安徽省望江中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题.docx

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安徽省望江中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题

安徽省望江中学2012~2013学年第一学期期中考试

高二英语试题

第一部分听力（共两节,满分30分）

第1节（共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分）

1.Whocouldhelpthewoman?

A.JackyB.RachelC.Riley

2.WhatdoesthemanwantHenrytodo?

A.Helphimcook.

B.Playcomputergames.

C.Buysomemilk.

3.Wherearetheytalking?

A.Atabusstation.

B.Atanairport.

C.Atasubwaystation.

4.Howdoestheboyfeelaboutonlinelanguagestudying?

A.Usefulandinteresting.

B.Unusefulanddull.C.Usefulbutdull.

5.Whatdidtheydojustnow?

A.Hadameal.B.Hadaparty.

C.Hadashow.

第2节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听第6段材料，回答第6，7题

6.Whatdidthemanget?

A.Sportsshoes.B.AnOvercoat.

C.Apairofpants.

7.Wherearetheygoing?

A.Totheescalator.B.Toamen’sstore.

C.Toawomen’sstore.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Whatisn’ttheboygoodat?

A.EnglishB.MathC.Chinese

9.HowlongisMissBerry’sclass?

A.Onehour.B.Onehourandahalf.

C.Twohours.

10.Whencantheboyhavethefreeclass?

A.OnThursdayevening.

B.OnSundaymorning.

C..OnSundayafternoon.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题

11.Whatdoestheboywanttoimprove?

A.SpokenEnglish.B.Grammar.

C.Vocabulary.

12.Whatdoestheboythinkoftheredbook?

A.ExpensiveB.Boring

C.Difficult

13.Whatwilltheboybuy?

A.AmusicCD.B.AbookwithaCD.

C.Adictionary.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14.WhatcanwelearnaboutAfrican-Americaninventors?

A.Theyarefamous.B.Theyarerich.

C.Theyareignored.

15.Whodoesthemanwritethebookfor?

A.Adults.B.Collegestudents

CYoungkids.

16.Whatisthepurposeofthebook?

A.Tocallonmorepeopletoinventthings.

B.Toaskpeopletocareaboutpoorkids.

C.Tochangepeople’sopinionsonblackpeople.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WhatanimalscouldgethelpfromtheWDCS?

A.Dolphinsandwhales.

B.Dolphinsandsharks.

C.Whalesandcrocodiles.

18.HowmanytimeshasthespeakerraisedfundsfortheWDCS?

A.OnlyOnceB.Twice

C.Threetimes.

19.HowdidthespeakerraisemoneyforWDCS?

A.Byaskingmoneyfromparents.

B.Bysellingthingsinamarket.

C.Bydisplayingposterstoclassmates.

20.Whydoesthegirlgivethespeech?

A.Toaskpeopletojointhecharity.

B.Toaskpeopletoloveanimals.

C.Toaskpeopletoprotecttheearth.

第二部分:

知识运用（共两节,满分35分）

第一节:

单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分,满分15分）

从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

21.Ihadnotimetoreadthenewspaperthismorning.Ijust_____attheheadline.

A.glancedB.watchedC.glaredD.stared

22.Thegovernmentdesiredthatimmediatemeasures_______tohelpthepeopletrappedinthemine.

A.betakenB.wouldbetakenC.shouldtakeD.wastaken

23.TheRedCrossturnedtheschoolintoa______forvictimsoftheearthquake.

A.kindergartenB.coverC.shelterD.hotel

24.Itriedmillionsoftimes,butIcannever_____him_____smoking.

A.ask,forB.persuade,intoC.take,toD.talk,outof

25.Dadisalwaysbusywithhisworksothathecan’thelp_______thehouseworkatwork.

A.didB.doingC.todoD.Done

26.Itisveryimportantforacompanyto______thedevelopmentofthemarket.

A.keepbackB.keeponC.keepawaywithD.keepupwith

27.Thelecturergavesomeexamplestoexplainwhyyoushouldstudythecontract_____beforesigning.

A.indetailB.ingeneralC.onpurposeD.ontime

28.Withmoreandmorenewdrugs____,doctorsfinditnotdifficulttotreatpatients.

A.developB.developedC.todevelopD.beingdeveloped

29.________bythebeautyofnature,Idecidedtostayanothertwoweeksatthesmallvillage.

A.AttractingB.AttractedC.TobeattractedD.Havingattracted

30.Mycasesweretooheavy,andtheairline_______me40poundsforextrabaggage.

A.blamedB.complainedC.chargedD.Accused

31.I’msureHarrywillremember,butwhynotgivehimaring_____heforgets.

A.unlessB.incaseC.eventhoughD.aslongas

32.Thepriceofwheathas_______by15%,directlyleadingtolessincomeforthefarmers.

A.refusedB.increasedC.decreasedD.risen

33.Hesaidtome,“WherewillyoumeetTomtomorrow?

”

—Heaskedmewhere_______meetTomthenextday.

A.IwouldB.wouldI

C.youwillD.wouldyou

34.Asa_______forpassingtheexam,shegotanewbikefromherparents.

A.rewardB.respectC.receiptD.result

35.-----Doyoumindtellingmewhichschoolyougraduatedfrom?

-------_______,IgraduatedfromNewJerseyCityUniversity.

A.OfcourseB.Notreally

C.NotlikelyD.Notalittle

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，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Theweatherhasalottodowithourlife.Foronething,ourcrops__36___onit.Theywill__37__ifitistoodryortoowet.Somenhavelonghopedtofindawaytoget__38__ofit.Buttheireffortshaveuptonowproducedlittle__39___.

Thoughitistruethat___40__canchangetheweather,norcananybody__41___controlit,wehavelearnedmanythingsaboutitfrom__42____andthroughstudy.Wehavefoundthatcertainsigns__43___whenthereisgoingtobeanybigchangeintheweather.Ifwe__44__thesignscorrectly,wecantellwhatthemostimportantchangesinthe___45__willbe.Thiswayoftellingwhattheweatherwillbelikeonthe___46_dayortwoiscalled“weatherforecast”.

Peopleinallcountrieshaveformanyyears__47___theweatherandtriedtomakeweather__48__.Thefollowingaresomeoftheirfindings.

Sometimesdistant___49___suchashillsandtalltreesseemtobeveryclearandnear.Thisisasignofmuchwatervapor,whichshowsthat__50___willprobablycome.

Whendistant___51__,suchasthenoisefromfar-offtrains,areheardveryclear,thenwetandstormyweatherisontheway.

Ifyouseearainbow（彩虹）during___52_weather,thisisasignthatitwill__53___andbecomefine.Suchrainbowsalwayscomeintheevening.However,ifarainbowappearsinthemorning,thenyoumaytakeitthatrainyweatherwillcome.Ifthestarstwinkleclearlyatnight,thenfairweatherwillprobablycontinue.

Andthenmanypeoplefeelintheir__54___thecomingofwetweather.Theirjoints（关节）ortheiroldwoundsache,whichalwaystells__55__itisgoingtorain.

Mostoftheabovesayinghavebeenmadebypeoplewhohaveusedtheireyesandbrains,andtheyhaveprovedtobeveryusedinforecastingtheweather.

36.A.dependB.sendC.landD.takeon

37.A.excitedB.sufferC.surpriseD.move

38.A.interestedB.holdC.controlD.all

39.A.moneyB.causesC.resultsD.crops

40.A.allB.anyoneC.someoneD.noone

41.completelyB.hardlyC.difficultlyD.easily

42.A.reportsB.experienceC.knowledgeD.books

43.A.continueB.comeC.appearD.go

44.A.lookatB.tellC.readD.know

45.A.waterB.cloudC.skyD.weather

46.A.specialB.commonC.followingD.ordinary

47.A.studiedB.readC.learnedD.told

48.A.heardB.forecastedC.knownD.understood

49.A.windB.cloudC.objectsD.house

50.A.noonB.starC.sunD.rain

51.A.objectsB.soundsC.voiceD.noise

52.A.cloudyB.windyC.rainyD.sunny

53.A.fineB.bedarkC.clearupD.besnowy

54.A.footB.handC.bodyD.bones

55.A.themB.usC.herD.him

第3节阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。

A

Today,rollerskatingiseasyandfun.Butalongtimeago,itwasn’teasyatall.Before1750,theideaofskatingdidn’texist.ThatchangedbecauseofamannamedJosephMerlin.Merlin’sworkwasmakingmusicalinstruments.Inhissparetimehelikedtoplaytheviolin.JosephMerlinwasamanofideasanddreams.Peoplecalledhimadreamer.

OnedayMerlinreceivedaninvitationtoattendafancydressball.Hewasverypleasedandalittleexcited.Asthedayofthepartycamenear,Merlinbegantothinkhowtomakeagrandentranceattheparty.Hehadanidea.Hethoughthewouldgetalotofattentionifhecouldskateintotheroom.

Merlintrieddifferentwaystomakehimselfroll.Finally,hedecidedtoputtwowheelsundereachshoe.Therewerethefirstrollerskates.Merlinwasveryproudofhisinventionanddreamedofarrivingatthepartyonwheelswhileplayingtheviolin.

OnthenightofthepartyMerlinrolledintotheroomplayinghisviolin.Everyonewasastonishedtoseehim.Therewasjustoneproblem.Merlinhadnowaytostophisrollerskates.Herolledonandon.Suddenly,heranintoahugemirrorthatwashangingonthewall.Downfellthemirror,breakingtopieces.NobodyforgotMerlin’sgrandentranceforalongtime!

56.Thetextismainlyabout_______.

A.astrangemanB.anunusualparty

C.howrollerskatingbeganD.howpeopleenjoyedthemselvesinthe18thcentury

57.PeoplethoughtMerlinwasadreamerbecausehe______.

A.oftengaveotherssurprisesB.wasagiftedmusician

C.inventedtherollerskatesD.wasfullofimagination

58.Merlinputwheelsunderhisshoesinorderto_______.

\A.impressthepartyguestsB.arriveatthepartysooner

C.testhisinventionD.showhisskillinwalkingonwheels

59.Whatisthemainpointthewriteristryingtomakeinthelastparagraph?

A.Therollerskatesneededfurtherimprovement.

B.ThepartygueststookMerlinforafool.

C.Merlinsucceededbeyondexpectation.

D.Merlingothimselfintotrouble.

B.

PersonalcomputersandtheInternetgivepeoplenewchoicesabouthowtospendtheirtime.

Somemayusethisfreedomtosharelesstimewithcertainfriendsorfamilymembers,butnewtechnologywillalsoletthemstayinclosertouchwiththosetheycaremostabout.Iknowthisfrompersonalexperience.

E-mailmakesiteasytoworkathome,whichiswhereInowspendmostweekendsandevenings.Myworkinghoursaren’tnecessarilymuchshorterthantheyoncewerebutIspendfewerofthemattheoffice.ThisletsmesharemoretimewithmyyoungdaughterthanImighthaveifshe’dbeen