江苏省苏州中学高二上学期期中考试英语试题

江苏省苏州中学2012-2013学年度第一学期期中考试

高二英语

本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分，满分120分，考试时间120分钟。第一卷将正确的选项填涂在答题卡的相应位置上，第Ⅱ卷直接做在答案专页上。

第Ⅰ卷（选择题，共85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.Where probably are the speakers?

A. At a bookstore.

B. At a library.

C. At a clothes shop.

2. What did the woman buy?

A. Carrots.

B. Fish.

C. Chicken.

3. How was the weather during the vacation?

A. Hot.

B. Cool.

C. Cold.

4. Who is the man?

A. A teacher.

B. An engineer.

C. A tailor.

5. Where can the man smoke?

A. In the entrance hall.

B. In the next office.

C. In the woman’s office.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

听下面5段对话或独白，每段对话和独白后有几个小题，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，听每段对话和独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5分钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话和独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. Where is the boy?

A. In Green’s office.

B. At home.

C. In his classroom.

7. When does the conversation probably take place?

A. In the morning.

B. At noon.

C. In the evening.

听第七段材料，回答第8~10题。

8. Whom is the woman with?

A. She is with her husband.

B. She lives with John.

C. She stays with her parents.

9. Where did the woman meet her husband?

A. At a theatre.

B. At a wedding.

C. At a cinema.

10. How is the man probably going back tonight?

A. On a bus.

B. In a taxi.

C. In the woman’s car.

听第8段材料，回答第11~13题。11. Where does the conversation take place?

A. On the road.

B. In a classroom.

C. At a weather station.

12. How did the woman get the knowledge about the weather?

A. She travelled a lot.

B. She likes reading about weather.

C. She learned a lot from her geography teacher.

13. What are the man and the woman probably doing?

A. Discussing the weather forecast.

B. Riding bikes in the countryside.

C. Having a picnic in the country.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14. What is probably the man?

A. A dancer.

B. a reporter.

C. A musician.

15. What does the woman like best?

A. Classical concerts.

B. Art exhibition.

C. Ballets.

16. Why does the woman like ballet?

A.The dancing is good.

B. The singing is nice.

C. There is music in it.

听第10段材料，回答第17~20题。

17. Who is the speaker?

A. A specialist in oil spill prevention.

B. A news reporter.

C. An oil company technician.

18. What is the main topic of the report?

A. Where the oil spill occurred.

B. What caused the oil-spill.

C. How the oil spill was treated.

19. Who volunteered to clean up the oil?

A. Business people, storekeepers, students and others.

B. Storekeepers, reporters, business people and others.

C. Farmers, scientists, teachers and others.

20. What does the oil company promise to do?

A. To prevent any more oil-spills.

B. To get rid of all the old ships at once.

C. To clean up the oil at Seaview Beach soon.

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节, 满分35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，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。

21. –Excuse me, Sir. This is the seat reserved for women and children.

--_________ I sit here? There are no women or children on this bus, anyway.

A. What about

B. What if

C. How come

D. How shall

22. We all need friends. Life is ______ without a_______ to share it with.

A. not fun, company

B. not funny, companion

C. no fun, companion

D. no fun, company

23. If you have let out your friend’s secret, the problem lies _______ you. You have no right to

blame the quarrel _______ your friend.

A. in, for

B. with, with

C. on, on

D. with, on

24. At the back yard, we found him ________ on a bench, with his eyes _____ on his neighbor’s

garden of roses.

A. seated; fixing

B. sitting; fixing

C. seated; fixed

D. sitting; being fixed

25. ____________, the idea of having to work under a woman was more than he could stand.

A. Wanting the job very much

B. Although wanting the job very much

C. Though he wanted the job very much

D. He wanted the job badly

26. There are many people with outstanding achievement. I don’t know why they _____ me ____

for the prize.

A. pick; on

B. pick; out

C. pick; up

D. pick; off

27. Great changes have taken place in that school. It is no longer ______ it was two months ago,

_____ it was nothing but a construction site.

A. what; when

B. that; which

C. what; which

D. which; that

28. I'm afraid we won't be able to go much farther, for the gas __________.

A. has run out

B. is using up

C. is used up

D. is running out

29. Ten years ago the population of our village wasthat of theirs.

A. as twice large as

B. twice as large as

C. twice as much as

D. as twice much as

30．It is common sense that ____ for a long time in the sun might seriously damage your skin．A．exposed B．being exposed C．exposing D．to expose 31．After the party, most guests left, with only two of them ____ in the host family, ____ him cleaning up．

A．remaining, helped B．remaining, helping

C．remained, helped D．remained, helped

32．---Sally likes to hang out with some girls who care nothing about their school work．---________________________. Sally is not a girl who is too concerned about her grades.

A．Like mother like daughter B．A bird in hand is worth more than two in the bush C．All work no play makes Jack a dull boy D．Birds of a feather flock together 33．The first time Ian met his girlfriend’s parents, he was on his best behavior and left them with a _____ impression.

A. favored

B. favorite

C. favoring

D. favorable

34．If you want to see a doctor, you’d better make an appointment with him. This is a common _______ in the USA.

A. duty

B. practice

C. attitude

D. rule 35．Which of the following sentence has the same meanings as “Not everything that is best for nature is good for people.” ?

A．Everything that is best for nature is not good for people.

B．Nothing that is best for nature is good for people.

C．Nothing that is best for nature is not good for people.

D．Everything that is not best for nature is good for people.

第二节完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I know a woman who always found an excuse to love. I met her working at the most difficult job of my life - as a helper in an after-school daycare center. I was completely 36. for the work; I had no training and my temperament（性格）seemed to be particularly unsuited to the 37.. I reminded 38. that I was hired to watch the children, play with them and lead arts and crafts - not fix all of their problems, of which there were many. And my 39. help was Mrs. Tucker, a 73-year-old retired social worker who worked with me. All that stood 40. _____ the kids and disaster was me and a 73-year-old woman. And I wasn't that strong a defense! But I soon learned that Mrs. Tucker was a 41. with these children.

"Some children just need more 42. ," she always said. A case in point was Timmy. Timmy received special help at school because of his 43. problems. He was developmentally delayed. He often fought with other children and was a compulsive hair-puller. I could never get close to Timmy - he did not trust anyone. Anyone, that is,44. Mrs. Tucker. He 45. to her. He genuinely loved her because, I came to believe, she loved him.

One day a 46. broke out between Timmy and one of the other children. After separating them, Mrs. Tucker directed Timmy to sit in a chair. He 47., "I HATE YOU, Mrs. Tucker! You're a 48. old lady! I hate you!"

"I know you 49. me right now, Timmy," she said firmly, "but I'm sure not going to let you pull the other children's 50. ." After a while Timmy had calmed down and Mrs. Tucker called him over. His cheeks were still 51 _______ and bore dried tear streaks(痕迹). I could not hear their conversation, but I saw Timmy put his arms around her neck.

When I walked by I heard him say, "I'm sorry I called you a mean old lady, Mrs. Tucker." I knew he 52. it. A little later Mrs. Tucker said to me, "Timmy just needs more love than other children." On another 53. I heard Timmy's mother say, "You work 54. with him, Mrs. Tucker. He doesn't respond to anybody like he does to you." Maybe so, but sometimes "magic" is just 55. word for "love."

36. A. ready B. fit C. prepared D. unprepared

37. A. situation B. position C .honor D. case

38. A. him B. them C. myself D. ourselves

39. A. best B. only C. very D. usual

40. A. over B. between C. before D. behind

41. A. master B. monster C. mother D. professor

42. A. time B. strength C. conflict D. love

43. A. mental B. emotional C. physical D. adolescent

44. A. beside B. except C. besides D. except for

45. A. responded B. reacted C. replied D. respected

46. A. debate B. battle C. fight D. war

47. A. claimed B. declared C. informed D. screamed

48. A. kind B. mean C. greedy D. funny

49. A. misunderstand B. love C. trust D. hate

50. A. arm B. hair C. leg D. clothes

51. A. dirty B. cute C. clean D.angry

52. A. liked B. pretended C. got D. meant

53. A. aspect B. hand C. side D. occasion

54. A. hard B. out C. magic D. wonder

55. A. a B. another C. the other D. the

第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题，每题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

With petroleum reserve（石油储量）decreasing, the search is on to replace gas with a cleaner,greener alternative．Though much eco-talk has centered on biofuels from corn and soybeans, thebiofuel that looks more likely lo replace petroleum comes from a most unlikely source: algae．

Algae（藻类）, like corn, soybeans, andother crops, grow through photosynthesis（光合作用）andcan be processed into fuel oil．However, they yield 30 times more energy than land crops such assoybeans, according to the U．S．Department of Energy．Many algae species also can grow in saltwater and polluted water—while corn and soy require, arable land and fresh water that will be in short supply as the world's population balloons．

"If you replaced all the diesel（柴油）in the U．S．with soy biodiesel, it would take half the landmass of the U.S. to grow those soybeans," says Matt Caspari, chief executive of Aurora Biofuels,a Berkeley, Calif-based private firm that specializes in algae oil technology．On the other hand,the Energy Department says that if algae fuel replaced all the petroleum fuel in the United States,it would requirel5,000square miles, which is a few thousand miles larger thatMaryland （12,407squaree miles）, the 42nd state in land area．

Another bonus: Because algae can be grown just about anywhere in a closed space, they'rebeing tested at several power plants across the nation as a carbon absorber．Smokestackemissions （烟囱排放物）can be pumped directly into the ponds, feeding the algae while keepinggreenhouse gases out of the atmosphere．

Although processing technology for algae fuel—also known as "oilgae" in some environmentalist circles —is improving, it's still years away from reaching your local gas pump．"it's just a question of cost, because no large-scale facilities have been built yet," Caspari says．

56．The underlined word "yield" in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by "_______"．A．control B．give inC．grow D．produce

57．Compared with corn and soybeans, algae_____．

A．may pollute water and soil B．provide much less energy

C．can grow in poor conditions D．need more special care

58．According to Paragraph 3, one of the advantages of producing algae fuel is that ____．A．it can be used more widely B．it is more easy to produce

C．it needs much less land D．it costs much less money

59．What do we learn about algae from Paragraph 4?

A．People can grow algae anywhere．B．Algae help protect the environment.

C．Fish can get more oxygen from algae.D．Algae product less waste．

B

Birds that are half-asleep—with one brain hemisphere (半球) alert and the other sleeping—control which side of the brain remains awake, according to a new study of sleeping ducks.

Earlier studies have documented half-brain sleep in a wide range of birds. The brain hemispheres take turns sinking into the sleep stage characterized by slow brain waves. The eye controlled by the sleeping hemisphere ke eps shut, while the wakeful hemisphere’s eye stays open and alert. Birds also can sleep with both hemispheres resting at once.

Decades of studies of bird groups led researchers to predict extra alertness in the

end-of-the-row sleepers which tend to be attacked more easily. Sure enough, the end birds tended to watch carefully on the side away from their companions. Ducks in the inner spots showed no preference for gaze direction.

Also, birds napping at the end of the line depend on single-hemisphere sleep, rather than total relaxation, more often than inner ducks did. Turning 16 birds through the positions in a four-duck row, the researchers found that compared with 12 percent for birds in internal spots, outer birds half-asleep during some 32 percent of napping time.

“We believe this is the first evidence for an animal behaviorally controlling sleep and wakefulness at the same time in different regions of the brain,” the researchers say.

The results provide the best evidence for a long-standing assumption that single-hemisphere sleep evolved as creatures scanned for enemies. The preference for opening an eye on the lookout side could be widespread, he predicts. He’s seen it in a pair of birds napping side-by-side in the zoo and in a single pet bird sleeping by a mirror. The mirror-side eye closed as if the reflection were a companion and the other eye stayed open.

Useful as half-sleeping might be, it’s only been found in birds and such water animals as dolphins, whales, and seals. Perhaps keeping one side of the brain awake allows a sleeping animal to surface occasionally to avoid drowning.

Studies of birds may offer unique insights into sleep. Jerome M. Siegel of the UCLA says he wonders if birds’ half-brain sleep “is just the tip of the iceberg.” He supposes that more examples may turn up when we take a closer look at other species.

60. According to the passage, birds often half sleep because ______.

A. their brain hemispheres take turns to rest

B. they have to watch out for possible attacks

C. the two halves of their brain are differently structured

D. they have to constantly keep an eye on their companions

61. What is implied about the example of a bird’s sleeping in front of a mirror?

A. An imagined companion gives the bird a sense of security.

B. Birds prefer to sleep in pairs for the sake of their security.

C. The phenomenon of birds napping in pairs is widespread.

D. A single pet bird enjoys seeing its own reflection in the mirror.

62. While sleeping, some water animals tend to keep half awake in order to ______.

A. alert themselves to the approaching enemy

B. emerge from water now and then to breathe

C. be sensitive to the ever-changing environment

D. avoid being swept away by rapid currents

63. By saying “just the tip of the iceberg”, Siegel suggests that ______.

A. half-brain sleep has something to do with icy weather

B. the mystery of half-brain sleep is close to being solved

C. most birds living in cold regions tend to be half sleepers

D. half-brain sleep may exist among other species

C

Washington, November 1, 2012 (CNN) -- After years of planning and months of campaigning, the most expensive presidential race in history comes down to a final five-day whirlwind(旋风) of speeches and television ads in the eight states still up for grabs.

President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney plan to hold virtually nonstop events between now and the Tuesday election considered too close to call.

The focus is on battleground states worth 95 of the 270 electoral votes needed to win. Both sides are trying to close the deal with a decreasing number of uncommitted voters, while making sure supporters actually cast ballots.

That means a game of campaign chess that started Thursday, with appearances by the candidates and their assistants as well as advertising dollars allocated to the places considered most vital to success.

Concluding a race expected to cost more than $6 billion overall, Obama and Romney and their running mates will hit all the battleground states -- Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Ohio, New Hampshire, Nevada, Virginia and Wisconsin. The campaigns also are unloading a blast of television ads and mailings that threaten to overwhelm voters already saturated with politicking.Perhaps no one said it better than 4-year-old Abigael Evans of Fort Collins, Colorado, who -- according to NPR -- cried after listening to more election coverage on the radio and told her mother: "I'm tired of Broncobama and Mitt Romney."

64．The underlined phrase “too close to call” probably means.

A．a game that one side is obviously winning.

B．a tie in which neither side seems likely to win

C．so close that you need not use a telephone

D．a visit close to one’s home state

65．What is the focus of the last -5 –day campaigns for both presidential candidates?

A．To make sure that their supporters understand their policies.

B．To collect enough money for campaign ads.

C．To paint their rival as black as possible.

D．To win over the voters who have not decide which candidate to vote for.

66．The public generally feel about these last-days election efforts.

A．excited B．disappointed C．annoyed D．relieved

D

Loneliness has been linked to depression（抑郁）and other health problems. Now, a study says it can also spread. A friend of a lonely person was fifty-two percent more likely to develop feelings of loneliness. And a friend of that friend was twenty-five percent more likely to do the same.

Earlier findings showed that happiness, obesity(肥胖) and the ability to stop smoking can also spread like infections within social groups. The findings all come from a major health study in the American town of Framingham, Massachusetts.

The study began in 1948 to investigate the causes of heart disease. Since then, more tests have been added, including measures of loneliness and depression.

The new findings involved more than five thousand people in the second generation of the Framingham Heart Study. The researchers examined friendship histories and reports of loneliness. The results established a pattern that spread as people reported fewer close friends.

For example, loneliness can affect relationships between next-door neighbors. The loneliness spreads as neighbors who were close friends now spend less time together. The study also found that loneliness spreads more easily among women than men.

The average person is said to experience feelings of loneliness about forty-eight days a year. The study found that having a lonely friend can add about seventeen days. But every additional friend can decrease loneliness by two and a half days.

Lonely people become less and less trusting of others. This makes it more and more difficult for them to make friends — and more likely that society will reject（排斥）them.

John Cacioppo at the University of Chicago led the study. He says it is important to recognize and deal with loneliness. He says people who have been pushed to the edges of society should receive help to repair their social networks.

67. As an average person, if you make 2 more friends, how many days a year might you suffer

from loneliness?

A. 48 days.

B. 43 days.

C. 65 days.

D. 17 days.

68. What can we infer from the passage about lonely people?

A. They can overcome loneliness themselves.

B. They will decrease loneliness day by day.

C. They need help to get back to normal social life.

D. They can help others to repair their social networks.

69. What’s the best way to help lonely people according to thi s passage?

A. Bring them together.

B. Make friends with them.

C. Help them stop smoking.

D. Help them loose weight.

70. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A. Lonelinessand social net work

B. Social Networks and friendship

C. Loneliness and diet

D. Help A Lonely Person

第II卷（非选择题，共35分）

第一节任务型读写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在表格中的空白处填入恰当的单词。

注意：每空格只填一个单词。

Schools have been blamed for giving kids access to sodain vending machines （自动售货机）．But new data suggest that school soft drink sales may not be an important factor in how much soda kids drink．

In the current issue of The Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, researchers compared soda consumption among nearly 500 students in Maine who attended seven schools over two school years．Four of the schools cut back on soft drink availability at the schools, while three of the schools made no changes．

All the students were drinking less soda by the end the study period, but there were no

meaningful differences in overall soft drink consumption among the different schools ．The data suggest that limiting soft drink availability at school doesn’t result in meaningful changes in drink consumption patterns ．While there were no changes in overall soda consumption, there was a notable shift in diet soda drinking among girls ．If the school cut back on soda availability, girls were less likely to drink diet soda, compared to girls in schools that made no changes ．

The data are the latest to suggest that schools may not play as big a role in kids’ poor eating habits as widely believed ．Last year, The American Journal of Public Health published a provocative （引起争论的） study showing that childhood weight problems often get worse in the summer, when kids are out of school ．

Data from kindergarteners and first graders found that body mass index （指数） increased two to three times as fast in summer as during the regular school year ．Minority children were especially at risk, as were children who were already overweight ．

Even children who were too thin and needed to gain weight appeared to have better eating habits during the school year ．They actually gained more weight while in school and less in the summer ．

Even so, much of the focus on childhood nutrition and obesity （肥胖） remains in the nation’s schools ．Today, The Times reported that even the school bake sale is disappearing as districts impose strict standards on the food served on campus ．

第二节 书面表达(满分25分)

请以Letter from a Frog 为题，根据漫画内

容，以青蛙的口气给人类写一封信。信的内容

要反映人类生产、生活等活动对water life 的

危害以及动物对人类保护环境、和地球上其他

生物和谐共处的期望。

发挥你的想象，应用你的科学常识，不要拘泥漫画内容字数150左右。

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Dear Human Beings：

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