廣東省汕頭市2012-2013學(xué)年高二下學(xué)期期末考試英語試題 Word版含答案

學(xué)必求其心得，業(yè)必貴于專精學(xué)必求其心得，業(yè)必貴于專精學(xué)必求其心得，業(yè)必貴于專精汕頭市2012~2013學(xué)年度普通高中教學(xué)質(zhì)量監(jiān)測高二級英語本試卷分三部分，共8頁,滿分135分.考試用時120分鐘。注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必用黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將自己的姓名和考生號分別填寫在答題卡上,用2B鉛筆將試卷類型（A）填涂在答題卡上，并在答題卡右上角的“試室號”和“座位號”欄填寫試室號、座位號，將相應(yīng)的試室號、座位號信息點涂黑。2．選擇題（46～50題除外)每小題選出答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目的答案標號涂黑,如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案，答案不能答在試卷上。3。非選擇題和46~50題必須用黑色字跡鋼筆或簽字筆作答，答題前必須先填好答題紙的密封線內(nèi)各項內(nèi)容.答案必須寫在答題紙上各題目指定區(qū)域內(nèi)相應(yīng)位置上；如需改動，先劃掉原來的答案,然后再寫上新的答案；不準使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案無效。4．考生必須保持答題卡、答題紙的整潔，考試結(jié)束后，將試卷和答題卡、答題紙一并交回。第一部分英語知識應(yīng)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分)第一節(jié)：完形填空(共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分)Mybrother-in-lawopenedthebottomdrawerofmysister'sbureau(衣柜)andliftedoutawrappedpackage。Initwasareallybeautifulsilk1。Thepricetagwithanastronomicalfigure（天文數(shù)字)onitwasstillattached.”Jane2thisthefirsttimewewenttoNewYork，atleast8or9yearsago。Sheseldomworeit。Shewassavingitfora(n）3occasion，"mybrother-in—lawsaid.Togetherwiththeother4hegavethatdresstothemortician(殯葬業(yè)者).Thenhesaidtome，”Don’teversaveanythingforaspecial5。Everydayyou're6isaspecialoccasion.”Irememberedthosewordsthroughthefuneralformysister'sunexpected7andthedaysthatfollowed。NowIamspending8timewithmyfamilyandfriends；I'mnot"saving"anything。”Someday”and"oneofthesedays"are9frommyvocabulary。Ifit’sworthseeingorhearingordoing，Iwanttoseeandhearanddoitnow。It'sthoselittlethingsleft10thatwouldmakemeangryifIknewthatmyhourswerelimited。AngrybecauseI11seeinggoodfriendswhom!wasgoingtogetintouchwithsomeday。AngrybecauseIhadn’twrittencertainlettersthatIintendedtowriteoneofthesedays.12andsorrythatIdidn'ttellmyhusbandanddaughteroftenenoughhowmuchI13lovethem。I’mtryingveryhardnottoputoff,holdback，or14anythingthatwouldaddlaughterandbrightnesstoour15。AndeverymorningwhenIopenmyeyes，Itellmyselfthateveryday,everyminute，everybreathtruly,isagiftfromGod。1。A。capB。dressC.bagD.scarf2。A.woreB。savedC。purchasedD.discovered3.A。proudB。excitedC。differentD。special4。A。sadnessB。suggestionsC。permissionD。clothes5。A。occasionB.personC。partyD.experience6.A。awakeB。aloneC.aliveD.aware7.A.wishB。questionC.faultD。death8.A。noB.moreC.lessD.little9.A。protectedB。borrowedC。removedD。chosen10。A.unfoldedB.unacceptedC。unlimitedD.undone11.A.putoffB。lookforwardtoC.sticktoD。insiston12。A。PainfulB.ThoughtfulC。DiscouragedD.Annoyed13.A。trulyB.apparentlyC.simplyD.gradually14.A。spareB.spendC。loseD。forget15.A.worksB。livesC。friendshipD.imagination第二節(jié)：語法填空（共10小題;每小題1．5分，滿分15分)AsIwalkedalongthecitystreets,Ipassedayoungmansearchingthroughasmallblockoflandthatcontainedamixofleavesandrubbish.Iwassomewhatpuzzled16someonelikehimwouldbesearchingthroughrubbish。17(find)thisalittleconfusing，Iaskedhim,"whatareyousearchingfor?”herepliedverysimplythathe18（look)formoney.Afteraconversationwithhim，Ifoundout19（late）thathehadbecomehomelessaftergettinglaidofffromhisjob.Sincethen，hehadbeenworking20part-timejobsinadoctor'sofficeandinafoodbanktoearnsomemoney.Buthemadesolittlethathelostheart。Themanseemedfairlytalented,21hewasalittledirty。Itoldhimthatourthoughtscreateour22（real),andIsuggestedthathenotgiveupandthinkinapositiveway.Duringthewholetalk，Istressedthathewasyoungand23anythingwaspossible.Althoughhedidn'trespondonthespot,24sensetoldmethatwhatIsaidseemedtohave25impactonhim。第二部分：閱讀(共兩小節(jié)，滿分50分)第一節(jié)：閱讀理解(共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）ACoffeeisunderthreatfromclimatechange,accordingtoastudywhichfoundthatpopularArabicacouldfaceextinctionwithindecades。Risingglobaltemperaturesandgradualchangesinseasonalconditionscouldmake99。7percentofArabica—growingareasunsuitablefortheplantby2080,accordingtoanewstudybyresearchersfromKewIdentifyingnewplaceswhereArabicacouldbegrownawayfromitsnaturalhomeinthemountainsofSouthSudancouldbetheonlywayofpreventingtheextinctionofthespecies,researcherssaid.Arabicaisoneoftheonlytwospeciesofbeansusedtomakecoffeeandisbyfarthemostpopular，accountingfor70percentoftheglobalmarketincludingalmostallfreshcoffeesoldintheUSandEurope.AdifferentbeanknownasRobusta,nativetoVietnam,isusedinfreeze-driedcoffeeandiscommonlydrunkinGreeceandTurkey,butitshighcaffeine(咖啡因)contentmakesitmuchlesspleasanttomostdrinkers。Thenewstudy，publishedinthePLOSONEjournal，usedcomputermodelingtopredictthesurvivalprospectofArabicaforthefirsttime.AaronDavis，headofcoffeeresearchattheRoyalBotanicGardens，said：”Arabicacanonlyexistataveryspecificpacewithaveryspecificnumberofothervariables（變量）?！盙lobalwarminghappenssofastthatthefarmerswouldhavetomovetheirplantations（種植園）everydecadetosurvive,headded。Theresearcherssaidtheirpredictionwere"conservative”becausetheydidn'ttakeintoconsiderationthewidespreadforestdestructiontakingplaceintheforestswherethebeansaregrown,orotherfactorssuchasadropinthenumberofbirdswhichspreadseeds.Evenifthebeansdonotdisappearcompletelyfromthewild,climatechangeishighlylikelytohaveagreateffectonproductionandthetasteofcoffeebeansinfuturedecades,theyadded。26。Accordingtothestudy,mostpartofArabica—growingareaswillbeunsuitablefortheplantwithin________.A。about3decadesB.about7decadesC.about10decadesD.about15decades27。Arabicaisnativeto____________.A。VietnamB。theUSAC.GreeceD。SouthSudan28.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat____________。A.themajorityofpeopledrinkcoffeemadebyRobustaB。RobustamakesuphalfoftheglobalcoffeemarketC。allfreshcoffeeismadebyArabicaD。Arabicaisnothighincaffeine29。ClimatechangemayaffectArabicainthefollowingwaysEXCEPT____________。A.thecolorofcoffeebeansB.itssurvivalC。itsoutputD.thetasteofcoffeebeans30。Inthelastparagraph，theauthorsuggeststhat__________。A.Arabicawon'tdisappearcompletelyfromthewildB.ArabicacoulddieoutlaterthanthepredictionC。ArabicacoulddieoutearlierthanthepredictionD.deforestationintheforestsmakesnodifferencetothegrowthofArabicaBCanyouthinkyourwaytowealthandsuccess?NapoleonHillbelievedthatifyouthinktherightthoughtsyoucan。In1937,aftermanyyearsofresearchingfinancialsuccessandobservingpeoplewhohadbecomerich,hepublishedthebookThinkandGrowRich。EventhoughitwaspublishedinthemiddleoftheGreatDepression,itwasimmediatelysuccessful。Itisoneofthemostpopularnon—fictionbookseverwritten.Forbessaysithassoldseventymillioncopiessinceitfirstappeared，andcontinuestosellcopiestoday.NapoleonHillwroteatleasttenotherbooksaboutsuccessbeforehisdeathin1970。ButnoneofthemcameclosetosellingasmanycopiesasThinkandGrowRich。SmarterComicshasreleasedanillustratedversionofthebook.FrancoArdaisthecompany'sfounderandpublisher.Heusedtoworkasaninvestmentbanker.Hestartedthecompanythreeyearsagowithhisownmoney。Hewantedtocreatepicturebooksthatincreaseunderstanding.Hisversionsprovidemuchoftheinformationthatisinfull—lengthbooksbutinaformeasytounderstandforteenagers。FrancoArdasaysreaderswillunderstandandremembermoreaboutgainingsuccessiftheyreadthecomic（連環(huán)漫畫)bookstyle——-first，it’seasiertoread;second，it'salsoeasiertoremember.Becauseonceyouseesomethingvisually,yourbraincanabsorbitmuchquickerandthenyoucankeepitmuchlonger。"Hefirstreadthebookwhenhewasateenager。Heowesmuchofhisfinancialsuccesstothebookandittaughthimtochangethewayhethinksaboutmoneyandsuccess。FrancoArdasaysNapoleonHillfoundthatyoumustwritedownwhatyouwanttoachieve，howandwhenyouwanttoachieveitandwhatyouarewillingtosacrificeforit。NapoleonHillsaidyoumustreadthatstatementoutloudeverymorningwhenyouwakeupandeveryeveningbeforeyougotosleep.Healsosaysthebookprovesthatwealthisalifelongpursuitachievedbybelievinginthevalueofpersonalideas。Itsaysanyonecanachievetheirdreamsbyrefusingtobestoppedbytemporaryproblems。31.WhatisthebookpublishedbyFrancoArdamainlyfeatured？A.ithasmorenicepicturesthantheories.B.Ittellsreaderstowritedownwhattheyread.C.Itiseasierforustoreadandrememberthecontent。D.Itrequiresreaderstoreadthebookloudeverymorning.32。HowhasNapoleonHill’sbookinfluencedFrancoArda？A.Hehasgainedmanydifferentopinionsaboutlife。B。Hehasformedahabitofsacrificingsomethingforhisdream。C.Hehasrefusedtobestoppedbytemporaryproblems.D.Hehashadagoodattitudetowardsmoneyandsuccess.33。FrancoArda'snewlypublishedbookismainlyintendedfor________。A.womenB。teenagersC。adultsD。businessmen34。Fromthepassage,wecanconcludethatthebookThinkandGrowRich_________.A.isthemostpopularbooksinceitwaspublishedB。hasguidedsomanypeoplehowtheycanbepopularC.hasinspiredsomanypeopletoachievefameandfortuneD.becomesmorepopularnowadaysthanwhenitwaspublished35。Whatisthepurposeoftheauthor’swritingthispassage?A.ToreportthesaleofNapoleonHill'sbook.B.Tointroducethepresenteconomicsituation.C.ToadvertiseFrancoArda’snewlypublishedbook.D。TointroducetheinfluenceofNapoleonHill'sbook。CAreyousickoftravellingbackandforthbetweenairports？Exhaustedbythesearchforairportparking?Tiredoftryingtofindgroundtransportationatyourdestination？Aflyingcarmaybejustwhatyouneed.Whiletheconceptofflyingcarshasbeenaroundfordecades，thecarsthemselveshaveneverreallycaughton。Now,theMassachusetts—basedcompanyTerrafugiaischangingthat。ThecompanyrecentlyreceivedattentionfromaroundtheworldwiththeintroductionoftheTransition。Atruehybrid(混合物),theTransitioncombinestheabilitiesofanautomobilewiththoseofasmallaircraft。However,theTransitiondoesn’trequireuserstodriveanairplanedownthestreet。Instead，itcanbetransformedfromaircrafttoroadmodeinlessthan30seconds.ByenteringaPINnumber，pilotscanmakethewingsfoldagainstthesidesofthevehicle。Powerthenmovesfromthepropeller(螺旋槳）tothefrontwheels。Driverswhowishtoflysimplycontrarilyconducttheprocessbeforetakingoff.OnelookattheTransitiontellsyouthatitreallyisanairplane。Infact，Terrafugiadoesn’tcalltheTransitiona"flyingcar"atall。Instead，thecompanyusestheterm"roadableaircraft”.Likeotherairplanes,theTransitionhaswings，atailandapropeller.Itispoweredbyanaircraftengineandhasaparachute（降落傘）。Moreimportantly,youneedapilot'slicensetoflyit。Still,itisalsoacar。Likeothercars,ithasasteeringwheel(方向盤）,fourwheelsandcrashprotection.Itrunsonnormalautogasoline,andyoucan’tdriveitunlessyouhaveadriver’slicense.Withanexpectedpriceof＄194，000andseatinglimitedtotwo，theTransitionwon'treplaceairlinesorfamilycarsinashortterm.Butitdoesprovideawholenewrangeoftravelchoices.Transitiondriverswillnolongerbelimitedtoland。Moreover，iftheweatherpreventsaflight，Transitionpilotscanalwaysjustdriveontheroad.36.What’stheauthor'spurposeinraisingquestionsinthefirstparagraph?A。Toremindreaderstoavoidtravellingbyair。 B.Toblametheserviceofcertainairports。C.Todrawreaders'attentiontothetopic。 D.Tocompareairplanesandcars。37.Theunderlinedphrase”caughton"inParagraph2canbebestreplacedby“_______"。A.becomepopularB.soldwellC.gotusefulD。takenoff38.Byusingtheterm”roadableaircraft”insteadof"flyingcar"，TerrafugiastressestheTransition_______。A。ismoresuitablefortheroad B。ismorecomfortablethancarsC。hasnothingtodowithcars D.ismoresimilartoanairplane39。Fromthepassage，weknowthat_________.A。TerrafugiaisthefirstcompanyfocusingonflyingcarsB。ausualcardriverneedsapilot’slicensetoflytheTransitionC.theTransitionissaferthanusualcarsbecauseofitscrashprotectionD.atpresent，noairlinesorfamiliesarewillingtobuytheTransition40。Ifthispassagecamefromanewspaper,inwhichcolumnshoulditbe?A.Education.B。Entertainment.C。Technology.D.Business.DPopcorn（爆米花）machineshavebeenaroundformorethan4,000years。WhenanancientcultureinNewMexicodiscoveredthatacertaintypeofcornwould"pop"whenitwasheated,theyimmediatelydesignedtheworld’searliestversionofthepopcornmachine.Theywouldheatfinesandinthefireandaddthekernels（谷粒）intothesandtomakethempop。Otherculturesofthetimemadeagameofpoppingpopcorn。Theywouldheatstonesonthefireashotastheycouldandpourtheseedsontoit.Thepeopleofthevillagewouldthengatheraroundthestonesandcatchthegrainsastheypoppedandflewintotheair。Eventually，thesnackquicklybecameanimportantpartofseveralcultures。Many4thcenturyMexicancultureswouldincludepopcornkernelsinsidetheirtombsasanofferingtothespiritsinordertoobtainasecurepassagetothenextlife。NativeAmericantribesthatappearedyearslaterbelievedthatspiritslivedinsidethekernels。Theythoughtthatthekernelspoppedwhentheextremeheatangerthespirits.In1885，CharlesCretorsdesignedandcreatedthefirstmodempopcornmachinesinChicago,Illinois.Mr。Cretorsownedasweetshopandhadpurchasedapeanutroastingmachinethatdidn'tworkaswellasitshouldhave.Hesoonimprovedthemachineandbegansellinghisproductsinandaroundtheareaviatravellingsalesmenaswellasthroughhisstore.Eightyearslater,heattendedPopcornmachinesexperiencedwidespreadgrowthduringthe1900s.Withpricesrangingbetween$400and$1，300，thesemachinessoldlikehotcakesuntiltheGreatDepressioncausedMr。Cretors’companytostopoperationsin1934.Today,popcornmachineslooknothingliketheirearliermachines。Theyareavailableinalmostanysizeandcreatemanydifferentflavorsandvarietiesofpopcorn。41。AncientNewMexicansgotpopcornby________.A。throwingkernelsintothefire B.usingakindofmachineC。puttingkernelsintoheatedsand D.placingkernelsontohotstones42。MexicansoncehadpopcornkernelsinsidetheirtombstoA。keepthetombsdryandclean B。angerthespiritslivinginsidethekernelsC。scareawaytheevilspiritsunderground D。makesureofgoingtotheirnextlifesafely43。WecanlearnfromthepassagethatCharlesCretors__________。A.traveledaroundtopromotehisinventionB.openedastoretosellhispopcornmachinesC.wasawardedforhisinventionofpopcornmachinesD.madethefirstmodempopcornmachineoutofanoldmachine44.Whichofthefollowingismentionedinthepassage？A.Thenutritionalvalueofpopcorn。B。Kindsofgamesrelatedtopopcorn.C。Thedevelopmentofpopcornmachines。D。Thecompetitioninthepopcornmachinemarket.45。Thebesttitleforthepassagemightbe_________.A.PopcornandAncientCultures B。Popcorn--—aLostArtRediscoveredC.HistoryofPopcornMachines D.CharlesCretorsandPopcornMachine第二節(jié)：信息匹配（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分)閱讀下列選修課及相關(guān)信息,并按照要求匹配信息。請在答題卡上將對應(yīng)題號的相應(yīng)選項涂黑。首先下列六門選修課的介紹。ACreativeWriting—-byMrs.A。McClellanCreativewritingisacourseinwhichwestudyandapplythemethodsusedinvariousformsoffictionwriting。Writingisaskillofartinitself。WeareguidedbyEzraPound'sopinion:”Makeitnew.”Creativewritingdoesnotonlyprovideuswithanopportunitytoexpressourselves，butalsoholdsourattentiontowordchoice,paragraphdevelopment,andotherskillsusefulinwriting.BJournalism——byDr。E.BrandtJournalismisacourseforseniors，inwhichwewillcoverhowtogather，write,andreportthenews.Wewilldiscusshowinformationis,orcanbe，organized。Thiscoursealsoaimstodevelopcommunicationskillsrequiredofjournalists。CBritishandAmericanLiterature—-byMr。ThomsonAclassicisaliteraryworkthathasstoodthetestoftime.Generationsofreadershaveturnedtoclassicstodiscoverwhichisever—lasting.Throughboththeworksthemselvesandthepeopletheymirror,wemaybetterbeabletoseeourselves.Inthiscourse,wewillreadworksinbothBritishandAmericanliterature。Wewillwritereviewsofwhatweread。DTechnicalWriting—-byMr.J.AllenWhatistechnicalwriting？Itisthecoursedevotedtoimprovingyourcommunicationskillsin，for,andthroughtechnology。Activitiesforthiscoursewillhelpyoudevelopcommunicationskillsthatarenecessaryforwritersandspeakersworkingwithtechnologyorinbusiness.ENon-fiction--byDr.M.TimThecourseisastudyofnon-fictionthroughreadingmanydifferenttypesofnon-fiction.Thecoursewillalsobeaboutthepossiblechangesinjournalisticreportingandthesharingofpersonalstoriesofvariouspeopleonvarioustopicssuchastravelandadventure.Wewillexaminesomeofthebestwritingintheworldanddealwiththetechniquesusedinthistexttype。FWorldLiterature——byMrs。A。McClellanWorldLiteratureexaminesthecommonpeoplefoundinqualityLiteratureworldwide，fromEuropetoAmerica，fromAsiatoAfrica,andintroducesavarietyofculturalbackgroundatdifferentpointsinhistory.Intheseworlds,wefindnotonlywhatisuniquetoeachculture,butwhatisuniversal。Wearealsoabletotellwhatmakesagoodstory,nomatterfromwhereorwhomthestorysprings.以下是學(xué)生Mike、Joseph、Anna、Ian和Susan正在計劃下學(xué)期各自的選修課程。請根據(jù)以上信息，選出符合各人個性特長的最佳選項。46.Mikespenthischildhoodmostlyinhisfather’sstudy，wherehereadnovelsbyBritishandAmericanwriters.Nexttermhewillbecomeaseniorstudent。Hethinksit’stimethathereadmoreoftheirworksandlearnedtowriteaboutthem。47.Josephisgoodatthelanguagearts,andinhissparetimehelikestowriteshortstories.Itishiswishthathisstorieswouldbeprintedinlocalnewspapers。Soheisthinkingoftakingacoursetodevelophiswritingskills,suchaswordingandparagraphorganization.48.Alivelyandcaringgirl,Annatakesanactivepartinsocialactivities。Sheistryingtowritereportsfornewspapersaboutwhatsheseesandhears。Butfewofthemareacceptedbecauseofpoororganizationofinformation.Shefeelstheneedtoimproveherwritingandcommunicationskillsnextterm.49。Iantraveledworldwidewithhisparentswhenhewasveryyoung.Undertheirinfluence,hebecomesgreatlyinterestedinstoriesoftravelandadventure.Hehopestowritehisownstoriesinthefuture.Sonextterm,hewillchooseacoursetostudythebestwritingofthistype。50。SusancomesfromChina.Asajuniorbackhome，shewrotequitealotofshortstories,someofwhichwerepublishedinnewspapers.HerparentssuggestshereadsomeclassicsbyAsianandWesternwriters。Shethinksithelpfulinherwriting.Sosheisgoingtotakeacourseofthiskindnextterm。第三部分寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)基礎(chǔ)寫作（共l小題，滿分15分)你負責(zé)學(xué)校的英語新聞廣播，今天早上某居民小區(qū)發(fā)生了火災(zāi)，具體隋況如下：火災(zāi)發(fā)生時間及地點:今天早上6點左右,新竹路居民樓后果：4人遇難，30人受傷：多人遇難的原因：1．發(fā)生火災(zāi)時，大部分居民都在家里；2．居民過于慌張，找不到出口，甚至有些人被煙嗆死?；馂?zāi)發(fā)生的具體原因：警方還在調(diào)查當(dāng)中;專家建議：1．逃生時必須冷靜；2．發(fā)生火災(zāi)時要走消防通道;3．迅速向外面發(fā)出求救信號。【寫作內(nèi)容】請根據(jù)你掌握的材料，寫一篇新聞廣播，內(nèi)容包括:1．火災(zāi)發(fā)生的時間、地點；2．造成火災(zāi)的后果及原因；3．專家建議?！緦懽饕蟆恐荒苡?個句子表達全部內(nèi)容?！驹u分標準】句子結(jié)構(gòu)準確，信息內(nèi)容完整,篇章連貫?！緟⒖荚~匯】消防通道:fireescape；嗆死:bechokedtodeath；第二節(jié)讀寫任務(wù)（共1小題,滿分25分）閱讀下面的短文，然后按照要求寫一篇150詞左右的英語短文。Parentsoftennoticeareturnofthe"terriblewords”whentheirchildrenenteradolescence，whoarestrugglingtobeofindependence,buttheylackthelanguageneededtoexpresstheiremotions，andhavetheseeminglyautomatictalkingback，”No！”or”That'snotfair？whenaskedtodoanythingbyparents.Parents,whoareconcernedaboutputtinganendtotheirteen'stalkingback,worriedaboutinvolvingthemselvesinapowerstrugglethattheymightnotbeabletowin，orjustfeelinghelplessinthefaceoftheteen’sstronglyexpressedemotions。Theymaysimplygiveupwhentheirchildrenrefusetodowhatisaskedofthem.Therefore，it’simportantforparentstounderstandthatteenagersdonothavethesamecontroloftheirimpulses(沖動)asadultsdo。Parentsneedtoprovidesupportandguidance,andpartofthemissettingclearlimitstowhatkindofbehaviorwillbetoleratedandwhatresultswillexistforthebehaviorthatisnotallowed.Parentsdowanttoteachtheirteenagersthatit'simportanttosupportwhattheybelievein,butthatsometimesitmaylead