湖南省岳阳县一中2012-2013学年高二第一次阶段考试英语试题

Part I Listening Comprehension (30 marks)
Section A （ 22.5marks) Directions: In this section, you'll hear six conversations between two speakers.. You will hear each conversation TWICE.
Conversation one
1.What do we know about the man ?
A. He couldn’t pay for the education of a doctor
B. He has been studying in university for five years .
C. His father did n’t allow him to be a doctor.
2. How many jobs has the man done after graduation?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
Conversation two
3.What did the man do during these weeks?
A. Rode to the country several times.
B. Went camping in the country.
C. Traveled abroad.
4.How does the man feel about his experience?
A. Content.
B. Regretful.
C. Fantastic.
Conversation three
5.Where does the woman live?
A. At 245 Main Street
B. At 254 Main Street
C. At 254 Pine Street
6.What does the man advise the woman to do ?
A. Move her brother’s neck
B. Help her brother stand up .
C. Let her brother stay where he is.
Conversation four
7.What does the woman invite the man to do this weekend?
A. Eat out.
B. Go to a club.
C. Watch a movie.
8.What kind of movies does the woman dislike?
A. Comedies
B. Action movies.
C. Horror movies.
9.Where will the two speakers meet on Friday evening?
A. At a cinema.
B. At the woman’s
C. At the woman’s office. Conversation five
10.What is the relationship between the two speakers?
A. Employer and employee
B. Husband and wife.
C. Boss and secretary.
11.What do we know about the man’s restaurant?
A. It’s large.
B. It’s medium-size C .It’s small.
12.What does the man expect the restaurant to be ?
A. Warm and quiet
B. Busy and playful
C. Decorated and comfortable
Conversation six
13.What did the man do last night?
A. Went to the movies
B. Went to a sport match.
C. Went to a concert.
14.Whom did the man go with?
A. His brother.
B. Himself.
C. His sister.
15.What can we learn from the conversation?
A. The performance was called “Saving the Pe ople”
B. The activity was held to collect money for poor children.
C. Many people made a big cash-donation on the spot.
Section B (7.5 marks) Directions: In this section, you will hear a short passage.
Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS. You will hear the passage TWICE.
Americans in colleges and universities
Part II Language Knowledge (45 marks)
Section A (15 marks) Directions: Choose the one that best completes the sentence.
21. Not only I but also Jane and Mary _____ tired of having one examination after
another.
A. is
B. am
C. be
D. are
22. The dog may be a good companion for the old. __________ , it is a disadvantage
for them to take it for walks.
A.Besides
B.However
C.Therefore
D.Instead
23.-----I have ____ that he will continue to meet to the challenges
ahead.
-----Absolutely.
A.no doubt
B.no wonder
C.no problem
D.no way
24. This special school accepts all disabled students, ________ educational level
and background.
A.according to
B.regardless of
C.in addition to
D.in terms of
25.The letters for the boss ______ on his desk but he didn’t read them.
A.were put
B.was put
C.put
D.has put
26.They are living with their parents at present because their own
house________.
A.is being rebuilt
B.has been rebuilt
C.is rebuilt
D.has rebuilt
27.This machine is very easy _______. Anybody can learn to use it in a few minutes.
A.operating
B.to be operating
C.operated
D.to operate
28. I looked up and noticed a snake ______ its way up the tree to catch its breakfast.
A.to climb
B.climb
C.climbing
D.climb
29. We ____ the difficulty together, but why didn’t you tell me?
A.should face
B.might face
C.could have faced
D.must have faced
30.Mary has written two novels, both of _____ have been made into television series.
A.them
B.that
C.which
D.what
31._______ Tom offers to her fans is honesty and happiness?
A.Which
B.What
C.That
D.Whom
32.The manager _____ the workers how to improve the program since 9 o’clock am.
A.has told
B.is telling
C.has been telling
D.will have told
33.When ______ for his views about his teaching job, Philip said he found it very
interesting and rewarding.
A.asking
B.asked
C.having asked
D.to be asked
34.At school,some students are active ____ some are shy , yet they can be good friends
with one another.
A. while
B. although
C. so
D. as
35.With a lot of problems _______, the pilot was still calm under pressure.
A .solve B. solved C. solving D. to solve
Section B (18 marks) Directions: Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
A little boy invited his mother to attend his school’s first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy’s 36 ,she said she would go.This would be the first time that his classmates and teachers meet his mother and he felt 37 of her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman,there was a severe scar(伤疤)that 38 nearly the entire right side of her face.The boy never wanted to 39 why or how she got the scar.
At the meeting,the people were 40 by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother in spite of the scar,but the little boy still embarrassed and 41 himself from everyone. He did, however, get within hearing of a conversation between his mother and his teacher.
The teacher asked 42 ,”How did you get the scar on your face?”
The mother replied,”when my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was 43 afraid to go in because the fire was out of control, so I went in. As I was running towards his bed,I saw a piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked 44 but fortunately, a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She 45 the burned side of her face.”This scar will be 46 ,but to this day, I have never 47 what I did.”
At that point, the little boy came out running towards his mother with tears in his eyes.He held her in his arms and felt a great sense of the sacrifice that his mother had made for him.He held her hand tightly for the rest of the day.
36. A.enjoyment B.disappointment C. excitement D.encouragement
37. A.sick B. ashamed C. afraid D. tired
38. A.included B. passed C. covered D. support
39. A.talked about B.think about C. set about D.hear about
40. A.impressed B. surprised C. excited forted
41. A. hid B. protected C. separated D.devoted
42. A. carefully B. seriously C.neverously D.anxiously
43. A. so B. much C. quite D.too
44. A. helpless B. hopeless C. senseless eless
45. A. looked B. showed C. wiped( 擦干) D.touched
46. A. ugly B. lasting (持久的) C. serious D.frightening
47. A. forgot B. recognized C. considered D. regretted
Section C (12 marks) Directions: Fill in each blank with one word that best fits the context.
Last week I visited Plattsburgh State University (PSU). People had told me that
it was a good college, but it was even _48_ than I had expected .
Located in the small city of Plattsburgh, PSU is 49 nice-looking school. Inside, the buildings have signs to point you in the right direction if you don’t know 50 you are going.
The average class has 24 students. One thing I found interesting was that 51 you are a good note-taker , the professor will pay you to photocopy(复印) your notes for the rest of the class.
PSU offers a lot of majors, including art, history, science 52 nursing. All of these programs are especially designed 53 students to meet their future work needs. The school also has many academic programs, including an honors program.
PSU has many clubs, ranging 54 dance clubs to sports clubs. This school has a great reputation and offers a lot 55 its students. I think that PSU is certainly a college to consider.
Part III Reading Comprehension (30marks)Directions: Read the following three passages. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.
A
Are you carrying too much on your back at school? I’m sure lots of children of your age will say “Yes”. Not only the students in China have this problem, but children in the United States also have heavy school bags.
Doctors are starting to worry that younger and younger students are having back
and neck problems as a result of school bags being too heavy for them.
“It’s hard for me to go upstairs with my bag because it’s so heavy,”said Rick,
an 11-year-old student in the USA.
Rick is among students who have common school bags with two straps(带子）to carry
them,but many other students choose rolling bags.(栏杆书包）
But even with rolling bags, getting up stairs and buses is still a problem for
children. Many of them have hurt their backs and necks because of the heavy school
bags.
But how much is too much? Doctors say students should carry no more than 10% to
15% of their own body weight. Scott Batch, a back doctor, said children under Grade
4 should stay with 10%.But it is also important that older children don’t stay with
over 15%,because their bodies are still growing.
“Children are losing their balance and falling down with their school bags,”
he said. Parents and teachers are starting to tell children to only take home libary
books they will be reading that night. Some teachers are using pieces of paper or
thin work books for students to take home.
One of the best answer is, as some children said, to have no homework at all!
56. From the passage we can know that ____.
A.only children in China carry too heavy school bags
B.children in other countries don’t carry too heavy bags
C.both children in China and the USA carry too school bags
D.only children in the USA carry too heavy school bags
57.Children feel it hard for them to go upstairs because ______.
A. they are too young
B.their school bags are too heavy
C. they don’t know how to go upstairs
D. their parents don’t always go upstairs with them
58.If a child carries a heavy school bag,_________.
A.his back and neck will be hurt
B. his head and arms will be hurt
C. his hands will be hurt
D. his feet will be hurt
59.According to the doctor, Scott Batch, if a child in Grade 5weighs about
30kilos,the school bag he carries should not be over________.
A.5 kilos
B.3 kilos
C.5.5 kilos
D.4.5 kilos
60.Some students think the best answer to this problem is that ________.
A.they should have a little homework to do after they get home
B.their teachers had better not ask them to do any homework
C.they should only take home library books they will read that night
D.they should use thin workbooks instead of thick ones
B
There is a popular belief among parents that schools are no longer interested
in spelling. No school I have taught in has ever considered spelling unimportant as
a basic skill. There are, however, quite different ideas about how to teach it, or
how much priority (优先) it must be given over general language development and writing
ability. The problem is, how to encourage a child to express himself freely in writing without holding him back with spelling?
If spelling become the only focal point of his teacher’s interest, clearly a bright child will be likely to “play safe”. He will write only words within his spelling r ange, choosing to avoid adventurous language. That’s why teachers often encourage the early use of dictionaries and pay attention to content rather than technical ability.
I was once shocked to read on the bottom of a sensitive piece of writing about
a per sonal experience: “ This work is terrible! There are far too many spelling mistakes.” It may have been a sharp criticism（批评） of the pupil’s technical abilities in writing, but it was also a sad thing for the teacher who had omitted （省略，遗漏） to read the composition,which contained some beautiful expressions of the child’s deep feelings. . The teacher was not wrong to draw attention to the mistakes, but if his priorities had concentrated on the child’s ideas, an expression of his disappointment with the presentation would have given the pupil more hope to seek improvement.
61. Teachers are different in their opinions about .
A.the difficulties in teaching spelling
B.the role of spelling in general language development
C.the importance of the basic writing skills
D.the necessity of teaching spelling
62.I n the second paragraph, the expression “play safe” most probably means ____.
A.to write carefully
B.to do as teachers say
C.to use dictionaries frequently
D.to avoid using words one is not sure of
63. Teachers encourage the students to use dictionaries so that _______.
A.students will be able to express their ideas more freely
B.teachers will have less trouble in correcting mistakes
C.students will have more trust in writing
D.students will learn to spell words correctly
64. The writer seems to think that the teacher’s judgement on that sensitive piece
of writing is _______. .
A.reasonable
B.unfair
C.foolish
D. careless
65. The major point dicussed in the passage is ________. .
A.the importance of developing writing skills
B.the importance of spelling
C.the correct way of marking composition
D.the relationship between spelling and the content of a composition
C
How much rain has fallen on the earth in the past﹖Man has not always kept weather records． Because scientists need a way to learn about past rainfall, they study the tree rings．
A tree's trunk (树干) keeps growing year by year. Under its bark(树皮) , a tree
adds a layer（分层） of new wood each year it lives．If you look at a tree stump (树根）, you can see the layers. They are called annual rings (年轮)．
On some trees, all of the rings are of the same width. But the ponderosa (美国黄松) that grow in the American southwest have rings in different width. The soil in the southwest is dry．The pines depend on rainfall for water．In a year of good rainfall, they form wide rings．In a dry year they form narrow ones．
Scientists do not have to cut down a pine to study its rings．With a special tool, they remove a narrow piece of wood from the trunk without harming the tree．Then they look at the width of each ring to see how much rain fell in the year it formed． Some pines are hundreds of years old and have hundreds of rings．These rings form an annual record of past rainfall in the southwest．
66.We could infer from the passage that ＿＿＿＿．
A．a tree grows faster when it has a lot of water
B．scientists cut down trees to study tree rings
C．pine trees form rings of the same width every year
D．the ponderosa grows in the southeast
67.A tree grows a new layer of wood ＿＿＿＿．
A．each week B．whenever it rains C．every year D．every season
68.On the whole, this passage is about ＿＿＿＿．
A.why the tree trunks grow bigger B．why scientists study tree rings
C．trees that lived hundreds of years ago D．the ponderosa in the US
69. The scientists ＿＿to know how much rain fell in a certain area in the past． A．climbed up the trees B．moved the pine tree
C．removed a piece of wood D．studied the width of the tree rings 70．Which of the following does the passage lead you to believe﹖
A．Young trees have fewer annual rings than old ones．
B．The trunk of a tree never changed in size．
C．Trees in the southwest do not need rain．
D．The soil in the southwest is fit for the growth of trees．
Part IV Writing (45 marks)
Section A (10 marks) Directions:Fill in the blanks with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
If you want to grow, you need to expand your personal capacity（个人能力）. Expanding your personal capacity is necessary for your personal growth. It will take you the next level in life. It will make you a better person. For that, what you need to do is taking a new challeng.To help you choose one to take, here are a few ideas:
Take an online course
There are a lot of courses available online that you can choose from and there is even a new type of interactive courses that will give you assignments and feedback
(任务和反馈）. With so many options available, I'm sure you can find something on the subject you are interested in.
Start a side business (兼职）
Perhaps you already have an idea for a side business. It could come from your hobby or from a specific need that you come across. Why don't you make it a reality this year? Having a side business is a good way to expand your capacity because it will teach you a lot in the process. Plus, you can earn extra money in uncertain economic times.
Start a blog Today everyone can express his or her thoughts through a blog. You are no longer limited to just being a consumer of information. If you have a subject you are interested in, it's a good idea to start a blog on it. You will learn a lot more by writing about it, and you will meet interesting people along the way.
One word of caution: don't expect instant (立刻的） success if you decided to build something. It takes time to build something, so don't get discouraged if your blog didn't attract many readers or your business didn't give you enough income in
Section B (10 marks)
Directions: Read the following passage.Answer the questions according to the information from it.
While studying biology at Cambridge,I was invited to the London house of the famous sculptor(雕刻家), Epstein.
He thought I looked more like a playboy than a sculptor.But he was kind enough
to advise my father to spend the little money he had in getting me a studio.
Epstein came to see my work many times, teaching me more than any other artist. Once, when I was penniless(身无分文的), he came to my studio,looked at my works and said,“I would like to buy these.”I asked which one.“All of them,”he replied. Later, he provided money to support me in publishing my first book of sculpture and set out to put me on the map as an artist.
By the 1960s,I was known to many people. In 1964, I was planning a show at a gallery (画廊) in London. We already had heads of many famous people, but the gallery’s director asked if there were other famous people I’d like to sculpt(雕刻) for the event.Epstein recommended the Beatles, the most popular rock band in England in the 1960s. The finished statue was displayed at Stowe School. It was a hit, and I quickly became known to all throughout Britain.
Now as I worked on a piece, it is Epstein that I remember most --- an educated man and a wonderful teacher. It was Epstein who encouraged me to achieve success. Epstein told me that interest was the best teacher, but I think he was my best teacher.
81. What did Epstein do when he knew the author had no money? ( No more than 5 words, 2 marks)
82. When did the author become famous in Britain? ( No more than 2 words, 2 marks)
_______________________________________________________________________
83.Why does the author always remember Epstein when he worked on a piece? ( No more than 15 words, 3 marks)
84. What kind of person did the author think Epstein was? ( no more than 10 words, 3 Marks)
Section C (25 marks)
Directions:Write an English composition according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
你是李明，英语杂志主编。

下面是中学生林涛给你的来信的一部分，请根据来信内容给他回一封建议信。

…
I’m a Senior 2 student. I have to take English exams every two weeks. But the results are always discourging in spite of my great efforts.I don’t know why.I’m afriad something is wrong with my English learning method.What’s worse,before each exam,I’m always feeling nervous and cannot sleep well.Could you give me some
suggestions?
回信中应包含：
1.建议如何提高英语能力.
2.建议如何处理考试焦虑的问题。

3.其他建议…
4.参考词汇：考试焦虑 exam anxiety
5.字数不少于120，开头已经给出，不计入字数。

Dear Lin Tao,
I’ve just got your letter and I know learning a foreign language can be difficult for some people,but _________________.
_____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____
Yours truly
Li Ming
高二第一次阶段考试英语试卷答案：
单选：
21---25 DBABA 26---30 ADCCC 31---35 BCBAD
完形填空：
36---40 BBCAA 41---45 AADCD 46---47 BD
48. better 49. a 50. where 51. if 52. and 53. for 54. from 55. to
阅读理解：
56---60 CBADB 61---65 BDABD 66---70 ACBDA
阅读填空：
阅读简答：
81. Epstein bought the author’s works / sculptures （2分）
82. In 1964. （2分）
83. Because Epstein was his teacher and gave him a lot of encouragement and help. （3分）
84. He thought Epstein was a helpful, wonderful and educated man./ He is helpful, wonderful
and educated.
书面表达：
Dear Lin Tao,
I’ve just got your letter and I know learning a foreign language can be difficult for some people,but there are many things you can do to overcome these difficulties.
To begin with, obtain as large a vocabulary as possible. It is a good habit to do some reading every day and spare no effort to remember some sentences with new words.
There is no doubt that practice makes perfect. Therefore, doing enough exercises can definitely improve your listening and writing. In this way, I suppose, your are sure to improve your English.
As for exam anxiety,it’s unnecessary for you to work too late before the exam. On the contrary, You’d better go to bed earlier than usual. Otherwise, you will feel tired the next
day. It is also suggested that drinking milk before going to bed may help you get a sound sleep. In addition, you can consult your teachers if you need more help.
I do hope my advice is helpful to you.
Yours truly
Li Ming。