2012级高二年级第二学期期末联考试卷

英 语

时量：120分钟 分值：150分

命题：益阳市一中 孟卫中 审题：益阳市一中 何丽萍

PartⅠ Listening Comprehension(30 marks)

Section A （22.5 marks）

Directions: In this section, you will hear six conversations between two speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked A, B and C. Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question.

You will hear each conversation TWICE.

Conversation 1

When does the woman finish work?

A. At 6:00 B. At 7:00 C. At 8:00

2. What is the man going to do tonight?

A. See his parents B. Watch a new movie C. Go for an appointment

Conversation 2

3. Where does the man play tennis?

A. At the university B. At the club C. At the community center

4. How often does the woman swim?

A. Once a week B. Three times a week C. Five times a week

Conversation 3

5. What is the man doing?

A. Getting dressed B. Having an interview C. Celebrating a birthday

6. What is the probable relationship between the two speaker?

A. Parent and child B. Husband and wife C. Customer and saleswoman

Conversation 4

7. Why did the man come back late?

A. He went to the bar. B. He met his teacher. C. He played basketball.

8. What did the woman do this morning?

A. She took a physics test. B. She had a meeting C. She held a party

9. What will the woman probably do after the conversation?

A. See her friends B. Go to the school C. Prepare dinner

Conversation 5

10. Where did the woman grow up?

A. In Switzerland. B.In the UK. C. In France.

11. Which of the following does the woman like best about Weybridge?

A. Its scenery B. Its people C. Its facilities

12. What does the man do?

A. A teacher B. A host C. A tour guide

Conversation 6

13. Why is the woman upset?

A. The man didn’t apologize B. The man didn’t turn up C. The man didn’t call

14. Who is the man speaking to?

A. A waitress. B.A professor C.A doctor

15. When will the two speakers see each other?

A. On Tuesday B. On Thursday C. On Friday

Section B（7.5 marks）

Directions: In this section, you will hear a short passage. listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS. You will hear the short passage TWICE

School Library



Locations

And resources

·1st floor?: 80,000 books

·2nd floor: 16. kinds of newspapers and magazines



Rules

·Books for lending can be kept for a 17. by full-time students.

·18. books, newspapers and magazines can never be taken out.



Opening time

·All day long

·All year round except 19. and New Year’s Day



Access

·By 20.





PART TWO LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE （45marks）

SECTION A（15marks）

Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence.

21. ----Haven't seen you for ages! Where have you been?

----I went to Yunnan and there for one year, teaching as a volunteer.

A. stayed B. stay C. had stayed D. am staying

22. The Louvre Museum has more than 6,000 European paintings, _____ from the 13th century to the 19th century.

A. ranged B. ranging C. to range D. having ranged

23. carefully if any change occurs when doing experiments in the lab.

A. Observe B. To observe C. Observed D. Observing

24. It was not just the size of the school but ______ it provides for us students______ made it unique.

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

25. In the past several weeks, people around the world the joy of the Worldcup Brazil.

A. had enjoyed B. have been enjoying C. were enjoying D. enjoyed

26. You'd better write down her phone number before you _____ it.

A. forget B. are forgetting C. forgot D. will forget

27. ----Why are you wandering in the yard, Tom?

----I ____ his keys in the classroom so I have to wait until my mother ____ home.

A. have left; comes B. left; had come C. had left; came D. had left; would come

28. ----What’s the matter with Della?

---- Well, her parents wouldn’t allow her to go to the party, but she still ____.

A. hopes so B. hopes to C. hopes not D. hopes for

29. We must be fully aware of the present complicated international situation _____ we are facing.

A. in which B. where C. which D.with which

30. — Tom knocked into the banisters（栏杆）last night while driving, but he is all right.

— He is lucky. He himself badly.

A. might injure B. could have injured C. should have injured? D. should injure

31. There are still many problems ______ before we are ready for the journey to Tibet.

A. solving B. solved C. being solved D. to be solved

32. The best moment for the football star was ______ he scored the winning goal.

A. where B. when C. how D. why

33. The new reading strategy _____ in the article can make learning easier.

A. introduced B. has introduced C. was introduced D. is being introduced

34. no modern telecommunications, we would have to wait for weeks to get news from around the world.

A. Were there B. Had there been C .If there are D. If there have been

35. Welcome to our program ! Joining us in the studio _____ six of the film festival representatives.

A. is B. are C. was D. were

SECTION B（18marks）

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are 4 words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context.

I began to play the piano at the age of eight. From then on, there was one thing I was afraid of every year: the piano recital(独奏演唱会). A recital 36 I had to practice a boring piece of music and perform before strangers. Each year I would ask my father if I could skip the recital “just this once”. And each year he would shake his head, muttering(嘀咕) something about building self-confidence and working toward a 37 .

So it was with really great 38 that I stood in church one recent Sunday, video camera in hand, and

39 my 68-year-old father sweating in his shirt before rising to play the piano in his very first recital.

My father had longed to play music since childhood, but his family was poor and couldn’t 40 lessons. He could have gone on regretting it, as too many of us do. But though he was rooted in his past, he wasn’t

41 there. When he retired three years ago, he 42 his church music director to take him as a student.

For a moment after my father sat down at the keyboard, he 43 stared down at his fingers. Has he forgotten the notes? I worried, remembering those split seconds 44 ago when my mind would go blank and my fingers would 45 . But then came the beautiful melody(旋律)，from the 46 fingers that once baited(装饵于) my fishing lines. And I realized he had been doing what music teachers always stress:

47 the music and pretend the others aren’t there. He certainly gave an excellent performance!

With his first recital, my father taught me more about courage and determination than all the words he used those 30-plus years ago.

36. A. reflected B. explained C. meant D. proved

37. A. goal B. stage C. journey D. chance

38. A. trouble B. satisfaction C. strength D. disappointment

39. A. kept B. sent C. watched D. felt

40. A. miss B. afford C. select D. understand

41. A. educated B. protected C. stuck D. spoilt

42. A. allowed B. invited C. inspired D. persuaded

43. A. roughly B. simply C. merrily D. curiously

44. A. decades B. weeks C. hours D. moments

45. A. play B. adjust C. click D. freeze

46. A. same B. warm C. different D. dirty

47. A. pass over B. turn up C. bring in D. concentrate on

SECTION C（12marks）

Directions: Complete the following passage by using ONE word that best fits the context.

　Last summer, my father and I went to Hainan for a vacation. Some of my friends who had been there before said 48. was a wonderful holiday destination. Before we went, we had planned for months. 49._______ the day came, we were ready.

After our plane landed, we went to the hotel. We had made our reservation six months earlier, but the man at the front desk said there had been a mistake. We were told that our rooms hadn’t been reserved for that week, 50._______ for the week after. I didn’t understand 51. ______ this would happen and my credit card had already been charged 52._______ the reservation. What’s worse, the hotel had been fully booked. When we were wondering 53. _______ to do, the manager came out. She was surprisingly helpful. She apologized for the mistake and gave us a spare VIP room on 54. _______ top floor. We had never stayed in such an amazing room, and we weren’t charged extra.

The next day, my father and I went to the beach 55.________ we watched some people play volleyball. We got a little sun-burnt, but the day had been so relaxing that we didn’t mind.

PART THREE: READING COMPREHENSION (30marks)

Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.

A

A Guide to the University

Food

The TWU Cafeteria is open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. It serves snacks, drinks, ice cream bars and meals. You can pay with cash or your ID cards. You can add meal money to your ID cards at the Front Desk. Even if you do not buy your food in the cafeteria, you can use the tables to eat your lunch, to have meetings and to study.

If you are on campus in the evening or late at night, you can buy snacks, fast food, and drinks in the Lower Café l