广东省汕头市学年高二英语下学期期中试题新人教版.docx

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广东省汕头市学年高二英语下学期期中试题新人教版

汕头市金山中学2012～2013学年度第二学期期中考试

高二英语试题

一、听力部分（共10小题,每小题1分，满分10分）

1.听录音，在答题卡上补全答案。

A1:

Some.

A2:

Itis.

A3:

Thereare.

A4:

Provide.

A5:

machines.

2.听录音将下列短文补充完整。

Marygotan6onherwayhome.Luckilyacouple,PaulandSusanofferedtohelp.Afterfailingtofindasuitabletireforherataservicestation,theyaskedhertofollowthemhome.Notabletofindatireforhereventhere,theydecidedtoletMaryusetheirowncar,sayingtheywouldnotbeusingthecar7.Marywassoimpressedbysuchkinddeeds.8passedbeforeMarydrovebacktoreturnthecouple’scar.Shearrivedtofindhercarcleanedwithnewtiresandeven9fixed.Shethankedthecouple,askinghowmuchsheowedthem.Yetthecoupletoldherthatitwastheirpleasuretohelp.Itwasthenthatsherealizedwhatsheshoulddowastopassontheir“10”spirit.

二、单项填空（共10小题,每小题1分，满分10分）

11.TherobotTonywassaidalreadyinLarry’shousebeforehereturned.

A.totestoutB.tohavebeentestedout

C.tobetestedoutD.tobetestingout

12.It’ssaidthatinthatareathereismorelandthanthegovernmentknows______.

A.itwhattodowithB.whattodoitwith

C.whattodowithitD.todowhatwithit

13.Atlastthenewly-marriedcoupledeclared_______.

A.todivorceB.beingdivorcedC.thattheywoulddivorceD.divorced

14.Thestudent,inJinshanMiddleSchoolfor3years,wasadmittedintoQinghuaUniversity.

A.tostudyB.studyingC.tohavestudiedD.havingstudied

15.Thedetective,____tobereadinganewspaper,glancedattheman_____nexttoawoman.

A.pretending,seatedB.pretended,seatedC.pretending,seatD.pretended,seating

16.Astimewentby,theplanhestuck____fairlypractical.

A.toprovedB.toprovingC.provedD.tobeproved

17.Beforehewentabroad，hespentasmuchtimeashe_____English.

A.couldlearningB.learnedC.tolearnD.couldlearn

18.---Areyouateacher?

---No,butI_______.

A.usedtoB.usedtobeingC.usedtobeD.wasusedto

19.twiceayear,whetheritisacarorabusoratruck,istherulethateverydrivermustobeyinthiscity.

A.ExaminingB.ExaminedC.BeingexaminedD.Havingbeenexamined

20.IintendtobuythiskindofpenbecauseIthepenwell.

A.havetold,writesB.havebeentold,writes

C.wastold,wroteD.havebeentold,iswritten

三、完形填空（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

IheardthebeeslongbeforeIsawthem.

Itwasaveryhotafternoon,andwedecidedto21intherivernearmyhome.Asweclimbeddownasmallrockyhilltowardthewater,myboyfriendJohn22startedtoshoutandthenjumpedintothewaterbelow.PeterandMaryquickly23butIwastoofarawaytojump.Iwas24.

Iheardalowhum,whichwasgrowinglouder.Froma25,thegroupofbeeslookedalmostlikeacloudofsmoke.Asitgotcloser,Irealizeditwasactuallythousandsofbeesflyingtowardsme.

AllIcoulddowas26myfacewithmyhands.27,IthoughtthatifIsatvery28,thebeeswouldthinkIwasjustanotherrock.

Afterafewseconds,Iknewmy29hadfailed.Thebeeswereattackingme.Icouldhearmyfriendsshoutingatmetogetdown.

Butitwasn’tsoeasy.TheonlywayIcould30wastousemyhandstoclimbdowntherocks.However,Iwasafraidtodothatatfirstbecausemyfacewouldbe31.

Thenoisethebeesmadewassoloudand32,andIhadnochoice.

Irusheddowntherocksandjumpedintothepool.Iwasjustsohappytobefreefromthepainandthewaterfeltso33.

Butwestillweren’toutof34.Everytimewetriedtoclimbout,thebeesflewbackoverourheads.Wespentthenextthreehoursinthewateruntilthebeesfinallylost35.

21.A.calloffB.getoffC.cooloffD.turnoff

22.A.eventuallyB.suddenlyC.happilyD.hurriedly

23.A.climbedB.followedC.dashedD.helped

24.A.lostB.forgottenC.trappedD.fooled

25.A.hillB.rockC.riverD.distance

26.A.coverB.hideC.findD.lose

27.A.FinallyB.JoyfullyC.CrazilyD.Immediately

28.A.quietlyB.stillC.relaxedD.gracefully

29.A.faceB.friendsC.planD.shout

30.A.passawayB.getawayC.lookawayD.takeaway

31.A.exposedB.unwantedC.lostD.protected

32.A.annoyingB.frighteningC.amazingD.boring

33.A.wonderfulB.painfulC.hotD.strange

34.A.breathB.controlC.dangerD.doubt

35.A.hopeB.interestC.timeD.control

四、阅读理解（共两节，满分45分）

第一节阅读理解阅读短文，从每题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）

A

TOKYO,Japan（AP）–Japanisveryseriousaboutrobotics（机器人技术）.Ifthedroidsaregoingtofitin,theyprobablyneedtolearntheJapanesecustomofservingtea.Fortunately,researchersattheUniversityofTokyoareexploringjustthat.Inashowthisweek,ahumanoid（有人特点的）withcameraeyesmadebyKawadaIndustriesInc.pouredteafromabottleintoacup.Thenanotherrobotonwheelsdeliveredthecupofteainanexperimentalroomthathassensorsembeddedinthefloorandsofaaswellascamerasontheceiling,tosimulate（模仿）lifewithrobottechnology.

“Ahumanbeingmaybefaster,butyou’dhavetosay‘Thankyou,’”saidUniversityofTokyoprofessorTomomasaSato.“That’sthebestpartaboutarobot.Youdon’thavetofeelbadaboutaskingittodothings.”

SatobelievesJapan,arapidlyagingsocietywheremorethanafifthofthepopulationis65orolder,willleadtheworldindesigningrobotstocarefortheelderly,sickandbedridden（卧床不起的）.

Already,monitoringtechnologies,suchassensorsthatautomaticallyturnonlightswhenpeopleenteraroom,arebecomingwidespreadinJapan.

Thewalking,child–sizeAsimofromHondaMotorCo.greetspeopleatshowrooms.NECCorp.hasdevelopedasmallercompanionrobot–on–wheelscalledPapero.Asealrobotavailablesince2004canentertaintheelderlyandothersinneedoffuzzycompanionship.

Satosayshisexperimentalroomisraisingawarenessaboutprivacyquestionsthatmayarisewhenelectronicdevices（设备）monitoraperson’smovementsdowntothesmallestdetail.

Onthebrightside,thetea–pouringhumanoidhasbeenprogrammedtodothedishes.

36.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?

A.“ThankYou”WillNeverBeNeededinJapan

B.MonitoringTechnologiesAreWidespreadinJapan

C.RobotIsDesignedtoCarefortheElderly.

D.RobottechnologiesarewidespreadinJapanesedailylife.

37.Theunderlinedword“embedded”inthefirstparagraphprobablymeans.

A.fixedB.establishedC.settledD.rooted

38.AccordingtoProfessorSato,.

A.therobotservesteamuchfasterthanahumanbeing

B.therobotdoesanythinglikehumanbeings

C.tea–servingrobothelpstoformlazinessoftheagingsociety

D.tea–servingrobotdoesn’tneedanyrewardfortheservice

39.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Arobotcanimitatepeopletocompletecomplicatedtasks.

B.Arobothasbeenprogrammedtocleanthedishes.

C.Alltheproblemsintheagingsocietycanbesolvedbyrobots.

D.ThenumberofagingpeopleisincreasingrapidlyinJapan.

40.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.

A.peopleareafraidofbeingmonitoredbyrobots.

B.thetechnologyofrobotshasbeenhighlightedinJapan.

C.robotscancompletelytaketheplaceofhumanbeings.

D.people’sprivacyshouldbestrictlyprotected

B

TheFrenchwordrenaissancemeansrebirth.Itwasfirstusedin1855bythehistorianJulesMicheletinhisHistoryofFrance，thenadoptedbyhistoriansofculture，byarthistorians，andeventuallybymusichistorians，allofwhomappliedittoEuropeancultureduringthe150yearsspanning1450－1600.TheconceptofrebirthwasappropriatetothisperiodofEuropeanhistorybecauseoftherenewedinterestinancientGreekandRomanculturethatbeganinItalyandthenspreadthroughoutEurope.ScholarsandartistsofthefifteenthandsixteenthcenturieswantedtorestorethelearningandidealsoftheclassicalcivilizationsofGreeceandRome.Tothesescholarsthismeantareturntohuman—asopposedtospiritualvalues.Fulfillmentinlife—asopposedtoconcernaboutanafterlife—becameadesirablegoal，andexpressingtheentirerangeofhumanemotionsandenjoyingthepleasuresofthesenseswerenolongerfrowned（皱眉头）on.Artistsandwritersnowturnedtosecular（不朽的）aswellasreligioussubjectmatterandsoughttomaketheirworksunderstandableandappealing.

ThesechangesinoutlookdeeplyaffectedthemusicalcultureoftheRenaissanceperiod—howpeoplethoughtaboutmusicaswellasthewaymusicwascomposed，experienced，discussed，andcirculated.Theycouldseethearchitecturalmonuments，sculptures（雕塑），plays，andpoemsthatwerebeingrediscovered，buttheycouldnotactuallyhearancientmusic—althoughtheycouldreadthewritingsofclassicalphilosophers，poets，essayists，andmusictheoriststhatwerebecomingavailableintranslation.Theylearnedaboutthepowerofancientmusictomovethelistenerandwonderedwhymodernmusicdidnothavethesameeffect.Forexample，theinfluentialreligiousleaderBernardinoCirilloexpresseddisappointmentwiththelearnedmusicofhistime.Heurgedmusicianstofollowtheexampleofthesculptors，painters，architects，andscholarswhohadrediscoveredancientartandliterature.

ThemusicalRenaissanceinEuropewasmoreageneralculturalmovementandstateofmindthanaspecificsetofmusicaltechniques.Furthermore，musicchangedsorapidlyduringthiscenturyandahalf—thoughatdifferentratesindifferentcountries—thatwecannotdefineasingleRenaissancestyle.

41．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A．ThemusicalcompositionsthatbestillustratethedevelopmentsduringtheEuropeanRenaissance.

B．ThemusicaltechniquesthatwereinuseduringtheEuropeanRen