嘉兴一中高二英语期中考试试题卷

嘉兴市第一中学2012学年第二学期期中考试

高二英语试题卷

命题人: 俞秋燕审核人: 杨跃典

满分[100]分，时间[120]分钟2013年4月

第一部分：听力（共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分）

第一节：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选项，并标在试题卷的相应位置。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?s the weather like at the moment?

A. Rainy.

B. Sunny.

C. Cloudy.

2. What?s the woman?s roommate like?

A. She is patient.

B. She is nice.

C. She is tidy.

3. Why has John moved out?

A. To be near the school.

B. To live in a quiet place.

C. To avoid trouble.

4. What is the man?s problem?

A. He can not see the sign clearly.

B. He has no ticket for the movie.

C. He?s parked in the wrong place.

5. What musical instrument does Bob have?

A. Drums.

B. A guitar.

C. A violin.

第二节：请听下面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，并标在试题卷的相应位置。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5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6. What can we learn from the conversation?

A. The woman has missed her flight.

B. The plane will take off tonight.

C. The airport is closed.

7. What does the woman want?

A. A room for herself alone.

B. A hotel close to the airport.

C. A room with bright light.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. What can we learn about the woman?

A. She isn?t familiar with the Internet.

B. She can?t afford a camera.

C. She doesn?t like MA-205.

9. What is the man probably going to do next?

A. Reduce the budget.

B. Change the model.

C. Order a camera.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What does the man show the woman?

A. A magazine.

B. Hair care products.

C. A bottle of red wine.

11. How will the woman?s hair look?

A. Long.

B. Short.

C. Shoulder-length.

12. Why doesn?t the woman want to change the color of her hair?

A. She thinks it?s too expensive.

B. She?s afraid it might damage her hair.

C. She doesn?t like the suggested color.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. How much pocket money does Lily get a month?

A. About 20 pounds.

B. About 15 pounds.

C. About 5 pounds.

14. Why does Lily want more pocket money?

A. To get as much as her friends.

B. To pay for music lessons.

C. To buy some clothes.

15.When can Lily have more pocket money?

A.When she proves good at her school work.

B.When she no longer argues with her mum.

C.When she is mature in her mum?s eyes.

16.What does David suggest Lily do?

A. Have a discussion with her mum.

B. Help her mum with housework.

C. Sit down and wait calmly.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. Where is the speaker?

A. On a plane.

B. In a bus.

C. At a tourist site.

18. Why is food or drink not allowed on the journey?

A. To avoid annoying others.

B. To show respect for the guide.

C. To guarantee passengers? safety.

19. How long can the tourists stay at the first destination?

A. 15 to 30 minutes.

B. About an hour.

C. About two hours.

20. What is the second destination famous for?

A. Stonehenge.

B. The River Avon.

C. The Roman Baths.

第二部分：英语知识运用

第一节：单项填空（共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分）

从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

21. — Shall I invite Ann to go to the cinema this evening?

— Yes. It?ll be fine if you ______.

A. do

B. can

C. invite

D. are

22. — We all wish that our English teacher ______ us in the game tomorrow.

— But she is always busy.

A. will join

B. could join

C. had joined

D. joined

23. They didn?t tell me a ______ time, but I guess the party is going to begin at 9 pm.

A. special

B. specific

C. contemporary

D. conventional

24. —I?m going to London next Monday.

— What a ______! So am I.

A. conclusion

B. consequence

C. coincidence

D. celebration

25. Jack is late again. It is ______ of him to keep others waiting.

A. normal

B. ordinary

C. common

D. typical

26. I would like a job which pays more, but ______ I enjoy the work I?m doing at the moment.

A. in other words

B. on the other hand

C. for one thing

D. as a matter of fact

27. If it were not for the fact that she ______ sing, I would invite her to the party.

A. couldn?t

B. shouldn?t

C. can?t

D. might not

28. What a chain smoker says is often ______ what he does. On the one hand, he says he wants to quit smoking, on the other hand he continues to smoke on and on.

A. contradictory to

B. familiar with

C. similar to

D. against with

29. ______ fired, your health care and other benefits will not be immediately cut off.

A. Would you be

B. Should you be

C. Could you be

D. Might you be

30. We missed the train. If only we ______ by taxi instead of by bus!

A. go

B. went

C. have gone

D. had gone

31. Mr. Black?s formal style of speaking was appropriate ______ the occasion.

A. in

B. with

C. on

D. to

32. Although her grandma had been ill for a long time, it still came as a shock when she ______ died.

A. slightly

B. approximately

C. eventually

D. directly

33. Just at the foot of the mountain ______ with a history of more than 1,000 years.

A. does a temple lie

B. lies a temple

C. a temple is lying

D. a temple lies

34. So difficult ____ it to finish the work in such short time that I decided to turn to Mary for help.

A. I did find

B. did I find

C. I have found

D. have I find

35. Little by little, we ______ experience in how to deal with these changes.

A. acquired

B. earned

C. won

D. controlled

36. The teacher finally ______ his project to the school board for approval.

A. admitted

B. permitted

C. submitted

D. accused

37. More and more people choose to shop in a supermarket as it offers a great ______ of goods.

A. variety

B. mixture

C. extension

D. combination

38. What ______ will it make whether Mr. Black tells us the story early or not?

A. sense

B. difference

C. mistake

D. use

39. — Where did you first meet your life-long friend Tom?

— It was in the primary school _________ my father worked.

A. that

B. when

C. which

D. where

40. — What did you say? My mind wandered just now.

—______. It?s nothing important anyway.

A. Forget it

B. Just for fun

C. No problem

D. Not at all

第二节：完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41-60各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

The teacher sat cross-legged in front of the gathering of fourth grade students. She asked them what kinds of things would 41 world peace. Immediately they began offering such 42 as “Get rid of all the bombs” “There ought to be a 43 against war”. The teacher rose to note each offering on the board. Once the list was44 , she sat again with the children and asked them if there was anything 45 war in their lives.

They were 46 at first but eventually they seemed to begin to 47 that the teacher meant “war” as a metaphor (暗喻). One student said, “My brother declares war on me when I48 his things” “My Dad blows up at bad drivers,” offered one girl. 49 said she did war with one of her dishonest friends. 50 the thought appeared that all violence was in conflict with the idea of 51 . Through the discussion the teacher 52 the concept that they could decrease violence and increase peace in their own lives by giving up the idea of 53 with others. She asked them to 54 the rest of the week keeping track of the times when they would choose to carry out peace 55 violence.

By the end of the week the students had experienced dozens of examples 56 violence and conflict had been avoided in their 57 lives.

Eventually the class created a peace movement in the school. They helped rewrite school 58 that decreased conflict. Homework became more inventive and 59 . Parent-teacher meetings always 60 activities of the students

(a dance, or an art or science exhibits). Cooperation became the primary path to peace.

41. A. break B. ignore C. increase D. witness

42. A. cases B. events C. chances D. suggestions

43. A. law B. will C. deal D. duty

44. A. missing B. necessary C. simple D. complete

45. A. but B. like C. against D. after

46. A. puzzled B. frightened C. excited D. encouraged

47. A. state B. prove C. realize D. guess

48. A. receive B. bother C. collect D. reserve

49. A. Each B. Another C. The one D. The other

50. A. Luckily B. Suddenly C. Hopefully D. Finally

51. A. peace B. power C. culture D. wealth

52. A. returned B. passed C. introduced D. moved

53. A. joking B. fighting C. discussing D. working

54. A. waste B. appoint C. spend D. finish

55. A. aside from B. away from C. regardless of D. instead of

56. A. when B. where C. whether D. whose

57. A. political B. traditional C. personal D. natural

58. A. rules B. decisions C. records D. introductions

59. A. similar B. familiar C. confusing D. interesting

60. A. started with B. belonged to C. put up with D. came up to

第三部分：阅读理解

第一节：阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

The London Pass is the final sightseeing package that has been specially tailor-made (量身定做) for visitors to the city. It allows holders to make the most out of their trip, saving them both time and money. With the London Pass you will get the following:

●Free entry to your choice of over 60 popular attractions, tours, sights and museums

●A useful 160 page guidebook about the attractions plus helpful tips about the city

●Ability to skip the lines at the selected a ttractions to save time

●Optional travel card to cover all of your transport needs

The London Pass Saves You Money

London can be an expensive city, and its tourist attractions are no exception. However, going sightseeing with a London Pass, you could make some great savings. Take a look at the normal gate price for some popular London attractions: Tower of London ￡19.00; Thames River Cruise ￡19.00; Windsor Castle ￡17.00; London Bridge Experience ￡23.00; St Paul?s Cathedral ￡15.00. Visiting those five attractions will cost well over ￡89. With a London Pass, these and many more attractions won?t cost you a penny.

The London Pass Saves You Time

London is a popular destination, therefore, attractions and sights do get very busy. Waiting in line can sometimes take hours from your sightseeing experience—that?s why London Pass holders get to skip the queue at key attractions such as Tower of London, Windsor Castle and London Bridge Experience. Also, the map of London and the information about the city?s public tran sportation system available in our guidebook help plan the perfect sightseeing itinerary to maximize your time in the city.

Practical Information

Adult ticket: ￡43.00

Address: Charing Cross Road, London

Tel: 01664 485020

61.With a London pass, you are expected to spend ________ when visiting Tower of London and Windsor Castle.

A. ￡43.00

B. ￡36.00

C. ￡89

D. nothing

62.The underlined word “itinerary” probably means .

A. budget

B. route

C. partner

D. equipment

63. You will most probably find the passage in .

A. an English textbook

B. a newspaper

C. a travel brochure

D. an encyclopedia

B

When Jamie Beondik saw a puppy getting beaten with a chain, he tried to help. What he got in return was a beating of his own and he had to go to hospital.

The neighbors saw the four-month-old black dog named Tomba Wednesday morning being beaten, choked and dragged on a chain by a man on a bike.

Jamie decided to get involved, telling the man to stop hurting Tomba.

“He started swinging the chain around in the air and I said …OK. Well, I?m going to call the police.? And that?s when he hit me with the chain,” said Jamie.

He got hit in the legs and then the man and the dog ran off.

Twenty minutes later, the man came back and attacked Jamie with a slingshot (弹弓) before throwing a rock at him, hitting him in the back.

Jamie now has to use the wall to steady himself and his hands won?t stop shaking, but he expects to be OK.

Despite his injuries, he has no regrets. Jamie says he?d do it all again.

“He was hurting the dog. I have had a dog for 13 years that looked just like Tomba. The dog was crying for help. I just wanted him to let the dog go. I didn?t think he?d beat me,” said Jamie.

The police arrested the man, who would face at least one charge of assault (袭击).

Tomba obviously was not seriously injured.

“That?s all that?s important.The dog?s okay and he?s in prison,” said Jamie.

64. What?s the best title for the passage?

A. A man was beaten due to his protecting an abused dog

B. A dog?s owner was put in p rison due to his beating the dog

C. Stop beating the dog

D. Dogs are friends of humans

65. Jamie Beondik decided to get involved in helping the dog because ________.

A. the dog belonged to him

B. he felt pity for the dog

C. he often saw the dog before

D. the neighbors asked him to do so

66. Why did the man hit Jamie Beondik with the chain?

A. Because Jamie Beondik was rude to him.

B. Because Jamie Beondik wanted to take the dog away.

C. Because Jamie Beondik would call the police if he continued beating the dog.

D. Because the man hated Jamie Beondik, who was once the owner of the dog.

67. Which of the following shows the right order of what happened in the passage?

a. The man was put in prison.

b. Jamie Beondik was hit by the man with a chain.

c. The police arrested the man and charged him with assault.

d. The dog was beaten, choked and dragged.

e. The man attacked Jamie Beondik with a slingshot.

f. Jamie Beondik asked the man to stop hurting the do

g.

A. e b f d c a

B. d f e b a c

C. d f b e c a

D. f d b e a c

C

Cancer is among the top killer diseases in our society today and scientists have found out that stress helps to bring it on. We need to consider, therefore, what are the causes of stress in our life, and whether we can do anything about them.

Are we under-employed, or overburdened with too many responsibilities? Do we have a right balance of work and leisure in our lives? Are our relationships with family, friends or fellow workers all that they should be?

All these things can be a cause of stress, and it is best to face them directly, and to bring our frustrations into the open. People who have a good row and then forget it are doing their health more good than those who bottle up their feelings.

If our self-examination has brought any causes of stress to light, let us consider what we can do about them. It is possible to change jobs. We can make more leisure and fill it more happily, if we will accept a different living standard. We can improve our personal relationships by a different attitude. It is we who allow other people to make ourselves unhappy. Often the little things that disturb us are not worth an hour?s anger. The teaching in the Bible “Let not the sun go down upon your wrath (愤怒)” is good advice from the health point of view as well as religion.

68. Which of the following statements is true?

A.Freedom from responsibilities helps reduce stress.

B.Stress is the direct cause of caner.

C.The causes of stress are worth serious study.

D.Cancer is the number one killer is our society today.

69. Judging from the context, the underlined word “row” in the third paragraph most probably means______.

A. a noisy quarrel

B. a very loud noise

C. a neat line of things side by side

D. a journey in a boat

70. Which of the following is not mentioned as a way to reduce our stress?

A.Changing our jobs.

B.Changing our attitude towards little things that make us unhappy.

C.Speaking out about our frustrations.

D.Reading the Bible.

71. “Let not the sun go down upon your wrath” probably means “______”.

A.Don?t let your anger last long.

B.Don?t get angry while the sun is going down.

C.Don?t get angry easily about little things.

D.Don?t watch the sun set while you are angry.

D

What exactly is a lie? Is it anything we say which we know is untrue? Or is it something more than that? For example, suppose a friend wants to borrow some money from you. You say “I wish I could help you, but I am short of money myself.” In fact, you are not short of money but your friend is in the habit of not paying his debts and you don?t want to hurt his feelings by reminding him of this. Is this really a lie?

Professor Jerald Jellison of the University of Southern California has made a scientific study of lying. According to him, women are better liars than men, particularly when telli ng a “white lie”, such as when a woman at a party tells another woman that she likes her dress when she really thinks it?s terrible. However, this is only one side of the story. Other researchers say that men are more likely to tell more serious lies, such as making a promise that they have no intention of carrying out. This is the kind of lie politicians and businessmen are supposed to be particularly skilled at: the lie from which the liar hopes to profit or gain in some way.

Research has been done into t he way people?s behavior changes in a number of small, unimportant ways when they lie. It has been found that if they are sitting down at the time, they tend to move about in their chairs more than usual. To the trained observer they are saying “I wish I were somewhere else now”. They also tend to touch certain parts of the face, particularly the nose. One explanation of this may be that lying causes a slight increase in blood pressure. The tip of the nose is very sensitive to changes and the increased pressure makes it itch (痒).

Another gesture that gives liars away is what the writer Desmond Morris in his book Man Watching calls the “mouth cover”. He says that there are several typical forms of this, such as covering part of the mouth with the fingers, touching the upper lip or putting a finger of the hand at one side off the mouth. Such a gesture can be understood as an unconscious attempt on the part of the liar to stop himself from lying.

Of course, such gestures as rubbing the nose or covering the mouth, moving about in a chair can not be taken as

proof that the speaker is lying. They simply tend to happen more often in this situation. It is not one gesture alone that gives the liar away but a whole number of things, and in particular the context which the lie is told.

72. According to the passage, a white lie seems to be a lie ______.

A. that other people believe

B. that other people don?t believe

C. told in order not to hurt someone?s feelings

D. told in order to take advantage of someone

73. Research suggests that women _____.

A. are better at telling less serious lies than men

B. generally lie for more than men do

C. often make promises they intend to break

D. lie at parties more often than men do

74. Researchers find that when a person tells lies _____.

A. his blood pressure increases greatly

B. he looks very serious

C. he is likely to make some small changes in his behavior

D. he uses his unconscious mind

75. Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage as a sign of lying?

A. Touching one?s ears

B. Rubbing the nose

C. Moving in a chair

D. Covering the mouth

第二节: 信息匹配（共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）

下面有五则寓言。阅读A—F的寓言故事，然后匹配与之对应的寓言故事。其中有一个故事是多余的。

76. Not everything you see is what it appears to be．

77. He who loses freedom loses all．

78. Misfortune tests true friendship．

79. Union gives strength．

80. Precious things are for those that can prize them．

A

A wolf was almost dead with hunger. A housedog saw him, and asked, “Friend, your irregular life will soon ruin you. Why don?t you work steadily as I do, and get your food regularly?”“I would have no objection,” said the wolf, “i f I could only get a place.” “I will help you,” said the dog. “Come with me to my master, and you shall share my work.” So the wolf and the dog went to the town together. On the way the wolf saw that there was no hair around the dog?s neck. He felt quite surprised, and asked him why it was like that? “Oh, it is nothing,” said the dog. “Every night my master puts a collar (颈圈) around my neck and chains me up. You will soon get used to it.”“Is that the only reason?” said the wolf. “Then good-bye to you, my friend. I would rather be free.”

B

Two men were traveling together, when a bear suddenly met them on their path. One of them climbed up quickly into a tree and hid himself in the branches. The other, seeing that he must be attacked, fell flat on the ground, and when the bear came up and felt him with his snout (鼻子), and smelt him all over, he held his breath, and pretended the appearance of death as much as he could. The bear soon left him, for it is said he will not touch a dead body. When he was quite gone, the other traveler got down from the tree, and inquired of his friend what it was the bear had whispered in his ear. “He gave me this advice,” his companion replied.“Never travel with a friend who deserts you at the approach of danger.”

C

A prince had some monkeys trained to dance. Being naturally good at learning, they showed themselves excellent pupils, and in their rich clothes and masks, they danced as well as any of the courtiers (朝臣). Their performance was often repeated with great applause, till on one occasion, a courtier, bent on mischief, took from his pocket a handful of nuts and threw them upon the stage. The monkeys at the sight of the nuts forgot their dancing and became (as indeed they were) monkeys instead of actors. Pulling off their masks and tearing their robes, they fought with one another for

the nuts. The dancing spectacle thus came to an end in the laughter and ridicule of the audience.

D

A cock was once strutting (大步走) up and down the farmyard among the hens when suddenly he noticed something shining in the straw. “Ho! ho!” said he, “that?s for me,”and soon rooted it out from beneath the straw. It turned out to be a pearl that by some chance had been lost in the yard. “You may be a treasure,” signed the cock, “to man, but for me I would rather have a single barley-corn (大麦粒).”

E

Lion was awakened from sleep by a mouse running over his face. Rising up in anger, he caught him and was about to kill him, when the mouse piteously (可怜巴巴的) asked, saying: “If you would only spare my life, I would be sure to repay your kindness.” The lion laughed and let him go. It happened shortly after this that the lion was caught by some hunters, who bound him by strong ropes to the ground. The mouse, recognizing his roar, came up, and gnawed the rope with his teeth, and setting him free, exclaimed: “You ridiculed the idea of my ever being able to help you, not expecting to receive from me any repayment of your favor; but now you know that it is possible for even a mouse to confer benefits on a lion.”

F

An old man on the point of death gathered his sons around him to give them some parting advice. He ordered his servants to bring in a bunch of sticks, and said to his eldest son: “Break it.” The son tried hard, but with all his efforts was unable to break the bundle. The other sons also tried, but none of them was successful. “Untie it,” said the father, “and each of you take a stick.” When they had done so, he called out to them: “Now, break,” and each stick was easily broken.

第四部分：写作

第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在其下面写上该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。

注意： 1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从11处起) 不计分。

Dear Mike，

You asked me about the present situation of the public transportation in Chengdu at the last letter. Here I'm very glad to share anything with you.

Our city government has been trying its best to improve the public transportation since 2010. The measure include reducing bus fare, developing bike rental system and constructing four subways.

I am luck to be one of the citizens who have benefited from the bike rental system. It is total free and has covered most urban areas in Chengdu, which I can easily rent a bike and go to anywhere I like without being catch in traffic jams.More and more people are using bikes, because ride bikes not only saves energy but also helps us keep fit.

Yours，

Li Hua

第二节：书面表达（满分15分）

根据以下提示，写一篇英语短文介绍微博，包括以下内容：

基本信息：

微博：一种网上日记

话题：从日常小事到全球重大事件

内容：定期更新、公开、简短、140字以内

主要影响：

正面：便于人们表达心声、交流想法；信息的传播比以往更快更广

负面：可能泄露隐私或其他重要的个人信息；误导性信息使公众无法辨清是非*微博microblog ** 隐私privacy ***误导性misleading

注意：

1. 必须包括表格中的所有内容；

2. 为了使文章通顺完整，可以适当增加内容；

3. 词数：120左右。