高二上学期期末考试英语测试试题

高二上学期期末考试英语试题————————————————————————————————作者：————————————————————————————————日期：2华中师大一附中2012—2013学年度第一学期高二年级期末检测英语试题时限：150分钟满分：150分命题人：周晶晶徐丽娜熊效华陈岚审题人：陈定逵第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)第一节1. What is the weather like now?A. Cloudy.B. Sunny.C. Rainy.2. When are the two speakers going to meet?A. 2:30.B. 3:15.C. 3:30.3. Where are the speakers now?A. At a friend’s house.B. At a garage.C. At the station.4. What is the possible relationship between the two speakers?A. Husband and wife.B. Assistant and customer.C. Boss and secretary.5. What is the man doing?A. Offering help.B. Demanding an apology.C. Making a complaint. 第二节听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6. Whose birthday party was it?A. The man’s father’s.B. The man’s grandfather’s.C. The man’s ant’s.7. How did the man get to Guangzhou?A. By ship.B. By train.C. By air.听第7段材料，回答第8至第10题。

8. Why does the man feel worried?A. He failed the exam.B. He didn’t achieve three As.C. He has trouble in studying.9. Why do the man’s parents often criticize and complain to him?A. They expect too much of him.B. He often makes mistakes in exams.C. He makes no progress in study.10. What does the man need badly now?A. Love.B. Confidence.C. Freedom.听第8段材料，回答第11至第13。

11. What is the man complaining about?A. Adam didn't go out with him to lunch.B. Adam refused to help him a job.C. Adam decided to go to the cinema.12. What is the man’s understanding of working at home?A. It is free.B. It is boring.C. It is fun.13. What does Adam do according to the speaker?A. Give advice online.B. Repair computers.C. Run a shop online.听第9段材料，回答第14至第16题。

14. What does the woman suggest the man do?A. Buy a computer right now.B. Put up an advertisement for a computer.C. Wait a little longer.15. When does the conversation probably take place?A. In January.B. In February.C. In November.16. Why is the man so eager to get a computer?A. He wants to play computer games.B. He needs one for his work.C. He thinks everybody must have one.听第10段材料，回答第17至第20四个小题。

17. Where is the speaker studying now?A. In Britain.B. In America.C. In France.18. How many students does each class have?A. 15.B. 16.C. 17.19. What do you know about the speaker?A. She is quite homesick.B. She is accustomed to the life out there.C. She doesn’t benefit from living with a local family.20. What do you know about the school?A. The school only has students from China and Europe.B. The school never allows students to experience local culture.C. The school will get the students to Paris for a week.第二部分词汇知识运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节多项选择(10小题，满分10分)21. Due to the Connecticut school shooting tragedy, more American parents are ____ to the unsafe and illegal possession of guns at schools or near schools.A. addictedB. opposedC. accustomedD. exposed22. My colleagues are considering ____ to the ITV of China Telecom instead of the cable TV channel because of its small monthly charge.A. linkingB. appealingC. objectingD. subscribing23. Recently the headmaster of our school has ____ the healthy and efficient class, which encourages more teachers exploring new teaching method.A. sponsoredB. conveyedC. dedicatedD. advocated24. It being the first time to take part in such a grand English speaking competition, Joseph was so ____ and couldn’t even say a complete sentence at first.A. anxiousB. consciousC. curiousD. cautious25. Despite the potential danger of uses of guns, the Gun Control bill remains a ____ issue which results in a heated argument between the anti-gun side and the pro-gun side.A. conventionalB. contemporaryC. controversialD. contradictory26. A new wave of flu is _____ across America, which has aroused widespread panicA. sweepingB. swellingC. swallowingD. sliding27. The possibility that a _____ of the territory dispute between China and Japan will be reached in the near future is quite small after the formation of the Japanese new government.A. movementB. descriptionC. instructionD. settlement28. I don’t know the actual cost of traveling around the UK, but I think your year-end bonus will ____ cover your major expenses.A. absolutelyB. roughlyC. firmlyD. consequently29. It is reported that the high-speed railway will reach full ____ during the Spring Festival travel rush, which is seen as the largest annual movement of people in the world.A. capacityB. constructionC. convenienceD. speed30. As the final examination is coming, much of the students’time is ____ with a review of the term’s work.A. caught upB. taken upC. put upD. filled up第二节完形填空(20小题，满分20分)A philosophy professor stood before his class with some items on the table in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly he __31__ up a very large and empty jar and 32 filling it with rocks, about 2 inches in diameter (直径).He then asked the students if the jar was full. They answered that it was.So the professor then took up a box of pebbles (鹅卵石) and put them into the jar. He __33__ the jar lightly. The pebbles, of course, rolled into the open areas __34__ the rocks.He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They __35__.The professor took up a box of sand and 36 it into the jar. Of course, the sand __37__ up everything else.He then asked once more if the jar was full. The students __38__ with an unanimous (一致的) “Yes.”“Now,” said the professor, “I want you to recognize that this jar __39__ your life. The rocks are the most important things --- your parents, your __40__, your friends, your health --- things that if everything else was lost and only they __41__, your life would still be full.”The pebbles are the other things that __42__ --- like your job, your house, your car.The sand is everything else. The __43__ stuff.“If you put the sand into the jar first,” he continued “there is __44__ room for the pebbles or the rocks. The same ___45__ for your life.”If you spend all your time and __46__ on the trivial matter, you will never have room for the things that are important to you. Pay attention to the things that are __47__ to your happiness. Play with your children. Take your friends out dancing. There will always be __48__ to go to work, clean the house, give a dinner party and fix the disposal machine.Take care of the __49__ first – the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The __50__ is just sand.”31. A. brought B. put C. made D. picked32. A. insisted on B. kept on C. tried on D. decided on33. A. spun B. shook C. hit D. struck34. A. in B. below C. between D. within35. A. disagreed B. doubted C. suspected D. agreed36. A. placed B. deposited C. loaded D. poured37. A. took B. mixed C. filled D. held38. A. responded B. laughed C. whispered D. reacted39. A. presents B. proves C. explains D. represents40. A. future B. money C. children D. boss41. A. reserved B. remained C. left D. preserved42. A. count B. attract C. appeal D. convey43. A. typical B. small C. usual D. daily44. A. much B. enough C. no D. some45. A. comes B. goes C. stands D. accounts46. A. energy B. power C. money D. strength47. A. similar B. critical C. agreeable D. close48. A. time B. excuses C. choices D. reasons49. A. pebbles B. sand C. rocks D. jar50. A. other B. latter C. rest D. opposite第三部分阅读理解(20小题，满分40分)AEver since I first read “The Falls,” the dark and powerful short story in George Saunders’ 2000 collection, Pastoralia, I’ve read every piece of writing he’s done while impatiently anticipating his next collection. After six years, this short story genius, releases his latest collection, Tenth of December, and it’s even more than I expected.Tenth of December is Saunders’ deepest collection to date; each story deals with different real life struggles and worries, like responsibility, the challenge of living a moral life, and death. The opening story, “Victory Lap,” sets the tone. A young boy watches as his schoolmate is dragged from her house by a threatening stranger, and he must instantly decide whether to run out after her or remain a bystander in his house, as his parents have taught him.Despite this shift towards greater realism, there is a touch of Saunders’signature style throughout the collection. For example, the drugs in “Escape from Spiderhead,” a tale of a hell-like reality where mood-changing mixtures are tested on prisoners, have clever names Darkenfloxx, Verbaluce that will feel familiar to fans. Also, some of the stories’most touching moments are tempered (缓和) with his special humor.In my opinion, the piece that really shows Saunders’ literary evolution is “Tenth of December,”the collection’s title story. It reminds me of “The Falls” in many ways; in both stories, a defeated middle-aged man is faced with the choice of rescuing children in distress. But while there was no hope for the main character in “The Falls” (he plunges into racing waters and certain death), the main character in “Tenth of December,” is offered a second chance of life.The collection is now available in bookstores and online as well. I’m sure the stories will stick with you long after you’ve finished them.51. Which of the following themes is NOT expected in the collection of Tenth of December？A. Death.B. Responsibility.C. Morals.D. Wealth.52. The underlined words “Darkenfloxx, Verbaluce” (in Para.3) refer to ________.A. the drugsB. the talesC. the prisonersD. the fans53. Why does the author think the story Tenth of December shows Saunders’ literary evolution?A. Because it’s the title story.B. Because it shares some features of The Falls.C. Because its main character faces a hard choice.D. Because its main character is given a chance to live.54. The author writes the text in order to ________.A. introduce the short story geniusB. analyze Saunders’ literature styleC. recommend Tenth of DecemberD. compare the two collectionsBThe 30 miles of switchbacks (之字路) that snake through the mountains of Logan Canyon (峡谷) are enough to make most drivers’palms sweat. But Roger Andersen, a father of four, wasn’t expecting any trouble on the road last New Year’s Eve, when he set off for a ski trip with nine-year-old daughter Mia, four-year-old son Baylor, and nine-year-old neighbor Kenya Wildman. He had driven through the canyon hundreds of times over the years.When Andersen saw a truck skid (侧滑) off the road, he instinctively tapped his brakes. Instantly, the Honda Accord slid off the road, rolled down a steep ten-foot embankment (河堤) and sank into the icy river.Disoriented (晕头转向的), Andersen began to search for the kids, but in vain. In a desperate attempt, he managed to get out through a broken window. That’s when he saw a group of men, about six in all, appear at the top of the embankment. One after another, they raced down and marched into the water, shouting, “who else is in the car?” Andersen says, “It was like the sight of angels. And I was screaming, ‘My kids are in the car!’”Leading the charge was Chris Willden, a 35-year-old former police officer, who, two years earlier, had skidded into the river in almost the same spot. The river was not deep near the bank, but the Accord’s doors were shut, and the windows were impossible to kick in. Andersen shouted, “We’ve got to turn over this car!”Even with this size group, the idea of overturning the 3,000-pound waterlogged (浸满水的) car seemed absurd. “But on the count of three, we started pushing.” Amazingly, the car started rising. When the rescuers gave a final, superhuman push, the Accord moved onto its belly.Then Willden found himself staring into the terrified eyes of Kenya, who had found an air pocket in the backseat. Willden cut her seat belt with his pocket knife and pulled the girl out. Up front, Mia was floating facedown in the water. Ben Belnap, a school psychologist, undid the girl’s seat belt and raced her to the bank. Then they saw Baylor trapped in his car seat, his eyes rolled back into his head. Morgan Carlson, a 50-year-old doctor, gave the preschooler chest compressions (按压) and freed him from his car seat.Laid out on the road, Baylor and Mia were unconscious. Belnap recalled that when he lifted Mia, he thought he was carrying a dead body. But before anyone could start CPR, Mia coughed up water and blinked at the strangers surrounding her. Nearby, Baylor didn’t have a pulse. Then one man squeezed him in a professional way, and the boy started coughing and crying. Everyone erupted in cheers.55. The underlined part “make most drivers’palms sweat”(in Para. 1) means “make them ________”.A. upsetB. tenseC. desperateD. sensitive56. What is the vital step to rescue the kids trapped in the car?A. They kicked into the window.B. They broke the door openC. They pushed the car to the bankD. They turned over the car57. Kenya, though terrified, was conscious because she ________.A. sat in the backseatB. had enough airC. wore a seat beltD. cut her seat belt58. Which might be the best title for the passage?A. A rescue from the river.B. Real angels in my life.C. A lesson from a trip.D. An accident on a trip.CThe vast ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica are melting faster than previously estimated and that melting is accelerating (加速), according to a new report that confirms 18 years of melting via two independent techniques.Left unchecked, the extra water dumped(倾倒)into the oceans could push average global sea level six inches higher by 2050, the report finds. That would mark the ice sheets as the largest contributors to sea level rise, outstripping(超过)melting from Earth's other frozen reservoirs, namely mountain glaciers.The new estimate of ice sheet melting and subsequent (随后的) rise in sea level comes from an international team led by scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. It outstrips more modest figures offered by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in 2007, the last time that international body published a comprehensive assessment of the ice sheets.“It's going to be a concern for people in coastal areas,” said Isabella Velicogna of JPL. “While six inches of additional sea height might sound small, the increase will distribute unevenly across the globe,” Velicogna said, “and have an enormous impact on low-lying countries such as Bangladesh. It looks like the IPCC estimate will easily be an underestimate of the sea level rise.”The study used two techniques to measure the melting of the ice sheets. The most thorough data set, from 1992 through the present, employed satellite radar readings of ice movement, soundings of ice thickness, and other ground-based observations to build a complete picture of the size of the ice sheets from month to month.The second technique used twin satellites, called Grace (launched by NASA and the German Aerospace Center in 2002), which measure minute differences in gravity over the entire planet. Because the density (密度) of the ice sheets differs from the density of surrounding areas, the ice sheets present a different gravity signature in Grace's readings.Combined, the two ice sheets dumped (倾倒) an average of 475 gigatonnes (千兆吨)of ice into the ocean each year over the course of the study. The pace of melting accelerated over time, increasing most rapidly after 2005. A 2006 study found that the melting of mountain glaciers and the polar ice caps was also accelerating, but at a rate about three times slower than that of the ice sheets.59. The underlined word “unchecked” (in Para. 2) is closest in meaning to ________.A. uncontrolledB. unpollutedC. unprotectedD. undisturbed60. The melting of the two ice sheets will be a concern for people in coastal areas because ________.A．the sea level in these areas would rise less than six inchesB．six inches of the sea level rise is rather small for themC．the sea level rise will have huge effects on themD．the sea level will rise by six inches everywhere on the earth61. The second technique is intended to ________.A. measure the ice movement and thicknessB. build a picture of the size of the ice sheetsC. measure the density of the ice sheetsD. read minute differences in gravity of the planet62. What is the main idea of this passage?A. New techniques help estimate the melting of ice sheets.B. The ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica are melting faster.C. A new report confirms 18 years of melting of ice sheets.D. The melting of the ice sheets threatens the human beings.DChina's rapid economic development and its ever-growing international economic and political influence over the past decades have produced many optimistic predictions at home and abroad about its future. In the latest forecast, the Chinese Academy of Sciences said on Tuesday China will surpass (超越) the United States in an all-around way and realize “national rejuvenation(复兴)” by 2049, as long as it sticks to a sound development model.For Chinese people who have long dreamed of the "great rejuvenation", such a message is indeed heartening. However, China still remains a developing nation and its regional development is still uneven despite its remarkable economic development over the past decades.The problems that have arisen in the country's development process should remind us that we should not take "great rejuvenation" for granted, and the country's economic progress in the past does not guarantee it will certainly continue, especially at a time when many factors contributing to the past economic boom are running out of steam.China is yet to make essential progress in its attempt to promote its economic structural adjustment from an economy driven by export and investment to a consumption-driven one. Without such a transformation, the country is unlikely to maintain its previous development progress. It is also meeting challenges while it’s attempting to remove some institutional barriers to its sustainable (可持续的) development.China still has a wide gap with the US in terms of productivity, resources utilization (利用) efficiency, education, scientific research and innovation (创新). Besides, becoming the world's second-largest economy has not changed the fact that its per capita (人均) GDP is well below that of the US.With China's economic progress in the years ahead, new forecasts can be expected. But they should not blind us to the fact that China remains a developing country and still has a long way to go to improve the quality of its development, and this will still be the case even if its economic aggregate(总量)does surpass the US' in the next few years.63. The author writes the second paragraph to ________.A. state his point of viewB. support his point of viewC. develop his point of viewD. analyze his point of view64. How does the author look at the many optimistic predictions about China’s future？A. Critically.B. Neutrally(中性) .C. Positively.D. Pessimistically.65. What can be inferred from Paragraph 4?A. China is unlikely to make progress in improving its economic structure.B. China’s previous economic development largely relied on consumption.C. The export and investment driven economy has caused problems.D. Institutional barriers can be removed easily as long as China tries to.66. According to the author, if China’s economic aggregate surpasses that of the US in the next few years, China will ________.A. be the richest country in the worldB. remain a developing countryC. no longer be a developing countryD. have had ideal development qualityEAs I preferred some things to others, and especially valued my freedom; as I could work hard and yet succeed well, I did not wish to spend my time in earning rich carpets or other fine furniture, or delicate cookery, or a house in the Gothic style just yet. If there are any to whom it is no interruption to acquire these things, and who know how to use them when acquired, I relinquish (让给) to them the pursuit(追求). Some are "industrious," and appear to love labor for its own sake, or perhaps because it keeps them out of worse trouble; to such I have nothing to say. Those who would not know what to do with more leisure than they now enjoy, I might advise to work twice as hard as they do—— work till they pay for themselves, and get their free papers. For myself I found that the occupation of a day-laborer was the most independent of any, especially as it required only thirty or forty days in a year to support one. The laborer's day ends with the going down of the sun, and he is then free to devote himself to his chosen pursuit; but his employer, who speculates (投机) from month to month, has no break from one end of the year to the other.In short, I am convinced, both by faith and experience, that to earn his living on this earth is not a hardship but a pastime(消遣), if we will live simply and wisely. It is not necessary that a man should maintain one's self by the sweat of his brow (额头), unless he sweats easier than I do.One young man of my acquaintance(熟人), who has inherited(继承)some acres, told me that he thought he should live as I did, if he had the means. I would not have any one adopt my living pattern on any account, for, beside that before he has fairly learned it I may have found out another for myself, I desire that there may be as many different persons in the world as possible, but I would have each one be very careful to find out and pursue his own way, and not his father's or his mother's or his neighbor's instead. The youth may build or plant or sail, only let him not be prevented from doing that which he tells me he would like to do. It is by a mathematical point only that we are wise, as the sailor or the fugitive (逃亡的) slave keeps the polestar(北极星) in his eye; but that is sufficient guidance for all our life. We may not arrive at our port within a certain period, but we would preserve the true course.67. Why did the author not wish to spend time in obtaining expensive things?A. Because he did not like them.B. Because he succeeded in earning them.C. Because he liked freedom more.D. Because he found it hard to obtain them.68. What is the author’s belief about making a living?A. It is harmful to health to sweat too much.B. It is necessary to work hard.C. Working with faith and experience is a pastime.D. Working could be a pleasure but not a pain.69. The author uses the example of the young man mainly to show that ________.A. he dislikes people adopting his living patternB. he has many different living patternsC. people should pursue their own ways of livingD. people shouldn’t change their minds70. According to the author, we are wise mainly because we _________.A. can find the polestarB. stick to the correct directionC. offer others guidanceD. can arrive at our goal soon第四部分：书面表达(共两节，满分50分)第一节：完成句子(共10小题，满分20分)71. The common people don’t know _______________________ for the planes to do takesoffs and landings on the aircraft carrier as a result of the short runaway. (be)普通人不知道因为跑道短飞机在航母上起降有多么困难。