云南省德宏州芒市中学2012-2013学年高二英语下学期期中试题新人教版.doc

芒市中学2012-2013学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题班级 姓名 学号 成绩 注意事项：1答题前，考生务必用黑色碳素和2B笔将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号、座位号在答题卡和答题卷上填涂清楚。考试结束，将答题卷和答题卡一并交回。21-70题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。答在试卷上的答案无效。第卷(71-90)直接在答题卷上作答。第I卷(选择题，共105分)第一部分 听力（共二节， 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. Why does the man want to move to New York?A. Because he doesnt like to live in the small town.B. Because he wants to find a job there.C. Because he likes the way of life in a big city.2. What does the man mean?A. He doesnt agree with the woman.B. He has a better idea than the womans.C. He has the same opinion as the woman.3. How was the climate where the old couple lived?A. It was very rainy. B. It was very snowy. C. It was very warm.4. What are they mainly talking about?A. People with AIDS. B. What HIV is. C. How people gets aids.5. What will most probably happen if the woman supplies her bank details?A. She will get a lot of money.B. Her money in the bank will be stolen.C. She will take part in a special activity.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面6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8题。6. Why is new high tech-equipment used in modern Olympic Games?A. To help athletes perform even better. B. To make competition fiercer.C. To stop competition among the athletes. 7. People hold modern Olympic Games in order to _.A. improve their technology B. improve their health C. promote competition听第7段材料, 回答第9至11题。9. What does the man do when coming across some trouble?A. Sleeps on it. B. Solves it immediately. C. Asks for help.10. What does ”sleep on” it mean?A. Sleeping with the problem in mind. B. Taking the problem as a pillow.C. Sleeping without thinking about the problem.11. It is mentioned in the dialogue that _.A. scientists still cant explain the phenomenon.B. it is untrue that sleeping can help solve problems.C. only the man has the ability to sleep on problems.听第8段材料, 回答第12至14题。12. Where does the conversation most probably take place?A. In the classroom. B. At home. C. In a bus.13. What has the woman been thinking about recently?A. The environmental protection. B. The convenience of public transportation.C. The explosion of the world population.14. How many aspects did the man mention when he talked about sustainable development?A. One. B. Two. C. Three.听第9段材料, 回答第15至17题。15. Where are the two speakers?A. At the radio station. B. In a studio. C. In the forest.16. How many kinds of trees grow in one square kilometer?A. About l, 500. B. About 400. C. About 750.17. What is the woman?A. A reporter. B. A student. C. A scientist.听第10段材料, 回答第18至20题。18. How long did it take Tom to find his parents by Internet?A. Only one day. B. About one year. C. 26 years.19. When did Tom meet his mother Silvia?A. On New Years Day. B. On Teachers Day. C. On Mothers Day20. Which of the following can we not know?A. Toms birth information. B. Where Toms father lives. C. Why Toms parents left him.第二部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节: 单项填空(共15小题；每小题l分，满分l5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. Can you keep an eye on my bag, Tom? I just want to use the bathroom. _. It will be safe with me. A. Go ahead B. I think so C. Not at all D. Youre welcome22. The warmth of _sweater will of course be determined by the sort of _wool used.A. the, the B. the, / C. /, the D. /,/23. It is only when the disease has progressed to the AIDS _ a person begins to look sick. A. which B. what C. who D. that 24. _ late in the morning, Bob turned off the alarm. A. To sleep B. Sleeping C. Sleep D. Having slept25. They also agree that it is the burning of more and more fossil fuels that has resulted _ this increase in carbon dioxide. A. from B. of C. in D. to26. He was so_ a key university that he would work until late into the night. A. curious about B. anxious about C. desperate for D. concerned about27. Children under six are not _to school except those of extraordinary intelligence. A. permitted B. admitted C. accepted D. received28. The trade union in this industry are _ any reduction in wages. A. objecting against B. opposed to C. reacted to D. resisting against29. _ volcanoes now for many years, I am still amazed at their beauty as well as their potential to cause great damage. A. Studied B. To study C. Having studied D. Studying30. We made _ clear when and where we _ going to have the meeting. A. that; are B. it; are C. it; were D. that; were31. Not only _ work faster, but also he worked better. A. he did B. does he C. he does D. did he 32. Peter, as well as his two sisters Sondra and Emily, _ left-handed. A. is B. has C. are D. have 33. The camera is _ expensive _ I cant afford it. A. so; that B. such; that C. so; as to D. enough; that34. Would you please keep silent? The weather report _ and I want to listen. A. is broadcast B. is being broadcast C. has been broadcast D. had been broadcast35. He seldom has lunch at school, _? A. hasn't he B. has he C. doesn't he D. does he 第二节: 完形填空(共20小题；每小题l5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、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。Water and its importance to human life were the centre of the worlds attention last week. March 22 was World Water Day and 36 the theme “Water for Life”.There are more than one billion people in the world who live without 37 drinking water. The United Nations 38 to cut this number in half by 2015.Solving such a big problem seems like a(n) 39 challenge. But everyone, 40 teenagers, can do something to help. A teenage girl in the US has set an example to the 41 of her age around the world.Rene Haggerty, 13, was awarded the 2004 Gloria Barron Prize for her work 42 discarded(废弃的) batteries（电池）which pollute water.In 2003, Haggerty went on a field trip to the Great Lakes Science Centre in Ohio. There she saw an exhibit about how 43 in old batteries harm the water of Lake Erie.Haggerty learnt that 44 the batteries was an easy solution. “I think everybody can do it, because everyone 45 batteries, and it can make a big difference.” With these words, she began to 46 awareness in her area.She 47 her county government and school board. She got permission to start a recycling programme in schools 48 the public library, hospital, and churches. With help from her family, friends and local waste-management 49 , she gathered containers, arranged transportation, and made a(n) 50 video.Over the past two years, she collected four tons of batteries and drew the attention of officials, who were in charge of a battery recycling programme but had made 51 progress.When asked 52 she feels like a hero, Haggerty is quite _53 . “Not really. Well, maybe for the fish I saved!”Every year the Gloria Barron Prize 54 young Americans aged 8 to 18 who have shown leadership and courage in 55 the public and the planet. Each year ten winners receive US $ 2,000 each, to help with their education costs or their public service work.36. A. hadB. gaveC. wroteD. discussed37. A. enough B. safe C. much D. polluted38. A. asksB. orders C. hopes D. ensures39. A. good B. strong C. importantD. unreal40. A. especiallyB. sometimes C. even D. seldom41. A. boys B. others C. students D. grown-ups42. A. collecting B. selling C. buying D. using43. A. things B. chemicals C. water D. air44. A. making B. recycling C. reducing D. handling45. A. uses B. has C. throws D. needs46. A. tell B. increaseC. spread D. inform47. A. talked to B. listened to C. heard from D. thought about50. A. industrial B. agricultural C. scientific D. educational 51. A. much B. no C. some D. little52. A. if B. how C. when D. why53. A. proud B. glad C. modestD. worried54. A. praises B. helps C. supports D. honors55. A. awardingB. saving C. servingD. favoring第三部分：阅读理解 （共15小题，每题2分，满分30分）A Believe it or not, a rain check is not a weather report. A rain check is a small piece of paper. When can you get a rain check? Well, if you are going to a ball game or some other open-air activity and it is called off because of rain or some other reason, you may receive a rain check. With it you may go there again without paying. You may also receive a rain check at a shop. As you know, sometimes when you go to a shop to buy something which is on sale, it is sold out. You may ask the assistant to give you a rain check and with it you can go again next time to buy what you need at the sale price. Heres another way to use this word. If someone invites you to go somewhere, you would like to go very much but cannot, you may say “May I have a rain check?” This means, “I will come next time.” But you can never say “May I take a rain check?” when your teacher gives you some homework.根据短文内容，判断一下句子的正（T）误（F）。56. A rain check is a piece of paper with weather report on it. ( )57. When a ball game is called off because of rain, we can get a rain check. ( ) 58. We can buy something we need without paying with a rain check. ( )59. Sometimes a rain check means “I will come next time.” ( )60.Teachers will be glad to give their students a rain check when they ask them to do some homework. ( )阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。B In modern society there is a great deal of argument about competition. Some value it highly, believing that it is responsible for social progress and prosperity. Others say that competition is bad; that it sets one person against another; that it leads to unfriendly relationship between people. I have taught many children who held the belief that their self-worth relied（依赖）on how well they performed at tennis and other skills. For them, playing well and winning are often life-and-death affairs. In their single-minded pursuit（追求）of success, the development of many other human qualities is sadly forgotten. However, while some seem to be lost in the desire to succeed, others take an opposite attitude. In a culture which values only the winner and pays no attention to the ordinary players, they strongly blame competition. Among the most vocal are youngsters who have suffered under competitive pressures from their parents or society. Teaching these young people, I often observe in them a desire to fail. They seem to seek failure by not trying to win or achieve success. By not trying, they always have an excuse: “ I may have lost, but it doesnt matter because I really didnt try.” What is not usually admitted by themselves is the belief that if they had really tried and lost, that would mean a lot. Such a loss would be a measure of their worth. Clearly, this belief is the same as that of true competitors who try to prove themselves. Both are based on the mistaken belief that ones self-respect relies on how well one performs in comparison with others. Both are afraid of not being valued. Only as this basic and often troublesome fear begins to dissolve(缓解） can we discover a new meaning in competition.61. What does this passage mainly talk about? A. Competition helps to set up self-respect. B. Opinions about competition are different among people. C. Competition is harmful to personal quality development. D. Failures are necessary experience in competition.62. Why do some people favor competition according to the passage? A. It pushes society forward. B. It builds up a sense of duty. C. It improves personal abilities. D. It encourages individual efforts.63. The underlined phrase "the most vocal" in Paragraph 3 means _. A. those who try their best to win B. those who value competition most highly C. those who are against competition most strongly D. those who rely on others most for success64. What is the similar belief of the true competitors and those with a "desire to fail"? A. One's worth lies in his performance compared with others. B. One's success in competition needs great efforts. C. One's achievement is determined by his particular skills. D. One's success is based on how hard he has tried.65. Which point of view may the author agree to? A. Every effort should be paid back. B. Competition should be encouraged. C. Winning should be a life-and-death matter. D. Fear of failure should be removed in competition.C Photos that you might have found down the back of your sofa are now big business! In 2005, the American artist Richard Princes photograph of a photograph, Untitled (Cowboy）, was sold for $ 1, 248, 000. Prince is certainly not the only contemporary artist to have worked with so-called “found photographs”a loose term given to everything from discarded(丢弃的） prints discovered in a junk shop to old advertisements or amateur photographs from a strangers family album. The German artist Joachim Schmid, who believes “basically everything is worth looking at”, has gathered discarded photographs, postcards and newspaper images since 1982. In his on-going project, Archiv, he groups photographs of family life according to themes: people with dogs; teams; new cars; dinner with the family; and so on. Like Schmid, the editors of several self-published art magazines also champion (捍卫) found photographs. One of them, called simply Found, was born one snowy night in Chicago, when Davy Rothbard returned to his car to find under his wiper(雨刷） an angry note intended for some else: “Whys your car HERE at HER place?” The note became the starting point for Rothbards addictive publication, which features found photographs sent in by readers, such a poster discovered in our drawer. The whole found-photograph phenomenon has raised some questions. Perhaps one of the most difficult is: can these images