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龙台中学2012-2013学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题说明：1 试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分，共150分，考试时间120分钟。2 答案一律写在答题纸上。考试结束时，只须交答题纸。第I卷（选择题，共110分）第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5个小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 听下面5段对话，每段对话后又一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。1.What are the two speakers talking about?A. The window B.The trees C. The wind2. How much money does the man want to withdraw?A. 1,000 dollars B.800 dollars C. 200 dollars 3.What is Tom doing now?A. Playing football B. Watching TV C. Doing his homework4. What will the woman do this evening?A. Have a class B. Go to the cinema. C. Pick up her sister5.Where are the two speakers now?A. On the street B. At a bookstore C. At a hotel 第二节：（共15个小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听第6段材料，回答第6至7题6. hats the relationship between the man and the woman?A. Husband and wife B. Customer and waitress C.Neighbors7. Where does the man want to go?A. To an Italian restaurant B. To a Chinese restaurant C.To a supermarket听第7段材料，回答第8至10题8.Why does the man dislike joining tours ?A. Because he doesnt like the fast pace.B. Because he doesnt want to eat every meal with strangersC. Both A and B9. Which of the following does the tour the woman is talking about include?A. Several free evenings . B. A guide C. All the meals10. Whats their final decision? A. To travel by themselves B. To join the tour C. To look for another tour 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题11. What kind of furniture does the woman like?A. Big furniture B. Expensive furniture C. Traditional furniture12. What does the woman think of the bookshelf? A. It is too narrow B.It is ugly C. It is boring13. What does the man think is the most important in design ?A. The function B. The form C.The size 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题14. What are the two speakers going to do ?A. Attend a birthday party. B. Have dinner in a restaurantC. Attend a dinner party15. Why do the two speakers stop?A. TO book a table B. To buy a gift C. To pick up someone16. What does the woman think of the wine from California?A. Its good B. Its bad C. She has no idea 17. What do they choose at last ? A. A bottle of white wine. B. A bottle of red wine C. She has no idea 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题18.Which of the following does Lin think contributes to his success? A. His belief in God B. His educational background C. The help from his parents19.When did Lin graduate from Harvard University? A. In 2010 B.In 2011 C. In 201220.What career do college students in Taiwan usually like? A. Sports B. Business and technology C.Design第二部分 英语知识应用第一节词汇和语法知识(共10小题；每小题1分，共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。21._experience cased him to lose his job. A.Lcking of B.Lcking C.Being lacked D.Lcked of22.I can hardly imagine Peter _across the Atlantic Ocean in five days.A.sail B.sailing C.to sail D.to have sailed23.Youve _a zero in this phone number,so you cant get through.A.left out B.broken out C.put out D.got out24.I took_possession of the house in 1970,but now it is in _possession of an old man.A./;the B.the;the C./;/ D. a;a25.Theres no doubt _John will come by plane.A.if B.why C.that D.how26.Professor Williams keeps telling his students that the future _to the well-educated. A.belongs B.is belonged C.is belonging D.will be belonged27.If the cost of trip is more than $1,000,you can _the child. A.count on B.count up C.count in D.count off28.I regret _you that you fail again this time. A.telling B.having told C.to tell D.to say 29.Dont take the medicine.It cant help _rid of your cold. A.got B.to get C.getting D.to getting30._at my classmatesfaces, I read the same excitement in their eyes A.Looking B.Look C.To look D.Looked第二节 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，共30分） I did very badly at school.My headmaster thought I was _ 31_ and when I was 14 he said,“Youre never going to be 32 but a failure.” After five years of 33 job,I fell in love with a very nice middle-class girl.It was the best 34 that could have happened to me .I 35 I wanted to do something positive with my life because I wanted to prove to 36 that what people said about me was 37 .Especially her mother,who had said to me,“Lets 38 it.Youve failed at everything youve ever done.”So I tried hard with my 39 and went to college.My first novel 40 while I was at college. After college I taught during the 41 in high schools and attended evening classes at London University,where I got a 42 in history.I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of 43 that job to write full time 44 I was offered a part-time job at Leeds University.I began to feel pround of myself- 45 was a working-class boy whod 46 school early ,now teaching at the university. My writing career took off when I discovered my own style.Now Im rich and 47 ,have been on TV,and met lots of film stars. 48 what does it mean?I 49 wish all the people that have put me down had 50 “I believe in you,Youll succeed.”31.A.bright B.useless C.simple D.hopeful 32.A.anything B.something C.everything D.nothing33.A.low B.poor C.good D.useful34.A.support B.happiness C.surprise D.thing35.A.admitted B.decided C.planned D.told 36.A.me B.them C.her D.it37.A.wrong B.right C.stupid D.faulty38.A.see B.know C.understand D.face39.A.experiment B.practice C.writing D.composition40.A.came on B.came in C.came out D.came back41.A.day B.night C.month D.year42.A.graduation B.pass C.degree D.success43.A.giving in B.giving back C.giving out D.giving up44.A.while B.if C.when D.or45.A.there B.here C.it D.that 46.A.left B.attended C.changed D.graduated 47.A.tired B.calm C.nervous D.famous48.A.And B.But C.However D.Well49.A.just B.exactly C.so D.very50.A.praised B.said C.answered D.advised第三部分 阅读理解 (每小题2分，共40分)阅读文章，从A、B、C、D四个选项中，根据文章内容选出最佳选项AIf you go to Brisbane, Australia, you can easily get a small book called “Discover Brisbane” free. The book tells you almost everything in Brisbane: the restaurants, the shops, the cinemas, the streets, the buses, the trains, the banks, etc. Here is something about banks on Page 49: ANZ Banking Group Cnr. Greek & Queen Sts * 2283228 Bank of New Zealand 410 Queen Street * 2210411 Bank of Queensland229 Elizabeth Street *2293122 Commonwealth Banking Group240 Queen Street *2373111 National Australia Bank Ltd 225 Adelaide Street *2216422 Westpac Banking Corp 260 Queen Street *2272666 Banking Hours are Mon.Thu. 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.Fri. 9:30 a.m. to 5p.m. All banks close Sat.,Sun.&public holidays. Australia has a decimal currency with 100 cents to the Dollar Notes available are :$100, $50, $20, $10, $5 Gold coins are :$2 & $1 Sliver coins are :50,20,10 &5 Copper coins are:2&1cent51.You can find ANZ Banking Group on _.A.Queen Street B.Elizabeth Street C.the corner of Greek Street and Queen StreetD.the corner of Queen street and Elizabeth Street 52._seems to be the most important street in Brisbane.A.Greek Street B.Elizabeth Street C.Queen Street D.Adelaide Street53.On Saturday,you can go to _to put your money in or take your money out. A. ANZ Banking Group B. Bank of Queensland C. National Australia Bank Ltd D.no bank54.In Australia,the banks have their longest service hours on _. A.public holidays B.Sundays C.Saturdays D.FridaysBScientists recently made an amazing discovery.What appeared to be a common oak tree(橡树)was dug out from under 40 feet of sand and gravel(沙砾)in Southern Indiana last summer.It wasnt until several weeks ago that scientists began to look closer at the tree,and were surprised by what they found.Their common tree is believed to be anywhere from 6,000 to 30,000 years old .Scientists believe it was buried by a glacier(冰河)during the last ice age.Radiocarbon(放射性碳)testing has been performed,and the trees exact age will not be known until the results are out in a couple of weeks. The tree will be used for developing scientific knowledge,but furniture store owners are also excited at theis discovery.If properly preserved ,the wood could be made into furniture , which because of the trees age , would be very expensive.The old tree is not the only one buried in Southern Indiana, and everyone is anxious to see what else is down there . Dredge(挖掘) operator Eugene Meek ,who found the tree , said to The Associated Press, “There is more down there ,but you never really know whats down there until you put it up.”55.Why were the scientists surprised when they looked closer at the tree ?A.Because they discovered it was an old oak tree.B. Because the tree was dug out in IndianaC. Because the tree was from under 40 feet of sand.D. Because the tree was buried 6,00030，000 years ago.56.How can scientists know the exact age of the tree?A. By cutting the tree and count the circles of the trunkB. By burning the tree to examine the chemical changesC. By testing the radiocarbon of the tree.D. By measuring the length of the tree.57.Why will the furniture made of the tree be expensive? A. Because the tree is very well.B. Because the tree is very old.C. Because it is made of an oak treeD. Because it is only for rich people.58. What do Eugene Meeks words in the last paragraph mean?A. Only he knows where the old trees are.B. Nobody knows there are lots of old trees.C. If we dig an old tree out, well find more old trees there.D. Only when we dig the trees out can we know that there are old trees.CIn the kitchen of my mothers houses there has always been a wooden stand(木架)with a small notepad(记事本) and a hole for a pencil.Im looking for paper on which to note down the name of a book I am recommending to my mother. Over forty years since my earliest memories of the kitchen pad and pecil,five houses later, the current paper and pencil look the same as they always did. Surely it cant be the same pencil! The pad is more modern, but the wooden stand is definitely the original one.“Im just amazed you still have the same stand for holding the pad and pencil after all these years.” I say to her, walking back into the living-room with a sheet of paper and the pencil. “You still use a pencil.Cant you afford a pen?”My mother replies a little sharply, “It works perfectly well. Ive always kept the stand in the kitchen. I never knew when I might want to note down and idea, and I was always in the kitchen in those days.”Immediately I can picture her, hair wild , blue housecoat covered in flour, a wooden spoon in one hand , the pencil in the other, her mouth moving silently.My mother smiles and says, “One day I was cooking and watching baby Pauline, and I had b brilliant thought, but the stand was empty. One of the children must have taken the paper. So I just picked up the breadboard and wrote it all down on the back. It turned out to be a real breakthrough for solving the mathematical problem I was working on.”This story-which happened before I was born-reminds me how extraordinary my mother was , and is , as a gifted mathematician. I feel embarrassed that I complain about not having enough child-free time to work. Later,when my mother is in the bathroom, I go into her kitchen and turn over the breadboards. Sure enough, on the back of the smallest one, are some penciled marks I recognize as mathematics. Those symbols have travelled unaffected through fifty years, rooted in the soul of a cheap wooden breadboard, invisible（看不到） exhibits at every meal.59. Why has the authors mother always kept the notepad and pencil in the kitchen?A. To leave messages B. To list her everyday tasks. C. To note down maths problems. D. To write down a flash of inspiration60. What is the authors original opinion about the wooden stand?A. It has great value for the family. B. It needs to be replaced by a better one C. It brings her back to her lonely childhood D. It should be passed on to the next generation61. The author feels embarrassed for _.A. blaming her mother wrongly B. giving her mother a lot of troubleC. not making good use of time as her mother did.D. not making any breakthrough in her field62. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A. The mother is successful in her career. B. The family members like travelingC. The author had little time to play when young.D. The marks on the breadboard have disappeared.D Lying in the sun on a rock,the cougar( 美洲狮) saw Jeb and his son , Tom, before they saw it. Jeb put his bag down quickly and pulled his jacket open with both hands, making himself look big to the cougar. It worked. The cougar hesitated, ready to attack Jeb, but ready to forget the whole thing ,too.Jeb let go of his jacket, grasped Tom and held him across hi body , making a cross. Now the cougars enemy looked even bigger, and it rose up, ready to move away, but unfortunately Tom got scared and struggled free of Jeb.“Tom,no!” shouted his father.But Tom broke and ran and thats the last thing you do with a cougar. The second Tom broke free, Jeb threw himself on the cougar, Just as it jumped from the rock. They hit each other in mid-air and both fell. The cougar was on Jeb in a flash, forgetting about Tom, which was what Jeb wanted.Cougars are not as big as most people think and a determined man stands a chance,even with just his fists. As the cougars claws(爪子) got into his left shoulder, Jeb swung his fist at its eyes and hi