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山西大学附中20122013学年第二学期高二期中考试英语试题（考试时间：90分钟）第卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分10分）第一节（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）听下面五段对话。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。1. what are the speakers doing? a. shoppingb. eatingc. cooking 2. what is more important according to the man?a. higher education.b. personality.c. work experience.3. what should the man do first, according to the woman?a. put out an advertisement for a flat.b. search for information in the newspaper.c. call and make an appointment.4. why was nancy late?a. the bus was late. b. she mistook the time of the class.c. she got up later than usual.5. in how many languages does the bbc world service broadcast?a. 34b. 35c. 36第二节（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）听下面两段对话或独白。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。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间来阅读各个小题。 每小题5秒钟；听完后，各个小题将给出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、7题。6. what do we know about the mans family?a. its small.b. they all live in the same house.c. many of his relatives live in the village.7. what does the man think of the village?a. its beautiful.b. its full of entertainment.c. its a good place for young people.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. what can the man learn from the radio program?a. chinese history and culture.b. chinese geography.c. traffic information.9. how long does the show last?a. 2 hours.b. 1.5 hours.c. 1 hour10. what does the woman mean at the end of the conversation?a. she seldom listens to the radio. b. when will try that program?c. she has no interest in streets names.第二部分 英语知识应用（共两节，满分57分）第一节 单项填空（共17小题，每小题1分，满分17分）1. - lorry, how do you think an english woman will feel if you ask how old she is? - well. she may probably feel _.a. absurdb. embarrassedc. satisfiedd. awful2. when i was passing the town hall, i heard the clock _ twelve.a. beatingb. strikingc. hittingd. announcing 3. _, all the students passed the entrance examination.a. much to the teachers satisfactionb. to the teachers much satisfaction.c. much to the teachers satisfactory.d. to the teachers great satisfactory 4. the young couple are always quarreling _ family affairs, so its only a matter _ time before they get divorced.a. over, ofb. of, ofc. over, overd. or, over5. it is not enough to have _ for the disabled. we should learn to respect them and help them understand their valuable roles in society.a. sympathyb. satisfactionc. dignityd. companion 6. - what about inviting mary to our party? - youd better not. she prefers to be _, so far as i know.a. tested outb. rung upc. left aloned. turned around7. to be frank, id rather you _in the case.a. will not be involved b. not involved c. have not been involved d. were not involved8. as i waited for mike to arrive, i _ the clock and saw that he was late.a. glanced atb. stared atc. watchedd. noticed9. disappointed, i was about to leave _ something occurred, which _ my attention.a. while, paidb. and, got c. before, drewd. when, attracted10. the little boy, _ two attempts to climb over the fence of the garden, decided to have another try.a. having madeb. makingc. maded. has made11. the famous expert adapted his speech to _ the interests of his audience.a. fitb. suitc. matchd. compare12. hes been _ as judge in the state supreme court in california.a. determinedb. appointedc. admittedd. assumed 13. please remind me _ he said he was going. i may be in time to see him off. a. whereb. whenc. howd. what 14. - i knocked over my coffee cup. it went right over _ keyboard -you shouldnt put drinks near _ computer.a. the; /b. the; ac. a; /d. a; a15. - im thinking of the test tomorrow. im afraid i cant pass this time. - _! im sure youll make it.a. go aheadb. good luckc. no problemd. cheer up16. if joes wife doesnt go to the party tomorrow, _.a. he will either b. neither will he c. neither does he d. he does either17. every evening after dinner, if not _ from work, ill spend some time walking my dog. a. being tiredb. tiringc. tiredd. to be tired第二节 完形填空（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）john, a famous musician, took his priceless zither (齐特琴) and played it in the crowded subway station. the music from the zither was delicately streaming _1_ the whole station. however, during the one-hour play only six or seven people truly _2_ the charming music. a three-year-old kid was so _3_ by the music that he forgot everything around. john only got 52 u.s. dollars for his work that day._4_, in normal days, when john is about to hold a concert, the ticket can be sold for more than 100 dollars and it is extremely _5_ to buy a ticket even at such a high price. therefore, later, many _6_ in the station that day felt deeply regretful for not _7_ the famous musician and missing such a valuable but _8_ music feast. i have a very busy friend who totally _9_ after knowing that his wife came down with a deadly illness. he cooked by himself for the family and took a walk with his wife every day. but his wife still did not _10_ to conquer the illness and passed away after three months. after that, he often sighed miserably that _11_ his past busy life, he had missed a lot of beautiful time with his wife. but now it is impossible to _12_ it.actually, i also missed something _13_ before. the _14_ we missed those things is simple: we had thought that we could still own them _15_. yet tomorrow is actually by no means _16_. there was a famous buddhist monk saying that in many peoples _17_, they had only done two things: waiting and regretting. the result is that they were always too late to _18_ what they had. we would often claim to do something when we grow up, or when we have money or when we become old, etc. however, when we reach the _19_ we have expected, we could no longer _20_ our wish, because we have lost it by then.1. a. throughoutb. beforec. aboved. for2. a. heardb. appreciatedc. foundd. absorbed3. a. attracted b. confused c. excited d. stuck4. a. thereforeb. howeverc. thend. also5. a. convenientb. necessaryc. easyd. hard6. a. listenersb. passers-byc. viewersd. children7. a. greetingb. recognizingc. payingd. contacting8. a. commonb. meaningfulc. cheapd. expensive9. a. escapedb. abandonedc. submittedd. changed10. a. decideb. wantc. managed. agree11. a. as withb. thanks toc. due tod. as for12. a. come up withb. look forward toc. make up ford. look back on13. a. difficultb. presentc. preciousd. delightful14. a. reasonb. originc. chanced. result15. a. todayb. nowadaysc. yesterdayd. tomorrow16. a. reliableb. easyc. comfortabled. charming17. a. livesb. worksc. plansd. tasks18. a. protectb. missc. suggestd. value19. a. topb. conditionc. successd. scene20. a. sayb. understandc. forgetd. realize第三部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分48分） 第一节 （共11个小题，每小题3分，满分33分） athe national schools first aid competition is an interesting way for young people to practice their first aid skills in a safe environment.a school may have three teams. the deadline for this competition has now been continued to april 21, 2012. all teams will compete at an elimination (淘汰) round, with the winners going forward to the national final for the chance to become the winner.a team has three formal members, and a reserve is also needed. all team members, together with the reserve, will take part. there are two age sections:junior: 7 to11senior: 12 to 16this competition is based on the young first aid course from st. john ambulance training officer. support will be given to make sure everyone has equal chances to win.the winners of this competition will be invited to take part in the young grand prior competition. this competition improves the practical first aid skills of young people and tests their knowledge and skills with a series of realistic accidents and injuries. youth teams are aged between 12 and 16 years old and should have three members. young adults are aged between 17 and 21 and should have two members. all teams may bring a reserve. the young grand prior competition will be held at the spa complex, scarborough, on november 28, 2012.those who want to take part in the national schools first aid competition will have to complete our application form.1. if you are fifteen and want to take part in the competition, you will _.a. belong to the junior sections of the first aid competitionb. complete our application form by the end of april, 2012c. study the course of st. john ambulance training officerd. teach yourself a lot of knowledge and skills of first aid 2. how many students will stand for a school?a. sixteenb. twelvec. fourd. three3. form the passage we can learn that the young grand prior competition will _.a. have a test with realistic accidents and injuries b. not allow the adult competitors to take part inc. be the highest level competition in the country d. be held on april 21, 20124. the passage is written mainly for _. a. those who want to practice their first aid skillsb. the young school students in the countryc. the middle school teachers in the countryd. the young people throughout the countrybthe super bowl is the annual championship game of the national football league (nfl), the highest level of professional american football in the united states, becoming a season that begins in the late summer of the previous calendar year. the super bowl uses roman numerals to identify each game, rather than the year in which it is held, with super bowl i being the 1966 season championship game, when the green bay packers beat the kansas city chiefs. super bowl xlvi (46) was played at lucas oil stadium in indianapolis, on february 5, 2012, to determine the champion of the 2011 season; the new york giants beat the new england patriots.the game was created as part of a merger agreement between the nfl and its rival league, the american football league (afl). it was agreed that the two leagues champion teams would play in an afl-nfl world championship game until the merger was to officially begin in 1970. after the merger, each league was appointed as a “conference”, and the game was then played between the conference champions. currently, the national football conference (nfc) leads the series with 25 wins to 21 wins for the american football conference (afc).the day on which the super bowl is played, now considered to be an existing american national holiday, is called “super bowl sunday”, though it is not determined by the government. it is the secondlargest day for u.s. food consumption, after thanksgiving day. in addition, the super bowl has frequently been the most watched american television broadcast of the year.because of its high viewership, commercial airtime during the super bowl broadcast is the most expensive of the year. due to the high cost of investing in advertising on the super bowl, companies regularly develop their most expensive advertisements for this broadcast. as a result, watching and discussing the broadcasts commercials has become a significant aspect of the event. in addition, many popular singers and musicians have performed during the events pre-game and halftime ceremonies because of the exposures attracting more fans.5. what does the super bowl use to show each game? a. the year when the game is held.b. english letters. c. roman numeralsd. arabic numerals6. what does the underlined word “merger” in the second paragraph refer to? a. union.b. appearance.c. division.d. competition.7. according to the third paragraph, we can know that_.a. the super bowl sunday is an official national holidayb. the super bowl sunday is the biggest day for u.s. food consumptionc. the super bowl has owned the biggest tv audience among all gamesd. thanksgiving day is the second-largest day for u.s. food consumption 8. we can infer from the last paragraph that_. a. singers and musicians perform during the events ceremonies to get more attentionb. people seldom discuss the broadcasts commercialsc. commercial companies make much money by broadcasting advertisementsd. commercial companies are not interested in the super bowl c the us space agency nasa is looking for people to go to mars, and stay there. this attractive career is for people who want a huge change of scenery and planet. the project is called the hundred years starship, which aims to colonize (开拓殖民地) other lands such as the red planet mars.settlers would travel to the red planet and live there forever. nasa says it would be too expensive to bring humans back to earth. the space agency can afford, however, to send supplies to the astronaut pioneers from earth. astronauts would be landed on the planets surface and would never be able to return home due to the cost.nasa has started the project with $1.6 million, and hopes to attract investment from space-living billionaires. google co-founder larry page told nasa he would be interested if the cost of a one-way ticket can go down from $10 billion to $2 billion.the journey to mars could take 4 months. setting on the red planet would be extremely dangerous, especially given the freezing temperatures there. the thin atmosphere would be another problem as it is mostly carbon dioxide, so oxygen supplies are a must. a director in nasa said that he believed the trip might start with visiting marss moons first. he claimed that humans could be on marss moons by 2030.many scientists think colonizing space is absolutely necessary. steven hawking believes we must move to other planets to survive as a species. he said: “once we spread out into space and establish independent colonies, our future should be safe.” scientists dirk schulze-makuch and paul davies also call it a “desirable goal”, though there surely are huge risks to explore new lands.9. which of the following is true about the hundred years starship? a. it has cost nasa around $10 billion. b. it is expected to be conducted on mars in 2030. c. it aims to explore new lands in the universe. d. it is a project first raise by steven hawking.10. we can infer from the passage that google co-founder larry page _. a. used to be an astronautb. is no longer rich now c. is a fan of space traveld. is a generous man11. what would be the best title for the passage? a. one-way trip to marsb. marss another moon is found. c. human landing on mars.d. nasas first cooperation with google.第二节（共5小题，每小题3分，满分15分）根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项是多余选项。you may know the benefits of laughter on the mind and spirit. _12_. norman cousins used to say that laughter is so beneficial for your body that is like “inner jogging”. mayo clinic health letter reports that laughter aids breathing by increasing your breathing rate. it can even help clear mucus (粘液) from your lungs. _13_. it increases circulation and improves the delivery of oxygen and nutrients to tissues throughout your body. _14_. it helps fight off colds, flu etc. by increasing the concentration of immunoglobulin a (免疫球蛋白a) in your saliva (唾液). and it may help control pain by raising the levels of certain brain chemicals. furthermore, it is a natural stress reliever. have you ever laughter so hard that you doubled over, feel off your chair, spit out your food? _15_. the good news is that you are allowed more than 15 laughs a day! go ahead and double the dose and make it 30 times today. (you may begin to notice immediate improvement in your relationships!) then double it again! _16_. people will enjoy being around you as well. laughter, its the best medicine.a. laughter is also good for your heart.b. a good laugh helps you build up you body to protect against diseases.c. however, it is confusing why laughter makes people so good.d. however, are you aware of how much a good laugh can help you physically?e. a good laugh relieves physical tension and stress.f. you cannot maintain muscle tension when you are laughing!g. you are likely to feel better and deal with problems more effectively.第卷第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节：短文改错（每小题1分，共10分）假定英语课上英语老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。last night my wife and i had dinner at a restaurant not far from our home. we like this place very much, but we have eaten there many times. last night, otherwise, the service was not very good. we had to wait a long time after a waiter came to our table. he was very nice, but he didnt do the very good job. i ordered chicken with mushroom, but he bring me chicken with cream sauce. my