内蒙古呼和浩特市2012-2013学年高二英语上学期期中考试试题新人教版

1、呼和浩特市某重点中学2012-2013学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题考查范围： 必修5 Unit1-Unit4 满分 150分第一卷 (共115分)第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。1.What will the woman do this weekend?A.Go to the movies.B.Work on the paper.C.Go swimming.2. Where does the conversation probably take

2、 place? A. In a hotel. B. In a restaurant. C. In a store3. How can the man get to the Tourist Information Office? A. Go straight , turn right and pass the hotel.B. Go straight , turn left and pass the hotel C. Go straight, turn left and pass the shop4. What is the weather like now? A. Sunny B. Rainy

3、 C. Cloudy5. How is the woman feeling now? A.Bored B. Nervous C.Confused第二节（共15小题；每小题1.分，满分15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。听第6段材料，回答第6,7题。6. What size jacket is the woman looking for? A.Size6 B. Size8 C. Size107.Which color does the woman prefer? A. Yellow B. Pink C. B

4、lack听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. What does the woman probably do? A. A manager . B. A secretary. C.A shop assistant. 9. When will the man come again? A. Tomorrow afternoon.B. This afternoon.C. Tomorrow morning.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. When is the man going for the interview? A. At 8:00 B. At 9:00 C. At 10:00 11. W

5、hich position is the man applying for? A. Salesperson B. Translator C. Engineer12. What does the woman think about the man? A. He is qualified for the job. B. He is good at business.C. He is experienced.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. How does the woman feel now? A. Excited. B. Upset. C. Sorry.14. Why is the w

6、oman going to Paris? A. To have a holiday. B. To tour the Eiffel Tower.C. To do a job about fashion.15. What do we know about the woman? A. The man will take her to the airport. B. She is wearing a new dress. C. She is going to have her hair done.16. When will the woman fly to Paris? A. At 2:35. B.

7、At 2:55. C. At 3:05.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. How many songs is Fionas latest album composed of? A. 10. B. 12. C.14.18. What is Fionas song Its My Day about? A. Jazz music. B. Rock music. C. Pop music.19. When did Fiona begin to break into the music scene? A. In 2000.B. In 2002.C. In 2004.20. What part

8、time job did Fiona do? A. A model. B. An assistant. C. A teacher.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）21. I dont suppose he is _ to come to our help when we get into trouble. A. probable B. maybe C. possible D. likely 22. His red face suggested he _ angry and I suggested that he_ at on

9、ce. A. be, left B. should be, should leave C. was, left D. was, leave 23. Smoking does great harm to our health. _ is smoking allowed in public places. A. At no time B. In no time C. At a time D. At all times24.The house, _ with flowers and trees, is in beautiful _. A. surrounding; surrounding B. su

10、rrounded; surrounding C. surrounding; surroundings D. surrounded; surroundings25.The Oscar Award ceremony is an occasion_ every hungry star wants to be seen on the red carpet. A. which B. where C. when D. that26. Health problems are closely connected with bad eating habits and a _ of exercise. A. li

11、mit B. lack C. need D. demand27.-Im really depressed after so many failures. I cant see any hope. -Cheer up! Behind every misfortune_!A. lies an opportunity B. does an opportunity lieC. an opportunity lies D. is an opportunity lying28. He has recently _ golf to provide himself with some relaxation.A

12、. taken up B. taken on C. taken over D. taken in 29. From the word _ on the old pot, we decide that it dates back to at least five hundred years ago. A. having been marked B. marked C. to be marked D. being marked30. All these gifts must be mailed immediately _ in time for Christmas. A. in order to

13、have received B. in order to receive C. so as to be received D. so as to be receiving31. Present at their wedding were about 300 guests, many more than _A. expecting B. expected C. having expected D. having been expected32. In order to _ a good knowledge of English, he gave up his job and went to st

14、udy in an English school.A. require B. acquire C. inquire D. address33.Not until _to do my homework _ how much time I had wasted playing computer games. A. I began; I realized B. I began; did I realize C. did I begin; I realized D. did I begin; did I realize34. _ the graduation time drawing near, th

15、ey started to exchange photos and words. A. As B. With C. For D. In35. Im _ my book that I dont notice him stand beside me. A. very absorbing B. very absorbed in C. so absorbed in D. as absorbed in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36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项 Around twenty years ago I

16、 was living in York 36 I had a lot of experience and a Masters degree, I could not find 37 work.I was 38 a school bus to make ends meet and39 with a friend of mine, for I had lost my flatI had 40 five interviews (面试) with a company and one day between bus runs they called to say I did not 41 the job

17、“Why has my life become so 42?” I thought painfully.As I pulled the bus over to 43 a little girl, she handed me an earring 44 I should keep it 45 somebody claimed (认领) itThe earring was painted black and said “BE HAPPY”.At first I got angryThen it 46 me I had been giving all of my 47 to what was goi

18、ng wrong with my 48 rather than what was right! I decided then and there to make a 49 of fifty things I was happy withLater, I decided to 50 more things to the listThat night there was a phone call for 51 from a lady who was a director at a larger 52 She asked me if I would 53 a one-day lecture on s

19、tress (压力) management to 200 medical workersI said yes.My 54 there went very well, and before long I got a well-paid jobTo this day I know that it was because I changed my way of 55 that I completely changed my life.36AAs BThough CIf DWhen37Asuccessful Bextra Csatisfying Dconvenient 38Adriving Brepa

20、iring Ctaking Ddesigning39Aworking Btravelling Cdiscussing Dliving40Aprepared for Battended Casked for Dheld41Alose Blike Cfind Dget42Ahard Bbusy Cserious Dshort43Awave at Bdrop off Ccall on Dlook for44Aordering Bpromising Csaying Dshowing45Ain case Bor else Cas if Dnow that46Ahurt Bhit Ccaught Dmov

21、ed47Afeelings Battention Cstrength Dinterests48Aopinions Beducation Cexperiences Dlife49Alist Bbook Ccheck Dcopy50Aconnect Bturn Ckeep Dadd51Aher B. a passenger Cme Dmy friend52Ahospital Bfactory Crestaurant Dhotel53Alisten to Breview Cgive Dtalk about54Aplan Bchoice Cday Dtour 55Aoperation Bspeakin

22、g Cemployment Dthinking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。ADaniel stays home on workdaysHe starts his personal computer in order to connect with the office which is about three hundred miles away in another cityAfter work, he puts on his headphones, watch

23、es a movie on his home video recorder, or plays baseball on the computerOn many days, Daniel doesnt talk to any other human beings, and he doesnt see any people except the ones on televisionDaniel is imaginary, but his lifestyle is very possibleThe inventions of modern technology seem to be cutting

24、us off from contact with our fellow human beingsThe world of business is one area in which technology is separating usExperts say, for example, that many people will soon be able to work at homeWith access to a large central computer, employees such as office clerks, insurance agents, and accountant

25、s could do their jobs at display terminals （终端） in their own homesThey would never have to actually see the people theyre dealing withIn addition, the way employees are paid will changeWorkers salaries will be automatically paid into their bank accounts, making paper checks unnecessaryNo workers wil

26、l stand in line to receive their pay or cash their checksPersonal banking will change, tooCustomers will deal with machines to put in or take out money from their accountsMany companies and consumers have already changed the way they sell or buy productsE-commerce, or business done on the Internet,

27、is becoming more and more popularThis, therefore, makes it possible for people to do shopping without going out of their homesAnother area that technology is changing is entertainmentMusic, for example, was once a group experiencePeople listened to music at concert halls or in small social gathering

28、sFor many people now, however, music is an individual experienceWalking along the street or sitting in their living-rooms, they wear headphones to build a wall of music around themMovie entertainment is changing as wellMovies used to be social eventsNow, fewer people are going out to see a movieMany

29、 more are choosing to wait for a film to appear on television or are borrowing videotapes to watch at homeInstead of laughing with others, viewers watch movies in their own living-rooms56After work, Daniel likes to _Alisten to music at the concert hallBwatch a movie in his living-roomCchat with his

30、friends on the netDplay baseball with his workmates57The underlined sentence “Daniel is imaginary, but his lifestyle is very possible” means _ADaniel is a person full of imagination and he can make his life colourfulBDaniel is not a real person but the lifestyle of his kind does existCDaniel is only

31、 an ordinary person but he has his own way of livingDDaniel is a model who makes full use of modern technology in life58What will the writer most probably discuss after the last paragraph?AGames and sportsBPersonal bankingCMusic and filmsDInternational business59What is the main idea of the passage?

32、AWe may no longer need to communicate wit other human beingsBModern technology seems to be separating human beingsCWe may no longer need to work in the officeDModern technology makes it possible for us to work and entertain ourselves at homeBBeauty has always been regarded as something admirableAlmo

33、st everyone thinks that attractive people are happier and healthier; they have better marriages and have more respectable jobsPersonal consultants（顾问）give them better advice for finding jobsEven judges are softer on attractive personsBut in the executive circle, beauty can become a liabilityWhile at

34、tractiveness is a positive thing for a mans rise, it is harmful to a womansHandsome male executives （主管）were considered as having more honesty than plainer men; effort and ability were thought to be the reasons for their successAttractive female executives were considered to have less honesty than u

35、nattractive ones; their success was attributed not to ability but to factors such as luckAll unattractive women executives were thought to have more honesty and to be more capable than the attractive female executivesWhy are attractive women not thought to be able? An attractive woman is thought to

36、be more feminine（女性的）and an attractive man more masculine（男性的）than the less attractive onesThus, an attractive woman has an advantage in traditionally female jobs, but an attractive woman in a traditionally masculine position appears to lack the “masculine” qualities requiredThis is true even in pol

37、iticsAnne Bowman recently published a study on the effects of attractiveness on political candidatesShe asked 125 undergraduate students to rank two groups of photographs, one of men and one of women, in order of attractivenessThe students were told the photographs were of candidates for political o

38、fficesThey were asked to rank them again, in the order they would vote for themThe results showed that attractive males completely defeated unattractive men, but the woman who had been ranked most attractive always received the fewest votes60 In traditionally female jobs, attractiveness _ Astrengthe

39、ns the feminine qualities requiredBmakes women look more honest and capableCis of great importance to womenDoften enables women to succeed quickly61 Bowmans experiment shows that when it comes to politics, attractiveness _Aturns out to be an obstacle to menBaffects men and women alikeChas as little

40、effect on men as on womenDis more of an obstacle than a benefit to women62 It can be inferred from the passage that peoples views on beauty are often _Apractical Bold-fashioned Cprejudiced Dserious63 The author writes this passage to_Adiscuss the negative aspects of being attractiveBgive advice to j

41、ob-seekers who are attractiveCdemand equal rights for womenDemphasize the importance of appearanceCYou do not have to pay any tax or duty in the UK on goods you have bought in other European Union （EU） countries for your own use, but please remember the following：Own use includes gifts, but you may

42、be breaking the law if you sell goods that you have boughtIf you are caught selling the goods, they will be taken off you and you could get up to seven years in prisonAny vehicle you used to transport the goods could also be taken off youThe law sets out guidelines for the amount of alcohol and toba

43、cco （烟酒） you can bring into the UKIf you bring in more than this, you must be able to satisfy our officer if you are asked, that the goods are for your own useIf you cant, the goods may be taken off youThe guidelines for goods you canbuy in the EU for your own use arePeople under 17 are not allowed

44、to bring in tobacco and alcohol64If you are caught selling the goods for your own use, _Ayou will be taken off into prison for seven yearsBthe goods you bought could be taken off and put into prisonCyou could be taken off the goods and get up to seven years in prisonDyour vehicle could be taken away

45、65If you bring in 1000 cigarettes into the UK _Aall the cigarettes will be taken away if you are askedB200 cigarettes will be taken away if they are not for your own useC800 cigarettes may be taken away if you cant give the suitable reasonDall the cigarettes may be taken away if the officer doesnt b

46、elieve they are for your own use66What do you think the text is?AThe notice for travellers to the UKBThe guidelines for goods bought in the EUCThe way to pay tax and dutyDWhat one should buy in the EUDThe majority of astronauts from America have been menAt the start of the space programme there was

47、strong resistance from some people against having women in spaceHowever, some women were very keen to become astronauts and in the end they were successfulIn 1978, NASA began the first training programme for women astronautsJudy Resnick and Christa McAuliffe were both astronauts and they were both w

48、omen, but in many other ways they were very differentBoth of them were on Flight STS-5L-LJudy Resnick was born in 1949 and studied engineering at university and went on to obtain a PhD in 1977She was a member of the first group of women selected for astronaut training in 1978, and in 1984, she becam

49、e the second woman in spaceDuring that flight, she helped to launch three new satellites and she carried out a programme of researchShe was, in many ways, a professional astronaut whose whole life was devoted to space travelChrista McAuliffe was born in 1948 and she was an astronaut almost by accide

50、ntIn 1984, NASA decided to find a teacher who could accompany （go with sbespon a journey ） astronauts into spaceThey hoped that she would be able to communicate with students from space and encourage every one of them to be interested in space travelChrista was a secondary teacher in history and soc

51、ial studiesShe was a gifted teacher and she was selected from over 11,000 applicants to go on flight STS-51-LShe was also a very good communicator and she immediately established （set up） a very good relationship with the news media （radio, television and newspapers）It was partly because of this tha

52、t there was a great deal of interest and excitement about the flightThousands of students in schools and universities all around the country were looking forward to communicating with Christa in spaceMillions of people were watching her flight with great interestIt is partly because of the excitemen

53、t over McAuliffes place in the flight that the disaster in 1986 had such an effect on people67We can learn from the first two paragraphs that _AJudy was against the idea of having women in space at firstBJudy was the first woman selected for astronaut trainingCJudy helped to launch three new satellites at the age of 35DJudy carried out a programme during her second space travel68Christa McAuliffe was chosen for training because _Ashe was popular with the news mediaBshe expected to give history lessons in spaceCshe was an excellent teacher and communicatorDs