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学年高二下学期第一次阶段考英语试题
2012—2013学年高二级第二学期
第一次阶段考试英语试题
第一部分听力(满分15分)
第一节听力理解(共10小题,每小题1分,满分10分),其中1-6小题为选择题,7-10小题为问答题。
根据各段播放内容及其相关小题,从题中所给的A,B,C项中,选出最佳选项。
听下面一段对话,回答第1-2题。
1.Whatisthemanbusywith?
A.Biddingforanadvertisingcontract.B.Preparingforthenextgame.
C.Settingupanewcompany.
2.Howmanygameshasthewomanplayed?
A.OneB.TwoC.Three
听下面一段对话,回答第3-5题。
3.Whendidballetstart?
A.Intheearly1600sB.Inthelate1600sC.Intheearly1700s
4.Whatwastherulewhenballetwasfirstperformed?
A.Dancershadtodanceontheirtoes.
B.Onlywomenwereallowedtodance.
C.Onlymenwereallowedtodance.
5.Whydidthewomanstudyballet?
A.Tobecomeaballetdancer.B.Toloseweight.C.Tolookmoreelegant.
听下面一段对话,回答第6-8题。
6.WhatdoweknowaboutthealbumThriller?
A.ItwasMichaelJackson’sfirstalbumasanadult.
B.It’sbyfarthebest-sellingalbumintheworld.
C.Itwasrecordedintheyearof1983.
7.WhendidMichaelJacksonjoininhisfamilymusicalgroup?
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8.WhatisQuincyJones?
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听下面一段对话,回答第9-10题。
9.WhendidthemanarriveinAmerica?
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10.Whatwillthewomandotomorrow?
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第二节听取信息(共5小题;每小题1分,满分5分)
听下面一段对话,请根据题目要求,从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息,填入答题卡标号为11~15的空格中。
Dos
Putthenapkinonyourlap.
Itprotectsyourclothesfromfood.Itisusedtowipehandsormouthwhennecessary.
Holdtheknifeinyourrighthandandtheforkinyourleft.
Cutmeatorfishintopieceswhenyoueat.Alwaysuseforktoputfoodintoyourmouth.Useyourspoononlyforsoupor11.
Don’ts
Donot12anywhere.
Donot13_thetableorinfrontofanotherperson.
Asksomeonetopasswhateveryouwant.
Donotsneeze,coughor
14anywhere.
Useahandkerchiefora15whennecessary.Ifyoucough,trytocoveryourmouthwithyourhand.
第二部分完形填空(共15小题,每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
Manyyearsago,whitesruledSouthAfrica.Apartheid(种族隔离制度)wasthe16oftheland.Oneevening,twomiddle-agedblacksmetina“whitesonly”sectionofJohannesburg.Oneofthemhadapermittoworkinthearea,theotherdidnot,which17hecouldbeputbehindbars(关押)forstayinginthiszone.18theysawapolicemancomingtowardsthem,and19.
“Run!
”whisperedthemanwiththepermittohisfriend,“I’ll20.”Theystartedrunningandthepolicemanbeganchasingthem,shouting“stop,stop”.Finallyhecaughtthesecondman.
“Didyouthinkyoucouldoutrunme!
”hesnarled.“Showmeyour21!
”
Theman,playingfortime,beganreachinginhispocketandfinallytookouthispermit.Thepolicemanwassurprisedandrealizedthathehadbeen22.Themanwithoutthepermitwasnowtoofarawaytobecaught.
“Whenyouhadapermitwhydidyourun!
”heshouted23.
“Doctor’s24,”saidtheman.“Hehasaskedmetorunamileeveryevening.”
“Oh,yes?
”Sneeredthepoliceman.“Thenwhywasyourfriend25?
”
“Hisdoctorhasalsoorderedhimtorun,”saidtheman.
Thepolicemanbecame26withanger.“Youthinkyou’revery27,don’tyou?
”hesnarled.“Buttellme,ifyouwererunning28foryourhealthwhydidn’tyoustopwhenyousawmerunningafteryou?
Anddon’ttellmeyoudidn’tseemechasingyou.Iknowyoudid!
”
“OfcourseI29youwererunningafterme,”saidtheman.
“Thenwhydidn’tyoustop?
”askedthepoliceman.
“Itwas30ofme,”saidtheman,“butIthoughtyoutoohadbeenorderedtorunbyyourdoctor.”
16.A.propertyB.mistakeC.lawD.custom
17.A.meantB.showedC.repliedD.imagined
18.A.HappilyB.SuddenlyC.FinallyD.Generally
19.A.hidB.fellC.criedD.froze
20.A.fightB.explainC.followD.walk
21.A.invitationB.permitC.pocketD.ticket
22.A.fooledB.hurtC.blamedD.abandoned
23.A.nervouslyB.sadlyC.carefullyD.angrily
24.A.attitudesB.methodsC.ordersD.hopes
25.A.stoppingB.missingC.stayingD.running
26.A.shyB.strictC.redD.serious
27.A.braveB.healthyC.nativeD.smart
28.A.onlyB.alsoC.neverD.often
29.A.rememberedB.knewC.believedD.agreed
30.A.stupidB.rudeC.kindD.wise
第三部分语法填空(共10小题,每题1.5分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,根据上下文填入适当的词语,或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空,并将答案填写在答题卡上标号为26—35的相应位置。
SomeyoungCambodiansarelearninganewsport—skateboarding.Fifteen-year-oldCheaSophanit31(skate)foraboutsixmonths.“WhenIseethedifferentskaters,Ijustwanttobelike32.”hesays.SportslikeboxingandsoccerarewildlypopularinCambodia,33Cheasaysskatinghasalreadybecomehisfavouritesport.
34nongovernmentalorganizationcalledSkateistanCambodiaorganizes35(week)programsatthepark.SkateistanCambodiastarteditsworkinAfghanistan.RoryBurkeworkswiththegroup,36expandedtoCambodialater.Hesayslearningtodeal37difficultiesispartofthelessonfortheseyoungskateboarders.
Seventeen-year-oldSangRothabeganskateboardingmorethanayearago.“SometimesIdon’tdowell38subjectslikemath,”hesays.“IfeelbadwhenIfind39hardtokeepupwithmylessons.”Beforehestartedtraining,itseemedveryeasy.Butitwasverydifficulttolearntricks,andhegothurtalotfromfallingoff.40(learn)skateboardinghastaughthimtofacedifficultiesandchallenges.
第四部分阅读(共两节,满分50分)
第一节(共30分)(A)
Asateenagerin1972,BillGatesboastedthathewouldbeamillionairebythetimehewas20.Whilehedidnotquiteachievethatgoal,only15yearslater,hewasamillionaire.Andby1992,asheadoftheMicrosoftcompany,hebecametherichestmaninAmericawithassets(资产)ofnearlyUS$6.3billion.
BorninSeattle,Washingtonon28,October,1956,GateswasnamedWilliamHenryafterhisfatherandgrandfather.Fromthebeginning,hewasanextremelyenergeticandintelligentchild.Hehadreadtheentireworldbookencyclopedia(百科全书)bytheageofnine.Hisfavoritesubjectsatschoolwerescienceandmathandhisfavoritepastimewas"thinking".
Gatesfirststartedtoplaywithcomputersattheageof13.Beforelonghebecameanexpertatworkingtheschool'scomputer.Afterhisgraduationfromsecondaryschool,GateswasacceptedbythethreetopuniversitiesintheUSA-Princeton,HarvardandYale.HechoseHarvardandbeganclassestherethenextautunm,majoringmaths.Buthewasstillobsessed(占据心里)withcomputersandspentasmuchtimeinthecomputerlaboratoriesashedidinthelecturehalls.
By1975,Gatesandapartner,PaulAllen,haddevelopedasoftwareprogramcalledBASIC.Thiswasnotthefirstprogramevercreated,butitsinventorswerethefirsttodecidethatpeoplewhowantedtouseitshouldpayforit.
BASICwasasuccessbecauseuntilitcamealong,therehadbeennoefficientwayofgettingcomputerstocarryoutinstructions.Althoughhehadnotcompletedhisdegree,GatesleftuniversityandwenttoworkfulltimeforthenewcompanyhehadformedcalledMicrosoft.
Hisnextprojectwasthesoftwareprogramthatmadehimfamousandveryrich.ItwascalledDOS,shortforDiskOperatingSystem,anditwaspurchasedbyIBMin1980.Todayitistheoperatingsystemusedinmorethan14millionpersonalcomputersaroundtheworld.
Aschiefexecutiveofficer(首席行政长官)ofMicrosoft,Gatesisknownasabrightman,butonewhoisnoteasilysatisfied.Heisquicktocriticizehisstaffandhatestobequestionedaboutdecisionshehasmade.HewasregardedasalonerandunfashionableboringcomputernutuntilhismarriagetoMicrosoftmanagerMelindaFrenchonNewYear'sDay1994.Yettomanypeoplenow,Gates,isapersonwhois,inspiteofhisgreatwealth,humble(谦恭)andordinary.Hespendshismoneycarefully.Heeatsinfastfoodrestaurantsandflieseconomyclass.AndwhenpraisedforMicrosoft'sgreatsuccess,hehasbeenheardtosay,"Allwedoisputsoftwareinaboxandifpeopleseeitinthestoresandlikeit,theybuyit."
41.Whenhewasateenager,BillGateswantedtobea______.
A.teacherB.doctorC.businessmanD.professor
42.WhenGateswenttoHarvard,he______.
A.wasonlyinterestedinmaths
B.spentmostofhistimeincomputerlaboratories
C.developedthefirstcomputersoftwareprogram
D.dividedhistimebetweenhismathsstudiesandthecomputerlaboratories
43.BeforethedevelopmentofBASIC,______.
A.noonewasinterestedincomputersoftware
B.softwareprogramswerenotconsideredcommercialprojects
C.softwareprogramswereveryexpensive
D.noonewantedtopayforcomputersoftware
44.Whenthewritersays"Hewasregardedasalonerandunfashionableboringcomputernut",
hemeans______.
A.Billwassostrong-mindedthatnoonecouldchangehismind
B.TheonlythingthatcouldinterestBillinhislifewascomputer
C.Billwassuchaboringyoungmanthatnobodywouldliketotalktohim
D.Billcouldn'tworkouttheboringcomputerprograms
45.MostpeoplethinkthatBillGatesis______.
A.acrazypersonB.apersonobsessedwithmakingmoney
C.someonewhospendsmoneyfreelyD.aquitecommon,normalperson
(B)
Peopleoftenheareachothers'voiceswithouteverseeingthefacestheybelongto."Nowadayswearetalkingawayonthephonewithoutmeetingpeople,"saysSeung-JaeMoon.Andfrombusinessconferencecallstochatlines,peopleoftenimaginetheywouldrecognizethespeakeriftheysawhimorher.Seung-JaeMoon,alinguistofKoreafoundthat,undercertainconditions,they'reactuallyright.
Moondecidedtoseejusthowclosethosementalpicturesmatchupwithrealitya