn.

A an ; 不填 B an; the C.不填 ; the D 不填 ; 不填

23. In the summer of last year, he achieved his ______ of winning a medal in the Beijing Olympic Games.

A. confidence B. qualification C. ambition D. instruction

24. I am going to Beijing tomorrow. Do you have anything _______ to your son there?

A. to be taken B. to take C. taken D. taking

25. When he was working there as a journalist, he _______ the suffering of the poor in that area with his own eyes.

A. guarded B. witnessed C. predicted D. Imagined

26. ______ around the zoo, we were taken to see the dolphin performance.

A. To be shown B. To show C. Being shown D. Having been shown

27. If you can _______ this speed, we will arrive at the station before the train leaves.

A. take up B. keep up C. make up D. turn up

28. It there anyone in your class ______family is in the country?

A. who B. who's C. which D. whose

29. The reason ______he didn't come was ______he was ill.

A. why; that B. that; because C. for that; that D. for which; what

30.It was the first time that the children____ such a big watermelon.

A. have seen B. saw C. see D. had seen

31.They are having a great time; ____, they would agree to leave the place together with us.

A. therefore B. still C. however D. otherwise

32.With the police _____the way, we had no difficulty in finding the house.

A. leading B. to lead C. to be leading D. led

33.The ___look suggested that there must be something ____around her.

A. scaring; scared B scaring ; scaring C. scared ;scaring D. scared; scared

34._____you were born?

A. Was it where that B. Where was it that

C. It was where that D. Where it was that

35.—The last one _____pays the meal. ---Agreed!

A. arrived B. arrives C. to arrive D arriving

III．完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

Mary was seven years old. Her parents recently moved to a new town, and so Mary was going to a 36 school, which was a few kilometers from the house they lived in now. A school bus going around picked up 37 every morning and brought them back to their 38 every afternoon, and as both of Mary’s parents 39 to go to work, she always went on this bus.

Mary’s parents always 40 their alarm clock for seven o’clock so that none of them would be 41 . But one morning the alarm 42 to go off, and it was not until a quarter past eight that Mary’s mother suddenly 43 , looked at the clock and said, “What’s ever happened to that clock?” and then 44 into Mary’s room to wake her up.

“I’m sorry, dear,” she said, “ 45 you’ll have to wash and dress very quickly, have an even 46 breakfast and then I’ll 47 you to school on my way to the office.”

“But how can you find the 48, Mum?” Mary said, “You’ve been to school only once.”

“Yes,” her mother answered, “but you’ve done the 49 several times now on the bus, so you can be my guide to get there, can’t you?”

“Oh, yes,” said Mary, “I suppose so.” She washed, and 50 and had a quick breakfast, and then they set off. Mary told her mother to turn each time they came to a place she 51 .In this way she made her mother drive round most of the town 52 they got to her school. When they arrived, her mother saw that it was not really very far from her house.

“Why ever did you make me go such a long way round, Mary, instead of the most 53 way?” her mother asked her.

“Well, Mum,” answered Mary, “it was because I didn’t know 54 else to get here. That’s the way our bus always goes to 55 the other children to school.

36. A. big B. nice C. distant D. different

37. A. teachers B. pupils C. parents D. passengers

38. A. offices B. towns C. homes D. classrooms

39. A. had B. seemed C. refused D. used

40. A. set B. found C. cleaned D. fixed

41. A. ready B. late C. lazy D. asleep

42. A. started B. stopped C. continued D. failed

43. A. stood up B. stayed up C. woke up D. put up

44. A. stepped B. rushed C. escaped D. jumped

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

46. A. quicker B. later C. easier D. heavier

47. A. bring B. fetch C. drive D. leave

48. A. truth B. bus C. guide D. way

49. A. homework B. shopping C. reading D. trip

50. A. dressed B. rose C. moved D. showed

51. A. wondered B. realized C. designed D. recognized

52. A. unless B. after C. before D. if

53. A. comfortable B. helpful C. direct D. important

54. A. when B. how C. what D. which

55. A. pick up B. look for C. drop by D. deal with

IV．阅读理解 （共12小题；每小题2分，满分24分）

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China news, Beijing, July 29 --- Housing price in China has always aroused heated discussions among property developers and ordinary Chinese. To many property developers and local government officials, housing price in China is still low compared with many developed countries. However, the average housing price in the United States is only 8,000 yuan per square meter, while in China, it is even higher than in the United States. This shows that there are some bubbles(泡沫) in Chinese real estate market, the International Finance News reported.

Although the average price of residential houses in the United States, after converted to Renminbi, is about 8,000 yuan per square meter, the houses in US are not sold in terms of building area, as most Chinese property developers do when they sell their houses. If US property developers sell their houses according to the building area, then the housing price will be even lower than 8,000 yuan per square meter. In most big Chinese cities, such as Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen, houses are sold at a price even higher than those in the US.

The high housing sales price in large cities in China proves that Chinese real estate market does have some bubbles. Moreover, Chinese houses can not be compared with houses in US in terms of building quality, environment and supporting facilities. Furthermore, it should be noted that American people’s average income is several dozen times higher than that of Chinese people. How can the Chinese afford to buy a house which is even more expensive than that sold in US?

At the beginning of 2007, Chinese government issued a set of policies that aimed to benefit the public. Now in order to reduce the high housing prices, the government can regulate(控制) the real estate market by raising tax on property industry. At the