2012～2013学年度第二学期高二年级期末考试

英 语 试 题

本卷分为第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题），满分120分。考试时间120分钟。

第 I 卷（选择题,三部分,共75分）

第一部分 听力（共两节，满分15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. When did the man get to class yesterday?

A. At 2：30. B. At 2：00.　　　　　　　 C. At 1：30.　　

2. What’s the relationship between the speakers?

A. Boss and secretary. B. Husband and wife. C. Waitress and customer.

3. Which season is it now most probably?

A. Spring. B. Summer. C. Winter.

4. Why did Bill lose his job?

A. He usually got to work late.

B. He prepared a financial report incorrectly.

C. He got angry with his boss.

5. Where does the conversation most probably take place?

A. At home. B. At the gas station. C. In the street.

第二节（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10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 is the woman doing?

A. Watching a football game. B. Doing some cooking. 　　 C. Working on the computer.

7. What can be learned from the conversation?

A. The man is the woman’s teacher.

B. The man’s friends have a math program.

C. The woman wants to learn computer.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. What is Cathy busy doing now?

A. Preparing for exams. B. Choosing universities. C. Studying physics.

9. Which university does Cathy want to apply to?

A. Princeton University. B. Harvard University. C. Law University.

10. What does the man advise Cathy to do?

A. Decide by herself. B. Follow her father’s footsteps. C. Talk with her father.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. Why was the man so angry at first?

A. The woman didn’t keep the appointment.

B. The woman cancelled the appointment.

C. The woman came to the appointment too late.

12. What happened to the woman’s brother?

A. He quarreled with others. 　

B. He was involved in an accident.

C. He forgot about the appointment.

13. Where is the woman’s brother?

A. At home. B. At the police station. C. In the hospital.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。（注意：本段材料只做14、15两题）

14. Who has been raised to a higher position?

A. Eric. B. The woman. C. The man.

15. Why does the woman want to go on with her work here?

A. Because she is in poor health.

B. Because she hopes to get noticed by her authorities.

C. Because she likes the city of Washington.

第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

16. --- Shall I go over to have a chat with you this evening?

--- Nice of you! It is ________ great comfort to keep me ________ company, when I’m alone at home.

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

17. Not until actually ________ with water shortage ________ appreciate the value of water to a region.

A. facing; one can B. faced; can one C. faced; one cannot D. facing; cannot one

18. Peter’s handwriting is really too bad to read; I can hardly ________ what exactly he’s trying to say.

A. give out B. leave out C. make out D. bring out

19. --- Hi, Anne. Which of the two paintings on the wall do you prefer?

--- Actually I don’t like . Let’s take a look at other paintings.

A. both of them B. none of them C. neither of them D. either of them

20. The German athlete, ________ several attempts to beat the world record in high jumping, decided to have another try.

A. to make B. having made C. making D. made

21. Our class will go to the National Park next Sunday —— ________ it rains, of course.

A. when B. unless C. for D. whether

22. --- You have made a promise to go with me to Nanjing. So why aren’t you getting ready?

--- But I ________ that you wanted me to start at once.

A. haven’t realized B. hadn’t realized C. didn’t realize D. don’t realize

23. I am ________ about what I say because careless remarks are likely to hurt others’ feelings．

A. enthusiastic B. concerned C. cautious D. doubtful

24. --- Hello. Can I help you?

--- Hello. My name is Yang Yan. We have a ________ for the party tonight.

A. relation B. reservation C. reception D. restriction

25. --- Tommy is planning to buy a car.

--- I know. By the time he returns from abroad, he ________ enough for a used one.

A. will have saved B. saves C. had saved D. will save

26. This computer will certainly ________ all your expectations if you buy it, sir.

A. live up to B. look up to C. keep up with D. come up with

27. --- Come on, please give me some ideas about the project.

--- With so much work ________ my mind, I’ll almost ________.

A. filling; break up B. filled; break out C. filled; break off D. filling; break down

28. In the last century, more and more women arose ________ their legal rights.

A. in defence of B. in honor of C. in memory of D. in place of

29. --- Steven, where did you come across the famous novelist from England?

--- Believe it or not, it was in the supermarket ________ we went shopping last Sunday.

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

30. --- I think Tom’s team will lose tomorrow’s game.

--- Oh, really? _________

A. Let’s make a decision. B. What makes you think so?

C. I beg your pardon? D. That’s my opinion.

第二节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

All of my students I taught at Saint Mary’s School in Morris, Minnesota were dear to me, but Mark was one in a million. His happy-to-be-alive attitude made even his occasional naughtiness 31 .

Mark talked 32 in class. I had to remind him again and again that talking without 33 was unacceptable. What impressed me so much, though, was his sincere response every time I had to correct him for misbehaving, “Thank you for correcting me, Madam!” I didn’t know what to make of it at first, but before long I became 34 hearing it many times a day.

However, one morning my patience was 35 when Mark talked once too often. I warned Mark, “If you say one more word, I am going to tape your mouth 36 !”

It wasn’t ten seconds later when Chuck blurted out（脱口说出）, “Mark is talking again.” I hadn’t asked any of the students to help me 37 Mark, but since I had stated the 38 in front of the class, I had to act on it.

Taking out a roll of masking tape from the drawer of my desk, I walked to Mark’s desk, 39 two pieces of tape and made a big X with them over his mouth. I then returned to the 40 of the room.

As I glanced at Mark to see how he was doing, he winked at me naughtily. That he did so funnily! I started 41 . The entire class 42 as I walked back to Mark’s desk, 43 the tape, and shrugged my shoulders. His first words were, “Thank you for 44 me, Madam!”

Several years passed until one cold rainy day when my father broke the news to me that Mark was killed in Vietnam War, I broke down and cried in my heart, “Mark, I would give all the masking tape in the world 45 you could talk to me!”

31. A. delightful B. attractive C. striking D. annoying

32. A. happily B. constantly C. quickly D. immediately

33. A. hesitation B. permission C. delay D. trouble

34. A. curious about B. unbearable of C. accustomed to D. fond of

35. A. growing out B. working out C. going out D. running out

36. A. close B. firmly C. shut D. closely

37. A. watch B. criticize C. overlook D. inform

38. A. opinion B. view C. punishment D. evidence

39. A. put up B. tore off C. cut into D. took out

40. A . back B. centre C. entrance D. front

41. A. laughing B. screaming C. complaining D. criticizing

42. A. disturbed B. protected C. froze D. cheered

43. A. stuck B. recovered C. removed D. fastened

44. A. praising B. correcting C. encouraging D. hurting

45. A. as if B. in case C. if only D. even if

第三部分 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

There’s no shortage of web sites offering deals-everything from daily deals to members-only private sales. But when it comes to real jaw-dropping deals, there’s one company that seems to have figured out a way to really deliver.

The company is called Quibids and they auction（拍卖）the hottest, in-demand electronics like Apple ipads and ipods, as well as other items like gift cards from the top retailers（零售商）. Unlike other sites, the prices people pay are nowhere near retail. How low are the prices?

$ 33.84 for a new Apple ipad 32 GB（retail $ 600）

$ 22.10 for a new Nikon D90 Digital SLR Camera（retail $ 1070）

Our first reaction on seeing these prices was disbelief. After all, how could Quibids possibly afford to sell these items for so little ---- surely they must be losing a lot of money.

That’s where its unique business model comes into play. You see, for every bid a buyer places for an item on Quibids, the company collects a small fee from the bidder. The fee to bid is only about 60 cents, but based on the volume of sales and bids, the company is able to collect enough to make up for the ridiculous prices the items sell for.

But best of all, participating in the Quibids auction is incredibly fun. Because each bid costs a little to place, shoppers can strategize when to place their bids. Each auction has a strict time limit. When you place your bid, the system adds a little time to the auction to see if any other bids come in. If you have the winning bid when the clock runs out ---- you win the item for that price.

But the best part of Quibids may be the “Buy-It-Now” feature. This allows bidders who did not win an auction to still buy the product they want and apply the cost of the bids they placed as a discount on the regular product price. So you still get the item and the bids you placed previously in the auction don’t cost you anything!

46. According to the passage, the success of Quibids mainly lies in .

A. how its buying and selli