福建省福州文博中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题.docx

1、福建省福州文博中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题福州文博中学2012-2013学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题一、听力（共20小题；每小题1.5分，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. What will the man do for the woman? A. Sell her flowers on holiday. B. Bring her some flowers as

2、a present. C.Water her plants while she is away.2. Why do the speakers have to change the date of the meeting? A.They are not free that day. B. Some experts cant come that day. C. They are not prepared for the meeting.3.What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. The weather B. The weatherman C.

3、The flood4. How much should the man pay? A. 2 dollars B. 3 dollars C. 4 dollars5. Where will the woman get the information? A. From books B. From the internet C. From the man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。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出

4、5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第6至第7两个小题。6What does the man want to do ? A. Sell his old washing machine. B. Buy a new washing machine. C. Have his washing machine fixed.7. When will the woman come to the mans house? A.At 2:30 pm today B. At 2:50 pm today C. At 2:30 pm tomorrow听下面一段对话，回答第8至第9小题。8How

5、does the man feel at the moment? A. Angry B. Sad C. Scared(害怕）9. What does the woman advise the man to do? A.Finish his math work B. Say sorry to his teacher C. Admit his fault to his dad.听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。10.What does the woman want to do? A. Go shopping B. Withdraw some money C. Visit the city

6、11. How will the woman get to her destination（目的地）? A. By taxi B. By bus C. On foot12. Where is the woman now? A. In the west of the city B. In the northeast of the city C. In the south of the city听下面一段独白，回答第13至第16四个小题。13. How old was Lang Lang when he began to learn the piano? A. 3 years old B. 4 y

7、ears old C. 5 years old14. Where did Lang Lang win his gold medal at eleven? A. In China B. In Germany C. In America15. When was Lang Lang chosen to play in places of Andre Watts? A. At the age of 17 B. At the age of 18 C. At the age of 1916. What can be inferred from the conversation? A. Lang Lang

8、was treated roughly by his parents. B. Lang Lang learned the piano from his parents. C. Lang Lang works hard and really has talent.听第10段材料，回答第17-20题17. How does the speaker spend her weekends? A. By visiting friends B. By having a walk C. By going shopping18.What does the speaker prefer to do? A. Bu

9、y something really expensive B. Buy something at a lower price C. Buy something really up-to-date19. Why does the speaker often keep the receipt? A. To collect it as a hobby B. To keep is as a memory C. To use it to return the item20. How does the speaker feel after she comes home without buying any

10、thing? A. Pleasant B. Sad C. Worried二、单项选择（共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）21.Would you like to watch the movie with me tonight? ，but I have too much homework to do. AId love to BThats all right CIt doesnt matter DNot at all22. In 1636, Harvard（哈佛大学）is one of the most famous universities in the United States. A. B

11、eing founded B.It was founded C.Founded D.Founding23. Not a single song at yesterdays party. A.he sang B. sang he C. did he sing D.she did sing24. I feel it is your husband who _ for the spoiled child. A. is to blame B. is going to blame C. is to be blamed D. should blame25. _ 3,000 words, I also le

12、arned how to use basic grammar after being trained here. A. Except for B. Apart from C. According to D. Instead of 26. Come and see me whenever _. A. you are convenient B. you will be convenient C. it is convenient to you D. it was he convenient to you 27. - Do you think computers will _ televisions

13、?-No, I dont think so. A. instead B. instead of C. take place D. take the place of 28. She first _ singing and dancing, but soon lost interest and became a businesswoman. A. took up B. took in C. took over D. took down29. -Did you remember to give your boss my message?-Yes, I gave it to her_ I saw h

14、er. A. while B. suddenly C. as long as D. the instant30. $100 a month could hardly the cost of his life in such a big city in this country. A. spend B. take C. cover D. meet31. The boy was put into the prison for of stealing a lot of knives. A.being blamed B. having accuse C. being accused D. being

15、charged.32. The number of people invited to the party 200 but a number of them absent for different reasons. A. were ; was B. was ; were C. was ; was D. were ; were33She decided to apply _ the boss _ the new position . A .to ；to B. for ；for C. to ；for D .for ; to34. I will answer the teachers questi

16、on when _. A. I ask B. I will be asked C. asked D. I shall be asked 35. I wanted to have the paper by the end of this month. A.finish B.to be finished C. finished D.being finished三、完形填空：(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分) There was once a famous king whose name was Tamerlane. Like Alexander the Great, he 36 to be-c

17、ome the master of the whole world. So he raised a great 37 and made war on other countries. He conquered(征服，打败） many kings and 38 many cities. But at last his army was beaten; and Tamerlane escaped alone from the field of 39 . For a long time he wandered in 40 from place to place. His enemies were 4

18、1 him. He was about to lose all hope. One day he was 42 under a tree, thinking of his failure. He had now been a wanderer for twenty days. He couldnt 43 any longer. Suddenly he saw a small object climbing up the trunk (树干) of the tree. He looked more 44 and saw it was an ant, 45 a grain of wheat（麦粒）

19、 as large as itself. There was a 46 in the tree only a little way above, and that was the home of the ant. “You are 47 , Mr. Ant,” he said, “but you are carrying something that is too heavy for you.” Just as he 48 , the ant lost its footing and fell to the ground. But it 49 held on to the grain of w

20、heat. Tamerlane 50 the little insect. It tried the second time, the third time . the twentieth time but always with the same 51 . Then it tried the twenty-first time. 52 , one little step at a time, it climbed across the rough place where it had 53 so often. The next minute it climbed 54 into its ho

21、me, carrying the grain of wheat. “Well done!” said Tamerlane, “youve taught me a lesson. I, too, will try, try again, 55 I succeed.” And this he did.36. A. failed B. learned C. chose D. wished37. A. party B. family C. army D. group38. A. burned B. defended C. rebuilt D. developed39. A. business B. b

22、attle C. sports D. wheat40. A. peace B. relief C. puzzlement D. fear41. A. fighting against B. looking for C. caring about D. calling on42. A. lying B. singing C. sleeping D. practicing43. A. grow up B. get around C. carry on D. stay up44. A. quickly B. excitedly C. seriously D. closely45. A. eating

23、 B. carrying C. discovering D. picking46. A. hole B. cave C. leaf D. flower47. A. hungry B. small C. brave D. smart48. A. discussed B. explained C. complained D. spoke49. A. only B. still C. also D. even50. A. watched B. touched C. helped D. guided51. A. goal B. method C. result D. reason52. A. Hurr

24、iedly B. Gently C. Slowly D. Sadly53. A. stopped B. appeared C. prepared D. fallen54. A. worriedly B. safely C. freely D. calmly55. A. till B. after C. if D. because 四、阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，共40分）A The Sydney Opera House is a very famous building in the world. It has become Sydneys best-known landmark and

25、 international symbol. The Opera House with a sailing roof was designed by a famous Danish architect (丹麦建筑大师),Utzon. The base for the building was started in 1959, years before the designs were finished. Utzon spent four years designing the Opera House. In 1962, the designs were finalized (定稿) and t

26、he construction began. In 1967, they started the decoration inside. It took 14 years in total to build the Opera House. Queen Elizabeth II officially opened it on October 20th, 1973. The Sydney Opera House cost around $100 million and was paid for by the public 6,225 square meters of glass was used

27、to build it. The Opera House includes 1,000 rooms. It is 185 meters long and 120 meters wide. The buildings roof sections weigh about 15 tons. Each year, this fantastic building attracts 200,000 tourists to come for a visit or enjoy events in it. The Opera House reaches out into the harbour (港湾). It

28、 is amazing and unforgettable, offering people a strong sense of beauty.56. The designer of the Sydney Opera House was from _. A. America B. Australia C. England D. Denmark(丹麦）57. Building the Sydney Opera House lasted_. A. from 1959 to 1973 B. from 1962 to 1973 C. from 1959 to 1967 D. from 1962 to

29、196758. _ paid for the cost of the building of the Sydney Opera House. A. Utzon B. The public C. Queen Elizabeth II D. The government59. Which is the best title for the passage? A. Sailing Roof B. Travelling in Sydney C. The Sydney Opera House D. The Opening of the Opera House B Henry was a carpente

30、r of our village. Once I asked him to make a table for my family. A week later, Henry sent us the table and the bill as well.My wife said to me, Its a beautiful table, dear, isnt it?I wont decide about that until I see the bill. I said.Henry was drinking a glass of water. He laughed and gave me a pi

31、ece of paper. It said,BillOne dining table June 10, 2011Cost of wood 17.00Paint 1.50Work, 8 hours (1 an hour) 8.00Total(总计) 36.50When I was looking at the bill, Henry said, Its a fine day, isnt it? Quite sunny.Yes, I said. Im glad it is only the 10th of June.Me too, said Henry. You wait. It will be a bit hotter by the end of the month.Yes, hotter and more expensive. The table will be 20 more expensive on June 30th, won