安徽省望江中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题.docx

1、安徽省望江中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题安徽省望江中学20122013学年第一学期期中考试高二英语试题 第一部分 听力 (共两节, 满分30 分)第1节(共5小题; 每小题1.5 分, 满分7.5 分)1. Who could help the woman ?A. Jacky B. Rachel C. Riley2. What does the man want Henry to do ?A. Help him cook.B. Play computer games.C. Buy some milk.3.Where are they talking ?A. At a bus station

2、. B. At an airport.C. At a subway station.4. How does the boy feel about online language studying?A. Useful and interesting.B. Unuseful and dull. C. Useful but dull.5. What did they do just now?A. Had a meal. B. Had a party.C. Had a show.第2节（共15 小题；每小题 1.5分，满分22.5分） 听第6段材料，回答第6，7 题6. What did the ma

3、n get ?A. Sports shoes. B. An Overcoat.C. A pair of pants.7. Where are they going ?A. To the escalator. B. To a mens store.C. To a womens store. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10 题。8. What isnt the boy good at ?A. English B. Math C. Chinese9. How long is Miss Berrys class?A. One hour. B. One hour and a half.C. Two hou

4、rs.10. When can the boy have the free class?A. On Thursday evening.B. On Sunday morning.C. .On Sunday afternoon.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题11. What does the boy want to improve?A. Spoken English. B. Grammar.C. Vocabulary.12. What does the boy think of the red book?A.Expensive B. BoringC. Difficult13. What will

5、 the boy buy ?A. A music CD. B. A book with a CD.C. A dictionary.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14. What can we learn about African-American inventors?A. They are famous. B.They are rich.C. They are ignored.15. Who does the man write the book for?A. Adults. B. College studentsC Young kids.16. What is the purpose

6、of the book?A. To call on more people to invent things.B. To ask people to care about poor kids.C. To change peoples opinions on black people.听第10 段材料，回答第17至20 题。17. What animals could get help from the WDCS?A. Dolphins and whales.B. Dolphins and sharks.C. Whales and crocodiles.18. How many times ha

7、s the speaker raised funds for the WDCS?A.Only Once B. TwiceC. Three times.19. How did the speaker raise money for WDCS?A. By asking money from parents.B. By selling things in a market.C. By displaying posters to classmates.20. Why does the girl give the speech?A. To ask people to join the charity.B

8、. To ask people to love animals.C. To ask people to protect the earth. 第二部分: 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）从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。21. I had no time to read the newspaper this morning. I just _ at the headline. A. glanced B. watched C. glared D. stared22. The government des

9、ired that immediate measures _ to help the people trapped in the mine.A. be taken B. would be taken C. should take D. was taken23. The Red Cross turned the school into a _ for victims of the earthquake.A. kindergarten B. cover C. shelter D. hotel24. I tried millions of times, but I can never _him _

10、smoking.A. ask, for B. persuade ,into C. take, to D. talk, out of 25. Dad is always busy with his work so that he cant help _ the housework at work.A.did B. doing C.to do D. Done26. It is very important for a company to _ the development of the market. A. keep back B. keep on C. keep away with D. ke

11、ep up with27. The lecturer gave some examples to explain why you should study the contract_ before signing. A. in detail B. in general C. on purpose D. on time28. With more and more new drugs _, doctors find it not difficult to treat patients.A. develop B. developed C. to develop D. being developed2

12、9. _ by the beauty of nature, I decided to stay another two weeks at the small village.A. Attracting B.Attracted C. To be attracted D. Having attracted30. My cases were too heavy, and the airline _ me 40 pounds for extra baggage.A. blamed B. complained C. charged D. Accused31. Im sure Harry will rem

13、ember , but why not give him a ring _ he forgets.A.unless B. in case C. even though D. as long as32. The price of wheat has _ by 15%, directly leading to less income for the farmers.A. refused B. increased C. decreased D. risen33. He said to me, “ Where will you meet Tom tomorrow?”He asked me where

14、_ meet Tom the next day.A. I would B. would IC. you will D. would you34. As a _ for passing the exam, she got a new bike from her parents.A. reward B. respect C. receipt D. result 35. -Do you mind telling me which school you graduated from?-_, I graduated from New Jersey City University.A. Of course

15、 B. Not reallyC. Not likely D. Not a little 第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 The weather has a lot to do with our life. For one thing, our crops _36_ on it. They will _37_ if it is too dry or too wet. So men have long hoped to find a way to get _38_ of it. But th

16、eir efforts have up to now produced little _39_.Though it is true that _40_ can change the weather, nor can anybody _41_control it, we have learned many things about it from _42_ and through study. We have found that certain signs_43_ when there is going to be any big change in the weather. If we_44

17、_ the signs correctly, we can tell what the most important changes in the _45_ will be. This way of telling what the weather will be like on the _46_ day or two is called “weather forecast”.People in all countries have for many years _47_ the weather and tried to make weather_48_. The following are

18、some of their findings.Sometimes distant _49_ such as hills and tall trees seem to be very clear and near. This is a sign of much water vapor, which shows that _50_ will probably come.When distant _51_ , such as the noise from far-off trains, are heard very clear, then wet and stormy weather is on t

19、he way.If you see a rainbow(彩虹) during _52_ weather, this is a sign that it will _53_ and become fine. Such rainbows always come in the evening. However, if a rainbow appears in the morning, then you may take it that rainy weather will come. If the stars twinkle clearly at night, then fair weather w

20、ill probably continue.And then many people feel in their _54_ the coming of wet weather. Their joints (关节) or their old wounds ache, which always tells _55_ it is going to rain.Most of the above saying have been made by people who have used their eyes and brains, and they have proved to be very used

21、 in forecasting the weather. 36. A.depend B. send C. land D. take on 37. A.excited B.suffer C.surprise D.move 38. A.interested B.hold C. control D.all 39. A.money B. causes C. results D. crops 40. A.all B. anyone C. someone D. no one 41. completely B. hardly C.difficultly D.easily 42. A. reports B.e

22、xperience C. knowledge D. books 43. A.continue B. come C.appear D. go 44. A.look at B.tell C. read D. know 45. A.water B.cloud C. sky D.weather 46. A.special B. common C. following D. ordinary 47. A.studied B. read C. learned D. told 48. A.heard B.forecasted C. known D.understood 49. A.wind B. cloud

23、 C. objects D. house 50. A.noon B.star C. sun D.rain 51. A.objects B.sounds C. voice D. noise 52. A.cloudy B.windy C. rainy D.sunny 53. A.fine B. be dark C.clear up D. be snowy 54. A. foot B. hand C. body D. bones 55.A.them B.us C. her D.him第3节 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。 A Today, roller

24、skating is easy and fun. But a long time ago, it wasnt easy at all. Before 1750, the idea of skating didnt exist. That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin. Merlins work was making musical instruments. In his spare time he liked to play the violin. Joseph Merlin was a man of ideas and dreams

25、. People called him a dreamer.One day Merlin received an invitation to attend a fancy dress ball. He was very pleased and a little excited. As the day of the party came near, Merlin began to think how to make a grand entrance at the party. He had an idea. He thought he would get a lot of attention i

26、f he could skate into the room.Merlin tried different ways to make himself roll. Finally, he decided to put two wheels under each shoe. There were the first roller skates. Merlin was very proud of his invention and dreamed of arriving at the party on wheels while playing the violin.On the night of t

27、he party Merlin rolled into the room playing his violin. Everyone was astonished to see him. There was just one problem. Merlin had no way to stop his roller skates. He rolled on and on. Suddenly, he ran into a huge mirror that was hanging on the wall. Down fell the mirror, breaking to pieces. Nobod

28、y forgot Merlins grand entrance for a long time! 56. The text is mainly about _. A. a strange man B. an unusual party C. how roller skating began D. how people enjoyed themselves in the 18th century 57. People thought Merlin was a dreamer because he _. A. often gave others surprises B. was a gifted

29、musician C.invented the roller skates D. was full of imagination 58. Merlin put wheels under his shoes in order to _. A. impress the party guests B. arrive at the party sooner C. test his invention D. show his skill in walking on wheels 59. What is the main point the writer is trying to make in the

30、last paragraph? A.The roller skates needed further improvement. B. The party guests took Merlin for a fool. C. Merlin succeeded beyond expectation. D. Merlin got himself into trouble. B. Personal computers and the Internet give people new choices about how to spend their time. Some may use this free

31、dom to share less time with certain friends or family members, but new technology will also let them stay in closer touch with those they care most about. I know this from personal experience. E-mail makes it easy to work at home, which is where I now spend most weekends and evenings. My working hours arent necessarily much shorter than they once were but I spend fewer of them at the office.This lets me share more time with my young daughter than I might have if shed been