四川省棠湖中学10-11学年高二英语上学期半期考试旧人教版【会员独享】

1、棠湖中学高2012届高二（上）半期考试试题英语【温馨提示】全卷满分150分，完卷时间120分钟。请将卷一的答案（17至20题除外）全部用2B铅笔填涂在机读卡上，17至20在卷二答题处作答。卷二直接在试卷上作答。 卷一一、听力：（共20分）第一节 听力理解（共16小题；每小题1分，满分16分）听下面9段对话。每段对话后有一个或一个以上的小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试题卷的相应位置。听每段对话前，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。每段对话读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第1小题。1When does the man probabl

2、y come back ?AThursday .BFriday . CSunday. 听下面一段对话，回答第2小题。2What color is the shirt ?ABlue .BGreen . CYellow. 听下面一段对话，回答第3小题。3How much is a hamburger and Coke now ?A$2.B$2.5.C$4.听下面一段对话，回答第4小题。4What is the woman doing ?AComplaining .BApologizing. CExplaining .听下面一段对话，回答第5小题。5What are the speakers goi

3、ng to do ?AGo on a trip .BBuy some food. CWait for a taxi .听下面一段对话，回答第6至第7小题。6Where is the dialogue probably taking place?AAt the door of the womans house.BIn a one-bedroom apartment.CIn an accommodation office.7How much must the man pay the woman now if he wants to rent it?A$ 250.B$ 500.CMore than

4、$ 500.听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10小题。8What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?AHusband and wife.BMother and son.CFriends.9Whats the woman doing?ATrying to persuade Kevin to eat his carrots.BAsking Kevin to go to bed early.CTelling Kevin about the nutrition of carrots.10Why did Kevin turn off

5、the light?AIt was the time to go to bed.BHe wanted to show his eyesight was good.CHe tried to refuse the womans idea.听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13小题。11Where does the man want to go?ATo a concert.BTo a movie.CTo a lecture.12What is the problem with taking the shuttle bus?AThe bus doesnt go directly to the Music

6、Building.BThe bus goes slowly to the Music Building.CThe bus will not come for a while.13What does the man finally decide to do?AWalk.BWait for the bus.CThink of another plan.听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17小题。14What is the mans job? A. A sales manager. B. A boss. C. A professor.15What do we know about Frank?AHe i

7、s considered to be too lazyBHe is a good manager.CHe worked hard16What did the woman suggest? AShe recommended the man a graduate BShe didnt agree to fire Frank C. She thinks young people can be inexperienced第二节 笔录要点（共4小题；每小题1分，满分4分）注：请将此4小题答在卷二上。听下面一段材料，将第17至20三个小题的信息补充完整。听材料前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完

8、后，各小题将给出15秒钟的作答时间。本段材料读两遍。The purpose of entering the college first is _17_In the year of _18_ Sally entered Stanford University One day in 1977, a ._19_ article attracted her attention.In 1978, she entered astronaut training with _20_ other women.二、单项选择：（共45分）第一节  语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从A、

9、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. Lesson Twelve is _ most difficult lesson, but it isn't _ most difficult lesson in Book One.Aa; a          Ba; the Cthe; the       Dthe; a22. The old lady _making clothes for her neigh

10、bors children.Aengaged to Bwas engaged to Cengaged in Dwas engaged in23. The road sign is easy to read; the words _well.Amake out Bstand out C work out Dturn out24. A new school is announced _ in this city, but I dont know when the project will be put into practice .A. to have built B. to have been

11、built C. to be built D. to build25. When _ help, one often says “Thank you.” or “Its kind of you.” A. offering B. to offer C. to be offered D. offered 26. Just in front of our house _ with a history of 1,000 years. A. does a tall tree stand B. stands a tall treeC. a tall tree is standing D. a tall t

12、ree stands27. Danby left word with my secretary _ he would call again in the afternoon.A. who B. that C. as. Which28._, the car could not be started.A. He lost the key B. The key was lostC. Having lost the key D. The key having been lost29. _ with a difficult situation, Arnold decided to ask his bos

13、s for advice.ATo face BHaving faced CFaced DFacing30. If we work with a strong will, we overcome any difficulty, _ great it isA. whenever B. whoever C. whatever D. however31. The squirrel was lucky that it just missed .A. catching B. to be caught C. being caught D. to catch32. Dont be so nervous. Th

14、ere is nothing to _.A. be worried B. worry C. worry about D. be worried about33. Once what to do, these computers will show great power in carrying it out.A、to teach B、teaches C、teaching D、taught34. We are kept _ of what is happening in the world by reading newspapers and watching television.A. to i

15、nform B. to be informed C. informing D. informed35. We are taught that business letters should be written in a formal style _in a personal one.A. rather than B. other than C. better than D. less than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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、和）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。 Love Is Ju

16、st a Thread(爱只是一根线)Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to earn money in order to pay the 36 tuition for my brother and me. They dont 37 in the romantic ways that I read in books or I see on TV. My father has a bad temper; its easy fo

17、r him to lose his temper.One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I 38 sat down beside her and looked at her.“Is there any 39 between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice.My mother stopped her work and raised her head with 40 in her eyes. She didnt answer immediately. Then she bowed her head

18、and continued to sew the quilt. 41 at last I heard my mother say the following words:“Susan,” she said 42 . “Look at this thread. Sometimes it appears, but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt strong and durable（耐用的）. If life is a 43 , then love should be a thread. I

19、t can 44 be seen anywhere or anytime, but its really there. Love is 45 .”I listened carefully but I couldnt understand her until the next 46 . At that time, my father suddenly got sick seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. After they were 47 , every day in the mornin

20、g and dusk, my mother helped my father walk 48 on the country road. My father had never been so 49 . Along the country road, there were many beautiful flowers, green grass and trees. The sun softly shone through the leaves. All of these 50 the most beautiful picture in the world. The doctor had said

21、 my father would 51 in two months. But after two months he still couldnt walk alone. We were all worried.“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.“Susan,” he said kindly. “To tell you the truth, I just like 52 with your mom. I like this kind of life.” 53 from his eyes, I knew he loved my

22、mother deeply.Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. But from this 54 , I understand that love is just a 55 in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.36AexpensiveBlowCcheapDhigh1,3,537AplayBtalkCactDperform38AsilentlyBcarefullyCcertainlyDhappily39Amone

23、yBloveCtimeDdistance40AsurpriseBprideCdisappointmentDsatisfaction41ASoBButCAndDFor42AsadlyBexcitedlyCregretfullyDthoughtfully43AtroubleBpleasureCquiltDcloth44AhardlyBoftenCalwaysDever45AvaluableBinsideCtrueDpriceless46AwinterBautumnCsummerDspring47AfreeBbackCfineDready48AcontinuouslyBworriedlyCconst

24、antlyDslowly49AgentleBperfectCpleasedDthankful50Aput upBtook upCmade upDset up51ArunBrecoverCstandDwork52AwalkingBlivingCsittingDchatting53AExaminingBSeeingCNoticingDReading54ApracticeBobservationCexperienceDactivity55AthreadBthingCjewelDlight三、阅读理解：(共30分) （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、和中，选出

25、最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A Su Hua is studying at Cambridge, UK. She has bought a bicycle and is worried about security (安全). Her friend, Kate, found this article and sent it to her. Introduction A lot of crime is against bicycles. About 150,000 bicycles are stolen every year and most are never found. You ca

26、n prevent this happening by following a few careful steps.Basic SecurityDo not leave your bicycle in out-of-the-way places. Always lock your bicycle when you leave. Secure it to lampposts or trees. Take off smaller parts and take them with you, for example lights and saddles (车座).Locks Get a good lo

27、ck. There are many different types in the shops. Buy one that has been tested against attack. Ask for a recommendation from a bike shop.Marking Security marking your bike can act a deterrent to a thief. It can also help the police find your bicycle. It should be clearly written and include your post

28、code and your house or flat number. This will provide a simple way to identify your bicycle.Registration There are a number of companies who will security mark your bicycle for you. They will then put your registration number and personal details on their computer database. Then if your bicycle is f

29、ound it will be easy to contact you.Finally Keep a record of the bicycle yourself: its make, model and registration number. You can even take a photograph of it. This will prove the bicycle belongs to you.56. Which part of the text gives you information on how to lock up your bicycle when you leave

30、it? A. Locks.B. Marking.C. Registration.D. Basic Security.57. The underlined phrase “act as a deterrent to a thief” means _. A. help you recognize your bike B. help the police find your bicycle C. stop someone stealing your bicycle D. stop you worrying about your bike58. The article advises you to k

31、eep a record of your bicycle _. A. in the bike shop and your computer B. in the police station and a security company C. in a security company and your university D. by yourself and in a security company59. The main purpose of this article is _. A. to tell you what to do if your bicycle is stolen B.

32、 to suggest ways of keeping your bicycle safe C. to give you advice on where to buy a good lock D. to say why you shouldnt keep your bicycle in a quiet placeBOver the last 70 years, researchers have been studying happy and unhappy people and finally found out ten factors that make a difference. Our

33、feelings of well-being at any moment are determined to a certain degree by genes. However, of all the factors, wealth and age are the top two.Money can buy a degree of happiness. But once you can afford to feed, clothe and house yourself, each extra dollar makes less and less difference.Researchers

34、find that, on average, wealthier people are happier. But the link between money and happiness is complex. In the past half-century, average income has sharply increased in developed countries, yet happiness levels have remained almost the same. Once your basic needs are met, money only seems to incr

35、ease happiness if you have more than your friends, neighbors and colleagues.“Dollars buy status, and status makes people feel better,” conclude some experts, which helps explain why people who can seek status in other ways-scientists or actors, for example-may happily accept relatively poorly-paid j

36、obs.In a research, Professor Alex Michalos found that the people whose desires-not just for money, but for friends, family, job and health-rose furthest beyond what they already had, tended to be less happy than those who felt a smaller gap(差距). Indeed, the size of the gap predicted happiness about

37、five times better than income alone. “The gap measures just blow away the only measures of income.” says Michalos.Another factor that has to do with happiness is age. Old age may not be so bad “Given all the problems of aging, how could the elderly be more satisfied?” asks Professor Laura Carstensen

38、.In one survey, Carstensen interviewed 184 people between the ages of 18 and 94, and asked them to fill out an emotions questionnaire(问卷调查). She found that old people reported positive emotions just as often as young people. Some scientists suggest older people may expect life to be harder and learn

39、 to live with it, or theyre more realistic about their time running out, older people have learned to focus on things that make them happy and let go of those that dont.“People realize not only what they have, but also that what they have cannot last forever,” she says. “A goodbye kiss to a husband

40、or wife at the age of 85, for example, may bring far more complex emotional responses than a similar kiss to a boy or girl friend at the age of 20.”60According to the passage, the feeling of happiness _.Ais determined partly by genesBincreases gradually with ageChas little to do with wealthDis measu

41、red by desires61Some actors would like to accept poorly-paid jobs because the jobs _.Amake them feel much betterBprovide chances to make friendsCimprove their social positionDsatisfy their professional interests62Aged people are more likely to feel happy because they are more _.AoptimisticBsuccessfu

42、lCpracticalDemotional63Professor Alex Michalos found that people feel less happy if _.Athe gap between reality and desire is bigger Bthey have a stronger desire for friendshipCtheir income is below their expectation Dthe hope for good health is greaterCAlthough international students want to dive in

43、to American culture, it is easier to stay close to the familiar“Most international students told me that they want to meet and make friends with as many Americans as they can,” said Mark Galloway, Institute for International Studies (IIS) student adviser at Murray State University“But in reality, th

44、ey are comfortable with being around people from their own country, if possible”Testing of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is an admissions(入学) test for international students enrolling in American universitiesGalloway said students scores decreased when they spent less time with American stud

45、entsMore than 450 international students are on campus at Murray State UniversityThailand, Japan, South Korea, China and Germany are the countries with the most students this semester, according to an IIS reportWichien Eampromate, Thai Student Association president, said poor English ability and cul

46、tural differences make it difficult for Thai students to spend time with Americans“We eat different things; we do different kinds of things,” said EampromateOn the other hand, Joon-Seong Bae, an exchange student from Korea University, said he tries to avoid hanging around other KoreansBut it is not

47、easy for himHe said he is less comfortable with Americans because he cannot say everything he wants to say, and not all Americans are patient with his limited English“There were two or three Americans and me,” Bae said“We talked about somethingAs time went by, I was kind of excluded(排斥在外) because th

48、ey talked to each other”While international students venture outside their comfort zones, American students also have the opportunity to be exposed to other cultures“I know there are a lot (of American students) who want to get to know international students,” said Philip Lee, senior from Boonville,

49、 Indiana“They are just uncomfortable” Lee said he has learned about life from his international friends, although it is sometimes a challenge“I cant live a comfortable life all the time,” Lee said“I realized there is a great benefit of stepping out of my comfort zone to meet people”64From the first

50、paragraph we learn that _Ainternational students enjoy American culture with difficultyBinternational students all go to America without preparationCAmerican culture, in fact, is the same as othersDAmerican culture is easy to deal with65What Galloway said in this passage means _ATOEFL is becoming mo

51、re and more difficultBTOEFL is a test held in American universitiesCmixing with native Americans helps learning English DAmerica is the only place for us to learn English66When American students talk with international students, they _Aalways feel comfortable Busually become angryCoften charge for m

52、oney Dusually get familiar with other cultures67It can be inferred from this passage that _Ainternational students go to America in order to improve their EnglishBinternational students can hardly make any friends in America Cit is necessary for international students to make friends with AmericansD

53、it is bad for international students to get along with Americans DThe curtain on the 2008 US presidential election finally rose last month as John McCain and Barack Obama were formally nominated (提名) as candidates of the two major partiesThis may be one of the hardest decisions voters have to make b

54、etween two appealing candidatesThe big question for voters, as they face both an economic downturn and international threats, is: who will they elect? A young first-term senator promising change and new ideas, or a longtime senator with strong military experience and a reputation as a maverick (特立独行

55、的人)? American voters have never seen a candidate quite like ObamaHe has a white mother from the US and a black father from Kenya who left the family when Obama was very youngHe spent part of his youth in IndonesiaHis supporters say Obamas childhood gives him the advantage to repair the recent damage