北京市東城區(qū)（南片）2012-2013學(xué)年高二英語下學(xué)期期末考試試題

1、北京市東城區(qū)（南片）2012-2013學(xué)年下學(xué)期高二期末考試英語試卷本試卷共100分，考試時間120分鐘。第一部分：聽力理解（共兩節(jié)，14分）第一節(jié)（共10小題；每小題1分，共10分）聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾道小題，從每題所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有5秒鐘的時間閱讀每小題。聽完后，每小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白你將聽兩遍。聽第1段材料，回答第1小題。1. What are the speakers doing?A. Shopping. B. Parking the car. C. Looking for their car.

2、 聽第2段材料，回答第2小題。2. What do we know about Peter Schmidt?A. He has lost his ticket. B. He is expecting a ticket. C. He went out to buy a ticket. 聽第3段材料，回答第3至4小題。3. Where will they have a talk? A. In a park. B. In the office. C. In the caf. 4. What will they talk about?A. The womans good idea. B. The ma

3、ns notebook. C. The trip west. 聽第4段材料，回答第5至7小題。5. What does the man think of Bill Gates home? A. Ordinary. B. Wonderful. C. Comfortable. 6. What kind of house does the man want to live in? A. A modern cottage. B. A new cottage. C. An old cottage. 7. How would the man decorate his dream house? A. Kee

4、p it as it was. B. Decorate it in a modern way. C. Furnish it with old furniture. 聽第5段材料，回答第8至10小題。8. Why are the two speakers upset? A. It may snow during their vacation. B. They may not be able to take their vacation. C. They may fail to join the graduation ceremony. 9. What can we learn about the

5、ir vacation? A. They are going skiing. B. Their flight has been canceled. C. They have made bookings for their plane. 10. What made them miss so many classes? A. The bad winter. B. The earthquake. C. A terrible flu. 第二節(jié)（共4小題；每小題1分，共4分） 聽下面一段對話，完成第11題至14題，每小題僅填寫一個詞。聽對話前，你將有20秒鐘的時間閱讀試題，聽完后你將有60秒鐘的作答時間

6、。這段對話你將聽兩遍。Market Survey QuestionnaireCompany name: Agri-TechnoProduct: 11 machineryPersons name: James 12 Purpose at the fair: give support about the 13 of machinesLength of visit: 14 daysMobile: 416-877-1801第二部分：知識運用（共三節(jié)，35分）第一節(jié) 單項填空（共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分）從A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。15. She couldnt h

7、ave answered the question if she _ a few books on world history. A. didnt read B. havent read C. hadnt read D. wouldnt read16. Why are you so late? I got stuck in the traffic jam, or I _ earlier. A. arrived B. have arrived C. would arrive D. would have arrived17. _ is reported in the newspapers, tal

8、ks between the two countries are making progress. A. As B. It C. That D. What18. It was with great joy _ he received the news that his lost daughter had been found. A. because B. which C. since D. that19. There are hundreds of visitors _ in front of the Art Gallery to have a look at Van Goghs painti

9、ng. A. wait B. waiting C. to wait D. waited20. They hurried to the airport, only _ the film star had left. A. to tell B. to be told C. telling D. told21. To learn English well we should find opportunities to hear English _ as much as we can. A. speak B. speaking C. spoken D. to speak22. It was a tim

10、e _ the killer whales helped the whalers catch the baleen whales. A. when B. that C. why D. which23. Carol said the work would be done by October, _ personally I doubt very much. A. what B. when C. where D. which24. Is that the small town you often refer to? Right, just the one _ you know I used to

11、work for years. A. how B. where C. why D. when第二節(jié) 完形填詞（共10小題；每小題1分，共10分）閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，根據(jù)空白處的首字母填一個詞，使文章邏輯通順，意義連貫，語法準(zhǔn)確。Defeat Disability Yangs ambition was to get an architect certificate or become a bowling master. But when he was c 25 experiments with a microscope in the basement, a tank on the benc

12、h exploded, sending him flying outwards through the exit. He was out of b 26 while knowing he lost his eyesight as well as 70% of his hearing. In other words, he was d 27 . Feeling clumsy, he was a 28 at first though nobody made fun of him. He cut out going outdoors and just sat around at home talki

13、ng to his parrot or tortoise silently. His sister r 29 to help him in many ways. Her assistance and encouragement were so beneficial to his psychology that he adapted to his disability soon and became o 30 again. In a college accessible to him, he studied politics and literature. He always sat in th

14、e front row near the e 31 without any absence and, with the help of his handy laptop, he studied well by means of d 32 . His thesis Abolishing Slavery met with all professors approval. After class, he and his companions often played drum music, which was noisy but s 33 for his hearing. After graduat

15、ion, he made high p 34 by designing software for a firm. All in all, in his community, he won dignity and peoples congratulation. 第三節(jié) 完形填空（共15小題；每小題1分，共15分）35-49 閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。Gap Year Travelling A gap year is a time out to travel between life stages. It is also known as a t

16、ime off and a year out, 35 to a period of time （not necessarily 12 months） in which people slip away from curricular education or work and 36 activities such as travelling, volunteering or working abroad. Nigel Portman, a love of travelling, began with his gap year in high spirits. In common with ma

17、ny other British teenagers, he chose to take a year out before setting 37 to study for his degree. After doing various jobs to 38 some money, he left home to gain some experience of life in different cultures, visiting America and Asia. The more adventurous the young persons, the 39 the challenge th

18、ey are likely to 40 themselves for the gap year, and for some, like Nigel, it can 41 in a thirst for adventure. Now that his university course has 42 to an end, Nigel is just about to leave on a three-year trip that will take him 43 around the world. Whats more, he plans to make the whole journey us

19、ing only means of transport which are 44 by natural energy. In other words, hell be 45 mostly on bicycles and his own legs; and when theres an ocean to cross, he wont be taking a 46 cut by climbing aboard a plane, hell be joining the crew a sailing ship 47 . As well as doing some mountain climbing a

20、nd other outdoor pursuits along the way, Nigel hopes to 48 on to the people he meets the environmental message that lies behind the whole idea. For Nigel, gap year travelling is personal development and exciting adventures. He will come home with broadened horizons and a new confidence in 49 he is c

21、apable of. If you want to find a new skill, develop a passion, make friends and have adventures while travelling, gap year will do offer something for you!35. A. calling B. referring C. naming D. pointing36. A. undergraduate B. undercover C. undertake D. understand37. A. down B. up C. in D. on38. A.

22、 achieve B. raise C. advance D. win39. A. stronger B. wider C. greater D. deeper40. A. put B. set C. aim D. place41. A. result B. lead C. cause D. create42. A. come B. turned C. reached D. brought43. A. just B. complete C. whole D. right44. A. pulled B. charged C. forced D. powered45. A. relying B.

23、using C. attempting D. trying46. A. quick B. short C. brief D. swift47. A. anyway B. alike C. instead D. otherwise48. A. leave B. keep C. pass D. give49. A. who B. which C. that D. what第三部分：閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，36分）第一節(jié)（共13小題；每小題2分，共26分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。A Orbis is an organization which helps blin

24、d people everywhere. It has built an eye hospital inside an aeroplane and flown it all over the world with an international medical team. Samantha Graham, a fourteen-year-old schoolgirl from England, went with the plane to Mongolia. Samantha tells the story of Eukhtuul, a young Mongolian girl. Last

25、year, when Eukhtuul was walking home from school, she was attacked by boys with sticks and her eyes were badly damaged. Dr Duffey, an Orbis doctor, said that without an operation she would never see again. I thought about all the everyday things I do that she couldnt, things like reading schoolbooks

26、, watching television, seeing friends, and I realized how lucky I am. The Orbis team agreed to operate on Eukhtuul and I was allowed to watch, together with some Mongolian medical students. I prayed the operation would be successful. The next day I waited nervously with Eukhtuul while Dr Duffey remo

27、ved her bandages. In six months your sight will be back to normal, he said. Eukhtuul smiled, her mother cried, and I had to wipe away some tears, too! Now Eukhtuul wants to study hard to become a doctor. Her whole future has changed, thanks to a simple operation. We should all think more about how m

28、uch our sight means to us. 50. What is the writers main purpose in writing this text? A. To report a patients cure. B. To describe a dangerous trip. C. To explain how sight can be lost. D. To warn against playing with sticks. 51. What can a reader learn about in this text? A. The best way of studyin

29、g medicine. B. The difficulties for blind travelers. C. The life of schoolchildren in Mongolia. D. The international work of some eye doctors. 52. After meeting Eukhtuul, Samantha felt _. A. proud of the doctors skill B. grateful for her own sight C. surprised by Eukhtuuls courage D. angry about Euk

30、htuuls experienceBWestern New Bridge Library AnnouncementShortened Library Hours for Spring BreakLibrary Hours have been shortened to 7 hours a day （9: 00am 4: 00pm） for Spring Break from March 21 to March 30. Coming Events On Monday, March 21, at 10:30am, Scott Sutton, a childrens writer, will tell

31、 stories to kids over seven. Suttons attractive style will surely inspire everyone present! At 1:00pm, on March 23, the Georgetown musicians will present an Irish folk concert, which will be entertaining for the entire family. Come for the music and stay to check out some relevant books for the rest

32、 of the week! On Thursday, March 24, at 2: 00pm, the annual Childrens Gathering will take place in Room 201, the second-floor. Pick up an invitation in the Childrens Room and return your RSVP （回復(fù)） to reserve your seat at the table by 3: 00pm on Wednesday, March 23. Only children are allowed in the g

33、athering. At 10: 30am, on Friday, March 25, Enzo Monfre of the hit kids science show, ENZOology, will bring Fossils live! Surely Enzo will take the audience back in time, deep beneath the surface of the earth, to uncover the mysteries of killer dinosaurs, and more. Enzo recently appeared on the Elle

34、n DeGeneres Showcome and see him at the library!Please note: In case of emergency, please call the Help Desk at 926-3736 and follow the procedures outlined on the voice message. The call-down service is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for emergencies. The Help Desk supplies service to you all

35、the year round! For questions about all these, please contact hld wnbl. org. Come for the great Fun; Stay for the relevant Books!53. To attend the annual Childrens Gathering, one has to _. A. make a reservation B. apply in advance C. buy a ticket D. contact the call-down service54. According to the

36、passage, Enzo Monfre will _. A. show the children around a zoo B. tell stories to children over seven C. be present at the science show in person D. lead the children to the Ellen DeGeneres Show55. We can learn from the passage that children can _. A. attend all the activities with their parents B.

37、borrow some relevant books for the activities C. participate in the activities from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm D. choose only one of the activities according to their interestC The practice of students endlessly copying letters and sentences from a blackboard is a thing of the past. With the coming of new t

38、echnologies like computers and smartphone, writing by hand has become something of nostalgic （懷舊的） skill. However, while todays educators are using more and more technology in their teaching, many believe basic handwriting skills are still necessary for students to be successfulboth in school and in

39、 life. Virginia Berninger, professor of educational psychology at the University of Washington, says its important to continue teaching handwriting and help children acquire the skill of writing by hand. Berninger and her colleagues conducted a study that looked at the ability of students to complet

40、e various writing tasksboth on a computer and by hand. The study, published in 2009, found that when writing with a pen and paper, participants wrote longer essays and more complete sentences and had a faster word production rate. In a more recent study, Berninger looked at what role spelling plays

41、in a students writing skills and found that how well children spell is tied to how well they can write. Spelling makes some of the thinking parts of the brain active which helps us access our vocabulary, word meaning and concepts. It is allowing our written language to connect with ideas. Berninger

42、said. Spelling helps students translate ideas into words in their mind first and then to transcribe （轉(zhuǎn)換） those words in the mind into written symbols on paper or keyboard and screen, the study said. Seeing the words in the minds eye helps children not only to turn their ideas into words, says Bernin

43、ger, but also to spot（發(fā)現(xiàn)）spelling mistakes when they write the words down and to correct them over time. In our computer age, some people believe that we dont have to teach spelling because we have spell checks, she said. But until a child has a functional spelling ability of about a fifth grade lev

44、el, they wont have the knowledge to choose the correct spelling among the options given by the computer.56. What makes writing by hand a thing of the past? A. The use of new technologies in teaching. B. The absence of blackboard in classroom. C. The lack of practice in handwriting. D. The popular us

45、e of smartphones. 57. Which of the following best shows the role of spelling? A. Spelling improves ones memory of words. B. Spelling ability is closely related to writing ability. C. Spelling benefits the translation from words into ideas. D. Spelling slows down finding exact words to express ideas.

46、 58. What conclusion could be drawn from the passage? A. Functional spelling ability develops fast in the fifth grade. B. Computers can help people with their choice of words. C. Spell checks can take the place of spelling teaching. D. Handwriting still has a place in todays classrooms. D There is n

47、o doubt that a common language used throughout the world would do much to bring countries closer to each other. Though it is becoming increasingly easy to move from place to place, our inability to communicate with one another gives rise to numerous misunderstandings and makes real contact between p

48、eople of differing nationalities impossible. Many attempts have been made to overcome this problem and they have all failed. The fear of foreign influence and domination rules out the universal acceptance of any one of the existing major languages. Aware of this difficulty, many linguists have const

49、ructed artificial languages which could have no possible political overtones （暗示）. They have argued that a language of this sort would perform much the same service as Latin did in the Middle Ages. Although linguists succeeded in making their artificial languages extremely simple so that they would

50、be easy to learn, their efforts seemed doomed from the start. The reason for this is that there is no real motivation to learn an artificial language. There is nothing to guarantee that everybody is willing to make the effort; there is no assurance that the learner will have any adequate return for

51、his hard work. When people today undertake to learn a foreign language, they are not interested only in speaking it. Mastery of a language makes available to the learner a great deal of worthwhile literature and many current publications. This is the biggest stumbling-block of all for the artificial

52、ly-constructed tongue. Having no literature of its own, all it can offer is a limited number of translations, which are valueless in themselves. Nor can it acquire any literature;for it would have to be used for a great many generations before this could become possible. Moreover, constant use over

53、a long period would bring into being many national dialects and the language would thus defeat its own purpose. Another serious objection is the fact that a language is shaped by use and not by design. It is a living thing which is forever growing and changing. It takes hundreds of years before it c

54、an acquire richness and depth. In an artificial language, however, the meanings of words are rigidly defined. Inflexibility makes for an absence of subtlety （微妙）, so that no really fine meaning can be conveyed. Though this quality might be admirable for scientific publications, it greatly slows the formation of any significant literature. Latin was ideal in this respect, for it was a dead language with a literature; an artificial one is dead from the start. Th