高一下期中英语试题

PAGE高二年级英语试题第4页共9页华中师大一附中2012—2013年度上学期期中检测高二英语试题命题:冯辉熊效华陈岚陈定逵审题:陈定逵第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。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；每小题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选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。每段对话仅读一遍。1.WhydoesthewomanwanttogotoAmerica?A.Totakelanguagecourses.B.Toattendaconference.C.Tovisitsomefriends.2.WhatdoyouknowaboutPeterSmith?A.Heishavinglunchathome.B.Heisoutatthemoment.C.HeistalkingwithMary.3.Whatissaidaboutthewoman?A.Shespendsmorethansheearns.B.shesavesaloteachmonth.C.Shehasatightbudget.4.Whatdoyouknowaboutthespeakers?A.TheyarenowtravelinginMexico.B.TheyhavebeentoafestivalinMexico.C.TheypaintedsomepicturesinMexico.5.Whatisthewomandoing?A.HelpingchildrenwithAIDS.B.RaisingmoneyforAfricanchildren.C.CollectinginformationonAfricanchildren.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。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.Whatwasthemandoingduringtheearthquake?A.Shouting.B.Running.C.Sleeping.7.Howwasthemanwhentheearthquaketookplace?A.Hewasill.B.Hewashelpless.C.Hewasfrightened.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.WhydoestheboyloveSundays?A.Hecanplaybasketball.B.Hehasnoclassesatschool.C.HecanwatchsportsonTV.9.Whatistheboyexpectedtodo?A.Tohelpwithhousework.B.TowatchagameonTV.C.Tohaveagoodrest.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Whatissaidaboutmedicaldevelopmentinthefuture?A.Healthcarewillbefree.B.Cancermaybecured.C.AIDSmaydisappear.11.Whatwillmakedistantplacesmorepopularforholiday?A.Betterairservice.B.Fasterairtransport.C.Lowercostforairtravel.12.Whatisthetopicofthisinterview?A.Futurewaysoftraveling.B.Medicalprogressinthefuture.C.Changesoflifeinthenextdecade.听第9段材料，回答13至16题。13.Whereisthewomangoingnow?A.Toanartmuseum.B.ToaChineserestaurant.C.Toanundergroundstation.14.Whydoesthewomancometothecity?A.Forbusiness.B.Fortraveling.C.Forshopping.15.Whydoesthemanrecommendtherestauranttothewoman?A.Theservicethereisgood.B.Thefoodthereistasty.C.Thepricethereislow.16.Accordingtotheman,whichisthebestmeansoftransporttotherestaurant?A.Thebus.B.Thetaxi.C.Theunderground.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Whatkindofpassagehaveyoujustheard?planets.Saturday’sMass(弥撒)wasledbyJozefKowalczyk,thehighestchurchauthorityinthisdeeplyCatholiccountry.PolandalsoisthehomelandofJohnPaulII,thelatepopewhosaidin1992thatthechurchwaswrongindealingwithGalileo’swork.51.Thebesttitleforthispassageshouldbe______.A.AstronomerCopernicusreburiedashero B.TheremainsofCopernicuswasdiscoveredC.CopernicuscamebacktolifeinPoland D.Thechurchadmittedmakingmistakes52.Theunderlinedword“usher”inthe2ndparagraphmeans______.A.die B.plant C.divide D.lead53.TheremainsofCopernicusisnowburiedin________.A.anunmarkedgrave B.unknowncathedralC.atombinthecathedralwhereheserved D.thesameplacewherehewasborn54.TheactivityofreburyingCopernicusshowsthat______.A.thePolishgovernmentthinksitvitaltofindCopernicus’remainsB.thechurchhastakenactiontomakepeacewiththescientistB.thelatepopehashadgreatinfluenceonthepeopleinPolandD.Copernicus’sfindingshavebeenrecognizedmoredeeplyBUndoubtedlyEnglishtodayisoneofthemostimportantandrichestoftheworld’slanguages.ProbablythemostsignificantfactoraccountingforthelatterqualitywastheConquestofEnglandbytheNormansmorethan900yearsago.TheconqueringNormansspokeFrench.MostofthepeopleoftheconquerednationspokevarietiesofAnglo-SaxonofGermanicorigin.Ofcourse,theNormanswerestrongerthanthelocalpeoplepoliticallyandnaturallytheirlanguagebecamethelanguageoftheKing’scourt.Italsobecamethelanguageforwrittendocuments,togetherwithLatin,andwasgenerallyregardedassomehow“better”thanthelanguageofthecommonpeople.Inspiteofobviouslybeing“worse”,however,thelanguageoftheordinaryinhabitantsofEngland,andespeciallythelanguagespokenbythepeopleofthecentralpartofthecountry,didnotdieout.Forcenturies,thetwolanguagescontinuedtoexistside-by-side.Theindividualmostresponsibleforbringingthemtogether(andoneofthegreatestwritersinEnglishliterature)wasacustomsofficialwholivedinthelate14thcenturynamedGeoffreyChaucer,whoseCanterburyTalesisoneofthemostextraordinaryworksinEnglish,anewlanguage,whichwasacombinationofthemoreelegantFrenchandthecruderbutmorepowerfulGermanicelements.SinceChaucer’stimethetwolanguageshavebeenwovencloserandclosertogether,formingthesinglelanguagethatweknowasEnglish.However,eventoday,signsofthedifferencessurvive,forwordsofFrenchorLatinoriginstilltendtooccurmorefrequentlyinformalwrittenEnglishthaninspokenEnglish.55.WhatisresponsiblefortherichnessoftheEnglishlanguageaccordingtotheauthor?A.ThewealthofEngland. B.TherichnessofChaucer’sworks.C.ThenumberofwordscomingfromLatin. D.TheNormans’conqueringEngland.56.TheNormans’languageplayedaleadingroleatthecourtandindocumentsbecause___.A.theNormanswerepoliticallystrongerthanthelocalpeopleB.theNormansdidn’tknowthecommonpeople’slanguageC.thelocalpeoplelikedtheNormanlanguagebetterD.theKingdidn’twanttolearnanewlanguage57.SinceChaucer’stime,theFrenchandtheGermaniclanguages________.A.havebecomehardertolearn B.havecombinedtoformEnglishasitisC.havediedoutgradually D.haveseparated,withpeoplespeakingeitherone58.WordsofFrenchorLatinorigintendtooccurmorefrequentlyin____.A.spokenFrench B.spokenEnglishC.formalwrittenEnglishD.formalwrittenLatinCFrankFenner,professorofmicrobiologyattheAustralianNationalUniversity,haspredictedthatthehumanracewillbeextinctwithinthenext100years. Hehasclaimedthatthehumanracewillbeunabletosurviveapopulationexplosionand“uncontrolledconsumption”.FennertoldTheAustraliannewspaperthat“humanbeingswillbecomeextinct,perhapswithin100years.”“Alotofotheranimalswill,too,”headded.“It'sahardsituation.Ithinkit'stoolate.Itrynottoexpressthatbecausepeoplearetryingtodosomething,buttheykeepputtingitoff.”Sincehumansenteredindustrialization,wehavehadaneffectontheplanetthatrivalsanyiceageorcometimpact,hesaid.Fenner,95,haswonawardsforhisworkinhelpinggetridofthevirusthatcausessmallpoxandhaswrittenorco-written22books.HeannouncedtotheWorldHealthAssemblythatthediseasehadbeendisposedofin1980anditisstillregardedasoneoftheWorldHealthOrganisation'sgreatestachievements. Fennerblamestheclimatechangeforthehumanrace’scomingextinction.Hesaid:“We'llexperiencethesamefateasthepeopleonEasterIsland.Climatechangeisjustattheverybeginning.Butwe'reseeingremarkablechangesintheweatheralready.” “TheAboriginesshowedthatwithoutscienceandtheproductionofcarbondioxideandglobalwarming,theycouldsurvivefor40,000or50,000years.Buttheworldcan't.Thehumanspeciesislikelytogothesamewayasmanyofthespeciesthatwe'veseendisappear.”RetiredprofessorStephenBoyden,acolleagueofProfessorFenner,saidthatwhiletherewasdeeppessimismamongsomeecologists,othershadamoreoptimisticview.“Frankmaywellberight,butsomeofusstillhavethehopethattherewillbeanawarenessofthesituationand,asaresult,therevolutionarychangesnecessarytoachieveecologicalsustainability.”59.AccordingtoProfessorFrankFenner,_________.A.humanextinctionin100yearsispossibleB.peoplearetryingtoputoffanimalextinctionC.itisnottoolatetochangethepresentworldsituationD.greatgrowthofpopulationwillcauselimitlessconsumption60.ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph5that_____.A.changesinweatherhasjustbegunB.remarkablechangesinweatherhasbeenseenC.thepeopleonEasterIslandexperiencedabadfate D.climatechangehasledtothedyingoutofhumans 61.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph6probablymeans_______.A.theAboriginesdidn’tsurvivefor40,000or50,000yearsB.humanspeciescan’tsurvivefor40,000or50,000yearsC.manyofthespecieshavealreadydisappearedD.science,carbondioxideandglobalwarmingaretoblame62.ProfessorBoydenprobablythinksFrankFenneris_______.A.skeptical B.optimistic C.revolutionary D.pessimisticDToavoidbecomingtheleadstoryontheeveningnews,beprepared.Beforeyouheadoutonahike,checktheweather,takeplentyofwater,andmakesuresomeoneknowswhereyou’llbeandwhenyou’llbeback.Bringclothestokeepyouwarmwhenwet,likeawaterproofjacket.Avoidcotton,whichthesearch-and-rescuepeoplecalldeathclothasittrapsmoisture. Expecttogetlost,andcheckoftentomakesureyou’restillonthetrail.Theminuteyouthinkyoumightnotbeonthetrail,stop.Ifyou’renotalone,focusingontheneedsofotherscanhelpgetoveryourownfears.Otherkeystosurvival:stayingobservantandrememberingtorest.Keepingasenseofhumorhelpstoo-itreducesstressandpromotescreativethinking.Thesurestwaytogetoutaliveistotakebasicprecautions,suchastakingasurvivalkit(箱子)inyourcar.You’dbetterincludewaterproofmatchesforstartingafire,afoldingsawforcuttingbranches,andaplasticclothandropeformakingshelter.Don’tforgetanemergencyblanket,agoodknife,afirst-aidkit,aflashlight,batteries,snacksandwater.Ingeneral,peoplewhotrytofindtheirwayoutfareworsethanthosewhostayput.Findshelterbeforedark,andtrytokeepdry.Stayvisiblesoanyonesearchingcanseeyou.Inawide-openarea,makeasignalwithcolorfulclothes,makeabigXoutofrocks,ordigashallowtrench(浅沟).Thetoplayerofsoilisadifferentcolour.Throwitawayandmakestraightlines,whichareeasytospotfromabove.Youcangoseveraldayswithouteating,soinmostcases,you’rebetteroffnotlookingforfood,sincetherearelotsofpoisonousplantsinthewild.Youneedtostayhydrated(保持水分),soifyourunoutofwater,it’susuallybettertodrinkfromastreamwithsuspectwaterthantogowithout.Ifyou’retrappedinyourcar,staythere:youaremorevisibletorescuers,andthecarprovidesshelter.63.Thepassageiswrittento________.A.inform B.entertain C.analyze D.persuade64.WhichofthefollowingisNOTamustforyourpackbeforehiking?A.Cottonclothes. B.Matches. C.Afirst-aidkit. D.Enoughwater.65.Theunderlinedwords“stayput”inParagraph4probablymeans_______.A.stayvisible B.stayoutside C.findshelter D.staywhereyouare66.Ifyouarelostinthewilderness,youshould_______.A.gooutforfoodinthewildratherthanstayhungryB.drinkfromastreamwithsuspectwaterthanstaythirstyC.stayoutsidethecarratherthaninthecartobevisibleD.digashallowtrenchinthetopsoilratherthanwithrocksEIn1717mybrotherJamesreturnedfromEnglandwithapressandletterstosetuphisbusinessinBoston.Myfatherwasimpatienttohavemeboundtomybrother.Istoodoutforsometime,atlastwaspersuaded,andsignedtheagreementswhenIwasyetbut12yearsold.Mybrotherhad,in1720or1721,beguntoprintanewspaper.ItwasthesecondthatappearedinAmerica,andwascalledtheNewEnglandCourant.TheonlyonebeforeitwastheBostonNews-Letter.Irememberthatsomeofhisfriendsdiscouragedhimfromdoingit,asnotlikelytosucceed,onenewspaperbeing,intheirjudgment,enoughforAmerica.Atthistime(1771)therearenotlessthan25.Hewenton,however,withit,andafterhavingworkedincomposingthetypesandprintingoffthesheets,Iwasemployedtocarrythepapersthroughthestreetstothecustomers.Hehadsomeclevermenamonghisfriends,whoamusedthemselvesbywritinglittlepiecesforthispaper,whichgaineditcreditandmadeitmoreindemand,andthesegentlemenoftenvisitedus.Hearingtheirconversations,andtheiraccountsofhowwelltheirpaperswerereceived,Iwasexcitedtotrymyhandamongthem;but,beingstillaboy,andsuspectingthatmybrotherwouldnotprintanythingofmineinhispaperifheknewittobemine,Iplannedtodisguisemyhand,and,writingananonymouspaper,Iputitinatnightunderthedooroftheprinting-house.Itwasfoundinthemorning,andshowntohiswritingfriendswhentheycalledinasusual.Theyreadit,commentedonitinmyhearing,andIhadthegreatpleasureoffindingitpraised,andthat,intheirdifferentguessesattheauthor,nonewerenamedbutmenofsomefameamongusforlearningandwisdom.IsupposenowthatIwasratherluckyinmyjudges,andthatperhapstheywerenotreallysoverygoodonesasIthenhonoredthem.Encouraged,however,bythis,Iwroteandconveyedinthesamewaytothepressseveralmorepaperswhichwereequallyapproved;andIkeptmysecrettillmysmallfundofsenseforsuchperformanceswasprettywellexhaustedandthenIdiscoveredit,whenIbegantobeconsideredcleverbymybrother'sfriends,andinamannerthatdidnotquitepleasehim,ashethought,probablywithreason,thatittendedtomakemetoovain.67.Theauthorhopestotellreadersabout_______.A.hiscommentsonprintingindustry B.hisnaughtinessinchildhoodC.histricksonhisbrotherJames D.hisexperienceinprintingindustry68.Theauthorbegantowritestoriesbecausehe_____.A.wasunwillingtobeemployedtosellnewspapersonthestreetsB.wasinspiredbythesuccessofthenewspaperC.knewthathewrotebetterthanhisbrother’sfriendsD.wishedhisbrothertorealizehisabilitytowritewell69.Inordertomakehisarticleprintedonhisbrother’snewspaper,theauthor_____.A.triedtomakepeoplereadthenewspapersalotB.triedtomakeitfoundinthemorningbymanyothersC.disguisedhishandwritingwithouthisnamewhencontributingD.putitunderthedooroftheprintinghousesecretlywhileworking70.Whentheauthor’sbrotherknewthetruth,hefelt____.A.displeased B.happy C.lucky D.proud第四部分写作第一节完成句子(每题2分,总分20分)71.Tuberouscrops,suchaspotatoesandginger,turngreen____________________.(expose)块茎作物,比如土豆和生姜,在阳光下会变绿。72.YesterdayIgot___________________tomyquestionontheinternet.(expect)我昨天在网上找到了我要的答案。73.Thestudentsstruggledintherain.Butthey__________________whentheythoughtaboutstayingawayfromschoolforaweek.(inspire)学生们在雨中艰难而行。但想到一个星期不上学他们就变得斗志昂扬。74.WhenpeoplerefertoEnglishyoufind____________________.(include)当人们提到英国的时候你发现他们也把威尔士包括在里面了。75.IntheearlytwentiethcenturytheEnglishgovernmentformedtheUnitedkingdombygetting____________________toGreatBritainwithoutconflict.(connect)在20世界早期英国政府通过将爱尔兰和平并入大不列颠成立了联合王国。76.ItseemedstrangethatHuJingtao____________________toaddresstheproblemsofeducationinhisopeningspeechatthe18thpartycongress.(fail)很奇怪胡锦涛在18大的演讲中没有谈及教育存在的问题。77.____________________supportiveforgold,theoutcomeofU.S.electionssurprisinglymadethemetalfallbackwithstocksandEuro.(describe)尽管美国的选举结果被认为是对黄金有利的，但黄金却意外地跟随股票和