河北冀州中学1213学年高二上学期期中考试英语A卷.docx

1、河北冀州中学1213学年高二上学期期中考试英语A卷试卷类型:A卷 河北冀州中学 2012-2013学年度上学期期中考试 高二年级英语试卷考试时间：120分钟 试题分数：150分 第一部分： 听力（共两节，满分20分） 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的阅读下一小题，每段对话仅读一遍。 1. What does the woman want? A. A card. B. A book. C. A bike.2. How many

2、 times has the team won the championship? A. Twice. B. Three. C. Four.3. Where is the conversation taking place? A. In a pet store. B. In a museum. C. In a park.4. How does Mike feel? A. Puzzled. B. Satisfied. C. Worried.5. What does the woman mean?A. She doesnt understand the man. B. Shes unable to

3、 help the man.C. She gave the change to someone else.第二节 （共15小题；每小题1.0分，满分15分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，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。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. Why is the woman talking to the man? A. Because of the poor quality of the goods she bought. B.

4、 Because of not getting the promised discount. C. Because of the impolite attitude of the salesgirl.7. What will the man give to the woman?A. Some money. B. A letter of apology. C. A new product. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. Which place would the man like to go?A. An exciting modern city. B. A popular tourist

5、 attraction. C. A quiet and far-away place.9. What does the woman worry about? A. The weather. B. The food and water. C. The language.10. What does the woman plan to do now? A. Travel with the man. B. Do some gardening. C. Go to the travel agency. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. How often does the man contact

6、his aunt? A. Once a month. B. Once a week. C. Seldom.12. Why didnt his aunt chat with him online? A. Shes not interested in using the computer. B. She does not have a computer in her house. C. Her kids keep her busy all the time.13. What will he do next? A. Ask his uncle for help. B. Teach his aunt

7、himself. C. Ask his cousins for help.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. Who is the woman? A. A police officer. B. An immigration official. C. An air hostess.15. Which line is for the residents?A. The line on the mans right. B. The line on the womans left. C. The line on the womans right.16. How long will the man

8、study in the UK? A. For a few months. B. For a year. C. For two years.17. How will the man pay for living costs and tuition fees? A. His father has paid for that in advance. B. He has won a scholarship. C. He will take a part-time job to pay for that.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. What is the talk mainly abo

9、ut? A. How to keep young. B. How to improve memory. C. How to open our mind.19. What is the key to achieving this goal? A. Going back to schoolB. Paying no attention to age C. Using the mind as much as possible20. What did the man who entered school at 70 become later? A. An active lawyer B. A succe

10、ssful doctor C. A highly paid artist第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分) 第一节: 单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。21. The Smiths dont usually stay at hotels, but last summer they spent a few days at a very nice hotel by _ sea.A/; a Bthe; the C/; the Dthe; a22. My brother would like to buy a good w

11、atch but was available from that shop.Anothing Bnone Cno one Dneither23.Jack is late again. It is _of him to keep others waiting.A. normal B. ordinary C. common D. typical24. an important decision more on emotion than on reason, you will regret it sooner or later.A. Based B. Basing C. Base D. To bas

12、e25. We wouldnt have called a taxi yesterday if Harold _us a ride home. A. didnt offer B. wouldnt offer C. hasnt offered D. hadnt offered26. Though these dresses are low in quality, they may _to women who dont want to spend much on clothes.A. refer B. adjust C. apply D. appeal27._ the final exams, I

13、 would have gone to the concert yesterday.A. In spite of B. But for C. Because of D. As for28.-Oh, my God, Im on my last legs!-_.Worry wont help.A. It doesnt matter B. All the best C. Take it easy D. Try your luck29. By 16:30, was almost closing time, nearly all the paintings had been sold.Awhich Bw

14、hen Cwhat Dthat30. One of our rules is that every student wear school uniform while at school. A. might B. could C. shall D. will31. Day after day, they dragged their feet on and arrived at their destination_.A. eventually B. actually C. accidentally D. incidentally. 32 The manager is said to have a

15、rrived back from Paris where he_ some European partners.A. would meet B. is meeting C. meets D. had met33. The doctor is skilled at treating heart trouble and never accepts any gift from his patients, so he has a very good _.A. expectation B. reputation C. contribution D. civilization34.you can borr

16、ow my car you promise not to drive too fast.Aunless Beven if Cin case Das long as35.Never before seen anybody who can play tennis as well as Robert.Ahad she Bshe had Chas she Dshe has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，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。That holiday morning I didn

17、t have to attend school. Usually, on holidays, Mother 36 me to sleep in. And I would certainly take full advantage of it. On this particular morning, _37_,I felt like getting up early.I stood by my window overlooking the _38_, having nothing better to do. But as it turned out, I was soon to learn ab

18、out something _39_ in life.As I watched several people go by, get into their cars and drive off, I _40_ an old man on a bicycle with a bucket on its _41_ and a basket rags and bottles on its back-carriage. He _42_ from one car to another, washing and cleaning them. From the water on the ground, it s

19、eemed that he had already _43_ washing and cleaning about a dozen or more cars. He must have begun to work quite early in the morning. Several thoughts _44_my mind as I watched him work. He wasnt well-dressed. He had on a pair of shorts and a(n) _45_ T-shirt. The bicycle he rode was not by any means

20、 the kind modern _46_would want to be seen riding on. But he seemed_47_ with life. There he was, working hard at his small business, _48_ at passers-by and stopping to chat now and then _49_ elderly men and women on their way to the market nearby.There was a noticeable touch of_50_ in the way he see

21、med to be doing things _51_the windscreen (挡风玻璃), then standing back to admire it; scrubbing (擦净) the wheels and _52_, standing back to see what they look like after the scrub.It was a _53_ to learn, I felt. At no age need one have to beg for a _54_if one has good health and is willing to work hard.

22、 For a while I felt _55_ of myself. Young as I amjust sixteen, and there was this old man who must have been usefully engaged perhaps before the sun appeared above the horizon.36Aforces Ballows Ccauses Dforbids37Aotherwise Btherefore Chowever Dbesides38Aparking lot Bbus stop Cschool Dmarket39Aintere

23、sting Bsurprising Cawful Duseful40Anoticed Brecognized Ccalled Dassisted41Aback Bhandle Cwheel Dseat42Asearched Bleft Cmoved Dwandered43Astopped Bstarted Cintended Dfinished44Acrossed Bslipped Cdisturbed Dinspired45Aattractive Bshiny Csimple Dexpensive46Arepairmen Bbusinessmen Cdrivers Dcyclists47Ab

24、usy Bcontent Ccareful Dbored48Awaving Blooking Claughing Dpointing49Aabout Bfor Cwith Dlike50Aworry Brespect Csympathy Dpride51Acleaning Bfixing Creplacing Dcovering52Astill Byet Cagain Dsoon53Alesson Bsubject Cskill Dfact54Abusiness Bliving Csuccess Dright55Atired Bdoubtful Cfearful Dashamed 第三部分 阅

25、读理解（40分）第一节： （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）A Mini Book Excerpts（节选） Biography When Salinger learned that a car park was to be built on the land, the middle-aged writer was shocked and quickly bought the neighboring area to protect it The townspeople never forgot the rescue and came to help their most famous ne

26、ighbor. J. D. Salinger：A Life by Kenneth Slawenski（Random House,$27）Mystery（疑案小说） “Youre a smart boy. Bennys death was no accident, and youre the only one who saw it happen. Do you think the murderer should get away with it ? ”The boy was starting stubbornly at his lap again. A thought suddenly occu

27、rred to Annika, “Did you You recognized the man in the car, didnt you?” The boy hesitated, twisting his fingers, “Maybe,” he said quietly. Red Wolf by Liza Marklund（Atria Books, $25. 99）Short Stories She wants to say to him what she has learned, none of it in class: Some women are born stupid, and s

28、ome women are too smart for their own good. Some women are born to give, and some women only know how to take. Some women learn who they want to be from their mothers, some who they dont want to be. Some mothers suffer so their daughters wont. Some mothers love so their daughters wont. You Are Free

29、by Danzy Senna（Riverhead Books,$15）Humor Do your kids like to have fun? Come to Fun Times! Do you like to watch your kids having fun? Bring them to Fun Times! Fun Times!s “amusement cycling” is the most fun you can have, legally, in the United States right now. Why spend thousands of dollars flying

30、to Disney World when you can spend less than half of that within a days drive of most cities? Happy: And Other Bad Thoughts by Larry Doyle（Ecco,$14. 99）56. If the readers want to know about the life of Salinger , they should buy the book published by . A. Ecco B. Atria Books C. Riverhead Books D. Ra

31、ndom House57. The book Happy: And Other Bad Thoughts is intended for . A. young children B. Disney World workers C. middle school teachers D. parents with young children58. Which book describes women with characters of their own?A. Happy And Other Bad Thoughts B. J. D. Salinger: A LifeC. You Are Free D. Red Wolf