连云港市某重点中学高二上学期期中考试英语试题 含答案.docx

1、连云港市某重点中学高二上学期期中考试英语试题 含答案2012-2013学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题 本试卷共9页，共120分。考试时长120分钟。考生务必将答案答在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。考试结束后，将答案卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分） 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节 （共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，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10秒钟的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.

2、 When will the office open?A. At 8:15 B. At 8:30 C. At 8:452. Whats the probable relationship between the two speakers? A. Waitress and customer. B. Salesgirl and customer. C. Receptionist and customer.3. What is the speech about? A. Physics. B. Biology C. Maths.4. How much will the man pay if he bu

3、ys four pairs of the shoes? A. $ 50. B. $ 60 C. $ 100.5. Whats the mans plan for the weekend? A. To go swimming. B. To go to an art school. C. To attend a piano class.第二节 （共15小题；每小题1.分，满分15分） 听下面5段对话或独白，每段对话和独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A B C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置，听每段对话和独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5分钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段

4、对话和独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. When did the man get interviewed? A. Two days ago. B. Three days ago. C. Two weeks ago.7. What is the result of the mans interview? A. He failed in this interview. B. He was employed by the company. C. He will begin his new job in two days?听第七段材料，回答第8、9题。8. When can the ma

5、n move into the house? A. On Tuesday afternoon. B. Any time after Tuesday night. C. Any time before Tuesday night.9. What does the man want to do with the door? A. To clean it. B. To replace it. C. To paint it green.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What are the two speakers doing? A. Taking a walk. B. Talking a

6、bout a young man. C. Planning to buy some flowers.11. How long had the rain lasted? A. For a whole day. B. For half a week. C. For seven days.12. What will the woman do next? A. Walk on alone. B. Buy some ice cream. C. Wait for the man.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Where was the woman born? A. In Germany. B.

7、 In Argentina. C. In the United States.14. When did the man leave his birthplace? A. When he was three. B. When he was five. C. When he was seven.15. What is the mans major? A. Physics. B. Psychology. C. Computer science.16. What is the mans feeling at the end of the conversation? A. Tired. B. Annoy

8、ed. C. Surprised.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. How long did Thomas Edison go to school? A. For only one month. B. For three months. C. For three years.18. When did Thomas Edison go to New York? A. When he was 12 years old. B. When he was 22 years old. C. When he was 29 years old.19. How much did the gold co

9、mpany pay Thomas Edison for his invention? A. $ 4,000. B. $ 14,000. C. $ 40,000.20. Why was Thomas Edison probably the worlds greatest inventor? A. Because he had invented the light bulb. B. Because he patented 1.093 inventions. C. Because he made houses have electric lights for the first time.第二部分：

10、英语知识运用（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）请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21. - Has Sarah left her office? She said she would attend my birthday party? - She _, for she is a woman always keeping her word. A. might have left B. must have left C. should have left D. must leave22. Acc

11、ording to the latest report, human beings are _ for the abnormal climate around the whole world. A. to be blamed B. to be blaming C. to blame D. blaming23. - Where is Mary? She said she would meet me at 6 oclock. - She seems _ with Mrs. Smith in the office. A. to talk B. to be talking C. to have tal

12、ked D. talking24. With his attention _ on his homework, he didnt hear the knock at the door. A. anchored B. remarked C. based D. focused25. - Peter, this is Laura, a student from No. 2 Middle School. - How do you do? Im very delighted to make your _. A. acquaintance B. identity C, apology D. securit

13、y26. - What do you think of the butterfly exhibition? - Wonderful! I was deeply _. A. impressed B. expressed C. overcome D. focused27. With their food _ , the robbers gave in to the police. A. run out B. running out C. using up D. running out of28. Mr. Black, _ famous economist in our country, says

14、that _ healthy environment and development should be possible at the same time. A. the, the B. a, the C. a, a D. the, 不填29. - Premier Wen says we should try to protect the environment while developing our economy. Whats your opinion? A. I couldnt agree more B. Im afraid not C. Its very kind of him D

15、. Good idea30. _ through all the information he had given, I drew the conclusion that the accident was made up. A. Looking B. Having looked C. Looked D. Look31. I would appreciate _, to be frank, if my computer could be fixed as soon as possible. A. one B. that C. this D. it32. - Could you think of

16、a way to develop the economy without destroying the environment? - I cant. You see, _ A. you cannot burn the candle at both ends. B. where there is life, there is hope. C. we never know the worth of water till the well is dry. D. you cannot eat your cake and have it.33. The decision that a new teach

17、ing method should be _ is popular with students. A. adapted B. admitted C. absorbed D. adopted34. To our surprise, Tom, _ the best in physics, failed in the test. A. considered B. considering C. having considered D. to be considered 35. My mother was against my plan while my father was _ it. A. in n

18、eed of B. in honour of C. in favour of D. in case of第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后个题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Last week, it was a delightful surprise to meet my old school teacher. I call her my old school teacher as if she were the _36_ one who taught me in school. There were m

19、any others too. But the truth is that she is the only one that has stayed in my 37 so long, and she is the very one that s been worth keeping.I felt 38 and was showing her off as my own teacher. 39 that she was my teacher was a lot of fun. Maybe she also felt a little 40 to have one of her own stude

20、nts like me. Although my respect for her has always been 41 - I know that if I ever 42 a book, her name will go on the dedication(献词) page- actually Ive never expressed to he what an impact she has had on my life. 43 her, I wouldnt be what I am doing. Maybe there would have been some reading, but no

21、 love for 44 .She provided the 45 platform(平台) where I exhibited all my minds contents with questions I had no 46 to answer. It seemed that she couldnt answer them either for all those important questions in life 47 have answers but she took a personal interest in what I had to say, not just as a(n)

22、 48 but as another individual. She 49 me to ask more questions, which made my mind larger and larger 50 it felt like the entire world would be able to make a home in my head. She open my 51 .She actually showed me that there might be something worth 52 with the world. Sometimes I could feel so much

23、excitement in her comments on what I wrote, about which I used to feel 53 . In fact, her 54 for my writing helped me attend to (专心于) what I wrote as well. I found what Im happy doing in life because of the confidence she allowed me to have. I guess Im 55 that way.36. A. oldest B. only C. popular D.

24、worst37. A. house B. classroom C. life D. memory38. A. frustrated B. amazed C. happy D. stupid39. A. Imagining B. Explaining C. Deciding D. Suggesting40. A. excited B. nervous C. annoyed D. proud41. A. unexpected B. deep C. important D. complex42. A. publish B. choose C. read D. design43. A. Without

25、 B. Because of C. Like D. Beyond44. A. studying B. nature C. art D. literature45. A. simple B. perfect C. small D. successful46. A. ability B. motivation C. interest D. time47. A. unavoidably B. unbelievably C. unnecessarily D. uneasily48. A. reader B. teacher C. adult D. friend49. A. persuaded B. a

26、dvised C. required D. encouraged50. A. because B. as long as C. until D. as51. A. hands B. heart C. eyes D. head52. A. sharing B. doing C. expecting D. thinking53. A. worried B. sorrowful C. embarrassed D. comfortable54. A. criticism B. ignorance C. respect D. understanding55. A. lucky B. brave C. c

27、areful D. calm第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 AThe Venice Carnival (狂欢节) is the largest and the most important Venetian festival. It is a festival that celebrates the passage from winter to spring, a time when seemingly anything is possible, including

28、the illusion（幻觉）that the people at the bottom become the most powerful by wearing masks on their faces.The Venice Carnival could date back to 1296. It was confirmed on the day before Lent, a public holiday, but it had no direct religious connection at that time. However, the participants（参与者）were no

29、t allowed to wear masks around the city at night; men could not enter convents（女修道院）if they pretended to be women, and celebrations within the convents were strictly forbidden. People who broke the rules could be put into prison.The laws were not relaxed until the late 17th century, when the carniva

30、l-goers were allowed to wear masks throughout the carnival. Participants would wear a white mask in old days, while costumes have become even wilder today.St. Marks Square is the center for the carnival, while Campo San Polo and Sestiere are two other popular places where events take place. Most of

31、the events are free, along with several unusual masked balls for which visitors will have to buy tickets in advance.The 2012 Venetian Carnival was celebrated from February 11 to 21. There were the liveliest celebrations of parties, performances, show, music, dances, dinner sets along streets, and hotels. It attracted a great number of visitors around the world. Many travelers booked Venice hotels and prepared costumes and masks well ahead of time so that they couldnt be made fun of by local people.56. In the Venice Carnival people wearing masks _