广东省深圳高级中学2012-2013学年高二下学期期中英语试题 Word版含答案.pdf

高中英语真题:2012-2013学年高二下学期期中考试注意事项：1.本试卷共10页，包括三部分，共150分；考试时间120分钟。

其中第一部分和第二部分为选择题，包括75个小题，第三部分为非选择题。

2.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目涂写在答题卡上。

3.每小题选出答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号，不能答在试卷上，否则无效。

第一部分听力（共两节满分30分）做题时先将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有2分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5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。

现在，你有五秒钟的时间阅读第一小题的有关内容。

1. What does the woman want to do?A. To have an X ray.B. To go to the hospital.C. To help the wounded man.2. Where and when will the meeting be held?A. Room 303, 3:00 pm.B. Room 303, 2:00 pm.C. Room 30 2, 2:00 pm.3. When would Thomas and Lily like to leave?A. Tomorrow.B. Next Monday or Tuesday.C. This Mond ay.4. What is the man’s choice?A. He prefers train for trip.B. He doesn’t like traveling.C. Not mentioned.5. According to the woman, what should the man do at first?A. He should ask about the flat on the phone.B. He should read the advertisements for flats in the newspaper .C. He should phone and make an appointment.第二节（共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。

高中英语真题:2012-2013学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题时量： 120 分钟总分： 150PART ONE LISTENING COMPREHENSION (30 marks) SECTION A (22.5 marks)Directions：In this section, you’ll hear six conversations between two speak ers. For each conversation，there are several questions and each question is followed by thr ee choices marked A，B and C. Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for e ach question.You will hear each conversation TWICE.Conversation 1( )1.Where did the man want to smoke at first?A. In the another office.B. In the office next door.C. I n the entrance hall.( )2.Where can the man smoke?A. In the office next door.B. In one of the offices.C. Outside.Conversation 2( )3.What is the woman going to do?A. To buy a ticket.B. To take a plane.C. To meet a fr iend at the airport.( )4.How can the woman get to the ticket counter?A. Walk 3 yards and turn left at the end.B. Turn left at the end and walk further to a sign.C. Turn right at the end counter and walk 300 yards.Conversation 3( )5.What program does the man like?A. Information about flights.B. Weather reports.C. Introd uction to interesting places.( )6.What will the weather be like in the next three days?A. Rainy.B. Sunny.C. Snowy.Conversation 4( )7.What is Mr Smith doing?A .Answering the phone. B. Having a meeting.C. Working in the office.( )8.When will Mr Smith return to the office?A. After two o’clock.B. In an hour.C. At t hree o’clock.( )9.What can we infer according to the dialogue?A. The man will take a message for Mr Smith.B. Anne will ring the office again.C. Mr Smith will ring Anne back.Conversation 5( )10.What was the weather like last week?A. Nice and sunny.B. Very warm.C. Neither hot nor cold.( )11.What season is it now?A. Summer.B. Winter.C. Autumn.( )12.What does the man think the weather will be like this wee kend?A. He thinks it’ll rain.B. He doesn’t think it’ll rain.C. He thinks it’ll be fine.Conversation 6( )13.Where is the woman?A. In .B. In .C. At the bus-stop.( )14.Where is the ?A. At the first crossing.B. On the other side of .C. At the corner of and Fifth.( )15.How can the woman get to the park when she is at the cr ossing of and ?A. Turn right and go straight.B. Go along for a few minutes.C. Turn left and walk two blocks.PART TWO LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE (45 marks) SECTION A (15 marks)Directions： Beneath each of the following sentences there are 4 choices marked A， B， C and D. Choose the one answer th at best completes the sentence.21. We were told not to touch the equipment in the laboratory u nless ________.A. allowed to doB. allowing to doC. allowed toD. allowing to22. You can borrow my car ________ you promise not to drive t oo fast.A. unlessB. even ifC. in caseD. as long as23. It was not until 1938 _________ the first colour TV program me was broadcast.A. whichB. thatC. whenD. on which24. Not only ____________ vital for reducing fever and helping st op pain, but there are also other things thataspirin can help with.A. has aspirin provedB. did aspirin proveC. aspirin provedD. had aspirin proved25. I couldn’t do my homework with all that noise ________.A. going onB. goes onC. went onD. t o go on26. —Have you got used to the Chinese food, Robert?—Yes, but I don't like ____ when a Chinese host keeps serving m e the food I don't like.A．this B．that C．those D．it27. — I have got a backache.—That’s not surprising. You ______ in front of that computer t oo long.A. workB. workedC. have been workingD. are working28. From the next term, parents ______ e-mails instead of letters, to be informed of their children’sexam results.A. are sendingB. will sendC. will be sentD. are sent29. Microblog is a platform ________ people can express their t houghts and communicate with each other by sending posts.A. whichB. whereC. whatD. when30. —What’s up?— There are so many problems ______.A. remained to be solvedB. remaining to solveC. remained solvingD. remaining to be solved31. Among all the birthday gifts ______ a DIY card, which I like best.A. is includedB. includeC. were includedD. including32. News came from the office __________ Wang Lin had been admitted to .A. thatB. whatC. whichD. where33. She __________ have left school, for her bike is still here.A. can’tB. wouldn’tC. shoul dn’tD. needn’t34.He is able to ___________ new jokes about the people and th ings around him.A. make outB. come up withC. let outD. shout out35. If you had listened to the doctor, you _________ all right no w.A. areB. wereC. would have beenD. w ould be36. A. Generally B. FinallyC. UndoubtedlyD. Recently37. A. causing B. leadingC. takingD. helping38. A. made up B. grew upC. turned upD. rose up39. A. attractive B. gentle C. uglyD. rude40. A. opinions B. soundsC. smilesD. glances41. A. knew B. pretendedC. performedD. acted42. A. nothing B. everythingC. anythingD. none43. A. arrive B. shoutC. approachD. stand44. A. hesitation B. concern C. wordsD. enthusiasm45. A. heard B. seenC. smeltD. found46. A. luggage B. bag C. cupD. glasses47. A. embarrassing B. wonderfulC. sorrowfulD. disappointingSECTION C(12 marks)Directions： Complete the following passage by filling in each b lank with one word that best fits the context.Travel is a very good activity. When traveling, you can relax 48 .________， forget your tiredness or troubles, and have the ene rgy to take on the new tasks waiting for you.But sometimes traveling is not 49.________ enjoyable thing. For example, the weather can be changeable. If you climb a mo untain, it may rain suddenly. You may be caught 50.________ t he rain and may catch a cold. The 51.________ thing is that you may have your money stolen 52.________ you may have an i njury. All these terrible things are 53.________ can happen to y ou.Therefore, when you are going on a trip, you must make a go od preparation. Firstly, you must have clear information about t he weather. 54.________， you should choose a good compani on so that you can help each other. Thirdly, you must be careful enough and try to avoid accidents. 55.________ you do this, yo u will surely enjoy your travel.Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (30 marks)Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished .statements For ea ch of them there are four chokes marked A. B. C and D. Choos e the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.ATime outCover Price: ￡2.35Save up to 42%Time out —’s arts and entertainment weekly. This magazine offers the best listings and reviews of arts, music, films and nightlife, and it is a necessary guide to the entertainment capital of t he world. If you’re not using Time out, you’re losing out on . School Sport MagazineCover Price: ￡4.40School Sport Magazine is the only publication of its kind to cele brate the sporting achievements of schools, pupils and teachers in the . The purpose of the magazine is to report sporting news and record national and regional school sporting events as well as interviews with famous sport stars about their own sporting schooldays. Five issues (期) a year.TimeCover Price: ￡2.70Save up to 76%Every week, Time keeps you well informed of world news, co vering all the matters that affect your life, from political struggles to scientific progress, environmental problems, and what’s new in business, fashion and arts. Its feature articles give you brief but true information and unique insights from world-leading journalists. Time is a great magazine, which can help y ou develop a truly global perspective.FourFourTwoCover Price: ￡3.90Save up to 25%FourFourTwo is a monthly football magazine for grown-up readers. Feature articles and wonderful action photographs will keep you attracted. You can read interviews with big name f ootball stars, from today, tomorrow and yesterday. You’ll love it!56. Among all of the above, there is/ are ________ weekly maga zine(s).A. oneB. twoC. threeD. four57. Which of the following magazines will probably provide you with articles about paintings and their painters?A. Time Out & School Sport Magazine.B. School Sport Mag azine & FourFourTwo.C. Time Out & Time.D. only Time.58. Which of the following magazines is suitable for a 13-year-old boy who wants to know about a famous football star’s playin g experiences at school?A. Time Out.B. School Sport Mag azine.C. TimeD. School Sport Mag azine or FourFourTwo.59. We can learn from the passage that ________ .A. all of the magazines are intended for adults.B. among all the magazines, only School Sport Magazine is a bout sports.C. Time Out & School Sport Magazine might be published in t he .D. among all the magazines, Time Out will cost you the least.60. The author’s purpose in writing this passage is to ________ .A. advertise four best-sellersB. introduce four popular magazines to readersC. ask readers to decide which of the four magazines is the b estD. get more people to buy these magazinesBAre morning people born or made? In my case it was definitely made. In my early 20s, I hardly went to bed before midnight, an d I would always get up late the next morning.But after a while I couldn’t ignore the high relationship betwe en success and rising early. On those rare occasions where I di d get up early, I noticed that my productivity (效率) was always higher. So I set out to become a habitual early ri ser. But whenever my alarm went off, my first thought was always to stop that noise and go back to sleep. Eventually some sle ep research showed that my strategy was wrong.The most common wrong strategy is this: supposing you’re g oing to get up earlier, you’d better go to bed earlier. It sounds v ery reasonable, but will usually fail.There are two main schools (流派) of thought on sleep patterns. One is that you should go to b ed and get up at the same time every day. The second school s ays you should go to bed when you’re tired and get up when yo u naturally wake up. However, I have found both are wrong if yo u care about productivity. If you sleep at fixed hours, you’ll som etimes go to bed when you aren’t sleepy enough. You’re wastin g time lying in bed awake.My solution is to combine both methods. I go to bed when I’m sleepy and get up with an alarm clock at a fixed time. So I alwa ys get up at the same time (in my case 5 a.m.), but I go to bed at different times every night.However, going to bed only when I’m sleepy, and getting up at a fixed time every morning are my ways. If you want to become an early riser, you can try your own.61. According to the passage, the underlined phrase refers to _ _______.A. people who stay up until the next morningB. people who get up early in the morningC. people who feel sleepy in the morningD. people whose productivity is the lowest in the morning62. Why did the author want to become a habitual early riser?A. Because he / she wanted to have more sleep time.B. Because he / she wanted to do morning exercise.C. Because he / she wanted to test which school is better.D. Because he / she found that the productivity was higher.63. The author experienced all the following EXCEPT ________.A. going to bed after midnightB. asking scholars for advice on sleeping habitsC. getting up early occasionallyD. pressing off the alarm to go on sleeping64. What’s the author’s sleep pattern?A. Going to bed early and getting up early.B. Going to bed late and getting up late.C. Going to bed when sleepy and getting up at a fixed early tim e.D. Going to bed early and getting up late.65. The passage is mainly about ________.A. main schools of thought on sleep patternsB. how to have a good sleepC. wrong strategies for getting up earlyD. how to become an early riserCNew rules for pubs and clubs, including a ban (禁令) on drinking games like the awful "dentist's chair", will be intr oduced in Britain this year to prevent the heavy drinking culture, which costs the country billions of pounds a year.Other activities like "all you can drink for 10 pounds ", "women d rink free" nights and speed drinking competitions will also be ba nned.But, on the other hand, offers of cheap alcohol in supermarkets will not be affected, which is widely regarded as one of the main sources of 's problems with under-age and over-drinking. Doctors and health experts argue that the government has faile d to use its most effective weapon, the taxation(征税) of minimum price controls on alcohol.Home Secretary Alan Johnson said that the government and th e industry had a duty to act on heavy drinking." These bans hav e a real impact on society, not to mention the lives of those who just want to enjoy a good night out," he said.“The dentist's chair”, where drinks are poured directly into the m outh by others, was made famous by the celebrations of footballer Paul Gascoigne at Euro '96. That game and others that pro mote large consumption will be banned from April and publican s (酒店老板) will have to ensure free tap water is made available to the dr inkers.The government says over-drinking costs Britain up to 12 billion pounds a year and has an nounced that any pubs that go against the new mandatory code (强制性规定) will face severe punishment. For instance, publicans and ve ndors (小贩) could lose their licenses, be fined up to 20,000 pounds ($32 ,750) or face six months in prison.New rules for pubs and clubs will be introduced in to ban heavy drinking because ________.A. people drink too much without paying taxesB. drinking games are infamousC. drinking competitions are very crazyD. drinking in the country costs too muchSome people believe when the tough new rules come into effec t, ________.A. supermarkets will stop selling alcohol in low pricesB. “women drink free” nights will not be closedC. over-drinking will still not be stoppedD. under-age people will not continue drinkingWhat is probably the most effective way to control alcohol?A. bansB. educationC. forceD. taxationAccording to the passage, “the dentist’s chair” is ________.A. a chair for the patient whose teeth should be treatedB. a drinking game made famous by the celebrations of football ersC. a way to advertise different types of alcoholD. to be banned in October this yearWhat’s the main idea of the passage?A. Heavy drinking will be banned in .B. Over-drinking will be taxed.C. Drinking in will be banned.D. 12 billion pounds is spent on drinking.Part IV Writing (45 marks)Section A (10 marks)Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the numbered blanks by using the information from the passageWrite NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. People in the honor their parents with two special days: Mother ’s Day, on the second Sunday in May, and Father’s Day, on the third Sunday in June. These days are set aside to show love a nd respect for parents. They raise their children and educate th em to be responsible citizens. They give love and care. These t wo days offer a chance to think about the changing roles of mot hers and fathers. More mothers now work outside the home. M ore fathers must help with child-care.These two special days are celebrated in many different ways. On Mother’s Day people wear carnations. A. red one stands for a living mother. A. white one shows that the mother is dead. Ma ny people attend religious services（宗教仪式）to honor parents. It is also a day when people whose parents ar e dead visit their graves(坟). On these days, families get togeth er at home and in restaurants. They often have outdoor BBQs f or Father’s Day. These are days of fun and good feelings and memories.Another tradition is to give cards and gifts. Children make them in school. Many people make their own presents. These are val ued more than the ones bought in stores. It is not the value of t he gift that is important, but it is “the thought that counts”. Greeting card stores, florists, candy makers, bakeries, telephones co mpanies and other stores do a lot of business during these holi days.71.Section B (10 mark.)Directions: Read the following passage. Answer the questions a ccording to the information given in the passage.I’m not a fast reader and I don’t read as much as many other pe ople, but reading is something I enjoy. It opens new worlds to m e and widens my perspective(洞察力,眼力).Recently I found Kobo，an online book store that allows me to buy e-books and read them on a device of my choice. I’m a girl living i n , where e-books are not available and I had to buy physical books from A mazon in the past. There are two problems with it:Shipping cost. Since I live far away from the , it costs a lot to shi p a book. Shipping costs almost as much as the book itself. Shipping time. It takes about three weeks for the books to arrive through postal mail.Now with Kobo, I can eliminate those two problems. Not only do es it cost less time and money to get the books, but also I prefe r to read e-books this way than reading physical books. Here are three rea sons why:I can easily bring the books everywhere. Since all the books are in my iPod touch, I can simply put the device into my pocket an d bring it everywhere I go.The size is smaller. The size of the iPod Touch is smaller than a physical book. This makes reading more convenient for me.I can read in any position I want. The iPod has a light source, s o I can read when I am in darkness. This means that I can read in practically any position and condition.One more advantage I haven’t mentioned is space. Physical bo oks take space, but e-books don’t.81. Why does the author like reading? (no more than 11 words) _____________________________________________________ 82. What are the problems with buying physical books from Am azon? (no more than 9 words)_____________________________________________________83. How can the author read when she is in darkness? (no more than 6 words)_____________________________________________________ 84. What’s the author’s attitude towards e-books? (no more than 1 word)_____________________________________________________Section C (25 marks)Directions: Write an English composition according to the instru ctions given below in Chinese.随着科技的发展，iPod 已成为中学生的新宠。

高级中学2012－2013学年第二学期期中测试高二英语本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，共11页，满分135分。

考试用时120分钟。

注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号和考试科目涂写在答题卡上。

2．每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案，不能答在试卷上。

3．考试结束，监考人员将答题卡交回。

Ⅰ语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～15各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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 1 wants to borrow some money from you. You say, “I wish I could help you but I’m short of money myself.” In fact you are not 2 of money but your friend is in the habit of not paying his debts and you don’t want to 3 his feelings by reminding him of this. Is this 4 a lie?Professor Gerald Gullion of the University of Southern California has made a 5 study of lying. According to him, women are better liars than men, 6 when telling a “white lie”, such as a woman at a party telling another woman that she likes her 7 when she really thinks it looks awful. However, this is only one side of the 8 . Other researchers say that men are more 9 to tell more serious lies, such as making a promise which they have no intention of fulfilling. This is the kind of lie politicians and businessmen are 10 to be particularly skilled at: the lie from which the liars hopes to profit or gain in some way.Research has also been done into the 11 of people’s behavior in a number of small, 12 unimportant ways when they lie. It has been found that if they are sitting down at the time, they 13 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 14 parts of the face more often, in particular the nose. One explanation of this may be that lying causes a slight increase in blood pressure. The nose is very 15 to such changes and the increased pressure makes it itch (痒).1. A. classmate B. friend C. stranger D. relative2. A. sure B. aware C. fond D. short3. A. hurt B. affect C. accept D. betray4. A. simply B. merely C. really D. exactly5. A. random B. casual C. technical D. scientific6. A. particularly B. apparently C. deliberately D. generally7. A. behaviour B. performance C. dress D. appearance8. A. fact B. story C. truth D. reality9. A. reasonable B. likely C. ridiculous D. severe10. A. related B. managed C. approved D. supposed11. A. advantages B. benefits C. changes D. chances12. A. clearly B. slightly C. exremely D. constantly13. A. expect B. fail C. happen D. tend14. A. large B. certain C. main D. special15. A. positive B. negative C. sensitive D.objective第二节语法填空 (共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分) v阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16～25的相应位置上。

高中英语真题:2012-2013学年下学期高二年级第二次段考第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. How soon will the man’s appointment begin?A. In thirty minutes.B. In fifteen minutes.C. In for ty-five minutes.2. What does the woman mean?A. Lily will arrive on time.B. Lily will not go on the trip.C. Lily will be late for the trip.3. Where are the speakers, most probably?A. In .B. In .C. In .4. What is the woman going to do tonight?A. see a movie.B. Take a flight.C. Pick up her brother.5. What did the man do yesterday afternoon?A. Took care of his mother.B. Met the woman.C. Saw a film.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5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。

听完每段对话或独白后，你将有时间阅读各个小题。

每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题将给出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。

高级中学2017-2018学年第二学期期中测试（学业水平测试）高二政治本试卷分为单项选择题Ⅰ单项选择题Ⅱ双项选择题三部分，单项选择题Ⅰ为1-50题，共50分，单项选择题Ⅱ为51-60题，共20分，双项选择题为61-70题，共30分。

全卷共计100分。

一、单项选择题I：（共50小题，每小题1分，共50分，每小题只有一个选项最符合题意）1．认识世界，办好事情，都需要哲学智慧，然而，哲学智慧不是从人们的头脑中凭空产生的。

哲学智慧产生于A、人类的思维活动B、人类的实践活动C、人类的生理活动D、人类的科学活动2．“思想高尚的人，不会做偷鸡摸狗之事；思想龌龊的人，不可能成就惊天动地的事业”。

这是因为A、方法论决定世界观B、世界观和方法论互相转化C、世界观决定方法论D、世界观和方法论都有相对独立性3．哲学的两大基本派别是A、唯物主义和唯心主义B、主观唯心主义和客观唯心主义C、可知论和不可知论D、辩证法和形而上学4．我们的思想能不能认识现实世界？我们能不能在我们关于现实世界的表象和概念中正确地反映现实？用哲学的语言来说，这个问题叫做A、思维和存在有无同一性的问题B、思维和存在何者为本原的问题C、物质存在是否依赖意识的问题D、物质和意识是否均是本原的问题5.“世界上没有不可认识的事物，只有尚未被认识的事物。

”这种观点属于A、唯物主义B、可知论C、不可知论D、唯心主义6．否定自然界先于人的活动而存在，必然导致唯心主义。

唯心主义的根本观点是A、思维不能正确认识存在B、意识是世界的本原C、主观精神依赖于客观事物D、原子是世界的本原7．古代朴素唯物主义、近代形而上学唯物主义、辩证唯物主义三者的共同之处在于A、都正确地揭示了物质世界的基本规律B、都把物质归结为具体的物质形态C、都认为原子是世界的本原D、都认为物质是世界的本原8．下列观点属于唯物主义的是A、心外无物B、形存则神存，形谢则神灭C、理在气先D、存在就是被感知9.古代欧洲，有过这样一首诗：那时候，上面的青天还没有称呼，下面的大地也没有名字，其阿诗玛（即海洋）是大家的生母，万物都和水连在一起。

高级中学2012-2013学年第一学期期末测试高二英语本试卷分第一卷和第二卷两部分，全卷共计150分。

考试时间为120分钟。

第一卷（本卷共计95分）I语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

One day last month after I received my salary, I went shopping with my little son. Unfortunately in the crowded store. I had my pocket 1 and my whole salary was gone with it. I was so angry that I almost lost 2 of myself. What could I do? We were not very wealthy. The money was really not a small sum for my family. It would 3 our life greatly. How could I tell my wife?I felt very sad and even 4 for losing the money when I got home. To make up for my 5 mistake, I gathered all my strength to give our house a thorough cleaning and then 6 a wonderful meal and cooked a special dish my wife loved to 7 her.When she came home, I forced a smile to greet her. She was 8 to see the neat house and the 9 meal. We sat at the table and began to eat. I told my story 10 . She did not respond. It was as if she had not heard my words.“I’ve 11 my salary,” I murmured to her again.“I see,” she did not shout at me as I had 12 . She didn't lose her temper. So I was afraid she was trying hard to hide her anger.A moment later, my wife was still 13 and seemed to be enjoying her favorite dish. At last I could not help asking, “I’ve lost my money. Why not shout at me?” She 14 her eyes, looking at me and said, “Oh, on the contray, I’m thinking about how to comfort you. It’s the 15 who is to blame.”1. A. robbed B. stolen C. picked D. gone2. A. control B. heart C. interest D. face3. A. enrich B. improve C. affect D. simplify4. A. guilty B. ashamed C. frightened D. worried5. A. unchangeable B. unforgivable C. unforgettable D. unbelievable6. A. prepared B. served C. provided D. chose7. A. comfort B. meet C. surprise D. please8. A. satisfied B. surprised C. pleased D. interested9. A. delicious B. excellent C. cool D. attractive10. A. gladly B. calmly C. excitedly D. nervously11. A. spent B. wasted C. donated D. lost12. A. hoped B. desired C. expected D. wished13. A. upset B. silent C. worried D. surprised14. A. moved B. shut C. raised D. opened15. A. store B. policeman C. society D. thief第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下列短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，填入适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

高级中学2011—2012学年第一学期期中测试 高二英语 本试卷分为第I卷和第II卷两部分，共七大题。

请用2B铅笔将第I卷选择题的答案与第II卷的答案请用黑色签字笔写在答题卷的相应位置。

本试卷满分150分，考试时间为120分钟。

第I卷 （共90分） 完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）： Years ago, when I started looking for my first job, wise advisers urged, “Barbara, be enthusiastic! Enthusiasm will take you further than any amount of experience. ” How __1__ they were！Enthusiastic people can turn a boring drive into an adventure, extra work into __2__ and strangers into friends. “Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm,” wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson. It is the paste that helps you __3__ there when the situation gets tough. It is the inner voice that __4__ “I can do it” when others shout, “No, you can’t do it.” It took years and years for the early work of Barbara McClintock, a geneticist who won the 1983 Nobel Prize in medicine, to be __5__ accepted. Yet she didn’t stop doing her experiments. Work was such a deep __6__ for her that she never thought of stopping. We are all born with wide-eyed, enthusiastic __7__ -- as anyone knows who has ever seen an infant’s delight at the jingle of keys or the hurrying of a beetle. It is this __8__ wonder that gives enthusiastic people such a youthful air, whatever their age. At 90, cellist(大提琴演奏家) Pablo Casals would start his day by __9__ Bach. As the music flowed through his fingers, his bent shoulder would straighten and joy would __10__ in his eyes. Music, for Casals, was what made life a never __11__ adventure. As author and poet Samuel Ullman once wrote, “Years wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the __12__.” We cannot afford to waste __13__ on “might-have-beens”. Just as the saying goes, it’s no use crying over spilt milk. We need to live each moment __14__, with all our senses -- finding pleasure in the fragrance of a backyard garden, the crayoned picture by a six-year-old, or the charming beauty of a rainbow. It is such enthusiastic love of life that puts a sparkle in our eyes and __15__ the wrinkles from our souls. 1. A. elegant B. responsible C. right D. successful 2. A. opportunity B. wealth C. success D. attempt 3. A. dress up B. hang in C. set off D. hold up 4. A. cries B. tells C. warns D. whispers 5. A. specially B. accidentally C. generally D. naturally 6. A. pressure B. fun C. source D. pleasure 7. A. wonder B. talent C. ability D. nature 8. A. romantic B. surprising C. childlike D. vivid 9. A. listening to B. approaching C. appreciating D. playing 10. A. recover B. reappear C. refresh D. resemble 11. A. ending B. appearing C. coming D. amusing 12. A. body B. soul C. life D. blood 13. A. tears B. sweat C. money D. efforts 14. A. successfully B. dramatically C. personally D. wholeheartedly 15. A. separates B. smoothes C. softens D. spreads 二. 阅读理解 （共25小题; 每小题2分，满分50分）: A There is an English saying that goes, "he who laughs last, laughs the hardest." High School Musical star and teen heartthrob (让人心动的男人)Zac Efron is laughing a lot these days. As a young boy, Efron was picked on in school because he was always the smallest in his class and teased because he had a big space between his teeth. In sixth grade, Efron's basketball team made it tothe league championships. In double overtime (两个加时赛), with three seconds left,he rebounded the ball and passed it to the wrong team! They scored and his team lost the game. But history, as they say, is a thing of the past. Now at 21, Efron is one of People magazine's 100 Most Beautiful People, graces the cover of Entertainment Weekly, Hollywood's most influential magazine, and is traveling the world promoting the third High School Musical film. Director Adam Shankman described Efron as "arguably the biggest teen star in America right now." Simply google "Zac Efron" and you get more than 14 million responses. Yes, it seems Efron has a lot to smile about these days. Efron was born and raised in California. He took school seriously. According to Efron, "he wouldflip out if he got a B and not an A in school, and that he was a class clown." It was his father who encouraged him to act. He took part in school performances and with a local theater group. He also took singing lessons. He graduated from high school in 2006 and was accepted at the University of Southern California to study film. But he deferred--why study movies when you can star in them. Now he has signed on to star in the romantic comedy Seventeen Again and to play in the remake of the hugely popular movie, Footloose. Efron is also earning more than $3 million for his role in High School Musical 3. Not bad for a 21-year-old. But Efron still remembers those bullies. "You always have to remember that bullies want to bring you down because you have something that they admire," Efron said. "Also, when you get made fun of, when people point out your weaknesses, it's an opportunity for you to rise above." Efron has risen all the way to the top of the movie business. And he can now laugh all the way to the bank. 16. Which of the following might be the best title to the passageA. Don't give upB. He who laughs last laughs the hardestC. Zac Efron's life storyD. Zac Effort's success in musical film 17. How do you understand the sentence "But history, as they say, is a thing of the past." in paragraph 3? A. History is a collection of the past. B. Zac Efron's history is wonderful. C. Different from history, Effort is quite popular now. D. History plays an important role in Zac Efron's life. 18. What did Zac Efron do when he was laughed at? A. He couldn't accept the fact in the beginning, so he escaped. B. He was so angry that he shouted at the person who teased him. C. He cried and told the whole matter to his father to get comfort. D. He cheered himself up and used it as motivation to move on. 19. What's the main idea of Paragraph 3? A. It mainly talks about Zac Efron's history. B. It mainly focuses on how Zac Efron grew up. C. It talks about how Zac Efron dealt with his business. D. It talks about Zac Efron's successes in career. 20. Which of the following is True according to the passage? A. Zac Efron was laughed at because he was the most foolish guy in the class. B. Zac Efron is promoting his fourth High School Musical film in the world. C. He once helped the other team win a match when he was playing basketball. D. In his growing process to be a famous actor, his mother played a key part. B When Matthew Jones decided to donate a kidney (肾) to a stranger, the Michigan father of five had no idea he'd be starting a life-saving, "pay-it-forward" chain. His kidney donation to a Phoenix woman in 2007 set off a long-running organ donation that resultedin 10 sick people getting new kidneys over a year. It hasn't ended yet. Jones, who lives in Petoskey, Michigan, heard a news report about a man giving a kidney to astranger and thought he'd like to do that, too. He worked with a transplant center in Buffalo, NY, but no match worked out. He ultimately(最后) was referred to Dr Michael Rees, a transplant surgeon at University of Toledo Nedical Center, who was trying to design an advanced living-donor pairing system. It paired the 30-year-old Jones with Barb Bunnell, a 53-year-old Arizona woman whose husband wanted to donate a kidney to her but was incompatible. Just after the July 18, 2007 surgery, Jones recalls feeling "like a truck had run over me". But he was well enough to go to a Diamondbacks baseball game five days later. Bunnell's grateful husband, Ron, then became what Rees believes is the world's first "bridge" donor, meaning he donated his kidney later. Ron Bunnell was on a plane a week later to give his kidney to a 32-year-old Toledo woman, Angie Heckman. She's a waitress at a bar owned by her mother, Laurie Sarvo. Sarvo then gave a kidney to a woman in Columbus, Ohio, whose daughter then became the fourth donor in the chain. On it ran through patient-donor pairs including two more married couples, a daughter and father, and two friends. The last operation was done last March, with a 60-year-old woman in Toledo getting a kidney from a Baltimore donor. That recipient's daughter wants to donate a kidney, but a match hasn't worked out yet. "There's a very good possibility that when I'm dead and gone, this chain will still be going on," Jone said. 21.What made Jones decide to donate his kidney? A. His plan to start a life-saving kidney donation chain. B. His plan to start a living-donor pairing system. C. The example of a man who had donated a kidney. D. The example of a man who had taken part in a donating chain. 22.The underlined word "incompatible" in Para.5 probably means "___".A. of different typesB. with health problemsC. for a better useD. in a good condition 23. According to the text, " 'bridge' donor" refers to ___. A. a person who introduces a kidney donor to a patient in need B. a person who donates a kidney after his family member receives one C. a person who does the operation of moving a kidney D. a person who is responsible for matching different types of kidneys. 24. Which of the following shows the RIGHT donor-patient relationship? A. Matthew Jones---Michael Rees; Barb Bunnell---Ron Bunnell. B. Matthew Jones---Michael Rees; Angie Heckman---a woman in Toledo. C. Matthew Jones---Barb Bunnell; Ron Bunnell---Laurie Sarvo. D. Matthew Jones---Barb Bunnell; Laurie Sarvo---a woman in Columbus. 25.What can be inferred about the kidney donation chain? A. It was started in 2007, and ended in 2008. B. It has included three couples up to now. C. It encourages family members to help each other. D. It has caused great debate among doctors. C Judging from recent surveys, most experts in sleep behavior agree that there is virtually an epidemic （流行病） of sleepiness in the nation．“I can’t think of a single study that hasn’t found Americans getting less sleep than they ought to,” says Dr．David．Even people who think they are sleeping enough would probably be better off with more rest． The beginning of our sleep-deficit （lack） crises can be traced back to the invention of the light bulb a century ago．From diary entries and our personal accounts from the 18th and 19th centuries, sleep scientists have reached the conclusion that the average person used to sleep about 9．5 hours anight．“The best sleep habits once were forced on us, when we had nothing to do in the evening down on the farm, and it was dark．” By the 1950s and 1960s, the sleep schedule had been reduced dramatically, to between 7．5 and 8 hours, and most people had to wake to an alarm clock．“People cheat in their sleep, and they don’t even realize they’re doing it,” says Dr．David．“They think they’re okay because they can get by on 6．5 hours, when they really need 7．5, 8 or even more to feel ideally energetic．” Perhaps the most merciless robber of sleep, researches say, is the complexity of the day．Whenever pressures from work, family, friends and community increase, many people consider sleep the least expensive item on their program．“In our society, you’re considered dynamic if you say you need only 5．5 hours’ sleep．If you’ve got to get 8．5 hours, people think you lack drive and ambition．” To determine the consequences of sleep-deficit, researchers have put subjects through a set of psychological and performance tests requiring them, for instance, to add columns of numbers or recall a passage read to them only minutes earlier．“We’ve found that if you’re in sleep deficit, performance suffers,” says Dr．David．“Short-term memory is weakened, as are abilities to make decisions and to concentrate．” 26．What is the main topic of the passage? A．Research on the causes and consequences of sleep-deficit． B．The epidemic of sleepiness in the modern times． C．The history of people’s sleeping patterns． D．The minimum of our sleeping hours． 27．Which of the following is Dr．David’s opinion? A．People who think they are sleeping enough are better off than those who don't． B．Some people can remain energetic with only 6．5 hours’ sleep a night． C．If they get 8．5 hours’ sleep, people will be full of drive and ambition． D．People’s metal power suffers if they are lacking in sleep． 28．People in the 18th and 19th centuries slept about 9．5 hours a night because ___． A．they were forced by their parents to do so B．they knew what was best for their health C．they had no electricity D．they were not so dynamic and ambitious as modern people are 29．The major cause of sleep-deficit of modern people is ___． A．the endless TV programmes in the evenings and the internet B．the heavy work load of the day C．the sufficient energy modern people usually have D．loud noises in the modern cities 30．What does the word “subjects” in paragraph 4 mean? A．Person or thing that is being discussed or described． B．Branch of knowledge studied in a school． C．Person or thing being treated in a certain way or being experimented on． D．Any member of a State apart from the supreme ruler． D When it comes to using technology to foster education, the prevailing wisdom has been that more is better. Over the past decade, universities around the globe have invested heavily in the wired classroom, adding everything from external laptop connections to Blu-ray DVD players. But there islittle evidence that these devices enhance learning and, critics believe, they might actually hinder it, making both students and teachers passive. What if classrooms were restored to the pre-Internet days of wooden tables and chalk? Take technology out of the classroom. Jose Nowen, dean of the Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University in Texas, has done just that. He wants his faculty to “teach naked”, meaning without the aid of any machines. “Just because you have a PowerPoint presentation doesn’t mean youhave a good lecture,” he argues. Classroom time should be reserved for discussions with the prefessor, aimed at teaching students to think critically, argue, and raise new questions. Due to the grim economic climate at most universities, he says, avoiding new technology is also a sound way to save money. Bowen, who teaches music, delivers content via podcasts (播客)， which students must listen to on their own time. He then quizzes them on the material before every class to make sure they’ve done the work, and uses class time for discussions and research according to the recorded lessons. He’s been teaching the same material for 25 years, but since he implemented the new way, he says, his students have been more engaged and scored better on exams. College students asked by researchers to list what motivates them have consistently emphasized teacher enthusiasm, organization, and raport (融洽的关系), while naming lack of active participation as a major disincentive (遏制因素). Last spring the British Educational Research Journal published a survey that found that 59 percent of students called at least half their lectures boring particularly those involving PowerPoint. Technology has a place in education, but it should be used independently by students outside the classroom. That gives them more time to absorb lectures via podcast or video, and frees teachers to spend class time coaching students in how to apply the material rather than simply absorb it. 31. What’s the opinion of critics about the technology used in the classrooms? A. It helps enhance teaching and learning. B. It puts extra financial burden on schools. C. It may serve as an obstacle to learning. D. It has injected great vitality into the class. 32. What does Jose Bowen expect his teachers to do? A. To teach the students how to use technology after class. B. To explain the materials clearly in their unique ways. C. To give PowerPoint presentation when teaching. D. To teach the students without the aid of technology. 33. According to the passage, class time should be used to _____ .A. discuss how to treat techonlogyB. learn the materials by heartC. promote students’ critical thinkingD. update students on new information 34. What do we learn from the third paragraph? A. Active participation in class stimulates students to leran. B. Students need tests to check what they have learned. C. Most students regard lectures with PowerPoint as less boring. D. Teachers’ influence is the most important factor in teaching. 35. What is the author’s attitude towards using technology in the classroom?A. Concerned.B. Indifferent.C. Optimistic.D. Disapproving. E As high school students flock to social networking sites, campus police are scanning their Facebook and mySpace pages for tips to help break up fights, monitor gangs and prevent crime. Some students object to police looking over their shoulders. But officers responsible for school safety say routine checks of the online forums often add to the knowledge they obtain from hallways or schoolyards. In recent years, school administrators have blamed some campus fights on Internet conflicts and urged parents to keep watch on their children’s computer activity. But students who use the Web to let their 500 closest friends know what they are doing at all times are sometimes surprised that police are watching, too. Police don’t have special privileges on Facebook or MySpace. Students who want to go unobserved can change privacy settings so that their profiles are displayed only to a list of approved people. But the default（默认）settings leave those profiles open to many Internet users ( in the case of Facebook ) or all of them ( in the case of MySpace). Employers and college admission counselors have examined online profiles of student applicants forsome time. Police across the country have been doing the same for the past two or three years, said kevin Quinn, a spokesman for the Minnestota-based National Association of School Resource Officers. “If you are already familiar with the technology, it doesn’t take you but a couple of minutes to hook into the student population and keep an eye on things,” Quinn said. An expedition into a thicket（丛林）of MySpace profiles found high school students discussing drugs, sex and fights. It was all publicly available ( although in language that caused a reporter to blush). Late last month, Fairfax County police announced the arrests of seven Chantilly area teenagers for trying to recruit Franklin Middle School students to a gang. That investigation was aided when a student showed the school resource officer gang symbols littering one of the suspect’s MySpace profiles. Fairfax police say they pride themselves on addressing issues in schools before they develop into major problems. Keeping an eye on Facebook and MySpace has become an extra tool in that effort, they said. 36. Police officers scan social networking sites like Facebook or MySpace because ___ . A. they have some special privileges to do so B. they may detect gang-fighting through the Net C. it is easier to solve students’ conflicts online D. it is their duty to protect student’s privacy 37. What does “look over their shoulders” mean in paragraph 2?A. Limit their time spending online.B. blame them for the conflicts.C. Monitor what they said online.D. Make schoolyard checking a routine. 38. Police can have access to many students’ online profiles due to _____ . A. students’ casual attitude to private information B. the technical support offered by the websites C. the approval given by the students themselves D. the special right granted by the government 39. How did Fairfax County police identify the teenagers as gang members? A. By investigating the students recruited. B. By sending a policeman to spy on the gang. C. By watching the spot they meet regularly. D. By checking their self-descriptions online. 40. what does the author mainly discuss in the passage? A. Students’ neglect of protecting their privacy online. B. Internet helping police maintain school and public order. C. Social networking sites having bad influence on teenagers. D. Police’s unwelcome interference in students’ online activities. 三. 信息匹配 （共5小题; 每小题2分，满分10分）： 以下是五位专家的建议请匹配这些建议及对应的生活感想或经验介绍(A、B、C、D、 E和F)。

深圳高级中学（集团）2020－2021 学年第一学期期末测试高二英语试卷本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，第Ⅰ卷第 1 至第 9 页，第Ⅱ卷第9 至第 11 页。

全卷满分 120 分：第Ⅰ卷 80 分；第Ⅱ卷 40 分。

考试时间 120 分钟。

注意事项：1、答题前，考生将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目涂写在答题卡上。

2、答第Ⅰ卷时，每小题选出答案后，用 2B 铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

如需改动用橡皮擦干净后，再涂其它答案，不能答在试题卷上。

3、答第Ⅱ卷时，使用黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡指定区域书写，要求字体工整，笔迹清晰。

4、考试结束，监考人员将答题卡按座位号、页码顺序收回。

第I 卷选择题部分一、单项选择（共30小题；每小题0.5分，满分15分）请从各题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。

1.China, a country with more than 5,000 years of history, is peopled with fifty-six distinctive ethnic groups and thus is renowned for its rich and cultures.A.delicateB. distinguishedC. diverseD. distinct2.Among the various books concerning calligraphy, I like Introduction t o Calligraphy , which is highly thought of by calligraphy fans.A.in factB. in contrastC. in particularD. in addition3.our school, I am writing this letter to cordially extend my invitation to alumni(校友) from all over the world to participate in this grand festival with us.A.Instead ofB. In place ofC. In exchange forD. On behalf of4.Before the journey, it is necessary that you should learn some Chinese daily expressions, whichwill you a wonderful experience in China.A.provideB. guaranteeC. serveD. attempt5.The problem of garbage pollution is getting so serious that many cities around the world are now being surrounded by garbage and people are suffering from the of it.A.circumstancesB. componentsC. consequencesD. conclusions6.Ranging from visiting time-honored Jiangnan gardens, reading dating from thousands of years ago, to appreciating the local Jiangnan songs, various activities opened up a window for us to catch a glimpse of the poetic world.A.guidebooksB. brochuresC. advertisementsD. poems7.his misfortune, Steven Hawking set an example to the whole world, showing his determination to overcome any hardship.A.In favour ofB. In charge ofC. In spite ofD. In danger of8.The students in SZSHS have great admiration for their English teachers, whose helpfulness and kindness win great popularity and a good among them.A.reliabilityB. refreshmentC. reputationD. restoration9.As we all know, jiaozi, regarded as a symbol of reunion, is one of the most foodsduring the Spring Festival, which most people will eat with their family to celebrate the coming of the new year.A.normalB. ordinaryC. generalD. typical10.The reason why the China Railway High-Speed (CRH) is favoured by many passengers is thatcompared with other means of transportation such as cars and planes, the CRH’s higher speedthan cars’ and lower price than planes’people from all walks of life.A.appeal toB. contribute toC. subscribe toD. devote to11.Knowing that you show a for Tai Chi and are willing to learn it, I’m more than gladto offer you some practical advice.A.possibilityB. professionC. prejudiceD. preference12.As for the present, I recommend that you select some well-designed ones and it should not benecessarily expensive but .A.averageB. abstractC. appropriateD. actual13.The campus book fair will attract students from different schools and there they will sell, buy andsecond-hand books.A.removeB. conveyC. consumeD. exchange14.by an anonymous English teacher, the camera club was set up with her generousdonation and has served all the students for 15 years, during which many wonderful activities have been organized and arranged in our club.A.FoundB. SponsoredC. AttemptedD. Supplied15.My rich experience as a passionate and responsible translator ___________ me for the jobadvertised on your website.A.equipsB. qualifiesC. enablesD. allows16.Likewise, if you have trouble in coping with your academic challenges, listening to upbeat musicmay help you brighten your day, boost your mood and thus relieve your .A.stressB. shadowC. sorrowD. darkness17.Knowing that you have been to online games for a long time, I am very worriedabout you and willing to do my utmost to help you get rid of the bad hobby.A.adaptedB. addictedC. opposedD. accommodated18.If you want to have a further understanding of paper-cut, it is wise of you to know someworld-famous figures and appreciate their which can best demonstrate theirunparalleled skills.A.masterpiecesB. perspectivesC. judgmentsD. techniques19.Troubled by the new language and the unfamiliar surroundings, I’m writing to ask whether itpossible for you to offer me some advice on how to get to the new campus life in a foreign country.A.accustomedB. connectedC. allergicD. admitted20.Many Chinese still tend to live together because by doing this all family members can develop astrong sense of belonging as well as their emotional bonds.A.enhanceB. strengthenC. boostD. improve21.For the sake of our human beings’h ealth and happiness, posters were put up around thecommunity to public concern over environment protection.A.accumulateB. preserveC. causeD. arouse22.In order to protect the wildlife, it is high time that severe measures should be to stopillegal hunting and logging.A.inventedB. organizedC. adoptedD. scheduled23.Since you seem to be surprised at the fact that in China, three generations, grandparents, parentsand children, often live together, it will be my pleasure to explain this to you.A.phenomenonB. coincidenceC. exampleD. detail24.With the belief that family and friends are those who shape my life, I spend large oftime I can spare keeping them company.A.numberB. amountC. dealD. quantities25.Sally and I quietly exchanged amused when we heard this.A.glancesB. wordsC. opinionsD. anxiety26.a t several foreign languages, I’m confident that I’m fit for the volunteer job in thisexhibition.A.ExcellingB. EnrollingC. EngagingD. Experiencing27.On the path of pursuing knowledge, numerous teachers we have may have a lifelongimpact on us, and even contribute to shaping who we are.A.evaluatedB. awaitedC. assistedD. encountered28.So, if you can come and celebrate the Dragon-boat Festival with our family, I am sure you can get a much deeper into our culture.A.understandingB. commandC. insightD. comprehension29.When it comes to dormitories, what deserves your special attention is how much thefee is.A.entranceB. accommodationC. tuitionD. living30.If interested in the competition, please your photo on our school website beforeNovember 22nd.A.submitB. applyC. registerD. consult二、阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15 小题；每小题 2.5 分, 满分37.5 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。

高级中学2011-2012第二学期期中测试高二英语命题人：高一英语备课组本试卷共12页，三大题，满分150分，考试用时120分钟。

（注：附加题15分，不计入总分。

）Ⅰ. 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分50分）第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Mrs. Williams became a foster grandparent to Mary when she was nine years old. At first Mary was 1 . She was afraid because Mrs. Williams was a stranger. But she came to see Mary every day. Gradually, she began to 2 Mrs. William.At last Mary let Mrs. Williams do things for her. She came at lunchtime and fed her. One day she 3 her the spoon and guided it to her 4 . She told her she must learn to feed herself.“Most of the 5 ended up on us instead of in Mary’s mouth.”Mrs. Williams remembers. “But it was a 6 for Mary. Mary learned to feed herself in a few months.”Then Mary was ready for more treatment. Thanks to Mrs. Williams, after she had learned to do one simple thing, she could learn to do other simple things. Mrs. Williams was 7 to help with Mary's 8 .To become foster grandparents, people must be at least sixty-five years old and in good9 . They must be willing to give their 10 to disabled children. They are volunteers, so they are not paid.Mrs. Williams 11 for most foster grandparents when she says, “We all benefit. The12 children benefit because we help them live more useful lives. And we benefit because we know the children 13 us and love us. For any 14 , there is no greater 15 than that!”1 . A. sorry B. glad C. surprised D. shy2 . A. know B. realize C. recognize D. trust3 . A. awarded B. handed C. returned D. hit4 . A. nose B. eye C. mouth D. ear5 . A. supper B. dinner C. lunch D. breakfast6 . A. job B. start C. invention D. help7 . A. trained B. forced C. afraid D. tired8 . A. treatment B. medicine C. food D. drink9 . A. wealth B. health C. position D. heart10. A. money B. life C. house D. time11. A. tells B. speaks C. announces D. informs12. A. poor B. sick C. disabled D. unhealthy13. A. help B. need C. treat D. touch14. A. place B. person C. time D. chance15. A. progress B. responsibility C. happiness D. work第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16～25的相应位置上。

2012-2013学年度第二学期高二英语期中考试二、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）21. According to a recent survey, Chinese adults drink ________average 1.4 liters of wine in ayear, while the country will continue to see _________fastest growth in wine consumption.A. an; aB. the; theC. an; theD. the; 不填22. The new airport will be built near the new development zone, which is easily _ by bus No. 39.A. suitableB. accessibleC. reasonableD. portable23. The temperature reached as high as 30 degrees centigrade in Wuhan, which was quite _______for March this year.A. casualB. abundantC. abnormalD. punctual24. Mr. Richard was disappointed that many students who had signed up for his adventure course___________ at the last moment.A. came outB. left outC. turned outD. dropped out25. People strongly believe that the Central Government will ________ a way to control the risinghouse prices in big cities.A. keep up withB. link up withC. catch up withD. come up with26. ---Did you go and watch the football match last night?---I had wanted to, but when I went to buy tickets, there was ________ left.A. nothingB. noneC. neitherD. nobody27. ---I wonder why you quit the job as an engineer in the machinery works?---It was good ________ salary, but I didn’t like the working conditions.A. in need ofB. in face ofC. in terms ofD. in favor of28. As a rule, passengers are required to remain _____ until the plane has come to a complete stop.A. to seatB. to be seatedC. seatingD. seated29. It is surprising that your brother _______ Russian so quickly—he hasn’t lived there very long.A. picked upB. looked upC. put upD. made up30. ---Are you going to Australia for further studies after graduation?---Well, I ________ yet. I might make some other choices.A. didn’t decideB. haven’t decidedC. hadn’t decidedD. won’t decide31. Shopping online can save much time as you _________ go to a shop or walk around crowdedshopping centers.A. don’t have toB. oughtn’t toC. won’tD. mustn’t32. is a free Website __ visitors can not only learn languages but also chat online.A. whichB. whatC. whenD. where33. If you have set a goal, __________ yourself to it until you have achieved success.A. don’t devoteB. devotingC. do devoteD. devoted34. ---It’s reported that the robber who had stolen a car with a baby was finally caught in a smalltown. ---___________.A. All good things come to an endB. Justice has long armsC. One false move may lose the gameD. Times waits for no man35. ---You look rather tired today.---________ not to miss the 4:20 flight, I didn’t dare to close my eyes.A. RemindedB. Being remindedC. RemindingD. Having reminded三、完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分；满分20分）I used to live selfishly: all my decisions were made putting my own needs and wants as the first consideration. It seems rather boring to say that one moment 36 my life, but I honestly feel that it did have a huge influence on me.I was on my 37 break and had left the office to get something to eat. On the way, I saw a busker. This was quite 38 : there was always someone to busk(卖艺) near the office buildings during lunch.39 I walked past him, holding some coins in my hand, I thought to myself 40 he was only going to use the money to feed his 41 to drugs or alcohol. He looked like that type—young and ragged(衣衫褴褛的). Then I 42 , rather shocked at myself. What was I going to 43 the money on? I only was going to feed my addiction to Coca-Cola or chocolate. I realized I had no rights to place myself 44 him just because he was busking.I dropped all the 45 into his hat and he smiled at me. I 46 for a while and expected something more to 47 from that moment. I wanted a natural high or even a feeling of happiness, but 48 happened. So then I smiled and walked off, remembering why I never did things like that. It was a 49 of time.After work as I walked to the train station, I saw the busker 50 the hat and empty the money into a small bag. Then he walked over to a counter and 51 the entire contents into a tin collecting for a bushfire appeal(山火援助).He was busking for charity! I realized just how 52 I had been. He took my money and donated it 53 charity for me! I suddenly realized how 54 it was to do the same myself. I now donate any change to charity tins and enjoy the feeling of 55 for the rest of the day. You could say I’m now addicted to the feeling of giving.36. A. organized B. evaluated C. changed D. bothered37. A. afternoon B. lunch C. morning D. dinner38. A. interesting B. necessary C. skeptical D. common39. A. As B. Before C. After D. Since40. A. how B. why C. what D. that41. A. devotion B. application C. addiction D. imagination42. A. stopped B. left C. arrived D. remained43. A. take B. cost C. base D. spend44. A. above B. under C. below D. beside45. A. chocolate B. coins C. drugs D. Coca-Cola46. A. participated B. struggled C. watched D. wandered47. A. differ B. come C. escape D. separate48. A. everything B. anything C. something D. nothing49. A. lack B. waste C. variety D. sense50. A. step up B. pick up C. make up D. show up51. A. supplied B. dropped C. distributed D. buried52. A. outgoing B. humorous C. selfish D. normal53. A. to B. on C. with D. in54. A. difficult B. easy C. complex D. vital55. A. humor B. disappointment C. happiness D. survival四、阅读理解（共4篇，15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）AMy friends and I had just finished lunch at a hotel when it started to pour heavily. When it became lighter, I decided to brave the drizzle to get my car, which was parked at my office three streets away.My friends argued that I shouldn’t go, mainly because I was seven months pregnant then. I assured them that I’d be very careful. One of them wanted to come with me but I insisted that she stayed with another friend who needed help with her baby.I walked out of the hotel and started making my way to the car. At the traffic junction (交叉路口)，a car stopped and the passenger got off with an umbrella. Before I knew what was happening, he walked right beside me and told me he would accompany me to my destination. I was very embarrassed and declined, but he was very insistent.During our walk, he kept telling me to walk slower, as the ground was wet. When we got to the car-park, I thanked him and we parted ways. I did not get his name and may not even recognize him now. Did he purposely stop for me? I’ll never know.So how did I pay it forward? I was at home when I noticed two Indian construction workers walking in the heavy rain. They were probably on their way to the construction site near my estate, which was a long walk in. I went out and passed them an umbrella. They were taken aback by my gesture, and I told them they should take the umbrella and keep it. They were very grateful and like me, probably wondered why a stranger was offering such kindness.56. Why didn’t my friends allow me to go and get my car?A. Because it was raining heavily.B. Because it was getting dark.C. Because my friend needed my help.D. Because I was seven months pregnant.57. What happened at the traffic junction?A. I started making my way to the car.B. I was stopped by a car.C. A passenger offered me his help.D. I got lost in the traffic.take58. Which words can be used to describe the passenger on the car?A. Embarrassed and kind.B. Patient and considerate.C. Surprised and embarrassed.D. Slow and stubborn.59. Which is closest in meaning to the underlined part in the last paragraph?A. They didn’t expect a stranger would offer them an umbrella.B. They got excited that a stranger showed them respect.C. They didn’t feel puzzled that they got help from a stranger.D. They were happy to look up to a stranger.BGAOMI, Shandong – Nobel Literature Prize winner Mo Yan said Friday that eyes worldwide will read Chinese contemporary literature over a period of time.―My winning the prize should play a rather positive role, but the effect shouldn’t be overestimated,‖ Mo said in an exclusive interview(专访) with Xinhua.Mo became the first Chinese national to win the Nobel Literature Prize, bringing joy to other writers and readers throughout the country. But the 57-year-old said he did not have high expectations for winning. ―Actually, I thought I only had a slim chance to win a prize awarded to one person in the world annually.Mo, who was born into a farmer’s family in a village and dropped out of school at the age of 12, started reading books in a mill (磨坊) of his house using the light of an oil lamp. ―In my childhood, there were only a few books available in my village. I had to try every means to find a book to read. I traded books with others and even sold the mill and reaped (收割) wheat for others in exchange for books,‖he said. ―When I finished reading all the books available in villages around, I thought I was the most knowledgeable man in the world. With no more books at hand, I even started reading a Chinese dictionary. I read it so many times that I even found mistakes in it.‖―With more means available to pass one’s spare time now, such as chatting online and listening to music, one’s reading time will definitely end up shorter,‖ Mo said.Mo’s winning Nobel Literature Prize has aroused worldwide interested in reading his works, which have recently become bestsellers. However, Mo said he did not expect his Nobel Prize in Literature to boost Chinese people’s reading habits despite the focus his winning has created. ―I think the mania (狂热) will end in one month, maybe even sooner and then everything will be back to normal,‖ said the Nobel laureate (获奖者).60. Which might NOT be true about Mo Yan winning the Nobel Literature Prize?A. Chinese contemporary literature will attract worldwide attention.B. Many other people will become interested in Mo Yan’s works.C. The exclusive interview will continue over a long period of time.D. The result of his winning the prize will play a positive role in the future?61. It can be learned from the 4th paragraph that ___________.A. Mo Yan was well educated in his childhoodB. Mo Yan had the chance to read all different kinds of booksC. Mo Yan enjoyed finding mistakes in Chinese dictionariesD. Mo Yan got very enthusiastic about reading62. The underlined word ―boost‖ most probably means __________ in meaning.A. disturbB. increaseC. discourageD. violate63. Where does this text probably come from?A. A news reportB. A fashion magazineC. A science textbookD. A museum guideCAs a traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture used to be unusual to foreign people. But now in the US, it is becoming more and more popular.To American people, choosing acupuncture is a brave choice but a potentially fast cure. Many patients turn to acupuncture when traditional western treatment fails to cure them.Patient Nancy Cooper said, “I’ve had pain, pain in my neck, pain in my shoulders, which probably comes from stress. And I’ve tried physical therapy, but that didn’t work. In fact it made it worse. Acupuncture is what I had here and I’m immediately better.‖Acupuncture is winning American people’s hearts for another reason. That is, a new and healthier life style. US acupuncturist Song Jun said, ―More and more Americans are pursuing a natural lifestyle. To keep fit, they are avoiding medicine and operations and choosing acupuncture, massage, Chinese medicine and chiropractic (脊椎按摩疗法). Such treatment are very popular in the United States right now.‖Acupuncture was first introduced into America by journalist James Reston, who escaped his operation pain with the help of acupuncture. Chinese medicine then became a hit in the United States. An act was drafted in 2009 to include acupuncture in America’s medicare reform. Certain US insurance companies have already been paying for acupuncture since June. It means a good start for acupuncture in the US as it’s on the way toward being accepted by the country’s medicare system.Wu Guoqing, former vice president of California Acupuncture Committee, said, ―United States actually is spending almost as much money now an alternative medicine as to traditional medicine. Some people want to find something else, but perhaps they don’t want to use drugs, or they don’t want to use certain types of traditional medicines. So acupuncture and herbs are very important for them.‖If the act is passed, it will enable 52 million senior US citizens to enjoy free acupuncture by the year 2014. The US government will also benefit from its inexpensive casts.64. Who first brought in acupuncture into the United States?A. Song JunB. Nancy CooperC. James RestonD. Wu Guoqing65. Which of the following is NOT true about Chinese acupuncture?A. It has a positive effect upon some patients.B. It provided a new and healthy lifestyle for Americans.C. It has been included in American’s medicare system.D. It has attracted the US government’s attention.66. The best title for the passage might be ___________.A. Pain and stress in patientsB. Chinese acupuncture popular in USC. Types of traditional medicineD. Free acupuncture for US citizensDTeleNav GPS Navigator (导航仪)TeleNav Talks. You Drive. V oice and Onscreen Directions.TeleNav is easy to use. As you drive, TeleNav GPS Navigator will give you all the information you need, such as:●The current street.●The next turn to take.●The next street to turn onto.●The distance remaining before next turn.●The number of miles left on your trip.Along the way, directions will be announced in a clear voice and displayed on your phone. Forexample, TeleNav GPS Navigator will say, ―Go 1.2 miles and turn right on Elm Street.‖ As you approach the turn, you will hear, ―Turn right on Elm Street.‖ TeleNav GPS Navigator will even tell you if the destination is on your left-hand or right-hand side of the street.With TeleNav GPS Navigator, it’s easy to find restaurants, banks, cafes, hotels and more from12 million points of interest across the U.S.●Search by category, such as ―Thai restaurant‖ and ―Hotel‖.●Search by name, such as ―Thai Basil Café‖ and ―Luck Hotel‖.Once you’ve found what you are looking for, you can use TeleNav to get driving directions or call ahead to make reservations. Best of all, updates are free and automatic.Order TeleNav GPS NavigatorYou can get a favored price now!List Price: $ 199.99Price: $ 142.77 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping.67. How does TeleNav GPS tell the users the directions?A. By speaking.B. By displaying on the screen.C. By shaking.D. By both speaking and displaying on the screen.68. With the TeleNav GPS Navigator, you can do the following EXCEPT__________.A. finding out how much gas has been usedB. finding out the distance the car has coveredC. figuring out the correct way to the destinationD. discovering your current location69. If you buy eight TeleNav GPS Navigators, you may save ___________.A. $ 142.77B. $ 552.2C. $ 457.76D. $ 420.9970. The purpose of this advertisement is to ____________.A. introduce a new productB. promote the sales of the navigatorC. save money for customersD. guarantee the security of the product五、任务型阅读（共10空；每小题1分，满分10分）Eating healthy is important, because it can lower disease risks, give us more energy, increase productivity as well as strengthen our bodies. It is true that eating healthy is expensive, but there are tricks to spare your savings account. Here are some ways we eat more healthy while keeping it cheap.Switch to Tap Water. Check the price of water on your tap water bill. Now check the price of bottled water. Quite a difference, isn’t it? So why not give up the soda and drink water?Eat Eggs. Eggs are full of vitamins, high in proteins but low in price. Buy Tuna(金枪鱼) Cans. Canned tuna is cheap and contains as much protein as meat.Buy Ordinary Food. The box of ordinary food might be less attractive, but it’s certainly more attractive to your wallet. On the contrary, brand-name food is always more expensive.Go to One Grocery Store. This grocery store is cheaper for meat, that grocery store is cheaper for vegetables, another grocery store is cheaper for fish… How many grocery stores are you going to, trying to find the cheapest food? Stop losing a day shopping. Go to a big grocery store near your place. It hasn’t the lowest price for all foods, but it saves your time and fuel.Eat Less.It is obvious that the less you eat, the lower your grocery bill is. If you’re over-weight, go on a diet. Your health and bank account will thank you.Don’t Buy Junk Food.Stop buying anything that comes out of a box. It’s expensive, what’s worse, it’s harmful to your health!From above we can see that all of us can keep a balance between eating healthy and keeping it cheap as long as we pay attention to some tricks.（共10空；每空1分，满分10分）阅读下面的短文，根据上下文用所给词的正确形式填空，使句子完整。