江苏省淮阴师院附中高二英语上学期期末考试试题(快班)

淮阴师院附属中学2012～2013学年度第一学期期末考试
高二年级英语试卷(快班)
分值：120分考试时间：120分钟
本试卷分为第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。

注意：所有答案填到答题纸上。

第I卷 (选择题，共85分)
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
请听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What will the woman do?
A. Buy a birthday cake
B. Buy a card
C. Make a cake
2. What does the woman need to do?
A. Give a speech.
B. Make arrangements for the man.
C. Drive the man to the meeting.
3. What is the man going to do?
A. Go to work
B. Go shopping.
C. Have a swimming class.
4. What are the speakers talking about?
A. How to raise pigeons.
B. A hobby.
C. An old man.
5. How long will the woman have to wait?
A. About an hour
B. About two hours
C. About three hours
第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
请听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. Where will the man go?
A. To China.
B. To America.
C. To Canada
7. Who might be able to help the man get a passport?
A. His school
B. His parents
C. The woman
请听第7段材料，回答8、9题。

8. What will be painted black and white?
A. The roof.
B. The walls.
C. The floors.
9. What does the woman want to do with her kitchen?
A. She wants to change the cupboards.
B. She wants to buy a new refrigerator.
C. She wants to put in a new lamp.
请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. Where did the man go to college?
A. Sichuan
B. Beijing
C. Nanjing
11. What kind of job is the man applying for?
A. A position in a foreign trade company.
B. A position in a bank
C. A job in a school
12. How will the man know the woman’s final decision?
A. By calling the woman.
B. By checking the results on the website.
C. By coming back the next day.
请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What’s the man going to do this afternoon?
A. Go swimming.
B. Prepare for a trip.
C. Go hiking in the countryside
14. When will the woman go to Australia?
A. This Wednesday.
B. This Friday.
C. Next Wednesday.
15. Why is the woman going to Australia?
A. To travel for fun.
B. To work.
C. To study.
16. How many days will the woman be on the trip with her classmates?
A. Two.
B. Three.
C. Four.
请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What does the speaker say about checking books out?
A. Students can do it themselves.
B. Students only require a library card.
C. Students only can do it with the help of librarians.
18. How many CDs are students allowed to take out at a time?
A. Five.
B. Ten.
C. Fifteen.
19. How long can books be renewed for?
A. Three days.
B. One week.
C. Two weeks.
20. What do we know about reserved books?
A. Only three books can be reserved at one time.
B. Three emails will be sent to the students who reserved them.
C. They must be picked up within three days.
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
21. In ________ world, there is ________ thing as a free lunch. Whatever you get, you’ll have to pay it back.
A. such a; such no
B. such a; no such
C. a such; such no
D. such; such no
22. A football team is _______ eleven players while six players can _______ a volleyball team.
A. made up of; make up
B. made up; made up of
C. make up; make up of
D. make up of; make up
23. ---- Can I leave the office ahead of time because I want to watch the _________ broadcast of the World Cup.
---- I’m afraid not. We have much work to do.
A. lively
B. living
C. alive
D. live
24. He hasn’t turned up yet; something unexpected _______ to him.
A. can have happened
B. must have happened
C. should have happened
D. needn’t have happened
25. The old tower must be saved, ________ the cost.
A. however
B. whatever
C. whichever
D. wherever
26. Research has been limited to _______ production profits, rather than _______ sure that GM foods are safe.
A. increase; making
B. increasing; make
C. increasing; making
D. increase; make
27. ----What made our teacher angry?
---- ______________.
A. Because he was late for school
B. His being late for school
C. Because of his being late for school
D. As he was late for school
28. I don’t like ________ when my youngest brother follows me around.
A. that
B. it
C. this
D. one
29. She gave a thrilling ________ of her life in the jungle, which impressed us a lot.
A. performance
B. addition
C. permit
D. account
30. ________ for your help, we’d never have been able to get out of trouble.
A. Had it not been
B. If it was not
C. If we had not been
D. If there had not been
31. On the bank of the river, we found him _______ on a bench, with his eyes _______ on
a kite in the sky.
A. seated; fixing
B. sitting; fixing
C. seated; being fixed
D. sitting; fixed
32. Nowhere _________________ to help me at that time.
A. I could find a person
B. could I find a person
C. could a person I find
D. a person I could find
33. Joining the firm as a clerk, he got rapid promotion, and ________ as a manager.
A. ended up
B. dropped out
C. came back
D. started off
34. After the meeting, they parted, never _______ each other again.
A. to see
B. seen
C. seeing
D. being seen
35. Does it make any _______ whether we leave at 9:00 or 10:00?
A. difference
B. access
C. sense
D. point
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

I ra n into a stranger as he passed by. “I’m sorry!”was my reply. Then he said, “Excuse me too… I wasn’t __36__ watching for you.” We were very polite, this stranger and I. Then we went __37__ our way after saying goodbye.
But at __38___, a different story is told. How we treat our loved ones, young and old. Later in the kitchen, as I __39__ our meal, my daughter walked up to me, very quietly. When I turned, I __40__ knocked her down. “Get out of the way!” I shouted with a frown. She stepped away silently, with her little heart __41__. I didn’t realize how rudely I had spoken.
That night, when I lay __42__ in bed, God’s quiet voice spoke to me and said, “ While __43__ with a stranger, you are calm and polite, but with those you love, you are quick to excit e….Go look around on the kitchen floor, you’ll find some flowers there by the __44__. Those are the flowers she brought for you. She __45__ them herself--- pink, yellow, and your favorite blue. She stood there quietly, and you never saw the __46__ in her eyes.” By this time, I felt sad and small and now my own tears had begun to fall. I quietly went and knelt(跪)by her __47__: “Wake up, my dear,” I said, “Are these the flowers you got for me?”She smiled. “I found them put by the tree. I __48__ them in a napkin(餐巾纸), just for you. I knew you’d like them, especially the __49__.”I said, “I’m sorry that I missed them today… And I __50__ have treated you that way.”
And she said softly, “Mommy, that’s OK…. I still love you __51__ .” I hugged her and said, “ I love you too and I love your flowers.”
Do you know that: if you die tomorrow, the __52__ you are working for could easily replace you in a matter of days? But the family you leave __53__ will feel the loss for the rest of their lives. And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into our __54__ than into our families --- an unwise investment(投资)indeed.”
Remember that __55__ = (F)ATHER---(A)ND---(M)OTHER—(I)—(L)OVE –(Y)OU.
36. A. ever B. even C. also D. right
37. A. to B. in C. on D. for
38. A. school B. work C. home D. office
39. A. cooked B. had C. ate D. took
40. A. already B. hardly C. rudely D. nearly
41. A. lost B. missed C. beaten D. broken
42. A. asleep B. awake C. afraid D. alive
43. A. dealing B. meeting C. going D. saying
44. A. floor B. kitchen C. window D. door
45. A. grew B. bought C. picked D. took
46. A. tears B. expressions C. smiles D. joy
47. A. desk B. bed C. body D. knees
48. A. wrapped B. covered C. put D. helped
49. A. pink B. yellow C. blue D. black
50. A. needn’t B. shouldn’t C. mustn’t D. can’t
51. A. indeed B. besides C. anything D. anyway
52. A. company B. country C. place D. state
53. A. for B. with C. behind D. to
54. A. stranger B. loss C. meal D. work
55. A. RESPECT B. WARMTH C. FAMILY D. FRIEND
第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
A
“Have a nice day!” may be a pleasant gesture or a meaningless expression. When my friend Maxie says “Have a nice day” with a smile, I know she sincerely cares about what happens to me. I feel loved and secure since another person cares about me and wishes me well.
“Have a nice day. Next!”This version(说法) of the expression is spoken by a salesgirl at the supermarket who is rushing me and my groceries out the door. The words come out in the same tone(腔调)with a fixed procedure. They are spoken at me, not to me. Obviously, the concern for my day and everyone else’s is the management’s attempt to increase business.
The expression is one of those behaviors that help people get along with each other. Sometimes it shows the end of a meeting. As soon as you hear it, you know the meeting is at an end. Sometimes the expression saves us when we don’t know what to say. “Oh, you just had a tooth out? I’m terribly sorry, but have a nice day.”
The expression can be pleasant. If a stranger says “Have a nice day” to you, you may find it heart-warming because someone you don’t know has tried to be nice to you.
Although the use of the expression is an insincere, meaningless social custom at times, there is nothing wrong with the sentence except that it is a little uninteresting. The salesgirl, the waitress, the teacher, and all the countless others who speak it without thinking may not really care about my day. But in a strange and comfortable way, it’s nice to know they care enough to pretend they care when they really don’t care all that much. While the expression may not often be sincere, it is always spoken. The point is that people say it all the time when they like.
56. How does the author understand Maxie’s words?
A. Maxie shows her anxiety to the author.
B. Maxie really wishes the author a good day.
C. Maxie encourages the author to stay happy.
D. Maxie really worries about the author’s security.
57. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. The salesgirl is rude.
B. The salesgirl is bored.
C. The salesgirl cares about me.
D. The salesgirl says the words as a routine.
58. According to the last paragraph, people say “Have a nice day” __________.
A. sincerely
B. as thanks
C. as a habit
D. encouragingly
59. What is the best title of the passage?
A. Have a Nice Day ---- a Social Custom
B. Have a Nice Day ---- a Pleasant Gesture
C. Have a Nice Day ---- a Heart-warming Greeting
D. Have a Nice Day ---- a Polite Ending of a Conversation
B
There is much discussion today about whether economic growth is desirable. At an earlier period, our desire for material wealth may have been justified. Now, however, this desire for more than we need is causing serious problems. Even though we have good intentions, we may be producing too much, too fast.
Those who criticize economic growth argue that we must slow down. They believe that society is approaching certain limits on growth. These include the fixed supply of natural resources, the possible negative effects of industry on the natural environment, and the continuing increase in the world’s population. As society reaches these limits, economic growth can no longer continue, and the quality of life will decrease.
People who want more economic growth, on the other hand, argue that even at the present growth rate there are still many poor people in the world. These proponents of economic growth believe that only more growth can create the capital(资本)needed to improve the quality of life in the world. Furthermore, they argue that only continued growth can provide the financial(财政的，金融的) resources required to protect our natural surroundings from industrialization.
This debate over the desirability of continued economic growth is of great importance to business and industry. If those who argue against economic growth are correct, the problem they mention cannot be ignored. To find a way to solve this, economists and the business community must pay attention to these problems and continue discussing them with one another.
60. Those who want more economic growth believe that continued economic growth ________.
A. is important to the well-being of society as a whole
B. can provide ways to solve many of our social problems today
C. can protect our environment from being polluted by industry
D. can provide us with more natural resources for industrialization
61. The underlined word “proponents” in Paragraph 3 most probably means __________.
A. arguments in support if something
B. disagreements
C. people who argue for something
D. people who argue against something
62. The passage is mainly about ___________.
A. the contradiction between economists and the business community
B. the present debate on economic growth
C. the advantages and disadvantages of economic growth
D. the importance of the debate on economic growth
C
Laughter healing(治疗) benefits and healing with laughter have become synonymous with Norman Cousins, the man who laughed himself to wellness. Norman Cousins was the editor of Saturday Review for over 30 years.
His story began in 1964, when doctors found that the connective tissue in his spine was becoming worse, which is a condition known as Ankylosing Spondylitis(强直性脊柱炎).
The doctors, one of whom was a close friend of Cousins, said that his chance of survival was approximately 1 in 500. He read about the theory that negative emotions do harm to the body, so he thought that if negative emotions were damaging to health, then positive emotions should improve health.
Faced with the real possibility of his approaching death, Cousins thought long and hard and eventually did three things completely contrary to medical opinion.
First he began his own research on all of the various drugs he was on. He discovered that his condition was removing Vitamin C from his body and, based on Cousins’ personal research, doctors agreed to take him off several of the drugs he was on and inject（注射） him with large doses of this supplement(补充物), as Cousins felt this may be his last hope.
Secondly, Cousins made a decision to check out of the hospital and into a hotel room. The third thing Cousins did was get a movie projector(投影机) and a large supply of funny films. On his first night in the hotel Cousins found that he laughed so hard at the films that he was able to stimulate chemicals in his body that allowed him several hours of pain-free sleep. When the pain returned he would simply turn the projector back on and the laughter would help sleep, and he was able to measure the changes in his body by measuring his blood sedimentation rate(血沉降率), and found that this rate dropped by at least 5 points each time he watched one of these videos.
The treatment proved to be so effective that in very little time Cousins was off all painkillers and sleeping pills. He found that the laughter relieved the pain and helped him sleep.
He returned to work and wrote about his experimental treatment in his book Anatomy of an Illness. In 1989, it was finally acknowledged in the Journal of the American Medical Association that laughter therapy(疗法) could help improve the quality of life for patients with chronic illness and that laughter has an immediate symptom-relieving effect.
63. According to the passage, Norman Cousins used to be a(n)____________.
A. writer
B. doctor
C. editor
D. comedian
64. We can learn from the passage that Norman Cousins ____________.
A. was born in 1964
B. had a doctor friend
C. had once given up on himself
D. was affected by negative emotions
65. According to Norman Cousins’own research, _____________ may be good for his recovery.
A. medicine in hospital
B. sleep patterns in hospital
C. much intake of Vitamin C
D. doctors’ medical opinion
66. Which of the following can be the title for the passage?
A. Norman Cousins and laughter therapy
B. How to fight against diseases
C. New discovery on laughter
D. Laugh to relieve the pain
D
Ray’s wedding had gone off smoothly. Everyone seemed to have had a good time. A few people had too good a time; they went home with designated(指派的)drivers. All evening, the gift table remained unguarded. Who would steal anything, Ray thought. He had never
heard of a such a thing happening at a wedding. But his best friend Aaron said there was a first time for everything. He went out regularly from the inside festivities(庆祝)to check on the gift table, making sure no one suspicious was hanging around it.
Ray and Julia went on a 3-week honeymoon to Italy right after the wedding. When they got back, they opened all the gifts and sent out thank-you notes. But there was one problem.
A married couple that used to be good friends had apparently given nothing. This surprised Julia, because Walt and Mary said they were thrilled to be invited. And, they actually seemed to have had a great time at the wedding. Frankly, Ray didn’t even care if they hadn’t given a gift. He just needed to know whether to send a thank-you note. Ray called Aaron. Aaron said maybe Walt had left an envelope on the gift table like Aaron had. “Yes, but we got your envelope with the cask inside,” Ray said.
“Maybe my envelope looked too thin, and some thief thought Walt’s envelope looked nice and fat.”
Aaron asked Ray if he had looked everywhere for Walt’s gift. Had he called up the wedding site to see if anything had been left behind? Ray said that he had looked everywhere and made a lot of calls that were fruitless.
Ray didn’t know what to do. If he sent Walt and Mary a thank-you note for a gift they hadn’t given, they would be insulted. If he didn’t send them a thank-you note for a gift they had given, they would get angry.
“What would you do?”Ray asked. Aaron said he would call Walt up and tell him the problem.
“You can’t go wrong with simply being honest,” Aaron said.
“Oh, yes, you can,” Ray contradicted(反驳) him. “Sometimes it’s best to let sleeping dogs lie.” But he thought about it, and finally decided that Aaron was right. He called Walt and told him the problem. Walt said that yes, he had given an envelope. In fact, the envelope contained $500 cash.
“$500?” Ray asked. “That’s a lot of cash, Walt!”Walt admitted that it was, but he had gotten a fat raise early that year and Ray’s wedding was the only one he’d been to in quite a while. Ray thanked him very much, and apologized sincerely for someone stealing Walt’s generous gift. Walt told him that it was “only money”.
When Ray told Aaron about Walt’s gift, Aaron laughed. “The only thief at the wedding was Walt! I quit playing cards with him last year because I caught him cheating. And it was only a $10 pot! I’m sure I told you about that.”
“Yes, you did tell me,” Ray said. But, of course, he had to send Walt a thank-you note anyway.
67. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Nobody checked on the gift table all evening.
B. Walt had surely gotten a fat raise early that year.
C. Stealing had never happened at a wedding.
D. Aaron looked on honesty as the best policy.
68. The underlined word “insulted” in Paragraph 5 probably means ________.
A. deeply impressed
B. badly hurt
C. much discouraged
D. greatly moved
69. What kind of person is Ray?
A. Considerate and polite.
B. Faithful and experienced.
C. Outgoing and determined.
D. Friendly and optimistic.
70. Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?
A. A Wedding Party
B. The Theft at the Wedding
C. The Wedding Gift
D. A Secret at the Wedding
第二卷（非选择题，计35分）
第四部分任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格里填入一个最恰当的单词。

注意：每个空格只填1个单词。

Beggars are often see sitting under blankets with heads sadly bowed as people pass them by in Cambridge’s market center. Some ask people passing by for change and some just sit and wait to be given money. A few use aggressive behavior to earn money.
To solve the problem of aggressive begging, an “alternative giving” plan has been suggested. Ten blue money boxes will be placed in busy places such as the market and railway station. It aims to encourage people not to give money directly to beggars but instead to give generously to local homeless causes.
Supporters of this plan think it will be an effective way to solve the beggars’alcohol and drug problems. But the police oppose the plan arguing that beggars who do not receive cash may turn to criminality to feed their addictions. The homeless charity “Crisis”said that success of any plan will depend on its style. They think that imaginative and positive plans can help create local understanding and sympathy instead of hardness. Most of the beggars dislike the plan because they think they will not get enough money from the boxes for their showers, food and clothes.
Begging is a big problem both in developing and developed countries. Governments must play a big role in solving this problem. Training beggars to work and helping them to find appropriate jobs is one option. This is especially true for developing countries where many low-skill jobs exist. The general community should also be educated to see beggars
第五部分：书面表达（共25分）
假如你是我校的学生李华，中国将在我市举办第13届全国运动会，你班就其将给我市带来的影响展开了调查。

现根据下表内容给《21世纪报》的编辑写一封信，说说你们调查的结果和你个人
注意：1. 开头已给出，不计入总数。

2. 字数：150左右。

Dear Editor,
The 13th Games of PRC will be held in our city. Recently our class has conducted a survey among the citizens on what they think about its effects. _________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________
高二英语（快班）keys
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Dear Editor,
The 13th Games of PRC will be held in our city. Recently our class has conducted a survey among the citizens on what they think about its effects. Different opinions are as follows. On one hand, most citizens approve of hosting the Games, thinking that the Games will increase job opportunities for people and promote the development of tourism. Over 10%
of the people surveyed agree that the Games will make the city better known to the outside world. Meanwhile, about 5% say that the Games will encourage people in the city to work harder, building a more beautiful city.
On the other hand, altogether 17% of the people think the Games will bring some trouble. For example, about 9% of the people surveyed believe with so many people crowding in, the traffic will be much heavier then while 5% are afraid that the environment will be damaged because of the pollution that goes with the Games. Furthermore, a few are worried that holding the Games may lead to the waste of resources because the sports facilities may not be used any more later.
As far as I am concerned, holding such Games does do good to the development of our city. And it is certain that our government will do everything to avoid bad effects. In a word, we should not give up eating for fear of choking.
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