北京市西城区(南区)2012-2013学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题

北京市西城区（南区）2012-2013学年下学期高二年级期末质量检测英语试卷第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，共15分）16．I really don't like the weather in the north as it_______ be quite windy，especially in spring．A．can B．must C．should D．shall17．If the phone _______，can you please answer it?A．will ring B．rang C．rings D．is ringing18．—When do we need to pay the balance?—______________ SeptemberA．In B．By C．During D．Within19．More than a dozen students in that school _______ around to study medicine last year．A．sent B．were sent C．had sent D．had been sent 20．Yesterday she sold her car，_______ she bought a month ago．A．when B．where C．that D．which21．_______ the protective glasses when you begin the experiment，please．A．Wear B．Wearing C．Worn D．To wear22．We haven't enough books for _______; some of you will have to share．A．somebody B．anybody C．everybody D．nobody23．_______ he referred to in his article was unknown to the general reader．A．What B．That C．Whether D．Where24．“You can't catch me!”Janet shouted，_______ away．A．run B．running C．to run D．ran25．I always take something to read when I go to the doctor's _______ I have to wait．A．in case B．so that C．in order D．as if26．_______ as a strong-minded person, he was determined to overcome the difficulties by himself．A．Knowing B．Known C．Having known D．Being known27．If we consider this problem in greater detail，we _______ a solution to it．A．have found B．are finding C．would find D．will find 28．—John went to the hospital alone.—If he ______ me about it，I would have gone with him．A．should tell B．tells C．told D．had told29．This book tells ______ life story of John Smith，who left ______ school and worked for a newspaper at the age of 16．A．the; the B．a；the C．the；不填 D．a；不填30．Some pre-school children go to a day care center，_______ they learn simple games and songs.A．when B．whom C．which D．where第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，共20分）Sometimes you can't believe what is happening before your eyes．With all her big brothers and sisters off to school，our four-year-old daughter，Becky，felt 31 at home．Cattle and horses were too big for her to 32 with．Oh，my poor daughter．One day I had just finished washing the lunch dishes when Becky rushed in with 33 . “Mama!”she cried，“Come to see my new dog! I gave him water two times already．He's so thirsty．”I 34 ，another of Becky’s imaginary 35 .“Please come，Mama．”She pulled 36 my jeans，her brown eyes pleading（恳求）．“He's crying—and he can't walk !” “Can't walk ?” I could 37 it must be a certain animal this time．“All right，honey，”I said．By the time I tried to 38 her，Becky had already disappeared into the 39 ．“Where are you?”I called．“Over here by the oak stump（橡木桩）．Hurry，Mama!” I 40 the branches and raised my hand 41 the glare of the sun．To my 42 , she was touching an unmistakable head of a wolf!“Becky,”My mouth felt dry．“Don’t move．” I 43 closer．Yes，it was a big wolf which was badly hurt．Suddenly the wolf 44 ．“It's all right，boy．” Becky 45 it．“Don't be afraid．That's my Mama, and she loves you，too．”Then the unbelievable thing happened．As her tiny hands 46 the great shaking head，I found the wolf 47 down and waved his tail gently. “Honey，” my 48 tightened．“Put his 49 down and come to Mama．We'll go and find help．”Becky got up and kissed the wolf on the nose before she walked slowly into my arms． With Becky 50 in my arms，I ran home quickly．I can't understand why my little girl could get along well with the wolf．but I always think if only all of us could get on well with other animals，like my daughter and the wolf．31．A．lonely B．afraid C．free D．happy 32．A．go B．deal C．play D．compete 33．A．sadness B．excitement C．caution D．fear 34．A．regretted B．complained C．laughed D．sighed 35．A．plans B．dogs C．tricks D．discoveries 36．A．on B．over C．up D．at 37．A．recognize B．suspect C．say D．declare 38．A．follow B．catch C．trust D．convince 39．A．gate B．house C．crowd D．woods 40．A．parted B．split C．struck D．surrounded 41．A．to B．for C．from D．against42．A．joy B．astonishment C．curiosity D．disappointment43．A．reached B．sought C．stepped D．watched 44．A．shook B．attacked C. jumped D．stood 45．A．stopped B. comforted C．blamed D．ordered 46．A．beat B. felt C．waved D．held 47．A．went B．slowed C．calmed D．got 48．A．teeth B．mind C．feet D．throat 49．A．body B．tail C．head D．hand50．A．safe B．happy C．nervous D．proud第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，30分）AWhen milk arrived on the doorstepWhen I was a boy growing up in New Jersey in the 1960s, we had a milkman delivering milk to our doorstep．His name was Mr．Basille．He wore a white cap and drove a white truck．As a 5-year-old boy，I couldn't take my eyes off the coin changer fixed to his belt．He noticed this one day during a delivery and gave me a quarter out of his coin changer．Of course，he delivered more than milk．There was cheese，eggs and so on．If we needed to change our order．my mother would pen a note-“Please add a bottle of buttermilk next delivery”- and place it in the box along with the empty bottles．And then，the buttermilk would magically appear.All of this was about more than convenience．There existed a close relationship between families and their milkmen．Mr．Basille even had a key to our house，for those times when it was so cold outside that we put the box indoors，so that the milk wouldn't freeze．And I remember Mr．Basille from time to time taking a break at our kitchen table，having a cup of tea and telling stories about his delivery．There is sadly no home milk delivery today．Big companies allowed the production of cheaper milk，thus making it difficult for milkmen to compete．Besides，milk is for sale everywhere，and it may just not have been practical to have a delivery service．Recently．an old milk box in the countryside I saw brought back my childhood memories．I took it home and planted it on the back porch（门廊）．Every so often my son's friends will ask what it is．So I start telling stories of my boyhood，and of the milkman who brought us friendship along with his milk．51．Mr．Basille gave the boy a quarter out of his coin changer ________．A．to show his magical power B．to pay for the delivery C．to satisfy his curiosity D．to please his mother52．What can be inferred from the fact that the milkman had the key to the boy's house?A．He wanted to have tea there． B．He was a respectable person．C．He became the boy's family member． D．He was fully trusted by the family．53．Why does home milk delivery no longer exist?A．Nobody wants to be a milkman now． B．It has been driven out of the market．C．Its service is getting poor． D．It is forbidden by law．54．Why did the author bring back home an old milk box?A．He missed the good old days． B．He wanted to tell interesting stories．C．He needed it for his milk bottles． D．He planted flowers in it．BHow would you like to brush a crocodile's teeth? Or give a shark a bath? Cats are well-known for the way they keep themselves clean bylicking（舔），but other animals have their own ways to stay clean as well．And tidiness can be important for their survival．Even cockroaches（蟑螂）have to keep their feelers clean to help them into food．Many animals in the wild，such as deer，wolves and bears，have an automatic cleaning system．Insects like to attach themselves to animals to feed on the skin or blood．These parasites（寄生虫） can be unhealthy．But their“host” animals are constantly dropping skin and fur by a natural process．They also like to rub up against trees or rocks to comfort themselves，and this removes additional skin and fur．Along with old fur goes the dirt and parasites living in the fur．While these animals may sometimes take a bath when they enter or cross a river or lake，they don't need the water to stay clean．They don't get sweaty，because they don't have sweat glands（汗腺）all over their bodies the way people do．Growing new skin and fur is enough to keep them clean．Some animals and birds use dust to get clean．Chinchillas，a kind of small animal that lives inthe mountains of South America，have a very fine fur．（They are raised for their fur，in fact．）If they took water baths，they might get too cold．So，instead，they roll around in fine dust，raisingquite a cloud as they“bathe”．The dust helps to keep their fur and skin dry．This protects themfrom bacteria and parasites that enjoy warm and wet places．And the fine dust doesn't stick in theirfur for long．It falls off or blows away．As for lions and tigers．their rough tongues act like combs and can remove dirt and loose fur．Why is it important for them to stay clean and smooth? It helps them stay cool in very hot summer or feel warm in cold winter.55．What's the main idea of this passage?A．For animals，cleanliness is a survival skill． B．Animals enjoy living in a clean environment．C．Unlike people，animals hate staying in water．D．Animals fight against parasites in different ways．56．According to the passage，such animals as deer，wolves and bears clean themselves by ___________.A．living with parasites B．replacing their skin and fur naturallyC．climbing trees or rocks D．having a bath in a river or lake57．It can be inferred from the passage that the way some animals stay clean ________.A．is decided by their physical conditions B．is better than the way people doC．keeps them away from parasites all the time D．helps them survive any danger in the wildCWestern New Bridge Library AnnouncementShortened Library Hours for Spring BreakLibrary Hours have been shortened to 7 hours a day （9：00 a.m. –4:00 p.m. ）for Spring Break from March 24 to March 30.Coming Events◆On Monday，March 24，at 10：30 a．m．，ScottSutton，a children's writer，will tell stories to kids over seven．Sutton's attractive style will surely inspire everyone present!◆At 1：00 p．m．on March 26，the Georgetown Musicianswill present an Irish Folk Concert，which will be entertaining for the entire family．Come for themusic and stay to check out somerelevant books for the rest of the week!◆On Thursday，March 27，at 2：00 p．m．，the annualChildren's Gathering will take place in Room 201，the secondfloor．Pick up an invitation in the Children's Room and return yourRSVP（回复）to reserve your seat at the table by 3：00 p．m．on Tuesday，March 25．Onlychildren are allowed in the Gathering．◆At 10：30 a．m．on Friday, March 28，Enzo Monfre ofthe hit kids' science show，Enzoology, will bring Fossils Live!Surely Enzo will take the audience back in time，deep beneath thesurface of the earth．to uncover the mysteries of killer dinosaurs，and more．Please note：In case of emergency，please call the Help Desk at 926—3736 and follow theprocedures outlined on the voice message．The call—down serviceis staffed 24 hours a day，7 days a week for emergencies．TheHelp Desk supplies service to you all the year round! For questionsabout all these，please contact hld@wnbl．org．Come for the great fun ; Stay for the relevant books!58．A．buy a ticket B．apply in advance C．make a reservation D．contact the call-down service59．According to the passage，Enzo Monfre will _______.A．show the children around a zoo B．tell stories to children over seven C．take the audience back in time D．take place on Thursday，March 2760．The Help Desk in this library supplies service _______.A．only during the daytime B．in case of emergencyC. till the end of the Spring Break D．after 22：00 p．m．every day 61．We learn from the passage that children can __________.A．attend all the activities with their parents B．borrow some relevant books for the activitiesC．participate in the activities from 8：00 a．m．to 4：00 p.m.D．choose only one of the activities according to their interestDReading Oliver James' Affluenza，I thought about what often happens at home． My 12-year-old daughter is in tears．“I have to take a test tomorrow．I don't understand any of it，”she cries out. After shouting and shutting her door，she calms down enough to go through her notes．The following day I ask her how the test went and she just says“OK．I got a nine”．“Wow, well done!”I say，before she finishes with“But I never get a ten!” According to James, this obsession with getting top marks has been a bad development，which encourages people to think of education in terms of work and money．To test this，I asked my daughter why she was so worried about her tests．She looked at me as if I was thick．“Well，if I don't get good grades，I won't get into university．Then I probably won't get a good job and I won't be able to afford nice things like a ear and stuff．”I was quite surprised，because I don't consider myself a pushy parent．But James suggests showing any interest in grades sends the message that what is important is results and it leaves students feeling failures even if they are very bright．He points to the Danish system（体制）of education as a better model．Creating happy citizens who have goodsocial skills is seen as more important than high achievements at school or the needs of business.For me．I cannot remember the last time I had to work out the area of a circle，recite a Shakespeare poem or grammar rules，yet I have lived a happy life．What I really needed to learn at school was how to make polite conversations，or how to avoid getting into debt or how to develop good personality．This is in fact similar to what Oliver James really has in mind．And he is looking for schoolswhere students are encouraged to find and follow their own interests，something more like Tongjon．Tongjon has been developed in some Korean private schools．It is quite different from the more rigid system of learning things by heart that is used in Korea，and indeed in many other school systems around the world．As the Russian poet Pushkin said，“Inspiration（灵感）is needed in geometry（几何学）just as much as in poetry”，and inspiration does not come from endlessly revising for tests or getting worried about them. 62．What does the writer probably think of his／her daughter?A．She sets herself a goal too high to reach．B．She should be more polite to her parents．C．She is hard-working but not very bright．D．She takes her grades much too seriously．63. What does the underlined word “ obsession” in paragraph 3 mean?A. A plain and unavoidable factB. A satisfied and very proud stateC. A practical and widely-used wayD. A fixed and often unreasonable idea64．What can we infer from the passage?A．Social skills are as important as high grades． B．Interest in grades can shake self-confidence．C．The writer regrets not having studied hard at school．D．Danish educational system is for very smart students．65．The writer wants to tell us that ________.A．learning happily is the key to self-development B．top marks may be helpful to increase one's interestC．tests should be improved to give children inspiration D．education should meet one's needs for work and money第二节（共5小题；每小题1．5分，共7．5分）NOISEThe people who lived in Rome 2，000 years ago were already talking about the noise in their city．They couldn’t sleep，they said，with all the people and carriages in the streets．For them noise was only a trouble，but for us it has become a real danger．We know that sounds of an ordinary city are loud enough to cause serious harm to the people's hearing--in the UnitedStates，one person out of twenty has suffered some hearing loss． 66It has increased greatly in the 20th century with the development of machines．We live surrounded by loud planes，trucks，buses，radios，machines--that make such loud noises day and night up to 90 or 100 decibels（分贝）．A usual talk reaches 55 decibels．A jet plane goes to 100 decibels and more．“Pop”music reaches around 118 decibels．At 120 decibels the ear stops hearing sound，and the ear suffers a lot．However，the human ear does not judge clearly the degree of loudness of a noise．A sound ten decibels louder than another one is felt as twice as loud，when，in fact，it is ten times louder． 67But it is not only our hearing that is harmed．It has been known that loud noises，over a period of time，cause loss of sleep，anger，and many other problems． 68Can anything be done to make our world more quiet? We know how to build quieter machines，if the public wants them．But shop—assistants say that people who buy motorbikes like the loudest ones because they sound more loudly． 69 In America the drivers in some cities are fined fifty dollars for honking；they may lose their right to drive if they do it again．People who carry noisy radios in public places may lose them if they are caught with them．70 Even so，say the scientists，in twenty years the cities will be twice as loud as they aretoday because of the increase of the population．People will have to shout to be heard at the dinnertable．Unless，of course，they have all become completely deaf!A．Some countries are trying to make laws．B．People will become completely deaf in the future．C．When a sound is getting louder and louder，our ears are in danger．D．In fact，it will take everybody’s hard work to keep city noises from increasing．E．Since we cannot measure the increase or decrease of noise，we never know in what danger we are．F．And all over the world the situation is getting worse all the time since noise increases with the population．G．Such problems have been found among factory workers，and people who operate loud machines，or often go to pop music concerts．第四部分：选词或词组填空（共10小题，10分）请用方框中词语或词组的适当形式完成下列句子，每个词语或词组只用一次。