2012—2013学年度上学期期中考试
高二英语试题【新课标】
（测试时间：100分钟 满分：120分）
第Ⅰ卷（三部分，共85分）
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30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ABC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个小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1．How is the woman going to learn Chinese language?
A．By attending evening classes． B．By watching TV programs． C．By going to English class．
2．Where does this conversation take place?
A．At a restaurant B．She is excited C．She is satisfied． 3．What is the woman's feeling towards her work?
A．She is disappointed． B．She is excited． C．She is satisfied．
4．What will the man probably do?
A．Go to the beach with his friends． B．See the professor after class．
C．Give a speech in the professor's class． 5．What does the woman mean?
A．She regrets never taking a job．
B．She is tired of the present life as a housewife． C．She wants to hire a cleaner to do the housework． 第二节
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期选项，并标在试卷的相应位置 。听每段对话或独白前，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．Where does this conversation take place?
A．At an airport B．On a road． C． In a hotel． 7．When will the woman have to check out tomorrow?
A．At 12:00at noon． B．At 2:00p．m． C．At 2:30p．m．
8．What does the man suggest the woman do?
A．Leave some time earlier． B．Keep her room clean． C．Leave at 5:30
听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。
9．What does the woman invite the man to do?
A．To go to sing． B．to watch an opera． C．To go to a concert 10．Why doesn't the man want to go?
A．He is afraid of the masks． B．He is busy．
C．It is not to his taste．
11．How many times has the man been to an opera?
A．Sometimes． B．Seldom． C．Never． 听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。
12．What is the relationship between the two speakers?
A．A passer-by and a policeman． B．A passer- by and a driver． C．A passenger and a taxi-driver． 13．What is the man turn left?
A．It is rush hour． B．It is a one-way street． C．The street is too narrow． 14．Why can't the man turn left?
A．It is rush hour． B．It is one-way street． C．The street is too narrow． 听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。
15．What was the couple's nationality in the story?
A．British B．French C．Chinese． 16．What happened to the couple's pet dog?
A．It was well fed in the kitchen． B．It was killed in the kitchen．
C．It had a meal with the old couple．
17．How does the woman feel about what the man said?
A．It is true． B．It is wrong to do so． C．It is unbelievable． 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18．What can we see at the entrance hall?
A．Colorful pictures．B．Old photos． C．Italian paintings． 19．What is on show on the right upstairs?
A．Beautiful clothes． B．Pictures of TV plays． C．Photos of famous actors．
20．Which of the following can we learn from the passage?
A．There are some pictures of gardens painted in France in the Ford Room． B．The guide book to the museum costs￥1．75． C．The museum was open at 5:30 this morning．
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。 21．--- Would you do me a favor and give me a ride? ---____________________．
A．No trouble B．With pleasure． C．It’s a pleasure． D．Yes, that’s right
22．_____we think of the great changes in our motherland,_______ we love her．
A．More; better B．The better; the more C．The more; more D．Better; the greater 23．He left the room, ________ never to come back．
A．and determining B．determine C．determined D．was determined
24．When I arrived at the railway station the manager _______．So we had only time for a few words．
A．just went away B．had gone away
C．was just going away D．has just gone away
25．_____that the problem was more than he could deal with, he called the police for help．
A．Having been realized B．To realize
C．Realizing D．Having realized
26．___ the number of cars, only _____ small number of people have attended the meeting．
A．Judging from; a B．Judged form; a
C．Judging from; the D．Judged from; the
27．From the____ look on his face, we know that the price of meat_______．
A．disappointed; has been raised B．disappointed; has been gone up
C．disappointing; has gone up D．disappointing; has risen 28．_______the bad weather we enjoyed our holiday．
A．Although B．In spite of C．Because of D．According to 29．—When did the Great Wall _____?
—In the Qin Dynasty．
A．come into being B．come into use
C．come into effect D．come into power 30．--Do you know London at all?
--No, this is the first time that I______ here．
A．was B．came C．have been D．had been
31．I’d like to settle down somewhere ______ the weather is cool and everything
is full of life all the year round．
A．which B．that C．where D．when 32．It must have rained last night, ．
A．hasn’t it B．doesn’t it C．didn’t it D．hadn’t it
33．He ____ to save the endangered animals around the world, which was remembered by the people．
A．gave his life B．brought to life C．came to life D．devoted his life
34．Is there anyone in your class ______family is in the country?
A．who B．those C．of whom D．whose
35．The speaker had to raise his voice by the listeners in the hall．
A．to make himself heard B．making himself heard C．to make himself hear D．making himself hear 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，掌握其大意，然后从36－55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。
It was already late when we set out for the next town, 36 according to the map was about fifteen miles away on the other side of the 37 ．There we felt 38 that we would find a bed 39 the night．Darkness fell soon after we left the village, but luckily we met 40 as we drove fast along the narrow winding road that__41_ the hills．As we climbed 42 , it became colder and rain began to fall, 43 it difficult at times to see the road．I asked John, my companion, to drive more 44 ．
After we had traveled for about twenty miles, there was still no sign of the town which was 45 on the map．We were beginning to get 46 ．Then without warning, the car stopped．A quick 47 showed that we had run out of petrol（汽油）．Although we had little food with us, we decided to 48 the night in the car．
Our meal was soon over．I tried to go to sleep at once, 49 John, who was a 50 sleeper, got out of the car after a few minutes and went for a walk 51 the hills．Soon he came back．From the top of the hill he had seen, in the valley below, the 52 of the town we were looking for．We at once unloaded（卸）all our luggage（行李）and with a great effort（努力）, 53 to push the car to the top of the hill．Then we went back to the luggage, loaded the car again and set off down the hill． 54 less than a quarter of an hour we were in the town, where we found a 55 quite easily．
36．A．which B．it C．where D．that 37．A．rivers B．hills C．towns D．villages
38．A．surprised B．afraid C．pleased D．sure 39．A．at B．in C．through D．for 40．A．everybody B．somebody C．nobody D．anybody
41．A．got to B．arrived C．led to D．belonged to
42．A．taller B．higher C．lower D．faster 43．A．getting B．thinking C．causing D．making
44．A．certainly B．carefully C．slowly D．surely
45．A．marked B．set C．built D．drawn 46．A．excited B．worried C．cold D．warm 47．A．attention B．operation C．examination D．information 48．A．spend B．live C．spare D．stay 49．A．since B．though C．so D．but 50．A．quick B．fast C．poor D．heavy 51．A．across B．through C．down D．up 52．A．lights B．map C．bus D．situation 53．A．ought B．tried C．succeeded D．managed 54．A．For B．In C．Since D．At 55．A．policeman B．friend C．hotel D．cinema 第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题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、D）中选出最佳选项
A
The journey two naval officers made some time ago to the very deepest point on the earth makes us realize how much of the world still remains to be explored．The two men went down 7 miles to the bottoms of the Pacific Ocean inside a small steel ball called a “bathyscaphe” to find out if there are any ocean currents or signs of life．Above the ball there was a special tank full of petrol which was slowly emptied into the water to make the bathyscaphe heavy enough to complete its journey．
It was necessary to set out early, so that the bathyscaphe would come to the surface in daylight, and so be easily found by the mother ship which would be waiting for it．The divers began preparations at dawn and soon afterwards, when all was ready, the steel ball disappeared under the surface of the water．
The divers felt as if they were going down steps as they passed through warm and cold layers of water．In time, the temperature dropped to freezing point and the men shivered inside the ball．They kept in touch with the mother ship by telephone describing how they felt．Then , at a depth of 3,000 feet, the telephone stopped working and they were quite cut off from the outside world．All went well until some four hours later at 30,000 feet, the men were startled by a loud, cracking noise; even the smallest hole in the ball would have meant instant death．Luckily, though, it was only one of the outer windows that badly broken．Soon afterwards, the bathyscaphe touched the soft ocean floor raising a big cloud of “dust” made up of small, dead sea-creatures．Here, powerful lights lit up the dark water and the men were surprised to see fish swimming just above them quite untroubled by the enormous pressure．But they didn’t dare to leave the lights on for long, as the heat from the lights made the water boil．Quite unexpectedly, the telephone began working again and the faint but clear voices of the officers were heard on the mother ship 7 miles away．After a stay of thirty minutes the men began their journey up, arriving three hours later, cold and wet through, but none the worse for their experience．
56．According to the passage, two naval officers made a journey to the bottoms of
the Pacific Ocean ．
A．to experience the journey down into the deep ocean
B．to find out if there are any ocean currents or signs of life C．to find out the exact temperature under the sea
D．to find out if fish can swim troubled by the enormous water pressure
57．In your opinion, the journey made by the two naval officers to the bottom of
the Pacific Ocean was ．
A．interesting and funny B．moving and interesting C．exciting and meaningful D．dangerous and meaningful 58．After they got to the bottom of the ocean , ．
A．they could get in touch with the mother ship seven miles away B．they were cut off from the outside world C．one of the outer windows broke
D．they found the water boil
59．According to the passage the two naval officers stayed in the water about
hours during the whole journey．
A．3 B．4 C．7 D．8 60．The best title of this passage should be ．
A．An interesting journey to the ocean bottom B．Why making a journey to the ocean bottom
C．The difficulty and conditions of two naval officers D．Journey to the bottom of the ocean
B
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Natural Bridge of Virginia
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Grand Caverns
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daily April～October, 9 am～5 pm．Hour tours leave every 30 minutes．703/249-5705．
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Kenmore Plantation & Gardens
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61．What is the author’s purpose in writing this passage?
A．To attract tourists to Virginia．
B．To encourage people to settle in Virginia． C．To introduce historic sites in Virginia．
D．To give people a general description of Virginia
62．What way is the News museum different from Rock House Museum?
A．It is larger． B．It is more exciting．
C．Visitors can act in it． D．Visitors can see more in it．
63．If you want to enjoy yourself in the evening, you may go to ______．
A．The News museum B．Kenmore Plantation & Gardens C．Grand Caverns D．Virginia Beach
64．Which of the following places is not open in the winter months?
A．Natural Bridge of Virginia B． Grand Caverns
C．Virginia Beach D．Kenmore Plantation & Gardens 65．Which of the following is NOT true about Virginia Beach?
A．Tourists can camp in the open air．
B．Tourists can enjoy some special events there． C．Tourists can not go there in their own cars．
D．Tourists can enjoy themselves on the clean beach．
C
The United States is one of the few countries in the world that has an official
day on which fathers are honored by their children．On the third Sunday in June, fathers all across the United States are given presents, treated to dinner or otherwise made to feel special．
However, the idea for creating a day for children to honor their fathers began in Spokane, Washington．A woman by the name of Sonora Smart Dodd thought of the idea for Father’s Day while listening to a Mother’s Day sermon in 1909．Having been raised by her father, Henry Jackson Smart, after her mother died, Sonora wanted her father to know how special he was to her．It was her father that made all the parental sacrifices（牺牲） and was, in the eyes of his daughter, a selfless and loving man．Sonora’s father was born in June, so she chose to hold the first Father’s Day celebration in Spikane, Washington on the 19th of June, 1910．
In 1924 President Calvin Coolidge declared the third Sunday in June as Father’s Day．Roses are the Father’s Day flowers: red to be worn for a living father and white if the father has died．
When children can’t visit their fathers or take them out to dinner, they send a greeting card．Traditionally, fathers prefer greeting cards that are not too sentimental（伤感的）．Most greeting cards are too special so fathers laugh when they open them．Some give heartfelt thanks for being there whenever the child need Dad． 66．The United States is special in Father’s Day because ______．
A．many people celebrate the day B．only America celebrates the day C．America makes it an official day D．all men are honored in America
67．At first, Father’s Day was fixed on June 19th because ______．
A．Sonora honored her father on her father’s birthday B．Sonora’s birthday was June 19
C．it was decided by the president at that time D．her mother died on June 19
68．How many years has passed before Father’s Day became an official day since the
father’s day was celebrated?
A．4 B．10 C．14 D．24 69．According to the passage, on Father’s Day, ______．
A．people will wear the same flowers to honor their fathers B．only daughters wear red flowers to honor their fathers C．children must go home to honor their fathers D．fathers are often honored in different ways
70．According to the passage, we can infer that Henry Jackson Smart ______．
A．was very kind to anyone B．did a lot for his daughter C．was the first father honored in 1924 D．always help others by giving money
第Ⅱ卷（共35分）
第四部分：书面表达（共三节，满分35分）
第一节 单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 71．According to the research of the Biology scientists, there are about 5,000 animal species are on the brink of ______（灭绝）．
72．Wearing dark glasses can ______（保护） your eyes from the sun．
73．Their football team _______ （表现） very well in the match yesterday． 74．They ______（抗议） to the mayor that the taxes were too high． 75．He took a book from the desk, ______（假装）to be reading．
76．The quality of cars made in Japan is quite good．So many countries i______ cars from Japan．
77．The boy was c_____ about the thing in the box, so he opened it immediately he got it．
78．He threw a big stone in the water and d______ the smooth surface of the lake． 79．The instructions on the box are very c_______．Only few persons can understand it．
80．After studying in England for four years, he a______ for a degree of language． 第二节 阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
Two traveling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family．The family was rude and refused to let the angels stay in the mansion’s guest room．Instead, the angels were given a small space in the cold basement．As they made their bed on the hard floor, the older angel saw a hole in the wall and repaired it．When the younger angel asked why, the older angel replied, “Things aren’t always what they seem．”
The next night the pair came to rest at the house of a very poor, but very friendly farmer and his wife．After sharing what little food they had, the couple let the angels sleep in their bed where they could have a good night’s rest．
When the sun came up the next morning the angels found the farmer and his wife in tears．Their only cow, whose milk had been their main income, lay dead in the field．The younger angel was infuriated（大怒）and asked the older angel “how could you have let this happen? The first man had everything, but he didn’t want to share anything with us, yet you helped him．The second family had little but ___________________, and you let the cow die．”
“Things aren’t always what they seem,” the older angel replied．“When we stayed in the basement of the mansion, I noticed there was gold stored in that hole in the wall．Since the owner was so obsessed（着迷） with greed and unwilling to share his good fortune, I sealed the wall so he wouldn’t find it．”
“Then last night as we slept in the farmers bed, the angel of death came for his wife．I gave him the cow instead．Things aren’t always what they seem．”
Sometimes that is exactly what happens when things don’t turn out the way they should．If you have faith, you just need to trust that every outcome is always to your advantage．You just might not know it until some time later． 81．What’s the best title of the passage?
________________________________________________________________ _ 82．Which sentence in the passage is the closest in meaning to the following one?
The couple shared their little food with the two angels and then spared their
bed for the two angels to rest for a good night willingly．
________________________________________________________________ _ 83．Please fill in the blank in the passage with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．（within ten words）
________________________________________________________________ _ 84．Do you think life is equal for the two families? And why? （within 30 words）
________________________________________________________________ _ 85．Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese．
________________________________________________________________ _ 第三节 书面表达（满分15分）
以The Value of Time为题目，根据下面的提示写一篇120词左右的短文。 提示：
1、时间比金钱更重要、宝贵，要珍惜时间。
2、时间对每个人来说是有限的，应充分利用大好时光为国家效力。 3、指出有些人没有认识时间的价值。
4、养成良好的节约时间的好习惯，今日事今日毕。
参考答案
第Ⅰ卷（三部分，共85分）
听 力： BBABB CBABC CCBAB BCBAB 单项填空： BBCCD AABAC CCADA
完形填空： ABDDC CBDCA BCADC DADBC
36．选A。分析句子结构可知，后面是一个非限制性定语从句，关系代词应用which。 37．选B。从下文可知，下一个小镇应在“山”的那一边。
38．选D。天已经很迟了，还出发朝下一个小镇赶，这说明他们“坚信”在那儿能找到住宿的地方。
39．选D。for the night“过夜”，for表示“为了”。
40．选C。在一个漆黑的夜晚，在那弯曲狭窄的路上，应该说行车是不走运的，但途中未遇一个行人，就这一点来说还算“幸运”。 41．选C。lead to 意思为“通向”。
42．选B。从下文可知，他们的车子是逐渐向山上爬行的，当油用完时，车子已接近 山
顶。以致John后来散步时不知不觉中就到了山顶。 43．选D。从词的用法角度可知要用making。 44．选C。由于看不清路面，所以让同伴开慢些。
45．选A。依据常识可知，城镇是“标”在地图上的。
46．选B。开了二十里，仍不见小镇，不免开始“忧虑”起来。 47．选C。简单“检查”发现油没了，另三项表述不清。 48．选A。 spend the night意为“度过夜晚”。 49．选D。填转折连词but。
50．选C。从got out of the car看，John不是一个容易睡着的人。
51．选D。从From the top of the hill可推知，他从车里出来以后是向山顶上走的。 52．选A。根据常识判断。
53．选D。ought to （应该）不合语境，succeed后不接to do故应排除，manage和try均表示“设法”，但有细微差别，前者表示设法做成了某事，后者则不一定成功。故本题答案应为D。
54．选B。 “在不到一刻钟时间内我们就到了镇上”。
55．选C。从第二段后句子可以推知，他们赶赴那个小镇的目的是为了住宿，所以在到达目的地后很快找到的应是旅馆（hotel）。 阅读理解：
56． B 根据第一段中的… to find out if there are any ocean currents or signs of life可知B正确。
57．D 由文章的内容，特别是the men were startled by a loud ,cracking noise: even the smallest hole in the ball would have meant instant death可知D正确。
58．A 由文章的最后一段中的Quite inexpertly, the telephone began working again and the faint but…可知A正确。
59．D 由All went well until some four hours later at 30,000 feet和最后一段中的After a stay of thirty minutes, the men began their journey up, arriving three hours later…可知约8个小时。
60．D文章写的就是两个海军军官到太平洋海底的旅行一事，并没有谈论它的意义和原因。 61．A 文章介绍了弗吉尼亚的几个著名景点，目的是吸引人们去旅游。
62．C根据the world’s only interactive museum of news（世界上唯一的互动新闻博物馆）
63．D 根据Fine restaurants, various shopping areas, exciting nightlife判断。 64．B 根据Open weekends in March, daily April～October, 9 am～5 pm.判断，冬季的几个月不开放。
65．C 根据Virginia Beach offers 11,000 hotel/motel rooms中的motel(汽车旅馆)判断，游客可以自驾车去。
66．C 细节理解题。由文章的第一段的第一句可知。 67．A 推理判断题。由文章第二段的第5句可推之。
68．C 数字计算题。由第二段的最后一句和第三段的第一句。 69．D 细节判断题。由文章的最后两段可知。
70．B 推理判断题。由文章的第2段可知她的父亲无私、仁慈，她的母亲死后，是她的父亲把她养大的，因此可以推之她的父亲对她一定做了很多。
第Ⅱ卷（二部分，共35分）
第一节 单词拼写：Key: 71. extinction 72. protect 73. performed 74. protested 75. pretending 76. import 77. curious 78. disturbed 79. confusing 80. applied
第二节 阅读表达： Answers:
1．Things Are Not Always What They Seem.
2．After sharing what little food they had the couple let the angels sleep in their bed where they could have a good night’s rest. 3．was willing to share everything
4．Yes.Because the kind family got the good reward that belongs to them and the bad family got nothing for what they did.
5．有些时候，事情实际上并不以它应有的方式发生。 第三节 书面表达 One possible version: The Value of Time
A proverb says “Time is money.” But in my opinion, time is even more precious than money. Why? Because when money is spent, we can earn it back. However, when time is gone, it will never return. This is the reason why we must value time.
The time we can use is limited. Therefore, even an hour is extremely precious. We should make full use of our time to do useful things. As students we must not relax our efforts to learn our lessons so as to serve society and our nation in the future.
But it is pity that there were a lot of people who do not know the importance of time. They spend their precious time smoking, drinking and chatting. They do not realize that wasting time is equal to wasting a part of their valuable life.
In a word, we should form the good habit of saving time. Do not put off what can be done today until tomorrow.
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