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佛山一中高二下学期期末考试英语
佛山一中2012届高二下学期期末考试
英语试卷
本试题分笔试和听力，其中笔试部分140分，听力10分，满分150分。
考试用时：
120分钟。
第一部分：
听力（共二节，满分10分）
（请将答案写在答卷上）
第一节：
听录音回答问题（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
请听下面2段对话，回答问题，请将答案写在横线上，每段对话读两遍。
请听第一段对话，回答下列问题。
1.What’stheweatherlikenow?
___________________________________.
2.Howlongwillittaketogettothehotel?
___________________________________.
3.What’swrongwiththewoman?
___________________________________.
请听第二段对话，回答下列问题。
4.Whatwasthescore?
___________________________________.
5.Whydidn’tthemanscoreanygoals?
___________________________________.
第二节：
听取信息（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
听下面一段独白，请根据题目要求，从听到的内容中获取必要的信息。
Informationcard
Name:
Tom
Wish:
Tobea6inthegrouptoexplainsomeculturaldifferences
Qualities:
Be7andwillingtohelp
Dowellinhisstudies
Knowmuchabout8
Be9inorganizingthesekindsofactivities
Howtocontact:
WritetoClassTwo10
第二部分：
语言知识及应用（共三节，满分55分）
第一节：
单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
从11-20各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案，并将答题卡上相应题目的答案标号涂黑。
11.InmanyplacesinChina,______bicycleisstill______popularmeansoftransportation.
A.a;theB./;aC.the;aD.the;the
12.______isthepowerofTVthatitcanmakeapersonsuddenlyfamous.
A.SuchB.ThisC.ThatD.So
13.Thehow-tobookcanbeofhelpto______wantstodothejob.
A.whoB.whomeverC.nomatterwhoD.whoever
14.Allthedishesinthismenu,______otherwisestated,willservetwoorthreepeople.
A.asB.ifC.thoughD.unless
15.Ihavereachedapointinmylife______Iamsupposedtomakedecisionsofmyown.
A.whichB.whereC.howD.why
16.______wellpreparedyouare,youstillneedalotofluckinmountainclimbing.
A.HoweverB.WhateverC.NomatterD.Although
17.----Don’tyouthinkitnecessarythathe______toMiamibuttoNewYork?
----Iagree,buttheproblemis______hehasrefusedto.
A.willnotbesent;thatB.notbesent;that
C.shouldnotbesent;whatD.shouldnotsend;what
18.Hedidnotregretsayingwhathedidbutfeltthathe______itdifferently.
A.couldexpressB.wouldexpress
C.couldhaveexpressedD.musthaveexpressed
19.----Annisinhospital.
----Oh,really?
I______know.I______goandvisither.
A.didn’t;amgoingtoB.don’t;would
C.don’t;willD.didn’t;will
20.Thewetweatherwillcontinuetomorrowwhenacoldfront______toarrive.
A.isexpectedB.isexpecting
C.expectsD.willbeexpected
第二节：
完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21-35各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并将答题卡上相应题目的答案标号涂黑。
WhenIenteredBerkeley,Ihopedtoearnascholarship.HavingbeenaStraight-Astudent,IbelievedIcould21toughsubjectsandreallylearnsomething.OnesuchcoursewasWorldLiteraturegivenbyProfessorJayne.Iwasextremelyinterestedintheideashe22inclass.
WhenItookthefirstexam,Iwas23tofinda77C-plus,onmytestpaper,butEnglishwasmybestsubject.IwenttoProfessorJayne,wholistenedtomyargumentsbutremainedunmoved.
Idecidedtotryharder,althoughIdidn’tknowwhatthat24becauseschoolhadalwaysbeeneasyforme.Ireadthebooksmorecarefully,butgotanother77.Again,I25withProfessorJayne.Again,helistenedpatientlybutwouldn’tchangehis26.
Onemoretestbeforethefinalexam.Onemore27toimprovemygrade.SoIredoubledmyeffortsand,forthefirsttime,28themeaningoftheword“thorough”.Butmy29didnogoodandeverythingwentasbefore.
Thelasthurdlewasthefinal.Nomatterwhat30Igot,itwouldn’tcancelthreeC-pluses.Imightaswellkissthe31goodbye.
Istoppedworkinghard.IfeltIknewthecoursematerialaswellasIeverwould.Thenightbeforethefinal,Ieven32myselftoamovie.ThenextdayIdecidedforonceI’dhavefunwithatest.
Aweeklater,IwassurprisedtofindIgotanA.IhurriedintoProfessorJayne’soffice.He33tobeexpectingme.“IfIgaveyoutheAsyou34,youwouldn’tcontinuetoworkashard.”
Istaredathim,35thathisanalysisandstrategywerecorrect.Ihadworkedmyheadoff,asIhadneverdonebefore.
Iwasspeechlesswhenmycoursegradearrived:
A-plus.ItwastheonlyA-plusgiven.ThenextyearIreceivedmyscholarship.I’vealwaysrememberedProfessorJayne’slesson:
youalonemustsetyourownstandardofexcellence.
21.A.takeB.discussC.coverD.get
22.A.soughtB.presentedC.exchangedD.obtained
23.A.shockedB.worriedC.scaredD.anxious
24.A.reflectedB.meantC.improvedD.affected
25.A.quarreledB.reasonedC.bargainedD.chatted
26.A.attitudeB.mindC.planD.view
27.A.choiceB.stepC.chanceD.measure
28.A.memorizedB.consideredC.acceptedD.learned
29.A.ambitionB.confidenceC.effortD.method
30.A.gradeB.answerC.lessonD.comment
31.A.scholarshipB.courseC.degreeD.subject
32.A.helpedB.favoredC.treatedD.relaxed
33.A.happenedB.provedC.pretendedD.seemed
34.A.valuedB.imaginedC.expectedD.welcomed
35.A.rememberingB.guessingC.supposingD.realizing
第三节：
语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
请仔细阅读下面的短文，短文中有10个空格。
请按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卷标号为36-45的相应位置上。
Amanwalkedintoabarandaskedforaglassofwater.Thegirlbehindthebarpulled36agunandshothim37（die）.Why?
Thereader38（ask）togiveareasonableexplanationforthestrangehappening.Allsortsofsuggestionsaremade:
sherecognizedhim39adangerouscriminalontherun;shethought40wasabouttoattackher;shemisheard41hesaid:
askingforaglassofwaterhadaspecialsecretmeaningforher,andsoon.Alltheexplanationssupposethatthegunwasusedinordertohurttheman.Itiseasytobeblockedbythisobviousidea.Infact,theexplanationisthatthemanhadabadattackofhiccups（打嗝）,42iswhyheaskedforaglassofwater.Thegirlbehindthebarwasinfacttohelphim,43sheknewthat44suddenfrightcouldcurehiccups.45（know）toher,thegunhappenedtohavebeenputbulletsinthatday.
第三部分：
阅读（共两节，满分45分）
第一节：
阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项,请将答案按题号涂到相应的答题卡题号上。
A
MyfatherwasChiefengineerofamerchantship,whichwassunkinWordWarII.ThebookNightoftheU-boatstoldthestory.
Memories
InSeptember,1940,mymother,sisterandIwenttoSwansea,wheremyfather'sshipwasgettingreadytosail.Webroughthimafamilyphotographtobekeptwithhimatalltimesandkeephimsafe.
ThenIremembermymotherlyingfacedown,sobbing.Shehadheardfromafriendthattheshiphadbeensunkbyatorpedo（鱼雷）.
Icanrememberthearrivalofthetelegram,whichinthosedaysalwaysbroughtbadnews.Mygrandmotheropenedit.Itread,"Safe,LoveTed."
Mymostvividmemoryisbeingwokenandbroughtdowntositonmyfather'sknee,hisarminabandage.
HewasjudgedunfittoreturntoseaandtookashorejobinGlasgowfortherestofthewar.ForaslongasIcanremember,hehadaweakheart.Mothersaiditwascausedbythetorpedoes.Hesaiditwasbecauseofthecigarettes.Whichever,hediedsuddenlyinhisearly50s.
TenyearslaterIreadNightoftheU-boatsandwasabletocompletethestory.
Torpedo
Onetorpedostrucktheship.Fatherwasintheengineroom,wherethethirdengineerwaskilled.Heshutdowntheenginestoslowtheshipmakingiteasierforittobeabandoned.
Bythetimehegotondeckhewasalone.Everylifeboatwasgoneexceptonewhichhadstuckfast.Whenhetriedtocutitfree,itswungagainsttheship,injuringhishandandarm.Hehadnochoicebuttojump—stillwiththephotographinhispocket.
Threedayslater,heandothersurvivorsweresafeinGlasgow.All23withhimsignedthebackofthephotograph.
AToast
Inmyroomisthebookandthephotograph.Often,glassinhand,IhavewonderedhowIwouldhavedealtwithanexplosion,asinkingship,ajumpintoavastoceanandawaitforrescue?
Lestweforget,Ihavesomemorewhiskyandtoasttheheroesofthewar.
46.WecaninferthatthemotherandchildrenwenttoSwansea______.
A.tomeetafriendB.toseethefatheroff
C.totakeafamilyphotoD.toenjoythesailingoftheship
47.Whatdidtheauthorlearnaboutthefatherfromthetelegram?
A.Hewasstillalive.B.Hiskneewasbroken.
C.Hisshiphadbeensunk.D.HehadarrivedinGlasgow.
48.Theunderlinedword"it"inParagraph6referstothefather's______.
A.weakheartB.takingashorejob
C.failuretoreturntoseaD.injurycausedbyatorpedo
49.Whatcanweknowabouttheauthor'sfatherafterhisshipwasattacked?
A.HelosthisarmB.Herepairedtheengines.
C.Hemanagedtotakealifeboat.D.Hewasthelasttoleavetheship.
50.Whatisthemassagemainlyabout?
A.Agroupofforgottenheroes
B.Abookdescribingaterrifyingbattle.
C.Ashipengineer'swartimeexperience.
D.Amerchant'smemoriesofasearescue.
B
Iamawriter.Ispendagreatdealofmytimethinkingaboutthepoweroflanguage–thewayitcan
evoke（唤起）anemotion,avisualimage,acomplexidea,orasimpletruth.Languageisthetoolofmy
trade.AndIusethemall–alltheEnglishesIgrewupwith.
BornintoaChinesefamilythathadrecentlyarrivedinCalifornia,I’vebeengivingmorethoughttothekindofEnglishmymotherspeaks.Likeothers,Ihavedescribedittopeopleas“broken”English.ButIfeelembarrassedtosaythat.IthasalwaysbotheredmethatIcanthinkofnowaytodescribeitotherthan“broken”,asifitweredamagedan
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