福建省晋江市永和中学学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题.docx

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福建省晋江市永和中学学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题

晋江市永和中学2012-2013学年高二上学期期末英语

本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和

第二卷（非选择题）两部分

第一卷

第一部分：

听力（共两节，满分30分

第二部分　英语知识运用（共两节,满分45分）

第一节　单项填空（共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分）

21.—Iwasawardedaprizefordoingvolunteerwork.

—___________.

A.You'vegotitB.YoudeserveitC.GoodideaD.Hereweare.

22.LiNareturnedtoWuhanaftertheGames,_____shehadbeenbroughtupandtrainedtobeagoldmedalistoftennis.

A.whenB.thatC.whichD.where

23.Manyteenagersliketoplaycomputergames_____rolescanbechosenastheylike.

A.whereB.whoseC.whatD.which

24.TherelationshipbetweenU.S.andIranisgettingtense,_____catchestheattentionofpeopleallovertheworld.

A.itB.whatC.thatD.which

25.Lucyhasgotintoasituationinherstudy,____shefindsithardtogofurther.

A.thatB.whereC.WhichD.What

26.ThenewgymbeingbuiltforthenextAsianGameswillbe_____thepresentone.

A.asthreetimesbigasB.threetimesasbigas

C.asbigasthreetimesD.asbigthreetimesas

27.Ittook_____buildingsuppliestoconstruct（建）theseenergy-savinghouses.Ittookbrains,too.

A.otherthanB.RatherthanC.LessthanD.morethan.

28.Thepianosintheothershopwillbe_____,but_____.

A.cheaper;notasbetterB.Morecheap;notasbetter

C.cheaper;notasgoodD.morecheap;notasgood

29.–Henry,whatdoyouthinkofthemovieMissionImpossible4?

--______.Iwishtowatchitagain.

A.Itcouldn’tbebetter.B.Ican’tagreemore.

C.Itcouldn’tbeworse.D.Ithinkitawasteoftime.

30.Ifthemachineisoperatingafterithasrunoutofoil,itmay_______.

A.brokeupB.brokethroughC.brokeintoD.brokedown

31.Icomefromasmalltown.______flowsabranchoftheMinRiver.

A.overwhichB.fromwhichC.onwhichD.throughwhich

32.Manydriversfailedtoescape_______sincethestartof2013whenthenewtrafficregulationcameintoeffect.

A.finingB.beingfinedC.havingbeenfinedD.tobefined

33.Ifyou_________acompany,yougetcontrolofit,forexamplebybuyingitsshares.

A.takeoffB.takeupC.takeinD.takeover

34.Whathehassaidisreasonable______.

A.inawayB.onthewayC.bythewayD.intheway

35.________newsportingequipmentshouldbebroughtintoarousepeople’sinterestinsports.

A.AlargenumberofB.AgoodmanyC.AgreatdealofD.Dozensof

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,然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Asthehourhandreaches10atnight，PaulLee，a12thGradestudentinBeijing，isgettingreadytoleaveschoolandstarthishomework．Heisnot36：

manyhighschoolstudentsthroughoutthecountry37exactlythesameroutine．

MostAmericanstudentsare38whentheyhearaboutthisbusy39．Thisisnotsurprisingwhenyouconsiderthedifferentattitudestowards40inthetwocountries．

Americanstudentshavestress，butitisofaverydifferentkind．41__Chineseuniversitiesacceptstudents42_mainlyononeexaminationscore，Americanuniversitiestakeapplicantswhoarenotjustacademically43，butalsogoodatsocialactivities．

Infact，theeffortsrequiredtoimproveacademic46makesomeChinesestudentsveryunhappy．47competitionbetweenstudentsalsocausesproblems．”Ifeelpressuredtodowellinexams48_theclassranking,”saidJamesZhan，an11thGradeChinesestudent．”ItwouldbeembarrassingifIcame49ofmyclass．”

Someteachersagreethattherankingsystemcan50moreharmthangood．”Itmeansschoolsputpressureontheirstudentsratherthan51theirskills，"saidChangXueying，ateacherinBeijing．

Regardlessofthepressure，52，therearewaysinwhichstudentscan53theirlives．”IalwaysrunwhenIdon’tfeellikedoinghomework，it54toreducethestress，"saidTracyYuan，aChinesestudent．ButinAmerica，communityservice，artandmusic，arealso55amongAmericanstudentsbesidessports．Theythinktheylearnmoreoutofschoolthantheydoinschool．

36．A．tiredB．aloneC．awayD．1ively

37．A．breakB．ignoreC．observeD．follow

38．A．shockedB．embarrassedC．delightedD．worried

39．A．hourB．1essonC．scheduleD．project

40．A．educationB．developmentC．situationD．management

41．A．AsB．IfC．SinceD．While

42．A．fixedB．basedC．builtD．focused

43．A．hardB．valuableC．availableD．strong

44．A．forcedB．appointedC．expectedD．selected

45．A．experienceB．difficultyC．senseD．point

46．A．actingB．campaignC．professionD．performance

47．A．FrighteningB．FairC．FierceD．Reasonable

48．A．insteadofB．outofC．aheadofD．becauseof

49．A．freeB．bottomC．proudD．top

50．A．giveB．makeC．doD．get

51．A．protectingB．studyingC．masteringD．developing

52．A．thoughB．thereforeC．otherwiseD．instead

53．A．devoteB．balanceC．takeD．save

54．A．failsB．needsC．demandsD．helps

55．A．livelyB．activeC．popularD．relative

第三部分　阅读理解（共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分）

A

ToWhomItMayConcern:

OnMarch5,2012,IboughtaPerfectMuffinKit（松饼粉）fromyourstoreatMidfieldShoppingCenter．ThecashierwhoassistedmewasGeorge．GeorgewasveryfriendlyandtoldmematthePerfectMuffinKitwouldliveuptotheguaranteeonthebox:

"PerfectMuffinsEveryTime!

"．

Unfortunately,thisproductdidnotliveuptowhatitpromised．ThemuffinsImadewerefarfromperfect．Ifollowedthedirectionsinthepackageverycarefully．First,Iremovedthebagofmixfromthebox．Then,Ipoureditintoabowl．Next,Iaddedthecorrectamountofwatertothemixandstirredit．Accordingtothedirections,afterstirringthemixture,Iaddedhalfacupofdriedgrapes,nuts,berries,oranotherfavoriteingredient（配料）．Myfavoriteingredienthappenstobehotsauce（沙司）．Ifindthatabitofhotsaucemakespizzaandsouptasteverydelicious．So,continuingtofollowthedirections,Iaddedhalfacupofhotsaucetothemixandstirredit．Finally,Ipouredthemixintomuffintinsandbakeditinthebakerat350degreesforexactly20minutes．

Iwouldappreciateafullrefund（退款）of$3．99forthisproductassoonaspossible．Enclosedarethereceipt（收据）,theemptybox,andoneoftheun-perfectmuffinssothatyoucanexperienceitforyourself．Thankyouforyourattentiontothismatter．

Sincerely,

MichelleBauer

56．Thisletterismostlikelyaddressedto____．

A．alocalstoreowner

B．theownerofthemuffinmixcompany

C．theclerkatalocalmuffinbakery

D．George,thecashierwhosoldthemuffinmix

57．Thetone（语气）oftheauthorcanbestbedescribedas____．

A．hopelessB．disgustedC．embarrassedD．disappointed

58．Theauthorwasunhappywiththeproductbecause____．

A．itwastoodifficulttofollowthedirections

B．itwasworthlessmoneythanshepaidforit

C．itwasnotuptothepromisemadeonthebox

D．thedirectionsoftheproductcontainedamistake

59．Theauthor'smainpurposeinwritingthisletteristo____．

A．complainabouthowbadthemuffinstasted

B．getbackallthemoneypaidfromtheshop

C．preventothersfrommakingthesamemistake

D．persuadethecompanytochangethewordingontheirbox

B

Whatkindofjobdoyouwanttodointhefuture?

Onethatearnsthemostmoneyoronethatgivesyouthehighestsocialposition?

Whataboutajobthatmakesyoufeelhappy?

Surprisingly,thesethreethingsdonotalwaysgotogetherinthejobworld．

AccordingtoageneralsocialsurveybytheNationalOrganizationforResearchattheUniversityofChicagointheUS,thetenhappiestjobsarenotthosewithbetterpayorhighersocialposition．Theyareordinaryjobs．

Butwhatisitthatmakesa"happy"job?

Researchersfoundthatpeoplearehappierwhentheyfeeltheyaredoingsomethingworthwhile．Sixofthetoptenhappiestjobsarebasedheavilyonhelpingothers,suchasfirefighters,teachers,andphysicaltherapists（理疗师）

Beingabletoexpressoneselfisalsoimportantforpeopletofeelsatisfied．Takeauthorsasanexample．Theirpayis"ridiculouslylowornon-existent",but"thefreedomofwritingdownthecontentsofyourownmindleadstohappiness,"wrotebusinessauthorSteveDenningonhisblogonForbes．com．

Thesejobsaregreatlydifferenttothetopten"hatedjobs",accordingawebsitesurveyearlierthisyear．Directorofinformationtechnology,salesmanager,technicalspecialistandothersthataregenerallyconsideredrespectablejobsareonthelist．

ToddMayfromTheNewYorkTimesdidn'tfindtheresultsstrange．Hearguedthat"ameaningfullifemust,insomesensethen,makepeoplefeelworthwhile"．Ifapersondoesn'tparticipateinthecauses"thataregenerallyregardedasworthy,likefeedingandclothingthepoor,theirlifewilllackmeaning,"hesaid．Worktakesupthegreaterpartofmostpeople'slives．It'snowonderthatthepeoplewiththemostworthwhilejobsarethehappiestofall．

60．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisprobablyahappyjob?

A．AnengineerofIT．B．Ateacherofart．

C．Atechnicalexpert．D．Amarketingmanager．

61．SteveDenningthinksthatbeinganauthorishappymainlybecauseauthors______．

A．earnmuchmoneyB．areconsideredrespectable

C．arehelpfultoothersD．canbefreetoexpressthemselves

62．Fromthepassagewelearnthat______．

A．respectablejobsarehappyjobs

B．themoreyouearn,thehappieryouare

C．mosthappyjobsarerelatedtohelpingothers

D．thehigheryoursocialpositionis,thehappieryouare

63．Inthelastparagraphtheauthorstressesthat____．

A．thetwosurveysareofgreatimportance

B．itwon'tbeeasytofindajobinthefuture

C．yourdreamjobsshouldbebasedonthetwosurveys

D．yourfuturejobshouldbeonethatmakesyouhappy

C

Doesthissoundfamiliar?

It's3:

00amandyou'restillawakeandstaringattheclock．Youcan'tsleep,andyou'vealreadytriedallthefamiliartricks—takenawarmba