高二下期调研考试英语试题.docx

1、高二下期调研考试英语试题2012-2013高二下期6月调研考试英语试题第一部分：听力 （共两节，满分30分）第一节 （共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的ABC三个选项中选出最佳选项并标在试卷的相应位置.1. What might prevent the woman buying the table? A. Its quality. B. The price. C. Its design.2. Who planted the trees? A. The woman. B. Henry. C. Someone else.3. What hap

2、pened to the woman? A. She got fired today. B. She got promoted last week.C. She was fooled by the man.4. What will the woman probably do? A. Watch the ball game with the man.B. Ask the man to go to the other room.C. Watch the evening news by herself.5. How long is the day on Mars? A. Less than 24 h

3、ours.B. 24 hours and 37 minutes.C. 37 hours.第二节 （共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从提中所给的ABC三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。6. What do we know about the womans document? A. Its about 30000 words long.B. Its written in English.C. Its a textbook.7. Which language is the most difficu

4、lt according to the man? A. Arabic. B. Spanish. C. English.8. What does the woman decide to do? A. Translate the document herself.B. Hire the man to do the translation.C. Look for another translator.听第7段材料，回答第9至10题。9. Why does the woman call the man? A. To place an ad in the newspaper.B. To ask abou

5、t something for sale.C. To find out about a TV program.10. When will the speakers meet this afternoon? A. At 2:00. B. At 3:00. C. At 4:00.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. Why was the man disappointed? A. China lost the match. B. China did not play well.C. China won too easily.12. What did the woman enjoy most a

6、bout the match?A. The passion of the sport. B. The skill of the players.C. The close score of the game.13. What did the man say that surprised the woman?A. China cant win the matches.B. China will definitely lose the good teams.C. China should hope for a bronze medal.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. Where does

7、the conversation take place? A. In the womans. B. In the hospital. C. In an office.15. What was the purpose of the meeting? A. To find out why the womans recent work was poor.B. To ask about the womans family.C. To fire the woman.16. What happened to the womans mother? A. She was seriously sick.B. S

8、he had a car accident.C. She died of stomach cancer.17. What was Mr. Travers attitude to the woman in the end? A. He was angry. B. He was critical. C. He was kind.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. Where was Brandon last seen? A. In the frozen foods section.B. In the sporting goods section.C. In the toys section

9、.19. What is Brandon wearing? A .white shirt and a red baseball cap.B. Blue jeans and a black baseball cap.C. A dark shirt and blue jeans.20. What should guests do if they see the boy? A. Call the security department. B. Take him to the Pizza Hut.C. Take him to the security desk.第二部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分30分

10、)第一节 单项填空(共10小题；每小题l分，满分l0分)第一部分: 多项选择: 共10小题, 每小题1分共10分.21. Not having a good of English can be a serious obstacle to achieving your goals. A.demand B. appreciation C. experience D. command22. As for hungry, you wont get much from those who never went through it A.kindness B. sympathy C. advice D.

11、regret23. January 8th saw events taking place in the U.S city of Memphis to what would have been Elvis Presleys 75th birthday.A.mark B. strike C. deliver D. receive24. Out of sympathy for the earthquake victims in Yushu, the kind-hearted lady her clothes and bedding to them. A.put away B. set aside

12、C. gave away D. send out25. Since all the shelves in the library are open, the books are easily to the readers.A.visible B. accessible C. available D. acceptable26. Jennie was particularly to personal criticism; thus, youd better talk with her cautiously.A.ridiculous B. opposed C. unconditional D. s

13、ensitive27. Everyone must work to live, but many people are lucky enough to make more money than they need. What should they do with this extra income?A.eventually B. naturally C. evidently D. immediately28. We have a high regard for Mr. Smith because he always tries to his principlesA.look forward

14、to B. live up to C. catch up with D. live up with29. -I hear that a modern church is to be built near our school.-Im afraid that it doesnt the surroundings.A. come up with B. get along with C. fit in with D. keep up with30. His sacrifices for the country were never officially , which made all of us

15、feel discouraged. A. appealed B. acknowledged C. recommended D. evaluated第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）选出可以填入空白的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A man was exploring caves by the seashore when he found a bag with a bunch of hardened clay balls. It was like someone had 31 the balls and left

16、 them out in the sun to bake. They didnt look like much, but they 32 the man, so he took the bag out of the cave with him. As he walked along the beach, he 33 the clay balls one at a time out into the ocean as far as he could. He thought little about it 34 he dropped one of the clay balls and it cra

17、cked open (裂开) on a rock. Inside was a beautiful, precious stone! 35 , the man started breaking open the 36 balls. Each contained a similar treasure. He found thousands of dollars 37 of jewels in the 20 or so leftover ones. Then it 38 him. Hed been on the beach a long time, throwing maybe 50 or 60 o

18、f the balls, with their hidden treasure, into the 39. Instead of thousands of dollars in treasure, he 40 have taken home tens of thousands but he had just thrown it away! Its like that 41 people. We look at someone, maybe even ourselves, but we 42 see the clay shell. It doesnt look like much from th

19、e 43 . It isnt always beautiful and shining, so we 44 it. We see that person as less important than someone more 45 or stylish or well-known or wealthy. But we havent taken the time to find the treasure 46 inside that person. There is a treasure in each and every one of us. If we take the time to ge

20、t to know that person and ask God to show us that person the 47 He sees them, then the clay begins to 48 and the brilliant jewel begins to shine forth. May we not come to the 49 of our lives and find out that weve thrown away a 50 in friendships because the gems were hidden in balls of clay! May we

21、see the people in our world as God sees them.31. A. invented B. rolled C. handled D. bounced32. A. confused B. encouraged C. interested D. relaxed33. A. dipped B. pushed C. kicked D. threw34. A. until B. when C. since D. though35. A. Frightened B. Determined C. Excited D. Disappointed36. A. shining

22、B. floating C. surviving D. remaining37. A. worth B. value C. cost D. wealth38. A. shocked B. rejected C. struck D. delighted39. A. caves B. waves C. seashore D. storms40. A. might B. must C. could D. should41. A. with B. towards C. about D. between42. A. hardly B. actually C. simply D. luckily43. A

23、. distance B. outside C. weight D. pattern44. A. removed B. suspected C. ignored D. reserved45. A. beautiful B. cautious C. positive D. grateful46. A. lost B. hidden C. divided D. mixed47. A. moment B. point C. degree D. way48. A. come off B. break away C. take over D. fall down49. A. sight B. best

24、C. middle D. end50. A. relation B. position C. fortune D. memory第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AIf a new idea in America becomes a law, people who suffer from obesity (肥胖症）could suffer financially too. The proposal (建议) aims to encourage people to be

25、healthy.The US state of Arizona wants to charge overweight citizens $ 50 (325 yuan) annually if they fail to follow their doctors advice. People with children or who are overweight because they suffer from a medical condition would be exempt(被豁免的). If the idea is approved by Congress, smokers and di

26、abetics who fail to stick to a healthy lifestyle will also have to pay.Medicaid, the organization which provides healthcare to the poor in the USA, costs the government $ 339 bn (2.2 trillion yuan) a year. Monica Coury, assistant director at Arizonas Medicaid program, said that this proposal would a

27、sk people to give something back.She said that Arizona would take a carrot and stick approach to the problem. As well as penalizing(惩罚) people who go against their doctors wishes, incentives (奖励) would be offered for following advice, possibly a keep-fit video. Arizonas senator Kyrsten Sinema has no

28、t backed the plans, saying that there isnt a system to decide whether someone is or isnt following medical advice. Other critics claim that people dont need the government to look after them; if they want to be fat and smoke, the “nanny state” shouldnt try to stop them. Wes Benedict of the Libertari

29、an Party said: “If you want to save the state money, cut Medicaid across the board, but dont single out overweight people and smokers.”51. The state of Arizona wants to charge people who _. A. are fat parents B. are fat and obedientC. are fat due to a medical condition.D. are fat and dont follow the

30、ir doctors advice.52. People who are _ and dont adopt a healthy life will NOT be charged if the proposal becomes law? A. overweight B. HIV carriers C. diabetes D. smokers53. What does “a carrot and stick approach” mean? A. A kind of healthy dietB. A kind of unhealthy diet.C. A policy of offering a c

31、ombination or rewards and punishment.D. A policy of offering a combination of rewards and prizes.54. What did Wes Benedict think of the proposal? A. Biased. B. Just and fair.C. Influential. D. Not practical.B Middle class workers aged 50 and above are being forced to delay their retirement until they are “at least 70”, with many blaming their children, a report revealed yesterday.The report, from the investment firm Heartwood, said the