江西省临川一中学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题.docx

1、江西省临川一中学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题临川一中20112012学年度下学期期中考试高二英语试卷 卷面总分：150分 考试时间：120分 命题人：杨淑媛 审题人：王发福 第一卷（选择题共115分）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） 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，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. How long is the store open for business every day?A. For 7 h

2、ours B. For 10 hours C. For 11 hours2. What does the woman mean?A. She has just moved here B. She is a stranger here C. She is also lost here3. What will the man do on his birthday?A. Go to the cinema B. Go to a club C. Visit his friends4. What is Davids animal sign?A. A pig B. A tiger C. A snake5.

3、How much will the man pay?A. 12 dollars B. 24 dollars C. 48 dollars第二节 (共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22 .5分) 听下面5段对话或独自。每段对话或独自后有几个小题，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。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独自读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. What did David get in science?A. A B. B C. C7. Why didnt Bob pass the

4、 final exams?A. Because he played games a lotB. Because he was caught cheatingC. Because he didnt work hard听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. What room did the man ask for?A. A single room with a shower B. A double room with a bath C. A single room with a bath9. How much extra money will the man pay?A. 15 B. 45 C.

5、30听第8段材料，回答第11至13题10. How far is it from the hotel to the nearest bank?A. About 100 meters B. About 500 meters C. About 600 meters11. When is the party?A. On Friday night B. On Saturday night C. On Sunday night12. Where will the party be held?A. At Toms house B. At a restaurant C. In their school听第9

6、材段料，回答第14至17题.13. What will Mark take to the party?A. Beer B. Apples C. A CD14. What color does the woman like?A. Blue B. Black C.White15. How long has the car been used?A. For about one year B. For about two years C. For about three years16. How much will the woman pay for the car?A. 13,000 dallier

7、s B. 13,750 dollars C.15,000 dollars听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。17. How will the woman pay?A. In cash B. By credit card C. By check18. What is the number one cause of fatal accidents?A. Drunk driving B. Going over the speed limit C. Driving while feeling sleepy19. What day is the safest day of the week?A. Sat

8、urday B. Friday C. Tuesday 20. Why do many fatal accidents happen near where we live?A. Because roads are usually not wide enough in those areasB. Because there are usually a lot of people in those areasC. Because we are careless when we are in familiar areas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

9、分，满分15分) 从A、B、c和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑21. Experts think that the recently discovered painting may be _ Picasso, through which people can have _ better understanding of Picasso.A. /; a B. a; a C. /; / D. a; the22. Frank put the medicine in a top drawer to make sure it would not be _ to

10、the children.A. accessible B. acceptable C. incredible D. suitable23. When _ comes to “Xiao Yueyue Incident”, Chinese media and Internet users condemn the lack of morals and the decline of humanity in Chinese society.A. it B. that C. what D. this24. I didnt mean to offend you, but its really a bad b

11、ehavior to _ when others are chatting, especially something private.A. cut out B. cut through C. cut in D. cut down25. People will thank the firefighters for the things they do to stop fires _ the environment safer.A. make B. to make C. from making D. making26. She decided to combine her new idea _

12、she gained watching the black dancing in the street with the original one.A. what B. where C. from which D. which27. At the meeting they discussed three different _ to the study of mathematics.A. approaches B. means C. methods D. ways28. when _ different cultures, we often pay attention only to the

13、differences without noticing the many similarities.A. compared B. being compared C. comparing D. having compared29. Unlike watching TV reading is a highly active process _ it requires attention as well as memory and imagination.A. for B. until C. unless D. but30. Susan _ in Peking Normal University.

14、 She moved there ten years ago and has never worked anywhere else.A. works B. worked C. was working D. will work31.Mary is _ a translation of a French novel.A. engaged with B. busy in C. absorbed by D. occupied with32. Premier Wen delivered a speech at the 5th Session of the 11th National Peoples Co

15、ngress, _ that the government will continue improving the balance between urban and rural development.A. to state B. stating C. having stated D. stated33. -Youd better complete the task within a day. Our boss will come to have a check tomorrow. -Are you kidding? Thats _. Only God can do it.A. out of

16、 question B. out of the question C. beyond question D. without question34. Its not always easy for the public to see _ use a new invention can be of to human life.A. whose B. which C. what D. that35. - Bill, can I get you anything to drink? - _. A. Youre welcome B. No problemC. I wouldnt mind a coff

17、ee D. Doesnt matter第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分) 从A、B、c和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑My teacher Miss Benson was the kindest creature on the earth. I was going to marry her when I grew up_36_ she would wait. I couldnt bear to miss one precious moment of her presence by 37 the classroom. I alwa

18、ys raised my hands when she called for volunteers to gather 38 and bring them to her desk. That was the best chore of all. It made 39 getting near enough to her. I would arrange and rearrange the papers until they were in perfect order.I started begging my mother to put extra fruit 40 my lunch. I wa

19、s never brave enough to hand it to Miss Benson directly, though. Each day the fruit was put unobserved on her desk. And the 41 was always the same. She would come in and sit down. “How nice!” She would pick the fruit up, then 42 the room. “What thoughtful little child brought me this?” No one claime

20、d the honor, let alone me. “ 43 it be that I have a secret admirer?” she would ask. I would feel the red rising in my face, and I would sigh with 44 when Miss Benson put the fruit away and started the lesson.One morning, the class was excited. The next day was Miss Bensons birthday. My heart beat fa

21、st-I could give her something 45 . That afternoon was spent searching for wild flowers. I found several kinds. The next morning I hung back as others presented their gifts. 46 I went to the desk and gave the flowers to Miss Benson. She was pleased, and held it to 47 cheek for a moment. The next Mond

22、ay, Miss Benson was not in class. Then I was 48 to go to the headmasters office. When I arrived, I saw my mother. On a table were my flowers. “Do you know 49 Miss Benson is today?” the headmaster asked. “ 50 , sir,” I answered. “Miss Benson,” he said. “is in the hospital, and you sent her there!” I

23、sat, 51 , in my chair. “Do you know what you gave her?” he continued. I 52 , “some flowers.” “They were poisonous!” He was angry. “How did you protect 53 when you picked them?”“I didnt know they were poisonous.” I cried.I begged my mother to take me to the hospital. Miss Benson was in bed when we ar

24、rived. “I didnt 54 to make you sick” I said. Miss Benson smiled, “You wanted to give me something special, didnt you?” I was filled with happiness. She was not mad at me.“And Ill tell you a secret,” she continued. “When I am married, if I have a 55 , I would like him to grow up just like you.”36. A.

25、 if B. when C. since D. before37. A. entering B. cleaning C. leaving D. arranging38. A. classmates B. papers C. blackboards D. seats39. A. possible B. important C. necessary D. difficult40.A. as B. to C. of D. in41. A. question B. response C. courage D. reason42.A. look at B. look for C. look around

26、 D. look into43. A. Must B. Should C. Can D. Need44. A. relief B. regret C. refusal D. regard45. A. secretly B. immediately C. openly D. luckily46. A. First B. Finally C. Moreover D. Meanwhile47. A. my B. our C. its D. her48. A. asked B. pulled C. begged D. forbidden49. A. when B. what C. where D. w

27、hy50. A. Of course B. No C. Sorry D. Thank you51. A. stricken B. thrilled C. disappointed D. delighted52. A. lied B. shouted C. nodded D. ignored53. A. your mother B. Miss Benson C. the leaves D. yourself54. A. adapt B. stick C. mean D. bear55. A. son B. husband C. father D. teacher第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题，每

28、小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A In the animal kingdom, weakness can bring about aggression in other animal. This sometimes happens with humans also. But I have found that my weakness brings out the kindness in people. I see it every day when people hold doors for me, pour

29、 cream into my coffee, or help me to put on my coat. And I have discovered that it makes them happy.From my wheelchair experience, I see the best in people, bur sometimes I feel sad because those who appear independent miss the kindness I see daily. They dont get to see this soft side of others ofte

30、n; we try every way possible to avoid showing our weakness, which includes a lot of pretending. But only when we stop pretending were brave or strong do we allow people to show the kindness thats in them.Last month, when I was driving home on a busy highway, I began to feel unwell and drove more slo

31、wly than usual. People behind me began to get impatient and angry, with some speeding up alongside me, horning (按喇叭) or even shouting at me. At the moment I decided to do something I had never done in twenty fore years of driving. I put on the car flashlights and drove on at a really low speed.No more angry shouts and no more horns!Wh