慈利三中高期中考试英语试卷.

1、慈利三中2012年上学期期中考试高二英语试卷 时量：120 分钟 满分100 第一部分：听力（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）Section A: Directions: In this section youll hear 6 conversations between two speakers.For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices. Listen to the conversations carefully and then an

2、swer the questions by marking the corresponding letter A ,B or C) on the question booklet. You will hear each conversation TWICE.Conversation 11. What does the man want to learn? A. Piano B. Drum C. Violin2. Whats the mans phone number ? A. 60822186 B. 60821286 C. 60821268Conversation 23. Where is t

3、he man now?A. At Platform 6 B. At the Science Museum C. By the ticket machine4. What do we know about the man? A. He missed his train. B. He got his problem solved. C. He doesnt know where to go.Conversation 35. What is the womans number?A. Five B. Seven C. Nine6. Where has the man done sky diving b

4、efore ?A. In Maryland B. In Montana C. In NevadaConversation 47. How old is the womans cat now?A. Six years old B. Seven years old C. Eight years old8 When does the man take his dog out to the park?A. Every morning and evening. B. Every morning and evening.C. Every noon and evening9. What pet do the

5、 womans kits want? A rabbit B. A mouse C. A fishConversation 510. Why does the man make the call? A. To chat with the man B. To make an appointment C. To ask for some information11. What does the mans friend want to do? A. Apply for a job. B. Attend a US university C. Learn basic functional language

6、 skill.12. What is the fee for a full time-time student? A. 2,300 B. 2,030 C. 2,01313. How long does the man work every day?A. About 10 hours B. About 7 hours C. About 6 hours.14. What is the hardest part of the mans job?A. Always smiling B. Always washing up. C. Always standing up.15. Whats the sec

7、ret of being good at the mans job?A. Showing respect to his customers.B. Always listening to the boss carefully.C. Paying attention to detail and loving it.Conversation 6 Ways to overcome a relationship break- up Ways PurposesCry or shout out your angerTo get all 16._emotion out of your mindStay bus

8、y with work or 17._To forget the past 18._ or sad momentsShare your 19._ with family members and friendsTo get their supportTry to change your 20._ and find a person who can bring positive changesTo have a positive attitude towards your life第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分20分）第一节: 单项填空（共10小题，每小题1分， 满分10分）21.She h

9、oped that they _ again before long so that they could have another discussion about it. A. met B. would meetC. had met D. were met22. She had written a number of songs _ the end of last year.A. for B. at C in D. by23. He hardly reads English out aloud at home, _? A. doesnt he B. isnt he C. is he D.

10、does he24. - What did he say? - He suggested that we students _ parents opinions before making a decision.A. to get B. got C. get D. getting25. _ the Internet is of great help, I dont think its a good idea to spend too much time on it. A. If B. While C. In case D. As26. Many people _ in traffic acci

11、dents in the past few years. A. killed B. are killed C. were killed D. have been killed27.-Would you like to go out for a picnic with us at this time tomorrow? - Im afraid not. I _ to Guangzhou to attend an academic lecture then.A. am to fly B. am about to play C. will be flying D. will play28.The f

12、arm _ he used to work is far from here. A which B. where C. who D. in which 29. Do you know the reason _ she has changed her mind? A. of which B. for that C. which D. why30.The Great Pyramid is said to _ by aliens. Is there a chance that this might be true? A. be built B. have been built C. being bu

13、ilt D. built第二节 完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意然后从31-40小题所给的A B C D 四个选项中，选择最佳答案：Toby is writing a letter to Aihua. He tells Aihua he is busy planning his holiday with his older brother, Colin. They will go to Africa first, 31._ they will visit many exciting places and do a lot of 32._ things.T

14、hey are going to travel 33. _ camels through the Sahara Dessert with local guides and sleep on the ground in their sleeping bags. After that, they are going to travel down the River Nile and go white-water rafting! As the water is quite 34_ , they will have to wear 35._clothing, a helmet and life ja

15、cket to 36._themselves from danger. After the rafting, they are going to see wild 37._in Kenya. 38._ theyll be walking every day for almost two weeks, they need to buy a large backpack in advance to 39._ their supplies of food and water. The guides will take guns to scare the animals away if they co

16、me too near, so they can get as 40._ as possible to the animals. Toby wants to see an elephant and Colin wants to see a giraffe up close.Later, theyll move on to Tanzania and climb Mount Kilimanjaro. Toby promises to send Aihua postcards from different places they visit.31. A which B. where C, there

17、 D. what32. A. disappointing B. puzzling C. astonishing D. confusing33. A. by B on C. pull D ride34. A. clean B. cold C. .rough D. blue35. A. new B. heavy C. old D special36. A. stop B. protect C. keep D. want 37. A. animals B. forests C. birds D. monkeys38. A. Though B. When C. Since D. For39. A. c

18、arry B. take C, use D get40.A. well B. nearly C. closely D close第三部分：阅读技能（共三节，满分30分） 第一节：阅读理解（共12小题，每小题两分，满分24分） A The following is a timetable in Shanghai Pudong International Airport.AirlineFlight NumberDestinationDepartureGateAir Canada137Beijing10:12 am24Japanese Airlines320Tokyo10:30 am18B

19、ritish Airways405Paris11:00 am20Pan American226London11:20 am12Pan American12Beijing11:43 am15Air Canada178Tokyo12:32 am21CAAC289Hong Kong12:32 am14CAAC314Moscow12:45 am18British Airways230New York12:55 am2341. A man wants to take Flight 178 to Tokyo. Which gate should he go to? A. 14 B. 28 C. 21 D.

20、 1842. Lisa is at gate 23. Where is she going? A. Paris B. Beijing C. Tokyo D. New York43. Now its 10: 40. Mary is at gate 20. Which airlines plane will she take? A. British Airways B. Japanese Airlines C. Pan American D. Air Canada44. Gate _ is the busiest among all these gates. A. 23 B. 18 C. 24 D

21、. 15 BIf you can speak English，you know a lot of English words. You can read, speak and understand. But there is another kind of language you need to knowthe language of the body, a part of what is called non-verbal communication. All over the world，people “talk” with their eyes. When Japanese peopl

22、e meet，they put their hands together. What do the American and the British do?Americans are more informal than the British. They like to be friendly. They use first name，they ask questions and they talk easily about themselves. When they sit down, they like to relax in their chairs and make themselv

23、es comfortable.British people are quieter. They take more time to make friends. They like to know you before they ask you home.When British and American people meet someone for the first time，they shake hands. They do not usually shake hands with people they know well. Women sometimes kiss their wom

24、en friends，and men kiss women friends（on one cheek only）.When a man meets a man friend，he just smiles，and says “Hello”. Men do not kiss each other. Even fathers and sons do not often kiss each other.45. Body language is _.A. the system of human expression newly invented recentlyB. the system of huma

25、n expression by means of wordsC. the system of human expression by sign, movements, etc.D. a common system of human expression with words and signs46.When an American man meets a woman friend，he .A .kisses her B. just smiles C. says “Hello” D. shakes hands47. British people are .A. as quiet as Ameri

26、cans B. more formal than AmericansC. less friendly than Americans D. more informal than Americans48. From the passage we can come to the idea that .A. most of the body language in different countries may be differentB. most of the body language in different countries is the sameC. all the body langu

27、age in different countries is differentD. none of the body language in different countries is the same C. One of the most important skills in reading is the knowledge of words. Since Vocabulary Building and Word Study, another book in this series, is devoted to vocabulary development, we are not goi

28、ng to deal with this skill directly, but you should be aware of some basic facts. The number of words you know determines the difficulty and complexity of the material you can read and understand. If you have an extremely limited reading vocabulary, you will be able to read only very simple material

29、. For example, children just beginning to read in first grade must use books that only have a few dozen words in them. As they progress through school their reading vocabulary keeps increasing until they are adults. Adults typically have reading vocabularies of over 50,000 words. Failure to develop

30、an extensive reading vocabulary will definitely hold you back in your efforts to improve comprehension. Most people learn new words by encountering them in reading or conversation, where the meaning is usually clear from the context. A few words are learned by looking them up in the dictionary. A go

31、od way to expand your vocabulary is to read a lot, especially in different areas. In that way you will find many new words, which are often explained by the author. One of the main purposes of a beginning textbook is to explain the language of the field about which it is written. Thus you can expect

32、 to increase your vocabulary a lot if you read a textbook in a field that is new to you. If you feel that vocabulary is a problem for you, you may wish to do something systematic about it. There are many good books designed to help develop vocabulary, including the one in this series.49. This passag

33、e mainly discusses _. A. the importance of developing vocabulary and how to expand it B. systematic ways to develop vocabulary C. the degree of vocabulary difficulty D. how to read a text in an interesting field 50. The difficulty of a reading material is partly decided by _ according to the passage

34、. A. how often you do reading B. how much vocabulary you have C. the speed of progress readers make in school D. whether you look difficult words up in the dictionary 51. This passage is _.A. part of a lecture on readingB. an article about scienceC. an introduction to a book on how to develop vocabu

35、lary D. a news report about how much vocabulary should be mastered by readers 52. One of the factors that prevent readers from reading fast is _.A. looking words up in the dictionary B. a limited mastery of vocabulary C. new words explained by the author D. reading materials in different areas 第二节：摘

36、录信息：(共5个小题，满分5分) 阅读下列短文，根据所读内容在文后第53-57小题的空格里填上适当的单词或短语。 注意：每空不超过三个单词 With the advancement of technology, small computers have come onto the market, which are capable of doing the work that used to be done by much larger and expensive computers, so now most small companies can use them.There are man

37、y advantages in using a word processor for both secretary and manager. The secretary is freed from a lot of daily work, such as retyping letters and storing papers. He or she can use this time to do other more interesting work for the boss. From a managers point of view, secretarial time is being ma

38、de better use of and money can be saved by doing daily jobs automatically outside office hours.But is it all good? If a lot of daily secretarial work can be done automatically, surely this will mean that fewer secretaries will be needed. Another worry is the increasing medical problems related to wo

39、rk with visual display units(显示器)。 The case of a slow loss of sight among people using word processors seems to have risen greatly.It is also feared that if a woman works at a VDU for long hours, the unborn child in her body might be killed. Safety screens to put over a VDU have been invented but fe

40、w companies in England bother to buy them.Whatever the argument for or against word processor, they are a key feature of this revolution. advantages disadvantagesThe secretary: freed from a lot of 53._ Do other more interesting work for the bossThe boss/manager: secretarial time can be made better u

41、se of 54._ can be saved by doing daily jobs automatically outside office hours55._ will lose their jobsmedical problems related to work with VDU increasemany people56._ slowlyThe unborn child in its mothers body 57._第三节： 回答问题（共三个小题，满分6分）阅读下列短文，根据第58至60小题的具体要求，尽可能简要回答问题。 High School In America After

42、middle school comes high school, which includes grades nine through twelve. Students are required to take certain subjects like English, social studies, math, science and physical education. In addition, they choose among elective subjects(选修课程) to complete their high education. Electives include su

43、bjects in technology, music, art, and foreign languages.Each student in the school has their own locker for books and personal items. This convenience saves students from carrying textbooks, and allows students a small space they can decorate with posters and favorite objects.Cheating in any form is

44、 strictly prohibited in American schools. And in fact, high school students usually dont cheat. A student caught cheating or copying from another student faces severe punishment.Each school holds certain yearly activities, such as homecoming(返校节)， prom night(舞会)， holiday celebration, etc.Many high school students have part-time jobs by the age of 15 or 16, some even earlier. Their first job are often babysitting or cutting lawns, but later they will likely get a job at a fast-food