山东省日照一中2012-2013学年度高二上学期期中
考试
英语试题
注意事项:
1. 本试题共分四部分,全卷共150分。考试时间为120分钟。
2. 第I卷必须使用2B铅笔填涂答题卡相应题目的答案标号,修改时,要用橡皮擦干净。
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上答题无效。要求字体工整、笔迹清晰。
第I卷(三部分,共95分)
第一部分听力(共两节20小题,每小题1分, 满分20分)
做题时,先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟时间将试卷上的答案填写到答题卡中。
第一节(共5小题;每小题1分,共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和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What are the two speakers doing now?
A. They are having a rest .
B. They want to keep something .
C. They are climbing a hill.
2. Whose computer does the woman think is the best?
A. Peter’s .
B. Tom’s.
C. The man’s .
3. What is the time now?
A. 7:00.
B. 6:30.
C. 7:30.
4. What does the man want?
A. A cup of tea and a piece of toast.
B. A piece of toast, a cup of tea and some jam.
C. Some jam and a piece of cake.
5. Where are the two speakers talking now?
A. At the hotel .
B. At the airport .
C. In a bookstore.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1分,共15分)
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,并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话前,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8题。
6. What does the man intend to do?
A. Invite the woman to exercise.
B. Introduce the Impulse Club
C. Take the woman to the shopping center.
7. What can we learn about the club?
A.People can’t swim there.
B. It has computer and television rooms.
C. It won’t close until 10 at night.
8. When will they arrive at the Impulse Club?
A. Right at 2 pm.
B. Long before 2 pm
C. Shortly after 2 pm.
听第7段材料,回答第9至11题。
9. What are the two speakers talking about?
A. Two cities
B. Going home for Christmas.
C. Money problems.
10. Where does the man live?
A. In Springfield.
B. In Portland.
C. In Scotland.
11. How does the man prefer to travel?
A. By air.
B. By train.
C. By bus.
听第8段材料,回答第12至14题。
12. When will the man have to work if he accepts the job?
A. On weekends.
B. On weekdays.
C. In the evenings.
13. How does the man feel about working with many people?
A. Worried .
B. Nervous .
C. Pleased .
14. What does the woman ask the man to do at last?
A.Give her a call.
B. Wait for her call.
C. Come to work
听第9段材料,,回答第15至17题。
15. What are the two speakers talking about?
A. The building of London.
B. The traffic of London.
C. Traveling in Britain.
16. What does the woman think of the London taxi?
A. Rather slow.
B. Comfortable .
C. Too expensive.
17. In the woman’s opinion, what is the best way to travel in London?
A. By bus.
B. By underground.
C. On foot.
听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。
18. How did the boy survive the big earthquake?
A. His father pulled him out in time
B. He stayed in an icebox.
C. Their house escaped the earthquake.
19. How long did the boy stay in the icebox?
A. About four days.
B. Four nights.
C. Five days.
20. How many people may have been killed in the earthquake?
A. 5,000.
B. 15,000.
C. 50,000.
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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21. We can never expect __________ bluer sky unless we create
_______ less polluted world.
A. a; a
B. a; the
C. the; a
D. the; the
22. Some children want to challenge themselves by learning a language different from _______
their parents speak at home.
A. what
B. that
C. which
D. one
23. __________ , you still need a lot of luck in mountain climbing.
A. However well prepared you are
B. No matter how you are well prepared
C. However well prepared are you
D. No matter how are you well prepared
24. Generally speaking, _______ according to the directions, the drug has no side effect.
A. when taking
B. when taken
C. when to take
D. when to be taken
25. Scientists have many theories about how the universe _________ into being.
A. came
B. was coming
C. had come
D. would come
26. ________for us to discuss the problem again. It has already been settled.
A. It has no doubt
B. There has no doubt
C. It is no need
D. There is no need
27. He demanded that the old man _____ to hospital at once.
A. should send
B. was sent
C. be sent
D. sent
28. He was driving a lorry load of bananas _____ he came off the road and fell 3 hundred meters down the mountain.
A. when
B. while
C. as
D. however
29. Was it in the village ________ we used to live in ______ the accident happened ?
A. where; that
B. which; that
C. that; where
D. where; which
30. Their _______ to swim across Changjiang River has to be stopped because they haven’t got permission.
A. announcement
B. reference
C. similarity
D. attempt
31. ____ to give up smoking, he threw away his _____ cigarettes.
A. Determined; remained
B. Determined; remaining
C. Determining; remaining
D. Determining; remained
32. Like many people, red is my favorite color as it is a ______ of good luck and happiness in China.
A. brand
B. symbol
C. slogan
D. logo
33. _____you rea d English easily, you’ll find it is another cup of tea to make conversation in English.
A. So long as
B. As soon as
C. Even if
D. Only if
34. ------Shelly was late for the oral English class this morning.
------ ___________? As far as I know, she doesn’t like English at all.
A. Why not
B. What for
C. How come
D. So What
35. --- Listen to the announcement! Who ____________?
--- Wow! It ________ our vice principle Mr Xu, for he is so humorous.
A. spoke; must be
B. was speaking; can be
C. is speaking; must be
D. have been speaking; can’t be.
第二节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中,选出空白处的
最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Carmen’s mother Maria had just survived a serious heart attack. But without a heart transplant(移植)her life was in constant 36 .
Both the mother and daughter knew that the chances were very 37 : finding a donor heart that 38 M aria’s blood type could take years.39 , Carmen was determined to save her mother. She kept 40 hospitals all over the country.
Days stretched out. By Christmas, Maria had trouble 41 from one end of the room to the other. Carmen lost all hope. She fell into a 42 of the hospital, crying.
“Are you okay?” a man asked.
Carmen sobbed as she told the stranger her 43 . This middle-aged man was named Frank, whose wife, Cheryl, a tender and devoted mother of four lovely children, had been in hospital with a brain disease and wouldn’t44 it through the night. Suddenly, an idea came to Frank’s mind. He knew Cheryl had always wanted to45 something from herself. Could her 46 go to Carmen’s mother?
After reviewing the data, doctors 47 Frank that his wife’s heart was by some miracle a perfect 48 for Carmen’s mother. They were able
to49 the transplant.
That cold night, when Cheryl was 50 dead, Frank came to knock at Maria’s door. She was 51 for Frank’s family as she had been doing every day recently. Though Maria had never met Frank before, they both felt a strange 52 as they hugged and cried.
On New Year’s Eve, Carmen attended Cheryl’s53 with Frank’s f amily, who were singing their favorite song “My heart will go on.”
One day later, on New Year’s Day, Maria54 with Cheryl’s heart. Yes, Ch e ryl’s loving heart would go on, for it was 55 in another loving mother’s chest.
36. A. change B. danger C. disorder D. pain
37. A. small B. distant C. hard D. precious
38. A. matched B. replaced C. controlled D. cooperated
39. A. Certainly B. Otherwise C. However D. So
40. A. finding B. phoning C. touring D. interrupting
41. A. rolling B. running C. walking D. jumping
42. A. corner B. bed C. man D. nurse
43. A. mother B. story C. error D. dream
44. A. put B. support C. pass D. make
45. A. save B. recycle C. donate D. separate
46. A. heart B. brain C. husband D. spirit
47. A. informed B. warned C. congratulated D. reminded
48. A. copy B. fit C. variation D. baby
49. A. give up B. carry out C. search after D. put off
50. A. noticed B. predicted C. found D. declared
51. A. praying B. begging C. decorating D. singing
52. A. belief B. love C. connection D. relief
53. A. funeral B. operation C. performance D. anniversary
54. A. passed away B. woke up C. left behind D. dressed up
55. A. active B. alive C. necessary D. changeable
第三部分:阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40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。
A
We now think of chocolate as sweet, but once it was bitter. We
think of it as a candy, but once it was a medicine. Today, chocolate can be a hot drink, a frozen dessert, or just a snack.
Sometimes it’s an ingredient in the main course of a meal.
Mexicans make a hot chocolate sauce called mole and pour it over chicken. The Mexicans also eat chocolate with spices like chili peppers.
Chocolate is a product of the tropical cacao tree. The beans taste
so bitter that even the monkeys say “Ugh!” and run away. Workers must first dry and then roast the beans. Thi s removes the bitter taste.
The word “chocolate” comes from a Mayan word. The Mayas were an ancient people who once lived in Mexico. They valued the cacao tree.
Some used the beans for money, while others crushed them to make a drink.
When the Spaniards came to Mexico in the sixteenth century, they started drinking cacao too. Because the drink was strong and bitter,
they thought it was a medicine. No one had the idea of adding sugar. The Spaniards took some beans back to Europe and opened cafes. Wealthy
people drank cacao and said it was good for the digestion.
In the 1800s, the owner of a chocolate factory in England
discovered that sugar removed the bitter taste of cacao. It quickly became a cheap and popular drink. Soon afterwards, a factory made the first solid block of sweetened chocolate. Later on, another factory mixed milk and chocolate together. People liked the taste of milk chocolate even better.
Besides the chocolate candy bar, one of the most popular American snacks is the chocolate chip cookie. Favorite desserts are chocolate cream pie and, of course, an ice cream sundae with hot fudge sauce.
56. It was ________that discovered sugar could remove the bitter taste of cacao.
A. The workers in the chocolate factory
B. The Spaniards
C. The people in England
D. The owner of a chocolate factory
57. According to the passage which of the following statements is true?
A. Nobody had the idea of adding sugar until the sixteenth century.
B. The word “chocolate” comes from a Mexican word.
C. The beans taste so bitter that even the monkeys like them.
D. Workers must dry and roast the beans to remove the bitter taste.
58. The Spaniards think that cacao was a medicine because________
A. it was strong and bitter.
B. it was good for digestion.
C. i t cured man’s diseases.
D. it was a kind of drink for good health.
59. Which is the right time order of the events regarding chocolate?
a. Chocolate became a cheap and popular drink in England.
b. A factory made the first solid block of sweetened chocolate.
c. The Spaniards started drinking cacao.
d. It was found that sugar removed the bitter taste of cacao.
e. A factory mixed milk and chocolate together.
A. a-b-c-d-e
B. c-d-e-b-a
C. c-d-a-b-e
D. c-d-b-e-a
60. It can be inferred from the passage that ________.
A. chocolate can be a hot drink, a frozen dessert, or a candy bar
B. Mexicans like chocolate very much
C. chocolate is a product of the cacao tree
D. people liked the taste of chocolate mixed with milk
B
Frank Lloyd Wright probably is the greatest architect that the United States has ever produced. He was very gifted and had a natural ability to design buildings. His buildings were not only beautiful, but they were also practical and useful. They fit their purposes very well. Wright’s churches, f or example, make people feel like thinking and praying. His office buildings make people enjoy working, and his houses make people feel comfortable at home. However, Fank Lloyd Wright’s beautiful, practical and useful buildings are not the only reason that he is famous. There is another reason.
Frank Lloyd Wright is called the greatest American architect because he started an American style in architecture. Most of the architecture in the United States before Wright was really European, not American. Wrig ht’s buildings do not look like old European buildings. They have their own style. Wright’s ideas about style are still used in the United States and in other parts of the world.
The most important idea in Frank Lloyd Wright’s Style of Architecture is that a building must fit its purpose and the land around it . His houses are often called “grass-land houses” because their
lines are similar to the lines on the grassland. Both the lines of the grassland and the li nes of Wright’s house are parallel(平行的)to the horizon, the place where earth and sky seem to meet. They are horizontal lines. Most European style houses, in contrast, have many vertical lines that form 90°angles with the horizon.
61. Frank Lloyd Wright’s style in architecture was _________.
A. learned from some European countries
B. not only limited to the U.S
C. no longer popular
D. somewhat similar to the European style
62. Which of the following best describes the character of the houses that Wright designed?
A. They were very large and beautiful.
B. They were very comfortable.
C. They could be used as churches.
D. They were beautiful in design but not practical in use.
63. What’s the most important idea in Wright’s style?
A. Architectural design should match natural surroundings.
B. A building must have grassland around it.
C. American style in architect should be different from the European’s
D. Design should be more important than use.
64. Which of the following is NOT true about Wright’s “grass-land houses”?
A. The lines of “grass-land houses” are similar to lines on the grassland.
B. The lines of “grass-land houses” are horizontal.
C. The color of the lines of “grass-land houses” is green.
D. They are different from European style houses.
65. The best title for this passage would be _________.
A. The Differences between the American and European Styles in Architecture
B. “Grass-land”” houses Designed by Wright
C. How to Make Your Houses More Beautiful
D. The Influence of Wright on American Architecture
C
President Barack Obama has complained about the loss of privacy
that comes with being leader of the United States, regretting the loss