包头一中2012—2013学年度第二学期期末考试

高二年级英语试题

命题：高二英语备课组

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。

How does the man go to his office?

A. By underground B. On foot C. By bicycle

2. What do we learn from the conversation?

A. The woman regrets having taken up much of the professor’s time.

B. The woman has trouble getting along with the professor.

C. The woman knows the professor has been busy.

3. What does the man suggest the woman should do?

A. Eat less B. Do sports C. Cook by herself

4. What do we know about the man?

A. He has no tennis partner.

B. He wants to be a superstar.

C. He’ll carry on.

5. Where are the speakers most probably working?

A. At a post office B. At a supermarket C. At a newspaper office

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，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。

6. What was David doing when the accident happened?

A. He was crossing the street.

B. He was walking along the street.

C. He was standing on the street corner.

7. Which part of David’s body was hurt?

A. His left arm B. His right leg C. His left leg

听第7段材料，回答8至10题。

8. What does the man say about his pet?

A. She is fat B. She is pretty C. She is noisy

9. What can we learn from the conversation?

A. The pet likes the man’s parents’ home.

B. The pet only likes banana skins.

C. The pet is a good companion.

10. Who usually helps the man look after his pet when he is at work?

A. His mother B. His girlfriend C. His father

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. How long does each course last?

A. Four and a half days B. Twenty three hours C. Three weeks

12. When does the first course begin?

A. On July 1 B. On July 20 C. On July 24

13. Where does the conversation probably take place?

A. In a school office B. At a student’s home C. In a classroom

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14. Where does the woman live?

A. In a small town B. In a big city C. In a mountain village

15. What is a potluck supper?

A. A meal that people have outdoors.

B. A meal that people have indoors.

C. Something likes a picnic.

16. What did the boy do on Sunday?

A. Went swimming

B. Had a potluck supper

C. Had a picnic on the seaside

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. Where is rubbish put into?

A. The sea B. Under earth C. The river

18. What can the land covered the rubbish be used for after many years?

A. Growing grass B. Growing food C. Building buildings

19. How much percent of the rubbish are recycled in Britain?

A. About 10% B. About 15% C. About 20%

20. What is the advantage of recycling rubbish according to the speaker?

A. It saves money

B. It saves lands

C. It saves energy and stops pollution

第二部分：英语知识运用

第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

21. —How about ________ Christmas evening party?

—I should say it was ________ success.

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

22. After gaining my PhD，_____________________.

A. the diploma will qualify me for the job of working in the university

B. it is likely for me to be employed by the university

C. I will be employed by the university

D. the university will employ me

23. —Do you feel like ______ there or shall we take a bus?

—I’d like to walk. But since there isn’t much time left, I’d rather we _______ a taxi.

A. walking; hire B. to walk; hire C. to walk; hired D. walking; hired

24. As a new diplomat, he often thinks of _________ he can react more appropriately on such occasions.

A. how B. what C. why D. which

25. — Wow, where is my purse?

— ________! We will be late for the picnic.

A. Come on B. Don’t worry C. Take your time D. Take it easy.

26. My father warned me _________ going to the West Coast because it was crowded with tourists.

A. by B. on C. for D. against

27. That was a very busy street that I was never allowed to cross ________ accompanied by an adult.

A. when B. unless C. if D. while

28. __ __ the rising birth rate and immigration, the declining death rate also ___ _ the population growth.

A. In consequence of; caused B. In addition to; resulted in

C. In terms of; resulted from D. In spite of; accounted for

29. Chemical pollution will bring about a threat to agriculture and food chain, and ________ to human health.

A. frequently B. significantly C. steadily D. consequently

30. By the time you have finished this book, your meal ________ cold.

A. has got B. is getting C. will get D. gets

31. We’re having a meeting in half an hour. The decision ________ at the meeting will influence the future of our company.

A. to be made B. having been made

C. made D. being made

32. Cheer up, Maria! You can also enjoy ___ ___ you have been dreaming of, if you don’t lose heart.

A. as a convenient life as B. as convenient a life as

C. as a life convenient as D. convenient as a life as

33. The child is much too young; I object ____ __ him alone at home.

A．to leave B. leave C. leaving D. to leaving

34. Pressed from his parents, and ____ ____ that he has wasted too much time, the boy is determined to stop playing video games.

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

35. Though we take a great risk of investing in the project, yet it will ___ ___ in the long run.

A．go off B. turn up C．pay off D. come up

第二节：完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

A boy walked along Carver Street, singing a sad song. He walked with his head down. Once he looked up and noticed the sign across the empty street, painted on the side of an old house. On the sign a big woman with yellow hair and a five-mile smile held out a big bottle. “ Coca-Cola. Drink Coca-Cola,” the sign said.

“Boy!” the silence was cut by a sudden cry. He turned around quickly to see who had called.

An old woman was standing at her door.

“ You boy! Come here this minute!”

Slowly the boy 36 onto the cold flat stones leading to the old woman’s house. When he arrived at her house, she 37 out her hand and wrapped(缠住) her 38 old fingers around his arm.

“Help me inside, boy”, she said, “Help me 39 to my bed. What’s your name?”

“Joseph,” he said.

The old woman on the bed tried to 40 up, raising herself on her elbow(肘). Water ___41 from her eyes and mouth. The sight of her made Joseph feel 42 .

“I am dying, Joseph. You can see that, can’t you? I want you to write a 43 for me. There’s paper and pencil on the table there.”

Joseph looked down at the 44 , and then looked out the window. He saw the sign again: “Coca-Cola. Drink Coca-cola.”

“I want my silver pin to 45 to my daughter.”

Joseph bent his small body over the table and 46 the pencil slowly across the paper.

“There’s my Bible(圣经),” the old woman said. “That’s for my daughter, too. I want a ___47 Christian burial(基督葬礼) with lots of singing. Write that down, too. That’s the last ___48 of a poor old woman.”

The boy labored over the paper. Again he looked out the window.

“Here. Bring it here so I can 49 it.”

Joseph found the Bible, and 50 the paper inside, laid it next to the bed.

“ 51 me now, boy,” she sighed. “I’m tired.”

He ran out of the house.

A cold wind blew through the 52 window, but the old woman on the bed ___53 nothing. She was dead.

The paper in the Bible moved back and forth in the wind. 54 on the paper were some childish letters. They 55 the words “Coca-Cola. Drink Coca-cola.”

36. A. rushed

B. struggled

C. stepped

D. hurried



37. A. let

B. reached

C. pushed

D. pointed



38. A. firm

B. smooth

C. fresh

D. dry



39. A. over

B. above

C. away

D. ahead



40. A. stand

B. speak

C. sit

D. wake



41. A. rolled

B. ran

C. burst

D. burnt



42.?A. ill

B. unpleasant

C. sick

D. funny



43. A. will

B. note

C. letter

D. message



44. A. table

B. paper

C. pen

D. woman



45. A. send

B. belong

C. go

D. come



46. A. drew

B. moved

C. used

D. pulled



47. A. real

B. merry

C. splendid

D. great



48. A. hope

B. chance

C. wish

D. opinion



49. A. read

B. sign

C. remember

D. copy



50. A. setting

B. hiding

C. laying

D. placing



51. A. Leave

B. Hold

C. Excuse

D. Pardon



52. A. large

B. small

C. open

D. pretty



53. A. did

B. felt

C. saw

D. knew



54. A. Described

B. Printed

C. Written

D. Recorded



55. A. organized

B. spelled

C repeated

D. formed



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）

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Christopher Thomas, 27, was a writer by night and a teacher by day when he noticed he was always tired and was losing weight fast. Diagnosed with diabetes(糖尿病), Thomas would need to inject himself with insulin(胰岛素) three times a day for the rest of his life or risk nerve damage, blindness, and even death. And if that weren't bad enough, he had no health insurance.

After a month of feeling upset, Thomas decided he'd better find a way to fight back. He left Canton, Michigan for New York, got a job waiting tables, nicknamed himself the Diabetic Rock star, and created diabeticrockstar.com, a free online community for diabetics and their loved ones — a place where over 1,100 people share personal stories, information, and resources.

Jason Swencki’s son, Kody, was diagnosed with type diabetes at six. Father and son visit the online children's forums(论坛) together most evenings. "Kody gets so excited, writing to kids from all over," says Swencki, one of the site's volunteers. "They know what he's going through, so he doesn't feel alone." Kody is anything but alone.

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