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1、20122013学年第二学期期中考试高二英语试卷 考试范围：选修七（1-5）单元 考试时长：100分钟 班级： 姓名： 得分题号IIIIIIIVVVIVII总分分数I 听力（共20小题；每小题1分，共20分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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. Who injured her back?A. The mans wife. B. The mans wifes sister. C. The mans w

2、ifes mother.2. When will the next train leave for Sydney? A. At 12:30. B. At 13:00. C. At 13:30.3. Whats the man doing?A. Taking some advice. B. Asking for permission. C. Making a suggestion.4. What do we know about the man? A. He is too busy to go there. B. He plans to go there soon. C. He wants to

3、 go somewhere else. 5. What are the speakers going to do tomorrow afternoon? A. Go shopping. B. Return to the beach. C. Pay a visit to Joe and Linda.第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）听下面5短对话或独白，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

4、至8小题。6. What is the conversation mainly about? A. Farming in America. B. The life of American farmers. C. Education in America.7. When do American farmers go shopping? A. On Sundays. B. On Saturdays. C. On weekdays.8. What do we know about American farm families? A. They often live far from each oth

5、er. B. The children in farm families usually ride bikes to school. C. They usually have houses in the city centre. 听第7段材料，回答第9至11小题。9. Who is Rogers? A. Toms friend. B. Toms teacher. C. Toms boss.10. What did Tom tell his mother in yesterdays letter? A. He worked as a shop assistant. B. He lost his

6、part-time job. C. He bought a car.11. What do you think of Tom? A. He is very thoughtful. B. He is not honest. C. He will graduate soon. 听第8段材料，回答第12至14小题。12. Which bus cant finally go to the railway station? A. No. 1 bus. B. No. 8 bus. C. No. 12 bus.13. Where is the railway station? A. Next to Red

7、Moon Cinema. B. Next to Youth Restaurant. C. Opposite Rose Restaurant.14. How will the man go to the railway station? A. By No. 8 bus. B. By taxi. C. By No. 12 bus. 听第9段材料，回答第15至17小题。15. Where is the girl now? A. In a classroom. B. In the presidents home. C. In her teachers office.16. Why is Jane al

8、ways late for school? A. She has to do some work before going to school. B. She has to take care of her sick parents. C. She has to find a part-time job.17. What kind of person do we learn about the man? A. Kind and helpful. B. Strict and careful. C. Curious and cautious. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20小题。18. Wher

9、e is the speaker now? A. In France B. In China C. In the U.S.A19. How many reasons are listed why the speaker likes the French-style restaurant? A. Two B. Three C. Four 20. What are offered for free in the French-style restaurant? A. Bread, butter and jam. B. Bread, butter and juice. C. Bread, butte

10、r and milk.II 单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，共10分）21. My first book has been published. -_! I cant wait to read. A. No problem B. Well done C. Go ahead D. Take care22. With so much work to be done, _ trip to New Zealand is out of _ question this year. A. a; the B. a; / C. the; / D. the; a23. Dont stay outside for

11、 too long. The cold winds can soon _ your skin. A. dry out B. put out C. let out D. leave out24. Having been working for a so long time, the workers are dying _ a holiday. A. to B. with C. for D. about25. I heard _ Mary just now. She said in the e-mail that she would participate _ the competition. A

12、. from; in B. of; in C. from; at D. of; at26. Its not an easy car to drive, and at $40,000 its not cheap _. A. too B. either C. also D. yet27. I felt bored with the game and was about to leave _ something attracted my attention. A. unless B. until C. while D. when28 John said that he had never seen

13、Susan before, _ was not true. A. that B. who C. which D. what29. I still remember _ to the Famen Temple and what I saw there. A. to take B. to be taken C. taking D. being taken30. Im going to the post office, Cathy. Do you have anything _? -No, thanks. A. posting B. posted C. to be posted D. to have

14、 postedIII 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，共20分）A friend of mine named Paul _31_ an automobile from his brother _32_ a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came _33_ his office, a street lad (少年) was walking around the shiny new car, admiring it. “Is this your car, Mister?” he asked. Paul _34_ , “My broth

15、er gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was surprised. “You _35_ your brother gave it to you and it didnt cost you anything? Boy, I wish” He hesitated. Of course Paul knew _36_ the lad was going to wish for. He was going to wish he had a brother _37_ that. But what the lad said jarred (使震撼) Paul. “

16、I wish,” the boy went on, “that I _38_ a brother like that.” Paul looked at the boy in _39_ , then _40 _ he added, “Would you like to take a ride in my automobile?” “ Oh yes, Id love that.” After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes glowing said, “ Mister, would you mind driving _41_ my ho

17、use?” Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the lad wanted. He wanted to _42_ his neighbors that he could ride home in a big automobile. But Paul was _43_ again. “Will you stop _44_ those two steps are?” the boy asked. He ran _45_ steps. Then in a little while Paul heard him coming back, _46

18、_ he was carrying his little crippled(残废的) brother. He sat him down on the bottom step and pointed to the car. “There it is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didnt cost him a cent. And _47_ Im going to give you one just like it then you can see fo

19、r yourself all the pretty things in the Christmas windows that Ive been trying to tell you about.” Paul _48_ of his car and lifted the lad to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them _49_ a memorable holiday ride. That Christmas Eve, Paul

20、learned what Jesus meant when he said “It _50_ more bless to give ”31. A. receivedB. accepted C. broughtD. had32. A. like B. asC. toD. at33. A. into B. outC. onD. out of34. A. shookB. disappointedC. nodded D. scolded35. A. meanB. tell C. thinkD. speak36. A. whatB. whichC. thatD. how37. A. as B. as w

21、ellC. like D. look like38. A. should beB. could beC. shall beD. will be39. A. calmB. nervousnessC. shameD. surprise40. A. warmlyB. impressivelyC. passiveD. improperly41. A. in the front ofB. in front ofC. in frontD. at front42. A. showB. giveC. let D. make43. A. rightB. sureC. wrongD. worse44. A. wh

22、ich B. that C. whereD. how45. A. into B. acrossC. onD. up46. A. but B. however C. for D. so47. A. the day B. till day C. some dayD. in those days48. A. got outB. got up C. got onD. got in49. A. beginning B. beganC. to beginD. begun50. A. was B. were C. to beD. be IV 阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2分，共20分） AIt was al

23、ready dark when an old man came to a small town. He found a hotel and wanted to stay there for the night. After he had gone to his room, the owner said to his wife, “Look at his bag, dear. Im sure there are lots of valuable things in it. I want to steal it when he is asleep.” “No, no,” said the woma

24、n. “He must look for his bag tomorrow morning. Then hell take you before the judge.” They thought and at last the woman had an idea. “We have forgetful grass,” said the woman, “Why not put some into his food? If he has the food, he will forget to take his bag away.” “How clever you are!” said the ow

25、ner, “Dont forget it when you prepare supper for him.” The old man had the food with the forgetful grass and went to bed. The next morning, when the owner got up, he found the door was open and the old man had left with his bag. He woke his wife up and said angrily, “What a fool! Your forgetful gras

26、s isnt useful at all.” “No, no,” said the woman. “I dont think so. He must forget something.” “Oh, Ive remembered!” The owner cried out suddenly, “He forgot” 51. The old man came to the hotel _. A. in the morningB. in the afternoonC. in the eveningD. at noon52. The owner and his wife put the forgetf

27、ul grass into the food because _. A. the old man always forgot somethingB. they hoped the old man would leave the bag in the hotelC. they wanted to make the food betterD. they wanted to know if the grass was useful53. According to the passage the old man forgot _. A. to take his bag away B. to tell

28、the owner when he leftC. to close the door when he went to sleepD. to pay them the inn moneyBGrandma Moses is among the most famous twentieth-century painters of the U.S, yet she did not started painting until she was in her seventies. As she once said ,“I would never sit back in a rocking chair, wa

29、iting for someone to help me.” No one could have had a more active old age. She was born on a farm in New York State. At twelve she left home and was in domestic (家庭的) service until, at twenty-seven, she married Thomas Moses, the hired hand of one of her employers. They farmed most of their lives, f

30、irst in Virginia and then in New York State. She had ten children, of whom five survived; her husband died in 1927.Grandma Moses painted a little as a child and made embroidery (刺绣) pictures as a hobby, but only changed to oil paintings in old age because her hands had become too stiff (硬的) to sew a

31、nd she wanted to keep busy and pass the time. Her pictures were first sold at a market and soon were noticed by a businessman who bought everything she painted. Three of the pictures were exhibited in the Museum of Modern Art, and in 1940 she had her first exhibition in New York. Between the 1930s a

32、nd her death she produced about 2,000 pictures: detailed and lively portrayals (描绘) of the country life she had known for so long, with a wonderful sense of color and form. 54. According to the passage, Grandma Moses began to paint because she wanted to _.A. make herself beautiful B. keep active C.

33、earn more money D. become famous55. Grandma Moses spent most of her life _.A. nursing B. painting C. embroidering D. farming56. The underlined word survived means _. A. graduated from college B. examined the condition of the houseC. live longer than the other children D. gave up themselves to the po

34、lice57. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?A. Grandma Moses: Her life and Pictures B. The children of Grandma MosesC. Grandma Moses: her Best Exhibition D. Grandma Moses and her husband CNOT all memories are sweet. Some people spend all their lives trying to forget bad ex

35、periences. Violence and traffic accidents can leave people with terrible physical and emotional scars. Often they relive these experiences in nightmares.Now American researchers think they are close to developing a pill, which will help people forget bad memories. The pill is designed to be taken im

36、mediately after a frightening experience. They hope it might reduce, or possibly wipe out, the effect of painful memories.In November, experts tested a drug on people in the US and France. The drug stops the body releasing chemicals that fix memories in the brain. So far the research has suggested t

37、hat only the emotional effects of memories may be reduced, not that the memories are wiped out. They are not sure to what degree peoples memories are affected. The research has caused a great deal of argument. Some think it is a bad idea, while others support it.Supporters say it could lead to pills

38、 that prevent or treat soldiers troubling memories after war.They say that there are many people who suffer from terrible memories.Some memories can ruin peoples lives. They come back to you when you dont want to have them in a daydream or nightmare. They usually come with very painful emotions, sai

39、d Roger Pitman, a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. This could relieve a lot of that suffering.But those who are against the research say that maybe the pills can change peoples memories and changing memories is very dangerous because memories give us our identity. They also help us

40、 all avoid the mistakes of the past.All of us can think of bad events in our lives that were terrible at the time but make us who we are. Im not sure we want to wipe those memories out, said Rebecca Dresser, a medical ethicist.58. The drug tested on people can .A. cause the brain to fix memoriesB. s

41、top people remembering bad experiencesC. prevent body producing certain chemicalsD. wipe out the emotional effects of memories59. We can infer from the passage that .A. people doubt the effects of the pillsB. the pill will certainly stop peoples emotional memoriesC. taking the pill will do harm to p

42、eoples physical healthD. the pill has already been produced and used by the public in America60. You may probably read the passage in _A. a guidebook B. a textbook C. a medical magazine D. a science fictionV单词拼写（根据提示用正确形式填空） （每小题1分，共10分）61.I dont think people are really _（意识到的）of just how much it co

43、sts.62. Finally the fame had to be _（放弃、取消）due to bad weather.63. Details on the moons surface can only be seen through a _（望远 镜）.64. He _（推荐）Spain for our next holiday.65. This _（遥远的）village is so out of the way that mail comes only once a week. 66. Study harder from now on. _（否则），you will fall beh

44、ind the others.67. You can enjoy all the benefits and _（特权）of club membership.68. Youve done so much workyoure _（一定能）to pass the exam.69. The son of a friend was admitted into a famous university, so I sent a card to _（祝贺）him.70. These fish are found in _（浅的）waters around the coast.VI短文改错（每处1分，共10分）以下短文中有10处语言错误，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删改或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符（），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下面画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。 2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。We would like to invite you take part in our clas