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　　〖浙江省台州市六校2012-2013学年高二下学期期中联考英语听力〗

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注意：本试卷分卷I（选择题）和卷II（非选择题）两部分。全卷总分：120分，考试时间：100分钟。

卷I（选择题 满分85分）

第一部分、听力理解 （共13小题；每小题1分，满分13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。

1. Why does the man like his new job more?

A. He can use what he learned.

B. He can learn a lot from the new job.

C. He has more free time.

2. What does the woman want the man to do?

A. To buy her a dress . B. To give her his address. C. To deliver her dress.

3. Where is Sue now?

A. At home. B. At Bill’s home. C. At the office.

4. What does the woman think of herself?

A. Careless. B. Unfortunate. C. Hopeless.

5. What is the possible relationship between the two speakers?

A. A boss and an employee.

B. A teacher and a student.

C. A father and a son.

第二节、听下面3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，各个小题将给出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6~8小题。

6. Why is Ken so early this morning?

A. He is on duty.

B. He has to do his homework.

C. He often does this.

7. What do we learn about Ken’s mother?

A. She is very strict with Ken.

B. She is very friendly.

C. She always makes Ken do a lot of homework.

8. Did Ken’s favorite team win last night?

A. Yes, it did. B. No, it didn’t. C. We don’t know.

听第7段材料，回答第9~11小题。

9. Where does the conversation probably happen?

A. At the doctor’s office. B. At the police station. C. In the street.

10. What is the man who asked the time like?

A. He is tall and thin. B. He is tall and fat. C. He is short and thin.

11. How many people robbed the woman?

A. Two. B. Three. C. We don’t know.

听第8段材料，回答第12~13小题。

12. What do we know about Elizabeth?

A. She’s too busy to see a doctor.

B. The doctor’s advice does her no good.

C. She hasn’t got well though she’s seen a doctor.

13. Who will see Elizabeth?

A. The man. B. The woman. C. Neither of them.

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分38分）

第一节：单项填空（共18小题；每小题1分，满分18分）????

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

例：It is generally considered unwise to give a child _______ he or she wants.

A. however???????? B. whatever???????? C. whichever???????? D. whenever

答案是B。

14. For a long time they walked without saying ____ word. Jim was the first to break ____

silence.

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

15. ----Will you go swimming with me this weekend?

---- _____________

A. All depend. B. It depends.

C. It depends on. D. All depends on.

16. It is said that our body _______ 206 bones; if one of _____ is broken, it will cause

inconvenience of some kind.

A. makes up of; them B. is made up of; them

C. is made up of; which D. makes up; which

17. My wife’s ______ complaints about the bathroom being too small really gives me a big

headache but I can’t do anything but _____ to accept it as it is.

A. often; have B. constant; to have C. usual; to have D. frequent; have

18. Not until all the fish die in the river ____ how serious the pollution was.

A. did the villagers realize B. the villagers realized

C. the villagers realized D. didn’t the villagers realize

19. The foreign teacher Mr. Halt has a strange way of writing. Here’s a notice for him, but no

clear_____ of what he has written can be made at all.

A. explanation B. meaning C. sense D. idea

20. The boy wanted to ride his bicycle in the street, but his mother told him _______.

A. not to B. not to do C. not do it D. do not to

21. The copy editor began to work on all the stories and photos.________，the reporter started

to check the evidence.

A. Indeed B. Meanwhile C. Finally D. Therefore

22. Look at the trouble I am in. If only I _____ your advice.

A. followed　 B. would follow C. had followed　 D. should follow

23. Considering that you have no _____ experience, it’s doubtful whether you’ll get the job.

A. efficient B. previous C. original D. unusual

24. She first _____ singing and dancing, but soon lost interest and became a businesswoman.

A. took up B. took in C. took over D. took down

25. Although they just met for the first time, they talked _____ they had been friends for many

years.

A. as if B. even if C. such as D. so long as

26. As students, we have many duties to perform, with improving our ability to learn ______.

A. in special B. in advance C. in practice D. in particular

27. Had it not been for the police’s help, Peter his bicycle yesterday afternoon.

A. could not find B. didn’t find

C. could not have found D. hadn’t found

28. We don’t know what ideas the director, Zhang Yimou, wants to ________ to the audience

of the world through the ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

A. deliver B. carry C. convey D. transport

29. _______ of time and energy has been spent in making the earthquake-stricken areas a

permanent museum to remind people how disastrous a natural disaster can be.

A. Large quantities B. A great deal C. A good many D. A plenty

30. As it is summer holiday, we have to adopt a _______ timetable for school activities.

A. changeable B. movable C. flexible D. variable

31. —- I think I’m going to die.

—- , Joe. You only have a cold.

A. Don’t mention it B. Take it easy C. It’s hard to say D. Take care

第二节　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，然后从16～35各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

Every year, almost 2 million Americans are injured while they're 32 work. Every day, 240 are killed on the job. The 33 job is cutting down trees. Being a policeman is safer than many jobs, including driving a truck, collecting garbage and 34 airplanes. One of the safest jobs is being a librarian.

The government inspects(检查) most factories and offices. 35 have to 36__ fines if their factories or offices are unsafe. In California, employers often go to prison if one of their workers is 37 because a factory didn't 38 safety measures. But President Bush cut down the number of government inspectors 39 15 percent. Many people say working is less safe 40 .

For women workers, the greatest danger so far is murder. Forty--two percent of all 41_ who die at work were killed. Many of them work 42 clerks in stores 43 they are by themselves at night. Experts say they can protect themselves by putting the cash desk in full 44 of the street.

The numbers of deaths and accidents at work don't take into 45 people who become sick from 46 that they are exposed to at work. Doctors don't know 47__ some chemicals cause illness.

There are no government rules for many new chemicals.

Inspectors say employers 48 their backs on safety problems because they don't want to pay the bill for fixing them. They also say some workers don't want to complain about dangers because they may 49 their jobs.

The government should force business to improve safety. There's no 50 for workers dying or 51 in an accident that could have been prevented.

32. A. in B. at C. on D. during

33. A. safest B. most dangerous C. easiest D. most tiring

34. A. flying B. making C. driving D. riding

35. A. Officers B. Workers C. Employers D. Employees

36. A. give B. offer C. pay D. buy

37. A. saved B. hit C. shot D. killed

38. A. use B. make C. obey D. take

39. A. to B. by C. from D. at

40. A. as a result B. though C. at last D. therefore

41. A. adults B. youths C. men D. women

42. A. for B. as C. like D. to

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

44. A. view B. look C. scene D. scenery

45. A. thought B. mind C. thinking D. consideration

46. A. machines B. chemicals C. air D. work

47. A. because B. when C. if D. even if

48. A. give B. turn C. show D. refuse

49. A. lose B. miss C. give up D. save

50. A. need B. reason C. time D. excuse

51. A. injuring B. being injured C. be injuring D. be injured

第三部分、阅读理解(共两节，第一节12小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分, 共34分)

第一节：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，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

A

Is it true that cats have nine lives? One 4-year-old American cat named Sugar definitely seems to have more than one. Sugar fell from the 19th floor of her owner’s home in Boston last month and was only hurt a little on her chest.

Back in 1987, scientists studied 132 cats. All of them had been brought to a vet’s clinic in New York after falling from tall buildings. Around 90 percent of these cats were alive after their fall and only 37 percent had been seriously injured.

“Being able to survive falls is a critical thing for animals that live in trees, and cats are one of them,” said Socha.

Cats have developed special body structures to survive accidental falls. Their legs are muscular. This can protect their bones from breaking, Professor Andrew Biewener from Harvard University told the BBC. Cats can also spread out their legs like a parachute to reduce their falling speed, he said.

The strange part, according to scientists, is that cats have a better chance of survival if they fall fr