高二下学期英语考试二精.docx

1、高二下学期英语考试二精高二2012-2013学年第二学期期末考试英语试卷命题人赵秀兰第一部分听力满分30第一节听下面五段对话。每段对话有一个小题,从题中给的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.How long does the woman have to wait?A.30 minutes.B. 7 minutes.C. 23 minutes.2.What does the man mean?A.He likes the classical art betterB.He likes n

2、either modern nor classical art.C.He likes the modern art in a higher degree.3.Where did the speakers spend their vacation?A.On the mountains.B. At home.B.At the seaside.4.What is the weather like now?A.Its cold and windy.B.Its warm and windy.C.Its fine and not windy at all.5.What are the speakers t

3、alking about?A.The radio.B. The plan.C. The weather.第二节听下面五段对话或独白。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,每小题五秒钟;听完后,各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第六段材料,回答第6,7 题。6. Why does the woman give the man a call?A. She doesnt know the time of the meeting.B. She has forgotten the tim

4、e of the meeting.C. She wants to make sure of the time of the meeting.7. What is the woman going to do this afternoon?A. To meet an American customer.B. To see off a customer from the US.C. To have an interview with an American businessman.听第七段材料,回答第8 至9 题。8. What does the man want to borrow?A. A br

5、ush.B. A chair.C. A camera.9. What is the womans husband doing?A. Taking photos.B. Painting a picture.C. Painting the room.听第八段材料,回答第10 至12 题。10. Why are the womans grades poor now?A. She is always disturbed when studying.B. She has to work full-time.C. She doesnt study hard.11 What does the man sug

6、gest the woman do?A. Find a babysitter.B. Find a job in the library.C. Put her children in the kindergarten.12. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Teacher and student.B. Colleagues.C. Classmates.听第九段材料,回答第13 至16 题。13. What do we know about No. 6 Station Road?A. It has the mans

7、 lucky number.B. It has four bedrooms.C. It has a garage.14. What worries the man about Station Road?A. It is close to town.B. It has got a big garage.C. It hasnt got a garage.15. What is good about No. 4 Candy Street?A. It is in a quieter place.B. It has bigger rooms.C. It is closer to shops.16. Wh

8、ich one have they decided on?A. The one with a big garden.B. The one next to the station.C. The one closer to town.听第十段材料,回答第17 至20 题。17. Where did the baker bake fresh cake?A. On a balcony.B. In the store.C. In the restaurant.18. What did the dry-cleaning store site use to be?A. A bakery.B. A resta

9、urant.C. A department store.19. What do we know about the manager in the passage?A. He often wore a tie.B. He was sick seriously.C. He was always in a tall white hat.20. What didnt exist on the avenue in the past?A. The policemen.B. The cars.C. The garbage cans.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15分从A

10、 B C D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。21. Its really sad to see _ old man fall in the street, butshouldnt we offer _ helping hand?A. the, aB. an, theC. the, theD. an, a22.-Im considering finding a new job.-What? Why bother looking for a new one_ you arepaid so well now?A. ifB. whenC. on condition thatD. in cas

11、e23. All the students are listening attentively, their eyes_ ontheir teacher.A. fixedB. fixingC. to fixD. having fixed24. Could it be in the restaurant _ we had dinner that youlost your handbag?A. thatB. whichC. whereD. when25. How long _ in London?-For just the weekend. I was back shortly after the

12、 meeting.A. were you stayingB. have you stayedC. did you stayD. are you staying26. Former smokers have a _ risk of dying _ thannon-smokers. But its small compared to that for those who continue.A. great, soonB. great, soonerC. greater, soonerD. greater, soon27 Not until_ did Humphrey begin working.A

13、. it stopped rainingB. it has stopped rainingC. did it stop rainingD. had it stopped raining28 Its funny that Howard_ speak to you like a boss.A. shouldB. wouldC. mightD. must29. Judy cant only_ medicine if she is to get rid of drugs; shehas to fight with her mind, too.A. take onB. put onC. insist o

14、nD. rely on30. The biggest cities in Canada only have about six millionpeople while _ in China are much bigger.A. onesB. othersC. theseD. those31. The meeting came to an end _ Samantha could say aword.A. asB. afterC. beforeD. until32. -Can you tell me who invented the cellphone?-_. Lets go online an

15、d find it out.A. Guess what!B. Got it?C. Im afraid not.D. Youve got me there.33. Jack. Youre late again!-Sorry, but I was_ half an hour in the traffic jam.A. broken upB. taken upC. held upD. made up34. I ran all the way to the theatre. Otherwise I _ late for theannual talent show.A. wasB. had beenC.

16、 would have beenD. would be35. Each year many people donate blood. However, blood is still_.A. littleB. shortC. richD. low第二节完形填空共20题30 分阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Sue and Johnsy found their tastes in painting so much in tune(合拍 that their joint studio resulted. Then in November, Johnsy wa

17、s seriously _36_ with pneumonia(肺炎.The doctor said to Sue, She has one _37_in ten. The chance is for her to want to _38_. But she has made up her mind that shes not going to get _39_.Johnsy lay, with her face toward the window, _40_ and counting backward.Twelve, she said, Eleven, ten, nine, eight, s

18、even. almost together.Sue looked out of the window. There, an old ,old ivy vine(葡萄藤 climbed half way up the wall of the brick house. The cold breath of autumn had blown away its_41_, leaving it almost bare.Six,said Johnsy. Theyre falling_42_. Three days ago there were almost a hundred. There_43_ ano

19、ther one. Only five left.Five what, dear?Leaves. When the _44_ falls, I must go, too.Oh, dont be _45_. The doctor said that your chances for getting well were _46_! Try to take some soup now.No, said Johnsy, her eyes _47_ out of the window.Dear, said Sue, Keep your eyes _48_ and try to sleep.I must

20、call up Behrman, the old painter to be my model.I want to see the last one fall,said Johnsy, closing her eyes, I want to go sailing _49_ like the poor, tired leaves.Sue found Behrman and told him how Johnsy feared she would _50_ as a leaf.The next morning, Johnsy stared at the drawn curtain. Pull it

21、 up,she ordered. Despite the beating rain and fierce wind, one ivy leaf still _51_ bravely.Its the last one. It will fall today, said Johnsy. The rain continued.Early the next morning, the ivy leaf was still there!Ive been a bad girl, said Johnsy. The last leaf_52_ there to show me how bad I was. It

22、 is a sin(罪过 to want to _53_ . I will sit up.The next day the doctor said that Johnsy was out of danger.Mr. Behrman died,the doctor added. He was found helpless with pain, his shoes and clothing wet through. We_54_ where he had been on such a dreadful night. Oh, dear, look out of the window! The las

23、t ivy leaf on the wall! Behrman_55_ it there the night that the last leaf fell.36. A. influenced B. infected C. destroyed D. damaged37. A. chance B. life C. minute D. year38. A. paint B. die C. love D. live39. A. bad B. worse C. well D. bored40. A. looking up B. looking outC. looking downD. looking

24、forward41. A. branches B. flowers C. fruits D. leaves42. A. slower B. down C. faster D. back43. A. comes B. goes C. lives D. stands44. A. fourth B. first C. ninth D. last45. A. doubtful B. late C. silly D. sure46. A. ten to one B. one in tenC. one after anotherD. one by one47. A. stared B. fixed C.

25、looked D. glared48. A. open B. hidden C. closed D. clean49. A. up B. out C. in D. down50. A. break out B. float awayC. take offD. drop in51. A. hung B. continued C. fought D. competed52. A. gets B. stays C. runs D. arrives53. A. exist B. survive C. die D. pass54. A. knew B. wondered C. expected D. h

26、oped55. A. bought B. carried C. lifted D. painted第三部分阅读理解共两节满分40第一节共15小题每小题2分满分30阅读下列短文,从每小题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳选项。AThe United States Department of Agriculture has a program called Wildlife Services. Its job is to help protect agriculture resources from threats and damage by wildlife. Often that means help

27、ing farmers deal with unwelcome visitors. This organization has experts from different fields and has set up agencies where farmers can get practical help.One example of Wildlife Services work involved a farmer in Washington State. Years ago, thousands of Canada geese landed on his fields and began

28、to eat his carrot crop. Biologists from the program suggested that the farmer use noise-making devices and other measures to scare the large birds away.Wildlife Services also has a livestock(牲畜 protection program. The program just offer suggestions to keep unwelcome visitors away instead of killing

29、them, to provide secure shelterfor chickens, sheep and other animals that could be attacked and to use lights above places where animals are kept. And they advise people who see coyotes(土狼 around their property to chase them away by shouting, making loud noises or throwing rocks. For home gardeners,

30、 a two-meter fence might help keep out deer. To keep out rabbits, a wire fence has to be only about a half-meter high. It should extend fifteen centimeters underground to keep rabbits from digging under it. If snakes are a problem, remove dead trees and cut high grass to destroy their hiding places.

31、 And to protect livestock, use guard animals such as dogs, which are very effective. Due to its effective work, it has been well received by farmers all over the States and neighboring countries such as Canada and Mexico.56. The underlined phrase unwelcome visitorsin the firstparagraph refers to _.A. animals