江西省吉安一中高二英语下学期第二次段考试题.doc

江西省吉安一中2012-2013学年下学期高二年级第二次段考英语试卷第一部分：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 mans appointment begin?a. in thirty minutes. b. in fifteen minutes. c. in forty-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 japan. b. in america. c. in china.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。6. where is john, most probably?a. in the classroom. b. in the dormitory. c. in the library.7. what is jasons phone number?a. 65489792. b. 65689792. c. 65489742.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. whose birthday is it tomorrow?a. the mans father. b. the mans mother. c. the mans sister.9. what kind of birthday cake does the man want?a. cheese. b. chocolate. c. fruit.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. which kind of dance does the man like most?a. jazz. b. waltz. c. folk.11. how many classes are there altogether?a. twenty. b. eight. c. sixteen.12. what does a person benefit from a club membership card?a. getting a discount.b. having one more class each week.c. getting guidance from professional instructors.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. what is the probable relationship between the two speakers?a. listener and host. b. guest and host. c. traveler and guide.14. where did the man not go during his last visit?a. pingyao. b. datong. c. taiyuan.15. how long did the man stay in shanxi province last time?a. four days. b. one week. c. two weeks.16. how did the man get to shanxi from beijing last time?a. by plane. b. by train. c. by bus.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. what is the nationality of the group, fools garden?a. british. b. german. c. american.18. when did lemon tree become an international hit?a. in 1991. b. in 1995. c. in 1996.19. what happened to fools garden in 2003?a. they issued three albums.b. they changed the bands name.c. two members of the group left.20. what can we learn about high times?a. it contained sixteen songs.b. it was released in 2009.c. it is the fourth album by fools garden.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）21. there is no power like _ power of confidence, and there is no student as competitive as _ student who trusts his own abilities.a. the; a b. a; the c. /; a d. the; /22. my aunt even goes so far as to _ that a chinese “equivalent(对应的)” can never give you the exact meaning of a word in english!a. hope b. declare c. doubt d. tell23. it was not just the size of the party last night _ made it unique, but _ it meant to our company.a. what; that b. that; what c. what; what d. that; that24. i think youd better type this letter again before mr. smith sees it.oh, dear! _a. who cares? b. no problem.c. i dont mind at all. d. is it as bad as that?25. its not easy for a doctor to _ bird flu in humans from regular human seasonal flu.a. separate b. distinguish c. identity d. recognize26. some people have no idea that by helping a criminal they could _ with a prison sentence.a. come up b. end up c. put up d. catch up27. as we are very busy these days, we might not _ this urgent work for the time being.a. undertake b. agree c. undergo d. charge28. looking back, diana, a fashion designer, _ her achievements to the goal she set, the education she received from the college, and above all, the efforts she made.a. adds b. connects c. devotes d. owes29. i support your decision, but i should also make it clear that i am not going to be _ to carry it out.a. connected b. fastened c. bound d. struck30. i made a promise to myself _ this year, my first year in high school, would be different.a. whether b. what c. that d. how31. although a child, my son can resist _ what to do and what not to do.a. being told b. telling c. to be told d. to tell32. she had a strong objection _ up so early.a. to get b. to getting c. to be gotten d. to be getting33. theres no doubt that ill _ for the trick he played on me.a. pay back b. pay for c. pay off d. pay out34. the plane was _ to arrive at 9:30, but was an hour late.a. certain b. likely c. about d. supposed35. after three months association with her boyfriend, jane came to know that beneath the _ calm surface is a man of fierce temper, so she decided to break up with him.a. suddenly b. apparently c. stealthily d. absolutely第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项。several years after ivy priest was appointed treasurer (财务长) of the united states, she returned to her hometown. the warm welcome she received made her think of her teenage 36 .when ivy was a teenager, she had pictured herself returning after achieving 37 and fortune. secretly she had dreamed of becoming a (n) 38 . so when she learned that roles in a movie to be 39 in salt lake city would be given to those who 40 the largest number of subscriptions to a newspaper, ivy went to work. she tried her best and won second prize. this 41 her the chance of dancing in a beautiful dress during a short 42 in the movie. the night the movie was to be shown, 43 kept her from eating. but when she saw herself on the screen, acting 44 , she slipped out of the theater and went home to 45 herself to sleep. however, ivy was not to be defeated by that. she became interested in politics at high school and wanted to study 46 after graduation, but her family could not afford to send her to college. to 47 her own expenses, ivy had to work as a ticket 48 during the day and a telephone operator at night. 49 , ivy had the dream of achieving fame and fortune.ivys interest in politics 50 her down a new path. she took part in a lot of challenging activities of the republican party, 51 which was her extraordinary effort in helping eisenhower 52 the presidential election. mr eisenhower said to ivy, “i 53 you to be the treasurer of the united states.”ivy was born into a (n) 54 family, but her dreams, her faith and her hard work 55 her a life of success.36. a. dignity b. friends c. dreams d. classmates37. a. fame b. harvest c. extension d. standard38. a. lawyer b. editor c. politician d. actress39. a. watched b. made c. reserved d. shown40. a. bought b. persuaded c. succeeded d. sold41. a. gave b. cost c. attached d. paid42. a. interval b. scene c. show d. piece43. a. celebration b. disappointmentc. expectation d. entertainment44. a. beautifully b. unequally c. wonderfully d. unnaturally45. a. cry b. go c. hold d. calm46. a. theater b. law c. acting d. medicine47. a. spare b. receive c. earn d. avoid48. a. seller b. holder c. counter d. officer49. a. no longer b. so far c. even so d. ever since50. a. set b. let c. founded d. led51. a. beyond b. among c. throughout d. inside52. a. win b. beat c. gain d. manage53. a. regard b. want c. promise d. settle54. a. lawyers b. rich c. ordinary d. artists55. a. offered b. took c. achieved d. brought第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）aa year after graduation, i was offered a position teaching a writing class. teaching was a profession i had never seriously considered, though several of my stories had been published. i accepted the job without hesitation, as it would allow me to wear a tie and go by the name of mr. davis. my father went by the same name, and i liked to imagine people getting the two of us confused. “wait a minute,” someone might say, “are you talking about mr. davis the retired man, or mr. davis the respectable scholar?”the position was offered at the last minute, and i was given two weeks to prepare, a period i spent searching for a briefcase and standing before my full-length mirror, repeating the words, “hello, class. im mr. davis.” sometimes i would give myself an aggressive voice. sometimes i would sound experienced. but when the day eventually came, my nerves kicked in and the true mr. davis was there. i sounded not like a thoughtful professor, but rather a 12-year-old boy.i arrived in the classroom with paper cards designed in the shape of maple leaves. i had cut them myself out of orange construction paper. i saw nine students along a long table. i handed out the cards, and the students wrote down their names and fastened them to their breast pockets as i required.“all right then,” i said. “okay, here we go.” then i opened my briefcase and realized that i had never thought beyond this moment. i had been thinking that the students would be the first to talk, offering their thoughts and opinions on the events of the day. i had imagined that i would sit at the edge of the desk, overlooking a forest of hands. every student would yell. “calm down, youll all get your turn. one at a time, one at a time!”a terrible silence ruled the room, and seeing no other opinions, i instructed the students to pull out their notebooks and write a brief essay related to the theme of deep disappointment.56. the author took the job to teach writing because _.a. he wanted to be respectedb. he wanted to please his fatherc. he had published some storiesd. he had dreamed of being a teacher57. what can we learn about the author from paragraph 2?a. he was well-prepared for his first class.b. he would be aggressive in his first class.c. he got nervous upon the arrival of his first class.d. he waited long for the arrival of his first class.58. before he started his class, the author asked the students to _.a. write down their suggestions on the paper cardsb. cut maple leaves out of the construction paperc. cut some cards out of the construction paperd. write down their names on the paper cards59. what did the students do when the author started his class?a. they stayed silent.b. they began to talk.c. they raised their hands. d. they shouted to be heard.60. the author chose the composition topic probably because _.a. he thought it was an easy topicb. he wanted to calm down the studentsc. he had prepared the topic before classd. he got disappointed with his first classbmapping your worlddifferent forms of maps are appearing. they allow independent travelers to get local knowledge of places they are visiting, from the official to the unusual. meanwhile, hi-tech developments are creating new ways for us to map the world. here are two of our favorites:green mapsgreen maps allows people to share with the world their knowledge of environmentally friendly places and attractions in the local areas. users add information with a set of icons (图标), making it easy to read any map, whatever the nationalities of those who produce it. at present there are over five hundred map projects being developed in 54 countries. green maps advertised idea is “think global, map local”. it is a wonderful way of gaining all sorts of information of a place, ranging from community gardens to good places of birdwatching.green maps is not specifically intended for travelers. not all of its maps are online, so it may be necessary for some users to communicate with producers through the green maps website.maps mashupsmany people use online maps developed by google, but not many know about the mashups of them. working in a similar way to green maps, maps mashups allows people to add icons of their own to existing maps to express a certain topic. the mashups is so called because it combines all the knowledge you could ever need. it ranges from the extremely useful, such as where all the world heritage sites are, to the most bizarre, such as where americas drunkest cities are. with the mashups added to the basic google maps, a multi-layered (多层的) map can be created.61. according to the passage, which of the following is a characteristic of green maps?a. aiming at environmental protection.b. offering advice to independent travelers.c. introducing local attractions with icons. d. collecting icons worldwide for local maps.62. which of the following icons is most probably not used in green maps?63. map mashups is named with the word “mashups” because _.a. it is a branch of google mapsb. it shares icons with green mapsc. it gathers various kinds of informationd. it is produced by users all over the world64. what does the underlined word “bizarre” in paragraph 4 probably mean?a. common b. distinct c. usual d. strange65. what do green maps and map mashups have in common?a. they are created by local people.b. users can edit maps on the internet.c. they are environmentally friendly.d. users need to communicate with produces.cmany of us use them several times a day without really noticing. and yet the way we behave in lifts, or elevators as they are known in the us, reveals a hidden anxiety.passengers seem to know instinctively(本能地) how to arrange themselves in an elevator, like the dots on a die. with each additional passenger, the bodies shift, going into the open spaces.on your own, you can do whatever you wantits your own little box. if there are two of you, you take different corners, creating the greatest distance. when a third person enters, you will unconsciously form a triangle. and when there is a square, with someone in every corner, a fifth person is probable going to have to stand in the middle.why are we so awkward in lifts?“you dont have enough space,” says professor babette renneberg, a clinical psychologist at the free university of berlin. “usually when we meet other people we have about an arms length of distance between us. and thats not possible in most elevators, so its a very unusual setting. its unnatural.”but perhaps there is more to it than just social awkwardness.“in the back of our minds we are a little anxious,” says nick white, an officer in new york who was unfortunate enough to be trapped in a lift for 41 hours. “we dont like to be locked into a place. we want to get out of the elevator as soon as possible, you know, its a frightening place to be.”during his terrible experience, he began to think of another enclosed spacea tomb.dr. lee gray agrees that a sense of powerlessness is the main cause of lift anxiety.“youre in a machine thats moving, over which you have no control. you cannot see the elevator engine, you dont know how its working.” he says.66. which of the following best shows how passengers arrange themselves in lifts?67. professor babette renneberg believes people feel uneasy in lifts because _.a. they cant move themselves b. they cannot talk with one anotherc. they are afraid of accidents d. they have to stay too close together68. which of the following is true of nick white?a. he had been kept in a tomb for some time.b. he was trapped in a lift for 41 hours.c. he discussed lift anxiety with dr. lee gray.d. he was a scientist studying peoples lift behaviors.69. the last paragraph best explains _.a. hidden anxiety b. lift anxietyc. sense of disempowerment d. social awkwardness70. what does the text mainly talk about?a. peoples behavior in lifts. b. accidents in lifts.c. the function of lifts. d. differences between lifts and elevators.dyou are given many opportunities in life to choose to be a victim or creator. when you choose to be a victim, the world is a cold and difficult place. “they” did things to you which caused all of your pain and suffering. “they” are wrong and bad, and life is terrible as long as “they” are around. or you may blame yourself for all your problems, thus internalizing (内化) your victimization. the truth is, your life is likely to stay that way as long as you feel a need to blame yourself or others.those who choose to be creators look at life quite differently. they know there are individuals who might like to control their lives, but they dont let this get in the way. they know they have their weaknesses, yet they dont blame themselves when they fail. whatever happens, they have choice in the matter. they believe their dance with each sacred (神圣的) moment of life is a gift and that storms are a natural part of life which can bring the rain needed for emotional and spiritual growth.victims and creators live in the same physical world and deal with many of the same physical