2012-2013学年第二学期丰南一中期中考试

高 二 英 语 试 卷

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20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。

What day is it now?

A. Tuesday. B. Wednesday. C. Thursday.

2. What will Tom do this
afternoon?

A. He will go swimming with the woman.

B. He will ask Peter to go swimming.

C. He will go skating.

3. What do we learn about the man’s watch?

A. It’s 5 minutes fast. B.
It’s 5 minutes slow. C. It’s 40 minutes fast.

4. Where does the conversation most probably take place?

A. At the man’s house. B. At a restaurant. C. At the woman’s house.[来源:学科网]

5. What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?

A. A couple. B. Friends. C. Boss and clerk.

第二节(共15小题:每小题1分，满分15分)

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，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。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至 7题。

What are they talking about?

The Nanjing Changjiang Bridge. B. The Su-Tong Bridge. C. France.

Which word can be used to describe the bridge according to the dialogue?

A.
Wide. B. Expensive. C. Tall.

听第7段材料，回答第8至 9题。

What didn’t the manager mention?

A. The recent plans. B. The difficulties we face. C. Some personal affairs.

9. What does the man suggest finally?

A. The manager has run the company successfully.

B. The company still has a long way to go.

C. The company will soon come to the end.

听第8段材料，回答第10至 12题。

What was the woman’s problem?

She was sick.

She couldn’t make up her mind as to which country to visit.

She couldn’t think of a topic for her composition.

The man suggests___________________.

that she try to get organized

that she ride a camel

that she write about her trip

Why does the man have to leave?

He has to pack his bags for his trip.

He has to write his own composition.

He is not feeling well.

听第9段材料，回答第13至 16题。

What is Mr. Anderson doing here?

He is the headmaster of the school here.

He is waiting for a teacher here.

He gives oral examinations here.

What question does the woman want to ask before the examination?[来源:学+科+网]

Why are you learning English?

Would you like a cup of coffee?

Are you Mr. Anderson?

What was M
r. Anderson’s mistake in the dialogue?

He mistook the woman for a student.

He shouldn’t say those words.

He would be angry after he knew the truth.

What is the woman in the dialogue?

She is a waitress. B. She is a teache
r here. C. She is a student here.

听第10段材料，回答第17至 20题。

When did the speaker go to the play?

A. Last Saturday. B. Last Sunday. C. This Saturday.

18. How does the speaker know whether a new play is good or not?

A. Go to the theatre to find out.

B. Read newspaper to get information about it.

C. Ask his friends about it.

19. Why were they late for the play?

A. Because it took a long time for the speaker to make up.

B. Because it took a long time for the speaker’s wife to decide what to wear.

C. Because some of their friends came.

20. What do we know from the passage?

A. The speaker was very tired when he arrived home.

B. The speaker did not go to the night club. C. The speaker often stayed out late.

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. — Why is the cake so expensive?

—Maybe you don’t know a cake made of wheat costs less than __________made of rice.

A. one B. that C. the one D. another

22. —Hello, Jane. I come to say goodbye to you. I’ll start a new job in another company

—____________.

A. Oh, no problem B. Oh, enjoy yourself

C. Oh, all the best
D. Oh, have a happy day

23. ____________matters most in learning English is enough practice.

A. That B. What C. Which D. Who

24. The ambulance was just arriving,
for a worker, who ____________ the window on the second floor, fell off the window.

A. had been repairing B. was repairing

C. has been repairing D. would be repairing

25. Children are ____________to meet with setbacks as they grow up, so their parents don’t have to worry about it.

A. possible B. due C. necessary D. bound

26. .Could I speak to ____________ is in charge of International Sales, please？

A. who B. whomever C. whoever D. whatever

27. What an unforgettable experience! I’ll write it down _______ it is still fresh in my memory.

A. since B. while C. after D. until

28. Exciting as its special effects are ____________, there is too much violence in the film.

A. to watch B. to be watched C. watching D. being watched[来源:学#科#网Z#X#X#K]

29. The soup was cold, but it was ____________ an excellent meal.

A. yet B. already C. otherwise D. therefore

30. Tony is said ____________ to New York, and now he is studying medicine in a famous college in America.

A．having gone B．to have gone C. going D．to go

31. So important ____________ it to get on well with people around that I have decided to learn some communication skills.

A. I have found B. have I found C. I was feeling D. was I feeling

32. A tra
ffic regulation released in a foreign country states that passengers sharing a car with a drunken driver ____________ be punished together with the driver himself.

A. can B. must C. shall D. will

33. Everyone in the class is expected to____________in the discussion.

A．participate B．attend C．donate D．declare

34. For ____________ homeless, private medical care is simply out of __
__________ question in some developing countries.

A. the / the B. the / X C. X / X D. X / the

35. — Where did you watch the national flag being raised last Monday morning?

—It was on the square ____________ we flew kites sometimes.

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

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

请阅读下面短文，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。

At the age of forty－five，my usually well－ordered life became full of changes. After twenty－two years of working in a __36____, a plan to use less staff __37____ the unemployment of over one hundred people, I being one of them．

My once secure future became __38__．However，I was not a single parent, _39___ the family did not depend only on my income. My motto has always been，“change
is good，change is progress，”but when i
t __40__ my livelihood(生计)，I had to change it to，“__41___ change and make the most of it．”From the beginning，I __42___ to look at this matter not as ___43__ luck，but as a welcome chance．I refused to become sorry；___44__，I actively planned to do something new and different.

Having a positive attitude made all the __45__ in the way I pursued (追求)the future．First，I decided to __46__ to college and graduate many years later than I should. Doing this at my age took more than a little__47___．Not being a graduate had__48__ held me back in my career in the bank，but now it was a personal goal I longed to__49___ ．With a lot of determination，I went to evening classes and became an adult __50____ ．In the class, I became more and more confident. During this time，I _51___ that no matter what life throws our way，personal growth never stops. The second thing I did to improve my inner self was to reevaluate my __52__ life．It used to be filled with endless，and sometimes meaningless events．But now，my heart and life are completely around people I__53___ ．

The loss of my job led to some __54___changes in my life．Revisiting the past made __55___ for the future．I realize that I have accepted the change，and am making the most of it．

36. A. factory B. company C. bank D. school

37. A. set aside B. led to C. made
up D. took off

38. A. clear B. bright C. boring D. uncertain

39. A. so B. or C. if D. but

40. A. destroyed B. improved C. affected D. offered

41. A. Make B. Accept C. Bring D. Collect

42. A. chose B. considered C. happened D.
pretended

43. A. special B. rare C. bad D. good

44. A. besides B. instead C. anyway D. however

45. A. difference B. decision C. effort D. use

46. A. attend B. turn
C. return D. admit

47. A. time B. risk C. chance D. courage

48. A. sometimes B. ever C. always D. never

49. A. find B. arrive C. achieve
D. discover

50. A. student B. teacher C. manager D. monitor

51. A. hoped B. realized C. believed D. suggested

52. A. new B. daily C. future D. past

53. A. care for B. join in C. stand for D. look at

54. A. normal B. positive C. confident D. unsure

55. A. change B. progress C. room D. promise

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、D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Parents should stop blaming themselves because there’s not a lot they can do about it. I mean the teenager problem. Whatever you do or however you choose to deal with it, at certain times a wonderful, reasonable and helpful child will turn into a terrible animal.

I’ve seen friends deal with it in all kinds of different w
ays. One strict mother insisted that her son, right from a child, should stand up whenever anyone entered the room, open doors and shake hands like a gentleman. I saw him last week when I called round. Sprawling himself (懒散地躺) on the sofa in full length, he made no attempt to turn off the loud TV he was watching as I walked in, and his greeting was no more than a quick glance at me. His m