银川一中2012/2013学年度(下)高二期末考试

英 语 试 卷

命题人：魏凤玲

(测试时间120分钟，试卷满分150分)

第Ⅰ卷（三部分，共115分）

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节 （共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面五段对话。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秒钟时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

Where does the conversation take place?

A. In a cinema. B. At home. C. In the street.

2. What are the two speakers doing?

A. Playing a ball game. B. Cheering for Oxford. C. Watching a football match.

3. Why will the man go to Edinburgh?

A. To take a visit. B. To drive the woman there.

C. To meet some important people.

4. What dose the woman mean?

A. She is too busy to do anything else.

B. She wants to know more about PC.

C. She doesn’t like using PC.

5. What is Jimmy going to do?

A. Go shopping. B. Go camping. C. Go skating.

第二节 （共15小题；每题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，每小题将给出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。

6. What degree did the man get?

A. Bachelor. B. Master. C. Doctor.

7. What’s the man’s major?

A. History. B. English. C. Chinese.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. What is it hard according to the woman?

A. To say “Yes” than “No”. B. To say “No” than “Yes”.

C. To do than to say.

9. What are they talking about?

A. Work and relaxing. B. Friendship and money. C. Helping others.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. Which one is the woman’s ideal home?

A. Having three bedrooms. B. Having three living rooms. C. Being near a park.

11. How would the woman decorate her house?

A. Many flowers and many pictures.

B. Beautiful curtains and many wallpapers.

C. Lots of things are kept in closets.

12. Where can you use the bathroom in the ideal home?

A. On the first, second and third floor.

B. On the basement, first and second floor.

C. On the first and second floor.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. Why does the man want to learn English well?

A. To pass the exam. B. To read English poems. C. To write English poems.

14. What’s the woman’s opinion about learning a language?

A. Spending more money and time.

B. Practicing more and having a language environment.

C. Needing more time and patience.

15. What subject does the woman’s father teach?

A. English. B. Chinese. C. Literature.

16. How does the woman’s father teach her to learn poems?

A. By reading. B. By writing. C. By reciting.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. How many people died in the accident?

A. 19. B. 21. C. 43

18. What’s the problem of the school bus?

A. Over speed. B. Over load. C. Poor condition

19. What’s been done after the accident?

A. A new public kindergarten has been opened.

B. Many mental health teachers enter the school

C. The new school has a 45-seatr school bus.

20. What’s the influence of the accident?

A. The government has ordered safety inspections of school buses.

B. Many families don’t let their children take school buses.

C. The private local kindergarten were all closed.

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。

21．Many girls are easily ______by products promising to make them lose weight quickly.A．taken off B．taken out C．taken away D．taken in

22．The young man was spotted to climb out of the burning bus, ______ unhurt.A．apparently B．occasionally C．freely D．peacefully

23.The holiday was ending, it _______ to both of them that they still had loads of homework to do.A．happened B．occurred C．thought D．took place

24．The head of China’s environmental agency, Zhou Shengxian, also ______ it at the press conference, “Modern technology ______ ecology an apology.”

A．says; makes B．puts; makes C．put; owes D．said; owed

25．It is reported that there are many ______ in medicine about some new diseases all over the world in recent years.A．discovery B．breakthroughs C．findings D．invention

26．We have got a fact that money invested in education is never spent ______.A．in ease B．in anger C．in vain D．in comfort

27.－Mr. White, you ______ on the phone.－______. A．are wanted; Coming B．are needed; I’m coming

C．are called; I’ll come D．are rung up; Thanks

28．The person who invented ______ bicycle is believed to have made ______ most useful invention in ______ history.A．a; the; /　　B．the; a; / C．the; /; / D．a; a; the

29．Her father argued that girls should not take part in such violent games and objected to her _______ with people in the boxing club.A．agreement B．move C．charge D． association

30．After one month good preparation, they were certain that their play, ______ staged, would prove a great success.A．since B．unless C．once D．until

31．-- Wow, so many books here! How can you find the one I need?

-- That’s easy. The books here are _____ by subject.

A. left B. remarked C. furnished D. classified

32．In the kindergarten, teaching a class of mixed age kids can ______ a teacher with many challenging problems.A．provide B．produce C．present D．offer

33．There was a heated debate in the newspaper about whether poor education ______ people to low－paid jobs.A．caused B．condemned C．contributed D．conducted

34．You’d better choose some local vegetables according to four seasons. I regard them ______ others from other places, especially some in greenhouse with fertilizer.A．more superior to B．more superior C．superior to D．superior than

35. News came from the government ______ the new graduates had some difficulties in opening their own business, they would be financed.

A. that if B. what if C. which if D. when if

第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

One day, Miss Ellis arrived at class with a young woman and two girls.

“ Today, I have brought with me Cinderella, Snow White and their stepmother Cruela.”

Such a(n) 36 certainly suggested they would discover something 37 that day, and that the teacher had done much 38 before the lesson.

When everyone was seated, all the classroom lights __ 39___ . In the darkness two loud slaps(扇耳光的声音) could be heard, and a short time later both Cinderella and Snow White could be heard __40_ . Just then, the lights came on.

“ Who did that?” asked Miss Ellis.

With no __41_ , all the children pointed at the stepmother. Mrs. Cruela 42__ her head, but at that moment the lights went off 43 . Then two loud slaps resounded around the 44 , and Cinderella and Snow White began crying again. When the lights came on again, the two of them were crying and looking 45___ at the stepmother. The stepmother said that she didn’t do that, but again the lights went off.

46 , this time it took only a couple of seconds for the lights to come back on. When they did, everyone could see what was _ 47__: Cinderella and Snow White were 48 towards Charlie and Robert, with their arms raised, ready to _49 _ the children. Seeing this, all the children __50__ to Cruela. In reality she was a very 51 woman. She didn’t know what to do with her stepdaughters, who she greatly 52 but who would cause 53 wherever they went.

“ And that’s what I wanted to _54 __ you all today, children,” said Miss Ellis. :Let’s not make judgments based on appearance like beauty, or even names. That would be the most 55__ thing we could do, don’t you think?”

36. A. view B. purpose C. appearance D. introduction

37. A. interesting B. surprising C. important D. exciting

38. A. housework B. research C. preparation D. exercise

39. A. warmed up B. went out C. broke out D. gave up

40. A. crying B. begging C. laughing D. shouting

41. A. time B. fear C. doubt D. reason

42. A. turned B. shook C. raised D. covered

43. A. too B. soon C. again D. instead

44. A. school B. office C. theater D. classroom

45. A. calmly B. angrily C. closely D. carefully

46. A. However B. Besides C. Anyway D. Therefore

47. A. rising B. working C. missing D. happening

48. A. moving B. riding C. running D. sitting

49. A. hit B. fool C. save D. disappoint

50. A. agreed B. explained C. complained D. apologized

51. A. nice B. brave C. honest D. beautiful

52. A. influenced B. expected C. admired D. loved

53. A. disasters B. problems C. danger D. damage

54. A. hear from B. know about C. teach D. persuade

55. A. boring B. unfair C. difficult D. correct

第三部分　阅读理解（共两节20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

第一节：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。

A

It’s fun to receive presents. It also feels good to give presents to others. So what’s the best way to budget your money, shop wisely and spend smartly this holiday season? Time for kids asked for advice from Susan Beacham of Money Savvy Generation, a company that teaches money-management skills to kids.

“ My first tip is to make a list and check it twice,” says Beacham. She suggests that kids talk with their families about whom to include in their gift giving and how much to spend. Start by writing down names, Beacham says. Then put a dollar amount next to each name and add it up. Do you have enough money? If not, make changes. And don’t forget---- not everyone needs a store-bought gift. Beacham points out that some of the best presents are free. Add to your list the names of people you want to give gifts of time and talent.

Do the match

Take the list with you to the store and “make sure that you do the math,” says Beacham “ If you’ve spent $ 30 on someone you were going to spent $25 on, you’re going to have to spend $5 less on somebody else.” The key to budgeting i