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高二下学期期中考试英语试题第I 卷（选择题，满分105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. whats the woman doing now?A. Reviewing he lessons. B. Doing her homework. C. Having class2. Where are the two speakers?A. In a furniture shop B. In a hotel. C. In a library.3. Where does this conversation take place?A. In a bank. B. In a post office. C. In a photo shop.4. What can we learn from the conversation?A. Mike is looking for a place to prepare for the exam. B. Mike is asking Jane to wait for him there. C. Mike wants to know if Jane knows where the reading room is.5. Whats the mans plan?A. To go to a dancing ball. B. To have dinner with his girlfriend. C. To the railway station to meet one of his old friends.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2至4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5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；听完后，各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第6至8题。6. Where dose the conversation take place?A. ON a train. B. Near a bus stop. C. In the department store.7. Whats the woman like?A She is kind. B. She is rude. C. She is apologetic8. What did the man do? A. He hurt the woman. B. He helped the woman carry the bags. C. He knocked the bags to the ground.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题9. What day of the week is it?A.Friday. B. Sunday. C. Saturday 10. What has John talking a lot about?ALeaving next Sunday B. Getting a new job in London. C. Finding a flat in London11. What will the man try to do? AGet the same job in London B. Go to London with John. C. Attend the party for John. 听第8段材料，回答第12至14题12. Who is waiting here for a few minutes?ACarl. B. The woman. C. Bond.13.Who telephoned the man when the two speakers are talking、ACarl. B. Bond. C. another woman14. When will Carls tutor(导师) go over his essay? AToday. B. Tomorrow. C. In two days.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15. Whats the mans major? A. Geology. B. History. C. Marketing.16.What is the job vacancy in the company? AAssistant manager. B. Secretary. C. Sales.17. What is the conversation about? ABusiness management. B. A job interview. C. Computer sales听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. How long havent Bill and John seen each other? AFor nearly 3 years. B. For about 2 years C. For only one year.19. Who is Mary Smith? A.Bills wife. B. Bills wifes classmate. C. Johns girlfriend.20. What does John do? AManager of a department. B. A junior clerk of a food company. C. A businessman possessing a company.第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）第一节 单项填空（共15小题; 每小题1分，满分15分）21. The operation is _ success and the patient is now out of _ danger.Aa; theBa; /C/; theD/; /22. It is the first time he _ here and now it is high time that he _ around.Acome; should be shownBhas come; were shownCcame; be shownDcame; was shown23Now it's been possible for us to be taken into “space”， _ we can experience weightlessness for a short time.AwhichBwhenCwhereDthat24 _from the operation, the patient was advised to stay in hospital for another two weeks.AHaving not fully recoveredBBeing not fully recoveredCNot having fully recoveredDNot fully recovering25On rainy days, accidents _ happen sometimes on steep roads.AshouldBshallCmustDcan26Though he has to _ a hard time, he still holds a positive attitude towards life.A. go throughB look throughC. go by D. see through27Did you watch Germany playing Greece last Friday night?Of course. _， up to now I have been staying up for every game of the UEFA Euro 2012.AWhat's moreBThat is to sayCIn other wordsDBelieve it or not28Fortunately, the driver and the passengers _ the car accident with little injury.A. livedB existedC. saved D. survived29.Only in this way _to make rapid progress in all your subjects.A. you can hope B. you did hope C. can you hope D. id you hope30The money collected should be made good use _ the people in South Asia who suffered a lot in the killer earthquake and tsunami(海啸)Aof helpingBto helpCto helpingDof to help31 By the time he _ from the college, his father will have retired.Awill graduateBgraduatesCwill have graduatedDis graduating32 She is said_ in the United States for four years before she came back to work in our company.Ato studyBto be studyingCto have studiedDstudying33What's your plan for this winter vacation?I'll take an express train to Dalian for my holiday _ school ends.AwhileBuntilCimmediatelyDunless34It's no good _ here. Let's go home.Ato waitBwaitedCwaitingDbeing waited35 Maria has written two novels, both of _ have been made into television series.AthemBthatCwhichDwhat第二节 完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分） 阅读短文，根据短文内容从A. B. C. D四个选项中选出最佳答案。 Last Friday, after doing all the family shopping in the town, I wanted to have a rest before catching the train. I 36 newspaper and some chocolate and 37 to the station coffee shop. It was a cheapself-service place with long tables to sit at. I put my heavy bag down on the floor, 38 the newspaper and the chocolate on the table and then went to get a cup of coffee. When I came back with the coffee, there was someone 39 in the next seat. He was a boy, with dark glasses and old clothes, and 40 bright red at the front. He had started to eat my chocolate!Naturally, I was rather uneasy about him, but I didn't want to have any 41. I just read the newspaper, tasted my coffee and took a bit off chocolate. The boy looked at me in 42. Then he took a second piece of my chocolate. I could hardly believe it. Still I didnt say anything to him. When he took a third piece, I felt more angry than uneasy. I thought, “well, I shall have the last piece.” And I got it. The boy gave me a strange look, then 43 up. As he left, he shouted out, “Theres something wrong with that woman!” Everyone looked at me , 44. I didnt want to quarrel with the boy, so I kept quiet. I did not realize that I had 45 a mistake until I finished my coffee and was ready to leave. My face turned red when I saw my unopened chocolate under the newspaper. The chocolate that I had been eating was the boys.36.A stole B. bought C. sold D. wrote37. A. went B. sat C. seated D. looked38. A. pushed B. took C. put D. pulled39. A. jumping B. playing C. sitting D. sleeping40. A. cut B. washed C. covered D. colored41. A. coffee B. trouble C. chocolate D. matter42. A. carelessness B. anger C. surprise D. happiness43. A. stood B. took C. cried D. looked44. A. and B. but C. so D. while45.A. spelt B. corrected C. made D. found第三部分 阅读理解他（满分40分） AIf you can speak English, you know a lot of English words. You can read, speak and understand. But there is another kind of language you need to knowthe language of the body, a part of what is called non-verbal communication. All over the world, people “talk” with their eyes. When Japanese people meet, they put their hands together. What do the American and the British do?Americans are more informal than the British. They like to be friendly. They use first name, they ask questions and they talk easily about themselves. When they sit down, they like to relax in their chairs and make A卷themselves comfortable.British people are more quiet. They take more time to make friends. They like to know you before they ask you home.When British and American people meet someone for the first time, they shake hands. They do not usually shake hands with people they know well. Women sometimes kiss their women friends, and men kiss women friends (on one cheek only). When a man meets a manfriend, he just smiles, and says “hello”. Men do not kiss each other. Even fathers and sons do not often kiss each other.46. Body language is_. A. they system of human expression newly invented recently. B. they system of human expression by means of words C. they system of human expression by sign, movement, etc. D. a common system of human expression with words and signs47.When an American man meets a woman friend, he _. A. kisses he B. just smiles C. says “hello” D shakes hands48.British people are_. A. as quiet as Americans B. more formal than Americans C. less friendly than Americans D. more informal than Americans49. From the passage we can come to the idea that _. A. most of the body language in different countries may be different. B. most of the body language if different countries is the same C. all the body language in different countries is different D. none of the body language in different countries is the same. BI worked for a short time as a casher(出纳员) at a restaurant a few months ago. I also helped to clean up the table when it was very busy. One night, just before Christmas, I found a large black wallet on the floor near one of the tables. I guessed I should check it to find out who was the owner, but I was very busy at that time. And I imagined that if there was something valuable in the wallet, the owner would be back. Sure enough, an hour later a man came up to the counter and asked if anyone had found a wallet. I asked him to describe the lost wallet, and after he described it exactly, I gave him the wallet. He expressed his thanks when I handed it to him. He asked me if I had opened it , and I told him “no”. at once he opened it and showed that it had nearly in cash(现金). He took out a twenty-dollar bill and handed it to me and I was amazed at this. “ A reward(酬劳) for your honesty,” he said and then turned and walked away.Thinking about it later, I began wondering whether I would have been honest if I had known what was in the wallet! I thought that if I had no way to find the owner and no one returned to get it, I might keep it but it also came into my mind that I actually saved someones Christmas plans by finding and returning the wallet. The good feeling it gave me was worth more than anything could buy.50. Which of the following is true?A. The owner of the wallet found a twenty-dollar bill gone.B. The writer wasnt surprised when the man gave her a reward.C. Nothing in the wallet was missing.D. The man was very ,very excited when he got his wallet back.51.The writer returned the wallet to the owner because_. A. she thought Christmas was coming B. the owner came back too soon. C. she didnt know there was so much money in it D. as an honest person, she didnt care much about money.52. Which of the following is Not true? A. The writer accepted a reward of $20. B. The writer regretted that she had returned the wallet. C. The writer didnt return the wallet until the owner came back.D. The writer felt very happy after she returned the wallet. CThere is a wonderful story about a young girl who had no family and no one to love her. One day, feeling very sad and lonely, she was walking through a grassland when she noticed a small butterfly caught in a thorn(荆棘) bush. The young girl carefully released the butterfly. Instead of flying away, the little butterfly changed into a beautiful fairy. The young girl rubbed her eyes in disbelief.“For your wonderful kindness, “ the good fairy said to the girl, “ I will give you any wish you would like.” The little girl thought for a moment and then replied, “I want to be happy.”The fairy leaned toward he and whispered in her ear. Then the fairy disappeared.As the little girl grew up, there was no one in the land as happy as she. Everyone asked her secret of happiness. She would only smile and answer, “ The secret of my happiness is that I listened to a good fairy when I was a little girl.?When she was very old and on her deathbed, the neighbors all gathered around her, and feared that her unbelievable secret of happiness would die with her. “Tell us, please,” The lovely old woman simply smiled and said, “She told me that everyone, no matter how secure(无虑) they seemed, no matter how old or young, how rich or poor, had need of me.”53._ the girl felt sad and lonely. A. There were many friends but B. There was nobody to love he so C. There was nothing to do D. Seeing the butterfly was caught54. Noticing the butterfly was caught by the thorn, the girl_. A. helped the butterfly escape from the thorn B. felt sorrow, but she didnt go up to help it C. fell down on it too D. failed to help it release from the thorn55. The butterfly_ after it was saved by the little girl. A. flied away B. still died C. changed into a fairy D. was more beautiful than before56. The neighbors all gathered around the old happy woman when she was dying, because_. A. they loved this woman deeply and they didnt want her to die B. the woman had lots of money to be shared as soon as she died C. they wanted to know the secret of her lifetime happiness D. they wanted to pray for her after her death DWASHINGTON, Aug. 25-American astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man ever to set foot on the moon, has died at the age of 82, his family said on Saturday.“We are heartbroken to share the news that Neil Armstrong has passed away,” the family said in a statement.Armstrong was said to undergo a heart-bypass surgery earlier this month to relieve blocked coronary arteries.Armstrong commanded the Apollo 11 spacecraft that landed on the moon on July 20, 1969 and has been best remembered by saying “Thats one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.”Armstrong and his fellow astronaut Buzz Aldrin spent two and a half hours walking on the moon, collecting samples, conducting experiments and taking photographs, while astronaut Michael Collins remained in orbit in the command module.U.S. President Barack Obama-lamented the death of Armstrong, calling him a man “among the greatest of American heroes- not just of his time, but of all time.”“When Neil stepped foot on the surface of the moon for the first time, he delivered a moment of human achievement that will never be forgotten,” the president said in a statement. Born on Aug. 5, 1930, in Wapakoneta, Ohio, Armstrong served in the U.S. Navy and joined the Korean War before becoming an astronaut. After the war, he served as a test pilot. He left NASA a year after the Apollo 11 mission to become a