2012—2013学年度高二年级第二学期第二次阶段考试

英语试卷

本试卷分为卷I (选择题) 和 卷II（非选择题），共150分，时间120分钟。

注意：1.卷I（选择题）涂在答题卡上。

2.卷II答案写在答题纸上。

卷I (共105分)

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）[来源:Zxxk.Com]

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. What does the woman think makes people happy?

A. Money. B. Love. C. Success.

2. What are the speakers talking about?

A. A television. B. A picture. C. A movie.

3. Where did the woman meet Alice?

A. At a clothes shop. B. At a school. C. At a restaurant.

4. Who is the woman?

A. A house agent(房屋中介). B. A house owner. C. A house keeper(管家).

5. How long can the man keep the book?

A. For one week. B. For two weeks. C. For three weeks.

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. Where does the woman work?

A. In a newspaper office. B. In a sports club. C. In a sports shop.

7. What kind of water sports does the man often do?

A. Sailing. B. Swimming. C. Windsurfing.

听第7段材料, 回答第8至10题 。

8. Where are the speakers?

A. In a clothes shop. B. In a bank. C. In a hotel.

9. What does the man want to do?

A. Have a drink. B. Buy a T-shirt. C. Get some money.

10. What can we learn from the conversation?

The speakers are in Avenue de Suéde.

B. The man should turn right twice.

C. The café is next to the bank.

听第8段材料, 回答第11至13题 。

11. Why is the man happy?

A. He was promoted(升职) B. He found a new job. C. He was praised by his boss.

12. What advice did the man give his boss?

Add more signing-in(签到) stations.

B. Call off the signing-in system.

C. Introduce a new signing-in system.

13. What does the woman suggest the man do?

A. Ask for an award.

B. Talk with his colleagues.

C. Behave himself(使举止规矩) in the company.

听第9段材料, 回答第14至17题 。

14. What are the speakers mainly talk about?

A. An MP3 player. B. A mobile phone. C. A computer.

15. What is the relationship between the speakers?

A. Customer and saleswoman. B. Husband and wife. C. Interviewer and interviewee.

16. What is one of the features(特征) of the product?

A. It can give directions.

B. It can deliver files anywhere.

C. It can be used as an address book.

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7. What does the man like about the product?

A. The style. B. The functions. C. The price.

听第10段材料, 回答第18至20题 。

18. What part-time job did the speaker do when she was in high school?

A. She was a babysitter. B. She was a waitress. C. She was a store detective.

19. What do we know about the speaker?

A. She saved no money from the summer job.

B. She found her summer job exciting.

C. she still likes shopping now.[来源:学#科#网Z#X#X#K]

20. Why did the speaker fail to catch the thieves?

A. She was afraid to do that. B. She couldn’t see clearly. C. She was too young to do that.

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）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21. Thousands of years ago, the chair was ______ symbol of dignity rather than an article of ______
ordinary use.

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

22. The shocking news made me realize????? ?terrible problems we would face.

A. what??? B. how??? C. that?? D. why

23. The rare fish, ______ from the cooking pot, has been returned to the sea.

A.?to be saved????? B. saving???????????C. saved????????????D. having saved

24. Will you drop in at my house this afternoon if ______?

A. you are convenient B. you will be convenient

C. it is convenient of you D. it is convenient to you

25. More highways have been built in China, _____ it much easier for people to travel from one place to
another.

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

26. --Do you know the 3G mobile phone will come into the market soon?

--Really? It is said to be superior ____any other model. I can’t wait to buy ____.

A. than; one B. to ; one C. to ; it D. than; it

27. Which sport has the most expense _________training equipment, players’ personal equipment and uniform?

A. in case of B. in relation to C. by way of D. in terms of

28. Written in a hurry, _____. How can it be satisfactory?

A. the essay is full of mistakes B. they found many mistakes in the
essay

C. Sam made lots of mistakes in the essay D. there are plenty of mistakes in the essay

29. What impresses me most is ____he appears in front of others, he wears a charming smile.

A. which B. that C. that whenever D. when

30. According to the rules of the factory, you can ask for leave ________ you have a doctor’s diagnosed(诊断) note.

A. now that B. on condition that C. unless D. even though

31. We hope the bridge ________ the road ________ will be completed as soon as possible. We can’t put up with the inconvenience any more.

A. of; carried out B. on; to be carried out C. to; being carried out D. to; carrying out

32. The agreement indicates that the two companies will ______ with each other again.A．team up B．turn up C．look up D．pick up

33. The child is much too young; I object ______ him alone at home.A．to leave B．leave C．leaving D．to leaving

34. I ______ suggested you should do it again; there is no need to get annoyed.A．still B．even C．merely D．yet

35. —Do you think we should put an ad in the paper for the lost child?—Yes, ______.A. that's all right B. by all means C. it just depends D. never mind

第二节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、Ｂ、Ｃ和D)中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A strong wind was blowing hard, thunder was rumbling (雷声隆隆地响), and lightning flashed across the dark sky. Rain was?? 36?? down; it looked as if heaven had been broken open. Gleams(闪光) of
light appeared from windows of faraway houses, 37 like jewels in all the dark.

A ??38?? woman dressed in rags and trembling with cold was?? 39? ?on a lonely road, while the merciless rain was ??40?? her without pause.

She knocked at a door, and a? 41? answered it. She begged him to let her stay a while?? 42? . The boy then let her into the sitting room and ??43? ?her sitting by the fire.

The woman? 44? old and tired under the bright electric light,?? 45 ?she was only in her early thirties. She sat ??46? for a moment, and then her eyes began to look about the?? 47? . When her wandering eyes rested on the picture of a young man, she ? ?48 ? ?up, looking thunderstruck.

Just then, the boy came with his? 49 . The man at once recognized the woman as his?? 50? . They had ??51? ?touch with each other during the war, and he thought he had lost her forever. 52 words needed to be spoken. They ran into each other’s arms ?53? ? the boy stared at them, puzzled.

The storm was over and the sky cleared. Feeling very ??54? , the couple stood face to face with their child between them, watching the rain as it gradually?? 55 ?.

36. A. pouring?????????????? B. falling??????????????? C. dropping???????????????? D. flooding

37. A. blowing????????????? B. breaking???????????????? C. shining??????????????????? D. flying

38. A. rich?????????????????????? B. beautiful???????????????? C. poor??????????????????????? D. ugly

39. A. crying??????????????? B. wandering?????????????? C. struggling?????????????? D. wondering

40. A. striking?????????????? B. hitting???????????????????? C. flowing??????????????????? D. beating

41. A. girl?????????????????? B. woman??????????????????? C. man ????????????? D. boy???

42. A. out????????????????? B. near??????????????????????? C. inside ??????????? D. outside

43. A. left?????????????? B. made?????????????????????? C. asked????????????????????? D. told

44. A. became??????????? B.
appeared?? ????????????? C. showed????? ????????????? D. sounded

45. A. so????????????????? B. though??????????????????? C. however?????????? ??? D. and

46. A. still????????????? B. thirsty???????????????????? C. hungry???????????? ?????? D. straight

47.A. house????????????? B. picture ?????????? C. room??????????????? ??? D. fire

48. A. picked?????????? B. came? ??????????? C. stood? ???????????????????? D. looked

49.A. brother??????? ? B. mother??????????????????? C. friend?????????????????????? D. father

50.A. sister??? ??????? ???? B. wife????????????????? ??? C. mother?????????????????? D. girlfriend

51. A. kept????????????????? B. got????????????????????????? C. made????????????????????? D. lost

52. A. Much??????????????? B. Many????????????????????? C. No?????????????????????????? D. Not

53. A. as??????????????????? B. while?????????????????????? C. when?????????????????????? D. since

54. A. disappointed???? B. sorry?????????????????????? C. happy????????????????????? D. sad

55. A. began????????????? B. stopped???????????????????? C. ended????????????????????? D. went

第三部分　阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节：（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Walking down a path through some woods in Georgia, I saw a small pool of water ahead on the path. I adjusted my direction to go around it on the part of the path that wasn't covered by water or mud. As I reached the pool, I was suddenly attacked!

Yet I did nothing for the attack. It was so unpredictable and from somewhere totally unexpected. I was surprised as well as unhurt though I had been struck four or five times. I backed up a foot and my attacker stopped attacking me. Had I been hurt I wouldn't have found it amusing. And I was laughing. After all, I was being attacked by a butterfly!

　　Having stopped laughing, I took a step forward. My attacker rushed me again. He charged towards me at full speed, attempting to hurt me but in vain. For a second time,
I took a step backwards while my attacker paused. I wasn't sure what to do. After all, it's just not everyday that one is attacked by a butterfly. I stepped back to look the situation over. My attacker moved back to land on the