株洲市二中2012-2013学年高二下学期末考试

英语试题

本试题卷分四个部分，共8页，时量l20分钟,满分150分.

PART ONE LISTENING COMPREHENSION

PART ONE LISTENING COMPREHENSION (30 marks)

SECTION A (22. 5 marks)

Directions: In this section, you will hear six conversations between two speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked A, Band C. Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each questions. You will hear each conversation TWICE.

Conversation 1

1. What did the man do before they met?

A. He bought some things.

B. He did some house work.?

C. He went to a meeting.

2. How would they go to the Art Gallery?

A. By bus B. By taxi C. By car.

Conversation 2

3. Where are the speakers most probably？

A. At a clinic.?? B. At a classroom. C. At home.

4. What does the man say about his throat?

A. There is nothing wrong with it.

B. He has a pain in it.

C. He has some trouble swallowing things.

Conversation 3

5. How far is it from the post office to the school?

A. About 150 meters. B. About 100 meters. C. About 50 meters.

6. Where does the man really want to go?

A. To the bank.??????? B. To the school. C. To the post office.

Conversation 4

7. What will the woman do tonight?

A. Play football.??????????????????? B. Attend a ball.???????? C. Buy a ball.

8. What does the woman’s sister like best?

A. Blue. B. Red.????????????????????? C. White.?????????????????

9. How much will the woman pay for what she has bought？

A. $ 300. B. $ 600. C. $ 900.

Conversation 5

10. Why can not Tom and Lily meet tonight?

A. Because Lily is not at home.

B. Because Tom will attend an important party.

C. Because Tom will not be in Shandong.

11. What time is the man going to leave?

A. 2:15.??????? B. 2:30. C. 2:00.

12. What do we know about Tom and Lily?

A. Teacher and student.????????B. Boyfriend and girlfriend. C. Boss and employee.

Conversation 6

13. What can we know about the man?

A. He is quiet.?????????? B. He is lively. C. He is upset.

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

A. Teach her Chinese.?????????B. Chat with her. C. Write an article.

15. What’s the man learning there?

A. English.???????? B. Chinese. C. Japanese.

?Section B (7. 5 marks)

Directions：In this section, you will hear a short passage. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Fill in each blank with NO MORE TILAN THREE WORDS. You will hear the short passage TWICE.

Dr.James Naismith

He is known as the 16 of basketball





He was born in 17 in 1861.



The birth

of Basketball

Time

Dec.21, 1891.





Reason

The students couldn’t go outside because

it 18 , and the headmaster asked him to think of a sport that boys could play 19 .





Original form

It has 20 players on each team.





PART TWO LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE (45 marks)

SECTION A (15marks)

Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.

21. A poet and artist with high fame ______ coming to speak to us about Chinese literature

and painting tomorrow afternoon.

A. is B. are C. was D. were

22. To keep healthy, you should eat any of the food that is offered on the table _______ it is not well cooked.

A. if B. until C. that D. unless

23. When his wife returned from abroad, Kevin ____ his paintings at the art museum in his hometown.

A. was exhibiting B. exhibited C. would exhibit D. had been exhibiting

24. I would prefer _______ a low-income job that I am interested in rather than _________ my interest.

A. to do; abandon B. doing; abandon C. to do; to abandon D. doing; to abandon

25.______ the point that we should be punctual the next day, our director left the meeting room ahead of time.

A. Stressing B. Having stressed C. To stress D. Being stressed

26.The naughty boy had wanted to play football with the kids in the street, but his parents warned him ____.

A. not to B. not to do C. to do D. of doing

27. Faced with challenges, your ability is makes a difference.

A．that B. which C. how D. what

28. ______ more energy to my studies instead of to online games, I would be sitting in

a comfortable office now.

A. Were I devoted B. Had I devoted C. Would I devote D. Should I devote

29. The poor boy seems _____ the news that his father died in the car accident for there is no sign of sorrow on his face.

A. not to be known B. not to have received

C. to have not received D. not to know

30. Workers who cannot speak good English may be at disadvantage ____ with foreign

customers.

A. when interacting B. when interacted

C. when to interact D. when being interacted

31. It is a great pity that the band which Jack was a member of ____ after 26 years of

playing together on stage.

A. broke up B. put up C. sent up D. took up

32.It was so dark outside that the little child ________ go out by himself. ???? A. dare not to B. dared???? C. dares D. didn’t dare to33. I wonder why you didn’t do as ________ and it’s the third time you have done this. ???? A. telling B. be told???? C. told to D. tell34. —Tom, have you finished your homework? ??? ?—Yes, I ________ before you came back, mom.???? A. finished B. have finished C. had finished D. finish35.The doctor did __________ save the patient’s life.

A. that he could do B. all what he could

C. all he could to D. which he could ????

SECTION B (18 marks)

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C, and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

I break off a piece of candy and take pleasure in its sweet outside and the bitter, dark chocolate inside, thinking of my own life. Being raised by a single parent was a bitter-sweet 36 , which gave me motivation and ambition.

There were several years that have left a(n) 37 bitter taste in my mouth —those when my mother married a man and moved my sister, Emily, and me several states away from our hometown. The first few months were 38 : baseball games, family trips to the mall, dinners and movies together. Then things changed. Baseball became too expensive, and trips to the mall were 39 by days Emily and I spent isolated (孤立的) in our rooms under our stepfather’s 40 . Moreover, screaming matches between him and our mother always 41 dinner. We spent five years living in a family that had 42 a war zone. Emily and I almost grew used to this situation . Then one evening, after another argument had erupted , we left home. I was 14, my sister 11, and we were 43 .A friend of my mother let us stay with her.

Instead of focusing on our economic instability, my mother selflessly pushed me to struggle for success. She wanted me to lead a more 44 life than hers. She worked long hours every night to pay her bills. 45 , she would find time to read and play with Emily and me. Mom taught me the 46 of perseverance (坚持不懈) and education. We finally settled in Texas. And now, writing this essay with my favorite candy close at hand, I realize my family and I are at the best points of our lives. I haven’t let the trying times stop me from making 47 , both academically and personally. I know that a bitter environment can provide good learning experiences, and that success, even more than candy, is the sweetest treat of all.

36. A. behavior B. habit C. activity D. experience

37. A. hardly B. extremely C. potentially D. Gently

38. A. sweet B. bitter C. boring D. terrible

39. A. concerned B. associated C. accompanied D. replaced

40 A. sympathy B. reminder C. orders D. requests

41. A. separated B. interrupted C. harmed D. Adjusted

42. A. turned into B. turned up C. turned down D. turned on

43. A. homeless B. lucky C. educated D. wealthy

44. A. interesting B. comfortable C. simple D. typical

45. A. Instead B. Otherwise C. Meanwhile D. Therefore

46. A. value B. cost C. price D. theme

47. A. emotions B. expectations C. fortunes D. achievements

SECTION C (12 marks)

Directions: Complete the following passage by using ONE word for each blank that best fits the context.

Robert Burns was born 48 1759 in a poor family with many debts. Encouraged by his first love, Nelly Kirkpatrick, he began to write poems. Soon he achieved great fame after his first book of poetry was published. Famous 49 he was, he had to earn 50 living by farming. Unfortunately, a hard life and weak health shortened his life. He died 51 the age of 37 in 1796. In memory of him, people built 52 statue of him in George Square in Glasgow, Scotland. Besides, his house in Alloway was opened as a museum of his life and work.

Burns was one of the Romantic poets. Influenced 53 the Romantic Movement, their poetry is full of imagination and strong feelings. Freedom 54 beauty are the frequent topics.

“A Red, Red Rose” is Burns’s popular poem. It was intended to be a song. He wrote in the same way 55 which Scottish people spoke back then and was divided into four sections. In the poem symbols like a red rose and a song are used to describe his love.

PART THREE READING COMPREHENSION(30 marks)

Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B,