北京市西城区（北区）2012-2013学年下学期高二期末考试

英语试卷

试卷满分：150分 考试时间：120分钟

I卷 选择题

I. 听力理解（共三节。满分20分）

第一节（共4小题；每小题1.5分, 满分6分）

听下面四段对话, 每段对话后有一道小题, 从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话你将听两遍。

1. What doesn’t the man like?

A. Ham. B. Cheese. C. Chicken.

2. What is the man?

A. A postman. B. A milkman. C. A salesman.

3. What time will the speakers meet?

A. At 9 am. B. At 6 pm. C. At 2 am.

4. What can we learn about the woman?

A. She is looking for a police station.

B. She seems to have got lost.

C. She is helping the man.

第二节（共6小题；每小题1.5分, 满分9分）

听下面三段对话, 每段对话后有两道小题, 从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话你将听两遍。

听第5段材料, 回答第5至6题。

5. Why is the woman leaving for London?

A. To see a doctor. B. To do some sightseeing. C. To take care of her aunt.

6. How is the woman going there?

A. By train. B. By air. C. By car.

听第6段材料, 回答第7至8题。

7. Where are the speakers?

A. At a bar. B. At a lab. C. At a library.

8. What is the possible relationship between the speakers?

A. Classmates. B. Strangers. C. Co-workers.

听第7段材料, 回答第9至10题。

9. What are the speakers doing?

A. Taking a trip. B. Having a meeting. C. Making an interview.

10. What is the woman not happy with?

A. The terrible business manager.

B. The problem of miscommunication.

C. The slow speed of the project in Japan.

II. 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答案。

11. —She looks very excited. She __________have won the first prize.

—I guess so. She is a born winner.

A. must B. could C. should D. might

12. Not __________the possible danger, Eric swam farther and farther.

A. realize B. realized C. to realize D. realizing

13. I find __________challenging to follow Professor Brown’s lecture.

A. this B. that C. it D. one

14. Yesterday I had a drink with my friends. I thought it was the best drink I __________in my life.

A. have enjoyed B. were enjoying C. would enjoy D. had enjoyed

15. He is __________a heart operation last year, and now he seems perfectly healthy.

A. said to receive B. said to have received

C. saying to receive D. saying to have received

16. —Would you please change my appointment with Mr. Li to 9 o’clock tomorrow?

—I am afraid he __________an important conference then. How about 11 o’clock?

A. will be having B. is having C. has had D. would have

17. __________we were worried about was whether the government could stop the spread of the disease.

A. That B. How C. What D. Why

18. How I wish everybody __________the opportunity to travel in space!

A. has B. had C. will have D. has had

19. We have to take effective measures to put out the fire, or by the end of the week the forest __________destroyed completely.

A. had been B. has been C. will have been D. will be

20. I __________my new mobile phone for several weeks；however, I’m still not familiar with all of its functions.

A. have been using B. had been using

C. used D. had used

21. The first two services are free, __________the third costs $35.

A. since B. while C. as D. before

22. What makes the movie excellent is __________it not only entertains its audience but also lets them think.

A. when B. where C. whether D. that

23. Although you can understand his words this way, I do believe there are other ways of __________them.

A. identifying B. enhancing C. interpreting D. ensuring

24. When he was young, he __________horses. However, now, he is very afraid of them.

A. was used to love B. used to love

C. was used to loving D. got used to loving

25. —Have you seen a book? I left it here.

—Is it __________English textbook? Mike picked it up.

A. a B. the C. 不填 D. an

III. 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分, 满分20分）

阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 从各题A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

Luke has always been my closest companion these past five years. He doesn’t feel jealous when I am taking care of other animals in our shelter. In fact, he ___26___ helps me.

As you know, there are a lot of forest fires during the summer season, ___27___many forests badly each year. Not far from our shelter, a ___28___caught fire in July

Luke rushed towards the forest where flames sent out incredible heat. Twenty minutes later, I felt there was no longer any ___29___waiting for Luke to come back. In fact, I was waiting for the firemen to tell me he had ___30___in the forest. Suddenly, a fireman burst into my office and ___31___me that my dog Luke had saved four kittens ___32___by the flames. According to the fireman. Luke moved the kittens one by one to a ___33___ place.

I immediately accompanied the fireman to the forest to pick up the kittens. ___34___I arrived at the scene of the incident. Luke was not there. Then we heard the loud___35___ of a dog come from the forest. I ___36___it was from my dog Luke. The firemen followed his tracks ___37___they found him barking loudly by the side of a（n） ___38___fireman who was lying on the ground.

Thanks to Luke, four kittens and a fireman were ___39___. I was very proud of Luke for his ___40___ actions. Luke showed much kindness for both animals like him and for a human being who was trying to put out the fire. Truly, my happiness is ___41___measure.

I ___42___the fireman along with. Luke. What a memorable scene when the fireman ___43___ Luke tightly to his chest! “One thousand thanks, Luke, for saving my life,” the fireman said.

This true story shows us that pets are able to show love and ___44___for others. We should love and protect them and not look down upon them. Little animals can do___45___ things to help humans.

26. A. hardly B. almost C. even D. only

27. A. damaging B. polluting C. hurting D. changing

28. A. house B. forest C. shelter D. farm

29. A. use B. time C. doubt D. choice

30. A. suffered B. starved C. escaped D. died

31. A. warned B. informed C. reminded D. suggested

32. A. covered B. killed C. trapped D. hidden

33. A. quiet B. clean C. high D. safe

34. A. When B. Since C. Unless D. Before

35. A. coughing B. shouting C. crying D. barking

36. A. accepted B. recalled C. recognized D. admitted

37. A. once B. as C. until D. for

38. A. confident B. injured C. annoyed D. sleepy

39. A. rescued B. recovered C. comforted D. cured

40. A. smart B. lovely C. fast D. heroic

41. A. from B. beyond C. below D. within

42. A. approached B. visited C. praised D. joined

43. A. shook B. kissed C. patted D. hugged

44. A. pride B. patience C. care D. freedom

45. A. big B. unique C. simple D. proper

IV. 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）

阅读下面短文, 从各题A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出最佳答案。

A

Plastic bags are everywhere! Every day, we are handed countless plastic bags：when we go to grocery stores, clothing stores, book stores and restaurants. Yes, sometimes, they are convenient, but most of the time, they are avoidable. A plastic bag is just not necessary for that apple you are about to eat or that soda you are going to drink right away. Consider these questions：

Do I need to take as many plastic bags in supermarkets?

Do I need a plastic bag for an item purchased that is already well packaged?

Could I bring my own shopping bag when making purchases?

Plastic bags are the cause of major environmental concerns. It is thought that an average person uses around 130 plastic bags per year. Using fewer plastic bags is a must in solving environmental problems.

Reasons why you should limit your use of plastic bags：

1. Plastic bags account for a major part of our waste in landfills（垃圾填埋场）. Plastic

bags are light and hard to contain. Because of this, plastic bags fly easily in wind, float along in the currents of rivers and oceans, and get caught in trees and fences.

2. Plastic bags are made from a non-renewable natural resource（资源）：oil. Therefore, this contributes to the disappearance of our natural resources.

3. Countless plastic bags end up in our oceans and cause harm to our sea life. Many sea animals and birds mistakenly eat and choke on plastic or become tied up in plastic bags that are floating around.

4. There are many better alternatives to plastic bags. Paper bags hold more than plastic bags. But the best alternative to using plastic bags is using cloth bags.

46. What’s the main idea of the first paragraph?

A. Plastic bags are uncontrollable. B. Plastic bags are unnecessary.

C. Plastic bags are inconvenient. D. Plastic bags are dangerous.

47. Which of the following is NOT the reason for limiting the use of plastic bags?

A. They speed up the disappearance of oil. B. They threaten the lives of sea animals.

C. They do harm to trees and fences. D. They pollute the environment.

48. The best thing people can do to help solve the plastic bag problem is to _________.

A. stop making plastic bags from oil

B. use paper bags instead of plastic bags

C. bring their own cloth bags when shopping

D. pick up plastic bags found in rivers and oceans

B

Linden Wolbert on What It’s Like to Be a Real-Life Mermaid

Many little girls dream of swimming with or meeting a mermaid, but Linden Wolbert actually left her day job to become one.

“I have always been attracted to water, ”she said in an interview. “Not just because of the animals that live in it, but because I feel so comfortable swimming in it. I just was always a swimmer and loved to be in the water. ”

After three years of working 9 to 5 as a residence director for Emerson College, “I was just daydreaming over every single lunch break about being in the water and among the fish, ”she said. As an experienced swimmer and scuba diver, Wolbert also loves free diving, in which you dive as deep as you