宝应县12-13学年度第二学期期中考试

高二英语试卷

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分，共120分。考试时间为120分钟。请将答案填涂在对应的机读答题卡上，在本试卷答题的一律无效。

第一卷（四大题, 共70分）

一、听力（共两节，满分20分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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 .How much did the woman pay for the dress？

A. 100 dollars. B. 150 dollars． C. 200 dollars.

2. Where does this conversation probably take place？

A. In a bookshop. B. On the road. C. In a restaurant.

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

A. Leave for New York right away. B. Go to New York next weekend．

C. Leave for the party at 4：00 p.m．

4. When will the man probably see Professor Kent？

A. Next Tuesday.　 B. Next Wednesday.　 C. Next Thursday.

5 .How long did the man travel in Italy？

A. About half a month. 　 B. About a month. 　 C. Ten days.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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. What did the man think of the concert？

A. It was enjoyable． B. It was boring. C. It was just like most other concerts．

7 .Why didn't Macy go to the concert？

A. Because she was sick． B. Because she was looking after somebody.

C. Because she preferred to go this weekend．

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. How does the man feel about the interview？

A. Confident. B. Sad. C. Nervous．

9. What does the woman think of the man？

A. He has rich work experience. B. He is a good swimmer. C. He is too confident．

10. When does the conversation take place？

A. At 11：00 a.m. 　 B. At 1：00 p.m.　 C. At 3:00 p.m.

听第8段材料。回答第11至13题。

11．How did the woman catch a cold last week？

A. It was too cold. B. She didn't get a good rest．

C. She wore a skirt in a cold room.

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

A. Take a rest. B. Work hard on her new project. C. Wear more clothes．

13．What is the probable relationship between the two speakers？

A. Boss and secretary. 　 B. Doctor and patient. 　 C. Colleagues.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14. Who did Lisa quarrel with just now？

A. Andy.　 B. Her mother. 　 C. Her father.

15．What do we know about Maria Middle School？

A. It is a girls’ school. B. It is a mixed school. C. It has very good teachers．

16．Why does Lisa want to go to a mixed school？

A. Because it requires different learning styles.

B. Because it offers the best teaching method．

C. Because it will benefit her work in the future．

17．What will Lisa do next？

A. Have a talk with her mother. B. Go to Maria Middle School．C. Ask her father for help．

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. What did the speaker like as a child？

A. She loved math. B. She was interested in spelling.

C. She was addicted to word games．

19. With whom did the speaker first play the game？

A. Online players.　 B. Her classmates.　 C. Her family.

20. Why did the speaker quit gaming？

A. Because she became bored with playing games.

B. Because she realized she was too involved in the games.

C. Because she got married and became a mother.

二、单项填空（共15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. After three years of hard work, his knowledge and ______ were recognized in his school.

A. conscience B. competence C. conservation D. qualification

22. With food and gunpowder short, the soldiers are suffering from hunger and danger of being attacked by the enemies at any time.

A. to run B. to be run C. run D. running

23. Each child is unique and teachers should encourage each one to realize their ______.

A. power B. strength C. necessity D. potential

24. He becomes fatter and taller this year, so his mother ______ his coat and trousers.

A. takes out B. lets in C. takes in D. lets out

25. I dislike ______ when others laugh at me in public or think poorly of me behind.A. that????????????????????? B. those??????????????????? C. it??????????????????????? D. them

26. Our English teacher gave us much homework to do, including 50 multiple choices, 10 passages for reading comprehension along with 20 sentences for us to translate into English ______.

A. for some reason B. for the most part C. for good measure D. for instance

27. ---How is that, Mary?

--- I wonder ______ it takes to be a good teacher beyond patience and a great knowledge of kids.

A. it is what B. what it is that C. how it is that D. that

28. A terrible earthquake, ______ 7.0 magnitude, struck Yaan, in Sichuan Province, and 188 deaths are reported to have been killed by 10 a.m., April 22nd, 2013.

A. measuring B. measured C. to be measured D. to measure

29. How many more weeks will have to pass ______ scientists succeed in providing a cure for H7N9 bird flu?

A. when B. before C. until D. since

30. As he has been in a terrible state of mind these days, under no circumstances succeed in the coming English speech competition.

A. he does B. does he C. he will D. will he

31. However _____ certain natural resources may be, they cannot reproduce themselves and are surely to be used up eventually.

A. rigid B. terminal C. abundant D. violent

32. ---I saw your uncle take a taxi to the airport. Why didn’t you drive him there?

---I _______. But my car _______.

A. would have; was being fixed B. would have; was fixed

C. would; was fixed D. did; was being fixed

People in many parts of the world are ______ for water, and more people will need more water in the next century.

A. desperate B. prime C. user-friendly D. explicit

33. Who do you think should be held responsible when a student ______ of high school?

A. pulls out B. makes out C. drops out D. turns out

34. It is a truth universally ______ that behind every successful man, there is a woman.

A. commanded B. acknowledged C. alarmed D. reunited

35. Some cyclists make the ______ that traffic laws do not ______ them. It is not true, though.

A. assumption; apply to B. thought; apply to

C. assuming; apply for D. idea; apply for

三、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡将该项涂黑。

When my mom came home from the hospital with twins, I was excited at the very beginning. I couldn’t 36 to play with them and be the best big sister ever.

Everyone was coming over to our house to hold the babies and 37 presents to the babies and talk nonstop how 38 the babies were. Then they’d pull out their cameras, and just 39 I was about to say “cheese”, they’d run over to my perfect little brothers and take 40 of them. At that time I was thinking, “Why can’t I be little again so I can be the one getting all the 41 ?”

When my aunt Camille got married, my mom spent much time finding the perfect clothes for them. On the day of the 42 , my twin brothers had the cutest and prettiest clothes. And then there was me, just sitting and watching in my ordinary dress.

At the ceremony, all I heard was how sweet and lovely the twins were.

I 43 that they were wonderful, but I couldn’t help feeling 44 and invisible.

There was a big party after the wedding. Aunt Camille and her nice new 45 had the first dance, and then everyone started 46 like crazy including me. I 47 my uncomfortable dress shoes, and I danced and danced and danced! It became one of the most fun times I’ve had in my entire life.

The 48 part was when my aunt and I took my twin brothers by the hands and 49 them some dance moves. Teaching them was such a cool thing. I 50 then what a huge waste of time feeling jealous（嫉妒的） is when you can kick off your shoes and enjoy life!

36. A. go B. wait C. stand D. help

37. A. make B. create C. show D. give

38. A. lovely B. smart C. active D. strong

39. A. since B. after C. before D. as

40. A. care B. photos C. advantage D. measures

41. A. support B. attention C. impressions D. opportunities

42. A. performance B. celebration C. wedding D. concert

43. A. agreed B. ignored C. forgot D. expected

44. A. satisfied B. foolish C. unimportant D. excited

45. A. friend B. husband C. baby D. partner

46. A. singing B. drinking C. dancing D. chatting

47. A. took off B. took over C. took up D. took in

48. A. nervous B. curious C. best D. quietest

49. A. taught B. passed C. lent D. warned

50. A. imagined B. calculated C. heard D. realized

四、阅读理解（共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

(A)

Heidi looked across the road and saw three tired-looking people. One was older, in his 50s, about Dad’s age. The others were his son and daughter-in-law. It had clearly been a long, hot day for them. To add to this, Heidi realized that they had discovered that the battery had been stolen from their car. They lived in Avondale, which was 25 to 35 miles away.

Heidi went to see if she could help them or get them some help. She had the impression that they didn’t have anyone else they could call. It seemed as if there was nothing she could do, so she got back into her car and started for home.

On the way, she couldn’t stop thinking how terrible it must be for these folks who were essentially stranded. So she went into Pep Boys, an auto supply store. She called over one of the clerks and asked how much a battery for a Toyota Celica cost.

The clerk asked: “What year?” Heidi replied: “Does it matter?” To which he replied that the year of the car mattered because the battery needed to fit the mounting(装备). So she guessed 1980-thinking, if it’s within a year or two, the battery won’t be that different. She paid about＄40 for the battery, and because she didn’t have another to trade in, there was an additional environmental fee of＄10.

She took it to the folks who were, of course, still there. She told them that she just co