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嘉峪关市一中2012-2013学年第一学期期中考试高二英语试卷（考试时间120分钟，满分150分） 第一卷（共95分）第一部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分20分）第一节听力（满分5分）第一节（共5分，每小题1分，满分5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话活有一个小题，从题中所给的a.b.c 三个选项中选出最佳答案。每段对话仅读一遍。1. where does the conversation take place ?a. in a bookshop b. in a shop c. in a restaurant2. what does the man feel about his job?a. good b. tiring c. boring3. what day is it ?a. its the first day to be on holiday.b. its the day to graduate from schoolc. its the first day to be back school.4. why is tom being invited to the party?a. the mans mother likes him b. tom likes the woman c. tom is the mans good friend.5. what does the man imply（暗意）?a. he will go to pick up the clientb. he will help the woman with the reports.c. it will take long to read the reports.二 单项填空（共15 小题；每小题1分，满分15分）6. - have you heard of the north koreas nuclear test ? - yes, _ news came as _ shock to me.a the; a b the; the c a; a d a; the7. in the reading room, we found her _ at a desk, with her attention _ on a book.a sitting; fixing b sit; fixed c sitting; to be fixed d seated; fixed8. -how can i repair it? - well, look at the _.a. explanations b. expressions c. instructions d. introductions9. when you rewrite the paragraph, i advise you to _ the last sentence as it is rather boring.a.point out b. make out c. leave out d. put out10. _ in 1936, harvard is one of the most famous universities in the united states.a. being founded b. it was founded c. founded d. founding11. - could you tell lucy about the meeting when you see her? - sure, i will _ i see her.a. certainly b. fortunately c. importantly d. immediately12. the suggestion that the president _ the meeting was accepted.a. would attend b. attend c. attends d. attended13. look! _.a. out the girl went b. went the girl outc. away went the girl d. away the girl went14. the meeting is beginning at 8 oclock. _, lets make some preparations for it.a. when b. meanwhile c. while d. during15only after you have reached eighteen _the army.ayou can join bcan you join c you can join in dcan you join in16. - could you turn the tv down a little bit? - _. is it disturbing you?a. take it easy b. im sorry c. not a bit d. it depends17. was_ johns quick action and knowledge of first aid _ saved her life?a. it, which b. that, what c. it, that d. it,/18. though we said a lot, we failed to _ him of the disadvantages of playing computer games. a. make b. convince c. suggest d. advise19. the young man insisted that he _ nothing wrong and _ freeadid , set bdo , be set chad done , should be setdhad done , must be set20. we can hear sound because our earth is surrounded by thick air _ sound can travel. a. in that b. by which c. with which d. through which 第二部分 完形填空（满分30分）（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36-55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。three engineers(工程师) and three accountants (会计) were traveling by train to a meeting. at the station, the three accountants each bought a ticket, but the three engineers bought only a single ticket. “how are three people going to travel 21 only one ticket?” asked an accountant. “watch and youll see,” answered an engineer. they all 22 the train. the accountants took their own 23 , and all the three engineers went into a restroom and 24 the door behind them. the train 25 the station, and after a while the conductor (售票员) came to 26 tickets. he knocked on the restroom door and said, “ticket, please!” the door opened just a 27 and a single arm appeared with a ticket in hand. the conductor 28 it and moved on. the accountants saw this and 29 it was quite a clever idea. 30 after the conference, the accountants decided to 31 what the engineers did on the return trip and 32 some money. when they got to the station, they bought a single ticket for the return trip. to their 33 , the engineers bought no tickets 34 .“how are you going to travel without a ticket?” asked one 35 accountant. “watch and youll see,” answered an engineer. 36 they got on the train the three accountants went into a restroom and the three engineers went into another one that was 37 . then the train started. shortly afterwards(不久之后), one of the engineers left his restroom and walked 38 to the restroom 39 the accountants were 40 . he knocked on the door and said, “ticket, please!” 21. a. in b. at c. with d. to22. a. put on b. got off c. got on d. put off23. a. seats b. chairs c. desks d. tables24. a. closed b. hit c. opened d. knocked25. a. arrived b. left c. walked d. passed26. a. get b. put c. collect d. fetch27. a. hole b. cut c. half d. crack28. a. brought b. took c. held d. returned29. a. expectedb. agreed c. showed d. advised30. a. so b. although c. or d. but31. a. learn b. copy c. tell d. praise32. a. save b. earn c. make d. spend33. a. pity b. fear c. joy d. surprise34. a. above all b. after all c. at all d. in all35. a. frightened b. puzzled c. excitedd. scared36. a. after b. since c. duringd. before37. a. not near b. not far c. not nearly d. not closely38. a. on b. up c. at d. past39. a. which b. that c. where d. at where 40. a. hiding b. standing c. sittingd. resting第三部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分45分）第一节（共20小题：每小题2分，满分40分）amy aunt edith was a widow(寡妇)of 50,working as a secretary, when doctors discovered what was then thought to be a very serious heart illness.aunt edith didnt accept defeat easily. she began studying medical reports in the library and found an article in a magazine about a well-known heart doctor, michael debakey, of houston, texas. he had saved the life of someone with the same illness. the article said drdebakeys fees were very high; aunt edith couldnt possibly pay them. but could he tell her of someone whose fee she could pay?so aunt edith wrote to him. she simply listed her reasons for wanting to live: her three children, who would be on their own in three or four more years, among them a little girl who always dreamed of traveling and seeing the world. there wasnt a word of self-pity(自怜)-only warmth and humor and the joy of living. she mailed the letter, not really expecting an answer.a few days later, my doorbell rang. aunt edith didnt wait to come in; she stood in the hall and read aloud:your beautiful letter moved me very deeply. if you can come to houston, there will be no charge for either the hospital or the operation. signed: michael debakeythat was seven years ago. since then, aunt edith has been around the world. her three children are happily married. for her age, she is one of the youngest, most alive people i know.41. “aunt edith doesnt accept defeat easily” means that_. a. she is very beautiful b. she is very strongc. she is very brave d. she is very warm-hearted42.why did aunt edith write to dr. debakeys? because_.a. she had no time to visit him b. she didnt know the way to houstonc. she didnt believe in him d. she wanted to get some help from him43.in fact, aunt ediths letter to dr. debakey was full of _.a. sadness b. illness c. pity d. courage44.after reading dr. debakeys letter, aunt edith felt_ . a. discouraged b. frightened c. disappointed d. encouragedbeveryone needs friends. we all like to feel close to someone. it is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh and do things with. surely, there are times when we need to be alone. we dont always want people around. but we would feel lonely if we never had a friend.no two people are the same. sometimes friends dont get along well, which doesnt mean that they no longer like each other. most of the time they will go on being friends. sometimes friends move away, then we feel very sad. we miss them much, but we can call them and write to them. maybe we would never see them again, and we can make new friends. it is surprising to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them. families sometimes name their children after a close friend. many places are named after men and women, if they are friendly to people in a town. some libraries are named this way. so are some schools. we think of these people when we go to these places.theres more good news for people, if they have friends. these people live longer than those people if those dont have friends. why? it could be that they are happier. being happy helps you stay well. or it could be just knowing that someone cares, if someone cares about you, you take better care of yourself.45. the first paragraph tells us _.a. none needs friends b. we always need friends around usc. making friends is the need in peoples life d. we need to be alone46. which of the following is what the writer doesnt say in the passage?a. people are happy when their friends leave them.b. people may never see their friends after their friends move away.c. people can know their friends in different ways.d. people like their friends very much if they get to know them.47. if people have friends, they would live longer, because _.a. they feel happier and healthierb. they get a lot of help from their friendsc. they take better care of themselvesd. both a and c48. this passage tells us _.a. that people are all friends b. that people need friendsc. how to get to know friends d. how to name a placecfrom the moment that an animal is born it has to make decisions. it has to decide which of the things around it are for eating, and which are to be avoided; when to attack and when to run away. the animal is, in fact, playing a very dangerous game with its environment, a game in which it must make decisiona matter of life or death. animals ability to act reasonably is believed to come partly from what we may call “genetic (遗传性的)learning”, which is different from the individual (个体的) learning that an animal does in the course of its own lifetime. genetic learning is learning by a speciesanimals of the same kindas a whole, and it is achieved by selection of those members of each generation that happen to act in the right way. however, the role of genetic learning depends upon how similar the future environment is to the past. the more important individual experience is likely to be, the less important is genetic learning as a means of getting over the problems of the survival game. because most animals live in ever changing environments from one generation to the next, it is not surprising to find that very few species indeed depend wholly upon genetic learning. in the great majority of animals, their particular ways of acting in a new environment are a compound (复合体) of individual experience added to the action patterns animals are born with. that is why animals can survive. 49the animals life will come to an end _ . aif the animal makes a wrong decision bif the animal plays a dangerous game cwhen the animal attacks its enemy dwhen the animal runs too slowly50very few species depend entirely on genetic learning because _ . aeach generation has its own way of learning btheir environments change all the time cthey can act reasonably on their own dit takes their whole life to learn51when the environment doesnt change much, _. aanimals cannot act in a right way bgenetic learning is less important for animals cindividual learning plays a less important role danimals cannot get over problems on their own52animals living on generation after generation depends on _ . atheir natural action pattern with their own experience bthe lessons they have learnt during their lifetime ctheir experience in particular environments dthe knowledge passed on by their parents dan underwater robot that can hear the calls of whales, and so help ships to avoid them, has just been successfully tested in the bahamas.the scheme （方案） relies on a fish-shaped glider (滑翔机) that moves freely through the ocean. it can dive down as far as 200 meters below the surface and direct itself by shifting a weight from fore to aft (从前到后). a microphone attached to the bottom of the glider can pick up calls from all whales, including the high frequency call of the beaked whale, which until now has been difficult to detect. the glider returns periodically to the surface to radio its data back to base, or if thats too far away, it can call a satellite phone and send its information anywhere in the world.“we are entering a new era（时代）of underwater sensing,” says jim theriault of defence research and development canada, dartmouth, who ran the test. “we can put a glider in the bahamas and control it in nova scotia.”the hope is that naval or other ocean-going operations that use sonar (声纳) will be able to move easily track where whales are, and so avoid using their noisy equipment when they are close by. there is circumstantial evidence that sonar can upset whales and a number of strandings (搁浅) have been seen shortly after naval sonar operations. “were trying to lower the potential risk by knowing the animals are there,”says theriault. 53. the shape of the underwater robot is like .a. a man b. a fish c. a snake d. a turtle 54. the underwater robot is built to .a. help whales move to the bahamasb. help whales give birth to their youngc. help ships avoid whalesd. help humans kill more whales 55. to radio its data back to base, the robot has to .a. dive down as far as 200 meters below the surfaceb. stay deep in the waterc. call a satellite phoned. come to the surface periodically 56. the best title for the passage would be “ ”.a. whales are in dangerb. whales are difficult to findc. robot built to kill whalesd. robot built to spy on whales e a new study warns that about thirty percent of the worlds people may not have enough water by the year 2025. a private american organization called population action international did the new study. it says more than three-hundred-thirty-five-million people lack enough water now. the people live in twenty-eight countries. most of the countries are in africa or the middle east. p-a-i researcher robert engelman says by the year 2025, about three-thousand-million people may lack water. at least 18 more countries are expected to have severe water problems. the demand for water keeps increasing. yet the amount of water on earth stays the same. mr. engelman says the population in countries that lack water is growing faster than in other parts of the world. he says population growth in these countries will continue to increase. the report says lack of water in the future may result in several problems. it may increase health problems. lack of water often means drinking waters not safe. mr. engelman says there are problems all over the world because of diseases, such as cholera, which are carried in water. lack of water may also result in more international conflict. countries may have to compete for water in the future. some countries now get sixty percent of their fresh water from other countries. this is true of egypt, the netherlands, cambodia, syria, sudan, and iraq. and the report says lack of water would affect the ability of developing to improve their economies. this is because new industries often need a large amount of water when they are beginning. the population action international study gives several solutions to the water problem. one way, it says, is to find ways to use water for more than one purpose. another way is to teach people to be careful not to waste water. a third way is to use less water of agriculture. the report also says long-term solutions to the water problem must include controls on population growth. it says countries cannot provide clean water unless they slow population growth by limiting the number of children people have.57. are expected to have severe water problems by the year 2025a. no countries b. 18 countries c. 28 countries d. 46 countries58. all the following are true except a. lack of water may cause conflict between countries b. egypt now has enough fresh water c. there are solutions to the water problem d. new industries need a lot of water59. it can be inferred that a. lack of water may also result from international conflict b. there is connection between providing clean water and slowing population growth c. the ability of developing has nothing to do with lack of water. d. it is not known whether diseases have something to do with lack of water60. the best title of the passage would be a. world conflict b. diseases and water c. world water shortage d. population and