江西省吉安一中2012-2013学年下学期高二年级第二次段考

英语试卷

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5段对话。每段对话后有一小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. How soon will the man’s appointment begin?

A. In thirty minutes. B. In fifteen minutes. C. In forty-five minutes.

2. What does the woman mean?

A. Lily will arrive on time.

B. Lily will not go on the trip.

C. Lily will be late for the trip.

3. Where are the speakers, most probably?

A. In Japan. B. In America. C. In China.

4. What is the woman going to do tonight?

A. see a movie. B. Take a flight. C. Pick up her brother.

5. What did the man do yesterday afternoon?

A. Took care of his mother. B. Met the woman. C. Saw a film.

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。听完每段对话或独白后，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. Where is John, most probably?

A. In the classroom. B. In the dormitory. C. In the library.

7. What is Jason’s phone number?

A. 65489792. B. 65689792. C. 65489742.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. Whose birthday is it tomorrow?

A. The man’s father. B. The man’s mother. C. The man’s sister.

9. What kind of birthday cake does the man want?

A. Cheese. B. Chocolate. C. Fruit.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. Which kind of dance does the man like most?

A. Jazz. B. Waltz. C. Folk.

11. How many Classes are there altogether?

A. Twenty. B. Eight. C. Sixteen.

12. What does a person benefit from a club membership card?

A. Getting a discount.

B. Having one more class each week.

C. Getting guidance from professional instructors.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?

A. Listener and host. B. Guest and host. C. Traveler and guide.

14. Where did the man NOT go during his last visit?

A. Pingyao. B. Datong. C. Taiyuan.

15. How long did the man stay in Shanxi Province last time?

A. Four days. B. One week. C. Two weeks.

16. How did the man get to Shanxi from Beijing last time?

A. By plane. B. By train. C. By bus.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What is the nationality of the group, Fools Garden?

A. British. B. German. C. American.

18. When did Lemon Tree become an international hit?

A. In 1991. B. In 1995. C. In 1996.

19. What happened to Fools Garden in 2003?

A. They issued three albums.

B. They changed the band’s name.

C. Two members of the group left.

20. What can we learn about High Times?

A. It contained sixteen songs.

B. It was released in 2009.

C. It is the fourth album by Fools Garden.

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节：语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

21. There is no power like _________ power of confidence, and there is no student as competitive as _________ student who trusts his own abilities.

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

22. My aunt even goes so far as to _________ that a Chinese “equivalent(对应的)” can never give you the exact meaning of a word in English!

A. hope B. declare C. doubt D. tell

23. It was not just the size of the party last night _________ made it unique, but _________ it meant to our company.

A. what; that B. that; what C. what; what D. that; that

24. —I think you’d better type this letter again before Mr. Smith sees it.

—Oh, dear! _________

A. Who cares? B. No problem.

C. I don’t mind at all. D. Is it as bad as that?

25. It’s not easy for a doctor to _________ bird flu in humans from regular human seasonal flu.

A. separate B. distinguish C. identity D. recognize

26. Some people have no idea that by helping a criminal they could _________ with a prison sentence.

A. come up B. end up C. put up D. catch up

27. As we are very busy these days, we might not _________ this urgent work for the time being.

A. undertake B. agree C. undergo D. charge

28. Looking back, Diana, a fashion designer, _________ her achievements to the goal she set, the education she received from the college, and above all, the efforts she made.

A. adds B. connects C. devotes D. owes

29. I support your decision, but I should also make it clear that I am not going to be _________ to carry it out.

A. connected B. fastened C. bound D. struck

30. I made a promise to myself _________ this year, my first year in high school, would be different.

A. whether B. what C. that D. how

31. Although a child, my son can resist _________ what to do and what not to do.

A. being told B. telling C. to be told D. to tell

32. She had a strong objection _________ up so early.

A. to get B. to getting C. to be gotten D. to be getting

33. There’s no doubt that I’ll _________ for the trick he played on me.

A. pay back B. pay for C. pay off D. pay out

34. The plane was _________ to arrive at 9:30, but was an hour late.

A. certain B. likely C. about D. supposed

35. After three months’ association with her boyfriend, Jane came to know that beneath the _________ calm surface is a man of fierce temper, so she decided to break up with him.

A. suddenly B. apparently C. stealthily D. absolutely

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，掌握其大意，然后从所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Several years after Ivy Priest was appointed treasurer (财务长) of the United States, she returned to her hometown. The warm welcome she received made her think of her teenage 36 .

When Ivy was a teenager, she had pictured herself returning after achieving 37 and fortune. Secretly she had dreamed of becoming a (n) 38 . So when she learned that roles in a movie to be 39 in Salt Lake City would be given to those who 40 the largest number of subscriptions to a newspaper, Ivy went to work. She tried her best and won second prize. This 41 her the chance of dancing in a beautiful dress during a short 42 in the movie. The night the movie was to be shown, 43 kept her from eating. But when she saw herself on the screen, acting 44 , she slipped out of the theater and went home to 45 herself to sleep.

However, Ivy was not to be defeated by that. She became interested in politics at high school and wanted to study 46 after graduation, but her family could not afford to send her to college. To 47 her own expenses, Ivy had to work as a ticket 48 during the day and a telephone operator at night. 49 , Ivy had the dream of achieving fame and fortune.

Ivy’s interest in politics 50 her down a new path. She took part in a lot of challenging activities of the Republican Party, 51 which was her extraordinary effort in helping Eisenhower 52 the presidential election. Mr Eisenhower said to Ivy, “I 53 you to be the treasurer of the United States.”

Ivy was born into a (n) 54 family, but her dreams, her faith and her hard work 55 her a life of success.

36. A. dignity B. friends C. dreams D. classmates

37. A. fame B. harvest C. extension D. standard

38. A. lawyer B. editor C. politician D. actress

39. A. watched B. made C. reserved D. shown

40. A. bought B. persuaded C. succeeded D. sold

41. A. gave B. cost C. attached D. paid

42. A. interval B. scene C. show D. piece

43. A. celebration B. disappointment C. expectation D. entertainment

44. A. beautifully B. unequally C. wonderfully D. unnaturally

45. A. cry B. go C. hold D. calm

46. A. theater B. law C. acting D. medicine

47. A. spare B. receive C. earn D. avoid

48. A. seller B. holder C. counter D. officer

49. A. No longer B. So far C. Even so D. Ever since

50. A. set B. let C. founded D. led

51. A. beyond B. among C. throughout D. inside

52. A. win B. beat C. gain D. manage

53. A. regard B. want C. promise D. settle

54. A. lawyer’s B. rich C. ordinary D. artist’s

55. A. offered B. took C. achieved D. brought

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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A year after graduation, I was offered a position teaching a writing class. Teaching was a profession I had never seriously considered, though several of my stories had been published. I accepted the job without hesitation, as it would allow me to wear a tie and go by the name of Mr. Davis. My father went by the same name, and I liked to imagine people getting the two of us confused. “Wait a minute,” someone might say, “are you talking about Mr. Davis the retired man, or Mr. Davis the respectable scholar?”

The position was offered at the last minute, and I was given two weeks to prepare, a period I spent searching for a briefcase and standing before my full-length mirror, repeating the words, “Hello, class. I’m Mr. Davis.” Sometimes I would give myself an aggressive voice. Sometimes I would sound experienced. But when the day eventually came, my nerves kicked in and the true Mr. Davis was there. I sounded not like a thoughtful professor, but rather a 12-year-old boy.

I arrived in the classroom with paper cards designed in the shape of maple leaves. I had cut them myself out of orange construction paper. I saw nine students along a long table. I handed out the cards, and the students wrote down their names and fastened them to their breast pockets as I required.

“All right then,” I said. “Okay, here we go.” Then I opened my briefcase and realized that I had never thou