江蘇省某中學(xué)高二上學(xué)期期中考試英語(yǔ)試題

江蘇省蘇州中學(xué)2012-2013學(xué)年度第一學(xué)期期中考試高二英語(yǔ)本試卷分第Ⅰ卷（選擇題）和第二卷（非選擇題）兩部分，滿(mǎn)分120分，考試時(shí)間120分鐘。第一卷將正確的選項(xiàng)填涂在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置上，第Ⅱ卷直接做在答案專(zhuān)頁(yè)上。第Ⅰ卷（選擇題，共85分）第一部分聽(tīng)力（共兩節(jié)，滿(mǎn)分20分）第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1分，滿(mǎn)分5分）聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話(huà)，每段對(duì)話(huà)后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置，聽(tīng)完每段對(duì)話(huà)后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來(lái)回答有關(guān)小題的閱讀下一小題，每段對(duì)話(huà)僅讀一遍。1.Whereprobablyarethespeakers?A.Atabookstore. B.Atalibrary. C.Ataclothesshop.2.Whatdidthewomanbuy?A.Carrots. B.Fish. C.Chicken.3.Howwastheweatherduringthevacation?A.Hot.B.Cool.C.Cold.4.Whoistheman?A.Ateacher.B.Anengineer.C.Atailor.5.Wherecanthemansmoke?A.Intheentrancehall.B.Inthenextoffice.C.Inthewoman’soffice.第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1分，滿(mǎn)分15分）聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話(huà)或獨(dú)白，每段對(duì)話(huà)和獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的ABC三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置，聽(tīng)每段對(duì)話(huà)和獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題5分鐘；聽(tīng)完后，各小題給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話(huà)和獨(dú)白讀兩遍。聽(tīng)第6段材料，回答第6、7題。6.Whereistheboy?A.InGreen’soffice.B.Athome.C.Inhisclassroom.7.Whendoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Inthemorning.B.Atnoon.C.Intheevening.聽(tīng)第七段材料，回答第8~10題。8.Whomisthewomanwith?A.Sheiswithherhusband.B.SheliveswithJohn.C.Shestayswithherparents.9.Wheredidthewomanmeetherhusband?A.Atatheatre. B.Atawedding. C.Atacinema.10.Howisthemanprobablygoingbacktonight? A.Onabus.B.Inataxi.C.Inthewoman’scar.聽(tīng)第8段材料，回答第11~13題。11.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?A.Ontheroad.B.Inaclassroom.C.Ataweatherstation.12.Howdidthewomangettheknowledgeabouttheweather?A.Shetravelledalot.B.Shelikesreadingaboutweather.C.Shelearnedalotfromhergeographyteacher.13.Whatarethemanandthewomanprobablydoing?A.Discussingtheweatherforecast.B.Ridingbikesinthecountryside.C.Havingapicnicinthecountry.聽(tīng)第9段材料，回答第14至16題。14.Whatisprobablytheman?A.Adancer.B.areporter.C.Amusician.15.Whatdoesthewomanlikebest?A.Classicalconcerts.B.Artexhibition.C.Ballets.16.Whydoesthewomanlikeballet?A.Thedancingisgood.B.Thesingingisnice.C.Thereismusicinit.聽(tīng)第10段材料，回答第17~20題。17.Whoisthespeaker?A.Aspecialistinoilspillprevention.B.Anewsreporter.C.Anoilcompanytechnician.18.Whatisthemaintopicofthereport?A.Wheretheoilspilloccurred.B.Whatcausedtheoil-spill.C.Howtheoilspillwastreated.19.Whovolunteeredtocleanuptheoil?A.Businesspeople,storekeepers,studentsandothers.B.Storekeepers,reporters,businesspeopleandothers.C.Farmers,scientists,teachersandothers.20.Whatdoestheoilcompanypromisetodo?A.Topreventanymoreoil-spills.B.Togetridofalltheoldshipsatonce.C.TocleanuptheoilatSeaviewBeachsoon.第二部分：英語(yǔ)知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié),滿(mǎn)分35分）第一節(jié)：?jiǎn)雾?xiàng)填空（共15小題，每小題1分，滿(mǎn)分15分）從A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該選項(xiàng)的標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑。21.–Excuseme,Sir.Thisistheseatreservedforwomenandchildren.--_________Isithere?Therearenowomenorchildrenonthisbus,anyway.A.WhataboutB.WhatifC.HowcomeD.Howshall22.Weallneedfriends.Lifeis______withouta_______toshareitwith.A.notfun,companyB.notfunny,companionC.nofun,companionD.nofun,company23.Ifyouhaveletoutyourfriend’ssecret,theproblemlies_______you.Youhavenorighttoblamethequarrel_______yourfriend.A.in,forB.with,withC.on,onD.with,on24.Atthebackyard,wefoundhim________onabench,withhiseyes_____onhisneighbor’sgardenofroses.A.seated;fixingB.sitting;fixingC.seated;fixedD.sitting;beingfixed25.____________,theideaofhavingtoworkunderawomanwasmorethanhecouldstand.A.WantingthejobverymuchB.AlthoughwantingthejobverymuchC.ThoughhewantedthejobverymuchD.Hewantedthejobbadly26.Therearemanypeoplewithoutstandingachievement.Idon’tknowwhythey_____me____fortheprize.A.pick;on B.pick;out C.pick;up D.pick;off27.Greatchangeshavetakenplaceinthatschool.Itisnolonger______itwastwomonthsago,_____itwasnothingbutaconstructionsite.A.what;whenB.that;whichC.what;whichD.which;that28.I'mafraidwewon'tbeabletogomuchfarther,forthegas__________.A.hasrunoutB.isusingupC.isusedupD.isrunningout29.Tenyearsagothepopulationofourvillagewasthatoftheirs.A.astwicelargeasB.twiceaslargeasC.twiceasmuchasD.astwicemuchas30．Itiscommonsensethat____foralongtimeinthesunmightseriouslydamageyourskin． A．exposed B．beingexposed C．exposing D．toexpose31．Aftertheparty,mostguestsleft,withonlytwoofthem____inthehostfamily,____himcleaningup． A．remaining,helped B．remaining,helping C．remained,helped D．remained,helped32．---Sallylikestohangoutwithsomegirlswhocarenothingabouttheirschoolwork．---________________________.Sallyisnotagirlwhoistooconcernedabouthergrades. A．LikemotherlikedaughterB．Abirdinhandisworthmorethantwointhebush C．AllworknoplaymakesJackadullboy D．Birdsofafeatherflocktogether33．ThefirsttimeIanmethisgirlfriend’sparents,hewasonhisbestbehaviorandleftthemwitha_____impression.A.favoredB.favoriteC.favoringD.favorable34．Ifyouwanttoseeadoctor,you’dbettermakeanappointmentwithhim.Thisisacommon_______intheUSA. A.duty B.practice C.attitude D.rule35．Whichofthefollowingsentencehasthesamemeaningsas“Noteverythingthatisbestfornatureisgoodforpeople.”? A．Everythingthatisbestfornatureisnotgoodforpeople. B．Nothingthatisbestfornatureisgoodforpeople. C．Nothingthatisbestfornatureisnotgoodforpeople. D．Everythingthatisnotbestfornatureisgoodforpeople.第二節(jié)完形填空(共20小題；每小題1分，滿(mǎn)分20分)請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。Iknowawomanwhoalwaysfoundanexcusetolove.Imetherworkingatthemostdifficultjobofmylife-asahelperinanafter-schooldaycarecenter.Iwascompletely36.forthework;Ihadnotrainingandmytemperament（性格）seemedtobeparticularlyunsuitedtothe37..Ireminded38.thatIwashiredtowatchthechildren,playwiththemandleadartsandcrafts-notfixalloftheirproblems,ofwhichthereweremany.Andmy39.helpwasMrs.Tucker,a73-year-oldretiredsocialworkerwhoworkedwithme.Allthatstood40._____thekidsanddisasterwasmeanda73-year-oldwoman.AndIwasn'tthatstrongadefense!ButIsoonlearnedthatMrs.Tuckerwasa41.withthesechildren."Somechildrenjustneedmore42.,"shealwayssaid.AcaseinpointwasTimmy.Tblems.Hewasdevelopmentallydelayed.Heoftenfoughtwithotherchildrenandwasacompulsivehair-puller.IcouldnevergetclosetoTimmy-hedidnottrustanyone.Anyone,thatis,44.Mrs.Tucker.He45.toher.Hegenuinelylovedherbecause,Icametobelieve,shelovedhim.Onedaya46.brokeoutbetweenTimmyandoneoftheotherchildren.Afterseparatingthem,Mrs.TuckerdirectedTimmytositinachair.He47.,"IHATEYOU,Mrs.Tucker!You'rea48.oldlady!Ihateyou!""Iknowyou49.merightnow,Timmy,"shesaidfirmly,"butI'msurenotgoingtoletyoupulltheotherchildren's50.."AfterawhileTimmyhadcalmeddownandMrs.Tuckercalledhimover.Hischeekswerestill51_______andboredriedtearstreaks(痕跡).Icouldnotheartheirconversation,butIsawTimmyputhisarmsaroundherneck.WhenIwalkedbyIheardhimsay,"I'msorryIcalledyouameanoldlady,Mrs.Tucker."Iknewhe52.it.AlittlelaterMrs.Tuckersaidtome,"Timmyjustneedsmorelovethanotherchildren."Onanother53.IheardTimmy'smothersay,"Youwork54.withhim,Mrs.Tucker.Hedoesn'trespondtoanybodylikehedoestoyou."Maybeso,butsometimes"magic"isjust55.wordfor"love."36.A.ready B.fit C.preparedD.unprepared37.A.situation B.position C.honor D.case38.A.him B.them C.myself D.ourselves39.A.best B.only C.very D.usual40.A.over B.between C.before D.behind41.A.master B.monster C.mother D.professor42.A.time B.strength C.conflict D.love43.A.mentalB.emotionalC.physicalD.adolescent44.A.beside B.except C.besides D.exceptfor45.A.responded B.reacted C.replied D.respected46.A.debate B.battle C.fight D.war47.A.claimed B.declared C.informed D.screamed48.A.kind B.mean C.greedy D.funny49.A.misunderstand B.love C.trust D.hate50.A.arm B.hair C.leg D.clothes51.A.dirty B.cute C.clean D.angry52.A.liked B.pretended C.got D.meant53.A.aspect B.hand C.side D.occasion54.A.hard B.out C.magic D.wonder55.A.a B.another C.theother D.the第三部分：閱讀理解（共15小題，每題2分，滿(mǎn)分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。AWithpetroleumreserve（石油儲(chǔ)量）decreasing,thesearchisontoreplacegaswithacleaner,greeneralternative．Thoughmucheco-talkhascenteredonbiofuelsfromcornandsoybeans,thebiofuelthatlooksmorelikelyloreplacepetroleumcomesfromamostunlikelysource:algae．Algae（藻類(lèi)）,likecorn,soybeans,andothercrops,growthroughphotosynthesis（光合作用）andcanbeprocessedintofueloil．However,theyyield30timesmoreenergythanlandcropssuchassoybeans,accordingtotheU．S．DepartmentofEnergy．Manyalgaespeciesalsocangrowinsaltwaterandpollutedwater—whilecornandsoyrequire,arablelandandfreshwaterthatwillbeinshortsupplyastheworld'spopulationballoons．"Ifyoureplacedallthediesel（柴油）intheU．S．withsoybiodiesel,itwouldtakehalfthelandmassoftheU.S.togrowthosesoybeans,"saysMattCaspari,chiefexecutiveofAuroraBiofuels,aBerkeley,Calif-basedprivatefirmthatspecializesinalgaeoiltechnology．Ontheotherhand,theEnergyDepartmentsaysthatifalgaefuelreplacedallthepetroleumfuelintheUnitedStates,itwouldrequirel5,000squaremiles,whichisafewthousandmileslargerthatMaryland（12,407squareemiles）,the42ndstateinlandarea．Anotherbonus:Becausealgaecanbegrownjustaboutanywhereinaclosedspace,they'rebeingtestedatseveralpowerplantsacrossthenationasacarbonabsorber．Smokestackemissions（煙囪排放物）canbepumpeddirectlyintotheponds,feedingthealgaewhilekeepinggreenhousegasesoutoftheatmosphere．Althoughprocessingtechnologyforalgaefuel—alsoknownas"oilgae"insomeenvironmentalistcircles—isimproving,it'sstillyearsawayfromreachingyourlocalgaspump．"it'sjustaquestionofcost,becausenolarge-scalefacilitieshavebeenbuiltyet,"Casparisays．56．Theunderlinedword"yield"inParagraph2canbereplacedby"_______"． A．controlB．giveinC．growD．produce57．Comparedwithcornandsoybeans,algae_____． A．maypollutewaterandsoilB．providemuchlessenergy C．cangrowinpoorconditionsD．needmorespecialcare58．AccordingtoParagraph3,oneoftheadvantagesofproducingalgaefuelisthat____． A．itcanbeusedmorewidelyB．itismoreeasytoproduce C．itneedsmuchlesslandD．itcostsmuchlessmoney59．WhatdowelearnaboutalgaefromParagraph4? A．Peoplecangrowalgaeanywhere．B．Algaehelpprotecttheenvironment. C．Fishcangetmoreoxygenfromalgae.D．Algaeproductlesswaste．BBirdsthatarehalf-asleep—withonebrainhemisphere(半球)alertandtheothersleeping—controlwhichsideofthebrainremainsawake,accordingtoanewstudyofsleepingducks.Earlierstudieshavedocumentedhalf-brainsleepinawiderangeofbirds.Thebrainhemispherestaketurnssinkingintothesleepstagecharacterizedbyslowbrainwaves.Theeyecontrolledbythesleepinghemispherekeepsshut,whilethewakefulhemisphere’seyestaysopenandalert.Birdsalsocansleepwithbothhemispheresrestingatonce.Decadesofstudiesofbirdgroupsledresearcherstopredictextraalertnessintheend-of-the-rowsleeperswhichtendtobeattackedmoreeasily.Sureenough,theendbirdstendedtowatchcarefullyonthesideawayfromtheircompanions.Ducksintheinnerspotsshowednopreferenceforgazedirection.Also,birdsnappingattheendofthelinedependonsingle-hemispheresleep,ratherthantotalrelaxation,moreoftenthaninnerducksdid.Turning16birdsthroughthepositionsinafour-duckrow,theresearchersfoundthatcomparedwith12percentforbirdsininternalspots,outerbirdshalf-asleepduringsome32percentofnappingtime.“Webelievethisisthefirstevidenceforananimalbehaviorallycontrollingsleepandwakefulnessatthesametimeindifferentregionsofthebrain,”theresearcherssay.Theresultsprovidethebestevidenceforalong-standingassumptionthatsingle-hemispheresleepevolvedascreaturesscannedforenemies.Thepreferenceforopeninganeyeonthelookoutsidecouldbewidespread,hepredicts.He’sseenitinapairofbirdsnappingside-by-sideinthezooandinasinglepetbirdsleepingbyamirror.Themirror-sideeyeclosedasifthereflectionwereacompanionandtheothereyestayedopen.Usefulashalf-sleepingmightbe,it’sonlybeenfoundinbirdsandsuchwateranimalsasdolphins,whales,andseals.Perhapskeepingonesideofthebrainawakeallowsasleepinganimaltosurfaceoccasionallytoavoiddrowning.Studiesofbirdsmayofferuniqueinsightsintosleep.JeromeM.SiegeloftheUCLAsayshewondersifbirds’half-brainsleep“isjustthetipoftheiceberg.”Hesupposesthatmoreexamplesmayturnupwhenwetakeacloserlookatotherspecies.60. Accordingtothepassage,birdsoftenhalfsleepbecause______. A.theirbrainhemispherestaketurnstorest B.theyhavetowatchoutforpossibleattacks C.thetwohalvesoftheirbrainaredifferentlystructured D.theyhavetoconstantlykeepaneyeontheircompanions61.Whatisimpliedabouttheexampleofabird’ssleepinginfrontofamirror? A.Animaginedcompaniongivesthebirdasenseofsecurity. B.Birdsprefertosleepinpairsforthesakeoftheirsecurity. C.Thephenomenonofbirdsnappinginpairsiswidespread.D.Asinglepetbirdenjoysseeingitsownreflectioninthemirror.62.Whilesleeping,somewateranimalstendtokeephalfawakeinorderto______.A.alertthemselvestotheapproachingenemy B.emergefromwaternowandthentobreathe C.besensitivetotheever-changingenvironment D.avoidbeingsweptawaybyrapidcurrents63.Bysaying“justthetipoftheiceberg”,Siegelsuggeststhat______. A.half-brainsleephassomethingtodowithicyweather B.themysteryofhalf-brainsleepisclosetobeingsolved C.mostbirdslivingincoldregionstendtobehalfsleepers D.half-brainsleepmayexistamongotherspeciesCWashington,November1,2012(CNN)--Afteryearsofplanningandmonthsofcampaigning,themostexpensivepresidentialraceinhistorycomesdowntoafinalfive-daywhirlwind(旋風(fēng))ofspeechesandtelevisionadsintheeightstatesstillupforgrabs.PresidentBarackObamaandRepublicanchallengerMittRomneyplantoholdvirtuallynonstopeventsbetweennowandtheTuesdayelectionconsideredtooclosetocall.Thefocusisonbattlegroundstatesworth95ofthe270electoralvotesneededtowin.Bothsidesaretryingtoclosethedealwithadecreasingnumberofuncommittedvoters,whilemakingsuresupportersactuallycastballots.ThatmeansagameofcampaignchessthatstartedThursday,withappearancesbythecandidatesandtheirassistantsaswellasadvertisingdollarsallocatedtotheplacesconsideredmostvitaltosuccess.Concludingaraceexpectedtocostmorethan$6billionoverall,ObamaandRomneyandtheirrunningmateswillhitallthebattlegroundstates--Colorado,Florida,Iowa,Ohio,NewHampshire,Nevada,VirginiaandWisconsin.Thecampaignsalsoareunloadingablastoftelevisionadsandmailingsthatthreatentooverwhelmvotersalreadysaturatedwithpoliticking.Perhapsnoonesaiditbetterthan4-year-oldAbigaelEvansofFortCollins,64．Theunderlinedphrase“tooclosetocall”probablymeans. A．a(chǎn)gamethatonesideisobviouslywinning. B．a(chǎn)tieinwhichneithersideseemslikelytowin C．soclosethatyouneednotuseatelephone D．a(chǎn)visitclosetoone’shomestate65．Whatisthefocusofthelast-5–daycampaignsforbothpresidentialcandidates? A．Tomakesurethattheirsupportersunderstandtheirpolicies. B．Tocollectenoughmoneyforcampaignads.C．Topainttheirrivalasblackaspossible. D．Towinoverthevoterswhohavenotdecidewhichcandidatetovotefor.66．Thepublicgenerallyfeelabouttheselast-dayselectionefforts. A．excited B．disappointedC．a(chǎn)nnoyedD．relievedDLonelinesshasbeenlinkedtodepression（抑郁）andotherhealthproblems.Now,astudysaysitcanalsospread.Afriendofalonelypersonwasfifty-twopercentmorelikelytodevelopfeelingsofloneliness.Andafriendofthatfriendwastwenty-fivepercentmorelikelytodothesame.Earlierfindingsshowedthathappiness,obesity(肥胖)andtheabilitytostopsmokingcanalsospreadlikeinfectionswithinsocialgroups.ThefindingsallcomefromamajorhealthstudyintheAmericantownofFramingham,Massachusetts.Thestudybeganin1948toinvestigatethecausesofheartdisease.Sincethen,moretestshavebeenadded,includingmeasuresoflonelinessanddepression.ThenewfindingsinvolvedmorethanfivethousandpeopleinthesecondgenerationoftheFraminghamHeartStudy.Theresearchersexaminedfriendshiphistoriesandreportsofloneliness.Theresultsestablishedapatternthatspreadaspeoplereportedfewerclosefriends.Forexample,lonelinesscanaffectrelationshipsbetweennext-doorneighbors.Thelonelinessspreadsasneighborswhowereclosefriendsnowspendlesstimetogether.Thestudyalsofoundthatlonelinessspreadsmoreeasilyamongwomenthanmen.Theaveragepersonissaidtoexperiencefeelingsoflonelinessaboutforty-eightdaysayear.Thestudyfoundthathavingalonelyfriendcanaddaboutseventeendays.Buteveryadditionalfriendcandecreaselonelinessbytwoandahalfdays.Lonelypeoplebecomelessandlesstrustingofothers.Thismakesitmoreandmoredifficultforthemtomakefriends—andmorelikelythatsocietywillreject（排斥）them.JohnCacioppoattheUniversityof67.Asanaverageperson,ifyoumake2morefriends,howmanydaysayearmightyousufferfromloneliness?A.48days.B.43days.C.65days.D.17days.68.Whatcanweinferfromthepassageaboutlonelypeople?A.Theycanovercomelonelinessthemselves.B.Theywilldecreaselonelinessdaybyday.C.Theyneedhelptogetbacktonormalsociallife.D.Theycanhelpotherstorepairtheirsocialnetworks.69.What’sthebestwaytohelplonelypeopleaccordingtothispassage?A.Bringthemtogether.B.Makefriendswiththem.C.Helpthemstopsmoking.D.Helpthemlooseweight.70.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.LonelinessandsocialnetworkB.SocialNetworksandfriendshipC.LonelinessanddietD.HelpALonelyPerson第=2\*ROMANII卷（非選擇題，共35分）第一節(jié)任務(wù)型讀寫(xiě)（共10小題；每小題1分，滿(mǎn)分10分）閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)所讀內(nèi)容在表格中的空白處填入恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~。注意：每空格只填一個(gè)單詞。Schoolshavebeenblamedforgivingkidsaccesstosodainvendingmachines（自動(dòng)售貨機(jī)）．Butnewdatasuggestthatschoolsoftdrinksalesmaynotbeanimportantfactorinhowmuchsodakidsdrink．InthecurrentissueofTheJournalofNutritionEducationandBehavior,researcherscomparedsodaconsumptionamongnearly500studentsinMainewhoattendedsevenschoolsovertwoschoolyears．Fouroftheschoolscutbackonsoftdrinkavailabilityattheschools,whilethreeoftheschoolsmadenochanges．Allthestudentsweredrinkinglesssodabytheendthestudyperiod,buttherewerenomeaningfuldifferencesinoverallsoftdrinkconsumptionamongthedifferentschools．Thedatasuggestthatlimitingsoftdrinkavailabilityatschooldoesn’tresultinmeaningfulchangesindrinkconsumptionpatterns．Whiletherewerenochangesinoverallsodaconsumption,therewasanotableshiftindietsodadrinkingamonggirls．Iftheschoolcutbackonsodaavailability,girlswerelesslikelytodrinkdietsoda,comparedtogirlsinschoolsthatmadenochanges．Thedataarethelatesttosuggestthatschoolsmaynotplayasbigaroleinkids’pooreatinghabitsaswidelybelieved．Lastyear,TheAmericanJournalofPublicHealthpublishedaprovocative（引起爭(zhēng)論的）studyshowingthatchildhoodweightproblemsoftengetworseinthesummer,whenkidsareoutofschool．Datafromkindergartenersandfirstgradersfoundthatbodymassindex（指數(shù)）increasedtwotothreetimesasfastinsummerasduringtheregularschoolyear．Minoritychildrenwereespeciallyatrisk,aswerechildrenw