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陕西省西工大附中学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题

2012-2013学年度第一学期模块质量检测试卷

高二英语（必修4）

第一部分：

英语知识运用（共四节，满分45分）

第一节语音知识（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

选出与所给单词划线部分读音相同的词，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

1.appear

A.near

B.research

C.wear

D.earth

2.success

A.official

B.excuse

C.cause

D.exciting

3.grade

A.face

B.thank

C.water

D.wash

4.unique

A.support

B.ugly

C.music

D.hunter

5.thus

A.youth

B.breakthrough

C.worthy

D.health

第二节情景对话（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）

根据对话情景和内容，从对话后所给的选项中选出能填入每一空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两个为多余选项。

在答题卡上E涂AB,F涂AC。

Mary,wearegoingtohaveapartyonNewYear’sEve.I’msurewe’llhaveagoodtime.6

Thanks.I’dliketo.7

Inourclassroom.Wearegoingtodecorateitandturnitintoafinedancingroom.

8IshallbeverygladtospendmyfirstNewYearinChinawithyou.

Butwearegoingtoaskeveryoneatthepartytogiveaperformance.9

Iamgladto,butmyvoiceisnotverypleasanttotheear.

Iheardyousingonce.10I’msureyou’llbethestarofourNewYearparty.

Oh,thankyou.

A.Yourvoicewassweetandbeautiful.

B.Whereareyougoingtohaveit?

C.Wouldyouliketojoinus?

D.Thankyouforinvitingme.

E.Oh,thatisgreat.

F.It’sgettingcoldnowadays.

G.SingussomeEnglishsongs,please.

第三节语法和词汇知识（共15小题,每小题1分，满分15分）

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

11._______recentreportstatedthatthenumberofSpanishspeakersintheU.S.wouldbehigherthanthenumberofEnglishspeakerby______year2090.

A.A;theB.A;/C.The;/D.The;a

12.—Ifeelverynervouswiththecomingcompetition.

—________.Aslongasyoucanfinishit，itisavictory.

A.TakeyourtimeB.TakeiteasyC.NoproblemD.It’shardtosay

13.Passengersarealwaysreminded________theirbelongingsbehindwhentheygetoffapublictransport.

A.tonotleaveB.nottoleaveC.notleavingD.nottoleaving

14.Filmhasamuchshorterhistory,especiallywhen___suchartformsasmusicandpainting.

A.havingcomparedtoB.comparingto

C.comparetoD.comparedto

15.Hehasmadeanotherwonderfuldiscovery,_______Ithinkisofgreatimportancetoscience.

A.whichB.howC.whenD.that

16.Wearrangedtomeetatthestationat10:

00ambutshedidn’t_____.

A.setupB.turnupC.makeupD.drawup

17.That’stheleast_________excuseyoucouldoffer;evenafoolcanseeyouarejustlying.

A.outstandingB.charmingC.entertainingD.convincing

18.Asurveyoftheopinionsofexports_________thatthreehoursofoutdoorexerciseaweek_________goodforone’shealth.

A.show;areB.shows;isC.show;isD.shows;are

19.________enoughpreparations,theythoughtitbettertoputoffthemeeting.

A.NothavingmadeB.Havingnotmade

C.NothavemadeD.Nottohavemade

20.Theword“media”basicallyrefersto_________wecommonlycallnewspapers,magazines,radiosandtelevisions.

A.whichB.thatC.whatD.where

21.Thegovernmenthastakensomemeasurestosolvetheshortageofelectricity,butitmaybesometime_________thesituationimproves.

A.sinceB.whenC.unlessD.before

22.Iwouldappreciate________verymuchifyoucouldgivemesomesuggestions.

A.thisB.thatC.it D.you

23.JohnisleavingforLondontomorrowandIwill_________him________attheairport.

A.set;offB.leave;offC.see;offD.show;off

24.Thenewsecretaryissupposedtoreporttothemanagerassoonasshe________.

A.willarriveB.arrivesC.isarrivingD.istoarrive

25.Goforitwhileyouareyoung.Youcan’tavoid_________yourjobtomorrowunlessyouworkhardtoday.

A.losingB.toloseC.tobelosingD.beinglost

第四节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

Thereissomuchcompetitionintheworldwherewelive.Everysinglepersonhasa（n）26tosucceedandbethebestatwhattheycan.Therearecollegebasketballplayers27reachingtheprofessionallevelandstudentstryingtheirbesttogetan“A”ontheirmathtest.Wemeetbusinessmenthathave28alotofmoney.Weallhavearole29welookupto,orhavelookeduptoatsomepointinlife,whetheritisarespectedelderinourfamily,atrustedfriendaroundus,ora（n）30personoftenappearingonTVscreensormagazinecovers.

Itis31havingrolemodelsandlookinguptopeoplethat32us.However,howoftendoyouaskyourself,“Whyishesmarterthanme?

”or“Howdidthispersonachievesuchagreat33atsuchayoungage?

”Iwenttoagreathighschoolthatwasvery34anddemanding;Isawmanyvery35studentsgraduateandgetintoafamousschool.Ialso36whenIgotmymathtestpapersback,Isometimes37whyInevergotconsistent“A”slikethestudentsittingtwoseatsawayfromme.

However,whatI38afterenteringcollegewasthatoneshouldnever39theirskillsorlevelsofsuccesswithotherpeople’s.Everysinglepersonis40andweallhavesomesortofuniquetalent.Ifyouarenotgoodat41orwanttoimproveaspecificskill,youhavetolearnhowtobepatientandunderstandyour42andtrytoovercomethem.

The43isthatyoucanallbecomeanhonorstudentifyouwanttoorevenimproveyourrunningskills.Butyouhavetokeepin44thatunderstandingyourweaknessesandstrengthsisavery45stepintheprocess.Youhavetolearnhowtolookatyourselfandsetgoalsstepbystepsothatyoucantrackyourimprovement.

26.

A.desire

B.choice

C.stress

D.ability

27.

A.dreamingof

B.informedof

C.gettinginto

D.brokeninto

28.

A.spent

B.taken

C.earned

D.offered

29.

A.style

B.model

C.type

D.pattern

30.

A.cheerful

B.strange

C.famous

D.awkward

31.

A.funny

B.astonishing

C.ashamed

D.great

32.

A.dislike

B.persuade

C.follow

D.motivate

33.

A.prizes

B.success

C.medals

D.goals

34.

A.competitive

B.acceptable

C.diverse

D.positive

35.

A.careless

B.generous

C.bright

D.curious

36.

A.suspect

B.suggest

C.remember

D.advocate

37.

A.noticed

B.explained

C.wondered

D.believed

38.

A.achieved

B.learnt

C.checked

D.removed

39.

A.combine

B.compare

C.adopt

D.relate

40.

A.perfect

B.simple

C.ordinary

D.different

41.

A.anything

B.nothing

C.everything

D.something

42.

A.advantages

B.weaknesses

C.potential

D.personalities

43.

A.problem

B.question

C.truth

D.doubt

44.

A.contact

B.touch

C.action

D.mind

45.

A.important

B.difficult

C.interesting

D.obvious

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）

阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

Facialexpressionscarrymeaningthatisdeterminedbysituationsandrelationships.Forexample,inAmericanculturethesmileisusuallyanexpressionofpleasure.Yetitalsohasotheruses.Awoman’ssmileatapoliceofficerdoesnotcarrythesamemeaningasthesmileshegivestoayoungchild.Asmilemayshowloveorpoliteness.Itcanalsohidetruefeelings.Itoftencausesconfusion（困惑）acrosscultures.Forexample,manypeopleinRussiaconsidersmilingatstrangersinpublictobeunusualandevenimproper.YetmanyAmericanssmilefreelyatstrangersinpublicplaces（althoughthisislesscommoninbigcities）.SomeRussiansbelievethatAmericanssmileinthewrongplaces;someAmericansbelievethatRussiansdon’tsmileenough.InSoutheastAsiancultures,asmileisfrequentlyusedtocoverpainfulfeelings.Vietnamesepeoplemaytellasadstorybutendthestorywithasmile.

Ourfacesshowemotions（情感）,butweshouldnotattemptto“read”peoplefromanothercultureaswewould“read”someonefromourownculture.Thefactthatmembersofoneculturedonotexpresstheiremotionsasopenlyasmembersofanotherdoesnotmeanthattheydonotexperienceemotions.Rather,thereareculturaldifferencesintheamountoffacialexpressivenesspermitted.Forexample,inpublicandinformalsituationsmanyJapanesedonotshowtheiremotionsasfreelyasAmericansdo.Whenwithfriends,JapaneseandAmericansseemtoshowtheiremotionssimilarly.

Itisdifficulttogeneralize（概括）aboutAmericansandfacialexpressivenessbecauseofpersonalandculturalbackgroundsintheUnitedStates.PeoplefromcertainculturalbackgroundsintheUnitedStatesseemtobemorefaciallyexpressivethanothers.Thekeyistotrynottojudgepeoplewhosewaysofshowingemotionaredifferent.Ifwejudgeaccordingtoourownculturalhabits,wemaymakethemistakeof“reading”theotherpersonincorrectly.

46.WhatdoesthesmileusuallymeanintheU.S.?

A.Love B.Politeness C.Joy D.Thankfulness

47.TheauthormentionsthesmileoftheVietnamesetoprovethatasmilecan_____.

A.showfriendlinesstostrangers

B.beusedtohidetruefeelings

C.beusedinthewrongplaces

D.showpersonalhabits

48.Whatshouldwedobeforeattemptingto“read”people?

A.Learnabouttheirrelationswithothers

B.Understandtheirculturalbackgrounds

C.Findoutabouttheirpastexperience

D.Figureoutwhattheywilldonext

Longlongago,therewasamanwhowasgoodatshootingarrows（弓箭）.Heaskedthekingtodeclarehimasthegreatestarcher（射手）ofthecountry．Thekingwasabouttodosowhenanoldservantofthekingsaid，“Wait，sir.Iknowanoldmanwholivesintheforest.Heisamuchgreaterarcher.Letthisyoungmangotohimandlearnfromhimforatleastthreeyears.”

Themancouldnotbelievewhattheservantsaid,buthewentandfoundtheoldmanandhewas!

Forthreeyearshelearnedfromhim.Thenoneday，whenhethoughthehadlearnedeverything,the

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