高二上学期期中英语试题.docx

1、高二上学期期中英语试题广东实验中学2012-2013学年（上）高二级模块5考试2019-2020年高二上学期期中英语试题本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，共8页，四大题，满分150分。考试用时120分钟。注意事项：1、答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的班别、姓名、考号填写在答题卡上并用铅笔在相应的位置涂黑考号。2、选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案。 3、非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答卷各题目指定区域内的相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液

2、.不按以上要求作答的答案无效。听力 (共10题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)听录音，将所听到的内容填入题号为1-10的空格处。听录音前,你将有10秒钟的阅题时间。每段录音播放两遍Do you know at what age a child bees an adult? The answer depends on your_1_Here are some examples.First, in some North American Indian cultures, a boy became a man around the age of 13At that time, he would go

3、into _2_ alone, without food or water, for several daysWhen he_3_, he became an adult manGirls became adult women as soon as they were old enough to have babies, also around the age of 12 or 13.In the Jewish religion, children spend years studying their history and religionThen, at the age of 13for

4、boys and 12 for girls, they go through an important religious ceremony._4_, they are adults, and they _5_their own religious development.In Japan today, young people bee_6_ at age 20Each year on January 15, they celebrate “ing-of- Age Day”, when all the twenty-year-olds in a town are invited to atte

5、nd _7_They wear traditional clothes, listen to speech, and visit with old friends.Finally, in the United States, _8_adulthood takes several yearsAmerican teenagerslook forward to their 16th birthday, because in most states that is the age when they can get _9_The legal age of adulthood is 18, when A

6、mericans can vote, get married, and work full-timeHowever, they must wait until age 21 _10_Many people celebrate their 21st birthday by having a drink with friends in a bar.II语言知识及运用(共三节，满分55分)第一节：单项选择（共10小题，每小题1分， 满分10分）11Who _ for the pollution of this lake?Ashould blame Bis to be blamed Cis blame

7、d Dis to blame12From the dates _ on the gold coin, it is conformed that it was made five hundred years ago.Amarking Bmarked Cto be marked Dhaving been marked13This problem may lead to more serious ones if _ unsolveDAmaking Bremained Cleft Dkeeping14Many retired people _ gardening as a hobby.Atake up

8、 Btake over Ctake out Dtake in15_ I would see you here.ALittle I dreamed BLittle do I dream CI dreamed of little DLittle did I dream16Next door to ours _, who has just returned from abroaDAwhere lives an old man Bwhere does an old man liveClives an old man Ddoes an old man live17As soon as all the d

9、esks and chairs are _, we can let the petitors in.Ain the place Bat the place Cin place Dat place18Last night MrCrook didnt e back at the usual time_, he met some friends and stayed out until midnight.AInstead BHowever CMeanwhile DYet19-Will $ 200 _ the cost of the damage ?- Im afraid notI need at l

10、east 100 more.Ado Binclude Ccover Dafford20The _ look in her face suggested that she _ it before.Asurprising; wouldnt know Bsurprised; hadnt knownCsurprising; hadnt known Dsurprised; shouldnt known第二节 完形填空（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）Its Sunday night, time for me to write the position I tried to write this af

11、ternoonThis afternoon I sat at my desk for hours and wrote nothingWell, thats not trueI started to write something down several times, but each time I stopped, _21_ the sentence for a couple of minutes and then either crossed it out or crumpled(弄皱) up the paperThis position is _22_ tomorrow, but at

12、this _23_ it will never be finisheDWhy is it such a _24_ to write a position?I have trouble in writing a position every weekenDI _25_ putting off doing homework until Sunday afternoonThen when I finally sit down to begin, I dont beginI _26_ up to sharpen my pencilsThen I _27_ up to get more paper an

13、d to get a _28_ of waterBy this time I am so _29_ that I have to get up again to go to the bathroomWhen I finally get _30_, I find that I still cant beginWhenever I get an idea and try to write it down, I dont like the way the words _31_ on paper, so I just sit there, trying to find the _32_ sentenc

14、e to begin my positionAfter several hours of getting nowhere, I go and get some _33_Then I drag myself back to the deskI hurriedly write something down to _34_ the teachers demands for a position when Im just about to go to sleepIt is always a lot _35_ than the teacher wants and I always think it is

15、 so bad that I never read it over before handing it in.I cant delay any longerIts going to be a long night again.21Asearched for Blooked for Cglanced at Dstared at22Aasked Bwritten Cdue Dread23Atime Brate Cmoment Ddesk24Adifficulty Bstrike Cstruggle Dchance25Akeep Bdelay Cused to Dexcuse26Asit Bget

16、Cfly De27Ago Bmove Crush Djump28Amouthful Bbowl Cdrink Ddrop29Ahappy Bnervous Cangry Dexcited30Atrapped Bsettled Cbored Ddisappointed31Ae out Bturn out Ctake out Dpick out32Aright Bperfect Cgood Dcorrect33Ahelp Bsupper Csleep Dadvice34Asatisfy Bask Cknow Drealize35Alonger Bbetter Clater Dshorter第三节

17、语法填空 (共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为3645的相应位置上。Long ago the Emperor decided to hold a swimming race between 13 different animalsThe order in which they finished would decide the order of their 36 (appear) in the Chinese calendarAll the anima

18、ls lined up on the river bank and 37 (give) the task of getting to the opposite shoreThe cat wondered how he would get across 38 he was afraid of waterThe ox worried how he would cross 39 his poor eyesightThe calculating rat suggested that he and the cat 40 (jump) onto the oxs back and guide him acr

19、ossThe ox, steady and hard-working, did not notice the two animals on his backIn the meanwhile, the rat ran behind the unsuspecting cat and pushed 41 into the waterAs the ox came ashore, the rat jumped off and finished the race first 42 the rat got the first year 43 (name) after him and the ox got t

20、he second year 44 the lazy pig reached the finish line in 12th place the race was over and he was awarded the final place on the calendarFrom that day the cat, 45 never finished and lost his place on the calendar, became the enemy of the rat III阅读 (共两节，满分40分)第节 阅读理解 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)AMade from the

21、 hide (兽皮) of bushy-haired animals, fur is known as the first material used for clothingIt was used by early humans like the hominoids (类人猿) to keep warm during the winter season or when they traveled to cooler regionsTraditionally, animals were hunted down to produce fur coatsAt present though, som

22、e animals like the mink (水貂) and the fox are bred and farmed for their furNow, wearing fur is considered a luxury because of its price and availability. Fur coats are produced and used all over the world especially in cooler countries like Russia and Northern EuropeThese are usually made from the fu

23、r of bigger animals like bears, wolves and foxes which are hunted down for their meat and hideBecause of this, several of their species have bee endangereDYet, until now, there has been no law passed to regulate the fur industryThats why Animal rights groups, including stars, continue to campaign ag

24、ainst fur clothing including fur coat manufacturing. Dennis Rodman is the first man, and the first sports star, to do a photo shoot for PETAs “Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur” series. During the Fashion Week of NYC in 2005, Rodman came not to sit in the front row at a show, but to unveil his provocati

25、ve (挑衅的, 震动的) new PETA advertisementIn the very tents where designers were pushing furIn PETAs advertisement, Rodman appears nude (赤裸的) - except for his tattoos - alongside the caption ( 插图说明), ” Think Ink, Not Mink,” and urges :” Be fortable in your own skin and let animals keep theirs.” Rodman wat

26、ched Pamela Andersons three-minute video showing how animals live and die before being made into fur coats“If you actually look at the video firsthand, it gives you a different perspective on animals and how theyre treateDIts heart-wrenching to see what they go through,” he saiD46According to the pa

27、ssage, which of the following statements is NOT true ?APeople raise minks and foxes to get their fur.BEarly humans used fur to keep warm.CThere are blanks in legal system to regulate the fur industry.DMany species have been extinct because of the need for fur.47By quoting the example of Dennis Rodma

28、n, the author intends to show that _ .AStars take advantage of every opportunity to make themselves famousBStars are less likely to wear fur.CMore and more stars have taken part in the campaign against fur clothing.DStars belong to Animal rights groups.48The underlined word “heart-wrenching” in the

29、last paragraph most probably means _ .Aupset and painful Bsurprising Cinteresting Dencouraging49Which of the following has NOT been mentioned in the passage ?AHow people get fur BWhy fur is expensive.CWho is Dennis Rodman DWhat Pamela Andersons video is about.50What is the best title for this passag

30、e ?AFur IndustryBCampaign Against Fur ClothingCAnimals Are EndangeredDAn Animal Rights ActivistB LondonA mornings train ride away, across the Channel, English kids talk about Liverpools soccer team in a Paris puBSome Parisians have even started to go to work in LondonIn the 19th century, Charles Dickens pared the two great rival(竞争) cities, London and Paris, in “ A Tale of Two Cities”These days, it might be