2012-2013学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题

一：听力。（20小题，每小题1.5分，共30分）

第一节

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，并标注在试卷的相应位置。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 does the woman think of the coffee?

It’s a bit expensive.

It’s delicious and cheap.

It’s pretty bad for local business.

What happened to the woman?

Someone knocked her down.

Her friend went to the hospital for an operation.

Her wallet was stolen.

What are the speakers doing?

Having a dinner.

Buying some fruit.

Enjoying a holiday.

What will the woman probably do next?

Write something down.

Call her sister.

Give Mr. Peterson a message.

Where does the conversation probably take place?

Next to a gas station.

On the side of the road.

In a car.

第二节

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有2至4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5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；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6-7题。

What matters most to the woman about teaching?

Working with many different people.

Having long vacations

Staying with young people.

How does the woman feel about teaching?

It’s boring. B. It is rewarding. C. It’s always tiring.

听第7段材料，回答8-9题。

What is wrong with the girl?

She has a headache and a sore throat.

She has a cough and a fever.

Her stomach hurts.

What will the man do next?

Take her to see the doctor.

Give her some medicine.

Bring her something to drink.

听第8段材料，回答10-12题。

Why was the man upset last week?

He was fired from his job.

The woman lied to him about something.

Tammy changed his shift.

What does the man say about Mr. Ainsworth?

He is a liar.

He is Tammy’s boyfriend.

He is on Tammy’s side.

What does the woman suggest that the man do at first?

Look for another job.

Talk to their boss.

Talk to Mr. Ainsworth again.

听第9段材料，回答第13-16小题。

Why does the woman go to that particular store?

He heard they had a discount for jewelry.

His wife likes that store a lot.

He always buys his wife presents from that store.

Why does the man want to buy his wife a present?

For Valentine’s Day.

For their anniversary.

For her birthday.

What does the man think of the first necklace?

It is beautiful but expensive.

His wife already has something like it.

The diamond was too large.

How much does the man pay in the end?

A. $ 2000 B. $ 800 C. $ 720

听第10段材料，回答第17-20 小题。

According to the talk, what makes a language easy to learn?

It is spoken by a lot of people.

It is similar in grammar and structure to your native language.

It doesn’t contain too much vocabulary.

Why is Chinese considered one of the most difficult languages to learn?

There are many characters with changeable meanings.

There are many different writing systems.

Its sentence structure is completely different from English.

Which languages’ writing systems are partly based on Chinese characters.

A. Japanese and Arabic B. Korean and Arabic C. Japanese and Korean.

20. What can we learn about Arabic?

A. It is written left to right.

B. It uses few vowels.

C. Many words come from English.

二: 单项填空：（20小题，每小题0.5分，共10分）

21.His failure at _______ first attempt didn’t disappoint him. Instead, he gathered his courage and tried _______ second time.

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

22.Dave had spent ______ time impressing upon his son the importance of living on his own.

A. a large amount of B. a great deal C. a large number of D. a great many

23.The idea of floating around in space really ______ me, so I’d like to choose astronomy as my major.

A. leads to B. refers to C. respond to D. appeals to

24.You may feel _____ surprising that such a little girl in this small town can speak three foreign languages fluently.

A. that B. so C. it D. what

25. Tom prepared well for the job interview, for he couldn’t risk ______　the good opportunity.

A. to lose B. losing C. to be lost D. being lost

26. When ______ what happened to her last night, Mary just kept silent.

A. being asked B. was asked C. asked D. asking

27. _______　was while you were out _____ a young man rang up asking for you.

A. That; that B. It; that C. It; when D. That; who

28. –Did you visit the famous temple?

--No, we _______ it, but we spent too much time shopping.

A. could have visited B. must have visited

C. can’t have visited D. shouldn’t have visited

29. –I am going to London next Monday.

-- What a _________! So am I.

A. conclusion B. consequence C. coincidence D. celebration

30. – We should adopt ______　methods to deal with some incidents. You know, anything can happen in that situation.

A. flexible B. typical C. positive D. specific

31. Although this medicine will cure you ______ your illness, it has some side effects_______ some people.

A. for; in B. for; on C. of; on D. of; in

32. Have you ever met with this case in your life ______ you can’t understand others even if they have said something several times.

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

33.The house _____ on the north bank of the river was built in 1955.

A. stood B. stands C. to stand D. standing

34. –Was she badly hurt?

-- Yes, each time she moved her leg, she ______ a cry.

A. broke out B. took out C. let out D. kept out

35. One of our rules is that every student ______ keep silent while in the school library.

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

36.The day we have been looking forward to _________ in the near future.

A. coming B. will come C. come D. having come

37. Michael put up a picture of Yao Ming beside the bed to keep himself ________ of his own dreams.

A. reminding B. to remind C. reminded D. remind

38._______good service, the restaurant offers different kinds of traditional Fujian dishes.

A. Far from B. Apart from C. Instead of D. Regardless of

39.I picked some roses and only then________ my mother’s favorite vase was missing.

A. noticed I B. I notice C. did I notice D. I did notice

40.______ is obvious is that the company has made the right decision on the sales project.

A. It B. There C. Which D. What

三：完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1 分，满分20分)

请认真阅读下面短文，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。

In our everyday life ,calm is of great importance ,especially when dealing with some difficult things.

My husband and I were cleaning windows together yesterday. We have the double-hung(双吊钩) 41 that you can pull forward and flip(翻转)， allowing us to 42 the inside and the outside surfaces.

My husband was 43 one window---and it popped out(跳出) of its frame! Well, our 44 is for sale and the last thing we needed was for something to 45 .

He was so 46 and tried with all his strength to get it 47 together, using a few less than pleasant words(I am sorry to say). After twenty minutes he still could not get it 48 .that’s when my 23-year-old 49 told his dad to 50 for a minute and he would try to fix with me.

It’s amazing how you can see things more clearly and do things more 51 when you are 52 . He and I fixed the window in three minutes! I called my husband in to see! He couldn’t 53 it!

I know this isn’t really a gift 54 , in a way, it was. My son 55 my husband to leave, to cool down, and 56 him from the worry for a moment. And my son fixing it with me was a 57 to me, because I saw him as a man instead of the kid he always seems to be in my 58 .

Calm is good. Breathe through 59 times and maybe even take a break from stressful times. Return with a clear mind and things will usually 60 much better!

41. A. doors B. windows C. tables D. chairs

42. A. destroy B. smooth C. dry D. clean

43. A. repairing B. painting C. washing D. changing

44. A. house B. furniture C. home D. car

45. A. fly B. dirty C. lose D. break

46. A. interested B. worried C. delighted D. excited

47. A. back B. away C. out D. up

48. A. separated B. delivered C. added D. fixed

49. A. nephew B. son C. student D. daughter

50. A. put away B. walk away C. give away D. take away

51. A. fortunately B. difficulty C. easily D. Slowly

52. A. calm B. equal C. nervous D. frightened

53. A. hate B. believe C. doubt . D. satisfy

54. A. or B. but C. and D. so

55. A. ordered B. forced C. asked D. promised

56. A. kept B. protected C. saved D. freed

57. A. surprise B. wonder C. gift D. hurt

58. A. power B. eyes C. turn D. hand

59. A. difficult B. happy C. exciting D. easy

60. A. break out B. make out C. pull out D. turn out

四：?阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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

When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings(缺点). Sometimes she said I was thin. Sometimes she said I was lazy. Sometimes she said I wasn’t a good student. Sometimes she said I talked too much, and so on. I tried to put up with her as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.

He listened to me quietly, and then he asked, “Are the things she said true or not? Mary, didn’t you ever wonder what you’re really like? Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”

I did as he told me and to my surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true.

I brought the list back to my dad. He refused to take it. “That’s just for you,” he said. “You know better than a