2013年高二下册英语期中试题(襄阳市四校带答案)-英语试题

2013年高二下册英语期中试题（襄阳市四校带答案）-英语试题－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－湖北省襄阳市四校2012-2013学年

高二下学期期中联考英语试题

时间：120分钟命题学校：枣阳一中襄州一中宜城一中曾都一中

分值：150分

第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分)

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。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。

1.Whatkindofsportsistheman’sfavorite?

A.Golf.B.Basketball.C.Football.

2.Howmanypeoplearethereinthewoman’sfamily?

A.4B.5C.6

3.WhatdoesthemanmeanaboutBetty？

A.Shedoesn’tlikegoingshopping.

B.Shewentshoppingyesterday.

C.Sheprefersshoppingtostudying.

4.Whatdoesthemanwanttolearn?

A.Russian.B.Spanish.C.English.

5.WhydidBobfailtopassthedriver’stest?

A.Hehadn’tenoughpractice.

B.Hewastoonervous

C.Hewasn’tgoodatdriving.

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。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6.Wherehasthemanbeen?

A.Manchester.B.Paris.C.London.

7.Whowillthemantalkwiththisevening?

A.Thewoman.B.Hisboss.C.Tom.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8.Whatdoestheteacheraskhisstudentstocallhim?

A.James.B.Mr.Black.C.Jim.

9.Whatdoesthemanthinkaboutstudyingchemistry?

A.It’sgoodtohaveachemistryteacher.

B.It’simportanttowatchcarefully.

C.It’sinterestingtostudychemistry.

第二部分：词汇知识运用(共两节，满分30分)

第一节多项选择(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

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.Whendeliveringaspeech,youshouldadjustyourlanguagetotheageofyour______audience.

A.targetB.entryC.boundaryD.concept

22.Butforhishelp,wewouldn’thavesucceeded.Sowe______histimelyaid.

A.distributedB.contributedC.acknowledgedD.admitted

23.Itseemedsomewhat________ofasensiblemantodrive3hoursjustfora10-minuteface-to-facetalk,butIdidthattointerviewJustinBieber.

A.absurdB.relevantC.clumsyD.aware

24.Theoutbreakofthisincidenthasgivenusmuchforthought,forcingusto______seriouslyonthepastandthefuture.

A.dependB.reflectC.concentrateD.congratulate

25.Ialwaysthinkitwassucha(n)______formetohavespentadaywithkidsintheChildren’sHome.

A.certificateB.assessmentC.privilegeD.arrangement

26.Whilethegovernmentsaysthereisa(n)______supplyofhouses,pricesofapartmentshavebeengoinguptheseyears.

A.parallelB.absentC.abundantD.short

27.SinceAustraliaisamulticulturalanduniquesociety,itisprobablyhardforChinesestudentsto_______it.

A.endupwithB.fitinwithC.putupwithD.comeupwith

28.Oneday,whenIwaswalkinginthestreet,someonedroppedapiefromawindowabove,andit_______missedlandingonmyhead.

A.narrowlyB.sharplyC.constantlyD.vividly

29.Severalmerchantprincesdeclaredbankruptcy（破产）.Beforelong,paniconthestockmarket______awaveofselling.

A.setaboutB.setoffC.setdownD.setout

30.Wewonthreegamesandlosttwo.______,I'dsayitwasasuccessfultournament.

A.IntotalB.InparticularC.InneedD.Allinall

第二节完形填空(共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(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。

Onacoldwinterday,Iwaitedinlinetoseemyhero,JackCanfield,theauthorofTheSuccessPrinciples.

Duringhistalk,Jack31hiswallet,pulledoutahundred-dollarbill,andsaid,“Whowantsthis?”32shotupintheaudience;peopleleanedforwardtoseewhomJackwould33.ButIjumpedup,ranupthe34tothestage,andgrabbedthebill.AsIwaslaunchingmyselfintheair,thoughts35throughmymind—wasIabouttobehumiliated(羞辱)infrontof800people?Wouldthey36securityguardsandtakemefromthestage?37mydesireforbraveactionwaslouderthanany38voice.

AsIgotthebillfromhishand,hesaid,“That’sit!Wecan’twaitforthe39tocometous.Wemusttakeactionto40whatwewant!”

Afterhistalk,ImanagedtoformallymeetJackandbravelyaskedforhis41emailaddress.Overthenextmonths,Isenthimemails42myvisionanddreamswithhim.Hekindlyemailedbacklotsofencouragement.Butmylifegot43withotherthings.Istoppede-mailingJack.

Ayearlater,mydreamshadwornaway.IthoughtJackwouldinspiremeintoaction,likeagiant44thatwouldshowmetheway.

Iemailedhim,andthenagain—butgotno45.AsIsatdownatmycomputertocheckmyemails,I46wokeup.WhatwasIdoing?Iwaswaiting!NowIrememberedthecrowd,mostlikely47thathundred-dollarbill,whiletheysat48totheirchairs.

Usuallyweallhavea“Jack”forwhomwewait—whetherit’saperson,aplaceorathing.We49believethegiftsoflifearejustaroundthecorner,andthateverythingwillcomeina(n)50way.Sowedon’ttry.Wegiveup.ButasWayneGretzkysaid:“You’llalwaysmiss100%oftheopportunitiesyoudon’ttake!”SoIstoppedwaitingandstartedmywritingcareer.

Nowwhatareyouwaitingfor?

31．A.pickedoutB.handedinC.stucktoD.reachedfor

32．A.CheersB.HandsC.HeadsD.Shouts

33．A.offerB.chooseC.likeD.greet

34．A.stepsB.roadC.pathD.route

35．A.appearedB.startedC.racedD.existed

36．A.askB.orderC.demandD.call

37．A.ButB.SoC.AndD.Or

38．A.carefulB.helpfulC.meaningfulD.doubtful

39．A.resultsB.aimsC.opportunitiesD.times

40．A.attractB.createC.repairD.accept

41．A.professionalB.personalC.publicD.secret

42．A.speakingB.sharingC.presentingD.describing

43．A.quickB.looseC.fullD.busy

44．A.entranceB.gateC.exitD.hand

45．A.responseB.noticeC.newsD.reaction

46．A.graduallyB.slowlyC.immediatelyD.suddenly

47．A.beggingB.claimingC.desiringD.valuing

48．A.lostB.devotedC.opposedD.stuck

49．A.falselyB.honestlyC.sincerelyD.correctly

50．A.difficultB.naturalC.earlyD.impressive

第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)

阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Whatmakesagiftspecial?Isitthepriceyouseeonthegiftreceipt?Orisitthelookontherecipient’sfacewhentheyreceiveitthatdeterminesthetruevalue?Whatgiftisworththemost?

ThisChristmasIwasdebatingwhattogivemyfather.Mydadisahardpersontobuyforbecauseheneverwantsanything.IpulledoutmyphonetoreadatextmessagefrommymomsayingthatwewereleavingforChristmasshoppingforhimwhenIcameacrossamessageonmyphonethatIhadlocked.Themessagewasfrommyfather.MyeyesfellonaphotoofaflowertakeninWyoming,andunderneathapoembyWilliamBlake.Theflower,alonedandelionstandingagainstthebrightbluesky,inspiredme.MydadhadbeenrecitingthosewordstomesinceIwasakid.ThatmayevenbethereasonwhyIlovewriting.Idecidedthatthosewordswouldbemygifttomyfather.

Icalledback.ItoldmymomtogowithoutmeandthatIalreadycreatedmygift.Isentthephotoofthecream-coloredflowertomycomputerandtypedthepoemontopofit.AsIwasarrangingthedetailsanotherpoemcametomind.ThepoemwaswrittenbyEdgarAllanPoe;mydadreciteditasmuchashedidtheother.Itypedthatoutaswellandsearchedonlineforabackgroundtothewordsofit.Thepoemwasfocusedarounddreaming,andaftersearchingIfoundtheperfectpicture.Theimagewaspaintedwithbluesandgreensandpurples,twistingtogethertocreatethethemeandwonderofadream.AsIwatchedbothpoemspassingthroughtheprinter,thewhitepapercoloringwithwordsthatshapedmychildhood,Ifeltthatthiswasagiftthatmyfatherwouldtrulyappreciate.

Christmassoonarrived.TheminuteIsawthelookonmydad’sfaceasheunwrappedthoseswirling(盘旋)blackletterscarefullyplacedinacheapframe,IknewIhadgiventheperfectgift.

51.Theideaforaspecialgiftbegantoformwhentheauthorwas_______.

A.readingamessageB.havingadebate

C.doingshoppingD.leavingforWyoming

52.Theauthor’sinspirationforthegiftcamefrom_______.

A.acallfromthemotherB.astoryaboutakid

C.aphotoofaflowerD.atextaboutChristmas

53.Theunderlinedword“it”inparagraph3referstoapoemby______.

A.thefatherB.EdgarAllanPoe

C.WilliamBlakeD.theauthor

54.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?

A.Toshowhowtodesignimagesforgifts.

B.Todescribethegiftstheauthorhasreceived.

C.Toexplainhowcomputershelpcreategifts.

D.Tosuggestmakinggiftsfromone’sheart.

B

Thestorybeginswithfishing.

Onceaboyandhisfatherwentfishingbeforebass(akindofspecialfish)seasonopened.Theywerefishingearlyintheevening,catchingotherfishwithworms.Thentheboytiedonasmallsilverlure(鱼饵)andputitintothelake.Suddenlyhefeltthatsomethingverybigpullingonthelure.Hisfatherwatchedwithadmirationastheboyskillfullybroughtthefishbesidethebank.Finallyheliftedthetiredfishfromthewater.Itwasthelargestonehehadeverseen,butitwasabass(thespecialfish).

Theboyandhisfatherlookedatthebigfish.Thefatherlitamatchandlookedathiswatch.Itwas10pm–twohoursbeforethebassseasonopened.Helookedatthefish,thenattheboy.“You’llhavetoputitback,son,”hesaid.

“Dad!”criedtheboy,“Therewillbeotherfish,”saidhisfather.“Notasbigasthisone,”criedtheboy.Helookedaroundthelake.Nootherfishermenorboatswereinsightinthemoonlight.Helookedagainathisfather.

Eventhoughnoonehadseenthem,norcouldanyoneeverknowwhattimehehadcaughtthefish,theboycouldtellfromhisfather’svoicethatthedecisioncouldn’tbechanged.Hethrewthehugebassintotheblackwater.Thebigfishdisappeared.Theboythoughtthathewouldneveragainseesuchabigfish.

Thatwas34yearsago.TodaytheboyisasuccessfularchitectinNewYorkCity.Heoftentakeshisownsonanddaughterstofishatthesameplace.

Andhewasright.Hehasneveragaincaughtsuchalargefishastheonehegotthatnightlongago.Buthedoesseethatsamefish…againandagain…everytimehehasanethicaldecisiontomake.For,ashisfatherhadtaughthim,ethics(伦理道德)aresimplemattersofrightandwrong.Itisonlythepracticeofethicsthatisdifficult.

55.Whathappenedwhenthebigfishturnedouttobeabass?

A.Thefatherlitamatchinordertocheckthetime.

B.Theboyandhisfatherdiscussedwhattodowiththebigfish.

C.Theboythrewthebassbackintothewaterwillingly.

D.Theyworriedotherfishermenmaydiscoverwhattheyhaddone.

56.Fromthetextweknowthatthefather_____.

A.dislikedthehugefishB.alwaysdisagreedwithhisson

C.didn’tlovehissonD.wasfirmandstubborn

57.Thesuccessfularchitectwentfishingwithhischildrenatthesameplacebecause_____.

A.theymightcatchabigfishthere

B.theirchildrenenjoyedfishingthere

C.itwasamostpopularfishingspot

D.hewastaughtamorallessonthere

58.Whatdoesthestoryimply?

A.Anethicaldecisionisalwayseasytomake.

B.Fishingcanhelponetomakerightdecisions

C.It’shardtotellrightfromwrongsometimes

D.Itiseasytosaysomething,butdifficulttodo.

C

Travelisexcitingandsummerisabusyperiodforholidaytravel.Manypeoplewilltravelgreatdistancesinairplanes,carsorothervehicles.Expertssaypeopleshouldknowaboutotherhealthproblemsthatcanstrikewhentravelingbyair.

Oneoftheseisaconditioncalledhypoxia(缺氧症).Itresultsfromalackofoxygentothebrain.Expertssaythebodybeginslosingoxygenminutesafteranairplaneleavestheground.Theairpressureinaplaneduringflightislowerthanatsealevel.Thismakesitmoredifficultforthebodytoeffectivelyusethesameamountofoxygenasitwouldontheground.Feweroxygenmolecules（分子）crossthetissues(组织)inthelungsandreachthebloodstream.

Theresultisafivetotwentypercentdropintheamountofoxygenintheblood.Thisreducestheamountofoxygenthatreachestheorgansofthebody.

Oneeffectofthislackofoxygentothebrainisaheadache.Whenthishappens,theheartattemptstofixthesituationbybeatingharderandfaster.Thiscanmakethetravelerfeeltired.

Thesesignsofhypoxiaarenotdangerousinahealthyperson.Butadropinoxygenlevelcancauseahealthemergencyinpeoplewithheartorlungproblems.Theymightloseconsciousnessorevensufferaheartattack.

Expertssaythatsmokingcigarettesanddrinkingalcoholicliquidsalsoreducethebody’sabilitytouseoxygen.Sotheysuggestthatpeoplenotdrinkalcoholorsmokecigaretteseitherbeforeorduringaflight.Theyalsosaypersonswithheartorlungproblemsshouldseekadvicefromtheirdoctorsbeforeflying.

59.Theauthorwritesthepassagemainlyto___.

A.explainthecausesandeffectsofhypoxia

B.offersomeadviceonavoidinghealthproblems

C.warnpeopleinairplanesofpossibledangers

D.advisepeoplenottosmokeordrinkalcohol

60.Accordingtothepassage,whatleadstohypoxia?

A.Ourbodyneedslessoxygenduringtakeoff.

B.Theairpressureinaplaneistoohigh

C.Thebrainlacksenoughoxygen.

D.Thebloodstreamcontainsnooxygenmolecules.

61.Theunderlinedpart“fixthesituation”means“___”.

A.usemoreoxygenitneedsB.bumpmorebloodtothebrain

C.reducetheamountofbloodD.increasetheairpressure

62.Whyshouldpassengersnotsmokeordrinkbeforeflying?

A.Drinkingalcoholmayraiseone’sbloodpressure.

B.Smokingmaypollutetheairinsidetheairplane.

C.Theyweakenthebody’sabilitytouseoxygen.

D.Drinkingisforbiddenattheairport.

D

FormysweetsixteentherewerenoTVcamerasfilmingtheplanningprocess,andnobeautifulcarasa“surprise”giftattheendoftheparty.Butitwasapartywithafarbetterending.MyfriendsandfamilycametogethertodancethenightawayandrememberWorldAIDSDaytohelptheHollyHouseOrphanage(孤儿院)inNairobi,Kenya.The$8,600weraisedwasthebestgiftIcouldeverdreamof!Itwassopleasingtoknowthatmycelebrationwouldbefelthalfwayaroundtheworldbychildreninneed.

IampartoftheGlobalCitizenCorpsLeadershipProgram,whichhastaughtmetobecomeawareoftheproblemsofthosearoundtheworld.Tome,itseemsthatalackofeducationistheobstaclethatkeepsmanyinthecycleofpoverty.TheschoolinNairobiisaplacewhereIbelievemyefforts,althoughsmall,canhaveahugeeffect.

WhenIstartedplanningformysweetsixteen,Ifacedmanydifficulties.ButlaterIrealizedthatWorldAIDSDaywasonaSaturday,soIdecidedtousethateveningincombinationwiththedonationthemesothatthedatemeantsomething.MyactualbirthdaywasnotuntilFebruary,butImovedthepartytoWorldAIDSDayinDecember.EveryoneItoldwasinspired.Asamatteroffact,aftermypartyIreceivedaninvitationfromafriendwhoalsoaskedfordonationsforanotherAfricanAIDSorganizationinsteadofgifts.ThismakesmefeellikeIcanencouragemyfriendstomakeadifferenceintheworld.

IdidnottelltheschoolwhatIhadcookedupformybirthday.Iwantedittobeasurprise.SoIputallofthechecksinoneenvelopewithaChristmascard.ThenIwaitedwithexcitementforaresponse.Theschoolcouldnothavebeenmorepleasedwiththeirgift.Thisbirthdaypartyhasbeenthebestever.Isn’tthatwhatasweetsixteenshouldbe?

63.Howdidtheauthorcelebratehersixteenthbirth-day?

A.Byreceivinga“surprise”giftofabeautifulcar.

B.ByrecordingthepartywithaTVcamera.

C.Byraising$8,600forAfricanchildren.

D.Bydrinkingwithherfriendsandfamily.

64.TheGlobalCitizenCorpsLeadershipProgramaimstohelpchildren______.

A.organizetheirbirthdaycelebration

B.careabouttheproblemsoftheworld

C.improvetheirlevelofeducation

D.stayawayfromtheinfluenceofAIDS

65.Theunderlinedpartinthelastparagraphprobablymeans______.

A.whatshedidfortheschool

B.thegiftsherfriendspreparedforher

C.thefoodsheandherfriendsateattheparty

D.whatshebroughttoherbirthdayparty

66.TheauthorcelebratedherbirthdayonWorldAIDSDayto______.

A.celebrateherbirthdayaheadoftime

B.expectmorecashfromherfriends

C.tellchildrensomethingaboutAIDS

D.makeherbirthdaymeaningful

E

Inbringingupchildren,everyparentwatcheseagerlythechild’sacquisitionofeachnewskill-thefirstspokenwords,thefirstindependentsteps,orthebeginningofreadingandwriting．Itisoftentemptingtohurrythechildbeyondhisnaturallearningrate,butthiscansetupdangerousfeelingsoffailureandstatesofworryinthechild:Thismighthappenatanystage．Ababymightbeforcedtouseatoilettooearly,ayoungchildmightbeencouragedtolearntoreadbeforeheknowsthemeaningofthewordshereads．Ontheotherhand,though,ifachildisleftalonetoomuch,orwithoutanylearningopportunities,heloseshisnaturalenthusiasmforlifeandhisdesiretofindoutnewthingsforhimself．

Patentsvarygreatlyintheirdegreeofstrictnesstowardstheirchildren．Somemaybeespeciallystrictinmoneymatters．Othersaresevereovertimesofcominghomeatnightorpunctualityformeals．Ingeneral,thecontrolsimposed（强加）representtheneedsoftheparentsandthevaluesofthecommunityasmuchasthechild’sownhappiness．

Asregardsthedevelopmentofmoralstandardsinthegrowingchild,consistencyisveryimportantinparentalteaching．Toforbidathingonedayandexcuseitthenextisnofoundationformorality．Also,parentsshouldrealizethat“exampleisbetterthanprecept（准则）”．Iftheyarenotsincereanddonotpracticewhattheyteach,theirchildrenmaygrowconfused,andemotionallyinsecurewhentheygrowoldenoughtothinkforthemselves,andrealizetheyhavebeentosomeextentfooled．

Asuddenawarenessofamarkeddifferencebetweentheirparents’principlesandtheirmoralscanbeadangerousdisappointment．

67.Eagerlywatchingthechild’sacquisitionofnewskills_________．

A.shouldbeavoided

B.willmakehimloseinterestinlearningnewthings

C.setsupdangerousstatesofworryinthechild

D.isuniversalamongparents

68.Intheprocessofchildren’slearningnewskills,parents______．

A.shouldachieveabalancebetweenpushingthemtoohardandleavingthemontheirown

B.shouldnotexpecttoomuchofthem

C.shouldencouragethemtoreadbeforetheyknowthemeaningofthewordstheyread

D.shouldcreateasmanylearningopportunitiesaspossible

69.Thesecondparagraphmainlytellsusthat__________．

A.parentalrestrictions(限制，规定)vary,andarenotalwaysintendedforthebenefitofthechildrenalone

B.parentalcontrolsreflectonlytheneedsoftheparentsandthevaluesofthecommunity

C.parentsshouldbestrictwiththeirchildren

D.parentsvaryintheirstrictnesstowardstheirchildrenaccordingtothesituation

70.Inmoralmatters,parentsshould__________．

A.forbidthingswhichhavenofoundationinmorality

B.beawareofthemarkeddifferencebetweenadultsandchildren

C.observetherulesthemselves

D.consistentlyensurethesecurityoftheirchildren

第四部分：书面表达(满分50分)

第一节：完成句子（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）

阅读下列各小题，根据每句后的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。

71.Youcan’tseehim.Hewasbadlyinjuredintheaccidentlastnightand___________now.(operate)

你现在不能见他，他在昨晚的事故中受了严重的伤，现在正在做手术。

72.Youwillhave__________________________aslongasyouworkhardnow.(worry)

现在只要你努力，将来没什么可担心的.

73.—George,youappearednervouswhenyoustoodonthestagelastnight,didn’tyou?

—Yes,abit.Afterall,itwasthefirsttimethatI_________________________anEnglishspeakingcontest.(participate)

—乔治，昨晚你在舞台上显得有点紧张，不是吗？

—嗯，有一点，毕竟那是我第一次参加英语演讲比赛。

74.______________________________shouldbenoreasonfortreatingone’sneighborsasstrangers.（occupy）

工作繁忙不应该成为“对面不相识”的借口。

75.Withtheoldpeopleandyoungchildren___________athome,moreandmorepeasantscometobigcitiestomakeafortune.(leave)

越来越多的农民把老人和小孩独自留在家中，跑到大城市淘金。

76.Noonecanmatchus________________________________.Wecanfinishthetaskaheadofschedule.(concern)

就速度而言，没有