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山东省聊城市某重点高中2012-2013学年下学期高二阶段性测试（二）英语试题考试时间120分钟，满分120分一单项选择 (共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分)从a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。1.what a（an） _ it is that they were born in the same year and on the same day! a. coincidence b. accident c. incident d. confidence2.it was sunday. i _ up early, so i stayed in bed until 10 a.m. a. dont need to get b. didnt need to get c. shouldnt have got d. neednt have got3.if you should ever need anything, dont_to contact me. ill do my best to help you. a. attempt b. afford c. hesitate d. desire4. she was busy texting on her cellphone _ she was startled by cars honking and drivers shouting at her.a. whenb. whilec. as ifd. if only5. i was held up for about half an hour in the traffic jam,_ the delay. a. it caused b. thus causing c. caused d. to cause6. my grandfather is already over seventy, but he is still energetic and _. a. alive b. living c. lively d. live7. but he still tries to be _ in public, like holding doors open, even if people dont appreciate such gestures.a. curiousb. addictedc. permanentd. considerate8. _ the task ahead of time, they decided to go to phuket island（普吉岛） for a holiday.a. having accomplished b. accomplishing c. to have accomplished d. to accomplish9. _ english, she has to study a second foreign language.a. in addition that b. beside c.in addition d. in addition to10. we have kept in _ touch with each other for two years and he always gives me good advice on _ phone.a. the; the b. /; the c. /; / d. the; /11. no wonder others cant understand the sentence; you _ five words when you copied it. a. figured out b. left out c. pointed out d. picked out12. -do you think mr. smiths advice is of great help to you? -well, it all depends._, he gave me some chances to try. a. otherwise b. somehow c. therefore d. anyhow 13. -sorry, i forgot _ him about it. -never mind, ill tell it myself. a. telling b. to tell c. to be told d. having told14. nowadays many people prefer to have the booked goods _ to their house rather than come to the shop for them.a. to deliverb. be deliveredc. delivered d. delivering15. tom likes playing the violin and is good at english. _ his sister. a. it is the same with b. so is c. it is so with d. so does16. lily didnt remember the exact date of the storm, but she knew it was _ sunday because she was at _ church.a; the b. a; c. the; a d. the; 17. -do remember to arrive at the railway station at 10 oclock tomorrow. - _. a. heard it b. make it. c. got it. d. know it.18. dont worry, mary. you will _ this climate before long. a. come up with b. catch on c. adapt to d. put up with19. i dont think jacks plan is _. a. worth being considered. b. worth to be considered. c. worthy of considering d. worthy to be considered. 20. to attract more visitors, the museum urgently needs _. a. to improve b. improve c. improved d. improving二完形填空（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3655各小题所给的四个选项a、b、c和d中，选出一个最佳答案。 jenna, a popular girl from westwood middle school, had graduated first in her class and was ready for new 21 in high school. 22 , high school was different. in the first week, jenna went to tryouts(选拔赛) for cheerleaders(拉拉队队员). she was competing against very talented girls, and she knew it would be 23 for her to be selected. two hours later, the 24 read a list of the girls for a second tryout. her heart 25 as the list ended without her name. feeling 26 , she walked home carrying her schoolbag full of homework. arriving home, she started with math. she had always been a good math student, but now she felt it 27 . she moved on to english and history, and was 28 to find that she didnt have any trouble with those subjects. feeling better, she decided not to _29 math for the time being. the next day jenna went to see mrs. biden about being on the school 30 . mrs. biden wasnt as enthusiastic as jenna. “im sorry, 31 we have enough 32 for the newspaper already. come back next year and well talk then.” jenna smiled 33 and left. “why is high school so 34 ?” she sighed. later in 35 class, jenna devoted herself to figuring out the problems that had given her so much 36 . by the end of class, she understood how to get them right. as she gathered her books, jenna decided shed continue to try to 37 to her new school. she wasnt sure if shed succeed, but she knew she had to 38 . high school was just as her mom had said: “you will feel like a small fish in a big pond 39 a big fish in a small pond. the challenge is to become the 40 fish you can be.”21. a. decisions b. processes c. exercises d.challenges 22. a. however b. therefore c. besides d.otherwise 23. a. easy b. difficult c. interesting d.boring24. a. boss b.editor c. judged. candidate 25. a. jumped b. sank c. stopped d. raced 26. a. happy b. strange c. lonely d.sad 27. a. easy b. hard c. interestingd. amazing 28. a. disappointed b. ashamed c. glad d.shocked 29. a. prepare for b. put up c. give up d.worry about 30. a. committee b. newspaper c.radio d. team 31. a. and b. but c. so d. because32. a. readers b. speakers c.writers d.cheerleaders 33. a. weakly b. widely c. brightly d. excitedly 34. a. ordinary b. similar c. familiar d.different 35. a. history b. physics c. math d. english 36. a. hope b. pleasure c. sorrow d. trouble 37. a. look b. adaptc. get d. stay 38. a. try b. swim c. escape d. ask 39. a. in case ofb. in return for c. instead of d. in terms of40. a. smallest b. slimmest c. gentlest d. best 三阅读理解（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a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。a even at school there had been an unhealthy competition between george and richard. “ill be the first millionaire in coleford!”richard used to boast. “and youll be sorry you knew me,”george would reply “because ill be the best lawyer in town!” george never did become a lawyer and richard never made any money. instead both men opened bookshops on opposite sides of coleford high street. it was hard to make money from books, which made the competition between them worse. however, now with only one bookshop in town, business was better for george. but sometimes he sat in his narrow , old kitchen and gazed out of the dirty window, thinking about his former rival (竞争对手).perhaps he missed him? george was very interested in old dictionaries, hed recently found a collector in australia who was selling a rare first edition. when the parcel arrived, the book was in perfect condition and george was delighted. but while he was having lunch, george glanced at the photo in the newspaper that the book had been wrapped in. he was astonishedthe smiling face was older than he remembered but unmistakable! trembling, george started reading. “bookends have bought ten bookstores from their rivals dylans. the company, owned by multi-millionaire richard pike, is now the largest bookseller in australia. ” 41. george and rivhard were at school. a.good friends b. roommates c. booksellers d. competitors 42. how did george feel about richard after his disappearance? a. he envied richards marriage. b. he was guilty of richards death. c. he felt lucky with no rival in town. d. he thought of richard from time to time. 43. george got information about richard from . . a. a dictionary collector in australia b.the wrapping paper of a book c. a rare first edition of a dictionary d. the georges rivals dylans 44. what happened to george and richard in the end? a. both george and richard became millionaires. b. richard became a millionaire while george had no great success.c. george established a successful business while richard was missing. d. both of them realized their original ambitions.bfederal regulators wednesday approved a plan to create a nationwide emergency alert(警报) system using text messages delivered to cell phones.text messages have exploded in popularity in recent years, particularly among young people. the wireless industrys trade association, ctia, estimates(估计) more than 48 billion text messages are sent each month.the plan comes from the warning alert and response network act(法案), a 2006 federal law that requires improvement to the nations emergency alert system. the act tasked（给.派任务）the federal communications commission (fcc) to come up with new ways to alert the public about emergencies.“the ability to deliver accurate（精确的） and timely warnings and alerts through cell phones and other mobile services is an important next step in our efforts to help ensure that the american public has the information they need to take action to protect themselves and their families before and during disasters and other emergencies,” fcc chairman kevin martin said following approval of the plan.participation（参与）in the alert system by carrierstelecommunications companiesis voluntary（自愿的）, but it has received solid support from the wireless industry.the program would be optional（可选择的） for cell phone users. they also may not be charged（收费） for receiving alerts.there would be three different types of messages, according to the rules.the first would be a national alert from the president, likely involving a terrorist attack or natural disaster. the second would involve “approaching threats,” which could include natural disasters like hurricanes or storms or even university shootings. the third would be reserved for child abduction(绑架) emergencies, or so-called amber alerts.the service could be in place by 2014.45. according to the first paragraph, what is the purpose of the approved plan? a. to estimate the monthly number of messages. b. to popularize the use of cell phones. c. to warn people of emergencies via messages. d. to promote the wireless industry.46. according to the 3rd paragraph, the improvement to the present system is in the charge of _. a. fccb. the warning alert and response network c. ctiad. federal regulators47. according to the fifth paragraph, the carriers participation in the system is determined by _. a.the carriers themselvesb. mobile phone users c. the us federal governmentd. the law of the united states48. according to the sixth paragraph, which of the following is true of cell phone users? a. they must accept the alert service.b. they may choose the types of messages. c. they must send the alerts to others.d. they may enjoy the alert service for free.49. according to the eighth paragraph, an alert message will not be sent if _. a. a natural disaster happens b. a university shooting happens c. a child loses his wayd. a terrorist attack occurs50. which of the following would be the best title for the text? a. cell phone alerts protecting students b. cell phone alerts coming soon c. cell phone alerts of natural disasters d. cell phone alerts from the presidentc a year ago august, dave fuss lost his job driving a truck for a small company in west michigan. his wife, gerrie, was still working in the local school cafeteria, but work for dave was hard, and the price of everything was rising. the fusses were at risk of joining the millions of americans who have lost their homes in recent years. then dave and gerrie received a timely gift7,000，a legacy(遗产) form their neighbors ish and arlene hatch, who died in an accident . “it really made a difference when we were going down financially(经济上).” says dave. but the fusses werent the only folks(人们）in alto and the neighboring town of lowell to receive unexpected legacy from the hatches. doxens of other families were touched by the hatches generosity(慷慨). in some cases, it was a few thousand dollars ; in other, it was more than 100,000. it surprised nearly everyone that the hatches had so much money, more than 3 millionthey were elderly couple who lived in an old house on what was left of the family farm . being children of the great depression(经济大萧条时期), ish and arlene were known for their habit of saving. they thrived own (喜欢)comparison shopping (货比三家)and would routinely go from store to store, checking prices before making a new purchase . through the years, the hatches paid for local children to attend summer camp when their parents couldnt afford it. “ish and arlene never asked you needed anything,” says their friend sand van weelden, “they could see things they could do to make you happier, and they would do them. even more extraordinary was that the hatches had their farmland distributed. it was the hatches wish that their legacya legacy of kindness as much as one of dollars and cent should enrich the whole community （社区） and ish and arlene hatchs story . neighbors helping neighbors that was ish and arlene hatchs story. 51. according go the first paragraph, the fusses _a. were employed by a truck company b. s5u were in financial difficultyc. worked in a school cafeteria d. kulost their home ks552. according to the 2nd paragraph which of the following is true of the hatches? a. they gave away their possessions to their neighbors b. they left the family farm to live in an old house c. they had their children during the great depressiond. they helped their neighbors to find jobs 53. why would the hatches routinely go from store? a. they decided to open a store b. they wanted to buy gifts for local kids c. they couldnt afford expensive things d. they wanted to save money 54. according to sand van weelden, the hatches were k_s5u_a.childlike b. optimistic(乐观的) c. understanding d. curious 55 why did the hatches gave their possessions to their neighbors? a. the community of alto was poor b. the hatches would like the neighbors to follow their example c. sandy van weelden got a legacy form the hatches d. the summer camp was attractive to the parents d. i suppose that the most basic and powerful way to connect to another person is to listen. just listen. perhaps the most important thing we ever give each other is our attention, and especially if its given from the heart. when people are talking, theres no need to do anything but receive them. just listen to what theyre saying. care about it. most times caring about it is even more important than understanding itone of my patients told me that when she tried to tell her story, people often interrupted to tell her that they had once had something just like what happened to her. slowly, her pain became a story about themselves. eventually she stopped talking to most peoplewe connect through listeningwhen we interrupt what someone is saying to let them know that we understand, we move the focus of attention to ourselves. but when we listen, they know we carei have ever learned to respond to someone crying by just listeningin the old days i used to reach for the handkerchiefs(手绢), until i realized that passing a person a handkerchief may be just another way to shut him down, to take them out of their experience of sadness. now i just listen. when they have cried all they need to cry, they find me there with them. this simple thing has not been that easy to learnit certainly went against everything i had been taught since i was very young at schooli thought people listened only because they were too shy to speak or did not know the answera loving silence often has far more power to heal than the kindest words56what does the author valued most in the communication with each other?adeep understanding.bsaying “im sorry.”cattention from heart.ddoing nothing.57the woman patient stopped telling her story to most people because .ashe didnt get enough comfort from othersbshe was discouraged by being often interruptedcpeople often told her their own opinionsdpeople couldnt understand her sad situation58if you hand a handkerchief to someone crying, you may .ahurt his feelingsbmake him embarrassedcencourage him to continue to crydstop him from letting out his sadness59it can be inferred from the last paragraph that while communicating, .alistening is a perfect way to respond to othersbpeople keep silent because they dont know the answerckeeping silent means being too shy to speakdit is easy to form the habit of listening silently60which of the following might be the authors opinion about communication?akeep silent.bjust listen.cbe careful.dtell your own story.五 课文知识运用（25分）第一节 1）根据首字母和英语解释完成下面句子。(每空1分，满分5分)61. the girl sat o_ (facing, on the other side of) the street and watched the parade going by.62. alice a_ (admit) her mistake and made an apology immediately.63. all the people are conce