贵州省遵义市湄潭中学2012-2013学年高二上期中考试英语试题

湄潭中学2012—2013学年第一学期半期测试高二年级英语科试卷命题人：廖观涛本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。

第一卷（选择题）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）1.Why didn’t the man recognize the woman?A. She has long hair now.B. She lost some weight.C. She is wearing a lot of make-up.2. What is the woman doing?A. Trying to go to sleep.B. Learning how to sing.C. Writing a paper.3. Which department did the man use to work in?A. The Finance Department.B.The Marketing Department.C. The Sales Department.4. What will the man do after graduation?A. Study abroad.B. Get a job.C. Stay at home.5. How does the man usually go to work?A. By bus.B. By subway.C. On foot.第二节（共15 小题；每小题 1 . 5 分，满分22 . 5 分）听下面5 段对话或独白、每段对话或独白后有几个小题．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。

听每段对话成独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，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听第6 段材料，回答第6 至8题。

6. Where might the boy be?A. On the lake.B. In a hotel.C. In the kitchen.7. What is the woman’s wish?A. To cook some fish.B. To go out with the boys.C. To have a holiday next year.8. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Neighbors.B. Classmates.C. Husband and wife.听第7 段材料，回答第9 、10题。

9. Where are the speakers?A. On the beach.B. At school.C. At a party.10. What are the speakers going to do next?A. Eat lunch.B. Go surfing.C. Go to class.听第8 段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. How often does the man usually visit his aunt?A. Once a week.B. Twice a week.C. Every other day.12. Where does his aunt live?A. Far away from the shops.B. Near the shopping center.C. In the countryside.13. What does the man do for his aunt?A. Go on walks with her.B. Take her to the hospital.C. Chat with her.听第9 段材料．回答第14 至16 题。

14. What are the speakers planning to do at last?A. Go to Pakistan.B. Bake some cookies.C. Have a fashion show.15. Why do they want to do that?A. To help the poor.B. To raise money.C. To become famous.16. Who might the speakers ask for help?A. Some local shop.B. Their school.C. The government.听第10段材料，回答第17 至20 题。

17. What kind of announcement is this?A. A training video.B. An advertisement.C. A live speech.18. What is the most important according to the speaker?A. The customer.B. Looking your best.C. Team spirit.19. What is the correct temperature for a properly cooked hamburger?A. 80 degrees.B. 150degrees.C.180 degrees.20.To whom is this talk addressed?A.Customers to McDonald’s.B.New staff in McDonald’sC.Visitors to McDonald’s第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）21.—Oh, help! The pan is on fire!—___________. I can handle it.A. Take it easyB. Stop shoutingC. Help yourselfD. You bet22. He walked up to cupboard near the wall and reached out for second cup.A. the ; /B. the ; aC.a; aD./; a23. The difficulty which we had _______ with the local people has now been removed. A．communication B．to communicate C．communicated D．communicating24. It was such a_____ job that I really felt_____.A. tiring; tiringB. tired; tiredC. tiring; tired,D. tired; tiring25. Some insects ______ the color of their surroundings to protect themselves.A. take inB. take offC. take onD. take out26. Only when he returned______ the truth.A. he found outB. did he find outC. he finds outD. does he find out27. ______ students should be given more free time is suggested by many experts and welcomedby kids in school．A．What B．Why C．Whether D．That28. John received an invitation to a dinner, and with his work____, he gladly accepted it.A. finishedB. finishingC. to finish D .was finished29. We found______ impossible to finish the work on time.A. thatB. oneC. itD. this30. I thought Jim would say something about his school report,but he ______ it.A.doesn’t ment ionB.hadn’t mentionedC.didn’t mentionD.hasn’t mentioned31. —What were you doing when the telephone rang?—I ______ away my books and ______ to bed.A.had just put;was goingB.was just putting;wentC. just put;had goneD.have just put;gone32. The new machine，if _________ properly，will work at least ten years.A. useB. usingC. being usedD. used33. _____ all the inventions have in common is ______ they have succeeded.A. What; whatB. That; whatC. What; thatD. That; that34. We used to work in the same office and we _________ have coffee together.A. wouldB. shouldC. couldD. might35. Tom ____his homework yesterday, because he was in hospital all day.A. can’t finishB. couldn’t finishC. couldn’t have finishedD. mustn’t finish 第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）On April 11 Lincoln, Mrs Lincoln and two friends were spending night in talk, when Lincoln suddenly began to d iscuss his dreams. “I had one the other night. About 10 days ago I went to bed very 36 . I had been up 37 for important letters from the White House for a long time. I could not have been 38 in bed when I fell into sleep. I soon began to 39 . There seemed to be a dead silence about me. Then I heard sobs(抽泣)，40 a number of people were weeping. I thought I left my bed and 41 downstairs. There the silence was broken by some pitiful(令人可怜的) sobbing, but the mourners(送葬者)were 42 .I went from room to room, no living person was in sight; but the same mournful sounds of distress(悲痛) met me as I 43 along. It was light in all the rooms; 44 was well known to me，but 45 were all the people who were sobbing as if their hearts would 46 ? I was puzzled and frightened. What could be the 47 of all this? I kept on walking until I arrived at the East Room, which I 48 . Before me was a dead body. Around it were soldiers who were acting as 49 ; there were some people 50 pitifully. ‘‘Who is dead in the White House?” I asked.“The president，” was the answer.“It’s 51 !”I said to myself and was surprised. How did he die?”“He was killed by an assassinator (暗杀者)!” was the answer.“52 came a loud burst of crying from the crowd，which woke me from my dream. I slept 53 that night, and although it was 54 a dream I have been rather angry about it 55 .”36．A. soon B. late C. quickly D. early37．A. reading B. answering C. waiting D. paying38．A. tired B. busy C. excited D. long39．A. dream B. think C. sleep D. wake40．A. as if B. even if C. though D. unless41．A. looked B. waited C．wandered D. listened42．A. out of sight B. sobbing C. talking D. there43．A. got B. looked C. passed D. shouted44．A. everything B. nothing C. the room D. one mourner 45．A. why B. where C. how D. what46．A. stop B . burst C. break D. die47．A. result B. wrong C. matter D. meaning48．A. stood B. stayed C. entered D. wandered49．A. mourners B. enemies C. servants D. guards50．A. shouting B. weeping C. mourning D. working51．A. him B. me C. terrible D. sad52．A. So B. It C. Then D. Thus53．A. no more B. more C. excitedly D. calmly54．A. such B. only C. still D. also55．A. forever B. at that time C.all along D. ever since第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分44分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）AIt is difficult for parents of nearly every family to teach their children to be responsible （有责任的）for housework, but with one of the following suggestions, you really can get your children to help at home.If you give your children the impression that they can never do anything quite right, then they will regard themselves as unfit or unable persons. Unless children believe they can succeed, they will never become totally independent.My daughter Carla’s fifth - grade teacher made every child in her class feel special. When students received less than a prefect test score, she would point out what they had mastered and declared firmly they could learn what they had missed.You can use the same technique when you evaluate （评价）your child’s work at home. Don’t always scold and give lots of praise instead. Talk about what he has done right, not about what he hasn’t done. If your child completes a difficult task, promise him a Sunday trip or a ball game with Dad.Learning is a process（过程）of trying and failing and trying and succeeding. If you teach your children not to fear a mistake of failure, they will learn faster and achieve success at last.56.The whole passage deals with ________.A. social educationB. school educationC. family educationD. pre - school education57.The author thinks that________.A. there is no way to get children to help at homeB. the more encouragement and praise you give, the more responsible and helpful childrenwill becomeC. it is very difficult to make children responsible for houseworkD. children can be forced to help with housework58.The article gives us a good suggestion about how to evaluate（评价）your child’s work at home.That is to ________.A. praise his successB. promise him a tripC. give him a punishmentD. promise him a ball game59.The author advises readers to________.A. learn from himself, for he has a good way of teachingB. take pride in Carla’s fifth - grade teacherC. do a s what Carla’s teacher did in educating childrenD. follow Carla’s example because she never fails in the testBAmerica is growing older. Fifty - eight years ago, only 4 out of every 100 people in the United States were 65 or older. To day, 10 out of every 100 Americans are over 65. The aging of the population will affect（影响）American society in many ways—education, medicine, andbusiness. Quietly, the graying of America has made us a very different society—one in which people have a quite different idea of what kind of behavior（行为）is suitable（合适）at various , ages.A person s age no longer tells you anything about his/her social position, marriage or health. There’s no longer a particular year in which one goes to school or goes to work or gets married or starts a family. The social clock that kept us on time and told us when to go to school, get a job, or stop working isn’t as strong as it used to be. It doesn’t surprise us to hear of a 29 - year - old university president or a 35 - year -old grandmother, or a 70 year - old man who has become a father for the first time. Public ideas are changing.Many people say, “I am much younger than my mother— or my father—was at my age. ”No one says“Act your age” any more. We’ve stopped looking with surprise at older people who act in youthful ways.60.It can be learnt from the text that the aging of the population in America ________ .A. has made people feel youngerB. has changed people’s social positionC. has changed people’s understanding of ageD. has slowed down the country’s social development61.The underlined word “one” refers to ________ .A. a societyB. AmericaC. a placeD. population62.“Act your age” means people should ________ .A. be active when they are oldB. do the right thing at the right ageC. show respect for their parents young or oldD. take more physical exercise suitable to their age63.If a 25 - year - old man becomes general manager of a big firm, the writer of the text wouldmost probably consider it ________ .A. normalB. wonderfulC. unbelievableD. unreasonableCThe dream of flying into outer space, cherished by the Chinese people for centuries, will soon come true.China launched its fourth unmanned spacecraft （飞船）“Shenzhou Ⅳ” on December 30 at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in Gansu Province. It was the 27th consecutive（连续的）and successful launch of China - made rockets since October 1996. This launch has made it more realistic for China to send a person into space on its own following Russia and the USA.Qi Faren，leading designer of the spacecraft system, said all the functions （功能）designed for manned flights have withstood （经受住）the test of three previous, successful launches and return landings of the “Shenzhou” spaceships.China launched the “Shenzhou Ⅰ”, “Shenzhou Ⅱ”and “Shenzhou Ⅲ”spacecraft s in 1999,2001 and 2002 respectively.“Shouzhou Ⅳ” was to make it a more comfortable place in which astronauts can live and work. All parts of the application system for manned flight are aboard the “Shenzhou Ⅳ”craft in all test flights.China’s manned flight programme began in 1992. A number of unmanned test flights will be launched before Chinese astronauts are sent into space.Leading scientists in charge of China’s manned space programme said the successful launch of the “Shenzhou Ⅳ” laid a solid foundation for the country’s future task of sending Chinese astronauts to outer space.The spacecraft returned to the earth on January 5, after completing seven experiments in space.Officials at the centre said that“ Shenzhou Ⅴ”, a manned spacecraft, is expected to be launched later this year.64.How many countries can send a person into space on its own by now？A. Not mentioned.B. 3.C. 4.D. 2.65.China’s manned flight programme began in ________.A. 1992B. October 1996.C. 1999D. January 200366.As a matter of fact, ________ .A. “Shenzhou Ⅴ ”has been launchedB. “Shenzhou Ⅳ” was a manned spacecraftC. “Shenzhou Ⅲ ”and“ Shenzhou Ⅳ” were not launched in the same yearD. the dream of man flying into outer space has come true in China67.Which is the most suitable title for the passage?A. The Successful Launching of “Shenzhou Ⅳ ”.B. The Landing of “Shenzhou Ⅳ ”.C. Chin a’s Manned Flight Programme.D. The Third Country Sending a Person into Outer Space.DThe world is not hungry, but it is thirsty. It seems strange that nearly 3/4 of the earth is covered with water while we say we are short of water. Why? Because about 97% of water on the earth is sea water which we can’t drink or use for watering plants directly. Man can only drink and use the 3% the water that comes from rivers and lakes. And we can’t even use all of that, because some of it has been polluted.Now more water is needed. The problem is: can we avoid a serious water shortage later on? First, we should all learn how to save water. Secondly, we should find out the ways to reuse it. Scientists have always been making study in this field. Today, in most large cities water is used only once and then runs to the sea or rivers. But it can be used again. Even if every large city reused its water, still there would not be enough. What could people turn to next?The sea seems to have the best answer. There is a lot of water in the sea. All that needs to be done is to get the salt out of the sea water. This is expensive, but it’s already in use in many parts of the world. Scientists are trying to find a cheaper way of doing it. So you see, if we can find a way out, we’ll be in no danger of drying up.68. The world is thirsty because ___________.A. 3/4 of the earth is covered with waterB. we have enough sea waterC. we haven’t used all the water in rivers and lakesD. about 97% of water on the earth can’t be drunk or used for watering plants directly69. Which of the following is TRUE?A. 3% of drinkable water on the earth is from rivers and lakes.B. 75% of water on the earth is in the sea.C. 97% of the earth is covered with water.D. 3% of water on the earth is sea water.70. From the passage we learn that __________.A. if every city reuses its water, we’ll be in no danger of drying upB. man can only drink and use about 25% of water on the earthC. today in most large cities water is used only onceD. water can be used only once第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）How to Make FriendsFriendship is a very important human relationship and everyone needs good friends. Good friendship has many benefits. It offers companionship, improves self-worth and promotes good health. There are times in our lives such as when we have recently moved into a new town, or changed our jobs or schools. Such changes often leaves us without a friend 71 . But for many of us the process is difficult and requires courage. Below are some helpful suggestions on how to make and keep friends.1. Associate with others.The first step to making friends is associating with other people. You can go to public places to meet new people. Besides, you will need to make yourself known by becoming an active member of such places.2.Start a conversationStarting a conversation is the second most important step in making new friends. 72 You can always start the conversation. Being able to make small talk is a very useful skill in relating with other people.3.73Choosing friends with common interests is important in building friendship as these interests would always bring you and your friend together, Hanging out will always be a pleasant experience.4.Let it grow.It is a good thing to stay in touch. However, try not to press your new friend with calls, messages or visits as this would likely wear him or her out and finally you may lose your friend.74 . The best friendships are the ones that grow naturally.5.Enjoy your friendshipThe best way to enjoy your friendship is to allow your friends to be themselves. 75 Try not to change them from who they are to what you want them to be. Become the kind of friend you will want your friend to be to you.A. Be cheerful.B. Do things together.C. Do not wait to be spoken to.D. Try not to find fault with your friends.E. Making new friends comes easy for some people.F. For a friendship to develop you need to stay in touch.G. So you will need to give your friend time to react to you.第二卷（非选择题）第四部分写作(共两节节, 满分35分)第一节短文该错(共10小题; 每小题1分, 满分10分)One day, while my friend and I was traveling through Germany, we were not very hungry but we only had a little money. We decided stop at a village market to buy something to eat. We choose the cheapest biscuits and ate it under a tree. We thought the biscuits were great. “Let’s got some more,” I said, “They’re cheap and they really taste well.” My friend could read some German, and I couldn’t, so I gave her the biscuit bag to find the name. She looked at it and started to laugh, “How are you laughing?” I asked.“Because of they’re dog biscuits!” She said.第二节书面表达(满分25分)假如你是一名中学生，名叫李华。