2012年下祁阳四中高二年级(上)期中考试英语试卷

英语试题卷

制卷人：张天澜

本试卷由试题卷和答题卡两部分组成。试卷分四个部分，共九页。时量120分钟。满分120分。所有试题均须在答题卡上作答。卷面需保持整洁。

第一部分听力技能（共两节，满分20分）

做听力部分时，请先在试题卷上作答。听力部分结束前，你将有两分钟的时间将第1至第15小题的答案转涂到答题卡上，将第16至20小题的答案转写到答题卡上。

SECTION A

Directions: In this section, you‘ll hear 6 conversations between 2 speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by 3 choices. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter (A, B or C) on the question booklet. You will hear each conversation twice.

Conversation l

1. What happened to the man?

A. He forgot to bring his student card.

B. He forgot to bring his library card.

C. He lost some of the borrowed books.

2. When should the man return what he has borrowed?

A. Before next Wednesday.

B. Between Monday and Thursday.

C. No later than next Thursday.

Conversation 2

3. What‘s the probable relationship between the two speaker s?

A. Shopkeeper and customer.

B. Waitress and customer.

C. Saleswoman and customer.

4. How does the man pay?

A. Write a check to the woman.

B. Ask the woman to get him the bill.

C. Go to the cashier to pay for it himself.

Conversation 3

5. Why does the woman want to change the Color of her lipstick?

A. To be cool.

B. To be serious.

C. To be attractive.

6. What do we know about the lipstick the woman took in the end?

A. Its color is suitable but it is very expensive.

B. Its color is right though it is not Lyfel brand.

C. Its co lor isn‘t bright but its brand is Lyfel.

Conversation 4

7. What is the relationship between the two speakers?

A. Boss and secretary.

B. Colleagues.

C. Classmates.

8. Who is John?

A. The boss of the two speakers.

B. The teacher of the two speakers.

C. The colleague of the two speakers.9. Why does the man say goodbye to the woman?

A. To go home.

B. To help John.

C. To finish his work.

Conversation 5

10. How many kinds of communication are mentioned?

A. 3.

B. 4.

C. 5.

11. What is true about mails according to the conversation?

A. It is the cheapest means of communication.

B. It is the most personal means of communication.

C. It has almost been given up by modern people.

12. What is the second kind of communication?

A. Mails.

B. Computers.

C. Telephones.

Conversation 6

13. What does the man think of the movie?

A. Absurd.

B. Fantastic.

C. Exciting.

14. Which character is accepted by the two speakers?

A. The captain.

B. The communications officer.

C. The doctor.

15. What kind of movie is this?

A. Comedy.

B. Science fiction.

C. Tragedy.

SECTION B

Directions: In this section, you'll hear a mini-talk. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you‘ve got. Fill in each b lank with NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS. You‘ll hear the mini-talk TWICE.

Protect Your Car from Being Stolen

First—Lock the car and make sure 16 are closed when you leave it. Even a tiny gap allows a thief to insert（插入）a wire to press the lock button. And don' t put a spare key inside or outside the car.

Second—Dusk to mid-evening are the 17 for car theft, so you' d better park in a well-lit area. Avoid giving your keys to the parking-lot attendant.

Third—Keep your 18 and registration in your wallet or purse. You should also have a record of your car' s 19

Last—It' s a good idea to install some kind of 20 . Thieves don't want to waste time on trying to steal a protected car.

第二部分：英语知识运用（共25小题；共两节，满分30分）

第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分, 满分15分）

21.If______ more attention, the tree could have grown much better.

A. Giving

B. To give

C. Given

D. Having given

22. ---Are you still going work on foot? ---Yes. My car _______ in the garage.

A. is being repaired

B. has been repaired

C. is repaired

D. is repairing

23. I found a sign which ________ ‗NO PARKING‘.

A. wrote

B. shown

C. saying

D. read24. –---She looks very happy．I think that she _____ have passed the exam．

-----I guess so．It‘s not difficult after all．

A．should B．could C．might D．must

25．—Henry doesn't seem like the same person．

—________so much in the war has made him more thoughtful．

A．Seeing B．See C．Being seen D．Seen

26. The little boy felt ______ and uncomfortable when he could not answer his teacher‘s

questions．

A．amused B．amazed C．curious D．ashamed

27. _________he admits that the problems are difficult, he does n‘t agree that they cannot b e

solved．

A．Since B．While C．Before D．unless

28. ____________ the problem for many years, he announced that we are now facing the

biggest environmental problem of our time．

A．Observed B．Observing C．Having observed D．Having been observed

29. Our English teacher gave us ___ advice that we ______ the new words and phrases in

every unit.

A. an; remember

B. a piece of; remember

C. an; should remember

D. a piece of; must remember

30. — What do you think made Mary so upset? — ___ her mp4.

A. As she lost

B. Lost

C. Losing

D. Because of losing

31. That they referred to that ______ thing made her very _____.

A. embarrassed; embarrassed

B. embarrassing; embarrassed

C. embarrassed; embarrassing

D. embarrassing; embarrassing

32. Not only _____ polluted but ____ crowded.

A. was the city, were the streets

B. the city was, were the streets

C. was the city; the streets were

D. the city was, the streets were

33. ___ the number of cars, only _____ small number of people have attended the meeting．

A．Judging from; a B．Judged form; a

C．Judging from; the D．Judged from; the

34. --- Do you know the girl in red?

--- She seems to ______ me at last month‘s party. But I‘m not sure.

A. introduce to

B. be introducing to

C. be introduced to

D. have been introduced to

35. The speaker had to raise his voice ________ by the listeners in the hall．

A．to make himself heard B．making himself heard

C．to make himself hear D．making himself hear

第二节完形填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从第31至第40小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A high school history teacher once told us, ―If you make one close friend in school, you will be most fortunate. A true friend is someone who stays with you for life." 36 _ teaches that he was right. Good friendship is just not easily formed.

It is possible that we simply do not stay in one place long enough for true friendship to 37 . However, there can be no disagreement on the need for each of us to think carefully about the kindof friendship we want.

To most of us, friendships are considered very important, but we need to have clear in our minds the kinds of friendship we want. Are they to be close or 38 at arm's length? Do we want to 39 ourselves or do we want to walk on the surface? For some people, many friendships on the surface are quite enough—and that's all right. But at some point we need to make sure that our expectations are the same as our friends' expectations. The sharing of _ 40 experience including our tears as well as our dark dreams is the surest way to deepen friendships. But it must be undertaken(进行) slowly and carried on only if there are sign of interest and action in return. What are some of the _ 41 _ of friendship? The greatest is the attraction to expect too much too soon. Deep relationships _ 42 _ time. Another ―major difficulty" is the selfishness to think one ―possesses" the other, including his time and attention. Similarly, friendships 43 actions in return. In other words, you must give as much as you take. Finally there is a question of taking care of. Unless you spend _ 44 _ time together, talking on the phone, writing letters, doing things together, friendships will die 45 .

36. A. Knowledge B. Teachers C. Experience D. Parents

37. A. design B. intend C. develop D. appear

38. A. remained B. left C. kept D. stayed

39. A. own B. owe C. share D. spare

40. A. social B. ordinary C. good D. personal

41. A. difficulties B. differences C. advantages D. things

42. A. cost B. spend C. ask D. take

43. A. require B. request C. depend D. suggest

44. A. reasonable B. comfortable C. less D. a lot

45. A. for B. away C. out D. from

第三部分阅读技能(共三节，满分35分)

第一节阅读理解（共12小题；每小题2分，满分24分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Soong Mei-ling was one of the most well-known Chinese women of the twentieth century.

Mei-ling was born in Hainan in 18, the youngest daughter of Charlie Soong. At the age of 8, she was sent to the United States to go to school, where she did well. She graduated from Wellesley College in Massachusetts in 1917 with a degree in English Literature. Because of her education Mei-ling spoke excellent English.

After graduation Mei-ling returned to China and she met Chiang Kai-shek(蒋介石) in 1920. She married him in 1927 after his divorce. During the war against Japan, Mei-ling acted as her husband’s interpreter and translator. She worked hard to promote the Chinese cause during the war, especially in the United States. In 1943 she became the first Chinese national and only the second woman to speak before the US Congress(国会).

After the defeat(溃败) of her husband’s government in 1949, Mei-ling moved to Taiwan. She lived there until her husband’s death in 1975. She then emigrated to the USA and lived on her family’s estate(别墅) in Lattington, Long Island, near New York. She spent much of timepainting.

Mei-ling died peacefully at her apartment in New York on October 23, 2003 at the age of 105.

46. Mei-ling was born in ______

A. 1920

B. 1927

C. 1917

D. 18

47. After graduation Mei-ling_______

A. went back to China

B. studied English Literature

C. lived in Massachusetts

D. spoke little English

48. During the war against Japan, Mei-ling________

A. was her husband‘s interp reter and translator

B. toured the United States

C. spent her time in Long Island

D. lived in Tai‘wan

49. Soong Mei-ling ______

A. was the oldest Soong sister

B. loved money

C. died in the USA

D. married Dr Sun Yat-sen(孙中山)

B

A gentleman put an advertisement in a newspaper for a boy to work in his office. Out of the nearly fifty men who came to apply, the man selected one and dismissed(解散) the others.

“I should like to know,”said a friend, “the reason you preferred that boy, who brough not a single letter—not a recommendation(介绍信）.”

“You are wrong,”said the gentleman. He had a great many. He wiped his feet at the door and closed the door after him, indicating that he was careful. He gave his seat immediately to the crippled (跛的) old man, showing that he was kind and thoughtful. He took off his cap when he came in and answered my questions immediately, showing that he was polite and gentlemanly.

“All the rest stepped over the book which I had purposely put on the floor. He picked it up and placed it on the table; and he waited quietly for his turn instead of pushing and crowding.

When I talked to him, I noticed his tidy clothing, his neatly brushed hair, and his clean fingernails(指甲). Can’t you see that these things are excellent recommendations? I consider them more significant(明显的) than letters.”

50. A gentleman put an advertisement in a newspaper _____

A. in order to hire an office boy

B. so as to dismiss the others

C. to select one among the fifty applicants

D. to select one and dismiss the others

51.The underlined word ―indicatiing‖ probably means _______

A. drawing

B. saying

C. showing

D. speaking

52. _______ was the very person the gentleman preferred.

A. He who had many letters

B. He who had no letters

C. He who wiped his feet

D. He who was careful, kind, polite and thoughtful

53. According to the passage, we know that the gentleman hired the boy by________

A. his good manners

B. the relationships between them

C. by the feelings

D. his letters

C

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54．What is the author ’s purpose in writing this passage?

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B ．To encourage people to settle in Virginia ．

C ．To introduce historic sites in Virginia ．

D ．To give people a general description of Virginia

55．What way is the News museum different from Rock House Museum?

A ．It is larger ．

B ．It is more exciting ．

C ．Visitors can act in it ．

D ．Visitors can see more in it ．

56．If you want to enjoy yourself in the evening, you may go to ______．

A ．The News museum

B ．Kenmore Plantation & Gardens

C ．Grand Caverns

D ．Virginia Beach

57．Which of the following places is not open in the winter months?

A．Natural Bridge of Virginia B． Grand Caverns

C．Virginia Beach D．Kenmore Plantation & Gardens

第二节摘录信息（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在文后第53至第57小题的空格里填上适当的单词或短语，并将答案转写到答题卡上。

注意：每空不超过3个单词。

Each year there is an increasing number of cars as millions of new cars are produced in America. Americans will not live without cars! However, some have realized the serious problem of air pollution by cars. It is necessary to find ways to solve the problem of air pollution.

One way to clean the air is to build a new kind of clean car. That‘s what several of the large car factories are trying to do. But to build a clean car is easier said than done. Progress in this field has been slow.

Another way is to take the place of the car engine by something else. Engineers are now working on it. Many makers believe that it will take years to develop a practical model for us.

To prevent the world being polluted by cars, Americans have to make some changes in the way of their life. They have to cut down on the number of their cars and are encouraged to travel and go to work by bike. But this change does not come easily ---- many workers may find themselves without jobs if a car factory closes down. And the problem of their pollution would become less important than that of unemployment.

Americans may live a happy but sad life for a long time because of the car problem..

第三节回答问题（共3小题；每小题2分，满分6分）

阅读下面短文，根据第58至第60小题的具体要求，尽可能简要回答问题，并将答案转写到答题卡上。

Do you have a goal for life? What's it? Do you want to become a writer, singer or just become a rich person?

A recent survey shows that in modern society, most people pick up practical goals, such as ―earning money to buy a house and a car‖, ―to improve one's life quality‖, ―finding a good job‖.

Wang You worked in a small firm (商行) in Nanjing. The job was good and he didn't have to work for extra hours. However, he felt the work was not exciting at all and the life was boring. Sohe gave up his job and went to Beijing in February, 2007. When he arrived in Beijing, he set his new goal as finding a good job.

Nowadays more and more people want to live a better life. This fact shows that the society is making progress and people's life goals have become more practical. One researcher says, ―Everybody has his/her own life goal, which will be surely different from people to people. If one is poor, one's life goal will be to earn more money; if one doesn't have a diploma, studying hard to get a diploma will become his life goal; and if one doesn't have love, his life goal will be to look for it. But if one has no life goal, he will idle away (虚度) his lifetime. {ks5u007}”

63. What will a poor man’s life goal be according to this passage? ( 回答词数不超过4个)

____________________________________________________________________

. Why does the writer mention Wang You? ( 回答词数不超过12个)

____________________________________________________________________

65. Give a short title for this article. （回答词数不超过6个）

____________________________________________________________________

第四部分写作技能(共两节，满分35分)

第一节双向翻译（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

请根据上下文内容，将文中划线部分译成汉语或者英语，并将答案转写到答题卡上。

Good evening. Today Mr. Johnson, a member of the International Olympic Committee visited a high school in Beijing.66. 在演讲时，他描述了古代奥运会and gave examples of some of the sports that still continue today. Athletes at the ancient games could only be men who spoke Greek, 67. 但是如今全世界各地的男女选手都能参加比赛了。The modern games, first held in 16, were designed to make it possible for countries and people to live peacefully together. 68. 约翰逊先生还谈到一些著名的运动员who have made Olympic history. He stated that Olympians had brought joy to people across the world with their attempts to push the limits of human achievements. 69. One example is Michael Jordan who won his second Olympic gold medal after a long break. Mr. Johnson also mentioned Deng Yaping, 70. She won many gold medals as an Olympian before retiring.

Mr. Johnson ended his speech by wishing the Olympic movement a successful future to match its golorious past. The audience really enjoyed his speech.

66 __________________________________________________________

67 __________________________________________________________

68__________________________________________________________

69 __________________________________________________________

70__________________________________________________________

第二节书面表达（25分）

良好的人际关系是建设和谐社会的关键。假设你是Tom，最近你校对“中学生如何交友？”的话题展开讨论，大家发表了不同的看法请你根据下面所给内容，写一封信给《21世纪报高中生版》“Your Words”栏目，反映讨论情况，并说明你对交友的看法。

2.词数150左右。开头和结尾已经写好，不计入总词数。

提示：建立build；人际的interpersonal; 关系relation和谐的harmonious; 烦恼annoyance; 痛苦bitterness;

Dear editor,

Recently our class have had a heated discussion on how middle school students should make friends.

As we all know, _____________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________Yours ever,

Tom