河北省枣强县中学2012-2013学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题新人教版

1、2012-2013 学年高二第二学期期末考试英语试卷本试卷分第一卷 ( 选择题 ) 和第二卷 ( 非选择题 ) 两部分。考生作答时，将答案答在答题卡上，在本试卷上答题无效。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。注意事项：1答题前，考生务必先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上，认真核对条形码上的姓名、准考证号，并将条形码粘贴在答题卡的指定位置上。2选择题答案使用2B 铅笔填涂 , 如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案的标号；非选择题答案使用0.5 毫米的黑色中性（签字）笔或碳素笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3请按照题号在各题的答题区域( 黑色线框 ) 内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效。4保

2、持卡面清洁，不折叠，不破损。第一卷第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30 分）做题时， 先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节：（共 5 小题；第小题1.5 分，满分7.5 分）听下面 5 段对话。 每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳答案，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。13. When will the woman arrive in San Francisco?A. UnclearB. On May 5thC. On May 42.How

3、long has the man been married?A. For 4 yearsB. For 14 yearsC. For 40 years3.Who does the man want to speak to ?A. SheratonB. Alex JacksonC. Thomas Johnson4.What is the best way to get to Philadelphia?A. Route 8 and 3 are the fastest.B. Route 83 isthe fastest.C. Route 4 is the fastest.5.What is the m

4、an probably going to do tonight?A. He is going tobuy a giftforGloria sbirthday. B.C. He is going to hold a simple get-together.thHe isgoing toa party.- 1 -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

5、对话或独白读两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第6、7 题。6. Where does the conversation take place?A. At the airportB. On the planeC. At the duty free shop.7. What is the woman probably going to do next?A. Go back on the plane. B. Visit the duty free shop. C .Go to find thesupervisor.听第 7 段材料，回答第8、 9 题。8. What does the woman wan

6、t to buy?A. DrugsB. Some nail polishC. A stove9. Why doesn t the man get the cigarettes?A. Because he does not have enough money with him.B. Because his wife gets angry with his smoking, and he decides to quit.C. Because they have to hurry home quickly.听第 8 段材料，回答第10至 12题。10.What will they talk abou

7、t this afternoon?A. MicrosoftB. The mans contract.C. The womans contract.11.Why can t the man meet her at one oclock?A. Because he has a business appointment. B.Because he has a lunch appointment.C. Because he thinks one o clock is too late.12.When will they probably meet?A. 2:30B. 12:30C. 1:00听第 9

8、段材料，回答第13至 16题。13.Where does the conversation take place?A. At a storeB. At a hotelC. At the womans house14.What is the man asking for?A. Room serviceB. Alarm clockC. Towels.15.When will the man probably get up tomorrow?A. 6 o clock in the morningB. Some time very lateC. Uncertain, because he does n

9、ot have an alarm clock.16.How late does the hotel have room service?- 2 -A. Until 1 A.MB. Until 3 A.M.C. Until 6 A.M.听第 10 段材料，回答第17 至 20 题。17. What kind of illness did the writer suffer?A. Physical illness.B. Mental illness.C. Heart illness.18. Howoftendid theygo to the mental healthcentreafterthe

10、writherwas discharged?A. Every 6 monthsB. Every yearC. Every a year and a half19. How many percent of patients with this illness can recover totally?A. 8%B. 18%C 80%20 . Whom does the writher owe her thanks to?A. HerselfB. Her husbandC. Her doctor第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45 分）第一节：单项填空( 共 15 小题；每小题1 分，满分15 分

11、 )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。21. English is the language that is most widely used in the world, butEnglish language is very hard to learn.A. /; theB. /; aC. The; theD. A; an22.There will be a talk show this time tomorrow. Would you go with me?-I m sorry, but Ian important meeting.A. h

12、ave attended B. will be attendingC. am about to attend D. would attend23. Only when I leftmy parentsforuniversityfarfrom my homehowmuch I missedthem.A. I realizedB. I had realizedC. had I realizedD. did I realize24.- Do you know who left the lights on all night long?-It seems that Zhang Peng is. He

13、was the last one to leave.A. blamingB. blamedC. to blameD. to be blamed25.Could you give me a hand? It seems that my strength has.A. used upB. run outC. been given outD. run out of26. , he would have been fired.A. Had he lied to the bossB. Did he lie to the bossC. If he has lied to the bossD. If he

14、lies to the boss27.It s notbooks you read but the wayyou read them decides howsuccessfully you gain knowledge.A. the number of;/B. a number of; in whichC. a good many; whichD. quite a few; in which- 3 -28.no doubthe plays a very important role in the project.A. It is; thatB. It is; whetherC. There i

15、s; whereD. There is; that29. The childrenwent home from the grammar school,theirlessonsforthe day.A. finishingB. finishedC. had finishedD. were finished30. If you want to apply for the job, you might as wellthe ad in the paper.A. cut inB. cut downC. cut outD. cut back31. John works hard. What about

16、Tom?-Tom isas John.A. as a boy diligentB. as a diligent boyC. as diligent a boyD. as diligent as a boy32. You ve done so much work- yourepass the exam.A. addicted toB. bound toC. due toD. accustomed to33.You can t win the gameyou never practice during this period.A. whenB. thoughC. whileD. once第二节 :

17、完形填空( 共 20小题 ;每小题 1.5分,满分 30分)阅读下面短文 , 从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A 、 B、 C 和 D)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。There was once a millionairewho loved money more than anythingelse in the world.He didn t know36how much he had. So he took on a little girl to 37all hismoney for him.It 38the little girl six days to c

18、ount all the money. When she told themillionaire that he had forty-two million dollars, he was wild with 39and asked,“How much do you 40 ?” He thought that because she was only a child, he could 41 her into taking very small 42 .The little girl said,“Well, I worked for six days, so I think you43to p

19、ayme for six days. Give me two pennies for the first day. Each day after that, 44 give me the amount you gave me the day before, multiplied( 乘) by itself. ” The millionaire thought that in this way he 45 only have to give her very few dollars. What a 46 little girl! So he immediately had his lawyer

20、47 up a contract, that 48she would change her 49.For the first day, the millionaire paid her two pennies, and for the second day,two pennies times two pennies, 50four pennies.Eachday afterthat,he had to giveher the amount he had given her the day before,- 4 -multiplied to 51. And on thesixth day,the

21、foolish millionaire 52togive theclever girl all his money.How is it53the girl could have allthegreedy millionairesmoney? 54 youare interested in it, you may try to 55 out this maths problem.36.A. rightlyB. directlyC. at allD. exactly37.A. collectB. bringC. countD. store38.A. tookB. spendC. wasteD. c

22、ost39.A. happinessB. pleasureC. joyD. excitement40.A. requireB. likeC. demandD. want41.A. cheatB. adviseC. persuadeD. give42.A. moneyB. wealthC. amountD. bill43.A. hadB. usedC. needD. ought44.A. justB. evenC. andD. also45.A. couldB. mightC. shouldD. would46.A. niceB. foolishC. cleverD. fair47.A. wri

23、tingB. setC. signD. making48.A. hopingB. thinkingC. fearingD. in order49.A. planB. wordC. agreementD. mind50.A. isB. orC. asD. means51.A. itB. itselfC. themD. themselves52.A. hadB. promisedC. managedD. failed53.A. whyB. thatC. evenD. which54.A. BecauseB. SinceC. Even ifD. If55A. setB. workC. solveD.

24、 turn第三部分 :阅读理解( 共两节，满分40 分 )第一节（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 和 D)中 , 选出最佳选项 , 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThe singer, Mick Jagger, of the Rolling Stones sings a song that tells peoplethey cantalways get what theywant butifwe trysometimes we can get what we need.The pastyears in my lifemy parents

25、have toldme thissayingmany times.I ve alwayscomplainedabout the quote( 引语 ).Althoughover timeI have toldmyselfto learnfromit.This year my girlfriend flew off to college in West Palm, Florida. This has beena killer for me because I haven t been able to see her and she is having a rough time in school

26、. The last two months have been hard but we are working through it.I have been trying to get my dad to buy me a plane ticket to go down there. My dad told me if I brought him some money he would help me pay for the ticket. I started to complain to him because I had no way of getting any money to giv

27、e him. I spent- 5 -several days and nights thinking of ways to earn money to go see my girlfriend. Ifinally came to the conclusion that I would get a job and work hard to earn some money to give to my dad. I applied to Safeway and I ended up getting the job.I have been working at Safeway for about a

28、 month now and work hard to earn money to go see my girlfriend. The other day my mom had surprised me and told me that sheasked her boss if she could use their business miles(旅费 ) to buy me a ticket downto Floridafortwo weeks. I was very thankfuland toldher I would help pay foranythingthat I have to

29、. The thought of me working hard and getting a job showed my mom that I really cared and was trying my best to be a successful person. I believe that you cant always get what you want but if you try sometimes, you get what you need.58 What can we infer from the passage?AThe author was lazy and unwil

30、ling to work hard.BThe author s father was too mean to give him money.CThe author s actual action won support from his mother.DThe author was unable to tear himself away from his girl friend.59 By writing the passage, the author tries to show.Awe can do nothing without moneyBfathers are strict while

31、 mothers are kindCit s hard for parents to bring up their childrenDwe should try to rely on ourselves for everythingBThe practice of students endlessly copying letters and sentences from a blackboard is a thing of the past. With the coming of new technologies like computers andsmartphone,writingby h

32、and has become somethingof nostalgic( 怀旧的 )skill.However,while todays educators are using more and more technology in their teaching, manybelievebasichandwritingskillsarestillnecessaryforstudentstobesuccessful-both in school and in life.Virginia Berninger, professor of educational psychology at the

33、University ofWashington, says its important to continue teaching handwriting and help childrenacquire the skill of writing by hand.Berninger and her colleagues conducted a study that looked at the ability ofstudentsto completevariouswritingtasks-bothon a computer and by hand. The study,published in

34、2009, found that when writing with a pen and paper, participants wrotelonger essays and more complete sentences and had a faster word production rate.Ina more recentstudy,Berningerlookedatwhatrolespellingplaysina- 6 -studen t s writingskillsand foundthathow well childrenspellistiedtoknow welltheycan

35、 write.“Spellingmakes some of the thinkingpartsofthebrainactivewhichhelpsus accessourvocabulary, word meaning and concepts.Itisallowingourwrittenlangua ge to connect with ideas.” Berninger said.Spelling helps students translate ideas into words in their mind first and thento transcribe(转换 )“those wo

36、rds in the mind written symbols on paper or keyboardand screen, ” the studysaid. Seeingthe words in the“mindseye” helps childrennot only to turn their ideas into words, says Berninger, but also to spot(发现 )spelling mistakes when they write the words down and to correct then over time.“In our compute

37、r age,some peoplebelievethatwe donthave to teachspellingbecause we have spellchecks, ” she said.“Butuntila childhas a functionalspellingability of about a fifth grade level, they wont have the knowledge to choose thecorrect spelling among the options given by the computer.”60. What makes writing by

38、hand a thing of the past? A. The absence of blackboard in classroom.B. The use of new technologies in teaching.C. The lack of practice in handwriting.D. The popular use of smartphones.61. Berninger s study published in 2009 _.A. focused on the difference between writing by hand and on a computer.B.

39、indicated that students prefer to write with a pen and paper.C. found that good essays are made up of long sentences.D. discussed the importance of writing speed.62. Which of the following best shows the role of spelling?A. Spelling improves ones memory of words.B. Spelling ability is closely relate

40、d to writing ability.C. Spelling benefits the translation from words into ideas.D. Spelling slows down finding exact words to express ideas.63. What conclusion could be drawn from the passage?A. Computers can help people with their choice of words.B. Spell checks can take the place of spelling teach

41、ing.C. Handwriting still has a place in todays classrooms.D. Functional spelling ability develops fast in the fifth grade.CVolunteeringabroad isa greatway to help others,improveyour skillsand becomea more confident, independent person. If you are interested in volunteering abroad,here are some place

42、s to go.AustraliaIfyou seek a lifeon the beach, in a greatclimatewithfriendlypeople,Australiamight be your best bet. With thousands of volunteers already signing up to leave forAustralia during the holidays, it will be a very popular option.- 7 -BrazilThisvast countryhas some greatopportunitieson of

43、ferand is especiallypopularthis year. A lot of volunteer work is available in Brazil centers on conservationand ecologicalprojects.With the world'slargestrainforestin Brazil,of which hugepart is in danger, there are lots of different jobs you can do.KenyaKenya is the destination for those seekin

44、g an African experience. Generallyvolunteers in Kenya work in orphanages( 孤儿院 )or with local children living in slums( 贫民窟 ). There is a great demand for volunteers in Africa because many people live in poverty, so if you truly feel like making a difference to a community, Kenya should be at the top

45、 of your list.Costa RicaGolden sandy beaches, clear coastlines and beautiful cities are what Costa Ricais all about. Because of its small size, you can see a lot of the country in justa shorttime. Youcan really make the most of your timeas a volunteer.A lot ofworkis needed with wildlife and ecologic

46、al work, so if you want to look after turtleson the beach, Costa Rica could be just the place for you64. Ifyou are interestedin protectingthe environment,you willprobablygo to_A. AustraliaB. KenyaC. BrazilD. Costa Rica65.1tcan be inferredfrom the passage thatvolunteersin Kenya mainlywork with_.A. an

47、imalsB. plantsC. the elderlyD. children66. If you choose to go to Costa Rica, you are supposed to _.A. work with animals on the beachB. surf with children in the waterC.take care of treesin the forestsD.lookafterchildrenwho have losttheirparentsDDear Students,I am delighted to be your guest.I would

48、like to tell you about myself. I have been a news reporter for the pastfifteen years. I chose this job so I could travel the world, but the job has taughtme many unforgettablelessons.The work issometimes difficult.I have seen famines,wars, earthquakes,povertyand death.But I have also seen courage,ho

49、pe and happiness.In India, I visited a city where there were many homeless children. Some were as young as four years old. They lived in the streets and survived by begging or- 8 -stealing. But then a wonderful lady called Rosa opened a home for them. Within oneyear, she was looking after two hundre

50、d children. She clothed them, fed them, andtaught them. She gave them hope.Another time, I was in Turkey after a terrible earthquake, in one place. I foundan old lady whose house was in ruins, her son was missing and rescue workers saidthere was no chance that he was still alive. But the old lady di

51、d not give up hope.For fourdays, she moved heavy stones one at a timeby herself.She didnot stop untilshe found her son. He was alive.Here in China,I met a young boy witha seriouscondition.He had undergone twentyoperations and spent nearly his whole life in hospital. I thought he would be sad,but when I met him, his smile was so warm and welcoming.In life, we need role models that we can admire and learn from. When my life isdifficult, I try to remember the courage and goodness of these three people.67. The speaker is giving a speech to students in _.A