官渡区第二中学2012-2013学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题

本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，第Ⅰ卷1至8页，第Ⅱ卷第9页。满分150分，考试用时120分钟。

第一卷 （选择题，共115分）

注意事项：

1. 答题前，考生务必用黑色碳素笔将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号、座位号在答题卡上填写清楚。

2. 每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案的标号。答在试卷上的答案无效 。

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1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. What is the relationship between the two speakers?

A. Brother and sister. B. Father and daughter. C. Teacher and student.

2. How will the woman go to New York?

A. By plane. B. By train. C. By car.

3. What does the man mean?

A. He has no money with him now.

B. It is not necessary for the woman to buy new CDs.

C. The woman’s music teacher wants to deal with the old CDs.

4. What does the woman think of the man’s decision?

A. Smart. B. Interesting. C. Stupid.

5. What does the man mean?

A. John does not care about others.

B. John works too hard.

C. John should stop his experiments.

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。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，回答第6至7题

6. Where are the two speakers now?

A. In the office. B. On the river bank. C. At home.

7. What can we learn from the conversation?

A. The man doesn’t know how to swim.

B. The water was running very fast.

C. The little girl was frightened.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. How much does the gold purse cost?

A.40 dollars. B.32 dollars. C. 22 dollars.

9. What will the woman do?

A. Borrow some money and come back the next day.

B. Go to another store and buy a purse below 25 dollars.

C. Save some money and come back next week.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题

10. What is the woman going to do this summer vacation?

A. Teach some Asian students English.

B. Learn some Korean from the man.

C. Find a better job with the man.

11. What did the man do when he attended a Korean course?

A. He practised writing.

B. He practised speaking.

C. He read a lot of books in Korean.

12. What do we learn about the two speakers from the conversation?

A. Both the man and the woman are from England .

B. The man wants to teach English during this summer vacation.

C. The woman was travelling in Asia last summer.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题

13. When was the painting painted?

A. Yesterday. B. Last summer. C. Last winter.

14. What do we learn about the man from the conversation?

A. He learned to paint all by himself.

B. He learned to paint about twenty-three years ago.

C. He is more interested in playing the piano than painting.

15. What is the man now?

A. A famous teacher. B. A famous painter. C. A famous pianist.

16. What can we learn from the conversation?

A. The woman did not know the man could paint.

B. The man does not think learning to paint is difficult.

C. The woman is the man’s student.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题

17. What is the speaker mainly talking about?

A. What parents should do for their children.

B. It is important for parents to find a good job.

C. Parents need a lot of money to raise a child.

18. When do children go to nursery schools in the speaker’s country?

A. From Monday to Friday.

B. From Monday to Saturday.

C. From Monday to Thursday.

19. According to the speaker, what do parents usually do to make their children happy?

A. Buy the toys their children like.

B. Offer their children chances to learn an instrument.

C. Buy them books with pictures.

20. Why don’t many couples want children in the first several years when they are married?

A. They have low-paid jobs and don’t have enough money.

B. They want to enjoy their life of two.

C. They don’t want to work too hard.

第二部分：英语知识应用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节：单项选择（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

21. --- Hello, could I speak to Mr Smith?

--- Sorry, wrong number. There isn’t ________ Mr Smith here.

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

22. Whether the viewpoint is right or wrong, it is just ________ opinion.

A. a matter of 　　B. the matter of

C. as a matter of 　　D. no matter what

23. The committee ________ of fifteen members.

A. is consisted B. consists C. formed D. make up

24. I think you’d better ________ the holiday to practise your spoken English.

A. use up B. make the most of C. spend D. pay

25. It was not until she got home ________ Jennifer realized she had lost her keys.

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

26. Japan lies ________ the east of China ________ the east of Asia. It faces the Pacific on the east.

A. in; on B. to; in C. on; to D. to; on

27. Students should be encouraged to finish their homework ________.

A. of themselves B. of their own C. for their own D. on their own

28.________ matters most in learning English is enough practice.

A. What B. Why C. Where D. Which

29. The electricity was cut off because of the storm. Luckily we had plenty of candles ________ store.

A. with B. at C. for D. in

30. ________ he will go to work in a mountain village surprises all of us.

A. What B. That C. Whether D. if

31. ________ with so many trouble, we failed to complete the task on time.

A. Faced B. Face C. Facing D. To face

32. He hurried to the booking office only ________ that all the tickets had been sold out.

A. to tell B. to be told C. telling D. told

33. Along with the letter was his promise ________ he would visit me this coming Spring Festival.

A. which B. what C. that D. whether

34. --- Excuse me, Sir, is the swimming pool open all day?

---________. Only from 6:00 p.m. to 10: 00 p.m.

A. That’s right 　　B. Yes, of course

C. Sorry, I’m not sure 　　D. Sorry, I’m afraid not

35. ________ and I’ll get the work finished.

A. Having one more hour B. Give me one more hour

C. Given one more hour D. If I have one more hour

第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D 中选出最佳选项。

Since smoking is considered to be very dangerous to the health, it is especially difficult for children to buy cigarettes. One shopkeeper, Mr Smith, has always been 36 about this. If his customers are very 37 , he always asks them whom the cigarettes are 38 .

One day a little girl walked into his shop and demanded a packet of 20 cigarettes. She had the exact amount of money in her hand and 39 very sure of herself. Mr Smith was so 40 by her confident(自信的) 41 that he forgot to ask his 42 questions. He asked her what kind of cigarettes she 43 . The girl 44 quickly and handed him the 45 . While he was giving her the cigarettes, Mr Smith said laughingly that she was so young and she should 46 the packet in her pocket in order not to be 47 by a policeman. However, the little girl seemed not to find this very 48 . Without even smiling she 49 the packet and walked 50 the door. Suddenly she stopped, turned round, and 51 steadily(稳定地) at Mr Smith. There was a moment's deathly 52 and the shopkeeper wondered 53 she was going to say. All at once, in a clear 54 , the girl said, "My dad is a policeman." And 55 those words，she walked quickly out of the shop.

36. A. successful B. careful C. safe D. mind

37. A. old B. young C. weak D. strong

38. A. on B. about C. for D. with

39. A. seemed B. watched C. listened D. noticed

40. A. used B. pleased C. encouraged D. surprised

41. A. manner B. spirit C. part D. words

42. A. further B. often C. usual D. strange

43. A. had B. wanted C. bought D. sold

44. A. replied B. said C. told D. talked

45. A. cigarettes B. tobacco C. money D. packet

46. A. press B. keep C. lay D. hide

47. A. found B. looked C. searched D. had

48. A. secret B. necessary C. interested D. valuable

49. A. left B. gave C. took D. threw

50. A. from B. through C. into D. towards

51. A. pointed B. looked C. laughed D. knocked

52. A. form B. chance C. movement D. silence

53. A. how B. when C. why D. what

54. A. voice B. noise C. sound D. shout

55. A. around B. to C. without D. with

第三部分：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A; B; C; D四个选项中选出最佳选项

A

Darwin was not a bright boy. He was much slower than his younger sister, and he was in many ways a naughty boy. However, at the age of eight he was trying to make out the names of all plants he saw, and he was busy collecting all sorts of things. and he even imagined producing coloured roses by watering them with certain coloured liquids. Once he read the book Wonders of the World, he wished to work wonders himself some day.

One summer vacation Darwin became a great collector of beetles(甲虫).At that time he only collected them but made no scientific study of them. One day on tearing off the bark(树皮) he saw some unusual beetles, and seized one in each hand, then he saw a third and new kind, which he didn’t want to lose, so he put the one that he held in his right hand into his mouth. But it sent out some gas, which burned his tongue. He was forced to spit it out. It was lost, so was the third one.

Darwin accepted the offer by the navy(海军)to go on a voyage to explore the Southern Sea in the name of the government on a warship at the age of twenty-two. He was on board for five years. And during the long voyage he collected a great many of facts in Natural Science.

56. In his early years, Darwin was _________ in producing coloured roses.

A. successful　　　　 B. interested　　　 C. helped　　　 D. not interested

57. In the first paragraph "to work wonders" means _________________.

　 A. to work with surprising results　　　　 B. to have a wonderful job

　 C. to make something difficult to understand D. to produce beautiful things

58. Darwin put one beetle into his mouth in order to ________________.

A. taste the gas it sent out　　　　 B. eat it as he was hungry

C. save the life of the beetle　　　 D. spare his right hand to catch the third one

59. According to the passage, which statement of the following is true ?

A. "Wonders of the world" was his famous work.

　 B. When he was young he showed interest in natural science.

　 C. He was forced to explore the Southern Sea by the government.

　 D. He ran much slower than his younger sister.

B

The Canadian people are made up of different national races. The first known settlers of the country were the Indians.

It is believed that the Indians crossed into this continent across the Bering Strait and Sea from eastern Asia at least 10,000 years ago. When Europeans first entered the country. Indians were living in most of the forested areas. There were only a few Indians in the provinces near the Atlantic Ocean.

The second group of people to enter Canada were the Eskimos. They crossed the Bering Strait from Asia less than 3,000 years ago. There are few records of their early movements.

The first white settlers in Canada were the French. They came in greatest numbers to Quebec, but also to Nova Scotia, where they cleared farms on the southern side of the Bay of Funday (芬地湾).

The French built their citadel (城堡) at Quebec City, and cleared farms out of the forests in the area. By the time of the British conquest (征服) in 1763, there were about 60, 000 French in Canada, living chiefly between Quebec and Montreal.

There were not many British in Canada until American Revolutionary War drove large numbers northward.

60. This passage mainly talks about Canada.

A. the people of B. the history of

C. why so many people came to D. the French in

61. The French .

A. also came from Asia by crossing the Bering Strait

B. came to Canada at the same time as the Indians

C. came to Quebec and Nova Scotia

D. reached the number of 60,000 in the 1760s.

62. The British .

A. were not many at first in Canada

B. came to Canada in large numbers in the 19th century

C. conquered Quebec in 1763 for the first time

D. all of the above

63. Now about half of the Canadians are descendants of the peoples from .

A. Asia B. France C. Germany D. Britain

C

Imagine a boy from a small village in East Africa, He from a very early age has been looking after cattle. At twelve years old he knows more about cattle than most of you. However, he has never been to school. Has that boy ever had any education?

Education is discovering about ourselves and about the people and things around us. All the people who care about us — our parents, brothers, sisters, friends — are our teachers. In fact, we learn something from everyone we meet. We start learning on the day we are born, not on the first day we go to school. Every day we have new experiences, like finding a bird's nest, discovering a new street in our neighborhood, making friends with someone we didn't like before. New experiences are even more fun when we share them with other people.

Encouragement from the people around us enables us to explore things as much as possible. As we grow up, we begin to find out what we are able to do. You may be good at cooking, or singing or playing football. You find this out by doing these things. Just thinking about cooking doesn't tell you if you are good at it.

We learn so much just living from day to day. So why is school important? Of course you can learn some things better at home than at school, like how to do the shopping, and how to help old or disabled people who can' t do everything for themselves. At school, teachers help us to read and write. With their guidance, we begin to see things in different ways.

64. The writer takes the African boy as an example to show that _______.

A. African children are very poor B. some children are unlucky

C. education takes many ways D. schools are of great importance

65. In the eyes of the writer .

A. we have to learn from the people around us B. school is not important at all

C. only the people caring for us can teach us D. education takes place everywhere

66. One can find out what he is good at by _ .

A. the encouragement of people around B. the teachings of those he or she meets

C. thinking of it when growing up D. trying and practicing it

67. How the writer looks at the role of school is that .

A. school is not so important as our living places

B. school enables us to understand the world in other ways

C. school teaches us something useless at home

D. school cannot prepare us for our daily lives

68. The passage tells us that _ .

A. everyone gets education from the day he or she is born

B. different education trains different classes of people

C. school is absolutely necessary if one wants to understand the world

D. everyone will find out what he or she is good at

D

News has just been received of an air crash in the north of England. The plane, which was on a charter (包租的) flight from London to Carlisl, was carrying a party of businessmen on their way to a trade fair. It seems likely that the plane ran into a heavy fog as it was getting close to Carlisle and was forced to circle for some twenty minutes. Everything seems to be going well. The pilot was in constant radio communication with Control, when the engines suddenly cut out and all contact was lost. The plane crashed on the site of the ancient Roman camp at Hadrian’s Hill, a place well known to archaeologists(考古学家) and tourists.

So far few details have been reported, but it is feared that at least twenty people lost their lives, among whom was the pilot, who was killed instantly. The local ambulance and firemen were on the scene within minutes of the crash, but additional help had to be rushed from other areas.

Mr. Lesilie Collins, one of the survivors, told our reporter, “We passengers noticed the engines were making a funny noise. Of course we couldn’t see anything because of the fog, but the pilot said there was nothing to worry about. The next thing, we know, the engines went dead. There was a rushing noise and a kind of flash—and after that I don’t remember any more.”

Mr. Collins is now in hospital, being treated for minor injures. We will be bringing you further news of the crash as we receive it. In the meantime relatives are asked to ring 023457211 for information.

69. The plane that crashed was .

A. returning from a trade fair

B. on a regular flight to Carlisle as usual

C. flying some businessmen to London

D. not on a regular flight to Carlisle

70. When the plane was getting close to Carlisle, it because of the heavy fog.

A. lost all contact with the earth

B. was unable to hear Ground Control

C. had to wait for further instructions to land

D. was forced to turn back

71. The news report tells us that when the crash occurred .

A. the local help immediately came to the rescue

B. all the passengers and the pilot were killed "

C. additional help was unnecessary

D. help was long delayed

72. From what Mr. Collins said, it appears that he .

A. remembered everything that happened

B. had only an incomplete picture of what happened

C. remembered speaking to the pilot

D. heard and saw nothing at all

E

This March is a busy month in Shanghai. There's a lot to do. Here are the highlights.

Live Music - Late Night Jazz

Enjoy real American jazz from Herbie Davis, the famous trumpet player. He's coming with his new 7-piece band, Herbie' s Heroes. Herbie is known to play well into the early hours, so don't expect to get much sleep. This is Herbie' s third visit to Shanghai. The first two were sold out, so get your tickets quickly.

Scottish dancing

Take your partners and get ready to dance till you have used up all energy. Scottish dancing is fun and easy to learn. Instructors will demonstrate the dances. The live band, Gordon Stroppie and the Weefrees, are also excellent.

Exhibitions - Shanghai Museum

There are 120,000 pieces on show here. You can see the whole of Chinese history under one roof. It is always interesting to visit, especially at the moment with the Egyptian Tombs exhibition. There are lots of mummies and more gold than you've ever seen before. Let us know if you see a mummy move!

Dining - Sushi chef in town

Sushi is getting really a kind of popular food in Shanghai. In Japan, it’s become an art form. The most famous Sushi “artist” is Yuki Kamura. She’s also one of the few female chefs in Japan. She will be at Sushi Scene all of this month.

For a full listing of events, see our website.

73. Suppose you are going to attend an activity at 8: 00p. m. on Saturday, which one can you choose?

A. Live Music - Late Night Jazz B. Scottish dancing

C. Exhibitions - Shanghai Museum D. Dining - Sushi chef in town

74. Which of the following is true according to the advertisements?

A. Scottish dancing is so interesting and easy that it never tires you out.

B. The performance given by the American jazz band won't last long.

C. Sushi is not popular in Shanghai as it is a kind of Japanese traditional food.

D. It is more interesting to visit Shanghai Museum for the exhibits from Egypt.

75. In the text, the underlined word “chef” probably means _______.

A. a cook B. a waitress C. an instructor D. an artist

第二卷（非选择题，共35分）

注意事项：答题前，考生务必用黑色碳素笔将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号、座位号在答题卡上填写清楚。

第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节： 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误.对标题号的每一行做出判断：如无错误，在该行右边的横线上划（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：

此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。

After a final examination, I got a letter from my 76.

best friend and his parents live on a farm. They invited 77.

me stay with them for several weeks. I was so excited 78.

that I could sleep all night. When I got to their home, 79.

I was warm welcomed. I lived in a big and nice room. 80.

I enjoyed the life there very much. Every morning 81.

we got up early and walk on the farm where we could 82.

enjoy the fresh air or beautiful scenery. We gathered 83.

some flowers here and there, and I found it filled 84.

of funs. In the afternoon we did our homework. I did 85.

have a good time.

第二节： 书面表达(满分25分)

假设你是一名导游,向前来参观的国内外游客用英语介绍昆明的有关情况.内容包括以下

几个方面:

1.自然概况 2. 历史文化 3.风景名胜 4.特色小吃等

字数: 100字左右

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