河北省棗強縣中學2012-2013學年高二英語下學期期末考試試題新人教版

1、2012-2013 學年高二第二學期期末考試英語試卷本試卷分第一卷 ( 選擇題 ) 和第二卷 ( 非選擇題 ) 兩部分?？忌鞔饡r，將答案答在答題卡上，在本試卷上答題無效?？荚嚱Y束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。注意事項：1答題前，考生務必先將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫在答題卡上，認真核對條形碼上的姓名、準考證號，并將條形碼粘貼在答題卡的指定位置上。2選擇題答案使用2B 鉛筆填涂 , 如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案的標號；非選擇題答案使用0.5 毫米的黑色中性（簽字）筆或碳素筆書寫，字體工整、筆跡清楚。3請按照題號在各題的答題區(qū)域( 黑色線框 ) 內作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效。4保

2、持卡面清潔，不折疊，不破損。第一卷第一部分：聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30 分）做題時， 先將答案標在試卷上。錄音內容結束后，你將有兩分鐘的時間將試卷上的答案轉涂到答題卡上。第一節(jié)：（共 5 小題；第小題1.5 分，滿分7.5 分）聽下面 5 段對話。 每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C 三個選項中選出最佳答案，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10 秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。13. When will the woman arrive in San Francisco?A. UnclearB. On May 5thC. On May 42.How

3、long has the man been married?A. For 4 yearsB. For 14 yearsC. For 40 years3.Who does the man want to speak to ?A. SheratonB. Alex JacksonC. Thomas Johnson4.What is the best way to get to Philadelphia?A. Route 8 and 3 are the fastest.B. Route 83 isthe fastest.C. Route 4 is the fastest.5.What is the m

4、an probably going to do tonight?A. He is going tobuy a giftforGloria sbirthday. B.C. He is going to hold a simple get-together.thHe isgoing toa party.- 1 -第二節(jié)（共 15 小題；每小題1.5 分，滿分 22.5 分）聽下面5 段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、 B、C 三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5 秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5 秒鐘的作答時間。每段

5、對話或獨白讀兩遍。聽第 6 段材料，回答第6、7 題。6. Where does the conversation take place?A. At the airportB. On the planeC. At the duty free shop.7. What is the woman probably going to do next?A. Go back on the plane. B. Visit the duty free shop. C .Go to find thesupervisor.聽第 7 段材料，回答第8、 9 題。8. What does the woman wan

6、t to buy?A. DrugsB. Some nail polishC. A stove9. Why doesn t the man get the cigarettes?A. Because he does not have enough money with him.B. Because his wife gets angry with his smoking, and he decides to quit.C. Because they have to hurry home quickly.聽第 8 段材料，回答第10至 12題。10.What will they talk abou

7、t this afternoon?A. MicrosoftB. The mans contract.C. The womans contract.11.Why can t the man meet her at one oclock?A. Because he has a business appointment. B.Because he has a lunch appointment.C. Because he thinks one o clock is too late.12.When will they probably meet?A. 2:30B. 12:30C. 1:00聽第 9

8、段材料，回答第13至 16題。13.Where does the conversation take place?A. At a storeB. At a hotelC. At the womans house14.What is the man asking for?A. Room serviceB. Alarm clockC. Towels.15.When will the man probably get up tomorrow?A. 6 o clock in the morningB. Some time very lateC. Uncertain, because he does n

9、ot have an alarm clock.16.How late does the hotel have room service?- 2 -A. Until 1 A.MB. Until 3 A.M.C. Until 6 A.M.聽第 10 段材料，回答第17 至 20 題。17. What kind of illness did the writer suffer?A. Physical illness.B. Mental illness.C. Heart illness.18. Howoftendid theygo to the mental healthcentreafterthe

10、writherwas discharged?A. Every 6 monthsB. Every yearC. Every a year and a half19. How many percent of patients with this illness can recover totally?A. 8%B. 18%C 80%20 . Whom does the writher owe her thanks to?A. HerselfB. Her husbandC. Her doctor第二部分英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45 分）第一節(jié)：單項填空( 共 15 小題；每小題1 分，滿分15 分

11、 )從 A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。21. English is the language that is most widely used in the world, butEnglish language is very hard to learn.A. /; theB. /; aC. The; theD. A; an22.There will be a talk show this time tomorrow. Would you go with me?-I m sorry, but Ian important meeting.A. h

12、ave attended B. will be attendingC. am about to attend D. would attend23. Only when I leftmy parentsforuniversityfarfrom my homehowmuch I missedthem.A. I realizedB. I had realizedC. had I realizedD. did I realize24.- Do you know who left the lights on all night long?-It seems that Zhang Peng is. He

13、was the last one to leave.A. blamingB. blamedC. to blameD. to be blamed25.Could you give me a hand? It seems that my strength has.A. used upB. run outC. been given outD. run out of26. , he would have been fired.A. Had he lied to the bossB. Did he lie to the bossC. If he has lied to the bossD. If he

14、lies to the boss27.It s notbooks you read but the wayyou read them decides howsuccessfully you gain knowledge.A. the number of;/B. a number of; in whichC. a good many; whichD. quite a few; in which- 3 -28.no doubthe plays a very important role in the project.A. It is; thatB. It is; whetherC. There i

15、s; whereD. There is; that29. The childrenwent home from the grammar school,theirlessonsforthe day.A. finishingB. finishedC. had finishedD. were finished30. If you want to apply for the job, you might as wellthe ad in the paper.A. cut inB. cut downC. cut outD. cut back31. John works hard. What about

16、Tom?-Tom isas John.A. as a boy diligentB. as a diligent boyC. as diligent a boyD. as diligent as a boy32. You ve done so much work- yourepass the exam.A. addicted toB. bound toC. due toD. accustomed to33.You can t win the gameyou never practice during this period.A. whenB. thoughC. whileD. once第二節(jié) :

17、完形填空( 共 20小題 ;每小題 1.5分,滿分 30分)閱讀下面短文 , 從短文后各題所給的四個選項(A 、 B、 C 和 D)中 , 選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項 , 并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。There was once a millionairewho loved money more than anythingelse in the world.He didn t know36how much he had. So he took on a little girl to 37all hismoney for him.It 38the little girl six days to c

18、ount all the money. When she told themillionaire that he had forty-two million dollars, he was wild with 39and asked,“How much do you 40 ?” He thought that because she was only a child, he could 41 her into taking very small 42 .The little girl said,“Well, I worked for six days, so I think you43to p

19、ayme for six days. Give me two pennies for the first day. Each day after that, 44 give me the amount you gave me the day before, multiplied( 乘) by itself. ” The millionaire thought that in this way he 45 only have to give her very few dollars. What a 46 little girl! So he immediately had his lawyer

20、47 up a contract, that 48she would change her 49.For the first day, the millionaire paid her two pennies, and for the second day,two pennies times two pennies, 50four pennies.Eachday afterthat,he had to giveher the amount he had given her the day before,- 4 -multiplied to 51. And on thesixth day,the

21、foolish millionaire 52togive theclever girl all his money.How is it53the girl could have allthegreedy millionairesmoney? 54 youare interested in it, you may try to 55 out this maths problem.36.A. rightlyB. directlyC. at allD. exactly37.A. collectB. bringC. countD. store38.A. tookB. spendC. wasteD. c

22、ost39.A. happinessB. pleasureC. joyD. excitement40.A. requireB. likeC. demandD. want41.A. cheatB. adviseC. persuadeD. give42.A. moneyB. wealthC. amountD. bill43.A. hadB. usedC. needD. ought44.A. justB. evenC. andD. also45.A. couldB. mightC. shouldD. would46.A. niceB. foolishC. cleverD. fair47.A. wri

23、tingB. setC. signD. making48.A. hopingB. thinkingC. fearingD. in order49.A. planB. wordC. agreementD. mind50.A. isB. orC. asD. means51.A. itB. itselfC. themD. themselves52.A. hadB. promisedC. managedD. failed53.A. whyB. thatC. evenD. which54.A. BecauseB. SinceC. Even ifD. If55A. setB. workC. solveD.

24、 turn第三部分 :閱讀理解( 共兩節(jié)，滿分40 分 )第一節(jié)（共15 小題；每小題2 分，滿分30 分）閱讀下列短文, 從每題所給的四個選項(A 、B、C 和 D)中 , 選出最佳選項 , 并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。AThe singer, Mick Jagger, of the Rolling Stones sings a song that tells peoplethey cantalways get what theywant butifwe trysometimes we can get what we need.The pastyears in my lifemy parents

25、have toldme thissayingmany times.I ve alwayscomplainedabout the quote( 引語 ).Althoughover timeI have toldmyselfto learnfromit.This year my girlfriend flew off to college in West Palm, Florida. This has beena killer for me because I haven t been able to see her and she is having a rough time in school

26、. The last two months have been hard but we are working through it.I have been trying to get my dad to buy me a plane ticket to go down there. My dad told me if I brought him some money he would help me pay for the ticket. I started to complain to him because I had no way of getting any money to giv

27、e him. I spent- 5 -several days and nights thinking of ways to earn money to go see my girlfriend. Ifinally came to the conclusion that I would get a job and work hard to earn some money to give to my dad. I applied to Safeway and I ended up getting the job.I have been working at Safeway for about a

28、 month now and work hard to earn money to go see my girlfriend. The other day my mom had surprised me and told me that sheasked her boss if she could use their business miles(旅費 ) to buy me a ticket downto Floridafortwo weeks. I was very thankfuland toldher I would help pay foranythingthat I have to

29、. The thought of me working hard and getting a job showed my mom that I really cared and was trying my best to be a successful person. I believe that you cant always get what you want but if you try sometimes, you get what you need.58 What can we infer from the passage?AThe author was lazy and unwil

30、ling to work hard.BThe author s father was too mean to give him money.CThe author s actual action won support from his mother.DThe author was unable to tear himself away from his girl friend.59 By writing the passage, the author tries to show.Awe can do nothing without moneyBfathers are strict while

31、 mothers are kindCit s hard for parents to bring up their childrenDwe should try to rely on ourselves for everythingBThe practice of students endlessly copying letters and sentences from a blackboard is a thing of the past. With the coming of new technologies like computers andsmartphone,writingby h

32、and has become somethingof nostalgic( 懷舊的 )skill.However,while todays educators are using more and more technology in their teaching, manybelievebasichandwritingskillsarestillnecessaryforstudentstobesuccessful-both in school and in life.Virginia Berninger, professor of educational psychology at the

33、University ofWashington, says its important to continue teaching handwriting and help childrenacquire the skill of writing by hand.Berninger and her colleagues conducted a study that looked at the ability ofstudentsto completevariouswritingtasks-bothon a computer and by hand. The study,published in

34、2009, found that when writing with a pen and paper, participants wrotelonger essays and more complete sentences and had a faster word production rate.Ina more recentstudy,Berningerlookedatwhatrolespellingplaysina- 6 -studen t s writingskillsand foundthathow well childrenspellistiedtoknow welltheycan

35、 write.“Spellingmakes some of the thinkingpartsofthebrainactivewhichhelpsus accessourvocabulary, word meaning and concepts.Itisallowingourwrittenlangua ge to connect with ideas.” Berninger said.Spelling helps students translate ideas into words in their mind first and thento transcribe(轉換 )“those wo

36、rds in the mind written symbols on paper or keyboardand screen, ” the studysaid. Seeingthe words in the“mindseye” helps childrennot only to turn their ideas into words, says Berninger, but also to spot(發(fā)現 )spelling mistakes when they write the words down and to correct then over time.“In our compute

37、r age,some peoplebelievethatwe donthave to teachspellingbecause we have spellchecks, ” she said.“Butuntila childhas a functionalspellingability of about a fifth grade level, they wont have the knowledge to choose thecorrect spelling among the options given by the computer.”60. What makes writing by

38、hand a thing of the past? A. The absence of blackboard in classroom.B. The use of new technologies in teaching.C. The lack of practice in handwriting.D. The popular use of smartphones.61. Berninger s study published in 2009 _.A. focused on the difference between writing by hand and on a computer.B.

39、indicated that students prefer to write with a pen and paper.C. found that good essays are made up of long sentences.D. discussed the importance of writing speed.62. Which of the following best shows the role of spelling?A. Spelling improves ones memory of words.B. Spelling ability is closely relate

40、d to writing ability.C. Spelling benefits the translation from words into ideas.D. Spelling slows down finding exact words to express ideas.63. What conclusion could be drawn from the passage?A. Computers can help people with their choice of words.B. Spell checks can take the place of spelling teach

41、ing.C. Handwriting still has a place in todays classrooms.D. Functional spelling ability develops fast in the fifth grade.CVolunteeringabroad isa greatway to help others,improveyour skillsand becomea more confident, independent person. If you are interested in volunteering abroad,here are some place

42、s to go.AustraliaIfyou seek a lifeon the beach, in a greatclimatewithfriendlypeople,Australiamight be your best bet. With thousands of volunteers already signing up to leave forAustralia during the holidays, it will be a very popular option.- 7 -BrazilThisvast countryhas some greatopportunitieson of

43、ferand is especiallypopularthis year. A lot of volunteer work is available in Brazil centers on conservationand ecologicalprojects.With the world'slargestrainforestin Brazil,of which hugepart is in danger, there are lots of different jobs you can do.KenyaKenya is the destination for those seekin

44、g an African experience. Generallyvolunteers in Kenya work in orphanages( 孤兒院 )or with local children living in slums( 貧民窟 ). There is a great demand for volunteers in Africa because many people live in poverty, so if you truly feel like making a difference to a community, Kenya should be at the top

45、 of your list.Costa RicaGolden sandy beaches, clear coastlines and beautiful cities are what Costa Ricais all about. Because of its small size, you can see a lot of the country in justa shorttime. Youcan really make the most of your timeas a volunteer.A lot ofworkis needed with wildlife and ecologic

46、al work, so if you want to look after turtleson the beach, Costa Rica could be just the place for you64. Ifyou are interestedin protectingthe environment,you willprobablygo to_A. AustraliaB. KenyaC. BrazilD. Costa Rica65.1tcan be inferredfrom the passage thatvolunteersin Kenya mainlywork with_.A. an

47、imalsB. plantsC. the elderlyD. children66. If you choose to go to Costa Rica, you are supposed to _.A. work with animals on the beachB. surf with children in the waterC.take care of treesin the forestsD.lookafterchildrenwho have losttheirparentsDDear Students,I am delighted to be your guest.I would

48、like to tell you about myself. I have been a news reporter for the pastfifteen years. I chose this job so I could travel the world, but the job has taughtme many unforgettablelessons.The work issometimes difficult.I have seen famines,wars, earthquakes,povertyand death.But I have also seen courage,ho

49、pe and happiness.In India, I visited a city where there were many homeless children. Some were as young as four years old. They lived in the streets and survived by begging or- 8 -stealing. But then a wonderful lady called Rosa opened a home for them. Within oneyear, she was looking after two hundre

50、d children. She clothed them, fed them, andtaught them. She gave them hope.Another time, I was in Turkey after a terrible earthquake, in one place. I foundan old lady whose house was in ruins, her son was missing and rescue workers saidthere was no chance that he was still alive. But the old lady di

51、d not give up hope.For fourdays, she moved heavy stones one at a timeby herself.She didnot stop untilshe found her son. He was alive.Here in China,I met a young boy witha seriouscondition.He had undergone twentyoperations and spent nearly his whole life in hospital. I thought he would be sad,but when I met him, his smile was so warm and welcoming.In life, we need role models that we can admire and learn from. When my life isdifficult, I try to remember the courage and goodness of these three people.67. The speaker is giving a speech to students in _.A