南昌市第二中学2012-2013学年下学期期末考试

高二英语

本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）。满分为150分。考试用时120分钟。

第Ⅰ卷（共115分）

第一部分：听力

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。

What will the man probably take?

A. The subway. B. The bus. C. The taxi.

When will the library be open on Saturdays?

A. 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. B. 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. C. Closed.

What’s the man now?

A. An engineer. B. A teacher. C. An official.

What does the man mean? A. The woman should consult her dancing teacher.

B. The woman should practice more.

C. The woman should continue to take her dancing class.

What do we learn from the conversation?

A. The woman may not have followed the doctor’s instructions.

B. The man will go to see the doctor again with the woman.

C. The woman is too ill to recover in a few days.

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，各个小题将给出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至7题。

What does the man like to do this evening?

A. Hold a party. B. Watch TV. C. Go to the cinema.

When will the company party start?

A. At 5:30. B. At 7:30. C. At 8:00

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

What is the man?

A. A salesman in a small shop.

B. A manager of a supermarket.

C. A staff of a department store.

What might the woman think of supermarket staff?

A. Unfriendly. B. Nice. C. Well paid.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

Where did the man see the advertisement for the bike sale?

A. On TV. B. In a department store. C. In the newspaper.

Which bike is the latest model?

A. The Anderson. B. The Curzon. C. The Instant.

What does the man decide to do in the end?

A. Buy the cheapest one.

B. Go to the shop to have a look first.

C. Buy the one recommended by the woman.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

What is the purpose of the woman’s visit?

A. Business. B. Pleasure. C. Business and pleasure.

Where will the woman stay during her stay in the country?

A. At a friend’s home. B. At a hotel. C. At her own home.

What are in the woman’s luggage?

A. CD player, clothes and books.

B. Clothes, computer and books.

C. Some gifts, books and CD player.

What do we know about the woman?

A. Her parents are on the same trip.

B. She enjoys travelling to different countries.

C. She was born in that country.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

What was Mr. Flowers’ greatest hope?

A. To grow beautiful flowers.

B. To grow a rose of new color and win a prize.

C. To take part in the competition.

18. Why did the boys often throw a stone or two at the glasshouse?

A. Because they hated Mr. Flowers.

B. Because they were naughty.

C. Because they just wanted to play a joke on Mr. Flowers.

19. Why did Mr. Flowers put up a large notice made of good strong wood?

A. To tell the boys not to throw stones at the notice.

B. To make the boys see it clearly.

C. To make the glasshouse safe.

20. Why did the boys throw stones at Mr. Flowers’ notice?

A. Because they wanted to do what they were told not to.

B. Because the notice was closer to the path.

C. Because the notice was in the way.

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）

21. ---We've spent too much money recently.

---Well，it isn't surprising. Our friends and relatives ______ around all the time.

A. are coming B. had come C. were coming D. have been coming

22. In our team, no person ______ Tom could finish this tough task in such a short time.

A. better than B. rather than C. other than D. more than

23. ______ earlier online survey showed that ______ majority of Chinese believe Yuan Longping deserves a Nobel Peace Prize for his contribution to fighting against world hunger.

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

24. ______ there are living creatures in the outer space as those on Earth hasn’t been proved so far.

A. When B. How C. If D. Whether

25. It ______ me all of a sudden that I had left my key to the car in the office.

A. thought B. struck C. happened D. occurred

26. A ______ identification card is required when you purchase foreign money from the Bank of China.

A. valid B. perfect C. beneficial D. flexible

27. Poor as she was, she was eager for attention. Thus she had to think of borrowing some jewels to ______ at the party.

A. show up B. show out C. show in D. show off

28. The Thinker, head in hand, resting his right arm on his left knee, gained its current title when ______ in Paris in 1890.

A. exhibiting B. exhibited C. was exhibited D. being exhibited

29. The millionaire passed away, leaving his children with a large ______.

A. fortune B. luck C. sum D. amount

30. The government ______ air quality in urban areas from levels one to five: excellent, fairly good, slightly polluted, poor and dangerous.

A. distributes B. arranges C. classifies D. divides

31. A small car is big enough for a family of three ______ you need more space for baggage.

A. once B. in case C. if D. unless

32. He had planned to make a compromise, but ______ he changed his mind at the last minute.

A. therefore B. somehow C. anyhow D. otherwise

33. He says whatever he thinks, ______ other people’s feelings.

A. not to mention B. apart from C. regardless of D. in spite of

34. --- I’m going to Appleby tomorrow.

--- ______! I’m going up there, too.

A. What a coincidence B. Good luck C. Congratulations D. Good chance

35. --- I’m ______ endless examinations.

--- Cheer up, David. Keep on until the college entrance examination ends.

A. caught up with B. come up with C. fed up with D. put up with

第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

One Sunday, a picture in the newspaper touched me. A young woman stood in front of a totally destroyed home. A little boy stood beside her with his head 36 . Holding her skirt tightly was a tiny girl, eyes wide with 37 and fear.

With growing 38 I noticed that their sizes of each family member closely 39 ours. This would be a good opportunity to 40 my children, so I explained their difficult 41 to my seven-year-old twins and three-year-old Meghan.

“We have so much, but these poor people now have nothing,” I said, “we’ll 42 what we have with them.”

I brought three large boxes and placed them on the living room floor. Meghan watched seriously 43 the boys and I filled one box with canned food.

While I 44__ our clothes, I encouraged the boys to go through their toys and 45 some of their less favorite things. Meghan watched 46 as the boys piled up useless toys in the box.

“I’ll help you find something for the little girl,” I said to her.

The boys placed the toys they had 47 to donate into one of the boxes while I filled the third box with clothes. Meghan walked up with Lucy, her worn, faded, much-loved doll 48 tightly to her chest. She 49 in front of the box, pressed her little face into Lucy’s face, gave her a 50 kiss, then, laid her gently on top of the other toys.

“Oh, honey,” I said. “You 51 to give away Lucy. You love her so much.”

Meghan nodded, eyes shining with tears. “Lucy makes me happy, Mommy. 52 she’ll make that little girl happy, too.”

I stared at Meghan for a long moment, 53 how I could teach the boys the lesson she had just taught me.

It’s easy to give what we don’t want any more, but 54 to let go of things we cherish, isn’ t it? 55 , the true spirit of giving is to give with your heart.

36. A. off B. up C. down D. round

37. A. smile B. confusion C. joy D. anger

38. A. happiness B. friendship C. puzzle D. interest

39. A. matched B. equaled C. compared D. suited

40. A. help B. complain C. change D. teach

41. A. experience B. problem C. situation D. process

42. A. give B. share C. send D. spare

43. A. as B. since C. though D. because

44. A. came through B. broke through C. sorted through D. got through

45. A. donate B. leave C. keep D. sell

46. A. hopefully B. anxiously C. depressingly D. quietly

47. A. separated B. chosen C. bought D. confirmed

48. A. hugged B. tied C. grasped D. caught

49. A. settled B. regretted C. paused D. cried

50. A. precious B. final C. hearty D. lovely

51. A. wouldn’t like B. ought not C. had better not D. don’t have

52. A. Also B. Yet C. Maybe D. Though

53. A.knowing B. wondering C. realizing D. expecting

54. A. available B. necessary C. important D. hard

55. A. However B. Therefore C. Otherwise D. Moreover

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）

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I was in my third year of teaching creative writing at a high school in New York, when one of my students, 15-year-old Mikey, gave me a note from his mother. It explained his absence from class the day before.

I had seen Mikey himself writing the note at his desk. Most parental-excuse notes I received were penned by my students. If I were to deal with them, I’d be busy 24 hours a day. The forged excuse notes made a large pile, with writing that ranged from imaginative to crazy. The writers of those notes didn’t realize that honest excuse notes were usually dull: “Peter was late because the alarm clock didn’t go off.”

Isn’t it remarkable, I thought, how the students complained and said it was hard putting 200 words together on any subject? But when they produced excuse notes, they were brilliant.

So one day I typed out a dozen excuse notes and gave them to my classes. I said, “They’re supposed to be written by parents, but actually they are not. True, Mikey?” The students looked at me nervously.

“Now, this will be the first class to